midwest young artists conservatory 18/19 DONOR IMPACT REPORT My affairs with MYAC have undoubtedly progressed my musical development. However, the positive impact that MYAC has made on my essential character or person is immense. I am eternally grateful for the existence of such a selfless organization. The opportunity to enter into a relationship with MYAC is the chance to form a bond with music, which is one of the most beautiful relationships a human can acquire.

- Eric Butler, MYAC Student

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President’s Letter, FY2019 Donor Impact Report

Dear friends of MYAC,

Last year, 2018-2019, at Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) our “theme” was “Share Your Story”. It was the first year into the “next 25”, as we had just celebrated our 25th ​ ​ ​ Anniversary the year before, so it was, in a way, a new beginning, setting a new path for the ​ next 25 years. It was a year of great music making and growth for all our students, faculty, ​ ​ ​ ​ staff, board, donors and friends. We started the wheels turning to work on our next Strategic Plan, revised our Succession Plan, planned our Poland/Prague tour, and better focused on how we might create a Lake County Performing Arts Center. But our primary efforts every day were to provide an environment at MYAC where students can grow musically and personally, ​ realizing a sense of accomplishment and potential while developing both a quality value system and confidence to do what they dream to do. ​

You helped make that possible. You enabled students to be a part of MYAC’s Programs by providing financial aid; you helped MYAC maintain our building by replacing two air conditioning units; you gave our students the opportunity to perform on Pick-Staiger’s stage, at Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia, to perform at the new DePaul University Holtschneider Performance Center; you allowed us to bring renowned guest soloists and teachers to work with our students; you provided seed money for MYAC to start Jazz and Chamber Music Programs in Oak Brook; you came to our concerts and cheered on young musicians with the result being their growing self-esteem.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I can’t say that enough.

As all of our stories continue to evolve, you need to realize how important you are to MYAC, ​ ​ our students, families, faculty, staff, board, everyone! ​ L​ et’s write the next chapters of our stories together! ​

Sincerely and with great appreciation,

Allan Dennis Founder and President

(c) De Guzman Photography Your Impact

900+ $110,680 100% students served financial aid/ of 2019 graduates scholarships distributed entering colleges, universities, or 84 conservatories communities served 170 # of students receiving financial aid/ 43% scholarships of 2019 graduates 100+ pursuing music concerts/events major or double presented 15 major in college Young Music Scholars’ lives changed through 18,230 tuition-free lessons and total concert/event ensembles attendance 7 31 YMS student-mentors master classes gaining valuable presented leadership and teaching experience MYAC At A Glance thanks to you... programs

• 6 orchestras, plus 2 chamber orchestras • 60+ chamber groups, largest youth chamber program in nation • 8 jazz bands and combos • 4 choirs, starting from concerts & tours 1st graders • Monthly master classes and MYAC ensembles perform at performance classes the most celebrated venues • Sonata and repertoire including Harris Theater, classes Millennium Park, Symphony • Music theory, composition, Center in Chicago, Pick-Staiger improvisation, and music Concert Hall at Northwestern production classes University, and Ravinia Festival. • National Concerto MYAC students also have and Chamber Music the opportunity to perform in Competitions prestigious venues around the • Instrument Festivals for bass, globe during international tours. double-reeds, and viola Previous concert tours have • Early childhood music and included China & Korea, France movement classes & Netherlands, Germany, • Summer programs in Ireland & Scotland, New York orchestra, chamber music, City, Spain, Switzerland, and jazz, winds, and choir Vienna. In June 2020, MYAC will tour Poland & Prague. ORCHESTRA Dr. Allan Dennis, Founder and President Patrick Pearson Rhona Reagan

CHAMBER Robert Bassill, Director of Chamber Music Hideko Amano Rose Armbrust-Griffin Naomi Bensdorf-Frisch Rachel Castellanos David Cunliffe Julie Fischer Paula Fischer Lyudmila Lakisova Jacob Murphy Martin Nocedal Matthew Oliphant Charles Pikler Juan Ringor Desiree Ruhstrat John Shaffer Tatyana Stepanova Mathias Tacke Joy Yu

18-19 faculty JAZZ Ryan Adamsons Alex Blomarz MYAC’s world-class faculty Neil Carson supports students of all ages, Ashley Summers abilities, and backgrounds, in a challenging yet nurturing CHORAL atmosphere, ensuring that Stevi Marks, Director of Choral Programs every student reaches their Bill Gordon, Assistant Director highest potential as both an Mary Lewis, Mini & Mighty Maestros Director artist and an individual. Julie Gibson, Accompanist

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC Our faculty includes master Teddi Koch, Music and Movement teachers from the Chicago Coordinator Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITION Chicago Chamber Players, Dr. Megan Beugger Northwestern University, and Roosevelt University. YOUNG MUSIC SCHOLARS FACULTY Danielle Taylor Martin Nocedal Ruth Pikler 2018-2019 concert season

