2017/18ANNUAL REPORT

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THE CSO’S MISSION IS TO

INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND ENRICH

THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA

COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC

AND MUSIC EDUCATION.

Dear CSO Friends,

At a CSO Chamber concert, the individual taking the seat next to me introduced herself as a professional musician, a cellist, visiting from Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in Chattanooga for a family event and, thanks to some free time, was able to attend a CSO Chamber concert. Our brief conversation stopped as Kayoko entered and started conducting. After the concert, the cellist turned and said to me, “What a performance! Does Chattanooga realize how lucky they are to have such a great orchestra?”

I think about this comment often and wonder what that musician would think if she also knew about the CSO’s deep involvement in the community. In addition to Masterworks and Pops concerts at the Tivoli and Chamber concerts at Chattanooga State, CSO musicians performed in almost 30 schools last year with the CSO’s top rated education programs reaching over 26,000 students. In fact, CSO quintets performed/taught more than 100 times last year. Besides schools, city parks, neighborhood centers, hospitals, and nursing homes were all sites of free CSO performances. We are especially proud of our creative aging program where quintets perform for elderly communities in remote, rural areas. Those programs, coupled with our Sensory Friendly performances targeting families with children having atypical developments such as autism and Down syndrome, allow the CSO to reach those often isolated from the Arts.

With more than eight decades behind us, we want to expand our reach even further to impact more of our community. Whether it is new audiences, new venues, new education programs, or new partnerships, we intend to take the CSO to the next level. Thanks to patrons like you, who generously invest in the CSO, we will continue to expand our leadership in the Arts in both Chattanooga and the region.

Sincerely,

Don McDowellBoard President

CSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Warren BarnettGeorge S. ClintonJo CokeKatie EngelsLinda FribergBill GreenJeannine GroggKristen HolritzEva Jo JohnsonBryan KellyDaisy Maurya-Ballard

Don McArtorEddie McCraryClaudia MooreSheri PeckJean RaderLes RoddyUlrich RodemannMark SiedleckiTyler SiiraMark A. SmithPat Starke

Board OfficersPresident: Don McDowellVice-President: Kim GavinSecretary: Susan RichTreasurer: Mike CooperPast President: Spencer McCallie

Katherine SuttonLinda ThompsonDanny WaxenbergHarriett WhitakerJeffrey WilsonKyle Wilson

Directors

FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

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FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Dear Friends,

Thank you for your warm support and enthusiasm during the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s 2017/18 season. Last season we had many spectacular performances, including our fall special event featuring Béla Fleck and his Juno Concerto. For the Barnett & Company Masterworks Series, we performed Mahler’s First Symphony “The Titan”, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. The CSO Chorus joined us on a number of beautiful performances including Poulenc’s Gloria, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, and Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs in our Conversant Group Chamber Series. We also featured some exciting and phenomenal soloists, Benjamin Karp with Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto, Soovin Kim on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Cahill Smith on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Frank Almond on Bernstein’s Serenade for Violin, Strings and Percussion, and our very own Principal Flute Kristen Holritz on Nielsen’s Flute Concerto. Our Luken Holdings Pops Series, primarily conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt - who celebrated his 25th year with the CSO - brought Music City to the Scenic City with Music City Hitmakers, celebrated the women who changed Rock and Roll forever with Women Rock and included local favorites, Home for the Holidays and Big Band Fever.

Thank you again for your continuing support and love for the CSO. I hope you enjoyed the CSO’s 2017/18 season, and I look forward to sharing more thrilling music with you in the 2018/19 season and beyond.

Sincerely,

Kayoko Dan

Music Director & Conductor

FLUTEKristen Holritz, PrincipalNora Kile

OBOE & ENGLISH HORNRobert Burks, PrincipalTeresa SpilkoCarey Shinbaum, English Horn

CLARINETRobert West, PrincipalSteve TonkinsonEmily Bowland, Bass Clarinet

BASSOONEric Anderson, Principal Jessica FindleyG. Eddie McCrary, Contrabassoon

FRENCH HORNGordon James, PrincipalCristian CodreanuAngela DeBoerJoseph Demko

VIOLINHolly Mulcahy, ConcertmasterJoshua Holritz, Associate ConcertmasterNicholas Naegele, Assistant ConcertmasterCharles DixonJesse KasingerCalvin LewisMark ReneauRafael Veytsblum

VIOLIN IISheri Peck, PrincipalMary BennoBrian CookAnne HendrixRebecca JamesRachael McFarlaneLee SmithJennifer Whittle

VIOLARobert Elder, PrincipalMegan ChisomTamara HobbsSusan KempMetiney MooreCasie RunkleGabriel Schlaffer

CELLOEric Reed, PrincipalSpencer BrewerAnnie CampNicholas GoldDaniel HollowaySuzanne Sims

DOUBLE BASSTaylor Brown, PrincipalDexter BellJonathan McWilliamsJames Stroup

CSO MUSICIANS*

CSO CHORUSDarrin Hassevoort, Chorus DirectorMary Lynn Wilson, Chorus Administrator

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SOPRANOMarianna AllenNancy BergAshley Marie CoffeyNancy CollumCorinne CoozeEllen CummingsDanielle FosterSarah GlennSusan HaisleyMelinda HightowerElla Porter IveyApril LaneRosemary LeeCharity LoosTricia MagnusonHope MosleyBetty Anne NealLydia ReedJulie RobertsRhoda RuffnerAimee SeheultDale ThomasBonnie Wright-Woodward

