Fall 2018

the Crowden Letter

Camping at Crowden: Increasing Access to Classical Music

Crowden offers more opportunities for short-term musical study than ever before through our popular camps and workshops.

For many of our young Crowden musicians, attending one of our camps is the first step of a lifelong musical journey. No matter the level or age group, all Crowden camps and workshops are designed to give students increased access to classical music, from the initial joys of discovering instruments, to the

rich rewards of performing chamber music masterworks.

“The shorter time-frame of workshops and camps offers many opportunities to students,” Executive and Artistic Director Doris Fukawa explains. “For young children just beginning to explore their interest in music, a short and fun music camp provides a wonderful first introduction, with minimal commitment needed. Short workshops provide adult students with an intense music experience that easily fits into their busy schedules. Our workshops and camps can augment a student’s daily instrumental study, help them prepare for future mu-

sical endeavors, and provide an inspirational, immersive experience for focused musicians.”

Many families choose Crowden’s Scrape, Squawk, and Bang! Instrument Discovery Camp as a first musical experience. This popular oneweek camp exposes young children to all the instrument groups of an orchestra, as well as musical concepts, song and dance, and outdoor play. Summer Strings provides a more in-depth introduction to instrumental study and group play, and is appropriate for both complete beginners and intermediate

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News Flashes

Board Update

The Crowden Board of Trustees has elected a new roster of officers to serve in the current fiscal year. CARY KOH (Crowden School Class of ’86) will serve as Board Chair, JEROME MATTHEWS and JAMES

MARKS will serve as co-Vice Chairs, TRACY DOOLEY (Crowden School Class of ’95) will serve as Secretary, and HARRY LOUCKS will serve as Treasurer. We are delighted to welcome these committed Trustees into leadership positions on Crowden’s Board.

Fall Preview

On September 20th, Crowden’s Fall Preview was hosted by trustee JOAN BALTER , in her lovely Berkeley home. Quartet San Francisco’s

JEREMY COHEN joined Doris Fukawa for a rousing conversation, reflecting on their mutual experiences as students of Anne Crowden, and her impact on both their lives and careers. Mr. Cohen played excerpts of pieces featured on QSF’s recently released recording, A QSF Journey.

Crowden Fanclub Road Trip

On the weekend of October 6–7, DORIS FUKAWA and several of Crowden’s loyal supporters made a dedicated road trip to support NOAH BENDIX-BALGLEY (Crowden School Class of ’97) for the West Coast Premiere of his composition Fidl Fantazye, performed by the Santa Cruz Symphony and conducted by Daniel Stewart. Noah is currently First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, so it was a rare treat to hear him perform so close to home. Our group met with Noah for an intimate brunch and conversation Sunday morning,

with shared memories, laughter, and a fascinating peek inside the mind of one of Crowden’s beloved alums.

Crowden Trio Featured on NBC

The Little Stars Trio, a brother-sisters trio of three Crowden School students, appeared on NBC's Little Big Shots Christmas Special with Steve Harvey on December 12. 'Little Stars' DUSTIN, STARLA , and VALERY BRESHEARS also appeared internationally on British Little Big Shots UK

The Crowden School Tour 2019

This spring break, Crowden School seventh and eighth graders embark on our biennial school music tour! Tour 2019 brings our students to Toronto, Canada; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the fabled Eastman Conservatory of Music in Rochester, New York. Between Toronto and Rochester, students will visit Niagara Falls.

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Crowden members at the Patron ($500) level and higher receive two complimentary tickets to the Winter Benefit and post-concert reception. RSVP to development@crowden.org.

It’s Not Too Late to Make Your Year-End Contribution

Crowden’s annual fund is underway, and the success of our programming is critically impacted by your generous support. When you make your end-of-year contribution, your gift impacts the lives of thousands of people here in our

Quality Music Instruction for All Ages and Levels

Crowden opens doors for students of all levels to begin, or continue, to pursue a life with music, at any age. Participants in our community programs range from age two through eighty-two.

musical community:

World-Class Performance Space

Crowden provides a state-of-the-art stage and sound system for members of our community programs, ensuring an outstanding venue for the recitals of children, adults, and seniors here in the Bay Area.

