ANNUAL REPORT 09 - Chicago Sinfonietta

200809

A N N U A L R E P O R T

CHICAGOSINFONIETTA.ORG

M ISSION OF THE CHICAGO SINFONIETTA is to serve as a national model

for inclusiveness and innovation in classical music through the presentation of the highest

quality orchestral concerts and related programs. The Chicago Sinfonietta aspires to remove

the barriers to participation in, and appreciation of classical music through its educational and outreach

programs that expose children and their families to classical music, and by providing professional development

opportunities for young musicians and composers of diverse backgrounds enabling new, important voices to be

heard. This will help America become a true cultural democracy, in which everyone can share fully in its cultur-

al resources and in which all can contribute to its cultural richness.

2008/09 ANNUAL REPORT

THE CHICAGO SINFONIETTA


03 Letter from the Board President

05 State of the Art

07 State of the Organization

10 Season Review

12 Program Summary

14 Financial Data

15 Supporters

16 Board of Directors/Personnel

17 Orchestra Personnel

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T he Sinfonietta thrives on cross-genre collaborations like the ones it cultivated with bluesman

John Primer, rock act Poi Dog Pondering and even the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Playing with

technology is fast becoming a part of the Sinfonietta mojo as well. For Friday night's free

hi-fi, multimedia presentation of Gustav Holst's astral tribute "The Planets," the 21-year-old orchestra's first

impression before the summering masses was bolstered with the help of the Adler Planetarium's astronomer

and visual artist Dr. Jose Francisco Salgado, whose memorable accompanying video couldn't have been

a more striking complement to Holst's score. The whole shebang easily made one of the outdoor summer

season's most lasting impressions. — Chicago Sun-Times


DEAR SINFONIETTA SUPPORTER,We are very pleased to share with you our Annual Report for 2008-2009. This was

a year that saw the orchestra perform for more people than at any time in its history. Itwas a year that saw important strides taken in fulfilling our mission of promoting diversi-ty and inclusiveness in classical music through innovative programs that actively engageyoung, diverse audiences. It was a year that demonstrated how the economy affects everytype of business, especially arts organizations. And, finally, it was a year that saw ourfounder, Paul Freeman, announce his impending retirement from the Sinfonietta after 23

years at the helm. Despite all of the challenges of the last year, it was the musical highlights that made 2008-2009 so memo-

rable for the Sinfonietta. What can we say about a season that opened on a warm August evening in front of11,000 people at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, was followed by a series of stunning performances withthe five subscription concerts and three sold-out Chamber Music concerts. This year also included memorablecollaborations with the San Francisco Ballet, the Auditorium Theater’s presentation of Margaret Garner and per-formances with the Joffrey Ballet, closing with an exciting partnership with Shedd Aquarium. To all that, we say,“Bravo!”

Educational initiatives served more young people than ever before through our Audience Matters, SEED, andProject Inclusion programs. These first two programs provide thousands of Chicago Public School elementaryand high school students with opportunities to interact with the Sinfonietta, and in the case of Project Inclusion,the opportunity for young minority musicians to advance their aspirations for careers in classical music.

Organizational development continues to be a focus of the staff and board. The Sinfonietta ended its fiscalyear with a small excess of revenue for the fifth straight year. Economic realities have necessitated some resourcerealignment for the 2009-2010 Season. Despite this, we remain more committed than ever to the unique mis-sion of the Chicago Sinfonietta.

We sincerely thank our donors, musicians, Friends group members, volunteers, staff and board members foreverything they contributed to the success of the season just past.

Tara Dowd GurberChair, Board of Directors


W hile 21 inspired seasons have elapsed since the Chicago Sinfonietta gave its first concert in

1987, there was surely an unprecedented spirit of camaraderie surrounding (the) annual

Martin Luther King tribute. Sunday's MLK tribute… symbolically rolled out the red carpet for

today's historic presidential inauguration, and Dr. Freeman, echoing King's immortal words from the conduc-

tor's podium, proudly declared that a certain "dream" had been realized… Very much in the spirit of

Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," this was a resourceful and moving marriage of music and words. …[s]tirring vocal

solos from contralto Ivory Nuckolls and soprano Elizabeth Norman-Sojourner took on a special ardor under

the direction of choir master Mark Jordan. As is the linchpin of any MLK tribute, a rowdy theater sang hand-

in-hand "We Shall Overcome" with the added emotional weight of this momentous time in the annals of

African-American history. — Chicago Sun-Times


THE STATE OF THE ARTOn the inside front panel of last season’s brochure we printed the tagline, “Re-imag-

ining Classical.” People sometimes ask me what we mean by that. I think the 2008-2009Season provided some wonderful examples of how the Sinfonietta has re-imagined classi-cal music by presenting unusual concert experiences that are truly one-of-a-kind.

