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To be North Carolina’s State orchestra, an orchestra achieving the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing its dual legacies of statewide service and music education.

Mission stateMent

RePoRt to tHe CoMMUnitY

PHOTOS

ABOVE Grant Llewellyn leads the North Carolina Symphony BELOW LEFT A family enjoys Rex Healthcare Summerfest. Thanks to sponsor Golden Corral, children 12 and under are admitted free on the lawn at the popular concert series. CENTER Governor Pat McCrory and Grant Llewellyn before the Symphony’s performance for the U.S. Opens. RIGHT McKinley Wooten, Chair of the State Employees Credit Union Foundation Board, SECU Board member Cindi Jolly, and Symphony President & CEO Sandi Macdonald pose with Symphony truck donated by the SECU Foundation.

Dear Friends,The North Carolina Symphony has been a part of my life since I was an elementary student in Craven County, and it is my distinct honor to serve as the Board Chair for the North Carolina Symphony Society. I am proud that the Symphony’s dual mission of statewide service and music education is evident in communities large and small all across the state as we present unforgettable concerts and outreach programs.

Using our strategic plan, Strategy 2017, as our guide, we continue to pursue our goals within the areas of Excellence, Community, and Sustainability. An example of this was our partnership with the North Carolina Department of Commerce at the U.S. Opens in June, 2014, as the State launched its rebranded economic development campaign. As the largest performing arts organization in the state, we are a big part of the creative economy.

As our communities work to create an environment across our state that is bigger than any of its parts, it is our cultural institutions that really help define North Carolina and its quality of life. The North Carolina Symphony has been part of our state’s cultural DNA for more than 80 years. All of us who are connected with the North Carolina Symphony – Music Director Grant Llewellyn, our incomparable musicians, our trustees, and staff led by President and CEO Sandi Macdonald – honor that past and are committed to helping to grow the state of North Carolina for the future.

Sincerely,

JEFF CORBETT | Chair, North Carolina Symphony Society

The North Carolina Symphony began Music Director Grant Llewellyn’s 10th anniversary season in 2013/14 with the wonderful news that the Maestro extended his contract through 2018. The classical season started with Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony and concluded with Mahler’s magnificent Symphony No. 3.

Throughout the year, the Symphony brought its audiences stunning performances by the orchestra featuring guest artists such as cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Zuill Bailey, violinist Hilary Hahn, pianists Olli Mustonen and Yefim Bronfman and vocalists Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Broadway legend Patti LuPone, among many others. Other season highlights included Terry Mizesko’s Sketches from Pinehurst, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Carmina Burana, concerts that featured some of the best-loved works with a Romeo and Juliet theme, and free outdoor “Concerts in Your Community” programs in 11 communities across eastern North Carolina that featured Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

The Symphony’s recording of Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra with cellist Zuill Bailey debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. The CD, which is on the Telarc label, went on to remain in the Top Ten for many months and received glowing reviews, including a recommendation by CD Hotlist that it belonged in “all classical collections.”

A number of exceptional events celebrated the music and the mission of the North Carolina Symphony. Highlights included the “Mission Possible II” gala, a sold out “Friends of Note” luncheon to benefit music education, a picnic dinner in New Bern before the Symphony’s outdoor concert at Tryon Palace, and a capacity crowd in Moore County for the “Prelude to the Opens” event.

The Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre, our largest ever, successfully expanded from 8 to 10 concerts, including two Friday night performances, thanks to wonderful sponsors and an increased investment by the Town of Cary. Summerfest saw a 34 percent growth in attendance, and audiences heard a delightful mix of classical music and Pops performances, including Cirque de la Symphonie, a two-night Mozart Festival, and the Symphony’s annual Independence Day concert.

Since his arrival in 2004, Grant Llewellyn has welcomed 18 new musicians to the Symphony ranks, five in the last year alone. From performances at its homes in Meymandi Concert Hall and Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre, to a variety of venues around the state, in school auditoriums, and at outdoor concerts, Music Director Grant Llewellyn, conductors William Henry Curry and David Glover, and the musicians of the Symphony gave their all as they brought great music to audiences of all ages.

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY EDUCATION SUPPORTERS

The Bastian Family Charitable Foundation; William C. Ethridge Foundation; A. J. Fletcher Foundation; Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation; Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc.; The Thomas S. Kenan Foundation, Inc.; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; The McLean Foundation; John William Pope Foundation

FUlFilling oUR PRoMise to noRtH CaRolinaYour continued support counts, and is a wise investment. Here’s why:

Classical Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Pops Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Education Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Collaborations with Other NC Organizations . . . . . . . 30+ Miles Traveled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,000 Concerts Outside Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64People Served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000+Years of Service to NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Students served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000+

eDUCation PRogRaM nURtURes “sYMPHonY KiDs”The North Carolina Symphony has the most extensive education program of any major U.S. orchestra. Last year, more than 50,000 schoolchildren in North Carolina worked with their teachers to follow curriculum-based lesson plans that outline the fundamentals of music, teach about the instruments that make up a Symphony orchestra, and profile the great composers. That work culminated with an education concert, either at one of their local schools, or in a field trip to Meymandi Concert Hall.

