Please join us in congratulating CAA's 2026 Janet Olson Award winner Frank Villella! Award winners were announced at the CAA Annual Meeting on March 10.
Frank has been a member of CAA for more than two decades and has worked behind the scenes for many years to provide CAA with physical space at Symphony Center for our annual meeting, as well as annually providing CSO performance tickets to our members. Previously, he was a member of CAA’s Antiracism Working Group. His kindness and generosity in providing countless opportunities for our members to connect and collaborate is deeply appreciated.
Frank is the director of the Rosenthal Archives of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. He joined the Archives’ staff in 1993 and became director in 2014. He is responsible for the preservation of and access to collections that document the activities of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Symphony Center. For the Association, he’s co-produced several compilations of archival sound recordings and written for the CSO’s program book, syndicated radio broadcasts, and the From the Archives blog. Also an active musician, Frank has performed and recorded with the Cathedral Singers, Bella Voce, William Ferris Chorale, The Rookery, Schola Antiqua of Chicago, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
