Annual Report
www.NewHavenSymphony.org
YOUR NHSO
MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission is to increase the impact and value of orchestral music for our audiences through high-quality, affordable
performances and educational programming. Our musicians aspire to inspire, delight, challenge, and unite larger and more
diverse communities.
VISION STATEMENT
The enduring Vision of the NHSO is to celebrate our classical heritage, enriched with new American compositions, through
expanded opportunities for orchestral performance and music education.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Burton Alter, President
Tracey Scheer, Vice President
Robert Santy, Treasurer
Mario J. Zangari, Secretary
James Alfieri
Lourdes Maria Alvarez
Gordon Ambach
Linda Astmann
Constance Bagley
Myrna Baskin
Robert Blocker
Richard Cella
Mathew Chow
Robert Eck
Alden Ferro
Evelyn Gard
Christopher H. Getman
Paul Hermes
John P. Kelly
Richard LoPresti
Logan Ludwig
James T. Morley, Jr.
Gloria Schaffer
David E. Schancupp
Stephen Squinto
Charles Warner
STAFF
William Boughton, Music Director
Elaine C. Carroll, Executive Director
Laura Adam, Education Director
Nikki Besitko, Development Director
Helga Bowen, Finance Manager
Lindsey Christiani, Marketing Manager
Doug Harry, Operations Manager
Aric Isaacs, General Manager
James Roberts, Database Assistant
Daniel Siepmann, Development Assoc.
Marvin Warshaw, Personnel Manager
ABOUT THE NHSO
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra first rehearsed in 1894 and gave
its inaugural concert in January 1895, making it the fourth-oldest,
continually operating symphony orchestra in America. Since
its inception, the NHSO has performed regularly around southern
Connecticut and its familiar home at Yale’s historic Woolsey Hall.
The NHSO has also toured beyond the state including performances
at Carnegie Hall, given countless radio broadcasts, and made the
world-premiere recording of the complete five-movement version of
Mahler’s first symphony. In addition to presenting traditional orchestral
repertoire, the NHSO has a long history of performing pops concerts
throughout the state.
Conducted by its 10th Music Director, William Boughton, the Symphony
consists of 70 professional musicians, most of who live and work in
the Greater New Haven area.
The NHSO has garnered much critical acclaim in recent years as its
recordings of William Walton’s music won a “Critic’s Choice” award
from Gramophone Magazine, its programming earned an ASCAP grant
recognizing “Adventuresome Programming,” and its community impact
secured highly-competitive national grants.
Every great American city hosts an orchestra that bears its name and the
NHSO has proudly fulfilled this role for 120 years. We serve children as
they actively develop their sense of American cultural identity, families
as they share their values with a new generation, and adults as they
embrace the opportunity to be active members in a cultural community.
We are privileged to provide rare and uplifting artistic opportunities to
all citizens of Greater New Haven and beyond, through the talents of
professional musicians, internationally-distinguished guest artists, and
composers of the highest caliber.
The NHSO serves two large constituencies through our primary concert
series and our education programs. Our concerts and broadcasts
benefit approximately 80,000 adults across Connecticut, while our
robust educational programming engages 34,000 students.
The NHSO’s geographic reach touches 42 towns throughout the
State of Connecticut, from Norwalk in the southwest to Pomfret in
the northeast, and from Norfolk in the northwest to Stonington in the
southeast, serving 114,000 individuals cumulatively.
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YEAR-IN-REVIEW
Your New Haven Symphony
Orchestra’s 2012-2013 concert
season was both innovative and
challenging. We successfully
advanced the Symphony’s
institutional vision to perform
and support American music
and composers. First, the NHSO
presented the world premiere of
David Stock’s virtuosic double
concerto Taking Sides for two violins, performed by the
acclaimed sisters Ani and Ida Kavafian. The subsequent
concert featured Christopher Theofanidis’s This dream,
strange and moving alongside Edward MacDowell’s
Piano Concerto No. 2 played by brilliant young pianist
Michael Brown. Our always-memorable “School Night at
the Symphony” brought two new partnerships together to
perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana: the Western Connecticut
State University Choir and the Fairfield County Chorale, with
soloists Amanda Hall, Joshua Kohl, and Michael Mayes.
both organizations.
The 2012-2013 season featured a performance and recording
of both the Viola Concerto with soloist Roberto Diaz and the
film music piece Spitfire Prelude & Fugue. These works will
be coupled on a forthcoming album with the Symphony No.
2 and Crown Imperial March, to be performed in November
2013 and released in Spring 2014.
Many conductors acknowledge the monumental challenge
that Schumann symphonies pose for modern orchestras,
from the balancing of inner dynamics to issues of style,
articulation, and rhythmic flow. The NHSO performed the
Symphony No. 3, Rhenish, superbly in both New Haven
and Guilford as part of a program that included Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No. 1 with the masterful Yale Dean of
Music Robert Blocker as soloist. The season concluded
on an uplifting, spiritual note with two rare performances of
Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius in New Haven and
Hartford. The 2012-2013 season proved a most varied and
rewarding experience for all, bringing many newcomers and
curious listeners to the Symphony family while welcoming
back those committed concert-goers who have been joining
us for generations.
The Symphony eagerly re-engaged with the NHSO/Beinecke
Rare Book & Manuscript Library collaboration known as
the “William Walton Project” after a two-year hiatus. This
groundbreaking endeavor explores the creative life of English
composer William Walton through concerts, lectures, and
recordings, accomplished through the unique assets of
William Boughton, Music Director
It is awe-inspiring to reflect on the
generations of music lovers introduced
to the arts by your New Haven Symphony
Orchestra. Music education has always
been central to our mission and in 20122013 alone, we reached 34,000 children
through the presentation of nearly 200
education events. Clarinetist Artie Shaw
recently reminisced about coming
to Woolsey Hall for his first orchestra
concert and leaving with the knowledge that he wanted to
become a musician. He is far from alone. Tens of thousands
of people know and love orchestral music directly through the
NHSO’s commitment to education. In the coming 2013-2014
season, we encourage you introduce a child to the magic of
music through the NHSO’s “KidTix” program, providing free
access to any NHSO event for listeners age 18 or under.
