Kalamazoo Gazette: KSO exec director gets national honor
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra executive director Jennifer Barlament recently was given the Helen M. Thompson Award by the League of American Orchestras during its conference in St. Louis, Mo. The award recognizes Barlament’s “exceptional leadership, dedication and accomplishment,” reports the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Under her leadership the KSO’s ticket sales are up 56 percent from the year she arrived. The organization also experienced growth in subscribers, grants and total fundraising.
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