M S M M U S I C A L T H E AT R E
Le Comte Noir
B o b b y B a r k s d a l e (B M ’2 3) B l a s d e l l , N e w Yo r k
J a n 16 , 2 0 21
Thank you to our FY 2021 donors who helped MSM students reach for the stars! Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$1 milli o n a n d a b ove
Linda Bell Mercuro* and Toby Mercuro* Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff/Centene Charitable Foundation Estate of Cathleen A. Ryan $50 0,0 0 0 t o $999,999
Estate of Christianne Orto $10 0,0 0 0 t o $ 499,999
Estate of Lynda Ciolek Gart Family Foundation Bill and Patricia O’Connor Walt Sayre $50,0 0 0 t o $99,999
Estate of Elizabeth G. Beinecke Delin and Abelardo Bru/Kimberly-Clark Foundation Estate of Shirley Katz-Cohen Estate of Maurice Eisenstadt Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Marcia and Don Hamilton William Randolph Hearst Foundation David G. Knott and Françoise Girard/McKinsey & Company Edward Lowenthal The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Paul and Joanne Schnell/Skadden Estate of Harold Schonberg *Deceased
Gifts received in FY21 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021)
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
TACTUS
Te a g a n Fa r a n (M M ’2 2) A n n A r b o r, M i c h i g a n
M a y 6 , 2 0 21
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$25,0 0 0 t o $ 49,999
An Anonymous Donor Joyce Aboussie The Achelis and Bodman Foundation Augustine Foundation Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation The Chisholm Foundation Susan Ennis and Owen Lewis Estate of Jonathan Fey Edith Hall Friedheim Eric Gronningsater Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Nancy Freund Heller and Jeffrey Heller Han Jo Kim The Rubin-Ladd Foundation Estate of Robert I. Lewy Joe and Lauren Pizza Lois Roman The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Twiford Foundation Flavio Varani
Gifts received in FY21 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021)
Singers’ and Pianists’ Seminar Y i l e H u a n g (M M ’21) Shanghai, China
M a y 7, 2 0 21
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$10,0 0 0 t o $24,999
The Joan and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation The ASCAP Foundation Alfredo and Mita Aparicio The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation The Barker Welfare Foundation The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Carla Bossi-Comelli Alejandro Cordero Estate of Alex Davis The Enoch Foundation The Eric and Margaret Friedberg Foundation Jane A. Gross Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez Lori and Alan Harris Elinor and Andrew Hoover J.C.C. Fund Jephson Educational Trusts Nancy M. Kissinger Ruth M. Knight Foundation Margot Alberti de Mazzeri New York City Council Margarita M. Patron Saul D. Raw The Rochlis Family Foundation So-Chung Shinn and Tony W. Lee Epp Sonin Mónica and Angel Sosa Michael Stewart Maria and Guillermo Vogel The Young Family Frank and Jean Zhang
Gifts received in FY21 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021)
Jazz ComboFest Elio Villafranca Ensemble
N i c o l a u s G e l i n (B M ’24) a n d I a n Wa c k s m a n (B M ’24) Miami, Florida
M a y 10 –14 , 2 0 21
Honolulu, Hawaii
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$5,0 0 0 t o $9,999
Annunziato Family Charitable Gift Fund The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Matt and Andrea Bergeron Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust Bond Schoeneck & King Chartwells EALgreen Richard Gaddes Ruth Golden Joan Gordon Hagner Family Charitable Fund Max Kade Foundation Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation Gerda Lissner Foundation The Arthur Loeb Foundation Marquis George MacDonald Foundation The Clement Meadmore Foundation New York State Council on the Arts Chiona X. Schwarz Mari and Kenneth Share Arthur T. and Beverly Shorin Jane E. Steele and William Sussman Dorothy Strelsin Foundation The Tang Fund Michelle Deal Winfield and Claude L. Winfield Yorke Construction
Gifts received in FY21 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021)
MSM STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA G e o r g e M a n a h a n (B M ’7 3 , M M ’76), C o n d u c t o r
A p r 2 0 , 2 0 21
CENTENNIAL PROJECT DONORS
A n ch o r Gif t
Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff/ Centene Charitable Foundation $2,0 0 0,0 0 0 a n d a b ove
City of New York, Bill de Blasio, Mayor $250,0 0 0 t o $1,0 0 0,0 0 0
