Donor Wall 2019__UPDATE 8-23-2021

MSM MUSIC A L THE AT RE

That Certain Feeling: Gershwin in New York O c t 25, 2018

Thank you to our 2019 donors who help MSM students reach for the stars!

Manhattan School of Music

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS

$1 milli o n a n d a b ove

City of New York Bill de Blasio, Mayor ELMA Philanthropies Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff/Centene Charitable Foundation $250,0 0 0 t o $999,999

Estate of Rosalie J. Coe Weir Gart Family Foundation $10 0,0 0 0 t o $249,999

Joan Taub Ades Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Eric Gronningsater and Amy Levine Ilene and Edward Lowenthal Maecenata Foundation/Peter Luerssen Bill and Patricia O’Connor The Starr Foundation Ann Ziff

Gifts received in FY19 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

MSM SY M PH O N Y O RCHE S T R A L e o n a r d Sl a t k in (H o n D M A ’13), C o n d u c t o r

Centennial Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall A p r 17, 2019

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS $50,0 0 0 t o $99,999

Alfredo and Mita Aparicio Dr. and Mrs. Raul M. Gutierrez Dr. David G. Knott and Ms. Françoise Girard Linda and Toby Mercuro Dr. Solomon Mikowsky The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Estate of Harold Schonberg So-Chung Shinn Lee and Tony W. Lee Melody Sawyer Richardson Maria and Guillermo Vogel Estate of David Wells $25,0 0 0 t o $ 49,999

An Anonymous Donor Ed Annunziato Augustine Foundation Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Estate of Elizabeth G. Beinecke The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation Carla Bossi-Comelli Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation Delin and Abelardo Bru The Chisholm Foundation The Fred Ebb Foundation Susan Ennis and Dr. Owen Lewis Donald and Marcia Hamilton Nancy Freund Heller and Jeffrey Heller McKinsey & Company Joe and Lauren Pizza The Rochlis Family Foundation The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Estate of Harold and Ruth Stern Twiford Foundation Gifts received in FY19 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

MSM O PER A THE AT RE

I due Timidi

J o s e p h Ta n cr e di D e c 5, 2018

(BM ’19)

a n d P o li xe ni Tz i o u v a r a s

(M M ’19)

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS

$10,0 0 0 t o $24,999

Joyce Aboussie Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Margot Alberti de Mazzeri The ASCAP Foundation Alex Assoian Music Project The Barker Welfare Foundation Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Anna Bulgari Dr. Alejandro Cordero EALGreen The Enoch Foundation Evco Mechanical Corporation Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.)

The Eric and Margaret Friedberg Foundation Dr. James Gandre and Dr. Boris Thomas Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Dr. Alan and Mrs. Lori Harris Hyde and Watson Foundation Jephson Educational Trusts Ruth M. Knight Foundation A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation Robert and Amy McGraw National Endowment for the Arts New York City Council Susan and David Rahm Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust Paul and Joanne Schnell Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Yorke Construction Corporation

Gifts received in FY19 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

Centennial Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall Ja s min e Ro g e r s A p r 17, 2019

(BM ’21)

a n d C h a n dl e r Sin k s

(BM ’21)

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS

$5,0 0 0 t o $9,999

An Anonymous Donor

Foundation

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation

Linda McKean

The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation The Theodore H. Barth Foundation Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust

The Clement Meadmore Foundation James Petercsak RIK Electric Corporation Milena Roos Maria Elvira Salgar Carl and Aviva Saphier

Elizabeth A. R. & Ralph S. Brown, Jr.

Mari and Kenneth Share

Teresa Bulgheroni

Arthur T. and Beverly Shorin

Chartwells

Robert Siegel

Nelson DeFigueiredo

Robert and Victoria Sirota

Mark and Kerry Hanson

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Israel Discount Bank of New York J & J Flooring

Leonard Slatkin and Cindy McTee Epp Sonin

Warren Jones Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger Harry Tze-Him Lee

Monica and Angel Sosa Jane E. Steele and William Sussman Dr. Michael G. Stewart

Lemberg Foundation Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation The Arthur Loeb Foundation

Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines Shelley Deal & Claude L. Winfield

