ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 2013–2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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ROCHESTER TO CARNEGIE HALL

It’s a season to celebrate!

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 2013–2014 ANNUAL REPORT

FROM

ROCHESTER TO CARNEGIE HALL

It’s a season to celebrate!

Dear Friends of the RPO:

“Moving Forward” was the inspiration behind the Rochester Philharmonic’s pivotal and productive 2013-2014 fiscal year. The challenges and opportunities before us gave everyone in the organization a chance to take a hard look not only at where we are and where we’ve been, but also at what is possible.

The Orchestra’s 91st season was brimful of concerts and special occasions described in detail in the following pages of this report, but two major events stand out as proof of the RPO’s forward momentum: the naming of Rochester native Ward Stare as our twelfth Music Director in July; and the Orchestra’s triumphant return to Carnegie Hall in May.

Ward’s appointment is symbolic on many levels. An alumnus of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra whose career advanced rapidly from The Juilliard School to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and then on to the Aspen Music Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Saint Louis Symphony, Ward now returns to Rochester to lead his hometown orchestra into a new era of artistic excellence and community engagement. As we release this report to coincide with the Annual Meeting, we are less than two weeks away from the official announcement of Ward Stare’s Inaugural Season in 2015-2016. We are thrilled to welcome Ward to the RPO family and can think of no more powerful symbol of an organization that is moving forward.

May 7, 2014, was a proud day for the Rochester Philharmonic and for all of Rochester, as the RPO returned to the world’s most famous concert stage—Carnegie Hall—for the first time in nearly 30 years. Every corner of the organization and the Rochester community rallied to make this enormous undertaking possible: 250 performers on stage and more than 800 Rochesterians in attendance; more than two dozen sponsors; VIP travel packages and special events—all culminating in a dramatic concert performance of Howard Hanson’s rarely performed opera Merry Mount, earning an enthusiastic ovation from the audience and the enthusiastic praise of the local and national press.

Equally important to the organization’s future was the work of the Sustainability Task Force. Following three intensive months of study, their report was presented to the Board in November 2013 and discussed in depth at a Board retreat the following month. The Task Force report offered a detailed analysis of the RPO’s financial condition and laid out specific strategies to move the organization into a position of financial stability. In the spring of 2014, the Board approved a Moving Forward Plan—a detailed action plan focused on improving the organization’s fiscal health.

From the Board Chair and President & CEO

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It is clear that this organization needs to change; continuing along the same path will not lead to fiscal stability. The Board and management are aligned in the strategies required, and we are proud of the progress we have made since the Board’s deliberations more than a year ago. Many of these new initiatives involve building internal infrastructure to drive revenue in our marketing and development operations. This year’s independent, non-subscription concerts—from Audra McDonald and Kaddish to La Traviata and Video Games Live™—are other signs of the changes under way at the RPO.

We recognize above all that the RPO is YOUR orchestra. Our audience and our community are central to who we are, where we’ve been in the past 92 years, and where we are heading. As we map out our course for the future, we want to do so with you and the broader community in mind—which is why we value so highly the feedback we receive along the way. In the fall of 2013, we invited our patrons to give us their thoughts on their concert experience. You did—thousands of surveys were returned—and we listened! We are grateful for the direct feedback we’ve received on so many aspects of the RPO, from our programming mix to our box office and front of house operations to the RPO website.

True progress is only possible if we are all working together. In that spirit, we must express our gratitude to the musicians and staff of the RPO, not only for the superb performances they play and produce night after night, but also for the faith they continue to demonstrate in the future of this organization. Once again this season, our players and staff have accepted concessions in wages and benefits to give the Moving Forward Plan time to take root and begin to yield measurable results.

Whether you’re a subscriber or a single-ticket buyer, a donor or a volunteer, a staff member or a musician—or perhaps someone who belongs in several of these categories—we thank you for the role you played in the life of the RPO in the past year. We look forward to moving forward into the RPO’s future with you.

Dawn F. Lipson Charles H. OwensChairperson of the Board President & CEO

PHOTO CREDITS:Cover photo: Steve J. ShermanDawn Lipson photo: Janice HansonCharles Owens photo: Walter Colley Images

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A Year in the RPOSEPTEMBER/OCTOBERThe RPO’s 91st season opened with an evening of classical favorites, including Mahler’s First Symphony, under the baton of guest conductor Jun Märkl with guest violinist Jennifer Koh (1 & 2), who performed the popular Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. In October, the RPO Pops Series opened with a Broadway revue featuring The Midtown Men (3), four stars from the original cast of Jersey Boys, under the baton of guest conductor Ron Spigelman.

NOVEMBERAs buzz for the RPO’s upcoming performance of Hanson’s Merry Mount at Carnegie Hall began to build, Rochester Mayor Thomas Richards presented the RPO with a joint proclamation from the City and Monroe County to commemorate May 7, 2014 as a day of celebration at a press conference announcing details about the Carnegie Hall concert (4 & 5).

RPO Principal Oboe Erik Behr (6) performed Strauss’ virtuosic concerto in an evening that also featured Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony.

DECEMBERGuest conductor and harpsichordist James Feddeck (7) led two holiday performances of Bach’s Magnificat, featuring the select Eastman Chorale directed by William Weinert, as well as vocal soloists from the Eastman School of Music.

JANUARYAtlanta-based Cirque de la Symphonie (8) returned to perform jaw-dropping, yet elegant aerial feats and acrobatics with music by the RPO and conductor Jeff Tyzik. Later that month, RPO trumpeter Paul Shewan served as guest conductor for the first-ever Side by Side: RPO & Community Orchestra Concert, sponsored by the City of Rochester and featuring 115 amateur musicians from the community (9). The repertoire included a program of Liszt, Bizet, and Dvořák.

FEBRUARYThe RPO’s Black History Month celebration featured an evening of Gershwin and Ellington, with Van Cliburn silver medalist Joyce Yang (10) and guest conductor Michael Morgan (11). The program included a special performance of two movements from Symphony No. 3 by Florence Beatrice Price, who was considered the first African American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, as well as former Eastman School of Music faculty member and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner’s New Morning for the World, “Daybreak of Freedom.” The work included the immortal words of Martin Luther King Jr. with recently-elected Mayor Lovely Warren as narrator (12).

PHOTO CREDITS:(1) Juergen Frank, (2) Janice Hanson, (3) Courtesy of The Midtown Men, (4) Janice Hanson, (6) Kate Lemmon, (7) Peter Figen, (8) Aloysia Gavre, (9) Janice Hanson, (10) Oh Seuk Hoon, (11) Pat Johnson,(12) Lori & Erin Photography

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MARCHConductor Laureate Christopher Seaman (1) returned to Rochester to lead the RPO in music of Beethoven, Berlioz, and Bruckner, with pianist Jon Kimura Parker (2) performing Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto.

Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik celebrated 20 years with the RPO with a weekend of celebratory concerts, featuring Doc Severinsen of The Tonight Show Band (see pg. 8).

APRILThe RPO presented a Carnegie Hall (3) concert preview of Howard Hanson’s opera Merry Mount in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre with guest conductor Michael Christie and singers from the Eastman School of Music Voice and Opera Department. The Pops Series continued with an evening of classic love songs featuring conductor Jeff Tyzik and the vocal talents of Curtis Stigers (5).

MAY/JUNEThe RPO played at the Spring For Music Festival at Carnegie Hall (3) (see pg. 10), immediately followed that same week by two sold-out performances spotlighting the music of John Williams (6), marking the long-awaited return of former RPO Artistic Director Robert Bernhardt. Dr. David Harman (4) led his last concert as conductor and music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra after 21 years of dedicated service.

