Executive Director

Jennifer Brink was named Executive Director of the Glens Falls Symphony in July of 2015. She came to the Glens Falls Symphony with 13 years of orchestra management experience. She also has a long background in music, performing and teaching French Horn and Piano in Boise, Idaho and in Glens Falls at St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School and at the Glens Falls Music Academy. She performed in the Boise Philharmonic from 1995 through 2010, and with the Utah Festival Opera from 2008-2010. She was adjunct faculty at Northwest Nazarene University and Albertson College of Idaho (now College of Idaho). Prior to moving to Boise, she obtained a Master's Degree in Music from Northwestern University, where she studied with members of the Chicago Symphony and the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra. As a musician, she also performed with Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Phoenix Symphony, the Oregon East Symphony; and with performing artists Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Gene Harris, Chuck Mangione, Josh Groban, Manheim Steamroller, The Moody Blues and others.

During her time working in administration for the Boise Philharmonic, she managed, at various times, marketing, publicity, grant-writing, education and family outreach, and she studied orchestra management in special programs run by the League of American Orchestras in New York City. Under her leadership, the Glens Falls Symphony has dramatically expanded its audience and offerings, reaching a total of 11,250 audience members in 2023, running 39 different events in 24 venues, including 3,000 children through its ambitious educational programs, with a staff of only two. She enjoys working with Music Director Charles Peltz on the Glens Falls Symphony’s continued growth in artistic excellence and outreach.

Ms. Brink is an active member of the Glens Falls Rotary Club serving as Club President in 2022/23. In 2022, the Club celebrated its 100th year of “Service Above Self.” She views the artistic and community engagement work through the Symphony and through Rotary as a rewarding part of building this incredible North country community.