MELANIN IN THE MUSIC

ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY CONCERT

E N GL E WO O D N E I GHB O RH O O D CH O IR
Lonnie Norwood, Conductor

I N - S C H O O L ME MB E RS O F
Gresham School of Excellence
John Harvard Elementary School of Excellence
Charles R. Henderson Elementary School
Joshua D. Kershaw Elementary School
KIPP Bloom College Prep
Anna R. Langford Community Academy
Benjamin E. Mays Academy
Lonnie Norwood, Conductor

Saturday, February 29, 2020

3:00PM
Kennedy-King College
740 W. 63rd St.

Josephine Lee, President & Artistic Director

Judy Hanson, Senior Associate Artistic Director
Mark Myers, Associate Artistic Director

COMMUNITY CONCERTS
ARE PRESENTED BY
About Chicago Children’s Choir
Chicago Children’s Choir (Josephine Lee, President
and Artistic Director) is a non-profit organization
that inspires and unites youth from diverse
backgrounds to become global citizens through
music. Founded in Hyde Park in direct response to
the Civil Rights Movement in 1956, CCC has grown
from one choir into a vast network of in-school and
after-school programs serving 5,200 students across
the city of Chicago.
CCC has impacted the lives of more than 50,000
diverse youth throughout its 63-year history. Since
its founding, CCC has focused on building programs
that reflect the racial and economic diversity of
Chicago. Eighty percent of youth served are from
low-moderate income homes, with over 4,000
students annually participating completely free of
charge. All singers in CCC programs receive some
level of subsidy. High school seniors enrolled in CCC
have a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate,
becoming global ambassadors who carry on CCC’s
core values in a wide array of professional fields.
Under the leadership of President and Artistic
Director Josephine Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir has
achieved new heights and revolutionized the youth
choral arts through innovative, creative partnerships
and new artistic endeavors. Recent projects include
the world-premiere hip-hop musical Long Way Home,
written and directed by the renowned Q Brothers
Collective, which played to five sold-out houses in
2018; performance in a new staged production of
Leonard Bernstein’s MASS under the direction of
Marin Alsop in July 2018 and 2019 with two frequent
creative partners: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and Ravinia Festival; and collaboration on Chance
The Englewood Neighborhood Choir, under conductor Lonnie Norwood, is one of Chicago Children’s Choir’s 11
after-school Neighborhood Choir Programs. These programs provide beginning and intermediate choral training to
over 900 children throughout the city while building community pride and stewardship in each singer. Members of
the Englewood Neighborhood Choir range in age from 8-16 and rehearse twice weekly. Recent tours have included
Detroit and Wisconsin.
the Rapper’s debut studio album The Big Day (2019)
as well as a collaboration on his GRAMMY Award-
winning Coloring Book (2016) studio recording and
tour performances. CCC has served as a model for
youth choirs across the country including Boston
Children’s Chorus, Denver Children’s Choir and
Indianapolis Children’s Choir.
As a national and international touring ensemble,
Chicago Children’s Choir has performed throughout
the United States, in Cuba, South Africa, India,
Argentina, Uruguay, Korea, Canada, Japan and
Europe and for dignitaries such as former President
Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle
Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chicago Mayor
Lori Lightfoot, former Chinese President Hu Jintao,
former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak,
Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His
Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.
CCC has performed with or for acclaimed artists
such as Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Kathleen
Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, Yo-Yo Ma,
Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Enrique Iglesias, Quincy
Jones, Al Green, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ladysmith
Black Mambazo, Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Celine
Dion, Eddie Vedder, Common, Donald Lawrence
and Beyoncé. CCC has recorded on multiple labels
including James Ginsburg’s Cedille Records (Songs
from Spoon River, 2009) and has released six studio
recordings under its own label—Harmony Anew
(2018), We All Live Here (2016), Holiday Harmony
(2010), Songs on the Road to Freedom (2008), Sita
Ram (2006) and Open Up Your Heart (2004).
About Lonnie Norwood Jr.,
Conductor
Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Lonnie Norwood, Jr. grew up
with an unquenchable passion for music and community service. He knew
early on that both would be integral parts of his life’s work. He received
a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Luther College where he studied under
world-renowned conductor, Weston Noble. He went on to earn a Master
of Music degree with an emphasis in Voice from Florida State University.
Upon completion of his education, Lonnie taught K-12 music in Leon County
(Tallahassee) and Chicago area schools, both public and private. He has
enjoyed numerous career highlights working as a versatile singer and arranger
alongside artists such as Lizz Wright, Nona Hendryx, Nadine McKinnor, Ricky
Dillard, Sweet Honey In The Rock and Chicago’s Youth In Unity.

Lonnie joined the artistic staff at Chicago Children’s Choir (CCC) as a

conductor in 2012 and opened the vivacious Englewood Neighborhood Choir
(2013). His ensembles have performed at numerous city venues, including the Chicago Symphony Center,
Museum of Science & Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier and the McCormick Convention Center. They have
done three national tours and have been featured on WGN Channel 9 and ABC 7 News respectively. Their most
significant work, perhaps, is in serving the community of Englewood through song at local churches, parks,
shopping centers, block parties, schools and assisted living facilities.

