Gratitude

Celebrity Series of Boston thanks the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and government entities who supported our work in the 2021/22 season. From donating back the value of tickets for canceled performances, to special grants in support of our COVID-19 related efforts, Celebrity Series’ donor family stepped up in remarkable ways to support the organization. The lists that follow reflect gifts as of June 30, 2022; if your name is missing, or if you believe you were listed in error, please contact the Advancement department at advancement@celebrityseries.org or 617.598.3232.

2021/22 Corporate, Foundation & Government Support

Principal Institutional Producers – $50,000+

Anonymous Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative Stephanie L. Brown Foundation Deloitte LLP D.L. Saunders Real Estate Corp. Foley & Lardner LLP Google Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council U.S. Small Business Administration

Institutional Producers – $25,000-$49,999

Anonymous Klarman Family Foundation Liberty Mutual Foundation The Reopen Creative Boston Fund, administered by the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Stifler Family Foundation Yawkey Foundation

Angels – $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous AVFX The Catered Affair First Republic Bank National Endowment for the Arts Rafanelli Events Management Royal Little Family Foundation Schrafft Charitable Trust

Sponsors – $5,000-$9,999

Outside the Box: A Production of the Boston Arts Summer Institute PEAK Event Services Port Lighting Systems

Partners – $2,500-$4,999

Aaron Copland Fund for Music Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Consulate General of Israel to New England Egloff & Wood, LLP Foley Hoag LLP New England Foundation for the Arts

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

BOCH CENTER WANG THEATRE

PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION

The 2021/22 season was our first hybrid season in Celebrity Series history, with both live in-person and digital performances. We would like to thank the following donors who received performance recognition in the 2021/22 season.

2021/22 Season Sponsors

Amy & Joshua Boger

2021/22 Neighborhood Arts Presenting Sponsor

Stephanie L. Brown Foundation

2021/22 Performance Series Sponsors

2021/22 Dance Series Sponsors

Leslie & Howard Appleby Stephanie L. Brown Foundation Cynthia & John S. Reed Foundation Royal Little Family Foundation and

2021/22 Debut Series Sponsors

Harriet & David Griesinger and the Longy School of Music of Bard College

2021/22 Jazz Festival Sponsors

Leslie & Howard Appleby and Jill & David Altshuler

Support provided by the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative

2021/22 Season Performances at GBH Calderwood Studio

Sponsored by Susan & Michael Thonis Support provided by the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative

Aaron Richmond Recitals

Endowed by Nancy Richmond Winsten and the late Dr. Joseph Winsten

Let’s Dance Boston!

Leslie & Howard Appleby Amy & Joshua Boger Stephanie L. Brown Foundation The Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative First Republic Bank Klarman Family Foundation Eleanor & Frank Pao

2021/22 Individual Performance Sponsors

Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton

Kathleen & Chris Gaffney

Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro Och & Oy, A Considered Cabaret

Reuben Reynolds & Bill Casey and Sally S. Seaver, PhD

David Sedaris

Eleanor & Frank Pao

Albino Mbie Trio: Mozambican voices and culture

New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow The Music of Lerner and Loewe

Amy & Joshua Boger

Benjamin Appl, baritone Peter J. Wender

Additional support provided by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

with Joshua Bell, director/soloist The Rabb Family Foundations

Charles Overton, solo harp Presented in memory of Susanne Marcus Collins

Sankofa Danzafro Accommodating Lie

LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Leadership Support from Stephanie L. Brown Foundation

A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul with Damien Sneed and Valerie Simpson

Julia Byers & Steven Holtzman Emanuel Ax, piano - Leonidas Kavakos, violin - Yo-Yo Ma, cello Susan & Michael Thonis and

Brooklyn Rider & Avi Avital, mandolin Additional support provided by the Consulate General of Israel to New England

Anat Cohen Quartetinho

An anonymous donor Additional support provided by the Consulate General of Israel to New England

Regina Carter Gone in a Phrase of Air

An anonymous donor

The Just and the Blind Conceived & written by Marc Bamuthi Joseph Original music by Daniel Bernard Roumain

Stephanie L. Brown Foundation Support provided by the Barr Foundation and its ArtsAmplified initiative

LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Leadership Support from Belinda Termeer

A MoodSwing Reunion Susan & Michael Thonis

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Opening night performance presented in memory of Dr. Harris A. Berman  LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Leadership Support from Royal Little Family Foundation

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Leadership Support from Eleanor & Frank Pao