Rockport Music inspires a love and understanding of music through exceptional live performances and creative learning opportunities.
CORE VALUES
■ Shared live music and learning experiences that intensify the transformative power of music.
■ Exceptional performances and creative programming that explore and evolve the art form.
■ Support for emerging world-class artists and the next generation of audiences.
■ Lasting personal connections with our audiences, performers, volunteers and friends.
■ Access to live music and music education for community members.
■ An active commitment to the spirit and practices of diversity, inclusiveness and respect in all its governance, operations, programs and activities.
COVER: Ray Chen, Gala 2023
RIGHT: Quiana Lynell, July 2023
ROCKPORT MUSIC LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP
With a new fiscal year that now closes on March 31, our reflection over the past year looks a little different. The following report will cover the concerts, activities and financials from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024.
Against all odds, I’m delighted to report that we are currently operating at pre-pandemic levels of activity and attendance. This unprecedented recovery is attributable to the hard work of our Board and staff, the commitment of our donors and volunteers, and the dedication of our audiences. We look forward to not only staying the course but also riding the momentum of this upswing to reach new heights.
Our success would not have been possible without the transformational leadership of our President and CEO Tony Beadle. After 14 years of outstanding commitment, Tony retired, effective May 2024. His time with Rockport Music has been remarkable, and he will be sorely missed. We wish him nothing but the best in his next chapter!
We cannot thank our Rockport Music family of trustees, donors, volunteers and staff enough for their unwavering support year after year. We hope you enjoy this reflection of an exceptional year for our thriving organization.
Jeannie McIntyre BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR
A YEAR OF CONCERTS
APRIL 2023 – MARCH 2024
The 42nd Annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival (RCMF) opened on June 9, 2023, nurturing a prestigious legacy of classical music with the Grammy-nominated Dover String Quartet and ensemble kicking off the festival with Mendelssohn’s masterful Octet. Nearly 100 more musicians performed through early July, with artists including Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble Chanticleer, pianist Jan Lisiecki, legendary violinist Gidon Kremer, composer-in-residence Mark Applebaum and a closing night of Schubert performed by a star-studded ensemble.
The 2023 chamber music festival was such a dream come true. Audiences were back and so many artists brought us transformative performances. I feel the opening weekend recital of Jan Lisiecki will long be remembered as one of the great nights of music on our stage. For me, it was immensely fulfilling as Jan is an artist I have worked with since he was a young boy. Seeing someone develop into that impactful an artist is one of the great joys in my life. So many artists made their Rockport debuts and the warm embrace they all received will make future invitations to these artists easy to fulfill. This level of trust by our audience is unique and important. Thank you!
Barry
Shiffman
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ROCKPORT CHAMBER
Our celebration of classical music continued through fall and winter with cellist Johannes Moser with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, the illustrious Vienna Boys Choir, pianist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Stephen Hough and the Castalian Quartet, Handel & Haydn Society’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah and much more.
At Rockport Music, we believe that keeping things fresh can be just as important as embracing tradition. The debut of the “Iconic Jazz Legacies” concert series, curated by trumpeter Bijon Watson, pays tribute to genre titans such as Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie, but with a new perspective. It is one of our latest efforts to bring something
Bacon Brothers, September 2023
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Bach & Arvo Pärt concert with violinist Kerson Leong and violist Barry Shiffman
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Night at the Opera Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2023
Michelle DeYoung, Sydney Baedke, Paul Groves
LEFT Third Coast Percussion Famly Concert
RIGHT
Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2023
Gilles Vonsattel (piano), Andrew Wan (violin), Barry Shiffman (viola), Desmond Hoebig (cello), Kebra-Seyoun Charles (double bass)
Rockport Celtic Festival 2023
PHOTOBYMATTHEWMUISE
134 CONCERTS
38
CONCERTS BY THE NUMBERS TOTAL TICKETS
39,296
$1.85+ million
TICKET INCOME
new to the stage. Other jazz concerts that graced our hall in the 2023-24 season include such luminaries as Chucho Valdes, Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Eliane Elias, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Grace Kelly, Bebel Gilberto and Cécile McLorin Salvant.
The Shalin Liu Performance Center is only as great as the range of its offerings, and per usual, we’re proud to have featured an incredibly diverse array of styles ranging from folk and Americana to pop and singer-songwriters. Some of the past year’s performers included The Bacon Brothers, Lori McKenna, Martin Sexton, Justin Hayward, Michael Feinstein, Cowboy Junkies and more. The hall also welcomed a number of world perspectives highlighted by cellist Mike Block’s Global Journeys series, which gave nods to musical traditions from Africa, Scandinavia, the Middle East and beyond. The artists this past season include Balla Kouyaté, Väsen, Larry & Joe, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Biribá Union.
September’s Rockport Celtic Festival, led by harpist Maeve Gilchrist, was another highlight of 2023. It featured an extraordinary variety of musicians and storytellers representing both the Celtic and French-Canadian diaspora, with acts such as Irish string duo Rakish and groundbreaking guitarist Yasmin Williams. This year’s festival held particular significance, being the last for co-artistic director Brian O’Donovan, who passed away after a long battle with cancer just a few weeks later.
RENTAL & OTHER INCOME
Rockport Music generates additional revenue through renting the Shalin Liu Performance Center for recitals, recordings, corporate events, fundraisers, weddings and more. Highlights of some of the rental organizations for FY24 included MGH, Harvard Medical, Finn Funn-Gloucester, the Landmark School, Boston Film Festival, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and many more. RENTAL/BAR REVENUE
58 RENTALS RENTALS BY THE NUMBERS
$273,731
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David Coffin, Rockport Celtic Festival, September 2023 RIGHT Grace Kelly August 2023
EDUCATION
APRIL 2023 – MARCH 2024
The 2023 Rockport Chamber Music Festival reached our youngest audience members through a fun and engaging family concert by Third Coast Percussion, with additional performances throughout the community and a visit to Rockport schools. The summer wrapped up with the annual Cape Ann Jazz Workshop, held at Gloucester High School, with over 35 participants in 2023.
In Fall 2023, Rockport Music’s in-school programs went to 32 classes in eight schools and reached about 1,650 students. The visiting ensembles ranged from an a cappella group and string quartets to African percussion and traditional Swedish folk music. The artists included Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block, Ten Tumbao, Backtrack Vocals, Windsync, Hawktail and Väsen and Balourdet Quartet (replacing Apple Hill Quartet at the last moment and performing with students at the Rockport Orchestra Summit, a collaboration with Rockport Schools). Student musicians performed side-by-side with visiting artists in three of the community concerts at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, showcasing new material they learned over the course of each residency. Winter 2024 brought Brazilian pianist Henrique Eisenmann and Jazz Workshop Director Alexa Tarantino for her annual residency week. School districts visited through the in-school programs from 2023–24 include Rockport, Gloucester (including Pathways for Children), Manchester-Essex, Beverly and Lawrence.
