MSM PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

Ari Pelto, Conductor

Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

MSM PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Ari Pelto, Conductor

PROGRAM GIUSEPPE VERDI Overture to La forza del destino (1813–1901)

JEAN SIBELIUS Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (1865–1957) Intermezzo Ballade March

Intermission

SERGEI Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 RACHMANINOFF Non allegro; Lento; Tempo I (1873–1943) Andante con moto: Tempo di valse Lento assai; Allegro vivace PROGRAM NOTES

Overture to La forza del destino Giuseppe Verdi Commissioned by the Russian Imperial Theater in 1860, Verdi eventually settled on his subject, a Spanish play by Ángel de Saavedra: Don Alvaro, la fuerza del sino. Francesco Maria Piave, a frequent collaborator with the composer, became the librettist, enduring Verdi’s typically harsh criticisms of his work in progress. Verdi completed the opera, La forza del destino, in time for its scheduled first performance in early 1862, but it was postponed until November 10 of that year, owing to a singer’s illness. Despite its success, Verdi was not completely satisfied and made revisions to the music, which in certain cases also involved changes in the libretto with the help of Antonio Ghislanzoni. The new version premiered on February 27, 1869, at La Scala, where it was most favorably received. The plot involves Leonora and her lover, Don Alvaro, who plan an elopement but are stopped by her father. As Don Alvaro throws down his gun in surrender, her father is accidentally killed. The remainder of the action involves Leonora’s brother Don Carlo’s crusade for revenge and Leonora’s exile as a penitent in a cave; Don Carlo and Don Alvaro in disguise becoming comrades in arms and their eventual duel; Don Alvaro’s discovery of Leonora as he seeks help for the mortally wounded Don Carlo; and Don Carlo’s dying revenge—the killing of Leonora. The Overture weaves themes from the opera together in such an effective manner that the piece has become the most frequently performed of Verdi’s overtures. Unison “E”s are intoned by brass in sets of “fateful” threes to open the work. Immediately following is the agitated theme most associated with the character Leonora. Following two more brass declamations comes a lyrical melody (in the opera a duet between Don Carlo and Don Alvaro), with the agitated motive serving as countermelody. The music from one of Leonora’s ethereal arias follows, soon giving way to another impetuous climax. The clarinet solo above harp accompaniment comes from a scene with Leonora and a religious figure, Padre Guardiano; the chorale-like brass passages that occur later are tied to the same idea. Much of the rest of the Overture employs melodic ideas that are not directly derived from the opera. In contrast to the Prelude of 1862, which ended softly and led directly into the main opera, the now definitive Overture mounts in intensity and closes brilliantly. Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Jean Sibelius Often considered the quintessential voice of Finland, Sibelius had nevertheless grown up speaking Swedish and, after graduating from the Helsinki Music Institute, had continued his studies in Berlin and Vienna. While in Vienna he began rejecting Austro-Germanic musical heritage in favor of finding his own creative voice, which meant embracing his Finnish heritage. He also gained impetus from his relationship with Finnish-speaking Aino Järnefelt, to whom he had become secretly engaged in 1890. He studied the Kalevala folk epic and became enamored of its characters and the repetitive style of its incantatory poetry. He began to plan his massive five- movement Kullervo in his new “modern” Finnish style, inspired by this epic. Simultaneously Sibelius was immersing himself in “Karelianism,” part of the nationalistic Romanticism that swept Finland in the 1890s. Karelia, though under Russian rule, was revered for its authentic Finnish traditions, and Sibelius began seeking out authentic performers of folk songs from the region. Further, after marrying Aino in 1892 he extended his honeymoon to spend several months in Karelia. In 1893, with the success of Kullervo, coupled with announced plans for a Finnish opera (though abandoned) and a symphonic poem Lemminkäinen, Sibelius was the perfect choice when the Viipuri Student Association of the University of Helsinki wanted Finnish- sounding music for their dramatic tableaux depicting the history of Karelia. Sibelius worked quickly to produce thirteen numbers, some sung, and the tableaux were presented on November 13, 1893, at a gala event whose proceeds went toward “improving the social and cultural life of the Eastern border districts.” Accompanied by an orchestra that Sibelius himself conducted, the tableaux were so successful that, as he complained to his brother, “You couldn’t hear a single note of the music—everyone was on their feet cheering and clapping.” Other successful performances ensued, but Sibelius worried that, separated from the staging, the music would not work in the concert hall. So he extracted at first an eight-number suite and finally settled on the three-number Karelia Suite, which has remained popular to this day. The Intermezzo originally accompanied the third tableau, “Narimont, the Duke of Lithuania, levying taxes in the Province of Käksim, 1333.” Sibelius’s march grows out of distant fanfares to depict Karelian woodsmen on their way to pay their taxes. The Ballade from the fourth tableau, “Karl Knutsson in Viipuri Castle, 1446,” refers to the deposed king who finds solace at the castle in a minstrel’s song. Sibelius tells the king’s story in several episodes: a Scandinavian-sounding tune that dies away, a solemn section perhaps remembering past glory, and a 4 meditative ballad (originally sung, but given to English horn in the concert suite) about a swain who comes upon maidens dancing as he rides through rose-laden groves. The Alla marcia stems from the fifth tableau, “Pontus de la Gardie at the Gates of Käkisalmi,” which depicted a siege. Here a march replete with fanfares makes a jubilant conclusion to the Suite.

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Sergei Rachmaninoff While recovering from an operation on Long Island in May 1940, Rachmaninoff somehow found the energy to compose what turned out to be his last work. In August he wrote to Eugene Ormandy—conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, with whom he had had a long and rewarding association—that he had completed a new orchestral piece, “which I naturally want to give first to you and your orchestra. It is called Fantastic Dances.” Ormandy replied immediately that he would be delighted to perform the work that season. A week later Rachmaninoff was calling the piece Symphonic Dances, though he later said he would have called it simply Dances had he not been worried that people would associate it with jazz orchestras. Working with extraordinary determination on the orchestration amid practicing the piano for the upcoming concert season, he prepared proofs before and after concerts once the season had begun and had the piece ready for the January 3, 1941 premiere. According to his sister-in-law, Sofiya Satina, Rachmaninoff had once given the three movements programmatic titles, “Noon,” “Twilight,” and “Midnight,” which he later replaced with noncommittal Italian tempo designations. Whether or not he intended them to represent different phases of life, as he had in The Bells, the Symphonic Dances sound programmatic. Rachmaninoff, in fact, hoped they would serve as the basis for a ballet and played through the score for choreographer Mikhail Fokine, who had earlier produced a successful ballet to his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Fokine’s death in 1942 ended those hopes. The three dances are each constructed in a basic A-B-A form in which the final “A” section is wonderfully varied and extended. Rachmaninoff’s harmonic language is firmly rooted in the 19th century, ignoring the avant- garde developments of the early 20th century. His own late style is evident, nevertheless, in the shifting harmonies of the second movement and the energetic rhythmic patterns and “grotesqueries” à la Prokofiev of the outer movements.

