New World Symphony Annual Report 2018-19 - New by New World Symphony

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19

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DEAR NEW WORLD SYMPHONY FAMILY, March 9, 2020 We have always appreciated the culture and creativity of our organization. But never more so than now as we face the current health and financial challenges brought on from the novel coronavirus pandemic. While we are delighted to share our accomplishments, we want you to know that we continue to focus on our mission and vision in the midst of this crisis. You will not be surprised to learn that the results of our work with digital education and artistic expression are especially helpful at this moment. Our 31st Anniversary season was a whirlwind of activity. •

We expanded our worldwide digital presence with our first live web series (Conductors in Conversation, hosted on Facebook Live) and we debuted on Medici.tv two live webcasts, reaching over 100,000 viewers for each.

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Our leadership program (NWS BLUE) combined entrepreneurship training with first-hand business experience, giving our Fellows the tools to create musical interactions with audiences both inside the concert hall and in the community.

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MTT conducted the first ever Flute Forum master class from the New World Center, connecting flute communities around the nation via an intimate discussion both online and in person.

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A purposeful recruitment strategy diversified the racial demographic of the Fellowship with almost 20-percent of our Fellows identifying as people of color.

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We also will never forget that incredible evening when NWS brought together MTT, John Williams and Itzhak Perlman to celebrate our 31st Anniversary.

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NWS ended its season with two sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall, concluding MTT’s season-long Perspectives series at this legendary venue.

By the end of the season 13 Fellows and 29 Alumni had secured professional positions. As always, we are grateful to the entire NWS community, including our volunteers, trustees, donors, subscribers, patrons and staff, without whom none of this would be possible. Thank you for believing in us and investing in our mission. With gratitude,

Edward Manno Shumsky Chairman of the Board

Howard Herring President and CEO

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NEW WORLD SYMPHONY MISSION

The mission of the New World Symphony is to prepare graduates of music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.

VISION

The New World Symphony envisions a strong and secure future for classical music and will redefine, reaffirm, express and share its traditions with as many people as possible. Diversity, equity and inclusion is a high priority for the New World Symphony. It is critical in the preparation of the Fellows for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles, and an essential part of the future for classical music.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The New World Symphony is dedicated to the artistic, personal and professional development of outstanding instrumentalists. The NWS fellowship program provides graduates of music programs the opportunity to enhance their musical education with the finest professional training. A laboratory for musical education and expression, the New World Symphony, through a wide range of performance and instructional activities, seeks to develop in its participants the full complement of skills and qualifications required of 21st-century first-class musicians. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program offers in-depth exposure to traditional and modern repertoire, with the active involvement of leading guest conductors, soloists and visiting faculty. The relationships with these artists are extended through NWS’s pioneering experimentation with distance learning and performance.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS

Edward Manno Shumsky, Chairman Adam Carlin, Vice Chairman William M. Osborne III, Vice Chairman Mario de Armas, Vice Chairman/Treasurer Robert Moss, Secretary

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sari Agatston Sheldon T. Anderson Madeleine Arison Sarah S. Arison Ira M. Birns

Katherine Bormann Matthew A. Budd, M.D. Matthew W. Buttrick Adam Carlin Bruce E. Clinton Mario de Armas Howard Frank* John D. Fumagalli John J. Geraghty Rose Ellen Greene* Matt Haggman John J. Haley Harry M. Hersh Neisen O. Kasdin* Gerald Katcher* Mark Kingdon William Kleh Richard L. Kohan

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Enrique Lerner Alan Lieberman William L. Morrison Robert Moss L. Michael Orlove William M. Osborne III Stephen L. Owens Patricia M. Papper Carolina Piña Tracey Robertson Carter Judith Rodin Edward Manno Shumsky Dorothy A. Terrell Richard J. Wurtman Michael J. Zinner, MD

EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING Howard Herring Michael Tilson Thomas

TRUSTEES EMERITI Stanley Cohen R. Kirk Landon° Sheldon Schneider* Judy Weiser* Woody Weiser* ° ° In Memory * Indicates Former Chairman

2018-19 NEW WORLD SYMPHONY FELLOWS VIOLIN

Sophia Bernitz Cynthia Burton Sergio Carleo Harry Chang Kevin Chen Jonathan Chern Autumn Chodorowski Brendon Elliott Alex Gonzalez Ethan Hoppe Scott Jackson Jesse Kasinger Katherine Kobylarz Yada Lee Kenneth Liao Sodam Lim Margeaux Maloney Zachary Ragent Tara Lynn Ramsey Michael Rau Christopher Robinson Yefim Romanov Chelsea Sharpe • Qianwen Shen Michael Turkell Dillon Welch Teddy Wiggins

VIOLA

Stephanie Block Daniel Fellows Erica Gailing Spencer Ingersoll Jessica Pasternak Sam Pedersen Yuan Qi Kip Riecken • Xiaohan Sun

CELLO

Chava Appiah James Churchill Alexa Ciciretti Drew Comstock Michael Frigo Ian Greenberg Blake-Anthony Johnson Nicholas Mariscal Alan Ohkubo

BASS

Douglas Aliano Andrea Beyer Kathryn Bradley Antonio Escobedo Michael Franz • Kevin Gobetz Levi Jones Eric Windmeier

FLUTE

• Kayla Burggraf Johanna Gruskin Elizabeth Lu

OBOE

BASSOON

Justin Cummings • Francisco Joubert Bernard Bee Ungar

HORN

Dominic Brancazio • Nick Castellano Corbin Castro Roy Femenella Scott Leger • Priscilla Rinehart

TRUMPET • Steven Franklin Mark Grisez Aaron Ney

TROMBONE • Myles Blakemore • Joseph Peterson Arno Tri Parmudia

BASS TROMBONE Lisa Stoneham

Emily Beare James Riggs • Ryan Roberts

TUBA

CLARINET

TIMPANI

Giovanni Bertoni Jesse McCandless • Daniel Parrette Angelo Quail

PERCUSSION Michael Daley Kevin Ritenauer Charlie Rosmarin Marcelina Suchocka

HARP Chloe Tula

PIANO

Thomas Steigerwald John Wilson

CONDUCTING Dean Whiteside

LIBRARY Alison Verderber

AUDIO ENGINEERING Johnathan Smith

• Fellows who won jobs in the 2018-19 season

Evan Zegiel

• Erich Rieppel

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2018-19 SEASON AT A GLANCE NWS AUDIENCES BY THE NUMBERS

73,000+

GUESTS ATTENDED EVENTS AT THE NEW WORLD CENTER AND SOUNDSCAPE PARK

33,618 GUESTS AT NWS CONCERTS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING:

21,045 GUESTS AT PAID PERFORMANCES 9,584 GUESTS AT FREE PERFORMANCES 2,576 GUESTS AT TOURS AND NWS-SPONSORED EVENTS 413 GUESTS AT FREE YOGA MORNINGS 6

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20,450

19,000+

GUESTS AT PRIVATE RENTAL EVENTS AND CONCERTS

GUESTS AT FREE WALLCASTÂ® CONCERTS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

10,000+

COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVED THROUGH IN-PERSON AND LIVE INTERACTIONS

522 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR FELLOWS 5,200+ HOURS OF CE ACTIVITIES EACH SEASON

VISITING FACULTY

1,879 HOURS OF LESSONS/COACHINGS PROVIDED FOR THE FELLOWS

IN THE 2018â&#x20AC;&#x201C;19 SEASON

142

TOTAL FACULTY

127

FACULTY TAUGHT IN PERSON

FACULTY TAUGHT DIGITALLY

ALUMNI SERVED AS VISITING FACULTY

VOLUNTEERS

80 VOLUNTEERS 3,513 HOURS $84,453* VALUE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTED HOURS * Value of volunteer hours calculated by IndependentSector.org

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WATCH VIDEO Measha Brueggergosman - Photo by Stefan Cohen

Peter Oundjian - Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS GUEST ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS NWS Fellows rehearsed and performed with the following artists, among others, during the 2018-19 season.

GUEST CONDUCTORS

COMPOSERS

Roberto Abbado

SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER MUSIC ARTISTS

James Conlon

Emanuel Ax

Avner Dorman

Joshua Gersen

Inon Barnatan

Sam Hyken

Eric Jacobsen

Measha Brueggergosman

David Lang

Bernard Labadie

Renaud Capuçon

Martin Matalon

Brad Lubman

Alexander Fiterstein

Johanny Navarro

Peter Oundjian

Hélène Grimaud

Matthias Pintscher

Edwin Outwater

Augustin Hadelich

Kaijia Saariaho

Matthias Pintscher

Anthony Marwood

Adam Schoenberg

Christian Reif

Anne-Marie McDermott

Dobrinka Tabakova

Osmo Vänskä

Gabriela Montero

Michael Tilson Thomas

Mark Wigglesworth

Matthew Polenzani

Julia Wolfe

Joshua Weilerstein

Christian Tetzlaff Kelvin Thomas Yuja Wang

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Gavin Bryars Christopher Cerrone

NWS alumni

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN CENTENNIAL

2018 marked the centennial of famed composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. In celebration, NWS welcomed his daughter, author, narrator and filmmaker Jamie as host of Unanswered Questions: A Leonard Bernstein Journey on October 6, where she explored her father’s equally glamorous and complicated life through the music that has won the world over—music, she says that itself reveals best who Lenny was. The concert, led by conductor Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by MTT, featured excerpts from Serenade, the ”Jeremiah” Symphony, West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, Trouble in Tahiti—one of Jamie’s favorite “LB” works, calling it a “miniature masterpiece”—Mass, “Kaddish” Symphony and more. The program’s final work was the Love Duet from Arias and Barcarolles, a song cycle originally for four voices and piano duet that MTT premiered with Leonard in 1988. Another of its movements (At My Wedding) even carries the dedication “for M.T.T.”

MTT and Jamie Bernstein - Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

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Itamar Zorman - Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

ISRAEL AT 70

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Seventy years after the establishment of the State of Israel, MTT hosted a celebratory one-night-only event honoring the Jewish heritage of Mahler and Mendelssohn, contemporary pioneer Avner Dorman, and that of his own family, The Thomashefskys. Joining MTT and the Fellows on stage was Israeli violinist Itamar Zorman. In a special treat, the evening began with a circus-like overture from The Thomashefskys, MTT’s homage to his grandparents and Yiddish Theater royalty, Boris and Bessie. Israel at 70 was made possible in part by Supporting Sponsor Adam and Chanin Carlin, and Community Sponsors Cassie Arison; Arlenis Adames and Ira Birns, World Fuel Services; and Alan and Diane Lieberman.

