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The Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, currently in its 93rd season, is the third largest professional orchestra in the state of Wisconsin. The first ensemble to use the name "Green Bay Symphony Orchestra" gave its first concert in 1914 involving forty local musicians, with Alex Enna conducting. The concertmaster, William Larsen, took up the baton during the orchestra's second season. In 1966, Oleg Kovelenko became the ensemble's first full time conductor. When he left for a position in Indianapolis in 1972, Miroslav Pansky ascended the podium and served as as Music Director until his retirement in 1995. Shinik Hahm served as Music Director from 1995 to 2000. Bridget-Michaele Reischl took the podium in 2001 as our new music director and we look to her again as she leads the symphony into another exciting season. The GBSO has grown to include a flourishing Youth Orchestra program. Over 200 young musicians from schools all around Northeastern Wisconsin receive excellent instruction in three separate ensembles: String Orchestra, Philharmonia, and Youth Symphony. The Friends of the Green Bay Symphony also support the activities of both the professional and youth orchestras through various fundraising and educational programs.