2022–23 Season Annual Report

Annual Report

2022–23 Season

“I’m excited to begin this new chapter with H+H this year and thank you for your warm welcome and supportive energy for this new season. I’m looking forward to our future musical adventures together and I’m thrilled to be a part of this historic and dynamic organization which has at its core a generous and motivated community of supporters and musical enthusiasts.”

Jonathan Cohen Artistic Director

Dear Friends and Supporters,

In its 207th consecutive season (the most of any arts organization in the country), H+H continued delivering on its mission to inspire the intellect, touch the heart, elevate the soul and connect us with our shared humanity. Through all its programming, H+H served a total number of over 350,000 people in Boston and beyond.

In November 2022 H+H announced the appointment of Jonathan Cohen as its 15th artistic director, beginning in the 2023-24 Season. Jonny led two programs in 2022-23, prompting the critics to call him “a superb fit for the job” (Arts Fuse); “with Cohen at the helm, H+H’s future looks awfully bright” (Boston Classical Review).

This season also saw the launch of the H+H Stone Fellowship. The first of its kind among period-instrument orchestras, the Fellowship supports exceptionally talented early-career musicians whose socio-cultural identities are underrepresented in the field of early music. Stone Fellows are selected through a competitive process that focuses on excellence and artistry, as they join the H+H orchestra for a two-year tenure. This Fellowship was made possible through a transformative $1 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation and additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The H+H Orchestra and Chorus managed to exceed their consistently superb standards in performances that earned rave reviews from major local news outlets. Even in a season of triumphs, the immersive concert experience Crossing the Deep (about which a BMI reviewer noted “[It] may have been the most important concert in H+H’s history”), The Marriage of Figaro, and the New York performances of Handel’s Messiah stand out as shining examples of the invaluable role that H+H serves, both in our community and throughout the East Coast.

We’re proud to report that our audiences not only kept coming back; they grew. We hit a new record for single ticket sales, surpassing pre-Covid totals by 19%.

Thanks to the invaluable support of the H+H community, we have been able to thrive during these challenging times. This annual report shows how essential participation from our generous community allows H+H to support our youngest musicians through our Education programs and uplift an ever-expanding audience at our concerts in Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, and New York. Thank you!

Robert N. Shapiro CHAIR, BOARD OF GOVERNORS

David Snead

PHILIP AND MARJORIE GERDINE PRESIDENT AND CEO

Nancy Hammer CHAIR, BOARD OF ADVISORS

The 2022-23 Season: Magic is in the Air

The 2022-23 Season began with a celebratory program of JS Bach and Buxtehude conducted by Jonathan Cohen. Conductors Václav Luks (Beethoven Eroica) returned yet again to the H+H stage, and guests David Stern (Mozart + Mendelssohn), and Rinaldo Alessandrini (Bach Easter Oratorio) made their long-awaited return. Aisslinn Nosky and Associate Conductor and Principal Keyboard Ian Watson co-led a program of Brandenburg Concertos in February.

In November, H+H performed semi-staged versions of Mozart’s masterful and hilarious Marriage of Figaro, the first semi-staged performances of a Mozart opera in H+H’s history. Raphaël Pichon conducted a truly first-rate international cast with James Darrah providing the clever stage direction on Symphony Hall’s concert stage and Molly Irelan designing the production’s period costumes.

The season concluded with performances of Crossing the Deep, a program co-conceived by Resident Conductor Anthony Trecek-King and Programming Consultant Reginald Mobley. This powerful and moving program paired American spirituals with movements of Handel’s Chandos Anthems, tied together by a script developed by the co-creators and spoken word artist Regie Gibson.

H+H continued to perform beyond Boston. 2022-23 performances throughout New England and New York City included: the annual chamber Messiah performances at Rockport’s Shalin Liu Performance Center; one of the first performances at the new Groton Hill Music Center in a program of all J.S. Bach; the first-ever H+H performance at Yale University; a return to Mechanics Hall in Worcester after more than a decade away; and five performances by the H+H chorus of Messiah with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center’s Wu Tsai Theater.

H+H’s Stone Fellows

Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro

and Amelia Sie

The Handel and Haydn Society proudly announced recently the Inaugural Stone Fellows, a first of its kind early-career program for musicians among period instrument orchestras. The fellowships will foster the development of two young musicians whose socio-cultural identities have been historically underrepresented in the field. Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro and Amelia Sie will assume their new roles and spend the next two years learning from and performing with H+H musicians.

When asked what she’s looking forward to most, Johnson-Pájaro said, “I look forward to expanding my knowledge and skill under their [H+H musicians] mentorship.”

From Sie’s perspective, “I’m excited to learn and grow over the next two years. H+H was a huge inspiration as I explored becoming a historical performer.” Both musicians were selected after a rigorous nationwide search last spring where they accepted applications from recent graduates of some of the top performing arts schools in the country.

Thanks to the generosity of Jim and Cathy Stone who pledged a transformative $1 million gift, H+H was able to launch the program beginning with the 2023-24 Season in partnership with the New England Conservatory. “Jim and I have been proud to support H+H in many ways over the years,” Cathy said, “and this particular gift aligns with our hope to give back to the Boston cultural community. H+H is providing an opportunity to take leadership in the development of young and talented musicians drawn from a diverse field and we’re happy to play a role in this wonderful program.”

Amelia Sie, Cathy Stone, and Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro

Philip and Marjorie Gerdine Chair

for H+H’s President and CEO, David Snead

When Phil Gerdine attended his very first Board meeting at H+H, he listened to President and CEO David Snead outline the upcoming season, which included an innovative program featuring the award-winning film, Amadeus, on large screen while the soundtrack was played on stage with a live orchestra. However, it was a complex and expensive project and the funds H+H needed to produce it were not included in the budget. It carried some financial risk, as well, making it unlikely H+H could include it. Phil was moved by the idea and phoned David the next morning to pledge his financial backing. It turned out to be the most successful concerts of that season. “I’ve been in top management in public companies throughout my professional career, and the CEO needs the backing from his Board,” said Gerdine.

