Chicago Philharmonic Welcomes Four New Members to Board of Directors


Chicago Philharmonic Welcomes Four New Members to Board of Directors

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Philharmonic Society is pleased to
announce the addition of four dynamic new members to the organization’s Board of Directors. The new board members are Eleanor Bartsch, Chimaobi (Chima) Enyia, Cynthia Plouché, and Eric Wassenaar.

“We are thrilled to welcome our new Board Directors,” said Executive Director Terell Johnson. “All of them are exceptional community organizers, passionate about the arts in Chicago, and powerful leaders.”

“The future of Chicago Philharmonic has never shone brighter, and our Board of Directors is vital to our growth
and continued success,” said Board Chairman Tom Manning. “I am very excited these four Directors join the team
as we move forward.”

Chicago Philharmonic has a unique governance structure unlike nearly any other orchestra in the United States. The
governing body of Board members and Board-appointed committees are made up of a majority of musician members. In total, 13 musicians participate as Board Officers, making up at least 50% of the Board of Directors, and leading nearly all seven Board-appointed committees.

 Violinist Eleanor Bartsch enjoys a diverse and vibrant career as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, Concertmaster,
soloist, educator, and entrepreneur.

Chimaobi (Chima) Enyia is the Executive Vice President of
SEEDTM. In May 2019, Cresco Labs created the Social Equity & Educational Development initiative (SEEDTM) to address the absence of people, businesses and communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs in the cannabis industry.

Cynthia Plouché has an extensive background in the financial services industry with more than twenty-five years of experience as a fixed income portfolio manager and financial executive.

Tenor Eric Wassenaar is a results-driven sales executive with a background developing and implementing territory strategies to drive revenue growth for technology organizations.

Founded by musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in 1989, The Chicago Philharmonic Society is a collaboration of over 200 oft he highest-level classical musicians in the Midwest. Our orchestra, known as the Chicago Philharmonic, has been called one of the country’s finest symphonic orchestras, and our unique chamber music ensembles perform as
Chicago Phil Chamber. The brilliance of our structure is in our versatility - we curate the best ensemble for each
concert from our exceptional pool of musicians, be it classical, jazz, pops,movie concerts, outreach programming,
and everything else.

The Illinois Council of Orchestras has awarded Chicago Philharmonic “Orchestra of the Year’’ (2018), “Programming of the Year” (2019), “Community Relations of the Year” (2019), “Executive Director of the Year” (2020), and “Conductor of the Year” (2021). Find out more about
Chicago Philharmonic at chicagophilharmonic. org.

Upcoming concerts include: Salute to Vienna: New Year’s
Celebration, Dec. 30 @ Symphony Center

Tan Dun: with North America Premiere of Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Jan. 14 @ Harris Theater Songs of a Wayfarer: Mahler and Schumann, Feb. 4 @ North Shore Center

Eight Seasons: Vivaldi and Piazzolla, Feb. 14 @ Harris Theater Chicago Philharmonic with Tank and the Bangas, Feb. 18 @ Auditorium Theatre

Kishi Bashi: Improvisations on EO9066, April 15 @ Harris
Theater The Batman (2022) Live in Concert, May 6 @
Auditorium Theatre.

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