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Rasa Quartet performing for Rockport students RIGHT
Alexa Tarantino rehearsing with students at the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop
Backtrack Vocals with Gloucester and Rockport High school choral students
WHY STUDENTS LIKED IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES
“Getting a chance to work with professionals in the industry…”
“Learning about and hearing different cultures of music that I’m not exposed to every day.”
“…being able to try new things.”
“…their energy when teaching us, and being able to perform with them.”
Fall 2023 also marked the beginning of an exciting new project: Writing Our Musical History. Teaching Artist Alexandra Grace worked with high school students in Rockport, Gloucester, Manchester-Essex and Beverly to write a song inspired by a location in their town. The four sites of inspiration were Bearskin Neck, The Fishermen’s Wives Memorial Statue, Tuck’s Point and the Cabot Theatre. The culminating performance was held in May 2024 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Representing a true community collaboration, the program was funded by Essex County Community Foundation's (ECCF) Creative County Initiative, and 1623 Studios partnered with us by filming the music videos that are commemorated on a sign at each site.
At the Shalin Liu Performance Center, 350 students (grades 2–5) from Rockport Elementary, Beeman Elementary, East Veterans Elementary and Winthrop School (Ipswich) experienced New England Conservatory’s Touring Children’s Opera’s Little Red Riding Hood. Additional programming at the hall included many interactive presentations. The start of the new talk series Beyond the Music began in November with Michal Shein sharing her journey of creating impact through music, highlighting her work with El Sistema-inspired programs and discussing how she started Celissimo, an online summer festival for Spanish-speaking cellists. Later in March, Maria Finkelmeier, a percussionist, composer and multi-media artist, spoke about her journey as an entrepreneur and the founding of her company mfDynamics. Also, as part of the Global Journeys series, the bluegrass-Venezuelan duo Larry & Joe held a demonstration and talk in November prior to their performance, and a guitar-building workshop took place before the Chopped Guitars Concert with Jeff Conley.
Throughout the year, Rockport Music opens the hall for local middle and high school music students to perform. The number of districts increased to four in 2023–24 and included Rockport, Gloucester, Beverly and Ipswich. Additionally, every year, Rockport Music hosts numerous Boston-based music programs, including Project STEP, Boston City Singers and New England Conservatory students, among others.
EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERS
5
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
11 IN-SCHOOL VISITS
9 TALKS
2,995
STUDENTS REACHED
Jeff Conley of Chopped Guitars during his workshop on starting Chopped Guitars and how they are made
LEFT Michal Shein presenting for the Beyond the Music series
RIGHT Henrique Eisenmann performing for students at Lawrence Catholic Academy
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All students who participated in Writing Our Musical History at the showcase concert
Cape Ann Jazz Workshop 2023 Students
2023–2024
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year 2024 represents our first full year of operations since the Board of Trustees moved the fiscal year-end to March 31. This is also our first full year in recent memory free of any material impacts from the Covid-19 experience. We are pleased to report that from a financial perspective, Rockport Music has emerged from this complexity in a very strong position, with excellent financial results for FY’24. Income and expenses cannot reasonably be compared to either the seven-month stub year that was FY’23, nor the Covid-influenced FY’22, but as compared to budget, operating revenues net of direct program costs exceeded budget by $186,000, net revenues after expenses by $159,000 and our overall operating surplus for the year exceeded budget by $191,000. These are very positive results that are a testament to the hard work put in by every member of our excellent staff!
Our investment portfolio has performed equally well, closing the year with a balance of over $14.4 million, which is 13.7% higher than at the close of FY’23. Overall, Rockport Music held Total Net Assets of over $32 million. We are fortunate to have a skilled and experienced Investment Committee who manages our investments with a clear eye towards maximizing growth in the context of a conservative approach to risk.
Our financial results could not be this strong without the generous support of a broad and growing array of supporters and donors. Annual Fund donations in FY 2024 exceeded our goal for this category by a full thirteen percent! The Board and our hardworking staff are all deeply appreciative of this support, which is ample evidence of the importance that Rockport Music plays in the lives of so many of its friends. Our planning for FY’25 acknowledges that running a musical performance venue always presents a certain set of competitive and economic challenges, but on balance we seek to maintain and build upon Rockport Music’s very strong financial position.
■ Peter Calkins FINANCE CHAIR
SHEET 2023–2024
PHILANTHROPIC REPORT
Thank you for your generous support! Our 2024 fiscal year was another truly remarkable fundraising year for Rockport Music. With help from the many individuals and organizations listed on the following pages, we exceeded our goal of $1,839,000 in total philanthropic revenue. Once again it was support from individuals for our Annual Fund that drove our success, with $1,189,271 contributed from over 1,000 donors.
We are truly humbled by your continued generosity. Your contributions, both big and small, have made a difference in continuing our mission of inspiring a love and understanding of music through exceptional live performances and creative learning opportunities. Your belief in our mission and your willingness to invest in us has made a significant impact on everything we do here at Rockport Music and I extend my deepest gratitude.
I would like to thank our leadership volunteers including our Board of Trustees, Trustees Emeriti and Rockport Music Council, as well as our many fundraising volunteers. Your dedication and tireless efforts make our work possible. Finally, thank you to our talented and dedicated staff for providing support and guidance throughout the year.
As we look forward to the upcoming year, we are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead, and the incredible performances and programs we will be able to offer—all thanks to your continuing support.
Winand van Eeghen DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
GIFT REVENUE FROM ALL SOURCES 2023–2024
ANNUAL FUND
$1,189,271
SUMMER GALA
$304,880
DONOR RESTRICTED GIFTS
$113,975
CORPORATE SUPPORT
$49,036
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
$22,500 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
$196,650 IN-KIND SUPPORT
$19,871 DEVELOPMENT INCOME
FISCAL YEAR 2024
This chart includes annual gifts from all sources given during Rockport Music’s 2024 fiscal year—April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Differences from the financial overview may exist due to the accounting recognition of gifts.
$1,896,183 TOTAL PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
1,085 DONORS
54 FIRST-TIME DONORS
73 MEMBERS PLANNED GIVING SOCIETY
100% BOARD PARTICIPATION
DONOR LISTINGS
Together we make BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
In FY23, we changed our fiscal year start and end dates resulting in an abbreviated year. Due to this abbreviated year, donors from both FY23 and FY24 are included in the following lists. Individuals with gifts in each of those fiscal years are listed at the highest level of their two gifts.
