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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! It is my pleasure to welcome you back to another music-filled season here at Birch Creek Music Performance Center! We have all experienced a couple of very challenging years. We are now excited to be reopening at full capacity this year after operating at half capacity a year ago and being shut down in 2020. Enhanced protocols and facilities improvements are allowing us to reopen in a safe environment for all. We thank you for your continued support of Birch Creek throughout these challenging times for the performing arts. Together, we strive to fulfill our mission of providing performance-based education for these young, gifted students. Your presence here is an important part of that experience. On behalf of our Board of Trustees, I thank you for your generous support of Birch Creek and hope you enjoy the concert!

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Jim Flint Bill Hensge, President, The Associates Steven Johnson Steven Kane Bob Lindahl

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letter from the executive director Dear friends and music lovers, Welcome to Birch Creek’s 47th season! This is a place with unique stories of life-changing music education, performances, and the fascinating career paths our students have chosen after leaving Birch Creek. These stories are testaments to the richness of the academy experience for our students and faculty, and the forward thinking of Birch Creek’s leadership through the decades. They create Birch Creek’s fascinating history and tell of the thousands of young musicians whose lives have been touched by Birch Creek. These stories are our legacy for those who follow. We learned a lot during the pandemic. Music does not stop. The future of music is alive and well with our young people, faculty, and now with the adults who attend our music retreats. With confidence, parents and teachers send their students to experience Birch Creek. Our worldclass faculty expand the horizon of possibilities by mentoring students to reach beyond their abilities and experience a snippet of the life as a full-time musician. Our staff, faculty, Board of Trustees, and Associates volunteers work tirelessly to provide the most excellent, rewarding musical experience for friends and music loving concertgoers like you. Your attendance here today fulfills our mission to provide a live audience for our performing students and faculty. This summer, the Birch Creek campus returns to pre-COVID-19 capacity--full student enrollment, a full contingency of faculty and teaching assistants, 30 concerts in the Dutton Concert Barn and another 30 free outreach concerts within the Door County peninsula and growing adult music programs. We know this 47th season will be phenomenal because of you and your confidence in us. Thank you for your attendance today and your ongoing support of this unique, life-changing and captivating place. Thank YOU for being part of the Birch Creek legacy. Enjoy the concert! Musically yours,

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James Dutton Memorial Concert Join us for this special Percussion & Steel Band concert in honor of Birch Creek’s Founder, the late James Dutton. Monday, July 4 2:00 PM Social | 3:00 PM Concert

Independence Day Concert with Free Pie and Ice Cream Social 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 Ives/Schuman Variations on America, John Phillip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever, plus Selections from West Side Story and the 1812 Overture with audience participation! Children ages 11 and under are free.

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A Birch Creek Timeline

1975

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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, marimbist Gordon Stout and Lovell Ives, both of the UW–Green Bay jazz program. 1980 Twenty-two concerts are performed in a full summer season including four free Sunday family matinée 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 his Thundering Herd, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra conducted by Buddy Morrow.

1988 - 1998 1988 The Birch Creek Associates volunteer organization is formed. 1990 The Picnic Grove is planted and the Gazebo is built by the Associates. 1991 Popcorn has its debut as a scholarship fundraiser. 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.

1999 - 2003 1999 A new music library is begun in the farmhouse. Jazz pianist Marian McPartland continues the tradition of great guest artists at Birch Creek. The Jazz Ambassadors band is formed as part of Birch Creek’s outreach program. 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, new popcorn stand and gift shop make their campus debut. 2002 The Associates Bench Project begins. Stage extension is added to accommodate growing ensemble of student performers. The Dutton Concert Barn gets a new roof. 2003 The Farmhouse undergoes major refurbishment.

2004 - 2008 2004 Clifford Alexis, world-renowned steel pan builder and tuner, performs masterclasses for students and concerts for audiences. 2005 Birch Creek celebrates its 30th season. 2007 Perfect Pitch Capital Campaign to add three new buildings begins on opening night. 2008 The new Rehearsal Center, Faculty Dormitory and Maintenance Facility are completed and dedicated on June 30, effectively doubling Birch Creek’s footprint.

2010 - 2017 2010 To close out the Capital Campaign, the Final Pitch campaign is launched. 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 East Granary opens in celebration of their 25th anniversary. Wisconsin Public Television records Symphony and Percussion & Steel Band sessions for broadcast in 2015. 2015 Birch Creek celebrates its 40th anniversary. The Fall Concert Series is introduced. 2016 The Dutton Concert Barn’s South Wall is replaced and a new infrastructure plan begins. 2017 New electrical service to the west campus and an improved campus water filtration system were completed; the barn received lightning protection and new stage lighting.

2018 - 2021 2018 Adult Band Camp returns for second year. Phase III of the Infrastructure and Technology Plan is completed as office systems are moved to the Cloud. 2019 Chamber Music Retreat for adults is offered for the first time in August. Dutton Concert Barn stage is named “Stage of Stars” and the gazebo is named by Jackie and Steve Kane. 2020 COVID-19 pandemic causes Academy sessions and all summer concerts to be cancelled. Office staff work from home and Birch Creek Online is launched. 2021 Academy reopened at half capacity with outdoor concerts.

Percussion & Steel Band Dan Moore Program Director Dan Moore is in his 24th year as a Birch Creek faculty member and has served as Director of the Percussion & Steel Band Program since 2016. Dr. Moore is Professor of Percussion and Director of the award-winning percussion program at The University of Iowa where he recently received the Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence. Moore is an internationally known musician, composer, and educator. He is a Yamaha international performing artist, a signature mallet artist for Innovative Percussion, and a performing artist for Sabian Cymbals, Gon Bops Percussion, and Grover Pro Percussion. His music is published by Row-Loff Productions, Innovative Percussion, Alfred Publishing, and Cricket City Music and Media. At Birch Creek, Moore leads the faculty ensemble and teaches marimba/vibes performance, improvisation, leadership, snare drum technique, ensemble performance, and musicianship.

Liam Teague Steel Band Director This year marks Liam Teague’s 27th season with Birch Creek and his seventh as Steel Band Director. Teague is Professor of Music and Head of Steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he also directs the renowned NIU Steelband. He is also the recipient of an NIU Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor Award. His commitment to demonstrating the great musical possibilities of the steelpan has taken him throughout the world, and he has received many awards from his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, including the Humming Bird National Award (Silver) and the Ansa McAl Caribbean Award for Excellence. Teague has also performed with many diverse ensembles which include: National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan National Symphony, Czech National Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Panama National Symphony and Chicago Sinfonietta. He has appeared in concert with Grammy-Award winning musicians Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Samuels, Zakir Hussain and Dame Evelyn Glennie. Teague serves as arranger for the Nutrien Silver Stars Steel Orchestra at Panorama (the most celebrated steelband competition in the world).

Percussion & Steel Band Faculty Anthony DiSanza, Madison, WI Vicki Peterson Jenks, Wild Rose, WI Scott McConnell, Elgin, IL Wesley Morgan, Forest Park, IL Peter Naughton, St. Charles, IL

Brian Nozny, Lake Charles, LA Emily Roane, Neola, IA Brad Stirtz, Naperville, IL Dane Richeson, Appleton, WI

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Symphony Faculty Ricardo Castañeda

Program Director, Sarah H. Wright Chair

2022 marks Ricardo Castañeda’s 25th year at Birch Creek. Castañeda received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Northwestern University, where he was a student of Ray Still, former Principal Oboist of The Chicago Symphony. He is a winner of the Northwestern University Concerto Competition and a recipient of the Wade Fetzer award for excellence in performance. Having made his solo debut with the National Symphony of El Salvador at age fifteen, he has since appeared as a soloist in Latin America, Europe, the United States and, more recently, Japan. Castañeda is currently Principal Oboist with the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Sinfonietta, and solo English Horn with The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also a member of the Chicago Ensemble and Barossa Woodwind Quintet. Previous positions include Principal Oboist with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra and solo English Horn with the Mexico City Philharmonic. An active freelance musician, Castañeda enjoys performing all genres of music. He has played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater and has been principal oboist for orchestras for The Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and Joffrey Ballet, as well as numerous Broadway in Chicago shows.

