volunteer

Our team of volunteers provides a vital role in bringing high quality music to life in our community.


From selling tickets to helping market concerts, our volunteers can put their personal and professional talents to good use while being surrounded by some of the most talented musicians in the area. Volunteers also enrich their own professional and personal lives by working with other talented and similarly-motivated people. While all of our volunteers come from diverse backgrounds, all share one thing in common—the invisible bond of music.


With your help, we can keep outstanding-quality music alive in our community.


Contact us to talk about how your skills can best benefit the ESO.

Silver Measure Award

The Silver Measure Award is the Elmhurst Symphony Association’s highest recognition. Its purpose is to recognize outstanding volunteer service to the ESO exemplified by major contributions of personal effort and involvement in its programs and the community over an extended period of time. Volunteers may be nominated from the Orchestra, Board, and various committees of the Association. A committee selects recipients from nominated candidates. No individual may be awarded the Silver Measure more than once.

2024 Awards Announced

By Gregory Hughes 12 Jan, 2024
The Elmhurst Symphony Association (ESA) announces four winners of the prestigious Silver Measure Award, the Elmhurst Symphony’s highest award for outstanding service to the organization. The 2024 winners include past Board of Directors President, Dave Novotny, current Board Member and Treasurer, Carl Amrhein, and long-time musicians, Ken Bohls and Gail Vandon.

Previous Recipients

1984

Ron Baumgardner

Winifred Gutman


1985

Gloria Hehr

Mary Liz Leaton


1986

Sue Golding

M.J. Leugert


1987

Elaine Duckwall

Mary Weigle


1988

Robert Meyer

Betty Schreiber


1990

Warner Brown

Robert Jeager


1991

Arnold Schenk

Dora Schenk


1992

Martha Farahat

Joan Strouse


1993

Ralph Maxson

Everett Van Der Molen

1994

Scott Moeller

Jeanne Stuart


1995

Mary Hallman

Howard Schreiber


1996

Janice Milano

Diana Nicholas


1997

Ted Hatmaker

Janet Hodge


1998

Nordis Burkum

James Dimitrious


1999

Sue Montgomery

Carrie Tedrahn


2000

Carol Josefowicz

Frank Mushow


2001

John Allen

Miriam Potter



2002

Matt Geraldi

Rosie Klepper


2003

Norm Reinersten

Mary Lou Saville


2004

Stella Cuthbert


2005

Jeanne Davik

Mick Pope

Darlene Van Meir


2006

Shirley Muehlhausen

Keith Olson


2007

Rebecca Anderson

Heide Forbush

Wanda Maxson


2008

Raymond Allen

Cynthia Bergquist Krainc

Don Michaelis


2009

Raymond W. Jagert

Marie A. Price


2010

Michelle Bindeman

Linda Lyman

Robert Pine



2011

Richard Kiep

Irmgard Olson


2012

Sue Coons

James Krainc

Tim Rounds


2013

Shirley Myers

Bruce Forbush


2014

Carolyn Guest Ubriaco


2015

Jan Gahala

Mary Borchardt


2016

Marga Breckenfelder

Robert Coons


2018

Jim Hoffman

Gene Parvin


2024
Carl Amrhein
Ken Bohl
David J. Novotny
Gail Vandon

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