annual report 2011

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ANNUAL REPORT 2011
CELEBRATING 75 SUMMERS OF THE CSO
ROBERT D. KREBS,
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WELZ KAUFFMAN,
PRESIDENT AND CEO
JAMES CONLON,
MUSIC DIRECTOR
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Drafting a message for Ravinia Festival’s
annual report is a convenient excuse to
look back on a summer filled with good
friends and glorious music just as the days
begin to darken early and the
temperatures drop. What’s even more
pleasing is to announce that in 2011,
Ravinia not only achieved but surpassed its
earned and contributed income goals
while satisfying the varied tastes of nearly
600,000 music lovers who applauded
more than 100 separate events.
Drawn to our diverse programming,
which is more than 60 percent classical,
and inspired by Ravinia’s three-pronged
philanthropic mission to sustain classical
music, return music to schools through our
REACH*TEACH*PLAY education
programs, and to maintain the nonprofit
festival’s beautifully landscaped setting,
contributors helped us achieve a recordbreaking year. Not only did Ravinia see
growth in the amount of donations, but
also in the numbers of people making
those contributions. An expansion of the
donor base is difficult any time, but is
astounding in this tough economy.
Let me thank those individuals,
foundations and corporations that have
generously supported Ravinia, with special
gratitude to UBS, the festival’s lead
sponsor since 2004.
A key factor to our success, I believe,
is Ravinia’s dedication to the customer
experience. Despite being a longestablished institution, Ravinia is forwardfocused and willing to evolve. Under the
leadership of our President and CEO Welz
Kauffman, whose first goal was to improve
the festival’s infrastructure, this past
decade has seen more improvements to
our park and to the concert experience
than any other period in our 107-year
history. We’ve tripled the opportunities to
dine in a weather-controlled atmosphere
with our award-winning dining pavilion;
we’ve rebuilt our donor parking lots to be
ecologically friendly and attractive; we’ve
introduced mobility carts to help customers
who need assistance traveling between
key locations in the park; we’ve added
video screens in the pavilion that give
audiences views of the concerts like never
before, including carefully timed, scorespecific close-ups of musicians and even
keyboard players’ hands in action; and in
2011 we opened our new grand entrance
that gives people a sense of occasion
when they arrive at the park along with the
convenience of an underpass to the trains
that so famously stop at our front gate.
We’re already working on what might
come next. In 2011 our incredibly
engaged Board of Trustees initiated a longrange planning process to consider further
improvements to our facilities, technology,
education programs, customer experience
and classical programming. I thank my
fellow trustees for all their hard work on
this project, and in all areas of governing
the festival. The results speak for
themselves. I specifically want to
acknowledge five new trustees who joined
this august board in 2011: restaurant
proprietor Keene Addington; Mark
Bergsrud of United; Gary Levin of Deloitte
Financial Advisory Services LLP; Michael
Gervasio of KPMG LLP; and Mark
Gerstein of Latham & Watkins.
Looking toward the future also means
continuing our relationship with the
incomparable Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. Work has begun on a long-term
contract to retain the CSO, whose summer
residency Ravinia has hosted since 1936.
That makes it the longest and most
successful musical marriage in the world,
and a great benefit to both organizations.
I must also thank Jeanne Denison and
our dedicated Women’s Board, who set
the bar high for so many events, including
our annual gala, while also contributing
significantly to our bottom line. Special
thanks go to our Ravinia Associates, a
board of young professionals that
promises a bright future for the festival.
The Women’s Board started Ravinia’s
education programs decades ago, and
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both these groups are instrumental to our
education activities, including our “El
Sistema”-inspired student orchestras. We
are looking forward to starting a new
student orchestra in 2012.
Ravinia’s approach to education
continues into the shaping of professional
musicians through our summer
conservatory, the Steans Music Institute.
We’ve integrated this program into the rest
of the festival, giving more visibility
through main-stage concerts to its
participants, who receive fully paid
fellowships to study with an esteemed
faculty and the great artists who headline
here. To ensure the future of this program,
Ravinia has a launched a campaign to
grow the endowment of SMI.
In conclusion 2011 was a tremendous
year for Ravinia Festival, critically and
financially. This success is not just a
memory to keep us warm through winter
but also a challenge to do it all again in a
few short months.
Robert D. Krebs, Chairman
Ravinia Festival Board of Trustees
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Listening to a steam calliope pump out “Bill Bailey
Won’t You Please Come Home”—
the first musical performance at the newly minted
Ravinia over a century ago—who could have
predicted that this one-time amusement park
would host the annual summer residency of the
inestimable Chicago Symphony Orchestra? In
2011 we celebrated the 75th anniversary of this
special relationship.
The prime reason I came to Ravinia 12 years
ago was to bring the brilliant Chicago Symphony
Orchestra to new audiences for classical music.
As a sort of Carnegie Hall without walls, Ravinia,
with its eclectic programming (something different
every day!), combined with our natural and
welcoming setting,is the perfect place to give
classical music a try. Our 17-concert CSO
residency in 2011 showcased the variety and
versatility of the mighty ensemble with a world
premiere, timeless classic repertoire, superstar
virtuosos, two movie nights, a complete opera,
two major commissions and a multi-layered
celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of
charismatic composer/pianist/
media superstar Franz Liszt. The 19th-century
musical genius was celebrated all summer as a
composer, a mentor, a foil, a showman and
inventor of the master class and the solo piano
recital.
There may not have been all the same people
in the audience (and that’s a good thing), but the
crowds were equally pleased by the best Tosca
I’ve ever heard—with our brilliant Music Director
James Conlon leading the CSO and soloists
Patricia Racette, Bryn Terfel and the late
Salvatore Licitra in his final performance—as they
were by our big-screen extravaganza that had
the CSO perform the Oscar-winning score to The
Lord of the Rings—The Fellowship of the Ring live
during showings of the film.
Our indefatigable music director has come off
an extraordinary year with the CSO (here and
downtown, by invitation of Maestro Ricardo Muti)
that included his conclusion of a multiyear Mahler
cycle, a brilliant teaming with Yo-Yo Ma, and a
world premiere commissioned by Ravinia from
Nico Muhly for orchestra and five pianos (with
the 5 Browns making their CSO debut!) and, of
course, that perfect Tosca. Other highlights of the
residency included Christoph von Dohnanyi
conducting two back-to-back Brahms evenings
with Emanuel Ax playing both piano concertos,
and singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright making
his CSO debut with his own 5 Shakespeare
Sonnets, commissioned by Ravinia.
To help attract new listeners to the CSO, we
created a preview edition of Ravinia Magazine
that was hand-delivered to 400,000 households.
We also created a CSO program guide directmailed to 200,000 households—all in addition to
our regular brochure and advertising. We also
worked with a student marketing team charged
with creating a peer-to-peer campaign to
encourage high school students to take
advantage of free concerts in their own backyard
by one of the world’s most important ensembles.
The kids also devised a pre-concert event they
called “Cannon Ball,” a pun based on that
evening’s programming of the “1812” Overture,
that attracted students from as far as Michigan.
Building on our reputation as a family-friendly
venue, we made it even easier to attend. In 2011
we made it free for all children through age 15 to
attend any classical concert on the lawn—
including the centerpiece of our programming,
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which has
played Ravinia in its annual summer residency
since 1936. We even had a free lawn day
featuring music of Mozart, Tchaikovsky and
Dvorák. High school and college students who
presented a school-issued I.D. at the box office
also were given free lawn admission to classical
concerts. A special 10-punch pass was also
made available to all men and women serving in
the military that allowed them to attend classical
concerts for only $4 each.
We’ve also responded to our customers who
have asked for more alternative “classical”
programs, whether it’s a film night like The Lord
of the Rings or a performance by 11-year-old
singing sensation Jackie Evancho or the
stunningly innovative dance company Momix,
whose wildly acclaimed dance-theater work
Botanica was one of 50 Ravinia premieres in
2011.
Aside from classical, we offered a wide
variety of favorite “oldies” (Deep Purple, Dave
Brubeck, Tony Bennett, who, as part of his 85th
birthday celebration, rededicated the painting he
made of Ravinia), “goodies” (Chicago, Steely
Dan, Doobie Brothers) and 50 debuts, including
Maroon 5, Guster and Jack’s Mannequin and
Chicago’s own Oscar- and Grammy-winner
Jennifer Hudson.
We unveiled our new grand entrance, but
even bigger, in a way, was our reimagining of
an existing space, the wonderfully intimate 450seat Bennett Gordon Hall. We’ve thoroughly
engaged this performance space with a series of
$10 concerts (the cost of going to a movie!) led
by the incredibly talented fellows from our own
summer conservatory, The Steans Music Institute
(SMI). No longer will we hide this light under a
bushel. Each year SMI fully funds around 60-70
fellowships that give the next generation of
headliners the opportunity to study individually, in
groups and with a talented faculty, including
public master classes with such festival favorites
as singer Sylvia McNair and our own talented
and tireless Music Director James Conlon.
The $10 series also a featured standout
performances by award-winning singer/actress
Laura Benanti, cellist Zuill Bailey, pianist and
From the Top radio show host Christopher
O’Riley, pianist Valentina Lisitsa and exceedingly
popular jazz pianist Eldar.
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Ravinia has taken a leadership role in cultural
education. I had the great pleasure this year to sit
on the board of the Chicago Arts Learning
Initiative (now called Ingenuity Inc.) that is
organizing the efforts of all arts institutions
working with CPS students in order to streamline
processes, identify needs and reduce
redundancies. We have a better picture of the
arts education landscape in Chicago than we’ve
ever had before.
As they head into their 50th anniversary year,
I’d like to thank the members of the Women’s
Board of Ravinia Festival for constant inspiration.
It was this group of intrepid volunteers who
started Ravinia’s earliest education programs,
and they continue to lead the way in today’s
REACH*TEACH*PLAY programs, working on the
creation of a second elementary school orchestra
in the “El Sistema” mode. I thank the Ravinia
Associates and all of our supporters, particularly
our lead sponsor, UBS.
I’d also like to acknowledge our partners at
Chicago Botanic Garden, Kohl Children’s
Museum and Writers’ Theatre for joining us under
the banner DO NORTH to make our region a
cultural attaction for all Chicagoland.
Finally I thank a Board of Trustees for whom
stewardship is “DO diligence.” It’s so great to see
them attending the concerts and events that they
make happen. Ravinia would not exist without
their leadership. In fact, I just answered my own
opening question: It is people like this who would
have foreseen the great future of Ravinia and its
enviable relationship with the CSO.
Welz Kauffman, President and CEO
Ravinia Festival Association
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CHICAGO CHILDREN’S CHOIR
CONCERT DANCE, INC.
CONCERT DANCE, INC.
THE JUDDS
THE MOODY BLUES
KO-THI DANCE COMPANY
WYNTON MARSALIS/
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
ROBERT PLANT
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DIRTY SOCK FUNTIME BAND
K.D. LANG/The Belle Brigade
Pianist VLADIMIR FELTSMAN
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
Live Broadcast
Violinist MIRIAM FRIED & FRIENDS
Daryl HALL & John OATES
MAROON 5/P. J. Morton
DEEP PURPLE with Orchestra
JULY
MAROON 5/P. J. Morton
JOSHUA BELL/IU Summer
Festival Orchestra
TOM CHAPIN & FRIENDS
RALPH’S WORLD
MUSIC OF ABBA by Arrival
from Sweden
PETER FRAMPTON: Frampton
Comes Alive 35
EMERSON STRING QUARTET
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
LANG LANG plays Liszt
CSO: ESCHENBACH conducts
Rite of Spring
CSO: DEBORAH VOIGT
JUSTIN ROBERTS
RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO/PINK
MARTINI
MENDELSSOHN’S OCTET
ADAM LEVINE TAKES TIME FROM HIS HIT SHOW THE
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CSO: ALL-BRAHMS
JENNIFER HUDSON
JENNIFER HUDSON
BRAHMS’S SEXTET
WIND SOLOISTS FROM THE CSO
Lisztian Lovers/André Watts &
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CSO: RACHMANINOFF EVENING
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VANESSA CARLTON
CSO: GERSHWIN GALA
CSO: JAMES CONLON conducts
“EROICA”
CONLON SHOWCASE:
Breaking the Silence
Mezzo-soprano EKATERINA
SEMENCHUK
MISHA & CIPA DICHTER/
HARLEM STRING QUARTET
THE BODEANS
THE MARIACHI DIVAS
CSO: TOSCA/RACETTE, LICITRA
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CSO: TCHAIKOVSKY
SPECTACULAR/”1812”
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CSO: PERLMAN PLAYS
BEETHOVEN
CSO: YO-YO MA PLAYS
TCHAIKOVSKY
CSO: PERLMAN CONDUCTS
FLEISHER
HIGHLAND PARK STRINGS
JACKIE EVANCHO of
America’s Got Talent
CSO: THE 5 BROWNS
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LOS LOBOS
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STEELY DAN/Sam Yahel
STEELY DAN/Sam Yahel
CSO: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
TAKÁCS STRING QUARTET
ITALIAN SONGS VOCAL RECITAL
Pianist TZIMON BARTO PLAYS
LISZT
CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY
“LISZT COVERS”
Pianist VALENTINA LISITSA
CSO: THE LORD OF THE RINGS
CSO: THE LORD OF THE RINGS
LINCOLN TRIO
SEPTEMBER
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
DOOBIE BROTHERS
GUSTER/
JACK’S MANNEQUIN
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
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LIFEHOUSE
LYLE LOVETT & His Large Band
Jazz pianist ELDAR DJANGIROV
THE KNIGHTS Chamber
Orchestra
GIPSY KINGS
(annual dance contest)
TONY BENNETT
85th Birthday Concert
Violinist RAY CHEN
CHICAGO
LAURA BENANTI
direct from Broadway
CHICAGO
Cellist ZUILL BAILEY
MANDY PATINKIN/
NATHAN GUNN
BROADWAY AND TELEVISION
STAR LAURA BENANTI RAISES
THE ROOF IN HER BENNETT
GORDON HALL CONCERT
Pianist GARRICK OHLSSON
AFIARA QUARTET
MOMIX: BOTANICA
Violinist GIORA SCHMIDT
MOMIX: BOTANICA
JOHN HIATT/BIG HEAD TODD &
THE MONSTERS
Pianist DMITRY MAYBORODA
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET
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n July 7, piano phenomenon Lang Lang—who coincidentally launched his own
international career at Ravinia in 1999—inaugurated the 2011 Chicago Symphony
Orchestra residency at Ravinia as well as the festival’s summer-long observance of the
bicentennial of the birth of Franz Liszt, playing the Liszt Piano Concerto No.1. He also
performed Chopin’s Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise on a program that included
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique conducted by Lang Lang’s mentor Christoph Eschenbach.
