2019
CONNECT & reCONNECT WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION BOARD ALUMNI AND ASSOCIATES BOARD ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
GREETINGS! 2019 has been a remarkable year of record-setting performances and fundraising, as well as a strengthening of strategic priorities. The year sees the Foundation in a healthy financial position while also continuing to grow our critical mission-based education and opera programs. Of great significance was signing a new 20-year partnership agreement with the National Park Service. Unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, the new agreement strengthens the organization and provides new opportunities to align the Foundation’s partnership with the National Park Service. Stand-out performances from artists ranging from Sting at the Filene Center and Toots and the Maytals at The Barns, to The Okee Dokee Brothers at Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods brought the joy of live music to arts lovers young and young at heart. Wolf Trap Opera (WTO) continues to go from strength to strength under the new leadership of Lee Anne Myslewski. This year was extraordinary with four staged and two concert operas. And, with the recently released recording of Philip Glass’ The Fall of the House of Usher and
online streaming of opera productions, WTO is not only grooming the best singers of tomorrow, but is extending the performance experience to new audiences across the globe. Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts continues to increase our footprint domestically and around the world. You’ll read more about these and many other accomplishments in the coming pages. Few things in life have the power to bring people together like the arts. I thank you for your continued support of Wolf Trap Foundation’s mission, ensuring that the arts and arts education thrive today and into the future.
Warmest regards,
Arvind Manocha President and CEO