2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT Performing Members Violin Ryan Rump Anna Najoom Andrew Smith Artistic Programming and Christie Abe Kjell Sleipness Kathryne Pirtle Sean Whitaker Policies Committee Mark Agnor Melissa Trier Kirk Daniel Won Guillermo Bublik, Co-Chair Bernado Arias Benton Wedge Percussion Robert Everson, Co-Chair Lori Ashikawa Cheryl Wilson Bassoon Joel Cohen Gene Collerd Eleanor Bartsch Bonnie Yeager Collin Anderson Michael Folker Barbara Haffner Stephen Boe James Berkenstock Richard Janicki Robert Sullivan Kathleen Brauer Cello Peter Brusen Michael Kozakis Preman Tilson Cristina Buciu Matthew Agnew John Gaudette Tina Laughlin Jim Berkenstock, Artistic Ying Chai Elizabeth Anderson Nathaniel Hale Advisor Injoo Choi Cornelia Babbitt Matthew Hogan Timpani Scott Speck, Artistic Director Betsy Cline Margaret Daly Steven Ingle Robert Everson Tom Manning, ex-officio Gwendolyn Evans Wei Liu Denton Lewis Kirk Edward Harrison Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Pauli Ewing Larry Glazier Preman Tilson Lisa Fako Barbara Haffner Piano Personnel Committee Daniela Folker Steven Houser Saxophone John Goodwin Karin Ursin, Chair Roberta Freier Jill Kaeding-Gailloreto Jerry DiMuzio Beatriz Helguera-Snow Kathleen Brauer Karin Andreasen Gambell Paula Kosower Jessica Maxfield Kuang-Hao Huang Jennifer Cappelli Renée-Paule Gauthier Mark Lekas Jan Berry Baker Andrea Swan Reed Capshaw Robert Hanford Victoria Mayne David Inmon Sheila Hanford Ed Moore Horn Harp Carmen Kassinger Katherine Hughes Andrew Snow Melanie Cottle Alison Attar Terrell Pierce, Staff Liaison Kiju Joh Elizabeth Start Greg Flint Kara Bershad Tom Manning, ex-officio Carol Kalvonjian Judy Stone Fritz Foss Marcia Labella Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Carmen Llop Kassinger Richard Yeo Jeremiah Frederick Benjamin Melsky David Katz Samuel Hamzem Marguerite Lynn Williams Patron Services Committee Helen Kim Bass Peter Jirousek Michael Folker, Chair Whun Kim Andrew Anderson Sharon Jones Jennifer Cappelli Michéle Lekas Jeremy Attanaseo Neil Kimel Musicians Advisory Council Joel Cohen Clara Lindner Jonathan Cegys Kelly Langenberg Lori Ashikawa Brett Taylor Domnica Lungu Christian Dillingham Daniel O’Connell Jeremy Attanaseo Cheryl Wilson Kjersti Nostbakken John Floeter Steven Replogle Anne Bach Cassandra Kirkpatrick, Staff Ann Palen Ian Hallas Valerie Whitney Eleanor Bartsch Liaison David Perry Douglas Johnson Jim Berkenstock Tom Manning, ex-officio Dmitri Pogorelov Gregory Sarchet Trumpet Kathleen Brauer Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Irene Quirmbach Timothy Shaffer Mike Brozick Jennifer Cappelli Irene Radetzky Collins Trier Matthew Comerford Reed Capshaw Development Committee Florentina Ramniceanu William Denton Joel Cohen Tom Manning, Chair Rika Seko Flute David Gauger Gene Collerd Duffie Adelson Carol Setapen Jean Berkenstock Charles Geyer Karl Davies Carmen Llop Kassinger Michael Shelton Jennifer Clippert Kevin Hartman Robert Everson Kate Lin, Staff Liaison Mathias Tacke Darlene Drew Chris Hasselbring Michael Folker Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Paul Vanderwerf Alyce Johnson David Inmon Renée-Paule Gauthier Heather Wittels Janice MacDonald Matthew Lee Dan Golden Finance Services Michelle Wynton Donna Milanovich Jordan Olive Barbara Haffner Committee Jeff Yang Mary Stolper Channing Philbrick Michael Hall Jeff Cote, Chair Amy Hess Paul Zafer Marie Tachouet Margaret Philbrick Paul R. Judy David Inmon Jeri-Lou Zike John Thorne Robert Sullivan Shelly Kimel Karin Ursin Neil Kimel Terrell Pierce, Staff Liaison Lynn LaPlante Allaway Viola Trombone Jamie Bourne, Staff Liaison Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff Rose Armbrust Griffin Oboe Reed Capshaw Tom Manning, ex-officio Carmen Llop Kassinger Frank Babbitt Erica Anderson Rachel Castellanos Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Dominica Lungu Patrick Brennan Anne Bach Jeremy Moeller Dan O’Connell Sally Chisholm Amy Barwan Adam Moen Chamber Music David Perry Karl Davies Jennet Ingle Thomas Stark Programming and Policies Channing Philbrick Loretta Gillespie Peggy Michel Committee Irene Quirmbach Daniel Golden Deborah Stevenson Bass Trombone Neil Kimel, Chair Irene Radetzky Elizabeth Hagen David Becker Anne Bach Florentina Ramniceanu Michael Hall Clarinet Christopher Davis Margaret Daly Collins Trier Amy Hess Linda Baker Mark Fry Marguerite Lynn Williams Karin Ursin Timothy Hoorelbek Wagner Campos Terry Leahy Mathias Tacke Cheryl Wilson Lynn LaPlante Gene Collerd Lydia Penningroth, Staff Tom Manning, ex-officio Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff Elizandro Garcia-Montoya Tuba Liaison Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Matthew Mantell Leslie Grimm Rex Martin Tom Manning, ex-officio Aurelien Pederzoli Sergey Gutorov Charles Schuchat Donna Milanovich, ex-officio Annual Report FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 To Our Patrons, Musicians, Stakeholders, and Friends: We are pleased to submit this Annual Report of The Chicago Philharmonic Society’s musical and financial activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Our twenty-seventh season was extraordinarily productive. Through the leadership of Maestro Scott Speck, our Artistic Director, and James Berkenstock, our Artistic Advisor, and in collaboration with the Artistic and Personnel Committees of our Board, we presented “Love,” a musical journey that explored the most precious human emotion from all vantage points. We partnered with Visceral Dance Chicago to create an original interpretation of a Dostoyevsky story via music and dance. We also continued our multi-year residency at Chicago’s Harris Theater. We were honored to serve in our fifth season as the official orchestra of the Joffrey Ballet and to have joined them in a tour to New York City and perform at the Joyce Theater in the Lincoln Center for the first time. The Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players continued their highly-regarded series at City Winery in downtown Chicago on Sundays in autumn and spring. We received invitations to provide music for a wide variety of notable events, which further demonstrated the quality and appeal of our unique capabilities and brand. Finally, our outreach programs in schools in the Chicagoland area involved an ever-growing number of new students and communities, and our Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic program, undertaken in collaboration with the Chicago Park District’s Nights Out in the Parks initiative, expanded to four concerts and once again demonstrated its extraordinary popularity. We were also able to expand our Chi Phil AMP program to additional schools. Overall, we produced 79 symphonic performances, requiring 35 rehearsals, and 6 chamber performances, requiring 18 rehearsals. We engaged 309 musicians and performed over 100 different works. In total, our symphonic activities (including rehearsals and/or performances) spanned 86 days, and chamber activities (including rehearsals and/or performances) encompassed 24 days. All of this activity was very positive for our musicians and further increased the recognition of our musical excellence among audiences and critics in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Our annual report contains a full chronicle of the season’s achievements. Financially, we are proud to report achievement of another surplus in fiscal 2017, which is our sixth in a row. Our staff continues to grow in scale and capability and is more enthusiastic than ever about our steady and sound expansion. Our approach to corporate governance is increasingly gaining attention as unique and effective because performing musicians and community leaders together participate as board and committee members, which enables us to maximize our potential for collaboration and creativity. On behalf of our board, staff, and musicians, we want to thank our patrons, contributors, and volunteers for their tremendous support throughout the past year. Sincerely, Tom Manning Donna Milanovich Chairman Executive Director Annual Report The Chicago Philharmonic’s 2016-17 season, Love, took audiences on an exciting musical exploration of love in its many diverse forms. Our season was sponsored by Von Maur, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The season opened with Legendary Lovers on Sunday, September 18, 2016, 3:00 pm, at Pick-Staiger Hall in Evanston, a concert hailed as “a strategically selected and beautifully rendered celebration of great operatic couples in love” by Splash Magazine. Opening the concert was Richard Wagner’s famous Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde. Following the opening, the orchestra theremin player Mysterion (aka Robert Hanford), who performed a wide variety of orchestral and operatic music, charmed audiences in the foyer prior to the concert as including pieces by Charles Gounod, Giuseppe Verdi, a part of our NEXT! program. Additionally, Steppenwolf Maurice Ravel, and Leonard Bernstein. Soloists Emily Birsan, Theatre Company actor Tim Hopper provided exciting soprano, and John Irvin, tenor, performed the vocal parts narration on-stage during the concert. Chicago Classical of the program, with the Belle Harmonie Duo (student Review described the eclectic concert as “a model of harpists Krista Hagglund and Anna Hirons) performing in generational bridge-building…. approachable enough to the foyer of the hall as a part of the Chicago Philharmonic’s attract families with young kids yet smart and discerning NEXT! program. Legendary Lovers was made possible in enough to intrigue adult concertgoers and romantic part by a grant from the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. cynics.” Haunted Hearts was sponsored in part by Toni Patisserie