75 75 YEARS 1941 - 2016 2016 | 17 ANNUAL REPORT
Our Mission
THE CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY WELCOMES AND ENGAGES SINGERS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, AND BELIEFS THROUGH INSPIRING PERFORMANCES, EXCELLENCE IN CHORAL SINGING, AND COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL INITIATIVES.
Contents
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Executive Director Report
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Season Highlights
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Celebrating 75 Years
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Inspiring Singing in Schools
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Excellence in Choral Singing
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Financial Highlights and Impact
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Special Recognitions
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Donors Make the Difference
Front cover, 1, and 3: Amid a Crowd of Stars concert with New York Polyphony, 2 and : Joy of Christmas concerts
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REPORT
Remembering J. Reilly Lewis 1945-2016
Greetings, I am pleased to share our 2016/17 Annual Report with you. This report gives us a chance to share an update on the artistic and financial health of our organization. It also provides us an opportunity to recognize and thank the many donors, supporters, and members who keep this chorus exciting and vibrant. The 2016/17 season was a year of both loss and celebration. Unexpectedly in June of 2016, we lost our much-loved Music Director of 31 years. J. Reilly Lewis was the heart and soul of the Cathedral Choral Society, a remarkable musician and a caring friend to so many. Reilly made people feel at home in the chorus and in our audience. The 2016/17 season was the last that Reilly planned as Music Director. He planned it as a musical celebration in tribute to our 75th anniversary year. Reilly was proud and excited by all of the guest artists, choirs, and composers. During this first transition period, we were fortunate to work with excellent guest conductors. So many conductors stepped up to lead and to advise and we are grateful to all of them. For our concerts at the Cathedral we were joined by Lawrence Loh, Joseph Flummerfelt, Michael McCarthy, and Patrick DuprÊ Quigley. Working with these guest conductors provided the chorus the opportunity to see different leadership styles in rehearsal and in performance. Each experience was new and informative for the chorus and we appreciated their dedication and depth of commitment in leading the chorus during this transition year. Gisèle Becker, William Breytspraak, and Gretchen Kuhrmann led our Community Sing-Along events and Dr. Stanley Thurston served as Festival Director for our annual DC High School Choir Festival. In February 2017, we launched a national search for the third Music Director in the history of our organization. Our search for a collaborative and creative leader who will champion the Cathedral Choral Society in Washington, DC and nationally is now complete. In November 2017, we announced Steven Fox as Music Director Designate. We look forward to welcoming Steven to our community and introducing him to our donors and audience. This annual report looks back on the achievements of the past season and shares our strategic direction and vision for the future. It is always a pleasure to greet you at our concerts, whether you are in our audience or onstage. As always, thank you for your important and ongoing support.
Genevieve C. Twomey Executive Director Steven Fox, Music Director Designate
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6,272
Audience Members
2016/17 SEASON
HIGHLIGHTS Our OPENING CONCERT on Sunday, October 16 was dedicated to the memory of J. Reilly Lewis. The program was revised to begin with Bach’s sublime Ich habe genung, BWV 82a, Mvt. III with soprano Laura Choi Stuart and ended with Berlioz’s jubilant Te Deum. This season was the 40th YEAR of our Joy of Christmas concerts. We were fortunate to be led by guest conductor Joseph Flummerfelt, who was named Conductor of the Year by Musical America in 2004.
Grammy-nominated vocal chamber ensemble NEW YORK POLYPHONY joined us as special guest for our March concert “Amid a Crowd of Stars.” Michael McCarthy, Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral, served as guest conductor for this program. The concert featured intimate, meditative music spanning from chant to renaissance to contemporary, with works by Tallis, Elgar, Tavener, Willaert, Guerrero, Stucky, Andrew Smith, and Ola Gjeilo. New York Polyphony and Cathedral Choral Society performed works separately and together.
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Commissions for new works for chorus
Our season ended with an exciting new work by American composer NICO MUHLY, Looking Up for symphonic chorus and orchestra. It was commissioned in celebration of our 75th anniversary. The program also included folkinspired works by Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending and Five Mystical Songs – and Dvořák’s Te Deum. Our guest conductor for this final program of the season was Patrick Dupré Quigley,the Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra.
