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The past year has been difficult for everyone, and we know that for many families, incomes have been reduced or become more unpredictable. To ensure that every CYSO family—no matter their financial situation—can enjoy this fall's performances, we've replaced our normal ticketing with a pay-what-you-can donation.

This fall's virtual performances will debut on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm CST. For those who are able, the suggested donation is $40 (the equivalent of $10 per ticket for a family of four) to access all fall performance videos. Visit cyso.org/concerts to purchase your tickets. If you cannot afford a ticket donation at this time, simply fill out the form with a $0 amount to receive the performance link at no charge.

Though we wish we could gather in person, this fall's virtual format does allow for loved ones to watch our young musicians perform from anywhere. We encourage you to share the link to cyso.org/concerts with friends and family and invite them to "attend" the concert debut with the CYSO community on December 19!

As always, tution only covers about 40% of the cost of our programs. Please give what you can to support CYSO's legacy of high-quality music instruction.

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TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO OUR FALL 2020 VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES FALL CONCERT PROGRAMS

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Florence Price (1887 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in E minor IV. Presto PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Lieutenant Kijé V. The Burial of Kijé JAZZ ORCHESTRA Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974) Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue

CONCERT ORCHESTRA José Pablo Moncayo (1912 - 1958) Tres piezas para orquestra I. Feria ACCELERANDO STRINGS Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Allegro from “Quinten” Quartet FALL CONCERT PROGRAMS arr. Brendan McBrien Op. 76, No. 2

DEBUT ORCHESTRA Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaise Op. 40, No. 1 arr. William Ryden

PREPARATORY STRINGS Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782) Allegro from Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor arr. Robert D. McCashin

OVERTURE STRINGS Soon Hee Newbold (b. 1974) Medieval Kings

KAISO STEEL ORCHESTRA Ray Holman (b. 1944) Steelband Paradise transcr. Jeannine Remy

JUNIOR STEEL ORCHESTRA Aldwyn Roberts (1922-2000) Pan Explosion adapt. Scott McConnell

GROOVE STEEL ORCHESTRA Scott McConnell (b. 1986) What’s That?

Virtual performances will debut at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 19, 2020. To purchase tickets, visit cyso.org/concerts CYSO’S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND CULTIVATE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH MUSIC

6 MUSIC DIRECTOR'S LETTER

Dear Friends, Welcome to Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras' 2020-2021 season! We are living through challenging times, but CYSO—by the resilience of our students and families and the creativity of our artistic and administrative team—perseveres. In fact, CYSO is growing! In this time of mostly virtual instruction, we have added five new artistic staff members and our entire team are giving more of themselves than ever. We have temporarily lost our two most important

tools for teaching music: the in-person rehearsal MUSIC DIRECTOR'S LETTER and the performance. However, this loss has inspired a whirlwind of creativity and experimentation as conductors re-learn how to teach the subject they know and love. Though in-person chamber music and other small group meetings continue, our large groups are working in a completely new way through a broad variety of online rehearsals, meetings, and masterclasses. Students are learning the art of recording since music must now be sent back- and-forth across the internet. They are studying non-instrumental musicianship skills that will prepare them to excel when performing returns and give them the tools and habits to master not only music, but other skills as well. Students are receiving more individual attention than ever as we find new ways to keep them learning and growing. Despite the loss of concerts, we now connect to a worldwide audience through streamed programming such as our virtual performance videos and online masterclass series, where this semester alone featured CYSO alumni Anthony McGill, (New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist), Luke Fieweger (Seattle Symphony associate principal bassoonist), Mary Bowden (trumpet soloist and chamber musician), and longtime friend to the organization and now CYSO parent, renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

Our mission is to inspire and cultivate personal excellence through music. That work must continue. With your support, nothing can stop us.

Warm regards,

Allen Tinkham Music Director

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER

Dear Friends,

Please join us in celebrating CYSO's fall 2020 student performances! In our 74 years of produc- ing youth orchestra programming, we’ve never had a fall like this. Despite the inherent challenges of this year, CYSO continues to serve as the musical homebase for our nearly 800 students, and I am so inspired by the creativity and resilience shown by the entire CYSO family.

We have reinvented and reimagined literally every element of what we do as music educators this year—how we teach technique and musicality, how we facilitate teamwork and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER develop social bonds among students, how we evaluate progress and help resolve challenges in students' home practice environments. Much of what we are learning this fall will help us come back even stronger when we are finally able to reconvene in person again.

Our fall virtual concerts demonstrate the hard work of our students, who remain deeply dedicated to musical and personal growth. These performances were coached by a growing and incredibly talented CYSO artistic team, and facilitated by our incomparable administrative team.

As we look toward the months ahead, we are confident that the CYSO community will meet each new challenge with the same commitment to excellence you have come to expect from us. Many thanks to all our CYSO families and everyone who has supported CYSO’s work this year and always. Enjoy the performances!

Warm wishes,

Susan Lape Executive Director

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5 Fall Concert Programs 7 Music Director's Letter 9 Executive Director's Letter 14 Board, Faculty, and Staff 15 Artistic Staff Bios 23 Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at CYSO 24 Kicking Off the New Season in the arkP 27 Rafael Noriega Recognized by City Of Chicago 28 Mental Health for Young Musicians 31 Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative TABLE OF CONTENTS 33 Fall Virtual Masterclasses 34 Spotlight on Fall Virtual Rehearsals 37 2020 CYSO Alumni Award 39 Students Create Music Mentoring Program 40 Orchestra Rosters 50 Private Teachers 52 Schools and Teachers 56 Contributors

13 BOARD, FACULTY, AND STAFF

BOARD OF ARTISTIC STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DIRECTORS Allen Tinkham Susan Lape CHAIR Music Director Executive Director Ross Bricker Terrance Malone Gray Martha Nolin OFFICERS Associate Conductor Director of Finance Saurab Bhargava Daniella Valdez Madalyne Tregellas Maxwell Pam Conroy Director of String Ensembles Director of Operations Chris Hensley Donald DeRoche Abbey Hambright Kelly Howe Director of Chamber Music Director of Marketing Angela O’Banion Kaytie Faries Henry E. Turner, Jr. Scott McConnell Director of Steel Orchestras Operations Manager DIRECTORS Kevin Gupana Pharez Whitted Development Coordinator, Richard Blessen Director of Jazz Orchestra Susan Bohman Events and Communications Valerie Calloway Michael Mascari Bridget Duffy James M. Franklin Concert Orchestra Conductor Development Coordinator, Sophie McCarthy Dana Green Individual Giving Yasuko Metcalf Debut Orchestra Conductor Karen Mari Bryan Miller Anne McTighe Community and Family Delano O’Banion String Orchestras Assistant Engagement Coordinator Jimmy Samartzis Director Nicolas Chona John Sandwick Operations Assistant Stephen L. Schwartz Steven Gooden Brittany L. Viola Symphony Orchestra** & Debut Colin Marusek Orchestra Assistant Conductor Operations Assistant PARENT PARTNERS Benjamin Firer Meredith Shaner REPRESENTATIVE Philharmonic Orchestra Assistant Grant Writer Pamella Der Conductor** Erin Gregory BOARD OF TRUSTEES Laura Yawney Marketing & Administrative Assistant J. Laurence Costin Concert Orchestra Teaching Fred Margulies Assistant** Jennifer Myerberg **20/21 season appointment

FACULTY Chamber Music CYSO@CPS Coaches Caitlin Edwards Kit Polen Donald DeRoche Richard Brasseale Tim Fawkes James Ross Istvan Loga Christine Fliginger Ben Firer Christopher Scanlon Terrance Malone Gray Colin Marusek John Floeter Bruno Silva Alex Monroe Noé Mina Simon Gomez Magdalena Sustere Scott Tegge Gaby Vargas Steven Gooden Chloe Thominet Gaby Vargas Theresa Zick Dana Green Allen Tinkham Paul Zafer Kuang-Hao Huang Melissa Trier Kirk Sectional Coaches Composition Seminar Richard Johnson Daniella Valdez Emanuele Andrizzi Ellie Kirk Pharez Whitted Instructors Jim Barbick Ben Hjertmann Danny Lai Heather Wittles Mark Brandfonbrener Tim McGovern Ming Huan Xu Eric Malmquist Chantel Charis Jeremy Moeller Laura Yawney Tim Coffman Ensemble-In-Residence Chuck Perish Gaudete Brass Quintet Kyle Dickson

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ALLEN TINKHAM | Music Director Allen Tinkham is increasingly recognized as one of the most inspiring and exciting conductors and teachers of his generation. He is hailed by the Chicago Tribune as both a conductor and teacher, described as working “wonders” conducting with “uncanny control” and as one of Chicago’s most important “educators, mentors and inspira- tional guides in the training of tomorrow’s orchestral professionals.” As the Music Director of CYSO, Tinkham oversees artistic program- ming and faculty and leads the Symphony Orchestra each season including appearances at Orchestra Hall in Symphony Center and Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. Tinkham led the orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut, first live broadcast, first recording release, and six international tours on four continents. Since Tinkham joined CYSO, programs have tripled and the budget has doubled. CYSO’s Symphony Orchestra is regularly broadcast by WFMT and has received numerous Illinois Council of Orchestras

Youth Orchestra of the Year and Programming of the Year awards. The orchestra is internationally ac- BOARD, FACULTY, AND STAFF claimed as “one of the country’s most famous youth outfits” (Muso Magazine). John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune said of their recent performance of Varèse’s Amériques, the first ever by an Ameri- can youth orchestra, “The performance would have done credit to an adult professional orchestra.” As an advocate and champion of contemporary music, Tinkham has won nine American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) National Awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music. Tinkham is also the Music Director of the Chicago Composers Orchestra, Chicago’s only professional orchestra performing exclusively the works of living composers. In high demand as a guest conductor and educator, Tinkham has conducted summer festivals and NAfME All-State Orchestras throughout the U.S. including the All-Eastern and All-Northwest Orchestras. He was the Assistant Conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s holiday concerts for six seasons, and he has guest conducted the Colorado Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and the Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tinkham attended the Eastman School of Music, University of Michigan School of Music, and Ameri- can Academy of Conducting of the Aspen Music Festival. He was invited to the 14th International Nicolai Malko Competition and the 4th International Conductors Competition Sir Georg Solti and is a laureate of the League of American Orchestras Bruno Walter Conductor Preview. Tinkham began his career as Apprentice Conductor at the Oregon Symphony and before the end of his apprenticeship was appointed Music Director of CYSO—the youngest to win the post in its history.

TERRANCE MALONE GRAY | Associate Conductor Terrance Malone Gray’s career as a violinist and conductor has garnered national and international recognition. Born in Wisconsin, he began studying violin with Elizabeth Grabow Mueller at the age of eight. Mr. Gray went on to study with Marc Zinger and Victor Aitay at DePaul University and later, with Ruben Gonzalez. He served as concertmaster of the DePaul University Orchestra and as concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Mr. Gray later became a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Chicago Sinfonietta as well as embarking on the study of conducting.

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After college, Mr. Gray became Music Director of the South Side Family Chamber Orchestra, and prin- cipal conductor of CYSO’s Concert Orchestra, which led to engagements at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago as well as the Rocky Ridge Music Festival in Colorado. In 1999 he became principal conductor of the Illinois Chamber Symphony, and Music Director/Conductor and Professor of Violin at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. In 2010 Mr. Gray had his premiere performance conducting Chicago Sinfonietta at Orchestra Hall and spent the year as cover conductor for the Joffrey Ballet under Scott Speck. Later that same year Mr. Gray was named Illinois Council of Orchestras' Conductor of the Year. Mr. Gray has performed as a member of the American Arts Trio, the Tower Ensemble, and the EDU String Quartet, and with jazz greats Edward Wilkerson, Mwata Bowden, Ari Brown, and Orbert Davis. He has performed at Vienna's Musikverein and Kozerthaus, Leipzig's Gewandhaus, Geneva's Tonnehalle, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, and toured Switzerland, Germany, Spain, China and Japan. In addition to his role at CYSO, Mr. Gray is Music Director of the Rita Simo Youth Orchestra, member of the first violin section of the world acclaimed Chicago Sinfonietta, member of the St. Neri Chamber Players, as well as chamber music performer, coach and sought after clinician.

