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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2016 – 2017 Season
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The Baltimore SyMphony ORchestra
Marin Alsop Music Director
Barbara M. Bozzuto Executive Board Chair
Peter T. Kjome President and CEO Effective February 1, 2017
Tonya McBride Robles Vice President and General Manager
Rebecca Bute Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Martha Thomas Publications Editor
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Art Director Michael Tranquillo
Contributing Writers Laura Farmer Christianna McCausland Martha Thomas
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Welcome
Peter Kjome President and CEO
It brings me great pleasure to welcome Peter Kjome as President and CEO of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a best-of-both-worlds executive who fits our needs in this dynamic, challenging arts environment.
Every major orchestra in America today needs to manage strong economic headwinds— a challenge compounded by the imperative of remaining faithful to an artistic vision. In Peter, we have someone who has a track record of doing both.
He is the right individual to lead us into our second century.
Peter received his bachelor’ s from the Cleveland Institute of Music and served as professional oboist with Grand Rapids Symphony for eight years, building on a career that included performing as a substitute musician with the Cleveland Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony. He later earned a master’ s in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and applied those management and financial skills at 3M Company, a leading global company based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Peter Kjome( pronounced“ Cho-mee”) currently serves as the President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Symphony and will assume his duties with the BSO on February 1, 2017, at which time I will continue my role as Board Chair of this great orchestra.
I am grateful to the work of the search committee members, and especially grateful to search committee chair Hilary Miller, for their steadfast work selecting Peter Kjome from an international pool of highly accomplished candidates. He is the right individual to lead us into our second century.
Avanti!
Barbara M. Bozzuto Executive Board Chair
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