Currently a credit analyst with Citibank Credit Services in Hagerstown, Maryland, John Eckstine previously spent several decades as a music teacher at schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania. A lifelong music aficionado, John Eckstine enjoys attending the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

2.  Currently a credit analyst with Citibank
Credit Services in Hagerstown, Maryland,
John Eckstine previously spent several
decades as a music teacher at schools
in Maryland and Pennsylvania. A lifelong
music aficionado, John Eckstine enjoys
attending the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra.

3.  Ranked among the world's top orchestras,
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has
served as one of Maryland's cultural leaders
since 1916. Presently under the leadership
of musical director Martin Alsop, this entity
welcomes an annual attendance of more
than 350,000 persons. Its 2014-2015 season
will include over 130 shows featuring the
works of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and
Shostakovich, as well as a speakers series
with Alan Alda, Ken Burns, and other
notable guests.

4.  Along with its regular performances, Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra reaches out to its community
through programs such as OrchKids. Operating
throughout the entire year, this endeavor provides
local youths with during- and after-school
opportunities related to music. Among its no-cost
offerings are music education, instrument training,
and mentoring services. More than five Baltimore City
Public Schools partner with this program, and nearly
750 children from pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade
participate in the initiative. Through music, children
learn how to express themselves and inspire positive
changes throughout their neighborhoods.