San Diego Symphony Annual Report 2022-23 Fiscal Year by San Diego Symphony

ANNUAL REPORT

2022-23 FISCAL YEAR

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Our Organization 14 Our Venues 18 Artistic Overview 30 Community Programs 35 Media Highlights 38 Social Media 40 Awards 41 Institutional Advancement 54 Financial Report 56 Rentals 58 Food & Beverage

Cover: Jing Yan Bowcott, Jeff Thayer, Evan Pasternak; photo by Gary Payne Opposite: photo by Gary Payne

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OUR ORGANIZATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2023

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harold W. Fuson Jr. Chair of the Board*

Timothy Barelli Lisa Behun David Bialis* Anthony C. Boganey, MD, FACS Julia R. Brown* Pam Cesak* Ben G. Clay Phyllis Epstein* Lisette Farrell Janet Gorrie Dr. Nancy Hong Arlene Inch Warren O. Kessler, M.D.* Kris Kopensky Jeff Light Deborah Pate Alan Prohaska Mary Casillas Salas Sherron Schuster Marivi Shivers Christopher D. “Kit” Sickels Donald M. Slate* Gloria Stone Frank Vizcarra Mitchell R. Woodbury* John Zygowicz

David R. Snyder, Esq. Immediate Past Chair* Terry Atkinson Vice Chair* Una Davis Vice Chair* Colette Carson Royston Vice Chair* J. William Weber Vice Chair* Kathleen Davis Treasurer* Linda Platt Secretary*

HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTORS Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs Joan K. Jacobs Warren O. Kessler, M.D. Anne Francis Ratner (1911-2011)

Lawrence B. Robinson (d. 2021) Herbert Solomon Mitchell R. Woodbury

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Warren O. Kessler, M.D. Chair

Sandra Levinson Secretary

David R. Snyder, Esq. Vice Chair

Mitchell R. Woodbury Treasurer

Opposite: Darby Hinshaw, Max Opferkuch, Sarah Tuck; photo by Gary Payne

Robert Caplan, Esq. Harold W. Fuson Jr. Martha Gilmer Joan K. Jacobs Beth Sirull Mark Stuart Ellen Whelan *Executive Committee Member San Diego Symphony

Our Organization

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RAFAEL PAYARE Music Director EDO DE WAART Principal Guest Conductor VIOLIN Jeff Thayer

Concertmaster Deborah Pate and John Forrest Chair

Wesley Precourt

Associate Concertmaster

Jisun Yang

Assistant Concertmaster

Alexander Palamidis

Principal Second Violin

Nick Grant

Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus

Cherry Choi Tung Yeung Associate Principal Second Violin

Ai Nihira Awata Jing Yan Bowcott Yumi Cho Hernan Constantino Alicia Engley Kathryn Hatmaker Kenneth Liao Igor Pandurski Evan Pasternak Julia Pautz Yeh Shen Xiaoxuan Shi Edmund Stein Hanah Stuart John Stubbs Pei-Chun Tsai Zou Yu Thomas Dougherty* Benjamin Hoffman* Margeaux Maloney* Nicole Sauder* Sarah Schwartz*

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VIOLA Chi-Yuan Chen Principal Karen and Warren Kessler Chair

Nancy Lochner Associate Principal Jason Karlyn Wanda Law Qing Liang Abraham Martín Johanna Nowik Ethan Pernela Rachel Halvorson* Michael Molnau* CELLO Yao Zhao Principal

Chia-Ling Chien Associate Principal Marcia Bookstein Andrew Hayhurst John Lee Richard Levine Mary Oda Szanto Nathan Walhout Xian Zhuo Ben Solomonow* BASS Jeremy Kurtz-Harris Principal Sophie and Arthur Brody Foundation Chair

Susan Wulff

Associate Principal

Aaron Blick P.J. Cinque Kaelan Decman Kevin Gobetz Samuel Hager Michael Wais Margaret Johnston+

FLUTE Rose Lombardo Principal

Sarah Tuck Lily Josefsberg PICCOLO Lily Josefsberg OBOE Sarah Skuster Principal

Rodion Belousov Andrea Overturf ENGLISH HORN Andrea Overturf

Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden English Horn Chair

CLARINET Sheryl Renk Principal

Max Opferkuch Frank Renk BASS CLARINET Frank Renk BASSOON Valentin Martchev Principal

Ryan Simmons Leyla Zamora CONTRABASSOON Leyla Zamora

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HORN Benjamin Jaber Principal

Darby Hinshaw

Assistant Principal & Utility

Tricia Skye Douglas Hall Mike McCoy*

TRUMPET Christopher Smith Principal

John MacFerran Wilds Ray Nowak Jonah Levy* TROMBONE Kyle R. Covington Principal

Logan Chopyk Kyle Mendiguchia

BASS TROMBONE Kyle Mendiguchia

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Courtney Secoy Cohen

TUBA Aaron McCalla

LIBRARIAN Rachel Fields

Principal

HARP Julie Smith Phillips Principal

TIMPANI Ryan J. DiLisi Principal

Andrew Watkins

Assistant Principal

* Long Term Substitute Musician + Staff Opera Musician The musicians of the San Diego Symphony are members of San Diego County, Local 325, American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO.

PERCUSSION Gregory Cohen Principal

Erin Douglas Dowrey Andrew Watkins

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Our Organization

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE Martha Gilmer* Chief Executive Officer Katherine McDonald* Chief of Staff Elizabeth Larsen Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO and Board of Directors Ellen Damore Department Assistant

ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION Lea Slusher* Vice President of Artistic Administration and Audience Development Angela Chilcott Managing Director, Orchestra and Stage Operations AJ Benson Director of Artistic Planning

David Hodges Director of Advancement, Institutional Giving

STAGE PERSONNEL

Jennifer Nicolai Director of Advancement, Campaign and Major Gifts

Adam Day* Head Carpenter Video Department Heads: James Fogarty***, Shafeeq Sabir* Evan Page*** Electrical Department Head RJ Givens Stagehand

IMPACT AND INNOVATION Laura Reynolds Vice President of Impact and Innovation Stephen Salts^ Director of Learning and Leadership

Megan Peet* Associate Director, Advancement Operations Ida Sandico-Whitaker Associate Director, Donor Programs and Special Events Bob Morris Major Gifts Officer Theresa Jones^ Major Gifts Officer, Corporate Relations Sydne Sullivan Advancement Operations Manager Kirby Lynn Tankersley Special Events Manager

FINANCE AND

Sydney Wilkins Tyree Advancement Annual Fund Manager

Shea Perry Orchestra Personnel Manager

Maureen Campbell Melville* Chief Financial Officer

Luke Wingfield Donor Services and Stewardship Manager

Diego Plata Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Ashley Madigan Controller

Greg Shibley^ Institutional Advancement Assistant

Theodora Bellinger Director of Artistic Operations

Liam McBane Artistic Coordinator Seasonal Artistic Assitants: Michael Hull^, Luke Loprete, Melyssa Mason^, Sade Rains Jerry Pedroza Director of Production Pete Seaney Director of Stage Operations Joel Watts Audio Director

Jason Rothberg Production and Technical Designer

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ADMINISTRATION

Sang Duong Assistant Controller Tiyony Ellingson Revenue Accountant Soleil Hope Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Sheri Broedlow Vice President of Institutional Advancement

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Craig Hall Vice President of Marketing and Communications Elizabeth Holub Director of Marketing J.D. Smith**** Director of Marketing and Sales Technology

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Kristen Turner Director of Communications, Content and Digital Strategies

Danielle Litrenta Front of House Manager/Volunteer Coordinator

John Velasco^ Communications Manager

Diane Littlejohn*** Venue Operations Manager

Casey Patterson Director of Ticketing Services, Partnerships and Premium Seating

Jose Lopez Chief Mechanical Engineer

Sabina Spilkin Digital Systems Analyst Maria Kusior Digital Media Specialist Graphic Designers Elie Haddad^, Jane Sanders

Robert Saucedo Senior Technician Lorenzo Peay Facilities Technician Facilities Lead Technicians: Peter Perez***, David Russell

Travis Wininger Vice President of Venue Operations

Facilities Event Staff: Joshua Albertson^, Mateo Alvarez, Luke Ban, Tyler Bao Buu^, William Scott Bulmer^, Jackson Butler, Lily Castillo^, Jafet Chavez^, Kinsey Claudino^, Christopher Collado, Brandon Croft, Jessica Dau^, Gabriel Carlo De Guzman^, Ryan Fargo^, Dawna Hernandez, Kara Huynh^, Benjamin Kelly^, Dennis La, Garrett Lockwood^, Edward Manzo, Shannon McElhaney^, Ricardo Mendoza^, Slaine Miller^, Reuben Molina^, Abraham Montoya^, Valerie Navarrete, Gertrude Nixon, Gabriela Perez^, Gema Reeves^, Gerry Reoyo^, Apollo Rosas Hernandez^, Tom Rufino^, Mario Ruiz, Brandon Scott, Mia Sevilla^, Nicholas Stroh, Ryan Stuver, Yadira Zuniga

Robert Arnold Managing Director of The Rady Shell

HOUSE STAFF

Noëlle Borrelli-Boudreau^ Marketing Coordinator

TICKETING AND PATRON SERVICES Kymberlee Pappas*** Manager of Ticketing and Subscriptions Anastasia Franco Manager of Ticket Operations and Training Cheri LaZarus*** Ticket Service Associate Lead Subscriptions Ticket Services Associates: Kailey Agpaoa, Clelia Cabezas, Levan Korganashvili^, Nayeli Valencia^

