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Chairman Members Evelyn Ortner Officers The 1995- 96 Season 4 Brooklyn Bruce C. Ratner * James T. Anderson Steven C. Parrish Harvey Lichtenstein Next Wave Festival 6 Norman J. Buchan David L. Ramsay, MD, M.Ed . President and BAM Opera 12 Academy Chairman of the Henry Christensen, Ill Jonathan F. P Rose Executive Producer BAM Theater Fram;aise 14 Executive Committee Robert A. Cohen Robert C. Rosenberg * Contents DanceAfrica '96 16 of William I. Campbell * Beth Rudin DeWoody * Samuel H. Scripps Karen Brooks Hopkins Education 18 Charl es M. Diker Arthur Shapiro Executive Vice President International Children's Festival 20 Music President and Brendan J. Dugan Mikki Shepard BAMoutside 21 Executive Producer Arnold J. Eckel man * Paul Smith, D. Min. Joseph V. Melillo Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra 22 Harvey Lichtenstein * Mallory Factor Lawrence J. Toal Producing Director 651 , An Arts Center 23 Ronald E. Feiner, Esq . Vaughn C. Williams, Esq. Community Programs 24 Vice Chairmen Alan H. Fishman * Alice Bernstein The Campaign for BAM 25 Neil D. Chrisma n * Thomas A. Florio * denotes member of the General Manager Donor Listings 28 Rita Hillman * Susan Foote executive committee Treasurer's Report 36 I. Stanley Kriegel * Robert L. Forbes Tambra Di llon Staff 40 Franklin R. Weissberg * Michael Fuchs Ex Officio Vice President for Garrett W. Groscup Hon. Rudolph Giuliani Marketing and Promotion Honorary Trustees Sidney Kantor Representative for the Mayor Seth Faison Stanley H. Kaplan Robert B. Catell Arthur Shaw Leonard Garment, Esq. Andrew K. Klink Hon. Howard Golden Vice President for Finance Paul Lepercq Edgar A. Lampert * Hon. Herbert E. Berman and Administration John Lipsky Hon. Schuyler G. Chapin Eugene H. Luntey Mikki Shepard Laurie Mallet BAM Archive Chairmen Executive Director, 651 Martin F. Mertz Barbara B. Haws, CA John Morning William Josephson Joseph Horowitz Jonathan Newcomb* Executive Producer, BPO THE 1995-96 SEASON at BAM The Campaign for BAM entered its second phase development of the BAM Archive. I extend my Stateside, BAM is fortunate to have found a dedi­ was a year of triumphs, changes, and last year setting a goal of S70 million in combined heartfelt gratitude to departing trustees Andrew cated and generous sponsor of French programming new beginnings. Sadly, it was also a operating, endowment and capital building funds Blessley, Jenne Britell, Frederick Henry and Jean­ in The Florence Gould Foundation. Our warmest year in which we experienced a great to be raised by the year 2000. At the end of Phase Louis Ginibre for their generous support and thanks to John Young and the Foundation trustees loss. Bettina Bancroft, BAM trustee Two's first year, two mNew York, Philip Morris Companies Inc. sponsored the N ext prepared by six of New York's premier French its first endowment fund, Bettina Mayor R udolph Giuliani, Councilman Herbert Wave Festival and gala. The 1995 season opener restaurants, a seated dinner in the Lepercq Space, accepted the daunting task of chairing Berman and the Brooklyn Delegation of the NYC featured the American premiere of Robert Wilson's Don Juan, and a sumptuous dessert reception. the effort- no small job. She pledged Council, Brooklyn Borough President Howard Alice followed by an extraordinary dinner at The leadership and estate gifts to set the Golden, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex. Finally, I want to applaud John Nuveen president pace and worked with the board the NYC Cultural Challenge Initiative, the New Anthony T. Dean for his dedication to Les Arts and staff to make the endowment York State Council on the Arts and the National Visa joined the ranks of BAM leadership with an Florissants evidenced by Nuveen's continued a reality. BAM trustee Alan Fishman Endowment for the Arts for leadership support. annual sponsorship that benefi ts our fundraising and corporate support of BAM as well as Tony's efforts joined her as a co-chair last year and together they marketing efforts-one reason BAM prefers Visa. to create The American Friends of Les Arts worked to shape the Campaign so that it addressed During the past season, we welcomed new trustees Flo rissa·n ts. BAM's changing needs. We miss Bettina, but her James T. Anderson, Susan Foote and Lawrence J. The. French Government has been a major sup­ efforts to provide for BAM's future have ensured Toal. Additionally, Barbara B. Haws and W illiam porter of French artists at BAM since 1979, but its A standing ovation for you all and many thanks! that we will never forget her. Josephson were elected ex-Manhattan. At The Queens Museum of Art, Kristin A few months shy of the 100-yea r anniversary of history to reflect the cycles of nature. The season opened with a work of musical theater, Jones and Andrew Ginzel worked with choreog­ the play's premiere in Paris, Steven Berkoff brought Robert Wilson's Alice, based on Alice's A dventures rapher Chandralekha and composer T.H. Subash his production of Oscar Wilde's Salome to the BAM The original cut of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1927 film, in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Chandran to create Interim: after the end and bifore Majestic Theater for a week of October perfor­ The Passion ofJ oan cif A rc, was thought to be lost Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). Alice was the the beginning. The third and final Artists in Action mances. H is tour-de-force portrayal of Herod and for most of this century. Shortly after its premiere, second installment of a trilogy of post-modern event for the Festival was presented in the BAM stylized directorial approach emphasized Wilde's the negative was destroyed in a warehouse fire and morality tales that Mr. Wilson created for the Thalia Majestic Theater. Ilya Kabakov's The Flies: A hypnotic and obsessive language while setting the a subsequent reconstruction by Dreyer was also Theater of Hamburg, Germany. Like its predecessor, Musical Phantasmagoria, was a collaboration with action in a Wiemar-era drawing room. The produc­ burned. Corrupt or incomplete prints circulated until The Black Rider, A lice featured songs and music by composer Vladmir Tarasov and choreographer tion had previously been mounted at the Gate 1981, when a copy ofDreyer's first version was Tom Waits and performances by Annette Paulrnann, David Dorfman. Theatre in Dublin and the Edinburgh Festival. discovered in a Norwegian mental asylum. By 1988, Stefan Kurt and Jorg Holm of the Thalia company. Richard Einhorn had begun work on an oratorio, The text for Alice was adapted by actor I play­ Another new initiative for Next Wave was the N ine Songs marked the BAM debut of Cloud Gate Voices cif Light, to accompany Dreyer's silent master­ wright/ translator Paul Schmidt. introduction of Alternative jazz, a quartet of mixed­ Dance Theatre of Taiwan in an evening-length piece. The film was screened twice in the BAM bill concerts curated and hosted by Don Byron. dance drama. The set designed by Ming Cho Lee Opera House with the oratorio performed by The Artists in Action grew out of BAM's history of The first weekend paired a trio composed of Paul placed a large lotus pool at the front of the stage Camerata Chorale and featured soloists Trudy commissioning and presenting collaborative projects Bley, Steve Swallow and Paul Motian with Phil and used an enlarged detail of a lotus painting by Ellen Craney, Jennifer Lane, Norman Goss and involving visual artists. The new initiative, in which Haynes' quintet, Four Horns & What?, on the first Taiwanese artist Lin Yu-san for a backdrop. The Daniel Ebbers. visual artists conceive and develop workshop per­ evening and Mr. Byron's sextet, Music for Six nine songs referred to in the title were actually 2000 formances for theater, museum and alternative Musicians, on the second evening. The December year- old poems which served as a springboard for exhibition spaces, was developed with the help of concerts showcased Vernon R eid and Bill Frisell. choreographer Lin Hwai-min who used images 9 From Gospel to Gershwin featured compositions by The Whispers of Angels, the latest offering from Mark Morris Dance Group was the fina l event Scott Joplin, James P. Johnson and William Grant David Rousseve, explored the need for hope in of the Festival. In two separate programs, the Still in addition to the concert suite from Porgy and a time of AIDS, as seen through the last reminis­ company offered nine pieces danced to musical Bess. It was the first of two Next Wave events cences and fears of a young, gay, African-American accompaniment ranging from Stephen Foster featuring the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. dying before his time. Amidst soaring gospel to Franz Schubert to Lou Harrison. T he music, The second, a weekend program featuring the singing by B.J. Crosby and Yvette Glover and a which was performed live, featured members Kronos Quartet, offered premieres by Lou Harrison, fanciful folk art heaven created by Debby Lee and soloists from the Brooklyn Philharmonic Zhou Long and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. For Cohen, Angels illuminated the need for compassion Orchestra, the Concert Chorale of New York more information on these and other Brooklyn and the role of personal history in