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1. Amy Huber, Bob Simmons and Gretchen Parker
2. Diane Chen Koch-Weser, Matt Beach and John Lamirande
3. Phil Cutter and Susan Gray
4. Donna Fairservice
Garth Greimann, Evren Ozel and fiancée, Barry Shiffman 6. Jeanne Kinch, Beth Lalik and Tom Flaherty
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$25,000+
Dianne Anderson S
Mollie and John† Byrnes S
Gene and Nina Doggett S
Ms. Lilli Gordon
Susan Gray S
Garth and Lindsay Greimann S
Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen S
Jerry and Margaretta Hausman S
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Joseph Kittredge and Winand van Eeghen
Dr. Diane Chen Koch-Weser
Jeannie and Angus McIntyre S
Stephen C. Perry and Oliver Radford
David Scudder S
Linda D. Walker S
Charles and Margaret Ziering S
SONATA LEVEL
$10,000–$24,999
Jim and Chris Barker S
Jill and Stephen Bell S
Bernice Blitz S
Lois Brynes and Serena Hilsinger S
Bettie Cartwright
Kathe and Allan Cohen S
The Negaunee Foundation
John and Stephanie Connaughton
Mrs. Betty Ellis
The William V. and Betty M. Ellis
Family Foundation
John Ellis
Debbie and Jack Henning
Carole and Rick Horwitz
Sandra Jesse
Mr. Stephen Kaloyanides, Jr.
Anne C. Kubik
Harry M. Lasker
Gretchen and Ned Morse S
Janet and Irv Plotkin S
Jeffrey Silveira and Beth Logan
Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg S
William and Susan Wagner S
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 – MARCH 31, 2024
MAESTRO
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous (3)
A Friend
J.J. and Jackie Bell
Sharon Bonner S ➺
Michael and Mary Ann Bresnan
Peter Calkins and Susan Casey
Chester and Ellen Clark
Peter and Catherine Creighton
Deborah DeCotis
Peter and Joan Fortune
Toni Gal
Diane and Bob Hildreth
Eloise and Arthur Hodges
Edith J. Jacobs S
Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks S
Sandra and Peter Lawrence S
Mary E. Malone S
Trish Roach and Rob Martin
Olivia Parker
Kathy and George Putnam
Eugene and Kathy Skrabut S
Gail D. Smith
John R. Stearns
Randall and Laura Stevens S
David Walt and Michele May
Dan Waters and Penny Pilzer
MELODY LINE
$3,000–$4,999
Kathy and Jim Bacsik
Carmen and Jim Beaton ➺
Edward and Sheila Becker S
Diane Braff S
Thomas Burger and Andrée Robert S
Pamela Bynum and Henry Ferrara ➺
Janice Cane and Wally Hess S
John Clark and Laurel Hudson
Phil and Eve† Cutter S
Priscilla Deck and Sean Kelly S ➺
Donna Fairservice
Thomas Flaherty and Elizabeth Lalik
Bill and Rose Hausman S
Mary D. Hintlian
Dan and Debee Kelly
Peter and Karen Koch-Weser
Pete and Bobbi Kovner
Stephen Lindo S
Jan and Kris Loeber
Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Morss S
Stuart and Roslyn Orkin
Rosemary and Bill Pisano
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Pomfret
Nick and Jean Rees S
Peter and Earla Ricker
Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell S ➺
Mrs. Hinda Simon
Seymour† and Cameron Smith S
Barbara S. Sparks S
Andrew Spindler-Roesle and Hiram Butler
Paul† S and Christine Sylva
Bruce Sunstein and Ann Batchelder
Jolinda and Bill Taylor S
Rich and Cynthia Tennant
Maura Wadlinger
CHORD
$1,000–$2,999
Anonymous (5)
Fil and Suki Agusti
Richard and Carol Balmas
Tony Beadle
Beate Becker-Vavak
Greg and Rose Beecher
The Bellevue Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Jill and Frank G. Berson
Camilla C. Blackman
Janet Boudreau and Rick Brown
Dr. and Mrs. H. Franklin Bunn, MD
Richard and Deborah Carlson
Robert and Deborah Cassady S
Craig and Suzanne Cervo S
Philip Chalmers and Susan King
David Chapin and Lauren Norton
Ted and Jan Charles
Michael and Victoria Chu
Kathleen L. Chung
Trudy Clemens
Linzee Coolidge S
Charlie Costello and Joan Connolly-Costello ➺
Susan and Ian Crown
Wendy and Jody Davis
Daniel Deykin
Amy and Tony Downer
Patty S. Elvebak
Alice and Ken Erickson
Minerva and Barry Feinberg
Al and Deborah Fichera
Joyce M. Flaherty
Elizabeth and Bruce Gable
Mark Glovsky and Livia Cowan
Janet and Mark Gottesman
Dr. Gregory and Paige Gough
Lauren K. Guley
Marion and Steve Hall
Dan Hoch and Jane Erb
Judith Holden
Amy Huber
Susan and Thomas Hynes
Beth Ingram
Sally D. Jackson
Christian and Marni Jones
Harold Jones
Marilyn Bone Kloss
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kneisel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krueger
Michael Lipton
Angus and Leslie Littlejohn
Maryjane Long
Anne Lowell
Dianne Luby S
Anna Maria Matturro
Robert and Johanna Morse
Robert and Jane Morse
Joe and Eileen Mueller S
Novack Family Foundation
Faith and Glenn Parker
Robert M. Randolph
R. Lynn Rardin and Lynne A. O'Connell
Peter and Lucy Robbins
Barbara and David Roberts
Dr. Michael and Ms. Patricia Rosenblatt
Jennifer and William Ruhl
Martha and Warren Salinger S
Carolyn M. Sciucco
Barbara and John Seegal
John and Dee Shane
Keith and Ellen Shaughnessy
Joel and Bonnie Shelkrot
Steve and Barbara Sienkiewicz
Christopher Smallhorn
MaryRuth Sole† S
Helen and Joe Soussou
Andrew and Julie Stanton
Don and Jeanne Stanton
John Q. Easton and Sem C. Sutter
David and JoEllen Sweet
Douglas and Carolyn Trees
David and Susan Turnbull
Peter and Kathleen† Van Demark S
Mr. Gary Vilchick and Ms. Elaine Labrecque
Inge T. Weinberg
Vera and Marv Weiss
Robert H. and Lilian A. Welcome
Hope Brock Winthrop
Luther and Patricia Zeigler S
BASS LINE
$250–$999
Anonymous (10)
Jerry Ackerman
Jose Vicente P. Aguerrevere
Lea and Charles Anderson
Peg Anderson
Applied Materials Foundation, Inc.
