Success on a Major ScaleANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016

COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOLSuccess on a Major Scale2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

OPENING DOORS TO

MUSIC CAREERS

High school bass guitarist Ian wanted to be an engineer until he started taking guitar lessons at

CMS three years ago. This summer, he traveled all the way to Boston to pursue his new dream of a

music career at Berklee College of Music’s prestigious 5-Week Summer Performance

Program. This life-changing summer experience costs thousands of dollars to attend, putting it out of reach for many families. As a member

of Berklee’s City Music Network, we were able to nominate Ian for a full scholarship, which he

received. He and his family then spent the spring working hard to raise money for our Mary Cates Scholarship for Advanced Studies, which assisted him with room and board in Boston. Ian excelled

at 5-Week and was chosen for the program’s Rock AllStar Band! Thanks to generous donations, he’s

one step closer to achieving his dream.

NEW AT CMSMake Music Day 2016 on June 21 gave CMS teachers, students, volunteers and our Glenwood South neighbors an opportunity to do just that - get together and make some music. To take part in this worldwide celebration, we planned a neighborhood jam session to engage and inspire members of our surrounding community. It ended up inspiring us, as well! Make Music Day 2017 is already in the works.

Music Technology: With grant funding from Duke Energy and the Reisert Foundation, CMS launched a program teaching students how produce and record music, preparing them for a career in music production. Four current students took part in the pilot of this exciting opportunity during our spring semester. Musical Theater: In partnership with Right On Cue Kids Theater, a new musical theater pilot program is being offered to students this fall, thanks to additional funding from Duke Energy. Budding actors will get valuable stage experience as they produce, act and sing in an on-site production.

16 INSPIRING TEACHERS CHALLENGED AND ENCOURAGED

OUR STUDENTS

95% of our faculty chose to return for the 2016-17

school year. Cellist Myriah Luke first came to CMSin middle school and now is one of our teachers.

Myriah has seven cello students while she finishes her music education degree at Meredith College.

When long-time CMS parent Veronica Kirkland offered to host a student concert at her church, a light bulb went off to launch a series of student concerts. The idea became our new Community Concert Series, hosted by CMS families to showcase students in their own neighborhoods and community groups. Veronica agreed to help pilot the program so materials could be developed to make the concerts simpler to plan. Her favorite student, son Bradford, agreed to perform on piano, and other students were recruited to be part of the program. The concert was a great success and marked yet another way that CMS is reaching into our communities to provide the gift of music.

COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES

HONORS STUDENTS STUDENT PERFORMANCES• Springmoor Assisted Living• Meals on Wheels Nutrition Center at Saint Saviour’s Center• Gifts of Grace at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church • White Memorial Presbyterian Church• N.C. Symphony Orchestra’s Ovations Program• Hampton Inn and Suites, Raleigh Downtown• The Pour House• N.C. Museum of History• Private events• Artspace • New Life Church • Church of God of Prophecy

Ajjahn, percussion, age 17 Ari, piano, age 18Brendan, violin, age 17Chad, percussion, age 10Ian, bass guitar, age 17Kyrese, flute, age 16Maria, percussion, age 15 Marika, piano, age 17

Michael, cello, age 16Philemon, violin, age 11Tamla, piano, age 17Zane, piano, age 15Zara, piano, age 17CMS Jazz Ensemble - Ali, Ari, Caleb, Ethan, Ian, Kyrese, Nolan

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FACULTY Music Technology/Composition: Matt Douglas Brass/Jazz Ensemble: Paul Rogers Cello: Myriah Luke Classical Guitar: Alex Gorodezky

Guitar/Bass Guitar: Joe O’Connell Guitar/Rock Band Ensemble: Corey Hoeppner Percussion/ Percussion Ensemble: Rosendo Pena

Piano:Maxwell AbbushiAlexandra ChibukhchyanBradley KraemerZara Souvanlasy Voice/Fundamentals: Waltye Rasulala

Fundamentals: Julia Fair Violin/Viola/Strings Ensemble: Patrick JonesBryan Rawls Woodwinds: Mary Huntimer Kelly Roudabush

