Geoffrey Brooks:
CLASS OF 1974
Binghamton Central High School (thru 1982)Class of 1974
Binghamton, NY
Geoffrey's Story
Life
Geoffrey Brooks has been active in arts management for most of his life. As a musician growing up with two parents involved in the Arts he graduated from Binghamton High School in 1974 and from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a BA Degree in Music in 1977. I went on to study for my Master in Arts Administration at the University of Vienna, Austria. From 1977 through 1982 and then returned to New York City where I was hired as Assistant Manager of the American Symphony Orchestra. In 1979, I was hired as Manager of the Pasadena Symphony in California and did consulting work for a variety of orchestras before moving further south to La Jolla to become Executive Director of the La Jolla Chamber Music Society, one of the largest presenters of classical music in San Diego and on the west coast. In 1990, I married and moved to Munich, Germany whe...Expand for more
re I worked as the Press and Promotion Manager for BMG Classics, coordinating the international press and promotion for over 300 releases per year with 40 artists/ensembles in over 45 countries. I divorced in 1997 and returned to San Diego where I became the Executive Director of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra. In 2005, another career change back to La Jolla where I was Program Director and Development Director for the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. As a musician, I performed on a regular basis with the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra and Chorus where I met my fiancé Sylvia Grace. We decided to move to Louisville, Kentucky in September 2005, to be closer to her children and grandchildren. We purchased a beauty salon, a barbershop and a spa & salon which we currently are trying to keep from going bankrupt. Hope you are doing well and are in good health and happiness.
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