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ARTISTIC STAFF
Steven D. Davis Russell E. Berlin Michelle Davis Scott Kuhlman Carrie Turner
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
President Treasurer
Symphony Orchestra Conductor Academy Orchestra Conductor Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Symphonette Orchestra Co-Conductor Symphonette Orchestra Co-Conductor
Steven C. Murray Executive Director Russ Pieken Director of Operations Jacob Bubb Operations Assistant Cassie Sharp Advancement Coordinator
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CONTENTS About Youth Symphony of Kansas City
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2014 | 2015 Concert Season
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Artistic Staff
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Orchestra Personnel
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Partners in Education
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Alumni Profile
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2013 | 2014 Annual Report
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elcome to the 2014-2015 season of Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Our mission is to educate young musicians through enhanced orchestral experiences and to build the present and future classical music community. To that end, the program has been home to more than 8,500 talented musicians spanning more than a halfcentury. In December 2014 we are honored to travel to Chicago to share with more than 17,000 music professionals the excellent orchestral music education Kansas City has to offer. We are privileged to have been invited to perform at The Midwest Clinic – An International Band and Orchestra Conference. Amid this excitement, you have a part to play in ensuring the future of quality music education in Kansas City. I invite you to make a taxdeductible charitable contribution to the Youth Symphony. Your gift directly supports program needs, including today’s concert. Please visit www.youthsymphonykc.org and click on the “Donate Now” button to make a contribution online. The students who participate in Youth Symphony of Kansas City are the next generation of community-minded professionals and life-long contributors, participants and supporters of great music and fine art. It is a privilege to share today’s spirited performance with you and we invite you to join us time and time again to hear the future now. Musically yours,
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hree-hundred sixty student musicians from nearly fifty cities within Missouri and Kansas come together weekly to create the four full orchestras of Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Each orchestra is led by a professional conductor and music educator. These dedicated student musicians come together in intensive regular rehearsals to shape and hone their craft together as ensembles. Nearly all Youth Symphony of Kansas City performances are free and open to the public. In the current season, 10 concerts will be presented. Between $15,000 - 20,000 in financial assistance is made available annually to students whose families demonstrate qualified need. Generous contributors – individuals, foundations and corporations – believe strongly in the Youth Symphony of Kansas City and help to ensure that all qualified young musicians are able to participate fully. All students who participate in Youth Symphony of Kansas City also participate in their school band or orchestra program where available. More than 150 schools are represented through student participation. Though not a requirement for participation, ninety percent of Youth Symphony students study privately on their instrument. Youth Symphony of Kansas City affords its young musicians unique opportunities to engage with professional musicians and educators from arts organizations and educational institutions including the Kansas City Symphony, Friends of Chamber Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, The University of Kansas, Park University and William Jewell College. The organization is fortunate for a particularly special relationship with the Kansas City Symphony which has entailed an annual Side-by-Side Concert at Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as well as the invitation to perform at the KC Symphony’s annual Pops in the Park Labor Day Concert at Shawnee Mission Park. It is through meaningful professional relationships and the generosity of those within the Kansas City arts community that opportunities such as these come to fruition.
Marylou Turner President, Board of Directors
F r o m the B o ard P r e si d en t
Thank you for being a part of the “family” of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Our four orchestras are made up of 360 talented young musicians from all across the metropolitan area. We are delighted to be an integral part of the artistic community of this region. It is wonderful to have collaborations with the Kansas City Symphony, the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, more than 150 private music educators and the more than 125 schools in this area. It was a privilege for our musicians to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference in January 2013, the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference in February 2014 and now to present at The Midwest Clinic - An International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago in December 2014. The Board of Directors, the artistic and administrative staff and the musicians are most appreciative of your support. Sincerely,
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As Kansas City continues to ascend as America’s Creative Crossroads, Youth Symphony of Kansas City is privileged to flourish in this community that celebrates and champions artistic quality. In an effort to be as accessible as possible, all performances, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public.
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SEPTEMBER 2014 Monday, September 1, 2014 - 6 p.m. Labor Day Concert Shawnee Mission Park 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee, Kan. Symphony Orchestra
OCTOBER 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 3 p.m. Fall Concert Yardley Hall at Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, Kan. Academy Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 7 p.m. Side-by-Side Concert with the Kansas City Symphony* Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Symphony Orchestra
The Youth Symphony’s participation in this Side-by-Side Concert is made possible with generous support from Joan Horan and Marylou and John D. Turner.