easing the and a gamelan ensemble with players from Gamelan Philharmonic concerts, see the BPO section of transition from life. Son ofLion. this report on page 22. Returning to the BAM Majestic Theater one year The 13th annual Next Wave Festival comprised 68 Ping Chong returned to BAM after a nine-year after their New York City debut as part of the 1994 performances of 14 different events. Geographically absence. In Chinoiserie, he continued the examina­ Next Wave Festival, Cheek by Jowl performed the it stretched into three of New York City's five tion ofEast-West relations he began with Deshima, Jacobean revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi by boroughs and chronologically, the material per­ an earlier installment of this proposed trilogy. John Webster. As they did the previous season with formed ranged in vintage from 1614 (The Duchess Chinoiserie used projections, dance, music and Shakespeare's As You Like It, director Declan of Malfi) to the present. One footnote: the 1995 monologue to trace the story of Chinese trade from Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod showed Next Wave Festival was administered from a tem­ a 1793 encounter between Qianlong, the Celestial New York audiences why Cheek by Jowl is one porary office set up in the Richard Alan Hillman Emperor of China and Lord George MacCartney, of the best theater companies in the UK. Penthouse Studio. The fifth floor offices reopened an emissary from England, to contemporary trade after extensive renovations just as the Festival drew disputes between America and China. to a close. The BAM 1995 Next Wave Festival was dedicated to the memory of Doug Allan, BAM Vice President of Marketing and Promotion from 1986 to 1993. • L'lncoronazione di Poppea Orlando Orfeo ed Euridice THE E IGHTH BAM OPER.A SEASON began on Les Arts Florissants returned to the BAM Opera program of orchestral and vocal music by Handel By Claudio Monteverdi By Georg Friedrich Handel By Christoph Williba ld January 13, 1996 despite the arrival of the greatest House with a production of Georg Friedrich featured soprano Veronique Gens and violinist Glimmerglass Opera Les Arts Flori ssa nts von Gluck blizzard to strike the metropolitan area in this cen­ Handel's Orlando first seen at the Aix-en-Provence Hiro Kurosaki. Conducted by Jane Glover Conducted by William Christie 1762 Vienna version tury a few days before opening night. Perfo rmers Festival in 1993. Directed by Robert Carsen and Directed by Jonathan Miller Directed by Robert Carsen Mark Morris Dance Group from the Glimmerglass Opera slogged through conducted by William Christie, the presentation Evidence of Mark Morris's interest in early opera Sets by John Conklin Sets by Antony McDonald Handel & Haydn Society snowdrifts to rehearse and members of the BAM featured Les Arts Florissants who recorded the work was seen during the second BAM Opera season in Costumes by Judy Levin Costumes Chorus and Orchestra stage crew struggled to load the set into the BAM shortly before arriving in Brooklyn for the BAM 1990 when he performed with his company in a January 13, 15, 17 , by Dominique Brugiere Directed and choreographed Majestic Theater in time for the sold- out season performances. The playful sets by Antony McDonald fully-choreographed staging of Purcell 's Dido and 19, 21 , 1996 February 9- 10, by Mark Morris opener. In the case of L'Incoronaz ione di Poppea, the and anacronistic costumes by Dominique Brugiere Aeneas. For his latest operatic outing, Mr. Morris BAM Majestic Theater 12- 13, 1996 Conducted show was clearly meant to go on. emphasized the supernatural qualities in Handel's joined forces with the Boston- based Handel & BAM Opera House by Christopher Hegwood "magic" opera. Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra conducted Sets by Adrianne Lobel Monteverdi's Poppea was the earliest (1642) of by Christopher Hogwood. Together they set Concerti Grossi Costumes the three works presented by BAM Opera. T his As an added attraction, a Sunday afternoon concert Gluck's Oifeo ed Euridice in motion on a stage By Georg Friedrich Handel by Martin Pakledinaz production, directed by Jonathan Miller and con­ by Les Arts Florissants was offered during the draped with diaphanous white curtains designed Les Arts Florissants in concert May 16-18, 1996 ducted by Jane Glover, came to BAM from the Orlando run. Conducted by Maestro Christie, the by Adrianne Lobel. Conducted by William Christie BAM Opera House Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY. It was Veronique Gens. Soprano the first of what is hoped to be an ongoing All three of the productions were presented w ith Hi ro Kurosaki, Violin exchange between Glimmerglass and BAM. supertitles. Concerto Grosso No. 1, op.6 Motet "Silente venti" Concerto Grosso No. 6, op.6 Sonata for 5 Excerpts from Ode for St. Cecilia's Day February 11, 1996 BAM Carey Playhouse Patrice Chereau THE 1996 SEASON OF BAM THEATER opened BAM Theater Franfaise continued with the return The following week, Marivaux's sparkling tale of In the Loneliness of the with In the Loneliness of the Cotton.fields, Patrice to BAM of the Comedie-Fran~aise seventeen years the corrupting influence of power and money, Cottonfields Chereau's staging ofBernard-Marie Koltes con­ after they were seen in Brooklyn with productions The Inconstant Lovers, was performed at the BAM By Bernard-Marie Koltes frontational two-man drama. The show marked of The Misanthrope and A Flea in Her Ear. As might Majestic Theater. Director Jean-Pierre M iquel, February 23- 25 27- 29 the American debut of Mr. Chereau, who is one be expected, they again brought great French who succeeded Jacques Lassalle as the Administrator and March 1- 3, 1996 of France's most accomplished theater, opera and comedies, Don Juan by Moliere and The Inconstant General in 1993, used sets and costumes from a BAM Opera House stage film directors. For the production, BAM built a Lovers (Lo Double Inconstance) by Marivaux. Don Juan variety of periods to create a timeless, fai ry-tale theater within a theater, constructing bleacher was directed by Jacques Lassalle who served as the atmosphere for the story to unfold. Both Comedie-Francsaise seating on the BAM Opera House stage. The action Administrator General of the Comedie -Fran~aise Comedie- Fran~aise productions were presented Don Juan of the play, which featured Patrice Chereau as The from 1991 to 1993. To play the title role, he cast with supertitles. By Moliere Dealer and Pascal Greggory as The Client, took Andrzej Seweryn, a Polish-born actor who BAM Directed by Jacques Lassalle place on a road which ran between the audience audiences may remember from Peter Brook's stage April 30 and May 2- 5, 1996 areas that rose from either side of it. A play of ideas production and film of The Mahabharata . Also BAM Opera House (performed in French with translation available via memorable was Roland Bertin who turned in an headset), Cotton.fields began with the chance meeting expert comic portrayal of Sganarelle, Don Juan's The Inconstant Lovers of two men which soon escalated to a proposition, exasperated and outspoken servant. By Marivaux a deal, an argument and finally a battle. Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel May 7, 9-12, 1996 BAM Majestic Theater DanceAfrica '96 IN ITS NINETEENTH SEASON, DanceAjrica symposium on notation for African dance and Chuck Davis continued to build its national presence. As Dance music led by Doris Green was held in the BAM Artistic Director Africa America, Chuck Davis and his myriad dancers, Lepercq Space. musicians and festival-makers traveled the country Rites of Passage: making stops in Philadelphia, Hartford, Washington Masterclasses in African drumming and dance Celebrating Women of the DC, Miami, Chicago and St. Paul in addition to the techniques were held May 2G-22, including the African Oiaspora annual Brooklyn season in May. return of Rennie Harris's popular hip-hop instruction and a number of children's courses Women of the Calabash As they did last year, Chuck Davis and the African- led by Karen Miles. The annual outdoor bazaar Rennie Harris: PureMovement American Dance Ensemble participated in the BAM featuring African, Caribbean and African-American Nile Ethiopian Ensemble Education D epartment's week-long International music, foods and crafts provided a casual gathering Bokandeye African-American series which culminated on the Mother's Day place May 25-27. Dance Theatre weekend with the second International C hildren's The Council of Elders Festival (see Education, page 20). Prior to the In keeping with the theme for 1996, May 24- 26, 1996 Children's Festival, the troupe presented a series of "Rites ofPassagc: Celebrating BAM Opera House community outreach events (see Community Women of the African Diaspora," Programs, page 26) and on May 19, DanceAfrica established a sacred grove DanceAfrica '96 formally commenced with where young girls were invited to learn a ceremony led by the DanceAfrica about the transition to womanhood under the Council of Elders honoring the / watchful guidance of learned female elders. dead at the African-American burial ground in lower Expanding the BAM visual arts program, Synthia Manhattan. Following Saint James, a world renowned self-taught artist, the ceremony, a was asked to create a limited edition print which