2016-17 Annual Report 25th Anniversary Season
YOBC: 25 Years of Creating Opportunities International Tours Austria/Germany 2002 Scandinavia 2004 Prague/Germany 2006 Italy 2008 Mediterranean France/Spain 2012 Italy 2014 French Alps & Riviera 2016
Guest Artists Mary Fahl 2016* David Kim 2014 Mark O’Connor 2013* Jason DePue 2012 Chris Brubeck & Triple Play 2011, 2017* Mark Benson 2011 Carol Gimbel 2011 * = Crossing Classical Boundaries concerts
Sample Master Classes Hai-Ye Ni, cello 2017 * Jennifer Montone, French horn 2017 * Curtis Strings 2010–2015 * David Kim, violin 2014, 2017 * Quincy Hilliard 2014 * Ying Quartet 2013 * Mark O’Connnor 2013 * Composition, Erin Busch 2013/14 * Jazz Improvisation, Jeff Baumeister 2012 * Chris Brubeck 2011, 2017 * Washington Saxophone Quartet 2008 * Jeffrey Solow, cello 1994, 2008 Side-by-Sides All-Star Youth Orchestra, What Makes It Great Broadcast, WWFM 2017 * DePue Brothers Classical Grassical Christmas with YOBC Symphony Orchestra members 2015 * Bucks County Symphony with YOBC Symphony Orchestra members 2015 * Philadelphia Orchestra with YOBC Symphony Orchestra 2014 * TCNJ Saxophone Recital with YOBC Saxophone Quartet 2013 * TCNJ Percussion with YOBC Percussion Ensemble 2012 * TCNJ Wind Ensemble with YOBC Wind Ensemble 2010* Bucks County Symphony with YOBC Wind Symphony 2009 * Bucks County Symphony with YOBC Symphony Orchestra 2004 Field Trips Philadelphia Orchestra 2012 (annual/ongoing) * NYC 2009 * Statue of Liberty 2007 * NYC 2005 * NYC 2003 * Washington, DC 2001 * Ellis Island 2000 * Liberty Island 1999
Reflections from the Board President on YOBC’s 25th Anniversary Our family has been involved with YOBC since 1997. During that time YOBC has expanded from 110 students to over 320 today. What has enabled a classical music organization to do that? There are many reasons for it; these are four that I see as critical:
Our mission, which is, “YOBC creates opportunities for young musicians to achieve artistic excellence
through enriching classical music experiences.” The YOBC staff and board regularly reflect on this mission and endeavor to make sure that everything we do remains true to it. YOBC is participant-focused – we consistently try to create experiences that make the student experience superior. The Board doesn’t come first, the staff doesn’t come first, and the parents don’t come
first. Making the educational experience rich, rewarding, and fun for our students is what is most important to us. Music education benefits students beyond just the ability to play and perform – our conductors as well as our participants and their families see that. I’ve seen those benefits with our children and believe that participating in a superior-level classical music ensemble benefits each YOBC member. YOBC is innovative. We’ve continually sought ways to strengthen the music education programs that we provide for our students through Crossing Classical Boundaries concerts like the 25th Anniversary concert, sectionals, our SIC program for school districts where music programs have been reduced, collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra, our first-ever summer camp this year … the list goes on. The drive to continually improve what we do and how we do it sets us apart. The 25th Anniversary is not just a time to look back. Looking forward, we need to and will adapt, innovate, and strengthen what we do. Our Board has just voted on an updated strategic plan which will guide us over the next 3–5 years. We hope that many of the people who joined us for our 25th Anniversary Gala will able to attend the 30th Anniversary celebration – wherever that may be held.
Paul Clough President, YOBC Board of Directors
2016–17 YOBC Initiatives
This season, YOBC staff has implemented new strategies to improve the effectiveness of student recruitment. YOBC’s Wind Symphony invited student musicians from the community to join an open rehearsal. Almost 20 visiting musicians participated in the rehearsal and a festive reception. New this year, YOBC’s summer camp program will include two week-long band camps and a one-week string camp at Bucks County Community College. YOBC artistic staff have created the curriculum and will teach both camps.