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EIGHT SONGS FOR A MAD KING

Kelvin Thomas - Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

On February 10, NWS presented a chamber music concert featuring a staging of one of the most explosive and important works of the 20th century. Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King is a searing portrait of King George III’s madness. The monodrama, sung in streamof-consciousness, uses the King’s own words and text from Handel’s Messiah. The work celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019 and this performance marked its first at NWS. At the center of this work is baritone Kelvin Thomas, whom The Guardian calls the work’s “veteran protagonist” and who Davies chose to record the work before his own death. Kelvin and NWS’s Dean of Chamber Music and Fellow Development Michael Linville shared the staging and musical direction for the performance, which saw Fellows in costume and performing in bird cages designed and built by NWS’s Production Technician Jason Miller. Costumer Victoria Olson, whose credits include the recent tour of Hamilton and Saturday Night Live, collaborated with Michael Linville to mesh the work’s historical setting with the modern day. The performance also featured dynamic lighting by NWS’s Luke Kritzeck and video projections using hand-drawn illustrations by Miami artist and illustrator Kristina Rodriguez.

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Julian Gonzalez - Photo by Gregory Reed

Photo by Gregory Reed

SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT

WATCH VIDEO

For its annual Side-by-Side Concert, NWS welcomed 53 students to perform alongside NWS Fellows. Led by MTT, the concert included works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Samuel Barber, William Schuman and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto featuring the Side-by-Side Concerto Competition Winner Julian Gonzalez. The participating students were chosen by NWS Fellows through video and live auditions and the concert was live streamed on MUSAIC and Facebook.

MTT and Ebonee Thomas

FLUTE FORUM

MTT and Aalia Hanif

On October 23, MTT and NWS held an online Flute Forum, a gathering of flutists from around the country, with the opportunity to connect and explore topics related to the flute. Streamed live on Facebook and MUSAIC, the Forum featured three performers in different locations – Aalia Hanif at the New World Center in Miami, Ann Green at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music in Chicago and Jisun Oh at Berklee College of Music in Boston. MTT was assisted by three NWS alumni emcees, one in each location: Ebonee Thomas in Miami; John Thorne, Associate Professor of Flute at Northwestern University, in Chicago; and Marisela Sager, formerly of the Cleveland Orchestra, in Boston. The Flute Forum was funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the NWS Fund for New Ventures. Knight Foundation and New World Symphony: Reimagining Classical Music in the Digital Age.

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VISITING FACULTY “Working with the Fellows at the New World Symphony has become one of the great joys of my teaching career. Every year I have the pleasure of interacting with some of the finest talents in the nation, helping them grow as artists and eventually watching them take their places as leaders amongst the greatest orchestras in the world. I hope that I have inspired them as much as the experiences have inspired me!” — Alexander Kerr, Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

“It is always a tremendous pleasure and inspiration to work with the wonderfully talented Fellows of the New World Symphony. My responsibilities are to help them take the final steps needed to succeed in orchestral auditions and to share how to be wellrespected colleagues as they embark on successful lifelong careers. Their enthusiasm for music and their hunger to improve are great examples for us all.” — Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

“Charged with desire and ability, and right on the edge of their professional journey, the NWS Fellows are inspiring for any orchestral musician to work with. Whether it’s sharing tactical insights or helping them develop their vision, the work—especially for me as an NWS alumnus—is renewing and joyful.” — Alexander Laing, Principal Clarinet, Phoenix Symphony

VIOLIN

CELLO

Katherine Bormann, The Cleveland Orchestra Dan Carlson, San Francisco Symphony Robert Chen, Chicago Symphony Erin Keefe, Minnesota Orchestra Alexander Kerr, Dallas Symphony (2) Lisa Kim, New York Philharmonic Gary Levinson, Dallas Symphony Zoya Leybin, San Francisco Symphony, retired (2) Anthony Marwood, Concert Artist Steven Moeckel, Phoenix Symphony Gabriel Pegis, Cincinnati Symphony Nicole Trotier, Les Violons du Roy Kathleen Winkler, Rice University Shepherd School of Music

BASS

VIOLA

Choong-Jin Chang, The Philadelphia Orchestra Joan DerHovsepian, Houston Symphony Edward Gazouleas, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Michael Klotz, Amernet String Quartet (2) Stanley Konopka, The Cleveland Orchestra Cynthia Phelps, New York Philharmonic Jonathan Vinocour, San Francisco Symphony

Eric Jacobsen, The Knights Joseph Johnson, Toronto Symphony (3) Mihail Jojatu, Boston Symphony Alan Rafferty, Cincinnati Symphony Brinton Averil Smith, Houston Symphony (2) Tamás Varga, Vienna Philharmonic

Jeffrey Beecher, Toronto Symphony Kristen Bruya, Minnesota Orchestra Joseph Conyers, The Philadelphia Orchestra David Allen Moore, Los Angeles Philharmonic Scott Pingel, San Francisco Symphony Timothy Pitts, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Harold Robinson, The Philadelphia Orchestra

FLUTE / PICCOLO

Mary Kay Fink, The Cleveland Orchestra Lorna McGhee, Pittsburgh Symphony Demarre McGill, Seattle Symphony Erica Peel, The Philadelphia Orchestra Elizabeth Rowe, Boston Symphony James Walker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, retired

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OBOE / ENGLISH HORN John Ferrillo, Boston Symphony Eugene Izotov, San Francisco Symphony Alex Klein, Calgary Philharmonic Joseph Peters, North Carolina Symphony Sherry Sylar, New York Philharmonic

CLARINET

Alexander Fiterstein, Concert Artist Alexander Laing, Phoenix Symphony Anthony McGill, New York Philharmonic Michael Rusinek, Pittsburgh Symphony Joaquin Valdepeñas, Toronto Symphony Michael Wayne, Boston Symphony Stephen Williamson, Chicago Symphony

BASSOON

Whitney Crockett, Los Angeles Philharmonic Nancy Goeres, Pittsburgh Symphony Rebekah Heller, International Contemporary Ensemble Judith LeClair, New York Philharmonic Dennis Michel, Chicago Symphony Richard Ranti, Boston Symphony

HORN

Julie Landsman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, retired Jennifer Montone, The Philadelphia Orchestra William VerMeulen, Houston Symphony (2) Gail Williams, Chicago Symphony, retired Sarah Willis, Berlin Philharmonic John Zirbel, Montreal Symphony

TRUMPET

David Bilger, The Philadelphia Orchestra Barbara Butler, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Billy Hunter, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Mark Inouye, San Francisco Symphony Paul Merkelo, Montreal Symphony Craig Morris, Chicago Symphony (retired) Bill Williams, Concert Artist

TROMBONE / TUBA

Ian Bousfield, Vienna Philharmonic, retired (2) Megumi Kanda, Milwaukee Symphony Michael Mulcahy, Chicago Symphony Dennis Nulty, Detroit Symphony Toby Oft, Boston Symphony Christopher Olka, Cincinnati Symphony Weston Sprott, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Aaron Tindall, University of Miami Frost School of Music

PERCUSSION / TIMPANI

Marc Damoulakis, The Cleveland Orchestra David Herbert, Chicago Symphony Christopher McLaurin, Kansas City Symphony Jacob Nissly, San Francisco Symphony Charles Settle, Toronto Symphony Thomas Sherwood, The Cleveland Orchestra Edward Stephan, San Francisco Symphony Michael Werner, Seattle Symphony

HARP

Maria Luisa Rayan, Concert Artist Douglas Rioth, San Francisco Symphony Jessica Zhou, Boston Symphony

PIANO

Emanuel Ax, Concert Artist Inon Barnatan, Concert Artist Jonathan Feldman, The Juilliard School Anne-Marie McDermott, Concert Artist

AUDIO ENGINEERING

ORCHESTRA LIBRARY

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Robert O’Brien, The Cleveland Orchestra

Shannon Charles, Catalyst Miami Matthew J. Ferrara, Northwestern Mutual Vaughan Johnson, Catalyst Miami Richard Koenigsberg, Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker, LLP

MASTER CLASSES Augustin Hadelich, violin Christian Tetzlaff, violin Pinchas Zukerman, violin

INSTRUMENTAL REPAIR Joan Balter, Balter Violins Kristin Bertrand, Woodwind Workshop Linda and Mike Shank, Shank’s Strings

WELLNESS

Mike Domitrz, Date Safe Project Noa Kageyama, Performance Psychology, The Juilliard School (2) Nicholas Pallesen, Mental Performance Heather Malyuk, Musician Audiologist, Soundcheck Audiology Lori Schiff, Alexander Technique, The Juilliard School (3) Hagit Vardi, Feldenkrais Method, University of Wisconsin-Madison Uri Vardi, Feldenkrais Method, University of Wisconsin-Madison

COMMUNICATIONS

Mark Hart, Community Arts Program (2)

LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

American Federation of Musicians Angela Caraway-Carlton, TV Producer/Media Consultant Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting Rebekah Heller, International Contemporary Ensemble Lisa Husseini, iCadenza Sam Hyken, Nu Deco Ensemble Zach Manzi, Conduit Mark Niehaus, Milwaukee Symphony Edward Manno Shumsky, Chairman of the New World Symphony Marte Siebenhar, Cultured Innovations Spektral Quartet

DIGITAL AND REMOTE COACHING FACULTY

Nancy Wu, violin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Cathy Basrak, viola, Boston Symphony DJ Cheek, viola, Jacksonville Symphony James Dunham, viola, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Michael Klotz, viola, Amernet String Quartet Jonathan Vinocour, viola, San Francisco Symphony Alan Rafferty, cello, Cincinnati Symphony Kristen Bruya, bass, Minnesota Orchestra Nadine Asin, flute, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, retired Robert Langevin, flute, New York Philharmonic Cynthia Meyers, flute, Boston Symphony Elizabeth Rowe, flute, Boston Symphony Frank Rosenwein, oboe, The Cleveland Orchestra Robert Walters, English horn, The Cleveland Orchestra Andrew Bain, horn, Los Angeles Philharmonic Denise Tryon, horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra William VerMeulen, horn, Houston Symphony Michael Sachs, trumpet, The Cleveland Orchestra Aubrey Foard, tuba, Charlotte Symphony Christopher Olka, tuba, Cincinnati Symphony Shawn Mativetsky, percussion, McGill University Schulich School of Music Jacob Nissly, percussion, San Francisco Symphony Enrique Graf, piano, Concert Artist Anton Nel, piano, Concert Artist Noa Kageyama, performance psychology, The Juilliard School Nicholas Pallesen, Mental Performance Coach NWS alumni Taught both digitally and in-person

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Justin Hines, New York Philharmonic Mary Javian, Curtis Institute of Music Anthony Parce, Nashville Symphony

Brandon Johnson, Soundmirror

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Tales from the Harp

Playing for a Cure - Photo by Moment77

NWS BLUE PROJECTS The NWS Fellows participated in NWS BLUE Projects as part of the curriculum of their fellowship. This season’s 17 NWS BLUE Projects fell into four main categories: audience and community engagement, education, innovative media, and reaching diverse audiences. NWS BLUE projects and all Fellow-led programs were supported in part by The Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation and The American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation. For a full report of all 2018-19 NWS BLUE projects, visit nws.edu/Blue1819.