Bringing Music into the Lives of Underserved Youth

As part of our commitment to open doors to classical music, Crowden’s Music in Schools program has provided on-site music instruction in local schools with limited access to funding for arts programming for more than twelve years.

a sustaining member of our musical community.

Join the Opus 18 Giving Circle

Alumni of The Crowden School:

Your gift of any amount will be recognized as your membership into the Crowden Alumni Association, Opus 18, and will support scholarship efforts by Crowden School alums to ensure a diverse and inclusive learning environment.

Your support makes all of this possible, and so much more. Please make your year-end gift today. Even if you have never given before, now is the perfect time to become

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players (and often serves as preparation for entrance into Crowden’s day school). Crowden invites several students from its public school outreach program in Oakland’s Sankofa Academy to participate in both these introductory camps, on full scholarship.

For young musicians who are interested in developing the skills needed to perform chamber music, Crowden offers a Young Musicians’ Chamber Music Academy each summer. The crown jewel of Crowden’s summer

programming is our prestigious Chamber Music Workshop for teens and college-aged students. This intensive workshop is often the highlight of participants’ musical year, and increasingly attracts students from all over the nation. Our annual five-day Adult Chamber Music Workshop is similarly treasured by participants.

“Chamber music lies at the heart of any Crowden education, so we wanted to provide a seamless, sequential trajectory toward that goal in our summer programming,” remarks Eugene Sor, Crowden’s Associate Artistic Director.

Crowden’s camp and workshop offerings are not just for string players. Our new piano lab facilities provide increased opportunities for piano students, including our Piano Partners camp, which focuses on four-hands, six-hands, and piano duo chamber music works. For

students interested in composition, the John Adams Young Composers Workshop provides a stimulating opportunity for creative growth, culminating in public performances of student works by professional musicians.

Last year, Crowden launched its first Winter Strings and Piano Camp, providing yet more access for complete beginners, intermediate string players, and pianists. More than forty students participated in the inaugural session.

Overall, Crowden summer and winter programs serve 300 students between the ages of five and eighty-two.

As one happy camper commented, “I can’t wait until next year!”

Legacy Giving

Planned gifts can be made directly to Crowden for its operating budget or to Crowden’s endowment.

By committing to a Legacy Gift, you become a member of the Anne Crowden Legacy Society—committed donors whose long-term planning creates a solid foundation of support, allowing us to plan a stable future for Crowden. Anne Crowden Legacy Society members are invited to special Legacy Society events, and are honored in perpetuity. Most importantly, members become the critical circle of donors who ensure that Anne Crowden’s legacy is carried forward.

There are many ways to make a gift that will cost you nothing today. Consult your financial adviser or estate attorney to make a tax-wise investment in your future, the future of your family and loved ones, and the future of Crowden. Your contribution will help to ensure our vision of great classical music in this community for generations to come.

If you are ready to discuss making a Legacy Gift, please contact Moana Newman, Director of Development. Gifts can be made to Crowden Music Center: 1475 Rose Street, Berkeley, CA 94702. Please specify if you would like to give to our Endowment Funds. Tax ID# 94-2863366.

A legacy gift to Crowden is a commitment to the future of this institution that helps ensure great chamber music in our community, and provides opportunities for music education to generations of children, youth, adults, and seniors alike.

With Your Support, Music Changes Everything!

The Crowden Music Center gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Crowden families, employees, individual members, government agencies, foundations, and businesses between January 1, 2018 and December 6, 2018. Kindly notify us of any inadvertent omissions. Thank you!

