Annual Report 2016 – 2017

Lives Transformed by Music

The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts, Inc. is New Jersey’s largest non-profit performing arts education

organization. Its three branches are the New Jersey Youth Symphony, the Performing Arts School and the Paterson Music Project.

MISSION STATEMENT To provide the highest quality performing arts education to a wide range of students in a supportive and inclusive environment, where striving for personal excellence inspires and connects those we teach to the communities we serve.

VISION We aspire to be a beacon for creative expression and to foster students of all ages to be their best through the unifying power of the performing arts.

CORE VALUES• We believe in the positive and unifying influence music and the performing arts have in people’s lives and in our communities.

• We create meaningful learning opportunities throughout the broad range of an individual’s lifetime, starting at an early age and with no boundaries.

• We provide the highest level of performance opportunities to our students.

• We encourage diversity of thought, expression and ideas.

• We believe that each member of our community is important to us.

• We support and help each other to succeed.

• We encourage partnerships with other groups and organizations that share common values.

• We are united and strong as a whole while delivering on our mission within the various unique components of our organization.

We invite you to witness the impact Wharton Arts has made in bringing the joy, creativity and aspiration of the performing arts to children and adults throughout New Jersey. Every day we witness tiny miracles, as we watch students’ grow in front of our eyes. From the streets of Paterson to the concert halls of Vienna, we are changing lives every day.

When the Wharton Music Center and the New Jersey Youth Symphony joined forces in 2012, the effect on the arts community was immediate. The newly named Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) became New Jersey’s largest nonprofit music education organization, serving over 1500 students each year.

With the merger, WIPA’s combined offerings covered a broad spectrum of musical instruction from orchestral training for New Jersey’s most talented young artists

to music and musical theater arts instruction for students at all levels.

Added in 2013 to this unique continuum of performing arts programs was the Paterson Music Project (PMP). PMP, serving low-income children in Paterson, New Jersey, uses music as a vehicle for social change, by empowering and inspiring children through the experience of ensemble playing. Since its inception, PMP has grown 10-fold, currently serving over 300 Paterson kids in grades 1 through 8.

As WIPA continues to transform lives through music, we are deeply grateful to our donors and community partners whose support makes our success possible.

Sincerely,

Karen Deschere Lenore DavisExecutive Director President 2010-2017

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S/PRESIDENT’S LETTERAmplifying Our Power to Transform Lives through Music

Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts Current Board of Trustees

OFFICERSRobert Hamburger

President

Lenore DavisVice President

Marnie McKoyVice President

Howard KailesSecretary

Mark P. MatthewsTreasurer

MEMBERS

Libby J.Corydon-Apicella

James R. Gillen

Dr. Charissa Wong Horton

Stephen Kay

Judith G. WhartonFounder

Karen DeschereExecutive Director

Paterson Music Project

100% of PMP students

receive scholarship funding

Established in 2013, PMP has grown from

30 students

to 300

FY 2017 IMPACT Changing Lives Through Music

New Jersey Youth

Symphony

Performing Arts School

Paterson Music Project KEEPING CHILDREN’S

MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO

Arts Education Facts • Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education. (Arte Music Academy. “Statistical benefits of music in education.” Statistical-Benefits-Of- Music-In-Education. Accessed July 17, 2014).

• Students in top-quality instrumental and vocal programs scored 17% higher in mathematics than children in schools without a music program. (Journal for Research in Music Education, June 2007; Dr. Christopher Johnson, Jenny Memmott).

• Students in top-quality instrumental programs scored 19% higher in English than students in schools without a music program. (Journal for Research in Music Education, June 2007; Dr. Christopher Johnson, Jenny Memmott).

• Better SAT scores. Students who have experience with music performance or appreciation score higher on the SAT. One report indicates 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math for students in music appreciation courses.

• Higher graduation rates. Schools with music programs have higher graduation rates. DoSomething.org reports, “Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.”