TALES FROM THE HARP

Harp Fellow Chloe Tula brought Tales from the Harp, an exciting yearlong recital series she created, to branches of the Miami-Dade Public Library. In each performance, Chloe presented a unique one-hour program for all ages, blending attention-grabbing harp solos and storytelling. Presented in an intimate environment, these programs offered a chance to get up close and personal with the harp. All concerts were free and open to the public, but a donation of a book or any monetary amount was encouraged. All proceeds went to the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Read more at nws.edu/tales.

MUSIC FOR HISTIOCYTOSIS AWARENESS: PLAYING FOR A CURE

Viola Fellow Stephanie Block is a survivor of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, a rare cancer she had as an infant. Her NWS BLUE team performed at a pop-up concert at Miami Cancer Institute’s “Inspire You” series, and at a benefit concert raising money for the Histiocytosis Association. Present at the benefit concert at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center were representatives from the Histiocytosis Association, Sylvester Cancer Center, and Stephanie’s mother. For Stephanie, this project was an opportunity to reconnect with a part of her past and to speak to an audience about her story as a musician and cancer survivor. Read Stephanie’s story at nws.edu/cure.

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WATCH VIDEO Beer and Brass - Photo by Moment77

BEER AND BRASS

Face Off: Battle of the Instruments - Photo by Rui Dias Aidos, RedAv

WATCH VIDEO

The Beer and Brass team partnered with local brewery Veza Sur. The team created a brass quintet recital with works by Shostakovich, Michael Tilson Thomas, and original works by two of the performers that were paired with five of Veza Sur’s locally crafted beers. Guests were served beer samples before each piece as the performers and Veza Sur’s brewers explained the music and beer. Seventy-nine patrons were in attendance and each left with a custom Veza Sur/NWS pint glass.

FACE OFF: BATTLE OF THE INSTRUMENTS

Equal parts American Idol style-contest and classical music concert, Face Off: Battle of the Instruments, was a live voting competition with the audience as judge, and instruments of the orchestra as competitors. Hosted by Miami’s DJ Irie, six instruments (violin, harp, clarinet, percussion, bass, and horn) competed for audience votes. After rounds of votes by phone, the violins won with harp and percussion close behind. Face Off was designed by Bass Fellow Andrea Beyer, Clarinet Fellow Angelo Quail and Horn Fellow Corbin Castro. Thirty-five percent of their audience was new to NWS.

DOUBLE TAKE: THE HUMAN EFFECT

NWS Fellows Mark Grisez, Joseph Peterson, and Kip Riecken created and hosted this concert based on the following themes or “takes:” the effects of capitalism and modernity on humanity, the ever-changing state of the ecology and the planet, and the intersection between Medieval art and the human spirit. The orchestra played excerpts of pieces chosen by each host, from the film Metropolis and Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times; John Luther Adams’ Dark Waves; and Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler. The hosts reflected on the pieces speaking to the audience on their interpretations and personal meanings for each piece and the themes presented. The three Fellows produced and created the event under the guidance of NWS staff mentors and MTT. In addition to the concert, audiences viewed a pre-concert art installation by local artist and educator, Shilouh. The exhibit featured art made from recycled and found materials. Local environmental activist, Houston Cypress, was featured in a video during the portion of the concert dedicated to environmentalism. After the concert, the hosts engaged with the audience in a Q&A session.

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Council on Foundations reception

Havasi Pure Piano

“When working with major film studios they really do expect a video and audio aesthetic that matches what they are accustomed to for Hollywood premieres; this venue, the New World Center, does deliver just that.” — Jeff Friday, American Black Film Festival, Founder/CEO

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Graduation

American Black Film Festival

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT In the 2018-19 season, the Business Development team welcomed 60 events to the New World Center. These events resulted in 100 days of activations throughout the building, bringing over 20,000 participants. Over 50% of those events were brought by returning clients and event planners. The season’s highest-profile events included the American Black Film Festival, two luxury weddings, the Human Rights Watch Gala, Big Brothers Big Sisters Graduation and Havasi Pure Piano. Presenters at the New World Center hosted 20 concerts and 16 activations of the outside projection wall. Of this season’s clients, 22% held meetings of various sizes; 38% activated the performance hall as the marquee location for their event, and 28% made the SunTrust Pavilion their event’s primary space. This season also marked the debut of the New World Center’s virtual tours for potential clients. Take the tour at nws.edu/NWCtour. WATCH VIDEO

Luxury Wedding - Fabiano Silva Photography

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“The fruits of Tilson Thomas’s bond with these young musicians were on ample display in this shapely account. NWS was alert, elegant, and disciplined here, playing with enviable subtleness and nuance…This was a special reading indeed, one in which a unique connection between conductor and orchestra resulted in one of the finest and most detailed interpretations of this masterly warhorse I can recall.” — Clive Paget, Musical America

“freshly imaginative…Mr. Thomas and his players conveyed the voluptuous colors and wildness of the music, but also, and more unusually, its refinement and delicacy.” — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

“Michael Tilson Thomas’ work with these exceptionally talented musicians, who receive coveted fellowships lasting up to three years, has already had a lasting impact on classical music: Many alumni now play with major professional orchestras and ensembles.” — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

“The New World players brought tonal beauty and heartfelt expression … a chance to relish the sound of America’s next crop of first rate symphonic players.” — Brian Taylor, Cadenza

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Photo by Kristin Pulido

2018-19 FELLOW AND ALUMNI SUCCESSES PAUL BECK, Associate Librarian, Milwaukee Symphony MYLES BLAKEMORE, Trombone, United States Naval Academy Band KATHRYN BROOKS, Principal Bassoon, Winnipeg Symphony GRACE BROWNING, Principal Harp, Rochester Philharmonic KAYLA BURGGRAF, Piccolo, Kansas City Symphony NICK CASTELLANO, Acting Assistant Principal/Utility Horn, Cincinnati Symphony (eight-month) ANDREW CHILCOTE, Bass, Phoenix Symphony (one-year) DAVID CONNOR, Assistant Principal Bass, Houston Ballet Orchestra TIMOTHY DILENSCHNEIDER, Associate Principal Bass, Houston Symphony MATTHEW ECKENHOFF, Horn, Colorado Symphony CHRISTOPHER FISCHER, Viola, Cincinnati Symphony TOM FLEMING, Second Bassoon, Dallas Symphony ANDREW FRANÃ&#x2021;OIS, Viola, St. Louis Symphony STEVEN FRANKLIN, Associate Principal/Second Trumpet, Kansas City Symphony GEORGE GOAD, Associate Principal Trumpet, Montreal Symphony KEVIN GOBETZ, Bass, San Diego Symphony (six-month) SARAH HARBALL KIENLE, Viola, Dallas Symphony FRANCISCO JOUBERT BERNARD, Second Bassoon, Louisville Philharmonic KRISTIN KALL, Director of Operations, National Repertory Orchestra KELTON KOCH, Trombone/Academy Member, Vienna Philharmonic ANNE LANZILOTTI, Co-Director of New Music Ensemble and Festival, The Tianjin Juilliard School, andCurator of Music, The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center

JIALI LI, Co-Principal Viola, Hong Kong Philharmonic SI-YAN DARREN LI, String Chamber Music Coordinator, Cleveland Institute of Music KENNETH LIAO, Violin, San Diego Symphony SODAM LIM, Violin, Alabama Symphony (one-year) ASPEN MCARTHUR, Assistant Librarian, Houston Symphony JARRETT MCCOURT, Tuba, Winnipeg Symphony (one-year) ESTHER NAHM, Viola, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (one-year) ANSEL NORRIS, Second Trumpet, Naples Philharmonic ANTHONY PARCE, Viola, Nashville Symphony DANIEL PARRETTE, Principal Clarinet, Louisiana Philharmonic ELIZABETH PHELPS, Violin, Seattle Baroque Orchestra DEREK POWELL, Violin, National Symphony ERICH RIEPPEL, Principal Timpani, Minnesota Orchestra RYAN ROBERTS, English Horn, New York Philharmonic DOMINIC ROTELLA, Principal Horn, Richmond Symphony ERIK RYNEARSON, Principal Viola, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra QIANWEN SHEN, First Violin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra XIAOHAN SUN, Viola, Dallas Symphony ALEX WADNER, Principal Timpani, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera AUDREY WRIGHT, Associate Concertmaster, Baltimore Symphony JESSE YUKIMURA, Viola, Kansas City Symphony * as of June 30, 2019

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MTT and R2-D2 - Photo by Kristin Pulido

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John Williams - Photo by Kristin Pulido

Itzhak Perlman and John Williams - Photo by Kristin Pulido Stormtroopers in SoundScape Park - Photo by Kristin Pulido

“You have honored me very, very greatly tonight…I have seen photographs, and heard stories about the reputation of the orchestra and this institution. And I came today and was absolutely blown away so to speak. It is beyond all expectations. It’s a crown jewel in American musical life. All of the people, like Michael himself, Frank Gehry, and the supporters, and the community, the state, that has produced this absolute treasure, are to be honored and covered with laurels and praise. It’s something that supports not only our cultural life, but it’s important to our spiritual life in a very, very important and strong way.”

— John Williams

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Will Osborne and Karen Bechtel - Photo by Kristin Pulido

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NWS held its highly anticipated gala titled “A Celebration of John Williams” on Saturday, March 2. The event, chaired by Will Osborne and Karen Bechtel, celebrated and featured John Williams, showcasing music from his best-known scores including Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter and more. Other surprise additions to the program included a special performance of “Happy Birthday,” arranged and conducted by MTT in honor of John Williams’ birthday just a few weeks prior; a guest appearance by R2-D2, who came onstage to deliver a conducting baton to MTT, and a special guest—violinist Itzhak Perman—joined John Williams onstage to perform the Theme from Schindler’s List as an encore. For the first time in the organization’s history, NWS presented a WALLCAST® concert of the gala program to an estimated audience of 3,000 attendees in Miami Beach’s SoundScape Park. The simultaneous gala and WALLCAST® concert brought together South Florida’s large community of supporters and classical music enthusiasts, while celebrating the leadership, accessibility and experimental nature of the New World Symphony. The evening raised over $2.5 million.