Harp: Andrea Blanchfield

Musical Theater:Julia FairErin Zanders

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: Steve McLaurin Vice President: Carol Holland Treasurer: Dare O’Connor

Secretary: Martha Hays MEMBERS AT LARGEDeb BunnKelly CobbStéphane DanielMichael FrankenAnne HookerBonner Jones

Rose KenyonCindy McEneryJeanne MunozCarl TyerGinny Zehr

STAFFHope HancockExecutive Director

Debra DeCamillisGrants and Outreach Director

Erin ZandersOperations Manager

Annie ZdroikOperations Assistant

Matt Douglas Music Technology Coordinator

FACULTY, STAFF AND BOARD LISTING

NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY YOU, OUR DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND FRIENDS

minutes of classroom instruction minutes of practice time

instruments loaned to students

cost to CMS students

students performed in the community

per lesson 81,990 90,668$1

3579

Each student was nominated by teachers, chosen by audition, and performed for our annual Honors Recital.

A Special Evening with Beth Leavel raised an astonishing $30,000, providing a year’s worth of music lessons to 30 of our students! Our second annual benefit gala was held on April 14 at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Attendees were entertained by Tony Award-winning Raleigh native Beth Leavel. Several students also showcased their talents on flute and piano before the show. As a bonus, our Percussion Ensemble provided pre-concert entertainment to spotlight our spectacular new marimba, made possible by the continued generosity of the David L. Marzetti Memorial Music Trust Fund.

The third annual Three Band Night was another great success, featuring the reunion of CMS teacher Matt Douglas’s local Raleigh band, The Proclivities, as well as special performances by John Darnielle, M.C. Taylor, Jeanne Jolly and Caitlin Cary. The CMS Rock Band kicked off the evening at The Pour House and the crowd was hopping until the wee hours. Raleigh artist Caitlin Cary donated several of her original needleprints as raffle prizes, and other artists added their own CDs to the raffle jar.

When local Raleigh institution, Harry’s Guitar Shop, moved to their new location in November, Harry offered the opportunity to staff their beverage booth as a fundraiser for CMS. Hundreds of thirsty customers and families poured in during the day and kept us busy, resulting in a substantial donation to our program.

Local artists support CMS. Acclaimed jazz pianist Lenore Raphael, along with guitarist Howard Paul, performed a master class for our students and then at our annual Donor Appreciation reception at Ruggero Piano. After sharing her gift of music, Lenore announced the additional gift of her Steinway piano to CMS! Hopper Piano also hosted a recital to benefit CMS, with Jonathan Levin as soloist on a different Steinway – one that belonged to Vladimir Horowitz. Americana band 15-501 continued to grace us with the proceeds and tip jar from their steady gig with CMS friends at Irregardless. Chamber Music Raleigh sponsored a series of concerts for CMS, to introduce students to the music of the Oak City String Quartet and the Horszowski Trio.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

DONORS AND SUPPORTERSINDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS:Up to $1500Michael DiGiovanniSarah C. DunhamMartha HaysEdna HenseyJulian KaufmannMartha KeravuoriStephen and Marian McLaurinEunice ToussaintGinny and Dan Zehr

Up to $1000Elizabeth and David BeamLynne and Walter Brock, Jr.Deborah and Julian BunnStéphane and Virginia DanielElizabeth and Robert DeanHope and Gerry HancockRosemary KenyonCindy and Jim McEneryDwayne PerryMary and Raymond ReisertPerry and Susan SafranLafrida Shewmake-Preston and Kurt PrestonNorma and Robert Tomb

Up to $500Carol and Robert BilbroBrenda BruceMary and David CatesJanice Christensen

Gerry CobbKelly CobbJulia and Frank DanielsGeorgia and Alec DonaldsonRobin Fastenau and Jon BoisvertMary Margaret FaustWilliam HamlinJohn and Patricia HealyAngela and Lawrence HertzbergMary and Dan HughesBonner and Hal JonesChancy and Keith KappLyn ManessSara Jo ManningEaster MaynardCathy and John MonaghanJeanne and Ronald MunozDare and John O’ConnorMary Ann and Greg PooleGwendolyn ReynoldsKatherine SchoellhornDena SilverNorman and Patty WatsonJune WilliamsSophia and Michael YarboroughRosemary and Smedes York

