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2017/18 ANNUAL REPORT Photo by Brad Cansler THE CSO’S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND ENRICH THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION. CSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Officers Directors President: Don McDowell Warren Barnett Don McArtor Katherine Sutton Vice-President: Kim Gavin George S. Clinton Eddie McCrary Linda Thompson Secretary: Susan Rich Jo Coke Claudia Moore Danny Waxenberg Treasurer: Mike Cooper Katie Engels Sheri Peck Harriett Whitaker Past President: Spencer McCallie Linda Friberg Jean Rader Jeffrey Wilson Bill Green Les Roddy Kyle Wilson Jeannine Grogg Ulrich Rodemann Kristen Holritz Mark Siedlecki Eva Jo Johnson Tyler Siira Bryan Kelly Mark A. Smith Daisy Maurya-Ballard Pat Starke FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD Dear CSO Friends, At a CSO Chamber concert, the individual taking the seat next to me introduced herself as a professional musician, a cellist, visiting from Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in Chattanooga for a family event and, thanks to some free time, was able to attend a CSO Chamber concert. Our brief conversation stopped as Kayoko entered and started conducting. After the concert, the cellist turned and said to me, “What a performance! Does Chattanooga realize how lucky they are to have such a great orchestra?” I think about this comment often and wonder what that musician would think if she also knew about the CSO’s deep involvement in the community. In addition to Masterworks and Pops concerts at the Tivoli and Chamber concerts at Chattanooga State, CSO musicians performed in almost 30 schools last year with the CSO’s top rated education programs reaching over 26,000 students. In fact, CSO quintets performed/taught more than 100 times last year. Besides schools, city parks, neighborhood centers, hospitals, and nursing homes were all sites of free CSO performances. We are especially proud of our creative aging program where quintets perform for elderly communities in remote, rural areas. Those programs, coupled with our Sensory Friendly performances targeting families with children having atypical developments such as autism and Down syndrome, allow the CSO to reach those often isolated from the Arts. With more than eight decades behind us, we want to expand our reach even further to impact more of our community. Whether it is new audiences, new venues, new education programs, or new partnerships, we intend to take the CSO to the next level. Thanks to patrons like you, who generously invest in the CSO, we will continue to expand our leadership in the Arts in both Chattanooga and the region. Sincerely, Don McDowell Board President 33 FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends, Thank you for your warm support and enthusiasm during the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s 2017/18 season. Last season we had many spectacular performances, including our fall special event featuring Béla Fleck and his Juno Concerto. For the Barnett & Company Masterworks Series, we performed Mahler’s First Symphony “The Titan”, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. The CSO Chorus joined us on a number of beautiful performances including Poulenc’s Gloria, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, and Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs in our Conversant Group Chamber Series. We also featured some exciting and phenomenal soloists, Benjamin Karp with Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto, Soovin Kim on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Cahill Smith on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Frank Almond on Bernstein’s Serenade for Violin, Strings and Percussion, and our very own Principal Flute Kristen Holritz on Nielsen’s Flute Concerto. Our Luken Holdings Pops Series, primarily conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt - who celebrated his 25th year with the CSO - brought Music City to the Scenic City with Music City Hitmakers, celebrated the women who changed Rock and Roll forever with Women Rock and included local favorites, Home for the Holidays and Big Band Fever. Thank you again for your continuing support and love for the CSO. I hope you enjoyed the CSO’s 2017/18 season, and I look forward to sharing more thrilling music with you in the 2018/19 season and beyond. Sincerely, Kayoko Dan Music Director & Conductor Photo by Brad Cansler CSO MUSICIANS* VIOLIN VIOLA FLUTE TRUMPET Holly Mulcahy, Concertmaster Robert Elder, Principal Kristen Holritz, Principal David Hobbs, Principal Joshua Holritz, Associate Megan Chisom Nora Kile Clayton Chastain Concertmaster Tamara Hobbs OBOE & ENGLISH HORN TROMBONE Nicholas Naegele, Assistant Susan Kemp Robert Burks, Principal Douglas Warner, Principal Concertmaster Metiney Moore Teresa Spilko Michael Carver Charles Dixon Casie