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Bravi!
Bravi!
IDYLLWILD ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2006–2007
IdyllwildARTS
Idyllwild Arts Foundation
P.O. Box 38
Idyllwild, CA 92549
www.idyllwildarts.org
Tel 951.659.2171 x2330
Fax 951.659.7716
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation is to
promote and advance artistic and cultural
development through education in a beautiful, natural
environment conducive to positive personal growth.
The Idyllwild Arts Academy provides pre-professional
training in the arts and a comprehensive college
preparatory curriculum to a diverse student body of
gifted young artists from all over the world.
The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program provides arts
instruction and experiences of the highest caliber to
a diverse student population of all ages and abilities.
The Idyllwild Arts Academy is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The school’s memberships include:
National Association of Independent Schools
Network of Performing and Visual Art Schools
The Association of Boarding Schools
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs
Secondary School Admission Test Board
Western Boarding Schools Association
California Association of Independent Schools
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Ev e r y w h e re y o u g o, y o u w i l l f i n d Id y l l w i l d —
a family that shares your passion for the arts
and your love for our unique communit y.
Idyllw ild is not just on a mountain,
but all over the wor ld.
Bravi!
IdyllwildARTS
vol 3 ❘ issue 1
Annual Report 2006–2007
H E A D M A S T E R’ S R E P O RT
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June of 2007 marked the 21st commencement exercises of the Idyllwild Arts
Academy, the 58th year of the Idyllwild
Arts Summer Program and my final year
as Headmaster of this remarkable institution. My new position as President will
offer me many of the same opportunities
of service to the arts, arts education and
young artists as the previous one but will
also involve some wonderful new directions for Idyllwild Arts and for myself. A
time of change is a good time to note how
things have changed in our world and
change they have!
When I became Executive Director of the
Idyllwild Arts Foundation in 1985, there
were 50 buildings on the campus and about
10 telephones. In 2006–07 there were more
than 70 beautiful and functional buildings
on the campus and most are wired for
multiple telephones and wireless or wired
internet connections. It is hard to find a
pay phone on our 200 acres but students,
staff and faculty all carry cell phones. As
you wander across the campus you can
hear a student speaking to friends in South
Korea, China, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Poland,
Russia or Los Angeles! Students in our
little mountain paradise regularly email
friends and relatives in all corners of the
globe. They keep up with international
events by searching the world wide web
for information. Idyllwild Arts alumni
manage the Korean version of Lincoln
Center in Seoul, perform as the principal
oboe of the New York Philharmonic, serve
as the assistant concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and are
featured in gallery and museum openings
in Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, Berlin or
Amsterdam. Summer and Academy alumni
alike are sprinkled across the world.
Everywhere you go, you meet someone
with an Idyllwild Arts connection.
I wonder what the original founders Max
and Bee Krone would think if they were
able to visit. I know as the founder of the
Arts Academy that it has surpassed my
original vision as it has become one of the
finest arts schools in the world.
Pick a country, pick a culture, pick a language, pick an art form and Idyllwild Arts
is involved in some way. The Krones’ original idea in the aftermath of World War II
that perhaps human beings of different
beliefs and cultures could find common
ground in celebrating their arts together is
more alive at this moment than ever before.
The way we develop our programs to
assist artists continues to expand, but
some of the same needs are every present.
We always need financial resources to
provide financial aid money to assist the
talented students who deserve the opportunity of the Idyllwild Arts experience. We
need to continue to improve our facilities,
increase our very small endowment fund,
support our wonderful faculty and provide
excellent instruction for our students.
Bravi! celebrates annually those who help
us provide these critical resources and
describes notable successes and events in
the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program and
the Idyllwild Arts Academy. We carefully
utilize the resources you provide for the
school to make a significant difference in
the lives of our students. They benefit;
Idyllwild Arts benefits; and you benefit
from the joy of giving.
Thank you so much for supporting
Idyllwild Arts.
Bill Lowman, Headmaster
P R E S I D E N T ’ S R E P O RT
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h e a d m a s t e r’s
&
Jubel Chen ’94 got a job with the National
Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, where
Idyllwild graduate and violist Grace
Huang ’94, is principal violist.
Board member Halle Stanford worked
with Bret Nelson for quite a while at
Henson Productions before discovering
that they had gone to summer program
together at Idyllwild Arts.
Doug Ashcraft and Darren Schilling were
walking down a little deserted alley in
London this summer. They were surprised
Nelms McKelvain tells the story of visiting
New York City on an audition tour with
Anne Behnke. One day, they decided to
walk from Times Square to Battery Park.
On their way, they met no less than three
former Idyllwild Arts students.
Idyllwild Arts is succeeding in its mission
to produce the artists of the future and
for the world. Its alumni, staff and faculty
are appearing on stages, in orchestras and
in exhibits in various cities and far-flung
countries. For such a young organization,
Idyllwild Arts is making an enormous
impact on art and culture around the
world.
Students come to Idyllwild from all 50
states and from at least that many countries. They return home with increased
knowledge of and passion for their art.
They share their skills with audiences and
other artists.
The board of Idyllwild Arts Foundation
reflects the geographic diversity of the
campus. Board members come from all
over California as well as: New York City;
Santa Fe, New Mexico; Charlotte, North
Carolina; Seattle, Washington; and we
have two new board members from South
Korea. They all excel in their responsibility to serve as ambassadors in their communities for the work we do here.
Idyllwild Arts may be located on ‘the hill’
but, thanks to talented alumni and faculty,
it is increasingly taking the spotlight on
the larger stage of the world.
Jim Lovelace, President
r e p o r t s
Chad Pisetsky ’00 found himself in New
York City stage-managing a play written
by Topher Payne ’98 and starring Carlo
Vogel ’88. He asked, “Crazy, coincidence
or both?”
to see, coming toward them, Llinos
Richards ’99 who is currently performing
in London.
p r e s i d e n t s
Chances are, wherever you go, you’ll meet
someone who has a connection to Idyllwild Arts. We often hear the stories of
alumni, teachers and board members
running into each other and how their
lives intersect.
I A F B OA R D M E M B E R S
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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James B. Lovelace, President, Los Angeles
Faith Raiguel, Vice President and
Treasurer, Los Angeles
William R. DeWolfe, Secretary, Riverside
Susan Barnett, Woodland Hills
William B. Barnett, Woodland Hills
Thomas A. Bliss, Sherman Oaks
Jeffrey A. Dvorak, Pasadena
Anne Finch, Idyllwild
Barnaby Finch, Idyllwild
Rachel Fishbein, Los Angeles
Rick Fishbein, Los Angeles
Earl W. Fisher, Santa Monica
Janet E. Goldberg, Idyllwild
Dr. Richard Goldberg, Idyllwild
Thomas E. Higgins, Pasadena
Dwight A. Holmes, Idyllwild
Stella Johnson, Idyllwild
Lynn Dalton Lathrop, San Diego
Mitchell L. Lathrop, San Diego
Lillian P. Lovelace, Santa Barbara
Bruce Ryan, Altadena
Glen E. Stephens, Riverside
Norman Toback, Studio City
Alexandria Wilson, Placentia
Janice B. Beene, The Woodlands, Texas
Arthur H. Bernstein, Los Angeles
Barbara Bernstein, Los Angeles
Gay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Peter Capparelli, Idyllwild
Suzon Capparelli, Idyllwild
Jae Sub Chung, Seoul, South Korea
Ginger Culver, Seattle, Washington
Robert J. Denison, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tina LeMarque Denison, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ann DeWolfe, Riverside
Rabbi Malka Drucker, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Christina Echavarria, Idyllwild
Tony Echavarria, Idyllwild
Audrey E. Fisher, Los Angeles
Carol R. Fisher, Santa Monica
Diane Fox, Rancho Mirage
John L. Gray, Los Angeles
Harry Griswold, San Diego
Karen Higgins, Pasadena
Julianna Holmes, Idyllwild
Dan Horn, Rancho Mirage
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Kimberly Horn, Rancho Mirage
Weston Johnson, Idyllwild
William M. Dietel, Flint Hill, Virginia
Cynthia Ward Kahla, Fallbrook
Mary T. Escherich, Claremont
Joseph A. LaMantia, Palm Desert
Virginia K. Garner, Idyllwild
Steven D. Lavine, Encino
Dora Todd Keeler, Irvine
Karla M. Leopold, Del Mar
Dr. Robert M. Krone, Fallbrook
William Leopold, Del Mar
Sue Krone, Fallbrook
Dr. Anahita Lovelace, Los Angeles
Dr. Richard H. MacNeal, Pasadena
Jon B. Lovelace, Santa Barbara
Nancy F. Millsap, Pomona
Carolyn Lowman, Idyllwild
Lucille F. Norberg, San Marino
William M. Lowman, Idyllwild
Newell T. Reynolds, Pasadena, deceased
Judi Sheppard Missett, Oceanside
Barbara K. Richardson, Palm Desert
Bret Nelson, Rancho Palos Verdes
Richard A. J. Richardson, Palm Desert
Young Jun Park, Seoul, South Korea
Carol Ulrich, Arcadia
Amy Parker, Murrietta
Peter H. Ulrich, Arcadia
Robert Parker, Murrietta
Elizabeth B. Parks, Riverside
Joseph D. Schleimer, Beverly Hills
Donn Schoenmann, San Francisco
Lynn Schoenmann, San Francisco
June H. Schuerch, Santa Barbara
Ernest Siva, Banning
June Siva, Banning
Halle Stanford, Los Angeles
Nancy C. Stephens, Riverside
Charles Sutherland, San Diego
Kathleen Sutherland, San Diego
Erna L. Toback, Ph.D., Studio City
Loren Tripp, Altadena
David L. Trumbo, Los Angeles
Stephanie Webber, San Diego
Merrily Weiss, Sherman Oaks
Cameron Whiteman, Santa Monica
N EW B OA R D M E M B E R S
RICK AND R ACHEL FISHBEIN
Rachel is a native of Los Angeles, California. Having earned her Bachelor’s Degree
in Sociology at University of California,
Santa Barbara she moved to New York to
attend the Masters Program in Social
Work at the Wurtzweiler School of
Yeshiva University. Returning to Los
Angeles with her Masters in Social Work
she worked primarily in the field of Psychiatric Social Work at St. Johns Hospital
in Santa Monica helping patients with
discharge planning, psychiatric assessments and government aid available to
them. Rachel is a mother of two, Mike
(18) and Jeremy (14). Mike has attended
Idyllwild Arts Academy in the Moving
Pictures Department for the past three
years and is this year a prefect in MacNeal
Hall, Student Body President and due to
graduate in 2007. Together with her husband, Rick, they chair the Annual Giving
Campaign for the school. In addition to
raising the family, Rachel is involved with
animal rescue organizations in the Los
Angeles area.
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b o a r d
Rick was born in Philadelphia, PA and
moved to California as a child. He graduated University of Southern California
with a B.S. degree in Business Administration/Finance. His career has spanned
nearly two decades working in film production with a focus on advertising. For
the first ten years he worked in line production, producing and assistant directing
on the set. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America. For the past
decade, he has executive produced at a
commercial production company, Green
Dot Films, where he represents the creative interests of over ten directors. Having been elected a second term as a
Governor of the Television Academy of
Arts and Sciences (Commercial Peer
Group), he also serves on the West Coast
Board of the Association of Independent
Commercial Producers (AICP).
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JAE SUB CHUNG
CYNTH IA WAR D K AH L A
Jae Sub Chung and his wife, Eun Ju
Chung, live in Seoul, South Korea. Their
daughter Yun Hee (Esther) Chung entered Idyllwild Arts this year as a freshman
Visual Art major. Jae Sub received his
Masters of Business Administration at
Rutgers University. Recently he received
his AA Degree from the Professional
Golfers Career College in Temecula and
has attended San Diego State University
and Mt. San Jacinto College. He is currently President of JSC Golf Management
in Seoul and Outside Director for SOLiD
Technologies, Inc. Formerly, he was Planning and Finance Director for PepsiCo
and Pepsi-Cola for their branches in
Japan and Korea.
Cynthia is a native of Southern California
and the parent of a day student who is a
third-year Musical Theatre Junior at IAA.
She is a psychotherapist in private practice where she specializes in working with
teenagers and adults, particularly in the
treatment of anxiety and depression. She
and her daughter have resided in Idyllwild
part-time, when school is in session, since
2004 and consider Fallbrook their primary residence.
Cynthia developed a love of musical
theatre when her daughter, at the age of 7
began to appear in musical theatre productions in a local Fallbrook theatre
group. They travel to New York City twice
a year to see numerous Broadway theatre
productions. Travel, cooking and attending cultural events are her major interests.
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JOSEPH A. LAMANTIA
BRET NELSON
Joe, a native of Northern California, specializes in Corporate Business, Real Estate,
Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate. Joe
is currently an Attorney with the Law
Offices of Dale Gribow in Palm Desert.
He has over 30 years experience in private
practice and graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.
Joe has long been active in business and
community activities and is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club
of La Quinta, the Desert Bar Association
and Program Director of the Professional
Business Alliance of the Desert. Joe and
his wife, June, have been active members
of the Associates of IAF for three years.
They live in La Quinta and have a home
in Idyllwild.
As Producer of New Media for The Jim
Henson Company, Bret Nelson’s responsibilities include overseeing projects using
the company’s proprietary digital puppeteering technology (HDPS, the Henson
Digital Performance System.) His credits
using the system include television, feature films, video games and live events.
Most recently, he led the HDPS team on
the TV feature Battleground, part of
TNT’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From
the Stories of Stephen King. Other credits
include Muppet Wizard of Oz, the miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, the
feature film Are We There Yet? and the
video game Call of Duty: Finest Hour.
Bret Nelson joined The Jim Henson
Company in 1999 as a creator of new
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media content for its interactive group.
Prior to joining The Jim Henson Company, Bret spent four years at Walt Disney
Interactive. Before that, he freelanced in
advertising as a creative lead on print,
TV and radio campaigns. Bret began his
career as a creator, writer, performer and
producer of his own live theatre and live
cabaret productions.
Y O U N G J U N PA R K
Mr. Young Jun Park lives in South Korea.
His daughter, Hyo Been Park, entered
Idyllwild Arts this year as a sophomore
Visual Arts major. Mr. Park is the owner
of an English Language School with six
offices in Korea and hopes to expand into
North Korea and, eventually, to Los Angeles. Mr. Park is married to Jin Hee Lee, a
painter. He has two more daughters, Sue
Been, who will attend Idyllwild Arts next
year as an 8th grader and Yu Been who is
four years old.
Recently, Cameron was the President for
PBA Galleries. Headquartered in San
Francisco with offices in Los Angeles, PBA
is the only West Coast auction house specializing in books, manuscripts, autographs, maps and photographs. Cameron,
currently living in Santa Monica, was
responsible for turning around the business for investor sale. Immediately before
this role, Cameron assumed a dual
responsibility at eBay. As Senior Vice President—Business Development at Butterfields (at that time an eBay Company),
Cameron was responsible for Marketing,
Customer Service, Business Development
and the specialized expert departments
for Southern California. In addition he
worked directly with eBay Marketing in
San Jose as TV on-air spokesperson. Prior
to Butterfields, he was an Air Freight
industry executive holding the position of
Senior Vice President for Union Transport
and Senior Vice President for Pittston, a
holding company for Burlington Air
Express. In addition to a 20 year career as
a senior business executive with strong
international strategy talents, Cameron
has provided volunteer leadership with a
number of West Coast fine art institutions
including recently as President of the
Board of the 18th Street Arts Complex
and, before that, as Project Director for
Cirrus Editions. Cameron’s neice, Amy
Claussen, graduated from the Academy in
2005 as a theatre major.
A N N UA L G I V I N G
It’s just like visiting with a dear friend.
That’s how I feel when your donations
come in. One of the joys of my job has
been to discover the depth of loyalty and
affection our donors have for Idyllwild
Arts. Your gifts are so important, not just
for the financial aid they provide or the
projects they fund; your gifts show support for excellence in art education. You
have changed lives and made dreams of a
life in the arts a reality.
a n n u a l
g i v i n g
Idyllwild Arts is a richly diverse community in which all participation is highly
valued. Throughout the year, Idyllwild
Arts sponsors a number of fund raising
initiatives, such as Annual Giving, in
which our goal is to have every member
of the Idyllwild Arts community make a
financial gift.
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Art of Many Cultures
To train the next generation of artists,
Idyllwild Arts accepts the most talented
students regardless of their financial situation. We are committed to working with
each family so that the cost of tuition
does not prohibit any child from attending. Not only do your gifts provide financial aid for our deserving students, they
also provide funds for immediate use in
support of various programs that make
Idyllwild Arts so extraordinary. They are
used to seize unexpected opportunities
and continue to make a world class arts
and academic education possible. This is
why we call on you to make a donation
each year.
Idyllwild Arts is proud to recognize the
record number of parents, alumni and
friends as well as corporations and foundations, who made generous contributions. Clearly what matters most to our
hundreds of caring donors is the impact
their gifts have on the lives of our students. I look forward to reporting back to
you on how your gifts enhance the education and art opportunities of Idyllwild
Arts academy and summer students.
With best regards,
Lissa Claussen
Director of Annual Giving
Mini Musical
F I NA N C I A L S U M M A RY
REVENUES
Gross Tuition and Fees
Contributions
Auxiliary Services
Interest and Investment Income
Other Revenues
Total Revenues
Idyllwild Arts Foundation
$ 12,741,292
$ 5,470,910
$ 481,024
$ 602,172
$
58,439
_________
$ 19,353,837
65.8%
28.3%
2.5%
3.1%
0.3%
______
100.0%
$ 9,088,764
$ 3,599,856
$ 3,420,097
$ 2,410,473
$ 367,465
_________
$ 18,886,655
48.1%
19.1%
18.1%
12.8%
1.9%
______
100.0%
REVENUES
Other Revenues
C O N S O L I D AT E D S TAT E M E N T
OF ACTIVITIES*
Interest and Investment
Income
Auxiliary Services
for the Year Ending June 30, 2007
Contributions
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Gross Tuition and Fees
*Source: Audited Financial Statements
fy 07, Christenson and De Good, cpas
EXPENSES
Instructional
Financial Aid
General and Administrative
Plant Maintenance and Operations
Auxiliary Services
Total Expenses
Increase in Net Assets
$_________
467,182
_________
EXPENSES
Plant Maintenance and
Operations
General and
Administrative
Auxiliary Services
Instructional
Financial Aid
G I F T S A N D D O N AT I O N S D E TA I L
Unrestricted—Annual Fund (Including Special Events)
Temporarily Restricted—Program and Capital Projects
Permanently Restricted—Endowment
Total
$ 2,169,860
$ 2,515,075
$ 785,975
_________
$_________
5,470,910
_________
RECO GNIZING OUR D ONORS
L E A D E R S H I P D O N O R S TO
ALL FUNDS
Our appreciation goes to those members of
the Idyllwild Arts family whose gifts of
$1000 or more provided leadership for various funds during the July 1, 2006–June 30,
2007 fiscal year.
Akaloa Resource Foundation
Associates of IAF
California Community Foundation
The Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation
The JL Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Lovelace
The PL Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Barnett
Mr. Thomas A. Bliss and Ms. Merrily Weiss
Dr. Jane Claus
Mr. and Mrs. William R. DeWolfe
The Ella A. Trenchard Fund at the
Community Foundation, Serving
Riverside & San Bernardino Counties
Mr. and Mrs. Barnaby Finch
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fishbein
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fonfa
Mr. Steven Fraider and Ms. Dale Perry
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldberg
Mr. Harry Griswold and
Ms. Stephanie Webber
Mr. Andrew Hanna
Mr. Rolando A. Hermoso and
Ms. Sheryl L. Keith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Higgins
JBL Professional
Mr. Sung Il Kang and Mrs. Soon Ja Lee
Mrs. Betty Levenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Lovelace
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lowman
Mrs. Margery A. Mico
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Missett
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris
Foundation
Mr. Young Jun Park and Mrs. Jin Hee Lee
Pasadena Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sutherland
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Toback
Ms. Cathy Vidas
Wallis Foundation
Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. James Williams
Mrs. Alexandria Wilson
Benefactors’ Circle ($50,000–$99,999)
Edward E. Ford Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Patrons’ Circle ($25,000–$49,999)
Anonymous
The Atlantic Consortium
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Echavarria
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Horowitz
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hurt
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Johnson
Mrs. Cynthia Ward Kahla
The Rose Hills Foundation
Conservatory Circle
($10,000–$24,999)
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Albertson
Ms. Maria Altmann
Mr. David Barclay
Michael J. Connell Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey A. Dvorak
Mrs. Loli Obregon Echavarria
Guitar Center Management
Mrs. Anita Hirsh
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Lathrop
Mr. Hyun Chul Lim and Mrs. Jung Soon Lee
Dr. and Mrs. Mohannad Malas
Raynier Institute & Foundation
Santa Barbara Foundation
Mrs. June H. Schuerch
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Mrs. Flora L. Thornton & Mr. Eric Small
The Meredith and Rosemary Willson
Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Meredith Willson
The Woldenberg Foundation
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d o n o r s
Governors’ Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
o u r
Idyllwild Arts Foundation is committed to
providing financial aid, where needed, for
talented young artists from many backgrounds. Your gifts provide the vital scholarship funds that give Idyllwild Arts the
breadth and diversity that make a truly
remarkable learning environment.
Pacesetters’ Circle ($100,000+)
r e c o g n i z i n g
Our Annual Report provides a special
opportunity to recognize you, the members
of the Idyllwild Arts family, for your generous support. Our sincere thanks go to the
individuals listed on the following pages.