Up to $250Robert AndersonWilliam and Gail AustinGwen and Dick BakerHarold Berry

Winifred BoltonSandra and Bill BoydMarilyn and Winston BudrowSandra CampbellGail CannadyTammy CarboneTama ColemanLeonard CollinsCecelia and Michael CondreyPeter CorsonMargaret Daub and John ChisnellDebra and Clayton DeCamillisRuth and Joe DonnellyMegan and George DouglasBaird GarrabrantSusan GarrityKathryn GillespiePhyllis and Robert GouldSarah GreaserCarson and Burt HardenElizabeth Sprague HoltPenelope HornsbyBonnie Thron Jacobowitz and Fred JacobowitzMelissa JeffreysSusan JonesGertrude KappelChristin KirbyVictoria LopezAmy and David MarschallKaren O’DonnellSusan and Dale Oller

Nancy and Lubin PrevattMargaret L. ReaughLorraine ReddingStephen and Patti SheriffAnn Rector SladeRoscoe StricklandAnn TharringtonAnne UnderwoodPhyllis VailKaren and Chuck WakefordSuzanne WhitmeyerLarry WilsonSalli and Randolph Worth

Up to $100Earleen and Hal BarnesJohn Barnum and Mara SheaTrude and Michael BateMary Pat and Charles BeardJ. Michael Booe and Rebecca HendersonLeigh BradleyLynette BriscoeTeri and John BrowettThomas BrowettHarold Brown, Jr.Jeneen Burns-CorcoranElois and Curtis CannadyCleopatra CarrMelonia and Kenneth CarrollCaitlin CaryBrooke Chidgey

Rose KenyonCindy McEneryJeanne MunozCarl TyerGinny Zehr

STAFFHope HancockExecutive Director

Debra DeCamillisGrants and Outreach Director

Erin ZandersOperations Manager

Annie ZdroikOperations Assistant

Matt Douglas Music Technology Coordinator

PROGRAMS

100% of donor contributions go to school operations – no items are received by donors in recognition for their gifts. CMS apologizes for any inadvertent errors or omissions in this roster. Please notify us of any corrections.

Donations of instruments and music books/sheet music are vital to the educational programs at CMS. We thank the many individuals, organizations and retailers who contributed to our instrument inventory and music library in 2015-2016.

GRANTING PARTNERS:Ragland Charitable Fund of the Triangle Community FoundationDavid L. Marzetti Memorial Music Trust Fund Raleigh Piano Teachers AssociationJohn William Pope FoundationElla and Les Swindell FoundationCity of Raleigh Arts Commission

OTHER GENEROUS SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:15-501 (Al Segars and George Shepherd)2112 PercussionBeechwood TravelBerklee College of MusicCatering WorksChamber Music RaleighMeg ChurchClearscapesCaitlin CaryJohn Darnielle

Gramercy TavernGuru GuitarsHarry’s Guitar ShopHope and Gerry HancockAbie HarrisJeanne JollyAndrew KeravuoriBeth Leavel Jonathan LevinWilliam Ivey Long Studio

McLaurin ParkingDaniel Nelson ArtN.C. Museum of HistoryN.C. Symphony OrchestraHoward PaulRaleigh Area Flute AssociationRaleigh Piano Teachers AssociationLenore Raphael Phil RenoRuggero Piano

Kelly RoudabushSaint Saviour’s CenterSt. Michael’s Episcopal ChurchSimply Paper Designs, Inc. Summit Hospitality, Ltd.The ProclivitiesMC TaylorTriangle StringsCarl Tyer

CORPORATE PARTNERS:CT WeekendsCisco Just GiveDuke Energy FoundationGlaxoSmithKlineGlenwood Hospitality Associates, LLCGreystone Affordable Housing Initiatives, LLC

Tom AndersonMr. and Mrs. Julian Bunn, Jr.Melvin F. FryeMerritt Jones

IN MEMORIAM:Judy and Bette AndersonLillian AndrenMarilyn BudrowMary CatesBrenna CurtisBrian DickersonMaxine Dodd Doyle

