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Parsons
is
credited
with
making
the DSO
one of
the
first
symphonies
in the
world to
stream
its
concerts
online.
In a
2021
interview
with
Musical
America,
she said
that
helped
enormously
when the
pandemic
hit. |
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DSO
President
Emeritus
Anne
Parsons
passed
away
following
a long
battle
with
cancer
By
Laydell
Wood
Harper
tellusdetroit.com
DETROIT
- It is
with
great
sadness
that we
acknowledge
the loss
of one
of this
communities
most
beloved
leaders,
Anne
Parsons
President
Emeritus
and CEO
of the
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra
(DSO)
passed
away on
Monday
March
29th
after a
yearlong
battle
with
cancer.
Anne was
a
hands-on
executive
and will
be
sorely
missed
by the
DSO
staff
and
numerous
volunteers
behind
the
scenes
at the
DSO.
She was
small in
stature
and soft
spoken
but a
giant in
her role
as DSO
President
and CEO.
“Anne
led our
beloved
orchestra
with
grace,
courage
and
conviction,
never
wavering
from her
strongly
held
belief
that the
DSO is
the best
in the
world,
and that
Detroit
is a
vibrant
and
resilient
city
that
deserves
an
orchestra
to
match,"
DSO
President
and CEO
Erik
Rönmark
and
Board
Chair
Mark
Davidoff
said in
a
statement
Tuesday
morning.
The
statement
continued,
“Since
arriving
at the
DSO in
the
summer
of 2004
Anne’s
accomplishments
as
President
and CEO
are
immeasurable
and will
resonate
deeply
within
the
organization,
across
our
local
communities,
and in
the
orchestra
industry
for
decades
to
come.”
To quote
the
statement,
“Anne
inspired
innovation
and
collaboration
from
many
different
partners,
all
unified
by her
vision
of
making
the DSO
the most
accessible
orchestra
on the
planet.
Live
from
Orchestra
Hall,
Classroom
Edition,
and DSO
Replay
bring
the DSO
to
audiences
around
the
world
through
new
technology,
while
William
Davidson
Neighborhood
Concerts,
the
Detroit
Neighborhood
Initiative,
and
Detroit
Harmony
are
pioneering
community
engagement
efforts
that
meet
people
where
they
live
while
recognizing
their
needs
and
respecting
their
perspectives.”
She was
a
champion
of
diversity
both in
DSO
programming
and in
the
people
she
worked
with
daily.
The
Arthur
L.
Johnson
–
Honorable
Damon
Jerome
Keith
annual
Classical
Roots
Celebration
is a
shining
example
of her
commitment
to
diversity.
Ann was
always a
hands-on
CEO and
it was
rare
when she
did not
attend
the
regular
planning
committee
meetings
for the
event.
Classical
Roots is
one of
the most
successful
annual
events
held at
the DSO.
“At
Detroit
Public
TV and
90.9
WRCJ,
remarks
Rich
Homberg,
President
and CEO
Detroit
Public
Television,
we found
Anne and
her team
an
exceptionally
willing
partner,
whom we
collaborated
with on
numerous
projects,
including
assembling
a
statewide
network
of
classical
music
stations
to
broadcast
and
stream
DSO
concerts
and
producing
a
documentary
series
celebrating
the
centennial
of
Orchestra
Hall. In
the
coming
days,
our
classical
music
station
90.9
WRCJ,
along
with
DPTV,
will be
honoring
Anne
Parsons
in a
variety
of
programming.”
Also
noteworthy,
Parsons
is
credited
with
making
the DSO
one of
the
first
symphonies
in the
world to
stream
its
concerts
online.
In a
2021
interview
with
Musical
America,
she said
that
helped
enormously
when the
pandemic
hit.
“We’ve
definitely
leaned
into our
digital
and
virtual
space
that we
have
lived in
all
these
years
and
leveraged
it,”
Parsons
said.
“And it
has
worked
really
well for
us.”
Parsons
can be
credited
with a
host of
new and
innovative
“firsts”
for the
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra.
Anne
Parsons
is
survived
by her
husband
Donald
Dietz
and
their
daughter
Cara.
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