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A NOTE FROM JOSEPHINE LEE
As I reflect on the 2012-13 program year, I fondly remember the moments when thousands of our young singers, the lifeblood of Chicago
Children’s Choir, inspired all of us with their discipline, their drive for excellence, and their curiosity about the world. They give us strength to
dream about expanding the Choir’s vision to global proportions, with the goal to achieve social harmony through musical excellence. Even as we
further increased our programs at home in Chicago, we took this global focus to heart. Through authentic instruction in music from around the
world, collaborations with Chicago’s prestigious cultural institutions, and performance opportunities at home and abroad, we strove year-long to
bring the world to our children so as to bridge geographical and cultural divides.
To address this global vision of social harmony through musical excellence in 2012-13, the Choir produced Sita Ram at the Harris Theater for
Music and Dance, undertook an international tour to India, and inaugurated a World Music Festival. Sita Ram was commissioned by the Choir
and based on a modern interpretation of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. The three-show run in December 2012 featured the Choir’s top
ensemble, Voice of Chicago, in collaboration with David Kersnar of Lookingglass Theatre Company, Natya Dance Theatre, Azeeza Khan of Atelier
AZZA, and Inappropriate Theatre Company. In January 2013, Voice of Chicago presented Sita Ram in excerpted form to audiences in Jaipur,
Delhi, Bangalore, Agra, and Chennai during the Choir’s international tour to India. Later, in February 2013, during the inaugural World Music
Festival, five hundred intermediate and advanced singers from the Neighborhood Choir Program, DiMension, and Voice of Chicago presented
repertoire from around the world to five hundred audience members.
With Sita Ram and the India tour, Choir singers went out into the world serving as ambassadors promoting peace through song. These same
singers also brought the world to their peers in communities throughout Chicago. Advanced singers from the Neighborhood Choir Programs
and from Voice of Chicago served as role models for younger singers in the Choir’s sixty in-school programs at events such as the Target
Community Concert Series and the choir-wide annual Paint the Town Red at Millennium Park. These concerts were instrumental in establishing
collaborations and friendships across choir levels as singers rehearse together and share their experiences.
As the Choir expands its social vision to a global scale, we remain committed to nurturing our longstanding partnerships with Chicago’s finest
cultural institutions and to providing opportunities for singers to tour the United States. In October 2012, our singers performed in Chicago
Symphony Orchestra's production of Orff’s Carmina Burana, under Maestro Riccardo Muti, at Carnegie Hall, and in the Lyric Opera’s
production of Puccini’s La Bohème in February 2013. During the Choir’s annual Bridging America Tours, singers from the Neighborhood
Choir Program showcased our multicultural repertoire during a local Chicago tour, as well as in Kalamazoo, Nashville, Minneapolis, and San
Francisco.
As you make your way through this annual report, I hope that you will let the voices of our children inspire you. On behalf of these hopeful young
singers, we thank you for making all this possible with your support, and we invite you to continue reimagining the world with us.
All the best,
JOSEPHINE LEE
President & Artistic Director
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PRESENTED BY TARGET
PHOTO BY ERIC YOUNG
PHOTO BY KENNY KIM
PAINT THE TOWN RED
SPONSORED BY TARGET
PHOTO BY SHANE WELCH
LINCOLN PARK/DEPAUL
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
HYDE PARK
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
ALBANY PARK, BEVERLY, AND PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE
NASHVILLE, TN
DIMENSION
KALAMAZOO, MI
ROGERS PARK AND HUMBOLDT PARK
CHICAGO, IL
THIS IS IMMERSIVE
KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF THEATRE,
WHERE YOU ARE OFTEN SURROUNDED
BY THE PERFECTLY DRILLED CHORUS
LITERALLY VIBRATING YOUR BONES
WITH THE MUSIC.
- CHICAGO STAGE STANDARD
A HIP RETELLING
CHICAGO’S SITA RAM
WORLD MUSICAL SETS THIS TIMELESS
FESTIVAL ON AMERICA’S GLITTERY MAIN
STREET, WITH ACROBATS SOMERSAULTING
AMIDST INDIAN DANCERS ASSUMING
SCULPTURED BHARATA NATYAM POSES
TO EXOTIC BEATS AND MELODIES.
- DESI TALK CHICAGO
WHAT AN AMAZING
OF AN ANCIENT TALE OF GOOD
CONQUERING EVIL THAT COMES CLOSE
TO HITTING ALL THE NOTES OF A SMASH
DISNEY STAGE MUSICAL IN THE VEIN
OF THE LION KING OR EVEN JESUS
CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
PRODUCTION SITA RAM IS — BUT YOU
CAN EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THE
RAMAYANA, THE FOUNDATIONAL MYTH
OF MILLIONS NOW LIVING IN INDIA,
NEPAL, INDONESIA AND THAILAND.