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n July 30, Ravinia Music Director James Conlon (top left) led the CSO in a thrilling
concert performance of Puccini’s beloved Tosca starring tenor Salvatore Licitra (top
right) as Cavarodossi, the artist-revolutionary whose love for the tempestuous Tosca
(soprano Patricia Racette, bottom left) is thwarted by the evil and corrupt chief of police Scarpia
(bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, bottom right). Filling out Puccini’s sonic tapestry was the Apollo
Chorus of Chicago and Chicago Children’s Choir.
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wo complete screenings of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with live
accompaniment by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choruses plus soloists drew
throngs of Tolkien fanatics to Ravinia on August 18 and 19. The combination of the epic
film and Howard Shore’s lush symphonic score performed by America’s greatest orchestra
provided two evenings of magic greater than any mere wizard could conjure, thrilling tens of
thousands of audience members.
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egendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma (below) returned to join the CSO under James Conlon at Ravinia
on August 5 for two celebrations of Tchaikovsky’s melodic invention, his Andante cantabile
and “Rococo” Variations. The program also included Maestro Conlon’s own suite of
excerpts from this year’s One Score, One Chicago selection, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. It
truly was a night of music “From Russia—With Love.”
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y George, the Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival hosted an incredible Gala Benefit Evening on
July 23, honoring the 75th anniversary of George Gershwin’s one and only Ravinia appearance.
An all-star lineup of great Gershwin interpreters (above, from left)—singers Kelli O’Hara, Brian
Stokes Mitchell, Sylvia McNair and pianist Kevin Cole—dazzled the audience in a program that
reproduced much of the repertoire Gershwin himself performed here in 1936. The CSO, itself
celebrating the 75th anniversary of their Ravinia summer residency, was heroically led by David Alan
Miller, who graciously stepped in on short notice for an ailing James Conlon.
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he musical family phenomenon called The 5 Browns—a quintet of talented siblings who all
attended The Juilliard School and now make music simultaneously on five grand pianos—returned
to Ravinia for their resounding Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut on August 9. Making the
occasion all the more special was the world premiere of The Edge of the World, a work Ravinia
Festival commissioned especially for them and the CSO by one of today’s leading compositional
talents, Nico Muhly. The concert, led by Ravinia Music Director James Conlon, also included
Shostakovich’s triumphant Fifth Symphony.
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op troubadour Rufus Wainwright made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut singing his
own Ravinia-commissioned (with the San Fransico Symphony) cycle Five Shakespeare
Sonnets (above) on a program that included the CSO performing other Shakespearethemed music in the first half of the concert, conducted by Jeffrey Kahane. Following
intermission, the singer-songwriter returned (below right) for a full-blown concert of his own hits
that have made him a favorite at Ravinia and elsewhere.
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art dance, part abstract art, and pure magic, Moses Pendelton’s wildly inventive troupe
Momix made an indelible impression with their Ravinia debut performances on September
9 and 10. The vehicle they chose, Botanica, was an eye-popping celebration of the
determination with which plants, in the words of Maurice Maeterlinck, strive to “approach
another kingdom, to enter a moving, animated world”—a quote that applies equally well to
the brilliant young dancers of Momix.
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nother 2011 Ravinia debut that flooded the park with wildly enthused fans was that of
Maroon 5, which appeared on June 30 and July 1 with special guest PJ Morton. Guided
by lead singer Adam Levine, the group delighted sold-out audiences with the highenergy hits that have been their hallmark for over a decade.
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scar- and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson made Ravinia one of her very few
concert appearances this summer with her festival debut performances on July 16 and
17. The evening, with opening act Miguel, revealed Hudson to be a visual and sonic
knockout—truly the Windy City’s very own “dreamgirl.”
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long with exciting new acts and upcoming young artists, Ravinia’s impressive roster of
festival debuts also features the tried-and-true, bringing classic rock groups to be savored
by their longtime fans as well as whole new generations of listeners. One of the
summer’s hottest tickets was the August 12 and 13 debut performances of Steely Dan, the
iconic rock-jazz-blues-funk band created in the late 1960s by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
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erhaps the youngest headliner to make a Ravinia debut in 2011 was the 11-year-old
America’s Got Talent phenomenon Jackie Evancho. Her purely focused soprano voice was
perfectly showcased in a program featuring the Ravinia Festival Orchestra and guest
pianist Conrad Tao, and gave a capacity audience a preview of musical treasures to be
discovered in the coming decades of what promises to be a meteoric career.
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avinia’s summer conservatory, The Steans Music Instiute, offers 60-70 fully paid fellowships
to talented professionals from around the world. The participants study with an esteemed
faculty and work with the artists who headline the festival. They also perform free concerts
throughout the summer and are the featured main-stage headliners in five sold-out concerts, the
anchor of Ravinia’s $10 Classics series.
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avinia Festival reaches out to families around Chicagoland through its REACH*TEACH*PLAY
education programs, which include newly created student orchestras in the “El Sistema”
model, under the guidance of the festival’s Women’s Board. The programs feature a
community conservatory in Lawndale, artists in elementary school classrooms and the Jazz
Scholars program in high schools. This year, Ravinia started a new project with Highland Park
High School to have students create peer-to-peer strategies to attract high school-aged students to
CSO concerts. This culminated in the highly successful Cannon Ball Event.
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avinia expanded the use of its most intimate space, the 450-seat Bennett Gordon Hall by
opening it up for a series of $10 concerts that included performances by the Steans Music
Institute, Christopher O’Riley, jazz sensation Eldar, Broadway star Laura Benanti and many
more. This allows Ravinia to book artists in an appropriately sized hall and to program more
than one concert on a given night.
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For several years now, as part of our ongoing attempts to
establish a less formal and more casual relationship between
performing artists and audiences, Ravinia has invited our
artists to respond to a brief, informal interview feature we call
“Q&A,” in which they are asked to answer a number of
decidedly frivolous questions. Some choose not to respond at
all; others provide only one-word answers. But some really
take them to heart and make the effort to reveal a part of their
personality that might not come across from the stage. We’d
like to share some of the more interesting replies with you.
Colin Jacobsen, first violinist of The Knights chamber
orchestra, who reveals “I’m overly optimistic with time,
thinking it’s possible to be in two places simultaneously,
which can translate regularly as 15 minutes late.” And
pianist Valentina Lisitsa really unburdened her soul on
the subject: “I am the biggest procrastinator with
anything but music. My ‘business’ communication is
always in dismal shape. Hey, I am even responding to
this Q&A an evening before the deadline, even though I
had it for a month! I just keep adding red flag ‘to do
list’ to my e-mails, and they keep piling up. I have very
tempting fantasies about declaring an email
‘bankruptcy’—just send an apologetic email to
everybody on my ‘to do’ list, close my e-mail account,
and start anew with a new address. It is not going to
help, though. To add insult to injury, I am not a ‘phone
person.’ Somehow, since childhood I have had a ‘duck
and cover’ reaction to a ringing phone. I would rather
go to dentist than have a meaningful conversation on
the phone. I can’t get rid of this habit—to my utter
shame.”
One especially fertile
ground for our artists
was the question,
“Do you have an
annoying habit?” For
pianist Christopher
O’Riley, it was
“Wolfing my food.”
Country music
sensation Carrie
Underwood
described her hidden
vice thusly: “I can sometimes be a little obsessive about
some things. I have to have my fridge and pantry
completely organized, and if anyone puts something
back in the wrong place, heaven help them!” She seems
to have a kindred spirit in the person of baritone
Nathan Gunn, who confided, “I don’t think it’s
annoying, but others might: I like loading the
dishwasher in a way that makes sense so that it’s easy
to unload after the cycle is over.” Vocalist Laura Benanti
explained, “I say ‘I’m sorry’ all the time, even when
there is absolutely no reason to do so. It’s a really weird
and annoying habit!” Marta Aznavoorian of The Lincoln
Trio dodged the issue a bit by replying, “Not that I know
of! However, my pet peeve is when I can hear people
chewing their gum. It doesn’t look very pretty, either.”
Violinist Ray Chen admitted, “Yes—checking my
Facebook 10 times a day. Any less and I start having
withdrawal symptoms.”
Time seems to be at the heart of the vices of several of
our summer guests. John Oates, of the legendary rock
duo Hall & Oates, claims “I am very punctual, which is
a character flaw as a musician.” This is in contrast to
Perhaps the most offbeat “annoying habits” are those of
Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller and Brian Rosenworcel, the
three members of rockgroup Guster. Ryan: “I finish
everyone’s sentences for them.” Brian:
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“Sexting? Answering interview questions with only
sarcasm?” And not to be outdone, Adam: “I love to pick
my nose and am not ashamed to do so in public, much
to my wife’s chagrin.”
Miriam Fried, director
of the program for
piano and strings at
Ravinia’s Steans Music
Institute, tells us what
happens after a
concert: “A concert is a
celebration, and I do
not really feel that I
need to ‘wind down’
after it. It is concerts I
feel unhappy about
that require
postmortems and then
trying to forget about
them.” But the most
startling revelation
came, once again, from Guster’s drummer Brian
Rosenworcel: “I usually put my hands in a bucket of ice
right when we get off stage so my fingers aren’t so
inflamed when it’s time to abuse the hand drums again
the next day.”
The question of “What is the best compliment you ever
received and from whom?” also elicited some intriguing
replies. For Valentina Lisitsa it was “from a random
online fan who wrote to thank me for what he called
‘disturbing playing.’ This is the best compliment indeed.
I dislike smooth, pleasant, non-denominational music
making—the kind one hears in elevator or upscale
bakeries. I am not an entertainer-pianist, not a feel-good
pianist; my aim is to disturb listeners into the most deep
and profound emotions they are capable of.” Brian
Rosenworcel didn’t hesitate: “This is an easy one. We
opened for Sting once in Columbus, and he must have
watched our set, because he stormed into our dressing
room afterwards and asked me how on Earth I played
the drums that way night
after night, adding, ‘I
ought to give you a
Sting Medal for . .
something.’ It wasn’t
exactly a compliment,
now that I think about
it. I think it came from a
place of concern.”
Violinist Ilmar Gavilan of the Harlem Quartet said the
group’s best compliment came “from Chick Corea, who
said, ‘I cried trough the whole performance of my
quartet. You guys made it sound better than what I
wrote!’” John Oates still prides himself on a compliment
he received from bluegrass mandolin player Sam Bush,
who said “Nashville is a better place now that Oates is
here in town.” Pat Simmons of The Doobie Brothers
quotes “‘You’re the best dad in the world’—from my
kids, right before they said I was a jerk!” Marta
Aznavoorian’s favorite is a bit more lofty: “After I
performed a concert at a middle school down state, a
young girl told me afterwards that when I am playing, I
look as if I am looking at heaven.”
Tessa Lark recalls that “a man once came up to me after
a concert and told me that he was there with his elderly
mother who for years hadn’t smiled because of severe
pains she was
experiencing from
chronic arthritis. After I
played, he said, she
was grinning ear to
ear; he was astonished
and asked her if her
pain was gone and
she said, ‘Of course
not, I feel awful—but I
think I just heard the
best violinist of my
life!’ To bring a smile
back to someone's
face, through such physical pain, is the most I could ask
for from a performance, and certainly one of the
greatest compliments I’ve ever encountered.” Walt
Parazaider of the rock group Chicago had a lot to say
on this one, too: “This is a pretty tough one. Hard to
pinpoint the best one because I have been fortunate to
have many people say very nice things about me. I
would narrow it down to two. Jimi Hendrix said the
horns are like one set of lungs and wanted to record an
album with us. But, unfortunately, that didn’t
happen because of his passing. The second would be
Cannonball Adderly saying I started a really great
band. As a point of information, I saw Cannonball a
few times at Ravinia when I was a very young
musician.”
Some of the compliments were a bit more whimsical.
Chris O’Riley got his “at Ravinia Festival after my first all-
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movie (and responded to
the next question, “What
would be the most difficult
thing for you to give up?”
with “My favorite movie”),
Gilles Vonsattel (who placed
it in a tie with 2001: A
Space Odyssey, citing
“great music in both”) and
both Colin Jacobsen and
conductor Eric Jacobson of
The Knights. Eric
approached it gradually,
pointing out that “The
Graduate, The Godfather
and Star Wars all hold very
special places in my heart, but without The Big
Lebowski, where would our generation be?” His brother
Colin elaborated: “Within The Knights, we probably
could act out the whole movie, line by line. Every detail
of the absurd plot is lovingly cared for. And the
soundtrack is great: Mozart, Meredith Monk,
Kenny Rogers, Gipsy Kings, Moondog, Dylan and
more. ‘The Dude Abides.’’
Radiohead recital, from [fellow pianist] Claude Frank: ‘I
don’t know Radiohead from a hole-in-the-head, but I
loved the piano-playing and I loved the music.’” Laura
Benanti shared, “Patti LuPone told me I should be a
stand-up comedian. That was pretty cool.” And Adam
Golka no longer remembers who said it, but claims his
greatest compliment was, “Great shoes!”
One other surprising result came from the collective
answers to “What is your favorite movie of all time?”
Nowhere were the expected results of The Wizard of
Oz or Gone with the Wind or Citizen Kane; instead we
got To Kill a Mockingbird (Laura Benanti), The Tree of
Life (Christopher O’Riley), Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner (Walt Parazaider), The Royal Tenenbaums (Marta
Aznavoorian), Pixar’s Up (Bella Hristova), Fight Club
(Adam Levine of Maroon 5), “a tie between Where the
Wild Things Are and Fight Club (pianist Conrad Tao),
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Steans
cellist Nathan Vickery), Cinema Paradiso (Pat
Simmons), Patton (John Oates), Lisztomania (Valentina
Lisitsa), the Halloween movies (Carrie Underwood), just
about any “Western directed
by Clint Eastwood” (Nathan
Gunn) and Pee Wee’s Big
Adventure (Brian
Rosenworcel): “Next week I
will show it to [my 3-year-old
daughter] and she will have
nightmares about Large Marge
for the rest of her childhood.”
But the most vociferous
response came from several
fans of the 1998 Coen
Brothers comedy, The Big
Lebowski, which was named
by Adam Golka as his favorite
Thank you!