JULYSummer at the RPO included two performances at CMAC (Salute to America and Classical Mystery Tour), the annual 4th of July celebration concert sponsored by the City of Rochester (8 & 9), and Pixar in Concert (7). Later that month, Rochester native Ward Stare was named the 12th music director of the RPO. (see pg. 12)

PHOTO CREDITS:(1) Gelfand-Piper, (2) Tara McMullen, (3) Nadine Photography,(4) Janice Hanson, 5) Marina Chavez, (6) Katie Sejba,(8 & 9) Jules Smith/Pictured L to R: Charles Owens, Betsy and Larry Rice

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Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik celebrated 20 years with the RPO with a weekend of celebratory concerts in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on March 20 and 21. The concerts also featured the talents of legendary trumpeter and bandleader Doc Severinsen of The Tonight Show Band, as well as trumpeter Allen Vizzutti and trombonist Jim Pugh, Tyzik’s fellow Eastman grads and long-time collaborators. Tyzik worked closely with Doc Severinsen on a multitude of projects, including orchestrating many of the great bandleader’s symphony orchestra programs, and producing a GRAMMY Award-winning album, The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1.

Calling the celebration a “once-in-a-lifetime concert,” the program featured many of Tyzik’s original arrangements, as well as other Pops favorites. Tyzik was appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the RPO in 1994. In addition to his work in Rochester, he is also the Principal Pops Conductor for five other symphony orchestras: Detroit, Dallas, Seattle, Oregon (Portland), and Florida (Tampa/St. Petersburg).

“I never thought it would get to this point,” said Tyzik, of his career success. “Life has exceeded my expectations.”

In his 20 years with the RPO, Tyzik has written more than 200 arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for orchestra. A consummate musician, Tyzik regularly appears as a guest conductor in the RPO’s classical subscription series. He also has been commissioned to compose original works for orchestra, such as his latest orchestral suite: Images: Musical Impressions of an Art Gallery, which the RPO debuted in 2012 and will perform again in May 2015 with the added talents of Rochester City Ballet and its artistic director and choreographer, Jamey Leverett.

A native of Hyde Park, New York, Tyzik began his life in music at nine years of age, when he first picked up a cornet. He studied both classical and jazz throughout high school, and went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied composition/arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray Wright and jazz studies with Chuck Mangione.

Jeff Tyzik celebrates 20 years

On March 23, longtime RPO supporters Tom and Nan Hildebrandt hosted a fundraising event to honor Jeff Tyzik’s 20 years of service to the RPO. Doc Severinsen, Allen Vizzutti, members of the RPO family, friends and donors were in attendance, along with representatives from Wegmans Food Markets—longtime title sponsor of the Pops Series—and more than $31,000 was raised in honor of Jeff’s milestone anniversary.

PHOTO CREDITS:(1) Sean Turi(2-4) Nadine Photography

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“I never thought it would get to this point,” said Tyzik, of his career success. “Life has exceeded my expectations.”

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After an absence of nearly 30 years, the RPO made a triumphant return to the world’s most famous concert stage on May 7, 2014. The RPO presented a concert performance of Howard Hanson’s opera Merry Mount to an enthusiastic audience of 1,700 (including more than 800 Rochesterians waving souvenir lilac hankies!) at the Spring For Music Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This grand performance featured some 250 performers, combining the talents of guest conductor Michael Christie; a cast of 17 acclaimed soloists and talented area singers; the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, directed by Dr. William Weinert; and Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College, directed by Karla Krogstad.

The Democrat and Chronicle hailed the RPO’s performance of this rarely performed opera with a local connection as “impressive” and “executed brilliantly, with a full and evocative tone that brought Hanson’s profound gifts as orchestrator to the fore.” The New York Times praised Christie for presenting a “well-prepared and meticulously executed performance,” and the New York Classic Review lauded the orchestra and vocalists for a “thrilling” performance that “sent out enormous waves of sounds that shook the rafters yet never seemed like empty bombast.”

Hanson’s Merry Mount was chosen in part because 2014 marked the 80th anniversary of the opera’s 1934 stage premiere at the Metropolitan Opera. Additionally, it had been 90 years since Hanson began his tenure as director of the Eastman School of Music in 1924 (and 50 years since his retirement in 1964).

Spring For Music was a four-year festival at Carnegie Hall which began in 2011, celebrating and exhibiting the quality and creativity of North American orchestras. Over the course of its 91-year history, the RPO has performed at Carnegie Hall 16 times. The last performance was in 1985 under the direction of former Music Director David Zinman.

A “Merry” May at Carnegie

PHOTO CREDITS:This page: Nadine Photography Pictured L to R: Alexandra Northrop, Suzanne Gouvernet, Jules Smith, and Betsy RiceOpposite: Steve J. Sherman

Celebratory events surrounding the Carnegie Hall concert included a Lincoln Center tour and luncheon at Lincoln Ristorante; a cocktail party for donors and special guests the night before the concert, hosted by former RPO Board Chair Peter Faber and his wife, Joan, and featuring a musical interlude by Principal Clarinet Kenneth Grant and Principal Keyboard Joseph Werner; and a post-concert celebration at the magical Russian Tea Room for the Merry Mount cast, musicians, sponsors, and other VIP guests.

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On July 29, 2014, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Board Chair Dawn Lipson and President & CEO Charles Owens announced Ward Stare as the orchestra’s 12th Music Director in 91 years, effective September 1, 2014. His appointment was formally announced at City Hall in front of orchestra, staff, and board members; local media; arts leaders and RPO donors, sponsors and patrons; and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren. Additionally, for the first time in RPO history, the event was streamed live online at rpo.org.

“I feel so fortunate to have grown up in Rochester, where I was exposed to the RPO and all the wonderful things that this vibrant community has to offer,” said Stare. “I look forward to giving back by finding new and exciting ways for this world-class orchestra to connect with diverse Rochester audiences.”

A Rochester native and alumnus of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Stare has been described as “one of the hottest young conductors in America” by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and “a rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. He recently completed his tenure as Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (2008-2012), made his conducting debuts with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Washington National Opera, and conducted his third major production at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Stare was the recipient of both the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize (2006) and the Aspen Conducting Prize (2007) before spending the 2007-08 season as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has studied conducting with former RPO Music Director David Zinman, János Fürst and Jorma Panula as well as working with Michel Merlet in composition and musical analysis.

“Ward’s astonishing successes early in his career demonstrate his readiness to assume his place in the long line of distinguished conductors who have led the RPO over the past 90 years,” said Owens. “It is clear to me that he will be an inspiring leader, a model collaborator, and a game-changing ambassador for the RPO and for symphonic music, embracing the use of technology to deliver our musical product in ways that will be compelling to a new generation of listeners.”

RPO announces Ward Stare as new music director

PHOTO CREDITS: Erich Camping

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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“I look forward to giving back by finding new and exciting ways for this world-class orchestra to connect with diverse Rochester audiences.”

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Programs for ChildrenEducation and community engagement have been at the core of the RPO’s mission since its founding in 1922. George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company and the world-renowned Eastman School of Music, believed that all Rochester residents could enrich their lives through musical learning, from pre-school through college and beyond.

This dedication to lifelong learning continues today. In 2000, the orchestra named Michael Butterman as Principal Conductor for Education and Outreach—the first endowed position of its kind in the country. In the 2013–14 season, Michael Butterman’s title was changed to Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement to reflect the Orchestra’s renewed commitment to more deeply engage people from all backgrounds and all walks of life in our community. Also last season, RPO musicians performed four orKIDStra family concerts as well as educational concerts for more than 12,000 Rochester-area schoolchildren.

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Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: This 100-member symphony orchestra is composed of advanced-level student musicians in grades eight through twelve who live in seven counties in the greater Rochester region and represent 27 schools, plus home-schooled students. 2013-14 marked the RPYO’s 43rd season as well as David Harman’s 21st and final year as music director. Upon his retirement in May 2014, the RPYO named him Music Director Emeritus, honoring him for musically inspiring more than 800 young musicians and enhancing the musical excellence of this esteemed community cultural and educational institution.

orKIDStra: These Sunday afternoon RPO concerts are designed to delight kids and their families. In the 2013-14 season, Michael Butterman introduced youngsters to teamwork in The Orchestra Olympics; a creative narrative in Tales of Russia; Lemony Snicket’s The Composer is Dead; and the fundamentals of music in Picardy Penguin: Let’s Build the Tower of Music!

Tiny Tots Concerts: These 40-minute concerts for preschoolers and kindergarteners are presented at schools, houses of worship, and other public venues. In Mr. Butterman’s Neighborhood in May 2014, Michael Butterman introduced children to the instrumental families of the orchestra, as well as some basic musical concepts, through interviews and demonstrations by our own musicians.

