2020/2021 Annual Report & Newsletter
YOUR IMPACT IN FOCUS
From the President & CEO Dear friends, It is with great pride that we can continue to say — the music plays on! Audiences are returning to Benaroya Hall, virtual offerings abound, and the orchestra inspires us all with their phenomenal talents. Thank you for standing with us as we unleash the power of music. The Seattle Symphony has faced our share of challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, but today the future is bright. The orchestra is performing at full strength again after a year of social distancing on stage. The breadth of our programming continues to expand with diverse artists from around the world joining the musicians on stage. New commissions and world premieres are sharing the voices of today while the artists of tomorrow are experiencing our music for the first time through free family programming online. We are moving forward, committed to our mission and inviting our ever-growing community to join us — to listen boldly. Over the past two years you have asked often about the state of the Symphony’s finances. Having just concluded the audit of our 2020/2021 fiscal year, in this report we will share in greater detail a review of our fiscal health. You will see how your caring investments, coupled with government aid and prudent expense management, has created a strong foundation for the future. The support of the Symphony’s donor family throughout the pandemic has been unprecedented in its importance and generosity. It is only because of your gifts that we are able to present this report showing the incredible impact the orchestra has on our community. While a full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is expected to take three to five years, we embark on this journey with hope and joy because of your unwavering commitment. With gratitude,
Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair
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COVER PHOTO: David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Noah Geller performs with the Seattle Symphony under the baton of Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Lee Mills.
Seattle Symphony Live brings the music home with broadcasts that expand the orchestra’s reach from Benaroya Hall to homes around the world.
Our music plays on(line) — because of you. Together we found a new way to connect through the power of music. The Seattle Symphony’s recently announced 2022/2023 season marks the orchestra’s third year of producing online performances for audiences in Seattle and around the world. Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, each of our online concerts has been a source of strength, comfort, and joy for our community — and every shared experience is made possible through your generosity. Turning Benaroya Hall into a production studio and launching our streaming platform, Seattle Symphony Live, was no small feat. High-definition cameras were installed in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium and equipment was added backstage to mix the video feeds, bringing the at-home concert experience to life. The sights of the orchestra were paired with impeccable high-fidelity audio, mastered by Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Dmitriy Lipay, to create a dynamic viewing experience. This fall the Symphony upgraded the online concert experience again by introducing new login functionality to make accessing Seattle Symphony Live content easier than ever before. With a new universal login, access is now the same across all Seattle Symphony digital platforms including ticket purchases and streaming content. And this season we’ve expanded access further by presenting free Family Concerts and increasing digital offerings when the Omicron variant kept so many in our community away from the concert hall. As audiences are once again returning to Benaroya Hall, the orchestra remains committed to sharing
our music through Seattle Symphony Live. With your support and in partnership with the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Symphony looks forward to expanding our digital team and growing our online programming to serve our digital audience, extend our reach, and continue to enhance the at-home viewing experience. Seattle Symphony Live shows what’s possible with your support. We can unleash the power of music and bring our community together even in the face of unprecedented upheaval. From the musicians who found a new virtual stage to the thousands of caring people like you who showed your support, we keep the music playing, together. Thank you!
Coming up on Seattle Symphony Live Tune in for concerts broadcast live from the stage at Benaroya Hall to wherever the music finds you. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022, AT 7:30PM
The Miraculous Mandarin FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022, AT 8PM
From Purcell to Bach THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2022, AT 7:30PM
Wayne Marshall Plays & Conducts Gershwin For a complete list up upcoming concerts, visit seattlesymphony.org/live.
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Financial Report The pandemic period continues to necessitate a range of changes to the Seattle Symphony’s finances. In the 2020/2021 fiscal year a combination of increased philanthropy, federal relief, and expense reductions helped mitigate the impact of reduced tickets sales while creating a reserve to help navigate a period of recovery over the next three to five years. Our recently audited financial statements show that ticket sales decreased to $2M during the 2020/2021 fiscal year. Elevated support from our donor family grew to $18M and government aid surpassed $10M. All of our musicians and staff made personal financial sacrifices to significantly reduce expenses to $20M. These combined efforts allowed the Symphony to pay down its line of credit and establish an operating reserve of $6.8M. While the organization works aggressively in the coming years to return to pre-pandemic levels of ticket sales and programming, as well as full levels of staffing, we expect to rely on these reserves heavily throughout the recovery period. Your increased generosity has been and will continue to be the most critical element in the Symphony’s stability and long-term success. Thank you for your support!
Financial Results Operating Revenue (in thousands)
Fiscal Year 2019/2020
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
Sep. 1, 2019–Aug. 31, 2020 (Audited)
Sep. 1, 2020–Aug. 31, 2021 (Audited)
Tickets and Fees
10,035
2,176
1,279
239
Annual Fundraising
15,206
18,387
Federal Covid Relief
3,905
10,292
Seattle Symphony Foundation
1,553
1,490
Other Income and Transfers
2,156
1,749
34,134
34,335
25,032
14,574
337
218
Administration
3,667
3,345
Fundraising Costs
2,510
2,301
31,586
20,438
2,548
13,896
Rental Revenue
Total Operating Revenue
Operating Expenses (in thousands) Program Expenses Education and Community Programs (excluding musicians’ costs)
Total Operating Expenses Change in Net Assets from Operations Before Operating Reserve Transfer Transfer to Board Designated Operating Reserves Change in Net Assets from Operations (in thousands)
(6,800) 2,548
7,096
1,634
1,249
Depreciation and Amortization
(3,750)
(3,762)
Endowment Investment Return
1,291
3,968
(18)
4,095
Non-Operating Activity (in thousands) Special Fundraising
Pension Liability Change Transfer in to Board Designated Operating Reserves
4
6,800
Total Non-Operating Activity
(842)
12,349
Total Change in Net Assets (in thousands)
1,706
19,445
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Total Net Assets for Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall Music Center & Seattle Symphony Foundation
Thanks to your support ... Since September of 2020, you’ve played a part in each of these milestones.
21,220 audience members have attended a live concert since the reopening of Benaroya Hall.
8,574 music lovers made a gift to support the orchestra.
Total Earned & Contributed Revenues (Consolidated)
4,795 complimentary tickets were made available through our Community Connections partners.
9 new works were commissioned or received their premiere performances by the Seattle Symphony.
3 Operating Expenses (Consolidated)
Seattle Symphony Media albums were released.
2 new members of the orchestra joined us: viola Olivia Chew and Sunny Xia, our Douglas F. King Assistant Conductor beginning this fall.