DANIELLA VALDEZ | Director of String Ensembles Daniella Valdez is the conductor of CYSO’s Preparatory Strings and Accelerando Strings ensembles. She trained at Texas Tech University and Northwestern University School of Music, where she received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees respectively. A native of Texas, she began studying violin at the age of ten. She went on to study in intensive string pedagogy programs with Dr. Cynthia Scully at Texas Tech University and Dr. James Kjelland and Stacia Spencer at Northwestern University. In 2011 Ms. Valdez joined the faculty staff at Maine West High School as the Director of Orchestras. In this capacity she conducts one full orchestra, two string ensembles and teaches guitar classes. Prior to her appointment at Maine West High School, she was an orchestra director at Elm Place Middle School in Highland Park, Illinois. Her career as an educator and violinist has led to developing strong and successful orchestra programs. An accomplished orchestra director, she has led ensembles to receive superior ratings in the Illinois Grade Music Association Organizational Contest and participated as a Lab Orchestra at The Midwest Clinic. Her students are also participants of the Illinois Music Educators Association Honor Orchestra Festivals and the Illinois Grade School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Festival. During her time in Texas, her orchestras received excellent ratings in the University Interscholastic League Orchestra Concert and Sight Reading Contest. Her students also participated in the Region X All-Region Middle School Honor Orchestra Contest affiliated with the Texas Music Educators Associa- tion. Ms. Valdez is an active judge and clinician for solo and ensemble festivals. In addition to being an orchestra director, she has a private studio in violin and viola. Ms. Valdez has performed with several ensembles in Texas and in surrounding areas of Chicago including the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Abilene Symphony Orchestra, the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Evanston Symphony Orchestra. Also an accomplished commercial player, she has performed on stage with Chuck Mangione, Marvin Hamlish, Toni Tennille, and John Pizzarelli.

16 DONALD DEROCHE | Director of Chamber Music Dr. Donald DeRoche was the director of bands and Chair of Performance Studies at DePaul University in Chicago between 1979 until 2008. Beginning in 2007 and continuing until today, he has been the Director of the chamber music program for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Dr. DeRoche earned degrees in music education and performance at the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in music education at Northwestern University. For three years he was clarinetist with the U.S. Army Band in Washington, D.C., and he spent two seasons as principal clarinetist with the Victoria (Canada) Symphony Orchestra. He appeared as guest artist at the Alaska Festival of Music, and soloist with the Czech, Arcturus and Vancouver string quartets. On his return to the U.S. he spent six years directing the band program at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois. For six years he served as conductor of the Palatine Concert Band, an adult amateur ensemble. Dr. DeRoche conducted the DePaul Wind Ensemble in Austria, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Ireland, and Hungary, and has been guest conductor with professional and conservatory wind orchestras in Estonia. His wind ensemble can be heard on ten recordings on the EMI, Albany Records, and Reference Recordings labels. The recording project includes a variety of 20th century works and ARTISTIC STAFF pieces for solo instrument and winds. Soloists in the series include Donald Peck, Mary Stolper, Robert Morgan, William Buchman, Lewis Kirk, Larry Combs, John Yeh, Julie DeRoche, John Hagstrom, Charles Vernon, Rami Solomonow, Christopher Costanza, and Floyd Cooley.

SCOTT McCONNELL | Director of Steel Orchestras Scott McConnell is an active percussion and steelpan performer and educator. He can be found working with a number of steel ensemble programs in the Chicagoland area in addition to CYSO including Oak Park's William Hatch Elementary and as a faculty member at Birch Creek Music Performance Center. As a member of these organizations Mr. McConnell teaches, arranges, and performs on both steelpan and percussion. Mr. McConnell's diverse and eclectic interest in learning many styles of music has led him to a portfolio career that includes performances with the Illinois Festival Orchestra, the Harper College Orchestra, South East Steel Orchestra, Starlift Steel Orchestra, and the Carpe Diem String Quartet. As an advocate and representative of the steelpan, Scott co-founded Pastiche Steel Ensemble, a professional steelband that focuses on sharing the power and versatility of the steel- pan through new collaborations and mediums. Pastiche created the Virtual Steelband, a project that brings pannists from around the world together virtually to premiere new steelband music. As a committee member of the Virtual Steelband, Mr. McConnell helped bring to life Bella Vista and Pan Kingdom, two new steelband compositions. Mr. McConnell earned both undergraduate and masters degrees in percussion and steel pan perfor- mance from Northern Illinois University, studying with world-renowned pedagogues Cliff Alexis, Greg Beyer, Robert Chappell, and Liam Teague. Upon completion of his masters degrees, Mr. McConnell continued his study with Liam Teague, completing a performer’s certificate in steelpan studies. In May

17 2014, Mr. McConnell completed a second masters degree in recording media technology, studying with Grammy-winning recording engineer Dan Nichols. During this time, he worked as the graduate assistant and served as the mastering engineer for the NIU Steelband’s latest CD, Dangerous.

PHAREZ WHITTED | Director of Jazz Orchestra Practically everyone in the house played an instrument and that raw talent surely wouldn’t be wasted on Pharez Whitted. At nine he found a trumpet in the closet and asked his brother to show him how to play a C major scale, and it was all over—he was hooked. It wasn’t just that his father (Thomas Whitted Sr.) played drums with Freddie Hubbard and Wes Montgomery, or that his mother (Virtue Whitted) sang and played bass. It was the deeply rooted love he had for the music and his close ties with it. Whitted is originally from Indianapolis and attended DePauw University and Indiana University with a focus on music. He has participated in several television events including The Billboard Music Awards and The Arsenio Hall Show. He was an artist on MoJazz, Motown’s Jazz label and worked with a variety of artists including George Duke, Elvin Jones, Slide Hampton, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, David Baker, Ramsey Lewis, Lou Rawls, Bobby Broom, John Mellencamp and El Debarge. He also had two albums on the jazz charts in the top 10 (2010's Transient Journey and 2012's For the People). In addition to his work as a musician, Whitted is a producer, composer, arranger and educator. He has taught Jazz Trumpet, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History and has directed jazz ensembles at various universities and high schools throughout the country. He served as Professor of Music at Chicago State University and is on the faculty of Ravinia’s prestigious Jazz Scholar Program.

MICHAEL MASCARI | Concert Orchestra Conductor A National Board Certified Educator, Michael Mascari has served as the Director of Orchestras at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in the City of Chicago since 2006. He is honored to have been selected as the 2019 state of Illinois nominee for the National Federation of High Schools Music Educator of the Year. Mr. Mascari’s Whitney M. Young Chamber Orchestra has achieved international acclaim with performances in 2018 at the prestigious Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference (the first invitation for a Chicago Public School orchestra), in 2016 at Carnegie Hall, New York, and, more locally, at the 2012 Illinois Music Educators’ Association All-State Conference. During the 2019-2020 school year, Mr. Mascari engaged in two concurrent philosophical research projects, partnering with researchers from University of South Florida and Indiana University. He will co-present both projects at the National Association for Music Education National Conference in 2020. Topics explore applying Eastern philosophical concepts to the Western music classroom, and critical interculturalism as a framework for collaborative creativity between students of diverse backgrounds.

18 Mr. Mascari holds a Master of Arts degree in Music Education from Eastern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His teachers and mentors include Allen Tinkham, Louis Bergonzi, Frank Lestina, Deborah Confredo, Jack Ranney, Kathleen Horvath, Fred Stolzfus, John Heath, Bill Jastrow, and Michael Rogers.

On a Sunday morning, Mr. Mascari can be found at Church of Our Saviour in Lincoln Park where he serves, along with his wife, Cate, as the music minister for the church’s contemporary service. He is the proud father of two CYSO musicians, Ariana and Leith.

DANA GREEN | Debut Orchestra Conductor Dana Green graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from DePaul University in 2004 and went on to earn his Masters in Music with a specialization in Music Education from Northern Illinois University. Additionally, Mr. Green studied rehearsal techniques at Indiana University under the tutelage of Dr. Cliff Colnot and is Suzuki Certified. Dana has logged thousands of hours on the podium as a guest conductor and clinician and has taught a course in string techniques to music education majors at North Central College. ARTISTIC STAFF While in Naperville, Mr. Green grew the high school orchestra program from 46 to 154 students and simultaneously tripled the elementary orchestra programs. He created three extra-curricular ensembles involving over 130 string players and established a String Quartet in Residence Program. In Naperville, Dana was also able to introduce a yearly benefit concert that successfully raised money for research to help combat heart disease and childhood cancer. Under his direction, the Naperville North Orchestras placed first in national music competitions in Seattle, San Francisco, Boston and New York and been featured performers at the Illinois Music Educator’s Conference. In addition to his position at CYSO, Mr. Green serves as a chamber coach for the OPUS Chamber Music Program where he works with student ensembles on string quartet performance practice. Mr. Green is the Director of Orchestras at Vernon Hills High School and Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras' Debut Orchestra where he continues to spread the joy of music.

ANNE HUYNH McTIGHE | Assistant Director of String Ensembles Born in Boston, Ms. Huynh McTighe began playing violin at the age of three and joined her first orchestra in second grade. Later, she joined a youth orchestra program at The Rivers School Conservatory, eventually serving as concertmaster of the Rivers Youth Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Huynh McTighe toured Europe twice as a student with American Music Abroad and four times as a director. She has had the opportunity to play and conduct concerts at Schönbrunn Palace and the Normandy American Cemetery on the Fourth of July. Ms. Huynh McTighe is a member of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra and has collaborated and performed with the Sisai Ensemble, a Chicago-based Andean music group. Ms. Huynh McTighe has also studied Baroque bow making with a faculty member of the North Bennett Street School in Boston.

19 Ms. Huynh McTighe received a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and was a member of the university's Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra. While at Northwestern, she studied in Vienna and taught music and English in a local school where she introduced her students to stop-motion animation, using it to explore the connection between music, stories, and emotions. During college she was also a Music Mentor to teens at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center where she taught music composition using GarageBand and conducted research on the program’s effectiveness for Dr. Maud Hickey. Ms. Huynh McTighe is the Orchestra Director at Highcrest Middle School where she begins fifth grade students on violin, viola, cello, and bass and conducts the Beginning Orchestra, Hawk Orchestra, and Wire Choir. Ms. Huynh McTighe has worked at Willowbrook and Wescott Elementary School, The People’s Music School, and The Rivers School Conservatory Summer Music Program, leading orchestras, coaching chamber groups, and providing private instruction. Ms. Huynh McTighe joined the CYSO family in 2013, working with Director of String Orchestras Daniella Valdez as the Preparatory Strings Assistant Conductor. She was appointed as conductor of Overture Strings Orchestra when it was established in 2014.

STEVEN GOODEN | Symphony Orchestra & Debut Orchestra Assistant Conductor Steven Gooden’s attraction to the clarinet was, admittedly, driven by non-musical ambitions. He selected the clarinet with no knowledge of what one looked or sounded like, but with the hopes of “sitting next to a particular cute girl who played clarinet.” While this love interest may not have blossomed, Mr. Gooden’s career as a clarinet- ist and musical artist certainly did. At CYSO, Mr. Gooden works closely with Debut Orchestra as well as woodwind players in Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, and chamber music. In addition, he conducts in the Merit School of Music’s Tuition-Free Conservatory, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Merit Music in Communities programs. He is also band director at Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park and maintains a robust studio of private clarinet students. An accomplished performer in his own right, Mr. Gooden is the clarinetist and co-artistic director of the Second City Winds, formerly the principal clarinetist for the North Shore Concert Band, and periodically performs solo recitals. He has been featured on numerous Honors Recitals and concerto performances under the batons of Mallory Thompson, Pamela Holt, Michael Palmer and Kenneth Beard. Mr. Gooden has performed with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra, Evanston Symphony Orchestra. He is an avid chamber performer in Chicago and around the country. Mr. Gooden has been recognized with honors in a number of competitions, and performed on the album American Manuscripts with the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Gooden earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education at Georgia State University and earned a Masters of Music, with honors, in Clarinet Performance and Literature from Northwestern University, where he studied with Steven Cohen. In his free time, Steven is a car enthusiast who enjoys motorcycle racing, wrenching on cars and bikes, and traveling with his wife, Jaclyn.

