BSO Personnel
2023-2024 Board of Directors and Staff
Dr. Beverly Everett Conductor/Music Director Katey Lutz Executive Director Eric Olson Concertmaster Gretchen Rusch Personnel Manager & Librarian Mattea Elhard Stage Manager Board of Directors: Rita Albrecht, Co-Chair Martin Graefe, Co-Chair Louise Jackson Tim Lutz Maggie McCalip, Treasurer Stu Rosselet, Past Chair Sue Rosselet, Secretary Rebecca Swanson Eve Sumsky, Music Committee Liaison MEET THE BSO MUSICIANS |
Dr. Beverly Everett, Conductor/Music Director
Since 2005, Dr. Beverly Everett has served as Music Director for the
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra. In 2009 Dr. Everett was the youngest-ever recipient of the "Friend of the Arts" award in Bemidji, and in 2011 she was awarded a Region 2 Arts/McKnight Career Advancement Fellowship that she used to study with JoAnne Falletta. Dr. Everett is also Music Director for the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2008. Everett champions living composers and has been involved in numerous commissioning projects and premieres. A composer herself, she has composed scores for documentary films, orchestra and organ. Everett holds degrees from Baylor University and the University of Iowa. She is the author of three children's books, is an avid runner, and is passionately involved with animal rescue. She maintains her own website at www.beverlyeverett.org. Katey Lutz, Executive Director
Katey Lutz has served as the Executive Director of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra since September 2022. She spent three years prior cultivating her skills for business management as the general manager of a locally owned business. During her undergraduate years, she interned with a non-profit organization that ignited her passion for working in the non-profit sector. Outside of her professional life, she teaches yoga, practices her Spanish skills, attends as many musical events as possible, enjoys reading and spending time with her friends and family. She is thrilled to be part of an organization that aims to enrich and educate our community through the arts. Katey has enjoyed making Bemidji her home and hopes to appreciate its natural beauty and arts community for years to come! Eric Olson, Concertmaster
Gretchen Rusch, Personnel Manager and Librarian
Gretchen Rusch is the Personnel Manager and Librarian for the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and coordinates the auditioning and recruitment of new musicians. Rusch attended the University of Northern Iowa where she earned a Master of Library Science degree and played in the double reed studio. By day, she is a Media Specialist for the Bemidji Public Schools. Contact Gretchen to get information about auditioning.
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