In recent years, Lonnie has become more active as a choral clinician, helping educators and ensembles
understand the historical significance, vocal technique and the social justice aspects of gospel music and
African-American spirituals. Recent work has included workshops with ensembles at The University of
Chicago, teaching and singing with international ensemble Village Harmony throughout various provinces
of South Africa, musical exchanges in Nassau, Bahamas with members of the Bahamas National Youth Choir
and Bahamian musicians, BFli Young Artists Camp at ETA Theater Chicago and with SongRoots (Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada) teaching gospel and spirituals. He has also begun authoring articles along these
lines of interests, including a recent work for the American Choral Directors Association’s Choral Journal
(October 2018). Upcoming engagements include both a master class and guest lecture at Luther College on the
Pedagogy of Gospel Music and The Practice of Representation in Music Education and being a guest performer
with the City Soul Choir of Vancouver.

Every avenue of arts, outreach and advocacy Lonnie embarks on is credited to his church upbringing. He
established Audacious Praise (AP) in 2015, a multicultural arts outreach organization creating accessible, inter-
generational programming that impacts social and spiritual awareness in marginalized communities. Audacious
Praise is best known for one of South Shore’s finest inspirational open mic showcases, Fresh Faith Fridays and
have garnered great interest in its highly anticipated initiative, ChicaGO Reach Gospel Workshop (January
2020) to take place on the campus of The University of Chicago. He serves as lead musician and worship leader
at Bryn Mawr Community Church in South Shore, under the direction of esteemed vocalist and conductor,
Felicia Coleman-Evans.
Concert Program
COMBINED CHOIRS E N G L E W O O D V I VA C E
Ise Oluwa Angelitos Negros
Nigerian Yoruba folk song Manuel Alvarez Maciste & Andres Blanco
Soloist: Bryana Anaya
E N G L E WO O D CO M B I N E D E N S E M B L E S
Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) ¡Azúcar! Celia Cruz Medley -
Quincy Jones & Caiphus Semenya
feat. Quimbara, Azúcar Negra & La Negra
Choreography by Tashielle Gooley Tiene Tumbao
Junior Cepeda, María Díaz, Fernando Osorio,
Sergio George, arr. Lonnie Norwood
E N G L E WO O D A L L E G R O
Juba They Keep Coming - from the musical
African-American children’s song, arr. Lonnie Norwood Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope
Choreography by Tashielle Gooley & Lonnie Norwood Mikki Grant

COMBINED CHOIRS COMBINED CHOIRS

Everybody Wants Freedom/ One Love/People Get Ready
Woke Up This Morning/Oh Freedom Bob Marley/Curtis Mayfield
African-American spirituals adapted for the Civil Rights Choreography by Lonnie Norwood
Movement, arr. Lonnie Norwood
Our World
E N G L E W O O D V I VA C E Lonnie Norwood

Khawuleza (Hurry) We Shall Overcome

South African Xhosa folk song
Inspired by African-American gospel hymns,
adapted for the Civil Rights Movement by Zilphia
Soweto Blues Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Pete Seeger
Hugh Masekena

E N G L E WO O D A L L E G R O
Pata, Pata
Miriam Makeba & Jerry Ragovoy
Choreography by Tashielle Gooley

Cao, Cao Mani Picao

Jose Carbo Menendez
Choreography by Tashielle Gooley
Today’s Artists

IN-SCHOOL MEMBERS OF

Gresham School of Excellence KIPP Bloom College Prep

John Harvard Elementary School of Excellence Anna R. Langford Community Academy
Charles R. Henderson Elementary School Benjamin E. Mays Academy
Joshua D. Kershaw Elementary School

E N G L E WO O D N E I G H B O R H O O D C H O I R

Allegro Vivace
Kamaya Barnett Victoria Palomares Florence Afolabi Nasir Hamilton
John Curney Michelle Pillajo Bryana Anaya Ariel Johnson
Shawn Garrett Jordyn Rollins D’Niyah Anderson Jayden Jones
Kendall Goodlet Elijah Sims Rachel Burke Makaylah McDonald
Jonancy Montalvo Prince Terrones Reginald Burke Jr. Jocelyn Morales
Ramiyah Nash Elias Worrell Yatziri Castro Paola Salazar
Taliyah Nettles-By Sacha Daughrity Antionette Smith
Alana Flowers Cortney Smith
Cassaundra Garcia

I N S T R U M E N TA L I S T S

Keyboard: Guitar: Tenor Sax: Violin:

Brandon Lampkin Derek Boyd Artie Black Angelica D’Costa
Bass: Trumpet I: Trombone: Viola:
John Grizzard Greg Strauss Matthew Davis Danielle Taylor
Drums: Trumpet II: Percussion: Cello:
Daniel Curry Chris Davis David Springer Meena Cho

FOLLOWING TODAY’S CONCERT

Students in grades 3 & up are invited to the stage to audition
for the Englewood Neighborhood Choir!
 About Our Programs
OUR PROGRAMS

NEIGHBORHOOD
IN-SCHOOL VOICE OF
CHOIR PROGRAM
PROGRAM CHICAGO
+ DIMENSION

STUDENTS

4,200 900 100+

L O C AT I O N S

92
Schools
12
11 Community Sites
1
Downtown
1 Downtown

Caucasian/
White
African-
American/
Black

CCC STUDENT DIVERSITY H OW W E S U P P O R T

B R E A K D OW N OUR STUDENTS

Over 80% of the schools with which we partner predominantly serve students from
low-income households. Over 50% of students from our after-school programs come
from low-income households.
 Upcoming Events