MTT with Bassoon Fellow Francisco Joubert Bernard and Violin Fellow Chelsea Sharpe Photo by Kristin Pulido

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MTT and Joshua Robison with returning alumni and NWS staff

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Parrish Art Museum recital

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In May 2019, NWS gave two triumphant performances at Carnegie Hall, which concluded Michael Tilson Thomas’ seasonlong Perspectives series at the legendary venue. Both performances—the first in the grand Stern Auditorium and the second in the more intimate Zankel Hall—were sold out and marked NWS’s fifth appearance at Carnegie Hall. For both Carnegie Hall performances, Fellows were joined onstage by NWS alumni who now teach and perform across the nation.

“Performing with NWS at Carnegie Hall was truly the highlight of my season. It was incredibly special to be able to perform again with you and the Fellows. Acting in a mentor capacity within an organization that had such an incredible impact on my life and career was truly a profound experience, tremendously rejuvenating and refreshing, and one that will stay with me for years to come.”

— Brendan Kane, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and NWS Bass Fellow (2007-08, 2009-12)

The first tour performance featured Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique, pianist Yuja Wang performing Prokofiev’s Fifth Concerto and the New York premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Fountain of Youth, a co-commission by NWS and Carnegie Hall. The second performance included works of MTT’s own, including solo piano works performed by Ms. Wang, the New York premiere of his Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind with soprano Measha Brueggergosman and his string-orchestra edition of Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet. The first performance was live streamed around the world on Medici.TV. While in New York, select Fellows also performed two special recitals. The first was a quartet performance at Yamaha’s Artist Services studio, where they gave the world premiere of The Abandoned Castle by New York Philharmonic Very Young Composer Jordan Millar. Other Fellows performed a chamber music recital at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, organized by Louis Meisel. For photos and more information, please visit nws.edu/carnegie.

“MTT’s New World Symphony has confidence and zest. No orchestra in America plays with more incisive rhythm, or fearlessness, or sense of purpose.” – Brian Taylor, Cadenza

“…one of the best accounts of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique I’ve heard in years.” – Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

The New World Symphony would like to recognize the following donors for their support of its 2019 Carnegie Hall performances: Bruce and Suzie Kovner / The Kovner Foundation, The Wilhelmina Harrell Fund, Bruce and Martha Clinton / The Clinton Family Fund, Susan and David Edelstein, Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Meisel, Melanie and David Niemiec, Stuart Subotnick, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Akin, Alan and Jayusia Bernstein, The Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Dr. Matthew Budd and Ms. Rosalind E. Gorin, Jim and Jean Crystal, Peter and Sue Gottsegen, The Hite Foundation, Jorge and Amanda Mejia, Susan D. Kronick and Edward Manno Shumsky, Jerry and Adrianne Cohen, Betty and Joseph Z. Fleming, Susan and John Freund, Saul and Jane Gross, The Jeffrey Solomon Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, Janet Shein, Kristin Podack, Koniver Stern Group, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hertzberg, David J. Phillips and Denis J. Jacobs, and Coregami. nws.edu | 305.673.3331 | @nwsymphony

TREASURER’S REPORT HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES NWS’s revenue strategies and expense controls produced strong financial results. This was demonstrated with significant revenue growth, an endowment holding steady in volatile markets, funding for major capital improvements, and a reduction in debt. •

Annual giving was up a robust 6.2% for the fiscal year to $9.67 million. We did not expect a repeat of the record-breaking 30th Anniversary gala in the previous year, yet the John Williams-themed gala was the second highest grossing gala in NWS history and the event cost less than 20 cents of every dollar raised.

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Total commitments (gifts plus short- and long-term pledges) increased by 63% over FY18. This includes securing three major fiveyear grants totaling $3.125 million, one three-year grant totaling $400,000, and over $500,000 that was raised to fund NWS’s concerts and events at Carnegie Hall.

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Third party rental activity recovered from the previous season’s Hurricane Irma-induced slump to nearly $1 million, a year-over-year increase of 28%. This contributed to an increase in all non-investment revenue of 34% from the previous fiscal year, while total operating expenses were quite literally flat.

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Despite a volatile year, the endowment fund earned 5.57% (net of fees) for the fiscal year compared to a weighted average composite benchmark return of 5.75%. This was enough to maintain the beginning level of investments after withdrawals to support the operating and capital budgets.

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Moments after the last concert, NWS commenced the second – and by far the most complicated – phase of the multi-year upgrade of its video technology to 4K resolution. New cameras and a new robotics system were purchased and installed three summers ago, and the 4K upgrade will conclude with replacement of all performance hall projectors when funding is in place. This year’s work required a highly choreographed physical enlargement of the tech core (aka server room) within the main control room, while still accommodating scheduled major events. This was followed by adding three new racks to the existing six, installation of all new equipment, and miles of new state-of-the-art 12G cabling to connect the cameras and projectors. When the infrastructure upgrade is complete, NWC will have the largest 4KUHD entirely 12G production facility in the United States. The WALLCAST® concert on October 12, 2019 marked NWS’s 100th original WALLCAST® concert and its first ever WALLCAST® concert in 4KUHD. NWS is extremely grateful to the city of Miami Beach and its residents in approving a $3.8 million grant from the G.O. Bond program to fund the work.

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In February, NWS made a scheduled $1.3 million principal payment on the New World Center construction loan. Despite higher than normal usage of an operating line of credit due to the cash flow needs of the 4K upgrade, overall debt was still down by $500,000 for the year.

For more information, you may request a copy of NWS’s audited financial statements or visit our website at nws.edu/financials. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the administrative staff and the Fellows, I thank all our donors, patrons and other supporters for their deep generosity and commitment to this unique and vibrant institution as we collaborate to ensure the future of classical music.

Mario de Armas Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in thousands of dollars) REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT Operating Activity

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

$7,964

$8,236

$14,789

$7,108

$11,618

2,192

1,889

1,638

1,709

1,982

Special Events and Gala (net)

1,328

1,250

1,470

2,628

2,029

Business Development (Rentals) and Misc Income

1,722

1,467

1,570

1,216

1,426

Subtotal

13,206

12,842

19,467

12,661

17,055

Income and Gains on Investments

-274

-4,075

10,493

7,671

5,860

12,932

8,767

29,960

20,332

22,915

Program Services

10,033

10,337

10,838

10,900

10,795

Marketing and Fundraising

3,162

2,965

2,990

3,187

3,129

General and Administrative

1,991

1,867

1,883

1,833

1,971

Facilities Rentals

703

719

736

Contributions

Program Revenue

Total Revenue, Gains and Other Support EXPENSES Operating Activity

Subtotal Depreciation and Non-Operating Activity Total Expenses

664

15,889

15,828

16,375

16,639

16,631

7,533

6,137

5,774

6,049

6,682

21,965

22,149

22,688

23,313

-$13,198

$7,811

-$2,356

-398

23,422

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

659

-$10,490

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT JUNE 30, 2019 ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

(in thousands of dollars)

(in thousands of dollars) Cash

$98 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Investments Endowment Gifts

81,031

Investment Gains

23,040

Total Investments

104,071

$903

Deferred Revenues

669

Loans and Lines of Credit

21,350

Total Liabilities

22,922

Accounts and Contributions Receivable

5,409

Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions 126,290

Prepaid Expenses and Deposits

2,824

Net Assets With Donor Restrictions

Property and Equipment, Net of Depreciation Total Assets

145,140 $257,542

Total Net Assets Total Liabilitites and Net Assets

108,330 234,620 $257,542

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SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT NWS SEEKS A STRONGER FINANCIAL PLATFORM TO GROW CORE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION As discussed in previous annual reports, NWS’s endowment fund needs to grow significantly with new support. While the annual fund continues to grow, its share of operating revenue – currently 56% – needs to be reduced. It is down slightly from 58% in the previous year but raising more than half of the budget annually is a high bar to achieve year after year. Multi-year commitments from donors are extraordinarily important, and as noted in the Treasurer’s Report, NWS secured several this year. Yet operating expenses have increased at less than 1% on average per year for the last five years, and last year not at all. Further opportunities for funding program expansion by redirecting existing resources are limited. As NWS works to shape the future of classical music, many current programs can grow faster, and new programs will be developed that need to be funded. As the New World Center approaches the end of its first decade, critical technical systems have reached their natural end of life, while annual maintenance needs continue to grow into necessary capital improvements. NWS estimates that capital investment over the next 20 years will cost at least $30 million over and above the annual operating budget. More than 60% of this is for replacing and upgrading elements of NWS’s groundbreaking video infrastructure (currently underway, and most likely to be repeated once again over a 20-year period), increasing local and cloud-based storage capacity for digital assets, and next-stage distance learning and IT infrastructure. Other needs include new instruments and all the usual building improvements that will keep New World Center and the Fellows’ housing site in excellent condition. The endowment provided 26% of operating revenues in Fiscal 2019, up from 25% from the previous year. A larger endowment that supports at least 40% of the operating budget is our goal to fund the institution’s future growth and programs. An increasing share of the annual budget supported by the endowment will provide a more stable base upon which to plan for these developments and ensure the innovative and experimental nature of NWS programs. In the meantime, NWS is gradually lengthening the smoothing period in calculating the amount of annual endowment spend in order to ensure the fund’s sustainability in perpetuity. The smoothing period is currently 20 quarters and may be lengthened until the annual effective spend rate, measured at the start of each fiscal year, drops to a more prudent level. This will better insulate the institution from future extreme market volatility, and in the long term it will produce a larger pool of assets that will generate more cumulative budget support. If the approved Fiscal 2020 operating budget were to grow at an average annual rate of 3% and the annual fund were to grow at 1-2% each year, the budget in 2030 could look as follows: Contributed income (45%) $10,575,000

Endowment spend (40%) $9,400,000

Earned income (15%) $3,525,000

Total budget $23,500,000

To support this level of spend from the endowment, its average market value smoothed over 20+ quarters would need to be about $210 million. If the current investment pool also grows at a net annual average of 3% (investment results less distributions to support the budget), then at least $65 million in new realized endowment gifts (donations or donations + earnings thereon) is needed. These endowment gifts are in addition to what is required to fund capital improvements. CONTRIBUTED INCOME

CURRENT FINANCIAL MODEL

ENDOWMENT SPEND EARNED INCOME 56%

26%

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18%

15%

40%

45%

IDEAL BALANCE POINTS

WE THANK OUR DONORS We are pleased to recognize the following donations made between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. MAESTRO’S CIRCLE DIAMOND TIER $250,000+ Anonymous Citibank, N.A. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs* Karen Bechtel and William Osborne The Kovner Foundation

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE GOLD TIER $100,000-$249,999 The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Sarah Arison and Thomas Wilhelm Baptist Health Fairholme Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berkowitz Mr. and Mrs. Adam Carlin Carnival Corporation & PLC* Kleh Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. William Kleh Helena Rubinstein Philanthropic Fund at The Miami Foundation, Diane and Robert Moss Nicholas and Susan Pritzker through their donor-advised fund, The Scorpio Rising Fund, at Vanguard Charitable Susan D. Kronick and Edward Manno Shumsky Michael Tilson Thomas and Joshua Robison The Wege Foundation Ira M. Birns and Arlenis Adames, World Fuel Services Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Frankel Mr. William Strong

