Uptown Nights: An Evening of Chamber Music Presented with Sugar Hill Salon & Concert Artists Guild

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1 Address: 150 Convent Avenue at West 135 Street, New York, NY 10031 Phone: 212.281.9240 ext. 19 | Website: www.harlemstage.org @harlemstage @myharlemstage Friday, March 8, 2024, 7:30PM Harlem Stage Gatehouse UPTOWN NIGHTS AN EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC PRESENTED WITH SUGAR HILL SALON & CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD

ABOUT THE EVENT

As part of its Uptown Nights music series, Harlem Stage collaborates with Harlem-based Sugar Hill Salon — one of the first chamber music series and artistic collectives that centers on black and brown woodwind artistry in classical music — and Concert Artists Guild —which has, since 1951, launched the careers of hundreds of emerging classical artists and ensembles — to curate an evening of chamber music performed by musicians from each organization’s ranks including Sugar Hill Salon’s Alexander Davis (bassoon) and David Valbuena (clarinet), and Concert Artists Guild’s Adam W. Sadberry (flute), and Fei-Fei (piano).

They will perform works by living composers of color including Paquito D’Rivera, Allison Loggins-Hull, Beata Moon, Paul Gabriel L. Cosme, Mary Watkins, Mauricio Murcia Bedoya, Tania León, Valerie Coleman Page, and Xiaogang Ye. The historic Gatehouse theater is the perfect place to enjoy chamber music!

ARTISTS

SUGAR HILL SALON

Alexander Davis Bassoon

David Valbuena Clarinet

CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD

Fei-Fei

Piano

Adam W. Sadberry Flute

This program is supported, in part, by, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is provided by the This program is supported, in part, by, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is provided by the Diana King Memorial Fund presented by the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation.

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

face out/phase out Paul Gabriel L. Cosme (b. 2000)

Habanera Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)

Midweek Tedium Mary Watkins (b. 1939)

Freedom Dreaming Beata Moon (b. 1969) (World Premiere)

Bassoon Clarinet Duo Mauricio Murcia Bedoya (b. 1976)

Falling Flowers Xiaogang Ye (b. 1955)

Homeland Allison Loggins-Hull (b. 1982)

Fanmi Imen Valerie Coleman Page (b. 1970)

Entre Nos Tania León (b. 1943)

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BIOGRAPHIES

ALEXANDER DAVIS

BASSOONIST

Alexander Davis (he/him) is a New York City-based bassoonist who has been known for his ability to play “with poise and élan”- Cleveland Classical. He is a musician whose artistic intentions center on spacemaking, connection, and community-building within classical music. An advocate of creating equity in the arts, Alexander is the founder and Artistic Director of the Sugar Hill Salon, a chamber music series showcasing black and brown wind artistry based in the culturally robust community of Harlem, NY, and on the stolen traditional territory of the Lenape Nation (www.sugarhillsalon.com).

Alexander performed in the first all-black orchestra to ever hold a concert in the history of Carnegie Hall’s existence with the Gateway Festival Orchestra in April of 2022. He has played with American Composer Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, Harlem Chamber Players, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Tertulia Chamber Music, Albany Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, American Modern Opera Company, Sherman Chamber Ensemble, and The North Country Chamber Players. Apart from playing in orchestras, Alexander has performed on Broadway playing in the pits for Phantom of the Opera and Lincoln Center’s production of Camelot. Alexander has performed in summer festivals such as Tanglewood, Ensemble Evolution, Banff Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Maine Chamber Music Seminar, and the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival. In addition to performing, Alexander is the Administrative Director of the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival where he works alongside the Imani Winds to cultivate a new generation of innovative chamber musicians. He has also been part of the “Armory Artists Corps Teaching Artists” in conjunction with the Park Avenue Armory since 2018. Through the Armory, he serves NYC public school students by helping them gain access to tools for self-exploration in today’s society through music.

Alexander is adjunct bassoon faculty at Montclair State University and the Mannes School of Music Prep. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Performance from SUNY Fredonia, a Masters in Performance from Stony Brook University, a Performers Certificate in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate of Music at Stony Brook University. He has studied with bassoonists Frank Morelli, Bob Williams, and Laura Koepke.