YOBC offers students and alumni opportunities to grow and expand their horizons beyond our standard programs. Opportunities include internships and student initiatives. This year, YOBC students Rachel Schodowski and Isaac Ashton, YOBC alumna Michelle Davis, and TCNJ student Nick Parent volunteer as interns each week. This summer, a young professional from the community will be serving as an intern for YOBC’s summer camps. These positions are structured and require commitment on the part of YOBC staff as well as the intern. All interns are supervised and given feedback on their work. YOBC also supports individual student initiatives. This year, YOBC student Charly Avril approached us with a proposal for creating Positive Notes, an organization designed to support our Students in Concert program by securing musical instrument donations. Charly has established a website, newsletter, and student advisory board and collected about 10 instruments to date. YOBC staff provides guidance, administrative support, and oversight for the project, but Charly works independently to build the organization and fulfill its mission.
Colleen Sweetsir YOBC Executive Director
2016–17 Master Classes With the Philadelphia Orchestra
David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, was YOBC’s Artist-in-Residence for the 2016–17 season. In addition to his violin master class in February 2017, Mr. Kim helped arrange master classes with several of his colleagues from the Philadelphia Orchestra for YOBC students and community guests:
Hai-Ye Ni, principal cello, offered a master class to YOBC cellists, including six from our Advanced Division ensembles who performed for the group. Jennifer Montone, principal horn, tutored YOBC French horn students and community guests. Ms. Montone will be YOBC’s guest artist for a spring 2018 concert. YOBC students had several additional opportunities for master class enrichment: a workshop with new music collective Wooden Cities and a workshop with Ken Megan of the US Coast Guard Woodwind Quintet.
Bristol Borough The borough program ran through April 26. A spring concert was held May 11 at Bristol High School for all the instrumental students and featured the SIC students. Bristol Township Guest clinician Dr. Quincy Hilliard spent two days with our SIC students, rehearsing and inspiring them before presenting the annual Honors Band Concert on March 11. The concert is not restricted to SIC students, but they were a majority of the participants. Dr. Hilliard also worked for an hour with students at Mill Creek Elementary School in Bristol Township.
Morrisville Morrisville string students presented a recital for family and friends on February 13 that was well attended, including some of the students’ teachers. The recital featured solos and small ensembles. Nine students signed up to attend the YOBC-sponsored Philadelphia Orchestra trip in April.
YOBC Board of Directors Paul Clough Joe Hochreiter Dawn Karlyn* Stephanie Schwartzberg Robert Loughran Steven B. Sweetsir Peter Eisengrein† Alexander T. Godun Terri Grace† Grant Hunter† Jean Holmes Jacqui King Elliott Kolodny Steve Kyle Joyce Lin David Osenberg Charles Walker
President Vice-President, Development Treasurer Secretary Music Director Assistant Music Director
*Term ended in June 2017 †Term begins in July 2017
Founded in 1991, YOBC has received ongoing and continuous support from Bucks County Community College (BCCC). The BCCC Arts Department supports YOBC by generously providing the use of rehearsal facilities and equipment throughout the academic year.
Contributors
Impresario Sponsors $2500 Judith and Marc Felgoise Silver Sponsors $1000 Evolve IP PECO Energy Company Penn Community Bank Senior Environmental Consulting
Bronze Sponsors $500 Bohler Engineering Bucks County Community College Spark Nonprofit Consulting Andy & Diane Strauss Ensemble Sponsors $250 Capitol Philharmonic of New Jersey Michael Moss Real Estate Project 440
Encore Circle – $1000 + 21st Century Community Learning Centers Diana Avril Tom Avril and Karen Cheney Bucks County Commissioners Paul & Dori Clough Comcast The Greenberg Family
