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The four academic units of the School are united by a single philosophy: that all who desire to study music or dance should have access to top-level instruction. Each year, more than 2,000 students from around the world come to the Community School of Performing Arts, Conservatory of Music, Music Academy, and Trudl Zipper Dance Institute. Serving all units of the School, the Center for Innovation and Community Impact prepares students for sustainable careers and nurtures the passion and ability to serve their communities.

Under the care and guidance of our exceptional faculty, musicians and dancers discover the joy and discipline of the performing arts. Performances in the community and on campus develop young artists and welcome audiences with over 350 free and low-cost performances annually. At Colburn, creative forces converge to shape the future of the performing arts.

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A Message from the President Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Colburn School for today’s performance. It is truly a privilege to include you in our audience—your presence provides incomparable support to our accomplished students, faculty, and guest artists who take the stage to share their talent and artistry with you.

Last semester was not only a period of transition for our community, but also a time to reconnect. Dedicated families returned to campus for classes; determined students continued pursuing their craft through in-person instruction.

Our world-class faculty rekindled the passion for learning in their studios and classrooms, and the unwavering support from our donors made it possible for students to once again be immersed in the Colburn experience. I am personally grateful for all the ways our community has adapted and grown in these past few months, and I am confident that our young artists will continue to thrive.

As our 2021–22 season continues this spring, there will be opportunities to see our Trudl Zipper Dance Institute students in action at Tap Fest and Counterpointe, to welcome our alumni back to Colburn through the Next Up series, and of course, to be inspired by our signature programs like the Colburn Orchestra and Colburn Chamber Music Society. We also invite you to join us for our annual Gala on April 3, where we will gather together to celebrate the start of the second decade of the Music Academy and to honor Jean-Yves Thibaudet for his artistic contributions to the School.

Colburn continues to prioritize the health and safety of our community, and we will be sure to keep you abreast of any changes to our event protocols. Thank you for your ongoing patience as we take all necessary precautions, and more importantly, thank you for your dedication to our students and to the School. An incredible performance awaits you—please enjoy.

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Sel Kardan President and Chief Executive Officer

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Philanthropy at the Colburn School Thank You for Your Support At the Colburn School, we are proud to offer over $9 million of scholarship support annually for more than 850 students from the Community School of Performing Arts, the Conservatory of Music, the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute, and the Music Academy. This is made possible in partnership with our generous donor community, whose philanthropy pays for over 75% of the Colburn experience.

The School’s comprehensive performing arts education includes access to 300+ free performances on campus, myriad opportunities to learn from guest artists in master classes, innovative career development curriculum, as well as inspiring and supportive rehearsal and performance spaces.

Gifts from individuals, institutional partners, our trustees, as well as the ongoing support from legacy gifts to the Colburn School endowment allow Colburn to continue to educate and inspire students from all around the world. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the individuals and organizations whose giving makes a lasting impact on the creative endeavors of our young artists. Thank you.

Individual Donors Thank you to our community of donors who have supported Colburn with gifts of all levels.

The following individuals contributed $250 or more between September 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 in support of the annual activities of our students and faculty. $100,000+ Anonymous (2) Terri and Jerry Kohl Stephanie and Gregory Guyett Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Subotky Ann Mulally Mimi Rotter $25,000–$99,999 Anonymous (2) Daniel L. Avchen Henry and Queence Choi David D. Colburn Richard W. Colburn Alice Coulombe Jennifer F. Diener

Anthony DiResta and Terrance Mason Martine and Dan Drackett Linda and Darren Edwards Lucy Farber and Jim Bright Carol and Warner* Henry Brian and Molly Kirk David Kobrin Aliza and Michael Lesser Beverly C. Marksbury Steven and Susan Matt, MATT Construction J.H.B. Kean and Toby E. Mayman Greg and Tracy McWilliams Rosemarie Fall and Andrew Millstein Diane Naegele Mahnaz and David Newman Gaylord "Nick" Nichols Ann and Robert Ronus Barbara and Heinrich Schelbert Mrs. Isaac Stern Harry Suh and Patricia Koh Cecilia and Keith Terasaki Peter W. Wardle Alyce de Roulet Williamson Cari Wolk Dylan Yolles Marilyn Ziering