Marquis George MacDonald

Gifts received in FY19 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

MSM JA Z Z O RCHE S T R A J o h n B e a sl ey, C o n d u c t o r

Tribute to Quincy Jones at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola J o s e p h Mill e r N o v 5, 2018

(BM ’21)

CENTENNIAL PROJECT DONORS

A n ch o r Gif t

Michael & Noémi K.Neidorff/ Centene Charitable Foundation $2,8 0 0,0 0 0

City of New York, Bill de Blasio, Mayor $250,0 0 0 t o $ 499,999

David G. Knott Ph.D. & Françoise Girard Donald & Marcia Clay Hamilton Maecenata Foundation/Peter Luerssen Bill & Patricia O’Connor Melody Sawyer Richardson Sceneworks Studios $150,0 0 0 t o $249,999

Carla Bossi-Comelli & Marco Pecori Lorraine Gallard & Richard H. Levy Ilene & Edward Lowenthal $10 0,0 0 0 t o $149,0 0 0

Ed Annunziato Dr. James Gandre & Dr. Boris Thomas Linda & Toby Mercuro Michelle Ong/First Initiative Foundation Limited $75,0 0 0 t o $99,999

Alfredo & Mita Aparicio Jane A. Gross Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez Maria E. Salgar Chiona Xanthopoulou Schwarz Mónica and Angel Sosa Maria & Guillermo F. Vogel

The Centennial Project New Campus Entry

CENTENNIAL PROJECT DONORS

$25,0 0 0 t o $ 49,999

Margot Alberti de Mazzeri Delin & Abelardo Bru Susan Ennis & Dr. Owen Lewis Richard Gaddes Thomas Hampson Nancy Freund Heller & Jeffrey Heller McKinsey & Company Margot & Adolfo Patron Leonard Slatkin and Cindy McTee Epp K.J. Sonin $10,0 0 0 t o $24,999

Joyce Aboussie Joan and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation Louis Alexander Chartwells Dining Services Sharon E. Daley-Johnson Evco Mechanical Corporation Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.)

Hyde and Watson Foundation Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Nancy M. Kissinger Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Carl and Aviva Saphier Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines

MSM SY M PH O N Y O RCHE S T R A G e o r g e M a n a h a n (BM ’73, M M ’76), C o n d u c t o r

Neidorff-Karpati Hall Grand Reopening N o v 17, 2018

MSM Afr0-Cuban Jazz Orchestra A r tu r o O’Fa r rill, C o n d u c t o r A dis o n Ev a n s (M M M a r 28, 2019

’19)

Evening of Duos A o P e n g (BM ’17 ) a n d H a ny u n G u N o v 26, 2018

( P S ’19)

MSM JA Z Z A RT S

Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Master Class B e nj a min C o h e n Ja n 8, 2019

(BM ’21)

ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

The ASCAP/Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarship Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Augustine Foundation Scholarship Theodore H. Barth Foundation Scholarship Elizabeth Beinecke Scholarship Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Scholarship Educational Assistance Scholarship The First Initiative Hong Kong/China Scholarship International Advisory Board Scholarship Janey Fund Charitable Trust Scholarship Jephson Educational Trust Scholarship JMP Musical Theatre Scholarship Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship Sabian/Robert Zildjian Memorial Scholarship Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship Glen K. Twiford Piano Scholarship L. John Twiford Music Scholarship

Gifts received in FY19 (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

T H E 2019 A L A N M . A N D J O A N TAU B A DE S VO C A L C OM PE T I T ION H ye r e e Shin ( P S M a r 28, 2019

’19)

ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Joan Taub Ades Scholarship for Musicial Theatre Licia Albanese Scholarship Augustine Guitar Scholarship Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Scholarship Frances Hall Ballard Scholarship Artur Balsam Scholarship Hans and Klara Bauer Scholarship Jordan Berk Scholarship Berkman-Rahm Scholarship Fund Selma W. Berkman Memorial Scholarship Vera Blacker Scholarship in Piano Carmine Caruso Memorial Scholarship Edgar Foster Daniels Scholarship in Voice Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship Gart Family Foundation Scholarship Lloyd Gelassen Scholarship Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Scholarship Michael Greene Scholarship Charles Grossman Memorial Endowment Scholarship Grusin/Rosen Jazz Scholarship Adolphus Hailstork-Mary Weaver Scholarship William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship Margaret Hoswell van der Marck Memorial Scholarship in Opera Helen Fahnestock Hubbard Family Scholarship Alexandra Hunt Endowed Vocal Scholarship Deolus Husband Memorial Scholarship for Composition Eugene Istomin Scholarship in Piano Peter J. Kent Scholarship

