Anne Parsons.(Special Report)(Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra )(Occupation overview)

Byline: Amy Whitesall

Anne Parsons

President and Executive Director

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Detroit

Music was always the thing Anne Parsons did for fun. Even when she played flute in and managed the Smith College orchestra, the music was its own reward.

No, Parsons' professional future was in finance; she was sure of it. She used to spend her college summers working as a teller for Chemical Bank in New York. She loved working with people, loved the simplicity of the job, and took a special satisfaction in balancing her…