The Cathedral Choral Society commissioned a new Christmas carol by American composer CARSON COOMAN, Come, Let Us Go Again.
STRATEGIC GOAL: To create concert experiences that are engaging and relevant for today.
1. New York Polyphony, 2. Joseph Flummerfelt conducts Joy of Christmas, 3. Pre-concert talk with composer Nico Muhly, 4. guest soloist Nurit Bar-Josef and guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley perform Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, 5. guest conductor Lawrence Loh
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Imagine, if you can... ...that it’s a Monday night in December, December 1 to be exact. The evening is cold and snow is in the air. You’ve just hopped off the tram on Wisconsin Avenue and are looking across the street at the Washington National Cathedral for the first time. You’re from Akron, Ohio and recently moved here to work for the federal government. Tonight you are heading to your first rehearsal with a new choir. However, this Cathedral is clearly a construction site and you are not sure where to go. You start to think you are in the wrong place, but then you recognize the small figure of the man you auditioned for a week earlier. He’s waving to get your attention and the attention of other young men and women who are also heading to the Cathedral with scores tucked under their arms - Verdi’s Requiem, a magnificent, operatic work fit for a large space. The energy is exciting - the sense of a new beginning. You can’t wait for the next rehearsal the following Monday, December 8th. But when that day comes the city is in chaos. The volume of people has increased overnight. Everyone is rushing here, there, and everywhere. After work you take the tram, and find your way into the Cathedral, joining your fellow singers who all support each other as they talk about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There is a shocking realization that there is a new reality. You are living in the capital city of a country that is now at war.
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Somehow the rehearsal starts. There’s a special connection and understanding that music matters even more now and that this chorus is very important. The year is 1941. The choir is the Cathedral Choral Society, in residence at Washington National Cathedral, and the conductor is Paul Callaway. Callaway himself is new to Washington, DC and the newly appointed Organist and Choirmaster for the Cathedral. Over the next four decades he will be one of the most important artistic leaders in Washington, DC. This was how it began all those years ago.
- written for our 75th Anniversary Jubilee Gala
RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING
75 YEARS
Last season we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Cathedral Choral Society. It was a year-long celebration with robust programming, a major commission for a new work for symphonic chorus and orchestra by Nico Muhly, and a 75th Anniversary Jubilee at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in May. The season began and ended with Te Deums, hymns of praise: Berlioz’s Te Deum in October and Dvořák’s Te Deum in May. The first rehearsal of the Cathedral Choral Society took place on December 1, 1941. War for the United States was on the horizon. The population of Washington, DC was expanding rapidly and founding Music Director Paul Callaway saw the chorus as a way to welcome the community to the Cathedral to sing. The original recruitment poster was distributed to government offices across the city. The Cathedral Choral Society has a rich and important history as DC’s longest performing symphonic chorus. During its 75 year history, the chorus has helped the nation mark important moments in its history and championed American music and composers. Today, the 145-voice chorus is proud to continue as the symphonic chorus-in-residence at Washington National Cathedral.
INSPIRING SINGING IN
SCHOOLS
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Choir students
The Cathedral Choral Society works alongside choir directors to inspire and support singing in schools. Increasingly, we are working with school choir directors to understand their challenges and needs and support their work. We are also working to connect with students to provide resources and opportunities for them to sing in school, in the community, and with the Cathedral Choral Society. Last year our 12th annual High School Choir Festival was held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and showcased students from independent, public, and charter schools in Washington, DC. The festival brings school choirs together in a collaborative, non-competitive environment. Our Guest Festival Director was Dr. Stanley J. Thurston. Participating schools and choirs included: Academy of the Holy Cross, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Gonzaga College High School, St. Anselm’s Abbey, Washington Latin Public Charter School, Washington Youth Choir, and Woodrow Wilson High School. The festival day included combined rehearsals, sectionals, workshops, tours of the Basilica, dinner and a career talk with Dr. Thurston. At the end of the program, all choirs and the DC Youth Orchestra came together to perform two works directed by Stanley J. Thurston: Rollo Dilworth’s “Jeremiah’s Fire!” and Dan Forrest’s “Te Deum.” Thank you to last year’s Festival Volunteers: Judith Griffiths, Jennifer Griffiths Orudjev, Mary Olch, Nathaniel Miller, Michael McCarthy, and Ray Rhinehart.