DECEMBER 2014 Sunday, December 7, 2014 – 2 p.m. Open Dress Rehearsal Gem Theater 1615 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Mo. Symphony Orchestra Sunday, December 14, 2014 – 3 p.m. Youth Symphony Orch-a-palooza! Memorial Hall 600 North 7th Street, Kansas City, Kan. Symphony Orchestra Academy Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonette Orchestra
Friday, December 19, 2014 — 2 p.m. Performance at The Midwest Clinic* – An International Band and Orchestra Conference McCormick Place 2301 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago, Ill. Symphony Orchestra
FEBRUARY 2015 Sunday, February 1, 2015 - 7 p.m. WINTER CONCERT Lee’s Summit High School 400 Southeast Blue Pkwy, Lee’s Summit, Mo. Academy Orchestra Symphonette Orchestra Sunday, February 15, 2015 – 3 p.m. Winter Concert Folly Theater 300 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Mo. Symphony Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra
APRIL 2015 Sunday, April 19, 2015 – 3 p.m. Spring Concert* Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Symphony Orchestra Academy Orchestra
Sunday, April 26, 2015 – 3 p.m. Spring Concert Liberty North High School 1000 Northeast 104th Street, Liberty, Mo. Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonette Orchestra
All concert dates, times and locations are subject to change. Scan this QR code with your smartphone to view the most current concert schedule online.
All concerts, with exception to the performance at The Midwest Clinic, are presented or copresented by Youth Symphony of Kansas City and are free and open to the public. * Denotes a ticketed concert. More information is available online at youthsymphonykc.org
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Conductor Steven D. Davis is director of bands and wind ensembles, professor of conducting, Conservatory large ensembles chair, and conductor of the Conservatory Wind Symphony at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. He coordinates the graduate program in wind ensemble conducting and guides all aspects of the UMKC band program. Davis is the founding director of the UMKC Wind Band Teaching Symposium, one of the largest summer conducting symposiums of its type in the country. In addition, he is conductor of newEar (Kansas City’s professional contemporary chamber ensemble), and regularly conducts the Kansas City Symphony Brass. Davis has served as a guest conductor at the Midwest Clinic, MENC National Convention, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, CBDNA National Convention, the Festival of New American Music, alongside David Robertson of the St. Louis Symphony, and at numerous state music conferences as well as the most significant conservatories in Bangkok and Chang Mai, Thailand; Lisbon, Portugal; and Beijing, China. Fervently committed to new repertoire, Davis has been praised by several notable composers including Leslie Bassett, Robert Beaser, Michael Colgrass, John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Osvaldo Golijov, Stephen Hartke, David Lang, Zhou Long, James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Steven Stucky, Frank Ticheli, and Chen Yi. Davis was recently elected to the American Bandmasters Association and will serve the College Band Directors National Association as the Southwest Division president, 2012–14. At UMKC, he has been awarded the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Artistry and Scholarship Award. He has been awarded honorary lifetime memberships in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association and the Phi Mu Alpha and Tau Beta Sigma fraternities. Davis is published with Carl Fischer.
Conductor Russell E. Berlin, Jr. is active as a clinician and adjudicator in the Midwest. He was an instrumental music instructor in the Lee’s Summit School District from 1969-1999, working at the elementary and secondary levels. During his tenure, Mr. Berlin built the national reputation of the Lee’s Summit orchestral program. Under his direction, ensembles performed for the Missouri Music Educators’ Association, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and the Music Educators’ National Conference. Mr. Berlin’s orchestras have performed at Carnegie Hall and the International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Berlin has received many honors, including the Excellence in Teaching Award given by Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce, the Missouri School Music Educator of the Year Award given by the Missouri Chapter of the American String Teachers Association and the Silver Shoe Award given by Lee’s Summit North High School for significant contributions to the students and staff of Lee’s Summit North High School. Mr. Berlin earned a bachelor of music education degree from Kansas State University and master of music education from Kansas University. He completed advanced orchestral training at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance.
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Michelle Davis
Scott Kuhlman
Carrie Turner
Conductor Michelle Davis directs the 6th-8th grade orchestras at Liberty Middle School in Liberty, Mo. In addition, she teaches private lessons to aspiring violin and viola students. Previously, she taught beginning strings and junior high orchestra in Oak Park, Ill. for five years and middle school orchestra in Farmington Hills, Mich. for eight years. Michelle has been a guest conductor in various districts, and has presented clinics at state and national conferences, including The Michigan Music Educators’ Conference and The American String Teachers’ National Conference. In 2008, she was Liberty Public School District’s “Teacher of the Year.” Michelle is a graduate of The University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in viola performance and a master’s degree in music education. She is a member of The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and American String Teachers’ Association (ASTA).
Conductor Scott Kuhlman is the Director of Bands at Lee’s Summit North High School and Bernard Campbell Middle School in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Currently in his 18th year of teaching, Scott previously taught in the Blue Springs, Belton and Springfield School Districts. Mr. Kuhlman bands consistently receive superior ratings at the district and state level and, in 2011, the Lee’s Summit North Symphonic Band performed at the Missouri Music Educators Association In-service and Clinics. Scott has served as a clinician and adjudicator in the state of Missouri for the past decade. Scott has a bachelor of music education degree from Central Methodist University and a master of music education degree from the University of Central Missouri. His professional affiliations include National Association for Music Education, Missouri Music Educators Association, Missouri Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and Missouri State Teachers Association. Scott is married to his wife of 17 years, Jeanne, and they have two sons, Christian (14) and Nathan (11).
