CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON INC
20 PARK PLAZA NO 1032, BOSTON, MA 021164303 www.celebrityseries.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SEE FORM 990 PART I, QUESTION 1.

TO PRESENT PERFORMING ARTISTS WHO INSPIRE AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS TO ENRICH LIFE EXPERIENCE, TRANSFORM LIVES, AND BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY OF GREATER BOSTON WHERE THE PERFORMING ARTS ARE A VALUED, LIFELONG, SHARED EXPERIENCE - ON STAGES, IN NEIGHBORHOODS, ON STREETS - EVERYWHERE.

DURING THE 2019-20 SEASON, WE PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES:1. SERGIO MENDES & B GILBERTO-BOSSA NOVA 60, #20012. CHICK COREA TRLGY W CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & BRIAN BLADE, #20023. JERUSALEM STRING QUARTET, #20034. BLACK GRACE, #20045. GEWANDHAUSORCH LEIPZIG-NELSONS, KAVAKOS, CAPUCON, #20056. TRIPTYCH - BRYCE DESSNER/ROOMFULTEETH-ARTS EMERSON, #20067. RICHARD GOODE, PIANO, #20078. WYNTON MARSALIS QUINTET, #20089. CHAMBER MUSIC LINC CTR W WU HAN, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, PAUL NEUBAUER & DAVID FINCKEL, #200910. NOAM PIKELNY & STUART DUNCAN AND SIERRA HULL, #201011. LOS ANGELES PHIL W GUSTAVO DUDAMEL & YUJA WANG, #201112. JOYCE YANG, PIANO, #201213. CHUCHO VALDES - JAZZ BATA, #201314. WMIG - DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS, #201415. SHEKU KANNEH-MASON, CELLO & ISATA KANNEH-MASON, PIANO, #201516. TERENCE BLANCHARD FEATURING THE E-COLLECTIVE, #201617. PATRICIA KOPATCHINSKAJA, VIOLIN & JAY CAMPBELL, CELLO, #201718. SERGIO ASSAD, CLARICE ASSAD & THIRD COAST PERCUSSION, #201819. CALEB TEICHER & CO W CONRAD TAO "MORE FOREVER", #201920. TREY MCLAUGHLIN AND THE SOUNDS OF ZAMAR, #202021. AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER, #202122. CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT & AARON DIEHL, #202223. BEREISHIT DANCE COMPANY, #202324. WMIG - BEETHOVEN WITH VERONA QUARTET, #202425. YING FANG, SOPRANO, #202526. JOHN PIZZARELLI'S TRIO - NAT KING COLE & VERONICA SWIFT, #202627. STEVEN OSBORNE & PAUL LEWIS, PIANOS, #202728. ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS W JOSHUA BELL, #202829. BOBBY MCFERRIN, #202930. CALIDORE STRING QUARTET (INCL MUSIC ACCORD COMMISSION), #203031. MILOS, "THE VOICE OF THE GUITAR", #203132. CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS, #2032

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON IS PLEASED TO SHARE THIS SEASON IN REVIEW FOR ARTS FOR ALL! COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN OUR 2019-20 SEASON. IT WAS AN UNUSUAL SEASON, INTERRUPTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH REQUIRED US TO ANNOUNCE THE CANCELLATION ALL REMAINING LIVE PERFORMANCES FOR THE SEASON AS OF MARCH 13, 2020. PRIOR TO OUR CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT, ARTS FOR ALL! PROGRAMS PARTNERED WITH 110 ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE 11,163 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN 124 IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES, HARNESSING THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS TO ACTIVATE BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS AND CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES. FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATIONS, OUR CELEBRITY SERIES AT HOME VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES ENGAGED 48,414 ONLINE VIEWERS FROM CLOSE TO HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD IN 12 LIVE STREAMED CONCERTS FROM APRIL-JUNE OF 2020.CONCERT FOR ONEHAILED BY THE BOSTON HERALD AS "AN ABSURDLY AMBITIOUS PUBLIC PERFORMANCE PROJECT," CONCERT FOR ONE WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON AND LEAD ARTIST RAYNA YUN CHOU. INDIVIDUAL LISTENERS SAT FACE-TO-FACE WITH SOLO MUSICIANS FOR ONE MINUTE OF CONCENTRATED LISTENING, DISTILLING LIVE PERFORMANCE TO ITS MOST FUNDAMENTAL FORM. OVER 10 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2019, IN BOSTON (GREENWAY'S CHIN PARK) AND CAMBRIDGE (HARVARD SCIENCE PLAZA), NEARLY 5,000 PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE INSIDE A TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION FEATURING AN INTERACTIVE LOBBY AND PERFORMANCE SPACE THAT HAD JUST ENOUGH ROOM FOR TWO CHAIRS, TWO PEOPLE AND AN INSTRUMENT. A ROTATING ROSTER OF 58 LOCAL MUSICIANS, SOURCED VIA AN OPEN CALL, PROVIDED