Runkle Carey Shinbaum, English Horn Prentiss Hobbs Jesse Kasinger Gabriel Schlaffer Calvin Lewis CLARINET TUBA Mark Reneau CELLO Robert West, Principal Neil Konouchi, Principal Rafael Veytsblum Eric Reed, Principal Steve Tonkinson TIMPANI Spencer Brewer Emily Bowland, Bass Clarinet Colin Hartnett, Principal Annie Camp † VIOLIN II BASSOON Nicholas Gold PERCUSSION Sheri Peck, Principal Eric Anderson, Principal Daniel Holloway Chad Crummel, Principal Mary Benno Jessica Findley Suzanne Sims David Pedigo Brian Cook G. Eddie McCrary, Contrabassoon Anne Hendrix DOUBLE BASS HARP FRENCH HORN Rebecca James Taylor Brown, Principal Caroline Brown Hudson, Principal Gordon James, Principal Rachael McFarlane Dexter Bell Cristian Codreanu KEYBOARD Lee Smith Jonathan McWilliams Angela DeBoer Alan Nichols, Principal Jennifer Whittle James Stroup Joseph Demko *section musicians are listed alphabetically, not by seat order † leave of absence CSO CHORUS Darrin Hassevoort, Chorus Director Mary Lynn Wilson, Chorus Administrator SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Marianna Allen Susan Brinker Thomas Adolph Bart Boyd Nancy Berg Bonnie Bryant Chris Asmussen Thomas Brown Ashley Marie Coffey Susan Crawford Justin Carter William Chimiak Nancy Collum Kristen Davis Jim Magnuson Matthew Donnelly Corinne Cooze Wendy Davis Daniel Perez Tim Gibbons Ellen Cummings Ruth Gonter Duane Pontak Stephen Hawkins Danielle Foster Morgan Gray BW Ruffner Brent Harwell Sarah Glenn Rita Heckrotte Steve Russell Tal Hurley Susan Haisley Kasandra Helms Bob Sauser William LaPoint Melinda Hightower Melody Horne Caleb Sexton Bob McKenzie Ella Porter Ivey Greta Jansen Bill Slack George Mosley April Lane Rebecca Levings Art Southerlin Bruce Owen Rosemary Lee Sandra Lewis Mary Lynn Wilson Duane Pontak Charity Loos Georgia Lowrance Bob Roza Tricia Magnuson Janelle Martin Kellen Shiles Hope Mosley Jordan Otis John Stone Betty Anne Neal Lara Pietrantone George Taylor Lydia Reed Cecilia Piotter John Van Winkle Julie Roberts Jenni Smith Alan Wells Rhoda Ruffner Lena Van Horn Aimee Seheult Lizette Williams-Marlow Dale Thomas Judy Zehnder Bonnie Wright-Woodward 5 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear CSO Supporters, First, let me thank you for your support of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera. We truly couldn’t do what we do without you. Our 2017/18 season celebrated 85 years of serving the greater Chattanooga community with orchestral music and programs. We are proud of our long-standing heritage of being one of Chattanooga’s artistic pillars. We look forward to the next 85 years! The 2017/18 season had many exciting moments. Some of my favorites included performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Women Rock, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, and celebrating Bob Bernhardt’s 25 years with the CSO at his Bob’s Favorite’s concert. I am reminded each season why I am so lucky to work in this field. The music, the people, and the community continue to inspire me week in and week out. I hope that this Annual Report will provide you a glimpse of all that we were able to accomplish this past season. It truly takes a community to make this happen – musicians, staff, board, volunteers, donors, subscribers, corporate and foundation supporters, community partners, and so many more. As we look ahead, we look to expansion and growth. We want to continue to do what we’ve done well over the past 85 years, but to now expand by reaching new audiences, growing our education and engagement programs, and strengthening our partnerships. We’re ready to take the CSO to the next level, and with your continued support, we know that we can accomplish great things. With appreciation, Samantha Teter Executive Director Kayoko Dan Music Director & Conductor Bob Bernhardt Music Director Emeritus & Principal Pops Conductor Samantha Teter Executive Director Matthew Hubbard Development & Special Events Manager Andre Charitat Marketing & Communications Manager Kathy Allison Operations Manager Candice Ortenzo Patron Services Manager Staci Spring Education & Community Engagement Manager Stephanie Pearson Youth Orchestras Manager Darrin Hassevoort Director of CSO Chorus Eric Anderson Orchestra Personnel Manager Megan Chisom Orchestra Librarian Gary Wilkes CSOYO Symphony Conductor Sandy Morris CSOYO Philharmonic Conductor Floy Wang CSOYO Prelude and Etude Conductor 6 CSO STAFF James Durham Stage Manager/Technical Director CSO FINANCIALS CSO OPERATING REVENUE 2017 2018 Earned Income $ 980,966 $ 867,990 Contributed Income, Grants and Fundraising Projects $ 1,201,480 $ 1,071,751 Investments $ 523,592 $ 796,452 CSOYO $ 90,901 $ 81,574 OPERATING REVENUE TOTAL $ 2,796,939 $ 2,817,767 CSO OPERATING EXPENSES 2017 2018 Production and Performance $ 1,790,660 $ 1,664,357 Marketing and Box Office $ 323,154 $ 273,314 Fundraising and Development $ 113,604 $ 61,854 Administrative $ 313,347