BRAVO! ANNUAL REPORT THE 2020/21 SEASON IN REVIEW
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN SPONSORED BY LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY
CONTENTS The 2020/21 Season Welcome 4-5 Mission and Vision 6-7 Our Commitment to Racial Equity and Accessibility 8-9 Celebrity Series at Home Subscription Series 10-11 Venue Partners for Digital Performances 12-13 Black Voices Boston 14-15 Digital Stave Sessions 16-17 Arts for All! Community Engagement Programs 18-19 Neighborhood Arts Residencies 20-21 New and Deepened Community Partnerships 22-23
Expanded Connections Virtual Night of Gratitude 24 Virtual Donor Events 25 SHINE! Together Virtual Gala 26-27
Gratitude Donor Listings 28-33 Board & Staff Listings 34-35 Audited Financials 36
COVER: CONRAD TAO piano SPONSORED BY THE LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE
2020/21 SEASON SPONSORS
AMY AND JOSHUA BOGER 2020/21 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PRESENTING SPONSOR: STEPHANIE L. BROWN FOUNDATION
CHUCHO VALDÉS piano
SPONSORED BY LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEAR FRIENDS, Welcome to Bravo!, Celebrity Series of Boston’s annual report publication on the past 2020/21 season and the year to come. The 2020/21 season was a year of firsts, major accomplishments and organizational learning. For the first time in Celebrity Series’ 83-year history, performances were streamed online, in response to the impact of the pandemic and to the desire to strengthen the relationships with our artists and with you, our audience and supporters. Audiences from 50 states and 29 countries discovered our artists and our use of international and local venues. The power of our Neighborhood Arts program was recognized by new and returning audience members, with high virtual attendance. And if these achievements weren’t enough to celebrate, we were able to achieve an operating surplus through the generosity of our incredible donors and special COVID-19 government funding. As one of the first presenters in the nation to produce streams in April 2020 after the pandemic lockdown, we are thankful to you for making Celebrity Series’ 2020/21 season a success. Without our audience and your encouragement, we would not have been able to navigate through the many challenges presented by the 2020/21 season and exhibit strength and resilience. Thank you to all who supported us through annual contributions, ticket donations, and stream views. While we strove to deliver audiences intriguing and transformative experiences at home, we also began staff and Board work to evaluate racial equity, bias, and systemic racism in our organization and in our industry. The work will be an ongoing part of Celebrity Series’ efforts to make demonstrable changes internally and externally through a plan with detailed goals, accountability and measurements. We are looking forward to returning to live performance with digital options for select performances, and experiencing the power and joy of the performing arts in-person once more. Thank you so much for your support and for being an important part of our family.
Joshua Boger Chair, Board of Directors
Gary Dunning President & Executive Director
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MISSION To present performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.
VISION We believe in the power of excellence and innovation in the performing arts to enrich life experience, transform lives, and build better communities. We envision a community of Greater Boston where the performing arts are a valued, lifelong, shared experience — on stages, on streets, in neighborhoods — everywhere.
CELEBRITY SERIES AT HOME Created in the 2020/21 season to keep our communities connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Celebrity Series at Home initiative provided consistent streaming content that highlighted the work of Boston-based Neighborhood Arts artists alongside international touring artists. We showcased 136 total artists during our 2020/21 season, of whom 80 identify as Boston-based.
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Our Commitments to Racial Equity and Accessibility IN SUMMER 2020, Celebrity Series of Boston began a long-overdue organizational journey inspired by the racial justice reckoning taking place nationally and, in particular, within the performing arts sector. Staff and Board joined together in guided personal and foundational learning and formed an ongoing Racial Equity Task Force with the goal of formalizing an official Racial Equity Statement and Plan for the organization. The goals and statements in these plans will be incorporated into our organization’s strategic plan, mission, and vision, and will be core to Celebrity Series’ organizational values moving forward, as we know it. Our Racial Equity Statement and Plan will be released in fall 2021 as staff, Board, community partners, and more finalize the goals, metrics, and means to which we will hold ourselves accountable.
Abilities Dance Boston Abilities Dance Boston Founder and Executive Director Ellice Patterson brings together professional dancers with and without disabilities, championing artists of color and queer artists. The October 29th program centered and celebrated the diversity of human movement. The performance included audible visual descriptions and captions that made the program accessible for people who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind and have low-vision..
Black Voices Boston: Our stories, in words and movement Black Voices Boston is a storytelling and movement project featuring seven short works co-created by Rafael Palacios, Artistic Director of Afro-Colombian dance company Sankofa Danzafro, and seven individuals from Boston’s Black communities. Based on personal stories, the participants depicted narrative vignettes through dances, movements, and emotions, on racial and social justice, professional communities, housing, Black history, and achievements and struggles of Boston’s Black communities. Read more in the dedicated Black Voices Boston section of BRAVO! on page 14. ⊲
accessiBe Celebrity Series implemented accessibility services application accessiBe on our website, identified as a small blue symbol with a human figure in the lower right-hand corner of a webpage. The service has a multitude of disability profiles, is offered in fourteen languages, allows content adjustments to website text, color and light adjustments, and orientation adjustments to improve the cursor, hide images, and more.
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ABILITIES DANCE BOSTON
SPONSORED BY FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, AND 2020/21 DANCE SERIES SPONSORS STEPHANIE L. BROWN FOUNDATION, CYNTHIA & JOHN S. REED FOUNDATION, AND ROYAL LITTLE FAMILY FOUNDATION
Artists of color represented 49% of the total number of artists performing in the Celebrity Series 2020/21 season
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Celebrity Series at Home Subscription Series The fall and spring Celebrity Series at Home subscription series contained a total of thirteen digitally streamed performances from six states in the USA and four countries, in eleven brand new locations. All of our featured artists were originally slated to perform in our 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, but had their performances canceled due to the pandemic. Artistic Director Amy Lam worked with each artist individually to pivot their unique styles to a streaming environment.