Bravo Circle – $500 $999 Air Products Foundation* Elliot & Andrea Kolodny Lisa & Marty Lesher Jane Lu Monica Meyer-Schapiro & Greg Schapiro Audrey Tucker
Grundy Foundation Joseph Hochreiter and Eileen Wachtman Kiwanis Club of Washington Crossing-Yardley Foundation Steven & Maureen Kyle Lower Bucks Hospital Merck Foundation* Penn Community Bank Foundation Stephanie Schwartzberg Charles Walker Warren Family Foundation Wells Fargo Philanthropic Trust Services (Caroline J. Sanders Trust)
Bruce Wolf Max Yaffe and Joan Amatniek Fanfare Circle – $250 $499 The Benevity Community Impact Fund* Bristol Riverside Theater Joseph Conyers Trish & Jeffrey Davis Alexander T. Godun Lisa Hutchings Karl & Kim Krelove Laura Mendelsohn and Mark Vandersall Jim & Kathy Nowicki Bonnie O’Boyle Kelly Robbins
Rutgers, Mason Gross School of Music Lane Sattler Howard Singer Colleen & Steven B. Sweetsir Conductor’s Circle -$100 – $249 Sanjeev Agarwal Jeannie Alexander Elliott Berkman Terry, Jim & Julie Czukor Rep. Tina Davis Arlene Domue Annette EddowesKiernan Peter Eisengrein Ron & Eileen Glick Jan & Charlie Griswold Nanjun He Sonja & Richard Irwin Stan Jaroszewski Richard Katz Jacqui King Lehman Memorial Church Joyce Lin Shinlan Liu Don Liuzzi Robert Loughran Damon Miller Carol Baldwin Moody Bernard & Patricia Nolan MaryGrace Panzak Alfred Piranian Linda Powell Laura-Jean Prestage Regency at Yardley Social Committee Rachel Reither Linda Rentschler
Richard & Meta Robertson Andrew Sacks Andrew Sandifer David Sasser Samuel Sealy State Street Matching Gift Program* Westminster Conservatory Eileen Zolotorofe Allegro Circle -$1 – $99 Susan Adler Sofya & Al Amato Amazon Smile Foundation Anonymous Artifact Percussion Arnold Ashcraft Maria Blackford Susan Busch Diana Carlson Dottie & John Cassimatis Kim Clemmensen Joe D’Alicandro Susan & Andrew Day Lynn DellaPietra Adam & Diane Dienstman Dylan Dolan Rosemary Duffey Potter Earle Rob & Becky Eroh Kevin Gingrich Danielle Glick Melanie Goldstein Grace Gonglewski Luray Gross and Paul Koehler Jennifer Heller Jean Holmes and Lisa Mathason
Becky Hutto Victoria Kalenitchenko Michael Kopakowski Jessica & Peter Krawtchuk Joseph & Janet Krince Michelle Lancaster Lance Lionetti Gabriel Lucci
Kevin Magee Dayle Magida Fern Magida Sergey Mokin Patricia Moskaitis Mary Mulderrig Bonnie Paul Agnes Racine William Rearden, Sr. Lenny Rosenfeld Atul Ruparelia Amy Russell Elizabeth Silbaugh Dawn & Dennis Smith Linda Smith Southampton Music Company Michael Sperger Amelia Tahaney Oung Thain
Paul & Dawn van Rijn Bridget Wingert Yvonne Yarker
* Corporate matching grant program
Grants and Services in Kind John Mathews, Assistant Academic Dean, Arts Department, BCCC The Philadelphia Orchestra
Videography John Buhr Graphic Design Cadient Group Philadelphia, Design Team Program Design and Layout Caroline Kline, Sue Ann Fung-Ho Recording Rudy Chalupa IT Support Mona Tawadrous
Financial Report
Youth Orchestra of Bucks County Proposed FY2018 Operating Budget
ARTISTIC STAFF Robert Loughran, Music Director Conductor, Symphony Orchestra Steven B. Sweetsir, Assistant Music Director Conductor, Fanfare Winds Erica Cherry, Coach, Fanfare Woodwind Quintet Margaret Claudin, Conductor, Flute Choir & Chamber Flute Ensemble Thomas Cunningham, Conductor, Philharmonia Sebastian Grand, Conductor, Ripieno Karl Krelove, Conductor, Wind Ensemble; Coach, Clarinet Ensemble & Woodwind Trio Kathleen Mitchell, Coach, Saxophone Ensemble Colin Oettle, Conductor, Prima Strings & Concertino; Coach, Honors String Quartet David Osenberg, Coach, Brass Ensemble Erin Sweetsir-Mills, Conductor, Wind Symphony William Trigg, Conductor, Percussion Ensemble 2016–17 INTERNS Isaac Ashton Michelle Davis Nick Parent Rachel Schodowski YOBC MANAGEMENT Colleen Sweetsir, Executive Director Diana Nolan, Auditions Coordinator & Office Manager Erica Cherry, Operations Manager Sue Busch, Volunteer Coordinator June Bilcik, Administrative & Development Assistant
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