$10,000–$24,999 Ellen DiResta and Jill DiResta Mari and Edmund Edelman Lyndie and Sam B. Ersan Marianna and David Fisher Gunilla and Rolf Hastrup Kardan Yui Family Priscilla and William Kennedy Robert Lewis Raulee Marcus Judith S. Mishkin Carole and John Moran Linda Pierce Linda and Stephen Rosen Dr. Lawrence Rubenstein and Dr. Susan Auyang Beverly Ryder Elizabeth Loucks Samson Stephen and Janet Sherman Eva and Marc Stern Christine and Sean Yu $5,000–$9,999 Christine Ansbacher and Karen McCarthy Wanda Bryant Louise and David Cheli Anne and Jeffrey Grausam Susan and Bruce Heard Annie and Bill Macomber

Rock River Marisa Silver and Ken Kwapis, in memory of Marjorie Kwapis The Honorable Ernest M. Robles and Linda Curtis Myra and Milton Schubin* Annie and Sébastien Wickert Samantha Winslow and John Williams $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous, in memory of Ran Baron Selma Ankist Family Trust, Andrea Nobil, Trustee Linda* and Robert Attiyeh Evelyn and Stephen Block George and Linda Cassady Helgard and Irwin Field Mazie and Gabriel Hoffman Daniela Roveda and Craig Hunegs Atis A. and Diana Liepins, Sandra Liepins Busby Nissenson Family Michael Nissman Gretchen and Jay Riley Daniel Rothmuller Lynn Russell and L. Michael Russell Frank Skocilich Ellen and James Strauss $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (5) Nigel Armstrong Joan Boyett Joan and Albert Dorman Gail and James Ellis Lorie Forman Susan Friedman Nancy and Eric Garen I.H. and Anna Grancell Foundation Ginny Kim Heller and Mark Heller Craig Holt Ann Horton and Jean W. Horton Kay and David Ingalls Frances Kent Layla and Gac Kim Sarah Lang Norma and Ronald Leonard

Shu-Yuan and Alexander Linna Nigel Lythgoe Leslie and Patrick Marckx Kelly and Claudio Miranda Margaret O’Donnell Meltem and Mehmet Ozpay Ricki and Marvin Ring Kim and Tony Ruys de Perez Samantha and Marc Sandman Kent and Allison Stevenson Sabrina Strong Camilla Townsend Brigitta Troy and Alden Lawrence Sarah Rosenwald Varet and Jesse Coleman Deborah and Lee Walcott Robin and James Walther Gail Werner Barbara and Ian White-Thomson Jim and Allison Wilt Yamamoto Family Memorial Trust William J. Zachs and Martin Adam $250–$999 Anonymous (7) Anonymous, in honor of Annie Wickert and Nina Zhou Barbara Abell Shannon and Craig Alexander Ramon M. Alvarez Jr. Jane Madelon Anthony Noel and Diane Applebaum Harry Birenbaum Janet and Mark Brown Amy Bryan Catherine Bryan, in memory of Norman Bryan Lynn and Thomas Chu Moonhyung Chung and Sangwon Lee Rachel Civen and Peter Schubin Erica and William Clark Rob and Sandra Corddry Linda Cormier Melinda J. Crowe Andrea Dale Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams Matthew Diamond Ling-Li Dong and Peter Ferrie

Eric Drachman Gale Epstein Joan Landy Erdman, in honor of Ben Cornavaca Jain Fletcher Bryan Galdrikian and Raina Pepke Gregory A Garbacz Matthew Gelfand Kimaree and Yehuda Gilad Nicole and George Gordillo Victor Gotesman and Noel Hayashi Edith Grady The Gross Family Alma Guzman Scott and Loree Hagen Richard Halverstadt Jeff Heglin and Randy Sheriff Marguerite and Hal Hennacy Florencia Jimenez-Marcos and Xavier Gonzalez-Sanfeliu Johnson-Brown Family Helen Kauder Susan and Stephen Kay Brita Kohlfürst-Millard Jason and Autumn Krischer Greg and Katy Laetsch Paul and Kitty Lazarus Kelly and Eric Lee Marsha and Fredrick Levin Jeremy Linane Carolyn and Juan Carlos Luciani Renee and Meyer Luskin Karen and David MacQueen Fred Manaster Weta and Allen Mathies Rochelle McAlpin Nathan Melsted Barbara and Henry Merkle Janet G. Michaels Phillip Moll Donna Morton Gretl and Arnold Mulder Mei-Lee Ney Andrea Nobil David and Tayler Park Edward A. Perez colburnschool.edu