While the greatest recognition of your
support lies in the accomplishments of our
students, what follows is a sincere effort to
honor all of you who have done so much to
enrich the Academy and the Summer Program. We have made every effort to be as
accurate as possible in this report.
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Trustees’ Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Founders' Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bernstein
The Bodenstein Family Foundation
Mr. Kenneth A. Bodenstein and
Ms. Diane Lerner
Bruce Ryan Production Design
Mr. Charles W. Buckman and
Mrs. Cheri M. Bentley-Buckman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Capparelli
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cardinalli
Cedarchest Meetings
Mr. and Mrs. Jae Sub Chung
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Colton
Cotsen Family Foundation
Ms. Ginger Culver ’88
Deloitte and Touche
El & El Wood Products Corporation
Ms. Audrey Fisher
Mr. John L. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hays
Mr. and Mrs. Don Heck
Mrs. S. Emil Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight A. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Horn
Jazzercise, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Jennings
Anne Holland & Greg Meidel
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
Communal Fund
Mr. John Johnstone and Ms. Carol Levy
Mrs. John T. Keeler
Dr. Jin Kuk Kim and Mrs. Hyang Lim Lee
Dr. Steven Lavine and Ms. Janet Sternburg
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Lozano
Dr. and Mrs. Michel R. Mandel
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Martino, Jr.
Lluella Morey Murphey Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murrel
Mr. Bret Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Parks
Mr. David W. Pittman and
Ms. Debi Lastinger
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Mrs. Seh Young Rhee
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A.J. Richardson
Mr. Bruce Ryan and Ms. Loren Tripp
Mr. Joseph D. Schleimer
Mr. and Mrs. Donn Schoenmann
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Siva
Ms. Halle Stanford
Mr. and Mrs. George Stephens
USC Thornton School of Music
Mr. Cameron Whiteman and
Mr. David Jensen
Mr. John Yen and Mrs. Yen-Yu Liu
Anonymous
Tom Adler Foundation
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Audio-Technica U.S., Inc.
Ms. Lindie L. Banks
Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog
Mr. James Baron
Mr. Greg Berk
Mr. James J. Bright, Jr. and
Ms. Lucille A. Farber
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cecchini
Mr. Jung Mann Cha and
Mrs. Jeung Min Lee
D'Addario & Company, Inc.
Mr. Brandon Stoddard and
Ms. Mary Anne Dolan
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Doody
Mr. and Mrs. Grahame Elder
Ms. Dolores M. Ellison
Friends Of Scotland
Ms. Johanna Gjersvik ’01
Ms. Josie Gonzales
Mr. Dennis Haysbert
Mr. Jung-Jen Hsu and
Mrs. Jong-Ying Hsueh
John H. and Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Krieger
Ms. Janet Lakatos
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LaMantia
Academy Theatre
Dr. Tari Lennon and Ms. Norma McCarty
Mr. and Mrs. William Leopold
Ms. Doriane McCord
Mr. Andy Mooney and
Ms. Vishier Mooney
Mr. Steve Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. Kwang Whan Oh
Mr. Yum Jin Oh and
Mrs. Choon Hee Kwon
Mr. Frank Peters and
Ms. Marjory Musgrave
Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Peterson
Mr. and Dr. Gerald Popek
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Prindle
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Publow
QSC Audio Products
Ms. Faith Raiguel and
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Riverside County Treasurer Third District
Mr. Julius Sacco
The San Diego Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shenkman
Mrs. Hazel Simon
Mr. John H. Smet
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Smith
Ms. Robin Stark
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Stearns
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Steele
Stern Fisher Edwards Inc.
Strike Entertainment, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. David Waldman
Ms. Pei-Yu Wang
DONOR S TO ALL F U N DS
Presidents’ Circle ($500–$999)
d o n o r s
Anonymous
Ms. Lynka Adams
Ms. Sheryl Alexander
Dr. and Mrs. George Allebrand
Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Andrade
Arrowhead Credit Union
Mr. James Autry and Ms. Sally Pederson
Ms. Thea Babad Yetnikoff
Mr. Thomas Bahler
Mr. McKim N. Barnes and Ms. Terry J. Fife
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barnicki
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Battersby
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Benjamin
Ms. Thea Bernstein
Best Best & Krieger, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bird
Ms. Effie J. Bleakley
Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyer
C. F. Martin Guitar Company
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Isomatans’ Circle - ($250–$499)
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callow
Cardiff Limousine & Transportation
Mr. Yi-Wei Chao and
Mrs. Chieh-Ying C. Lee
Mr. Mao-lin Chou and
Mrs. Shu Ling Ann Yang
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Clark, Sr.
Ms. NancyBell Coe
Mr. John G. Connolly and
Ms. Beth Shenfeld
Mr. James L. Cooper and
Ms. Laureen M. Keough
Ms. Lucinda Covert-Vail
Crone House Publishing
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cutler
Mr. and Mrs. David Dalton
Mr. Harris Demetri
Desktop Design
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Druten
Ms. Martha J. Dunham
Ernest Paper Products
First Global Securities
Ms. Eileen Flaxman
Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Ford
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Hanlon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hart
Mr. and Mrs. John Haskell
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hookey
Mr. and Mrs. Wen Chin Hsieh
The Honorable and Dr. William W. Huss
Mr. and Mrs. George A. James
Herbert J. and Elene Solomon Fund of
the Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation—
Los Angeles
Joanne Marie & Marcek George
Foundation
Mr. William Kapitanoff and
Dr. Susan Kapitanoff
Mrs. Mahri Kerley
Mr. and Mrs. Javan Khazali
Mr. Mark Kjos
Ms. Barbara Laslett
Ms. Nancy Layton
Mr. and Mrs. Kyeong Chan Lee
Mr. and Mrs. James LeFever
Mr. Yuen Liang Loke and
Ms. Caroline Shu Lin Seow
Mr. and Mrs. Peter LoPresti
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Mackenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas MacLaughlin
Mrs. Virginia Mancini
Ms. Theresa McCaughey ’97
Mr. H. Lawson Mead
Mr. and Mrs. James Moylan
Mr. George Mrkonic
Mr. Dane Anderson and
Ms. Malin Weiss-Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Anderson
Dr. Douglas Ashcraft and
Mr. Darren Schilling
Barnwell Industries
Berklee College of Music
Capt. And Mrs. L. H. Bibby USN (ret.)
Mr. Lauren R. Brown and
Ms. Elizabeth A. Davis-Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Burns
California Council for the Humanities
California Steel Industries, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Rand Capp
Mr. James E. Carlson
Mr. Larry Colker
Mr. William J. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cooper
Ms. Caroline Cram
Mr. and Mrs. Denis Crawford
Mrs. Francis B. Critchlow and
Ms. Marion N. Critchlow
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. De Salvo
Mr. David Fowler and Ms. Vicky Deger
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dunton
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Eskridge
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Essrig
Mr. Shepard Fairey ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ferretti
Mrs. Mildred Fraider
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Ghrist
Mr. and Mrs. Abner D. Goldstine
Mr. Jeff Hocker
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoffman
Col. and Mrs. Gerald R. Holsclaw
Mr. John Kennedy, Jr. and Ms. Ann Kough
Mr. Paul Kenworthy Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lazar
Mr. Andrew Leeson
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Levy
Ms. Anna-Karin Li
Mr. David J. Lilieholm and
Ms. Valerie Velez
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Lovelace
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lowman
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Lucas
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Maas
Ms. Leslie A. Malloy
Dr. John C. Mazziotta
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mead
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Meisch
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moody
Ms. Yi-Jung Katie Moon ’99
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mullin
Mr. Richard W. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Nakano
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nibarger
Obey Giant Art, Inc.
Ms. Janet P. Owen
Palm Desert Development Company
Mr. Tony Pasqualini and Ms. Sarah Brooke
Ms. Ursula Penn
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Petrie
PrimeTimers of the Desert
Mr. Andrew Reich and Ms. Carol Perry
Mr. Brian Ruberg
Mr. Salvadore Ruffino
Mr. George A. Ruffner and
Ms. Eunice M. Ganteaume
Shure Incorporated
Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Snyder
Ms. Susanne J. Stanford
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sussman
Tall Girl Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William Tenenblatt
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomsen
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Ulrich
Mr. and Mrs. James Van de Voorde
Ms. Gretchen E. Van Roy
Walter Clark Legal Group
Mr. Joel Warren
Mrs. Meg Wemple
Mr. Martin Willans
Wilson Family Foundation
Mr. James Wilson
Ms. Marcella J. Wilson
Woodcrest Ace Hardware
Friends' Circle ($100-$249)
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Interdisciplinary Arts
Nibarger Associates
Mr. and Mrs. David Nochimson
Mrs. John Norberg
Ms. Nadia Olstad
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pere
Mrs. Dorothea G. Petrie
Ms. Karen Porter
Mrs. Ruth Radlauer
Ms. Carrie Rollings Sackheim
Charles and Charlotte Bird Fund
at The San Diego Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scheppmann
Mr. Teruo Shida
Mr. Wade Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. David Siskin
Ms. Cheryl Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Solomon
Mr. and Mrs. Kenil Soni
Mr. Richard Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Starrett
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Stromsoe
Mr. Philip V. Swan
Ms. Judith Taylor
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ternan
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thomas
TKL Products
Ms. Dianette Wells
Western America Service Corporation
Ms. Angela Wiegand
Ms. Jennifer T. Wieland
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Winkler
88 Far East International
Mr. Roger Abernathy
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Aftergood
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Aldridge
Mr. Clayton Alexander ’94 and
Ms. Holland Hogan ’97
AMD Matching Gift Program
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Anderson
Mr. Edward M. Anthony IV
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Apostle
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Appel
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Applegarth
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Asher
Mr. Peter Askim
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Bailey
Mr. John Bailie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Baird
Mr. Alexis Baloji
Ms. Elena Barcia
Dr. Ayelet Barkai
Ms. Patricia Barry
Ms. Catherine Beckstead
Mr. and Mrs. Russ A. Belinsky
Mr. Keven Bellows
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bennion
Ms. Judy Bennis
Mr. Peter A. Benoliel
Mr. Jim Berg and Mr. Fred Fulmer
Mr. Jeff Bernstein and Ms. Jean Stevens
Mr. Charles K. Bibby
Mr. Matt Bissinger ’88
Mr. Vance Blaettler
Mr. Daniel H. Blatt and
Ms. Marti Blumenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Bliss
Dr. and Mrs. Richard K. Bogan
Ms. Yvonne Bogdanovich
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bohlen
Ms. Kirsten Bonanza
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bonn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boulger
Mr. Merrill Boyce
Mr. John W. Branchflower
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Dr. and Mrs. John D. Maguire
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Manos
Mr. Kerry J. Marshall and
Ms. Cheryl L. Bruce
Mr. Robert Martin
Ms. Teri McCasland
Mr. Steve McDonald
Ms. Joann McGeehan
Mr. Dennis McGuire and Ms. Debbie Paris
Mr. Nelms McKelvain
Mrs. Betty H. McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn M. McQuern
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Meysenburg
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller
Mrs. Roy D. Miller
Ms. Ginette Mizraki
Dr. Charles Monell
Mr. James L. Morell and Mr. Jose Liceaga
Mr. Stephen J. M. Morris
Mr. Peter Morway
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Neville
Mr. and Mrs. John Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Tim D. Noble
Ms. Kim Noriega
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Obler
Mr. Gerald Offsay
Mr. James Ostertag
Mr. Alastair Jackson and Ms. Koki Otero
Ms. Judith R. Pacht
Mrs. Aeja Park
Mr. Paul Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Picchi
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. Pings
Mr. Al Pivo
Dr. and Mrs. John O. Pohlmann
Mr. Curtis C. Porterfield and
Mr. Mark Basich
Mr. Abraham Price
Mr. Stanton J. Price and
Professor Sheila S. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Priestley
Ms. Susan M. Prostor
PRS Guitars
Ms. Gail Qi
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gines
Mr. Barry S. Givens and Ms. Diane Wagner
Mr. Kevin Goetz
Mr. David Calvin Gogerty
Ms. Juliana Gondek
Mr. Stephen Il Goorvitch
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gordon
Grad Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Greenwall
Ms. Lynn Griffith
Ms. Katherine H. Grigsby
Ms. Gail Gross
Ms. Anita Guenin
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hall
Ms. Mary Hallway
Mr. David Hansen and Ms. Jane Kohler
Mr. Gerald Harman
Ms. Kathy Harmon-Luber
Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Hawkinson
Ms. Mary Heichel
Mr. Peter Henman-Laufer
Ms. Gloria Hickok
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hirsch
Mr. Victor Honma and Mrs. E. V. Lowi
Ms. Anne Hopkins
Dr. Dolores Hsu
Mr. Hanson Hsu
Ms. Kathryn B. Hull
Mr. Geary Hund and Ms. Sherry Rusch
Idyllwild Vacation Rentals
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Infantino
Innovative Images
Mr. John Isaacson
Mr. Jay Jackson and Ms. Meredith Strauss
Ms. Jill Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Jamieson
Mr. James S. Carter and Ms. Bebe Johnson
Dr. Beverly Johnson
Mr. Robert Kahla and Ms. Nellie Ward
Mrs. Shirley Kaitz
Mr. Jonathan Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krengel
Mr. and Mrs. Virindar Kuckreja
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kuykendall ’90
Mr. John C. LaRue
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Law
Ms. Margo Lea
Mr. and Mrs. Don G. Lents
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Levenstein
Mr. Jianping Li
Ms. Sarah Lillard
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.D. Lindsay
M. J. Kouf, Jr. Productions, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Sperry MacNaughton
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brause
Ms. Joan Brice and Mr. Ted Douglas
Ms. Shirley Brody
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Browning
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Burke
Mr. Joshua Burt
Ms. Laura Castaneda and
Mr. Arthur Buckler
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Ceniceros
Centaur North
Chicken Soup For the Soul Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Dong-Hoon Choi and
Mrs. Sung-Sil Lee
Ms. Karen D. Clark
Ms. Lissa Claussen
Mr. Paul D. Cockerill and
Ms. Louise Van Patten
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Coffelt
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Cole
Mr. and Mrs. George Companiott
Mr. Duane Conover
Ms. Linda Corbitt
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Corey
Ms. Lorel Cornman and
Mr. Williard L. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cutietta
Mr. Jed Dannenbaum
Mr. Philip G. Danufsky and
Ms. Vivian J. Gold
Ms. Deborah Myles Davies
Ms. Carol Deegan
Mr. and Mrs. John B. DeNault
Mr. Richard Devinki
Mr. and Mrs. Sig Diamond
Ms. Deborah Duffield
Ms. Tara Dutton ’94
Mr. John Eade
Mr. and Mrs. John C. East
Mr. Arthur J. Eberhardt and
Dr. Albirda Rose-Eberhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elkind
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Ewing
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Farran
Ms. Mary Ella Fetzer
Ms. Judy Field and Mr. James Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick
Mr. Gary Flaxman
Mr. Robert W. Foster
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Fraider
Mrs. Jan French
Mr. and Mrs. E. Keith Froehlich
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gam
Mrs. Eunice Ganteaume
Mr. Jerry Garcia
Mrs. Virginia K. Garner
Radiance Lightworks, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman H. Rappaport
Mr. O. Ashby Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Reed
Mr. David Reid-Marr
Mrs. Marjorie Ricker
Ms. Cynthia Rinehart
Mr. William Ritchey
Ms. Crystal Robison Gould ’98
Ms. Elaine Rosenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Rossi
Ms. Anne Burke Rothrock
Mr. and Mrs. Emigdio E. Ruiz
Sam Ash Corporation and Affiliates
Mr. Randy Schekman and Ms. Nancy Walls
Mr. and Mrs. Irv Schleimer
Mr. Lou Schreiber
Mr. John J. Schuster
Seahawk Music
Mr. Robert Sedgwick
Mr. and Mrs. George Seow
Mr. Suren Seron
Shell Oil Company
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Mr. and Mrs. James H. A. Shock
Mr. and Mrs. Josef Shwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Siems
Mr. Geoffrey Silver
Mr. Ed Skoog and Ms. Jill Marquis
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Smith
Mr. Jose Soto ’03
Mr. David Speltz and
Ms. Connie Kupka-Speltz
Mr. Jac K. Sperling and
Ms. Mary Griesedieck
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon R. Spitaleri
Ms. Kathy Stafford and
Mr. Daniel W. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Stoutenborough
Mr. Michael Taggart
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Taggart
Mr. James J. Taylor III
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Thieme
Thomas-York, Inc.
Ms. Sylvia R. Tidwell and Mr. Keith S. Lord
Ms. Karen Tkaczyk
Mr. and Mrs. Gerome Torribio
Ms. JoAnn Turovsky and
Ms. Emily Bernstein
Ms. Mary Val Twist
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Vandenberghe
Ms. Christine L. VanderLeest
Mr. Armen R. Vartian and
Ms. Candice Foss
Village Hardware
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Wall
Mr. John Walz
Mr. and Mrs. William Watson
WBKSK Productions
Mr. and Mrs. John Weinman
Dr. Robert W. Weinman
Ms. Gerta Weintraub
Ms. Judy Weintraub
Mr. Kent Weishaus and Ms. Amy Fogerson
Dr. Sylvia Weishaus
Ms. Elizabeth Main Welty
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wenger
Rev. Marian E. Whiteman and
Ms. Diane Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Ian White-Thomson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Willner
Ms. Melissa Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Darren M. Winkley
Ms. Barbara Winslow
Mr. Paul Wong
Dr. Sherwyn Woods and Ms. Nancy Bricard
Mr. W. M. Wootton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wulliger
Donor’s Circle (Up to $99.99)
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Karl J. Abert
Ms. Joy Agnew
Mr. Curtis Aikens Sr.
Ms. Pamela Albers
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Alexander
Ms. Christine Anderson
Ms. Charlotte C. Anthony
Mr. Bob Appleton
Mr. Kenneth Arnold
Ms. Patricia Asarch
Ms. Caroline Axt
Mr. Chase Baker
Mr. Merlin Bakke
Ms. Reva Ballreich and Ms. Julie Ann Boyer
Ms. Patricia Barber
Ms. Zoia Barrio
Mr. Chad Basaker
Dr. and Mrs. Reynaldo Bayubay
Mr. Jeff Beck and Ms. Donna Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bell
Ms. Maryann Benson
Mr. Mike Benson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bentley
Mr. Jorge Bertheau Odio
Mrs. Phyllis K. Bettelheim
Mr. M. Michael Birch
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Blischke
Mr. Gary Jay Blume and
Ms. Janet S. McCloud
Mr. Scott Boller
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Bomgardner
Mr. Alfonso Bourbon
Mr. William Bowling
Ms. Peggy Brady
Mr. James Braginton
Ms. Louise Brant
I.J. Bressel
Ms. Sigrid Briceno
Mr. and Mrs. John Brizendine
Ms. Bernice Brown and Ms. Marla Nathan
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brown
Mrs. Selih P. Brown
Dr. Lawrence W. Browne
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bruhns
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Brundage
Mr. Doug Brutsche
Drs. Sam and Lucy Bruttomesso
Mr. Todd Bucklin and Ms. Naomi Kubota
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bulrice
Mr. John W. Burkert
Mr. Joseph Orrantia and
Ms. Jennifer Calbi ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cambre
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Carrasco
Ms. Alicia Carvajal Bolanos
Mr. Francisco Castillo
Ms. Imelda Castillo
Ms. Nancy Castle
Ms. Marcia J. Catania
Mr. Nels C. Christianson
Mr. Ronald Colby
Ms. Katherine Cole
Mr. Kenny Coleman
Mr. Reid Colton ’03
Mr. Brendan Constantine
Ms. Marjorie Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corda
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cowin
Ms. Jane Craford
Ms. Donna R. Curran
Ms. Sandra Cutuli
Mr. James Dagg
Mr. Ron Daigh and Ms. Sandii Castleberry
Mr. Bryan Dalrymple
Dr. David Davidson and
Dr. Constance Davidson
Academy Dance
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Ms. Bonnie Davis and Mr. Angel Gomez
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart E. Davis
Ms. Linda De Baun
Ms. Cheryl De Salvo
Mr. Stacey D. De Salvo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. DeGrey
Ms. Lucia Dick
Ms. Nita Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. Spelman Evans Downer
Ms. Judith Dubin
Mr. and Mrs. Al Dunn
Mr. Jonathan Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Andres Duque
Mrs. Meghan Durham Wall ’88
and Mr. Michael Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Dutton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Endo
Mr. John English
Ms. Sharon Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. Ron J. Esparza
Ms. Valerie Eule
Mr. and Mrs. Don Farquhar
Ms. Linda Farquhar-Watson
Ms. Darle Favara ’00
Mr. Philip Feld
Mr. Leonard Felder
Mr. Cameron Felix
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Franz Flaig
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fletcher
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Florin
Mr. and Mrs. George Forbes
Mr. Samuel Forest
Ms. Jessica Forman
Ms. Jordana Fraider ’04
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. French
Ms. Penelope Anne Frey
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Furst
Mr. Bill Gardner
D. S. George
Ms. Norma Brandel Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Glazer
Ms. Janice Godke
Ms. Joyce Goffeau and
Ms. Michelle Goffeau
Mr. and Mrs. David Gotfredson
Ms. Linda Grand
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grassi
Mr. Steven Gross
Mr. Brent Guier
Ms. Annie Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. William Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hastings
Ms. Susanne Hayase
Ms. Laurette Hayden
Ms. Sandra Hazeldine
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Hemphill
Mr. Thomas Henry
Dr. Guntram Herb and
Mrs. Patricia Lebon-Herb
Ms. Christie Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Hal S. Hidey
Ms. Patty Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Danny J. Holder
Mr. Peter E. Homek and Ms. Ann Hand
Mr. John W. Houghton, Jr.