We hope they will discover that, like Artie Shaw, they want
music to be a part of their lives forever.
The Board of your New Haven Symphony
Orchestra was ambitious and engaged
throughout the 2012-2013 season,
constructing a five-year strategic
framework that will guide the Symphony
towards further stabilizing measures
and capacity-building landmarks. The
Education Committee of the Board was
particularly immersed and featured a
group drawn from our musicians, public
school officials, Yale School of Music faculty, and the
community. Working hand-in-hand with the NHSO staff, the
committee shaped programs with remarkable breadth and
depth, offered to area children through concerts, teaching,
and musical literacy programs. The full Board’s dedication
to sound governance was ably realized, strengthening the
NHSO balance sheet and financial position by significantly
increasing the working capital reserve fund. I sincerely hope
you enjoy the stories told in this 2012-2013 Annual Report
and I look forward to welcoming you back to Woolsey Hall
in our 120th season.
Elaine Carroll, Executive Director
Burton Alter, Board President
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THE NHSO
2012-2013 ORCHESTRA ROSTER
VIOLIN
CELLO
TRUMPET
Ani Kavafian, Concertmaster
Rebecca Patterson, Principal,
Rich Clymer, Principal
Artemis Simerson,
The Martha & Herman
Ken Tedeschi, Assistant Principal
Assistant Concertmaster
Copen Chair
Stephan Tieszen,
Tom Hudson, Assistant Principal
Principal Second Violin
Christine Coyle
TROMBONE
Millie Piekos
Danielle Guideri
Scott Cranston, Principal
Assistant Principal Second Violin,
Michael Haas
Terrence Fay, Assistant Principal
The Howard & Judith Henry Chair
Tobin Low
Daniel Innaimo, Bass Trombone
Dénise Chividian
Mariusz Skula
The Frank & Anabel Brieff Chair
Soohyun Choi
Patricia Smith
Elisabeth Ewe
Laura Ha
Section cello chair:
TIMPANI
Benjamin Hoffman
The Howard & Judith Henry Chair
Valerie Smalley, Principal
Akiko Hosoi
The Glenn Doolittle Sherwin &
Stephanie Hug
BASS
John William Sherwin Chair
Ji Eun Kim
Isaac Trapkus, Principal,
Barbora Kolarova
The Sidney Rhein Chair
Adrienne Lewis
Brad Aikman, Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION
Yuan Ma
Jim Andrews
David Smith, Principal
Judith McDermott-Eggert
Christopher Johnson
Kayla Moffett
Mark Michaud
Kiwon Nahm
Jeffrey Tomkins
Yuko Naito
David Southorn
FLUTE
Janet Wu York
Chelsea Knox, Principal
Sarah Zun
Endowed chairs create
Marjorie Shansky, Assistant Principal,
Endowed section violin chairs:
The Sheila Getman-Sherwin and John
Sherwin III Chair, The Frank D. Winder
Chair, The Jeanet S. Curtis Chair,
The Beekman C. Cannon Chair
VIOLA
The Hilary G. Pearson & Erik
Pearson Chair
OBOE
Olav van Hezewijk, Principal,
The Auxiliary of the NHSO Chair
Marta Boratgis, Assistant Principal
Marvin Warshaw, Principal,
CLARINET
The Jane & William Curran David Shifrin, Principal (on leave)
Symphony Library Chair
Anton Rist, Acting Principal
Ellen Higham, Assistant Principal,
Reesa Gringorten, Assistant Principal
The Christopher & Evelyn
Getman Chair
BASSOON
Renate Falkner
Cynde Iverson, Principal
Gretchen Frazier
Sue Zoellner-Cross, Assistant
Christopher Jenkins
Principal, The Lewis P. Curtis Chair
Yaroslav Kargin
Jane Mitchell
HORN
Jill Pellett Levine
Eva Conti, Principal,
Carol Warshaw
The William Doolittle
Barbara Wiggin
Getman Chair
Sara Cyrus, Assistant Principal
Section viola chair:
Kyle Hoyt
The Julia Bryant Getman &
David Smalley
Charles Cunningham Chair
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a perpetual legacy for
donors and underwrite
the future stability
of your Symphony.
The NHSO salutes
the namesakes of
endowed chairs.
For information on
endowing a chair,
please contact
NHSO Executive Director
Elaine C. Carroll
203.865.0831 x12
CLASSICS SERIES
DRAMATIC DUOS
Your New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s
Classics Series, now entering its 120th
season, consists of seven magnificent
concert programs. The centerpiece of
our musical programming, the Classics
Series showcases the canonical works
of Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky
alongside contemporary composers
Gould, Myra Hess, Yo-Yo Ma, Midori,
Sherrill Milnes, Nathan Milstein, Birgit
Nilsson, Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav
Rostropovich, Artur Rubinstein, Gil
Shaham, and André Watts.
Maestro William Boughton curated
a lineup of “Dramatic Duos” for the
Symphony’s
2012-2013
th
The Classics Series’ upcoming 120 season
Classics Series,
demonstrates what a relentless force for
amplifying one
poignant musical
exceptional music we have truly become.
idea with its
harmonious
pairing: two soloist sisters, two
like John Corigliano, Augusta Read
monumental choral works, two pianists,
Thomas, and Christopher Theofanidis.
and two unforgettable Walton pieces.