More recently, Phil made another memorable gift by generously underwriting a newly endowed position at H+H: the Philip and Marjorie Gerdine President and CEO Chair. It will provide critical funds to support innovations and marketing, helping to make classical music accessible to future generations. It is fitting that Phil has funded this business-focused chair, given his great success as an international corporate development executive as well as his early experience in arts management. Phil took challenging management assignments throughout his career with GE and Siemens and served as Managing Director of the Plessey Company PLC.

In creating this Chair, the first of its kind in the history of H+H, Phil sought to also honor his late wife, Dr. Marjorie Gerdine. Both have been long time patrons of the arts including the American Ballet Theatre and City Ballet of New York. Also early in his career, Phil founded and was on-air announcer at WDHA-FM (originally a classical radio station, now the Rock of New Jersey.)

“I am honored to be the first to sit in this newly endowed chair and I thank Phil for his inspiration and honoring H+H with this generous gift.”

David Snead

Philip and Marjorie Gerdine President and CEO

David Snead and Philip Gerdine

Philip Gerdine

Messiah Makes a Difference

About Piroska Soos

Piroska Soos attended Messiah years ago as our guest, and was very moved by the concert. She had studied violin as a student, and was especially impressed by the orchestra. She inquired, “Did we have a planned giving program and could we send appropriate language for her attorney to use. She was updating her will.” As we followed up, we learned she didn’t want recognition nor would she be requiring any restrictions on how the funds might be used. She was an expert tax attorney and just wanted to include H+H in her trust. Although we have recognition events for our 1815 Society she declined participation over the years.

Last year, we were notified that H+H was indeed a beneficiary and we would be receiving the first of several distributions from her estate. It came at a critical point for H+H as we were both building our endowment and investing in growing strategic programs. The H+H investment committee allocated a portion of her estate to our endowment, and another portion to the annual fund supporting education programs. Because our Messiah made a difference in Piroska’s life, she was able to make a plan to provide for our future. H+H thanks her, and all those who plan for the future of music here in Boston by including H+H in their trusts.

Would you, like Piroska, like to include H+H in your estate plans? Please reach out to Marion Westgate, Director of Major Gifts at plannedgiving@handelandhaydn.org with questions or for more information. Thank you for considering a legacy gift to keep the music playing!

Learning for our Youngest Musicians

H+H YOUTH CHORUSES

Through the H+H Youth Choruses, young singers in grades 2-12 experience a positive, affirming community where they can develop their vocal and music literacy skills, collaborate in performance, connect with professional artists, and build friendships with role models and peers from throughout the region. 149 singers performed with HHYC during the 2022-23 Season in 16 concerts. HHYC shared the stage with our professional musicians in performances on the Baroque Christmas and Beethoven Eroica subscription programs. Other highlights of the year included singing the National Anthem at Gillette Stadium in July and collaborating with the MIT Concert Choir to perform Haydn The Creation in April. In our first all-HHYC repertoire focus, all ensembles studied Negro spirituals through a series of workshops with Resident Conductor Anthony Trecek-King.

High School Soloists

H+H supported ten singers on full merit scholarships as High School Soloists this season. In addition to participating in HHYC ensembles and musicianship classes, Soloists receive weekly private voice lessons and group diction classes at the New England Conservatory and present two studio recitals annually in Williams Hall at NEC. This program opens doors for singers to deeply pursue pre-collegiate vocal studies in a supportive environment.

School Partnerships

H+H collaborates with Boston elementary schools to expand access to music education for students during the school day. Through partnerships with six schools across the city, 919 students who otherwise would have not had music at school experienced the joy of creating music together, learned about other cultures through exploration of musical traditions, developed music literacy skills, and connected with accomplished artists of many genres and time periods. We were thrilled to present end-of-year performances in several schools and host guest musicians so students could engage with practicing, professional artists.

H+H x MassArt Partnership

Bach: Easter Oratorio

For more than a decade, H+H and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design have partnered to explore sources of inspiration in art. Juniors in the MassArt Illustration Department are introduced to a piece on the H+H subscription series by HIP Fellow Teresa Neff and members of the orchestra and then create original illustrations inspired by the music as a curricular assignment. In the spring, a professional jury reviews all the artwork created for this project and a dozen works are selected to be framed and exhibited at the Symphony Hall performances. This season, students responded to Bach’s Easter Oratorio.

FROM A MASSART ARTIST

“As an artist, I am fascinated by the process of simultaneous growth and aging as it applies to beings and objects in our world. Looking at the music of Bach’s Easter Oratorio, I saw an opportunity to tie this theme to both his timeless music and the instruments it is played with. Bach’s music undergoes evolution with every performer, listener, and instrument it passes through. It inevitably has distorted from Bach’s vision, but perhaps becoming richer and more majestic in the process of its legacy being added to. This relationship between the individual who sends his creative work out into the world and the people who build its legacy is its own form of social and creative growth and decay, with the two forces linked inexorably.”

Emmett

Flint

ENDOWED CHAIRS AND NAMED FUNDS

SECURING H+H’S FUTURE

Endowed Chairs

Artistic Director: The Bicentennial Chair Funded anonymously, enables H+H to retain the finest artistic leaders for many years to come.

President and CEO: Philip and Marjorie Gerdine Chair Endows the President and CEO position.

H+H Chorus, funded in perpetuity by Jane and Wat Tyler Ensures the continued artistic excellence of this signature professional ensemble.

Karen S. and George D. Levy Education Program

Endows the H+H education program in perpetuity, delivering in-school music literacy classes, the H+H Youth Choruses, and more.