FACILITIES

Roberto Castro Director of Guest Experience Paige Satter* Director of Operations Administration

House Managers: Robert Bryan**, Beverly Feldman Feinberg, Christine Harmon**, Karen Tomlinson

Front of House Representatives: Judy Bentovim***, Sue Carberry**, Julio Cedillo, Kerry Freshman***, Sharon Karniss******, Laurel Nielsen^, K Roesler, Linda Thornhill*, Marilyn Weiss*

IT Sean Kennedy Director of Information Technology German Luna^ IT Support Specialist Matthew Torbit^ Systems Administrator

HUMAN RESOURCES Kimberly Vargas^ Director of Human Resources Amanda Shepherd^ Human Resources Generalist Susan Cochran Payroll and Benefits Manager

Years of Service Key ^ Less than 1 year * 5+ years ** 10+ years *** 15+ years **** 20+ years ***** 25+ years ******30+ years San Diego Symphony

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VOLUNTEERS The San Diego Symphony is honored to have some of the best volunteers in San Diego, who often go above and beyond ushering! Each shift, they come early and, on many nights, stay late to remove numbers from seats so The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park event crew can pull chairs for our everchanging venue configurations. For events that are without seats, they help with wayfinding and aisle clearing. For events like our annual Pride Yoga, they handed out drink tickets and tattoos, and for our community events they help with arts and crafts. The San Diego Symphony is grateful to have such a tireless group of workers on its volunteer team and couldn’t imagine success without them. Barbara Abeyta Kathryn Acebedo Barbara Afkhami Mehdi Afkhami Nathan Agin Adrienne Alexander Barbara Alexander stephanie Allouche Norma Almanza Mae Alonsagay Pam Ames Cherrie Anderson Elaine Anderson Mark Anderson Nancy Anderson William Anderson Debbie Andreen Paul Andreen Barbara Andrews Kim Aposporos Stacy Apostol johanna Applefield Mary Arana Greg Arens Elena Argoud Frances Arnal Rob Arnold Marsha Arones Michele Arterberry Jennifer Asmar-Schulman Barry Austin Susan Austin Judith Bachner Nancy Back Corinne Bagnol Connie Bailey Ellen Baker Rex Baker Karen Bales Barbara Bandhauer Jules Barad Laura Barbanell Elsa Barin Marianne Barlow Cathy Baron Amelia Baronowsky Juan Barrera Maureen Barrera Greg Bartholomew Radka Bartholomew Christine Barton Liz Bashaw Marguerite (Peg) Battersby Kevin Baumann Debra Baxter Christine Bayly Debbie Beam Terrie Bearden Jerry Beck julie Becker Nicky Bedford Robert Bedford Anita Beeston-Marovac Brian Beeston-Marovac John Benbow Mary Benbow

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Zoe Benditt Cynthia Benner Charlotte Bentley Judy Bentovim Marsha Bercuson Marcia Berneger Annabel Bianes Rebecca Bierman Marcia Biller Judy Bishop Alice Blake-Stalker Joan Bleu Kathi Blocher Eileen Blomendale Randy (Gene) Blomendale Eleanor Bolen Candy Bonner Doris Borg Jerry Bower Joe Bower Josh Bower Kate Bower Jon Boyes Wanda boyle Judith Bragar Melanie Branca Marilyn Braun Tot Breher Katie M Breitenbach Luis Bretts Joan Brice Cheryl Brines Tina Brister Noreen Bristow Barbara Brokaw Vicky Brookes Rayna Brooks Rebekah Brooks Susan Brooks Chad Brown Mandy Brown Robert Brownell Cynthia Brownlee Marinel Brual Elizabeth Brunton Robert Bryan Marilyn Buckley Betsy Buckner Richard Budzynski Heather Bui Kathleen Bui Cynthia Burgunder Bill Burton Douglas Burton Ron Bush Judy Butsko Joe Cabral Marcie Cabral Maria Caccamise Daphiney Caganap Sandy Cajigas Elena Cala Felicia Cameron Gina Cameron Angela Campanella Judy Campbell

Linda Campbell Monique Campbell Jerry Cannon Annemarie Cantine Chris Cantrell Margaret Cappellanti Laurie Carano Sue Carberry Karen Carney Barbara Carroll Chuck Carroll Jim Carroll Michael Carroll Paula Carroll Roberto Castro Erika Cayton Gloria Cazares Julio Cedillo Patti Chamberlin Charity Chambers Jessie Chang Mary Chaparro Jeanne Cherry Sherry Chester Rosa Chi Bobbi Chifos Roxanne Chrestman Patti Christensen Robin Chu David Ciccati Kathleen Cien-Mayer Mary Claire Irma Clark Susan Clark Carol Clarke Barbara Cleland Kristin Coffman Nicholas Colabella Ann Cole Marge Cole Claudia Coletta Marguerite Companiotte Alexandra Compton Ashley Connelly Shainy Connors Janet Cook Ken Cooke Espen Correll Rosanne Costanzo Rose Cousineau Spencer Cox Joyce Craig Carol Crane Skip Crane Nidia Croce Ken Croft Sharon Anne Cronin Eva Crouthamel Peggy Crunican Jan Crutz Madir Cuddy Bob Cunningham Susan Cunningham Karen Curd Barbara Czescik Ma. Cristina Dancel

Glencora Davies Barbara M Davis Carol Davis Donna Davis Kevin Davis Joy de Beyer Kate De Jong Joe De La Cruz Ned Dearborn Robert DeFore Mona DeMeritt Robert Dennis Faye Detsky-Weil Julie DeVaney Franca Di Tommaso Allen Diamond Marcie Diamond Anita Dillon Constantine Dillon Ellen Dillon Lisa Dixon Vila Dixon Barbara Dodd Jacoba Dolloff Tim Dominic Paul Dores Vi Douglas Janice Dowd Dennis Doyle Melanie Doyle Marie Duncan Linda Dunn Bill Dutton Teresa Dutton Carol Duve Diane Earle Robert Eaton Mary Eggen Jacqueline Ehlert Elaine Eisenberg Julie Eiter Becky Elder Yousra Elhachimi Brandyce Elia James Eliason Meitzu Eliason Mark Ellingson Marlys Ellingson Sara Ellis Patricia Ellisor Elinor Elphick Jill Elsner Verona Endrizzi Diane Erk Laura Espinoza Sue Eubanks Ted Evans Lisa Fabula Judy Faitek Linda Farrell James Feathers Beverly Feinberg Phil Feinberg James Feldman Linda Feldman Jo Fellman

Volunteers at a glance (2022-2023 fiscal year)

3,181

Total volunteers that worked an event

15,754

Total volunteer hours

Median number of volunteers per event

164

Median volunteer hours per event

Bernadine Fendrick Blake Fidler Brian Fidler Laura Fields Ruth Finkel Susan Fishman Shauna Fitzpatrick Anne Fletcher Graciela Flores Richard Flores Linda Flower Nancy Flowers Irene Fojtik Lois Fong-Sakai Les Forare Constance Forest David Forsyth Eileen Frame Sharman French Kerry Freshman Gail Friedt Suzanne Fruehan Russ Fuerst Christy Fuzak Clarence Fuzak Jeannette Fuzak Betty Gagne Judith Gaines Ingrid Galchenko David Gangsei Kitz Garcia Mary Garcia Joel Garcia Valle Angela Garcia-Sims Susan Gardo Pat Garland Amando Gaspar Ann Gastineau Candace Gawler Dawn Gaylord Jeremy Gaylord Tomas Gayton Susan Gembrowski Vera Genkina Patty Gianulis Kathy Gibbons Bernadette Gibson Eric Gibson Marianne Gibson Richard Gilbert Anna Gilbreath Marlene Giles Nita Gilson Susan Gionet Charles Glidden Nadine Gnall Lori Godwin Shelly Goins Marie Goldberg Joe Goldhammer Neil Goldstein Robin Goodman Gayle Gordon Ellen Goren John Gottlieb Betsey Gowing

Bonnie Graham Sharon Granieri Libby Grasse Becky Graul Lynn Graver Kip (Joseph) Gray Susie Grecco William Green Marvin Greenberg Alan Greenspan Ilene Greenspan Ellyn Greenway Randee Griffin Michele Gross James Grube Joyce Grube Ruby Guerrero David Gutoff Sue Guzik Cheryl Hackett-Watts Gabrielle Hadzicki Kirsten Hadzicki Kathy Hagenbach Sally Haggerty Gail Halinka Larisa Hall Lyn Hall Steve Hall Dee Haller Paula Halprin Alleen Hamblin Cecily Handly David Hardy Maureen Hargrave Jeffrey Harkness Christine Harmon Lorna Harris Arlene Hauser widney hawthorne Charlotte Healy Sara Heath Jonathan Hee Sharon Hee Mark Heinrich Karen Helf Nancy Helgeson Candace Hellstrom-Kinder Ferdonya Henderson Peggy Hetherington Calvin Hicks Ynez Hicks Edwin Hill Nancy Hill Helen Hillix Bobbi Hirschkoff Gene Hirschkoff Heather Hirschkoff Joel Hirschkoff Christine Ho Mary Hodge Carole Hodges Kathleen Holdaway Cassandra Holland Angie Hollenbeck dennis hollenbeck Steve Hollenbeck

