CLARKSVILLE, TN – Clarksville’s Gateway Chamber Orchestra is excited to announce the hiring of Summer Fuchs as its new Interim Executive Director and Tim Sharp as the GCO Choral Director. Both bring their talent and expertise from prestigious organizations across the USA and beyond to enhance the growth and progress of the highly acclaimed, GRAMMY-nominated Gateway Chamber Orchestra.

“We are thrilled to welcome Summer Fuchs and Tim Sharp into these important leadership roles”, says GCO Music Director Gregory Wolynec. “Our orchestra and chorus have evolved dramatically, particularly over the challenging last few years. As the organization continues to refine its offerings, we look to increase both our national and regional presence. I cannot imagine two better partners to help us at this exciting and important time.”

Summer Fuchs is a licensed attorney with more than a decade of experience in nonprofit administration and arts management and a track record of maximizing responsible growth. Summer provides consulting services to artists and nonprofit administrators on various matters, including union relations, budgeting, immigration, intellectual property, touring, product endorsement, marketing, and business development initiatives.

Conductor/composer Tim Sharp, DMA, completed thirteen years as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, the world’s largest professional choral organization. Tim led ACDA to innovations that changed the course of this professional association for the 21st century. While in Oklahoma, Tim was Artistic Director and Conductor of the Tulsa Chorale, a 100-voice civic chorus, performing the major choral repertoire of the choral/orchestral canon. Dr. Sharp remains on the Executive Board of the International Federation for Choral Music and the World Choral Council, representing choral music in North America. These associations have taken him to six continents and China over twenty-five times, performing and lecturing.