Josephine Lee, President & Artistic Director

Judy Hanson, Senior Associate Artistic Director

Mark Myers, Associate Artistic Director

Saturday, December 7, 2019

2:00PM

Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School

3737 W. 99th St.

BEVERLY COMMUNITY CONCERT

CO M M U N I T Y CO N C E R TS A R E P R E S E N T E D BY

BEVERLY

NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR

Heather Stewart, Conductor

GARFIELD PARK/

OFF THE STREET CLUB

NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR

Heather Stewart, Conductor

IN-SCHOOL MEMBERS OF

Wendell E. Green Elementary School

Thomas J. Higgins Elementary Community Academy

Annie Keller Regional Gifted Center

Kate S. Kellogg Elementary School

Mt. Vernon Elementary School

Arnold Mireles Elementary Academy

Michaela Bateman, Ryan Fitzpatrick & Heather Stewart, Conductors

About Chicago Children’s Choir

Chicago Children’s Choir (Josephine Lee, President and Artistic Director) is a non-profi t organization that inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global citizens through music. Founded in Hyde Park in direct response to the Civil Rights Movement in 1956, CCC has grown from one choir into a vast network of in-school and after-school programs serving 5,200 students across the city of Chicago.

CCC has impacted the lives of more than 50,000 diverse youth throughout its 63-year history. Since its founding, CCC has focused on building programs that refl ect the racial and economic diversity of Chicago. Eighty percent of youth served are from low-moderate income homes, with over 4,000 students annually participating completely free of charge. All singers in CCC programs receive some level of subsidy. High school seniors enrolled in CCC have a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate, becoming global ambassadors who carry on CCC’s core values in a wide array of professional fi elds.

Under the leadership of President and Artistic Director Josephine Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir has achieved new heights and revolutionized the youth choral arts through innovative, creative partnerships and new artistic endeavors. Recent projects include the world-premiere hip-hop musical Long Way Home, written and directed by the renowned Q Brothers Collective, which played to fi ve sold-out houses in 2018; performance in a new staged production of Leonard Bernstein’s MASS under the direction of Marin Alsop in July 2018 and 2019 with two frequent creative partners: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Ravinia Festival; and collaboration on Chance

the Rapper’s debut studio album The Big Day (2019) as well as a collaboration on his GRAMMY Award-winning Coloring Book (2016) studio recording and tour performances. CCC has served as a model for youth choirs across the country including Boston Children’s Chorus, Denver Children’s Choir and Indianapolis Children’s Choir.

As a national and international touring ensemble, Chicago Children’s Choir has performed throughout the United States, in Cuba, South Africa, India, Argentina, Uruguay, Korea, Canada, Japan and Europe and for dignitaries such as former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, former Chinese President Hu Jintao, former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.

CCC has performed with or for acclaimed artists such as Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, Yo-Yo Ma, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Enrique Iglesias, Quincy Jones, Al Green, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Celine Dion, Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé. CCC has recorded on multiple labels including James Ginsburg’s Cedille Records (Songs from Spoon River, 2009) and has released six studio recordings under its own label —Harmony Anew (2018), We All Live Here (2016), Holiday Harmony (2010), Songs on the Road to Freedom (2008), Sita Ram (2006) and Open Up Your Heart (2004).

The Beverly Neighborhood Choir, under conductor Heather Stewart, is one of Chicago Children’s Choir’s 11 after-school Neighborhood Choir Programs. These programs provide beginning and intermediate choral training to over 900 children throughout the city while building community pride and stewardship in each singer. Members of the Beverly Neighborhood Choir range in age from 8-16 and rehearse twice weekly. Select singers have recently performed in Dead Man Walking and La bohème at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Bernstein’s MASS at Ravinia Festival. Recent tours have included Alabama, Los Angeles and Indianapolis.

About Heather Stewart, Conductor

Heather Stewart joined Chicago Children’s Choir in 2018 and brought with her a decade of diverse music teaching experiences motivated by her love of music and interest in its transformative powers in education. Originally focused on a career in music performance, in college, Ms. Stewart quickly discovered music’s potential to impact children’s abilities to learn and empathize with others, and to promote a more peaceful society. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Education degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She then went on to utilize her three distinct certifi cations in instrumental, choral, and general music education in public and private school settings in Wisconsin, Northern Virginia, and Texas.

Over the course of her experiences in many diff erent music teaching roles, Ms. Stewart realized her distinct passion for choral music education and decided to pursue an advanced degree in this area. She earned her Master of Music Education degree in 2018 from Northwestern University with special concentrations in voice and choral conducting.

While at Northwestern, Ms. Stewart sang in the University Chorale under the direction of Grammy-winning conductor Donald Nally. She also assisted in the research eff orts of the late Dr. Steve Demorest, who wrote prolifi cally about the negative eff ects of “talent-mindset” on the realities that everyone can benefi t from singing and that everyone can learn to sing accurately. Ms. Stewart was also highly infl uenced by the creativity research of Dr. Maud Hickey and the guidance of Dr. Sarah Bartolome. Reminded of her previous experiences as an autism therapist and special needs specialist, Ms. Stewart took great joy and pride in her work as the conductor of the Northwestern AMASE Community Choir.

Ms. Stewart continues her devotion to uniting diverse youth through music education in her daily work with Chicago Children’s Choir. Heather conducts the Garfi eld Park/Off the Street Club Choir, Beverly Neighborhood Choir, and various In-School Choir programs.