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Eric Holmes JorgiAnn Holmes Karen Hom Fumie Homer Carmel Honeycutt Thomas Hopfensperger Javiva Horne Douglas Hotaling Trevor Houchins Pam Howard Portia Howard Lee Hsieh Brandon Hubbard Sidney Anne Hudig Shirley Hulett Dana Huskey Gwendolyn Ickstadt Lisa Illianna Sydnie Inklebarger Craig Ives Quentin Ivy Rachelle Ivy Armando Izzarelli Damien Jackson Ed Jackson Marilyn Jaseniuk Roger Jehamy Jennifer Jenkins Duane Jensen Jane Jensen Cindy Johansen Edwina Johnson Kathleen Johnson Lori Johnson Roy Johnson Sue Johnston Patricia Jones Rose Jones Susana Jones Tam Joslin Sarah Jumper Sheila Jurist Sheldon Jurist BettyAnn Kaczorowski Don Kamphaus Yolanda Kamphaus Ann Kana James (Jim) Kana Veronica Kang Amy Kanner Linda Kapp Nandita Kar Sarah Karcher Althea Kardos Sharon Karniss Amy Kaufman Anne-Marie Kaukonen Veronica Keeler Janine Kelley Bernard Kellish Dave Kempton Bob Kennedy Jazmine Kennedy Linda Kennedy Georgia Kenney Linda Kenney Millicent Kent Ji Kenworthy Marilyn Ketteringham Izabella Khanoukova Ann Killian Markoh King Ian Kipnes Mary Kay Knock David Knoll Susie Knoll Stewart Kocivar Victoria Kohlhorst Barry Kohn Deb Koontz Evie Kosower Donald Kowal Charlene Kowalski Barbara Kozikowski Janet Kozlowski Hilda Krattinger Vivi Krause Matthew Krimmer Amy Kushner Marianne Kusmier Eugenia Kuttler Jeanne Lagorio Penny Lake Joan Lakin George Lane Helene Langer Nicole Lapeyrolerie

Patty LaRocca Maureen Latour Veronica Lavarello Ellen Lawler Mary Lawlor Marcy Lawson Debbie Lechner Eliza Lee Peggy Leimbach Jeanie Lemaire Sandra Leon Shakira Lesinski Doug Lester Judy Lester Mildred Levette Susan Levine Faye Levy Jimmy Lewis Lydia Lewis Jennifer Lim Steve Lin Anita Lindberg Jean Linder Priscilla Ling Stephanie Ling Joyce Link Robert Link Danielle Litrenta Peter Littlefield, Jr Diane Littlejohn Cindy Lococo Donna Long Eddie Lopez Pat Loughlin Debbie Love Ruth Lovely Janet Lovett Jimmy Lovett Kent Lowe Jayne Luense Ray Luense Linda Lungren Don Lupinetti Connie Maas Meredith MacCracken Sue Macdonald Bridgette Mack David Magown Marie Mahon Nicole Mahoobi Shan Malik Kevin Mallon Jim Mann Vicky Mann Nilo Mansoor Luise Marchi Debra Marks Greg Marks Caryn Maroni Kay Marsik Barbara Martin Domonique Martin Kate Martin John Martineau Wendy Martinez La Wanna Mason Diane Masser-Frye Carol Mastny Shauna Matheny Wendy Mattas Lawrence Mayer Heather McClary Frances McCloskey Sharon McCormick Ann McDonald Dan McDonald Jill McDonald Katchen McDonald Terri McGovern Ann McGregor Michelle McKeown Lynette Mcmahon Gloria McMillan Frances Meana Krissy Meckel-Parker Lorelei Mehaffey Christina Meike Allie Mendoza Jorge Mendoza Paula Menuck Richard Menze Michel Mercer Jodi Merchant Erik Mertz Leah Mertz Nathan Mertz Daniel Michaels

Judith Midgett Lorraine Millar Bryan Miller Emily Miller Marcine Miller Kenia Milloy Shohreh Minoo Beth Mitchell Erik Mitchell Sharon Mittelman Rose Mizrahi Karen Moffitt Joan Mohr Katherine Monroy Nancy Montalvo Carole Morales Norman Moran Sergio Moran Joan Moret Dee Morgan Gretchen Morphis Rosalyn Morris Angela Morrissey Linda Morse Angi Mosier Jeff Mosier Jerry Mosier Saundra Moskowitz Jack Mullany Aurora Murillo Dani Murphy Nell Murray Nanette Najera Anaheed Najmzadeh Michele Nash-Hoff Rikki Navarro Wendy Naylor Mike Neal Debora Neel Irene Neimark Jerry Neimark Allexendra Nellias Elaine Nelson Patricia Nelson Ernie New Hungyen Nguyen Alan Nicol Janet Nicol Shernaz Nicolson Jessica Niehoff Laurel Nielsen Nancy Norcross Deanna Norquist Mary Norwood Jessica Novak Laura OConnor Heather Odell John Ohlfest Suzanne Ohlfest Marian Oliver Kay Olson Ron Ontell Val Ontell Vikki Opeodu Jacqueline Oravitz Eric Owens Gabriel Padilla Maureen Pallamary Ann Palmatier David Palmatier Darlene Palmer Judy Pannell Deborah Pantoni Maddie Pantoni Kathryn Parker Tammy Parry Lucinda Parsons Susan Patchin Saagar Patel Ann Patterson Marianne Paul Suanne Pauley Susan Perry Desiree Peters Laurie Peters MaryLou Petersen Patricia Petersen Christina Peterson Aghdas Pezeshki Tho Pham Andy Phemister Maria Pina Miccilina Piraino Stacy Pitaluga Anice Plikaytis James Plough Rosalba Ponce

Samuel Porter Nancy Postero Scott Primack Dawn Primus Anetta Prosser Charlene Pryor Chris Pryor Marco Puente Jennette Pyne Weston Quick Melynda Quintong Slone Ranger Manuel Reade Janet Redmond Linda Reece Jennifer Reed Michelle Regello Tim Regello Taylor Reid Mary Reyes Betty Joan Reynolds Nicola Reynolds Dino Richardson Susan Richardson Rob Ringeisen Jennifer Riordan Meg Rist Paula Rivera Nora Roa Echo Roben Cheryl Roberts Gail Roberts Barb Robinette Andrew Robinson Ezra Robinson Gary Robinson Sheila Robinson Muriel Rodarte Jackir Rodriguez Adrian Rodriguez-Arana K Roesler Rick Roesler Rita Rohling Catherine Roma Susan Romero Barbra Rosenberg Elliott Rosenberg Jim Rosenberg Louise Rosenberg Angie Ross Kimberley Rosser Yama Rostami Jennifer Royce Keith Royce Mona Lisa Ruff Karen Ruffner Kathryn Ruiz Maureen Rukgaber Susan Rusk Robert Russakoff Sharon Russakoff Dennis Russell Janis Russell Lori Russell Michael Russell Tim Russell Gavin Rutledge Dina Ryan Helena Sabala Juan Sabala Joan Salamy Carlota Salas Estela Salazar Raymond Sanchez Christina Sand Kaymarie Sandoval Reema Sanghvi Cecilia Santayana Fernando Santayana Fedela Santiago Marilen Santos Jennifer Sarif Masano Sasaki Caren Scarbrough Judith Scarpa-Bush Christina Schaefer Lance Schlumm Barbara Schoenberger Paul Schumann Marilyn Seals Linda Searcy Pauline Seeley Prince Kojo Sefa-Boakye Jacquelyn Seglin Roy Sekigahama Rechelle Sellers Terry Senty

Patrick Seraphin Odetta Serrett Rumana Shahzad Michaele Shapiro Sanford Shapiro Deborah Sharpe Adam Sheldon Rene Sheldon Carolyn Sher Faye Sherbert Michael Shetler Pam Shetler Wendy Shih Virginia Shirazi David Shively Casey Shoenhard Cherri Shur Linda Siler ronald silverman Stephen Silverman Gloria Simmons Thomas Simmons Arlene Simon Karse Simon Sally Slanker Kay Slater Esther Sluzky Vlad Sluzky Ann Marie Slysz Sylvia Smasal Dolores Smith Elisabeth Smith Jackie Smith JD Smith Judith Smith Katie Smith Mandy Smith Marilyn Smith Madeline Snowdon Edith Sohm Roger Sokoloff Diana Solis Sandy Soohoo Richard Spear Catherine Spence John Spence Sabina Spilkin Kathy Spramelli Jo Anne Springer Candace Staples Ivana Staples Zane Staples Kathy Steinhause Joni Stenson Kathryn Stesney Jackie Stetter Fran Stevens Barbara Stewart Libby Stewart susan stewart Cary Stillwater Christopher Stoefen Adrienne Stokols Emilie Stone Kathleen Strong Georgia Stroud Lorelei Stump-Mehaffey Harriet Stupp Patty Sullivan Michael Sunshine Rae Swannell Lila Swedarsky BK Swenson Eric Swenson Dewey Szememyei Clarita Szemenyei Istvan Szinai Veronika Szinai Kim Taddie Deborah Taggart Eileen Tallamante Oscar Tavera Kelly Terry Lois Thompson Nancy Thompson Linda Thornhill Leslie Tiano Ruth Tiffany TIm Tiffany Stella Ting Jan Tish Ann Tomczak Suzana Tomich Dana Tomlinson Karen Tomlinson Francine Tong Khang Tong