Taka Matsunaga Guest Conductor As the recipient of the 2021 Conductor of the Year granted by the Illinois Council of Orchestras as well as the third-place winner of the 2020 and 2021 American Prize in Orchestral Conducting, Taka Matsunaga is currently the Director of Orchestras and Assistant Professor of Music at Elmhurst University, where he conducts the University Orchestra. He is also a Founder and Music Director of the Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra in Schaumburg, Illinois. Matsunaga came to the United States in 1998 to pursue his violin studies with David Taylor, Joseph Golan and Robert Chen while attending Roosevelt University and Northeastern Illinois University, where he received his master’s degree in music. From 1999-2001, Matsunaga was a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Matsunaga went on to join the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, where he served as an Assistant Concertmaster. As a conductor, Matsunaga made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2018 with the Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra. He has conducted in Vienna, Salzburg, Detroit and at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center in Chicago. Matsunaga presented his conducting workshop for young conductors at the Illinois Music Education Conference virtually in April 2021 and also in January 2022 in Peoria, Illinois. He was also invited to conduct as a guest conductor at the Northern Illinois High School Orchestra Festival at Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa, Illinois in January 2022.

Symphony Faculty Brian Groner

July 4 Concert Conductor, Farewell Concert

Birch Creek’s July 4 concert marks Brian Groner’s farewell concert and 27 seasons as conductor of the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra. A conductor known for his keen musical sensitivity, Brian Groner is deeply committed to empowering orchestral musicians and has a thorough understanding of the process of orchestra building. Groner has the ability to invite his players into a state of mind that separates the exceptional conductor from the merely competent. Known by his audiences for his witty interpretations and history lessons of serious orchestral pieces, Birch Creek is grateful for the decades of musical accomplishments under his baton. Groner’s accomplishments include a successful 23-year tenure with the Fox Valley Symphony in Appleton, Wisconsin, which wrapped up in 2019. Formerly, Groner was the Music Director of the Fox Valley Orchestra in Illinois and the Artistic Director for the Midwest Mozart Festival. As a guest conductor, he has appeared on the podium for many notable ensembles including the Shenzhen Symphony (China), The San Diego Symphony, The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (Prague), and The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Maestro Groner’s concerts have been broadcasted via satellite by National Public Radio in over 50 major cities across the United States. He has also conducted the world premieres of over twenty substantial new American compositions.

Alan Snow

Concertmaster, Charlotte Lukes Chair

Alan Snow was appointed 2nd Associate Concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony in July of 2021. Since his performance with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra at age 13, Alan has performed solo and chamber works internationally, including appearances at Chicago’s Symphony Center, London Symphony Orchestra St. Luke’s, la Sala Manuel M. Ponce in Mexico City, and others. Previous concertmaster appointments include the Evansville Philharmonic, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Festival Napa Valley Music Academy, Britten-Pears Young Artists Program, Indiana University’s top orchestras, Carmel Symphony and Music Academy of the West. An avid chamber player, Alan studied closely under the Pacifica Quartet and the Takács Quartet and has recorded two chamber music albums. Additionally, Alan is an active chamber music coach and teacher, having served on faculty at the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival, the University of Evansville Music Department, and the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. A Chicago native, Alan participated at Midwest Young Artists for nine years, where he received intensive orchestral and chamber music training. He studied with Gerardo Ribeiro at Northwestern University before receiving his Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University under Sibbi Bernhardsson of the Pacifica Quartet and Alexander Kerr, concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Alan was a student at Birch Creek in 2010 and a winner of Birch Creek’s concerto competition.

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Symphony Faculty Principal Second Violin Marcia Henry Liebenow, Peoria, IL

Violin EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Providence, RI Betty Lewis, Wilmette, IL Elizabeth York, St. Paul, MN

Viola Amanda Grimm, Chicago, IL

Cello

Mary Moster and Lou Williams Chair Emily Mantell, Wheaton, IL

String Bass Jeremy Attanaseo, Elgin, IL

Flute/Piccolo

Shirley Stolley Chair Shannon Finney, Kansas City, MO

Oboe

Trombone Tom Stark, Schaumburg, IL

Tuba Charles Schuchat, Chicago, IL

Ricardo Castañeda, Oak Park, IL

Clarinet

Percussion

Katherine Kohler, Nashville, TN

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

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Piano

John Gaudette, Chicago, IL Jim Westhoff, Ann Arbor, MI

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

Horn

Harp

Dan O’Connell, Chicago, IL

Faye Seeman, Palatine, IL

Trumpet

Joan and Robert Schaupp Chair Matthew Lee, Elmhurst, IL

Big Band Jazz Faculty Jeff Campbell Program Director and Academy Jazz Orchestra Director, Jazz I & II 2022 is Jeff Campbell’s 34th year at Birch Creek and his 25th as Jazz Program Director. Dr. Campbell is Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media and department chair at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. 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, Trio East, Harold Jones, and the Eastman Jazz Quartet featuring Harold Danko. In high demand across the globe, he has performed at such prestigious European musical events as the Nice, Montreux, North Sea, Riga, and Parnu jazz festivals and has also appeared 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 Jim Stombres Studio Band Director, named in his honor 2022 is Jim Strombres’ 34th season with Birch Creek. Stombres retired in 2015 after more than 30 years as director of bands in three suburban Chicago high schools, finishing his career at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois. He holds a diploma in sacred music from the Moody Bible Institute, a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Illinois State University, and a Master of Music Education degree from Northwestern University. He is active in the Illinois Music Educators Association and the Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators. 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. He is also a co-director of Birch Creek’s Wind Ensemble Retreat (formerly Adult Band Camp).

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 teaches Jazz Band, Wind Symphony and AP Music Theory. Along with his teaching duties, Gil serves as the Lead Teacher for Fine Arts, overseeing the Drama, Music and Visual Arts departments. Wukitsch has a degree in music education from DePaul University, as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership from Aurora University. While at DePaul, he was a member of the nationally recognized Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra, and studied trumpet with Ross Beacraft and Bob Lark. Gil began attending Birch Creek as a student in 1989 and since then has been a member of the Academy Big Band as both a teaching assistant and faculty member, as well as serving as the Lab Band and Studio Band Director.

Jazz I Faculty Advanced Combo (Ambassadors) Director

Trumpet

Katie Ernst, Chicago, IL

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

Alto Saxophone

Trombone

Scott Burns, Skokie, IL

Tenor Saxophone

Doug Stone, Baton Rouge, LA

Piano

Michael Stryker, Chicago, IL

Drums

Howard and Miriam Erickson Chair Bob Chmel, Las Vegas, NV

Bill and Marti Thompson Chair Audrey Morrison, Chicago, IL

Guitar

Trombone

Vocalist

Kendall Moore, Houston, TX

Larry Brown, Chicago, IL Katie Ernst, Chicago, IL

Bass

Jeff Campbell, Rochester, NY

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 twelve 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 was also a 2014 recipient of the DownBeat Jazz Education Achievement award. This is Sveum’s 19th season at Birch Creek. He is also a co-director of Birch Creek’s Wind Ensemble Retreat (formerly Adult Band Camp).

Nic Meyer Studio Band Director Nic Meyer serves as Director of Jazz Ensembles at New Trier High School, where he oversees a comprehensive jazz program consisting of four large jazz ensembles and six jazz combos. Under his direction New Trier’s Jazz Ensemble 1 has opened for Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at Birdland in NYC, Delfeayo Marsalis and his Uptown Jazz Orchestra at Snug Harbor in New Orleans, along with many other artists at New Trier’s annual Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival. Prior to joining the New Trier faculty, Meyer was the jazz program director at Midwest Young Artists. He plays an active role in the educational programming for the Jazz Education Network, and continues to perform as a saxophonist throughout the Chicago region. This is Meyer’s 9th summer leading a band at Birch Creek.