To all of the wonderful artists who took the time to share some small but fascinating and
previously unknown facets of their lives with Ravinia audiences by answering these and
other questions, we offer a sincere and deeply felt “Thank you!” For the full responses from
this season’s Rising Stars artists, visit the Ravinia website at www.ravinia.org.
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GRAND ENTRANCE
UNDERPASS PROJECT
COMPLETED
Breaking ground immediately
following the 2010 season,
Ravinia completed the $5 million
grand entrance pedestrian
underpass that connects the main
parking lot to the festival grounds
at the Tyler Gate entrance under
the Metra train tracks. Designed
by JJR, this handicappedaccessible ADA-compliant
underpass features a concrete
relief panel displaying the name
“Ravinia” camouflaged in a relief
image of birch trees. The new
structure eliminates long wait times
in the parking lot for customers
who cannot enter the grounds
while trains are unloading. In the
past, wait times were as long as
30 minutes when the northbound
and southbound trains arrived
consecutively. Ravinia staff and its
contractors worked closely with
representatives from Union Pacific
Railroad and the City of Highland
Park for two years to plan this
project.
The grand entrance officially
opened on the first day of the
2011 season, June 9, when the
acclaimed Chicago Children’s
Choir broke through a banner
which featured a reprint of a
historic photo of Ravinia’s train
line, stretched across the tunnel
while they sang a spiritual. The
opening festivities also included a
kiddie train ride in the park, an
“instrument petting zoo,” where
kids could try out musical
instruments, prizes and train safety
information provided by Metra.
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CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CSO IN THE PARK
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1973: James Levine becomes
Ravinia music director.
1936: Ravinia Festival reopens;
George Gershwin makes his only
Ravinia appearance.
1944: Leonard Bernstein makes
his CSO debut at Ravinia.
1964: Seiji Ozawa named
Ravinia’s first music director.
1936
1963: President John F.
Kennedy is assassinated.
1941: The U.S.
declares war on
Japan, Germany
and Italy.
1954: The Salk
vaccine marks
the beginning of
the end of polio.
1975: CSO soloists perform Bach’s
complete “Brandenburg” Concertos.
1994: Christoph
Eschenbach becomes
Ravinia’s third music
director.
1979: The CSO performs all nine
Mahler Symphonies at Ravinia.
2001: Ravinia begins
commissioning a series of
“Train Works” for the CSO.
2003: James Conlon is
named Ravinia’s
fourth music director.
2004: Centennial
Celebration
1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair
draws half a million people.
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2011: Ravinia
celebrates the 75th
anniversary of the
CSO residency.
2011
1977: George Lucas releases
the very first Star Wars movie.
1973: The Sears Tower opens as
the world’s tallest building.
2009: Abraham
Lincoln Celebration
1997:The DVD
is introduced
1983: The compact disc
(CD) is introduced.
2001: The World Trade Center
is destroyed by terrorists.
RAVINIA IN HIGHLAND PARK
The not-for-profit Ravinia Festival has contributed $780,655 to its
hometown of Highland Park, announced festival President and CEO
Welz Kauffman. This is the third year of a 10-year agreement through
which the festival donates 5 percent of its annual gross ticket revenue to
the city for its use as needed. This is the largest amount donated to date,
following $758,000 in 2010 and $710,000 in 2009, for a total of
nearly $2.25 million.
“We are so appreciative of the contributions Ravinia Festival makes
to our community as a world-class performing arts center, a popular
social destination, and as an economic engine for our city,” said
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering. “It has been and continues to be
our pleasure to partner with Ravinia Festival.”
“Ravinia Festival and the City of Highland Park have grown up
together, and this agreement demonstrates that when Ravinia is
successful, Highland Park is successful,” Kauffman said. “Highland Park
is an extraordinary community filled with consumers of culture. That’s
one reason why Ravinia is able to thrive and evolve with such
improvements as our new grand entrance and underpass.”
Prior to this agreement, Ravinia supported Highland Park by
contributing more than $2.7 million over 13 years to local not-for-profits
through YEA Highland Park, which distributed these funds to agencies
dedicated to youth, education, the arts and social programs. The city of
Highland Park continues to fund YEA with a portion of Ravinia’s annual
contribution under the new arrangement.
A study conducted by an independent research firm determined
that Ravinia Festival is a boon to the local economy, indicating that
concertgoers spend an average of $60 to $90 outside the venue with
each visit. The venue also hires many local residents, with over 100
employed in 2009, not counting police officers and restaurant staffs.
The venue also waives $100,000 in fees for Township High School
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District 113 to graduate from the pavilion stage in two separate
ceremonies each June.
Ravinia remains an active member of the Highland Park Chamber
of Commerce, through which we awarded our sixth annual $1,000
scholarship to a Highland Park student endeavoring to study music in
college. Our REACH*TEACH*PLAY department continues to work with
School District 112, including its annual “Kids Go Classic” event
intended to introduce elementary schoolchildren to symphonic music,
distributing 1,200 free tickets.
Ravinia was actively involved in planning the “Focus on the Arts”
immersion week at Highland Park High School. We introduced an arts
marketing class at Highland Park High School in which 13 motivated
students were charged with the task of peer-to-peer marketing of the
CSO to other high school students. We implemented their plans, which
included a competition between high schools. Each time a high school
student showed a valid I.D. for FREE lawn admission to a CSO concert,
he/she received one point. At the end of the summer, the school with the
most points would win $5,000 for its music programs. A second, related
plan invited kids from all high schools for a social “meet-up.” The
students named it the Cannon Ball, a pun borne of the evening’s concert
program featuring the “1812” overture. More than 200 students from as
far as Michigan attended that pre-concert party and many of them then
experienced the CSO for the first time. In the end, Highland Park High
School pressed home court advantage to win the $5,000—which was
generously donated by the Ravinia Associates.
For more information on the festival, please visit Ravinia.org.
Ravinia welcomes all festival fans to follow, connect and interact online
at backstage.ravinia.org, facebook.com (search Ravinia Festival) and
twitter.com/raviniafestival. Ravinia Festival is a not-for-profit
organization.
RAVINIA IN SOCIAL MEDIA
Like it, tweet it, snap it,
tag it, post it and share.
Ravinia is listening and sharing with its audience in a whole
new way with social media. While our big-hitters are
Facebook and Twitter garnering over 25,000 fans and
followers, our presence does not stop there. We are actively
engaging with our audience on LinkedIn, Flickr, Picasa,
Instagram, FourSquare, Last.fm, and more recently, Spotify.
Our patrons engaged with our social media in record
numbers. Facebook had an unprecedented double-digit
percentage increase over previous seasons.
Our twitter photo caption contest helped catapult Chicago
Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Lord of the Rings: the
Fellowship of the Ring to be one of the most successful
Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances in Ravinia
history. For the night of the Lord of the Rings presentations,
and two additional shows afterwards, we turned our lawn
screen into a LIVE Twitter feed that audience members could
tweet at using special hash tags and watch as their tweet
came up in real-time on the giant screen. Ravinia-ran photo
caption contests, a marriage proposal, photos of picnics,
and audience-ran trivia games on the lawn, via the Twitter
wall, were just some of the highlights of the evening and this
is only the beginning.
From a REACH*TEACH*PLAY concert at Hibbard to a $25
special CSO concert for the July 31 Tchaikovsky spectacular,
our audience can’t seem to get enough Ravinia, and as our
social media presence strengthens, it will be easier than ever
to truly bring the experience Ravinia anywhere.
WE MONITOR FEEDBACK
20,425 FANS
4,895 FOLLOWERS
Increase from second half of season
FISCAL 2011 • FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Fiscal 2011 Ravinia Festival revenues totaled a record $28.3 million, vs. $27.6 million the previous
year. Ticket sales reached $15.7 million, vs. $15.3 million in 2010, while contributions totaled a
record $10.8 million, up from $10.5 million in 2010.
Festival expenses for fiscal 2011 totaled $27.8 million, versus $27.1 million in 2010, with the increase
shared among artistic, technical and support costs.
The resulting $496,000 operating surplus, along with income of $2,682,000 from the festival’s
endowment fund, will be transferred to the festival’s fixed asset fund, in anticipation of project
expenditures under the long-range planning initiative.
Total Revenues in Millions 2002-2011
30
25
20
15
10
5
20
11
20
09
20
10
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
04
20
05
20
02
20
03
0
Five Year Summary of Key Financial Data
Operating Results (Amounts in Thousands of Dollars)
Revenues
Earned Income
Contributed Income
Special Project/Artistic Initiatives Funds
Total Revenues
Expenses
Variable Costs
Other Operating Expenses
Depreciation
2007
15,051
9,482
24,533
2008
14,916
9,599
24,515
2009
16,215
9,754
200
26,169
2010
17,089
10,531
27,620
2011
17,444
10,829
28,273
13,077
9,838
1,479
24,394
12,712
10,364
1,697
24,773
15,136
9,937
1,760
26,833
15,624
9,696
1,818
27,138
15,983
9,957
1,837
27,777
482
496
482
496
572,169
96
575,093
101
Surplus/(Deficit) Before Endowment Transfer
Covered by Earnings Transfer
139
139
Attendance Summary
Total Attendance
No. of Performances
592,864
111
29
(258)
258
-
602,091
103
(664)
664
-
571,197
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RAVINIA 2011 LEADERSHIP
The Honorable Patrick J. Quinn
Governor of Illinois
The Honorable Nancy Rodkin Rotering
Mayor of Highland Park
Robert D. Krebs
Chairman
Jeffrey M. Leiden, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chairman
James T. Glerum, Jr.
Vice Chairman and Treasurer
Kelly Grier
Secretary
John C. Berghoff, Jr.
Vice Chairman
Welz Kauffman
President and Chief Executive Officer
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 2011 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
James Abrams
Howard Ackerman
Keene Addington
Aaron E. Alt
Larry A. Barden
John C. Berghoff, Jr.
Mark Bergsrud
Debra A. Cafaro
Jane D. Casper
Adela Cepeda
Stephen M. Chipman
Jeanne M. Denison
Christopher A. Deveny
Annette Dezelan
Tadashi Enami
Clifton L. Fenton
John C. Fortson
Michael M. Froy
Mark D. Gerstein
Michael R. Gervasio
James T. Glerum, Jr.
Louis B. Goldman
Howard L. Gottlieb
Joseph A. Gregoire
Kelly Grier
Jeffrey C. Hammes
Matthew F. Hilzinger
Betsy Holden
Richard D. Johnson
David R. Kahnweiler
Welz Kauffman
Emily T. Knight
Kara Longo Korte
Robert D. Krebs
Jeffrey M. Leiden, M.D., Ph.D.
Marcus Lemonis
Richard H. Lenny
Gary J. Levin
Susan C. Levy
Harold R. Lifvendahl
James W. Mabie
Holly W. Madigan
Alan R. May
Lucy R. Minor
Toni-Marie Montgomery
Mary Moreland
Christopher Noon
Daniela O’Leary-Gill
Alice M. Peterson
Dale R. Pinkert
Bruce V. Rauner
Daniel H. Reisner
Larry D. Richman
Peter Roberts
Audrey C. Rubinstein
Michael J. Sacks
E. Scott Santi
Jana R. Schreuder
Stephen N. Sehler
Joseph T. Seminetta
Richard L. Sevcik
Alejandro Silva
Jennifer W. Steans
Avy H. Stein
John A. Stepan
Thomas H. Stone
Reverend Richard L. Tolliver
Paul B. Uhlenhop
Mark A. Wagner
Michael Waks
J. Randall White
Christopher L. Williams
Thomas C. Wright
Paul G. Yovovich
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 2011 LIFE TRUSTEES
Cameron S. Avery
Marshall Bennett
Jean S. Berghoff
Harry H. Bernbaum
Lawrence Block
Sandra K. Crown
John A. Edwardson*
Christoph Eschenbach
Stanley M. Freehling*
Ellen C. Gignilliat
Mrs. David J. Harris
Richard D. Harza
Thomas D. Heath
Richard H. Hunt
Dolores Kohl Kaplan
Martin J. Koldyke
Michael E. Lavin*
Ramsey Lewis
Donald G. Lubin*
Mrs. Irl H. Marshall, Jr.
R. Eden Martin*
William J. McDonough*
Harvey N. Medvin
Zarin Mehta
Josephine Baskin Minow
R. Michael Murray, Jr.
Mrs. Leonard J. O’Connor
Marian P. Pawlick*
James T. Rhind
Donald W. Schaumberger
The Honorable Milton I. Shadur
Patricia Sikorovsky
Harrison I. Steans
Mrs. Harrison I. Steans
Richard A. Stein
Pamela B. Strobel*
David B. Weinberg*
Robert G. Weiss
Emory Williams
* Past Chairman
In Memoriam:
Samuel M. Budwig, Jr.
Joan S. Freehling
J. Parker Hall III
Burton Kaplan
Morris A. Kaplan
Robert F. Reusche
John A. Wing
RAVINIA FESTIVAL WOMEN’S BOARD
Jeanne M. Denison, Chairman
Becky Murray, Vice Chairman
Lisa Brown Tribbett, Administrative Vice
Chairman
Elizabeth Karabatsos, Recording Secretary
Andrea G. Fox, Treasurer
Sarah B. Barden, Member-at-large
Caroline T. Huebner, Member-at-large
Toby Newman, Member-at-large
Marilynn Alsdorf
Sarah B. Barden
Mrs. Orville C. Beattie
Debra S. Beck
Jean Smith Berghoff+
Elizabeth Bergmann
Mrs. George H. Bodeen+
Susan Bodeen
Mary A. Boyer
Lynn C. Burt
Lutgart Calcote
Leslie S. Carothers
Wendy Alders Cartland
Mamie Case
Jane D. Casper+
Judy Castellini
Mrs. Hammond E. Chaffetz
Jane B. Colman
Kirby Lewis Colson
Catherine J. Cooper
Mrs. Robert A. Cox
Sandra K. Crown+
Mrs. John A. Daniels
Bobbie B. Denison
Jeanne M. Denison
Mindy Meade DeStefano
Annette G. Dezelan+
Victoria Dorgan
Mrs. Jerrold L. Eberhardt
Susan R. Elliott
Mrs. William S. Ettelson
Mrs. Robert Feitler
Mrs. Peter B. Foreman
Christy S. Fowler
Andrea G. Fox
Ilana Fradkin
Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton+
Ellen Gignilliat
Mrs. Bruce K. Goodman
Barbara Greis
Kelly Grier
Mrs. William N. Guthrie
Mrs. Stanton T. Hadley
Mrs. Richard C. Halpern
Mrs. David J. Harris
Margaret Mitchell Hastings
Mrs. Thomas D. Heath
Gail Hodges
Caroline T. Huebner
Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III
Mrs. Jorge Iorgulescu
Judy Istock
Mrs. Edward R. James+
Lori L. James
Elizabeth Karabatsos
Dolores Kohl Kaplan
Niven Q. Kingwill
Carol Evans Klenk
Emily T. Knight+
Janet W. Krasny
Claudia Stewart Lane
Donna LaPietra
Mrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.