Thomas Peterson Lajos Piko Bruce Piner Henning Andersen and Mary Pottala Corey Robinson Amy Sadanaga Lorraine Saunders Hazel Schmidt Janice F. Schumacher Chuck Scroggins Jeffrey and Tam Smith Mr. Edward J. Spear Mr. Edward Stabler Jackie Stein Jeanette Stevens Natalie Sun Connie and Guillermo Tejada Julie Tinley and Martin Gutierrez Kenneth Uslan, in memory of Justin Friedman Philippe Vaillancourt Tina Sze Wang and Gary Wang Max and Diane Weissberg Sandra E. Wisot Georgeann Wyatt Jimin Yin and Yihui Zhou Jeanie Yoon Nina Zhou Richard Zinar *Deceased

Institutional Partners Thank you to our foundation and corporate partners who have supported Colburn with gifts of all levels. The following institutional partners contributed $250 or more between September 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 in support of the annual activities of our students and faculty.. $100,000+ Anonymous The Ahmanson Foundation Cartier Colburn Foundation The Tippet Rise Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation Max H. Gluck Foundation The Rose Hills Foundation L.L. Foundation for Youth Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation $25,000–$99,999 Anonymous (2) California Arts Council East West Bank Edison International The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation The Music Man Foundation The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Joseph H. Reich, Pumpkin Foundation $10,000–$24,999 Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation Capital Group Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

$5,000–$9,999 Walt Disney Company Foundation EALgreen Hennings-Fischer Foundation Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Vectis DC Visionary Women $2,500–$4,999 Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Middle Road Foundation $1,000–$2,499 Decker Lighting Supply LLC Diversified Thermal Services, Inc. South Coast Plaza United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $250–$999 B&B Plumbing Emergency Power Controls, Inc. Stanhope Company

Endowment Circle The Colburn School is honored to recognize donors who support the Colburn School's endowment, including the Access Fund, named chairs, scholarships, and programmatic endowments. $1,000,000+ Anonymous Walter Arlen and Howard Myers Judith and Thomas Beckmen Colburn Foundation David Kobrin Susan and Peter Lynn Bruce Sutherland* $500,000–$999,999 Anonymous Richard W. Colburn The Negaunee Foundation $250,000–$499,999 Anonymous Patricia Duque Byrne Charitable Foundation David D. Colburn Hilary Garland William and Kathryne Garland Max H. Gluck Foundation Beverly C. Marksbury $100,000–$249,999 Anonymous Ahmanson Foundation Shirley Ashkenas Linda* and Robert Attiyeh Austrian-American Council West Kardan Yui Family Aliza and Michael Lesser J.H.B. Kean and Toby E. Mayman Mei-Lee Ney Elizabeth Redleaf Elizabeth Loucks Samson Mitzi Sutherland* JoAnn Turovsky Deborah and Lee Walcott

$25,000–$99,999 Anonymous David and Margaret Barry Murray and Susan Brown Christopher Essay Anne and Jeffrey Grausam Carol and Warner* Henry Jee Sung Kang and Hun Ku Kang The Karpman Foundation Brian and Molly Kirk Shih Lan Liu and Jeff Lavner Dr. Paul and Mrs. Candice Lee Norma and Ronald Leonard Steven F. and Susan Matt, MATT Construction Genie and Robert McAllister Rosemarie Fall and Andrew Millstein Diane Naegele Pia and Jeremy Radisich The Honorable Ernest M. Robles and Linda Curtis Ann and Robert Ronus Linda and Stephen Rosen Mimi Rotter Susan Keran Solomon Harry Suh and Patricia Koh Barbara Machen-Tehranchi Cecilia and Keith Terasaki Peter W. Wardle *Deceased The following named endowments provide support in perpetuity for our students.

Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship Fund Amron-Sutherland Fund for Young Pianists Shirley & Irving L. Ashkenas Scholarship Fund Austrian-American Council West Award Barry Scholarship Fund Nancy Baxter Endowment Fund Judith M. Benjamin Fund Iona Benson Trust Susan & Murray Brown Endowment Fund in honor and memory of Cellist Pal Hermann Pat Byrne Piano Scholarship Endowment Fund

Catherine Colburn Høgel Scholarship Fund David Colburn Scholarship Fund Keith & Betsy Colburn Scholarship/Galashiels Fund Richard D. Colburn Scholarship Fund Jennifer & Royce Diener Cello Scholarship Fund Dorothy Duque Grant Russell Financial Aid Endowment Fund for Piano Ed & Mari Edelman Chamber Music Fund Max and Muriel Gluck Scholarship Fund Grancell Scholarship Fund Susan & Bruce Heard Financial Aid Endowment Fund for Cello Molinda & Dr. Harold Karpman Fund Wendy Kelman Scholarship Beverly, Donald, and David Kobrin Scholarship Fund Gene Krieger Financial Aid Fund Lesser Scholarship Fund Rosalyne A. Lesser Musical Endowment Fund Wesley Bing Leung Citizenship Award Beverly Corcoran Marksbury Financial Aid Fund Christine Martin Endowment Fund Kean/Mayman Endowed Scholarship Fund Millstein-Fall Colburn Youth Orchestra Fund Negaunee Foundation Endowment Fund Felix Racelis Piano Scholarship Fund Elizabeth Redleaf Scholarship Fund Dorothy and Horace Sampson Cello Financial Aid Endowment Fund Hugo Samuels Scholarship Fund Harry Suh and Patricia Koh Scholarship Fund Keith & Cecilia Terasaki Family Foundation Financial Aid Endowment Fund Weintraub Family Endowment colburnschool.edu

Encore Circle Donors who include the Colburn School in their estate plans are welcomed into the Encore Circle, and we gratefully celebrate the following donors for their profound support.

Walter Arlen and Howard Myers Linda* and Robert Attiyeh Judith and Thomas Beckmen Judith M. Benjamin* Iona Benson* Alan M. Binnie Rebecca Bowne Erica and William Clark Lisa Kirk Colburn Richard D. Colburn* Alice and Joe* Coulombe Jennifer F. Diener Christopher Essay* Richard Fiock Roger Gendron Anne and Jeffrey Grausam Stephanie and Gregory Guyett Susan and Bruce Heard Frances R. Kimbrough David Kobrin Jo Ann and Josef K.* Lesser Joel B. Levey* Raulee Marcus Beverly C. Marksbury France H. Meindl

Mike and Lorraine Mohill Mei-Lee Ney Gaylord "Nick" Nichols Mimi Rotter Allison Sampson Elizabeth Loucks Samson Mary Lea Schander Jean F. Schwieger Harry Suh and Patricia Koh Bruce Sutherland* Mitzi Sutherland* Ralph Tornberg* and Sheila Frost Dr. Herbert Zipper* *Deceased

Gifts in Kind The Colburn School appreciates the continued collaboration of the following partners.

Anonymous Cartier Ann Child Keith and Betsy Colburn Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Herbert J. Zipper Collection Eastman Music Company Peter Eliot Cecile Falk Balser Joel Forman Laraine Gerber Henry Gronnier and Ty Sylvester Judith Hopf Anne and Nicholas Hormann Kaye Kittrell Maggie Lee and Thomas La Porte Ana Manaog Liz McKinnon Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Subotky Rachel Moore and Rob Ryan The Orel Foundation Jim and Carol Rohan James D. Rohrig Kathy Sawada Louise and Charles Silverberg The Estate of Nancy L. Thompson Nina Zhou

If your name has been omitted or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and notify the Advancement department at advancement@colburnschool.edu so that we may correct our records.

