COVER story about GM Chorus Manager Rachel Assi in today’s A&E section of the Observer:
http://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/A-and-E/120120109065/Fresh-Pipes
Rachel Assi is exactly where she wants to be right now: at a downtown Sarasota coffee shop, sipping a chai latte out of a giant coffee mug, enjoying a rare slow week and preparing for Gloria Musicae’s upcoming Christmas concert.
The Dec. 6 show at St. Boniface Episcopal Church (Buy Tickets) will be Assi’s first concert as chorus manager.
The 25-year-old mezzo-soprano joined the chamber choir in September 2009. A year later, she was promoted to chorus manager, a position that she not only wanted but was perfectly suited.
“When we put out the word that we were looking for a chorus manager, we didn’t expect to get anyone from within the ensemble,” says Gloria Musicae Director Dr. Joseph Holt. “It’s a rather unique thing for a musician to possess the necessary skills to manage the day-to-day operations of an organization. With Rachel, we couldn’t have found a better match.”