DEBUT PERFORMANCES INCLUDED: Nikolaj Busk and Ale Carr of Dreamers’ Circus Marcus Strickland, Josh Evans, and Nasheet Waits of Christian McBride’s New Jawn Harumi Rhodes and Richard O’Neill of the Takács Quartet Sean Watkins of Watkins Family Hour
ALISA WEILERSTEIN cello & INON BARNATAN piano SUPPORTED BY CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL TO NEW ENGLAND
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Jeremy Denk piano September 20, 2020 | Fraser Performance Studio, GBH, Boston
What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow – The Music of Cole Porter SPONSORED BY AMY & JOSHUA BOGER
October 4, 2020 | Fraser Performance Studio, GBH, Boston
Chucho Valdés piano SPONSORED BY LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY
October 18, 2020 | Sun Trust Pavilion, New World Center, Miami, Florida
Takács Quartet AN AARON RICHMOND RECITAL
Additional support provided by Drs. Margaret & Michael Simon October 25, 2020 | Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado
Alisa Weilerstein cello & Inon Barnatan piano AN AARON RICHMOND RECITAL
Supported by Consulate General of Israel to New England November 8, 2020 | Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, California
Dreamers' Circus SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE BARR FOUNDATION THROUGH ITS ARTSAMPLIFIED INITIATIVE
April 9, 2021 | Rundetaarn (the Round Tower) in Copenhagen, Denmark
Conrad Tao piano SPONSORED BY THE LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE
April 16, 2021 | Fraser Performance Studio at GBH, Boston
Tetzlaff Quartet SPONSORED BY MARGARET EAGLE Additional support provided by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany to Boston
March 30, 2021 | Recorded in Berlin, Germany, Performance video produced by Cal Performances, UC Berkeley THE 2020/21 SEASON WAS SPONSORED BY AMY & JOSHUA BOGER
Watkins Family Hour featuring Sara and Sean Watkins November 15, 2020 | Fanciful Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California
Sir András Schiff piano SPONSORED BY STEPHEN C. PERRY & OLIVER RADFORD
February 19, 2021 | Church of St. Peter, Zürich, Switzerland
Emerson String Quartet SPONSORED BY SALLY S. SEAVER, PHD
February 26, 2021 | Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
Chris Thile & Aoife O'Donovan SPONSORED BY SUSAN & MICHAEL THONIS AND KATHLEEN & CHRIS GAFFNEY
March 12, 2021 | Studio 9 at The Porches Inn of Mass MOCA, North Adams, MA
Christian McBride's New Jawn SPONSORED BY LESLIE & HOWARD APPLEBY
56 subscription series artists featured Audiences gave each performance an average 4.4 star rating Artists performed 21:38:45 hours of digital content 10,284 hours of video views for 2020/21 season performances 25,886 views of 2020/21 season performances Audiences logged in from 50 states and 29 countries
March 26, 2021 | Nureyev Studio at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York City
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Venue Partners for Digital Performances Subscription Series Venues For the first time, Celebrity Series used Fraser Performance Studio at GBH in Boston and Studio 9 at The Porches Inn of Mass MOCA in North Adams to conduct four subscription season artist performances. In addition to local venues, Celebrity Series worked with artists to stream from unique venues in Florida, Colorado, California, New Jersey, and New York City as well as the far reaches of Switzerland, Denmark, and Germany. North Adams, MA / Studio 9 at The Porches Inn at Mass MOCA New York, NY / Nureyev Studio at the Baryshnikov Center for the Arts Madison, NJ / Concert Hall at Drew University Miami, FL / Sun Trust Pavilion, New World Center Boulder, CO / Chautauqua Auditorium, (Takács) La Jolla, CA / Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Los Angeles, CA / Fanciful Fox Studios Copenhagen, Denmark / Rundetaarn (the Round Tower) Zurich, Switzerland / Church of St. Peter Berlin, Germany / Performance video produced by Cal Performances, UC Berkeley
Local Venues Celebrity Series distributed 134 COVID tests to staff and artists to ensure a safe working and performance environment before local performances. Celebrity Series production staff also arranged for safe transportation and room setup, and worked alongside video producers and sound engineers to bring to life the high-quality streams we savored at home. Select artists also produced performances from their homes. Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts Celebrity Series at Home office studio Futura Productions Fraser Performance Studio at GBH Hibernian Hall Longy’s Pickman Hall
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First US stream outside of Boston: New World Center in Miami with Chucho Valdés First International stream: Zurich, Switzerland with András Schiff, piano 10 BOSTON PREMIERE performances 6 WORLD PREMIERE performances
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Black Voices Boston Created in Colombia by Afro-Colombian dance company Sankofa Danzafro’s Artistic Director Rafael Palacios to keep his artists engaged during COVID-19 lockdowns, and to honor personal stories inspired by racial justice movements around the world, the BLACK VOICES project tapped Sankofa Danzafro’s company members’ ancestral roots to create works that connected stories of AfroColombian peoples to those of the African continent and its diaspora. Commissioned by Celebrity Series of Boston after the pandemic cancelled Sankofa Danzafro’s performance, BLACK VOICES began an international journey to create a body of work anchored by words and motion. It builds on ideals of social bonding, personal growth, and the positioning of local cultures in global dynamics during a time of restricted gathering, heightened social tensions over racial injustice, economic stress and a fraught election season. Dozens of participant applications were sent to Rafael Palacios, recounting stories of communities, traumas, social justice, marginalization, race, and learning and observation, with themes of determination, triumph, and hopefulness. The Black Voices Boston showcase shared seven dance vignettes of personal stories from seven participants from Boston’s Black communities and their journeys through the project. The stories, emotions, dances, and movements presented a narrative on racial and social justice, professional experiences, housing, Black history, and achievements and struggles of Boston’s Black communities. Celebrity Series is grateful to Cherié Butts, Ellice Patterson, Janaeya Moon-Sprinkle, Marlon Forrester, Napoleon Jones-Henderson, Nina LaNegra, and Shirley Jones-Luke for their vulnerability and courage in sharing their stories, Akiba Abaka for her masterful narration and hosting of the artists’ post-performance Q&A, and Rafael Palacios for producing this project and allowing Celebrity Series and Greater Boston to take part. The Black Voices Boston project lived on demand on our website from December 6, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
BLACK VOICES BOSTON WAS SPONSORED BY
and 2020/21 DANCE SERIES SPONSORS Stephanie L. Brown Foundation, Cynthia & John S. Reed Foundation, and Royal Little Family Foundation SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT IS PROVIDED BY the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative and by the National Endowment for the Arts through its CARES Act funds.
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DIRECTED BY: Rafael Palacios Sankofa Danzafro Artistic Director Colombia NARRATOR AND HOST: Akiba Abaka Director, Dramatist, Producer, Actor and Arts Educator Boston, MA PARTICIPANTS: Cherié Butts Medical Director Medford, MA Ellice Patterson Executive Director of Abilities Dance Boston and Ballet Rox Brookline, MA Janaeya Moon-Sprinkle Rising High School Senior and Rapper Dorchester, MA Marlon Forrester Painter and Art Educator Mattapan, MA Napoleon Jones-Henderson Renowned Artist and Educator Roxbury, MA Nina LaNegra Resident Teaching Artist and Art Educator South End, Boston, MA Shirley Jones-Luke Writer, Poet, and Public School Educator Dorchester, MA
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Digital Stave Sessions From April 21-24, 2021, Celebrity Series’ Stave Sessions festival, traditionally held at Berklee College of Music’s 160 Mass Ave, went digital with three nights of premiere performances and an evening of encores. The festival — dedicated to discovery, experimentation, thrilling and path-breaking music — hosted seven artists and ensembles from their locations around the globe. Sybarite5 with special guest Ehsan Matoori
Sybarite5, a quintet of violins, viola, cello, and bass, was joined by Iranian santoor virtuoso Ehsan Matoori New York, NY
Cristina Pato
A master of the Galician bagpipes, a classical pianist, and a passionate educator Galacia, Spain
Meklit
An Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and cultural activist, making music that sways between cultures and continents San Francisco, CA
Kinan Azmeh CityBand
CityBand strives for a balance between classical music, jazz, and the music of Syria, with clarinet, guitar, percussion, and double bass Brooklyn, NY
Sid Sriram
A singer/songwriter/producer building a musical style where Tamil, R&B, blues, gospel, pop, and Carnatic music clash and blend vibrantly Chennai, India
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Spektral Quartet
A string quartet actively pursuing a vivid conversation between exhilarating works of the past and the extraordinary works of today Chicago, IL
Mark Lettieri Group
Playing instrumental music, the Mark Lettieri Group focuses on jazz, world, R&B and numerous other genres McKinney, TX
STAVE SESSIONS WAS SPONSORED BY Susan & Michael Thonis and the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Kathleen & Chris Gaffney, Michael & Debra Raizman, Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy, Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin, and Marylen Sternweiler. Stave Sessions is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series’ LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Innovation Funds.