New Jersey Youth SymphonyNJYS is made up of

480 of NJ’s most talented

young musicians who participate in

14 ensembles and

2 summer programs

Performing Arts School

PAS serves

750 children, teens and

adults annually

350 PAS students

participated in

70 student recitals

449 Musical Theater Arts students performed

in 44 shows

The Wharton Institute for the Performing ArtsFINANCIAL REPORT for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017

Summary of ExpensesProgram Expenses $2,242,987

New Jersey Youth Symphony 672,701Paterson Music Project 404,256Performing Arts School 1,166,030

Management and General 578,484

Development and Community Relations 198,824

Net Expenses for Operating Activities 3,020,295

Total Revenue and Support 2,924,641

Support & Revenue

n Tuition and Program Feesn Contributionsn Program Grantsn Government Grantsn Special Events (net)n Other Income

n Program Expensesn Management & Generaln Development & Community Relations

73% 9%

7% 8% 2%

1%

74%

19%

7%

Expenses

“This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.”

NEW JERSEY YOUTH SYMPHONY

FY 2017 Achievements• Outgoing Artistic Director Jeffrey Grogan led the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s top ensemble, Youth Symphony, to first place in the orchestral division of the 11th Summa Cum Laude (SCL) International Youth Music Festival and Competition in Vienna, Austria. (Youth Symphony also placed first in the 2014 Competition.)

• NJYS Sinfonia and Philharmonia were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage in a Youth Music Festival concert presented by WorldStrides OnStage.

• NJYS Youth Orchestra was selected to perform at the prestigious National Association for Music Education, NAfME, Eastern Division Biennial Conference held at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) is the premier provider of musical education to almost 500 of the state’s most talented young artists in grades 3 through 12. NJYS sets the standard for orchestral excellence through its 14 ensembles led by our staff of experienced and renowned conductors, many of whom are known throughout the U.S. and internationally. Our scholarship program allows all gifted artists to participate.

NJYS ensembles perform at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Musikverein in Vienna, to local assisted living centers in New Jersey.

NJYS students not only develop their musical talent, they also cultivate discipline, teamwork and personal responsibility. Through their dedication to their craft, they develop important life skills that set the stage for success long after they leave our program.

DANIELDaniel started playing cello in the first grade. He remembers his mother, a pianist herself, telling him that playing an instrument would instill in him qualities that would help him in his life including patience, overcoming adversity, and self-discipline. Now, as principal cellist in the New Jersey Youth Symphony and leader of the NJYS Quartet, Daniel displays these qualities abundantly. Headed to his freshman year at Princeton to study chemical engineering, Daniel credits NJYS with teaching him responsibility and leadership.

DIVYAHigh School senior Divya is an enthusiastic “cheerleader” for the New Jersey Youth Symphony. She began in NJYS as a 6th-grader and credits the experience with teaching her, not only to be a better flute player, but also to work well with others and to be a leader. Divya’s favorite memory is last summer’s NJYS Vienna Tour. She recalls the Tour as an “amazing experience, like going on a 10-day vacation with 80 of my best friends.”

“Music taught me patience, self-discipline and self-refection.” Daniel on NJYS

ARTISTIC DIRECTORWharton is pleased to introduce our new Artistic Director Helen Cha-Pyo. Helen has spent the past 15 years at the helm of the Empire State Youth Orchestra in the capital district of New York, one of the country’s premier youth orchestras. She led ESYO through tremendous artistic and educational growth, and conducted the ensemble on three international tours. She was instrumental in the founding of ESYO CHIME in 2015, a program similar to the Paterson Music Project. She studied piano and organ in the Pre-College Program at The Juilliard School, and holds a Bachelor of Music in organ performance from Oberlin Conservatory, and a Master of Music in conducting and organ performance from the Eastman School of Music. She is a frequent guest conductor for All State and Regional Festival Orchestras as well as summer festivals including Kinhaven School (VT) and Arco Youth Orchestra Festival (NJ).