These grand events held at Yale
The result was a season of acclaim and
University’s historic Woolsey Hall
musical ecstasy, stretching across both
focus on displaying traditional orchestral
historical epochs and concert evenings.
music, commissions of new music, and
Highlights included a nearly sold-out hall
presenting soloists of international
for Orff’s Carmina Burana, timeless
renown, all at the highest levels of
heroism with Beethoven’s Symphony
musicianship and artistic vision.
No. 7, a combination of dances from
both the Hungarian hinterland and
Our stellar roster of past guest artists
21st-century urban America.
includes such distinguished performers
as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emanuel Ax,
The memories of the concert hall rarely
Joshua Bell, Van Cliburn, Leon Fleisher,
faded once the audiences departed
Renée Fleming, James Galway, Glenn
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and the instruments were packed away.
Rather, the works of “Dramatic Duos”
were carefully selected to magnify the
long-term projects and educational
initiatives of the Symphony including our
commitment to new American music, our
William Walton Project in partnership
with the Beinecke Rare Books &
Manuscripts Library, and the NHSO’s
landmark education residency with
Haitian-American composer Daniel
Bernard Roumain. Maestro Boughton’s
artistic leadership shone throughout,
blending masterworks with cuttingedge contemporary pieces. Your New
Haven Symphony Orchestra challenged
listeners and pushed the boundaries of
musical expression and engagement.
The Classics Series’ upcoming 120th
season demonstrates what a relentless
force for exceptional music we have
truly become. This watershed year will
be a “Season of Surprises” that leaves
the audience spellbound until the next
unexpected event. If our “Dramatic
Duos” are any indication, the NHSO
will remain just as astonishing for many
years to come.
POPS SERIES
FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
The New Haven Symphony’s Pops concerts began in
1945 with the first presentations at the New Haven Arena.
The premiere concert featured light classics and riveting
tunes from Oklahoma! which had opened on Broadway two
years earlier. Pops artists have included Dave Brubeck, Ray
Charles, Judy Collins, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Marvin
Hamlisch, Skitch Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Buddy Rich,
Doc Severinson, Artie Shaw, James Taylor, and Sarah Vaughan.
The 2012-2013 Pops Series concerts were the talk of the
town in Hamden and Shelton. Hamden Middle School and
Shelton Intermediate School hosted these light-hearted affairs
with three dazzling programs.
The first, “Broadway A to Z: ABBA to Les MiZ,” celebrated
great musicals with timeless tunes from Mamma Mia!, Chicago,
Rent, and Phantom of the Opera. Principal Pops Conductor
Jerry Steichen led Broadway stars Teri Dale Hansen and Nat
Chandler in an unforgettable “Big Apple Showcase.”
Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School Choir
The second concert rang in the season through a “Holiday
Extravaganza” packed to the brim with yuletide cheer. Led
by guest Conductor Matthew Savery, the festive audience
sing-along was a sight and sound to behold. This concert was
presented as the NHSO’s annual holiday performance at the
Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University.
Jared Williamson, Shelton Intermediate student, conducting
The final concert gave memorable film soundtracks a “Hooray
for Hollywood” with Chelsea Tipton at the baton. Audiences
were awed by a century of movie music from classic films to
the blockbusters of the present. Together, seven NHSO Pops
concerts comprised a delightful season that entertained and
enlightened across generations.
A FAREWELL TO JERRY...
NHSO Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen, a New Haven
institution for 16 years, recently accepted an extended role with
Utah Pops as their Principal Pops Conductor. Thus, the 20122013 season marked Maestro Steichen’s final act with the NHSO.
“Jerry’s fetching programming and dynamic personality have
spurred our Pops programs to sold-out success,” exclaimed
Executive Director Elaine C. Carroll. “He has instilled such joy in
our audience, guaranteeing that they will surely appreciate Pops
concerts for years to come. What a gift to our community! We will
miss you Jerry. The New Haven Symphony wishes you all the
best in Salt Lake City.”
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FAMILY SERIES
MUSIC FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY
What better way to spend a blustery winter afternoon than
by enjoying interactive concerts that introduce children to
orchestral instruments with your Symphony?
“Just BUZZ
Designed exclusively for families with young children to
appreciate an intimate experience with small ensembles,
three Family Series concerts that focused on literacy
skills and healthy living were presented both in New
Haven and Shelton. Hundreds of families joined NHSO
musicians for these exciting programs.
your lips
like this!”
Each concert was preceded by an “Instrument Discovery
Zone” that offered children a chance to try out orchestral
instruments before hearing them in action.
Literacy components were designed in partnership with
New Haven Reads, which provided a free book for every
child to take home after the concert.
In March, the NHSO partnered with the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation to celebrate “moving-to-music”
as a proactive method towards maintaining a healthy
lifestyle. JDRF provided expert oversight to ensure that
post-concert snacks were healthy and diabetic-friendly.
Mozart Rocks On
January 2013
Featuring classical and contemporary numbers performed
by the NHSO Hard Rock String Quartet, families heard
violins, viola, and cello sweetly sing the Viennese classics
of Mozart and later “shred” like rock stars on a collection
of pop hits like Stairway to Heaven and Call Me Maybe.
Yale University’s Tom Duffy narrates “Peter and the Wolf”
with the NHSO Woodwind Quintet to a sold-out crowd at the
Omni Hotel in New Haven
Peter & the Wolf
February 2013
Yale University Director of Bands Thomas C. Duffy joined
the NHSO Woodwind Quintet to narrate Prokofiev’s
timeless classic Peter and the Wolf. The flute, oboe,
clarinet, bassoon, and horn preceeded the story of Peter
with a Japanese folk tale entitled The Moon Princess, set
to music by Richard C. Hall.