Conductor Carrie Turner’s reputation as a teacher and conductor has brought her high acclaim. Recently she premiered Mark O’Connor’s new Orchestra Method at the 2011 ASTA national convention with the Junior Missouri Youth Orchestra. She has taught at many music festivals including the 2011 Berklee School of Music/Mark O’Connor Music Camp in Boston. Her infectious enthusiasm for music and working with young musicians brings an exciting energy to each rehearsal and performance. As an innovator in music programming, she works to collaborate with cutting edge guest artists to infuse new vigor and talent into her ensembles. Dr. Turner’s work as a conductor and teacher have taken her coast to coast working with top institutions and instructors in various styles and techniques in instrumental playing. Her passion for working creatively in different styles continues to inspire her to meet new artists and build collaborative relationships including artists Mark O’Connor, Tracy Silverman, and others. Dr. Turner recently completed a DMA degree in orchestral conducting from Texas Tech University and regularly performs throughout the United States.
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All musicians are listed in alphabetical order
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Steven D. Davis, Conductor
VIOLIN Benjamin Anderson Alexa Birt Liam Carroll Annie Chen Isadora Comens Julia Davis Hannah Dixon Bailey Eddy David Halliwell Hans Heruth Eileen Huang Sara Jenab Angela Jiang Natalie Juno Mayson Lane Jenny Leung Lucy Li Shulammite Lim Mindy Liu Michael Pang Audrey Parra Helen Peng Mitchell Reilly Hunter Roddy Madison Ryan Lani Sader
Emily Shehi Annie Stark Eleanor Stewart-Jones Branden Taylor Skylar Thompson Aldin Tollison Jordyne Vanselow Patrick Vogt Sarah Walje Kyle Walker Yashi Wang Alexa Wilden Kristen Xu Lynn Zhu
Viola Robert Bruce Orunima Chakraborti Cecelia Cook Maggie Curran Lisa Erhart Michelle Fan Paige Jones Kevin Man Corey McNab Zoe Moody Shivkarthi Sundar Theodore Tai Samyukta Trikkur Emma Van Lieshout
Meili Estep James Farquhar Ka’Terra Faubion Jake Kwon Joe Levin Christopher Mathisen Emmanuel Moreno Lucy Morgan Zachary Nason Bethany Schultz Isaac Witte
Bassoon
Double Bass
Trumpet
Reed Boohar Nathan Choi Benjamin Foerster Kenton Huff Joseph St Pierre
Flute Rachel Kim Carolyn Radke Lane Weis Lillian Wen
Oboe Matthew Baumler Barry Chang Billy Ferguson Luisa Galhardo
Cello
Clarinet
Brennan Bukaty Trinity Cuffee Clara Davison
Peter Hartman Jordyn Krause Jonathon Kroeger Christina Rogers
Carissa Kasper Bailey McCulloch
Horn Abigail Bowser Carolyn Culp Kali Dodd Spencer Kunz Brieana Sweiger Chloe Uhrmacher
Justin Henry Nicholas Kashka Payton Vahldick Kevin Wanner Jr.
Trombone James Cookinham Brianna Hunt Ian Warshaw
Tuba Sawyer Harmon Christopher Rick
Percussion Kaleb Hascall Gene Hayes Matt Ketcham
Harp Natalie Nguyen
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ACADEMY ORCHESTRA
Russell E. Berlin, Conductor
Violin Samuel Aubuchon John Byrne Coleman Crosby Sophia Cuni-Mertz Grace Davis Cameron Gattenby Megan Gerbrandt Zoe Goddard Hannah Goldberg Noah Gruman Chad Humphrey Lily Jiang Raphaella Kim April Ma Claire Mitchell Huisung Park Devin Saferite Ashwanth Samuel Peter Sandquist Rosie Schauffler Catherine Steinacker
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Michelle Davis, Conductor
Violin Daniel Baker Adriana Blair Tami Cox Cynthia Dong Murielle Eggers Sophia Flanagan Arjun Gampala Hannah Green Brandon Grothen Laela Her Ashley Ingram Erin Jackson Willy Jiang Eka Jose Caitlyn Lee Aleena Li Lynne Li Jean Li Cora Miller Claire Nash Elena Nguyen Sungeun Allison Park Sophia Peng 2014 | 2015 Youth Symphony of Kansas City