Crowden School Families

Wye Ming Choo and Kayo Kurokawa

Deborah Christy-Damon and Ryan Damon

Jessica and Robert Duran

Arezoo Fakouri and Doug Yokoyama

Shawn Freedberg and Charlotte Biltekoff

Joanna Hirsch

Rebecca Hooley and Ted Matley

Donna Jones-Bhandari and Rakesh Bhandari

Jasper Kamperman and Wieneke Gorter

Chris Lam and Lyn Phan

Yasaman and Young Lee

Jane Lee

Naomi Marks and Michelle Klucsor

Quang Nguyen and Nica Uk

Xiaomei Song and Qingfeng Liu

Eugene Sor and Karen Shinozaki Sor

Deborah Spaulding-Graham and Andy Graham

Charlotte and Drew Waters

David and Sara Wilmore

Jovina and Vita Yee

Faculty and Staff

Cathy Allen and Brooke Aird

Marion Atherton and John Reager

Lisa Barratt

Heghine and Michael Boloyan

Maria and John Danielson

Rachel Durling

Doris Fukawa and Marijan Pevec

Brad Johnson

Jane Lee

Alyona Marenchuk

Lisa Maresch

Betsy Marvit

Debra Mauro

Annie Nalezny

Moana Newman and Scott Sanders

Kerrilyn Renshaw

Laura Scarlata

Jessica Schaeffer

Monica Scott and Dominique Pelletey

Eugene Sor and Karen Shinozaki Sor

Jen Strauss

Michel Taddei

Betsy and Craig Wahl

Op. 18 Alumni Society

Samuel Adams (’00)

Emily (’97) and George Adams

Noah Bendix-Balgley (’97)

Quen Cheng (’97)

Meena Bhasin-Dalby and Owen Dalby (’98)

Tracy Dooley (’95)

Cary Koh (’86) and Ting Chin

Helene Lee Toralba (’95)

Christo Logan (’97)

Helen Marks (’01)

Karna Jean Nisewaner and Arne Stokstad (’88)

Nathan Olson (’00)

Individual Donors

conductor ($25,000 and up)

Anonymous (2)

Sallie and Edward Arens

Jennifer and Elwyn Berlekamp

Shelby and Frederick Gans

Soo Hyang Kang and Jacob Pak

benefactor ($10,000–24,999)

Anonymous

John Adams and Deborah O’Grady

Carol Davis and Joel Marcus

Lois De Domenico

James Marks and Edna Lee Warnecke

Amy and Eddie Orton

sponsor ($5,000–9,999)

Anonymous

Nick Gerson

Patrick Golden and Susan Overhauser

Zach and Peggy Griffin

Cary Koh and Ting Chin

Donn Logan and Marcy Wong

John Lowitz and Fran Krieger-Lowitz

Sue Coblens Young

presenter ($2,500–4,999)

Angela Archie

Joan Balter

Liza and Michael Dalby

Timothy and Cathy Der

Tracy Dooley

Peter Fang and Erlinda Sy Fang

Doris Fukawa and Marijan Pevec

Bonnie Hampton

Cara and Timothy Hoxie

Sukey Lilienthal and David Roe

Cynthia Livingston and Samuel Leffler

Jerome Matthews and Jenny Yu

Bennett Markel

Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach

Maria and Jose Luis Poncel

Earl and Rosalinda Rupp

composer ($1,000–2,499)

Susan and Norman Abrahamson

Amy Busch and Kevin Cameron

Sandra Denhart

Charles and Harriett Feltman

Iden Goodman and Roberta Schwartz

Jane Hammond and John Skonberg

Elaine and Herrick Jackson

Douglas MacLaughlin

Ingrid Madsen and Victor Rauch

Claire Max and Jonathan Arons

John and Annamarie McCarthy

Elizabeth McCoy and Carl Haber

Mary Lynn Miller and Ray Meister

Sally Nichols

Alex and Ditsa Pines

Michael Rubinstein

Julie and Robert Stokstad

Lisa and James Taylor

Jane Tom

June Wiley and Bruce McCubbrey

Tim Wilkinson and Nomi Harris

patron ($500–999)

Cathy Allen and Brooke Aird

Dr. Roberta Brokaw

Katherine Brown

Carol Franc Buck

Richard Carll

Scott and Peggy Cmiel

John Croizat

Carolyn Doelling

Katharine Earhart

Gregory Freidin and Victoria Bonnell

Valerie and Richard Herr

Rick Irving and Valerie Lagueux

Sandra Jennings and Shinji Eshima

Martha and Vaughan Jones

Kenneth and Heng-Chun Liu

Alexander Nichols and Sonya DelwaideNichols

Marjorie Randolph

Brian Ripley

Virginia Roe

Joan Sarnat and David Hoffman

Elizabeth and Frank Sor

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Swinderman

David Ward

Yvonne Young

friend ($250–499)