Outside of Chicago Children’s Choir, Ms. Stewart enjoys exploring Chicago with her husband and two daughters, Amelia and Evelyn. She serves as policy writer for the Committee for Equity and Minority Achievement (CEMA), a school board advisory committee for District 102, where her oldest daughter goes to school.

About Michaela Bateman, Conductor

New Mexico native Michaela Bateman currently serves as a conductor for the Chicago Children’s Choir In-School Program. A professional vocalist, conductor and music educator, she recently graduated from the University of New Mexico with a dual bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Vocal Performance.

While at the University of New Mexico, Michaela served as a Theodore Presser scholar, Brabson scholar with the UNM Children’s Chorus and Greenleaf Music Ministry Intern for all St. John’s United Methodist Church music programs. She was an active ACDA chapter collegiate offi cer and has sung with many choral ensembles as both a soloist and an ensemble member, including UNM’s Concert Choir, Symphony Orchestra, UNM Opera Theater (in various roles), University Chorus, Las Cantantes, Dolce Suono (conductor and accompanist), and Chamber Singers, where she made her New Mexico Philharmonic soloist debut in Handel’s Dixit Dominus. Her student teaching experiences saw her teach general music and band at Martin Luther King Jr., and conduct award winning choral ensembles from Rio Rancho High School at State competition.

Michaela began her musical journey in high school at 15, when she decided to fi nally take voice lessons after 7 years of vocal nodule recovery. It was there that she fell in love with musical theater and has since performed with multiple companies such as Albuquerque Little Theater, where she was nominated for a Vivian Vance Award for her portrayal of Maria in Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and won for her portrayal of Tuptim in The King and I. She also found a love of music and performing through competitive fi gure skating and coaching, which she has done now for 15 years. Michaela is so thrilled to join Chicago Children’s Choir and fully supports their mission and core values of education, excellence and expression.

About Ryan Fitzpatrick,Conductor

Ryan Fitzpatrick serves as a conductor for the In-School Program. Ryan is an avid singer and performer and loves helping students develop their musical abilities.

Raised in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Ryan was involved in band, choir and musical theater throughout his educational career. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Political Science from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and a certifi cation in Music Education from Eastern University in St. David’s, Pennsylvania. He is currently completing his Master’s degree in Multicultural Education at Eastern.

During his student teaching, Ryan had the opportunity to lead choral rehearsals by serving as honors conductor for the Men’s Glee Club and directing chorus at Indian Valley Middle School in Harleysville, Pennsylvania—a suburb of Philadelphia. For the past two years, Ryan has served as musical director for Theater & Kids, a community arts education program located in suburban Philadelphia. Ryan is excited to teach music from a variety of musical styles and backgrounds, so that he may reach all students and nurture their love of music.

Concert Program

B E V E R LY & G A R F I E L D PA R K / O F F T H E ST R E E T C LU B CO M B I N E D

Sing and RejoiceTraditional text, music by William Bradbury

B E V E R LY A L L E G R O

Believe - from the motion picture The Polar ExpressGlen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, arr. Mark Hayes

A La Media NocheTraditional Puerto Rican carol, arr. Greg Gilpin

AU D I E N C E S I N G A LO N G

Feliz NavidadJosé Feliciano

B E V E R LY V I VAC E

Rise Up, Shepherd, and FollowAfrican-American spiritual, arr. Mark James Meier, based on harmonization by J. Bert Carlson

Everyday PeopleWritten by Sylvester “Sly” Stewart, as recorded by Sly and the Family Stone, arr. Mark Brymer

Choreographed by Meaghan Carroll

B E V E R LY P R E STO

Carol of the BellsMusic by Mykola Leontovich, English text by Peter J. Wilhousky, arr. Patrick M. Liebergen

AU D I E N C E S I N G A LO N G

Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont

I N - S C H O O L C H O I R S

Revelation 19Jeffrey LaValley

G A R F I E L D PA R K / O F F T H E ST R E E T C LU B

Faith - from the motion picture SingAriana Grande, Benjamin Levin, Ryan Tedder and Stevie Wonder

Choreographed by Meaghan Carroll

I Need You to SurviveDavid Frazier & Hezekiah Walker, arr. Rollo Dilworth & John Goodwin

CO M B I N E D C H O I R S

People Get ReadyCurtis Mayfield, arr. W. Mitchell Owens III

B E V E R LY & G A R F I E L D PA R K / O F F T H E ST R E E T C LU B CO M B I N E D

That’s Christmas to Me - as performed by PentatonixScott Hoying & Kevin Olusola, arr. Audrey Snyder

F O L LOW I N G T H E CO N C E R T

Students in grades 3 & up are invited to the stage to audition for the Beverly Neighborhood Choir!

Visit ccchoir.org/join to sign up for an alternate audition time on Tuesday, January 14.