North Carolinians from all walks of life identify themselves as “North Carolina Symphony Kids,” from that first experience hearing the orchestra. Since Symphony education programs were established in the 1940s, more than 5 million schoolchildren have experienced orchestral music with the superb musicians of the North Carolina Symphony.

HigHligHts FRoM tHe season

PHOTOS TOP LEFT North Carolina Symphony musicians Chris Fischer, viola; David Meyer, cello; Elizabeth Phelps Baron, violin; and David Kilbride, violin; perform while the “Friends of Note: Celebrate Learning Through Music” fundraising luncheon gets underway. BOTTOM LEFT Recording engineer and Symphony musician Nathaniel Yaffe, Symphony Vice President and General Manager Martin Sher, and Music Director Grant Llewellyn listen to a playback of the Symphony’s recording of Beethoven’s Fifth. RIGHT Cirque de la Symphonie performs with the North Carolina Symphony at the 2014 Rex Healthcare Summerfest series, held at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre.

PHOTOS TOP Students play recorders with the North Carolina Symphony during an Education Concert at Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall. Education concerts are the culmination of a curriculum-based program led by classroom teachers across the state. BOTTOM Symphony musician Jess Isaiah Levin demonstrates his violin during a North Carolina Symphony Music Discovery program for pre-schoolers. The program is funded by the PNC “Grow Up Great” Initiative.

FY2o14 exPenses bY CategoRY as a Percentage of the Total Operating Budget

FY2o14 inCoMe bY CategoRY as a Percentage of the Total Operating Budget

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Fundraising

Statewide Artistic and Education Programs

Marketing and Advertising

Administrative and Other

Contributions

State of North Carolina

Ticket Sales and Performance

Investment Income from Endowment

The North Carolina Symphony, in grateful acknowledgment of its generous grant-in-aid, performs under the auspices of the State of North Carolina, the Honorable Pat McCrory, Governor.

stateWiDe iMPaCtServing the state with great performances of orchestral music and music education

The North Carolina Symphony had a record-breaking year in ticket sales and impressive growth in fundraising, including a 13 percent increase in the number of its donors. Both are absolutely vital, since private support continues to be the most important source of revenue for the North Carolina Symphony. Its endowment continued to grow, thanks to a $2 million charitable trust – the largest single gift in its history.

The Symphony also met the state’s $8 million Challenge Grant for the fifth year in a row. This innovative public private partnership means that once the Symphony garners $8 million in private support through ticket sales and donations, the state provides an additional $1.5 million to the Symphony in support of its statewide activities.

This past year, the orchestra traveled more than 18,000 miles to perform for more than 250,000 North Carolinians, including over 50,000 fourth and fifth graders who experienced one of the nation’s most extensive education programs. Thanks to a generous gift from the State Employees Credit Union Foundation, a new truck was outfitted to transport instruments and equipment to concerts.

The Symphony’s work is made possible by the community of support for its mission of statewide service and music education. That support allows the musicians of the Symphony to give their all every time they step on stage, from 175 full orchestra concerts to 40+ chamber music, ensemble, and outreach performances. Led by Music Director Grant Llewellyn, the North Carolina Symphony continues to pursue its commitment to providing visionary performances, educating children, and serving the state.

state oF tHe sYMPHonY

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Wake

Wilkes

Onslow

Moore

Union

Craven

Sampson

Iredell

Johnston

JonesAnson

Carteret

Wayne Harnett

Chatham

Macon

Rowan

Lee

Stokes

Martin

Stanly

Gates

Lenoir

Haywood

Franklin

Wilson

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Pamlico

Polk Cherokee

Yadkin

Clay

DavieEdgecombe

Avery

Lincoln Greene Graham

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Cumberland

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Alam

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Dur

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Watauga

Henderson

Camden

Currituck

Mitchell

Alleghany

Washington

Perquimans

Hyde

Bladen

Pender

Bertie

Duplin

Robeson

Beaufort

Nash

Halifax

Columbus

Surry

Swain

Ashe

Brunswick

Burke Randolph

Guilford

Hoke

DareTyrrell

Buncombe

Jackson

Davidson

Person Warren Caswell

Caldwell

Forsyth

Madison

Gaston

Rutherford

Cleveland

Catawba

Rockingham

McDowell

Hertford

Cabarrus

Richmond

Yancey

Mecklenburg

Northampton

Montgomery

Scotland

Transylvania

Alexander

Chowan

Pasquotank

New Hanover

statewide highlight:raleigh (wake)Over 300 patrons played instruments at 2nd annual Friends of Note fundraiser

statewide highlight:banner elk (avery)Violinist Willa Fink won 2014 Senior Division of the Bryan Youth Concerto Competition

statewide highlight:hendersonville (henderson)Wind Quintet performed an afternoon chamber music program

statewide highlight:north wilkesboro (wilkes)String Quartet performed for all Wilkes County fourth grade students

statewide highlight:lincolnton (lincoln county)50 students from two schools led the Holiday Pops sing-along with orchestra

statewide highlight:pinehurst (moore)Orchestra performed outdoors in Tufts Park during the 2014 U.S. Opens

statewide highlight:fayetteville (cumberland)Symphony Double Bass Erik Dyke led a PNC Grow Up Great Music Discovery program for young children at Fascinate U Museum

statewide highlight:kinston (lenoir)Beethoven’s 5th Symphony performed at Pearson Park along the Neuse River

statewide highlight:snow hill (greene)Wind Quintet performed Peter and the Wolf at West Greene Elementary School

statewide highlight:henderson (vance)1,000 elementary students from Vance and Granville counties heard an education concert

