dear friends.From the Artistic DirectorDear Friends of The Choir School,

In 2014, as for the past two decades, we did one thing exceptionally well at The Choir School. We achieved excellence.

How did we do it? We began by focusing on the individual strengths and talents of over 100 choristers. We set high standards for each one and gave them the tools they needed to meet their goals. Then we taught them how to work together – how to contribute their excellence in a spirit of partnership and cooperation to achieve even more.

This spirit of cooperation went far beyond what we asked of our choristers. In 2014, partnership and collaboration took our entire organization to new levels of excellence, as Choir School volunteers, board, and staff joined with fellow arts organizations, community groups, area associations and churches, and corporate and individual patrons to create greater capacity and to bring the beauty of choral music to an ever-wider audience.

In 2014, we said goodbye to the Aaron Goen, a gifted musician and teacher who will always remain a great friend to The Choir School. We were extremely fortunate to welcome Elizabeth Lenti, who adds spectacular organ skills and a long resume of choral music accomplishments to our collective talents. Elizabeth’s warmth and incredible teaching abilities are already having an enormous impact on our program.

As we look forward to 2015, with our Residency at Salisbury Cathedral before us, I am grateful for the collective talent, commitment, support, and creative energy that has sustained our program for 22 seasons. Together, we have enriched the lives of hundreds of young people and thousands of audience members. The excellence we have worked together to achieve has enriched my life too, and my hope is that is will continue to enrich yours.

o u r m i s s i o n

The Choir School at St. Peter’s enriches young lives through excellent, rigorous music education and choral performance.

o u r b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s

William Krewson, PresidentJennifer Roberts, Vice President

Hulene McLean, Secretary/TreasurerElise Cathey

Ryan KennedyCarl King

o u r pa r e n t c o u n c i l

Sarah Geis, Council Chair/Boys TownHillery Crosier, Girls TownAshley Morgan, Boys TourNjeri LeGrande, Girls Tour

o u r s ta f f

Ben OutenExecutive & Artistic Director

Elizabeth LentiAssistant Director

Christopher BrownDirector of the Town Choirs

Marie Cook IrvingRehearsal Accompanist

Lynne LittleRebecca Carter McCall

Todd MortimerThe Rev. Ollie Rencher

Ben Outen, Executive Director Kay Johnson, Managing Director

Linda Margerum, MasterSingersCheryl Santilli, Hospitality Co-Chair Paulette Henry, Hospitality Co-Chair

Karen Harbin, Fundraising

Kay JohnsonManaging Director

Allison ElrodDirector of Development &

Communications

MasterSingers AssistantsKevin Beyer

Rodney CurrinErik Johnson

Ben Outen

124124 Choristers from 37 zip codes

68%68% of choristers receive some degree of financial assistance

65%Girls

500+More than 500 rehearsaland study hours

Geographic Diversity37 zip codes

At The Choir School, the essential elements of art begin in our rehearsal rooms, where choristers meet each week to gain tools and practices that will lead to true musicianship. In 2014, over 120 young people came from all over the Charlotte region to study sight-singing, music theory, expression, language, and musical style. Along the way, they also developed confidence, problem solving skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.

rehearsalStudy & Rehearsal

Black 31% Caucasian 56%

Multi-ethnic 7% Asian 5%

Hispanic 2%

35%Boys

Choir School choristers, from Town Choir members to MasterSingers, offered the gift of exceptional choral performance to thousands of audience members in 2014. Our season included a three-concert series in Uptown Charlotte, concerts at Davidson College and The Mint Museum, and performances for the British American Business Council, Charlotte’s Good Fellows Club, and tour audiences from Virginia to Connecticut. The choirs also led occasional worship services for our longstanding sustaining partner, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

performancePerformance 2424 Performances at 12 venues

16Accompanying Musicians

40Hours of Performances

7,465Audience Members

63Composers & Arrangers in2014 Repertoire

9Lyrics in 9 Languages Mastered

Travel is one of many Choir School experiences designed to nurture both musicianship and practical life skills. In 2014, 64 members of the Tour Choirs and the MasterSingers Ensemble traveled from Charlotte to New York City, gaining cultural experience, visiting iconic sites, and performing for new audiences each day of the 6-day journey. Among other venues, our 2014 tour took us to St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, where Choir School alumnus Derrick Goff serves as Choirmaster.

touringTravel & Touring6464 touring Choristers

1,5401,540 miles traveled

630630 tour audience members reached

1717 songs performed from memory

Choristers visited dozens of iconic American Sites, including Monticello,

the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, the

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, St. Thomas Cathedral, the

Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island.