The season opened in August with a big bang as 11,000 people joined us at PritzkerPavilion in Millennium Park for an encore multi-media presentation of The Planets byGustav Holst conducted by our friend and colleague, Leslie Dunner. We once again per-

formed this exciting piece with the breathtaking video created for us by the Adler Planetarium’s astronomer anddigital image artist, Dr. José Francisco Salgado. We are very grateful to the Pritzker Foundation for their supportof this performance.

The regular subscription season began in September with our presentation of one of the most popular andlarge-scale pieces of classical repertoire, Carmina Burana. Bandoneón virtuoso Raul Jaurena performed works byPiazzolla during the first half of this concert that enthralled and charmed the audience. We tried to “Think Big”on the second concert of the season as we collaborated with the Chicago Humanities Festival on their 2008 fes-tival theme. We invited people from all over the world to vote for what pieces of music they thought changedthe musical landscape, and after thousands voted, we performed excerpts from Eroica, Symphonie fantastique, andother landmark works.

The orchestra performed a lovely holiday concert in December and followed that with our Annual Tributeto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in January that featured the delightful young cellist, Patrice Jackson, and the 200-voice Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir. One of the pieces we performed was composed by the talented Stefan Smith, one of our Project Inclusion musicians. The March concerts were highlighted by fivepieces we performed with Indian Ghazal singer, Kiran Ahluwalia, and the season ended in May with a concertfeaturing music inspired by the oceans, lakes and rivers. We performed the world premiere of Michael Abels’ newpiece, Aquadia, and then recorded it for use in Shedd Aquarium’s newly redesigned Oceanarium exhibit.

Another musical highlight of the season was our three-concert Chamber Music Series at Shedd Aquarium.Reneé Baker curated and conducted these sold-out concerts that featured classical, jazz, world, and gospel musicperformed by members of the orchestra.

I want to thank all of our musicians, Friends groups members, board members, and staff for their hard workon our behalf. Most of all, I want to thank our audience members and donors for their ongoing support.

In early 2009 I announced that I will step down as Music Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta after the 2010-2011 Season. I believe that the time has come for the next musical leader of the orchestra to take his or her place.I look forward to continuing my relationship with the organization as I still fervently believe that the work westarted back in 1987 is more relevant than ever. I am very grateful to all of the individuals and organizationswho have supported our work for the past twenty-two years.

Yours in Music,

Paul Freeman


F or the season's fourth subscription concert, "Global Voices," (the Sinfonietta) focused on folk

elements from India, Spain and Hungary without generalizing the distinctive character of

each. Canadian-Punjabi singer Kiran Ahluwalia… achingly twisted and bent the Eastern

melodic lines over the romantic stylings of the orchestra. The two distinct musical traditions felt as if they had

grown old together for centuries. And what a diva to the core the mezzo-soprano Carolyn Sebron proved to

be in excerpts from Manuel de Falla's gypsy romp "El Amor Brujo." Her rough-hewn mezzo vividly realized

the role of a gypsy woman both bewitched and haunted by her deceased lover. — Chicago Sun-Times

DEAR SINFONIETTA SUPPORTER,The 2008-2009 Season was the largest and most aggressive ever presented from a

programmatic standpoint. We performed for over 161,000 people at five subscriptionconcerts, three chamber music concerts, two stand-alone concerts (Millennium Park anda Holiday Concert at the Harris Theater), and as the pit orchestra for the opera MargaretGarner, and the Joffrey and San Francisco Ballet companies. We provided meaningful andimmersive educational experiences for well over 1,000 Chicago Public School students,continued our groundbreaking minority musician fellowship program, Project Inclusion,

and performed free concerts for thousands of senior citizens. All of this was accomplished during a year that sawthe largest economic downturn in recent history. Despite the challenging economic conditions, the ChicagoSinfonietta finished with a small excess of revenue for 2008-2009 – our fifth consecutive year in the black.

It was an eventful year on the HR front. The administrative staff has remained stable for the last few yearsresulting in enhanced capabilities to execute our programs. The board, after significant growth last year, contin-ues to function at a very high level in terms of advocacy, participation, oversight, and fundraising. The bighuman resources news was Maestro Freeman’s announcement last spring of his retirement as Music Director in2011. The board has been working on a transition plan for well over a year and the process of identifying hissuccessor is well under way.

While our 2008-2009 numbers were quite strong in most every category, we anticipate lower levels of activ-ity for 2009-2010 as a result of the economic conditions we foresee for next year. The 2008-2009 Season wasone of our most successful ever thanks to the dedication and hard work of our musicians, administrative staff,board of directors, volunteers, and ticket buyers. The Chicago Sinfonietta is in good shape to address the chal-lenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Jim HirschExecutive Director



08-09 CHICAGO SINFONIETTASEASONPaul Freeman, Conductor

In 2008-2009, Maestro Paul Freeman and theChicago Sinfonietta continued the orchestra’slegacy of supporting diverse, talented musiciansand of presenting the most innovative, unforget-table concerts possible. Here is a summary of theseason.