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

World Music Festival Garfield Park/Off The Street Club

March 14, 3:30pm
UIC Forum | 725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Feat. Voice of Chicago, DiMension & Presto/select
Vivace Neighborhood Choir members
General admission is $10, pay what you can
Voice of Chicago is presented by Allstate
Community Concert
April 24, 7:00pm
Off The Street Club | 25 N. Karlov Ave.
Feat. Garfield Park/Off The Street Club Neighborhood
Choir & select Beverly Neighborhood Choir members
This event is free and open to the public

Austin Community Concert Pilsen/Little Village Community Concert

April 23, 7:30pm April 29, 7:00pm
Kehrein Center for the Arts | 5628 W. Washington Blvd. Benito Juarez Community Academy
Feat. Austin Neighborhood Choir, DiMension & 1450 W. Cermak Rd.
Voice of Chicago Feat. Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir
General admission is $10, pay what you can & DiMension
Voice of Chicago is presented by Allstate General admission is $10, pay what you can

S AT U R D AY,
MAY 16, 2020
8PM-12AM
MORGAN’S ON FULTON
950 W. F U LT O N S T.

Eat. The night is yours to explore. Join us at Morgan’s On Fulton for

an unforgettable celebration of Chicago’s youth. However you
Drink. enjoy the night, Chicago’s kids benefit. All funds raised directly
Listen. support Chicago Children’s Choir’s programs which inspire and
Sing. unite 5,200 youth annually.
Dance. Hosted by Chicago Children’s Choir’s Ambassadors Board. This event is 21+.
Lounge. Guests must provide valid identification for entry.

$150 per person. Tickets at CCCSOUNDBITES.COM

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H O W YO U M A K E
IT POSSIBLE

To make a gift to Chicago Children’s Choir, please

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

$5,000 funds one Connection Day, a special workshop that

brings together CCC students from different neighborhoods
to learn new music and choreography while forging
meaningful bonds with their CCC peers.

$2,500 funds an international tour scholarship, creating

the opportunity for a CCC singer to experience the
transformative power of travel and become an ambassador
of our city and mission.

$1,000 allows CCC to subsidize tuition for one

Neighborhood Choir singer from a low-income household.
You have the opportunity to give that student access to
a safe, nurturing after-school environment in their own
community.

$500 funds one bus trip for 50 singers to special

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

$250 funds a complete uniform set for one Neighborhood

Choir singer. You have the opportunity to bring the sense of
pride and belonging that comes with wearing a CCC uniform
to a singer who otherwise could not afford it.

$100 funds one binder of music for a Voice of Chicago

singer. You have the opportunity to introduce that singer
to music in over 37 languages and from a wide range of
cultures, genres, and time periods.

$500,000 & ABOVE
Bob & Rose Fealy
The Hatherly Family
Steven & Priscilla Kersten
David & Lesly Koo
The Elizabeth Morse
Charitable Trust
North Avenue Day Nursery
$250,000 – $499,999
Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff
The Nolan Family
$100,000 – $249,999
Tracey & Ed Benford
Ruth & Pat Boehmer
Carnelian Trust
Ellen-Blair Chube
CIBC
Bob & Joan Feitler
Jim & Karen Frank
Rob & Kathleen Katz /
Boka Restaurant Group
Jim & Ginger Meyer
Mridu & Chandra Sekhar
Jeff & Betsy Steele
Michael Teplitsky
Ron & Patty Weiss
F O U N DAT I O N , C O R P O R AT E A N D G O V E R N M E N T D O N O R S
Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes the following institutions that made gifts in support of CCC’s mission
from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
$50,000 & ABOVE
Allstate Insurance Company
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
The Crown Family
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999
Bank of America
CIBC
Lyon Family Foundation
Nth Degree Scholarship Fund
Prince Charitable Trusts
$50,000 – $99,999
Shradha Agarwal
Theo Epstein & Marie Whitney /
Foundation To Be Named Later
The Jackson Foundation
Kehoe Designs
Jacqueline Griesdorn &
Kevin Matzke
Kate Kestnbaum
Chrysa & Jeff Moster
Larry & Corky Richman
Jamie & Brian Vandenberg
Tracy & Justin Ward
The Wege Foundation /
Patrick & Ligia Goodwillie
$25,000 – $49,999
Susanne & David Baker
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Bill Wolf
Monica Young Carney
Brian Clingen
Caroline & Adam Dettman
Shelley MacArthur Farley &
William Farley
Derek & Katie Ferguson
John Hong & Ellee Pai Hong /
Uncommon
$15,000 – $24,999
Chicago Department of Cultural
Affairs and Special Events
Damico Family Foundation
The Davee Foundation
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Illinois Arts Council Agency
The Negaunee Foundation
The Wege Foundation /
Patrick & Ligia Goodwillie
$10,000 – $14,999
Apple Inc.
ComEd
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Harper Court Arts Council
Lincoln Park Preschool &
Kindergarten
Siragusa Family Foundation
Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully recognizes the cumulative
support of generous individuals and institutions who have
advanced CCC’s Raising Voices Campaign, a 3-year, $12 million
fundraising initiative to elevate the voices of Chicago’s youth.
Nora Jaskowiak & VO I C E O F
Matthew Hinerfeld TO M O R R OW
Ann Marie Lipinski & Steven Kagan CIRCLE
Kala & Mike Moynihan
Diane & Jim Pearse The Voice of Tomorrow
Joe & Jennifer Shanahan Circle comprises donors
who have made planned
$10,000-$24,999 gift commitments to CCC as
The Baffa Family
part of our Raising Voices
Jacolyn & John Bucksbaum Campaign.
Chloé Ericsoussi
Richard & Eileen Epstein Bob & Rose Fealy
Mark & Kristen Freund Jim & Ginger Meyer
Melissa Kibler & Vince Lazar Susanne & David Baker
Kimberly & Mauro Mafrici / Carrie L. Hedges
Pelago Ristorante Reichardt Family
Micah Materre & Kelvin Jackson
Bernie & Pat Woytek
$1,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Tim Calkins & Carol Saltoun
Jennifer & Albert Chung
David Griffin & Susan Warner
Carrie L. Hedges
Michele Musgrove
Saul & Margaret Shorr
Torres Family
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson &
Donald Thompson
$5,000 – $9,999 Praxair
Anonymous (1) RBC Wealth Management
Butler Family Foundation Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation State Farm
Garrett Brands Urban Partnership Bank
Irving Harris Foundation William Blair & Company
Kinder Morgan Foundation $500 – $999
Mazza Foundation Antares Capital Corporation
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas The Philip M. Friedmann Family
Community Fund Charitable Trust
The Pritzker Pucker Family A.A. Rayner & Company, Ltd.
Foundation Shure Incorporated
The Wicklander Family Foundation Stratagem Construction
$1,000 – $4,999 $100 – $499
Anonymous (1) AmazonSmile Foundation
2112 Chicago FTI Consulting, Inc.
Global Village Charitable Trust Synchrony Financial
KPMG LLP
The Pattis Family Foundation
INDIVIDUAL DONORS ♦ Member of Voice of Tomorrow Circle, which recognizes donors who have made planned gift commitments

