LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Jo Ann Krant Geller upon the occasion
of being inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame on June 10, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to call attention to
individuals and organizations that devote their time and energies to the
cultural enrichment of the Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Jo
Ann Krant Geller, Pianist and Music Educator, upon the occasion of being
inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame at its Annual Induction Ceremo-
ny at the Capitol Theatre, in Rome, New York, on June 10, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Rome Arts Hall of Fame was created in 2005, and is housed
in the mezzanine foyer of the Capitol; each year, nominations are
collected from community members and arts organizations, and a committee
made up of individuals from Rome's arts community chooses inductees; and
WHEREAS, Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Jo Ann Krant Geller is a grad-
uate of Chester High School; she went on to earn a degree in Musicology
from the University of Pennsylvania; while she was a student there, she
studied piano under Vladimir Sokoloff at the Curtis Institute of Music,
and accompanied the Choir under the direction of William Smith, assist-
ant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra; and
WHEREAS, Jo Ann Krant Geller continued her piano studies in Munich,
Germany, under Leonard Shure; upon returning to the United States she
became a member of the performance faculty at the Wilmington School of
Music, Wilmington, Delaware; and
WHEREAS, Jo Ann Krant Geller appeared in numerous performances
throughout New York State as soloist, accompanist, and in chamber ensem-
bles, and was an adjunct professor at Mohawk Valley Community College;
currently, she is a member of a duo piano team; and
WHEREAS, With an extensive piano teaching practice Jo Ann Krant Geller
is also a member of the Board of the Rome Concert Band; and
WHEREAS, It is most fitting that we take time to celebrate the arts of
our Nation, to honor our artists, and to express our appreciation to
everyone who patronizes the arts; and as we celebrate the arts, we cele-
brate and give thanks to our American freedom, the only atmosphere in
which artists can truly create and in which art is truly the expression
of the soul; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Jo Ann Krant Geller upon the occasion of being inducted into the
Rome Arts Hall of Fame on June 10, 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jo Ann Krant Geller.