West Michigan Symphony 21-22 Annual Report

RETURNING TO LIVE

WEST MICHIGAN SYMPHONY 2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT

2 West Michigan Symphony 360 W. Western Avenue, Suite 200 Muskegon, MI 49440 231.726.3231 westmichigansymphony.org theblockwestmichigan.org Published January 2023; Designed by Keely Payne; Photos by Keely Payne & Beth Buelow 2021-22 Season Sponsor CONTENTS MISSION West Michigan Symphony connects and enriches our diverse community through the transformative power of music. We fulfill this primarily through three core offerings: • Professional, live symphonic performances in a welcoming environment • The Block, a gathering space that sparks curiosity, inspiration and fellowship through the shared experience of uncommon live music • Music Education that enriches the lives of children and adults through exploration, participation and performance 3 Return to Live Was Pure Magic 4 Artistic Highlights 5 Music Education in a Year of Transition 6 DEI Highlights & Framework 7 Music Director Scott Speck 8 WMS Musicians 9 Welcome New Musicians 10 Board of Directors 10 Administration 11 Strategic Plan 12 WMS Endowment/Play Your Part Campaign 12 Tune Up: Filling a Gap in Muskegon Education 13 Play Your Part Campaign Donor List 15 2021-2022 Annual Campaign Donor List 19 2021-2022 Operating Report 20 Sponsors and Foundations

DEBUT STRINGS TAKE3

Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung

WMS

2021-2022 RETURN TO LIVE WAS “PURE MAGIC”

Last night was my first concert in several years, due to COVID. What I heard was different: richer, fuller. The musicians are engaged with renewed intensity and precision while displaying huge dynamic range. The connection between conductor and ensemble was awe-inspiring. This is hard to pull off and is pure magic.

There has been much written nationally about the negative impact of the pandemic on performing arts—and it has indeed inflicted dire hardship—but one clear positive is that, at least in the case of WMS, the ensemble has emerged with a renewed artistic vibrancy. And the audience is responding to it.

Last season, WMS transitioned back to in-person concerts after 15 months of virtual-only, performing the entire series live with CDC-recommended safety protocols in place and continuing a video-streamed option for those not ready to return to the hall. We began the season with reduced-size, physically distanced ensembles; by the June finale, we were back to the full symphonic roster.

They say necessity is the mother of invention. We may have thought we were just adapting to circumstances, but the pandemic changed WMS in important ways. More than ever, we value the tradition from which the symphony stems—but we are holding it more lightly. There is a newfound sense of freedom in shaping performance content, and a willingness to try new things.

2021/22 was an inflection point in another important sense. In the summer, we entered the public phase of the Play Your Part Education & Endowment Campaign. Jan Deur and Kay Olthoff chaired this effort to grow WMS’s Endowment and expand its youth education footprint. Both of these objectives are beginning to bear fruit, as you will read below. We are grateful for their leadership!

As we reflect on the challenges of the past several seasons, and celebrate the “pure magic” of our music making together during 2021/22, these words of T.S. Eliot come to mind:

The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

Thank you for your support!

With gratitude,

Susan Cloutier Crain

Scott Speck Andy Buelow Chairperson Music Director President/CEO

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–AUDIENCE MEMBER–

ARTISTIC HIGHLIGHTS

Music Director Scott Speck shares his thoughts about 2021-2022’s most memorable moments:

BEETHOVEN & BLUE JEANS WITH VIOLINIST RANDALL GOOSBY

This all-Beethoven concert gave us a chance to feature the exquisite violinist Randall Goosby in a breathtaking performance of the Beethoven concerto. Over the ensuing weekend, the ebullient young artist also turned in a beautiful program at The Block; and thrilled members of WMS’s Premier Strings by unexpectedly sitting in with them during their performance at the Symphony Gala.

NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES WITH SHAYNA STEELE

We knew from advance reviews and YouTube clips that Shayna Steele would be an exceptional performer. But nothing could have prepared us for the impact of her live stage presence!

FINALLY SUJARI

In March 2020—just before the dress rehearsal for the originally scheduled performance—the state issued its original moratorium on indoor public gatherings. Two years and two months to the day later, the concert finally took place. To welcome cellist Sujari Britt back—for both the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto and her longawaited solo performance at The Block—was indeed to “arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”

WMS AROUND THE WORLD

This was the only concert of the season that did not have a guest artist. How wonderful it was to hear from audience members, seasoned listeners and newcomers alike, that it was one of their favorite performances of the year!

FANTASTIQUE FINALE WITH ARTURO ZIRALDO

This concert was a thrill ride from beginning to end. It was a joy to feature Arturo Ziraldo, our principal violist, in the rarely heard Arnold Bax Phantasy. And the pull-out-all-the-stops finale of the Symphonie Fantastique was an unforgettable ending to the season.

RANDALL GOOSBY ARTURO ZIRALDO SUJARI BRITT SHAYNA STEELE

MUSIC EDUCATION IN A YEAR OF TRANSITION

Our children’s excitement in gathering to sing, play their instruments, and form enduring friendships was palpable during 2021/22—as West Michigan Symphony Children’s Choir, Debut and Premier Strings and Link Up returned to full live participation. The programs came back stronger than ever with an influx of new and returning students.