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

$100,000 & ABOVE Shaun & Andy Block Kevin Cochran Allison Bosma
Bob & Rose Fealy ♦ Larry & Cynde Bruck Brady & Anne Deaton Lydia Brauer
The Hatherly Family Jacolyn & John Bucksbaum Peter & Neva Egan Ellen Brett
Steven & Priscilla Kersten Tim Calkins & Carol Saltoun Megan & Joseph Elberts Susan Broadbent
Stanley Christianson Trasha Embry Dan Brown
$50,000 – $99,999 Jennifer & Albert Chung John Goodwin Colin Brownell
David & Lesly Koo Shaun Considine Doug & Mary Clare Gourley John Buchanan
The Nolan Family Charles F. Custer Jay Gummert Edmund Burke
$25,000 – $49,999 Christina Deaton DeMarea & Anna-Lise Jensen Allison Burman
Tracey & Ed Benford Brad DeMarea Thomas Kehoe David & Marina Burman
Carnelian Trust Richard & Eileen Epstein Linda Kim Donald Burman
Ellen-Blair Chube Kelly & Steve Fekety Nick & Dagmara Kokonas Alejandro & Elise Caffarelli
Jacqueline Griesdorn & Derek & Katie Ferguson Ed & Bonnie Leracz Patrick Cahill
Kevin Matzke Peter Gotsch & Jana French Saul Levmore & Julie Ann Roin Donna Calandra
Tracy & Justin Ward Joan Gottschall Carol Maxon Richard & Sharon Carlson
David Griffin & Susan Warner Don McCord Erik Charlston
$15,000 – $24,999 Sharad Chib
Kate Kestnbaum Stanley & Cynthia Gutkowski Jonathan & Jasmine Morris
Richard & Jacqueline Hawwa Vreni Naess Wendy Chronister & Peter Rogers
Mridu & Chandra Sekhar Beth & Will Coleman
Jeff & Betsy Steele Randy L. Holgate & John H. Peterson Jason & Heidi Pfetcher
Michael & Rosalind Keiser Mary Jane Raymond Paul Collins
Michael Teplitsky Mrs. Jane B. Colman
The Wege Foundation/ Patrick & Diane Kelley Dan & Debby Roan
Melissa Kibler & Vince Lazar Erica L. Sandner Paul Cook
Ligia Goodwillie Stefania Damico
Ron & Patty Weiss David Kleiman Fran & Joe Scartelli
Kevin Kovitz & Odile David Erin Slitt Bob & Dawn Davis
$10,000 – $14,999 Rachel & Mackie LeFevre-Snee Jocelyn & Scott Smith Charles & Karen Dhyanchand
Ruth & Patrick Boehmer Alejandro & Diane Longoria Nancy Spector Stone Micayla Diener
Ann Marie Lipinski & Steve Kagan Adam & Elizabeth M. Low Mike & Leslie Taylor Sam Diener
Larry & Corky Richman Kimberly & Mauro Mafrici / Don Thompson Ronald D’Innocenzo
Jamie & Brian Vandenberg Pelago Restaurant Nidhi Vaid Brittni Ditomasso
Dr. Doris Wineman, Ph.D. Barbara Mayers Anthony Vales Patrick & Alexandra Doloughty
The Blythe & David Mendelson Steve & Randi Wine Heather Dombey
$5,000 – $9,999 Lauren Eisenstein
Philip & Mary Beth Canfield Family Fund Albert & Ellen Zickmann
Dr. Edward & Carol Millunchick Patrick Zimmermann Amy Ellingson
Monica Young Carney Melika Embry
Jerry & Judy Castellini The Morgenstern Wilson Family $100 – $499
Michele Musgrove Sarah Fader
David Graff Anonymous (3) Chris Felix
Marguerite Hark Diane & Jim Pearse Bridget Adaska
William & Georgy Ann Peluchiwski Carolynn Fisher
Nora Jaskowiak & Himal Agarwal & Shimul Lahoti Linda May Fitzgerald
Matthew Hinerfeld Dave & Tamsyn Pequet Beth Akeson
Stephen Pratt & Liisa Thomas Verbie & Dorothy Florence
The Jackson Foundation Shelby Allison Jay Freedman
Ann Kaplan & Robert Fippinger Marko & Julie Ratesic Linda Alpert
Matt Roan & Shannon O’Brien Laura Fruhauff
Welz Kauffman & Jon Teeuwissen Pablo Alvarez Sono Fujii
Kip & Sarah Kelley Marquis & Dianne Sauvage Gretchen Anderson
Robert & Susan Shapiro Anne Funke
Josephine Lee & Kevin McConkey James & Lindsay Anderson Rebecca Fyffe
Chrysa & Jeff Moster K.B. Shriram & Sujatha Shenoy Jewel Anderson
Dr. Kimberly Sterling Thomas Gajewski
Kala & Mike Moynihan Warren Aney Laura & KiAundre Garland
Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff Geoffrey Stone & Jane Dailey Nadine Apelian Dobbs &
Paul & Brenda Stubitsch Stephen & Carolyn Geldermann
D. Elizabeth Price Brett Dobbs Janet H. Gilbert /
Neil Shah Kay Torshen Foundation Phillip Armstrong