Sir James Galway Flute Master Class Juli e N a h Ky u n g L e e O c t 24, 2018

(M M ’20)

ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Marga and Arthur King Scholarship Kraeuter Violin Scholarship Edith Kriss Piano Scholarship LADO Scholarship Fund Marquis George MacDonald Scholarship Robert Mann Scholarship in Violin & Chamber Music Viola B. Marcus Memorial Scholarship Fund (Graduate) Viola B. Marcus Memorial Scholarship Fund (Undergraduate) Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Jazz Studies Homer and Constance Mensch Scholarship Samuel and Mitzi Newhouse Scholarship Birgit Nilsson Scholarship Scott Oakley Memorial Scholarship in Musical Theatre Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship Ethel Hollander Planchar Scholarship Paul Price Percussion Scholarship Judith Raskin Memorial Scholarship Jay Rubinton Scholarship Leon Russianoff Memorial Scholarship Scott Shayne Sinclair Scholarship in Guitar Joseph M. Smith Scholarship Elva Van Gelder Memorial Scholarship in Piano Dona D. Vaughn Voice Scholarship Emily M. Voorhis Scholarship Rachmael Weinstock Scholarship in Violin Avedis Zildjian Percussion Scholarship

MSM O PER A THE AT RE

Suor Angelica G a b ri ell a C h e a D e c 5, 2018

(M M ’20)

and Sasha Gutierrez

(M M ’19)

PRECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS A NNUA L

CWKH Precollege Scholarship Eric and Magaret Friedberg Foundation Scholarship Hansoree Scholarship Isaac Kaplan Precollege Jazz Scholarship Josephine Luby Precollege Scholarship Robert and Amy McGraw Precollege Scholarship Alfred and Jane Ross Precollege Scholarship The Rochlis Family Foundation Scholarship END OWED

An Anonymous Jazz Precollege Scholarship Alex Assoian Music Project Precollege Scholarship Dr. Michelle Solarz August Precollege Scholarship in Piano Kate Bamberger Memorial Violin Scholarship Matilda Cascio Precollege Scholarship Cuker/Stern Precollege Scholarship Marion Feldman Scholarship Dianne Danese Flagello Precollege Scholarship Rosetta Goodkind Precollege Scholarship Andrew Goodman Memorial Precollege Scholarship Dorothy Hales Gary Scholarship Jocelyn Gertel Precollege Scholarship Constance Keene Precollege Piano Scholarship Patinka Kopec Precollege Violin Scholarship Mary B. Lenom Scholarship Sassa Maniotis Endowed Precollege Piano Scholarship Nana’s Way Precollege Division Scholarship Carl Owen Memorial Scholarship Maitland Peters and Karen Beardsley Precollege Voice Scholarship Prep Parents Scholarship Rita and Morris Relson Scholarship Jonathan and Conrad Strasser Memorial Scholarship Elva Van Gelder Memorial Scholarship in Piano

MSM Precollege Philharmonic Orchestra N a t h a n H e t h e rin g t o n Dylan Goodman D e c 15, 2018

(M M ’0 4, M M ’0 6),

( P r e c o ll e g e)

Conductor

MSM JA Z Z O RCHE S T R A Jim M cN e ely, C o n d u c t o r

Manhattan Sings! at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola A p r 8, 2019

GALAXY SOCIETY Anonymous Donors (2) Richard E. Adams Joan Taub Ades Louis Alexander Frank Bamberger Gabrielle Bamberger Renee Bash Peter Basquin William S. Beinecke Yvette Benjamin Blanche H. Blitstein Louis M. Bonifati, Ed. D. Carla Bossi-Comelli James B. Coker Alex Davis Michael P. Devine J. S. Ellenberger Jonathan Fey Dianne & Nicolas Flagello Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.)