was then sold to benefit DanceAfrica America. Performing Liz Swados Forces of Nature Axis Mime Theatre and World Music Festival THE BAM EDUC ATION PROGRAM has offered school audi- were distributed to each class that arranged to see the show. The Hating Pot February 27- 29 Touchstone Theatre Hosted by John Schaefer ences daytime performances since 1960 with pupils coming Some schools were visited by a performer from The Hating Pot Arts Program November 1- 3, 1995 and March 1, 1996 The Number 14 Black 47 (Ireland) from all over the city to see theater, music and dance in BAM to lead preparatory workshops. BAM Majestic Theater BAM Garey. Playhouse March 19- 22, 1996 Zahar (Morocco) theaters. The program has evolved in recent years to include much for Young BAM Carey Playhouse PeDeBoi (Brazill more than performances for school groups. Special emphasis has The Kronos Quartet returned with their exciting workshop I Kronos Quartet Mermaid Theatre of May 8- 10, 1996 been placed on teacher education and the creation of classroom performance in which students construct and play musical People November 15, 1995 Nova Scotia Child's Play Touring Theatre BAM Opera House materials to extend the students' encounter with the performance instruments under the direction of ethnomusicologist Dr. Craig BAM Carey Playhouse Stuart Little Animal Tales and into a larger educational experience. BAM also continued to offer Woodson. March 11-13, 15, 1996 Dinosaur Scales African-American performances for students by "mainstage" artists such as Kronos Theatreworks USA BAM Carey Playhouse March 21 - 24, 1996 Dance Ensemble Quartet and Liz Swados. Arts Bridge, an education outreach initiative, continued to pro­ Curious George BAM Carey Playhouse May 8- 10, 1996 vide 15-week programs of sequential arts learning in participating December 5- 8, 1995 Mohonk Mountain BAM Opera House The Hating Pot, created by Ms. Swados in collaboration with a schools, cultivating and nurturing young audiences in the arts BAM Carey Playhouse Stage Company Tom Kubinek company of ten adults and twenty teenagers, tackled the difficult over consecutive years beginning in grade one. BAM also The Jungle Book (Canada) subject of racism in a vernacular musical brimming with dance, provided seminars for teachers and teaching artists participating Steel Bandits March 19-22, May 7- 10, 1996 music and theatrical vignettes. Special curriculum packages in the Arts Bridge program. They focused on drama and creative December 12- 15, 1995 26-29, 1996 BAM Carey Playhouse including an in-depth teachers' guide and a documentary video writing and covered topics ranging from extracting teaching BAM Carey Playhouse BAM Lepercq Space opportunities from performances and scripts to incorporating Cashore Marionettes drama into the regular curriculum. Lullaby and Other Stories May 7- 10, 1996 Recognizing that teachers are the key to improving arts education Richard Alan Hillman for students, BAM established a 30-hour, Board of Education Attic Studio approved "G" credit course. Drama as a Teaching Tool, offered for the first time in February 1996, took a hands-on approach to instructing teachers how to use theater games, improvisation and dramatic texts to open up the possibilities for teaching any subject area.

19 International THE SECOND ANNUAL International Children's The BAM Lobby, Lepercq Space, even Lafayette Darlene Love Martha Reeves & BAMOUTSIDE is an annual summer season of free Festival was held on the Mother's Day weekend Avenue were transformed by the arrival of Pat June 6, 1996 The Vandellas outdoor musical events produced by Brooklyn Children's as it was last season. On the Friday evening before Olesko's whimsical, air-filled soft sculptures. Once July 25, 1996 Academy of Music and hosted by Metro Tech the big weekend, Bertelsmann's World of inside, kids could sample the latest CD-ROM Jerry Gonzalez & Commons, a public park at the heart of MetroTech Festival of Expression held their 1996 awards ceremony in games from Simon & Schuster, learn how to do an The Fort Apache Band Harold Melvin & Center in downtown Brooklyn. The program has the BAM Carey Playhouse. African dance or try their hand at making vegetable June 13, 1996 The Blue Notes grown out of a relationship between BAM and the Theater prints at the Breaking Ground booth sponsored August 1, 1996 MetroTech business community initiated in 1992 Some favorites from the first year returned, by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Vanguard Jazz Orchestra with the development of the BAM MetroTech and Music including the African- American Dance Ensemble Children's Museun'l. June 20, 1996 Bobby Jay & Downtown Fund. and Jim Henson's Muppets. Other Festival offer­ The Legendary Teenagers ings built on the success of the previous year Of course there were many shows to see Either I Orchestra August 8, 1996 T he fourth annual BAMoutside and reappeared in an expanded form such as as well. An all day pass could be had June 27, 1996 season alternated great pop the Kids Kafe and the free hands-on for one low price and with it Buckwheat Zydeco vocalists with jazzy big­ workshops. Many events however, a £1mily could catch Black Music at Speedo & The Cadillacs August 15, 1996 bands on consecutive were entirely new. 4 7 rocking in the Opera July 11, 1996 Thursday afternoons. H ouse, Tom Kubinek MetroTech Danny Kapilian Additionally, ten con­ clowning in the Carey Loup Garou Zydeco Line Producer certs were presented Playhouse or the Cashore July 18, 1996 at Fort Greene and Marionettes having their strings Von King Parks in pulled in the Attic Studio. John association with Schaefer of WNYC hosted the the City Parks World Music Festival, C heryl Henson ofJim H enson Productions led the puppet-making workshops and Fred Newman (whose television credits are too numerous to men­ tion) played master of ceremonies in the Kids Kafe. 2: Brooklyn THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC'S 1995- 96 His successor, Robert Spano, made his New York 651 65 1 , AN ART S CENTER, founded in 1988by culture and cuisine complimented the mainstage subscription season featured a weekend with two debut in Orienta/ism, in which he appeared as Mikki Shepard and Leonard Goines, produces and presentations of Les Go de Koteba, Tabou Combo, Philharmonic Indonesian gamelan orchestras, another with a conductor, pianist and commentator. An Arts presents arts, humanities and community programs Papa Jube, The Dirty Dozen and Queen Ida. The unique film presentation, and a third incorporating that celebrate a broad range of cultural traditions. contemporary dance troupe Compagnie Ebene Orchestra a world-class jazz ensemble that disassembled a In education, the Brooklyn Philharmonic embarked Center Making its home at the BAM Majestic Theater, 651 made their N ew York debut with performances pathbreaking Duke Ellington composition, then on More than Music, an interdisciplinary in-school takes its name from its Fulton Street address. of Yenenga, a tale of a princess and the people of put it back together. The orchestra perfo rmed world program regarded by the Knight Foundation as a a timeless city in search oflost light. The US debut premieres of works by Zhou Long and Michael national pilot project in arts education for the inner T he season opened in April with performances by of the Lyon-based Compagnie Azanie in two per­ Tenzer (both commissioned by the BPO), and by city public school; in 1996-97, three Brooklyn two of 651's artists-in-residence, Betty Carter and formances of A Ia vue d'un seul oeil (as seen with Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, as well as local premieres middle and high schools will participate, as will Donald Byrd. Betty Carter: jazz Ahead was a show­ one eye) brought the season to a spectacular close. of pieces by Lou Harrison and Alexander Robert Spano. A new collaboration with the Pratt case of 21 young talented jazz musicians under the Zemlinsky. The season closed with a sold-out Institute generated BPO-related courses and tutelage ofBetty Carter. Donald Byrd/The Group During the 1995-96 season, 651 launched Africa performance of Beethoven's Ninth at Avery workshops at Pratt, and a Pratt lobby installation performed the New York premiere of The Beast, Exchange, an initiative designed to create a formal, Fisher Hall-a swan song for outgoing Principal in the BAM Majestic Theater. The orchestra's an exploration of domestic violence in its emotional, sustained approach to facilitating collaborations Conductor Dennis Russell Davies. latest recording is the first CD devoted entirely psychological and physical forms. between performing artists from Africa and the to the music of Colin McPhee. United States. In June of 1996, 651 co-sponsored The French year of 65 1's World Series began with Inroads I Africa, an International Conference on the The Virgil Thomson Centenary was recorded for Camival d'!ifrique Caribbean, a two day concert series Performing Arts of Africa, with Arts International broadcast by National Public Radio with support featuring the music of Haiti, the Ivory Coast and and Meet the Composer bringing over 250 artists, from Metropolitan Life Foundation. New Orleans. A cultural brunch offering audiences scholars and presenters to New York from all over the opportunity to draw connections between Africa and the United States.