Emily Swaters Andrea Wolff Lily Wulfemeyer
Viola Hillary Albert Susan Boyle Emma Bunde Tristan Harris Nathan Hawj Areonans Nelson Berit Nuetzmann Destiny Spurlock Chase Thornton Eryn Throneberry Andy Zhang
Cello Tarsus Arciga Anthony D’Arienzo Clare Gessley Meredith Harrach Heather Jackson Caden Kussatz Estelle Lu Courtney McClelland Shane Oh Jared Schwartz Rosalyn Taylor
Greta Pereira Amy Qiang Meredith Rosheim Patrick Ryan Elana Sanders-Braxton Dessie Shimel Madeline Smith Megan Strauss Katherine Strohm
Viola Leanna Branstetter Patricia Castro Bailey Cox Cassandra Davis Dyan Dickens Skyler Gilpin Justin Hawj Gamil Jordan Faith Kopecky Lucy Kuhn Bryant Lewis Cassiopeia Porter Ena Shartzer-Kindred
Cello Noah Blackwood Joyeta Chowdhury Allison Conde Ashley Decker Gillian Hance Chloe Hughlett
Double Bass
Horn
Eric Davis Dmitry Tyshlek Elizabeth Vaughn
Chandler Conn Andrew Day Grace Kubart Xavier Munoz
Flute Mary Beal Jane Commerford Chen-Yu Lee
Oboe Cameron Leonard Jonathan Marple JaRon Shelton Gennavieve Wrobel
Trumpet Brian FitzSimmons Jeremiah Libowitz Ian McGinness Michael Meier
Trombone Grant Hanson Cooper Kinley
Clarinet
Tuba
Alli Barker Phoebe Moberg Chetan Parthiban Lauren Walbert
Ryan Barrett
Bassoon Mary Mwaura Dalton Richard Grace Venner
Percussion Clayton Chambon Zach Courtney Adrian Goodlow Gray Ryan
Harp Tamieka Melancon
Xavier Kriege Marley Lowe Will Mauer Jonathon McElwee Suan Sonna Paige Spencer Connor Sullivan Zoe Thompson
Double Bass
Bassoon Mariah Stadel Marissa Valverde
Horn Mirinda Holthe Ceresa Munjak-Khoury Brandon Thibodeau Nathan Thresher
Makana Brooks Gage Kent Evangelina Latour Aaron Masters Jackson Truitt
Trumpet
Flute
Trombone
Jada Green Alina Kolchinsky Emma Nixon Kylie Teter
Oboe Alexander Griffitt Claire Nelson Tong Qian Danielle Vickers
Clarinet
Mark Doyle Neha Igwe Caleb Kraemer Joshua McKeague
Devin McCormick
Tuba Emily Baker Peyton Gilbert
Percussion Parker Bell Alexander Denniston Charlene Field Evan Williams
Kaitlin Evans Calvin Winkler
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ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
SYMPHONETTE ORCHESTRA Scott Kuhlman & Carrie Turner, Co-Conductors
Violin Grant Beichley Isaac Bishop Amanda Cheng Claire Cholette Kaylien Do Nathan Frost Kayla Garcia Macy Howard Naomi James Hadley Jetmore Jillian Jetmore Prakhya Haarika Kakumanu Hridya Geethika Kakumanu Shreya Kalavala Emily Kelly Esther Kilishek Naomi Kriege Kaydon Lee Areli Lopez Elisa Neitzey Marissa Ortega Yimeng Peng Annam Ramasamy Noah Richardson Eric Schin Annabelle Schmelzle Shama Smerdon Miriam Sowell Zora Stack Quin Stickley Elizabeth Torres Alfonso Vela Charly Wang Nicholas Ward Veronica Weng Kate Wissel Kaela Zarrillo
Viola Isabel Gusman Matthew Hanke Bethany Hill Hannah Hobert Courtney Honors Lucia Marquez-Uppman Blake Modean Britain Modean Jacob Neidt Bailey Newhouse Jolly Patro
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Claudia Qui単ones Quinn Szymanski
Cello Mark Bethel Liam Deegan Christopher Findlay Summer Gilpin Leah Heeren Benjamin Holcomb Nick Kang Evan Moody Piper Myers Kaelin Newhouse Will VandenBos Lucas Walters Matthew Wei
Double Bass McKenna Butler Tyler Gerry
Flute Benjamin Aeschliman Kelly Bushouse Claire Genis Emma Perkins
Oboe Claire Rips-Goodwin Cate Wilhite
Clarinet Brett Barger Samanta Carreno Jillian Kramschuster Austin Tang
Horn Anya Thurman
Trumpet James Racine Jake Seager
Trombone Anne Hirte Benjamin Popp
Percussion Michael McKeague Cameron Shaw
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Supporting each and every Youth Symphony musician is a vibrant community of school educators and private teachers. Please join us in thanking our Music Educators.
