Silagh White
White comes to Lehigh with a rich and diverse background in the arts, as performer, administrator, and community volunteer. After completing her doctorate in bassoon performance at the Eastman School of Music, she worked as a musician and librarian for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. During this tenure, and while still in the process of completing the final chapters of her academic pursuits, she became concerned with problems associated with increasing cultural awareness and the community’s appreciation of classical music and the arts in general. After attending numerous seminars on orchestra management, completing an internship with the RPO, and several years working with Young Audiences of America, she found herself being called to a different kind of work than traditionally expected from classically trained bassoonists. White took her newly honed arts management skills to northwest Ohio when her husband began a new business venture in Bowling Green. In her position with Toledo’s Performing Arts Council, she worked closely with high school teachers to find ways to integrate artistic experiences into the curriculum and to arrange for special cultural experiences for high school students outside of the classroom. The program’s success led many arts organizations and schools in northwest Ohio to develop new partnerships and programs specifically geared for high school students and their teachers. In recognition of her contributions to area arts and culture, White was invited to join the staff of the Toledo Museum of Art as coordinator of community events, as well as oversee the specialized Music Docent Program. She also taught music history courses for Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts and Owens Community College, and served as bassoon instructor for Heidelberg College and the University of Toledo. She provided program notes and lectures for the Lima (Ohio) Symphony and hosted classical music programs on WGTE Public Radio in Toledo. She has served on a number of advisory boards for various cultural organizations, and is in-demand as a speaker on a variety of topics in the arts and culture. http://www3.lehigh.edu/News/news_story.asp?iNewsID=1134 