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You help learning and community move forward. Programs for youth, families and community organizations continue to reach far beyond Benaroya Hall. In the 2020/2021 season the Seattle Symphony reimagined our popular Tiny Tots concert series geared towards our youngest music lovers. The engaging online version, Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots, broadcast on Seattle Symphony Live, became an instant hit with children and adults alike. Tiny Clips host and member of the orchestra’s horn section, John Turman, received a 2021 Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service, recognizing the pivotal role he played in translating this fun-filled program into the digital realm. This season, the Symphony’s programming for young audiences is once again being shared virtually. Thanks to our Family Programs sponsor, the Klorfine Foundation, and our entire donor community, Tiny Clips, Family Concerts and Meet the Instrument broadcasts are all available free to everyone via the Seattle Symphony Live platform. Long-running education programs that thrive on collaboration and handson curriculum have also faced hurdles during the coronavirus pandemic as social distancing kept students and mentors apart. In response, the Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop brought high school aged composers together to learn and create in a virtual format where workshop participants found a new forum to connect and grow. Link Up, the Symphony’s marquee music education program for students in grades 3–5 also found a new home online. Through digital classroom resources and a virtual concert with the orchestra, Link Up provided many of the same learning opportunities for students, interacting with orchestra musicians and learning the fundamentals of music-making. With a goal of bringing students back to Benaroya Hall for the program’s culminating concert in the 2022/2023 season, this spring Link Up is once again being offered in an online format.
Tiny Clips host John Turman recording a recent episode.
Launching Seattle Symphony Live allowed the orchestra to continue connecting with our audience. The need to reach audiences virtually is not limited to the Symphony. Arts organizations of all kinds struggled to engage their communities during the pandemic. Leveraging our new platform, the Symphony created the Community Stages Fund in January 2021. With the support of the Tagney Jones Family Fund at Seattle Foundation, this effort offers free and subsidized access to the new digital infrastructure in Benaroya Hall and provides a digital venue for partner organizations to share their work. This season the Symphony is preparing for a new round of Community Stages Fund applications with a target of presenting broadcasts in 2023. With the support of people like you and the dedication of our musicians and staff the Symphony has found new and innovative ways to continue delivering core education programs and serve our community. To learn more about these impactful programs that you are helping to make possible, visit us online at seattlesymphony.org/education-and-community.
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The Seattle Symphony’s Family, School & Community programs are supported by 4Culture, Arakawa Foundation, Marco Argenti, The Klorfine Foundation, Merriman-Ross Family, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Maryanne Tagney, the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation and individual contributions to the Seattle Symphony Annual Fund.
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Through the Community Stages Fund, Key to Change presented their 2021 Solo String Festival virtually.
Together we reimagined and kept the music playing. How your support helped Vice President of Artistic Planning Raff Wilson and the orchestra ensure the music played on. Vice President of Artistic Planning Raff Wilson joined the orchestra in April 2020. Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, he began his new role from his home in Sydney, Australia, navigating a 17-hour time difference. Only a few weeks prior the Seattle Symphony had announced the 2020/2021 season, but with the closure of Benaroya Hall, years of meticulous planning were suddenly up in the air. The work of reimagining the season began with more questions than answers. “We were asking the same questions that orchestras around the world were asking,” recalls Raff. “How do we do what we do when we can’t sit together on stage? When there’s no audience in the hall?” Throughout the spring and early summer, as the orchestra continued to share music with our community through weekly rebroadcasts, careful behind-the-scenes planning went into every detail of the orchestra’s return. “How many socially distanced people could fit on the stage? At its essence it was a very practical and mathematical process,” says Raff. “We even had to devise an order for the musicians to enter and exit the stage to maintain distance. It was far from routine but finding a way to create music was something to cherish.” Recalling those first rehearsals, Raff says, “that feeling was suddenly striking and new. For those who spend their lives in music, hearing it live for the first time again — the feeling was incredible.” What followed was the orchestra’s first fully digital season. By the following spring, small, socially distanced audiences began returning to Benaroya Hall, bringing musicians and audience together again after a separation of more than 14 months. With the 2021/2022 season the full orchestra is once again performing together on stage and regular audiences have returned to Benaroya Hall to experience live music once more. This reunion was made possible by the support of our Symphony community — by generous people like you.
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And audiences have been treated to some outstanding performances this season, including violinist Ray Chen’s memorable debut with the orchestra, and new Seattle Symphony commissions and world premiere performances. “In Seattle people have open ears and are interested in hearing new music,” Raff says. “There’s this spirit of being on the frontier, of being on the edge of possibility.” The relaunch of programming in Benaroya Hall’s immersive Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center is another highlight of the current season. With the 2022/2023 season just announced, the future of the orchestra is bright. “Monumental works by Gustav Mahler, Tan Dun and Dmitri Shostakovich are the keystones of our programming next season,” says Raff, “but at its heart — as always — are our magnificent Seattle Symphony musicians, taking center stage in concerts that celebrate the best of symphonic music.” To learn more about upcoming concerts and the new 2022/2023 season, visit seattlesymphony.org. Octave 9: Emerging Artists is supported by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Performances of Tan Dun: Buddha Passion are generously underwritten by Jeff and Rita Xiong.
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Thank you for keeping the music playing! The Seattle Symphony relies on the community we serve to share our music. We gratefully recognize the following people for their generous Annual Fund gifts through January 12, 2022.
THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ($250,000+) Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi, Co-Chairs 5 Chap and Eve Alvord 25 Elias and Karyl Alvord 10 Rebecca Benaroya 35 Leslie and Dale Chihuly 20
Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler 10 Lyn and Gerald Grinstein 25 Lenore Hanauer 20 Nesholm Family Foundation 30 James* and Sherry Raisbeck 20 Charles and Maria Schweizer 5
Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen 35 Stephen Whyte and Rebecca Ralston 15 Ann Wyckoff 15
Marks Family Foundation 15 John and Ginny* Meisenbach Susan and John Pohl Melvyn* and Rosalind Poll 10 Maryanne Tagney
Lou Woodworth and Heidi Charleson 5 Jeff Xiong Anonymous (3)
Benjamin and Kelly Martz 5 The Nakajima Family 10 Douglas* and Theiline* Scheumann 5 Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation 10
Ina Tateuchi John R. Weiss 25 H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway 20 Anonymous (4)
Betty Graham 5 Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth 20 John H. Hughey 10 Juniper Foundation 15 Nader and Oraib Kabbani 5 Dana and Ned Laird 40 Kathleen Leahy 15 Ihn (Ike) Lee Jeff Lehman and Katrina Russell 10 Flora Ling and Paul Sturm 5 Richard and Francine Loeb 5 Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel 20 Pamela Merriman, Sonja Ross, and Kelley Ross 10 Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon 5
Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi 20 Linda Nordstrom 20 Sarah M. Ovens, in memory of William R. Ovens 10 Patricia and Jon Rosen 10 Eric and Margaret Rothchild 10 Grant and Dorrit Saviers 10 David Shank The Stretch Fund 5 Mel and Leena Sturman 5 Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs 35 Muriel Van Housen 10 M. Barton Waring 10 Rick and Debbie Zajicek 5 Anonymous (4)
STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE Platinum ($100,000–249,999) Bob* and Clodagh* Ash 30 Susan Johannsen and Stephen Elop 5 Dave and Amy Fulton 10 Jeanne Kanach 10 Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation 5
Gold ($50,000–99,999) Dr.* and Mrs.* Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr. Marco Argenti Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD* 30 Parul and Gary Houlahan 5 Paul Leach and Susan Winokur 25
Silver ($25,000–49,999) Katharyn Alvord Gerlich 25 Warren A. and Anne G. Anderson 10 Minoru and Yoko Arakawa Jeanne Berwick and James Degel, Berwick Degel Family Foundation 10 Paula Boggs and Randee Fox 5 Thomas and Susan Bohn Matt Brannock and Claire Taylor 5 Steve and Sylvia Burges 20 Children Count Foundation 10 Sue and Robert Collett 35 Susan Coughlin and John Lauber John Day 5 John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes 10 Jan and Brit Etzold 10
# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5) * In Memoriam
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FOUNDERS CIRCLE Gold ($10,000–24,999) Richard and Constance Albrecht 25 René and April Ancinas 5 Richard Andler and Carole Rush 10 Geoffrey Antos 10 Paula Begoun 5 Phillip and Karla Boshaw 5 Burns McCabe Foundation Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon 5 Dr. and Mrs. John E. Caner Coughlin Saunders Foundation Isiaah Crawford and Kent Korneisel 5 Beryl and Nick Crossley 5 Patricia M. Davis Allison and Joe Davy Carl de Marcken and Marina Meila 5 Jerald Farley 30 Gerald B. Folland 10 William E. Franklin 10 Andrew and Molly Gabel 5 Sharon Gantz Bloome
William Gates Sr.* and Mimi Gardner Gates 10 Doris H. Gaudette 25 Phyllis Golden 5 Lynn and Brian Grant Family Neil M. Gray and Meagan M. Foley 15 Marilyn Gustafson 20 Michael R. Hatch Terry Hecker and Dan Savage 5 Jean-François and Catherine Heitz 15 Philip Hess John and Ellen Hill Chuck* and Pat Holmes 20 Hot Chocolate Fund 10 JNC Fund 10 Beth and Will Ketcham Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation 10 Michael A. Klein and Catherine A. Melfi 10 Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo 5
Dr. Ryo and Kanori Kubota Frida Kumar Cheryl Lee Alan and Sharon Levy 15 John Lillard and Julia Kalmus 5 Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley Kjristine R. Lund 10 Mary Ann and Ted Mandelkorn Russ and Diena Mann 5 Scott and Tracy McCammant Marshal McReal Drs. Pamela and Donald Mitchell 25 Nancy Neraas and Michael King 10 Erika J. Nesholm 5 John and Laurel Nesholm 20 Gary and Susan Neumann 20 Dick and Joyce Paul 15 Tom and Sally Peyree Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pigott 20 Dana M. Reid and Larry Hitchon 5
Braxton E. Rowe 5 Jon and Judy Runstad 10 Peter Russo and Kit Bakke 5 Norm and Elisabeth Sandler/ The Sandler Foundation 5 Sally Schaake Kincaid 5 Ty and Jenny Schultz Vivian and Jim Schwab 5 Eliza and Brian Shelden Yuka Shimizu 5 Jon and Kim Shirley Buz* and Helen Smith 20 Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Snyder 10 Neil and Margaret Storey 5 Michel and Christine Suignard 5 Margaret Taylor and Robert Elliott 10 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Werner Sally Anne West Selena and Steve Wilson 20 Anonymous (8)
Governor and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans 30 Kathy Fahlman Dewalt and Stephen R. Dewalt 5 Andrew Faulhaber Judith Z. Feigin and Colin Faulkner 5 Caroline L. Feiss* and Gordon B. Davidson 5 Nancy and John* Freeman Ira and Courtney Gerlich George Gilman 10 Michele and Bob Goodmark 10 Donald G. Graham, Jr.* 30 Dr. Martin L. Greene and Kathleen Wright 10 Ted and Sandy* Greenlee 35 Laura Grit and David Yanacek Mr. and Mrs. David Hadley Margaret Haggerty William Haines 30 Ronald Harding and Joy Burgess Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington Foundation 30 Robert and Eileen Hershberg 10 Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter 10 Margaret Holsinger 5 Dorothy Sloan Huey* and Marilyn Lee Huey Joni, Scott and Aedan Humphreys 5 Dustin and Michelle Ingalls 15 Robert C. Jenkins 5 James and Sirkku Johnson 5 Takao Kikuchi and Yuko Abe Drs. Peter H. and Susan M. Knutson5 Thomas and Kathleen Koepsell 5 Sarah Kohut 5 Karen Koon 15 Moe and Susan Krabbe 25 Tatyana Kutsy Catherine Lee