Edna HenseySally and David KuratnickMarthaSteve McLaurinThe staff, students and families at Musicians Learning CenterChris Persson

Dalia Segal-MillerEli SmithEunice ToussaintIan WaddillAbby Zimmerman

IN HONOR OF:

Fiona ChildsLinda and Richard ClarkNerie Clark, IIIVirginia ClarkSusan ClarkePatricia and Robert ColemanAnn and William CollinsNancy and Maurice CookDale CousinsMary CroghanRebecca CrossonDarren CubellMarci CurtisMichael Cyzewski and Judith BrunoErica and Ben DahlGloria DavisNell and Donald DonadioSara DupreyWendy DyerCarolyn EdgeMarcia B. EdwardsSusan EmmersonJim EricksenJohnny and Genevieve FarmerLori FischerAlexander and Janet FloydAnn ForsthoefelMichael and Cynthia FrankenMary Lou FranklinDenise and Alfred FriedrichDiane GarberSusan and James GardnerJean GettysElizabeth and Brian Gilger

Dexter GillRobert GillamBrad GillespieAgnes GoldstonJulie GorkaSandra and Geoffrey GriffinChristopher and Megan HarrisSusan HatchRyan HaydenGaylene HenryDaisy B. HerndonGretchen Hogg-OBriantRichard M. HutsonShane Joanna JarvisElizabeth JohnsonMargaret JonesVirginia and William KingMichele LiakosRita LittleAdelaide and Herbert LockePeter MacBethAnnette MageeClarke MansfieldJeanette and William McCulloughSuzanne and Ross McLarnonMary McMillanEric and Frances McRayDon and Loretta MershonTed and Cindy MitchellRuth and Gary MockJudy and John MorganPatricia MorrisonJim MorrowPhilip Morse

Terry MurphyTim and Anita NicholsCarole and Darrell NicholsonAshford NorvilleKimberley OatesPatricia OrrangeElizabeth and R. William PadgettHelen and Joseph Parry-HillMary Belle PateKatherine and Robert PellackAnn and David PermarLillian and James PooleMary PorentoFrances PriceLinda RaglandHelen and Robert RamseyRobert and Maryanne RandolphChad ReamsLisa ReavisCarol RiddleGregory RideoutEllen RobertsonTony and Leslie RobinsonRon and Linda RogersNancy RoseRonnie and Nelda RoseLisa and Jeff RosenbergKelly and Joe RoudabushJulie RulyakPenelope and John ScandaliosJoseph and Dorothy SchmelzeisCatherine H. ScottLinda SetliffTony Sheets

Mary and Eric SherkJudy Jo and Thomas SmallAnn and Wade SmithBlaine SmithKimberley SmithThomas SmithJennifer SnookHarriet SolomonJane StikeleatherPatricia SummersKrysa and Edward SzaboDanielle TartEric ThrappasJohnny TillettGlenda ToppeKenneth and Debra TunnellRobert W. UpchurchGerri and Marshall UttersonMiranda and Howard WaddillTheodore WagnerKaren and L. Vaughn WagonerKyrese, Edward and Chanetta WashingtonSue Ann and Francis WestmeyerRobert and Barbara WhitemanRoy WilliamsPhilip and Catherine WinsteadAmy WombleElizabeth WrayBarbara WynneLarry and Sue YargerThomas and Carol Zimmerman

St. Michael’s Episcopal ChurchThe Roberg Charitable Fund of Triangle Community FoundationThe Legacy Life GroupGuirlinger Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Greg McCallumTim and David MorrisonShelby MalatakDavid L. Marzetti

A.E. Finley Foundation Inc.Dodd Slight Family Charitable FundWhite Memorial Presbyterian ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyUnited Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake CountyState Employees Combined Campaign

Harry’s Guitar ShopHopper PianoIBM Employee Charitable Contribution CampaignIrregardless CafeKeravuori Realty, LLC

Paragon Commercial BankPNC BankQualcomm Matching Grants ProgramRhode Steel IncorporatedSmith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP Charitable Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation

The Pour House Music HallWines for Humanity LLCWomble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, LLPZacharko Insurance Agency