- TIMEOUT CHICAGO KIDS
- CHICAGO STAGE STANDARD
THE TUNES WERE
FOR LIVE SPECTACLE
CATCHY, THE COSTUMES VIVID, AND THE
BIG DANCE SCENES ENTHRALLING.
- TIMEOUT CHICAGO
IT WOULD BE HARD TO BEAT SITA RAM.
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
SITA RAM PRESS, DECEMBER 2012
SITA RAM
AT THE HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
PHOTO BY TYLER CURTIS
BRIDGING AMERICA TOURS
CHOCOLATE IS LOVE
PAINT THE TOWN RED
COMMUNITY SING!
CAROLING AT CLOUD GATE
ANNELIES AT THE HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
CARMINA BURANA
AT CARNEGIE HALL
RED JACKET OPTIONAL
TARGET COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES
SNAP DAZZLE POP! LA BOHEME AT LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
SITA RAM
WAR REQUIEM WITH GRANT PARK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
INDIA TOUR
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER WITH THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND BRASS
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MUSIC@BETHEL
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30
UNRESTRICTED
$ 1,086,423
Program Fees
863,994
Foundation and Corporate Support
1,097,347
Individual Contributions and Special Events
56,000
Government Grants
226,716
Concerts
4,563
Other
3,335,043
Total Support and Revenue
Program Services
Concert Choir
Neighborhood Choir Programs
In-School Program
Program Marketing
Subtotal
Program Services % of Total
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
-(25,000)
----(25,000)
TOTAL ALL
FUNDS 2013
$ 1,086,423
838,994
1,097,347
56,000
226,716
4,563
3,310,043
$ 970,445
528,262
848,210
15,000
205,214
48,422
2,615,553
796,052
640,854
481,307
159,974
2,078,187
76.3%
242,881
404,046
2,725,114
(109,561)
1,091,456
774,378
609,228
118,637
2,593,699
------
292,910
403,277
3,289,886
----
1,091,456
774,378
609,228
118,637
2,593,699
78.9%
292,910
403,277
3,289,886
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets
45,157
(25,000)
20,157
Net Assests at Beginning of Year
Net Assets at End of Year
748,128
$ 793,285
Source: 2013 Audit Report
A copy of the audit is available upon request
245,000
$ 220,000
TOTAL ALL
FUNDS 2012
993,128
$ 1,013,285
1,102,689
$ 993,128
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS
The following list of organizations and individuals represent Chicago Children’s Choir donors who have made gifts from July 1, 2012
to June 30, 2013 to the Choir’s general operating and program funds. We gratefully recognize their support, which is so vital to our success.
♫ Life Members of Chicago Children’s Choir:
This designation includes alumni, parents, and members of the Choir’s Board of Directors, both past and present, who are part of the greater
Choir family. We are especially grateful for their continued support of the Choir.
The Davee Foundation
The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
David D. Hiller
KPMG LLP
Peoples Gas
Prince Charitable Trusts
Ron and Patty Weiss ♫
Gov. Patrick Quinn
RBC Wealth Management
$5,000 - $9,999
Christopher and Veronica
Barry and Susie Alberts ♫
Robinson ♫
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Brenda A. Russell ♫
Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.
Carol and Jim Schroeder ♫
BDT Capital Partners LLC
Joe and Jennifer Shanahan ♫
$50,000 - $99,999
$10,000 - $14,999
Nimalan Chinniah ♫
The Siragusa Foundation
Robert and Rose Fealy ♫
Anonymous
Edelman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
John D. and Catherine T.
Bank of America
The Edgewater Funds
& Flom, LLP
MacArthur Foundation
The Barbara and Frank Lieber
The Farny R. Wurlitzer
Lawrence E. Strickling and
David and Lesly Koo ♫
Family Charitable Trust
Foundation Fund
Sydney L. Hans ♫
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Colonel
Stanley
R.
McNeil
Mrs.
Zollie
Frank
Sun-Times
Foundation
Jim and Ginger Meyer ♫
Foundation, Bank of America,
Dean and Minda Gerber
Brian and Jamie Vandenberg ♫
Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff ♫
N.A., Trustee
Brian and Jaala Good ♫
Sona Wang and Bill Selonick ♫
Polk Bros. Foundation
Bill
Farley and
John and Christina Hatherly ♫
WGN Television
Searle Funds at The Chicago
Shelley MacArthur Farley ♫
Holland Capital Management
The Wicklander Foundation, Inc.
Community Trust
Feitler Family Fund
John Hong and Ellee Pai Hong ♫ Wintrust Commercial Banking
Surdna Foundation
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Irving Harris Foundation
Kerry and Sarah Wood
Harper Court Arts Council
ITW
Yann Woolley
$25,000 - $49,999
Randy
L.
