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administrative staff :: Holly H. Hudak
Holly H. Hudak has been working in the field of
arts administration and orchestra management for over seventeen
years. She holds a Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the
Peabody Institute and completed the America Symphony Orchestra League
fellowship program in the field of orchestra management. The brand
new Executive Director of the CYSO, Hudak came to the organization
from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) where she worked for fifteen
years. As the senior director of Education, Community Relations
and Diversity for the CSO, she was responsible for the growth and
expansion of the Orchestra’s educational programming including
partnerships with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), workshops and curriculum
training for teachers, the development and implementation of a music
learning center, and the establishment of the CSO’s Kraft
Family Matinee Series. Additionally, Holly oversaw all CSO initiatives
related to Community Engagement and Diversity, as well as the Rosenthal
Archives. Hudak has been a featured speaker at workshops and conferences
both nationally and internationally.
Holly H. Hudak has been working in the field of
arts administration and orchestra management for over seventeen
years. She holds a Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the
Peabody Institute and completed the America Symphony Orchestra League
fellowship program in the field of orchestra management. The brand
new Executive Director of the CYSO, Hudak came to the organization
from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) where she worked for fifteen
years. As the senior director of Education, Community Relations
and Diversity for the CSO, she was responsible for the growth and
expansion of the Orchestra’s educational programming including
partnerships with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), workshops and curriculum
training for teachers, the development and implementation of a music
learning center, and the establishment of the CSO’s Kraft
Family Matinee Series. Additionally, Holly oversaw all CSO initiatives
related to Community Engagement and Diversity, as well as the Rosenthal
Archives. Hudak has been a featured speaker at workshops and conferences
both nationally and internationally. 