LINK UP

This free beginner music education program, a collaboration with Carnegie Hall, impacted 3,000 area Elementary students last season as Link Up returned to live after two years of virtual-only. The students learned to read music and performed melodies on recorders along with the orchestra. The confetti finish was a big hit with everyone—except the Frauenthal Center custodial staff!

DEBUT & PREMIER STRINGS

Our string students returned to live with performances at Link Up, a spring concert with the Children’s Choir, and a fall standalone concert. Far left: Ava Williams wows fellow players with her impromptu “Queen of the Night” aria from Mozart’s Magic Flute. Left, Williams and Naomi Zziwambazza share a buoyant moment backstage at the Frauenthal after the latter’s solo performance of the Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 during the spring concert.

WMS CHILDREN’S CHOIR

One of the high points of the Children’s Choir’s spring was being back onstage with WMS during Link Up for the first time in two years. “We are Music Together” was the title of their March Frauenthal concert with the two string ensembles. Appropriately, the evening began with “How Can I Keep From Singing,” featuring moving solos from five members.

CLICKITY CLACK HO HO HO

It’s always a big hit, but last December’s “Ho Ho Ho” concert was so popular it was offered four times. This marked the first live presentations since 2019 of WMS’s unique holiday musical storytime for children. The Click Clack Moo series— of which “Ho Ho Ho” is the holiday installment—is based on the eponymous children’s books by Doreen Cronin.

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

West Michigan Symphony is committed to building an organization that fosters Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We acknowledge and celebrate the 19th century European cultural heritage from which the symphony orchestra arises. At the same time, we believe the art form is renewed and enlivened by embracing multifarious cultures and influences. We continually explore ways to reflect plurality, inclusivity and curiosity in our artistic programming. We are committed to engaging the underrepresented and making the Symphony a place where everyone experiences belonging. In our Board, staff, musician and volunteer base, we are working for inclusivity in ethnicity, gender, orientation, age, ability and geography—thereby reflecting the rich diversity of West Michigan.

2021-2022 HIGHLIGHTS:

• DEI Steering committee members participated in the Muskegon Health Disparities Coalition’s six-week “Coming Together for Racial Understanding” workshop held at the Muskegon Heights branch of Muskegon Area District Library

• Board and staff members filled a WMS-sponsored table at Muskegon Community College’s annual MLK Unity Breakfast, featuring ABC News correspondent Donna Brazile as keynote

• The Audience Committee collaborated with Muskegon Young Black Professionals to present a special Lunch & Learn featuring guest cellist Sujari Britt. Embark Financial Partners sponsored the event, with a catered buffet by Kuntry Cookin’, for a capacity audience at The Block.

• The WMS premiere of William Grant Still’s magnificent “Afro-American Symphony” was performed at long last—after a 14-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic

• WMS principal players served as volunteer jurists in the annual Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions (SOPA), which provides Black and Latinx musicians with auditioning experience. As a result, 16 new players were added to the WMS musician “call list.”

• The first half of a rehearsal was dedicated to sharing the new DEI Roadmap with the full orchestra. Steering Committee members walked the musicians through the plan and received their feedback and ideas.

DEI FRAMEWORK GOALS

• Become a community leader in advancing equity and inclusion through advocacy, dialogue and partnerships

• Become a safe and welcoming organization that encompasses a plurality of voices and backgrounds, reflecting our diverse community

• Offer an inclusive musical repertoire for a broad audience

• Increase access to instrumental and choral music and education, especially for underrepresented youth

• Make DEI an organizational value through ongoing learning, growing, questioning and applying

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MUSIC DIRECTOR SCOTT SPECK

Scott Speck became Music Director of the West Michigan Symphony in 2002. Since then he is proud to have helped the WMS enter the ranks of the nation's finest regional orchestras.

Scott also holds positions as music director of the Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Philharmonic and Mobile Symphony. He previously held positions as conductor of the San Francisco Ballet; music advisor and conductor of the Honolulu Symphony; and associate conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. During a tour of Asia he was named principal guest conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing. He was also invited to the White House as music director of the Washington Ballet.

In past seasons Scott Speck has conducted at London’s Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, New York's Lincoln Center, Chicago’s Symphony Center, Washington’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, and the Los Angeles Music Center. He has led numerous performances with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Houston, Baltimore, Paris, Moscow, Shanghai, Beijing, Vancouver, Romania, Slovakia, Buffalo, Columbus, Louisville, New Orleans, Oregon, Rochester, Florida, and Virginia, among many others.

Speck is co-author of the world’s best-selling books on classical music for a popular audience: Classical Music for Dummies, Opera for Dummies, and Ballet for Dummies. He has been a regular commentator on National Public Radio, the BBC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Voice of Russia, broadcast throughout the world.

Born in Boston, Scott Speck is a Fulbright Scholar, a summa cum laude graduate of Yale University, and an Aspen Conducting Fellow. He is fluent in English, German and French, has a diploma in Italian, speaks Spanish and has a reading knowledge of Russian.

WMS MUSICIANS

2021/22 SEASON

Music Director

Scott Speck

Mike & Kay Olthoff Endowed Chair

First Violin

John Heffernan concertmaster

WELCOME NEW MUSICIANS

Rebecca Boelzner, Associate Principal Viola

For the past two seasons, Rebecca has called Chicago home, serving as a Fellow in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and teaching young at-risk students through Ravinia’s El Sistema program. Last season, with the support of the CSO Negaunee Institute, she created Notes on Nature, a chamber music concert series meant to highlight the climate emergency.