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Arts for All! Community Engagement Programs The 2020/21 virtual Arts for All! season included free digital Neighborhood Arts streams, virtual and socially distanced youth workshops, and the Black Voices Boston project. The season featured 22 free Neighborhood Arts concerts featuring local artists, and 57 digital Neighborhood Arts youth and community-focused workshops. During the 2020/21 season, these online Neighborhood Arts programs attracted more than 25,214 viewers (and counting). By contrast, in the 2018/19 season, Celebrity Series engaged 8,575 participants total through our Neighborhood Arts program. All 79 Neighborhood Arts digital activities in the 2020/21 season were offered completely free of charge and embodied our commitment to diverse programming, amplified local artists, fostered community partnerships, and focused on youth development.
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NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS DIGITAL SERIES Jason Palmer Quintet Places September 10, 2020 Futura Productions Shaw Pong Liu September 17, 2020 Living Room Concert Débo Ray September 24, 2020 Living Room Concert Unitas Ensemble, Histoire du Tango, a Piazzolla celebration October 1, 2020 Futura Productions Regie Gibson, poet Sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP October 8, 2020 Celebrity Series offices
Boston “Freedom & Resilience” Stringfest with Castle of our Skins and Youth Musicians SPONSORED BY FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
January 18, 2021 (pre-recorded videos of Boston City-Wide String Orchestra, City Strings United, Boston String Academy, Castle of our Skins String Quartet) Fabiola Méndez Trio January 21, 2021 Futura Productions Alyssa Wang, violinist: Memories February 11, 2021 Living Room Concert Castle of our Skins: Remember King February 18, 2021 Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts Quartet Kalos: The Songs We Make
SPONSORED BY FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Abilities Dance Boston
February 25, 2021 Futura Productions
October 29, 2020 Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
Hub New Music: Listening Local March 11, 2021 Futura Productions
SPONSORED BY FIRST REPUBLIC BANK AND 2020/21 DANCE SERIES SPONSORS STEPHANIE L. BROWN FOUNDATION, CYNTHIA & JOHN S. REED FOUNDATION, AND ROYAL LITTLE FAMILY FOUNDATION
Aristides Rivas and Meena Malik November 5, 2020 Living Room Concert Soul Yatra Trio, Folk Tunes and New Works November 19, 2020 Futura Productions Neighborhood Arts Cello Quartet: Global Inspirations
Charles Overton & Julian Loida: Soul and Spark Harp and Vibraphone Duo March 25, 2021 Futura Productions Guy Mendilow: An Evening of Musical Tales April 8, 2021 Pre-recorded videos from various locations
December 3, 2020 Futura Productions
Women of the World: Global Voices United Sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP April 15, 2021 Futura Productions
Devin Ferreira December 10, 2020 Living Room Concert
Verónica Robles Cinco de Mayo Celebration May 1, 2021 Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
A Mexican Christmas: Songs and Stories with Verónica Robles December 17, 2020 Living Room Concert
The 2020/21 Neighborhood Arts season was sponsored by THE STEPHANIE L. BROWN
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY NANCY & RICHARD LUBIN AND THE RICHARD K. LUBIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION
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Neighborhood Arts Residencies Celebrity Series continued Neighborhood Arts’ commitment to youth development programming by offering 40 digital youth development workshops engaging 798 young people and employing twelve artists in the 2020/21 season. HIGHLIGHTS A digital Boston Stringfest took place in January 2021 in partnership with Castle of our Skins, an artist collective dedicated to advancing Black artistry through music. Students from City Strings United, Boston Citywide String Orchestra, and Boston String Academy joined Castle of our Skins for Zoom workshops focused around works by composers of color, including a grand finale world premiere of composer Jessica Mays’ Anthem for Go. Fabiola Méndez led an interactive Zoom concert streamed live from Puerto Rico for students at Boston Community Leadership Academy. This was in addition to several Neighborhood Arts artist collaborations to provide family-friendly concerts in the early evening to students and families from Bates Elementary School, Hurley K-8 School, and Sumner Elementary School. Five digital Neighborhood Arts concerts were performed for residents of the Dorchesterbased Boston Home, a residential facility that serves adults with advanced multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological disorders, to ease the social isolation caused by the pandemic. These were part of seventeen digital workshops and events with community partners not serving youth.
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESIDENCIES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS:
• Devin Ferreira in a songwriting residency with the Mattapan Teen Center • Hub New Music in two musical storytelling residencies with the Quincy Lower School • Ryan Edwards and Ellice Patterson in a movement residency with the Boston City Singers Vocalise Choir for a Boston Home performance
•R yan Edwards and Yo-El Cassell in a movement residency with the Boston City Singers Vocalise Choir for a recorded outdoor performance
QUARTET KALOS THE SONGS WE MAKE SUPPORTED BY FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
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3 way residency with: Boston City Singers Vocalise choir, sound and installation artist Ryan Edwards, and BU Assistant Professor of Movement Yo-El Cassell ⊲
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New and Deepened Community Partnerships As part of Celebrity Series’ effort to produce high quality streams, Celebrity Series partnered with Futura Productions, a recording studio in Roslindale, MA to host ten local Neighborhood Arts artists’ streams in the 2020/21 season. Futura Productions owner and sound engineer, John Weston, lighting designer, Fred Young, and video production producers, The Loop Lab, a BIPOC-led non-profit based in Cambridge that is dedicated to empowering young women and people of color to access jobs in creative fields, brought together their expertise with Celebrity Series production staff for our first-ever streams. Neighborhood Arts also partnered for the first time with videographer Ernesto Galan (Scalped Productions) for Abilities Dance Boston’s production at the Calderwood Pavilion. Steve Colby, a sound engineer with a career working for large orchestras and film productions, was also hired to produce and enhance the audio quality of our Neighborhood Arts artists’ living room concerts. The Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End was a new venue partner for larger stream productions, such as Verónica Robles’ All-Female Mariachi Band and Abilities Dance Boston. Neighborhood Arts made its debut at the Calderwood in 2019 as part of the commissioned Boston Tribute to Pablo Casals with an orchestra of 56 cellos and the world premiere of Aristides Rivas’ Suite Boricua.