20 BENJAMIN FIRER | Philharmonic Orchestra Assistant Conductor Benjamin Firer is thrilled to join the artistic staff at Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras for the 2020-2021 season. An award-winning conductor, Firer is active throughout the Chicago area. Currently, as Director of Orchestra and Opera at Northern Illinois University, he directs the NIU Philharmonic, Opera Theatre, and teaches courses in music theory, orchestration and orchestral literature. At NIU, Firer helped design a new Master’s in Conducting degree program and built a thriving graduate orchestral conducting studio. Along with his duties at NIU, Firer is Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra and on faculty as conductor with the North- eastern Illinois University and the Chicago Chamber Music Festival.

Passionate about inspiring the next generation of musicians, Firer led the Dubuque Symphony Youth Orchestra during their 50th anniversary season, culminating in a side-by-side concert with the acclaimed Minneapolis Youth Symphony. A committed educator, he was engaged as a teaching artist through the Yale University Music in Schools Initiative, providing instruction at the John C. Daniels Magnet School while serving as Music Director of the Yale-Saybrook College Orchestra. Prior to his current appointment, Firer held posts as Interim Associate Director of Orchestras at the Pennsylvania ARTISTIC STAFF State University, Summer Philharmonic Conductor at the Merit School of Music, Director of Orchestras at Juniata College, and Music Director of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestras.

Firer holds a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from Northwestern University and a Master’s Degree from Yale University. As an orchestral musician he has recorded for the Naxos and Albany labels.

LAURA YAWNEY | Concert Orchestra Teaching Assistant Originally from Maryland, Laura Yawney holds a Master’s degree in Oboe Performance from Temple University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Delaware where she was also a Presser Scholar. During her undergraduate studies, Laura was a featured soloist with the Newark Symphony Orchestra and the University of Dela- ware Symphony Orchestra. In Philadelphia, Laura performed with ensembles such as the Reading Symphony Orchestra, the Bay Atlantic Symphony, Symphony in C, Endless Mountain Music Festival, and Reláche, a chamber ensemble specializing in new music. An avid chamber musician, Laura was a member of the state-recognized Nota Bene Winds and the Con Pepe Trio at the University of Delaware as well as the New School Quintet, the premier wind quintet at Temple University. Her primary teachers are Peter Smith, Jeffrey O’Donnell, and Barbara Girdler. Laura spent recent summers studying at Eastern Music Festival and the Chautauqua Institute, and she is currently a fellow with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Laura is also a co-founder of Classical Musicians’ Round- table, an organization that advocates for mental health support in the classical music community.

21 START A MOVEMENT.

MUSIC AND THE ENTERPRISING SPIRIT SMU Meadows music students start their own ensembles and companies, perform on and off campus, win commissions for new works and more, all under the guidance of faculty members who are symphony principals, authors, international concert artists, composers, recording artists and

researchers. At SMU Meadows – named as a top entrepreneurial school by

Forbes – many students double major, study abroad and make a difference in the world. Find out more at smu.edu/music. B.A. in Music / B.M. in Performance / B.M. in Composition B.M. in Music Therapy / B.M. in Music Education / Multiple graduate degrees

Southern Methodist University (SMU) will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or admissions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimi- nation on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX1 Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coor- dinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, [email protected]. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AT CYSO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION AT CYSO After more than a year of hard work and input from CYSO families, staff, and board, CYSO is proud to share our new equity, diversity, and inclusion statement:

CYSO's dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is inseparable from our commitment to musical excel- lence. We value the unique role and contribution of every one of our musicians and recognize that we will only create world-class music when each member of the ensemble can participate to their fullest potential. CYSO supports the personal and musical growth of our students, honors all voices, and stands in solidarity with our students, families, and community members to dismantle the systems that create inequality in music. Students come to CYSO through their common love of music, but quickly learn that they have so much more than music in common. The experience of sharing the stage with a diverse group of peers equips them to excel as the next generation of leaders.

This statement will put our values at the center of decision making as we continue important EDI work moving forward. The statement is intended to be a living document and we anticipate it will be revised over the coming years as we learn and grow as a community. For more information, visit cyso.org/EDI

If you have thoughts or concerns about CYSO's EDI work, please contact Karen Mari at [email protected]

23 KICKING OFF THE NEW SEASON IN THE PARK

Under beautifully clear September skies, CYSO ensembles kicked off the 2020-2021 season by gathering for a series of outdoor rehearsals. In small, socially-distanced groups, students slathered on some sunscreen, donned a mask, and came to play music together for the first time since March.

Philharmonic Orchestra was first on Sunday, September 13 at Maggie Daley park where conductor Terrance Malone Gray was heard shouting cues over a bullhorn. Music Director Allen Tinkham served as “outfield conductor” for those in the back of the ensemble and observed the palpable excitement as students gathered. “I’ve never seen such rapt attention on the conductor from any group of musicians,” he said. “They were just thrilled to be playing together again.”

Maggie Daley Park was filled once again the next weekend with students from Over- ture Strings, Preparatory Strings, Debut Orchestra, Accelerando Strings, and Concert Orchestra. “For the six or so months that we’ve been stuck at home, I’ve only played with recordings and a metronome,” said Concert Orchestra’s Brielle Dukovac. “It felt amazing to finally play in person again, even if it was only once for an hour.” Also in attendance on Saturday were news crews from both WGN and ABC 7 who interviewed students as they rehearsed with Chicago’s iconic skyline in the background.

At the same time that day, Kaiso Steel Orchestra held a socially distanced rehearsal at the Fine Arts Building. It was the first time students had had the opportunity to play pans since March, so they spent time getting acclimated once again with their

24 KICKING OFF THE NEW SEASON IN THE PARK instruments and exploring some of the repertoire they will work on in the coming months. This fall, Kaiso students had the opportunity to take home their steelpans, which usually live on-site at the Fine Arts Building. This allowed students to practice on their actual instruments outside of rehearsal for the first time.

The next day, Symphony Orchestra took over the Humboldt Park Boathouse for an outdoor rehearsal that was attended by many curious onlookers. One yoga group exercised with backing music while a little boy who stopped to listen to the performance closed his eyes and swung his arms to the beat.

Playing in a busy public park came with unexpect- ed surprises, including the wind (tamed with a few clothespins on music folders) and a mariachi band whose sound floated across the pond when the orchestra took a break. Violinist Shreya Dudeja said that “my mom said she had a lump in her throat when she heard us play because she hadn’t seen me perform with CYSO in so long.”

While the rest of the fall season continued virtually with the health of our students, families, and staff in mind, we were so grateful to be able to start off the season with such joyful in-person gatherings.

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EastmanFor application information Experience visit esm.rochester.edu/admissions RAFAEL NORIEGA WINS CITY MUSIC HONOR

We are pleased to announce that Symphony Orchestra bass trombonist Rafael Noriega has been recognized by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) as a member of the 2020 Rising Star Honor Roll for music. The Honor Roll is a highly-selective group of young Chicagoans who have enriched the city through the arts. CYSO nominated Rafael in recognition of his commitment to music and CYSO, as well as his RAFAEL NORIEGA RECOGNIZED BY CITY OF CHICAGO dedication to the Chicago community.

Rafael began playing the trombone in elementary school and has been a member of CYSO for the past three years, beginning in Philharmonic Orchestra and for the past two years, as a member of Symphony Orchestra. He was also selected as a member of Chicago Musical Pathways' first cohort of musicians. Rafael has been recognized with From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award in 2018 and was Merit School of Music's 2019 concerto competition winner. This past summer, he was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States and also participated in NYO2 in 2019.

In addition to his dedication as a performer, Rafael is also committed to inspiring a passion for music in others as well. He has volunteered at his former elementary school, Gallistel Language Academy (also a CYSO Community Engagement site!), where he entertained students and led activities such as guitar classes, cooking, sports, and other programs. He’s also an inspiration to his siblings; his younger sister has begun learning the trumpet, and like Rafael, plans on auditioning for CYSO.

Through music, Rafael has “built lifetime friendships with people that share the same love and passion for music as I do.” He hopes to someday play in a professional orches- tra and to continue motivating those in his community that also hope to pursue music.

We’re honored to have Rafael as a member of CYSO and are proud of the contributions he’s made to our ensembles and the entire city of Chicago!

27 MENTAL HEALTH FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

Mental health is an important topic for people of any age, but young musicians can face their own unique challenges, especially during COVID. This fall, we hosted a discussion featuring Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier, performer, teacher, and podcaster at Mind Over Fin- ger; Alexandria Hoffman, CYSO alum, Civic Orchestra fellow, mental health educator and co-founder of Classical Musicians’ Roundtable; and Melissa M. Thompson, licensed clini- cal social worker, therapist, professor, and CYSO parent.

Below are a few takeaways from the discussion, edited for length.

PERFECTIONISM AND PRACTICE HABITS "One of the best things to do is develop knowledge about how to practice efficiently. When it comes to things like imposter syndrome, that starts at a really young age. But we can learn to analyze our thoughts in terms of, 'Is what I’m thinking right now ratio- nal? Does it make sense?' Doing an exercise as simple as putting on paper a list of our accomplishments, instead of thinking of all the things that we haven't accomplished, helps us focus on all of the wonderful things that we have done." – Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier

"In our house, we talk about the concept of deliberate practice. As a mom who isn’t a musician, I can ask to see my son’s deliberate practice log and we can look at what went well. If I see my son write that he was frustrated, I can say 'I’d love to know why you were frustrated.' I can’t make a reed to save my life, but I can reach out and ask about how I can support him." – Melissa Thompson

"Mistakes are not only something that we should allow ourselves to make, but also seek out. We should go for things without fear of the mistakes. One question I like to ask myself and my students is, 'If you knew you could not fail, what would you go after?'" –Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier FAMILY SUPPORT "I think this idea of validation is so huge. My parents were not musicians, but they drove me everywhere I needed to go, they got me the equipment I needed, the lessons I need- ed. They came to every single concert, which was huge for me. I want to put special emphasis on showing up because that is such a big part of supporting your child. And

28 also to take that next step of asking those questions: 'How can I help you?' or 'What do you need?' Questions encourage your child to think about their own needs and to also practice articulating those needs." – Alexandria Hoffman

"Being a parent has taught me to ask the question, 'Tell me more.' I’m from a family of problem solvers, my instinct is to want to provide solutions. But I’ve learned that if I just ask for my kids to tell me more, it leads to better place." – Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier

HELPING SOMEONE WHO’S STRUGGLING "If someone is struggling, think about whether it’s been going on for 2-4 weeks. Less than that, it’s not necessarily something you need to worry about yet. But if it doesn’t MENTAL HEALTH FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS seem right for 2 or more weeks, that’s when you need to reach out to someone. It takes a lot of courage to reach out, if it’s for you or if it’s for your friend who’s struggling...Having candid conversations about mental health is so important, so someone can feel safe to say, 'I’m really struggling right now.' Young people also do best when they know about someone else who’s had a mental health issue. They need to hear, 'You know Bob went to counseling.' It’s about trying to change the culture around mental health." – Melissa Thompson

MINDFULNESS AND SELF-CARE PRACTICE "The second you mention meditation to teenagers, they roll their eyes, and I resisted it for a long time, too. It doesn’t have to be meditation, it could just be a gratitude practice, it could be something as simple as writing down three things you’re grateful for every day. It helps me to steer away from judgment and get back to objectivity." – Dr. Renée-Paule Gauthier

"It’s on us to infuse our students' and childrens' lives with this idea of taking care of them- selves. Getting kids to slow down can be very difficult. A lot of parents have the mindset of in order to be successful, you have to do everything all the time, but that can actually be really harmful. That thinking completely destroyed my mental health. It’s okay not to fire on all cylinders all the time." – Alexandria Hoffman

Visit cyso.org/blog for more takeaways and a link to the original discussion.