Primary Concerts: This series provides live orchestra performances in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre for first- through third-grade students in the Rochester City School District and surrounding areas. In February 2014, students explored the concept of rhythm in Feel the Beat. Special guest vocal percussionist/beatboxer Shodekeh joined the orchestra for both shows.

Intermediate Concerts: These concerts in Kodak Hall for fourth-, fifth-, and sixth graders are tied to language arts, social studies, and other areas of the students’ curriculum. In March 2014, students explored the ways different art forms influence each other. “Inspiration” showcased Jackie Hager (a 12-year-old cellist from Hochstein), a live artist, as well as poetry and artwork submitted by the students prior to the performance.

PHOTO CREDITS: Janice Hanson, Barbara Brown, Kyle Schwab Photography

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Each season, the RPO presents nearly 40 community engagement concerts that serve a diverse population. Many are offered free of charge. These include the Around the Town series and summer concerts at Ontario Beach, Frontier Field, and in Downtown Rochester. The RPO also traveled well beyond Monroe County (see map), with concerts as far away as Arrowhead Park in the Adirondacks and Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. Here are some of this season’s highlights:

Your RPO in the Community

• For the free Around the Town concerts, held in October 2013 and May 2014, the RPO partnered with the following community venues to present six free concerts: Greece Baptist Church, Monroe Community Hospital (Rochester), Pittsford-Sutherland High School, Roberts Wesleyan College Cultural Life Center (North Chili), Rush-Henrietta High School, and St. Joseph’s Church (Penfield).

• RPO ensembles performed concerts at Camp Good Days and Special Times and Wilmot Cancer Center at URMC, as well as nine Rochester schools.

• More than 100 instrumentalists from the community participated in the RPO’s first Side-By-Side Concert at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre in January 2014, playing alongside the musicians of the RPO under the direction of Paul Shewan.

• The RPO’s annual production of The Nutcracker, with Rochester City Ballet and Bach Children’s Chorus, featured 175 local children.

• The Gala Holiday Pops concerts featured 180 area students from 36 different schools in the Festival High School Chorale and more than 200 students age 8-14 from 24 different schools in the RPO’s first-ever Community Children’s Chorus.

• The RPO performed three concerts in Ford Hall at Ithaca College as part of the RPO’s strategic plan to expand the Orchestra’s reach beyond Rochester.

• Winners of the RPO Musicians’ Awards for Outstanding Music Educators were recognized during the Philharmonics concert on May 22. A committee of RPO musicians and area music educators select the award winners, and the concert is dedicated to those educators who inspire, encourage, and challenge young musicians on a daily basis. In 2014, four music educators from the community were honored for their dedication to educational and musical excellence: Sheila Sullivan Buck (Crane Elementary School, Rush-Henrietta), Outstanding Classroom Specialist; Liz Banner (Brockport High School), Outstanding Choral Director; Jeffrey Greene (Greece Olympia High School), Outstanding Band Director; and Tammy Sutliff (Pittsford-Sutherland High School), Outstanding String Director.

• Seven dedicated volunteers were recognized for their service to the RPO at the 22nd annual Volunteer Recognition Night held at Temple B’rith Kodesh on May 13. The recipients were nominated by past and present RPO volunteers and community leaders and were chosen based on several categories: Bob and Jo Kanis (theatre), Melissa Matson (musician), Fred Weingarten (RPYO), Ruth Cahn (Rochester Philharmonic League), Margaret-Ann Milne (Education), and Lori Friedman (special projects).

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RPO Concerts in Monroe County:Churchville-Chili High SchoolFrontier FieldGreece Baptist ChurchJewish Community CenterKodak Hall at Eastman TheatreMain Street Bridge, Downtown Rochester Monroe Community HospitalOntario Beach ParkPerformance Hall at HochsteinPittsford-Sutherland High SchoolRoberts Wesleyan CollegeRush-Henrietta High SchoolSt. Joseph’s Church, PenfieldSUNY BrockportTemple B’rith Kodesh

RPO Concerts Outside Monroe County:Arrowhead Park, InletCamp Good Days & Special Times, BranchportCanandaigua Academy, Canandaigua Carnegie Hall, New York City CMAC, CanandaiguaMidlakes High School, Clifton SpringsIthaca College (3 concerts)Keuka CollegeLivonia High SchoolNewark High School (2 concerts)Smith Opera House, Geneva (3 concerts)SUNY Geneseo

PHOTO CREDITS (1) Barbara Brown, (2) Messenger Post Media

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Number of Approximate Performances Attendance TICKETED CONCERTSPhilharmonics ....................................................... 28 ................................. 37,500 Pops ...................................................................... 22 .................................38,600 Sunday Matinees ....................................................6 ................................... 3,200 orKIDStra .................................................................4 ................................... 1,900 Summer ...................................................................3 ................................... 5,800 Nutcracker ...............................................................6 .................................10,000 Other ........................................................................8 ................................... 4,500

Total................. 77 .............................. 101,500

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTFree Public Concerts ............................................ 12 .................................20,700Tiny Tots, Primary & Intermediate Concerts ....... 10 .................................12,200 Ensemble Concerts .............................................. 14 ................................... 1,600 WXXI Broadcasts .................................................. 33 .................................20,000*

Total................. 69 .................................54,500

RUNOUTS AND TOURSRunouts ................................................................ 14 ................................... 6,900 Carnegie Hall Concert .............................................1 ................................... 1,700Hired ........................................................................ 3 ................................... 3,700

Total................. 18 .................................12,300

Total Concerts and Broadcasts .........................164 .............................. 168,300

* Broadcast figure provided by WXXI reflects unduplicated listenership for weekday evenings, as estimated by Arbitron.

2013–2014 Attendance

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Statement of Unrestricted Operating Revenues and Expenses for the Year Ended August 31, 2014

Financial Statements

Change in Net Assets from operating activities ($250,437)

84+9+7 Administration $924,883 9%

Fundraising $728,848 8%

Total Expenses $9,859,548

Program Services

$8,205,817 83%

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38+36+18+4+1+1+2 Endowment Draw & Distributions $1,711,982 18%

Government Grants $366,860 4%

Special Events $99,964 1%

RPYO $84,835 1%

Other* $191,875 2%

*Other includes: Recordings, gift shop, and other miscellaneous income not isolated above.

Total Revenue and Support $9,609,111

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Membership & Contributions $3,511,468 36%

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Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently TOTAL ALL TOTAL ALL Restricted Restricted FUNDS 2014 FUNDS 2013

ASSETS:

Cash $ 390,516 $ 44,515 $ - $ 435,031 $ 299,262 Other receivables 154,911 - - 154,911 122,826 Prepaid expenses and other assets 138,573 - - 138,573 167,281 Inventories 72,635 - - 72,635 108,088 Pledges receivable, net 193,281 921,255 102,340 1,216,876 1,372,668 Investments 132,050 120,148 5,382,555 5,634,753 5,821,430 Interest in net assets of RPO Fund, Inc. - 6,223,628 7,539,574 13,763,202 12,743,437Property and equipment, net 532,055 - - 532,055 480,715 Amount due from (to) other funds (688,566) 687,560 1,006 - -

TOTAL ASSETS X $925,455 $7,997,106 $13,025,475 $21,948,036 $21,115,707

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS: Liabilities

Line of credit $ 440,000 $ - $ - $ 440,000 $ 340,000 Term note payable 466,667 - - 466,667 546,667 Accounts payable 588,236 - - 588,236 491,312 Accrued expenses 86,590 - - 86,590 89,730 Advance receipts 1,902,124 - - 1,902,124 1,750,034Instrument loans 57,859 - - 57,859 60,938

TOTAL LIABILITIES X 3,541,476 - - 3,541,476 3,278,681

NET ASSETS X (2,616,021) 7,997,106 13,025,475 18,406,560 17,837,026

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS X $925,455 $7,997,106 $13,025,475 $21,948,036 $21,115,707

Statement of Financial Position as of August 31, 2014(With Comparative Totals for 2013)

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SYMPHONY ($50,000+)Davenport-Hatch FoundationG.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton SpringsWegman Family Charitable FoundationElaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation

CONCERTO ($25,000–$49,999)Canandaigua National Bank & TrustConstellation BrandsFibertech NetworksGouvernet Arts FundKilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt FoundationM&T BankWendy’s Restaurants of Rochester

SONATA ($10,000–$24,999)Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable FoundationGlover Crask Charitable TrustHigh Falls AdvisorsMVP Health CareOrtho-Clinical DiagnosticsRochester General Health SystemUnity Health SystemXerox Foundation

SUITE($5,000–$9,999)AAA of Western & Central New YorkCorning IncorporatedDixon SchwablDominion Transmission, Inc.Dreyfus FoundationJoseph & Anna Gartner FoundationDaisy Marquis Jones FoundationKPMG LLPLinden Oaks Office ParkThe Przysinda Family FoundationPaul Klingenstein Family Foundation, Inc.Spindler Family FoundationThe Pipa Tagliarino GroupThomson ReutersWegmans Food MarketsFred and Floy Willmott FoundationWoods Oviatt Gilman LLP

OVERTURE ($3,000–$4,999)Caldwell Manufacturing CompanyThe Elizabeth F. Cheney FoundationThe Community FoundationRufus K. Dryer II FundMary S. Mulligan Charitable TrustCornell/Weinstein Family FoundationMarie C. & Joseph C. Wilson FoundationThe Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation

PARTNER ($1,000–$2,999)AlphaGraphicsAmes-Amzalak Memorial TrustBraitman Family FoundationALSTOM Signaling FoundationT.M. & M.W. Crandall FoundationDurwood Management, Inc.Five Star BankFred L. Emerson FoundationGenesee Valley Penny Saver, Inc.G-S Plastics Optics/Tel-Tru Mfg. Co.Harris Beach PLLCMay Kay Houck FoundationKlein Reinforcing ServicesKovalsky-Carr Electric SupplyManning & Napier AdvisorsRochester Gas & Electric Corp.Rochester Midland CorporationRochester Philharmonic League

ASSOCIATE($600–$999)Bio-Optronics, Inc.Boydell & Brewer, Inc.O’Connell Electric Co.

SUPPORTER($350–$599)Bergmann AssociatesDatroseDeCarolis Truck Rental45 East Fine JewelersHayes Asset Management, LLCGary & Nancy Penisten Family FoundationMatthews & Fields Lumber Co.Peko Precision Products Inc.Reimer Piano TuningStar Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.West Herr Automotive Group

Gifts In KindAlexandra Northrop & Jules SmithChristopher SeamanCity NewspaperConstellation BrandsDixon SchwablEd & Barbara BurnsHedonist Artisan Chocolates Ingrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyJanet Kellner & Jim KurtzJay AdvertisingJohn GriecoJon & Kathy SchumacherJR McCarthyKevin GavaganKidsOutAndAbout.comKurt & Judy FeuhernMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerMichael Butterman & Jennifer CarsilloPatricia WilderPeter and Joan FaberRichie Rich EventsRobin LehmanSteve Hess & Sarah Atkinson, MDSuzanne Welch & Bill WatsonTom & Nan Hildebrandt

Matching Gift CompaniesBank of AmericaExxonMobilGleason FoundationIBM CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJPMorganChaseOppenheimer Funds Inc.Pfizer FoundationVerizon

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizationsfor their generous support. Listings are as of August 31, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x252 with questions or corrections.

Bravo to our Generous Supporters!

CORPORATE PARTNERS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

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MAESTOSO($50,000 AND ABOVE)Georgia P. Gosnell*Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn LipsonCricket & Frank LuellenMrs. Marjorie Morris

PRESTISSIMO ($25,000–$49,999)AnonymousNancy & Harry BeilfussBill & Victoria CherrySuzanne GouvernetLarry & Elizabeth RiceSunny & Nellie RosenbergElise & Stephen RosenfeldJosephine S. TrubekLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

PRESTO ($15,000–$24,999)Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven HessCarol & John BennettJim BoucherWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnLouise EpsteinIlene & David FlaumBarbara & Patrick FulfordMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshSherman Levey & Deborah RonnenMarie & Charlie KentonKathy & John PurcellKatherine T. & Jon L. SchumacherJules L. Smith & Alexandra NorthropIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyMichael & Patricia Wilder

VIVACE ($10,000–$14,999)Lauren Dixon & Michael SchwablWilliam Eggers & Deborah McLeanMr. & Mrs. James T. EnglertDr. & Mrs. Steven FeldonRonald FieldingJay* & Betsy FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald A. FurmanJim & Marianne KollerMr. & Mrs. Wm. KonarCharles H. OwensMrs. Richard PalermoDouglas PhillipsFayga PressMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerAnonymous in memory of Karl F. SpeitelBob & Gayle StilesDr. Eugene Toy

ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999)Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. AlvaMr. & Mrs. Paul W. BriggsChris & Tom BurnsMr. & Mrs. Harlan D. CalkinsCatherine B. CarlsonJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. Eric DreyfussJoan & Peter FaberJeff & Alleen FraserJoanne GianninyPatricia A. GuttenbergWilliam B. HaleDavid & Barrie HeiligmanStephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltPatrick & Kathleen KellyErnest & Sarah KrugHarold & Christine KurlandJoanne LangMrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr.Mr. Lawrence MartlingM Dr. & Mrs. Michael MillardDeanne MolinariDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedMrs. Norma RiedmanM Sandra & Richard SteinRobert C. StevensKrestie UtechRobin & Michael Weintraub

ANDANTE ($2,500–$4,999)Anonymous (2)Miriam H. AckleyJudith M. Binder & Barbara ErblandStuart & Betsy BobryAllen & Joyce BoucherPriscilla & Rob BrownBarbara & John BruningMary Ellen BurrisPaul & Mary CallawayMargaret J. CarnallBetsy & John CarverMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanThomas ChaseMary Ellen ClarkDr. John & Carol R. CondemiMary CowdenJeff & Sue CraneJoyce CroftonRichard & Michele DeckerGary DeTaeyeMichele DryerIn Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay by Frederick Dushay, M.D.Larry & Kas EldridgeJohn R. ErtleJoan Feinbloom

Helen & Dan FultzPatty & Dick GeorgeDr. & Mrs. Charles J. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Donald GinsbergRob W. GoodlingGeorge & Mary HamlinAlan J. HarrisWarren & Joyce HeilbronnerNorman HortonDr. Jack & Harriette HowittMr*. & Mrs. Ernest J. IerardiLa Marr J. Jackson, Esq.Stephen & Leslie JacobsDr. Ralph F. JozefowiczDaryl & Charles KaplanNorman & Judith KarstenM Richard & Karen KnowlesMyrta & Robert KnoxMarcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte KrausNancy & David LaneDr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. LernerJane & Jim LittwitzEdith M. LordSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDan & Kiki MaharSaul & Susan MarshWilliam P. McCarrickPamela McGreevyMr. & Mrs. James R. McMillenDuane & Ida MillerJames E. Morris, Esq.Paul Marc & Pamela Miller NessDrs. Avice & Timothy O’ConnorBernard & Molly PannerSandra A. Parker & John M. SummersBrock & Sandra PowellWilliam & Barbara PulsiferJohn B. RumseyPaul & Brigid RyanRon & Sharon SalluzzoRichard & Vicki SchwartzNancy A. SkeltonJanet Buchanan SmithDr. & Mrs. Sidney H. SobelNorman & Glenna SpindelmanDavid & Grace StrongMrs. Schuyler TownsonMrs. Robert van der StrichtAnn & Robert Van NielM Skip & Karen WarrenDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangTimothy & Teresa WilsonKitty J. WiseMr. & Mrs. Reyton WojnowskiRobert A. Woodhouse

ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (12)Robert E. & Carol G. AchillesBarbara & David AckroydJacqueline AdamsEdward & Joan AfterDr. & Mrs. Henry W. AltlandStephanie & Geoffrey AmselMarvin & Frederica AmsteyAllan & Polly AndersonElaine AndersonMr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. George M. AngleAllegra AngusDave & Jan AngusMr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. AraghiBob & Jody AsburyBetsy Ann BalzanoDavid & Nan BassettMr. & Mrs. Bruce B. BatesLloyd F. Bean & Ursula BurnsWilliam J. BeenhouwerMr. & Mrs. Richard G. BennettDavid M. Berg & Dawn K. RiedyMr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr.Don & Peggy BolgerM William & Grace BoudwayJohn & Kristine BouyoucosSusan Kay BrownDr. & Mrs. George G. BrowningJosh & Beth BrunerAnn Burr & A. Vincent BuzardAlan CamerosPhilip & Jeanne CarlivatiTina ChandlerWilliam T. ChandlerOliver ChanlerMargaret & Donald CherrDr. & Mrs. Tim CladerLorraine W. ClarkeSarah H. CollinsJeremy CooneyMrs. Nancy G. CurmeAllison & John CurrieJoseph & Judith DarweeshLinda Wells DaveyHorace R. DavisDavid F. DeanJacques & Monique DelettrezTex & Nicki DoolittleGail & Douglas DoonanJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickMrs. C.M. DurlandRose DuverWendy & David DworkinEllen & Lester EberDr. Steven & Susan EisingerMohsen Emami, M.D.Gerald G. EstesJulia B. EverittTrevor & Elizabeth EwellJohn & Kristy FararSamuel J. & Marsha R. FicoThomas & Janet FinkCharles FitzgibbonGail R. FlugelJohn & Sandy Ford In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. FordyceJonathan FosterMr. & Mrs. Richard C. FoxDr. & Mrs. Elmar FrangenbergShirley B. & Kevin FrickHarry & Marion FulbrightJohanna M. Gambino in memory of Jerry J. GambinoWilliam L. GambleDr. Richard & Josie GangemiDavid & Patricia GardnerAnn S. GarrettWinston E. GaumDr. & Mrs. David GentileCraig & Shirley GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel

MAESTRO’S CIRCLEThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. Listings are as of August 31, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

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Tom & Kelly GilmanWarren & June GlaserPaul & Carol GoldbergPatricia GoodwinBurton GordonJean GostomskiJanet & Roger GramJeanne Gray in memory of Robert C. GrayGeorge GreerAlan & Julie GriesingerBrigitte & Klaus GueldenpfennigDr. & Mrs. Robert J. HaggertyJeffrey & Lynne HalikPeggy & David HallJoan & Alfred HallenbeckDr. Patricia HansLouise B. HarrisMerrill & Dianne HerrickWalter B.D. Hickey, Jr.Tom & Nan HildebrandtArt & Barb HirstSusan HollidayMary Jo & Jack HultzMarjorie S. HumphreyBob & Elaine JacobsenJane H. JohnsonMiles & Silvija JonesDr. & Mrs. Harold KanthorMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyRobert J. KennedyMr. & Mrs. Alvie KiddDr. & Mrs. John W. KilligrewRichard & Sidney KillmerKaren S. KralJames & Elaine KrausBarbara & Jack KraushaarDeanna & Charles KrunsenstjernaWerner & Susan KunzDavid & Andrea LambertLane Family FundMs. Connie LearyJohn & Alice LeddyNorman & Arlene LeenhoutsJudith Francis LemoncelliGay & Don LenhardVincent & Christina LentiMr. & Mrs. James A. Locke IIISue & Michael LococoJohn & Dolores LoftusArthur E. LowenthalHarold D. Lowry*Kathryn Markakis & Geoffrey WilliamsMrs. Bruce P. MarshallFrances & Robert MarxCarol & John MattesonMrs. Gilbert G. McCurdyCarol A. McFetridge

Bruce & Eleanor McLearDr. & Mrs. Neal McNabbKaren MeadMarion & Ed MenchPete & Sally MerrillDaniel M. MeyersMargaret-Anne MilneJohn MuenterMr. & Mrs. Edward MullenDr. & Mrs. Stephen MunsonMr. & Mrs. Philip NeivertElizabeth Neureiter-SeelySara L. NiemeyerKathy & Ted NixonWilliam J. O’Connor, Jr.David E. OwensMrs. Betty L. PaddockJane Parker & Francis CosentinoPatricia & Philip ParrMr. Kirkwood PersoniusChanning & Marie PhilbrickBill & Beverly PullisNancy & Vincent RealeMr. & Mrs. Thomas S. RichardsCarol Ritter Wright & William WrightDaniel & Nancy RobbinsNathan & Susan RobfogelMrs. Stanley M. RogoffDr. Marie Rolf & Mr. Robin LehmanThomas & Elizabeth RossDrs. Carl & O.J. SahlerDr. & Mrs. Robert M. SantoDrs. Eva & Jude SauerPeggy SavlovJames G. ScanzaroliPeter Schott & Mary Jane TasciottiAnthony & Gloria SciolinoCatherine & Richard SeegerLibba & Wolf SekaMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. SheaWayne & Sonja SheltonRobert & Nancy ShewanVirginia Skuse & Mr. Frank GrossoAlice & Ken SliningSusan & David SpectorKenneth T. & Eva M. SteadmanRichard & Gwen SternsMrs. Andrea StewartDr. Robert & Sally Jo StookeyPavel SullivanEleanor SummersFrank & Rose SwiskeyMargaret & Charles SymingtonDr. & Mrs. Henry A. ThiedeJ. Russell & Kathleen ThomasMiriam ThomasRobert & Diane TichellDr. & Mrs. Mark Tornatore

Stephen & Shirley TownsendDavid & Marcia TrauernichtBancroft-Tubbs Family FundDorothy TylerJim & Linda VarnerDr. Laura von DoenhoffRichard & Brenda VuillequezHarry & Ruth WalkerStephen R. WebbAnn WeitzelJoseph Werner & Diane SmithStephen WershingCarol WhitbeckMrs. Frederick C. WhiteMrs. Kay R. WhitmoreMs. Christine WickertDr. James & Nancy WierowskiJames H. WilleyHenry Williams & Barbara DimmickElise & Joseph WojciechowskiErnest WongCharlotte C. WrightLinda & Robert G. WymanCaroline & Richard Yates

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Anonymous (1)Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettJack and Carolyn BentEllen S. BevanStuart & Betsy BobryWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnMargaret J. CarnallJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. & Mrs. John J. CondemiJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickJoan and Harold* FeinbloomDonald & Elizabeth FisherSuressa & Richard H. ForbesCatherine & Elmar FrangenbergCarolyn & Roger FriedlanderJay* & Betsy FriedmanBarbara & Patrick FulfordWilliam L. GambleMary M. Gooley

Barbara Jean Gray-GottorffGeorge GreerMrs. Laura J. HameisterJean HitchcockH. Larry & Dorothy C. HummMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D.Sue & Michael LococoCricket & Frank LuellenMr. & Mrs. Daniel MaharJoseph J. ManciniPete & Sally MerrillRobert J. & Marcia Wishengrad MetzgerMrs. Elizabeth O. MillerDeanne MolinariSuzanne F. PowellEileen D. RamosWilliam RappDr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker

Dr. Suzanne H. RodgersWallace R. RustPeggy W. SavlovDavid & Antonia T. SchantzWilliam & Susan SchoffPeter Schott & Mary Jane TasciottiJon L. & Katherine T. SchumacherGretchen ShaferIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyAnn & Robert Van NielLewis & Patricia Ward-BakerFred M. WechslerRobin & Michael WeintraubMichael and Patricia WilderKitty J. WiseNancy & Mark ZawackiAlan Ziegler & Emily NeeceIvan TownHarry & Ruth WalkerMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETYThe George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have informed us that they have included the RPO in their estate plans. If you have included the Orchestra in your estate plans or you are interested in learning more about how to make a planned gift to the RPO, please call the Development Department at 454-7311 x280. Listings are as of August 31, 2014.

