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L I NCO L N PA R K / DE PAU L
N E I GH B O R H OO D CH O IR
Evan Bruno, Conductor
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C H I C AGO C H I L DRE N’S CH O IR
I N- S C H O O L S ING E RS
Lisa Arnold, Elisabeth Baker & Evan Bruno, Conductors
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About Chicago Children’s Choir
Chicago Children’s Choir (Josephine Lee, President the Rapper’s debut studio album The Big Day (2019)
and Artistic Director) is a non-profit organization as well as a collaboration on his GRAMMY Award-
that inspires and unites youth from diverse winning Coloring Book (2016) studio recording and
backgrounds to become global citizens through tour performances. CCC has served as a model for
music. Founded in Hyde Park in direct response to youth choirs across the country including Boston
the Civil Rights Movement in 1956, CCC has grown Children’s Chorus, Denver Children’s Choir and
from one choir into a vast network of in-school and Indianapolis Children’s Choir.
after-school programs serving 5,200 students across
the city of Chicago. As a national and international touring ensemble,
Chicago Children’s Choir has performed throughout
CCC has impacted the lives of more than 50,000 the United States, in Cuba, South Africa, India,
diverse youth throughout its 63-year history. Since Argentina, Uruguay, Korea, Canada, Japan and
its founding, CCC has focused on building programs Europe and for dignitaries such as former President
that reflect the racial and economic diversity of Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle
Chicago. Eighty percent of youth served are from Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former
low-moderate income homes, with over 4,000
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chicago Mayor
students annually participating completely free of
Lori Lightfoot, former Chinese President Hu Jintao,
charge. All singers in CCC programs receive some
former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak,
level of subsidy. High school seniors enrolled in CCC
Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His
have a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate,
Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.
becoming global ambassadors who carry on CCC’s
core values in a wide array of professional fields. CCC has performed with or for acclaimed artists such
Under the leadership of President and Artistic as Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Kathleen Battle,
Director Josephine Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir has Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, Yo-Yo Ma, Andrea
achieved new heights and revolutionized the youth Bocelli, Josh Groban, Enrique Iglesias, Quincy Jones,
choral arts through innovative, creative partnerships Al Green, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ladysmith Black
and new artistic endeavors. Recent projects include Mambazo, Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Celine Dion,
the world-premiere hip-hop musical Long Way Home, Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé. CCC has recorded on
written and directed by the renowned Q Brothers multiple labels including James Ginsburg’s Cedille
Collective, which played to five sold-out houses in Records (Songs from Spoon River, 2009) and has
2018; performance in a new staged production of released six studio recordings under its own label—
Leonard Bernstein’s MASS under the direction of Harmony Anew (2018), We All Live Here (2016),
Marin Alsop in July 2018 and 2019 with two frequent Holiday Harmony (2010), Songs on the Road to
creative partners: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Freedom (2008), Sita Ram (2006) and Open Up
and Ravinia Festival; and collaboration on Chance Your Heart (2004).
The Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir, under conductor Evan Bruno, 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 Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir range in age from 8-16 and rehearse twice weekly. Select singers have
recently performed in Dead Man Walking at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Bernstein’s MASS at Ravinia Festival. Recent
tours have included Phoenix, Portland and Chicago.
About Evan Bruno, Manager of
Choral Programs & Conductor
Born and raised in Williamsburg, VA, Evan Bruno began his
professional music career at the age of 10 when he joined The
Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums as a fifer. Evan moved to
Chicago in 2011 to accept the position of In-School Conductor with
Chicago Children’s Choir. Since then, he has worked with CCC’s
Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir and in the fall of 2013, helped open
the Englewood Neighborhood Choir. Evan is now the proud conductor
of the Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir and is thrilled
to open CCC’s eleventh Neighborhood Choir in Bucktown for the
2019-20 season.
Her passion for quality music education began during her eight years
as a singer in the CCC. Since then, Lisa has gained a wide range of
experience teaching at the elementary, high school and collegiate
levels. She co-wrote and taught a music curriculum for behaviorally and
emotionally impaired middle school students at Beacon Day Treatment in
Inkster, Michigan; was the founding director of Midnight Blue, University
of Michigan’s first-ever women’s glee club vocal jazz ensemble. She
taught a variety of classes, including private voice lessons, music theory,
jazz repertoire, and jazz improvisation; and she directed a vocal jazz
ensemble at Southwestern Community College’s School for Music
Vocations in Creston, Iowa.
