Paul Austin and Laura Ross have been re-elected to their positions of President and Secretary, respectively, of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) at ICSOM’s annual conference, held August 24–27, 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Austin, a horn player in the Grand Rapids Symphony, begins his third term, while Ross, a violinist in the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, has served as Secretary since 2002.
ICSOM’s Governing Board also has two re-elected members. Both Keith Carrick and Kenneth Thompkins were elected to serve a two-year term as Members-At-Large at this year’s conference.
The International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) represents nearly 4000 symphonic musicians in the top 53 orchestras in the United States and Puerto Rico.