NEGAUNEE MUSIC INSTITUTE
Showcasing Education & Community Engagement at the CSO
MAR 17 | 7:00
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the platinum sponsors of Impact: Showcasing Education and Community Engagement at the CSO:
Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation
Margo and Mike Oberman
Alicia and Aaron Oberman
Steve and Megan Shebik
Laura and Terry Truax Anonymous
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Monday, March 17, 2025, at 7:00
IMPACT
Showcasing Education and Community Engagement at the CSO
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Students from the Percussion Scholarship Program
Jerry Hou Conductor
Doug Waddell Conductor
Josh Jones Marimba
Jacob Cornejo Flute
Simbryt Dortch Vocals
ATLYS String Quartet
Jaden Teague-Núñez Steelpan
GABRIELI Canzone per Sonare No. 2 (arr. Higgins)
Mark Almond, horn, CSO Member
Jacob Medina, horn, Civic Orchestra Alum
Mark Morris, horn, Civic Orchestra Member
Esteban Batallán, trumpet, CSO Member
Sean-David Whitworth, trumpet, Civic Orchestra Member
Tage Larsen, trumpet, CSO Member
Maria Merlo, trumpet, Civic Orchestra Member
Hamed Barbarji, trumpet, Civic Orchestra Member
Abner Wong, trumpet, Civic Orchestra Member
Dustin Nguyen, trombone, Civic Orchestra Member
Arlo Hollander, trombone, Civic Orchestra Member
Joe Maiocco, trombone, Civic Orchestra Member
Ben Poirot, tuba, Civic Orchestra Member
Nick Collins, tuba, Civic Orchestra Member
Gene Pokorny, tuba, CSO Member
Jerry Hou, conductor
AMANDI Ritmo Bagatello
First-Year Percussion Scholarship Program Students
Wren Bach
Gwyneth Duncan
Zuri Muhisani
Matea Rogic
Omar Berrum Valle
Ilan Whittaker
Josh Jones, Percussion Scholarship Program Alum
Doug Waddell, conductor, PSP Codirector
DEBUSSY Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children’s Corner
Josh Jones, marimba
The Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is endowed by a generous gift from the Negaunee Foundation.
The 2024–25 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.
The CSOA thanks Allstate Insurance Company for its support as the Youth Education Program Sponsor.
The Young Composers Initiative is generously sponsored by Margo and Mike Oberman.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is grateful to the Crain-Maling Foundation as title sponsors of the Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition.
Support for the Notes for Peace program is provided by Megan and Steve Shebik, Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs, and Paul and Lisa Wiggin.
Support for the Percussion Scholarship Program is provided by Irving Stenn, Jr., with additional support by Nancy Abshire.
Pull of Life
Yuan-Qing Yu, violin, CSO Member
Jesús Linárez, violin, CSO Fellow
Danny Lai, viola, CSO Member
Kenneth Olsen, cello, CSO Member
MOZART
SMETANA
WARD
BRITTEN
TEAGUE
TCHAIKOVSKY
Allegro maestoso from Flute Concerto No. 1
(Cadenza by Jacob Cornejo)
Jacob Cornejo, flute, Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Fellow
Mio Nakamura, piano, Civic Orchestra Alum
The Moldau (orch. Colnot)
Maria Arrua, violin, Civic Fellow Alum
Carmen Abelson, violin, Civic Fellow Alum
Sava Velkoff, viola, Civic Fellow
Francisco Malespin, cello, Civic Fellow Alum
J Holzen, cello, Civic Fellow
J.T. O’Toole, bass, Civic Fellow
Alex Hoffman, flute, Civic Fellow Alum
Will Stevens, oboe, Civic Member and NMI Arts Administration Fellow
Hae Sol (Amy) Hur, clarinet, Civic Fellow
Mackenzie Brauns, bassoon, Civic Fellow Alum
Jacob Medina, horn, Civic Orchestra Alum
Hamed Barbarji, trumpet, Civic Orchestra Member
Hugo Saavedra, trombone, Civic Fellow Alum
Simón Gómez Gallego, percussion, Civic Fellow Alum
Kari Novilla, harp, Civic Fellow
True Love (arr. Hur and Malespin)
Simbryt Dortch, vocals
ATLYS
Sabrina Tabby and Jinty McTavish, violins, Civic Orchestra Alumni
Susan Bengtson Price, viola, Civic Orchestra Alum
Genevieve Tabby, cello, Civic Orchestra Alum
Theme and Fugue from The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou, conductor
Finale from A Visit to Hell (orch. Whitmarsh)
Jaden Teague-Núñez, steelpan, Winner of the 2024 Crain-Maling Foundation
CSO Young Artists Competition
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou, conductor
Finale from Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Jerry Hou, conductor
Video interludes created by Green River Films
Negaunee Music Institute
The Negaunee Music Institute is the education and community engagement wing of the Chicago Symphony with a mission to connect people to the extraordinary musical resources of the Orchestra. Programming educates audiences, trains young musicians, and serves diverse communities, across the city and around the world.
