From the Board President & Executive Director

We are music.

We are excited about our bright future ahead.

We are celebrating our 94th Season and Spartanburg Philharmonic continues to serve audiences and our community through meaningful musical experiences like the recent EPIC Zimmerli concert performing Mahler’s 1st Symphony. Under the baton of Music Director Finalist John Concklin, that concert will be remembered as one of the most moving and inspiring performances in our history.

We are in the process of choosing the next Music Director/Conductor. We eagerly anticipate a new artistic voice in our organization and community who will enrich our lives through memorable performances, bringing fresh perspectives on familiar classics while exploring new, relevant sounds.

We are the co-beneficiary of once-a-year world class equestrian event called Divertimentos & Dressage in Tryon, NC – combining live orchestral music with dressage- and we will receive half of the proceeds earned from the efforts of Sally Frick, our beloved flutist, who dreamed of combining her two passions to support them both.

We are 2 thriving Youth Orchestras (SPYO) that are an integral educational investment of the Spartanburg Philharmonic organization. The SPYO is where 125+ talented young musicians expand their symphonic knowledge and participate in high-quality performances with dynamic conductors. We are just beginning to measure the educational and vocational impact on their lives. SPYO is our future.

We are 4 Espresso Concerts – a social hour with complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres - followed by a one-hour concert so you can jump into downtown for dinner. A perfect date night.

We are 4 grass-roots Bluegrass Spartanburg Concerts, offering our famous Spartanburg hospitality at our toetapping concerts at Chapman Cultural Center and lobby concerts by local bluegrass artists.

We are 18 free Music Sandwiched In Concerts to an intergenerational audience eating picnic lunches at our Downtown Library offering a wide range of musical genres from local musicians.

We are 150+ professional musicians and educators, whose life’s work is to transport audiences with the grace and passion of every note played. Our musicians juggle complex calendars, travel our interstates, spend nights away from home, teach, give back and give forward to produce this universal language that we love so dearly.

We are hundreds of local 4th graders arriving at Twichell Auditorium in a parade of school buses, who engage in wiggly, giggly concerts of beloved classical pieces performed by our full Spartanburg Philharmonic orchestra at our nationally acclaimed Link Up Concerts.

We are untold numbers of past and present board members, staff, community volunteers, professional leaders, teachers, audience, subscribers, donors, and sponsors - all combining diverse backgrounds and resources to create a powerful sense of place through music.

We are warmly welcoming you to join in the excitement.

We are music.

Karen Parrott

President of the Board of Directors

Kathryn H. Boucher

Executive Director