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MUSIC, VOICE + DANCE PERFORMANCE
Baryshnikov Arts Center | 450 West 37th Street
Curated by Mikhail Baryshnikov + Pedja Muzijevic
F R I D AY | 0 4 . 1 5 . 1 6 | 6 : 3 0 P M
VISUAL ARTS + PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION, WRITERS’
READINGS, FILM SCREENINGS
Sotheby’s New York | 1334 York Avenue
S AT U R D AY | 0 4 . 1 6 . 1 6 | 8 P M
MUSIC, VOICE + DANCE PERFORMANCE
YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K SCH E DU LE
T H U R S D AY | 0 4 . 1 4 . 1 6 | 8 P M
Baryshnikov Arts Center 450 West 37th Street
Directed by Christian Hebel
S U N D AY | 0 4 . 1 7. 1 6 | 2 P M
JAZZ, CLASSICAL MUSIC, VOICE +
T H E AT E R P E R F O R M A N C E
National Sawdust | 80 North 6th Street (Brooklyn)
Directed by Emmet Cohen + Marika Hughes
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A BO U T T H E N ATI O N A L YO U N GA RT S FO U N DATI O N................. 9
ABOUT YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K ........................................ 11
CHANGING A LIFE IS LIFE-CHANGING................................. 13
TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S
W E L C O M E T O Y O U N G A R T S N E W Y O R K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS........................................................ 36
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YoungArts New York engages YoungArts winners from all award levels—
Finalist, Honorable Mention and Merit—and exposes local audiences
to emerging artists in their community. Along with regional programs
in Miami and Los Angeles, YoungArts New York provides a platform
for participants to connect, collaborate and learn from their peers,
distinguished YoungArts alumni, and luminaries such as Sir Salman
Rushdie, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Conrad Tao, Jeanine Tesori and José Parlá. In
addition, participants showcase their talents through public performances,
exhibitions and readings at world-class arts institutions to further prepare
them for the next stage of their careers.
WE LCOM E TO YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K
Modeled after National YoungArts Week, the organization’s signature
program, YoungArts New York is one of three regional programs that offer
life-changing experiences, guidance and support to YoungArts winners
nationwide through interdisciplinary workshops, seminars and master
classes with renowned leaders in their fields. This year, 819 emerging
artists (ages 15-18 or in grades 10-12) from 42 states were selected as
YoungArts winners for their outstanding work and accomplishments across
the literary, visual, design and performing arts from more than 12,000
applications—the largest number to date.
This year in New York, YoungArts presents an exhibition, writers’ readings
and film screenings co-directed by Joan Morgan, Lydia Bittner-Baird,
Naomi Fisher, and Richard Guay and Nancy Savoca; music, voice and dance
performances co-curated by legendary performer Mikhail Baryshnikov and
pianist Pedja Muzijevic (April 14) and directed by notable violinist Christian
Hebel (April 16); and a jazz, theater, music and voice performance directed
by jazz pianist and YoungArts alumnus Emmet Cohen and acclaimed cellist
Marika Hughes.
More information about our events is available online at youngarts.org.
Sincerely,
Richard Kohan
Chair, Board of Trustees
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YoungArts’ signature program is an application-based award for emerging
artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12 from across the United States.
Selected from a pool of more than an average of 11,000 applications
(in 2015, the organization received a record-breaking number of more
than 12,000 applications), YoungArts winners receive valuable support,
including financial awards of up to $10,000, professional development
and educational experiences working with renowned mentors—such
as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sarah Brightman, Plácido Domingo, Frank Gehry,
Jeff Koons, Wynton Marsalis, Rebecca Walker and Carrie Mae Weems—
and performance and exhibition opportunities at some of the nation’s
leading cultural institutions, including the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), The Metropolitan Museum
of Art (New York), The Museum of Modern Art (New York) and New
World Center (Miami). Additionally, YoungArts winners are eligible for
nomination as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, one of the nation’s
highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic and
artistic excellence.
A BO U T T H E N ATI O N A L
YO U N GA RT S FO U N DATI O N
The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by
Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young
artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and assist them
at critical junctures in their educational and professional development.