If you or someone you know is struggling or having a mental health crisis, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for 24/7 free and confidential support as well as prevention and crisis resources. The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 also provides confidential support for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

29 Congratulations to the 18 CYSO students selected for this year’s Chicago Musical Pathways (CMPI) cohort!

As a member of the CMPI Steering Committee, we are is proud to be part of this city-wide effort to build a robust training pathway for talented young musicians from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.

Eric Bahena Emmanuel Betson Victor Betson Itzel Bustos Nishant Carr Symphony Orchestra Accelerando Strings Preparatory Strings Debut Orchestra Concert Orchestra

Paloma Chavira Nando Cordeiro Melissa Everson Darlyne Hidalgo Ben Houston Concert Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Debut Orchestra Debut Orchestra

Giovani Ibarra Nicole Kwasny Xavier Perry Pierre Ngoy Andrew Pahadi Debut Orchestra Philharmonic Philharmonic Debut Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Orchestra

Noelle Deaglan Sullivan Patricia Streuber-Eden Symphony Orchestra Washington Philharmonic Debut Orchestra Orchestra

Returning CYSO CMPI Fellows: Symphony Orchestra: Zachery Allen, AidanSinclair Daniels, Bryce Kayser, Adriana For more information about Koch, Nathaniel Mathew, Jonathan Miller, auditioning for CMPI, Olivia Molina, Rafael Noriega, Kené Obiaya, Anika Veda; Philharmonic Orchestra: Noah visit chicagopathways.org Briones, Rodrigo Soto; Accelerando Strings: Julia Soto; Concert Orchestra: David Reyes. 30 Congratulations to the 18 CYSO students selected for STUDENT PERSPECTIVE ON CMPI this year’s Chicago Musical Pathways (CMPI) cohort!

As a member of the CMPI Steering Committee, we are is proud to be part Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI) identifies young musicians from underep- of this city-wide effort to build a robust training pathway for talented young resented and low-income backgrounds or those who would be the first in their family musicians from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. to attend college and prepares them for careers as professional musicians. As mem- bers of the CMPI Steering Committee, CYSO is proud to be part of such an innovative program and support the 40% of CMPI fellows who are also members of our ensembles! Symphony Orchestra's Adriana Koch, who has been a member of CMPI for the past two years, recently reflected on her experience with the program.

During my time at CMPI, I have had many wonderful experiences. One of my most memo- rable moments came when I performed for Titus Underwood, the principal oboe of the Nashville Symphony. Mr. Underwood taught me how to practice efficiently and stressed Eric Bahena Emmanuel Betson Victor Betson Itzel Bustos Nishant Carr that quality is better than quantity when it comes to practicing. One take-away that stuck Symphony Orchestra Accelerando Strings Preparatory Strings Debut Orchestra Concert Orchestra CHICAGO MUSICAL PATHWAYS INITIATIVE with me was that when he said that because our playing was already at such a high level, even tiny improvements would have a big effect.

CMPI has also helped me tremendously with the college audition process. The help I've received has made the journey to conservatory seem more realistic for me. CMPI has set up meetings with admissions committees from many of the top conservatories that have helped me get to know schools to see if they would be a good fit for me. As CMPI fellows, Paloma Chavira Nando Cordeiro Melissa Everson Darlyne Hidalgo Ben Houston we also participate in two juries throughout the school year, similar to the ones we will Concert Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Debut Orchestra Debut Orchestra participate in in college. These juries have helped me stay on track and make sure I’m at the level necessary to be accepted into conservatory.

It’s safe to say that my experiences at CMPI have been nothing short of phenomenal. Not only have I had countless musical opportunities, it's also provided me with a community of like-minded musicians. I can learn and grow alongside other supportive students who Giovani Ibarra Nicole Kwasny Xavier Perry Pierre Ngoy Andrew Pahadi are going through the same process as I am. With the help of CMPI, I am able to pursue Debut Orchestra Philharmonic Philharmonic Debut Orchestra Symphony Orchestra my dream of becoming a classical musician. Orchestra Orchestra

Noelle Deaglan Sullivan Patricia Streuber-Eden Symphony Orchestra Washington Philharmonic Debut Orchestra Orchestra

Returning CYSO CMPI Fellows: Symphony Orchestra: Zachery Allen, AidanSinclair Daniels, Bryce Kayser, Adriana For more information about Koch, Nathaniel Mathew, Jonathan Miller, auditioning for CMPI, Olivia Molina, Rafael Noriega, Kené Obiaya, Adriana (kneeling 5th from the right) alongside members of CMPI's inaugural class of fellows Anika Veda; Philharmonic Orchestra: Noah visit chicagopathways.org Briones, Rodrigo Soto; Accelerando Strings: Julia Soto; Concert Orchestra: David Reyes. 31 Chamber Music Institute Internationally-acclaimed Chamber Music Faculty 2021

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33 SPOTLIGHT ON FALL VIRTUAL REHEARSALS

This fall has challenged CYSO to explore what the possibilities for making music in the virtual world can look like.The way we learn together has radically transformed as we gather ensembles on Zoom calls rather than in the rehearsal room. While many things are different, some haven't changed—students still gather together throughout the week with their conductors to learn, grow, and explore music together. Earlier this fall, we checked in with five CYSO musicians—Symphony Orchestra flutist Anika Veda, Kaiso Steel Orchestra's Arushi Krishnan, Symphony Orchestra violinist Alyssa Shih, Jazz Orchestra bassist Tom Gotsch, and Concert Orchestra violist Callia Murray.

Students Arushi Krishnan, Alyssa Shih, Tom Gotsch, Callia Murray, and Anika Veda

A new virtual fall concert cycle meant changes for CYSO staff and students alike, and new experiences and experiments for everyone. Callia Murray remembered being unsure before her first virtual rehearsal as a new member of Concert Orchestra. "I was nervous having a conductor I didn’t know anything about," she said. "But the first time that I heard from him it was a funny video about what to do and what not to do in rehearsal. When he talked about not being on your phone, he looked at his own phone while glancing up occasionally and pretending to pay attention, just like we might do. It put me at ease and made me realize that everything was going to be okay...as long as I didn’t use my phone during rehearsal!" Virtual learning has allowed us to expand some of the music theory skill-building that we wouldn't otherwise have had time to practice during an in-person rehearsal. Symphony Orchestra's Anika Veda said that she'd "learned solfege in orchestra rehearsal. During a normal year, we’d be getting straight to the repertoire, and while I miss it, I’m glad that we're able to learn new things." Symphony Orchestra's Alyssa Shih said that "the musicianship exercises we’ve been doing have been a huge introduction into a part of music I’d never even considered. For me, my lack of piano training has been a hole in my music education, but exercises like interval training have filled part of that." Anika shared how discussing an excerpt from the book The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle in Chamber Music with Dr. DeRoche has influenced her playing already. "It illustrates the

34 Overture Strings students perform together via Zoom SPOTLIGHT ON VIRTUAL FALL REHEARSALS principles needed to practice effectively and efficiently, and we have been implementing these principles in rehearsal each week. I’ve also started experimenting with using this method in my daily practice, and it has been extremely helpful so far." Jazz Orchestra's Tom Gotsch observed that "jazz is about playing in the moment and creating something spontaneous. It’s about an exchange of ideas and energy, a communication between players that shifts and molds in exciting new ways." Meeting virtually, those connections haven't stopped, but they did have to change. "When life is on pause, jazz is at risk of coming to a screeching halt, especially when you’re trying to communicate all of your ideas in your music through a screen." Jazz Orchestra has discovered new techniques to allow the musicians to connect with each other. Tom explained, "Mr. Whitted will play a warm-up exercise and we’ll play along muted, then he’ll hand the reins to a student to lead next. Sometimes we’ll split up into sections to work on different things: the trumpets might work on phrasing the melody, the bassists on keeping the feel consistent, the trombones on getting a robust sound out of their lines. At the end, we come back to debrief about what we’re playing and what we need to do before the next class. (Hint: it’s usually 'practice')." Kaiso Steel Orchestra's Arushi Krishnan reflected on how CYSO has been a constant in her life for nearly a decade. "As the craziness that is 2020 continues to move around us, it’s nice to be able to have some sense of normalcy with CYSO." This fall, the pandemic has actually given Kaiso students an entirely new opportunity—steelpans that normally live at the Fine Arts Building have been lent out to students to take home. Arushi ob- served that "this has been such a blessing for us, because what we would normally only get two hours a week to play with is now at our disposal all day, everyday." Rehearsals this year may look different, but the dedication of our young musicians and the irreplaceable learning that happens when they gather together hasn't changed, even virtually. As Alyssa observed, "nothing can replace live orchestra, but we’re getting a CYSO experience even if it’s a brand new one. Orchestra carries on, and we continue to learn."

35 36 2020 CYSO ALUMNI AWARD

The CYSO Alumni Award recognizes distinguished former members of the organization from our seven decade history. Recipients are selected based on their contribution to music and culture.

JIM FRANKLIN, '61

Jim Franklin began playing oboe in the fifth grade, studying primarily with Chicago Symphony oboist and English horn soloist Robert Mayer, who was the teacher and mentor of many oboists of that generation. Jim was selected to play with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1958 and was principal oboe for three years, performing the Haydn Oboe Concerto his senior year under the baton of Dudley Powers. He continues his 2020 CYSO ALUMNI AWARD affiliation with CYSO as a board member since 1994 and former board chair. Jim was principal oboe in both the Princeton and Stanford University orchestras, and also studied conducting with Robert Leist and taught a number of private oboe students during his college years. Jim has played oboe and English horn with the Judson Civic Orchestra for over 15 years, and since 2013 has conducted the orchestra in more than a dozen performances, including symphonies by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Frank, concertos by Rachmaninoff and Creston, and works by Stravinsky (Firebird Suite), Copland, Borodin, and Bernstein. He has been an active performer in various community orchestras and frequently acts as musical director and conductor for several community theatre companies. Jim has accumulated an eclectic collection of unusual and hard to find musical instruments, including the Heckelphone, Ophicleide, Contrabass Sarrusophone, Bass Trumpet, and Double-Bell Euphonium, which he occasionally plays in performance, and frequently loans to various orchestras, including CYSO. Jim is Chairman and co-founder since 1993 of Marketing & Technology Group, a publisher of magazines and websites for the food and hospitality industries. From 1990-1999 he was also Assistant Professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he was co-director of its Magazine Publishing Program.

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Social distancing brings many challenges, not the least of which is trying to stay connected to each other and the things we love. This spring, four young musicians created a program to address these challenges for young music students specifically. CYSO Social Media Team member and Symphony Orchestra violinist Shreya Dudeja spoke with the creators of Shar- ing the Stand, a program that taps high school-age mentors to share their love for music during these difficult times.

Chicagoland teenagers Rosie Wang, Linda Wang, Anika Veda, and Adriana Koch recently established an online music mentoring program called Sharing the Stand. Three of Sharing the STUDENTS CREATE MUSIC MENTORING PROGRAM Stand's founders—Rosie, Adriana and Anika—are members of CYSO’s Symphony Orchestra and Lin- da plays violin at the MIC Academy. Since many musicians have more time to practice our instru- ments while social distancing at home, the found- ers believe that it is the perfect opportunity to get more students involved with private mentoring.

Sharing the Stand provides free musical guidance to students in kindergarten through 8th grade who don’t have access to private lessons. Men- tor sessions can be between thirty minutes to an Sharing the Stand founders, clockwise from top left: Rosie Wang, Anika Veda, hour and focus on band or orchestra instruments Linda Wang, Adriana Koch as well as piano and guitar.

Sharing the Stand made the important distinction that the mentor sessions are not a replacement for private lessons and they do not want to take business away from professional private instruc- tors. The mentor sessions are designed to provide additional guidance to students learning their instrument. However, for students who may not have had access to private lessons prior to the pandemic, participating in this program can build a musical foundation for them to expand on once in-person meetings can happen again.

