SUMMER 2017
Quarterly news from Education Through Music
ETM Children’s Benefit Gala Honors Cushman & Wakefield
International Opera Star Renée Fleming, Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Joshua Bell and Time for Three Perform in Support of Music Education Education Through Music raised over $900,000 for its New York City music education program at the annual Children’s Benefit Gala held June 12, 2017, at Cipriani 42nd Street. This highly-anticipated annual gala is ETM’s largest fundraising event sup-
porting the steadily growing roster of schools and students who benefit from music education as part of a complete academic curriculum. The Gala honored real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield for their generous support of music education in New
Renée Fleming performs “Over the Rainbow” at the 2017 ETM Children’s Benefit Gala as students from ETM partner schools listen.
York City schools. John Santora, Vice Chairman, President, Tri-State Region, accepted the award on behalf of Cushman & Wakefield. Bob Costas served as master Continued on page 2
Cushman & Wakefield Vice Chairman, President, New York Tri-State Region John Santora, accepts the ETM Gala Honoree Award on behalf of Cushman & Wakefield. Photos Sylvain Gaboury/PMC
Quality music education for all children
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FOUNDERS Eldon C. Mayer, Jr. Edmund R. Schroeder
ETM Children’s Benefit Gala
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
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Katherine Damkohler, Executive Director Penny Swift, Chief Operating Officer Rainah Berlowitz, Director of Operations Katherine Canning, Director of Development &
of ceremonies and kicked off the evening sharing his insights about the important benefits of music, like sports, on a child’s overall academic and social development. Guests were then treated to special performances by ETM partner school students; Grammy Award-winning violinist and longstanding ETM Board member Joshua Bell; international opera superstar Renée Fleming and string trio sensation Time for Three. P.S. 91 Principal Meridith Struhl Nasjletti and M.S. 180 Principal Marlon Williams both spoke about the impact of partnering with Education Through Music. “I can truly say, with absolute confidence, that music education has turned the students of P.S. 91 into leaders and dreamers. I will forever be grateful to ETM for their unwavering support of and commitment to my school and my students,” said Principal Nasjletti. Esteemed auctioneer Selby Kiffer oversaw the live auction of items including exclusive vacations and entertainment experiences, and Bill Evans, senior meteorologist for
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Tim Lemberger, Director of Marketing & Communications
Maya Cernotova, Finance Manager Cristina Fahrbach-Connors, Human Resources Generalist
Geraldine Inoa, Grant Writer Alicia Jensen, Senior Marketing & Communications Associate
Lina Li, Finance Associate Micah Nelson, Evaluation Associate Rachel Starr, Development Manager Austin Stewart, Marketing & Communications Associate
Caroline Vigneron, Development Assistant PROGRAM STAFF Peter Pauliks, Director of Programs Nicholas LaFleur, Deputy Director, Partner School Programs
Meryl Cullom, Professional Development Specialist - Curriculum and Integration
Jeffrey Lipton, Assistant Program Director Deidre Racoma, Assistant Program Director Rachael Carson Erin Giacinto Alice Rogers Kaitlin Simonson Ulises Solano Music Teacher Mentors
Julia Wolfe, Program Associate BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Bernstein, Chairman Aly Alibhai, Vice-Chair Katherine D. Elliott, Treasurer Edmund R. Schroeder, Chairman Emeritus Joshua Bell Michael Y. Fang Gus Field Aidan Fitzmaurice Victor J. Goldberg Karen M. Karlsrud Matthew F. Knouff Andrew J. Malik Joseph F. McDonald Amie Patel Radhika Ray F. Morgan Rodd, Jr. Michael R. Schaefer Heidi Stamas David E. Stiepleman Manoj Susarla Emily H. Susskind Robert A. Weisstuch Steven J. Williams
WABC-TV in New York City, ran the evening’s paddle raiser. The evening included a sumptuous dinner, world-class entertainment and one-of-a-kind live and silent auction items for the 420 guests, including actress and singer Vanessa Williams and America’s Got Talent 2016 participants Raii and Whitney Smith. “The Children’s Benefit Gala is the high point of our fundraising year because it unites all the generous sponsors, donors, friends, students, principals and teachers as well as ETM staff members and volunteers for an evening of celebration of all that the ETM program has accomplished,” says ETM Executive Director Katherine Damkohler. “We are truly blessed. The ETM music education program’s steady growth over the last 26 years — doubling in size since 2012 — would not be possible without our generous supporters. The funding we receive at the Children’s Benefit Gala will greatly increase the impact and expansion of our program.”