Ms. Shu-Tzu Hsu ’07
Ms. Simone Huls
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hunt
Dr. and Mrs. Philip N. James
Mr. Trevor Jenkins
Mr. David Jerome
Mr. Nathaniel W. Johnston
Mr. Alan Kahamey
Mr. and Mrs. Takeshi Kameda
Ms. Vicki Kamida
Mr. David Kates
Ms. Jean Y. Katz
Ms. Dorothy Kaufman
Ms. Sonia Kaufmann
Dr. Nora E. Keating
Ms. Elizabeth Kellin
Ms. Elena Kenny
Mr. Irvin Kershner
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kinoshita
Ms. Joan Kleinman
Knotty Pine Cabins
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kopp
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Krauski
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Krug
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lantz
Mr. James Larkin
Ms. Jennifer Lavelle
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lawler
Mr. Chan-Ho Lee and
Mrs. Yun-Kyeong Kang
Mr. and Mrs. Jai-Kyung Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Kyo Hyun Lee
Ms. Stacie Lents ’96
Mr. Gary S. Levine and Ms. Maxine Mintzer
Ms. Melissa Licker
Lions Peak Vineyards
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Lizzaraga
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lloyd
Ms. Barbara L. Louis
Mr. Chris Lucas and Mr. Paul McCreesch
Ms. Suzanne Lummis
Ms. Mary MacVean and
Mr. Mitchell E. Landsberg
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crowell ’92
Ms. Marna Makau
Ms. Sharla Manley
Mr. James Manns
Mr. John Marcom
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. Max Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. John Mardesich
Mr. Gilbert Mares
Mr. Jean-Marie Martz
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Masor
Mrs. Betty Matesky
Ms. Winona Mathews
Mr. and Mrs. Art Mautner
Ms. Agnes Mawhinney
Mr. and Mrs. Anselmo Maz
Ms. Julianna McCarthy
Ms. Alice McCauley
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McGlaughlin
Mrs. Sara McKay
Mrs. Joan C. McLaren
Ms. Cynthia C. McWhirt
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Melniker
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Miles
Ms. Diane Miller
Ms. Ruth Misrok
Mr. Brendan Missett ’01
Mr. Patrick Mitchell and
Ms. Mary Rose Betten
Ms. Sherry Modell
Ms. Marcine Moen
Mrs. Diana Morris
Muller Entertainment, LLC
Mr. Justin Muller ’00
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Munson
Dr. Tae Murai
Mr. and Mrs. Corey Muscat
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Myers
National Anethesia Providers
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Nedelman
Ms. Karen Neville
Mrs. Peggy Noon
Mr. Jeremy Norton
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Olsen
Ms. Patricia M. Olson
Ms. Gloria Orenstein
Mr. Terry Orletsky
Mr. and Mrs. M. Perry Osborne
Mrs. Tina Osuala
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Owens
Mr. Dan Papaila
Dr. and Mrs. Quehn Park
Ms. Laura Parker
Ms. Margarita Pazmany-Byro
Mr. Sherman Pearl
Mrs. Agnes E. Pearlman
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Perez
Ms. Alice Pero
Ms. Cvetanka Perovic
Academy Moving Pictures
Ms. Alison Peters
Ms. Sarah Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Petrie
Ms. Sarah Picchi
Mr. and Mrs. David Pilchman
Mr. Xin Tong Ping and Mrs. Bing Yan
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pizzolo
Ms. Lilly Pleskow
Mr. Andre Poiriez
Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Polanski
Mr. Dan Polier
Ms. Hillary Polier ’06
Ms. Rebecca Pollack-Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pollard
Mrs. Caroline Pope
Dr. Hristo Popov ’96
Ms. Janet S. Portolan
Mr. Luke Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Marek Pramuka
Rabbi and Mrs. Jacob Pressman
Mr. Mark Preston and
Ms. Michelle Murlin
Ms. Penny Puente
Mr. Stephen Ravitz
Mr. Arnold L. Raymon
Mr. Vince Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Reed
Dr. Nancy Reichle
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Mr. Michael Resch
Dr. and Mrs. Francisco Rincon
Mr. Steve Rinehart
Ms. April K. Roach
Ms. Colleen Rooney
Ms. Carol Rosen
Mr. Richard Rosen
Ms. Nancy Roth
Ms. Michelanne Rothrock ’98
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Rubin
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Rubin
Ms. Elizabeth A. Ruscio and
Mr. Leon C. Martell
Ms. Andrea Russell
Ms. Ruth M. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon N. Sakamoto
Mr. Richard Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sando
Mr. Allan Sanford
Ms. Bille Corinne Sarzin
Ms. Ursula Sasso
Mr. Ron Saxton
Ms. Marsie Scharlatt, M.A., MFT
Ms. Elaine Schelling
Ms. Karyn Schlinkert
Mr. Robert E. Schmutzler and
Ms. Claire Waxman
Ms. Meg Schoendienst
Ms. Jill Ann Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Scotti
Ms. Judith Searle
Ms. Annette R. Segil
Mr. James Ruester and Ms. Danielle Segura
Mr. Benjamin Self
Ms. Nicole Sell Danizio ’91
Ms. Danica Sheridan ’88
Dr. and Mrs. James Silbar
Ms. Helene Silber
Mr. Robert L. Simon and
Ms. Marilyn Micheau
Rabbi Marc G. Sirinsky and
Ms. Catherine E. Coulson
Dr. James Sitterly
Ms. Sally Skurdahl
Dr. Candia Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith
Ms. Hope Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Sohn
Academy Jazz
Ms. Susan Sojourner
Ms. Kathy Solomon
Ms. Lori Solomon
Southside Management, Inc.
Ms. Mercedes Sperling
Mr. and Mrs. Denis St. Amand
Mr. and Mrs. Allan J. Stahl
Ms. Melinda Stange
Ms. Margaret H. Steele
Ms. Lora Steere
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stevens
Mr. Matthew Stolpe
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Streeter
Ms. Nattira Suchoknand
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Suiffet
Mr. Daniel F. Sullivan
Ms. Hannah Dawn Swift
Ms. Ambika Talwar
Ms. Candace Tanaka
Target Brands, Inc.
Mr. Jacob Teel
Ms. Kathryn Timmins
Dr. Kathleen Todd
Mr. Roger W. Toll and Ms. Mary Menzel
Ms. Carine Topal-Gorsky
Ms. Lydia Traill
Mr. John Trowbridge
Mrs. Elizabeth Troy
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Turchin
Mr. Steven Urnovitz
Mr. Alan R. Reynolds and
Ms. Pandora Utsman-Peoples ’98
Ms. Patricia Van Ryker
Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Velayos
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Verhulst
Ms. Sabrina Verney
Mr. Michael Voell
Ms. Julia Walker
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Ms. Sallie Warwick
Mrs. Carolyn Watler
Wax Trax Records, Inc.
Mrs. Marilyn Weare
Ms. Nancy Webber
Mr. Andrew Weiman
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Wells Wescott
Mr. and Mrs. Art D. White
Mr. and Mrs. Irving S. White
Mr. and Mrs. David Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilhelm
Mrs. Jean Willis
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson
Mr. David Wong and
Mrs. San-San K. Wong
Dr. and Mrs. Loren D. Woodson
Ms. Meagan Worthy ’04
Ms. Kathryn L. Wright
Ms. Monica Wyatt
Mr. and Mrs. David Yaghoubian
Ms. Rhea Yamashiro
Dr. Wai-Lim Yip
Mr. David Young
Ms. Mildred M. Young
Mrs. Grace Zach
Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Zook
K O R E A N FA M I L I E S F U N D
We celebrate the inaugural year of the
Korean Families Fund. The generous contributions by our Korean families are
greatly appreciated.
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Art & The Senses Week
Anonymous
Ms. Joy Agnew
Dr. Douglas Ashcraft and
Mr. Alexis Baloji
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Battersby
Mr. Vance Blaettler
Ms. Diane Lerner
The Bodenstein Family Foundation
Ms. Kirsten Bonanza
Ms. Lissa Claussen
Ms. Mary Heichel
Ms. Christie Hicks
Ms. Simone Huls
Innovative Images
Mr. James Larkin
Mr. Andrew Leeson
Ms. Anna-Karin Li
Ms. Diane Miller
Ms. Debi Lastinger
Ms. Karen Porter
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Mr. David Reid-Marr
Ms. Melinda Stange
Ms. Lydia Traill
Ms. Melissa Wilson
Mr. Dong-Hoon Choi and
Mrs. Sung-Sil Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Jae Sub Chung
Mr. Sung Il Kang and Mrs. Soon Ja Lee
Dr. Jin Kuk Kim and Mrs. Hyang Lim Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Jai-Kyung Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Kyeong Chan Lee
Mr. Chan-Ho Lee and
Mrs. Yun-Kyeong Kang
Mr. Hyun Chul Lim and
Mrs. Jung Soon Lee
Mr. Yum Jin Oh and
Mrs. Choon Hee Kwon
Dr. and Mrs. Quehn Park
Mr. Young Jun Park and Mrs. Jin Hee Lee
Mrs. Seh Young Rhee
D O N O R S TO C A P I TA L C A M PA I G N :
S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E
ENDOWMENT GIFTS
Your gift to the endowment provides
annual support to Idyllwild Arts’ highest
priorities throughout your lifetime and
beyond. Our sincere appreciation to the following donors who made endowment gifts
in 2006–2007.
Patricia Bibby Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2004, in memory of Patricia
Bibby, to provide scholarships for poets to
attend the Summer Poetry in Idyllwild
workshop program.
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Ms. Sheryl Alexander
Ms. Christine Anderson
Mr. Edward M. Anthony IV
Dr. Ayelet Barkai
Mr. Keven Bellows
Mr. Peter A. Benoliel
Ms. Maryann Benson
Mr. Jim Berg and Mr. Fred Fulmer
Mr. Charles K. Bibby
Capt. and Mrs. L. H. Bibby USN (ret.)
Ms. Peggy Brady
Mr. Charles W. Buckman and
Mrs. Cheri M. Bentley-Buckman
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Burke
Mr. Joshua Burt
Ms. Laura Castaneda and
Mr. Arthur Buckler
Centaur North
Mr. Larry Colker
Mr. William J. Collins
Mr. Brendan Constantine
Ms. Sandra Cutuli
Mr. Jed Dannenbaum
Ms. Deborah Myles Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart E. Davis
Ms. Linda De Baun
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. De Salvo
Ms. Cheryl De Salvo
Mr. Stacey D. De Salvo
Ms. Carol Deegan
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Dutton
Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick
Ms. Mary Fitzpatrick and
Mr. David P. Van Pelt
Ms. Jessica Forman
Mr. Robert W. Foster
Mr. Jerry Garcia
D. S. George
Mr. Stephen I. Goorvitch
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hanson
Mr. Peter Henman-Laufer
Ms. Gloria Hickok
Mr. Hanson Hsu
Ms. Vicki Kamida
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kopp
Ms. Margo Lea
Ms. Sarah Lillard
Academy Dance
Mr. Chris Lucas and Mr. Paul McCreesch
Ms. Mary MacVean and
Mr. Mitchell E. Landsberg
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Maguire
Ms. Sharla Manley
Mr. Robert Martin
Ms. Julianna McCarthy
Mr. Steve McDonald
Mr. Patrick Mitchell and
Ms. Mary Rose Betten
Mr. Andy Mooney and
Ms. Vizhier Mooney
Mr. Stephen J. M. Morris
National Anesthesia Providers
Ms. Patricia M. Olson
Mr. James Ostertag
Ms. Judith R. Pacht
Ms. Alison Peters
Mr. Paul Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Picchi
Ms. Sarah Picchi
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pizzolo
Mr. Dan Polier
Mr. Curtis C. Porterfield and
Mr. Mark Basich
Mr. Abraham Price
Mr. Stanton J. Price and Prof. Sheila S. Price
Mr. O. Ashby Reardon
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Mr. Michael Resch
Ms. April K. Roach
Ms. Colleen Rooney
Mr. and Mrs. Emigdio E Ruiz
Ms. Elizabeth A. Ruscio and
Mr. Leon C. Martell
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon N. Sakamoto
Mr. John J. Schuster
Ms. Jill Ann Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Scotti
Mr. Robert Sedgwick
Ms. Hope Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Sohn
Ms. Kathy Solomon
Ms. Kathi Stafford and
Mr. Daniel W. Martin
Mr. Richard Stanley
Mr. Daniel F. Sullivan
Ms. Ambika Talwar
Ms. Sylvia R. Tidwell and
Mr. Keith S. Lord
Ms. Carine Topal-Gorsky
Mr. and Mrs. Gerome Torribio
Mr. Joel Warren
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Weiss
Ms. Monica Wyatt
Alexis Echavarria Memorial
Screenwriter Scholarship
Zel Lowman Memorial Summer
Scholarship
Established in 2005 by Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Echavarria, in memory of their son Academy student Alexis Echavarria ’07, to provide scholarships for outstanding Academy
moving pictures students.
Established in 2006 in memory of
Zel Lowman, father of Headmaster Bill
Lowman, to provide scholarships for
Summer Program students.
Alexis Echavarria Memorial
Cinestory Award
Established in 2005 by Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Echavarria, in memory of their son Alexis
Echavarria ’07 for an Academy screenwriter
to attend the CineStory Retreat.
Mr. Trevor Jenkins
Established in 2003 in honor of Earl Fisher,
past president of Idyllwild Arts Foundation.
When fully funded, this fund will support
the Festival Choir Program’s annual operating budget and help support the final
concert of the Idyllwild Music Festival.
Established in 2001, in memory of Academy
alumna Suzi Taggart ’98, to provide
scholarships for outstanding Academy
creative writing students.
Mr. Michael Taggart
Endowed Casey Davidson Finch
Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2002 by family and friends in
memory of Casey Davidson Finch, to provide
scholarships for outstanding returning
Academy creative writing students.
Endowed Summer Scholarship
SDB Gifted
Established in 1990 by the SDB Foundation
to support scholarships for gifted and
talented young people from the southwest
to attend the Summer Program.
ISOMATA Endowment Fund
Established in 1994 by Board member Bruce
Toor to support music and arts education
for talented students.
Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Mildred and Melvin Kline
Scholarship
Established in 2000, by Summer Program
alumni Dr. Susan Kapitanoff and Charles
Kline, in honor of their parents, to support
a scholarship for an instrumental music
student to attend the Summer Program.
Established in 2001 by Board members
Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. MacNeal to help
ensure the future of Idyllwild Arts.
Other Idyllwild Arts Endowed Funds
Edward Levenstein Summer Music
Established in 2004 by Betty Levenstein,
in honor and in memory of her husband,
to support a scholarship for an
instrumental music student to attend the
Summer Program.
Mrs. Betty Levenstein
These existing funds provide unrestricted
support and support for student scholarships, Academy and Summer Program
teaching chairs, Academy program supplies,
and an Academy student award. Additional
gifts may be given at any time to augment
these funds.
Best Original Score Award
Established in 2005 by an Anonymous
donor, to fund two annual awards for the
best original music score used in a film; one
award goes to the filmmaker and one award
to the music student who wrote the score.
George F. Mosher, Jr. Endowed Violin
Teaching Chair
Established in 1997 by George F. Mosher, Jr.
to support the faculty member selected by
the school to be the George F. Mosher, Jr.
Violin Teacher.
Jeanne Holmes Ritter Chair for the
director of The Festival Choir
Established in 1998 by Summer Program
alumna Alice Honner-White in memory of
Jeanne Holmes Ritter, daughter of the late
Festival Choir Director Bob Holmes and
Elaine Holmes. When fully funded, this
chair will support the faculty member
selected by the school to be the Jeanne
Holmes Ritter Festival Choir Director.
Beno Eston Summer Music
Scholarship
Established in 1999 by the Olimpia Foundation in memory of Beno Eston to support
a Summer Program Music Scholarship.
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Pat Thomason Jones Memorial Fund
Established in 1997 by Robert Jones to
provide annual support for Academy
program supplies.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Jennings
Suzi Taggart Memorial Scholarship
Millsap fund for the teaching of
painting and Painting’s Edge
Established in 2003 by Bill and Sally Hurt,
in honor of Bob Millsap, their lifelong
friend, and in recognition of Sally’s painting master, Roland Reiss.
Earl Fisher Music Festival Fund
Ava Greenwald Memorial
Scholarship
Established in 2004, in memory of
Ava Greenwald, to provide scholarships for
Summer Program dramatic arts students.
GIFTS IN KIND
2007 Spring Gala Auction Items
We are honored to recognize those who
donated auction items to the successful
Spring Gala: That’s Entertainment.
The Elliott-Pope Preparatory
School Faculty Award
Funded in 1999 by Kyle K. Tong (former
Director of Studies at Elliott-Pope) to
provide an annual book award to the
outstanding graduating senior day student.
Sam Karam Scholarship Fund
Established in 2002 in memory of Academy
alumnus Sam Karam ’91 to support a scholarship for an Academy jazz student.
Krone Library Fund
Established in 2003 in honor of Max and
Bee Krone to support the annual operating
budget of the Max and Beatrice Krone
Library.
Meredith Willson Scholarship
Established in 2004 to provide scholarships
for flute and piccolo players to attend the
Idyllwild Arts Academy or Summer Program.
Richard Wilson Creative Music Fund
Established in 2004 to fund the Richard
Wilson Visiting Artist Program, the Richard
Wilson New Music Residency and the
Richard Wilson Creative Music Award.
Anonymous
20th Century Fox Television
Mr. Dane Anderson and
Ms. Malin Weiss-Anderson
Dr. Doug Ashcraft
Mr. Peter Askim
Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation
Autry National Center
Bass Pro Shops
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bernstein
Best Buy Corporation—
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Arnold
Bighorn Golf Club
Mr. Thomas A. Bliss and
Ms. Merrily Weiss
Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brauer
Mr. Robert Brereton
Sara Brooke Jewelry
Country Farms
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Day
Design Guild Moulding
El & El Wood Products Corporation
Mr. Timothy Ernst
Mrs. William W. Escherich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Essrig
Feats of Clay
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ferretti
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Finlayson
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Fishbein
Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Ghrist
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Gray
Ms. Elora Hardy ’99
Mr. Dennis Haysbert
Mr. Victor Honma and Mrs. E. V. Lowi
Heart and Hands Healing Message
Ms. Andrea Hodges
Homer Saw & Cycle
Hotel Casa del Mar
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jurwit
Mr. and Mrs. Bouying W. Hwang
Idyllwild Gallery of Fine Art
Innovative Soft Goods
Mr. Jay Jackson and Ms. Meredith Strauss
Other Gifts in Kind
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Dr. Ira Abrams and Mrs. Pamela Pierce
Ms. Trudy Adler and Mr. Lewis Taub
Mr. and Mrs. George Appel
Ms. Clea Benson
Ms. Laurie Brown
Buttercake Bakery
City Bakery
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Clark
Clementine’s
Cost Plus World Market
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fonfa
Ms. Karen Genet
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Gioeli
Mr. and Mrs. Rune Hedstrom
Jack n’ Jill’s
Mr. Tim Kearns
La Conversation
Dr. and Mrs. John List
Mr. Frank Matinfar
Mrs. Robert E. Millsap
Drs. Marjorie and David Mosier
Ms. Nancy Sue Pearlman
Ms. Liz Powers
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Dr. and Mrs. John Richardson
Rickey Smith
Ms. Shirlee Ruddick
Suburban Propane, L.P.
Susina Bakery & Café
Sweet Lady Jane
Tetra Dyn, Inc. dba Skye at Night
Trader Joe’s
Mr. Paul Volpe
Mr. David R.W. Wadsworth
Ms. Nancy Webber
Zen Bakery
Drs. David W. Mantik and Patricia James
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LaMantia
Lions Peak Vineyards
Mr. James Lowman
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Lozano
Mako Restaurant
Mr. Richard Marin
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Maxson
Ms. Jennifer McEwen
Mellon Private Wealth Management
Mission Hills Country Club
The Mission Inn
Mountain Limo
Movieland Theatre
Mumm Napa Winery
Omni San Francisco Hotel
Paso Robles Westside Wineries
Mr. Tony Pasqualini and Mrs. Sarah Brooke
Jeannie and Kent Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Plisskin
QuikSilver Foundation
Mrs. Kay Cee Ramirez
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Mr. Roland Reiss
Mr. Brad Rowland
Safe-T-Proof Disaster Preparedness
Company
Mr. David Salk
Mr. Robert E. Schmutzler and
Ms. Claire Waxman
Mr. Byron Sigal and Ms. Susan Jacobson
Mr. William Simons
Mr. and Mrs. David Siskin
St. Regis Resort
Ms. Halle Stanford
System Solutions
The Westin Grand, Vancouver
Ms. Goedele Vanhill
Ms. Cathy Vidas
Village Hair Creations
Ms. Dolly Vince
Terry Watterson
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wenger
Ms. Angela Wiegand
Ms. Barbara Winckler
HONORARY AND MEMORIAL
GIFTS
In honor of Sharon Adams
In honor of Guido Adler
Tom Adler Foundation
In honor of the Idyllwild Arts
Admissions Department
Mrs. Elaine Rosenbaum
In honor of Nick Akdag ’03
Mrs. Peggy Noon
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In honor of Eliot and
Ann Woldenberg Bliss
Mr. Thomas A. Bliss and
Ms. Merrily Weiss
In honor of Cory Bonn ’01
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bonn
In honor of Edith Bradley
Mr. H. Lawson Mead
In honor of Linda Brown
Mr. Lauren R. Brown and
Ms. Elizabeth Davis-Brown
Ms. Kim Noriega
In honor of Alexis Echavarria
Mr. Trevor Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sussman
In honor of Marie Eymann
Ms. Elizabeth Main Welty
In honor of Casey Davidson Finch
In honor of Earl Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Martino, Jr.
