FY2014 Annual Report Music for everyone since 1921

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FY2014
Highlights
September 2013
May 2013
Pianist Emanuel Ax gave a master
class to CMC students.
August 2013
Bassist and composer
Marcus Shelby joined
CMC’s faculty to lead
Teen Jazz Orchestra.
July 2013
CMC faculty Omar Ledezma
Jr. and Javier Cabanillas won
a Grammy Award!
December 2013
CMC’s Donor Thank You Party at
Anchor Brewing Company featured
Teen Jazz Band guitarist Aaron
Bierman with a CMC faculty combo.
CMC hired Denise Wells
as Director of Finance
and Operations.
“La Posarela,” CMC’s popular
Mexican Christmas Musical was
performed at the Brava Theater.
February 2014
1940
CMC piano faculty produced
11th Annual Keyboard
Marathon: Improvisations.
Cypress String Quartet brought
their “Call and Response” program to
CMC’s Young Musicians Programs.
1926
The auditorium, upstairs offices
and four practice rooms were added to the
original building on Capp Street.
1950
1953
Community Music School
became Community Music Center.
1990
1980
1973 San Francisco
Community Orchestra, San Francisco Community
Chorus, and the San Francisco Children’s Chorus were
formed as part of Community Music Center.
1923
The Community Chest (now The United Way) was formed and began
supporting Community Music School, one of the original affiliates. Community Music
FY2014
Founders Circle Luncheon: CMC’s Legacy
Society gathered at 552 Capp Street.
1970
1983
2020
2012
CMC purchased 552 Capp
Street, the building next door to its
main branch in the Mission District.
1996 The Inner City Young Musicians Program expanded to include high school students.
1987
*Made possible by a partnership with San Francisco Performances.
2010
from low-income families who live or attend school in the Mission District.
CMC developed the Comprehensive Musicianship Program, which
provides current CMC private lesson students with free theory,
musicianship and ensemble classes for the academic year.
1921 Community Music School was established and moved to its current home at 544 Capp Street.
2000
2006
CMC piloted the Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP),
a tuition-free program focused on Latin music for predominantly Latino students
Community Music Center opened its
Richmond District Branch.
School Board members were city leaders including Mrs. Jesse W. Lillienthal, Mrs. M.C.
Porter, Mrs. Leon Sloss, Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker, Mrs. I. W. Hellman Jr., Mrs. Leon
Guggenheimer, Mrs. Louis C. Greene, Mrs. Henry Crocker, Mrs. Walter Bliss, Mrs. Sidney
Ehrman, Mrs. William Fitzhugh, Mrs. John Rossiter, Mrs. Andrew Welch and Mrs. Frank King.
The first million
dollars raised for
The Campaign for
Community Music Center.
CMC’s older adult
choir program awarded
$250,000 as a Top Ten
Finalist in Google’s Bay
Area Impact Challenge.
Harvard Business School Community
Violinist Stefan Jackiw gave a
Concert with Conversation at CMC.* Partners presented their research on
CMC revenue streams to CMC Board.
1960
CMC’s annual All-School Recital took
place at the Mission District Branch.
MDYMP musicians, the Solera Singers,
and Mission District Community of
Voices choirs performed for the Cinco
de Mayo Celebration in the Mission.
MDYMP Musicians also performed at
Mission Carnaval.
April 2014
The History of Music for Everyone at CMC
Girls’ Club settlement house was
founded by Gertrude Field.
CMC’s Spring Gala A Salute to the
Mark Cavagnero and Joy of Making Music featured pianist
Associates announced Jon Nakamatsu at SFJAZZ.
as architects of campus
expansion.
Soprano Jessica Rivera gave
a master class with CMC’s
Solera Singers and Community
of Voices Choirs at Mission
Neighborhood Center.*
CMC’s Faculty Chamber Music Concert
celebrated “The Rite of Spring.”
1930
CMC offered Musical Discovery
Camp for the first time.
Soprano Jessica Rivera gave a
Concert with Conversation at CMC.*
CMC’s Woodwind Ensemble
performed at the California
Academy of Sciences.
The first Community of
Voices Choir performed at
Mission Neighborhood Center.
Architects from Mark Cavagnero
Associates held first stakeholder
meeting after conducting surveys.
