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MISSION

AFA enriches the lives of young people through music

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2016-17 SUMMARY

45 free concerts

50,000 classroom hours instructed by 98 Faculty Artists

71% of students received direct financial aid totaling $155,825 or free programing through AFA In Schools

3,341 students from 206 schools in 25 ISDs

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW AFA IN SCHOOLS – presents a broad range of classroom-based clinics, residencies, and masterclasses that impact underserved communities by enhancing school arts curricula. Divided into “Discovery” (beginner) and “Endeavor” (intensive) levels, AFA In Schools gives young people the opportunity to access enriching musical learning opportunities customized for each population and/or school.

AFA’s YEAR-ROUND CURRICULUM, presented with artistic support from several of Houston’s finest arts organizations, offers unique after-school and weekend opportunities that challenge intermediate to advanced students at their next level of musical accomplishment. AFA’s Chamber Music Academy, Composer Institute, and Houston Girls Chorus programs are being expanded to provide a broader array of opportunities to students at multiple levels.

AFA In Schools

Year-Round Curriculum

In 2016-17, AFA served 42 schools through the AFA In Schools initiative (up from 31 schools in 2015-16). AFA In Schools programs are classified two ways:

• In-school and after-school residencies providing a minimum of ten hours of classroom instruction. (937 students in 19 schools.)

• Clinics, masterclasses, presentations, and performances. (1,732 students in 26 schools.) (Less than ten classroom hours.)

• Chamber Music Academy – intensive work in small groups designed to increase instrumental ability, musical knowledge, and collaborative music making skills.

• Composer Institute – a sequenced curriculum of learning opportunities for young musicians developing the craft of writing music

• Houston Girls Chorus – pre-professional performance and

training opportunities for vocalists in grades 4-12.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

AFA’s flagship SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL provides the most intensive, age-appropriate training that AFA offers. Nearly 500 grade 2-12 vocalists, instrumental performers, pianists and composers participated in over 30,000 hours of instruction in challenging, multi-week experiences in an atmosphere of supportive learning and camaraderie.

Summer Music Festival

The Summer Music Festival features a curriculum that makes music a vehicle to enhance social, academic, and personal learning including:

• Large ensemble experiences that emphasize teamwork, discipline and collaboration.

• Small ensemble opportunities promoting leadership, self-motivation, and communication skills.

• Individual and group coaching that supports technical accomplishment and the development of mentor relationships with AFA teaching artists.

• Classroom musicianship that empowers students to make academic and artistic choices based on their knowledge.

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2016-17 DEMOGRAPHICS

Student Ethnicity

967AFA In Schools

(Recurring Programs)

1,732AFA In Schools

(Clinics or Masterclasses)

487Summer Music Festival

155Year-Round Curriculum

3,341Students in all programs

Total Enrollment

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2016-17 DEMOGRAPHICSEnrollment by Grade Level

Percentage of Students Receiving Direct Financial Aid by Program*

*Every student benefits from indirect subsidies to offset the full cost of AFA programs. AFA In Schools programs are offered either free of charge or at heavily subsidized rates. No student in an AFA In Schools program pays to participate. On average, AFA’s Summer Music Festival and Year-Round Curriculum can cost in excess of $1,500 per student, far exceeding AFA’s published tuition. For families for whom the subsidized tuition rate represents a hardship, AFA’s Scholarship Enrichment Fund provides direct financial aid.

Percentage of students receiving support

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION Balance Sheet - As of July 31, 2017

ASSETS

Cash and Bank Accounts: Operating $89,601

Cash and Bank Accounts: Cash Reserve $285,416

Total Cash and Bank Accounts $375,017

Fixed Assets (Net of $22,042 Accumulated Depreciation) $84,514

TOTAL ASSETS $459,531

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES

Liabilities $0

Net Assets $459,531

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES $459,531

Income Statement

REVENUE

Operating Revenue $454,458

Fundraising Revenue $592,516

In-Kind Revenue $38,390

TOTAL REVENUE $1,085,364

EXPENSES

Operating Expenses $329,328

Artistic Expenses $455,784

Scholarship Enrichment Fund $155,826

TOTAL EXPENSES $940,938

NET INCOME $144,426

AFA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Houston Methodist Hospital’s Center for Performing Arts Medicine is the official health care provider of AFA.