PATERSON MUSIC PROJECTBased in Paterson, New Jersey, our Paterson Music Project (PMP) is an El Sistema- inspired program that uses music as a vehicle for social change. By empowering and inspiring children through their experience of ensemble learning and playing, PMP offers low-income students, most from new immigrant families, a new path to success. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, 300 Paterson students in grades 1 through 8 receive no-or low-tuition musical training for six hours after school and on Saturdays. PMP students study a primary instrument (violin, cello, viola, bass, clarinet, flute, trumpet, or percussion) and participate in ensemble practice and instrumental sectionals. As they gain proficiency, PMP students perform frequently for their schools and the community, building their social, academic and behavioral skills as well as their musical ability.

FY 2017 Achievements• PMP is awarded an Impact100 Garden State competitive grant of $44,000 to begin a Saturday Community Music Program which includes a city-wide orchestra, intergenerational choir, and an Afro-Fusion percussion ensemble.

• Virtuoso hip-hip violinist Ezinma, who has toured with Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder, provided an interactive workshop on March 4. PMP students were thrilled to make connections between their classical music and popular culture.

• PMP students were invited to perform at a NJ Devils Ice Hockey game at the Prudential

Center in Newark.

• Representing the Paterson community, PMP played at the Great Falls Festival in September.

Paterson Music Project CouncilRose CaliCommunity Volunteer

Dr. Carol Frierson-CampbellWilliam Paterson University Department of Music

Lenore DavisWharton Institute Board of Trustees

Sheri FerreiraGreater Paterson Chamber of Commerce

Lisa Barsky-FirkserCASA of Morris County

Rosie GrantPaterson Education Fund

Robert GuarasciNew Jersey Community Development Corporation

Robert HamburgerWharton Institute Board of Trustees

Manuel MartinezCommunity Charter School of Paterson/Paterson School Board

George McLoofLongstreet Development

Maria PalmerSt. Paul’s Community Development Corporation

Susana PersonPaterson Public Schools

Nicholas RodriguezPassaic County Cultural & Heritage Foundation

Dacil TilosCommunity Charter School of Paterson

Assemblyman Benjie WimberlyNJ 35th Legislative District

Ruth ZowaderCommunity Volunteer

GEANELLY & HALEYSisters Geanelly, 10, and Haley, 9, are both exceptionally hard workers. Geanelly, now a third year violist in the Paterson Music Project, assists in classes every day she is not in class herself, coming in Monday through Saturday to set up and break down rehearsals, assist kids with tuning their instruments, and even gives private lessons to younger students. Haley, driven like her sister and now a third year violinist, is also a high achiever. One of only a few level two students in orchestra, Haley currently sits in front of older students due to her consistent rehearsal attendance and personal practice time. Geanelly is very open about how music changed her. Geanelly reports, “As my mom started taking me to PMP I started to have the passion of music in my heart, so now I teach and learn at the same time.” Haley is equally adamant about how PMP has helped her in school and life more generally. “Playing different music actually helps me concentrate more on my work,” Haley laughs, “because I’m mostly the crazy one!”

AARONAaron is one of the brightest students in PMP and very musically inclined. He plays viola and also participates in the Saturday percussion program. Aaron performs at almost all the PMP events, including a performance at the Greene Space in NYC with WQXR host Terrance McKnight. He skipped a level in PMP because he was so quick at viola and he joined the Saturday Orchestra before anyone else in his grade did. Aaron attends Paterson Public School 1 and takes classes with PMP at the School 1 site. Aaron is a shy student who has blossomed through the opportunity to perform on stage playing viola and percussion. Aaron is not shy about his musical ambitions. He hopes to be in the (future) Paterson Youth Orchestra, playing with young musicians from across the city someday soon. Aaron explains, “playing music makes me feel astounded and amazed.”

“Playing music makes me feel astounded and amazed.” Aaron Espinal, PMP student

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOLThe Performing Arts School (PAS) is dedicated to engaging, educating and enriching the community through a broad spectrum of musical programming. PAS offers private and group music lessons, musical theater, summer camp programs, drama, and dance classes for children, teens, and adults, regardless of their ability to pay.