Phillip Vasquez Fletcher & Sippel LLC
Jason & Lisa Silverman Katie & Rob Ashcroft Myles Glancy
Lawrence E. Strickling & Bernie & Pat Woytek Elisabeth Baker Jason Stell & Kate Glickman
Sydney L. Hans $500 – $999 Janet Bean Steven Glickman
Dr. Donald E. Thompson & Anonymous (2) Jenny Beightol Anne Grant
Mrs. Kathleen Wilson-Thompson James & Renee Akers David Bentrem Tabitha & Matt Green
$1,000 – $4,999 Barry & Susie Alberts Jayme Betts Erin Grogan
Anonymous (1) David & Lisa Allen Brandon Biederman Alla Hanilov
David Apatoff & Nell Minow Susanne & David Baker ♦ Katie Bien Judy Hanson & Bryan Farina
Peter & Lucy Ascoli The Barr Fund Diane Bild Dr. Robert Harris
The Baffa Family Madelaine & Collin Bruck Sarah & Hart Billings Vinod Havalad
Gerry Barad Evan Bruno John Blair Emily & Nate Hazlerig
Mark & Mary Baranek Michael & Susan Bruno Richard Blough Greg Hendle
INDIVIDUAL DONORS, CONT’D
Cece Hill Kristine Mackey Kathleen Platt Terry & Shelley Smith
Keri Hodnik Susan MacMillan Russell & Josephine Pogue Jean Soh
Melissa Hoffman Keith Mait Michael Pope Jonathan Solomon
Miles Hommel Sean & Tyler Mansfield William Preston John & Kristie Spegele
Margaret Huyck Marie Marcucci William Pry Jordan & Jill Stone
Jeremy Jacinth Arthur & Elaine Margulis Geoffrey Rahie Kristi Stone
Carita Jewell James Mastro Vishu Ramanathan & Melissa Lupella Mollie Stone
Erica Jewell Katherine McAllister Elle Ramel Stuart Strong & Kris Beck
Robert G. Jones George McCalister Jessica Ring David Swendsen
Amanda Jourdain Carla & Peter W. McCauley Sr., MD Charles & Marilynn Rivkin Willie Mae Tabor
Jean Jourdain Curtis & Christina McClusick Megan Robertson Rico & Julie Tallud
Caroline Kagan Megan McCoy Solvig & Harry Robertson Bruce Tammen & Esther Menn
Patricia Kagie Shannon McGhee & Matt Vaske Penelope Robson Ming Lun Tang
Geoff & Susan Kammrath Loren McGowan Erin Roche & Paula Cuadros-Roche Theresa Todd
Rachel Kaplan & Bob Riesman Erin McHugh Ron & Elizabeth Rosenthal Torres Family
Megan Kelly Thomas McNeal Lisa Roth Christine Torres
Maureen Kernan Raymond Melencio Guy Rozentsveig & Melanie Unterfranz
Miriam Kim Richard & Sara Mesirow Victoria Rozentsveig Shapiro Zalman & Karen Usiskin
Jacquelyn Kimmel Deborah Meyer & Eric Brantley Carolyn Rozich Mykel Vandenberg
Diana H. King Floyd & Elizabeth Miller Daniel & Anne Rudolph Lauren & Nick Vissat
Kevin King Matthew Mistretta John & Renee Salomon Jasper Pierson Walker
Esther Klatz Robert & Bernadette Molloy Nestor & Beth Sanchez Shirley Walker
Christopher & Janet Emily Monasterio Meg & Graham Satherlie Kirk & Mary Kate Watkins
Scott Koch Janet Cloud Mose Eve Saxon Fred & Kathy Weber
The Kosmak Family Richard & Mary Beth Murphy Julie & Bob Schlossberg Josef Weber
Brent Kuennen Kevin Myrie Emilia Schobeiri Aaron Werner
Eleanor Laser Nishad & Lynda Nadkarni Carol Schroeder Marie Wester
Missy Lavender Joey Nakayama Rahul Sekhar Christopher White
Ted & Wendy Lawrence Ilene Nemeroff & Charles Edwards Jeremiah Seraphine Jesse Williams
Velta Lazda Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Kunal Shah Alice Pirie Wirtz *
Tim Lenihan Todd Ochs & Janet Agranoff Renu Shah Rachel Wolfson & Edward Finegold
Steve Lerch Kathleen O’Donnell Matt Shannon Ernest Wong
Abba & Bonnie Lessing Katherine Ollis Ryan Shannon Michael & Katie Word
Artis Lin Brett Orlov Roy & Lisa Sharda Linda Wright
Matt Lineen Jason Park Janet Shiff Laura Yergesheva
Charles Lipson & Tramaine Parker Rebecca Shorr Stephen Young
Susan Bloom Lipson Shelby Parnes Pam Shortall Amy Zanglin
Nada & Jordan Litwin Mary Pattillo Perry Siatis Sara Zimmerman & David Stern
Melvin & Sherry Lopata Mallory Paul Kanwar & Avanti Singh Ann Butler Zimrin
Maria Lotito Alex Paz Jack & Allison Siragusa ♦ Voice of Tomorrow Circle
Robert & Kenda Lovecchio Stephanie Pines Jean Smith * Deceased