Cabot Fund for Chorus Leadership, in memory of Ned Cabot Funded in perpetuity by Ned’s family and friends, ensures top-quality choral leadership.

Concertmaster Chair, endowed in perpetuity by Rhoda and Paul Joss Permanently endows the Concertmaster Chair.

Principal Second Violin: Dr. Lee Bradley III Chair Endows the Principal Second Violin position.

Principal Viola: Chair funded in memory of Estah and Robert Yens Endows the Principal Viola position.

Principal Cello: Nancy and Richard Lubin Chair Endows the Principal Cello position.

Principal Bass: Amelia Peabody Chair Endows the Principal Bass position.

Principal Oboe: Chair funded in part by Dr. Michael Fisher Sandler Supports the Principal Oboe position.

Principal Horn: Grace and John Neises Chair Endows the Principal Horn position.

Organ Chair, in memory of Mary Scott Morton Supports the Orchestra’s principal organ position in perpetuity.

Principal Timpani: Barbara Lee Chair, in memory of John Grimes Supports the Principal Timpani position.

Chorus of Tenors and Basses, funded in perpetuity by Lucas Wegmann Supports leadership, growth and improvement, and increased visibility and performance opportunities for the Chorus of Tenors and Basses.

Named Funds

Amy Anthony Fund for Community Engagement

Supports H+H’s current and ongoing community engagement programs throughout Greater Boston. Advances the work and promote the goals of H+H as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Marie-Hélène Bernard Endowed Fund for Excellence

Supports artistic and organizational excellence, community involvement and education, as well as the exploration of new initiatives and opportunities.

Miguel Canizares Fund for Music Education

Supports music education and community programs throughout Greater Boston, with emphasis on providing equitable access to high quality arts education for students of all ages.

Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence

Supports H+H’s longevity and continued excellence and ensures that future artistic directors will have the necessary resources to continue building on Harry’s legacy.

George Geyer Fund

Supports choral and artistic excellence.

John Grimes Fund

Supports the Principal Timpani Chair as well as opportunities for young timpanists in training.

Ann and Graham Gund Endowment Fund

Supports programs and artists to ensure H+H’s continued artistic excellence.

Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellowship

Provides a stipend for the Hogwood Fellow position, currently held by Teresa M. Neff, PhD.

Remsen M. and Joan G. Kinne Endowed Fund for Music Education Supports music education classes in the Boston Public Schools.

Robert N. Shapiro Fund for Imagination and Creativity

Supports a broad array of programs that reflect imagination, creativity, and innovation, such as musical performances, learning programs for all ages, and audience development initiatives.

Wat H. Tyler Jr. Memorial Fund

Funded by family and friends, in support of the H+H Chorus and its activities.

Ronald Woodward Education Fund

Supports in-school music programs that target schools with little or no music instruction.

Scholarship Awards

Candace MacMillen Achtmeyer Award

Recognizes an outstanding high school senior who demonstrates musical excellence, plans to continue vocal training in college or by private study, and has participated in the H+H Youth Choruses for at least two years.

2023 WINNER: Francis Mendes

Evangelyna Etienne Scholarship Award

Presented to an H+H Youth Choruses student or alumnus/a who plans to continue pre-professional vocal training and demonstrates a passion for vocal music, generosity of spirit, commitment to service, and the ability to inspire others through music.

2023 WINNER: Ryan Krishna

Barbara E. Maze Award for Musical Excellence

Given annually to an alumnus/a of the H+H Youth Choruses who shows exceptional potential to pursue a career in music.

2023 WINNERS: Samuel Higgins + Kelsey Moisan

LIFETIME BENEFACTORS

The following donors have made cumulative gifts and pledges to H+H totaling $100,000 or more as of June 30, 2022.

$10 Million Level

One Anonymous Donor

$5 Million Level

One Anonymous Donor

$2.5 Million Level

Willma H. Davis*

Philip Gerdine in memory of Marjorie Gerdine

Robert N. Shapiro

$1 Million Level

Barr Foundation

Alfred and Fay Chandler*

Dr. Frank O. Clark & Dr. Lynn DeLisi

Deborah & Robert First

Paul C. Joss & Rhoda K. Joss

George D.* & Karen S. Levy

Dr. Janina Longtine

Amy S. Anthony*

Michael & Marcy Scott Morton

Susan Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth

Jim & Cathy Stone

Jane & Wat* Tyler

Three Anonymous Donors

$500,000 Level

Allison & William Achtmeyer

David Elsbree & Lorraine Gilmore

Todd Estabrook

Joseph M. Flynn

Mr.* & Mrs. Remsen M. Kinne III

The Klarman Family Foundation

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Mary & Sherif Nada

National Endowment for the Arts

Robert H. Scott & Diane T.

Spencer

Scully Family Foundation

Piroska E. Soos*

Jeffrey & Ann M. Thomas

Nancy & Michael Tooke

U.S. Small Business Administration

Judy & Menno Verhave

Janet & Dean* Whitla

Wilson Family Foundation

Christopher R. Yens & Temple

Gill

Two Anonymous Donors

$250,000 Level

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Cabot Family Charitable Trust

Edmund* & Betsy Cabot

Jane & Christopher Carlson

Mary L. Cornille & John F. Cogan Jr*

Dr. Lee C. Bradley III*

George Frederick Jewett Foundation East

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Gerstmayr

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Gleysteen

Graham & Ann Gund

Mr.* and Mrs. J. Robert Held

Jane’s Trust

Jane E. Manilych & Prof. W. Carl Kester

Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation

Winifred I. Li & William P. Oliver*

Nancy & Richard Lubin

Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee

Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger

Stephen Morrissey

The Parker Family Foundation Parthenon - EY

Dana & Carolyn Pope

John & Janis Raguin

Timothy & Maren* Robinson

The William B. and Bertha E.