$100,000 and aboveG. W. Lisk Company, Inc.Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson

$50,000–$99,999Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson FoundationLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

$30,000–$49,999High Falls Advisors

$15,000–$29,999John & Carol BennettMarie & Charlie KentonElizabeth & Larry Rice

$10,000–$14,999Robin & Michael Weintraub

$5,000–$9,999William Eggers & Deborah McLean

CAMPAIGN FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCEThe RPO launched the Campaign for Artistic Excellence in 2012 to enable the Orchestra to work toward its long-term goals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building our national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence. Listings are as of August 31, 2014.Nancy & Harry Beilfuss

Carol & John BennettStuart & Betsy BobryChris & Tom BurnsMary Ellen BurrisMargaret J. CarnallMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanJeff & Sue CraneLauren Dixon & Michael SchwablDr. Eric DreyfussLarry & Kas EldridgeFred L. Emerson FoundationJames & Ellen EnglertLouise EpsteinBarbara & Patrick FulfordDr. & Mrs. Charles J. GibsonRob W. GoodlingDavid and Barrie HeiligmanMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshDr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz

Myrta & Robert KnoxJim & Marianne KollerStephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltDr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn LipsonJane & Jim LittwitzSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDeanne MolinariPaul Marc & Pamela Miller NessCharles H. OwensWilliam & Barbara PulsiferDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedLarry & Elizabeth RicePaul & Brigid RyanKatherine T. & Jon L. SchumacherRichard & Vicki SchwartzNancy SkeltonIngrid A. Stanlis & Paul R. DonnellyDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangMichael & Patricia WilderKitty J. Wise

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETYThe Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more. The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Judith Lemoncelli at 585-454-7311 x238 to learn more about the AES.

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Gold Baton ($100,000)Barbara & Patrick Fulford

Podium ($50,000–$99,999)Joan & Harold Feinbloom

Concertmaster($25,000–$49,999)Anonymous (2)Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hurlbut, Sr.Cricket & Frank Luellen

Principal ($10,000–$24,999)Anonymous (2)Lisa Brubaker, James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don KollmorgenWilliam Eggers & Deborah McLeanLouise EpsteinRonald & Donna* FieldingSteven Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Robert HurshHarold & Christine KurlandAnn Mowris MulliganKathy & John PurcellRobin Lehman & Marie RolfElizabeth & Larry RiceNick & Susan RobfogelIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyDrs. Richard & Gwen SternsFrank* & Mary Lou* Stotz

Conductor Laureate SupportersJohn & Carol BennettPaul & Bea BriggsDavid & Barrie HeiligmanJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques LipsonNannette Nocon & Karl WessendorfCharles H. OwensPeggy SavlovJon & Katherine SchumacherJoel SeligmanSuzanne D. Welch & William D. WatsonRobin & Michael WeintraubDeborah Wilson

* Deceased

THE CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN CONDUCTOR LAUREATE CHAIRThe Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former music director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way. Listings are as of August 31, 2014.

Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson FoundationDr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn LipsonGeorgia P. GosnellG. W. Lisk CompanyCricket & Frank LuellenHigh Falls AdvisorsLouise Woerner & Don KollmorgenGouvernet Arts FundHaskell Rosenberg Memorial Fund for OperaNational Endowment for the ArtsMelvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable FoundationRPO Board & Honorary BoardAAA Western and Central New YorkJohn & Carol BennettBill & Victoria CherryDixon SchwablMarie & Charlie KentonElizabeth & Larry RiceRobin & Michael Weintraub

Special thanks to Peter and Joan Faber

MERRY MOUNT SPONSORS:The RPO’s performances of Merry Mount in Kodak Hall and Carnegie Hall were made possible with support from:

Eleanor T. PattersonElbis A. Shoales, M.D.Clara L. Gilman

2013–14 BEQUESTS RECEIVEDWith sincere appreciation, the RPO acknowledges the receipt of gifts from the estates of the following individuals during the period of September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014.

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PHILHARMONIC FRIENDSADVOCATE ($700–$999)Anonymous (4)Daniel & Elizabeth AbbasDr. & Mrs. James V. AquavellaBetsy & Gerald ArchibaldJohn & Lisa BaronMr. & Mrs. Rodney BlumenauJeff & Kathy BowenJosephine BuckleyJane A. CapellupoMichael B. Gehl & Jeffrey CarusoDavid & Mary CheeranWalter CooperMr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr.Cathy Cushman & Jeff SokolJane DieckWendell & Mary DischerWilliam & Cynthia DoughertyM Ms. Marilyn DrummDr. & Mrs. James DurfeeCarol & Tom ElliottUdo Fehn & Christine LongMr. & Mrs. Lee J. FleckensteinGeorge & Marie FollettJohn & Chris ForkenAnn & Steve FoxMarjorie & James FulmerN. Gadziala & R. J. LooneyPeter & Nancy GaessSue GaffneyDane & Judy GordonDr. & Mrs. William GrammarBarbara J. GraniteEd & Terry GrissingMrs. Laura J. HameisterMarilyn & Dick HareMr. Lawrence HelferDavid L. HoffbergJohn & Barbara HolderAndrew & Kathleen HoltCarol E. HopkinsDr. Robert E. HornEarl & Mary IngersollMr. Gerald JenkinsLori & Frank KarbelMrs. Maryel KelloggMarilyn & David KlassMarcella Klein & Richard SchaefferGlenn & Nancy KochDoris & Austin Leve In memory of Helene P. LovenheimJohn & Judy LyndStephen Matkowsky & Elzbieta CharchalisGilbert Kennedy McCurdyRichard McGrathFerne F. MerrillKen & Nancy MihalyovHinda & Michael MillerOnnalie MillerJonathan Mink & Janet CranshawRichard & Joyce MitchellIlene MontanaDr. & Mrs. William L. MorganW. Robert NolanMrs. Virginia S. Pacala

David & Monica PanipintoAnn PiatoMargaret QuackenbushRobert & Anne QuiveyAtonio Rosati & Patricia KrysalkaJamal & Pam RossiHon. & Mrs. Franklin T. RussellWilliam SaundersGary B. & Scott A. SchaeferSusan & Bill SchoffJoan M. SchumakerGeorge J. Schwartz, M.D.Elaine & Peter SchwarzJoan & Arthur SegalKatie SejbaCarol C. ShulmanRobert & Norma SnyderJanet H. SorensenM Daniel & Susan StareMargaret A. StriteDonna ThompsonMimi & Sam TiltonJohn & Betty TravisJim Van Meter & Marlene PiscitelliDr. Sidney & Linda S. WeinsteinDale & Lorraine WhittingtonDonald P. WichmanEd & Wilma WierengaPuck WinquistGrace WongGary & Judith WoodLaura & Joel YellinJohn C. YoungersKaren & Sy ZivanMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

BENEFACTOR ($375–$699)Anonymous (10)Carol AldridgeRobert & Anne AllenPeter & Jane AndersonA. Joseph AntosDr. & Mrs. E. David AppelbaumM Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. AtwaterGloria BaciewiczJane Ellen BaileyJean Boynton BakerMr. & Mrs. Thomas BaltaMaureen BaranDr. & Mrs. Donald BarrettAsish & Susan BasuSteve & Anne BauerKaren BaumgartnerJohn & Ellen BeckHays & Karen BellMr. & Mrs. Donald BennettMrs. Helen H. BerkeleyChris & Jodi BeyerEric & Marcia BirkenChrystine BlackwellMrs. Barbara BlakeLynne BlankJames R. BoehlerMrs. Philip P. BonanniSusan & Peter BondyAgneta M. Borgstedt, M.D.Don & Jackie BowmanDonald & Mary BoydJudith BoydDr. & Mrs. Albert Brault

Daan BravemanMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. BriggsElaine & Wayne BrigmanMrs. George H. BrownWilma M. BruckerDoug & Chris BrushRichard F. BrushAl BucknerMary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard BurandtDavid J. & Margaret M. BurnsRory & Rebekah BurrillBruce & Shirley BurrittJames ButlerJoe ButtariEric & Lee CaineDick & Marcia CalabreseKeith & Joan CalkinsDr. & Mrs. Robert H. CarrierJohn & Diane CaselliDiane & Roger CassDr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita ChessinIrene ChurukianVictor Ciaraldi & Kathy MarchaesiJack & Barbara ClarcqMrs. Ann ClarkeMartha D. ClasquinAlan Cohen & Nancy BloomGloria & Pincus CohenDavid & Donna ColeMary Ellen CollingeCheryl CollinsM Christine ColucciFrance DanielsonJerry DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel C. DaviesRobert & Sandi DeBruyckerDr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq, Jr.John & Jane DeCorySue De GeorgeKen & Jean DeHavenMr. & Mrs. Gabriel DelvecchioJosephine DeweyNancy & Sreeram DhurjatyMr. A. DmochowskiDonald & Stephanie DoeWarren DoerrerJane DunhamMs. Jeanetta DunlapJoanne EcclesMr. & Mrs. Richard J. EganLarry & Peggy ElliottHolly K. ElwellMarcia L. ElwittD. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth JelsmaDonald & Jean EygnorSherman & Anne FarnhamM Jill Sutton FinanClara S. FirthElizabeth B. FisherF. Peter FlihanMr. & Mrs. Thomas ForsythCortland F. Fowler, Sr.Sandra & Neil FrankelMrs. Richard FreemanRuth FreemanTaylor FreitasDr. Gary J. Friend & Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-FriendMoriel & Bob GabbeyJerry J. Gambino, Jr.Jill & Kent Gardner