Holgate
and
Jenner
&
Block
LLP/Vincent
Lazar
Beatrice P. Delany Charitable
John H. Peterson ♫
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund $2,500 - $4,999
Trust
Anonymous
Illinois Arts Council
Don and Melissa Knoll ♫
Crown Family Philanthropies
Ari's Extra Inning
Kate
T.
Kestnbaum
♫
Mazza
Foundation
Embassy of the United States of
Helaine Billings ♫
Macy's Foundation
Sara and Richard Mesirow
America: New Delhi, India
Keith and Kathleen Cardoza ♫
The Negaunee Foundation
Mesirow Financial
James and Karen Frank
The Francis L. Lederer Foundation
Nuveen Investments
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Steven and Priscilla Kersten ♫
Mark and Kristen P. Freund ♫
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
The Plexus Groupe
Greenberg
Traurig LLP
RoundTable
Healthcare
Partners
PNC
Financial
Corporation
$15,000 - $24,999
Charles and Kristine Kinder ♫
Mridu and Chandra Sekhar ♫
The PrivateBank
ComEd
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Rose Ann Grundman ♫
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Target
Walgreens
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Anne Kritzmire ♫
R.J. Melman
Chrysa and Jeff Moster ♫
Allan and Elaine Muchin
David Apatoff and Nell Minow ♫
Diane and Jim Pearse ♫
Deborah and Scott Peltz ♫
Edward Phillipp
Aravinda and Eric Reeves
William and Emmie Ruffin ♫
James and Jan Schott ♫
Sepia
Sidley Austin Foundation
Geoffrey R. Stone ♫
Union League Civic and Arts
Foundation
Craig Willbanks and Monty Kehl
Peg Duncan
Peter and Neva Egan ♫
Richard and Eileen Epstein
Jim and Lyn Garbarini ♫
Matthew A. Gelbin ♫
Drs. Rita and Richard Glass ♫
Thomas Godfroy
Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
Deborah Hess-Flocco and
Luis Flocco ♫
Linda Hierholzer Karn
David and Karie Katz ♫
Michael and Rosalind Keiser
Benjamin and Laura King ♫
David C. Kleiman
Elizabeth and Scott Lassar
Alain and Laura Lecoque
William Lumpkin
Jim and Kay Mabie
$1,000 - $2,499
McCormick Foundation
Anonymous
Anthony Montag and
Chris and Martha Abbinante
Katherine Griem ♫
Bridget Adaska ♫
Graham and Raija Murphy
Mitchell and Colleen Andrews
Anita and Jamie Orlikoff ♫
Peter and Lucy Ascoli ♫
Richard and Alicia Peperone ♫
Annie Aubrey ♫
Jose and Rachel Pluto ♫
Deborah Beaty
Larry and Corinne Richman
Anuradha Behari
Ms. Elisabeth Richter ♫
Carol and Howard Bernick
Robert Rohrman
Andrew and Shaun Block
Scott and Laurie Rose
Amy and Brian Boonstra ♫
Brian and Nelli Rowland
Rachel and Annette Bostic
Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson ♫
John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum
Anthony and Anne Ruzicka
Butler Family Foundation
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Debra A. Cafaro and
John and Margaret Saphir ♫
Terrance K. Livingston
Mr. Kenneth Schug
Diana Clark and Chang-Tai Hsieh ♫ Rob and Susan Shapiro ♫
Donna and Dmitri Cherenshikov
Saul and Margaret Shorr
Bob and Kathy Dodd
Erin Slitt ♫
William and Margaret Huyck ♫
Ms. Deena Hyman
Howard Isenberg and
Barbara Zenner
Mr. Tim B. Johnson
Barry and Margaret Jungels ♫
Scott and Stacey Kaniewski
David and Karie Katz
Seth Katz
Kaye Scholer LLP
Latin School of Chicago
$500 - $999
David Levin
Guy and Jan Arvia
Harriett Levine ♫
David and Susanne Baker ♫
Jeremy Marks and
Michael and Inez Brunner ♫
Elizabeth Steinhauer ♫
Michael and Susan Bruno
Microsoft
Jessica and Eric Bruozis ♫
Morgan Park Academy
Jeff and Amy Bucklew
Corinne Morrissey
David and Elizabeth Chandler
Ronald and Yuan-Quing Mui ♫
Marion Cohen
Jordan and Jean Nerenberg
Mr. Charles Custer
Mitch Newman
Juliana Chyu and David H. Whitney David and Charmaine Nichols
John and Ellyn Daniels ♫
Martha Nussbaum
Emily Doss
Oil-Dri Corporation of America
David and Deborah Epstein ♫
Thania Panopoulos
Mrs. and Mr. Paula Fasseas
Richard and Cindy Pardo ♫
Sally and Michael Feder ♫
Joan Pederson ♫
Derek and Katie Ferguson ♫
John and Victoria Ratnaswamy
Henry and Frances Fogel ♫
Matt Roan ♫
Ron and Linda Galowich
James and Erica Sandner ♫
Joan and Jeffrey Goldwater ♫
Arnold Schili and
Sallie and Alan Gratch
Rose Marie Carlson
Richard and Mary L. Gray
Stephen Schlegel ♫
Judy Hanson and Bryan Farina
Barbara Schrayer
Ms. Marguerite D. Hark
Ezra and Orit Schwartz ♫
Carrie L. Hedges ♫
Rahul and Laura Sekhar ♫
Tom Hinkes
Nikita Sekhar ♫
Holly Hudak
John and Wendy Shelton
Dave and Ilona Hughes
Gary and Mindy Sircus ♫
Rita Stols and Frank Lentine ♫
Pam and Russ Strobel
Stronger Illinois Committee
Lynn and Edward Varndell ♫
Victory Park Capital Advisors
Keith and Annabelle Volgman ♫
John and Lisa Weinberger
Joan Neal and David Weisbach
Emory Williams and Lucy Liu ♫
Joel and Frances Zemans ♫
Jean K. Smith
Sabine Sobek, M.D.
