2024 Birch Creek Digital Program Book

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Birch Creek Mission Statement To provide intensive, performance-based instruction to promising young musicians by immersing them in a professional, mentoring environment.

Welcome to Birch Creek!

Welcome to Birch Creek Music Performance Center. We are very happy to have you join us for an evening of outstanding entertainment.

You help us achieve our mission of providing performance-based instruction for our promising young musicians by attending these student and faculty concerts. Whether you join us for our Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music; Symphony, or Big Band Jazz session, you will surely be delighted.

The Birch Creek staff and Board of Trustees are devoted to continually improving the experience for both our students and concert audiences. Birch Creek is a special type of music camp that provides our talented young musicians with the opportunity to learn from outstanding teachers and performers, as well as the chance to entertain an audience multiple times over a two-week period. Each time you attend a concert at Birch Creek, you will see and hear something new with a consistently high level of musical quality. Our unique barn venue offers you a concert experience like no other.

I would like to personally thank you for your attendance and financial support to Birch Creek. Each of you is so very important to keeping Birch Creek strong and growing into the future.

Enjoy the concert!

Steven Gomoll President, Birch Creek Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Steven Gomoll, President Scott Brunswick, Vice President Lyn Huber, Secretary Stephen Kase, Treasurer Patti Vickman, Development Chair Miriam Erickson, Past President

John Belmont, President, The Associates Volunteers Jane Berg Jim Blair Carla Byrnes Jim Flint Joan Guasta

Steven Johnson Lynn Kaczmarek Steven Kane Bob Lindahl David Long Raymond Moulis Carl Shakal

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2024. Welcome to the Countdown.

Dear friends and music lovers, This is our 49th season! We are thrilled that you are here for today’s concert. As we count down to next season’s milestone 50th season, we hope your experience today inspires you to return next year to celebrate with us.

Birch Creek’s unique setting, its unparalleled performancebased music education, live performances in a concert barn, and the amazing career paths our students take after leaving Birch Creek speak to the resonance of Birch Creek’s educational experiences. Our expert music faculty provide a wealth of knowledge and model the life of a professional musician.

Your attendance here today fulfills our mission to provide a live audience for our performing students and faculty.

It is important to note that each one of our two-week sessions is comprised of students and faculty completely different from the others. Check out all four sessions! From Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music to Symphony to Big Band Jazz, the students and faculty performers provide musical excellence and mentoring in all facets of teaching and performance. Our staff, faculty, Board of Trustees, and Associates Volunteers work tirelessly to provide the most outstanding and rewarding musical experience for friends and music loving concertgoers like you.

With strong enrollments this year, Birch Creek students and faculty will perform nearly 30 concerts in the Dutton Concert Barn and another 30 free outreach concerts both on the campus and within the villages on the Door County peninsula.

Check inside this program book for free adult retreat concerts in August, an exceptional artist lineup for the Fall Concert Series in September and October, and sell-out special holiday concerts. We are hopeful that you will join us often.

We know this 49th season will be tremendous because of you and your confidence in us.

Thank you for joining us today and for your ongoing support of this unique, life-changing, and inspiring place.

From all of us at Birch Creek, enjoy the concert!

Musically Yours,

Mona Christensen, Executive Director The Steve and Jackie Kane Chair

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SEVENTY SECOND SEASON

Symphony Series

AUGUST 6 - 24 , 2 0 2 4 Grammy Award Winning Branford Marsalis comes to the Peninsula Music Festival on August 6th!

Conductor Laureate Victor Yampolsky returns to the Peninsula Music Festival on August 8th!

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2024 Special Events Friday, June 28 | 7:00 PM

James Dutton Memorial Concert

Saturdays — June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10 | 1:00 PM

Join us for this special Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music concert in honor of Birch Creek’s Founder, the late James Dutton.

Free Family Community Concerts Open to the public at no charge for family community concerts sponsored by the Town of Egg Harbor.

Thursday, July 4 2:00 PM Social | 3:00 PM Concert

Wednesdays — July 24 & August 7 2:30-4:30 PM

Independence Day Concert with Free Pie and Ice Cream Social

Free Outreach Concerts

The Jazz Ambassadors with the Lab and Studio Bands from the Big Band Jazz Sessions (Jazz I and Jazz II) will each perform free concerts for the community at the Sister Bay Pavilion.

Celebrate the 4th of July with our famous pre-concert pie and ice cream social at 2:00 PM followed by a 3:00 PM concert.

Patriotic music including Stars and Stripes, Armed Forces Salute, along with musical theater favorites from West Side Story and the Prince of Egypt.

Thursday — July 25 | 5-7 PM Harbor View Park, Egg Harbor

Concerts in the Park

The Jazz I Ambassadors will perform in Egg Harbor as part of the Concerts in the Park series. For the full Jazz Ambassadors schedule, visit BirchCreek.org.

Children ages 11 and under are free.

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The Birch Creek Campus - the Ninth Year Groundwork for comprehensive infrastructure and technology capital improvements at Birch Creek began in 2015; by 2016, actual projects were underway. Each year—we call them Phases—Birch Creek repaired, upgraded, or completely replaced electrical, Internet, water, and technology systems through the contributions from donors who shared our vision.

This is our ninth year Of Phase I, Infrastructure and Technology Plan 2.0 of implementing campus upgrades. With much anticipation after a pause due to the pandemic, professional audience lights were installed for the 2024 season in the Dutton Concert Barn. Concert goers long into the future will experience the fruits of this reinvigorated project that provides industry standard audience lighting. In addition, new flooring was installed in six sleeping rooms used to house teaching assistants and summer staff. Both significant projects speak to the overwhelming generosity and dedication of our donors listed (right) and to all those many Birch Creek friends whose gifts have helped us raise more than $420,000 over the last nine years for infrastructure and technology upgrades.

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A Birch Creek Timeline

1975

1976

Birch Creek Founders Jim and Fran Dutton purchase the A-frame on County E across from the current campus.

The Duttons begin a music school in their A-frame home with 12 students. The A-frame is also the site of the first public concert. That winter, the 19th century farmstead that is Birch Creek’s home was purchased from the Tischler family of Baileys Harbor.

1977 - 1986 1977 The Granary is renovated for use as a student dorm, the barn for performances. First performance held in the barn.

1978 Student enrollment is 53; 11 concerts are performed over a 5-week session.

1979 Enrollment is 103, and faculty includes Russell Dagon, principal clarinetist with the Milwaukee Symphony, Lovel Ives, founder of the jazz program at UW-Green Bay, and UWGB marimbist Gordon Stout.

1980 Twenty-two concerts are performed in a full summer season including four free Sunday family matinee concerts.

1982 G. Allan O’Connor from Northern Illinois University begins the Steel Band program at Birch Creek; enrollment is 143, concert attendance 3,950.

1984 A new dormitory capable of housing 38 students and 6 faculty is built.

1986 Birch Creek’s 10th anniversary is celebrated with performances by Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra conducted by Buddy Morrow.

1988 - 1998 1988 The Birch Creek Associates volunteer group is formed.

1990 The Picnic Grove is planted and the Gazebo is built by the Associates.

1991 Popcorn sales begin with all proceeds helping underwrite student scholarships.

1992 Birch Creek management passes to a reorganized Board of Trustees after the campus is purchased from the Duttons.

1994 A new administration building and a faculty dorm are built.

1995 20th Anniversary celebration includes dedication of the James N. Dutton Concert Barn.

1998 A new kitchen/dining room is added to the Student Dorm. Student enrollment is 178; overall concert attendance exceeds 9,000.

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1999 - 2003 1999 A music listening library opens in the Farmhouse. Jazz pianist Marian McPartland continues the tradition of great guest artists at Birch Creek. The Jazz Ambassadors band is formed.

Jim Dutton passes away.

2000 Birch Creek celebrates its 25th season, welcoming guest artists Peter Schickele, Gene Bertoncini, Harold Jones and Freddy Cole.

2001 A piano lab, popcorn stand and gift shop make their campus debuts.

2002 The Associates Bench Project begins.

A stage extension is added and the Dutton Concert Barn gets a new roof.

2003 The Farmhouse undergoes major refurbishment.

2004 - 2008 2004 Cliff Alexis, world-renowned steel pan builder and tuner, comes for a weeklong residency.

2005 Birch Creek celebrates its 30th season.

2007 Perfect Pitch Capital Campaign begins on Opening Night.

2008 Three new buildings, The Miller Music Center, Faculty Dormitory and Maintenance Building, are dedicated on June 30.

2010 - 2018 2010 The Final Pitch Campaign is launched to close out the Capital Campaign.

2011 “Jazz at Birch Creek” is recorded by Wisconsin Public Television in August and airs in 2012 throughout Wisconsin and in Rochester, NY. 2014 The Final Pitch campaign concludes.

The Associates new concession stand in the Middle Granary opens in celebration of their 25th season.

Wisconsin Public Television records Symphony and Percussion & Steel Band sessions for broadcast in 2015.

2015 Birch Creek celebrates its 40th season.

The Fall Concert Series is introduced.

2016 The Dutton Concert Barn’s south wall is replaced, and projects identified in Infrastructure and Technology Plan 1.0 begin.

2017 New electrical service to the West Campus and an improved water filtration system are completed; the barn receives theatrical stage lighting.

2018 Adult Band Camp returns for second year. Office systems are moved to the Cloud.

2019 - 2023 2019 Chamber Music Retreat for adults is offered for the first time in August. The performance stage is named “Stage of Stars” and the gazebo named by Jackie and Steve Kane.