Elizabeth Lee Henry Li Mark Linsey and Janis Traven 5 Anamaria T. Lloyd 5 Everil Loyd, Jr. and Joanne DelBene Susan and Jeff Lubetkin Virginia and Thomas Luce Bryan Lung 5 Rebecca and Laird Malamed 5 Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva 10 David Mattson 5 Bill and Colleen McAleer 20 Charlie and Luana McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merritt 5 Warren Meyer 5 John and Justine Milberg 10 Ronald Miller and Murl Barker 10 Reid* and Marilyn Morgan 35 Gary Morse and Ellen Bowman 5 Mika Nakamura and Gary Wood 5 Mark Nelson and Baochun Jin 5 Kirsten Nesholm 10 Akino and Bill Neubauer 5 Thomas and Judith Noble 5 Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom 5 Jerald E. Olson 40 Meg Owen 10 Brian Pao and Susan Leu 5 Bob and Annette Parks 10 Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert 15 Lisa Peters and James Hattori 5 Diego Piacentini Lori and Bill Price 5 Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Prince 20 Douglass and Katherine Raff 20 Dick and Alice Rapasky 15 Robert Reichner Deborah and Andrew Rimkus 10
Elizabeth and Jonathan Roberts 25 John Robinson and Maya Sonenberg 20 Mike and Marcia Rodgers Mrs. Russell Ross John and Margaret Sanders Eckhard Schipull 15 Seattle Symphony Volunteers 5 Frank and Harriet* Shrontz 20 James and Janet Sinegal Nancy Smith Nepier Smith and Joan Affleck-Smith 5 Ms. Barbara Snapp and Dr. Phillip Chapman 10 Doug and Katie Sprugel 10 Alan and Bonnie Steele 5 Craig and Sheila Sternberg 5 John and Sherry Stilin 20 Louise Tolle Suzanne Vadman 10 Hans and Joan* van der Velden 30 Nimrod Vered and Lyatt Jaegle Jean Baur Viereck 15 Steve Vitalich 10 Doug* and Maggie Walker Richard Ward 5 Judith F. Warshal and Wade Sowers5 Gary and Karla Waterman 10 Manny and Sarah Weiser 10 Stephen and Marcia Williams 5 Rosalind Horder Williams 5 Kenneth and Rosemary Willman 5 Shannon Wilson and Mitchell Johnson 5 Wayne Wisehart George* and Sylvia Zonoff 10 Igor Zverev 20 Anonymous (13)
Silver ($5,000–9,999) The Allchin Family Carlton C. Anderson 10 Charles and Susan Armstrong 5 Paul and Kris Aronson Keith Ash and Kerry Keller-Ash Bill* and Nancy Bain Thomas Barghausen and Sandra Bailey 5 Earl and Marilyn Barker 5 Kris Barker 5 Suzanne Barker 5 Carol Batchelder 35 Dr. Melvin Belding and Dr. Kate Brostoff 10 Bryan Bell and Karin Weekly Donna Benaroya 10 Bernstein Family Foundation at Kitsap Community Foundation 10 Robert Bismuth 5 Rebecca Galt Black 20 William and Beatrice Booth Jim and Marie Borgman 20 Alec* and Maddy Brindle Zane and Celie Brown 15 Susan Y. Buske 10 Karen Cameron 10 Chris Capossela and Leigh Toner Cecily Carver 5 Dr. and Mrs. William Champion Gerrie Cherry 5 Cogan Family Foundation 10 Donald and Ann Connolly David Cross and Lillian Ai 10 Justin and Delaney Dechant Jim and Gaylee Duncan Maria Durham and Viva la Música Club 15 Charles Engelke and Laurie White 5 Brittni and Larry Estrada 5
# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5) * In Memoriam
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SYMPHONY CLUB Conductors Club ($3,600–4,999) Patty and Jimmy Barrier 5 Robert E. Clapp and Antje Winkler 10 Frank and Joan Conlon 5 Scott and Jennifer Cunningham 5 Jane* and David R. Davis Zart Dombourian-Eby and Jeff Eby 10 Walter Euyang and Nina Smith 5
David* and Dorothy Fluke 30 Linda and Alan Freyd Jane and Richard Gallagher 10 Suzanne Hahn Jesslyn Howgate 20 Geoffrey Jackson and Jane Leeson-Jackson*
Chien Li Dr. Russell Paravecchio 15 Steven Ritt and Laurie Rosen Betsy R. and Jason Schneier, MD 10 Barbara and Richard Shikiar 35 John Stuntebeck 5 Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger
Manijeh Vail 10 Christine Wood 10 Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays5 Anonymous
Gina Linden 5 Lisa Lindstrom and Neil Snyder Davia Loren 5 Sallie Lumley Mark Litt Family DAF of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle 10 Frank and Judith Marshall Foundation 5 Andrei Moor Susan and Furman Moseley Christine Moss 40 Ashley Myers and Andrew Fitz Gibbon Robert and Claudia Nelson Martha Noerr and T. Jeffrey Keane 5 Lourdes M. Orive 5 Richard and Sally* Parks 5 Sandra J. Patterson 5 Kathryn Pearson 10 Don and Sue Phillips 5 Marcus Phung 10 Mary Pigott 5 Bec Powell Ruth Ann and Jim Powers 5 Dennis Reichenbach 10 Tom and Teita Reveley Louis Richard and Sally Adams 5 Donna Richman and Mike Ehrenberg 10
Ed and Marjorie Ringness 20 E. Paul and Gayle Robbins Nancy M. Robinson 35 Dr. and Mrs. Werner E. Samson Patricia and Richard Sandstrom Alexandra Savelieva 5 Susan Schroeter-Stokes and Robert Stokes 10 Janet Sears 15 Eric and Julie Shankland 5 Michael Slonski and Jennifer Wilson Perry Soriano and Senan Choe Lorna Stern 20 Isabel and Herb Stusser 15 Bert Sullam 5 Victoria Sutter 10 Ronald and Pamela Taylor 5 Andrew and Shana Tischaefer 10 Bill and Donna Van Buren Moya Vazquez 5 Melicent Whinston Sally and David Wright Zhangwei Xu Lee and Barbara Yates 35 Keith Yedlin and Andrew Todd 5 Christian and Joyce Zobel 15 Anonymous (5)
Deborah Chapnick 5 Virginia D. Chappelle 20 Steven Chew Rashmi and Gagan Chopra 5 Peter Chuang and Elaine Tsai 5 Jim and Marti Civarra Heinke Clark 5 Constance and Douglas Clarke 5 John Clawson 10 Joshua D. Closson 5 Leonard and Else Cobb 15 Mr. and Mrs. Ross Comer 15 Susan and Laurence Commeree 15 James and Barbara Crutcher 5 Cami and Ray Davis 5 Calisle Dean Frank and Dolores Dean 15 James Dean and Katherine Braun Thomas and Diane DeGraff Dr. Gregory J. del Zoppo 5 Shawn Delp
Loren and Sara Denherder 10 Sneha Deo Dr. Stella Desyatnikova 5 The DeVinck Family David and Helen Dichek 5 Richard Dobrow Mr. Michael Dryfoos Sharon Ducey Raemarie Duclos 10 Sam and Mona Dworkin 10 Vasiliki Dwyer 10 John and Susan Ebel Mr. Scott Eby 10 Dr. Lewis and Susan Edelheit Justine Ehlers and Bob Jenkins Bill and Erin Ellis 10 Ms. Bertie J. Enslow Jim and Ann Ewel Steven Fetter and Bonnie Kellogg 5 Melanie Field and Vinaya Chepuri 10 Daniel Firestone