I N ST R U M E N TA L I STS

Piano: Mark Meier

Bass: Jared DeMeester

Drums: Marquis Carter

Guitar: Kellen Boersma

Trumpet: Derek Fitting

Today’s Artists

B E V E R LY N E I G H B O R H O O D C H O I R

AllegroKinzie AntonopoulosSkylhar BrownMargaret CafarelliCaroline DeHoyosSophia DeHoyosKennedy GroomsNyvia JosephBridie KellyTaraji LeeLaila LusterMichelle MartinezAndre McDearmon IIIAshlee-Ann McDearmonRyan PengPeyton PolanekLilia PriceKiara RobersonKevin RossLilah StanczakNikayla TrusovaKamryn WalkerDarnell WareKaylee WellingtonBrianna Wilson

VivaceMorgan CannonPria ColbertDanyelle CommodoreAnika DattaWilliam DeKokerEmmylou DegnanJalyn DixonTrinity GordonJanisha HubbardTiy JamesLauren JohnsonNuriyah JohnsonClark MartinezThierry MatthewsCassidy O’ConnellLucy O’DohertyMaryKate O’ReillySylvia PengGrace RegaladoVictoria SyversonAislinn TaylorJaleah VelascoAnaya WalkerMarilyn Williams

PrestoJayla ClarkKamilah DavisAmina GormanAngelique HallNaimah JohnsonAddison McBrideIsabeau PogueKaliyah VensonNiasia Wilson

G A R F I E L D PA R K /O F F T H E ST R E E T C LU B N E I G H B O R H O O D C H O I R

AllegroDamarion CampbellKeshone McDonaldVerlencia MemsBrandon StandberryAntwaun ThomasAnthony WilliamsLaron WilliamsMarlo Wilson

VivaceMariah Alston Miki’shay BrooksMarcoby DaltonSierra GrayJaniya HallJa’Kayla HumphreyJailyn JonesAkiyla JonesLeeah McCorker

Kathy McDonaldKeyala McDonaldTriniti ScottArianna ShafferAnton ThomasLatee WandickRanayah Williamson

I N - S C H O O L M E M B E R S O F

Wendell E. Green Elementary SchoolThomas J. Higgins Elementary

Community AcademyAnnie Keller Regional Gifted Center

Kate S. Kellogg Elementary SchoolMt. Vernon Elementary SchoolArnold Mireles Elementary Academy

Students in grade 3 and up are invited to join our Beverly Neighborhood Choir by attending a New Singer Day

on Tuesday, January 14 at the Beverly Arts Center.

ALBANY PARK • AUSTIN • BEVERLY • BUCKTOWN (NEW!) • ENGLEWOOD GARFIELD PARK/OFF THE STREET CLUB • HUMBOLDT PARK • HYDE PARK

LINCOLN PARK/DEPAUL • PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE • ROGERS PARK

*Singers are welcome to audition and enroll at any of the above programs, regardless of the location of their home or school.

LEARN MORE AT CCCHOIR.ORG/JOINAuditions are quick and simple, with opportunities to join throughout the calendar year.

BEVERLYNEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR

Our Neighborhood Choirs bring inspirational after-school programming to 11 locations throughout the city, providing students in 3rd grade and up with:

High-quality music instruction Multicultural learning Unique citywide performance opportunities ...and more!

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About Our Programs

OUR PROGRAMS

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Upcoming Events

V I S I T CCC H O I R .O R G F O R F U L L E V E N T L I ST I N G S A N D D E TA I L S .

Lincoln Park/DePaul Community ConcertDecember 11, 7:00pm UIC Forum 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Ft. Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir General admission is $10, pay what you can.

Voice of Chicago Caroling at Cloud GateDecember 13, 6:00pm Millennium Park 201 E. Randolph St. Ft. Voice of Chicago This event is free and open to the public. Voice of Chicago is presented by Allstate

Austin Visit with Santa at Columbus ParkDecember 14, 10:00am Columbus Park 500 S. Central Ave. Ft. Austin Neighborhood Choir This event is free and open to the public.

Beverly Cookie CrawlDecember 14, 11:00am Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. Ft. Beverly Neighborhood Choir This event is free and open to the public.

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SAVE THE DATE—In honor of the 10th anniversary of Chicago Children’s Choir’s Ambassadors Board, we’re going all out at Morgan’s on Fulton. Proceeds from the evening support CCC’s mission to inspire and change the lives of 5,200 students across Chicago.

C C C S O U N D B I T E S . C O M

VOICES

To make a gift to Chicago Children’s Choir, please visit CCCHOIR.ORG/SUPPORT today!

HOW YOU MAKE IT POSS IBLE

VOICES$10,000 funds an In-School Program for one year. You have the opportunity to bring music education free of charge to students at one city school, meet their principal, and attend their concert.

$5,000 funds one Connection Day, a special workshop that brings together CCC students from different neighborhoods to learn new music and choreography while forging meaningful bonds with their CCC peers.

$2,500 funds an international tour scholarship, creating the opportunity for a CCC singer to experience the transformative power of travel and become an ambassador of our city and mission.

$1,000 allows CCC to subsidize tuition for one Neighborhood Choir singer from a low-income household. You have the opportunity to give that student access to a safe, nurturing after-school environment in their own community.

$500 funds one bus trip for 50 singers to special performance opportunities with collaborators like Ravinia Festival and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You have the opportunity to make participation in special projects with world-class artists possible for all students by removing the transportation barrier.

$250 funds a complete uniform set for one Neighborhood Choir singer. You have the opportunity to bring the sense of pride and belonging that comes with wearing a CCC uniform to a singer who otherwise could not afford it.

$100 funds one binder of music for a Voice of Chicago singer. You have the opportunity to introduce that singer to music in over 37 languages and from a wide range of cultures, genres, and time periods.

