JUVENTAS NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
OUR MISSION
Juventas New Music Ensemble is a contemporary chamber group with a special focus on emerging voices. Juventas shares classical music as a vibrant, living art form. We bring audiences music from a diverse array of composers that live in today’s world and respond to our time.
WHO WE ARE
Since our founding in 2005, we have performed the music of more than 300 living composers. Juventas has earned a reputation as a curator with a keen eye for new talent. We open doors for composers with top-notch professional performances that present their work in the best possible light.
The best music you haven’t heard– yet.
FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Dear Juventas Community,
As we celebrate the start of our 20th Anniversary Season, this Annual Impact Report glances in the rearview mirror, taking stock of everything we accomplished last year.
Our 2023-24 Mainstage Season “Visions of Green” centered on relationships between people and the environment. We presented a record 15 concerts, reaching over 2,500 people in-person and 1,000 online; we started a new venue partnership with First Parish Sudbury; and we expanded our successful collaboration with the New England Botanic Garden.
These pages offer a window into the passionate work of our team members and collaborators, and the story of en ensemble that is not just thriving, but growing, increasing our impact every year.
Everything described here is possible because of your support, and for that, we are eternally grateful.
Sincerely,
Oliver Caplan ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, JUVENTAS NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
15 CONCERTS
5 SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES
48 COMPOSERS
2,500+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN-PERSON
9 CORE MUSICIANS
418 DONORS
1,000+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS ONLINE
12 GUEST MUSICIANS
6 GRANTS
“Juventas is a truly special and unique organization. Boston is blessed with an active new music scene and more ensembles than I can count, but in my experience with peer organizations, none do so with such passion and dedication to sharing deeply meaningful and thoughtfully curated programs, performed by artists willing to give of themselves fully for the success of the art.”
–Matthew Marsit, Conductor
THE MAINSTAGE SEASON
SONG IN FLIGHT
An homage to the wonders of avian life
September 23, 2023
Multicultural Arts Center + Live on YouTube
ENCORE!
You asked: We delivered! Your favorite natureinspired pieces returned to the Juventas stage
November 11, 2023
Multicultural Arts Center + Live on YouTube
ANNE HOWARTH: CENTER STAGE
Featuring Juventas’s celebrated hornist with contemporary music inspired by water
January 27, 2024
Multicultural Arts Center + Live on YouTube
Febuary 3, 2024
First Parish Sudbury
THE AGE OF THE RISE
A call for action on climate change
March 23, 2024
Multicultural Arts Center + Live on YouTube
THE FLOWER CATALOG
An evening of music for solo piano by Stephanie Ann Boyd
May 18 & 19, 2024
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
MUSIC IN BLOOM
171 acres; 20 composers; 5 simultaneous concerts; one unforgettable evening of music al fresco
June 9 & 16, 2024
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
FREE NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES
SONG IN FLIGHT
An homage to the wonders of avian life
September 24, 2023
Parker River Wildlife Refuge - Newburyport, MA
REFLECTIONS
A performance by violist Lu Yu and percussionist Thomas Schmidt, featuring music by 5 living composers
October 14, 2023
First Baptist Church Medford - Medford, MA
TO THE SEASONS
A performance by soprano Kelley Hollis, hornist Anne Howarth, and pianist Julia Scott Carey, featuring music by 9 living composers
November 18, 2023
First Baptist Church Medford - Medford, MA
OLMSTED NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
A luminous selection of works for string quartet staged at the legendary home of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted
July 21, 2024
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Brookline, MA
LONGFELLOW HOUSE
A performance at one of Cambridge’s most storied properties
September 8, 2024
Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters
National Historic Site - Cambridge, MA
GUEST APPEARANCE
ECLIPTIC
Compositions for 12 voices and a string quartet brought to life with planetarium visuals in a collaboration with Nightingale Vocal Ensemble and the Boston Museum of Science
May 1, 2024
Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science Boston, MA
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
As artists, we know that rallying around a worthy cause seeds noteworthy collaboration, and “Visions of Green” delivered nothing short of exceptional. The 2023-24 Juventas Season began with a reflection on our human relationship with nature from the skies to the seas, then encouraged us to engage in a dialogue surrounding climate change and conservation—the fight for a better future. Our vision is a resonant one, musically, and personally. Let’s take a look at some of the most powerful moments in this sonorous season charged with a call for change.