Barbara Towler Olin Towler Janet Tremaine Rita Trepanier Kevin Tsoi Robert Turner John Turskey Gail Twohy Rosemary Tyree Bruce Underhill Brian Urban Test Usher Roger Utt Kathryn Valenti-Turskey Janis Vanderford Silvia Vanegas daniel vanwaus Laurie Vela Stella Villasenor Irene Von Borstel Claudia von Wilpert Tillie Vuksich Christina Wainwright Kari Walden Yvonne Walden Littleton Waller Evelyn Walls Henry Walls Ann Wang David Ward Jenise Warren Mariam Way Richard Weaver Jacquelynn WebsterAnderson Edward Weil Ann Weiner Rick Weiner Michael Weingarten Tracey Weingarten Carrie Weisbaum Marilyn Weiss Jennifer Werner Jan Westfall Brenda White Debbie White Rachel White Tammy White Kathryn Whitson Bruce Wilde Neal Wilde Gloria Wilfong Carol Wilke Cheryl Williams Ellen Williamson Vickie Wilson Kimberly Wing Donald Winslow Liza Winslow Kevin Wirsing Barry Withers Susan Wolf Heidi Wolin David Wood Nina Woodford Teri Woods Liz Woodward Donna Wooten Chuck Worley Kay Worley Cecelia Wright Clarissa Wright Linda Wright Victoria Wright Denise Wyborski David Wynne Georgine Wynne Daniel Yap Patrick Yassini Kris Yates Susan Yates Laurel Yianilos Tungching Yim Brandon Young Charles Young Marjorie Young Marvin Yudkovitz Rhonda Zawadzki Phyllis Zeitman Wanzhen Zhou Stacey Zoyiopoulos Maria Zumaya

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OUR VENUES

THE RADY SHELL ™ AT JACOBS PARK

ANOTHER SEASON OF AMAZING CONCERTS ON SAN DIEGO BAY. . . The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park has quickly become one of the “country’s coolest concert venues,” as reported by Forbes Magazine in the summer of 2022. Now in its third season, the orchestra’s thrilling summer 2023 lineup ran June through the end of September 2023. From classical concerts to movies in film, jazz, R&B, Broadway and rock, this year’s season brought some of the world’s greatest talents to San Diego and featured Music Director Rafael Payare with the amazing San Diego Symphony 14

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Orchestra for the Opening Night Concert celebration. On the heels of launching a landmark venue, the San Diego Symphony’s 2022 outdoor season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park kicked off June 24 with Rafael Payare conducting the orchestra in a West Coast premiere piano concerto by Venezuelan American composer Reinaldo Moya featuring GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Joyce Yang and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The weekend continued with R&B icons Boyz II Men

alongside the San Diego Symphony, conducted by Christopher Dragon and concluded with Straight, No Chaser: The Music of Thelonious Monk featuring Gilbert Castellanos. In fiscal year 2023, there were several standout out events at The Rady Shell, including: •

Over 70 San Diego Symphony Presented concerts were held at The Rady Shell while Jacobs Music Center is under renovation in FY23

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About The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park The centerpiece of the 3.7-acre public Jacobs Park developed and managed by the San Diego Symphony on the city’s scenic Embarcadero, The Rady Shell is the first permanent outdoor venue in the San Diego Symphony’s century-long history, designed to host more than 100 concerts and events year-round. The venue was developed in partnership with the San Diego Unified Port District with 96% of the $85 million cost raised privately by the Symphony. As innovative in design as it is spectacular in setting,

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park offers 360 degrees of year-round music, sky and sea, and is an unprecedented resource for the community. The Symphony’s expanded schedule of diverse outdoor concerts includes classical concerts and an exciting roster of commissioned works and premieres programmed by San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare as well as performances by international touring artists and free programs.

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Kool & The Gang (July 4, 2022), one of the many concerts this summer that sold well over 4,200 tickets

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Flying Lotus + Hiatus Kaiyote (August 23, 2022), which had a whopping 71.6% new accounts sitting in that audience.

“Making music at our new, iconic outdoor home is profoundly joyous and powerful,” said Rafael Payare, San Diego Symphony Music Director. “This year marks the venue’s first full season of programming, and we have some incredible works in store—from long-standing traditions of the Tchaikovsky 1812 Spectacular and Beethoven by the Bay, to performances with wonderful artists like Jennifer Hudson, as well as Flying Lotus and Hiatus Kaiyote. The momentum continues for our city and orchestra, the possibilities are endless!” n

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park’s 2022 Conrad Prebys Summer Season was full of successes, and eventually brought in more ticket sales than any San Diego Symphony previous summer series on the bay—totaling out at more than 115,000 tickets sold.

The venue is available year-round for non-profit community groups, schools and individuals. Jacobs Park, managed and programmed by the Symphony, surrounds the performance space with walkways, dining pavilions and recreational facilities in the heart of the Embarcadero and is accessible to the public for free on most days of the year. For more information, visit TheShell.org. n

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Making music at our new, iconic outdoor home is profoundly joyous and powerful. – Rafael Payare, San Diego Symphony Music Director

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JACOBS MUSIC CENTER

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center, home of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, is a world-class facility that can host concerts, comedy shows, corporate & civic events, film screenings and more inside its performance chamber. Once reopened in 2024, the new hall will be equipped with state-of-the-art digital sound and lighting technology, and will have a capacity of up to 1823 patrons. Embedded inside the performance chamber is a fullsized refurbished pipe organ.

Renovation Overview In early 2022, the San Diego Symphony announced the $125M renovation of Jacobs Music Center. The revitalization of the hall, designed by architecture firm, HGA, in collaboration with acoustical consultant, Akustiks, and theatre planner, Schuler Shook, will include: •

The reconfiguration of the stage

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The addition of a choral terrace behind the orchestra, which will allow for performances of large orchestral programs featuring chorus or as a new audience seating option

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New finishes and seating

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State-of-the-art lighting, sound and video equipment

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Superior acoustics for both performers and audiences

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Modernization and expansion of support spaces for musicianss

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Enhancement of audience amenities throughout Jacobs Music Center

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ARTISTIC OVERVIEW The 2022-23 Jacobs Masterworks Season was filled with exciting programs from beginning to end, as the San Diego Symphony Orchestra again toured San Diego County, bringing music to many neighborhoods and venues. Bookended by concerts at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, the Orchestra performed in Downtown San Diego (San Diego Civic Theatre), Escondido (California Center for the Arts), La Jolla (Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center), Chula Vista (Southwestern College), Rancho Santa Fe (The Village Church) and Del Cerro (Patrick Henry High School), and also performed for the second straight year in Palm Desert (McCallum Theater). Music Director Rafael Payare led the orchestra in eight dynamic programs, and the season also featured seven guest conductors, 15 soloists and seven vocalists, in addition to the singers of the San Diego Master Chorale. The musicians of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra shone brightly throughout the season, adapting seamlessly to the unique acoustics and size of each venue, and the process of being "on the road" in a different location each week. Led by Music Director Rafael Payare's vision for the orchestra and skillful leadership, the Orchestra continues to surpass expectations and develop its beautiful unique San Diego Symphony sound. With a season full of amazing programs that featured classical and new repertoire alike, audiences were able to experience the power and excitement of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the imaginative future of the classical music industry. 18

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Artistic Overview

Highlights of the 2022-23 Jacobs Masterworks Season included: • • • • • •

Verdi's Requiem Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Prokofiev's Sinfonia concertante Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12 Brahms' Symphony No. 1 Thomas Larcher's Time

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Lei Liang's Bamboo Lights Mozart's Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's Sinfonietta No. 1 Jessie Montgomery's Rounds Brian Raphael Nabors' Onward Gity Razaz's Methuselah (In Chains of Time)

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Arturo Marquez's Fandango Antonio Estévez's Cantata criolla

(U.S. Premiere and San Diego Symphony Co-Commission)

(World Premiere, San Diego Symphony Co-Commission)

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Artistic Overview

GUEST CONDUCTORS Edo de Waart (1) Yaniv Dinur Domingo Hindoyan Tarmo Peltokoski Case Scaglione Elena Schwarz (2) Robert Spano (3)

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VOCALISTS Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone (1) Gustavo Castillo, baritone Leah Crocetto, soprano (2) Hera Hyesang Park, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano (3) Aquiles Machado, tenor Limmie Pulliam, tenor (4) San Diego Master Chorale (5)

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SOLOISTS Jair Acosta, maracas Anne Akiko Meyers, violin (1) Emanuel Ax, piano (2) Inon Barnatan, piano (3) Guy Braunstein, violin Ingrid Fliter, piano (4) Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Marc-André Hamelin, piano Paul Huang, violin Simone Lamsma, violin Garrick Ohlsson, piano Awadagin Pratt, piano (5) Jeff Thayer, violin (6) San Diego Symphony Concertmaster

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THE CONRAD PREBYS SUMMER SEASON AT THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK The second summer of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park continued to build on the success from its first year, increasing the capacity of its summer events to 4,800 and presenting exciting concerts with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and spectacular guest and touring artists. In its second year, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park also began to fulfill the vision and demonstrate the potential of the venue, serving as a space to gather, providing outdoor music nearly year-round thanks to San Diego's sublime climate, and providing access to the tidelands. San Diego Symphony presented its annual summer season at the venue, but also presented concerts throughout October, November and December 2022, continuing into March, April, May and ramping up with concerts each weekend in June before the summer season of 2023 began again in July, providing significantly more programming than it ever could before. Highlights of the collaborations with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra during the summer season included the GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal group Boyz II Men, The Beach Boys, Flying Lotus, Tower of Power, Bernadette Peters, Pink Martini and Jennifer Hudson, while the Orchestra featured in the Opening Night concert with Rafael Payare, as well as in The Princess Bride in Concert, 28

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Toy Story in Concert, Black Panther in Concert, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert, the Music of John Williams, Tchaikovsky's Tales, and more. The Symphony presented artists such as Common, Kool & the Gang on 4th of July, Trombone Shorty, Gipsy Kings, Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Keb' Mo', Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples and Aida Cuevas. Ramping up in June 2023 before the following summer season, the Symphony presented on consecutive weekends Violent Femmes; Diana Ross; John Legend (in the Symphony's largest presentation to-date of 7,400 people); Earth, Wind & Fire; and CAKE.