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2020/21 NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERS DORCHESTER BAMSFest Boston Arts Academy Boston City Singers Boston Home Conservatory Lab Charter School Epiphany School MATTAPAN Church of the Holy Spirit Mattapan Teen Center ROSLINDALE Bates Elementary School Futura Productions, Inc. Sumner Elementary School ROXBURY Boston City-Wide String Orchestra City Strings United UU Urban Ministry, Roxbury HYDE PARK Boston Community Leadership Academy JAMAICA PLAIN Dimension Sound Studio OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center South End The Boston Center for the Arts The Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Hurley K-8 School St. Stephen's Episcopal Church BACK BAY Ágora Cultural Architects Boston String Academy CHINATOWN Boston Music Project Josiah Quincy Elementary School CAMBRIDGE The Dance Complex The Loop Lab BOSTON AREA Big Sister Association of Greater Boston MMEA (MA Music Educators Association) Scalped Productions, Inc
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A Virtual Night of Gratitude On September 15, 2020, Celebrity Series celebrated the generosity and loyalty of our many supporters through a digital celebration of gratitude. With the cancellation of the April 2020 SHINE! Gala, a crucial fundraising event for our organization, as well as our entire spring 2020 performance roster, the Virtual Night of Gratitude sought to honor and the resiliency and investment exhibited by artists and patrons in the early days of the pandemic. Thank you to event co-chairs Susan & Michael Thonis and Kathleen & Chris Gaffney, as well as event producer Rafanelli Events, for their tremendous support in producing Celebrity Series’ first large scale digital event. Surprise artist appearances occurred throughout the night with Joshua Bell on violin from his New York City apartment, Débo Ray singing from her home studio, and Monica Bill Barnes with Robbie Saenz De Viteri taking us on a walkthrough of dance performance memories from 2014, 2015, and 2019. THANK YOU to ALL of our wonderful donors, patrons, and supporters for helping Celebrity Series artists, community partners, audiences, communities, and staff in times of uncertainty.
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Your support allows us to embark on new learning and new initiatives with our Celebrity Series at Home and our digital concerts. It allows us to invest in our Boston-based artists whose livelihood has been so decimated by the loss of live performance. And it allows us to stay connected with the roster of international artists so associated with the Celebrity Series’ seasons. I believe our success as an organization in these times will be defined by how we treat our artists, audience, donors and staff. Those relationships have been and remain the foundation of the Celebrity Series enterprise. -GARY DUNNING
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Virtual Donor Events In addition to pivoting Celebrity Series performances to a digital environment, during the 2020/21 season, Celebrity Series offered our supporters the opportunity to gather virtually as well. Celebrity Series offered frequent Patron Lounges through Zoom, allowing patrons to connect with one another in private rooms prior to virtual performances; four Town Hall events with Celebrity Series leadership; and two virtual book clubs with Rob Kapilow, the creator of What Makes It Great?, focusing on music of the Woodstock generation and the Great American Songbook.
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Thanks to the Celebrity Series for making this possible, because even in this inability to get together live, they took the plunge… they reinvented themselves… and made this possible. - ROB KAPILOW ABOUT THE WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? BROADCAST FROM GBH
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? WITH ROB KAPILOW THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER SPONSORED BY AMY & JOSHUA BOGER
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Shine! Together Virtual Gala The SHINE! Together Virtual Gala was our most highly produced virtual event of the year, streaming to homes on March 4, 2021. Co-chairs Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey led us through the night, echoing themes of resiliency and emerge stronger together. The event was a huge success, thanks to our incredibly generous donors, and raised vital funds in support of Celebrity Series’ mission during a particularly challenging season. Four artistic performances took place throughout the night by Emanuel Ax, Time for Three, Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Kelli O’Hara, ending with a fifth surprise performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, introduced by the company’s Artistic Director Robert Battle. Event attendees enjoyed benefits varying from a “gala in a box”, to virtual table access, and more. To prolong the Gala celebration, we held our first-ever Food & Wine Auction. The auction supported our local businesses and performing artists hard hit by COVID-19, allowing us to give back to the community through purchases of gift cards, items, and culinary experiences, donated by Celebrity Series’ family. We want to thank our Celebrity Series family of supporters, partners, and friends for their support in the face of challenge and uncertainty.
CO-CHAIRS REUBEN REYNOLDS & BILL CASEY PRESENTING SPONSORS AMY & JOSHUA BOGER EVENT PARTNERS Rafanelli Events Management Studio HHH Lux Box Winston Flowers The Catered Affair
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SHINE! Together Virtual Gala Support PRESENTING Sponsors Amy & Joshua Boger SHINE! TOGETHER Sponsors Anonymous Leslie & Howard Appleby Stephanie L. Brown Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey GLOW! TOGETHER Sponsors Anonymous John Alam & Sylvie Gregoire Jill and David Altshuler Anonymous Kathleen & Chris Gaffney Susan & Michael Thonis SHIMMER! TOGETHER Sponsors Anonymous John Alam & Sylvie Gregoire Jill and David Altshuler Anonymous Kathleen & Chris Gaffney Susan & Michael Thonis SHINE! PARTYGOERS Anonymous (4) AAFCPAs James E. Aisner Paul Belanger & Teri Groome Harris A Berman, MD & Ruth Nemzoff Outside the Box: A Production of the Boston Arts Summer Institute Ellen & Richard Calmas Stacy and Mo Cowan Zoltan and Cristina Csimma Michael and Barbara Eisenson Marjorie & Len Freiman Susan Y. Friedman & Norm Appel Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda Drs. Joan & Alfred Goldberg The Goldenheim Family Garth & Lindsay Greimann Paul & Kay Hartung Maryel Locke† Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin Ilisa Hurowitz & Nicholas Alexander Maurice Peter Joffe Kate & Tom Kush Stephen Langlois & Sally Marrer Randi & John Lapidus Royal Little Family Foundation Stephen Leonard
