MAT KEARNEYANITA BAKER RIVER NORTH DANCEHALL & OATES

ANDY GRAMMER

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

IDINA MENZEL

MARVIN HAMLISCH

DAME KIRI

RSMIMUSICIANS FROM

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE WOMEN’S BOARD OF RAVINIA FESTIVAL

RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION

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ROBERT D. KREBS, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WELZ KAUFFMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO

JAMES CONLON, MUSIC DIRECTOR,

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RESIDENCY

JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET

ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERSJOHN PIZZARELLI QUARTET

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

It goes without saying that thechairman of the board of anynonprofit institution meets regularlywith the president and CEO to coverany manner of subjects, fromkeeping the lights on to planning anannual report such as this. Thoseconversations at Ravinia Festivalhave been about mission, mission,mission. We even print our missionon the top of every meeting agenda.The news that must first be reportedin this annual report is that Ravinia ispursuing its mission in every sense:We maintain our beautifullylandscaped and welcoming venue;we support the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra and grow audiences forclassical music; we immerse theworld’s most talented youngprofessionals in music study andperformance through Ravinia’sSteans Music Institute (RSMI), oursummer conservatory; and we returnmusic to the region’s public schoolsmost in need—all while exceedingour traditional program mix of 50percent classical to non-classicalevents in 2012. Of the 600,000music lovers who entered our park,we are pleased to announce that100,000 were CSO concertgoers,

and 40,000 attended recitals andchamber concerts.

This year Ravinia exceededboth its earned and contributedincome goals. The actual numbersare presented on the financial pagesof this report, but even before youget to those, you will find beautifulphotographs of our real stock-in-trade, 100 music events that featuredstars of every genre—unexpectedclassical virtuosos such as ukulelephenomenon Jake Shimabukuro andthe shape-shifting orchestra oftomorrow The Knights (who endedthe season with three concertsseparately featuring superstars ItzhakPerlman, Dawn Upshaw and Yo-YoMa that were broadcast livenationally on Performance Today) tolong-overdue pop/rock legends likeCarlos Santana and such darlings oftomorrow’s audiences as TV’s X-Factor judge and singer Demi Lovatoto multinational award-winningpianist Daniil Trifonov.

But at the center of it all, thegreat CSO amazed and delighted ina residency that reached out in alldirections, including twoperformances each of Mozart’soperas The Magic Flute andIdomeneo, led by our own tirelessMusic Director James Conlon, whohas extended his contract with usthrough 2014; a heavenlyperformance of Holst’s The Planets inconjunction with José FranciscoSalgado’s award-winning film andNASA astronomers sharingtelescopes on the lawn; fourgenerations of Broadway’s leadingladies in four separate concerts,including Idina Menzel’s lawn-packing performance that left anentire generation of Glee andWicked fans with the phrase “CSO”on their lips for the first time; andPatti LuPone’s gala pairing with

Patricia Racette that celebrated the50th anniversary of Ravinia’sinspired and inspiring Women’sBoard.

Of all the ways weacknowledged this anniversary ofRavinia’s “leading ladies,” we’remost proud of presenting 50 artistdebuts in recognition of their 50years. Some of the most magicalmoments occurred behind thescenes—particularly when an artistwho never played Ravinia beforeencountered our venue for the firsttime. They almost instinctivelyunderstand that Ravinia presents aunique mix of august history—anoutdoor Carnegie Hall worth allthose hours of practice—and good-natured (with nature being theoperative word) party. First-timers ranthe gamut from the hottest name injazz today, Esperanza Spalding, toa double-bill of R&B powerhousesSeal and Macy Gray to the“conductor of the year” Jaap vanZweden.

A MESSAGE FROM RAVINIA’S LEADERSHIP

Stanley Freehling and Robert Krebs

Robert D. Krebs, Chairman

Our reimagined use of theintimate 450-seat Bennett GordonHall (BGH) to present $10 classicalconcerts expanded this summer tomore than 30 events that featuredsuch local favorites as ragtime pianistReginald Robinson and violinistRachel Barton Pine as well as suchinternational stars as cellist ZuillBailey and pianist Awadagin Pratt.The Chicago Tribune took notice,declaring, “That’s an impressivelineup by any standard, and itincludes a hefty slate of bargain-priced, early-evening recitals byyoung classical musicians whosecareers can only benefit from theexposure they receive here.” We’vefurther expanded the BGH $10Classics series to feature a handful ofconcerts in the fall, winter andspring.

Of course the centerpiece ofthis series is the group ofperformances by participants inRSMI, which is preparing acelebration of its 25th anniversary in2013. Kevin Murphy enjoyed great

success in his first season as thedirector of our summerconservatory’s program for singers—joining Miriam Fried, who leads theprogram for piano and strings, andDavid Baker, who heads up theprogram for jazz. Each year, 60-70of the most talented young musicprofessionals from around the worldare awarded fully funded fellowshipsto participate in this completemusical immersion that includesworking one-on-one and in ensemblewith our esteemed faculty andperforming free preview concertsand public master classes with suchRavinia guest artists as Conlon, KiriTe Kanawa and ChristophEschenbach as well as performingfive popular, stand-alone concerts onthe BGH $10 Classics Series. Toensure the success of this program aswe head into its milestone year, weare in the midst of an endowmentcampaign aptly titled “Everything forthe Artist.” We hope you can supportthis worthy endeavor.

Keeping to its mission ofmaking the most of the 36 acres thatwe call home, Ravinia rebuilt andbeautified its North Priority ParkingLot this year, making potholes andpuddles a thing of the past. This isthe latest in a long line ofinfrastructure improvements over thepast decade that began with thebuilding of a new dining pavilionthat offers several different eatingopportunities from grab-and-go to sit-down dining, to mobility carts to helppatrons navigate the park onclassical music nights, to last year’sgrand opening of a grand entrancecomplete with an underpass to thecommuter lines that stop at our frontgates. And we continue to grow onour grounds and in the community.

As leaders of Ravinia Festival,we should expect to meet a few“Music Makers.” But we encounteredsomething this fall the likes of whichwe’ve never witnessed before, when

Ravinia Festival joined forces with theKohl Children’s Museum of GreaterChicago to expose youngsters tosome crucial principles behind musicthrough ordinary objects and ideasin an interactive exhibit called“Music Makers.” Young people notonly will learn how to make soundsand put them together in a pleasingmanner, but they will discover thatmusic can be found (and created!)everywhere. The entrance to theexhibit—which is expected to attractmore than 325,000 visitors allthrough the year—mimics Ravinia’siconic arch.

We already know from ourown education programs that reach75,000 people under the bannerREACH*TEACH*PLAY thatinteraction with music strengthensschool and community bonds,increases cross-curricularachievement and boosts confidence.In fact, one young girl at the exhibit’sopening was confident enough toinform Chicago piano legend andArtistic Director of Jazz at RaviniaRamsey Lewis that he was “doing itwrong” when he dared to improviseon an age-old childhood chestnut.

We’re not just putting youngminds to the artistic side of music, butalso to the business end of audiencedevelopment, and in 2012 weexpanded our Classical YouthInitiative that challenges high schoolstudents to use their own terms andtools to devise a multimedia

Welz Kauffman,President and CEO

Welz Kauffman and SheridanTurner at opening of Music Makersat Kohl Children’s Museum

marketing approach to get theirpeers to experience a free CSOconcert at Ravinia. The high schoolthat has the most students attendthrough the course of the summerwins a $5,000 grant for its musicprograms. This year’s winner wasCentral High School in Burlington, IL.One major component of the kids’program is the annual Cannon Ball(pun intended) that has high schoolsfrom around the region meet at a pre-concert “hang out” beforeexperiencing the “1812” Overtureconcert with live cannon fire. Wedoubled the number of participants in2012 and will launch satelliteprograms in at least two other highschools next year.

It may be an artful stretch onthe term, but some of the most serious“music makers” we know are thetalented and determined members of

the Women’s Board of RaviniaFestival. They make the musichappen. With five decades ofinvaluable accomplishments undertheir belts—including our annual galafundraiser and our first foray intoeducation—this esteemed groupcelebrated its 50th anniversary notby resting on its laurels but bycreating a new student orchestra—the Circle Rockets—at Catalyst CircleRock Charter School in the Austinneighborhood. We salute ourcolleagues, led by Jeanne Denison inthis milestone year, for theirdedication and support of thefestival.

If Ravinia Festival had aMount Rushmore, surely StanleyFreehling’s face would be up there.Among his many accomplishments,Freehling started Ravinia’s sculpturecollection along with famed Chicago

artist Richard Hunt, who createdRavinia’s first artwork in the 1970s.Both men are Ravinia Festival LifeTrustees today. When Stan’s wifeJoan—a Ravinia legend in her ownright—passed away last year, hecommissioned his old friend Richardto create a practical piece of art forRavinia in her memory. The beautifulheart-motif bench was unveiled thissummer and sits for all to enjoyoutside the Freehling Room at theJohn D. Harza Building. As an addedsurprise, we commissioned a secondHunt work for the park—Beyond theFrame is Hunt’s first wall-hungsculpture—and dedicated it to Mr.Freehling himself. It now hangs in thePark View restaurant.

We close this message withtremendous thanks to all oursupporters—individuals andcorporations, including UBS, whichhas stepped up as Ravinia’s leadsponsor since 2004. Great thanksgoes to the entire volunteer force thatmakes up the Ravinia family, nowengaged in a thoughtful long-rangeplanning project that has examinedall aspects of our interaction withcustomers and our role in buildingaudiences for classical music. Wewill study the results of this work anddevelop plans that will shape Raviniafor years to come. Sure, we’re hardat work on building next summer’sseason, but at the same time we’realso thinking about “music makers”who may not even be born yet.Here’s to tomorrow.

ROBERT D. KREBSChairman, Board of Trustees

WELZ KAUFFMANPresident and CEO

Robert and Anne Krebs withWelz Kauffman at the Gala.

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CSO & THE PLANETSJULY 31

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ESPERANZA SPALDINGJUNE 25

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CSO & IDINA MENZELJULY 8

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GARRISON KEILLORJUNE 23

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ZUKERMANCHAMBERPLAYERS

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CAMPBELLJUNE 28

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SANTANA JULY 9

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CSO & MAGICAL NIGHT JULY 19

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SARAH MCLACHLANJUNE 30

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SEALJULY 22

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CSO & LA MERAUGUST 7

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KIRI TE KANAWAAUGUST 14

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THE KNIGHTSSEPTEMBER 7-9

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CSO, PATTI LUPONE &PATRICIA RACETTE

GALA JULY 21

CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN’S BOARDThe Women’s Board had an incredible 50th anniversarycelebration year in 2012, highlighted by a spectacularGala, a Proclamation from the Governor of Illinois, theinaugural year of a new chair-rental business, and anumber of special events celebrating the first half-centuryof the Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival.

GALAThe “Leading Ladies” Gala, celebrating the 50th anniversaryof the Women’s Board, was held on July 21 and featuredBroadway star Patti LuPone and Metropolitan Opera starPatricia Racette with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra andJames Conlon conducting. The performance was spectacularand featured music that was performed in 1962, the year theWomen’s Board was founded. Over 800 reservations weresold, and the event grossed over $917,000. The tent was avision of gold and silver and was, once again, air-conditioned.The leading ladies performed a special surprise encore in thetent, which culminated in Patti LuPone singing from atop theSteinway piano that was featured in the center of the tent. BothLuPone and Racette paid tribute to the Women’s Board inmemorable fashion. This year’s Gala was featured in anumber of prominent Chicago publications and was namedone of the Top 100 Events in Chicago, according to BizBashmagazine.

GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATIONIn honor of the 50th anniversary of Ravinia’s Women’s Board,Governor Pat Quinn issued a proclamation honoring thegroup’s accomplishments and achievements, naming July 21,2012, as Ravinia Women’s Board Day in Illinois.

BOOK/ TIME CAPSULEAs part of the 50th anniversary celebration, the Women’sBoard is compiling a book that will in essence be a photoessay of our first 50 years. In the process of doing research forthe book, Women’s Board member Karen Ettleson hasuncovered some incredible historic memorabilia. When thebook is completed, Karen will be giving the festival all of herresearch in digital format for the festival archives. Also as partof the 50th anniversary, the Women’s Board has filled a timecapsule that features a number of fun items from the year2012, which it is hoped will be opened in 25 years.

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SIGNS: SEALED AND DELIVERED FOR WOMEN’S BOARD 50THThis year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival, the park not only honoredthe group’s anniversary, but spotlighted it with in-park signage. The park held over 150 banners, posters and othersignage that could be found throughout the festival. The Martin Theatre, one of our most prominent spots, is seen bythousands of patrons daily during the season and received much of the celebration’s focus. Upon entry through themain gate, patrons were greeted with two towering banners on either side of the theatre acknowledging theWomen’s Board’s 50 years and the 50 artist debuts made in tribute to the milestone. Also placed on the entrywalkway was a decal depicting a timeline of events of the last 50 years of the Women’s Board, from the first Gala tothe new Ravinia Chair Rental in 2012, managed by the Women’s Board. Finally, as patrons walked the stairs to theMartin Theatre, they were welcomed with a variety of posters coating the staircase. Each poster was a past winnerof the annual Women’s Board poster contest. Several years of posters could also be found hanging in both the Westand North Priority parking lots, allowing patrons to identify parking areas with different posters.

1962

1962: Women’s Board founded

1967: First Gala Benefit

1972: Friendship Booth opens

2001: Classical Connectionswith WB

1986: Noteworthy created;dominates bestseller list(10 weeks on top seller list)

2003: Ribbee DibbeeDoo created1973: Tribute Fund and

To Beautify established1999: Picnic in the Park Contest

1965: Opportunity lawn pass program

1973: Poster Contest established

1996: Music (Discovery) Illumination

2000: RaviniaCruise established

2007: RaviniaGifts expands

2010: REACH Orchestra started

2012

1972: Lecture andLuncheon Series started

1995: Jazz in the Schools

2000: Sculpture donated

1981: Ravinia Windows

2008: Pavilion screens donated

2012: Relaunch of chair- and table- rental service

Classical music venues love an anniversary with entire programs builtaround the birth and death dates of major composers. So when theanniversary belongs to a group of people who are considered the heartand soul of the family, the celebrations really kick into gear. In 2012 wecelebrated the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival,a hands-on group of volunteers who have made an indelible mark onmost every aspect of the festival since the group’s formation in 1962.

The festivities began in May when the Women’s Board washonored by the Ravinia Festival Associates at the annual Music Mattersfundraising dinner and dance for its REACH*TEACH*PLAY educationwork. On June 2 the women assembled (some flying in from other statesjust for the occasion) for a private dinner—tables set on an elegantlydecorated pavilion stage—that included a performance by Highland Park’sMusic Theater Company and Welz Kauffman at the piano.