Jazz II Faculty Advanced Combo (Ambassadors) Director Marty Robinson, Appleton, WI

Alto Saxophone

David Bixler, New York, NY

Trumpet

Clay Jenkins, Rochester, NY Tanya Darby, Boston, MA

Trombone

Steve Horne, Glenview, IL Clarence Hines, Jacksonville, FL

Piano

Adaron Jackson, O’Fallon, IL

Bass

Jeff Campbell, Rochester, NY

Drums

George Fludas, Chicago, IL

Guitar

Forever in Time Chair Rick Haydon, Edwardsville, IL

Vocalist

Mardra Thomas, DeKalb, IL

Jane and Gerry Berg Chair Reginald Thomas, DeKalb, IL

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2021 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 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 2022. Percussion & Steel Band Dutton Memorial Scholarship Winner: Anais Griffith-Oh*

Most Imporoved Rhythm Section Player Winner: Olivia Flood* Runner-up: Jacob Hennager

Outstanding Performer Winner: Tierney Aldrich-Stanek

Outstanding Wind Instrument Player Winner: Nora Campbell* Runner-up: Matteo Bennardo*

Most Improved Student Winner: Kyra McComb Runner-up: Ryan Gomez*

Most Improved Wind Instrument Player Winner: Ryan Reid* Runner-up: Adrian Anderson

Symphony Outstanding String Student Winner: Beatrice Sjostrom* Honorable Mention: Jane Story* Honorable Mention: Joshua Thrush

Jazz II Outstanding Rhythm Section Player Winner: Thomas Andersen* Runner-up: Arjun Palaniappan

Outstanding Woodwind Student Winner: Dane Engman Honorable Mention: Anastasia Rockman Honorable Mention: Catherine Brenmark*

Most Improved Rhythm Section Player Winner: Jabari Smith Runner-up: Hayden Malawey

Outstanding Brass Student Winner: William Lewis Honorable Mention: Sophia Griffith-Oh Honorable Mention: Callie Widi*

Outstanding Wind Instrument Player Winner: Hudson Lybarger* Runner-up: Stephen Paul* Most Improved Wind Instrument Player Winner: Molly Buchheim Runner-up: Benjamin Stolze*

Outstanding Percussion / Harp / Piano Student Winner: Edward Brenmark Winner: Philip Hanifin* 2021 Concerto Competition Winner: Beatrice Sjostrom* Winner: William Lewis Honorable Mention: Sophia Griffith-Oh Honorable Mention: Elyssa Peters Honorable Mention: Jane Story* Jazz I Outstanding Rhythm Section Player Danica Rebudiao* Winner: Runner-up: Tate Sherman

Ricardo Castañeda, Symphony Program Director, Winner of the Dutton Memorial Scholarship far right, presents awards to Miguel Rodriguez, Bill Anais Griffith-Oh with Fran Dutton, Co-Founder Foye and Vivien Ho, left to right.

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Artists in the Schools / Community Outreach 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. Faculty members offer powerful insights into music practice and performance and demonstrate techniques that can be immediately applied in the classroom. The first Artists in the Schools was launched in 2002 with Percussion & Steel Band faculty as clinicians. The AIS program continued each year until 2020, when COVID-19 forced school closings and season cancellations. Birch Creek plans for a safe return of AIS to continue the joyful exchange between professional musicians and Door County students.

Milestones Birch Creek honors faculty who have accumulated 20 years and 30 years or more of service to the academy. Members of the Birch Creek “20 Year Club” and “30 Year Club” are:

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Robert Chappell Percussion & Steel Band Retired with 26 years of service Emily Mantell Symphony 27 years

Matthew Mantell Symphony 29 years

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Inducted in 2015 Liam Teague Percussion & Steel Band 27 years

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Inducted in 2009

Joey Tartell Jazz 25 years

Mike Lee Jazz 20 years

Ricardo Castañeda Symphony 25 years

Inducted in 2018

Mardra Thomas Jazz 26 years

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Jim Warrick Jazz Retired with 25 years of service

Matthew Lee Symphony 28 years

Dan Moore Percussion & Steel Band 24 years Marcia Henry Liebenow Symphony 24 years

Inducted in 2019 Inducted in 2016 Jodie DeSalvo Symphony 26 years

Heidi Hodges

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Inducted in 2005

Inducted in 2014 Heidi Hodges

Tom Streeter Jazz Retired with 23 years of service

Jeff Stitely Percussion & Steel Band 21 years

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Inducted in 2000

Betty Lewis Symphony 28 years

Vicki Peterson Jenks Percussion & Steel Band 26 years

Inducted in 2017

Inducted in 2013

Heidi Hodges

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Brian Groner Symphony 28 years

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Inducted in 2012

David Bixler Jazz 23 years

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Robert Everson Symphony 21 years

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Inducted in 2021

In loving memory 1944-2019

Inducted in 2022 Michael Stryker Jazz 20 years

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Honored in 2003 for 25 years Brad Stirtz Percussion & Steel Band 43 years

Jeff Campbell Jazz 34 years

Ricardo Castañeda, Symphony Program Director, far Robert Everson, Symphony faculty, right, presents awards to Miguelpercussion Rodriguez, Bill Foye and receives recognition for 20 years of teaching and Vivien Ho, left to right. performing at Birch Creek. Congratulating him is Program Director Ricardo Castañeda just prior to the outdoor concert on July 9, 2021. That same night, Alan Steiner, bass faculty, received recognition for 20 years of service. Steve Horne was inducted during the Jazz II session.

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Bob Chmel Jazz 31 years

Gil Wukitsch Jazz 31 years

Inducted in 2022

Inducted in 2017

Tony Hodges

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Steve Horne Jazz 21 years

Alan Steiner Symphony Retired with 20 years of service

Al O’Connor Percussion & Steel Band Retired with 30 years of service

Audrey Morrison Jazz 33 years

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Marty Robinson Jazz 22 years

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30 Year

Rick Haydon Jazz 22 years

Jim Stombres Jazz 33 years

Staff photo

Tom Garling Jazz 22 years

Inducted in 2018

Tony Hodges

Heidi Hodges

20 year club continued

Faye Seeman Symphony 31 years

Reggie Thomas Jazz 30 years

2022 Inductees New inductees in 2022 into the Birch Creek “20 Year Club” and “30 Year Club” are:

Michael Stryker - The 20 year club Michael Stryker is Clinical Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Stryker’s doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music were completed fall of 2009 with the degree awarded spring of 2010. Past degrees include a B.S. in Biology from Purdue University in 1985 and both the B.M. and M.M. in Jazz Performance from DePaul University in 1996. Previous teaching positions include Western Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, DePaul University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Stryker has been a faculty member and performer in the Birch Creek Jazz I Orchestra since 2002.

A Birch Creek Associates Fundraiser

Jazz Combo:

Jeff Campbell & Friends October 8, 2022

Juniper Hall 5:30 PM | Social 6:00 PM | Reception with H eavy Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar 7:00 PM | Concert

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2022 Inductees Faye Seeman The 30 year club Faye Seeman, principal harpist of the Chicago Sinfonietta and Joffrey Ballet orchestras, is adjunct professor of harp studies at Wheaton College, Northern Illinois University, College of DuPage and Northeastern Illinois University. Seeman has been a Birch Creek faculty member and performer in the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra since 1991.

Bravo!

Reggie Thomas The 30 year club Pianist/Organist Reggie Thomas is Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University, and has taught at Michigan State University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Reggie performs with an illustrious number of talented musicians and fronts his Chicago based group, Trio Nexus with George Fludas and Dennis Carroll. Reggie is Ensemble Coach for NYO Jazz Orchestra, the national youth jazz orchestra of Carnegie Hall and is host of their NYO Jazz Instagram Show “Reggie Interviews.” He has held “The Count’s Seat” as member of The Count Basie Orchestra and rhythm section accompanist for the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competitions. For years he was a consultant/clinician for Jazz at Lincoln Center for their Essentially Ellington Program and Band Director Academy. Reggie has a number of recordings and has been performing at Birch Creek since 1990.

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The Birch Creek Campus Birch Creek’s strong and promising future is underscored by gifts from generous donors who understand the importance of maintaining our campus. This season, we continued implementing phases of our Infrastructure and Technology Plan by installing a wireless internet bridge between the Associates Play It Again Stand and Dutton Concert Barn; boosting the strength of cellular provider signals on Birch Creek’s campus, upgrading fire safety equipment in the West Dorm and Kitchen, and continuing to improve health protocols by transferring to touchless towel dispensers and ticketing system. Touchless towel dispensers ease the spread of disease in public areas across campus.

We are grateful to those who share our vision: Building for Tomorrow Fund of the Birch Creek Endowment Do or County Emergency Response Fund, a partnership of the Door County Community Foundation and United Way of Door County Dw ight and Linda Davis Foundation A D onor Designated Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation A Pr ivate Family Foundation

A cellphone antenna on the roof receives the providers signal and transfers it to units indoors for stronger service abilities inside rooms in the building.

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.

Did you know that every student automatically receives $2,660 in reduced tuition because of your support to this annual fund? True Cost: Play It Forward Support: Student/Family’s Tuition:

$4,860 $2,660 $2,200

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.

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2022 Summer Concerts Thursday | June 23

Friday | June 24

Saturday | June 25

Opening Night: Pop Goes Percussion!

