2014 – 2015 BICENTENNIAL SEASON ANNUAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 2014 – 2015 SEASON ANNUAL REPORT ii
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR + CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR THE BICENTENNIAL CHAIR
RESIDENT CONDUCTOR Ian Watson
Harry Christophers
CONDUCTOR LAUREATE IN MEMORIAM Christopher Hogwood
CABOT FAMILY CHORUSMASTER CHAIR In memory of Ned Cabot
VOCAL ADVISORS
VOCAL ARTS PROGRAM CONDUCTORS
Lisa Graham
Alyson Greer
Scott Allen Jarrett
Jennifer Kane Dr. Kevin McDonald
BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIRMAN Nicholas Gleysteen
Miguel Canizares
Jean Woodward
Nancy Hammer
Louise Cashman
Christopher R. Yens
Roy A. Hammer
John S. Cornish Willma H. Davis
FIRST VICE CHAIR
David Elsbree
W. Carl Kester
John W. Gerstmayr
VICE CHAIRS
Mark A. King
Julia D. Cox Todd Estabrook
Laura Lucke Kathleen McGirr
GOVERNORS EMERITI Leo L. Beranek
Suzanne Hamner Anneliese M. Henderson Paul V. Kelly
Joseph M. Flynn Jerome Preston, Jr., in memoriam Timothy C. Robinson
Brenda Marr Kronberg Claire Laporte Peter G. Manson
Janet P. Whitla
James F. Millea
Anthony T. Moosey
BOARD OF OVERSEERS
Michael Oliveri
Dr. Stephen Morrissey
Carolyn Aliski
Dr. Winifred B. Parker
Carolyn Pope
Martha Hatch Bancroft
Judith Lewis Rameior
Catherine Powell
Richard D. Batchelder, Jr.
Brenda Gray Reny
Wat H. Tyler
George Sacerdote
Nancy A. Bradley
Alice E. Richmond
Mary Briggs
TREASURER
Emily F. Schabacker
Robin R. Riggs
Robert H. Scott
Julian G. Bullitt
Dr. Michael Fisher Sandler
Susan M. Stemper
Russell V. Corsini, Jr.
Richard F. Seamans
SECRETARY
Nancy B. Tooke
Robert Cotta
Robert N. Shapiro
Winifred I. Li
Judith Verhave
Elizabeth C. Davis
Cecily Tyler
Thomas J. Watt
Thomas B. Draper
Susan Weatherbie
Elizabeth P. Wax
Sylvia Ferrell-Jones
John Winkleman
Kathleen W. Weld
Christina M. Frangos
Nancy J. Whitney
Jane Wilson
Howard Fuguet
Dr. Laima Zarins
Deborah S. First Karen S. Levy Mary Nada Michael S. Scott Morton
Jeffrey S. Thomas
BOARD OF GOVERNORS William F. Achtmeyer Amy S. Anthony
MISSION The mission of the Handel and Haydn Society is to enrich life and influence culture by performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest levels of artistic excellence, and by providing engaging, accessible, and broadly inclusive music education and training activities. H+H’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus present live and recorded historically informed performances of this repertoire in ways that stimulate the musical and cultural development of our Greater Boston community and contemporary audiences across the nation and beyond.
CORE COMMITMENTS • As a performing arts organization of the 21st century, H+H’s primary roles are to perform and educate while serving as a resource center and community partner. • Learning opportunities throughout all of H+H’s activities enrich audience experiences, help bridge the gulf between performers and audience, and foster a healthy, vibrant local environment for the performance of historically informed music. • Excellent historically informed interpretations transform how audiences experience Baroque and Classical music. • Creativity, inclusiveness, and accessibility are vital to sustaining H+H as a thriving nonprofit — a Boston-based performing arts organization that attracts a broad, global audience.
CONTENTS THE 200TH SEASON................................................................................................ 3 H+H OVERVIEW........................................................................................................ 4 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS.............................................................................................. 6 EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS...................................................................................... 8 BICENTENNIAL........................................................................................................ 10 INSTRUMENTAL VOICES CAMPAIGN................................................................12 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................................................14 DONORS.....................................................................................................................16 MUSICIANS + ADMINISTRATION......................................................................20
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June 30, 2015
DEAR FRIENDS, The 200th season of the Handel and Haydn Society was one of the most memorable in recent years. From the launch of the season and the public phase of the Instrumental Voices Campaign on October 10, to the opening of the Bicentennial Exhibition in March 2015, to the glorious music of Handel + Haydn Sings in connection with the Chorus America Conference in June 2015, the 2014–2015 Bicentennial Season created an amazing celebratory platform for the 200th anniversary of H+H. It also served as an exciting opportunity to reconnect the organization to its roots, to honor the legacy of its founders, and to celebrate the great City of Boston and its people, rejoicing in 200 years of great music and innovative programs. Exceptional talent graced our stage: H+H Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky and Richard Egarr led our talented and committed musicians in programs ranging from Bach to Beethoven; our youth choirs sang with pride from the stage of Symphony Hall; Harry Christophers conducted an historic and majestic Messiah; guest conductor Grant Llewellyn led a fresh Elijah; several of our chorus members were featured as soloists; and we offered a deeply moving performance of Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion — a work H+H premiered in the US in 1879. Under Harry’s guidance, H+H celebrated its Bicentennial in peak artistic shape, and the critics have become more and more effusive in their praises. In addition to its distinguished record of artistic excellence, another remarkable quality of H+H is the vigor of its education and community programs — which include all the activities beyond its busy life of concerts, tours, and recordings. H+H’s far-reaching initiatives to cultivate young musicians and new audiences — along with its friendly openness to the larger cultural community — offer outstanding models for other arts organizations. We are especially proud of how our school residencies at Boston’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School, the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester, and the Michael J. Perkins School in South Boston, have transformed the ways in which music education and choral programs are provided for students living in underserved communities. This past season H+H continued to forge an impressive community presence and build strength towards achieving the goals set out in 2012-2017 Strategic Plan. With a budget of over $5 million, an endowment of over $7.5 million, and total assets approaching $13 million, H+H is on solid financial footing. After the public launch of its $12 million campaign in October, H+H has closed its most recent chapter achieving a milestone of $11 million in the campaign by the end of June. True to its legacy, H+H’s operating philosophy remains committed to growth with purpose. The essence of H+H today is no different from when it was founded in 1815: it is to foster a better community. Thanks to the commitment and trust of our audiences, gifted musicians, dedicated staff, Board, and patrons, H+H continues to enrich the lives of Boston’s citizens through vibrant musical performances. With age comes tremendous strength — and this was recognized by Boston Magazine in its recent Best of Boston® issue: “The Handel and Haydn Society is not only the oldest continuously performing arts group in America, it’s also one of the best.”
Nicholas Gleysteen chairman
Marie-Hélène Bernard executive director and ceo
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After over eight years at the helm of H+H, Marie-Hélène is leaving to embrace new challenges at the St. Louis Symphony and we thank her for her leadership. As we look back on a year of unprecedented success, we are deeply grateful for the continued support of our community and we look forward to a bright future.
THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY Founded in Boston in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) is considered America’s oldest continuously performing arts organization. It celebrates its Bicentennial in 2015 with a series of special concerts and initiatives to honor 200 years of music making. Its Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus are internationally recognized in the field of Historically Informed Performance, using the instruments and techniques of the composer’s time. Under Artistic Director Harry Christophers’ leadership, H+H’s mission is to enrich life and influence culture by performing Baroque and Classical music at the highest levels of artistic excellence, and by providing engaging, accessible, and broadly inclusive music education and training activities. H+H’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus present live and recorded historically informed performances of this repertoire in ways that stimulate the musical and cultural development of our Greater Boston community and contemporary audiences across the nation and beyond. H+H’s esteemed tradition of innovation and excellence began in the 19th century with the US premieres of Handel’s Messiah (1818), Haydn’s Creation (1819), and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (1879). In 1967, Artistic Director Thomas Dunn transformed the chorus into a small, expert ensemble, and in 1986, Christopher
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Hogwood became Artistic Director and added period instrument performances. Music Director Grant Llewellyn (2001–2006) and Artistic Advisor Sir Roger Norrington (2006–2008) continued this tradition, as Harry Christophers, appointed in 2008, does today. H+H is widely known through its concert series, tours, 99.5 WCRB, NPR, and American Public Media broadcasts and recordings. Its nine-program series, held at Symphony and Jordan Halls in Boston and Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, reaches nearly 3,000 subscribers and over 18,000 single ticket attendees from throughout New England and beyond. It is one of only two music organizations in New England to regularly feature international guest conductors and soloists, and the only period ensemble in America to present a full-season series at a venue as large as Symphony Hall. It employs the region’s finest period instrument players and singers, including many who represent the next generation of leading artists. Earlier this year, The New Yorker affirmed, “American classical music launched in earnest” at H+H 200 years ago, and the organization is still a “steady heartbeat for classical music in this country.” H+H has also recently been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Boston Globe, and
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Gramophone (UK). In 2011, The Hub Review (Boston) dubbed H+H “the best chorus in New England.” H+H made its European debut in 1996 at the Edinburgh International Festival with a fully staged production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Recent tours have taken H+H to the Haydn Festival in Esterházy, Austria, in 2006; to the BBC Proms Festival, London with Haydn’s Seasons, which the London Telegraph named one of the top musical events of 2007; and to Cal Performances in Berkeley and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California, with Handel’s Jephtha in 2013. Over the past 20 years, H+H has presented interdisciplinary programs featuring dance, opera, jazz, and theater; collaborators have included the Mark Morris Dance Group, Chinese stage director Chen Shi-Zheng, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, and David McCullough. H+H won a Grammy award in 2003 for its recording of Tavener’s Lamentations and Praises, co-commissioned with Chanticleer, and in 2005, had two recordings on the Billboard top 10 classical music chart. Since its first recording collaboration with Harry Christophers on the CORO label, released in September 2010, it has issued three live commercial recordings of works by Mozart — Mass in C Minor (2010), Requiem (2011), and Coronation Mass (2012) — as well as the critically acclaimed
Haydn, Vol. 1 (September 2013) and the best-selling Joy to the World: An American Christmas (October 2013). Timed expressly for the Bicentennial, Handel’s Messiah, recorded live under the direction of Harry Christophers at Boston’s Symphony Hall, will be released in October 2014 on the CORO label. A recording of Haydn’s Creation is planned for release in 2015, also on CORO. As a 21st-century performing arts organization, H+H’s primary roles are to perform and educate, and to serve as a community partner and resource center. Its Karen S. and George D. Levy Education Program, established in 1985, reaches 10,000 children each year through public school visits and chorus partnerships, in-school music instruction, five youth choruses, and pre-professional vocal training. H+H also maintains partnerships with cultural and higher education institutions, offers college students opportunities to learn about and develop mastery in Baroque and Classical music, and offers youth and adult education opportunities that include free concerts and lectures at libraries, community centers, and museums.
