2015/16 ANNUAL REPORT

CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA

Kayoko Dan Music Director & Conductor Bob Bernhardt Music Director Emeritus & Principal Pops Conductor Molly Sasse French Executive Director (Retired January, 2016) Samantha Teter Executive Director Kathy Allison Operations Manager Tiffany Feltner Patron Services Manager Sarah Marczynski Community Engagement and Education Manager Steve Tonkinson Youth Orchestras Manager Amber Sanderson Administrative Assistant Darrin Hassevoort Director of CSO Chorus Eric Anderson Orchestra Personnel Manager Megan Chisom Orchestra Librarian Gary Wilkes CSOYO Symphony Conductor Sandy Morris CSOYO Philharmonic Conductor Floy Wang CSOYO Prelude and Etude Conductor Tamira Henry Box Office Assistant

2015/16 CSO STAFF

2015/16 CSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OFFICERS Don McDowell President Mark Smith Treasurer Susan Rich Secretary Spencer McCallie Past President

Jeannine AldayWarren BarnettDr. Gordon Bietz

Taylor BrownGail Chapman

George S. ClintonJo Coke

Mike Cooper

Linda FribergKim Gavin

William GreenKristen Holritz

Eva Jo JohnsonIan Leavy

Pat LedfordDon McArtor

Eddie McCraryClaudia MooreLinda MosleySheri PeckJean Rader

W. Keith SanfordTyler SiiraPat Starke

Katherine SuttonLinda ThompsonHarriett Whitaker

Jeffrey WilsonKatie S. Wilson

DIRECTORS

HONORARY DIRECTORSRuth S. Holmberg

William L. Montague, Jr. (deceased)

Kayoko Dan Bob Bernhardt Molly Sasse French Samantha Teter Kathy Allison Tiffany Feltner Sarah Marczynski Steve Tonkinson

THE CSO’S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, ENGAGE,

AND ENRICH THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY

THROUGH MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION.

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dear CSO Friends,The 2015/16 season was all about transition. I served as Interim Executive Director from the time former Executive Director Molly Sasse French began her medical leave in November 2015 until I was promoted in March of this year. I received great support and goodwill from all of you as well as our Board, staff, and musicians. It has been an eye-opening experience with a steep learning curve. I have greatly enjoyed serving in this capacity and look forward to many more years to come.

Running a non-profit in today’s climate is a challenge. The biggest question I had when taking on this role was how could I ensure that the CSO can continue serving the Chattanooga community well into the future. I quickly realized that it isn’t a burden for me to take on alone. It is a collaborative effort between our donors, patrons, Board members, staff, musicians, and the community itself. It’s about having honest conversations with each other, having a road map by which to travel, and frankly, having the passion to bring classical and orchestral music into the lives of those we serve.

This annual report is a look at what occurred this past season. It’s also an opportunity to take what we’ve built and continue to expand upon it year after year. In 2015/16, we had the second highest season of subscription sales as well as total ticket sales in the past seven years (just

shy of 2014/15 sales). We had the highest revenue-generating Holiday program in history. Our Masterworks ticket revenue and attendance continue to climb every year. Donations continue to exceed expectations. We have more donors committing to multi-year pledges. We aren’t without our challenges. Our modest shortfall in the 2015/16 season can be attributed to one thing – the stock market. Our investments held no earnings for the season. Luckily, to date, it has recovered.

We have embarked on a 5-year strategic plan that involves Board, staff, musicians, and members of the community. We’re finding ways to better integrate our mission into the community, to expand our education and engagement initiatives, to create fiscal policies to help us with sustainability, and to expand our reputation as a welcoming and high quality regional orchestra that attracts the best and brightest musicians. You’ll soon begin to see and hear the difference as we move forward in these initiatives. Stay tuned!

Samantha Teter Executive Director

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear CSO Friends,The CSO continues to progress on all fronts: ticket sales are up, donations are up and our artistic quality continues to reach higher standards. During the 2015/16 season, the CSO exceeded series single ticket sales goals for Pops, Chamber, and Volkswagen. In addition, our special Disney-themed concert was a sell-out with over 70% of households in attendance being new to the CSO. Attracting new audiences is critical to our future success. Fundraising and special projects exceeded last season’s all-time record by more than 5%. In addition, a very smooth transition occurred as Samantha Teter took over as the new CSO Executive Director.

The CSO is not resting on its laurels. We are constantly challenging the status quo to find new and meaningful ways to make orchestral music accessible to all people in the Chattanooga area.

The CSO is very close to having a balanced budget. With your continued, generous financial support we will reach this goal and remain a leader in the Arts in Chattanooga for many years to come.

Sincerely,Don McDowell

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Dear Friends,Thank you for joining us for the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s 2015/16 Season. The musical highlight of the season was the collaboration with world-renowned Soprano Renée Fleming performing various works, including Strauss’ Four Last Songs, that demonstrated her versatile style. Her voice and artistry were so stunningly beautiful, and it was definitely a night to remember!