F O U N DAT I O N , CO R P O RAT E A N D G OV E R N M E N T D O N O R SChicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes the following institutions that made gifts in support of CCC’s mission from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

$50,000 & ABOVEAllstate Insurance CompanyPaul M. Angell Family FoundationThe Chicago Community TrustThe Crown FamilyLloyd A. Fry FoundationJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

FoundationPolk Bros. Foundation$25,000 – $49,999 Bank of AmericaCIBCLyon Family FoundationNth Degree Scholarship FundPrince Charitable Trusts

$15,000 – $24,999Chicago Department of Cultural

Aff airs and Special EventsDamico Family FoundationThe Davee FoundationJohn R. Halligan Charitable FundIllinois Arts Council AgencyThe Negaunee FoundationThe Wege Foundation /

Patrick & Ligia Goodwillie$10,000 – $14,999Apple Inc.ComEdAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationHarper Court Arts CouncilLincoln Park Preschool &

KindergartenSiragusa Family Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999Anonymous (1)Butler Family FoundationThe Nathan Cummings FoundationGarrett BrandsIrving Harris FoundationKinder Morgan FoundationMazza FoundationPeoples Gas and North Shore Gas

Community FundThe Pritzker Pucker Family

FoundationThe Wicklander Family Foundation$1,000 – $4,999Anonymous (1)2112 ChicagoGlobal Village Charitable TrustKPMG LLPThe Pattis Family Foundation

PraxairRBC Wealth ManagementSahara Enterprises, Inc.State FarmUrban Partnership BankWilliam Blair & Company$500 – $999 Antares Capital CorporationThe Philip M. Friedmann Family

Charitable TrustA.A. Rayner & Company, Ltd.Shure IncorporatedStratagem Construction$100 – $499 AmazonSmile FoundationFTI Consulting, Inc.Synchrony Financial

Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes the cumulative support of generous individuals and institutions who have advanced CCC’s Raising Voices Campaign, a 3-year, $12 million fundraising initiative to elevate the voices of Chicago’s youth.

$500,000 & ABOVE Bob & Rose FealyThe Hatherly FamilySteven & Priscilla KerstenDavid & Lesly KooThe Elizabeth Morse

Charitable TrustNorth Avenue Day Nursery$250,000 – $499,999 Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff The Nolan Family$100,000 – $249,999Tracey & Ed BenfordRuth & Pat BoehmerCarnelian TrustEllen-Blair ChubeCIBCBob & Joan FeitlerJim & Karen FrankRob & Kathleen Katz /

Boka Restaurant GroupJim & Ginger MeyerMridu & Chandra SekharJeff & Betsy SteeleMichael TeplitskyRon & Patty Weiss

$50,000 – $99,999 Shradha AgarwalTheo Epstein & Marie Whitney /

Foundation To Be Named LaterThe Jackson FoundationKehoe DesignsJacqueline Griesdorn &

Kevin MatzkeKate KestnbaumChrysa & Jeff MosterLarry & Corky RichmanJamie & Brian VandenbergTracy & Justin WardThe Wege Foundation /

Patrick & Ligia Goodwillie$25,000 – $49,999Susanne & David BakerMeredith Bluhm-Wolf & Bill WolfMonica Young CarneyBrian ClingenCaroline & Adam DettmanShelley MacArthur Farley &

William FarleyDerek & Katie FergusonJohn Hong & Ellee Pai Hong /

Uncommon

Nora Jaskowiak & Matthew Hinerfeld

Ann Marie Lipinski & Steven KaganKala & Mike MoynihanDiane & Jim PearseJoe & Jennifer Shanahan$10,000-$24,999 The Baff a FamilyJacolyn & John BucksbaumChloé EricsoussiRichard & Eileen EpsteinMark & Kristen FreundMelissa Kibler & Vince LazarKimberly & Mauro Mafrici /

Pelago RistoranteMicah Materre & Kelvin JacksonBernie & Pat Woytek$1,000 – $9,999AnonymousTim Calkins & Carol SaltounJennifer & Albert ChungDavid Griffi n & Susan WarnerCarrie L. HedgesMichele MusgroveSaul & Margaret ShorrTorres FamilyKathleen Wilson-Thompson &

Donald Thompson

VO I C E O F TO M O R R OW C I R C L E

The Voice of Tomorrow Circle comprises donors who have made planned gift commitments to CCC as part of our Raising Voices Campaign.

Bob & Rose FealyJim & Ginger MeyerSusanne & David BakerCarrie L. HedgesReichardt Family

I N D I V I D UA L D O N O R S

Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes the following individuals who made gifts in support of CCC’s mission, excluding contributions made in support of CCC’s Red Jacket Optional gala, from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

$100,000 & ABOVE Bob & Rose Fealy ♦The Hatherly FamilySteven & Priscilla Kersten$50,000 – $99,999 David & Lesly KooThe Nolan Family$25,000 – $49,999 Tracey & Ed BenfordCarnelian TrustEllen-Blair ChubeJacqueline Griesdorn &

Kevin MatzkeTracy & Justin Ward$15,000 – $24,999Kate KestnbaumMridu & Chandra SekharJeff & Betsy SteeleMichael TeplitskyThe Wege Foundation/ Patrick &

Ligia Goodwillie Ron & Patty Weiss$10,000 – $14,999Ruth & Patrick BoehmerAnn Marie Lipinski & Steve KaganLarry & Corky RichmanJamie & Brian VandenbergDr. Doris Wineman, Ph.D.$5,000 – $9,999 Philip & Mary Beth Canfi eldMonica Young CarneyJerry & Judy CastelliniDavid Graff Marguerite HarkNora Jaskowiak &

Matthew HinerfeldThe Jackson FoundationAnn Kaplan & Robert FippingerWelz Kauff man & Jon TeeuwissenKip & Sarah KelleyJosephine Lee & Kevin McConkeyChrysa & Jeff MosterKala & Mike MoynihanMichael & Meeghan Nemeroff D. Elizabeth PriceNeil ShahJason & Lisa SilvermanLawrence E. Strickling &