Mike and Leslie Taylor
Mr. Anthony E. Vales ♫
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava ♫
Chandrashekhar and
Sushila Virupannavar
Monica Walker ♫
Dr. Robert G. Weiss and
Mrs. Florette Weiss
Jacqueline White ♫
William and Linda Wigoda
Lincoln and Elizabeth Ellis
Caroline and Patrick Gallagher ♫
James and Lies Garner ♫
Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keyser ♫
Anna Gotskind ♫
Scott and Libby Hall ♫
John and Mary Hallock
Cheryl and Hill Hammock
Nancy M. Harlan ♫
Dr. Robert A. Harris ♫
William Heard ♫
Terry and Donna Hendrickson
Jacob Hutchinson
$250 - $499
Robert Jacobson
Anonymous
Dr. Janice Caruso
Karen Anderson
Richard and Caroline Keating ♫
Richard and Melissa Bacon ♫
Josh and Holly Kercher
Sophie and Brad Bakall ♫
Toygen Kiamalsu
Michael Belsley and Nina Owen ♫ Jacquelyn Kinder ♫
Ed and Tracey Benford
Mark Kirsons
Dennis and Joan Berger
Janet and Christopher Kleve ♫
Philip D. and Judith S. Block
Stacey and James Kole ♫
Jonathan Boen and Laura Miller ♫ Nick and Sara Kontalonis
Charles Brummell
Kevin Kovitz and Odile David ♫
Dean and Rosemarie Buntrock
Missy Lavender ♫
Stephen Cain and Elaine Hadley ♫ Lisa LeHiere
Ellen Canter ♫
Matt and Theresa Leonard
Gregory Caputo
Ms. Laurel Lipkin and
Misho Ceko and Tara Swords
Mr. Mark Neil
Erik Charlston ♫
John and Jennifer List ♫
Kapil Chaudhury
Samantha Lovett ♫
Susanna Cherubin-Delisi
Mauro and Kimberly Mafrici ♫
Chicago Regional Council of
William Mason and Diana Davis ♫
Carpenters
James Mastro and Claudia Skylar
Arnold Choi
Micah Materre and Kelvin Jackson ♫
Joy Clendenning and Michael Scott Gavin McCarty
Stephanie Comer
Marjorie Miller-Brownstein
Peter and Emily DeGroot
Mr. Todd Mintz and
Caroline and Adam Dettman ♫
Mrs. Jen Gooze ♫
Danielle Mohn
Madelaine Mooney ♫
David and Sarah Murphy ♫
Michele Musgrove ♫
Robert and Margaret Musur ♫
Frank and Nicolette O'Connor
Dennis Oakes
Jane Pedelty
Neill and Anju Peters ♫
Randal C. Picker and
Gretchen A. Schmutz ♫
Bruce and Ann Piller
Jason and Erika Pomatto
Carolyn Poplett
Antonio and Delia Porras ♫
Kevin Ray
Scott and Cindi Redman ♫
Kurt and Joyce Reichardt
Joel and Stacie Resnick
Solvig and Harry Robertson
Ms. Elizabeth Robinson
John and Kim Rooney
Stephen and Constance Rowley
Ruzicka & Associates, Inc.
