About Us

VISION:

Noblesville Symphony Orchestra's vision is to promote symphonic music and its enjoyment as significant cultural experience for our community.

OUR CONDUCTOR

Richard Sowers is now in his 5th season as music director and conductor of the Noblesville Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony’s goal, under Sowers’ skillful baton, is to continue to provide innovative programming to serve the diverse audience of Noblesville and surrounding communities. This year, the Noblesville Symphony Orchestra will perform its third Symphony for Kids concert for Noblesville fifth-graders.

Richard Sowers has been guest conductor with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Youth Orchestra of Indianapolis. During the spring of 2007, Sowers was the guest conductor of the EMO Ensemble in Helsinki, Finland during a two-month residency during which he also served as a guest faculty member at the Sibelius Academy.

Now in his 26th year as a Professor of Music at the Anderson University School of Music, Richard Sowers is the Conductor of the Anderson University Chamber Orchestra, the Anderson University Chorale, the Anderson University Men’s Choir, and the Anderson Symphonic Choir; he also teaches undergraduate and graduate level conducting courses. He has achieved national and international recognition with performances and guest conducting throughout the United States and Europe. Sowers served for eight years on the staff of the Conductor’s Retreat at Medomak, a seventeen-day retreat for professional conductors from all around the globe held near Camden, Maine each summer.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and Richmond, Indiana, Richard Sowers received his undergraduate music degree from the Indiana University School of Music where he was a four-year scholarship recipient. He was granted his Master of Music in Conducting from Colorado State University, and in 1993, was chosen as that school’s outstanding music alumnus. Sowers earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting at Arizona State University. Primary conducting teachers included Jan Harrington, Wil Schwartz, Edward Anderson, Douglas McEwen, and Kenneth Kiesler. He has also participated in courses led by Julius Herford, Robert Shaw, Helmuth Rilling, Kirk Trevor, and Daniel Lewis.

Richard Sowers makes his home in Anderson with his wife, Nancy, a CPA. They have three children - Benjamin, Matthew and Mary.

OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dana E. Stone has joined the Noblesville Symphony Orchestra as their new Executive Director in October of 2010.

A native of Valparaiso, IN, she returned to her home state after five years in St. Louis, MO where she served four years as the Administrative Director of Union Avenue Opera (UAO). Ms. Stone began with UAO as the Box Office manager and also served as the volunteer coordinator and house manager.

Previously Ms. Stone worked in Immigrant Outreach for the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library.

During her time in St. Louis, she also served as Administrative Director for the St. Louis Women's Chorale and provided grant writing services to other non-profit organizations.

Dana has taught private voice lessons for six years. She is an active soloist and dancer and is dedicated to promoting the performing arts through educational outreach and community performances.

Most recently she was a featured soloist with the St. Louis Women's Chorale and played the role of Angelique in the world premiere of O Pioneers!. Dana also performed the role of Roxie Hart in Anderson Mainstage Production of Chicago: The Musical. Ms. Stone has a Bachelor of Music with a double major in Vocal Performance and Spanish from DePauw University and a Master of Music from Washington University in St. Louis.

She relocated to Indiana with her husband, Dr. Ian Stone, chiropractor and co-owner of Chiropractic Health and Max Performance (CHAMP) Noblesville, IN.