The primary musical performer for the occasion will be Caroline Brown Hudson, principal harpist with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO). Ms. Hudson spent fifteen years with the National Symphony Orchestra, only recently returning to her Chattanooga hometown, in 2010, to join the CSO. In the symphony concert of November 3, 2012, in which she was soloist, her interpretation of Ravel’s INTRODUCTION and ALLEGRO was called “impressive” and “captivating.”* For the St. Patrick’s Purse Benefit Ms. Hudson will direct an unusual and extraordinary harp quartet. Other scheduled musicians are Joe Simpson (bagpipe); Jim Bailiff (Irish tenor); and string and brass ensembles from the CSO Youth Orchestras.
February 21, 2013