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2018 July 3-7 Voices Rising Bulgarian Tour: Festival of Lights July 10 Music at the Chicago Botanic Garden: Chicago Chamber Music Workshop July 14 Chicago Chamber Music Workshop Recital July 15 Vocal Boot Camp Recital at MYAC Center July 17 Music at the Chicago Botanic Garden: Chicago Chamber Music Workshop July 20 Chicago Flute Workshop Recital at MYAC Center July 21 Chicago Chamber Music Workshop Recital at MYAC Center July 24 Music at the Chicago Botanic Garden: Jazz Combos August 4 Deer Park Jazz Fest at Deer Park Town Center August 18 Lang Lang Scholars at Cantigny Park August 19 Lang Lang Scholars at Millennium Park Sept. 15 Music at the Fort: Faculty Chamber Recital at MYAC Center Robert Hanford Violin Performance Class at MYAC Center Sept. 29 Catherine Brubaker Viola Performance Class at MYAC Center Oct. 6 Chamber Music Master Class: Gerardo Ribeirio Violin/Viola Rep Class with Charlie Pikler at MYAC Center Oct. 14 Fall Concerts at Pick Staiger Concert Hall Oct. 20 Young Professionals Board College Night at MYAC Center Michael Cameron Bass Performance Class at MYAC Center Cello Performance Class: Steve Balderston Oct. 27 Chamber Music Master Class: Callisto Quartet Music at the Fort: Callisto Quartet Oct. 28 Chamber Music Soirees at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall Nov. 3 Jazz Combo Concert at 210Live Nov. 4 Big Band, Jazz Workshop, Jazz Orchestra Concert at 210Live Dec. 1 Brass Performance Class: Channing Philbrick Bass Performance Class: Ian Hallas Dec. 8 Dmitry Kouzov Cello Performance Class at MYAC Center Dec. 9 What the World Needs Now Is Love Concert at DePaul University Holtschneider Center Dec. 15 Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Dec. 16 Magical Musical Holiday Show 2019 Jan. 12 Janet Sung Violin Performance Class at MYAC Center Michael Cameron Bass Performance Class at MYAC Center Jan. 19 Merit Combo with Jazz Soloist at MYAC Center Jazz Combo Concert at MYAC Center Francisco Torres Jazz Master Class at MYAC Center Jan. 20 Jazz in January Concert at MYAC Center Feb. 2 Frank Babbitt Viola Performance Class at MYAC Center Ian Hallas Bass Performance Class at MYAC Center Feb. 9 Avalon String Quartet’s Cheng-Hou Lee Master Class at MYAC Center Feb. 16 Hans Jensen Cello Performance Class at MYAC Center Feb. 17 Discover Chamber Music Competition at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall Feb. 23 Jazzed up Dining and Classical Cocktails at MYAC Center Feb. 24 Winter Concerts at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall March 3 Chicago Bass Fest at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall March 10 Chamber Music Soiree at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall Walgreens Winner Recital at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall March 17 Discover Winners Recital at MYAC Center I’Solisti Ensemble Performance at Asbury United Methodist Church, Kankakee, IL April 6 MYAC 2029 Gala at Westin Chicago North Shore April 28 Spring Concerts at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall May 5 Choral Concert at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall May 5 Jazz Concert at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall May 10 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition: Quintet Soare, Trio Domino, etc. at University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN May 19 North Shore Jazz & Classical Music Fest at MYAC Center May 20 One Score Chicago at Ravinia Festival

(c) De Guzman Photography Faculty Profile: Patrick Pearson

atrick Pearson has led MYAC’s and intonation skills. But alongside this Pbeginning and intermediate level technical knowledge they learn many orchestras since 1994. He currently other important lessons through music: conducts Cadet, Concertino, and dedication, hard work, friendship, and Philharmonia Orchestras and is often teamwork. We spoke with Patrick about one of the first instructors new students his 26 seasons at MYAC, his work as a study with at MYAC. Under his direction, successful school music director, and these developing kids and teens what he believes sets MYAC apart in learn the ins and outs of playing in an the field of community and youth music ensemble and perfecting their rhythmic education. Patrick, where are you from originally? “The kids are speaking highly of you.” So I went to his house and had an interview Sandusky, Ohio, born and raised. with him and Karen [Dennis] in their dining room at their table. They said “Why don’t Could you give us a brief background you come out and conduct?” There was a on your current role(s) at Oak Park River summer orchestra at the time, it was at Niles Forest H.S., and how many years you’ve North High School, and I think I taught a taught there? theory class there too, and now here I am!

This is my 17th year at Oak Park River The first MYA program was at the Lake Forest High School, I conduct 3 orchestras, Forest Country Day School and I taught I have one band: Symphonic Band, and Prep Orchestra, which is now either I teach AP Music Theory. I’m also involved Concertino or Philharmonia Orchestra, it’s with the teachers union there. kind of in between those groups. I taught some chamber groups too, there were I’m involved very deeply with the racial maybe four or five chamber teachers at equity work there, and I also do a lot of the time. the visual work with the marching band. I was at Lake Forest High School for 9 So it was very small. It was a unique years, and I taught in Clearwater, Florida experience because it wasn’t really our for 5 years before that. home. The Dennises literally packed up their office from their house into their van Can you describe your early days and brought everything. They’d have a teaching and directing at MYAC? What parent volunteer who would run the office, was different about MYAC’s environment? which was in the school’s cafeteria, and we’d do our thing. It felt like a family, and I At MYAC in the early years, it was of think Dr. Dennis did a great job of allowing course smaller; we weren’t in this building the organization to grow to the size that it is when I started. I had just moved to and still make it feel like a family. Chicago in ‘94, MYAC was very new then. Some of the founding members of the 100 percent of the kids wanted to be there orchestra were at Lake Forest High School. and had a passion for music. It was fun to Some of the parents had had the idea see them all bond with each other and for Dr. D. to form his own group near not have to worry about the other aspects Lake Forest where their kids were in the of school, and drama with their friends, orchestra I directed. They talked about it and other classes. They were focused all the time. And I was like, “What is this completely on their music and each other, MYA that you guys keep talking about?” which was cool.

I got a letter in the mail - this was before The social aspect was definitely important, email - saying there was an opening, just as it still is now. It’s nice, the age group and I literally threw the letter away and that I conduct now, they’re still sort of thought “There’s no way I’m qualified for forming friendships. And you see them start that job.'' You know, just having moved to bond to each other during our breaks, here, and I had been teaching for only 6 and they’re all sitting together talking about or 7 years at the time. Then the kids came whatever they’re talking about. But, it’s like to me and they said, “Mr. Pearson, there’s instant new friends, which is really cool. an opening at MYA, the kids need a director.” But I said no, no, I’m not doing that. Then Allan called me and said, MYAC has been fortunate to grow as an I’ve also grown naturally as a conductor, organization. To what would you attribute from watching guest conductors come this positive community response? in, and from watching Dr. Dennis. I’ve learned so much from Dr. Dennis. Again, I think it’s that family base that I’ve never taken a private lesson from we have here, that community base him, just learned by watching him. that MYAC offers. We’re attractive to He kind of took me under his wing when families because we allow their kids to I was young, and he’d give me advice on really grow. Most of the kids we have are how to do things. A lot of the things I do the most advanced in their programs at now are simply because of what he’s told school, and MYAC still provides them with me, just in passing, “Do it this way instead much more advanced literature than of this way, and you’ll get this result.” I’ve they get at school. learned a lot and I’ve grown a lot being a teacher and a conductor here. It also grows because Dr. Dennis has developed a relationship with the How about your personal teaching orchestra directors. We’re one of the few philosophy? if not the only youth orchestra in the area that requires you to be in your school I don’t think the philosophy has changed program in order to be in MYAC. That much from when I first started teaching. right there says it’s not meant to take the I want the kids to enjoy what they do, and place of the school program, it’s there learn how to be a good citizen, how to be to enhance it, and the school program a good person through the music. I use a enhances us, and we can work together. lot of analogies and jokes and stories, and so forth. In fact, at my high school they How has your teaching style and method have orchestra shirts that say something been shaped over the years at MYAC? about storytime, because I always tell a lot of stories. But it’s through the music. Oh, I’ve grown considerably. I look back at those early years and it’s like: I’ll also talk about how music “What was I thinking?” (laughs). My communicates, how certain sections groups in particular, for example, the of the orchestra communicate with one instrumentation is never what it needs another. Usually when I use a nonmusical to be for the literature we have. I often word like ‘communicate’ it sparks have no violas, no bass, lots of flutes, something about how to communicate no brass, and I think that back then I with people, with one another. I talk didn’t know how to make it work. about communication within the But MYAC has really taught me how to orchestra a lot. think on my feet to make things work, it’s helped with my arranging and As an experienced music educator, compositional skills. It’s making all those what would you say are some of the most puzzle pieces fit together so that all the important “life skills” that remain long parts can be covered. after rehearsal is over?