Margot LeStrange & Andrew Stern Lars Liebisch & Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch Royal Little Family Foundation Cameron Little Valeria Lowe-Barehmi Charlotte & Gordon Moore Mary & Sherif Nada George and Sharyn Neble Norman & Eleanor Nicholson Arnold & Ellen Offner Melody Pao John Patterson & Michele Demarest Beth Pinals & Bill Jewett Melinda & James Rabb Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford Michael & Debra Raizman Malcolm & Mona Roberts Etta & Mark Rosen Sandra Shapiro & John Kirsch Samuel & Gretchen Shubrooks Dr. & Mrs. Michael Silverman Drs. Margaret & Michael Simon Marylen Sternweiler Dr. Lawrence Stifler & Mary McFadden Mary Elisabeth Swerz & Robert S. Sherman Belinda Termeer Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy Sarita Uribe and Martin Hall Eric & Sarah Ward Dorothy & Stephen Weber SHINE! SUPPORTER Anonymous (3) Margo Bailey Daren Bascome Marilyn Benson Robert Binney & Janet Veasey Madeleine Biondolillo Robyn L. Birdwell Ed Boesel, in memory of Darrell Martinie Kenneth & Robin Boger Emily Borababy & Adam Einhorn George Borababy Diana Bourgeois Karen Brown & Michael Plum Paul & Grace Burega F. Javier & Josée Cevallos Meg Clough and Barry Katz Kathe & Allan Cohen Susan and Peter Covo Sharon Dey Charles A. Dirksen In memory of Chick Corea
Ellen Glanz & Richard Berger Amy & Norm Gorin Harriet & David Griesinger Ellen & Kalman Heller Tom Huth and Bruce Danzer Cindy Lewiton Jackson Martha H. Jones Barbara & Gerry Katz Katherine S. Kaufmann Nathan & Jacqueline Kono Kono Family Dana Kotler Fred & Tamara Ledley Ms. Jacqueline A. Lemaitre Barry & Nancy Levy Simonne Longerich Lisa & John McLellan Marilyn Miller Alison and Bob Murchison Susan and Manuel Navia Chrissie & Rich Parker, MD Sue Pedro Armando and Karin Mr. Alex Philipson Debbie and Peter Rider Millard Rose & Elizabeth Lacey Peter A. Shanahan Freema Shapiro Mrs. Diana Simkin Paul Spivack Catherine L. & Joel A. Stein Margie Talcoff Marlene & Eric Taussig Susan Tardanico and Peter Thonis Sharon R. Weinstein, MD Rose Zoltek-Jick Andrew & Elizabeth Zucker Event Sponsors Rafanelli Events Studio HHH Lux Box Winston Flowers The Catered Affair
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Annual Giving 2020/2021 WALTER PIERCE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE FUND & HARRIS A. BERMAN AND RUTH NEMZOFF FUND FOR AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS Founder’s Circle - $100,000+ Amy & Joshua Boger^ Stephanie L. Brown Susan Matz†
Virtuoso’s Circle - $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous Leslie & Howard Appleby Peter & Anna Kolchinsky Susan & Michael Thonis^
Producer’s Circle - $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous* Kathleen & Chris Gaffney^ George & Lizbeth Krupp Eleanor & Frank Pao Melinda & James Rabb Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford* Dorothy & Stephen Weber* Angel’s Circle - $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Harris A Berman, MD & Ruth Nemzoff* Ann Bitetti & Doug Lober Michael & Adrianne Canning Joanne & Larry Cheng Amy & Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda The Goldenheim Family Garth & Lindsay Greimann^ Yvette & Lawrence Hochberg Andrea & Frederick Hoff Paul L. King* John Patterson & Michele Demarest^ Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey Sharon & Howard Rich* Sally S. Seaver, PhD* Marylen Sternweiler* Belinda Termeer Leadership Circle - $5,000-$9,999 Joan & Steve Belkin Katie & Paul Buttenwieser* Sasha Ebrahimi Susan Y. Friedman & Norm Appel Drs. Joan & Alfred Goldberg* Gail Goodman & Dave Swindell Stephen Harrison & Tomas Kirchhausen*^ Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin Peter E. Hornstra*^ Heidi Hutton Sheila & Charles† Landay Nancy & Richard Lubin Marilyn Miller* Arnold & Ellen Offner* Melody Pao Michael & Debra Raizman*^ Drs. Margaret & Michael Simon Mary Elisabeth Swerz & Robert S. Sherman Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy^ Deanna & Sidney Wolk Rose Zoltek-Jick President’s Circle - $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (8) Sharon R. Weinstein, MD Paul Belanger & Teri Groome^
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Marilyn Benson* Wally & Roz Bernheimer Diana Bourgeois Drs. Andrea & Brad Buchbinder Rick & Nonnie Burnes Martin Carmichael & Dr. Lisa Gruenberg* William C. & Carol Beth Carroll*^ Joseph & Kathleen Cefalu Fernadina Chan Mark H. Cooley, MD* Mr. & Mrs. Peter Coxe D’Amato Family JoAnne & Charles Dickinson* Timothy W. Diggins & Deborah Coleman Diggins Anne & Gary Dunning Michael Flier & David Trueblood^ Harvey & Brenda Freishtat Ellen Glanz & Richard Berger Jacqueline & Peter Gordon* Rosalind Gorin & Matthew Budd Harriet & David Griesinger Paul & Kay Hartung Ilisa Hurowitz & Nicholas Alexander Dr. Lisa I. Iezzoni & Dr. Reed Drews*^ Ilene & Richard Jacobs*^ David R. Janero & Jeffrey A. Thomson* Maurice Peter Joffe Lisa Kelly-Croswell & Tom Croswell Kate & Tom Kush* Fred & Tamara Ledley Stephen Leonard* Margot LeStrange & Andrew Stern* Alexander M. Levine* Maryel Locke* Valeria Lowe-Barehmi Don† & Glenda Mattes^ Theresa McLoud, MD Drs. Michael & Irina Merport Charlotte & Gordon Moore*^ Robert & Jane Morse* Chrissie & Rich Parker, MD*^ Rebecca Pearson Lo & York Lo Beth Pinals & Bill Jewett Steve Pittman & Jenifer Handy^ Drs. Stuart & Barbara Pizer Suzanne Priebatsch Malcolm & Mona Roberts* Millard Rose & Elizabeth Lacey Ann L. Rosoff Cynthia & Grant Schaumburg^ Freema Shapiro* Samuel & Gretchen Shubrooks* Dr. & Mrs. Michael Silverman^ Jeremy Silverman & Mary Sutherland Lori & John Solon Catherine L. & Joel A. Stein* Mr. & Mrs. Jay E. Stempel*^ Drs. Stephen & Elizabeth Tréhu Eric & Sarah Ward Betty & Ed Weisberger* Peter J. Wender* Julia & Sarkis Zerounian Xiaohua Zhang Dress Circle - $1,250-$2,499 Anonymous Jonathan Abbott & Shari Malyn James E. Aisner^