MAKING GARDENS GROW
Now going on five fruitful years, our blossoming partnership with the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill grew further this year. Building on the success of our annual “Music in Bloom” program, we offered our first indoor performances at the Garden. 240 audience members joined us in May for two sold-out performances inside NEBG’s exquisite Limonia Conservatory. Playing to the setting, Julia Scott Carey performed Stephanie Ann Boyd’s Flower Catalog, a collection of 13 botanically inspired preludes.
Collaboration was truly the star of the show; the performance marked a new peak in Juventas’s long-term friendship with Boyd and ever-budding relationship with NEBG. The centerpiece of this one-of-a-kind night was the world premiere of a new prelude, “Apple Blossom,” co-commissioned by the NEBG and Juventas together. Inspired by the iconic flower that graces the Garden’s logo and represents its historic apple orchard, the commission honored Marillyn Zacharis, Trustee Emeritus, devoted member and horticulturist who brought the joy of music to the garden through her donation of its piano in 2014; and Juventas Pianist and Founder Julia Scott Carey for her 20 years performing with the ensemble.
The musical “bouquet” marked another successful feat of teamwork between Juventas and the NEBG, planting the seeds for further expansion of indoor programming at the Gardens. Our new “Fireside Concert” series will build on this success in 2025.
NEW VENUES, NEW FRIENDS
After the stunning success of “Anne Howarth: Center Stage” at our home venue at the Multicultural Arts Center, we took this vibrant, water-themed program to First Parish Sudbury for a reprise that drew a lively local audience brimming with Juventas newcomers!
This Sudbury appearance was a pilot performance, testing First Parish as a potential second home base, with the goal of broadening our reach to audiences beyond Juventas’s historical roots in Boston/Cambridge. The results spoke for themselves, with a turnout that equalled our Cambridge audience. Following this success, we booked three concert programs at First Parish Sudbury for our 2024-25 Season “Legacy.”
Our First Parish performances will not only expand both organizations’ audiences and enrich the cultural offerings in Sudbury and Greater Metrowest, but will also broaden the core Juventas commitment to making contemporary chamber music accessible by meeting audiences where they are.
MUSIC THAT MOVES US
The final movement of Eliza Brown’s song cycle, The Age of the Rise, depicts a family cabin that Brown’s great-grandparents built on the coast of Maine in the 1930s. In January 2024, that same cabin was irreparably damaged in a storm. As the titular piece on the concert program, Brown’s heart-wrenching lamentation captured the power and emotion of our 2023-24 Mainstage Season finale that engaged audiences in discussions of climate change.
The immediacy of climate change in our world was a common theme throughout the concert, and one that was deeply resonant with both our audience and musicians. In addition to Eliza Brown’s tour de force, the concert featured two commissioned arrangements, a world premiere commission, and a call for scores-winning selection from Alexander Liebermann entitled Erwachen.
Two specially commissioned chamber arrangements called for a greater respect for the natural world: Catarina Domenici’s striking portrayal of a feminine Mother Nature in Amazonia shined alongside Mary Montgomery Koppel’s House on Fire: Three Songs on Responsibility, featuring excerpts Greta’s Thunberg’s speech to the United Nations in 2018. The Juventas Commission and World Premiere of J.A.J Sedarski’s tlezannen asked audiences to face the complex emotions of climate change anxiety, fear, and loss while taking in ancient Nahuatl Poetry from the Aztec Empire.
With such deeply moving music, it is no wonder that this concert was one of our season’s most emotionally impactful. Eliza Brown’s commentary on the speculative and apocalyptic themes of In the Age of the Rise sums up why: “Though these songs are in some sense about the future . . . they are really about the present.”
BIRDS OF A FEATHER: MEET OUR 2024 CALL FOR SCORES WINNERS!
Our 2024 Call for Scores was answered by three incredible composers whose bird-themed compositions soared with creativity. These potent pieces were chosen from among hundreds of submissions, selected for their unique voice and momentum, and placed on our “Song in Flight” program. Let’s meet these brilliant minds and learn about their unique compositions!