HOLIDAY CONCERTS AT THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK Holiday programs were in abundance in the 2022-23 season, including a concert and new activities for Día de los Muertos, a holiday celebrating the lives, memories and contributions of loved ones that have died. For the first time, San Diego Symphony launched Noche Familiar, a free event prior to Día de los Muertos where we invited people to enjoy making family crafts, the music of Mariachi Villa Musica, food, drinks and a calavera contest, while also inviting them to bring photos of their loved ones to add to the community ofrenda in the Sycuan Community Plaza.

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The San Diego Symphony started Christmas celebrations early in 2022, with a presentation of the Vienna Boys Choir at Balboa Theatre on November 19, in a program titled "Christmas in Vienna." SDS also presented three performances of its annual-favorite program Noel Noel on December 9, 10 and 11, outdoors for the second time, and two holiday films, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Love Actually.

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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Over the last fiscal year, the San Diego Symphony has held strong in its commitment to community programming and its approach to serving the greater San Diego region through the universal language of music. Deeply encoded into the San Diego Symphony’s DNA is the belief that music can catalyze positive change through shared experiences centered around the stories of our place and our time. It’s a belief that great concerts are just the beginning. The San Diego Symphony is all about dynamic and passionate music making, creating experiences for families and the community to gather, and celebrating this incredible place we call home. Things like our Music Connects free concerts at venues around the city, regular open rehearsals at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and meaningful community events that celebrate many of our community member’s heritage, helped the San Diego Symphony serve a diverse array of audiences throughout the last year.

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Linda & Shearn Platt Open Rehearsals at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park In FY2023 the San Diego Symphony held over 70 open rehearsals at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, with a total attendance of over 5,000 people. San Diego citizens and visitors are regularly encouraged to attend these events, free of charge, and are treated to performances by many of the fantastic artists performing on the Rady Shell stage each summer. Artists like The Beach Boys, The Psychedelic Furs, Jennifer Hudson, and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra with conductor Rafael Payare all participate in open rehearsals, often bringing out 100+ spectators to The Rady Shell each afternoon in the spring and summer months.

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schools across San Diego County Noche Familiar in Celebration of DÍa de Los Muertos October 8, 2022 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Family Concert: Carnival of the Animals February 18, 2023 Balboa Theatre, Downtown San Diego VAPA Foundation San Diego Unified School District Concert April 8, 2023 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden Masterclasses (Awadagin Pratt, Gity Razaz)

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The San Diego Symphony is proud to offer 100 tickets at $10 each for every presentation at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, providing qualifying non-profit organizations the opportunity for its members and constituents to attend performances. This program also helps to ensure accessibility to San Diego Symphony-presented events in pursuit of its mission to elevate human potential by providing a shared sense of pride and belonging to something bigger than any of us can achieve alone. We offer audiences the wonder of live music and transformative learning experiences that develop an understanding and passion for the arts. With this and other programs, we serve and shape the culture of the region, by being for all and with all, the musical heart of San Diego.

Arts Advocacy Day An important summit in Sacramento where arts leaders gather to meet with state representatives to ensure the ongoing support for the arts across California

In response to feedback from partners, in the 21-22 season, the program expanded to offer the full concert experience for free to families in the Promise Zone. In the pilot year, we partnered with Barrio Logan College Institute to provide 100 free tickets, free parking, and meal vouchers—creating greater equity for families across the entire experience at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

5,200 tickets available through June 2022, with 2,228 tickets issued

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Logan College Institute, Casa Familiar, David’s Harp Foundation, Jackie Robinson YMCA, Mana de San Diego, San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Job Corps Center, San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, San Diego Pride, San Diego Youth Symphony, and more!

Music Connects Performance featuring San Diego Symphony brass December 6, 2022 United States Coast Guard Base Music Connects Performance featuring members of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra March 25, 2023 The Front Arte Cultura, San Ysidro Music Connects Performance featuring members of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra March 26, 2023 Southwestern Performing Arts Center, Chula Vista Music Connects Performance featuring members of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra April 26, 2023 Sycuan Casino Resort Live and Up Close Theater, El Cajon

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Legoland San Diego City Exhibition Featuring The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and the Musicians of the San Diego Symphony

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PARK ACTIVATIONS FitFest November 6, 2022 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park FIFA World Cup Broadcast: USA vs England November 25, 2022 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park FIFA World Cup Broadcast: Mexico vs Argentina November 26, 2022 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park 3rd Annual Picnic in the Park March 5, 2023 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park WOW Festival at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – A Shared Space April 26-30, 2023 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Naturalization Ceremony at The Rady Shell The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park was the host location for a naturalization ceremony where 300 proud individuals became United States Citizens on February 15, 2023.

Free Yoga at the Rady Shell In partnership with FIT Athletic, yoga at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park brings people together for health and wellness, while building community.

Monthly yoga on the lawn 200 – 500 attendees per month

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HIGH SCHOOL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The San Diego Symphony’s High School Ambassadors program provides students across San Diego County with meaningful training and employment experiences in the performing arts field. High School Ambassadors is a paid summer internship program designed to build college and career readiness. It is open to high school students, ages 14 – 18, across San Diego County. The program is 3-weeks long and combines training and on-the-job experience.

During the week, students participate in workshops on financial literacy, public speaking, resume and interview training, and hands-on job training as a San Diego Symphony usher. Guest speakers include Symphony staff, musicians, and technical crew who share the wide range of career possibilities in the arts and pathways to those careers. On weekends, ambassadors are employed as ushers alongside San Diego Symphony front of house staff and volunteers.

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Develop job skills for work readiness: professional etiquette and demeanor, communication and customer service, teamwork

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Meet and work alongside industry professionals within a leading arts organization, whose jobs may include responsibilities in Artistic Planning, Customer Service/ Front of House Management, Fundraising, Learning and Community Engagement, Marketing, Special Events, Production, and Orchestra Personnel

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Participate in guest speaker workshops, including workshops about financial literacy, interview skills, communication skills, mindfulness, and different career options within the performing arts

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Develop a broader artistic palette through attendance and participation at San Diego Symphony concerts at The Shell. High School Ambassadors may have access to free or reduced-price concert tickets.

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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS ORCHESTRA

San Diego Symphony Captures the Cinematic Sweep of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 with New Release Strings Magazine | July 18, 2022

The San Diego Symphony has captured the immense, Mussorgskyian power and cinematic sweep of this epic work.

San Diego Symphony presents Verdi’s Requiem; conductor Rafael Payare excited about ‘amazing journey’ The San Diego Union-Tribune | September 25, 2022

Verdi’s Requiem was performed for the first time a year after Manzoni’s death. Since debuting in a church then, it is now typically performed in concert halls and opera houses. No doubt, the composer could not have envisioned his Requiem being performed at a bayside venue like the Rady Shell.

Young Finnish conductor, 22, to make his U.S. debut with the San Diego Symphony this week The San Diego Union-Tribune | January 29, 2023

Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski has garnered praise, become friends with famed pianist Yuja Wang and earned invitations to lead prestigious European orchestras. The 22-yearold is making his U.S. debut with a pair of San Diego Symphony concerts this week.

California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival The New York Times | January 31, 2023

The November event —called the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music—is a collaborative project organized by three maestros, Dudamel from Los Angeles, Salonen from the San Francisco Symphony and Payare from the San Diego Symphony. Cumulatively, they have spent about 35 years on California podiums.

San Diego Symphony returning to Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center after $125 million revitalization The San Diego Union-Tribune | February 5, 2023

With Payare at the helm, the Nov. 4 Copley Symphony Hall concert will be the first to take place in the orchestra’s downtown concert hall since February 2020. That was when the COVID-19 pandemic led to the shutdown of live events across the globe—and brought the orchestra’s 2019/20 season to an abrupt end.

Sycuan and San Diego Symphony team for free Music Connects concert series The San Diego Union-Tribune | March 23, 2023

The San Diego Symphony is reaching out to the community in more ways than one. Its Music Connects program, established in 2018 to present free concerts around the county, is building partnerships with other cultural organizations to stretch in new directions.

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Media Highlights

THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK

San Diego Symphony kicks off their Summer Concert Series June 30th KUSI News | June 29, 2023

The San Diego Symphony, now in its third season, at the Rady Shell. The orchestra’s waterfront venue opened in August 2021 and has captured worldwide media attention for its stunning views and state-of-the-art concert experience.

Viva the World Cup; thousands watch game at Rady Shell The San Diego UnionTribune | November 26, 2022 Also seen on the front page of the print edition https://bit.ly/49xskSw

Argentina bested Mexico in Saturday’s World Cup match from Qatar. The game saw thousands of international fans gather for a large watch party at Rady Shell.

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Rady Shell 2023 summer season will feature Buddy Guy, Patti LaBelle, Van Morrison, Jethro Tull and more The San Diego UnionTribune | March 6, 2023

The Shell, built at a cost of $85 million and open yearround, debuted in the pandemic-buffeted summer of 2021 when most indoor live-music venues were still shuttered. It quickly became a hit with audiences and performers (and their booking agents and managers).

Gramophone 2023 Festivals Guide Gramophone Magazine | April 18, 2023 California Festival Announcement Mention

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Building Boom Symphony Magazine| December 6, 2022

Meanwhile, the San Diego Symphony is in the midst of a $125 million renovation of its longtime downtown home, Jacobs Music Center with its Copley Symphony Hall. ‘That’s also very important to us, because the orchestra really needs both’ venues, says Gilmer...