ADVISORY COMMITTEE The 5 Browns Misha Dichter Dante DiLoreto Marilyn Horne Jane Remer Gloria Reuben Harold Tanner
Grammy Award-winning Violinist Joshua Bell and string trio Time for Three perform with ETM orchestra students from M.S. 180 in the Bronx.
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Record Number of Students Perform at End-of-the-Year ETM Festival at Lehman College Over 1,300 elementary and middle school band, orchestra and choir students from ETM partner schools traveled to the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx to celebrate music education at the fifth annual ETM Festival. This year’s event was the largest gathering of students since the ETM Festival began and included the addition of choir students to the lineup of performance groups. The two-day festival kicked off each morning with enthusiastic renditions of the National Anthem followed by performances by orchestras and choirs on June 6th and band performances on June 7. Students celebrated their musical achievements and performed alongside their peers for an audience of school, family and community supporters. Melissa and Shawna, eighthgrade students from M.S. 180 in the
Bronx, who play in both their school’s orchestra and jazz band were eager to share their excitement as they prepared to take the stage on June 6. “I felt nervous when I performed at my first ETM Festival in fifth grade. Now I feel very confident and a little sentimental because this will be my last festival,” remarked Tawrat. “I can express myself through playing music and I can see all I have accomplished since I played my first note on my trumpet,” said Marissa. “When I notice new students struggling in band or orchestra, I try to mentor the younger players because I know how hard it can be to start playing an instrument,” she added. Following each school’s performance, employee volunteers with Cushman & Wakefield and Goldman Sachs presented students with an ETM Festival medal for successfully completing a year of music
while each music director received a trophy to mark their school’s musical achievements. “We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our students at the annual ETM Festival, the yearend performance showcasing partner school students’ musical achievements,” says ETM Executive Director Katherine Damkohler. “It is so gratifying to witness the transformation of these students into confident musicians who have devoted themselves to learning their instrument and repertoire. The ETM Festival is the culmination of all their hard work on a large-scale concert stage.”
ETM Partner School orchrestra students from P.S. 91 in the Bronx are introduced at this year’s ETM Festival by music teacher Khristine Raymond.
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ETM Children’s Benefit Gala
ETM partner school students performing at the ETM Children’s Benefit Gala.
2017 ETM Children’s Benefit Emcee Bob Costas and WABC-TV senior meteorologist Bill Evans.
ETM Bronx partner school principals Marlon Williams (M.S. 180) and Meridith Struhl Nasjletti (P.S. 91) spoke about how the music programs have transformed their schools.
ETM Board Chairman Richard Bernstein, Cushman & Wakefield Vice Chairman and President of the Tri-State region John Santora, Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and Cushman & Wakefield employees.
ETM partner school students ring bells and sing to welcome guests to the 2017 ETM Children’s Benefit Gala.
Singer, actress, dancer and author Vanessa Williams.
From America’s Got Talent fame, singers Raii and Whitney.
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2017 ETM Festival
Peter Pauliks, ETM’s Director of Programs, introduces the P.S. 175 cÂhoir from Queens.
Bronx students from the P.S. 169 string orchestra stay focused during their performance.
Trumpet players from Bronx schools P.S./M.S. 89 and M.S. 355 performed together.
Bronx students from the P.S. 48 band show great poise during their performance.
A student proudly displays his 2017 ETM Festival medal.
A Bronx bass player in the P.S. 68 string orchestra.