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE SILVER TIER $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous Cassie Arison Stephen Bittel Family Philanthropic Fund Blavatnik Family Foundation Bruce and Martha Clinton, The Clinton Family Fund Jim and Jean Crystal The Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Rose Ellen Greene Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Hersh Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd. Mr. Mark Kingdon and Mr. Alon Rehany Alan and Diane Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Meisel The Miami Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison National Endowment for the Arts Patricia Papper* Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Mario de Armas Gloria Scharlin°* SunTrust Bank, John J. Geraghty Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation Sir Michael J. Moritz and Mrs. Harriet Heyman

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $25,000-$49,999 Sari and Arthur Agatston Akerman LLP – Andrew Smulian and Neisen Kasdin Florence and Sheldon Anderson AutoNation The Batchelor Foundation Wayne Chaplin City National Bank Margarita and Armando Codina Mr. Joseph M. Cohen Tracey Corwin Mr. Douglas S. Cramer and Mr. Hubert S. Bush Mr. and Mrs. John Dasburg Mr. and Mrs. David L. Edelstein Frank Family Charitable Foundation, Mary and Howard S. Frank Jackson Health System Jane and Gerald Katcher The Kirk Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Lerner City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council Northern Trust Bank, William L. Morrison Albert H. and Jane D. Nahmad Foundation, Inc. David and Melanie Niemiec Merle and Michael Orlove Judith Rodin and Paul Verkuil Stephen Muss Foundation, Mrs. Sandra Muss Stuart Subotnick Ms. Dorothy A. Terrell The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation

COMPOSER’S SOCIETY $15,000-$24,999 Louise Austin Dr. Matthew Budd and Ms. Rosalind E. Gorin Trudy and Paul Cejas Deloitte Dr. and Mrs. David F. Frankel Funding Arts Network Diane Star Heller Howard Herring Ana and Neisen Kasdin Maura and Richard Kobusch Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Litt The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kristin Podack Donald and Shelley Rubin Ms. Judith Schalit Jean and Eugene Stark Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA Wells Fargo Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Wurtman Rhonda S. Zinner Foundation

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE $5,000-$14,999 Anonymous Acordis International Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Akin AMD Family Fund American Airlines Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bachrach Bass Museum of Art Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Beeck

EPSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION MUSICLAB’S NEW CHAMPION

In May, over 170 student musicians performed together at the New World Center as part of the Epstein Family Foundation MusicLab Finale Concert, a celebration of the year-long collaboration between the students and the 28 NWS Fellows who served as their mentors. The MusicLab participants, ranging in age from 10 to 18, are from Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 School, Miami Beach Senior High School, Miami Northwestern Senior High School and Miami Music Project (Little Havana Chapter). MusicLab’s 2018-19 season was its first to be generously supported by the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to providing youth the opportunity to realize artistic potential through education and early intervention. “Our goal is to provide the opportunity for youth to discover and foster their artistic potential that would not be possible without our support,” said Dan Epstein. “The MusicLab program is a perfect fit for our mission as it educates young high schoolers who now can study (and perform) with fine New World Symphony musician/ mentors—education that simply wouldn’t happen without MusicLab. This exposure, at an early age, can change their lives. Among these students may be the next Emanuel Ax or Anne Aniko Meyers—former Epstein scholars, whose genius blossomed with our early support. We thank the mentors for their generous work, and are very proud to partner with New World Symphony in developing this great program.” With the Epstein Family Foundation’s support, NWS provided over 40 in-school visits, repaired instruments, arranged for members of the Sphinx Virtuosi—a chamber orchestra comprised of the nation’s top Black and Latinx musicians—to visit two of the four schools, and provided mentor-coaching for the Fellows by Mary Javian, Chair of Career Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. nws.edu | 305.673.3331 | @nwsymphony

DOROTHY TERRELL AND THE NWS COLLEGE TRACK MENTORSHIP PROGRAM VISIONARY LEADERSHIP

Dorothy Terell’s early NWS experiences came about at the invitation of her friend Faye Munnings, NWS’s former Vice President and Assistant CFO. Friends from professional circles, Faye knew of Dorothy’s interest in music, education and technology. Dorothy’s corporate career includes senior executive roles at three premier technology companies. She served on four corporate 100 boards, was a partner at a venture capital firm, and founded her own early-stage venture capital and advisory firm committed to helping innovative technology companies move successfully through early stages of product and business development. NWS’s education mission, partnered with its extensive use of technologies to expand interactions with musicians and music lovers worldwide were an immediate draw. As Dorothy described it, NWS “continued to talk with me, explore my interests and encouraged my curiosity.” Since joining NWS’s Board of Trustees a year and a half ago, she and other leaders have especially focused on NWS’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. She was interested in what NWS does outside of the concert hall, building a dialogue with the community about the importance and impact of the arts. As Dorothy learned more about NWS’s Community Engagement programs, she discovered how the NWS staff and Fellows devoted countless hours helping local music students of color access training and mentoring so they might foresee a future career in classical music. The NWS family has several times in recent years helped students raise money to buy an instrument that will support them in their college studies, and attend summer musical festivals, and Dorothy wished to partner with NWS to create he NWS College Track Mentorship Program. This year Dorothy made a significant leadership commitment to fund the program for three years, ensuring that gifted local students will enjoy access to NWS Fellow mentors, free lessons, and tuition and travel expenses to attend summer music festivals. The program also helps young musicians of color select and purchase an instrument to ensure they can participate in collegiate-level music programs. Cassidy Fitzpatrick, Vice President for Musician Advancement, praised Dorothy’s commitment, stressing that with her support “NWS now has the ability to support these talented students, nurturing their ambitions and helping them build the foundation for further music education and the possibility of a career in classical music.” We salute Dorothy for her leadership role in this project, knowing it will transform young lives in our community and inspire others with similar interests.

Alan and Jayusia Bernstein Ira Birns and Arlenis Adames Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bogen Boston Consulting Group Thomas C. Ragan, in memory of James K. Brehm Mr. Robert R. Brinker and Ms. Nancy S. Fleischman Mr. and Mrs. William Broeder Victoire Reynal Brown & Owsley Brown III The Shepard Broad Foundation Jennifer Stearns Buttrick and Matthew W. Buttrick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carpenter Chartwell Investment Partners Citizens Interested in Arts, Inc. Clickbid Adrianne and Jerry L. Cohen Phillip Lloyd Coleman, Coleman Family Trust Conagra Foods, Inc. Tom Connors Mr. Robert Coward The Cowles Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. L. Jay Cross Mr. and Mrs. George Crowley Mr. George Dandrige and

Mr. Marcos Tychbrochjer Mr. Jeffrey W. Davis and Mr. Michael T. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Despres Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Drozdow Edward and Diane Eisenberg Ernst & Young Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Betty and Joseph Z. Fleming Ms. Ellen Fleysher Mrs. Anne Flippin The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust Susan and John Freund Mr. Marvin Ross Friedman and Ms. Adrienne bon Haes Cindy and Robert Friezo Foundation FROSCH Barbara and Richard Furman Arlyn and Edward Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Emile Geisenheimer Dr. and Mrs. Philip H. Glogover Mr. Steven Gombinski and Ms. Yvette Costas Peter Gottsegen Mr. and Mrs. Werner Grob Saul and Jane Gross Ann and Graham Gund

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The Guston Foundation Danet Linares and Matt Haggman Andrew C. Hall, Esq. and Gail S. Meyers The Hite Foundation Mr. and Ms. Christopher Hoehn-Saric Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Hoffman Hollub Homes Dr. Bruce Horten and Aaron Lieber HSBC Private Bank USA Judith and Richard Jacobs Kristi and Dean Jernigan Ms. Nedra Kalish The Karev Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Hon. Herbert Kean The Kieser Family Mr. Keith Kohler Mr. Joel D. Krauss and Ms. Sophia Sieczkowski Mr.° and Mrs. Marvin Leibowitz, Louis Leibowitz Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Richard Levitt Jerry M. Lindzon Mrs. Beth P. Lotspeich Loud Hound Foundation Theresa and Richard Lubman Ms. Ruth A. Marshall and Ms. Patricia Houtz

Jorge and Amanda Mejia Dr. Gordon Miller and Ms. Vicki Hirsch Jake Moritz Mr. Charles Mulfinger E. Nakamichi Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Nicoll Mr. John Norris Ms. Maureen O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Owens Linda and David Paresky Mr. David R. Parker and Mrs. Marian E. Davis Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Steven Perles Yara Perrotti Ms. Carolina Piña PKS & OIS Jonathan Plutzik and Lesley D. Goldwasser Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst and Podhurst Orseck P.A. Mr. G. Daniel Prigmore and Ms. Marcia Hayes Publix Super Markets Charities Mr. Kenneth A. Rivkin and Ms. Deborah Slott Dr. Stephen Roper and Dr. Nirupa Chaudhari

Mr. Robert Rosenberg and Ms. Mary Wolfson Mr. and Mrs. John Rutherfurd Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sands SC Property Acquisition LLC Seraph Miami, Inc. Janet Shein Lois Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Rod Sintow Carol and Irv Smokler Mr. Jeffrey Solomon and Ms. Audrey Weiner State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture Thomas van Straaten and Nadine Asin Charles B. & Rosalyn F. Stuzin and Laura and Daniel Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Sullivan Ms. Roselyne Swig Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Richard Tager Mr. And Mrs. Bruce Taub Trio Foundation of St. Louis Verity Partners, Inc. Viking Fuel Oil Company, Inc. Harry T. Wilson III Augusta I. Zimmerman

Mr. Daniel Nir and Mrs. Jill Braufman Mr. David Onan Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Oren Ms. Christa Paul Paypal Charitable Giving Fund Dr. and Mrs. Alan Rapperport Carmen and Donna Romeo Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo A. Ruiz Alvin Schechter and Janine Gordon Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Schwimmer Ms. Jayne Shapiro David and Holly Siegel Ms. Marilyn Singer Marsha Soffer Sara Solomon Nancy and Edward° Stavis Lewis and Margery Steinberg Rita and Robert Swedroe Teresa Galang-Viñas and Joaquín Viñas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Volk Mr. Greg Weinberger WeWork Mr. Gregg Whiteside and Mrs. Hyon Whiteside