Counties served by North Carolina Symphony performances in 2013 and 2014

Counties also served by education programs and performances of the North Carolina Symphony in 2013 and 2014

state headquarters 3700 Glenwood Ave, Suite 130, Raleigh, NC 27612

Mr. Jeffrey A. Corbett, Chair, RaleighMs. Catharine Biggs Arrowood, Past Chair, RaleighMrs. Ruth Dzau, Vice Chair, DurhamDr. Mary Susan Fulghum, Vice Chair, RaleighMr. Don Davis, Treasurer, Raleigh Dr. Ted R. Kunstling, Assistant Treasurer, Raleigh Dr. Sally C. Johnson, Secretary, RaleighMs. Sandi M. A. Macdonald, President & CEO, Raleigh

Ms. Debbie Aiken, RaleighThe Honorable June Atkinson*, RaleighMr. Joe Bastian, Chapel HillMrs. Janie W. Bird, RaleighMs. Patty Briguglio, CaryMr. Martin H. Brinkley, RaleighMr. Steve Burriss, RaleighMr. Philip P. Cave, Raleigh

Mr. Tim Clancy, RaleighMr. David R. Crabtree, RaleighMr. Edward M. Coman*, RaleighMr. Richard L. Daugherty, RaleighMr. Robert C. Doherty, RaleighDr. Marijanet Doonan*, PinehurstMrs. Susie Farrell**, RaleighMr. Evan Fultz, RaleighMrs. Margaret Poyner Galbraith, RaleighMr. Robert Graham, Chapel HillMr. Don Haile, RaleighMr. Jim Hansen, RaleighMrs. Elaine Bryant Hayes, FayettevilleDr. Wm. Charles Helton, RaleighMr. Richard E. Hinson, Chapel HillMr. Douglas C. Hornberger, RaleighMr. Kevin Howell**, RaleighMr. Jerry Hwang**, RaleighSecretary Susan Kluttz*, SalisburyDr. Robert Lacin, RaleighDr. Earnest Lamb*, FayettevilleMr. Branford Marsalis, Durham

Mrs. Lee Anne McClymont, HillsboroughThe Honorable Pat McCrory*, RaleighMr. Clifford Meltzer, Chapel HillMr. Graham Mosely, WilmingtonMr. Sharat Nagaraj, RaleighMrs. Florence Peacock, Chapel HillDr. Emily Mann Peck, RaleighMrs. Ashley Matlock Perkinson, RaleighDr. R. Scott Ralls, RaleighDr. P. Ramachandra Reddy, HendersonMr. Jeffrey B. Sheehan, RaleighMrs. Tracey Fodor Smith, FarmvilleMr. Jason Smith, RaleighMrs. Linda J. Staunch*, New BernMr. Terry L. Stevens, RaleighDr. Shaler Stidham, Jr., RaleighMs. Sandra Sully, CaryMrs. Jennie Harris Wallace, RaleighMrs. Darliene Woolner, CaryMr. Robert E. Zaytoun**, Raleigh *Ex Officio Members **Governor’s Appointee

North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc. The Society Board is the governing, policy and operating board of the Symphony Society. It secures financial resources, approves program goals, engages in strategic planning and oversees budgets, continuing the Society’s mission to achieve the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing the dual legacies of statewide service and music education.

North Carolina Symphony FoundationThe Foundation Board holds the permanent endowment of the Symphony, solicits additions to the endowment, safeguards and invests assets and prudently expends funds for the exclusive use and benefit of the Symphony Society. Mr. Edward M. Coman, President, RaleighMr. Richard L. Daugherty, Vice President, RaleighCol. Matt Segal, Treasurer, CaryMrs. Susan Montgomery, Secretary, Raleigh Mrs. Carroll Clancy, RaleighMr. Jeffrey A. Corbett*, Raleigh Dr. Robert N. Eby, Chapel HillDr. Warner Hall, RaleighDr. Wm. Charles Helton, RaleighMr. David Heuser, RaleighMr. John L. Jernigan, RaleighDr. Mark E. Leithe, RaleighMrs. Bonnie Medinger, RaleighMr. Thomas L. Norris, Jr., RaleighMr. Thomas H. Roberg, RaleighMr. Donald M. Rorke, Chapel HillMr. Josiah Stevenson IV, Pinehurst *Ex Officio Member

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