Coincidentally we’re (Concertino, Work ethic, camaraderie, communication, Cadet, and Reading orchestras) and leadership. Having to prepare the presenting at ILMEA conference this year, auditions to get into the organization, and that’s what the theme is: making and then for seating auditions as well. it work with your groups. With my groups, I have to teach them how to prepare for those things, and also how to practice and how to time They also see leadership from the manage. They also learn that on their parents, for example the volunteerism own just from the healthy competition that all the families are required to do, that they have. As far as camaraderie, I don’t think they do it as much because it can’t get any better than what we offer it’s a requirement, but because they see here at MYAC. that it needs to be done and want to help.

In terms of leadership, hopefully they’re Do you have any motivating advice for observing the strong leaders that we students interested in pursuing music have here and then taking it back to their after high school? schools. The faculty and staff here are great leaders. In orchestras, we teach As far as motivating them, I hope that I the section leaders how to lead. set a great example for my kids. Most of We teach the other students how to our musicians are talented in other areas lead their section as well. The chamber as well, it’s very rare for them to just be groups, I think that naturally teaches you talented in their art. So in addition to leadership within the ensemble because music, our students go into all sorts of of the responsibility that you have. The disciplines. They have to do what they Young Music Scholars program is also love. They’re not going to be happy in based on learning leadership. life unless they do something that they love to do.

(c) De Guzman Photography musical partnerships

MILLENNIUM PARK AND CANTIGNY PARK CONCERTS WITH LANG LANG SCHOLARS August 18 and 19, 2018 MYAC’s exclusive 7 year partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation culminated in two concerts: at historic Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL and Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago. The International Summer Music Summit is a chance for a small group of exceptionally gifted young pianists under the age of 16, hand-selected from around the globe by the internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang, to gather in a week-long celebration of collaborative music with MYAC’s Symphony Orchestra members.

RAVINIA “ONE SCORE CHICAGO” May 20, 2019 MYAC Symphony Orchestra joined Ravinia Festival in presenting a “One Score Chicago” concert of music from a diverse list of composers including Leonard Bernstein, William Grant Still, Florence Price, and Arturo Marquez. The One Score Chicago outreach program promotes the enjoyment of classical music and creates a cultural touchstone to enable people of diverse backgrounds to engage in community-wide discussion of selected masterworks.

I SOLISTI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AT NORTHBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY & WFMT’S “INTRODUCTIONS” November 18, 2018 I Solisti Chamber Orchestra performed a captivating program of Baroque and Classical era works to a capacity audience at the Northbrook Public Library auditorium. I Solisti is directed by Mr. Charles Pikler, former principal violist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The group also performed in 3 North Shore area high schools prior to the event. During the holiday season, they were featured on the popular WFMT radio program “Introductions” in a broadcast recording of their performance of Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F Major. On March 17, the group traveled to Kankakee, IL for a performance at Asbury United Methodist Church.

CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN MUSIC MORNING SERIES MYAC Chicago Chamber Music Workshop students, and Summer Jazz students performed in July and August in a series of free outdoor summer concerts popular with visitors of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

TURKISH CONSULATE CONCERT August 23, 2018 MYAC Orchestra and Chamber Music students performed the piano and chamber works of composer and musicologist Umut Deniz Topçuoğlu at the Turkish Consulate General in Chicago, upon the invitation of the Turkish Consul General Umut Acar.

CELEBRATE HIGHWOOD: JAZZED UP DINING AND CLASSICAL COCKTAILS Feb. 23, 2019 Jazz combos, Jazz Big Band, and Chamber Music students performed to a packed house at the MYAC Center, which was transformed into a dining and dancing extravaganza. The event benefited student scholarships and North Shore area small business partners, while guests dined on a variety of tastes and spirits from local restaurants. (c) De Guzman Photography student achievement highlights

Here a just a few of our students’ many incredible accomplishments in music this past year:

ANI BAYINDIRYAN Member of the Children’s Choir of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) ensemble for the 60th Anniversary Jubilee National Conference

BERKELEY BORKERT 2019 1st Place, 2018 2nd Place Classical Vocal winner at Granquist Music Competition 2018 2nd Place winner Classical & Broadway category in Fox Valley Rising Stars Selected for 2018 ILMEA District 7 Senior Choir Inducted into Music Leadership Honor Society at Woodlands Academy in 2018

KATELYN BUERGER 2019 National Finalist for the New York Lyric Opera Competition 2019 2nd Place winner in Chicago National Association Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition, Classical, High School Senior category

ANGELINA CHAN 2018 2nd place winner in the Junior Division of the Chicago Chapter of American Harp Society scholarship competition

ANNA CHOI 2019 North Shore Honor Band performance 2019 1st place winner in the Olympic level in the Granquist Music Competition

KIMBERLY HAN 2018 1st prize winner Piano Duet at the 9th New York International Piano Competition Awarded "Young Steinway Artist" title by Steinway & Sons 2nd prize and Best Chopin winner of 2019 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition, Senior Piano category 2019 Chopin Scholarship from the US Chopin Foundation

MAGGIE FEWKES Selected to attend 2019 GRAMMY Camp for Vocal Performance at USC Thornton School of Music JACOB FISHER International Society of Bassists 2019 Competition: 3rd place, 14 and under Solo Division

CHRISTIAN GIBBS 1st Place Winner at the Lake County State Fair in Grayslake for vocal performance of “Never Enough” from “The Greatest Showman”

RUTH KIM 2018 Solo performance at Korean-American Handel's Messiah Festival Honorable Mention 2018 Sejong Music Competition, Violin Junior Division 3rd Place winner, Music Festival in Honor of Confucius, Violin Junior Division Honorable Mention 2019 DePaul Concerto Competition 1st Place 2019 Society of American Musicians Junior Violin Division

