A NOTE FROM JOSEPHINE LEE As I reflect on the 2012-13 program year, I fondly remember the moments when thousands of our young singers, the lifeblood of Chicago ChildrenвЂ™s Choir, inspired all of us with their discipline, their drive for excellence, and their curiosity about the world. They give us strength to dream about expanding the ChoirвЂ™s vision to global proportions, with the goal to achieve social harmony through musical excellence. Even as we further increased our programs at home in Chicago, we took this global focus to heart. Through authentic instruction in music from around the world, collaborations with ChicagoвЂ™s prestigious cultural institutions, and performance opportunities at home and abroad, we strove year-long to bring the world to our children so as to bridge geographical and cultural divides. To address this global vision of social harmony through musical excellence in 2012-13, the Choir produced Sita Ram at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, undertook an international tour to India, and inaugurated a World Music Festival. Sita Ram was commissioned by the Choir and based on a modern interpretation of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. The three-show run in December 2012 featured the ChoirвЂ™s top ensemble, Voice of Chicago, in collaboration with David Kersnar of Lookingglass Theatre Company, Natya Dance Theatre, Azeeza Khan of Atelier AZZA, and Inappropriate Theatre Company. In January 2013, Voice of Chicago presented Sita Ram in excerpted form to audiences in Jaipur, Delhi, Bangalore, Agra, and Chennai during the ChoirвЂ™s international tour to India. Later, in February 2013, during the inaugural World Music Festival, five hundred intermediate and advanced singers from the Neighborhood Choir Program, DiMension, and Voice of Chicago presented repertoire from around the world to five hundred audience members. With Sita Ram and the India tour, Choir singers went out into the world serving as ambassadors promoting peace through song. These same singers also brought the world to their peers in communities throughout Chicago. Advanced singers from the Neighborhood Choir Programs and from Voice of Chicago served as role models for younger singers in the ChoirвЂ™s sixty in-school programs at events such as the Target Community Concert Series and the choir-wide annual Paint the Town Red at Millennium Park. These concerts were instrumental in establishing collaborations and friendships across choir levels as singers rehearse together and share their experiences. As the Choir expands its social vision to a global scale, we remain committed to nurturing our longstanding partnerships with ChicagoвЂ™s finest cultural institutions and to providing opportunities for singers to tour the United States. In October 2012, our singers performed in Chicago Symphony Orchestra's production of OrffвЂ™s Carmina Burana, under Maestro Riccardo Muti, at Carnegie Hall, and in the Lyric OperaвЂ™s production of PucciniвЂ™s La BohГЁme in February 2013. During the ChoirвЂ™s annual Bridging America Tours, singers from the Neighborhood Choir Program showcased our multicultural repertoire during a local Chicago tour, as well as in Kalamazoo, Nashville, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. As you make your way through this annual report, I hope that you will let the voices of our children inspire you. On behalf of these hopeful young singers, we thank you for making all this possible with your support, and we invite you to continue reimagining the world with us. All the best, JOSEPHINE LEE President & Artistic Director lake michigan lake michigan BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY TARGET PHOTO BY ERIC YOUNG PHOTO BY KENNY KIM PAINT THE TOWN RED SPONSORED BY TARGET PHOTO BY SHANE WELCH LINCOLN PARK/DEPAUL SAN FRANCISCO, CA HYDE PARK MINNEAPOLIS, MN ALBANY PARK, BEVERLY, AND PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE NASHVILLE, TN DIMENSION KALAMAZOO, MI ROGERS PARK AND HUMBOLDT PARK CHICAGO, IL THIS IS IMMERSIVE KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF THEATRE, WHERE YOU ARE OFTEN SURROUNDED BY THE PERFECTLY DRILLED CHORUS LITERALLY VIBRATING YOUR BONES WITH THE MUSIC. - CHICAGO STAGE STANDARD A HIP RETELLING CHICAGOвЂ™S SITA RAM WORLD MUSICAL SETS THIS TIMELESS FESTIVAL ON AMERICAвЂ™S GLITTERY MAIN STREET, WITH ACROBATS SOMERSAULTING AMIDST INDIAN DANCERS ASSUMING SCULPTURED BHARATA NATYAM POSES TO EXOTIC BEATS AND MELODIES. - DESI TALK CHICAGO WHAT AN AMAZING OF AN ANCIENT TALE OF GOOD CONQUERING EVIL THAT COMES CLOSE TO HITTING ALL THE NOTES OF A SMASH DISNEY STAGE MUSICAL IN THE VEIN OF THE LION KING OR EVEN JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. PRODUCTION SITA RAM IS вЂ” BUT YOU CAN EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THE RAMAYANA, THE FOUNDATIONAL MYTH OF MILLIONS NOW LIVING IN INDIA, NEPAL, INDONESIA AND THAILAND. - TIMEOUT CHICAGO KIDS - CHICAGO STAGE STANDARD THE TUNES WERE FOR LIVE SPECTACLE CATCHY, THE COSTUMES VIVID, AND THE BIG DANCE SCENES ENTHRALLING. - TIMEOUT CHICAGO IT WOULD BE HARD TO BEAT SITA RAM. - CHICAGO TRIBUNE SITA RAM PRESS, DECEMBER 2012 SITA RAM AT THE HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE PHOTO BY TYLER CURTIS BRIDGING AMERICA TOURS CHOCOLATE IS LOVE PAINT THE TOWN RED COMMUNITY SING! CAROLING AT CLOUD GATE ANNELIES AT THE HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE CARMINA BURANA AT CARNEGIE HALL RED JACKET OPTIONAL TARGET COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES SNAP DAZZLE POP! LA BOHEME AT LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO SITA RAM WAR REQUIEM WITH GRANT PARK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL INDIA TOUR SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER WITH THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND BRASS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT SERIES MUSIC@BETHEL STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 UNRESTRICTED $ 1,086,423 Program Fees 863,994 Foundation and Corporate Support 1,097,347 Individual Contributions and Special Events 56,000 Government Grants 226,716 Concerts 4,563 Other 3,335,043 Total Support and Revenue Program Services Concert Choir Neighborhood Choir Programs In-School Program Program Marketing Subtotal Program Services % of Total Management and General Fundraising Total Expenses TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED -(25,000) ----(25,000) TOTAL ALL FUNDS 2013 $ 1,086,423 838,994 1,097,347 56,000 226,716 4,563 3,310,043 $ 970,445 528,262 848,210 15,000 205,214 48,422 2,615,553 796,052 640,854 481,307 159,974 2,078,187 76.3% 242,881 404,046 2,725,114 (109,561) 1,091,456 774,378 609,228 118,637 2,593,699 ------ 292,910 403,277 3,289,886 ---- 1,091,456 774,378 609,228 118,637 2,593,699 78.9% 292,910 403,277 3,289,886 Increase (decrease) in Net Assets 45,157 (25,000) 20,157 Net Assests at Beginning of Year Net Assets at End of Year 748,128 $ 793,285 Source: 2013 Audit Report A copy of the audit is available upon request 245,000 $ 220,000 TOTAL ALL FUNDS 2012 993,128 $ 1,013,285 1,102,689 $ 993,128 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS The following list of organizations and individuals represent Chicago ChildrenвЂ™s Choir donors who have made gifts from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 to the ChoirвЂ™s general operating and program funds. We gratefully recognize their support, which is so vital to our success. в™« Life Members of Chicago ChildrenвЂ™s Choir: This designation includes alumni, parents, and members of the ChoirвЂ™s Board of Directors, both past and present, who are part of the greater Choir family. We are especially grateful for their continued support of the Choir. The Davee Foundation The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. David D. Hiller KPMG LLP Peoples Gas Prince Charitable