Dance Party
March 2013
Families tied on their dancing shoes to twirl the afternoon
away with a tango, waltz, and two-step. NHSO percussion
and brass players kept the beats and blew the horns as
children heard the tale Giraffes Can’t Dance, swayed to
Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz, and rocked out to
C&C Music Factory’s Everybody Dance Now.
Everyone was dancing with NHSO Brass and Percussion at
Shelton Intermediate School
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s comprehensive education programming, which brings orchestral music to 34,000
students annually throughout the State of Connecticut, presented over 200 programs last year.
Young People’s Concerts
The 81st annual presentation was led by artist-in-residence Daniel Bernard
Roumain. Young People’s Concerts (pictured right) are presented in
partnership with schools across the state including Fairfield, Milford, New
Haven, New London, Seymour, Shelton, and Woodstock (Performing Arts
of Northeast Connecticut). Over 10,000 young listeners enjoy concerts
designed expressly for them, supported by an extensive curriculum guide
that reinforces arts learning standards. Many students hear live classical
music for the first time with the NHSO.
Creating Musical Readers
The “Creating Musical Readers” initiative (pictured right at Ansonia
Public Library) highlights instruments from each of the four families of
the orchestra in the context of literacy activities, and are performed at
schools, community centers, libraries, and the Connecticut Children’s
Museum. Designed for Pre K - 2nd grade students, music and storytelling
are combined to encourage avid reading and begin a lifetime of musical
appreciation. Each program features a NHSO musician accompanying
a storybook about their instrument, with book titles including Mole Music
(violin), Tubby the Tuba (tuba), and Ralph’s Secret Weapon (bassoon).
Musician Coaching Sessions
Geared for middle and high-schoolers, musician coaching sessions bring
NHSO Teaching Artists to work on the craft of music-making in diverse
schools, from the Cooperative High School for the Arts and Humanities
in New Haven to Daniel Hand High School in Madison. Each session is
crafted with the ensemble teacher to ensure the greatest educational
impact.
Maestro on the Move
“Maestro on the Move” features NHSO Music Director William Boughton
as he shares his passion for music and his artistic wisdom with student
artists. This year, Maestro Boughton conducted the Connecticut All-State
Orchestra in April 2013 and visited schools statewide.
Young Composer Project
The groundbreaking NHSO “Young Composer Project” allows high-school
students to study advanced music theory and composition with awardwinning professional composers such as Christopher Theofanidis and
Augusta Read Thomas. Two years of seminars and lessons lead to
premiere performances of student chamber works by NHSO musicians.
Alexion Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning
The Toolkit combines “Heroes of American Music” with events in American history as part of an arts-integrated curriculum.
For example, students study the Civil Rights movement through the life and music of Marian Anderson. Schools receive
a set of classroom posters, a curriculum guide, CDs, and a visit from a NHSO Teaching Artist. The Toolkit is presented in
partnership with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.
Program Notes for Kids
Each NHSO Classics Series concert offers its own uniquely designed “Program Notes for Kids” in order to provide ageappropriate information and activities for students as they hear the orchestra. Over 600 students used these program notes
to prepare for “School Night at the Symphony” in November 2012 and attended this Woolsey Hall concert free-of-charge.
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Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
NHSO Artist-in-Residence
“Some kids have never seen a violin and certainly not heard one
live. They have heard of Jay-Z and Beyonce and have a sense of
Jimi Hendrix as someone they love as a musical artist. I talk about
who influenced me, about how I want my violin to sound like a bass,
like Bootsy Collins. I keep talking, and hopefully inspire.” -DBR
The 2012-2013 season was transformative for the education programs of your
New Haven Symphony Orchestra. The educational residency of HaitianAmerican composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), a
collaboration several years in the making, took place during March and April of
2013. This intensive project had Mr. Roumain working with students, families,
and audiences across the State of Connecticut, often with several rehearsals
or engagements each day. He performed a premiere of his revised Woodbox
Concerto for Violin at the March Classics Series concert “Dvořák to DBR,”
designed a comprehensive Young People’s Concert performed for over
10,000 students in multiple venues, presented numerous professional
development sessions, led in-school workshops, and gave community lectures.
From Fairfield to Milford, from New Haven to New London, and from
Seymour to Woodstock, Roumain’s residency had the Symphony travelling
far to engage with students who had never heard an orchestra or the repertoire
of the classical tradition presented live. The residency focused primarily on the
classrooms and community centers of New Haven itself. DBR spent a full week
at Davis Street Arts and Academics School in Westville and Fair Haven School
in Fair Haven, curating full Community Concerts that had eager students
working side-by-side with NHSO musicians. These interdisciplinary events
melded ensembles of all different sizes with dance for an immersive and, above
all else, inclusive experience. Community audiences from each neighborhood
showed overwhelming enthusiastic support for the program.
“My opinion of the
performance was it was
amazing! I’ve never been
so moved by classical
music. After we left I
wanted to go and listen
to it again and again!”
- 5th Grade Student,
St. Mary School, Branford
The DBR residency did not slow down there. He coached members of the NHSO’s “Young Composer Project,” held
workshops with both the Neighborhood Music School Youth Orchestra and Music Haven students, and made appearances
dedicated to seniors in our community at Tower One/Tower East and collegiate achievers at the University of New Haven.
DBR’s energy and innovation provided a catalyst for teachers and musicians to carry on meaningful conversations about
how classical music is relevant in each of our lives.
DBR reminisced about leading the Young People’s Concerts of 2012-13, stating how “the student participants ranged in
age, concert preparation time, socio-economic background, and musical experience, challenging me to adapt and re-frame
my dialogue in order to reach each unique group. Nonetheless, thousands of students were immersed in this diverse
array of works and learned how the music of the past has influenced the music of the present. Each and every aspect, I
emphasized to my audience, will be part of our shared cultural future.”