Upon her return home to the windy city, Lisa worked at Merit School of
Music organizing partnerships with Chicago Public Schools to provide
music education to thousands of students across the Chicagoland area
as well as teaching choir at two of Chicago’s west-side public schools.
Lisa has contracted and sung in choirs for The Oprah Winfrey Show and
Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy in Chicago as well as co-producing the 31st
Annual Gold Company Miller Show at Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo,
Michigan. She has sung backup for artists including Seal and Charice,
recorded vocals for Barbie in A Christmas Carol, Barbie in The Nutcracker,
Gary Fry’s Christmas in Chicago, and sings regularly around Chicago.
About Elisabeth Baker,
Conductor
Born and raised in Chicago, Elisabeth Baker is currently the conductor
of the Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir and various In-School programs
of the Chicago Children’s Choir. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music
Education from New York University and a Masters of Music in Music
Education from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
Elisabeth taught in the New York City public schools for several years
as an elementary and middle school choral and general music teacher.
Her choirs received Gold ratings at the New York State School Music
Association Festival, and for three consecutive years placed first at
Hershey Park’s Music in the Parks competition, where her choir received
superior and excellent ratings.
Ms. Baker is an avid choral performer, and has performed with world-
renowned orchestras and choirs including the Philadelphia Orchestra,
New York Philharmonic, and Berlin Philharmonic.
F O L LOW I N G T H E CO N C E R T
Students in grades 3 & up are invited to the stage to audition
for the Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir!
Visit ccchoir.org/join to sign up for an alternate
audition time on Tuesday, January 14.
L I N C O L N PA R K / D E PA U L V I VA C E L I N C O L N PA R K / D E PA U L P R E S T O
Svadba Sure On This Shining Night
Traditional Bulgarian wedding song Music by Morten Lauridsen,
Translation: words by James Agee
See Stujan!
We can see something coming Lineage
A big, dark fog? Music by Andrea Ramsey,
But not, it is a boyar wedding party. words by Margaret Walker
COMBINED CHOIRS
Revelation 19
Jeffrey LaValley
Tonight’s Artists
L I N C O L N PA R K / D E PA U L N E I G H B O R H O O D C H O I R
Allegro Paloma Pena Nadia Dixon Myah Morris Caroline Polsky
Loretta Balodis Dania Perez Kate Dolan Carin Murphy Celia Stell
Stephanie Bond Noelle Perry Isaac Donahue Sophia Nelson Emerson Good
Gerda Bondar Exavier Pope Martha Dunfee Claire Nitzsche Emory Pope
Liam Brandfonbrener Danielle Primack Lila El-Mofty Mia Pensinger-Sok Gabriella Earnhart
Julianna Brockland Annabelle Quiles Lila Finegold Lila Pierce Gabrielle Sneed
Micah Brockland Josephine Raymond Sofia Galindo Maisie Prugh Gwendolyn Henson-
Lincoln Burnell Anouk Roth Mila Garner Caroline Rogers Myers
Angela Carlson Brandon Schaps Edward “Teddy” Camille Rovner Isabella
Charlie Chilcote Frankie Scuras Gelman Emily Salomon Grootendorst
Tsz Chuen Samantha Steinlauf Margaret “CeCe” Sabine Sauvage Isamary Medina
Sophia Clayton Maeve Tarpy Gold Declan Slavin Marrero
Brooke Colucci Ruby Thornborough Mercedes Gong Hannah Sperling Jordan Zickmann
Sadie Copans Matthew Trice Pearl Griffin Lara Summerfield Kaavya Shriram
Crystal Cruz Zoey Wax Leah Harris Ramey Swan Kackie Talmers
Ava Donado Owen Zeller Lucy Hawk Elaine Tang Katherine Navigato
Alaina Finegold Sloane Zeller Juliette Katz Ellen Tang Lindsey Segovia
Sophia Mei Flasck Ferrill Kelley Tony Tenchev Lucia Ross
