Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Seeks Executive Director

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - July 28, 2015 - PRLog -- The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the search for an Executive Director to help steer the course of the thriving community driven non-profit organization. The occasion is nothing short of monumental for the PSO.

The hiring of an Executive Director is the next step in the PSO’s mission towards driving further overall community development and facilitating rooted educational initiatives to advance more widespread awareness and appreciation of classical music across myriad demographics.

“The orchestra’s ongoing success has attracted a considerable amount of attention and the emergence of some particularly supportive financial backing whose generosity and com- mitment to high-quality classical music performance has now made it possible for the PSO to start a search for its first-ever paid administrative position,” said PSO President Clinton Frederick Miller, MD. “We are very excited about moving the PSO to the next level as a self-sustaining community symphony orchestra with an expanded series of subscription concerts as well as collaborative efforts with other local arts organizations.”

The Executive Director will be responsible for the development, administration, and the finances of PSO operations consistent with the PSO mission of "entertaining, educating, and encouraging classical music appreciation by current and future audiences." Audience development among young people, especially students of music, is a paramount objective and will involve seeking collaborative relationships with area schools and music educators.

Though the hope is to hire an Executive Director before the new season kicks off in November, this search will certainly not be in haste. The chosen candidate will be at the forefront of one of the most dynamic and burgeoning civic organizations in the Northeast.

For more information and a full job description, please visit: http://portsmouthsymphony.org/about/openings/ed-posting.psp

About Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra:

Founded in 1997, the orchestra is comprised of over 65 local professionals, educators, dedicated amateurs and advanced students drawing audiences and members along the Seacoast from Newburyport to York and west to Bedford. The Orchestra presents four main concerts each season at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH, along with numerous chamber music and school concerts throughout the year. In November 2012 the orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall with Jane Seymour in the premier of a new production by composer Tim Janis. In August 2013 the orchestra was honored to accompany Grammy award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman in the premier of a work by Lukas Foss at the PARMA Music Festival.

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