Percussion: Elegant and Exotic

Pop Goes Percussion! 3:00 PM Matinee Only

Thursday | June 30

Friday | July 1

Saturday | July 2

Percussion: Playful & Pretty

Artistry in Steel Pan featuring Liam Teague 3:00 PM Matinee & 7:00 PM Concert

Closing Night: Percussion’s Greatest “Hits”

Monday | July 4

Thursday | July 7 Rising Stars: 2021 Concerto Competition Winners

Friday | July 8 Saturday | July 9

A Birch Creek Symphonic Fourth Brian Groner, Conductor 3:00 PM Matinee Only

Taka Matsunaga, Conductor

Saint-Saëns, “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin” Lalo, “Symphonie espagnole for Violin”

Nordic Sounds Grieg, “Holberg Suite, Op. 40” Sibelius, “Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 3”

Thursday | July 14

Friday | July 15

Saturday | July 16

A Romantic Evening: Puccini & Rachmaninov

Legends and Titans: Wagner & Mahler

Symphony Show and Tell: Tchaikovsky & Mahler

Tchaikovsky, “Swan Lake Suite” Rachmaninov, “Piano Concerto No. 2” Jodie DeSalvo, Piano

Bruch, “Romanze for Viola, Op. 85” Amanda Grimm, Viola Mahler, “Symphony No. 1 in D, ‘Titan’”

Tchaikovsky, “Swan Lake Suite” Mahler, “Symphony No. 1 in D, ‘Titan’”

Wednesday | July 20

Thursday | July 21

Friday | July 22

Saturday | July 23

Swing and the Great American Big Band

Legendary Ellington, Miller & Basie Vol. I

Swing and the Great American Big Band

Wednesday | July 27

Thursday | July 28

Friday | July 29

Saturday | July 30

Joy of Swing Vol. I

Big Band and the Legacy of Swing

Joy of Swing Vol. I

Wednesday | August 3

Thursday | August 4

Friday | August 5

Saturday | August 6

The Great American Big Band

Legendary Ellington, Miller & Basie Vol. II

The Great American Big Band

Wednesday | August 10

Thursday | August 11

Friday | August 12

Saturday | August 13

Joy of Swing Vol. II

The Art of Rhythm and Swing

Joy of Swing Vol. II

2022 Fall Concert Series Featuring Birch Creek Faculty September 10

Double Keyboard Piano Concert featuring Jodie DeSalvo and Susan Wenckus Juniper Hall | 7:00 PM

September 17

Lawrence University Jazz Faculty Quintet featuring Dane Richeson, José Encarnación, Tim Albright, Mark Urness and Bill Carrothers Juniper Hall | 7:00 PM

September 24 Talk of the Town

featuring Kevin Van Ess and his Dixieland Jazz Band Juniper Hall | 7:00 PM

October 8

Jazz Combo: Jeff Campbell & Friends A Birch Creek Associates Fundraiser Juniper Hall • Social | 5:30 PM Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar | 6:00 PM Concert | 7:00 PM Reservations at BirchCreek.org/Tickets

December 3 Christmas at Birch Creek featuring Birch Creek Symphony Brass and Guest Performers Juniper Hall Family Matinee | 2:30 PM Evening Concert | 7:00 PM

Special Thanks to our 2022 Concert Sponsors Anonymous Donor (2) Jane and Gerry Berg Birch Creek Board of Trustees Jim and Pat Blair Laurey and Phil Clampitt Fran Dutton Miriam Erickson Jim and Barbara Flint Mike and Connie Glowacki Joan Guasta Steve and Jackie Kane Stephen and Kathryn Kuhn

Anthony & Judith Licata Charlotte Lukes MMG Foundation Mary Moster Ray and Claire Moulis Tom and Susan Regan 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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Planned Giving - The Birch Creek Endowment 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 allow 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.

The Birch Creek Endowment is comprised of four funds. Donors choose one of these funds to designate how they wish the earnings from their gift to be used. The endowment principal (the gift itself) is everlasting. Listed here are gifts received between May 1, 2021, and April 30, 2022.

FUNDS

BUILDING FOR TOMORROW FUND LIFETIME FOR EDUCATION FUND NOW & FOREVER FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOREVER FUND

BUILDING FOR TOMORROW FUND Capital campus improvements Gifts to Fund Principal Dennis Buckingham Martha Florey Nancy Hughes Sub-Funds Robert Koehler Memorial Jane and Gerry Berg Anonymous Joan Guasta Richard and Denise Haight David Koehler and Barbara Kraemer Donna Koehler Corinne Merz Paul and Pauline Peterson David and Lolly Ratajczak Jim and Kate Rericha Martha Thompson Andrew Wagner Kaye M. Wagner Kaye M. Wagner Memorial John and Sherry Adams Anonymous (2) Pamela Blanchard Richard and Kerstin Conner Peter and Myra Cristall Door Guide Publishing Tim and Marsella Fults Joan Guasta Richard and Denise Haight Steve and Patti Horne

Kristin Horne Don and Myrma Howard Ron Jochimsen Charlotte Lukes Tom and Char Lundstedt Marilyn Phelan John Pistone and Nancy Kostka David and Lolly Ratajczak Chris Risch Mardra and Reginald Thomas Stanley and Jane Whiteman

LIFETIME FOR EDUCATION FUND Educational components such as faculty chairs and guest artist fees Gifts to Fund Principal Roy and Betsy Gill Dayton and Ann Sederquist Sub-Funds Greg and Becky Britton Sub-fund Lucile Grams Memorial Named Funds Jane and Gerry Berg Jazz II Piano Faculty Chair Howard and Miriam Erickson Jazz I Drum Faculty Chair honoring Bob Chmel Faculty Dorm Room #108 In honor of Don Makuen and Charlie Dickson, a gift of Tom and Marlys Regan Thomas Regan Jackie and Steve Kane Gazebo Steve and Jackie Kane

The Birch Creek Endowment Anthony and Judith Licata Jazz I Lab Band Director Chair Anthony and Judith Licata Charlotte Lukes Concertmaster Chair Mary Moster and Lou Williams Symphony Cello Faculty Chair Margaret Moster Mary Moster 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 Marti Thompson Wright Housing, In Memory of Sarah E. Wright

NOW & FOREVER FUND Revenue stream which supplements the cost of day-to-day operations Gifts to Fund Principal Scott Ellington Sub-Funds Alan and Virginia Eades Sub-fund Joan Guasta Sub-fund Wes and Cookie Kramlich Memorial Roy and Charlotte Lukes Sub-fund William and Ruth Melzer Memorial Bonnie and Peter Platten Sub-fund Robert and Catherine Tilden Sub-fund Named Funds Forever in Time Jazz II Guitar Faculty Chair Anonymous SCHOLARSHIPS FOREVER FUND Scholarships for students of high musical skills, personal merit and financial need Gifts to Fund Principal Nicholas Borrelli Dave and Nancy Clinton Dennis and Bonnie Connolly, in honor of the Connolly Family Jane Dalton William Orton Alberto and Lisa Segre Penelope Ziegler

Sub-Funds Otto and Jean Andreae Memorial George (Lee) Bourassa Memorial William and Nancy Carpenter Sub-fund Donald and Lois Deane Memorial In Memory of Lois Deane Jeffrey W Deane David and Lolly Ratajczak Lucile Grams Memorial Maihaugen Foundation Sub-fund MMG Foundation Sub-fund Allan Peterson Memorial John Jenks and Vicki Peterson Jenks Joseph and Marian Phelps Memorial David and Peggy Babb Ernest Seeman Memorial Linda Clarke Larry Seeman Elliott and Shyla Wollman Memorial In Memory of Elliott Wollman Shyla Wollman In Memory of Shyla Wollman Dian M Smith Marc J Wollman William and Ann Taylor Memorial Named Funds Anonymously Named Scholarship James Dutton Scholarship In Memory of Jim Dutton Frances Dutton David and Pat Long Beverley Urschel Jean Wittner In Memory of Sonja Stork Don Stork Brian T. Hynes and Barry J. Hynes Scholarship Virginia and Alan Eades Phyllis C. Ingwersen Scholarship George Kress Foundation Scholarship George Kress Foundation Ralph Pratt Scholarship Sylvia K. Pratt Frank and Carol Weber Scholarship Frank and Carol Weber Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Foundation for the Arts Scholarship

The Birch Creek Endowment 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 those gifts that were so vital to begin the Endowment. The principal remains in the fund chosen by the donor and continues to generate earnings. Lifetime for Education Fund, honoring Richard and Kerstin Conner Erik Eriksson Robert Hohman G. Allan (Al) O’Connor

Scholarships Forever Fund, honoring Robert Borgstede Jay Dorschel Ma rilyn 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 Richard and Kerstin Conner Mark and Ann Jinkins John and M. Lynn Lees Donald Makuen John Pfeifer

The Legacy Circle Door County. Sailing, fishing, and swimming in the Bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. A fish boil for the first time. Hiking Cave Point and picking buckets of cherries in July. Or so I thought back in 1978.