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Supporters ETM thanks the following donors for their generous contributions between January 19 and June 15, 2017. If you wish to join this list, please return the enclosed envelope, call 212-972-4788 or visit www.ETMonline.org to donate. Adobe Vikas Agrawal Aly and Shazma Alibhai The Allstate Foundation Altus Group AmazonSmile Foundation Clara Anderson* Emma Anderson Anonymous (2) Anonymous (29) Apple, Inc. Jody and John Arnhold Aspiriant Arie Attia Chris Balducci Jan Baldwin The Bangs-Russell Foundation Maya Barrow The Richard & Eslyn Bassuk Foundation, Inc. Octavian Belea Benchmark Builders Edward H. Benenson Foundation Daniel and Colette Bennett John Benoit Bill and Lori Bernstein Igor Bernstein Lauren Bernstein Richard Bernstein and Janice Abbott Carol Bilotti Louis and Gina Bisogni Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, d.p.c. The Boeing Company Mark P. Boisi Stuart and Cheryl Bondell Dorothy Bongiorno Borah Goldstein Altschuler Nahins & Goidel, P.C. Sue Brennan* Cornelius Bresnahan Robert Bresnahan Bricks and Sticks Communications Jennifer Burns Alison Cairnes* Tom R. Camp James Campbell Gabriella S. Cantoni David J. Carr Tim Carter CBRE CharityBuzz Christine Chi Natasha Chriss Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Andrew and Amy Cole Cheryl M. Coles Sophia Constantinides Copper Hill Development Inc. Corcoran Group Real Estate Cords For Music Mary Ann Corio JoAnn Corkran Joan M. Cornell
Diane Costello Cove Property Group CUNY Campaign for Charitable Giving Cushman & Wakefield Dairy Free TV Katherine and Walter Damkohler D’Avanzo Family Lenore and Robert Davis Paul DeBenedittis Marcia Delich Braun Design Republic Anthony DiFilippi Diane DiFilippi Dana and Jean-Pierre Dubreuil Alok Dutt The Durst Organization Deborah Eastburn EClinicalWorks Educational Testing Service Dr. Ebby Elahi Katherine D. Elliott and Richard S. Abramson Sherry Ellis* Justin Etzin Pepper Evans EvensonBest Beau Everett Facility Solutions Group Michael Fang Burton and Helaine Fendelman Gus and Lisa Field Ronald and Paula Filler Charles and Joan Firnstein Henry Fisher Aidan and Edwina Fitzmaurice Jessica Fitzmaurice Rachel Fitzmaurice Alison Flamm* David Flomenhaft, LCSW, PhD Sandra Foschi Diane Fox Eve Fox and Ron Albers Steve Fox Lucy Frattaroli Adaline Frelinghuysen Russell Freyman Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Marc Friedman Bonnie Gale Jan Garcia Judith Garson and Steven Rappaport Gensler Georgetown University Cabaret Karla Gibson Victor Goldberg and Patricia Waldeck Goldman Sachs David Goldstein and Elizabeth Benintendi-Goldstein Robert Goldstein
Google Matching Gifts Program Steve and Marlee Gordon Robert Gorman Alison and Jonathan Gottsegen Deborah Grausman Gary Gretarsson The Bill Grossman Fund of the Isidore Grossman Foundation Dean Hacohen Lauren Hale The Hampshire Companies, LLC Edward Handelman Fund Larry Hanley Aaron Hansz Barbara Harkins Matthew Harnisch Olivia Harris* Miranda Heller and Mark Salkind Katherine Henderson David Hershey-Webb Barbi Hodges Rosalba Huerta Duane Hughes Thomas and Lisa Humbert Icon Parking Systems IGive Ann-Marie Inkpen Intel Corporation Matching Gifts International Monetary Fund Island Architectural Woodwork Philip Jack Julie Jack-Preisman The Jacobs Family Fund JAD Corporation of America JCPenney Ian and Kelly Johnson JustGive.org Karen Karlsrud and Raymond Mikulich Barbara Kassel* Jules Kaufman and Ann MacDougall Thomas M. Keating Mark Kelly Conor Kenny Brian and Margaret Kernighan Selby and Mary Kiffer Mark and Sheila Kindig Stacy King Richard Klein and Amy Solas Matthew F. Knouff Leah Koehler Elizabeth Kramer Matt Kudla Nathan and Victoria Lanier Kate Lear Gail Leibowitz The Leir Charitable Foundations Mathew J. Levine Joshua Levy Debra and Dale Lewis George Lewis Robert C. Lieber Lifschultz Family Charitable Fund
The Lifschultz-Stiepleman Charitable Fund Ben Lindbergh Christopher Linehan* Barry and Harriet Lipsitz Dino and Donna Liso Susan Longosky John LoZito Kimberly E. Lunetta Lutz & Carr Gary and Charlene MacDougal Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Katherine MacKinnon Andrew J. Malik and Elizabeth Smith-Malik Kathleen Marchetti David and Sally Marcus Cindy Marinak Richard and Debra Mark Maxmara Retail James McCaffrey Lydia McCoy Donogh McDonald Joseph McDonald Lisa McEnery Sandra McFarland Kristine Mchugh McKesson Foundation Patrick Mealy Ruth Merk Merrill DataSite Gayle and Andy Meyer Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Nancy Morrison Linda and Ed Morse Julia Murphy Norma Myers Saya Nagori Charles and Margaret Nastro NELSON New York City Combined Federal Campaign New York Life Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Charron C. Mitchell Nguessan Jack Nizewitz Martha O’Day Annette and Mike O’Hanlon Emmett O’Leary Kristina Orzechowski OTG Management Paramount Group, Inc. James Peck Jock Pflug Carl and Betty Pforzheimer Doug Plaut Maureen Plitzuweit The Polak Family Potbelly Sandwich Works Ana M. Priu Jean Rabunski* RAII and Whitney Radhika Ray