Through a wide range of annual programs, regular performances and
partnerships with some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions,
YoungArts aspires to create a strong community of alumni and a platform
for a lifetime of encouragement, opportunity and support.
YoungArts winners also become part of a thousands-strong alumni
network of artists, which offers them additional professional
opportunities throughout their careers. YoungArts alumni who have gone
on to become leaders in their fields include actresses Viola Davis, Anna
Gunn, Zuzanna Szadkowski and Kerry Washington; Broadway stars Raúl
Esparza, Billy Porter, Andrew Rannells and Tony Yazbeck; recording artists
Josh Groban, Judith Hill and Chris Young; Metropolitan Opera star Eric
Owens; musicians Terence Blanchard, Gerald Clayton and Jennifer Koh;
choreographers Camille A. Brown and Desmond Richardson; visual artists
Daniel Arsham and Hernan Bas; internationally acclaimed multimedia artist
Doug Aitken; television writer, producer, and director Jenji Kohan; New
York Times bestselling author Sam Lipsyte; and Academy Award-winning
filmmaker Doug Blush.
For more information, visit youngarts.org.
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YoungArts New York engages YoungArts winners from all award
levels—Finalist, Honorable Mention and Merit—and exposes local
audiences to emerging artists in their community. Along with regional
programs in Miami and Los Angeles, YoungArts New York provides
a platform for participants to connect, collaborate and learn from
their peers, distinguished YoungArts alumni, and luminaries such as
Sir Salman Rushdie, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Conrad Tao, Jeanine Tesori
and José Parlá. In addition, participants showcase their talents through
public performances, exhibitions and readings at world-class arts
institutions to further prepare them for the next stage of their careers.
ABOUT YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K
Modeled after National YoungArts Week, the organization’s signature
program, YoungArts New York is one of three regional programs that
offer life-changing experiences, guidance and support to YoungArts
winners nationwide through interdisciplinary workshops, seminars
and master classes with renowned leaders in their fields. This year,
819 emerging artists (ages 15-18 or in grades 10-12) from 42 states
were selected as YoungArts winners for their outstanding work and
accomplishments across the literary, visual, design and performing arts
from more than 12,000 applications—the largest number to date.
This year in New York, YoungArts presents an exhibition, writers’
readings and film screenings co-directed by Joan Morgan, Lydia BittnerBaird, Naomi Fisher, and Richard Guay and Nancy Savoca; music, voice
and dance performances co-curated by legendary performer Mikhail
Baryshnikov and pianist Pedja Muzijevic (April 14) and directed by
notable violinist Christian Hebel (April 16); and a jazz, theater, music
and voice performance directed by jazz pianist and YoungArts alumnus
Emmet Cohen and acclaimed cellist Marika Hughes.
More information about our events is available online at youngarts.org.
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We believe in the arts, our youth and their dreams. The encouragement
of our young artists is an investment in a future rich in culture. Your
contribution to the National YoungArts Foundation helps us create
experiences for students that last a lifetime – moving the nation’s
most talented young artists a little closer to their dreams. Over the
last 35 years, more than 20,000 young artists have benefited from the
opportunities that were given to them through YoungArts’ programs.
We are proud of our role as a springboard to vibrant artistic careers. Our
alumni have gone on to distinguished careers in their fields, becoming
principal dancers in major companies, members of prominent orchestras
and recognizable faces on stage and screen. Their books are on The
New York Times Best Seller list, their artwork hangs in the world’s most
distinguished museums and they have received Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,
and Tony award nominations and awards.
CHANGING A LIFE IS LIFE-CHANGING
Supporting YoungArts with a contribution is an investment in the next
generation of artists.
YoungArts programs rely on the contributions of generous corporations,
foundations and individuals like you!
There are many ways to support these artists, but they all start with you
taking action.
Donating to our annual fund is a notable way to make a difference and
get more involved. YoungArts offers access to future masters in the
visual, literary, design and performing arts, and exposure to a passionate
group of people interested in sustaining artistic culture. It’s a way for you
to stay connected to the variety of innovative programs, education and
outreach, interdisciplinary workshops and community happenings that
we offer each season in Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
We invite you to discuss how you can become more involved in
supporting YoungArts, our artists and our programs.