Saks Incorporated
Scott and Diane Salk ♫
Mark Savitt and Jodi Nelkin-Savitt ♫
Laura and Brett Scheland ♫
Rick and Rene Schuler
Brian and Amanda Shaw
Jack and Anne Shea
Craig and Kelly Shultz ♫
Bette Sikes
Teresa Soppet
Sara Spiering ♫
Brenda and Paul Stubitsch ♫
Tom and Rochelle Summerfelt ♫
Jonathan and Angela Swain ♫
John and Donna Swinford ♫
Nancy Stone ♫
Laura Lane and Richard Stout
LaMarr Taylor ♫
Matt Unertl ♫
Neal and Cindy Valente ♫
Luke and Danielle Valentino
Sarita Warshawsky
Joleen Willis
Craig and Melissa Wilson
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and
Donald Thompson ♫
Mr. Yesse Yehudah and
Mrs. Donna Newman ♫
Kent Zimmerman and
Grace Yum Zimmerman
Russell and Kathy Zitny
$100 - $249
Anonymous
Anonymous
Lawrence and Susan Aaron
Sue Abderholden and Lee Keller
Diana Aixala
Nenette and John Alonzo ♫
Stuart and Jeanne Altmann
Ms. Carol A. St. Amant
Ms. Jewel Anderson
Jamie Andriacchi
Brenda Anguil
Evelyn Appelbaum
Maria Armstead
Emma Arnold
Carol and Kim Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Barliant
Howard and Donna Bass
Mark and Elizabeth Behringer ♫
Marty Billingsley
Barbara A. Black
Ruth Blatt
Elizabeth Blinderman
Allie Bradford
Lynn Braun
Lorie Briser
Emily Brosnahan
John Buchanan
Tom and Carrie Buchwald
Marilyn Bui
Arlene and Sylvan Bunis
William and Barbara Buss
Clinton and Tania Cameron ♫
Mr. Evan G. Canter ♫
Lisa Carnoy
Wanda Carter
Kristin Cass
Martin and Lyndsay Cavanagh ♫
Michael and Lynda Chioros
Marc and Sarah Chodera
Sarah Ben-Shahar Clarke
Charles and Michelle Cleary ♫
Aric and KK Cleland ♫
Barbara Cohen
Ken and Kim Cohen ♫
John and Jane Colman
Christine Correia
Bruce Cox
Tom and Laura Cox
Sandra Crane
Dancing Lotus Fitness
Stuart Davidson
Catherine and Chris DeLeeuw
Estrella de Leon
Carrie del Hierro
Archana and Satya Dharanipragada ♫
Karen and Charles Dhyanchand
Colleen and Brandon Dobell
Michael T. Dolan and Denise Graney ♫
Helen Doria
Mike and Emily Doss ♫
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Richard Duchossois
Meg Dwyer ♫
Charles and Lois Edwards ♫
Natasha Egan
Electronic Knowledge Interchange
Company
Laurel Elzinga
Sally Ezra ♫
Alexander Feller and
Sandra Sheinin ♫
Renee Feltes
Jay Feuerstein
The First Unitarian Society of
Chicago
Linda M. Fitzgerald ♫
Mary Gail Fitzpatrick
Jonathan Floyd
Sono Fujii ♫
John and Julie Galassini
Michael Garfield
Bruce and Michele Gelman ♫
Colleen Gelman
Laurie Gelman
Janet H. Gilbert
John Gilliean
Margie and Tom Goldblatt ♫
Karen Goldstein ♫
Joan B. Gottschall
Sarah Graham
Suresh Gurunathan
Ellen Harder
Alice Hargrave ♫
Allison and Paul Harris ♫
Pat Harris
Raymond and Anita Hartshorne ♫
Martha and Thomas Hayman
Patricia Heimann
Marisela and Marcos Hernandez ♫
Josh Herz
Barbara Hetzer ♫
Bradley Hirsh and
Marguerite Grizzi ♫
Cornelius Hodges
Brett and Jennifer Holcomb
Monica Houston
Kelle and Tabitha Humphries
Paul Iacono
Janice Jenkins
Ms. Gwen Jessen
John Johnson ♫
Nicole Johnson
Rachel Johnston
George Jordan
Perry Kamel
Kalsec
Lauren Kern
Mike Kim
John King
Don and Isabelle Kinney ♫
Jill Kohler
Graham Kostic
Mary Kostic
Emilio Kouri
Melinda Kramer and Bob Ernst ♫
Randall Kroszner
Dave and Julie Lamb
John Lambert
Sue Lannin
Ivan and Jasna Lappin ♫
Theodore and Wendy Lawrence
Edmund and Bernice Leracz
Melvin and Miriam Letchinger
Bud and Carol Lifton
Cal Levin
David Levin and Claudia Edwards ♫
Leigh Levine and Debra Magad
Ruth M. Levine
Saul Levmore and Julie Roin
Sandra Levoff
Rose Lizarraga
Laurie Lovett ♫
William and Kim Madden
Matt Markiewicz
Amanda Mason
Bert and Carol Maxon
Brian and Cindy Mayo ♫
