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2018 IMPACT REPORT
Dear Friends, On behalf of Music Institute of Chicago’s faculty, staff, and board of trustees, thank you. Your friendship contributes so much to the success of Music Institute’s work to provide all students—regardless of age, experience, or background—the foundation for a lifelong engagement with music.
MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 179 faculty + 41 staff 220 total employees
Since our founding in 1931, Music Institute has grown into one of the nation’s leading community music schools and serves as a model for developing the next generation of classical musicians while providing accessible, high-quality music education through private and group instruction for thousands of students who see music as an essential avocation.
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL 2,196 students 92 Illinois
Enjoying and understanding music—and developing the skills to create and perform music—enhance our quality of life and nourish the human spirit. Music Institute is deeply committed to removing financial and geographical barriers for people who want to learn music and enjoy its many emotional, mental, physical, and cultural benefits.
communities represented
10% receive
We are delighted to share the enclosed report underlining the direct impact that you have had on our ability to provide the highest quality music instruction in the Chicago area and reach individuals with music education and performance where opportunities are limited. Together, we are cultivating a community dedicated to inspiring and enriching lives through music. Thank you for your generosity and support.
need-based financial aid
6%
Scott Verschoor Chair, Board of Trustees
Mark George President and CEO
Early Childhood
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Youth
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Music Institute is committed to engaging a diverse community with music at all levels and offers a number of outreach programs at no cost to participants.
Alliance for Early Childhood Instrument Petting Zoo • The Art Center Highland Park • Art Impact Project • Art in the Village, Winnetka • Bein and Fushi Master Class Series and Concert, Chicago • Bookends and Beginnings Jazz Performance • Botanic Garden Tuesday Morning Summer Program Performance • Bright Horizons Preschool Evanston • Camp One Step Petting Zoo, Chicago • Carl von Linne Middle School Brass Sectional, Chicago • Chicago Cello Society Master Class, William H. Lee, Fine Arts Building, Chicago • Chiaravalle Montessori School Petting Zoo • Chicago Parent Playdate • Crow Island School, Wilmette, Quintet Attacca Performance • CSO Family Matinee Petting Zoo and Rotunda Performance • Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Cultural Center, Chicago • District 103 Community Backpack • Downers Grove Library Musikgarten Class • Edward Hurley Elementary School • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Quintet Attacca Performance • Evanston Arts Council • Evanston Public Library • Evanston Rotary Club, Performance • Evanston Symphony Rehab Center Performance • Field Museum of Natural History Women's Board Gala Performance • From the Top Radio Broadcast • Fusion Academy, Evanston • Gratz Center Rutter Requiem with Lydia Rhea • Harris Theater Gala, Jazz Ambassadors, Art Institute of Chicago • Harris Theater & Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center final concert, Academy lobby performance • Helen Pierce Elementary School • Highcrest Middle School, Wilmette, Bass Sectional • Highland Park Public Library Music for Life • Illinois Holocaust Museum Performance • Introductions on 98.7 WFMT • Jesse Brown VA Hospital Quintet Attacca Performance • Joseph Lovett Elementary School • Lake Forest Library Music for Life • Lake Forest Place Senior Center Fall Concert • Lake Forest/ Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce Arts Committee • Lake Forest Symphony Music in the Garden • LEARN Excel Magnet School • Lincolnshire 4th of July Parade • Make It Better Anniversary Event @ William Blair • Make Music! Chicago Performance at St. James Cathedral • Mather Home Evanston Music Performance • Music for Life, YEA! Highland Park • Neighborhood Parents Network, Chicago • Neuqua Valley High School Tri-M Benefit Recital • New Horizons Band Concert at the Merion Senior Living