Schrafft Charitable Trust

Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

Stratford Foundation

The Boston Foundation

Rose-Marie & Eijk van Otterloo

Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation

Matthew A. and Susan B.

Weatherbie Foundation

Lucas Wegmann

John J. Winkleman Jr.

Ron* & Jean Woodward

One Anonymous Donor

$100,000 Level

Abbot & Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation

Mitchell Adams in memory of Kevin Smith

Carolyn & William Aliski

Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

Leo* & Gabriella Beranek

Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation

Elisabeth K. Davis*

Rob & Nancy Bradley

Julian & Marion* Bullitt

Miguel* & Sheila Canizares

Louise & Thomas Cashman

Clark Charitable Trust

Patricia Collins*

Grace & John Neises*

Gregory & Anne Crisci

David Greenewalt Charitable Trust

Deborah Munroe Noonan

Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

The E. Nakamichi Foundation

Kate S. Flather

Darcy & Howard* Fuguet

Anne & David Gergen

James & Melissa Gerrity

Stephanie Gertz

Janet* & Henry Halvorson

Mrs. Sylvia Hammer

Dena & Felda Hardymon

Ellen & John Harris

Helena Foundation

John Hancock Financial Services

Judith & Mark King

David Landay

League of American Orchestras

Liberty Mutual Foundation

Linde Family Foundation

Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke

Joseph G. Mari

Walter H. Mayo*

Judith Lewis Rameior*

Kathleen McGirr & Keith Carlson

James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani

Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation

Anthony & Amy Moosey

Janet P. Newell*

Scott* & Diane Palmer

Winifred & Leroy Parker

Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell

Donald F. Wahl*

Elizabeth Reza & Paul Skelly

Alice E. Richmond & David Rosenbloom

Art & Elaine Robins

Michael F. Sandler

Stanley & Kay Schlozman

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Shaughnessy

State Street Foundation

Stearns Charitable Trust

John W. Gorman*

SVB Private

Jolinda & William Taylor

The Harold Whitworth Pierce

Charitable Trust

Thomas & Jane Watt

David R. Weaver and the James M. Collins Foundation

Rawson* & Marcia Wood

Eight Anonymous Donors

* Deceased

2022-23 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

The Handel and Haydn Society is grateful for the generous support of the following individuals who made gifts of $2,500+ to H+H during the 2022-23 Season.

Composers’ Circle

Handel and Haydn Circle

($100,000 and above)

Philip Gerdine in memory of Marjorie Gerdine

Barbara & Amos Hostetter

Drs. Janina A. Longtine & Christopher D. Fletcher

The Parker Family Foundation

Scully Family Foundation

Piroska E. Soos*

Jim & Cathy Stone

Jeffrey & Ann M. Thomas

Nancy & Michael Tooke

Kathleen & Walter Weld

Mozart Circle

($50,000 to $99,999)

Julia D. Cox

Debbie & Bob First

Karen Secunda Levy

John & Janis Raguin

Emily F. Schabacker

Robert N. Shapiro

Rose-Marie & Eijk

van Otterloo

Judith & Menno Verhave

Bach Circle

($25,000 to $49,999)

Carolyn & William Aliski

Joseph M. Flynn

Graham & Ann Gund

Stephen Morrissey

Dana & Carolyn Pope

Elizabeth Reza & Paul Skelly

Michael & Marcy Scott

Morton

Jolinda & William Taylor

Jean Woodward

Christopher R. Yens &

Temple Gill

Two Anonymous Donors

Conductor’s Circle

Platinum Baton

($15,000-$24,999)

Alpine & Donald Bird

Miguel* & Sheila Canizares

Jane & Christopher Carlson

David B. Elsbree & Lorraine

Gilmore

Anne & David Gergen

Ellen & John Harris

Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Powell

Art & Elaine Robins

Richard & Mary Scott

Eleanor H. Smith & Donald R.

Smith Charitable Fund

Wayne & Kathryn Smith

Susan Stemper & Peter Lieberwirth

Elizabeth & Robert Wax

Jane & James Wilson

John J. Winkleman Jr.

One Anonymous Donor

Gold Baton

($10,000-$14,999)

Sam Anthony & Andrea C. Deeker in memory of Amy

Anthony

Christopher Baldwin & Sally Reyering

Julian Bullitt

Lilee Dethchan & Jason

Beltran

James & Melissa Gerrity

Jonathan & Carrie Hammond

Judith S. Howe in honor of

Jean Woodward

Heather and Robert Keane

Family Foundation

Jane E. Manilych & Prof.

W. Carl Kester

Judith & Mark King

Nancy & Richard Lubin

Joseph G. Mari

James F. Millea & Mary Ellen

Bresciani

Michael J. Oliveri & Eric A.

Aho

Brenda Gray Reny

Stanley & Kay Schlozman

Richard & Eleanor Seamans

David C. Snead & Kate

Prescott

Terry & Michael Taylor

Jane A. Tyler

Matthew A. & Susan B. Weatherbie Foundation

Two Anonymous Donors

Silver Baton

($5,000-$9,999)

Martha Hatch Bancroft

Peter Banks in honor of

Karen Levy

Richard & Carla Benka

Deborah C. Benson & Frederic Marx

Rob & Nancy Bradley

Mary L. Cornille & John F.