Vicki Peterson Jenks welcomes audiences back to Birch Creek for an outdoor concert under the evening skies in 2021.

After picking those ubiquitous buckets of cherries, my husband and I stopped with my in-laws in Sturgeon Bay to have dinner on our way home. As we were leaving, I saw a poster that intrigued me, advertising a two week stay at a place called Birch Creek to study with the incredible world-class percussionist, Gordon Stout! A percussionist myself, I wondered how I could possibly pass that up? So, I registered posthaste, met Jim and Fran Dutton, stayed in their A-frame house across from Birch Creek, worked diligently in both marimba classes and orchestra, and fell in love with the ambience of Birch Creek!

For 44 years, I have melted into the heartbeat of Birch Creek, become part of the closely-knit faculty, developed friends for a lifetime, been transported around the world via the amazing artistry of Birch Creek’s Percussion & Steel Band faculty, learned more from my students than they could ever learn from me, sat around the campfire with “my kids” in the evening, and have had my soul strengthened. Birch Creek is a living legacy I want to see continue. — Blessings, Vicki Peterson Jenks, 2022 Percussion Faculty Artist

The Legacy Circle Members of the Birch Creek Legacy Circle have listed Birch Creek as a beneficiary in their estate plans.

Legacy Circle Members Anonymous Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Jane and Gerry Berg Carla Byrnes and Sara Oswald Sam and Vicky Carmen Dave and Mona Christensen Peter and Myra Cristall Frances Dutton Virginia T. Eades Miriam Erickson Cecilia Van de Kamp Freund Lu cile M Grams Charitable Lead Annuity Trust* Joan Guasta Doug and Barbara Henderson Phyllis C. Ingwersen* Vicki Peterson Jenks Steve and Jackie Kane Stephen and Wendy Kase

Irene Daniell Kress Revocable Trust* Henry and Dorothy Kuettner Endowment Fund* Mar guerite L. Lembke and Lillian A. Lembke Revocable Trust* Anthony and Judith Licata Charlotte Lukes Fred Mann and Charles Beasley Fredric and Christi Moritz Mary Moster and Louis Williams* Thomas and Susan Regan Estate of Ernell F. Rothe* Ben Schenker Trust* Cynthia Stiehl Bill* and Marti Thompson Ursula Walser Trust* Sarah E. Wright Charitable Trust* *deceased

Named Gifts My husband, Lou Williams, and I discovered Birch Creek much as we discovered so many other treasures of Door County. A friend recommended that we attend a concert on a steamy summer evening. We loved the whole experience of listening to Big Band music in the historic Dutton Barn. In time, we got engaged again with Birch Creek. I had just retired from my job in downtown Chicago. Lou had retired a few years earlier. We were both looking for a meaningful commitment as we transitioned into retirement. He found his creative outlet in becoming a wood turner. I answered a call to serve on Birch Creek’s Board of Trustees. That led to a truly fascinating six-year journey as a board member. I watched the organization blossom and rise to meet Mary Moster enjoys the 2018 Valentine’s Day challenge after challenge. Most gratifying was to watch the Concert in Juniper Hall. students grow and blossom in their performances from one summer to the next and to see the energy and dedication of the faculty. We had such fun inviting friends to concerts where everyone left with big smiles, tapping toes and happy hearts. That made it an easy decision to become members of the Legacy Circle in 2017. When Lou passed away later that year, it was with all these memories top of mind that I made the decision to name a cello chair in the endowment as a lasting memory to the wonderful times we spent at Birch Creek. It’s been a privilege to be a part of this great organization. — Mary Moster, 2022

Named Gifts For many donors as well as Legacy Circle members, a natural “next step” in Planned Giving is to name a scholarship, building or faculty chair in the endowment. For more information on Legacy Circle membership or Named Gifts, please contact Mona Christensen at Birch Creek at (920) 868-2240. The names of many faculty chairs and nearly 50 places on our idyllic campus are examples of naming opportunities that gratefully recognize donors whose gifts help shape and elevate our learning and performing environment. Permanently Named — Permanently named in 2021-2022 • The Associates Play It Again Stand • George Kress Foundation Endowment Scholarship • Bill and Marti Thompson Jazz I Trombone Faculty Chair honoring Audrey Morrison • Frank and Carol Weber Endowment Scholarship

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 32 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 51. 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 36 for more information. Capital Gifts Capital gifts support campus infrastructure projects vital to ongoing student and patron safety, and projects to repair or replace aging infrastructure essential to our growth. See page 31 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, 2021 and April 30, 2022. 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 Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation Gebhardt Foundation Joan Guasta Steven and Jackie Kane George Kress Foundation Inc Henry and Dorothy Kuettner Endowment Fund Anthony and Judith Licata MMG Foundation Peter and Leila Nehlsen Nicholas Family Foundation Robert and Joan Schaupp

Marti Thompson Roger and Lynn Van Vreede Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Frank and Carol Weber

Director’s Circle John and Sherry Adams Anonymous (4) Jane and Gerry Berg Birch Creek Endowment in the Door County Community Foundation Sam and Vicky Carmen

William and Nancy Carpenter Dr. and Mrs. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly The Cordon Family Foundation Door County Emergency Response Fund, a partnership of the United Way of Door County and the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Irene M. Fox Daniel and Nancy Guilfoy Tom and Carole Guyette John Jenks and Vicki Peterson Jenks Charlotte Lukes

Karen Mehigan and Jim Friel Mary Moster Palmer Foundation Raibrook Foundation Thomas and Susan Regan Sargent Family Foundation Paul and Brenda Schneider Wisconsin Arts Board Sarah E. Wright Charitable Trust

Faculty Circle Katy Andino Nancy Andriacchi Anonymous (4) Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Jim and Pat Blair Pamela Blanchard David and Suzy Boerke Nancy T. and David A. Borghesi Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Glenn Bruck Greater Milwaukee Foundation Anthony and Andrea Bryant Family Fund Jim and Barbara Bunning David Burke and Wendy Lukes Rudy and Pat Carl Laurey and Phil Clampitt Linda Clarke Peter and Beverly Conroy Door County Medical Center Curt and Carrie Downes Dull Family Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

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.

Frances Dutton Alan and Virginia Eades Anne and Richard Egan Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Karin Erickson Gretchen and Dan Farwell Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Forbes/Berend Family Fund Tim and Marsella Fults Roy and Betsy Gill Mike and Connie Glowacki Joseph and Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Timothy and Barbara Graul John and Nancy Greenwood Patti Jo Hedeen Roger and Denette Hilbert Nancy E. Hughes Illinois Audio Productions Roger Johnson Dick and Jan Johnson Dave and Mel Johnson Barbara Keller Dennis and Barbara Kessler Brad and Mary Koehler Steve and Kathy Kuhn Ed and Mary Langbein Les Paul Foundation Bob Lindahl and Wilma Van Arragon David and Pat Long Charles Mckee David and Marion Meissner Fredric and Christi Moritz Dan and Lynn O’Hara Sylvia K. Pratt David and Lolly Ratajczak Rod and Marian Schlise Robert and Carol Sorrentino Joel Brown and Julie Strauss Chris and Lori Tolle Kim Viney Sue Vineyard Carol Wakeman

John and Roberta Walgren Bronna Wollman and Sandy Berezowitz, Marc Wollman, and Ben Wollman

Encore Theo and Jan Abrahamson Stefan and Joan Anderson Mary Andrus Anonymous (11) Kim Arendt Paul Aspinwall Charles and Stephanie Baer Janet Thomas Bailey Carl and Susan Becker Tom and Penny Beerntsen John and Alice Belmont Donald Lueders and Donna Bossow-Lueders Jim and Iveta Boyanchek Christine Bridenhagen Lois Brown Scott and Lynn Brunswick Susan Caldwell Dave and Vonnie Callsen John and Kathy Campbell Patrick and Mary Cerra Don and Deb Chapman Donald and Beverly Chappie Bob and Renee Chmel Dave and Nan Clinton Dick and Kit Conner Karen and Andrew Cook Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Tom and Susan Corbridge Chris Cramer Peter and Myra Cristall Rob Davis John and Pat Deleonardis Nancy and Jay Dickson Door County Coffee and Tea Co. Sara Eberle Michael Elkow Scott Ellington Mark and Jean Elste Miriam Erickson