Residence • New Trier High School, Zukerman Master Class • North Shore Country Day Susan Marshall Memorial Concert • Northbrook Days Festival • Northshore Choral Society Benefit, Evanston • Patty Turner Senior Center-Deerfield Park District Performance • Presbyterian Homes Concert Series • River North Residents Association Family Festival • Romona School Smash-Up Program • Rondout School Workshop with Paul Hefner New Horizons Band • Rotary Club of Evanston Annual Meeting Performance • Skokie Library, Petty Auditorium Jazz Concert • Evanston Mash-Up, Northwestern, Evanston • Society of the Divine Word, Cello Recital, Northbrook • Stars of Tomorrow Pilgrim Players Concert, Highland Park Community House • Sunrise Senior Living, Highland Park Performance • Vernon Hills Library Music for Life • Village Toy Shop through Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Holiday Event, Performance • Wade Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Performance • Wayne Thomas Elementary School’s Arts in Action • William H. Lee, Cello Recital, Wilmette • William P. Gray Elementary Petting Zoo, Portage Park, Chicago • Wilmette Holiday ParadeWilmette Chamber of Commerce • Wilmette Park District Kindergarten Enrichment Instrument Petting Zoo • Wilmette Public Library Musikgarten Class • Wilmette Summerfest, Wilmette • Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce, Performance • Winnetka Youth Organization Battle of the Bands • Winnetka Music Festival
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In August, Music Institute presented Art of Jazz, an interactive pop-up and music mash-up in downtown Evanston. This collaboration with the Institute for Therapy through the Arts was funded by the Evanston Arts Council.
Music for Life
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Faculty Master Classes
Instrument Petting Zoos
“Roots & Rock sets us on a path to fully embrace musical traditions that have become an integral part of our history and culture as well as the soundtrack of our lives.” Music Institute of Chicago President and CEO Mark George
Faculty Dave Onderdonk, Megon McDonough, and Scott Boyer at The Book Stall, Winnetka
Roots & R ck Long recognized for teaching classical and jazz, Music Institute launched a new Roots & Rock initiative during the 2017–2018 school year. Nearly a dozen of Chicago’s most seasoned performers and teachers in these genres were brought together to develop and teach this new program. Roots & Rock helps students discover commonalities between rock, folk, blues, country, and bluegrass. Classes are designed to help students build the solid musical foundation essential to making their unique musical voices heard. “In creating Roots & Rock, we are responding to the needs and interests of our community,” said Music Institute President and CEO Mark George. “American popular music is our country’s greatest contribution to world culture. Roots & Rock gives everyone access to the power of this music in a friendly group setting with excellent teachers.” Eight-week beginning and intermediate level sessions in guitar, songwriting, and music production explore the music’s rich history and culture while nurturing students’ musical growth. Roots & Rock faculty guide students through the creative process, help prepare songs for café performances or recordings, and provide an introduction to the music business. Music production classes teach students the basics of GarageBand, Apple’s iconic music recording program. Roots & Rock classes provide a welcoming environment in which students of all ages make music from day one. At the end of each eight-week session, students have the opportunity to play with their teachers for friends and family at informal café-style performances at area venues.
ROOTS & ROCK FACULTY THE GUITAR EXPERIENCE Jeremiah Benham Matt Berger Scott Boyer Steve Doyle Dave Onderdonk
THE SONGWRITING EXPERIENCE Megon McDonough Wendy Morgan Al Rose Grace Wong Lou Yoelin
THE MUSIC PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE Music Institute voice, guitar, and piano student Christine Flach
Scott Boyer Clem Leek Lou Yoelin
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS In July 2018, Music Institute’s Chicago Duo Piano Festival celebrated its thirtieth anniversary season at Nichols Concert Hall with an expanded schedule of public performances featuring international guest artists.