The Handel and Haydn Society is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The 2014-2015 Bicentennial Season showcased H+H’s continued artistic excellence under the direction of Harry Christophers, now in his sixth season as Artistic Director. The season began on October 12 and 14, 2014 with the festive Baroque Fireworks, which honored H+H’s past, kicked off the Bicentennial, and marked the public launch of the Instrumental Voices capital campaign. Celebratory cupcakes were served to the audience, and a sing-along finale of H+H’s signature work, Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, ended the program. Harry Christophers and the period instrument orchestra and chorus concluded the season on June 18, 2015 with a program in conjunction with the Chorus America conference that included the world premiere of the H+H co-commission of Gabriela Lena Frank’s My Angel, his name is freedom, based on the text of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Boston Hymn.” The 200th season included concerts at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, and Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall among its 22 subscription performances. Beyond Boston, H+H continued increasing its presence with concerts in Needham, MA; Portsmouth, NH; and Williamsburg, VA. The season also featured the beginning of a multiyear partnership with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. H+H performed J.S. Bach’s complete Brandenburg Concertos at the Gardner in December 2014, co-led by concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky and Resident Conductor Ian Watson, and offered a vocal and instrumental program of Albinoni, J.S. Bach, Byrd, and Vivaldi in March 2015 led by Ian Watson. Other season highlights included: • 26 concerts in Greater Boston. (Venues included the Boston Athenæum, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Boston Summer Arts Weekend Festival co-produced by WGBH and The Boston Globe, the Concord Museum, King’s Chapel, the James
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Hugh Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall, MIT, the Museum of African American History, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum. the Rockport Music Festival, and the Somerset Club.) • A creative partnership with MassArt in which 54 junior class students in the Illustration Department created works of visual art inspired by Haydn’s oratorio The Creation. Fifteen of the pieces were selected for display at the performances of The Creation in May. • Performances by students from H+H’s Vocal Arts Program (VAP) Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus on Baroque Fireworks (October 2014), J.S. Bach St. Matthew Passion (March 2015), and Handel and Haydn Sings (June 2015). • Nearly 28,000 tickets (15,000 subscriber tickets and 13,000 single tickets) were sold, almost a 4.5% increase over the previous season. • A youthful audience, with 30% between 18-44 years old. • Well over 6,000 people connected to H+H through lectures, chamber concert activities in non-traditional venues, and free access to performances at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, and other venues in Greater Boston. • The Heartstrings program, through which H+H offered 3,764 free and discounted concert tickets to public school students, education program families, and other underserved communities who would not otherwise attend a performance. Key partners included the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Boston Trinity Academy, Boston Rescue Mission, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Hearth-Home, and MassMentoring.
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
H+H DEEPENED ITS WORK TO REACH
OVER 80,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR
GUEST CONDUCTORS Richard Egarr, conductor Lisa Graham, conductor Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor Grant Llewellyn, conductor Aisslinn Nosky, leader and violin
GUEST SOLOISTS Matthew Brook, bass-baritone Allan Clayton, tenor Sarah Coburn, soprano Joshua Ellicott, tenor Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone Joélle Harvey, soprano Matthew Long, tenor Tim Mead, countertenor Jeremy Ovenden, tenor Brindley Sherratt, bass Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano PHOTO BY GRETJEN HELENE
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano Sumner Thompson, baritone Sarah Tynan, soprano Lawrence Wiliford, tenor Roderick Williams, baritone
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOLOISTS Elissa Alvarez, soprano Jonas Budris, tenor Marcio de Oliveira, tenor Guy Fishman, cello Bradford Gleim, bass Catherine Hedberg, alto Zachary Lenox, bass Margaret Lias, alto Emily Marvosh, alto David McFerrin, bass Aisslinn Nosky, violin Susanna Ogata, violin Stefan Reed, tenor Margot Rood, soprano Jacquelyn Stucker, soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano Paul Max Tipton, bass Patrick T. Waters, tenor Brenna Wells, soprano Donald Wilkinson, bass
• H+H added an orientation for incoming VAP families this season and continued the VAP Parents Council to build community among the VAP parents, integrate them in the broader organization of H+H, and offer a forum to receive parent feedback. In November, H+H welcomed VAP alumni to a reunion event in conjunction with Handel Messiah. • H+H musicians provided four in-class performances to demonstrate period instruments and performance techniques at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a program initiated by H+H in 2008. • H+H continued its partnership with the New England Conservatory for the conducting apprenticeship program. NEC Master’s candidates in Orchestra Conducting, Nathan Aspinall and David Yi, spent weeks at H+H with Harry Christophers and Richard Egarr. • The Society Ball on April 18, 2015, held at Symphony Hall, became H+H’s largest fundraiser in history, netting over $370,000 with an attendance of 422 guests to support educational and artistic activities at H+H.
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KAREN S. AND GEORGE D. LEVY EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES Handel and Haydn Society’s professional Vocal Quartet and pianist presented 62 free performances of Voices of the Stage at no cost to 46 public schools in the Greater Boston area. In addition, the Quartet participated in WGBH’s annual Classical Cartoon Festival at Symphony Hall in October 2014, and performed at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center in February 2015. Sarah Moyer, soprano, and Christina English, mezzo-soprano, joined the quartet in September 2014. SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS H+H continued to forge ahead to sustain its commitment to making music education accessible to students in the Boston schools. One new program, at Mother Caroline Academy in Dorchester, led by H+H soprano and music educator Sonja Dutoit Tengblad, provides weekly vocal music instruction to students in grades 4-6. This year, H+H received its first grant from EdVestors, which led to the implementation of a singing and music literacy program at the Michael J. Perkins Elementary School in South Boston for students in Kindergarten and grade 1, under the direction of music educator Seychelle Dunn. The program is modeled after the curriculum H+H developed for the John F. Kennedy program in Jamaica Plain, which currently serves all students in Kindergarten– grade 2. This program is led by H+H soprano and music educator, Jennifer Ashe. Upcoming expansion goals include adding grade 2 to the Perkins School Program, and grade 3 to the Kennedy School program. Both programs provide sequential weekly music instruction to students in those grades during the school day as
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part of the core curriculum for the entire academic year. H+H continues to support a growing after-school music program at the Joseph E. Lee K–8 School in Dorchester. This program serves students in grades 2–4, and is led by Sonja Dutoit Tengblad. COLLABORATIVE YOUTH CONCERTS Collaborative Youth Concerts completed its 28th year during the 2014–2015 Bicentennial Season. Since 1987, high school choruses from Belmont, Boston, Brockton, Danvers, Lawrence, Lynn, New Bedford, Newton, and North Quincy have performed masterpieces by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Purcell, Schubert, and Vivaldi with H&H’s Period Instrument Orchestra and vocal soloists. This season, 406 students representing the choruses from Boston Arts Academy, Boston Latin School, Brockton High School, Lawrence High School for the Performing Arts, Lynn Classical and English High Schools, Norwood High School and Peabody High School gave performances of Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sti. Johannis de Deo and a chorus from Handel’s Chandos Anthem No. 7 My Song Shall Be Alway with the Educational Outreach Vocal Quartet members of the H+H Period Instrument Orchestra under the direction of guest conductor Lisa Graham. The concerts took place on February 4 at Norwood High School, February 10 at Boston Latin School, March 12 at Lawrence High School. Approximately 60 singers representing the participating high schools opened the Mozart and Beethoven Concert on February 14 with two movements from the Missa Brevis at Jordan Hall.
VOCAL ARTS PROGRAM (VAP)
MARCH 1, 2015: The Young Men’s Chorus performed with the
H+H enrolled 168 VAP students: 30 in H+H Singers, 28 in Youth Chorus, 30 in Young Men’s Chorus, and 80 in Young Women’s Chorus. The Vocal Arts Program welcomed two new conductors: Jennifer Kane, conductor of the H+H Singers and Youth Chorus, and Dr. Kevin McDonald, conductor of the Young Men’s Chorus. Twelve students were enrolled in the High School Soloists, all of whom also participated in the VAP choral program. Forty-nine percent received financial aid and subsidies; 21 graduated in May, including students who had been in the program since 2007.
MARCH 26 + 28, 2015: The Young Men’s Chorus and the
Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus, the Duke’s Men of Yale, and the Wellesley High School Men’s Chorus at Brothers, Sing On! men’s choral festival sponsored by Saengerfest. The festival was held at Wellesley High School and led by Dr. Kevin McDonald. Young Women’s Chamber Choir performed alongside the H+H Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. JUNE 26–JULY 3, 2015: Members of the Young Men’s and Young
In addition to their annual winter and spring concerts, VAP ensembles gave 11 concerts in the community. Highlights included:
Women’s Choruses embarked on VAP’s first concert tour, traveling to Austria and the Czech Republic.
OCTOBER 10 + 12, 2014: Young Men’s Chorus and Young
AWARDS FOR MUSIC EXCELLENCE
Women’s Chamber Choir performed Handel’s Coronation Anthem No. 1, Zadok the Priest with the H+H Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra. MARCH 22, 2015: H+H Singers enthusiastically performed
to two full-house audiences of family, friends, and museum attendees at the Boston Children’s Museum. DECEMBER 13, 2014: Young Men’s Chorus and Young Women’s
DECEMBER 19 + 21, 2014: Youth Chorus performed with the
H+H Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the A Bach Christmas concert at Jordan Hall.
The Education Program is funded in perpetuity by Karen S. and George D. Levy.
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Chamber Choir performed at Boston’s South Station. Later that afternoon all of the VAP choruses performed with the H+H Chorus and members of the Period Instrument Orchestra at Holiday Sing at Faneuil Hall.
H+H recognized three promising VAP musicians by selecting them for the Achtmeyer and Maze Awards. The Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award went to VAP seniors, Irene Benites who will be attending New York University and major in vocal performance and music education, and Elizabeth George, who will be attending University of Massachusetts Boston Honors College, where she will major in music and physics. The Barbara E. Maze Award for Musical Excellence was presented to Lisa Barone, who is currently a graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music where she is majoring in classical music performance. All three awards were presented at the close of the VAP High School Soloists spring recital on June 3, 2015 at NEC.