Mrs. M. James Leider
Mary Clewlow Loch
Amy Lubin
Mrs. Irl H. Marshall, Jr. •
Mrs. Lester M. Mayber
Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.
Jean McClung+
Patty McGrath
Betty McLean
Mrs. Alan G. McNally
Sheila Medvin
Barbara Melcher
Lucy R. Minor
Mrs. John R. Moore
Mary Moreland
Mrs. David Moscow
Becky Murray
Mrs. Joseph E. Nathan •
Toby Newman
Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.
Pamela Sims Nunley
Mrs. Leonard J. O'Connor+ •
Daniela O'Leary-Gill
Jane D. Otis
Marian P. Pawlick
Jane Perkins
Sara Pfaff
Sue N. Pick
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Betsey N. Pinkert
Cynthia Willis Pinkerton
Mrs. Neil K. Quinn
Gloria Reisner
Merle Reskin
Nancy Rodkin Rotering
Susi Rowe
Audrey C. Rubinstein+
Onnie M. Scheyer
Susan B. Schmitt
Mrs. Richard H. Schnadig
Jana Schreuder
Carol W. Schroeder
Evey Schweig
Mrs. John R. Scott
Kate S. Shapiro
Stephanie Sick
Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky+
Mrs. Alejandro Silva
Susan Spears
Harrison I. Steans
Mrs. Harrison I. Steans
Marcie A. Stein
Pamela B. Strobel
Mrs. Philip W.K. Sweet, Jr.
Elizabeth M. Thomas
Mrs. Richard L. Thomas
Lisa Brown Tribbett
Virginia C. Vale
Penny Van Horn
Marilyn Vender
Mrs. Morris S. Weeden
Janis Weil •
Mrs. Robert G. Weiss
Bisi Williams
Mrs. Emory Williams
Joan C. Wing
Jane Woldenberg
Patti Zeeman
+Past Women’s Board Chairman
• Founding Member
IN MEMORIAM
Deborah G. Beitler
Mrs. Kent W. Duncan
Joan S. Freehling
Lori Ipsen Stotler
RAVINIA ASSOCIATES
Ravinia Associates is a
premier group of more than
60 young professionals from
the Chicago area who are
dedicated to supporting the
musical arts. The Associates
focus on expanding the size
and diversity of audiences for
music, emphasizing Ravinia
Festval and its
REACH*TEACH*PLAY
education programs and
enhancing broad
appreciation for classical
music..
For information about
becoming a Ravinia
Associate, please email
[email protected]
or call 847-266-5089.
Kara Longo Korte *
David Gaspar *
Steve Rappin *
Ravinia Associates
Christopher Atkinson
Linda Storzek Barham
Erin Bognar *
Michael Brooks *
Diana Cannon ^
Rachel Rone *
Aimee Scherger ^
Jason Schmitt
Christopher Shelton
Erica Smith *
Katherine Sonar ^
Susanna Spurgis
Steven Steinmeyer *
Colin Taft-McPhee
David Turok
Lisa Uehara
Melanie Wright
Eric Cannon
Casarine Chong
Sal Cianciolo *
Joanna Dutta
Heather Gaspar *
Seth Gastwirth
Adam Gelfeld
Laura Glick
Steven Greene
Emily Hathcoat
Travis Hensley
Christy Jacox
Andrew Jessen
Nagawa Kakumba *
Grace Konopacki *
Amy Krebs
Robert Krebs
Brandon Labrum
Beth Lambert *
Erin Leddon
Jennifer Luby
Pritha Majumder
John Martin *
Sabina McBride
Jennifer McGlinn *
Thomas McWalters
Meghan O'Malley Miller
Matthew Musa
Jamie Nero
Brad Olson
Stacy Overby *
Angela Pace-Moody
Polly Pancoe-Kortlander
Alyssa Quinlan *
Parag Raja
Jennifer Rehn *
Ken Robertson
Kerri Gimbel
Lynette Hood
Sharon Burks Horos
T.J. Houlihan
Cheryl DeMong
Hubbard
Kathryn Ingraham
Jennifer Keller
Steve Madden
Lisa McClung-Ristic
Patrick McGlinn
Debra Pickett
Donald Ross
Julie van Overbeek
Claire Weiler
* Executive Committee
^ Leave of Absence
2011 ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE
Ravinia would like to thank
the 2011 Annual Fund
Committee members for
their efforts on behalf of
the festival.
J. Randall White, Chairman
Norman R. Balkin
John F. Benjamin
John C. Berghoff
Harry H. Bernbaum
Peggy Budwig
Joel M. Cahn
James A. Chatz
Melanie R. Cohen
Joan Colmar
Sandra K. Crown
Jacqueline Dann
Tadashi Enami
Clifton L. Fenton
R. Gerald Fox
Ellen C. Gignilliat
Robert H. Glaze
Louis B. Goldman
Bruce K. Goodman
Lou Guthrie
Arthur W. Hahn
Marilyn Heath
Richard D. Johnson
Diane Karzas
Alvin C. Katz
Barbara Marshall
Alan R. May
Lisa McClung-Ristic
Josephine B. Minow
Toby Newman
Yasuko Okigawa
Jody Perl
Alice M. Peterson
Bonnie Pick
Dale R. Pinkert
Madeleine P. Plonsker
Daniel H. Reisner
Warner A. Rosenthal
Nancy Rotering
Donald W. Schaumberger
Steven D. Schaumberger
Richard L. Sevcik
Stephanie Sick
Patricia Sikorovsky
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Gary Slack
Steven Steinmeyer
Kim Taylor
Paul B. Uhlenhop
Vincent E. Villinski
Thomas C. Wright
Andy Zimmerman
Tom Zimmerman
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Ravinia Festival expresses its most sincere
gratitude to the 2011 Annual Fund
contributors, who provide vital operating
support for Ravinia’s REACH*TEACH*PLAY
education programs, the beautification of
the festival grounds and the low ticket
prices for classical music that Ravinia
patrons enjoy. The names listed below
represent those donors who contributed
$1,000 or more during the period between
October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2011.
A (º) symbol represents Silver Circle
members who have supported Ravinia
for 25 consecutive years or more. An
addition sign (+) indicates new donors or
donors with increased contributions of
$500 or more.
CORPORATIONS AND
FOUNDATIONS
Aon Corporation°
Camping World &
Good Sam Club+
General Motors, Official Car Company
of Ravinia Festival+
JPMorgan Chase & Co. +°
Kraft Foods Foundation°
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Negaunee Foundation
Ravinia Associates
The Ravinia Festival Golf Tounament
The Searle Funds at the Chicago
Community Trust+
Terlato Wines International
UBS, Lead Sponsor
United Airlines, Official Airline of
Ravinia Festival
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
Abbott°
Allstate Insurance Company
The Dancing Skies Foundation+
Discover, Official Card of Ravinia
Festival
Ernst & Young LLP
Exelon
FirstMerit Bank+
Fortune Brands, Inc.
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Harris Bank+
Illinois Tool Works
Jenner & Block LLP
MB Financial Bank+
Midtown Athletic Club
NorthShore University
HealthSystem
PNC Bank
Polk Bros. Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Steinway Piano Gallery of Northbrook
Walgreens+°
Zurich+
The Bruning Foundation
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
The Chicago Community Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
Irish Dairy Board &
Kerrygold Cheese & Dairy
The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation
Anonymous
Associated Agencies, Inc. +
Bank of America°
The Buchanan Family Foundation
CME Group
Comcast +
Deloitte LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
KPMG LLP°
McGladrey°
Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison
Family Foundation
NIB Foundation
The PrivateBank
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
Stepan Company
Tawani Foundation
The Westin Chicago North Shore
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The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Atlantic Trust Wealth Management
Baxter International Inc.
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Foundation°
Alverin M. Cornell Foundation
Edy’s Grand Ice Cream+
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
The Deane A. & John D. Gilliam
Foundation
Larry and Barbara Field+
Fifth Third Bank
W.W. Grainger, Inc.+°
Harris Family Foundation
Helen M. Harrison Foundation
Gerri and David Kahnweiler / Colliers
International +
K&L Gates LLP°
Learning Resources, Inc.
Malott Family Foundation
Mason Foundation, Inc.
Mazzetta Company, LLC
Mental Insight Foundation+
National Endowment for the Arts
North Shore Auto Group
Northern Trust°
PotashCorp
John G. Searle Family Trust
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Sterling Partners
Testa Produce+°
The Trillium Foundation
Wells Fargo Advisors+
Anonymous (2)
Akzo Nobel, Inc.
Applied Discovery
Azure Consulting+
Modestus Bauer Foundation°
Cole Taylor Bank°
Downtown Highland Park Alliance
First Bank of Highland Park
GATX Corporation°
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Harbortown Industries, Inc.
Heineken USA
J. Emil Anderson & Son, Inc. °
James S. Kemper Foundation
The Lake County Community Foundation
Maron Electric Company+
McKinsey & Company, Inc.°
Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC+
Mid Oaks Investments LLC+
Midwest Foods
MillerCoors LLC
North Shore Gas
Northwestern University°
Oak Ridge Investments, LLC
Peck Bloom, LLC°
Perlmutter Investment Company
The SF Foundation
Shalom Memorial Funeral Home/
Shalom Memorial Park
Specialty Print Communications
Sunset Food Mart, Inc. °
Thermos LLC+
Transco, Inc.°
Precision Plating Company Inc.+
Prime Property Investors, Ltd.
Reed Smith LLP
Rosebud Foundation+
Rukavina Trade Consultants, Inc.
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.°
Schiller & Klein, P.C.°
Slack and Company
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
The Real Deal Company
Thompson Coburn LLP
Trustmark Insurance Companies
United Conveyor Foundation°
Howard L. Willett Foundation
Windy City Novelties+
The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation
Robert and Fran Sachs XL Screw Corporation°
Anonymous
Charles and Sharon Angell
Bachmann Family Foundation+
Behles Family Dental Care+
Blum-Kovler Foundation+°
Edward Don & Company
Digital Check Corp.+
Forsythe Technology, Inc.
Gonzales Associates+
C. Louis Meyer Family Foundation
Meyer and Raena Hammerman
Foundation
The Irving Harris Foundation
HighTower
Mark Holihan Farmers Insurance Agency
Holland & Knight LLP
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Howard and Sandra Mandell
Foundation+
Jaffe & Berlin, L.L.C.
Jasculca/Terman & Associates, Inc.+
Keller Group, Inc.
Kings Transportation Services, Inc. +
LA-CO Industries, Inc.°
Leahy Family Foundation
Lundbeck Inc.+
Makeitbetter Media
McGuireWoods
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Neimark & Helfand°
New England Foundation
for the Arts+
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas
Plastamet Inc.+
Polack Family Foundation, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Griffith Laboratories°
Maurice Fund, Inc.
O’Halloran, Kosoff,
Geitner & Cook, P.C.
Renaissance Place
Sunshine Live, Inc.
Sussman, Selig & Ross
TDK Corporation of America+
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Legat Architects+
Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz
Wolfson & Towbin LLC
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
The late Mrs. A. Watson Armour°
Harry and Harriet Bernbaum°
Lyn Goldstein°
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III°
Estate of Howard A. Stotler
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Anonymous
Jim and Wendy Abrams
Aaron Alt and Jennifer Konz-Alt+
Yoko Nagae Ceschina+
Mrs. Zollie S. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hayford+
Irv Lewis
Richard and Marianne Reinisch
Foundation+
Anonymous
Enivar Charitable Fund°
Ellen and Paul Gignilliat°
Andrew J. Filipowski and
Melissa Oliver +
Carol and Ed Kaplan / Kaplan Foundation
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky+
Diane and Bill Lloyd
Sue and Tom Pick
Mrs. June Bild Pinsof°
Diana and Bruce Rauner
Cari and Michael Sacks+
The Smart Family Foundation, Inc.
Suzanne and Robert Wieseneck+
Paul Williams and Leslie Berger
Joan and Jack Wing
Nancy Zadek°
Anonymous (4)
Earl Abramson
Megan P. and John L. Anderson
Bruce and Ann Bachmann°+
Charles and Margery Barancik°
Deborah and Stephen Beitler+
Mr. and Mrs. Roger O. Brown
The Crown and Goodman Family°
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crown
Mrs. Robert Crown
Ms. Rebecca Crown and
Mr. Richard Robb
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodman
Annette and David Dezelan
Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher
M. Kelly
John and Fran Edwardson
Michael Flagg & Greg Eaton+
Sonia Florian
Ginny and Peter Foreman°
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Freehling°
The Fremont Foundation°
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Gantz+
Jean Gelbort°
Mrs. Willard Gidwitz°+
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt
Foundation°+
Elaine and Marvin Gottlieb
Kelly and John Grier
Erika and Dietrich Gross°
Ernest A. Grunsfeld III and
Alice Kurland°
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Halpern
Ms. Joan H. Holland and
Mr. Eli Glassman
Dr. and Mrs. David Ingall
Ann Israel+
Mrs. Wayne J. Johnson°
Welz Kauffman
Dorothy and Les Kirtz Foundation
Klaff Family Foundation°
Esther G. Klatz
Becky and Lester Knight+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Krebs
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. M. James Leider+
Susan and Richard Lenny
Elaine and Donald I. Levinson
Amy and Don Lubin°
Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Lustbader+
James and Roslyn Marks°
Sharon and Eden Martin°
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. May+
Patty and Mark McGrath°
Dave and Emily Merjan+
The Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family
Foundation
Jo and Newt Minow°
Becky and Mike Murray
Linda and Stuart Nelson+
Jill and Chris Noon°+
Leah and Steve Pazol+
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pinkert°
Robert Pinkert
Nancy and Rob Rotering
Mr. and Mrs. E. Scott Santi+
The Schreuder Family
Morris Silverman and Lori Ann Komisar
Kit and Bob Simon+
Jennifer Steans and Jim Kastenholz
Avy and Marcie Stein
Pamela B. and Russ M. Strobel
Jamie and Rob Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas°+
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Uhlenhop°+
Michael Waks and Kathleen Bruce+
Audrey L. Weaver and Michael D.
