2021 Manhattan School of Music Virtual Gala

“Together,

©SERGIO KURHAJEC

Wherever We Are”

ISABEL LEONARD (PC ’98), Emcee Featuring performances by TERENCE BLANCHARD (HonDMA ’17) KEARSTON GONZALES (PC ’22) and KENDALL GONZALES (PC ’24) IMANI WINDS MSM MUSICAL THEATRE MSM SENIOR OPERA THEATRE BERNIE WILLIAMS (BM ’16)

With greetings and special appearances by ALEC BALDWIN (HonDMA ’12)

SOLOMAN HOWARD (MM ’10)

JARED BERNSTEIN (BM ’78)

CHARLENE HUANG (BM ’03)

CYNTHIA A. BOXRUD, MD (BM ’78)

ROBERT LOPEZ (PC ’93)

ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO (MM ’08)

MICHELLE ONG

MAY 19, 2021

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 ISABEL LEONARD (PC ’98), Emcee PROGRAM

Welcome

James Gandre, EdD

President, Manhattan School of Music

MONGO SANTAMARIA

Afro Blue

Imani Winds Monica Ellis (PS ’98), bassoon Mark Dover (MM ’12), clarinet Brandon Patrick George (MM ’10), flute Kevin Newton (MM ’20), French horn Toyin Spellman-Diaz (MM ’98), oboe

Remarks

Lorraine Gallard

Chair, MSM Board of Trustees

Greetings

Robert Lopez (PC ’93)

(arr. Valerie Coleman)

Award-winning songwriter and first double EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)

JOHAN HALVORSEN

Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after George Frideric Handel’s Suite No. 7 in G Minor

Kearston Gonzales (PC ’22), violin Kendall Gonzales (PC ’24), cello

Greetings

Alec Baldwin (HonDMA ’12)

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN Lyrics by DUBOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN

“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess Bernie Williams (BM ’16), guitar

MSM Trustee, World Series champion, Latin Grammy nominee

Destiny Diggs-Pinto (BM ’23), double bass

West Orange, New Jersey

Christian Mcghee (BM ’21, MM ’23), drums

St. Louis, Missouri

Vittorio Stropoli (BM ’23), piano

New York, New York

Greetings

Soloman Howard (MM ’10), operatic bass

Michelle Ong

Chairman, First Initiative Foundation, FIF Member, MSM International Advisory Board Member

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E-flat, K.498 (“Kegelstatt”)

Andrew Ling, principal viola

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrew Simon, principal clarinet

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Edmonda Lam (BM ’21), piano

Bryan Li (BM ’24)

Timothy Tse (BM ’22), clarinet

A conversation with

Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08), countertenor

Member of the MSM Board of Trustees

Elizabeth Gartman (MM ’21), composition

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Tabitha Johnson (MM ’21), piano

Ontario, Canada

Jose Velazquez (BM ’21), tenor

New York, New York

Yancheng Zhang (BM ’24), bass

Middletown, New Jersey

RUPERT HOLMES (’67)

“Off to the Races” from The Mystery of Edwin Drood

MSM Musical Theatre Students

Greetings from MSM Alumni

Jared Bernstein (BM ’78)

Member of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers

Cynthia A. Boxrud, MD (BM ’78)

Plastic Surgeon and Ophthalmologist, Jules Stein Eye Institute & UCLA

Charlene Huang (BM ’03)

Music Production Manager, Netflix

JACQUES OFFENBACH

“Barcarolle” from Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Cheryl Bains (BM ’21), soprano

New Delhi, India

Arthi Nandakumar (BM ’21), soprano

Emilie Suarez (BM ’21), soprano

San Francisco, California

Luxana Lozano Zepeda (BM ’21), soprano

Leon, Mexico

TERENCE BLANCHARD (HonDMA ’17)

Ghost of Congo Square from A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina)

Terence Blanchard

Grammy Award Winner, Oscar Nominee, Member of the MSM Board of Trustees

MSM Studio Orchestra

Recorded January 2020

Gala 2021 Sponsors PL ATINUM Centene Charitable Foundation Michael Neidorff (HonDMA ’13) & Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’13) GOLD David G. Knott, PhD & Françoise Girard McKinsey & Company SILVER Lorraine Gallard & Richard H. Levy Eric Gronningsater Bill & Patricia O’Connor Skadden/Joanne & Paul Schnell BRONZE Joyce Aboussie The Aparicio, Sosa, & Vogel Families Donald & Marcia Clay Hamilton Edward Lowenthal BENEFACTOR Joan Taub Ades (HonDMA ’14) Hilaria & Alec Baldwin Foundation