CONCERTO SOCIETY $2,500-$4,999

Anonymous (6) Drs. Mercedes and Edward Ajhar Mr. Philip F. Balbi JoAnne and Michael A.° Bander Family Fund at The Miami Foundation Mr. Richard D. Banziger Barclays Bank Michael Baskin and Michael Haze Mr. and Mrs. Michael Berke Samuel and Allyn Berkowitz Linda Binder Sylvia Blau, Sam Kenner and Paulette Mintz Mr. and Mrs. James Bodnar Richard and Margaret Brodsky Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Burg Dr. Jack and Ilana Burstiner Judith Chestler, Chestler Family Fund Mr. Sean Chibnik The Clark Clinic, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Cohen Esq. Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Mr. Alan M. Dershowitz, Esq. and Ms. Carolyn Cohen Jane L. and Andrew Dolkart Fund at The Miami Foundation Ms. Jeanne Donovan Fisher Susan Fawcett and Richard Donovan Dr. and Dr. Ranjan Duara Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Ms. Anneliese Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Edelstein Mr. Stuart Eichner Pepi Ertag Jeanne and Joseph Farcus* Rey Figueroa and Jessica Shults-Figueroa Eugene Finkin and Linda Witham Finkin Cassidy Fitzpatrick Carlson Richard French and Jacqueline Greenberg Andrew W. Frey and Ms. Ali Codina Barbara and Steven Galen Lenore Gaynor* Dr. and Mrs. Larry Gilderman Robert Govaerts Stanley Greenstein Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Gutierrez Arlene and Richard Haft Hope Hagler Mrs. Harriet Harris Mrs. Lydia Harrison Ms. Grace Heising Thomas M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Heustess Naomi and Burton Honig Mr. and Mrs. Richard Horvitz Ms. Nicola Hudson Mr. Sigrid Huth Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Jacobs Mr. Ohad Jehassi Mrs. Florencia Jimenez-Marcos and Mr. Xavier Gonzalez-Sanfeliu Ms. Carin Kahgan Esq. Julian Kasdin and Dana Brodie Denis Kelly

Anonymous American Express AMI Large Cap Growth The Amphion Foundation, Inc. Toby Lerner Ansin Ms. Georgette Ballance Mr. Jarrett Bell Helene Berger* Dr. and Mrs. Wil Blechman Mr. Patrick Burchell Mr. Samuel I. Burstyn Stanley and Gala Cohen Consulate General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico Victoria Cummock Schwab Charitable-Doppelmoppel & Bekloppel Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn Drucker Equity Investment Corporation Mr. Robert Falaguerra Dr. Alfred and Susan Feingold Claudia and Ricardo J. Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferriss Mr. David Flory Paula and Michael Finkle Jill and Harold Gaffin Pamela Garrison Niety and Gary Gerson Joan Glade de Pontet Ms. Susannah Gray Ms. Monique Halberstein Ms. Francinelee Hand and Mr. David Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Juan Diego Henao Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hertzberg Jimmy Choo Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research Kathleen D. Kallmeyer Estate Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kamin Hideko Klebanoff* Richard Koenigsberg Koniver Stern Group, Mr. Lyle B. Stern Denise and Jack Korngold Jacqueline Kott Dale and Stephen Kulvin Mr. Jose Lamela Jr. Elie and Burt Landy Langer Holdings Corp., Lynne and Roger Langer, Sr. Sandra Lansing Katy and Mike Lingle Alfred A. Lewis Daniel R. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Alberto Luchtan Mr. Rene H. Males Mr. and Mrs. David Melin Bradley Meyer and Sylvia Pope Christina Minnis Nelson Family Foundation

PATRONS OF NWS $1,000-$2,499

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kokiel Mr. and Mrs. Paul Korchin Iva Kosovic Duvin and Louis Duvin Mr. Leonardo Lanaro and Mr. Thierry Adam Wendy G. Lapidus Dr. Maurice H. Laszlo Zak Laux Winston T. Lett, Esq. Simon and Bonnie Levin Mrs. Rosalyn Lichtman Renée and David Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Lipoff Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lippman Heidi and Jack Loeb Monica Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lubow Barbara and Chris Lunding Gloria Luria* Jose Lutzky and Elizabeth Camargo Joy and Fred Malakoff Mr. Mark Mandel Martin Z. Margulies Maria Martino Charles Leigh McMurray Sylvia Meeker Mr. and Mrs. Don Michelson Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP Marian and Judith Moscu Moses Maimonides Fund of The Erie Community Foundation Ms. Dale Moses Faye Munnings Marnie and Larry Paikin Mr. and Mrs. Huber R. Parsons, Jr. Mrs. Anita Pearlman David J. Phillips and Denis J. Jacobs Tom and Debra Newell-Pitmon James P. Pober Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Posman Harold and Judy Prince Bill and Melissa Quesenberry Delora Shapiro and Victor Raab The Ress Family Foundation, Esta and Lewis Ress Dr. and Mrs. Paul Richman Stephen Richman Mrs. Hazel Rosen Virginia L. Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Rosenblum Mrs. Ruth Rosenwasser Craig and Murrell Salner Rosita Sarnoff and Elisabeth Sapery Sydney and David Schaecter The Raquel and Michael Scheck Philanthropic Fund Susan and Sheldon Schneider Martin Segal Anica and David Shpilberg Sandra and Charles Simon Julie and Gary Simon Sarah Campbell Smith, Esq. | Akerman LLP Stephen Stansell Howard Stark and Rene Rodriguez Dolores Stern Benjamin Streed and Persia Shokoohi Mr. Gary Stuart, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Sznajder Mr. Markus Thiel and Mr. Peter Garcia° Alan and Katherine Trager Judith Rood Traum and Sydney Traum Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Troner Annsheila Turkel Mr. Chad Turner Suzanne and Neil Useden Mr. Brenton Verploeg Dr. and Mrs. Luis Villa, Jr. Mr. Thomas Wade Rita Green Wallach Family Trust Renata and Keith Ward Nora and Ted Weinreich Mr. Paul S. Woehrle Mr. and Mrs. Sid Workman Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Worton Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Beekman Dee Dee & Richard K. Berkowitz Mr. Mark Bloom Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Blum Mr. and Mrs. Georges Bourgoignie Mr. Juan Pablo Cappello and Ms. Christina Getty Mr. Christopher Carter and Mrs. Tracey Robertson Carter

Mr. John Henry Dale Ms. Lauren Dillard Mr. Bill Durham Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Mrs. Robin Faber Mr. Clement Fatovic and Mrs. Rebecca Mandelman Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Ferrero Ms. Cristina Gibellini Mr. Jason Goldstrich and Ms. Katie Henriques Evan Greenberg Mr. HP Hackett Jr. Mr. Didier Hirsch Ms. Laurie Holtz Ms. Cherie Jiou Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mowerman Ms. Stacy Nagy Dr. and Mrs. Arvey I. Rogers Ms. Estela Romand Mr. & Mrs. Ira Rothfield Mr. Arthur B. Spector Ms. Angela Tese-Milner Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wolman

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ROSALIND GORIN AND MATTHEW BUDD AMATEUR MUSICIANS TURNED AMBASSADORS

When Rosalind Gorin and Matthew Budd were looking for a respite from Boston winters, they had their eyes on South Beach’s warm climate, but it’s their ears that sealed the deal. “We attended a concert at NWS and were immediately taken by the quality of the performance and the mission and vision of the enterprise. After that it was South Beach for sure.” Since then, they have been an integral part of the NWS family—both in South Beach and in New York, joining the orchestra for their Carnegie Hall performances in May 2019. “We feel as if we have become ambassadors for NWS, inviting family and friends who come to visit to attend concerts with us. The glorious hall and the wonderful performances never fail to delight.” Perhaps the most meaningful connection made has been between Matthew, a cellist, and several NWS Fellows who have provided instruction. “We love this special connection with the orchestra and also the fact that he is now allowed to practice his instrument with the door to his study open instead of closed thanks to his excellent and patient instructors!” Rosalind and Matthew have embraced their new Miami community and love the part NWS plays in making it better. “We believe deeply in the development of young talent in all forms of artistic endeavors. NWS not only supports emerging performers but also contributes to the health of the broader culture by connecting the work of the institution with the community at large. We feel that NWS Fellows make so many contributions to the community, but our hearts are most warmed by experiencing a WALLCAST® concert from outside the Hall. Sitting among the young and old, people of all cultures and colors, babies in carriages and laughing children, watching everyone lifted by the music into a unity of sharing is such a high. What a contribution!”

Dr. Kenneth Easterling Larry & Carole Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Friedman Ms. Annette Glogover Dr. and Dr. Paul A. Gluck Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldstein Mrs. Carole Hall Mr. and Mrs. Eleazer Hirmes Mrs. Katy Lingle Mr. Pavel Litvinov Mr. Tim Mauche Ms. Gulnar Mewawala Mr. Scott E. Modlin Esq. Dr. Martha Pelaez Mr. Aramis Perez Mrs. Sandy Schreier Ms. Cary Sherman Ms. Ann P. Shivers Mr. Stanley Siegel Mrs. Joanne Silverman Sharon & Howard Socol Mr. Brandon Spirk and Ms. Paula A. Correa Mrs. Barbara Tejada Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wartzok

FANFARE $250-$499 Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Kip Amazon Barbara and Alan Bisno Barry Boren and Caryn Tanis Boren Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan Robert and Shengju Deutsch Zachary Elliott Dr. and Mrs. Gary M. Flax Mrs. Kathleen Gardner Marget Gelin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Giles-Klein Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Kanter Carol Ann Kiryluk Ann and William Lieff

Mr. Joe Reid and Ms. Judy Loft Mr. Richard L. Morris Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins Mr. Raul Rodriguez Douglas Rosenthal, NWS Alumnus Dr. Virigina Salus Oliver Salza Ms. Ana Santos Mr. Ronald Seidle and Mr. Fred Vega Jacqueline Simkin Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Solomon Clara Sredni Henry and Suzanne Stolar Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Wiener Ms. Harriet C. Wolf Ms. Pin-I Wu Mr. and Mrs. Allan Yarkin Ms. Michelle C. Abbs Mr. Porter Anderson Ms. Susan Bannon Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Benedict Mr. Marc Berenfeld Mr. Robert Bickers Mr. and Mrs. Robin Bosco Mr. and Dr. Jean Claude Boutrouille Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Brown Ms. Rosanna Butterfield Mr. David Byrnes Ms. Pamela Chamberlin and Mr. Bernard Perlmutter Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cohen Mr. Rhett Del Campo Ms. Lauren Densinger Ms. Cindy Diez Ms. Patricia Elias Dr. Joel E. Fishman Ms. Zina Gabsi Ms. Susan Gordon Mr. Alexander Gorlin Mr. John Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Hendel Dr. and Mrs. Fred N. Herman