ALTOSusan BrinkerBonnie BryantSusan CrawfordKristen DavisWendy DavisRuth GonterMorgan GrayRita HeckrotteKasandra HelmsMelody HorneGreta JansenRebecca LevingsSandra LewisGeorgia LowranceJanelle MartinJordan OtisLara PietrantoneCecilia PiotterJenni SmithLena Van HornLizette Williams-MarlowJudy Zehnder

TENORThomas AdolphChris AsmussenJustin CarterJim MagnusonDaniel PerezDuane PontakBW RuffnerSteve RussellBob SauserCaleb SextonBill SlackArt SoutherlinMary Lynn Wilson

BASSBart BoydThomas BrownWilliam ChimiakMatthew DonnellyTim GibbonsStephen HawkinsBrent HarwellTal HurleyWilliam LaPointBob McKenzieGeorge MosleyBruce OwenDuane PontakBob RozaKellen ShilesJohn StoneGeorge TaylorJohn Van WinkleAlan Wells

TRUMPETDavid Hobbs, PrincipalClayton Chastain

TROMBONEDouglas Warner, PrincipalMichael CarverPrentiss Hobbs

TUBANeil Konouchi, Principal

TIMPANIColin Hartnett, Principal †

PERCUSSIONChad Crummel, PrincipalDavid Pedigo

HARPCaroline Brown Hudson, Principal

KEYBOARDAlan Nichols, Principal

† leave of absence*section musicians are listed alphabetically, not by seat order

Dear CSO Supporters,

First, let me thank you for your support of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera. We truly couldn’t do what we do without you. Our 2017/18 season celebrated 85 years of serving the greater Chattanooga community with orchestral music and programs. We are proud of our long-standing heritage of being one of Chattanooga’s artistic pillars. We look forward to the next 85 years!

The 2017/18 season had many exciting moments. Some of my favorites included performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Women Rock, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, and celebrating Bob Bernhardt’s 25 years with the CSO at his Bob’s Favorite’s concert. I am reminded each season why I am so lucky to work in this field. The music, the people, and the community continue to inspire me week in and week out. I hope that this Annual Report will provide you a glimpse of all that we were able to accomplish this past season. It truly takes a community to make this happen – musicians, staff, board, volunteers, donors, subscribers, corporate and foundation supporters, community partners, and so many more.

As we look ahead, we look to expansion and growth. We want to continue to do what we’ve done well over the past 85 years, but to now expand by reaching new audiences, growing our education and engagement programs, and strengthening our partnerships. We’re ready to take the CSO to the next level, and with your continued support, we know that we can accomplish great things.

With appreciation,

Samantha TeterExecutive Director

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kayoko Dan Music Director & ConductorBob Bernhardt Music Director Emeritus & Principal Pops ConductorSamantha Teter Executive DirectorMatthew Hubbard Development & Special Events ManagerAndre Charitat Marketing & Communications ManagerKathy Allison Operations ManagerCandice Ortenzo Patron Services ManagerStaci Spring Education & Community Engagement ManagerStephanie Pearson Youth Orchestras ManagerDarrin Hassevoort Director of CSO ChorusEric Anderson Orchestra Personnel ManagerMegan Chisom Orchestra LibrarianGary Wilkes CSOYO Symphony ConductorSandy Morris CSOYO Philharmonic ConductorFloy Wang CSOYO Prelude and Etude ConductorJames Durham Stage Manager/Technical Director6

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CSO FINANCIALS

FY2018 OPERATING REVENUE

FY2018 OPERATING EXPENSES

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Earned Income - 30.08%

Contributed Income, Grants, Fundraising projects - 38.04%

Investments - 28.27%

CSOYO - 2.89%

Production, Performance, and Education - 65.60%

Marketing and Box Office - 10.77%

Fundraising and Development - 2.44%

Administrative - 18.32%

CSOYO - 2.87%

2018 numbers are from the audit document provided by Johnson, Murphey, Wright. For a complete review of CSO financial statements, including the 2018 audit and 990 report to the IRS, please contact our office, or visit chattanoogasymphony.org.

$867,990

$1,071,751

$81,574

$796,452

$464,730

$1,664,357

$61,854

$273,314

$72,848

CSO OPERATING REVENUE 2017 2018Earned Income 980,966$ 867,990$ Contributed Income, Grants and Fundraising Projects 1,201,480$ 1,071,751$ Investments 523,592$ 796,452$ CSOYO 90,901$ 81,574$ OPERATING REVENUE TOTAL 2,796,939$ 2,817,767$

CSO OPERATING EXPENSES 2017 2018Production and Performance 1,790,660$ 1,664,357$ Marketing and Box Office 323,154$ 273,314$ Fundraising and Development 113,604$ 61,854$ Administrative 313,347$ 464,730$ CSOYO 83,889$ 72,848$ TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2,624,654$ 2,537,103$

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 2,796,939$ 2,817,767$ TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2,624,654$ 2,537,103$ NET GAIN/LOSS FROM OPERATIONS 172,285$ 280,664$

Total Assets, May 31 2,933,207$ 3,127,428$ Total Liabilities, May 31 554,930$ 468,487$ Total Net Assets, May 31 2,378,277$ 2,658,941$

OUR IMPACT:EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

85 YEARSof inspiring, engaging, and enriching the greater Chattanooga community throughmusic and music education.

24 COMMUNITY CENTERShosted the CSO’s String & Wind Quintets as they performed free of charge at Erlanger Hospital, the AIM Center, Creative Discovery Museum, and in local churches, libraries, and nursing homes.