23 Tribute to THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT N ew York and the Honorable Rudolph F. Crew, Martin Luther King Jr. at BAM serves as a liaison between the institution C hancellor, New York City Board of Education, January 15, 1996 and many local social service, community and and an inspiring musical tribute by Odetta. BAM Opera House educational organizations. The theme of DanceAfrica '96, "Rites of Passage: DanceAfrica '96 High school-level study guides were created to Celebrating Women of the African Diaspora," Masterc/asses accompany the BAM presentation of Don Juan by inspired a rite of passage ceremony for girls aged May 20-22, 1996 the Comedie-Fran<;:aise and the Taiwanese and 10 to 13 which was performed before the main­ Sacred Grove Chinese conununities in New York were provided stage presentation. DanceAfrica also offered drum­ May 24, 1996 with information about Cloud Gate Dance ming and dance classes for children and adults in Bazaar Theatre's Nine Songs and Ping Chong's Chinoiserie. both traditional styles and hip-hop. T he popular May 25-27, 1996 outdoor bazaar featured 240 vendors and attracted BAM Lepercq Space, Local residents had the opportunity to audition thousands of local residents. Outreach programs BAM Parking Lot and perform in Brooklyn choreographer David featuring Chuck Davis and the African American Rousseve's The Whispers of Angels. Students from Dance Ensemble were presented for the First The Juilliard School participated in a workshop Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights. Visits with Cheek by Jowl's artistic director Declan were also made to the Federal Bureau of Prisons I Donnellan, set designer Nick Ormerod and cast Brooklyn Detention Center, Spofford Juvenile members from The Duchess of Ma!fi. Detention Center and Genesis Homes.

On January 15th, Harvey Lichtenstein and BAM supplies free tickets for economically disad­ Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden vantaged groups and organizations through the welcomed Brooklyn residents to the annual New BAM Ticket Assistance Program (TAP). In asso­ York City tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ciation with 651, the Community Arts Partnership The event featured keynote addresses by the Program (CAPP) provides access to BAM venues Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor, City of for Brooklyn-based artists and arts organizations. THE CAMPAI GN FOR BAM was launched in 1992 By 1995, The Campaign for BAM had raised over AS C HAI RMAN of the BAM Endowment Trust, The BAM Endowment Trust has been able to fulfill The to provide BAM with a stable, long-term funding $12 million for the combined endowment and cash Dear it is my great pleasure to report on the performance the objectives of its donors by making the following solution, an endowment that would give BAM a reserve, $34.8 million for general operations and of the BAM endowment. annual distributions of interest income to BAM in Campaign foundation on which to build the future. In June production support, and $1 4.4 million in capital supporters support of its annual operations: of 1993, The Campaign was formally announced appropriations from the City for renovations to T he BAM Endowment Trust is an independent for BAM with $10.3 million in pledges already secured. BAM's stage, administrative and public areas. of the 501 (c)(3), founded specifically to oversee, manage, $95,797 in FY 92 and invest contributions to the BAM endowment. $250,000 in FY93 BAM raised $61.2 million during Phase One (1992-1995) and BAM T he BAM Endowment Trust's Board of Directors $300,000 in FY94 BAM will raise $70 million during Phase Two (1996-2000) of The Campaign for BAM. meets regularly to review and oversee the perfor­ $300,000 in FY95 Endowmnent mance of funds invested and to determine the $320,000 in FY96 Phase One Achieved Phase Two Goals Phase Two To Date Campaign Totals annual distribution of income to BAM. $440,000 in FY97 Operating Funds Trust, Private $ 21.6 million $34 million $ 6.1 million $ 55.6 million As ofJ une 30, 1996, the invested corpus of the I salute my fellow contributors to The Campaign NYC Government $ 10.4 million $ 16.3 million $ 3 .1 million $ 26.7 million BAM endowment (which includes the completed for BAM and I urge all of BAM's many devoted Federal & State $2.8 million $ 1.7 million $ .4 million $4.5 million $1.6 million cash reserve) was $7,052,000. This friends to j oin us in this critical undertaking. $ 34.8 million $52 million $9.6 million $86.8 million represents cash received and invested to date from Capital Funds current pledges. During the 1996 fiscal year, T he Endowment & Cash Reserve $ 12 million $6 million $ .8 million $ 18 million BAM endowment appreciated by $1,723,969 and NYC Capital Building ended the fiscal year with a market value of Appropriations $ 14.4 million $ 12 million $ 3.2 million $ 26.4 million $10,152,244. Richard B. Fisher $ 26.4 million $ 18 million $4 million $ 44.4 million Chairman, BAM Endowment Trust

TOTALS $ 61.2 million $70 million $ 13.6 million $ 131 million

BAM will have raised $131,000,000 with the successful completion of Phases One and Two of The Campaign for BAM. nnua orters BMG Entertainment Citibank The Arch W. Shaw Foundation Billy Rose Foundation Jonathan Newcomb Bowne of New York The Colbert Foundation, Inc. Smith Barney Arts Investment Ma llory Factor Jonathan F. P. & Diana Rose Nomura Securities The Louis Calder Foundation Kenneth & Maria Cuomo Cole The Starr Foundation Forest Electric Corp. S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer International, Inc. Caisse des Depots Group Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Consu late General of Sweden Michael Fuchs Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Everett H. Ortner Cosmair, Inc. Dance Ink in New York Ann and Gordon Getty Securities Industry E. Patti & Sons Inc. Dow Jones Foundation Tony and Lawrie Dean Ta rget Stores Foundation Automation Corporation Peacock Alley at the European American Ban k Charles & Valerie Diker Time Out New York Goldman, Sachs & Co. Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff Waldorf= Astoria Fleet Bank The Dime Foundation The Travelers Foundation William & Mary Greve Foundation Skandia America Corporation Podell, Rothman . Schechter Leadership President's Circle Forbes Inc. The Equitable Foundation Michael C. Tuch Mary Livingston Griggs Jean Stein & Banfield ($100,000 or more) ($50,000 or more) The Georgetown Company Alan & Judy Fishman Foundation, Inc. & Mary Griggs Burke Foundation The Jules & Doris Restaurant Daniel AT&T Air France The Francena T. Harrison France Telecom Turner Construction Company Hatzel & Buehler, Inc. Stein Foundation Ripco Real Estate Corp. Estate of Bettina Bancroft American Friends of Foundation Trust North America Uris Brothers Foundation Home Box Office Structure Tone. Inc. Larry M. Rosenbloom Brooklyn Borough President Les Arts Florissants The Hearst Foundation, Inc. The Fribourg Foundation Viacom International, Inc. Richard and Dorothy Hulbert Time for Kids I Time Inc. Architects, PC. Howard Golden Brooklyn Union Rita Hillman Furthermore ... a program of Guy Wildenstein IBM Corporation Wendy vanden Heuvel The Ida and William Brooklyn Delegation of the The Chase Manhattan Bank Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, The J.M. Kaplan Fund Vaughn C. Williams Interstate Industrial Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Rosenthal Foundation New York City Counci l Con Edison Gi ldin & Robbins Ministry of Foreign Affa irs of Anonymous Corporation Opera for a New America, Rums of Puerto Rico Richard B. Fisher Credit Lyonnais Morgan Guaranty Trust Company the Federal Republic of Interview Magazine a project of OPERA America Mr. Martin E. Segal The Ford Foundation The Charles E. Culpeper Morgan Stanley Group Inc. Germany through the Patrons Consulate General of Israel Wells Rich Greene BDDP Inc. Seth Sprague Educational Forest .City Ratner Companies Foundation New York Magazine German Consulate ($5,000 or more) Sidney & Mary Kantor Estate of Martha Zalles and Charitable Foundation French Ministry of Foreign The Eleanor Naylor Dana The New Yorker Magazine General in New York AJ Contracting Co. Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. Barbara H. Stanton Affairs through AFAA and Charitable Trust Samuel I. Newhouse The Green Fund Inc. Alexander & Alexander Foundation Anonymous Trois Jean 29 the Cultural Services of The Depa rtment Store Foundation The Greenwall Foundation Arts International I I. I. E. Andrew K. Klink United Technologies I Otis Elevator tile French Embassy 1n NY DIVISion IJy the Dayto11 The Edward John Noble Heckscher Foundation for ASF Glass, Inc. Dav1d H. Koch Charitable Contributors Charles Antome van Campenhout 28 Tile Howard Gilman Huclson Co1porat1on Foundation Children Asian Cultural Council Foundation ($2,500 or more) Judge Franklin R. We1ssberg

Foundat1on Tl1e Glaclys Klll~IJic Dcl1nas The John Nuveen Company Robin & Edgar Lampert The Barker Welfare Foundation La Strada General Tile Berlind Foundation & Judge Maryl1n G. Diamond Tile Florence Gould Foundation Founclat1011 Bernard Osher Foundation Nancy Lassalle The Bay Foundation Contracting Corp. Le Bernardin Wolfensohn Family Foundation Roy & Dorothy Lichtenstein The Horace W GolclsnHtll Tile Laura Pels Foundation Lazard Freres & Company B1g Apple Wrecking & Laqulla Construct1on Inc. Bntisil Airways Wolkow Braker Roofing Corp Tt1e Andrew W. Mellon Founclat1on Pf1zer Inc. Lehrer McGovern Bovis Construction Corp. Sydney & Frances Lewis Cap1tal Cit1es I ABC, Inc. Anonymous Foundation The Harlmcss Foundation Seed, Inc. John Phillip Lipsky The Bohen Foundation Foundation Capsouto Freres The MetroTecil Downtown Fund for Dance Simon & Schuster & Zsuzsanna S. Karasz Cafe Bondi Lufthansa German Airlines La Caravelle Benefactors National Endowment lnclcrenclence Savi11gs [)ank Salomon Brothers Inc Lewis Manilow CBS, Inc. Lutz & Carr Casal111o Interior Demolition ($1,000 or more)

for tile Arts Tl1e Henry Luce ~ounclat 1 011 T1cketmaster Mr. & Mrs. Ham1sh Maxwell Champagne Veuve Cl1cquot R.H. Macy's & Co., Inc. Club France Advance Magazmes Publ1silers. Inc. New York City Cultural Metropolitan L1fe Founclat1on T1me Warner Inc. Morgan Stanley Chanel, Inc. Madison Restoration Corp. Component Assembly Anncox Foundation, Inc. Challenge Natural Hentage Trust Tile lsak and Rose We1nman Foundation, Inc. Cl1arles Jourdan Marsh & Mclennan Compan1es Systems, Inc. Arent Fox Kintner Plotk1n & Kal111 New York City Department of NYNCX Foundation. Inc. Henry & Lucy Moses Tile Cl1elsea Piers Sports and McGraw-Hill, Inc. Conde Nast Publ1cat1ons Inc. Aspro Mechanical

Cultural Affa1rs Rcpu1JI1c NatiOilal Bank of Nc~w York Anonymous Fund. Inc. Entertainment Complex Mercedes-Benz of Mrs. Mary Sharp Cronson Contracting, Inc. New York State Council on T11c Rockcfcllci Fou1lclat10n The New York Times Nell & Kathleen Chrisman North America, Inc. Eastern Exterior Wa II Systen1s ASR Electncal Contracting, Inc. tile Arts May ;mel Samtrel Rucl i11 Fa1nily Pacesetters Company Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Henry Christensen, Ill Merrill Lynch & Co. Fresl1 Meadow Jean and Ralph Baruch Tile Pew Cl1aritable Trusts Fotlllcliltlon . Inc:. Tile New York ($10,000 or more) Socrates Nicholas and Liz Cla1borne Foundation. Inc. Foundation. Inc . Mect1an1cal Corp. Charitable Foundat1on Philip Morris Companies Inc. lnfonnat1011 Technology Center Absolut Vodka Gerard Bell Tile Aaron Copland Fund M1d Atlantic Arts Foundation IATSE Tileatncal Stage Battle Fowler Bruce C. Ratner Mr. & M1s. SilllHrrl H. SCIIpps Tile Aeroflex Foundation Mr. Joseph Nicholson I for Music, Inc. Nastasi Associates Emp loyees Local 4 Belden Brick Sales & Serv1ce, Inc. Fan Fox & Lesl1e R. Samuels Tile SIH11Jcrt FoullCiiltiOII. IIIC American Express Company WSC Group Royal Danisl1 Consulate General Nastasi Wil1te Consulate General of Japan BerHliS & Reissrnan, Inc. Foundation, Inc. Robert & Melissa Soros American Legacy Magazine Michael Palm Tile Danish Ministry of The New York Rev1ew of Books in New York Beyer Blinder Belle Starrett at Spring Creek, managed ll1c Norman & Rosit;J The As1a SoCiety David L. Ramsay, MD Culture 1n New York Northern Telecom Inc. Jaros Ballin & Bolles Charles R. BJorklund by Grenadier Realty Corp. W111ston Follllclaticlll Banque Franc:;aise Du Helena Rubinstein Foundation Deloitte & Touche LLP Ogilvy & Mat11er Tile Joelson Foundat1on Ms. Jenne K. Bntell Tile Harold and Mimi Steinberg Commerce Exterieur The Scherman Max & V1ctona Dreyfus H.O. Penn Mact1 1nery Mr. & Mrs. I. Stanley Kriegel Tlw Bnt1sh Counc1l Charitable Trust Guarantors Bear Stearns & Co .. Inc. Foundation, Inc. Foundation Company, Inc. Family of Art11ur Levitt, Jr. Buono Contractmg Co., Inc. Visa U.SA. Inc. ($25,000 or more) Bloomberg Information Radio Joseph E. Seagram & Dual Star Prest1ge Decorating Phliantlnop1c Fund of the C & D Fireproofing & Plastenng, Inc. Tt1e Robert W. W1lson The V111cent Astor Foundation Calvin Kle1n Sons Inc. Fund Brendan & Barbara Dugan & Wallcovering Inc. Jew1sl1 Communal Fund Paul S. & Helaine Cantor Foundation. Inc. Anne H. Bass Chivas Regal The Evelyn Sharp Foundation Ed1son Park1ng Corp. Rad & D'Apnle Lou1s Frey Co. Inc. D.L. Blaine Corp. Canadian Consulate General J.C.O. Enterprises Inc. Stolichnaya Russian Vodka Mr. Colin C. Channer Judith Kessler Breeze National Inc. Supporters Mr. Robert Bresnick Capezio-Ballet Makers ~.D . C. Sales & Service, Inc. Swanke Hayden Connell, Ltd . Ms. Selma Jeanne Cohen Louise W. King Mr. Joseph A. Rosalie {$300 or more) Mr. J. Lyons Brewer Dance Foundation Johnson & Higgins Tate Access Floors, Inc. Ms. Margaret A. Conklin Kelvin & Kathryn Kostohryz Marvin & Elsa Ross-Greifinger 88th Precinct Youth Council Ms. Jacqueline Brody The John R. & Dorothy D. Johnson Controls, Inc. , SSD Tiffany & Co. Cosner Construction Corp. Laura Shapiro Kramer & Ms. Fortuna C. Roth Ms. Diane L. Ackerman Mr. Andrew Duncan Brown Caples Fund Mrs. Alfred Winslow Jones Treasurers & Ticket Sellers Cousin John's Cafe & Bakery Jay Kramer S & C Products Corp. Mr. & Mrs. C. Murray Adams William A. Bunch Mr. & Mrs. Sylvester A. Magda & Anthony Jones Un ion Local 751 Cover to Cover, Inc. Bruce R. Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salwen Ms. Mae Alexander Ms. Frances N. Burnet Celebrini Mr. William Kistler, Il l Ms. Margot M. Tweedy Linda F. & Rona ld F. Da itz Mr. Dennis G. Labeau Amy Schulman & David Nachman lgou & Needa Al lbray Ms. Elizabeth L. Burnett Mr. Allan Chasanoff KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Victoria Magazine Hester Diamond & Mr. & Mrs. W. Loeber Landau Eleanor Schwartz AMBAC Inc. Steve & Clarissa B. Burnett Chelsea Garden Center Joan & Albert Kronick Unity Environmental Corp. Ralph Kaminsky Mr. Robert E. Lee Ill Security Plus Service Inc. Ms. M. Ambrose Ms. Cynthia F. Calder Clermont Communications Corp. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Urban Substructures, Inc. Domino Sugar Corporation Anna & Jonathan Lehman Will iam F. Seegraber Mr. James Anning Clarence House Coll ins Building Services Inc. MacRae, L. L.P. V.A.L. Floors, Inc. Dover Elevators Mr. David I. Leigh Mark Alan Seliger Ms. Hol lis M. Anzani Mr. Douglass Campbell Paula Cooper Gallery Stephan ie & Samuel Lebowitz Massimo & Lelia Vignel li Marie V. Driscoll Ms. Edwina B. LeMaistre & Jeanette M. & Ruben Selles Robert & Sandy April Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Carlson The Cowles Charitable Trust Mr. Peter Lehrer Ms. Terilynn Walsh Ms. Helen-Jean Dunn Mr. Brian F. Watson Mrs. Louise Seymour Gideon Asher Mr. Zack Carr Ill Constans Culver Foundation Leo's Hardware Plumbing Ms. Tracy A. White The Economist Mr. Fran<;ois Letaconnoux Caroline M. Sharp Ms. Judith H. Auchincloss Mr. Ricardo Ca rrasco D&F Masons, Inc. and Electrical Supply Co., Inc. Ms. Carolyn L. Whittle Dr. Anke A. Ehrhardt Robert Levey MD & James T. Curtis & Ms. Julia McFarlane James E. Castello The D'Addario Foundation for Lincoln Electric Products Co., Inc. Irene Worth Arnold. and Abby El lison Mr. Jeffrey Lewis Ms. Victoria L. Sharp Ms. Sarah Jean Avery Century Painting Corp. the Perform ing Arts Anita Lobel W. Wynn & I. Pachter Caryl S. Englander Long Island Materials Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Shipley Ms. Antoinette Ayres John & Barbara Chancellor Gordon J. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Luntey York Hunter Joan & Peter Faber Testing Lab. , Inc. Stanley Siegel & Joey Smith Barbara Laverdiere Bachner Dr. Bonita Chapman Mr. Robert de Rothschild Marstrand Foundation L. Marshall Zeigen James & Anna Fantaci Lovett Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sills BankAmerica Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Chase DeSimone, Chaplin & Dobryn Helen Z. & Louis Marx Anonymous Federated Department Stores Ms. Susan R. Lynton Sara Jane Slaves Nancy Barber Mr. Maurice Clapisson Diamond Installations, Inc. Dr. James & Jane McGroa rty Foundation Mr. John P. MacDonald & Patrick J. Smith Ms. Andrea Barbieri Mr. Richard S. Clark Donaldson Acoustics Co. Inc. Meet The Composer Sustainers G. Marten Fell Dr. Thomas von Foerster Mr. Stephen Sondheim Ms. Elizabeth J. Beautyman Mrs. Sylvia Clarke The Dover Fund Mr. ·& Mrs. Richard L. Menschel {$500 or morel Michael B. First Ms. Sharon McGinnis and Samuel and Ellen Sporn Mr. & Mrs. Louis Begley Nina and Peter Cobb Egg Electric Ment Bros. Iron Works Co. Mr. George C. Abraham Mr. Louis D. Fontana Mr. Howard Mandel Tanqueray Ms. Anne Benedict Arthur M. Cohen Elevated Floor Services, Inc. Selma & Martin Mertz Advanced Technological Sa lly & John J. Forrest Mr. Daniel Michael Mandil & Mr. Willard B. Taylor Maurice & Doris Benewitz Ms. Carolyn D. Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Dwight W. Ellis Midtown Electric Supply Corp. Solutions, Inc. Rachel & Irving Friedberg Ms. Miriam S. Ancis Antoine Tempe Richard L. Benson James G. Collins Empire City Iron Works Morse Diesel Al l Temperature Fris Skandia Martha Graham School Mr. Landon Thomas Mr. Sheldon M. Berlow Linda Collins Falcon Supply NABCO Construction Services, Inc. Technologies Inc. G.C. Ironworks Mr. Paul E. Masse Ms. Susan B. Thompson Drs. Sanda and Marc F. Bernstein Mr. Steven Conyers 31 & Maintenance Corp. Neo-Ray Products, Inc. Alexander Valley Vineyards The Gap Foundation Mrs. Cynthia Lilley-Mazer Charlotte L. Thorp Ms. Dagmar H. Birker & Barbara Bromfield Ms. Mary C. Daly Mrs. M. Derene Frazier Michael Howett Arvid J. Klein Judith Kessler Breeze National Inc. Supporters Mr. Robert Bresnick Mr. Max Dannis Dr. Mio Fredland MD Mr. Paul Howland The Kl ing-Lindquist Partnership, Inc. Louise W. King Mr. Joseph A. Rosa lie ($300 or more} Mr. J. Lyons Brewer Mr. Robert W. Davenport Ms. Susan Freedner Ms. Constance Howlett Harry & Nancy Koenigsberg Kelvin & Kathryn Kostohryz Marvin & Elsa Ross-Greifinger 88th Precinct Youth Council Ms. Jacqueline Brody Mrs. Genevere David Mrs. Anita P Freeman Mr. Robert V. Huber Howard J. & Ca rol Kolins Laura Shapiro Kramer & Ms. Fortuna C. Roth Ms. Diane L. Ackerma n Mr. Andrew Duncan Brown Ms. Joelle S. De Lacroix Mr. Peter F. Frey Mr. Thomas A. Huser Patricia S. Konecky Jay Kramer S & C Products Corp. Mr. & Mrs. C. Murra y Adams William A. Bunch Hermann Denecke Ms. Joan M. Frost Mrs. Heidi Hewes-Hollander Mary Jane Koren, MD Bruce R. Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Martin Salwen Ms. Mae Alexander Ms. Frances N. Burnet Ms. Carol A. Derfner Mr. Don M. Gandy El len Gesmer and Alan Hyde Mr. Darren S. Kowitt Mr. Dennis G. Labeau Amy Schulman & David Nachman lgou & Needa Allbray Ms. Elizabeth L. Burnett The Thomas E. Dewey Fund Ms. Carol Garner Mr. James F. Ivory Kenneth M. & Susan R. Kramer Mr. & Mrs. W. Loeber Landau Eleanor Schwartz AMBAC Inc. Steve & Clarissa B. Burnett Ms. Lorraine A. Di Paolo Mr. Kenneth Geist Mr. & Mrs. John W. James, Ill Mr. Herman E. Krawitz Mr. Robert E. Lee Il l Security Plus Service Inc. Ms. M. Ambrose Ms. Cynthia F. Calder Ms. Joan Diamond Michael E. Gellert Trust Ms. Cynthia L. Jenner Mr. Robert Krones Anna & Jonathan Lehman William F. Seegraber Mr. James Anning Clarence House Mrs. Candice Dobra Mr. Stephan Genn Jerry & Emily Spiegel Family Fdtn. Mr. Kenneth S. Kuchin Mr. David I. Leigh Mark Alan Seliger Ms. Hollis M. Anzan i Mr. Douglass Campbell Mr. Richard H. Dolan Clive Giboire Mr. T. Radey Johnson Ms. Mi ldred C. Ku ner Ms. Edwina B. LeMaistre & Jeanette M. & Ruben Selles Robert & Sandy April Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Carlson & Ms. Mari lyn Dolan Go Ms. Linda Giese & Ms. Jane Platt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kwalwasser Mr. Brian F. Watson Mrs. Lou ise Seymour Gideon Asher Mr. Zack Carr Il l Cory & Bob Donnalley Mrs. Barbara P. Gimbel Harry M. & Ruth Johnston