Serving nearly 800 individuals annually, PAS welcomes beginning students as well as those with advanced musical abilities. In addition to providing performing arts education, we are involved in our community in many ways. Our outreach extends to offering on-site instruction at local schools, performing at community events and festivals, and bringing the joy of music weekly to chronically ill children in long-term pediatric care.

FY 2017 Achievements • PAS brought a drama program for school-age children to the North Caldwell school district.

• A new musical theater group, Company, was formed. This by-audition-only class was designed to increase the singing, dancing and acting skills of our most talented young performers.

• We began “Pathways” classes for Early Childhood students. Children as young as 4 years-old are learning piano, violin, theater and dance.

• 45 PAS students participated in the Royal Conservatory of Music Development Program.

STEVENSteven has been taking voice lessons at the Wharton Institute for five years. Steven is one of several students who come to us through the NJ Department of Developmental Disabilities. These students, although they are differently abled, appreciate the joy of music and often excel at performing.

Steven enjoys singing Broadway show tunes and aspires to act in musical theater.

ANDREWEighth-grader Andrew is continuing a decades’ long family tradition of playing music. His great-great-grandfather, Harry, was a charter member of the Local 802 musician’s union in NYC. In fact, the trumpet Andrew currently plays was Harry’s when he played for Sophie Tucker and other bands on the vaudeville circuit. Andrew started taking music lessons at Wharton when he was 5 and has advanced to the Philharmonia ensemble at the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Andrew, also a pianist, specializes in playing his own material, performing variations on music from video games, and delights in adding “cheesy endings” to classic tunes. His father credits Wharton with giving Andrew a clear direction for his creative energies.

“Wharton gives Andrew a clear direction for his creative energies.” Andrew’s dad

THANKS TO YOUOur donors bring the joy, creativity and aspiration of music to children throughout New Jersey. From low-income youngsters in Paterson who never dreamed they could become “musicians,” to our state’s most talented young artists in the New Jersey Youth Symphony, donor support changes lives.

The following is a list of donations received July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017. We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact Pam Palumbo, Director of Development, 908-608-3239, pamela.palumbo@whartonarts.org.

Visionary $50,000 and aboveLenore and Robert DavisGeraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Champion $25,000 - $49,999Hayward Industries, Inc.Impact 100 Garden StateMcCarter & English Attorneys at LawNew Jersey State Council on the Arts

Innovator $10,000 - $24,999Frank and Lydia Bergen FoundationCarol Davis and Joel MarcusAnn and Weston HicksThe Hyde and Watson FoundationMark and Rosaleen MatthewsNew Jersey Cultural TrustRea Charitable TrustTruzack FoundationFrances TurnerTurrell FundJudith and Lennard WhartonRuth Zowader and Philip Anderson

Change Agent $5,000 - $9,999D’Addario FoundationDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationJeanne D’Haem and Bruce SteinJocelyn and Eric GallinekE. J. Grassmann TrustRobert and Cynthia HamburgerHoward KailesHelen KurtzSimon LipskarGeorge A. Ohl, Jr. TrustDeirdre O’Connor Quinn and Patrick QuinnUnion FoundationWallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement

Leader $2,500 - $4,999Bass & Lemer LLP

Bristol-Myers Squibb The Dombal-Vogel FoundationGoldman, Sachs & Co.Henry and Lara HadadSusanna HorngIBM CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJoyce and Sam MoulthropEmmanuel PetersLynne and John RathgeberRebecca and Daniel ShapiroWaterloo House

Advocate $1,000 - $2,499Robert Ames, LLCAT&TM. & M. Bartlett Family Foundation, Inc.Bob’s Discount Furniture, LLC.Frank and Penny BoldenRuth CharosButterfly Ck ChongDrs. Shilpa and Matthew ClottJulie DaidoneKaren DeschereJuliet EckSarah GarrisonDr. Charissa Wong and William HortonCarol Barbara Hudson and Stephen KayKristen HumphreyAmy KesslerMichelle KingRobert KricheffWendy LeeLian Lian and Yiwen TanPat and Don MangoMarcia and George Marriner MaullDebbie Buck and Anthony MazzocchiCindy McCollumTimothy McCollum Family FoundationThe Merck FoundationPrudential Financial Inc.