Vogan+
Lynne and David B. Weinberg
Audrey Weiner+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss°
Randy and Lisa White
Paul and Mary Yovovich
Anonymous (6)
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation+
L & R Anixter Foundation
Stuart and Phyllis Applebaum°+
Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery°
Stuart and Nancy Babendir+
Robert Baizer
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Barden
Esther and John Benjamin°
Jean and John Berghoff°
Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Bitran
Patricia Buehler Blankenship
Judy and Merrill Blau+
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bodeen°
Mary and Carl Boyer
Keith and Arlene Bronstein
Mr. and Mrs. William Gardner Brown°
Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Burnham
Meg and Tim Callahan
Jane and David Casper
Adela Cepeda
Mrs. William C. Childs°
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Chipman+
Mrs. Warren M. Choos°
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clancy
Carol and Douglas Cohen
Jerome & Ilene Cole Foundation, Inc.°
Ms. Mary Collins White
The Colmar Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Crone+
Mrs. Sandra K. Crown°
Bobbie and Charlie Denison
In memory of Rory
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Deveny
Ellen Rudnick and Paul Earle
Theodore Eckert Foundation+
Lois and Steve Eisen
Mr. Merrick Elfman+
Susan and Jesse Elliott
Robert Felsenthal and Roxanne Hori°+
Diane and Lowell Fixler
Foster Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster°
Michael and Lynn Froy
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Ms. Irene Frye
Christine and Stephen Fussell+
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garoon
and Family
Philip Garoon and Family
Laura and Larry Gerber
Adrienne and Burt Glazov°
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Glerum, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Goldberg+
Joan J. Golder°
Donald and Alice Goldsmith+
Mary and Bruce Goodman°+
Gorter Family Foundation+
Roberta and Howard Goss
Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab
Avrum and Joyce Gray
Jack and Donna Greenberg
Joseph and Sheila Gutman Family
Samuel S. and Dorothy R. Haber
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hahn
Mrs. Henry G. Hart, Jr.°
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harza°
Steve and Janice Hefter
Barbara and Jim Herst°
Judy and Jay Heyman°
Mrs. Mary P. Hines°
Nancy and Allen Hirschfield
Sue and Larry Hochberg°
Betsy and Arthur Holden
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III+
Caroline and Charlie Huebner
Ms. Kathryn D. Ingraham & Mr. James
Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Isaacs°
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence V. Jacques
Ann and Dick Johnson°
Allen and Ann Jorgensen
Pat and Dan Jorndt°
Anne L. Kaplan+
Dolores Kohl Kaplan and
Morris A. Kaplan°
Lonny and Kurt Karmin°
Linda and Peter Karmin
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Kelly
Pamela Kendall Rijos and John Rijos
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kent
Emily and Christopher Knight
Paul and Mona Knopp
Cookie and Henry Kohn°
Marilyn and Mark Labkon+
Dennis Lakomy
James and Patricia Lancaster
Judy and Michael Lavin
Mr. and Mrs. L. Bates Lea°
Diane and Jim Levy
Susan and Richard Levy
Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz
Ms. Laura Linger+
Nancy S. Lipsky°
Patricia M. Livingston
Ms. Jodi S. Loeb
Marvin and Marilyn Lustbader°
Holly and John Madigan
Karen and Stephen Malkin
Barbara Marshall°
David B. and Toni P. Mathis
Mr. and Mrs. Russell K. Mayerfeld+
Richard and Tera McBlaine
Judith W. and Howard M. McCue III
Sheila and Harvey Medvin
Joann and Milt Meigs
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Metzler
Elyce and Mark Metzner°
Ms. Kathryn Mikells and
Mr. Ed Harney+
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Miller
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller;
Mrs. Iris A. Miller
Andy and Nancy Mills
J. Clifford Moos°
Robert and Audrey Morris°
Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Muchin
Mrs. Joseph E. Nathan+°
Jossy and Ken Nebenzahl°
Toby and Gordon Newman
Roberta Olshansky
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Owens+
Mr. and Mrs. L. Robert Pasquesi+
Sanford and Jody Perl+
Harriette L. and Theodore F. Perlman+
Alice Peterson and Paul Munk
Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.°
Henry Pope Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Port
Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation+
Phyllis and Dennis Propp+
Gordon S. and Claire Prussian°
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Reisner
Merle Reskin°
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Richman
Mr. Glenn Riese and
Ms. Gretchen Horlacher-Riese+
Roberts Family Foundation°
Mr. Peter C. Roberts and
Ms. Robin Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosengarden
Linda and Harold Rosenson°
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Rosenthal°
Patti and Eugene Ross
Mrs. Donald I. Roth°
Audrey and Michael Rubinstein
Howard and Raina Ruskin
Family Foundation°
Betty and Bob Ruwitch
Elizabeth Ruwitch
Alice Rapoport and Michael Sachs+
In Memory of Florence Sager
Drs. David and Karen Sager°
Bob and Sharon Sager Dorfman°
Linda and Dick Saslow°+
Ron and Ellen Saslow
Bernice Elbin and Seymour Schiff
Judy and David Schiffman
Carol and David Schulman°
Mr. John D. Seder
Gordon and Carole Segal+
Mr. Arthur W. Segil°
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Seminetta
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Serck
Kate Shapiro°
Michael and Susan Sharkey
Arch W. Shaw Foundation
David and Julie Shorr
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Sick
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva
Mr. Michael Silver
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Simms - Simms
Family Foundation
David and Robin Small
Solot Family Foundation+
Stuart Sondheimer and Bonnie Lucas+
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Spore°
Lois and Harrison Steans°
Richard Stein°
Steven and Susan Steinmeyer+
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stepan
Judi and Charles M. Stern°
Richard and Judith Stern
Family Foundation°
Marlene and Sheldon Stillman
Foundation°
Thomas H. and Donna M. Stone
Foundation°
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Swartchild, Jr.+
Mr. and Mrs. Philip W.K. Sweet, Jr.
Takiff Family Foundation+
Mr. Ronald H. Taub°
Toft Family Fund /
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Toft
Mr. Howard J. Trienens°
Mr. John M. Trinta
Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott+
Lisa and Jeff Trotter+
Virginia and Frederick G. Uhlmann°
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Vail+
Virginia C. Vale°
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Wagner
Mr. Louis Weber and
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Mrs. Linda Weber+
The Ware-Robbins Memorial Fund
Andrew L. Weil+
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Weil°+
Phillip Grossman and
Dee Dee Whipple
Mr. and Mrs. Chris L. Williams
Sallyan Windt°
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Winton+
In memory of Leo Witz
Jane Woldenberg°
Mrs. Ann S. Wolff°
Rochelle Wolff
Kathleen and Tom Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Zednik
Anonymous (21)
Sally and Willard Aaron+
Betty and Jerry Abeles+
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Ablin+
Mrs. Arthur M. Adler, Jr.°+
Mona and Andy Albert+
Carnot and Luceile Allen Foundation
Mrs. Margaret B. Allyn°+
Alsdorf Foundation
Mrs. Evelyn Alter°
Steve and Mary Anderson+
James and Lesley Anixter+
William and Nancy Anixter+
Jonathan Appelbaum+
Judith L. and Robert D. Appelbaum°+
Mickie and David Applebaum
(MAR, Inc.)+
Jeffrey and Lisa Aronin+
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Bailey
E. M. Bakwin
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Bartram
Howard and Donna Bass+
Norman and Robin Bates
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bates, Jr.+
Christina and Scott Bates+
Mr. Robert Batey
Mrs. Marlene G.
Baumgarten°+
Dr. and Mrs. Jon Bayer
Ms. Amy Bazelon+
Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. A. Beck+
Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Beitler+
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg D.Behrens
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Belgrad+
The Benach Foundation - Carol and Ronald
Benach+
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bendix+
Bruce and Judy Bendoff°+
Celine Bendy+
Arlene and Marshall Bennett°+
Bob and Sandy Berger+
Henry R. Berghoef and
Leslie L. Boyle+
Courtney and Andrew Berlin+
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Berning
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bruce Bernstein+
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Bettis
Martha and Tom Biede+
Arleen and Robert S. Blatt
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blesi+
Ted and Sonia Bloch°+
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block
Ms. Janice Block+
Judith Block+
Philip D. Block III Family Foundation°+
Sue and Jim Blomberg+
George W. Blossom III+
Mrs. William A. Boone°+
Mr. and Mrs. David Borosh+
Mr. & Mrs. George Bourassa+
Mrs. James A. Bovaird III+
Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Boyce
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Brannigan
Kara and James Brittingham+
Elizabeth and Charles Brock+
Michael and Meghan Brooks+
Larry and Ann Brown+
Miller Media Charitable Trust / Richard
and Andrea Brown
Marvin Burack+
Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon O. Burman
Timothy Burroughs and Barbara Smith+
Lynn and Bob Burt
Mr. and Mrs. Rhett W. Butler+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Byron+
Ralph and Lynn Cabin
Mrs. Edryce H. Cadden°+
Drs. Neil and Janyce Cagan Agruss
Ms. Lut Calcote+
Sandra and Dennis Calvanese+
Joseph and Cory Cancila
Judith and James Canel+
Ms. Michele Aguilar Carlin+
Ann and Richard Carr+
Gerald F. Carter+
Ms. Wendy Alders Cartland+
Mrs. Laurence A. Carton°
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Case+
Rick and Dee Dee Chesley+
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chudacoff°+
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathon Citow+
Jules and Leslie Cogan+
Barney Ira Cohen+
Melanie and Arthur Cohen+
Saul and Carol Cohen°+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cohn°+
Robert and Terri Cohn Family
Tom and Connie Cole+
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (Tim) D. Coleman,
Jr.°+
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Collins+
Lucy and Jeff Colman+
Jane B. and John C. Colman°
Mr. John Compall
Jeffrey and Teri Kaye Conklin+
Mr. and Dr. Carey Cooper+
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Cooper+
Jim and Vicky Costakis+
James and Kathleen Cowie+
Patricia Cox
Mr. William Coyne
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crane°+
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Crawford°+
Jennifer Croft
CSR Trust+
Jacqueline and Donnie Dann+
Melissa and Oscar David
Merri and Steve Davis°
Nancy Dehmlow+
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel°+
Laura and Byron Delman+
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Denison+
Mr. and Mrs. K. Deppert+
Mindy Meade and Greg DeStefano+
Julie Deutsch+
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Devers+
Mr. and Mrs. James W. DeYoung°+
Lyn Dickey°
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Doan+
Domont Family Foundation+
Stephen Donahue+
Mr. Mark Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Donnelley III°
Perfect Smile Dental Spa
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Dotson+
Bill and Robin Downe+
Ms. Clarissa Y. Downey
Linda and Chuck Dresner+
Sharon and Larry Dubin°+
Mr. James Duca and Mrs. Christine
Duca+
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Duffy+
Susan S. Duman°
Deuel R. Duncan°+
Mignon Dupepe and
John Snyder
Mr. David Eaton and
Ms. Louanne Smolin+
Evelyn M. Edidin°+
Elizabeth R. Edwards+
The Ehrlichman Family Foundation / Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Ehrlichman+
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Mr. James Eisenberg+
Sally S. Eklund°+
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Elbin
Deane Ellis°+
Scott Ellwood and
Suzanne Timble+
Mr. and Mrs. Tadashi Enami+
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Engle+
Marilyn and Jerry Epton+
Marilyn and Joseph Ernsteen
Bernie Esberner
Jane and Jim Esser+
Janice and Rob Esser+
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Ettelson+
Mrs. Sharon Farmer
Mrs. Gershon J. Feigon°+
Ms. Sharon Feigon and
Mr. Steven Bialer+
David Felsenthal°
Clif and Judy Fenton
Nadine Ferguson°+
Molly and C.J. Fields°
Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Fishbein+
Carol and Richard Fleisher°+
Erin and Justin Foley+
M.J. Foreman-Daitch and
Katie Foreman-Cohen+
Ms. Carol H. Forsyte
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fortson
Andrea and Paul Fox+
Mr. and Mrs. R. Gerald Fox+
Ilana and Steven Fradkin+
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Franklin+
Louise and Gerald Franks°
Matt and Katie Frekko+
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Fried
Mrs. John Friedlich°+
Pat and Ronald Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fuller III+
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton°+
Nick and Kari Galassi+
Patrick and Cindy Galley
Bonnie Garrett+
Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Barbara
Gately+
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garard
Ms. Carol George+
Mr. and Mrs. James Gerstenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Getz, Jr.+
Joyce and Alan Gidwitz
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gilbert+
Darlene and Lawrence Gilford°+
Anita and Richard Gilford+
George and Maureen Gilmore+
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser+
Beverly and Lee Goldberg Foundation°
Carol and Bob Goldberg
Louis and Barbara Goldman
Marsha and Michael Goldstein+
Gillian and Ellis Goodman Foundation+
Charlotte Gordon
JoAnn Shrier and Robert E. Gordon+
Iris and Martin Gradman°+
Ken and Nancy Granat°+
Dr. Alan and Sallie Green
Dr. Irving and Lovey Greenberg°+
Patsy and Bud Greene+
Mrs. Helen D. Greenebaum°+
Mrs. Nancy Greenebaum°+
Joseph and Claire Gregoire
Ms. Ada A. Sanders and
Mr. William M. Griffin+
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gross+
Sam, Sarah, Paul & Irwin Grossinger
Foundation+
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Guthmann+
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Guthrie+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gutstadt°+
Kaye and Howard Haas°+
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Hadley+
Mr. Burton W. Hales, Jr.°+
Michele and Bronson Hall+
Julie and Parker Hall°
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Halloran+
Nan Weiss-Ham and
Eldon Ham+
Barbara and Jim Hanig+
Harry and Marcy Harczak Jr.+
Ms. Holly Harralson+
John and Gwen Harris+
Tom and Joie Harris°+
Mrs. Augustin S. Hart, Jr.°+
Mrs. John M. Hartigan+
Margaret and Robert Hastings
Everett and Jane Hauck+
Wm. P. Hauworth II°
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Heath°
Judy and Mel Hecktman+
Christie Hefner+
Dan and Cynthia Helle+
Diane and David B. Heller Charitable
Foundation+
Joseph D. Herz+
Marjorie Friedman Heyman and Glenn R.
