LOS ANGELES (October 24, 2006) - The Music Center is pleased to announce the most recent appointments to its Board of Directors. Joan Boyett, Anthony J. Buzzelli, Judith Krantz, Cindy Miscikowski, Karen Kay Platt, Thomas L. Safran and Walter F. Ulloa began their tenure in October 2006 (biographies follow).

"These six individuals bring with them a caliber of professionalism and leadership that supports and enriches the mission of the Center and adds to the strength of our already exceptional board of community and business leaders," states Music Center Chairman John Emerson. "Their diverse perspectives and roles in Los Angeles will enrich all that we do at the Center.

The Music Center of Los Angeles County is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation and one of Southern California's premier cultural destinations, welcoming over 1.3 million visitors annually. Centrally located in downtown Los Angeles along Grand Avenue, the Music Center is comprised of four venues - Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater and Mark Taper Forum - as well as outdoor theaters, plazas, and gardens - and is home to four internationally acclaimed Resident Companies: The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theater Group, LA Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Additionally, the Music Center offers the largest presentation of dance in Los Angeles, a tour program, participatory arts activities, exciting programming for children and families throughout the year and its school education programs are nationally recognized.