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BIOGRAPHIES

FEI-FEI PIANIST

Praised for her “bountiful gifts and passionate immersion into the music she touches” (The Plain Dealer), pianist Fei-Fei is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition and a top finalist at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She continues to garner a reputation for her poetic interpretations, charming audiences with her “passion, piquancy and tenderness” and “winning stage presence” (Dallas Morning News), both in the US and internationally, including her native China.

Fei-Fei’s concert tours have taken her across the globe in concerto performances, recitals and chamber music collaborations alike. Highlights from her current season include solo and chamber recitals in eleven states across the United States; concerto highlights include performances of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at Lincoln Center with the Pegasus Symphony, a special New Year’s concert with California’s Pacific Symphony, appearances with the Syracuse Symphony, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Flint Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, and Shenzhen Symphony orchestras. In addition to the traditional repertoire canon, her current season also features lesser-discovered works by composers such as Leroy Anderson, Florence Price, Clara Schumann, and Xiaogang Ye.

Deeply committed to sharing her joy for music and connecting with communities, Fei-Fei also engages students and community audiences through frequent outreach concerts and masterclasses. Activities from her current season include two special residencies with her Aletheia Piano Trio at the Oberlin Conservatory, Texas Christian University, and masterclasses at Idaho State University, Utah State University, and Bakersfield College.

Fei-Fei was showcased prominently in the documentary film about the Cliburn Competition, Virtuosity, which premiered on PBS in 2015. Born in Shenzhen, Fei-Fei began piano lessons at the age of 5. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she studied with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky, and is currently pursing Doctoral of Musical Arts degree with pianist Yefim Bronfman at Manhattan School of Music. Fei-Fei is also a member of the piano faculty at John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and serves as Teaching Associate of Yefim Bronfman at Manhattan School of Music.

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BIOGRAPHIES

ADAM W. SADBERRY

FLUTIST

Named one of The Washington Post’s 23 for ‘23, flutist and educator Adam W. Sadberry is paving a distinctive career with his citizenry, creativity, and vibrancy both on and off stage. As a winner of Concert Artists Guild’s 2021 Victor Elmaleh Competition, he is making debuts in the 22/23 season with Chamber Music Detroit, Newport Classical, Scottsdale Performing Arts, Macon Concert Series, Strings Music Festival, Pro Musica: San Miguel de Allende, Northeast Kingdom Classical, Glema Mahr Performing Arts Center, Dumbarton Concerts, and more. Adam is tremendously excited to make his Merkin Hall debut in NYC during March 2023 where he will premiere a composition by Dameun Strange that is inspired by Adam’s late grandfather and unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement, L. Alex Wilson.

Adam’s commitment to citizenry is reflected through his collegiate work. He is on faculty at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) for the spring 2023 semester, and he has given residencies at Lawrence University, Northern Michigan University, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, and Wesleyan College (GA). Adam has had performance engagements at Indiana University (Bloomington), Pepperdine University, and Georgia Southwestern State University, and he has given masterclasses at New York University, Oakland University, University of Memphis, Rhodes College, and the Harmony Project (Los Angeles). Adam’s work revolves around identity, his grandfather’s legacy, and mindfulness that is informed by Alexander Technique. His most popular lectures are Using Your Identity to Create a Relevant Voice in Music and Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy Through the Flute.

Adam has a strong foundation in orchestral playing. He is the principal flutist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, CA, he has played principal flute with the St. Louis and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and he has previously held positions with orchestras including acting principal flute with Memphis Symphony Orchestra, flute and piccolo with the Des Moines Metro Opera, and orchestra fellow with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the `Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. Adam can be heard playing on the soundtrack of Disney’s The Lion King (2019) and in the Hollywood Bowl’s Juneteenth Celebration (2022) that included artists such as Chaka Khan, Ne-Yo, Billy Porter, Questlove, and Earth, Wind, and Fire.

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BIOGRAPHIES

DAVID VALBUENA

CLARINETIST

Originally from Queens, NY, David Valbuena is a NYC based clarinetist and educator that has performed through out the US, Canada, China and Europe. He has premiered dozens of works for clarinet and bass clarinet both as a soloist and with ensembles such as Ensemble Mise-en, Tactus, and Analog Arts. His festival appearances include fellowships at the Sarasota and Bowdoin International Music Festivals, The Electro-acoustic Music Festival and the Montreal Nouvelles Musiques Festival where he performed in the Canadian premiere of Stockhausen’s final work, Klang. He is looking forward to joining The Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in the summer of 2019. As a theatre musician David has performed in several off Broadway productions including the 2019 revival of the Fiddler on the Roof in yiddish as both a pit and onstage musician. David is also a teaching artist with the CUNY Harmony Program and is proud to be a woodwind instructor at PS 107x in the South Bronx and at the Castle Bridge School in Washington Heights. He holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and Queens College where he studied with Charles Neidich.