AFA programs are presented in collaboration with

AFA is proud to receive support from and work in partnership with the following organizations

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Aldine ISDCarver High School

CharterKIPP Houston High School

Cy-Fair ISDAnthony Middle School

Houston ISDFonville Middle SchoolHamilton Middle School

Houston ISD (continued) Kennedy Elementary Lyons ElementaryMading ElementaryMarshall Middle SchoolMitchell ElementaryParker ElementaryScarborough ElementaryT.H. Rogers SchoolWhittier Elementary

Pasadena ISDBondy IntermediatePark View Intermediate

PrivateThe Center for Hearing and SpeechThe Lighthouse of HoustonThe Monarch School

= AFA In Schools Residencies

Alief ISDKerr High School

Cy-Fair ISDAnthony Middle School

Deer Park ISD Deer Park High School

Houston ISDBellaire High SchoolHSPVALanier Middle SchoolMarshall Middle School

Katy ISDCinco Ranch High SchoolMayde Creek High SchoolTaylor High School

Klein ISDKlein Forest High SchoolKlein High SchoolKlein Oak High School

Pasadena ISDBeverly Hills IntermediateBondy IntermediateJackson Intermediate

Pasadena ISD (continued)Miller IntermediatePark View IntermediateQueens IntermediateSan Jacinto IntermediateSouth Houston IntermediateSouth Houston High SchoolSouthmore IntermediateThompson Intermediate

Pearland ISDPearland High School

Spring Branch ISDNorthbrook High School

= AFA In Schools Clinics and Masterclasses

2016-17 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

(Map shows AFA In Schools locations only.)

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Alief ISDAlbright Middle School

Charter SchoolsA+ AcademyBeta AcademyHarmony School of DiscoveryHarmony School of Fine Arts and TechnologyHouston Gateway AcademyKIPP Sharpstown College PrepXavier Educational Academy

Clear Creek ISDWestbrook Intermediate

Cy-Fair ISDAragon Middle SchoolCypress Ridge High SchoolHorne ElementaryJersey Village High School

Fort Bend ISDCornerstone ElementaryTravis High School

Galena Park ISDNorth Shore High School

Houston ISDBaylor at Ryan Middle SchoolBlack Middle SchoolCarnegie Vanguard High SchoolDeBakey High SchoolHelms ElementaryHSPVAKolter ElementaryLamar High SchoolLanier Middle SchoolLantrip ElementaryMeyerland MSPVAParker ElementaryPershing Middle SchoolPin Oak Middle SchoolPoe ElementaryT.H. Rogers SchoolWestbury High School

Katy ISDCreech ElementaryTaylor High SchoolRandolph Elementary

Katy ISD (continued)Seven Lakes Junior High

Klein ISDWunderlich Intermediate

Lamar Consolidated ISDGeorge Ranch High School

Pasadena ISDBeverly Hills Intermediate Pasadena Memorial High School

Private SchoolsAnnunciation Orthodox SchoolAwty International SchoolCypress Christian SchoolDuchesne AcademyIncarnate Word Academy Northland Christian SchoolMonarch SchoolPresbyterian SchoolRegis School of the Sacred HeartRiver Oaks BaptistSt. Anne Catholic School

Private Schools (continued)St. Francis Episcopal St. John’s SchoolSt. Theresa Catholic School

Sheldon ISDCarroll ElementaryNull Middle School

Spring Branch ISDValley Oaks Elementary

Tomball ISDTomball Memorial High School

Year-Round Curriculum

2016-17 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

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Aldine ISDCarver High SchoolDrew AcademyShotwell Middle School

