[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 53 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S3864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO KATHRYN HOLM OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA

 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to offer a tribute to an 
outstanding Floridian and a premier musician, Ms. Kathryn Holm, of The 
Florida Orchestra, will be recognized this evening at the Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts as ``Arts Administrator of the Year.''
  As we prepare to begin a new millennium, we must remember that a key 
indicator of the health and well-being of any society has always been 
its treatment of the arts. Our society is one which admires its 
artists, and Ms. Holm has spent her career providing a basis for our 
reverence of music, working with The Florida Orchestra to transform 
sounds into majestic expressions.
  Kathryn Holm joined The Florida Orchestra as a principal harpist in 
1977. Some 17 years later, she was named executive of the orchestra, 
which was, at the time, heavily in debt.
  Combining her musical talent with her business acumen, she was able 
to restore fiscal solvency to The Florida Orchestra. Her effective 
three-stage recovery plan earned Kathryn Holm the ``Jessie Ball DuPont 
Turnaround Award,'' while restoring credibility to the orchestra. Now 
in its fourth consecutive year without operating losses, The Florida 
Orchestra has boosted ticket sales, sponsorships and donations, and 
released its first compact disc.
  Mr. President, I am honored to join the art world in applauding the 
leadership of Kathryn Holm on this special day.

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