The Barnett and Company Masterworks Series also had many highlights, including Respighi’s Pines of Rome, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Brahms’ Requiem with CSO and UTC Choruses, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 to name a few. We also welcomed exciting artists such as Pablo Villegas, Mela Dailey, Alexander Schimpf, Arnaud Sussmann, and Stanislav Khristenko.

Our First Tennessee Pops season, primarily conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt, featured a tribute to the music of Paul McCartney, Chattanooga’s own Seth Carico, and a fun evening of the best of sports-related music. Our Home for the Holidays concerts featured Scott Coulter and the Metropolitan Bells along with the CSO Chorus, and again our Big Band Fever concerts drew big crowds ready to dance to a concert featuring trumpeter extraordinaire and brilliant and fun entertainer Byron Stripling.

Thank you again for your support and love for the CSO, and I hope you enjoyed the 2015/16 Season as much as I did!

Sincerely,

Kayoko Dan Music Director

FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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2015/16 CSO MUSICIANS

2015/16 CSO CHORUS

VIOLINHolly Mulcahy, ConcertmasterJoshua Holritz, Associate ConcertmasterAdrienne Harmon, Assistant Concertmaster †Shannon ChoCharles DixonNicholas NaegeleCalvin LewisMark ReneauRafael Veytsblum

VIOLIN IISheri Peck, PrincipalMary BennoBrian CookAnne HendrixRebecca JamesRachael McFarlaneLee SmithSophie Tang

VIOLARobert Elder, PrincipalTamara HobbsSusan KempMegan ChisomCasie RunkleGabriel Schlaffer

CELLOEric Reed, PrincipalSpencer BrewerAnnie CampNicholas GoldDaniel HollowaySuzanne Sims

DOUBLE BASSTaylor Brown, PrincipalDexter BellJonathan McWilliamsJames Stroup

FLUTEKristen Holritz, PrincipalAlyssa Griggs, Assistant Principal and PiccoloNora Kile

OBOE & ENGLISH HORNRobert Burks, PrincipalTeresa SpilkoCarey Shinbaum, English Horn

CLARINETRobert West, PrincipalSteve TonkinsonEmily Bowland, Bass Clarinet

BASSOONEric Anderson, Principal Rachael YoungG. Eddie McCrary, Contrabassoon

FRENCH HORNGordon James, PrincipalAngela DeBoerCristian CodreanuMichael Wells

TRUMPETDavid Hobbs, Principal

TROMBONEDouglas Warner, PrincipalPrentiss Hobbs

TUBANeil Konouchi, Principal

TIMPANIColin Hartnett, Principal

PERCUSSIONMonte Coulter, PrincipalDavid Pedigo

HARPCaroline Brown Hudson, Principal

KEYBOARDAlan Nichols, Principal

† Leave of absence

SOPRANOS Marianna AllenNancy BergStephanie BowlingAshley CoffeyNancy CollumCassandra CookseyCorinne CoozeSarah GlennMelinda HightowerTrish HornerApril LaneRosemary LeeCharity LoosTricia MagnusonHope MosleyBetty Anne NealJulie RobertsRhoda RuffnerDale ThomasDoris VossBonnie Wright-Woodward

ALTOSBonnie BryantAnnette CookseyKristen DavisWendy DavisRuth GonterRita HeckrotteKasandra HelmsGreta JansenSandra LewisGeorgia LowranceLizette Williams-MarlowLara PietrantoneCecilia PiotterLena Van HornMarion WagnerReba White

TENORSChris AsmussenJustin CarterJohn Thomas CecilBrad ClineAaron CroftMisael DominguezTom HammettJim MagnusonTyler McKenzieDaniel PerezDuane PontakSteve RussellB W RuffnerBob SauserBill SlackMary Lynn Wilson

BASSESThomas BrownPeter CatalanoTim GibbonsStephen HawkinsBill LaPointBob McKenzieGeorge MosleyBruce OwenBob RozaJohn StoneJohn Van Winkle

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FINANCIALS

CSO OPERATING REVENUE FY 2015 FY 2016Earned Income $ 1,037,464 $ 1,039,951

Contributed Income, Grants and Fundraising Projects $ 1,288,912 $ 1,319,168 Investments $ 262,460 $ 124,219 CSOYO $ 77,924 $ 81,819 OPERATING REVENUE TOTAL $ 2,666,760 $ 2,565,157 Endowment Transfer (not included in audited totals) $ 304,974 $ 160,000

CSO OPERATING EXPENSES FY 2015 FY 2016 Production and Performance $ 1,561,622 $ 1,663,438 Marketing and Box Office $ 246,623 $ 259,046 Fundraising and Development $ 97,172 $ 84,004 Administrative $ 554,361 $ 537,824 CSOYO $ 72,492 $ 86,608 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 2,532,270 $ 2,630,920

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $ 2,666,760 $ 2,565,157 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $ 2,532,270 $ 2,630,920 NET GAIN/LOSS FROM OPERATIONS $ 134,490 $ (65,763)

Endowment and investments balance, May 31 Total Assets, May 31 $ 2,745,182 $ 2,767,881 Total Liabilities, May 31 $ 473,427 $ 561,889 Total Net Assets, May 31 $ 2,271,755 $ 2,205,992

FY 2016 numbers are from the audit draft document provided by Johnson, Murphey, Wright. For a complete review of CSO financial statements, including the 2016 audit and 990 report to the IRS, please contact our office, or visit www.chattanoogasymphony.org.