Ida RodriguezSanjay Narain and Geeta SanjaySu and William (Zhigang) ShenYang Song and Renyuan GaoSummit Area Public FoundationCarol Ulmer and Ken DegenVerizonXiande WangFrank and Pingping WangNaida S. Wharton FoundationApollo Wong

Friend $500 - $999Don AckermanSean AndersonLibby J. Corydon-Apicella and Giovanni ApicellaJane and Stuart BakerAlan and Lisa BensenLourdes BlancoShail Busbey and Kent DanielAdrianna CashPramod ChakravarthyWei Chen and Junming YieAnn DeCampJulie and Jim DeMarcoJudith GermanoWendy GraceyJeanmarie and Diodoto GrisiClark HaleJohn and Miki HatcherInvestors Foundation, Inc.Stephen and Sharon KepnissJee-Hoon and Shane KrskaSimon and Ada LawStephanie LeeFran LeePamela LeggettLing LinAngela LiuMedtronicGrant and Toni MilleretMorgan StanleyMotorola Solutions FoundationMargaret and Gurudatta Nadkarni

Grace and Dave ParkSusan and Lloyd PetersonKrish RavishankarResty RiveraDan RuhlandPetra SchemmannRobert and Natalie SchlundtJolynn Schmidt and Scott AndersonAubrey SchoenfeldJane ShihAimee and Ian SingerSoros Fund Charitable FoundationRosalee SproutSushmita SrivastavThe Summit Learning AcademyDr. Shilpa and Dhiren ToolsidasKristin VandeCastleEugene WanLara WatzkyRebecca and Heath WeisbergThomas WooZhinuan YuXunzhong Zhu

Supporter $250 - $499AIG Matching Grants ProgramMaria AliYing AnSanjay Balan and Sujatha ShanBank of America Charitable FoundationEdward J BarkerMonika and Slawomir ParkitnaDr. Marie BeauchampsJohn and Joella BedrosianAva BrancatellaDonna and Richard BrandtJin CaoMark and Lois CardilloDiane CarmanArnold and Beth RoelandPei ChenBei Shan ChienElisa SananmanJean Chung

Nathan CrisciAnn Lauridsen and Joseph CriscioneDavid and Maryanne DaceyGe Dai and Ji QinMonisha DeyEllen DonkerBarbara and Bill BarstowBao FuDonna GangiSonali GantiLinchun (Jenny) GaoSusan GravemanDavid HainesToni HeidrichPam and Howard HellerPrudence HernaezDr. Yonggang ChenLiang ChaoRussell and Jill HogeThe Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Matching Gifts ProgramThe Richard R. Howe FoundationVirginia JohnstonBijal and Mahesh KarandeGregg KaufmanByeongseob Ki and Myowook ChangMinjung KimShirley LeeIvan and Adeline LeungCarol Chiang LiNianyu LiXiaojun LiJing LiAn-Chuen Yeh and Timothy T. LiangLilly US Matching Gifts ProgramJiaye LiuWendy LiuJason and Grace LueOwen LynchYi Lisa LyuDavid and Lisa MacNairJanelle MasseyJustin and Nancy MaurerJoseph and Kelly McDonaldMarnie and Vaughn McKoyWilliam MeadBeth MejiaMicrosoft PhilanthropiesCathy and Joseph NassaniScott NelsonMark NikolskyJessica NussPamela Palumbo and Betsey HallBarbara Cohen and Sanford YoungPaterson Police Benevolent Association Local 1