William Arvanites and Naomi Foster
Bill and Bunny Beekman
David Bernard
Deborah M. Blake
William and Katherine Bonaccorso
Hale and Dorothy Bradt
John and Kate Briggs
Millicent Bruce S
Kathy and Jeremy Bruns
Andy and Peggy Calkins
Sarah and Gib Carey
Jason and Kathryn Chamberlain
Kevin and Kathleen Clancy
Paul and Suzanne Cohan
Mrs. I. W. Colburn
Lawrence and Nancy Coolidge
Samuel W. Coulbourn
Raymond Crane and Monica Lawton
Wes and Kim Crouse
Maria da Costa
Peter and Kathleen Dane
Barbara C. Dapolito
George Davis and Lisa Bonneville
Anne M. Desmond
Louis and Donna Di Lillo
John-Peter and Andrea Dunn
Betty Dyer
Dr. Richard Einhorn and Julie Nagazina
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Eyre
Diane Faissler
Ed and Fran Fanning ➺
Mary Finlay and Bob Luttman
The John Finley and Stan McGee Giving Fund
Richard Fleming and Sarah Smith
Jane and Rocky Forsyth
Henry Frechette and Judy Hodge
Bernard Fuller
Louis and Josette Goldish
Lauren and Paul Gudonis
Henry F. Harrison
Mary and Jim Hayes
Diane Hilton
Doris and Howard Hunter
Tim and Joanie Ingraham
Robert Jesurum and Christine Petrucci
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Kearney
Gillian S. Kellogg
Barry Kernfeld and Sally McMurry
Michael and Claire King
Dan and Jan Klein
Miles and Joan Kulukundis
Stephanie and Peter Kurzina
Seth Lachterman
Karen Wise and George Langer
Jasper Lawson
Phillip Oliver Lawson
Roger and Susan Levine
Nancy F. Lewis
Peter and Elaine Lucas
Geoffrey and Ruth Lull
Judy and Mark Lurie
Celene and Geof Lyon
Nicholas Machnik and Susan Greco
Alma Berson and Robert Malster S
Gene and Kristina Martin
Scott and Mimi McDougal
Katherine J. McMillan
Carsten Miller and Molly Ready
Paul Morris
Rory O'Connor and Claire Muhm
Laila and Austin O'Keeffe
William Pananos
Jonathan and Jessie Panek
Kathryn Maffei and Joe Randolph
Doug and Susie Rich
Elaine and Art Robbins
Allan Rodgers
Allen and Barbara Rome
Joe and Maggie Rosa
Alvin and Willis Ann Ross
Al Rousseau S and Ruth Mott
Patricia Murphy Russo
Beth Graham and Bill Schulz
Donna and Terry Schwenk
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sevinor
Jason Shaw and Kate Johns Shaw
Mary Jane Kornacki and Jack Silversin
Jay and Penny Smith
Bonnie Sontag
Lee Spence
Eileen M. Sporing
Newt and Judy Spurr
Campbell Steward
Ian and Peggy Strachan
Mrs. Nancy Strisik
Lori Correale and Henry Strzemilowski ➺
Richard and Bonnie Sullivan
Martha L. Swanson
John and Marilyn Thompson
Jerome and Anne Trupiano
Peter Twining and Robin Willcox
Peter and Paula Tyack
Andrea and Glen Urban
David J. Varnerin
Dr. Robert A. Wainer and Naomi Grossman Wainer
Leslie Waldorf
Priscilla Walter
Amy and David Wanger
Bill and Debbie Whiting
Linda Williams and Lynn Wiles
Richard and Nancy Zeroka
GRACE NOTE
$100–$249
Anonymous (21)
Edie Argo
Michael Beaudoin
Timothy and Diane Bengston
Scott and Polly Beyer
Ted Bidwell
Bob and Denise Blumenthal
Judith Botsford
Sally Bradshaw / Dottie Murkland
J. William Breslin
Martha F. Brown
Myles Brown and Judy Garber
Southie Bundy
Mr. John Cahill
Catherine Cahners and Andrew Gillies, MD
Dr. Elizabeth Vercoe and Mr. Jack Campbell
Steve Caron
Debbie and Dan Carson
Dr. and Mrs. George and Linda Cassady
Frances R. Caudill
Dr. Madeline Caviness
Edward and Janet Caylor
Chris Cernik
Carol and Joe Chirico
Shirley A. Christenson
Ken Chute and Carol Johnson
Hester C. Clapp
David and Judith Clark
Peter and Vicky Coccoluto
Dana and Ginny Cohen
Jim and Stephanie Cole
Ruth Mary Collier
David Condino and Margaret Brady
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook
Nathaniel and Catherine Coolidge
Michael Costello
Arnie Cowan
Carol and Michael Crawford
Laurie and Phil Crotty
Lindsay Crouse
Gay Crowley
David A. Currie
Brian and Cynthia Cutter
Sue Dalelio and Peter Hoffman
Dennis and Leena Davis
Brent Davison and Claudia Schweitzer
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. DiGiovanni
Sheila and Ed Doctoroff
Erica Dominitz
Charles and Linda Dow
William and Kay Doyle
David and Janet Drake
The Driscoll Family
William Duffy
Mrs. Dawn Epstein
Essex County Community Foundation
Daniel J. Evans
Mark and Amy Farber
Susan and Gregory Federspiel
Leon Earl Fernandez
Stephen and Mary Jo Foley
Marie Foss S
Marion M. Frost
Judith Furlong
Mark Gaffney
Alexander Garthwaite and Julie Brown-Garthwaite
Dr. Jonas R. Gavelis and Ms. Bonnie L. Sylvester
Eileen and Rabbi Myron Geller
Deborah Gerstein
Liz Gibbons
Richard Glantz and Judy Palmer
Ms. Dorothy Linnea Gorham
Ray and Linda Gosselin
George and Virginia Grandison
Ms. Winifred P Gray
Andrea Green
Dan Greenbaum and Deborah Cramer
Judy Gregg
Karen Gross
Paul Gross and Cornelia Tenney
Skip and Gwen Cochran Hadden
Kenneth Hahn
Thomas and Barbara Hale
The Hauberts
Walter Haug
Charles Haverty
David and Megan Hinckley
Shepherd and Elizabeth Holcombe
Edward Howe
Nicole Gakidis and Jeffrey Huebschmann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jedrey
Jane Johnson
Ms. Nina Kahn
Harold and Zelda Kaplan
Ken and Cathy Kaplan
Kevin Kelly
Tracy S. Keogh
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Keyser
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kiely
Deirdre Kimball
Tim and Sandi Kirby
Sharon and Earl Kishida
Rita Knapp
Victoria Knowlton
Jim and Nina Korsh
Linda M. Medwid and Marvin W. Kushnet
David Leach and Laurie LaChapelle
Barry
Philip and Constance Leahy
Nancy Leavitt†
Mr. William Lehr
Lysa Leland
William and Helen Levison
Herman and Ann Lilja
Hon. Leslie H. Lipkind
Mark A. Liptak ➺
Nicholas A Lopardo
Christine Lovgren
Marianne Lufkin
Marietta Lynch
Robert and Maryellen Magner
Donald and Louise Maier
Noel Mann
Jill Marshall
Gerard Martin and Catherine Nordby
Suzanne Martin
Cheryl Mazer
Candace McCann
Roy and Shelagh McCauley
Nan and Nick McConnell
Susanne and Mark Meterko
Virginia and Mark Meyer
Nancy Meyer
Annika Miller
Helen Mitchell
Claudia and Jeffrey Morris
Mila J. Moschella
Elizabeth Moulton
Sarah Mowitt
Alexander Mulholland III
Pamela Myers-Kinney
Jay and Eunice Panetta
Mr. Michael H. Panos
Tom and Elaine Paradis
Roberta Pasternack
Leita and Liam Patterson
Mark and Pauline Peters
Barrett and Lydia Petty
Susan Philbrick
Wendy Philbrick
Wayne and Laurie Pipke
Irma Poirier
Linda Ralph
Krista and Andrew Reisner
Julia Williams Robinson
Douglas and Margaret Roeck
Carol and Jim Rosen
Marti and John Atherton
Carol and Wally Rowe
Lewis and Rose Rubin
Alphonse F. Russo, Jr.