BICENTENNIAL
200 years of bringing music to life The 2014-2015 Bicentennial Season marked an important milestone for H+H as it celebrated its 200th anniversary through a variety of programs, projects, and events received to critical acclaim. Several exclusive partners joined in the celebration, including: The Boston Foundation, The Boston Globe, Boston Private, Catered Affair, The Parthenon Group, Plymouth Rock Foundation, Ropes & Gray, and WCRB. Mayor Martin J. Walsh declared March 24, 2015 “Handel and Haydn Society Day” in Boston, honoring the founding of the organization that same day 200 years earlier. Governor Charlie Baker also issued a proclamation to recognize the important anniversary, and so did President Barack Obama. H+H’s historical connection to U.S. Presidents and elected officials, and its involvement in many civic and political events that took place in Boston throughout the 19th century were showcased in various documents and at events. The ambitious celebration, which began on October 10 with a large reception attended by many H+H supporters and marked the launch of the public phase of the Instrumental Voices Campaign, highlighted the following projects and events: A Bicentennial commemorative magazine, encompassing H+H’s great 200-year history with comprehensive articles on its evolution and an outline of all Bicentennial events, published in September 2014. A VISITOR ENJOYS THE H+H BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN COPLEY SQUARE. PHOTO BY GRETJEN HELENE.
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The Handel and Haydn Society: Bringing Music to Life for 200 Years, a coffee table book retracing 200 years of history and
important archival material, published by David R. Godine in October 2014. The release of a commercial recording of Handel Messiah with Harry Christophers conducting, the first H+H Messiah release since Thomas Dunn, released in fall 2014. Other projects included the taping of two live performances of the Haydn program (January 2015); Haydn Creation (May 2015); and a studio recording of choral arrangements from the Old Colony Collections of Anthems, published by H+H in the 1820s. The Bicentennial Exhibition opened to great acclaim on March 24, 2015. Curated by Tamar Agulian and designed by Linda Ziemba of TRACE design group with support from Cheryl Burke of Theory One Design, the exhibition featured important objects, facsimiles, and items from the archival collection of H+H, which goes back to 1815, and included an app with a walking tour of sites in Boston where H+H performed throughout its 200 year history. The exhibition, which was on display until September 5, 2015, received over 80,000 visitors during its run. The Society Ball on April 18, 2015, hosted at Symphony Hall with performances throughout the evening by H+H musicians with Harry Christophers conducting, welcomed 422 guests and netted over $370,000 for H+H’s artistic and educational initiatives. Alli and Bill Achtmeyer, Debbie and Bob First, Anne and David Gergen, Jane Manilych and Carl Kester, Cathy and Jim Stone, and Kathy and Wally Weld co-chaired the event, produced by Rafanelli Events. H+H hosted the Chorus America national conference in June 2015, and performed a concert featuring a world premiere by Gabriela Lena Frank, co-commissioned with the Library of Congress. Concerts in the community included various chamber music and educational concerts hosted at King’s Chapel, the African Meeting House at the Museum of African American History, New England Conservatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Concord Museum, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Boston Athenæum.
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INSTRUMENTAL VOICES CAMPAIGN
On October 10, 2014, H+H launched Instrumental Voices, a $12 million capital campaign to support strategic ambitions, Bicentennial celebrations, and the endowment. As of June 30, 2015, over $11 million had been raised, including six wonderful leadership gifts of $500,000 or more. H+H reached this crescendo of achievement through the vision of CEO Marie-Hélène Bernard, the dedication of the campaign volunteers, and the generosity of so many donors.
THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE GENEROUS DONORS TO THE INSTRUMENTAL VOICES CAMPAIGN AS OF JUNE 30, 2015. Original Founders ($1,000,000 and above) Jane & Wat Tyler Karen S. & George D. Levy Family Foundation Two Anonymous Donors Founders ($500,000-$999,999) Amy S. Anthony, in memory of Margaret Florence Bell Michael S. Scott Morton, in memory of Mary Scott Morton $250,000 to $499,999 Bloomberg Philanthropies Fay Chandler* Two Anonymous Donors $100,000 to $249,999 Allison & William Achtmeyer Cabot Family Charitable Trust† John F. Cogan & Mary L. Cornille Willma H. Davis in memory of Alberta A. Davis David B. Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore Todd Estabrook & John Tenhula Joseph M. Flynn Dr. Janina Longtine Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger
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Mary & Sherif Nada The Parthenon Group Robert N. Shapiro Susan Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth Judy & Menno Verhave Elizabeth & Robert Wax Matthew A. & Susan B. Weatherbie Foundation Kathleen & Walter Weld Two Anonymous Donors $75,000 to $99,999 Adams Arts Program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council The Boston Foundation Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation† Deborah & Robert First Stephen Morrissey Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation† $50,000 to $74,999 Anne & David Gergen John & Pamela Gerstmayr Joan G. Kinne in memory of Remsen M. Kinne III Linde Family Foundation Winifred & Leroy Parker†
Timothy & Maren Robinson Nancy & Michael Tooke John J. Winkleman Jr. Jean Woodward‡ One Anonymous Donor $25,000 to $49,999 Boston Private Rick & Nonnie Burnes† Katie & Paul Buttenwieser Miguel & Sheila Canizares Robert S. Cotta Jim & Melissa Gerrity Nicholas & Paula Gleysteen Sylvia & Roy A. Hammer W. Carl Kester & Jane Manilych Judith & Mark King Winifred I. Li & William P. Oliver Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke Kathleen McGirr & Keith Carlson James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani John & Susan Morris Scott & Diane Palmer Glenn & Faith Parker David & Susan Rockefeller Jr.† Ropes & Gray LLP Stanley & Kay Schlozman
LEFT: KAREN LEVY WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO MARIE-HÉLÈNE BERNARD AT THE SOCIETY BALL, APRIL 18, 2015 AT SYMPHONY HALL RIGHT: CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS TODD ESTABROOK, KATHY WELD, AND BOB SCOTT AT THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ON OCTOBER 10, 2014 AT SYMPHONY HALL
Jeffrey S. Thomas Janet & Dean Whitla Christopher R. Yens & Temple Gill Two Anonymous Donors $10,000 to $24,999 Mitchell Adams in memory of Kevin Michael Smith Carolyn & William Aliski Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Barr-Klarman Arts Capacity Building Initiative Marie-Hélène Bernard Herbert Boothroyd Polly Brown Julian & Marion Bullitt Louise & Thomas Cashman John Cornish & Victoria Angelatova-Cornish John & Maria Cox Howard & Darcy Fuguet The Gerald R. Jordan Foundation Nancy & Bill Hammer George & Daphne Hatsopoulos John Hancock Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Anthony T. Moosey Peacewoods Charitable Fund Catherine & J. Daniel Powell Jerome* & Dorothy Preston John & Janis Raguin Judith Lewis Rameior Arthur & Elaine Robins Alice E. Richmond & David Rosenbloom Richard & Eleanor Seamans Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation Lionel & Vivian Spiro† David & Sharon Steadman Tyler Family Foundation Rosamond B. Vaule Jane & Tom Watt Wilson Family Foundation Two Anonymous Donors
$5,000 to $9,999 Martha Hatch Bancroft in memory of Robert M. Bancroft Sidney E. Berger & Michéle V. Cloonan Rob & Nancy Bradley John & Irene Briedis† Dr. Mary H. Briggs Elizabeth C. Davis Tom & Ellen Draper Sylvia G. Ferrell-Jones Kate S. Flather Irving & Gloria Fox Deborah & Martin Hale Suzanne & Easley Hamner Steven & Jane Hoch† Claire Laporte John & Elizabeth Loder Richard & Patricia MacKinnon Samuel Perry in honor of Julie Cox Samuel Plimpton & Wendy Shattuck† The Plymouth Rock Foundation Douglas & Christine Preston in memory of Jerome Preston Jr. John S. Reidy Robin Riggs Michael Fisher Sandler, MD Joan Shafran & Rob Haimes Dr. James Sprague† John Stevens & Virginia McIntyre† Jolinda & William Taylor Donald and Susan Ware† Lucas Wegmann The Honorable Rya W. Zobel Below $5,000 Joseph Abucewicz Kristin Achtmeyer in honor of William Achtmeyer Chuck & Sally Adams‡ Timothy & Lauren Averill in honor of Timothy Bakland John Barr† Harriet C. Barry Richard & Margaret Batchelder John & Molly Beard† Afarin & Lee Bellisario Kenyon & Mary Rose Bolton† Rhys Bowen & Rebecca Snow Gaby & Bob Bradley‡ Murray Brennan† Edmund & Anne Bullis‡ Philip Burling† Laura Calhoon Cambridge Trust Company Holly M. Carter F. Sargent Cheever Jr.† Wendy Chen† Stephen H. Clark† Paul Corneilson Ann & Elliot Curtis‡ Alison D’amario‡ John de Neufville‡ Carolyn & Forbes Dewey‡ Linda Thimann Dewing† Kitty & Michael Dukakis Eaton Vance Management Simon Eccles Mary K. Eliot & Supratik Bose† Peter & Cynthia Ellis† H. Reed Ellis† Desmond G. Fitzgerald† Shelia & T.J. Fitzgerald‡ Nancy Fleming in honor of Julie Cox Stephen Garanin & Bonnie Parri