2020 COVID-19 pandemic causes Academy sessions and all summer concerts to be cancelled. Birch Creek Online is launched.

2021 Howard and Miriam Erickson Listening Library is dedicated in the farmhouse.

Academy reopens at half capacity student enrollment with outdoor concerts.

2022 Campus fully reopens. The Concerto Competition is named by Laurey and Phil Clampitt. A new fire alert system is installed in the West Dorm Building.

2023 Student enrollment rises to 186, surpassing pre-COVID-19 attendance.

Adult Piano Retreat is launched in September.

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Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music Faculty Dan Moore Program Director Dan Moore, in his 26th year at Birch Creek, has served as Director of the Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music program since 2016. Dr. Moore, Professor of Percussion and Director of the award-winning percussion program at The University of Iowa, received the Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence in 2018. An internationally known musician, composer, and educator, Moore is a Yamaha international performing artist, Innovative Percussion signature mallet artist, and a performing artist for Sabian Cymbals, Gon Bops Percussion, and Grover Pro Percussion. Moore leads the Birch Creek faculty ensemble and teaches marimba/vibes performance, improvisation, snare drum technique, and ensemble performance.

Scott McConnell

Steel Band Director

Scott McConnell marks his tenth season with Birch Creek this year. He is an active steelpan/percussion performer in a variety of styles throughout the Chicagoland area. McConnell has performed with the Illinois Festival Orchestra, the Harper College Orchestra, South East Steel Orchestra, Starlift Steel Orchestra, and the Carpe Diem String Quartet to name a few. He is also an educator, serving as the Director of Steel Orchestras with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and as percussion faculty and rock ensemble instructor at Lewis University. Alongside McConnell’s ensemble teaching he maintains a private lesson studio teaching students of all ages.

Anthony Di Sanza World Percussion Ensemble Director In 2024, Anthony Di Sanza marks a decade at Birch Creek. A UW-Madison Professor of Percussion, he’s a global performer and educator, having held residencies in North America, Europe and Asia. A visiting artist at over 45 colleges, universities, and conservatories, Di Sanza has performed in some of the world’s most important concert halls. He can be heard on over 25 internationally distributed recordings, including Union Duo, Don’t Look Down, Ensemble Duniya, Keiko Abe and the Michigan Chamber Players and Galaxy Percussion. At Birch Creek, Di Sanza’s a faculty artist, teaching diverse percussion styles and directing ensembles.

Victor Provost Special Guest Artist With a dazzling improvisational style, renowned steelpan virtuoso Victor Provost is recognized globally for seamlessly blending Bebop, contemporary flair, and Caribbean roots. Hailing from the US Virgin Islands, he’s a six-time “Jazz Percussionist of the Year” awardee by The Washington D.C. City Paper. Provost’s latest album, “Bright Eyes,” debuted at #5 on the iTunes Top 40 Jazz Charts. Having collaborated with jazz luminaries like Wynton Marsalis and Paquito D’Rivera, he’s a rarity in the jazz ecosystem, as noted

by Downbeat Magazine.

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Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music Faculty Michal Brauhn Damm, Norman, OK Wesley Morgan, Brookfield, IL Peter Naughton, Platteville, WI

Emily Roane, Philadelphia, PA Brad Stirtz, Naperville, IL Rodrigo Villanueva, Janesville, WI

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Symphony Faculty Ricardo Castañeda

Program Director, Sarah E. Wright Chair

2024 marks Ricardo Castañeda’s 27th year at Birch Creek. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Northwestern University, studying under Ray Still. Castañeda, a Northwestern University Concerto Competition winner and Wade Fetzer award recipient, made his solo debut at age 15 with the National Symphony of El Salvador. He’s since soloed globally and serves as Principal Oboist with the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Sinfonietta. Additionally, he’s solo English Horn with The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and performs with the Chicago Ensemble and Barossa Woodwind Quintet. Castañeda’s freelance work includes collaborations with renowned orchestras and ballet companies.

Taka Matsunaga Conductor Taka Matsunaga, 2021 Conductor of the Year granted by the Illinois Council of Orchestras and 2020/2021 American Prize winner, directs orchestras and teaches at Elmhurst University. He founded and directs the Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra and conducts at Birch Creek. Studying violin in the United States since 1998, he played with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, performing at Carnegie Hall under Daniel Barenboim. He joined esteemed orchestras and conducted at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center. Matsunaga shares his expertise through workshops and festivals nationwide and is active in music education associations. A member of CODA, NAfME, ILMEA, and ASTA, he enriches the musical journey of aspiring musicians.

Alan Snow

Concertmaster, Charlotte Lukes Chair

Alan Snow, Minnesota Orchestra’s Associate Concertmaster since 2022, previously held the same role at the Omaha Symphony. He’s performed globally since debuting at 13 with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra. Snow’s extensive experience includes concertmaster roles, collaborations with esteemed musicians, and recordings. Awards include top prizes at prestigious competitions. He’s also recorded chamber music albums and served on faculty at the University of Evansville. A Chicago native, Snow trained at Midwest Young Artists and studied at Northwestern University and Indiana University. He was a Birch Creek student and concerto competition winner in 2010.

2022 Clampitt Concerto Competition Winner Charles Kritsch performs Hindemith’s Viola Concerto “Der Schwanendreher” on July 6, 2023.

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Symphony Faculty Principal Second Violin

Oboe

Percussion

Marcia Henry Liebenow, Peoria, IL

Ricardo Castañeda, Oak Park, IL

Violin

Clarinet

Robert Everson, Oak Park, IL Piero Guimaraes, Providence, RI

Betty Lewis, Wilmette, IL Elizabeth York, St. Paul, MN

Viola Susan Bengston Price, Chicago, IL

Cello

Mary Moster and Lou Williams Chair Sonia Mantell, Minneapolis, MN

Cello

Nancy Grimm Chair Daniel Williams, Chicago, IL

Bassoon

Harp

Horn

Faye Seeman, Palatine, IL

Dan O’Connell, Chicago, IL

Trumpet

Joan and Robert Schaupp Chair Matthew Lee, Elmhurst, IL

String Bass

Trombone

Flute/Piccolo

Shirley Stolley Chair Shannon Finney, Kansas City, MO

Matthew Sheppard, EYSO Artistic Director

Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Chair Jodie DeSalvo, Naples, FL

John Gaudette, Chicago, IL

Emily Mantell, Orland Park, IL Jeremy Attanaseo, Elgin, IL David Scholl, Madison, WI

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Steven Duncan, Chicago, IL

Tuba Charles Schuchat, Chicago, IL

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Big Band Jazz Faculty Jeff Campbell Program Director and Academy Jazz Orchestra Director, Jazz I & II 2024 marks Jeff Campbell’s 36th year at Birch Creek, 28th as Jazz Program Director. Dr. Campbell is Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media and department chair at Eastman School of Music. He has carved out an impressive career as a bass player fluent in both the jazz and classical idioms. As a jazz bassist, Campbell has performed with Marian McPartland, Gene Bertoncini, Rich Perry, Harold Jones, and others, and played at esteemed jazz festivals worldwide including in the former Soviet Union and the Baltic Republics. Additionally, Campbell is a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra bass section. He has numerous CDs to his credit.

Jazz I Faculty Gil Wukitsch Lab Band Director, Anthony and Judith Licata Chair Gil Wukitsch has been teaching at St. Charles East High School since 1997, where he directs the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Workshop, and extra-curricular pit orchestra, as well as co-directing the marching and pep bands. He also serves as the Fine Arts Department Chair, overseeing both Performing and Visual Arts. Wukitsch has a degree in music education from DePaul University, and a master’s in educational leadership from Aurora University. Since attending Birch Creek as a student from 1989 to 1992, he has been a Birch Creek trumpet teaching assistant and faculty member and has directed both the Lab and Studio Bands.

Jim Stombres Studio Band Director Chair named in his honor 2024 is Jim Stombres’ 36th season with Birch Creek. He directed bands for more than 30 years in three suburban Chicago high schools, finishing his career at St. Charles North High School. Under Stombres’ direction, the Naperville North Wind Ensemble performed at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and received the DownBeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Wind Ensemble. Stombres holds degrees from the Moody Bible Institute, Illinois State University, and Northwestern University. He is active in the Illinois Music Educators Association and the Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Stombres also co-directs Birch Creek’s Wind Ensemble Retreat.

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Jazz I Faculty Ambassador Director

Trombone

Alto Saxophone

Bass

Katie Ernst, Chicago, IL Autumn Dominguez, New Orleans, LA

Tenor Saxophone

Scott Burns, Chicago, IL

Piano

Nelsen Campbell, Provo, UT Jeff Campbell, Rochester, NY

Drums

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Gordon and Grace Gunnlaugsson Chair Michael Stryker, Chicago, IL

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Trumpet

Katie Ernst, Chicago, IL

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Vocalist

Joey Tartell, Bloomington, IN Lennie Foy, Greencastle, IN

Trombone

Bill and Marti Thompson Chair honoring Audrey Morrison Raphael Crawford, Chicago, IL Big Band Jazz I faculty performer Scott Burns commands the stage with his alto saxophone solo on the Stage of Stars inside the Dutton Concert Barn.

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Jazz II Faculty Steve Sveum Lab Band Director Steve Sveum is the retired Director of Bands at Sun Prairie High School in Sun Prairie, WI, where jazz ensembles under his direction were selected 13 times as finalists in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Essentially Ellington” national jazz competition, placing third three times. Sveum has been a faculty member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy and has worked as a clinician at festivals around the United States. He is a 2014 recipient of the DownBeat Jazz Education Achievement award. The 2024 season marks 21 years for Sveum at Birch Creek’s summer music academy. Sveum also co-directs Birch Creek’s Wind Ensemble Retreat.