5 The Symphonic Dances show Rachmaninoff’s interest in varied instrumental tone qualities. In the first movement he makes special use of the timbral qualities of the alto saxophone in combination with other winds and uses the piano in effective combinations with the strings and harp. (It should be noted in connection with the first movement that the tempo marking Non“ allegro” [Not fast], which the composer seldom used, was somehow attached in error. In 1942 he told conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, who was taking the movement too slowly, that it should have been marked simply “Allegro.”) The opening of the second dance, a mournful waltz, is notable for the tone quality of the stopped horns and muted trumpets. In the finale the chimes and xylophone are employed for coloristic purposes, the former sometimes reminiscent of Berlioz’s bells in the Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie fantastique, which also incorporates the Dies irae chant from the Requiem Mass. Rachmaninoff was fascinated all his life by ecclesiastical chants, an interest that he summarizes in the Symphonic Dances. At the end of the first movement he refers—according to some commentators—to the main theme of the opening movement of his First Symphony (still unpublished at the time), which itself had been based on Russian church music. Others hear this as another form of the Dies irae, which had figured in so many of his compositions, particularly in the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The Dies irae becomes particularly pronounced in the finale, which also makes use of the chant Blagosloven esi, Gospodi (Blessed be the Lord) from his 1915 choral work All Night Vigil. Rachmaninoff wrote the word “Alliluya” in the orchestral score at the corresponding point where in the choral work the “alleluias” praise God following the resurrection of Christ. At the end of the score he wrote, “I thank thee, Lord,” which here may have signified more than a composer’s traditional end-of-work utterance. Having become more pious toward the end of his life, Rachmaninoff might also have been referring to God’s victory over death, represented musically by the Russian chant’s banishing of the Dies irae. It seems entirely likely that Rachmaninoff contemplated his own death as he composed theSymphonic Dances, perhaps aware that it would be his last work. Though he revised the Fourth Piano Concerto in 1941, he wrote no more new works. He had decided that the 1942–43 season would be his last as a performing pianist and he bought and furnished a house in Beverly Hills for his retirement. He died there on March 28, 1943, having played what would be his last concert six weeks before in Tennessee. Lest the reader expect a dark work, it should be said that the Symphonic Dances, which Rachmaninoff considered his best work, express an exuberant approach to life, particularly in the outer movements.

6 —Program notes ©Jane Vial Jaffe ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Ari Pelto, Music Director at Opera Colorado, is widely known for performances that have been called “poetic, earthy, vigorous” and “highly individual.” In demand in opera houses and with symphony orchestras throughout the United States, he was appointed to Opera Colorado in 2015 and has conducted acclaimed performances of La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Aida, La Bohème, Falstaff, La Fanciulla del West, Le nozze di Figaro, and Lucia di Lammermoor. In contemporary repertoire, the company recently premiered Lori Laitman’s long-awaited work, The Scarlet Letter, a recording of which was released on the Naxos label, and the world premiere of Gerald Cohen’s new opera, Steal a Pencil for Me, based on a true love story set in a concentration camp during World War II. This season he conducts The Barber of Seville, I Pagliacci, and Tosca for the company, travels to San Diego Opera to conduct Hänsel und Gretel, and joins Atlanta Ballet for performances of The Nutcracker. Recent highlights as a guest conductor include Eugene Onegin in a new production at Atlanta Opera and Lyric Opera Kansas City, Salome and Lucia di Lammermoor at Virginia Opera, a new Nutcracker and Carmina Burana at Atlanta Ballet, and L’enfant et les sortilèges at Chicago College of Performing Arts. Past successes include Aida at Utah Symphony and Opera and a double bill of La voix humaine, starring Patricia Racette, and Gianni Schicchi at Chicago Opera Theater. He conducted a variety of symphonic programs with orchestras in the U.S., including Omaha Symphony and the NYU Symphony. Other engagements include A Streetcar Named Desire at Virginia Opera; The Rake’s Progress at Portland Opera; Rigoletto, Don Pasquale, Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Don Giovanni at Opera Memphis; La Bohème at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; The Cunning Little Vixen at Chautauqua; Rusalka and La Bohème at Boston Lyric Opera; Romeo et Juliette at Minnesota Opera; The Magic Flute, Le nozze di Figaro, and Hansel and Gretel at Portland Opera; and Hansel and Gretel at Utah Opera. Appointed Assistant Conductor at the Spoleto Festival at age 24, Pelto has gone on to conduct on stages worldwide. His international appearances include symphonic performances with the Bochumer Philharmoniker, productions of Le nozze di Figaro and Falstaff at New National Theatre of Tokyo, and Faust at the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador. From 2000 to 2002 he was Assistant Conductor of the Florida West Coast Symphony. In addition to conducting over 30 concerts in Sarasota, Pelto was also a frequent guest with the Florida Orchestra and the Toledo Symphony and led tours of the Western Opera Theatre (the touring company of San Francisco Opera) conducting La Bohème

7 and Così fan tutte in over 20 states. In 2004 he made his highly praised debut with New York City Opera conducting La Traviata, returning for productions of Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, and Carmen. Ari Pelto regularly works with leading conservatories and young artist programs, including the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute, Manhattan School of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory and the Young Artist Programme at Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House. With San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, he conducted the 2014 Grand Finale as well as productions of Così fan tutte and The Rape of Lucretia. At Wolf Trap Opera, he inaugurated a new production of Le nozze di Figaro and led Don Giovanni. A masterful collaborator with dancers, Maestro Pelto has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Atlanta Ballet. He led the company in world premieres of Twyla Tharp’s first story ballet,The Princess and the Goblin, and Helen Pickett’s Camino Real. Previously, he conducted Jean-Christophe Maillot’s groundbreaking production of Romeo et Juliette, as well as the Atlanta Ballet’s production of Prokofiev’sCinderella . After earning his Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance at Oberlin Conservatory, Ari Pelto studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, and with Imre Pallo at Indiana University.

8 ORCHESTRAL STUDIES AT MSM George Manahan, Director of Orchestral Activities Katharine Dryden, Managing Director of Instrumental Ensembles Alejandro López-Samamé, Manager of Orchestral Operations and the Orchestral Performance Program Joseph Carlomagno and Ken Yanagisawa, Instrumental Ensembles Student Associates

In the tradition of the classical music conservatory, the orchestral studies program at MSM forms the heart of the performing experience for classical instrumentalists. All students, placed by competitive audition, participate in a variety of orchestral projects under the guidance of George Manahan, Director of Orchestral Activities. Students play in a variety of orchestral formats, giving them ample opportunity to develop their audition and ensemble technique, broaden their knowledge of orchestral repertoire, and perform at New York City venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Merkin Concert Hall. Winners of the School’s annual Eisenberg–Fried Concerto Competition perform with the orchestras as soloists. In addition to Maestro Manahan, the orchestras work regularly with Leonard Slatkin, Distinguished Visiting Artist in Conducting and Orchestral Studies, and guest conductors such as Jane Glover and Perry So.