MILLENNIUM PARK Friday, August 22nd

The 22nd season began with the Sinfonietta’s debutappearance at Pritzker Pavilion at MillenniumPark. The concert kicked off at 7:30 pm with

Maestro Paul Freeman leading the orchestra throughKay’s Overture for the Theater Set and Ginastera’s livelyEstancia Dances. After a short break, and the onset ofdarkness, Maestro Leslie Dunner took the podium forHolst’s The Planets. With breathtaking video created bythe Adler Planetarium’s José Francisco Salgado, and theethereal vocal sound of the Anima Children’s Choir, the11,000+ audience was treated to a sonic and visual feast.As SUN-TIMES reviewer Bryant Manning pointed out,“…the Sinfonietta thrives on cross-genre collaborationslike the ones it cultivated with bluesman John Primer,rock act Poi Dog Pondering and even the Chicago JazzEnsemble. Playing with technology is fast becoming apart of the Sinfonietta mojo as well.”


CONCERT IIMonday, November 10th

Orchestra Hall

CONCERT I Sunday, September 21st

Dominican University Monday, September 22nd

Orchestra Hall

The theme for this year’s collabo-ration with the ChicagoHumanities Festival was

THINK BIG. After months of discus-sions, arguments, and brainstorming,we decided to interpret this theme byasking the question, “What pieces ofclassical music repertoire changedeverything that followed?” We assem-bled a panel of experts who made theirsuggestions for the most importantmusic ever written, we created an on-line poll from their recommendations,and then we invited the world to vote.Thousands voted from all over theworld and the results are apparent fromthe repertoire listed below. The concertopened with Ravel’s Introduction andAllegro featuring Sinfonietta harpist,Faye Seeman, and closed with twoRespighi masterpieces performed withmembers of the Chicago YouthSymphony Orchestras. The concert,guest conducted by Maestro LeslieDunner, proved beyond a shadow of adoubt that the great works are indeedtimeless.

Guests:Faye Seeman, harpChicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

Program:Ravel – Introduction and AllegroBeethoven – Symphony No. 3, Allegro

con brioBerlioz – Symphonie fantastique, Marche

au suppliceCopland – Fanfare for the Common ManRespighi – Fontane di RomaRespighi – Pini di Roma

The opening subscription con-certled by Maestro Leslie Dunnerwas highlighted by one of the

monumental works of classical music,Orff ’s Carmina Burana. Before the largecast gathered on stage for Orff ’s master-piece, Maestro Dunner and the orchestraperformed music from Shostakovich andPiazzolla, the latter pieces featuring ban-doneón virtuoso Raul Jaurena. Piazzolla’slively and sensuous music was in goodhands (and fingers) with Mr. Jaunera.The audience was delighted by themusic, and completely won over by hischarm. Bryant Manning of the ChicagoSun-Times wrote of this performance,“Think of the bandoneón as the accor-dion's prettier cousin. It produces abrighter sound and uses a set of buttonsinstead of keys. Invented by a German,the instrument found its niche on theSouth American tango scene, thanks toits greatest champion, Astor Piazzolla.Jaurena arranged the composer's "AdiosNonino," which filled the room like abarrel organ, schmaltzy and seductive.”The second half was all Carmina Buranafeaturing the chorus, soloists, and theorchestra. A great opening night, indeed.

Guests:Raul Jaurena, bandoneónApollo Chorus of ChicagoAnima Children’s ChoirElizabeth Norman, sopranoThomas Dymit, tenorPhillip Krause, baritone

Program:Shostakovich – Gadfly OverturePiazzolla – Milonga del AngelPiazzolla – Adios NoninoOrff – Carmina Burana

HOLIDAY CONCERT Monday, December 22nd

Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Neither the Chicago Bears (yes,there was a game the samenight) nor sub-zero tempera-

tures could keep the orchestra andaudience from celebrating the seasonwith holiday favorites. The HarrisTheater looked stunning thanks tosome clever stage decorations and beau-tiful lighting techniques. But asalways, music was the centerpiece, andthe orchestra, under the baton of guestconductor Chelsea Tipton II, was ingreat form. Soprano ElizabethNorman managed three changes ofclothing during the 70-minute per-formance and her crystal clear voice litup the holiday classics. Special thanksto Peoples Gas for sponsoring this fes-tive event.