For more information, please contact the Development Department at
(305) 377-1140 or development@youngarts.org.
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L U C Y AU S T I N | Theater
Haldane High Schoo | Cold Spring, NY
G E O R G I A B E L M O N T | Voice/Soprano
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
M I C H A E L J O N B E N N E T T | Music Instrumental/Composition + Organ
The Professional Performing Arts School* | New York, NY
SA R A H B E N S O N | Writing/Creative Nonfiction
South County High School | Lorton, VA
YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K PARTICI PANTS
A B D U L R A H M A N A M E R | Jazz/Trombone
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts*
New York, NY
K A LY N B E R G | Dance/Modern
Professional Children’s School* | New York, NY
A N N A B I S H O P | Voice/Popular
Brookfield High School | Brookfield, CT
E VA N C A P L I N G E R | Music/Composition
Scripps Ranch High School* | San Diego, CA
M A RC E L LO C A R E L L I | Jazz/Percussion
Fox Lane High School* | Bedford, NY
M AYA C H A R L E S | Voice/Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
M I C H E L L E C H E N | Writing/Poetry
Hunter College High School | New York, NY
RYA N C H U N G | Music/Violoncello
Manhasset High School | Manhasset, NY
TA L L I S CO F TA | Photography
Pius XI High School | Milwaukee, WI
A A RO N CO H E N | Photography
Monticello High School* | Charlottesville, VA
LO R N A CO U RT N E Y | Voice/Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
L AY L A C U I L A N | Photography
High School of Fashion Industries | New York, NY
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D E L I A C U N N I N G H A M | Theater
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
M O R G A N DAV I S O N | Music/Bassoon
Interlochen Arts Academy* | Interlochen, MI
E T H A N D E N N I S | Cinematic Arts
Jenks High School | Jenks, OK
N I C H O L A S D ’ O R N E L L A S | Visual Arts
County Prep High School | Jersey City, NJ
JA RY D FA RCO N | Dance/Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
A A RO N F E LT M A N | Visual Arts
Huntington High School | Huntington, NY
A L E S SA N D R A F E R R A R I -WO N G | Visual Arts
Academy for Visual and Performing Arts* | Hackensack, NJ
M E G A N F L E I S C H M A N N | Theater
Santa Rosa High School | Santa Rosa, CA
B E N F O R S T E R | Jazz/Percussion
Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY
J U S T I N F O S S E L L A | Jazz/Percussion
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
J U N S E A N F U N G | Visual Arts
William L. Dickinson High School | Jersey City, NJ
J O H A N N A G O R D O N | Voice/Jazz
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
M AT T H E W G U M L E Y | Voice/Singer-Songwriter
Keystone National High School | Bloomsburg, PA
Q I A N R U H E | Music/Violin
The High School attached to Xinghai Conservatory*
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
C L A R A H E N D E R S O N | Photography
Sharon Academy | Sharon, VT
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K A L I F J O N E S | Voice/Popular
Walt Whitman High School* | Huntington Station, NY
A N D R E W K I M | Music/Violin
Regis High School | New York, NY
SA E K I M | Music/Viola
Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY
S U N K I M | Visual Arts
Northern Valley Regional High School | Old Tappan, NJ
E L I Z A B E T H K N I F F I N | Photography
Wauwatosa West High School | Wauwatosa, WI
YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K PARTICI PANTS
RO D N E Y JA M E S - S PA N N | Jazz/Saxophone-Tenor
Talent Unlimited High School | New York, NY
J E R E MY L AU R E TA | Music/Viola
Interlochen Arts Academy* | Interlochen, MI
M AYA L E W | Writing/Creative Nonfiction
Aces Educational Center Art* | New Haven, CT
N AYA LOV E L L | Dance/Modern
Homeschoo* | Mount Vernon, NY
S O F I A L U E T I C H | Voice/Popular
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
S O F I YA LY P K A | Visual Arts
Edward R Murrow High School | Brooklyn, NY
M O R G A N M A S T R A N G E LO | Voice/Tenor
Ridgewood High School | Ridgewood, NJ
TO M A S M ATO S | Dance/Modern
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
S H E I MY R A H M I G H T Y | Voice/Popular
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
E M I LY M O N D R U S | Writing/Spoken Word
Homeschool | New York, NY