Sharon GarelickRichard & Joyce GilbertJean & Dr. Al GinkelRobert & Marie GintherAndrea S. GiuffreMrs. Coral T. GlassmanJohn & Roslyn GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Julian M. GordonRobert & Jeanne GraceBarbara Jean Gray-GottorffMr. & Mrs. Newton H. GreenGay Jane GreeneMr. & Mrs. Michael R. GriswoldGaye Gronlund & Bruce CornerMichael & Joanna GrosodoniaMs. Barbara E. GrossMr. Robert C. GrossmanDavid Louis GuadagninoDr. & Mrs. Robert GulickAnn L. HaagSusan & James HaefnerMary HaleDavid & Frances HallHoward T. Hallowell IIIZena & Tom HampsonMartin & Sherrie HandelmanRonald W. HansenMark & Barbara HargraveRobert T. & Mary Ann HargraveKaren HartMr. & Mrs. James M. HartmanDavid & Marian HartneySandra HasenauerMr. & Mrs. Lee HasiukMrs. Robert A. HeinleRichard HenshawRay & Joan HenslerMs. Judith HensleyCarol & Michael HirshRyan HoefenPaul Hoffman & Jane SchryverMr. & Mrs. Ned HolmesTala & Mark HopkinsMr. & Mrs. William N HosleyLarry & Barbara HoweDr. Wei & Ivy HsuMr. & Mrs. Jerome L. HuffRichard & Joyce HumphreysDr. Nadene D. HunterGwyneth HuntingMr. & Mrs. John HustlerRobert & Merilyn IsraelDewey JacksonBruce JacobsJanet S. JennisonDavid & Patricia JewellDr. & Mrs. H. Douglas JonesJohn & Carole JoyceValerie & Robert KalwasDr. & Mrs. Donald KammAnne KampmeierBarbara & Robert KayMr. Jack L. KelchLeo & Cynthia KesselringJack & CB KinsellaKenneth R. KnightMr. & Mrs. Mordecai KolkoMrs. Ellen KonarPaulina & Laurence KovalskyElsbeth J. KozelChari Krenis

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Dr. & Mrs. Jacob KriegerJane LabrumRev. William LairdDr. & Mrs. Leo R. LandhuisMr. & Mrs. Thomas O LangeCraig & Susan LarsonDiana LauriaJennifer Leonard & David Cay JohnstonLenore & Marshall LesserPamela LeveSarah F. LiebschutzMs. Jean LigozioBarbara L. LobbDr. Erwin Loewen & Anita RosenfeldDr. & Mrs. Norman R. LoomisEd LutterbeinEdward J. & Kathleen L. LyndSandra MaceykaMr. & Mrs. Achilles MafiliosAngela MambroJeanne MandelJames & Patricia ManginSandy & Jack ManiloffBecki MarinelliJeffrey & Laura MarkwickDiana MarquisCharlotte MarshMr. & Mrs. Fred MasonRichard & Catherine MassieMark & Kathy KeoghMr. & Mrs. William C. MayerMr. & Mrs. Wayne J MazzarellaC. Thomas & Emily McCallDick & Sandra McGavernMr. & Mrs. David McNairMargaret & Bob MecredyCarl Mercendetti & Valerie MareshMr. & Mrs. Harry P. Messina, Jr.Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad MetzgerSidney MetzgerTheodore H. MorseJoseph & Linda MulcahySam & Donna MutoDr. & Mrs. R. Joseph NaplesMr. Raymond L NelsonMildred G. NessJohn NeumannRichard & Jeanne NewmanDr. Richard & Nancy NewtonJoan & Beryl NusbaumSuzanne J. O’BrienW. Smith & Jean O’BrienPeter Oddleifson & Kay WallaceMalcolm O’MalleyRobert & Betty Oppenheimer

Rita B. OtterbeinMrs. John PaganelliThe Rev. Marilyle Sweet PageMyrna & Gary PaigeDr. Vivian PalladoroRobert J. PalmerPhil R. PalumboMonica PanipintoJonathan R. Parkes & Marcia Bornhurst ParkesJohn & Diane ParrinelloThomas W. PaulEsther & Tom PaulDavid & Marjorie PerlmanMr. & Mrs. Claude PetersThomas W. Petrillo & William R. ReamyMr. & Mrs. Anthony PiazzaDavid & Virginia PixleyDr. & Mrs. Lee D. PollanVera PowleyDr. Susan Presberg-Greene & Dr. Robert GreeneBill & Edie PrestMary Jane ProschelBarry & Jean RabsonJerry & Janice RachfalSusan A. RaubRichard & Susan ReedDr. & Mrs. Paul ReevesStan & Anne RefermatBob & Shirley RheinwaldMr. & Mrs. Donn P. RiceDr. Ramon L. & Judith S. RickerDonald & Ernstine RicknerChristopher RiderSandra & Eugene RileyRobert RobbinsNancy & Art RobertsSuzanne RobinsonLawrence & Virginia RockwellMrs. David RomigDr. Harry & Ellen RosenDr. Gerald & Maxine RosenMargery & Richard RosenMr. & Mrs. Richard M. RosenbaumDick & Bea RosenbloomBeatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul RoxinDr. & Mrs. G. Theodore RuckertAndrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. RudolphCarolyn & Charles RuffingJean RyonMr. James R. SabeyLouise SadowskiMr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr.Ed & Gabriel Saphar

Ron SassoneSusan Scanlon & Croft K. HangartnerMr. & Mrs. Richard SchenkelMarjorie SchmalePaul & Barbara SchmiedNancy & David SchraverDavid & Naomi SchrierRich SensenbachMr. & Mrs. Eugene P. SeymourRobert Hallstrom & Lily ShawRuth SheldonMary E. ShermanMr. & Mrs. Michael O. ShipleyMyron S. Silver & Rivka ChatmanJoseph SimpsonDaniel & Sarah SingalDavid & Elizabeth SmithGeorge Smith & Diane AhlmanCharles H. SpeirsWalter StackerMr. & Mrs. Rudolph SteinerJames StengerMr. & Mrs. David SternElizabeth & Robert SterrettAnn H. Stevens & William J. ShattuckKevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-StoneDr. & Mrs. Alexander StrasserEdward Tanner & Elizabeth TreiberDouglas F. TaylorJonathan G. TerryChris Thomas & Catherine CerulliEric ThompsonThomas ThompsonDonald TingleyCelia & Doug ToppingBill & Mary Anna TowlerDonald & Donna TraverMr. & Mrs. George TreierWilliam J. TribelhornMr. & Mrs. A. Gene TrimbleJ. Michael & Sally TurnerJohn & Janet TylerEugene & Gloria UlterinoJoyce Underberg & Stan RodwinJohn R UnsonDJ & Patty UptonGeorge UrichCharles & Susan Van BurenBruce & Lauri Van HiseBetsy Van HornDoug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-ClineMargaret VanasWayne & Anne Vander BylGary & Marie VanGraafeilandThomas & Jeanne Verhulst

Vic VinkeyLisa Brubaker & James ViscardiJohn & Susan VolpelRobert VosteenStephen H. & Martha Gay WaiteBrian WaldmillerRobert & Sandra WalkerMrs. Herbert WatkinsPierce & Elizabeth WebbSusan C. & Robert E. WeberMr. & Mrs. Peter Z. WebsterMr. & Mrs. Walter I. WeinerAnn D. WeintraubDavid WelkerRichard & Shirley WersingerMrs. Timothy J. WestbrookCharles & Carolyn WhitfieldMr. & Mrs. William WilcoxMr. John Williams & Mr. Chuck LundeenLeonore & Lee WiltseJohn & Laurie WitmeyerCharles & Susan WolfeLes & Wanda WoodPeter WoodsDoris Wright & Gerald GlaserGeorge & Caroline WuEileen M. WurzerJoan & Joe YanniEllen G. YoungMarsha YoungLawrence & Susan YovanoffCarol Zajkowski

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is supported in part by grants from:

This list is current as of August 31, 2014

RPO PERFORMANCES ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.