Guests:Elizabeth Norman, soprano

Program:Leontovic/Wilhousky – Carol of the BellsColeridge-Taylor – Christmas OvertureAdam – O Holy NightFriedman/Wendel – A Chanukah

OvertureHandel – ‘Rejoice Greatly’ from MessiahHolcombe – Fantasy on Auld Lang SyneMendelssohn – Hark the Herald Angels

SingGruber – Silent NightHandel – Joy to the WorldPierpont – Jingle Bells ForeverAnderson – Sleigh Ride

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This concert was entitled GlobalVoices, and it was that and muchmore. Guest Conductor Leslie

Dunner led the orchestra through thepoetically-inspired Ghazal music ofIndia, the romantic and passionateGypsy music of de Falla, and closedwith the unique “voice” of the cim-balom on Kodály’s Háry János Suite.The Chicago Sinfonietta aspires to pres-ent one-of-a-kind, can’t miss concertsand this was surely one of them. TheSUN-TIMES review noted, “By focus-ing on the ghazal (songs composed incouplets that express pain in love), she(vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia) achinglytwisted and bent the Eastern melodiclines over the romantic stylings of theorchestra. The two distinct musical tra-ditions felt as if they had grown oldtogether for centuries.” It is very rare tofind westerners who have heard Ghazalmusic, but far rarer to find people whohave experienced it performed with asymphony orchestra. Add to that theSpanish and Eastern European voices ofthis concert and you have a unique andwonderful evening of music.

Guests:Kiran Ahluwalia – Ghazal vocalsRez Abbasi – guitarNitan Mitta - tablaCarolyn Sebron – mezzo-sorpanoAlex Udvary - cimbalom

Program:Ahluwalia – Soch KaAhluwalia – YakeenanRao – Jo DilBuhr – Chant of Wind and ThunderAhluwalia – Mere MathayDe Falla – El Sombrero de Tres PicosDe Falla – El Amor BrujoKodály - Háry János Suite

CONCERT IV Sunday, March 22nd

Dominican UniversityMonday, March 23rd

Orchestra Hall

The Tribute to Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. concerts.are always ahighlight of each year. It is a

concert that the Sinfonietta has come tobe known for and is highly anticipated bythe community. This year’s events wereespecially poignant as they fell the twodays before President Obama was inau-gurated. After opening the concert withBeethoven’s Leonore Overture, MaestroFreeman featured a work by one of theSinfonietta’s Project Inclusion graduates,Stefan Smith, which was performed witha spoken excerpt of Dr. King’s 1965Selma, Alabama speech. Cellist PatriceJackson closed the first half with Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1, and then per-formed a solo encore that brought downthe house. The evening took a complete180 in the second half of the concertwhen the Apostolic Church of GodSanctuary Choir paired up with theSinfonietta to perform some classicgospel music. The atmosphere wascharged with energy during the enthusi-astic performances and ended the bestpossible way with a united audience join-ing both hands and voices on We ShallOvercome.

Guests:Walter Miles, narratorPatrice Jackson, celloApostolic Church of God Sanctuary

ChoirMark Jordan – Director

Program:Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3Smith – Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2 (Largo)Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1Various Composers – Gospel Music

CONCERT III Sunday, January 18

Dominican UniversityMonday, January 19

Orchestra Hall

The season closed with a concertthat celebrated our year-longcollaboration with Shedd

Aquarium. Maestros Paul Freemanand William Eddins shared the podiumand performed music inspired by theoceans including Water Music, La Mer,and the world premiere of a piece com-posed by Michael Abels entitled,Aquadia. The orchestra recorded thispiece the day after the final concert andit is now being used as the sound trackfor Shedd Aquarium’s new Oceanariumshow, Fantasea. The concert also fea-tured a reunion between MaestroFreeman and pianist Anton Kuerti. AsLawrence Johnson noted in his reviewof the concert, “The sole non-aquaticwork was Beethoven’s Piano ConcertoNo. 1, performed by soloist AntonKuerti. The Canadian pianist per-formed in the Sinfonietta’s very firstseason and it’s clear the Kuerti andFreeman continue to enjoy a simpaticomusical relationship. The men showedclose give and take in this performance,with Freeman eliciting alert and vigor-ous accompaniment from the musi-cians.”

Guests:Anton Kuerti - piano

Program:Handel – Water Music, mvt. 1Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1Debussy – La Mer, mvt. 3Abels – Aquadia

CONCERT V Sunday, May 10th

Dominican UniversityMonday, May 11th

Orchestra Hall

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Friday, November 28th DIP YOUR BIG TOE

Guests:Asimina Chremos, Movement Artist

Featuring:Todd Matthews, James Sanders, BeckyCoffman, Andrew Dowd, Ed Moore,William Porter, Nicole Mitchell, LauraHamm, Steve Berry, Bruce Nelson, andKarl Seigfried

Including the works:Canon in D by Pachelbel, Arioso fromCantata No. 156 by Bach, WaterColours by Reneé Baker, Wade in theWater and Deep River, Trad., Sextet byDvorak, and Curacion Mar and La Vidabajo el agua by Maité.

Friday, February 27th CIRCLE OF LIFE SUITE

Guests:Chicago Community Chorus, KeithHampton, Director, Alexia Kruger,Barbara Farnandis, and Yoseph Henry,vocal soloists

Featuring:Todd Matthews, Kimberly Galva,Melanie Clevert, Robert Fisher, WilliamPorter, Tomeka Reid, Karl Seigfried,Bruce Nelson, Nicole Mitchell, GregBlackburn, Larry Bowen and Steve Berry

Including the works:Water Music by Handel, Send in theClowns by Sondheim, Gymnopedie #1by Satie, Summertime by Gershwin,Alleluia by Kay, Hold On by Hampton,Circle of Life Suite by Reneé Baker,Caravan by Ellington, Take Five byDesmond, Heebie Jeebies by Atkins andLift Every Voice and Sing by Hampton.