6,824 STUDENTSbecame composers and learned about the instruments of a symphony orchestra through the CSO’s annual Young People’s Concert.

29 SCHOOLSfeatured the CSO String & Wind

Ensembles through the Ensembles in Schools program. These concerts

demonstrate musical concepts and expose students to classical music in

a fun and interactive environment.

13 COUNTIESwere visited by the CSO’s String & Wind Quintets through various community engagement and outreach initiatives. Many of these counties are rural, with attendees having neverbeen exposed to orchestral music.

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6,824 STUDENTSbecame composers and learned about the instruments of a symphony orchestra through the CSO’s annual Young People’s Concert.

STRINGS IN SCHOOLSIn conjunction with the Fletcher Bright Fund for Strings, the CSO continued to support five string programs in local elementary schools, fostering a love of string music from an early age.

INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOOThrough this program, local music teachers are able to utilize the CSO’s collection of petting zoo instruments for use in their classrooms as a hands-on teaching tool. The CSO also brings the Instrument Petting Zoo to various community and family events.

SENSORY FRIENDLY CONCERTSThe CSO is committed to serving all audiences and presented a four-concert series designed especially for children with special needs that may prevent them from enjoying a regular concert. These performances allowed for movement and interaction, all while providing a space for easy listening and a break from stimulation if needed.

SPOTLIGHT TALKSThe CSO presented six Spotlight Talks before Barnett & Company Masterworks concerts. These talks regularly featured guest artists and provided patrons with an in-depth look at the pieces being performed that evening.

MASTERCLASSESThroughout the season, guest artists and conductors gave masterclasses, lectures, and presentations at various schools including CCA, GPS, and Lee University.

PLAY ALONG WITH THE CSOFor the 6th year, the CSO sponsored a Play Along with the CSO concert, which invited community musicians to play with the orchestra during concerts at the Chattanooga Market. Twenty-five community musicians (and one dog!) signed up to play, and the audience participated on kazoos during “Colonel Bogey”.

CSO MUSIC EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAIM CenterAlexian Village of TennesseeAllen Elementary SchoolAlpine Crest Elementary SchoolArnold Elementary SchoolBarger Academy of Fine ArtsBig Ridge Elementary SchoolBlack Fox ElementaryBledsoe County Senior Citizens CenterBlythe Bower Elementary SchoolBoyd Buchanan SchoolBradley Healthcare & Rehab CenterBradley-Cleveland Senior ActivityBrainerd Baptist ChurchBrainerd Baptist SchoolBrainerd Presbyterian ChurchCalvary Chapel ChattanoogaCalvin Donaldson ElementaryCat Clinic of ChattanoogaCatoosa County LibraryCharleston Elementary SchoolChattanooga Center For Creative ArtsChattanooga Christian SchoolChattanooga MarketChattanooga Public LibraryChattanooga School for the Arts & SciencesChattanooga School for the Liberal ArtsChattanooga State Community CollegeClifton Hills Elementary SchoolCollegedale Public LibraryCopper Basin Senior CenterCowan Elementary SchoolCreative Discovery MuseumDaisy Elementary SchoolDalton Middle SchoolDawn SchoolDayton City SchoolDug Gap Elementary SchoolDupont Elementary SchoolEast Brainerd ElementaryEast Lake Academy of Fine Arts

East Lake YFD CenterEast Ridge Elementary SchoolEast Side Elementary SchoolEastgate Senior CenterEnglewood Elementary SchoolErlanger Medical MallErnest L. Ross ElementaryFirst Tennessee PavilionGeorge R. Stuart Elementary SchoolGirls Preparatory SchoolGraysville Elementary SchoolGriffith Elementary SchoolGruetli-Laager Senior CitizensHarrison Elementary SchoolHixson Elementary SchoolHopewell Elementary SchoolJoyland Kids KastleLakeside Academy of Math, Science & TechnologyLee UniversityLittle Miss Mag Early Learning CenterLookout Mountain Elementary SchoolMayfield Elementary SchoolMcMinn County Senior Citizens, Inc.Meigs County Senior Adult CenterMichigan Avenue Elementary SchoolMiddle Valley ElementaryMonteagle AssemblyNormal Park Elementary SchoolNorth Cleveland Church of GodNorth Hamilton Elementary SchoolNorth Lee Elementary SchoolNorth River Civic CenterOak Grove Elementary SchoolOrchard Knob Elementary SchoolPark View Elementary SchoolProspect Elementary SchoolRed Bank Elementary SchoolRhea Richland Senior NeighborsRinggold High SchoolRivermont Elementary SchoolSaddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School

“The CSO has been an invaluable resource for my music classroom. The Young People’s concerts help my students make connections to things we are already discussing in the classroom such as instrument families and sound science. The Instrument Petting Zoo has also become a hit with my students. They ask me to bring it back year after year! Some of them are even asking to join middle school band programs because of an instrument they tried out and loved! I am so thankful for all that the CSO does to reach our students and support music teachers!”