David G. Knott and Françoise Girard Donald and Marcia Clay Hamilton The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Peter Luerssen /Maecenata Foundation Bill and Patricia O’Connor Melody Sawyer Richardson Sceneworks Studios $150,0 0 0 t o $249,999
Carla Bossi-Comelli and Marco Pecori Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Edward Lowenthal $10 0,0 0 0 t o $149,999
Ed Annunziato James Gandre and Boris Thomas Linda and Toby Mercuro Michelle Ong/First Initiative Foundation Limited $75,0 0 0 t o $99,999
Alfredo and Mita Aparicio Jane A. Gross Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez Maria E. Salgar Chiona X. Schwarz Mónica and Angel Sosa Maria and Guillermo F. Vogel
M S M M U S I C A L T H E AT R E
The Mystery of Edwin Drood S u b i y a M b o y a (B M ’2 2)
H a c ke n s a c k , N e w J e r s e y L l o y d G e l a s s e n Fe l l o w s h i p Fu n d S c h o l a r s h i p R e c i p i e n t
Fe b 19, 2 0 21
CENTENNIAL PROJECT DONORS
$25,0 0 0 t o $ 49,999
Margot Alberti de Mazzeri Delin and Abelardo Bru Susan Ennis and Owen Lewis Richard Gaddes Thomas Hampson Nancy Freund Heller and Jeffrey Heller McKinsey & Company Margot and Adolfo Patron Leonard Slatkin and Cindy McTee Epp K. J. Sonin $10,0 0 0 t o $24,999
Joyce Aboussie Joan and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation Louis Alexander Chartwells Sharon E. Daley-Johnson Evco Mechanical Corporation Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Ruth Golden Hyde and Watson Foundation Warren Jones Henry A. Kissinger and Nancy M. Kissinger Orin O’Brien Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Carl and Aviva Saphier Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines
M S M J U N I O R O P E R A T H E AT R E C a t h e r i n e M a l f i t a n o (B M ’71), D i r e c t o r
Dec 15, 2020
ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The ASCAP Foundation/Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarship Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Scholarship Augustine Foundation Scholarship Theodore H. Barth Foundation Scholarship Bettina Baruch Foundation Scholarship Elizabeth Beinecke Scholarship Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Scholarship EALgreen Scholarship First Initiative Hong Kong/China Scholarship International Advisory Board Scholarship J.C.C. Fund/Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York Scholarship Jephson Educational Trust Scholarship Maecenata Foundation Scholarship Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship Orvis Annual Opera Scholarship Sabian/Robert Zildjian Memorial Scholarship Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship Glen K. Twiford Piano Scholarship L. John Twiford Music Scholarship Flavio Varani Scholarship in Piano
Gifts received in FY21 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021)
Virtual Gala
B e r n i e W i l l i a m s (B M ’16), g u i t a r D e s t i n y D i g g s - P i n t o (B M ’2 3) We s t O r a n g e , N e w J e r s e y
M a y 19, 2 0 21
ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Joan Taub Ades Scholarship for Musical Theatre Licia Albanese Scholarship Augustine Guitar Scholarship Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Scholarship Frances Hall Ballard Scholarship Artur Balsam Endowed Scholarship Hans and Klara Bauer Scholarship for Cello Jordan Berk Endowed Scholarship Berkman-Rahm Scholarship Fund Selma W. Berkman Memorial Scholarship Vera Blacker Scholarship in Piano Carmine Caruso Memorial Scholarship Edgar Foster Daniels Scholarship in Voice Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship Gart Family Foundation Scholarship Lloyd Gelassen Fellowship Fund Scholarship Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Endowed Scholarship Michael W. Greene Scholarship Charles Grossman Memorial Endowment Scholarship Grusin/Rosen Endowed Jazz Scholarship Adolphus Hailstork-Mary Weaver Scholarship William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Margaret Hoswell van der Marck Memorial Scholarship in Opera Helen Fahnestock Hubbard Family Scholarship Alexandra Hunt Endowed Vocal Scholarship Deolus Husband Memorial Scholarship for Composition Eugene Istomin Scholarship in Piano Peter J. Kent Scholarship
MSM BRASS ENSEMBLE To m m y U r i c h (B M ’21) a n d S e a n A l e x a n d e r (M M ’2 2) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A p r 1 5 , 2 0 21
Wa s h i n g t o n , D.C .
ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Marga and Arthur King Scholarship Kraeuter Violin Scholarship Edith Kriss Piano Scholarship LADO Scholarship Marquis George MacDonald Scholarship Robert Mann Scholarship in Violin & Chamber Music Studies Viola B. Marcus Memorial Scholarship Masolinar “Mackie” Marks Scholarship Joseph F. McCrindle Scholarship Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Jazz Studies Homer and Constance Mensch Scholarship Samuel and Mitzi Newhouse Scholarship Birgit Nilsson Scholarship Scott Oakley Memorial Scholarship in Musical Theatre Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship Ethel Hollander Planchar Scholarship Paul Price Percussion Scholarship Judith Raskin Memorial Scholarship Jay Rubinton Scholarship Leon Russianoff Memorial Scholarship Walt Sayre Trombone Scholarship Scott Shayne Sinclair Scholarship in Guitar Joseph M. Smith Scholarship Elva Van Gelder Memorial Piano Scholarship Dona D. Vaughn Endowed Voice Scholarship Emily M. Voorhis Scholarship Rachmael Weinstock Endowed Scholarship in Violin Avedis Zildjian Percussion Scholarship
Mahler’s First Symphony Reading B e n j a m i n G r o w (M M ’16), C o n d u c t o r
S e p 12 , 2 0 2 0
PRECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS A NNUA L
Hansoree Scholarship Ponsie Barclay Hillman Precollege Scholarship Chloe Kiffer Precollege Scholarship Josephine Luby Precollege Scholarship Alfred and Jane Ross Precollege Scholarship The Rochlis Family Foundation Scholarship END OWED
An Anonymous Jazz Precollege Scholarship Alex Assoian Music Project Precollege Scholarship Dr. Michelle Solarz August Precollege Scholarship in Piano Kate Bamberger Memorial Violin Scholarship Matilda Cascio Precollege Scholarship Cuker/Stern Precollege Scholarship Marion Feldman Scholarship Dianne Danese Flagello Precollege Scholarship Rosetta Goodkind Precollege Scholarship Andrew Goodman Memorial Precollege Scholarship Dorothy Hales Gary Scholarship Jocelyn Gertel Precollege Scholarship Constance Keene Precollege Piano Scholarship Patinka Kopec Precollege Violin Scholarship Mary B. Lenom Scholarship Sassa Maniotis Endowed Precollege Scholarship Nana’s Way Precollege Division Scholarship Carl Owen Memorial Scholarship Maitland Peters and Karen Beardsley Precollege Voice Scholarship Precollege Parents Scholarship Rita and Morris Relson Scholarship Jonathan and Conrad Strasser Memorial Scholarship Elva Van Gelder Memorial Piano Scholarship Michelle Deal and Claude L. Winfield Scholarship
MSM JAZZ ARTS RECORDING SESSION K a b e l o M o k h a t l a (B M ’24)
K e m p t o n P a r k , S o u t h Af r i c a Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship Recipient
M a r 14 , 2 0 21
GALAXY SOCIETY An Anonymous Donor Richard E. Adams Joan Taub Ades Louis Alexander Terry Allison Angelo Badalamenti Frank Bamberger Gabrielle Bamberger Alan Barry Renee Bash Peter Basquin William S. Beinecke Yvette Benjamin Blanche H. Blitstein Louis M. Bonifati, Ed.D. Carla Bossi-Comelli Susan Brenner James B. Coker Michael Devine Maurice Eisenstadt* J. S. Ellenberger Susan Ennis Dianne and Nicolas* Flagello Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Rabbi Mordecai Genn Ruth Golden Marian Greathouse Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Carolyn Zepf Hagner *Deceased
A Legacy of Support By remembering MSM in their wills or other planned gift vehicles, members of the Galaxy Society create living legacies that will influence both music and musicians for generations to come.