Thursday, April 30th THE GLORY OF CREATION

Guests:Steward Wilson Gospel Singers andSteward Wilson Ensemble, StewardWilson, Director, Mwata Bowden,reedist, and Nicole Legette, butoh artist

Featuring:Todd Matthews, Carmen Kassinger,Phyllis Sanders, Melanie Clevert,Michael Fox, William Porter, KarlSeigfried, Nicole Mitchell, GregBlackburn, Daniel Won, Larry Bowen,Robert Griffin, Steve Berry and BruceNelson.

Including the works:Spring (from the Four Seasons) byVivaldi, Poeme by Fibich, Chelsea Bridgeby Strayhorn, Chewing Neckbones byMaite, Pratigraha by Reneé Baker, TotalPraise by Smallwood, Lord We HaveCome to Give You Praise by Wilson,How Great Thou Art by Boberb, andHoly Holy Holy by Heber.

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES AT SHEDDAQUARIUM2009-2010 was the most successful Chamber Music Series yet with sell-out audi-ences and delightful concerts programmed and directed by Chicago SinfoniettaPrincipal Violist and Personnel Manager Reneé Baker. Guests were invited towander through the aquarium before the concerts, grab a quick bite to eat, andend the evening with these one-hour performances followed by a Q & A session.An incredible bargain for $10! Thanks to Exelon and the National Endowmentfor the Arts for their support.

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— Patron review onYelp.com

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PROGRAMS

Educational and Outreach ProgramsThe Chicago Sinfonietta strives to fulfill its mission ofinclusiveness through its educational and outreach pro-grams. During the 2008-2009 Season the Sinfoniettacontinued providing its Audience Matters program,which is designed for grade school children, as well asthe student/musician ensemble training program, SEED(Student Ensembles with Excellence and Diversity) forhigh school-aged students. Now in its second year,Project Inclusion, provided fellowships with the orches-tra for college-aged musicians of color. MusicalExcursions provided non-ambulatory senior citizenswith free music performances. The Sinfonietta also col-laborated with Ravinia on the BandQuest program.

Audience MattersAudience Matters is the core educational program of theChicago Sinfonietta. It serves grade school children andis constantly being modified to create a more immersiveand integrated experience for the students. This pro-gram once again included a creative writing and artwork component with great success. Students wereasked to listen to Kodály’s Háry János Suite and eitherwrite or create a visual art piece inspired by the music.We posted all of the writing and artwork examples onour website, and even featured some at a concert ineither the program book or on display in the lobby. Thisyear 967 students participated in the program.

The schools served during the 2008-2009 year were:• John Eberhart Elementary• Stephen Hayt Elementary• Dett Elementary• Jane Addams• Farnsworth Elementary• James Monroe Elementary• St. Barbara School• South Loop Elementary• Jungman School

• George Rogers Clark• Nia Middle and Foundation Elementary• Parkside Elementary• Shoop Academy• Lionel Hampton Fine and Performing Arts School• Stewart Elementary• Mary E. McDowell School

The SEED ProgramThe SEED Program began in 2004 and serves talented,high school-age musicians. The goal of the program isto assist young musicians in enhancing their ensembleplaying skills. This is accomplished through six visits toour partner schools. The schools served during the2008-2009 academic year included:

SEED:• Kenwood Academy• Lake View High School• King College Prep• Mather High School• Kelly High School• Lane Tech High School• William Jones College Prep

We coached 77 students, 62 of whom were from minor-ity backgrounds. The program ends each year with arecital that takes place at Symphony Center. This yearwe hosted 9 ensembles that performed 11 selections.SEED musicians were featured at our Gala, and at otherSinfonietta events throughout the year. A continuingelement begun last year was private instruction sessionswith our instructors for ensemble members whorequired extra assistance. Sinfonietta musicians admin-istered 14 private lessons to students who needed extraattention.

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Project Inclusion: Musicians of Color Fellowship ProgramThis exciting program began during the 07-08 season and provided 1-2 year fellowships for six promising minority orchestral musicians. The program entered its second year in 2008-2009 with fourmusicians participating. Each Fellow received full union scale to rehearse and perform with the orchestra and was provided one-to-one mentoring sessions with senior members of the orchestra. Threemember of the first class of Project Inclusion Fellows have succeeded in securing seats with pro-fessional orchestras, two received full scholarships for graduate school, and one is still working towardsan undergraduate degree.