Pianist Angela Hewitt
gave a Concert with
Conversation at CMC.*
Cellist Peter
Wispelwey gave
a Concert with
Conversation at
CMC.*
San Francisco Symphony’s
Day of the Dead Celebration
CMC’s older adult choirs,
the Solera Singers and
30th Street Chorus, performed
in the lobby of Davies Hall.
1912
The music
department of the Dolores Street
Trumpeter Sean Jones
gave a Concert with
Conversation at CMC.*
October 2013
November 2013
1920
CMC’s first Summit of
Older Adult Choirs
featured singers from
Community of Voices
choirs based in the Mission
District, along with Solera
Singers and the 30th Street
Choir.
March 2014
Percussionist John Santos
presented “La Tumbadora y el Timbal:
Foundations of Latin Jazz and Salsa.”
1910
June 2013
January 2014
1995 The CMC Teen Jazz Band was founded as a free program.
1994 Community Music Center’s Latin music program began as a residency of the California Arts Council.
1991
In collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District, CMC created the tuition-free Inner City
Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) for low-income middle school students.
The mission of Community Music Center is to make high quality music
accessible to all people, regardless of their financial means.
“All week, we wait with enthusiasm
for Friday [rehearsal]. I feel a lot
better physically and spiritually.”
— Isabel, 76
Community of Voices Choir Member
“When I first met Sebastien, he was very shy
and he couldn’t quite hold the violin correctly. It
took two months before he would say hello to
me and hold the violin up comfortably. But now
he is singing with me, regularly conversing, and
holding the violin up with confidence!”
-Kristan Cassidy, Sebastien’s violin teacher
Dear Community Music Center Family,
It is our pleasure to present Community Music Center’s fiscal year 2014
Annual Report for the period July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014.
Fiscal year 2014 was another year of capacity building and infrastructure
strengthening. To understand and meet new challenges in organizational
growth, CMC worked with Harvard Business School Community Partners
in a six-month study to review existing revenue streams and explore new
options to generate revenue from more diverse sources. A highlight of
our ongoing work in this area came in the spring when Community Music
Center received $250K to support our older adult choir program with a
highly competitive Google Bay Area Impact Challenge Award.
Photo: Drew Altizer Photography
Having purchased the adjacent building in the year prior, CMC moved forward this year to bring together the
team of professionals who will develop our campus expansion project at our historic home in the Mission District.
Architect Mark Cavagnero led the community through a comprehensive master planning process to integrate
our buildings in ways that reflect CMC’s unique sense of community. The CMC Board of Directors continued to
play a critical role in assessing options from both design and financial perspectives. Fiscal year 2014 marks the
first year of fundraising for the project and we are happy to report that goals set for this period were achieved,
including full support from the CMC Board of Directors.
Community Music Center is proud to have played an important role this year in the lives of over 2,400 students,
whose ages span over 90 years. At our Mission and Richmond District branches and through our community
partnerships we offer life-changing experiences to our students. We continually reaffirm our commitment to our
93-year mission of providing high quality music education to all.
In support of this mission, CMC provided its students with over $1.1M in tuition assistance programs in fiscal year
2014. We offered over 300 performances at our concert hall and at other locations around the Bay Area. These
were attended by an estimated 20,000 music enthusiasts.
We remain grateful to the many members of our community—students, faculty, staff, Board members, families,
neighbors, and donors—who come together in support of our mission and the opportunities CMC provides the
people of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Borg
Executive Director
Patricia Taylor Lee
President, Board of Directors
Our students know that music brings joy at every age
During the year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014, Community Music Center programs enriched the lives of
over 2,400 students and 20,000 audience members. CMC offered private lessons, group classes and ensembles at our Mission
and Richmond District Branches and at various partner sites in San Francisco. Here are just a few inspiring student stories.
Eight-year old Loren Gigi set goals
Student Demographics
Youth
(Ages one month
to 18 years)
49%
Older Adults
(65+)
19%
Adults
(19-64)
32%
Loren performing at the SFJAZZ Center for CMC’s Spring Gala
For eight-year-old violin student Loren Gigi,
Community Music Center is more than a place
to learn how to play an instrument. It is a place
that has taught her to truly appreciate music,
to set goals, and not to give up.
Loren hopes one day to join an orchestra so
she can travel the world making music. To
prepare for this future, she studies violin with
Sin-Tung Chiu at the Richmond District Branch
of Community Music Center.