Karol and Anna Maria Busse Berger

Howard Bulos and Linda Tedjakusuma

W. Zacheus Cande and Darien Spencer Cande

Cola Chan-Xie and Kevin Xie

Elisabeth Christensen

Emerson and Sara Dubois

Thomas Foor

Gail Graves

David Goldstein and Sharon Shoshani

Sejal and Eric Hall

Sherry Hsi

Alden Jenks and Mikako Endo

Ken Kalman and Robin Bernstein

Patricia Albinson Kirk

Peter Lee

Lynn Lent

Gary Lum

Myla and Charlie Manese

David Ojala

Bennett Price

Carol Robertson

Annie Santos

Maria and Otto Taddei

Matias Tarnopolsky and Birgit Hottenrott

Christina and Gordon Ting

Elizabeth Varnhagen

associate ($100–249)

Noreen Axelson and Don Archer

Tsing and Keith Bardin

Lisa Barratt

Melanie Beene

Kate Berenson

Dorian and George Bikle

Judith Bloom

Jim Bonde

Eleanor Briccetti

Robert Clear and Barbara Judd

Steven Cohen

Dean Curtis

Megan Daly

Linda Deaktor

Laurence and Barbara Delaney

Sandra Denny

Jacqueline Divenyi

Patricia Durham and Douglas Hammer

Robert Ellis and Jane Bernstein

Allyson and Michael Ely

Donna and James Eyestone

Julianne Feldman

Roland and Lois Feller

Doris Fine

Mary Ellen Fine

Paul Fogel and V. Yvette Chalom

Marsha and Michael Gardner

Roger and Joan Glassey

Keith Gleason

Christine and Victor Gold

Leah and Joel Goldberg

Robert and Gunilla Haegerstrom-Portnoy

Louis Hagler

Natalie Hahn

Nancy and Nicholas Haritatos

Robin and Edie Hartshorne

Tamra Hege

Fran Hill and Larry Frost

Olivia and Thacher Hurd

Susan Ingerman and Arlene Siegelman

Naomi Janowitz and Andrew Lazarus

Steven Joseph and Corey Hansen-Joseph

Paul Kamen and Casilda Rubio

Sharon and Mike King

David and Nora Koh

Fred Konkel and Kathy Kaspar

Anna and Bonnie Lamb

Victoria Leonard and Noah Kahn

Richard Muller

Sabrina Porter

Kit Ratcliff and Janet Tam

Anthonia Roller and Wayne Heiser

John Rosenberg

Ron and Gail Rubenstein

Elizabeth Sadewhite

Timothy Smith

Jeffrey Ting

Janet Weinstein

Juliet Welch

Florence Wong

Ping-Hsin Yi

supporter ($50–99)

Barbara and Mark Altenberg

Susie and Schuyler Bailey

Gloria and Robert Bloom

Claudia Bloom and Daniel Pitt

Jean Chastain

Eleanor Cohen

Anya and Viola Fernald

Aileen Frankel

Susan Getman and Donald E. Kelley Jr.

Gretchen and Richard Grant

Harriet and Peter Hanauer

Amy Hiraga and Peter Wyrick

Jan Kuchinsky

Deborah Lee and Kaipo Baysa

Robert and Ileana Krumme

Marc Levinson and Julia Jang

Councilwoman Linda Maio

Anthony and Rosa Martin

James and Diane Pennington

Martin and Deborah Chin Rokeach

Laura Scarlata

Jessica Schaeffer

W. B.Peale and Kristina Sepetys

Ariel and Naomi Smith-Iyer

Ilknur and Ilker Sozat

Phyllis Stowell Travis

In Kind Gifts

Cathy Allen Aird

John Bennett

Jay and Leslie Ifshin

Jim Mills

Olshausen Family Trust

Janet Weinstein

Mark Woyshner and Louise Gaston

Businesses and Organizations

Bank of America

Crowden

Board of Trustees

officers

Cary Koh, Chair

James Marks, Jerome Matthews,Vice Chairs

Harry Loucks, Treasurer

Tracy Dooley, Secretary

members

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

eBay Foundation

Dealey, Renton and Associates

NASDAQ Right Face Ltd.