Kait & Kevin Halliday David Halstead Joseph Hammer & Jeri Hamlen† Anne Hanford† Anneliese & Tom Henderson Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund† John & Patricia Herrin Warren & Marilyn Hollinshead Ned Holstein† Herbert G. Howard‡ Kinnaird Howland & Meredith P. Swan† Carl & Betsy Hyam‡ Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Ives‡ Scott Allen Jarrett Joan Johnson‡ Martha Jones‡ James & Sarah Joslin Daniel & Gloria Kearney‡ Paul V. Kelly & Linda Perrotto Judy & Wayne Keseberg in honor of Richard and Dolly Misch Benjamin Kim Katherine & Raymond Kinney‡ Arnold & Maria Kline‡ Bruce Kohler & Ellen Emerson† Jonathan & Deborah Kolb† Brenda Kronberg Robert Levin & Ya-Fei Chuang Patricia Loiko‡ The MacCormick Family‡ Eli & Anne Manchester Brad & Susannah Martz‡ Emily Marvosh Scott & Mary McDougal‡ Jan & Craig McLanahan‡ Patricia Meyer‡ Susan E. Milmoe† Christopher Milton† G. Marshall Moriarty† Edwin & Susan Morris‡ Herb & Teri Motley† Peter L. Murray† Evelyn Murray Bartley & Helen Nourse‡ Frances O’Leary George & Ellen Page‡ John & Olivia Parker‡ Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Patek† Robert Patterson & Jane Manopoli Robert & Veronica Petersen James & Karla Pingeton‡ Prema Popat & David Tuerck Robert & Anita Poss‡ Alex Powell & Colleen Walsh Powell Sally & Andrew Quale‡ Jeffrey Race† Brenda Gray Reny Gretchen & Reese Rickards‡ Edward & Nancy Roberts Wendy Rolfe & Benjamin Dunham Paul Schmid III† Diana Schwalbe‡ Eliot & Jane Sherman† Ruth & Skip Sigler‡ Beverly Simpson & Edward Colbert‡ Alan E. Smith Gary & Elizabeth Spiess‡ Geoffrey Staines‡ Jana Stevens‡ Charles Styron† Susan and Nils Peterson Charitable Fund‡ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thigpen‡ Rik & Elise Tuve‡
U.S. Art Company‡ Robert & Norma Vessot‡ Gordon & Phyllis Vineyard† Jonathan & Stephanie Warburg† Nancy J. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. David Whittemore‡ Louise Wieland‡ Carter & Allison Wilkie Lawrence C. Wood, MD† John & Caroline Woodward‡ John & Shirley Woodward‡ The Family of Ron Woodward‡ David & Evelyn Yoder Marc R. Young Laima & Bertram Zarins Five Anonymous Donors * Deceased † Gifts made to endow the Cabot Family Chorusmaster Chair in perpetuity in memory of Ned Cabot ‡ Gifts made to the Ronald Woodward Education Fund in memory of Ron Woodward
ENDOWED CHAIRS AND NAMED FUNDS The Handel and Haydn Society is grateful to the generous donors who have endowed chairs and established named funds to support H+H’s educational and artistic programs. Leadership Artistic Director: The Bicentennial Chair, funded by an anonymous donor Chorus Handel and Haydn Society Chorus: Funded in perpetuity by Jane & Wat Tyler Chorusmaster: Cabot Family Chorusmaster Chair, funded in perpetuity in memory of Ned Cabot Orchestra Concertmaster: Joan & Remsen Kinne Chair Principal Second Violin: Dr. Lee Bradley III Chair Principal Viola: Chair funded in memory of Estah & Robert Yens Principal Cello: Candace & William Achtmeyer Chair Principal Bass: Amelia Peabody Chair Principal Oboe: Chair funded in part by Dr. Michael Fisher Sandler Principal Horn: Grace & John Neises Chair Organ: Chair funded in perpetuity in memory of Mary Scott Morton Timpani: Barbara Lee Chair, in memory of John Grimes Education and Outreach Education Program (in perpetuity): Karen S. & George D. Levy Education Program Barbara E. Maze Award for Musical Excellence Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellowship Evangelyna Etienne Scholarship Ronald Woodward Education Fund Named Funds Executive Director Fund for Excellence, in honor of Marie-Hélène Bernard George Geyer Fund John Grimes Fund Rick Menaul Fund Robert N. Shapiro Endowment Fund
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015
Statement of Financial Position Unrestricted Net Assets
ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents
$119,046
Accounts receivable
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $596,993
Permanently Restricted Net Assets
Total 6/30/2015 (FY15)
$352,160
$1,068,199
80,600
-
-
80,600
234,395
2,136,283
1,258,898
3,629,576
-
1,640,498
5,904,294
7,544,792
Prepaid expenses
292,548
-
-
292,548
Furniture, equpment, net depreciation*
136,863
-
-
136,863
$863,452
$4,373,774
$7,515,352
$12,752,578
Accounts payable & accrued expenses
179,638
-
-
179,638
Deferred revenue
651,753
-
30,582
682,335
831,391
-
30,582
861,973
Pledges receivable Investments, at market value
TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES
TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS Operating & Reserve Funds Capital Campaign TOTAL NET ASSETS LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
H+H IS
32,061
360,695
-
392,756
-
4,013,079
7,484,770
11,497,849
32,061
4,373,774
7,484,770
11,890,605
$863,452
$4,373,774
$7,515,352
$12,752,578
GRATEFUL PLACEHOLDER
UNRESTRICTED
TO THE MANY SUPPORTERS WHO
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Statement of Activities EARNED REVENUE: $1,671,869 CONTRIBUTED REVENUE: $3,415,186
SUBSCRIPTION: $802,562 SINGLE TICKETS: $660,793
RELEASED FOR BICENTENNIAL AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: $1,379,015
OTHER: $208,514
TOTAL REVENUE: $5,087,055
BOARD GIVING: $695,573 INDIVIDUAL GIVING: $573,837 Individual giving has steadily increased over the past six years, growing 40% since FY09.
TOTAL EXPENSES: $5,075,309 ARTISTIC & EDUCATION PROGRAMS EXPENSES: $3,329,318
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, AND GOVERNMENT GIVING: $395,517
TOTAL EXPENSES: $5,075,309
THE SOCIETY BALL NET REVENUE: $371,244
Twenty-eight events held throughout the season thanked H+H supporters and fostered interaction between musicians and audiences. These included pre- and post-concert receptions, open rehearsals, backstage champagne toasts, and events in private homes and venues throughout the Boston area.
ADMINISTRATIVE & FUNDRAISING EXPENSES: $1,300,253 BICENTENNIAL EXPENSES: $445,738
LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. NANCY HAMMER, VERONICA CHRISTOPHERS, DEAN WHITLA, TOM AND LOU CASHMAN, HARRY CHRISTOPHERS, AND DEAN WHITLA; 2. JOHN AND SUSAN MORRIS; 3. THE WELD FAMILY; 4. CLIFF RUST AND HARRY CHRISTOPHERS SALUTE DEPARTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO MARIE-HÉLÈNE BERNARD AT HER FAREWELL PARTY IN MAY; 5. THE GERSTMAYR FAMILY; 6. KENT AND KRISTEN LUCKEN ALL PHOTOS BY GRETJEN HELENE.
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DONORS H+H is grateful for the generous support of the following individuals and institutions that made annual gifts during the 2014-2015 Season. Giving has increased 20% over three years to an unprecedented $2 million. ANNUAL FUND: INDIVIDUALS COMPOSERS’ CIRCLE Handel and Haydn Circle ($50,000 and above) Fay Chandler* Michael Scott Morton Mozart Circle ($35,000-$49,999) Julia D. Cox Bach Circle ($20,000 to $34,999) Amy S. Anthony Willma H. Davis Joseph M. Flynn Barbara & Amos B. Hostetter Karen Secunda Levy Emily F. Schabacker Jane & Wat Tyler Christopher R. Yens & Temple Gill One Anonymous Donor
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Platinum Baton ($10,000 to $19,999) Allison & William Achtmeyer Louise & Thomas Cashman David B. Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore Todd Estabrook & John Tenhula Deborah & Robert First Howard & Darcy Fuguet Anne & David Gergen John & Pamela Gerstmayr Nicholas & Paula Gleysteen Ellen & John Harris Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W. Carl Kester Winifred I. Li & William P. Oliver Anthony T. Moosey Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger Stephen Morrissey Mary & Sherif Nada Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell Robert H. Scott & Diane T. Spencer Susan M. Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth Jeffrey S. Thomas Nancy & Michael Tooke Judy & Menno Verhave Thomas & Jane Watt Elizabeth & Robert Wax Kathleen & Walter Weld Wilson Family Foundation John J. Winkleman Jr. Jean Woodward Gold Baton ($5,000 to $9,999) Carolyn & William Aliski
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Rob & Nancy Bradley Mary Briggs & John Krzywicki Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation Miguel & Sheila Canizares John F. Cogan & Mary L. Cornille John Cornish & Victoria Angelatova-Cornish William & Sally Coughlin Drs. Philip & Marjorie Gerdine Nancy & Bill Hammer Anneliese & J. Thomas Henderson Prof. Paul Christopher Joss & Dr. Rhoda Kupferberg Joss Judith & Mark King Janina Longtine Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee Kathleen McGirr & Keith Carlson James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani Mrs. Carol Pechet Samuel D. Perry Dana & Carolyn Pope Robin Riggs & David Fish George & Carol Sacerdote Stanley & Kay Schlozman Robert N. Shapiro David G. Tuerck & Prema P. Popat Cecily Tyler Matthew A. & Susan B. Weatherbie Foundation Lucas Wegmann Janet & Dean Whitla Charles O. Wood III & Miriam M. Wood Foundation Laima & Bertram Zarins Silver Baton ($2,500 to $4,999) Richard & Margaret Batchelder Leo L. Beranek Peter Boberg & Sunwoo Kahng Mark C. Brockmeier & Kate Silva Lawrence & Phyllis Buell Julian & Marion Bullitt Jane & Christopher Carlson Melissa Chase & K. E. Duffin Sidney E. Berger & Michèle V. Cloonan Russell & Althea Corsini John & Maria Cox Tom & Ellen Draper Roland & Alice Driscoll Irving & Gloria Fox Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Stephen & Rhea Gendzier Pamela Kohlberg & A. Curt Greer Deborah & Martin Hale Sylvia & Roy A. Hammer Paul V. Kelly & Linda Perrotto Claire Laporte Nancy & Richard Lubin Kent & Kristen Lucken Nancy Nizel in memory of George Levy Scott & Diane Palmer