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17Concert & Event Sponsors

12Corporate Partners

326Individual Contributors

16Professional Accompanists& Musicians

In 2014, we worked in close partnership with other members of the arts community, educators throughout the region, area corporations, and grant makers to help enrich our broad and diverse region with arts education and performance. Individual donors and audience members were also vital to our success – their energy and commitment to arts education has sustained our program for over twenty years.

Special thanks to the British American Business Council; Heather Lee, Elementary General Music Teacher at Hidden Valley Elementary School; James Meena, General Director and Principal Conductor, Opera Carolina; & Tom Gabbard, President, Blumenthal Performing Arts.

collaborationCollaboration

8Guest Concert Artists

Our mission is to strengthen young lives through rigorous, excellent choral education and performance opportunities. Our method is to set high standards, provide superior instruction, open the door to new ideas and experiences, and challenge our choristers to become their very best selves. With music education as our tool, we prepare young people to take their place in the world, whatever path they choose.

preparationPreparation24Town Choristers practiced table

manners at Choir Camp

250+Tour Host Family Thank You Notes Written

30MasterSingers have beenchoristers for 5+ seasons

2Gates Cambridge Scholarsamong our Alumni

24+Letters of Recommendation written by our staff on behalf of choristers

55 Choirs worked together as teams to achieve complex goals

2014expenses

2014income

Participating Families

Individual

Corporate & Foundation

Events

Advertising

Concert Income

Endowment & Other Sources

Program fees

Designated for 2015 England Residency

Total Income

Compensation & Benefits

Program Expenses

Marketing

Development

Operating

Total Expenses

$32,003.66

$46,394.02

$31,212.80

$41,263.45

$7,800.00

$17,718.86

$3,906.07

$34,347.00

$51,073.66

$265,719.52

$139,331.82

$48,142.58

$14,127.31

$12,382.32

$8,330.80

$222,314.83

These figures are representative but unaudited. For a copy of our Form 990, contact The Choir School. The Choir School Endowment is managed by The Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust, a supporting foundation of Foundation For The Carolinas. As of December 31, 2014 the endowment was valued at $79,904.65.

financialsFinancial Information

contributorsOur DonorsOur donors’ energy and commitment to arts education has sustained our program for over twenty years. Thank you.

Benefactor ($1000+)Anonymous (2)AirtightArts & Science CouncilBelkMs. Kimberly Bassett Belk Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. BinghamPhilip and Amy BlumenthalDr. and Mrs. Kent D. CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Charles CatheyCharlotte Eye Ear Nose and ThroatJulie ClarksonRichard E. CollinsMr. and Mrs. John H. FeherFifth Third BankMr. and Mrs. Stephen GeisMr. and Mrs. Nathan GittnerGood Samaritan FundErik JohnsonManuel and Barbara KennedyMr. and Mrs. Carl Lewis KingJane KornMr. and Mrs. William S. KrewsonMr. and Mrs. Nevan LittleTrissy LomaxMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. MargerumMr. and Mrs. Mark McCallMcGuireWoodsMoore & Van AllenNeiman Marcus CharlotteMichael B. O’Hara and Ben OutenMr. and Mrs. Patrick A. ObertinLeland M. ParkPiedmont Natural GasThe Rev. and Mrs. Ollie V. RencherRosalie Wade ReynoldsRJ Kennedy Group, LLCMr. and Mrs. Manley RobertsJane and Bert RobinsonMr. and Mrs. John Sandoval

Rob Smith and Maria LongMurray and Hazel SomervilleMr. and Mrs. Gerald T. TuckerWells Fargo Foundation Dan and Mary Virginia Woodall