Betsey Ansin* Ulla M. Hansen & Keith Backman* Madelyn Bell* Robert Binney & Janet Veasey^ Ed Boesel, in memory of Darrell Martinie Emily Borababy & Adam Einhorn Paul & Grace Burega John & Barbara Chickosky^ John Clippinger Kathe & Allan Cohen Debra & Joseph Corrado Sandra Cullison^ Mary E. Darmstaetter Drs. Anna L. & Peter B. Davol Barbara Snow & J. Robb Dixon* Louise Elving & Steve Carr Frank Ferreira Ruth P. Fields & Gerald McCue* Kathy & Martin Fogle Meri Fox* David & Tracey Frankel Blaine & Nancy Gaustad Mr. Michael Goldstein Dawn Goralewicz & Daniel Hartman In memory of Blanche & George Jones* Ellen & Kalman Heller Paul & Bettina Henderson Dr. Galen Henderson & Dr. Vanessa Britto Betty Hillmon Olivann & John Hobbie* Cynthia & John Hughes* Martha H. Jones* Peter Jordan & Barbara Palmer* Mr. James L. Joslin^ Mieko Kamii & Donald Hafner*^ Charles F. Kane, Jr. & Anne W. Eldridge Drs. Paul & Judy Kantrowitz* Barbara & Gerry Katz Michael & Claire King* Amy Lam & Charlie Breckling Annie Lenox & Jim Sersich Fred & Jean Leventhal* Lars Liebisch & Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch Gerald & Jeannie Lloyd^ Ann O. Lord Robert & Cathrine† Lowndes Kenneth Madden & Susan Sloane Susan & Thomas Mancuso Eugene B. Meyer Sharon Miller Mary & Sherif Nada* Norman & Eleanor Nicholson^ Stella Owen & Geoff Chasin Charles Popper* Elaine & Art Robins*^ Susan & Geoffrey Rowley* Kate Rushford Gordon & Barbara Russell Carol Saivetz & Harry Penn†* Phyllis & Lawrence Selter Sandra Shapiro & John Kirsch* Robert N. Shapiro* Rick & Gitte Shea Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shope* Peter M. Solomon Lee & Lorraine Steele*^ Dr. Allen Steere*^ Anne Symchych*
Marlene & Eric Taussig Jacobus Van Heerden In Honor of Dr. Elgiva Watson Wendy L. Watson Marvin & Katherine Wolfthal Mr. Bruce Zetter^ Patron’s Circle - $500-$1,249 Anonymous (3) Albert-Lyons-Rozenberg Family* Lindsay Miller & Peter Ambler*^ Dr. Donald Antonioli* Lloyd Axelrod, MD*^ Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bass* James & Edith Bastian Jennifer Bell Ronda & Frank Berkman Leslie & Paul Blachman Ron & Maureen Bleday Kenneth & Robin Boger Lisa Zankman Burke Ellen & Richard Calmas F. Javier & Josée Cevallos Ingrid Chung Eugene Cox Deborah & Lenny Dawidowicz Terry Decima* Alla Devitskaya Tara Edelman Paul Eldrenkamp & Anne Bark Barry & Eleanor Elkin Marie-Pierre & Michael Ellmann Robert Field & Susan Geller* Ms. Deborah Friedman & Dr. David Hoffman* Edward N. Gadsby & Nancy Brown* Kathryn Gann* Bruce & Margaret Gelin Ursula Germann & Karl Munger Soheila & Shahin Gharakhanian Joan & Francis Gicca Fred & Cathy Grein^ Ms. Stella M. Hammond Peggy Hanratty Bridget Hanson & Christopher Ickler Kalon Ho Sandra & Morton Hoffman Dr. William Holgerson Diana & Lee Humphrey^ Hugh & Erica Johnston* Jean & David Jones William & Carolyn Kaelin Stephen & Jill Karp Katherine S. Kaufmann Kathryn Keeler Stephen M. Kelley Mrs. Joan Kinne Dr. John C Klensin* Eric Klotch Nathan & Jacqueline Kono Yuen Kwan In memory of J. Peter Adler Joan Lebach* Patricia Leighfield Elizabeth & Fielding Lewis Clare & Ken Livak Howard Salwen† & Sheryl Marshall* John McBride Stacy McManus Murray R. Metcalfe Nancy K. & Stuart J. Murphy Jill Myers Dr. Robert M. Neer*^ Hans Oh Nora Osman Dr. & Mrs. Ervin Philipps^
Helen Powell Rachelle Quimby Anna Maria & Paul Radvany* R. Lynn Rardin & Lynne A. O’Connell* Barbara Reade Morris Trawick Reagan Fran Rivkin & Amy Macdonald Allison K. Ryder & David B. Jones Heather & Kitt Sawitsky Tom & Kristina Schnitzer David Schor Arthur & Linda Schwartz Ann Besser Scott Varda & Israel Shaked* Maureen Hershman Shaw & Gregory Shaw* Paul Shindler* Martin P. Smith Doreen & Smoky Smukler Gail & Abraham Sonenshein William Stanton & Lisa Lenon^ Nancy & Edward Stavis Bryan Stevens Keith & Catherine Stevenson Dr. Lawrence Stifler & Mary McFadden* Bert & Connie Sutton Harriett Tee Taggart & Jack Turner Kasumi Verdine Marjorie & Thomas Walsh* Christina Wei & Daniel O’Leary Ms. Mary Allen Wilkes* Mary & Gary Wolf Ellen Ziskind* Margaret Zusky^ Benefactor’s Society - $250-$499 Anonymous (7) Dr. Bunmi Adekore Rosemary Allen Liz Augustine & Robert Praetorius* Micki Avery & Selig Broitman Ms. Elizabeth Avery Toby Axelrod & Larry Marks Martha Bailey & Lewis Sudarsky Lisa Balaschak Aileen Barbiellini Amidei Arlene & Jeremy Barnard John E. and Molly Beard Drs. Aubrey Milunsky & Laura Becker Elana & Evan Beckman Dr. Irene Belsky Robyn Belsky* Martha & Bob Berardino* Martin Bernstein Timothy Blancke J. Carey Bloomfield Marcia M. Booth & Robert G. Fox* Patricia Bresky Becky Bristol Melinda Brown Timothy A Brown Robert L. Buckwalter Jane Butlin Pamela Bynum & Henry Ferrara Drs Robert & Deval Canning Joan Caplan Jill Carrier Steven Clancy Heather Clark Elizabeth Collins Rachel Cooper Joanne Creedon Nancy P. Criscitiello Ellen-Deane Cummins James Dalsimer & Ellen Steinbaum* Kenneth Douglass*
Alan Drabkin Ellen Edelberg* Cathy Edwards & Mike Wishnie Alan Elliott & Barbara Cullen Keith & Paula Enderle Donald Eunson Lansing & Julia Fair Jean Fuller Farrington Peter & Kathryn Feinmann Larae Ferry Ruth P. Fields & Gerald McCue* Louis Fink & Pamela Grich Sula Fiszman & Jack Bergman Tom & Peg Gaillard Mary & Steven Goldring Alexander Goriansky* George Grant Rebecca Greber Jonathan and Victoria Guest Dr. Tipton Hartman-Heaney Donald Heckathorn Rachel Herschenfeld Howard Hiatt & Penny Janeway Erin Higgins Jean Holmblad & Robert Zaret Katherine Hope & Ron Blackman Dr. Neal S. Kass In Memory of my father, Howard J. Kemp Bette Kisner Sunny Dzik & Yuriko Kuwabara Holly Laurent Eddington & Gloria Lee* Ms. Rebecca A. Lee Marilyn Levitt & Andrew Friedland Barry & Nancy Levy Sherilyn & David Levy Susan Lewinnek Ms. Andrea Loew Peggy Lowenstein Mr. Mark Lutton* Quinn MacKenzie Kristin & John Macomber Frank Marchica Michael & Carol Margolies Michael Mazzini Lisa & John McLellan Julie McVeigh Israel Meir & Steve Rivera Ulrike Mende Ms. Elena Michelson Geoff Miller & Lyn Smith-Miller Helaine Miller Zarmik Moqtaderi Sherrill Nixon Dr. & Mrs. David Nolan David Orr Constance L. Otradovec* Ms. Vita Paladino Mark Parenti Dr. Chanho H Park Sydney & Michael Pearlman Dr. Joseph L. Pennacchio Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Perry Anne & Ross Perry Mark Pfaff & Michelle Lenox Sharon Phipps Ellen Poss George & Kathy Putnam Todd Quinto & Judy Larsen Helen Raizen Dr. & Mrs. Tom Rapoport Ms. Diana Reisen* Andrew Reschovsky & Julia K. Murray Veronique Riethuisen Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Roch Rebecca Rohr