Winifred & Leroy Parker Mr. & Mrs. Rienzi B. Parker Jr. Judith Lewis Rameior John A. Renner, Jr. Brenda Gray Reny Alice E. Richmond & David Rosenbloom Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Robinson Paul & Ann Sagan Dr. Michael F. Sandler Robert & Rosmarie Scully John & Jean Southard David & Sharon Steadman Jolinda & William Taylor Two Anonymous Donors Bronze Baton ($1,500 to $2,499) Joseph A. Abucewicz Dr. Ronald Arky Martha Hatch Bancroft Peter Banks in honor of Karen Levy Marie-Hélène Bernard Dr. John D. Biggers & Dr. Betsey Williams Polly Brown Reverend Thomas W. Buckley John & Katharine Cipolla Robert Cotta Elizabeth C. Davis Roy Brian Du Bois Thatcher L. Gearhart Joseph R. Godzik Clark & Wendy Grew Suzanne & Easley Hamner Dr. & Mrs. John T. Herrin Bill & Cile Hicks Arthur & Eileen Hulnick Rachel Jacoff Joan G. Kinne Neil M. Kulick David & Suzanne Larsen Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke Robert & Virginia Lyons Patricia & Richard MacKinnon Anne & Eli Manchester Ann Moritz & David Arnold John & Susan Morris Robert & Jane Morse Rory O’Connor & Claire Muhm Gregory A. Netland & Kimberly A. Holliday Michael & Adam Oliveri Dr. Douglas Horst & Ms. Maureen Phillips Harold I. Pratt Dorothy Puhy Victoria Santarcangelo & John Dobermiller Richard & Eleanor Seamans Arnold & Polly Slavet Stanley & Jody Smith Ned Tate & Frank Tate W. M. Thackston Peter & Susan Workum The Honorable Rya W. Zobel
Three Anonymous Donors (one in honor of Alyson Greer and the Young Women’s Chorus)
MUSICIANS’ CIRCLE Soloists’ Circle ($1,000 to $1,499) William & Julia Alexander in memory of F. Knight Alexander Richard & Carla Benka Rhys Bowen & Rebecca Snow Susan Okie Bush Harold Carroll Paul & Wendy Chieffo Mr. & Mrs. John D. Curtin Jr. Eric & Kitty Davis Terry Decima Michael & Kate Duffield Maisie & Jefferson Flanders Christina M. Frangos Charles & Lynn Griswold Brenda M. Kronberg Dr. David Kwiatkowski & Mrs. Ellen Richstone Laura & Scott Malkin G. Marshall Moriarty Ms. Marie B. Normoyle Lee Oestreicher & Alejandra Miranda-Naon Ellen Powers Family of Ravida Preston Stephen R. Ringlee Arthur & Elaine Robins Burton & Gloria Rose Lidia & Jerry Rosenbaum Lois C. Russell Susan Schaefer & Christian Halby Samuel Plimpton & Wendy Shattuck Albert B. Staebler Rosamond B. Vaule Frank & Beth Waldorf Katie & Marshall Wolf in celebration of Debbie and Bob First Margot T. Young in honor of Kathleen & Walter Weld Jeanne W. Yozell Five Anonymous Donors Chorus Circle ($500 to $999) Graham & Elisabeth Allison Rev. Kazimierz Bem Nicholas & Margaret Brill John Paul & Diane Britton Paul & Patricia Buddenhagen Ronald & Elizabeth Campbell Thomas Chasse Cynthia & Harvey Creem Amanda & Robert Crone Mr. Paul Cully & Ms. Anne Kisil Maria Helene De Laire Dean K. Denniston Jr. Peter Dodson & Beverly Feinberg Cheryl Dyment & Dennis O’Brien Daniel D. Federman John Glore Michael Gnozzio Robert Goldsmith Carol Griffin Elizabeth Gruenfeld & Michael Duffy Guttag Family Foundation James Harper George & Daphne Hatsopoulos Jasjit & Donald Heckathorn
Robert & Ellen Helman Ann Higgins Jennifer Hochschild & C. Anthony Broh Kyle Hoepner Peter & Jane Howard Melinda Julbert Karen & Barry Kay Alvin Kho Maryanne King Christian Lane & Trevor Pollack Gail & Richard Leonard Sarah & Steven Levy John & Elizabeth Loder Beth & Michael Luey Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Martens Lawrence A. Martin, Jr. Timothy McAllister & Beth Lehman Barbara Ann & Michael McCahill William B. McDiarmid Audrey & Douglas Miller Michi Nagashima Dr. Robert T. Doyle & Dr. Mary Ann Nieves H. Peter Norstrand & Katherine Tallman Anthony & Katherine Pell Mike Peluse & Hannah Weisman Petersen Family Fund Paul Rabin & Arlene Snyder John S. Reidy Frederick Reis Dr. & Mrs. William A. Ribich Kennedy & Susan Richardson Berit & Philip Rightmire Kenneth B. Sampson Robert & Catherine Schneider Drs. Robert G. Spiro* & Mary J. Spiro J & Susan Stark Mr. & Mrs. Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. John & Donna Sytek Robert & Anna Taggart Terry & Michael Taylor Elizabeth A. Van Atten & Kimberley R. Van Atten Heidi Vernon Lucy B. Wallace in memory of James H. Wallace Dr. Arthur C. Waltman & Ms. Carol Watson Alvin* & Judy Warren Bernhardt & Mary Jane Wuensch Two Anonymous Donors Orchestra Circle ($250 to $499) Christopher Bailey Harriet C. Barry Jeffrey Bates Chantal Beauchemin Helga & Milton Berglund Barbara Bohlman Elizabeth S. Boveroux David & Barbara Bristol Joyce & Lawrence Brooks Edmund & Anne Bullis Robert Burger Thomas Burke James & Ellen Burns John & Stephanie Burns Frederick & Edith Byron Ian & Kelsey Calhoun Sarah M. Carothers & Duncan G. Todd
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Cassis John Clark & Judith Stoughton Christine A. Coakley Janet Codley & Takashi Fukuda Linzee & Beth Coolidge Robert V. Costello Paul Cousineau & Patricia Vesey-McGrew William & Joan Crosson Charles P. Croteau Elizabeth Crowell Sarah Cummer Joanne & Alfred D’Alessandro Benjamin & Alexandra Dane Ruth Davis Jacqueline Dennis Philip DeNormandie Dr. Robert C. Dewey & Ms. Pamela D. Van Arsdale Christopher Drew Donald Druga Judy & Jack Duncan Charles Duncan Janet Engelman Joel & Janet Farrell Louise Fassett Joseph J. Ferreira & Manabu Takasawa John & Patricia Folcarelli Zhigang Fu Edward Gadsby & Nancy Brown Paul Gallo & Diana Collazo-Gallo Christina Gamba-Vitalo James & Melissa Gerrity Claire & Brian Goldsmith Goodman Family Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Susan Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. Gould D. J. Griffith Anne H. Gross Gregory Hagan & Leslie Brayton Paul & Elizabeth Harrington Carroll & Molly Harrington Susan Hassinger Alice B. Hatch Robert Haynor & Ralph Colangelo Kaitlyn S. Heathman John & Tessa Hedley-Whyte Winifred Hentschel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene D. Hill III Ingrid & Michael Hillinger Thomas Frederick Hindle James Douglas Hines Barry & Diane Hoffman Mark & Cindy Holthouse Judith B. Hurley in memory of John Hurley William & Lauren Huyett Ilene & Richard Jacobs Elsa Jakob Patricia & Thomas Johnson Mary & Eric* Johnson Per & Janice Jonas Jo Ann Jones Elizabeth Kaplan Richard & Laura Kent David King Ernest Klein Sam Knight & Anna Whitcomb Andrew Krueger Kevin Kuechler Cynthia Landau Cordelia Lane
Rudolph L. Lantelme Jeri M. Lardy Robert Macauley & Anita Israel* Maureen Macgregor Eduardo Marchena & Jean Darlington Joseph Mari Mr. & Mrs. Steven Marshall Thomas & Margaret McCormick Ruth & Victor McElheny George McNeil Susan & Kirtland Mead Janet Miner Sally Montgomery & James Eastman Deborah & Timothy Moore Wesley & Sandra Mott David & Kathleen Rushford Murray Charitable Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Sean D. Nelson William & Martha O’Dell Trenton Ostler Ross Page Richard Page The Parker Family Fund at the Boston Foundation Elisabeth & Steve Pendery Joseph L. Pennacchio Elizabeth & Ervin Philipps Antoine Plante Charles Raines Dale & Raelene Rice Theodore & Christine Ristaino Allan G. Rodgers Maria Rosario Cheryl K. Ryder Margaret Sagan & Michael Simons Thomas Schieber John & Anne Schiraga Walter & Cindy Schlaepfer Stephen & Toby Schlein J. Matthew Schofield Stephen Schwartz Liam & Kathleen Seward Jeremiah Shafir Dr. Ira Silverman Joel & Karen Sirkin Douglas & Karen Skillins Janet K. Skinner Claire Spinner Campbell Steward Ashley & Willis Stinson Jill & Alice Sullivan Alan Lawson & Mary Beth Tabacco Cynthia M.G. & Dr. John Tamilio III Philip Tasho Daniel & Janet Tassel Marc Temin in memory of Jerome Preston Karen Tenney & Thomas Loring Lisa Teot Nathalie & John Thompson Judith Thomson Eric Thorgerson & Elizabeth Foote John L. Thorndike Olaf & Peggie Thorp Thomas A. Todd in memory of Carol R. Todd Paul & Denah Toupin Donald & Susan Ware
Barbara Weidlich Rhonda & Milton Weinstein Ann Marie Lindquist & Robert Weisskoff Kenneth Williams & Christine Dutkiewicz Robert & Sarah Wulff John & Judith Wyman David & Evelyn Yoder Two Anonymous Donors Friends’ Circle ($75 to $249) Anita Amadei Hirokuni Amano Hope Anderson James Annis‡ Katharine Armstrong Susan Assmann Julie Aubin Catherine Baisly Ronald Barbagallo & William Clendaniel Tracy W. Barron Michael & Theresa Barry Christopher F. Baum Kimberley Beaudet‡ Edward & Judith Becker Timothy & Sara Belk Norman R. Bennett & Jeanne M. Penvenne Donna Bering in memory of Jennie Bering Henry Berman in memory of Jerome Preston Judith & Gian Paolo Bianciardi Conrad & Marianne Biber Donald Black Heather & Tom Blake‡ Paul Bloom Richard Boardman & Lynne Stanton‡ Katharine Boden Laurent J. Boer Frank Boland Herbert & Barbara Boothroyd‡ Solomon & Georgette Boucai Dorothy Bourassa Margot & James Boyd Cynthia & Joel Bradley Mr. & Mrs. David I. Brainard‡ Constantine Brocoum Francisco Buot Judith Burling Charles & Maria Burnham Colin Burns Philip A. Cabasino Maryellen Callahan Kent Campbell Gregory Cann Verne & Madeline Caviness‡ Mary Chamberlain Karrie & Kenneth Chan-Lam Joanna Charmant & Jens Walz Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Chase Lori Cheesman Clara Chow Gregory Chudnovsky Derek Clark & Monica Bruno Rev. Francis J. Cloherty Rawson & Donna Coats Fred & Ana Cobey Robert L. Cochran Henry Roman & Courtney Coile John & Cynthia Coldren
