GAINESVILLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INC
5437 NW 46TH TERRACE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32653

Total Revenue
$334,070
Total Expenses
$332,524
Net Assets
$136,669

Organizations Filed Purposes: CONCERTS PROVIDING A SYMPHONIC MUSIC EXPERIENCE TO THE CITIZENS OF ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

THE GAINESVILLE ORCHESTRA IS GAINESVILLE'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. WE HAVE FIVE CONCERTS EACH YEAR (TO GENERALY SOLD OUT AUDIENCES). WE ALSO HAVE AN ANNUAL CHILDREN'S CONCERT WHERE WE BUS IN 1,700 AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN TO SEE THEIR FIRST LIVE ORCHESTRA CONCERT. WE ALSO PERFORM BY INVITATION IN ST. AUGUSTINE FOR THE PRESTIGOUS EMMA CONCERT SERIES. WE ARE STARTING OUR 37TH SEASON WITH THE BEST REVIEWS AND TICKET SALES IN OUR HISTORY. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE BROADWAY SINGERS WHO PERFORM WITH OUR ORCHESTRA FOR A VERY SPECIAL AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE. AT OUT POPS CONCERT EACH YEAR WE INVITE THE AUDIENCE TO WALK THROUGH THE ORCHESTRA WHILE THEY ARE PERFORMING TO EXPERIENCE THE SOUNDS RIGHT THERE ON STAGE. IT'S A VERY POPULAR EVENT. WE ALSO INVITE PROMINENT LOCAL ARTIST TO PAINT A PORTRAIT ON STAGE WHILE THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS. SHE STARTS WITH A BLANK CANVAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONCERT AND FINISHES IT BEFORE THE END OF THE CONCERT. DISNEY CHOSE GAINESVILLE ORCHESTRA TO BE THE FIRST ORCHESTRA IN THE WORLD TO PERFORM THE MUSIC FROM "FROZEN,", THIS WAS A TRIBUTE TO OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR EVANS HAILE AS WELL AS THE REPUTATION OUR ORCHESTRA HAS BUILT.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Donna BerardoDIRECTOR1$0
Alora HaynesDIRECTOR1$0
Stuart CohnDIRECTOR1$0
Ira GessnerDIRECTOR1$0
Roberta WatsonDIRECTOR1$0
Gordon LawyerDIRECTOR1$0
Sonya StahlDIRECTOR1$0
Lynda BucciarelliDIRECTOR1$0
Arnold IrchaiDIRECTOR1$0
Ben CaswellTREASURER4$0
Kerry EstesSECRETARY2$0
Rebecca MichaVICE PRESIDENT2$0
Elizabeth SugalskiVICE PRESIDENT7$0
Greg JohnsonPRESIDENT6$0

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