9 MSM PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Ari Pelto, Conductor

VIOLIN 1 Carlos Martinez Huang Hajung Cho, Arroyo Hsinchu, Taiwan concertmaster Cordoba, Spain Sunny Jin Yan Seoul, South Korea Lumeng Yang Beijing, China Maïthéna Girault Beijing, China Wan-Ting (Wendy) Montréal, Canada Charles Yoonsuh Lee Shieh Sonya Shin Seoul, South Korea Taipei, Taiwan Edmonton, Canada Tzu Tung Liao Shijie Ma Yeung Man Yin Yilan, Taiwan Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Hong Kong, Hong Kong Young Ye Roh Ting-Yu Lin Adryan Rojas Ridgewood, New Jersey Hsinchu,Taiwan Delaware, Ohio Luxi Wang Yuhan Noh Seungmin Lee Guangyuan, Sichuan, China Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Pohang, South Korea South Korea Yuna Jo VIOLA Seoul, South Korea Dudley Raine, DOUBLE BASS Messiah Ahmed principal Kyung Won Park, Dallas, Texas Lynchburg, Virginia principal Selin Algöz Kiley Rowe Seoul, South Korea Bursa, Turkey Goshen, New York Sienna George Maia Schmidt Chaemyung Lee Long Beach, California Caldwell, New Jersey Goyang-si, South Korea Royal Mitchell Minseon Kim Jack Rittendale New Orleans, Louisiana Daegu, South Korea St. Louis, Missouri Hanxiao Deng Jinwoo Jung Ella Bukszpan Xiamen, Fujian, China Seoul, South Korea Giv’atayim, Israel Yoojeong Kim Yuchen Tu Seoul, South Korea VIOLIN 2 Chongqing, China Yixiang Wang, Ruisi Du FLUTE principal Wuhan, Hubei, China Joanne Lee* Xi’an, China Manchester, UK / Seoul, South Korea Ally Cho CELLO Jonah Murphy^ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Haena Lee, principal New York, New York Corinne Au Cochrane, Canada Marcos Ruiz Short Hills, New Jersey Edward Luengo Miami, Florida Jinyu Xiong Miami, Florida Lindsey Wong+ Shanghai, China Siqing Shen Cincinnati, Ohio Basil Alter Shanghai, China 10 Can Xu Clinton, South Carolina Chih-Yi “Katherine” Nanjing, Jiangsu, China OBOE Mirinda Holthe William Hopkins^ Yawen Guan Kansas City, Missouri Dallas, Texas Beijing, China Keegan Mccardell Hyunjung Evelyn Ha Ellicott City, Maryland PERCUSSION Northvale, New Jersey Constance Mulford^ William Chinn*^+ Setauket, New York Aaron Irvine, California Haettenschwiller+ Emma Potter+ Gabriel Costache Baltimore, Maryland Surprise, Arizona Denver, Colorado Samuel Kunde^ Kevin Saum William Hopkins Richmond, Virginia Valley Cottage, New York Dallas, Texas Ashley Shinliver* Shengmu Wang* Christian Santos Missouri City, Texas Taoyuan, Taiwan Dumont, New Jersey Evan Silberstein CLARINET TRUMPET Sparta, New Jersey Gabriel Henkin Julia Bravo^ Matthias Ziolkowski Virginia Beach, Virginia Hollywood, Florida Montigny-En-Gohelle, France Tyler Hsieh* Benjamin Lieberman* San Jose, California Commack, New York HARP Camillo Lin Arieh Soferr Frances Konomi Livingston, New Jersey Boston, Massachusetts Kuala Lampur, Malaysia Ki-Deok Park+ Jesdelson Vasquez+ Karen Tay *+ Chicago, Illinois Brooklyn, New York New York, New York Freya Spence London, United Kingdom TROMBONE PIANO Timothy Tse Tsun Samuel Amore^ Mengjia Lu+ Yin^ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shanghai, China Hong Kong, Hong Kong Puyuan Chen Shanghai, China ALTO SAXOPHONE BASSOON Hans Kang Jarod Apple+ Erin Acree* Lawrenceville, Georgia Russellville, Arkansas Bradenton, Florida Jude Morris* Jordan Dreyer+ Frisco, Texas West Milford, New Jersey Logan Reid Matthew Pauls^ Orlando, Florida Simi Valley, California Thomas Urich+ Kennedy Plains Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wylie, Texas TUBA Brass & Wind Principals HORN Emerick Falta*^+ Marlena DeStefano New Rochelle, New York * VERDI Overture to La forza del destino Pompano Beach, Florida TIMPANI ^ SIBELIUS Suite Victoria Drexler Riley Barnes* Karelia Brooklyn, New York Flower Mound, Texas + RACHMANINOFF 11 Symphonic Dances The Centennial Project Manhattan School of Music’s Centennial Project was an ambitious program of improvements to the School’s architecturally distinguished campus coinciding with MSM’s 100th anniversary. The centerpiece of the Project was the renovation of Neidorff-Karpati Hall, MSM’s principal performance space, which has been transformed into a state-of-the-art venue to showcase our talented students. Built in 1931 and designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, the architects of the Empire State Building, the hall has been called “one of the Art Deco treats in the city” by the New York Times. The Project also included a dramatic and welcoming new campus entrance on Claremont Avenue, new practice rooms, and an expansion of the main entryway and lobby.

