Valley Performing Arts Center - May 2015

MAY 2015

VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

AN EVENING WITH

YO-YO MA

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

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n behalf of California State University,

Northridge, I am pleased to welcome you to this evening’s extraordinary event fea-

turing the first appearance by world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Valley Performing Arts Center.

CSUN is one of California’s largest university

campuses and provides an exceptional environment

for the arts at Valley Performing Arts Center and the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communi-

cation. Thousands of guests from the surrounding

community and the campus annually benefit from

the cultural and performing arts programming in the Great Hall, the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, the

Experimental Theatre and other theatres located in the Mike Curb College.

We greatly appreciate your generous support

of this evening’s gala as sponsors, table hosts and

attendees. I know that some of you are visiting Valley Performing Arts Center for the first time and have a

remarkable experience ahead of you. I hope tonight’s visit will be the first of many, and that we will be

welcoming you back to the Great Hall during the 2015-16 performance season.

Thank you again for playing such a major role in

this evening’s performance and for contributing to the success of our great university.

Sincerely,

Dianne F. Harrison, Ph.D. President

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W

elcome to this evening’s Yo-Yo Ma performance, and thank you for

supporting Valley Performing Arts

Center on this important occasion. Tonight marks the completion of my first year at VPAC and the

earliest realization of the vision for its future, as the premiere cultural arts and entertainment destina-

tion in the San Fernando Valley, at California State University, Northridge.

This evening also harkens the beginning of a new

season at VPAC. Throughout this program book, we

are announcing some of our 2015-16 performances.

And throughout the auditorium tonight, you may

meet some of the artists who will bring them to life.

Like tonight’s Yo-Yo Ma concert, VPAC will host

virtuosi from around the world such as violinist

Joshua Bell to humorist David Sedaris, from classical pianist Yuja Wang to jazz pianist Jason Moran, from Broadway and television star Megan Hilty to opera star and CSUN alumna Michelle DeYoung.

Tonight’s many sponsors, committee members,

and supporters are virtuosi in their own right,

and you will find their names and companies featured throughout our gala program. One

special name stands out, and that is Gala Committee Chair Marla Lefton. I thank her as first amongst equals.

But there are no stars more important than the emerging ones who are students at

CSUN. And you will see plenty of them onstage and in the auditorium at VPAC in 2015-

16. When we announce the complete season later this month, we will also share a calendar of CSUN performances throughout the year taking place in our venue.

Tonight we thank all our stars – our CSUN family, donors, guests and friends – for their

loyal and generous support in benefitting Valley Performing Arts Center.

Warmly,

Thor Steingraber, Executive Director Valley Performing Arts Center www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org

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MAY 6TH, 2015 YO-YO MA GALA

5 p.m.

5 - 6:20 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

8 p.m.

8:15 p.m.

GALA RECEPTION IN LOBBY & LOGE LEVEL SILENT AUCTION IN LOBBY YO-YO MA PERFORMANCE INTERMISSION PERFORMANCE CONCLUDES GALA DINNER IN COURTYARD

CONTENTS

10 DONOR LIST 12 YO-YO MA 24 SEASON PREVIEW

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SEASON PREVIEW SCENES & SONGS

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SEASON PREVIEW SILENCE AMPLIFIED

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SEASON PREVIEW PLAY DATE

42 FOUNDING

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SEASON PREVIEW SOARING

SHAPE & MOTION

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DONORS

44 GALA AUCTION 50 THANK YOU facebook.com/VPACatCSUN

SPONSORS WITH PRIDE AND APPRECIATION… we recognize and thank our gala partners.

