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THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

NEWS OF NOTE
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ORCHKIDS
LEADS A
CLEAN-UP
PARADE
The OrchKids Green Festival,
held in July at West Baltimore’s
Lockerman-Bundy Elementary
School, was designed to continue
the conversation about change
—environmental, musical and
cultural. Students participated in
a community-wide trash pick-up
parade, led by a marching band.

OrchKids marching band.

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A Fitting Prelude

Serving the Washington metropolitan area
since 1928, Ridgewells Catering will be taking over the
kitchen at the The Music Center at Strathmore’s Prelude
Café this season. Three course menus, including soup or
salad and entrées from risotto to braised short rib will be
offered in time for audiences attending the pre-concert
lectures for all classical concerts on Thursdays, Saturdays
and Sundays. Ridgewells is known among discerning
Washingtonians as caterers to events that range from
intimate gatherings to weddings and corporate meetings.

An Overture for Strathmore

Beginning with this issue, Overture—formerly
exclusive to the Meyerhoff—will now also be distributed
to audiences at the Music Center at Strathmore.
Overture’s content is uniquely dedicated to all things
BSO, with feature stories about our programming,
profiles of musicians and news of upcoming events.
We welcome your feedback.
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SYMPHONY V.P. RETURNS
TO MUSICAL ROOTS
Jamie Kelley describes his appointment as
the BSO’s Vice President of Development
as “a return to my passion.”
Though his most recent jobs have
involved raising money in the healthcare
field—most recently as Associate Dean of
Development and Alumni Relations at the
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing—Kelley
started out as a musician. A graduate of the
Jamie Kelley
Peabody Institute, where he studied percussion and audio engineering, Kelley freelanced as a musician until he
landed a desk job with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Kelley says he was convinced that the development position
was a perfect fit after meeting Marin Alsop. “I saw her passion, and
the legacy that she is creating,” he says. “The Orchestra is so good
right now, and I am proud to be associated with this institution that
is at the top of its game.”
Kelley, who lives in Locust Point with his wife Marguerite
(also in fundraising) and their yellow lab, Whitaker, says he loves
Baltimore’s “fierce pride.” He adds, “I can get into an argument
with someone from Canton about whose neighborhood is better.”