Alief ISDElsik High SchoolKerr High School

Alvin ISDGlen York Elementary

Channelview ISDChannelview High School

CharterHarmony School of DiscoveryHarmony School of Fine Arts and TechnologyKIPP Sharpstown College PrepKIPP ZenithXavier Educational AcademyYES Prep SoutheastYES Prep West

Clear Creek ISDClear Brook High SchoolClear Lake Intermediate

Conroe ISDGalatas ElementaryMcCullough Junior HighThe Woodlands High School

Cy-Fair ISDAnthony Middle SchoolArnold Middle SchoolAult Elementary SchoolCampbell Middle SchoolCook Middle SchoolCy-Fair High SchoolCypress Creek High SchoolCypress Falls High SchoolCypress Lakes High SchoolCypress Ranch High School Cypress Ridge High School Cypress Woods High SchoolGleason ElementaryHamilton Middle SchoolLabay Middle SchoolLangham Creek High SchoolLee ElementaryPope ElementarySalyards Middle SchoolSmith Middle SchoolSpillane Middle SchoolTruitt Middle School

Dickinson ISDDickinson High School

Edmund School District (OK)Edmund Memorial High School

Fort Bend ISD Austin High SchoolBaines Middle School Clements High SchoolCommonwealth ElementaryDulles High SchoolDulles Middle SchoolFirst Colony Middle SchoolFort Settlement Middle SchoolLexington Creek ElementaryQuail Valley Middle SchoolSartartia Middle SchoolTravis High School

Galena Park ISDNorth Shore Middle School

Goose Creek ISDHighlands Junior HighSterling High School

Houston ISDBellaire High SchoolGarden Villas ElementaryHerod ElementaryHorn ElementaryHSPVALanier Middle SchoolLyons ElementaryMark Twain ElementaryMarshall Middle SchoolMeyerland MSPVAPershing Middle SchoolPilgrim ElementaryPin Oak Middle SchoolPoe ElementaryRiver Oaks ElementaryRoberts ElementarySinclair ElementaryT. H. RogersWest University ElementaryWhittier Elementary

Humble ISDAtascocita High SchoolKingwood High SchoolKingwood Middle SchoolRiverwood Middle School

Katy ISDBeck Junior HighBeckendorff Junior High

Katy ISD (continued)Cinco Ranch High SchoolMarek ElementaryMayde Creek High SchoolMcMeans Junior HighPattison ElementarySeven Lakes Junior HighTaylor High School

Klein ISDBrill Elementary Doerre IntermediateFrank ElementaryKleb IntermediateKlein Collins High SchoolKlein Forest High SchoolKlein High SchoolKlein Oak High School Wunderlich Intermediate

Lamar Consolidated ISDGeorge Ranch High School

Pasadena ISDBeverly Hills IntermediateBondy IntermediateDobie High SchoolJackson IntermediatePasadena High SchoolPasadena Memorial High SchoolQueens IntermediateRoberts Middle SchoolRayburn High SchoolSouth Houston IntermediateSouthbelt ElementaryThompson Intermediate

Pearland ISDDawson High SchoolMiller Junior HighSilvercrest Elementary

Private SchoolsAnnunciation Orthodox SchoolArkansas Arts AcademyAscension Episcopal SchoolAwty International SchoolCypress Christian SchoolDuchesne Academy The Emery/Weiner SchoolThe Galloway School HomeschoolHong Kong International SchoolKinkaid SchoolThe Monarch SchoolMonsignor Kelly Catholic SchoolNorthland Christian SchoolPresbyterian School

Private Schools (continued)River Oaks Baptist SchoolThe School for Young Children Sherwood Forest MontessoriThe Shlenker School St. Anne Catholic School St. Catherine’s MontessoriSt. Francis Episcopal SchoolSt. John’s SchoolSt. Theresa Catholic SchoolSt. Thomas’ Episcopal SchoolTrafton AcademyWestbury Christian School

