Bianca DeMasi, owner of SAGI Cucina Italiana located at 23 ½ Catoonah Street, will host an evening to benefit the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, September 23.  All are invited to order from a special symphonic menu and choose wines from samples provided by Hartley & Parker, Inc. with assistance by our guest host Sommelier, Music Director, Jerry Steichen.  SAGI will donate 20% of the evening’s proceeds to the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra.  Hours are 5-10pm and reservations are suggested. 203-431-0200

The RSO's Executive Director, Gina Wilson was profiled in the  Ridgefield Patch as Ridgefielder of the Week on June 28.

Ridgefield, CT – June 23, 2010

Graduating Ridgefield High School Senior Nicholas Heinzmann was awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra at a presentation on June 2. The scholarship, presented by Gina Wilson, Executive Director, and Donna Case, Board President, is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has been a member of the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra for at least three years, has demonstrated leadership skills, and plans to pursue the study of music in college.

Heinzmann has been a member of the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra (WCYO) since 2003, and has been Principal Cellist since 2007. Earlier this year, he won the WCYO concerto competition, and performed with the WCYO at their May concert. He also performed with the Ridgefield Symphony in 2009 and 2010 as part of the Symphony's programs featuring WCYO musicians. He will be majoring in the cello at Northwestern University in the fall.

Ridgefield, CT – June 14, 2010 -

The Board of Directors of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra welcomed four new members to its ranks at its annual meeting, held at the Keeler Tavern Garden House. Chris Bennett, Amanda Dranow, Scott Edwardson, and Dan O'Brien, all of Ridgefield, will start three-year terms on July 1. The board also thanked Aline Lawrence, Jill Maguire, and George Orlan, whose terms end this month.

In her remarks, Executive Director Gina Wilson noted that the Orchestra is making good progress in several key areas, especially noting an increase in subscriptions for the upcoming year. Treasurer Suzanne Escola gave the financial report, which included a projected decrease in the funds that will be required from the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Foundation, which manages the Orchestra's

endowment. Music Director Gerald Steichen's report, delivered by video, reviewed the past season, and highlighted the 2010-2011 season, which includes five concerts at the High School's Richardson Auditorium, including Broadway- and movie-themed pops concerts. Other reports were given by Donna Case, President of the Board, Peter Grierson, of the Governance committee, and Joe Kreitz, President of the RSO Foundation.

For more information, see ridgefieldsymphony.org, or contact the RSO at 203-438-3889.

Board President Donna Case (left) and Executive Director Gina Wilson (third from left) welcome new board members Dan O'Brien, Scott Edwardson, Amanda Dranow, and Chris Bennett

The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra called its April 10, season-ending program "Music in Bloom," a salute to spring which in turn inspired a musical travelogue, a program of pieces from many lands.

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