Laurie & Michael Rosen Maria Rota Jim & Roseanne Saalfield Ms. Natalie Schatz Drs. Judy Schechtman & Ed De Vos* In Memory of Larry F. Lenrow Alan Schwartzman & Jenny Shallenberger Jessica & David Sculley In Memory of Ina M. Segal Jo Seibel Ms. Mary Ann Serra Cameron Shave & Family Ruth & Bill Shelley Andrei & Irina Shishov Ms. Bunny Silverstein David & Suzette Standring Xiaowu Sun Judith Swartwood Timothy J. & Annalee Tardiff Barbara Tornow Ellen Torres In memory of Isabella Caxcarella-Batterman Paula & Peter Tyack Lisa & Robert Unsworth In memory of Vincent Cioffari* Christopher & Carolynn Vincent Katja von Tiesenhausen Bernard Weichsel Mrs. Constance White* Grace M. Whouley Jeffrey S. Wieand Anne and Ross Perry Toni G. Wolfman Mr. Randolph Stephen Yanoshak, Jr. Dr. Charlotte Yeh Ms. Yuan Zhou Performance Ticket Donors ($500+ in ticket donations due to cancellation) Anonymous^ Robert Coren & John Gintell^ Ms. Patricia Dunning^ Linda Frayling & Eileen Leahy^ Ms. Ellen Hoffman^ Paul & Elizabeth Kastner†*^ Elisabeth Morris & Michael O’Callaghan^ John & Georgeanne Roe^ Etta & Mark Rosen^ Leslie Sargent & David Roseman^ Joseph Singer & Martha Minow^ * denotes 25+ Subscriber ^denotes $500+ ticket value donated due to 2020/21 cancellations † Deceased Listing as of June 30, 2021
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2020/21 Corporate, Foundation & Government Support Principal Producers - $50,000+ Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative Stephanie L. Brown Foundation Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council National Endowment for the Arts US Small Business Administration Corporate Producers - $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous Foley & Lardner LLP Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation Cynthia and John S. Reed Family Foundation Stifler Family Foundation Angels - $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous First Republic Bank Liberty Mutual Foundation Outside the Box: A Production of the Boston Arts Summer Institute Royal Little Family Foundation Partners - $2,500-$4,999 Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Egloff & Wood, LLP
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Aaron Richmond Legacy Society The Aaron Richmond Legacy Society was established in 2001 and honors the memory of Celebrity Series of Boston founder Aaron Richmond (1895-1964). The Society recognizes the following individuals who have notified Celebrity Series of estate provisions including bequest intentions, charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, and other forms of deferred support. Anonymous (2) Dr. Harris A. Berman & Ruth Nemzoff Robert Binney & Janet Veasey Diana Bourgeois Mark H. Cooley, MD Martin Gantshar Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin Ellen S. Heller David R. Janero & Jeffrey A. Thomson Martha H. Jones & Christine Armstrong Paul & Elizabeth† Kastner Mary Ellen Kiddle Joan Lebach Margot LeStrange & Andrew Stern Susan Matz† Charlotte & Gordon Moore Stewart Myers, in memory of Maureen McGuire Myers John David Ober† Eleanor & Frank Pao Mr. Jonathan Scott Reichner Libby Roberts Sandra Shapiro & John Kirsch Marylen Sternweiler Peter J. Wender Constance White Nancy Richmond Winsten Marvin & Katherine Wolfthal Miriam M. Wood & Charles O. Wood, III Ron & Janet Zwanziger † Deceased If your name was inadvertently omitted or misspelled in any of these listings, we apologize and ask that you contact us so that we may correct your listing for the future. The listings in this publication reflect activity through June 30, 2021.
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Martha H. Jones Society For Lifetime Giving The Martha H. Jones Society for Lifetime Giving was established in 2018 in honor of former Executive Director, Martha H Jones. The Society honors the following individuals whose cumulative gifts to Celebrity Series have met or exceeded $100,000. Anonymous (4) Leslie & Howard Appleby Joan & Steven Belkin Dr. Harris A. Berman & Ruth Nemzoff Amy & Joshua Boger Stephanie L. Brown Katie & Paul Buttenwieser Julia Byers & Steven Holtzman Michael & Adrianne Canning Rosalie Cohen Caroline & Bob Collings Amy & Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes Frances DeMoulas Kettenbach JoAnne & Charles Dickinson Timothy W. Diggins & Deborah Coleman Diggins Donna & Michael Egan Kathleen & Chris Gaffney Gabor Garai & Susan Pravda Drs. Joan & Alfred Goldberg The Goldenheim Family Harriet & David Griesinger Kathleen & Steven Haley Zachary R. Haroutunian Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin Yvette & Lawrence Hochberg Andrea & Frederick Hoff Ilene & Richard Jacobs David R. Janero & Jeffrey A. Thomson In memory of Blanche & George Jones Martha H. Jones & Christine Armstrong Paul & Elizabeth† Kastner Frances DeMoulas Kettenbach Paul L. King Peter & Anna Kolchinsky George & Lizbeth Krupp Sheila Landay Jann E. Leeming & Arthur D. Little Alexander Levine Paul F. Levy & Farzana Mohamed Robert† & Syrul Lurie Susanne Marcus Collins† Susan Matz† Charlotte & Gordon Moore Stewart Myers, in memory of Maureen McGuire Myers Norman & Eleanor Nicholson John David Ober† Eleanor & Frank Pao John Patterson & Michele Demarest
Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford Melinda & James Rabb Cynthia & John S. Reed Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey Sharon & Howard Rich Abby & Donald Rosenfeld Sally S. Seaver, PhD Samuel & Gretchen Shubrooks Spring Sirkin & Arthur Frank Marylen Sternweiler Dr. Lawrence Stifler & Mary McFadden Mary Elisabeth Swerz & Robert S. Sherman Belinda Termeer Susan & Michael Thonis Sanjay & Sangeeta Verma Dorothy & Stephen Weber Barnet & Sandra Weinstein Peter J. Wender Nancy Richmond Winsten Miriam M. Wood & Charles O. Wood, III Ellen & Arnold Zetcher
Linde Family Foundation Mabel Louise Riley Foundation Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation National Endowment for the Arts New England Center For The Performing Arts New England Foundation for the Arts P&G Gillette Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation The Peabody Foundation Philanthropic Advisors PTC Cynthia & John S. Reed Foundation Mabel Louise Riley Foundation Royal Little Family Foundation Stifler Family Foundation Talbots Tufts Health Plan
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Institutions
Anonymous (2) Bank of America Bank of Boston BankBoston Barr Foundation The Garbis & Arminé Barsoumian Charitable Foundation Joan & Steven Belkin Foundation Harris A. Berman & Ruth E. Nemzoff Family Foundation Boch Center The Boston Foundation Stephanie L. Brown Foundation The Catered Affair Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC Clipper Ship Foundation Collings Foundation Comcast Cable Deloitte LLP DeMoulas Foundation Emerson College Fidelity Investments FleetBoston Financial Foley & Lardner LLP Liberty Mutual Foundation