PATRONS Bright Power Chartwells Dining Services Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20) EVCO Mechanical General Plumbing John Gul / J&J Flooring Dr. Raul M. Gutierrez Nancy M. Kissinger (BM ’54) Rich Petrocelli / RIK Electric Chiona Schwarz Epp-Karike Sonin (MM ’70) Michael Stewart, MD Rich Suefer SUPPORTERS Approved Oil of Brooklyn Donald Albrecht Elaine Alvarez (BM ’02, MM ’04) American Elevator Justin Bischoff (BM ’90, MM ’92, HonDMA ’98) Wayne Bellet / Bellet Construction Sarah Billinghurst Solomon & Howard Solomon Bond Schoeneck & King Irene Buchman Noreen Buckfire

Kathleen Check, PhD & Lance Hornaday Annette Coco (BM ’73, MM ’74) Tony Converse Susan Deaver (BM ’75, MM ’76, DMA ’94) Carolyn Enger (MM ’89) Susan Ennis Michael Fahie (MM ’02) Dianne Flagello (MM ’52, HonDMA ’99) Justin Fossella Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72) Karen & Phil Glick Thomas & Barbara Gottschalk Heather Hamilton Nancy Freund Heller Sylvia Hemingway Steve & Anne Hoffman Brian Holman (MM ’04) Maureen Hynes (BM ’74, MM ’75) Phillip Kawin (BM ’82, MM ’85) Eunbi Kim (MM ’12) Noah Kinigstein Donna Kunde Susan Jolles Patty Kopec & Jay Selman Dr. Kathryn LaBouff

Jose Landauro Engineers Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Tangella Maddox Kevin Meserve Dr. Solomon Mikowsky Gabrielle Mileti Jim Petercsak (BM ’66, MM ’68) Penny Prince (BM ’74, MM ’76) Lois Roman Ted Rosenthal (BM ’81, MM ’83) Dr. Marc Silverman (MM ’77, DMA ’83) Dr. Thomas P. Sculco & Mrs. Cynthia Sculco Eganam Segbefia (MM ’18) Chandler Sinks (BM ’21) Richard Southwick, FAIA The Melvin Stecher & Norman Horowitz Foundation Steinberg Hart Henry Sung /Telebeam Telephone Services Wendy Talio (BM ’83) Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70) VOYA Financial

Board of Trustees Lorraine Gallard, Chair Edward Lowenthal, Vice Chair James Gandre, EdD, President David G. Knott, PhD, Treasurer Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’13), Secretary Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20) Laurie Carney Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08) Susan Ennis Edith Hall Friedheim Eric Gronningsater Marcia Clay Hamilton Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Nancy Freund Heller Warren Jones Han Jo Kim, MD Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Bill O’Connor Lois Roman Paul Schnell Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Bernie Williams (BM ’16) Trustees Emeriti Marta Istomin, President Emerita David A. Rahm, Chair Emeritus Robert G. Simon

International Advisory Board Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20), Chair, Switzerland Mita Aparicio, Mexico Delin Bru, United States Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63), Peru/United States Alejandro Cordero, Argentina Eric Gronningsater, United States Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain Lori Harris, United States Margot Alberti de Mazzeri, Italy Michelle Ong, Hong Kong Margot Patron, Mexico Maria Elvira Salgar, Colombia/United States Chiona X. Schwarz, Germany Angel Sosa, Mexico Guillermo Vogel, Mexico

The Office of Advancement is especially grateful to our colleagues who helped make this evening possible!

Kevin Bourassa, Recording Engineer Jeff Breithaupt, Vice President for Media and Communications Joyce Griggs, Executive Vice President and Provost Erin Houlihan, Director of Design Corey Mahaney, Recording Engineer Susan Meigs, Editor Dan Rorke, Chief Recording Engineer Chris Shade, Livestream Producer, Director of the Orto Center, Distance Learning and Recording Alexa Smith, Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice President for Special Initiatives Mimi Tompkins, Assistant Vice President for Digital Strategy Henry Valoris, Dean of Performance and Production Operations Simon Yu, Director of Photography, Editor and Jim Glaub, Scott Lupi, Rebecca Prowler, Jenna Rich, and Jordan Sommerlad, and others at Super Awesome Friends

THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007

May 19, 2021

Dear Friends: Gala.

It is a pleasure to welcome everyone as the Manhattan School of Music hosts its Virtual

Established in 1918, Manhattan School of Music stands out as one of the world’s top conservatories, offering instruction in classical and jazz music, opera, voice, composition, musical theater, and more to a diverse student body. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this outstanding institution has worked hard to continue delivering its excellent programs while maintaining safety protocols, and it has also engaged and inspired audiences in the five boroughs and beyond through its free online live performances and master classes. As you gather virtually to advance its mission, I applaud everyone associated with MSM for their contributions to our vital performing arts sector, and I look forward to the many ways its gifted students, faculty, and alumni will further enrich our dynamic creative community as we rebuild and recover from this crisis. Together, we will restore our city’s cultural and economic vibrancy and come back stronger and more united.

On behalf of the City of New York, please accept my best wishes for a wonderful event and continued success.

Sincerely,

Bill de Blasio Mayor

Thank you for joining us!