This project was made possible by Connie Bagley in loving memory of her mother Joanne Snow-Willstadter, as well as the
National Endowment for the Arts, New Music USA, Wells Fargo, Pitney Bowes, and many other generous donors.
Please visit www.DanielRoumain.com for more information and updates on Daniel’s innovative work.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The NHSO makes itself available as a resource to many educational and charitable organizations in the Greater New Haven
area. For instance, in December 2012, the NHSO partnered with the Christ Church Choir to present a fundraising concert
for the New Haven Community Soup Kitchen. We thank our most tireless 2012-2013 partners.
A Broken Umbrella Theater
Amistad Academy
Ansonia Public Library
Ashford Public Schools
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Bethel Public Schools
Branford Public Schools
Brooklyn Public Schools
Canterbury Public Schools
Cathedral of St. Joseph’s
Chaplin Public Schools
Christ Church, New Haven
Classical Studies Academy
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School
Connecticut Arts for Learning
Connecticut Children’s Museum
Davis Street Arts and Academics School
Derby Public Library
Educational Center for the Arts
Elm Shakespeare
Evergreen Woods
Ezra Academy
Fairfield County Children’s Choir
Fairfield County Chorale
Fairfield Public Schools
Fairfield University
Fair Haven School
First Congregational Church of Madison
Gateway Community College
Guilford Public Schools
Hamden Public Schools
Hampton Public Schools
Hartford Chorale
International Festival of Arts and Ideas
Jewish Federation and Foundation of Greater
New Haven
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Keefe Community Center
Killingly Public Schools
Leadership Greater New Haven
LEAP (Leadership, Education, Athletics,
Partnerships)
Union Public Schools
Mauro Sheridan School
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mariachi Academy of Connecticut
Market New Haven
Mendelssohn Choir of Fairfield
Milford Public Schools
University of New Haven
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
Webster (MA) Public Schools
Western Connecticut State University Choir
Whitney Center
Monroe Public Schools
Willington Public Schools
Music Haven
Neighborhood Music School
New Fairfield Public Schools
New Haven Chorale
New Haven Community Soup Kitchen
New Haven Public Schools
New Haven Reads
New London Public Schools
Newtown Friends of Music
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
Parents and Communities for Kids
Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut
Plainfield Public Schools
Pomfret Public Schools
Preston Public Schools
Putnam Public Schools
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts,
Fairfield University
Sacred Heart University
Scotland Public Schools
Seymour Public Schools
Shelton Public Library
Shelton Public Schools
Sikorsky Corporation
Somers Public Schools
Spanish Community of Wallingford
St. John the Evangelist School
St. Matthew’s Lutheran School
St. Martin de Porres Academy
St. Mary School, Branford
Sterling Public Schools
Tower One/Tower East
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Wilton Public Schools
Windham Public Schools
Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School
Woodstock Public Schools
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Glee Club
Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Yale School of Music
SPECIAL PROJECTS
World Premiere: David Stock’s “Concerto for Two Violins: Taking Sides”
Your New Haven Symphony was proud to present the world premiere of David Stock’s Concerto for Two Violins, Strings &
Percussion: Taking Sides on October 4, 2012 at Woolsey Hall. Co-founder and conductor laureate of the Pittsburgh New
Music Ensemble, Professor Emeritus David Stock has been Composer-in-Residence at both the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. In 1992, he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to receive its Creative
Achievement Award for the year’s “outstanding established artist.” Originally commissioned in 2011, Taking Sides was
written for NHSO Concertmaster Ani Kavafian and her sister Ida. This delightful work featured the sister soloists on opposite
sides of the stage, each leading their own team of violinists and percussionists. The resources for this commission were
generously provided by New Music USA’s MetLife Creative Connections program.
William Walton Project
In 2009, the NHSO and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library announced the
beginning of the William Walton Project, an exciting collaboration including concerts,
broadcasts, lectures, and recordings of English composer Sir William Walton’s works.
Spanning the duration of the project, New Haven will be the single locale with the
largest concentration of Walton performances anywhere in the world. NHSO Music
Director William Boughton serves as Artistic Director of the project and will spearhead
the release of three comprehensive albums navigating the music of Walton, produced
in conjunction with Nimbus Records. The first CD (pictured left), featuring Walton’s
Violin Concerto with Kurt Nikkanen and his Symphony No. 1, received its world-wide
debut in 2010 to much acclaim, including a sought-after “Critic’s Choice” award from
Gramophone Magazine’s Edward Greenfield.
The Walton Project re-engaged during the 2012-2013 season with the performance and recording of the Viola Concerto
with luminary Roberto Diaz and the harrowing Spitfire Prelude & Fugue. The performance of Crown Imperial (Coronation
March) and his Symphony No. 2 are keynote events of the coming 2013-2014 season, with another album release shortly
thereafter. Both discs are available as sponsorship opportunities. Your NHSO is enthusiastic to be an international leader in
the exploration and promotion of this formidable composer. We will keep our ever-curious patrons apprised as we continue
this important collaboration.
INTERNATIONAL EDWARD ELGAR FESTIVAL
On June 28, 1905, Yale University bestowed British composer Edward
Elgar (pictured right) with an honorary doctorate of music degree. From May
2-4, 2013, the Symphony and Yale remembered their friend Elgar with an
International Festival consisting of lectures, symposia, and performances
across New Haven. As part of the festivities surrounding the event, the NHSO
and numerous Yale University ensembles performed a catalog of Elgar works
in his honor.