After only two years of study with Sin-Tung,
Loren soloed at CMC’s Spring Gala at the
SFJAZZ Center last May, where she brought
down the house with her poised performance of “Allegro” by Fiocco. Loren has also
participated in Sin-Tung’s violin ensemble in
performances with the CMC Children’s Choir.
One day soon she hopes to audition for the
Junior Bach Festival.
Native American
and Other
7%
Latino
18%
European American
44%
Asian
American
25%
African American
6%
Mr. Chiu tells me the secrets that help me play more beautifully.
- Loren Gigi
CMC provided over $1 million in tuition support and free programs in FY2014.
43% of on-site students enrolled in more than one class at a time at CMC last year.
Joselino De La Rosa
inspired a Music For Children class
Joselino De La Rosa started his musical life at
CMC at age five in our Music for Children class.
Now ten, Joselino studies the piano and sings in
CMC’s Children’s Chorus. Last spring, Music for
Children teacher Irene Chagall asked Joselino to
visit the class to share what he’s learned since.
He played the piano for the group and answered
questions from the class like, “How much do you
practice?” and “Why did you choose the piano?”
It was clear that the kids were very curious and
excited to hear about what could come next!
Rosa Posas-Ankus performing a duet at the final concert of CMC’s Musical Discovery Camp
Alicia Noyola explores music as an adult learner
Joselino (center) singing with the CMC Children’s Chorus for
Graham Nash at the Commonwealth Club
Alicia Noyola is a longtime student and friend of
Community Music Center. A lawyer with a degree
in architecture, she started her musical journey as
an adult with the cello. She now studies piano and
accordion, and plays in CMC’s String Orchestra
Workshop. Because of her enthusiasm for CMC
and our future plans, Alicia has done extensive
volunteer work here and also served as CMC’s
Capital Campaign assistant last year.
Alicia Noyola
Joselino performing for a Music for Children class
The welcoming attitude at CMC has really helped me
because the inclusiveness here isn’t just economic. It
includes age and lack of childhood preparation. As an
adult, somehow you feel like you missed the train if you
didn’t start as a child. CMC is unique and very valuable
in that it welcomes people at all stages in life and in
music study.
- Alicia Noyola
Tuition-free youth programs offer opportunity
CMC’s Young Musicians Programs have brought the many benefits of music—artistic, educational, personal, and social—to
middle and high school students since it began in 1987. This tuition-free, award-winning program embraces diversity, partners
with the San Francisco Unified School District, and offers a comprehensive, culturally diverse curriculum. Students receive a full
scholarship for weekly CMC private instrumental lessons, theory/musicianship, and ensemble classes for the academic year.
Ensemble classes include playing Latin, classical, jazz and other music forms in orchestra, chamber groups, combos and bands.
During the 2013-14 school year, over 90 students participated in one of these three branches of the Young Musicians Program:
Mission District Young Musicians Program
Performance Highlights
• The Brava Theater for CMC’s “La Posarela”
• San Francisco’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration
• Harrison Street Stage at San Francisco Carnaval
The Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP)
is a collaborative program with the San Francisco
Unified School District. Low-income students are
nominated for a Young Musician Program scholarship
by their school music teachers based on their drive,
hard work and passion for music.
The Comprehensive Musicianship Program (CMP)
provides a scholarship for advanced training to
motivated young musicians already enrolled at
CMC as private lesson students.
The Mission District Young Musicians Program
(MDYMP) has a focus on Latin music and primarily
serves Latino youth from the Mission District.
Nominated for this scholarship by public school music
teachers and community organizations, MDYMP
students work with Spanish/English bilingual
instructors on a curriculum focused on the music of
Latin America. Group classes take place at the Mission
Cultural Center for Latino Arts each week.
Joshua performing in the MDYMP Spring Concert at CMC
Young Musicians Program student Joshua Urrutia deepens involvement at CMC
Joshua Urrutia, a violist in CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) and chamber ensembles, deepened
his involvement at CMC as a student intern and a volunteer.
Joshua has supported our work in many ways, including event
promotion, video editing, and instrument demonstrations at
our instrument petting zoos.
Joshua had always listened to Latin music before enrolling
in the MDYMP, but has gained new appreciation and
understading of it in the program. Playing in an adult chamber
ensemble at CMC, he’s also enjoyed the opportunity to play
classical music: “Hearing Latin influences in classical music is
really fun. Music is all connected!”