Anchor Gift $10,000 to $24,999 Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff/ Joyce Aboussie Yorke Construction Corporation Centene Charitable Foundation Joan and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation $2,500 to $4,999 $2 million and above Louis Alexander Bond Schoeneck & King City of New York Chartwells Dining Services Nick & Melissa Borkowski Bill de Blasio, Mayor Sharon E. Daley-Johnson Jeff Breithaupt† and Evco Mechanical Corporation Shelley McPherson $250,000 to $499,999 Capt.Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Bright Power David G. Knott, PhD and Hyde and Watson Foundation Peter Christensen and Françoise Girard Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Dr. Monica Coen Christensen† Donald and Marcia Clay Hamilton Nancy M. Kissinger Brian Dailey Maecenata Foundation/ Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Bill Delaney Peter Luerssen Carl and Aviva Saphier General Plumbing Corporation Bill and Patricia O’Connor Dona D. Vaughn† and Ron Raines Geneva Pension Consultants Melody Sawyer Richardson Melissa Kaish and Jon Dorfman Sceneworks Studios $5,000 to $9,999 Judith Klotz An Anonymous Donor Harry Tze-Him Lee $150,000 to $249,999 American String Quartet† Susan Madden† Carla Bossi-Comelli and Yvette Bendahan Philippe Muller† Marco Pecori Justin Bischof Susan and David Rahm Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy John K. Blanchard† Cassie and Billy Rahm Ilene and Edward Lowenthal Glenn Dicterow† and Karen Dreyfus† Lucie Robert† and Jeffrey Cohen† Dianne Flagello Jimmy Roberts $100,000 to $149,000 Hans and Gloria* Gesell Lois R. Roman Ed Annunziato Ruth Golden† Israel Schossev† Dr. James Gandre† and Joan Gordon† Inesa Sinkevych† Dr. Boris Thomas Bryan J. Greaney† Steinway & Sons Dr. Linda Mercuro and Toby Mercuro Carol B. Grossman Telebeam Telephone Systems Michelle Ong/First Initiative Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Mallory and Diane Walker Foundation Limited HBO Carol Wincenc Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture $75,000 to $99,999 IDB Bank $1,000 to $2,499 Alfredo and Mita Aparicio J & J Flooring An Anonymous Donor Jane A. Gross Warren Jones† American Elevator & Machine Corp Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez Phillip N. Kawin† Marcos Arbaitman Maria E. Salgar Patinka Kopec† and Dr. Jay Selman Nina and Arkady† Aronov Chiona Xanthopoulou Schwarz Esther O. Lee Daniel Avshalomov† Mónica and Angel Sosa So-Chung Shinn and Tony W. Lee Bellet Construction Maria and Guillermo F. Vogel George† and Mary Lou Manahan Christopher Breiseth Carol Matos† Elizabeth A. R. and $25,000 to $49,999 Gary Mercer Ralph S. Brown, Jr. Margot Alberti de Mazzeri Dr. Marjorie Merryman† Burda Construction Delin and Abelardo Bru Gary W. Meyer† Laurie Carney† Susan Ennis and Dr. Owen Lewis Alexandre A. Moutouzkine† Linda Chesis† Richard Gaddes James Petercsak Michael R. and Nina I. Douglas Nancy Freund Heller and Luis Plaza Alan S. Epstein Jeffrey Heller Stan Ponte and John Metzner Daniel Epstein† McKinsey & Company Regina Rheinstein Ghent Realty Services Margot and Adolfo Patron RIK Electric Corporation Phil Glick Leonard Slatkin† and Cindy McTee Nolan M. Robertson David Goodman Epp K.J. Sonin Robert A. Siegel Thomas Gottschalk Dr. Marc Silverman† The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation Robert and Victoria Sirota Stephen Jacobsohn and 12 Dr. Maura Reinblatt

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Han Jo and Regina Kim $500 to $999 Robert Stillman Cohen Wolfram Koessel† and Mae Barizo Laurie Beckelman Elizabeth J. de Almeida Byung-Kook Kwak Robert Bucker Simone Dinnerstein and Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire Jeremy Greensmith Tondra and Jeffrey H. Lynford Paul and Delight Dodyk Doris Holloway Nash Family Foundation Jonathan Feldman Merrimon Hipps, Jr. Chris and Jody Parrish Duane Morris Jacqueline M. Johnson Maitland Peters† and Casey M. Dunn† and David Jolley† Karen Beardsley Peters† David Molino Dunn Andrew Jorgensen and Mark William Plapinger and Cassie Murray Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Stuart-Smith Dr. Jeffrey Langford† and David Geber† and Julia Lichten† Carol Lam Dr. Joanne Polk† Michael Graff Carrie Newman Red Hook Management Kathy and Arthur Langhaus Angelyn MacWilliams Ted† and Lesley Rosenthal Dr. Solomon Mikowsky† Lee Middlebrook Moore Bette and Richard Saltzman Dr. John Pagano† Farida Paramita Cynthia D. and Thomas P. Sculco Dr. Kariné Poghosyan† Tobias Picker Sound Associates Jesse Rosen Christopher Preiss Richard W. Southwick FAIA Dr. Eduardo Salvati Kelly Sawatsky† and Sterling National Bank Laura Sametz† Dr. Jeremy Fletcher Richard Stewart/ECS Enterprises Paul Sperry† Sybil Shainwald Adrienne and Gianluigi Vittadini Donna and James Storey Nina Baroness von Maltzahn $100 to $499 Christine and Rob Thorn Ronald G. Weiner Karen F. Baer William Vollinger Peter Winograd† and Caterina Szepes Mary Ellin Barrett Jason Wachtler Joel Chatfield

Manhattan School of Music Donors Gifts received in FY 2019 (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019) Manhattan School of Music is deeply grateful to the community of generous donors who support our commitment to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. For more information about giving opportunities, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or [email protected].