Cogan Jr*

Gregory & Anne Crisci

Rohit Deshpande & Anita

Watumull

Nicholas Dials & Dustin

Henderson

Tom & Ellen Draper

Kate S. Flather

Nicholas & Paula Gleysteen

Pamela Winer Goldberg

Clark & Wendy Grew

Nancy & Bill Hammer

Jamie Hoyte & Norma Dinnall

George & Elisabeth Ireland

Paul C. Joss & Rhoda K. Joss

Paul V. Kelly & Linda Perrotto

Joan G. Kinne

Katherine A. Kirby

Samuel Knight & Anna Whitcomb

George & Patricia Kung

Claire Laporte

David & Suzanne Larsen

John & Elizabeth Loder

Jonathan Loring

Peter G. Manson & Peter A. Durfee

Kathleen L. McGirr & Keith F. Carlson

Mary & Sherif Nada

Nancy Nizel in memory of George Levy

Winifred & Leroy Parker

Frederick Reis

John A. Renner Jr.

Stewart H. Steffey Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. John Tamilio III

W. M. Thackston

Rosamond B. Vaule

Janet & Dean* Whitla

Two Anonymous Donors

Bronze Baton

($2,500-$4,999)

Robert & Kathleen Allen

Graham & Elisabeth Allison

Donald Black

Rhys Bowen & Rebecca Snow

Mark C. Brockmeier & Kathleen Silva

Polly Brown

Edmund & Betsy Cabot

Charitable Foundation

Paul & Wendy Chieffo

John & Katharine Cipolla

Myra Musicant & Howard

Cohen

Bob & Audree Dyson

Todd Estabrook

Irving & Gloria Fox

Darcy & Howard* Fuguet

Charlene Placido & Peter Goldis

Robert L. Goldsmith & Kathleen McIssac

Ellen & Tim Guiney

Deborah & Martin* Hale

Patricia Herrin

Sidney & Geoffrey Kenyon

Sarah Krasin & Dave Broker

Neil M. Kulick & Jane C. Harper

Laura M. & Thomas R. Lucke

Ruth & Victor McElheny

Robert & Jane Morse

Diane Palmer

Deborah & Charles Peluse

Petersen Family Fund

Paul & Ann Sagan

Kiki & Dan Schneider in honor of Joan Kinne

Robert H. Scott & Diane T. Spencer

Arnold & Polly Slavet

Stanley & Jody Smith

Dr. Kurt & Susan Stark

Margaret E. Thomas

Kristen Vagliardo

Phyllis Vineyard

Sally Williard

Musicians’ Circle

Soloists’ Circle

($1,000-$2,499)

William & Julia Alexander in memory of F. Knight Alexander

Matthew & Denise Ali

Steven Angelides

Salvatore Angelone in memory of John Whiteside

John & Elizabeth Bacon

Mary Ellen Bates

Giulio Batterman

Jeremy Behrle & Beth Gage

Richard & Mary Kate Bluestein

Katharine C. Boden

Edward S. W. Boesel

Sally & Eric Bradford

Marilyn Brandt

John Paul & Diane Britton

Lawrence & Kim Buell

Rick & Nonnie* Burnes

Susan Okie Bush

James Buttrick

Holly & William Carter

Yi-Hsin Chang & Eliot Morgan

Mimi Collins

Linzee Coolidge

John Cornish & Victoria

Angelatova-Cornish

Neal Crossland

John & Diddy Cullinane

Gene & Lloyd Dahmen

Jackie Dennis

C. Forbes & Carolyn Dewey

Charlan Zhou & Jeff Dike

Lucinda I. Doran

Kari & Thomas Doucette

Simon & Carolyn Eccles

Mary K. Eliot

Kathleen Fay & Glenn KnicKrehm

Mr. & Mrs. James Fieger

Peggy Fogelman

John & Patricia Folcarelli

Janet Codley & Takashi Fukuda

Anne Gamble

Peter & Deborah Gates

Charlene Placido & Peter Goldis

Robert L. Goldsmith & Kathleen

McIssac

Grossman Family Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Sylvia Hammer

Suzanne & Easley Hamner

Lisa Hastings & Thomas Akin

Thomas D. Haywood

Ann Higgins

Dr. Douglas Horst & Ms. Maureen

Phillips

Mr. & Mrs. Gary C. Johnson

Stephen B. Kay & Lisbeth Tarlow

Maryanne King

Sarah Kraisin

Dr. David Kwiatkowski & Mrs. Ellen Richstone

Nan Laird & Joel Alstein

David Lapin

Jonathan Loring

Allison & Rob MacCormick

Hugh MacKay & Elizabeth

MacKay-Gray

Patricia MacLeod & Russ Vickers

Laura & Scott Malkin

Stephen J. McCarthy

Francis McGuire & Deborah Hanley

Krista McKee

Tremont & Susan Miao

Sharon A. Miller

Edward Morey

Jack Morgan & Anne Zebrowski

Dan Nguyen

Margaret & David Nichols

Mary Ann Nieves & Robert T.

Doyle in memory of Emanuel Nieves

Michael & Chen Nir

Marie B. Normoyle

Thomas O’Connell

Ellen Page in memory of my

husband, Bud Page

Mrs. Charlotte J. Patten

Michael Payne & Jean Carroon

Anthony & Katherine Pell

Mike Peluse & Hannah Weisman

Fatima Penrose

Petersen Family Fund

Margaret & Thomas Preston

Florence Priesler

Bernie & Sue Pucker

John R. Regier

Hadley & Jeannette Reynolds

The Richard Foundation

Kennedy & Susan Richardson

Michael & Karen Rotenberg

Clifford & Judith Rust

Kevin & Marilyn Ryan

Christopher Salvadore

P Miyoko Sato

Daniel & Kiki Schneider in honor of Joan Kinne

Joan K. Shafran & Rob Haimes

Plimpton-Shattuck Fund

Marilyn Shesko

Margaret Sagan & Michael Simons

Albert Staebler

Richard Boardman & Lynne

Stanton

Dr. Kurt & Susan Stark

David & Sharon Steadman

Barbara Stedman in memory of

Michael Stedman

Julienne & Michele Stenberg

Sylvia Stevens-Edouard

Eva Kalawski & John Sutton

David Taylor

Rik & Elise Tuve in memory of Ron Woodward

Anne R. Umphrey

Lucas Wegmann

Genevieve Pluhowski & Russ Wiggin

Sally Williard

Sydney & Jonathan Winthrop

Clifford Wunderlich & David Shuckra

Margaret & Charles Ziering

Eleven Anonymous Donors

*Deceased

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

The Handel and Haydn Society is grateful for the generous support of the following foundations, corporations, and government agencies.