“During the past three decades we
Founded in 1988 by faculty members and piano duo in residence Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, the festival has grown from a small workshop dedicated to the study of piano duo repertoire into a multifaceted series of annual events. The festival’s mission is to provide a fun and supportive atmosphere that fosters a deeper interest in the repertoire, performance, and teaching of music for two pianos and piano four hands.
support of friends like you. Your
In addition to the annual summer fest and winter mini-fest, associated events have included youth and adult competitions, master classes, and concerts featuring national and international guest piano duos. The festival has presented many of the world’s most formidable piano duos, including the Paratore brothers, Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl, Tal and Groethuysen, the Contiguglia brothers, and Anderson and Roe.
have learned that we are deeply fortunate to have the continued generosity has sustained us, and we are gratified to see how the festival has grown into an event of international importance for fans of the piano duo.” Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
Music Institute of Chicago congratulates Ralph and Claire on thirty wonderful years of the Chicago Duo Piano Festival. Thank you for your artistry and leadership!
2 international competitions • 18 countries represented 60 piano duos entered • $33,500 in prize money distributed
9 concerts in 2018 with
835 audience
members
50+ pianists participated in festival events
Meet Vannia Phillips A quote from Dr. Suzuki best sums up my teaching philosophy: “Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline, and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.” I strive to meet a student where they are—emotionally, physically, intellectually—and work to both capitalize on what comes easily to them and develop what is difficult. My role is to help supply the tools students need to face a challenge. It is so easy to throw our hands up in frustration— not just when we play an instrument but in other facets of our lives, be it a frustrating passage of music or a frustrating person! A student needs to be centered; sometimes taking a moment to hear something in their head may accomplish this centering. They also need tools. They need to be able figure out why something is difficult and then be able to break it down so that it is manageable. I really think building these analytical abilities through music helps us in life. It helps us understand why something is bothering us and what we can do to make it better. There is a yoga sutra which translates to, "Perfection in practice comes when one continues to practice with sincerity and respect for a long period of time without any interruption." A student must practice a challenging passage many times over a long period of time. Through doing so, they develop discipline and endurance. And in doing so, as Dr. Suzuki tells us, we build good citizens.
• Music Institute Suzuki violin and viola faculty since 2003 • Chicago Sinfonietta member since 1998 • Numerous performances with Chicago institutions including Chicago Opera Theater, Joffrey Ballet, and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic • Trained yoga instructor • Appearances with the rapper Common on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and with Josh Groban on Oprah
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS Conducting and theory student Tyler Savitz and Director of the Academy and Conductor in Residence Jim Setapen have built a special bond through their lessons together. These lessons have impacted Tyler’s life in a meaningful way. Thanks in part to Jim’s support and mentorship, Tyler is now studying music at Harper College and working to fulfill his dream of becoming a conductor.
What do you love about conducting? Tyler Savitz: I love standing in front of an orchestra and conducting all the sections, knowing who is playing and what they are playing, looking up and giving cues and dynamics to the musicians.
What is your favorite musical piece? TS: My favorite piece of music is the “William Tell Overture” by Gioachino Rossini. My favorite piece, so far, that I’ve conducted is “Tsar Saltan March” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
What have you learned from working with Jim Setapen? TS: I’ve learned how to conduct fifteen pieces so far. I’ve also learned how to recognize beat patterns and conduct with great dynamics. I’ve learned how to say common rehearsal phrases and sing in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs in solfeggio. I’ve worked on ear training such as hearing intervals, scales, triads, and seventh chords and being able to play them at the piano and sing them. I’m currently learning how to mark a score with cues, dynamics, phrase lengths, rehearsal letters, pizzicato, con sordino, and beating markings. Jim and I work on a lot of theory.
How do you hope to use what you’ve learned from Jim in the future? TS: I hope to be a conductor of a symphony orchestra one day!