Trusts Ron and Patty Weiss в™« Gov. Patrick Quinn RBC Wealth Management $5,000 - $9,999 Christopher and Veronica Barry and Susie Alberts в™« Robinson в™« Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Brenda A. Russell в™« Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. Carol and Jim Schroeder в™« BDT Capital Partners LLC Joe and Jennifer Shanahan в™« $50,000 - $99,999 $10,000 - $14,999 Nimalan Chinniah в™« The Siragusa Foundation Robert and Rose Fealy в™« Anonymous Edelman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher John D. and Catherine T. Bank of America The Edgewater Funds & Flom, LLP MacArthur Foundation The Barbara and Frank Lieber The Farny R. Wurlitzer Lawrence E. Strickling and David and Lesly Koo в™« Family Charitable Trust Foundation Fund Sydney L. Hans в™« Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Mrs. Zollie Frank Sun-Times Foundation Jim and Ginger Meyer в™« Foundation, Bank of America, Dean and Minda Gerber Brian and Jamie Vandenberg в™« Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff в™« N.A., Trustee Brian and Jaala Good в™« Sona Wang and Bill Selonick в™« Polk Bros. Foundation Bill Farley and John and Christina Hatherly в™« WGN Television Searle Funds at The Chicago Shelley MacArthur Farley в™« Holland Capital Management The Wicklander Foundation, Inc. Community Trust Feitler Family Fund John Hong and Ellee Pai Hong в™« Wintrust Commercial Banking Surdna Foundation Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Irving Harris Foundation Kerry and Sarah Wood Harper Court Arts Council ITW Yann Woolley $25,000 - $49,999 Randy L. Holgate and Jenner & Block LLP/Vincent Lazar Beatrice P. Delany Charitable John H. Peterson в™« John R. Halligan Charitable Fund $2,500 - $4,999 Trust Anonymous Illinois Arts Council Don and Melissa Knoll в™« Crown Family Philanthropies Ari's Extra Inning Kate T. Kestnbaum в™« Mazza Foundation Embassy of the United States of Helaine Billings в™« Macy's Foundation Sara and Richard Mesirow America: New Delhi, India Keith and Kathleen Cardoza в™« The Negaunee Foundation Mesirow Financial James and Karen Frank The Francis L. Lederer Foundation Nuveen Investments Ocean Tomo, LLC Steven and Priscilla Kersten в™« Mark and Kristen P. Freund в™« Redbox Automated Retail, LLC The Plexus Groupe Greenberg Traurig LLP RoundTable Healthcare Partners PNC Financial Corporation $15,000 - $24,999 Charles and Kristine Kinder в™« Mridu and Chandra Sekhar в™« The PrivateBank ComEd $100,000 AND ABOVE Rose Ann Grundman в™« JPMorgan Chase & Co. Target Walgreens Kinder Morgan Foundation Anne Kritzmire в™« R.J. Melman Chrysa and Jeff Moster в™« Allan and Elaine Muchin David Apatoff and Nell Minow в™« Diane and Jim Pearse в™« Deborah and Scott Peltz в™« Edward Phillipp Aravinda and Eric Reeves William and Emmie Ruffin в™« James and Jan Schott в™« Sepia Sidley Austin Foundation Geoffrey R. Stone в™« Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Craig Willbanks and Monty Kehl Peg Duncan Peter and Neva Egan в™« Richard and Eileen Epstein Jim and Lyn Garbarini в™« Matthew A. Gelbin в™« Drs. Rita and Richard Glass в™« Thomas Godfroy Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Deborah Hess-Flocco and Luis Flocco в™« Linda Hierholzer Karn David and Karie Katz в™« Michael and Rosalind Keiser Benjamin and Laura King в™« David C. Kleiman Elizabeth and Scott Lassar Alain and Laura Lecoque William Lumpkin Jim and Kay Mabie $1,000 - $2,499 McCormick Foundation Anonymous Anthony Montag and Chris and Martha Abbinante Katherine Griem в™« Bridget Adaska в™« Graham and Raija Murphy Mitchell and Colleen Andrews Anita and Jamie Orlikoff в™« Peter and Lucy Ascoli в™« Richard and Alicia Peperone в™« Annie Aubrey в™« Jose and Rachel Pluto в™« Deborah Beaty Larry and Corinne Richman Anuradha Behari Ms. Elisabeth Richter в™« Carol and Howard Bernick Robert Rohrman Andrew and Shaun Block Scott and Laurie Rose Amy and Brian Boonstra в™« Brian