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CSUN FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR EARL ENZER ’83 AND KAREN ENZER ‘82

GALA PLANNING COMMITTEE WITH GRATITUDE… GALA PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR, MARLA LEFTON Jeffrey Baker

Elizabeth F. Hailey

Nancy Porter

Irene Boyd

Sherry Lapides

Sheri Rubin

Rosalyn Berg Joan Boyett

Susan P. Brown Rodney Davis

Jilianne Fager ‘63, M.A. ‘72 Linda Grasso ‘85, M.A. ‘90

Edward Imparato

Helen Lowy MHS ‘75 Jill Mellady

Carin Meyer ‘80, MBA ‘85 The Honorable Joy Picus Barbara Pinchuk

JoAnn Roth

Dr. Carol Shubin

Robert Stiefel ‘67 Manja Swanson

Dr. Shari A. Tarver-Behring Marcella Tyler

VPAC STAFF Thor Steingraber Sally Adelblue Juliana Alvarez Laila Asgari Michael Bergantzel Drew Berger Anthony E. Cantrell Camille Copeland

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Jose Felix Madalynn Gayheart Sheryl Jones Norman Knight Matthew Lengyel Annikki Lotta Tim Lounibos Charles Matthew

Christian Parker Laura Presse Andrea Reinken Justin Souza Seiyua Tang Thu Tran Marivi Valcourt

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AN EVENING WITH

YO-YO MA

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PROGRAM WEDNESDAY | MAY 6 | 6:30 PM MEDIA SPONSOR, KUSC

YO-YO MA CELLO

PARTITA SAYGUN (1907-1991) SUITE NO. 1 IN G MAJOR J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Minuet I and II Gigue

APPALACHIA WALTZ MARK O’CONNOR (B.1961) SUITE NO. 2 IN D MINOR J.S. BACH Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Menuett I and II Gigue

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INTERMISSION SUITE NO. 6 IN D MAJOR J.S. BACH Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Gavotte I and II Gigue 13

Yo-Yo MA Cellist

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testa-

ment to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences and to his personal desire for artistic growth and re-

newal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming

together with colleagues for chamber music or exploring cultures and musical forms

outside the Western classical tradition, Mr.

Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination.

Yo-Yo Ma maintains a balance between

his engagements as soloist with orchestras

cultures throughout the world. To that end, he

chamber music activities. He draws inspiration

as diverse as native Chinese music with its

throughout the world and his recital and

from a wide circle of collaborators, creating programs with such artists as Emanuel Ax, Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach,

has taken time to immerse himself in subjects distinctive instruments and the music of the Kalahari bush people in Africa.

Expanding upon this interest, in 1998 Mr.

Kayhan Kalhor, Ton Koopman, Yu Long, Bobby

Ma established Silkroad, a nonprofit organi-

Muti, Mark O’Connor, Cristina Pato, Kathryn

at the intersections of the arts, education and

McFerrin, Edgar Meyer, Mark Morris, Riccardo Stott, Chris Thile, Michael Tilson Thomas, Wu Man, Wu Tong, Damian Woetzel, and David

Zinman. Each of these collaborations is fueled by the artists’ interactions, often extending

the boundaries of a particular genre. One of

Mr. Ma’s goals is the exploration of music as a means of communication and as a vehicle for the migration of ideas across a range of 14

zation that seeks to create meaningful change business. Under his artistic direction, Silkroad presents performances by the acclaimed Silk

Road Ensemble and develops new music, cultural partnerships, education programs, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Silkroad’s

ongoing affiliation with Harvard University has made it possible to develop programs

such as the Arts and Passion-Driven Learning facebook.com/VPACatCSUN

Institute for educators and teaching artists,

Leon Kirchner, Peter Lieberson, Zhao Lin,

uate School of Education, and a new Cultural

Sheng, Tan Dun, John Williams and Dmitri

held in collaboration with the Harvard GradEntrepreneurship initiative in partnership

with Harvard Business School. More than 80

Christopher Rouse, Giovanni Sollima, Bright Yanov-Yanovsky.