Elizabeth Rust
Nicholas Safford
Linda Holahan Sandor
Maureen and Fred Savage
Susan and Brian Schanning
Robert and Katherine Schneider
Russell Schutt
Arthur and Linda Schwartz
Thomas and Lyn Shields
Richard and Barbara Skaggs
Polly Spiegel and Peter Grossman
Judy L. Fleischman and Jeremy A. Stahlin
Robert Stansky
Marylen R. Sternweiler
Coco McCabe and Doug Stewart
Brian Stiglets
Allan Kohrman† and Carolyn Stone
Xiaowu Sun
Susan Davies and Rick Talkov
Ruth Janet and Jeff Taylor
Linda and Brian Teahen
Ann B. Teixeira
Jay and Karen Trepp
Robert P. Turnan
Virginia and Alden Vaughan
Gregory L Verdine
Eduardo and Sarah Vivanco
Anne-Marie Vonsattel
Nina Walker ➺
Nancy Warny
Robert Weber and Dana Pedersen
Donna M. Weiss
The Whartons
Bernard Wideman
Susan and Charles Wilkes
Michael Kelley and Marney Williams
John Willis, Jr.
Jim Wisdom
James Wolahan
Robert G. Woodward
Gail Zunz
GIFTS GIVEN IN HONOR OF
In honor of Dianne Anderson
David and Megan Hinckley,
John Q. Easton and Sem C. Sutter
Dr. Robert A. Wainer and Naomi Grossman Wainer
In honor of Susan and Robert Beattie
Dan Hoch and Jane Erb
In honor of Serena Hilsinger and Lois Brynes
Virginia and Alden Vaughan
In honor of Tom Burger and Andrée Robert
Greg and Rose Beecher
In honor of 'the incredible classical music presented... Bravo!'
Alvin and Willis Ann Ross
In honor of excellent classical programs
Doris and Howard Hunter
In honor of Lori Correale
Nicole Gakidis and Jeffrey Huebschmann
In honor of Sam Coulburn's Birthday
Phil and Eve† Cutter
In honor of Nina Doggett
Anonymous
Violinist Ray Chen, Amy Oaks, Gregg Kvistad, Dianne Anderson, Classical Artistic Director
Shiffman and President and CEO Tony Beadle
In honor of Dennis P. Duffy
William Duffy
In honor of wonderful entertainment
Maureen and Fred Savage
In honor of Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen
Daniel Deykin
In honor of Rick and Carol Horwitz
Marti and John Atherton
In honor of Kathleen Lawless
Anne Croak
In honor of Shalin Liu
Mitchell and Barbara Freedman
Wand Charitable Fund
In honor of Jeannie McIntyre
Amy and Tony Downer
In honor of wonderful music
Alvin and Willis Ann Ross
In honor of Ken and Marianne Novack
Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD
In honor of Martha Salinger's 90th birthday
Marylen R. Sternweiler
In honor of Ruth Shane's wonderful work
Tom and Elaine Paradis
In honor of Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell
Allan Kohrman† and Carolyn Stone
In honor of Naomi Stonberg
Joel and Bonnie Shelkrot
In honor of Paul Sylva†
John Willis, Jr.
In honor of Paul † and Christine Sylva
Brenda Treuhaft
In honor of Jaolija von Trotha
Karin von Trotha-Cohen
In honor of Patricia Zeigler
Scott and Mimi McDougal
GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF
In memory of Carol Ackerman
Jerry Ackerman
Elizabeth and Bruce Gable
In memory of Fina A. Baigorri
Eduardo and Sarah Vivanco
In memory of Steven Bauman Eduardo and Sarah Vivanco
In memory of Solange Baumann
Philip and Constance Leahy
In memory of David Bavar
Paul and Suzanne Cohan/ Paul E. Cohan Fund of the Greater Worcester Community Fund
In memory of Joseph and Ruth Beilin Anonymous
In memory of Judy Bidwell
Ted Bidwell
In memory of John Byrnes
Dianne Anderson, Beate Becker-Vavak, Mollie Byrnes, Marie Foss, Susan Gray, Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen, Mary E. Malone, Jill Marshall, Jeannie and Angus McIntyre, Essex County Community Foundation, Martha and Warren Salinger, Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell, Barbara S. Sparks, Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg
In memory of Amy Coggeshall
Gerard Martin and Catherine Nordby
In memory of Stephen Cole
Gary and Donna Lubarsky
In memory of Eve Cutter
Dianne Anderson, Kathy and Jim Bacsik, Jill and Stephen Bell, Judith Botsford, Janice Cane and Wally Hess, Dennis Carlberg, Stephanie Clemson, Sheila and Ed Doctoroff, Erica Dominitz, Angela Elbert, Dr. James Garrels and Dr. Joan Brooks, Susan Gray, Garth and Lindsay Greimann, Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen, Marion and Steve Hall,
Thomas Burger and Andrée Robert, Bill and Rose Hausman, David and Megan Hinckley, Mary D. Hintlian, Edward Howe, Clare King'oo, Judy and Mark Lurie, Mary E. Malone, Jeannie and Angus McIntyre, Nancy Meyer, Janet and Irv Plotkin, Lewis and Rose Rubin, Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell, Carole Specktor, Randall and Laura Stevens, Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg, Linda and Brian Teahen, Peter and Kathleen† Van Demark, James Wolahan
In memory of Albert V. Dapolito
Barbara C. Dapolito
In memory of Beverly Davies
Anne Heyns, Wes Slate and Georgia Bills
In memory of Jim and Beverly Davies
Jay and Karen Trepp
In memory of Alec Dingee
Don and Jeanne Stanton
In memory of Louis and Caroline Elias
Carol Elias, Karen Elias
In memory of Ann Fisk
John Willis, Jr.
In memory of David W. Frost
Marion M. Frost
In memory of Kenneth W. Gregg
Judy Gregg
In memory of Nellie S. Holden
Judith Holden
In memory of Eleanor Hoy
Michael Costello
In memory of Pauline Ingemi
Mike and Irene Ingemi
In memory of Vernon Ingram
Beth Ingram
In memory of Neal Jacobs
Edith J. Jacobs
In memory of Scott Johnson
Jane Johnson
In memory of John G. and Rita E. (Willis) Kelly
Kevin Kelly
In memory of Sammy Kelly
Dan and Debee Kelly
In memory of Allan Kohrman
Jane Porter
Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell
In memory of James Carter Kubik
Anne C. Kubik
In memory Mike Leavitt
Nancy Leavitt†
In memory of Diane Levine
Roberta Pasternack
In memory of Sigi Lindo
Ruth Janet and Jeff Taylor
In memory of Paul Madore
Gary and Donna Lubarsky
In memory of Henry Magner Jr.