ANGUS DAVISON “NIGEL”
“Nigel tells the story of a bird that fell in love with a statue. Once, many seabirds lived on New Zealand’s Mana Island, but introduced species wiped them out. In an attempt to re-establish a colony, conservationists planted stone birds on Mana and broadcast birdcalls through speakers. One gannet, Nigel, settled on the island. He fell in love with a stone bird, choosing it as his mate. Movement one depicts his life on windswept Mana Island, surrounded by statues. Movement two is a pure flight of fancy, charting Nigel’s journey to some kind of bird afterlife. Nigel is an act of mourning and of celebration. It asks us to consider the complex inner lives of animals that we may view them with new and radical compassion.”
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BETH RATAY
“THE FLAMINGOS”
“‘The Flamingos’ was written as part of my doctoral dissertation for the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2013. The first cycle was a setting of three poems about animals by Rainer Maria Rilke in German for soprano and small ensemble. ‘The Flamingos’ (‘Die Flamingos’ in German) is the second song in the soprano song cycle. I picked this poem because I love the colorful imagery and the comparison of flamingos to historical figures. The poem references both Phryne, an ancient Greek courtesean, and Fragonard, a French painter of the Rococo style, known for being exceptionally ornamental and dramatic. The music plays with musical ideas inspired by the imagery and references.”
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JOSHUA SHANK
“FLOCKING
MUSIC”
“Titles are always difficult things for me to settle on and, during the composition of this piece, I had been struggling to find a way to convey what I thought the music was doing. One day while walking in Austin, I saw a huge flock of birds take off from a set of power lines above me and fly directly overheard in the same direction. This was an apt metaphor for the music I was working with at the time as it had the propensity to “take off” in the same direction— both melodically and harmonically—and eventually settle somewhere else before once again taking flight. Past that it’s a bright, simple piece which I hope you’ll enjoy.”
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“Working with Juventas was a truly enriching experience. Their thorough understanding and brilliant performance of my piece fostered an incredibly enthusiastic response from the audience; a testament to the ensemble’s ability to connect and communicate the essence of the music to their listening community. As a composer as well as an audience member, it was heartening to see so many works by living composers interpreted with such sensitivity and care. The commitment that Juventas brings to promoting new music and fostering creative dialogue so clearly enriches the greater Boston community, making it an even more vibrant hub for musical innovation.”
—Joshua Shank, composer
“Juventas is one of the successful chamber groups in US. Not only are they incredibly talented as musicians but also, they create a warm community with audiences that anyone can join to learn about new music. I’m grateful that I have been involved in such an outstanding community as a composer.”
—Mari Kotskyy, composer
SPECIAL COMMISSION SPOTLIGHT: MARI KOTSKYY’S “THE BIRDS SUITE”
The world premiere performance of this piece was commissioned by Juventas for our “Song in Flight”concert.
From Mari: “The Birds Suite consists of three pieces using poetry of Christina Rossetti–My favorite poet. First piece is “A Bird Song.” The main character is a man who hasn’t seen a woman he loves for almost a year. In the past, he had been great time with her, so he was joyful. In the current situation, he is dejected because she is no longer with him. So, when I composed this piece, I focused on the contrast. Second piece is “Bird Raptures.” Rossetti chooses the Nightingale as the symbol of the majestic beauty of the night. When I read this poem, the piano piece “Clair de lune” by Debussy immediately comes to mind. I kept the image and wrote this piece. The last piece is “I Wish I Were A Little Bird.” It’s a short poem but has Rossetti’s five wishes in it. I thought she had a sad experience and felt hurt inside. I tried to be considerate of her feeling with music.
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OLIVER CAPLAN
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 150th
ANNIVERSARY CALL FOR SCORES WINNER
The Oratorio Society of New York performed Oliver Caplan’s choral work Cloud Anthem on November 11 at Carnegie Hall. Oliver’s work is a setting of poetry by Richard Blanco, President Obama’s inaugural poet. Founded in 1873, the Oratorio Society is a storied institution, instrumental in the creation of Carnegie Hall. Congrats on your Carnegie Hall debut, Oliver!
