[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 43 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E386]
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 A TRIBUTE TO BARBARA FERRIS--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2014

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Barbara Ferris 
of Los Feliz.
   Ms. Ferris is the Managing Director of Symphony In The Glen (SIG), 
which she co-founded in 1994 with Arthur B. Rubinstein, a renowned film 
and television composer. Since the organization's founding, Ms. Ferris 
has fostered cooperative relationships with city agencies, managed the 
organization's finances, spearheaded fundraising efforts, and reviewed 
the day-to-day operations that helped shape the vibrant, thematic 
programming that SIG audiences have come to expect. Ms. Ferris also 
developed SIG's pre-concert child/parent activities to introduce 
children to basic musical concepts such as how to play notes, how to 
conduct an orchestra, and how to recognize different instruments in the 
orchestra.
   Through her work organizing free concerts with Symphony In The Glen, 
Ms. Ferris has been instrumental in fulfilling the organization's 
mission of cultivating new generations of classical music enthusiasts. 
Concerts were held at the Old Zoo at Griffith Park, on the lawn of the 
Griffith Observatory, and at the Los Angeles Zoo. This year Symphony In 
The Glen also coordinated the fourth annual ``EEK! at The Greek,'' a 
community Halloween celebration held in collaboration with the Greek 
Theatre and Nederlander Concerts.
   In addition to her work at SIG, Ms. Ferris is also an avid 
participant in civic life. She has long been involved with the Los 
Feliz Neighborhood Council and served a four-year term as Vice 
President of Administration. In 2011, Ms. Ferris was elected to the 
Board of the Los Feliz Improvement Association, which is the oldest 
residents' association in Los Angeles.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Barbara Ferris.

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