Jim and Barbara Erlenborn Falb Family Charitable Foundation Linda Fass The Feldman Family Charitable Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Paul and Sandra Fernstrum Jim and Barbara Flint Jack and Cynthia Follick Frank Forkert Matthew and Linda Frank Rich and Jane Fredrick George and Bernie Freeman David George Dottie Gerrits The Gillen Family and McCracken and Gillen LLC Steven and Mary Gomoll Derek and Mary Gover Andrew and Gretchen Hall Barb and Jim Hansen Heid Music Family Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Paul Heim and Julie Watkins Jerry and Mary Hein Bill and Jane Hensge Hislop Family Foundation James L. Hoehn and Nancy J. Goldberg Mark and Michaela Holey Don and Myrma Howard Karl and Lyn Huber Mary Jelinek Donna and Dennis Joannides Steven and Dawn Johnson Sandra Johnson Albert and Cynthia Johnson Debbie and Gary Jones Lynn Kaczmarek and Mack Bonk Dee Ann Keip Donna Koehler Herb Kohl Philanthropies Dr. Sanford Koltonow and Dr. Mary Schlaff David Kowalski

Rod and Carol Krueger John Landwehr Jeff and Brenda Lange Beatrice Lapp Gerald Lecy Lynn Lees John and Jill Levi David and Carrie Link Douglas MacNeil Barb and Mike Madden Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Helen and Ernest Madsen Main Street Market Patricia Malkemus John Mangan Fred Mann and Charles Beasley William and Mary Jo McCarthy Scott and Christine Miller Mark and Jennifer Moeller Frank and Sherry Moon Bill Moore Mary J. Moore Michael and Ann Morgan Philanthropy Fund of Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Mike and Babs Mortl Raymond and Claire Moulis John and Nancy Munch Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Tom Munns David and Gail Nelson Newport Resort Nicolet National Bank Frances M. O`Brien Judy O`Connor Ted Pappas and Fe Quejada Bill and Betty Parsons Dennis and Sandy Pearson Ellsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation Larry and Devon Polly Rae Potter John Ray Jeanne E. Reichert Jim and Kate Rericha

Paul and Barbara Ristau Robert and Katie Robbins Todd and Sheryll Rockway Ron Rozmarynoski Jim and Peggy Ryan Paul and Rae Sanders Marcia K. Sarvela Carl and Barbara Shakal James and Kathlin Sickel Jerry and Nancy Sjostrom Dr. Barbara K. Sloan Ben and Jane Stephen Linda Stephenson Tim and Sue Stone Don Stork Maury and Ann Sullivan Diane Taillon Tannenbaum Holiday Shop Mardra and Reginald Thomas Thrivent John and Joan Tierney Laurie Tremain Steven and Patricia Vickman Friedrich and Gail Von Rueden Bob and Tina Wagner David and Nancy Wahlert Jim and Wendy Walker Shirley Weese-Young Jim and Anne White Richard and Jan Whittow Sharon A. Wild Wild Restaurant Concepts, LLC Jean J. Wittner Sarah and Mark Woerfel Nancy-Leigh Wolff

Mentor’s Circle Ann Abbott Sue Abbott Thomas L. Aerts Peter Ament James and Sara Ellen Anderson Rick and Jan Anderson Anonymous (12) Roy and Terri Back Francha Barnard Bobbi and Bea Baschleben Dennis and Carla Benard Ken and Janet Berggren

Kimberly Best Ken and Marie Bohnen The Borawski’s Michael and Marge Bork Nicholas Borrelli Robert Bracken and William Luhman The Brookby Foundation Charles Brukardt The Buckingham Family Janet E. Bulin Virginia Burdine Roger and Doris Butz Carla Byrnes and Sara Oswald Chris and Katie Callen Ricardo Castañeda Dave and Kathy Cecil Chris Chambreau and Heather Abercrombie Carl and Pat Chan Trudy and Anthony Chelmecki Karen Cowan Trissa Crowley Mitch and Sandie Custer The Davila Family Jeffrey W. Deane Tom and Judy DeMint Bob and Liz Dickson Robert and Lynn Doneff Door Guide Publishing Sue Dornfeld Charles and Rita Doyle Gracia Drew Susan Eck Dodie Edwards Smith Rob and Robin Engl Bruce and Chris Fenner Alexandra Fischer James Forbeck Dawn Foxx Fred and Barb Frey Ronald and Sandra Gales William Gardner and Paul Warnke Jerry and Lois Garrity Bob and Nancy Gellman Ann Glessner Barbara J. Glick Janet Tippet Goldsmith

Al and Pam Goodwill Barbara Gould Sally Griffith-Oh and Jiwoong Oh Dave and Sue Gunderson William Hable Richard and Denise Haight George and Judy Harmon Doug and Barbara Henderson Dale and Linda Hernandez James and Ina Heup Rachel Hickson Bernard and Mitzi Hlavac Jim Holland Stephen Hommowun Steve and Patti Horne Jim and Pat Hughes Dan and Keri Hurley Jim Ingwersen Dr. Peter and Jean Jacobsohn Ron Jochimsen Richard and Charlotte Johnston Dick and Suzi Jones Jack and Cathy Keller Edward Kelly Linda and Mike Kielas Gretchen Klug Lucy Klug James Kollenbroich Benedict and Lee Kordus Keith and Jann Kostecke Martin Krebs Rev. Robert Kuhn Gene and Pauline Kussart Paul and Ruth Langehough Paul and Dianne Larson Charles and Estella Lauter Brett Lecy Brenda and Bud Lenahan Marcia Henry Liebenow Sean and Diem Lieu Rev. Thomas Lijewski Kenneth Lindberg Donna Lipper Paul and Mary Luce Mark and Kathleen Lundberg Tom and Char Lundstedt Judy Maas

Greg Macola Sharon and Joe Malenda Jack and Sandy Mason Thomas Meyering James and Felicia Miller George Mitchell Margaret Moster Robert and Louise Motel Bob and Faith Murray Janet L. Nedoba Sharon R. Nelson David and Carol Nestingen Camilla Nielsen Robert and Mary O`Connor Don and Carol Olson On Deck Clothing Company William Orton Frank and Kathy Pammer Steven Pape Terry and Marge Pestlin John and Patricia Pospisil John and Christine Pratt Thomas Prebble and Claudia Trimarco John C. and Lynn M. Pullan Will and Laura Quinn Taran A. Radloff David and Ginger Ready Megan Repar The Rhodes Family Jim and Marianne Richards Chris Risch Robert Jr. and Emily Rogers Rommelfanger Family Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Julie Rosner and David Fishman Mark and Cathy Runion Stanley and Dorothy Russell Randy and Sandy Sannes Kirk and Donna Scattergood

John and Susan Schaper Patricia Schneider Charles Schneider Paul Schubert and Debra Merkle-Schubert Laura and Eric Schulz Cletus and Jane Schwoerer Carol Scott Dayton and Ann Sederquist Clinton Booth Seely Larry Seeman Richard and Julie Seybold Art and Sharon Shoener Jeff and Chris Siefker Richard Silhol Serge and Paula Sisler Sister Bay Bowl, Inc Robert Slaughter Rich Stanek and Dianné Aldrich Gregory Stillman Bob and Rita Sullivan Tom and Bozena Swiderski Liam Teague and Lorena Nunez Dorothy Tevoert Dennis and Jan Thornton James and Susan Thorsen Bill Tiedeman David and Bonnie Turner Roy and Sandra Uelner David and Beverley Urschel Roger and Beth VanGroll Thomas and June Varney Anke Voss Kaye M. Wagner Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Gary and Linda Wallace Thomas Weikert James and Joan Weinberger Doug and Suzanne White Christine White William and Sharon Wildman Dave and Donna Wilkinson Clyde and Marsha Williams James and Bonnie Wirth Gene and Carmen Witt Eric and Barbara Wolf

Norb and Judy Wolter Glen Worf Jerry and Joan Zaug Jack and Barbara Zilavy

Bravo Amazon Smile Jill and Bruce Anderson Joyce Anderson Melanie and Rob Andres Anonymous (7) Georgia Arendt Maurie and Vicki Ash David and Peggy Babb Bud and Marilyn Barta Nancy Bauer Dorothy Beck Amy and John Becker Scott Beckwith Greg and Peg Berezewski J. Mathew and Kathleen Bourne Harold Breliant Kathryn Budzak Lois Buntz Patricia Caravella Lynne Carlstein Joe Cataldo Harley and Jean Chapman James and Elizabeth Churm William and Mary Conkling Helene Conlon Robert and Mary Cook Dianne Coopman Michael and Barbara Dinanno Rick and Mary Dittemore John and Natalie Docter Michael Donohue Anne-Marie Douglas Matt and Lisa Dow Douglas and Iris Dowden Dale Ducat Ian and Christine Duncan John Eichholz Marla Eland Buzz and Sue Enroth Tom Esau Robert Evanson