$1 million and above The Arthur and Mae Orvis Estate of Harold and Ruth Stern City of New York Foundation Twiford Foundation Bill de Blasio, Mayor Estate of Harold Schonberg ELMA Philanthropies So-Chung Shinn Lee and Tony W. Lee $10,000 to $24,999 Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff / Melody Sawyer Richardson Joyce Aboussie Centene Charitable Foundation Maria and Guillermo Vogel Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Estate of David Wells Margot Alberti de Mazzeri $250,000 to $999,999 The ASCAP Foundation Estate of Rosalie J. Coe Weir $25,000 to $49,999 Alex Assoian Music Project Gart Family Foundation An Anonymous Donor The Barker Welfare Foundation Ed Annunziato Luisa Guembes-Buchanan $100,000 to $249,999 Augustine Foundation Anna Bulgari Joan Taub Ades Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Dr. Alejandro Cordero Ilene and Edward Lowenthal Estate of Elizabeth G. Beinecke EALGreen Maecenata Foundation / The Frank and Lydia Bergen The Enoch Foundation Peter Luerssen Foundation Evco Mechanical Corporation Eric Gronningsater and Amy Levine Carla Bossi-Comelli Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Bill and Patricia O’Connor Fred J. Brotherton Charitable The Eric and Margaret Friedberg Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Foundation Foundation The Starr Foundation Delin and Abelardo Bru Dr. James Gandre† and Ann Ziff The Chisholm Foundation Dr. Boris Thomas The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund The Fred Ebb Foundation Charles & Carol Grossman Susan Ennis and Dr. Owen Lewis Family Fund $50,000 to $99,999 Donald and Marcia Hamilton Dr. Alan and Mrs. Lori Harris Alfredo and Mita Aparicio Nancy Freund Heller and Hyde and Watson Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Raul M. Gutierrez Jeffrey Heller Jephson Educational Trusts Dr. David G. Knott and Ms. McKinsey & Company Ruth M. Knight Foundation Françoise Girard Joe and Lauren Pizza A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Linda and Toby Mercuro The Rochlis Family Foundation Foundation † Dr. Solomon Mikowsky The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Robert and Amy McGraw 13 Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff New York City Council Gemzel Hernandez, MD Ruth Harf Susan and David Rahm Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture Sylvia Hemingway Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Robert and Susan Kaplan Peter Horvath Charitable Trust Phillip N. Kawin† Maureen D. Hynes Paul and Joanne Schnell Han Jo Kim, MD and Regina M. Kim IBM Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Judith Klotz Ilse Gordon and Neil Shapiro Yorke Construction Corporation Susan A. Madden† Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman Office of the Manhattan Borough Jack and Helga Katz $5,000 to $9,999 President Millen Katz An Anonymous Donor Mary Moeller Sungrim Kim and Wonsuk Chang The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Philippe Muller Sidney Knafel and Londa Weisman Foundation Barbara and Dermot O’Reilly Michael J. Kokola The Theodore H. Barth Foundation The Presser Foundation Patinka Kopec† and Dr. Jay Selman Elizabeth A. R. & Ralph S. Brown, Jr. Saul D. Raw, LCSW Dorothy Lewis-Griffith Teresa Bulgheroni Kathleen Ritch Paulus Hook Music Foundation Chartwells Jimmy Roberts Dr. Alan Lurie Nelson DeFigueiredo Lois Roman Lynford Family Charitable Trust Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation Carolyn Marlow and William Teltser Mark and Kerry Hanson Israel Schossev Doris and Charles Michaels Israel Discount Bank of New York Irene Schultz Foundation J & J Flooring Richard Stewart / ECS Enterprises Middle Road Foundation Warren Jones† Christopher W. Welch and Drs. Aleeza and Dimitry Nemirof Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger Katherine L. Hosford Dr. and Mrs. James A. Newcomb Harry Tze-Him Lee Carol Wincenc Mary Ann Oklesson Lemberg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Patron The Arthur Loeb Foundation $1,000 to $2,499 Bennett Pologe The Louis Armstrong Educational Anonymous Donors (2) Dr. Jonathan Raskin Foundation Richard E. Adams Robert and Regina J. Rheinstein Marquis George MacDonald Emilio Ambasz Jesse Rosen Foundation American Elevator & Machine Ted† and Lesley Rosenthal Linda McKean Corporation The San Francisco Foundation The Clement Meadmore Pamela Averick Yolanda Santos Foundation Gabrielle Bamberger Chiona X. Schwarz James Petercsak Michael A. Bamberger and The Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Honorable Phylis S. Bamberger Rich P. Seufer Charitable Trust Carl Baron Gloria Shafer RIK Electric Corporation Karen Bedrosian-Richardson Karen L. Shapiro Milena Roos Beekman Housing Ventures Dwight and Susan Sipprelle Maria Elvira Salgar Barbara and Tim Boroughs Annaliese Soros Carl and Aviva Saphier Botwinick-Wolfensohn Family Richard W. Southwick FAIA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Foundation John Sweeney & Flom Margaret A. Boulware Nickolas and Liliana Themelis Mari and Kenneth Share The Barbara Brookes Trust Winifred Thrall Arthur T. and Beverly Shorin Blake Byrne Dace Udris Robert Siegel Dr. Robert J. Campbell MD KCSJ Jill F. VanSyckle Robert and Victoria Sirota and Sir Cesare L. Santeramo KCSJ Mallory and Diana Walker Leonard Slatkin† and Cindy McTee Dr. Sophie Christman Elizabeth V. White Epp Sonin Kanako and James Clarke Keith L. Wiggs Monica and Angel Sosa MMC Charitable Trust Shirley Young Jane E. Steele and William Sussman The D’Addario Music Foundation Dr. Michael G. Stewart For The Performing Arts $500 to $999 Dona D. Vaughn† and Ron Raines Glenn Dicterow† and Karen Dreyfus† An Anonymous Donor Shelley Deal & Claude L. Winfield Paul and Delight Dodyk Aggressive Energy Eagan Family Foundation Ralph and JJ Allen $2,500 to $4,999 Epstein Engineering Roslyn Allison Bellet Construction Lance A. Etcheverry Orren J. Alperstein Matt and Andrea Bergeron Cecilia A. Farrell Dr.† and Mrs. Arkady Aronov Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Tatyana Feldman and Leonid Sean Bae Bloomberg Tomilchik The Bagby Foundation for the Bond Schoeneck & King Ruth Golden† Musical Arts Bright Power Allen and Ellen Goldman Charitable Susan Barbash and Dr. Eric Katz Michael R. and Nina I. Douglas Gift Fund Paul J. Beck Patricia Falkenberg Charlotte Gollubier Laurie Beckelman Richard Gaddes David Goodman Etty and Jacob Bousso General Plumbing Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gottschalk Alison P. Brown Hans Gesell Joanne Greenspun Ronald and Mary Carlson Kimberly D. Grigsby The John and Marianne Gunzler Fund Xilun Chen 14 Jane A. Gross Hansoree Jill and Bob Cook