IAN KING Principal Bassist for the Junior ILMEA Orchestra

MAGGIE KUANG Received highest remarks (1+) at Solo & Ensemble 2019 for her solo Violin performance

LOUIS MALIGAYA Principal clarinetist at the 2019 ILMEA All-State Honors Orchestra

ABIGAIL MORRISSEY Principal percussionist in the 2019 District 1 IMEA Orchestra Member of the 2019 IMEA All-State orchestra

COLIN PAPIERNIAK Awarded 2019 “Outstanding Orchestra Musician” and 2019 “Most Valuable Musician - Jazz Lab Band” by his Lake Zurich High School music directors. 2019 Achievement Award and Illinois Summer Youth Music scholarship from the University of Illinois

AARON PAULSEN 2019 Jazz ILMEA Senior Ensemble NLCC Honor Band Received Joe Rogers Scholarship Award

JEWELEAH REYES 2nd Place winner of the Illinois Grade School Music Association Contest Cellist with the 2019 Waukegan Middle School Honors Orchestra in "The Honors Band and Orchestra Concert" at Greenbelt Cultural Center

ELIZABETH ROMANYUK 2018 Walgreens National Concerto Competition, Junior MYAC Orchestra Division, Piano category

EVA SHARMAN 1st place June 2018 Granquist competition - Piano Olympic level 1st place 2019 Winner of NSMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival competition Highest combined NSMTA (North Shore Music Teachers' Assoc) AIM Theory and Performance score at Level 11 (piano) RICHELLE SHI 2018 Illinois State Winner of MTNA Competition, Junior Performance, piano category, and East Central Division Alternate

BEATRICE PARK 1st place winner at 33rd Music Festival in Honor Of Confucius Honorable mention at 2019 Society of American Musicians Competition

LUCY RUBIN 2019 ILMEA All-State Principal Chair, Honors Orchestra; 2018 ILMEA District 7 Principal Chair, Orchestra 1st Place Winner of 2019 Society of American Musicians (SAM) Competition, Young Artists Division 3rd Prize Winner at 2018 Chicago Flute Club Student Competition, Senior Division Honorable Mention, Winds Division, 2019 DePaul Concerto Competition 2019 Ravinia Festival Scholarship

AIDAN, KEELIN, AND AISLIN WATTS Violin trio performance at the Equestrian Connection annual barn party fundraiser Violin trio performance at the GiGi’s playhouse annual fundraiser Aidan and Keelin received Outstanding Musicianship awards from Deerpath Middle School in Lake Forest

TIMMY WILCOX ILMEA Jazz Band Level 1 and Vocal Jazz Level 1 His band “Ax and the Hatchetmen” represented the Windy City Blues Society at the 2019 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and performed at Hard Rock Cafe, Blues City Cafe, and BB Kings Live on Beale St in Memphis, TN Winner of the 2019 Evanston Rocks Battle of the Bands competition

FISCHOFF NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION 2019

Trio Domino: quarterfinalists (Daria Chudnovsky: violin, Samuel Du: cello, Myroslav Mikhailenko: piano) Soare Quartet: quarterfinalists (Liam Diethrich: violin, Christopher Gottardi-Littell: violin, Bella Kim: viola, Emma Foreman: cello)

DISCOVER NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS 2019

Overall Winner: Trio Domino: Daria Chudnovsky, violin, Samuel Du, cello, Myroslav Mikhailenko, piano Lyudmila Lakisova, coach

Honorable Mention: The MYAC Bass Quintet: Ukiah Mooses, violin, Hannah Ku, violin, Ezra Burca, viola, Haoming Song, cello, Ian King, bass Allan Dennis, coach alumni highlights

Kimberly Han ‘19, piano/violin Kimberly performed at Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center on August 14, 2019 as part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series. Her performance was broadcast live on WFMT radio.

Ezra Escobar ‘18, cello Ezra’s newly created Greenwich Village Chamber Music Society launches their debut on November 21 at a free concert at Tenri Cultural Center in New York City. Donations from the event will benefit organizations working toward Amazon rainforest recovery and conservation. Ezra is a cello performance major at Mannes School of Music at The New School. He formed the ensemble with fellow Mannes students: Mikayla Chan (violin), Marianne Vartikian (piano), Carla Fortmann (clarinet), and Samuel Frois (violin). The group's mission is to "create meaningful social change through accessible and thoughtful programming".

Rachel Stenzel ‘14, violin Rachel and the Callisto Quartet debuted at Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia on April 13. Callisto Quartet is Quartet in Residence at Rice University. As Grand Prize Winners of the 2018 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, they embarked on a European tour this summer. Most recently, they won the “Prix Adami” at the 2019 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in June, and the Grand Prize in the chamber music division of the 4th Manhattan International Music Competition in July.

Alan Snow ‘12, violin Alan was one of 12 semi-finalists for the 2019 7th Windsor Festival International String Competition in Windsor, England. Alan is Concertmaster of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and first violinist of the Eykamp String Quartet at the University of Evansville.

Conrad Tao, ‘03, piano Conrad performed Shostakovich’s delightful Piano Concerto No. 2. on Wednesday July 31 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. This free concert was broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at WFMT.com. He will perform a program including works by Frederic Rzewski and Aaron Copland, as part of the LA Phil’s Colburn Celebrity series in March 2020.

Heather Boehm ‘00, violin/viola Heather Boehm is playing viola for productions of "Hamilton: An American Musical" in Chicago, and recently performed in the orchestra for The Goodman Theatre's production of "The Music Man" in Chicago. Heather teaches at DePaul University and is President of Chicago Theater Musicians Association and Vice-President of the National Theater Musicians Association.

