Reflections of the Past and a View Forward

by BCG President Wendy Bartlett

2001–2002 Financial Summary
INCOME
Contributed
Foundations	42,409
Individual	24,143
Corporate	18,378
Fundraising	7,057
Restricted	1,821
Total Contributed	93,809
Earned
Dues and Tuition	86,537
Tickets	31,164
Foothill College	19,595
Summer Programs	4,282
Interest	2,149
Product Sales	247
Cost of Goods Sold	-1,812
Other	290
Total Earned	142,452
Total Income		236,261
EXPENSES
Personnel
Artistic Staff	70,062
Administrative Staff	60,752
Guest Artists	12,797
Professional Services	11,426
Total Personnel	155,036
Operations
Publicity	19,523
Concert/Rehearsal Hall Fees	15,935
Office Expense	12,400
Foothill College	8,669
Workshops, Camps	7,339
Concert Expense	5,378
Depreciation	1,142
Other	1,226
Total Operations	71,612
Total Expense		226,649
Operating Surplus		9,612

Our 2001–2002 musical year began with the popular Cantabile summer music camp for young singers and our annual Peninsula Choral Workshop for high-school choristers, which culminated in a thrilling concert and individual recitals.

For the Guild Chorus, it was a season of stretching ourselves by learning a diverse, challenging, and ultimately rewarding set of choral pieces. Personal favorites included the men’s lush, blended performance of Poulenc’s Prayers, wonderful 20th-century pieces by Dutch composers Henk Badings and Ton de Leeuw, and the beauty of the resolution of Charles Ives’s Psalm 90. The spring Pipes and Drums concert also featured a memorable percussionist collaboration.

Cantabile gave a winter Water Journey concert, accompanied by a rainstorm, and several spring concerts.

The year also brought Audrey Wong’s long-planned retirement as executive director, our move into a real office, the addition of Cantabile parent Barbara Weinstein, to our board, the hiring of Sonja Wohlgemuth, who has jumped in with both feet as our new executive director, and the hiring of JoAnn diLorenzo, our new program manager. As Audrey would say, “Phew!”

We’re looking forward to exploring new repertoire and to European tours for both Cantabile and the Guild Chorus next summer. Come join us on our musical journeys!

Volume 11, Issue 1

Baroque Choral Guild, 953 Industrial Ave. Ste 118, Palo Alto CA 94303, 650.424.1410