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RECOGNIZING
CHORUS
MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND EXCELLENCE
”The ambience is peaceful, the windows spectacular, the light streaming onto the walls through those windows uplifting, the music like water in the desert, and the unfailing courtesy and friendliness of the staff delightful; experiencing the Cathedral Choral Society’s performance is balm to the soul.”
- Amid a Crowd of Stars attendee
Soprano I Megan Burt Anne Carman Tari Cooper Marcia D’Arcangelo Cindy Drakeman Lesley Earl Melissa Fox Renée Gamache Kyla Kitamura Kelsey Kolasa Chana Kuhns Chris Markus Marianna Martindale Susan McDaid Jocelyn Mullins Kimberly Pacala Meredyth Shinko Melanie Steinkamp Patricia Stephenson Megan Sullivan Laura Theby Elizabeth Owens Wakefield Nuska Zakrajsek
Soprano II Mary Amorosino Jessica Barness Susanna Beiser Joanne Casey Laura M. Connors Sheri Economou Emily German Lori Kurtyka Laura Landes Beth L. Law Wendy Lubarsky Emily McCullough Catherine Ort-Mabry Natalie Pho Frances H. Pratt Kyra Reumann-Moore Julia Rothchild Melissa Ryan Cheryl Schock Cindy Shen Helen L. St. John Dianne Vandivier Jeannette Warren-Anderson Margot T. Young
Alto I Amanda Ayers Violet Baker Kathleen Brion Sandra Caracciolo Christine de Fontenay Kehan DeSousa Susan Grad Jennifer Hawley Melissa A.L. Holman Laura Jackman Lisa Josey Ingrid Kauffman Gwyneth Kelly Charlotte Maskelony Laura Miller Mary Olch Sarah Phillips Jane Roningen Margaret Shannon Maki Yasui
Alto II Stephanie Cabell Laurene Church Robin Costanza Noemi Danao-Schroeder Holly Filipiak Margaret Gonglewski Kim Harris Pam Hazen Mary Hiebert-White Elizabeth Hoffmann Sarah B. Holmes Beth A.V. Lewis Marti Olson Jennifer Griffiths Orudjev Larisa Prisacari Christopher G. Riggs Kate Shooltz Teresa A. Spencer Susan Stanford Natalie Torentinos Kathleen M. Welling
Tenor I Alex A. Belohlavek Gregg M. Breen David Dietly John W. Harbeson Kevin Josey Dick Larkin Peter Lee Thomas Mugavero Christine H. Mulligan Joel Phillips Rob Porter Robert Reeves Raymond Rhinehart Martin S. Rosenthal John Schaettler D.C. Washington Chris Williams
Tenor II Scott Alman Douglas K. Barry J. Austin Bitner Ross Bradford James Clay David Costanza Brett Ewer Luke W. Fisher Jeremy Gosbee Jeremy Kane Mike Kelleher Michael McCarthy James M.E. Mixter, Jr. John E. Moyer Martyn Smith Jonathan Terrell
Bass I Eric P. Andersen Jack Campbell Kelly Cameron Everitt Clark John Hewes Giles Howson Tony King Andrew Madar Nathaniel Miller Nicholas Petersen Marcus Pfeifer Stephen S. Roberts James Schaller L. Bradley Stanford Richard Wanerman Clifton N. West III Peter G. Wolfe Christopher Woolley
Bass II Ernest Abbott Dale Boyd Chris Buechler Thomas Chapman Glenn Sherer Griffiths, OSL Ian M. Matthews Scott McCorkindale Ellis Wisner
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“No other choral group whose concerts I have attended in this city compare to the quality of Cathedral Choral Society concerts.”