Ravinia celebrated the Women’s Board in the media throughout the year, beginning with surprise full-page adsannouncing the 50th anniversary in Michigan Avenue magazine. Elsewhere, Women’s Board members made up theaudience of the live broadcast of ABC’s Windy City Live, where Ramsey Lewis was the surprise guest. Three generations ofWomen’s Board members—Jeanne Denison, Susan Spears and Elizabeth Bergman—co-hosted a WFMT Mother’s Dayspecial, choosing classical programming inspired by their Ravinia memories over the years. The group was also featured inseveral published articles celebrating the anniversary, in addition to monthly features in our own Ravinia magazine.

The Women’s Board sponsored the August 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert with Ann Hampton Callawayand the John Pizzarelli Quartet saluting Harold Arlen. The women hosted the headliners and members of the orchestra in apost-concert dinner.

Finally, the women were surprised at their annual meeting in October with a video tribute that featured interviewswith people instrumental to the group—including founding members—along with shout-outs from some of the great artistswho performed at Ravinia in this milestone year, among them Ann Hampton Callaway, Jim Belushi, Kiri Te Kanawa, LeonFleisher, Barbara Cook, Patricia Racette and Patti LuPone.

ANNIVERSARY EVENTS INCLUDE MEDIABLITZ FOR THE WOMEN’S BOARD

LeadingLadies

Marilynn AlsdorfSarah B. BardenMrs. Orville C. BeattieDebra S. BeckJean Smith BerghoffElizabeth BergmannMrs. George H. BodeenSusan BodeenMary A. BoyerLynn C. BurtLutgart CalcoteLeslie S. CarothersWendy Alders CartlandMamie CaseJane D. CasperJudy CastelliniMrs. Hammond E. ChaffetzJane B. ColmanKirby Lewis ColsonCatherine J. CooperMrs. Robert A. CoxSandra K. CrownMrs. John A. DanielsBobbie B. DenisonJeanne M. DenisonMindy Meade DeStefanoAnnette G. DezelanVictoria DorganMrs. Jerrold L. EberhardtSusan R. ElliottMrs. William S. EttelsonMrs. Robert FeitlerMrs. Peter B. ForemanChristy S. FowlerAndrea G. FoxIlana FradkinMrs. Maurice F. FultonEllen GignilliatMrs. Bruce K. GoodmanBarbara Greis

Kelly GrierMrs. William N. GuthrieMrs. Stanton T. HadleyMrs. Richard C. HalpernMrs. David J. HarrisMargaret Mitchell HastingsMrs. Thomas D. HeathGail HodgesCaroline T. HuebnerMrs. Thomas B. Hunter IIIMrs. Jorge IorgulescuJudy IstockMrs. Edward R. JamesLori L. JamesElizabeth KarabatsosDolores Kohl KaplanNiven Q. KingwillCarol Evans KlenkEmily T. KnightJanet W. KrasnyClaudia Stewart LaneDonna LaPietraMrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.Mrs. M. James LeiderMary Clewlow LochAmy LubinMrs. Irl H. Marshall, Jr.Mrs. Lester M. Mayber

Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.Jean McClungPatty McGrathBetty McLeanMrs. Alan G. McNallySheila MedvinBarbara MelcherLucy R. MinorMrs. John R. MooreMary MorelandMrs. David MoscowBecky MurrayMrs. Joseph E. NathanToby NewmanMrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.Pamela Sims NunleyMrs. Leonard J. O’ConnorDaniela O’Leary-GillJane D. OtisMarian P. PawlickJane PerkinsSara PfaffSue N. PickBetsey N. PinkertCynthia Willis PinkertonMrs. Neil K. QuinnGloria ReisnerMerle ReskinNancy Rodkin RoteringSusi RoweAudrey C. RubinsteinOnnie M. ScheyerSusan B. SchmittMrs. Richard H. SchnadigJana SchreuderCarol W. SchroederEvey SchweigMrs. John R. ScottKate S. ShapiroStephanie SickMrs. Eugene F. SikorovskyMrs. Alejandro SilvaSusan SpearsHarrison I. SteansMrs. Harrison I. SteansMarcie A. SteinPamela B. StrobelMrs. Philip W.K. Sweet, Jr.Elizabeth M. ThomasMrs. Richard L. ThomasLisa Brown TribbettVirginia C. ValePenny Van HornMarilyn VenderMrs. Morris S. WeedenJanis Weil

Mrs. Robert G. WeissBisi WilliamsMrs. Emory WilliamsJoan C. WingJane WoldenbergPatti Zeeman

IN MEMORIAMDeborah G. BeitlerMrs. Kent W. DuncanMrs. Stanley M. Freehling

Since its founding in 1962, this dedicated and visionary group

of volunteers has become the biggest single contributor to North

America’s oldest and most diverse music festival, the not-for-profit Ravinia. They’ve started our education and communityprograms decades ago and continue to bring music to under-

served schools by starting “El Sistema” student orchestras. They run Ravinia Gifts and several fund-raisers to help sustain

classical music. They are the heart of Ravinia!

FESTIVAL CONGRATULATES ITS

THE WOMEN’S BOARDOF RAVINIA FESTIVALON 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHICAGO

Happy 50th Anniversary!

Welz Kauffman, President and CEO

Robert D. Krebs, Chairman of the Board

Ravinia Festival revenues for fiscal 2012 totaled a record $29.5 million, versus $28.3 million the previousyear. Ticket sales reached $16.1 million, versus $15.7 million in 2011, while contributions totaled a record$11.3 million, up from $10.8 million in 2011.

Festival expenses for fiscal 2012 totaled $28.6 million, versus $27.8 million in 2011, with the increaseshared among artistic, technical and support costs.

The resulting $846,000 operating surplus, along with income of $2,896,000 from the festival’sendowment fund, will be transferred to the festival’s fixed asset fund, in anticipation of project expendituresunder the long-range planning initiative.

FISCAL 2012 • FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Five Year Summary of Key Financial DataOperating Results (Amounts in Thousands of Dollars)

Revenues 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Earned Income 14,916 16,215 17,089 17,444 17,908 Contributed Income 9,599 9,754 10,531 10,829 11,286 Special Project/Artistic Initiatives Funds - 200 - - 265 Total Revenues 24,515 26,169 27,620 28,273 29,459

ExpensesVariable Costs 12,712 15,136 15,624 15,983 16,362 Other Operating Expenses 10,364 9,937 9,696 9,957 10332Depreciation 1,697 1,760 1,818 1,837 1,919 Total Expenses 24,773 26,833 27,138 27,777 28,613

Surplus/(Deficit) Before Endowment Transfer (258) (664) 482 496 846Covered by Earnings Transfer 258 664

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Attendance SummaryTotal Attendance 602,091 571,197 572,169 575,093 569,000 No. of Performances 103 93 96 101 113

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RAVINIA 2012 LEADERSHIP

James AbramsHoward AckermanKeene H. Addington IIIAaron E. AltLarry A. BardenJohn C. Berghoff, Jr.*Mark BergsrudDebra A. CafaroJane D. CasperAdela CepedaStephen M. ChipmanDon CivginJeanne M. Denison*Christopher A. Deveny*Annette G. DezelanTadashi EnamiClifton L. FentonJohn C. FortsonMichael M. FroyMark D. GersteinMichael R. GervasioJames T. Glerum, Jr.*Louis B. GoldmanHoward L. GottliebJoseph A. GregoireKelly Grier*

Jeffrey C. HammesBetsy HoldenRichard D. JohnsonDavid R. KahnweilerWelz Kauffman*Emily T. KnightKara Longo Korte*Robert D. Krebs*Jeffrey M. LeidenM.D., Ph.D*Marcus LemonisRichard H. Lenny*Gary J. LevinSusan C. LevyHarold R. LifvendahlJames W. MabieHolly W. MadiganAlan R. MayLucy R. MinorToni-Marie MontgomeryMary MorelandChristopher NoonDaniela O’Leary-GillAlice M. Peterson*Dale R. Pinkert*Bruce V. Rauner

Daniel H. Reisner*Larry D. RichmanPeter RobertsAudrey C. RubinsteinMichael J. SacksE. Scott SantiJana R. SchreuderStephen N. Sehler*Joseph T. SeminettaRichard L. SevcikAlejandro SilvaJennifer W. Steans*Avy H. SteinJohn A. StepanThomas H. StoneReverend Richard L. TolliverPaul B. UhlenhopMark A. WagnerMichael WaksJ. Randall WhiteChristopher L. WilliamsThomas C. WrightPaul G. Yovovich*

* Executive Committee

The Honorable Patrick J. QuinnGovernor of Illinois

The Honorable Nancy Rodkin Rotering Mayor of Highland Park

Robert D. KrebsChairman

James T. Glerum, Jr.Vice Chairman and Treasurer

John C. Berghoff, Jr.Vice Chairman

Jeffrey M. Leiden, M.D., Ph.D.Vice Chairman

Kelly GrierSecretary

Welz KauffmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer

RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 2012 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Marshall BennettJean S. BerghoffHarry H. BernbaumLawrence BlockSandra K. CrownJohn A. Edwardson**Christoph EschenbachStanley M. Freehling**Ellen C. GignilliatMrs. David J. HarrisRichard D. HarzaRichard H. HuntDolores Kohl KaplanMartin J. KoldykeMichael E. Lavin**

Ramsey LewisDonald G. Lubin**Mrs. Irl H. Marshall, Jr.R. Eden Martin**William J. McDonough**Harvey N. MedvinZarin MehtaJosephine Baskin MinowR. Michael Murray, Jr.Mrs. Leonard J. O’ConnorMarian P. Pawlick**James T. RhindDonald W. SchaumbergerThe Honorable Milton I. ShadurPatricia Sikorovsky

Harrison I. SteansMrs. Harrison I. SteansRichard A. SteinPamela B. Strobel**David B. Weinberg**Robert G. WeissEmory Williams

In Memoriam:J. Parker Hall IIIThomas D. HeathRobert F. ReuschéJohn A. Wing

** Past Chairman

RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 2012 LIFE TRUSTEES

Jeanne M. Denison, Chairman

Becky Murray, Vice Chairman

Marcie Stein, Administrative Vice Chairman

Elizabeth Karabatsos, Recording Secretary

Andrea G. Fox, Treasurer

Judy CastelliniToby NewmanElizabeth Thomas

Sarah B. BardenMrs. Orville C. BeattieDebra S. BeckJean Smith Berghoff**Elizabeth BergmannMrs. George H. Bodeen**Susan BodeenMary A. BoyerLynn C. BurtLeslie S. CarothersWendy Alders CartlandMamie CaseJane D. Casper**Judy Castellini*Mrs. Hammond E. ChaffetzJane B. ColmanKirby Lewis ColsonCatherine J. CooperMrs. Robert A. CoxSandra K. Crown**Mrs. John A. DanielsBobbie B. DenisonJeanne M. Denison*Mindy Meade DeStefanoAnnette G. Dezelan**Victoria DorganMrs. Jerrold L. EberhardtSusan R. ElliottMrs. William S. EttelsonMrs. Robert FeitlerMrs. Peter B. Foreman

Christy S. FowlerAndrea G. Fox*Ilana FradkinMrs. Maurice F. Fulton**Ellen GignilliatMrs. Bruce K. GoodmanBarbara GreisKelly GrierMrs. William N. GuthrieMrs. Stanton T. HadleyMrs. Richard C. HalpernMrs. David J. HarrisMargaret Mitchell HastingsMrs. Thomas D. HeathGail HodgesCaroline T. HuebnerMrs. Thomas B. Hunter IIIMrs. Jorge IorgulescuJudy IstockMrs. Edward R. James**Elizabeth Karabatsos*Dolores Kohl KaplanNiven Q. KingwillCarol Evans KlenkEmily T. Knight**Janet W. KrasnyClaudia Stewart LaneDonna LaPietraMrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.Mrs. M. James LeiderMary Clewlow LochAmy LubinBetsey MaddenMrs. Lester M. MayberMrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.Jean McClung**Patty McGrathBetty McLeanMrs. Alan G. McNallySheila MedvinRachel Davis MerseyLucy R. MinorMrs. John R. MooreMary MorelandBecky Murray*Mrs. Joseph E. NathanToby Newman*Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.Pamela Sims NunleyMrs. Leonard J. O’Connor**

Daniela O’Leary-GillJane D. OtisMarian P. PawlickJane PerkinsSara PfaffSue N. PickBetsey N. PinkertCynthia Willis PinkertonMrs. Neil K. QuinnGloria ReisnerMerle ReskinNancy Rodkin RoteringSusi RoweAudrey C. Rubinstein**Onnie M. ScheyerSusan B. SchmittJana SchreuderCarol W. SchroederEvey SchweigMrs. John R. ScottKate S. ShapiroStephanie SickMrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky**Mrs. Alejandro SilvaSusan SpearsHarrison I. SteansMrs. Harrison I. SteansMarcie A. Stein*Pamela B. StrobelMrs. Philip W.K. Sweet, Jr.Elizabeth M. Thomas*Mrs. Richard L. ThomasLisa Brown TribbettVirginia C. ValePenny Van HornMarilyn VenderMrs. Morris S. WeedenJanis WeilMrs. Robert G. WeissBisi Williams Mrs. Emory WilliamsJoan C. WingJane WoldenbergPatti Zeeman

IN MEMORIAMBarbara Marshall

* Executive Committee Member** Past Chairman

RAVINIA FESTIVAL WOMEN’S BOARD

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RAVINIA ASSOCIATESRavinia Associates is apremier group of more than60 young professionals fromthe Chicago area who arededicated to supporting themusical arts. The Associatesfocus on expanding the sizeand diversity of audiences formusic, emphasizing RaviniaFestival and itsREACH*TEACH*PLAYeducation programs andenhancing broadappreciation for classicalmusic.

For information aboutbecoming a RaviniaAssociate, please emailassociates@ravinia.org orcall 847-266-5089.

Kara Longo Korte *

Stephen Rappin *

Michael Brooks *Dave Gaspar *

Erica Smith AndersonChristopher AtkinsonJonathan Babb

Linda Storzek BarhamWicks BarkhausenErin Bognar *Eric CannonCasarine ChongSal Cianciolo *Bennett DillyJoanna DuttaHeather Gaspar *Seth GastwirthAdam GelfeldLaura GlickSteven GreeneTravis Hensley ^Christy JacoxNagawa Kakumba *Grace Konopacki *Amy KrebsRobert Krebs *Dana KruegerBrandon LabrumBeth Lambert *Natasha LipovacJoseph LombardoJennifer Luby *Jon MarksJohn Martin *Sabina McBrideJennifer McGlinn *Thomas McWalters *Lally MeckMatthew MusaJamie NeroCaitlin O’ByrneStacy Overby *Polly Pancoe-KortlanderRobyn PetitAlyssa Quinlan *Parag Raja

Susanna RedingJennifer Rehn *Ken RobertsonRachel RoneJason Schmitt ^Colin Taft-McPhee *Jeff TeareCourtney TrombleyDavid TurokLisa UeharaBob VasaBen WinemanMelanie Wright

Kerri GimbelEmily HathcoatLindy HoodSharon Burks HorosCheryl DeMong

HubbardKathryn IngrahamAndrew JessenJennifer KellerErin LeddonSteve MaddenLisa McClung-RisticPatrick McGlinnAngela Pace-MoodyDebra PickettDonald RossSteven SteinmeyerJulie van OverbeekClaire Weiler

* Executive Committee^ Leave of Absence

2012 ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEERavinia would like to thankthe 2012 Annual FundCommittee members for theirefforts on behalf of thefestival.