Ann Marie Fahey Sverre and Chris Falck-Pedersen James Faletti Carl and Mary Fansler Susan Farrell Richard and Janice Faust Martha Florey Kerry Fox Julie Gall Caroline Garrow Sallie Goding and Allan Beaber Patricia Groh Michael and Kathy Herrity William and Patricia Herzing Joseph Hetherington Susan Hingst Cynthia Holmes Dawn Holsen Kristin Horne and Pete Benson Terry Hynous Darko Kalan Judy Kane Judith and Thomas Kapellen Lauretta Kelley Richard Kenitzer David and Mary Ellen Kjos Kathleen Klika Nancy Kostka Mathew and Margaret Kraker Jeffrey and Taylor Kroma Betty Lewis and Paul Zafer Loyal Lightfoot Patrick Limoni Robert and Doris Loss Peggy Lott James Loughlin Robert and Donna Lucht Lowell and Donna Ludford Louise Lueck Jacquelyn Luke Wayne and Judith Marik James Marnul Mary Beth Maudsley Jim and Cass McHolland Ann McKenna; Susan McKenna-Slapp Katharine McMahan

Dennis Mcsherry Richard and Jean Mehring James and Sally Mergener Melissa Metzler Robert and Vivian Miller Marian Miller Sue and Mike Miller Erika Miller Jamie Milligan Jim and Gwen Mitsche Robert Moeller, Karen Moeller, and Tony Trout Audrey Morrison Eric and Michelle Naese Janet Nelson Mike Nelson Matt Neu and Holly Paquette-Neu Sylvia Nyberg Cristina Ortiz Kanella Otto Marilyn Phelan Amy Phimister John Pistone and Nancy Kostka Jerrold and Carolyn Post Gay Pustaver

Allen and Karen Queenen Jack and Stella Quirk Loren and Margaret Rathert Rick and Jan Rickert Mary Roberts Jennifer Rogers Chet and Nancy Romans Susan Rorison Donna Ruzicka Altepeter Eileen Scarchilli Jeffrey Scharfe and Nancy Wood Philip and Barbara Schendel Greg and Renee Schmill Terry J. Schneider Lawrence Schulman Richard Schultz Gary and Beverly Schulze Mary Seehafer Alberto and Lisa Segre Kathy Sims Thomas Siwe and Joan Fortschneider Mark Slivinski Dian Smith Bob and Chris Snyder

Dick Snyder Katherine Sorenson Elizabeth L. Sperberg Annette Steinke John and Jane Stevenson Chuck and Carol Stout Susan Sturm Cynthia and Stuart Swihart Dean Swinton James P. Szantor Albert and Linda Thomas Carol Tishler Ronald and Janet Wanek Dennis White and Teala LeBlanc Stanley and Jane Whiteman Gale and Don Whitson-Schmidt Charlene Willis Mary E. Wilson Phillis Wilson Terry and Debbie Wolf David Zuckerman and Judy Madsen

Tributes Memorials In memory of Jeanne Ament Ann Abbott Peter Ament Bobbi and Bea Baschleben Dorothy Beck Susan Farrell Ann Glessner David and Mary Ellen Kjos Mathew and Margaret Kraker Mark and Jennifer Moeller Robert Moeller, Karen Moeller, and Tony Trout Sylvia Nyberg Steven Pape In memory of Charlene Beasley-Clegg Fred Mann and Charles Beasley In memory of Chuck Bither Sam and Vicky Carmen In memory of Joyce L. Brukardt Charles Brukardt

In memory of Russell Dagon Sam and Vicky Carmen Sue Vineyard In memory of Lois Deane Jeffrey W. Deane David and Lolly Ratajczak In memory of Jim Dutton Janet E. Bulin David and Pat Long David and Beverley Urschel In memory of Angela Frater Will and Laura Quinn In memory of Dorothea Hilliker Marcia K. Sarvela In memory of Steven E. Keip Dee Ann Keip In memory of Bill Klug Charlotte Lukes David and Lolly Ratajczak In memory of Robert Koehler David and Lolly Ratajczak

Tributes (continued) In memory of Marilynne Kowalski David Kowalski In memory of Jane Kuhn Rev. Robert Kuhn In memory of Don Makuen Donna Lipper In memory of Matt Mantell Dan and Keri Hurley Charlotte Lukes In memory of James McDonald Dodie Edwards Smith James Faletti Loyal Lightfoot In memory of Lois McKenna Scott Beckwith Robert Bracken and William Luhman Patricia Groh Ann McKenna; Susan McKenna-Slapp Eileen Scarchilli In memory of Carmen Patti Susan Eck The Gillen Family and McCracken and Gillen LLC In memory of Michelle Pestlin Terry and Marge Pestlin In memory of Lon Radloff Taran A. Radloff In memory of Melvin Sarvela Marcia K. Sarvela In memory of Sonja Stork Don Stork In memory of Fred Sturm Susan Sturm In memory of Henry and Elsie Tischler Carol Tishler In memory of Lee Tishler Carol Tishler In memory of Dale Tremain Laurie Tremain In memory of Kaye M. Wagner John and Sherry Adams Anonymous (2) Pamela Blanchard Dick and Kit Conner Peter and Myra Cristall Door Guide Publishing Tim and Marsella Fults

Joan Guasta Daniel and Nancy Guilfoy Richard and Denise Haight Kristin Horne and Pete Benson Steve and Patti Horne Don and Myrma Howard Ron Jochimsen Charlotte Lukes Tom and Char Lundstedt Marilyn Phelan John Pistone and Nancy Kostka David and Lolly Ratajczak Chris Risch Mardra and Reginald Thomas Stanley and Jane Whiteman In memory of Adolf Walser Jane and Gerry Berg In memory of Rev. William D. White Christine White In memory of Lou Williams Margaret Moster In memory of Shyla Wollman Dian Smith

Honors In honor of Bob Chmel Benedict and Lee Kordus In honor of Howard and Miriam Erickson Dawn Foxx In honor of David Long Barb and Mike Madden Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

In Kind Anonymous Jane and Gerry Berg Bob and Renee Chmel Frank Forkert Karl and Lyn Huber Peter and Leila Nehlsen Jim and Kate Rericha Marti Thompson Estate of Kaye M. Wagner

Annual Scholarship Donors Theo and Jan Abrahamson Rich Stanek and Dianné Aldrich Joyce Anderson Stefan and Joan Anderson Nancy Andriacchi Mary Andrus Anonymous (7) Georgia Arendt Kim Arendt Janet Thomas Bailey Francha Barnard Anthony and Priscilla Beadell Amy and John Becker Scott Beckwith Tom and Penny Beerntsen Dennis and Carla Benard Pamela Blanchard The Borawski’s Michael and Marge Bork Jim and Iveta Boyanchek Glenn Bruck John and Kathy Campbell William and Nancy Carpenter Ricardo Castañeda Dave and Kathy Cecil Patrick and Mary Cerra Carl and Pat Chan Harley and Jean Chapman Trudy and Anthony Chelmecki Laurey and Phil Clampitt Dr. and Mrs. Dennis and Bonnie Connolly Robert and Mary Cook Tom and Susan Corbridge Mitch and Sandie Custer Tom and Judy DeMint Bob and Liz Dickson Rick and Mary Dittemore Matt and Lisa Dow Charles and Rita Doyle Ian and Christine Duncan Rob and Robin Engl Karin Erickson Carl and Mary Fansler Bruce and Chris Fenner Paul and Sandra Fernstrum Kerry Fox Matthew and Linda Frank

Karen Mehigan and Jim Friel Ronald and Sandra Gales Roy and Betsy Gill The Gillen Family and McCracken and Gillen LLC Al and Pam Goodwill Barbara Gould Timothy and Barbara Graul Tom and Carole Guyette William Hable Jerry and Mary Hein Bill and Jane Hensge Herb Kohl Philanthropies James and Ina Heup James L. Hoehn and Nancy J. Goldberg Jim and Pat Hughes Dr. Peter and Jean Jacobsohn Donna and Dennis Joannides Dick and Jan Johnson Richard and Charlotte Johnston Benedict and Lee Kordus Jeffrey and Taylor Kroma Ed and Mary Langbein Charles and Estella Lauter Anthony and Judith Licata Marcia Henry Liebenow Paul and Mary Luce Helen and Ernest Madsen Sharon and Joe Malenda Marian Miller Sue and Mike Miller MMG Foundation Bill Moore Audrey Morrison Janet L. Nedoba Janet Nelson Sylvia Nyberg Frances M. O`Brien Robert and Mary O`Connor Cristina Ortiz John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation John and Patricia Pospisil Thomas Prebble and Claudia Trimarco John C. and Lynn M. Pullan

