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Young musician to head
the symphony orchestra
Robert Hart Baker, a young composer, musician and conductor,
has been appointed conductor and musical director of the Putnam
Symphony Orchestra. Baker succeeds Erich J. Miethner, founder
of the orchestra, who has resigned.
A resident of Greenwich, Ct., Baker is music director and
conductor i>f the Danbury Little Symphony, the Youth Symphony
Orchestra of New York and the Connecticut Philharmonic
Orchestra. Groups appearing under his direction have performed in
Carnegie Hall in New York and Symphony Hall in Boston and he has
appeared as guest conductor with the Rhode Island Philharmonic.
A native of Bronxville, Baker, 25, attended the Horace Mann
School in New York and graduated cum laude from Harvard
College. He holds two masters degrees in conducting from the Yale
School of Music and has certificates from conservatories in Nice,
France, and Salzburg, Austria. His preparation for a career in
conducting also included studies with Leonard Bernstein, Henry
Bloch. Leon Kirchner, Ralph Gomberg and Otto-Werner Mueller.
Baker made his conducting debut at the age of 17 in Salzburg with
the Mozarteum Orchestra. He is an accomplished oboist and has
composed orchestral .and chamber music.
For eight summers, Baker worked in London for Vanguard
Records as baroque music editor and assistant producer, and for the
last two summers, he has been conducting assistant to Gian Carlo
Menotti at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.
In announcing Baker's appointment, John Brand, chairman of the
board of the Putnam Symphony, said that the board and the
orchestra's SO members look forward to working with him in the
preparation and presentation of the season's two remaining
concerts.
The Putnam Symphony Orchestra was established with funding
by Guideposts Associates in 1978 and continues to receive financial
assistance from Guideposts, in addition to contributions from
members of the community.
Thursday, January 10,1980
Veterans service
J. Gerald Quirk State Veteran
Counselor, New York State
Division of Veteran's Affairs,
cautions that veterans have a
serious obligation to tell their
families
where
important
veteran's documents are filed.
"This need cannot be overremphasized," he said. "Far too
often, in the case of an unexpected death the survivors of a
veteran are unable to secure
benefits for want of proof of
entitlemment."
Safeguarding discharge
papers, marriage certificates or
child custody papers from fire,
theft or loss could be one of the
most important legacies a veteran
can leave his survivors, Mr. Quirk
said. Among documents that
should be protected and filed
with family
papers
are
government and commercial life
insurance policies, any correspondence with identifying
claim numbers, wills and related
Families should also be aware
of possible survivors benefits.
These
include
pensions,
dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected
death, burial benefits and interment in a national cemetery.
Veterans should advise their
families that detailed information
and assistance concerning
benefits are available at the local
counseling center of the New
York State Division of Veteran's
Affairs located at 179 East Lake
Blve. Mahopac, N.Y. on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays and 750 Washington
St. on Wednesdays.
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FATHER OF THE CHARTER—Retiring Supervisor Donald B.
Smith of Patterson, dean of the former Putnam County Board of
Supervisors, was a speaker last week at the Induction of the new
Putnam County Legislature which replaced the Board of
Supervisors. Smith was known as the father of the charter for his
sponsorship of the new form of government for Putnam County. He
ended 16 years as Patterson supervisor this month to "retire" to the
fulltime position of town highway superintendent hi Patterson.
COURIER Photo by EGO
Putnam executives take management assn. posts
A NEW PARTNERSHEP-Robert Hart Baker, the new conductor of
Uw Putnam Symphony Orchestra, and Lillian Elsenberg,
concertmaster, discuss their plans for the remainder of the 1979-80
season at a recent meeting at which Baker was Introduced to the
musicians. A resident of Greenwich, CT., Baker is music director
and conductor of the Connecticut Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Youth Symphony Orchestra of New York and the Danbury Little
Symphony.
Photo by Claire Cox
Executives of two major to include more Putnam Com- Westchester Savings Bank in
Putnam County employers have panies as well as additional White Plains, was re-elected
treasurer.
been elected to top offices in the •oncerns in Westchester.
Paul J. Upham, personnel
Westchester Personnel ManSambora, a resident of Drew- director of Phillips Laboratories in
agement Assn.
ville Rd. in Brewster, has Briarcliff Manor, who has been
David J. Sambora, personnel previously served as vice president for the last two years,
manager for the southeast area of president, treasurer, program was elected to the board of
the New York State Electric and chairman and a member of the directors. Others named to the
Gas Corp., was elected president, board of dirctors of the personnel board are: Charles R. Dyon, vice
while Joseph E. Kelly, personnel managers group. Kelly, who lives president for human resources of
• manager
of
Guideposts in Danbury, has been program Simmonds Precision in Tarrytown; Paul M. Flagg, personnel
Associates in Carmel, was named chairman and a director.
manager of Farrand Optical Co.,
a vice president.
Carol S. Blair, personnel Valhalla; James P. Jones,
The" Westchester Personnel director of the Savin Corp., in corporate personnel manager and
Management Assn., an affiliate Valhalla, also elected a vice assistant secretary of Hitachi
of the American Society for president. Sister Therese M. Metals International in White
Plains; Dennis Murphy, assistant
Personnel Administration, has Donnelly, director of career depersonnel director of the Gestmore than 100 members re- velopment and placement at
etner Corp. in Yonkers, and
presenting 70 employers in West- Elizabeth Seton College in Anthony C. Cororan, manager of
was
re-elected
chester and Putnam Counties. Yonkers,
personnel services for the Pepsi
Sambora expressed the hope that secretary, while Garhard Voggel, Cola Co. in Purchase.
membership would be expanded personnel officer of the Peoples
Study on lifestyles
Family Portrait, a new educational TV series, will make its
debut in February over WNET,
Channel 13.
The course, a study of
marriage, the family, and alternative life styles in contemporary
Acrica, is being offered in
cooperation with Westchester
Community College, which will
grant three academic credits to
students who successfully
complete the proeram.
WNET will air weekly
segments on Satudays from 11
a.m. to noon, beginning February
2. In addition, students will be
expected to attend five or six
on-campus seminars and to
complete a final examination.
Tuition is $29.00 per credit.
For a flyer describing the
offering in more detail, call the
Social Sciences Department at
347-6885 or the WCC Office o.f
Community Services, 347-6831.
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