Heyman+
Ms. Lynne Hillman+
Matthew F. Hilzinger+
The Hirschfields+
Rick and Cathy Hirschmann+
Mari Schoen Hirsh and
James M. Schreiber+
Robert and Norma Hoaglund+
Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Hofman+
Ronald and Marci Holzer
Carol and Joel Honigberg°+
Mrs. Nancy Horner
The Horner Family Foundation
Vicki and Thomas Horwich°+
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Hurvis+
Mr. Jerry Jacks
Nancy W. Jacobs
Jeri and Norman Jacobs+
Milton and Gail Jacobson°+
Lorraine and Jay Jaffe°
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. James°+
Lois and Richard Janger°+
Ms. Kim Jenson+
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Jessen+
Vance and Randee Johnson+
Lois and Sid Kahn+
Mrs. Susan F. Kahn°
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kailin
Julie and David Kalainov+
Susan and David Kalt+
Rita Kanne in loving memory of Jeffrey
Kanne+
Ron and Julie Kaplan+
Harriet and Ernest Karmin°+
Lee and Shel Karon°+
Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Karzas°+
Sara and Larry Kaskel+
Mr. and Mrs. A. Sidney Katz
Alvin and Elizabeth Katz
Sheila W. Keeshin
Will K. Kellogg III+
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kennedy+
Dennis and Barbara Kessler+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keyser
Mr. Brad Keywell+
Heidi and Mitch Kiesler+
Robert and Margaret W. Kimble
Mrs. William Kinney+
Shelley and Charles M. Kiven Family
Benjamin and Michelle Klein+
Jacqueline Klein+
Annette R. Kleinman+
Carol and James Klenk+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kloss
Jules and Gwen Knapp Family
Foundation+
Mrs. Arthur R. Kneibler+
Aspen Technical Staffing / William
Knicker+
Loring and Carol Knoblauch
Dan Koenitz+
Mr. John Kolada+
Dr. and Mrs. Bertram Kraft
The Krasnow Family+
Nancy and Rick Kreiter
Cecelia D. Kriser°+
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Judith K. Kubert
The Kugler Family+
Judith K. Kurbert+
Dr. and Mrs. Howard D. Kurland°
Ronald and Caryl Kushner+
Dr. Laurence A. Mack Memorial Fund
Eli Lane Family°+
Mrs. Robert G. Lane+
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Lane+
Mr. and Mrs. Desmond R. LaPlace+
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Large
Caryl and Burt Lasko°+
Robin and Jack Lavin+
Mrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.°+
Steven and Arlene Lazarus Foundation°+
Marc and Sharon Leaf+
Lefkovitz Foundation
John and Peggy Lehman
Carol and Lionel Lenz+
Mr. Kelsey Leonard
Joanie and Richard Leopold+
Michael A. Leppen and Miriam U.
Hoover
Lesnik Family Foundation+
Iona and Milton Levenfeld°+
Fay and Daniel Levin
Michael D. Levin and Carol A. McErlean°
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Levinson+
Carole and Joseph Levy+
Charles Ashby Lewis and Penny Bender
Sebring+
Mr. and Mrs. Lorry Lichtenstein and
Family
Barbara and Frank Lieber
Eleanor and Myron Lieberman+
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Lieberman+
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Lifvendahl
Mr. Richard Liperton+
Mr. Herbert H. Lipson+
Livney Foundation+
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Loeb°+
Richard and Elaine Loewenstein+
Elaine Gray Loseff°+
Maynard and Judy Louis°+
Sandra and Robert Lund+
Jim and Kay Mabie+
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mabie
Susan and Fred Mardell
Dr. Ajay A. Madhani-Mosc
Susan and Robert Malott+
Roberta and George Mann°
Peggy and David Mason+
Mrs. Mary I. Mathewson
Carol and Bert Maxon°
Morton and Karen May+
Sally L. Maybrook°
Beatrice Cummings Mayer°
Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.
Betty and Will McLean+
Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung
Ann and John McDermott+
Mr. and Mrs. David McGranahan+
George and Alice McKann+
Chris and Josh McQueen
Dorothe Melamed and Howard Lehman+
Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Melamed+
Richard and Sara Mesirow°+
Adam and Martha Metz
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Butler
Mrs. Jerald Miller°+
Lois and Jon Mills+
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Mitchel°+
Mrs. Selma Mizel
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moore
Daniel Jenks and Mary Moreland+
Beverly Morris and Gerald Reese°+
Mrs. Arthur Morrison°+
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morse+
Jim Moss
David and Joanne Mullen+
Ms. Ellen Multack and Family
Richard James Murphy+
Robert T. and Catherine Napier+
Davida and Rick Nelson°+
Eric and Jenny Newman+
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Newmark
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Nopar°+
Ms. Martha C. Nussbaum+
Mr. Michael R. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. O’Kieffe
Mr. and Mrs. Kazuichi Okigawa-Hara
Eli and Hella Okman+
Annika and Michael Olshansky+
Mrs. Harold M. Olshansky+
Dudley and Ann Onderdonk
Mr. David Oscar+
Jane and Elliott Otis+
Mrs. Evelyn E. Padorr°+
The Pattis Family Foundation°+
Kenneth and Susan Pearl+
Sheldon and Jayne Pekin+
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Perkins
Mr. Richard Perna+
Amy and Troy Peters
Ron and Loretta Peterson+
Meline and Allan M. Pickus°+
Ms. Melissa Pielet+
Dan and Rhoda Pierce°+
Dr. and Mrs. William K. Platt+
Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker+
Marlene and David Pochis°+
Podolsky Family Foundation°+
Jean and Gerald Pollack+
Carol G. Pollock+
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Poorman
Mr. Clyde S. McGregor and Mrs. LeAnn
Pedersen Pope+
Ruth B. Powell+
John and Merry Ann Pratt+
Dr. Sondra C. Rabin+
Mrs. Robert F. Rainer+
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Raitt+
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rashkow
Ms. Terry Rauber
Phillip and Jeanne Ravid+
Mrs. John S. Reed°+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Reusché°+
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rhind°
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Rhoades+
Tom and Margi Rice+
Glenn and Kelly Richter
Paul and Carol Rigby
Steve and Mimi Ritchie+
Teresa Grosch and Thomas Roberts+
John and Nancy Robinson+
Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Rock+
Morton W. Rosen, in memory of Vera D.
Rosen°+
James and Sandra Rosenberg+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Rosenberg+
Ann and Michael Rosenblum
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rosenheim°+
Lisa and Jeff Rosenkranz
Lorelei Rosenthal+
Judy and Warner Rosenthal°+
Linda and David Ross
Edith Rosskam°+
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rosskam+
Howard and Bev Rossman+
Joyce and Al Rothschild+
Holly B. Rothschild
John Rothschild and Jodi Sheffield
Judith and Robert Rothschild°
Janet and Philip Rotner+
Ms. Jan Rotter+
Susi and Randy Rowe+
Mrs. Helen R. Rubens+
Susan B. and Dr. Myron E. Rubnitz°+
Carla E. Ruettinger, in memory of John &
Edith Ruettinger
Eleanor S. Rusnak°+
T. E. (Tim) Russell
Tom and Bonnie Ryszka
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sacks
Julie and Kenneth Sacks+
Susan and Marc Sacks and Family
In Memory of Adda and Paul Safran
Mr. Peter D. Sandquist
Michael and Marcia Saper
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Mitchell and Linda Saranow+
Don Schaumberger°+
Steve, Ruth, Spencer, and Andrew
Schaumberger
Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller°+
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlosberg
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Schlossman+
Mr. and Mrs. F. Eugene Schmitt+
Barbara M. Schrayer+
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Schroeder+
Florence B. Schubert
In Memory of
Bernard C. Schubert and
Ralph M. Bressler
Mark Schulte and Mary Holcomb+
Laura Schumacher
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwab+
Susan and Donald Schwartz+
Edward and Irma Schwartz+
Horace J. Schwartz and Sandra Harris°+
Phyllis and Perry Schwartz+
Mr. Robert I. Schwartz
Diane and Bud Schwarzbach+
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Seaman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen N. Sehler
Richard Seidel+
Richard and Leslie Sevcik+
Eleanor and Milton Shadur°+
Mr. James Shaeffer and Ms. Lynn
Hughitt+
Jane L. and John S. Shapira°+
Drs. Alan and Susan Shapiro+
Eugene and Marlene Shapiro
Valerie and Lee Shapiro+
Randy and Nate Shapiro°+
Richard and Joan Sharfstein+
Sheffield Foundation+
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Shiffman+
David and Lynne Shindoll+
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Siegel°+
Gregory and Martha Silich+
Valerie and Mitchell Slotnick+
Suzanne T. Smart
Pat and Clarke Smith
Rick and Julie Smith+
The Smith Family+
Marney and Bill Solomon°+
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Solow+
Virginia Sonnenschein°+
Mrs. Irving T. Soudek°+
Alice and Christopher Spahr+
Dorothy J. Speidel°+
Edward St. Ville
Heather Steans and Leo Smith+
Mr. Walter Stearns+
Mr. W. Peter Steffen III
Susan Stein°+
Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Stephans+
Holly Hayes and Carl W. Stern+
Dorie Sternberg°+
The Marilyn and Robert Sternberg
Family Charitable Foundation+
Mr. James H. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Stone°+
Barbara and Joel Stone+
Richard and Judi Stone°+
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin J. Stone
Kelly and Deborah Stonebraker+
Jane and Michael Strauss+
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Strusiner+
Robin and Sandy Stuart+
Merle and Jim Styer+
Greg and Anne Taubeneck+
Mrs. John Reid Taylor°+
John and Kim Taylor+
Frank and Jeannine ten Brink+
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thomas+
Mrs. Nancy J. Thorner°+
Calvin Jay Tobin°+
Bernadette and Tom Tramm+
Mrs. Robert C. Trotter+
Jane and Jim Truettner+
Richard and Ilene Tucker+
Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Uchida+
Mr. and Mrs. S. Sye Unell
Mrs. Jerome W. Van Gorkom°+
Jamie and Brian Vandenberg+
Michael and Marilyn Vender+
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Villinski°+
Ms. Carol J. Ward+
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Warshauer
Carol and Myron C. Warshauer+
Gwenyth B. Warton
Jim and Sally Wascher+
David Wasserman:
In memory of Abby S. MagdovitzWasserman+
Sally and John Weber
Mrs. R. S. Webster
Mr. and Mrs. Morris S. Weeden+
Marilee and Richard Wehman
Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr.°+
Frieda and Judd Weinberg°+
Mr. Jerome Weinstein
Steven B. Weinstein+
Ann and Leonard Weiskirch+
Albert and Sherrie Weiss+
Syril and James Weiss°
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wellek+
Beth and Michael Wexler+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. White, Jr.°+
Susan J. White+
Mr. and Mrs. William J. White+
Mr. and Mrs. Marc R. Wilkow+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson+
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wineman, Jr.+
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Winter+
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Wolfe+
David and Susan Wolff
Stephen and Cynthia Wolpert
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman J. Wood, Jr.+
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wood
Valerie J. Woods
Patti and John Zeeman+
Matt and Rivka Zell
In Memory of Harry Zemel
Gary and Jeannine Zipfel
David and Tracy Zirin+
Marilyn Zirn
Sheri and Sherwin Zuckerman+
Anonymous (4)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abernathy+
Mr. Anthony Achilles+
In memory of
Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Adelson
Kevin Alcock
Ms. Lindsey Allen+
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan B. Ashurst+
Marcie and Timothy Austen+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bacon°
Mr. and Mrs. David Barrios+
Tony Brooks and Molly Baskin+
Mr. Eric D. Becker
Christina Beer
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Bergmann
Dr. Katherine M. Boho
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boho°
Mr. Robert Bowes
Mrs. Kenneth A. Bro°
Steven and Phyllis Brody
Mr. Edward V. Broesamle
Carol and Dan Brusslan°
Mr. Louis Bucksbaum+
Mr. David Bunning+
Carl Calkins
Pat and Sandy Cantor+
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Carlotti
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Castellini
Ms. Susan Cohn and
Mr. Jonathan Klein+
Ms. Mari Connelly
ML Corrigan & JW Rogul
Mike and Joan Crouch
Lorrie and Jeffrey Daube
Mr. Barnabus Davis°
Tom and Mary Jane Dee
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Diane and Joe Deiss
Mitchell and Marcy Dolins
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Dreebin
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Emanuel
Roy and Marta Evans
Mr. Jack Faintuch
Mr. and Mrs. Holland B. Fisher+
The Footprints Foundation+
Debbie and Chuck Frank+
Marilyn and Marvin Friman
Dr. Emily Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Dale J. Garber°
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gassner°
Mr. John C. Gill+
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Gold
Mr. Neal Golden
Cynthia and Norm Goldring
Mr. Scott Goodman+
Amy and Bob Greenebaum+
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Hefter
Brent and Beverly Heimann
Richard and Elaine Heuberger
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Hoeppner III
Mr. and Mrs. James LaPaglia+
Kathy and Joe Horvath+
Peter and Lindsay Ianello+
Sheri and Steve Idelman
Annette Janowiak
Tingate Jue
Karen and Matthew Kaplan+
Elizabeth and Peter Karabatsos+
The Loraine Kaufman Foundation
(Lori and Steve Kaufman)+
Mark and Beth Kaufmann
Ms. Laura Kelsey
Dr. James Kipp+
Ms. Gwenda Klein
Ms. Barbara A. Komp
Rick and Stephanie Koretz
Susan and Martin Kozak
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kring+
Marilyn and Ivan Kushen
Betsy and Scott Lassar
Tom Lipman°
Mr. Richard J. Loewenthal, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lynch+
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Mason, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bret Maxwell+
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Mayer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna
Michael and Jenny McMurray
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Medvin
Steven and Sheree Medwed+
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Miron
Dr. and Mrs. Neal A. Moller+
Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery
Samantha Morrison
Greg Moyer
Walter and Ann Nathan+
Gregg and Jodi Newmark+
Franklin Nitikman and Adrienne Drell°
Lee and Sharon Oberlander
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Olswang
Bob and Marcia Paley
Jane Pasin
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pasternak
Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Peters
Sherri and Ted Pincus
David and Barbara Pinzur
Robin and Jonathan Plotkin
Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Tamra Polen
David and Valeria Pruett+
Mr. and Mrs. Neil K. Quinn+
Missy Lavender and Kim Redding+
Peter and Susan Reisner
Ms. Maxine Retsky
Amy Ripepi
Roy Roberts°
Edgar Rose
Mr. Saul M. Rosen
John and Trudy Rule
Ed and Diana Ruthman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Sackheim°
Ms. Andrea Saia
Ms. Anita M. Sarafa and
Mr. John Duncan
JoDean and Juris Sarins
James A. Scharnell+
Ms. Carol Schmidt
Mr. Allan P. Scholl
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schrank
Mr. Philip Seeger
Jerry and Naomi Senser
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.°
Caroline Schwarz Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky°
Margaret and Alan Silberman°
Nancy and Tom Silberman
Elizabeth and Joe W. Silverman
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Slutsky
Melissa and Charles Smith+
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Spagat+
Linda and Stewart Spies+
Beth and Jim Stephens
Ms. Sue Suchy
Ms. Sheryl A. Summers
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Surdyk+
Bernard M. and Caryl Susman°
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Swiryn°
Corrinne Taylor
Richard and Linda Theis+
Ms. C. Robin Thomas
Ms. Carla M. Thorpe
Mr. and Mrs. David Tropp
Dr. and Mrs. David Turok
David Urbanski+
Penny and John Van Horn
Mrs. Herbert A. Vance
Steven and Stephanie Victor
Mr. and Mrs. John Vresics
Mrs. Sally H. Ward
Mrs. Roy I. Warshawsky
Mr. and Mrs. Avers Wexler°
Mrs. Florence F. Wheeler
Dr. Jack M. Whitney+
Lynn and Leo Wiznitzer
Lisa Wolfe
Harold G. Wolff
Herbert L. Zarov and
Alice White-Zarov
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Zessar+
Mr. Scott A. Abramson+
Ms. Mary Anderson+
Mr. and Mrs. Louis D. Axelrod
Prue and Frank Beidler
Amy and Chris Boehm
Marjorie and Robert Breisblatt+
Randy Casey
Nancy and John Challenger+
Janet and Skip Cohen
Marilyn and Lawrence Cohen°+
Carolyn Cole°
Ms. Geraldine C. Cowlin
Miss Inge de la Camp°
Mr. and Mrs. William Dietz, Jr.+
Joan and David Dubin
Ms. Jane E. Feerer
Linda and Jack Fischer°
Patty and Bob Fitzgerald
Mr. Anthony Gargiulo
Maureen Glassberg+
Jill Glickstein and Andrea Heiman
Ethel and Bill Gofen
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein+
Mrs. Donald E. Goll
Mr. Jason Gordon+
Sarah and Joel Handelman
Ms. Marguerite D. Hark
Mr. Louis S. Harrison+
Mr. Steve Hartman
Ms. Linda Hauser+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Hermes+
Dr. Gerhardt A. Herrmann
Dr. Mark Nolan Hill+
Gail and Tom Hodges
Dawn and Evan Hollander+
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Cheri and Tom Hubbard+
Mr. and Mrs. Verne G. Istock
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Johnson+
Leon and Sharon Kaufman Foundation /
Teri and Jack Heyden
Gerry and Steve Keen
Ms. Linda D. Kiefel
Judy Geleerd Kitzes
Mrs. Russell V. Kohr
Pat and Mike Koldyke°
Mrs. Frank J. Kraus
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Landis+
Lew and Laurie Leibowitz
Doris Lewy
Drs. Eva F. Lichtenberg and Arnold
Tobin°
Toby and Seymour Lipton
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Lobstein
Laura and Jeff Malehorn
Marge Marcus
Regan McAllister & Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. McMahon+
Penny and Ira Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Micatka+
David Nelms
The Perlmans+
Mr. Thomas Peterson
Ms. Nicole Putzel
Ms. Marilyn S. Rzasa+
Mr. and Mrs. John Saliba+
Mrs. Cynthia M. Sargent
Mrs. Lawrence K. Schnadig
Cynthia Seifert+
David and Susan Sherman+
Mrs. William Simon, Jr.°
Ms. Amy Small+
Mr. and Mrs. Kraig M. Smiegowski
Mr. David Smith
Mr. George L. Speros
St. Andrews Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. C. Edwin Starr+
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Sultan+
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Tesarik
Rev. Richard L. Tolliver, Ph.D., D.D.