In honor of Andy Fraga
Ms. Donna R. Curran
In honor of Allison Arkush
Mr. Jonathan Kaplan
In honor of Mary Alyce Marshall
Brown
Thea Babad Yetnikoff
In honor or Dr. Douglas Ashcraft
Mr. Jose Soto ’03
In honor of Beverly Burke
In honor of Lucille Ashcraft
Mr. Nelms McKelvain
In honor of Lin Carlson
Mr. James E. Carlson
In honor of Past and Present
Associates of Idyllwild Arts
Ms. Dolores M. Ellison
In honor of Bonnie and
Todd Carpenter
Ms. Hillary Polier ’06
In honor of Katie Grigsby
Mrs. Marilyn Weare
In honor of Shambo Carpenter
Mrs. Diana Morris
In honor of Tom Harverson ’04
Ms. Meagan Worthy ’04
In honor of Marguerite Clapp
Mr. and Mrs. Virindar Kuckreja
Mr. and Mrs. Art Mautner
In honor of Mary Heichel
Ms. Cynthia Ward Kahla
In honor of Betty Bailey
In honor of Howard Milton Banks
Ms. Lindie L. Banks
In honor of Bill and Susan Barnett In honor of the Class of 2007
Drs. Sam and Lucy Bruttomesso
In honor of Michael Barnett ’05
Ms. Thea Bernstein
In honor of Tracy Claus
Mr. and Mrs. Denis Crawford
In honor of Kate Barnicki ’99
Desktop Design- Mr. Richard Barnicki
In honor of Amy Claussen ’05
Ms. Diane Jones
In honor of Marlo Barrera ’08
Mr. Alastair Jackson and Ms. Koki Otero In honor of Nori Crystal
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Callow
In honor of Victor Benitar
In honor of Claire Bernstein
Mr. Jeff Bernstein and Ms. Jean Stevens
In honor of Marcia Seligson Drucker
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoffman
In honor of Max Dubowy ’08
Ms. Dorothy Kaufman
In honor of Ginny and Ray Garner
Ms. Laura Parker
In honor of David and Anna Gines
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gines
In honor of Angie and Jose Gonzales
In honor of Marshall Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Greenwall
Ms. Katherine H. Grigsby
Mr. James J. Taylor III
In honor of Charles Haysbert ’09
Mr. Jonathan Kaplan
In honor of Sam Hinton
Mr. Steve Rinehart
In honor of Richard Holm
In honor of Bob and Elaine Holmes
Ms. Judy Bennis
Ms. Penny Puente
Ms. Mildred Young
In honor of Steve Fraider and
Summer Family Week
Ms. Halle Stanford
In memory of Don and Wanda Jensen
Ms. Melinda Stange
In honor of Hurricane Katrina
Students
Dr. and Mrs. Philip N. James
In honor of Robert Hasty
Ms. Christine L. Vanderleest
In honor of Eric Brian Johnson
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In honor of Gladys and
Everett Johnson
In honor of Rebecca Peck Jones
Ms. Penelope Anne Frey
Academy Theatre
In honor of Kelsey Kahla ’08
Ms. Cathy Vidas
In honor of Molly Kaplan
Mr. Jonathan Kaplan
In honor of Sam Karam ’91
In honor of Keith Kent
Ms. Lissa Claussen
Ms. Mary Heichel
Ms. Jolynn Reid
In honor of Shannon Kincaid ’94
In honor of Melvin and Mildred Kline
In honor of Max and Bea Krone
Mr. and Mrs. John Brizendine
Ms. Cynthia Rinehart
Ms. Barbara Winslow
Computer Graphics
In honor of Oliver Lanzenberg ’07
Tall Girl Inc.—Ms. Vicky Deger
In honor of Sidney Lamb
In honor of Chris Larson
Ms. Linda Corbitt
In honor of Mitchell and
Lynn Lathrop
Mr. and Mrs. William Barnett
In honor of Andrew Leeson
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In honor of Don and Sheila Lenik
Ms. Barbara L. Louis
In honor of Jude Levinson
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scheppmann
In honor of Larry Livingston
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Audio-Technica U.C., Inc.
Barnwell Industries
Berklee College of Music
Broadcast Music, Inc.
D’Addario & Company, Inc.
Deloitte and Touche
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Guitar Center Management
Mr. John Isaacson
JBL Professional
Joanne Marie & Marcek George
Foundation
Mr. George Mrkonic
PRS Guitars
QSC Audio Products
Santa Barbara Foundation
Mrs. June Schuerch
Shure Incorporated
Strike Entertainment, Inc.
TKL Products
Mrs. Meg Wemple
In honor of Carolyn Lowman’s
Retirement from Idyllwild Arts
Ms. Joy Agnew
Dr. Douglas Ashcraft
Mr. Alexis Baloji
Mr. Brad Battersby
Mr. Vance Blaettler
Ms. Kirsten Bonanza
Ms. Lissa Claussen
Ms. Mary Heichel
Ms. Simone Huls
Innovative Images
Mr. James Larkin
Mr. Andrew Leeson
Ms. Anna-Karin Li
Ms. Diane Miller
Ms. Debi Lastinger
Ms. Karen Porter
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Mr. David Reid-Marr
Ms. Melinda Stange
Ms. Lydia Traill
Ms. Melissa Wilson
In honor of Mary Lowman
Mrs. Grace Zach
In honor of Zel Lowman
In honor of Carolyn MacNeal
Mr. John Bailie
Mrs. Francis B. Critchlow and
Ms. Marion N. Critchlow
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Corey Muscat
In honor of John Maguire
Ms. Judith R. Pacht
Ms. Mary Anne Dolan and
Mr. Brandon Stoddard
In honor of Josephine Nahohi
Ms. Mary Ella Fetzer
In honor of Annie Mallonee ’03
Mrs. Joan C. McLaren
In honor of Jean Marie Martz
Ms. Ursula Penn
Mr. and Mrs. Kenil Soni
In honor of Ralph Matesky
Mrs. Betty Matesky
In honor of Jack McCauley
Mr. and Mrs. William Lowman
In honor of Nelms McKelvain
In honor of the Moving Pictures
Department of Idyllwild Arts
In honor of Molly Newman
Mr. Jianping Li
In honor of Jeremy Norton
Mr. Vance Blaettler
Ms. Lissa Claussen
Ms. Mary Heichel
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Ms. Melinda Stange
In honor of Anne O’Donnell
In honor of Noel Reiss
In honor of the Orchestra of
Idyllwild Arts
In honor of Roland Reiss
In honor of Sang W Park ’05
Mrs. Aeja Park
In honor of Todor Pelev
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Florin
In honor of Rika Pere ’09
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pere
In honor of Olga Perez
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith
In honor of Bee Pine
Mrs. Ruth Radlauer
In honor of Carey Powers ’08
Ms. Janet S. Portolan
In honor of Sherry Rusch
In honor of Dr. Carl Schafer
Ms. Marna Makau
In honor of Joel Schekman
Mr. Randy Schekman and
Ms. Nancy Walls
In honor of Betty Scher
Ms. Karen Neville
In honor of Eleanore Schoenfeld
Ms. Juliana Gondek
In honor of Howard Shangraw
In honor of Pauline Shenkman
In honor of Joel Pressman
Rabbi and Mrs. Jacob Pressman
In honor of Don Put
Mr. Alan R. Reynolds and
Ms. Pandora Utsman-Peoples ’98
In honor of Dr. David Reid
Mr. William Bowling
Ms. Marjorie Cook
Ms. Janice Godke
Ms. Mary Hallway
Mrs. John T. Keeler
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Olsen
Mr. W. M. Wootton
In honor of Mike Reisig
Ms. Judy Bennis
Youth Jewelry
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In honor of Saul Pollack
Ms. Rebecca Pollack-Steinberg
In honor of Johnsie Ruffino
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In honor of David Pittman and
Debi Lastinger
In honor of Mia Rubin ’03
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Rubin
In honor of the Piano Faculty of
Idyllwild Arts
Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Polanski
In honor of Joanna Rosen
Ms. Carol Rosen
In honor of Oliver Shock ’08
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Shock
In honor of Deanna Simon
Ms. Carol Rosen
In honor of Edwin Simon
Mrs. Hazel Simon
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In honor of Anne Silver
Ms. Patricia Asarch
Ms. Bernice Brown and Ms. Marla Nathan
Mr. Nels C. Christianson
Mr. Larry Colker
Mr. Philip G. Danufsky and
Ms. Vivian J. Gold
Ms. Bonnie Davis and Mr. Angel Gomez
Ms. Nita Donovan
Ms. Judith Dubin
Ms. Valerie Eule
Mr. Leonard Felder
Mr. Steven Gross
Mr. David Kates
Ms. Jean Y. Katz
Ms. Sonia Kaufmann
Mr. Gary S. Levine and
Ms. Maxine Mintzer
Ms. Melissa Licker
Ms. Suzanne Lummis
Ms. Ginette Mizraki
Ms. Sherry Modell
Ms. Gloria Orenstein
Mr. Sherman Pearl
Ms. Alice Pero
Mr. Stephen Ravitz
Ms. Jolynn Reid
Mr. Richard Rosen
Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Rossi
Ms. Marsie Scharlatt, M.A., MFT
Ms. Judith Searle
Ms. Annette R. Segil
Ms. Helene Silber
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stevens
Ms. Hannah Dawn Swift
Mr. & Mrs. William Tenenblatt
Mr. Steven Urnovitz
Mr. Joel Warren
Mr. and Mrs. William Watson
Wax Trax Records, Inc.
Ms. Gerta Weintraub
Ms. Judy Weintraub
Mr. and Mrs. Irving S. White
In honor of Zoey Sirinsky ’05
Rabbi Marc Sirinsky and
Ms. Catherine Coulson
In honor of Ed Skoog
In honor of Halle and Max Stanford
Ms. Susanne J. Stanford
In honor of Lara Steere
In honor of the Students and Alumni
of Idyllwild Arts
In honor of Suzi Taggart ’98
Ms. Michelanne Rothrock ’98
Mr. Michael Taggart
In honor of Raymond Todd
Mrs. John T. Keeler
In honor of Eiveen Weiman
Mr. Andrew Weiman
In honor of Stephanie Williams ’08
Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Velayos
In honor of Warren and Barb
Williams
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Manos
In honor of Cecilia Woloch
Ms. Judith R. Pacht
In honor of Ralph Wright
Ms. Kathryn L. Wright
In honor of Pioquinto Tito Zamudio
Mr. Allan Sanford
APPLAUSE
Special recognition goes to our loyal donors
who made current year gifts and previously
gave for a minimum of 5 consecutive years.
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Aftergood
Dr. and Mrs. George Allebrand
Associates of IAF
Mr. McKim N. Barnes and Ms. Terry J. Fife
Dr. and Mrs. Reynaldo Bayubay
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bentley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bird
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Bliss
Mr. Gary Jay Blume and
Ms. Janet S. McCloud
Ms. Diane Lerner
Dr. Lawrence W. Browne
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bulrice
Mr. John W. Burkert
The Capital Group Companies
Dr. Jane Claus
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corda
Ms. Ginger Culver ’88
Ms. Martha J. Dunham
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dunton
Mr. Jeffery A. Dvorak
Mrs. William W. Escherich
Mr. and Mrs. Barnaby Finch
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Glazer
Mr. David Calvin Gogerty
Mr. and Mrs. Abner D. Goldstine
Mr. and Mrs. John Haskell
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Horn
Mr. John W. Houghton, Jr.
T H E B E AT R I C E K R O N E S O C I E T Y
Gifts through Planned Giving
The Beatrice Krone Society was created to
honor and thank those who have included
Idyllwild Arts in their estate plans through
a bequest or charitable gift arrangement. If
you have included Idyllwild Arts in your
will or would like more information, please
contact the Development Office at 951-6592171 x2435. Our thanks to the following
donors who have included Idyllwild Arts in
their estate plans.
Academy Dance
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Edgar Aftergood
John P. and Linda Anderson
Arthur H. Bernstein
Effie J. Bleakley
Donald and Jeanne Bondzio
Margaret B. Branchflower, deceased
Anthony Ficele
Earl and Carol Fisher
Florence Fisher
Virginia Garner
Lloyd and Iva Johnson
Cynthia Ward Kahla
Dick MacNeal and Carolyn MacNeal,
deceased
George F. Mosher, Jr.
Walter and Betty Parks
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The Pierson-Lovelace Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Prindle
Mrs. Ruth Radlauer
Mr. David L. Trumbo
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Rubin
Ms. Ruth M. Ryan
Ms. Bille Corinne Sarzin
Mr. Randy Schekman and Ms. Nancy Walls
Mr. Joseph D. Schleimer
Mr. Teruo Shida
Mrs. Hazel Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Spitaleri
Ms. Halle Stanford
Target Brands, Inc.
Ms. Karen Tkaczyk
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Toback
Ms. JoAnn Turovsky and
Ms. Emily Bernstein
Ms. Mary Val Twist
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ulrich
Ms. Sabrina Verney
Mr. Kent Weishaus and Ms. Amy Fogerson
Ms. Diane Jones
Ms. Marcella J. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Winkler
Drs. David W. Mantik and Patricia James
The JL Foundation
Mrs. John T. Keeler
Mr. John Kennedy, Jr. and Ms. Ann Kough
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Krieger
Ms. Janet Lakatos
Mr. John C. LaRue
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Lathrop
Mr. and Mrs. James LeFever
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas MaLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Marcus
Mrs. Betty Matesky
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Melniker
Mr. Brendan Missett ’01
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Missett
Ms. Marcine Moen
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Munson
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Noble
Mr. and Mrs. David Nochimson
Mrs. John B. Norberg
Ms. Janet P. Owen
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parks
Mrs. Agnes E. Pearlman
Ms. Ursula Penn
While the Board was still exploring the
future of ISOMATA, in November of
1984, the Executive Director resigned. The
Board recruited Bill Lowman as Executive
Director. An ISOMATA summer alumnus
with several years of managerial experience, Bill had the ability and the desire to
take on the challenges of a complex art
facility. With the help of Richard Richardson, Director of Development, ISOMATA
staff members Dwight “Buzz” Holmes,
Steven Fraider, Tom Fresh and Krieg
Campbell were all a part of the leadership
team. Dr. MacNeal’s support and advice
led to a decision in 1985 to create the first
Arts Academy west of the Mississippi. The
following months were spent negotiating
an educational partnership with The
Elliott-Pope Preparatory School. This
partnership would allow the academic
collaboration needed to open the Arts
Academy. On October 26, 1985 an agreement was signed to begin operations in
September of 1986.
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This year’s exhibition, Take a Bow, presenting 20 years of the Idyllwild Arts Academy,
invited viewers to follow the 20-year journey taken by the friends, faculty, staff and
students of the Idyllwild Arts Academy.
It began with a bold decision in 1983 by
the Board of the Idyllwild School of
Music and Arts (ISOMATA) to end a 19year relationship with the University of
Southern California. Under the direction
of the Board President Glen Stephens, and
with the vision of board members Ray
Todd, Bill Escherich and many others, the
nascent Arts Academy started on its path
to independence and success.
In September of 1986, the Idyllwild Arts
Academy opened with 72 students.
In September of 2006, the Idyllwild Arts
Academy opened with 265 students.
The Krone Museum was thrilled to open
the exhibition during Parent’s Day weekend in October. This was an appropriate
time to reflect on the achievements the
Academy has contributed to the Idyllwild
Arts legacy.
Danielle Segura
Director of Major Gifts and the Krone
Museum
G A L A R E P O RT
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g a l a
r e p o r t
Idyllwild Arts was pleased to present its
Life in Art award this year to Dr. Larry
Livingston. He was honored for his contribution to art and his support and dedication to Idyllwild Arts since he began
teaching and conducting the IA Summer
Festival Orchestra in 1989. Marty Albertson, CEO of the Guitar Center, was the
honorary chair and presented Larry with
his award.
Lynn and Mitchell Lathrop, Idyllwild Arts
board members, were chairs of the event
and Cynthia Ward Kahla, board member
and academy parent, chaired the auction.
With their help and that of board members, parents, alumni and friends, the gala
and auction were successful and exciting.
Susan Barnett, board member, parent of
an alumnus and chair of the first Idyllwild
Arts gala, once again produced the tribute
journal. It contained many lovely tributes
to Larry Livingston and Idyllwild Arts.
Cameron Whiteman, board member and
uncle of an alumna, served as corporate
chair on the committee.
The theme was “That’s Entertainment”
which particularly applied to the students’
performances. The orchestra demonstrated the tremendous talent that these
high school students possess and the
musical theatre and dance students who
entertained at the end of the evening were
given a rousing ovation.
clockwise from top
Dinner at the California Club,
Larry Livingston, Mitchell and
Lynn Lathrop
clockwise from right
Doug Ashcraft and Darren Schilling; Faith
Raiguel and Carolyn Lowman; Earl Fisher
and Audrey Fisher
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clockwise from below
Michel and Kris Mandel look over the
silent auction items; Kasia Livingston
and Francisco Moreno; Stella Johnson;
Sherry Rusch
clockwise from left
Martin Williams, Cynthia Ward Kahla, and
Curtis Aikens liven up the auction bidding;
Marty Albertson; Alexandra Zeitz ’09
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g a l a
r e p o r t
clockwise from above
Max DuBowy ’08 and Rika Pere ’09;
Momchil Enchev ’08, Dima Dimatrova ’08,
Victor Yen ’08, and Peter Askim;
the student finale
2 0 0 7 A C A D E M Y AWA R D S
R IC HAR D MAC N E AL AWAR D
Suzi Taggart Memorial Scholarship
Annual Best Original Score Award
Presented to a graduating senior who exemplifies artistic excellence, academic prowess,
personal maturity and responsibility.
Ashlynn Thomas, Dance ’07
In memory of Academy alumna,
Suzi Taggart ’98, this scholarship award is
presented to the outstanding undergraduate
creative writing student.
Danielle La Pointe,
Creative Writing ’08
This annual award of $500 tuition
(two students per year) recognizes the best
original music score used in a film. One
award goes to the filmmaker and one award
to the music student who wrote the score.
Arianna Rice, Interdisciplinary Arts ’09
Sou Hee Yang, Moving Pictures ’08
MOST OUTSTANDING ARTS STUDENT
Shaun James Esparza,
Interdisciplinary Arts ’07
VA L E D I C T O R I A N
Lin Carlson Memorial Scholarship
In memory of Idyllwild resident and
Associate Lin Carlson, this award is
presented to the outstanding piano student.
Hayeon Park, Music ’07
S A L U TAT O R I A N
Alana Lemon, Creative Writing ’07
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ARTS AWAR DS
Creative Writing
Laura Ruffino ’07
Dance
Ashlynn Thomas ’07
Interdisciplinary Arts
Maureen Dunn ’07
Moving Pictures
Michael Fishbein ’07
Music
Wenmin Zhang ’07
Theatre
Jacob Schmutzler ’07
Visual Art
Danielle Spears ’07
AC ADE M IC AWAR DS
Outstanding Class Scholars
Daphne Kitty Honma, Music ’10
Alexandra Zeitz, Theatre ’09
Dima Dimatrova, Music ’08
Margaret Embick, Dance ’07
Stephanie Williams, Theatre ’08
Bella Lewitzky Award
Takara Murai, Dance ’07
Passion for the Arts Award
Annual award given by Tony and Christina
Echavarria to a student, from any grade,
who displays a passions for the arts.
Henrik Herb, Interdisciplinary Arts ’07
Endowed Casey Davidson Finch
Memorial Scholarship
In memory of Casey Davidson Finch to a
returning Creative Writing student
Trevor Boley, Creative Writing ’08
The Sunny Brown Foundation
College Scholarship Award
Presented to the two most artistically and
academically gifted graduating seniors
Good Citizen (Rotary International)
Caitlin Gott, Dance ’07
Adam Reid-Marr, Visual Art ’07
Sam Karam
In memory of Academy alumnus Sam
Karam ’91, outstanding senior jazz student
Germaine Vogel,
Alexis Echavarria Screenwriter
Scholarship
This award of $1000, based on merit, is
given to an IAA Moving Pictures major
grades 9–11.
Maxwell Benjamin,
Moving Pictures ’08
STU DE NT S E R VIC E AWAR DS
Outstanding Citizen
Alexander Brauer, Theatre ’07
Henrik Herb, Interdisciplinary Arts ’07
Oustanding Prefect Award
Alejandro Duque, Music ’07
Valerie Ong, Music ’07
Perfect Attendance Award
Dylan Hawkinson, Music ’08
Aarianna Reich, Theatre ’08
Ie Seul Yoen, Music ’10
Theatre Spirit Award
Alexis Echavarria Cinestory Award
This award is given to a returning IAA
student, majoring in any discipline at
Idyllwild Arts, who exemplifies screenwriting
in every way.