Patron ($500 - $999)Mr. and Mrs. Dave AlbinusMr. and Mrs. Rolf ArndtMr. and Mrs. James C. AsherMr. and Mrs. Rob BurlingtonJohn Nicholas BurnettMr. and Mrs. H. Augustine CareyMr. and Mrs. Ronald CrosierChristopher and Abigail CudabacMesghina Ezaz and Ruth ZMichaelMr. and Mrs. Daniel H. FisherMr. and Mrs. Brian HackerMr. and Mrs. Steven HallMs. Katherine J. HughesMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Robert H. KoenigMs. Barbara L. LaughlinMr. and Mrs. David LegrandMs. Carol LillardDr. and Mrs. John N. LincourtMr. and Mrs. Gregory C. LindsayMr. and Mrs. Christopher W. MetzlMr. and Mrs. Chad MitchellMr. and Mrs. Peter MorganMr. and Mrs. John NortonPublix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Ramsey Group Enterprises, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William G. SilerEric and Alisa TaylorMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Welch

Sustaining Member ($250 - $499)Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Mark AdamsonCandace ArmstrongBrenda and Robert AtkinsJohn S. ArrowoodMr. and Mrs. Colin BeauregardTim and Sally BrunnerMr. and Mrs. R. John BudallChurch of the Good ShepherdSue CoonenMs. Diane Schlieder DavisMr. and Mrs. Zane ElrodMr. and Mrs. Joe EshlemanMr. Thomas GabbardMr. and Mrs. Donald S. HallMr. and Mrs. Kenneth HenryMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. HoltzIBM CorporationMrs. Joelle KaroutWalter KearnsL & L Ice LLCMr. and Mrs. David Lauderbaugh Dr. and Mrs. Daniel RaifordKonrad and Jan MargerumWendy McBee and Lyn ExumMr. and Mrs. Willie MillerMinch and Janice MinchinVirginia PfeifferDiana SantilliMr. and Mrs. Nicholas SantonatoMary C. SeaverDr. and Mrs. Sardar Shah-KhanMr. and Mrs. Spencer T. SmithMs. Norveline ThomasMs. Mai TrinhMs. Kristine WadeMr. and Mrs. Iain WattGene and Cindy WhiteJoyce M. Williams

Supporting Member ($100 - $249)Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Michael AdamsonMs. Janet M. AllisonAssorted Table, LLCJim and Carol BartosEmerson BellFred and Laura BrammerBarbara A. Brown, Ed.D.The Rev. R. Craig and Mrs. Adelene

BurlingtonDonna and David CarpenterRickie and Subrina ChampionMr. and Mrs. Michael F. ClayMs. Gina CollinsCatherine and Wilton ConnorThe Rev. and Mrs. Phillip CraigMike and Kelly CrumStephen and Janice EzzoMs. Patricia FlemingDr. and Mrs. Ronald FollmerMs. Christa A. FrazierMr. and Mrs. Larry FreeseJerri FurrKent GardnerMr. and Mrs. John A. GeisMr. and Mrs. Lee GilmanSusan GoodeWilliam Hacker & Julianna RamseyThe Rev. Patrick Hamrick and The

Rev. Laura HamrickMr. and Mrs. Christopher HarbinLarry and Sandra HaynesMr. and Mrs. Michael C. HenthornJosephine H. HicksMs. Gloria HobbinsTheresa HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Donnie HowardEdith JohnsonMr. and Mrs. James D. JohnsonJohn Elliott JoslinMs. Karen M. KabatMr. Kurt and Dr. Charlotte KarrikerBrad and Shannon LaatschMs. Janet LeClairChuck and Carol LindsayMr. and Mrs. Ken Luke

Tricia and David LytleJoseph and Dona MartinMs. Susan L. McConnellXan and Doug McDowellTina McEntireMs. Hulene McLeanMr. and Mrs. Bradford McNeillConnie and Ron MeleAllan E. MorganMs. Deepa R. NairMs. Martha NashNorton Insurance ServicesJames H. PadgettMr. Ernest PerryDr. and Mrs. Karl A. PlankMary PoineauAlicia and James PowersMr. and Mrs. Dean A. PurvisBetty F. RayburnDr. and Mrs. James H. RobinsonMs. Dorothy SangmuahNancy SarazenThe Rev. Joslyn and Dr. Brian

SchaeferHerb and Veronica SegarsMr. and Mrs. Walter SeibertRobert and Theresa SilerMr. Joel StahlMr. and Mrs. Robert E. StigallMs. Dorian StorelliSusan and Randy WatsonMs. Martha Henderson and Ms.