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SCHOOLS REPRESENTED Academie Lafayette Archie High School Arrowhead Middle School Aubry Bend Middle School Bernard C. Campbell Middle School Bishop Miege High School Black Bob Elementary Blue Springs High School Blue Springs South High School Blue Valley High School Blue Valley Middle School Blue Valley North High School Blue Valley Northwest High School Blue Valley Southwest High School Blue Valley West High School Border Star Montessori Brittany Hill Middle School Brookwood Elementary California Trail Middle School Center Middle School Center Place Restoration School Central High School Chillicothe High School Chisolm Trail Middle School Concordia High School Congress Middle School Cottonwood Point Elementary Discovery Middle School Ewing-Marion Kauffman School Fort Osage Senior High School Fort Scott High School Freshman Center High School Frontier Trail Middle School Gardner Edgerton High School Grain Valley High School Grain Valley Middle School Harmony Middle School Heartland Elementary
Heritage Christian Academy Hocker Grove Middle School Imago Dei Learning Academy Indian Hills Middle School Indian Woods Middle School James Lewis Elementary Kearney High School Kearney Junior High School Lakewood Middle School Lawrence Freestate High School Lawson High School Leavenworth High School Lee’s Summit High School Lee’s Summit North High School Lee’s Summit West High School Lexington High School Liberty High School Liberty Middle School Liberty North High School Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Lone Jack High School Maize Virtual Prep High School Maple Park Middle School Maur Hill Mount Academy Maysville HIgh School Merriam Elementary Mill Valley High School Mission Trail Elementary Mission Trail Middle School Morse Elementary New Mark Middle School Northgate Middle School Northland Christian Education Notre Dame de Sion Olathe East High School Olathe North High School Olathe Northwest High School Olathe South High School Overland Trail Middle School Oxford Middle School Park Hill High School Park Hill South High School Paxton School Pembroke Hill Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Pioneer Trail Middle School Platte County Middle School Platte County High School Plaza Middle School Plaza Middle School Pleasant Hill High School Pleasant Lea Middle School Pleasant Ridge Middle School Pioneer Trail Middle School Prairie Star Elementary Prairie Star Middle School Prairie View Elementary Prairie Trail Middle School Raymore-Peculiar High School Raymore-Peculiar Middle School Raytown Central Middle Raytown High School Raytown South High School Rockhurst High School Rosedale Middle School Ruskin High School Santa Fe Trail Middle School Shawnee Mission East High School Shawnee Mission North High School Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Shawnee Mission South High School Shawnee Mission West High School Smithville High School Spring Hill High School St. Elizabeth School St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School St. Thomas Aquinas High School St. Ann Catholic School Staley High School Summit Lakes Middle School Summit Pointe Elementary Sumner Academy The Barstow School Trailridge Middle School Trailwood Elementary Truman High School Westridge Middle School Westwood View Elementary William Chrisman High School
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Private Teachers Marc Abelson Ariel Aguilar Janice Albright David Allen Joe Alongi Eric Banks Nancy Beckmann Tiffany Bell Theresa Bentley Katie Benyo Heidi Bergman Dennis Bogart Matthew Bonsignore Charles Boyd Tony Brandolino Greg Briggs Jill Brock Bill Brower Rene Burrow Kathy Carter Monty Carter Rebecca Caselman Youming Chen Chun-Chien Chuang Christine Cicha Rebecca Clayton Mark Cohick
Names of teachers in boldface have three or more musicians in the Youth Symphony program during the 2014-2015 season. Thank you to all music educators who impact and inspire these student musicians. We make every attempt to list all educators accurately; the Youth Symphony regrets any errors or omissions.
Carl Cook Judy Cook Ron Cook Marthe Cox Raymond DeMarchi Angela Diaw David Dimmit Zsolt Eder Teresa Edgar Scot Edson Lisa England Larry Figg Nell French Rachel Fuentes Kristina Fulton Minor Garrett Noah Geller Daniel Graham Bronco Green Mark Gibbs Annie Gnojek Allison Griesbach Marvin Gruenbaum John Hamil Armana Hansen Amy Harris Michael Harte Gina Hart-Kemper Kayo Hasegawa Chris Heil Selene Hernandez Katie Hilger Stephanie Hill Jonathan Hobbs Phyllis Hoffman Phil Holmes Cathy Hougland Alice Huang Joe Hubbard Tomoko Iguchi Rena Ishii Lisa Jackson Nick Jarrett Judy Johnson Lindsay Jones Danny Kaul Sunho Kim Tiberius Klausner Karen Klein
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Dieter Kock Judy Koster David Kovac Jason Kucerik Natasha Kwapich Jon Lane Kenton Lanier Keith Larson Manon Lawrence Filip Lazovski Emily Leach Jackie Lee Cheryl Lee-Kimball Alice Joy Lewis Chiafei Lin Maria Lopeman Ludmila Lupacheva Beth MacLeod Lauren Martens Sheri Mattson Maria Maxwell McCarthy Mayer Donald McCoy LaVonne McDaniel Naomi Miller Laurel Morgan-Parks Susan Murphy Karla Nichols Vicki Olson Taygun Ozakinci Jamie Parks Laurel Parks Lubomira PaskalevaKulzer Brendan Pearson Elizabeth Pearson Shelly Peters Allen Probus Trilla Ray Carter Erinn Renyer Paul Richter James Rivers Shawn Rogers Brian Rood Gail Rowland Vladimir Rykov Ruth Sadasivan Mary Sanders Cynthia Scully