Breeana Essrig, Moving Pictures ’08
Idyllwild Scholarship Award
Maureen Dunn,
Tara Pennock, Theatre ’07
Prefects 2006-2007
Jameson Doody
Maureen Dunn
Alejandro Duque
James Esparza
Michael Fishbein
Dylan Gerlach
Dylan Hawkinson
Henrik Herb
David Hermoso
Julia Horowitz
Youna Jin
Jung Ho Lee
Jaimye Murphy
Motunrayo Omoniyi
Valerie Ong
Hayeon Park
Marissa Solomon
Ashlynn Thomas
Germaine Vogel
COLLEGE COUNSELING
Commencement
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It is within this highly competitive environment that I am happy to announce the
members of Idyllwild Arts Academy graduating class of 2007 were accepted to a
broad range of over 130 institutions of
higher learning. Ninety five percent of
our graduates will enter into the freshman
class of a wonderful four-year-school that
matches their intellectual, artistic and
personal needs. Over the years, our students have demonstrated a tendency to
take three distinct college paths, split
along nearly even lines. One third of
Idyllwild Arts graduates have gone directly
on to some kind of conservatory-based
education in the fields of visual art, music,
theatre and dance. The second grouping
has decided to pursue an academicallybased college education, and the final
group has chosen to take on simultaneous
artistic and academic courses of study.
Students from the graduating class of
2007 fit this pattern, and it is a pleasure to
present the list of college acceptances that
reflects the rewards of their hard work
and dedication.
Jonathan Dunn, College Counselor
Academy Faculty
c o u n s e l i n g
to the population boom here at home, the
number of applications that colleges and
universities now receive from students living in other countries has swelled. Many
institutions report up to a twenty percent
increase in international applications
within just the past five years. American
higher education is still the best in the
world, and universities are encouraging
applicants from other countries because
they are well-qualified, and they add
diversity to their campuses. A final factor
making the college admissions process
even more competitive is the fact that online applications and common forms have
made it much easier for students to apply.
The Common Application is now accepted
by at least 320 different schools, and students take advantage of that fact by submitting their information to more schools
than in the past.
c o l l e g e
American high school students graduating
with the Class of 2007 found themselves
in a pool of steep competition, discovering
that admission to colleges this year was
more difficult than at any other time in
the past. Many colleges and universities
that have traditionally been considered
safe bets for average and above average
students are now suddenly accepting
fewer than forty percent of their applicants. Some of the country’s most selective
institutions now accept fewer than ten
percent of their applicants. College counselors around the nation are now removing the term “safety school” from their
terminology because the application
process has become so intensely competitive and wildly unpredictable. There are
several reasons for this change. The class
of American high school seniors graduating in 2007 is beginning to fall into a new
demographic and generational anomaly
that is coming to be known as the baby
boomlet years. Right now, a large percentage of the children of Baby Boomers are
coming to reach the age of eighteen, and
this demographic shift is starting to be
reflected in the college admissions process.
In other words, more students are applying to college than ever before. In addition
C O L L E G E A C C E P TA N C E S
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Academy of Art College
American Musical and Dramatic
Academy, New York
Art Center College of Design
The Art Institute of Boston at
Lesley University
Art Institute of California—San Francisco
Barnard College
Bennington College
The Boston Conservatory
Boston University
Brandeis University
California College of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge
Chapman University
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Colburn School of Performing Arts
College of Santa Fe
Columbia University
Cornish College of the Arts
Creighton University
The Curtis Institute of Music
Drew University
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Merced
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Edinburgh
(Scotland, United Kingdom)
University of Evansville
University of Hartford, the Hartt School
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,
College of Liberal Arts
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Redlands
University of Rochester, Eastman School
of Music
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California,
College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Southern California,
Thornton School of Music
University of Texas at Austin
University of Utah
Wagner College
Webster University, Leigh Gerdine College
of Fine Arts
Wesleyan University
Western Michigan University
Whittier College
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a c c e p ta n c e s
Purchase College, State University of
New York
Rocky Mountain College of Art
and Design
Roosevelt University, Chicago College
of Performing Arts
Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama
Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,
Mason Gross School of the Arts
St. John’s College, Annapolis
San Diego State University
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco State University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
in Boston
School of Visual Arts
Scripps College
SOKA University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University,
Meadows School of the Arts
State University of New York, College at
Potsdam, The Crane School of Music
Stephens College
Syracuse University
Trinity College
University of Arizona
University of the Arts
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
c o l l e g e
Eugene Lang College, The New School of
Liberal Arts
The Evergreen State College
Florida State University
Ft. Lewis College
Fordham University
Goucher College
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
(London)
Hampshire College
Heidelberg College
Hofstra University
Hope College
Howard University
Ithaca College
The Juilliard School
Lawrence University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Lewis and Clark College
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
Manhattan School of Music
Manhattanville College
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts College of Art
Millikin University
Montserrat College of Art
Mount Holyoke College
Naropa University
New England Conservatory of Music
New School University, Mannes College
of Music
New School University, Parsons School
of Design
New York University, College of Arts
and Science
New York University, College of
General Studies
New York University, Steinhardt School
of Education
New York University, Tisch School of
the Arts
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Oberlin College
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otis College of Art and Design
Otterbein College
Pace University
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park
Point Park College
Pratt Institute
PA R E N T & A LU M N I
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
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What an incredible year it has been! Idyllwild alumni have been named Executive
Director of the Los Angeles Children’s
Choir, released CDs, gotten married, had
children, graduated from college, received
master’s degrees and PhDs, filmed movies
and commercials, toured the country with
Matisyahu, sold artwork, choreographed,
danced, gone to medical school, moved to
London, published books and collections
of poetry, submitted films to film festivals, had a hit single debut on the charts
in the top 20, shot pilot episodes, gotten
re-acquainted with lost friends from Idyllwild Arts and so on. I just received a list
of some of the concertmasters and mistresses that have been students at Idyllwild Arts and the list is amazing! You
should all be so proud of yourselves and
of each other.
Our family of alumni keeps growing
every year, the list of places we call home
keeps expanding and we’re all able to stay
in touch with each other by the monthly
Academy Alumni Updates, bi-monthly
Summer Alumni Updates, weekly
below, from left
Reunions in Korea, Taiwan, Los Angeles
CenterStage@IdyllwildArts updates and
Alumni Reunions. 1500 people receive the
Academy Alumni Update and 1900 people
receive the Summer Alumni Update.
What’s more amazing is that 1600 people
around the globe are receiving Center
Stage every week! If you’re not on one of
these mailing lists and wish to receive any
of the updates, send me an email at theresam@idyllwildarts.org. If you have an
update that you want to share, please send
it to me as well. What is printed on the
following pages are these updates from
the past 12 months. Enjoy!
This past fall, I met with 116 parents during 11 Parent Receptions in Hong Kong,
Idyllwild, Japan, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
Palm Desert, San Diego, San Francisco,
Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. I also
saw 96 alumni at our 9 regional reunions
in Hong Kong, Idyllwild, Japan, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Singapore,
South Korea and Taiwan. It is always so
wonderful to meet with our current Academy parents and to see all of the alumni
wherever I go and it goes to show that
Idyllwild Arts really is everywhere you are.
Alumni Weekend 2006 was an exciting
event as not only were Idyllwild Arts
alumni invited, but alumni from Desert
Sun/Elliot Pope were also invited. A
wonderful mixture of alumni and faculty
from both schools enjoyed lunch in the
Holmes Amphitheatre, a tour of campus,
a viewing of the 20th Anniversary show
in Krone Museum, dinner at the Idyllwild
Pizza Company and the theatre production of “Urinetown the Musical.”
In the coming year, I look forward to
meeting with more Academy parents at
our Parent Receptions and seeing new
faces at our alumni reunions. Spring 2008
reunions will include Chicago (for the
first time!) and New York City. If you’re in
the Chicago area and would like to help
plan the event or scout a location, please
let me know. Otherwise, I hope to see you
there. Spring 2009 reunions will include
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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pa r e n t
Thank you for making Idyllwild Arts what
it is—a very special place in all of our
hearts. We couldn’t do it without you.
&
c o m m u n i c at i o n
above
Alumni Weekend in Idyllwild
below, from left
Reunions in New York and San Francisco
a l u m n i
Theresa McCaughey ’97
Director of Parent and Alumni
Communication
A C A D E M Y A LU M N I N O T E S
CLASS OF 1987
Evan Christopher was featured in an
article in the June 23, 2006 issue of The
New York Times regarding his participation in the JVC Jazz Festival. Nearly 18
months after his exile from New Orleans,
Evan is still on the road. He has been
based in Paris since January 2006. No permanent address, but info is available at
http://www.clarinetroad.net.
CLASS OF 1988
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Jo Cho-Astani has been married for 10
years, has 3 wonderful children and lives
in the Los Angeles area.
Shepard Fairey was featured in
“Alfresco,” a story in the Los Angeles
Times on January 18, 2007.
Rachel Fine was appointed executive
director of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
(LACC); it was announced by Board
President Patti Paniccia. She assumed the
post on January 1, 2007. Rachel spent her
undergraduate years at the Eastman School
of Music and the University of California,
Irvine, from which she graduated Phi
Beta Kappa in music. In addition, she
attended Music Academy of the West in
Santa Barbara and graduate school in
musicology at Yale University. She resides
in Los Angeles with her husband Christopher Hawthorne and daughter, Willa.
Angel Morgan is busy working on her
PhD in dreamwork and creativity studies.
You can view her book at
http://www.alphabliss.net.
Danica Sheridan: “Recently, I shot
episodes of ‘Scrubs’ and ‘Everybody Hates
Chris’ as well as a scene with John
Malkovich in the feature ‘The Great Buck
Howard.’ This past season I appeared as
Audrey in ‘As You Like It’ at A Noise
Within in Glendale, CA. Additionally, I
hope to begin graduate school this fall in
order to obtain a Masters of Library &
Information Science. However, taking the
required pre-requisites has awakened an
untapped love of Mathematics, so…Well,
the future has yet to unfold.”
Carlo Vogel directed “Your Face is a
Mess,” a new play by Marc Spitz which
opened February 14, 2007 and finished on
March 3, 2007.
…funny. I am married and have two
kids—a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. I work
at the graphic design & branding firm
Landor and do music and theatre for fun.”
CLASS OF 1989
Jonathan Stern: “I’m a Cantor at my
local Temple, and am also in Business
Management. Married to my lovely wife
of four years. We have a cute 14-monthold daughter and live in Seattle, but will
soon be back in California. I miss everyone, and Idyllwild.”
AnnaDee Henson just shot a commercial
for freecreditreport.com and also just shot
a commercial with her 2-year-old daughter
for Daisy Cottage Cheese.
Greg Jensen: “I'm still living in New York
but I now split my time between NYC and
our house in Montauk, NY where I spend
my time painting and enjoying the great
outdoors. I still work in advertising and
most recently I created and produced a
TV campaign at Ogilvy and Mather for
DHL in Germany and in the US which
will air on TV and on-line this spring.
I also worked on campaigns for IBM,
American Express and Yahoo! at Ogilvy. I
am currently creating an on-line and
print campaign for Knight Capital which
is a Wall St. Trading firm. The campaign
was photographed by Danny Clinch and
it is beautiful. I am also training right
now for the Hawaiian Ironman in Kona,
Hawaii, which is in October 2007. I am
racing for the LIVESTRONG Foundation
which raises funds for pediatric cancer,
among other things.”
Raven Lloyd: “I moved to London last
year with my husband (who is British)
after graduating from Loyola College in
Maryland, with a Masters of Education,
and The Montessori Institute NorthWest
with my certification as a primary (3-6)
Montessori teacher. I am now working at
The Maria Montessori School in London
teaching in the elementary class (6-12). I
will begin school again this summer
working towards my certification as an
elementary Montessori teacher. Life in
London is busy and I love the museums
and galleries. I just need a flat big enough
to paint in! But that will come in time. We
are just getting settled. If any alumni are in
London I would love to hear from them.”
Contact theresam@idyllwildarts.org for
Raven’s email address.
Lori Maechling Valentine: “I came to
college in Cincinnati and ended up staying
CLASS OF 1990
Mary Bowers Ablaza has a 22-monthold daughter and a 17-day-old daughter.
She’ll be resuming her teaching at AMDA
shortly.
Jenny Fosket: “I live in Montreal with
my two daughters Hazel (18-months-old)
and Eliza (four-years-old) and my partner, Kevin. I’m a professor of Sociology at
McGill University.”
Allison Francis: “I’ve spent time freelancing as a production coordinator
and/or manager in the entertainment biz
—which has allowed me to work in some
great places on some great projects! In
addition to staying in touch with several
other fellow ISOMATA alumni down here
off the mountain in LA, I spent three
awards seasons on the red carpet (from
the Golden Globes to the Oscars) as well
as various other miscellaneous shows with
E! Entertainment/Style Network, have
associate produced radio and TV commercials; worked at the Falcon Theatre as
Stage Manager for Garry Marshall and
Hector Elizondo and just finished work
on my second animated feature, The
Simpson’s Movie! (and those are just the
highlights) So as you can see, life is busy,
but life is also pretty good! I’m always on
the look-out for that next gig and always
happy to hear from other ISOMArtians
out there—stay in touch!”
Kimberly Kurtenbach Furness: “Well,
the show CREME DE COCO is over and
it was a great success. I am so proud of
the hard work the cast and crew did on
this production!”
Academy Music
Laurel Sparks had her work shown this
past year at the Bridge Art Fair at the
Howard Yezerski Gallery and the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Massachusetts and at Art Chicago, The
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL. www.laurelsparks.com.
Denise Stevens Pfister: “I am a licensed
Professional Counselor in Corvallis, OR.”
Natalie Baird: “I spent the last 4 months
in Melbourne, Australia doing research on
elementary curriculum and global education for my Masters, which I finished in
December 2006. I am now teaching in
Orange County, temporarily, doing family
literacy for adults and teaching in an elementary school. I have been doing a lot of
artistic photography, all digital in the last
year or so. Hope to do the photography
for a local dance company, and experiment with movement and photography. I
have a web page of my photos, which will
eventually be for sale on Absolute Arts (a
way to fund-raise for art supplies for my
students).”
Minna Rose Chung is finishing up her
DMA at Stony Brook, NY with the great
Colin Carr and had a recital at Zankel
Hall at Carnegie in late April 2007.
Debi Jaramillo Bober was married to
her outrigger canoe coach on July 1, 2006
on the sand in Long Beach. Her first child
was born in May 2007. She works as a K-5
literacy coach in LBUSD and teaches a
graduate course in Curriculum and
Instruction in Reading and Language Arts
at California State University, Dominguez
Hills. She completed her doctoral dissertation at UCLA and graduated with an
EdD in May 2007. She can be reached at
paddlerdebi@yahoo.com.
Laura Saenz: “Have been married and
living in Istanbul, Turkey for over a year
now! (It went so fast!) I now speak basic
Turkish and am teaching Yoga in English,
Spanish and Turkish!! I also teach Video
Production to high school students. Life is
beautiful by the Bosporus, which divides
Europe from Asia – although Istanbul is a
very busy and bustling city!! We were in
Mexico and the US in the New Year to
visit family and friends. Best to everyone
—I still think of ISOMATA often—please
write or visit me if you are ever on this
side of the world! saenz.laura@yahoo.com”
Nikki Sell Danizio is married and living
north of Boston. She is on faculty at the
Jeannette Neill Dance Studios, Boston
Youth Moves, Walnut Hill School and the
Boston Conservatory. She still works as a
freelance performer and recently choreographed and starred in a commercial for
WB Mason office supplies, currently airing (during baseball games) in the
Boston, NYC, and Philadelphia markets.
In the fall of 2006 she rejoined Prometheus
Dance, a modern dance company based in
Cambridge, for her 8th season. Nikki also
performs on a freelance basis with ACE
Entertainment. “Hi and hugs to Natalie,
Debbie, Nicole, Frank, Aaron, Jill, Christy,
Angela, Laura, Betsy…it's been too long!”
April Thyrring: “I live on the Central
Coast with my family; two children and
two dogs. I would love to hear what my
old friends are up to.”
n o t e s
Nicole Perretta: “I am still living in
San Diego. My oldest child is nine and my
baby is now one-year-old, both boys. My
husband and I show our art in art festivals throughout the West. I also perform
birdcalls at various bird festivals and teach
bird watching and bird calling classes for
Habitat Heroes, an organization that
teaches ecology to children. You can see
our art at www.hawkandjaguar.com.”
CLASS OF 1991
a l u m n i
Manuel Navarro’s band “Room 16”
played at The Mint in Los Angeles in September 2006. To download free music and
videos go to www.room16.com/multimedia.
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a c a d e m y
Mary Rose LeBaron Tanaka: “I have
been happily married for the past 11 years
and we have two amazing boys. I now
own my own business in the health and
wellness/skin care industry. I also work as a
teacher’s assistant in one of the local elementary schools in a special education
room. I am taking college courses one or
two at a time. I am glad to hear about old
classmates in these newsletters. I live in
Murrieta, California. If anyone is nearby or
just passing through this area, please email
your contact info and it would be fun to
get together over coffee! I miss Idyllwild
and the fun of dance and theatre!”
Adam Greenfield: “Lived in Seattle from
1997-2006, working at The Empty Space, a
small theater that focused on new works.
This past August, I moved to San Diego to
be Literary Manager at La Jolla Playhouse.
Vive Idyllwild! (It will always be ISOMATA
to me.)”
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Cristy Candler: “I’m currently in New
York City, newly married and enjoying
newlywed life. I returned to the Broadway
show, “Wicked,” as Nessarose, the Wicked
Witch of the East in January 2007. You
can also catch me posing in the Yoga
Journal 2007 calendar as well as the
fall/winter issues of Body+Soul and
Natural Health magazines. Please email
at cristycandler @hotmail.com and a big
hello to ISOMATA friends—Jean-Marie,
Diana, GrahamS, MaryB, AaronB, AaronK
…xox.”
Hilary Jensen Key is co-owner and
director of two after school drawing and
painting studios for kids.
CLASS OF 1993
Sarah Boss Bernstein is thrilled to
announce the birth of her son, Lucas
Noah. She is enjoying being a stay-athome mom and lives in Woodland Hills,
CA, with her husband Brian (a camera
man). She would love to hear from old
friends like Chet and Bubba Miguel. Her
email is serina4@pacbell.net.
Aaron Kahn: “I'm in Poland right now
at the Grotowski Institute studying with
my girlfriend, Kena Cuesta, (from Paris)
who learned to walk here when she was a
little girl and her father, Jairo, was studying with Jerzy. We are taking workshops
with her father’s company, New World
Performance Laboratory, around Europe
this summer. I am also studying Directing
and Actor Training in Wales with Professor Phillip Zarrilli. Zarrilli uses Yoga, Tai
Chi, and Kallaripayatu (a yoga-based
South-Indian martial art) to train actors.
I hope to get my MFA studying with him
at Exeter University in SW England. Still
looking for funding for that...any ideas
anyone? My company, The Laboratory for
Enthusiastic Collaboration www.L4EC.org
recently showed our latest work ‘The Values Americans Live By: a piece of theater’
at The Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park.
We are working on incorporating in
Chicago where I hope to join The Cliff
Dwellers Club and find a way to make the
theatre I was born to make. I’ll be teaching
an ‘Intro to Anusara Yoga’ in Paris in June
Jill Dema: “I am living in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. I was married to Dr. Chris
Cecil in June 2006 and we had a baby boy
(Chaney Thomas Cecil) in April 2007. I
am teaching Pilates, doing massage and
helping Chris with his Chiropractic
Clinic. My email is jillececil@hotmail.com
if you are ever in NM look me up!”
Academy Dance Concert
and also maybe a workshop in London.
I’ve finally entered the certification process
with John Friend and I’ll be studying with
him in Scotland and London as well.
Then, when I get back to the states Kena
and I will be taking Goat Island Performance’s Summer School at the School of
The Art Institute of Chicago. Things will
simmer down in August— just in time to
incorporate the LEC. We need a Ministry of
Culture in this country! Kahn for Minister
of Culture! Vote for me. I also have a guest
room (with private bathroom!) in Chicago
and would love to host Isomartians
1990–1994 classes. kahnartist@gmail.com.”
Genevieve Russell’s found object sculptures “The Journey to Freedom” and “The
Perfection of Possibility” were featured in
“Salvation Arty,” a group show at the Caffe
da Vinci in Deland, FL, which opened
May 2007. The works were to incorporate
donated items from famed Architectural
Salvage Company, Florida Victorian. A
portion of the proceeds from all sales
benefit the “Make Your Mom Proud Project,” a nonprofit initiative providing local
homeless people with photographs of
their children. The show ran through
July 5, 2007.
Georgi Slavchev wants you to check out
http://www.georgislavchev.com for
upcoming performances.
CLASS OF 1994
Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin is teaching
at the Missouri Street Theatre and Arts
Academy in Fairfield, CA. Vivian was on
“Out of the Box” on the Disney Channel
for its 3 seasons and now teaches the “Out
of the Box” class at the Missouri Street
Theatre and Arts Academy.
CLASS OF 1996
Claire Chase and the musicians of the
International Contemporary Ensemble
(ICE) were featured in the New York
Times on August 30, 2006.
Jennifer Greenberg: “Go see the movie
‘The Reaping.’ It’s the new Hilary Swank
film that I did last year. It’s pretty good if
you like horror films. I am working on a
new film called ‘Prom Night’ over at Sony
but we are still in the thick of filming.
And yes…it’s a horror film as well!”
Ray Clemens and his band Ellipsis played
at The Temple Bar in Santa Monica on
September 21, 2006 and at The Khyber in
Philadelphia on September 27, 2006.
Ellipsis has also released a new CD.