Chelsea Shephard, Music Institute voice student of Susan Charles, performed in May as soprano soloist with the Cecilia Chorus of New York at Carnegie Hall in the U.S. premiere of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Prison. Additional performances during the 2017–2018 season included the title role in a workshop of Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice with the Metropolitan Opera, concert appearances with the New York Festival of Song in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth Anniversary, and a role debut as the title character of Purcell’s Dido with the Madison Bach Musicians. She was part of the Lyric Opera of Chicago roster for its new production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold and performed in the world premiere of A Garden Among the Flames by Syrian composer Zaid Jabri. Future engagements include singing the solo soprano part in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and recitals at the Caramoor Music Festival. More about Chelsea can be found at chelseashephardsoprano.com.
Music Institute of Chicago duo pianists Lauren Kim and Colin Song capped off a busy year of concerts nationwide with a performance at home as part the Chicago Duo Piano Festival’s thirtieth anniversary celebration. Known as Duo Appassionato and coached by faculty members Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, they won the 2017 Chicago National Youth Competition for Piano Duos last summer. In February, the duo appeared on an episode of From the Top, a NPR radio program featuring America’s best young classical musicians. In March, they competed at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Conference in Orlando as the East Central Division winners of the MTNA Competition. Lauren attends Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago and studies with Music Institute Piano Department Chair Elaine Felder. Colin attends Glenbrook South High School and studies piano with Ralph Neiweem.
ARTSLINK Music Institute recognizes the important benefits of early childhood music exposure, which leads to marked improvement in academic achievement, self-esteem, and communication skills. ArtsLink serves K–6 students in low to moderate income communities by integrating the arts into public school classrooms and community centers throughout Chicago at no cost to the participants. At the core of this program is a dedicated faculty of passionate and highly skilled music educators who are committed to helping young people unlock their full potential. ArtsLink embodies Music Institute’s vision of removing barriers to participation in the arts and fostering a diverse community of learners at all levels. With the goal of enhancing learning across all subjects, teachers integrate music, drama, and dance into regular classroom curriculum in alignment with The Chicago Guide for Teaching and Learning in the Arts and Illinois state standards in arts education. For eight weeks, instructors work directly with students to incorporate state curriculum priorities into original musical pieces. The students write and produce the works themselves, then perform them for family, friends, and peers at their schools and in their neighborhoods. The program also provides year-long professional development and mentorship opportunities for teachers. Students at Hurley Elementary in West Lawn
“Our ArtsLink residencies have the clear, immediate, and joyful effect of engaging all learners, including those not regularly enthused about classroom subjects. We use music, drama, and dance to show students a new path into their math, science, English, and history. We bring them lessons in the arts, but also teach through the arts, working with appreciative teachers to tie what they do and what we do into one engaging package. More often than not, we end our visits with performances shared with the entire partner school community, and we leave behind a sense that the arts should be a part of all learning.” Director of Arts Integration Matt Boresi
5 Chicago Public Schools • 28 classrooms 872 stude nts • 22 teach ers ARTSLINK SERVED NEARLY 3,000 STUDENTS DURING THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR
Joseph Lovett Elementary School in Austin Edward N. Hurley Elementary School in West Lawn Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies in Edgewater George B. Swift Elementary Schools in Uptown LEARN Excel Elementary School in East Garfield Park
ARTSLINK Artslink teaching artist Hunter Lindner celebrates drama and the brain at LEARN Excel campus
ArtsLink is made possible through the generous support of Friends of Project LEARN • Illinois Arts Council • Northern Trust Paul M. Angell Family Foundation • Polk Bros. Foundation
To learn more, visit: musicinst.org/2017impactreport
ACADEMY 1 Presidential Scholar 3 countries and 7 states represented 21 Academy Fellows 14 medals earned in ten years at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
23 national competition medals earned in 2018 15 gold medals
Violinist and Scholarship Fellow Julian Rhee had a banner senior year at the Academy. Named a 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, he won first prize in the violin division of the 2018 Johansen International Competition. As a member of the Kairos Quartet, he won first prize in the Strings Junior Division of the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition and gold at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He was a finalist winner of the 2018 National YoungArts Foundation and a featured performer on NPR’s From the Top, collaborating with internationally renowned ensemble Time for Three at a concert in Jordan Hall, Boston. Julian shared his passion for music by serving in the local community as an assisting artist and mentor of the Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra, which brings together musicians of all ages and skill levels in a challenging, non-competitive environment. He also spoke and performed for high school students in Wisconsin and Illinois, including a visit to North Shore Country Day School as its Susan Marshall Artist.