Hope WesterfieldMr. and Mrs. Edward WielunskiBill and Pat Williamson

Contributing Member (up to $99)Anonymous (4) AmazonSmile FoundationLisa and Sheron ArringtonMr. Steven AycockMr. and Mrs. Charles BaileyMr. and Mrs. Patrick L. BeekmanMark Boyd and Andre FleurielMs. Susan S. BoylstonMr. and Mrs. Christopher BrownEmily L. Brown

Liz and Alan BurnsLorna BurnsAl and Elsie BynumMr. and Mrs. Allan B. CaldwellMr. and Mrs. Keith CampbellMr. and Mrs. Michael CarnesMr. and Mrs. David CatenazzoChurch of the Holy ComforterEllison Clary and Linda GallehughMs. Margaret CopelandJanice and Charles CromarMr. Rodney CurrinMs. Agnes DaltonMs. Allison Daugherty-SmithMs. Barbara DavisDr. David DillonMr. and Mrs. David C. DriscollMr. David DugganMr. and Mrs. Larry ElderMr. Charles FarrarMs. Patricia FeherLowell and Ava FisherMs. Dana M. FlandersMs. Virginia GarramoneMr. and Mrs. Dwight GartrellMrs. Grace E. GlennThe Rt. Rev. and Mrs. J. Gary GlosterAlex and Allison GnilkaMr. Aaron GoenMs. Debra GonsalvesDr. J. Michael GrantAl and Diana GreeneMr. and Mrs. Richard T. Groff JrMr. and Mrs. Matthew J. GuildMs. Margaret A. HanegraafJacqueline HenryMs. Carolyn HillsMs. Mary Kathryn HolderMr. and Mrs. Harris Holt, IIIMrs. Floye T. HoodMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey A. HowardMarie HyderTrissy IsomMr. and Mrs. Sean IveyDerek James and Kristen JohnsonDr. Sara N. JamesMr. William C. Jennings

Nancy and Dunbar JewellMr. Stephen and Dr. Araminta

JohnstonCheryl and Stephen JollyMs. Nell KeithMr. Paul C. Keller JrMs. Cheryl KellingtonHatcher KincheloeDr. and Mrs. C. Lawrence KingMs. Rebekah KingHarry and Margaret KirkJim and Suzanne LeeChuck and Marcia LindlerMr. and Mrs. Greg LitakerMr. Anthony B. LittleMr. Napoleon LittleMs. Aileen LivingstonMs. Christine MackieThe Rev. and Mrs.

Patrick R. MacLeanMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. MandonDeborah and Peter MargerumMr. and Mrs. Vladimir MashchenkoMr. Jeff MathenyMs. Sandra M. MayfieldMs. Michelle McConnellDon McCorkleMr. Norman J. McCulloughCarlos and Teresa McDuffieNeal and Eleanora MillerMr. and Mrs. Perry MixterMr. and Mrs. Timothy MoleWayne and Kay MoyerMr. and Mrs. Elbert H. MudgeMr. and Mrs. William L. Mullinix, Jr.Kathleen and George MundleMr. and Mrs. Eric MyersKaren and Andy NicholsonMs. Caroline Tate NoojinMr. and Mrs. Kevin NunneryDougi O’BryanMr. John ParnellMs. Betty PayneDanny and Donna PayneMs. Jill PhillipsKathy and Bill PritchardMs. Joanne C. Pulley

C. QuallsMark and Lisa RamseyMr. Stephen RapaMs. Kristine ReidMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. RobertsonAnita and Joseph RowellMs. Christine RussellMr. and Mrs. Marion SandersMs. Denise SangandiMr. and Mrs. Ken SantilliMr. and Mrs. Jason A. ScippoBob and Nancy ScottCarole and Scott SettleMr. Stephen and