Principals Club ($2,400–3,599) Bill and Janette Adamucci William K. Ahrens 25 Harriet and Dan Alexander 5 Charles Alpers and Ingrid Peterson 10 Ignacio Alvarado-Cummings 5 Scott and Mary Kay Ausenhus Kendall and Sonia Baker 10 Dr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball 10 Jane and Peter Barrett 5 Sherry and Larry Benaroya 5 Judith and Arnold Bendich 5 Patricia M. Bentz 5 Janice Berlin 5 Bob* and Jane Ann Bradbury 10 Rosemary and Kent Brauninger 10 Brenda Bruns 5 Glen and Anita Campbell 5 Robert and Janet Coe 5 Kelly Coffing and Alison Hoffarth Peter and Lori Constable Herb and Kathe Cook 10 Betty and Andrew Cowan George and Sara Nell Davis 5 Mark and Christina Dawson Dwight and Susan Dively 10 Sue Donaldson and Paul Fletcher 25 Patrice Donohue 5
Ken Duncan and Tanya Parish 10 Elisabeth and Ervin Ellinger 10 Linda and Paul Ellingson 5 Kim and Scott Fancher Karen and Bill Feldt 10 Stephen Forman 5 Bill and Lindy Gaylord Abraham George and Catharin Maney 5 Catherine Gleason 5 Jeffrey Norman and Martha Ann Golub 15 Drs. Robert and Sally Hasselbrack Geoff and Madeline Haydon Michèle and Dan Heidt 10 Gabriel and Raluca Hera Paul and Alice Hill 5 Thomas Horsley and Cheri Brennan 5 Jo Anne Iaciofano William P. and Ruth L. Ingham 5 Ralph E. Jackson 45 Carlyn Kaiser Stark Sean and Lisa Kelly 10 Dr. and Mrs. Masato Koreeda 5 Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi 5 Christina Lee Steve Lewis and Linda M. Lewis 30
Musicians Club ($1,200–2,399) Nance and Steve Adler 10 Asma Ahmed 5 Robert and Ali Alexander Ralph and Ardyth Alexander 10 Rebecca Alexander Leslie Almond 5 Diane Altman-Dautoff Virginia Anderson 5 Brenda and Jeffrey Atkin 5 Tracy L. Baker 20 Benjamin and Nava Balsam Anna and Jonas Barklund 5 Jeff and Carmen Barr Michael Barras Douglas and Maria Bayer 20 Ronald Berenstain Kurt Berglund Jean Berry 5 Inez Black 5 Walter Blake 10 Elizabeth Blosten and Tom Linder
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Karen R. Bonnevie Mark and Diana Bonyhadi Raymond and Ann Borelli 5 Richard and Margaret Bossi 5 Richard Brainard 10 Bob and Bobbi Bridge 5 Mr. and Mrs. Alec W. Brindle Jr. Daniel H. Brown Christopher Buehler and Wendy Grus 5 Cy and Kathleen Butler 5 Mary and Patrick Callan 5 Craig and Jean* Campbell 20 Dr. Lysanne Cape 10 Nora Capron Janitta and Bob Carithers Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson 10 Benjamin Carr 5 Vicente Cartas Espinel 5 Dr. William Catterall 5 Patrick Cazeau Kent and Barbara Chaplin
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SYMPHONY CLUB (CONTINUED) Alan Flesher Frederick Edward Forrest Jane Fox 20 Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg 10 Jack Freelander 5 Donald and Ann Frothingham 5 Carole Fuller and Evan Schwab* Sandra Galvis Larry and Rondi Gangnes David and Elizabeth Garcia 5 Gaston Gerchkovich and Ying Lou Otis and Sharon Gillaspie 5 Greg Glockner 5 Sheryl and Alan Goldberg Jeff Graham and John Longres Brian and Rebecca Grant The Greco Family 5 Maridee Gregory 10 Marjorie and Samuel Gulkis 5 Deena and Don Hanke 5 Dave and Sandy Hanower 5 Linda* and Wolfram Hansis 20 Mary Hardin-Fletcher 5 Lys Hardy Ken Hayashi 10 Susan Heckbert and Nicholas Vedder Joshua Hemphill 5 Ralph and Gail Hendrickson Terrill and Jennifer Hendrickson 10 Jim Hessler and Paula Weiss 5 Peter Hiatt and Ron Huden Steve and Sandy Hill 25 Gregg Hirakawa Julia Hlavacik Hannah and Hoch Hochkeppel 5 Marvin and Elizabeth Hoekstra Lewjean Holmes Erik and Danielle Holt Bob Holtz and Cricket Morgan 10 Hannah Hoose 5 Paul Hopp 5 Gladys and Gerald Hoshijo 5 Gwen and Randy Houser 10 Dan Hungate Carolyn Iblings Idalice Dickinson 10 Anne Janes-Waller and Fletch Waller 10 Charles and Joan Johnson 20 Clyde and Sandra Johnson 10 Pam and Ned Johnson 5 Jodie Johnson-Pardi Suzanne and Stephen* Kalish Roberth Karman 5 Janet Kavadas Hiro Kawasaki and Bill Calderhead Grant Keeney David Kerlick 5 Virginia King 10 Allison Klein and Ketan Dalal Randolph Kline Roger B.A. Klorese and David Haney Claire and Richard Knierim Albert and Elizabeth Kobayashi 30
Binil Kurian 5 Alvin and Verla Kwiram 15 Emily Langlie and Steve Miletich 10 Bryan LaPorte 5 Justin Lee William LeFevre Christoph Lemoine 5 Don and Carla Lewis 10 Betty Lewis 10 Mike Lewis Jody Li Michael Linenberger and Sallie Dacey 5 Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Loomis 5 Lovett-Rolfe Family Trust 5 Richard* and Beverly Luce 25 Louis and Joegil Lundquist Mark P. Lutz 40 David Lyons 5 Ana and Gustavo Mahler 5 Rhonda Maloney 10 Amber and Florin Marcu Marcia Mason Charles T. Massie 20 Anne and Rick Matsen 5 Barbara J. Mauer 20 Lois Mayers Frank McCall and Dee Townsend-McCall 5 Malcolm and Diane McCallum 5 Monty McGovern 10 Elizabeth McMichael Mary McWilliams 15 Gunda and Uwe Meissner 5 Gail and John Mensher 10 Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner 10 Karen and James Mhyre 5 Dan and Phyllis Millard 5 Bruce Miller and Sandra Kroupa 5 Katherine Miller Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz Chie Mitsui 5 Laurie Miyauchi Peggy Monroe Charles Montange and Kathleen Patterson 25 Bob Moore Rita and Robert Moore 20 Gary Moresky 10 Terri Muharsky 5 Kevin Murphy and Karen Freeman 25 Andrew Murray and Kevin Hardie 5 Marcia and Stuart Murray 5 Gary Nakamura 5 Monica Namkung 5 Mary Nassif 5 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Naughton 20 James Nicoll and Margaret Silver 5 Paul and Linda Niebanck Thomas and Margaret Nielsen Ken and Pearl Noreen 5 Isabella and Lev Novik Kathryn and John O’Brien John and Joyce O’Connell Harry and Mariette O’Donnell