Sheldon ISDCarroll ElementaryNull Middle School

Spring Branch ISDMemorial High School Memorial Middle SchoolNorthbrook High SchoolRummel Creek ElementarySpring Woods High SchoolStratford High SchoolValley Oaks ElementaryWestchester Academy for International StudiesWilchester Elementary

Spring ISDDueitt Middle School Spring High School

Tomball ISDNorthpointe IntermediateTomball Memorial High School

Waller ISDHolleman Elementary

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2016-17 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSSummer Music Festival

206Total number of schools inall 2016-17 AFA programs

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2016-17 DONORSUnderwriterAnonymous Bank of the OzarksMs. Bette BowersThe Brown FoundationLenni and Bill BurkeThe Clayton FundRachel and Bud FrazierThe Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock FoundationJudye and John HartmanAlbert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationThe High School for the Performing and Visual ArtsHouston Arts AllianceHouston BalletHouston EndowmentHouston Livestock Show and RodeoHouston Methodist HospitalKlein High SchoolCaroll P. MatthewsJohn P. McGovern FoundationMemorial High SchoolNational Endowment for the ArtsImmanuel and Helen B. Olshan Foundation, Inc.Pasadena Independent School DistrictThe Powell FoundationTexas Commission on the Arts

Patron Amegy BankHetty and Tom BallPatrick G. BromleyJulie CripeDaCamera of HoustonFort Bend Music CenterHouston Grand Opera’s HGOcoGinni and Richard MithoffSt. Paul’s United Methodist ChurchMarie & William Wise

SupporterMonica Daniel-BarkerMr. Cecil C. Conner, Jr. and Mr. David Lee GrooverShelly and Martin Power

SponsorSandra AddisonMrs. Melza BarrWilliam CannadyCentral MarketMaureen CharnasChevronRenée S. DavisExxonMobilSukey FenoglioSuzanne and Dan A. FleckmanJennifer and Todd FrazierJim and Jo FurrPatricia and Thomas GeddyMelissa and Albert GrobmyerJes and John HagaleElouise and Harry R. JonesYosef KerznerAlbert and Elizabeth KiddKinderMorgan FoundationJane and Kevin KremerThe Mannon FamilyJackie and Dr. Malcolm MazowMs. Marsha L. MontemayorShelagh Moran/The Lighthouse of HoustonAnne-Marie Nguyen and Trung Le TrinhKatherine and Tim PownellAdam and Biba RemsonMs. Gay RoaneBeverly and Howard RobinsonKathleen and Dick RogersDr. and Mrs. C. Richard StasneyNancy and Peter ThompsonRose M. and Nikolas F. WhiteBob Yazdani/American Risk Insurance CompanyDr. Ahmed Zaafran

In Honor of Bette BowersRosann F. Hooks

In Honor of Amanda FisherMr. and Mrs. John McDonald

In Honor of J. Todd FrazierRegina Rogers

DonorMr. and Mrs. Suzanne AhrensMr. and Mrs. Gary AndrewsMr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Arnim IIIAlan Austin and David Ashley WhiteThe Honorable Mary BaconAnita and Bonner BarnesMs. Maurice BassKaren BeanBonnie Bell

Donor (continued) Brandon BellStephen BellMichael Bernick and Kim StevensSharon and Chip BryanMr. and Mrs. Bruce BryantPeggy and Mark BurckTeresa CoffmanNadene and Jim CrainWilliam CrothersMr. and Mrs. James DannenbaumMr. and Mrs. Platt DavisThe Family of Sophie DenhamKevin DeversCinda and Joe DeVetSusan DuboisMr. and Mrs. M. Robert DusslerNancy Edmonson and Charles GriffeyMelanie F. EdmundsonKaren FerreiraNancy and Nelson FisherPatti and Jim FoxCarol GaleenerMr. and Mrs. Joe GaussChris and Doug GehrmanMarita and David GlodtH. Stephen Grace, Jr.GSMA, Inc.Ricardo GuajardoDiane HagoodJoan and Don HaleyAnn and Sonny HarkinsCathy HelmMary and Jim HendersonCynthia HerzogAggie and Dr. Young G. InBenjamin Kamins and Janet RarickMr. and Mrs. Marvin KaplanJim and Betty KeyLinda LesserLisle Violin ShopTommy LottThe Family of Elana and Natalia LuisAileen MasonThe Family of Kristine MazziottiLinda and Ranney McDonoughMr. and Mrs. Brad McWilliamsRose Ann Medlin and William JoorMrs. Lorwen MerrimanCrista and Gary MillerMichael and Carol Jean MoehlmanRodolfo and Donell MoralesMr. and Mrs. Covey Nash, Jr.Will and Jennifer NeuhausThe Newman FamilyThe Family of Samantha Pape Irving Phillips and Kathy WildCharles and Joann Philpott