Sale Creek Middle/High SchoolSequatchie County Senior Citizen Center Signal Centers, Inc.Silverdale Baptist AcademySiskin Children’s InstituteSoddy Elementary SchoolSouth Pittsburg Elementary SchoolSouthern Oaks Assisted LivingSpring Creek Elementary SchoolSt. Nicholas SchoolSt. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Peter’s Episcopal SchoolThe Bright SchoolThe Camp House Mission PreschoolThe Montessori SchoolThrasher Elementary SchoolTiger Creek SchoolTommie F. Brown International AcademyTrion High SchoolUniversity of the SouthValley View Elementary SchoolVolkswagen ChattanoogaWallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolWashington Alternative Learning CenterWaterville Elementary SchoolWauhatchie SchoolWhitwell Elementary SchoolWhitwell Middle SchoolWhitwell Senior CenterWolftever Creek Elementary SchoolWoodmore Elementary SchoolWoodstation Elementary School

- Mary Lauren Rethorn Music Teacher, Lookout Mountain School10

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The CSO Youth Orchestras program served 211 talented instrumental musicians ages 7-18 in the Chattanooga area (representing 40 different schools) this past season. Under the direction of Gary Wilkes, Sandy Morris, and Floy Wang, the Youth Orchestras presented five formal concerts, the Singing Christmas Tree concert in collaboration with the Chattanooga Boys Choir, and a Chamber Ensemble Dessert Concert. CSOYO Manager Staci Spring moved into the position of Education & Community Engagement Manager for the CSO in December and Stephanie Pearson was hired as CSOYO Manager and Chamber Ensemble Coordinator in January.

The Fall Concert at Ringgold High School featured Ewan Manalo, winner of the annual CSOYO Concerto Competition, performing the first movement of Dvorak’s Concerto for Cello in B minor. The annual Side-by-Side concert with the CSO and Kayoko Dan took place on February 25 at the Tivoli Theatre. The Winter concert at Brainerd Baptist Church on March 5 featured Christy Song, concerto competition runner up, performing the Violin Concerto in D Major by Tchaikovsky. The Spring concert, held on May 7 at the Tivoli Theatre, featured all four orchestras and concluded with the exciting Firebird Suite by Stravinksy.

The CSOYO Chamber Ensemble program was restarted in January with a string quartet, a woodwind quintet, and a brass quintet. These ensembles performed in the lobby of the Tivoli prior to CSO Barnett & Company Masterworks concerts in the spring and also presented a Dessert Concert on April 22 at First Christian Church. The string quartet was featured at the Chattanooga Market prior to the Play Along with the CSO concert on May 6.

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Sale Creek Middle/High SchoolSequatchie County Senior Citizen Center Signal Centers, Inc.Silverdale Baptist AcademySiskin Children’s InstituteSoddy Elementary SchoolSouth Pittsburg Elementary SchoolSouthern Oaks Assisted LivingSpring Creek Elementary SchoolSt. Nicholas SchoolSt. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Peter’s Episcopal SchoolThe Bright SchoolThe Camp House Mission PreschoolThe Montessori SchoolThrasher Elementary SchoolTiger Creek SchoolTommie F. Brown International AcademyTrion High SchoolUniversity of the SouthValley View Elementary SchoolVolkswagen ChattanoogaWallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolWashington Alternative Learning CenterWaterville Elementary SchoolWauhatchie SchoolWhitwell Elementary SchoolWhitwell Middle SchoolWhitwell Senior CenterWolftever Creek Elementary SchoolWoodmore Elementary SchoolWoodstation Elementary School

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The Chattanooga Symphony traces its roots to an enterprising group of young people looking for an opportunity to play classical music together. Led by Melvin Margolin, several recent graduates and students from Chattanooga High School, joined by a few adult musicians in town, gave the first concert of the Chattanooga Symphony on November 5, 1933.

Near the same time, a remarkable pair of musicians was escaping from Nazi Germany and bringing their expertise with them to Tennessee. Dr. Werner Wolff and his wife Emmy Land Wolff had been fixtures in German opera houses. They founded the Chattanooga Opera Company along with Dorothy Hackett Ward from the University of Chattanooga, mounting a production of Il Trovatore with local singers in February, 1943.

In 1985, the Chattanooga Symphony and the Chattanooga Opera merged, becoming the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association (CSOA), the first and only symphonic and opera organization of its kind in the United States at that time. Vakhtang Jordania served as the Conductor and Artistic Director from 1985 to 1991. Bob Bernhardt joined the CSO as Music Director in 1992, and we celebrated his 25th year with the CSO during the 2017/18 Season.

The 2011/12 season marked the first for CSO’s Music Director & Conductor, Kayoko Dan. Dan is the youngest conductor in the CSO’s history, as well as the first female to serve in this role. The 2017/18 Season celebrated 85 years of bringing classical and orchestral music to the greater Chattanooga community and we are excited to look to the future as we continue the legacy of bringing quality orchestral music to the greater Chattanooga community.

CELEBRATING 85 YEARS

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The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera was excited to present Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II in March of 2018. A concert that fused classical music and animation, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II projected iconic Looney Tunes characters on-screen as the cartoons were accompanied by the CSO.

Conducted by Emmy Award™ winner George Daugherty, and created and produced by Daugherty and Emmy Award™ winning producer David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II brought new audiences

to the CSO with 50% of those that attended Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II being new to the organization. “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II was a programmatic success,” states CSO Executive Director, Samantha Teter. “Our goal was to attract new patrons to the CSO and that was certainly what we saw at the concert. The Tivoli was filled with concertgoers of all ages and everyone had a great time. We had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the concert and we look forward to seeing these new patrons at CSO concerts throughout the 2018/19 season.”