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Mrs. and Dr. Marilyn Horowitz Ms. Maya Ibars Ms. Diana Kates Wahab Construction Mr. Shabnam Khalili Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kogos Mr. Scott Kranz Ms. Eva Landy Ms. Ivonette Leite Mr. Arturo Leon Ms. Lorena Lopez Mr. Arthur Anton A. Lorch Ms. Carol Moore Ms. Caroline L. Morrison Ms. Jean Morton Ms. Helene Mouty Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Newman Dr. & Mrs. L.K. Page Mr. Andrew Parsons Ms. Carol Pennock Ms. Alexandra Peters Mr. Aaron Pludwinski Mr. Anthony Prisk Mr. Yuri Rebello Mr. Luis Rodriguez Ms. Susan Shine Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shuster Dr. Takeko Toyama Ms. Patricia Tuttle Ms. Jane Upton Ms. Katherine Wald Ms. Sally Weintraub Mr. Larry Zemanek

COMMUNITY ARTISTRY $100-$249 Anonymous (3) Janinne and Neil Alter AmazonSmile Foundation Isabel B. Anderson Ms. Svetlana Astafurova Lucio Biase Katherine Bormann Dr. and Mrs. Walter G. Bradley Mr. L. B. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Walter Englebrecht Nancy and Ron Gelles Dr. and Mrs.° George Jacobson* Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kaufman Amber Kornreich Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Lonschein Helen and Samuel Marcoschamer Angela and Thomas Marroccoli Mr. Jonathan E. Minsker Norma Jean Ober and Robert Stone Mr. Edgar Patino Nina Piken-Yarus and Gary Yarus Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Praver Gary and Vanessa Ressler Mr. Daniel Sachar and Mrs. Kate Lampen-Sachar M.D. Marvin Sackner Mr. Martin A. Schultz and Ms. Alla Brunstein Dorothy Stein Alan Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Richard Thurer Ms. Jane Torres David Waterbor Uthe Ms. Dorthy O. Weinstein and Mr. Robert Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Winn Mr. German Acosta Mr. Jean-Pierre Altier

Ms. Nicole Andujar Ms. Sara Arbel Ms. Angela Baker Dr. and Mrs. Earl Barron Ms. Joanne Baseman The Benevity Community Impact Fund Ms. Bonnie Berman Mr. Barry Beschel Mr. Juan Luis Betancourt Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Blattner Ms. Judith Bluth Ms. Beth Boleyn Mr. Martin Bookspan Mr. Miguel Borroto Ms. Linda Brickman Mr. Nick Bristol Ms. Harriet Brookman Ms. Esther Brown Mr. and Mrs. David Bruggen Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Bustamante Mr. Michael Butler Mr. Joe Callahan Mr. Francisco Canestri Dr. Fredric Cantor Ms. Nikki Caraballo Mr. Luigi Cattaneo and Ms. Olga Solovey Mr. John Charles Ms. Denise Chilcote Mrs. Phyllis Cohen Ms. Maya Cohon Mr. David Cole and Mr. Dan Topp Ms. Deborah Colitti Mrs. Barbara Connor Mr. William Cranshaw Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Crawford III Ms. Rebecca Danta Mr. Jose de la Torre Ms. Rosanna Delman Mr. Matt Devita Ms. Ashley Diener Ms. Sarah Doss Dr. Paul Drucker Mrs. Phyllis D. Ehrlich Judge Spencer Eig Mrs. Barbara Eisenberg Ms. Pamela Epstein Mr. and Mrs. John Ervin Ms. Lilly Etgar Mrs. Elisabeth S. Evans Dr. and Mrs. Joe Falvey Ms. Gabriela Fanning Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Feldman Ms. Olga Figueras

Ms. Marcelle Fischler Ms. Lauren Fishbane Ms. Kathryn Flavin Ms. Elizabeth Forde Merle B. Frank & Martin G. Rothman Mr. Ross Fried Ms. Ruth Gessner Ms. Rebeca Gil Mr. Marc Giosi Mrs. Carol Glatstein Mr. and Mrs. Jacobo Gold Ms. Helene Goldsmith Mr. Alvaro Gomez Mr. Todd Gordon and Ms. Susan Feder Ms. Adele J. Gottdiener Mrs. Molle Grad Ms. and Mrs. Malcolm Graff Ms. Lisa Greenberger Mr. Jeffrey Greene Mr. and Mrs. George Halliwell Dr. and Ms. Daniel G. Harwitz M.D. Mrs. Tiffany Heckler Ms. Patricia Heinz Carl Hellman Ms. Monica S. Hoffman Ms. Nicola Ianeselli Ms. Jane Iversen Mr. Jack Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Clive Kabatznik Mrs. Iris Katzman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur John Kerr Jr. Mr. David Kirchoff Mr. Craig Knox Ms. Anna Kobtseva Mrs. Monica D. Korff Ms. Lisa Kornse and Mr. Larry Wasserscheid Dr. Annette M. La Greca Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lakin Mr. Jeffrey Lamb Ms. Betsy Lee Ms. Linda Lee Mr. and Mrs. Roger Leifer Mr. Tom Leon Mr. Frederic Levine Dr. and Mrs. Jay Levine Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levite Ms. Dorothy Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lewis Ms. Natalie Liebman Ms. Claire Lightstone Mr. Gregory Lindeblom Mr. Angus Maciver

Ms. Caryn Maister Prof. and Mrs. Thomas R. Malek Mr. Laureano Martinez Mr. Michael McManus Mr. and Ms. Dan Mikesell Mr. Orlando M. Milian and Mr. John C. Ottino Mr. Parris Miller Mr. and Mrs. Howard Millhauser Mr. Alvin Mintz Ms. Jane Mitchell Mrs. Cindy Mitch-Gomez Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Montifiore Mr. Jose Morales Ms. Cristina Moran Ms. Patricia Morillo Mr. Michael A. Moss Mr. Mark Nash Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Needle Ms. Jenna Nelson Ms. Richard Norwalk Ms. Diana Ohman Mr. Frank Orlando Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Peltzie Mr. Jonathan E. Perlman Esq. Mrs. Joyce Peterson Mr. Edward Preston Ms. Charlotte Probst Ms. Elena Quevedo Ms. Rosa Quiroz Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rabinovici Ms. Barbara Raduns Ms. Marcela Rajs Dr. and Mrs. Sorrel Resnik Ms. Michelle Rivera Ms. Joan L. Robertson Mrs. Susan Robin Mr. Maor Roffe Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roller Mr. Trevor Ronderos and Ms. Stephany Kim Ms. Karen Rumberg Mr. Eric Sandys Ms. Debra Savage Mr. Bernard Scherban Ms. Charlotte Schou Mr. Samuel Schrager Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Schwartz Mr. John Seidman Mr. H. James Sigsbee Ms. Janet Silverman Mr. Bradley Simons

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smart Mr. Rand Smith Dr. Steven G. Smith and Dr. Junko Kazumi Ms. Christine Smolen Mr. Jean-Pierre Soulier Sabatino & Spindel Mr. Nick St. Cavish Mr. Alan Stark Dr. and Mrs. Norman Stokes Mr. Amos Stoll Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tafeen Ms. Patricia Taxman Craven Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Tuck Ms. Laura Unger Ms. Eda Valero-Figueira Ms. Florence Valkenberg Mr. John Voaden Mr. Robert Warren Rabbi Bruce Warshal Mr. Ronald Webb Mr. and Mrs. David Welton Mr. Cliff Whittle and Mr. Scott Cumming Mr. and Mrs. Haim Wiener Dr. and Dr. Joseph Willner Mr. Stuart Wolf Mr. Donald Workman Dr. Chris Wunsch Dr. Larry Wynne and Ms. Gail Atterman Mr. Allan Yudacufs * Generous donors who have supported the New World Symphony since its founding ° In memory

If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please contact Emily Greene at emily.greene@nws.edu or 305.428.6787.

JANINE GORDON AND ALVIN SCHECHTER A BRAND THEY CAN SUPPORT

As native New Yorkers and longtime supporters of the New York Philharmonic, Janine Gordon and Alvin Schechter recognized quality when first visiting NWS five years ago and have since become staunch concertgoers and supporters. Extending their support behind the scenes, Janine and Alvin share with NWS, pro bono, a lifetime of experiences from their years of working for global clients like Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Mayo Clinic, among others, through their successful marketing, communications and branding businesses. “For us, having the opportunity to leverage our careers to help advance NWS’s goals has been especially meaningful.” While they fully support NWS’s mission to groom the next generation of performing artists who will leave Miami to transform communities around the globe, it is the transformation of Miami that makes their partnership with NWS so special. “NWS’ programs— both its concerts and community outreach initiatives—enhance the quality of life here and reinforce Miami’s standing as a world-class city. Now, as Florida residents, we are committed to helping support important local not-for-profit organizations such as NWS.”

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Casino Real - Photo by David Ramos

Intimate chamber music recital - Photo by David Ramos

Late Night at NWS: White Out - Photo by David Ramos

Sunset Beats for the Symphony

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FRIENDS OF NWS READ MORE

In the 2018-19 season Friends of NWS hosted more than 20 events and concerts, exposing its members to a broad range of programming both on and off the stage. Some of the highlights included:

CASINO REAL

Friends of New World Symphony kicked-off the season with a fundraising event at the Oliver Cole Gallery, Miami to help raise funds towards the New World Symphony’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. Guests enjoyed playing various casino games, as well as DJ sets by John Henry Dale and live performances by NWS Brass Fellows.

SUNSET BEATS FOR THE SYMPHONY: AN AUCTION OF EXPERIENCES

To raise funds towards the New World Symphony’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, Friends of NWS organized a special live auction. The event hosted by Amara at Paraiso, featured live performance by DSided, and the opportunity to bid on variety of experiences during both a live and silent auction. The event raised over $11,000.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HOWARD HERRING

Florencia Jimenez-Marcos, former President of Friends of New World Symphony, welcomed Friends members into her home in Miami Beach for an intimate chat with Howard Herring, President & CEO of New World Symphony, and NWS Fellows. Guests were treated to a special opportunity to hear Fellows describe their inspiration for their independent musician projects in an up-close-and-personal way.