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Donor (continued) Judy and Lawrence PirtleJudy and Ron PresswoodThe Family of Eva Quintus-BoszMs. Janet RedekerJudy and Dan RedwineCamille ReiserSuzanne ReyesThe Family of Derek RobbinsCarolyn and James RobertsonSally RussAnnabella and Vahe SahakianThe Family of Leslie SanchezThe Family of Calida ScheinermanBingiee and Cara ShiuDoris SingBarbara and Louis SklarDr. and Mrs. Burt StrugMarilyn and Robert SzentirmayThe Family of Arman TavallaeiMeredith TekellSara H. ThompsonMs. Glennis TolunayEllie and Jon TotzMs. Ann TrammellCarolyn TrueThe Family of Nicolas ValladolidThe Family of Sophia VelasquezJo Ann VincentVivid PrintingSam Weber, M.D.Michael Webster and Leone BuyseNancy WillersonThe Family of Connor WrightThe Family of Franklin WuCarolyn YazdaniJonathan K. YazdaniGay Yellen and Don Reiser

In Honor of Mike BernickKate TankerslyJovon Alfon B. Tyler

In Honor of Bette BowersMary “Skip” Britton

In Honor of Lenni BurkeJon and Tanya ClarksonThomas Holstien

In Honor of C. C. ConnerMrs. Kristy Junco Bradshaw

In Honor of David DeHoyosPat Bonner

Donor (continued) In Honor of Judye HartmanGail and John Van Osdall

In Honor of Clark HibbsLilaJan and Roger Hibbs

In Honor of Rachel FrazierToby and Rachel Anne Mattox

In Honor of Rachel and Bud FrazierRegina Rogers

In Honor of Todd FrazierMrs. Reginald R. SmithMrs. R. H. Stewart

In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm MazowDr. Didier Piot

In Honor of Shelly PowerS. Shawn Stephens and James M. Jordan

In Honor of Dr. Michael RemsonCathy and Peter Hartley

In Honor of Richard W. StewartJennifer L. Kirk

In Honor of Alec WarrenJuan Cruz

In Memory of Kenneth GarrisonMs. Laura K. Garrison/Tri Star Freight Systems, Inc.

In Memory of Boudinot Atterbury and Oberge Kendall SheppardThe Kendall Family

FriendSamuel Adler and Emily Freeman BrownAmazonSmileBecky Weatherall BairdThe Family of Leah Marie BeachGudrun and Karl BeckerValerie and Ed BlairThe Family of Sara BonillaMr. and Mrs. Travis BroescheThe Family of Daniela and Jorge CapetilloJacqueline CardenasDonna CharlesonJessica CraftNicole T. EllisSusanne GaltneyChristianne Gell

Friend (continued) Joan and Erik GronforKrogerThe Family of LeAnna LealLaura and Robert LeeDottie and Henry LegendrePolly Lewis and Michael PiersonThe Family of Victoria LinThe Family of Alexa LinaresEva and Mike LoebThe Family of Sveva MunnekeMy Flaming HeartCora NeelyDr. Susan Snider Osterberg and Mr. Ed OsterbergSylvia OuelletteThe Family of Caroline PalamountainMr. and Mrs. Joe Dean PhippsCaroline SabinSafewayKarla SchapanskyThe Family of Nicholas ShaeferThe Family of Marcos SolaThe Family of Arellys TapiaThe Family of Justin TorresThe Family of Alice VuThe Family of Annie Zhou