On volunteering, Joshua says, “It’s been really fun to volunteer
at CMC’s instrument petting zoos. There is nothing like watching someone pick up the violin or viola after a long time and
hearing them say, ‘Wow, I need to do this again!’ A lot of adults
who used to play as kids realized that they ‘still had it’ when
they picked up an instrument. There is also nothing like watching a child produce a sound on an instrument for the first time.”
I’ve really enjoyed volunteering at CMC. I always knew CMC
existed, but didn’t know how much work went into what
happens here. It makes me appreciate it all even more.”
The CMC Children’s Chorus
Performance Highlights
• Singing for Graham Nash at The Commonwealth Club
Just like when I’m playing music, I lose
• Performing in CMC’s La Posarela at The Brava Theater
track of time when I volunteer at CMC!
• Taking the stage at SFJAZZ Center for CMC’s Gala
- Joshua Urrutia • Giving a concert for Bethany Center senior residents
New programs and fresh perspectives for young musicians
CMC’s Musical Discovery Camp debut
CMC developed a Musical Discovery Camp to introduce kids to the world of musical sounds and the joys
of making music. The week’s activities, directed by
Chus Alonso, included singing, rhythm work, some
music theory, and an introduction to guitar and
percussion. Campers played in ensembles, and shared
their music in an informal concert at the end of the
week. Concert highlights were “Sir Duke” by Stevie
Wonder and “Sister Rosa” by the Neville Brothers.
Musical Discovery Campers’ processional at their end-of-week concert
CMC’s Teen Jazz Orchestra
welcomed Marcus Shelby as director
Renowned bassist, composer and educator Marcus
Shelby began leading CMC’s Teen Jazz Orchestra last
fall. The middle and high school students in the group
learn about American history and the history of jazz
as well as improvisation and technique. They were in
high demand for community performances last year,
playing at the grand opening celebration for The
Tenderloin National Forest, and at fundraisers for
Mission Kids Co-op and Community Music Center.
CMC’s Teen Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal
Visiting artists inspire CMC’s Young Musicians Programs
Master percussionist John Santos presented lecture/demonstration “La Tumbadora y el Timbal”
Five-time Grammy nominated master percussionist John Santos gave a lecture/demonstration of traditional and
modern rhythms for students in CMC’s Young Musicians Programs last fall. He also talked about the historical
evolution of two Afro-Cuban percussion instruments: the tumbadora and the timbal. Santos analyzed recorded
examples from his legendary collection and encouraged discussion with the students in the audience.
The Cypress String Quartet presented “The Long and The Short of It”
In the past sixteen years, The Cypress String Quartet has regularly presented their educational Call & Response
presentation for CMC’s Young Musicians Program. Last year’s theme, “The Long and the Short of It,” explored how
pieces of music that vary wildly in length can all express worlds of emotions. Cypress played four very different
works by composers Franz Schubert, Anton Webern and George Tsontakis, and the Q&A that followed was lively!
Composers and Schools in Concert (CSIS) introduced graphic notation
CSIC encourages collaboration by commissioning composers and bringing them into
schools to work with student ensembles. Last spring, the organization brought The
International Contemporary Ensemble to CMC while they were on a national tour. The
ensemble gave a graphic notation workshop for the Young Musicians Program in which
the students developed their own musical language by drawing pictures to convey their
musical ideas. The ensemble performed the students’ pieces at the end of the workshop
and offered the young musicians a new way of understanding the process of composition.
YMP students composing together
Community partnerships mean more music
CMC brought music to Bethany Center seniors
Community Music Center has a longstanding partnership with
its Mission District neighbor, Bethany Center Senior Housing
and its cultural program, Ruth’s Table. In exchange for studio
space at Bethany, CMC organizes music programming at the
Center for its residents and other community members. In
FY2014, CMC produced three special concerts there:
Ka-hon - This five-piece ensemble featuring CMC’s Omar
Ledezma Jr. and Javier Cabanillas fuses traditional rhythms
from Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela, through percussion
and song.
Potingue Flamenco Latin Ensemble - Led by Chus Alonso, this
CMC student ensemble plays original and traditional music
from Spain and Latin America.