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS &
IMPACT
- Amid a Crowd of Stars attendee
The Cathedral Choral Society is one of ten symphonic choruses across the United States with annual budgets in excess of $1 million. It is the oldest symphonic choral group in Washington, DC. It is the primary performing arts organization in residence at Washington National Cathedral. Our audience comes from all across the region, all fifty states, and around the world. FY17 Operating Revenue
FY17 Operating Expense
Endowment Earnings 16% Subscription & Single Tickets 30%
Annual Gala 6% Chorus Dues 3%
Administration 18%
Artistic and Education Programming 72%
Fundraising 10%
Government Grants 8% Annual Fund Campaign 37%
$1,440,548
$1,421,905
ENDOWMENT
FUNDING PRIORITY
Our endowment funds are held with Morgan Stanley. Our Board Investment Committee meets with our investment managers regularly to review the existing portfolio and determine if adjustments are needed to the organization’s investment policy. As of June 30, 2017 the value of our overall endowment is $1,430,481.
Currently our funding priority is for ongoing annual support of our operations. This is followed closely by our need to grow general endowment support to ensure that contributed funds are available to support our work today and in the future.
STRATEGIC GOAL: To maintain long-term financial sustainability.
If you would like to receive a copy of our audited financial statements or you have any questions about this financial overview of the Cathedral Choral Society, please contact Geneveive Twomey at gtwomey@cathedral.org / 202-537-5524.
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ANNUAL AWARDS
IN HONOR John E. Moyer
Marty Rosenthal and Corinne Axelrod
The Order of Merit for Outstanding Leadership
This award recognizes the transformational achievement of an individual who has served the Cathedral Choral Society in a leadership capacity.
The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to recognize John E. (Jack) Moyer for his enthusiastic leadership as Board Trustee, past Board President, and chorus member. Jack has been a member of the chorus for more than 45 years and has served on the Board of Trustees for multiple terms throughout his tenure with CCS. He served as Board President from 1992 to 1994 and is currently a Board Trustee, Governance Committee Chair, and member of the Executive Committee. Jack is a leader and advisor with a wise and calm presence.
Anne R. Harris
The M. Elizabeth and Charles S. Tidball Award
The M. Elizabeth and Charles S. Tidball Award recognizes extraordinary and meritorious volunteer service over many years.
The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to recognize Anne R. Harris for her excellence and dedication. Anne served as Board Trustee for CCS for eight years. During her board tenure Anne chaired the Governance and Nominating Committees and worked to improve board governance. She also served as interim Marketing Chair when there was no Executive Director in place and a reduced staff team. Anne took responsibility for all marketing, working with consultants and volunteers, to ensure that CCS was successful in continuing to build and welcome audiences.
Joanne Casey and Marty Rosenthal Commendation for Volunteer Service
The Commendation for Volunteer Service recognizes noteworthy and exceptional volunteer service.
75TH ANNIVERSARY
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE We are pleased to recognize and thank the members of our 75th Anniversary Leadership Circle who generously provided leadership support to our annual fund and to our general endowment. Ernest and Catherine Abbott Blanche Curfman Charles Leonard Egan Thomas P. Gallagher Mary-T and Spencer Gordon Anne R. Harris Patricia D. Hevner Ann Ingram Richard and Cecilia Larkin William M. Leach J. Reilly †and Beth A. V. Lewis
Lolly and Jim Mixter Bradley J. and Martha A. Olson Gerald W. and Alice Padwe John E. Moyer and Jane Passman Frances H. Pratt Raymond Rhinehart and Walter Smalling, Jr. Stephen S. Roberts Martin Rosenthal and Corinne Axelrod T. Michael and Linda Shortal
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DONORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
THANK YOU! DONORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
THANK YOU!
