Ballet Theatre Foundation

Orange County residents Frances A. Bass and William J. Gillespie have been elected to the board of trustees of New York-based Ballet Theatre Foundation. Frances Bass served six years of the Pacific Symphony board of trustees and four on the orchestra's executive committee. She is now a trustee of the Orange County Museum of Art.

Orange County residents Frances A. Bass and William J. Gillespie have been elected to the board of trustees of New York-based Ballet Theatre Foundation. Frances Bass served six years of the Pacific Symphony board of trustees and four on the orchestra's executive committee. She is now a trustee of the Orange County Museum of Art.

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