Sharing the Stand welcomes young people of all levels of experience, including beginners. The program is steadily growing and looking for more mentors and young mentees! Musicians can sign Sharing the Stand student Alex works up to mentor or become a student and learn more with his mentor Sarah Craft, a member of at their website, sharingthestand.org. CYSO's Symphony and Jazz Orchestras

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OVERTURE STRINGS VIOLIN Abigail O'Connor CELLO Milosz Bobek James Peña Danush Heck Jonah Butler Akshara Rajan Daniel Lim Kristina Carson Bronson Stamper Imani Qureshi Laureen Demir Zofia Szymanska Lily Shah Libbi Gastwirth Collin Taylor Emilia Szymanska Evelyn Hu Agnes Wei Jonah Yeh Brielle Jones Layla Wells Elena LaFaver Jinglian Wu Tessa Mele Leah Yim

PREPARATORY STRINGS VIOLIN Eva Koshy VIOLA Annabelle Lan Jaslyn Lee Ruby Mikulski Concertmaster Kayleigh Lim Principal Bella Li Charlie Long Charis Betson Principal Second Violin Leo Ma Victor Betson Chloe Athanasiou Sukie McIntosh Leila Blomeier Leo Athanasiou Aleksandr Mackavich Lila Ballard Kanayo Obiaya CELLO Alexander Blander Emma Ochoa Irene Kim James Capshaw Andrew Older Principal Gavin Chiam Alexander Ouyang Jordan Dowell Prisara Chumsangsri Olivia Reynolds Julian Grisius Cyrus Di Bonnie Rickman Jake Lee Sadie Guralnick Marcus Roh Lesly Rivera Peter Gray Lincoln Routier Kevin Soto Aidan Howe Nikhil Sengupta Olivia Stolarczyk Victor Huang Ari Shah Benjamin Streiffer Breece Immergluck Ethan Stulberg Noah Yeh Avery Ja Katherine Tong Darius Jones Maya Wells Arijus Keblinskas Emma Weng Timothy Kern Drake Wunderlich Mikhail Khoubaeva-Hummel Olivia Yi Samuel Kosanovich Mia Yim

40 DEBUT ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Sylvia Pine Vivian Hirschl BASSOON Emma Strong Lydia Popova Benjamin Houston Ethan Weingust Concertmaster Ilana Rossi Bogdan Jones Principal Insha Butail Dmytro Saldan Rebecca Kriho Principal Second Katherine Evangelyn Lee FRENCH HORN Violin Schaufenbuel Andrius Marchertas Rhonaleen Rona Carmella Abramczyk Eugenie Schuster Uma Morris TRUMPET Neena Agrawal Karol Szymanski Saroya Ornelas John Crandall Gabriel Alava Yuta Ueki Pagnucci Principal Yeimi Alday Aidan Villasenor Noah Salmi Chethan Nickerson Angelica Boncimino Patricia Washington Laila Valenti Mac Olson Itzel Bustos Evangeline Wang Wendi Wei Yegyun Park STRING ORCHESTRAS ROSTERS Ethan Chu Shaelyn Wu BASS Stephanie Zajczenko

Abigail Chu Tinson Xu ORCHESTRA ROSTERS Bobby Berner Sloan D'Souza Angela Zhang TROMBONE Principal Ari Daniels Natalie Zhu Henry Lobash Annie Fan Principal VIOLA FLUTE Tali Gastwirth Caden Tam Hagyun Park Adelaide Gray Claire Li Principal Principal TUBA Momoko Hashimoto Aarush Palli Erika Andreshak Pierre Ngoy Jorgensen Siwon Park Kayla He Maggie Bai Theodore Smith Katherine Bai Christian Tsikhun Ava Hirschl TIMPANI Caitlyn Howe William Blomeier OBOE Audrey Keller Avon Wright Anya Keblinskas Corinna Irvin Dziugas Meiliulis Jeanne Keller Principal PERCUSSION Katherine Polomsky Lev Khoubaeva- Morgan Coolidge Ivan Correa David Roche Hummel Giovani Ibarra Colin Fousek Dominic Tous Sava Kosanovich Meiling Sun Bennett Gonzalez Madeleine Kim CELLO Suraj Pilla Vincent Lan CLARINET Kristianne Villasenor Trevor Lavicky Christopher Chung Principal Alexander Li Principal Lilia Abramczyk Caleb McCloud Narin Kim Abigail AuYeung Finnegan McGuinness Davin Lee Katharine Owen Myers Matthew Warren Christensen Samantha O'Leary Dashiell Farbrother Shune Okada

Unless otherwise noted, all names listed in alphabetical order

41 ORCHESTRA ROSTERS

CONCERT ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Yildis Rihter BASS FRENCH HORN Matthew Kim Yuuki Sato Sindhu Tiwari Logan Carlson Concertmaster Halime Shero Principal Principal Olivia Detmer Amber Shi Kacie Cortes Ameya Deo Principal Second Darren Song William Letterman Ayden Hunt Violin Vera Song Catherine Yan FLUTE Jay Ahn Joyce Wang TRUMPET Elizabeth Allen-Gabin Austen Wu Jessica Hu Smaya Anand Crystal Yeo Principal Nicholas Lorenzen Jesse Chen Grace Zeng Jimmy Chiu Principal Bowen Cheng Noelle Klima Charles Desnoyers Nikki Chopra VIOLA Venisha Saxena Lilie Shlyak Elah Dresden Brayden Wu Aran Viswanath Beck Edwards Principal PICCOLO TROMBONE Abby Ellis Baron Balfour Hanna Choi Sean Millman Alice Fan Ellen Campbell OBOE Principal Clara Frantzen Luna Clancy Sonali Marion Nathan Rusu Paloma Furst Chavira Jackson La Vallee Principal David Pausan Jaime Lucy Liu Brielle Dukovac Garcia-Añoveros Callia Murray Roy Son BASS Wells Gjerlow Emily Schaffrath TROMBONE Natalie Vlcek Ume Hashimoto CLARINET Derrick Hozey Jorgensen Julia Gugulski TUBA Samantha Irwin CELLO Principal Laney Kang Abhiram Jayaprakash William Trone Jessica An Max Khanna Principal Evan Liu Josephine Kim TIMPANI Violet Berg Dylan Rhodes Elliot King Ryan Schoenstedt Nishant Carr E-FLAT Hannah Kotek Kai Dizon CLARINET PERCUSSION Sinziana Lazar Clara Dodge Derek Zhang Campbell Drane Merrill Lee Carnig Hsia Zhihanna Liu BASSOON Millan Mallipeddi Jakub Myers James Pan Anna Slodyczka Jungwoo Park David Reyes Principal Lucian O'Leary Dmitriy Shvydkoy Paige Hoffman Julia Perekhozhuk Quoc Thanh Van Ha Zoltan Moran Ella Petersen Angelika Wang Koen Powell

42 ACCELERANDO STRINGS VIOLIN VIOLA Greta Hong Anthony Galvez Concertmaster Principal Kai Werlinsky Emmanuel Betson Principal Second Logan Zerfass Violin Maya Atassi CELLO Eva Baker Joseph Leckie Frances Boerman-Cornell Principal Evan Campbell Madelenne Arredondo Dilan Garg Emily Boyas Will Heneghan Mimi Rector STRING ORCHESTRAS ROSTERS Joshua Ho Julia Soto Sanjana Kuchibhotla ORCHESTRA ROSTERS Ella Kwon Stephen Luo Stephanie Miller Nicole Moravec Amaya Munoz Dubravko Rodriguez Claire Stroger Saira Torres Kailey White Julia Wodzien

Unless otherwise noted, all names listed in alphabetical order

43 Join us for our 2 week Music Academy

2021 Symphony June 27 - July 10

• Study under a faculty of world-class professional musicians. • 2:1 Student:Faculty ratio for a mentoring, formative environment. • Live the life of a professional musician.

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A tradition of musical excellence CYSO students at Birch Creek in Door County, WI /birchcreekmusic ORCHESTRA ROSTERS

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Emily Wang BASS Jonah Stemen Eldon Bradfield + Yi Wu Saul Rivera Amanda Vicens Maja Todorovic + Aiden Yu Principal Róisín Walsh Concertmaster Christopher Zhou Jeffrey Broms TRUMPET Noelle Tristan Zhu Evelyn Henriquez Bennet King Streuber-Eden + Madison Kraus VIOLA Principal Leo Zupko + Naomi Loos Nathaniel Christian Choi Principal Second Patrick O'Connell Reese Scott + Jet Conway Violin Wanrou Sun + FLUTE Jeth Maglasang Noah Briones Principal Nina Toubol Francesca TROMBONE Stacey Apellido Principal Di Domenico Grant Heinberg Zayn Beg Grace Choi STRING ORCHESTRAS ROSTERS Ella Dodge Principal Elizabeth Chen Claire Kim

Oscar Gershfeld Alec Fiden ORCHESTRA ROSTERS Charles Cundiff Rodrigo Soto Rocco Greco Maxwell Lanham Julien Derroitte Chance Inouye OBOE Kai Lee BASS Minseo Jung Arun Marion Yanchen Liu TROMBONE Sterling Kennedy Principal Ivy Loentz Ryan Cerauli Alexander Kim Katie Lee Alexis Park Julia Kim Jack Thompson TUBA Miya Yoon Prathisha Krishnan Reese Pavlik Sophia Zheng CLARINET Nicole Kwasny Principal Mateusz Zubrzycki Sunny Lee CELLO Castin York Principal Asya Lengel Justin Chang Owen Ginnett HARP Jaiden Lulla Stauffer + Kristy Tamvakis BASSOON Nandini Maiti Xavier Perry + Principal Ariana Mattos Cruz Principal Gavin Murray Jessica Chen Theodore Pigott Olivia Boe Principal Eden Raviv Grant Brown Sammy Carstens PIANO Helen Qian Christine Chen Himani Kamineni Joshua Mhoon Aki Santibanez Ocean Fang Gavin PERCUSSION Amanda Schuler Ma'ayan Kertcher Kempf-Kutemeier Shivam Kak + Vaishnavi Sharma Yaseen Qureshi Mukund Rajesh Abigail Morrissey + Dingjia Shen Serena Reyes FRENCH HORN Paari Bea Sjostrom Caleb Sim Abigail Getty Thanikachalam + Joshua Villanoy Eli Trokenheim Principal Ryan Wilkov + Shirley Xiong Sophia Calvo Principal

+ Co-Principal Unless otherwise noted, all names listed in alphabetical order

45 ORCHESTRA ROSTERS

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN Kaylee Kim CELLO Fiona Abney-McPeek + Nathan Li John Brow + Henry Auxenfans + Eugene Lodkin Brandon Cheng + Enya Sun + Leith Mascari Simon Han + Sydney Wei + Henry Park Elijah Park + The Lauren J. Conroy, '16 Eron Ristich Emma Scofield + Concertmaster Chair* Alyssa Shih The Lucie Ticho, '16 Principal Gloria Baek + Henry Xie Cello Chair* Ricky Chen + Eva Yang Jonathan Miller + Ophir Dahari + Sarena Yang August Schwob + Olivia Molina + Althena Yu Associate Principal William Tong + Amelia Zheng Carter Baker Elizabeth Yu + Ronald Chen The Dorothy Robinson Kramer VIOLA James Dowell IV Principal Second Violin Chair* Bryce Kayser + Aviana Holst Dean Barrow + Kimberly LaFranzo + Matthew Jordan Edward Christensen + Ariana Mascari + Emily Kaspari Bianca Ciubancan + Kene Obiaya + Rachel Kim AidanSinclair Daniels + Derek Song + Jane Lin Shreya Dudeja + Principal Peter Pu Lisa Kazami + Tessa Olson + Alejandro Quiles Csilla Moran + Jesse Wei + Eytan Raviv Vivek Parashar + Associate Principal Daniel Shin Amarin Sharma + Barry Carta Joshua Wolford + Shiqi Cheng BASS Associate Principal Kavishka Fernando Nicholas Boettcher + Jonathan Alday Thomas Johnson Claudia Easterwood + Dhivya Chari Vivian Kok Sean Lu + Dov Chen Austin Moy Hayden Park + Athena Deng Taytum Newell Jackson Pekny + Gabriella Di Domenico Ania Ocasio Principal Isabel Evans Olivia Roti Samuel Calhoon David He Hannah Thill Tess Kassinger Suminne Hong Enzo Nigro