A L I S SA M O R I | Music/Violin
Fieldston School | Bronx, NY
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YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K PARTICI PANTS
TA N A K A M U VAVA R I RWA | Theater
George C. Marshall High School | Falls Church, VA
K AY E OTA K E | Music/Violoncello
Millburn High School | Millburn, NJ
C AT H E R I N E PA S Q UA R E L L I | Visual Arts
Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY
A N D R E W P E T E R S E N | Cinematic Arts
George Ranch High School | Richmond, TX
L U C Y P LOW E | Visual Arts
Dwight-Englewood School | Englewood, NJ
N I C H O L A S P O L I T I | Music/Composition
Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, NY
N AT H A N Q I | Music/Piano
Homeschool | Bronx, NY
J P R E D M O N D | Music/Composition
Homeschool | Yonkers, NY
E L I RO S E N B L U M - S T E P H E N S | Visual Arts
Mary McDowell Friends School | Brooklyn, NY
AC K E E M SA L M O N | Photography
Detroit School of Arts* | Detroit, MI
M I C H A E L SA N TO M A S S I M O | Dance/Jazz + Modern
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY
S H O S C H RO C K- M A N A B E | Cinematic Arts
Ballard High School* | Seattle, WA
M E AG E N TA JA L L E | Cinematic Arts
Ballard High School | Seattle, WA
LO L A TO D M A N | Writing/Creative Nonfiction
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
AY I N D E W I L L I A M S | Jazz/Keyboard
Open High School* | Richmond, VA
DA N I E L W I N S H A L L | Jazz/Double Bass
Boston Arts Academy | Boston, MA
M I C H A E L WO N | Music/Violoncello
Dalton School | New York, NY
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A L A N YAO | Music/Violin
Scarsdale High School | Scarsdale, NY
E L I Z A B E T H Y E O H -WA N G | Music/Harp
Chapin School | New York, NY
H Y U N G J U N YO O N | Photography
Bergen Catholic High School* | Oradell, NJ
E M I LY Z U M C H A K | Cinematic Arts
Interlochen Arts Academy | Interlochen, MI
YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K PARTICI PANTS
G A B R I E L A YA D E G A R I | Cinematic Arts
Catalina Foothills High School | Tucson, AZ
*Previously attended
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M I K H A I L BA RYS H N I KOV | Co-Curator Thursday Dance, Music, Voice
Performance | BAC Artistic Director | Mikhail Baryshnikov is considered
one of the greatest dancers of our time. After commencing a career with
the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he became a principal dancer with American
Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 1974. In 1979 he joined New York City Ballet, where
he worked with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. In 1980 he began
a decade-long tenure as artistic director of ABT. From 1990-2002, Mr.
Baryshnikov was director and dancer of the White Oak Dance Project, a
modern dance company he co-founded with choreographer Mark Morris. In
2005, he launched Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) in New York City. Among
Mr. Baryshnikov’s many awards are the Kennedy Center Honors, the National
Medal of Honor, the Commonwealth Award, the Chubb Fellowship, the
Jerome Robbins Award, and the 2012 Vilcek Award. In 2010, he was given the
rank of Officer of the French Legion of Honor.
LY D I A B I T T N E R- BA I R D | Photography Director | Lydia Bittner-Baird is
a photographer, curator and filmmaker who has collaborated on art pieces
across the globe. Lydia is a co-founder and image hunter for Thought Loom,
Inc. and the bookstore curator at SOCO Gallery. She is an entrepreneurial
creative spirit who is passionate about supporting the development of
programs and institutions that impact how communities of artists and
audiences experience their art form.
E M M E T CO H E N | Jazz Director | 2009 YoungArts Winner in Jazz | Jazz
pianist Emmet Cohen has quickly become one of the most in demand
musicians in New York. A finalist in both the 2011 Thelonious Monk
International Piano Competition and the 2015 American Pianists Association’s
Fellowship, Cohen plays with the maturity and confidence of a seasoned
veteran. Cohen has shared the bandstand with several musical luminaries
and works regularly with Kurt Elling, Herlin Riley, Ali Jackson, Brian Lynch, Billy
Hart, Jimmy Heath, among others. He completed a Bachelor of Music at the
University of Miami and a Master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music.