and Nelli Rowland Rachel and Annette Bostic Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson в™« John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Anthony and Anne Ruzicka Butler Family Foundation Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Debra A. Cafaro and John and Margaret Saphir в™« Terrance K. Livingston Mr. Kenneth Schug Diana Clark and Chang-Tai Hsieh в™« Rob and Susan Shapiro в™« Donna and Dmitri Cherenshikov Saul and Margaret Shorr Bob and Kathy Dodd Erin Slitt в™« William and Margaret Huyck в™« Ms. Deena Hyman Howard Isenberg and Barbara Zenner Mr. Tim B. Johnson Barry and Margaret Jungels в™« Scott and Stacey Kaniewski David and Karie Katz Seth Katz Kaye Scholer LLP Latin School of Chicago $500 - $999 David Levin Guy and Jan Arvia Harriett Levine в™« David and Susanne Baker в™« Jeremy Marks and Michael and Inez Brunner в™« Elizabeth Steinhauer в™« Michael and Susan Bruno Microsoft Jessica and Eric Bruozis в™« Morgan Park Academy Jeff and Amy Bucklew Corinne Morrissey David and Elizabeth Chandler Ronald and Yuan-Quing Mui в™« Marion Cohen Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Mr. Charles Custer Mitch Newman Juliana Chyu and David H. Whitney David and Charmaine Nichols John and Ellyn Daniels в™« Martha Nussbaum Emily Doss Oil-Dri Corporation of America David and Deborah Epstein в™« Thania Panopoulos Mrs. and Mr. Paula Fasseas Richard and Cindy Pardo в™« Sally and Michael Feder в™« Joan Pederson в™« Derek and Katie Ferguson в™« John and Victoria Ratnaswamy Henry and Frances Fogel в™« Matt Roan в™« Ron and Linda Galowich James and Erica Sandner в™« Joan and Jeffrey Goldwater в™« Arnold Schili and Sallie and Alan Gratch Rose Marie Carlson Richard and Mary L. Gray Stephen Schlegel в™« Judy Hanson and Bryan Farina Barbara Schrayer Ms. Marguerite D. Hark Ezra and Orit Schwartz в™« Carrie L. Hedges в™« Rahul and Laura Sekhar в™« Tom Hinkes Nikita Sekhar в™« Holly Hudak John and Wendy Shelton Dave and Ilona Hughes Gary and Mindy Sircus в™« Rita Stols and Frank Lentine в™« Pam and Russ Strobel Stronger Illinois Committee Lynn and Edward Varndell в™« Victory Park Capital Advisors Keith and Annabelle Volgman в™« John and Lisa Weinberger Joan Neal and David Weisbach Emory Williams and Lucy Liu в™« Joel and Frances Zemans в™« Jean K. Smith Sabine Sobek, M.D. Mike and Leslie Taylor Mr. Anthony E. Vales в™« Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava в™« Chandrashekhar and Sushila Virupannavar Monica Walker в™« Dr. Robert G. Weiss and Mrs. Florette Weiss Jacqueline White в™« William and Linda Wigoda Lincoln and Elizabeth Ellis Caroline and Patrick Gallagher в™« James and Lies Garner в™« Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keyser в™« Anna Gotskind в™« Scott and Libby Hall в™« John and Mary Hallock Cheryl and Hill Hammock Nancy M. Harlan в™« Dr. Robert A. Harris в™« William Heard в™« Terry and Donna Hendrickson Jacob Hutchinson $250 - $499 Robert Jacobson Anonymous Dr. Janice Caruso Karen Anderson Richard and Caroline Keating в™« Richard and Melissa Bacon в™« Josh and Holly Kercher Sophie and Brad Bakall в™« Toygen Kiamalsu Michael Belsley and Nina Owen в™« Jacquelyn Kinder в™« Ed and Tracey Benford Mark Kirsons Dennis and Joan Berger Janet and Christopher Kleve в™« Philip D. and Judith S. Block Stacey and James Kole в™« Jonathan Boen and Laura Miller в™« Nick and Sara Kontalonis Charles Brummell Kevin Kovitz and Odile David в™« Dean and Rosemarie Buntrock Missy Lavender в™« Stephen Cain and Elaine Hadley в™« Lisa LeHiere Ellen Canter в™« Matt and Theresa Leonard Gregory Caputo Ms. Laurel Lipkin and Misho Ceko and Tara Swords Mr. Mark Neil Erik Charlston в™« John and Jennifer List в™« Kapil Chaudhury Samantha Lovett в™« Susanna Cherubin-Delisi Mauro and Kimberly Mafrici в™« Chicago Regional Council of William Mason and Diana Davis в™« Carpenters James Mastro and Claudia Skylar Arnold Choi Micah Materre and Kelvin Jackson в™« Joy