Jack Peng and Linda ZhangPfizerKevin and Mary Ellen PotucekTrish PrankePuffin Foundation West, Ltd.Qualcomm Matching Grant and Community Service Grant ProgramSankaran RamanathanViolaine RicePatricia and Kenneth ElgartenGerall HieserChristine SchmidtJohn SchneiderDiane and Robert SchneiderHeather Alexander and Michael SeltzerBarbara SherryDaniel SidlerEnid SmithWilliam and Sandi SweeneyBonnie and Barry TanisJunyu TianYi TsoMargaret TunstallDirck UptegroveChia Hsiu WangSue Novick WaskoEddie WenDr. Ralph WhartonRichard and Kathleen WoodYimin WuBeihong YinYang ZhaoPing ZhaoXiaozheng ZhouJoy Quin and Mujun Zhu

Donor $249 and belowDr. Steven AbramsDeborah Walsh AdlerAutomatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)Shweta and Prateek AgrawalRodger Van AllenOlivia G. AlpizarDeanne AltomCynthia and Frederick AndlauerStephen AndrewsSuzanne G. AntiletyThe Appraisal SourceMargaret ArdisPeter AsselinBeth AugustRachel BaerJane BakerLarissa BakumenkoKen BallingerSachin and Milan BansalKrish BansalKaren Bartholomew

Judith BassinGail Zemanek-BayseNirmala BelthurStacy BeltranStuart and Shari BermanRoger BernsteinEllen BerryHilary BertschBHL Accounting LLCHelen BilicskaJames R BirdEmily M. BlanchfieldSloane BloodgoodChio and Steve BloomDr. Bernard J. BlutfieldRichard and Dorothy BoettcherEmilie BoggisEric BoothEmi and Thomas BourgeoisPaul and Theresa BourgeoisElizabeth and David BourgeoisMark and Marlene BoyceMaria BrancatellaLoretta BreivogelKerry BrennanMartha S. BrownGeoffrey and Dawn BuchanCharles CaiJenny CaiJoan and Frank CapodannoH. Marcelo and Gloria CarrascoCynthia CarrollDaniel CarrollPatricia CasterlineMilibeth CastroDr. Anthony CavannaAndrew ChaRose and Ed ChanWally ChangP. ChangArlene and Marvin ChasekPranav ChauhanHong ChenYu-Lien Chen and Chia-Yi ChangNancy Ann Chen and Maw ShengYan-Rong ChenZoe ChenLester ChengMargaret and Bert ChinnDr. Katherine ChoJoseph ChoGloria ChoJoan ChoiStephen and Joanne ColadangeloHeather CravenJean CrichtonMarlene K. CurtisRich and Arlene Daggett

Mary and Kevin Dally-MuenzmaierLauri A. D’AmbroseSophie DangDeepak Das and Roopa RaoData Business Systems Inc.Jennifer DavidsonSid DavisAlbert and Barbara DazzoSteve DebowDefabio Spine and Sports Rehab, LLCJennie and David DeMizioMichelle DengGabriela Guemez and Julio C. DiazAlan and Mary DickeyLarry DigioiaMichael and Susan DilloianNicole DoderJulia Doern and Andrew ZagorenLori DonnellyDr. Anne Mejia-DownsKevin DykemaEmily EganNgozi EmenyeonuRebecca Yung-EngJonathan Engelberth and Margaret WalkerSuzanne EscousseMargaret EscousseHolly FaisonKevin and Renee FaisonMadeline FarreyBarrie and Susan FarringtonSarah JH FaustElizabeth FeldmanBernice and Harvey FeuerTony FinanDouglas and Sandra FineMichele A. FischerKatherine O. FittingDr. Melina and Mr. Sean FlanaganMitsuko FlynnPedro and Fernande FortunAlan FoxLori and Michael FranzonChris FreitagViolina FrenkelFrederick FullerDavid FurstDominador and Corazon GabrielRamana Gandham and Namratha PaturuJames GandreJacqueline GardnerGloria GardnerDave and Cindy GarrisonSomali Gavane