Rabbi Mordecai Genn Ruth Golden Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Dr. Heather A. Hamilton Shirley Katz-Cohen Phillip N. Kawin Diane Kettering Alan M. & Karen Schiebler Knieter Doris Konig

A Legacy of Support By remembering MSM in their wills or other planned gift vehicles, members of the Galaxy Society create living legacies that will influence both music and musicians for generations to come.

Jane Glover Voice Master Class Alexander Mason Fe b 7, 2019

(M M ’19)

GALAXY SOCIETY Dr. Robert Ira Lewy Shigeru Matsuno Charlotte Mayerson Claire A. Meyer Dr. Solomon Mikowsky Warren R. Mikulka Charles B. Nelson Jr. Barbara & Dermot O’Reilly Duncan Pledger Regina Rheinstein Melody Sawyer Richardson Mary S. Riebold Evelyn Ronell Lesley & Ted Rosenthal Alex Shapiro Dr. Marc Silverman Amy R. Sperling Carleton B. Spotts Jonathan Sternberg Sondra Tammam Hetty Te Korte Flavio Varani Dona D. Vaughn & Ron Raines Keith L. Wiggs Dr. Theo George Wilson Carolyn Zepf Hagner

A Legacy of Support By remembering MSM in their wills or other planned gift vehicles, members of the Galaxy Society create living legacies that will influence both music and musicians for generations to come.

The Cello Ensemble Project Ja m e s Kim ( P S Ja n 18, 2019

’19)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Lorraine Gallard, Chair

Edward Lowenthal, Vice Chair David Knott, Treasurer

Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17), Secretary Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Carla Bossi-Comelli Laurie Carney Susan Ennis James Gandre, President Marcia Clay Hamilton Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Nancy Freund Heller Warren Jones Han Jo Kim Linda Bell Mercuro Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Bill O’Connor Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Tr u s t e e s Em e rit i

Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita William R. Miller (HonDMA ’11)

David A. Rahm (HonDMA ’07), Chair Emeritus Robert G. Simon

MSM Philharmonic Orchestra George Manahan Minyo u n g Kw o n Fe b 22, 2019

(BM ’73, M M ’76),

(M M ’19)

Conductor

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Carla Bossi-Comelli, Chair, Switzerland Mita Aparicio, Mexico Delin Bru, United States Alejandro Cordero, Argentina Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain Lori Harris, United States Michelle Ong, Hong Kong Margot Alberti de Mazzeri, Italy Margot Patron, Mexico Maria Elvira Salgar, Colombia/United States Chiona X. Schwarz, Germany Angel Sosa, Mexico Guillermo Vogel, Mexico

MSM PHILH A RM O NIC O RCHE S T R A Perr y So, C onductor

The Riverside Church O c t 4, 2018

ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL

Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08) Glenn Dicterow Peter Duchin Richard Gaddes (HonDMA ’17) Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Stefon Harris (BM ’95, MM ’97) Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita Bernard Labadie (HonDMA ’18) Lang Lang (HonDMA ’12) Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Pinchas Zukerman (HonDMA ’93)

MSM MUSIC A L THE AT RE

Fiorello!

S o l a n g e G o s s elin A p r 12, 2019

(BM ’20)

a n d A ri el a Piz z a

(BM ’21)

ALUMNI ADVISORY COUNCIL

Louis Alexander (MM ’79, Musicology), Chair Justin Bischof (BM ’90, Organ; MM ’92, Organ; DMA ’98, Organ), Vice-Chair Sharon Daley-Johnson (BM ’88, Violin; MM ’89, Music Education) Dianne Danese Flagello (BM ’52, Percussion; MM ’52, Music Education; Hon. DMA ’99) Anthony de Mare (BM ’80, Piano) Captain Kenneth R. Force, USMS (Ret) (BM ’64, Trumpet; MM ’65, Music Education; PD ’70, Music Supervision and Administration) Helena Claesson Hallberg (MM ’20, Musical Theatre), Student Representative Heather Hamilton (MM ’93, Piano Performance; MM ’95, Orchestral Piano) Yahan Liu (MM ’19, Piano) Eganam Segbefia (MM ’18, Trumpet) Alexa Smith (MM ’10, Voice) Kathleen Suss (MM ’89, Voice) Wendy Talio (BM ’83, Piano) Eric Umble (BM ’14, Clarinet; MM ’16, Clarinet) Michael Wang (BM ’22, Jazz Percussion), Student Representative