OVER 120 HOURS OF LIVE MUSIC. NEIGHBORHOOD ARTSNEIGHBORHOOD ARTS BRINGS THE JOY OF LIVE PERFORMANCE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, DRAWING DEEPLY UPON PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTIVATE SIX UNDERSERVED BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS - DORCHESTER, HYDE-PARK, MATTAPAN, ROSLINDALE, ROXBURY AND THE SOUTH END - WITH A RICH AND VARIED ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES.ENGAGING LOCAL ARTISTS - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCALLY-BASED ARTISTS AND ENSEMBLES WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH YOUTH AND COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.ACTIVATING NEIGHBORHOODS - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS FEATURED 53 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES, ALONGSIDE 20 FREE AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES.COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERED WITH 43 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FROM LOCAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND MORE.WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES - NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNERS ATTENDED EIGHT CELEBRITY SERIES MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES FREE OF CHARGE. OUR SEASON-LONG CELEBRATION OF PUERTO RICO BEGAN WITH A SPECIAL BOSTON TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY CELLIST PABLO CASALS IN OCTOBER 2019. THE TRIBUTE FEATURED A CONCERT OF NINE ALL-STAR LOCAL CELLISTS, FOLLOWED BY A CELLO ORCHESTRA CONCERT IN THE SAME WEEKEND. THE ORCHESTRA FEATURED 56 CELLISTS DRAWN FROM STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT BERKLEE, BOSTON CONSERVATORY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, AND 14 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PERFORMANCE NOT ONLY CELEBRATED THE LEGACY OF PABLO CASALS, BUT ALSO PREMIERED SUITE BORICUA, ARRANGED BY NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS CELLIST ARISTIDES RIVAS, ACCOMPANIED BY BOSTON-BASED PUERTO RICAN PERCUSSIONISTS JORGE ARCE AND GABRIEL SANTIAGO. ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS THEMES IN 2019-20 INCLUDED AMERICAN/CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND WORLD MUSIC/DANCE, WITH A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES, AND CONCERTS THAT ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES, AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, GROUNDED IN BRINGING THE ARTS TO EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO THE ARTS.PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: 81 COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 58PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: 103 LOCAL ARTISTSPARTICIPANTS: 4,237 CASALS PROJECT: 57 STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, PLUS ADDITIONAL FACULTY FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, AND WELLESLEY COLLEGE. ARTIST CONNECTIONSMASTER CLASSES, LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS, AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS WITH ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE OFFER UNPARALLELED ACCESS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE ELEMENTARY THROUGH CONSERVATORY LEVELS. POST-PERFORMANCE ARTIST TALKS CREATE A PERSONAL CONNECTION FOR OUR AUDIENCES. ACTIVITIES IN 2019-20 INCLUDED POST-PERFORMANCE ARTIST TALKS; MASTER CLASSES AT LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY; A COMMUNITY GOSPEL SING LED BY TREY MCLAUGHLIN AND THE SOUNDS OF ZAMAR THAT TAUGHT GOSPEL HARMONIES TO 165 SINGERS FROM 16 LOCAL CHOIRS THAT JOINED US AT SANDERS THEATRE THE NEXT NIGHT AND SANG HARMONIES FROM THEIR SEATS; A RESIDENCY WITH THREE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER PRINCIPAL DANCERS THAT INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON AT WBUR'S CITYSPACE ON GOSPEL MUSIC FROM THE CHURCH TO THE STAGE WITH TREY MCLAUGHLIN AND SOLOMON DUMAS, A MASTER CLASS AT BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY, LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS AT CHARLESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL AND CHARLESTOWN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, AND A COMMUNITY DANCE CLASS AT BERKSHIRE PARTNERS BLUE HILL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOR 45 YOUTH FROM LOCAL DANCE