Nic Meyer

Studio Band Director

Nic Meyer serves as Director of Jazz Ensembles at New Trier High School. He oversees a comprehensive jazz program consisting of four large jazz ensembles and many jazz combos. Under his direction, New Trier’s Jazz Ensemble 1 has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Education Network Conference, and Illinois Music Educators’ Conference. His groups have opened for Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra and Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. While on tour, the band has participated in workshops with The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and members of the Juilliard Jazz faculty. 2024 is Meyer’s 10th summer at Birch Creek.

Jazz II Faculty Ambassador Director

Marty Robinson, Appleton, WI

Alto Saxophone

David Bixler, New York, NY

Tenor Saxophone

Todd Williams, McCordsville, IN

Trumpet

Matt Anklen, Columbus, OH Tanya Darby, Boston, MA Clay Jenkins, Rochester, NY

Trombone

Drums

Piano

Guitar

Piano

Vocalist

Steve Horne, Glenview, IL Clarence Hines, Jacksonville, FL Jane and Gerry Berg Chair Reggie Thomas, DeKalb, IL Adaron Jackson, St. Louis, MO

Bass

Jeff Campbell, Rochester, NY

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Dennis Mackrel, Flushing, NY Forever in Time Chair Rick Haydon, Edwardsville, IL Mardra Thomas, DeKalb, IL

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2023 Student Awards The Birch Creek Student Awards are presented at the end of each two-week session and are based on musicianship and leadership. First-place winners are eligible for a partial tuition scholarship for the following season. In the event that a first-place winner cannot return, the runner-up or honorable mention is eligible for the scholarship. The two first-place winners of the Clampitt Concerto Competition are eligible to perform one movement of a concerto on opening night of the following season. In the event that a first-place winner cannot perform, the runner-up or honorable mention is eligible for the honor. An asterisk (*) indicates the award recipients who you will see on stage at Birch Creek in 2024.

Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music Outstanding Performer Winner: Ryan Gomez Runner-up: Jenna Zimmerman*

Most Improved Rhythm Section Player Winner: Maggie Crichton* Runner-up: Max Ryan Outstanding Wind Instrument Player Winner: Tai Wieler Runner-up: Luke Fuller

Most Improved Student Winner: Sydney Nichols* Runner-up: Sydney Almquist

Most Improved Wind Instrument Player Winner: Grace Fuller Runner-up: Omar Rodriguez

Symphony Outstanding String Student Winner: Mateo Estanislao* Honorable Mention: Lily Yoshihara* Honorable Mention: William Maeda*

Jazz II Outstanding Rhythm Section Player Winner: Simone Dunai* Runner-up: Vincent Anderson

Outstanding Woodwind Student Winner: Owen Driscoll* Honorable Mention: Asha Sundaram*

Most Improved Rhythm Section Player Winner: Destanē Williams* Runner-up: Lauren Higgins* Runner-up: Drevian Fuller

Outstanding Brass Student Winner: Callie Widi Honorable Mention: Matthew Markwald* Honorable Mention: Trista Schepp*

Outstanding Wind Instrument Player Winner: Owen Ruszczyk* Runner-up: Robert Baur*

Outstanding Percussion / Harp / Piano Student Winner: Ayden Hunt* Honorable Mention: Matthew Tian* Honorable Mention: Walter Lopez

Most Improved Wind Instrument Player Winner: Clarice Naumann Runner-up: Joseph Edgar

2023 Clampitt Concerto Competition Winner: Callie Widi Winner: Lily Yoshihara* Honorable Mention: Asha Sundaram* Honorable Mention: Mateo Estanislao* Jazz I Dutton Memorial Scholarship Winner: Ryan Cooper* Runner-up: Tai Wieler Outstanding Rhythm Section Player Winner: Ryan Weaver* Runner-up: Adam Blendermann

Winner of the Dutton Memorial Scholarship Ryan Cooper with Jeff Campbell, Big Band Jazz I and II Program Director and Scott Burns, Big Band Jazz I Assistant Program Director.

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Artists in the Schools / Community Outreach Founded in 2002, Birch Creek’s Artists in the Schools outreach program (AIS) brings nationally acclaimed Birch Creek faculty members back to Door County after the summer performances have concluded to serve as clinicians for Door County public school music students. In 2023, two faculty from the Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music Session and a guest artist and former Birch Creek student went to three Door County schools where students were engaged in a rhythmic musical adventure celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Faculty members offered powerful insights into music practice and performance and demonstrated techniques that can be immediately applied in the classroom. Students are encouraged to unlock their own unique voice as they learn these important musical skills.

Pictured with Heidi Hintz’s music students at Sturgeon Bay High School are faculty Brad Stirtz, xylophone; bassist Wesley Morgan, and guest artist, Carter Stirtz.

Land Acknowledgment Birch Creek Music Performance Center campus is located on the ancestral homeland of the Menominee, Oneida and Ho-chunk nations. As an organization that stewards our land and educates generations of music students, we acknowledge these nations who have stewarded this land throughout generations.

We acknowledge the history of genocide and the forced cessation of their lands and pay respect to their elders past and present. This acknowledgment does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities; it serves as the first step in honoring this land and the people who cared for it.

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Milestones Birch Creek recognizes faculty members who have dedicated 20 and 30 seasons or more to serving the academy. “20 Year Club” and “30 Year Club” inductees include the following:

The 20 Year Club 2000

2005

2009

Tom Streeter Jazz

Jim Warrick Jazz

Robert Chappell Percussion

Emily Mantell Symphony

2013

2014

2015

2016

Jeff Stitely Percussion

Mardra Thomas Jazz

Liam Teague Percussion

Jodie DeSalvo Symphony

Joey Tartell Jazz

2019

Rick Haydon Jazz

Marcia Henry Liebenow Symphony

Matthew Mantell Symphony

2017

Vicki Peterson Ricardo Jenks Castañeda Percussion Symphony

Dan Moore Percussion

David Bixler Jazz

2021

Marty Robinson Jazz

Robert Everson Symphony

Brian Groner Symphony

2019

2018

2017

Mike Lee Jazz

2012

Tom Garling Jazz

2022

Steve Horne Jazz

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Alan Steiner Symphony

Michael Stryker Jazz

Milestones The 20 Year Club (continued) 2023

2024

Steve Sveum Jazz

Shannon Finney Symphony

The 30 Year Club 2003

Al O’Connor Percussion

Brad Stirtz Percussion

2021

2022

Gil Wukitsch Jazz

Faye Seeman Symphony

2017

2018

Jeff Campbell Jazz

Audrey Morrison Jazz

2021

Jim Stombres Jazz

2024

Reggie Thomas Jazz

Matthew Lee Symphony

Steve Sveum, Jazz II faculty, receives recognition for 20 years of teaching and performing at Birch Creek.

Congratulating him is Executive Director Mona Christensen during the August 11, 2023 concert.

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Betty Lewis Symphony

Bob Chmel Jazz

2024 Inductees New inductee in 2024 into the Birch Creek “20 Year Club” is:

Shannon Finney - The 20 Year Club Shannon Finney is the Associate Principal Flutist for the Kansas City Symphony. She is also a member of the Kansas City-based chamber music ensemble, Summerfest. Early in her career, Finney was a winner of the National Flute Association’s “Piccolo Artist Competition” and was awarded a fellowship at Tanglewood. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, and the Chicago Sinfonietta. Her teachers included Walfrid Kujala, Mary Stolper, and Karla Flygare.

Finney earned her degrees from Northwestern University.

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2024 Inductees New inductees in 2024 into the Birch Creek “30 Year Club” are:

Betty Lewis - The 30 Year Club Betty Lewis received her B.M. from Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University as a student of Elaine Skorodin.

She’s an active violinist and violist in the Chicago area, serving as concertmaster of the Bach Cantata series at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest. Lewis substitutes with the Chicago and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras and performs in Broadway in Chicago productions. Summers find her in Door County where she’s on faculty at Birch Creek and a member of the Peninsula Music Festival. Lewis maintains a private teaching studio at home. At Grace Lutheran School in River Forest, she teaches violin and viola lessons, and conducts the orchestra. She is also the violin, viola and ensemble teacher at the Chicago School of Violin Making.

Matthew Lee - The 30 Year Club Matthew Lee is a freelance trumpet player and teacher in the Chicago area. He serves as Principal Trumpet with the Chicago Sinfonietta and Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and performs with renowned ensembles such as the Chicago Brass Quintet and Millar Brass Ensemble. Lee has garnered accolades as a soloist, winning competitions and performing globally. Committed to music education, he mentors through initiatives such as the Chicago Musical Pathways and the SEED program through Chicago Sinfonietta. Lee has performed on several Chicago Symphony Orchestra recordings, including two Grammy Award winners.

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Birch Creek Administration Mona Christensen

Executive Director, the Steve and Jackie Kane Chair

Mona Christensen became Birch Creek’s Executive Director in 2015 after a 27-year career at UW-Green Bay as the Director of Camps and Conferences. In addition, she served as Ministries Director at a large church in Green Bay for five years. Her lifelong administrative work engaged administration, faculty, staff and volunteers to serve youth to senior citizen clientele in both credit and non-credit programming environments. She is experienced in meeting the educational needs of musicians and students, as well as technologies needed to operate a music education program. Mona holds a music degree and an advanced degree in Administrative Science-Management. As a flautist, she taught flute privately for 20 years and has performed in a number of community and church bands, flute choirs, and orchestras over the years.