2018-19 BOARD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Juan Diego Henao, President Jennifer Weinberg, Vice President Daniel Alvarez, Vice Chair, Marketing Committee Joey Brutus, Vice Chair, Events Committee Alberto Calabro, Vice Chair, Events Committee Sean Chibnik, Vice Chair, Membership Committee Maya Ibars, Co-Chair, Global Impact Committee Selene Oh, Treasurer Carolina Piña, Co-Chair, Global Impact Committee Estela Romand, Chair, Events Committee Oliver Salza, Chair Corporate Committee

Rosanna Bermejo Amy Bloom Leighann Buchanan Rhett M. Del Campo ° Peter Garcia Nicola Hudson Ohad Jehassi Aaron Karger Erica Knowles Keith Kohler Zakarij Laux Matthew Levy Katherine Lingle Mike Lingle Jesse McLaughlin Helene Mouty Aramis L. Perez Alexandra Peters-Rutten Aaron Pludwinski Yesica Schaaf Ann Kathrin Seif Persia Shokoohi Tabatha Siu Gary Stuart Ed Syring Carlos Taminez Katherine Wald ° In Memory

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VOLUNTEERS THE

OF NWS

Veronic Aghayan Ilia Alania Phillip Aman Silvia Anderson Kristina Andrion Paul Banaszak Norma Blum Carol Brodsky Karina Brunenieks Manuela Capelo Barbara Cappello Charlie Cappello Catherine Cathers Herb Cohen Marilyn Cohen Doris Combs Andrea Contreras Ivan Contreras Brittany Cooke Lissette Cuadra Chloe DaSilva Eugene Donaldson

Paula Fletcher Annette Fromm Jim Glickman Nancy Glickman Lyndon Godsall Itziar Gonzalez Judy Goodwin Florence Graff Malcolm Graff Vera Hochberg Theresa Jackson Alphonso Jaime Jerome Jordan Danielle Koch-Harf Predrag Kovacevic Nijole Kupstas Barbara Lang Alix Langer Zoe Lawrenson Beata Levine Barbara Limond Richard Limond

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Taiyou Lin Nelly Lopez Rosa Mary Lerner Franziska Medina Patsi Mednick Rosa Mendoza Marlene Mevorah Salvatore Miraglia Danisa Mojica Karen Moody Renata Morgenstern Karen Paige Marie Pelissier Pepper Prigal Jody Ritter Nailia Salimova Suzanna Sanders Teresa Schoendorf Martha St. Charles Cara Stiebel Mayer Stiebel Zulia Taub

Victoria Tejera Adriana Tesone Victoria Torres-Delmonte Rose Van der Bijl Mario Villani ** Deborah Vles Fredric Walker Wende Weber Estelle Weinstein Bonita Whytehead Darrell Windle Jean Yzer Shelley Zabel Joyce Zaritsky

Most Volunteer Hours in the 2018-19 Season!

FELLOW, ALUMNI AND STAFF PROFILES RYAN ROBERTS

CLASSICAL MUSIC SUPERHERO

In early 2019 Oboe Fellow Ryan Roberts became a bit of a classical music superhero when he came to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s rescue. During the first half of their performance at the Arsht Center the English horn player fell ill, and with Scheherazade scheduled for the second half, CSO needed to act fast. They called on Ryan who stepped in at the very last minute as substitute and helped close out a sublime night of classical music. Ryan was later named the new English horn player of the New York Philharmonic after competitive auditions.

DONNA PARKES 2019 FORD MUSICIAN

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The League of American Orchestra’s Ford Musician Awards celebrate professional orchestra musicians who provide exemplary service in their communities and make a significant impact through education and community engagement. The awards program is made possible through the generosity of Ford Motor Company Fund. The 2019 class of awardees included Donna Parkes, Principal Trombone of the Louisville Orchestra and NWS Fellow (1999-2001). Introducing the wonder of sound and music to hearing- and speechimpaired children, and working with a team that includes hearing specialists, teachers, musicians and administrators, Donna has been bringing the joy of music to dozens of youngsters and their families for eleven seasons. Taken from the National Standards of Music Education for pre-school and early childhood, the program’s goals include singing and playing instruments; creating music; responding to music and understanding music. Donna was recognized at the League’s Annual Conference in June, where she discussed her work at the Musicians Transforming Communities session.

“Through our music, we have this incredible tool to share our art with anyone. We can form relationships that cross many barriers, and this gives me the chance to share my music with a true purpose.”

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FRANCISCO JOUBERT BERNARD LEADING A GLOBAL CONVERSATION

Bassoon Fellow Francisco Joubert Bernard was named a 2019 Fellow of Classical:NEXT. While at the conference he joined Jesse Rosen, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, to address the Global Orchestra Network meeting on diversity in orchestras. That same month, Francisco was named Second Bassoon of the Louisville Orchestra. READ MORE

VITAL CURRENTS

THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS, AUDIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY On May 7 and 8, cultural presenters, producers, artists and technologists from around the country gathered at the New World Center to explore the intersection of arts, audience and technology. Named Vital Currents and jointly organized by NWS and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the convening encouraged open discussion about the use of technology to reach new audiences and increase audience and collaborator engagement. READ MORE

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2019 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION NWS ALUMNI TAKE THE WORLD’S STAGE

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Six NWS alumni competed in the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition (ITC) in Moscow and Saint Petersburg in June. Held every four years, the ITC is a major global event for classical music with the purpose of revealing new talent and giving international fame to outstanding representatives of the performing arts of the modern era. The first ITC, held in 1958, was only open to piano and voice contestants, with cello being added in 1962. This year’s ITC marked the first for the Wind category, which opened the competition to both woodwind and brass players. NWS is immensely proud of the following alumni who were invited to this year’s inaugural competition for their instruments: Max Blair (Associate Principal Oboe at Pittsburgh Symphony; NWS 2014-16) Steven Franklin (Associate Principal/Second Trumpet at Kansas City Symphony; NWS 2018-19) Ansel Norris (Trumpet, Naples Philharmonic; NWS 2016-18) Kelton Koch (Trombone, Vienna Philharmonic; NWS 2014-17) Nicholas Platoff (Associate Principal Trombone at San Francisco Symphony; NWS 2014-16) Jarrett McCourt (Acting Principal Tuba at Winnipeg Symphony; NWS 2015-18) Ansel and Kelton each advanced to multiple rounds, with Ansel being one of only two trumpet players in the world to make it to the final round. He placed fifth in the overall brass category. To hear from the Fellows and watch their performances, visit nws.edu/tchaikovsky. READ MORE

TEDDY ABRAMS

CBS PROFILE: LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA’S ROCK STAR Audiences nationwide were introduced to Conducting Fellow Teddy Abrams (2008-11) when CBS shared his incredible work with the Louisville Orchestra, dubbing him a local rock star. Teddy is the youngest music director of an American orchestra and shared in the feature how MTT gave him the guidance that would set the foundation for his musical career. Watch at nws.edu/TeddyCBS! WATCH VIDEO Photo by Christopher Briscoe

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STAFF EXECUTIVE

Howard Herring* President and Chief Executive Officer Beth Boleyn* Assistant Vice President and Board Liaison Ashley Skinner Senior Vice President for Institutional Culture and Inclusion

MUSICIAN ADVANCEMENT John Kieser Executive Vice President and Provost Cassidy Fitzpatrick Vice President for Musician Advancement Thomas Hadley* Dean of Admissions, Alumni and Fellow Services JT Kane Dean of Visiting Faculty and Orchestra Manager Michael Linville** Dean of Chamber Music and Fellow Development Elyse Marrero Executive Assistant to Musician Advancement Heather Osowiecki Manager of Visiting Faculty and Assistant to the Deans Brian Sayre* Associate Orchestra Manager Justin Trieger* Director of New Media and Distance Education

ARTISTIC PROGRAMS Martin Sher Senior Vice President for Artistic Planning and Programs Ana María Estévez Artist Services Manager and Assistant to the Artistic Director William C. Hunt Production Coordinator Luke Kritzeck Director of Lighting/Resident Lighting Designer Elmo Lanclos Production Technician Martha Levine*** Director, Music Library Michael Lowney Videographer Michael Matamoros Videographer Michael McEvoy Production Technician

Alan Miller Production Technician Jason Miller Production Technician Bryan Rider Assistant Director of Video Production Clyde Scott* Director of Video Production/Resident Projection Designer Dan Slentz Chief Video Engineer Cory Sprinkles Production Technician Daniel Thompson Technical Director Roberto Toledo Director of Audio Services Dean Tomlinson** Assistant Technical Director Shaun Wright Senior Videographer Adam Zeichner** Vice President, Program Operations

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Maureen M. O’Brien Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement Rafael Baldwin Digital Media Storyteller

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND DESIGN Craig Hall* Vice President for Audience Engagement, Research and Design Siggi Bachmann* Senior Director of Design and Creative Services Richard Brown Associate Director of Guest Services and Program Manager Bruce Cohen* Box Office Associate Alana Davis Box Office Associate Luc Fondaire Floor Manager

Michael Humphries* Senior Director of Audience Services Theresa Jackson Floor Manager

Liana Rodriguez Assistant Box Office Manager

Kathleen Drohan Vice President for Public Relations

Wende Weber Floor Manager

Marci Falvey* Senior Director of Communications

Heydee Zamora Floor Manager

Massimiliano Colella Facilities Maintenance Engineer

Veronica Sierra-Soderman* Development Database Administrator Kewan Smith Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships Paul Woehrle* Vice President for Development

Andrew Salman Technology Manager Jordan Saruski Office Assistant Charlotte Schou Director of Business Development

Rick Serna* Facilities Director Grace Tagliabue Senior Accountant

Daisy Karina Villatoro Security

* Indicates 10+ years of service to NWS

FINANCE

Emily Greene Director of Research and Campaign Stewardship

Lona Palmero* Development Manager

Lourdes Rivera** Senior Revenue Accountant

*** Indicates 30+ years of service to NWS

David J. Phillips** Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Joseph Monticello Archivist

Keith Ramsey** Maintenance

** Indicates 20+ years of service to NWS

Lietty Garces Web Developer

Jack Mizutani Senior Director of Special Events

Luis Quintero* Vice President of Technology

Rosa Vila Accounts Payable Associate

Yuri Rebello Senior Director of Guest Services

Eduardo Delgado Director of Corporate Partnerships

Yvette Loynaz Director of Individual Giving

Fabian Presbot Director of Security

Antonio Tamayo Maintenance

Franziska Medina Floor Manager

Theo Reyna Assistant Director of Box Office and Audience Services

Stephany Kim Development Events Manager and Friends of NWS Liaison

Humberto Ortega Vice President of Finance and Controller

Cesar Sepulveda Vice President of Facilities

Diana Guerrero Graphic Designer

Christina Bonatakis Email Marketing Associate

Julisa Fusté* Assistant Vice President of Foundation and Government Relations

Hyacinth Lilley Facilities Director

Paula Cruz* Accounting Manager and Human Resources Associate Tashana Deavens Security Prevenu Ermilus Security Dorothy Harrell Director of Security Terell Johnson Director of Business Development George Jones Security Michelle Kucharczyk* Vice President of Business Development Carlos Lado Maintenance Eddy Lamothe Maintenance

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SPONSOR RECOGNITION

Premier Sponsor of the New World Symphony

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ALBERT H. AND JANE D. NAHMAD FOUNDATION SIR MICHAEL MORITZ AND HARRIET HEYMAN THE DR. M. LEE PEARCE FOUNDATION

The New World Symphony is a 501(c)(3) organization (Federal Tax #59-2809056). NWS is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Registration #CH503). A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free (800-435-7352) with the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. nws.edu | 305.673.3331 | @nwsymphony