Performance and demonstration by Ka-hon at Bethany Center
A Musical Caravan - This musical journey led by CMC’s Shirley
Wong-Frentzel travels through space and time through varied
performances by CMC faculty and students.
San Francisco Public Libraries were alive with music
•
•
Shirley Wong-Frentzel at Chinese music demonstration
•
In honor of Chinese New Year, CMC faculty brought an
instrument petting zoo focused on Chinese music to the
Visitacion Valley branch of the SFPL
CMC’s 30th Street Choir sang in a Mother’s Day Concert at
the SFPL Mission branch
Mission District Young Musicians Program faculty and
students brought an instrument petting zoo to the Dia del
Nino celebration sponsored by the SFPL Mission Branch
Instrument Petting Zoos inspired new musicians
Instrument petting zoo at SF Music Day
CMC faculty and students introduced community members to
an array of musical instruments last year.
• Latin music at Cinco de Mayo festival in the Mission District
• Latin music at SF Music Day event at the San Francisco
Conservatory
• Instrument petting zoos at San Francisco Public Libraries
CMC brought music and movement to Mission Kids Co-op
Mission Kids is a neighboring preschool co-op in the Mission
District of San Francisco. CMC’s Hector Lugo taught an on-site
music class of Latin rhythms, songs and movement with a focus on
Puerto Rican Music.
Hector Lugo with Mission Kids Co-op students
Older adult choirs sing across San Francisco
Singers in the Community of Voices Western Addition choir at their end-of-study performance. Photo: Anne Hamersky
In 2012, CMC began its work on the Community of Voices research study, which
examines whether singing in a community choir is a cost-effective way to promote
health and well-being among culturally diverse older adults. Over the five-year
period of the study, new choirs for older adults are being launched in 12 senior
centers throughout San Francisco. The Community of Voices study involves a threeway partnership between Community Music Center, the University of California San
Francisco (UCSF) and 12 San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS)
senior centers. It is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging to UCSF.
Community of Voices study lauched four new choirs in FY2014
• Western Addition Senior Center (September 2013)
• Centro Latino de San Francisco (November 2013)
• Richmond Senior Center (February 2014)
• Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center and Bayview Opera House (April 2014)
Each choir performed quarterly at their senior center and in the greater
community. The Community of Voices Choir at Mission Neighborhood
Center continued singing last year. Now that their participation in the
study has ended, many of the choir members have joined CMC’s Solera
Singers, also based at Mission Neighborhood Center.
CMC presented best practices in creative
aging programs at national conference
In November of 2013, CMC’s Program Director Sylvia
Sherman presented at the National Guild for Community
Arts Education’s annual conference. In a session entitled
“Tapping Potential: Arts Learning in Later Life,” Sherman
spoke about how to design and implement an older adult
choir program, how to sustain interest and investment in
choirs from senior centers, and how to scale up through
partnerships, such as the Community of Voices project.
“Community Music Center’s choirs are
a stellar example of best practice in
the field of creative aging.”
- Susan Perlstein, National Center for
Creative Aging, founder emeritus
CMC and Community of Voices presented
the first Older Adult Choir Summit in May
of 2014. Nearly one hundred voices came
together from Solera Singers, 30th Street
Chorus, and Community of Voices choirs at
Mission Neighborhood Center and Centro
Latino de San Francisco. The performance
was recorded live for a CD which is now
available to the public.
Google Bay Area Impact Challenge Grant
awarded to CMC to support older adult choirs
Community Music Center was a top ten finalist in Google’s
highly competitive campaign and was awarded $250,000
to continue choirs started in the Community of Voices
study. Beyond the grant, the campaign has also provided
invaluable exposure for CMC throughout the Bay Area
and beyond. To compete, local nonprofits were invited to
share their most innovative ideas for improving Bay Area
communities. Thanks to Google, 12 community choirs will
join CMC’s older adult choir program.
Faculty performances educate and inspire
Community Music Center has over 130 experienced faculty
members who teach in a wide range of musical styles. Many
of our teachers are also bilingual. Here are some FY2014
highlights of faculty performances at CMC.
The Shenson Faculty Concert Series
Each year, The Shenson Foundation sponsors four concerts
by CMC faculty that are free to the community:
CMC Faculty Partnership Grants
Community Music Center’s Faculty Partnership Grants
Program supports faculty projects involving a partnership
with CMC or its programs. Each year, CMC awards up to $750
to individuals and $1,000 for collaborations among two or
more CMC faculty members.