FY 2016 OPERATING REVENUEEarned Income $ 1,039,951 40.54%

Fundraising, Grants, and Special Projects $ 1,319,168 51.43%

Investments $ 124,219 4.84%

CSOYO $ 81,819 3.19%

$ 2,565,157 100.00%

FY 2016 OPERATING EXPENSESPerformance and Education Programs $ 1,663,438 63.23%

Marketing and Box Office $ 259,046 9.85%

Development $ 84,004 3.19%

Administration $ 537,824 20.44%

CSOYO $ 86,608 3.29%

$ 2,630,920 100.00%

$1,663,438

$537,824

$259,046

$84,004

$86,608

$1,319,168

$1,039,951

$124,219$81,819

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For more than 75 years, the CSO has been an important partner in music education in the greater Chattanooga area. As a result of a yearlong process examining current programs and talking with stakeholders, the CSO introduced several new programs in order to truly be a community resource.

Ensembles in Schools These short programs for kids introduce basic music concepts and the instruments of the orchestra. The CSO Wind and String Quintets performed this season for approximately 25,000 students in 61 schools in 12 counties. Approximately 30% of students were minority and 8% were differently abled students.

Young People’s Concerts Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Students who attended the CSO’s Young People’s Concert, Animal Tales, heard from a carnival of animals including Mancini’s The Pink Panther, Saint-Saen’s Carnival of the Animals, and Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf accompanied by dancers from the Center for Creative Arts. Featured on the concert were Leah Carroll, Alpine Crest Elementary School; Charlene Cook, East Ridge Elementary School; Dustin Dotzler, Wallace A. Smith Elementary, who conducted the CSO on Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee.

The 2015/16 Young People’s Concerts again beat their previous attendance records – 7,268 students and teachers from 68 schools and homeschool groups attended one of the performances.

MasterclassesGuest artists and guest composers gave 15 masterclasses and lectures during the season at Baylor School, Center for Creative Arts, Covenant College, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lee University, Middle Tennessee State University, and the Chattanooga Girls’ Choir with nearly 500 students and adults attending.

Strings in SchoolsThanks to the support of the Fletcher Bright Fund for Strings, the CSO partnered with LOVE Fellowship Church, Glass House Collective, and Hardy Elementary to teach beginning string lessons to students over the summer and during the school year,

Associate Concertmaster Joshua Holritz taught a weekly group lesson and weekly individual lessons to several students for whom this was their first experience with a musical instrument. The Strings in Schools program was also active in Big Ridge Elementary School.

Instrument Introductions – NEWNew to the CSO roster of educational programs this season was “Instrument Introductions”. Through this program, music teachers had the opportunity to check out the CSO’s collection of petting zoo instruments for use in their classrooms as they teach about the instruments of the orchestra. Our violins, flutes, and trombones found their way into classrooms as far away as Athens, TN!

Music In Our Schools Month – NEW Each March, music teachers and music organizations celebrate “Music In Our Schools Month”, highlighting teachers, their programs, and the benefits of music education. The CSO kicked off our participation in this national celebration with an event on Read Across America Day on March 2. More than 30 volunteers went to local schools and read John Lithgow’s story of musical prodigy The Remarkable Farkle McBride. More than 100 copies of the book were given to area music teachers for use in their classrooms. Other events included a “Music Education Celebration” at our March Masterworks concert and an online website that spotlighted local teachers and their programs.

MUSIC EDUCATION

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This season marked the CSO Youth Orchestras’ 30th anniversary since their reformation. 203 students from 48 schools made up this season’s ensembles. The season opened with an instrument petting zoo and cupcakes as part of the city’s PARKing Day.

On September 10, the Youth Orchestras held their annual Concerto Competition. The Competition, for students in the highest ensemble, allows the winner the opportunity to perform at the Young People’s Concerts and at the Side by Side concert with the CSO. Hannah Eitzen, tuba, was named the winner and performed Edward Gregson’s Concerto for Tuba.

The Youth Orchestras presented five formal concerts, and participated again in the Chattanooga Boys Choir’s Singing Christmas Tree. The Spring Concert at the Tivoli Theatre on May 2 was a tour de force for Etude, Philharmonic, and Symphony, concluding with an alumni orchestra joining in for a final performance.

A highlight of the season was the joint CSO and CSOYO Side By Side concert. Giving students the chance to play alongside professional musicians provides invaluable musical education opportunities for the up-and-coming musicians. Featured in the program were the top two winners of the 2015 CSOYO Concerto Competition, Hannah Eitzen and Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah. Josh Holritz, CSO Associate Concertmaster and CSOYO alumnus, were also featured.