Current Negaunee Music Institute programs include an extensive series of CSO School and Family Concerts and open rehearsals; more than seventy-five in-depth school partnerships; online learning resources; the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a prestigious ensemble for early-career musicians; intensive training and performance opportunities for youth including the Percussion Scholarship Program, Chicago Youth in Music Festival, Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, and Young Composers Initiative; social impact initiatives such as Notes for Peace for families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, and collaborations with Chicago Refugee Coalition; and music education activities during CSO domestic and international tours.
Worldwide, the Negaunee Music Institute’s annual reach exceeds 200,000 through programming in-person and online.
CSO for Kids
For over a century, the CSO has presented programming for children. Today, CSO for Kids encompasses an array of live concerts, school partnerships, and digital resources that introduce young audiences to the magical world of symphonic music.
This program area includes thirty-six concerts that are attended by more than 25,000 children pre-K through grade 12 each season. To increase access, groups from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are provided with free tickets and school bus transportation.
To deepen student learning, the Negaunee Music Institute maintains more than sixty in-depth partnerships with schools across the Chicago area. In addition to attending CSO for Kids concerts, partners host CSO and Civic Orchestra musicians for in-school chamber performances and coachings, and teachers participate in professional development workshops. The most intensive partnerships are season-long and empower students to create new artwork and grow instrumental music skills. The majority of school partners are with CPS. Online, students, teachers, and families can engage with educational content through CSO for Kids Digital programming.
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Founded during the 1919–20 season by Frederick Stock, the Civic Orchestra prepares young professionals for careers in orchestral music. From October
through June, Civic members receive rigorous training led by Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur, other luminary guest conductors and a faculty of coaches from the CSO. The Orchestra also performs free and low-cost concerts in Orchestra Hall and in communities across Greater Chicago and anchors the annual CrainMaling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition and Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
Civic Fellowship Program
Through an array of experiences designed to build and diversify creative and professional skills, the Civic Fellowship program empowers participants to realize their full potential as artistically excellent, civically engaged, collaborative and entrepreneurial musicians.
The program’s curriculum has four major pillars: artistic planning, music education, social justice, and project management. Fellows serve as facilitators in projects like Notes for Peace, explore music by living composers, perform concerts at Symphony Center as well as in schools and communities across the city, mentor young musicians through the CSO-Connect program, design and implement independent projects, and more. Additionally, Fellows participate in enrichment activities including regular meetings as a cohort and professional development seminars with guest lecturers.
Percussion Scholarship Program
The Percussion Scholarship Program (PSP) offers intensive, weekly percussion instruction on a full scholarship basis to Chicago youth in grades 3–12. Students are selected for the program through a competitive application process that includes a provisional period followed by an invitation to participate through eighth grade. Select students are invited to continue through high school. The program meets weekly on Saturdays year round, and provides each student with instruments, lesson books and materials at no cost. PSP members also perform as an ensemble twice per year in Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center in addition to giving special concerts throughout each season. PSP boasts a roster of alumni who have gone on to some of the nation’s finest colleges, universities and conservatories, later assuming notable careers within and outside of music.
Young Composers Initiative
With leadership from former Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery, the Young Composers Initiative engages youth from across the Chicago region and empowers them to create new pieces of chamber music. Following a competitive application process, five students are selected to work with Montgomery in private lessons throughout the season, as well as a daylong practicum. Each student’s piece is premiered and recorded at
Symphony Center by musicians of the Civic Orchestra.