The 2008-2009 Project Inclusion Fellows were:

Name Instrument College Year

DeMarus Allen-Batieste Clarinet Northwestern University Senior

Christian Dillingham Double Bass Duquesne Graduate School

Andrew Dowd Viola New England Cons. of Music Bachelor of Music

Kimberly Galva Violin DePaul Masters Degree

Takahiro Kim Tuba Roosevelt University Freshman

Brandon Mitchell String Bass DePaul University Senior

Our mentors included Reneé Baker, Principal Viola, John Floeter, Principal Bass, and Dileep Gangoli,Principal Clarinet, and Charles Schuchat, Principal Tuba.

We wish to thank Hewitt, principal sponsor of Project Inclusion, and the Elizabeth Morse Genius Fundfor their support.

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SEED Recital, Symphony Center, May 4, 2009

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Subscriptions: OH – 3615DU – 1684Total: 5,299

Single tickets: Concert I: 229Concert II: 671Concert III: 655Concert IV: 365Concert V: 704Total: 2,624

Community Outreach/Schools:Concert I: 170Concert II: 271Concert III: 221Concert IV: 245Concert V: 320Total: 1,227

Chamber Music Series (3 concerts at at AdlerPlanetarium) - 697

Total: 9,849

Attendance 2006/2007Subscriptions: OH – 2881

DU – 1508Total: 4,389



Chamber Music Series (3 concerts at the Nat. Mus. ofMexican Art) - 509

Total: 10,801

Subscriptions: OH – 2914DU – 1356Total: 4,270



Chamber Music Series (3 concerts at Shedd Aquarium)-704

Other: Millennium Park: 11,000Holiday Concert: 970

Attendance 2007/2008Attendance 2008/2009

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFY2009 FY 2008 FY 2007

Total Revenue $2,856,811 $1,998,491 $2,042,063 Ticket Sales $ 188,684 $ 220,118 $ 227,172 Annual Fund Contribtions $ 321,863 $ 165,089 $ 277,241 Grants (Foundation & Corporate) $ 769,784 $ 548,419 $ 421,316 Government Grants $ 245,910 $ 229,500 $ 227,530 Earned Income (Benefit & Contracted Services) $ 1,115,711 $ 754,771 $ 769,594 Other Income (incl. in-kind contributions) $ 214,799 $ 80,594 $ 209,210

Total Expense $2,818,468 $1,952,353 $1,941,564 Program Services $ 2,512,838 $1,635,416 $1,619,575 General & Administrative $ 136,918 $ 142,584 $ 158,373 Fundraising $ 168,712 $ 174,353 $ 163,616 Revenue in Excess of Expenses/(Loss)Current $ 38,343 $ 46,138 $ 100,499 Change in Net Assets, after Transfers $ (46,4732) $ (41,886) $ 345,184Net Assets, End of Year $ (8,129) $ 4,252 $ 445,683

Total Assets $661,551 $598,950 $622,108Current Assets $ 648,588 $ 585,000 $ 603,458 Fixed Assets $ 11,963 $ 12,950 $ 17,650 Other Assets $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000

Total Liabilities $412,680 $224,888 $252,299Accounts Payable $ 173,399 $ 92,353 $ 95,889Accrued Expense $ 131,500 n/a $ 38,666Custodial Funds (chicagoclassicalmusic.org) $ 9,145 $ 18,098 $ 6,064Unearned subscriptions $ 98,636 $ 114,437 $ 111,680Line of Credit $ n/a $ n/a $ n/aTotal Net Assets (Equity) $248,871 $ 374,062 $ 369,809Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $ 238,000 $ 401,534 $ 444,420Unrestricted $ (8,129) $ (46,472) $ (92,611)Permannently Restricted Net Assets $ 19,000 $ 19,000 $ 18,000

INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERSThe Chicago Sinfonietta gratefully acknowledges the following contributors to its 2008-2009 season:


Symphony Circle($100,000 +)AnonymousIL Dept. of Commerce and

Economic Opportunity

Concerto Circle($50,000 +)AnonymousThe Joyce FoundationThe Wallace Foundation

Premier Circle($25,000-$49,999)AnonymousABC7Blue Cross Blue Shield of

IllinoisThe Boeing CompanyCharitable TrustMrs. Bettiann GardnerThe Leo S. Guthman FundExelonJP Morgan Chase Bank

FoundationKraft Foods Global, Inc.Prince Charitable TrustPolk Bros. FoundationLloyd A. Fry FoundationSouthside Friends of the

Chicago Sinfonietta

Crescendo Circle($10,000 to $24,999)Alphawood FoundationThe Collins Family FundGaylord and DorothyDonnelley FoundationRichard H. Driehaus

FoundationThe Field Foundation of

IllinoisHewittIllinois Tool Works

The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation

Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust

Northern Trust Charitable Trust

Northside Friends of the Chicago Sinfonietta

People's EnergyThe Albert Pick, Jr. FundPricewaterhouseCoopers

Presto Circle ($5,000 to$9,999)AnonymousMs. Renee BakerBaxterCedar Concepts

CorporationChallenger, Gray and

ChristmasChicago Tribune

FoundationCity Arts - Department of

Cultural AffairsDLA Piper US LLPFifth Third Bank – Jacob G.

