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28 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, September 19, 2007 SW onl m (519)886â€"2360 ext. 241 russell.mceachnic@investorsgroup.com l; cz € . BIVOSTOTS _ Retiremeni 6 Tax LGroup Specialist junior program ages 8 to 12 saturdays: YPam to 11am fall term: $225 winter term: $225 full year: $400 (a savings of $50) Sign up by calling the box office today at 519.571.0928 our classes provide: â€" an excellent instructor to student ratio. â€" professional instruction from experienced theatre professionals and educators. â€" modern, professional facilities with wellâ€" equipped studios and access to our performance spaces. â€" a structured curricultum with the fall term focused on skills and the winter term focused on rehearsal. â€" potential opportunities for auditions, to appear in our mainstage productions senior program ages 13 and older saturdays: noon to 2:30pm fall term: $265 winter term: $265 full year: $465 (a savings of $65) 'I‘he Kitchener Waterloo Symphony announced Sunday the appointâ€" ment of Genevieve Twomey, current general manager of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, as executive director of the symphony. "Genevieve worked as general manâ€" ager for one of the world‘s great orchesâ€" tras, and in the field her reputation is formidable. But what really struck me was her immediate grasp of the potenâ€" 36 King Street West Kitchener â€" 519.571.0928 King Street Theatre Centre Changes continue at Kâ€"W Symphony we also offer: o e s â€" a convenient payment plan for full year registrations. â€" scholarships for teens. The fall term focuses on: Improvisation. voice work, movement, theatre games and creative selfâ€"expression in the junior Acting techniques, improvisation and studying chalienging text in the senior classes. The winter term focuses on: Rehearsal and performance and concludes with a presentation in one of King Street Theatre Centres theatre spaces. tial of this orchestra and the communiâ€" ty it serves," said Edwin Outwater, new music director for KWS. "With her arrival, our worldâ€"class team is comâ€" plete. "We have strong musical and administrative leadership, a dedicated and dynamic board and an extraordiâ€" nary orchestra. We are in a very strong position as our new era begins." The appointment of Twomey as executive director and the launch of Outwater as music director mark the first of the symphony‘s New Era initiaâ€" tives. "The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony board is delighted to welcome Genevieve to this role," said Bob Astley, chair of the KWS board. "Her proven skills in symphony management are a perfect complement to the artistic vision and musical direction from Edwin Outwater. "Together, Genevieve and Edwin will be a tremendous leadership team for the KWS." Twomey will begin her tenure in the expanded role of executive director in January 2008. Between now and Januâ€" ary, Twomey will devote some of her time to KWS matters on an advisory basis. "The executive director develops longâ€"range business plans and develâ€" opment strategies for the organization in addition to managing dayâ€"toâ€"day operations," she said. The orchestra has been without a general manager since the departure of Dan Donaldson last December. Christopher Sharpe, a cellist with the symphony, has served in an interim capacity since that time. "The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symphoâ€" ny is in the midst of an exciting moment in its history," said Twomey. "I am deeply honoured and delighted to be joining the team. Working in partnership with Edwin, the fine musicians, staff and board, I look forward to advancing the mission of presenting outstanding live orchesâ€" tral music in and around the Waterloo Region. "This is truly a great time to be part of the KWS." A native of Melbourne, Australia, Twomey began her career in orchestra management in 1996, having won a prestigious Orchestra Management Fellowship with the League of Ameriâ€" can Orchestras. She has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Melbourne. While at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltiâ€" more, Twomey studied with renowned cellist Stephen Kates and completed both a masters of music and graduate performance diploma. As a cellist Twomey performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony and the Melbourne Chamber Orchesâ€" Twomey has distinguished herself in orchestra management and as a strang innovator. _ In an effort to resolve outdated recording practices within the orchesâ€" tra industry, she participated in the negotiations with the American Federâ€" ation of Musicians for the new Live Sound Recording Agreement. From 2000 to the present, Twomey managed multiple Pittsburgh Symphoâ€" ny Orchestra tours with performances in 14 countries across Europe, South America, Australia and the Far East and throughout the United States. Twomey will make her home in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo area along with her husband and threeâ€"yearâ€"old son. The Waterloo Regional Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents Just For You Sept. 30, 2 p.m., at the Great Hall at Luther Village. It‘s an afternoon with tenowned tenor Colin Ainsworth and Rachel Clelandâ€"Ainsworth. Tickets are $20. For more information email brant.smith@sympatico:ca or call 519â€" 746â€"9191. 3 tÂ¥ s nire uine bap ns ‘Just for You