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
The Negaunee Music Institute is a co-founding organization and lead partner of the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI), which is operated by the Merit School of Music and prepares young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds to attend top music schools. Now entering its third full year, the Initiative supports nearly 100 fellows in grades 6-12. Students are admitted on the basis of musical aptitude and financial need. Select CSO and Civic Orchestra musicians are private teachers or mentors for CMPI Fellows, in addition to leading audition preparation workshops, master classes and panel discussions. CMPI Fellows are also invited to observe select Civic Orchestra seminars led by CSO musicians.
Notes for Peace
Launched in March 2018 in partnership with Purpose Over Pain, the Notes for Peace program uses the therapeutic benefits of music to support families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. With guidance from the Civic Fellows, guest teaching artists from the U.K.-based Irene Taylor Trust and professional vocalists, parents compose, perform live and professionally record their music, which is then featured alongside family photos and lyrics on
notesforpeace.org. To date, over 100 families have written songs to honor lives lost to gun violence.
Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition
The Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition is a prestigious concerto competition for Illinois’s top young soloists. Applicants audition live at Symphony Center for a distinguished panel of judges. Following a preliminary round, four finalists are selected to perform in the final round in Orchestra Hall, accompanied by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. The winner is featured the following season as soloist with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as part of CSO School and Family Concerts.
Presented jointly by the League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Jerry Hou Conductor
Taiwanese American conductor Jerry Hou is building community and revitalizing the music field via collaboration with some of today’s most important musical voices. Hou began an association with
PHOTO BY PETER SERLING
the New York Philharmonic and its music director Jaap van Zweden in 2021. He continues to work with the Philharmonic as an assistant conductor and made his successful debut last season in a Young People’s Concert. Hou returned for more concerts with the New York Philharmonic this year and leads the orchestra in seven concerts next season. Hou recently concluded his tenure as resident conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Jerry Hou will begin as music director of the Wyoming Symphony in the 2025–26 season.
Doug Waddell Conductor
Douglas Waddell is a member of the Grant Park Symphony and acting principal percussion at Lyric Opera of Chicago. He has been timpanist with the renowned Music of the Baroque ensemble since 1983, and as a member of the Contemporary Chamber Players of Chicago has performed and recorded a wide variety of twentieth century chamber works. Waddell has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and can be heard all over the world on hundreds of television and radio commercial jingles. Waddell considers his greatest achievement directing the CSO’s Percussion
Scholarship Program with his wife Patricia Dash.
Josh Jones Percussion
A native of Chicago, Josh Jones began his formal studies in percussion with the Percussion Scholarship Program. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music from DePaul School of Music and was the orchestra fellow of both the Detroit and Pittsburgh symphonies. In 2022 Jones joined the Grant Park Festival Orchestra as principal percussionist. Jones has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on radio and television, and has had two short documentaries made about his musical development and experience. He also authored a percussion method book series, Spatial Studies for Hitting Things, and writes musical and philosophical blogs on his website, drummojo.com.
Jacob Cornejo Flute
Jacob Cornejo is an eighteen-year-old CMPI Fellow and flute player from Gage Park. In addition to his involvement with the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, he has attended the Sewanee Summer Music Festival for two summers and participated in a side-
by-side performance with conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela. He has also performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Simbryt Dortch Vocals
Simbryt Dortch’s experience in the entertainment industry has taken her to many places, including Star Search, the Apollo Theater in New York, and WGCI-FM Home Jam as a two-time winner in her hometown of Chicago. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago, Dortch earned a bachelor’s degree in music with a concentration in theater and vocal performance. In addition to her roles as singer and songwriter, Dortch has also acquired actress, model, jingle singer, voiceover artist, playwright, and instructor.
ATLYS String Quartet
ATLYS was formed from a dream to bust through classical stereotypes and create an atmosphere for people of all backgrounds. The four met in 2016 as
members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and it was through the numerous workshops with CSO’s then Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma that they grew determined and felt permission granted to take an unconventional path. The all-female group has created an atlas of cinematic music spanning a variety of genres, following in the footsteps of groups like the Turtle Island and Kronos string quartets by expanding the boundaries of sound with their traditional instruments and incorporating digital technology through looping and computer programming.
Jaden Teague-Núñez Steelpan
Jaden Teague-Núñez is a native of Panama City, Panama. He moved to the United States in 2011 and began studying steelpan and piano (classical and jazz).