46 FLUTE BASSOON BASS TROMBONE Iris Xie Shae Atkins Rafael Noriega Jr. The Paula Mollendorff Groseth Principal Principal Flute Chair* Eric Bahena Figueroa TUBA Adithya Taire Jack Morby Daniel Oczko Anika Veda Ryan Zych Principal Rosie Wang Avery Osborne Emma Westerfield FRENCH HORN Danica Tuohy PERCUSSION OBOE Principal Jacob Chang + Zachary Allen Emi Brady Brandon Harper + The James and Marcia Darlyne Hidalgo Nathaniel Mathew + STRING ORCHESTRAS ROSTERS Franklin Principal Oboe Chair* Benjamin Hommowun Kyra McComb + Celia Chambers

Gabrielle Michael Meher Sethi + ORCHESTRA ROSTERS Daniel Kozintsev Elena Miller The Gordon B. Peters Adriana Koch Maeve O'Hara Endowed Principal Timpani Andrew Pahadi Liam Weber Chair*

CLARINET TRUMPET PIANO Ethan Montgomery Connor Williamson Mark Zhu The Richard J. Kemper Principal Endowed Principal Clarinet Nando Cordeiro HARP Chair* Maxwell DeForest Rowan Zdziarski-West + Louis Auxenfans Elise Ehlert Nancy Zhou + Sarah Craft Dhruv Vaze The Joyce and John Dane Engman Schladweiler Principal Harp Melissa Everson TROMBONE Chair* William Foye Jonathan Ngoy Nina Scheyer Principal Pearl Shing-Roth Deaglan Sullivan

+ Co-Principal * Named Chairs. Call Bridget Duffy at 312-939-2207 x290 for information on naming opportunities

Unless otherwise noted, all names listed in alphabetical order

47 ORCHESTRA ROSTERS

STEEL ORCHESTRAS

GROOVE STEEL ENSEMBLE Jose Alvarez Steven Correa Nina Miraz Maria Alvarez Jake Long James Peña Archer Balfour Stella Ludwig

JUNIOR STEELPAN ORCHESTRA Pablo Arredondo Alinnah Glassiognon Adrian Tam Lila Ballard Benjamin Houston Caden Tam Victor Betson Gael Rodriguez Ivan Correa Kevin Soto

KAISO STEEL ORCHESTRA Jonathan Alday Adam Kipp Nora Meraz Fara Cage Arushi Krishnan Anna Slodyczka Samantha Irwin Prathisha Krishnan Taig Singh

48 JAZZ ORCHESTRA

ALTO SAXOPHONE TRUMPET PIANO Joaquin Ancheta Geoffrey Feinstein Devin Shaw JR Benson Avery Hoerman Payton Bryk Liam Nelson GUITAR Yavna Sakthi Philip Pistone Joel Fisher Carlos Sims BASS TENOR Faizi Tofighi SAXOPHONE Samuel Calhoon Sarah Craft TROMBONE Claudia Easterwood Stephen Harper Brandon Chlebicki Thomas Gotsch Leonardo Milano Riichiro Fujiki DRUMS

Danny Sanders Henry Lobash STRING ORCHESTRAS ROSTERS Eric Song Timothy Wilcox Oscar Evely

Benjamin Zierdt ORCHESTRA ROSTERS BARITONE SAXOPHONE Wesley Hennessey

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49 PRIVATE TEACHERS

CYSO would like to express gratitude to the following private teachers for their support of our student musicians.

Christie Abe-Earl Ryan Caparella Tom Garling Seong-Heui Jeon Carmen Abelson Jennifer Cappelli Kirk Garrison Peter Jirousek Miguel Aguirre Christine Capshaw Daniel Gasse Carl Johnston Mohannad Al Zahabi Tanya Carey Sarah Gasse Lee Joiner Lucinda Ali-Landing Heather Carlasare Renee-Paule Gauthier Hans Jorgen-Jensen Frank Almond Ryan Carney Emma Gerstein Keunjin Jung Hideko Amano Kate Carter Yuriy Geyer Marti Kallenberger Andy Anderson Alin Cernaianu Alex Giger Olga Karabinovych Elizabeth Anderson Ying Chai James Giles Daniel Katz Erica Anderson Michel Chatara-Morse Agnes Giuliani Pauline Kempf Bridget Andes Lipeng Chen John Glew Angela Kepley Haymee Ann Maggie Chen Rachel Goff Timothy Kerwin Timothy Archbold Miyata Chikako Steven Gooden Roxanne Kieme Alison Attar Yoorhi Choi Robert Gordon Ayako Kikuchi Insung Baik Marcia Chou Eric Gratz Kay Kim Jeanne Bailey Ryan Christianson Brigitte Gray Davis King Scott Bakshis Choonnam Chung Terrance Gray Eleanor Kirk Michael Barta Andriy Chuyko Brent Griffin Daniel Klingler Hannah Barton Becky Coffman Sally Gross Charlene Kluegel Matthew Barwegen Elizabeth (Becky) Betty Haag Veronica Kolegas Laurie Beard Coffman Rajiv Halim Paula Kosower Martine Benmann Ryan Cohan Michael Hall Edward Kreitman Tim Berg Catherine Crilly-Yonke Sam Hankins Ingrid Krizan Julie Bickel Chris Crisanti BJ Hardesty Fred Kuester Jessica Bieniarz Debbie Crosser Jean Hatmaker Kate Kulzick Josh Biere David Cunliffe Lauren Hayes Meg Lanfear Barbara Bilszta David Dai Sihao He Kelly Langenberg Nick Bisesi Melanie Dale Charles Heath Joseph LaPalomento Doug Bistrow Karl Davis Kristin Hedlund Tage Larsen Emilia Blaszak- Sylvai de la Cerna Russ Henning Jim Lathan Freymiller David DeCamp Andrew Hesse Cally Laughlin Rita Borkowski Dorothy Deen Michael Hining Meg Lauterbach Geof Bradfield Virginia Dixon Laura Hirschl Drew Lecher Allison Brady Guiyan Dong Richard Hirschl Eun Young Lee Mark Braunstein Gwyn Downey Yonghee Hong-Park Hye Sun Lee Alex Brinkman Barbara Drapcho Emma Hospelhorn Kari Lee Louise Brodie Jennifer Dunne Max Houtris Matt Lee Suzanne Brookes Rachel Edwards Chia-Ying Hsu Sang Mee Lee Rickman Jason Ellis Elizabeth Huffman Marissa LeFevre Kaitlyn Broyles Emily Fagan Cate Hummel Mark Lekas Marija Bubanj Randall Faust Ellen Huntington Michele Lekas Dustin Budish Brian Ferguson Pascal Innocenti Erica Lessie Kristen Burk Michael Folker Julie Irving Steve Lester Matt Burri Gerik Fon-Revutsky Ai Ishida Melby Susan Levitin Hilary Butler Janice Frank Nancy Jackson Todd Levy Yue Cai Avi Friedlander Jan Janz Betty Lewis

50 Agnieszka Li Oleksa Mycyk Brandon Runyon Scot Sund Michael Lieberman Veronica Nettles Sarah Salmi Craig Sunken Jessica Lipon Kolegas Katie Samayoa Rebecca Swan Corina Lobint Wojciech Niewrzol Phylis Sanders-Griffin Regina Syrkin Paul Lowry Daniel O'Connell David Sands Tom Tait Frank Lu Sean O'Donnell Ericka Sandu Tom Tallman Meghan Lyda Trevor O'Riordan Miki Santibanez Nobuaki Tanaka Joe Maielli Susan Ozsvath Melanie Sarapa David Taylor Lauren Rae Makinney Terese Parisoli Walter Schneider Addison Teng Emily Mantell Min Park Helia Schramm Simonne Tingley Michelle Mathena Dan Pasare Maria Schwartz Wan-Lin Tsai Garrett Matlock Aurelien Pederzoli Fort Chris Scotellaro Wendy Van Sickel Anna Mayne Christopher Pettit Mark Senser Anna Velzo Aaron McEvers Christine Phillips Emma Sepmeier Renee Vogen Will McGing Kathryne Pirtle Carol Setapen Nina Wallenberg Emily McGinn Brandon Podjasek Yin Shen Benjamin Weber William McLellan David Polk Zach Siegel Thomas Wermuth Roger Melka Jessica Popovic Karl Sievers Uli Widmaier

Eloise Meloni Stephanie Preucil Ana Simonovska Christine Wiest PRIVATE TEACHERS Matous Michal Dan Price Ann-Nicole Sitter Rebecca Wilcox Chad Miller Kristina Priceman Martina Skalova Kelsey Williams Debra Miller Tina Priceman Ann Smelser Marguerite Williams Desiree Miller Carolina Prus Christie Sola Nora Williams Janice Minor Rachelle Puccini Stacia Spencer Josh Wirt Caleb Mitchell Dylan Rehm Vern Spevak Jessica Wolfe Chikako Miyata Mike Rehm Julie Spring Addison Wu Alex Monroe Teresa Reilly Holly Stangland Ben Wulfman Sarah Montzka Yana Reznik Hanna Sterba Johanna Yeager Ann Montzka-Smelser Kimberlie Richter Deb Stevenson Miki Yuasa Robert Morgan Tamara Ringas John Stolfe Jin Zhang Sara Morrow Timothy Riordan Michael Storer Nan Zhou Ry Muehling Caroline Rothstein Gregory Strauss Mina Zikri Alexa Mulhy Desiree Ruhstrat Emma Strohbusch Irina Zinevitch

51 SCHOOLS & TEACHERS

CYSO would like to express gratitude to the following schools and teachers for their support of our student musicians.

A.N. Pritzker Regional Gifted Center Chicago Waldorf School Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Brendan Finucane Martin Kalas Christian Heritage Academy Adlai E. Stevenson High School Clarendon Hills Middle School Enrique Vilaseco Sara McNamara Sonny Petway Crone Middle School Albany Park Multicultural Academy John Timmins Alcott Elementary School Crystal Lake Central High School Amumdsen Elementary School Keith Levin Sean Reidy Crystal Lake South High School Aptakisic Junior High School Cody Halberstadt Nicole Vettrainostott Daniel Wright Junior High School Arlene Welch Elementary School Deerfield High School Barrington High School Pam Holt Randy Karon Downers Grove North High School Batavia High School Jennifer Mullen Brian Van Kley Brayer Teague Chris Owen Downers Grove South High School Beacon Academy Jennifer Mullen Bell Elementary School Dundee-Crown High School Benjamin Franklin Middle School Preston Krauska Miguel Rosario-Vega William Brocker British International School of Chicago, Dunlap Middle School Lincoln Park Sarah Long British International School of Chicago, Emerson Middle School South Loop Erica Faulhaber Bronzeville Classical School Evanston Township High School Spears Reginald Ausberto Acevedo Brook Forest Elementary School Matthew Bufis Burley Elementary School Evergreen Park Community High School Burr Ridge Middle School Excel Online High School Carol Collins Fenwick High School Carl Sandburg High School Frances Xavier Warde School Dr. Linda Nussbaum Francis W. Parker School Carmel Montessori Academy Betty Lewis Andrea LaFranzo Frank H Hammond Elementary School Catherine Cook School Fremd High School Central Middle School GEMS World Academy Erin Loescher Geneva Community High School Jason Freeland Krista Halvorson Chicago Academy for the Arts German International School of Chicago Chicago City Day School Glenbard South High School Chicago High School for the Arts Stephen Govertsen Rebecca Faber Dr. Brian Dewald Betsy Ko Glenbard West High School Jonathan Walsh

52 Glenbrook South High School James B. Conant High School Brian Boron James Hart Middle School Grace Christian Academy Sara White Grace Lutheran School Jane Addams Junior High School Kristen Hedlund Eric Caliendo Gregory Middle School Jean Baptiste Beaubien Elementary School Stephanie Lein Danica Dagg Lori Lauff John Hersey High School Kelly Dimidik Jones College Preparatory High School Gwendolyn Brooks College Prepratory High Rhea Basa School Michael Block Brandon Harding Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Kenwood Academy High School Fernando Carrillo Ernestine Fleming Jones Hampshire High School Kingswood Academy Hauser Junior High School Regina Gibbons Andrea Ferguson Kolbe Academy