Out & AboutThe String and Wind Quintets performed in 28 different community locations including Erlanger and Memorial Hospitals, Warehouse Row, Chattanooga Housing Authority residences, local retirement homes, libraries, and other venues. These hour–long concerts appeal to a wide variety of people with classical and pops favorites.

Sensory Friendly ConcertsThe CSO renewed its commitment to serving all audiences and presented a three concert series designed especially for children with atypical developments such as Autism and Down Syndrome.

These sensory friendly concerts featured performances by our String and Wind Ensembles in a space that allowed for movement, interaction, or easy listening. Attendees were invited to sit close to the performers and move to the music as it moved them. Nearly 100 people attended these concerts, which at the end of the 2015/16 season received recognition and support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Spotlight TalksAfter hearing from many audience members of their desire to learn more about the music being performed on concerts, the CSO presented six spotlight talks before Barnett and Company Masterworks concerts. Choral expert Dr. Tómas Hernandez presented a standing room only talk on Brahms’ Requiem and local composer and former Met Opera Principal Trumpet, Douglas Hedwig, hosted pre-concert conversations with Concertmaster Holly Mulcahy.

YOUTH ORCHESTRAS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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CSO MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS

Alpine Crest Elementary SchoolApison Elementary SchoolArnold Memorial Elementary SchoolBarger AcademyBattlefield Elementary SchoolBaylor SchoolBelvoir Christian AcademyBerean AcademyBess T. Shepherd Elementary SchoolBlack Fox Elementary SchoolBlythe-Bower Elementary SchoolBowman Hills SDA SchoolBoyd-Buchanan SchoolBradley Central High SchoolBrainerd Baptist SchoolBright SchoolBrookwood Elementary SchoolCalvin Donaldson Elementary SchoolCatoosa Home Education AssociationCenter for Creative ArtsCharleston Elementary SchoolChattanooga Charter School of Excellence Chattanooga Christian SchoolChattanooga School for Arts and SciencesChattanooga School for the Language ArtsChattanooga StateCity Park Elementary (Athens)City Park Elementary SchoolCleveland Classical ConversationsClifton Hills Elementary SchoolCloud Springs Elementary SchoolCovenant CollegeCowan Elementary SchoolDade Elementary SchoolDaisy Elementary SchoolDalton Middle School

East Brainerd Elementary SchoolEast Hamilton Middle/High SchoolEast Ridge Elementary SchoolEast Side Elementary SchoolEastbrook Middle SchoolFalling Water Elementary SchoolGanns Middle Valley Elementary SchoolGirls Preparatory SchoolGraysville Elementary School (Georgia)Graysville Elementary School (Dayton)Griffith Elementary SchoolHardy Elementary SchoolHarrison Elementary SchoolHillcrest Elementary SchoolHixson Elementary SchoolHopewell Elementary SchoolHoward SchoolKid’s KastleLakeside Academy of Math, Science & TechnologyLee UniversityLittle Miss Mag Child Care CenterLookout Mountain Elementary SchoolLookout Valley Elementary SchoolMayfield Elementary SchoolMcCallie SchoolMcConnell Elementary SchoolMichigan Avenue Elementary SchoolMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMontessori SchoolMontessori School of ClevelandNew Hope Middle SchoolNolan Elementary SchoolNormal Park Lower SchoolNorth Hamilton County Elementary SchoolNorth Lee Elementary SchoolNorth Whitfield Middle SchoolNorthwest Elementary School

Oak Grove Elementary SchoolOur Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolOoltewah Elementary SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolProspect Elementary SchoolRed Bank Elementary SchoolRinggold Primary SchoolRivermont Elementary SchoolRoss Elementary SchoolSewanee Elementary SchoolSignal CentersSilverdale Baptist Academy Skyuka HallSoddy Elementary SchoolSpring Creek Elementary SchoolStuart Elementary SchoolTaylor Elementary SchoolTennessee Christian Preparatory SchoolThrasher Elementary SchoolTiger Creek Elementary SchoolUnited ChristianUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaValley Point Middle SchoolValley View Elementary SchoolWallace A Smith Elementary SchoolWaterville Elementary SchoolWells AcademyWestside Middle SchoolWestside Elementary SchoolWestwood Elementary SchoolWhitwell Elementary SchoolWhitwell Middle SchoolWolftever Creek ElementaryWoodmore Elementary SchoolWoodstation Elementary SchoolYates Primary School

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Conductor’s Circle ($25,000+)AnonymousFletcher BrightMs. Kim Gavin Ruth S. HolmbergMr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, IISusan and Steve Rich

Concertmaster Circle ($10,000+)Russell & Linda FribergAlice P. LuptonPat Starke

Crescendo Circle ($5,000+)AnonymousNorma AndersonJack and Mary BarkerPat & Nina BrockMrs. Jacqueline MarschakWilliam & Sara McDonaldTed and Mary Navarre MooreHarriett and Berton Whitaker