Handel and Haydn Circle

Benefactors

($50,000 and above)

The Boston Globe*

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation

Two Anonymous Donors

Bach Circle Benefactors

($20,000 to $49,999)

99.5 CRB/GBH*

George Frederick Jewett Foundation East Liberty Mutual Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

The Van Otterloo Family Foundation

Platinum Benefactors

($10,000 to $19,999)

BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors

Cambridge Trust

Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation

June Rockwell Levy Foundation

Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation

Max and Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation

Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation

New England Conservatory*

Prescott & Associates*

Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

United Parish in Brookline*

WBUR*

Gold Benefactors

($5,000 to $9,999)

The E. Nakamichi Foundation

Get Konnected*

The Graphic Group*

Mattina R. Proctor Foundation

The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation

SVB Private

One Anonymous Donor

Silver Benefactors

($2,500 to $4,999)

The Mollie B. Foley Charitable Trust

Bronze Benefactors

($1,000 to $2,499)

DARO Foundation

Supporters (up to $999)

Amazon Smile Foundation

* In-kind donors

The 1815 Society

Each year, the Handel and Haydn Society celebrates members of the 1815 Society legacy group with an annual appreciation event, which includes a reception, luncheon, musical program and (on occasion) a brief honoring of an important founding member. The 2023 Luncheon took place on May 26th at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham and was hosted by Mary and Sherif Nada. The performance was by H+H musicians, David McFerrin, baritone, and Ian Watson on harpsichord.

The Planned Giving Subcommittee chair, Jane Carlson introduced the new members of the 1815 Society, who each received a special lapel pin along with a copy of the Handel and Haydn Society bicentennial history book. This year’s program also included a special tribute to Elizabeth (Bonnie) Wax, an H+H board member and long-term supporter of legacy giving at H+H. Over the course of more than 25 years, Bonnie advocated for long-term sustainable growth of the H+H endowment and the importance of providing for the organization’s future. At the end of the last capital campaign, Instrumental Voices, Bonnie was the driving force to push the membership numbers over the 100 enrollment mark. (The Handel and Haydn Society was founded in the year 1815, thus the significance of the name.).

The Handel and Haydn Society thanks the following donors for including H+H in their long-term financial and estate plans.

Allison & William Achtmeyer

Mitchell Adams*

Connelly Akstens

Amy S. Anthony*

Marie-Hélène Bernard

Dr. John D. Biggers*

Herbert & Barbara Boothroyd

Rob & Nancy Bradley

Lee C. Bradley III*

Rev. Mark Brockmeier & Dr. Kathleen Silva

Rev. Thomas W. Buckley*

Julian Bullitt

James Buttrick

Miguel* & Sheila Canizares

Christopher Carlson

Jane Fisher Carlson

Louise & Thomas Cashman

Melissa Chase & K. E. Duffin

Fay Chandler*

Harry Christophers

Dr. Frank O. Clark

Christine Coakley & Michelle O’Connell

Patricia Collins*

David & Randi Conley

Richard & Barbara Corkey

Paul Corneilson

Robert Cotta

Paul Cousineau* & Patricia

Vesey-McGrew

Gregory & Anne Crisci

Willma H. Davis*

Jeffrey Del Papa

Carolyn & Forbes Dewey

David B. Elsbree

Todd Estabrook

Deborah & Robert First

Stephen J. Fitzsimmons

Joseph M. Flynn

Drs. Philip & Marjorie*

Gerdine

Anne & David Gergen

John & Pamela Gerstmayr

John W. Gorman*

D. J. Griffith

Nancy & Bill Hammer

Roy A. Hammer*

Dr. Elma Hawkins

Thomas Frederick Hindle*

Dr. Douglas Horst &

Ms. Maureen Phillips

Beth F. Houston & Karl W. Gerds

Frederick & Cassandra Ilchman

Prof. Paul C. Joss &

Dr. Rhoda Kupferberg Joss

Judith & Mark King

Phyllis Klein

Paul Krueger* & Charles Mallard*

Kathryn Kucharski

David Kurdzionak

Michael Lawler

Barbara Lee*

Karen S. Levy

Signe Lindberg

Dr. Holger M. Luther

Eric Malins

Jane E. Manilych &

Prof. W. Carl Kester

Peter G. Manson &

Peter A. Durfee

Joseph G. Mari

Franklin J. Marryott*

Kathleen McGirr

James F. Millea & Mary Ellen Bresciani

Janet Miner

Anthony T. Moosey

Stephen Morrissey

Mary & Sherif Nada

Janet Newell*

Michael Oliveri

Barbara Goodwin Papesch*

Connie B. Pawelczak

Mike Peluse

Thomas Perry*

Dana & Carolyn Pope

Judith Lewis Rameior*

Frederick S. Reis

Brenda Gray Reny

Art & Elaine Robins

Timothy & Maren* Robinson

Robert Rowe

Lois C. Russell

Judith & Clifford Rust

Holly Safford Weilbruner

Margaret A. Sagan & Michael Simons

Dr. Michael F. Sandler

Mr. Michael Scott Morton

Richard Seamans & Eleanor Mulvaney

Robert N. Shapiro

Janet K. Skinner

Martin Small* & Lois Lowry

David C. Snead

Piroska E. Soos*

Drs. Robert G. Spiro* & Mary J. Spiro

Rheua S. Stakely*

Margaret Stanley*

David & Sharon Steadman

Barbara Stedman

Wheeler Thackston

Olaf J. & Margaret L. Thorp

Rodrigo Trevino

Richard & Elise Tuve

Jane & Wat* Tyler

Koen* & Bartha van Opijnen*

Judy Verhave

Donald F. Wahl*

Ruth Ann Walker*

Elizabeth & Robert Wax

Susan B. Weatherbie

Lucas Wegmann

Kathleen & Walter Weld

Barbara Werner &

Catherine Riley

Janet & Dean* Whitla

John J. Winkleman Jr.