Dr. Patricia ShannonShop France, Inc.Ms. Marisa SifontesMs. Iva SkufcaMs. Janice SmithMs. Rebecca B. SmithMs. Bonnie SneedSouth Atlantic CoachingJohnna and Bill StameyMr. and Mrs. Nick StockdaleMr. and Mrs. George A. StoneLougina ThomasDonald R. TraserTommy and Diane TuckerMr. and Mrs. John W. TurnblomMs. Dorothy M. UrbanMs. Susan VarnerHeather VengurlekarAlphonse and Jill VertulloLynne WillhoitLou WadeBilly and Lucille WalkerMr. and Mrs. Robert WalkerMr. and Mrs. John WaltonMr. and Mrs. Robert WardMrs. Eulada WattMr. and Mrs. William W. WeberMichael and Anna WeilMr. and Mrs. Douglas R. WeilerMr. and Mrs. Ralph WerleyMs. Carol WhittingtonMs. Leslie WilliamsSally and Joe Williamson

Willodean WiseChristine WoodieMrs. Harold WoodsonMs. Tyreonae WootenMr. and Mrs. Daniel YostMr. Geoffrey W. YostMr. and Mrs. Wendell S. Young Jr

In Honor ofDiana Gibbs

Ms. Katherine J. HughesAaron Goen

Candace ArmstrongJames H. Padgett

Hulene McLeanMs. Katherine J. Hughes

Benjamin J. Outen, III and Michael B. O’HaraJosephine H. HicksMr. and Mrs. Ken LukeMs. Susan L. McConnell

James C. and Hannah H. PadgettJames H. PadgettRosalie ReynoldsMs. Caroline Tate Noojin

Amanda Vann and Sharon RobertsMr. Martha Henderson and Ms. Hope Westerfield

In Memory ofJoyce Crawford

AnonymousCandace ArmstrongDr. and Mrs. Kent D. CarpenterSue CoonenMr. and Mrs. Daniel H. FisherMrs. Grace E. GlennMrs. Folye T. HoodMs. Carol Lillard

Rita Horton MargerumConnie and Ron Mele

Bob McClureMs. Martha Nash

Sandra PajakChristine Woodie

Dr. Tom Riemenschneider

Ms. Martha NashLucy Seaver

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Ralph Werley

Alex TaylorFred and Laura Brammer

Gajanan VengurlekarMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Johnson

In Kind Gifts300 EastAnnex Studio, LLC

and Mr. Geoffrey W. YostRebecca AryanaBarnes Piano TuningByron BaldwinBlackFinn American SaloonBlumenthal Performing Arts CenterBoardwalk Billy’sBoneheadsCantina 1511Carolina PanthersMary and Kent CarpenterCharlotte BalletCharlotte BobcatsCharlotte KnightsCharlotte Martial Arts AcademyCharlotte ParentCharlotte SymphonyCoca-Cola Bottling Co. ConsolidatedCottage ChicCowfish Sushi Burger BarCrowne Plaza, Greenville, SCCRVADoubletree at SouthParkDressler’s RestaurantJeff DrumDunhill HotelDuke EnergyElements Therapeutic Massage

Marty FoilGolden Taipei RestaurantGreen Mountain CoffeeThe Hampton Inn & Suites

SouthParkKeith Hawthorne Ford Lincoln of

CharlotteJosephine HicksJ. Hilburn Custom Made ClothiersHarris Holt Framing and Art ServicesInn of the PatriotsDerek JamesTom JohnsonKabob GrillBarbara KennedyDaniel C. Knox, Jr.Kristin KnoxWilliam and Helen KrewsonLa-tea-da’s CateringLiberty RestaurantChris LitakerRuby LitakerNevan and Lynne LittleBunny LunchMassage EnvyMcAlister’s DeliHulene McLeanMelting Pot RestaurantMusic with FriendsNew Gallery of Modern ArtNothing But NoodlesOlde Mecklenburg BreweryBen OutenPanera Bread, SouthParkPaper SkyscraperCassie ParsonsPerry’s at SouthParkThe Photo ClassroomPortrait InnovationsThe Professional Photography Group

Publix SupermarketRedboxReid’s Find FoodsRe Salon and Med SpaRestaurant.comMcLean RobinsonRock Bottom Restaurant & BrewerySam Ash MusicSciWorksSmashburgerRobin SmithStarbucksSt. Peter’s Episcopal ChurchSushi 101T. Reid & Co.True Crafted PizzaUS National Whitewater CenterJoshua VillapandoWalt Disney WorldWDAV Classical Public RadioDan Woodall

Every attempt has been made to as-sure the accuracy of this listing at the time of printing. We apologize for any mistakes or omissions.

Our programs are made possible, in part, with funding from the Arts & Science Council, the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.