Jassen Todorov: “This past semester was
a busy one for me—solo concerts in
Moscow, St. Petersburg and Siberia (Russia);
Chengdu and Guizhou (China); Los Angeles, Baltimore, Wyoming and of course
San Francisco where things are exciting
and beautiful…I got married to Princess
Brenda in March 2007! Here is my website
for more info: www.jassentodorov.com.”
Wil Fisher started a new job as Director
of Individual Giving and Special Events
for the Ali Forney Center. The Ali Forney
Center is the nation’s largest and most
comprehensive center for homeless LGBT
youth. Wil is also working as a theatre
facilitator for a community of homeless
and formerly homeless individuals. Additionally, he is part of a new Play Back
Theatre troupe that had its first performance in December 2006.
CLASS OF 1995
Clifton Alexander: “I'm currently living
in Kansas City with my beautiful wife
Holly and our amazing one-year-old
daughter Grace. My graphic design firm
(Reactor) is growing and we've just
launched a new website. Check it out:
http://www.yourreactor.com.”
Erin Dvorak: “Three years ago my husband and I moved to Portland, Oregon to
work at Nike’s world headquarters; he as a
footwear designer and me as a photo producer. After three years, Portland is finally
starting to feel like home. This past spring
I started graduate school at Lewis and
Clark College. I am studying school psychology and really enjoying it. I would
love to hear from any ISOMATA classmates at erindvorak@mac.com.”
Vesper Gers has a one-year-old son
named Rasalas Emerald Wickett.
Alexis Hunt is working with Rachel
Rosenthal…
Jennifer Johnson: “My short opera ‘The
Endings’ was performed by New York City
Opera at their annual VOX festival on
May 12, 2007. For more info, please see my
website at www.jennyoliviajohnson.net.”
Adele Larner Ohki: “I am married to a
physicist, living in Sweden, attending the
Swedish National Orchestra Academy and
taking auditions all around Europe for
orchestras.”
Long Luo graduated from The Juilliard
School, BM, 2001 and is performing with
the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Erin Spencer’s latest commercial “Morning Ritual” was filmed for Cadillac.
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Carrie Witham moved back to LA in
January 2006 and is stage-managing for
the Long Beach Shakespeare Company.
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Nelson Caruncho: “I sang in the 50th
Anniversary Celebration of PhilippineJapan Diplomatic Affairs in Osaka, Japan
and granted wishes as The Genie in Disney’s Aladdin Jr. Production by Repertory
Philippines in Makati, Philippines.”
Vesselin Gellev was just appointed as
an Associate Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Dan Cantrell performed recently with
the San Francisco Symphony, just finished
performing and acting in Shakespeare’s As
You Like It with the Cal Shakespeare theatre company in Orinda, and is currently
touring with Joanna Newsome throughout America. His original Balkan ensemble The Toids just released their second
album entitled Unblocked Ears
(www.toids.org). Look out for Dan on
Tom Waits’ new album Orphans which
became available in mid-November 2006.
Recent concerts of Dan’s include a premier performance of his compositions
written for Kitka, (Bay Area Based
Women’s Choir) and an instrumental
ensemble consisting of Roma (Gypsy) and
Jewish musicians. The concert series happened in early March 2007 in San Francisco’s Bay Area as part of the Jewish
Music Festival, then again at the Herdelezi
festival in May 2007 in Sebastopol, California. www.jewishmusicfestival.org/ for
more info. When not touring, Dan lives in
Oakland and would love to hear from any
and all alumni friends and faculty. His
website is www.bellowhead.com, and
email is danny@bellowhead.com.
Sisto (Kiko) Cornejo: “Married Sofia
Ivanov on November 24, 2006. Touring
with Makina Loca www.makinaloca.com.
Recently traveled to Luanda, Angloa,
Africa. Touring Europe during the summer of 2007. Teaching recording engineering at Gabrielino High School in San
Gabriel, CA. Playing timbales and congas
primarily.”
Rachel Einstein and Theresa
McCaughey were extras in Cosmic Radio,
a movie shot in Idyllwild.
Michal Emanovsky is co-principal horn
in the Seoul Philharmonic in Seoul, South
Korea.
CLASS OF 1997
David Alewine was featured in an article
in Seattle’s Olympian newspaper for his
work with the Spectrum Dance Company.
Bernard Brown and his fabulous
dancers performed at Patrick’s Cabaret in
Minneapolis in February 2007. “My choreography was a part of a Black Artist
presentation/celebration recently here in
Minneapolis. I performed at The Joyce
Theater May 5, 2007, as part of a memorial
for my boss, fellow dancer/choreographer,
friend Danial Shapiro (of Shapiro & Smith
Dance). He passed in October 2006 of
complications of his advanced cancer. I’ve
got a website: http://www.bbmoves.com.”
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Josh Butler: “Currently I am the Marketing Manager for American Leak Detection’s corporate office in Palm Springs. I
am still married, but no kids yet. I am
fencing in divisional tournaments in
Southern California. Today is Sunday, and
I’m in the office preparing a marketing
training program for new franchisees
from Australia. They are called Australian
Leak Detection. I designed American Leak
Detection's new website, and have many
plans for improvements. I would also like
to say that my background with Idyllwild
Arts Academy helped me to build a foundation in graphic arts, and I hope the
graphic arts program is blooming. My
first job out of high school was with a
classifieds ad paper where I was designing
ads. I had a quota of designing 20 ads in
four hours. It was like bootcamp for
graphic design. That is where I learned to
be efficient with my resources.”
Dennis Doubin is the Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera.
Meagan Geer: “I’m now living in Portland, OR. Life is good. My boyfriend and
I bought a house here last year. I’ve been
submerged in graphic design. I do contract work for various brands to design
graphics for their clothing, sales displays
and retail interiors. Clients include
Adobe, Adidas, Umpqua Bank and Lucy
and Sameunderneath. I recently exhibited
in San Francisco in conjunction with the
California College of the Arts Centennial
Exhibition.”
Nate Lowman was featured on the cover
of December’s (2006) ARTFORUM.
(that’s his pink bullet hole). He was also
on pages 276 and 277. Nate will be a guest
artist and critic at the 2007 Painting’s Edge
course this summer at Idyllwild Arts.
Donna Mitchell is living in the Desert
with her family and is trying to be more
constructive with her time by going to
school for architecture & graphics/web
design, etc. “I do show my art at local galleries, but they don’t sell as much for me
as doing it myself on eBay for $300 to
$1500 per original painting/sculptured
wall hangings I’ve been doing lately—a
series of re-inventions to my classically
trained artistic talent by printing old life
drawings onto canvas and painting with
my newer graphic style. Since I worked in
the paint department at LOWE’S in Palm
Springs when I first moved back to California after attending The Chicago Art
Institute I began to really experiment with
materials and techniques and my original
paintings now are very textured and
bright contrasting colors inspired by the
hip-fresh-mid-century-mod-palm springs
paradise I am lucky enough to live in;
along with using metal, glass, wood and
using graphic style patterns inspired by
musical rhythms.”
CLASS OF 1998
Julian Barnett: “Hello! I am teaching
again…Contemporary Technique Class at
Dance New Amsterdam, located at 280
Broadway (entrance on Chambers) in
New York.”
Kristin Becker Von Claret: “I’m creating work in Seattle, dancing with the Seattle Opera and getting ready to go back to
school for Business/Dance at the University of Washington. I would like to open
up a studio here and provide more working opportunities for artists to collaborate
and survive from their work.”
Erin Vanoss: “Hello everyone. I am still
in Arizona. I have been married two years
with no kids yet, just work. I am a nurse
at Barrows Neurological Institute in the
ICU. I was able to do a little traveling this
summer and came back with some good
memories. I am happy and loving life. I
hope everyone that I know is well and I
miss you.”
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Joe Kwon and his band performed in
September 2006 at Club Dream in
Cincinnati, OH. This performance was
part of MPMF—the Midwest’s largest and
most lucrative music festival. 300 bands
worldwide are chosen to perform over the
course of 4 days. Joe’s band has renamed
themselves “BUS” and their new album
“…Moving People” was released on June 8,
2007. Check out www.bustheband.com.
Luc Schwab is living in London and
looking for Idyllwild people who are in
London as well. (Send your info to
Theresa at theresam@idyllwildarts.org
and she’ll get it to Luc.)
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Elora Hardy is designing prints for
DKNY’s Fall 2007 collection. The collection
was in stores along with more of her prints
this summer. The show was called “City
Lights” after a photo of lit-up skyscrapers
at night.
Lauren Salkin: “I am a photojournalist
for Sipa Press and a recent graduate of the
International Center of Photography in
New York City. I was fortunate enough to
receive a grant to teach photography to
Afghan women this past fall. I worked for
Aina (meaning mirror), a non-profit
organization for photojournalism and
independent media. Photography is the
best way to document the challenges that
Afghan women still face after years of
tyrannical rule by the Taliban. I taught a
ten-week course that addressed the
changes for Afghan women, which have
been created by the new democracy. The
class provided a window into the lives of
these young women and their daughters,
mothers and grandmothers as they go
about their daily life in a country with a
history of years of oppression. We are
making a documentary film about my
experience and plan to have an exhibition
in NYC.”
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Sayuri Davis: “I’m in Japan! I got married
May 28, 2006, got my MA in art May 30,
2006 and left for Japan on October 10,
2006. I work for the Nova Group of
Japan, a language institute, at the Sendai
branch. Before I left, I drove across the
U.S. to drop my car off in AZ with my
brother. I was in Idyllwild for one day
during the road trip. I didn’t even know if
I’d have time to stop there, but I did so
that I could show Jonathan the campus.
The new huge buildings are disorienting.
Anyway, the campus looks good, but what
is that massive thing next to the dean of
students’ office, is that a new dining hall?
Have a good one and keep in touch! I
wanted to also tell you I’m having two
shows in Sendai, Japan. Check out my
website at http://www.sayuridavis.com.”
Crystal Robison Gould: “Life is wonderful. I got married in August 2006, my
husband and I are living in Los Angeles
and my new married name is Gould.
Wild! Eric is in a successfully touring
band called ‘Particle,’ and I am currently
finishing a degree in secondary English
education with a minor in theatre education. After graduation, I plan to teach
middle school or high school English, and
work within the drama program as well.
Funny how life comes around full circle!
I’d love to get back in touch with fellow
alumni, so please email me anytime at:
flybymoon8@yahoo.com.”
CLASS OF 1999
Lauren Brenner is living in Chicago and
teaching yoga and making theatre.
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Wei-Ping Chou participated in the Marlboro Music Festival where Winnie Lai ’98
was as well. “I have just performed the
‘Gliere Concerto’ with the Copenhagen
Philharmonic in the Tivoli Garden in
Denmark, as well as the Brahms Horn
Trio. I was a second year Artist Diploma
student at The Juilliard School this past
year, and played chamber music concerts
in Paris in January 2007.” Wei-Ping is
completing a Performer’s Certificate
under the tutelage of Julie Landsman at
The Juilliard School where she also
completed her Master’s degree. Wei-Ping
performed as principal horn with The
Juilliard Orchestra for the televised Centennial Concert from Avery Fisher Hall
as well as on the centennial tour. She
received her Bachelor of Music degree at
the Manhattan School where she studied
with Jerome Ashby, and has most recently
been working as Acting Assistant Principal in the San Diego Symphony.
Rosaruby Glaberman: “I have been living in Austin for the past two-and-a-halfyears. Before that I was in New York City
for five years where I graduated from The
New School with a degree in Theatre. I
am a company member of Ariel Dance
Theatre here in Austin. We are in the second year of a three-year long dance/theatre piece called ‘Gyre’ which illuminates
the story of four people who find themselves in the North Pacific Gyre, which is
a converge of all the different ocean currents and consequently has a ten million
square mile area that is completely covered in plastic debris that the ocean has
carried there. It is a story about the tendency to ignore and deny personal
issues/problems until they come to a boiling point and we are forced to look at
them. It obviously has an environmental
message as well. We opened March 1,
2007. We are hoping, for next year, to get
funding to actually go to the Gyre and get
footage. Film is a big part of our work.
We are currently looking for supporters.
So I am putting the word out there to any
one who wants to help, or may know of
some one who may want to help fund this
amazing project please contact me:
rubyglabe@yahoo.com. My love is obviously still theatre and politics. I teach
children theatre for Theatre Action Project, a socially conscious after school program geared toward empowering youth. I
am still a goofy fire ball and I love life.”
Chu Fan Huang and Liang Wang were
both featured in the April 4th issue of The
New York Times in the article titled
“Increasingly in the West, the Players are
From the East.”
Stephanie Knox: “Still dancing and
teaching.”
Jamie Scurran: “I wanted to share some
exciting news with the Idyllwild family. I
will be getting married in August 2007 to
an amazing man. I would also like to
know if any local San Francisco musicians
might like to make some extra money at
playing at the wedding. Since it will be
before school gets back, any local students
who will be in the bay area are also welcome to play.”
Phuong Tran: “I graduated from Boston
Museum School of Fine Art in 2003. After
a year I have fallen in love with biology
and am currently a pre-med student
aspiring to become a physician and a yogi.
Life is sweet.”
Liang Wang was featured in the story
“Oboist Liang Wang: His Reeds Come
First” on NPR. Liang was featured again
in the April 7, 2007 issue of The New York
Times in the article “Pilgrim With an
Oboe, Citizen of the World” about his
position as principal oboist of the New
York Philharmonic.
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Brooke Chroman: “I had a show at the
Feigen Contemporary Gallery in New
York.”
Darlee Favara: “I’ve still not completed
college. I’m working for Clear Channel,
expecting to become a well-paid salesperson in the coming months…and I have a
job Photo-Documenting the recent construction/renovation of the Carlton Hotel.
I recently traveled to Ecuador and took
many photos. Other than that, busy,
makin’ the dough.”
Greg Hershberger: “This is Greg, still
playing weddings and services here and
there and I have been working for accompanying chamber music in the greater Los
Angeles area for the past 2.5 years, but I’m
getting ready to go back to USC in the fall.”
Caroline Lewis: “I have been working
for an escrow company in the greater
Los Angeles area for the past 2.5 years, but
I’m getting ready to go back to school in
the fall.”
Justin Muller: “Just a quick update. Currently working with 20th Century Fox on
the TV show ‘Prison Break, Season Two!’
Samantha Rudney Sifantus: “Life has
been incredibly full. My husband and I
had a baby in November of 2005, a beautiful girl named Pascale Dominique. In
addition to being a parent, I am currently
working on completing my Master’s
degree in Philosophy at the New School
for Social Research in NYC and had my
first academic publication this spring in
the Women in Philosophy Journal. Once I
finish my MA, I plan to enter the PhD
Philosophy program next year. I also published my first book of poetry (under my
pen name) entitled Damn of Consciousness
which was released on Amazon.com and
at Barnes and Noble.”
Victor Wisehart: “I graduated from
The Boston Conservatory cum laude with
my BFA in Dance Performance May 2006
and am dancing with the New York Theater Ballet.”
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Neal Beasley was seen recently working
with high school students in his hometown
of Jackson, Mississippi.
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Monica Allen: “I am still at UCLA, one
more year to go—but I have started a solo
music career. I wrote all of the songs and
have just released my album. For more
info go to miasable.com.”
Astrid Monique Fortier MullerKarger: “For the last year, since graduating with my BFA in painting from the
Savannah College of Art and Design, I
have settled down in Seattle, Washington
with my partner Caley and am working in
arts administration for a non-profit arts
organization as well as exhibiting my own
art work regionally.”
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CLASS OF 2001
Caitlin Givens: “This fall I finished my
MSc in ‘Population and Development’
from the London School of Economics
and Political Science (LSE) in London. I
was temporarily back in California and
working as a massage therapist and volunteering as a doula. On March 13, 2007, I
left for a 27-month post in Senegal with
the Peace Corps, as a Rural Preventative
Health Educator. If anyone is ever out in
Senegal and fancies staying in my mud
home without electricity or running
water, please look me up!”
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Vignette Hart: “I am an Associate Producer for a production company in
Chicago. I am getting married this October and have just published my first volume of poetry.”
Jamie Henrich: “I moved back to San
Diego to become a vet (which I'm sure
will be a very slow process). Living next
door to my best friend from Idyllwild Elementary Natalie Wyman ’01 and am just
working and getting back into piano and
singing. Life's good, and now that I'm
close I'll have to come up for shows!”
Justin Holmes, along with faculty member Glenys Cochrane was in a production
of Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys, which
played at the Ramona Bowl’s Courtyard
Dinner Theater in Hemet July 2006.
Academy E.S.L.
Tivon Marcus: “I am now working for
Disney Theatrical Productions assisting
Thomas Schumacher, President of Disney
Theatrical. I started with the company
four months ago and it is a great change
of pace from my previous position at Live
Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment). At Disney I am learning a mile
a minute and enjoy being back on the
producer’s side of the industry rather
than the presenter's. While acting was a
great passion of mine at Idyllwild, as I
progressed through my studies at
Carnegie Mellon I found myself wanting
more. I discovered I had a real eye for
business and wanted to incorporate that
with my love for theatre. I hope to produce and/or work as a general manager
on Broadway. I think what makes me
unique is that I am pursuing the business
of the arts and at my core is an artistic
sensibility. In the commercial world it
seems people are very much either one or
the other.”
Michelle Hardy-Fournet: “I graduated
from Boston University in May 2006 with
a BFA in theatre arts. I traveled around
Central America for a while. I’ve been
writing plays like crazy and I had one premier at the Pendragon Theatre in March
2007. Until then I’m seeing as much of the
world as possible, seeing as much theatre
and hearing as much music as I can. I am
on my way to Alaska to work on a whale
watching boat for the summer season.”
Andrea Larreta: “I graduated Cum
Laude in May 2006 from SMU with a BFA
in Dance Performance. After moving to
Seattle, I signed a contract with Redd Legg
Dance. It’s a modern dance company in
Seattle, Washington. I had my first performance in November 2006 at a benefit
concert in Sammamish, WA. Seattle has
been treating me well. I’m happy here. I
had a show with danielandsomesuperfriends in April 2007. In October 2007
we’ll be going on tour! Dance takes up
most of my life these days, and I love it.
I'm also exploring a bit of modeling and
acting, but it'll be some time before I see
where that takes me. There are quite a few
Idyllwild Alumni in this town, and it’s
been really fun running into them everywhere. Joseph Luckhurst ’02 and I have
started dating again. He’s studying theatre
at Cornish and he will be playing the role
Tiffany Paul is living in Austin, graduated from college a few years ago and has
a daughter who is almost two.
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Nick Akdag will be attending Yale University this year. He is playing the bassoon and
was awarded a full scholarship to Yale.
Blake Langdale: “Wow, so much has
changed! I live in Oakland, CA (better
known as FunkTown). I run and built a
music venue called the Enigma, which is
5000 sq. ft. with a huge stage, full on
lighting show and PA system. I teach as a
tap instructor part time in San Francisco,
and I also teach private music lessons. I’m
playing in four bands right now, my two
favorites being Cagliostro (if Phish, Rush
and Martin Medeski Wood had a love
baby, we’d be it) and the Gonzos (slamming pure funk straight to the veins). I’m
attending Ex'pression College for Digital
Media learning how to be a sound engineer, but all my free time goes to booking
bands and trying to make the Enigma the
hottest thing in the Bay. Anyone from
Idyllwild in the years 01-04 call me up and
come by for a show. I am also writing a
script for my first indie film that is slated to
started principle photography mid-2007.”
Andres Marquez: “I’m a dancer for
Deborah Brockus Project Dance Company and I’m also a freelance makeup
artist in LA (and a 24hr Club Kid*)
Friends…I miss you! Email me at
insane_danzr@hotmail.com.”
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Phil Sullivan: “Recently, I was appointed
Operations Manager for Greenline
Graphix in Boston, a brand new graphic
design company in Boston. I have been
teaching SCUBA diving at the Central
Branch YMCA for the past year, which I
find quite enjoyable. But the most exciting
news is that Birdy Chou ’02 and I met in
Boston and had dinner. We reminisced
about all the great times we had at Idyllwild and talked about our mutual friends.
On the way out of the restaurant, we were
talking about Andy Lin ’02 and whom
should we run into, but Andy Lin! He was
in town visiting his girlfriend, who
attends NEC. Andy, Birdy and I had a
great time laughing about Idyllwild.”
Lindsay Goyette: “Hi everyone! I just
graduated from California State University Long Beach with a music performance degree in oboe. In the fall I am
headed to Southern Methodist University
to begin my Master’s degree program in
oboe as well. If anyone happens to find
themselves in Dallas, give me a call.”
Wei-Yang Andy Lin: “First year Master’s
at Juilliard isn’t as difficult as I expected, I
guess knowing what you want to do after
Master’s is the difficult part. I have been
performing a lot recently. I played Mozart
Viola Quintet with Itzhak Perlman on
December 9, 2006 at his Synagogue, it was
very interesting and a great experience to
work with him.”
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Leyla Stevens: “I am busy teaching in an
arts program designed for young people
who have recently immigrated into the
country (Australia) and have difficulty
entering High School. I am still doing my
own work and you can check out a recent
exhibition at www.ccas.com.au. This July
I’ll be heading back to the States for the
first time in a while to do an artist residency in New York then onto Barcelona
to spend a month long residency at Can
Serrat International Art Centre.”