IN-KIND DONORS
Boka Restaurant Group Jeffrey N. Dahl Kehoe Designs Mariano’s Uncommon
Breakthru Beverage Richard & Eileen Epstein David & Lesly Koo Metro William Blair & Company
CIBC The Geraghty KPMG Revolution Brewing
Golin The Langham Shure Incorporated
TRIBUTE
IN MEMORY O F IN H ON OR OF Judy Hanson Raiva Desai Lessing Rebecca Shorr
Ellen Brauer Issak Akers Christina & John Hatherly Katya Lysander, Ph.D. Olivia Smith
George Grant Eric Ashworth Carrie L. Hedges ♦ Jessie Merchant Scott Smith
Cliff Hanson Ivy Beard Cece Hill Jim & Ginger Meyer ♦ Mollie Stone
Christopher Jackson Lilly Brenner Strelitz Ann Kaplan Michael & Meeghan Paige Svoboda
Elizabeth “Beth” Kershner Art Bresnahan The Katz Family Nemeroff Brian & Jamie Vandenberg
Rev. Christopher Moore Joseph Brewer Priscilla Kersten Anna Ochs Danny Wallenberg
Kenneth G. Qualkenbush Evan Bruno Clara Kim & John Mussman Delfin Onay Danny Wallenberg,
Patti Youngblood Brittany Burton-Hipps David & Lesly Koo Ben Ross Humboldt Park & Rogers
Saalik Ziyad CCC Conductors & Staff Diana Lawrence & Matthew Lisa Roth & Matt Arnold Park Neighborhood
Bob & Rose Fealy ♦ Adams Marcy Roth Choirs
Larry Fischer Josephine Lee Caroline Santiago Ron & Patty Weiss
Tara Flocco & Patrick Daley Abba Lessing Anne & Tom Schafer Patricia Wells