J. A. J. SEDARSKI AMERICAN PRIZE FINALIST
J. A. J. Sedarski has been named a Finalist for the American Prize in chamber music composition (college/ university division), for his piece Between Our Breaths We Sing. Premiered at our March 2023 “Concert for Peace,” this gorgeous work explores tragedy, gratitude, and above all, human interconnectedness, through the lens of breathing. Congrats on this well-deserved honor!
GLOBAL MUSIC AWARD MEDALIST
VOICES OF THE LAND - BRONZE MEDAL WINNER AT THE GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS
Composer Christina Rusnak’s 2023 album, featuring Juventas New Music Ensemble, has received a Bronze Medal at the Global Music Awards! Since 2011 the prestigious Global Music Awards have supported and celebrated independent musicians. Recieving a medal is recognized as music’s ‘golden seal of approval’ for album recordings, and we are so pelased that Christina’s meditation on land and place has garnered such a special honor.
CHRISTINA RUSNAK
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BRITTNEY BENTON SOLI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE PROJECT WINNER
Composer Brittney Benton was named one of the winners of SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s 30x30x30 Project: a call for scores from young emerging composers. In May, Brittney’s piece Piano Trio No. 1 was performed at SOLI’s ‘Macrocosm’ concert at the San Antonio Botanical Garden in San Antonio, Texas.
SCOTT WHEELER RESIDENCY AT COPLAND HOUSE
Composer Scott Wheeler was awarded a fellowship residency at Copland House for July and August of 2025. During the residency, Copland House provides for all the composer’s needs so they can dedicate all their time to their craft. Scott will spend that time living in famous composer Aaron Copland’s historic New York home while working on his music.
ANAÍS AZUL DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
Composer and Musician Anaís Azul recently released their debut album, Simp’ashani: canciones trenzadas in August 2024. They recorded the album during a 9-month Fulbright in their home country of Perú. Songs such as ‘Trenzando’, ‘How many more people have to die?’ and ‘I come from’ are available on all streaming platforms.
MIGUEL DEL AGUILA FIVE WOLD PREMIERES
Miguel del Aguila premiered five new works across the country: Concierto Con Brio for oboe, clarinet and orchestra was premiered by Nancy Ambrose; oboe and Ryan King; clarinet with the Michigan Philharmonic. Pianola Rebelde for three pianos premiered in Indianapolis. Head for the Exit for four-hands piano premiered in Bainbridge, Washington. Torrential Radiance and Piano Rolls Flute, both for flute and piano, premiered in Provo, Utah.
CATARINA ROCK NEW WORK RELEASE
Composer Catarina Rock has recently released a recording of her new work: Bridal March for clarinet in Bb and piano. Catarina used Messiaen’s fourth mode of limited transposition in her piece and found that this mode allowed her compose a piece that is pleasing to the ears of non-musical wedding guests. The recording features Catarina on piano and Eric Arguello on clarinet.
KIAN RAVAEI
DOCTORAL FELLOW AT JULLIARD
Composer Kian Ravaei is starting an exciting new chapter! This coming fall, Kian will be a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at Julliard pursuing his DMA in Composition! Kian says that “it’s an honor to join the Julliard community”.
JOSHUA HAHN VMTA COMISSION
On November 9th, 2024, composer and flautist Joshua Hahn premiered a new piece commissioned by the Virginia Music Teacher’s Association. The performance was held at the 2024 VMTA Fall State Conference. The piece is titled Perpetual Moment and is written for flute, cello and piano.
DEREK DAVID
LECTURER POSITION AT MIT
Composer Derek David has accepted a permanent position as a full-time lecturer in music at MIT. In addition, he has completed his Viola Partita, commissioned by Calgary Philharmonic violist Jesse Morrison and funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. The partita premiered on October 26, 2024 at MIT’s Killian Hall. Furthermore, Derek received the MIT CAST Fay Chandler Creativity Grant in order to put on an upcoming concert: Di Fayerike Lib: Passionate Love
MICHELE CANIATO RESIDENCY IN SWEDEN
Michele Caniato held a residency at Visby International Center for Composers in Sweden, with funding from the Swedish Arts Council. The center is equipped with top-notch studios and technology for composers to create freely. During the residency, Michele worked on a percussion quartet, and had the opportunity to connect with composers, students, and musicians alike throughout Stockholm and on the island of Gotland.
