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92_HR0767

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are  proud  to  recognize  those citizens of
 4    Illinois who have contributed to the cultural development and
 5    education of this State; and

 6        WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Jean  Hove  of
 7    Elgin  has  contributed greatly to her community by providing
 8    the priceless gift of music to her fellow citizens; and

 9        WHEREAS, Jean Hove was one of the three founding  members
10    of  the  Elgin  Symphony  Orchestra,  currently  the nation's
11    fastest growing and Illinois' premier regional orchestra; and

12        WHEREAS, Mrs. Hove has played  with  the  Elgin  Symphony
13    Orchestra  since  its  inception  in  1950, and played in the
14    Orchestra's inaugural concert, held at Elgin High School,  on
15    April 17, 1951; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Hove  has  filled  the  seat of principal
17    viola,  concertmistress,  Assistant   Concert   Master,   and
18    currently  plays  in  the violin section; she has worked with
19    all three music directors of the  Elgin  Symphony  Orchestra,
20    Maestro  Douglas Steensland, Maestra Margaret Hillis, and the
21    current director, Maestro Robert Hanson; and

22        WHEREAS, Jean Hove has  been  an  active  music  educator
23    since  moving  to  Elgin  in  1948; she raised two musicians,
24    Alice Hove, an elementary school music teacher in  Schaumburg
25    school  district  54,  and  Carolyn Hove, a solo English horn
26    player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and

27        WHEREAS, Jean Hove has played with 60 of her students and
28    her two daughters in  the  Elgin  Symphony  Orchestra,  while
29    three  of  her  students  remain in the string section of the
30    Orchestra:  Mark  Kuntz,  Sue  Ollman,  and  Sandy   Simpson;
31    therefore, be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 2    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 3    we congratulate Jean Hove for her  outstanding  contributions
 4    to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the people of her community,
 5    and the world of music; and be it further

 6        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 7    presented to Jean Hove as an expression of our esteem.

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