J. Randall White, Chairman

Norman R. BalkinJohn F. BenjaminJohn C. BerghoffHarry H. BernbaumPeggy BudwigJoel M. CahnJames A. Chatz

Melanie R. CohenJoan ColmarSandra K. CrownJacqueline DannTadashi EnamiClifton L. FentonR. Gerald FoxEllen C. GignilliatRobert H. GlazeLouis B. GoldmanBruce K. GoodmanLou GuthrieArthur W. HahnMarilyn HeathRichard D. Johnson

Diane KarzasAlvin C. KatzAlan R. MayLisa McClung-RisticJosephine B. MinowToby NewmanYasuko OkigawaJody PerlAlice M. PetersonDale R. PinkertMadeleine P. PlonskerDaniel H. ReisnerWarner A. RosenthalNancy RoteringDonald W. Schaumberger

Steven D. SchaumbergerRichard L. SevcikStephanie SickPatricia SikorovskySteven SteinmeyerKim TaylorPaul B. UhlenhopVincent E. VillinskiThomas C. WrightAndy ZimmermanTom Zimmerman

Ravinia Festival expresses its most sinceregratitude to the 2012 Annual Fundcontributors. These contributors supply vitaloperating support for Ravinia’sREACH*TEACH*PLAY education programs,as well as the beautification of the festivalgrounds and the reasonable ticket pricesthat Ravinia supporters have come toknow. The names listed below representthose donors who contributed $1,000 ormore during the period between October1, 2010, and September 30, 2012.

A (°) symbol represents Silver Circlemembers who have supported Ravinia for25 consecutive years or more. A plus sign(+) indicates new donors or donors withincreased contributions of $500 or more.

CORPORATIONS ANDFOUNDATIONS

Camping World & Good Sam Club+Chicago Tribune+The Dancing Skies Foundation+General Motors, Official Car Sponsor of the Ravinia FestivalJPMorgan Chase & Co.°Kraft Foods Foundation°+The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationNegaunee FoundationRavinia AssociatesThe Ravinia Festival Golf TournamentThe Searle Funds at The Chicago Community TrustTerlato Wines International, Official Wine Sponsor+UBS, Lead SponsorUnited Airlines, Official Airline of the Ravinia FestivalThe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

Abbott Fund°Allstate Insurance Company+Beam+BMO Harris Bank

Discover, Official Card of the Ravinia FestivalErnst & Young LLPExelonFirstMerit BankJulius N. Frankel FoundationIllinois Tool WorksJenner & Block LLPKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP+Midtown Athletic Club, Official Club SponsorPNC BankPolk Bros. FoundationRBC Wealth ManagementSteinway Piano Gallery of Northbrook, Official Piano SponsorVentas+Walgreens°Zurich

The Bruning FoundationElizabeth F. Cheney FoundationThe Chicago Community FoundationLloyd A. Fry FoundationIllinois Arts CouncilThe Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation

AnonymousAon Corporation°Academy of Country Music Lifting Lives+Atlantic Trust Private Wealth

Management+Bank of America°BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois+The Buchanan Family FoundationCME Group Community FoundationCole Taylor Bank+Deloitte LLPFortune Brands & Home Security+W.W. Grainger, Inc.°+Grant Thornton LLPGreenberg Traurig, LLPIrish Dairy BoardK&L Gates LLP+Kirkland & Ellis, LLP+KPMG LLP°Latham & Watkins LLP+McGladrey°

NIB FoundationNorthern Trust °+NorthShore University HealthSystemThe PrivateBankDaniel F. and Ada L. Rice FoundationSara Lee Foundation+Charles & M.R. Shapiro FoundationStepan CompanyTawani FoundationTesta Produce+The Westin Chicago North Shore

AnonymousPaul M. Angell Family FoundationAssociated Agencies, Inc.Modestus Bauer Foundation °+Baxter International Inc.Chicago Cubs CharitiesComcastAlverin M. Cornell FoundationLarry and Barbara Field+Foley & Lardner LLPAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation+The Deane A. & John D. Gilliam

FoundationHarris Family FoundationHelen M. Harrison FoundationJoe & Ross Ice Cream+A.D. Johnson FoundationWalter and Karla Goldschmidt

FoundationGerri and David Kahnweiler / Colliers International+James S. Kemper Foundation+Kraft Foods Inc.°Learning Resources, Inc.Malott Family FoundationMason Foundation, Inc.Mazzetta CompanyMB Financial BankNational Endowment for the ArtsPerlmutter Investment Company+The Albert Pick, Jr. FundPotashCorpColette and John RauSage FoundationJohn G. Searle Family TrustThe Trillium FoundationWells Fargo Advisors

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Anonymous (2)Akzo Nobel Inc.+Applied DiscoveryThe Bill Bass FoundationThe Chicago Community TrustCole Taylor Bank°Cole-Crone Family FoundationThe Colmar FoundationFirst Bank of Highland Park+GATX Corporation°Samuel S. and Dorothy R. Haber FoundationJohn R. Halligan Charitable FundHarbortown Industries, Inc.Heineken USAInfinium Capital ManagementJ. Emil Anderson & Son, Inc.°The Lake County Community FoundationMaron Electric CompanyMcKinsey & Company, Inc.°Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLCMillerCoors LLCMitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.+Northwestern University°Oak Ridge Investments, LLCPeck Bloom, LLC°Polack Family Foundation, Inc.North Shore GasHenry Pope FoundationShalom Memorial Funeral Home / Shalom Memorial ParkArch W. Shaw FoundationSolot Family FoundationSpecialty Print CommunicationsSunset Food Mart, Inc.°The Sun-Times Foundation, a Fund of the

Chicago Community FoundationThermos LLCTransco Inc.°United Group, Inc.+The Vail Family Foundation

Anonymous (2)Carnot and Luceile Allen Foundation°The Allyn FoundationBanner Plumbing Kitchen & Bath

Showroom+Behles Family Dental CareThe Belmont FamilyThe Benach FoundationPatrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund

Digital Check Corp.Edward Don & CompanyForsythe Technology, Inc.Geraldi Norton FoundationGonzales AssociatesMeyer and Raena Hammerman FoundationThe Irving Harris FoundationHartman Curio Group+HighTowerMark Holihan Farmers Insurance AgencyHolland & Knight LLPThe Horner Family FoundationHorwood Marcus & Berk CharteredJaffe & Berlin, LLCJasculca/Terman & Associates, Inc.Leon I. & Sharon Kaufman Foundation+Keller Group, Inc.LA-CO Industries, Inc.°Leahy Family FoundationLundbeckMcGuireWoodsMesirow Family Charitable FoundationC. Louis Meyer Family FoundationNeimark & Helfand°Newly Weds Foods, Inc.Nielsen-Massey VanillasPlastamet Inc.Prime Property Investors LTDProfessional Education International+Reed Smith LLPRenaissance Place+Rosebud FoundationRukavina Trade Consultants, Inc.Sahara Enterprises, Inc.°Schiller & Klein, P.C.°Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.Thompson Coburn LLPTrek Freight Services, LLC+Trustmark CompaniesUnited Conveyor Foundation°Howard L. Willett FoundationWindy City Novelties+The Farny R. Wurlitzer FoundationRobert and Fran Sachs - XL Screw

Corporation°

D & W Events, Inc.+Downtown Highland Park Alliance+GKN FoundationGoldman, Sachs & Co.Griffith Laboratories°Rosetta W. Harris Charitable Lead TrustRichard V. Lynch Family FoundationMaurice Fund, Inc.

Eric & Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust+O’Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, P.C.Port Clinton Square+Reynolds Family Foundation+Shaw Gussis Fishman GlantzWolfson & Towbin LLCSussman, Selig & RossTDK Corporation of America

Draper and Kramer, IncorporatedLegat Architects

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Harry and Harriet Bernbaum°Charles and Margery Barancik°+Lyn Goldstein°Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter III°Holly and John Madigan+Estate of Howard A. Stotler

AnonymousJim and Wendy AbramsYoko Nagae CeschinaAndrew J. Filipowski and Melissa Oliver+Ann Israel+Irv LewisRobert Pinkert+

Anonymous (2)Aaron Alt and Jennifer Konz-AltMegan P. and John L. Anderson+Enivar Charitable Fund°Mrs. Zollie S. Frank°Avrum Gray°+Jeffrey C. Hammes+Mr. and Mrs. Warren HayfordLiz and Eric Lefkofsky+Diane and Bill LloydRoslyn and James Marks+Sue and Tom Pick°+Mrs. June Bild Pinsof°

Diana and Bruce RaunerRichard and Marianne Reinisch FoundationCari and Michael SacksSmart Family Foundation, Inc.Audrey L. Weaver and Michael D. VoganSuzanne and Robert WieseneckPaul Williams and Leslie BergerMrs. John A. WingNancy Zadek°

Anonymous (5)Earl Abramson°Bruce and Ann Bachmann°Paul and Jackie Baker+Stephen S. BeitlerMr. and Mrs. Roger O. BrownCarol and Douglas CohenThe Crown and Goodman Family° Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crown Mrs. Robert Crown Ms. Rebecca Crown and Mr. Richard Robb

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Richard GoodmanAnnette and David DezelanShawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. KellyTheodore Eckert FoundationJohn and Fran EdwardsonMr. Merrick ElfmanSonia FlorianGinny and Peter Foreman°Mr. Stanley M. Freehling°Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Gantz+Mrs. Willard Gidwitz°Ellen and Paul Gignilliat°Mr. and Mrs. James T. Glerum, Jr.Joan J. Golder°+Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation°Mary and Bruce Goodman°The Marvin and Elaine Gottlieb Family FoundationKelly and John GrierErika and Dietrich Gross°Mrs. Richard C. Halpern+Dr. and Mrs. David Ingall°A.D. Johnson Foundation°

Carol and Ed Kaplan / Kaplan FoundationThe Morris A. Kaplan and Dolores KohlKaplan Fund of the Mayer and

Morris Kaplan Family FoundationDorothy and Les Kirtz FoundationKlaff Family Foundation°Becky and Lester KnightMr. and Mrs. Robert D. KrebsJames Lancaster+Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. LeeDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LeidenSusan and Richard LennyElaine and Donald I. LevinsonLara Prince and Avi Lewittes+Amy and Don Lubin°Sharon and Eden Martin°Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. MayMr. and Mrs. John Miller; Mrs. Iris A. Miller+The Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation

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REACH*TEACH*PLAY LAUNCHES CIRCLE ROCKETS ORCHESTRAOn October 25 Ravinia launched a newafter-school orchestra under the banner ofSistema Ravinia at Catalyst Circle RockCharter School in the Austin neighborhoodof Chicago. Over 50 “Circle Rockets”students received their new musicalinstruments in a ceremony that includedtheir teachers, parents and families. The 8-to 12-year-old kids broke off intosectionals, were taught basic playingtechniques and some musical notes, andcame back together as one orchestra toperform their first official concert for theaudience. Based on the successful El

Sistemaorchestraleducationmodel devised in Venezuela, which is a system of total immersion in music study,Sistema Ravinia focuses on providing exceptional music training, creating afamily of musicians and fostering social development. Students in the programwill receive daily after-school ensemble and orchestral instruction in their choseninstrument, for at least 10 hours a week, including singing. The festival alreadysupports two student orchestras that were created at William G. HibbardElementary School in the Albany Park neighborhood in 2010 in conjunction withthe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival and People’s Music School of Chicago.

Excitement resounds as the “Circle Rockets” strike achord with the newest members of the Ravinia family. See the students’ smiles glitter as brightly as their newinstruments at http://youtu.be/re5ZyyjQpDk

'Thinking is an art': A case for arts education

REACH*TEACH*PLAY: KAUFFMAN’S CASE FOR INGENUITY

November 02, 2012

It's been said that creativity is the currency of the 21st century. Once viewed merely as enrichment, the arts, we now know, are a core component of a quality education. We have an ideal opportunity to ensure that every Chicago Public School student receives a quality arts education from preschool through high school graduation. Through the leadership of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS, with the support and commitment of our city's cultural community, the first-ever CPS Arts Education Plan was created to improve, expand and strategically coordinate arts education across the district. Research consistently shows that the arts leverage student achievement and development far beyond raising test scores in reading and math; and they instill the critical thinking, creativity and communication skills that our children need to succeed in today's workplace. Now leading the charge to put the arts back into classrooms, Ingenuity Incorporated, a Chicago-based arts learning initiative, created the first detailed map of arts resources in Chicago and was instrumental in helping CPS develop the new arts education plan. CPS hosted dozens of public meetings to take input from parents and students, teachers, principals and arts partners. An Advisory Committee of civic and education leadership analyzed the data, identified national best practices and strategies and drafted the plan's goals and recommendations. As one of many cultural institutions providing education programs to CPS, Ravinia Festival looks forward to working with Ingenuity to ensure that such opportunities are equitably distributed. Ravinia's Reach/Teach/Play programs span from elementary school orchestras to a jazz band made up of the best high-school players in the city. Our goal is not to create career musicians, but to foster an appreciation for the culture that defines us. We've seen firsthand how bringing music into the lives of students inspires confidence and creativity and even deepens connections to school, family and community. Through the new plan, the arts are elevated to a core subject. Students in every grade and at every school will experience visual art, music, dance and drama—with new high school graduation requirements to include all four forms. Every school will have at least one certified, dedicated art teacher. The plan increases professional development to support teachers and principals, and builds on the partnerships that already exist between our schools and cultural organizations such as Ravinia. This is a defining moment for arts education in Chicago, our opportunity to transform the kind of education our public school students receive, and to give them the foundation for success in school and throughout their lives. Through a comprehensive study of the arts, CPS students will get the opportunity

By Welz Kauffman

REACH*TEACH*PLAY

to develop into innovative thinkers capable of expressing themselves and contributing to the city's culture and economy. Thinking is an art. Welz Kauffman is president and CEO of Ravinia Festival and a board member of Ingenuity Incorporated.