MUSICIAN
KELLY HOLLIS, SOPRANO
“My favorite moment from this past season was ‘The Age of the Rise’. Despite the heavy subject-matter, it ended up being a pleasure as it was a concert that involved most of the group and we got to reunite with Tianhui Ng, who just brought out the best in everyone. All while tackling some incredibly challenging but powerful music.”
CELINE FERRO, CLARINET
“It’s hard to limit it to once sentence, but my favorite moment of this years season was rehearsing and performing Eliza Brown’s powerful In the Age of the Rise–between the powerful text, the emotion poured into the music by my colleagues, and the raging storm outside that created a leak where the sounds of dripping water were accompanying us, it goes down as one of the most memorable performances I’ve ever had.”
ANNE HOWARTH, HORN
“For my January ‘Center Stage’ program, I feel privileged to to have brought to life three new pieces by composers Judith Shatin, Justin Casinghino and Oliver Caplan for my long dreamed-of horn/cello/piano instrumentation.”
RYAN SHANNON, VIOLIN
“‘Music in Bloom’ was my favorite event last year. It’s such a marvelous feeling to share your music and the music of truly masterful young composers with so many hundreds of people. And in such an idyllic environment! It’s my favorite thing we do every year.”
“Visions of Green”
LU YU, VIOLA
“The highlight of this season for me was performing at the New England Botanical Gardens at Tower Hill where performing such innovative and beautiful music really blends so well with the incredible scenery.”
THOMAS BARTH, CELLO
“My favorite takeaway from last season was getting to collaborate with two composers in premiering their works for horn, cello, and piano—a rare and very beautiful instrumentation—for Anne’s ‘Center Stage’ recital in January! ”
THOMAS SCHMIDT, PERCUSSION
“Getting a chance to connect with our audience at ‘Music in Bloom’!”
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LEGACY –THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
STUDIO TO STAGE
Highlights from the Juventas recording catalog
September 13, 2024
Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT (New Venue!)
September 14, 2024
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
September 15, 2024
First Parish Sudbury, Sudbury, MA
JUVENTAS AT 20
The official anniversary celebration, showcasing Juventas commissions
November 16, 2024
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA + Live on YouTube
NICHOLAS SOUTHWICK: CENTER STAGE
Featuring Juventas’s celebrated flautist in a virtuosic solo program
January 25, 2025
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
January 26, 2025
First Parish Sudbury, Sudbury, MA
SOUNDS OF NEW ENGLAND
Music inspired by places we call home
January 31–February 2 , 2025
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
February 8, 2025
Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT
May 4 , 2025
First Parish Sudbury, Sudbury, MA
ENCORE!
You ask: We deliver! Audience favorites return to the Juventas stage
March 22, 2025
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA + Live on YouTube
MUSIC IN BLOOM
171 acres; 20 composers; 5 simultaneous concerts; one unforgettable evening of music al fresco
June 8 & 15, 2025
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
2024–25 NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES
SLIPSTREAM
A captivating showcase of new music for clarinet, horn, and piano
December 7, 2024
First Baptist Church, Medford, MA
LONGFELLOW HOUSE
A performance at one of Cambridge’s most storied properties
September 8, 2024
Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters
National Historic Site - Cambridge, MA
LIMESTONE & FELT
Mesmerizing music by living composers, featuring the unique pairing of cello and percussion.
October 26, 2024
First Baptist Church, Medford, MA
OLMSTED NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
A luminous selection of works for string quartet staged at the legendary home of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted
July 2025, date TBA
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, MA
PEOPLE
“I’ve found Juventas to be an exceptionally community-oriented ensemble, always seeking opportunities to uplift their composers and performing artists; to build effective partnerships that broaden their impact; and to make their programs and activities accessible to audiences.”
