Published by Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates P.O. Box 1951 Los Angeles 90078 Telephone 323-850-2165 Email Address Elizabeth Shafer eshafer@laphil.org Web Site Path www.laphil.com/support Inside this issue: Demonstrating a visual aid used in Music Mobile presentations are Alicia Maniatakis, Charlotte Brackmann, and Margo Penney. Other Music Mobile Review Committee members are Janet Ceske, Sandra Clay, Shirley Farley, Marilyn Kelliher, Renee Mitchell, and Elizabeth Shafer. Music Mobile Training Offered 2 Invitational Rehearsal Sparks Interest 3 Philharmonic Friends Campaign Update 3 Strategic Planning Process Continues 4 Spring Celebration Accomplishments 4 Affiliate Endowment Fund Grows 4 Committee Reports 5 Renée Mitchell
Page 2 Seated: Joanne Pearce Martin and Gavin Martin Standing: Affiliate Chair Renee Mitchell and Affiliate Crescendo Coordinator La Vonne Clay Affiliates have been presenting the award-winning Music Mobile Program since 1974. Affiliate Chair Renee Mitchell greets local Committee Program Chairs.
Spring 2008 Page 3 Leila Josefowicz, concert violinist, currently performs on a 1724 Guarneri del Gesu violin. Affiliates have contributed $1,867,532 almost $2 million to Philharmonic Friends since 1995. Eunice Horwitz Philharmonic Friends Coordinator Local Committee Membership Chairs pose with Membership Coordinator Maria Williams and Affiliate Chair Renee Mitchell.
Page 4 The LA Philharmonic Affiliates Strategic Planning Steering Committee works at The Cottage on a recent Saturday: Jan Corey, Foothill; Chair Sue Clauss, Valley; Margie Baker, West Valley; Wendy Kelman, LA Philharmonic; Yael Silk, Facilitator; Arlyss Burkett, Long Beach; and Affiliate Chair Renee Mitchell, Peninsula. Pianist Isaac Tetenbaum will perform at Spring Celebration. He is the son of Volunteer Activities Manager Liz Shafer. La Vonne Clay purchases a set of Walt Disney Concert Hall greeting cards from Endowment Coordinator Sheri Gill.
Spring 2008 Page 5 Elizabeth Baker stands between COPW members Sandy Beckley and Annette Colfax. For every four hours of service, volunteers receive a coupon for two complimentary tickets to a Hollywood Bowl concert scheduled next summer. Rayan MacEvoy McCullough, Pianist; Margie Baker, Margaret Lulejian, Margo Penney
Page 6 The pleasures of afternoon tea run like a trickle of honey through literature. Stan Hey Stella Balesh, Barry Socher, and Jutta Thorne
Spring 2008 Page 7 International Committee President Aida Gaona, Honorary Member Jane Sandler, Pianist Lars Roos, and Mrs. Virtamo and Consul General of Finland Manu Virtamo LA Philharmonic Violinist and Associate Concertmaster Bing Wang Carole McCormac (rear) oversees shoppers and food.
Page 8 Speakers Bureau members Sunny Moss, Marilyn Kelliher, Diane Hunt-Glassman, Sally Gref, and Meg Evans collect materials to use in their Symphonies for Schools presentations in Los Angeles public school classrooms. Los Angeles Baroque Players: W.Neil Roberts, harpsichord; Anthony Brazier, baroque flute; Adriana Zoppo, baroque violin; and Frances von Seggern Bach, baroque cello LA Philharmonic Music Librarian Kazue Asawa McGregor
Spring 2008 Page 9 Hostess Margaret Lulejian, LA Philharmonic musicians Carolyn Hove and James Wilt; piano accompanist Junko Euno Garrett; and host Gary Lulejian Lea Fratello, Leila Webster, and Gizella Greenlee Susan Greenberg, Delores Stevens, Kathy Gray, Eva Holberg at January, 2008 General Meeting and Program.
Page 10 With reports from 12 of 17 Committees, Affiliates 2007-08 season ticket subscriptions totaled $546,721.00. Velma McKelvey Season Tickets Coordinator Children concentrate at a pre-concert craft workshop.