Jo and Newt Minow°Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. MorrisonBecky and Mike Murray°Linda and Stuart NelsonLeah and Steve PazolMr. and Mrs. Dale Pinkert°Gordon S. and Claire Prussian°Mr. and Mrs. E. Scott SantiThe Schreuder Family+Morris Silverman and Lori Ann Komisar+Kit and Bob SimonStuart Sondheimer and Bonnie Lucas+Jennifer Steans and Jim KastenholzWalter Stearns; Eugene A. Dizon+Avy and Marcie Stein+Pamela B. and Russ M. StrobelJamie and Rob TaylorMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas°Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Uhlenhop°The Urey Family+Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Ward+Andrew L. Weil+Lynne and David B. WeinbergAudrey WeinerMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss°Randy and Lisa WhitePaul and Mary Yovovich

Anonymous (5)Mrs. Evelyn Alter°+L & R Anixter FoundationStuart and Phyllis Applebaum°Lynn Donaldson and Cameron Avery°Azure ConsultingStuart and Nancy BabendirSarah and Larry BardenMr. and Mrs. Gregg D. Behrens+Esther and John Benjamin°Jean and John Berghoff°Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Berning+Dr. and Mrs. Jacob BitranDr. Norman L. BlankenshipPatricia Buehler Blankenship°Judy and Merrill BlauMr. and Mrs. George H. Bodeen°Arlene and Keith Bronstein & FamilyMr. and Mrs. William Gardner Brown°Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. BurnhamMeg and Tim CallahanSandra and Dennis CalvaneseJane and David CasperAdela Cepeda+Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. ChipmanMrs. Warren M. Choos°

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Based on the Chicago PublicLibrary’s One Book, OneChicago, Ravinia’s One Score,One Chicago endeavors toengage the entire community in asingle musical masterpiece. The10th-anniversary selection in2012 was Holst’s The Planets,selected in recognition of theSolar System’s governing roletoday as in ancient civilizations,such as the Romans, who namedthe planets after their gods andgoddesses. The work wasperformed by the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra and thewomen of the Chicago SymphonyChorus under the baton of JohnAxelrod on a July 31 programthat also included GabrielaMontero performing Grieg’sPiano Concerto andimprovisations based onsuggestions from the audience. Inaddition to the permanent screensflanking the pavilion stage, thefestival also installed a temporarylarge screen on the north lawn for

this show, which featured a filmaccompaniment to The Planetscreated by astronomer and visualartist José Francisco Salgado.

Also that evening patronswere able to observe the stars aslocal astronomers were on handwith telescopes around the parkcatching spectacular glimpses ofthe heavens. This NASA-sponsored program includedtelescope observations of the sunprior to the concert and of themoon, Saturn, multi-coloreddouble stars, star clusters andnebulae at intermission and afterthe concert—combined withvideos, posters, banners andhands-on activities including thesounds of the sun as revealed bya radio telescope. In addition ahands-on touch screen table, amodel of the planets, and videosof the planets were accessible inand around the Santa Fe tentwithout charge to allconcertgoers.

CSO AUDIENCE DISCOVERS PLANETSIN MUSIC, IN VIDEO AND IN SPACE

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Don and Susan CivginMr. and Mrs. Thomas ClancyCole-Crone Family Foundation°Tom and Connie ColeThe Colmar FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford, Jr.Mrs. Sandra K. Crown°Bobbie and Charlie Denison

In memory of RoryMr. and Mrs. Christopher A. DevenyEllen Rudnick and Paul EarleLois and Steve Eisen°Ms. Bernice ElbinSusan and Jesse ElliottRobert Felsenthal and Roxanne Hori°Diane and Lowell FixlerFoster Charitable Trust - Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster°Mr. and Mrs. James FournierThe Fremont Foundation°Michael and Lynn FroyMr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fuller IIIChristine and Stephen FussellMr. and Mrs. Howard Garoon and FamilyPhilip Garoon and Family

Jean Gelbort°Laura and Larry Gerber°Adrienne and Burt Glazov°Donald and Alice GoldsmithGorter Family FoundationRoberta and Howard GossJack and Donna GreenbergJoseph and Sheila Gutman FamilySamuel S. and Dorothy R. Haber FoundationMr. and Mrs. Arthur W. HahnNan Weiss-Ham and Eldon HamMrs. Henry G. Hart, Jr.°Margaret and Robert HastingsSteve and Janice HefterMr. Scott Heineman+Barbara and Jim Herst°Judy and Jay Heyman°Mrs. Mary P. Hines°Nancy and Allen HirschfieldSue and Larry Hochberg°Betsy and Arthur HoldenMs. Joan H. Holland and Mr. Eli GlassmanMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson IIICaroline and Charlie Huebner

Ms. Kathryn D. Ingraham and Mr. James Jacobson+Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Isaacs°Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence V. JacquesMr. and Mrs. Brian R. Jessen+Ann and Dick Johnson°Pat and Dan Jorndt°Anne L. KaplanMr. and Mrs. Richard KaplanLonny and Kurt Karmin°Linda and Peter KarminMr. and Mrs. Martin J. KellyMr. and Mrs. Richard A. KentEmily and Christopher KnightCookie and Henry Kohn+°The Kugler FamilyJudy and Michael LavinMr. and Mrs. L. Bates Lea°Michael A. Leppen and Miriam U. Hoover+Diane and Jim LevySusan and Richard LevyMr. and Mrs. Bruce LingerNancy S. Lipsky°Patricia M. Livingston

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Expanding its commitment to music education, Raviniaannounced its sponsorship of an interactive music-makingexhibit at the Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago,furthering Ravinia’s mission of exposing young people to music.On October 9 Chicago jazz legend Ramsey Lewis was on handto assist in promoting the launch by sharing his knowledge ofthe importance of music education as well as interacting withyoung exhibit-goers by performing musical selections andshowing them how to play the piano.

The hands-on “Music Makers” exhibit is one of 17permanent vignettes for children ages birth to 8 and is designedto help children discover how sound is created in a variety ofways; how to recognize different types of sounds and thephysical forces behind them; and how to manipulate melody,tempo and rhythm. The exhibit features such interactive activitiesas making melodies using bolts and wrenches; using soft-sculpture pegs to make a music box; moving musical notes on astaff to create a melody; feeling and seeing vibrations on stringand percussion instruments; layering melody, harmony andrhythm to create a symphony; beating drums and otherpercussion instruments in the Jam Room; and dancing andmoving to music while watching your movements make patternson a colorful video screen. Ravinia and Kohl Children’s Museumalso partner in the umbrella organizationDo North, along with Writers’ Theatre and Chicago BotanicGarden, helping to transform the northern suburbs into a culturaldestination. Ravinia and Kohl presidents Welz Kauffman andSheridan Turner spoke about the joint venture during theunveiling, and were captured enjoying the exhibit with theyoung “music makers” at http://youtu.be/3M1O2japygY.

RAVINIA MAKES BEAUTIFUL MUSIC WITH KOHL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Mr. and Mrs. Paul LoebJessica and Torjus Lundevall+Marvin and Marilyn Lustbader°Karen and Stephen MalkinBarbara Marshall°David B. and Toni P. MathisMr. and Mrs. Russell K. MayerfeldRichard and Tera McBlaine+Patty and Mark McGrath°Sheila and Harvey MedvinJoann and Milt MeigsMr. and Mrs. Richard J. MetzlerMark and Elyce Metzner°Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. MillerJack and Goldie Wolfe MillerAndy and Nancy MillsJ. Clifford Moos°Robert and Audrey Morris°Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. MuchinMrs. Joseph E. NathanJossy and Ken Nebenzahl°Toby and Gordon NewmanNext Chapter, Inc.Jill and Chris Noon°Roberta OlshanskyMr. and Mrs. L. Robert PasquesiSanford and Jody Perl

Harriette L. and Theodore F. PerlmanAlice Peterson and Paul MunkLorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.°Henry Pope FoundationPritzker Pucker Family FoundationPhyllis and Dennis Propp°Ms. Alice B. Rapoport and Mr. Michael A. SachsMrs. John S. Reed°Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. ReisnerMr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes+Mr. Glenn Riese and Ms. GretchenHorlacher-RieseRoberts Family Foundation°Mr. Peter C. Roberts and Mrs. Robin RobertsMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Rosenberg+Michael and Andrea RosengardenLinda and Harold Rosenson°Mr. and Mrs. Myron Rosenthal°Patti and Eugene RossNancy and Rob RoteringMrs. Donald I. Roth°Audrey and Michael RubinsteinHoward and Raina Ruskin Family Foundation°In Memory of Florence Sager

Drs. David and Karen Sager°Bob and Sharon Sager Dorfman°Linda and Dick Saslow°Judy and David Schiffman+Carol and David Schulman°Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwab+Mr. Ted Scislowski+Mr. John D. Seder°Mr. and Mrs. Chris SegalGordon and Carole SegalMr. Arthur W. Segil°Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Seminetta+Kate Shapiro°Michael and Susan SharkeyArch W. Shaw Foundation°David and Julie ShorrMr. and Mrs. William N. SickMr. Michael SilverMr. and Mrs. John D. Simms – Simms

Family FoundationMr. Scott Slussar+David and Robin SmallSolot Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Spore°Richard Stein°

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Throughout its history, and particularly since the arrival of President andCEO Welz Kauffman, Ravinia Festival has proudly showcased the wealthof musical treasures created for that most American of genres, theBroadway musical. CSO audiences ask for music theater concerts atRavinia more than any other genre. This summer Ravinia hit the jackpot,shining the spotlight on four of Broadway’s brightest stars, each of whom

was featured as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on fourmemorable evenings. For a special Fourth of July musical bash, Ashley Brown,

the star of the stage production of Mary Poppins, appropriately sang aninspiring all-American program of songs by Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern,John Kander, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin and others composed for theBroadway stage and Hollywood films—as the song goes, “from sea toshining sea”! Idina Menzel teamed up with composer/conductor MarvinHamlisch for a wide-ranging repertoire ranging from songs from roles shecreated in the landmark musicals Rent and Wicked to standards from the

Great American Songbook to an inspired rendition of Hamlisch’s own “The WayWe Were” on July 8. Ravinia favorite Patti LuPone, who has scored an impressive

series of triumphs in musicals both on Broadway (Anything Goes, Evita)and here at Ravinia (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun and a string of StephenSondheim-composed musicals), joined opera star Patricia Racette for a Gala program on July 21 celebrating“Leading Ladies” in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival. And 85-year-oldBroadway legend Barbara Cook, who created such iconic leading roles as Cunegonde in Candide, Marian theLibrarian in The Music Man and Amalia in She Loves Me, made her CSO debut with a July 15 program includingfavorites as well as less-familiar tunes by powerhouse composers Bernstein, Rodgers, Berlin, Gershwin, Kern,

Romberg, Sondheim and Weill. The stars of Broadway never shone more brightly on the Great White Way than they did this summer at Ravinia.

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Idina Menzel invitesaudience members to

sing with the CSO

In an effort to bring awareness ofaccess to classical musicperformances to young people,Ravinia partnered with teens atHighland Park High School in thefall of 2010 to create the RaviniaStudent Advisory Board, whichcollaborated on three main ideasto promote classical music toyoung listeners in a programtitled Classical Youth Initiative.Nearly 600 students participatedthis year.

In their first year theyspearheaded the free lawn-attendance programfor all high schoolstudents with a validschool I.D. at allclassical concerts, asummer-long attendancecontest in which studentsgained points toward agrant for their school’smusic department, andcreated a special nighttitled “Cannon Ball,”which included a pre-concert tent event with free food, refreshments, games,prizes and an opportunity to gain double points for theattendance contest.

To encourage schools throughout Illinois toparticipate and better reward students who had totravel greater distances to get to the festival, theStudent Advisory Board in 2012 created a new pointsystem that takes into account the distance between thefestival and their high school. They also added asecond double-points night on the evening of the OneScore, One Chicago selection, Gustav Holst’s ThePlanets, and started an official Facebook page forhigh school students from all over Illinois to connect atwww.facebook.com/RaviniaCYI. Central High Schoolof Burlington, IL, took full advantage, bringing thehighest number of students from one of the farthestparticipating schools, on a double-points night. Foraccumulating the most points, Central High School willbe awarded a $5,000 grant graciously donated bythe Ravinia Associates, a group of young Chicago-

area professionals who volunteer to supportthe festival by raising funds, increasing

awareness of the festival’s programs and developing ayounger audience for classical music through thefestival’s REACH*TEACH*PLAY education programs.The first runner-up was Evanston Township, followed byHighland Park, New Trier and Stevenson high schools.The festival and the Ravinia Associates are currentlyworking on plans to expand the program in 2013.

“Being able to take the students to hear theCSO at Ravinia was an amazing highlight of our bandcamp week. It is something they still talk about and willremember beyond their high school careers,” saidCentral High School Director of Bands Jim Struyk. “Thegrant will be used to purchase new percussionequipment for our second-year percussion ensembleclass, and to help our Jazz Lab Band students travel toPeoria to perform at the Illinois All-State MusicConference. We will also be looking at bringing inguest artists and clinicians as we prepare for ourperformances in New York this April.”

TEENS HAVE A (CANNON) BALL MARKETING CLASSICAL MUSIC

The Ravinia photo backdrop at the annual Cannon Ballevent attracts teen party-goers and Highland ParkMayor Nancy Rodkin Rotering, whose son is on the CYI committee.

Ravinia Associates will expand CYI program into more schools in 2013.

Steven and Susan SteinmeyerHolly Hayes and Carl W. SternJudi and Charles M. Stern°+Mr. and Mrs. John A. StepanMr. and Mrs. Sherwin J. Stone+Marlene and Sheldon Stillman Foundation°Thomas H. and Donna M. Stone

Foundation°Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James H. Swartchild, Jr.+Takiff Family FoundationMr. Howard J. Trienens°Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. TrottLisa and Jeff Trotter+Virginia and Frederick G. Uhlmann°The Vail Family FoundationVirginia C. Vale°Michael Waks and Kathleen BruceThe Ware-Robbins Memorial Fund°Carol and Myron C. Warshauer+Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Weil°Dee Dee Whipple and Phillip GrossmanMr. and Mrs. Chris L. WilliamsSallyan Windt°In memory of Leo WitzJane Woldenberg°Mrs. Ann S. Wolff°Kathleen and Tom Wright

Anonymous (21)Ms. Sally AaronMr. and Mrs. Jack A. AblinMrs. Arthur M. Adler, Jr.°Mr. and Mrs. Brad Akason+Fraida and Bob Aland+Mona and Andy Albert°Kevin Alcock+Carnot and Luceile Allen FoundationSteve and Mary AndersonMr. and Mrs. Charles T. Angell+James R. & Lesley B. Anixter Family

FoundationWilliam and Nancy AnixterJonathan AppelbaumJudith L. and Robert D. Appelbaum°Mickie and David Applebaum (MAR, Inc.)Jeffrey and Lisa AroninMrs. Julie Bacon°+Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. BaileyMr. James Baird and Ms. Diane Stone+Ms. Mary Ann Barry+Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. BartramHoward and Donna Bass

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RAVINIA LINKED IN TO SOCIAL MEDIA—PINTERESTED? THEN “LIKE” US.Here’s something to “Like.” Ravinia Festival has retooled itscommunications department to take advantage of the ever-changing opportunities to build audiences through social media.The festival hired its first full-time social media coordinator, PedroDeJesus, who is at work across all platforms with cleverconversation starters and rewarding contests. Ravinia was anearly adopter of each technological advance in interactivemarketing, and its promotion of classical music through socialmedia became a feature story on BBC World Report.