Clendenning and Michael Scott Gavin McCarty Stephanie Comer Marjorie Miller-Brownstein Peter and Emily DeGroot Mr. Todd Mintz and Caroline and Adam Dettman в™« Mrs. Jen Gooze в™« Danielle Mohn Madelaine Mooney в™« David and Sarah Murphy в™« Michele Musgrove в™« Robert and Margaret Musur в™« Frank and Nicolette O'Connor Dennis Oakes Jane Pedelty Neill and Anju Peters в™« Randal C. Picker and Gretchen A. Schmutz в™« Bruce and Ann Piller Jason and Erika Pomatto Carolyn Poplett Antonio and Delia Porras в™« Kevin Ray Scott and Cindi Redman в™« Kurt and Joyce Reichardt Joel and Stacie Resnick Solvig and Harry Robertson Ms. Elizabeth Robinson John and Kim Rooney Stephen and Constance Rowley Ruzicka & Associates, Inc. Saks Incorporated Scott and Diane Salk в™« Mark Savitt and Jodi Nelkin-Savitt в™« Laura and Brett Scheland в™« Rick and Rene Schuler Brian and Amanda Shaw Jack and Anne Shea Craig and Kelly Shultz в™« Bette Sikes Teresa Soppet Sara Spiering в™« Brenda and Paul Stubitsch в™« Tom and Rochelle Summerfelt в™« Jonathan and Angela Swain в™« John and Donna Swinford в™« Nancy Stone в™« Laura Lane and Richard Stout LaMarr Taylor в™« Matt Unertl в™« Neal and Cindy Valente в™« Luke and Danielle Valentino Sarita Warshawsky Joleen Willis Craig and Melissa Wilson Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and Donald Thompson в™« Mr. Yesse Yehudah and Mrs. Donna Newman в™« Kent Zimmerman and Grace Yum Zimmerman Russell and Kathy Zitny $100 - $249 Anonymous Anonymous Lawrence and Susan Aaron Sue Abderholden and Lee Keller Diana Aixala Nenette and John Alonzo в™« Stuart and Jeanne Altmann Ms. Carol A. St. Amant Ms. Jewel Anderson Jamie Andriacchi Brenda Anguil Evelyn Appelbaum Maria Armstead Emma Arnold Carol and Kim Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Barliant Howard and Donna Bass Mark and Elizabeth Behringer в™« Marty Billingsley Barbara A. Black Ruth Blatt Elizabeth Blinderman Allie Bradford Lynn Braun Lorie Briser Emily Brosnahan John Buchanan Tom and Carrie Buchwald Marilyn Bui Arlene and Sylvan Bunis William and Barbara Buss Clinton and Tania Cameron в™« Mr. Evan G. Canter в™« Lisa Carnoy Wanda Carter Kristin Cass Martin and Lyndsay Cavanagh в™« Michael and Lynda Chioros Marc and Sarah Chodera Sarah Ben-Shahar Clarke Charles and Michelle Cleary в™« Aric and KK Cleland в™« Barbara Cohen Ken and Kim Cohen в™« John and Jane Colman Christine Correia Bruce Cox Tom and Laura Cox Sandra Crane Dancing Lotus Fitness Stuart Davidson Catherine and Chris DeLeeuw Estrella de Leon Carrie del Hierro Archana and Satya Dharanipragada в™« Karen and Charles Dhyanchand Colleen and Brandon Dobell Michael T. Dolan and Denise Graney в™« Helen Doria Mike and Emily Doss в™« Janet and Craig Duchossois Richard Duchossois Meg Dwyer в™« Charles and Lois Edwards в™« Natasha Egan Electronic Knowledge Interchange Company Laurel Elzinga Sally Ezra в™« Alexander Feller and Sandra Sheinin в™« Renee Feltes Jay Feuerstein The First Unitarian Society of Chicago Linda M. Fitzgerald в™« Mary Gail Fitzpatrick Jonathan Floyd Sono Fujii в™« John and Julie Galassini Michael Garfield Bruce and Michele Gelman в™« Colleen Gelman Laurie Gelman Janet H. Gilbert John Gilliean Margie and Tom Goldblatt в™« Karen Goldstein в™« Joan B. Gottschall Sarah Graham Suresh Gurunathan Ellen Harder Alice Hargrave в™« Allison and Paul Harris в™« Pat Harris Raymond and Anita Hartshorne в™« Martha and Thomas Hayman Patricia Heimann Marisela and Marcos Hernandez в™« Josh Herz Barbara Hetzer в™« Bradley Hirsh and Marguerite Grizzi в™« Cornelius Hodges Brett and Jennifer Holcomb Monica Houston Kelle and Tabitha Humphries Paul Iacono Janice Jenkins Ms. Gwen Jessen John Johnson в™« Nicole Johnson Rachel Johnston George Jordan Perry Kamel Kalsec Lauren Kern Mike Kim John King Don and Isabelle Kinney в™« Jill Kohler Graham Kostic Mary Kostic Emilio Kouri Melinda Kramer and Bob Ernst в™« Randall Kroszner Dave and Julie Lamb John Lambert Sue