Academy Virtuosi Margaret Batjer, Director

Concerto for Violin, Cello and String Orchestra in B-flat Major, RV 547 (1720–24)

April 24, 2022 Zipper Hall, 2 pm

antonio vivaldi 1678–1741

Allegro Andante Allegro molto Blues Zhang, Violin Angeline Kiang, Cello

Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 42 (1948)

mieczysław weinberg 1919–1996

Allegretto cantabile Lento Allegro moderato poco rubato Anaïs Feller, Violin

Poem for String Orchestra (2021) World Premiere

ezra shcolnik b. 2001

Molly Turner, Conductor

Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 48 (1880)

peter ilyich tchaikovsky 1840–1893

Pezzo in forma di sonatina Valse Elegia Finale

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Margaret Batjer, Director, Academy Virtuosi Margaret Batjer has served as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra since 1998. She is also renowned as a violin soloist, chamber musician and teacher, and has established herself as a versatile and respected artist worldwide.

Batjer has appeared as soloist with America’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Batjer has also performed with leading European ensembles such as the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (of Ireland), Berlin Symphony Orchestra, and the Hallé Orchestra. She has performed at many of the great halls across the continents such as La Scala, Carnegie Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Suntory Hall.

An esteemed chamber musician, Batjer was a longtime participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, and she has often performed on tours with musicians from Marlboro. Summers have found her performing in the La Jolla SummerFest, the Sarasota Music Festival, Vancouver Chamber Music Festival, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and abroad at the Naples, Cremona, and the Salzburg festivals.

Ms. Batjer also serves as Director of Chamber Music for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, establishing two series, “Westside Connections” and “In Focus,” over the last decade. Among Batjer’s most noteworthy performances have been traversals of the complete Beethoven and Brahms Violin Sonata cycles in partnership with pianist Jeffrey Kahane, at Zipper Hall in Los Angeles. Batjer has collaborated with such notables as Chris Thile, Salvatore Accardo, Maurizio Pollini, Radu Lupu, Peter Serkin, Wu Han, and David Finckel. In 2020, she formed the Los Angeles Piano Trio with colleagues Fabio Bidini and Andrew Shulman.

Ms. Batjer has had an extensive recording career over the last several decades. Her most recent recording with the LA Chamber Orchestra includes the live premiere of the Pierre Jalbert Violin Concerto and works by Bach, Pärt, and Vasks released on the BIS label. She recorded the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with Salvatore Accardo and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for the Philips label, and later a 2003 Deutsche Grammophon recording pairing Batjer and Hilary Hahn as soloists with Jeffrey Kahane, conducting the LA Chamber Orchestra. She has also made numerous chamber music recordings on the EMI, Nuova Era, and BMG labels.

Batjer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Ivan Galamian and David Cerone. She joined the faculty of the USC, Thornton School of Music in 2005, and the Colburn Music Academy in 2014, where she teaches violin and directs the Academy Virtuosi.

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Molly Turner, Conductor Molly Turner conducts and composes music. Recently, she was featured conducting the Dallas Opera Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, Rice Campanile Orchestra, and the Eastern Festival Orchestra. In 2019, she was selected for the Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors.

In summer 2019, she was a conducting fellow at the Cascade Conducting Workshop where she worked with Sarah Ioannides. She regularly covers for the Juilliard Orchestra and has assisted Paul Watkins, Jeffery Milarsky, Nicholas McGegan, and David Robertson and also regularly collaborates with living composers. Ms. Turner is currently a student of Esa-Pekka Salonen in the Colburn Conservatory of Music, Artistic Diploma program.

Orchestra Personnel Violin Zi Yang Low, Concertmaster § ‡ □ Ashley Tsai, Concertmaster * Seohyun Chloe Choi Anaïs Feller Dániel Hodos Daniel Kang Kate Lee Jeanne Rafaella Marquez Tommu Su Anna Suzuki Avery Tracy Muyang Wu Cheng-Yueh Niccolo Wu Anna Yoo Yirou Zhang Grace Chunyi Zhou

Cello Mira Kardan § ‡ Angeline Kiang □ Angela Rose Padula Esther Jiahe Zhang * Xinchen Jessica Zhang

Viola Clara Bouch ◊ Josh Felser Raphael Masters ◊ Haixin Wan * § ‡ □ Blues Zhang

Key * Tchaikovsky § Weinberg ‡ Vivaldi □ Shcolnik

Double Bass Matin Boulos Harrison Dearman ◊ * § ‡ □ Harpsichord Le Phuong Pham ‡ Conductor Molly Turner □ ◊