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THANK YOU TO OUR
SUPPORTERS
donors
The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to acknowledge the following contributors to our 2016/17 Annual Fund. Guarantor Patron $10,000 and more Anonymous Ernest*^ and Catherine Abbott Thomas P. Gallagher^ Gerald W.^ and Alice Padwe Frances H. Pratt* Guarantor Patron $5,000 and more Patricia D. Hevner^ Richard* and Cecilia Larkin Virginia C. Mars^ John E. Moyer*^ and Jane Passman Thomas C. Mugavero*^ Mary B. Olch* Bradley J. and Martha A.*^ Olson Raymond Rhinehart* and Walter Smalling, Jr. Stephen S. Roberts* Martin Rosenthal*^ and Corinne Axelrod T. Michael and Linda Shortal
Christina M. Markus Susan McDaid* Lolly and Jim*^ Mixter Christine* and James Mulligan Jennifer*^ and Alec Orudjev Kevin Rosengren^ L. Bradley Stanford*^ Mr. Leslie C. Taylor John and Dariel†Van Wagoner Robert and Betty Wallace Nancy Wiecking Margot T. Young*
Chorus Section Patron $2,500 and more Arthur L. and Connie Eggers Nancy M. Folger Paul Juergensen II ^ William M. Leach Catherine E. Ort-Mabry* and Brian Mabry Kevin and Andrea Wade
Patron $500 and more Margaret M. Ayres and Stephen Case Violet Baker* Joanne Casey* Cynthia L. Drakeman*^ Lynn B. Dutton Jeremy Gosbee Robert W. Jerome and William J. Courville C. F. Muckenfuss III and Angela Lancaster Samuel Miller Kimberly and Mark Pacala Harold I. and Frances G. Pratt Lynn Rhomberg John Schaettler* John and Judy Shenefield Susan Fifield Mentley and James David Toews Elinor G. Vaughter Virginia L. White
Unsung Hero $1,000 and more Brian and Donna Bogart Jeanne R. Buster Laura M. Connors* Blanche L. Curfman Edison and Sally Dick Charles Leonard Egan Cary C. Fuller Genevieve^ and Sean Twomey Mary-T Gordon Susan Grad* Anne R. Harris Ruth G. Hofmeister Sarah B. Holmes* and John B. Morris, Jr. Judith Richards Hope Ann Ingram Celeste Avril Letourneau
Associate $250 and more Catherine H. Beauchamp Kris Brown Coleman^ Anne* and James Carman James W. Clay* Alice M. Denney Glenn S.* and Judith M. Griffiths Ingrid* and Dean Kauffman The Keating Foundation Wendy Lubarsky* Leander and Stephanie McCormick-Goodhart Barbara and John McGraw Michael Mercier Scott and Nancy Pinckney Robert* and Elaine Porter Richard and Linda Roeckelein David and Mary Shilton C. Thomas van Alen
Richard L. Wagner, Jr. and Virginia R. Wagner Ellis Wisner* Dorothy M. Woodcock Donor $100 and more Anonymous (2) Mary Amorosino* Estate of Richard Antes Carolyn Arpin and Benjamin Sacks Frances D. Cook D. Philip Baker Harvey and Carolyn Bale Jessica Barness* Doug Barry* and Liz Eder Jane C. Bergner Gordon L. Biscomb Herman F. Bostick Gregg M. Breen* Thornton W. Burnet Michael F. Butler Stephen and Sandra Caracciolo Timothy W. and Patricia R. Carrico Marilyn Clark Vera I. Connolly Roberta and Philip Cronin Sharrill Dittmann Augusta T. Getchell Cynthia L. Gibert Neil and Carolyn Goldman D. Ruth Goodchild Hilton Lee Graham Joan and David Green George E. Groninger James D. Campbell and Janet M. Hall George Hanc Neil Hedlund John Hewes Frederick S. Hird Robert and Parma Holt Erika R. Joyce Louis E. and Ruth H. Kahn Karen R. and Norman A. Kane Laurie Keegan Mary Ruth Keller George Robert Lamb Janice L. Lockard Rosemary D. Lyon Alaster and Sue MacDonald Paula Marchetti Marianna Martindale* Robert Turner Mead
Martha Miller Coleman H. and Elizabeth B. O’Donoghue Warren and Marianne Pfeiffer Rondi K. Pillette & Steven A. Levin Joan A. Pirie Chuck Pratt and Alexandra England James Quinn Theodora Radcliffe Georgene Rasmusson Jane* and Vernon Roningen Suzanne H. Rooney Alan and Geraldine Schechter Ann Imlah Schneider Patrick Shannon Carol Hill Sox Patricia Stephenson* Margaret C. Stillman Jacqueline K. Stover Keiko Stusnick Dianne Vandivier* Richard Wanerman* Sinclair Winton Evelyn D. Woolston-May Friend $50 and more Helen Carras Jean Catherwood Nancie S. Coan David* and Robin* Costanza Michael G. Droettboom Curtis Farrar Kathleen A. Felton Sally A. Fiske John G. Ford Elisabeth French Mary Ann Gardner John W.* and Ann E. Harbeson Cathy Jackman Laura Jackman* Martha C. Jones James Walsh Large Gary D. Leggett David Miller Annie Chinnici Oliver Paul Quinn Marjorie Schrader James and Linda Sheridan Megan Sullivan* John M. Taylor Judith Ann Tickner Alice T. Wagner Phyllis C. Wertime
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IN MEMORY OF REILLY
J. Reilly Lewis was Music Director of the Cathedral Choral Society for 31 years. Under his leadership, the chorus delivered notable performances at the National Cathedral, Kennedy Center, Strathmore, and Wolf Trap. He died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 9 at age 71. Reilly was beloved in the Washington, DC music community, admired and respected nationally and internationally, greatly appreciation for his generosity of spirit and joyful soul by everyone with whose life he touched.