Sydney L. HansDr. Donald E. Thompson &

Mrs. Kathleen Wilson-Thompson$1,000 – $4,999 Anonymous (1)David Apatoff & Nell MinowPeter & Lucy AscoliThe Baff a FamilyGerry BaradMark & Mary Baranek

Shaun & Andy BlockLarry & Cynde BruckJacolyn & John BucksbaumTim Calkins & Carol SaltounStanley ChristiansonJennifer & Albert ChungShaun ConsidineCharles F. CusterChristina Deaton DeMarea &

Brad DeMareaRichard & Eileen EpsteinKelly & Steve FeketyDerek & Katie FergusonPeter Gotsch & Jana FrenchJoan GottschallDavid Griffi n & Susan WarnerStanley & Cynthia GutkowskiRichard & Jacqueline HawwaRandy L. Holgate & John H. PetersonMichael & Rosalind KeiserDiane KelleyMelissa Kibler & Vince LazarDavid KleimanKevin Kovitz & Odile DavidRachel & Mackie LeFevre-SneeAlejandro & Diane LongoriaAdam & Elizabeth M. LowKimberly & Mauro Mafrici /

Pelago RestaurantBarbara MayersThe Blythe & David Mendelson

Family FundDr. Edward & Carol MillunchickThe Morgenstern Wilson FamilyMichele MusgroveDiane & Jim PearseWilliam & Georgy Ann PeluchiwskiDave & Tamsyn PequetStephen Pratt & Liisa ThomasMarko & Julie RatesicMatt Roan & Shannon O’BrienMarquis & Dianne SauvageRobert & Susan ShapiroK.B. Shriram & Sujatha ShenoyDr. Kimberly SterlingGeoff rey Stone & Jane DaileyPaul & Brenda StubitschKay Torshen FoundationPhillip VasquezBernie & Pat Woytek$500 – $999 Anonymous (2)James & Renee AkersBarry & Susie AlbertsDavid & Lisa AllenSusanne & David Baker ♦The Barr FundMadelaine & Collin BruckEvan BrunoMichael & Susan Bruno

Kevin CochranBrady & Anne DeatonPeter & Neva EganMegan & Joseph ElbertsTrasha EmbryJohn GoodwinDoug & Mary Clare GourleyJay GummertAnna-Lise JensenThomas KehoeLinda KimNick & Dagmara KokonasEd & Bonnie LeraczSaul Levmore & Julie Ann RoinCarol MaxonDon McCordJonathan & Jasmine MorrisVreni NaessJason & Heidi PfetcherMary Jane RaymondDan & Debby RoanErica L. SandnerFran & Joe ScartelliErin SlittJocelyn & Scott SmithNancy Spector StoneMike & Leslie TaylorDon ThompsonNidhi VaidAnthony ValesSteve & Randi WineAlbert & Ellen ZickmannPatrick Zimmermann$100 – $499 Anonymous (3)Bridget AdaskaHimal Agarwal & Shimul LahotiBeth AkesonShelby AllisonLinda AlpertPablo AlvarezGretchen AndersonJames & Lindsay AndersonJewel AndersonWarren AneyNadine Apelian Dobbs &

Brett DobbsPhillip ArmstrongKatie & Rob AshcroftElisabeth BakerJanet BeanJenny BeightolDavid BentremJayme BettsBrandon BiedermanKatie BienDiane BildSarah & Hart BillingsJohn BlairRichard Blough

Allison BosmaLydia BrauerEllen BrettSusan BroadbentDan BrownColin BrownellJohn BuchananEdmund BurkeAllison BurmanDavid & Marina BurmanDonald BurmanAlejandro & Elise Caff arelliPatrick CahillDonna CalandraRichard & Sharon CarlsonErik CharlstonSharad ChibWendy Chronister & Peter RogersBeth & Will ColemanPaul CollinsMrs. Jane B. ColmanPaul CookStefania DamicoBob & Dawn DavisCharles & Karen DhyanchandMicayla DienerSam DienerRonald D’InnocenzoBrittni DitomassoPatrick & Alexandra DoloughtyHeather DombeyLauren EisensteinAmy EllingsonMelika EmbrySarah FaderChris FelixCarolynn FisherLinda May FitzgeraldVerbie & Dorothy FlorenceJay FreedmanLaura Fruhauff Sono FujiiAnne FunkeRebecca Fyff eThomas GajewskiLaura & KiAundre GarlandStephen & Carolyn GeldermannJanet H. Gilbert /

Fletcher & Sippel LLCMyles GlancyJason Stell & Kate GlickmanSteven GlickmanAnne GrantTabitha & Matt GreenErin GroganAlla HanilovJudy Hanson & Bryan FarinaDr. Robert HarrisVinod HavaladEmily & Nate HazlerigGreg Hendle

♦ Member of Voice of Tomorrow Circle, which recognizes donors who have made planned gift commitments

Cece HillKeri HodnikMelissa Hoff manMiles HommelMargaret HuyckJeremy JacinthCarita JewellErica JewellRobert G. JonesAmanda JourdainJean JourdainCaroline KaganPatricia KagieGeoff & Susan KammrathRachel Kaplan & Bob RiesmanMegan KellyMaureen KernanMiriam KimJacquelyn KimmelDiana H. KingKevin KingEsther KlatzChristopher & JanetScott KochThe Kosmak FamilyBrent KuennenEleanor LaserMissy LavenderTed & Wendy LawrenceVelta LazdaTim LenihanSteve LerchAbba & Bonnie LessingArtis LinMatt LineenCharles Lipson &