Nicholas Jeffery, Assistant Principal Viola

A resident of Kalamazoo, Dr. Nicholas Jeffery is a member of the Burdick-Thorne

String Quartet and serves as assistant principal violist with the Kalamazoo Symphony. Strongly committed to teaching, he maintains a full studio of private students at the Crescendo Academy of Music.

Stephen Castiglione, Principal Bass

Improviser, educator, double bass player and composer, Stephen also performs in the Ann Arbor and Canton symphony orchestras. He holds a degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Michigan.

Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Bass

A native of Traverse City, Robert is an active freelancer, playing in orchestras throughout Michigan, including both the Detroit and Grand Rapids symphonies. National engagements include the Dallas Winds and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Now relocated to West Michigan, he is an apprentice luthier at Grand Rapids Violins.

Yi Pei Lin, viola

A native of Taiwan, Yi Pei Lin studied at Taipei National University of the Arts. In addition to WMS, she is assistant principal violist at the Battle Creek Symphony, section violist at the Jackson Symphony, and a graduate teaching assistant at Michigan State University.

Stephen Reichelt, bass

Chicago area bassist, composer and educator Stephen Reichelt has released five albums of solo double bass soundscapes on the Bandcamp platform. He is principal bass of the Dubuque Symphony, acting assistant principal of the Illinois Symphony, and performs regularly with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Oistrakh Symphony, and the orchestras of Charleston, Northbrook and Rockford, among others.

Abigail Monroe,

cello

Abigail Monroe has appeared as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, toured with the Oakland-based hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj, and performed with contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times. A past concerto soloist with the Golden Gate Symphony and New Mexico Philharmonic, she is a current member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, where she has performed as both principal and section cellist.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bios of each board member may be found at westmichigansymphony.org/learn-more/board-of-directors.

ADMINISTRATION

Andrew Buelow President/CEO

Amanda Dykhouse Orchestra Librarian

Karen Mueller O’Neill Vice President of Development & Marketing

Maris Myers Patron Services Manager

Keely Payne Art Director & Marketing Manager

Gabe Slimko Vice President of Operations/Personnel Manager

Sherrie Tower Finance and Facilities Manager

Karen Vander Zanden Director of Education & Corporate Engagement

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Susan Cloutier Crain Chairperson Jan L Deur Kimberly L Hammond CFP, CIMA, C(k)P Paul R Jackson Secretary and Immediate Past President Merica S Dobry Amy Hosford Kevin Even Treasurer Larry Fife Michael Olthoff Melisa Baker Bob Garretson Emma Peterson

2020-2023 STRATEGIC PLAN

VISION

PILLAR III COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Plan programming that attracts and inspires people at all levels of familiarity with the art form

• Transform concerts into events that captivate audiences and become the “talk of the town”

PILLAR IV AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

• Work toward eliminating barriers to participation in music education for all the community’s youth

• Expand program geographic footprint to include under-served areas of West Michigan

• Develop adult programs that deepen music appreciation and participation

PILLAR V FUND DEVELOPMENT

• Expand relationships and relevance through strategic collaborations

• Work toward diversifying the organization at all levels to accurately reflect the community

• Expand organizational visibility and reach; cultivate new audiences

• Build audience loyalty, retention and sense of community

PILLAR VI INFRASTRUCTURE

• Expand and diversify the donor base

• Build lasting, committed relationships with donors

• Grow organizational endowment

• Build and retain the human resources needed to achieve this plan

• Protect and optimize venues and staging spaces

• Refine and optimize Business Model

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PILLAR II MUSIC EDUCATION PILLAR I ARTISTIC VIBRANCY

We are a catalyst for a music-infused West Michigan: leading, facilitating, connecting and collaborating with the community to stimulate cultural vibrancy, inclusivity and pride of place.

What began as a dream two years ago has become a reality: Tune Up, the new beginning string orchestra program, is now in session in Muskegon’s Marquette and Oakview Elementary Schools.

The 21 students of the charter class unpacked their instruments in October and are now receiving multiple hours of weekly instruction from Lead Teaching Artist Lauren Garza, along with mentorship by students from Muskegon High School Orchestra.

WMS ENDOWMENT

West Michigan Symphony’s Endowment is held in two funds at the Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC) and in a third at the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF). The corpus of each fund is owned, managed and directed by these foundations, whose trustees determine the timing and amount of distributions—normally an annual amount equivalent to 4% of the average balance over the previous 16 quarters.

Established in 1992, the CFFMC Secure the Spirit Fund reported a fair market value of $547,135 on June 30, 2022. Established in 2020, the CFFMC Play Your Part fund reported $960,136 on the same date. The GHACF Play Your Part fund, established in 2021, was at $81,308.

Play Your Part Campaign

West Michigan Symphony’s $5 million Play Your Part Campaign has two primary objectives. The first is to bring the Endowment to a level that will generate 15% of the annual budget, thereby providing a stable revenue model for the future. The second is to establish startup funding for Tune Up, a new string orchestra program for underserved students. For more information, please see sidebar.

We thank all those who have given generously to the campaign to date. We invite those who have not to consider “playing a part” in WMS’s future—whether through an outright gift or a designation in your will and trusts.