Spring Chamber Music Festival: Lillian Fuchs Competition Winners’ Concert III E s t h e r C h u n g (P S ’2 2) Baltimore, Mar yland
M a y 18 , 2 0 21
GALAXY SOCIETY Dr. Heather A. Hamilton Phillip N. Kawin* Diane Kettering Alan M. and Karen Schiebler Knieter Doris Konig Frank Lotrario Shigeru Matsuno Charlotte Mayerson Claire A. Meyer Dr. Solomon Mikowsky Warren R. Mikulka Charles B. Nelson Jr. Constance E. Nickel and Saul D. Raw Anthony Posk Barbara and Dermot O’Reilly Regina Rheinstein Melody Sawyer Richardson Mary S. Riebold Evelyn Ronell Lesley and Ted Rosenthal Walt Sayre Alex Shapiro Dr. Marc Silverman Amy R. Sperling Carleton B. Spotts Sondra Tammam Flavio Varani Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines Keith L. Wiggs Dr. Theo George Wilson *Deceased
Choral Concert
M i c h a e l S h e e t z (M M ’0 9, P S ’10 , P S ’11, D M A ’2 3), C o n d u c t o r N e w Yo r k , N e w Yo r k
M a y 8 , 2 0 21
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
Joan Taub Ades The ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation The Augustine Foundation Alexandra Bacon Paul Baer The Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust Raymond J. Burghardt Mabel A. Campbell Centene Charitable Foundation Chartwells Annette Coco Frank W. Daykin III The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund The Enoch Foundation First Initiative Foundation Dianne Flagello Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Hans Gesell Joanne Greenspun Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Haberly
Steadfast and Loyal Support Foundations and individuals who have made gifts to the School each and every year for ten years or more.
COMPOSITION CONCERT
Trumpets
A r i e l S h o r e s (M M ’2 2)
Greensboro, Nor th Carolina
Nov 4, 2020
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
Marcia and Don Hamilton Hansoree Peter Horvath Susan Ingerman Jephson Educational Trusts Susan and Robert Kaplan Millen Katz and Patricia Anders Phillip N. Kawin* Ruth M. Knight Foundation Michael J. Kokola Michael and Rachael Kollmer Patinka Kopec and Jay Selman Michael Kowal The Arthur Loeb Foundation Edward Lowenthal Marquis George MacDonald Foundation James P. McCarthy Solomon Mikowsky Dorothy Gross Nadosy Noémi and Michael Neidorff Norma Nelson Marjorie Neuwirth Dr. and Mrs. James A. Newcomb The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Margarita M. Patron *Deceased
TACTUS
E m m a l i e Te l l o ( M M ’ 2 2 ) N e w Yo r k , N e w Yo r k
M a y 6 , 2 0 21
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
Jim Petercsak Kariné Poghosyan The Presser Foundation Susan and David Rahm Howard G. Rittner Wendy Rolfe-Dunham and Benjamin S. Dunham Alex Romanov Roger F. Rose Amy S. Rosen The Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Ted Smith James Stalzer Mark Suozzo Tchaikovsky Dace Udris Dawn Upshaw Keith L. Wiggs Noreen and Ned Zimmerman
M S M S E N I O R O P E R A T H E AT R E
Class of 2021 Celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg M a r 1 5 , 2 0 21
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lorraine Gallard, Chair
Edward Lowenthal, Vice Chair James Gandre, President David Knott, Treasurer
Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17), Secretary Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Laurie Carney Delano R. Copprue Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08) Susan Ennis Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72) Eric Gronningsater Marcia Clay Hamilton Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Nancy Freund Heller Han Jo Kim Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Bill O’Connor Lois Roman Paul Schnell Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Bernie Williams (BM ’16) Tr u s t e e s Em e rit i Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita David A. Rahm (HonDMA ’07), Chair Emeritus Robert G. Simon
MSM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE A p r 11 , 2 0 21
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20), Chair, Switzerland Mita Aparicio, Mexico Delin Bru, United States Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63), Peru/United States Alejandro Cordero, Argentina Eric Gronningsater, United States Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain Lori Harris, United States Margot Alberti de Mazzeri, Italy Michelle Ong, Hong Kong Margot Patron, Mexico Maria Elvira Salgar, Colombia/United States Chiona X. Schwarz, Germany Angel Sosa, Mexico Guillermo Vogel, Mexico
M S M M U S I C A L T H E AT R E
The Drowsy Chaperone A l y s i a Ve l e z (B M ’2 2)
Miami, Florida H e l e n Fa h n e s t o c k H u b b a r d Fa m i l y S c h o l a r s h i p R e c i p i e n t
M a r 2 8 , 2 0 21
ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL
Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08) Glenn Dicterow Peter Duchin Richard Gaddes (HonDMA ’17) Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Stefon Harris (BM ’95, MM ’97) Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita Bernard Labadie (HonDMA ’18) Lang Lang (HonDMA ’12) Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Pinchas Zukerman (HonDMA ’93)
MSM SUMMER J u l 6 – A u g 7, 2 0 2 0
THE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Ed Annunziato Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63) Margaret and Eric Friedberg Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72) Richard Gaddes Jane A. Gross Carol B. Grossman Elinor and Andrew Hoover So-Chung Shinn Lee (MM ’19) Joe and Lauren Pizza Saul Raw Karen Risi and Hon Joseph Risi/Gart Family Foundation Susan Rochlis/Rochlis Family Foundation Aviva and Carl Saphier Walt Sayre (BM ’74, MM ’79) Epp K.J. Sonin (MM ’70) Michael G. Stewart Ann Walzer/The Rubin-Ladd Foundation Theodore G. Wilson Frank and Jean Zhang
Launched in July 2020
Virtual Gala
K e a r s t o n G o n z a l e s ( P C ’ 2 2 ) a n d K e n d a l l G o n z a l e s (P C ’24) Hampton, Virginia Andrew Goodman Memorial Precollege Scholarship Recipient
M a y 19, 2 0 21
Hampton, Virginia Alex Assoian Music Project Precollege Endowed Scholarship Recipient
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98), Chair Wendy Talio (BM ’83), Vice-Chair Elaine Alvarez (BM ’02, MM ’04) Luke Breton (BM ’18), Alumni Engagement Associate Blair Cagney (BM ’18, MM ’20) David Eisenbach, Faculty Representative Michael Fahie (MM ’02) Eliza Fath (MM ’21) Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) (BM ’64, MM ’65, PD ’70) Helena Claesson Hallberg (BM ’20) Heather Hamilton (MM ’93, MM ’95) Savannah Harris (MM ’19) Brian Holman (MM ’04) Shelén Hughes (MM ’20) Eunbi Kim (MM ’12) Yahan Liu (MM ’19) Christopher Nappi (BM ’86, MM ’88) Penny Prince (BM ’74, MM ’76) Jeffrey Scott (BM ’90) Eganam Segbefia (MM ’18) Chandler Sinks (BM ’21), Student Representative Alexa Smith (MM ’10)
M S M M U S I C A L T H E AT R E
Starblasters
S a m u e l D i c k i n (B M ’2 2) C o l c h e s t e r, Ve r m o n t
M a y 1 5 , 2 0 21
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