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Michael R. Douglas Charitable Fund Dr. Vincent Celenza Peter Winograd† and Caterina Szepes Mignon Dunn† Steven Connell Earle Yaffa Laura Falb Stephanie R. Cooper, Esq. Elda and Eduardo Zappi Jonathan Feldman Edward and Annette Cornelius Noreen and Ned Zimmerman Dianne Flagello Toby and Les Crystal Judith Friedman James J. Dale $100 to $249 Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Allan J. Dean Anonymous Donors (7) Loraine F. Gardner Dr. Susan E. Deaver Peter Abitante Larry and Diane Hochman Gwendolyn DeLuca Eileen C. Acheson-Bohn Susan Anne Ingerman Gale Epstein Charitable Fund Lauren Aguiar Herve Jacquet Dr. Renee C. Epstein Meg Lowenthal Akabas Cecile R. Jim Daniel Epstein Donald Albrecht Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Kang Everest Scaffolding Philip Anderson Harriet Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fossella Giorgio Poma & Family Chung Nung and Bik-Lam Lee Allan Dodds Frank and Lilian M. King Ronald and Gail Asinari Jeehyoun H. Lee Jerry and Leah Garchik Dr. and Mrs. Victor O. Bacani The George A. Long Foundation Gensler Mrs. Karen F. Baer Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Philip and Karen Glick Charles and Miranda Barker Alta T. Malberg Pam Goldberg Denise and Benjamin Battat Susan Olsen Maren Dr. Richard A. Gradone Linda Dupree-Bell Oren Michels Madelon and Jerald Grobman Yvette Bendahan Christopher and Elissa Morris Laurie Hamilton Lawrence O. Benjamin Anthony Napoli Dr. Carl Hanson James Bennett Marjorie Neuwirth Dr. Mary H. Harding Avis Berman Patrick O’Connor Caroline and Rodney Hine Patricia Berman and Harvey Singer Yahui Olenik Ilene Jacobs Susan Biskeborn Dr. John Pagano† Julie Jacobs Kevin M. Bohl Henry Pinkham JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dr. Louis M. Bonifati, Ed. D. Dr. Kariné Poghosyan† Richard Kayne Frank Bookhout Susan Quittmeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kim Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Borowiec James Morris† Kathy King Agnes and Carl Boxhill Mary Radcliffe The Kocan Family Julianne Boyd Dr. Maria Radicheva† Wolfram Koessel Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Boysen Lisa Raskin Kranzdorf Family Foundation Joy Hodges Branagan Mary S. Riebold Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Krauss Anthony N. Brittin Esther Rosenberg and Carol Lam David Britton Michael Ostroff Gary Trout and Kenneth Latsch Frank Bruno Dr. Ed Rubin and Mrs. Vicki Rubin Jay Lesenger Ivy and Ian Bukzin Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo Salvati Stuart E. Liebman Raymond J. Burghardt Saremi Health and Wellness Kathy Liu Hugh Burritt Foundation Xin Liu and Hong Chen Mabel A. Campbell Eve M. Schooler James P. McCarthy Alexander and Filis Cardieri Marc Scorca Linda McKnight Norman and Nadine Carey Dr. Marc Silverman† Ruth Meints Mr. and Mrs. Dalmo Carra The Skylark Foundation Michelle and John Morris Martha Chapo Family Gift Fund Ted Smith Florence Meisels Nelson Joel Chatfield Alex Solowey Myrna Payne Min Kyung M. Cho Kathleen Byrum Suss Kane Pryor Jung Sun Chung and Byung Ju Hyun Telebeam Telephone Systems Raul S. Quines Annette Coco Mimi Tompkins† Bruno A. Quinson Robert Stillman Cohen Lucie Vippolis Noa Rafimayeri Sue Ann and Tony Converse The Cecilia and Mark Vonderheide Mr. and Mrs. Kanti Rai Prudence Costa Jenkins Charitable Fund Irwin L. Reese Jeffrey Cox Xiayin Wang Judy Reiner Platt and Roger Platt Dr. David Karl Davis Rachel B. Weinstein Dora and Patrick Rideout Anthony J. de Mare† Daniel E. Weiss David and Judith Rivkin Anaar Desai-Stephens Michael Ytterberg Laura Schiller Nancy Zipay DeSalvo June Zaccone Susan F. Sekulow Simone Dinnerstein and Jeremy Kira Sergievsky Greensmith $250 to $499 Elizabeth and Robert C. Sheehan Thanne Dispenza An Anonymous Donor Walter F. and Margaret M. Siebecker Marjory M. Duncalfe Paul Baer Paul Sperry† Jane Emery Louise Basbas Tchaikovsky Michael and Marjorie Engber Dr. Hayes Biggs† and Ms. Susan Gordon Turk Carolyn J. Enger Orzel-Biggs Marlene and Marshall Turner Elaine Enger John S. Britt and Janice Chisholm Elizabeth R. Van Arsdel Jeffrey Epstein and Renee C. Epstein Angela Brown Nils Vigeland Warren Feldman Elizabeth A. Browne Martine and Ronan Wicks Grace A. Feldman 15

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Marion Feldman† Lorinda Klein Howard G. Rittner Robert Felicetti Rhoda Knaff Carol Robbins Dr. Fenichel Kenneth H. Knight Wendy Rolfe Elsa Honig Fine Dr. Michael and Mrs. Rachel Kollmer Alex Romanov M & M Firestone Charitable Fund Nadine Kolowrat Roger F. Rose Harry First and Eve Cole First Gene B. Kuntz Amy S. Rosen Dr. John Foster and Dr. Cheryl Bunker Ursula Kwasnicka Stanley Rosenberg Miriam Frieden Paul and Denise Lachman Mary Jaccoma Rozenberg Edith Hall Friedheim David Law Reto A. Ruedy Charles Gallagher Diane H. Lee June Sadowski-Devarez David Geber† and Julia Lichten† Esther O. Lee Frank E. Salomon Stephen A. Gilbert Suzanne Lemakis Suki Sandler Christine and Peter Glennon Michelle Lin Dr. Anthony Scelba David M. Goldberg Xiaoting Liu Stanley Scheller Frederick T. and Wendy M. Goldberg Julie E. Livingston and Peter Gordon Nanette Seidenberg Morris and Jean Goldberg Carmel Lowenthal and Eric Tirschwell Ari Selman Eleanor Goldhar and John Vollmer Mr. and Mrs. Mort Lowenthal Sybil Shainwald Lisa K. Gornick and Kenneth Weier Lu Ariel Shamai Hollenbeck Carol P. Lyon Marsha Shapiro David W. Granger Angelyn MacWilliams Angela A Sherzer Daniel Green Gunther Marx Ruth Siegler Dr. and Mrs. Eric Green Lucille Mastriaco William and Claire Sit Laura Greenwald George Mathew James Stalzer Louis R. Grimaldi Dr. Julia M. McCall-Mboya Thomas P. Stapp Robert Haddock Meredith Wood McCaughey Matthew Starobin Holly Hall Barbara McCrane Allen Steir Sarah Hall and Edward Keough Richard McGeehan Susan Stern Dr. Heather A. Hamilton Bob McGrath Toni Stern Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Hannan Andy McQuery Donna and James Storey Patricia Jacob Hannemann Kim and Ingrid Meacham Kwong Sum Charity Fund Michael Harrison Julie C. Mech Mark Suozzo Janne and Daniel Heifetz Joan and Scott Merlis Nina Svetlanova† Dr. Andrew E. Henderson and Lee Middlebrook Moore Felice E. Swados Mary W. Huff Florence Miller Sondra Tammam Rita K. Herber David Miller Gary Thalheimer Deborah Herschel Nadine Nozomi Mitake Richard Tietze Amy Hersh Joe Morrison Jacquelyn Tomlet Betty Himmel Ruth Mueller-Maerki Dawn Upshaw Doris Holloway Frank W. Munzer Mark Vandersall and Eric T. Houghton Mr. Lee E. Musiker Laura Mendelson Dr. Warren P. Howe Odette C. Muskin Maria Pia P. Viapiano Judith T. Hunt Freda Zeiguer Karen Victoria DeeAnne Huntstein Norma Nelson Mary Vinton Judith and Leonard Hyman Blair Deborah Newcomb Dr. Katharina Volk Family Fund Ruth and Harold Newman Vos Family Fund Leon Hyman Yuka Nishino Doris Joy Warner Marcie Imberman Rebecca J. Noreen Michael Washburn and Nancy Lawrence Indik Dr. Abby O’Neil and Dr. Carroll Joynes Carmichael Gift Fund Carol K. Ingall, Ed.D Kay Outwin Patricia S. Weiss Jonathan and Rheva Irving Farida Paramita Fawn Wiener John Jensen and Thomas Bellezza Duncan Patton† Cherisse Williams Ingyu Jeon Tobias Picker Barbara Wilson Jacqueline M. Johnson Doralynn Pines Michael C. Wimberly Jennifer Jones Arthur Plutzer Patricia A. Winter Andrew Jorgensen and Jill M. Pollack LCSW BCD Margo and Charles Wolfson Mark Stuart-Smith Anek and Evelyn Pooviriyakul Eve J. Wolinsky Peter H. Judd Christopher Preiss Dr. Roy Wylie Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jurden Maya Radiconcini Barbara Yahr Steven and Carey Kane Odin Rathnam Zhendai Yang Joanna and John Kapner Anthony A. Rayner Ellen and Bill Yeckley Phyllis Katz Mona Reisman Schoen Dr. Velia Yedra-Chruszcz Debra Kenyon and Peter Hess Barbara L. Reissman, Dr. PH Zhi L Yu Minjung Kim Joyce Richardson Ji-Ming Zhu Daniel Kirk-Foster Amy Franklin Richter Pinchas Zukerman† Shirley Kirshbaum Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rios