As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Jud-

new musical and multimedia works have been

son and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, Mr.

from composers and arrangers around the

to provide collaborative musical leadership

commissioned for the Silk Road Ensemble

world. Through his work with Silkroad, as

throughout his career, Yo-Yo Ma seeks to ex-

pand the cello repertoire, frequently performing lesser known music of the 20th century

and commissions of new concertos and recital pieces. He has premiered works by a diverse group of composers, among them Stephen Albert, Elliott Carter, Chen Yi, Richard

Danielpour, Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison, www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org

Ma is partnering with Maestro Riccardo Muti

and guidance on innovative program development for The Negaunee Music Institute of the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra and for Chicago Symphony artistic initiatives. Ma’s work

focuses on the transformative power music

can have in individuals’ lives and on increasing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to experience music in their

communities. Mr. Ma and the Institute have 15

“PASSION IS ONE GREAT FORCE THAT UNLEASHES CREATIVITY, BECAUSE IF YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING, THEN YOU’RE MORE WILLING TO TAKE RISKS.”

created the Citizen Musician Initiative (www.

cational programs that not only bring young

on all musicians, music lovers, music teachers

allow them to participate in its creation.

citizenmusician.org), a movement that calls

and institutions to use the art form to bridge

gulfs between people and to create and inspire a sense of community.

Yo-Yo Ma is strongly committed to edu-

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audiences into contact with music but also While touring, he takes time whenever

possible to conduct master classes as well as more informal programs for students – mu-

sicians and non-musicians alike. At the same facebook.com/VPACatCSUN

time, he continues to develop new concert

parents living in Paris. He began to study the

helping to inaugurate the family series at

with his family to New York, where he spent

programs for family audiences, for instance Carnegie Hall. In each of these undertak-

ings, he works to connect music to students’ daily surroundings and activities with the

goal of making music and creativity a vital

part of children’s lives from an early age. He has also reached young audiences through

appearances on Arthur, Mister Rogers’ Neigh-

borhood and Sesame Street.

Mr. Ma’s discography of over 90 albums

(including 18 Grammy Award-winners)

reflects his wide-ranging interests. He has

made several successful recordings that defy

categorization, among them Hush with Bobby

McFerrin, Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian

Journey with Mark O’Connor and Edgar Mey-

er, and two Grammy-winning tributes to the

music of Brazil, Obrigado Brazil and Obriga-

do Brazil – Live in Concert. Mr. Ma’s recent

recordings include Mendelssohn Trios with

Emanuel Ax and Itzhak Perlman; The Goat

cello with his father at age four and soon came most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at the Juilliard

School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory

training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize (1978),

the Glenn Gould Prize (1999), the National Medal of the Arts (2001), the Dan David

Prize (2006), the Leonie Sonning Music Prize (2006), the World Economic Forum’s Crys-

tal Award (2008), the Presidential Medal of

Freedom (2010), the Polar Music Prize (2012) and the Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music

(2013). In 2011, Mr. Ma was recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree. Appointed a Cul-

tureConnect Ambassador by the United States Department of State in 2002, Mr. Ma has met

with, trained and mentored thousands of stu-

dents worldwide in countries including Lithu-

Rodeo Sessions, with Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile

ania, Korea, Lebanon, Azerbaijan and China.

Grammy for Best Folk Album; and A Playlist

as a member of the President’s Committee on

and Stuart Duncan, which received the 2013

Without Borders, recorded with the Silk Road Ensemble, which was released in September 2013. Across this full range of releases, Mr.

Ma remains one of the best-selling recording artists in the classical field. All of his recent

Mr. Ma serves as a UN Messenger of Peace and the Arts & the Humanities. He has performed for eight American presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony.

Mr. Ma and his wife have two children.

albums have quickly entered the Billboard

He plays two instruments, a 1733 Montag-

Top 15 for extended periods, often with as

Stradivarius.

chart of classical best sellers, remaining in the many as four titles simultaneously on the list.

In fall 2009, Sony Classical released a box set of over 90 albums to commemorate Mr. Ma’s 30 years as a Sony recording artist.

Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese

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ABOUT 2015-16

Great Hall

FromtheExecutiveDirector:

T

he 2015-16 VPAC season is filled with

art Copeland’s new composition to accompa-

Glover for example. There are new faces

poser will also perform doing what we know

familiar faces -- Joshua Bell and Savion

too. And tonight at the Yo-Yo Ma gala, you

may even meet some of these artists in person.

To open the season, I’ve paired two

important Southern California companies the inventive dance company Diavolo and

the New West Symphony for the American premiere of L’ Espace du Temps, a trilogy

ny the 1925 silent film Ben Hur. The com-

him best for - commanding a massive drum set. The second Pacific Symphony concert

will be a Sunday family matinee of Peter and

the Wolf narrated by one of the world’s most

recognized voices - Nancy Cartwright, of Bart Simpson fame.