Helen C Peirce Elementary School Lake Central High School SCHOOLS & TEACHERS Herrick Middle School Elliott Smith Madelyn Fiene Lake Park High School Theresa Steiner Lake Zurich Middle School North Hibbard Elementary School Steve Stenzel Ewa Sarota-Raczek Lane Technical College Prepratory High School Hickory Creek Middle School Devon Morales Shannon Shanahan Reed Flygt Highcrest Middle School Larkin High School Anne McTighe Brendan Dobbeck Highland Middle School LaSalle II Magnet Elementary School Highland Park High School Latin School of Chicago Remington Clark Laurel Springs Gifted Academy Joshua Chodoroff Lincoln Elementary School Hinsdale Central High School Lisa Minish Serge Penksik Lincoln Hall Middle School Matt Goeke John Jones Hinsdale Middle School Lincoln Middle School Gretchen Pearson-Nerad IIona Hutter George Andrikokus Lincoln Park High School Hinsdale South High School Martin Nocedal Christopher Gumban Kelley Gossler Kirk Hickman Lincoln-Way Central High School Homewood Flossmoor High School Stacy Williams-Jackson BJ Engrav Lincoln-Way West High School Sarah Whitlock Stacy Williams-Jackson Ida Crown Jewish Academy Lincolnway East High School Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Michelle Freeland Mary Beth McCarthy Dr. Bert Johnson Intercultural Montessori Language School Lindblom Math and Science Academy J. Sterling Morton West High School Lockport Township High School

53 SCHOOLS & TEACHERS

Loyola Academy Nicholas Senn High School Patrick Rustandi Michael Puckett Lycee Francais de Chicago Niles North High School Lyons Township High School Niles West High School Jan Matthews Thomas Chester Mark Dahl Justin Johnson Madison Elementary School Noonan Academy Maine South High School North Shore Country Day School Matthew Nix Northridge Preparatory School David Hutter Northside College Preparatory High School Manhattan Junior High School Leo Park Joyce Pacheco O'Neill Middle School Marian Catholic High School Julie Spring Greg Bimm Oak Lawn Community High School Marie Murphy Middle School Oak Park River Forest High School Mary Rudzinski Patrick Pearson Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academy Old St. Mary School McDade Classical School Osceola County School for the Arts McHenry Community High School Rueff Frazao Meadow Glen Elementary School Oswego East High School Metea Valley High School Kelly Cooper Dr. Mark Liu Stevan Rexroat Glen Schneider Oswego High School Don Devany Stephanie SanRoman Minooka Community High School Park Junior High School Kyle Adelmann Tom Culver Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Jason Lyons Naperville Central High School Parker Junior High School Jesse Gross Robert Calhoon David Alstadt Percy Julian Middle School Brandon Estes Fernando Carrillo Naperville North High School Plum Grove Junior High School Jeffrey Sturgeon Mario Mongello Kirk Hickman Prescott Elementary School Kevin Dobbeck Prospect High School National Teachers Academy Peter Weber Nazareth Academy Chris Barnum Michael Sliwinski Providence Catholic High School Near North Montessori School Proviso Math & Science Academy Neuqua Valley High School Steven Gooden Kevan Kosobayashi Quest Academy Greg Schwaegler Dan Marcotte Jonathan Lauff Regina Dominican Emily Binder Noah Pliggie Andrew Seidel Riverside Brookfield High School New Trier Township High School Roosevelt Middle School Peter Rosheger Lisa Minish Newman Central Catholic High School Brek Hufnus Linc Smelser

54 Sandburg Middle School Katelyn Truscello Matthew Cotton Brad Brickner Schaumburg Christian School Urban Prairie Waldorf School Keith Riffel Dan Galat Schaumburg High School Valparaiso High School Susan Carlson Veritas Academy Vincent Inendino Vernon Hills High School Science & Arts Academy Dana Green Roberta Weber Randy Sundell Skinner North Classical School Victor J Andrew High School Skinner West Elementary School Mark Iwinski Somonauk High School Von Steuben High School Nicholas Lambert Johnnie Walker South Loop Elementary School Walter Payton College Preparatory High St. Charles East High School School Daniel Beder Glen Rode James Kull Warren Township High School

St. Charles East High School Kurt Gros SCHOOLS & TEACHERS Jim Kull Chris Jenkins St. Ignatius College Preparatory High Waubonsie Valley High School School Daryl Silberman St. Nicholas Cathedral School John Burck Janet Janz Mark Duker Olga Karabinovych Westmont High School St. Therese Catholic Chinese School Wheaton North High School St. Viator High School Grace Mayell Stagg High School Kent Krause Robert Mecozzi Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Suder Montessori Magnet Michael Mascari Summit Hill Junior High School James Barbick Taft Academic Center Willard Elementary The Ancona Day School Lisa Minish Wayne Baldwin William Fremd High School The Avery Coonley School Matthew Moore Konrad Pawelek John Teichert The Children's School Wilmette Junior High The King's Academy Elisabeth Hansen Theodore Roosevelt High School York Community High School David Ernsthausen Ray Ostwald Thompson Middle School Michael Pavlik Tinley Park High School Yorkville High School Vince Aiello Kimberley Gyssler Unity Christian Academy Victor Anderson University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Rozalyn Torto Ryan Hudec Luba Romantseva Michelle Morales Miles

55 CONTRIBUTORS

From September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTORS

$25,000 to $49,999 CityArts Grant from the City of The Cloverleaf Group, Inc. Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Chicago Department of Cultural D’Addario* Anonymous Affairs & Special Events Forrests* The Catalyst Fund, a program of The Benjamin B. Green-Field Fox* the League of American Foundation Hal Leonard* Orchestras made possible by John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Hodge Products* funding from The Andrew W. The A. Montgomery Ward Infiniti Reeds* Mellon Foundation and the Paul Foundation, Bank of America, International Double Reed Society* M. Angell Family Foundation N.A., Trustee International Society of Bassists* The Crown Family Northern Trust Charitable Trust William Harris Lee & Co. Julius N. Frankel Foundation Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Mardi Gras Fund The MacArthur Fund for Culture, The Pauls Foundation Oboe Chicago* Equity, and the Arts at Prince Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation Oboe Duck* The Negaunee Foundation Miller Marketing* $4,999 and under Pirastro Musiksaiten* $10,000 to $24,999 A440* RC Williams Co.* Illinois Arts Council Agency AmazonSmile Foundation Singin’ Dog Double Reed Supplies* Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Barton Cane* Sargent Family Foundation Sage Foundation Bocal Majority* Wicklander Family Foundation Charles Double Reed Co.* Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy $5,000 to $9,999 Chicago Bass Works* The Louis Armstrong Educational Chicago Symphony Orchestra* Foundation, Inc. *In-Kind Donation

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

ENCORE SOCIETY Dr. Jana French & Mr. Peter Gotsch Lori Julian & the Julian Family MAESTRO’S CIRCLE Mary & Lionel Go Foundation $10,000 to $24,999 Grace Lee Cher & Sean Keck Willard E. Bransky Alyson & Pat Nash Marc & Melody McManus Ross Bricker and Nina Vinik Angela & Dana O`Banion Stacy & Joseph Raviv Doug & Sharon Carroll Larry Shulman & Kellie & Grant Rice Pam & Dave Conroy, in honor of Rhonda Rochambeau Helen & Marc Rubenstein Lauren J. Conroy Sarah & Jeremy Sutton Lina & Grant Wei J. Laurence & Susan Costin Terry & Laura Truax Kelly & Dennis Howe Cynthia Van Osdol & John Sandwick MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE Sheila C. Johnson, '66 Brittany L. Viola, '03 & $1,000 to $2,499 Dr. David Lang & Ms. Toni Lang Justin Bernbrock Ameer & Evie Ahmad Ms. Jennifer Myerberg & Eric Wanger & The Acorn Foundation Anonymous The Alvin & Louise Myerberg Dave & Keely Wise Cathy Lee & Remi Auxenfans Family Foundation, Inc. Matt & Lauren Bartolini Stephen L. & Terry Schwartz PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE Ian McIntosh & Michelle Berger Mark Simon $2,500 to $4,999 Irene & Michael Boettcher Hank Turner & Erin Aleman Ms. Nancy Aulis David & Cheryl Bradford Laura Mandel & Richard Blessen Louanne Carabini & Shawn O'Leary COMPOSER’S CIRCLE Carrie May-Borich & Peter Borich Callie Carr $5,000 to $9,999 Valerie Adegbite Calloway & Gina & Robert Carroll Anonymous Keith Calloway Jennifer & Jaehyuk Choi Saurab & Anjani Bhargava Donna & Frank DeFrank Todd Snead & Joe Cunningham James, '61 & Marcia Franklin Josh & Melissa Jandris Lisa Dietrich & William Lape

56 Jennifer & Richard Dresden OVERTURE SOCIETY Delano & Bonita O`Banion Emlyn Eisenach & Eric Posner BENEFACTORS | $500 to $999 Kristine & Nathan Partain Samantha Sanders & Jessica & James Abney Faith Spencer & Mark Parts John Farbrother Jerry & Jennifer Albom Craig & Cristina Rohr Sally & Michael Feder Joshua Levin & Laura Arneson Jenny Rosado Chris & Laura Flamion Daniel & Stacey Barrins Arnold Roth Rachel & Issac George Jeff & Heather Becker Sarah & Rafael Salmi Taz George Luba Romansteva & Alex Sasieta & Kristine Suzuki Chris & Kari Hedges Benjamin Blander Scott & Annmarie Severson John Jordan & Greg & Cassie Boyle Monica Drane & Paul Shadle Claudia Hernandez-Jordan Keith Brenan Doris & John Toher Mr. Joe Reinstein & Amanda Brimmer & Scott Crawford Nina & Prashant Vaze Ms. Hannah Higgins Robert & Deanna Cates Lili Liu & Jinbo Xu Chris & Ashley Ilekis Micky Chan & Brian Eng Josef Schuster & Sejin Jung Praveen & Geeta Chennareddy PATRONS | $250 to $499 Soo Jin Kim & Sang Baum Kang Chris & Sarah Chubb Narendra Acharya Lisa Morange-Kayser & Mia Seo & Christopher Chung Anonymous (4) John Kayser Maria & Jeffrey Dahnke Mary Bohman Mark Kelly & Tricia Needham Carla & David DeForest Thomas & Susan Bowling Maria & Mark Kosanovich Scott & Sarena Dickinson Cynthia Coyle Kristin Marsilje & Kurtis Kossen Julie & Robert Drewniak Judy Venturino & Mark Czubak CONTRIBUTORS Rachel Lang & Allen Tinkham George Sloan & Dougal D'Souza Gregory Deaton Susan Lape Suri & Mona Dwarakanathan Pamella Der & Wei Shih Meg Largay & Andrew Wollin Jamie Stanesa & Paul Ellenbogen Paul V. Ellison Gayle Littleton & Andrew Levy Susan & David Ellis David Evans Renée & John Lundy Ms. Deborah Fineberg Jerome & Yifang Fifer Yasuko & Pat Metcalf Eric & Audrey Fosse Amy Reichert & Sam Fleischacker Jim & Ginger Meyer Alexandra Fretter & James Glenn Sarah Forbes Orwig Brenda & Mark Michuda Shelley R. Smith & James Gatziolis Jennifer & Greg Gaertner Bryan, '84 & Sherri Miller Elana Goldberg & Jeff Gell Joan Geller Gary Burns & Kathryn George, in honor of Marin Gjaja Michelle L. Miller Burns, '86 Susan Lape Kathy & Jim Hall Chad & Valerie Munz Kyle & Mary Grace Glascott Debra Hass & Mark Rogers Martha Nolin The Goodrich Family Gift Fund Annie & Grant Hendricks Casey & Angela O'Connell Creighton & Justin Hartanov Xuefen Jiang & Jun Wu Katherine & Christian Pappas Sophie McCarthy & Andy Hronek Jacquelyn Kalis Lori & Andrew Rollins Kathy & Peter Irwin Maryanne Woo & James Kim Melanie & Mike Rummel Jennifer Keifer Jingjing Kipp Jimmy & Elizabeth Samartzis Janelle & Steve Kim Brenda & Daniel Kublank Matthieu & Maryam Schmitt Nicole & James Stork Alina & Sorin Lazar Samuel Schwartz & Rose Traubert Padmaja Putcha & Ravi Kuchibhotla Robert & Laurie Levin Steven & Claudia Schwartz Mei Li & Jie Song, in honor of Scott Long Meredith, '98 & Lance Shaner Derek Song Suseela & Benjamin Marion Daniel Weiss & Heidi Steiner Mike & Lisa LoVallo Tina Mascari Beverly & Allen Tinkham Susan Richman & Peter Manis Lynn & David McCammon Andrew & Ashley Vail Fred & Trisha Margulies Marilynn McManus Madeline Vincent Catherine & Michael Mascari Damian Ng & Esana Tai Alison & Andrew Wallace Deborah & Stephen Maxwell Jane Niesen Ralph Wanger, Jr. Paul & Ellen McDonough Chudi & Obonne Obiaya Amy & John Ward Robert McLellarn Soko & Jim Okada Hansen Chen & Teresa Xiong Kimberly & Michael McMahon Denise & Edgar Pulido Elizabeth McManus & Elmer Quiles Judith & Louis Robinson Jill & Jeff Mueller Raymond & Annette Roos

