Spring Into Music Gala 2022

SPRING INTO MUSIC GALA

Moving Forward Together

Moving Forward Together

MAY 19, 2022

Pleasantdale Chateau West Orange, NJ

New Jersey Symphony Board of Trustees Ann D. Borowiec & Eduardo A. Lara, Co-Chairs

President & CEO Gabriel van Aalst

Gala Co-Chairs

Deborah J. Frazier & Norman Slonaker

WELCOME YOU TO

SPRING INTO MUSIC GALA SPRING Moving INTO MUSIC GALA Together Forward

Moving Forward Together Honoring: John E. Harmon Sr., IOM

Founder, President and CEO African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ)

Gala Committee Members Richard Byrd Mary Griffin Sue Henderson, Ph.D. Ruth C. Lipper Gary Mann Michelle Merchant, auction chair

Dr. Avonia Richardson Miller Dr. Philip M. Neches Ferlanda Fox Nixon Marcia Sass Mary Searight Stephen Sichak Jr.

Harold Smith Jonathan Spitz Jessica Trenti Ralph Weaver Lisa Webber Lisa Martinez Wolmart Yazid Zoubir

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PROGRAM 6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception And Silent Auction

7:30 pm

Concert

Welcome Remarks Performance by the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players

& Members of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Daniel Bernard Roumain Resident Artistic Catalyst

8:15 pm

Dinner

Introduction of Honoree Highlights of the New Jersey Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Programs

9:15 pm

Dessert

Silent Auction Close

OUR SPONSORS! WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS. Dinner Sponsor Norm Slonaker & Linda Dujack

Diamond Sponsors Platinum Sponsors

Ann & Stan Borowiec

Lipper Family Charitable Foundation

Gold Sponsors MCJ Amelior Foundation Mindy Cohen & David Bershad

Silver Sponsors

Elin Mueller Marcia Sass & Mark Fulcomer

Event Supporters Mayor Ras Baraka Blessed Ministries Linda Bowden & John Sims Bridge Builders Newark Rick Byrd Thomas & Maryann Comiskey Corporate Community Connections, Inc. Carmen Corrales Don Cussen Cyber Security Consulting Ops Anna Drago East West Connections Deborah J. Frazier Robert & Laura Garrett Jon K. Gossett & Alex Urdaneta

Eva Holzer Ruth Hutter Robert Johnson J.P.Morgan JAS Group Enterprise JSSB Consulting Sharon Landgraf Eduardo & Joyann Lara Lewis Consulting Group Judith M. Lieberman M&T Bank Martin Melilli Rebecca Moody Joseph & Sheila Nadler Phil & Ellen Neches New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

New Jersey Orators, Inc. NJM Insurance Group NJPAC Northfield Bank Larry & Patricia Rutkowski Tanja Sargent Susan & Laurence Shiff Stephen & Mary Jo Sichak Craig Siliman & Kate Ransom Silliman Staffing Synergies/Synasha Cecilia Sweeney Jessica Trenti Turrell Fund Lisa Martinez Wolmart Diane Young & Phil Crowley Commitments as of May 3, 2022

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Welcome to the New Jersey Symphony’s 2022 Spring into Music Gala. We are particularly pleased to have you join us for this special evening, our our first in-person gala event since the pandemic.

Gabriel van Aalst President & CEO, The Ruth C. and A. Michael Lipper President & CEO Chair

They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and the challenges the Symphony has experienced over the past two years have proven to us that new approaches and learnings can significantly improve our achievements and performance to goals. Of note, prior to the pandemic, the Symphony reached approximately 140,000 people annually. By increasing our digital exposure on the various social media platforms, that reach expanded to more than 10 million, bringing the extraordinary talents of our musicians and Music Director Xian Zhang to an audience worldwide.

Tonight, the Symphony is honored to pay tribute to one of New Jersey’s most outstanding business leaders, John E. Harmon Sr., whose personal and professional affiliations demonstrate his commitment to community-building initiatives and efforts.