What did you find most valuable about your time at the Academy? Julian Rhee: Working with such incredibly talented musicians has been an eye-opening experience for me. While the private instruction is incredible, meeting new friends and building lifelong relationships is invaluable. I have been inspired and motivated by my peers, and I am grateful for everything the Academy has provided me.
NICHOLS CONCERT HALL A highlight of the 2017–2018 Faculty & Guest Artist Series was the Ella Fitzgerald Centennial Jazz Concert. The program featured Fitzgerald protégée Carmen Bradford, Music Insitute of Chicago Artist in Residence Tammy McCann, and Music Institute Jazz Faculty for a swinging tribute to the “First Lady of Song.”
550 people attended the sold-out tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
15,000+ attendees at hall events
467 free
concert tickets distributed
72 academic concerts and master classses
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“It has truly been my honor to be an Artist in Residence for Music Institute of Chicago for the last six years. We've had so many memorable performances. But I must say the most magical for me was my collaboration with the legendary jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford. It was at that moment when I felt, more than ever, that Mark George's vision of a synergy between classical and jazz was truly on display. The sumptuous string arrangements coupled with the pulse of the rhythm section showed how seamless this marriage could be. These collaborations are key to our growth and continued influence on the Chicago area’s fertile musical landscape.” Tammy McCann
ZUKERMAN WEEKEND
In May, Music Institute welcomed acclaimed violinist, violist, conductor, and educator Pinchas Zukerman for three special events. The first event was an intimate performance at Nichols Concert Hall by the Zukerman Trio—violinist Pinchas Zukerman, cellist Amanda Forsyth, and pianist Angela Cheng. The next day, Zukerman gave a public master class featuring Academy violinists Julian Rhee and Ria Honda; the award-winning Kairos Quartet of Academy students Julian Rhee, Joshua Brown, Thompson Wang, and Lydia Rhea; and Community Music School violinist Christian Kim. Area high school orchestra programs received special invitations, and one hundred students attended the event. Zukerman’s visit culminated with a festive gala celebration at the Fairmont Hotel Chicago, where he received the prestigious Dushkin Award. Funds raised at the gala provide scholarships, financial aid, and critical support for Music Institute’s extensive community outreach programming. The evening included a cocktail reception, an elegant dinner, and awards presentations, with musical performances throughout the evening.
360 attended the concert 200 observed the free master class
Z U K E R M A N
2018 ANNIVERSARY GALA May 21, 2018 300 guests $715,000+ raised An ArtsLink student from Joseph Lovett Elementary performs at the Gala
HONORARY CHAIRS Susan B. Kiphart Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Rachel Barton Pine
GALA CO-CHAIRS Renée and Lester Crown David F. Heroy Cathy and Bill Osborn Nancy and Scott Santi
Kairos Quartet and Ria Honda post performance
Cate and Frederick H. Waddell
Pinchas Zukerman, Alexandra C. Nichols, and Mark George
Ralph Neiweem, Stanley Davis, and Scott Verschoor
CULTURAL VISIONARY AWARD FOR CHICAGO
DUSHKIN AWARD Pinchas Zukerman, violinist, violist, conductor, and educator
RICHARD D. COLBURN AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE Stanley Davis, clarinet and saxophone faculty
Frederick H. Waddell, Chairman, Northern Trust
Frederick H. Waddell with Northern Trust colleagues
2018 FISCAL YEAR REPORT
A VISIT FROM THE NEA
Operating Budget: $6,421,734 Net Assets: $7,750,558
2018 Operating Revenue and Support
Net Tuition and Fees Contributions Earned Income and Other Endowment Income
8.9%
21.7%
Program Costs Management and General Occupancy Fundraising
(unaudited)
67.1%
6.2%
2018 Operating Expenses
2.3%
I don’t think there’s ever been a better time to engage in and participate in the arts. As someone who was born into an ambiguous situation, having parents from one culture and living in another, I saw how the arts are one of the best ways to expand our vocabulary and express ourselves. We as artists, musicians, dancers, and others are empowering— we can stand in the middle of ambiguity without shrinking back. We are the leaders. When others don’t know the next step to take, we can walk in as artists and see a blank canvas and say the world is at my fingertips.