Robert and Maryellen Magner
In memory of Aaron and Marilyn Miller
Paul Dansereau and Julie Miller
In memory of Audria L. Moschella
Mila J. Moschella
In memory of Bill and Bunny O'Donnell
Ann F. O’Donnell
In memory of Brian O'Donovan
Susan and Brian Schanning
In memory of Jan Randolph
Anonymous, Jim and Stephanie Cole, Charles and Linda Dow, The John Finley and Stan McGee Giving Fund, Paul Morris, Linwood and Elizabeth Parsons, Maurine Petersen and Karen Young, Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell, Rolf Wyss and Wendy Hunter, Wayne and Alice Newland
In memory of Martha Anne Robert
Janice Cane and Wally Hess, Phil and Eve† Cutter, Mary D. Hintlian, Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg, Linda and Brian Teahen
In memory of Margaret and John Roele
Marie Alfieri
In memory of Harvey C. Smith
Patty S. Elvebak, Gail D. Smith
In memory of MaryRuth Sole
Dianne Anderson, Anna Maria Matturro, Rockport Garden Club, Susan Seagroves, Barbara S. Sparks, Gail Thompson
In memory of Evelyn R. Stearns
John R. Stearns
In memory of Paul Strisik
Mrs. Nancy Strisik
In memory of Bonnie Sullivan
Richard Sullivan
RESTRICTED GIVING
COMMISSIONING
Diana Koin
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Anonymous
Jerry Ackerman
Dianne Anderson S
Jim and Chris Barker S
Jill and Frank G. Berson
Thomas Burger and Andrée Robert S
Robert and Deborah Cassady S
Phil and Eve† Cutter S
Gene and Nina Doggett S
Susan Gray S
Garth and Lindsay Greimann S
Janis Guter
Bill and Rose Hausman S
Jeannie and Angus McIntyre S
Ruth A. Salinger S
Martha and Warren Salinger S
Eugene and Kathy Skrabut S
Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg S
Paul† S and Christine Sylva
Linda and Brian Teahen
William and Susan Wagner S
Linda D. Walker S
Charles and Margaret Ziering S
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Anonymous (2)
Carol Elias
Karen Elias
Stephen Smit
Youths Friends Association
JAZZ WORKSHOP
Anonymous
Mollie and John† Byrnes S
Deborah Nelson and James Pratt
RESTRICTED TO PROGRAMMING
Anonymous
Mrs. Hinda Simon
RESTRICTED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Mollie and John† Byrnes S
Gene and Nina Doggett S
GLOBAL JOURNEYS SPONSORSHIP
Dan Waters and Penny Pilzer
JAZZ LEGACY SERIES SPONSORSHIP
Jeffrey Silveira and Beth Logan
JAZZ EDUCATION CHALLENGE
Anonymous (2)
Thomas Flaherty and Elizabeth Lalik
Richard and Cheryl Poholek
Rich and Cynthia Tennant
REALIZED BEQUESTS
Estate Of Jean McCawley
Estate of Mel and Martha Rosenblatt
GIFTS TO ENDOWED FUNDS
SHALIN LIU BUILDING PRESERVATION
ENDOWMENT
Anonymous (2)
Joel Decareau
Paul† S and Christine Sylva
Mitchell and Barbara Freedman Wand
Charitable Fund
Mark and Caroline Weld
Susie and Doug Rich
Thi Linh and Peter Wernau
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
The support that Rockport Music receives from small businesses, larger corporations, foundations and government agencies is critical to our ability to carry out our mission. We express our profound gratitude to all of these organizations for so generously recognizing the importance of both music and music education to the Cape Ann community and beyond.
FY2023 CORPORATE SUPPORT
FY23 EXCLUSIVE REAL ESTATE PARTNER
Engel & Völkers
FY23 ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL SPONSOR
Wernau Asset Management
FY23 FALL/WINTER CLASSICAL SPONSOR
The Hamilton Group
Andrée Robert of Engel & Völkers
FY23 ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK SPONSOR
The Hamilton Group Andrée Robert of Engel & Völkers
Cape Ann Tree Service/Natti Tree and Landscape Coop
FY2024 CORPORATE SUPPORT
FY24 EXCLUSIVE REAL ESTATE PARTNER
Engel & Völkers Andrée Gillian Group
FY24 ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSICAL FESTIVAL SPONSOR
Wernau Asset Management
FY24 FALL/WINTER CLASSICAL SEASON SPONSOR
Wernau Asset Management
FY24 ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL PARTNER
Polaris Capital Management, LLC
FY24 GOLD COAST ASSOCIATE
NXTevent, Inc.
FY24 GRANITE COAST ASSOCIATE Concentriq, LLC
Glovsky & Glovsky, LLC
J. McLaughlin
FY24 HARBOR VIEW ASSOCIATE
Bergsten Music Co., Inc.
FY24 IN-KIND CORPORATE DONORS
Beauport Hotel
Cape Ann Tree Service/Natti Tree and Landscape Coop
Eagle House Motel
Emerson Inn
GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION GIVING (FY2023 AND FY2024)
Applied Materials Foundation, Inc.
The Boston Foundation
Essex County Community Foundation
Gloucester Cultural Council
Institution for Savings
Manchester-by-the-Sea Cultural Council
Massachusetts Cultural Council
New England Biolabs, Inc.
New England Foundation for the Arts
Rockport Cultural Council
MATCHING GIFTS & EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAMS
American Endowment Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation
Applied Materials Foundation, Inc.