♦ Member of Voice of Tomorrow Circle, which recognizes donors who have made planned gift commitments
R E D JAC K E T O P T I O N A L 2 01 9 S P O N S O R S A N D D O N O R S
Chicago Children’s Choir is grateful to the many individuals, families, corporations, foundations and cultural partners who
contributed to the fundraising efforts of the October 18, 2019 Red Jacket Optional gala.
FORTISSIMO SPONSOR
($60,000)
Ellen-Blair Chube / William Blair
Bob & Rose Fealy ♦
David & Lesly Koo / RoundTable
Healthcare Partners
FORTE SPONSOR
($30,000)
Ariel Investments, LLC
Foundation To Be Named Later
John & Christina Hatherly
Priscilla & Steven Kersten
Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff /
Vedder Price
Teplitsky Family /
Wynnchurch Capital, LLC
MEZZO PIANO
SPONSOR ($15,000)
BOK Center
CIBC
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Duchossois
The Jackson Foundation
Kala and Mike Moynihan
Oak View Group, LLC
PwC
Quad
RSM US LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Ron & Patty Weiss
Jamie & Brian Vandenberg
PIANISSIMO SPONSOR
($10,000)
Katie & Rob Ashcroft
Gerry Barad & Bridget Thomas
Tracey & Ed Benford /
Goldman Sachs
BMO Harris Bank
Patrick & Ruth Boehmer /
KPMG LLP
Christopher & Susan Burke
Capital One Healthcare
Joan Craig & Peter Ruggiero
Thomas & Michelle Cusick
David and Nicole Dell’Aringa
Suzanne EL-Moursi &
Dr. Bassel Ericsoussi
Derek & Katie Ferguson
David & Susan Smalstig /
FTI Consulting
Ligia & Patrick Goodwillie
Jacqueline Griesdorn &
Kevin Matzke
Jacqui & Richard Hawwa
John Hong & Ellee Pai Hong
Karie Katz and David Katz
Rob and Kathleen Katz
Melissa Kibler / Mackinac Partners
The Lefkofsky Family Foundation
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Deneese Walia Levin &
Matthew Levin
Ann Marie Lipinski and Steve Kagan
The Nolan Family Foundation
Matt & Carrie Parr
Diane & Jim Pearse
Renee & John Salomon
SMG
United Center
Vandenberg Family
WGN Television
SOTTO VOCE ($7,500)
Himal Agarwal & Shimul Lahoti /
Millennium Bank
Caroline & Adam Dettman
Erica L. Sandner
Joe & Jennifer Shanahan
Peoples Gas / North Shore Gas
Community Fund
$20,000 & ABOVE
Himal Agarwal & Shimul Lahoti
Liz Gilbert & Kent Stevens
John & Christina Hatherly
Michael Medzigian
Michael & Cynthia O’Connor
Diane & Jim Pearse
Mridu & Chandra Sekhar
Jamie & Brian Vandenberg
$10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous
Gerry Barad & Bridget Thomas
Tracey & Ed Benford
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf &
William Wolf
Bob & Rose Fealy
Jim & Karen Frank
Priscilla & Steven Kersten
Nick & Dagmara Kokonas
David & Lesly Koo
Scott & Christen Meyer
Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff
Quad / Eric & Trisha Ashworth
Renee & John Salomon
Rahul Sekhar
Ilan & Becky Shalit
Jason Stell & Kate Glickman
$5,000 - $9,999
Carlin & Julie Adrianopoli
Baird
Matt & Joyce Bayer
Patrick & Ruth Boehmer
Don Carone
Ellen-Blair Chube
Rob & Nicole Creamer
William & Shelley Farley
Adam & Melissa Filkin
Meghan & Umrai Gill
Hickory Farms, LLC
David D. Hiller
Daniel Jaffee
L.E.K. Consulting LLC
Deneese Walia Levin &
Matthew Levin
Jacqueline Griesdorn &
Kevin Matzke
Jim & Ginger Meyer
Kala & Mike Moynihan
Joe & Carinne Nicosia
Matt & Carrie Parr
Beth & Ryan Satterfield
James & Lisa Seymour
Darren & Anne Snyder
John & Kristie Spegele
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Justin & Tracy Ward
Richard & Megan Witzel
$1,000 - $4, 999
Katie & Rob Ashcroft
Christopher & Ashley Atkinson
Linda & Mark Barham
Kevin Boehm & Cortney Moon
Amy & Brian Boonstra
Joe & Elizabeth Braik
Breakthru Beverage Group
Jillisa Brittan & Jeffrey Smith
Liz Buchanan & John Blair
David & Lisa Burik
Brian & Melissa Caldwell
Tim Calkins & Carol Saltoun
David Callahan
Brendan & Colleen Carroll
Chris Coetzee & Lindy Hirschohn
Theresa Corrao &
Matthew Leonard
Bridget Coughlin & Brian Wegner
Matt Cowell
Joan Craig & Peter Ruggiero
LBC Credit Management, LLC
Scott & Candice Dias
Brett & Megan Fealy
Arthur Fogel & Kaleen Lemmon
Ed & Jenny Freidheim
John & Sarah Geis
Kerryann Haase Minton &
Joe Minton
Samit & Lea Halvadia
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Laurel Harris & David Baffa
Jacqui & Richard Hawwa
Tom Hinkes & Suzanne Gignilliat
William A Von Hoene, Jr.
David Hoffman &
Monique Moore-Hoffman
Dan & Megan Hugo
Matthew James & Vivian Lee
Theodore & Nancy Koenig
Nate & Amanda Kush
Jason & Hillary Lev
Alejandro & Diane Longoria
Stephen & Valerie Madry
Suzanne Martinez
Aletha Maybank
Martin McAndrew
Jen McConnell
Gray & Jodi McNally
Tommy Nicholson
Shaila Pai-Verma
Scott & Rachel Pasquini
David & Tamsyn Pequet
Jason & Heidi Pfetcher
Dan & Judy Ransford
Alyssa Rapp & Hal Morris
O.R.B.A
Stephanie Reed
Adam Rifkin and Laura Neiman
Matt Roan & Shannon O’Brien
Tim & Lisa Romberger
Guy Rozentsveig &
Victoria Rozentsveig Shapiro
Ellen Rudnick & Paul Earle
Mike & Mary Schroeck
John & Maria Shannon
David & Susan Smalstig
Catherine & Ted Stewart
Chris & Catherine Stickrod
Phillip & Leah Sylvester
Mike & Leslie Taylor
Steve Traxler
Brian & Caryn Umbenhauer
Amy & Jason Williams
Darrell Windle
David & Randi Winter
Jeff & Lisa Wissink
♦ Member of Voice of Tomorrow Circle,
which recognizes donors who have
made planned gift commitments
 Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully
recognizes our philanthropic partners
Represents partners from January 31, 2019 through January 31, 2020.

$50,000 – $100,000

The Davee
Foundation

The Crown
Family ®

$15,000 – $49,999

This program
is partially
supported by Smart Family Damico Family
a grant from
the Illinois Foundation Foundation
Arts Council
Agency.