“In the era of social media, Ravinia gets to be its ownmedia and the message,” says Ravinia Director ofCommunications Nick Pullia, “using its staff and tools to tell itsstory the way it wants directly to its constituents instead of relyingon third-party mass media companies; best of all, our customerstalk to each other, and such peer-to-peer validation is priceless.”

Today’s communications department is focused on contentgeneration. Responding to market demands, the content beingcreated involves audio and video projects (55 last summer—havea look here), and two of Ravinia’s first efforts in this new arenahave each just been nominated for a regional Emmy Award forAchievement in a Single Spot Commercial.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bates, Jr.Christina and Scott BatesMr. Robert Batey and Ms. Chris WeilerMrs. Marlene G. Baumgarten°Dr. and Mrs. Jon BayerMr. and Mrs. Martin S. A. BeckMr. and Mrs. Steve A. BeitlerMr. and Mrs. Donald A. BelgradThe Benach Foundation - Carol and

Ronald Benach°Bruce and Judy Bendoff°Celine BendyArlene and Marshall Bennett°Bob and Sandy BergerHenry R. Berghoef and Leslie L. BoyleCourtney and Andrew BerlinMr. and Mrs. H. Bruce BernsteinMartha and Tom BiedeMr. and Mrs. Richard M. Bindler+Arleen and Robert S. BlattMs. Susan Bloch+Ted and Sonia Bloch°Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. BlockMs. Janice BlockPhilip D. Block III Family Foundation°Sue and Jim Blomberg+George W. Blossom IIIMrs. William A. Boone°Mr. and Mrs. David BoroshMr. and Mrs. George BourassaMrs. James A. Bovaird III Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. BoyceMary and Carl BoyerElizabeth and Charles BrockLarry and Ann BrownRichard and Andrea BrownMr. Arthur J. Bruen, Jr.Mr. Louis Bucksbaum+Mr. David Bunning+Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Burgis+Timothy Burroughs and Barbara SmithLynn and Bob Burt+Mr. and Mrs. Rhett W. ButlerMr. and Mrs. Robert G. ByronMrs. Edryce H. Cadden°Ms. Lut CalcoteMs. Angela Campolo+Joseph and Cory CancilaJudith and James CanelMr. Scott I. Canel+Ms. Michele Aguilar CarlinMs. Wendy Alders CartlandMr. and Mrs. Gregory C. CaseThe Ceres Foundation°Mr. Jim Challenger+Rick and Dee Dee ChesleyMrs. William C. Childs°

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chudacoff°Dr. and Mrs. Jonathon CitowJules and Leslie CoganBarney Ira CohenMr. Elliott Cohen+Mr. and Mrs. Mel CohenMelanie and Arthur CohenSaul and Carol Cohen°Pat Cohn°Robert and Terri Cohn FamilyMr. and Mrs. Thomas (Tim) D. Coleman, Jr.°Ms. Mary Collins WhiteLucy and Jeff ColmanJane B. and John C. Colman°Jeffrey and Teri Kaye ConklinMr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Conroy, Jr.+Mr. and Dr. Carey CooperMr. and Mrs. Phillip J. CooperMr. Richard Cortesi+Jim and Vicky CostakisJames and Kathleen CowiePatricia CoxMr. William Coyne+Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crane°Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Crawford°Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace+CSR TrustJacqueline and Donnie DannMelissa and Oscar DavidMerri and Steve Davis°Nancy Dehmlow and Paul ZiontsMr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel°Laura and Byron DelmanMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. DenisonMr. and Mrs. K. DeppertMindy Meade and Greg DeStefanoJulie DeutschMr. and Mrs. William J. DeversMr. and Mrs. James W. DeYoung°Lyn Dickey°Domont Family FoundationStephen DonahuePerfect Smile Dental Spa - Dr. and

Mrs. Timothy DotsonBill and Robin DowneLinda and Chuck DresnerSharon and Larry Dubin°+Mignon Dupepe and John Snyder+Evelyn M. Edidin°Elizabeth R. EdwardsThe Ehrlichman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stephen EhrlichmanMr. James EisenbergMr. and Mrs. Gerald H. ElbinDeane Ellis°Scott Ellwood and Suzanne TimbleMr. and Mrs. Howard S. Engle

Jane and Jim EsserJanice and Rob EsserMr. and Mrs. William S. EttelsonMrs. Sharon FarmerMs. Sharon Feigon and Mr. Steven BialerClif and Judy Fenton+Nadine Ferguson°Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. FishbeinMr. and Mrs. Holland B. Fisher+Carol and Richard Fleisher°Erin and Justin FoleyM.J. Foreman-Daitch and Katie

Foreman-CohenMr. and Mrs. John C. FortsonAndrea and Paul FoxMr. and Mrs. R. Gerald FoxIlana and Steven FradkinMatt and Katie FrekkoMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. FriedMrs. John Friedlich°Full Circle Family Foundation+Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Fulton°Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garard, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Barbara GatelyMs. Carol GeorgeGeraldi Norton Foundation°Ms. Jennifer Gersten+Mr. and Mrs. Bert Getz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Larry GilbertDarlene and Lawrence Gilford°Anita and Richard GilfordGeorge and Maureen GilmoreMr. and Mrs. James J. GlasserLaura and Jason Glick+Mr. and Mrs. Larry GoldbergBeverly and Lee Goldberg Foundation°Louis and Barbara GoldmanMarsha and Michael GoldsteinGillian and Ellis Goodman FoundationDr. Irving and Lovey Greenberg°Patsy and Bud Greene°Mrs. Helen D. Greenebaum°Mrs. Nancy Greenebaum°Ms. Ada A. Sanders and Dr. William M.

GriffinSam, Sarah, Paul & Irwin Grossinger

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Laurence I. GuthmannMrs. William N GuthrieMrs. Richard H. Gutstadt°Kaye and Howard Haas°+Michele and Bronson HallMr. and Mrs. James F. HalloranBarbara and Jim HanigColin and Yumi HaraMs. Holly Harralson

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AN ARTIST SHADOWS AN ARTIST: RICHARD HUNT AT WORK Story and photos by Russell Jenkins

Outside laughter and chasing could be heard cutting through the light breeze as children all across the adjacent parkplayed beneath great shadows. As I approached the address, a scruffy giant building, faint saw sounds and grindingbecame clearer. After a door buzz and a short pause, the welcoming face of Richard Hunt peered ’round the solid,weathered door to exuberantly greet me.

Entering his behemoth studio, I could barely hold conversation. My senses were ambushed from every angle asevery direction offered an interesting find. Sorted magazines, supplies and metal were piled and re-piled atop eachother. Cataloged nuts, screws and washers were placed next to band saws, grinders and hundreds of hammers,oxygen tanks with myriad blow torches just lying about as we walked through the rusty, dusty, jagged pathways. It wasclear this man, this great artist, had unfolded his life and passion between these walls.

With introductions well behind us, he gravitated back to work. And for the next several hours, I discovered hiscraft. The overall environment was drastically different from what I am used to as a 2-D artist. I surround myself withmore delicate tools such as fine-tipped pens and soft brushes, where his instruments are typically rigid, bulky andheavy. And in contrast, a good pen with a clean pad and a sturdy desk is all I need to create, whereas Richard needsthat echoingly large studio for his tanks, torches and even a crane to drag around half-inch thick sheets of metal. Thisrough, corroded space is far from clean and inspires thoughts of tetanus booster shots. Needless to say, neither artistcould manage in the other’s environment, and it wouldn’t take a fortune-teller to see that; one would only have tocompare the palms of our hands.

Richard is not a speedy artist, but he has a calculation about him. More times than not, I find he can’t fullyexplain in words how and why the art comes together for him. He gestures and waves while moving about the art.Perhaps it is even still a mystery to him, an enigmatic dance he does with each piece. Regardless, I find it incrediblypoetic.

Upon leaving this inspiring man and his unique studio, I received the same warm smile as when I arrived as astranger—though this time I understood it. It is the smile of a child—a child grinning back at life for allowing him tocreate and play these many long years in his own perfect park. And in the neighboring park, as the children play, theyneed only look up from the great shadows to see Richard’s life work smiling back at them.

See Richard Hunt’s works atRavinia Festival, whichpresents sculpture throughoutthe park. His work Beyondthe Frame hangs in the ParkView restaurant.

Ravinia went behind-the-scenes to Richard Hunt’s studio towitness the genesis of Beyond the Frame. Join our glimpseinto the artist’s world at http://youtu.be/_YwgMNVcXzc

John and Gwen HarrisTom Harris°Mrs. Augustin S. Hart, Jr.°Mrs. John M. HartiganEverett and Jane HauckWm. P. Hauworth II°Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Heath°Judy and Mel Hecktman°Christie HefnerBrent and Beverly HeimannDan and Cynthia HelleDiane and David B. HellerCharitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert N. Hermes+Teri & Jack HeydenMarjorie Friedman Heyman and

Glenn R. HeymanThe HirschfieldsRick and Cathy HirschmannMari Schoen Hirsh and James M. SchreiberRobert and Norma HoaglundMr. and Mrs. Walter F. Hoeppner III+Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. HofmanRonald and Marci Holzer+Carol and Joel Honigberg°

Mrs. Nancy HornerThe Horner Family FoundationVicki and Thomas Horwich°Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas HurvisNancy W. JacobsJeri and Norman JacobsMilton and Gail Jacobson°Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. James°Lois and Richard Janger°Kim Jenson and Tom ElsenMr. Jeff Johnson+Vance and Randee JohnsonAllen and Ann JorgensenLois and Sid KahnMrs. Susan F. Kahn°Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. KailinSusan and David KaltRon and Julie KaplanHarriet and Ernest Karmin°Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Karzas°Sara and Larry KaskelMr. and Mrs. A. Sidney KatzAlvin and Elizabeth KatzLeon I. & Sharon Kaufman FoundationSheila W. Keeshin

Will K. Kellogg III+Kennedy Family Foundation+Dennis and Barbara KesslerMr. Brad KeywellHeidi and Mitch KieslerMrs. William KinneyShelley and Charles M. Kiven FamilyBenjamin and Michelle KleinJacqueline KleinAnnette R. KleinmanCarol and James KlenkMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. KlossKnapp Family FoundationMrs. Arthur KneiblerDan KoenitzMr. John KoladaMs. Nancy Kolinsky+Dr. and Mrs. Colman Kraff+The Krasnow Family°Nancy and Rick KreiterCecelia D. Kriser°Judith K. Kubert+Dr. and Mrs. Howard D. Kurland°Mr. Brian Kurtz+Marilyn and Ivan Kushen

Creating a buzz when it was first used, the lawn screen hasbecome one of the most popular innovations with Raviniaaudiences. This past season marked the first time video of aMartin Theatre concert could be seen from the lawn.Traditionally, concerts inside the 850-seat venue have beenbroadcast as audio only, making the live video telecast onto thegiant lawn screen a truly unprecedented and groundbreakingevent.

The lawn screen was erected for a chamber recital bythe Zukerman ChamberPlayers, who performed works by Brahmsand Shostakovich. As withall lawn tickets for Martin Theatreshows, the price remained $10, and children and students stillreceived free admission as with all classical concerts.

An hour before the first downbeat, a small crowd hadalready gathered in front of the screen on the North Lawn,positioning their blankets and chairs so as not to miss any ofthe action. The lawn audience got the best of both worlds: thegrassy leisure of the park as well as front seats to the MartinTheatre stage. And let’s not forget the state-of-the-art outdoorsound system, which is only enhanced by the cicadas and birdsthat call Ravinia’s North Lawn home.

The lawn screen was set up for all concerts the week ofJune 25 to July 1, including performances by EsperanzaSpalding, Ramsey Lewis and Sergio Mendes, Glen Campbelland Ronnie Milsap, and A Far Cry with Jake Shimabukuro.

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Ronald and Caryl KushnerMarilyn and Mark LabkonMr. and Mrs. Morton LaneMrs. Robert G. LaneThe Eli Lane FamilyMr. and Mrs. Desmond R. LaPlaceMr. and Mrs. John E. LargeCaryl and Burt Lasko°Robin and Jack LavinMrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.°Mrs. Paul M. LazarSteven and Arlene Lazarus Foundation°Leahy Family FoundationLefkovitz FoundationMr. and Mrs. M. James LeiderLesnik Family FoundationIona and Milton Levenfeld°Mr. and Mrs. Paul David Levi+Mr. and Mrs. Gary Levin+Michael D. Levin and Carol A. McErlean°Fay and Daniel Levin+Robert E. and Karen A. Levin+Mr. and Mrs. Alan LevinsonBarbara LevoffCarole and Joseph LevyCharles Ashby Lewis and Penny

Bender SebringMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Lewis+Barbara and Frank LieberMrs. Laurie F. Lieberman+Eleanor and Myron LiebermanMr. and Mrs. Harold R. LifvendahlJane and Richard LiptonLivney FoundationDr. and Mrs. Henry Loeb°Richard and Elaine LoewensteinElaine Gray Loseff°Maynard and Judy Louis°Robert and Sandra LundMr. and Mrs. Todd M. LustbaderJim and Kay MabieMr. and Mrs. John D. MabieSusan and Robert MalottDr. Laurence A. Mack Memorial FundRoberta and George Mann°Susan and Fred MardellMr. and Mrs. Frank Mariani+Peggy and David MasonCarol and Bert Maxon°+Morton and Karen May°Sally L. Maybrook°Beatrice Cummings Mayer°Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClungMr. and Mrs. David McGranahanMr. Clyde S. McGregor andMrs. LeAnn Pedersen Pope

