Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony have posted a memorial notice for Mary Woehr, who has died of cancer at the age of 72:
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our former violist, Mary Woehr. Mary was a beloved fixture at the BSO and especially during our Academy week as the solo accompanist (she was equally talented on piano as well as viola!)
Mary retired from the orchestra in 2023 after an impressive 40 year career. She was an active chamber musician, on viola and piano, and frequently performed on the Candlelight Series, the Festival Chamber Players, and with many other groups.
From the Dignity notice:
Mary’s parents, members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, bought property there and built a house, setting a pattern of summer life for the family. The geodesic dome outside Chautauqua was kept in the family, and its management and upkeep became an important part of Mary’s life.
Mary’s professional career began with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, continuing on to the London (Ontario) Sinfonia, with a stint in the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. She also played with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, the Dallas Ballet Orchestra, and the new music chamber group Voices of Change. In 1982 she won a position in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a position she kept for some 41 years and through a number of music directors. Her favorite was probably David Zinman, with whom she kept in contact long after his departure from Baltimore
Mary loved cats. Mary always seemed to have ones named after classical orchestral music publishers: Boosey and Hawkes, Schirmer and Kalmus.
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