Mr. & Mrs. R.A. Labi ne Mr. Fran<;ois Letaconnoux Ca roline M. Sharp Ms. Judith H. Auchincloss Mr. Ricardo Carrasco Charitable Foundation Rev. Davis Given Mr. Richard Joslin Peter Lamm Robert Levey MD & James T. Curtis & Ms. Julia McFarlane James E. Castello Mr. Thomas M. Donnelly Ms. Alicia Glen Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Judge Kim Landsman Mr. Jeffrey Lewis Ms. Victo ria L. Sharp Ms. Sarah Jea n Avery Century Painting Corp. & Ms. Melan ie M. Ott Mr. Ronald Gold Gregory & Louise A. Kandel Abe & Frances Lastfogel Foundation Long Island Materials Mr. & Mrs. Wa lter V. Shipley Ms. Antoinette Ayres John & Barbara Chancellor Ms. Mary A. Donovan Carol & Arthur A. Goldberg Mr. Marvin G. Kantor Ms. Vivian A. Latta Testing Lab., Inc. Stanley Siegel & Joey Smith Barbara Laverdiere Bachner Dr. Bonita Chapman Eugenia G. Dooley Mrs. Rebecca G. Goodman Mr. Lawrence Kaplan Ms. Ann M. Lauterbach Lovett Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sills BankAmerica Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Chase Ms. Barbara Drescher Mr. Joseph W. Gordon Peggy Jarrell. Kaplan Marie Louise & Michael Lerner Ms. Susan R. Lynton Sa ra Jane Slaves Nancy Barber Mr. Maurice Clapisson Ms. Yvonne Ericson Dryden Ms. Ann Gottlieb Sandra J. Kaplan , M.D. Mr. Louis J. Lembo Mr. John P. MacDonald & Patrick J. Smith Ms. Andrea Barbieri Mr. Richard S. Clark Brooke Hayward Duchin Ms. Kathleen S. Grant Terry Kaplan Robert Lemert Dr. Thomas von Foerster Mr. Stephen Sond heim Ms. Elizabeth J. Beautyman Mrs. Sylvia Clarke & Peter Duchin Mr. Whiimore Gray Mr. Robert R. Kaufman Mr. Louis Lenzi Ms. Sharon McGinnis and Samuel and Ellen Sporn Mr. & Mrs. Louis Begley Nina and Peter Cobb Ms. Jessica DuPont William M. & Muriel Green & Ms. Laura Schoen Jean M. Leo Mr. Howard Mandel Tanqueray Ms. Anne Benedict Arthur M. Cohen & Mr. Raymond laia Ursula Von Rydingsvard Ms. Wendy Kaufman Ms. Ellen Levy Mr. Daniel Michael Mandil & Mr. Willard B. Taylor Maurice & Doris Benewitz Ms. Carolyn D. Cohn Violet & Christopher Eagan & Paul Greenga rd Dr. Vadakkekara Kavirajan Mr. Robert C. Lindberg Ms. Mi riam S. Ancis Antoine Tem pe Richard L. Benson James G. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Eberstadt Ms. Regina M. Griffin Mr. Stephen C. Kaye Mr. John N. Linder Martha Graham School Mr. Landon Thomas Mr. Sheldon M. Berlow Linda Collins Mr. Juan M. Echavarria Harold G. & Mary D. Grimes Ms. Maureen Kazarinoff Mr. Steven M. Lobel Mr. Paul E. Masse Ms. Susan B. Thom pson Drs. Sanda and Marc F. Bernstein Mr. Steven Conyers 31 Ms. Susan S. Egan Jane Ann Gross Mr. Andrew J. Kelly & Dr. Joanne Ca ring Mrs. Cynthia Lilley-Mazer Charlotte L. Thorp Ms. Dagmar H. Birker & Barbara Bromfield Mr. & Mrs. Gustavo Cisneros Stanley H. & Rita J. Kaplan Harold & Myra Sha piro Katrina Cary Liza Landsman Jay & Tracy Snyder Robert A. Cohen Miriam Katowitz & Family Foundation Anthony & Francoise Vernon Stephen R. Lawson Robert & Jane Socolow Sam Cohn Arthur Radin Philip Shearer Cavagnero Brad Learmonth Robert & Melissa Soros John Conklin Kazuko Lavinia & Bria n Snyder Deborah G. Futter & William D. Cohan Peggy & Steven Learner Jonathan Sweet Paula Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Kendall William Sofield Cathryn Collins Andrew Lerner Robert Sweet Charles Croce Andrew Klink Rebecca A. Sullivan Jon Crow Gwen Lipsky Axel & Li lly Stawski Mary Sharp Cronson Ba rrett G. Kreisberg, Esq. & Stephen R. Greenwald Kevin R. Curry Benjamin Liu Amy Tardio & David Blumberg David 0. Currier Edgar & Robin Lampert Arielle Tepper + CWB Marketing Group Mr. & Mrs. Michel Longchampt Tennis Magazine D'Addario Foundation for Nancy Lassalle Charles A. van Campenhout Joseph R. Da lton Bill Love John E. Thompson Performing Arts lara Lee & George Gund Ill Mrs. Sue Erpf van de Bovenkamp Riyadh Daud Margaretha Love Lissa Toole & Michael Milea Suzie Davidowitz Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Lehrer Peter Washburn David Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Madrigal Dr. Jean Torrisi Davis Polk & Wardwell Amala & Eric Levi ne Alan Wanzenberg Simon Doonan Joey Magliocco Treasurers & Ticket Sellers Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Dean * Marylin & Arthur Levitt The lsa k & Rose Weinman Douglas Hopkins & Company Monty March & Catherine Tharin Union/Local 751 Elizabeth de Cuevas * Ketty Maisonrouge Foundation, Inc., Alexandra & Joseph Driscoll Jeanne McCulloch Ca lvin Tsao Jeffrey Deitch James Mansour Mr. W. Loeber Landau * Bill Esposito Martha McCully Kevin Umeh Beth Rudin DeWoody Jean-Pierre Masson Judge Frankl in R. Weissberg Neil R. Feldman John F. McDonald Von Pok & Chang (New York), Inc. Charles & Valerie Diker Scott C. McDonald & Judge Marylin G. Diamond Joan Fields Florent Morellet Laura A. Weil Frederick N. & Michele Oka Doner Peter M. Meyer Vaughn C. Williams, Esq. Pamela Fields-M iner Gerald & Gunilla Morris Herb Weissenstein Brendan J. Dugan Isaac Mizrahi Robert W. Wilson Cynthia Fitzgerald & Richard Owens Cristina Delgado Olsen Dr. Stephen M. Weitzman Arnold J. Eckel man Donald & Gwen Arner Moffat Michael Woehler Robert R. Forrest Scott & Ellen Osman Kathleen Werner Morgan Entrekin Clarence Mosley Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Yancey David A. Forster Lisa & Manny Pearlman Gail Wheeler Tomas Ericson Brooke & Daniel Neidich + L. Marshall Zeigen Julia A. Forster Grace Pierce Jedediah Wheeler Alan & Judy Fishman Jeffrey L. Neuman John Zeiler Mr. & Mrs. Jay Furman Admiral Claude Pieri Clark Wolf Chairman's Circle James Truman Beth Fleisher Talya Nevo-Hacohen Franny & Dick Zorn Kalpana Gajjar William & Suzanne Plotch Catherine & Jonathan Bell The Village Voice/New York Listings & Christopher Claremont Deborah & Jonathan Newcomb Mr. Sam Gen Nicholas A. Polsky & Eve Yohalem Neil & Kathleen Chrisman Nora Ann Wallace Thomas A. Florio Socrates Nicholas & Gerard Bell * * Opera Committee member George Trescher Associates Rita Poulin Kenneth & Maria Cuomo Cole Charlene Magen Weinstein Robert L. Forbes Thomas O'Brien + Theater Committee Member Sandra Gering Nancy & Joel Portnoy Gerard Con n & Carol Yorke Andrew J. Frackman & Emily Braun Harold & Elinor Oertell § In Memory of Doug Allan Jon Gilman Maxene & Eugene Posman 35 Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Producers Council Stephanie French Augustus & Lisbeth Oliver Susan Gluck Chassie Post Extracted Financial Statements Year Ended June 30, 1996

~~~~~~FY 1996 FY 1995 ~perating ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 960,874 128,789 FY 1996 FY 1995 Accounts and other receivables 1,988,013 1,313,482 REVENUE Pledges Box Office & Earned Income 5,016,966 5,735,421 Unrestricted 1,030,695 1,293,736 Appropriations & Contributions: Restricted 2.Q4Q,Q82 3 Q83 331 New York City 3,149,998 3, 100,302 3,070,777 4,377,067 New York State 216,155 332,500 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 908,710 863,906 Federal 210,700 304,000 Marketable securities 1,731 2,244 Private 6,114,946 6,074,162 Property and equipment, at cost-net of accumulated depreciation 1,967,587 2,020,643 Endowment Contributions* 579,431 1,088,791 Construction in progress 1,182,902 369,878 Endowment Income 320,000 300,000