Kate Rericha

Senior Grants and Development Manager

Kate is an arts educator with teaching experience in a variety of environments. She brings decades of grant writing expertise and community involvement to Birch Creek, working closely with Executive Director Mona Christensen to introduce and reinforce sustainable giving programs, along with Infrastructure and Technology Plans that undergird Birch Creek’s mission. Kate first joined the Birch Creek staff in 2005 as Marketing Director, becoming Grant Writer and Development Manager in 2011. In October 2023, Kate was appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to serve on the Wisconsin Humanities Council.

Michelle Naese

Office and Registration Manager

Michelle started with Birch Creek in 2015 as Administrative and Office Support Assistant and she is currently the Academy’s Registrar and Office Manager. She holds an Administrative Professional Associate Degree from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College–Green Bay. Michelle has 10 years of experience as a law office clerk. A musician herself, she played the trumpet throughout middle school and high school.

Laura Smith

Marketing Manager

Laura Smith joins the Birch Creek Staff with six years of marketing experience in the jewelry insurance industry. Her past work also includes a 15-year career as a TV news reporter and anchor serving Northeast Wisconsin. She is experienced in building relationships, communicating with people, video production and photography. She holds degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Paul Greenlaw Facilities Manager Paul joined Birch Creek in late 2022 as facilities manager. With degrees in engineering and medicine, he brings a desire to ensure Birch Creek’s facilities work appropriately to allow the music and learning to continue. Paul played percussion in high school and as an undergraduate student.

Bob Shogren

Development and Operations Manager

Bob returned home to Door County and joined Birch Creek in the spring of 2024 as Development and Operations Manager. After a 40-year career in Arizona as a public school teacher and administrator, governor’s office staff, and as a nonprofit director, he looks forward to learning his new role and helping to make Birch Creek an exceptional experience for everyone. Bob plays tenor saxophone, ukulele, and Navajo flute, and he’s been a mobile DJ for many years.

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2024 Support Staff Office Support Nicholas Anderson, Public Relations Intern, Libertyville, IL Ellen Fredrich, Bookkeeping and Operations Assistant, Volunteer Liaison, Sturgeon Bay, WI Kelly Robinson, Box Office Intern, Appleton, WI Robin Walker, Administrative Assistant, Egg Harbor, WI Maintenance Bill Schutté, Lead Maintenance Technician, Sturgeon Bay, WI Kitchen Tony Hintz, Manager, Egg Harbor, WI Mary Niedzwiecki, Cook, Baileys Harbor, WI Nick Szoblik, Kitchen Assistant, Palatine, IL Devin Fisher, Kitchen Assistant, Chicago, IL

Production Crew Jake Seiber, Sound, Lights, House Management, Dawson, IL Dominic Bouffard, Sound, Lights, House Management, Cedar Rapids, IA Residential Living Emily Brewer, Residential Manager/Head Counselor, Minneapolis, MN Samantha Jeanquart, Co-Head Counselor, Appleton, WI Maxwell Volk, Co-Head Counselor, Combined Locks, WI Olivia Garcia, Counselor, Beloit, WI Drew Hansen, Counselor, Winnetka, IL Aaron Marin, Counselor, Glendale Heights, IL Jamin Stolze, Counselor, Waco, TX Paulina Walczak, Counselor, River Grove, IL

A BIRCH CREEK ASSOCIATES FUNDRAISER

Photo Courtesy: Rubicon Photo

The Road Scholars: Spyro Gyra Tribute featuring Dan Moore and Damani Phillips An electrifying musical journey!

The Road Scholars pay homage to the legendary Spyro Gyra, delivering an unforgettable performance that captures the essence of jazz fusion.

October 12, 2024 Juniper Hall

5:30 PM | Social 6:00 PM | R eception with Heavy Hors d’oeuvres & Cash Bar 7:00 PM | Concert

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The Birch Creek Associates Volunteers

Eric Wolf, Jeff Umland, and Peter Grimyser make a great team in the Associates Play It Again Stand on Percussion Opening Night.

Our dedicated volunteers - The Associates Volunteers - are the friendly faces you see greeting you around campus. For more than 30 years, the Associates Volunteers have supported Birch Creek’s educational mission by helping with campus beautification, ushering at concerts, staffing the concession stand, assisting with registration, tending to our gardens, doing office work and preparing the campus for students, faculty and patrons. In a typical season, members provide more than 3,000 hours of service.

The Associates Volunteers have raised more than $400,000 for scholarships, equipment purchases and capital projects. This group of volunteers are an integral part ofPhoto Birch Creek’s success.

by Heidi Hodges Photography

If you would like to learn more about the Associates Volunteers or become a member, please see one of the volunteers, a staff member or contact us at Associates@BirchCreek.org or 920-868-3763.

2024 Birch Creek Associates Volunteers (as of April 30, 2024): Roy and Terri Back Steve and Sandy Bader John and Alice Belmont Jane Berg John and Kathy Campbell Rudy Carl Sam and Vicky Carmen Dave Christensen Laurey Clampitt Trissa Crowley Charlene Cutler Laura DeGrange Steve and Jackie Draws Mary Dunworth Fran Dutton James and Barbara Erlenborn Chris Fenner Chuck and Lynn Grebus Peter Grimyser Joan Guasta Doug and Barbara Henderson Bill and Jane Hensge Thomas Hopfensperger Karl and Lyn Huber Dick Johnson Steve and Dawn Johnson Roger and Katherine Jones Lynn Kaczmarek

Thomas and Judith Kapellen Tom and Brenda Koch Gary and Carol Kreml Larry and Carol Lacombe Carmen Lang Jeffrey and Brenda Lange David and Pat Long Charlotte Lukes Katie Maples Sharon Michalsen Bill and Raetta Mirgain Jim and Gwen Mitsche Fred and Laurie Mohr Mary Moster Curt and Pat Neudecker Camille Orgel Frank Pammer Denny and Sandy Pearson Joan Pleuss Mary Reinsmoen Jim and Marianne Richards Robert Ross Terry Schneider Ron Schweigert John and Jacquelyne Sepsey Bryon Shea Norene Swaney Marti Thompson

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Jane Hensge is ready to greet and assist concertgoers in the Dutton Concert Barn.

Jeffrey and DeAnn Umland Betty VanBellinger Steven and Patti Vickman Sue Vineyard Donna Wilkinson Jim and Bonnie Wirth Mark and Sarah Woerfel Eric Wolf Nancy Wolff David Wolowitz and Tammie Grossman Hugh and Cheryl Zettel

Adult Music Programs at Birch Creek

Music. Learning. Escape.

Experience the joy of learning and enhancing your music performance skills in the supportive, encouraging and peaceful environment of Birch Creek Music Performance Center. With a full daily schedule of rehearsals, sectionals, ensembles and masterclasses, you will refine your music performance skills and still have time to enjoy the allure of quintessential Door County.

Wind Ensemble Retreat August 14-17 Wind Ensemble Retreat Co-Directors Jim Stombres Steve Sveum

Chamber Music Retreat August 19-22 Chamber Music Retreat Director: Ricardo Castañeda

Piano Retreat

August 25-28 Piano Retreat Director: Susan Tang Assisted by: Jodie DeSalvo Soo Young Lee

Please see BirchCreek.org/Adult-Programs for more information.

All programs are subject to change.

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Special Thanks to our 2024 Concert Sponsors Anonymous Donor Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Charles Beasley Birch Creek Board of Trustees Jane and Gerry Berg Jim and Pat Blair Laurey and Phil Clampitt Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly Fran Dutton Miriam Erickson Jim and Barbara Flint Joan Guasta Steve and Dawn Johnson Kane Family

Stephen and Kathryn Kuhn Anthony and Judith Licata Charlotte Lukes MMG Foundation Fred and Christi Moritz Audrey Morrison Mary Moster Ray and Claire Moulis Jim and Peggy Ryan Ben and Jane Stephen Tim and Sue Stone Marti Thompson Roger and Lynn Van Vreede

For more information on concert sponsorship opportunities, contact us at (920) 868-3763 or email MainOffice@BirchCreek.org. Birch Creek is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation; your donation will be receipted for tax purposes.

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2024 Summer Concerts All concerts at 7:00 PM unless noted below.

Saturday | June 22 Thursday | June 20

Friday | June 21

Percussion at the Disco: I just want to celebrate the 70s!

Percussion at the Disco: I just want to celebrate the 70s!

