RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
418 SHERIDAN ROAD, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035 www.ravinia.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: RAVINIA IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT PRESENTS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS. RAVINIA'S PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES ARE: -TO PRESENT PERFORMANCES OF A FULL RANGE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN ITS OPEN-AIR PAVILION AND ENCLOSED RECITAL HALLS, BY THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER KINDS OF LIGHT CLASSICAL, JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC. -TO MAINTAIN A BEAUTIFUL PARK THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND ATTRACTIVE TO FAMILIES IN WHICH THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE IS ENHANCED BY A BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT AND EXCELLENT DINING OPPORTUNITIES.-TO ENABLE GIFTED YOUNG PERFORMERS TO STUDY UNDER GREAT TEACHERS AND PERFORM IN CONCERT SETTINGS.-AND TO DEVELOP BROADER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCES FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND BY MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES.

TO PRESENT WORLD-CLASS MUSIC, THEATRE AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS.

FOUNDED IN 1904, RAVINIA IS THE OLDEST OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA AND PRESENTS A WIDE-RANGING SERIES OF CONCERTS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 600,000 VISITORS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS EACH SUMMER SEASON. CLASSICAL MUSIC IS CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF RAVINIA, WHICH HAS HOSTED THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN SUMMER RESIDENCE SINCE 1936. RAVINIA ANNUALLY PRESENTS MORE THAN 140 SEPARATE EVENTS OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER WHICH SPAN ALL GENRES FROM CLASSICAL MUSIC TO JAZZ TO MUSIC THEATER, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CLASSICAL MUSIC.

RAVINIA OPERATES A PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM, THE STEANS MUSIC INSTITUTE (RSMI), THROUGH WHICH SERIOUS ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETE FOR 65 ANNUAL FULLY PAID FELLOWSHIPS TO HONE THEIR PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES WITH CELEBRATED MUSIC MASTERS. RSMI HAS RIGOROUS AND ACCLAIMED STUDY PROGRAMS JAZZ, PIANO & STRINGS, AND SINGERS - IN WHICH THE FINEST UP-AND-COMING MUSICIANS CAN STUDY WITH MASTERS IN THEIR FIELD, OFTEN THE VERY ARTISTS PERFORMIN AT RAVINIA. PARTICIPANTS GIVE A COMBINATION OF FREE CONCERTS PRIOR TO PAID EVENTS AT RAVINIA FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS LOW-PRICED STAND-ALONE CONCERTS, AFFORDING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AUDIENCE REACTIONS WHILE PROVIDING RAVINIA AUDIENCES A CHANCE TO WITNESS TOMORROW'S STARS TODAY.

THROUGH RAVINIA'S REACH*TEACH*PLAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OVER 85,000 PEOPLE ARE SERVED EACH YEAR IN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND BEYOND, ENSURING THAT GREAT MUSIC REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. RAVINIA PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT ACCESS AND SPARK A CURIOSITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MUSIC. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THAT EXPAND THE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MUSICIANS THROUGH TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT. RAVINIA PROVIDES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO 18,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, RETURNING MUSIC TO BUDGET-STRAPPED SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO'S AND LAKE COUNTY'S UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, FREE FAMILY MUSIC PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMMUNITY FAMILY MUSIC SCHOOL IN LAWNDALE, AN INTENSE ORCHESTRA TRAINING, SISTEMA TRAINING PROGRAM AT CIRCLE ROCK CHARTER SCHOOL IN CHICAGO AND AT RAVINIA FOR WAUKEGAN SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND A JAZZ SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, RAVINIA PROVIDES FREE PASSES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH 200 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.

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