First Chair Circle ($2,500+)Dr. and Mrs. Andres Alisago Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Max BahnerNora S. and Bob BernhardtMrs. Claire BinderClinton M. BlumerAlan and Marilyn BonderudDavid and Judy BritainFrank & Lynn Caperton Dr. & Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain, IIDr. and Mrs. John ChungClif and Ruzha CleavelandJo Coke Carole J. DanielMr. and Mrs. Joseph Davenport, IIIMr. Tom GlennAndra Jurist & Bruce StewartMr. and Mrs. Patrick KnollDr. and Mrs. Charles Landis, Jr.Drs. Ruth & C.Y. LiuSpencer & Sara McCallieMr. and Mrs. Virgil McGeeMs. Ann MillerSharon MillsRobert and Barbara OldhamNeil A. PanzierDr. & Mrs. Walter Parkhurst

Dr. & Mrs. Stanley PayneJim and Jo PenningtonDr. Tomas C. Hernandez and Dr. Keith S. ReasMr. Del SudkampRick & Jean VolkweinMr. and Mrs. Phil WhitakerDeborah and Wayne WilhelmMr.& Mrs.Dan Williams, Jr.

Symphony Circle ($1,000+)Anonymous (4) William AcuffMrs. Jeannine AldayNancy K. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Robert K. Anderson Peter ArrowsmithMr. and Mrs. F. Mitchell Bell Dr. Gordon BietzKent and Melissa BlyeJerry & Betty BohannonBrenda and Wade BrickhouseFrank & Dottie BrockEllyn and John BrooksMrs. Hardwick CaldwellMr. & Mrs. William E.Chapman Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George S. ClintonDr. Paul and Darlia ConnKayoko Dan and Andrew TempleAshley & Ward DavenportDr. and Mrs. Tim DavisP. Eisenhardt & S. Fish Ms. Deborah Starr EverhartVADM and Mrs. Ronald M. EytchisonMr. & Mrs. Thomas FaulknerJane and Jim FitzpatrickMr. and Mrs. Bob FranklinDrs. Jeffrey and Monica GefterMr. and Mrs. John GiblinRichard Gossett and Michelle C. RuestDoug and Linda GraydonDr. and Mrs. William GreenDr. and Mrs. Stephen HawkinsDr. Douglas & Mimi Jones HedwigMr. and Mrs. Carl HendersonTerri and Craig HolleyHarvey & Delores HowaltPrestine and Hunter HuckabayMai Bell HurleyIBM International FoundationMr. Dale Ingram

Nelson and Deanne IrvineJohnson & JohnsonNancy R. JolleyJoy and Gerry JonesMrs. Robert C. Jones, IIISandy Krawchuk & Stephen BentonCandy KruesiMr. Ben LandressMr. and Mrs. Ian LeavyPatricia LedfordMr. and Mrs. Jeff LorberbaumMs. Martha MackeyMs. Cherie MartinezTresa and Franklin McCallieMr. and Mrs. Bob McKenzieThomas M. McLarenMr. and Mrs. Robert MossReverend Joel W. MurchisonMrs. Mary J. NelsonN.R. Nichols III Ruth and Fred ObearMargy OehmigDavid & Ann PopeHelen PregulmanRichard RalstonWilliam A. RoyerBW & Rhoda RuffnerMrs. Kay Sanford Molly Sasse FrenchMr. Thomas ShulerAlice & Alfred SmithMark and Jenni SmithDr. Harvey Solomon and Diana LongTim and Kerry SorrellDaidee Springer & Steve HollingsworthDr. Adrien Strickland Lena Dot and Bob TempletonBob and Linda Thompson

Sustainer Circle ($500+)Anonymous (2)Mr. Robert AndersonMr. Ted AnthonisenMr. John D. BeckMary Florence and Dr. Stan BensonMr. and Mrs. Thilo H. BestDr. and Mrs. William BlackmanMrs. Nancy BryanTonya and Barry CammonWilliam & Martha Carriger

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Mr. and Mrs. Bill ChapinMr. and Mrs. Mike CooperMr. and Mrs. John DavisMartha and Todd DuffTom and Marion GriscomMs. Rita Heckrotte & Mr. Jim RoxloMr. and Mrs. Gary R. HeltonMs. Cindy HendersonMargaret and Robert Hill Dr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Hooper, Jr.Walt & Marcia JenisonMs. Carol KleinMr. and Mrs. Scott T. McKenzieDarrell and Claudia MooreHal and Linda MorrisLinda MosleyMr. and Mrs. Joseph MulcahyMr. Roger PhillipsHal and Jo RobinsonMary Lucile SharpMs. Carolyn SweiderkMr. and Mrs. Douglas A. WarnerToni WeisskopfMs. Sue Anne Wells

Patron Circle ($250+)AnonymousDr. Mario AbrilMadge AskonasMr. & Mrs. B. W. BaucomBob and Jane BerzMarie-Helen BoehmDr. and Mrs. John F. BoxellPriscilla CaineJudge and Mrs. Bill CarterR. DeciccoRon and Mary EarlDr. Ann FoltzHCA FoundationDavid FranklinPhillip and Barbara GordonR. Michael GreenDr. Susan GridleyDorothy GriggsMr. and Mrs. James B. HallMr. and Mrs. Robert HansenRobin Burk & Lyn HarrisDolores HarveyDr. and Mrs. William S. JohnsonMr. Daniel KeeneyWalter and Ruth LudwigMr. and Mrs. Peter Masic