Holiday for Percussion

3:00 PM Matinee Only

Thursday | June 27

Friday | June 28

Saturday | June 29

Holiday for Percussion

Caribbean Cruise with Steel Pan Super Star Victor Provost 3:00 PM Matinee & 7:00 PM Concert

Percussion: Greatest “Hits” Closing Night with Special Guest Victor Provost

Friday | July 5

Saturday | July 6

Rising Stars: 2023 Clampitt Concerto Competition Winners Sibelius, “Violin Concerto” Hüe, “Fantasie for Flute and Orchestra” Cesár Franck, “Symphony in D Minor”

American Masters

Thursday | July 11

Friday | July 12

Saturday | July 13

The Romantics: The Music of Rachmaninoff and Verdi

A Pastoral Evening Beethoven, “Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastorale’” Vaughan Williams, “The Lark Ascending” Elizabeth York, Violin Faculty

Symphonic Highlights Smetana, “The Moldau” Delibes, Music from the Ballet “Coppélia”

Thursday | July 18 Friday | July 19

Saturday | July 20

Thursday | July 4 A Birch Creek Symphonic Fourth 3:00 PM Matinee Only

Verdi, Overture to “La Forza del Destino” Rachmaninoff, “Symphony No. 2 in E Minor”

Wednesday | July 17 Swing into Summer

Leonard Bernstein, Overture to “Candide” George Gershwin, “Piano Concerto in F” Jodie DeSalvo, Piano Faculty

Swing into Summer

Basie, Miller, and Ellington

Wednesday | July 24 The Styles and Sounds of Big Band Jazz

Wednesday | July 31 Swing and The American Songbook

Wednesday | August 7 Big Band Jazz Summer Favorites

Thursday | July 25 Friday | July 26 The Joyous Sounds of Swing

Thursday | August 1 Friday | August 2 Jazz & Blues: Big Band Style

Thursday | August 8 Friday | August 9 Swing, Blues, & Big Band Jazz

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Saturday | July 27 The Styles and Sounds of Big Band Jazz

Saturday | August 3 Swing and The American Songbook

Saturday | August 10 Big Band Jazz Summer Favorites

2024 Fall Concert Series Featuring Birch Creek Faculty Juniper Hall | All concerts at 7:00 PM unless noted below.

September 7 Talk of the Town

featuring Kevin Van Ess and his Dixieland Jazz Band Nationally recognized Bourbon Street Dixieland Jazz group returns to fill the air with infectious energy and upbeat rhythms.

September 14

Jodie and Colin Dueling Pianos Join us to experience hilariously invigorating works by master performers Jodie DeSalvo, Birch Creek Faculty and Colin Welford, Guest Performer.

September 21

Marty Robinson Jazz Quartet The Art of Jazz Standards

Exceptional jazz performers from the Fox Valley showcase timeless classics, including the enchanting “Autumn Leaves” and other beloved standards.

October 12

The Road Scholars: Spyro Gyra Tribute

featuring Dan Moore and Damani Phillips An electrifying musical journey! The Road Scholars pay homage to the legendary Spyro Gyra, delivering an unforgettable performance that captures the essence of jazz fusion.

A Birch Creek Associates Fundraiser Social | 5:30 PM Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar | 6:00 PM Concert | 7:00 PM Reservations at BirchCreek.org/Tickets

December 7

Christmas at Birch Creek

featuring Birch Creek Symphony Brass, Dan Moore, Percussion, Door County Community Handbell Choir and Guest Performers Family Matinee | 2:30 PM

Evening Concert | 7:00 PM

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Planned Giving at Birch Creek A planned gift is any major gift made during one’s lifetime or in their will that is part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. Planned giving allows donors to keep their philanthropic values alive and active through Birch Creek’s mission. Planned Giving categories include The Endowment, The Legacy Circle and Named Gifts.

Planned Giving - The Birch Creek Endowment The Birch Creek Board of Trustees began the process of building an endowment of permanently held funds in 2000. They designated four funds for donors’ gifts within the Birch Creek Endowment, each focusing on different aspects of Birch Creek’s mission. A donor may place contributions in one of the four funds, thereby restricting how earnings from their gifts may be used. The Endowment principal (the gift itself) is everlasting. Listed here are the Funds and the sub-funds within them where a donor has met the minimum gift requirement needed to establish a sub-fund; or, a donor has pledged a significant contribution to name a building, place within a building, faculty chair, or one of Birch Creek’s flagship programs. In italics are the names of those whose gifts were received between May 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024.

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FOR TOMORROW FUND FUNDS BUILDING LIFETIME FOR EDUCATION FUND

BUILDING FOR TOMORROW FUND Capital campus improvements Gifts to the Fund Principal Anonymous Nancy E. Hughes Charlotte Lukes Sub-funds Joan Guasta Capital Sub-fund Joan Guasta Robert Koehler Memorial Brad and Mary Koehler Kaye M. Wagner Memorial In Memory of Kaye M. Wagner John and Sherry Adams

NOW & FOREVER FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOREVER FUND

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LIFETIME FOR EDUCATION FUND Curriculum components including faculty and guest artist fees Gifts to the Fund Principal Roy and Betsy Gill Sub-Funds Greg and Becky Britton Lucile Grams Memorial Permanently Named Faculty Chairs Jane and Gerry Berg Jazz II Piano Faculty Chair Jane and Gerry Berg

LIFETIME FOR EDUCATION FUND (continued) Howard and Miriam Erickson Jazz II Drum Faculty Chair honoring Bob Chmel Nancy Grimm Symphony Clarinet Faculty Chair In Memory of Nancy Grimm Dana Becker Mary and David Bell David and Suzy Boerke Dianne Bradley Myles Dannhausen Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Forbes/Berend Family Fund Care of Jim and Nancy Forbes Johnet and Bailey Grimm; Johnathan Tate and Family Leslie Grimm Peter Grimm Jr. The Grimm Family Barbara K. Hogle Scott and Susie Hudspeth J and H James Foundation EJ-DAF at The Chicago Community Foundation Wendy and Keith Jackson Erica and Ken McElhaney and Family Bob Meagher Lou and Sylvia Nyberg Robert and Margaret Shade

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Gordon and Grace Gunnlaugsson Jazz 1 Piano Faculty Chair In Memory of Grace Gunnlaugsson Dale and Martha Altmin Eileen A. Bartelt Blue Mound Golf and Country Club Mrs. Marcia Borgie Janet and Ray Chesner Mrs. Pam Danielian Richard and Sandra Dirks The Dyer Family Gordon Gunnlaugsson Bruce Jacobs Mrs. Robin Johnson Mary and Ted Kellner Melanie Koch Jack and Jill Langemak Mrs. Micki Lubcke David Ratajczak and Family Mrs. Nancy Reiff William and Mary Jo Schaars Kathleen Tusing Anthony and Judith Licata Jazz I Lab Band Director Chair Charlotte Lukes Concertmaster Chair Mary Moster and Lou Williams Symphony Cello Faculty Chair Joan and Robert Schaupp Symphony Trumpet Faculty Chair Shirley Stolley Symphony Flute Faculty Chair Jazz I Studio Band Director Chair honoring James Stombres Bill and Marti Thompson Jazz I Trombone Faculty Chair honoring Audrey Morrison In Memory of Bill Thompson Deborah Day Marty Krebs Forever in Time Jazz II Guitar Faculty Chair Permanently Named Programs Laurey and Phil Clampitt Concerto Competition Laurey and Phil Clampitt Permanently Named Places on Campus Jackie and Steve Kane Gazebo Faculty Dorm Room #108 In honor of Don Makuen and Charlie Dickson, a gift of Tom and Marlys Regan Wright Housing, In Memory of Sarah E. Wright

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NOW and FOREVER FUND Revenue stream which supplements the cost of day-to-day operations Gifts to the Fund Principal Anonymous Sub-funds Alan and Virginia Eades Joan Guasta Wes and Cookie Kramlich Memorial Roy and Charlotte Lukes William and Ruth Melzer Memorial Bonnie and Peter Platten Robert and Catherine Tilden SCHOLARSHIPS FOREVER FUND Scholarships for students of high musical skills, personal merit, and financial need Gifts to the Fund Principal Robin R. and Robin J. Engl Marian Miller In Memory of Lolly Ratajczak David Ratajczak and Family Alberto and Lisa Segre Sub-funds Otto and Jean Andreae Memorial George (Lee) Bourassa Memorial William and Nancy Carpenter Connolly Family Dr. and Mrs. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly Donald and Lois Deane Memorial Lucile Grams Memorial Richard and Jan Johnson In Memory of Jan Johnson Bob and Marge Agnew Anonymous Jane and Gerry Berg Donna Bock Scott and Lynn Brunswick Dave and Mona Christensen Ken and Catherine Ford James and Judith Francois Jennifer Hansen Dick Johnson Kaitlyn Johnson Lynette and Thomas Johnson Matthew and David Johnson Cherryl Jostad Jean and Dave Lauer

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The Birch Creek Endowment (continued) Permanently Named Scholarships Anonymously Named Scholarship Bert, Marianne, and Ben Scholarship James Dutton Merit Scholarship In Memory of James Dutton Anonymous Janet E. Bulin Frances Dutton Jean J. Wittner In Honor of Frances Dutton Janet E. Bulin In Memory of Sonja Stork Don Stork Brian T. Hynes and Barry J. Hynes Memorial Scholarship Alan and Virginia Eades Phyllis C. and James Ingwersen Scholarship George Kress Foundation Scholarship Ralph Pratt Memorial Scholarship Sylvia K. Pratt Bill Vineyard Memorial Scholarship Sue Vineyard Frank and Carol Weber Scholarship Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Scholarship

Charlotte Lukes Jane Moeller Tom Pollock and Christine Gritzmacher Bruce and Mary Richardson Thomas and Julianne Shannon David and Liz Story Karen and Roger Utnehmer Steve and Patti Vickman Joy and David Woelfel John and Barbara Young Maihaugen Foundation The Maihaugen Foundation MMG Foundation Allan Peterson Memorial Joseph and Marian Phelps Memorial David and Peggy Babb In Memory of Bette Fry Dunbar

David and Peggy Babb In Memory of Kathleen Ann Ecob

David and Peggy Babb Ernest Seeman Memorial Linda Clarke Larry Seeman A Scholarship In Cherished Memories of Florence Spanbauer Suzi Spanbauer Schmidt Jones William and Ann Taylor Memorial Elliott and Shyla Wollman Memorial In Memory of Elliott and Shyla Wollman E. and S. Wollman Trust

Founders Funds In the early years of establishing the Birch Creek Endowment, many memorial gifts were made to honor a donor or designee. Although these funds are no longer active, Birch Creek Board of Trustees recognizes the gifts that were so vital in beginning the Endowment. The principal remains in each fund as restricted by the donor and continues to generate earnings.