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REACHING NEW AUDIENCES

2017/18 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

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Conductors Circle ($25,000+)Fletcher BrightMs. Kim GavinAlice P. LuptonMary and Don McDowellMr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, IISusan and Steve Rich

Concertmaster Circle ($10,000+)Russell & Linda FribergPat StarkeRick & Jean Volkwein

Crescendo Circle ($5,000+)Anonymous (2)Norma AndersonAlan and Marilyn BonderudRick & Jean BottoRuzha and Clif CleavelandDr. & Mrs. Theodore A. FeintuchDr. and Mrs. Charles Landis, Jr.Mrs. Jacqueline MarschakWilliam & Sara McDonaldDr. & Mrs. Walter ParkhurstMr. Mark Siedlecki and The Rev. Erik BroerenHarriett and Berton Whitaker

First Chair Circle ($2,500+)Nora S. and Bob BernhardtMrs. Claire BinderKent, Melissa and Alexandra BlyeBrenda and Wade BrickhouseDavid and Judy BritainPat & Nina BrockFrank and Liz CapertonDr. & Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain, IIMr. and Mrs. George S. ClintonMalcolm CrossKayoko Dan and Andrew TempleCarole J. DanielMr. and Mrs. Joseph Davenport, IIITim and Barbara DavisDelores & Harvey HowaltJoy and Gerry JonesPeggy JonesMr. and Mrs. Patrick KnollMs. Martha MackeyCherie C. MartinezSpencer & Sara McCallieSharon MillsTed and Mary Navarre MooreRobert and Barbara OldhamNeil A. PanzierJim and Jo PenningtonDr. Tomas C. Hernandez and Dr. Keith S. Reas

Pris and Robert SiskinAlice and Alfred SmithMr. Del SudkampDeborah and Wayne Wilhelm

Symphony Circle ($1,000+)Anonymous (3)Peter ArrowsmithMitchell and Hazel BellDr. & Mrs. William M . BlackmanClinton M. BlumerJerry & Betty BohannonAlice BrackettEllyn and John BrooksElizabeth CaldwellRobert CaldwellJo CokeDr. Paul and Darlia ConnAshley & Ward DavenportVADM and Mrs. Ronald M. EytchisonMr. & Mrs. Thomas FaulknerMr. and Mrs. Bob FranklinDrs. Jeffrey and Monica GefterRichard Gossett and Michelle C. RuestGrace M. Russell Scholarship FundWilliam and Twyla GreenMrs. Jeannine GroggDr. and Mrs. Stephen HawkinsDr. Douglas & Mimi Jones HedwigTerri and Craig HolleyTal HurleyJane and Jim FitzpatrickNancy R. JolleySandy Krawchuk & Stephen BentonCandy KruesiMr. and Mrs. Ian LeavyMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. LesterWalter & Ruth LudwigTresa and Franklin McCallieVirgil & LaFonde McGeeMr. and Mrs. Bob McKenzieMr. and Mrs. Scott T. McKenzieMs. Ann MillerDarrell and Claudia MooreMr. and Mrs. Robert MossRuth and Fred ObearDavid & Ann PopeRichard RalstonAnn & Robert ReidUlrich Rodemann & Teresa Taylor-RodemannWilliam A. RoyerBW & Rhoda RuffnerMr. and Mrs. William RussellMr. and Mrs. Tyler SiiraMark and Jenni SmithDr. Harvey Solomon and Diana LongTim and Kerry Sorrell

Southern Community BankDaidee Springer & Steve HollingsworthDaniel Anthony-Ignatius SwangerLena Dot and Bob TempletonDanny and Jennifer WaxenbergMr. & Mrs.Dan Williams, Jr.Dr. Sibyl WrayMs. Kay Sanford

Sustainer Circle ($500+)Anonymous (2)Dr. and Mrs. Andres Alisago Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Max BahnerStephen and Bonnie BlackMrs. Nancy BryanWilliam & Martha CarrigerMr. & Mrs. William E.Chapman Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mike CooperMel and Eleanor CooperMr. and Mrs. Jeff CronanRalph P. DeciccoRon and Mary EarlP.F. Eisenhardt and S. M. FishDr. Gaylord FrenchMarion and Tom GriscomMs. Rita Heckrotte & Mr. Jim RoxloMr. and Mrs. Carl HendersonRobert and Margaret HillMr. & Mrs. William F. JohnsonBryan and Mindy KellyPat & Jerry KeranMr. and Mrs. Lowry F. KlineMr. Ben LandressMr. Michael LoftinWalter William Melnyk and Glyn Ruppe-MelnykDon and Jennifer MurphyGladys & Ned MynattMargy OehmigMr. Roger PhillipsMs. Helen Burns SharpMary Lucile SharpBob and Linda ThompsonSteve & Joan TonkinsonDiana and Michael TritapoeMr. Robert Thomas WolfeLee and Cartter Patten

Patron Circle ($250+)Dr. Mario AbrilTom AntonielMadge AskonasJack BarkerMr. & Mrs. B. W. BaucomGuy and Judy BeatyMr. and Mrs. Thilo H. BestDr. and Mrs. John F. Boxell

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Mrs. Priscilla CaineMrs. Marie Campbell Emily & Paul CampbellJudge and Mrs. Bill CarterEric ChandlerJohn and Kristen DavisDr. Ann FoltzDavid FranklinPhillip and Barbara GordonPamela C. and Gary R. HeltonDr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Hooper, Jr.Dan & Linda KeeneyL. Keith LloydPeter & Dainy MasicGeorge and Mary McCleskeyRoger A. Meyer, Ph.D.Shirley MillerMr. Leonard MurrayYuji & Alison NomaJames E. PatchingMr. and Mrs. David PattonHelen PregulmanDiane and David ReedLes RoddyCheryl C. RogersAnne and Bob RozaThomas and Glenda SajwajDouglas and Gerre SchwertClark and Judy TaylorSamantha Teter and Joel D. ScribnerBarbara WaltonMs. Sue Anne WellsMs. Charlotte YoungbloodSydney and Nicola Crisp