Susan Bloom LipsonNada & Jordan LitwinMelvin & Sherry LopataMaria LotitoRobert & Kenda Lovecchio

Kristine MackeySusan MacMillanKeith MaitSean & Tyler Mansfi eldMarie MarcucciArthur & Elaine MargulisJames MastroKatherine McAllisterGeorge McCalisterCarla & Peter W. McCauley Sr., MDCurtis & Christina McClusickMegan McCoyShannon McGhee & Matt VaskeLoren McGowanErin McHughThomas McNealRaymond MelencioRichard & Sara MesirowDeborah Meyer & Eric BrantleyFloyd & Elizabeth MillerMatthew MistrettaRobert & Bernadette MolloyEmily MonasterioJanet Cloud MoseRichard & Mary Beth MurphyKevin MyrieNishad & Lynda NadkarniJoey NakayamaIlene Nemeroff & Charles EdwardsJordan & Jean NerenbergTodd Ochs & Janet Agranoff Kathleen O’DonnellKatherine OllisBrett OrlovJason ParkTramaine ParkerShelby ParnesMary PattilloMallory PaulAlex PazStephanie Pines

Kathleen PlattRussell & Josephine PogueMichael PopeWilliam PrestonWilliam PryGeoff rey RahieVishu Ramanathan & Melissa LupellaElle RamelJessica RingCharles & Marilynn RivkinMegan RobertsonSolvig & Harry RobertsonPenelope RobsonErin Roche & Paula Cuadros-RocheRon & Elizabeth RosenthalLisa RothGuy Rozentsveig &

Victoria Rozentsveig ShapiroCarolyn RozichDaniel & Anne RudolphJohn & Renee SalomonNestor & Beth SanchezMeg & Graham SatherlieEve SaxonJulie & Bob SchlossbergEmilia SchobeiriCarol SchroederRahul SekharJeremiah SeraphineKunal ShahRenu ShahMatt ShannonRyan ShannonRoy & Lisa ShardaJanet Shiff Rebecca ShorrPam ShortallPerry SiatisKanwar & Avanti SinghJack & Allison SiragusaJean Smith

Terry & Shelley SmithJean SohJonathan SolomonJohn & Kristie SpegeleJordan & Jill StoneKristi StoneMollie StoneStuart Strong & Kris BeckDavid SwendsenWillie Mae TaborRico & Julie TalludBruce Tammen & Esther MennMing Lun TangTheresa ToddTorres FamilyChristine TorresMelanie UnterfranzZalman & Karen UsiskinMykel VandenbergLauren & Nick VissatJasper Pierson WalkerShirley WalkerKirk & Mary Kate WatkinsFred & Kathy WeberJosef WeberAaron WernerMarie WesterChristopher WhiteJesse WilliamsAlice Pirie Wirtz *Rachel Wolfson & Edward FinegoldErnest WongMichael & Katie WordLinda WrightLaura YergeshevaStephen YoungAmy ZanglinSara Zimmerman & David SternAnn Butler Zimrin♦ Voice of Tomorrow Circle* Deceased

I N - K I N D D O N O R SBoka Restaurant GroupBreakthru BeverageCIBC

Jeff rey N. DahlRichard & Eileen EpsteinThe GeraghtyGolin

Kehoe DesignsDavid & Lesly KooKPMGThe Langham

Mariano’sMetroRevolution BrewingShure Incorporated

UncommonWilliam Blair & Company

T R I B U T E

IN MEMORY OFEllen BrauerGeorge GrantCliff HansonChristopher JacksonElizabeth “Beth” KershnerRev. Christopher MooreKenneth G. QualkenbushPatti YoungbloodSaalik Ziyad

IN HONOR OFIssak AkersEric AshworthIvy BeardLilly Brenner StrelitzArt BresnahanJoseph BrewerEvan BrunoBrittany Burton-HippsCCC Conductors & Staff Bob & Rose Fealy ♦ Larry Fischer Tara Flocco & Patrick Daley

Judy HansonChristina & John HatherlyCarrie L. Hedges ♦ Cece HillAnn KaplanThe Katz FamilyPriscilla KerstenClara Kim & John MussmanDavid & Lesly KooDiana Lawrence & Matthew

AdamsJosephine LeeAbba Lessing

Raiva Desai LessingKatya Lysander, Ph.D.Jessie MerchantJim & Ginger Meyer ♦Michael & Meeghan

Nemeroff Anna OchsDelfi n OnayBen RossLisa Roth & Matt ArnoldMarcy RothCaroline SantiagoAnne & Tom Schafer

Rebecca ShorrOlivia SmithScott SmithMollie StonePaige SvobodaBrian & Jamie VandenbergDanny WallenbergDanny Wallenberg,

Humboldt Park & Rogers Park Neighborhood Choirs

Ron & Patty WeissPatricia Wells

I N D I V I D UA L D O N O R S , CO N T ’ D

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R E D JAC K E T O P T I O N A L 2 01 8 S P O N S O R S A N D D O N O R S

Chicago Children’s Choir is grateful to the many individuals, families, corporations, foundations and cultural partners who contributed to the fundraising e� orts of the October 19, 2018 Red Jacket Optional gala.