16

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Endowed Named Scholarships College Peter J. Kent Scholarship Precollege Joan Taub Ades Scholarship for Marga and Arthur King Scholarship An Anonymous Jazz Precollege Musicial Theatre Kraeuter Violin Scholarship Scholarship Licia Albanese Scholarship Edith Kriss Piano Scholarship Alex Assoian Music Project Augustine Guitar Scholarship LADO Scholarship Fund Precollege Scholarship Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Marquis George MacDonald Dr. Michelle Solarz August Scholarship Scholarship Precollege Scholarship in Piano Frances Hall Ballard Scholarship Robert Mann Scholarship in Violin Kate Bamberger Memorial Violin Artur Balsam Scholarship and Chamber Music Scholarship Hans and Klara Bauer Scholarship Viola B. Marcus Memorial Matilda Cascio Precollege Jordan Berk Scholarship Scholarship Fund (Graduate) Scholarship Berkman-Rahm Scholarship Fund Viola B. Marcus Memorial Cuker/Stern Precollege Scholarship Selma W. Berkman Memorial Scholarship Fund (Undergraduate) Marion Feldman Scholarship Scholarship Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Dianne Danese Flagello Precollege Vera Blacker Scholarship in Piano Jazz Studies Scholarship Carmine Caruso Memorial Scholarship Homer and Constance Mensch Rosetta Goodkind Precollege Edgar Foster Daniels Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship in Voice Samuel and Mitzi Newhouse Andrew Goodman Memorial Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship Scholarship Precollege Scholarship Gart Family Foundation Scholarship Birgit Nilsson Scholarship Dorothy Hales Gary Scholarship Lloyd Gelassen Scholarship Scott Oakley Memorial Scholarship Jocelyn Gertel Precollege Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Scholarship in Musical Theatre Scholarship Michael Greene Scholarship Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship Constance Keene Precollege Piano Charles Grossman Memorial Ethel Hollander Planchar Scholarship Scholarship Endowment Scholarship Paul Price Percussion Scholarship Patinka Kopec† Precollege Violin Grusin/Rosen Jazz Scholarship Judith Raskin Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Adolphus Hailstork-Mary Weaver Jay Rubinton Scholarship Mary B. Lenom Scholarship Scholarship Leon Russianoff Memorial Sassa Maniotis Endowed Precollege William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship Piano Scholarship Scholarship Scott Shayne Sinclair Scholarship Nana’s Way Precollege Division Margaret Hoswell van der Marck in Guitar Scholarship Memorial Scholarship in Opera Joseph M. Smith Scholarship Carl Owen Memorial Scholarship Helen Fahnestock Hubbard Elva Van Gelder Memorial Maitland Peters† and Karen Beardsley† Family Scholarship Scholarship in Piano Precollege Voice Scholarship Alexandra Hunt Endowed Vocal Dona D. Vaughn† Voice Scholarship Prep Parents Scholarship Scholarship Emily M. Voorhis Scholarship Rita and Morris Relson Scholarship Deolus Husband Memorial Rachmael Weinstock Scholarship Jonathan and Conrad Strasser Scholarship for Composition in Violin Memorial Scholarship Eugene Istomin Scholarship Avedis Zildjian Percussion Elva Van Gelder Memorial in Piano Scholarship Scholarship in Piano Annual Named Scholarships

College Janey Fund Charitable Trust Precollege The ASCAP/Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarship Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation Scholarship Jephson Educational Trust Precollege Scholarship Louis Armstrong Educational Scholarship CWKH Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Scholarship JMP Musical Theatre Scholarship Eric and Margaret Friedberg Augustine Foundation Scholarship Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation Scholarship Theodore H. Barth Foundation Scholarship Hansoree Scholarship Scholarship Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship Isaac Kaplan Precollege Jazz Elizabeth Beinecke Scholarship Sabian/Robert Zildjian Memorial Scholarship Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Scholarship Josephine Luby Precollege Scholarship Harold and Helene Schonberg Scholarship Educational Assistance Scholarship Pianist Scholarship Robert and Amy McGraw Precollege The First Initiative Hong Kong/China Glen K. Twiford Piano Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship L. John Twiford Music Scholarship The Rochlis Family Foundation International Advisory Board Scholarship Scholarship

We have made every effort to list MSM donors accurately. If your name is not listed as you wish, or if you notice an inaccuracy, please contact Nina Delgado in the Advancement Office at 917-493-4490, or at [email protected]. 17