Masterclass at CMC with the Ka-Hon Ensemble
CMC percussion faculty members Omar Ledezma Jr. and Javier
Cabanillas will offer a masterclass and performance with their
five-piece Latin/Carribean ensemble, Ka-Hon.
CMC’s 4th Annual Faculty Chamber Music Concert
CMC piano faculty member Katy Luo will produce the faculty
chamber music concert in the spring of 2015. The concert will
encourage listeners to imagine what the musical landscape of
the world would be if Genghis Khan’s empire had never fallen.
Left to right: Chus Alonso and Florante Aguilar
Latin-Flamenco Ensemble and Camp CMC Director, Chus
Alonso collaborated with Filipino composer and guitarist
Florante Aguilar to produce a concert of original, contemporary compositions. The pieces explored the connections
between the traditional music of the Philippines, Latin
America and Spain.
CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony along with
cellist Dana McComb presented “Six Degrees of Separation.”
Their program of six works, beginning with the Schumann
Fantasy pieces and ending with De Falla’s Suite Populaire
Espagnole, showed how these works and their composers
are connected by six degrees of separation.
CMC piano faculty member Matylda Rotkiewicz, along
with cellist Irina Chirkova presented “Cello/Piano with a
Twist” - Romantic and 20th century Classical music laced
with Latin tangos and improvisations on popular and
classical themes.
CMC piano faculty member Betty Shaw presented
“Contemporary Jazz by The Betty Shaw Quartet” featuring
Bob Kenmotsu, tenor sax; Betty Shaw, piano; Rob Fischer,
bass; and Ron Marabuto, drums.
Commemorative Concert: The 20th Anniversary of
CMC’s Potingue and Latin-Flamenco Ensembles
Led by CMC’s Chus Alonso, over 200 musicians have participated in Potingue and Latin-Flamenco Ensemble classes over the
past 20 years. Some of them are now part of the professional
Latin music community and many were CMC faculty members,
CMC staff and even members of CMC’s Board of Directors. The
concert and celebration took place in May of 2014.
11th Annual CMC Faculty Keyboard Marathon:
Improvisations, from Bach to Brubeck
Produced by Juliet McComas and Jennifer Peringer, the 2014
faculty keyboard marathon explored the many ways classical
and jazz music intersect and influence each other.
Percussion Instrument Upgrade
CMC drum set faculty member Victor Flaviani will replace or
upgrade CMC’s percussion instruments.
Commissioned Work for Young Musicians Program
CMC piano and music theory faculty member Janis Mercer
commissioned Dr. Liza Seigido to compose a piece for her
Young Musicians Program ensemble. It was debuted at the program’s end-of-year recital in June of 2014 (see photo below).
Left to right: Young Musicians chamber ensemble, composer Liza Seigido, and faculty coach Janis Mercer. Photo: Roger Jones
Faculty spotlight: Katy Luo
Creating music and community
Since joining the piano
faculty in 2011, Katy Luo
has become involved at CMC
in many ways, including
organizing Faculty Chamber
Music Series concerts and
bringing guest artists to CMC’s
Young Musicians Programs.
Katy learned about
Community Music Center
when she was teaching at the
Bloomingdale School of Music Katy Luo
in New York City. The Executive
Director at the time looked to CMC as a sister school and a role
model, so encouraged her to contact us when she moved back
to the Bay Area.
Last spring, Katy coordinated the Faculty Chamber Music
Concert: “The Rite Stuff,” music inspired by The Rite of Spring. It
was an exciting experience for her in that it gave her the chance
to spotlight both phenomenal performers and composers on
faculty. The concert was a great success and has inspired
continued collaboration amongst CMC faculty members.
Katy also brought The International Contemporary Ensemble
to CMC’s Young Musicians Program to give a graphic notation
workshop last year. She was able to bring these skilled educators and musicians to CMC as a member of the board of directors of Composers and Schools in Concert (CSIS). Read more
about the International Contemporary Ensemble’s graphic
notation workshop on page 7.