Jazz great John Pizzarelli will create two

choreographed by Jacques Heim. This will

original concerts for VPAC on behalf of Frank

full orchestra will share the VPAC stage and

5th birthday, I’ve invited two generations to

be the first time a dance company and a orchestra pit.

And Broadway lovers will whet their

appetite with solo performances by Broadway superstars Megan Hilty and Lea Salonga, in

anticipation of the first full Broadway produc-

tion at VPAC – Dreamgirls, which will play for

four performances in May.

Pacific Symphony will perform two concerts

at VPAC next year, both conducted by CSUN

alumnus Richard Kaufman. The first is Stew22

Sinatra’s 100th birthday. And for VPAC’s own help us celebrate - Bobby McFerrin and his

son Taylor McFerrin. Jazz pianist Jason Moran

will bring Fats Waller Dance Party to the Great Hall for Mardi Gras.

VPAC’s first multi-year residency will be

held by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, America’s pre-

miere contemporary ballet company. 2015-16 is filled with VPAC firsts and original pro-

grams that can be seen nowhere else. Please join us. Tickets will go on sale soon.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Bobby McFerrin

Megan Hilty

Joshua Bell

Michelle DeYoung

Jacques Heim

Jason Moran

Savion Glover

Richard Kaufman

Lea Salonga

Stewart Copeland

John Pizzarelli

Taylor McFerrin

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ShApe & Motion DANCE

Diavolo

Compañia Flamenca

DIAVOLO/ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION - L’ESPACE DU TEMPS with New West Symphony

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 VPAC season opener! L.A.’s own Diavolo performing Jacques Heim’s bold trilogy L’Espace du Temps. In an American premiere set to orchestral works by Salonen, Adams and Glass, conducted by Los Angeles Firebrand Christopher Rountree.

COMPAÑIA FLAMENCA JOSÉ PORCEL José Porcel, Artistic Director with special guest Leilah Broukhim

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 The golden age of flamenco dance explodes with vibrant color, passionate rhythms and enchanting movement in Jose Porcel’s extravaganza Flamenco Fire.

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VPAC SEASON PREVIEW 2015-2016

Savion Glover

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

SAVION GLOVER AND JACK DEJOHNETTE

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 A tour de force of percussion and rhythm that glorifies the vibrational power and multi-generational phrasing exchanged between two greats artists - Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016 America’s foremost contemporary ballet company, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is “a breath of fresh air” and stands out as a model of what a versatile ballet company should be with its “musicality, athleticism and technique-conscious delivery.”

- New York Times

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PlAy DAte FAMILY

National Acrobats of China

The Okee Dokee Brothers

DIRECT FROM BEIJING, THE NATIONAL ACROBATS AND CIRCUS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Performing Peking Dreams SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015

THE OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS QUINTET SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2015 American folk music for toddlers and their families

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The International Sensation SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2016

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STOMP

The Band of the Royal Marines

THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES and THE PIPES, DRUMS, and HIGHLAND DANCERS of THE SCOTS GUARDS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016

COLBURN ORCHESTRA

Beethoven’s Ninth, with CSUN Chorus SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2016

PACIFIC SYMPHONY PETER and the WOLF

Featuring Nancy Cartwright

SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016

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Harry Christophers, Conductor

Isabel Bayrakdarian

HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY

200-Year Anniversary Tour Harry Christophers, Artistic Director and Conductor Aisslinn Nosky, Violin

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN - MY SONGS, MY HERITAGE (13th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days Event)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian returns to her roots in a program featuring Armenian music through the centuries. Joined by Camerata Pacifica and pianist Serouj Kradjian, the concert promises to be an exciting journey of musical exploration and discoveries.