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Carrier Foundation
Dell Technologies
Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program
Logitech
LINDEN TREE SOCIETY
The Linden Tree Society is Rockport Music’s honorary organization created to thank donors who support music’s future through a planned gift to Rockport Music. All donors who make a special, future gift to Rockport Music through a gift by will, through an IRA beneficiary designation or another planned gift of any amount are invited to join the Linden Tree Society. For more information please visit rockportmusic.org/plannedgiving
Anonymous
Dianne Anderson
Jim and Chris Barker
Edward and Sheila Becker
Jill and Stephen Bell
Bernice Blitz
Sharon Bonner
Diane Braff
Millicent Bruce
Thomas Burger and Andrée Robert
John† and Mollie Byrnes
Janice Cane and Wally Hess
Robert and Deborah Cassady
Craig and Suzanne Cervo
Kathe and Allan Cohen
Linzee Coolidge
Dr. and Mrs.† Philip D. Cutter
Donald Dawson†
Priscilla Deck and Sean Kelly
David S. Deveau
Alec Dingee† and Susan Gray
Gene and Nina Doggett
Frank† and Mitzi† Ferguson
Marie Foss
Philip Goldsmith†
Garth and Lindsay Greimann
Carl Gustafson†
Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen
Flora B. "Mimi" Harper†
Jerry and Margaretta Hausman
Bill and Rose Hausman
Lois Brynes and Serena Hilsinger
Inge S. Hoffmann†
Edith Jacobs
Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks
Peter and Sandra Lawrence
Stephen and Sigrid† Lindo
Dianne Luby
Mary E. Malone
Robert Malster and Alma Berson
Jean McCawley†
Jeannie and Angus McIntyre
Marilyn Miller†
Gretchen and Ned Morse
Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Morss
Joe and Eileen Mueller
Lee Kingman Natti†
Janet and Irv Plotkin
Frank and Ellen Previte
Nick and Jean Rees
Melvin† and Martha† Rosenblatt
Alfred C. Rousseau
Ruth A. Salinger
Martha and Warren Salinger
David and Marie Louise† Scudder
Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell
Gene and Kathy Skrabut
Cameron and Seymour† Smith
MaryRuth Sole†
John† and Barbara Sparks
Laura and Randall Stevens
Naomi Stonberg
Paul Sylva†
William E. and Jolinda K. Taylor
Peter and Kathleen† Van Demark
William and Susan Wagner
Linda D. Walker
Peter and Thi Linh Wernau
Charles and Margaret Ziering
Growing Rockport Music’s Future
Gala Summer 2023
GOLD SPONSORS
Anonymous
Dianne Anderson S / Joanne Del Dotto
Gene and Nina Doggett S
Susan Gray S
SILVER SPONSORS
J.J. and Jackie Bell / Dr. Diane Chen Koch-Weser
Anonymous / Al and Deborah Fichera
Garth and Lindsay Greimann S
Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks S
Sandra and Peter Lawrence S / Joseph Kittredge and Winand van Eeghen
Jeannie and Angus McIntyre S
Linda D. Walker S
Wernau Asset Management / Thi Linh and Peter Wernau S
BRONZE SPONSORS
Jill and Stephen Bell S
Thomas Burger and Andrée Robert S
Pamela Bynum and Henry Ferrara
Janice Cane and Wally Hess S
Bettie Cartwright
Robert and Deborah Cassady S
Chester and Ellen Clark
Kathe and Allan Cohen S
Donna Fairservice
Linda and Michael Frieze
Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen S
Lois Brynes and Serena Hilsinger S
Stephen C. Perry and Oliver Radford
David Scudder S and Betsy Ridge
Jeffrey and Naomi Stonberg S
Jolinda and Bill Taylor S
Sally Kerans and Michael Whouley
We are grateful to the following individuals who made our 2023 Summer Gala a night to remember. Despite the inclement weather, everyone enjoyed our cozy tent, transformed into a secret garden, at the Windhover Center for the Performing Arts. After a delicious meal and short trolley ride to the Shalin Liu Performance Center, we heard a breathtaking performance of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by violinist Ray Chen and narration by Cathy Fuller, all accompanied by a chamber orchestra handpicked by Artistic Director Barry Shiffman. Thanks to our dedicated Gala Committee led by Co-Chairs Dianne Anderson, Amy Oaks and Gregg Kvistad.
BENEFACTORS
Carmen and Jim Beaton
Susan and Ian Crown
Patricia Campbell and Harry M. Lasker
Joe and Eileen Mueller S
Barbara and David Roberts
Nick Senzamici and Liz Fragola
Ruth Shane and Barry Gartell S
PATRON
Glenn and Pat Alto
Edward and Sheila Becker S
Mary E. Malone S
Janet and Irv Plotkin S
Seymour† and Cameron Smith S
Luther and Patricia Zeigler
FRIENDS
Anonymous
Matthew Beach and John Lamirande
Gillian Bouchie
Tom Eck and Victoria Wallins
Bill and Rose Hausman S
Mary and Jim Hayes
Carole and Rick Horwitz
Amy Huber
Sandra Jesse
Deborah Epstein and Alan Joslin
Stephen Lindo S
Sara Clay Medeiros
Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Morss S
Katherine O'Dair
Stuart and Roslyn Orkin
Gretchen and Tim Parker
Karen Berger and Lenny Sicilian
Robert and Eileen Smith
Rich and Cynthia Tennant
DONORS
Greg and Rose Beecher
Diane Braff S
Jason and Kathryn Chamberlain
Carol and Joe Chirico
Cheryl and Mike Crounse
Diane Faissler
Eloise and Arthur Hodges
Stacey and George Kacoyanis
Jim and Stina MacDougall
Randall and Laura Stevens S
Paul†S and Christine Sylva
Richard and Nancy Zeroka
VOLUNTEERS
Rockport Music wishes to thank the volunteers of Rockport Music for their hard work and tireless efforts on behalf of the organization. From ushering and concert operations to assisting fundraising efforts, this stalwart group has been the backbone of the organization since it was founded in 1981.
Glenn and Patricia Alto
Dianne Anderson
Peg Anderson
Sandy Anderson
Mark Andrew and Yssabel Marren
Ezeanyinabia Anyanwu
Barbara Arnold
Wendy Arnold
Jacquelyn Ball
Larry Bankart
Nicole Bannerman
James Barker
Di Barry
Joseph Bayes
Ed and Sheila Becker
George Beilin
Stephen Bell
Beverly Bernhard
June Bowman
John Brennan
Linda Brite
Lois Brooks
Donna Brown
Millicent Bruce
Lois Brynes
Jo Ann Buccigrosso
Thomas Burger
Pamela Bynum
Mollie Byrnes
Patricia Cahill
Andrew and Peggy Calkins
Peter Calkins and Susan Casey
Patricia Campbell
Janice Cane
Elizabeth Carey
Jeanne Carey
Sharon Carelton
Bettie Cartwright
Kathy Carusone
Louisa Casadei-Johnson
J. Robert Cassady and Deborah Bacon Cassady
Cynthia Chassee
Juana Chicoine
Shirley Christenson
Suzanne and Craig Cervo
Chester Clark
John Clark
Allan Cohen
Dianne Connolly
Cathy Col
Jim Cooper
Carolyn and Gordon Corzine
Eileen Corbett
Michael Costello
P. O'Dea Coughlin
Jessica Cote