Thomas McCallieGeorge and Mary McCleskeyMr. and Mrs. Brian MicklesShirley MillerAndrew & Elizabeth MooreMr. Leonard MurrayGladys & Ned MynattNorman OienJohn and Judith ProctorTom and Kim QuillenDiane and David ReedDr. Marilyn RogersAnne and Bob RozaLouise A. RussellDr. Janice RybergDr. Thomas and Glenda SajwajDouglas and Gerre SchwertCharles & Sonja ShamblinMr. & Mrs. William E. SmithDr. and Mrs. James and Jen StanfieldBarbara & Ken StillSamantha Teter and Joel D. ScribnerJudge and Mrs. Neil Thomas, IIISteve & Joan TonkinsonDr. & Mrs. Mel TwiestBarbara WaltonKatie Shamblin Wilson

Supporter Circle ($100+)Anonymous (5)Kathy AllisonMs. Marilyn BensonTravis and Pat BolesRick & Jean BottoMr. & Mrs. Paul Brock, Jr.Mr. Taylor BrownMr. and Mrs. Richard BuhrmanHerbert & Carol BurhennRobert CaldwellNick and Dorothy CaplenorMary R. CarlsonAllen & Betsy ChesneyMr. and Mrs. C. Gregory CogginNicholas CollinsCharles D. CookLynn W. CooperMr. John CowartSydney & Nicola CrispMr. Robert J. DaviesSally & Art DickersonMr. and Mrs. Robert DreyerDr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Feintuch

Vann GravesKaye HagadornClaire HaleMrs. Anne G. HennissMs. Margaret HubbuchIsmahen KanglesMr. and Mrs. Sullins LambMs. Etsuko LammonDr. Hal and Merrill LevineHoward LevineMs. Georgia LowranceDr. Amanda and Donald McArtorMr. Eddie McCraryDr. & Mrs. John W. McCraveyMimi McDonaldMs. Liz McNellyMary Ellen & Henry MeloanRoger and Lynn MeyerIda R. MinorPatrick & Jane MitchelJean and Hugh MooreSandy, Ron MorrisDon and Jennifer MurphyDorothy NationJohn & Laurel NiemeyerMr. Thomas NiessenBrenda S. NunnMr. Walter D. Parks Jr.The Reverend Louisa Tucker ParsonsJames E. PatchingMr. David PattersonMr. and Mrs. David L. PattonSheri PeckMr. and Mrs. Woodrow W. PiperMs. Katherine PriorCheryl RogersMr. John RomanoLeah and David SalernoMr. and Mrs. Dave SeeraJohn and Sandy ShaddenMs. Helen Burns SharpFred and Carol ShumakerMr. and Mrs. G. B. SissonMr. & Mrs. Moore J. Smith, IIIMr. Jon SomsenRichard and Eileen SullivanDaniel A.I. Swanger, Esq.Mr. Gordon UtgardMs. Edna VarnerMrs. Paul J. Viall, Jr.Mr. Louis VoskuilPatricia Whitaker

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Mr. and Mrs. William A. WhiteJoe WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WilsonMr. and Mrs. Larry A. Zehnder

Friend Circle ($50+)Anonymous (2)Cathy AndrewsLaura AnzianoThe Honorable and Mrs. William M. BarkerRon and Martha ColvinRuth Hines DicksonMs. Georgia EastmanMs. Joanne EwingWilliam and Amanda FarrisWayne & Mary Lou FleckDr. and Mrs. James L. GumnickMs. Lynda HeltonMr. and Mrs. David HousemanDean JacksonEva Jo JohnsonFrank & Dorothy JumpMabry J. KingC.S. Maxie Marler, Jr.Ms. Patricia McCleeseMs. Dorothy McDuffieJean D. PattonMs. Teresa RamadanMr. James T. SmithDr. Gary StaffordSandra and Mike SteakleyMs. Margaret StephensMr. Hunter E. SwinkMs. Kathy TugmanCharles WheelerEleonore H. Williams

Follower ($1+)Hugh AbellMr. Benny AdamsMr. James AdkinsJessica AhnMr. and Mrs. James AlfordOana AndreescuMrs. Lisa AndrewsMs. Kate AnthonyMr. and Mrs. Jim AtkinsonMelissa AtkinsonMr. Drew AultmanMr. Chris AustinMarie AwadDarius Barber