Schmidlapp TrustsAnn and Gordon Getty

FoundationJohn R. Halligan

Charitable FundJim and Michelle HirschDrs. Peyton and Betty

HutchisonIllinois Arts CouncilIllinois Tool Works

FoundationIrving Harris Foundation Jenner and Block LLPMrs. Betty JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Salahuddin

and Nazneen RaziReed Smith LLP

Vivace Circle ($2,500 to$4,999)Dr. Neelum AggarwalMs. Anne Barlow JohnstonColumbia College

Chicago, Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media

EEJAYCEE, Inc.Mr. Dan GrossmanJones Lang LaSalleMotorola, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nelson

NIB FoundationQuarles & BradySSP-BPI GroupSage FoundationMr. and Mrs. John and

Margaret SaphirMs. Stephanie S. SpringsMs. Michelle VanderlaanMs. Gladys WoodsThe Farny R. Wurlitzer

Foundation

Allegro Circle ($1,000to $2,499)Mr. Richard AndersonAriel Capital Management,

LLCDr. Ernest BillupsDr. Vanice (Van) BillupsLinda and Eric BoasmondR. M. Chin & AssociatesMr. and Mrs. William and

Arlene ConnellMr. and Mrs. Philip L.

EngelBarbara J. Farnandis, Ph.DMrs. Jill FitzgeraldMr. Doug FreemanMr. and Mrs. Phil and

LaJule GantMs. Cynthia Henderson

Ms. Susan IrionMs. Jetta JonesCatherine and Jack KotenMr. Joe LernerLiberty MutualMr. and Mrs. Richard

McKinlayMesirow FinancialMr. Michael MorrisDr. John D. MorrisonMr. Walter NelsonOak Park Area Arts

CouncilMr. Quintin E. Primo IIIMs. Brenda PulliamMr. and Mrs. Weldon

RougeauRuzicka and Associates,

LTD.Mr. and Mrs. R.E. SargentMr. Michael SawyierMr. James StoneTurner Construction

CompanyMs. Almarie WagnerMs. Cheri Wilson-

ChappelleMr. and Mrs. Patrick

WooldridgeMr. and Mrs. Joseph

Yokley

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Tara Dowd GurberSenior Vice President, Blue CrossBlue Shield of IllinoisChair

Almarie WagnerCivic Leader Immediate Past Chair

Michelle VanderlaanCivic LeaderSecretary

Dan GrossmanProject Leader, Boston ConsultingGroupTreasurer

Dean NelsonSenior Account Executive, Proctor &GambleMarketing Committee Co-Chair

Anne Barlow-JohnstonCivic LeaderNominating Committee Chair

Nicole Johnson ScalesVice President and CRA Manager, Fifth Third BankDevelopment Committee Chair

Phil EngelCivic LeaderTransition Committee Chair

Paul FreemanFounding Music Director


Dr. Neelum Aggarwal Assistant Professor of NeurologicalSciences, Rush Alzheimer’s DiseaseCenter

Karim AhamedManaging Director, JPMorgan

Roland Burris IISenior Counsel, Illinois Housing Development Authority

Esther J. CepedaPublisher, 600words.com

Cheri ChappelleDirector, Diversity and Inclusion, Illinois Tool Works

Virginia ClarkeExecutive Recruiter

Michelle L. CollinsCivic Leader

Phil Gant IIIVice President - Group Creative Director, Element 79

Steven HunterAssociate, Quarles & Brady

Betty JohnsonCivic Leader

Steve KingVice President of Talent Management – Baxter

Deb KuoDirector of Real Estate, Exelon

John LucePartner, Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting, LLC

John MathiasPartner, Jenner and Block

Dean R. NelsonSenior Account Executive, Proctor & Gamble

Nazneen RaziEVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle

Stephanie SpringsExecutive Director, Make A Wish Foundation

Kathleen SullivanVice President, Secretary & Counsel, Corey Steel

Alexander TerrasPartner, Reed Smith LLC

Mark WilliamsPartner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Dr. Paul FreemanMusic Director


Reneé BakerPersonnel Manager

David BeldenWebmaster

Paris BraxtonBox Office/Database Manager

Angela GoldenDevelopment Associate

Jeanetta HamptonDirector of Finance

Jeff HandleyEducation Outreach Coordinator

Christina HarrisProduction/Stage Manager

Don MacicaDirector of Marketing

Divya MenonOffice Manager

Courtney Perkins

Director of Development

Michael SheltonLibrarian

Travis WhitlockMarketing Associate

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS


ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Dr. Paul Freeman,Conductor

ViolinPaul Zafer, concertmasterCarol Lahti, asst. concertmasterJory Noble, principal secondLucinda AliDavid BeldenCharles BontragerSylvia de la CernaDaniella FolkerTerrance GrayCarmen Llop-KassingerDomnica LunguTodd MatthewsLinda OperJames SandersPhyllis SandersGretchen SherrellEdith YokleyMelanie Clevert