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The OrchestraFIRST VIOLINJuliana Athayde, Concertmaster The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair, Funded in perpetuityWilfredo Degláns, Associate ConcertmasterShannon Nance, Assistant ConcertmasterPerrin YangTigran VardanyanEllen RathjenMolly WertsAika ItoWilliam HuntKenneth LangleyJeremy HillAn-Chi LinHeidi BrodwinMargaret Leenhouts

SECOND VIOLINThomas Rodgers, Principal Daryl Perlo, Assistant PrincipalPatricia SunwooJohn SullivanLara SipolsNancy HuntBoris ZapesochnyLiana Koteva KirvanAinur ZabenovaHee SagongJi-Yeon LeeJing Xing

VIOLAMelissa Matson, PrincipalOlivia Chew, Assistant PrincipalMarc AndersonElizabeth SekaOlita PoveroSamantha RodriguezDavid HultEmily CantrellMatthew HettingaKelsey Farr

CELLOLars Kirvan, Principal The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuityKathleen Murphy Kemp, Assistant PrincipalChristopher HaritatosMary Ann WukovitzBen KrugAndrew BarnhartIngrid BockAlexa CicirettiMelissa Burton AndersonWeiting Sun ~

BASSColin Corner, Principal The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair Funded in perpetuityMichael Griffin, Assistant PrincipalGaelen McCormickEdward CastilanoFred DoleJeff Campbell +Eric PolenikSpencer Jensen ~

FLUTERebecca Gilbert, Principal The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair Funded in perpetuityJoanna BassettJan Angus+Diane Smith

PICCOLOJoanna BassettJan Angus+

OBOEErik Behr, Principal The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Funded in perpetuityAnna SteltenpohlGeoffrey Sanford

ENGLISH HORNAnna Steltenpohl

CLARINETKenneth Grant,+ Principal The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuityWilliam AmselAndrew BrownAlice Meyer

E-FLAT CLARINETWilliam Amsel

BASS CLARINETAndrew Brown

SAXOPHONERamon Ricker+

BASSOONMatthew McDonald, Principal The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair Funded in perpetuityCharles BaileyMartha Sholl

CONTRA-BASSOONCharles Bailey

HORNW. Peter Kurau,+ Principal The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair Funded in perpetuityJennifer BurchDavid AngusStephen Laifer

TRUMPETDouglas Prosser,+ Principal The Elaine P. Wilson ChairWesley NanceHerbert SmithPaul Shewan

TROMBONEMark Kellogg,+ Principal The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair Funded in perpetuityLisa AlbrechtJeffrey Gray

TUBAW. Craig Sutherland, Principal

TIMPANICharles Ross, Principal The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair Funded in perpetuityJim Tiller, Assistant Principal

PERCUSSIONJim Tiller, PrincipalBrian StotzJohn McNeillRobert PattersonJillian Pritchard Fiandach

HARPGrace Wong, Principal The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute by Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester Funded in perpetuityBarbara Dechario

KEYBOARDJoseph Werner, Principal The Lois P. Lines Chair Funded in perpetuityCary Ratcliff

PERSONNEL MANAGERJoseph Werner

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIANKim Hartquist

STAGE MANAGERDavid Zaccaria

+ Full-time faculty at the Eastman School of Music ~ Eastman School of Music Orchestra Studies Diploma Intern

Ward Stare, Music Director

Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor

Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Community EngagementThe Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Christopher Seaman, Conductor LaureateThe Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

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OFFICERSDawn F. Lipson Chairperson of the Board Jules L. Smith Chairperson-Elect & Secretary

Charles H. Owens President & CEO

Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson

Mark Siwiec Vice Chairperson

Ingrid A. Stanlis Vice Chairperson

Elizabeth F. Rice Treasurer & Immediate Past Chairperson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS(TERM EXPIRES JAN. 2015) David W. AckroydDr. John M. BennettWilliam D. EggersLa Marr J. JacksonDouglas W. PhillipsChristopher N. PipaElizabeth F. RiceDr. Stephen I. RosenfeldKatherine T. SchumacherRobert B. StilesDeborah Wilson

(TERM EXPIRES JAN. 2016)James M. BoucherDr. Steven E. FeldonPatrick FulfordDawn F. LipsonMark SiwiecIngrid A. StanlisDr. Eugene P. Toy

(TERM EXPIRES JAN. 2017)Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq.Ilene L. FlaumSteven HessPatrick J. KellyMichael B. MillardJules L. Smith

EX-OFFICIOCricket Luellen Chairperson, Honorary Board

Mark Kellogg Orchestra Representative

Wesley Nance Orchestra Representative

Charles H. Owens President & CEO Elizabeth F. Rice Immediate Past Chairperson

Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music

HONORARY BOARDCricket Luellen Chairperson

David C. Heiligman Vice Chairperson

Nancy & Harry BeilfussJames M. BoucherDr. John Bouyoucos Paul W. Briggs William L. CahnCatherine B. CarlsonLouise EpsteinJoan FeinbloomMary M. GooleyA. Thomas Hildebrandt Robert D. HurshMarie KentonDr. James E. KollerHarold A. KurlandDr. Jacques M. Lipson Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel Jon L. SchumacherKatherine T. SchumacherNorman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. WelchPatricia C. Wilder

The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.

PAST RPO CHAIRPERSONS1930–32: Edward G. Miner*1932–34: Simon N. Stein*1934–38: George E. Norton*1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder*1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy*1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane*1943–46: L. Dudley Field*1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51: Joseph J. Myler*1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor*1952–55: Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57: Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks*1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh*1962–63: Ernest J. Howe*1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree*1965–67: Frank E. Holley *1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor*1969–71: Thomas H. Miller*1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75: John A. Santuccio1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna*1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine1980–82: Peter L. Faber1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp*1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut*1989–91: Paul W. Briggs1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00: Harold A. Kurland 2000–04: David C. Heiligman 2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis2006–09: James M. Boucher2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice

* Deceased

Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

(Founded in 1923Incorporated in 1930)

RPO Board

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ADMINISTRATIONCharles H. Owens, President & CEOEllen Beck, Executive Assistant

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & EDUCATIONRichard Decker, Vice President of Artistic AdministrationChris Beyer, Director of Concert OperationsBarbara Brown, Director of EducationPeter Folliand, Eastman Conducting Fellow

DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTSJudith F. Lemoncelli, Vice President of DevelopmentStephen T. House, Grants ManagerMarc A. Smith, Annual Campaign Manager & Data AnalystJason V. Polasek, Major Gifts OfficerKatherine P. Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator Olivia Grant, Development Assistant

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONRonald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & AdministrationNancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information SystemsIrene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Accounting ManagerKara Aymerich, Office Administrator

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSKatie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsEdward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing & SalesKathryn Judd, Marketing ManagerTeddy Sainphor, Ticketing ManagerMichelle Shippers, Communications ManagerLani Toyama, Box Office ManagerDavid T. Meyer +, House Manager

BOX OFFICE REPRESENTATIVESOlivia Case +Abby Chapman-Duprey +Sammi Cohen +Quinn Delaney +Tara Fayazi +Michael Franz +Rebecca Herlich +Katelyn Machnica +Katie Mueller +Marcy Savastano +Katie Weber +

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUELaura Morihara+, RPL Administrator

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRASusan Basu+, Manager

+ Part Time

RPO Staff

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Ward Stare Music Director

Jeff Tyzik Principal Pops Conductor

Michael Butterman Principal Conductor for Education and Community EngagementThe Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Christopher SeamanConductor LaureateThe Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

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