Edison Gong Vivace Ūla Kerelis Addison Lydia Blasko
Josiah Hill Rihannah Alston- Bella Koska Vandawalker Maile Raff
Breece Immergluck Henry Maggie Larson Lucy Vogel Matilde Velez
Ayla Kaynor Sanaah Alston-Henry Raiva Lessing Eliot Warren Maxine Babinet
Joslyn Kaynor Lexie Antoine Annabel Love Katherine Weiskirch Myra Sahai
Parvathi Limaye Scarlett Babinet Audrey Martin Nadia Wieda
Maya Litwin Agnes Barlow Siena Martorina Presto Natalie Kim
Vivienne Lynch Evelyn Blackwell Emerson McConkey Abbey Noback Nia Weathers
Olivia Marquez Emma Bornstein Clementine Abbey Rades Nicoletta Dowd
Serena Marx Aleksandra “Ela” McElveen Alexandra Kerr Olivia Nach
Bennet McConkey Brasovan Eleanor McGuire Alexandra Tencheva Olivia Rawson
Henry Miller Kenley Cage Ella McMahon Alexandria Holly Riley Jacobson
Ana Milosevic Alexis Canellis Olive McNamara Ana Joy Rowley Sean Harres
Jianece Montalvo Isabella Cardoza Katlyn McVey Anna Kelley Sydney Nelkin
Lynia Myles Ava Carlson Amelia Meerbaum Anoushka Lal Tess Frangias
Elizabeth Neveu Ellen Cassidy Charlotte Miller Aria Greenberg- Victoria Gekker
Aibhlin O’Brien Saraan Coffey Elisabeth Mincy Goldsmith Victoria Rivero
Phoebe Partridge Samantha Damaso Mikaela Montalvo Ariana Wilson Zoe Kuzukas
Maja Pasic Evelyn Dempsey Solah Montenegro Brooke Jenkins
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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 .
Austin Visit with Santa at Columbus Park Rogers Park Community Concert
December 14, 10:00am December 17, 7:00pm
Columbus Park Evanston Township High School
500 S. Central Ave. 1600 Dodge Ave.
Feat. Austin Neighborhood Choir Feat. Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir
This event is free and open to the public General admission is $10, pay what you can
Community concerts are presented by Bank of America
H O W YO U M A K E
IT POSSIBLE
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.
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 8 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 19, 2018 Red Jacket Optional gala.
FORTISSIMO SPONSOR Peoples Gas Eric & Marla Sedler Richard & Marie Lloyd
($61,000) Renee, John, Emily & Jeff & Betsy Steele Matthew London
Bob & Rose Fealy ♦ Justin Salomon Jamie & Brian Vandenberg Lynn & Eva Maddox
David & Lesly Koo and Mike & Mary Schroeck Jamie & Kristin Wildman Lee & Martha Martin
RoundTable Healthcare Partners Joe & Jennifer Shanahan $1,000 – $4,999 Suzanne Martinez
The Nolan Family John & Maria Shannon / Katie & Rob Ashcroft Charles Matthews
Xeris Pharmaceuticals Athletico Physical Therapy Jen McConnell
FORTE SPONSOR Sidley Austin LLP Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Patricia H. Besser, Bank of America
($30,000) Erin Slitt and Friends Marc & Lisa Becker Susan Miner
Ellen-Blair Chube and William Blair Stifel Investment Banking Group Ruth & Patrick Boehmer Peter Moor
Foundation To Be Named Later Urban Partnership Bank Victor Bridgeman Joseph & Kelly Moss
Hatherly Family and Jamie & Brian Vandenberg Erin Broderick George Nolan
Wynnchurch Capital Vosges Haut-Chocolat Jonathan & Lena Brodsky Christopher & Charlene Olson
Priscilla & Steven Kersten WGN Eoin & Kate Callery Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd.
Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff Wynnchurch Capital, LLC Al & Pam Capitanini Jay & Shawna Owen
and VedderPrice Gerardo & Lauren Cerda Richard & Cindy Pardo
Ron & Patty Weiss ENSEMBLE Matt & Carrie Parr
BENEFACTOR ($5,000) Chicago Ventures
MEZZO PIANO Tom & Michelle Cusick Dave & Tamsyn Pequet
William & Shelley Farley Premier Real Estate and Relocation
SPONSOR ($15,000) Andi & Jim Gordon, Christina Deaton DeMarea &
Brad DeMarea Services Inc.