Lannin Ivan and Jasna Lappin в™« Theodore and Wendy Lawrence Edmund and Bernice Leracz Melvin and Miriam Letchinger Bud and Carol Lifton Cal Levin David Levin and Claudia Edwards в™« Leigh Levine and Debra Magad Ruth M. Levine Saul Levmore and Julie Roin Sandra Levoff Rose Lizarraga Laurie Lovett в™« William and Kim Madden Matt Markiewicz Amanda Mason Bert and Carol Maxon Brian and Cindy Mayo в™« James McCarthy Corri McFadden Mr. David McKinsey and Ms. Maithe Enriquez Carrie McNally Bob Merkle and Blair Archambeau в™« Deborah R. Meyer and Eric Brantley Theodora Momich Zoran Momich Anne Moore and Harry Dent Mrs. Judith M. Moore в™« Keith and Denise Morton Paul Moy Mike and Kala Moynihan в™« John and Vivian Mullan Dan and Deanna Murphy Tracey and Thomas Naughton в™« Thomas Nelson Amy Newkirk and Kevin Manson Avi Newman Rose Newman Robert and Amanda Norton Joy Olkowski Walter and Terri Owens в™« Lynn Page в™« Catherine S. Pantsios в™« Stephen Patterson Lori Pedelty and Mark Ormond в™« Lauren Peterson Jeff and Kimberli Piehl в™« Mike and Dianne Pierce Troy Pierce and Crystal Bowyer Jim and Cheryl Podolny Dr. Norma R. Poinsett Isabel Polsky Desmond Pope Mark Potter and Mari Egan в™« William Preston and Linda Tucker Joyce Prince Jim Proctor and Aneesah Ali John Quinn Gary Rademaker and Patricia Del Boccio Cheryl Red Lawrence and Carol Reich Suzanne Reiman Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Levoyd Robinson Alicia Roman в™« Roc and Deborah Roney в™« Robert and Ellen Rosenberg Susan and Myron Rubnitz Mr. Daniel N. Rudolph в™« David Rush Winifred Rutter в™« Gail and Jerrold Sadock в™« Raudel Sandoval R. E. Scholly Tracey Scruggs Roberto and Julie Segura Maureen and Drew Sexson Nina Sharda Sandy Sheinin Gracia and Daniel Shiffrin в™« Mr. Mark A. Shilhavy Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Shipka Isabel Shultz в™« Ms. Miriam A. Sierig в™« Suzanne Sinclair Jack Siragusa and Allison Bailey в™« Laura Skosey and Robert Lalonde в™« Jean Soh Heike and Phillip Spahn в™« Subramaniam Sriram Sara Star Sarah Steedman John Stephens Kimberly Sterling в™« Mollie Stone в™« Stuart Strong and Kris Beck в™« Nirupama Subramanyam Mr. John Summy and Ms. Alison Scholly в™« Eva Taylor Wendy and Paul Thompson в™« Linda Thorsen Nancy Timmers Lisa Todd Kim Trager Brenda Trevino Ajai Tripathi Monika Tripathi Margaret Unetich Doug and Lisa Vahey в™« Taylor Varndell в™« Robert and Judy Vollen Lello Vollono and Karen Prince в™« Josh Walsman and Evelyn Diaz в™« Blair Warren Stephanie Weaver Sheila Webb Katherine and Fred Weber Larry Weider Ilana Weisbach Mr. and Mrs. Dan Westel в™« John and Adrienne Whalen Stephanie and Jon-Micheal Wheat Len and Cheryl Wiatr David Kay and Lisa Wilkinson в™« Sharon Williams Jill Willis Billie Windschitl Ms. Bonnie Wishne в™« Mr. Richard Witherspoon and Ms. Cynthia Neal в™« Mr. William Wolf and Mrs. Meredith Bluhm-Wolf Dina Yaghmai Patricia and Joseph Yau в™« Helen Yi David and Ann Zimrin в™« Gabor and Carol Zsolnay RED JACKET OPTIONAL SPONSORS: The Choir is grateful to the following individuals and organizations who sponsored the ChoirвЂ™s annual benefit, Red Jacket Optional, on October 26, 2012. More than 80% of the proceeds for this annual event directly support the ChoirвЂ™s three levels of programs: 60 In-School Choir Programs, 8 Neighborhood Choir Programs, DiMension, and the world-renowned Voice of Chicago. EVENT SPONSOR $75,000 Rose Ann Grundman в™« MAESTRO SPONSORS $25,000 Robert and Rose Fealy в™« Jim and Karen Frank Jim and Ginger Meyer в™« Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff в™« and Vedder Price Walgreens CONDUCTOR SPONSORS $15,000 Steven and Priscilla Kersten в™« KPMG LLP CONCERT MASTER SPONSORS $10,000 Bill Farley and Shelley MacArthur Farley в™« Feitler Family Fund в™« Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. David and Lesly Koo в™« Peoples Gas RoundTable Healthcare Partners CHORUS SPONSORS $5,000 Barry and Susie Alberts