In Honor of Daniel GuirguisHeidi Nashed-Guirguis

In Honor of Richard NunemakerMichael Brown

In Honor of Emery Gullickson RichardsConnie and David Gullickson

In Memory of Karen PittsCathy and Dean Fishburn

2016-17 DONORS

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AFA FACULTY ARTISTSYear-Round Curriculum

Chamber Music AcademyDr. Ingrid Gerling, violinDoreen Hanrahan, violinWill Kremer,* celloErika Lawson, violaKaori Matsui, violinRachel Shepard, violin

Houston Girls ChorusAmber Jamison,* Prep Choir conductorShawn Heller, accompanistKimberly Tobola, Artistic Director

Composer InstituteDr. Mark Buller, composition

AFA In Schools

Residencies Tanner Antonetti, ensemble coachingDr. Mark Buller, compositionChristina Carroll, ensemble coachingAllen Chen, ensemble coachingMichael Clark, pianoKelli Estes, musical theaterRichard Ford, film scoringNathanael Gross, pianoJenny Hafernik, choirShawn Heller, accompanistMark Holly, ensemble coaching Anna Julia, filmmaking Dr. Daniel Kramlich, choirWill Kremer,* chamber musicErika Lawson, chamber music, violinDr. Joel Love, film scoringAndrew McCormick, ensemble coaching Izumi Miyahara, ensemble coachingSylvia Ouellette, elementary musicJoanna Reeder, piano Dr. Maiko Sasaki, ensemble coaching Ethan Schneider, composition, pianoRachel Shepard, chamber musicJeremiah Stones, ensemble coaching

Clinics and MasterclassesGeorge Engelmann, orchestraDr. Clifton Evans, orchestraLydia Feazell, orchestraCathy Fishburn, orchestraKeith Markuson, orchestraDr. Michael Remson, choirDr. Richard Robbins, choir

Summer Music Festival

Choir and VoiceDr. Hangfong Au, accompanistLaurie Conner, conductorChristopher Fiorini, conductorJeffery Gordon, accompanistJennifer Lee-Gutierrez, accompanistJasmine Hatem, accompanistShawn Heller, accompanistErin Huston, conductorDr. Jason Lester, voiceAmy Moore, conductorCarole Nelson, voiceJed Ragsdale, conductorDr. Richard Robbins, guest clinician

Composition, Theory, and ElectivesDr. Aaron Alon, compositionRachel Buchman, eurhythmics Dr. Mark Buller, compositionDr. Pierre-Alain Chevalier, theory Richard Ford, compositionRoss Griffey,* theoryDr. Brian Herrington, compositionChristine Lidvall, Alexander TechniqueDr. Joel Love, compositionEthan Schneider, theory

MS Wind and Brass Chamber MusicRyan Barker, trumpetMonica Daniel-Barker, flute Amanda Swain,* bassoonTom Tillotson, trumpetMike Warny, trombone

Piano IIYvonne ChenRodolfo Morales* Dr. Yanira SoriaDr. Michael Zuraw

Piano IIIDr. Paul BoydRichard MarshallRodolfo Morales*

Sing Out! Cabaret WorkshopKelli Estes, voiceDr. Rob Hunt, accompanist

Strings IDr. Ingrid Gerling, violinWill Kremer,* celloErika Lawson, violaKaori Matsui, violinBarbara Nelsen, conductor

Strings II and IIIPavel Baez,* violinCurry Duffey,* bassErik Gronfor, bassDoreen Hanrahan, violinSophia Hsieh, violin Will Kremer,* celloKate Mathews, celloPenny Meitz, conductorAndy Moritz, bassSylvia Ouellette, violinAngela Peugnet, violinJohn Randolph, violaLaurette Reynosa, viola