We are also pleased to showcase the members of the Symphony and its Youth Orchestra program in addition to the genius of our Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR).

Finally, I extend my sincere appreciation to the members of the gala committee, table hosts and guests for their support of this event’s fund- and awareness-raiser. I hope you enjoy this memorable evening.

Warmly,

Gabriel van Aalst

MESSAGE FROM THE GALA CO-CHAIRS On behalf of the New Jersey Symphony’s Spring into Music Gala committee, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to tonight’s gathering. We are especially honored to have so many new friends at this event and hope your support of our organization will continue beyond this evening.

Deborah J. Frazier Gala Co-Chair

Events such as this are vital to the stability of the Symphony, and we would like to express our appreciation to all of you who are participating in this celebration. Your contributions have been key to the success of the symphony. Thank you.

A commitment to artistic excellence and engagement with our communities is what defines the New Jersey Symphony. By creating this sense of community and building productive relationships with our audiences– whether it be in concert halls, schools, libraries, hospitals and community centers statewide or worldwide via the Internet–the Symphony is increasing its relevance in the hearts and minds of people throughout New Jersey and beyond.

Norman Slonaker Gala Co-Chair

We invite you to return frequently to experience the captivating sounds of your New Jersey Symphony under the leadership of Xian Zhang at any of the venues in which we perform throughout the State of New Jersey. The upcoming season—the Symphony’s Centennial—promises to be a celebration of the past century, as well as the launch of our second century of inspiring, enriching and entertaining experiences.

We look forward to having you join us for concerts in the 2022–23 season.

Enjoy the evening!

Deborah J. Frazier

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May 19, 2022

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Dear Friends: On behalf of the people of Newark, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone attending tonight’s New Jersey Symphony Spring Into Music Gala, which is themed “Moving Forward Together!”

For many years, the New Jersey Symphony has been one of New Jersey’s great cultural and performing arts institutions, and we are privileged that they have made their home in Newark. They help make Newark a city we can be proud of.

It is also truly appropriate this evening to honor John E. Harmon, Sr., the Founder President, and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey.

He has been a longtime supporter of New Jersey’s economic growth and empowerment of our business community. He also works to connect our youth with the �ne arts. We are glad to have him on Newark’s team.

Congratulations to the New Jersey Symphony – the cultural sound of the City of Newark!

All the best!

Sincerely, Ras J. Baraka

Mayor

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HONOREE

John E. Harmon Sr., IOM African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) Founder, President & CEO

John E. Harmon Sr., IOM, is the founder, president and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ). In this role, he serves as an advocate on behalf of New Jersey’s 1.1 million African American residents and more than 70,000 black-owned businesses to ensure that government policies provide fairness, equity and access to a level playing field in the marketplace.

Harmon identifies strategic partnerships in the public and private sectors to connect AACCNJ members and supporters to resources and opportunities to grow and sustain their goals and objectives.

He was recently acknowledged by Return on Information-New Jersey (ROI) for the second consecutive year as the No. 1 Influencer: Person of Color in New Jersey and was recognized as one of the NJ Business Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021 laureates.

Harmon has been instrumental in connecting the New Jersey Symphony to the Trenton area to bring our education programs to new audiences. We salute his dynamic leadership as the Symphony continues its journey forward with a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion to better reflect and serve our vibrant communities.

RESIDENT ARTISTIC CATALYST Daniel Bernard Roumain’s acclaimed work as a composer, performer, educator and activist spans more than two decades, and he has been commissioned by venerable artists and institutions worldwide. “About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” (New York Times), DBR is perhaps the only composer whose collaborations span Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, Savion Glover and Lady Gaga.

Daniel Bernard Roumain Resident Artistic Catalyst

Known for his signature violin sounds infused with myriad electronic, urban and African American music influences, DBR takes his genre-bending music beyond the proscenium. He is a composer of chamber, orchestral and operatic works; has won an Emmy for Outstanding Musical Composition for his collaborations with ESPN; has been featured as keynote performer at technology conferences; and created large-scale, site-specific musical events for public spaces. DBR earned his doctorate in music composition from the University of Michigan and is currently institute professor and professor of practice at Arizona State University.