To learn more, please contact Andy Buelow at abuelow@westmichigansymphony.org or 231.726.3231.

Honorary Chairs

Larry & Lari Hines

Robert & Wendy Kersman

Fred & Joanna Norris

Operation Chairs

Jan Deur

Cabinet Members

Sherry Becker

Jon & Jane Blyth

Pete & Sherry Brown

Ryan Bryker

Susan Cloutier Crain

Anne Dake

Part of the 21st CCLC Impact afterschool program, Tune Up is funded entirely by grants and gifts from local foundations, corporations and individuals via WMS’s Play Your Part campaign. In subsequent years, it will expand to include additional MPS elementary schools and Muskegon Middle School. PLAY

Mike & Kay Olthoff

Peter Turner & Jean Enright

Kay Olthoff

Kevin Even

Bill Eyke

Jim & Susan Geisler

Dave Gerdes

Kimberly L Hammond

Paul & Karen Jackson

Roger Morgenstern

Steve & Deb Olsen

Mike Olthoff

Tom Schaub & Mary Price

Dr Alan Steinman

as of

PLEDGES RECEIVED RECEIVABLE Endowment 2,896,790 1,294,225 1,602,565 Education 644,437 387,797 256,640 Operating 283,094 132,667 150,427 Total 3,824,321 1,814,689 2,009,632

YOUR PART CAMPAIGN

6/30/22

PLAY YOUR PART DONORS

Maestro: $250,000 and up

Michael & Kay Olthoff

Larry & Lari Hines

Premiere: $100,000-$249,999

Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)

Douglas & Janet Hoch

Robert & Wendy Kersman

Scott & Donna Lachniet

Crescendo: $50,000-$99,999

Bernie & Cathy Berntson

Jon & Jane Blyth

Mary Theodore Danigelis

Jan & Laura Deur

Pat & Julie Donahue

Mark & Christine Fazakerley

Mrs. Carol Folkert

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF)

Howmet Aerospace

Dan & Sheryl Kuznar

Meijer Foundation

Patrick O’Leary Foundation

Steve & Deb Olsen

Jack & Becky Slimko

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Symphony: $25,000-$49,999

Pete & Sherry Brown

Orville & Susan Cloutier-Crain

Don & Kathy Dahlstrom

matched by Charles Stewart Mott Fund

Rob & Cathleen Dubault

Eagle Alloy

William & Mary Lou Eyke

Fifth Third Bank

Paul & Karen Jackson

John & Jessie Martin

Monica Morse

Dr Richard & Nancy Peters

Tom Schaub & Mary Price

Concerto: $15,000-$24,999

Marilyn Andersen

Allen & Sandy Beck

Jackie Engel, CFP

James & Susan Geisler

Kimberly & Michael Martin matched by Bank of America

Stephen & Susan Struck

Roger & Rebecca Tuuk

Prelude: $10,000-$14,999

Anonymous

Andy & Beth Buelow

G&L Hot Dogs

The Gerber Foundation

David Gerdes & Carolyn Smith-Gerdes

Stephen & Debra Jackson

F. Martin & Dorothy A. Johnson Fund of the GHACF

Paul C Johnson Fund of the CFFMC

Fred & Joanna Norris

Greg & Shelley Olson

Susan Rehrer

Robbins Road Animal Clinic

Dr Alan Steinman

John & Mary Swanson

Liz & Tom Trzaska matched by RENK America

Peter M Turner

Webb Chemical

Judy Wilcox

Overture: $5,000-$9,999

Anonymous

BDO

Bill Baldridge

Sherry Albertie Becker

Frank & Susan Bednarek

George & Lori Lynn Cannon

Cofessco Fire Protection

Consumers Energy

Dr Donald & Nancy Crandall

Anne & Allan Dake

Kevin & Annette Even

Mary Anne Gorman

Judith Hayner & Charlene Romanosky

Greg & Debi Hillebrand

Pat Hunt

Bari Johnson

Tom & Pat Johnson

Dick & Lynn Kamps

Ray & Betsy Komray

Clara Lang

Mark & Bonnie Meengs

Frank & Emma Peterson

Bruce & Marilyn Reichardt

Suzanne Richards & Lee Burlison

Kurt Rosen

Dr F Remington & Ginny Sprague

John & Sue Sytsema

Dan & Ann Tabor

Don & Jane Tjarksen

LJ Verplank

Webb Chemical

Kathy West in memory of David Alan West

Sonata: $1,000-$4,999

Anonymous (3)