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Debra Reetz Denise Rempe and Mark Wilson Frank Renzler Louie Reyes F. Morgan Rodd, Jr. Anna Rohleder Ropes and Gray Steven Rosen Georges Rouhart Judith Rubin John Rutherford John Sabatini Safra National Bank Darlene Salatto-Rose Jeffrey B. Samuels Peter Sanders and Basia Danilow Marcy Sandler John and Debra Santora Nancy Santora-DeLorenzo Michael Schaefer and Eric Nikoloff Edmund and Elaine Schroeder Charles Schwartz Foundation for Music R. Schwartz Todd Schwartz William H. N. Schwarz John and Linda Scopaz Connor Sears* Gaurav and Elizabeth Seth Dan Shannon - MdeAS Architects Megan Sheehan Theodore and Mary Jo Shen Marc Silvagni Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts
SL Green Management LLC Slade Family Maxine Sleeper Donald Sorrenti Spector Group Alan and Ilene Sperling Aaron and Martha Spital Silda Wall Spitzer Irena Spyt Heidi Stamas Ted Stamas Pat Stern Music Structure Tone Manoj Susarla Emily Susskind Penny Swift John Szekeres Julia and Celyn Takeda Nicki & Harold Tanner Emin Tatosian and Piero M. Santi Kristalina Taylor William L. Taylor Charitable Gift Fund Ted Moudis Associates Jared Thal John Thompson Allison Threadgold Time Warner, Inc. Tishman Speyer TPG Architecture Julie Turner United Health Group Chester and Kathy Urban Arthur Vaccarino
Maura Vance Verizon Global Real Estate Diodato Villamena Vornado Realty Trust Alex Walker* Andrea Walton Dorothy Weber Danielle Wegman David Wein Marjorie L. Weiser Melissa Weisstuch and Joshua Kamerman Rob Weisstuch and Faith Glazier Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Mark Wetzler Ted and Betsy Wheeler John and Maria Williams Steven Williams and Sekka Scher Vanessa Williams Mary Taylor Wohl The World Wide Group Rebecca Wortman Luna* William Yeatman YourCause, LLC Andy Zhu Ronald Zwicker
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Foundation, Corporate & Government Supporters 2015-16 and 2016-17 Allied World New York City Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo Lily Auchincloss Foundation Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Bangs-Russell Foundation Bettina Baruch Foundation Bay and Paul Foundations New York State Assembly Member Michael Benedetto Rhea Blackwood Foundation Martha and John William Bradshaw Charitable Lead Trust Brodsky Family Foundation New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera CMA Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Company Con Edison D’Addario Music Foundation Dancing Tides Foundation William and Muriel Elliott Foundation Find Your Light Foundation Ford Foundation Sidney E. Frank Foundation
New York City Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson Gilder Foundation New York State Assembly Member Mark Gjonaj Goldman Sachs Gives Jerome L. Greene Foundation New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie Jockey Hollow Foundation Hyde and Watson Foundation Carl E. Kessler Family Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation New York City Council Member Andy King Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation The Leir Charitable Foundations Lemberg Foundation New York State Assembly Member Joseph Lentol New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito New York State Assembly Member Michael Miller The Music Man Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Department of Education New York Community Trust
New York State Council on the Arts New York State Education Department Stavros Niarchos Foundation Henry E. Niles Foundation New York City Council Member Annabel Palma New York State Assembly Member Victor Pichardo Pine Tree Foundation of New York RBC Wealth Management New York City Council Member Antonio Reynoso New York State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Rossi Family Foundation May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Scoob Trust Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation Steinway & Sons Solon E. Summerfield Foundation Taubman Foundation Michael Tuch Foundation Ullmann Family Foundation The Weissman Family Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation
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ETM Welcomes Penny Swift as New COO In June, Education Through Music (ETM) welcomed Penny Swift as Chief Operating Officer. ETM’s program has grown steadily over the last 26 years, doubling in size since 2012. The new position of Chief Operating Officer builds ETM’s organizational capacity both to support the growth to date and support expansion in the future, as we strive to reach more schools and children. Ms. Swift’s 19 years of education experience, including most recently serving as the Divisional Vice President of the Eastern Division for Brightside Academy, will be instrumental in furthering ETM’s impact and efficiency. In her role, Ms. Swift reports to Executive Director Katherine Damkohler.
New ETM Chief Operating Officer Penny Swift, with ETM partner school students.
“Education Through Music’s strong model, proven impact, and plan for growth all appeal to my desire to do work that makes a difference in the lives of others,” said Swift. “I am very excited to help lead Education Through Music’s mission to ensure every child receives music education as part of a comprehensive education.”