Kat Conour: “Teissia Treynet ’02 and I
have moved in together (we were roommates senior year of Idyllwild Arts) and
we’re excited to be able to touch base with
a lot of old IDY folks in the LA area. I
graduated this past December from Pitzer
College with a BA in Political Studies with
a minor in Spanish. I’m currently on the
hunt for non-profit jobs and waiting to
hear back about the Fulbright and Watson
Fellowships for which I applied.”
of Peer in an upcoming production of
‘Peer Gynt.’”
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Arianna Sikorski: “I am now Program
Coordinator for the USC Annenberg/
Getty Arts Journalism Program and the
USC NEA Arts Journalism Program in
Theater and Musical Theatre. Lengthy
titles that take a little too long to explain,
but I coordinate these events as well as
manage the budget. Plus getting to work
with the major art network of LA—Getty
Center, CenterGroupTheatre, Mark Taper,
MOCA, Walt Disney Concert Hall,
etc…and more. Definitely opens up the
art world of Los Angeles. Lots of fun
nooks and crannies where art lives here.
Still traveling and using those good ol’
tech skills to get me around for free! If
any of you are in LA, let's do a lunch/coffee thing and catch up! Miss you all and
that free creative atmosphere…”
CLASS OF 2002
Krista Peters was featured in the September 2006 issue of Southwest Art Magazine in the “21 under 31” article and the
“Start Your Collection” article.
Sharise Redmond: “I finished my BS in
Biology with a minor in Chemistry in
December 2006 from the University of
Redlands. And no, I don’t dance anymore.
Right now I am focusing on cramming
for the MCATs and taking additional
classes for med schools. Hit me up at
perfectguardian@hotmail.com.”
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Elizabeth Rippon: “I am living in Melbourne, Australia and finishing a Bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry.”
CLASS OF 2004
Yuiko Arai: “I’m doing well in Hamburg,
Germany. I was in New York from February to March 2007 and performed with
my Piano Trio at Merkin Concert Hall.”
Natalie Bayard just finished her junior
year at Northern Illinois University.
Somyi Choi has been groomed to be a
Korean pop star. Somyi’s new CD will be
released within the next two months
under her stage name Saja.
Joseph d’Auguste will conduct the
Zarzuela, Dona Francisquita at the stunning, Blessed Sacrament Church in New
York City. Joseph will also premiere this
year’s winner of the Tactus Contemporary
Ensemble Commission, a piece for unaccompanied clarinet, at Manhattan School
of Music. joespecialmusic@aol.com.
Sarah Hamilton: “I live in Amherst with
my two cats. I’m going to Hampshire College and majoring in Psychology, Child
Studies and Gender. From here I hope to
continue to graduate school and then get
my PhD.”
Katy Holtkamp: “I’m in New York. On
February 3, 2007 I had my debut cabaret
performance here in New York. I did a
solo show at The Duplex on Christopher
Street. I also don't know if I told you, but
I’m going to AMDA currently, and in my
class is Ricky Jones ’94. Good times!”
Elizabeth Johnson: “I am attending
Indiana University as a junior. I am getting my concentration in modern dance
and possibly my second major. I took a
year off of dance but am now very
involved in it again. I am on the Redsteppers, the Indiana University dance team. I
send my love to the dance department.”
Chika Kosugi is happy at the University
of the Arts in Pennsylvania. She is a junior
now in their BFA program studying Photography in the Media Arts program.
Cara Santana: “I just shot a pilot for
NBC starring Leslie Nielsen and Rosanne
Barr. I have acted in multiple TV shows
and starred in 2 upcoming movies. I have
tested for TV shows and for various
movies. I have been living in Los Angeles
since graduating from Idyllwild Arts and
been working in the industry.”
Meg Worthy: “For two years in Chicago
I danced with Korzatkowsky Contemporary Dance. Then I moved to NYC and
did the Fellowship Program at Alvin Ailey
for two semesters. Now I am doing small
projects by local choreographers and
auditioning.”
CLASS OF 2005
Emilie Battle performed in Little Shop of
Horrors with the Animus Ensemble from
Boston in October 2006.
Larkin Bogan will star as Pippin in the
musical Pippin at NYU Tisch School of
the Arts.
Mystral Echavarria: “Hey everyone!
So, last year I entered NYU thinking
about doing something like I did as an
IAM. Then I took some required classes
and thought about changing my focus to
History, or maybe Archaeology, or
Mythology sounded cool (of course my
Dad asked what I was going to do with
Mythology) anyways, this past summer I
was taking Photography classes at the
International Center of Photography here
in NYC, and all of a sudden I decided that
I want to be a Chiropractor. So, I’m kind
of going Pre-Med with a minor in Spanish. Random but yea, that’s what’s up with
me. I’m living in NYC now, but I don't
really know many people here, but if anyone’s ever in town I’d love to hang out, so
here’s my email: me677@nyu.edu OR
clumzclutz101@yahoo.com.”
Erin Einbender: “This past summer I
had spinal fusion back surgery for scoliosis so I took a semester off from the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I
am working as the advertising assistant at
the Santa Fe Reporter and I also took photos for their Fall 2006 Restaurant Guide. I
have submitted a documentary that I
made called ‘Sugar’ to several film festivals
and I have heard back from one already!
My documentary was screened at the New
York International Independent Film Festival on November 13, 2006!”
Trevor Hall has been performing with
Chris Steele and Ben Jacobs to help celebrate the release of Surf Roots vol. 2—a
compilation album. Proceeds from the sale
of the Surf Roots album go to support the
USA Surf Team. Trevor and his band will
play nine shows with Rusted Root, as well
as many shows with Los Lonely Boys, Los
Lobos, Better Than Ezra, Martin Sexton,
Edwin McCain and Corey Smith. Trevor
has also been spotted dancing with
Matisyahu. Trevor sat in with Matisyahu’s
band as a special guest at two shows in
New York at the Hammerstein Theater
(December 16 & 17, 2006) and Trevor’s
band performed a full set opening for
Matisyahu in Boston (December 20, 2006)
and Providence (December 21, 2006).
Trevor’s first full-length studio album
with Geffen is due out summer 2007 and
is titled “At the Top of the Mountain.”
Also just released is “Endless Highway:
The Music of The Band,” a tribute CD
which includes tracks by Jack Johnson.
Jakob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, My
Morning Jacket, Gomes, Death Cab for
Cutie, Blues Traveler and Trevor Hall.
Kendell Henle, after completing her
first year of college with a major in Stage
Management at Webster University in St.
Louis, is changing the path of her education and career. This past fall she began
attending Marymount Manhattan College
in New York City as a Theatre Producing
major with a focus in Publicity and
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Moe “Flo” Ishii is a sophomore at Sophia
University in Tokyo studying philosophy.
She and Yu Osaki ’05 have a musical/performance art ensemble. They performed
in a gallery space December 2006 in
Tokyo. She is also pursuing her interests
in photography and has recently built a
dark room as an addition onto her house.
Elliot Mercer: “I just finished my first
season with Company C Contemporary
Ballet. We got back from our NYC tour
yesterday where we sold out all of our
shows and got some great reviews, including an article in the NY Times. Next season we'll be doing works by Paul Taylor,
Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, David Parsons, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Patrick
Ashley Rizzo, Mezzo Soprano, performed
the role of Euridice in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed
Euridice” and Mercedes in Bizet’s opera,
“Carmen” for New England Conservatory
of Music’s Light Opera Company 2006
productions on November 28, 2006 in
Boston. She is also a soloist for Benjamin
Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” which
was performed December 11, 2006 in
NEC’s renowned Jordan Hall.
Lily Ruffner: “I so enjoyed being able to
come back to Idyllwild and spend three
amazing weeks with you all prior to graduation 2006. I just wanted to thank you
for everything and tell you how much I
appreciate what all of you do.”
Marissa Speer: “Thank you for a wonderful time at the SF Reunion! It was great to
see people I didn’t know that had attended
Idyllwild before me. I hope to make it to
future reunions. I’m getting ready for
midterms and still working at REI.”
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Jessica Hoffman: “After graduating from
Idyllwild, I went to Manhattan to attend
Marymount Manhattan College, only to
decide to take a year off and live in Manhattan where I danced and worked (several random jobs). Now I am attending
University of Arizona as a dance major.
My plan is to move back to New York as
soon as possible!”
Corbin, Charles Anderson and some others. Plus we will be starting work on a
world premiere by Twyla Tharp for 2008.
After a semester off of school I transferred
to St. Mary’s College where I started the
LEAP program for professional dancers a
few weeks ago.”
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Marketing. She is living in the city and
hopes to get in touch with other alumni in
the area.
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Academy Creative Writing
CLASS OF 2006
James Baumann was presented with a
Scholastic Writing Award from the
Alliance for Young Artists and Writers at
its 83rd annual national awards ceremony
at Carnegie Hall in New York City. James
also worked as a reporter for The PressEnterprise Newspaper at the X Games in
Los Angeles for the fourth consecutive
year this past summer. In addition to conducting many interviews and writing several articles, he did extensive video taping
of the event for an action sports film
project. James was also a recipient of the
2006 Lee Brennan Memorial Scholarship
Award. He is attending California State
University, Northridge where he is studying Film Production in the School of Cinema and Television Arts. His film, “The
Waiting Room,” has had a number of film
festival screenings including its Los Angeles
premiere in March 2007 at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival.
Academy Music
Bryan Benner’s new CD “Ship of Dreams”
was released. It can be ordered on
bryanbenner.com.
Stephen Blavet will be attending the
New England School of Music in the fall.
Sam Heesen, Bayan Mogharabi, Freddi
Scheib and Casey Abrams ’09 spent July
2006 in Belize working on a documentary
with Moving Pictures instructor Ira
Abrams.
Yi Ju Lai is at Colburn in Los Angeles.
Hillary Polier: “I just started my first
year at Boston University in the College of
Fine Arts for Acting Performance. I love it.”
Kaley Pruitt: “I am attending The
Boston Conservatory and I think that I
will be back at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance for the summer.”
Freddi Scheib was on Cinema Therapy
on the Women’s Entertainment Network
on October 11, 2006. It was a short interview segment. Freddi is now doing an
internship with City Lights Productions,
which produces that show, among others,
for WE and other cable networks.
Milan Taylor is at SUNY Purchase!
INTRODUCING
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i n t r o d u c i n g
Dr. Karl Leopold Reiss has been
appointed as the new Vice President of
Idyllwild Arts/Director of the Idyllwild
Arts Academy. Dr. Reiss holds a B.A. in
Music Performance from Nazareth College and an Ed.D in Curriculum and
Instruction from University of Houston.
Dr. Reiss was most recently Head of
School at The American Boychoir School,
a professional, residential, vocal music
boarding school in Princeton, NJ. Prior to
his tenure at ABS, he spent 13 years in
teaching and administrative posts at The
Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL, where he
was Director of Admission. For the twelve
years prior, he served as Director of
Instrumental Music and Chair of the
school’s multi-disciplinary department of
Fine and Performing Arts. In 2002, he was
chosen as the school’s Edward E. Ford
Teacher of the Year.
“Joining Idyllwild Arts Academy” says Dr.
Reiss, “brings me joy on a number of levels: as an arts educator and administrator
who feels that there is no finer education
than one that incorporates the arts at the
highest level, as a colleague who has longadmired what IAA offers the world, as a
practicing musician who understands the
importance of such a program in the
development of young talent and as a new
community member who already feels a
strong bond with my future colleagues. I
feel that I have found what everyone
hopes to find: a seamless match between
my talents and the mission of the school.
My wife and I both feel a strong connection to Idyllwild’s community, programs
and locale and look forward to a long,
exciting and productive career here.”
Dr. Reiss begins his new position July
2007 and will join Jolynn Reid, Vice President for Advancement, Steven Fraider,
Vice President, Director of the Summer
Program and David Pittman, Vice President, Director of Business and Finance to
form the new executive leadership team at
Idyllwild Arts.
S U M M E R P RO G R A M R E P O RT
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One of the best examples of Dr. Krone’s
beliefs took place a few summers ago during the Idyllwild Music Festival. Four percussionists enrolled in the Festival
Instrumental Program performed a contemporary composition for four marimbas. The music itself was refreshing in its
newness of style, and naturally, the performance by the advanced percussion students was quite impressive. However,
what was most striking about the performance was the makeup of the individual performers.
The quartet consisted of Bruce Chou, a
university student--and graduate of the
Idyllwild Arts Academy--and a native of
Taiwan; Raymond Frisbee, an American
university student; Javier Diaz, a native of
Cuba via Venezuela, then studying in the
U.S.; and Krzysztof Smanda, a student at
the Warsaw Conservatory and a native of
Poland. Who could have thought it possible, when these students were born
approximately 20 years ago in four distinct corners of the world, that they
would ever wind up in the same location
at the same time and be closely united in
this unusual musical endeavor? And to be
so united in the relatively obscure village
of Idyllwild, California? The power of
music and music education at Idyllwild
Arts was the force that brought them
together. The arts can, indeed, be a powerful tool for bringing our disparate world
closer together, as well!
During the past few summers, we have
seen an increase in the number of international students who find us, enroll in
the programs, and return home to tell
their friends. It is wonderfully gratifying
when I see former summer students from
Eastern Europe, kids whose families could
barely pay for their airplane tickets to the
U.S. the first time they came here, working as professional musicians in highlyregarded orchestras in Los Angeles. It is
similarly gratifying to have accidental
encounters with summer alumni when
traveling to disparate destinations such as
Katowice, Poland, Boston, Massachusetts
and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Although the
Summer Program is actively engaged in
exchange program with schools and
organizations in China, England, Germany and Poland, it is the serendipitous
meetings with unexpected summer alums
around the world that lead us to think
that Idyllwild Arts has cast its magic spell
in ways we could only imagine in the past.
Although the web of Idyllwild Arts now
extends virtually around the world, we
must not lose sight of the fact that the
common element behind all the accidental and planned encounters that take place
between summer participants is that people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds come to Idyllwild as residents of
their native states and lands and leave
Idyllwild as citizens of the world of Idyllwild Arts.
Steven Fraider
Director of Summer Program
SUMMER FACULTY & ALUMNI
FA C U LT Y N O T E S
Poet-in-Residence Ellen Bass (Summer
2006) has a new collection of poems, The
Human Line, forthcoming from Copper
Canyon Press.
Poet-in-Residence Eloise Klein Healy’s
The Islands Project is just out from Red
Hen Press. Maxine Kumin calls these
poems, by turns, “electrifying,” “provocative” and “heart wrenching.”
Brendan Constantine, assistant to the
director of Summer Poetry in Idyllwild,
has been named a finalist for the National
Poetry Series for the third time. He’s also
released a new chapbook called Crimewave.
The Nahohai family (Zuni Pottery
Workshop faculty 1994-2003) was one of
the featured families in the April 2007
issue of the Smithsonian Magazine article,
“The Zuni Way.”
Natasha Trethewey, Summer Poetry
in Idyllwild faculty member, received the
2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her
collection Native Guard.
Summer Poetry in Idyllwild Director
Cecilia Woloch’s chapbook manuscript,
Narcissus, was named winner of the
Tupelo Press Snowbound Prize and will
be published by Tupelo in Fall 2007.
Painting’s Edge
ALU M N I NOTE S
Carol Andrews Schmiedecke “I am
Director of Vocal Music for Allendale
Public Schools in New Jersey, former
soloist New York City Opera, Greater
Miami Opera and a member of the New
Jersey Symphony Master Teacher Collaborative. I am mother to concert cellist
Emma Schmiedecke and wife of conductor Edward Schmiedecke.”
Gayne Brenneman “I am a physician
practicing in Los Angeles at Kaiser Sunset
Hospital as a cardiac anesthesiologist. I
have been married for 32 years and have
two children, both of whom graduated
from USC.” Gayne is also looking for
alumni who attended the Summer Program in 1965 and 1966. Please contact
Theresa McCaughey at theresam@idyllwildarts.org to get a hold of Gayne.
Nisha Burton’s film “Luck” won best
picture in the High School category of the
Ashland Independent Film Festival this
year.
Mark Chapman has been awarded the
2007 Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize from
Water~Stone Review for his poem Ascension: the Uprising.
Larry Colker was named the poetry
winner of the 2007 California Writers
Exchange Contest, sponsored by Poets &
Writers; the prize was a trip to New York
to meet with publishers, editors and
poets.
Cahuilla Basketry
Suzanne Doherty Ohman “I am married
to an awesome guy and we are raising three
amazing girls. As a family, we enjoy swimming, reading, going to the park and viewing endless original productions put on
by our seven-and four-year-old daughters.
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Poet-in-Residence Terrance Hayes’ latest book of poems, Wind in a Box, has
been published by Penguin Books. Peter
Blair, writing in the Pittsburgh PostGazette, says, “Opening Terrance Hayes’
new book of poetry is like being drawn
into whirling tornadoes of emotions,
words and poetic styles, revealing a poet
not afraid to take chances or take on any
subject, no matter how fraught with cultural land mines.”
Two of our Native American Arts Program faculty members were awarded the
“Arizona Indian Living Treasures” award
in November 2006. They are Delbridge
Honanie (Hopi) Painter/Carver and
Alex Seowtewa (Zuni) Painter/Muralist.
They join the ranks of several other faculty members including Griselda and
Lawrence Saufkie, Michael Kabotie
and Edgar Perry to name a few.
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Poet-in-Residence Richard Garcia’s
new book, The Persistence of Objects, has
been published by BOA Editions, Ltd—
poems “rife with surprises and fables that
upend the status quo, rendering up our
secrets with comic irony and tragic
poignancy.”
Our one-year-old is already trying to steal
the spotlight from her sisters!”
Yolanda Ellis is living in Milwaukee, WI
where she started her own music instruction studio. Check out Yolanda’s website
at www.musicalgiftsviolinstudio.org.
Sarah Felsginer “I’m married with
three children and one grandchild. Two of
my daughters studied dance through to
the advanced level. I’m Studio Manager of
the Carmel Academy of Performing Arts
in Carmel, California.”
Audrey Fisher has a new website, check
it out at: www.audreyfisherdesign.com.
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Santee Frazier is completing work on
his first poetry manuscript in the MFA
Program at Syracuse. Poems he wrote at
Idyllwild have appeared in Ontario Review
and American Poet.
Harry Griswold’s first book-length
collection of poems, Camera Obscura, is
being published this summer by Wordcraft
of Oregon.
Cathy Hasenpflug “The smell of hot
pine needles underfoot always recalls my
summer at Idyllwild, that prism through
which I caught my first glimpse of the joy
and discipline of the creative life.”
Rachel Kan received a James Kirkwood
Fiction Award in November of 2006 from
UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.
Festival Choir
Sylvia Levinson was chosen National
Award Winner for the City Works 2007
literary anthology.
Penny Linn Puente is looking for summer alumnus Richard Kelly. Please send
any contact information you have on him,
to theresam@idyllwildarts.org and we’ll
get it to Penny.
Christie Lynn Lawrence “I’m living in
the Altadena/Pasadena area with my husband of 10 years and 3 dogs. I sing with
LA opera, small parts etc. and continue to
teach privately. I also sing on film soundtracks and am currently teaching a Musical Theatre workshop at the Lee Strasberg
Acting Studios. I occasionally work with
alumni from Idyllwild Arts. Thanks for
the info. I coach with Linda Zoolalian
once in a while and just discovered that
she too is an Idyllwild alumna! Hope all
are well!”
Stephen McDonald is having a chapbook, Where There Was No Pattern, published by Finishing Line Press in late
June 2007.
Indigo Moore recently published his
first book of poems. Tap Root has been
published as part of Main Street Rag’s
Editor’s Select Poetry Series and has been
greeted with outstanding reviews.
Rebecca Navarre “I perform my Poem
Dances, mostly on themes of nature and
native culture, at art galleries and poetry
events. I am creating a modern dance
class for people over 50, and ‘nature dancing’ for kids.”
Lauren Owens Loewen “I graduated
with a degree in Vocal Performance this
May and have been singing and teaching
private voice and piano. My husband and
I are relocating this summer and look forward to bringing music to a new community!”
Laura Parker is teaching photography at
UC Riverside.
Tamara Rettino “I married my first love,
Zachary Provost, in April 2007. We
actually met at ISOMATA in 1990, and
were reunited in 2005. We have a beautiful
little boy together.”
Beth Ruscio has been named one of six
Newer Poets of L.A. by the L.A. Poetry
Festival, and will read with the other five
poets on July 19th at the Central Library,
downtown L.A., Mark Taper Auditorium,
as part of their ALOUD series.
Peter Rutenberg won the Grammy this
year for Best Small Ensemble Performance:
Padilla: Sun of Justice by the Los Angeles
Chamber Singers’ Capella.
Adult Ceramics
Mini Musical
Multi Arts
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Leslie Stirrat Merle “I attended Idyllwild for two summers and they were
some of the most memorable ever. Since
attending I went on to attend the L.A.
County High School for the Arts, where I
studied music and then majored in music
and theatre at the University of San
Diego. Recently I moved across the country to Washington, D.C. where I graduated from law school. After getting
married I moved to Richmond, VA and
am pursuing a career in law.”
Michael Tilson Thomas won two
Grammys this year: one for Best Classical
Album and one for Best Orchestra Performance. Both were for Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 performed by the San
Francisco Symphony.
Kelly Sweet attended Idyllwild in the
summer of 1999 when she was 11 years old.
While there, she played Grandma in
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” But
as an alumna, Kelly has really put her
Idyllwild experience to good use. Kelly’s
first single “Raincoat” had the highest
debut on the AC charts the week of February 5 and has already shot up into the
TOP 20 on the R&R/BDS charts—jumping
over Norah Jones, Shakira and Beyonce,
among others. Kelly, now 18 years old, has
Lee Ben Yehuda’s poem, “Piano,” was
published in the Acorn Review 2005–2006
Issue, published by Grossmont College.