Cynthia Ackerman

Christine Adams

Charles & Gloria Alstrom

Margo Atwell

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Jack & Marilyn Brown

Ryan & Katie Bryker

Ardy Bulthouse Kroes in honor of Amanda Dykhouse

Robert & Charlotte Chessman

Dr & Mrs Paul Christie

Dr Mark D & Kristina M Clark

Darlene Collet

Core Realty Partners

Kurt & Cheryl Deford

Jean Enright

Charles & Lynn Freeman

Evelyn Geile

Michael Gluhanich

Mr & Mrs Bill Hendrick

Cornelia Holley

Keith & Mary Kay Hopkins

Hugh & Barbara Hornstein

Richard & Holly Hughes

Ed Hunt & Nancy McCarthy

Joel & Kathleen Jarvis

Heather Kettler

Bruce & Mary Krueger

Peter Kurdziel

Michael Martin

Cindy Mazurek

Chris McGuigan & Gary Neal

Susan Meston

Roger & Jane Missimer

Roger & Michelle Morgenstern in memory of Richard & Nancy Morgenstern

Scott & Janee’ Musselman

Gary Nelund & Angie Wasserman-Nelund matched by State Farm Insurance

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Dr Dale & Connie Nesbary

Steve & Kathy Parker

Gary & Beth Post

Denis & Barbara Potuznik

RENK America

David & Georganna Rice

David Roodvoets

John & Marilyn Ruck

John Saling & Diane Fischer

Jill Sanders

Chip & Susan Sawyer

Duane & Susan Schecter

Laura Schultz

John & Elaine Severson

Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink

Shoreline Insurance Agency

Michael & Corina Soimar

Scott Speck in honor of the WMS Musicians

Ted & Judy Stojak

Suarez/Polakis Family

Marty & Heidi Sytsema

Bryce & Marti Tallant

Carol Parker Thompson

Peter & Judy Theune

Judy Tierney

Evan & Rachel Ufer

David & Laura Valk

Karen & John Wells

JR Whitby

Eleanor Williams

Dr Roy Winegar & Ms Barbara Klingenmaier

Jan Witt

Jane Wright

Robert & Joanne Zayko

Environmental Fund of the CFFMC

Douglas & Jennifer Zwemer

Introit: Up to $999

Anonymous (4)

Larry & Sandra Austin

Susan A Bissell Memorial Fund

Charles Black in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris

Gary & Rhonda Bogner

Dana & Claudia Bryant

Jerry & Marcia Brichan

Benjamin Christian on behalf of Tina Horigan

E Jane Connell & Steven W Rosen

Calvin Deur

Harold & Mary Englund

Eugene Fethke

Martha Ferriby

Tilio Giacobassi Family

Erica Gillard

Harvey & Maraleigh Heyer

Ellen Hanichen

Gwen Hoffman

Doug & Judy Hostetler

Mary Ann Howe

Kristi Klomp

Randy & Debra Knapp

Pete & Mimi Kunz

Cindy Larsen

Joeseph & Barbara Legatz

Charles Matthews & Kay Cater Matthews

Patrick & Sheila Miller

Barb & John Mullally

Kathryn Neumann

Perry & Deb Newson

Amy Norris & MJ Towle

in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris

James & Ruth Olthoff

Thomas Pascoe

Janet Payne

William & Gay Peterson

Linda Quaine

Rev William Randall

Mike & Char Ratchford

Stephen & Susan Salisbury

Schieholz/Hogan Fund of the CFFMC

Sally Schwartz

Asaline Scott

Joanie Smith

Howard & Marilyn Swanson

Warren Tibbitts

Richard & Marge Tourre

Mary Towner

Nancy & Gerritt Vanderwest

Rebecca Veltman

Duane & Laurie Wright

Raimonds T Ziemelis

Jim & Linda Zolman

Tune Up Donors: $5,000 and up

Cathy & Bernie Berntson Fund of CFFMC

Jon & Jane Blyth

Orville Crain & Susan Cloutier Crain

Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)

Mary Danigelis

Jan & Laura Deur

Mark & Christine Fazakerley

Fifth Third Bank

Gerber Foundation

Harbor Steel & Supply Corporation

Hines Corporation

Dr Douglas E & Janet P Hoch

Howmet Aerospace Foundation

Dick & Lynn Kamps

Robert & Wendy Kersman

Dan & Sheryl Kuznar

Scott & Donna Lachniet

Meijer Foundation

Patrick J O’Leary & Karen Yamasaki

Steve & Deb Olsen

Mike & Kay Olthoff

Jack & Becky Slimko

Stephen & Susan Struck

SUSTAINING THE SYMPHONY

2021-2022 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

AUGUST 1, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022

$10,000 and up

Anonymous

Jan & Laura Deur

Pat & Julie Donahue

Scott & Donna Lachniet

Steve & Deb Olsen

Mike & Kay Olthoff

Brad & Kathleen Playford

Jill Sanders

Jack & Becky Slimko

Peter M Turner

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous (2)

Anonymous in honor of Marlene Greiner

Jon & Jane Blyth

George W & Lori Lynn Cannon III

Susan Cloutier Crain

Deborah DeVoursney

Mary Douville

Greg & Debi Hillebrand

Douglas & Janet Hoch

Paul & Karen Jackson

Buzz & Wendy Kersman

Ryan & Emily Leestma

Monica Morse

Sawyer Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)

Tom Schaub & Mary Price

Michael & Marijean Smith

JoLee Wennersten

Marguerite & Kenneth Winter

$2,500-$4,999

Anonmyous

Charles & Gloria Alstrom

Melisa Baker

Bonnie Borgeson

Pete & Sherry Brown

Andy & Beth Buelow

Michael Cerminaro & Connie Verhagen

Dr Mark D & Kristina M Clark

Rob & Cathleen Dubault

William & Mary Lou Eyke

David F Gerdes & Carolyn Smith-Gerdes

Tilio Giacobassi Family

Bill Haug & Jane Curtis

Bruce & Donna Hood

Charles & Vivian Johnson

Park & Kacey Kersman

Clara Lang

John & Jessie Martin

Joanna & Fred Norris

Frank & Emma Peterson

Denis & Barbara Potuznik

Kenneth & Chrissy Robison

Sam Slaughter & Anna Lehker

Michael & Corina Soimar

Scott Speck

Dr F Remington & Ginny Sprague

Susan & Stephen Struck

Marty & Heidi Sytsema

Liz & Tom Trzaska

Roger & Rebecca Tuuk

Elinore Verplank (Norna)

