Friday, December 11th, 2009
Dear Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra Patrons and Friends,
I am pleased to announce that The Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra will soon begin its twelfth season of performances at The George Daily Community Auditorium. The generous financial support of many corporations, businesses, and individuals, have helped us to pursue our goal of providing high quality orchestral performances to members of our community and music fans from all over southeast Iowa. We feel that our symphony orchestra adds greatly to the quality of life in our community. It is unique for a city of this size and is a great source of community pride.
This season’s first concert will be our traditional “Music of Christmas” performance on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. The Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by The Oskaloosa High School Orchestra and Choir for this performance. This concert will also feature our “Celebrity Conductors” event which is very popular each year and a very important financial benefit to the orchestra. This year’s “Celebrity Conductor” candidates include:
 Dr. Tim Breon, Surgeon-Mahaska Health Partnership |
 Andy Davis, Pepsi General Manager |
 Eric Dursky, Community Beautification Officer |
 Barb Finney, MidWestOne Bank President |
 Dave Krutzfeldt, Mayor of Oskaloosa and Vice President of Interpower Corp. |
 Steve Noah, Vice President of William Penn University. |
More information will be provided in the Oskaloosa Herald and will include each candidate’s “qualifications”. All of these candidates would appreciate your votes (dollars) and all of the proceeds will go to benefit the orchestra.
The second concert of the season will be “The Young Performers Concert”, Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. This performance will include exceptional young musicians performing as soloists with the orchestra. Our Symphony Board feels strongly about the positive cultural impact that these performances provide to young people in our audiences and we welcome your help in encouraging them to attend. Special ticket prices are available for students and families.
If you agree that the Oskaloosa Symphony Orchestra is an important feature of our community, we really need your help. Please attend the performances and encourage others to as well. Volunteer your help as a board member or guild member and support the orchestra financially if you are able.
Thank you for your interest and support! Board Members: Jan and Dave Batman,
Jeanie Bieri, Angie Binns, Tony Chang,
Barb Finney, Rob Hammann, Sally Posovich
Debbie Stevens, Jon Sullivan, Randy Wright.
Robert L. Auld, Executive Director