Riley Shaw Alex Shum Jenny Shyver Janne Silfverberg Katrinka Sizemore Marcia Smith David Snow Cathy Solsberg Gerald Spaits Jim Spencer Keith Stanfield Andrea Stanton Mark Stauffer Suzanne Stricklin Dan Strom Elizabeth Suh Lane James Swain Lisa Sweet Michelle Swinger Ian Thomas Angie Thurmond Beth Titterington David Tourtellot Kristen Tourville-Wyatt Jennifer Tousley Carrie Turner Amber Underwood Kyle Unruh Alex Vallar Daniel Veis Kristi Velicer Curt Vellenga James Westbrook Marti Whelan Ashley White Dana Woolard-Hughlett Katherine Woolsey Kristen Wyatt Diana Yancey Pei in Yang Liza Zumbrunnen
Daniel Ketter I was in the Youth Symphony for six years from seventh grade through twelfth grade. I learned a lot from the conductor at the time and met a lot of really amazing people, some that I still stay in touch with and play with pretty regularly. We went on a concert tour to Vienna, Budapest and Prague. The thing I most remember, outside just the cities, was the audience’s reaction. Everywhere we would play there was really enthusiastic applause afterwards in just a way that I’d never seen anywhere [else]. It was just really fun to go [with my friends] to a new place and play for people that had a really energetic, enthusiastic response. My Youth Symphony experience was really a large part of my musical education in high school. It gave me a chance to play in a real orchestra with people who wanted to be there and wanted to play. I’m starting my doctoral studies soon at Eastman. I’ll be teaching music theory and cello there as a teaching assistant. In the future, I’m hoping to find performance opportunities as well, but I do have a passion for teaching and I’m sure that will end up being a part of my career. Daniel Ketter holds degrees in cello performance from Eastman School of Music and Peabody Conservatory, as well as a bachelor of arts in mathematics. In the fall of 2013, Daniel returned to Eastman to begin work on doctoral studies in cello performance.
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ANNUAL REPORT
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2013 | 2014 Highlights • Approximately 18,000 audience members attended 10 performances • A special performance was given at the Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop/Conference • A new relationship began with the American Jazz Museum with regular weekly Symphony Orchestra rehearsals taking place at the Gem Theater in the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District • 127 area schools were represented through student participation • 515 musicians auditioned in May 2014 (for the 2014-2015 season) Of the 336 participating musicians in 2013-2014: • 61% resided in Kansas • 39% resided in Missouri • 64 students were selected to participate in All-State Band, Orchestra or Jazz Band • 90% studied with a private instructor, engaging with 166 private instructors in total • 100% of families made a charitable contribution, volunteered or did both
FINANCIALS (Unaudited) ASSETS
Cash and Other Assets Fixed Assets Total
620,990 11,654 632,644
LIABILITIES Liabilities Net Assets Total
68,580 564,064 632,644
Change in Net Assets
33,770
income 40%
60%
Program Revenue Contributed Revenue TOTAL
139,470 209,092 348,562
expenditures 36%
Program Expense General/Admin Expense
64%
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234,563 133,564 368,127
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CONTRIBUTORS SILVER BATON
Absolute Access & Elevator
Charles Humphrey Sr and Prisca
Supporting Foundation
Adam Farrell
Curry Family Foundation
Martha Lee Cain Tranby Fund
Alare/eScreen
Cheryl and James Erhart
Muriel McBrien Kauffman
Miller Nichols Charitable
All Star Awards & Specialties, Inc.
Children International
Allergy and Rheumatology Clinics
Chris and Nancy Doyle
($10,000 – $29,999)
Foundation
Foundation
Joan Horan
Marylou and John D. Turner
Louis and Elizabeth Nave
Oliver & Elizabeth Laster
Flarsheim Charitable
Foundation
Humphrey
of Kansas City
Chris and Sarah Wright
American Topsoil
Christina and Darren Taylor
Amy and Brian Hance
Dan and Lisa Gruman
Foundation, Bank of America,
Levin Family Foundation
Amy and Kent Marsh
Dana Woolard Hughlett
Trustee
Reflections Body Solutions
Andrew and Alisa Harris
Dane and Natalie Griffin
Robin, Rose, Isaac and Peter
Andrew and Stephanie Goddard
Daniel & Pamela Collins
Angela McClelland Smart
David & Michele Anderson
Angela and Nathan Rosheim
David and Candi Scavuzzo
Anonymous
Dawna and Scott McCulloch
Missouri Arts Council Oppenstein Brothers Foundation - Commerce Bank, Trustee William T. Kemper Foundation –
Witte Vivian & Hymie J. Sosland Charitable Trust
Apolinar & Xiomara Munoz
Debra Akins
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE
Armintrout Farms
Deena Jenab
Barbara Faubion
Deepa Raman
BRONZE BATON
($500 - $999)
Barry & Beth Bruce
Denise and Shane Seley
($5,000 - $9,999)
David M. and Sandy Eisenberg
Bases Loaded Fast Pitch Academy
Dennis Michuda
Morgan Family Foundation
Pamela Nicklaus and Steven
Bell’s Management Company
Derek, Cori and Georgia Nelson
Beth and Michael Avery
Devon and Rebecca Rolf
Richard and Sue Ann Fagerberg
Beverly Beazley
Dong Xu and Lei Shao
for the Arts, Commerce Bank,
Steven and Ciara Murray
Bill and Jennifer Gessley
Doug and Kathy Peterson
Trustee
The GE Foundation
Bob and Carmine Cagle
Doug and Teri Hargrave
Commerce Bank, Trustee
J. B. Reynolds Foundation The Richard J. Stern Foundation
Simpson
Bob and Karen Manley
Douglas and Stephanie Smith
PATRON
Brad and Janetta Henry
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Godwin
($250 - $499)
Brenda and Bob Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Oakley
BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE
American Century Investments
Brian and Jennifer Hunt Family
Dr. Lauren Carr & Mr. Kevin Gard
Brittani Lubeck
Dr. Sheri Speak
($1,000 - $4,999)
Anonymous
Bukaty Companies
Dr. William and Linda Featherston
ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council
BlueSKY Restoration Contractors, Inc.