Pamela A. Okano 10 Susan and Brian Olsavsky 5 LaRayne Olson Christopher Oo Gordon Orians 5 Jae Hyun Paek 5 Ellen and Tim Paek Elizabeth Pasztor Margaret Paul and Paul J. Johansen 15 Allan and Jane Paulson 15 Tom Perez Ms. Patricia L. Petrut 5 Dr. Zaiga A Phillips 5 Judy Pigott Lise Place Tom and Jean Platt Donald Pogoloff 10 Dr. Alex Pulst-Korenberg Erik Raistakka Ann Ramsay-Jenkins 5 Catherine Ramsey Christopher Reilley Carrie Delaney Rhodes 5 Jean A. Rhodes 10 Sheri Richardson and Rick Lappin 5 Chuck and Jane Riley Joe and Linnet Roberts Chuck and Annette Robinson 15 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roemer 5 Jean Rolfe 10 Stan and Michele Rosen 5 Doug Ross and Claudia Sanders Helen and Ivan Rouzanov 10 Don and Toni Rupchock 30 Law Offices of Lisa Saar Bruce and Candace Sagor 5 David Said Martinez 5 Jacqueline Savo 5 Shirley Schmid Harry Schneider and Gail Runnfeldt Nancy and James Schultz 10 Jenifer Schultz Noah Scooler 5 Janet and Thomas Seery 15 Tanya and Gerry Seligman 5 Laura and Adam Selipsky Maria Semple and George Meyer Alan Shen Danny and Barb Shen 5 Jeff and Bonnie Shipman 5 Seymour Silberstein and Julie Grosnick 15 Julie Silvers 5 Susan and Stuart Simon 5 Evelyn E. Simpson 30 John and Jane Simpson Jeannie Simpson Douglas Smith and Stephanie Ellis-Smith 5 Garrett Smith Robert L. Smith Michele Souligny 5 Margaret W. Spangler 25 Kathleen and Robert Spitzer 10
Anne Steele Ed Sterner Alexander Sutton and Karen Easterbrook David Swanson Carole Sykes 5 Bob and Mimi Terwilliger 15 Thomas Tilford Family Foundation Sue and William Thompkins Gayle and Jack Thompson 10 Carol Thornburgh Courtney Thurston Daphne Toglia Morry* and Faye Tolmach Robert Toren Leslie Tran Karen Trilevsky 5 Shuen-Ing Tschen and Weinong Wang Marc Uhlig Alex Uy 5 Pieter and Tjitske Van Der Meulen Gretchen Van Meter 20 Cornelis van Rij Johanna P. Van Stempvoort 20 Mary Lou and Dirk van Woerden 10 Carol Veatch 5 Donald J. Verfurth 5 Elsa and Arthur Vetter 25 Tim and Evelyn Vinopal Brenda and Stuart Wakeham 5 Dustin Walton 5 Fred and Julia Wan 5 Connie Wang and Zachary Pollack Marc Wautier 10 Eugene and Marilyn Webb 10 Norma Wells Greg Wetzel 10 Jim and Patty Whitney Roger and June Whitson 5 Christopher Williams Shmuel Willner Aaron Wirsing 5 Rob Wiseman and Sarah Michael Panji Wisesa 5 Sally and Richard Wolf 5 David and Susan Woodrum Esther Wu 5 Patrick and Sue Yang 5 Ann Yoder Kay H. Zatine 25 Ingo Zinner Robert and Eileen Zube Anonymous (21) # Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5) * In Memoriam
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THE REBECCA & JACK
BENAROYA LEGACY CIRCLE
We offer our sincere thanks to all the individuals who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate. The Symphony welcomes the following new members of the Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Legacy Circle Legacy Circle who have joined since September 2020. For a complete list of Benaroya Legacy Circle members, visit seattlesymphony.org/legacy. Kathleen L. Allen Randy Apsel Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon David Calof Michelle Cosette Carlill Robert E. Clapp Don and Ann Connolly Cleo Corcoran Betty and Andrew Cowan David B. Cross Linda and Paul Ellingson Jana Fry and Pamela Wolfe
Sheryl (Kartzmer) and Alan Goldberg Marilyn Gustafson Darren Hamby Linda* and Wolfram Hansis William Kreuter and Judith Blinder Mark Linsey and Janis Traven David Mattson M. Victoria McFall Leslie Merta Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon Julia and James Mirel Caroline Potter Normann
Meg Owen Bernard G. Pack Joan Parish Jean and Tom Platt Thomas and Teita Reveley Vera Risdon Grant and Dorrit Saviers Eckhard Schipull Susan Moser Doug and Katie Sprugel Michael Veitenhans Anonymous (10)
Having a plan and writing it out means you can think about it when it’s not stressful. I don’t think you have to be wealthy to have a legacy plan. Any amount is going to be helpful down the road. Jana Fry believes every great city needs a great orchestra. One of the youngest Benaroya Legacy Circle members, Jana chose to make her plans early so she could take her time, enjoy the process, and be thoughtful about the legacy she wanted to leave. Learn more about making the Seattle Symphony a part of your legacy. seattlesymphony.org/legacy
ESTATE GIFTS We gratefully remember the following individuals for their generosity and forethought, and for including the Seattle Symphony in their legacy plans. The following list reflects gifts received between September 1, 2019, and January 12, 2022. Donald Adams Bob and Clodagh Ash Jeanne E. Bluechel Barbara Bonjour Dr. Margaret Burke Barbara and Lucile Calef Robert and Lois Catterall Dorothy Elaine Davis Beverly Jean Deckelmann C. Carey and Martha Donworth James C. Egbert Sherry Fisher Marvin J. Flaherty
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Natalie Gendler Elizabeth C. Giblin Merle P. Griff and Nadine Griff Mack Helen and Max Gurvich Carol Hahn-Oliver Christian Heesemann Anita Hendrickson Philip Hess Dr. Charles E. Higbee and Mr. Donald D. Benedict Mary Frances Hill Susanne F. Hubbach Edward A. Hudson
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John H. Hughey Stanley Hungerford Marjorie E. Jones Douglas F. King Nebahat Kuerzel-Themann Frances Kwapil Rhoady Lee Jr. and Jeanne Marie Lee Marjorie Levar Arlyne A. Loacker Peter and Jean McTavish Aileen Miholovich Charles Miller Mary and Hugh Nuckols
Ray Pennock Douglas and Theiline Scheumann Virginia and Allen Senear DJ Smith-Brooks Philip Soth Joseph and Carole Spinola Clara Staunton Samuel and Althea Stroum Teddy R. Thomas Leora and Robert Wheeler Mr. Zenon Zazula Anonymous
Opening Night Gala On September 18, 2021 members of the Seattle Symphony community gathered to celebrate the return of live music to Benaroya Hall and launch the current 2021/2022 season with an evening of music and philanthropy. Together we honored Charles and Lisa Simonyi for their extraordinary philanthropy and recognized the inaugural President’s Council — a group of principal supporters who have been instrumental in the resilience and innovation of the Seattle Symphony throughout the pandemic.
