Organizations Filed Purposes:
New Century is driven by its mission to be a virtuoso, conductorless ensemble that creates -- through performance, education, and accessibility -- a personal connection that conveys the passion and joy of the music directly to its listeners.
One of only a handful of conductorless chamber ensembles in the world, New Century Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1992 and includes 19 string players from the San Francisco Bay Area as well throughout the United States. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment from the musicians and concerts of remarkable precision, passion, and power. In the 2017-2018 season, British violinist Daniel Hope served as the ensembles Artistic Partner and concertmaster and was appointed beginning in the 2018-2019 season as the ensembles Music Director, bringing a new era of vibrancy and leadership. Previous music directors of the ensemble include Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (2008-2017), Krista Bennion Feeney (1999-2006) and Stuart Canin (1992-1999).In addition to performing beloved masterworks from the chamber orchestra repertoire,
New Century commissions important new works, breathes new life into rarely heard jewels of the past and frequently performs world premieres. Through its Featured Composer program, composers are commissioned to write new works for the orchestra, with the goals of expanding the repertoire and providing audiences with a deeper understanding and appreciation of todays living composers.Beyond regular season concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area, New Century has toured nationally including 2011 performances in the Midwest, East Coast, and Southern California and a 2013 eight-state national tour, the largest and most ambitious artistic undertaking in the organizations history. In June 2019, the orchestra embarked on its first European Tour with appearances across Germany and Poland including the acclaimed Leonard Bernstein-founded Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
and Philharmonie Essen. Critically acclaimed recordings include From A to Z: 21st Century Concertos (May 2014), LIVE: Barber, Strauss, Mahler (November 2010) and Together (August 2009).The orchestra has released seven compact discs. The most recent,From A to Z: 21st Century Concertos, is a compilation of four of New Centurys live world premiere performances of its newly commissioned works by William Bolcom, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Clarice Assad and Michael Daugherty. The recording was released in May 2014 on the NSS Music label.Two additional albums were released on the NSS Music label,LIVE: Barber, Strauss, Mahler, released in November 2010, and Together, released in August 2009. The Orchestras first concert DVD,On Our Way, [continued on Schedule O]
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 |
|---|
| Philip Wilder | Exec Director | 40 | $111,598 |
| Richard Lonsdorf | Interim ED | 40 | $0 |
| Caroline Wood | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Larson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mari Kawawa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shira Lee Katz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Harden | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jefferson Han | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Gambs | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Gambs | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan S Blake | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Kaufmann | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Carolyn Spitz | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Lucinda Lee Katz | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| Mark Salkind | President | 3 | $0 |
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