Doyle Armbrust ‘96, viola Doyle's award-winning "Spektral Quartet" (Clara Lyon, violin, Maeve Feinberg, violin, Doyle Armbrust, viola, and Russell Rolen, cello) launched its 2019-2020 season "Totally Obsessed" where through a dozen events the ensemble will delve into "what makes composers and creators tick — what they’re obsessed with, what drives them to keep searching, and how we performers sweat the details in order to bring it to life for you, the audience." A portion of funds raised in support of Spektral Quartet's new season will also support TECHNE: an organization empowering young women, and closing the gender gap in the field of creative technologies. (c) De Guzman Photography WALGREENS NATIONAL CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS 2018

OVERALL OPEN DIVISION VOCAL CATEGORY: STRINGS CATEGORY: GRAND WINNER: Honorable Mentions: Winner: Ezra Burca, viola James Baik, cello Miriam Faybysh Honorable Mentions: Christopher Gottardi-Littell, SENIOR OPEN DIVISION WINDS CATEGORY: violin Winner: Louis Auxenfans, Daria Chudnovsky, violin OVERALL DIVISION WINNER: clarinet Bella Kim, viola James Baik, cello Honorable Mentions: Haoming Song, cello Grace Choi, flute VOCAL CATEGORY: PIANO CATEGORY: Winner: Shawna Lewis EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY: Winner: Sebastian Ingino Winner: Ella Wimbiscus, WINDS / OTHER CATEGORY: cello JUNIOR MYAC Winner: David Lee, clarinet Honorable Mentions: ORCHESTRA DIVISION Honorable Mentions: Eric Wang, piano Taylor Akin, bassoon OVERALL DIVISION GRAND Robert Black, tuba STRINGS CATEGORY: WINNER: Ruth Kim, violin Nicolas Quero, flute Honorable Mentions: Madeline Cha, violin STRINGS CATEGORY: EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY: Bianca Ciubancan, violin Winner: Ruth Kim, violin Winner: Rabia Brooke, violin Karim Al Zahabi, violin Honorable Mentions: Sameer Agrawal, violin Jacob Fisher, bass STRINGS CATEGORY: Momo Frederickson, violin Winner: James Baik, cello PIANO CATEGORY: Nick Ingino, violin 2nd Place: Rabia Brooke, Winner: Kimiko Darcy John Lee, violin violin Honorable Mentions: David Wu, cello Honorable Mentions: Rosabelle Shi Zechariah Mo, viola Emmie Guo OTHER CATEGORY: Nicholas Boettcher, Caleb D. Kim Winner: Sophia Katsma double bass Clara Zhang Honorable Mentions: Claire Metcalf, violin Richelle Shi SENIOR MYAC PIANO CATEGORY: ORCHESTRA DIVISION PIANO CATEGORY: Winner: Ben Hoang Winner: Elizabeth Honorable Mentions: OVERALL DIVISION GRAND Romanyuk Sakurako Eriksen WINNER: Ezra Burca, viola Honorable Mentions: Justin Chang Jocelyn Gao Ashley Kim WINDS CATEGORY: Winner: Nick Nocita, EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY: JUNIOR OPEN DIVISION bassoon Winner: Jacob Fisher, bass Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mentions: OVERALL DIVISION WINNER: Sebastian Ingino, clarinet Sofia Radovic, viola Kimiko Darcy, piano Joanna Choe, flute Gabriella Radovic, violin

EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY: Winner: Liam Diethrich, violin DEPAUL UNIVERSITY (cont.) alumni Ukiah Mooses Anticipated Major: Music Education

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY colleges Nancy Pulido Anticipated Major: Political Communication and Music Here are some of the many colleges, universities, and conservatories our GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY 2019 alumni went on to this fall. Niko Bougiotopoulos Congratulations to all our 2019 graduates! Anticipated Major: Bio Engineering, Music and History

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY Vanessa Klatt George Dalianis Anticipated Major: Business Major and a Minor Anticipated Major: Government or Economics in Music Studies Nick Nocita Anticipated Major: Environmental Science BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY and Public Policy Nina Badagliacco Anticipated Major: Violin Performance/ HARPER COLLEGE Education Aidan Olesen Anticipated Major: Music Education BROWN UNIVERSITY Lucy Campbell INDIANA UNIVERSITY Anticipated Major: International Relations Joshua Park Hannah Stein Anticipated Major: Mathematics Anticipated Major: Geology or Mechanical Engineering INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY Katelyn Buerger CALVIN UNIVERSITY Gap Year Program: Vocal Performance David Arkema Anticipated Major: Economics and Music ITHACA COLLEGE Studies Emma Rosenberg-Rappin Anticipated Major: Music Education CARROLL UNIVERSITY Ericka Beckman KENYON COLLEGE Anticipated Major: Biology Paige Keller Anticipated Major: English CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC Nathan Stenzel LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY Patience Garcia COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY Anticipated Major: Clarinet Performance MyKenzie Moton and English Anticipated Major: Nursing/Medical Field Madeline Guest Francisco Ramirez Anticipated Major: Choral Music Education and Computer Science COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Andrew Magid NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Anticipated Major: Math-Computer Science Una Kim Anticipated Major: Speech and Language CORNELL UNIVERSITY Pathology Brooke Wu Anticipated Major: Environmental Engineering NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Adam Clayton DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Anticipated Major: Vocal Performance Elijah Garcia and Opera Anticipated Major: Music Performance Chase Duvall Cecil Lay Anticipated Major: Computer Science Anticipated Major: Film and Television, Music Minor UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, WHITEWATER Cecilia Catherine Gao Claire Whitney Anticipated Major: Data Science & Anticipated Major: Music Education Environmental Science Kevin Lee VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY Anticipated Major: Data Science Elena Klatt Anticipated Major: Cognitive and UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Behavioral Neuroscience and a Spanish minor Evan Finder at the Honors College Anjali Kotamarthi Anticipated Major: Biological Sciences/ WHEATON COLLEGE Sociology R. Baxter Brown Anticipated Major: Viola Performance UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER Robert Scherer YALE UNIVERSITY Anticipated Major: Bassoon Performance Kimberly Han and Aerospace Engineering Anticipated Major: Neuroscience/Piano Jake Spies Performance Anticipated Major: Geophysics and Trombone Performance

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Olivia Schneider Anticipated Major: Chemistry

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Lucy Rubin Anticipated Major: Music Performance

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Adam Aaronson Anticipated Major: Computer Science Carlos Alverez Anticipated Major: Composition Madison Amoral Anticipated Major: Civil Engineering Daria Chudnovsky Anticipated Major: Mathematics Christopher Gottardi-Littell Anticipated Major: Physics Max Marsh Anticipated Major: Mechanical Engineering Sebastian Szymanski Anticipated Major: Cellular and Molecular Biology Cale Wolf Anticipated Major: Computer Science and Music, Jazz Piano Tiffany Yen Anticipated Major: Chemical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Adeline Sun Alex Peck Anticipated Major: Neurobiology

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON Kevin Hutchins Anticipated Major: Computer Science

(c) De Guzman Photography testimonials

NATALIE CLARKE ‘18, 4/28/18 MYAC has made a huge impact in my life, words cannot really express everything MYAC has done for me. I’ve not only grown in music, but I’ve grown as a person. The experience I’ve received: I’d say it’s more than just music. It gave me confidence, the ability to create new things. MYAC’s overall message is about working hard and trying your best, and if you don’t succeed, try again.