Looking ahead to 2023 in classical music: In the coming year, we see a vibrant return San Diego Union-Tribune | December 31, 2022

The biggest venue news? The San Diego Symphony will open its 2023-24 season in its dramatically renovated Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center downtown.

San Diego Symphony returning to Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center after $125 million revitalization San Diego Union-Tribune | February 5, 2023

All told, the upcoming Jacobs Masterworks season will feature 37 classical-music concerts between this fall and next May. It will also include three Jazz @ The Jacobs performances, curated by trumpeter and Young Lions Jazz Conservatory founder Gilbert Castellanos, as well as three Broadway-themed concerts, three family concerts and the debut of the threepart Currents series, which is designed to showcase new works.

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CONCERT REVIEWS

Review: Rafael Payare and San Diego Symphony open season with a thrilling Verdi Requiem San Diego Union-Tribune | October 3, 2022

Review: Conductor De Waart leads San Diego Symphony with nuance and grace at the Civic Theatre The San Diego Union-Tribune | March 13, 2023

On Saturday evening at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, the world dissolved into ashes and celestial trumpets summoned the dead from their graves.

De Waart and the ensemble were remarkably at ease as they moved through evocative and pictorial textures: the low strings gritty and tough, the winds unified as they gently rocked the crescendos, the ample and heavy brass impressively nimble.

Conductor Rafael Payare takes no prisoners in Escondido San Diego Reader | October 14, 2022

Review: The San Diego Symphony Performs Two Classics and a World Premiere at San Diego’s Rady Shell BroadwayWorld San Diego | May 24, 2023

Rafael Payare continues to impress. The most recent program in the San Diego Symphony’s Rady Shell season saw him at the helm for the Brahms second piano concerto, Dvořák’s seventh symphony and the world premiere of Gity Razaz’s Methuselah (In Chains of Time).

The performance was carefully executed, yet exciting. The tuning of the opening chorale section was so precise that it created a sonority beyond the sum of the individual notes. I’m not sure that effect would have come across in an outdoor setting. The conclusion of the overture blasted off with a massive tutti chord by the orchestra. As always, Payare kept the momentum until the final notes of the piece.

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SOCIAL MEDIA In the past fiscal year, the San Diego Symphony's social media accounts have exceeded all expectations. Highlights include more than 140 Instagram posts, 100 Facebook posts, and 55 YouTube videos on the San Diego Symphony pages, and 125 Instagram posts and 160 Facebook posts shared on The Rady Shell accounts. One of the most notable projects on social media this year included bringing San Diego Symphony musicians to the San Diego Zoo to play movements of Camille SaintSaëns’s Carnival of the Animals to the animals, which reached over 37,000 people on social media.

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Other successful social media moments included the installation of the new LEGO Rady Shell at LEGOLAND, the San Diego Symphony’s performance with Jennifer Hudson, the FIFA World Cup watch party at The Rady Shell, and the Symphony’s rehearsal clips. Although social media is constantly evolving, the San Diego Symphony and Rady Shell pages have adapted and grown over the past year, resulting in thousands of new fans and followers, spreading the awareness of the Symphony and Rady Shell as a brand.

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#1 TOP POST: 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular name change (July 8, 2022) Impressions/ Views: 36.7k Likes: 1.9k Comments: 580

The Rady Shell #1 TOP POST: SDSU National Champs (April 3, 2023) Impressions/ Views: 56.9k Likes: 2,218 Comments: 71

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#1 TOP POST: Jennifer Hudson performing with SDSO Announcement (July 8, 2022)

#1 TOP POST: Holiday Cocktail Collab with @JoinJules (December 16, 2022)

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#1 TOP POST: Bernadette Peters Promo (August 6, 2023)

#1 TOP POST: FIFA World Cup RSVP (November 11, 2022)

Impressions/ Views: 16,993 Engagements: 659

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Impressions/ Views: 24,932 Engagements: 1,140

#1 TOP POST: SDSO Makes $125M Fundraising Goal (from Times of San Diego) (October 31, 2022) #1 TOP POST: Kabuki drop (August 9, 2022)

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT The San Diego Symphony continues to grow as an institution. It has harnessed the momentum of the opening of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, developed artistically under the leadership of Music Director Rafael Payare, advanced its mission of Changing Lives Through Music, and bolstered its reputation as a civic partner and cultural leader. From the orchestra’s artistic strides to the development of a wide range of community access and engagement programs, the Symphony continues to expand its impact as well as its support base—adding 2,232 individuals to its donor rolls during FY2023, which ended on June 30. In October 2022, thanks to the philanthropic vision of the Symphony’s community of supporters, The Future is Hear campaign was brought to completion, having successfully surpassed its goal of raising $125 million in support of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and the Symphony’s wideranging artistic and community engagement programs.

The Annual Fund also saw meaningful growth in FY2023, as the Symphony launched its second successful Conrad Prebys Summer Season and the expansion of community programming at The Rady Shell. Operating support for the orchestra increased by 10% in FY2023, largely driven by 13 new corporate sponsors and 1,030 new individual annual fund contributors. This year’s Jacobs Masterworks Opening Night and Gala was also a great fundraising success, surpassing its goal and netting $637,000 for the Symphony’s learning and community engagement programs! On top of all of this, the Symphony also launched the quiet phase of the Jacobs Music Center Renovation and Endowment Campaign. In conjunction with this effort, the Symphony reinvigorated it’s Planned Giving Program and developed a Planned Giving Advisory Council comprised of estate, tax, and financial planning professionals to be a resource for staff and supporters interested in leaving a testamentary gift to support the Symphony’s Endowment Fund.

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DONOR HIGHLIGHTS Martha and Ed Dennis

There are many components to the art of a symphony. From the craftsmanship of each instrument and the mastery of the musician holding it, to the vision of the composer, and the skillful timing of the conductor. One crucial element that cannot be overlooked, which serves to bring all the other pieces together, is the venue. It is the venue which most excites Ed and Martha Dennis, generous supporters of the San Diego Symphony and, for Martha, lifelong fan of classical music. In her words, “having a world-class acoustical hall is a wonderful opportunity for San Diego and we feel that it will be another significant star attraction in our San Diego landscape.” Ed and Martha have lived in San Diego since 1970. Martha was foundational in the region’s telecommunication industry and Ed has been a professor at UC San Diego since they came. In addition to supporting the San Diego Symphony, Martha served as President of The La Jolla Music Society and has supported arts and education in San Diego for decades. They have traveled the world to hear orchestras in great concert halls such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Philharmonie du Paris. “Every one of these experiences has left us with stunning and lasting memories of those uniquely special venues and the music that we heard presented in them.” When they found out about the San Diego Symphony’s plan to renovate Jacobs Music Center, they decided they had to get involved and help realize this dream for San Diego. “For me the venue really is important,” says Martha. “That is why we’re so excited about this project.”

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The San Diego Symphony has brought on HGA Architecture Firm, experts in historic hall renovations, and Paul Scarbrough to oversee the acoustical performance of the renovated Jacobs Music Center. Mr. Scarbrough recently completed the new Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. The new Jacobs Music Center will have superior acoustics for both musicians and audiences and will preserve the beautiful interior design features of the original Fox Theatre. The Dennises credit the enormous support of Joan and Irwin Jacobs along with the leadership of San Diego Symphony CEO, Martha Gilmer, for bringing this project to life. “The Symphony is filling a need in San Diego with what it is providing to the public,” says Martha. “The only piece left is a full-sized indoor symphony hall with great acoustics.” Excitement and anticipation are mounting as the grand re-opening of Jacobs Music Center approaches in November 2023. Soon the new hall will be filled with the music of beloved classical symphonies as well as a collection of new compositions debuted during the California Festival:

A Celebration of New Music. The preservation and continued growth of our art form is made possible with the support of donors like the Dennis’, who share in our mission of bringing music to the City of San Diego for generations to come. “We got involved because this organization is going places,” said Martha. “We hope that people will see this as a unique opportunity and will consider participating as well.”

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Philip and Gayle Tauber

Artists, entrepreneurs, and lovers of music, Philip and Gayle Tauber have been supporters of the San Diego Symphony since 1982. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Gayle and Phil grew up together and began dating in high school. Fifty-seven years later, they live in San Diego and collaborate on their shared passion for art, business, and supporting their community. Together, they have built several successful brands and businesses, most recognizably perhaps being Kashi Company, cereal, and grainbased products. Gayle is an oil painter whose work is focused on inspirational women; Phil is a lifelong professional trumpet player who has performed with numerous organizations, including our own San Diego Symphony. Singularly and together, they give presentations on entrepreneurship and innovation and mentor emerging leaders. Over the years, Phil and Gayle have watched and listened as the San Diego Symphony has gone through major growth and transformation, the culmination of which has been embodied in the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. “What you’re seeing now is the result of 40 years of transitional work,” says Phil. “It is such an improvement on the concept of an outdoor concert venue. And of course, the music is rich and exciting.” The Taubers are big fans of the San Diego Symphony’s summer concerts and could not imagine a better backdrop than The Rady Shell. “We have continuing appreciation for the variety of musical opportunities,” Gayle added. “An evening at the Bay, enjoying the music and talent, quietly passing boats, summertime breezes … It’s just magical!”