–Nell Shaw Cohen, Composer
Music is all about bringing people together. Music is community. Here at Juventas, we aim to tell the stories that connect us and make us stronger collectively. This is why we call everyone who joins us at the concert hall, backyard venues, rehearsal rooms, church stages, and more, our Juventas “family”. So whether you are an audience member, a donor, musician, composer, or staff member, we are pleased to call you a part of our “family,” and we dedicate this Annual Report to you, and all you have contributed to the music. Thank you.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Carey President
Andrew Wilkins Treasurer
Karen Ruymann Lynn Eustis
STAFF
Oliver Caplan Artistic and Executive Director
Meghan Guidry Clerk
Leslie Jacobson Kaye
Joseph Sedarski General Manager
Saskia den Boon Graphic Designer and Grant Writer
Sadie Habas Development Coordinator
Meg Fuchs
Carson Cooman
Minjin Chung
Ann Li Arts Administration Intern
Oliver Caplan Ex officio
Molly Breen-Aronson Arts Administration Intern
Cassian Ramos Arts Administration Intern
CORE ENSEMBLE
Kelley Hollis Soprano
Nicholas Southwick Flute
Celine Ferro Clarinet
Anne Howarth Horn
Ryan Shannon Violin
Lu Yu Viola
Thomas Barth Cello
Julia Scott Carey Piano
Thomas Schmidt Percussion
PRINCIPAL GUEST ARTISTS
2023-24 GUEST MUSICIANS
Nick Auer
Maggie Finnegan
Mary Chris DeBelina Dance
Pete Walsh Bass
Horn
Grant Houston Violin
Soprano
Jonathan Hess Percussion
Nick Johnson Cello
Timothy Paek Cello
Kenneth Mok Violin
Tianhui Ng Conductor
Cholong Park Piano
Angelina Savoia Harp
Emma Powell Violin
Melanie Rucinski Piano
FEATURED COMPOSERS
Brittney Benton
Lauren Bernofsky
Stephanie Ann Boyd Eliza Brown
Oliver Caplan
Justin Casinghino
Nell Shaw Cohen
Valerie Coleman
Carson Cooman
Angus Davison
Catarina Domenici
Michael Donovan
Adolphus Hailstork
Stacy Garrop
Gina Gille Osvaldo Golijov
Nyokabi Kariũki
Mary Montgomery Koppel
Mari Kotskyy
Alexander Liebermann
FEATURED COMPOSERS (cont.)
Catherine Likhuta Allison Loggins-Hull
Wayne Lu Tigran Mansurian
Quinn Mason
Libby Meyer
Jessie Montgomery
Brian Raphael Nabors
Bongani Ndodana-Breen
Oznat Netzer
John Patitucci
Andrew Porter
Beth Ratay
Kian Ravaei
Christina Rusnak
Somei Satoh
J. A. J. Sedarski Joshua Shank
Judith Shatin
Caroline Shaw
FEATURED COMPOSERS (cont.)
Nina Shekhar Ken Sullivan
Althea Talbot-Howard Gwyneth Walker
Shelley Washington
Eric Whitacre
Emma Wine Brandee Younger
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Sylvia Oliveira
Katie Parodi
Marc Pasciucco
Jeffrey Paster
Andy Pease
John & Sarah Peck
Dan Perkins
Karen Poggi
Alexandra Porter
Sara Potter
Kate Raisz
Jill and Ian Reiss
Chris and Lindsey Reiss
George & Bobbi Ritcheske
Tom Schmidt
Andrew & Margot Schmolka
Rebeca Sedarski
Gordon and Shannon Shannon
Jonathan Simon
Tess Sneesby
Nicholas Southwick
Arlene Stevens
Bruce and Imogene
Jodi Swartz
John and Barbara T
Tony Thaweethai
Raymond Tonkel
Charlene Valk
The Valks
Anna Varlese
David von Behren
Elaine Walsh
John Weston
Up to $49
Anonymous (6)
Barbara A Hill
Andrew Adams
Jaime Alberts
Aaron Alon
Russ Anderson
Lael Backus
Young Yun Baek
Marshall Bautz
John Beagan
J. L. Bell
Michael Berkowitz
Kenneth Bigley
Emily Blitz
Ed Bouchard
Ann Bragg
Julianna Braun
Sharon Bridgforth
Margaret Brouwer
Eliza Brown
Baird and Carol Brown
Danica A. Buckley
Anne Burt
