Organizations Filed Purposes:
the Central Coast and the Salinas Valley in the continual discovery of symphonic music.
To engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music. The Monterey Symphony produces and presents the best musical programs, educational activities and community events possible to engage people of (continued on page 2)
Season: Each season, Monterey Symphony performs major works by great composers, lesser-known works by them and their contemporaries, works by living composers and popular music that uses symphonic instrumentation. During the 2018-2019 Season,the following concerts were presented:October 2018 (Alex Berko. Franz Schubert)November 2018 (Hector Berlioz, Carl Nielsen, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)February 2019 (Benjamin Britten, Jacques Ibert, Jean Sibelius, Claude Debussy) March 2019 (Alan Hovhaness, Stella Sung, Tan Dun, Dmitri Shostakovich)April 2019 (Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch, Robert Schumann)May 2019 (Richard Wagner, Frdric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven)
Youth Concerts: During the 2018-2019 fiscal year, Monterey Symphony's free Monday Youth Concerts were presented to over 6,500 students from 50 schools in the Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties, with 30 accompanying In-School Presentations. For many children who participate in our programs, this is their first experience learning about and hearing symphonic music LIVE! Feedback provided by the schools which attended our concerts reflects that 97% of the students who participated expressed a desire to attend future symphony performances. Our programs receive a tremendous amount of positive feedback from both teachers and students.
Other: Monterey Symphony performs music that has both public appeal and intellectual merit. This includes selecting a repertoire in our patrons' "comfort zone," as Monterey Symphony actively seeks ways to enlarge that zone. Monterey Symphony provides advance materials and information which enable our patrons to enhance their concert-going experience. The organizations engages guest artists who illuminate the music through their interpretive skills and virtuosity.Monterey Symphony monitors its traditional concert halls to ensure that the concert experience for both performers and audience meets optimal standards. Monterey Symphony presents innovative experiences in the concert hall through electronic media and technological advances. Monterey Symphony also perform in non-traditional settings.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Nicola Reilly | Exec Director | 37.5 | $150,325 |
| Max Bragado-Darman | Music Director | 38 | $115,000 |
| David Zaches | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Pinkie Terry | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William F Sharpe | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Mall | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Lyman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Hendrickson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Hendon | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mollie Hedges | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jo-Ann Hatch | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Hashim | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Elkin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Dunsay | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Britton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Philipp Bleek | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeryl Abelmann | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Schimmel | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Wallace | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Yellich | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Lindsey | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Lee E Rosen | President | 2 | $0 |
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