Kenneth and Caryl Vehe+
Jody and Dean Weinberg+
Shirley Wilgenbusch
Nat Zivin°
REACH*TEACH*PLAY
DONORS
The donors listed below generously
contributed to Ravinia’s Reach*Teach*Play
education programs between October 1,
2009 and September 30, 2011.
For information about giving to Ravinia’s
Reach*Teach*Play education programs,
please contact Stephanie Borash at (847)
266-5020.
The Searle Funds at The Chicago
Community Trust
Ravinia Associates
The Ravinia Festival Golf Tournament
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Anonymous
CME Group Community Foundation
Mrs. Zollie S. Frank
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Carol and Ed Kaplan / Kaplan
Foundation
Irv Lewis
Richard and Marianne Reinisch
Foundation
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Allstate Insurance Company
Alverin M. Cornell Foundation
Discover, Official Card of Ravinia Festival
Exelon
Fifth Third Bank
The Deane A. & John D. Gilliam
Foundation
Harris Family Foundation
Illinois Tool Works
Dr. and Mrs. David Ingall
Welz Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Krebs
Malott Family Foundation
The Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family
Foundation
Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family
Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Northern Trust
RBC Wealth Management
Sterling Partners
The Trillium Foundation
United Airlines, Official Airline of Ravinia
Festival
Modestus Bauer Foundation
First Bank of Highland Park
Infinium Capital Management
Therese Krieger and Gordon Ziols
The Lake County Community Foundation
North Shore Gas
The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation
Bachmann Family Foundation
Ellen and Paul Gignilliat
Jules and Gwen Knapp Family Foundation
Audrey and Michael Rubinstein
Lois and Harrison Steans
Takiff Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Dreebin
Karen and Matthew Kaplan
Dolores Kohl Kaplan and Morris A.
Kaplan
Jennifer Steans and Jim Kastenholz
Sallyan Windt
Baytree National Bank & Trust
Gerri & David Kahnweiler / Colliers
International
Clif and Judy Fenton
Goorin Brothers Inc.
Margo Lynn Hablutzel
The Happ Inn Bar and Grill
Judy and Michael Lavin
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pinkert
Mr. Conrad Stanek
Ms. Janet D. Thau
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss
Kathleen and Tom Wright
Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager
Family Foundation
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The Ravinia Festival Association extends
a special note of appreciation to the
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival for its
establishment of the RISE Orchestra Fund.
Over the past three years, they have
contributed over $870,000 to this fund,
which provides ongoing assurance that
the RISE Orchestra Project, established
in 2010 by the Women’s Board in
cooperation with the Peoples Music School,
will flourish at Hibbard Elementary School
in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood
for a minimum of five years. Moreover, the
fund allows Ravinia to expand the project
into new locations secure in the knowledge
that funding for this project is accessible.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Ravinia Festival sincerely thanks its 2011
Corporate Partners for supporting Ravinia’s
world-class performances
and their commitment to the community.
For more information about the Corporate
Partners Program, please contact Germaine
Maschoff at [email protected]
or 847-266-5015.
Atlantic Trust Wealth Management
Baxter International Inc.
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Foundation
Edy’s Grand Ice Cream+
Larry and Barbara Field
Fifth Third Bank
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
K&L Gates LLP
Gerri and David Kahnweiler / Colliers
International
Learning Resources, Inc.
Mazzetta Company, LLC
North Shore Auto Group
PotashCorp
Sterling Partners
Testa Produce
Wells Fargo Advisors
Akzo Nobel Inc.
Applied Discovery
Cole Taylor Bank
GATX Corporation
Harbortown Industries, Inc.
Heineken USA
J. Emil Anderson & Son, Inc.
Maron Electric Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
Midwest Foods
MillerCoors LLC
Oak Ridge Investments, LLC
Peck Bloom, LLC
Perlmutter Investment Company
The SF Foundation
Specialty Print Communications
Sunset Food Mart, Inc.
Thermos L.L.C.
Transco Inc.
Anonymous
Charles and Sharon Angell
Behles Family Dental Care
Digital Check Corp.
Edward Don & Company
Forsythe Technology, Inc.
Gonzales Associates
HighTower
Mark Holihan Farmers Insurance Agency
Holland & Knight LLP
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Jaffe & Berlin, L.L.C.
Jasculca/Terman & Associates, Inc.
Kings Transportation Services, Inc.
LA-CO Industries, Inc.
Lundbeck Inc.
McGuireWoods
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Neimark & Helfand
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas
Plastamet Inc.
Precision Plating Company Inc.
Prime Property Investors, Ltd.
Reed Smith LLP
Rukavina Trade Consultants, Inc.
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Schiller & Klein, P.C.
Slack & Company
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
The Real Deal Company
Thompson Coburn LLP
Trustmark Insurance Companies
United Conveyor Foundation
Windy City Novelties
Robert and Fran Sachs –
XL Screw Corporation
MATCHING GIFTS
Ravinia Festival would like to thank the
companies listed below for their generous
contributions, which double and sometimes
triple the amount donated to Ravinia by
their employees. To learn more about
Ravinia’s matching gift program or to
inquire about recognition in this program
book, please contact Mary Hummel at 847266-5023.
Aetna Foundation
Allstate Giving Campaign
Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching
Program
Aon Corporation
Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Arthur J. Gallagher
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Baxter International Inc.
The Boeing Company Gift Matching
Program
BP America Inc.
Caterpillar Foundation
CDW Corporation
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Chevron Humankind
The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Tribune Company
Circle of Service Foundation, Inc.
CNA Foundation
Coca-Cola North America
ConAgra Foods Enterprise Services, Inc.
Discover Financial Services
ExxonMobil Matching Gift Program
Fortune Brands, Inc.
GATX Corporation
General Electric Credit Corp.
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
William Harris Investors, Inc.
Harris N.A.
Houghton Mifflin Company
HSBC - North America
IBM Corporation
Illinois Tool Works
Johnson Controls Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Kaplan, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kraft Foods Inc.
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.
Levi Strauss Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
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McCormick Foundation
McDonald’s Corporation
The McGraw-Hill Companies
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Morgan Stanley
Motorola, Inc.
Nicor Gas
Northern Trust
Nuveen Investments, LLC
Omron Foundation, Inc.
OppenheimerFunds Legacy Matching Gift
Program
PepsiCo Foundation
PNC Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
PotashCorp
Qualcomm Inc.
RBC Foundation
Sara Lee Foundation
Takeda Employee Giving Programs
The Retirement Research Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
U.S. Cellular
United Technologies
Verizon Foundation- Matching Incentive
Program
CAPITAL AND DIRECT
ENDOWMENT GIVING
Gifts to Ravinia’s endowment—the Fund to
Assure Ravinia’s Future —help to ensure the
festival’s solid financial foundation and the
promise of future season of magnificent
music. We are grateful to the following
donors for their direct endowment or capital
gifts of $250 or more between Oct. 1, 2009
and September 30, 2011.
For more information about supporting the
endowment, please contact Dylan Commeret
at 847-266-5027 or [email protected].
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
Aaron Alt and Jennifer Konz-Alt
Harry and Harriet Bernbaum
John and Elizabeth Buccheri
Alfreda Burke
Charlotte Hughes and
Christopher Combs
Jennifer and James Conlon
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel
Leon F. and Mary V. Fabbioli
Kris Fabbioli Fay and Ken Fay
Theresa R. and Richard F. Fenton
Henry and Frances Fogel
Julie Griffin and Greg Meadors
Samuel S. and Dorothy R. Haber
Foundation
Herbert S. Harvis
Dolores Kohl Kaplan and
Morris A. Kaplan
Welz Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Kortlander
Virginia Fabbioli Marsten and
Richard Marsten
Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Peters
The Rosen Family
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Rosenbaum
Jane E. Samuelson
In Honor of Pat Sanders
PNC Bank
Eugene and Marlene Shapiro
Takiff Family Foundation
Mark and Martha Tecca
Mr. Daniel Teichmen
Darcy L. Walker
Albert Webster
Nick and Sally Webster
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Weil,
in honor of their 60th anniversary
Joan and Jack Wing
A. Duain Wolfe
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
MARION LLOYD CIRCLE
Ravinia is honored to announce the Marion
Lloyd Circle this summer, created in memory
of our distinguished festival chairman from
1971 to 1975. The following Marion Lloyd
Circle members have generously designated
one or more major planned gifts to Ravinia
Festival with a value at or exceeding
$100,000. For more information about the
Marion Lloyd Circle, please call Dylan
Commeret at 847-266-5027.
Anonymous (2)
Marshall and Arlene Bennett
Judy and Merrill Blau
Mrs. Sandra K. Crown
Mr. Terrence M.W. Ellsworth
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Freehling
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton
Robert H. Glaze
Marsha and Michael Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harza
Wm. P. Hauworth II
Howard Kaspin
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keller
Esther G. Klatz
Michael and Judy Lavin
Dr. Sheldon H. Marcus
Sharon and Eden Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Newton N. Minow
Dr. Marylou Witz
Nancy Zadek
EDWARD GORDON
SOCIETY
Memorializing the festival’s former longtime
executive director, the Edward Gordon
Society recognizes donors who have
provided for Ravinia in their estate plans.
Many Edward Gordon Society members
enjoy immediate tax benefits, estate tax
savings and investment income. They also
receive benefits at Ravinia, like ticketing
privileges, Freehling Room membership and
recognition on the honor roll. We sincerely
thank all members of the Edward Gordon
Society for their commitment to Ravinia’s
future.
Anonymous
Marilynn Alsdorf
Bruce and Ann Bachmann
Charles J. Balkin III
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Bernbaum
Mr. J. Salvatore L. Cianciolo
Mrs. George H. Conrad
Mrs. Wayne Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Dann
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel
Mrs. Kent W. Duncan
Mrs. Evelyn M. Edidin
Janice Ferri Esser
Ms. Nadine Ferguson
Mrs. Zollie S. Frank
Susan and Sy Frolichstein
Mike and Lynn Froy
Jean Gelbort
Mrs. Samuel Gershuny
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Gignilliat
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Goldsmith
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce K. Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Millard J. Grauer
J. Brian Greis, M.D.
Mr. Ernest A. Grunsfeld III and Ms. Alice
Kurland
Frances F. Hall
Julie and Parker Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Halpern
Mrs. David J. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Heath
Jay and Judy Heyman
Edith Hicks
Stuart Kane
Mr. Morris A. Kaplan
Gerry and Steve Keen
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Kenney
Ms. Patricia J. Klemz
Mrs. Dolores Kohl Kaplan
Mrs. Helen J. Kohr
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Kortlander
David A. Lawrence, Ph.D.
Amy and Donald Lubin
Barbara F. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell B.
Mason, Jr.