FORTISSIMO SPONSOR ($61,000)Bob & Rose Fealy ♦David & Lesly Koo and

RoundTable Healthcare PartnersThe Nolan FamilyFORTE SPONSOR ($30,000)Ellen-Blair Chube and William BlairFoundation To Be Named LaterHatherly Family and

Wynnchurch Capital Priscilla & Steven Kersten Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff

and VedderPriceRon & Patty WeissMEZZO PIANO SPONSOR ($15,000)CIBCMr. & Mrs. Richard Duchossois The Feitler FamilyThe Jackson FoundationPwCQuad/Graphics - BlueSoho RSMPIANISSIMO SPONSOR ($7,500) Shradha AgarwalThe Ambassadors Board of Chicago

Children’s ChoirAon M&A and

Transaction SolutionsTracey & Ed Benford /

Goldman Sachs Patrick & Ruth Boehmer / KPMGChristopher & Susan BurkeCapital One HealthcareJoan Craig & Peter RuggieroDavid Dell’AringaCaroline & Adam DettmanBrian & Amber EgweleDerek & Katie FergusonFirst Unitarian ChurchFriends of Chicago Children’s ChoirBruce & Michele Gelman Brian & Jaala Good Jacqui & Richard Hawwa John Hong & Ellee Pai Hong Karie Katz & David Katz Rob & Kathleen KatzMackinac Partners and

Melissa Kibler Madison Dearborn PartnersJim & Ginger Meyer ♦Jeff & Chrysa Moster Kala & Mike MoynihanNina Owen & Michael BelsleyMatt & Carrie ParrDiane & Jim Pearse

Peoples GasRenee, John, Emily &

Justin Salomon Mike & Mary SchroeckJoe & Jennifer ShanahanJohn & Maria Shannon /

Xeris Pharmaceuticals Sidley Austin LLPErin Slitt and FriendsStifel Investment Banking GroupUrban Partnership BankJamie & Brian VandenbergVosges Haut-ChocolatWGNWynnchurch Capital, LLCENSEMBLE BENEFACTOR ($5,000)William & Shelley FarleyAndi & Jim Gordon,

The Edgewater FundsStephen & Valarie MadryPerkins CoieErica L. Sandner$25,000 & ABOVEPatricia & Donald GriesdornDarren & Anne Snyder$15,000 – $24,999Samit & Lea HalvadiaThe Hatherly FamilyJim & Ginger Meyer ♦Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff $10,000 – $14,999AnonymousMatt & Joyce BayerMeredith Bluhm-Wolf &

William WolfJoan Craig & Peter RuggieroBob & Rose Fealy ♦Nick & Dagmara KokonasDavid & Lesly KooMarc & Ashley LifshinChris LorenzenJames & Erica NappoJohn RokaczIlan & Becky ShalitWatermark Capital Partners, LLC.Windover Foundation /

Eric & Trisha Ashworth$5,000 – $9,999Gerry BaradBob & Ginny BurnstineGregory & Marcy CarlinEllen-Blair ChubeDavid D. Hiller, Robert R.

McCormick Foundation Sean & Aimee HussMatt & Deneese LevinJohn & Renee Salomon

Eric & Marla SedlerJeff & Betsy SteeleJamie & Brian VandenbergJamie & Kristin Wildman$1,000 – $4,999Katie & Rob AshcroftAthletico Physical TherapyPatricia H. Besser, Bank of AmericaMarc & Lisa BeckerRuth & Patrick BoehmerVictor BridgemanErin BroderickJonathan & Lena BrodskyEoin & Kate CalleryAl & Pam CapitaniniGerardo & Lauren CerdaChicago VenturesTom & Michelle CusickChristina Deaton DeMarea &

Brad DeMareaBob & Frances DelBocaGautam & Ritu DhingraJim & Jan DondlingerChris & Haley DorseySarah FaderBrett & Megan FealyRichard & Margie FeitlerDerek & Katie FergusonReynolds Family FoundationRalph & Barb GabricJason Stell & Kate GlickmanJeff rey & Cidney GolmanAlicia GonzalezDoug & Sophie GoodwillieRichard & Jaqueline HawwaBernie & Mary Pat HengesbaughHickory Farms, LLC.Matthew James & Vivian LeeNeil & Julie JensenJennifer JohnsonElizabeth Johnston Klinger &

Matt KlingerGail & Kevin KalinichMichael & Rachel KirshNate & Amanda KushL.E.K. Consulting LLCLBC Credit Management, LLCTom Linguanti

Richard & Marie LloydMatthew LondonLynn & Eva MaddoxLee & Martha MartinSuzanne MartinezCharles MatthewsJen McConnellRobert R. McCormick FoundationSusan MinerPeter MoorJoseph & Kelly MossGeorge NolanChristopher & Charlene OlsonOstrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd.Jay & Shawna OwenRichard & Cindy PardoMatt & Carrie ParrDave & Tamsyn PequetPremier Real Estate and Relocation

Services Inc.J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family

FoundationMonica Quintero BoteroDan & Judy RansfordMrs. Jennifer Noel Rhind &

Mr. David Scott RhindCatherine & Mike RosenbergArnie & Marcy RothGuy Rozentsveig &

Victoria Rozentsveig ShapiroGary & Macy RozierEllen Rudnick & Paul EarleTim Calkins & Carol SaltounErica L. SandnerMike & Mary SchroeckNeil ShahJoe & Jennifer ShanahanJason & Lisa SilvermanKanwar & Avanti SinghVan & Beth StamosMike & Mary SullivanGlen Tullman & Patricia TullmanCornelia Grumman & Jim WarrenThe Wege FoundationJeff & Lisa Wissink

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Your support helps us deliver fi nancially accessible arts programming to 5,200 youth,

right in their own neighborhoods.