Maureen Cavanaugh
Huntae Chung
Jeanhee Chung
Linda Ciesielski
Jennifer Clapp
Lindsay Clark
Charles Coe
Burt and Deborah Cohen
Nell Cohen
James Curtis
Lora Davidson
Angus Davison
Patrick Dawson
Massimo De Lillo
The Dearr Family
Kathleen DeBois
Sandra DeBow
Ashley Dennis
Claudine Blake
Gerd Dr. Burger
Edward Dunar
BJ & Rich Dunn
Christina English
John and Beth Eustis
Carole Eustis
Evan Fein
David Feltner and Robert Edward
Smith
A. Ferello
Roderick Ferguson
Giselle Ferro
Jane Ferro
Eve Foldan
Ali Frana
Rick Frank
Rebecca Fuchs
David E Fuchs
Gia Fuchs
Mary Gardill
Stacy Garrop
John Garton
Tobin Gedstad
James Gleason
Kendra Goodwin
John H. Graves
Jeffrey Grossman and Karl Hinze
Matthew Gschwend
Joe Gualtieri
Sadie Habas
Jordan Hadrill
Amanda Harberg
Kiyoshi Hayashi
Bonnie Haymon
Matthew Heath
Matthew Henegan
Michaela Hollis
Anne Howarth & Frederick Frank
Jean Huang
Wolcott Humphrey
Michael Hustedde
Joe Jaxson
Rashi Jeeda
Callie Jennings
Julie Johnson-McGrath
James Jones
Amie Jones
Susan Kander
Jeff Kauppi
Kathryn Kautzman
Rakesh Khetarpal
Abby Krawson
Matthew Kusulas & Jack Tamburri
Ursula Kwong-Brown
Dina Labkovsky
Katie Lade
Rainice Lai
Johanna LaPlante
Mina Lavcheva
Ken Lewis
Alexander Liebermann
Jesse Lipson
Tammy Lynch
Jen Lyon
Gregory Lyons
Pamela Marshall
Kathryn McKellar
Peri Levin McKenna
Rachael McKenzie
Taylor McNulty
Jim McQuaid
Alexandra Mendez-Diez
Erin Merceruio Nelson
Kris Miranda
Annemarie Mitrano
Robert Montgomery
Mary Montgomery Koppel
Dilshod Narzillaev
Nicholas Norton
Susanne Olson
Valentina Osorio
Jessica Ovici
Lindsay Packer
Timothy Paek
Megan Paglia-Scheff
William Paglia-Scheff
Jane Parkin Kullmann
Martha Pierce
Gretchen Pineo
Susan Pivetz
Amanda Potter
Emma Powell
Giselle Puigbo
Kathleen Quigley
Chris Rhodes
Greg Rhodes
Jason Ries
Susan Rizzo
Jennifer Romig
Hannah Roos
Jonathan Royer
Christina Rusnak
Mallory Ruymann
D. S.
Harshita Sahu
Antonio Santos
Kerem Sayman
Donna Scalcione
Graeme A.B. Schranz
Kristen Schroeder
Christopher Sedarski
Joseph Sedarski
Josh Sedarski
Jonathan Sedarski
Dennis Shafer
Ryan Shannon
Brendon Shapiro
Dan Shaud
Jamison Shave
Mindi Shave
David Shuve-Wilson
Ken Silber
Kyle Simpson
Mark Sivazlian
Anna Speiser
Barbara Steiner
Drew Swatosh
Susannah Thornton
Jessica Tybursky
Karyn Visscher
Leo Walsh
Sophie Wang
Jennifer Wang
Beverly Waring
James Weber
Chris Wild
Dr. Natalie Williams
Rebecca Witmer
Christina Wright-Ivanova
Laura Yoo
Alice Young
Lu Yu
Kiara Zani
Marc Zegans
Tracey Zimmerman
Kim Zocchi
We’re proud that our donor roster includes 100% of Juventas board, staff and ensemble members, plus 33 composer and musician collaborators.
We are also extremely thankful to the dedicated volunteers who gave their time and talents to Juventas in the past year:
Chris Beagan
Rachel Ciprotti
Gordan Shannon
Shannon Shannon
Evan Perry
OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
We are building on recent momentum to lift Juventas to the next level.
By 2027, we aim: For musician compensation to be in parity with union rates.
By 2030, we aim: To fund an endowment that can provide a stable income stream to supplement other sources.
By 2040, we aim: For Juventas to own its own venue that we can deploy for Juventas performances, and rent at affordable rates to other ensembles in the Boston area.
Your support makes a difference. Support Juventas today.