| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 4 | 4 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION celebrating the 100th |
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| 6 | 6 | | anniversary of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. |
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| 7 | 7 | | WALKER G |
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| 8 | 8 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2023 RC 1534/DI RC Introduced |
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| 10 | 10 | | First Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 12 | 12 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION celebrating the 100th |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2 anniversary of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 Whereas, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the oldest |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4 continually operating orchestra in the state of Indiana, was |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5 founded by Columbus native Chester Kitzinger in 1922 and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6 evolved from the expansion of his Sunday school orchestra at |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7 the Tabernacle Christian Church of Columbus; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8 Whereas, In 1923, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9 played its premiere concert on May 17, 1923, at the Crump |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10 Theater in Columbus, Indiana; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12 Whereas, During its 100-year history, the Columbus |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13 Symphony's five music directors have included Chester |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14 Kitzinger from 1923 to 1970, Dale Spurlock from 1970 to 1992, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15 Arkady Orlovsky from 1992 to 2010, Roger Kalia from 2010 to |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16 2014, and Josh Aerie, who began directing in 2015 and |
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| 29 | 29 | | 17 remains at the podium through the centennial; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18 Whereas, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra is a |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 primarily volunteer orchestra with the mission of engaging with |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 the greater Columbus community by furthering musical |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 excellence for education and enjoyment; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 Whereas, Volunteers who perform at the symphony include |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 working professionals, educators, engineers, students, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 other musicians of all ages and walks of life; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 Whereas, In addition to musical performances, the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2023 RC 1534/DI RC 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 1 Columbus Symphony Orchestra holds the annual Laura |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2 Showalter Youth Concerto Competition, in which high |
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| 41 | 41 | | 3 school-aged musicians compete for an academic scholarship, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 4 and hosts an annual composition competition, in which |
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| 43 | 43 | | 5 composers submit scores to receive a world premiere |
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| 44 | 44 | | 6 performance of their work and a monetary prize; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 7 Whereas, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra will continue |
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| 46 | 46 | | 8 celebrating their landmark centennial celebration with concerts |
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| 47 | 47 | | 9 on April 23, 2023, and June 4, 2023; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 10 Whereas, It is an honor to recognize the Columbus |
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| 49 | 49 | | 11 Symphony Orchestra during its historic 100th season: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 12 Therefore, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 13 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly |
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| 52 | 52 | | 14 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives |
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| 53 | 53 | | 15 concurring: |
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| 54 | 54 | | 16 SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly celebrates the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 17 100th anniversary of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 18 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 57 | 57 | | 19 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the Columbus |
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| 58 | 58 | | 20 Symphony Orchestra board and board officers, Christopher |
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| 59 | 59 | | 21 Clerc, the Bartholomew County Historical Society, the |
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| 60 | 60 | | 22 Bartholomew County Public Library, the family of G. Chester |
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| 61 | 61 | | 23 Kitzinger, the family of Dale Spurlock, Arkady Orlovsky, |
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| 62 | 62 | | 24 Roger Ralia, and Josh Aerie. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2023 RC 1534/DI RC |
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