в™« Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. Bank of America BDT Capital Partners, LLC The Chicago Community Trust Nimalan Chinniah в™« ComEd Credit Suisse/Jeff and Chrysa Moster в™« Edelman Michael and Jacky Ferro, The Sun-Times Foundation Brian and Jaala Good в™« Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds John and Christina Hatherly в™« David D. Hiller Randy L. Holgate and John H. Peterson в™« John Hong and Ellee Pai Hong в™« Irving Harris Foundation ITW Jenner & Block LLP/Vincent Lazar JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kate T. Kestnbaum в™« Ann Marie Lipinski and Steve Kagan в™« James E. Malackowski and Ocean Tomo, LLC Mesirow Financial Nuveen Investments The Plexus Groupe PNC Financial The PrivateBank RBC Wealth Management Redbox/Diane and Jim Pearse в™« Brenda A. Russell в™« Joe and Jennifer Shanahan Sidley Austin Foundation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Brian and Jamie Vandenberg в™« Ron and Patty Weiss в™« WGN Television Wintrust Commercial Banking Yann Woolley/Pistachios MAESTRO CIRCLE $25,000+ Robert and Rose Fealy в™« Rose Ann Grundman в™« Jim and Ginger Meyer в™« Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff в™« Mark and Kristen P. Freund в™« Anne Kritzmire в™« Deborah and Scott Peltz в™« Edward Phillipp William and Emmie Ruffin в™« SINGER CIRCLE CONDUCTOR CIRCLE $15,000+ David and Lesly Koo в™« CONCERT MASTER $10,000+ David D. Hiller в™« Steven and Priscilla Kersten в™« Mridu and Chandra Sekhar в™« CHORUS CIRCLE $5,000+ Anonymous Mrs. Zollie Frank Dean and Minda Gerber Randy L. Holgate and John H. Peterson в™« Kate T. Kestnbaum в™« Don and Melissa Knoll в™« Sara and Richard Mesirow James and Jan Schott в™« Carol and Jim Schroeder в™« Lawrence E. Strickling and Sydney L. Hans в™« Sona Wang and Bill Selonick в™« Ron and Patty Weiss в™« Kerry and Sarah Wood GIVE A CHILD A VOICE CAMPAIGN DONORS The following individual donors made a commitment to bring the life-changing power of music CHAMBER CIRCLE education to nearly 3,500 Chicago $2,500+ children last year by donating to David Apatoff and Nell Minow в™« the Give a Child a Voice campaign during the 2012-2013 program year. Keith and Kathleen Cardoza в™« $1,000+ Anonymous Peter and Lucy Ascoli в™« Annie Aubrey в™« Helaine Billings в™« Andrew and Shaun Block Rachel and Annette Bostic John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Donna and Dmitri Cherenshikov Peter and Neva Egan в™« Richard and Eileen Epstein Bill Farley and Shelley MacArthur Farley в™« Matthew A. Gelbin в™« Thomas Godfroy Deborah Hess-Flocco and Luis Flocco в™« Linda Karn Michael and Rosalind Keiser Charles and Kristine Kinder в™« Benjamin and Laura King в™« David C. Kleiman R.J. Melman Anthony Montag and Katherine Griem в™« Allan and Elaine Muchin Graham and Raija Murphy Anita and Jamie Orlikoff в™« Larry and Corinne Richman Ms. Elisabeth Richter в™« Christopher and Veronica Robinson в™« Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson в™« Mr. Kenneth Schug Saul and Margaret Shorr Rita Stols and Frank Lentine в™« Geoffrey R. Stone в™« Pam and Russ Strobel Rob and Susan Shapiro в™« David Weisbach and Joan Neal Craig Willbanks and Monty Kehl Joel and Frances Zemans в™« MAESTRO CIRCLE HONOR SINGERS Each of these singers has been honored by a Choir Maestro or Conductor Circle member for exceptional dedication, talent, and leadership as a member of Voice of Chicago. Robert and Rose Fealy Singer вЂ“ Siobhan Fox Rose Ann Grundman Singer вЂ“ Julianna Hirsch David and Lesly Koo Singer вЂ“ John Williams Jim and Ginger Meyer Singer вЂ“ Daniella Pruitt Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff Singer вЂ“ Andrew Goldblatt IN-KIND DONORS $500+ Atelier AZZA Boka Group Jennifer Dwyer Bill Farley and Shelley MacArthur Farley в™« Robert and Rose Fealy в™« Four Seasons Los Angeles Jim and Lyn Garbarini в™« Halo for Men Metro Jim and Ginger Meyer в™« Morgan Park