LJ Verplank

$1,000-$2,499

Anonymous (4)

Bruce & Paula Baker in memory of Robert Landman

Allen & Sandy Beck

Susan & Frank Bednarek Fund of the CFFMC

Gordon & Mary Buitendorp

Andrew Busard

Bob & Charlotte Chessman

George & Deborah Chmelar

Darlene Collet

Don & Kathy Dahlstrom in memory of Fred Norris

Eric & Merica Dobry

Marcia D’Oyly

Jackie Engel

Jean Enright

Kevin & Annette Even

Larry & Lynette Fife

Ron Fritz

Evelyn Geile

Don Goodman

Linda Gregorian in honor of Alicia Gregorian Sawyers

Robert & Clara Harrell

Kurt & Antoinette Hildwein

Dr Tom & Heidi Hill

Kathy L Hoogstra

Hugh & Barbara Hornstein

Stephen & Debra Jackson

Todd Jacobs

Bari Johnson

Tom & Pat Johnson

Barbara Kelso

Paul & Patricia Ladas

Mark & Karla Lange in honor of Carol Wildgen

William & Jeanne Leaver Donor Advised Fund of Fremont Area Community Foundation

Jim & Mary Malek

Charles Matthews & Kay Cater Matthews

Cindy Mazurek

Chris McGuigan & Gary Neal

Mark & Bonnie Meengs

Roger C Morgenstern

Scott & Janee’ Musselman

Dale & Connie Nesbary

Perry & Deb Newson

Chris & Amy Olthoff

Jason & Jayme Olthoff

Steve & Kathleen Parker

Dr Richard & Nancy Peters

Ed & Judy Pietila

Gary & Beth Post

Terri Puffer

Susan Rehrer

Gretchen & Randy Rhoades

Clyde & Beth Rinsema

David Roodvoets

John Saling & Diane Fischer

Wietse & Melanie Schaafsma

Laura Schultz

Gregg & Sue Slager

Dr Alan Steinman

Tom & Nanci Stone

John & Mary Swanson

John & Sue Sytsema

Drs David & Linda Taylor

Don & Jane Tjarksen

Dr Jane L Toot

Robert & Nancy Voyt

Michael & Patricia Wade

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Karen & John Wells

Melody & J.R. Whitby

Jerry Wiersma

Judy Wilcox

Ellie Williams

Jane J Wright

$500-$999

Anonymous

Ross & Sandra Aden

Sherri Balaskovitz

Cathy & Bernie Berntson Fund of CFFMC

Herb & Anne Bevelhymer

Fred & Ann Bleakley

Claudia Bryant

Greta Bushnell

Valerie Church-McHugh & Fred McHugh

Fritz Coutchie

Dr Donald & Nancy Crandall

Kurt & Cheryl Deford

Deb & Chris Drake

Amanda & Gregory Dykhouse

Dale & Susan Ertzinger

Eugene Fethke

Mary Anne Gorman

Mark & Jennifer Gross

Jan & David Harris

Theresa Hegedus

Cornelia Holley

Mary Ann Howe

Pat Hunt

Wilda James

Joel & Kathleen Jarvis

Robert E. Johnson

Heather Kettler

Tim & Catherine Kozal

Pete & Mimi Kunz

Joan La Mourie

Patricia Locke in memory of Patricia Rathburn Locke

In honor of Arturo Ziraldo

Kyle & Stacey Lohman

Stephanie McNamara & John Meulenberg

in honor of Kay and Mike Olthoff

Rich & Teresa Micheil

LeighAnn Mikesell & Ward LaDuke

Amy S Norris in memory of Fred Norris

Eric & Jennifer Norris in memory of Fred Norris

Nick & Barb Pietrangelo

Sylvia Precious

Donna Little & Faye Redmond

Dan & Sarah Rinsema-Sybenga

Dr Gary & Pennie Robertson

Allen & Mistelle Serio

Dan Sheldon

Carlo Spataro

Jane & Tim Stoepker

Clifford & Lucia Storr

Ann & Dan Tabor

George & Laura Thurlow

Stacey Uganski

Ed DeJong & Diane VanWesep

Matt & Cheryl Wansten

Sheryl Wescott

Harry & Julie Wierenga

Jonathan & Melissa Wilson

Dr Roy Winegar & Ms Barbara Klingenmaier

Robert & Joanne Zayko

Jim & Linda Zolman

$100-$499

Anonymous (8)