Gayle and Phil were early supporters of the Symphony Summer Partners program, a campaign geared toward supporting Learning and Community Engagement efforts at the park and beyond throughout San Diego County. Gayle said, “The thought, effort and resources that have been given to community access, particularly diverse populations and next generations is so important.” Through its community outreach and with the help of donations, the San Diego Symphony provides thousands of free and discounted tickets to various groups and direct service organizations, as well as providing numerous education, health and wellness activities, and environmental protection initiatives. “This is the best thing since the red trolly,” Phil says. “If people want to see a symphony concert, it’s accessible.” Gayle and Phil graciously recognized the work and commitment that has driven this time of growth for the San Diego Symphony. “I think the leadership and staff deserve huge rounds of applause,” said Gayle. “We are fans of Martha Gilmer and will

always remember how important she has been for our community and what she has done for all San Diegans.” Phil added, “And we appreciate the Jacobs and the Radys and everything they have done for the Symphony.” Everything that The San Diego Symphony offers to the community is made possible with the help and support of our patrons and donors. Click here to check out the Symphony Summer Partner program and see how you can get involved. Please reach out to Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Sheri Broedlow at 619-615-3910 or sbroedlow@sandiegosymphony.org for more information or to join.

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Greg and Rosanne Berton

Longtime patrons of the San Diego Symphony will remember The Berton Family Young People’s Concerts, which gave the gift of music to thousands of San Diego city school students over the years. These concerts were named after Greg and Rosanne Berton in appreciation for their years of involvement, dedication, and generosity toward the symphony. Greg played bass in the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for 33 years, served as Chairman of the Orchestra Committee, and sat on the board of directors. Rosanne enjoyed a 25-year administrative career in education and medicine at UCSD. Together, Greg and Rosanne created the Berton Family Charitable Trust, naming the San Diego Symphony as a beneficiary. “It’s a gift of thanks for the opportunity to spend my life in the thing that I love the most,” said Greg. “It’s a gift to all the people who worked so hard for the orchestra and cared enough about this art form to give it stability.” Their gift, set up as a charitable remainder trust, will be received by the San Diego Symphony next year at the end of a 15-year period, and will go a long way to support its programs and operations for years to come. “It’s that idea of paying it forward,” Rosanne added. “You never know what good can come out of your gift.” One area of the San Diego Symphony’s community engagement that Greg and Rosanne appreciate most is its music education programs. “I developed this attitude a long time ago,” Greg said, “that every child deserves to hear this music live. And every child deserves to have this music as part of their education.” 44

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The Young People’s Concerts, now called School Concerts, are part of that engagement and are set to resume in-person at the Jacobs Music Center after existing as a virtual program for several years due to COVID-19. “I can’t help but think of the far-reaching benefits to any kid sitting in the audience, any family member, or teacher who watches their student,” added Rosanne. “It’s just inspiring.” As we return to inperson experiences, the program will expand the Symphony’s work in schools, which will include chamber ensemble visits to schools, an eight to ten-week classroom curriculum, and a culminating school concert at Jacobs Music Center which can be experienced live or online. With the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park beginning its third season in June 2023, and the grand re-opening of Jacobs Music Center, the San Diego Symphony is poised to make a major impact in the city and reach bigger

and broader audiences than ever before. Greg and Rosanne, thank you for your support in developing a bright future for the symphony. San Diego Symphony is proud to count the Bertons among our Legacy Society members.

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Anthony Boganey “If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children’s education.” – Yo Yo Ma It was at a San Diego Symphony fundraiser for music education programs that Dr. Anthony “Tony” Boganey first became involved with the organization. Tony joined the San Diego Symphony Board of Directors in 2019, and firmly believes in the importance of music in public schools. “Data has shown,” he said, “that when students have a greater connection to the school other than academics, they have a higher probability of matriculating and going on to college.” Originally from Michigan, Tony grew up in a home filled with classical music, jazz, and R&B. He began learning the trumpet in 4th grade which he continued throughout high school. He has lived in San Diego for the last 20 years and practices medicine in Endocrine Surgery. Tony is a member of the Partner with a Player program, in which major gift donors are paired with a member of the orchestra to meet socially and sit beside during an onstage rehearsal. “I’ve always been involved in giving back to the community” says Tony. “But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve focused on what I want to spend my time on, and one of those things is the San Diego Symphony.” This last summer, the Symphony held its annual Partner with a Player dinner at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Tony recalled, “They performed Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which I remember playing in high school.” After the rehearsal, Tony spoke with the principal trumpet player, and was

surprised to learn they are from the same town in Michigan, went to the same high school, and even studied under the same music instructor. “It was a very unique experience!” With the help of donors like Dr. Tony Boganey, the San Diego Symphony supports educational programs and initiatives in the community. Particularly, virtual concerts for elementary school students, in person rehearsals, and the High School Ambassadors, a paid internship program providing students from across San Diego County employment and performing arts training. “I enjoy working with young people, helping guide them on their journey and giving them the idea at a young age that giving back is just something that you do.” In addition to investing in the future of our youth, Tony has made a meaningful investment in the San Diego Symphony, and the future it is creating for itself. With the growing success of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and the mounting excitement over the grand opening of The Jacobs Music Center, it is a truly transformative time for our organization. “Part of innovation is growth and changing and improving,” says Tony. “I think that is what this period is going to be best known for; re-birth and re-vitalization of the orchestra.”

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I enjoy working with young people, helping guide them on their journey and giving them the idea at a young age that giving back is just something that you do.

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OPERATING SUPPORT Annual Fund contributions support the San Diego Symphony’s ability to maintain artistic excellence, present exceptional guest artists and conductors, and provide learning and engagement opportunities for San Diego’s culturally rich and diverse community. The following programs are just a few of the ways to support the Symphony’s Annual Fund:

PARTNER WITH A PLAYER Partner with a Player participants have a unique opportunity to gain insight into the orchestra and engage with a musician and the Symphony in meaningful ways. Partners provide sustaining annual support and gain an intimate perspective of what it is like to be a musician within an extraordinary group of players. Partner with a Player is the most popular philanthropic program at the San Diego Symphony because it provides participants with the opportunity to engage with a talented musician or entire orchestra section beyond the concert hall experience. Each year, Partners are hosted at one of the most highly anticipated special events of the year, the annual Partner with a Player onstage side-byside performance experience and dinner. Partners are seated with their Player on stage and are immersed in an experience from the musician’s point of view. This past year’s Partner with a Player event was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at The Rady Shell. Sponsors joined their musicians on stage for a performance, followed by a dinner where the musicians sat with their partner for the remainder of the evening.

New Partner with a Player Members

Photo captions (top to bottom): Erin Douglas Dowrey, Robert Oder, Celeste Oder, Monica Sams-Oder; Norm and Diane Blumenthal, Aaron Blick; Andrea Overturf, Evelyn and Bill Lamden

John and Janice Cone Ann Davies Jim Emerson George and Carol Lattimer Lisa and Gary Levine Lynn and Sue Miller Cathy Robinson Robert Rubenstein and Marie Raftery Steve Tierney Chester Yamaga and Jean Samuels Stephanie and Richard Coutts San Diego Symphony

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GUEST ARTIST SPONSORSHIP

SYMPHONY SUMMER PARTNERS

Guest Artist Sponsors provide crucial support that enables the San Diego Symphony to attract some of the world’s greatest and most sought-after performers.

Becoming a Symphony Summer Partner of the San Diego Symphony affords its members a unique opportunity to enhance the concert-going experience and support the inclusive and diverse programming for which The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park has become known. Symphony Summer Partner benefits include access to premier seating to see world-class artists, the ability to pre-purchase parking near The Rady Shell, and the opportunity to engage with other supporters who are committed to San Diego’s cultural life.

Rita* and Richard Atkinson Dianne Bashor Alan Benaroya Steve Bjorg and Bridgette Krantz Vail Memorial Fund, Meredith Brown, TTEE Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Devine Norm Forrester and Bill Griffin Dorothea Laub Dr. Bob and June Shillman *Deceased

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Members of The Beethoven Society are a dedicated group of visionary philanthropists who believe in music’s ability to lift the human spirit and enrich our community. Members are extraordinary leaders who support the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the largest performing arts organization in San Diego, and enable high quality concerts of classical, jazz, Broadway, and popular music at Jacobs Music Center, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and across the region. Through multi-year commitments starting at $50,000 per year over four years, the generous investment of The Beethoven Society provides consistent and transformational annual support to continue the momentum of this dynamic organization. Together, The Beethoven Society and the San Diego Symphony serve as an integral part of the cultural fabric of San Diego. The annual Beethoven Society Dinner took place onstage at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The memorable evening included wonderful wine-paired dinner at a private residence at Rancho Santa Fe and a chamber performance by an ensemble of orchestra musicians.

New Beethoven Society Members Judy and Cole Willoughby Kathy and James Whistler Elena Romanowsky

Photo captions (top to bottom): Marc Zeitlin, Gerard McBurney, Phyllis Snyder, Sarah Zeitlin; Pam and Hal Fuson, Arlene Inch, Jim Kaufman; Dave Snyder, Jack McGrory, Una Davis

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THE JACOBS MASTERWORKS OPENING NIGHT GALA The October 1, 2022, Jacobs Masterworks Opening Night Gala was co-chaired by Una Davis and Jack McGrory, Colette Carson and Ivor Royston, and Karen and Kit Sickels Davis. The unforgettable evening featured music by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in a breathtaking performance of Verdi’s Requiem and an after-concert

Italian feast in a recreated Tuscan Garden by the Bay. The event raised $637,000 for the Symphony’s artistic, learning, and community engagement programs. The spectacular evening of music and celebration saw many new faces among the 267 guests!