Supporter Circle ($100+)Anonymous (6)Charlotte AdkinsStan AllenHoward ArbuckleMr. and Mrs. James BailiffMary Florence and Dr. Stan BensonRay & Rosmarie BertaniJane and Bob BerzGreg and Helen BreterMr. & Mrs. Paul Brock, Jr.Mr. Taylor BrownMr. and Mrs. Richard BuhrmanThomas BumgardnerMrs. Arthur Burns, Jr.Nicklus CaplenorScott and Beverly CapperMary R. CarlsonDan CarrollEdward A. and Barbara D. ChapmanBill ChimiakConnie ClarkMr. and Mrs. C. Gregory CogginCharles D. Cook

Lynn W. CooperPaul & Ana CorneaCindy Crittenden-HendersonElizabeth CrumblissMs. Jamie CurtisRuth Hines DicksonRyan and Christa DingmanDr. and Mrs. Carl DyerWilliam EiselsteinKatie EngelsRita and Richard FosterSue & John GeeMs. Cynthia GehlDorothy GriggsDr. and Mrs. James L. GumnickKaye HagadornMr. and Mrs. James B. HallMr. and Mrs. James P. HalsteadMrs. Terue Hitachi Ms. Margaret HubbuchPrestine and Hunter HuckabayBerneet KaurMs. Ann KeownDavid and Marcia KlingRichard and Lori KrabbendamMs. Etsuko LammonGary and Millie LanderMr. and Mrs. William Latimore, IIIDr. Hal and Merrill LevineRebecca LevingsGene and Carolyn LinnMs. Georgia LowranceMargot and Max MarlerDendy MarshallMr. and Mrs.Thomas MayStan and Betsy McCrightJanet McInturffJennifer & Jay MillsIda R. MinorPatrick and Jane MitchellGregory MorganSandy & Ron MorrisBeverley MoyeReverend Joel W. MurchisonJohn & Laurel NiemeyerMr. Thomas NiessenAdam, Julia, and Aidan NollNorman OienPeter and Donna PalmerLouisa Tucker ParsonsMr. David PattersonMeg PearceDavid and Linda PennebakerMr. and Mrs. Brad PopeMr. John C. ReisDr. Marilyn RogersMr. John RomanoMr. Thomas RoyerLouise A. RussellMrs. Kathryn Sellers

John and Sandy ShaddenMr. and Mrs. Gene ShilesMr. Thomas ShulerFred and Carol ShumakerMr. and Mrs. G.B. SissonFrank SmithSteven SmithPaula SouthwoodMr. and Mrs. Michael St. CharlesMs. Sonya St. Cin-HaddockMr. Christopher StearnsLloyd & Madeline ThiemanPhillip & Dale ThomasGordon & Linda UtgardMark & Elizabeth VanderschaafMrs. Paul J. Viall, Jr.Audrey VoskuilStroud and Cynthia WatsonMs. Sharon WestlakeCharles WheelerMr. and Mrs. William A. WhiteFrederick & Carmen WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WilsonSteve and Laurie ZieglerStephen & Margaret Smith

Friend Circle ($50+)Anonymous (8)Mr. and Mrs. William M. BarkerKathrine BarryMr. John BehrmannHelena Binder & Jim ZienTravis and Pat BolesMs. Barbara ByeNancy J. CollumAlison SexterMr. and Mrs. Dennis CunnighamMs. Norina De RoseKaren DiamondMr. David DiercksMr. Tony DukeKaren Gamble and Mike GaalMs. Denise GammelMs. Betsy GoodfellowMrs. Margaret GreeneMs. Charlene GriffinMr. Neil GroothuisJohn D. GunnDiane HarneyPage & David HousemanMrs. Vanda InghamMs. Dean JacksonMs. Eva Jo JohnsonFrank & Dorothy JumpMs. Mabry J. KingMs. Patricia McCleeseMs. Liz McNellyNetwork for GoodBrenda S. Nunn

2017/18 INDIVIDUAL DONORS cont.

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Lee and John C. ParhamAmanda Pettit-ShaheenMr. Brent PincelliMr. George PiperMs. Carol A. PutnamLinda RathMs. Linda M. RiceMr. & Mrs. Andrew J. SanisloJames and Jen StanfieldMr. Charles StephensMr. Hunter E. SwinkMs. Kathy TugmanMs. Edna VarnerMr. and Mrs. Phil WhitakerMs. Carol WhiteKyle and Rebecca Wilson

Follower Circle ($1+)AnonymousDavid AbornMs. Sherry ActkinsonJim and Tina AdamsLindsay AkinsMrs. Eugenia AllderdiceCathy AndrewsLinda AnthonyChristopher AsmussenMarie AwadKareem AzzouzJessica BakerLeslie BannierDiane BardonerJames BarksdalePamela Baron-DarrowJacob BattlesMr. Stephen BeckhamMichelle BenavidesMr. and Mrs. Ron BergMs. Gina BeverMr. Harold BirchBarbara BlairSerie BlandThomas BlanksPaul & Lindy BlazekMs. Karen BlockleyHarold and Marie BoozerHelen BowlinSusanne BradfordSusan BradleyMr. Wayne BrantleyJennie BrockmanMs. Heather BrownJesse BurnsPatricia BushDonna CampbellCasandra CanslerCynthia Carroll

