I am excited and challenged to be your next president of Women in Music.
I am relatively new to WMC; however I am very impressed with the amount of talent in this organization. Some how we need to let the world know about this. This year we did get some good coverage in the Dispatch and suburban papers.
We received an over whelming number of music scores from women composers this past year. The Huntington Concerts plan on featuring at least one woman composer at each of the concerts.
As we begin our 130th season we are reminded of our rich legacy and what a small group of determined, creative women can do! WMC continues in that tradition with our Huntington concerts and our involvement with young people, to name a few areas. This year we need to explore greater involvement by assisting schools to acquire more musical instruments.
I have some expectations of the members. I expect members of the Board to attend the meetings and participate in discussion. I expect members to attend the Huntington concerts as well as the Member Musicales. Membership is more than having your name listed in the directory.
I have a few ideas for some fund raisers; none are finalized at this point. I welcome suggestions for raising additional monies.
I look forward to meeting all of you and having a wonderful year.
~Jan Ryan