He attends DeKalb High School, where he serves as the drummer for the Jazz Ensemble and Steelband and is a member of the Marching Band. Among his growing list of accomplishments, Jaden has been a guest steelpan soloist with the Humboldt State University Steelband and the Northern Illinois University Steelband. He has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and was also a guest artist at the 2023 Inside Out Steelband Festival in Austin, Texas.
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Ken-David Masur Principal Conductor
The Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Principal Conductor Chair
VIOLINS
Jesús Linárez**
Keshav Srinivasan
Polina Borisova
Carlos Chacon
Sean Hsi
Jonah Kartman
Elise Maas
Munire Mona Mierxiati
Matthew Weinberg**
Yulia Watanabe-Price
Hobart Shi
Lina Yamin*
Nelson Mendoza**
Kimberly Bill
Isabelle Chin
Jenny Choi
Adam Davis
Rose Haselhorst
Hojung Christina Lee
Matthew Musachio*
Justine Jing Xin Teo
Annie Pham
VIOLAS
Sam Sun
August DuBeau
Judy Yu-Ting Huang
Carlos Lozano
Yat Chun Justin Pou
Mason Spencer*
Sanford Whatley
Jason Butler
CELLOS
Lidanys Graterol
David Caplan
Sam Day
Buianto Lkhasaranov
Nick Reeves
Brandon Xu
BASSES
Bennett Norris
Broner McCoy
Tiffany Kung
Daniel W. Meyer
Hannah Novak
FLUTES
Jungah Yoon
Alexander Day
Cierra Hall
OBOES
Will Stevens
Jonathan Kronheimer
Kyungyeon Hong
CLARINETS
Elizabeth Kapitaniuk
Tyler Baillie
Hae Sol (Amy) Hur*
BASSOONS
Peter Ecklund
William George
* Civic Orchestra Fellow ** Civic Orchestra Alumni
HORNS
Jacob Medina**
Loren Ho
Emmett Conway
Dena Levy
Mark Morris
TRUMPETS
Hamed Barbarji
Sean-David Whitworth
Abner Wong
TROMBONES
Dustin Nguyen
Arlo Hollander
Joe Maiocco
TUBA
Nick Collins
TIMPANI
Tomas Leivestad
PERCUSSION
Kevin Tan
Jordan Berini
Karel Zambrano
Simón Gómez Gallego**
NEGAUNEE MUSIC INSTITUTE AT THE CSO
the board of the negaunee music institute
Leslie Burns Chair
Steve Shebik Vice Chair
John Aalbregtse
David Arch
James Borkman
Jacqui Cheng
Ricardo Cifuentes
Richard Colburn
Dunni Cosey Gay
Charles Emmons
Judy Feldman
Lori Julian
Toni-Marie Montgomery
Rumi Morales
Mimi Murley
Margo Oberman
Gerald Pauling
Harper Reed
Melissa Root
Amanda Sonneborn
Eugene Stark
Dan Sullivan
Ex Officio Members
Jeff Alexander
Jonathan McCormick
Vanessa Moss
negaunee music institute administration
Jonathan McCormick Managing Director
Katy Clusen Associate Director, CSO for Kids
Katherine Eaton Coordinator, School Partnerships
Carol Kelleher Assistant, CSO for Kids
Anna Perkins Orchestra Manager, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Zhiqian Wu Operations Coordinator, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Rachael Cohen Program Manager
Charles Jones Program Assistant
Frances Atkins Content Director
Kristin Tobin Designer & Print Production Manager
Petya Kaltchev Editor
civic orchestra artistic leadership
Ken-David Masur Principal Conductor
The Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Principal Conductor Chair
Coaches from the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen Concertmaster
The Louis C. Sudler Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor
Baird Dodge Principal Second Violin
Teng Li Principal Viola
The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair
Brant Taylor Cello
The Blickensderfer Family Chair
Alexander Hanna Principal Bass
The David and Mary Winton Green Principal Bass Chair
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson Principal Flute
The Erika and Dietrich M. Gross Principal Flute Chair
William Welter Principal Oboe
Stephen Williamson Principal Clarinet
Keith Buncke Principal Bassoon
William Buchman Assistant Principal Bassoon
Mark Almond Principal Horn
Esteban Batallán Principal Trumpet
The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor
John Hagstrom Trumpet
The Bleck Family Chair
Tage Larsen Trumpet
Michael Mulcahy Trombone
Charles Vernon Bass Trombone
Gene Pokorny Principal Tuba
The Arnold Jacobs Principal Tuba Chair, endowed by Christine Querfeld
David Herbert Principal Timpani
The Clinton Family Fund Chair
Vadim Karpinos Assistant Principal Timpani, Percussion
Cynthia Yeh Principal Percussion
Justin Vibbard Principal Librarian
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Negaunee Music Institute connects individuals and communities to the extraordinary musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The following donors are gratefully acknowledged for making a gift in support of these educational and engagement programs. To make a gift or learn more, please contact Kevin Gupana, Associate Director of Giving, Educational and Engagement Programs, 312-294-3156.