James McCarthy
Corri McFadden
Mr. David McKinsey and
Ms. Maithe Enriquez
Carrie McNally
Bob Merkle and Blair Archambeau ♫
Deborah R. Meyer and Eric Brantley
Theodora Momich
Zoran Momich
Anne Moore and Harry Dent
Mrs. Judith M. Moore ♫
Keith and Denise Morton
Paul Moy
Mike and Kala Moynihan ♫
John and Vivian Mullan
Dan and Deanna Murphy
Tracey and Thomas Naughton ♫
Thomas Nelson
Amy Newkirk and Kevin Manson
Avi Newman
Rose Newman
Robert and Amanda Norton
Joy Olkowski
Walter and Terri Owens ♫
Lynn Page ♫
Catherine S. Pantsios ♫
Stephen Patterson
Lori Pedelty and Mark Ormond ♫
Lauren Peterson
Jeff and Kimberli Piehl ♫
Mike and Dianne Pierce
Troy Pierce and Crystal Bowyer
Jim and Cheryl Podolny
Dr. Norma R. Poinsett
Isabel Polsky
Desmond Pope
Mark Potter and Mari Egan ♫
William Preston and Linda Tucker
Joyce Prince
Jim Proctor and Aneesah Ali
John Quinn
Gary Rademaker and
Patricia Del Boccio
Cheryl Red
Lawrence and Carol Reich
Suzanne Reiman
Charles and Marilynn Rivkin
Levoyd Robinson
Alicia Roman ♫
Roc and Deborah Roney ♫
Robert and Ellen Rosenberg
Susan and Myron Rubnitz
Mr. Daniel N. Rudolph ♫
David Rush
Winifred Rutter ♫
Gail and Jerrold Sadock ♫
Raudel Sandoval
R. E. Scholly
Tracey Scruggs
Roberto and Julie Segura
Maureen and Drew Sexson
Nina Sharda
Sandy Sheinin
Gracia and Daniel Shiffrin ♫
Mr. Mark A. Shilhavy
Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Shipka
Isabel Shultz ♫
Ms. Miriam A. Sierig ♫
Suzanne Sinclair
Jack Siragusa and Allison Bailey ♫
Laura Skosey and Robert Lalonde ♫
Jean Soh
Heike and Phillip Spahn ♫
Subramaniam Sriram
Sara Star
Sarah Steedman
John Stephens
Kimberly Sterling ♫
Mollie Stone ♫
Stuart Strong and Kris Beck ♫
Nirupama Subramanyam
Mr. John Summy and
Ms. Alison Scholly ♫
Eva Taylor
Wendy and Paul Thompson ♫
Linda Thorsen
Nancy Timmers
Lisa Todd
Kim Trager
Brenda Trevino
Ajai Tripathi
Monika Tripathi
Margaret Unetich
Doug and Lisa Vahey ♫
Taylor Varndell ♫
Robert and Judy Vollen
Lello Vollono and Karen Prince ♫
Josh Walsman and Evelyn Diaz ♫
Blair Warren
Stephanie Weaver
Sheila Webb
Katherine and Fred Weber
Larry Weider
Ilana Weisbach
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Westel ♫
John and Adrienne Whalen
Stephanie and Jon-Micheal Wheat
Len and Cheryl Wiatr
David Kay and Lisa Wilkinson ♫
Sharon Williams
Jill Willis
Billie Windschitl
Ms. Bonnie Wishne ♫
Mr. Richard Witherspoon and
Ms. Cynthia Neal ♫
Mr. William Wolf and
Mrs. Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Dina Yaghmai
Patricia and Joseph Yau ♫
Helen Yi
David and Ann Zimrin ♫
Gabor and Carol Zsolnay
RED JACKET OPTIONAL
SPONSORS:
The Choir is grateful to the
following individuals and
organizations who sponsored the
Choir’s annual benefit, Red Jacket
Optional, on October 26, 2012.
More than 80% of the proceeds
for this annual event directly
support the Choir’s three levels
of programs: 60 In-School Choir
Programs, 8 Neighborhood Choir
Programs, DiMension, and the
world-renowned Voice of Chicago.
EVENT SPONSOR
$75,000
Rose Ann Grundman ♫
MAESTRO SPONSORS
$25,000
Robert and Rose Fealy ♫
Jim and Karen Frank
Jim and Ginger Meyer ♫
Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff ♫
and Vedder Price
Walgreens
CONDUCTOR SPONSORS
$15,000
Steven and Priscilla Kersten ♫
KPMG LLP
CONCERT MASTER SPONSORS
$10,000
Bill Farley and
Shelley MacArthur Farley ♫
Feitler Family Fund ♫
Grosvenor Capital Management,
L.P.
David and Lesly Koo ♫
Peoples Gas
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
CHORUS SPONSORS
$5,000
Barry and Susie Alberts ♫
Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.
