Symphony League
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Presidents Boyd Black
Cheryl Black
First Vice President Jennifer Savitz
Recording Secretary Jean Cook
Corresponding Secretary Nancy Epting
Endowment
Treasurer Ann Britton
Special Projects Treasurer Boyd Black
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Arthur Fraser Competition Frances Webb
Communications Emmala Barnett Hunt
Education Carolyn Donges
Finance Boyd Black
Hospitality Beth Helman
Information Systems Coretta Bedsole
Membership Boyd Black
Newsletter (Crescendo) Salley Rickenbacker
Public Relations Patsy Farr
Major Event Jennifer Savitz
First Chair Parties Beth Helman
Social Media Salley Rickenbacker
Special Receptions Karen Lumpkin
Yearbook Kathy Newman
Parliamentarian Jennifer Savitz
NON-BOARD POSITIONS
SOVA Liaison Liz Wheeler
Link-up Reception Doni Jordan
Donor Reception Octavia Lewis &
Pam Bond
Guest Artist Gift Karen Lumpkin
Our 2016-2017 Symphony League Co-Presidents are dyanamic duo Boyd and Cheryl Black. The Camden residents are tireless supporters of the arts, and actively engaged in numerous cultural programs. Boyd is retired from the University of South Carolina, where he served as Financial Officer for the Arts and Humanities school. He currently serves as Executive Committee President for the Kershaw County Fine Arts Center. Cheryl is a retired music teacher and continues to teach piano. In their spare time they enjoy travel and playing in the Camden Community Concert Band.
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the Symphony League is to foster, promote and increase musical knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts in the community, and to cooperate with and support the South Carolina Philharmonic.
HISTORY
In 1965, affiliation with the American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL) showed the young Columbia Festival Orchestra the importance of women’s groups to help promote and support the Orchestra’s activities. On March 17, 1965, at a meeting of the Board of the Orchestra’s Association, Dr. Robert Ochs moved that then President Frank Sloan appoint a committee to make plans to organize a women’s group to focus on providing support to the orchestra. The women who were members of the Orchestra Board at that time were appointed. They were Mrs. Alva Lumpkin, Mrs. Norman Arnold, Mrs. Cyril Busbee, Mrs. Marjorie Stands, and Mrs. R. E. L. Freeman.
BOYD & CHERYL BLACK
Co-Presidents