Barbara and John GawelMark and Lila GawelSapna GillMadhu GopalForam and Jayesh GopaljiPhilip GosiewskiCynthia GosiewskiElizabeth GrassoJeffrey and Lee GroganKatyayani GuduriPhyllis J. HaagSteven HalpernAmy HanAnnetta HannaGeorgiana HartJames R. HeadleyBarbara J. HenryKelly HensleyPamela HerspergerElliot HertzbergKaren HindersteinAllen HinmanYoshimi HiraokaKenneth HoAlison HoMarianne HofheinzCarolyn HogeHome Box Office, IncMadeline HuangJie HuangEugene and Elizabeth HuangShingkwan HuangCaroline HuieLi-Ping HwangMichelle HwangJane Manning HyattKelly and Mark HydeAnitha IrakamJudy and Solomon JacobsonIrene JaoAnnie JinChristopher T. JohnsonShuling JuanTrish JulisJuniper Village at ChathamJong and Chin KahngKyunggoo KangSojyung KangPriyanka KapoorLeyla KassemArvind and Dipti KatpatalElizabeth A. KaufmanPatricia KearnsPatricia and Kerry KeeganZandreia KeysDr. Pratibha KhareCarlie KilgoreJeehyun KimKathy and Paul KimDoHyoung KimMegumi KimuraPatricia King

King KirschnerJennifer KoGary KongTat KongUlka KothariDr. Roger KrieteLakshmi Krishanmurthy and Malathi AnathakrishnanDorene Lomanto-KulpHsienchun KuoIndira KurugantiSusan KwanHeewon KwonEmily KwonDawn Laabs and Wycliffe WilkinsonLaura LaCombe and Peter TonnoBibo LaiMarilyn LandisYaffa LandisAmy Larkey-EmelianoffRosemary Lynn-LattaAnne and Man LauDrs. Susan and Peter LedermanEdna LeeYumi LeeConway and Michelle LeeSharon LeeJung Hoon (Lisa) LeeJohn LeeHyunju Joyce LeeRandy Lee and Andrew BaerKatherine LeeLisa D. LeesEdward LeonardKevin and Linda LeonardSan LeongSara LernerBrendon LevittLi LiJay LiDan Li and Yu SongLily S. L. LiangShiyu LinWendy LiscowSarah Y Jiang and Yu LiuJimin LiuMarlene LongCesar LopezStacey and Joshua LosardoGerard and Emily LowensteinMing LuMichaela LukanskiGrace LynchMeagan LynnJingwen MaCathy and Wayne MagliolaSunil and Mallika MalhotraDeanna MaloneyTodd and Caroline ManningAlexander and

Deborah MarcusE.I. and Andrea MarmolejosDr. Wallace MatthewsVincent MauroSheila McCannHeather McDonaldBrian McGuireRosett and Orrison McLeanAllison McNamaraLinda MeehanMary MeloLynda Chen-MenLisette MeyersElizabeth MishkevichMargaret MongielloVeronica MontagnaKrystyna MonticelloFrancine MoranoNora MorrisonSteven MoskowitzElizabeth MoulthropAmit MukadamM MurphyKaren A MulliganKatherine MulliganMarlene MulliganHolly MurphyEd MyersDaniel and Maryclare MyersElmira NazombeNeuberger Berman LLCNew York Life Giving CampaignJennifer Cathy NewmanNews Corp GivingNorman and Edith NgHuong NguyenTatiyana NicholsonAndy NitkinPatricia OCallaghanYoun Jung OhTim O’HeneySusan Oldroyd and Lance MillerJames OrthmannOrthodontic SpecialistsAdrienne OstranderRobert and Kathleen PandosMiri Park and Woosuk KimJohn ParkRevathi ParthasarathyAmy PasacretaRalph PasacretaPaterson AM Rotary ClubAnjaneyulu PendriLiza PengTony PereiraJavier and Dana PerezEve PerryLeigh and Phillips PeterJamie and Mark PetersonDonald and Margaret PetersonJames and Joelle Peterson