JAMES87, 1/7/13 TOM_25, 10/25/12 As a graduate of MYA after six years, I notice If it wasn't for the 1st class mentoring and the influence of the social and musical personal attention I received I would never enrichment that MYA provides each day. have matured enough to be successful as MYA provides so many opportunities for an undergraduate. This is by far the best young musicians, from jazz to chamber K-12 private music school in the Midwest, music, along with qualified coaches. and maybe the country. Undoubtedly, MYA has been the greatest influence in my life.

EUNICE KEEM, ASSOC. CONCERTMASTER, DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA When I look back on it, doing chamber music at MYA was kind of my sanctuary. I was learning solo repertoire outside MYA, but where I had the purest enjoyment of music-making was always at MYA. MYA is where my world opened up socially and emotionally, that’s where I established some of my closest friendships, even to this day. That’s why I say in a way it was my sanctuary, that’s where I could go and spend time doing something that I absolutely loved with people I love… That was my fun time.

For me it was a place of nurturing, in every aspect. Of course as a musician, it catered to my love and my development for chamber music and playing in general. But also it was such a caring, supportive, fun environment, where I felt like I could really truly be myself. And that was so important to me. I was very shy, I was very introverted, it felt like I was out of place in a lot of aspects of my life, but when I was there, that’s where I belonged, that’s where I fit in. And that’s where I made all my close emotional connections with people and with friends. And that’s stayed with me.

MYA prepared me for college and professional life and beyond. I still have chamber music scores that I look back upon for notes and I will still use now, because I learned a lot of good stuff there! It was a very integral part of my life growing up, a foundation. ANNA BURDEN, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CELLO, MONTREAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I never hope for my students to become musicians, I hope for them to become great people and do great things. We see a lot of that at MYA, it’s just to be part of the community, and hopefully shape people that know what it means to work hard and have a goal and come together to do something great. So it’s about shaping the next generation.

MYA was the most consistently prominent part of my musical upbringing. It was always there. Now I’m a professional orchestral player, and a lot of the repertoire I learned for the first time at MYA. I learned really difficult pieces, pieces that are programmed in my job [in the Montreal Symphony] all the time. We played Shostakovich 10 when I was at MYA, I played it at work last night, I’m going to play it again tonight. This kind of thing is really amazing.

KIRBY K, 10/18/12 REBECCA MOY, Thinking back on my childhood, my best MYAC STUDENT, 2018 memories were made at MYA. It is where I MYAC is a home to met lifelong friends who I cherish to this day. me. Within its walls I Learning the repertoire we did at such a have developed high level is an unparalleled experience to incredibly as a person anywhere else I have come into contact and musician… with in my time as a young professional. I can The nurturing honestly say this was a place where I could environment is truly look forward to learning in a safe, warm, unique to MYAC and has encouraged loving environment that nurtured me as a me to strive for excellence not only in whole person and a as a musician... Life musicianship, but also in character and lessons cultivated through my time there discipline. I am sincerely thankful for MYAC have helped me beyond measure. and its profound impact in my life, and I will always call it my home.

MEGAN BEUGGER, ISIS BURGOS ‘20, YOUNG MUSIC SCHOLAR 9/12/19 (2018-19 INTERVIEW) I had the pleasure of MYAC has impacted my life far beyond studying in MYAC for making music — it’s helped my education, 3 years, not only did and it’s helped me build meaningful I have the pleasure relationships. I am extremely grateful for of playing some of everything MYAC has given me. It’s home.” the greatest works, in fantastic halls, and fantastic conductors, with the most talented SEABLOUNT, 10/16/12 student musicians around (many who now I can say without question that Midwest have prominent music careers), but MYAC Young Artists has been the most significant became a second family. As an outcast in musical experience of my life. Starting as high school I would count the days until my an 8th grader, I played some of the great next rehearsal at MYAC, where people were symphonies, participated in chamber just like me. A decade after graduating I groups, and was introduced into the came back to teach at MYA and even after expansive world of music theory. so many years it felt just like coming home By creating opportunities for improving and it is amazing to play a part for other musically, growing socially, and giving students in the place that played such a big back, MYA has allowed me to begin to part of my upbringing. reach my own true potential. (c) De Guzman Photography MYAC’S 2019 GALA

MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS CONSERVATORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee

Allan Dennis, MYAC President & Founder Rhona Reagen, Secretary, The Studio of Kelly Corley, Chair, Discover Rhona Reagan Dale Rudy, Immediate Past Chairman, Martha Arroyo, Lakeside Dermatology The Northern Trust Co. Patrick Burke, Happify Thomas Sharp, Treasurer, Past Chairman, Eric Falberg, Victory Propane and 28 Mile Vodka Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Ken Michaels, Bauch & Michaels, LLC J Schneider, 64-4 Consulting Board Members

Jeff Andreasen, aQity Research T.J. Johnson, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Sarah Barnes-Wine, Campbell & Company Hospital of Chicago Foundation Jay Behel, Rush Medical College Mee Kim, Alumni Parent Jon Bogie, Jr., North Shore School District 112 Carol Mavrakis, Alumni Parent James Butler, McDonnell Investment Management Stacy Overby, OKGC Ares Dalianis, Franczek Radelet P.C. Michael Papierniak, Past Chairman, Retired, UOP George Ferguson, Riveron Consulting Laura Ranieri, Klein Tools Edward Foreman, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Brian Rodgers, United Airlines Derek Gover, Realtick/EZE Software - Chicago Wei M. Sun, Illinois Gastroenterology Group John F. Gremer, Walgreens Poh S. Toe, MYAC Parent Susan Wright, Lake Forest Bank & Trust Doris Xie, Rotary International Board of Advisors

Richard Sugar, President Emeritus, Honorary Daryl Nelms, Alum Parent Board Chair; Sugar & Felsenthal, LLP Jeff Rein, Alum Parent H.Y. Kim, Bingrae, South Korea Larry TerMolen, TerMolen, Watkins and Brandt Catherine Mouly, Alum Parent

Honorary Artistic Advisors Music Advisors

Lang Lang, Lang Lang International Music Gary Fry, Composer, Arranger Foundation Charles Pikler, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (ret.) Yo-Yo Ma, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin, Detroit Symphony Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant John Bruce Yeh, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Young Professionals Board