Bank of America
BDT Capital Partners, LLC
The Chicago Community Trust
Nimalan Chinniah ♫
ComEd
Credit Suisse/Jeff and
Chrysa Moster ♫
Edelman
Michael and Jacky Ferro,
The Sun-Times Foundation
Brian and Jaala Good ♫
Andi and Jim Gordon,
The Edgewater Funds
John and Christina Hatherly ♫
David D. Hiller
Randy L. Holgate and
John H. Peterson ♫
John Hong and Ellee Pai Hong ♫
Irving Harris Foundation
ITW
Jenner & Block LLP/Vincent Lazar
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kate T. Kestnbaum ♫
Ann Marie Lipinski and
Steve Kagan ♫
James E. Malackowski and
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Mesirow Financial
Nuveen Investments
The Plexus Groupe
PNC Financial
The PrivateBank
RBC Wealth Management
Redbox/Diane and Jim Pearse ♫
Brenda A. Russell ♫
Joe and Jennifer Shanahan
Sidley Austin Foundation
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP
Brian and Jamie Vandenberg ♫
Ron and Patty Weiss ♫
WGN Television
Wintrust Commercial Banking
Yann Woolley/Pistachios
MAESTRO CIRCLE
$25,000+
Robert and Rose Fealy ♫
Rose Ann Grundman ♫
Jim and Ginger Meyer ♫
Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff ♫
Mark and Kristen P. Freund ♫
Anne Kritzmire ♫
Deborah and Scott Peltz ♫
Edward Phillipp
William and Emmie Ruffin ♫
SINGER CIRCLE
CONDUCTOR CIRCLE
$15,000+
David and Lesly Koo ♫
CONCERT MASTER
$10,000+
David D. Hiller ♫
Steven and Priscilla Kersten ♫
Mridu and Chandra Sekhar ♫
CHORUS CIRCLE
$5,000+
Anonymous
Mrs. Zollie Frank
Dean and Minda Gerber
Randy L. Holgate and
John H. Peterson ♫
Kate T. Kestnbaum ♫
Don and Melissa Knoll ♫
Sara and Richard Mesirow
James and Jan Schott ♫
Carol and Jim Schroeder ♫
Lawrence E. Strickling and
Sydney L. Hans ♫
Sona Wang and Bill Selonick ♫
Ron and Patty Weiss ♫
Kerry and Sarah Wood
GIVE A CHILD A VOICE
CAMPAIGN DONORS
The following individual donors
made a commitment to bring
the life-changing power of music
CHAMBER CIRCLE
education to nearly 3,500 Chicago
$2,500+
children last year by donating to
David Apatoff and Nell Minow ♫
the Give a Child a Voice campaign
during the 2012-2013 program year. Keith and Kathleen Cardoza ♫
$1,000+
Anonymous
Peter and Lucy Ascoli ♫
Annie Aubrey ♫
Helaine Billings ♫
Andrew and Shaun Block
Rachel and Annette Bostic
John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum
Donna and Dmitri Cherenshikov
Peter and Neva Egan ♫
Richard and Eileen Epstein
Bill Farley and
Shelley MacArthur Farley ♫
Matthew A. Gelbin ♫
Thomas Godfroy
Deborah Hess-Flocco and
Luis Flocco ♫
Linda Karn
Michael and Rosalind Keiser
Charles and Kristine Kinder ♫
Benjamin and Laura King ♫
David C. Kleiman
R.J. Melman
Anthony Montag and
Katherine Griem ♫
Allan and Elaine Muchin
Graham and Raija Murphy
Anita and Jamie Orlikoff ♫
Larry and Corinne Richman
Ms. Elisabeth Richter ♫
Christopher and Veronica Robinson ♫
Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson ♫
Mr. Kenneth Schug
Saul and Margaret Shorr
Rita Stols and Frank Lentine ♫
Geoffrey R. Stone ♫
Pam and Russ Strobel
Rob and Susan Shapiro ♫
David Weisbach and Joan Neal
Craig Willbanks and Monty Kehl
Joel and Frances Zemans ♫
MAESTRO CIRCLE HONOR
SINGERS
Each of these singers has been
honored by a Choir Maestro or
Conductor Circle member for
exceptional dedication, talent,
and leadership as a member of
Voice of Chicago.
