The Lexington Philharmonic appoints Brooke Raby as Interim Executive Director
The Lexington Philharmonic appoints
Brooke Raby as Interim Executive Director
Lexington, KY — The Lexington Philharmonic Board of Directors has appointed Board Member Brooke Raby as Interim Executive Director. Raby begins the position on September 11, 2023 and her term ends June 30, 2024. The Board of Directors continues their search for a permanent Executive Director.
“I am very excited and energized by the opportunity to work alongside Brooke,” says Mélisse Brunet, Music Director.
“We have an incredible season of music ahead of us that is already receiving strong community support. Brooke knows our community well, and her passion for music and the arts in central Kentucky will be a strong asset in fulfilling our mission to bring joy and connection to our community through music.”
Raby assumes the role of Interim Executive Director following Allison Kaiser’s 13-year tenure as Executive Director of the Lexington Philharmonic. Brooke most recently worked for Kentucky Monthly magazine and the University Press of Kentucky. Raby also worked in development at the Hope Center in Lexington, and as the manager of the Kentucky Book Festival at Kentucky Humanities.
“We have every confidence that Brooke is the right individual to provide steady leadership as LexPhil continues its search for a permanent Executive Director. The Lexington Philharmonic Board of Directors is committed to working closely with Brooke to ensure LexPhil’s success,” said Lexington Philharmonic Board President Carol McLeod.
To learn more about the Lexington Philharmonic, please visit lexphil.org or call 859.233.4226.
MISSION: To foster excellence and innovation in the performance and presentation of great music; to enrich the lives of our diverse citizenry; to educate current and future audiences and to bring distinction to our community through the orchestra’s presence and standing.
VISION: LexPhil believes in the transformative power of live orchestral music and envisions a culture of curiosity for the creation and performance of great music and the essential role it plays in a vibrant community and education system.
VALUES: LexPhil is guided by an unwavering commitment to its core values of artistic excellence, innovation, collaboration and accessibility.
The Lexington Philharmonic is supported by the Lexington Philharmonic Foundation.
All Lexington Philharmonic programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to the Lexington Philharmonic with state tax dollars and along with federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Shawn E. Okpebholo’s appointment as LexPhil’s 2023-2024 Composer–in-Residence is made possible by the Saykayly Garbulinska Composer-in-Residence Fund. Founded in 2012 through the generous support of the late Dr. Ronald Saykaly, this bi-annual program has commissioned world premieres of works by five living composers since its inception.
The Hamilton Saykaly Garbulinska Fund supports LexPhil’s commitment to continued artistic growth and collaboration.
LexPhil’s Learning & Partnership programs are generously supported by Fifth Third Bank.
The Singletary Center for the Arts hosts the core of LexPhil’s Season Series programs, and is a valued institutional partner of the Lexington Philharmonic.
Dupree Initiative for Innovation supports LexPhil’s commitment to innovation and artistic excellence.
Special thanks to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government for its continued partnership in ensuring a flourishing future for the arts in Lexington and central Kentucky.
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