Tessa Andreasen, aQity Research Tom Magarian, The Law Offices of Thomas C. Robert Bassill, Lake Forest High School Magarian, P.C. Orchestra Director James Mayer, Medical College of Wisconsin, Elizabeth Clawson, The Chinese Fine Arts Society MD Candidate, 2021 Frank Feger, Kellogg School of Management Ember Miller, Clarinet Private Teaching Studio Jon Felbinger, U.S. GAO Rob Moss, Quantitiative Risk Management George Ferguson, Riveron Consulting Dan Pritchard, CDW T.J. Johnson, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Nathan Sackschewsky, Batavia High School Hospital of Chicago Foundation Orchestra Director Jessica Jordan Popovic, North Park University, Christian Schmidt, University of Illinois at Chicago Lake Forest College, and Andersonville Strings statement of financial position year ended May 31

2019 2018 2017 Cash and Equivalents 311,542 376,308 247,257 Investments 1,333,209 1,201,683 1,126,465 Other Assets 177,028 234,619 198,086 Property and Equipment, Net 6,952,048 6,960,990 6,987,844 NET ASSETS $8,773,827 $8,773,600 $8,559,652

2017-2018 statement of activities year ended May 31

2019 2018 2017 Tuition and Fees (including Competitions) 764,395 756,949 794,522 Ticket Sales & Other Program Revenue 65,977 127,128 87,061 Contributions & Fundraising 610,701 645,593 739,961 Investment Return and Other -17,356 98,184 136,106 TOTAL REVENUE $1,423,717 $1,627,854 $1,757,650

Instructional Expenses 838,164 848,099 916,949 Financial Aid & Scholarships 103,489 88,106 91,155 Concerts & Competitions 86,385 101,026 74,091 Administrative & Fundraising 365,599 389,499 367,912 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,393,637 $1,426,730 $1,450,107

Change in Net Assets $30,080 $201,124 $307,543

Net Assets at Beginning of Year $8,620,512 $8,419,388 $8,111,845 Net Assets at End of Year $8,650,592 $8,620,512 $8,419,388 With Gratitude to the 2018-2019 Muse Society

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Impresario ($25,000+) Anonymous Illinois Arts Council Negaunee Foundation Paul M. Angell Foundation

Maestro ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous Kelly & Monty Corley+ Discover Financial Services Lance & Brenda Feis Derek Han & Doris Xie+* AbbVie National Endowment for the Arts North Shore Gas/Peoples Gas Dale & Melinda Rudy+* Northern Trust Walgreens With Gratitude to the 2018-2019 Muse Society

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Virtuoso ($5,000 - $9,999) Jon & Kathy Bogie Don & Susanne Albanese* Illinois Tool Works Hans-Werner & Karee Buerger Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Patrick & Krista Burke+* Aon Robert & Jane Barkei Thomas Chmielinski & Donna Marks* HSBC Jay Behel & David Goroff+ Allan & Karen Dennis+~ Jim Butler+ Al Drews C. Louis Meyer Foundation Michael & Renee Falzone Dr. Scholl Foundation George & Rachel Ferguson+^* ‘03 Edward & Adrienne Foreman+ Gary & Carol Fry+ Grainger Foundation Derek & Mary Gover+ Hargrove Pierce Foundation Steve Hagstrom & Tatyana Dekhtyar* AbbVie Hollister, Inc. Highland Park Community Foundation Scott & Stacy Overby+* Discover Finan. Serv.s Marek Honczarenko & Aleksandra Glodek Thomas & Nancy Sharp+ John J. Dugan Charitable Foundation Dennis & Michelle Siau+ T.J. & Andrea Johnson+^ ‘00 Jennifer Steans & James Kastenholz Ray & Nancy Kickbush Richard & Jan Sugar++ Carol Killeen W.W. Grainer Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Morning Rotary Club Lyudmila Lakisova~ Concertmaster ($2,500 - $4,999) Erik & Andrea Larson Martha Arroyo & Joseph Ingino+ Tom & Maggie Magarian Celebrate Highwood Hugo & Oksanna Malan Ares & Dina Dalianis+ Tim & Emily Marshall Alvaro De Loera* La Botana Mexicana Ted & Carol Mavrakis+ Eric Falberg & Karen Spinelli-Falberg+ Michael Becker Fine Violins Greg & Laura Harman+ Joe & Barb Mockus Lake Forest Bank & Trust (Susan Wright+) David Moss Tom & Kim Merrill Robert Moss Mesirow Financial Michael & Jan Nocita Michael & Sharon Mullins+ Robert Nuccio Northern Trust Mike & Cynthia Papierniak+ Jim Scharnell Boyoung Park & Jin Kim Jack & Renate Schuler Jateen & Jalpa Patel Jay & Tanya Sharman Alice Peterson & Paul Munk Jack & Heather Silhavy Scott & Wes Polen Ravindra Simhambhatla & Savitha Rick & Rhona Reagen+~ Devarakonda Gerardo Ribeiro & Pamela Parsons Wei Sun & Poh Toe+ Stuart & Amy Savitz Paul Wine & Sarah Barnes Wine+ ‘93 J & Debbie Schneider+ Winston & Strawn LLP Yan Song & Li Ba Jason & Susan Stancliff Artist ($1,000 - $2,499) Joseph Starshak Anonymous Thomas W. Dower Foundation Jeff & Gena Andreasen+ Jim & Janet Wejman Richard & Lynn Blessing* AbbVie YEA! Highland Park Judy Blue With Gratitude to the 2018-2019 Muse Society

