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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Announces New Secretary for 2010/2011 Board of Trustees
Philadelphia lawyer elected to serve as Secretary for one of nation’s oldest youth orchestrasPhiladelphia, PA – November 9, 2010 (Download PDF). Dr. Trude Haecker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), today announced a newly elected Secretary for the Board of Trustees for the 2010/2011 performance season. MaryTeresa Soltis, Esq. is a Member of Cozen O’Connor and joins 13 other professionals from the region who will serve PYO and its ensembles, assisting Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director, in the upcoming year.
“MaryTeresa has served the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra as a Board of Trustees member since 2008, working extensively on our annual gala. She will be a wonderful Secretary,” said Maestro Louis Scaglione. “MaryTeresa’s love for classical music extends beyond PYO; she plays the flute and piccolo in the Chester County Concert Band and played in many ensembles at the county and state levels as a student.”
Ms. Soltis is a Member in the Philadelphia office of Cozen O’Connor as a member of the General Litigation Department. Before joining the firm as an associate in 2004, she served as a law clerk for the Hon. Ronald R. Lagueux of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Ms. Soltis earned her bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude, from Providence College in 2000 and her law degree, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Syracuse University School of Law in 2003, where she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the recipient of numerous oralist awards. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
View the 2010/2011 season performance schedule of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is one of the nation’s oldest classical music training and orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007; and the Musicopia String Orchestra partnership, which began in 2008. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competition audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more challenging neighborhoods through its newest after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly.
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