Conservatory of Music student ◊

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About the Music ezra shcolnik (b. 2001)

Poem for String Orchestra (2021)

by Ezra Shcolnik, violinist in the Bachelor of Music program at the Colburn Conservatory of Music

I was still a senior in the Academy when Ms. Batjer asked me to write a piece for the Virtuosi. Since then, I have always felt eager to do it, but I did not know how I would approach it at first. That summer, I had the good fortune to rehearse and perform Schoenberg’s magical Verklärte Nacht in the equally magical environment of the Perlman Music Program. I fell in love with the gorgeous harmonies and textures of Verklärte Nacht, and it represented a way of writing for string orchestra that I had not known until then. I remember already trying out some ideas for this piece on the charmingly beat-up piano in the boys’ dorm at PMP, but I finally had time to write it in earnest during May and June of last year. Though I call my piece Poem, it does not have a specific program or story like Verklärte Nacht. However, I am indebted to Schoenberg in all other ways, and I even include some quotations from him.

After five years in the Virtuosi, I feel so grateful to come full circle with this project. I am finishing my junior year in the Conservatory now, and more than ever, I realize how much I developed by playing in the Virtuosi and being guided by Ms. Batjer. I have learned so much from rehearsing this piece, and I hope it has been helpful and enjoyable for the orchestra too. In particular, I appreciate the extended amount of time we have had to work on it. This has allowed it to grow and improve, and it is a rare luxury for a composer.

I would like to thank Ms. Batjer, Molly, and all of the Virtuosi for their willingness to pursue this project.

Music Academy Scholarships Our donor community recognizes the excellence of Music Academy students through the Kohl Scholars, Greendale Scholars, and Thibaudet Scholars programs and through additional scholarship awards in recognition of merit and financial need. Special appreciation goes to the extraordinary scholarship support of Terri and Jerry Kohl, the Moe & Arlene Greendale Endowment Fund, the Colburn Foundation, Martine and Dan Drackett, Elizabeth Loucks Samson, Larry Rubenstein, and Marilyn Ziering.

Kohl Scholars are full scholarships for a select number of pianists and violinists in the Music Academy who are invited to the Music Academy at no cost. Becoming a Kohl Scholar is a celebrated achievement for a young artist, one that not only provides the financial assistance needed to succeed in the performing arts, but also indicates competitive success in the piano and violin auditions.

Greendale Scholars are students of exceptional talent who have been awarded a financialaid scholarship from the Moe & Arlene Greendale Endowment Fund. This fund has been established to memorialize and honor the Greendales, who, through their gift, desire to perpetuate access to musical excellence, which at one time was generously extended to Mr. Greendale.

Thibaudet Scholars, named for renowned pianist and Colburn Artist-in-Residence JeanYves Thibaudet, are merit-based awards for any instrumental position in the Music Academy. These awards recognize the generosity of our donors and Mr. Thibaudet’s continued artistic involvement and dedication.

If you would like to learn more about providing scholarship support to the Colburn Music Academy, contact advancement@colburnschool.edu.

Music Academy Established in 2010, the Colburn School Music Academy is a pre-college program designed to prepare gifted young artists for conservatory study and careers as well-rounded professional musicians. The comprehensive curriculum includes private instruction, studio classes, chamber music, music theory and history, and ear training, as well as enrichment studies in career development and personal presentation skills.

Students enjoy a multitude of performance opportunities, both on campus and throughout Los Angeles, and participate in master classes. Alumni have gone on to study at top music schools, including The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Conservatory of Music at the Colburn School.

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Conservatory of Music

Board of Directors

Executive Leadership

Officers

Sel Kardan

Andrew Millstein, Chairman Carol Colburn Grigor, Life Chairman Emeritus David D. Colburn, Vice Chairman Diane Naegele, Vice Chairman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Lee Cioppa Dean

Adrian Daly, DMA

applied faculty Edward Atkatz Percussion Andrew Bain Horn

Directors

Provost

Maeesha Merchant Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Business Development

