A Message From the Board

Dear Members and Friends,
The Board of the Santa Rosa Symphony League has been busy during these uncertain times of social distancing. Like many other organizations we are doing things differently—holding our meetings on ZOOM, and planning for our immediate future. We are following the Symphony’s lead of “plan and adjust." Here are some of our most recent decisions:

Although we'd love to resume our personal gatherings as soon as possible, in the interest of keeping everyone healthy, the Board has voted to cancel all Festival of Parties events for the reminder of the calendar year. The publication of the colorful Festival of Parties booklet that features our offering of musical performances, art and cultural events will be delayed until 2021. 
In the meantime, we're examining new ways of keeping in touch. We're exploring the idea of having a bring-your-own luncheon on ZOOM, featuring a guest speaker. Members will continue to receive our newsletter, The Baton. Our editorial focus has shifted slightly from coverage of events to including a lively assortment of interviews with musicians and profiles of members and friends who have who have made extraordinary contributions to the League. 

For those of you who are not members of the League and would like to be, please contact our Membership Chair Liz Martin, liz@lizmartin.com. It's a wonderful organization that has fun and serves the community. Our mission is to support school and community-based programs of the Santa Rosa Symphony's Institute for Music Education. As volunteers, we strive to make a difference in the lives of young people in Sonoma County by introducing them to the beauty and power of music.
 
The League Board also recognizes active membership requirements to support two fundraising events, serve on a committee and support rehearsal refreshments are difficult during this period. Instead we ask our members to contribute what they might have spent on FOP or other fundraisers to our fall Friends of the League campaign. The mailing will go out in early fall. We help the Symphony touch the lives of more than 30,000 youngsters annually, and this way our commitment to music education can continue.
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Let's all stay well. Let's stay connected. Let's stay dedicated to our musical mission.

Santa Rosa Symphony League Board of Directors

You'll be making a difference in the lives of 30,000 young musicians in Sonoma County.

​President: Liz Bippart
Recording Secretary: Liz Martin
​Corresponding Secretary:  Marilyn Chiotti
Treasurer: Laurie Hall
VP Membership Development: Liz Martin
     Dues: Irene Sohm & Barbara Gasparini
     Hospitality:  Barbara Erickson, Barbara Olsen
VP Major Events: Dinner is Served
and Sing-Along Messiah: Karen Ely
VP Member Communications: Lisa Hauge
     Baton Editor:  Emily Roeder
     Mailings:  Liz Shatto ​​

VP Music Education:  Kay Oppenheimer
VP Public Relations:  Elizabeth Kern
     Webmaster:  Jackie Ryan
VPs On-going Fundraising & Festival of Parties:
     Julia Wilkinson & Jackie Reinhardt
     Friends of the League: Sheila McQuillen & Sandy Throne
VP Support Services: Beth Holden
     Rehearsal Refreshments: Terry Stark
Historian: Linda Yarrow
Parliamentarian: Wendy Lalanne
​President-Elect:  Julia Wilkinson

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