$150,000 AND ABOVE
Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation
The Negaunee Foundation
$100,000–$149,999
Abbott Fund
Allstate Insurance Company
Megan and Steve Shebik
$75,000–$99,999
John Hart and Carol Prins
Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation
$50,000–$74,999
Anonymous
BMO
Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Judy and Scott McCue
Ms. Deborah K. McNeil
Polk Bros. Foundation
Michael and Linda Simon
Lisa and Paul Wiggin
$35,000–$49,999
Bowman C. Lingle Trust
National Endowment for the Arts
Margo and Michael Oberman
$25,000–$34,999
Anonymous
Carey and Brett August
John D. and Leslie Henner Burns
Crain-Maling Foundation
Nancy Dehmlow
Kinder Morgan
The Maval Foundation
Ms. Cecelia Samans
Shure Charitable Trust
Gene and Jean Stark
$20,000–$24,999
Anonymous
Mary and Lionel Go
Halasyamani/Davis Family
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family
Mr. Philip Lumpkin
PNC
D. Elizabeth Price
Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. †
Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation
The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Marylou Witz
$15,000–$19,999
Nancy A. Abshire
Mr. & Mrs. John Baldwin
Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc.
Sue and Jim Colletti
Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino
$11,5000–$14,999
Barker Welfare Foundation
Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan
Nancy and Bernard Dunkel
Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation
Ksenia A. and Peter Turula
$7,500–$11,499
Anonymous
Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz
Fred and Phoebe Boelter
The Buchanan Family Foundation
Mr. Lawrence Corry
Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans
Ellen and Paul Gignilliat
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg
Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab
Mary Winton Green
The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl
Ms. Susan Norvich
Ms. Emilysue Pinnell
Mary and Joseph Plauché
Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt
Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs
$4,500–$7,499
Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse
Joseph Bartush
Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation
Ann and Richard Carr
Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation
CIBC
Dr. Brenda A. Darrell and Mr. Paul S. Watford
Tarek and Ann Fadel
Ms. Dawn E. Helwig
Mr. James Kastenholz and Ms. Jennifer Steans
Dr. June Koizumi
Leoni and Bill McVey
Jim and Ginger Meyer
Stephen and Rumi Morales
Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek
David † and Dolores Nelson
The Osprey Foundation
Lee Ann and Savit Pirl
Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro
Ms. Joanne C. Tremulis
Laura and Terrence Truax
Mr. Paul R. Wiggin
$3,500–$4,499
Anonymous (2)
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clusen
Mr. Clinton J. Ecker and Ms. Jacqui Cheng
Charles and Carol Emmons
Judith E. Feldman
Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic
Mr. Bruce Oltman
$2,500–$3,499
Anonymous
David and Suzanne Arch
Adam Bossov
Ms. Danolda Brennan
Ms. Rosalind Britton
Mr. Ray Capitanini
Lisa Chessare
Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes
Patricia A. Clickener
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker
David and Janet Fox
Mr. † & Mrs. Robert Heidrick
William B. Hinchliff
Michael and Leigh Huston
Dr. Victoria Ingram and Dr. Paul Navin
Ronald E. Jacquart
Ms. Stephanie Jones
Dr. Linda Novak
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Racker
Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen
Mr. David Sandfort
Gerald and Barbara Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza
Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho
Carol S. Sonnenschein
Mr. † & Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein
Mr. Peter Vale
Mr. Kenneth Witkowski
Ms. Camille Zientek
ENDOWED FUNDS
Anonymous (5)
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Adelson Fund
Marjorie Blum-Kovler Youth Concert Fund
Civic Orchestra Chamber Access Fund
The Davee Foundation
Frank Family Fund
Kelli Gardner Youth Education Endowment Fund
Jennifer Amler Goldstein Fund, in memory of Thomas M. Goldstein
Mary Winton Green
John Hart and Carol Prins Fund for Access
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fund
Richard A. Heise
Julian Family Foundation Fund
The Kapnick Family
Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust
Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Chair Fund
The Malott Family School Concerts Fund
Eloise W. Martin Endowed Funds
Murley Family Fund
The Negaunee Foundation
Margo and Michael Oberman Community Access Fund
Nancy Ranney and Family and Friends
Helen Regenstein Guest Conductor Fund
Edward F. Schmidt Family Fund
Shebik Community Engagement Programs Fund
The Wallace Foundation
Zell Family Foundation
CIVIC ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIPS
Members of the Civic Orchestra receive an annual stipend to help offset some of their living expenses during their training in Civic. The following donors have generously helped to support these stipends for the 2024–25 season.