The keynote event featured the NHSO’s realization of the Elgar choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius during a
concert aptly titled Angels and Demons. Accompanied by the Mendelssohn Choir of Fairfield and the Hartford Chorale, over
300 musicians breathed life into Elgar’s 100-minute depiction of a man’s journey from the death bed to God’s kingdom,
based on the poetry of Cardinal John Henry Newman. In remarks to the New Haven Register, Maestro William Boughton
characterized Gerontius as “the most beautiful portrayal of a man dying and going to meet his maker. It is not an oratorio, it
is not a requiem, not a Mass. It is a dream. There is no musical terms in the English language or Latin to describe this tone
poem with massed choir and orchestra.”
The International Elgar Society hosted an Elgar Tour that brought worldwide music tourists to New Haven for the Festival.
After attending both performances of The Dream of Gerontius in Woolsey Hall and at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford,
the tour organizer stated his belief that the Festival was the only known opportunity to compare performances of the work
in both a sacred and secular space.
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“Cocktails With Cole” GALA
Rarely does a gala celebration convincingly transport its guests back to another era, a period of simpler times with lighthearted camaraderie and unmistakable elegance. The NHSO delivered this festive spirit at our Gala in tribute to the 100th
anniversary of composer Cole Porter’s graduation from Yale University. Titled “Cocktails with Cole,” this event for music
lovers young and old was held on November 10, 2013 at the LoRicco Ballroom in New Haven.
Presenting the entertainment for the evening was famed Broadway and Hollywood jazz pianist Steve Ross, recently
hailed the “Crown Prince of New York Cabaret” by The New York Times. Posing as the prodigal son Cole Porter, Ross played
classics, unforgettable across generations, including You’re the Top, I Get a Kick Out of You, and I’ve Got You Under My Skin.
Greeting guests upon arrival was a 1929 Packard 648
Phaeton classic car to pose with for a photo. The event was
chaired by NHSO Board members Christopher Getman and
his wife Toddie, as well as Tracey Scheer and her husband
David.
Silent auction and raffle items donated for the benefit of the
Symphony included exotic travel packages and once-ina-lifetime offers, such as a chance to walk Yale University
bulldog mascot Handsome Dan at a football game, the
opportunity to conduct the NHSO at its annual summer
concert, and the privilege of curating your own hour of
music on WSHU Public Radio with host Kate Remington.
LEGACY SOCIETY
Chris Getman has worn many hats over the course of his career, from English teacher and
coach at The Hotchkiss School to Associate Director of the Yale Alumni Fund, and from
First Vice President with Merrill Lynch to President of Soundview Capital Management.
Throughout each opportunity, Chris and his wife Toddie have maintained deep roots
in New Haven. You will find them walking Yale mascot Handsome Dan at the big game,
hosting a dinner for LEAP, or accepting the United Way of Greater New Haven’s Alexis
de Tocqueville Award. Foremost in their hearts, however, is the New Haven Symphony
Orchestra.
Although Chris first connected with classical music while using a Haydn
record as a frisbee, a music appreciation class at Yale later opened his
eyes to the splendors of the orchestra. Years later, Mozart and Wagner are
personal favorites and his family strives to share their love of orchestral
music with their children and grandchildren.
Chris and Toddie have established a fund for the NHSO, managed
by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, to secure a
community musical heritage in perpetuity.
Chris re-affirmed the value of planned giving: “we’re in a position where
we can and want to give something back…you give back to whatever
has made your life worthwhile. Having your money someplace where you
know it will be working forever is a pretty gratifying experience.”
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Chris and Toddie Getman are members
of the NHSO Legacy Society. Are you?
Let us know if you plan to support
music for generations to come
as part of your legacy.
Please contact NHSO Executive Director
Elaine Carroll at 203.865.0831 x12 to
discuss your membership in the NHSO
Legacy Society.
FINANCIAL POSITION
OUR MISSION AT WORK
Like many other non-profit cultural institutions, the NHSO relies chiefly on charitable donations from its patrons to support
its programming. The charts below explain the reality that cultural institutions face. Your generosity is the deciding element
in our ability to bring both orchestral music and enriching educational programs to concert-goers and students throughout
the state. As a donor, you make all of this possible. On behalf of the NHSO Board, staff, musicians, concert-goers, and
school children, we thank you.
Expenses
Revenue
Concert Production
$1,160,411
Contributed Support
$1,207,476
Fundraising/Admin
$323,189
Earned Revenue
$528,409
Education Services
$255,477
Special Events
$44,666
Total =
$1,739,077
Total =
$1,780,551
SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors at the $5,000 level and above.
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DONORS
None of our programs would be possible without the support of the Greater New Haven community.
Thank you to our most generous donors in 2012-2013.
Medici Circle
($10,000+)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Burton Alter & Lisa Horowitz
Anonymous
Anonymous Foundation
ASCAP Foundation
Constance E. Bagley
Henry E. & Nancy H. Bartels Fund for Education
Howard Bayne Fund
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
BetterITS
Carolyn Foundation
Cathedral of Saint Joseph
Chester Kitchings Family Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Connecticut Office of the Arts
William Curran
First Niagara Bank
Estate of James H. Gilbert
Knights of Columbus
Katharine Matthies Foundation
Larry McCurdy Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Morley, Jr.