Ann M. Collins David & Randi Conley Mary Coombs Al Couvillon John Crimlisk Laura C. Crounse‡ Esteban Cuebas-Incle Janice & Stanley Cundey‡ George Curuby Richard & Nancy Curzi‡ Ellen B. Cutler Cynthia & D’addario Alex Davis John & Ellen* DeMambro Carolyn DeMoranville Father Constantine Desrosiers Pablo DeTorres Katherine Dibble Max & Mary Jo Diem David & Mary Dinwoodey Eliz Dohanian Bruce & Madelyn Donoff Edward & Monica Driggers Henry P. Dunbar John Dunn Rev. Caroline B. Edge Mary Beth & John Elder Michael & Marie Ellmann George & Carol Epple Joerg Ermann Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Faulkner II Dan H. Fenn in memory of Jerome Preston Corina & Craig Fifield Paul Fitzgerald Dr. & Mrs. Jeff F. Flagg Marilyn & James Flaherty Carolyn & Richard Fleiss Elizabeth Foote & Howell Jackson Daniel & Kathleen Fortin Rita Fountain Barbara & George Fournier Carol Fowler Cona Frederick Edward Freedman Margaretta Fulton Charles & Constance Gagnebin Alice Garabedian Ann Garamella‡ Stephen Garanin & Bonnie Parri Diane Garner & Mark Franklin Josette Gaudreau & Gordon Sato Edgar Gerwig David & Joan Gibbs Ruth & Michael Gilbert-Whitner Thomas M. Gillespie Susan Gillham Michael & Mary Gimbrone William Glennon Drs. Alfred & Joan Goldberg Edith Goldman & Morton Hoffman Lidia Schapira & Michael Goldstein Heather Goodman Laura & Carl Goodman Mark Gottesman Lou Gottlieb Brian Greene Mary J. Greer Philipp & Susan Grefe Rosalie A. Griesse‡ Avril Griffiths‡
Randal Guendel Gina & Donald Halstead Edward & Margaret Handy Robert Hanlon Ivan J. Hansen Hope Hare Adam Harper & Stephenie Strogney Elin & John Harris‡ Anne Hartmere Evander F. Hawes III Dorothy Heath‡ Bernhard & Susan Heersink Linda J. Heffner Sean & Melissa Hegarty‡ Leslie Hellenack & Bonnie Gray Gerard Herlihy Peter & Sherri Hess John & Anne Hill Stacey Himeon Pauline Ho Bynum Clayton Hoener Edward & Pamela Hoffer Shepherd & Betsy Holcombe Warren & Marilyn Hollinshead James S. Hoyte‡ George & Sytske Humphrey Joseph Hunter & Esther Schlorholtz Robert & Karen Hutchison Andrew & Monique Huvos Christopher Hyde Lin Hymel‡ Guibenson Hyppolite Randall Imai Marian Jackson Gerald & Mary Jaffe Hariharan Jayaram Patricia & Robert Jedrey Andrea & Bruce Jeffrey Kathleen & Hershel Jick Connie Johnson Paul Johnson Robert Johnson Timothy Johnson Dr. Christine L. Johnston Ian H. Johnstone Anthony & Ann Jones Martha Jones Robert & Mary Kahn Daniel & Pamela Kaplan Peter Kaufman Stephen & Mary Keville Marybeth Kimball Liisa N. Kissel Vera Kistiakowsky Rosemary Klein Ronald & Helen Knepper Janos Komaromi in memory of my mother Adrian A. Koren Jordan P. Krasnow Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kraus Judy Kugel Janice Kuszynski Cynthia Lacey Paul LaFerriere & Dorrie Parini‡ Aaron Lamb & Margrethe Flanders Barbara & Trevor Lancaster Christopher Landee Charles Langmuir Raymond Lantz‡ Carleton Laporte
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DONORS CONTINUED
Robert Laporte Michael Lawler‡ David Leach & Laurie LaChapelle Heather Lechtman Jean-Yves & Nicola Lemay Elliot & Nancy Lilien Yong Lim Julian Lima Holly Linton Henry & Marilyn Litz Mark E. Louttit Elizabeth Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Mark Luiggi Sir Henry Luthin Martha Lynch Thomas Lynch Dr. Richard Maas Mary Anne Macauley Harold J. MacCaughey Winnie & Bill Mackey Camille & Robert MacKusick Nancy Macmillan Phyllis Maddox Elisabeth Maguda Carol Marine & Rick Smith in honor of Brenda Gray Reny and her dedication to H+H David Martin Kristin & William Martin Stephanie Martin Edgar Masri Mary B. Masterson Scott Mazur Rev. James S. Mazzone Andrew McCarthy Susan A. McLeish Jayne A. McMellen Elizabeth & Dave McNab Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Melisi Gregory Miao Tremont & Susan Miao Stephen & Mary Lou Miller Debra Moniz Patricia Moore Hubert Morris Heather Moulton David Moyer‡ Melissa & David Moyer John & Jasmine Murphy Rory Murphy Peter & Melissa Nassiff Marjorie Nastou Marguerite Nault Varoujan Nersesian John & Evelyn Neumeyer Selma Newburgh Robert & Diane Nicholls Deborah & Ralph Nichols Lorrel B. Nichols‡ Nelson & Ellen Nordquist‡ Suzanne Norman Susanna Ogata Linda & Richard O’Keefe Nancy Olson David & Laurie Otten Mark P. Ottensmeyer Les & Joan Ottinger Eileen M. Ouellette Stephen Owades Bob Paine & Beth Fuller Andrew Pann John & Diana Parham Michael Parsons David & Carol Patey Connie Pawelczak
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Roger & Lynne Peacock‡ Deborah Peluse in memory of Geraldine Stein John Pepper Carolyn & Georges Peter‡ Emily Pierce Ann Pilch Peter Pochi Seamus & Marjorie Kelly‡ Beatrice A. Porter Christopher Potter Susan Poverman‡ Philip Preston in memory of Jerome Preston Dorothy & Leighton Price Bernie & Sue Pucker‡ Lucy Quimby & Geoffrey Gratwick Frank & Astrida Ramrath Adrienne Rau W. Jay & Diane Reedy Joseph M. Rezits Sharon Kirby & Frederic Ripley‡ Lawrence & Christa Roberts Gilbert & Janet Rodgers Anna Roelofs Karl & Anne Rookey Darold Rorabacher‡ Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Esquire Michael L. Rotenberg Janet Rountree Michael & Julie Ruhling Gerald Rush Nicholas Russo Sherrie Ryan John Sano & Julie Seeger Jeremy Sarna Eckhard Schnabel John Schnapp & Rebecca Boyter Irene Schneller Warren M. Schur Elizabeth & Russell Schutt‡ Aire Maija Schwann‡ Mary E. Scott Lisa Sebell-Nevins Dr. Lawrence Selter Peter & Kathleen Shank Robert & Elizabeth Shaw Sara Shaw Sayre Sheldon Mary Jean Shultz Steven & Martha Shuster‡ Maureen & Joy Siegel John Silk & Carlotte Troubh Virginia Simons Katherine & Nathaniel Sims Alexander & Linda Singer-Berk Susan Slabon Katherine & William Sloan Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Smallwood Jr. Anita & Verity Smith Devin & Anna Maria Smith Frank & Victoria Solomon Jennifer & Mark Souza‡ Joseph Peter Spang James & Margaret Sparks Jennifer Sparks‡ Clive Spence William & Diane Squires Beryl Steadman Ronald Steffek Jane Stenning Joseph Stern David H. Stewart Hamilton Stewart
Richard D. & Jeanne M. Stritzinger Ellen Sturgis & Michael Kopczynski‡ Margaret Suby & David Dorney Paul & Jane Suckling Herman & Joan Suit Nancy & Martin Sullivan Mary & John Sullivan Rouben & Lida Surenian Mary & Robert Sutter Joseph P. Swain Jeffrey & Linda Swope Barbara D. Tally Susan N. Tarrant Thomas Thiltgen Margaret E. Thomas & Gilbert Pemberton II‡ Anthony Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Irwin E. Thompson‡ Mary Thompson Anna M. Thorpe‡ Norm & Judie Toti Emily Trask Carol Traut Kathleen F. Trumbull Joan & Christoph Tschalaer‡ Robert & Emilie Turano Peggy & Reed Ueda‡ Lydia Vagts Franklin Vairinhos Eugene & Veronica Van Loan III Alan & Julie Vance William Vance‡ Ann Vasaly Robert Volante Richard Voos‡ Denis & Janie Walsh‡ Rosalind Walter Sandra Northrup & Dean Walton James & Susan Walton Julia & Dexter Wang Kevin Warren Bertram Waters & Victoria Arnold‡ Mary Ann Watts Thomas Weesner Gayle & Charles Weiss Nancy Weiss‡ Susan & Frank Wellington Barbara Werner & Catherine Riley Ed & Amy Wertheim Charles & Deborah White Peter & Kathryn Wilcox Carol Wilgus Joris Wils Lynn & Daniel Winkler Uwe & Renate Winter‡ Kristi Wiswell Horst & Michael Wittmann Patricia Wolfe Joseph Wong Bernard Yack & Marion Smiley Philip & Jacqueline Yen Anna Yoder in memory of Elaine Angelone‡ Raymond & Louisa Young‡ Dr. & Mrs. John S. Zawacki Howard Zoufaly & Andrea Hantscheruk‡ Eleven Anonymous Donors (one in honor of Seiji Ozawa and in memory of Robert E. Johnson) * Deceased ‡ Generously increased to $200 in honor of H+H’s Bicentennial
ANNUAL FUND: INSTITUTIONS Handel and Haydn Circle Benefactors ($50,000 and above) Barr Foundation The Boston Globe † Google † Klarman Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts 99.5 WCRB † Bach Circle Benefactors ($20,000 to $49,999) Boston Private Howland Capital Management † Massachusetts Cultural Council Ropes & Gray, LLP † Platinum Benefactors ($10,000 to $19,999) Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Clark Charitable Trust The Colonnade Hotel † Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee George Frederick Jewett Foundation East Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation Lucca Back Bay † Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation The Parthenon Group Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation Tsoutsouras & Co. † WBUR † Gold Benefactors ($5,000 to $9,999) Abbot & Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors The Catered Affair † David Greenewalt Charitable Trust Eaton Vance Management Esther B. Kahn Charitable Foundation First Church of Christ, Scientist † The Graphic Group † Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation Holland & Knight, LLP † Martignetti Companies † Rafanelli Events † The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation Stearns Charitable Trust Silver Benefactors ($2,500 to $4,999) Charles & Sara Goldberg Charitable Trust Boston Cultural Council Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Facebook † John Hancock The Mary B. Dunn Charitable Trust New England Conservatory †
Bronze Benefactors ($1,000 to $2,499) Boveri-Trackman Family Foundation, Inc. Brockton Cultural Council Design Collaborative † Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks † Max & Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation The E. Nakamichi Foundation World Cultural Tours † In-Kind Donors
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES BNY Mellon Biogen Idec Foundation Boston Private Credo Reference Dell Eaton Vance Management General Electric Liberty Mutual Google IBM Corporation John Hancock Johnson & Johnson Millipore Northeast Utilities The Parthenon Group United Technologies VMware Foundation Voya Foundation World Cultural Tours THE SOCIETY BALL CONTRIBUTORS 80 Thoreau Amy & David Abrams Allison & William Achtmeyer^ Steven & Jane Akin Matthew & Denise Ali Carolyn & William Aliski Kathleen & Robert Allen American Repertory Theatre Amy S. Anthony^ Robert & Nancy Anthony Ivor Cary Armistead III Back Bay Chorale Martha Hatch Bancroft Peter Banks in honor of Karen Levy Jessica & James Benjamin Marie-Hélène Bernard Ernst & Joan Berndt in honor of Prof. Michael Scott Morton Stuart & Dorothy Bless Blue Heron Renaissance Choir Thomas & Lisa Blumenthal Richard Boardman & Lynne Stanton Boston Athenaeum Boston Early Music Festival Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Boston Lyric Opera Boston Private^ Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston University Rob & Nancy Bradley^ Mary Briggs & John Krzywicki Sierra H. Bright Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation James Canales & James McCann Miguel & Sheila Canizares