S. Jean CarmichaelMr. Mitch CarterMr. Thomas CarterMatthew ChenMrs. Harriet Q. ChipleyMs. Sandra ClaridayAshley ClossonCharles CoffeltPhilip and Joanna CookKeith CooleyKrista CopeMrs. Darrington CraneSusan CrawfordChristopher CunninghamMs. Patricia CunninghamMr. and Mrs. James H. DavisRoger DavisMs. Cindy DearingDarren DeBaillonCraig DeimlingSally & ArtDickersonRobert and Stacy DivineThomas DixonDr. Amy DoolittleJanelle DosbonAnissa DowneyHolger DresselStephanie EdmondsonTamara EdwardsMarcia Van EgmondCarol EimersMr. & Mrs. Jim EldridgeDavid EllisRalph EmersonJennifer EubanksRosella EwingMr. James FarrarDrs. Cristina and Radian FloreaMs. Janet FordGraham FoxAngela FrantzMs. Lana FreelandLindsay FussellHarley GallowayBlake GarrenDykie GentryBridget GibsonCharles Gilbreath IIFrank GiraultGary GloverGary & Kathy GoforthLucas GoldenJohn GoodwinMichael GrayWayne GrayRachel GreenleeDr. Susan GridleyStanley Groff

Cassandra GrossRaymond GrossmanMary-Clarke GuentherLarry and Judy HaightIrene HamiltonChris HammittAnn HansfordMr. Chad HarrisCandice and Robert HaysMargaret HaysNicholas HegerJeanne HelmsMr. Ed HeltonPaula HenryLisa HessGreg HighwoodAutumn HindmanMrs. Angela ApablazaJohn HornSusan HowickMs. Jane HubbardMr. Matthew HubbardKarl HuntMs. Mary Kelso-HunterSarah HurtValkyrie HydeCatherine InskeepRoby IsaacJanelle IveyAndria JohnsonBrandy JohnsonByron E. JohnsonJames JohnsonDavid JohnstonMatthew JordanMr. Ray KellumJulia Klaus FiengaMargaret KiessMs. Carol KleinRobert KnarrDrs. Matt and Angela KodsiDonna KoeningerJustin KroppLouis LambiaseCharlotte LamirandDavid LanamanHeather LandrethMs. Dotty LangworthyWilliam LehnerWilliam and Sara LockettMichael LogueMrs. Vikki LynskeyJim LyonPia MacDonaldJoan and Dan MacKinnonPallavi ManayMatthew MancusoMrs. Tiny Mann

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Michael MarksMargaret MasonGreg MasoodLynn MastilovicNancy MathisJennifer MaussJoseph McCallMack and Diane McCarleySusan McEntireAmy McGrathMichael McKeeverNancy McLodaGail MeekerMitchell MeeksAshley MelanderAshlee MellencampAshley MeredithHerb MillerMs. Nancy MillerKim MitchellMs. Claire MooneyJohn MoorheadLucy MorrisSteve MosesAaron Moss Jr.Briauna NealMitchell NeedhamPaul NewbourneAlisa NicholsonJennifer NorredEric NzukiMr. and Mrs. Donald L. OakesAlice O’FerrallCraig PaluszcykPam and Richard ParkKen & Debby PatricMrs. Gail PenningtonJennifer PhillipsLinda PillowTerry PopeNeal PotterKathryn PottsDoyle PritchettSusan Colville PrudowskyTimothy QuebbemannCharles RatledgeElizabeth RatledgeCarol RattanCourtney ReedLeah RhodesMr. Arthur & Mrs. Joyce RichertThomas and Teresa RimerMr. Paul RoessRonald RogersMaria RutledgeBobby SageDawn SchnitzerMr. James SeilerDana SerbanMr. Jack Shepard

Eric SmithMs. Shannon SmithDr. JP SoldoEva SpataroAlan SpringKidambi SreenivasM. Skip StevensSandra StewardDarrell StiltnerPatrick StoneBrittany FreerDiana and John StrangeVirginia StromSteven SwaffordJanis SwansonTom & Joanne SwansonDr. Lynn SwearingenGeorge SwiftDeanna SwineyJohn TaylorTerri L. Thomas-RollinsDr. Larry & Gini ThompsonMelodie ThompsonHoward TooleMr. Chet TschetterMrs. Marvin TurnerJeffrey UhlrichPatricia UmphreyMs. Shelly VannRachel WarrenMs. Dawn WeberKedric WebsterToni WeisskopfMs. Diane WelchMichelle WernerRobert WestSandra WhalenMichelle WheelerDennis Keith WhiteheadPatrice WilcoxSamantha WilkinsonJoe WilliamsWayne WilliamsMary Lynn WilsonMary WilsonJames Paul WomackMr. Danny WoolMr. Brian WrightJerry WynneChris YoungDr. and Mrs. Robert L. YoungMr. and Mrs. Larry A. Zehnder

Encore Society Charter Members Warren BarnettStephen and Bonnie BlackEllyn & John BrooksJo CokePeggy DavisLinda & Russell FribergKimberly Gavin (in memory of Chuck Gavin)Bryan & Mindy KellyMartha MackeySpencer & Sara McCallieMary & Don McDowellSusan E. RichMark Siedlecki & the Rev. Erik BroerenPat StarkeHarriett & Berton Whitaker

We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted anyone from the list.