George and Alice McKannBetty and Will McLeanDr. and Mrs. Jack L. MelamedMesirow Family Charitable Foundation°Ms. Kathryn Mikells and Mr. Ed HarneyEstate of Joseph R. Miller+Mr. and Mrs. Craig Miller+Marnie M. Miller and Joesph Noren°Lois and Jon MillsMr. and Mrs. Michael M. Mitchel°Mrs. Selma MizelMr. and Mrs. John R. MooreDaniel Jenks and Mary MorelandMrs. Arthur Morrison°Mr. and Mrs. Peter MorseJim MossLeslie and Art Muir+Ms. Ellen Multack and FamilyRichard James MurphyMatthew and Janet Nagel+Robert T. and Catherine NapierMyrna and Herbert Natkin+Davida and Rick Nelson°Eric and Jenny NewmanMr. and Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.Mr. Harold Nidetz and Ms. JoAnn Klak+Mrs. Terri Niedert+Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Nopar°Ms. Martha C. NussbaumMr. and Mrs. Kazuichi OkigawaEli and Hella OkmanAnnika and Michael OlshanskyMrs. Harold M. OlshanskyDudley and Ann OnderdonkJane and Elliott OtisMr. and Mrs. Matt OwensMrs. Evelyn E. Padorr°The Pattis Family Foundation°Kenneth and Susan PearlSheldon and Jayne PekinMr. and Mrs. Donald S. Perkins°Mr. and Mrs. Richard PernaRon and Loretta PetersonMr. Michael Pflieger+Dan and Rhoda Pierce°Madeleine P. and Harvey R. PlonskerMarlene and David Pochis°Podolsky Family Foundation°Barry and Amita Poll+Jean and Gerald PollackCarol G. PollockMr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Poorman+Ruth B. PowellMr. John Powers+John and Merry Ann PrattMr. and Mrs. Richard Price+Dr. Sondra C. Rabin °

Mrs. Robert F. RainerMr. and Mrs. John R. RaittPhillip and Jeanne RavidMrs. Mary ReuschéMr. and Mrs. James T. Rhind°Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. RhoadesTom and Margi Rice+Paul and Carol RigbySteve and Mimi RitchieMr. and Mrs. Carl Ritz+John W. and Nancy RobinsonDr. and Mrs. Richard S. RockMorton W. Rosen, in memory of Vera D. Rosen°James and Sandra RosenbergAnn and Michael RosenblumMr. and Mrs. John H. Rosenheim°Lisa and Jeff Rosenkranz+Lorelei RosenthalJudy and Warner Rosenthal°Linda and David RossEdith Rosskam°Mr. and Mrs. Steve RosskamHoward and Bev RossmanMs. Christine Roth+Joyce and Al Rothschild+John Rothschild and Jodi SheffieldJudith and Robert Rothschild°Janet and Philip RotnerSusi and Randy RoweMrs. Helen R. RubensSusan B. and Dr. Myron E. Rubnitz°T. E. (Tim) RussellTom and Bonnie RyszkaJulie and Kenneth SacksSusan and Marc Sacks and FamilyPaul Santi+Michael and Marcia SaperMitchell and Linda SaranowDon Schaumberger°Steve, Ruth, Spencer, and Andrew

SchaumbergerSteven and Onnie Scheyer+Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller°Mr. and Mrs. Richard SchlosbergMr. and Mrs. John I. SchlossmanMr. Robert Schmid+Mr. and Mrs. F. Eugene SchmittBarbara M. SchrayerDr. and Mrs. James L. SchroederFlorence B. SchubertIn Memory of Bernard C. Schubert and Ralph M. BresslerMark Schulte and Mary HolcombSusan and Donald SchwartzHorace J. Schwartz and Sandra Harris°Phyllis and Perry Schwartz+

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Mr. Robert I. SchwartzDiane and Bud SchwarzbachMr. and Mrs. John A. Schweig+Mr. Sear+Mr. and Mrs. Stephen N. SehlerRichard SeidelMr. and Mrs. Steve SerckRichard and Leslie SevcikEleanor and Milton Shadur°Jane L. and John S. Shapira°Drs. Alan and Susan ShapiroValerie and Lee ShapiroRandy and Nate Shapiro°Richard and Joan SharfsteinSheffield FoundationMr. and Mrs. Roger A. ShiffmanDavid and Lynne ShindollDr. and Mrs. Alfred Siegel°Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro SilvaValerie and Mitchell SlotnickSuzanne T. Smart°Pat and Clarke SmithRick and Julie SmithMarney and Bill Solomon°Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. SolowVirginia Sonnenschein°Alice and Christopher SpahrDorothy J. Speidel°Charles J. Starcevich+Heather Steans and Leo Smith

W. Peter Steffen IIISusan Stein°Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. StephansDorie Sternberg°Mr. James H. StoneMr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Stone°Barbara and Joel StoneRichard and Judi Stone°Kelly and Deborah StonebrakerJane and Michael Strauss+Mr. and Mrs. Rick StrusinerRobin and Sandy StuartMerle and Jim StyerDr. and Mrs. Richard S. Swoiskin+Andrea Tarbox and David Gransee+Greg and Anne TaubeneckMrs. John Reid Taylor°John and Kim TaylorFrank and Jeannine ten BrinkMr. and Mrs. Frederick B. ThomasMrs. Nancy J. Thorner °Calvin Jay Tobin°Toft Family Fund/ Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. ToftBernadette and Tom TrammMrs. Robert C. TrotterW. J. TruettnerRichard and Ilene TuckerMr. and Mrs. Hiroshi UchidaMr. and Mrs. S. Sye Unell

Michael and Marilyn VenderMr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Villinski°Mr. and Mrs. Doug WarshauerGwenyth B. Warton+Jim and Sally WascherDavid Wasserman: In memory of Abby S.

Magdovitz-WassermanSally and John WeberMr. Louis Weber and Mrs. Linda WeberMr. and Mrs. Morris S. Weeden°Marilee and Richard WehmanDia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr.°Frieda and Judd Weinberg °Steven B. WeinsteinAnn and Leonard WeiskirchAlbert and Sherrie WeissMr. and Mrs. Jeff Wellek+Susan and Richard WellekBeth and Michael WexlerMr. and Mrs. Robert F. White, Jr.°Susan J. WhiteMr. and Mrs. William J. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Marc R. WilkowRobert and Erin WilsonMr. and Mrs. John S.Wineman, Jr.Charles and Stacy Winternitz+

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On the heels of 2011’s renovations, including the new grandentrance underpass, Ravinia completed for the 2012 seasonanother series of improvements to beautify and simplify theexperience of everyone who comes to the summer festival.While this summer’s weather may have at times beentorturous, the gates that annually welcome hundreds ofthousands of musicgoers were immunized against theelements with repairs, a new green finish, and the addition ofnew sliding gates to the North and South Priority parking lots.Significantly, the highly trafficked north lot was paved duringthe off-season following the similar successful renovation ofthe south lot. The north lot not only provides parking forRavinia staff and donors, but also is the parking space for theChicago Symphony Orchestra—when they are in residencyduring the height of the summer season—as well as thelocation where traveling artists load their equipment into thepavilion and park their busses. The paving of this lot providesfor the safer and more expedient movement of these

performers in and out of the festival every day and also provides a more predictable (and weather-resistant!) parkingexperience for our treasured patrons. We know from hard-earned experience that Chicagoland weather can turn at the dropof a hat, but Ravinia has once again striven to ensure that, no matter the conditions, there are no barriers to enjoying musicunder the summer stars.

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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. WintonLynn and Leo Wiznitzer+Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. WolfeStephen and Cynthia WolpertMatthew and Rivka ZellIn Memory of Harry ZemelGary and Jeannine ZipfelDavid and Tracy Zirin+Marilyn ZirnSheri and Sherwin Zuckerman

Anonymous (4)Mr. and Mrs. Rob AbernathyMr. Anthony AchillesThe Allyn Foundation°Dr. and Mrs. James C. AndersonTony Brooks and Molly BaskinPrue and Frank Beidler+Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. BergmannAmy and Chris Boehm+Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boho°Mrs. Kenneth A. Bro°Steven and Phyllis BrodyMichael and Meghan BrooksCarol and Dan Brusslan°Mr. Iain Campbell+Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. CastelliniSusan Cohn and Jonathan KleinCatherine Cooper and Marshall

Greenwald+D & W Events, Inc.+Lorrie and Jeffrey DaubeMr. Barnabus Davis°William and Lorilyn DeCarlo+Tom and Mary Jane DeeMr. and Mrs. William Dietz, Jr.+Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. DreebinMr. James Duca and Mrs. Christine DucaMr. and Mrs. Robert Eckardt+Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. EmanuelMr. and Mrs. Michael Epstein+Roy and Marta EvansMr. Doug Fear+The Footprints FoundationMarilyn and Marvin FrimanMs. Lisa Galvan+Mr. and Mrs. Dale J. Garber°Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gassner°Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gervasio+C J Getz+Mr. John C. GillMr. and Mrs. Michael A. GoldMr. Neal GoldenCynthia and Norm Goldring°

Mr. Scott GoodmanMr. Jason Gordon+Bob and Amy GreenebaumJoseph and Claire GregoireMr. Louis S. Harrison+Mr. Steve Hartman+Gail and Tom Hodges+Ms. Elizabeth Hoffman+Dr. and Mrs. Elias J. Horowitz+Kathy and Joe HorvathJulie and David KalainovThe Loraine Kaufman Foundation (Lori and Steve Kaufman)+Mark and Beth KaufmannMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. KlossMr. Joseph Konen+Rick and Stephanie KoretzSusan and Martin KozakDana Krueger+Mr. and Mrs. John R. Landis+Betsy and Scott LassarMr. Adam Lefebvre+Lew and Laurie LeibowitzTom Lipman°Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Lobstein+Richard V. Lynch Family FoundationMs. Julie Malec+Mr. and Mrs. Bret MaxwellMr. and Mrs. Frank D. Mayer, Jr.Judy and Scott McCueKennon McKee+Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKennaMr. and Mrs. Steven M. MedvinDave and Emily MerjanPatricia R. MintmireMr. and Mrs. Russel MironDr. and Mrs. Neal A. MollerMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Morris+Greg MoyerFranklin Nitikman and Adrienne Drell°Ms. Daniela A. O’Leary-GillMs. Renee Orelove+Bob and Marcia PaleyMr. and Mrs. Andrew PasternakThe Perlmans+Mr. and Mrs. Joachim PetersDavid and Barbara PinzurRobin and Jonathan PlotkinMr. and Mrs. Edward and Tamra PolenMr. and Mrs. Neil K. Quinn°Reynolds Family Foundation+Edgar Rose°Mr. Saul M. RosenJohn and Trudy RuleEd and Diana RuthmanMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Sackheim°James A. Scharnell

Building on the highlysuccessful summer recital series in the intimate, 450-seatBennett Gordon Hall, Raviniaannounced the “BGH $10Classics” series in September,extending the concertexperience year-round to thefall, winter and spring. Thisseries features eight concertsfrom October 2012 throughApril 2013 including cellistSebastian Bäverstam withpianist Pei-Shan Lee; violinistTessa Lark with pianist RenanaGutman; pianist DariaRabotkina; a Christmasconcert with Empire Brassfeaturing vocalist/guitaristElisabeth von Trapp; LincolnTrio with soprano AriannaZukerman, clarinetist BharatChandra and ChicagoChildren’s Choir performingthe Chicago premiere ofAnnelies: The Choral Settingof the Diary of Anne Frank;Musicians from Ravinia’sSteans Music Institute (RSMI);baritone John David Boehr;and pianist Michael Brown.

$10 CLASSICS EXTENDEDTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Ms. Carol SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Frank B. Schnierow+Faith Schonfeld+Mr. and Mrs. Charles SchrankMr. and Mrs. Alan M. Sebulsky+Jerry and Naomi SenserMr. and Mrs. David L. ShawMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.°Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Sikorovsky°Margaret and Alan Silberman°Nancy and Tom SilbermanMr. and Mrs. Matthew SpagatLinda and Stewart SpiesBeth and Jim StephensMs. Sheryl A. SummersMr. and Mrs. Tom SurdykBernard M. and Caryl Susman°Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Swiryn°Mr. Brian Tenner+Ms. Carla M. ThorpeMrs. Lee Tomic+Mr. and Mrs. David TroppPenny and John Van HornMs. Brenda Warkow+Mrs. Roy I. WarshawskyJody and Dean Weinberg+Mr. and Mrs. Avers Wexler°Mrs. Florence F. WheelerDr. Jack M. WhitneyMr. Michael Wurster+Mr. Keith Yamada+Mr. and Ms. James J. Zenni, Jr.+Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Zessar

Anonymous (2)Dr. Todd K. Abraham and Ms. Anne OpilaMr. Scott A. AbramsonIn memory of Dr. and Mrs. B. H. AdelsonMr. and Mrs. Louis D. AxelrodMr. and Mrs. David D. BaierMr. and Mrs. John Belter+Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Boyd+Pat and Sandy CantorAnn and Richard CarrRandy CaseyMarilyn and Lawrence Cohen°Carolyn Cole°Ms. Geraldine C. CowlinMr. Bruce Culleton+Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Draluck+Mr. Brian Duff+Mr. Craig G. Eisner+George Ferguson and Kathleen Ross+Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Finder+

Linda and Jack Fischer°Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Frezados+Judy Geleerd KitzesGKN FoundationMaureen GlassbergJill Glickstein and Andrea HeimanMr. Simon GrantMr. and Mrs. Edward Haben+Sarah and Joel HandelmanMr. and Mrs. Alan G. Harris+Mr. Joseph J. Hartman+Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell HefterMrs. Karlyn Henry and Mr. Todd Henry+Mr. Mickey Hernandez+Dr. Gerhardt A. HerrmannDr. Mark Nolan HillMrs. and Mr. Elizabeth Hough+Mr. and Mrs. Verne G. IstockMr. Fred Kalmin+Karen and Matthew KaplanElizabeth and Peter KarabatsosMs. Linda D. KiefelBill Kirchmeyer and Amy Boeckholt-Wilt+Mrs. Russell V. KohrPat and Mike Koldyke°Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Lane°+Doris LewyDrs. Eva F. Lichtenberg and Arnold Tobin°Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lieberman+Toby and Seymour LiptonMr. Richard J. Loewenthal, Jr.Mr. Richard Lowell and Mrs. Kathy Lowell+Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. MaddenMr. and Mrs. Lester MayberMr. and Mrs. Donald M. McMahonMr. Thomas P. McNulty+Steven and Sheree MedwedPenny and Ira MeyersTom and Patricia Meyers, Jr.+Mr. Joel L. Michaels+Ms. Diana Moore+Robin and David Nankin+Walter and Ann NathanMr. and Mrs. Mark Neaman+Lee and Sharon OberlanderMrs. Kathleen Gorom Ochab and Mr.