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Empowering Musicians and Launching Careers since 1951

ABOUT CAG

Concert Artists Guild empowers musicians and launches careers that are sustainable, unique, and relevant. Through mentorship and performance opportunities, we identify and develop young artists who will make an impact in the world through music.

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Michelle Di Russo

*Chairman emeritus

Louise K. Smith, Chairman

Louis K. Meisel, Vice Chairman

Gerard Caccappolo,* Treasurer

Sunny Kang, Secretary

Aaron R. Cahn

Thomas C. Clark*

Britton-René Collins

Allegra Cummings

Monica Ellis

Stephen Fishbein

Paul Katcher*

Susan MacEachron*

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Louise Shackelton

David Shifrin

Norbert Weissberg*

Ed Yim

Tanya Bannister, Ex Officio

*Chairman emeritus

ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD

Bruce Adolphe, composer

Valerie Coleman, flutist and composer

Eugene Drucker, violinist

Connie Emmerich, pianist

Richard Goode, pianist

Andreas Haefliger, pianist

David Krakauer, clarinetist

David Lang, composer

Tania León, composer

Lowell Liebermann, composer

Tito Muñoz, conductor

Ursula Oppens, pianist

Maria Piccinini, flutist

Fred Sherry, cellist

Chris Williams, CEO, American Pianists Association

Carol Wincenc, flutist

Eugenia Zukerman, flutist

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Paul Hughes

Gaetan Le Divelec

Linda Marder

Meghan Martineau

Tito Muñoz

CONDUCTORS ADVISORY CIRCLE

Lee Prinz

Asadour Santourian

Martin Sher

Kerry Smith

Ed Yim

Paul Jan Zdunek

STAFF

Tanya Bannister, President

Katie Backus, Senior Vice President

Heather Buck, Director of Development and Programs

Kelsey Ross, Executive Assistant and Artist Liaison

Brittany Florenz, Director of Artist Programs and Initiatives

Maggy Simon, Booking Agent

Kate Barnes, Booking Agent

Anna-Rose Barnes, Development Assistant

Liz C. Nuñez, Controller

CAG thanks our generous supporters for joining us in our mission to empower musicians and launch careers that are sustainable, unique, and relevant. W e recognize and offer gratitude for contributions to CAG between March 1st, 2023, and February 29th, 2024, from the following supporters:

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Estate of Kathy Shandling

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Lilian Leong

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Murray

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CAG recognizes those who have expressed their intention to make a bequest

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This project is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. CAG’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This project is funded in part by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. and The Amphion Foundation, Inc.

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OUR SUPPORTERS

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

Harlem Stage’s Programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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CREATE FEARLESSLY