Ian and Susan Crown
Philip Cutter
Alexandra-Stella D'Maris
Johanne Davidson
Geri Davis
Jennifer Dawson
Kate Comstock Davis
John Day
Peter Dane
Priscilla Deck
Lynda DeCourcy
Vicki Diez-Canseco
Mary Dill
Nina Doggett
Polly Donnelly
Deborah Epstein
Donna Fairservice
Ed Feldman
Al Fichera
Martha Finta
Thomas Flaherty
Patti Flanagan
Joan Flynn
Michael Friedman
Janice Fullman
Adena Geller
Elizabeth Gibbons
Lynda Goldberg
Barry Gradwohl
Susan Gray
Colette Green
Sherwin Greenblatt
Garth and Lindsay Greimann
Phyllis Grossman
Rosalynn Grunmann
Susanne Guyer and Thad Carpen
Laura Hallowell
Karen Hanson and Warren Waugh
Jerry Hausman
William and Rose Hausman
Elizabeth Harty
Holly Herring
Catherine Hommes
Carole Horwitz
Amy Huber
Laurie Hudson
Claire Hurst
Gail Jenner
Sandra Jesse
Regina Kane
Kimberly Karon
Gillian Kellogg
Michele Kenna
Katie Kilty
Mary Catherine Kingsley
Alexandra Kirby
Gregg Kvistad and Amy Oaks
Susan King
Karen Kosco
Mark Koziol
Sue-Ellen Kresh
Mike and Viveca Krueger
Janet and Ron Lamkin
Eleanor Lawler
Harry Lasker
Helene Levin
Barbara Littlefield
Sandra Lawrence
Nancy Lewis
Stephen Lindo
MaryJane Long
Chris Lovgren
Edward Lowenstein
Kim MacIsaac
Don Maier
Louise Maier
Mary Malone
Bela Maranhas
Jane Marshall
Rob Martin
Jeannie McIntyre
Janet McSweeney
Christy Millhouse
Mary Jane Morrill
Elizabeth Moulton
Ned Morse
Pamela Morss
Joseph and Eileen Mueller
Deborah Nelson
Judy Nugent
Olivia Parker
Stephen Perry and Oliver Radford
Katherine O'Dair
Andie and Jim O'Neill
Margaret O'Neil
Thomas Padick
Elizabeth Parillo
Karen Parker
Jane Parrish
Wayne Pastel
Dana Pederson
LeeAnne Powers
Jane Pulkkinen
Lory and Paul Ragnio
Janet Rice
Doug Rich
Denise Ridolfo
Nancy Riley
Trish Roach
Andrée Robert
Hilary Robinson
Pamela Rose
Gerrard Roy
Alphonse Russo
Lynn Saccone
Barbara Sachs
Ruth Salinger
David Scudder
Ruth Shane
Cindy Sharfstein
Rochelle Sharit
Valentina Shinskaya
Hinda Simon
Natalie Simon
Joyce Smallcomb
Kathleen Skrabut
Helen Soussou
Rachel Smalley
Cameron Smith
Eileen Smith
Karen Smith
Richard Smith
Andrew Soll
Marjorie Soriano
Barbara Sparks
Judy Spurr
Anne Stevens
Laura and Randall Stevens
Naomi and Jeffrey Stonberg
Norm Strahle
Ruth Janet Taylor
Bruce Sunstein
Linda Teahen
LaDonna Thomas
Michela and William Tobin
Michele Todeska
Susan Turnbull
Mirta Ulivi
Diane Usewick
Peter Van Demark
Winand van Eeghen and JB Kittredge
Camille Visconti
Anna Vojtech Baumgaertel
Karin von Trotha-Cohen
Susan Wagner
Maura Wadlinger
Toni Waldron
Linda Walker
Susan Walker
Meg Wallace
Daniel Waters
Sue Watkins
Jim and Lea Watson
Robert Weber
Peter Wernau
Maura White
Hope Winthrop
Jean Woodbury
Xiaolei Wu
Diane Young
Patricia and Luther Zeigler
Margaret Ziering
GOVERNANCE
AS OF MAY 2024
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jeannie McIntyre CHAIR
Ed Becker VICE CHAIR
Sandra Jesse VICE CHAIR
Peter Calkins
TREASURER
Patricia Zeigler SECRETARY
J. Robert Cassady, M.D.
Jim Cooper
Ian Crown
Nina Doggett
Thomas J. Flaherty
Jerry A. Hausman
Amy Huber
Gregg Kvistad
Harry Lasker
Sandra Lawrence
Ned Morse
Pamela Morss
Stephen Perry
Doug Rich
Hilary Robinson
David Scudder
Laura Stevens
Naomi Stonberg
Winand van Eeghen
Linda Walker
Daniel Waters
Peter Wernau
Tony Beadle
PRESIDENT & CEO
EX OFFICIO (RETIRED MAY 2024)
Barry Shiffman
ROCKPORT CHAMBER
MUSIC FESTIVAL & CLASSICAL MUSIC
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO
TRUSTEES EMERITI
James Barker
Stephen Bell
Thomas Burger
Mollie Byrnes
Janice Cane
Allan Cohen
Philip Cutter
Susan Gray
Garth Greimann
Susanne Guyer
William Hausman
Mary Malone
Joseph Mueller
Susan Wagner
Margaret Ziering
ROCKPORT MUSIC COUNCIL
Dianne Anderson
John Brennan
Lois Brynes
Andrew Calkins
Patricia Campbell
Bettie Cartwright
Suzanne Cervo
Diane Connolly
Michael Costello
Priscilla Deck
Deborah Epstein
Al Fichera
Elizabeth Gibbons
Sherwin Greenblatt
Karen Hanson
Carole Horwitz
Gillian Kellogg
Susan King
Edward Lowenstein, M.D.
Deborah Nelson
Katherine O’Dair
Olivia Parker
LeeAnne Powers
Andrée Robert
Ruth Shane
Hinda Simon
Kathleen Skrabut
Helen Soussou
Barbara Sparks
Bruce D. Sunstein
Susan Turnbull
Toni Waldron
Paul West
Hope Winthrop
STAFF
EXECUTIVE
Tony Beadle
PRESIDENT & CEO (RETIRED MAY 2024)
Shannon Mason
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
DEVELOPMENT
Lori Correale
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Susan Rogers SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Jeanne Kinch DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Mark Barrasso
DEVELOPMENT
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR
Nora Whouley DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
FINANCE
Midori Williams DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
EDUCATION
Elizabeth Stefan DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & PARTNERSHIPS
Alexa Tarantino JAZZ WORKSHOP DIRECTOR
MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES
Karen Herlitz DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Billy Burgoyne
PATRON SERVICES & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Maggie Glidden
MARKETING MANAGER
Julian Mendoza MARKETING ASSOCIATE
OPERATIONS
Michelle Alekson DIRECTOR OF RENTAL EVENTS & VOLUNTEERS
Scott Rodgers DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Dan King
ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
ARTISTIC
Barry Shiffman
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL & CLASSICAL MUSIC
Maeve Gilchrist
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL
Mike Block
ARTISTIC CURATOR GLOBAL JOURNEYS
Bijon Watson
ARTISTIC CURATOR ICONIC JAZZ LEGACIES
David Deveau
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS
ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
FIVE STARS
“First time at this venue, and it was phenomenal. The acoustics are amazing, and the size creates an intimacy that really makes this place special. Can't wait to come back for another show.”
– CHRISTIAN A.
“A Rockport must!” – ELISE
“Unparalleled acoustics, unsurpassed view. Magic.” – REV. SUE
“Wow! Beautiful building. Outstanding acoustics. Great variety of programs…This place is a diamond in the beautiful setting of Rockport, MA” – WILLIAM S.
“The most romantic, charming, concert hall ever. Simply amazing.” – OKAN A.
Dover Quartet, Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2023
