Arts Leadership Program Accomplishments
2008-2009
History: 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08
Take a look at a sampling of what our current students and alumni have accomplished!
| Local internships | Special Opportunity Grants |
| Summer internships and Awards | Other Awards & Opportunities |
| Post Graduate Internships |
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows - Local internships
2008-2009
Local interns for the 2008-09 academic year included 16 placements in the following organizations/areas:
- Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Education, Artistic Administration, Special Events
- Eastman School of Music
Alumni Relations, Development, Communications, Music for All, Wellness Initiatives - Young Audiences of Rochester
- Pegasus Early Music
- Mercury Opera Rochester
- Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester
- WGMC Jazz 90.1
Visit the Arts Leadership Program Local Internships page for more information.
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows - Summer Awards
Summer 2009
Over $22,000 in funding was awarded to the following 12 students and alumni in support of Summer internships and special opportunity grants:
| Katherine Crowe | Washington National Opera PR/Marketing Intern, Washington, DC |
| Steve Danyew | JACK String Quartet Project Assistant, Rochester and New York, NY Americans for the Arts National Convention, Seattle, WA |
| Natalie Fuller | Mossing School of Music Director's Assistant, Regina, Sask, Canada |
| McMillan Gaither | Eastman School of Music Summer Session Intern, Rochester, NY |
| Ashley Garofalo | Canandaigua Lake Music Festival Intern, Canandaigua, NY Americans for the Arts National Convention, Seattle, WA |
| Georgios Kouritas | New York Philharmonic Orchestra Education Intern, New York, NY |
| Sam Krall | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Development Intern, Rochester, NY |
| Kara LaMoure | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Special Events Intern, Rochester, NY |
| Liu Liu | Beijing culture Communication Co. Assistant to CEO, Beijing, China |
| Abigail McHugh | Musicians for Harmony Education Intern, Rochester and New York, NY |
| Dylan Smith | WXXI Assistant to Music Director Intern, Rochester, NY |
| Marisol Taub | Fundacion Sinfonia Concertante Cultural and Fundraising Advisor, Panama City, Panama |
Catherine Filene Shouse Fellows -
Post Graduate Internships
2008-2009
ALP Post Graduate Award
Congratulations to ALP alumni Lauren Woodward! Lauren was awarded ALP post graduate funding for her role as Operations and Community Engagement Intern for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for the 2008-09 academic year. Lauren received her BM in Music Education (piano) and Arts Leadership certificate from Eastman in 2007. She was an Early Childhood Music teacher at the Eastman Community Music School from 2005 to 2007, and completed student teacher assignments at Barker Road Middle School (Pittsford) and The Harley School. In 2007-2008 she worked as an Aupair for a family near Madrid, Spain and traveled throughout Europe.
Special Opportunity Grants
2008-2009
Maria Kanakis attended the League of American Orchestras' Orchestra Leadership Academy seminar, Essentials of Orchestra Management, in New York in January 2009. Her grant covered expenses associated with her tuition and travel while in NYC.
Liu Liu attended the 2009 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference in New York in January 2009. Her grant covered expenses associated with her travel and hotel.
Abigail McHugh attended the 15th World Suzuki Convention in Melbourne, Australia in April 2009. Her grant covered expenses associated with her travel, hotel and conference enrollment.
Other Awards and Opportunities
2008-2009
Lydia Zotto was one of only 2 students awarded the Susan B. Anthony Scholarship for 2009. The Susan B. Anthony Scholarship is given to a woman in her junior year who has demonstrated leadership, academic excellence and commitment to her fellow students and community.
Joining an elite group of leaders and students from music schools across the country to participate in a conference on "Preparing the Generation-E Musician... The Place of Entrepreneurship in the Higher Education Music School Curriculum" were
Katherine Crowe, Steve Danyew, Ashley Garofalo, and Samuel Krall.
University of Rochester Paychex Leadership Institute
Ashlee Bickley, Samuel Krall and Lydia Zotto were chosen to participate in UR's Paychex Leadership Institute, held in January, 2009. They were nominated based on their leadership potential via their participation in ALP. The Institute, open to all undergraduates, helps students develop effective leadership skills through a day-long program of interactive workshops and activities.