Sarah M. Carothers & Duncan G. Todd Louise & Thomas Cashman Celebrity Series Yi-Hsin Chang & Eliot Morgan Charles O. Wood, III & Miriam M. Wood Foundation^ Chorus America Milan & Carol Chytil Susan Moffitt & Michael Clark Community Music Center of Boston John Cornish & Victoria Angelatova-Cornish Russell & Althea Corsini Robert Cotta Julia D. Cox^ James & Linda Crawford Syl Cuervo & Philip Poinelli Janice & Stanley Cundey Renée & William Curtin Willma H. Davis Stanley & Barbara Davis Miguel & Suki de Braganca deCordova Museum & Sculpture Park Dictronics Athanasios D. Dousis Maureen & Michael Ecker in honor of Carl & Jane Manylich Kester Kenneth Elgart David B. Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore Todd Estabrook & John Tenhula James & Isabel Fieger John Finney Deborah & Robert First^ Lawrence & Atsuko Fish Deborah & Jonathan Fitch Maisie & Jefferson Flanders^ Kate S. Flather Joseph M. Flynn^ Foley Hoag, LLP Michael & Courtney Forrester Christina M. Frangos Timothy & Leslie Fraser Freedom Trail Foundation Deborah L. Freeman William & Virginia Fruhan Thatcher L. Gearhart Julie Gebhard Anne & David Gergen^ John & Pamela Gerstmayr^ Nicholas & Paula Gleysteen^ Jan & Suzanne Gleysteen Robert & Judy Gore Richard & Celia Grande Mark & Karen Green Mary J. Greer Kate Guedj Janice & George Guilbault David & Becky Hamlin^ Nancy & Bill Hammer Sylvia & Roy A. Hammer Handel House Museum John & Tessa Hedley-Whyte Kyle Hemingway Dickinson Bill & Cile Hicks Howard & Carol Hillman Sylvia Hossack Rawson & Sarah Hubbell Roger & Janice Hunt Robert & Karen Hutchison Frederick Ilchman George & Elisabeth Ireland Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Scott A. Jarrett
Linda Jarvis David & Robin Jaye Mary Jeka John Hancock Edward & Elizabeth Johnson William & Linda Kaye Thomas & Laura Keery Paul V. Kelly & Linda Perrotto Bradley & Julie Kelly Boston Integrated Body Joanna & Joseph Keseberg Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W. Carl Kester^ Stephen Kidder & Judith Malone^ Judith & Mark King^ Claire Laporte Gary Lee & Janice Glynn^ William B. Levin Karen Secunda Levy^ Winifred I. Li & William P. Oliver David & Emily Livingston Janina Longtine Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke Hugh MacKay & Elizabeth MacKay-Gray Patricia & Russ MacLeod Jane Manopoli Joseph Mari Massachusetts Historical Society The McCaughey Family Kathleen McGirr & Keith Carlson Amanda & Mark Melander James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani John & Sally Miller Anthony T. Moosey John & Susan Morris Stephen Morrissey Alastair & Elizabeth Morton Museum African American History Mary & Sherif Nada Esther Nelson & Bernd Ulken New England Conservatory New Repertory Theatre North Bridge Antiques Michael & Adam Oliveri Katherine & Theodore Ongaro Carolyn & Robert Osteen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Owens Packard Humanities Institute Scott & Diane Palmer^ Marvin Lee Pelton Mr. & Mrs. Louis Perlmutter Josh & Starr Peteet Dr. Douglas Horst & Ms. Maureen Phillips Matthew & Karen Pierce Rosemary & William Pisano Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell Harold I. Pratt Christopher & Phillida Purvis Bryan F. Rafanelli Rafanelli Events Management Emily & Stefan Reed John S. Reidy Brenda Gray Reny Hadley & Jeannette Reynolds Kennedy & Susan Richardson Kevin & Marilyn Ryan George & Carol Sacerdote Paul & Ann Sagan Sally & Fitch LLP Leona Samson & David Hunter Jan Saragoni
Emily F. Schabacker Michael Scott Morton^ Keith Scott Morton & Christine Churchill Kevin Morrison & Lesley Scott-Morton^ David & Marie Louise Scudder Richard & Eleanor Seamans Arthur & Patti Segel Frederick & Patricia Settelmeyer Joan K. Shafran & Rob Haimes Robert N. Shapiro Samuel Plimpton & Wendy Shattuck Arnold & Polly Slavet Stanley & Jody Smith Rina K. Spence Lynda & William Sperry John & Susan Spooner Christopher Stager Michael* & Barbara Stedman Ted & Carol Steinman Elizabeth A. Stevens in honor of Kathy & Wally Weld Cathleen & James Stone^ Emily & Paul Strehle Oliver & Harriet Strimpel Terry & Michael Taylor The Boston Conservatory The Big Bird Fund The Winsor School Mark & Dee Thompson Judith & Stephen Tick Michael Tilley & Peter Griglik Nancy & Michael Tooke^ Trinity Church Tsoutsouras & Company, P.C. David G. Tuerck & Prema P. Popat^ Rik & Elise Tuve in memory of Ron Woodward Jane & Wat Tyler^ Rosamond B. Vaule Tom Mahony & Laura Vennard Judy & Menno Verhave Arthur & Andrea Waldstein Charles A. Walsh Bertram Waters & Victoria Arnold Thomas & Jane Watt Elizabeth & Robert Wax Matthew A. & Susan B. Weatherbie Foundation Kathleen & Walter Weld^ Westwood Graphics WGBH Janet & Dean Whitla Wilson Family Foundation John J. Winkleman Jr. Alan & Enid Wolfe Stephen Woodsum & Anne Lovett Jean Woodward^ Elizabeth & James Wooster David & Evelyn Yoder Jeanne W. Yozell Laima & Bertram Zarins Henry & Jourdan Ziegler Dorothy S. Zinberg Four Anonymous Donors ^ Table sponsor
LIFETIME BENEFACTORS
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The following donors have made cumulative gifts to H+H totaling $100,000 or more (only received gifts are counted).
Thank you to the following donors who have generously included H+H in their long-term financial and estate plans.
Abbot & Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation Allison & William Achtmeyer Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Amy S. Anthony Barr Foundation Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies The Boston Foundation Dr. Lee C. Bradley III* Julian & Marion Bullitt Edmund* & Betsy Cabot Cabot Family Charitable Trust Alfred & Fay Chandler* John F. Cogan & Mary L. Cornille Julia D. Cox David Greenewalt Charitable Trust Elisabeth K. Davis* Willma H. Davis Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee The E. Nakamichi Foundation David Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore Todd Estabrook & John Tenhula Deborah & Robert First Joseph M. Flynn George Frederick Jewett Foundation East Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gerstmayr Stephanie Gertz Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Gleysteen John W. Gorman* Janet* & Henry Halvorson Sylvia & Roy A. Hammer Mr.* & Mrs. J. Robert Held Helena Foundation The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust Jane’s Trust Mr.* & Mrs. David B. Jenkins John Hancock Financial Services Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. Remsen M. Kinne III Klarman Family Foundation George D.* & Karen S. Levy Winifred I. Li & William P. Oliver Linde Family Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council Walter H. Mayo Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger Mary & Sherif Nada National Endowment for the Arts Grace & John Neises* The Parthenon Group Winifred & Leroy Parker Judith Lewis Rameior Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Robinson Michael F. Sandler Schrafft Charitable Trust Robert H. Scott & Diane T. Spencer Mr. & Mrs.* Michael Scott Morton Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation State Street Foundation Stearns Charitable Trust Susan M. Stemper Stratford Foundation Jane & Wat Tyler Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation Donald F. Wahl* Elizabeth & Robert Wax Kathleen & Walter Weld Janet & Dean Whitla Wilson Family Foundation Ron* & Jean Woodward Christopher R. Yens & Temple Gill Seventeen Anonymous Donors
Allison & William Achtmeyer Mitchell Adams Amy S. Anthony Marie-Hélène Bernard Herbert & Barbara Boothroyd Dr. Lee C. Bradley III* Rev. Mark Brockmeier & Dr. Kathleen Silva Louise & Thomas Cashman Fay Chandler* Patricia Collins Elisabeth K. Davis* David B. Elsbree Todd Estabrook Deborah & Robert First Stephen J. Fitzsimmons Joseph M. Flynn Anne & David Gergen John W. Gorman* Diane Griffith Nancy & Bill Hammer Roy A. Hammer Dr. Elma Hawkins Thomas Frederick Hindle Dr. Douglas Horst & Ms. Maureen Phillips Paul Krueger & Charles Mallard* Kathryn Kucharski Michael Lawler Barbara Lee* Karen S. Levy Dr. Holger M. Luther Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee Franklin Marryott* Kathleen McGirr Anthony T. Moosey Mary & Sherif Nada Koen & Bartha Van Opijnen* Judith Lewis Rameior Art & Elaine Robins Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Robinson Lois C. Russell Judith & Clifford Rust Dr. Michael F. Sandler Mr. Michael Scott Morton Robert N. Shapiro Janet K. Skinner Martin Small* & Lois Lowry Drs. Robert G. Spiro & Mary Jane Spiro Ms. Rheua S. Stakely* David & Sharon Steadman Thomas A. Teal Olaf J. & Margaret L. Thorp Mr. & Mrs. Wat H. Tyler Donald F. Wahl* Elizabeth & Robert Wax Susan B. Weatherbie Lucas Wegmann Kathleen & Walter Weld Janet & Dean Whitla John J. Winkleman Jr. Jean Woodward Three Anonymous Donors * Deceased
* Deceased
2014 – 2015 SEASON ANNUAL REPORT 19
MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA ROSTER
Emily Rideout
BASSOON
PERCUSSION
Mary Gerbi
Jenny Stirling
Andrew Schwartz, Principal
Jonathan Hess
Katherine Growdon
Aisslinn Nosky, Concertmaster
CELLO
Marilyn Boenau
KEYBOARD
Joan & Remsen Kinne Chair
Guy Fishman, Principal
Christina Day Martinson, Associate Concertmaster
Candace & William Achtmeyer Chair
Dr. Lee Bradley III Chair
Paul Dwyer
Susanna Ogata, Assistant Concertmaster
Sarah Freiberg
VIOLIN
Tatiana Daubek Cynthia Freivogel Clayton Hoener Fiona Hughes Jesse Irons Abigail Karr Julie Leven