2021/2022 Opening Night Gala Committee Erika J. Nesholm and Patricia Rosen, Co-Chairs April Ancinas
Leslie Jackson Chihuly Susan Coughlin Lyn Grinstein
Susan Gulkis Assadi Parul Houlahan Eric Jacobs
Ihn (Ike) Lee Susan Winokur
The Seattle Symphony gratefully recognize the following donors for the generous support of this season’s marquee event. $100,000+ James* and Sherry Raisbeck
Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi
Maryanne Tagney
Anonymous
Parul and Gary Houlahan Paul Leach and Susan Winokur
Alexis and Michael Rowell Kim and Jon Shirley
Susan Coughlin and John Lauber Delta Air Lines Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler Ihn (Ike) Lee
Jeff Lehman and Katrina Russell Benjamin and Kelly Martz The Nakajima Family Laurie and Scott Oki
Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Stephen Whyte and Rebecca Ralston Anonymous
Susan Johannsen and Stephen Elop Governor and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans William Gates Sr.* and Mimi Gardner Gates Lyn and Gerald Grinstein Beth and Will Ketcham
Dorothy Li Russ and Diena Mann Microsoft Corporation Erika J. Nesholm Linda Nordstrom Alexander Oki
Patricia and Jon Rosen Charles and Maria Schweizer Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Snyder Krishna and Joanna Thiagarajan Betty Tong Anonymous
Min and Michael Christ Isiaah Crawford and Kent Korneisel Brittni and Larry Estrada Katie and Jason Garms Dustin and Michelle Ingalls
Sean and Lisa Kelly Dana and Ned Laird Marios Bill and Colleen McAleer John and Laurel Nesholm
Ralph and Wanda Nuxoll Rosalind Poll Norm and Elisabeth Sandler/ The Sandler Foundation
John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes Adina Friedman Bernel Goldberg Foster Hardt
Nader and Oraib Kabbani Nancy Neraas and Michael King James and Julie Mirel Grant and Dorrit Saviers
Vivian and Jim Schwab
Ken* and Cathi Hatch Jeremy Jolley Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo Cheryl Lee D. Benjamin and Heejin Lee Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel Marshal McReal Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon Dick and Joyce Paul Kim and Kelly Peterson
Mary C. Ransdell and Keith B. Wong Jamie Rawding Dana M. Reid and Larry Hitchon Jane Repensek Laura Marie and Tim Rivera Christina Scheppelmann and Beth Krynicki Betsy R. and Jason Schneier, MD Barry Shandre Joshua Stickler and Lisa Taylor
Raymond Tymas-Jones Mr. Leo van Dorp Moya Vazquez Archana and Surendra Verma Greg Wetzel Cheronne Wong and Sam Knight Marco Zangari and Susan Jones Anonymous
Lumedic
* In Memoriam
$50,000–99,999 In memory of Nancy Alvord Rebecca Benaroya
$25,000–49,999 Elias and Karyl Alvord Amazon Minoru and Yoko Arakawa Leslie and Dale Chihuly
$10,000–24,999 Terry Allen René and April Ancinas Marco Argenti The Boeing Company Paula Boggs and Randee Fox Rebecca and Barney* Ebsworth
$5,000–9,999 Aetna Matt Brannock and Claire Taylor Toby Bright and Nancy Ward Diana Carey Joyce Chen
$2,500–4,999 Kenneth and Rebecca Andrew Jeff Bilanko and Carolyn Robbs Bilanko Douglas Dawson and Paola Diano
$2,500–4,999 Lisa Anastos Elisa Barston and Jim Hsu Ronald Behar Dio Chang Li Chen David Cross and Lillian Ai Allison and Joe Davy Drs. Cor* and M. Patricia deHart David and Dorothy Fluke Marilyn Gustafson
IN-KIND 6162 Productions
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SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $100,000 and more to the Endowment since its inception. The following list is current as of January 12, 2022. $5,000,000+ The Benaroya Family
Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences
Anonymous
The Ford Foundation Dave and Amy Fulton Kreielsheimer Foundation
Marks Family Foundation Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein Dr. Robert Wallace*
Anonymous
The Norcliffe Foundation Estate of Mark Charles Paben
The James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust
Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen Estate of Leora and Robert Wheeler
Estate of Clairmont L. and Evelyn Egtvedt Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck Governor and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Fluke Capital Management Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett Agnes Gund Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen Dr. Charles E. Higbee* and Mr. Donald D. Benedict* Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman Estate of Virginia Iverson
Estate of Peggy Anne Jacobsson Robert C. Jenkins Dana and Ned Laird Estate of Rhoady and Jeanne Marie Lee Estate of Charlotte M. Malone Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation Bruce and Jeanne McNae Microsoft Corporation National Endowment for the Arts Northwest Foundation Helen A. Overton Peach Foundation
Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer Susan and John Pohl Estate of Elizabeth Richards Jon and Judy Runstad Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher Weyerhaeuser Company The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Estate of Helen L. Yeakel Estate of Victoria Zablocki Anonymous (2)
Benaroya Hall Music Center Endowment Fund
Fund for Education and Community Engagement
Concert Organ Endowment Fund The Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis Living Music Program
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hodges Bainbridge Island Family Concert Fund
C. Birkenfeld Memorial Fund
John & Carmen Delo Associate Principal Second Violin Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath Principal String Bass Douglas F. King Associate Conductor
Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director PONCHO Principal Viola Charles Simonyi Principal Horn The Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Clarinet
Stuart Harpist Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet Stephen Whyte Associate Principal Horn
$1,000,000–4,999,999 Leslie and Dale Chihuly The Clowes Fund, Inc. Judith Fong