Lifetime for Education Fund, honoring Dick and Kit Conner Erik Eriksson Robert Hohman G. Allan (Al) O’Connor

Scholarships Forever Fund, honoring Robert Borgstede Jay Dorschel Marilyn Hanford Goldman and Harris Goldman William Grimes John Leick Nancy Makuen John (Jack) Mitchell Irving Moberg Eugene Stevens Reverend William White

Now & Forever Fund, honoring Dick and Kit Conner Mark and Ann Jinkins John and M. Lynn Lees Donald Makuen John Pfeifer

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The Legacy Circle We first attended a Birch Creek Big Band Jazz performance over 30 years ago. The excitement and passion of that evening were inspiring, and we have returned every year since, often multiple times. Our discovery of Birch Creek was an awakening to what students can achieve with guidance from the magnificent faculty here.

As music lovers and musicians ourselves, we were impressed with the obvious connection between the students and faculty. Everyone was working diligently and having a great time. We could see the students’ lives were being transformed and each year we hear the performance level of the students rise. We both wish Birch Creek would have been available to us when we were high school students and would have loved the Birch Creek experience, especially Christi, who has a degree in music. We know that many Birch Creek students have gone on to careers in music with the wonderful foundation that has been laid for them here.

And what an opportunity Birch Creek has afforded us by establishing the Wind Ensemble Retreat (formerly Adult Band Camp). Fred has played trumpet in this program and Christi has attended most of the rehearsals and all performances over the last four years. With our participation in Wind Ensemble Retreat, we consider Mona, Jim, Chip, Steve and Michelle our Birch Creek family. Wind Ensemble Retreat has become the highlight of our summers. Here at this magical place, we all share the joy that music brings to our lives.

For these reasons, and many more, we are honored to be members of the Legacy Circle and to help support Birch Creek now and well into the future.

— Fred and Christi Moritz, 2024

With admiration, we present the names of Legacy Circle members.

Legacy Circle Members Buffy Andreae Anonymous (3) Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Charles Beasley and Fred Mann* Jane and Gerry Berg Bert*, Marianne*, and Ben* Carla Byrnes and Sara Oswald Sam and Vicky Carmen Dave and Mona Christensen Peter and Myra Cristall Frances Dutton Virginia T. Eades Miriam Erickson Lucile M. Grams Charitable Lead Annuity Trust* Joan Guasta Phyllis C.* and James Ingwersen Vicki Peterson Jenks Steve and Jackie Kane Stephen and Wendy Kase

Irene Daniell Kress Revocable Trust* Henry and Dorothy Kuettner Endowment Fund* Marguerite L. Lembke and Lillian A. Lembke Revocable Trust* Anthony and Judith Licata Charlotte Lukes Fredric and Christi Moritz Mary Moster and Louis Williams* Thomas Regan Estate of Ernell F. Rothe* Cynthia Stiehl Diane (Di) Taillon Bill* and Marti Thompson Steven and Patricia Vickman Adolf and Ursula Walser Revocable Trust* Anne* and Jim White Sarah E. Wright Charitable Trust* *deceased

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Named Gifts The names of many places on our idyllic campus have become familiar and easily identified by all who come to Birch Creek. For many donors, a meaningful step in their philanthropy is to name a scholarship, a room, building or faculty chair in the endowment.

This year, we are excited to announce that the Green Room, where performers eagerly await their turn to perform on the Stage of Stars, many for the first time, will now be known as the Frances Dutton Green Room in the historic James Dutton Concert Barn. Fran Dutton knows more about the impact Birch Creek has on students’ lives than anyone. In 1976, she and her husband, Jim Dutton, founded Birch Creek.

Fran Dutton greets faculty and concertgoers at the Annual James Dutton Memorial Concert at Birch Creek.

In Fran’s own words, “If Birch Creek helps students decide that they want to go into music, these are great opportunities.” What better way to celebrate her vision than naming the room after her that sets the stage for those musical careers.

For more information on Legacy Circle membership or Named Gifts, please contact Mona Christensen at Birch Creek at (920) 868-2240.

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Annual Giving at Birch Creek Play It Forward Annual Fund The Play It Forward Annual Fund is used for operational expenses and bridges the gap between tuition paid by families and the true cost of program delivery. See page 53 for more details.

Annual Scholarships Scholarship donations provide sustaining, continuing tuition support enabling Birch Creek to recruit promising young musicians, encourage students to return in following years, and, for some families, remove barriers to a Birch Creek education that tuition imposes. See donors list on page 52.

Concert Sponsorship Concert sponsorship allows Birch Creek to continue attracting some of the finest musicians and performers in the country, as well as providing our students with the invaluable experience of performing before live audiences. See page 37 for more information.

Capital Gifts Capital gifts support campus infrastructure projects essential to ongoing student, faculty, and concertgoer safety, and necessary for planning for Birch Creek’s future. See page 8 for more information.

Acknowledgment of Our Donors Birch Creek is privileged to receive many gifts throughout the year; listed here are gifts received between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024. Birch Creek is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and donations are receipted for tax purposes.

Donation Levels Leadership Circle

Director’s Circle

Faculty Circle

$10,000 & above

$2,500 to $9,999

$1,000 to $2,499

Encore

Mentor’s Circle

Bravo

$250 to $999

$100 to $249

$1 to $99

Leadership Circle Anonymous (2) Laurey and Phil Clampitt Susie Gebhardt Greater Milwaukee Foundation Private Family Fund Leslie Grimm Joan Guasta Gordon Gunnlaugsson Henry and Dorothy Kuettner Endowment Fund Anthony and Judith Licata MMG Foundation Nicholas Family Foundation Suzi Spanbauer Schmidt Jones

Roger and Lynn Van Vreede Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Sue Vineyard Adolf and Ursula Walser Revocable Trust Wisconsin Arts Board

Director’s Circle 100+ Women Who Care Door County Charitable Fund Jane and Gerry Berg Dave and Sue Bohl Glenn N. Bruck

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Dr. and Mrs. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly Frances Dutton Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation Irene M. Fox Bob and Nancy Gellman J and H James Foundation EJ-DAF at The Chicago Community Foundation Matthew and Donna Johnson Barbara Keller Jim Kinney Charlotte Lukes The Maihaugen Foundation

Charles McKee Karen Mehigan and Jim Friel Mary Moster Sargent Family Foundation Connie Sweeney Town of Egg Harbor

Faculty Circle John and Sherry Adams Mary Anderson Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Katy Andino Nancy Andriacchi Anonymous (2) Paul Aspinwall Pamela Blanchard David and Suzy Boerke Nancy T. and David A. Borghesi Fund Joel Brown and Julie Strauss Greater Milwaukee Foundation Anthony and Andrea Bryant Family Fund David Burke and Wendy Lukes Sam and Vicky Carmen Linda Clarke Chris Cramer Peter and Myra Cristall Jane Dalton Robert and Lynn Doneff Door County Medical Center Alan and Virginia Eades Buzz and Sue Enroth Robert and Terri Esposito Jim and Barbara Flint

Birch Creek is funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Forbes/Berend Family Fund Care of Jim and Nancy Forbes Roy and Betsy Gill Joseph and Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Timothy and Barbara Graul The Grimm Family Tom and Carole Guyette Barbara and James Hansen Patti Jo Hedeen Roger and Denette Hilbert Marian Hislop Charitable Lead Trust Nancy E. Hughes Roger Johnson Steven and Dawn Johnson Steven and Jackie Kane Dennis and Barbara Kessler Brad and Mary Koehler Karen and Peter Kritsch Steve and Kathy Kuhn Walter and Mary Langbein Jerry and Carolyn Langley Bob Lindahl and Wilma Van Arragon David and Carrie Link Greg Macola and Mary McEnerney Chip and Mary Jo McCarthy David and Marion Meissner Fred and Christi Moritz Denny and Sandy Pearson Anita Petersen Ellsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation Pioneer Acres Cottages Tom Pollock and Christine Gritzmacher David Ratajczak and Family Ron Rozmarynoski Carl and Barbara Shakal Robert and Carol Sorrentino Marti Thompson Chris and Lori Tolle Karen and Roger Utnehmer

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Steve and Patti Vickman Kim Viney Carol Wakeman John and Roberta Walgren Christ and Robin Walker Jim White White Gull Inn Carl and Sandy Zapffe

Encore Theo and Jan Abrahamson Mary Andrus Anonymous (6) Dave and Peggy Babb Charles and Stephanie Baer Larry and Joan Balistreri Nancy Bauer Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Tom and Penny Beerntsen John and Alice Belmont Jim and Pat Blair John and Linda Blossom Blue Mound Golf and Country Club Ken and Marie Bohnen George and Twila Braden Scott and Lynn Brunswick The Bublik Family Jim and Barbara Bunning Carla Byrnes and Sara Oswald Susan Caldwell Dave and Vonnie Callsen John and Kathy Campbell Doug and Janie Carlson Patrick and Mary Cerra Don and Deb Chapman Donald and Beverly Chappie Dick and Kit Conner Peter and Beverly Conroy Karen and Andrew Cook Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Elise Cutler-Dysart and Theodore Dysart Rob Davis John and Pat DeLeonardis Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Adrian Duszynski