For any changes to your donor recognition listing, please contact Afton Battle at 312.849.8300 x126 or abattle@ccchoir.org

Please consider making a contribution

today at ccchoir.org/support

Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes our philanthropic partners:

$10,000 – $14,999

$50,000 – $100,000

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$15,000 – $49,999

The Crown Family

The Davee Foundation

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Nth Degree Scholarship Fund

NegauneeFoundation

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Josephine LeePresident & Artistic Director Judy HansonSenior Associate Artistic

DirectorMark MyersAssociate Artistic DirectorRachel LeFevre-SneeChief Operating Offi cerKelly Fekety, CPAChief Financial Offi cerJocelyn SmithChief Program Offi cerDave AdamsDirector of Marketing &

CommunicationsLisa ArnoldConductorElisabeth Baker ConductorMichaela BatemanConductorAfton Battle Director of Engagement

Madelaine BruckSenior Development ManagerEvan BrunoManager of Choral Programs

& ConductorJustin CavazosProgram AssistantYouna ChoiConductorAmeera CraigsProgram AssistantMagdalena DelgadoConductorChristina Deaton DeMareaSenior AdvisorAbigail DroegerOperations CoordinatorRoxana EspozProgram AssistantRyan FitzpatrickConductorAmaranta Flores-GualtieriProgram AssistantLaura Fruhau� Program Registrar

John GoodwinPrincipal Pianist &

Conductor in ResidenceCece HillProgram DirectorJackie JohnsonProgram ManagerMiriam KimConductorElizabeth M. LowExternal Aff airsKristin LlewellynMarketing AssistantStephanie MartinezProgram AssistantKarley MayomiProgram AssociateEmily MonasterioDevelopment Manager, EventsVeronica MoralesProgram AssistantLonnie NorwoodConductor

Charlotte OstrowProgram AssistantRegina Robinson Program AssistantLisa SalazarMarketing ManagerMaria SanchezSenior Manager, Donor ServicesRebecca ShorrArtistic ProducerPam ShortallDirector of School Programs

& Special ProjectsHeather StewartConductorMollie StoneDirector of World Music

& ConductorDaniel WallenbergConductorAmanda Wol� ConductorSara ZimmermanProduction Coordinator

Staff & Boards

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David J. Koo, ChairPatrick E. Boehmer,

TreasurerDr. Ron Weiss,

SecretaryEric Ashworth Gerry BaradTracey Benford Monica CarneyEllen-Blair ChubeCaroline Dettman Brian EgweleSuzanne EL-MoursiTheo Epstein Shelley MacArthur

Farley

Robert Fealy Derek Ferguson Dr. Jacqueline

GriesdornChristina HatherlyRichard HawwaCarrie L. Hedges, Esq.Ellee Pai Hong Yusef Jackson Rob Katz Priscilla Kersten Melissa S. Kibler Deneese Walia LevinAnn Marie Lipinski Micah Materre Donielle McCutcheon

Ligia Mendez Goodwillie

James P. Meyer Michael A. Nemeroff ,

Esq.Joseph P. NolanMatthew ParrDiane Pearse Matt RoanJoe Shanahan Jeff SteeleMichael Teplitsky Brian Vandenberg Justin WardBernie Woytek

AMBASSADORS BOARD

Erin Slitt, ChairDon McCord,

Vice ChairLauren Vissat,

Vice ChairKatie AshcroftErin BroderickBryan BurgAllison BurmanMegan ElbertsSarah FaderScott FettersLaura GarlandTabitha GreenLizzie Guynn

Lisa LawsArtis LinNada LitwinSean Mansfi eldJennifer McConnellShannon McGheeYannek NikodimosBrett OrlovShelby ParnesDave PequetMike PopeElle RamelNicole ReifmanGuy RozentsveigNeil Shah

Jack SiragusaMatt UnertlMykel VandenbergPhillip VasquezMike WalkerJosef Weber

CREATIVE COUNCIL

Samantha Saifer BerngardCo-Founder, Boldface Co.Angela BrantleyCo-Founder and Creative Director, Hero/BlackHebru BrantleyVisual Artist

Nick CaveArtistRhea FernandezCo-Founder and Creative Director, Hero/BlackWelz Kau� manPresident and CEO, Ravinia FestivalThomas KehoeFounder & President, Kehoe Designs

Azeeza KhanOwner, Azeeza USRob LewisProducerGQ & JQ QaiyumThe Q BrothersMonica RoyerOwner, Monica + AndyMarie WhitneyOwner, Two Penny Blue

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Dr. Susanne BakerDirector, DePaul Community Music SchoolJonathan BrooksSenior Pastor, Canaan Community Church

Angela T. IngramSenior Vice President, Communications, Chicago Region iHeartMedia Markets GroupAbigail MuldoonManager, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital

Josephine RobinsonWorld Vision ChicagoRev. David Schwartz and Rev. Teresa SchwartzSenior Co-Ministers, First Unitarian Church of ChicagoMichael StrautmanisChief Engagement Offi cer, Obama Foundation

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Special Thanks

Nicole Hall and Josephine Pogue, Parent Representatives

Wendell E. Green Elementary SchoolTyrone Dowdell, Principal

Thomas J. Higgins Elementary Community Academy

Crystal Dorsey Turner, Principal

Annie Keller Regional Gifted CenterChalese Conley Dunbar, Principal

Kate S. Kellogg Elementary School

Cory Overstreet, Principal

Mt. Vernon Elementary School

Raquel Davis, Principal

Arnold Mireles Elementary Academy

Evelyn Randle-Robbins, Principal

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Beverly Arts Center