Photo captions (clockwise from left): Rockette and Robbi Ewell; Diana Breister, David Bialis; Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs, Amy and Adam Jacobs; Haeyoung Kong Tang, Martha and Ed Dennis, Jennifer Luce; Seated L- R: Don Cohn, Colette Carson Royston, Irwin Jacobs, Joan Jacobs, Iris Strauss, Matthew Strauss, Standing L- R: Ivor Royston, Karen Cohn, Sheryl White, Bob Sobol, Harvey White

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2023 Contributed Revenue by Campaign 1%

General Donors

Partner with a Player

15%

11%

The Beethoven Society

15%

Guest Artist Partners Corporate

12% 8%

20%

Foundations Tax-Supported Grants Special Events (showing net income) Wills and Bequests

2023 Contributed Revenue by Donor Type 1% Individual

Foundation

11%

Special Events

12% 9%

58%

Government Corporate Wills and Bequests

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PLANNED GIVING The San Diego Symphony’s Legacy Society is a group of generous donors who have made a provision for the Symphony in their will or through a trust. A Legacy Society Luncheon and Music Connects Performance was graciously hosted by Sycuan Casino Resort on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The afternoon also included a presentation by PNC Private Bank and a performance by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. The concert, part of the Symphony’s Music Connects community concert series, introduced regular audience members from the Symphony and community members of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation to a concert that commenced with a performance by Kumeyaay Bird Singers. The program also included works by Prokofiev, Haydn, and the American Indian classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate.

Planned Giving Advisory Council Lisa Behun (Chair), Sr. Vice President, Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Eric Baggett, Sr. Vice President, Sr. Wealth Strategist at Bank of America Eunice Bragais, Vice President at Northern Trust Bank Brian Katusian, Tax Attorney at Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek Oliver Polo, First Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Scott Sabo, Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Strategist at PNC Private Bank Rachelle Tubongbanua ,Vice President, Wealth Management at US Bank Rebecca Van Loon, Partner (Estate Attorney) at Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP Carrie Vilaplana, Vice President, Wealth Management at J.P. Morgan Jared P. Werner, Shareholder at LevitZacks Certified Public Accountants Steven Ward, Senior Wealth Strategist at PNC Private Bank

Photo captions (clockwise from top right): Stephen Ward, Lisa Behun, Alan Prohaska; Joyce and Joe Timmons; William and Judith Friedel

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LEGACY SOCIET Y MEMBERS Leonard Abrahms* Carol Rolf and Steven Adler Alfred F. Antonicelli* Pat Baker and Laurence Norquist* William Beamish Stephen and Michele* Beck-von-Peccoz Alan Benaroya Rosanne B. and W. Gregory Berton Dr. James L. Bowers Lt. Margaret L Boyce USN* Dennis and Lisa Bradley Gordon Brodfuehrer Sophie and Arthur Brody Foundation Joseph H. Brooks and Douglas Walker Julia Brown Margaret and David* Brown Donna Bullock Roberta and Malin Burnham Robert Caplan and Carol Randolph The Carton Charitable Trust Barbara and Paul Chacon Melanie and Russ Chapman Nikki A. and Ben G. Clay Catherine Cleary Warrine and Ted Cranston* Elisabeth and Robert * Crouch Bob and Kathy Cueva Peter V. Czipott and Marisa SorBello

Caroline S. DeMar Peggy Ann Dillon Penny* and Harold Dokmo, Jr. Alice Dyer* Arthur S. Ecker* Elizabeth and Newell A. Eddy* Daniel J. and Phyllis Epstein Jeanne and Morey Feldman* David Finkelstein* Esther and Bud* Fischer Teresa and Merle Fishlowitz Margaret A. Flickinger John Forrest and Deborah Pate Norman Forrester and Bill Griffin Pauline Foster * Judith and Dr. William Friedel Pam and Hal Fuson Carol J. Gable* Edward B. Gill Joyce Glazer Nancy and Fred Gloyna Muriel Gluck* Madeline and Milton Goldberg* Helene Grant* Dorothy and Waldo* Greiner David and Claire Guggenheim Pamela Hamilton Lester in Memory of Jim Lester Susan and Paul Hering Lulu Hsu

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Marjory Kaplan Barbara M. Katz Patricia A. Keller Karen and Warren Kessler Anne and Takashi Kiyoizumi Evelyn and William Lamden Carol Lazier and James Merritt Inge Lehman* Sandra and Arthur* Levinson Sylvia and Jaime* Liwerant Beatrice P. and Charles W. Lynds* Gladys Madoff Pamela Mallory Richard Manion James Marshall Patricia and Peter Matthews Elizabeth R. Mayer* Vance M. McBurney* Antoinette Chaix McCabe* Una Davis and Jack McGrory Sandra Miner Judith A. Moore Ermen and Fred Moradi* Mona and Sam Morebello Joani Nelson Helen and Joseph R. Nelson* Mariellen Oliver* Elizabeth and Dene Oliver Val and Ron Ontell Steven Penhall Margaret F. Peninger* Pauline Peternella *

Marilyn James and Richard Phetteplace Shona Pierce* Linda and Shearn* Platt Robert Plimpton Elizabeth Poltere Sheila Potiker* Jim Price and Joan Sieber Anne Ratner* Sarah Marsh-Rebelo and John Rebelo Debra Thomas Richter and Mark Richter Penny and Louis Rosso Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston Dr. Arno Safier* Joan and Jack* Salb Craig Schloss Todd Schultz Melynnique and Edward Seabrook Kris and Chris Seeger Pat Shank Kathleen and Lewis * Shuster Karen and Kit Sickels Drs. Bella and Alexander* Silverman Stephen M. Silverman Judith Harris* and Dr. Robert Singer Richard Sipan* Gayle* and Donald Slate Sheila Sloan* Lyn Small and Miguel Ikeda Linda and Bob Snider

Dave and Phyllis Snyder Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon Suellen and James Sorenson Valerie Stallings Pat Stein* Richard Stern* Marjorie A. Stettbacher Susan B. Stillings* Joyce and Ted Strauss Gene Summ Miriam Summ* Sheryl Sutton James L.* and June A. Swartz Elizabeth and Joseph* Taft Joyce and Joseph Timmons Harriet and Maneck Wadia Pauline* and Ralph* Wagner Betty and Phillip Ward PIF Fund* Leslie and Joe Waters Sue and Bill* Weber Mike and Janet Westling James R. Williams* and Nancy S. Williams* Martha Jean Winslow* Marga Winston* Edward Witt Carolyn and Eric Witt David A. Wood Mitchell R. Woodbury Chester Yamaga and Jean Samuels Zarbock 1990 Trust* LeAnna S. Zevely Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ziring *Deceased

Bird Singers from the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation performing at the opening of a San Diego Symphony Community Concert on stage at Live & Up Close | Sycuan Casino Resort.

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FINANCIAL REPORT The San Diego Symphony began the fiscal year in the summer of 2022 launching a successful second season for the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The Jacobs Music Center at Copley Symphony Hall remained closed for extensive renovations, while Masterworks concerts continued at The Rady Shell and other venues around the county. Ticket Revenue reached another record high of over 16 million dollars, an increase of 40% compared to the prior year. Total Earned Revenue was 26 million dollars, which includes increased revenue from venue rental events and food & beverage commissions.

endowment distribution of 6 million dollars for operating support.

Fundraising results ended the year on budget, at over 11 million dollars of annual operating support and $1 million released from the campaign. The San Diego Symphony Foundation contributed an annual

The preliminary net operating result for FY23 is a deficit of 3 million dollars, which is positive to budget by over 2 million dollars.

Expenses increased by 17%, primarily in concert and event related items. General and Administrative expenses increased by only 2%, a reflection of our efforts to keep overhead costs low. There was an increase in Education and Community program expenses as those programs return to normal preCOVID levels, and additional free events are held at The Rady Shell.

FY23 Unrestricted Revenue $44.7M (in millions)

Tickets & Handling Fees

$4.5 Contributions, Annual Support

$5.1

$16.4

$5.8

$1.9

Contributions, Capital Campaign Distribution from SDSO Endowment

$18.3

Facility Rentals, Gross Other Revenue

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ECONOMIC IMPACT •

According to the Arts & Economic Prosperity IV calculator developed by Americans for the Arts, the economic impact of the operations of The San Diego Symphony Orchestra is far-reaching.

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An estimated $52 million is spent by the Symphony and its audiences in area restaurants, hotels, and other businesses—this activity supports over 1,710 fulltime-equivalent jobs in the local economy.

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An estimated $43 million is paid to community residents through the expenditures made by the Symphony and its audiences (household income includes salaries, wages, and proprietary income).

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Approximately $2 million in local government revenue and $3 million in state government revenue are realized as a result of the expenditures made by the Symphony and its audiences (taxes, license fees, etc.).

FY23 Operating Expenses $48.2M (in millions) $0.5 Concerts (including Orchestra Personnel)

$7.6

General and Administrative Fundraising

$4.3

$26.9

$3.9 $5.0

Promotion and Ticket Office Facilities Education & Community Programs

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park’s culinary program, The Shell Provisions, offers an impressive range of local specialties in partnership with some of the city’s most popular purveyors including celebrity Chef Richard Blais, URBAN KITCHEN Group, Biga, Lola55, Achilles Coffee Roasters and more. In addition to top-notch food and beverage selections, The Shell Provisions at the Prebys Plaza Dining Pavilion and Market boasts new state-of-the-art kitchens and incredible dining spaces, allowing concertgoers to enjoy some of the best tastes San Diego has to offer, while taking in the beautiful sights and sounds of the city. In keeping with San Diego Symphony’s commitment to environmental responsibility, all food and beverage partners at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park have committed to a policy of no single-use plastic utensils or serving containers!

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