Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SERVE AND ENGAGE A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF POWER SYMPHONIC MUSIC AND DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHILE DEVELOPING STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
IN A NORMAL SEASON, THE ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION WOULD PERFORM 13 OR 14 SHOWS, COMPRISED OF 30+ PERFORMANCES OF CLASSICS, POP, AND HOLIDAY MUSIC AND A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF ROUGHLY 25000 PATRONS. IN 2019-2020 SEASON, THE ESO PRESENTED ITS FIRST-EVER SPANISH LANGUAGE TARGETED PROGRAM, FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JALISCO'S RICH MARIACHI TRADITION AND CONTINUED TO PRESENT ITS POPULAR "INSIDE THE MUSIC WITH ANDREW GRAMS," A TED-TALK STYLE PROGRAM GIVING PATRONS A RICHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE. THE SYMPHONY ALSO CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL AND ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL TO BRING THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC INTO THE HALLS OF THESE HOSPITAL'S SICKEST PATIENTS, AND GAVE A CONCERT HIGHLIGHTING THE EXCELLENT WORK OF FOOD FOR GREATER ELGIN, THE LOCAL FOOD BANK.. IN MARCH OF 2020, THE SYMPHONY WAS FORCED TO CANCEL ALL REMAINING SPRING PROGRAMMING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS REPRESENTED THE FIRST TIME IN 35 YEARS THAT THE ESO DID NOT PRESENT ITS BELOVED YOUTH CONCERTS. IN THEIR PLACE, THE ESO BEGAN OFFERING FREE, TWICE WEEKLY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, WITH STUDIES OF CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE AND CONVERSATIONS WITH MAESTRO GRAMS AND HIS ESO MUSICIANS, OFFERED VIRTUALLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.
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 |
|---|
| David Bearden | CEO | 40 | $84,923 |
| Erik Malmquist | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Nobs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Knight | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Harkins | LEAGUE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Chiappetta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Schuchat | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Kuntz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arlyn Tolzmann | TRUSTEE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Resseguie | PAST CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| James Manfield | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Lovetere | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn Gage | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Andre Fiebig | CHAIR ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Leo Nelson | TREASURER | 2.5 | $0 |
| Karen Schock | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce Dlugopolski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Blizzard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| R Bert Crossland | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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