2017/18 CORPORATE PARTNERSAND FOUNDATIONS$25,000+ArtsBuildBarnett & Company, Inc.Lillian L. Colby Charitable FoundationLuken HoldingsLyndhurst FoundationTennessee Arts CommissionUNUM

$10,000+Conversant GroupFirst Tennessee BankTucker FoundationVolkswagen Chattanooga

$5000+Benwood FoundationChattanooga Metropolitan Airport AuthorityCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyLee University

$2,500+Audi ChattanoogaBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell BerkowitzBlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeChambliss, Bahner, & StophelDiStefano Medical SpaDiStefano Regional Eye CenterEPBGestamp ChattanoogaIndependent Healthcare PropertiesMemorial Healthcare SystemPerforming Arts LeagueSouthern Adventist University

$1,000+ABRA AutobodyAdman ElectricChattanooga StateCommunity Foundation of Greater ChattanoogaCovenant CollegeDerryberry Public RelationsElliott DavisEnvironmental Products & Accessories, LLC

Grace M. Russell Scholarship FundHenderson Hutcherson & McCulloughM & M Industries, Inc.Mark Hite and the Keller Williams TeamMarkmans Diamonds & Fine JewelryPublix Super MarketsReal Estate Partners ChattanoogaRegions BankRegions Financial Corporation FoundationSoutheast Tennessee Development DistrictSouthern Community BankThe Generosity TrustThe Trust CompanyUBS Financial ServicesUNFoundationUNUM Matching GiftsUTC Patten SeriesWilliam L. Montague, Jr. Performing Arts Fund

$100+Amazon Smile FoundationBillingsley ArchitectureBluff View Art DistrictChattanooga Allergy ClinicCity of ChattanoogaCleveland Symphony GuildEmbellishExxonMobil FoundationFirst Baptist ChurchGirls Preparatory SchoolHeritage Funeral HomeNetwork for GoodThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Montague Family Fund

In-Kind2 Sons Kitchen & MarketArtistic Color GraphicsAthens DistributingBluff View Art DistrictBrad CanslerBrent SandersBruce Baird & CompanyChattanooga Times Free PressChattanooga WhiskeyChicken Salad Chick

ClumpiesCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyCulinard, The Culinary Institute of Virginia CollegeDish T’ PassEmbellishFairway Outdoor AdvertisingFoodworksFrothy MonkeyGil & CurtHart GalleryImbibe ChattanoogaJane’s Fine JewelryKyle House FitnessLass & Lions VodkaNeedle + LoomPay Pro HCSPeace CommunicationsPrime CommunicatorRed Sauce Italian EateryRolling JRone RegencySequatchie Cove CreameryShowTime Event RentalsStarkey PrintingThe Chef & His WifeThe FEED Co.VirgolaWalden ClubWDEF Channel 12William Sonoma GoodsWine Down OoltewahWSMCYMCA of ChattanoogaYves Delorme

Matching GiftsCoca-ColaExxon MobilFirst TennesseeGE FoundationIBMNorfolk Southern FoundationRegions Financial CorporationUNUM

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anyone from the list.

2017/18 VOLUNTEERS

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Jon BakerWarren BarnettKathy BehlingDominique BrandtTaylor BrownRobbie BrownDale BrownLisa ByeSusan ByrdWendy CasePatricia CashMelissa ClaussenGeorge S. ClintonJo CokeConnie ColbertMakayla ColbertDavid ConstanceJudy ConstanceMike CooperRose Ann CopelandAngelique CorderChad CrummelHayden Daniel Lindsey DanielsRitterbush DavidJann DavisKathy DolloffKatie EngelsGary EasterwoodGeorgia EastmanCamilla FortiKarla FosbinderLinda FribergRoumiana FudulovKim GavinAnna GibbonsMary GottDavid GottDanny GottliebBill GreenJessie GrimesJeannine GroggRaymond GrossmanMarty HersheyVivian HersheySasha Hitachi-KuzziahKristen HolritzRuthann HunnicuttPaula IrwinTamra JarrettBrielle JarrettEva Jo JohnsonAretha JohnsonTommie Kellogg

Bryan KellySusan LaGraffMartha LeroyNeisha LisenbeeKeith LloydDenise LoosMartha MackeySusan MangumDaisy Maurya-BallardDon McArtorSpencer McCallieJanet McCannClint McConnellDon McDowellLeah McInnisEric McLeanMary McLeanRuth McMillanAngie MillerDonna MillionClaudia MooreDesiree MooreAbby NationSandy NelsonCarla NixonSharon OglesCody OrtenzoNeil PanzerDavid PearsonStephanie PearsonElizabeth PeltonDaniel PetersonPatricia PhillipsLouise PonsAustin PughJean RaderHolly RandolphSusan Elliott RichBrooke RitterbushDavid RitterbushLes RoddyUlrich RodemannBill RoyerMary Sue SchlosserJoel D. ScribnerJack ShepardMark SiedleckiTyler SiiraSuzanne SimsLee SmithMark A. SmithAlan SpringPat StarkeKatherine Sutton

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David SwansonDebbie SwansonCynthia SwopeBeverly TeagueLinda ThompsonGloria ThurmanDale TillmanHayley-Rae TillmanMarcia ToumayanChristine VeniceStan VogelRosalyn VogelDanny WaxenbergHarriett WhitakerEmily WilliamsJeffrey WilsonKyle WilsonMary Lynn WilsonAndrew WittJessica Yang

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