Hartford Symphony Orchestra Board Names New Member Robert Murray

From the Hartford Symphony Orchestra:

HARTFORD, CT - Robert Murray was voted in as member of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors at the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Meeting in October. Murray is an active member of the HSO’s Gala and Marketing Committees.

“In my retirement, I've been seeking ways to give back to the community and support my passions,” said Murray. “I could not hope for a better place than the HSO and supporting all the exciting new ways they are bringing great music to an expanding and diverse audience.”

“We are absolutely delighted that Bob is joining the HSO Board,” said HSO Board of Directors Chairman, Jeff Verney. “His passion for classical music, combined with his dedication to helping the HSO thrive, will serve the HSO well during these exciting times for the HSO.”

Robert Adams Murray was born in Lynn, MA and educated at the Brooks School and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Following a year in the Army, he joined a Boston advertising agency in 1966 where he rose to Senior VP Account Management and Director of Market Research. In 1978 he was recruited to his largest client, The Kendall Co, a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive Co, as Director of Advertising.

Six years later, Murray was asked to go to the parent company in New York to establish a Corporate Communications function under the recently named CEO Reuben Mark. For the next 20 years Bob directed the group's work in internal communications, corporate events and meetings, crisis communications, public relations and assisted in Investor Relations and the work of the CEO. His job took him to over 50 countries all over the world from which he reported through a biannual video program the many initiatives of the global company in an effort to build a cohesive global organization and educate the investment community on the potential of emerging consumer markets. Murray was also a director of The Wisemen, an organization of senior practitioners in Corporate Communications and Public Relations. He retired from Colgate in 2003 to spend more time with Lynn, his wife of 23 years, his dogs and to pursue his many interests.

Today, Murray is the incoming Rear Commodore of the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club where he also serves as chairs of the Membership, Communications and Marketing committees. He is also an active member of the President's Council of the American Horticultural Society. Murray and his wife live in Glastonbury where their extensive gardens are part of the Garden Conservatory's annual Open Garden tours. They also spend time in their vacation villa in Nosara, Costa Rica, which they offer each year at the HSO Gala, and their condo in Stonington. Murray has been actively serving on the HSO Gala and Marketing committees, and is a devoted subscriber and donor.

About the Hartford Symphony Orchestra:

The mission of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is to enrich lives and community through great music. Marking its 73rd Season in 2016-2017, the HSO is Connecticut’s premier musical organization, the second largest orchestra in New England, and widely recognized as one of America’s leading regional orchestras. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra named Carolyn Kuan as its tenth music director in January 2011; she is the first woman and youngest person to hold this title. The HSO captivates and inspires audiences of all ages by presenting more than 100 concerts annually, including the Masterworks Series, POPS! Series, Sunday Serenades, Discovery Concerts, Symphony in Schools, Musical Dialogues, the Talcott Mountain Music Festival, and more. The HSO aims to deliver uniquely powerful and emotional experiences that lift and transform the spirit, and to give back and help create vibrant communities in the Greater Hartford area.

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