Daniel L. Avchen Henry Choi Richard W. Colburn Alice Coulombe Jennifer F. Diener Anthony E. DiResta Darren Edwards Greg Guyett Carol F. Henry Catherine Colburn Høgel William T. Kennedy Molly Kirk Aliza Lesser Robert E. Lewis Beverly Marksbury Steven F. Matt Greg McWilliams Ann Mulally Mahnaz Newman Ann Ronus Heinrich R. Schelbert Harry B. Suh Keith Terasaki Peter W. Wardle Dylan Yolles

Linda Cormier

Honorary Life Directors

Christine Tanabe

Robert S. Attiyeh Toby E. Mayman In Memoriam

David N. Barry Iona Benson Edmund D. Edelman Robert B. Egelston Warner Henry

Vice President, Administration

Annie Wickert Vice President, Advancement

Jennifer Kallend Vice President, Communications

Martin Beaver Violin Richard Beene Dean Emeritus, Bassoon Fabio Bidini Piano David Rejano Cantero Trombone Yehuda Gilad Clarinet

academic chairs Kristi Brown-Montesano, PhD Music History and Literature Jordan Nelson, DMA Music Theory and Aural Skills Deborah Smith Director of Academic Programs colburn orchestra Yehuda Gilad Music Director

Music Academy Adrian Daly, DMA Music Academy

applied faculty Margaret Batjer Violin, Academy Virtuosi

Clive Greensmith Cello Eugene Izotov Interim Oboe Yura Lee Interim Viola Teng Li Interim Viola

Martin Beaver Violin Richard Beene Bassoon

Dean, Trudl Zipper Dance Institute

Robert Lipsett Violin

Clive Greensmith Cello

Nathaniel Zeisler, DMA

Peter Lloyd Double Bass

Henry Gronnier Violin

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducting Douglas Tornquist Interim Tuba

Fabiola Kim Violin

JoAnn Turovsky Harp Jim Walker Flute Geraldine Walther Interim Chamber Music

Jeffrey Lavner Piano Yura Lee Interim Viola Teng Li Interim Viola

James Wilt Trumpet

Robert Lipsett Violin

Academic Leadership Susan Cook Dean, Community School of Performing Arts

Lee Cioppa Dean, Conservatory of Music

Silas Farley

Dean, Community Initiatives

Artistic Administration Manager, Artistic Administration and Career Development; Special Assistant to the Provost

Nick Gianapoulis Artistic Administration and Career Development Assistant

Fabio Bidini Piano Yehuda Gilad Clarinet

Joan Kwuon Violin

Peter Lloyd Double Bass Jim Walker Flute Micah Yui Piano

Community School of Performing Arts Susan Cook Dean

department chairs Gina Coletti Chamber Music

Trudl Zipper Dance Institute

dance academy and colburn youth dance

Caitlyn Chenault

Silas Farley Dean

Jessica Ewing

Performance Librarian

Darleen Callaghan Associate Dean

David Mencos

Benjamin Millepied Artistic Advisor, Dance Academy department chairs

Tamsin Carlson Modern Denise Scheerer Tap and Musical Theater

Jeffrey Lavner Piano

Kelly Ann Sloan Ballet

Kathy Sawada Theory Lee Secard Jazz Michael Stevens Voice

Victor Pineda

Performance Activities

Director of Production

Henry Gronnier Strings

Karen Lundgren Winds, Brass, and Percussion Dr. Nita Baxani Early Childhood

Production Staff

Manager of Production Supervisor, Stage Management

Edward Graham Luis Hernandez Paul Loera Ruben Lopez Claire Mazzeo Elmer Pacheco Peter Phol

Chris Cho Manager of Performance Activities

Piano Technology Neema Pazargad Director/Concert Piano Technician

Stage Crew

Francesco Perlangeli Audio-Visual Manager

Sergey Parfenov Derek Williams Audio-Visual Engineers

Greg Forbess Lighting Engineer

Preebie Box Office Audience Services Coordinator, House Management and Staffing

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Presented by the Colburn School’s Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, this four-part online series featuring James Conlon delves into the life and music of Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942).

Schulhoff ’s life and career are emblematic of the vitality not only of his own work, but that of two generations of composers whose lives, careers, and legacies were profoundly disrupted during— and following—the years 1933–1945 as a result of Nazi repression.

Special thanks to LA Opera’s Recovered Voices project.

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