Ten Civic members participate in the Civic Fellowship program, a rigorous artistic and professional development curriculum that supplements their membership in the full orchestra. Major funding for this program is generously provided by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation
Nancy A. Abshire
Mason Spencer,* viola
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H.
Adelson Fund
Elena Galentas, viola
Fred and Phoebe Boelter
Daniel W. Meyer, bass
Rosalind Britton^
Sam Day, cello
John and Leslie Burns**
Layan Atieh, horn
Will Stevens, oboe
Robert and Joanne Crown
Income Charitable Fund
Charley Gillette, percussion
Kyungyeon Hong, oboe
Buianto Lkhasaranov, cello
Matthew Musachio,* violin
Sam Sun, viola
Mr. † & Mrs. David Donovan
Bennett Norris, bass
Charles and Carol Emmons^
Will Stevens, oboe
David and Janet Fox^
Carlos Lozano Sanchez, viola
Ellen and Paul Gignilliat
Tiffany Kung, bass
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg
Hannah Novak, bass
Richard and Alice Godfrey
Darren Carter, violin
Jennifer Amler Goldstein Fund, in memory of Thomas M. Goldstein
Alex Chao, percussion
Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab
Nick Reeves, cello
Mary Winton Green
Walker Dean, bass
Jane Redmond Haliday Chair
Munire Mona Mierxiati, violin
Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation
David Caplan, cello
Lina Yamin,* violin
League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Kari Novilla, harp
Leslie Fund, Inc.
Cameron Marquez,* percussion
Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust
Daniel Fletcher, flute
Elise Maas, violin
Tricia Park, violin
Brandon Xu, cello
Jocelyn Yeh, cello
Mr. Philip Lumpkin
J.T. O’Toole,* bass
Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl
Herdis Gudmundsdottir, violin
Maval Foundation
Mark Morris, horn
Dustin Nguyen, trombone
Sean Whitworth, trumpet
Judy and Scott McCue
Cierra Hall, flute
Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino^
Lidanys Graterol, cello
Elizabeth Kapitaniuk, clarinet
Sava Velkoff,* viola
Ms. Susan Norvich
Nick Collins, tuba
Benjamin Poirot, tuba
Margo and Michael Oberman
Hamed Barbarji, trumpet
Bruce Oltman and Bonnie McGrath†
Alexander Wallack, bass
Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. †
Loren Ho, horn
Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation
Alex Ertl, trombone
Joe Maiocco, bass trombone
The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.
Asuncion Martinez, horn
Keshav Srinivasan, violin
Derrick Ware, viola
Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro^
Sanford Whatley, viola
David W. and Lucille G. Stotter Chair
Ran Huo, violin
Ruth Miner Swislow Charitable Fund
Kimberly Bill, violin
Ksenia A. and Peter Turula
Abner Wong, trumpet
Lois and James Vrhel Endowment Fund
Broner McCoy, bass
Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs^ Amy Hur,* clarinet
Paul and Lisa Wiggin
Layan Atieh, horn
Tomas Leivestad, timpani
Dr. Marylou Witz
Marian Mayuga,* violin
Anonymous Hojung Lee, violin
Anonymous J Holzen,* cello
Anonymous^
Carlos Chacon, violin
† Deceased * Civic Orchestra Fellow ^ Partial Sponsor ** Civic Administrative Fellowship Sponsor
Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.
Gifts listed as of December 2024
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association honors Judy and Scott McCue for their lasting impact on the Negaunee Music Institute and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
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