C H A N E L DA S I LVA | Assistant Director, Saturday Dance, Music, Voice
Performance | 2004 YoungArts Winner in Dance and U.S. Presidential Scholar
in the Arts | Chanel has studied at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center,
the Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn, LaGuardia High School for
the Performing Arts, The Ailey School and Springboard Danse Montreal.
She received a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and has performed
works by Ohad Naharin, Eliot Feld, Doug Varone, Jose Limon, Jessica Lang,
Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Camille A. Brown and Lar Lubovitch. She is a
2011 Princess Grace Dance Honorarium Awardee and was a member of the
Trey McIntyre Project where she was a muse for many of Mr. McIntyre’s
works. She is now a member of Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and serves
on the dance faculty of LaGuardia High School. Alongside her partner
Nigel Campbell, Chanel is the co-founder and co-director of MOVE(NYC),
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N AO M I F I S H E R | Visual Arts Director | National Selection Panelist | 1994
YoungArts Winner in Visual Arts | Miami-born artist Naomi Fisher explores
the chaotic opposition between nature and the structured forces of culture
and civilization in her work. Her paintings, photographs and videos have
been exhibited internationally in such venues as the Palais de Tokyo, Kemper
Museum, Kunsthaus Baselland and the Deste Foundation. Naomi graduated
summa cum laude with a BFA in Photography from the Maryland Institute
College of Art in 1998. She is a co-founder of the artist-run gallery Bas Fisher
Invitational (BFI) in Miami, Florida.
M A LCO L M G E T S | Theater Director, Sunday Music, Voice, Theater, Jazz
Performance | Malcolm Gets is a Tony nominated, Obie Award winning actor,
teacher and director. He has appeared on Broadway in Macbeth, The Story
of My Life and The Moliere Comedies. His extensive off-Broadway credits
include Allegro, Vigil, A New Brain, Hello Again, Merrily We Roll Along, The
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Finian’s Rainbow and the recent Steve. He was
Richard, the tortured artist on NBC’s Caroline in the City. Other television
and film credits include Sex and the City (the movie), Grey Gardens (HBO),
The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Elementary and the upcoming HBO film
Confirmation (April 2016). He appears on many albums, including Barbara
Cook’s Mostly Sondheim (Carnegie Hall debut) and his solo album, The
Journey Home. Originally from North Florida, Malcolm is a graduate of the
University of Florida and the Yale School of Drama. He is currently teaching
in NYU’s Graduate Acting Program at Tisch.
YO U N GA RT S N E W YO R K FACU LT Y
an annual summer dance intensive geared exclusively toward gifted and
determined NYC teenagers.
R I C H A R D G UAY | Cinematic Arts Co-Director | Richard Guay has worked
in the film industry for 25 years as a producer, writer, studio executive,
and in many other roles. Now with more than 15 feature-length film and
documentary credits, Guay began his career as a production auditor for
filmmakers like John Sayles, Woody Allen and Jonathan Demme. Guay has
been nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards and a WGA Award,
and has served as a production executive for Orion Pictures, Film Finances,
United Artists and New Regency.
C H R I S T I A N H E B E L | Director, Saturday Dance, Music, Voice Performance
Violinist Christian Hebel has performed as a recitalist and guest soloist
throughout North America, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and the West
Indies at venues including Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood
Bowl, Red Rocks Amphitheater, O2 Arena, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and
Madison Square Garden. Christian has soloed with the Atlanta Symphony,
Colorado Symphony, Boston Pops and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Hebel
has toured, performed and recorded with musical luminaries including
Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé,
Tony Bennett, Jay-Z, Diana Ross and many more. His recordings include
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Platinum, Gold, Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award-winning albums. His
filmography includes megahits and critically acclaimed features such as
The Social Network, Life of Pi, Moneyball, X-Men and Alice in Wonderland
and his theater credits contain Broadway productions such as The Light in
the Piazza, The Last Five Years, American Idiot and Next to Normal. He is
currently the Concertmaster for the hit Broadway musical Wicked and just
finished touring the world as the solo violinist for multiplatinum-selling
superstar vocalist Josh Groban and was Music Consultant for Lionel Richie.
