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Youth Symphony announces new Executive Director and Board leadership
The Youth Symphony of Kansas City has announced the election of Board President Peter T. Witte and the appointment of Executive Director Steven C. Murray.
The Youth Symphony of Kansas City has announced the election of Board President Peter T. Witte and the appointment of Executive Director Steven C. Murray.
Steven C. Murray began as Executive Director of the Youth Symphony organization in December 2010. His background entails music education, communications and ten-plus years in non-profit management, five of which in professional symphony orchestra administration. He was recently named as a member of the Youth Orchestra Division Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras.
The Board of Directors elected Peter T. Witte as Board President in June 2011. Witte is the Dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, serving in the role since August 2008. He previously served as Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta.
As a conductor, Witte has led performances in Carnegie Hall with the National Wind Ensemble; served as co-founder and co-conductor of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble; and music director of the Atlanta Wind Symphony. Mr. Witte has served on the Youth Symphony of Kansas City Board of Directors since 2008.
For more information about the Youth Symphony of Kansas City, please contact Executive Director Steven Murray at 913-722-6810 or smurray@youthsymphonykc.org or visit online at www.youthsymphonykc.org.
About the Youth Symphony of Kansas City
Founded in 1958, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City is an orchestral music education organization comprised of five student orchestras involving more than 300 of the most talented young instrumentalists in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Students audition and are selected annually for each ensemble and perform more than 15 concerts throughout the region. The most advanced ensemble, the Symphony Orchestra, has toured nationally and abroad, most recently participating in side-by-side rehearsals with the Kansas City Symphony and performing with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.
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