Institutional Donors

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

California Arts Council

Crestmont Conservatory of Music

Durfee Foundation

East Bay Community Foundation

Google Ad Grants

Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts

Jewish Community Federation

Pacific Harmony Foundation

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Wells Fargo Community Programs

Gifts in Tribute

in memory of willie archie

Angela Archie

Raymond Archie

in honor of marion atherton

Elaine and Herrick Jackson

in honor of joan balter

Nick Gerson

in memory of elizabeth ann and jesse birnbaum

Nathan Birnbaum and Claire Peeps

in honor of stephan and caelin

boman

Carol Robertson

albert braver music instrument fund

Lisa Braver Moss and Mark Moss

Robert and Gunilla Haegerstrom-Portnoy

in memory of anne crowden

Gregory Freidin and Victoria Bonnell

founder

Anne Crowden (1928–2004)

honorary president

in memory of anne crowden and robert schwartz

Fran Hill and Larry Frost

in honor of saskia freedberg

Louis Hagler

in honor of doris fukawa

Susie and Schuyler Bailey

Gregory Freidan and Victoria Bonnell

Anthony Martin

John and Annamarie McCarthy

Alex and Ditsa Pines

in honor of zach griffin

Aileen Frankel

in memory of albee and jerry guttman

Lynn Lent

in honor of joanna hirsh

The Grubb Co.

in honor of jesse jenks

Alden Jenks and Mikako Endo

in memory of ian johnstone

Claudia Bloom and Daniel Pitt

Rachel Durling

Julianne Feldman

in honor of cary koh

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

in honor of sukey lilienthal and june wiley

Moana Newman and Scott Sanders

in memory of duane and hildred merrill

Nancy Merrill and Wes Underwood

in honor of arkadi serper

Anthonia Roller and Wayne Heiser

in honor of meyer sound

Joan Sarnat and David Hoffman

in honor of lucas peterson

Sherry Hsi

in memory of milly rosner

Anna and Bonnie Lamb

in memory of aunt trudy

Paul Kamen and Casilda Rubio

in honor of mariko hiraga wyrick

Peter Wyrick and Amy Hiraga

in memory of gene yee

Cathay Bi

Julie Chinn

Jose A. Gatchalian

Rozane Gee

Mickey Hong

Tommy Huynh

Yayoi Kambara-Coughlin

Vivek Khanna

Steven Lee

Jenny Mao

Christina McCloskey

Tamara Milovac

Quang Nguyen and Nica Uk

Maris Stentz

Edward Sun

John Tam

Miranda Tang

Sheryl Wong

Yvonne Wun

Angela Archie, Joan Balter, Donna Eyestone, Shawn Freedberg, Zachary Griffin, Anne Nesbet, Jacob Pak, Maria Poncel, and Doris Fukawa, ex officio

music advisory board

John Adams, Bonnie Hampton, Gary Karr, Michael Morgan, Sir Simon Rattle

advisory board

Sallie Arens, Patrick Golden, John Lowitz, Bennett Markel, John McCarthy, Helen Meyer, Deborah O’Grady

Lord Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999)

founding president

Colin Hampton (1911–1996)

Administration

Doris Fukawa, Executive and Artistic Director

Rachel Ahrenstorff, Program Assistant

Marion Atherton, Chief Operating Officer

Sarah Augusta, Development Associate

Maria Danielson, Staff Accountant

Hande Erdem, Program and Admissions Manager

Monica Frame, tcs Counselor

Brad Johnson, tcs Principal

Michelle Lee, Communications Assistant

Heidi Mattson, tcs Assistant Principal

Debra Mauro, Director of Finance

Jorge Mendoza, Building and Grounds Assistant

Moana Newman, Director of Development

Reynaldo Rodriguez, Building and Grounds Supervisor

Nicole Rodriguez, Aftercare Supervisor

Eugene Sor, Associate Artistic Director, Director of tcs Music

Jennifer Strauss, Director of Communications

Michel Taddei, Director of Artistic Administration

Stephannie Tornow, Operations Coordinator

Olivia Vazquez, Morning Receptionist

Karen Zevallos, Receptionist

Crowden Letter

Moana Newman, Jennifer Strauss writers

Geoffrey Biddle, Sam Breach, Moana Newman, Julie Sparenberg, photography

Jennifer Strauss, editor, graphic designer

Front cover photo by Julie Sparenberg.

Back cover photo by Sam Breach.

Music Changes

Everything

In this Issue

1. Camp out at Crowden

2. Join the Opus 18 Alumni Society

3. Support the Anne Crowden Legacy Society