Symphony OrchestraLindsey Baggett, violinSteve Curtis, tubaMonica Daniel-Barker, fluteMatthew Dudzik, celloDr. Clifton Evans, conductorDr. Linda Gilbert, oboeLorento Golofeev, violaAndres Gonzalez, violinDoreen Hanrahan, violinDeborah Harvey, hornEmily Klein, harpErika Lawson, violaFernando Medina, violinPatrick Moore, celloAndy Moritz, bassJohn Randolph, violaDr. Maiko Sasaki, clarinetBarbara Scowcroft, conductorRachel Shepard, violinAmanda Swain,* bassoonTom Tillotson, trumpetElise Wagner, bassoonMike Warny, tromboneAlec Warren, percussion

AFA North Piano Dr. Jennifer HaygheDr. Sam Welsh

AFA North StringsCreston Herron, violinDawn Herron, violinKeith Markuson, conductorSteve Martin, bassPenny Meitz, conductorLaurette Reynosa, violaDaniel Saenz, cello

*AFA Alumni

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GOVERNANCE

AFA alumni are indicated by the years they attended* indicates a current or former faculty member of any AFA program

StaffMichael K. Remson,* DMA Executive and Artistic Director

Amanda Fisher Chief Operating Officer

Amanda Heathco (AFA 1998-2001) Program Services Manager

Brandon Bell Marketing and Operations Manager

Erin McMillin Development Manager

Denise Ward Office Assistant

Lenni Burke, President Community Philanthropist

Board of Directors Bette Bowers Community Philanthropist

Cecil C.“C. C.” Conner, Jr. Managing Director Emeritus, Houston Ballet

Suzanne Thomas Fleckman Executive Director, Houston Youth Symphony (retired)

Rachel Frazier Community Philanthropist

Hoyt T. “Toby” Mattox Executive Director, Society for the Performing Arts (retired)

Jackie Wolens Mazow Community Philanthropist

Rodolfo Morales* (AFA 1996-97) Director of Piano Studies, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Bingiee Shiu* Conductor, Memorial High School Orchestras

Gay Yellen Community Philanthropist

Advisory BoardAlan Austin General and Artistic Director, Texas Music Festival

Patricia Bonner Chair of Music Department, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Rachel Burgan Magnet Coordinator, Bellaire High School

Teresa Coffman,* DMA Director of Choirs, Rhode Island College

Renée Davis Executive Director, The Center for Hearing and Speech

Jeré Derouin Executive and Artistic Director, Elite Music & Fine Arts

Susan Dubois,* DMA Chair of String Department, University of North Texas

Carole Sue “Sukey” Fenoglio Director of Development, Episcopal High School (retired)

Clare Flesher Partner, NAI Partners

J. Todd Frazier* (AFA Founder) Managing Director, Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine

Oscar Howard Frazier, MD Director, Texas Heart Institute

Phillip Freeman* Bass Trombone, Houston Symphony

Judye G. Hartman Community Philanthropist

Elouise Jones Owner, Ouisie’s Table

Advisory Board (continued)Albert Kidd Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil Corporation (retired)

Lorwen Merriman Community Philanthropist

Shelagh Moran Vice President and COO, The Lighthouse of Houston

Mary Anne Piacentini Executive Director, Katy Prairie Conservancy

Shelly Power Artistic Director and CEO, Prix de Lausanne

Eddie Quaid* AMC Music Director, St. Paul’s Choral Scholars

J. Dickson Rogers President, Dickson Partners

Barbara Samuels Community Philanthropist

Barbara Scowcroft* Music Director and Conductor, Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra

Richard Stasney, MD Endowed Chair, Houston Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine

Stanton Welch AM Artistic Director, Houston Ballet

David Ashley White, DMA Former Director, Moores School of Music

Ahmed Zaafran, MD (AFA 1997-98) Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Stanford University

Executive CommitteeLenni Burke, President

Community Philanthropist

Julie Cripe South Texas Division President,

Bank of the Ozarks

William Neuhaus (AFA 2002-03) Vice President, Amegy Bank

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