Jean Woodward

Clifford Wunderlich

10 Anonymous Members

*Deceased

Members of the 1815 Society gathered outside on the grounds of the Endicott House for their annual group photo. After, they were welcomed to tour parts of the estate with a member of the MIT staff.

Bonnie Wax, honoree, at the podium after being presented with a tribute for her tireless work in growing the legacy program at H+H.

“H+H provides the most consistently satisfying experiences of all the events I attend.”

— H+H Donor

ORCHESTRA + CHORUS

H+H Orchestra

Violin

Aisslinn Nosky

Concertmaster

Christina Day

Martinson

Associate

Concertmaster

Susanna Ogata

Assistant

Concertmaster

Emily Dahl Irons

Aniela Eddy

Chloe Fedor

Susannah Foster

Clayton Hoener

Toma Iliev

Jesse Irons

Nanae Iwata

Abigail Karr

Natalie Kress

Julie Leven

Megumi Stohs Lewis

Francis Liu

Kako Miura

Maureen Murchie

Rebecca Nelson

Jessica Park

Amy Rawstron

Krista Buckland Reis-

ner

Amy Sims

Jane Starkman

Katherine Winterstein

Lena Wong

Viola

Anne Black

Sarah Darling

Nicole Divall

Christopher Dunn

Jason Fisher

Stephen Goist

Joy Grimes

Kyle Miller

Lauren Nelson

Karina Schmitz

Jenny Stirling

Jessica Troy

Cello

Guy Fishman †

Thomas Barth

Sarah Freiberg

Shirley Hunt

Colleen McGary-Smith

Ryan Murphy

Bass

Heather Miller Lardin †

Andrew Arceci

Peter Ferretti

Erik Higgins

Anthony Manzo

Daniel Turkos

Pete Walsh

Viola da Gamba

Colleen McGary-Smith

Emily Walhout

Flute

Emi Ferguson †

Andrea LeBlanc

Wendy Rolfe

David Ross

Oboe

Debra Nagy †

Andrew Blanke

David Dickey

Curtis Foster

Priscilla Herreid

Kathryn Montoya

Margaret Ownes

Gaia Saetermoe-Howard

Clarinet

Eric Hoeprich †

Diane Heffner

Ed Matthew

Bassoon

Andrew Schwartz †

Stephanie Corwin

Morgan Davison

Sally Merriman

Kate van Orden

Horn

Todd Williams †

Elisabeth Axtell

Sara Cyrus

Robert Marlatt

Nathaniel Udell

Trumpet

Jesse Levine †

Christopher Belluscio

Justin Bland

Josh Cohen

Bruce Hall

Steven Marquardt

Paul Perfetti

Perry Sutton

John Thiessen

Trombone

Greg Ingles

Mack Ramsey

Erik Schmalz

Serpent

Noah Gladstone

Timpani

Jonathan Hess †

Percussion

Robert Schultz

Keyboard

Ian Watson †

Justin Blackwell

Julia Scott Carey

Ronan Khalil

Theorbo

Brandon Acker

Adam Cockerham

† Principal

H+H Chorus

Soprano

Sarah Brailey

Jessica Cooper

Agnes Coakley Cox

Carley DeFranco

Cassandra Extavour

Elise Groves

Christine Jay

Rose Lewis

Elisabeth Marshall

MaryRuth Miller

Margot Rood

Janet Ross

Sonja DuToit Tengblad

Logan Trotter

Sarah Yanovitch Vitale

Teresa Wakim

Alto

Cody Bowers

Julia Cavallaro

Wee Kiat Chia

Doug Dodson

Elizabeth Eschen

Katherine Growdon

Catherine Hedberg

Kim Leeds

Margaret Lias

Miranda Loud

Emily Marvosh

Clare McNamara

Ashley Mulcahy

Caroline Olsen

Lindsay Pope

Artistic Leadership

Jonathan Cohen

Artistic Director

Ian Watson

Associate Conductor

Scott Allen Jarrett

Resident Conductor, Chorus

Reginald Mobley

Programming Consultant

Anthony Trecek-King

Resident Conductor, Chorus

Harry Christophers

Conductor Laureate

Tenor

Wayne Ashley

Andrew Bearden

Brown

Jonas Budris

Colin Campbell

Marcio de Oliveira

Ethan DePuy

Eric Christopher Perry

Stefan Reed

Steven Soph

Patrick T. Waters

Steven Caldicott

Wilson

Gregory Zavracky

Bass

Glenn Billingsley

Woodrow Bynum

Ryne Cherry

Junhan Choi

Jacob Cooper

Bradford Gleim

Scott Allen Jarrett

Craig Juricka

David McFerrin

Dana Whiteside

As of June 30, 2023

Guest Artists + Soloists

Rinaldo Alsesandrini, conductor

Jonathan Cohen, conductor

Václav Luks, conductor

Raphaël Pichon, conductor

David Stern, conductor

Ying Fang, soprano

Silvia Frigato, soprano

Amanda Forsythe, soprano

Robin Johannsen, soprano

Maya Kherani, soprano

Brianna Robinson, soprano

Lauren Snouffer, soprano

Jacquelyn Stucker, soprano

Avery Amereau, contralto

Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano

MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano

Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano

Ben Bliss, tenor

Andrew Haji, tenor

Zachary Wilder, tenor

James Way, tenor

Zachary Wilder, tenor

Krzysztof Baczyk, bass

Scott Conner, bass

Kevin Deas, bass

Gabriele Lombardi, bass

Cody Quattlebaum, bass-baritone

Michael Sumuel, bass

Sumner Thompson, baritone

H+H Soloists

Emi Ferguson, flute

Aisslinn Nosky, violin and director

Anthony Trecek-King, conductor

Ian Watson, director

GOVERNANCE STAFF + FACULTY

Board of Governors

Chair