An avid arts industry leader, DBR serves on the board of directors of the League of American Orchestras, Association of Performing Arts Presenters and Creative Capital and the advisory committee of the Sphinx Organization, and he was co-chair of 2015 and 2016 APAP Conferences.

DBR most recently scored the film Ailey (d. Jamila Wignot), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2021. He also created the musical score for The Just and The Blind, a collaboration with spoken word artist and writer Marc Bamuthi Joseph, commissioned by Carnegie Hall; and a new work for Washington State University’s Symphonic Band, Falling Black Into The Sky, based on the work of the artist James Turrell and his “light work” at Roden Crater.

Bank of America is proud to sponsor the New Jersey Symphony Resident Artistic Catalyst.

DBR as Resident Artistic Catalyst is made possible in part by Judith Musser.

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New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players Curtland E. Fields Ensemble of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Daniel Bernard Roumain curator and host Barber Adagio for Strings Verbytsky/arr. Wagner Ukrainian National Anthem Farranc Nonet in E-flat Major, Op. 38 Mozart/arr. Corwin Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Price/arr. Merideth Adoration

Roumain Selection of “Klap Ur Handz” from String Quartet No. 5, “Parks”

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY CHAMBER PLAYERS Gala Performance

VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Dottie Litwin Brief Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster, The Elin Heine Mueller Chair Ming Yang, Acting Assistant Principal Second Violin Alexandra Neglia VIOLA Brett Deubner Lucy Corwin CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair in honor of Barbara Bell Coleman Nayoung Baek, Assistant Principal

BASS Jonathan Storck FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal, The Edda and James Gillen Chair OBOE Alexandra Knoll CLARINET Andrew Lamy BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair HORN Andrea Menousek PERCUSSION Gregory LaRosa, Principal, The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair

Cocktail Performance

Ann Kossakowski, violin Sarah Seiver, cello

CURTLAND E. FIELDS ENSEMBLE OF THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Gael Barker Samantha Huerta Daniel Lanao VIOLA Julissa Villanueva

CELLO Kelvin Guillen

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY Photo by Fred Stucker

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FIRST VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Dottie Litwin Brief Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster, The Elin Heine Mueller Chair David Southorn, Assistant Concertmaster Adriana Rosin, Assistant Concertmaster Naomi Youngstein James Tsao Xin Zhao Darryl Kubian SECOND VIOLIN Francine Storck, Principal, The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair Ming Yang, Acting Assistant Principal Debra Biderman Ann Kossakowski John Connelly Alexandra Neglia Héctor Falcón VIOLIN Fatima Aaziza Wendy Y. Chen Maya Shiraishi JoAnna Farrer Minji Kwon Bryan Hernandez-Luch

VIOLA Frank Foerster, Principal, The Margrit McCrane Chair Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal Michael Stewart Christine Terhune Martin Andersen Lucy Corwin Henry Kao Brett Deubner David Blinn CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of Barbara Bell Coleman Nayoung Baek, Assistant Principal Sarah Seiver Ted Ackerman Frances Rowell Hyewon Kim Philo Lee Laura Andrade+ BASS Ha Young Jung, Principal, The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair Alexander Bickard, Assistant Principal Jonathan Storck Frank Lomolino David Rosi

FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal, The Edda and James Gillen Chair Kathleen Nester, Assistant Principal PICCOLO Kathleen Nester OBOE Robert Ingliss, Principal, The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair Andrew Adelson ENGLISH HORN Andrew Adelson CLARINET Andrew Lamy E-FLAT CLARINET Andrew Lamy BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair Mark Timmerman HORN Chris Komer, Principal Andrea Menousek Lawrence DiBello Susan Standley* Michelle Baker