Teaching at CMC feels like experiencing
the entire city of San Francisco from one
teaching studio. I teach students of all
ages: kids of all ethnic backgrounds, some
of them from immigrant families. The
adults are even more fascinating. I had a
student who was a retired court clerk and
former DJ at a jazz radio station. He had
just had a stroke and was taking up the
piano to work on his motor skills. I’ve also
taught a lawyer from Australia, a travel
writer and a blogger who lives in the
Mission... I get to experience what San
Francisco is all about here at CMC.
Top left to bottom right: Katy Luo and Victor Flaviani perform a duo for
harpsichord and percussion by Erik Pearson; Jennifer Peringer and Martha
Rodriguez-Salazar perform a duo for piano and flute by Katrina Wreede;
Jackie Chew and Zac Selisson perform a duo for electric guitar and piano by
Steve Kirk; and Betty Wong and Shirley Wong-Frentzel perform a “Sonata
for Two Pianos” by Igor Stravinsky.
Financial Report FY2014
Operating,
Annual Fund
Revenue:
Program Service Fees
Individuals/Businesses
Bequests
Foundations and Trusts
Government
Special Events (net)
In Kind
Other
$2,640,396
281,070
281,968
620,750
78,497
61,013
48,530
81,402
Total Revenue
$4,093,626
Non-Operating,
Endowment,
Capital Campaign
Notes
Total
435,367
$2,640,396
880,221
510,075
662,750
78,497
61,013
48,530
516,769
$1,304,625
$5,398,251
599,151
228,107
42,000
Expenses
Program
Management
Development
$3,286,703
280,728
283,783
38,100
124,255
$3,286,703
318,828
408,038
Total Expenses
$3,851,214
$162,355
$4,013,569
$242,412
$1,142,270
$1,384,682
Net Assets, beginning of the year
$1,371,238
$3,651,208
$5,022,446
Net Assets, end of the year
$1,613,650
$4,793,478
$6,407,128
Change in Net Assets
Expenses
Fiscal year 2014 was
another year of capacity
building and infrastructure
strengthening as well
as increasing the capital
campaign.
Net assets increased
by $1,384,682, due in
large part to bequests of
$510,075 and a return on
investments of $487,808.
CMC continues its
exemplary tuition
assistance program.
Included in Program
Expenses is $1,117,539
in tuition assistance to
CMC students in FY2014.
The full audit is available
upon request.
Revenue and Support
Other 10%
In-Kind Contributions 1%
Special Events (Net) 1%
Government 2%
Management and General 8%
Development 10%
Foundations and Trusts 12%
Bequests 9%
Program Service Fees 49%
Program 82%
(including
tuition assistance)
Individual and Business 16%
Expenses (Operating vs. Non-Operating)
Revenue (Operating vs. Non-Operating)
Non-operating 4%
Operating 96%
Non-operating 24%
Operating 76%
CMC Directory
As of June 30, 2014
Board of Directors
Patricia Taylor Lee
President
Catharine L. Kalin
Vice President
Paul Sussman
Treasurer
David J. Neuman
Secretary
Jono Kornfeld
Faculty Representative
Katherine L. Aizawa
Lucia Bogatay
Mary Ting Chiu
Tim Eischens
Geoffrey Gallegos
Ronald Gallman
Barbara Kosnar
Terri L. Kwiatek
Richard H. Moss
Edith Plotinsky
Joseph Schubert
Dee Spencer
Carolyn S. Spitz
Jessica Wan
Diana Whitehead
Advisory Council
Ruth Felt
David M. Lawrence
Fritz Maytag
Lise Deschamps Ostwald
Jane Roos Le Roux
CMC Staff
Christopher J. Borg
Executive Director
Sylvia Sherman
Program Director
Sonia Caltvedt
Marketing Director
Ashley Coyle
Development Assistant
Linda Hitchcock
Concert Hall Manager,
Registrar,
Mission District Branch
Janet Houser
Registrar,
Richmond District Branch
Tania Morales
Registrar,
Mission District Branch
Anne Mitchell
Assistant Registrar,
Mission District Branch
John Robinson
Development Director
Wayne Vitale
Grantwriter
Faculty Council FY14
Jono Kornfeld
Chair
Sin-Tung Chiu
Nicole Lumetta
Martha Rodriguez-Salazar
Erik Ian Walker
CMC staff members are musicians, too.
11 out of 12 play an instrument.
9 out of 12 perform publicly.
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FY2014 Annual Report
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