CIBC The Edgewater Funds J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Duchossois Stephen & Valarie Madry Bob & Frances DelBoca
Gautam & Ritu Dhingra Foundation
The Feitler Family Perkins Coie Monica Quintero Botero
The Jackson Foundation Erica L. Sandner Jim & Jan Dondlinger
Chris & Haley Dorsey Dan & Judy Ransford
PwC Mrs. Jennifer Noel Rhind &
Quad/Graphics - BlueSoho $25,000 & ABOVE Sarah Fader
Patricia & Donald Griesdorn Brett & Megan Fealy Mr. David Scott Rhind
RSM Catherine & Mike Rosenberg
Darren & Anne Snyder Richard & Margie Feitler
PIANISSIMO SPONSOR Derek & Katie Ferguson Arnie & Marcy Roth
($7,500) $15,000 – $24,999 Guy Rozentsveig &
Samit & Lea Halvadia Reynolds Family Foundation
Shradha Agarwal Ralph & Barb Gabric Victoria Rozentsveig Shapiro
The Ambassadors Board of Chicago The Hatherly Family Gary & Macy Rozier
Jason Stell & Kate Glickman
Children’s Choir Jim & Ginger Meyer ♦ Jeffrey & Cidney Golman Ellen Rudnick & Paul Earle
Aon M&A and Michael & Meeghan Nemeroff Alicia Gonzalez Tim Calkins & Carol Saltoun
Transaction Solutions $10,000 – $14,999 Doug & Sophie Goodwillie Erica L. Sandner
Tracey & Ed Benford / Anonymous Richard & Jaqueline Hawwa Mike & Mary Schroeck
Goldman Sachs Matt & Joyce Bayer Bernie & Mary Pat Hengesbaugh Neil Shah
Patrick & Ruth Boehmer / KPMG Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Hickory Farms, LLC. Joe & Jennifer Shanahan
Christopher & Susan Burke William Wolf Matthew James & Vivian Lee Jason & Lisa Silverman
Capital One Healthcare Neil & Julie Jensen Kanwar & Avanti Singh
Joan Craig & Peter Ruggiero Van & Beth Stamos
Joan Craig & Peter Ruggiero Bob & Rose Fealy ♦ Jennifer Johnson
David Dell’Aringa Elizabeth Johnston Klinger & Mike & Mary Sullivan
Nick & Dagmara Kokonas Glen Tullman & Patricia Tullman
Caroline & Adam Dettman David & Lesly Koo Matt Klinger
Brian & Amber Egwele Gail & Kevin Kalinich Cornelia Grumman & Jim Warren
Marc & Ashley Lifshin The Wege Foundation
Derek & Katie Ferguson Chris Lorenzen Michael & Rachel Kirsh
First Unitarian Church Nate & Amanda Kush Jeff & Lisa Wissink
James & Erica Nappo
Friends of Chicago Children’s Choir John Rokacz L.E.K. Consulting LLC ♦ Member of Voice of Tomorrow Circle,
Bruce & Michele Gelman Ilan & Becky Shalit LBC Credit Management, LLC which recognizes donors who have
Brian & Jaala Good Watermark Capital Partners, LLC. Tom Linguanti made planned gift commitments
Jacqui & Richard Hawwa Windover Foundation /
John Hong & Ellee Pai Hong Eric & Trisha Ashworth
Karie Katz & David Katz
Rob & Kathleen Katz $5,000 – $9,999 Your support helps us deliver financially
Mackinac Partners and Gerry Barad accessible arts programming to 5,200 youth,
Melissa Kibler Bob & Ginny Burnstine right in their own neighborhoods.
Madison Dearborn Partners Gregory & Marcy Carlin
Jim & Ginger Meyer ♦ Ellen-Blair Chube
Jeff & Chrysa Moster David D. Hiller, Robert R.
Kala & Mike Moynihan McCormick Foundation Please consider making a contribution
Nina Owen & Michael Belsley Sean & Aimee Huss today at ccchoir.org/support
Matt & Carrie Parr Matt & Deneese Levin
Diane & Jim Pearse John & Renee Salomon
For any changes to your donor recognition listing, please contact Afton Battle at 312.849.8300 x126 or abattle@ccchoir.org
Chicago Children’s Choir gratefully
recognizes our philanthropic partners:
$50,000 – $100,000
$15,000 – $49,999
$10,000 – $14,999
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