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2020/21 Celebrity Series Board BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joshua Boger, PhD, Chair+ Jill S. Altshuler Howard Appleby Stephanie L. Brown+ Michael S. Canning+ Joanne Cheng Amy d’Ablemont Burnes Margaret Eagle Kathleen Gaffney+ Gabor Garai Paul D. Goldenheim, MD Randolph Hawthorne, ex officio Dr. Joan Helpern Goldberg Yvette Hochberg Andrea Hoff John Patterson Stephen C. Perry Leontyne Price, Honorary Director Melinda Rabb Michael Raizman Reuben Reynolds Sharon L. Rich Lawrence Stifler Mary Elisabeth Swerz+ Belinda Termeer Susan Thonis
Yukiko Ueno Dorothy Altman Weber Janet Zwanziger BOARD EMERITI Harris A. Berman, MD Caroline Collings Benjamin H. Lacy Jann E. Leeming Norman C. Nicholson, Jr. Eleanor Y. Pao Walter W. Pierce Nancy Richmond Winsten Arnold B. Zetcher BOARD OF OVERSEERS Randolph Hawthorne, Chair Bill Casey, Vice Chair Leslie Appleby Meryl Beckingham Marilyn Benson Diana L. Bourgeois Martin Carmichael Joseph C. Cefalu Fernadina Chan Jolyon Cowan JoAnne Dickinson Timothy W. Diggins
C. Nancy Fisher Gail Flatto Susan Y. Friedman Ellen Glanz Dr. Peter H. Gordon Rosalind E. Gorin Harriet Griesinger Teri Groome Zachary R. Haroutunian Stephen C. Harrison Paul Hartung Betty Hillmon Ilisa Hurowitz Maurice Joffe Lisa Kelly-Croswell Nathan Kono Fred Ledley Stephen Leonard Margot LeStrange York Lo Valeria Lowe-Barehmi Susan Shapiro Magdanz Glenda Garrelts Mattes Theresa C. McLoud, MD Dr. Michael Merport Marilyn Miller Dr. Gordon Moore John P. Mordes, MD
James L. J. Nuzzo Ellen Offner Rich Parker, MD James Perrin Dr. Beth Pinals Suzanne Priebatsch Oliver Radford Mona J. Roberts Millard Rose Abby Rosenfeld Sally S. Seaver, PhD Sandra Shapiro Dr. Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr. Dr. Michael Silverman Dr. Margaret Simon Lori Solon Joel A. Stein Marylen R. Sternweiler Jeffrey A. Thomson Elizabeth G. Tréhu, MD Sarah Rainwater Ward Wendy L. Watson Barnet Weinstein Sharon R. Weinstein, MD Peter J. Wender Sarkis Zerounian + Denotes Executive Committee
Celebrity Series Staff Gary Dunning, President and Executive Director Amy Lam, Artistic Director ADVANCEMENT Emily Borababy, Chief Advancement Officer Sara Brookner, Associate Director of Institutional Giving Anya Hess, Senior Coordinator of Board Relations and Stewardship Sean Meyers, Senior Coordinator of Individual Giving and Communications Miranda McLean, Advancement Associate FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Heather Clark, Chief Financial Officer Alex Larin, Finance Manager Connor Buckley, Accounts Payable and Payroll Coordinator MARKETING AND AUDIENCE SERVICES Courtney A. Burke, Director of Marketing and Communications Andrew J. Moreau, Associate Director of Digital Marketing and CRM Gillian Morrison, Associate Director of Marketing Vawnya Nichols, Senior Manager of Ticketing and Audience Services Robert Torres, Senior Graphic Designer and Photographer Kristín Otharsson, Design and Multimedia Manager Angela Flores, Assistant Manager, Email Marketing and Social Media
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Nicole Williams, Assistant Manager of Audience Services Poornima Kirby, Senior Audience Services Representative Susanna Bonta, Program Book Associate Mia Straccia, Audience Services Associate Annie Coyne, Audience Services Representative PERFORMANCE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Karen Brown, Chief Operating Officer Liz Rosenthal, Associate Director of Performance Operations Robin Baker, Associate Director of Community Engagement Elizabeth Kracunas, Manager of Performance Operations Israel Gutierrez, Community Performances Manager Sarah Radcliffe-Mars, Digital Performances Project Manager Harrison Pearse Burke, Dance Production Manager Hope Aubrey, Production and Office Coordinator Stephanie Janes PR, Media Relations Prince Lobel Tye, LLP, Legal Counsel AAFCPAs, Auditors
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2020 /2021 Financial Results FY2021
FY2020
FY2019
$108,762
$2,207,022 $(156,293) $108,735 $2,159,464
$4,060,697 $(380,614) $212,902 $3,892,985
Operating Revenue and Support Operating Revenue Performance Revenue (Gross) (Commissions and Fees) Stabilization and Processing Fees Total Operating Revenue Operating Support General Contributions and Special Funding PPP Forgivness of Debt Special Events (net) Endowment and Other Income Total Operating Support
$3,217,136 $870,900 $373,021 $342,110 $4,803,167
$3,263,583
$2,278,519
$963,867 $4,227,450
$253,876 $1,115,749 $3,648,144
Total Operating Revenue & Support
$4,911,929
$6,386,914
$7,541,129
Operating Expenses Performance and Community Engagement Management and General Fundraising
$2,848,871 $692,487 $938,195
$3,261,713 $2,669,596 $671,522
$4,625,831 $2,230,204 $672,263
Total Operating Expenses
$4,479,553
$6,602,831
$7,528,298
$432,376
$(215,917)
$12,831
Net
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$108,762
2021/22 SEASON SEPTEMBER
Béla Fleck, My Bluegrass Heart 9/25
MARCH
OCTOBER
Brooklyn Rider Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro, Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret
NOVEMBER
Nicholas Phan & Brooklyn Rider Daniil Trifonov, piano David Sedaris
DECEMBER
Conrad Tao, piano Julian Lage
10/7 10/24
11/12 11/14 11/21 12/1 12/2
Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet, 3/5 (im)migration: music of change Academy of St Martin in the Fields, 3/6 Joshua Bell, director/violin soloist Emanuel Ax, piano 3/9 Leonidas Kavakos, violin- Yo-Yo Ma, cello Brooklyn Rider & Avi Avital, mandolin 3/18 Anat Cohen Quartetinho 3/19 Matthew Whitaker Quartet 3/20 Christian Sands 3/25 Veronica Swift 3/26 Regina Carter, Gone in a Phrase of Air 3/27
APRIL
JANUARY
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone 1/19 What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow, 1/21 The Music of Lerner & Loewe Benjamin Appl, baritone 1/26 Danish String Quartet 1/30
FEBRUARY
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Apil 28-May 1, 2022)
Alexander Malofeev, piano 2/2 Cécile McLorin Salvant 2/5 Simone Porter, violin 2/9 Anaïs Mitchell + Bonny Light Horseman 2/18 A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: 2/25 The Queen of Soul, with Damien Sneed and Karen Clark Sheard Sankofa Danzafro, Accommodating Lie 2/26-27
The Just and the Blind Jeremy Denk, piano SFJAZZ Collective, New Works Reflecting the Moment Redman - Mehldau - McBride - Blade, A MoodSwing Reunion Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Takács Quartet with Julien Labro, bandoneon
MAY
SHINE! Gala Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Let’s Dance Boston!
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4/1-2 4/2-3 4/8 4/24 4/28-5/1 4/30
5/6 5/7 5/11-15 5/11-15
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