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Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras Convention comes
to Stone Harbor Resort Apr. 25-26
April 8, 2003
Staff Report
EPHRAIM, WI - The Peninsula Music Festival
will host the annual convention of the Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras (AWSO). The conference will
be held Friday, April 25 through Saturday, April 26 at Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center
in Sturgeon Bay.
This year's convention is entitled "Our Future Through Advocacy
and Education". It gives orchestras in Wisconsin the chance
to have in-depth discussions on their roles in the future of music education in the State of Wisconsin.
PMF Executive Director Sharon Grutzmacher is pleased to accept the honor and the responsibility of coordinating
this event noting, "I think we've put together an outstanding two days of workshops, networking and activities
to help rejuvenate all of our organizations in order to move forward in tough economic time. I look forward to
showing off the Peninsula Music Festival and our county."
Some of the featured speakers, workshops and events include:
- Stephen Alltop, Associate Conductor of the Peninsula Music Festival as keynote luncheon speaker
on Saturday discussing the role of the musicians in arts advocacy and education.
- Kathi P. Seifert, Executive Vice President of Kimberly Clark will discuss "Why the Arts are
Important to Business". Kathi is a member of the Arts Education Partnership, which has done intensive studies
on how being involved in art or music in school makes you more successful in the business world.
- Anne Katz, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Assembly for the Local Arts (WALA) will
discuss the future of the arts in Wisconsin and how board, staff and volunteers can work to keep the arts a vital
part of Wisconsin.
- JoAnne Krause,
AWSO President, will honor Stephen Colburn, clarinetist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra with an award for Outstanding
Service for Music. She will also lead a workshop entitled "To Keep the Beautiful Music Playing" geared
towards the volunteers of symphony orchestras.
- Jayme Dawicki,
Miss Wisconsin - 2002, will present Reach for the STARS (Saving The Arts Raises Standards). Conference attendees
will get to hear an in depth presentation on Miss Dawicki's platform that helped her win her title.
"When Schools Cut
Their String Programs, who's training your future orchestra?"
will be presented by the board members of the PMF who helped to start the PMF Youth String Program to teach strings
to the young people of the county. Board members and staff will also share their insights on how to start an endowment,
explaining how a modest three-week festival has grown into a year 'round business with a $2.2 million endowment.
The weekend will also include a wine and cheese reception at the Door County Maritime Museum
with the Youth String Program Students providing entertainment, a trolley ride to dinner at the Inn at Cedar Crossing
and the PMF Winter Concert
at the Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church with Stephen Alltop on organ and David Bell on clarinet.
The two-day conference fee is $90 which includes all the workshops, the wine and cheese reception on Friday night,
continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday as well as the concert on Saturday night. A special room rate for conference
attendees is available at Stone
Harbor. Dinner at the Inn at Cedar Crossing
is extra. If you are a board member, musician, volunteer or staff member of an arts organization, you are encouraged
to participate in this weekend filled with activities and an opportunity to network with people who share your
career and/or interests.
Call the Peninsula
Music Festival at 920.854.4060 or stop by their office at 3045
Cedar St. in Ephraim during regular business hours, Mon - Thur., 10 AM - 4 PM for a brochure or to register. Deadline
for registration is April 15.
Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras
4046 N. Main B3
Racine, WI 53402
Fax: 414.681.9674
Contact: Christopher Paulson
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