Robert and Rose Fealy
Singer – Siobhan Fox
Rose Ann Grundman
Singer – Julianna Hirsch
David and Lesly Koo
Singer – John Williams
Jim and Ginger Meyer
Singer – Daniella Pruitt
Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff
Singer – Andrew Goldblatt
IN-KIND DONORS
$500+
Atelier AZZA
Boka Group
Jennifer Dwyer
Bill Farley and
Shelley MacArthur Farley ♫
Robert and Rose Fealy ♫
Four Seasons Los Angeles
Jim and Lyn Garbarini ♫
Halo for Men
Metro
Jim and Ginger Meyer ♫
Morgan Park Academy
Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff ♫
Park Hyatt Chicago
Pistachios
Exavier and Dana Pope ♫
Matt Roan ♫
Christopher and
Veronica Robinson ♫
SARCA
Sepia
Craig and Kelly Shultz ♫
Sun Times
Universal Studios Florida
Minnie Watkins
WGN Television
Wirtz Beverage Group
GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF
Janet Romo Bridgett
Concert Choir Graduating Seniors
The Jackson Family
Debbie, Joe, Ari, Nick, and
Luke Kasle
Ali Kersten
Josephine Lee and the
CCC Holiday Concert
Sheryl, Jeremy, Jenny, Benjie, and
Bailey Sachs
Amy Jacksic and Mark and
Jacob Shevitz
Karen O'Sullivan and Brian,
Hailey, Claudia, and Addie
Shevitz
Lori Silver and Steven, Meagan,
Max, Daniel, and Brandon
Mesirow
Danny Wallenberg
Kent Zimmerman and
Grace Yum Zimmerman
GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF
Dave Alizo
Shirley Hiller
Christopher Moore
Lillian Strong
The mother of Sherwood Zwirn
THANK YOU
TO OUR DONORS
FOR SUPPORTING
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR
The gifts listed were received by Chicago Children's Choir between
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013.
Please accept our apologies if your name has been inadvertently
omitted from these pages, or if you would like your named listed in
a different format.
For any changes, please contact Katie Heaps, Manager of Philanthropic
Partnerships, at 312-849-8300 ext. *11 or [email protected].
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AMBASSADOR'S BOARD
STAFF LIST
Michael A. Nemeroff, Chair
Anne Kritzmire, Vice Chair
Nimalan Chinniah, Treasurer
Randy L. Holgate, Secretary
Keith Cardoza
Caroline Dettman
Shelley MacArthur Farley
Robert Fealy
Kristen P. Freund
Rose Ann Grundman
Carrie L. Hedges
Ellee Pai Hong
Priscilla Kersten
Melissa Kibler Knoll
David Koo
Ann Marie Lipinski
Micah Materre
James P. Meyer
Madelaine Mooney
Chrysa Moster
Robert J. Musur
Diane Pearse
William C. Ruffin
Brenda A. Russell
James F. Schott
Carol W. Schroeder
Christina Sciotto
Joe Shanahan
Rita Stols
Brian Vandenberg
Monica Walker
Sona Wang
Ron Weiss
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Bernie Woytek
Matt Roan, Chair
Erin Slitt, Vice Chair
Michael Teplitsky, Vice Chair
Bridget Adaska
Megan Crowhurst
Brian Egwele
Derek Ferguson
Scott R. Hall
William Heard
John Johnson
Richard Peperone
Jose Pluto
Alicia Roman
Laura Scheland
Jack Siragusa
Sara Spiering
Ken Stolman
LaMarr Taylor
Jeanna Thomas
Matt Unertl
Alberto Villarreal
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava
Justin Ward
Ginger Zee
Josephine Lee
President & Artistic Director
Misho Ceko
Chief Operating Officer
Dave Adams
Program Marketing Associate
Evan Bruno
In-School & Neighborhood
Conductor
Rae Caulton
Program Assistant
Youna Choi
In-School & Neighborhood Conductor
Lennie Cottrell
In-School Conductor
Sarah Fader
Operations Associate
Layla Frankel
Program Assistant
John Goodwin
Principal Accompanist
Kyle Grace
Neighborhood Conductor
Judy Hanson
Director of Choral Programs
Emily Hallock
Advancement Manager
Katie Heaps
Manager of Philanthropic
Partnerships
Cece Hill
Program Manager
Lauren Issert
Finance Associate
Rachel Jeffery
Advancement Associate
Bryan Johnson
In-School Conductor
2012-2013
2012-2013
as of November
2013
Jackie Johnson
Program Associate
Lydia Lane Stout
In-School Conductor
Jennifer Lennon
Program Assistant
Rebecca Nelson
In-School Conductor
Lonnie Norwood
In-School & Neighborhood
Conductor
Erin Phipps
Communications Manager
Vivian Rainey
Finance Director
Carolyn Rogers
Program Assistant
Amanda Ruff
Program Assistant
Julia Shaw
Neighborhood Conductor
Rebecca Shorr
Production Manager
Pam Shortall
Community Engagement Manager
Jocelyn Smith
Program Director
Laura Stef-Praun
Associate Director of Institutional
Giving
Mollie Stone
Director of World Music &
Neighborhood Conductor
Daniel Wallenberg
In-School & Neighborhood Conductor
Amanda Wolff
In-School Conductor
Jessica Woodard
Program Assistant