National Endowment for the Arts
New Haven Register
NewAlliance Foundation
Tracey & David Scheer
Dr. Stephen Squinto & Dr. Adrienne Block
Town Fair Tire
The Wattles Family
United Illuminating Company
Whitney Center
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Mario & Patricia Zangari
Maestro’s Circle
($5,000-$9,999)
Gordon & Lucy Ambach
Anonymous
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Steve & Judy August
Bank of America Foundation
Serena & Robert Blocker
Jacob & Frances O. Brown Family Fund
Priscilla & Robert Dannies
Evergreen Woods Retirement Community
Edmund & Mary Fusco
Joy & Brin Ford
Gateway Community College
Toddie & Chris Getman
Dr. John & Kitty Kelly
Dr. Jocelyn S. Malkin
Dan & Judi Miglio
Prudential Foundation
Arthur Reynolds Foundation
R.D. Scinto
Bob & Sandy Santy
Gloria Schaffer
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
University of New Haven
Wells Fargo Foundation
Yale University Office of New Haven and
State Affairs
Virtuoso’s Circle
($2,500-$4,999)
Aldo DeDominicis Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Andrews
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Anonymous
Myrna F. Baskin
ConnectiCare, Inc.
Citizens Bank
Howard & Edith Brown
Robert & Carol Eck
James D. English
Essex Savings Bank & Essex Financial Services
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven
Charles & Gretchen Kingsley
LAZ Parking
LGE Fine Art Consulting
George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation
McDermott Lexus
Susan B. Matheson & J.J. Pollitt
Joan & Scott Merlis
NewMusic USA
Quinnipiac Bank & Trust Co.
Stephen & Carol Ross
Sassafras Foundation, Inc.
David E. Schancupp
Sandra Senich
Shore Publishing
Jane & James Stern
Arlene Szczarba
Tweed New Haven Airport
Valley Community Foundation
Xerox Foundation
Yale University School of Music
Composer’s Circle
($1,000-$2,499)
Drs. Jo Jo & Pepita Adefuin
Affinia Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Alfieri
Harvey Alter
John M.N. Anderson & Elaine C. Carroll
Anonymous
Lourdes Maria Alvarez
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
Pamela Z. Blum’s 90th Birthday, in honorarium
Carole Brown
Sara & Jeff Buell
Connecticut Children’s Museum
Dr. Anne McBride Curtis
Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation
Troy O. Dixon
Richard H. Dumas
Jean Foy & Richard Evans
Robert L. & Linda J. Fiscus
Fleur De Lys Floral & Gift
For Our Children Unlimited Success Inc.
Fusco Management Company, LLC
Gaylord Hospital
Janet & Graeme Hammond
Bette Gruskay, in memoriam
Alan Hendrickson
Iridian Asset Management
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Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kashgarian
Wilson & Carole Kimnach
Jackie Koral
Edward & Ann Lamont
Carl C. Landegger
Melanie A. Ginter & John S. Lapides
Henry D. Lord
Linda Lorimer & Charles Ellis
Logan & Ina Ludwig
Mohegan Sun
Mrs. Jane M. Monteith
Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation
New Haven Advocate
Newtown Savings Bank
George E. O’Brien, Esq.
Pelli Clark Pelli Architects
Phoenix Press
Pitney Bowes
Reid & Riege
Stacey & Ron Rose
David Rosen & Barbara Goren
Robert & Pam Rossiter
Judy & Herb Schwartz
Paul H. Serenbetz
Shepard & Marlene Stone
Edward N. Silver
Matthew & Mona Simoncini
The Study at Yale
David B. Sulkis & Diane Scarponi
David & Lisa Totman
Kenneth & Marilyn Way
Elizabeth B. Womer
Conductor’s Circle
($500-$999)
Rose M. Allen
Anonymous (2)
Edgar Astrove
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Berman
Beers, Hamerman & Co., PC., CPAs
Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon, P.C.
Frances Blackwood
Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr.
William & Jan Boughton
Daniel & Jennifer Broom
Jonathan and Jody Bush
Judge & Mrs. Guido Calabresi
Ernest & Nancy Cassella
Joseph T. & Vicky M. Chang
Jamie Cohen & Fran DeToro
Marty & Margaret Coughlin
Covidien
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crowley
Anne Reed Dean
Alden Ferro
Anne & Tony Fitzgerald
Susan Forster and Bill Riley
Gartner, Inc.
Henry P. Gates
Elizabeth Greene
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hermes
David & Elona Judd
Mrs. Daniel W. Kops
Daniel & Sandra Kops, Jr.
Richard B. Larson
DONORS
Conductor’s Circle (cont’d.)
James B. Learned
C. N. Lim
Franklyn L. Litsky
Richard LoPresti
Maine Community Foundation
W. Edward & Anne Massey
Sandy & John Mahony
Edward & Alice Mattison
J. Michael & Suzanne McHugh
Julia McNamara & Richard Lolatte
Fillmore & Joan McPherson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Onorato
Robert & Mary Outtrim
Philip Pivawer & Linda V. Hewlett
Jules Prown
Marion M. Russell
Richard & Marie Shaw
Nathan M. Silverstein
Harold Stern, M.D. & Sandra Boltax-Stern, M.D.
Stratton Faxon
Betty Sumner
T.J. McKinney
Olav and Marta Van Hezewijk
Marjorie Van Leuvan
Dr. Charles Warner
Weinstein & Anastasio, P.C.
Martha and Herbert Wood
Concertmasters
($250-$499)
116 Crown
Advanced Office Systems
Edward F. Ahern
Rona Ahrens
Amity Wine & Spirit, Inc.
Anonymous (2)
Jonathan J. Beauchamp
Stacey H. Benvenuto
Hubert B. Bradburn, M.D. & Ann M. Hoefer, M.D.
John & Jane Braselton
Dr. Irwin M. Braverman
Carole & Arthur Broadus
Thomas & Louise Brundage
Linda & Robert Burt
Max & Nancy Case
Julia Chaffe & Aric Isaacs
Joan Chrisler & Christopher Bishop
Jane Ciarleglio
Tori and Ronnie Cohen
Wini & Jack Colleran
Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists, P.C.