Academy Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff в™« Park Hyatt Chicago Pistachios Exavier and Dana Pope в™« Matt Roan в™« Christopher and Veronica Robinson в™« SARCA Sepia Craig and Kelly Shultz в™« Sun Times Universal Studios Florida Minnie Watkins WGN Television Wirtz Beverage Group GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF Janet Romo Bridgett Concert Choir Graduating Seniors The Jackson Family Debbie, Joe, Ari, Nick, and Luke Kasle Ali Kersten Josephine Lee and the CCC Holiday Concert Sheryl, Jeremy, Jenny, Benjie, and Bailey Sachs Amy Jacksic and Mark and Jacob Shevitz Karen O'Sullivan and Brian, Hailey, Claudia, and Addie Shevitz Lori Silver and Steven, Meagan, Max, Daniel, and Brandon Mesirow Danny Wallenberg Kent Zimmerman and Grace Yum Zimmerman GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF Dave Alizo Shirley Hiller Christopher Moore Lillian Strong The mother of Sherwood Zwirn THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS FOR SUPPORTING CHICAGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR The gifts listed were received by Chicago Children's Choir between July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013. Please accept our apologies if your name has been inadvertently omitted from these pages, or if you would like your named listed in a different format. For any changes, please contact Katie Heaps, Manager of Philanthropic Partnerships, at 312-849-8300 ext. *11 or [email protected]. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMBASSADOR'S BOARD STAFF LIST Michael A. Nemeroff, Chair Anne Kritzmire, Vice Chair Nimalan Chinniah, Treasurer Randy L. Holgate, Secretary Keith Cardoza Caroline Dettman Shelley MacArthur Farley Robert Fealy Kristen P. Freund Rose Ann Grundman Carrie L. Hedges Ellee Pai Hong Priscilla Kersten Melissa Kibler Knoll David Koo Ann Marie Lipinski Micah Materre James P. Meyer Madelaine Mooney Chrysa Moster Robert J. Musur Diane Pearse William C. Ruffin Brenda A. Russell James F. Schott Carol W. Schroeder Christina Sciotto Joe Shanahan Rita Stols Brian Vandenberg Monica Walker Sona Wang Ron Weiss Kathleen Wilson-Thompson Bernie Woytek Matt Roan, Chair Erin Slitt, Vice Chair Michael Teplitsky, Vice Chair Bridget Adaska Megan Crowhurst Brian Egwele Derek Ferguson Scott R. Hall William Heard John Johnson Richard Peperone Jose Pluto Alicia Roman Laura Scheland Jack Siragusa Sara Spiering Ken Stolman LaMarr Taylor Jeanna Thomas Matt Unertl Alberto Villarreal Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava Justin Ward Ginger Zee Josephine Lee President & Artistic Director Misho Ceko Chief Operating Officer Dave Adams Program Marketing Associate Evan Bruno In-School & Neighborhood Conductor Rae Caulton Program Assistant Youna Choi In-School & Neighborhood Conductor Lennie Cottrell In-School Conductor Sarah Fader Operations Associate Layla Frankel Program Assistant John Goodwin Principal Accompanist Kyle Grace Neighborhood Conductor Judy Hanson Director of Choral Programs Emily Hallock Advancement Manager Katie Heaps Manager of Philanthropic Partnerships Cece Hill Program Manager Lauren Issert Finance Associate Rachel Jeffery Advancement Associate Bryan Johnson In-School Conductor 2012-2013 2012-2013 as of November 2013 Jackie Johnson Program Associate Lydia Lane Stout In-School Conductor Jennifer Lennon Program Assistant Rebecca Nelson In-School Conductor Lonnie Norwood In-School & Neighborhood Conductor Erin Phipps Communications Manager Vivian Rainey Finance Director Carolyn Rogers Program Assistant Amanda Ruff Program Assistant Julia Shaw Neighborhood Conductor Rebecca Shorr Production Manager Pam Shortall Community Engagement Manager Jocelyn Smith Program Director Laura Stef-Praun Associate Director of Institutional Giving Mollie Stone Director of World Music & Neighborhood Conductor Daniel Wallenberg In-School & Neighborhood Conductor Amanda Wolff In-School Conductor Jessica Woodard Program Assistant