ViolaReneé Baker, principalScott DowdRobert Fisher Loretta GillespieMatthew MantellVannia PhillipsAndrew DowdStefan SmithBecky Coffman

CelloAnn Hendrickson Griffin, principalEmily MantellDonald MeadEdward MooreWilliam PorterAndrew SnowTomeka Reid

BassJohn Floeter, principalBrenda DonatiJudith HannaAlan SteinerChristian DillinghamBrandon Mitchell

FluteJanice MacDonald, principalClaudia CryerLaura Hamm, piccoloLeslie ShortNicole Mitchell

OboeRicardo Castaneda, principalJune MatayoshiAmy Barwan

Deb Freedland

ClarinetDileep Gangolli, acting

principalDaniel WonGregory BarrettWagner CamposDaniel WilliamsGreg BarrettDemarus Baptiste

BassoonRobert Barris, principalAmy RhodesPeter Brusen

French HornJohn Fairfield, principalLaura FairfieldBeth Mazur-JohnsonJohn Schreckengost

TrumpetKatherine Benitez, principalRobert HoffhinesJohn McAllister

TromboneKatherine Benitez, principalRobert HoffhinesJohn McAllister

TubaCharles SchuchatTakahiro KimNorman Taylor

TimpaniRobert Everson, principal

PercussionJeffrey Handley, principalGeorge BlanchetTina KeitelJon JohnsonMichael FolkerBruce Nelson

HarpFaye SeemanKara BershadTija Danilovics

PianoDonald Mead

BRIOIn 2008-2009, we founded Brio,the Chicago Sinfonietta’s Networkfor Young Profession-als. This is anaffinity group for the culturallyadventurous between the ages of21 and 44 who embrace the uni-versal language of music. The mis-sion of Brio is to extend the basesupport for the Chicago Sinfonietta

and its goals by engaging the nextgeneration of cultural consumers,providing a platform for the sup-porting the Arts and networkingcapabilities across industry lines.The inaugural event took place atthe Fairmont Hotel just before ourMillennium Park performance.Throughout the season, we hostedseveral events and provided exclu-sive access to the Brio members.Founding Members:Esther J. CepedaMichelle CrisantiJasmin FrenchStanley HillSteven HunterDalida JongsmaJacqueline N’NamdiPatrice PerkinsMackenzie PhillipsRuby Ruan

THE FRIENDS GROUPS OFTHE CHICAGOSINFONIETTAThe Friends Groups of the ChicagoSinfonietta consist of North, South,and West Side Chapters. Thegroups promote the Sinfoniettaand its mission through a variety ofactivities, thereby introducing theSinfonietta to new audiences.Friends Group members contributeto the Sinfonietta as subscribers,attendees, donors, and volunteers.During the 2008-2009 Season,the North Side Friends hosted anevent at Arlington Park, and theWest and South Side Friends host-ed subscription events in members’homes. Additionally, the SouthSide Friends hosted their annualHoliday Breakfast at Navy Pier.North Side ChapterBarbara Harper Norman,

Co-ChairKathleen Tannyhill, Co-ChairRochelle AllenAnna AnthonyIris AtkinsJoy BoddieRita CurryStanley HiltonDrs. Betty and Peyton HutchisonSue IrionCarol JohnsonConnie MontgomeryGregory and Debra MorrisNailah MuttalibCharles PayneJudy PettyRose RatcliffHilda RichardsJacqueline TaylorJanet and Samme ThompsonBeverly Washington

South Side ChapterDoris Merrity, ChairLonnette AlexanderJulie BargowskiBeulah R. BrooksPauline Spicer BrownChristine BrowneAnna CannonCheri ChappelleElise Howard EdmondEmelda L. EstellEileen FoggieEllen GaryJoyce R. GreyJanice M. HamasakiVeronica S. JeniferNekesa JoseyJanis E. MarleyBeatrice W. MillerHelen P. MooreJacqueline L. MooreJoyce M. NormanMarcia A. PrestonGwendolyn RitchieMarion E. RobertsAntoinette ScottSharon E. ScottJoyce Occomy StricklinSheila TuckerAudrey TuggleLinda TuggleElizabeth WilkinsRita WilsonBarbara Wright-PryorAline O. YoungWest Side ChapterDr. Lascelles Anderson, ChairLeighton ArmahBarbara BallingerJann BeauchampAngela BillingsErnest & Vanice BillupsBruce & Faith BonecutterByron T. BroderickWilliam & Barbara CoatesBob & Mary Ellen CreightonEleanor DunnLorraine DuvalierRobert FreemanFlora GreenLaurie HeckmanCarole HohmeierClifford HuntLinda JacobsonFred & Barbara LarsenRichard & Roberta Raymond-

LarsonEverlean ManningJohn MorrisonRuth PeasleeJohn PutnamLois ReedJanice RhodesJane ShirleyMabel SimsMarianne SteenvoordenJohn Troelstrup

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