Symphony Number One names Dr. Lindsay Thompson to the Board of Directors. Baltimore chamber orchestra Symphony Number One performs substantial works by emerging composers, beloved classics, and a twist of pop. Symphony Number One develops close working relationships with young and emerging composers, gives new works multiple hearings, produces substantial recordings, and creates unique concert experiences for the public by juxtaposing new music with the classical canon.

Dr. Thompson joined the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School in 2002. She is an Associate Professor in the practice track with expertise in the role of character and human values in business, society, and corporate culture. Her numerous honors include Secretariat of the International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics, sponsor of the quadrennial World Congress of Business, Economics, and Ethics. She was also the recipient of the 2008 CHOICE award for Outstanding Academic Title and the BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee award for Outstanding Title.

Lindsay is a native of Minnesota with a long history of support for the Minnesota Orchestra. She previously served as a board member for the Baltimore Women Composer's Orchestra. Symphony Number One President Janan Broadbent said of the appointment, "We are grateful to Dr. Thompson for the leadership and expertise she will be contributing to Symphony Number One in the years ahead."