Michael Elkow Scott Ellington Connie and Bob Erickson Karin Erickson Miriam Erickson Gretchen and Dan Farwell The Feldman Family Charitable Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Paul and Sandy Fernstrum Jack and Cindy Follick Matthew and Linda Frank George and Bernie Freeman Tim and Marsella Fults Nat Geissel and Lisa Brewster Dottie Gerrits Kelly and John Godawski Steven and Mary Gomoll Al and Pam Goodwill Gould Family Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Jack and Nancy Greenwood Carl and Donna Hanson George and Judy Harmon Paul Heim and Julie Watkins Barbara and Gary Henkelmann Bill and Jane Hensge Herb Kohl Philanthropies Mark and Michaela Holey Karl and Lyn Huber Mary Jelinek Dennis and Donna Joannides Ron and Carol Jochimsen Albert Johnson Debbie and Gary Jones Lynn Kaczmarek and Mack Bonk Stephen and Wendy Kase Mary and Ted Kellner Melanie Koch David Kowalski Martin Krebs Rod and Carol Krueger John Landwehr Jeffrey and Brenda Lange Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

Beatrice Lapp Jean and Dave Lauer Charles and Estella Lauter Lynn Lees John and Jill Levi David and Pat Long Robert Loss Douglas MacNeil Mike and Liz Mahoney Main Street Market Patricia Malkemus Pam and Ron Maloney John Mangan Kevin and Wanda McDonald Erica and Ken McElhaney and Family Scott and Christine Miller Frank and Sherry Moon Mary J. Moore William and Nancy Moore Michael and Ann Morgan Audrey Morrison Raymond and Claire Moulis John and Nancy Munch Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Tom Munns Eric and Michelle Naese David and Gail Nelson David and Carol Nestingen Newport Resort Nicolet National Bank MJ O’Brien Family Foundation On Deck Clothing Company Bill and Betty Parsons Joan Pleuss Larry and Devon Polly Sylvia K. Pratt Jeanne E. Reichert Kate Rericha Paul and Barb Ristau Robert and Katie Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Robinson Todd and Sheryll Rockway Ross & Liebmann Legal Group, LLC Jim and Peggy Ryan Rae Sanders

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Randy and Sandy Sannes Marcia K. Sarvela Martha Sauter Larry Seeman Ben and Jane Stephen Brad and Mary Stirtz Tim and Sue Stone Don Stork Diane Taillon Tannenbaum Holiday Shop Gabriel Tawil Paul Teetor and Anna Speicher Michael Thomas Thrivent Matching Gift Fund John and Joan Tierney Laurie Tremain Roger and Beth VanGroll Bob and Tina Wagner David and Nancy Wahlert Deborah Webber and David Alley Tom and Lee Weikert Welsing’s Foodland, Inc. David and Sharon Wester Paul and Beth Weyna David and Barbara Wilda Gene and Carmen Witt Jean J. Wittner Sarah and Mark Woerfel Nancy-Leigh Wolff John and Barbara Young

Mentor’s Circle Ann Abbott Charitable Trust Fund of the Door County Community Foundation Thomas L. Aerts Bob and Marge Agnew Dale and Martha Altmin Gail and Nick Anderson James H. and Sara Ellen Anderson Rick and Jan Anderson Buffy Andreae Anonymous (11) Bud and Marilyn Barta Joseph Bass John Beck Greg and Peg Berezewski

Ken and Janet Berggren Donna Bock Mrs. Marcia Borgie Dianne Bradley The Brookby Foundation Janet E. Bulin Tom and Elaine Burzinski Roger and Doris Butz Dave and Kathy Cecil Carlyle and Patricia Chan Robert Clark Steven and Marjorie Cooper Greg and Lorna Cote Karen Cowan Trissa Crowley Mitch and Sandie Custer Verne and Charlene Cutler Sandy Dagon Mrs. Pam Danielian Jane Darling Deborah Day Tom and Judy DeMint The DeSalvo Family Bob and Liz Dickson Richard and Sandra Dirks Door County Ice Cream Factory Doug and Angela Dowell Charles and Rita Doyle Gracia Drew Bernard and Barbara Dunn The Dyer Family Anne and Richard Egan Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Ellison Elder Robin R. and Robin J. Engl Jim and Barbara Erlenborn Tom and Andrea Esau Hank and Mary Fasciotti Larry and Linda Fass Elizabeth Forbes Fred and Barb Frey Jim and Iris Friedlieb Jerry and Lois Garrity The Gover Family Larry and Julia Griffith Jiwoong and Sally Oh

Johnet and Bailey Grimm; Johnathan Tate and Family Peter Grimm Jr. Glen and Nancy Guszkowski Terrence Heidenreiter and Jeanne Rabel Joseph Hetherington James and Ina Heup Rachel A. Hickson Bernard Hlavac Barbara K. Hogle Jim Holland Susan M. Horner Scott and Susie Hudspeth Fergus and Bonnie Hughes Wendy and Keith Jackson Bruce Jacobs Andrew and Victoria Jicha Dick Johnson Kaitlyn Johnson Lynette and Thomas Johnson Mrs. Robin Johnson Lois Kania Jack and Cathy Keller Edward Kelly Benedict and Lee Kordus Gary and Carol Kreml Paul and Dianne Larson Brenda and Bud Lenahan Betty Lewis and Paul Zafer Rev. Thomas Lijewski Kenneth Lindberg Peggy Lott Mrs. Micki Lubcke Jacquie Luke and Ken Rice Jack and Sandy Mason Bob Meagher William and Raetta Mirgain Mike and Babs Mortl Bob and Louise Motel Tom and Jan Myers Lou and Sylvia Nyberg Don and Carol Olson Frank and Kathy Pammer Ted Pappas and Fe Quejada Pink Bakery Thomas Prebble and Claudia Trimarco John and Lynn Pullan

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Taran A. Radloff Mrs. Nancy Reiff Renfro Brands Megan Repar David and Ann Riley John and Mary Rooks Mark and Cathy Runion Stanley and Dorothy Russell Margie and Dave Saksewski Kirk and Donna Scattergood William and Mary Jo Schaars Jeff Schmeckpeper and Susan Ramsey Terry J. Schneider Paul Schubert and Debra Merkle-Schubert Laura and Eric Schulz Carol Scott Seaquist Orchards Farm Market Clinton Booth Seely Jeffrey Charles Sernatinger Robert and Margaret Shade Art and Sharon Shoener Sister Bay Bowl, Inc Barb Skaer Elaine Stenzel John and Jane Stevenson Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation Harriet Stoll Bob and Rita Sullivan Thomas Sutter Tom and Bozena Swiderski James Szantor John Templer Dorothy Tevoert Bill Tiedeman and Pat Harding Kathleen Tusing Kevin Van Ess Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Gary and Linda Wallace Ken Warren and Gwen Larson Christine and William Wehrs Jim and Susan Westhoff Doug and Suzanne White William Wildman

Dave and Donna Wilkinson Joy and David Woelfel David Wolowitz and Tammie Grossman Henk and Buttons Wolst Norb and Judy Wolter Fred Young Bob Zabkowicz Jerry and Joan Zaug Jack and Barbara Zilavy

Bravo Tina Abert Amazon Smile Jill and Bruce Anderson Robert and Melanie Andres Anonymous (7) Judy Antos Beverly Armstrong Roy and Terri Back Robert Barbolini Kathleen Barry and Richard Sternkopf Eileen Bartelt Bea`s Ho-Made Products Dana Becker Mary and David Bell Robert Berkley Katherine Billingham Hendrix Bodden Rita Bogosh Terry Brandner and Gay Pustaver Carelyn Campbell Curt Carlson Roberta Case Daniel Chamberlain Nicholas Cheeseman Janet and Ray Chesner Robert Cleasby Marjorie Cooper Sandie Custer Donna Danielson Myles Dannhausen John Dew Dixner Young Family Anne-Marie Douglas Douglas and Iris Dowden Dale Ducat

The Duncan Family Brian Earl John Eichholz Pat Engler-Parish Ivan Facsko Heidi and Ed Fallone Ken and Catherine Ford James and Judith Francois Troy and Ellen Fredrich Julie Gall David George Matt Gosser Chuck and Lynn Grebus Sheldon Gulinson and Carol Sobel Steve and Peggy Handrich Jennifer Hansen Doug and Barbara Henderson Dale and Linda Hernandez Sharon Himes Nancy Holm Jim and Pat Hughes Bernard Jastrzembski Wanda John Jon and Sally Jonas Cherryl Jostad Judith and Thomas Kapellen Elizabeth Katzelnick Patrick Kenney Andrea Kinsey Jauquet Marcia Kohler Les and Gail Kottke Jeffrey and Taylor Kroma Carmen Lang Ruth Langehough Jack and Jill Langemak Anne Larson Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Skip and Annette Lee Sean and Diem Lieu Laura Lijewski Mark and Kelly Lindekugel Paul Luce Robert and Donna Lucht Louise Lueck Mary Luzinski Helen Madsen Wayne and Judith Marik Jim and Judy Mayer

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Gary McCurdy Richard and Jean Mehring James and Sally Mergener Jennifer Merry Christine Miller Marian Miller Sue and Mike Miller Zoe Miller-Lee Jane Moeller Janet Nedoba Matt Neu Ken Nurnberg and Ron Brown Jean Nye PayPal Giving Fund Terry Pestlin Amy Phimister Piggly Wiggly Carolyn Post David and Anne Powling Suzanne Quinlan Mark Reese Jim and Marianne Richards Bruce and Mary Richardson David Riley Susan Rorison Stephen Saindon Scaturo`s Baking Co & Café David and Marilyn Scherer Greg and Renee Schmill Dave Schonberg Lawrence Schulman Richard Schultz Alberto and Lisa Segre Thomas and Julianne Shannon Ann Sheridan John Smentowski Ellen Smith Bob and Chris Snyder Dick Snyder Richard and Annette Steinke David and Liz Story Chuck and Carol Stout Sweetie Pies Gina Thor James and Susan Thorsen Carol Tishler Jeanne Topic Linda Utz Ronald and Janet Wanek

Bravo (continued) James Weinberger Scott Weyda Mary E. Wilson Terry and Debbie Wolf Wood Orchard Market Shirlee Yeary

Tributes

Jeff Campbell, Jazz I and II Program Director, setting the groove on bass during an electrifying performance on July 19, 2023.