Robert N. Shapiro

Vice Chairs

Deborah S. First

W. Carl Kester

Karen S. Levy

Judith Verhave

Kathleen W. Weld

Treasurer

David R. Weaver

Secretary

Elizabeth Reza

Philip and Marjorie Gerdine

President and CEO

David Snead

PHOTOS BY

Frank Clark

John S. Cornish

Julia D. Cox

Philip Gerdine

Frank Haluska

Ellen Harris

Jamie Hoyte

Janina Longtine

Joe Mari

Anthony Moosey

Stephen Morrissey

Michael Oliveri

Carolyn Pope

Catherine Powell

Brenda G. Reny

Arthur Robins

George Sacerdote

Emily F. Schabacker

Michael S. Scott Morton

Susan M. Stemper

Jeffrey S. Thomas

Nancy B. Tooke

Judith K. Verhave

Elizabeth Wax

Jean Woodward

Christopher R. Yens

Governors Emerti

Todd Estabrook

Joseph M. Flynn

Mary Nada

Timothy C. Robinson

Janet P. Whitla

Sam Brewer, Liz Linder, Chris Petre-Baumer, Stu Rosner, Lara Silberklang, Robert Torres, Kat Waterman

Board of Advisors

Chair

Nancy Hammer

Martha H. Bancroft

Giulio Batterman

Cristina Blau

Julian Bullitt

Jane Carlson

Teresa Cachero

Nick Dials

Thomas Draper

David Elsbree

Kate Flather

Melissa D. Gerrity

Nick Gleysteen

Pamela Goldberg

Nancy B. Hammer

Carrie Hammond

Suzanne L. Hamner

Frederick Ilchman

Lauren Jones

Paul V. Kelly

Mark A. King

Winifred I. Li

Laura M. Lucke

Peter G. Manson

Jim Millea

Nancy Nizel

Winifred B. Parker

Prema Popat

Robin Riggs

Robert H. Scott

Richard Seamans

John Tamilio

Terry Taylor

Cecily Tyler

Susan B. Weatherbie

Jane Wilson

John Winkleman

As of June 30, 2023

David Snead

Philip and Marjorie Gerdine President and CEO

Emma Flesher

Executive Assistant to the President and Manager of Board Relations

Artistic

Ira Pedlikin

Vice President of Artistic Planning and Concert Production

Jon Linker

Senior Manager of Concert

Operations and Booking

Jesse Levine

Personnel Manager, Production Manager, and Music Librarian

Development

Ryan Losey

Vice President of Development

Marion Westgate

Director of Major Gifts

Rebecca Sullivan

Associate Director of Annual Giving

Rachel Dacus Hill

Associate Director of Development Operations

Jackie Schalk

Major Gifts Officer

Laura Sitterley

Grants Manager

Shiva Ramkumar

Development Coordinator

Melissa Markstein

Major Gifts Coordinator

Jan Miner

Major Giving Advisor

Finance + Administration

Lilee Dethchan-Beltran

Vice President of Finance and Administration

Igor Rabovsky

Senior Staff Accountant

Lindy Noecker

Senior Manager of Archives and Administration

Brighid Dugan

Administration Project Coordinator

Marketing + Patron Experience

Sarah L. Manoog

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Chris Petre-Baumer

Director of Marketing

Carly Rockenhauser

Associate Director of Patron Experience

Chloe E.W. Levine

Marketing Manager

Danielle Qin

Audience Development Manager

Melissa Tompkins

Patron Experience Manager

Laurin Stoler

Calling Campaign Manager

Jerry Waldman

Assistant Calling Campaign Manager

Education

+ Community

Engagement

Emily Yoder Reed

Vice President of Education and Community Engagement

JongHun Kim

Associate Director of Education

Jennifer Riche

Education and Community Engagement Coordinator

Teresa M. Neff, PhD

Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellow

Education Faculty

Conductors

Alyson Greer Espinosa

Chorus of Sopranos and Altos and Chamber Choir

Jennifer Kane

Treble Chorus, Youth Chorale, and Concert Choir

Kevin McDonald

Chorus of Tenors and Basses

Andrew Milne

HHYC Assistant Conductor for Treble Chorus, Youth Chorale, and Concert Choir

Devon Russo

HHYC Assistant Conductor for Chorus of Sopranos and Altos

Nurt Villani

New Voices

Musicianship Faculty

Laura Nevitt

Lead Musicianship Teacher

Jade Espina

Talia Greenberg

Kilian Mooney

Collaborative Pianists

Leona Cheung

Andrew Mattfeld

Pei-yeh Tsai

Maria Rivera White

Teaching Artists

Carlos Azarnez

Hurley K-8 School

Rachael Chagat

Winship Elementary School

Jeanette Lee

Bridge Boston Charter School

Laura Nevitt

Perkins Elementary School

Kevin Virgilio

Mother Caroline Academy

Teaching Assistants

Annina Hsieh

Nathaniel Smith

As of June 30, 2022

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Assets

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Accounts receivable, net

Government grants receivable

Pledges receivable, current portion, net

Investments

Other current assets

Board Designated

Total Current Assets

Total

Fiscal year 2023 was financially challenging for many arts organizations. Many generous donors supported H+H in an