Rick BartlettTyler BeckettMs Gina BeverKristal BeyerMr. and Mrs. David BinderAnn P. BiseseStephen BalckJames BlankenshipThomas BlanksDr. and Mrs. Peter BoehmMr. Bryan BonnemaMr. Anthony BotticelliMs. Nancy BredemeierCraig BrimerAllen BrownMs. Heather BrownMr. George BrozMr. Andreas BruhwilerBecky ByrnsElizabeth CaldwellMr. and Mrs. Gaines CampbellMr. Gregg CampbellDr. and Mrs. Paul H. Carico, Jr.Dr. Jake CarrollMs. Donna CarterMr. and Mrs. Larry CarterMr. Mitch CarterMr. Thomas CarterXiao Bang ChenAlison ChimleyMrs. Harriet Q. ChipleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen ClarkTrace ClineKeith ClinganMr. Charles CoffeltJeremiah ColeTommy ColemanSusan ConwayThomas CookChristopher CorleyPaul & Ana CorneaMr. Frank CoulterAlison SexterMs. Debbie CrickElizabeth CrumblissMr. and Mrs. Dennis CunninghamKreed CurtisMs. Cindy DearingMr. and Mrs. Whiting DelkMr. David DiercksDr. Amy DoolittleMr. Thomas Doolittle

Aaryn DrapizaLoretta DuncanSarah DurandMr. and Mrs. Whitney DurandJames EernisseWilliam EiselsteinDaniel EsperanteAnn EvansMs. Lisa EysterSharon FairclothMr. Jason FarmerMr. Russell FergusonDouglas H FisherDrs. Cristina and Radian FloreaJennifer FlynnLaura FordJohn FormanPaul ForsythJanice and Archie FortuneGarland FraleyMs. Lana FreelandRon FryMs. Lindasay FussellMr. Steven GarrisonJames GarthMs. Cynthia GehlCharles Gilbreath IIMs. Jacqueline GoinsJason GoodmanMs. Pamela GordonMs. Denise GouletMr. Dan GrandfieldLeanna GranilloRaymond GrossmanMs. America GrunerMs. Kathleen GuidryH. Buddy ShirkJohn HaighMarlene HaighLarry and Judy HaightAndy HamiltonMs. Irene HamiltonDr. Melissa HampMr. Chad HarrisMs. Sandra HawesMargaret HaysMr. Clarence HeidelGreg HighwoodMs. Linda HillJason and Jenny HillenburgChristopher HolderMargaret Hopper

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Mr. Michael HusemanMs. Regina HutsonDana JacksonDon JacksonMs. Holly JacksonMr. Joseph JacksonPaul JankowskiMr. Allen JenningsByron E JohnsonMr. James JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Donald W. KallerRoberta KeetonMr. Ray KellumKristin KerleyMs. Dori KilgoreDevon KilloughMarie KingLauren KiserDr. Alan KohrtMarilyn KorolMrs. Linda KotulaMr. Richard KrabbendamMs. Christien KrugMs. Martha LangleyLisa LaplanteSusan LeeAndrew B LeftonMs. Carla LewisMr. Robert L. LewisMr. Stephen LieberumJoshua LightMs. Carolyn LinnMerridy LloydJohn LongDelores LoryVirginia LoveMs. Beth LoweMr. Dave MacIntoshSusan MaclellanLaura MarshallMr. Charles MassengaleBenjamin McArthurSandra McCreaEdna McDadeDr. and Mrs. James McDanielKatie McDiffettStephen & Linda McGannMichael McKeeverMs. Gail PenickMs. Wendy McNabbMs. Susan McQueeneySusan I McRae

Ms. Linda MeltonAshley MeredithProfessor Gene MescoMrs. Molly MilesMs. Carole MillardAlena MillerMrs. Frances MillerMr. Michael MillerSara MillerMs. Julie MitchellMs. Claire MooneyRichard MullerYuji & Alison NomaMr. John O’Keefe OdomLaura OldsDavid G O’Malley Sr.Mr. Christian OrthChristi OsborneMs. Tracy OvermanPam and Richard ParkBruce PerryMr. and Mrs. Mark PetersonMs. Carrie PhelpsMs. Jerri L. PhillipsMr. William PhillipsPaula PlatingTina PlayerMr. Stephen PoseyGregory PrichardColeen PruittDr. Zynia Pua-VinesMr. Brian RandallDr. David RankineMs. Theresa ReahardMs. Laura ReidJohn RhodesLeah RhodesCarolyn RidgeGalen RileyMr. and Mrs. Brooks RizerMr. James RobertsGailynn RobinsonLavern Ruth-LaurieArthur SannerAlan SchideJessica ScotchieDr. Molly SealMr. James SeilerMr. Chris SelfDon SelfDr. Wayne ShearerMargaret Sheehan

Mr. Steve ShermanMs. June SilverMs. Erin SmithMr. Greg SmithMs. Tammy SmithMr. Louis SohnSheldon SpearesMs. Judith StanfordHeather StanleyHelen StephensonHarry StoneMs. Shana StoneMs. Patricia L StrangJeff StuckeyMs. Elizabeth SunderSteven SwaffordDr. Lynn SwearingenApril TateToni TaylorToni ThibadouxMr. Lloyd ThiemanTerri Thomas-RollinsMr. Andrew ThompsonGeorge ThompsonMs. Josephine TottenLaura TrentOwen TrioloJeremy TriplettMs. Sheron TuckerMs. Therese TuleyJill TysonDr. and Mrs. Richard UrbanMr. Gene Van HornDel Vaughan, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Tim ViserNicholas VlachosMs. Diane WaltonMr. and Mrs. Therald WardMs. Bobbie WeltyMs. Carol WhiteMicheal WhitePaul WhiteLinwood WileyShawn and Lance WileyMs. Anne WilliamsWendy WilliamsMs. Laura WilliamsonMs. Patricia WilliamsonMrs. Linda WilsonMr. and Mrs. Kyle WilsonMs. Rebecca WilsonJames Paul Womack

