President's Letter -- Welcome to our 42nd Season and - Growing!
Thank you to our friends and contributors for another great season in support of our efforts to provide
classical music to residents of Prince George's County and the Washington Metropolitan area. Your presence
and financial support are a sustaining power to us.
Our 2006-2007 Season ended in May with a concert featuring violinist Amy Beth Horman, a favorite among
our subscribers. The word seems to be spreading about the enjoyment of classical music. We are so pleased
that our audience has grown in age and diversity. Recently, we received thank you letters from students
of the Children's Learning Place Piano Studio in Capitol Heights, Maryland who were our guests at a
concert. Twelve-year-old Jasee wrote, "I enjoyed looking at the orchestra play because I would like to
play like the violinist in the first chair one day." Another student, 14-year-old, Shelford, wrote that
attending a concert, provided him a, "better view of passion for music". In his book, Days of Grace the
late tennis legend Arthur Ashe included in a special chapter to his daughter Camera, "I want you to
nurture an appreciation of music and the arts". We extend this message to our young audience and encourage
them to listen to classical music, and add it to their vocabulary.
Volunteers, we love you so much. We are so appreciative of you for all that you do to help us to achieve
success at our concerts. New among our volunteers this year were the Prince George's Chapter of Links,
Inc. and the Upsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. of Ft. Washington, Md. Also,
we thank those who have continued with us over the years including our friends from Collington Retirement
Community. Again, thanks to all for sharing your time with us and we look forward to another season of
working with you.
As we approach our 2007-2008 Season, we look forward to seeing you. So join us and just sit back, relax,
and enjoy the beautiful music.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann White, President,
Board of Directors