HARLEM QUARTET

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 Praised for its “panache” by the New York Times, Harlem Quartet is “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent,” says the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Michelle DeYoung

Joshua Bell

MICHELLE DEYOUNG Kevin Murphy, Piano

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 Composers Strauss, de Falla, Schoenberg, Weill and Marx round out mezzo-soprano and CSUN alumna Michelle DeYoung’s program of classical and cabaret melodies.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA - 25th Anniversary Tour

Mikhail Pletnev, Music Director Yuja Wang, Piano

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 A performance featuring Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major and Stravinsky’s The Firebird (1945) by Russia’s top symphonic ensemble.

ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Joshua Bell, Director and Soloist

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, op. 25 (Symphony No. 1), Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, op. 35, TH 59, D major, Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, op. 93, F major www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org

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Sce nes & Songs THEATER

Megan Hilty

Bram Stokers’s Dracula

MEGAN HILTY IN CONCERT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 The vivacious star of Broadway’s Wicked, Gentleman Prefer Blondes and 9 to 5: The Musical, as well as the NBC hit television series Smash, Megan takes the stage for an unforgettable evening of Broadway standards, Hollywood favorites, and songs from her album, It Happens all the Time.

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA

Presented by L.A. Theatre Works, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director Adapted By Charles Morley WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015

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Lea Salonga

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The International Sensation SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2016

LEA SALONGA

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 Lea Salonga, 30 years after her remarkable Tony Award-winning debut as Miss Saigon, shares a voice just as pure today.

DREAMGIRLS

Music by Henry Kreiger; Lyrics and book by Tom Eyen McCoy Rigby Productions

FRIDAY, MAY 6 - SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016 VPAC’s first Broadway musical! www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

THE ORLANDO CONSORT

Voices Appeared: Silent Film and Medieval Sound The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 Before the advent of the “talkie,” silent films were accompanied by live music.

The Orlando Consort vocal quintet performs “Voices Appeared,” newly composed music to accompany the 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc – an exploration of how angels were made manifest to Joan, and the paradox of a silent movie about a woman inspired by the sound of voices.

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VPAC SEASON PREVIEW 2015-2016

Ben Hur

BEN HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST Stewart Copeland, Composer with Pacific Symphony Richard Kaufman, Conductor

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Paying tribute to the early Hollywood days of silent films with live music, VPAC presents the West Coast premiere of drummer/composer Stewart Copeland’s original composition for the 1925 masterpiece, Ben Hur. Nearly a century later, the film’s chariot race remains one of the most influential scenes in cinema history. With Copeland at the drums accompanied by a full orchestra, the drama reaches new heights. CSUN alumnus Richard Kaufman, one of the foremost interpreter’s of film music, leads the Pacific Symphony.

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FOUNDING DONORS CORNERSTONE FOUNDERS

FOUNDING BENEFACTORS

Linda and Mike Curb ’63, Hon. D. ‘09

Josephine ’61, M.A. ’70 and Robert Barbera Dr. Ami and Remo Belli California Community Foundation CSUN Alumni Association Robbi and Rickey Gelb Lawrence K. Gould, Jr. The Green Foundation HGA Architects and Engineers Mary and Samuel Bond Haskell, III Sherry and Albert Lapides M.S. ‘68 Virginia Mancini MGM and UA Service Company National Notary Association Northern Trust, NA Lisa and Charles Noski ’73, M.S. ’95 Hon. D. ‘07 Valerie and Sanford P. Paris JoAnn and Leonard Roth Eda and Robin Rousselet ’79, M.S. ’97, M.S. ‘10

$5,000,000+

FOUNDERS

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999

Mary ’63 and Jack Bayramian Jean and David Fleming Hon. D. ’09 Sheila and Stanford L. Kurland Family Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Nancy and Clyde Porter Office of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky $500,000 - $999,999

The Ahmanson Foundation Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor CSUN Foundation Board Follett Higher Education Group Joseph Drown Foundation Nextel Communications

$100,000 - $499,999

Great Hall

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FOUNDING DONORS State Farm Insurance U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman Bob Stiefel ’67 and Ed Imparato Manja and Dennis Swanson Milt ’68 and Debbie Valera Valley Alliance for the Arts Walter Lantz Foundation Wells Fargo