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In January, Music Institute was pleased to host a special program featuring Jane Chu, eleventh chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, in conversation with Academy students at Nichols Concert Hall. She offered these insipiring words:
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This is why it’s so exciting for students like those at Music Institute of Chicago—at a time when they can be leaders in our community or of a team or themselves. The arts have empowered them with skills to know how to guide others in times when people don’t know how to solve problems. Artists do!
FRIENDS OF MUSIC INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Music Institute gratefully acknowledges the friends who contributed $500 or more between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018. $100,000 or more Alexandra C.* and John D. Nichols
$50,000 to $99,999 Illinois Tool Works Inc. The Negaunee Foundation
$25,000 to $49,999 Abbott Laboratories AbbVie Linda and Wilbur Gantz Bev and Warren Hayford Mr. J. Thomas Hurvis Mrs. Susan R. Kiphart Mr. and Mrs.* James W. Mabie Northern Trust Cathy and Bill Osborn Polk Bros. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Ptak, Marmon Holdings, Inc. Sage Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Waddell The Wallace Foundation
$10,000 to $25,999 Anonymous (4) A.D. Johnson Foundation Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Baker & McKenzie LLP
BMO Harris Bank Gil* and Marlene Bowen Rita and John Canning The Crown Family Catherine and Bryan Daniels Dover Corporation Ms. Catherine S. Downey and Mr. Daniel F. Nayman Mr. David Fey Mr.* and Mrs. Thomas L. Gahlon Mr. Howard Gottlieb and Ms. Barbara Greis The Harris Family Foundation Mr. Dean M. Harrison Mr. David F. Heroy,* Baker & McKenzie LLP Ms. Courtney Holohan* Illinois Arts Council Agency Irving Harris Foundation Barbara Jane Irwin Mrs. Lori Julian Kenilworth Union Church Mr. John H. Krehbiel and Mrs. Karen Gray-Krehbiel KPMG Barry MacLean and Family Make It Better Foundation Jeffrey J. Morse,* The Smith-Davis-Morse Group, Merrill Lynch Private Banking
Northwestern Medicine Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Barbara* †and Gene Schmitt Lois and Harrison Steans Lee Anne* and Rich Stoddart Bob and Gael Strong UL LLC Scott* and Areta Verschoor Mr. Keith Williams Helen and Sam Zell
John and Betsey* Puth John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Jennifer Steans and James P. Kastenholz Mr. and Mrs. John W. Taylor Helen and Richard Thomas William Blair & Company, LLC Wintrust Commercial Banking David* and Eileen Zampa, Sidley Austin LLP
$5,000 to $9,999 Aon Corporation Bank of America Illinois Mr.* and Mrs. Christopher G. Bird Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carlton CDW LLC CIBC Bank USA Edwardson Family Foundation Exelon Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds Dietrich and Erika Gross John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Mr. John H. Hart and Ms. Carol Prins Robert W. Galvin Foundation Ethelle Katz Mrs. Paul Klimstra Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna
Academy violinist Irina Casasnovas at Lake Bluff Art Impact Project
$1,000 to $4,999 Anonymous (11) Mr. and Mrs. G. Marshall Abbey Mr. and Mrs. Hall J. Adams III The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gershon Berkson Ann and Arnie Berlin Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Brady Mr. and Mrs. Michael Busch Jo and Wiley Caldwell Dr. Elizabeth W. Calihan and Dr. Mark A. George* Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. Carter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cawley City of Evanston Columbia College Chicago Comcast Business Mr. Lawrence O. Corry Mr. James H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. David Dees Byram and Sue Dickes Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Finnegan, Jr. First Bank & Trust Mr. and Mrs. John N. Fix Mr. and Mrs.* Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser Mr. and Mrs. Norman Goldring Mr.* and Mrs. John C. Goodall, Jr. Libby and Bill Graham Highland Park Community Foundation Mrs. Carol Honigberg Dr. Wellington Hsu and Dr. Erin Hsu Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. James Mr. Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Jaunal Mrs. Kenneth A. Julian Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kaup Kohl Feinerman Family Charitable Trust Mrs. Dolores Kohl Kaplan Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Mr. William H. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Madigan Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. McCaskey Mr. Nick McClanahan Mr. and Mrs. Bill McIlvaine Thekla and John Metz Ms. Rhonda F. Miller Brooks* and Howard Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moriarty Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Norman Olson Ms. Renée Parquette* John and Kathy Piepgras Rachel Barton Pine* and Gregory Pine PJH & Associates, Inc. Barbara and Carl* Plochman Diana and Bruce Rauner Ravinia Festival Association Dr. and Mrs. John S. Rhee The Rhoades Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation Ms. Deborah F. Rutter* Sargent Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I. Segal Mr. and Mrs. David W. Selby Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sennett Margaret and Eric Scheyer Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Smith
Jane Arries Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Brett Thelander Mr. and Mrs. Alex Tompsidis Ross R. Updegraff* Zalman and Karen Usiskin Drs. Axel Vargas and Yana Nedvetsky Mr. James Walker Barbara H. West Mr. Keith Williams Mr. William E. Wolf and Ms. Meredith Bluhm-Wolf Mr. Steven Worth YEA! Highland Park
$500 to $999 Keiko and Jeff Alexander Mr. Brayton B. Alley Ms. Evy Alsaker Mr. Nasri Ashkar Jan Baer Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Mrs. Gail E. Belytschko Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Bukovac Ms. Kathryn Bunge Dean L. and Rosemarie Buntrock Mr. Carlos R. Cardenas* Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Mr. William Coughlin CTL Global, Inc. Dina and Ares Dalianis Debora de Hoyos and Walter Carlson Ms. Wendy DuBoe Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Ellis
Tim and Ellie Feddersen Dr. and Mrs. Sanford I. Finkel Mr. Itai Fruchter Mr. and Mrs. Hans J. Germann Ms. Gillian Growdon Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hanold Harris Theater for Music and Dance Mr. and Mrs. Ken Harris, Jr. Mr. Daniel J. Hemmer and Ms. Amy Hashimoto Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lillard III Mrs. Frank Little Ms. Linda S. MacLennan Mr. Bryan Mittelman Stephen and Ann Potter Ms. Eve R. Rogers Mr. Keith Rudesill and Ms. Carol Geiger Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Schroeder Mr. Mark Sokol Ms. Samantha Stoddart Ms. Carole Streicher Sunitha and Abe Thomas Mrs. Cynthia S. Van Osdol Ms. Lorraine Waller * Trustee † Deceased
Steinway, the offical piano of the Music Institute of Chicago
IN REMEMBRANCE Patricia Erenburg When Music Institute claims it serves students ages six months to 100 years of age, it’s not hyperbole. Born July 18, 1909, violinist Patricia Erenburg had the great distinction of being Music Institute’s oldest student. Patricia played with Quartet Strings from 2006 to 2012, from age 97 to 103. Larry Eckerling, the group’s conductor, remarked at the Patricia Erenburg as a young time, “It’s amazing that she violinist comes. Her son brings her here every week. He knows that music needs to be part of her life.” Patricia began playing music at age eight and accompanied silent films at her father’s movie house as a young woman. In a 2010 interview with CBS 2 News, she said of music, “It’s just part of my existence. If I don’t play, then I just feel that there is something missing. You’re never lonely when you have the fiddle, that’s what I say.” The Music Institute family was sorry to hear of Patricia’s passing in July and was honored to know her.