57 CONTRIBUTORS

Peter & Amanda Schwob Michael Huynh Peggy Titterington Rita Simo & Tomas Bissonnette, Jessica & Thor Inouye Tao Xie & Liqiong Tong in honor of Terrance Gray Edward Karls, '84 Alexandra Mariage Touboul & Yong Ao & Li Tang Rong Wei & Susan Ke Sylvain Touboul Kyra K. Tyler, '95 Brooks Kennedy Alice Trone, in honor of Len Wanger Nancy Kern William Chung Trone Patrick Wilson, '73 Anne S. Wilson & Daniella Valdez Liyan Yu & James Zheng Jay Carl Klemme, '70 Yolanda Waddell Renata & Randy Yuill Walter Koch Sue Warner & Dave Griffin, '83 Klaudia & Peter Zapol Deborah & Daniel Kriho Paul Wiggin Weihua Ye & Tao Zhu Brinda & Raj Krishnan Denise & Paul Zwijack Michael Lawitts, in honor of FRIENDS | $100 to $249 Benjamin Lawitts DONOR | $50 to $99 Susan & Rishi Agrawal, in honor of Kristina Lee, '91 Anonymous (10) Sameer Agrawal Rachel LeFevre-Snee Jan Marie Aramini & Stephanie & Walter Alvendia Stephen Lester Michael Pettersen Sharon Anderson, '67 Lauren & Paul Letterman Ronald Arron, '61 Anonymous (10) Jing Xing & Wei Li Maria Banda & Mauricio Ochoa Richard Armandi, '72 Laura & Mike Lobash James Barrow & Soo Kim Richard S. Bair, '61 Irina & Roman Lodkin Don & Gayle Bartell Stephen Marcus & Susan Bass Kristen & Don Lorenzen Kimberly Beck Melanie Jessen & Alan Benedict Lisa & Eric Mann Tim Bowling Susan Bohman & Ben Craft Peter & Dorothy Marks Pat Burns Jean Juarez & John Boncimino Alan McCloud Catharina Meints Caldwell Hilary Butler Michael Mcelliott John Carroll Chris & Rose Cancilla Jean & Robert McTighe Craig & Eileen Chambers Yu Cao & Yu Di Lara & John Mele Danny Chapman Joyce & Frederick Carter Sarah Mercer Mary T. Ciccotelli, '74 Ms. Sonia Cerda Harvey Millman Corina Lobont & Dan Ciubancan Beier Chen & Ping Ding Jadwiga Mirowski & Piotr Stolarczyk Rebecca Cole, '75 Christy Christian Stefany Montgomery Dr. Iris Cosnow, '57 Paul Fousek & Kristin Commito Ms. Diane Mues Richard & Darlene Crilly Lori & James Cundiff Dan Novak, '85 Jeanne Crowe Donald & Julie Deroche Richard & Eve Ocasio Joan Czajka Claire Fenton Mary Catherine Wells & Peter Duda, '79 Marybeth & Daniel Fiden William O'Connell Roy Eriksen, '64 Anne Duggan & Caroline & Eric Older Graham Farbrother Jaime Garcia-Anoveros Younghee Jin Ottley & Bruce Ottley Hilary Farbrother Chris Kennedy & Hillary Geller Christos Papadopoulos Elizabeth Fiden Anna & Robert Gjerlow Katherine Pellack, '76 Carrie Ann Franzen Jolanta & Michael Glotzer Gordon B. Peters, '49 Shelley Trojanowski & Ross Gombiner, '84 Lynette & John McCortney Dan Gallagher, in honor of Wika Gomez Nighet Razvi & Joseph Sachleben Quincey Trojanowski Judith & Ann Gray Carol Schulze & Daniel Richter Jim Ginsburg Heather & Dana Green Maxine & Jerome Sanders Jim Grisius & Kin Kong Michael Green, '66 Sue Schaffrath Brenda & Andy Handel-Johnson Peter Gunder Eric & Nora Schneider Anne Bowhay & Jeff Hanneman Liying Zheng & ChunQiang Guo Pamela & John Scofield William Harper Abbey Hambright Carol Snyder & David Carta Laura Elizabeth Herrera Mr. John B. Hirsch Hanna Sterba & Alex Hanna Beth Houston Christopher Holt Linda & Robert Taubenheim Pamela Houston Cabrera Yuqian Hu & Xingguo Pan Melissa & Jeff Thompson Ellen Huang & Ted Liu Anne McTighe-Huynh & Sonja Thoms, '97 Ruthie & Michael Jawgiel

58 Marvin Katz, '49 Edward Swenson, '59 Richard Nielsen, '69 Lana Koch Oliver Talukder Ian Pappas, '13 Linda & Bob Kozoman Jean Bartolotta & Eddie Tam Cheryl Peterson Jeffrey Krieger, '75 Judy Henderson Thorne, '63 Jan Marie Aramini & Malgorzata & Sylwester Kwasny Frances Tietov Michael Pettersen John & Jill Levi Jacqueline Tilles, '63 Polina & Andrey Popova Hua Liang & Song Luo Carlos Valdez Hadley Reynolds, '54 Michael Lowenstern, '85 Priya Laroia Valenti & Chris Valenti Peter Seidenberg, '83 Mary & Michael Malinowski Delia Vieriu Audrey Shadle, '19 Barbara Miller Yujia Wen & Zhenyu Zhang Vicki Siegelman, '67 Paula Deutsch Mueller, '68 David Wilkov Edward Swenson, '59 Barbara & David Myers Charlene Zimmerman, '68 Frances Tietov Becca Nadonga Paul Gregory, '64 Jacqueline Tilles, '63 William Tong & Candy Ng Margaret Hamil Haichen Qiu & Zheliang Wang Helene Ngoy Anne Bowhay & Jeff Hanneman Charlene Zimmerman, '68 Susan L. Nigro, '69 Karen Harris, in honor of Joan Palmquist Dorothy Katz CONTINUO CLUB Jun Peng & Wei Wei Marlene & Neil Harris, in honor of MONTHLY DONORS Cheryl Peterson Dorothy Katz Ms. Sonia Cerda Polina & Andrey Popova Jun Peng & Wei Wei Ms. Deborah Fineberg Christine Raher Linda & Bob Kozoman

William Harper CONTRIBUTORS Brenda & David Reyes Jeffrey Krieger, '75 Angela & Dana O`Banion Hadley Reynolds, '54 Malgozata Kwasny Meredith, '98 & Lance Shaner Bridget Rodino, '11 Marcy Steindler, '77 Lisa Morange-Kayser & George & Mary Samaan John & Jill Levi John Kayser Stephen Sano Michael Lowenstern, '85 Kyra K. Tyler, '95 Peter Seidenberg, '83 Jane Luo & John Clemens Beverly & Allen Tinkham Kate & Andy Sjostrom Mary & Michael Malinowski Renata & Randy Yuill Halina & Richard Slodyczka Paula Deutsch Mueller, '68 Judy Smith Alyson & Pat Nash Marcy Steindler, '77 William Nealon, '70 Henry Streiffer Kenneth Nelson, '64

MATCHING GIFTS The following companies have made generous contributions to CYSO through their matching gifts program. To find out how your company can make a gift, please contact Bridget Duffy at 312-939-2207 x290 or [email protected].

AbbVie CDK Global Ingredion Charitable Foundation Allstate CNH Industrial America LLC Merck Foundation BP Foundation W. W. Grainger Cabot Microelectronics Illinois Tool Works

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2020 CYSO GALA: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

SPONSORS EIFFEL TOWER BOUTIQUE Jenner and Block CHATEAU Continental Envelope Associated Bank CHAMPS-ELYSEES Horizon Wealth Management Alliant First Hospitality Group MAISON KPMG Boston Consulting Group Helen & Marc Rubenstein Magnetar Capital Chapman and Cutler Lakeview Smiles Keystone Capital

PARTNERS MEDIA SPONSOR WINE SPONSOR CS Modern Luxury Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

AUCTION DONORS Alliance Francaise Chicago Santa Fe Brewing Company Beaver Run Resort Santa Fe Opera Charity Booster Sepia City Winery Southwest Airlines DineAmic Hospitality The Aviary Food for Thought The Gibson Foundation Four Seasons Chicago The Harris Theater of Music and Dance Four Seasons Santa Fe The Joffrey Ballet Il Piatto Italian Farmhouse Kitchen The Lyric Opera of Chicago Illinois Sport Facilities Authority The National Repertory Orchestra Meowwolf Theater The New York Philharmonic New York On Air The Ravinia Festival Park Hyatt New York Winspire Rosewood Baha Mar

GALA DONORS Luba Romansteva & Benjamin Blander Joe Reinstein & Hannah Higgins Sally & Michael Feder Pritzker Traubert Foundation Marin Gjaja Richard & Eve Ocasio Green River Films

If you would like more information about how you or your company can become a sponsor of the 2021 CYSO Gala: Sounds Across Chicago, contact Kevin Gupana at 312-939-2207 x200 or [email protected]

60 T HE 2020 CYSO GALA An American in Paris Thank you to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of the CYSO Gala!

Eiffel Tower Sponsor

Champs-Élysées Sponsors

Château Sponsors

Boutique Sponsors HORIZON WEALTH MANAGEMENT CONTINENTAL ENVELOPE BAKER MACKENZIE

Maison Sponsors HELEN AND MARC RUBENSTEIN

Media Sponsor Wine Sponsor

For more information about sponsorship opportunities for CYSO's annual gala, please contact Kevin Gupana at 312-939-2207 x200 or email [email protected] 61 RELIVE YOUR GOLDEN YEARS

JOIN THE CYSO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION! The CYSO Alumni Association is a network of alumni that participate in social, fundraising and volunteer activities.

BENEFITS • Admittance to intermission receptions at • Opportunities to volunteer CYSO Orchestra Hall concerts and • Opportunity to nominate fellow alumni for complimentary beverage the Note of Excellence Award presented • Discounted concert tickets at the Fall Symphony Orchestra concert • Social and networking opportunities with • Exclusive for Lifetime Members: archival fellow alumni quality poster, photo, CD, or program book • Recognition on the CYSO website and in the from a past concert you played in (based quarterly Alumni Association newsletter on availability)

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Complimentary Membership: Free to alumni who have graduated in the past five years Member: $50 annually Lifetime Member: One-time gift of $500

To join the Alumni Association, visit CYSO.ORG/ALUMNI Don’t miss the virtual event of the new year!

2021 CYSO VIRTUAL GALA

Saturday, February 6, 2021 Free to attend! | Visit cyso.org/gala for info 64