Krista Abbott

Dave & Bonnie Adamczak Brown

Joanna Alfredson

Michael Anderson & Brooke Kieft-Anderson

Tim & Cheryl Arter

Margo Atwell

Larry & Sandy Austin

Bill Baldridge

Travis Barkel

Stephen & Martha Bartlett

Greg Bassett

Thomas & Muriel Beattie in memory of Fred Norris

Gary Beatty

Amy Bensinger

Carl & Bonnie Bergman

Robert & Cindy Birtles in memory of Jon Chesney

Andrew Bissonnette

Greg & Kara Black in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris

Isabelle Blake-Evans

Jeanne Kuharivicz Bleich

Arthur & Marilyn Bolt

David & Karen Booth

Greg Borgman

Monica & Matthew Bowen

Mary & Bob Boyer

Jerry & Marcia Brichan

Ron & Ann Marie Brown

Michael & Joanna Buboltz

Brett Burza

Joe & Natalie Carmolli

Curtis Chambers & Diana Wojton

Ray Chaplin

Alyson Chapman

Rudy & Pat Chmelar

Richard & Gay Cole

E Jane Connell & Steven W Rosen

Roger Cooper

Keith & Sue Corbin

Ryan & Angela Corbin

Jared & Bethany Cramer

William & Carol Cross III

David & Marie Culver

Allan & Anne Dake

Steve & Darleen Dangel

Ian K Davis

Garry & Carolyn DeBoer

Paula DeGregorio & Frank Galante

Larry DeVoogd

John & Jan Ditmar

Michael & Nancy Dodge

Brad Doriot

Karen & Herb Driver

Bruce & Esther Drukker

Dennis & Barbara Dryer

Joel Dulyea

Bruce & Linda Eckerman

Kath & Greg Edwards

Joel & Linda Engel

Harold & Mary Englund

Tim & Anne Erickson

Bob & Ann Erler

Wallace & Jane Ewing

Randy & Lynnel Filbrandt

Bobby Fisher

Charles & Patti Fisher

Roberta Fleischmann

William Fohlbrook & Vicky Thalen

Dale & Bridget Fox

Brenda Freye

Bruce Froelich & Margot Haynes

James & Susan Geisler

Chuck & Jeanne Gembis

Jeff Gietzen & Heather Storck

Tonya & Gary Gonzalez

Marjorie Gorajec

Ann Gorter

Thom & Judy Gouwens

LaDon Gustafson

Rev Jerry & Rev Susan Hagans

Virginia Hague

Jeff & Gail Hall

Kirk Hallman & Dawn Boston

Craig & Carolyn Hart in memory of Fred Norris

Kathleen Harwood

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Hayner Consulting and Management Services, LLC