Howard M. McCue III
Dorothe Melamed
Dr.and Mrs. Jack Melamed
Rob, Susan & Christopher Meyer
Mrs. Jerald Miller
J. Clifford Moos
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Nieminen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. O’Kieffe
Bruce P. Olson
L. M. Overend
Marian Tyler Pawlick
Maxine R. Philipsborn
Bonnie Pick
Sue N. Pick
Dale and Betsey Pinkert
Michael G. Rahal
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rain
Robert F. Reusché
James T. Rhind
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Rosenbaum
Sue and Bill Samuels
Mr. Arthur W. Segil
Alfred L. Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky
Mrs. John N. Stern
Marty Stiffler
Dr. Gerald Sunko
Ember Swanson-Jesunas
Dr. Gary C. Thom
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tucker
Virginia C. Vale
Mr. Robert F. VanderSchaaf
Mrs. Arnold R. Wolff
ESTATE AND
TRUST MEMBERS
We gratefully acknowledge these estate
gifts received from October 1, 2008, to
September 30, 2011. The foresight and
generosity of these departed friends will
help to ensure the wonderful music at
Ravinia Festival will live on for generations
to come.
Estate of Lillian S. Coleman
Estate of Betsy N. Getz
Estate of Edward Gordon,
late Executive Director of Ravinia
Estate of Anne M. Gutmann
Estate of Betsy A. Haas
Estate of James D. Hinchliff
Doris Hoffman Trust
Grace E. Hokin
Estate of Dorothy F. Johnson
Estate of Miriam G. Lichtenstein
Estate of Marion M. Lloyd
Estate of Margaret P. Magnus
Estate of Eloise W. Martin
Mrs. Dean B. Phemister Trust
Estate of Suzanne J. Pochter
Estate of Carol Ann Jean Poremba
Estate of Sidney L. Port
Mrs. Jack E. Portis
Estate of Marie Quinlan
Estate of Norman A. Ross
Estate of Susan L. Rothschild
Milton H. and Lillian Z. Schwartz
Foundation
Estate of Howard A. Stotler
Selim N. Tideman Charitable Trust
STEANS MUSIC INSTITUTE
The Steans Music Institute also relies heavily
on its endowment to bring these programs
to fruition. As we approach the 25th
anniversary of the institute, we are excited
to have launched an important campaign to
bolster this endowment and assure that
Steans continues to grow and remain one of
the world’s foremost professional music
studies programs. We are most grateful to
donors listed below who have made
generous commitments to the Everything for
the Artist Campaign between September
30, 2009 and September 30, 2011.
Neguanee Foundation
Lois and Harrison Steans
Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
Estate of Mrs. Grace E. Hokin
Harry and Harriet Bernbaum
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt
Foundation
Welz Kauffman and Jon Teeuwissen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Krebs
Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison
Family Foundation
Dale and Betsy Pinkert
Ravinia Associates
Pamela B. and Russ M. Strobel
Anonymous
Judy and Bill Cottle
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Mark Hajduch
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Spain
Estate of Howard A. Stotler
The Thoresen Foundation
Virginia C. Vale
OPERATING SUPPORT
The exemplary programs of the Steans
Music Institute are directly supported by
generous individuals and organizations that
share the institute’s devotion to the future of
music. The following gifts of $250 or more
were received between October 1, 2010
and September 30, 2011.
Jim and Wendy Abrams
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Barden
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Chipman
Miriam L. Christ
Colburn Foundation
Steven and Nancy Hannick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harza
Helen E. Heggie Fund
Anne and Dick Johnson
Mrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.
Barbara Marshall
Becky and Mike Murray
Negaunee Foundation
Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker
Jessica and Anthony Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stepan
Virginia C. Vale
Audrey L. Weaver and
Michael D. Vogan
Window to the World Communications
Carol McCardell
National Federation of Music Clubs
Anonymous
Judy and Merrill Blau
Mrs. Dolores Borowitz
The Butz Foundation
Jeffrey and Teri Kaye Conklin
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel
Mr. and Mrs. James Doppke
Richard M. Gordon
Rita Kanne in loving memory of
Jeffrey Kanne
Ernest A. Grunsfeld III and Esther Grunsfeld
Klatz
Gloria and George Keats
Negaunee Foundation
Chuck and Bess Prazak
Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Schenck
St. Margaret’s College and Schools
Foundation
Starling Foundation
Stepan Company
Susan Stevens
Dr. Marylou Witz
Dr. June T. Fox in memory of
Lenore Sherwin
Lilli and James Greenebaum
Mason Foundation, Inc.
Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison
Family Foundation
Mr. Charles D. O'Kieffe
The Port, Washlow and Errant Families
Merle Reskin
The Rhoades Foundation
Mrs. Jerome W. Van Gorkom
In Memoriam
(In alphabetical order)
Deborah G. Beitler
A member of the Women’s Board since 1999, Deborah Beitler was known for her smile, energy and
for being a great friend to many. Through the Women’s Board, Debbie was involved with the festival,
assisting the Annual Gala Benefit Evening Food & Wine committee and co-chairing the annual poster
design competition in 2008. At 56 years of age on July 22, 2011, Deborah passed away. Former chair
of the Women’s Board and a close friend of Debbie’s, Audrey Rubinstein, gave a beautiful tribute to her at
Debbie’s memorial service.
Samuel M. Budwig, Jr.
Life Trustee Samuel Budwig devoted much energy to the festival, believing in its mission of REACH*TEACH
*PLAY in many ways including creating the Reach For the Stars golf outing. This now annual event has
raised a tremendous amount of funds towards the festival’s education and community programs. At 85
years of age on March 18, 2011, Sam died of a stroke in Boynton Beach, Florida, where he spent the
winters.
Samuel Budwig was a former vice president and director of marketing at Metropolitan Structures, the
developer of Illinois Center which covers land bound by the Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Randolph Street and Michigan
Avenue. His creative vision in projects translated to many clients and Sam believed in infusing office space with art. In 1989,
he assisted in the creation of the New East Side Association to help connect the people who made up the community to
Chicago culture and each other. As the group’s president, he worked with area businesses including Habitat Co. and Whitman
Corp., as well as the Hyatt Regency, Fairmont and Swiss Grand (now called Swissotel) hotels. In addition to Ravinia Festival,
Sam supported the Ryan Opera Center of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Deuel Duncan
A well-loved and devoted Women’s Board member since 1978, Deuel Duncan was very active with
Ravinia Gifts, and a loyal member of the “Basement Buddies,” a group of members who assist in many
organizational aspects of the gift shop. On September 9, 2011, Deuel passed away in her Winnetka
home. She was 88 years old.
In her early years on the Women’s Board, Deuel would use her talents with hand calligraphy to notate
the place cards for all the Gala Benefit Evening dinner guests. A lover of the arts, she was also a past
board member of the Chicago Art Institute.
Joan Steif Freehling
A life trustee and Women’s Board member since 1974, Joan Freehling was active in virtually every
major innovation and project of the festival including her role as editor of the Ravinia Women’s Board
cookbook, Noteworthy. On April 16, 2011, at her home in Highland Park, Joan died at the age of 85. A
memorial service was held in her honor at Ravinia featuring music performed by Ravinia President and
CEO Welz Kauffman and members of The Lincoln Trio. In addition, a tribute film was presented and friends
and family spoke kind words about her life.
During the four years from inception to publication, her skills as a writer, organizer, leader and designer of Noteworthy
became increasingly evident and were essential to the book’s ultimate success. The book has become a classic in the cookbook
industry with five editions and sales of well over 100,000 copies which resulted in a Women’s Board gift to the festival of $1
million. Along with her husband, former Ravinia board chair and Life Trustee Stanley Freehling, Joan remained commited to
civic and philanthropic causes serving on the women’s boards of the Goodman Theater, Art Institute of Chicago, The University
of Chicago and Northwestern University. She was also board member of the Cradle and the Rehabilitation Institute.
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J. Parker Hall III
A lover of jazz piano as well as the outdoors, Life Trustee J. Parker Hall III died of complications from
MSA (Multiple Systems Atrophy) at the age of 78, on September 22, 2011.
After receiving his MBA from Harvard, J. Parker held four positions in finance and investments before
joining Lincoln Capital Management Company in 1971, where he remained as president for nearly 30
years. In 2000, he received the first Hortense Friedman Award from the Investment Analysts Society of
Chicago. In addition to his involvement with Ravinia, he served as trustee and chairman of the investment
committees of the University of Chicago, Swarthmore College, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the YMCA of Metropolitan
Chicago. J. Parker was also a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Illinois, a board member of the LaSalle Street Fund, and an
advisor to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. Parker and his wife Julie were honored for their service and
philanthropy over the years, together receiving the University of Chicago’s Medal of Honor, the ACLU’s Roger Baldwin Award,
and North Shore Country Day School’s Foster Hannaford Recognition.
Lorraine Ipsen-Stotler
On December 3, 2010, at the age of 89, Lorraine Ipsen-Stotler died peacefully surrounded by her
family. She was a Ravinia Women’s Board member since 1973.
Born in Chicago, she married Harold Ipsen in 1944 and moved to Rockford, IL where she succeeded
him as CEO of Ipsen Industries after his death in 1965. In 1968, she married Howard Stotler, former vicechairman of the Chicago Board of Trade and Ravinia Life Trustee. During her life, Lori served on the
boards of the Infant Welfare Society and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. She was also active in the
Chancel Guild at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest and at the Chicago Botanic Garden where she had a special
interest in the new Children’s Garden. She was also a supporter of the nearly finished Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, a
part of the Rockford Park District.
Burton Berline Kaplan
After a courageous 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, lover of the arts Life Trustee Burt Kaplan
died peacefully at his Highland Park home at the age of 70 on March 28, 2011.
As a Wesleyan University graduate, where he played football, studied intellectual history and music
appreciation, he went on to obtain his MBA from Harvard University. During his career, Burt became CEO
of Sealy Mattress of Illinois and co-chairman of National Bedding. In the late 80’s, he became concerned
about the growth of economic inequality in America and focused his efforts on providing educational
opportunities for the underserved children of Chicago. In 1987, he started an I Have A Dream (IHAD) program in Chicago’s
Cabrini Green neighborhood, adopting a class of 43 seventh-graders, which today remains an important part of the extended
Kaplan family. He was one of the founders of North Lawndale College Prep and served as a director of the Albert Pick
Foundation, the Ounce of Prevention Fund, and the Kaplan Family Foundation. Burt also sat on the boards of The Joffrey Ballet
and Auditorium Theatre, and was a collections committee member of the Art Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Morris A. Kaplan
Morris Kaplan has been involved with the festival for many years. It was in the romantic setting of
Ravinia, that he met his wife, Women’s Board member Dolores Kohl Kaplan. Today stands a plaque
devoted to this sentimental occasion in one of the festival’s beautiful gardens. Morry, a life trustee, passed
away on June 1, 2011, at the age of 98.
Morry began his 49-year business career as a licensee at Sealy in 1939 and, together with an
executive team, developed the Sealy Posturepedic mattress and innovative manufacturing , advertising,
and marketing programs which led him to become the chairman, president, and CEO of Sealy. An active Northwestern
University alum and a life trustee, Morris was awarded The Alumni Service Award, Alumni Medal and the Kellogg Schaffner
Alumni Award. He was a member of the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board, and visiting committee of the School of Music. Along
with his wife, they chaired the 50th, 60th and 65th Northwestern Class Reunions and Gift Committees and established the
freshman Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program. He also created the Morris and Alice Kaplan Chair of Ethics and Decision in
Management at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Morry was also a life trustee of the
boards of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. He was also former vice chairman of
the CSO board, vice president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, vice president of North Shore Congregation
Israel, and chairman of the advisory committee to the Dean at Harvard Business School. He was also a member of the
Commercial Club of Chicago, The Chicago Club, Northmoor Country Club, Lake Shore Country Club, and The Standard Club
of Chicago. A believer in giving back to the community, Morry founded and chaired the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
in 1955, currently a fifth generation family foundation.
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Robert F. Reusché
Robert Reusché was deeply involved with Ravinia since 1976 from being a donor to the festival to a
member of the Edward Gordon Society and also serving as chairman of the board of trustees from 19901992. On November 15, 2011, Life Trustee Robert F. Reusché passed away. He was 83 years old.
Bob retired as vice chairman of the Northern Trust Company in 1990 after a 39-year career in the
trust department. An avid civic and philanthropic supporter he served as senior advisor at the Chicago
Community Trust, founder and inaugural executive director of the Lake County Community Foundation,
founding board member of the Health Foundation of Northern Lake County, chairman of PADS of Lake County, trustee of the
West Virginia chapter of The Nature Conservancy, board director of St. Ignatius College Prep, board director of the Lumen
Christi Institute of Catholic Thought at the University of Chicago, president’s council member of Heartland Alliance, director of
the Bowman Health Center at Rush University Medical Center, trustee and board president of the Policeman’s Annuity and
Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago, president of the Board of Education, Lake Forest District #115, founding member of the
Lake Forest Club and life member of the Commercial Club. As a supporter of his Alma Mater, Bob served Ohio State in
numerous capacities including board member of the University Foundation, member of the College of Arts and Sciences
Advisory Board and founding member of the Humanities Dean’s Advisory Committee. Bob and his wife Mary created the
Robert and Mary Reusché Humanities Scholar Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Robert and Mary Reusché Scholarships for
Study Abroad. As part of his lasting legacy at Ohio State, he established lacrosse as a competitive sport in 1949 and in recent
years provided instrumental counsel and support to the team.
John A. Wing
Trustee and supporter of chamber music at Ravinia for many years, John Wing passed away at the
age of 75, on August 7, 2011. At his memorial service at the Alice Millar Chapel on the campus of
Northwestern University, Ravinia friends The Lincoln Trio performed chamber works in honor of his love of
music.
Known for his personal connection to his staff, Jack was the CEO of Chicago Corp. for 16 years,
building the company from 250 employees to more than 1,500. He managed the sale of Chicago Corp.
to ABN Amro NV, and became chairman of the board and CEO of ABN AMRO. Jack also became a professor of law and
finance at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he created the school’s program for the study of financial markets. A tribute
to his management style came last September when executive alumni revived the firm’s storied name for a company
specializing in mergers and acquisitions, Jack agreed to be chairman emeritus of the venture. He sat on the boards of the
Chicago (Midwest) Stock Exchange, the National Futures Association and was elected to a hall of fame of the futures trading
industry in 2005. Jack was also a board member of Kartemquin Films, life director and former board chair of the Illinois
Humanities Council and was chairman of the North Shore Country Day School.
Ravinia salutes these and all of our fallen friends we may have failed to mention.
You remain in our thoughts.
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