Total Assets $10,080,594 $9,076,009 Total Revenue & Public Support $15,608,196 $16,935,176 37 BAM Endowment Trust June 30, 1996

FY 1996 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 1,819,003

Interest receivable 23,910

Pledges payable-Brooklyn Academy of Music 1,725,211 FY 1996 Loan receivable-Brooklyn Academy of Music 165,000 CHANGES IN UNR.ESTRICTED NET ASSETS Revenue, gains and other support Investment in bonds and equities Unrealized gain on investments 593,628 Fiduciary Trust International 3,803,556 Realized gain on investments 383,1 25 Contributions-Brooklyn Academy of Music 246,370 Investment in The Jaguar Fund N. V. 4,681 ,195 Interest and dividends 190,825

Total Assets $12,217,875 Total Unrestricted Revenues, Gains and Other Support $1,413,948 39 Building Operations Majestic Theater Donna Abraham Lauren MacKenney Management Information Design Planning and Development Kendra Lott Accountants BAM Staff Jack Dobson Barry Jackson Accounts Receivable I Senior Production Systems Rafael Weil Development Special Events Associate Lutz and Carr Director of Building Operations Building Services Supervisor Cash Receipts Supervisor Coordinator Ranald T. Adams Director of Design Denis Azaro Joelle Danant Executive and Program Staff Kevin R. Patterson lsmael Colon Marguerite Allen Patrick Heydenburg Director of MIS and Publications Director of Development Fiscal Coordinator Campaign Consultant ·Harvey Lichtenstein Office Manager Lucas Demetrious Office Assistant Don Coleman Stuart Wong Matthew Lanza Dan Goldberg HF Weissenstein & Co. Inc. President Collie Dean Donald Larrow Shelly Marshall Peter Arbour Systems Manager Publications Manager Matthew Bregman Membership Manager and Executive Producer Security Operations Manager Lavelle Saunderson Office Assistant Production Coordinators Larry Rose Jason Ring Director of Institutional Giving Kelly Maginnis Design Consultants Karen Brooks Hopkins Stephen Hollowell Rawle Scott Peg Schuler Telecommunications Manager Designer Brian W. Grundstrom Patron Services Manager Pentagram Executive Vice President Director of Security Leslie Stevens General Management Production Office Manager llya Gurtenboim Fiscal Manager Robert Bangiola Joseph V. Melillo Daniel J. Dier Lionel Stevens and Production Programmer I Analyst Advertising Lisa Rodriguez Patron Services Coordinator House Photographer Producing Director Building Services Assistant Jason Taylor General Management Crew Chief Jan Winarsky Executive Assistant I Sarah Todd Daniel Rest Alice Bernstein Altmease Frederick Patrick Scully Thomas Paulucci Marketing and Promotions Advertising Manager Office Manager Patron Services Coordinator General Manager Administrative Assistant Capital Projects Associate General Manager Marketing Richard Serrano Alison Spiriti Insurance Tambra Dillon Mark London Mary E. Reilly Crew Jeffrey Levine Publicity & Public Relations Research Associate Special Events Assistant Marsh & Mclennan, Inc. Vice President for Marketing Maintenance I Security Capital Projects Manager Director of Artist Services Henry Beckman Director of Marketing William Murray Barbara Olsen Kelly Stirrup and Promotion Damon Armstrong Ken Rinker Tammy Lee Utility Man Sophie Robertson Director of Press Development Associate Special Events Intern Legal Counsel Arthur J. Shaw Ben McDonald Construction Coordinator Associate Director Chris Butts Project Manager and Public Relations Robert Boyd Kaufman, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin Vice President for Finance Roberto Solis of Artist Services Head Electrician, Sarah Vyden Heidi Feldman Special Projects BAM Archive & Robbins and Administration Supervisors Education and Humanities Julia Smelianskia Lepercq Space Assistant to the Vice Senior Press Representative Jennifer Baker Sherry Hunter Jayme Koszyn Kenneth Aguillera Sharon M. DeMark Artist Services Intern James D'Adamo President for Marketing Victoria Vazquez Campaign I Membership Kei Andersen Medical Consultant Director of Education Calvin Brackett Associate Director Nancy Kramer Head Electrician, and Promotion Press Associate Coordinator Jonathan Lorch, MD and Humanities Harold Heath Mary Jo Ziesel Assistant General Manager Opera House Lauren Winarsky President's Office Michelle Hunter Program Manager Robin M. Ford Bill Horton, Jr. Community Relations and Subscription & Ticket Services Campaign Associate Limor Tomer Publications Consultant Administration Matthew James Josh Moyse Administrative Assistant Head Electrician, Playhouse Audience Development Karen Winer Pamela Gill Director of Lepercq Space Debbie Millman Elizabeth A. Sharp Egerton Kelly Program Assistant Dierdre Loveii-Othen James Kehoe Pamela Mosley Director of Ticket and Bookkeeper Kathe Rogerson-Rein Director of Personnel Ron Rathan Aaron Lorenz Rentals Manage Head Carpenter, Playhouse Community Relations Customer Services Executive Secretary Sound Consultant Diana Frazier Dwight Richardson Education Assistant Howard Larson Manager Richard Larter Sponsorships & Special Events Lawrence C. Henry Abe Jacob Receptionist Everton Smith Theater Management Master of Properties Stephen P Millikin Telemarketing and Lyl)n M. Stirrup Special Assistant to and Administrative Assistant Winston Smith Finance Bob Riordan Carl Wurzbach Audience Development Telefunding Manager Director of Sponsorship the President Video Archivist Carmen J. Gonzalez Haskell Walker Judith L. Stevens Theater Manager Sound Engineer Manager Trevor David and Special Events Character Generators Inc., Assistant to the Vice President Director of Accounting Christine Gruder Lewis Resnick Dewonnie Frederick Ticket Services Manager M. Lourdes Marquez Programming Mark Robison HVAC and Repair Services and Finance Associate Theater Manager Electrician, Opera House Community Affairs Assistant Suzette Briscoe Associate Director Scott A. Watson Box Office Lazzaro Curate Peter Gee Jacqueline David Peter Shuskewitch and Bazaar Coordinator GIoria Hodgson of Sponsorship Assistant to the (as of December 31, 1996) Ellen 0. Anderson HVAC Supervisor Budget Manager John Jones Flyman, Opera House Ticket Service Associates Andrew Wagner Producing Director Treasurer Courtney Harris Cynthia Smith Bernadine Thomas Cyrus Simil ly Special Events Manager Dolores Lusitana Fred Dorso Bernard Lawrence Payroll Manager Theater Staff Supervisors Head Carpenter, Opera House Scott Rogers Visual Arts Initiative First Assistant Treasurer Michael O'Hara Tonya Cobb Ernest Southerland Benefit Manager Project Director Marsha Rosenberg Anthony Shields Fiscal Coordinator Production House Maintenance William Sheehan Claudette Griffith Colman Rupp Mary Lou Houston Assistant Treasurers Accounting Manager Production Manager Wardrobe Supervisor 41