Douglas OchabMr. and Mrs. Daniel OlswangMs. Jacqueline Peters+Mr. Richard S. Phillips and Mrs. Margaret

G. Madden+Meline Pickus°Ms. Nicole PutzelMr. Virgil Reginato+Sue and Wally RobertsChas and Renee Rosenberg+Ms. Anita M. Sarafa and Mr. John Duncan

Thanks to the generosity ofTrustee Marcus Lemonis andCamping World for donatingstock and to Ravinia Festival forcreating a new retail space, theWomen’s Board’s first year in thechair-rental business was a hugesuccess! The Women’s Boardachieved gross revenues of over$136,000, and after expenseswas able to realize a profit of$100,000. This is about fourtimes the amount generated bythe previous vendor. Here are theTop Ten facts about the newbusiness:

10. Employed 15 young men and women

9. Set up 158 Levy parties8. Sold $2,479 worth of Gift

Shop merchandise7. Rented 2,253 tables6. Rented 17,725 chairs5. Anita Baker: biggest table

night (193 rented)4. James Taylor (Sat.): biggest

chair night (1,159 rented)3. 4.64% of paid lawn attendees

rented chairs2. 2012 gross revenue:

$136,023.531. Total contribution to Ravinia

Festival: $100,000

WOMEN’S BOARDSITS PRETTY WITHCHAIR RENTALS

Mr. and Mrs. John SalibaMrs. Cynthia M. Sargent+Mrs. Lawrence K. SchnadigMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Schnecke+Mr. Charles Schoof+Cynthia SeifertEugene and Marlene Shapiro°Mrs. Ilene Shaw+David and Susan ShermanMrs. William Simon, Jr.°Mrs. Amy SmallMr. and Mrs. Kraig M. SmiegowskiMelissa and Charles SmithMr. Ronald Sonenthal and Dr. Kathy

Sonenthal+Dr. and Mrs. John M. SultanMr. Ronald H. Taub°Mr. and Mrs. Ronald TesarikDwayne and Lynne Thornton+Rev. Richard L. Tolliver, Ph.D., D.D. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Vallorano+Sarah A. Verville+Ms. Lisa Weinberg+Anita M. WuNat Zivin°

REACH*TEACH*PLAYDONORS

The donors listed below generouslycontributed to Ravinia’s REACH*TEACH*PLAYeducation programs between October 1,2010 and September 30, 2012. The listincludes donors to Sistema Ravinia as well asthe Elaine Frank Artists Fund, which wasestablished in honor of Mrs. Zollie S. Frank.This fund enables Ravinia to bring talentedguest musicians to underserved schools in theChicago area for intimate performanceswhich enrich the scholastic experience andexpose students to the wonder of music. Bysupporting the Elaine Frank Artists Fund,Sistema Ravinia or any of ourREACH*TEACH*PLAY education programs,donors bring music into the lives of thousandsof schoolchildren who may otherwise haveno access to the arts. For information aboutgiving to Ravinia’s REACH*TEACH*PLAYeducation programs, please call 847-266-5020.

AnonymousRavinia AssociatesThe Ravinia Festival Golf Tournament

The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust

The Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

Mrs. Zollie S. FrankJPMorgan Chase FoundationPolk Bros. Foundation

AnonymousAcademy of Country Music Lifting Lives FoundationBank of America FoundationCME Group Community FoundationLloyd A. Fry FoundationGreenberg Traurig, LLPIrv LewisRichard and Marianne Reinisch FoundationDaniel F. and Ada L. Rice FoundationCharles & M.R. Shapiro FoundationUnited Airlines, Official Airline of Ravinia Festival

The Albert Pick, Jr. FundAllstate Insurance CompanyModestus Bauer FoundationChicago Cubs CharitiesAlverin M. Cornell FoundationDiscover, Official Card of Ravinia FestivalThe Deane A. & John D. Gilliam FoundationHarris Family FoundationIllinois Tool WorksDr. and Mrs. David IngallCarol and Ed Kaplan / Kaplan FoundationMalott Family FoundationThe Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family FoundationHarold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsNorthern TrustRBC Wealth ManagementThe Trillium FoundationUBS, Lead SponsorAudrey L. Weaver and Michael D. Vogan

AnonymousThe Chicago Community TrustExelonFirst Bank of Highland Park

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. FrankInfinium Capital ManagementTherese Krieger and Gordon ZiolsThe Lake County Community FoundationNorth Shore GasThe Sun-Times Foundation, a Fund of the Chicago Community FoundationTakiff Family Foundation

Bachmann Family FoundationKnapp Family FoundationLoring and Carol KnoblauchAudrey L. Weaver and Michael D VoganThe Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

AnonymousJim and Karen FrankThe Loraine Kaufman Foundation (Lori and Steve Kaufman)Seagears Family FoundationMichael Silver & Company, CPAsThe Officers of Wheels Inc.Sallyan Windt

AnonymousBruce and Ann BachmannLisa, Morris, Matti, Zari and Avi BarzilaiArlene and Marshall BennettSandy Frank EliasClif and Judy FentonFilipowski FoundationJana FrankAdam and Nicole FriedmanRobyn FriedmanThe Happ Inn Bar and GrillMr. Edward HokeVicki and Thomas HorwichPenny and Tim JackKaren and Matthew KaplanEmily and Christopher KnightMr. Frank R. KrohnMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. LandsmanMartin and Carole LevineAlicia and Frank LiebermanDr. Steven B. NasatirDavida and Rick NelsonJoachim & Vicki Peters FoundationMs. Janet D. ThauAllan and Lynne ReichTricia Scobey

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Harriet and Pat StarrValassisMr. and Mrs. Bob VasaJerry Witkovsky

The Ravinia Festival Association extends aspecial note of appreciation to the Women’sBoard of Ravinia Festival for itsestablishment of Sisrema Ravnia. Over thepast four years, they have contributed$900,000 to this fund, which providesongoing assurance that Ravinia’s ElSistema-based children’s orchestras willflourish. Through the support of theWomen’s Board, Ravinia launched SistemaRavinia and its inaugural orchestra, theCircle Rockets, at Catalyst Circle RockCharter School in the Austin neighborhood.The festival also continues to support theYOURS and REACH orchestras at HibbardElementary school in collaboration withPeople’s Music School. This extraordinarygenerosity will enable Ravinia to expandthe initiative, secure in the knowledge thatfunding for this project is accessible.

CORPORATE PARTNERS

Ravinia sincerely thanks its 2012 CorporatePartners for supporting Ravinia’s world-class performances and their commitment tothe community.

For more information about the CorporatePartners Program, please contact GermaineCondren at gcondren@ravinia.org or 847-266-5015.

Associated Agencies, Inc.Baxter International Inc.ComcastLarry and Barbara FieldFoley & Lardner LLPW.W. Grainger, Inc.Joe & Ross Ice CreamGerri and David Kahnweiler / Colliers InternationalKraft Foods Inc.Learning Resources, Inc.Mazzetta CompanyMB Financial BankNorthern TrustPerlmutter Investment Company

PotashCorpColette and John RauSterling PartnersTesta ProduceWells Fargo Advisors

Akzo Nobel Inc.Applied DiscoveryCole Taylor BankFirst Bank of Highland ParkGATX CorporationHarbortown Industries, Inc.Heineken USAJ. Emil Anderson & Son, Inc.Maron Electric CompanyMcKinsey & Company, Inc.Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLCMillerCoors LLCMitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.Oak Ridge Investments, LLCPeck Bloom, LLCSpecialty Print CommunicationsSunset Food Mart, Inc.Thermos LLCTransco Inc.United Group, Inc.

AnonymousBanner Plumbing Kitchen & Bath ShowroomBehles Family Dental CareThe Belmonti FamilyDigital Check Corp.Edward Don & CompanyForsythe Technology, Inc.Gonzales AssociatesHartman Curio GroupHighTowerMark Holihan Farmers Insurance AgencyHolland & Knight LLPHorwood Marcus & Berk CharteredJaffe & Berlin, LLCJasculca/Terman & Associates, Inc.Keller Group, Inc.LA-CO Industries, Inc.LundbeckMcGuireWoodsNeimark & HelfandNewly Weds Foods, Inc.Nielsen-Massey VanillasPlastamet Inc.

Prime Property Investors LTDProfessional Education InternationalReed Smith LLPRenaissance PlaceRukavina Trade Consultants, Inc.Sahara Enterprises, Inc.Schiller & Klein, P.C.Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.Thompson Coburn LLPTrek Freight Services, LLCTrustmark CompaniesUnited Conveyor FoundationWindy City NoveltiesRobert and Fran Sachs – XL

Screw Corporation

MATCHING GIFTS

Ravinia Festival would like to thank thecompanies listed below for their generouscontributions, which double and sometimestriple the amount donated to Ravinia bytheir employees. To learn more aboutRavinia’s matching gift program or toinquire about recognition in this programbook, please contact Mary Hummel at 847-266-5023.

AnonymousAetna FoundationAllstate Giving CampaignAmeriprise Financial Gift Matching

ProgramAon CorporationApple Matching Gifts ProgramArch Insurance Group Inc.AT&T FoundationBank of America FoundationBaxter International Inc.BeamBlackRockBMO Harris BankThe Boeing Company Gift Matching ProgramBP America Inc.Capital Group CompaniesCDW CorporationElizabeth F. Cheney FoundationThe Chicago Tribune CompanyChubb & SonCNA FoundationConAgra Foods Enterprise Services, Inc.Dover CorporationExxonMobil Matching Gift ProgramFortune Brands Home & SecurityGATX Corporation

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General Electric Credit Corp.GlaxoSmithKline FoundationGoldman Sachs Matching Gift ProgramW.W. Grainger, Inc.William Harris Investors, Inc.Home DepotHoughton Mifflin CompanyHSBC - North AmericaIBM CorporationIllinois Tool WorksJohnson Controls FoundationJones Lang LaSalleJPMorgan Chase FoundationKirkland & EllisKraft Foods Inc.Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Levi Strauss FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationMacquarie Group FoundationMcDonald’s CorporationMead Johnson Nutrition EmployeeMatching Gift ProgramMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMorgan StanleyMotorola, Inc.Nicor GasNorthern TrustOmron Foundation, Inc.OppenheimerFunds Legacy Matching

Gifts ProgramPepsiCo FoundationPNC FoundationPolk Bros. FoundationPotashCorpQualcomm Inc.RBC FoundationSara Lee FoundationTakeda Employee Giving ProgramsThe Investment Fund for FoundationsThe Washington Post Company Matching

Gifts Program

Thrivent Financial for LutheransTransUnionU.S. Bancorp FoundationU.S. CellularUBS Foundation USA Matching

Gift ProgramVerizon Foundation - Matching Incentive ProgramWm. Wrigley Jr. Company

CAPITAL AND DIRECTENDOWMENT GIVING

Gifts to Ravinia’s endowment—the Fund toAssure Ravinia’s Future—bolsterthe festival’s solid financial foundation andensure that Ravinia will continueits commitment to developing excitingartistic initiatives and visionary musiceducation programs and presentingmagnificent performances in a beautifulsetting for generations to come. Thesegenerous donors have shown theirdedication to Ravinia’s future through directendowment gifts or by providing forRavinia in their estate plans.

To learn more about the many ways toprovide for Ravinia in your estate plans,please contact Dylan Commeret at 847-266-5027 or DCommeret@ravinia.org.

AnonymousAaron Alt and Jennifer Konz-AltHarry and Harriet BernbaumJohn and Elizabeth BuccheriAlfreda BurkeCharlotte Hughes and Christopher CombsJennifer and James ConlonMr. and Mrs. John E. Deimel

Kris Fabbioli Fay and Ken FayHenry and Frances FogelMr. Stanley M. FreehlingJulie Griffin and Greg MeadorsSamuel S. and Dorothy R. Haber FoundationDolores Kohl KaplanMr. and Mrs. Robert D. KrebsMr. and Mrs. Joachim PetersMaggie and Matthew PhillipsThe Rosen FamilyMr. and Mrs. James S. RosenbaumJane E. SamuelsonIn Honor of Pat SandersEugene and Marlene ShapiroAlyce K. Sigler and Stephen A. KaplanTakiff Family FoundationMark and Martha TeccaMr. Daniel TeichmanDarcy L. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Weil,

in honor of their 60th anniversaryMr. and Mrs. Joseph WeidnerJoan WingA. Duain WolfeThe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

EDWARD GORDON SOCIETY

Memorializing the festival’s former longtimeexecutive director, the Edward GordonSociety recognizes donors who haveprovided for Ravinia in their estate plans.Many Edward Gordon Society membersenjoy immediate tax benefits, estate taxsavings and investment income. They alsoreceive benefits at Ravinia, like ticketingprivileges, Freehling Room membership and recognition on the honor roll. Wesincerely thank all members of the EdwardGordon Society for their commitment toRavinia’s future.

In Memoriam: Barbara Favill Marshall

Life Trustee and Women’s Board founding member Barbara Favill Marshall passed away on July 13,2012, at the age of 83. Barbara inherited a love for Ravinia from her parents, who were longtimepatrons and supporters, as was her husband Irl. Before becoming a founding member of theWomen’s Board, she participated in a 1957 “Gallerie Vivante” at Ravinia and sold Ravinia couponbooks in Northbrook. She was active in the founding of Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, chairing thecommittee for many years, joining with her mother to endow a fellowship that bears her mother’s

name and naming a rehearsal studio in memory of her daughter Susan. Barbara served on the Board of Trustees from 1977to 1992, serving as vice chairman and chairing the Sustaining Fund (now Annual Fund) Committee from 1986 to 1989.Barbara became a Life Trustee in 1994. During the summer of 2012 she was awarded the Marion M. Lloyd Life TrusteeAward presented by the Ravinia Associates, requesting that the award dinner be held the night of Idina Menzel’s CSOdebut, as Barbara wanted to see the tens of thousands of first-time attendees for the great Chicago Symphony. Though shewas not able to attend, Barbara’s three children represented her and read the acceptance speech she had prepared, whichdiscussed her love of Ravinia and its impact on her life.

MARION LLOYD CIRCLE

During the 2011 season Ravinia was proudto announce the Marion Lloyd Circle,created in memory of our distinguishedfestival chairperson from 1971-1975. Thefollowing Marion Lloyd Circle membershave generously designated one or moremajor planned gifts to Ravinia Festival witha value at or exceeding $100,000. Formore information about the Marion LloydCircle, please contact Dylan Commeret at847-266-5027.