Will and Laura Quinn Taran A. Radloff Raibrook Foundation Paul and Barbara Ristau Chet and Nancy Romans Ron Rozmarynoski Mark and Cathy Runion Paul and Rae Sanders Robert and Joan Schaupp Philip and Barbara Schendel Scholarships Forever Fund in the Birch Creek Endowment Anonymously Named Scholarship James Dutton Scholarship Brian T. Hynes and Barry J. Hynes Scholarship Phyllis C. Ingwersen Scholarship George Kress Foundation Scholarship Ralph Pratt Scholarship Frank and Carol Weber Scholarship Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Foundation for the Arts Scholarship Paul Schubert and Debra Merkle-Schubert Richard Schultz Jeff and Chris Siefker Jerry and Nancy Sjostrom Dr. Barbara K. Sloan Bob and Chris Snyder Cynthia and Stuart Swihart Dorothy Tevoert John and Joan Tierney Roger and Lynn Van Vreede Kim Viney Anke Voss Gary and Linda Wallace James and Joan Weinberger Dennis White and Teala LeBlanc Doug and Suzanne White Sarah and Mark Woerfel Eric and Barbara Wolf

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Birch Creek Administration Mona Christensen

Executive Director

Mona Christensen came to Birch Creek in 2015 after 27 years at UW-Green Bay as the Director of Camps and Conferences. Her lifelong administrative vision engages leadership, faculty, staff, and volunteers to serve students of all ages, from youth to senior citizens. She is experienced in meeting the educational needs of musicians and students, as well as implementing and improving technologies needed to operate a music education program. Mona holds a music degree and a Master of Science degree in administrative science-management. She is a flautist who taught flute privately for 20 years. In addition, she was the Ministries Director for five years at a megachurch in Green Bay and has performed in several community and church bands, flute choirs and orchestras.

Kristen Johnson

Assistant Executive Director

Kristen Johnson brings 20 years of non-profit leadership experience to the new position of Assistant Executive Director at Birch Creek, helping carry forward Birch Creek’s mission. She earned a degree in business administration with honors from Trinity International University. Through the Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University, she received two certificates: Resource Development and Marketing/Communication. Kristen is skilled in management and communication within organizations that serve her community.

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.

Camille Orgel

Operations Assistant

Camille joins the staff at Birch Creek as the Operations Assistant. She brings to Birch Creek over seven years of experience with large scale project and team management, budget creation and oversight, and creative problem solving in the entertainment/ advertising industries. Her roles have ranged from production assistant and production coordinator to producer working with clients such as Disney, TaylorMade, Marvel, and the NFL, among others. As a member of professional teams, her work has won Clio Entertainment awards and a Golden Trailer award. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media with a Concentration in Multimedia Production.

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Birch Creek Administration Kate Rericha

Grants and Development Manager

Kate is an arts educator with experience in a variety of environments including public and private education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Education Degree with a minor in English and has completed postgraduate courses in arts education and professional fund raising. Kate served her local and state communities through board leadership, arts advocacy, grant writing guidance, and as a grant review panelist for competitive grant programs. She has been with Birch Creek since 2005.

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.

Bob Volpe

Facilities Manager

Bob Volpe joins the Birch Creek staff with several years of maintenance experience in the villages of Sister Bay, Ephraim and at Fish Creek Condos. While in the US Navy/Naval Reserve he developed technical training materials for operations and maintenance, along with managing budgets, personnel training and oversaw day to day operations. Bob is a local volunteer firefighter and emergency medical responder. He has a degree in Computer Information Systems.

2022 Support Staff Maintenance Randal Weckler, Forestville, WI

House Manager Phil Bueche, Iowa City, IA

Kitchen Manager Casey Andrews, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Sound Technicians Timothy Folkers, Romeoville, IL Megan Rault, Algoma, WI

Kitchen Staff Molly Buchheim, Sun Prairie, WI   Olivia Garcia, Beloit, WI   Sophie Steger, Greenfield, WI Box Office Intern Molly Hennig, Oshkosh, WI Public Relations Intern Zoe Dorr, Polk City, IA

Birch Creek gardens maintained by Staff and Volunteers.

Head Counselors Emily Brewer, Minneapolis, MN Benjamin Hiles, Sheboygan Falls, WI Counselors Tom Corbridge, Iowa City, IA Samantha Jeanquart, Baraboo, WI Shannon Lyons, Beach Park, IL Miguel Rodriguez, Elgin, IL Maxwell Volk, Combined Locks, WI

The Birch Creek Associates

Concessions moved outdoors in 2021 and Associates take a brief break before the arrival of a sold-out audience for the July 4th celebration concert.

Our dedicated volunteers—known as The Associates— are the friendly faces you see greeting you around campus and are an integral part of Birch Creek’s success. For 30 years, this group of volunteers has helped with fundraising, concert nights, handing out programs, staffing the gift shop, preparing the campus for students, faculty and visitors, assisting with registration, gardening, housekeeping, and office work. In a typical season, members provide more than 3,000 hours of service. The Associates have raised more than $400,000 for scholarships, equipment purchases and capital projects.

If you would like to learn more about the Associates or become a member, one of the Photo by Heidi please Hodgessee Photography Associates or a staff member or contact us at Associates@BirchCreek.org or 920-868-3763.

2022 Birch Creek Associates (as of April 30, 2022): Dori Arbter Roy and Terri Back Steve and Sandy Bader Bud and Marilyn Barta John and Alice Belmont Jane Berg Dr. John and Kathy Campbell III Rudy and Pat Carl Sam and Vicky Carmen Dave Christensen Laurey Clampitt Dianna Coopman Trissa Crowley Charlene Cutler Bob and Mary Dunworth James and Barbara Erlenborn Chuck and Lynn Grebus Joan Guasta Doug and Barbara Henderson Jean Henkel Bill and Jane Hensge Karl and Lyn Huber Steven and Dawn Johnson Dick and Jan Johnson Roger and Katherine Jones Lynn Kaczmarek

Tom and Brenda Koch Larry and Carol LaCombe Carmen Lang Diane Little David and Pat Long Charlotte Lukes Katie Maples Marsha J May Sharon Michalsen Bill and Raetta Mirgain Jim and Gwen Mitsche Fred and Laurie Mohr Mary Moster Dennis and Sandra Pearson Darnell and Donna Pettengill Joan Pleuss Patti Quinn Ter r y Heidenreiter and Jeanne Rabel William and Sharon Rasmusson Mary Reinsmoen Sheryll Rockway Robert Ross Bryon Shea Ann Sullivan Norene Swaney

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2022 Patty Griffin 6.16 • Preservation Hall Jazz Band 6.22 Okee Dokee Brothers 6.23 • Charley Crockett 6.29 Indigo Girls 7.1 • WAR 7.3 • The High Kings 7.7 The War and Treaty 7.12 • Cloud Cult 7.22 Doc’s 70th Birthday Bash 7.24 • Keillor & Company 7.30 Ani DiFranco 8.7 • Victor Wooten 8.22 Asleep at the Wheel 8.28 • The Temptations 9.2 Home Free 9.3 • Canadian Brass 9.16 • Gordon Lightfoot 9.22 • Shakey Graves 10.2 Manhattan Transfer 10.14 • Marty Stuart 10.22

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It matters where you bank. When you bank with Nicolet Bank you contribute to the local economy and quality of life in Door County. Working together, we can make our community the best it can be. Proud to support Birch Creek. Nicoletbank.com | 920.868.3871

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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 Formerly Adult Band Camp

Wind Ensemble Retreat Co-Directors • Jim Stombres • Steve Sveum • Charles “Chip” Staley

August 16-19

Chamber Music Retreat

Chamber Music Retreat Director: Ricardo Castañeda String Quartet: Elizabeth York, Violin Carol Dylan, Violin Amanda Grimm, Viola Emily Mantell, Cello Piano: Susan Tang

August 22-25

Woodwind Quintet: Janice MacDonald, Flute Ricardo Castañeda, Oboe Katherine Kohler, Clarinet John Gaudette, Bassoon Dan O’Connell, Horn

All programs are subject to change. Please see BirchCreek.org for updates.

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