STUDIOS; AND A RESIDENCY WITH CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS THAT INCLUDED A "DOUBLE THIS, JUBA THAT!" WORKSHOP AT HIBERNIAN HALL IN ROXBURY FOR 75 LOCAL YOUTH DANCERS AND A DINNER WITH BROWN AND THE BOSTON NETWORK OF ARTS ADMINISTRATORS OF COLOR.PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: 17 COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 37PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: 24 ARTISTS PARTICIPANTS: 1,541 TAKE YOUR SEAT TAKE YOUR SEAT, PART OF CELEBRITY SERIES' ARTS FOR ALL! SUITE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDES FREE AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO CELEBRITY SERIES PERFORMANCES TO THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND DESERVING INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, PARTNERING WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT SERVE PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND YOUTH. FOR MANY, TAKE YOUR SEAT OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS IN A MAJOR PERFORMANCE HALL FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN AN ORDINARY SEASON, OVER 3,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SERVED THROUGH TAKE YOUR SEAT. OUR SEASON CANCELLATION ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 13, 2020 ENTAILED THE CANCELLATION OF 29 PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING FOUR OF OUR PERFORMANCES AT SYMPHONY HALL AND OUR ANNUAL FIVE PERFORMANCE ENGAGEMENT WITH ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, BOTH OF WHICH GENERATE A LARGE PROPORTION OF OUR TAKE YOUR SEAT TICKETS IN A TYPICAL SEASON. IN THE 2019-20 SEASON, PRIOR TO THE CANCELLATION, TAKE YOUR SEAT PROVIDED 919 FREE AND DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO 29 PERFORMANCES AT VENUES INCLUDING SYMPHONY HALL, THE BOCH CENTER SHUBERT THEATRE, SANDERS THEATRE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, JORDAN HALL AT THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER, AND PICKMAN HALL AT THE LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC. THIS INCLUDED: FREE TICKETS: 124 TICKETS DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS$10 TICKETS: 135 TICKETS TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS REACHING UNDERSERVED YOUTHCHILD TICKETS: 226 TICKETS AT A 50% DISCOUNT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18STUDENT TICKETS: 434 $20 TICKETS TO COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY STUDENTSCOVID-19 AND CELEBRITY SERIES AT HOMEAS THE OUR CITY AND REGION RESPONDED TO THE CRISIS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CELEBRITY SERIES CANCELED THE REMAINDER OF OUR 2019-20 SEASON ON MARCH 13, 2020. MOST OF OUR FALL 2020 PERFORMANCES HAVE CANCELED, AND WE EXPECT MORE TO COME IN THE 2020-21 SEASON. AS WE HAVE CRAFTED OUR RESPONSE TO THIS PROFOUND DISRUPTION TO THE PRESENTING FIELD, SURROUNDED BY EVEN GREATER DISRUPTIONS TO THE WORLD AROUND US, A SET OF CORE VALUES HAS EMERGED. CENTRAL TO THESE VALUES IS OUR CONVICTION THAT HOW WE TREAT ARTISTS NOW, IN THIS MOMENT OF CRISIS, WILL DEFINE HOW WE EMERGE FROM IT. IN APRIL, 2020, WE LAUNCHED A SERIES OF WEEKLY CELEBRITY SERIES AT HOME CONCERTS FEATURING NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS LIVE STREAMING ON FACEBOOK FROM THEIR HOMES. FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE, THESE TWELVE CONCERTS GARNERED 48,404 VIEWS, FROM CLOSE TO HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS AND AS FAR AWAY AS PUERTO RICO, INDIA, AND JAPAN. THESE CONCERTS NOT ONLY PROVIDED SOME MEASURE OF IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT TO LOCAL ARTISTS WHO HAD SEEN AN ENTIRE PERFORMANCE SEASON'S INCOME EVAPORATE OVERNIGHT, BUT THEY ALSO ENGAGED CELEBRITY SERIES' AUDIENCE AND DONORS AT A TIME WHEN MANY OF US WERE HUNGRY FOR CONNECTION AND FOR THE JOY THAT LIVE PERFORMANCE CREATES. THIS SERIES ALSO PROVIDED GROUND FOR CELEBRITY SERIES TO EXPERIMENT AND LEARN ABOUT PRODUCING DIGITAL EVENTS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR OUR FALL 2020 CELEBRITY SERIES AT HOME EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDE SIX STREAMING CONCERTS WITH ARTISTS WHO WOULD HAVE APPEARED ON OUR MAINSTAGE SEASON IN THE FALL AND TWELVE STREAMING CONCERTS WITH LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS ARTISTS.

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