Burton and Martha Kelso Family
Duane and Lisa Richard
Bank Midwest, n.a. – in honor of
Suzanne C. Crandall
Caren & Craig Howes
Edward and Toni Bonci
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Carly Robinett
Elaine Zhu Family
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Chambon
Drs. Dan and Rika Heruth
Carol and Wayne Smith
Elisabeth and Timothy Nord
Community Music and Dance
C.H. and Phyllis Nason
Carol and Garry Wheeler
Elizabeth T. Gessley
Kirk and Diane Scott
Carol and Jeff Modean
Eric & Regina Schultz and Family
Phillip and Janet Young
Carol and Milton Noelken
Ernesto Zepeda and Sandy Suffian
Woman’s City Club Charitable Foundation
Bill Ferguson
Academy H&R Block Foundation Elizabeth Ann Nieters – in memory of Charles W. Rakers Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Judy A. McGinnis-Greve
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Louis and Frances Swinken
Foundation Matching Gifts
Caroline West
Evon Kussatz
CONTRIBUTOR
Carrie and John Ross
Eye Specialists of Atchison
$120 - $249
Certified Services International, LLC
Fang Liu and Weizhang Huang
Aaron & Lauren Leonard
Chad and Jessie Yu
Flying Spheres Software
Aaron and Linda Lee
Charles and Melanie Hasek
Development
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Frances Moody
John and Dianna Hall
Mark and Janelle Parker
Prem and Vijaya Samuel
Gayle Green
John and Carrie Davis
Martha and Rick Becker
Rachel and Doug Beichley
Gladstone Electrical Sales, LLC
John Booth, State Farm Agent
Mary Hastert
Rachel Finn
Glen and Sue Sands
John D. and Lisa Rosa
Mary Kathleen and Thomas
Raman Trikkur and Deepa
Glenn R. Bradford & Associates, P.C.
John Hu and Jenny Liu
Greg and Ermalyn Kubart
Joseph and Susan Cox
Matthew and Heather Ryan
Richard and Betty Athey
Greg and Kim Rice
Julie O’Halloran
Maude and Ross Wouters
Richard and Kelly Kerns
Gye-ri and Mo Chung
Julie Vo
Maureen and Michael Hudson
Rita Briner - Quilter’s Station
Heath and Becky Throneberry
Karen C. Slater
Max Kaiser USA, LLC
Robert & Christine Kalis
Heather & Paul Kopecky
Kathy and Steve Van Lieshout
Megan Strauss
Robin and Mike Carroll
Heirloom Candies
Kelly and Stephen Johnson
Melanie Avery
Rodney and Margaret LaMothe
Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation
Kenny’s Tile & Floor Covering
Melinda Kolchinsky
Ron and Karilyn DeJarnette
Hongmin Ni
Kent and Melissa Cooper
Melissande String Ensembles
Rosa Parodi
Houts Family & Friends
Kevin and Angela Curran
Michael & Corazon Kasper
Rosetta Schauffler
Howard and Yuelan C. Tai
Kimberlee Aubrey and Josh
Michael and Caroline Flanagan
Russel and Kristin Yoder
Michael and Elizabeth Aeschliman
Sader Law Firm, LLC
Kristen Xu’s Family
Michael and Jennifer Fairleigh
Sara and Neil Dettwiler
Kristin and Jason McElwee
Michael Kim and Moonyoung
Sayan and Paromita Chakraborti
Huey Ru Strauss Irvin Brooks and Carrie PickerelBrooks
Mitchell
Morgan
Park
James & Jennifer Goering
Krystal Klear Pool Services, LLC
James and Kristine Lieurance
Kyle and Christine Sullivan
Michelle and Clay Anderson
James Burneson, DDS
Kyongah Jeon and SangJung
Mike and Carrie Emmons
Perinkulam
Sha Chang Shahrokh Borzoofard and Elham Alipour
Mike and Christy Walje
Sharon & David Kwon
Janan & Terry Rodgers
Larry and Karen Grekstas
Mike and Karen Harrach
Shawn Beelman Graphic Design
Janet and Dean Nash
Lauren English
Mike and Yang (YY) Kelly
Sherry Jetmore
Janice Peñas
Lei Zhang
Mr. & Mrs. John Leung
Shiloh and Michael Williams
Jean St. Pierre
Leide and Carlos Galhardo
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schneller
Shuman and Ted Guo
Jeff and Cindy Baxter
Linda and Mike Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Meier
Sprint Foundation
Jeffrey and Rebecca Schwartz
Liping Jiang and Mei Wang
Mr. and Mrs. Kalavala
Stan Goodwin and Cheryl Rips
Jeffrey S. Haug
Lisa & Dwayne Jones
Nancy Hintz
Stanley Goodwin and Cheryl Rips
Jeffrey Schiffel and Suzanne
Lisa Bowie
Naomi R. Boyle
Stark Educational Services
Lisa Jackson’s Violin and Viola
Nolan and Elana Goldberg
Stephanie and Brandan McGehee
Norm and Martha Flowers
Stephen and Leah Nguyen
Jan Saferite
Driscoll Jennifer and Jeff Hughes