Jill PetrieRichard PfefferDr. Jacqueline and Mr. Lionel PhillipsSabita PilliJacquelyn Diggs-PintoRahul PrasadPriyanka PrasadNorma PrescottMary Ellen Lo Prete and Rocco GerardMaryclare and Brian ProcanikKathryn ProkopSuntian QianMolly QinRatna RajNoralys RebimbasTricia ReganJeremy ReichDonald and Judith RichardsGayle RichardsonSusan RichardsonMario P. RiveraAviva RohdeDr. Robert M. RosenIrene RottenbergRoberta and Michael RountreeStacy RuelDr. Narendra RustagiNeha RustagiThe Derald H. Ruttenberg FoundationSt. Bernard ChurchSonali SampatJean SamsonSandra SaraviaShawn SavageSonja SavattaRoseanne SchackCarole D. SchmitzHoward SchoenfeldPedar and Julia SchrockBrian and Lisa ScottLeslie ScullionFred SedelmaierJoan and Chris SeerySteven SengSentient Interactive, LLCDr. Edith ShapiroMichelle SheiowitzElia SheldonMatthew C. SheldonXueying ShenStacey ShepherdDenise and Peter ShepherdDiane SherryShuangping Shi and Libin (Eric) LiSusan ShiffNai Ching ShihChung Kun and Gloria ShihDr. Bonnie Sidler

LEGACY SOCIETY

Gabriela SilvaRosemarie SilverMark SinMinita and Anish SinghChialing SlaterVictoria SmithCarlyn SmithDenise M. SmithBob SokalskiAlan and Kate SpeerRonald and Janice SpeirsLeslie SproutStarr Indemnity and Liability CompanyDr. Howard StelznerReba Auslander and Eric StevensStop and ShopMaxim SuelaMary SullivanCarl and Nina SylvesterPeichuan Chang-TanPallavi TawdeCraig and Karen TaylorTemple Sinai Renaissance GroupRachel Yang-ThaiKalpesh Thakkar

Eunjoo ThompsonKristin and Marc S. TianoKathryn and Thomas TobitschElizabeth A. ToddValerie TomValerie and Albert TomaroJames and Shelly TsangErin TseuTamara TsoutsourisJoann TsoutsourisEureka TullKelly TurberfieldKelly UlrichUnited Speech ServicesBetty Jean Van GorkomDeborah and John Van VarickVictor VaronierNeha VenkateshPam VenturellaBarbara VerdileBhavna VijGinger Clarke-WaldenNancy Jean and Douglas WalkerLaura WalkerMary WallaceMary E. Walsh and John Hack

Joan WalshPatrick WalshYiren WangChang-Te WangGeoffrey WangWatchung Eye Care LLCJonathan WeiShirley WellsRandolph Wells and Pearl Thompson-WellsTheodore and Martha WeltnerMarie WenslauJeff WeyGary and Paula WhaleyPhilippa and Philip WhartonCarolyn WhitakerDr. Gary WhiteValerie J. WhitmanRichard T. WilliamsBelinda WilsonElzbieta WinnickiKenneth and Barbara WongCaleb and Mary WongJoseph WongPaul and Kathleen WoodKaryn WrightYulan Wu

Annie WuShwuing WuLibo XuRuo XuLoo YamanMolly Yancovitz and Stephen HogeStephanie Liao and Michael YarcheskiAdela YarcheskiTianrong YeCharles C. YoungCatherine YoungCarrie YoungbergDave and Rachel YoungrenRebecca and Christopher YuShannon YuShana YuDr. Marco and Susan ZarbinSuzanna K ZeitlerJian ZhangRui ZhangJamie ZhenSimon ZhenFang Liz ZhouMin ZhouCaroline Zhu

By making a planned gift to the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts, you’ll help bring the joy of music to children, teens and adults for decades to come. Members of our Legacy Society leave a specific dollar amount or asset to Wharton Institute in their will, or make a residual bequest, which provides Wharton Institute a portion of their estate after other bequests and expenses are paid. Other options include naming

Wharton Institute as a beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or life insurance policy, or deeding property to Wharton Institute. Planned gifts can provide tax benefits to your estate. For more information, please contact Director of Development, Pam Palumbo, pamela.palumbo@whartonarts.org, 908-608-3239.

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