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The Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Blue Ash, Ohio, a northeastern suburb of Cincinnati. It was founded in 1987 as the Blue Ash Symphony Orchestra by Paul Stanbery,〔“Stanbery Takes Up Baton Again,” Ginny Hunter, The Cincinnati Post, Feb. 23, 1995.〕 who was also its first conductor. The first concert took place on July 5, 1987. In 2002, the orchestra became the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. Blue Ash and Montgomery, a neighboring suburb of Cincinnati, provide operating support in equal amounts. Additional funding comes from Arts Wave of Greater Cincinnati,〔“Fine Arts Fund Awards 27 Grants,” Post staff report, The Cincinnati Post, Aug. 5, 2005.〕 from various charitable foundations in the region, corporate and patron sponsorships and program advertising. ==Members== The orchestra comprises 40-50 professional musicians, all members of the American Federation of Musicians, hired on a free lance basis. Concerts are presented free of charge. There are four to five concerts annually, including outdoor concerts on Labor Day,〔“Taste End of Summer in Blue Ash,” Connie Yeager, The Cincinnati Post, Aug. 23, 2007.〕 Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.〔“Music Outdoors Plentiful: Overtures to Outer Space,” Mary Ellyn Hutton, The Cincinnati Post, Sept. 1, 2005.〕 The Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert is performed in December and a Valentine's Day concert in February. Concerts take place in Blue Ash Towne Center, Montgomery Park and area churches and schools. The orchestra also performs concerts outside their normal season, e.g. to celebrate the dedication of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati in 2004 and at outreach concerts on the grounds of the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Stanbery was succeeded as conductor in 2002 by Michael Chertock,〔“Pianist-Composer at Home in Cincinnati,” Mary Ellyn Hutton, The Cincinnati Post, April 16, 2004.〕 principal keyboardist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and assistant professor of piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Chertock is also organist at St. Barnabas Church in Montgomery, artistic director of the Linton Chamber Music Series' Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions for children and a composer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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