The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to recognize all those who made gifts in memory of Reilly: Ernest*^ and Catherine Abbott Anne R. Harris Mary Prussing W. Reid and Mary M. Thompson Edison and Sally Dick George and Sheri* Economou Thomas P. Gallagher^ Mary-T^ and Spencer Gordon James D. Campbell and Janet M. Hall Judith Richards Hope Embry and Joseph Howell Christine* and James Mulligan Bradley J. and Martha A.*^ Olson Gerald^ and Alice Padwe Raymond Rhinehart* and Walter Smalling, Jr. Hank and Charlotte† Schlosberg Eric P. Andersen* and W. David Young Il Violet Baker* Kathleen Brion*^ Laurie* and Colin Church Laura P. and Timothy C. Coughlin Blanche L. Curfman Cary C. Fuller Paul and Ellen Hoff Giles Howson* Elizabeth and Jan Lodal Virginia C. Mars^ Lolly and Jim*^ Mixter Thomas Morante and Marianne Splitter John E. Moyer*^ and Jane Passman Thomas C. Mugavero*^ Clara J. Ohr
Kimberly* and Mark Pacala Lynn C. Rhomberg Richard and Linda Roeckelein Kevin Rosengren^ T. Michael and Linda Shortal L. Bradley Stanford*^ Patricia Stephenson* Guy and Margaret Steuart John and Dariel† Van Wagoner Nancy Aherne and Marko Zlatich Mark J. Andrews Robert and Laura Barlow David and Jane Berteau Anne* and James Carman Margaret Gonglewski* Earl and Phyllis Hannum Sara Hale Henry and Austin Henry Leslie and Keith Kruse C. F. Muckenfuss Ill and Angela Lancaster Steven A. Levin and Rondi K. Pillette Susan McDaid* Bob Kline and Elaine Mills Suzanne M. and B. Dwight Perry Victor Shargai Robert and Betty Wallace Ellis Wisner* Jessica Barness* Betty J. Beard Catherine H. Beauchamp Kris Brown Coleman^ and Jonathan Coleman Stephanie Cabell Joanne Casey* James W. Clay* Jill T. Cochran
Judith Cecilia Dodge Marilyn Flood John L. and Elizabeth W. Gardner D. Ruth Goodchild City Choir of Washington, Bill Grossman Fund Classical Movements Ann Ingram Jean Jawdat Landis and Arnita Jones Louis E. and Ruth H. Kahn Elizabeth E. Kelley Children’s Chorus of Washington Gary and Judy Kushnier Richard C. Lee Jake Levin Janice L. Lockard Michael Lodico Wendy Lubarsky* Alaster and Janet MacDonald Robert Turner Mead Andrea Merrill Mark W. Ohnmacht Judith Parkinson Natalie* and Hung Q. Pho Harold and Martha Quayle Stephen S. Roberts* Jane* and Vernon Roningen Suzanne and Robert Rooney Gus and Susan Schumacher Charles and Joanne Schwarz Margot S. Semler Lynwood and Thalia Sinnamon Crawford Feagin Stone J. David and Patricia Sulser Philip Trainor Jeannette Warren-Anderson*
D. C. Washington* Cheryl L. Williams Margot T. Young* Ellen Adajian Ross M. Bradford* Gloria A. Collier Richard Dodd Peter Fontneau Frederick S. Hird Lois Martin Barbara Oldroyd Warren and Marianne Pfeiffer The Estate of Mary Louise Pusch Theodora Radcliffe Elizabeth Sanford Albert Small Elisabeth Smith Megan Sullivan* C. Thomas Van Alen Caroline and Dick Van Wagoner Robert and Barbara Verdile Sam Yoon Jenny Bilfield and Joel Friedman Barbara L. Cambridge Marianna Costanza Sandra Cushner Denise Duplain Sharon and David Foster Cathleen C. Hatchell C. Paul Heins Cheryl A. Kempler Cindy Shen* Helen L. St. John* Peter G. Wolfe