John & Catherine Crawford
Mildred Davey
Eloise and Joseph DiCandido
Discount Power
Christine Dokko & David Stein
Enhanced Capital
Niall Ferguson
Michael & Alice Fischer
Gloria M. Francesconi
Carol & Tom Gagliardi
Evelyn & Richard Gard
Karlee & Robert Gifford
Steve & Sally Glick
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Graduate Club
Ruth B. Grannick
Carole & Harold S. Greenbaum
Greenwich Workshop Gallery at Seymour
Jon & Joan Grossman
Louise H. Guion
Marilyn J. Hauck
Dr. & Mrs. George R. Heninger
Karen Isaacs
JP Morgan Chase Bank
David and Marcia Kalayjian
Ruth & Robert Lesser
Betty & Art Levy
Anthony & Catherine Maltese
Michael & Cheryl Marino
Anna Jean McCurdy
Elaine B. McPadden & E. Marie McPadden
Ellen & Leonard Milstone
Mary Jane Minkin & Steve Pincus
Norton H. Morrison
Neighborhood Music School
Minot & Alycyn Nettleton
New Haven Chorale
Vermelle Paris
Dr. E. Anthony Petrelli
Pfizer Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rae
Elizabeth T. Reed, in memoriam
Nancy Ruddle
Ortwin Rusch
Kert & Karen Sabbath
Stephan and Andrea Schmidt
Shubert Theater
Ellen Shuman & Douglas Rae
Donald Milton Smith
Dr. Lawrence & Carol Solomon
SoundRunner
Stephen Stein & Emily Fine
Steve Cooper Photography
Studio I, Inc. Venture Portraits
Albert J. Toth
UBS
Charles & Dinny Wakerley
Dr. & Mrs. Milton Wallack
Betty Ann Ward
Barbara Wareck & Charles Perrow
Paul & Susan Wehner
Joan Wells & Stewart Fritts
Laurna & Stephen Worden
The Winokur Family Foundation, Inc.
WSHU Public Radio
Reflects gifts as of July 8, 2013
TRUST & ENDOWMENT GIFTS
The following patrons have established perpetual legacies and we thank them for investing in our future.
The NHSO salutes the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven for its outstanding stewardship of these funds.
VISIONARIES:
Richard L. English Fund
James Marshall &
Marie-Louise Osborn Collection
NHSO Foundation
William Inglis Morse Trust
LEADERS:
Elizabeth Kingsley Harvey Fund
Susan Morse Hilles Trust
Walter E. & Anna L. Malley Funds
New Haven Symphony Orchestra Fund
Helen Roberts Trust
Yale University and The White Foundation
For more information about creating your own legacy, please contact:
Elaine C. Carroll
203.865.0831 x12
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William J. & Clare W. Bright Fund
Henry P. Brightwell Fund
Anna Cutler Fund
Henry F. English Fund
Christopher & Toddie Getman Fund
Peter C. Hereld Fund for
Blind and Dyslexic Listeners
John Herrick Jackson Fund
John H. & William B. Jackson
Memorial Fund
Arthur & Ruth Nabstedt Fund
Mildred Pond Fund
Helen H. Roberts Fund
Brooks Shepard, Jr. Fund
LOOKING FORWARD
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra made tremendous
strides in the 2012-2013 season towards fulfilling the
Mission and Vision set forth by the Board of Directors. The
auspicious events of the past year have linked ambitious
artistic goals with superb governance, charting a path that
enables the NHSO to thrive in a difficult performing arts
environment. A five-year strategic plan has been crafted to
better stabilize the foundational program activities of the
NHSO while acknowledging and navigating the challenges
being faced by a 21st-century symphony.
In 2013-2014, the Symphony seeks first to increase its
number of performances in more venues while building
new partnerships and sponsorships involving both concerts
and special projects. Accompanying this communitycentric growth will be a second sustained effort to both
revitalize the story of the orchestra and to share this story
persuasively, consistently, and effectively with audiences
and organizations. Success on this level will not only
connect the orchestra to more diverse audiences, but
enable us to listen to their individual needs more effectively,
giving us the privilege of being your New Haven Symphony.
Third, the NHSO will work to better integrate orchestral
performances and education program offerings while
relating popular musical forms and genres to the Western
classical traditions. Educational artist and composer
residencies, like that of Daniel Bernard Roumain, will prove
instrumental towards connecting the expressive and artistic
needs of each child with the increasingly flexible model of
what “classical music” and a symphony orchestra can be in
contemporary America.
Serving the Greater New Haven region and indeed, 42
towns across Connecticut, requires the resources sufficient
to bolster our ambitious objectives. To this end, the
Symphony’s fourth task will be to grow our financial capacity,
from increasing earned income and contracted services
to cultivating greater individual donations and corporate
support. In particular, the Symphony will launch a long-term
commitment to planned giving including legacy commitments
and trusts. The life-sustaining gifts of the Richard L. English
Fund, as well as other legacy contributions from patrons,
demonstrate a clear need for bequests that endow the
NHSO’s concerts and education programs in perpetuity.
The NHSO has been recognized for its vision and
programmatic impact year after year by the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Connecticut Office of the
Arts, New Music USA, ASCAP, the Carolyn Foundation,
the Katharine Matthies Foundation, and The Community
Foundation for Greater New Haven, among many others.
The NHSO will build institutional support by engaging
additional music organizations, family foundations, and
private foundations in our mission, in order to to continue
providing moving, immersive musical experiences for
individuals and families of all demographics and means.
Looking forward, we are elated by the artistic offerings in
store throughout our 2013-2014 season in the concert halls,
schools and neighborhoods of New Haven and beyond. We
are so very grateful for your trust in us and shared belief
in the eye-opening power of music for individuals from all
walks of life.
www.NewHavenSymphony.org
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