$500,000–999,999 Estate of Dr. Margaret Burke Douglas F. King* Estate of Ann W. Lawrence
$100,000–499,999 Estate of Glenn H. Anderson Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann Alan Benaroya Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld The Boeing Company C.E. Stuart Charitable Trust Sue and Robert Collett Richard* and Bridget Cooley Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD* E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation
ENDOWED FUNDS Seattle Symphony General Endowment Fund
NAMED ENDOWED FUNDS Kreielsheimer Endowment Fund Kreielsheimer Learning Center Fund Kreielsheimer Artistic Initiatives Fund
NAMED ENDOWED FUNDS Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Conductor Laureate Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Leslie Jackson Chihuly President & CEO Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster
Leslie Jackson Chihuly Gives $1.5M for Endowment Earlier this season Leslie Jackson Chihuly made an historic investment to fund the Leslie Jackson Chihuly President & CEO endowment. A 9-year Seattle Symphony Board Chair, current Board Chair of Benaroya Hall Music Center, community leader and champion, Leslie has worked tirelessly to expand the impact of the orchestra and Benaroya Hall in our community. This gift to the Seattle Symphony Foundation will significantly enhance the endowment, providing a steady future stream of resources for the Symphony to fulfill its mission. Thank you, Leslie, for your incredible generosity and dedication!
Leslie Jackson Chihuly at the original dedication of the President & CEO endowment in 2015.
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In addition to Leslie’s transformative gift, leadership gifts from the estates of Margaret Burke, Douglas F. King, James Raisbeck, and Dr. Robert Wallace have provided the Seattle Symphony Foundation with a much-needed infusion of resources over the past year. Endowment support, whether given during the days of your life or through your estate plans, is critical to sustaining the orchestra. To learn more about ways you can leave a legacy for the music you cherish, visit seattlesymphony.org/legacy.
2020/2021 ANNUAL REPORT
SEATTLE SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jon Rosen Chair Susan Coughlin Vice Chair, Development DIRECTORS Susan Amini Marco Argenti Paula Boggs Leslie Jackson Chihuly Isiaah Crawford Joe Davy Susan Detweiler Rebecca Ebsworth Jerry Farley Judith Fong Molly Gabel Mimi Gates Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente Lyn Grinstein Michael Hatch Terry Hecker Jean-François Heitz Parul Houlahan Douglas Jackson Nader Kabbani Swil Kanim
Susan Johannsen Vice Chair, Audiences & Communities Cheryl Lee Secretary Ronald Koo Ryo Kubota Paul Leach Ihn (Ike) Lee Dorothy Li Kjristine R. Lund Brian J. Marks Marshal McReal Hisayo Nakajima Dana Reid Elisabeth Beers Sandler Jenny Schultz Jim Schwab Chuck Schweizer Yuka Shimizu Michael Slonski Lyle Snyder Stephen Whyte DESIGNEES Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO, Seattle Symphony
Diena Mann Vice Chair, Equity Ben Martz Treasurer & Vice Chair, Finance
Carla Gifford President, Seattle Symphony Chorale Lynn Morgan President, Seattle Symphony Volunteers Jeffrey Barker Orchestra Representative Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Orchestra Representative Alexander White Orchestra Representative
Dick Paul Vice Chair, Governance
Phyllis Byrdwell Phyllis Campbell Mary Ann Champion Robert Collett David Davis Nancy Evans Dorothy Fluke David Fulton Jean Gardner Ruth Gerberding James Gillick Gerald Grinstein Patty Hall Cathi Hatch Woody Hertzog Steven Hill Ken Hollingsworth Patricia Holmes David Hovind Henry James Ned Laird J. Pierre Loebel Yoshi Minegishi
Marilyn Morgan Isa Nelson Laurel Nesholm Sheila Noonan Marlys Palumbo Sally Phinny James Raisbeck Sue Raschella Jill Ruckelshaus H. Jon Runstad Martin Selig Linda Stevens Patricia Tall-Takacs Marcus Tsutakawa Cyrus Vance, Jr. Karla Waterman Ronald Woodard Arlene Wright Kathleen Wright
Michael Hatch* Joaquin Hernandez* Ronald Koo*
David Tan Rick White Michael Slonski (non-voting, non-director advisor)
* Seattle Symphony Appointed
Nancy B. Evans Mark Reddington Michael Slonski
DESIGNEES
Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Musician Representative John DiCesare Alternate Musician Representative
CHAIR EMERITA Leslie Jackson Chihuly LIFETIME DIRECTORS Llewelyn G. Pritchard Chair Richard Albrecht Susan Armstrong Bruce Baker Cynthia Bayley Sherry Benaroya Alexandra Brookshire
SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jean-François Heitz Chair* Kathleen Wright Vice Chair Muriel Van Housen Secretary
Ben Martz Treasurer* Jon Rosen* Nancy B. Evans
BENAROYA HALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair Jim Schwab Vice Chair Kjristine Lund Secretary Jim Duncan Treasurer
Yao Bailey Dwight Dively Leo van Dorp
Glen Lee City of Seattle Representative Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO, Seattle Symphony
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A look back at the extraordinary 2020/2021 season. Through your support the Seattle Symphony unleashes the power of music, brings people together, and lifts the human spirit. Thank you!
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1 Seattle-based vocalist and guitarist Whitney Mongé made her Seattle Symphony debut. 2 The Symphony hosted its first-ever drive-in concert for Opening Night. 3 Viola Oliva Chew joined the orchestra. 4 In the spring of 2021, Seattle Symphony audiences began returning to Benaroya Hall after a closure of more than 14 months. 5 Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot returned to the stage for the first time since the 2018/2019 season that capped his eight-year tenure as Music Director. 6 Alexandria Henderson joined the orchestra for their first virtual Link Up concert.
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