M A R I K A H U G H E S | Director, Sunday Music, Voice, Theater, Jazz
Performance | Marika Hughes is a native New Yorker, cellist, singer,
occasional radio host on WQXR, storyteller on The Moth, and was an
actor in Family Album (by Stew of Passing Strange), which premiered at the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in summer 2014. Marika has performed and/or
recorded with Whitney Houston, Lou Reed, Anthony Braxton, David Byrne,
Taylor Mac and D’Angelo, among many others. She has performed on The
David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon shows as well as Saturday Night Live. For
the last 10 years Marika has been a volunteer for Triad Trust, taking her on
repeated trips to South Africa and Haiti as a music and self-care educator.
Marika happily leads her band Bottom Heavy whose debut album, New York
Nostalgia, was released in early 2016 to very warm reviews.
J OA N M O R G A N | Writing Director | National Reviewer | Joan Morgan is an
award-winning journalist, author and provocative cultural critic. A pioneering
hip-hop journalist, she began her professional writing career freelancing for
The Village Voice. Joan went on to write for publications such as Vibe, Spin,
MS., More, Interview, and Essence (where she served as Executive Editor). She
also authored a book titled When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost.
P E D JA M U Z I J E V I C | Co-Curator Thursday Dance, Music, Voice
Performance | BAC Artistic Administrator Pedja Muzijevic has been a classical
pianist for over 35 years. He has played as both a soloist and a pianist with
some of the most well respected orchestras in the world. Some of his
symphonic engagements include performances with the Atlanta Symphony,
the Dresden Philharmonic, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has
performed solo recitals at venues including Alice Tully Hall in New York, the
Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Bunka Kaikan
in Tokyo, and the National Gallery in Washington D.C.
N A N C Y SAVO C A | Cinematic Arts Co-Director | Nancy Savoca is a
director/writer whose first feature film, True Love, won the Grand Jury Prize
at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been nominated for a Spirit Award for
her directorial work and for a Best Director prize at the Los Angeles Latino
Film Festival. Retrospectives of Nancy’s work have been featured in The
Museum of the Moving Image.
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YO U N G A RT S WO U L D L I K E TO T H A N K T H E F O L LOW I N G
T E ACH E R S/M E N TO R S , N A M E D BY O U R WI N N E R S , F O R
T H E I R S U P P O R T O F T H I S Y E A R ’ S PA R T I C I PA N T S
Sophie Arbuckle
Ernest Barretta
Joey Berkeley
Steven Bourque
Mary Brienza
Natasha Brofsky
Erica Chung
Caitlin Clifford
Peter Richard Conte
Kenneth Cooper
Christine Correa
Sherry Cox
Adam Cruz
Jeff Davis
Amelia DeMayo
Stefanie DiLorenzo
Pavlina Dokovska
Michelle Dorrance
Amanda Eastman
Eric Ewazen
Sandy Faison
Carolyn Frazier
Rachel Fry
Sara Glaberson
Derick Grant
Joshua Greene
Jared Grimes
Adam Guettel
Rick Hilsabeck
Steve Homan
Richard Huntley
Devin Ilaw
Ion Ionecu
Aubrey Johnson
Konrad Kaczmarek
Lewis Kaplan
Yoheved Kaplinsky
Masao Kawasaki
Minhye Kim
Martin Kuuskmann
John LaMendola
Kim Laskowski
Han Jong Lee
Anne Lester
Brian Letiecq
Ellen Lettrich
Karen Lindquist
Lee Lobenhofer
Miyoko Lotto
Jeremy Manasia
Michelle Mathesius
Susan McBrayer
Kasmira Mohanty
Victoria Mushkatkol
Chris Nappi
Mary No
Patricia Norchi
Lorraine Nubar
Marina Obukovsky
Ursula Oppens
Jorge Parodi
Brenda Pepper
Itzhak Perlman
Vincent Peterson
Ashley Putnam
Ryan Quinn
Karen Ritscher
Monica Robinson
Richard Roundy
Benjamin Sabey
Jim Saltzman
Margaret Schafer
Ann Schein
Ann Setzer
Russell Shedd
Kimberly Shern
Harry Shifman
Celeste Simone
Mario Spinetti
Nina Stern
Michael Stratechuk
MaryAnn Swerdfeger
Ashley Szczesiak
Andrew Thomas
Jennifer Trettner
Vladimir Valjarevic
Matthew Van Brink
Johann Vexo
Meredith Walker
Sonia Weast-Jean
Donald Weilerstein
Amanda Williams
Kip Zegers
Yong Zhou
YOU NGARTS N EW YOR K PAR E NTS
Congratulations to the parents of the 2016 YoungArts winners
participating in YoungArts New York. You’ve built a foundation of love
and encouragement for your child, enabling them to pursue their artistic
dreams. We at YoungArts thank you for your support of all young artists.
