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|leader_title= Music director
|leader_name= [[Peter Rubardt]]
|executive=[[Christina LittlejohnBret Barrow]]
|board=
|staff=[[Bret BarrowCrystal Lohman]]<br/>[[Crystal LohmanMichelle Thomas]]<br/>[[Michelle Brenda Thomas]]<br/>[[Dale Riegle]]<br/>[[Allison Giltinan]]<br/>[[Martin Rogers]]<br/>
|budget=$900,000
|website=[http://www.pensacolasymphony.com www.pensacolasymphony.com]
Dr. [[Grier Williams]], who became music director in [[1979]], oversaw the most dramatic growth of the organization. The orchestra had been performing in the auditorium of [[Pensacola High School]] for many years, but the [[City of Pensacola]]'s purchase and renovation of the [[Saenger Theatre]] allowed them to move to the more elegant venue in [[1982]]. Williams served as music director and conductor until [[1996]], when the position was occupied by [[Peter Rubardt]].
The PSO currently enjoys audiences of over 35,000 per year, with an additional 45,000 listeners via the orchestra's radio broadcasts on [[WUWF]]. With renovations at the [[Saenger Theatre]], from 2007 to 2009 the PSO's 2007-08 season will be held its concerts at other venues, including performances of the "Masterworks" series at [[First Baptist Church]]. On [[April 18]], [[2009]] the group returned to the Saenger.
==Leadership==
The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that is operated by a 23-member Board of Directors, the current president of which is [[Thomas BaileyWilliam Dollarhide]]. The organization also employs five full-time staff members, including an executive director position, currently held by [[Christina LittlejohnBret Barrow]].
===Board of Directors===
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*[[Thomas BaileyWilliam Dollarhide]], ''President''*[[William DollarhideTad Ihns]], ''Vice President''*[[Rick HarperMilton Usry]], ''Treasurer''*[[Robert de VaronaMargaret Couch]], ''Secretary''*[[Thomas Bailey]], ''Immediate Past President''*Ava Abney*Thomas G. Armstrong*[[John Cavanaugh]]Tom Bailey *Maggie Chu *Rodger P. Doyle*Bill Greenhut *Martha Ann Hunter*Tad IhnsRick Harper*Angela JonesRichard Jernigan*Patricia P. Langhorne*Teri Levin *Ann G. Litvak*Anne Patterson*James M. Potter*Stephanie Riegle *Douglas Rehm*Charlie Robinson *Susan P. Stumpf*Bentina Terry *Jonathan Thompson *Robert W. Turner*Milton Usry*Roger W. Webb*Timothy W. Wright
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===Past Board Presidents===
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