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM · ADAM W. SADBERRY

ALEXANDER DAVIS · AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE

BERTHA HOPE · BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY

BOBBY MORGAN · BORA YOON · CAMILLE A. BROWN

CARL HANCOCK RUX · CHLOE DAVIS · CRAIG HARRIS

DAFNIS PRIETO · DANIEL FETECUA · DAVID VALBUENA

DJ SABINE BLAIZIN (OYASOUND) · FEI-FEI

FLOR DE TOLOACHE · GEORGE EMILIO SANCHEZ

HANNAH LEMMONS AKA LEMMONS · IAN ISIAH

JAMES BLASZKO · JASON MORAN · JOANNE BRACKEEN

JOSÉ JAMES ·

JOYA POWELL · JUEL D. LANE

KALÍ RODRÍGUEZ-PEÑA · KIMBERLY NICHOLE

LUCIANA SOUZA · MALEEK WASHINGTON

MARY PRESCOTT · MATTHEW WHITAKER

MAYTE NATALIO · MICAH THOMAS · NORA CHIPAUMIRE

PABLO MAYOR’S FOLKLORE URBANO ORCHESTRA

PATTY ORTIZ · RICKEY TRIPP

RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE

SHANTELLE COURVOISIER JACKSON · STEW

SUN HAN GUILD · TAMAR-KALI · URBAN BUSH WOMEN

VIJAY IYER · YASSER TEJEDA · YUNIYA EDI KWON

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LESTER ST. LOUIS

MAGGIE HEATH

LIGHTING DESIGNER

WaterWorks Established Artist Commission

Tamar-kali—The Swann

Carl Hancock Rux, Libretto

Friday, May 3 – Saturday, May 4 | 7:30PM

Maggie Heath is a production designer and manger located in NYC. They received a BFA from Portland State University, focusing in sculpture, though found a creative home in theaters and with dancers. Recent design credits include Will Rawls, [siccer] (2023, Lighting + Scenic); Marcel Dzama, To Live on the Moon (For Lorca) (2023, Lighting); Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Cardiac Organ (2023, Props + Scenic dressing); SUN HAN GUILD, EARTH IRIDESCENCE / SORROW CHURN (2023, Lighting); Linda Austin + Allie Hankins, || /ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɪŋk klɑʊd/ (2022, Props + Scenic).

Composer, vocalist, and performing and recording artist Tamar-kali presents performance excerpts from The Swann — an opera she is developing about the life and times of William Dorsey Swann, the first known person to identify as a “queen of drag.”

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On the occasion of Harlem Stage’s 40th Anniversary milestone season, we are pleased to offer a series of livestream performances this Winter/Spring 2024, available to our donors. As part of our $40 for 40 campaign, your donation of at least $40 to Harlem Stage will give you access to livestream these amazing performances. Learn more at harlemstage.org/40for40

Uptown Nights

An Evening of Chamber Music presented with Sugar Hill Salon & Concert Artists Guild

Friday, March 8 | 7:30PM

E-Moves

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company

Saturday, April 20 | 7:30PM

WaterWorks Established Artist Commission

Tamar-kali—The Swann

Carl Hancock Rux, Libretto

Saturday, May 4 | 7:30PM

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CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

ON & ON: JOSÉ JAMES SINGS BADU

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

UPTOWN NIGHTS

LATIN MUSIC SERIES

PABLO MAYOR’S FOLKLORE URBANO ORCHESTRA

OCTOBER 13 – 14, 2023 E-MOVES

RONALD K. BROWN/ EVIDENCE

OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2023

CRAIG HARRIS

TONGUES OF FIRE (in a harlem state of mind)

OCTOBER 27, 2023

UPTOWN NIGHTS

LATIN MUSIC SERIES

DAFNIS PRIETO

FEATURING LUCIANA SOUZA CANTAR

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

IN THE COURT OF THE CONQUEROR BY GEORGE EMILIO

SANCHEZ IN

COLLABORATION WITH VISUAL ARTIST PATTY ORTIZ

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

UPTOWN NIGHTS

LATIN MUSIC SERIES +

CARNEGIE HALL CITYWIDE FLOR DE TOLOACHE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

UPTOWN NIGHTS

LATIN MUSIC SERIES

YASSER TEJEDA & DJ SABINE BLAIZIN (OYASOUND)

DECEMBER 9, 2023

WATERWORKS EMERGING ARTISTS SHOWCASE

FEATURING SHANTELLE COURVOISIER JACKSON, HANNAH LEMMONS AKA

LEMMONS, BOBBY MORGAN, MARY PRESCOTT & KALÍ RODRÍGUEZ-PEÑA

JANUARY 11–13, 2024

E-MOVES

URBAN BUSH WOMEN’S HAINT BLU

JANUARY 26, 2024

UPTOWN NIGHTS

IAN ISIAH + KIMBERLY NICHOLE

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

UPTOWN NIGHTS: CONVENT TO WYTHE yuniya edi kwon + SUN HAN GUILD

All presentations subject to change as COVID-19 conditions evolve.
*Note:

MARCH 1 – 2, 2024

ETERNAL SPIRIT: VIJAY IYER & FRIENDS

CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

MARCH 8, 2024

UPTOWN NIGHTS AN EVENING OF CHAMBER

MUSIC PRESENTED WITH SUGAR HILL SALON & CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD

MARCH 9, 2024

UPTOWN NIGHTS: CONVENT TO WYTHE

BORA YOON & R. LUKE DUBOIS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST

MARCH 22 – 23, 2024

STEW

HIGH SUBSTITUTE FOR THE DREAD LECTURER: BARAKA JONES IN DUB

MARCH 29 – 30, 2024

WATERWORKS ESTABLISHED ARTIST COMMISSION

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE banyan seed

APRIL 19 – 20, 2024

E-MOVES

BILL T. JONES/ ARNIE ZANE COMPANY

APRIL 26, 2024

PIANOS FOR DUKE REIMAGINED: FEATURING

JASON MORAN, ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & FRIENDS

APRIL 27, 2024

PIANOS FOR DUKE REIMAGINED: FEATURING

JASON MORAN, ABDULLAH

IBRAHIM & FRIENDS BENEFIT CONCERT

MAY 3 – 4, 2024

WATERWORKS ESTABLISHED ARTIST COMMISSION

TAMAR-KALI THE SWANN

MAY 17 – 18, 2024 E-MOVES

nora chipaumire ShebeenDUB

JUNE 3, 2024

HARLEM STAGE

40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

JUNE 14 – 15, 2024

E-MOVES

CAMILLE A. BROWN & GUESTS: BLACK JOY

FEATURING WORKS BY CAMILLE A. BROWN, CHLOE DAVIS, JUEL D. LANE, MAYTE NATALIO, RICKEY TRIPP & MALEEK WASHINGTON

Lead support for Harlem Stage’s 40th Anniversary Season is provided by the Mellon Foundation.

ABOUT HARLEM STAGE

Harlem Stage is the performing arts center that bridges Harlem’s cultural legacy to contemporary artists of color and dares to provide the artistic freedom that gives birth to new ideas.

For 40 years our singular mission has been to perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. We provide opportunity, commissioning, and support for artists of color, make performances easily accessible to all audiences, and introduce children to the rich diversity, excitement, and inspiration of the performing arts.

We fulfill our mission through commissioning, incubating, and presenting innovative and vital work that responds to the historical and contemporary conditions that shape our lives and the communities we serve.

Board of Directors

Courtney F. Lee-Mitchell, President

Jamie Cannon, Vice President

Michael Young, Secretary

Mark Thomas, Treasurer

Angela Glover Blackwell

Jenna Bond

Jamila Ponton Bragg

JoAnn K. Chase

Staff

Patricia Cruz, Artistic Director & CEO

MANAGEMENT

Eric Oberstein, Managing Director

DEVELOPMENT

Shamar Hill, Director of Development

Shanté Skyers, Associate Director of Development

Julianna Friedman, Development Manager

PROGRAMMING

Carl Hancock Rux, Associate Artistic Director/ Curator-in-Residence

Sarah McCaffery, Programming Manager and Associate Curator

Maurice Ivy, Programming Associate

MARKETING

Deirdre May, Senior Director of Digital Content and Marketing

Andre Padayhag, Marketing Manager and Graphic Designer

Adrienne Gomez, Box Office Manager

EDUCATION

Jordan Carter, Education & Community Engagement Manager

Bethany Cintron, Education & Community Engagement Associate

PRODUCTION

Amanda K. Ringger, Director of Production

Jeff Davolt, Stage Coordinator

Clarence Taylor, Lighting Operator

Orlando Alvarado, Audio Engineer

David Barrett, Julio Collado, Audio, Lighting, & Deck Crew

LaChanze

Patricia Cruz

Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes

Jenette Kahn

Channing Martin

Rebecca Robertson

Tamara Tunie

Blair Washington

OPERATIONS

Rodney Bissessar, Director of Operations

Lamont Askins, Operations Associate

Acey Anderson Sr., Maintenance

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

NCheng LLC, Accountants/Advisors

Jake Lee, Partner

Aaron Lam, Supervising Senior Accountant

CONSULTANTS

Aon/Albert G. Ruben Company (NY)/ Claudia Kaufman, Insurance

Arts Education Consultants: Sobha Kavanakudiyil, Sierra Ray & Wendy Rojas

Blake Zidell & Associates, Public Relations

Briguel, Digital Video Services

DAS, IT Consultant

Derrick Saint Pierre/Snugg Studios, Digital Video Services

Intrepid Digital, SEO Services

JCA, Inc.: Database Consulting

Jess Medenbach, Digital Video Services

LCM/247, Digital Video Services

Lutz & Carr/Chris Bellando, Accountants

Madison Consulting Group, Matthew Laurence

Manchester Benefits, Greg Martin

Marc Millman, Photography

Robyn L. Stein, Rl Stein Group, Development Consultant

Charles Whelan, The Whelan Group Incorporated

USHERS

Toma Carthens. Andy Garcia, Julian Norales, Nobar De leon, Miriam Hernandez, Fabian Franco

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