Lorraine H. Morton
Barbara B. Schmitt
Music Institute Life Trustee Lorraine H. Morton passed away in September. She was an educator in Evanston schools and later a principal at Haven Middle School until 1989. In 1993, she was elected Evanston’s first African-American mayor. She held the position for more than sixteen years, making her the longest serving mayor in the city’s history. Lorraine’s support was instrumental in Music Institute’s purchase and renovation of the Christian Science Church that became Nichols Concert Hall. The Music Institute Board of Trustees celebrates Lorraine’s incredible life and thanks her for her generous service to the Evanston community.
Barb Schmitt joined the Music Institute Board in May 2000. Throughout her eighteen years of service, Barb was an influential leader and ambassador. She and her husband Gene created the Barbara and F. Eugene Schmitt Academy Fellowship, supported the Friends of the Skinner Organ, and, along with their family, provided Barb and Gene Schmitt at annual scholarship support the Music Institute gala for students in need. The American Steinway piano in Nichols Concert Hall was named in honor of the Schmitts’ extraordinary support during the Overture to the Future Campaign in 2003. Barb co-founded the Patron Society with Betsey Puth, for which she received the Millennium Award in 2008. Barb was a strong believer in the powerful effect of music education on the brain, particularly in young children. She co-authored a report on this subject in 1998 titled “The Power of Music.” Barb’s intelligence, grace, and leadership will be missed dearly by her fellow Trustees and by Music Institute staff and faculty.
Music Institute President Frank Little, Evanston Mayor Lorraine H. Morton, Music Institute Trustee Alexandra C. Nichols, and John D. Nichols at the May 2003 Nichols Concert Hall ribbon-cutting
TRUSTEES
Mr. Scott Verschoor, Chair Mrs. Alexandra C. Nichols, Chair Emerita Mr. Thomas Gahlon, Treasurer Mr. Jeffrey J. Morse, Secretary Mrs. Lee Anne Stoddart, Vice Chair Mr. Christopher G. Bird Mr. Carlos R. Cardenas Mr. Elliott M. Golub Mr. David F. Heroy Ms. Courtney Holohan Mr. Chris Janssen Mrs. Kay Mabie Ms. Renée Parquette Mr. Ross Updegraff Mr. David Zampa Dr. Florian Zettelmeyer
Founded in 1931, Music Institute of Chicago is dedicated to providing everyone in our communities with lifelong access to, and engagement with, music. We believe that enjoying and understanding music, and developing the skills to create and perform music, enhance the quality of life and nourish the human spirit. This belief motivates Music Institute’s dedicated faculty to provide the highest quality musical instruction at eight locations in the Chicago area and to reach individuals with music education in neighborhoods where opportunities are limited.
LIFE TRUSTEES Mr. John J. Berwanger Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen Mrs. Mitzi Freidheim Mrs. Suzanne Spencer Garvin Mr. John C. Goodall, Jr. Mrs. Brooks Morgan The Honorable Lorraine H. Morton † Mrs. Susan B. Noyes Mrs. Rachel Barton Pine Mr. Carl M. Plochman, Jr. Ms. Betsey L. Puth Mrs. Priscilla F. Richman Mr. William N. Topaz
Community Engagement Manager Victor Ribadeneyra with faculty member Suzanne Gillen-Hannau at an Instrument Petting Zoo
CHICAGO • DOWNERS GROVE • EVANSTON • LAKE FOREST • LINCOLNSHIRE • WINNETKA
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