FOUNDING DISTINGUISHED PATRONS $25,000 - $99,999

ADP Foundation Edith and Ely Broad Linda Brown Nancy Cartwright Charlene and Burton Sperber Foundation Karen Enzer ’82 and Earl Enzer ‘83 Jaleh ’86 and Galen Etemad Ilene and Stanley Gold Goldman Sachs & Co. John Golisch ‘72

Cynthia Haas Griffeth ‘78 and William C. Griffeth ‘80 Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Horace Heidt Big Band Foundation Janet and Benjamin Kaplan Ellie and Mark Lainer Elizabeth and Howard Layne Marla and Cary Lefton Dr. Jolene Koester and Dr. Myron W. Lustig Erika and Gus Manders ‘64 Timothy Miklaucic and Ana Loehnert Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP Barry J. Nadell Walter J. Perez, Calif. Industrial Grp. Corp.

Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation, Inc. Stern Family Foundation Valley Presbyterian Hospital

AUCTION

GAlA Auction LIVE AUCTION

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE...…

EXOTIC SHANGHAI Round-trip, first-class Delta One flight

certificate for two to exotic Shanghai in the

People’s Republic of China on Delta Air Lines.

You and a guest will travel in comfort and

style flying Delta One class service on Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles to Shanghai,

(Non-stop service from Los Angeles to Shanghai begins July 2015, subject to foreign government approval).

A luxurious round-trip flight for up to six passengers to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix or Napa in a private jet. Enjoy

Fair Market Value: $28,000 Generously donated by Delta Air Lines

champagne and wine during the flight.

Duration of the stay cannot exceed two nights; pilot overnight accommodations are part of the package.

Fair Market Value: Approximately $7,500 (depends on destination) Generously donated by Golden State Jet

BALANCHINE AT 10,000 FEET One summer week for four (4) Aug. 8-15, Enjoy the luxurious Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai for a three-night stay for

two in five-star accommodations. Breakfasts

and buffet dinners are included in your stay.

Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai has an

indoor pool, a health club, and a steam room.

Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas.

This five-star hotel features business amenities including a 24-hour business center and

limo/town car service. The hotel offers four restaurants along with a bar/lounge.

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2015 at the idyllic setting of the Wren in

Vail, Colorado. This lovely resort is located

across from Golden Peak and a short walk to Vail Village. Package includes two premium tickets to the International Dance Festival’s

Balanchine on Aug. 9, 2015 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater located next door to the resort and a VIP experience arranged by the Festival’s artistic director. Resort Restrictions: No pets or smoking. Must contact donors by June 1, 2015 for complete arrangements.

Fair Market Value: $1,631 ($1,400 for resort unit & $231 for two tickets to Balanchine)

Generously donated by Irene Boyd and Dr. Stuart Boyd facebook.com/VPACatCSUN

AUCTION Live and Silent Auction Rules, including bidding information, fair market value, tax-deductibility and release of liability and disclaimers, are posted on the Yo-Yo Ma Gala website: www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/giving/2015-yoyo-ma-gala-fundraiser/ and are also available upon request at the Gala Dinner following the performance.

DINNER AND SHOW FOR EIGHT

at Cleo at SLS Las Vegas. Enjoy this all-

encompassing resort and casino with more

than 1,600 guest rooms and suites as well as

a collection of SBE’s acclaimed restaurant and nightlife brands.

Fair Market Value: $420 Generously donated by SLS Las Vegas

SILENT AUCTION A VIP Evening for Eight at VPAC hosted by

COME SKI WITH ME!

Executive Director Thor Steingraber

Indulge in dinner for eight in the VPAC Art Gallery hosted by Lemonade and Jackson

Catering. Then on to the Great Hall to enjoy

jazz artist John Pizzarelli (December 12, 2015) or violinist Joshua Bell (March 9, 2016) AND a backstage meet-and-greet with the artist.

Park City, Utah studio unit at Park Plaza Resort (December 12-19, 2015); resort includes

indoor swimming pool and hot tub and is Fair Market Value: $1,500 Generously donated by Lemonade and Jackson Catering and Valley Performing Arts Center

VEGAS IS WAITING!

close to excellent skiing!