Colleen McGary-Smith
Sally Merriman Kate Van Orden Damian Primis
HORN Elisabeth Axtell
Ian Watson, Principal
Margaret Lias
Justin Blackwell
Miranda Loud
Dylan Sauerwald
Emily Marvosh
ARCHLUTE
BASS
John Boden
Dan Swenberg
Robert Nairn, Principal
Andrew Clark
Amelia Peabody Chair
Robert Marlatt
Heather Miller Lardin Anthony Manzo
Todd Williams
TRUMPET
Helen Karloski
Organ chair funded in perpetuity in memory of Mary Scott Morton
John Aubrey
Erik Higgins
Catherine Hedberg
Thea Lobo
Clare McNamara Gerrod Pagenkopf
TENOR
CHORUS ROSTER SOPRANO Elissa Alvarez
Bruce Hall
Jennifer Ashe
Jesse Levine
Sarah Brailey
Vincent Monaco
Megan Chartrand
Paul Perfetti
Jessica Cooper Monica Hatch
Matthew Anderson Jonas Budris Marcio de Oliveira Thomas Gregg Craig Hanson
Danielle Maddon
FLUTE
Julia McKenzie
Christopher Krueger, Principal
Jessica Park
Andrea LeBlanc
Adriane Post
Na’ama Lion
Krista Buckland Reisner
Wendy Rolfe
TROMBONE
Jeremy Rhizor
Shannon Larkin
OBOE
Robert Couture Hans Bohn
Camila Parias
BASS
Brian Kay
Jessica Petrus
Jonathan Barnhart
Greg Ingles
Margot Rood
Glenn Billingsley
Elicia Silverstein Jane Starkman
Stephen Hammer, Principal
Randy McGee Alex Powell Stefan Reed Patrick T. Waters
Guiomar Turgeon
Chair funded in part by Dr. Michael Fisher Sandler
Priscilla Hereid
Erik Schmalz
Carey Shunskis
Woodrow Bynum
Katherine Winterstein
Debra Nagy
Mack Ramsey
Jacob Cooper
Lena Wong
Jacquelyn Stucker
Michael Niesemann
Greg Spiridopolos
Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Thomas Dawkins
Kristin Olson
Alexei Doohovskoy
Erika Vogel
Bradford Gleim
Meg Owens
Scott Allen Jarrett
OPHICLEIDE
Brenna Wells
Lani Spahr
Zachary Lenox
Douglas Yeo
Shari Alise Wilson
VIOLA David Miller, Principal Chair funded in memory of Estah & Robert Yens
Anne Black Jason Fisher Joy Grimes Laura Jeppesen
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CLARINET
TIMPANI
Eric Hoeprich, Principal
Gary DiPerna, Principal
Diane Heffner
Barbara Lee Chair, in memory of John Grimes
Richard Shaughnessy
ALTO Julia Cavallaro Carrie Cheron Douglas Dodson
David McFerrin Paul Max Tipton Donald Wilkinson Jonathan Woody
ADMINISTRATION THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY TEAM Marie-Hélène Bernard Executive Director and CEO Haley Brown Project Coordinator
ARTISTIC + EDUCATION
Chistina English Alto, Vocal Quartet
Hannah Grube Development Associate
Naomi Brigell Box Office Assistant
Christian Figueroa Tenor, Vocal Quartet
Melissa Ciocciolo Development Assistant (since December 2014)
Nikki Scandalios Public Relations Consultant
Rashaun Campbell Bass, Vocal Quartet Julia Carey Pianist, Vocal Quartet
Ira Pedlikin Director, Artistic Planning and Education
Jennifer Ashe Teaching Artist, Kennedy School
Jesse Levine Personnel/Production Manager Music Librarian
Kilian Mooney Teaching Artist, Lee School
Bill Pappazisis Assistant Director, Education Heather Fishman Education Coordinator Alyson Greer Conductor, Young Women’s Chorus and Young Women’s Chamber Choir Dr. Kevin McDonald Conductor, Young Men’s Chorus Jennifer Kane Conductor, Singers and Youth Chorus
Xixi Zhou Pianist, Lee School
BICENTENNIAL + COMMUNITY Emily Yoder Reed Director of Bicentennial and Community Engagement Michelle Chiles Archivist Teresa Neff Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellow
Michael Becker Pianist, Young Women’s Chorus and Young Women’s Chamber Choir
DEVELOPMENT
Craig McMahan Musician Instructor
Meagan McMullen Associate Director, Annual Fund
Anna Rose Carr Pianist, Young Men’s Chorus
Trevor Pollack Associate Director, Institutional Giving (until August 2014)
Michael Driscoll Lead Musicianship Instructor Vale Southard Musicianship Instructor Sarah Moyer Soprano, Vocal Quartet Teaching Artist, Lee School
Mike Peluse Director of Development
Louisa Trackman Associate Director, Institutional Giving (since September 2014) Jan Miner Campaign Major Gifts Officer Brook Holladay Campaign Manager
Mary K. Eliot Campaign Consultant
MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS Jim Keenan Director of Marketing and Communications Sue D’Arrigo Senior Marketing Manager (until August 2014) Brandon Milardo Marketing Manager (since February 2015) Matthew Erikson PR and Communications Manager (until May 2015) Ben Pesetsky PR and Communications Manager (since June 2015) James Doyle Design and Multimedia Manager (until April 2015) Kyle Hemingway Creative Design Consultant Kat Waterman Designer (since June 2015)
Chris Stager Marketing Consultant
Drew Zeibas
2014 MLK SUMMER SCHOLARS Beatrice Cabrera Elizabeth George
Laurin Stoler Calling Campaign Manager
FINANCE + ADMINISTRATION Clifford H. Rust CFO and Director of Administration Mary Ellen Reardon Accounting Assistant Ropes & Gray LLP Counsel Howland Capital Management, Inc Tax Services Tsoutsouras & Company, P.C. Auditors
INTERNS Jordan Carter Melissa Ciociolo Benjamin Cope Hannah Cross Crista D’Angelo Cristina Gallo Cybèle Greenberg
Amanda LePain Audience Services Manager
Katherine Haroldson
José Cuadra Box Office Associate
Jamie Kelly
Evan Raczynski Marketing Assistant (until May 2015)
Ashley Owens
Colleen Sullivan Marketing Assistant (since June 2015)
Lisa Yasui
Gabrielle Jaques Kara Kirby Molly Rabuffo Tessa Sacramone Ellis Srubas-Giammanco
PHOTO BY JAMES DOYLE
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SEASON PROGRAMMING October 10, 2014, 7.30pm October 12, 2014, 3pm
December 18, 2014, 7.30pm December 21, 2014, 3pm
March 27, 2015, 7.30pm March 29, 2015, 3pm
Symphony Hall
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Symphony Hall
Harry Christophers, conductor
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Harry Christophers, conductor
Aisslinn Nosky, leader and violin
Members of VAP Youth Chorus
Joshua Elllicott, tenor (Evangelist)
Hassler: Verbum Caro factum est
Roderick Williams, baritone (Jesus)
Plainsong: Alma redemptoris mater
Monteverdi: Toccata from Orfeo
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Victoria: Alma redemptoris mater
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, Zadok the Priest
Scarlatti: Cantata Pastorale per la Nativita di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
Sumner Thompson, baritone
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
J.S. Bach: Cantata 40, Dazu ist erscheinen der Sohn Gottes
VAP Young Men’s Chorus and Young Women’s Chamber Choir
Vocal Artist Program Young Men’s Chorus and Young Women’s Chamber Choir
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 3, The King Shall Rejoice Stevenson: They play’d, in air the trembling music floats
Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto” Schütz: Ach Herr, du Schöpfer alle Ding
Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons Handel: “Worthy is the Lamb,” “Amen,” and “Hallelujah” Choruses from Messiah
Matthew Long, tenor
J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Vulpius: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
May 1, 2015, 7.30pm May 3, 2015, 3pm
J.S. Bach: Cantata IV from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Symphony Hall
Harry Christophers, conductor Sarah Tynan, soprano
October 31, 2014, 7.30pm November 2, 2014, 3pm
January 23, 2015, 7.30pm January 25, 2015, 3pm
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Symphony Hall
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone
Aisslinn Nosky, director and violin
Harry Christophers, conductor
Susanna Ogata, violin
Aisslinn Nosky, leader and violin Haydn: Symphony No. 7, Le Midi
Guy Fishman, cello
Haydn: The Creation
June 18, 2015, 7.30pm Symphony Hall
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11
Haydn: Violin Concerto in C Major Haydn: Overture to Lo Speziale
Harry Christophers, conductor
Vivaldi: Concerto for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 3, No. 9
Haydn: Symphony No. 83, La Poule
Margot Rood, soprano
Vivaldi: Concerto for Solo Violin in F Major, RV 410
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
February 13, 2015, 7.30pm February 14, 2015, 7.30pm
Vivaldi: Concerto for Solo Violin in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Torelli: Concerto Grosso in E Minor
Richard Egarr, conductor
Tartini: Devil’s Trill Sonata
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
Emily Marvosh, alto Stefan Reed, tenor David McFerrin, bass Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D Major RV 208, Grosso Mogul
November 28, 2014, 7.30pm November 29 + 30, 2014, 3pm
Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 139, Waisenahaus
March 6, 2014, 7.30pm March 8, 2014, 3pm
Emily Marvosh, alto Stefan Reed, tenor David McFerrin, bass VAP Young Men’s Chorus and Young Women’s Chamber Choir Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, Zadok the Priest Webbe: Glorious Apollo Walker: Love Is A Rain of Diamonds Palestrina: Vineam meam non custodivi MacMillan: O radiant dawn Palestrina: Pulchrae sunt genae tuae Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Symphony Hall
Gabriela Lena Frank: My Angel, his name is freedom (world premiere co-commission)
Harry Christophers, conductor
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Part: The Deer’s Cry
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Elijah)
Handel: Part the Third from Messiah
Tim Mead, countertenor
Sarah Coburn, soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Brindley Sherratt, bass
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Handel Messiah
Mendelssohn; Elijah
Symphony Hall
December 13, 2014, 1pm and 3pm Lisa Graham, conductor Vocal Artists Program choruses Holiday Sing
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PHOTO BY GRETJEN HELENE
Great Hall, Faneuil Hall