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Benefactor ($500 - $999) David Wang & Beth Coughlin~ Mark & Bev Adamczyk W. Timothy Watts & Meghan Hallagan AmazonSmile Melanie Witt & David Earnest Steve & Linda Bassill Frank Wu ‘11 Jon & Beth Bogie Howard Zhang and Mang Zhu Chris & Esther Chah Bill & Sharon Chamberlain Patron ($100 - $499) Jason & Emily Ciaglo Anonymous Rafael Cruz & Cathy Walma~ Larry & Holly Aaronson Brian & Greta Davison Jorge & Kristen Abreu Mark & Paula DeBofsky Jim & Amy Acri Andrian Dharmasaputra & Julia Prasetio* AbbVie Michael & Nora Aisenberg Kim & Dianne Diefenderfer Jeff & Keiko Alexander Greg & Paula Diethrich~ Hideko Amano~ Teresa Dube Kent & Marie Anderson* Discover Financial Services Rey & Christine Escobar~ Jeremy Apolinski ‘12 Stephen & Maria Fatum David & Teri Ashcraft George Ferguson & Kathleen Ross* W.W. Grainger Tom & Anne Badagliacco Margaret & Kenneth Finder Robert & Stephanie Bassill~^ ‘97 Bruce & Paula Fischer~ Michael & Jennifer Bauer Steven A. Fleckman Ken & Bev Beck Jerry & Pat Fuller Jim Bensdorf & Jan Wolff Charles Geyer & Barbara Butler Robert Black Sara Gotheridge & Sue Darow John Blane Numa & Laura Gottardi-Littell Stuart Bogie ‘94 Ian Hallas ‘08 Cliff Bregstone Paul Hamill & Francine Donohoe-Hamill Willard Bunn III Hill & Cheryl Hammock Anna Burden ‘02 Highland Park Pops Big Band John & Athena Butler Carol Honigberg Louis Camras Tyler & Lisa Hough Sue Canter Eric Hungness & Sarah Hahn Christopher Cerimele & Jean Milew Il Forno Pizza Lawrence Chan & D. Gao James D. Sedlack Memorial Fund Renjie Chang & Lin Tao Daniel & Mary Jenks Thomas Chester Mark & Karen Johnson Gary & Monica Chou Michael & Lisa Keller Helen Chou ‘04 Richard & Leslie Korengold Thomas & Nancy Clarke V. Rao Kotamarthi & Sujartha Karoor Clucker’s Charcoal Chicken Wen Kuang & Luzheng Liu Dick & Sarah Co* AbbVie Brian & Monica Lau Dick & Rhonda Cohen Becca Mazur ‘00 Kay Crockett Todd McDermott & Mira Hinman* AbbVie David Cunliffe & Desiree Ruhstrat Ken Michaels+ Allison Davis Margaret Miller Mike & Lisa DeMarco Judith Mintel Brian Deng & Lilly Li Michael & Alice Nuteson Randy & Conni Derifield Brad & Christine Peterson The DeWitt Family John & Julie Peterson Matt & Janice Dobschuetz Cynthia Plouché Junjiang Du & Yue Xiao Cynthia Reusche Thomas Ehni & Ladonna Koziol Bryan & Lisa Roberts Larry J. Fair Brian & Jenny Rodgers Dimitry & Anna Faybysh Joe & Kimberly Romic* John Hancock Donna Fitzgerald John Roselli & Kristina Dalman Conor Flynn Jeffrey & Barbara Rothstein* Ventana Medical Systems Jay & Fran Foley Susan Rowley & Alexander Weiss Daniel & Rie Fredrickson Luis & Consuelo Salazar Aaron & Naomi Bensdorf-Frisch~ ‘95 John & Cheryl Sharp Marcia Futter Mike & Deb Shawver Nagarajan Ganesh & Kavitha Subramanian John & Jeannette Solatka Larry & Laura Gilbert The Music Gallery Gourmet Frog With Gratitude to the 2018-2019 Muse Society

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William & Elizabeth Graham Jessie & Timothy Reagen Mann ‘97 Robert Haymaker Zoe Reese & Donna Stinnett Charles & Patricia Hutchins Emely Rodriguez Jordan Abe Irizarry & Wren Williams Douglas Roewer ‘98 Richard & Susan Jamerson Douglas Rosenthal ‘08 Qin Ji & Hua Tang* AbbVie Jack Rozental & Donna Whitlon Mei Jia & Yongming Gao Mark Rust & Kim Clark Ken & Barb Johnson Thomas W. Ryan & Family John & Tina Kapinos Charles Sang & Jingtao Wu Dale & Linda Kaplan Anita Schausten Steven & Michelle Katz Christian Schmidt^ ‘10 Dickie & Mary Kay Stuart & Carol Schweidel Keyth Security Systems Andrew Sharp Jena & Manu Khodadad Eric Shimabukuro & Pamela Moy Incheol & Michelle Kim Soomin Shin ‘10 Fred & Teddi Koch~ Tyler Sierzega ‘12 Raymond Kopp Konrad Sniezek Gary Kromelow & Ronda Korzon Emily Steadman^* ’95 AbbVie Liane Lin & Min Cheng Tatyana Stepanova & Mark Gerchikov~ Tylee Lin ‘10 Sunset Foods Enrique & Bridget Lipezker Margaret Szymanska Jeffrey & Joan Lipman Steven Takaki & Pamela Schwartz Jialing Liu & Jinghua Jin* General Electric David & Deirdre Tanaka Junmin Liu & Shengrong Xie Paul & Caryn Tatelli Naichen Liu & Hailian Jiang Team Belvedere LLC David Loundy & Christina King Loundy Larry & Edna Ter Molen++ Marvin & Jackie Lutz Tetyana Torzhevska Tom & Ramona Magarian^ ‘99 Robert Tropple & Debra Schroeder John & Rita Mahoney John & Nancy Villani Alisa Maloney Derek & Alesia Wall John & Cindy Mangan Jonathan & Beatrice Wang Michael & Mary Jane Mangan Steven & Lisa Weathers Adam & Katerina Maniak* Dell EMC Sam & Christina Weisbard George & Agnes Martin Ina Winston Joan Martin Scott & Cindy Witten Clark Matthews ‘00 Debra Wolf James Mayer^ JianZhong Wu & Sophia Li* Discover Financial Services Steve Mayer & Ariel Orlov Hao Xiong & Ying Mu Bill & Erin McCune John Bruce Yeh & Teresa Reilly++ Richard & Sara Mesirow Joe & Sue Zaharako Phillip & Sim Moy Alex & Deann Zoghlin John & Sally Murphy Jorge Nocedal & Susan Bedard Special Thanks to 2019 Gala Committee Co-Chairs Joseph O’Brien & Deirdre O’Riordan Sharon Mullins Paul & Lorena O’Neill Julia Randolph Mike & Pam Orals Fred Orkin & Sylvia Aruffo Contributions of Goods & Services Mike & Magdalena Owczarek Edward & Gretchen Bayer Jentien Pan ‘09 Ron Bernardi Bruce & Nancy Payne Robert Cessine & Jackie Rasso PayPal Giving Fund Rosemary Demore Patrick & Andrya Pearson Stephen Erenburg Eric Perreault & Una McGeough Max Farbman ‘14 Andrew Peters & Sandra Sanguino Edward & Adrienne Foreman+ Charlie & Ruth Pikler~++ Robert Hanson Cole & Margaret Pinnow Martin Nocedal~ ‘06 Joan Platt Rick & Rhona Reagen~+ Greg & Cathy Popp Myra Sanderman Derek & Anna Pura Dennis & Michelle Siau+ Kristin Quigley ‘09 Marily Schonthal Georgios & Iliana Radaios The Watt Family John & Julia Randolph John Yarbrough MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS CONSERVATORY 878 Lyster Rd, Highwood IL 60040 847.926.9898 / mya.org