Our Mission: 

We believe that music enriches the lives of people of all ages. Through our diverse music programming, accessible venues and no cost concerts, we provide the citizens of Blue Ash, Montgomery and surrounding communities with an enjoyable, affordable quality music experience for audiences of all ages. 

Michael Batdorf joined the BAMSO Board in 2012 and was elected to president the subsequent year. Michael joined BAMSO after being matched with the organization through Artswave’s “Boardway Bound” program. Batdorf is a partner at Messer Construction Co., a private nationally-ranked, employee-owned construction management firm based in Cincinnati, where he is a Marketing and Communication Executive. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music’s Electronic Media program, Batdorf also serves on the UC Professional Writing Advisory Board. Michael is the author of the novel Pair of Jacks, with more books forthcoming. He is married with two children, both SEC graduates. When not working or volunteering, Michael spends his time cheering on his favorite sports teams, enjoying live music, exercising and traveling.

Michael Chertock began conducting in 1999 when he stepped in for Maestro Carmon De Leone in performances of Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker. In 2002, he became the conductor of the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra and frequently composes and arranges music for the orchestra’s concerts.

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Mr. Chertock is the principal keyboardist for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has fashioned a successful career as a piano soloist, collaborating with conductors such as Keith Lockhart, Jack Everly, Robert Bernhardt, John Morris Russell, Thomas Wilkins, Carmon DeLeone, Andrew Linton, and the late Erich Kunzel. His many orchestral appearances include solo performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique du Montreal, the Toronto Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Utah Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Boston Pops, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Dayton Philharmonic.

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In 2004, Chertock joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, where he is currently chair of the Piano Department.

Charlotte Ulmer is the principal horn on the North American tour of Disney’s Frozen. She also holds the position of Second Horn of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and is an Emmy® award-winning producer.

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Charlotte received her Master of Music degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music degree from the

Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Additionally, she studied abroad in Vienna, Austria where she worked with Wolfgang Vladar, Third horn of the Vienna Philharmonic. She recently completed a graduate certificate in Arts Marketing and Management through the University of Denver.

Notable accomplishments in her career include founding the 501(c)3 nonprofit, Artist Unleashed, where she was part of a team that received four

Emmy® category nominations and seven wins for their work on a multi-genre concert and fundraiser. She also received the title of Jacobs Scholar for the entirety of her undergraduate career and was an Indiana University Founders Scholar. 

Laura Proffit has been an active performer and teacher since moving to Cincinnati in 1990. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from Northern Illinois University, where she studied with members of the Vermeer String Quartet. She currently performs with the
Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony, Springfield Symphony and free lances throughout the Cincinnati area. Laura is the concertmaster of the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony where she has been performing since 1992 and is the Managing Director of School House Symphony. She
is the founding member and first violinist of the Hawthorne String Quartet which performs throughout the greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas. She maintains a private teaching studio in West Chester.

Glenn Proffit, bass trombonist and librarian of the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony, is also the bass trombonist for the West Virginia Symphony and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Glenn received his Bachelor of Music from Northern
Illinois University, and his Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He has performed with many area music ensembles as well as the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the North Carolina Symphony. Glenn is also a member of
School House Symphony which performs over 250 educational concerts throughout the greater Cincinnati area annually. Glenn maintains a private teaching studio in his home in
West Chester, teaching trombone, tuba, and euphonium/baritone.