Memorials In memory of Bette Fry Dunbar Dave and Peggy Babb In memory of Jim Dutton Anonymous Janet E. Bulin Jean J. Wittner In memory of Kathleen Ann Ecob Dave and Peggy Babb In memory of Nancy Grimm Dana Becker Mary and David Bell David and Suzy Boerke Dianne Bradley Myles Dannhausen Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Forbes/ Berend Family Fund Care of Jim and Nancy Forbes Johnet and Bailey Grimm; Johnathan Tate and Family Leslie Grimm Peter Grimm Jr. The Grimm Family Barbara K. Hogle Scott and Susie Hudspeth Wendy and Keith Jackson J and H James Foundation EJ-DAF at

The Chicago Community Foundation Erica and Ken McElhaney and Family Bob Meagher Lou and Sylvia Nyberg Robert and Margaret Shade

In memory of Grace Gunnlaugsson Dale and Martha Altmin Eileen Bartelt Blue Mound Golf and Country Club Mrs. Marcia Borgie Janet and Ray Chesner Mrs. Pam Danielian Richard and Sandra Dirks The Dyer Family Gordon Gunnlaugsson Bruce Jacobs Mrs. Robin Johnson Mary and Ted Kellner Melanie Koch Jack and Jill Langemak Mrs. Micki Lubcke David Ratajczak and Family Mrs. Nancy Reiff William and Mary Jo Schaars Kathleen Tusing In memory of Dorothea Hilliker Marcia K. Sarvela In memory of Jan Johnson Bob and Marge Agnew Anonymous Jane and Gerry Berg Donna Bock Scott and Lynn Brunswick Dave and Mona Christensen Ken and Catherine Ford James and Judith Francois Jennifer Hansen Dick Johnson

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Tributes (continued) Honors

Kaitlyn Johnson Lynette and Thomas Johnson Matthew and Donna Johnson Cherryl Jostad Jean and Dave Lauer Charlotte Lukes Jane Moeller Tom Pollock and Christine Gritzmacher Bruce and Mary Richardson Thomas and Julianne Shannon David and Liz Story Karen and Roger Utnehmer Steve and Patti Vickman Joy and David Woelfel John and Barbara Young In memory of Marilynne Kowalski David Kowalski In memory of Doris E. Loss Robert Loss In memory of Dale Norris Kim Viney In memory of Lon Radloff Taran A. Radloff In memory of Lolly Ratajczak David Ratajczak and Family In memory of Barbara J. Saindon Stephen Saindon In memory of Melvin Sarvela Marcia K. Sarvela In memory of Lois Schmitz Steve and Patti Vickman In memory of Sonja Stork Marcia K. Sarvela Don Stork In memory of Bill Thompson Deborah Day Martin Krebs In memory of Elsie Tischler Carol Tishler In memory of Henry Tischler Carol Tishler In memory of Dale Tremain Laurie Tremain In memory of Kaye M. Wagner John and Sherry Adams In memory of Anne T. White Jim White

In honor of Marcell Bellinger Ann Abbott Charitable Trust Fund of the Door County Community Foundation In honor of Fran Dutton Janet E. Bulin In honor of Kevin Grohskopf’s Retirement Steve and Patti Vickman In honor of Bill Hensge John Dew In honor of Kate Rericha Dave and Mona Christensen In honor of Cynthia Stiehl Pioneer Acres Cottages Deborah Webber and David Alley

In Kind Bea`s Ho-Made Products John and Alice Belmont Jane and Gerry Berg Dave and Mona Christensen Door County Ice Cream Factory Frances Dutton Robert and Terri Esposito Karl and Lyn Huber Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Betty Lewis and Paul Zafer Main Street Market Eric and Michelle Naese Ted Pappas and Fe Quejada Piggly Wiggly Pink Bakery Renfro Brands Scaturo`s Baking Co & Café Seaquist Orchards Farm Market Sweetie Pies Michael Thomas Christ and Robin Walker Wood Orchard Market

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Annual Scholarship Donors Theo and Jan Abrahamson Nancy Andriacchi Mary Andrus Anonymous (4) Charles and Stephanie Baer Joseph Bass Nancy Bauer Tom and Penny Beerntsen Ken and Janet Berggren Pam Blanchard Ken and Marie Bohnen George and Twila Braden The Brookby Foundation Glenn N. Bruck The Bublik Family Tom and Elaine Burzinski Susan Caldwell John and Kathy Campbell William and Nancy Carpenter Carlyle and Patricia Chan Laurey and Phil Clampitt Dick and Kit Conner Dr. and Mrs. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly John and Pat DeLeonardis Tom and Judy DeMint John Dew Robert and Lynn Doneff The Duncan Family Adrian Duszynski Buzz and Sue Enroth Jim and Barbara Erlenborn Tom and Andrea Esau Heidi and Ed Fallone Paul and Sandy Fernstrum George and Bernie Freeman Roy and Betsy Gill Kelly and John Godawski Timothy and Barbara Graul Tom and Carole Guyette Steve and Peggy Handrich George and Judy Harmon James and Ina Heup Rachel A. Hickson Fergus and Bonnie Hughes Mary Jelinek Andrew and Victoria Jicha Dennis and Donna Joannides Herb Kohl Philanthropies Benedict and Lee Kordus Les and Gail Kottke

Jeffrey and Taylor Kroma Walter and Mary Langbein Lynn Lees Anthony and Judith Licata Sean and Diem Lieu Peggy Lott Patricia Malkemus Karen Mehigan and Jim Friel MMG Foundation William and Nancy Moore Janet Nedoba David and Carol Nestingen Anita Petersen John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc Larry and Devon Polly Thomas Prebble and Claudia Trimarco Taran A. Radloff Raibrook Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Robinson John and Mary Rooks Ron Rozmarynoski Rae Sanders Marcia K. Sarvela Jeff Schmeckpeper and Susan Ramsey Scholarships Forever Fund in the Birch Creek Endowment Anonymous Bert, Marianne, and Ben Scholarship James Dutton Merit Scholarship Brian T. Hynes and Barry J. Hynes Scholarship

Phyllis C. and James Ingwersen Scholarship George Kress Foundation Scholarship Ralph Pratt Memorial Scholarship A Scholarship in Cherished Memories of Florence Spanbauer Bill Vineyard Memorial Scholarship Sub-Fund Frank and Carol Weber Scholarship Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Scholarship Paul Schubert and Debra Merkle-Schubert Barb Skaer Connie Sweeney James and Susan Thorsen John and Joan Tierney Jonathan Tobias Music Memorial Roger and Lynn Van Vreede Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Kim Viney Doug and Suzanne White David and Barbara Wilda Sarah and Mark Woerfel Norb and Judy Wolter Bob Zabkowicz

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Play It Forward Annual Fund The Play It Forward Annual Fund is used for operational expenses and is the fund that bridges the gap between tuition paid by families and the true cost of program delivery.

Each student’s program cost is underwritten by $2,700 through gifts to Play It Forward.

True Cost of Program Delivery: Play It Forward Donor Support: Remaining Student/Family Tuition Cost:

$5,100 -$2,700 $2,400

We want to ensure that our tuition fees are affordable to most families by covering the gap between the cost of educating a Birch Creek student and the family’s out-ofpocket costs, while also raising additional tuition assistance dollars to help those for whom even our subsidized tuition is a challenge.

Give Your gift, in any amount, will ensure affordability to a broad and inclusive spectrum of promising young musicians. Donate online at BirchCreek.org/Support or contact the office at (920) 868-3763 or MainOffice@BirchCreek.org.

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2024 SEASON MAIN STAGE

Little River Band June 19 Watchhouse with Special Guest Charlie Parr June 27 Sam Bush June 30 • Molly Tuttle July 2 The Wood Brothers July 14 Lyle Lovett & his Large Band July 20 JJ Grey & MoFro July 24 The Drifters, The Platters, & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters July 28 Eilen Jewell & Chris Smither July 30 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Aug. 2 SistaStrings Aug. 4 • Graham Nash Aug. 18 Angel Olsen Sept. 20 • Meshell Ndegeocello Sept. 29 Madeleine Peyroux Oct. 27

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Jenna Zimmerman creates rhythmic wonders on the marimba, showcasing her talent in a Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music performance on June 30, 2023.

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For the Safety and Convenience of Our Patrons Birch Creek has policies in place on several important subjects. Please comply with instructions provided.

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Birch Creek concerts are professionally recorded for educational purposes. Due to copyright and performance contract restrictions, personal electronic devices including phones, tablets, recording or personal communications must be turned off once the concert has started. Recording during a concert is strictly prohibited.

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Service Animals that serve as active guides are permitted. Therapy animals and pets are not allowed on Birch Creek grounds.

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Weapons are prohibited without exception. As an educational institution, violators will be subject to law enforcement action.

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