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Richard W. Ley
“We must be sure that we are doing
everything we can to engage the next
generation of concert audiences
through education to discover
the joy of classical music.”
A
Harrisburg, PA, native, Mr. Ley grew up in a military family, developing a
love of piano and classical music while living in Guam, Japan, Germany
and California. While at the University of California Berkeley and Stanford
University, Mr. Ley took the opportunity to usher for the San Francisco Opera and
Symphony, and enjoyed live theater. He later served in the U. S. Naval Reserve in the
Philippines and Vietnam, and two civilian tours of duty in Germany.
Living in Silver Spring, Mr. Ley has enjoyed the Washington National Opera