Patricia Hesling in memory of Jon Chesney

Thomas & Rita Higgins

Roberta Hilleary

Sandra Hinterman

Bud & Shelly Hoffman in memory of Jon Chesney

Gwen Hoffman

Jonathon & Wendy

William Horne in memory of Margaret Linebaugh and in honor of her children

Mary Anne & Thom Hornik

Marcia Hovey-Wright & Ernie Boone

Richard & Holly Hughes

John & Jane Humphrey

Ed Hunt & Nancy McCarthy

Jose & Sue Infante

Don & Penny Johnson

Robert & Susan Johnson

Donna Joyce

Connie Karry

Loretta Kasprzyk

Karen Kayes

David & Allison Keessen

James Kendra

Kate Kesteloot Scarbrough

Francine Kieft

Louie & Earlaine Kiel

Gloria Klinger

Randy & Debra Knapp

Vicki Kraus

Mary & Greg LaGuire

JoAnn Landman in memory of Robert Landman

Pam Lascko

Phyllis Laurin

Mark Leonard in honor of Steven & Kitty Leonard

Corena Leutscher

Lori & Dave Loring

Sandy Majeski

Deborah Margules

Rondalyn Marron

Michael Martin

Shirley McIntire

Jack McKeough

John & Cindy McKinnon

Paul & Winnie McNergney

Carole Meade

Mr. & Mrs. Graydon Megan

Alice Meldrum

Susan Meston

Alice Michaud

Patrick & Sheila Miller

Sarah Miller

Roger & Jane Missimer

Vern Molitor

Rhonda Myers

Matt & Laurel Nease

Phil Nehar

Kathryn L Neumann

Susan & Tyler Newton in memory of Herb & Ellie Hoeker

John & Mary Nonhof

Carol Norris in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris

Eric Norris in honor of Fred & Joanna Norris

Dr C Michael & Mary O’Brien

Jim & Ruthann Olthoff

Merilee & Kenneth Otto

Richard A. Pardini

Daniel & Dominga Partenio

Thomas Pascoe

Bill & Erika Paulson

Gay C Petersen

David & Beth Pickard

Irene Pierson

Barb Pitcher

Roy & Britta Bujak Portenga

Albert & Elizabeth Posthuma

Margaret Price

C. Bruce & Shirley Privacky

Mike & Char Ratchford

Bruce & Mari Rice

Gail Ringelberg

Kathy & Mike Rohlman

Bruce & Judy Rollston

Susan Rositch

Karl & Barbara Rowe

Andy & Shelly Rush

James M. Rynberg

Bob & Bobbi Sabine

Stephen & Susan Salisbury

Marc Sawyers & Alicia Gregorian Sawyers

Jane Appleton Schapka

Duane & Susan Schecter

Jim Schmidt

Stephen Schmidt

Gwynne & Steve Schoff

Pat & Ed Schroeder

Sue Schuiteman

John Selmon

John & Elaine Severson

Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink

Thomas & Suzanne Shepherd

Colleen & Joseph Skendzel

Hayden Smith

Joanie Smith

Gayle Speck in honor of Andy Buelow

Susan Sridharan

Catherine Steed in memory of Jon Chesney

Anbritt & Darlene Stengele

Bill Papo & Julie Stewart

James & Nancy Stier

Eileen Stoffan

Ted Stojak

George & Dottie Strabel

Julie Stuberg

Verne & Janet Sutherland

Howard & Marilyn Swanson

Mona Thelen

Richard & Marge Tourre

David & Mary Turbessi

Brandon Turnbull

Pastor Bill & Bev Uetricht

Stephen & Valerie Vallier

John Van Walsum

Bridget VanDerhoff

Phillip VanderPol

Nancy & Gerrit Vanderwest

Tom Vitale

Tim Volkema

Bill & Shirley Walther

Daniel & Barbara Weikel

Dan & Nancy Weller

Brewster & Mary Ellen Willcox

Dick & Marilyn Witham in memory of Nancy Kieft

Jan Witt

Joe & Cindy Wolff in memory of Loopo the Clown

Jessica Wolin & Frank Crownover

Jon J & Cathy Workman

Seth York

Douglas & Jennifer Zwemer

Corporate, Arts Council & Foundation Donors

$10,000 and up

Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)

DTE Energy Foundation Fund

Fremont Area Community Foundation

Harbor Steel & Supply Corporation

Hines Corporation

Leonel L. & Mary Loder Fund of the CFFMC

Meijer Foundation

Michigan Arts & Culture Council

Nichols

RENK America

Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge

The Gerber Foundation

Trinity Health

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce

$5,000-$9,999

DTE Energy

Fifth Third Bank

Howmet Community Fund of the CFFMC

JSJ Foundation

Muskegon Community College

Samuel L. Westerman Foundation

Shoreline Insurance Agency, Inc.

$2,500-$4,999

Active Manufacturing Corp.

Core Realty Partners

Embark Financial Services

Grand Valley State University

Howmet Aerospace

Lake Michigan Credit Union

Lorin Industries

Merrill Lynch

Raymond James

Sand Products Corporation Fund of the CFFMC

$1,000-$2,499

Billie Klont Greinke Memorial Fund of the CFFMC

F Martin & Dorothy A Johnson Family Fund of GHACF

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF)

Mary C Payne Fund of the CFFMC

Newkirk Electric

Port City Ventures

Sparta Community Foundation

$500-$999

Ann & Bud Eichmann Fund of the CFFMC

Gentry Real Estate LLC

John L Wheeler Memorial Scholarship Fund of the CFFMC

Tyler Sales

Past Chairs Committee

The Past Chairs Committee provides ongoing guidance, advocacy and support to the WMS long after its members’ terms are completed. WMS thanks and honors these individuals for their generosity, collective wisdom and continuing leadership.

Tim Arter

Pete Brown

Marcia D’Oyly

David Gerdes

Holly Hughes

David Hogan

Pat Hunt

G Thomas Johnson

Wendy Kersman

Clara Lang

Deb Newson

Fred Norris

Kay Olthoff

Mike Olthoff

Sylvia Precious

Chip Sawyer

Ann Tabor

Peter Turner

Jane Wright

Block Underwriters

Consumers Energy

Grand Valley State University

Lake Michigan Credit Union

Lorin Industries

Muskegon Community College

Steve & Deb Olsen

Mike & Kay Olthoff

Mary Price & Tom Schaub

Shoreline Insurance Agency

Smith, Haughey, Rice and Roegge

Michael & Corina Soimar

Trinity Health

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

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2021-2022 OPERATING REPORT

During the “Return to Live” 2021-2022 season, WMS presented the full course of eight Frauenthal and 11 Block performances to live audiences, while also resuming in person the Children’s Choir, Debut Strings, and Link Up education programs. Ticket sales and program revenue came in 17% higher than the previous season of virtual-only concerts—a reflection of the joy with which our core patrons embraced the return to live attendance. Nevertheless, the continued public health uncertainty forestalled some patrons; dislike of masking and other safety protocols deterred others. This kept attendance below pre-pandemic levels.

For the second year in a row, contributed revenue carried the day. WMS was fortunate to receive a Shuttered Venue Grant of $204,506 from the U.S. Small Business Administration, bringing contributed revenue to $1,046,238—76% of total. This one-time opportunity offset the pandemic-induced downturn in attendance revenue.

Operating expenses were held tight to budget, coming in $21,500 under original projections.

2021-2022 SEASON OPERATING RESULTS*

9%

17%

25%

4%

*Excludes revenue and expense from Play Your Part Campaign. See page 12

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REVENUE Earned 322,171 Contributed 1,046,238 TOTAL 1,368,409 EXPENSE Program Services 803,981 Administration 407,092 Advancement 72,670 TOTAL 1,283,743 Surplus (Deficit) 84,666 EXPENSE Program Services: 63% Advancement: 6% Administration 31% REVENUE

Individuals:

Government:

Gala:

Tickets

Corporate

25%

Other Earned:

Sales/ Program Revenue: 20%

& Foundation:

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS

HOWMET COMMUNITY FUND AT THE

SAND PRODUCTS CORPORATION FUND OF THE

Newkirk Electric

Port City Ventures

Sparta Community Foundation

Gentry Real Estate LLC

Tyler Sales

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SAMUEL L. WESTERMAN FOUNDATION LEONEL L & MARY LODER FUND OF THE

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