Linda Zoolalian “I received my DMA in
accompanying from USC in 1998 and
have been on the Piano Faculty at
Pasadena City College since then. I cue
super titles for LA Opera as well as playing for their education department often.
I coach opera each summer (since 2002)
in Italy for the Operafestival di Roma.”
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Lynne Thompson has won the 2007
Perugia Press First Book Award for her
manuscript, Beg No Pardon, which will be
published by Perugia in the coming year.
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Dara Sheldon Shearen “I am living in
Fresno with my husband and one-yearold daughter. I am teaching and subbing
with the symphony.”
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sung at the Cardinals/Mets playoffs, shared
the stage with 8-time Grammy winner
Anita Baker at Governor Schwarzenegger’s
Tree Lighting Ceremony and toured with
the legendary Paul Simon. Check out her
website at: www.kelly-sweet.com.
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Juliet Saunders “I was going to school,
but realized it’s not for me at this time in
my life. I am currently looking for a job. I
loved going to Idyllwild and making new
friends and having new experiences. It
was a wonderful time in my life.”
IN MEMORIAM
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Len Gast
1919–2007
Keith Kent
1962–2006
Frances Manuel
1912–2007
Leonard William Gast (below), 87, made
his transition Friday, January 5, 2007. Mr.
Gast served in the U.S. Navy aboard the
carrier Bunker Hill in the Pacific area. He
moved to Idyllwild from San Diego in
1982 and was an active partner in L&L
Property Management. He was president
of the Idyllwild Property Owners Association for several years. For the last 15 years,
he traveled twice yearly to New York state
where he instructed at several sites, teaching others “to really see, as a watercolorist,
what they have been looking at.” He
enjoyed great popularity as an instructor
with the Elderhostel and Leisure Study programs at Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.
Keith James Kent (above), 42, a longtime
Idyllwild resident, passed away Tuesday,
August 8, 2006 in an accident on the
Idyllwild Arts campus where he had been
employed as Maintenance Supervisor for
nine years. He was born in Beaufort, SC,
on December 14, 1962 while his father was
stationed as a U.S. Marine Corps drill
instructor at the USMC Recruit Depot at
Parris Island. Keith attended El Modena
High School in Orange until 1982. He
then served from 1982 to 1986 in the
Marine Corps, where he became a combat
engineer. While in the Marine Corps, he
attained the rank of lance corporal. He was
stationed both in the United States and
overseas in Okinawa during his service.
Frances Manuel, who taught Tohono
O’odham (Papago) basketry in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program from 1982 to
1990, passed away in January at the age of
94. She is credited with inspiring a resurgence of traditional cultural practices and
language use on the Tohono O’odham
reservation. Just this past August, she
attended the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Keith moved to Idyllwild in 1986 and
worked for several employers before joining the staff at Idyllwild Arts. He was
involved in community athletic activities,
including softball and basketball. He also
was becoming involved in amateur radio
programs on the Hill after qualifying for
his technician’s class radio operator’s
license in March 2006. Keith was actively
involved in the American Legion Post 800
as color sergeant in the Honor Guard. He
was elected post commander in May 2006.
We are deeply saddened by the death of
Keith. He was a longtime employee of
Idyllwild Arts whose dedication and high
standards will be sorely missed. As Maintenance Supervisor, Keith was an integral
part of the Idyllwild Arts family and community. Our deepest condolences go to
his partner Pamela Lowe, his son, Ben and
his family.
Shingai Okaru
1987–2006
Shingai David Okaru ’06 (below), passed
away on August 28, 2006. Shingai died
from injuries after a big rig collided with
a stalled pickup he and a friend were
assisting earlier that day. Shingai was a
talented actor and artist and will be
remembered as a Good Samaritan and a
valuable part of the Idyllwild Arts family.
Our sincere condolences on the loss of
Shingai to his family, he will be missed.
Newell Reynolds
1916–2007
Newell Reynolds, 91, passed away on April
21, 2007. Newell began a career as a dancer
is the late 1930s with the Horton Dance
Group. There he met Bella Lewitzky to
whom he was married from 1940 until her
death in 2004. When Bella co-founded the
Dance Theatre, later to become the Bella
Lewitzky Dance Company, Reynolds became the manager and designed stage sets.
For 27 summers, Bella Lewitzky choreographed and danced each summer at ISOMATA. During these wonderful years, we
all came to know and admire Newell. When
Newell and Bella served as trustees, we
reminisced about hiking in the San Jacinto
Mountains, about the outdoor dance studios that he designed for summer use, and
Eleonore is survived by her sister, Alice,
who continues to teach at USC.
Gordon Yeaton
1942–2007
Gordon Yeaton died on Earth Day this
spring and each day I realize even more
how much I miss him. I have been blessed
to have been close to him and I will
always remember how deeply comforting
his voice was for me. Gordon taught me
many lessons during his life, and even
now, months after his passing, he continues to instruct me.
Eleonore Schoenfeld
1926–2007
Eleonore Schoenfeld (above), an internationally recognized cellist and teacher
who had been on the faculty of the USC
Thornton School of Music since 1959
passed away in January 2007 at the age of
81 due to a heart attack. Eleonore, who
with her violinist sister, Alice, performed
and recorded for several decades as the
Schoenfeld Duo. Eleonore was born in
Slovenia to a Russian mother and a Polish
father, who was a concertmaster. The family moved to Berlin when Eleonore was
young and at the age of 6 she began taking ballet classes with the Berlin State
Opera. Her sister Alice was playing with
the Berlin Philharmonic by age 10.
Eleonore switched to cello at age 11 and
studied with some of the leading teachers
in Berlin. She earned her artist’s diploma
at the Hochschule fur Musik. The Schoenfeld family moved to Los Angeles in the
early 1950s and the two sisters began their
association with the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, which led to positions on the USC
music faculty.
Gordon struggled for years with his
increasingly debilitating disease, and yet,
surprisingly, he remained positive throughout his journey. He was always very active,
devoting his life to his God, his wife, their
family, his students and his friends. He
loved the world and he dedicated his life
to helping others. From his early activism
against nuclear weapons to his later work
with Habitat for Humanity, he always followed his strong social conscience. He
promoted diversity and social equality.
His grace coupled with his candid honesty
has been instilled within his public school
students as well as his students in the
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. Gordon’s
inner spiritual life flowed freely into his
outer life of artist, collector, music lover,
constant reader, deep thinker and traveler;
creating a person who lived his values.
These days I have been struggling with life’s
mysteries. What is the role of work, friendship, inspiration, aspiration, quietness
and death? My true friend has gone on
before me, leading me to my own transformation. Gordon’s death helps me to
reconsider important questions about
how we should live in the world today. —
Greg Kennedy
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m e m o r i a m
From the early 1970s, Reynolds worked
full time with the Lewitzky troupe, creating stage sets of plastic tubing and other
modern materials. One memorable set he
designed for the dance “Spaces Between”
featured a plexiglass plank that angled up
from the floor and was suspended by fine
wires. Dancers moved up and down the
plank, which was hardly visible from the
audience. When I saw a performance in
the 1970s, it looked like they were dancing
on thin air!
From an ISOMATA internal memo:
The Schoenfeld sisters are now living in
California, and it will be our good fortune
to have them with us at Idyllwild this summer. They are both virtuosi on their instruments, with a repertory of all the principal
solo and duo literature for their instruments,
which they have played in recital, and with
all the major symphonies of Europe.
i n
He had not planned on dance or design as
his career. Born in Corona, CA, he was
raised in Redlands and graduated from
the University of Chicago, where he studied political science. After graduation, he
returned home and worked as a carpenter
while he took up modern dance. He
became increasingly interested in architecture, particularly the modern designs
of Rudolf Schindler, who built a number
of houses in the LA area in the 20s and
30s. He graduated from the USC architecture program and joined Welton, Becket
& Associates. He remained there through
the 1960s as the firm launched several
major projects, including the LA Music
Center and the Cinerama Dome. Reynolds
designed and built a house for his family
in the Schindler style in the late 1950s and
later added a dance studio for his wife.
The home was eventually sold to two former dancers with Lewitzky’s company.
about the success of his daughter Norah
and her contribution to the Lewitzky
legacy. I remember a very funny moment
when Newell and longtime Trustee Jon
Lovelace were trying to remember a particularly complex lyric to a song. The final
iteration brought peals of laughter to the
puzzled group that was listening. Newell
was a member of the extended Idyllwild
Arts family. We all miss him and will long
remember his contributions to our
school. —Bill Lowman, Headmaster
A S S O C I AT E S R E P O R T
The Associates have been assisting the
school since 1968. Separately incorporated
from the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, the
Associates are an important source of volunteer help for the school and annually
contribute fund-raising proceeds for
Academy and Summer Program scholarships. For more information on the Associates, please call (951) 659-2171 x2333.
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The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation
was organized in 1968 in order to provide
financial, physical and spiritual support to
the summer students at ISOMATA. Over
the years, this support has changed as the
school became a year-round arts academy
and its needs changed. We now focus our
energy on fund-raising for scholarships
and providing outreach programs in the
arts to the community, while still supporting the students however and whenever possible. The Associates membership
has steadily grown to more than 300, and
we offer various membership levels. We
concentrate most of our energy on our
annual Jazz in the Pines festival which
brings in the bulk of the nearly $120,000
that we raise annually. The officers, board
members, chair people, school liaison,
and membership at large are to be
thanked once again for their hard work
and dedication.
OFFICERS
Jan Goldberg, President
Jorgine Brause, Vice President
Pete Capparelli, Treasurer
Roberta Corbin, Recording Secretary
Mary Austin, Corresponding Secretary
Nancy Millsap, Ex-Officio
BOAR D OF DI R ECTOR S
2007
Barnaby Finch
Katie Grigsby
Marsha Lytle
Erin O’Neill
Annette Wassell
2008
Ray Brown
Joyce Cummings
Hubert Halkin
Cal McIntosh
Joy Woodman
2009
Jan Goldberg, President
Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation
Doug Austin
Suzy Capparelli
Harris Demetre
Georgie Rhein
Neil Stannard
COM M IT TE E CHAI R S
Marsha Lytle, Membership
Katie Grigsby, Endowment
Anne Finch, Jazz in the Pines Committee,
Hospitality
Virginia Lane, Historian, Newsletter, Email
Mary Heichel, Speakers
Don Lenik, Bulk Mail
Jolynn Reid, Idyllwild Arts Liaison
Suzy Capparelli, IS/IA Connection
Members of the Associates of the
Idyllwild Arts Foundation as of
July 15, 2007
Carol Acosta
Trudy Adler & Lew Taub
Alicia’s Attique, Alice Lindsey &
Darline Penhalurick
Ellen & Charles Alkire
Joy Allgeier
Becky & Michael Andelson
Linda Anderson
Arbonne International, Jack L. Cromer
Mary & Doug Austin
Alice Badger
Catherine & Ronald H. Bailey
Terry & Robert Baker
Paul Benedict
Amy & Dan Bernier
Barbara & Arthur Bernstein
Blackjack Aviation, Georgie &
Dennis Rhein
Thomas Bliss
Tina Boettcher
Andrea Bond
Penny & Heath Bottomly
Suzanne Y. Bowman
Jorgine Brause
Heidi & Don Brockman
Corrine & Ray Brown
Donna & Larry M. Burns
Rosalee & Dennis Byers
Café Aroma Gallery, Kathy &
Hubert Halkin
Caine Learning Institute, Renate &
Geoffrey Caine
Cedar Street Inn, Richard Cadieux &
Herb Larsen
Suzon & Pete Capparelli
Diane & Carl Cardinalli
Peter Carey
Jim Carlson
Ken Carlson
Joan Leal Carter
Terry Casella & Harris G. Demetre
Hill Champion
Academy Visual Art
Sandra Kimberling & Larry Michaels
Kintz Construction, Mahri & Bruce Kintz
Gertrude Kleekamp
Mary Kracha
Mona Kuljurgis
June & Joseph LaMantia
Susie Lamb-Buckman & Ned Buckman
Debi Lastinger & David Pittman
Mr. Don Lenik
Dr. Tari Lennon & Ms. Norma McCarty
Jane & Daniel Levy
Trudy Levy
Dorothy Lewis
Ralph F. Lewis, Jr.
Luciana LoPresto
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Lovelace
Lillian & Jon Lovelace
Carolyn & William Lowman
Patricia Lyons
Marsha J. Lytle
Gay Mackintosh
Rana & Mohannad S. Malas
David Mantik & Patricia James
Marya Marcus
Virginia & Jack Mardesich
Nancy & Clifton Marks
Marian P. Mast
Penelope A. May
Carol & Mike McCann
Jim McDonald & Paul Benedict
Nancy & Cal McIntosh
Ramona & Joe McNabb
Molly Meaghan & Rich Polk
Maria & Felix H. Mercado
Libby & Lowell Meyer
Sheila Meyer
John & Virginia Millard
Lenore & Allen Miller
Carol & Roy Mills
Nancy Millsap
Melissa & Mick Montgomery-Lynch
Marjorie & H. David Mosier, MD
Emma Mueller
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r e o r t
Katy S. Gould
Susan & Robert Gray
Shirley & Ellis Greenwall
Katie Grigsby
Guaranty Bank, Attn: Jeri Sue Haney
Nicole & Dave Guhse
Zann Gustafson
George D. Hall
Lynnda & Donald Hart
Marshall Hawkins
Karin Hedstrom
Mary Heichel
Tanya & Michael Heldman
Colin Henderson
Judith E. Hermanson
Joan Heron
Theresa & Paul J. Hert
Linda D. & Thomas V. Hicks
Karen & Thomas Higgins
Vic Hochee
Peggy & Gerald R. Holsclaw
Janice Hope
Lorna & Bob Houck
Sue Ibrahim & James L. Wymer
Janeen Irrgang
Idyllwild Gallery of Fine Art, Chris &
Bruce Maxson
Idyllwild Heating & Cooling, Inc.,
Steve Holldber
Idyllwild Inn, Inc., Josh & Emily White
Idyllwild Realty, Shane Stewart
Idyllwild Villas, Max Golestan-Parast
Dorien Israel
Gunilla & George James
Jan Jaspers-Fayer
Jazzercise, Judi Missett
Beverly K. Johnson
Stella & Wes Johnson
William L. Jones
Julee Austin Interiors, Julee Austin
Joan Kaplan
Dora Keeler
Marilyn Kemple
a s s o c i at e s
Charles Clayton Construction,
Sara Clayton
Jacqueline Nocella Chase
Jung Hwan Choi & Jang Chan Woo
Becky & Jack Clark
Betsey Clopine
Robert J. Coates, CPA
Jane Coffelt
Deanna Collins
Roberta Corbin & Larry Kueneman
Lorel Cornman & Willard L. Johnson
Susan Cowper
Joyce B. Cummings
Sandii Castleberry & Ron Daigh
Dr. Mairiam Davies, MD, Nicholas Davies
& Audrey Hassanein
Diane DeRosiers
Desert Communities Mortgage, Scott Berry
Dawn Deshefy
Robin DiMatteo
Directory, Ramona Gutierrez
Dick Dorisse & Morry Copeland
Kathy & Al Dunn
Earth ‘n Fire, Summer & Eddie Brown
Dee Easterly
Mrs. Marcia Edwards
Dolores M. Ellison
Stephanie Ellman
Kristen K. Ethier, Lac.
Nancy D. Fahien
Carol & Richard Farber
The Family Business,
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Coopersmith
Deirdre & Joseph Fearey
Peggy B. D. Ferguson
Mrs. Florence Steere Field
Anne & Barnaby Finch
Earl W. Fisher
Gladys & Tom Flanagan
Cris N. Fletcher
Nancy & Jack Fletcher
Forest Art Woodcarving, Micheline &
Norman Sears
Dianne Franco
Steve Franklin
Genevieve & Gene Freeman
Jan French
Penelope Anne Frey
Virginia Garner
Ginny & Robert Garron
Gastrognome Restaurant,
Mr. & Mrs. William Wagstaff
Bobbie & Gary Glasheen
Jan & Richard Goldberg
Diana & Jeff Gordon
Gloria Gough
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Carol Murrel
Nice Touch Beauty Supply & Salon,
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kilgore
Ramona & Bill Oakland
Erin O’Neill
Retha Ott & Peter Woodruff
Annamarie A. & Louis Padula
George R. Parish
Elizabeth & Ajay Patel
Agnes Pearlman
Stephen T. Peppler, EA, CFP
Anne T. Polkingharn
Rose & Joseph Potts
Prestige Entertainment, Lola Rossi &
Johnny Meza
a Professional Law Corporation,
Virginia S. Criste
Quality Services, Laureen Little
Quiet Creek Inn, Jim Newcomb &
Mike Ahern
Ruth Radlauer
Elaine Rahman
Brad Rechtfertig
Olivia Redwine
Jean L. Reid
Jolynn Reid
Illa & Jerry Reynolds
Barbara Richmond
Linda & Manny Rider
Sherlee K. Ruddick
Juan Ruiz-Anchia & Puri Escudero
Sandcastle Investment Properties,
Tanya S. & James R. Latta
Sandlin & Son, Becky & David Sandlin
Pamela Sanford
Lenore & William Sazer-Krebbers
Mae & George Schenck
Ronald Schingo
Judith K. Schonebaum
June H. Schuerch
Thomas Sepko & Steve Davison
Larry Shaw
Jo Shinkle
Jacqueline Shoopman
Sarita & Steven Silen
Dorothy Silliman
Silver Pines Lodges, Chris Singer
Colette Simon
Kelly & Scott Sipes
Kate & Vic Sirkin
Dr. David & Sara Skersick
Tim Smale
Adele & Robert Smith
Marshall Smith
Leslie Stager & Lee Piche
Staging Partners, Vicki Streeter &
Yvonne Fullerton
Dr. Neil Stannard
Ida & Robert Staples
Gisela & Robert P. Stearns
Susan Strom
Gustel G. Suiffet
Linda Sullivan & Robert M. Myers
Sunlass Tax Services, Barbara Burgess
Jacque Swerdfeger
Mona Lee-Taggart
Jim Tanner
Robyne M. Taylor
Ronald L. Taylor
Rosalind & Lane Tilson
Annette Wassell
Ms. Nicola Watts
Marilyn Weare
Dr. Sylvia Weishaus
Whitman Physical Therapy,
Bill Whitman PT
Denise Whitney
Wilder Cabins, Pat Liftin & Bob Robbins
Alexandria Wilson
Renee & Ralph Winkler
Liz & Tom Wirt
Woodland Park Manor, Denise L. &
Colin M. Day
Joy R. Woodman & Edwin S. Hansen
Wood Sculpting by Chef Gary,
Gary Kuscher
Wooley’s, Pamela Allen
Xanadu Travel Service, Jenny &
Dorian Paul
Sheila Zacker
Joan Zerrien
Mary Zimmerman
Catherine & Miklos Zolton
Academy Science Lab
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
The California Club
Advancement Staff
Assistant Head of School for Advancement Jolynn Reid
Director of Design and Graphics Vance Blaettler
Director of Annual Giving Lissa Claussen
Director of Development & Capital Campaign
Kathy Harmon-Luber
Director of Special Events Mary Heichel
Director of Parent and Alumni Communication
Theresa McCaughey
Director of Web Communication Jeremy Norton
Director of Marketing Darren Schilling
Director of Major Gifts and Krone Museum Danielle Segura
Development Administrative Assistant Melinda Stange
Program Information
Website
Administration
www.idyllwildarts.org
Academy
Tel 951.659.2171 x2223
Fax 951.659.2058
admission@idyllwildarts.org
Summer Program
Tel 951.659.2171 x2365
Fax 951.659.4552 or 213.622.0355
summer@idyllwildarts.org
Advancement
Tel 951.659.2171 x2330
Fax 951.659.7716
advancement@idyllwildarts.org
William M. Lowman, Headmaster
Jolynn Reid, Assistant Head of School for Advancement
Steven Fraider, Director of Summer Program
David Pittman, Director of Business and Finance
Anna-Karin Li, Dean of Academics
Nelms McKelvain, Dean of the Arts
John Newman, Dean of Students
Karen Porter, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
BRAVI
Idyllwild Arts Academy & Summer Program
The Idyllwild Arts BRAVI is published for
Idyllwild Arts parents, grandparents, family, alumni and
friends. Correspondence may be sent to the
Editor, Idyllwild Arts, PO Box 38, Idyllwild, CA 92549.
Tel
951.659.2171 x.2338
Fax
951.659.7716
Email theresam@idyllwildarts.org
Visit Idyllwild Arts’ website at www.idyllwildarts.org for
more information.
Editor Theresa McCaughey
Design Lilli Colton
Photographers Vance Blaettler, Lissa Claussen,
Kathy Harmon-Luber, Mary Heichel,
Mark Hespenheide, Theresa McCaughey,
Jeremy Norton, Jolynn Reid, Darren Schilling,
Danielle Segura, Isabella Segura and Melissa Wilson
Copy Lissa Claussen, Heather Companiott,
Jonathan Dunn, Steve Fraider, Jan Goldberg,
Kathy Harmon-Luber, Mary Heichel, Greg Kennedy,
Virginia Lane, Lynn Lathrop, Jim Lovelace,
Bill Lowman, Theresa McCaughey, David Pittman,
Jolynn Reid, Darren Schilling and Danielle Segura

Bravi! - Idyllwild Arts Academy

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