TRUMPET Garth Greenup, Principal, The Amadeus Circle Chair Anderson Romero*, Second Trumpet/ Assistant Principal Michael Baker, Acting Second Trumpet/ Assistant Principal David Larson TROMBONE Charles Baker, Principal Vernon Post BASS TROMBONE Vincent Belford TUBA Derek Fenstermacher, Principal, The Liss Chair TIMPANI Gregory LaRosa, Principal, The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair PERCUSSION David Fein, Principal PERSONNEL Adria Benjamin, Personnel Manager Naomi Youngstein, Assistant Manager LIBRARIAN Erin Vander Wyst, Principal * Leave of absence for the 2021–22 season + Colton Fellow

The New Jersey Symphony uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority. The musicians and librarians employed by the Symphony are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

ABOUT US The New Jersey Symphony will redefine what it means to be a nationally leading, relevant orchestra in the 21st century. Through adventurous performances, hands-on educational experiences and robust community programming, we encourage everyone to enjoy the power and creativity of orchestral music in all its forms. Across genres and venues, for audiences of all walks of life, we strive to bring music that’s meaningful to you, to you.

As we look toward celebrating our centennial, we are renewing our deeply rooted commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by championing new, and often local, artists; engaging audiences for whom the inspiring depth and breadth of classical music will be new; and incorporating the broadest possible representation in all aspects of our organization—all to better reflect and serve our vibrant communities.

Our expansive educational offerings—including our youth orchestras, masterclasses and virtual learning opportunities—will build the next generation of listeners and musicians and help students grow, both musically and personally. And we will continue to seek new ways to connect with all New Jerseyans, through programs that resonate with a variety of cultural and musical backgrounds, as well as digital innovations that make our orchestra accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime.

We’re your New Jersey Symphony, and we’ll be here for you.

NE W JERSE Y SY MPHON Y Board of Trustees 2021–22

Ann D. Borowiec, Co-Chair Eduardo A. Lara, Co-Chair Christopher Petermann, Vice Chair/Treasurer Carmen A. Corrales, Secretary Dr. Victor Parsonnet, Chairman Emeritus Norman D. Slonaker, Immediate Past Co-Chair Martin Andersen* Valerio Azzoli Audrey Bartner Robert Beylickjian Heather R. Boshak Linda M. Bowden Richard Byrd Mindy A. Cohen Thomas Comiskey Evan Delgado JoAnna Farrer* Bart Feller* Curtland E. Fields Deborah J. Frazier Jay Galeota Robert C. Garrett Sue Henderson, Ph.D. David R. Huber Gregory Khost Andrew Lamy*

Sharon Landgraf Ruth C. Lipper Dr. James F. List Yin Long William J. Marino Laura Matlin Martin Melilli Michelle Merchant Elin Heine Mueller Dimitri Nakhamkin Dr. Philip M. Neches Warren K. Racusin Marcia Sass Sarah Seiver* Susan Shiff Stephen Sichak Jr. Craig Silliman David Southorn* Donald E. Strangfeld Cecilia Sweeney Jessica Trenti Gabriel van Aalst Margarita Wallach Lisa Webber Peter Webster Lisa Martinez Wolmart Diane C. Young, M.D. Edward D. Zinbarg

Life Trustees Albert D. Angel, Vice Chair Emeritus Dr. Victor J. Bauer John Campbell Barbara Bell Coleman R. John Forrest James R. Gillen Scott A. Kobler, Esq. Willard D. Nielsen Dr. Algernon A. Phillips Jr. Stephen Ploscowe Russell Prince Charlotte Tanenbaum Robert C. Waggoner Josh S. Weston Honorary Trustee Gov. Thomas H. Kean *Member of the orchestra serving on the Board of Trustees

SPECIAL THANKS We extend special thanks to the following people and businesses whose creativity, services and or in-kind support contribute to the success of our event.

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CONGRATULATIONS

Hackensack Meridian Health is proud to support the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of its Spring Into Music Gala.

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Special congratulations to the evening’s honoree, Hackensack Meridian Health board member, John E. Harmon Sr.