AnonymousBruce and Ann BachmannMarshall and Arlene BennettJudy and Merrill BlauMrs. Sandra K. CrownMr. Terrence M.W. EllsworthMr. and Mrs. Stanley M. FreehlingMr. and Mrs. Maurice F. FultonRobert H. GlazeMarsha and Michael GoldsteinMr. and Mrs. Richard D. HarzaWm. P. Hauworth IIJack Kanuk and Richard FosterHoward KaspinMr. and Mrs. John P. KellerEsther G. KlatzMichael and Judy LavinDr. Sheldon H. MarcusSharon and Eden MartinMr. and Mrs. Newton N. MinowDr. Marylou WitzNancy Zadek

Anonymous (2)Marilynn AlsdorfCharles J. Balkin IIIMr. Murray BeckMr. and Mrs. Harry H. BernbaumMr. J. Salvatore L. CiancioloMrs. George H. ConradMrs. Wayne DaileyMr. and Mrs. Donald R. DannMr. and Mrs. John E. DeimelJanice Ferri EsserMs. Nadine FergusonMrs. Zollie S. FrankSusan and Sy FrolichsteinMike and Lynn FroyJean and Robert GelbortMr. and Mrs. Samuel GershunyMr. and Mrs. Paul C. GignilliatMr. and Mrs. Donald F. GoldsmithMr. and Mrs. Bruce K. GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Millard J. GrauerJ. Brian Greis, M.D.Julie and Parker HallMrs. Richard C. HalpernMrs. David J. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. HeathJay and Judy HeymanEdith HicksStuart KaneGerry and Steve KeenMr. and Mrs. Brian R. KenneyMs. Patricia J. KlemzMrs. Dolores Kohl KaplanMrs. Helen J. KohrMr. and Mrs. Martin J. KoldykeMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. KortlanderDavid A. Lawrence, Ph.D.

Amy and Donald LubinBarbara F. MarshallMr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Mason, Jr.Howard M. McCue IIIDorothe MelamedDr. and Mrs. Jack L. MelamedRob, Susan & Christopher MeyerMarnie M. MillerJ. Clifford MoosMr. and Mrs. Edward A. NieminenMr. and Mrs. Charles D. O’KieffeBruce P. OlsonL. M. OverendMarian Tyler PawlickMaxine R. PhilipsbornBonnie PickSue N. PickDale and Betsey PinkertMichael G. RahalMr. and Mrs. Robert L. RainMrs. Mary ReuschéJames T. RhindMr. and Mrs. James S. RosenbaumSue and Bill SamuelsMr. Arthur W. SegilAlfred L. SiegelMr. and Mrs. Eugene F. SikorovskyFay SternMarty StifflerDr. Gerald SunkoEmber Swanson-JesunasDr. Gary C. ThomMr. and Mrs. Kenneth TuckerVirginia C. ValeMr. Robert F. VanderSchaafMrs. Ann S. Wolff

In Memoriam: Thomas Doran Heath

On May 9, 2012, at the age of 81, Ravinia Life Trustee Thomas Doran Heath passed awaypeacefully at home. Thomas was convinced to join Ravinia’s Board of Trustees by Stanley Freehlingin a shared cab ride across the Loop in 1969 and was highly involved in the dining and long-rangeplanning committees. He became a Life Trustee in 2002. Thomas was a retired vice-chairman of LeoBurnett Co., working in many different capacities over 35 years including producing live televisioncommercials in the mid-1950s on shows such as Name That Tune, The Arthur Godfrey Show and

Captain Kangaroo in New York City. Later he worked in the agency’s marketing, media and client services departments inChicago and in 1978 was elected to the board of directors with both domestic and international responsibilities. Some ofThomas’s clients were Kellogg Company, Unocal, Keebler, Oldsmobile, Commonwealth Edison and Harris Bank. Heattended Cornell University in 1951 and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Following his graduation from PrincipiaCollege in 1952, he served for four years in the U.S. Navy as a LTJG aboard the USS Gunston Hall in the South Pacific atthe end of the Korean War. In addition to Ravinia Festival, Thomas supported the Lyric Opera’s Ryan Opera Center, servedon the boards of the International Theater Festival, Chicago and the Hubbard Street Dance Company and was a trusteeemeritus of the Merit School of Music. He is survived by his wife, Women’s Board member Marilyn and three daughters:Barbara Hummel-Kellerman, Tamie Bellavia and Elizabeth Fauntleroy-Rahn.

ESTATE AND TRUST MEMBERS

AnonymousEstate of Lillian S. ColemanThe Estate of Mrs. Kent W. DuncanEstate of Ernest A. Grunsfeld IIIEstate of Joan S. FreehlingEstate of Edward Gordon, late Executive

Director of RaviniaEstate of Richard C. HalpernEstate of James D. HinchliffDoris Hoffman TrustEstate of Mrs. Grace E. HokinEstate of Dorothy F. JohnsonEstate of Morris A. KaplanEstate of Miriam G. LichtensteinEstate of Marion M. LloydEstate of Eloise W. MartinMrs. Dean B. Phemister TrustEstate of Suzanne J. PochterEstate of Carol Ann Jean PorembaMrs. Jack E. PortisEstate of Marie QuinlanEstate of Robert ReuschéEstate of Norman A. RossEstate of Edith S. RuettingerMilton H. and Lillian Z. Schwartz

FoundationEstate of Mr. John N. SternEstate of Howard A. StotlerSelim N. Tideman Charitable TrustEstate of William D. Weaver

RAVINIA’S STEANS MUSIC INSTITUTE

Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute (RSMI), oursummer conservatory for youngprofessional classical and jazz musicians,will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2013.Since opening in 1988, the Steans MusicInstitute has become one of the world’smost sought-after summer study programs,with outstanding young musicians fromaround the world competing for theopportunity to study and perform with aninternationally renowned faculty of artist-teachers. We are grateful to the donorslisted below who have made generouscontributions to the Everything for the ArtistCampaign or the Steans Music InstituteAnnual Fund between October 30, 2010and September 30, 2012.

For more information about the SteansMusic Institute or the “Everything for theArtist” campaign please contact DylanCommeret at 847-266-5027.

Negaunee FoundationLois and Harrison SteansThe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

In Memory of Sally and Ernest A. Grunsfeld IIIEstate of Mrs. Grace E. HokinDr. Marylou WitzHarry and Harriet BernbaumJohn and Fran EdwardsonIn Memory of Joan FreehlingWalter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationWelz Kauffman and Jon TeeuwissenMr. and Mrs. Robert D. KrebsHarold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family FoundationDale and Betsey PinkertRavinia AssociatesPamela B. and Russ M. Strobel

AnonymousJudy and Merrill BlauJudy and Bill CottleMark HajduchMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter IIIDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LeidenMason Foundation, Inc.Alice Peterson and Paul MunkAudrey and Michael RubinsteinDr. Scholl FoundationIn Memory of Helene “Hush” SegilCaroline Schwarz SiegelMr. and Mrs. Rick SpainMr. and Mrs. John A. StepanThomas H. and Donna M. Stone

FoundationEstate of Howard A. StotlerThe Thoresen FoundationVirginia C. ValeMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss

YOU SAY GOODBYE, I SAY HELLO

Ravinia audiences enjoyed a bittersweet musical event on June 28 whenlegendary country star Glen Campbell made his belated Ravinia debut on aconcert that also featured Ronnie Milsap. The appearance was part of aGoodbye Tour for the Grammy Award-winning artist and Country Music Hallof Fame inductee, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s last year. Despitean outpouring of interest from the press and demands upon his time,Campbell graciously consented to a feature interview for Ravinia magazine.

He did not disappoint his legion of local fans, reprising his numerous greatest hits while including morerecent additions to his repertoire, and the Chicago Tribune cited the “tenderness, virtuosity, fortitudeand, ultimately, heart-wrenching poignancy [displayed] during the 76-year-old country pop star’s hour-long performance.” Ultimately it was a fine tribute to both Campbell and the festival that thelegendary superstar was able to add Ravinia to the impressive list of credits that characterizes hisremarkable career.

OPERATING FUNDS

Jim and Wendy AbramsSarah and Larry BardenMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. ChipmanColburn FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stanton HadleySteven and Nancy HannickMr. and Mrs. Richard D. HarzaMrs. Thomas D. HeathHelen E. Heggie FundSue and Larry HochbergMrs. Samuel T. Lawton, Jr.Barbara MarshallBecky and Mike MurrayNegaunee FoundationJoachim & Vicki Peters FoundationMadeleine P. and Harvey R. PlonskerJessica and Anthony RobertsMr. Peter C. and Mrs. Robin RobertsJudy and Warner RosenthalMr. and Mrs. John A. StepanVirginia C. ValeAudrey L. Weaver and Michael D. VoganWindow to the World CommunicationsThe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

Ms. Carol McCardellRita Kanne, in loving memory of Jeffrey KanneNational Federation of Music Clubs

Anonymous (2)Judy and Merrill BlauMrs. Dolores BorowitzThe Butz FoundationMiriam L. ChristJeffrey and Teri Kaye ConklinMargaret C. and Clarence DeigelMr. and Mrs. John E. DeimelMr. and Mrs. James DoppkeDr. and Mrs. James L. FranklinRichard M. GordonErnest A. Grunsfeld III and Esther Grunsfeld KlatzRita Kanne, in loving memory of Jeffrey KanneGloria and George KeatsKings Transportation Services, Inc.Negaunee FoundationChuck and Bess PrazakBenjamin J. Rosenthal FoundationMs. Alicia SievertSt. Margaret’s College and Schools FoundationDorothy Richard Starling FoundationBrad and Marilyn SteinStepan CompanySusan StevensDr. Marylou WitzThe Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival

AnonymousMiriam L. ChristCarol and Douglas CohenDr. June Fox in memory of Lenore SherwinLilli and James GreenebaumThe Lynne and Richard Kaiser Family FoundationHarold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family

FoundationNegaunee FoundationThe Port, Washlow and Errant FamiliesMerle ReskinThe Rhoades FoundationMrs. Jerome W. Van Gorkom

The not-for-profit Ravinia Festival has contributed $798,818 to its hometown of Highland Park in 2012. This is the fourthyear of a 10-year agreement through which the festival donates 5 percent of its annual gross ticket revenue to the city for itsuse as needed. The amount of the contribution to the city has increased each of the first four years of the program’s life, with$780,655 given in 2011, $758,000 in 2010 and $710,000 in 2009, for a total of more than $3 million to date.

“Ravinia Festival is key to the lives of so many Highland Park residents. It’s a place of first jobs and first dates andmore than a few favorite memories. It brings a variety of great music—classical, jazz, dance, children’s concerts—to ourown backyards, including the great Chicago Symphony Orchestra, giving families easy access to one of the world’s finestensembles. But it is also an important economic engine for our city,” said Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering. “Manymay not realize that though it is a not-for-profit, Ravinia pays for its city services, such as hiring our police officers to patroland protect not only the grounds but to manage traffic in the community on concert nights, thus supplementing salaries in away that helps us attract the best law enforcement personnel. Ravinia’s guests patronize our local businesses, and they paysales tax on food and souvenirs they purchase at the festival itself. This annual contribution is one more way Raviniaenhances not just the cultural but also the fiscal health of our community, and we are very appreciative.”

RAVINIA SUPPORTS HOMETOWN WITH NEARLY $800K CONTRIBUTION

RSMI OFFERS “EVERYTHING FOR THE ARTIST”Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute (RSMI) brought 61 fellows to the festival in 2012—16 cut their chops in the Program forJazz, 30 sets of hands flew in the Program for Piano and Strings, and 15 voices rang out in the Program for Singers inBennett Gordon Hall (BGH). The summer conservatory continued to be an international salon of talent with 16 countriesrepresented, including China, Honduras, Uzbekistan, Spain and Tunisia. The equally diverse and start-studded faculty gaveseven master classes throughout the season, and the institute presented 17 concerts between the three programs on thefestival grounds with several additional performances traveling beyond the institute’s home in the John D. Harza building.These concerts have become an integral part of the Ravinia’s newly inaugurated BGH $10 Classics series, with fiveconcerts in 2012 being a part of this prime-time concert series that began developing in 2011.

The RSMI-owned house adjacent to the park at 351 Iris Lane, acquired in 2009, was once again used by thedirectors of the Program for Piano and Strings and the Program for Singers during their tenures at the conservatory. Thisproperty not only allows the faculty to stay in close contact and proximity to the festival, but also gives their families theopportunity to visit during what is traditionally a professional musician’s off-season. Ravinia Festival has long created afamily-friendly atmosphere, and this extension by RSMI provides a level of care to its esteemed faculty to rival that which isafforded its fellows.

To ensure the continued success of RSMI, the festivalhas undertaken a five-year, $5 million “Everything for theArtist” fundraising campaign to grow the institute’s endowmentto $25 million by the 25th anniversary in 2013. Through theincredible support of many leaders in the Ravinia family, the2012 fiscal year ended with pledges on the books totaling justunder $4 million, almost 80 percent of the goal.

Once again, violinist Miriam Fried led a small groupof recent alumni on a spring concert tour, with stops at theIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; TreetopsChamber Music Society in Stamford, CT; Merkin Concert Hallin New York City; Northern Illinois University in DeKalb; and atriumphant final performance back home at Ravinia’s ownBennett Gordon Hall. The tour also included a two-dayworkshop with Community MusicWorks in Providence, RI, anonprofit that strives to integrate chamber music into the livesof underserved youth.

Several alumni triumphed in major competitions around the world in 2012, led by soprano Janai Brugger (’11),who won both Placido Domingo’s Operalia competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2012,and was seen at Ravinia in several performances with the CSO. Violinist Dami Kim (’12) won first prize at the JosephJoachim International Violin Competition Hannover. Violinist Tessa Lark (’07, ’08) won the Naumburg Violin Competition.

Abiding Care Allgauer’s Restaurants Altair Advisers Alzheimer’s Association of Greater

Illinois Apple Vacations Arriva Dolce Bank Leumi USA Berger Schatz Biaggi’sBoy Scouts of America NE CouncilCalumet Logistics Carriage Hill KennelsChiaravalle Montessori SchoolChicago Jewish Funerals Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago Symphony Orchestra Clare at Water Tower Coldwell Banker College Nannies and TutorsColliers International Columbia College COMCAST Covenant Village CRL Senior Living Communities The Davey Tree, Expert, Co. DePaul University School of MusicDiPescara Restaurant Duane Morris Eileen Fisher Foss Swim SchoolFreedom Home Care Gus Giordano Dance SchoolHefter, Leshem, Margolis

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Jiggle & Giggle, LLCKohl Children’s MuseumKrugel Cobbles, Inc. Ladden & Allen Lake Forest Country Day SchoolLake Forest Hearing Professionals The Land of NodLeading Lawyers Network and LawBulletin Interactive Lurvey Landscape Supply/Garden

Center Luther Village Lynch Construction The Marriott TheatreMB Financial The McTigue Financial GroupNorthwestern Mutual Life Mizrahi GrillMontessori School-Lake ForestNeal Gerber & Eisenberg North Point Marina The North Shore Center forPerforming Arts North Shore School of DancePresbyterian Homes Private Bank & Trust Company Ravinia Wine Shop The Richard H. Drieshaus MuseumRolling Video GamesRoycemore SchoolSarah Siddons Society Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck

School of RockSedgebrook Snippets Mini-CutsSpex Chicago Studio 41 Sullivan’s Steakhouse Thompson Coburn Trek Bicycle Store of Highland Park Tru Luv GiftsVan Vlissingen & Company Whirlyball Whitehall of Deerfield Healthcare

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