THE J. REILLY LEWIS CHORUS ENRICHMENT FUND
In the 2016/17 season the Cathedral Choral Society announced the creation of a new endowment fund in memory of J. Reilly Lewis, who inspired the chorus and was beloved by chorus members throughout his 31-year tenure. Income from this fund will enrich the chorus through workshops, training, vocal coaching, artists in residence, and more. We are pleased to recognize all those who have contributed to this new fund: Ernest*^ and Catherine Abbott Betty J. Beard Thomas P. Gallagher^ Frances H. Pratt* Mary-T^ and Spencer Gordon Walter^ and Joanne Doggett Sarah B. Holmes*^ and John B. Morris, Jr. Lolly and Jim*^ Mixter John and Dariel† Van Wagoner Kathleen Brion*^ Cynthia L. Drakeman
M. Douglas Lakey and Patrick Bevill Ellis Wisner* Judith Hope Bradley J. and Martha A.*^ Olson Martin Rosenthal*^ and Corinne Axelrod Kathryn Dahl Laura Grad Jean Jawdat Nancy A. McBride * chorus member Mark W. Ohnmacht ^ board trustee Margaret Shannon*
THANK YOU TO OUR
SUPPORTERS The Cathedral Choral Society is pleased to acknowledge the following contributors to our 2016/17 Annual Fund. Thank you to our Government and Foundation Supporters
Thank you to our Corporate Supporters
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts: National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation The Dimick Foundation Mars Foundation The Meredith Foundation The Richard Eaton Foundation
Corporate Champion $2,000+
Family Joy concert
Bank of America Exxon Mobil Foundation JMR Concrete Construction PEPCO, an Exelon Company ReedSmith, LLP
Corporate Investor $1,500+ IBM Sentinel Wealth Management, Inc.
Corporate Leader $1,000+ Sahouri Insurance
Corporate Advocate $500+ Ameriprise Financial Services - Kim, Hopkins & Associates Dental Group at Reston Station Signature Estate Investment Advisors
BOARD and STAFF 2016/17 Board of Trustees Ernest Abbott, President Kathleen Brion Kristi S. Brown Walter B. Doggett III Cynthia Drakeman Diana F. Dykstra Anthony Flournoy
Thomas P. Gallagher Paul Juergensen II Celeste A. Letourneau James M.E. Mixter, Jr. Treasurer Jack Moyer Thomas Mugavero, Vice President Martha A. Olson
Jennifer Griffiths Orudjev Gerry Padwe, Secretary Kevin Rosengren Martin S. Rosenthal L. Bradley Stanford Genevieve C. Twomey, Executive Director
Honorary Trustees Mary-T Gordon Virginia C. Mars CCS staff on a concert weekend
2016/17 Cathedral Choral Society Staff Emily Alcorn, Executive & Development Assistant Kate Breytspraak, Director of Operations & Community Engagement Laura Crook Brisson, Operations Coordinator Todd Fickley, Associate Music Director & Chorus Master
Mimi Newcastle, Finance Manager Joy Schreier, Pianist & Vocal Coach Lindsay Sheridan, Director of Marketing & Communications Genevieve Twomey, Executive Director
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