Nam
Studio
Jennifer Davis
Lisa Metz
Orisa & Sandhya Igwe
Stephen and Maria Steinacker
Jerome and Martha Horan
Lisa-Anne Uhrmacher
Ornamental Iron Specialties
Stephen and Pam Foerster
Jess and Cheryl Commerford
Lucy Sweiger
Padgett Family Foundation
Steve & Leslie Swaters
Jim and Cheryl Erhart
Luke and Kelley Harmon
Paul and Jennifer Nash
Steve and Lisa Hatfield
Jim Long
Maize Virtual Preparatory School
Paula and Brad Bunde
Steve and Sandie Spoon
Jinhua Wang and Hong Liu
Mara Williams
Paula Busser
Taejoong and Siyeon Kim
Joan and David Kroeger
Maria and Stephen Steinacker
Peg McCarthy and Scott Teeter
Taliaferro & Browne
Joe & Miriam Dapra
Mark Juno
Penny Lovell
Tanya and Tim Bishop
Joe and Stacy Sebol
Mark & Amy Nuetzmann
Peter & Lynn Bowser
Teresa Stewart
Joel Nanos
Mark and J.J. Davis
PQ Corporation
Teri & Bill Kriege
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CONTRIBUTORS Terry and Cynthia Seal
Tom and Angie Boohar
The Baumler Family
Toni Bonci
The Foerster Family
Tony and Pat Zahn
The Galhardo Family
Tony Nguyen
The Gerry Family
Tracey and Nancy Truitt
The Jetmore Family
Tye Sanders and Christopher
The Juno Family
Rogers
The Kerr Family
Valerie and Phil Hartman
The Kurzban Family
Veterinary Alternatives
The Latour Family
Vijay and Anitha Parthiban
The Liu Family of Mindy
Virginia Spiers
The Lorenzo Family
Walters, Bender, Strohbehn &
The Menosky Family
Vaughan
The Peng Family
Whendi McNab
The Pereira Family
Wildhorse Tax Service
The Roddy Family
Wilhite and Frees Equine
The Schaffer Family
Hospital
The Schauffler Family
William and Linda McKeirnan
The Schlenk Family
Wonsin & Namsik Park
The Thurlby Family
Xingong Li and Xiaomei Guo
The Walker Family
Xinqun and Yong Zheng
Tim and Beth Valverde
Yifeng Ding
AUDITIONS Sign up online today to be added to our Audition Information List! You will receive any updates on current openings and audition opportunities for next season.
Scan this QR code with your smartphone to sign up for our auditions list now! All musicians must audition annually for placement within the Youth Symphony program. Auditions for the 2015-2016 season will be held May 13-16, 2015. For more information about the audition process please visit www.youthsymphonykc.org/auditions. Audition registration will be available online in February 2015.
Timothy and Renita Mountz
in-kind CONTRIBUTORs
Listings include contributions received from July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014.
Alumni More than 8,500 musicians have participated in the Youth Symphony of Kansas City throughout its history. Are you one of those musicians? We want to hear from you! Visit www.youthsymphonykc.org/alumni to tell us your whereabouts and interests and to let us know how the Youth Symphony impacted your life.
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Programs that took place in Missouri during 2013-2014 were supported by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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how can I Contribute? Play your part and make a charitable contribution to the Youth Symphony of Kansas City today!
MATCHING GIFTS Ask your place of employment if they will match all or part of your charitable contribution to the Youth Symphony.
Make a Difference Support from the Kansas City community makes the Youth Symphony program possible. Tuition accounts for only one-third of the cost of the program.
SPONSORSHIPS Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies or individuals. Please contact Executive Director Steven Murray at smurray@youthsymphonykc.org or 913-722-6810 to learn more. Make your gift online at www.youthsymphonykc.org OR complete this form and return with payment to: Youth Symphony of Kansas City 5960 Dearborn, Suite 206 Mission, KS 66202
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$350
Coaching for one Section for one Year
$500
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$750
Equipment Transportation for one Year
$2500
Hall Rental for one Concert
$4000
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$8500
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