Bob & Rose The Vandenberg Nth Degree Negaunee

Fealy Family Scholarship Fund Foundation

$10,000 – $14,999

Ann and Gordon

Getty Foundation

Wege
Foundation
Staff & Boards
Josephine Lee Justin Cavazos Cece Hill Lisa Salazar
President & Artistic Director Program Assistant Program Director Marketing Manager
Judy Hanson Youna Choi Jackie Johnson Maria Sanchez
Senior Associate Artistic Director Conductor Program Manager Senior Manager, Donor Services
Mark Myers Ameera Craigs Miriam Kim Rebecca Shorr
Associate Artistic Director Program Assistant Conductor Artistic Producer
Rachel LeFevre-Snee Magdalena Delgado Elizabeth M. Low Pam Shortall
Chief Operating Officer Conductor External Affairs Director of School Programs
Kelly Fekety Christina Deaton DeMarea Kristin Llewellyn & Special Projects
Chief Financial Officer Senior Advisor Marketing Assistant Heather Stewart
Jocelyn Smith Abigail Droeger Stephanie Martinez Conductor
Chief Program Officer Operations Coordinator Program Assistant Mollie Stone
Lisa Arnold Roxana Espoz Karley Mayomi Director of World Music
Conductor Program Assistant Program Associate & Conductor
Elisabeth Baker Ryan Fitzpatrick Veronica Morales Daniel Wallenberg
Conductor Conductor Program Assistant Conductor
Michaela Bateman Amaranta Flores-Gualtieri Lonnie Norwood Amanda Wolff
Conductor Program Assistant Conductor Conductor
Afton Battle Laura Fruhauff Charlotte Ostrow Sara Zimmerman
Director of Engagement Program Registrar Program Assistant Production Manager
Evan Bruno John Goodwin Regina Robinson
Manager of Choral Programs Principal Pianist & Program Assistant
& Conductor Conductor in Residence

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMBASSADORS BOARD

David J. Koo, Chair Robert Fealy Ligia Mendez Erin Slitt, Chair Tabitha Green Nicole Reifman
Patrick E. Boehmer, Derek Ferguson Goodwillie Don McCord, Lizzie Guynn Guy Rozentsveig
Treasurer Dr. Jacqueline James P. Meyer Vice Chair Lisa Laws Marissa Schrader
Dr. Ron Weiss, Griesdorn Michael A. Nemeroff, Lauren Vissat, Artis Lin Neil Shah
Secretary Christina Hatherly Esq. Vice Chair Nada Litwin Jack Siragusa
Eric Ashworth Richard Hawwa Joseph P. Nolan Katie Ashcroft Sean Mansfield Matt Unertl
Gerry Barad Carrie L. Hedges, Esq. Matthew Parr Erin Broderick Jennifer McConnell Phillip Vasquez
Bryan Burg Shannon McGhee Mykel Vandenberg
Tracey Benford Ellee Pai Hong Diane Pearse Yannek Nikodimos Tyler Vandenberg
Monica Carney Yusef Jackson Matt Roan Allison Burman
Lauren Carey Brett Orlov Pat Waite
Ellen-Blair Chube Rob Katz Joe Shanahan Shelby Parnes Mike Walker
Caroline Dettman Priscilla Kersten Jeff Steele Lauren Abney
Eisenstein Dave Pequet Josef Weber
Brian Egwele Melissa S. Kibler Michael Teplitsky Kathleen Platt
Megan Elberts
Suzanne EL-Moursi Deneese Walia Levin Brian Vandenberg Sarah Fader Conley Pollard
Theo Epstein Ann Marie Lipinski Justin Ward Scott Fetters Mike Pope
Shelley MacArthur Micah Materre Bernie Woytek Laura Garland Elle Ramel
Farley Donielle McCutcheon

COMMUNITY COUNCIL CREATIVE COUNCIL PARENT TASK FORCE *Board Members

Dr. Susanne Baker Josephine Robinson Samantha Saifer Welz Kauffman Jeff Steele, Matthew Parr*
Director, DePaul World Vision Chicago Berngard President and CEO, Chair of the Parent Josephine Pogue
Community Music Rev. David Schwartz Co-Founder, Ravinia Festival Task Force* Renee Salomon
School and Rev. Teresa Boldface Co. Thomas Kehoe Steve Bynum Leah Talmers
Jonathan Brooks Schwartz Angela Brantley Founder & President, Jennifer Chung Courtney Ward
Senior Pastor, Canaan Senior Co-Ministers, Co-Founder and Kehoe Designs Dr. Jacqueline Rita Wrather-Clark
Community Church First Unitarian Church Creative Director, Griesdorn* Sabrina Wright
Azeeza Khan Julie Herr Anabel Yuen
Angela T. Ingram of Chicago Hero/Black Owner, Azeeza US Ellee Pai Hong*
Senior Vice President, Angela Sedeño, Ph.D. Hebru Brantley Rob Lewis
Communications, Executive Director Visual Artist Producer
Chicago Region The Kedzie Center Nick Cave
iHeartMedia Markets GQ & JQ Qaiyum
Michael Strautmanis Artist The Q Brothers
Group Chief Engagement Rhea Fernandez Monica Royer
Abigail Muldoon Officer, Obama Co-Founder and
Manager, Division of Foundation Owner, Monica + Andy
Creative Director,
Adolescent Medicine, Hero/Black Marie Whitney
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Owner, Two Penny
Children’s Hospital Blue
 Special Thanks
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Charles R. Henderson Elementary School
Marvis Jackson-Ivy, Principal
Eigbobo Joseph
for Yoruba Coaching Joshua D. Kershaw Elementary School
Tanya Fields, Principal
Veronica Morales
for Spanish Coaching and Translation
KIPP Bloom College Prep
Ellen Sale, Principal
Gresham School of Excellence
Steve Fisher, Principal
Anna R. Langford Community Academy
Linda Woods, Principal
John Harvard Elementary School
of Excellence Benjamin E. Mays Academy
Aisha McCarthy, Principal Tanyelle Hannah-Reed, Principal

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