Fair Market Value: $1,750 Generously donated by Nancy J. Porter

OH-SO-ELEGANT AND LOVELY TO WEAR… WHITE BAROQUE PEARLS (32” STRAND) with a large oval-shaped bead with diamonds and two diamond rondelles.

Fair Market Value: $4,800 Generously designed and donated by Helen Gordon Lowy and Alan Lowy

Two nights’ accommodations for two in a World Superior King and dinner for two www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org

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AUCTION GRAY FRESHWATER DANCING PEARL NECKLACE WITH LAVENDER AMETHYSTS.

MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID WINE REST

Fair Market Value: $125

Pearls are 8 x 11 millimeters & lavender

Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

Necklace is 20” long with a 14k white

PAMPER YOURSELF…

amethysts are 13.19 x 11.13 millimeters. gold clasp.

LANCER TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Fair Market Value: $2,225 Generously designed and donated by Judith Stein

LADY’S STERLING SILVER BASKET-WEAVE CUFF BRACELET Designed by Judith Ripka Fair Market Value: $1,200 Generously donated by XIV KARATS LTD

BRING BEAUTY HOME… MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID WINE COASTER Fair Market Value: $100 Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

MICHAEL ARAM BLACK ORCHID CHEESE PLATTER

for Face and Body Fair Market Value: $195 Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga

ENJOY THE PERFORMING ARTS! VPAC 2015-2016 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION FOR TWO Fair Market Value: TBD Generously donated by Valley Performing Arts Center

MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL! IN-OFFICE ZOOM BLEACHING For beautiful, white teeth; includes

personalized bleaching trays plus two bleaching tubes.

Fair Market Value: $200 Generously donated by Neiman Marcus Topanga 46

Fair Market Value: $1,000 Generously donated by Carmen Rahimi Guss, D.D.S facebook.com/VPACatCSUN

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Just past Hollywood, first house on the left Join us at The Garland, a family-owned escape with LA in our backyard. Private and laid-back, we welcome guests as friends and locals as family. Come unwind for a weekend in our freshlyrenovated rooms and suites or linger over drinks and a meal at The Front Yard, where you can enjoy a casual vibe with unique LA-style cuisine and creative cocktails. Just be sure to make yourself at home.

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It’s something we bring to your vision to help you find the right products and features resulting in a beautiful and functional kitchen.

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS TITLE SPONSORS

WINE SPONOR

Agora Realty & Management, Inc.

The Wine House

Neiman Marcus Topanga

SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION SPONSORS

City National Bank

Ventura BLVD Magazine

UNDERWRITING FOR 200 CSUN STUDENT TICKETS CSUN Foundation Board Chair Earl Enzer ’83 and Karen Enzer ’82

SIGNATURE TABLE City National Bank

CSUN, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

CSUN Foundation

CSUN, The University Corporation CSUN, Tseng College Lamps Plus

Marla Lefton ’83 and Cary Lefton

XIV KARAT LTD in Beverly Hills Irene Boyd and Dr. Stuart Boyd Delta Air Lines

Golden State Jet

Carmen Rahimi Guss, D.D.S. Jackson Catering and Events Jumeirah

Helen G. Lowy MHS ‘75 and Alan Lowy Neiman Marcus Topanga Nancy J. Porter

Andrea Reinken ‘80 and Don Reinken SLS Las Vegas Judith Stein

Valley Performing Arts Center

Participant Media

Debbie and Milt Valera ‘68

UNDERWRITING FOR DINNER ENTERTAINMENT THE WHYMAN PROJECT

Ventura BLVD Magazine

Thor Steingraber

UNDERWRITING FOR ARTISTS, VIP GUESTS AND MUSIC STUDENTS

Shari Tarver-Behring and John Behring

Neiman Marcus Topanga

Artist Guest Table: Jilianne Fager ’63, M.A. ’72 and Richard Fager

Music Students Table: John Rothman Artist Guest Table: Hon. Joan and Arnold Seidel

UNDERWRITING FOR FLOWERS

UNDERWRITING FOR COOKIES AND MILK Friends and Family of Marla and Cary Lefton

VIP Guest Table: Bob Stiefel ’67 and Ed Imparato

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