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CORPORATE PARTNERS AND FOUNDATIONS

$25,000+ArtsBuildBarnett & Company, Inc.First Tennessee Foundation Lillian L. Colby Charitable FoundationLuken HoldingsTennessee Arts CommissionTucker Foundation UNUMLuken Holdings

$10,000+Chattanooga Times Free PressMcIlhenny CompanyVolkswagen Chattanooga

$5000+Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, Berkowitz Coca-Cola Bottling Company Lee University

$2,500+Audi ChattanoogaBlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeEmbellish Haskell Interiors Independent Healthcare Properties Julius Solomon Spector Fund for EducationMFG Chemical Patten & Patten, Inc.Peace CommunicationsRemek TrustSouthern Adventist University

$1,000+Acumen Wealth Advisors Adman Electric Barge Waggoner Sumner & CannonBluff View Art District Chambliss, Bahner, & Stophel Chattanooga State Community College Covenant College Delta Dental Elliott Davis DecosimoEnvironmental Products & Accessories EPB Fiber Optics Husch Blackwell LLP Real Estate Partners Chattanooga Regions Financial Corporation FoundationRuss Blakely & Associates See Rock City, Inc. Skin Deep Aesthetics & Kirk Brody, MD OB/GYN Southern Hearth and Patio UBS Financial Services University of Tennessee Chattanooga Patten Series Venture Industries Wells Fargo Advisors

$100+Billingsley Architecture First Baptist Church

In-Kind1885 Grill/The Feed Co.212 MarketAcropolisArtistic Color GraphicsAthens DistributingBlue WaterBluff View Art DistrictBrad CanslerChatta-Cakes BakeryChattz CoffeeCommunity PieCulinard, The Culinary Institute of Virginia CollegeCumulus RadioDipped FreshFairway Outdoor AdvertisingFoodWorksGil & CurtMilk & HoneyRuth’s ChrisSequatchie Cove CreameryShowtime RentalsSouthern StarSt. John/The Meeting PlaceTaco MamacitaTerra Mae Appalachian BistroTremont TavernUrban StackWalden ClubWDEF Channel 12

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VOLUNTEERS

Jeannine AldayJon BakerWarren BarnettJan BarraliEloise BartlettEmily BartlettTerry BeltramoGordon BietzSusan BrandenburgLydia BrownTaylor BrownSusan ByrdGail ChapmanGeorge S. ClintonJo CokeDavid ConstanceJudy ConstanceMike CooperAngelique CorderJoyce CovingtonHilary DoncasterSharon DunnGeorgia EastmanAshley FeltnerMary FerrisChristine FrancisRanda FreezeLinda FribergMichael FrixenKaren GambleKim GavinPatricia GrahamWilliam GreenDoug HedwigVivian Hershey

Darlene HicksKristen HolritzHolli HutsonPaula IrwinApril JaggerJudie JobEva JohnsonDonna KnightScott KramerSusan LaGraffCarolyn LatiffIan LeavyPat LedfordDenise LoosSusan MangumDon McArtorSpencer McCallieEddie McCraryDon McDowellRuth McMillanAmanda MillerClaudia MooreLinda MosleyDeborah MynattSandy NelsonPalmer NorwoodNeil PanzierSheri PeckElizabeth PeltonDan PetersonLouise PonsPedro PonsJean RaderBeth ReardonKaren Regal

Susan RichBill RoyerJan RubioKeith SanfordMary Sue SchlosserJoel ScribnerTyler SiiraMark SmithPat StarkeKaihan StrainKatherine SuttonDavid SwansonDebbie SwansonCynthia SwopeLinda ThompsonDale TillmanRoz VogelStan VogelDotty VolzJoachim VolzJesse WalkerAmanda WalkerConnie WardHarriett WhitakerChristy WilliamsMary Lynn WilsonJeffrey WilsonKatie WilsonBrett Wise

We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted anyone from the list.

701 Broad StreetChattanooga, TN 37402

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

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Chattanooga, TN

There were many wonderful moments throughout the 2015/16 season. Renée Fleming wowed Chattanooga audiences with a spectacular night of music. Our quintets performed to more than 25,000 students in 61 schools. Our guest artists and composers gave 15 masterclasses at area schools and universities. We had the highest revenue-generating Holiday program in history, the second-highest number of subscribers in the past seven years, and performed to a sold-out crowd at our Disney in Concert production. We honored veterans at our annual Veteran’s Day concert and enjoyed each other’s company at many of our sponsored events throughout the season. Your participation in this organization makes a big impact in the Chattanooga community!

2015/16 Season Highlights

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