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Galaxy Society Members of the Galaxy Society ensure the future of Manhattan School of Music through inclusion of the School in their long-range financial and estate plans. We are grateful for their vision and generosity, which helps ensure that MSM continues to thrive into the next century and enables aspiring young artists to reach for the stars. Anonymous Donors (2) Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) Regina Rheinstein Richard E. Adams Rabbi Mordecai Genn Melody Sawyer Richardson Joan Taub Ades Ruth Golden† Mary S. Riebold Louis Alexander Luisa Guembes-Buchanan Evelyn Ronell Frank Bamberger Dr. Heather A. Hamilton Lesley and Ted† Rosenthal Gabrielle Bamberger Shirley Katz-Cohen Alex Shapiro Renee Bash Phillip N. Kawin† Dr. Marc Silverman† Peter Basquin Diane Kettering Amy R. Sperling William S. Beinecke Alan M. and Karen Schiebler Knieter Carleton B. Spotts Yvette Benjamin Doris Konig Jonathan Sternberg Blanche H. Blitstein Dr. Robert Ira Lewy Sondra Tammam Louis M. Bonifati, Ed. D. Shigeru Matsuno Hetty Te Korte Carla Bossi-Comelli Charlotte Mayerson Flavio Varani James B. Coker Claire A. Meyer Dona D. Vaughn† and Ron Raines Alex Davis Dr. Solomon Mikowsky† Keith L. Wiggs Michael P. Devine Warren R. Mikulka Dr. Theo George Wilson J. S. Ellenberger Charles B. Nelson Jr. Carolyn Zepf Hagner Jonathan Fey Barbara and Dermot O’Reilly Dianne and Nicolas* Flagello Duncan Pledger Founder’s Society The Founder’s Society honors the extraordinary generosity of the following individuals and institutions whose cumulative giving to Manhattan School of Music exceeded $250,000 (as of June 30, 2019). These exceptional donors enable MSM to provide world-class conservatory training to immensely talented students. We are deeply grateful for their special dedication to the School’s mission and culture of artistic excellence and musicianship. $5 million and above Mary Owen Borden Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York Michael and Noémi K. Neidorff/ Estate of Ruth Chatfield Edgar Foster Daniels Centene Charitable Foundation Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Ervika Foundation G. Chris Andersen and Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy Cecilia and John Farrell SungEun Han-Andersen Gart Family Foundation Estate of Ellen G. Fezer Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Yveta S. Graff* $1 to $5 million Michael W. Greene Estate of Rea F. Hooker Joan Taub Ades & Alan M. Ades* Marcia and Donald Hamilton Jephson Educational Trusts The ASCAP Foundation Jewish Foundation for Stanley Thomas Johnson Carla Bossi-Comelli Education of Women Foundation ELMA Philanthropies Estate of Kellogg Johnson Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gordon K. Greenfield* Estate of Marga King Foundation Gordon and Harriet Greenfield Estate of Edith Kriss Ruth M. Knight Trust Foundation Peter Luerssen/Maecenata David G. Knott, PhD and Estate of Jacqueline Kacere Foundation Françoise Girard Estate of Dora Zaslavsky Koch A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation Estate of Anna Case Mackay Ilene and Edward Lowenthal Estate of Viola B. Marcus Dr. Linda Mercuro and Alfred* and Claude Mann Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Toby Mercuro Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation Dr. Solomon Mikowsky† National Endowment for the Arts and Estate of Joseph F. McCrindle Ambrose Monell Foundation New York State Higher Education Estate of Homer Mensch Miller Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Capital Matching Grant Board Family Foundation Foundation Henry Nias Foundation William R. Miller (HonDMA ’11) Estate of Harold Schonberg Bill and Patricia O’Connor Octavian Society Estate of Rosalie Weir Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation $250,000 to $499,999 Sceneworks Studio Susan and David Rahm An Anonymous Donor Melody Sawyer Richardson Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Annie Laurie Aitken Charitable Trust Jody and Peter Robbins Helen F. Whitaker Fund Estate of C. J. Stuart Allan Evelyn Sharp Foundation Amato Opera Theater Harold and Helene Schonberg Trust $500,000 to $999,999 Rose L. Augustine* and Augustine Starr Foundation Altman Foundation Foundation Surdna Foundation Nancy Terner Behrman*/ Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Patrick N. W. Turner Fund for Individual Potential Michael R. Bloomberg Gabe Wiener Foundation William S. Beinecke Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation 18

*Deceased †MSM Faculty/Staff Manhattan School of Music Leadership Board of Trustees Lorraine Gallard, Chair Nancy Freund Heller Edward Lowenthal, Vice Chair Han Jo Kim David G. Knott, Treasurer Warren Jones Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17), Linda Bell Mercuro Secretary Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Bill O’Connor Carla Bossi-Comelli Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Laurie Carney Trustees Emeriti Susan Ennis Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita James Gandre, President William R. Miller (HonDMA ’11) Marcia Clay Hamilton David A. Rahm (HonDMA ’07), Chair Emeritus Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Robert G. Simon International Advisory Board Carla Bossi-Comelli, Chair, Switzerland Michelle Ong, Hong Kong Mita Aparicio, Mexico Margot Patron, Mexico Delin Bru, United States Maria Elvira Salgar, Colombia/United States Alejandro Cordero, Argentina Chiona X. Schwarz, Germany Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain Angel Sosa, Mexico Lori Harris, United States Guillermo Vogel, Mexico Margot Alberti de Mazzeri, Italy Artistic Advisory Council Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17) Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08) Bernard Labadie (HonDMA ’18) Glenn Dicterow Lang Lang (HonDMA ’12) Peter Duchin Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15) Richard Gaddes (HonDMA ’17) Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13) Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09) Pinchas Zukerman (HonDMA ’93) Stefon Harris (BM ’95, MM ’97) President’s Council James Gandre, President Joan Gordon, Interim Dean of Enrollment Management Joyce Griggs, Executive Vice President and Provost Bryan Greaney, Director of Facilities and Gary Meyer, Senior Vice President and CFO Campus Safety Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement Christianne Orto, Dean of Distance Learning Jeff Breithaupt, Vice President for Media and Recording Arts and Communications Kelly Sawatsky, Dean of the Precollege Carol Matos, Vice President for Administration Alexa Smith, Chief of Staff and Human Relations Henry Valoris, Dean of Performance and Monica Coen Christensen, Dean of Students Production Operations Department Chairs and Program Directors Michelle Baker, Chair, Brass Margaret Kampmeier, Artistic Director and Chair, Rebecca Charnow, Director of Community Contemporary Performance Program Partnerships & MSM Summer Kathryn LaBouff, Assistant Chair, Voice Linda Chesis, Chair, Woodwinds Christopher Lamb, Chair, Percussion Glenn Dicterow, Chair, Graduate Program in Jeffrey Langford, Associate Dean of Doctoral Orchestral Performance Studies and Chair, Music History Casey Molino Dunn, Director, Center for David Leisner, Chair, Guitar Music Entrepreneurship George Manahan, Director of Orchestral Activities John Forconi, Chair, Collaborative Piano Nicholas Mann, Chair, Strings Reiko Füting, Chair, Theory John Pagano, Chair, Humanities Liza Gennaro, Associate Dean and Director, Maitland Peters, Chair, Voice Musical Theatre Program Marc Silverman, Chair, Piano Stefon Harris, Associate Dean and Director, J. Mark Stambaugh, Acting Chair, Composition Jazz Arts Program Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities Andrew Henderson, Chair, Organ Dona D. Vaughn, Artistic Director of Opera 19 ABOUT MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Founded as a community music school by Janet Daniels Schenck in 1918, today MSM is recognized for its 970 superbly talented undergraduate and graduate students who come from more than 50 countries and nearly all 50 states; its innovative curricula and world-renowned artist-teacher faculty that includes musicians from the New York Philharmonic, the Met Orchestra, and the top ranks of the jazz and Broadway communities; and a distinguished community of accomplished, award-winning alumni working at the highest levels of the musical, educational, cultural, and professional worlds. The School is dedicated to the personal, artistic, and intellectual development of aspiring musicians, from its Precollege students through those pursuing doctoral studies. Offering classical, jazz, and musical theatre training, MSM grants a range of undergraduate and graduate degrees. True to MSM’s origins as a music school for children, the Precollege program continues to offer superior music instruction to 475 young musicians between the ages of 5 and 18. The School also serves some 2,000 New York City schoolchildren through its Arts-in-Education Program, and another 2,000 students through its critically acclaimed Distance Learning Program.

Your gift helps a young artist reach for the stars! To enable Manhattan School of Music to continue educating and inspiring generations of talented students and audiences alike, please consider making a charitable contribution today.

Contact the Advancement Office at 917-493-4434 or visit msmnyc.edu/support

MSM.NYC MSMNYC MSMNYC