Gezime Amer
Megan Belmont
Jonathan Benson
Patricia Berg
Rebecca Bishop
Lori Bjorklund
Colisa Campbell
David Campbell
Gerard Carelli
Valerie Carter-Williams
Diane Charles
Soyoung Chung
Don Cofta
Evan Courtney
Neysa Cuilan
Scott Cunningham
Mary Davison
Laura Dennis
Bina D’Ornellas
Armie Farcon
Eric Feltman
Gisele Ferrari
Tiffany Fleischmann
Alice Fossella
Lauri Freedman
Estrella Freire
Vivian Fung
Kevin Gordon
Teresa Gumley
Kelly Harris
Karen Henderson
Weimin Huang
Yeiseon Hwang
Sesame James
Hyun Jin Cho
Debra Jones
Clara Kim
Zackary Kniffin
Zenaida Laureta
Gail Levine
Liora Lew
Karen Lovell
Paula Luetich
Nadiya Lypka
Tina Mastrangelo
Mirlene Mighty
Katsura Mori
Sharon Nichols
Evelyn
Nyamushonyongora
Mika Otake
Richard Pasquarelli
Hannah Pearce
Jeannie Petersen
Kathleen Pike
Ellen Politi
Nadia Pushkina
Renee Redmond
Jaime Roberts
Alison Rooney
Ana Rosenblum
Carolyn Ryan
Evan Sacks
Patricia Santomassimo
Gavin Schrock
Dana Stangel-Plowe
Paula Todman
John Won
Ramin Yadegari
Deborah Yeoh
Joowon Yim
Yunjie Zhou
Yi Zhu
Emily Zumchak
H O N O R YO U R C H I L D W I T H A G I F T TO YO U N G A RT S
IN HIS OR HER NAME
Over the last 35 years, more than 20,000 young artists have benefited from
the opportunities that were given to them through YoungArts’ programs.
Your contribution to the National YoungArts Foundation helps us create
meaningful experiences that foster confidence and creativity for all our
recipients– moving the nation’s most talented young artists a little closer to
their dreams.
By honoring your child with a gift to YoungArts, you are ensuring that there
will be future generations of young artists.
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For more information, please contact the Development Department at (305)
377-1140 or development@youngarts.org.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sarah S. Arison
Armando M. Codina
Linda Coll
Brian Cullinan
Hugh S. Cummins, III
Justin DiCioccio
Plácido Domingo
Agnes Gund
Harry M. Hersh
John J. Kauffman
Richard Kohan
Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy
William L. Morrison
John J. O’Neil
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón
Desmond Richardson *
Marcus Sheridan
Zuzanna Szadkowski *
Maurice M. Zarmati
*YoungArts alumna/us
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YoungArts panel discussion at Brickell Flatiron Gallery
designed by YoungArts Master Teacher Julian Schnabel
YO U N G A R T S C O R P O R AT E PA R T N E R S
YoungArts Corporate Partners are an exclusive group of high-end and visible
companies that are discerning in their philanthropic endeavors. National
YoungArts Foundation offers corporations a valuable branding platform
to engage with a vast audience along with access to YoungArts' innovative
programming. There is no better time to become a YoungArts Founding
Corporate Partner and connect with influencers, donors and artists nationwide.
To learn more, please contact Felicia Marquez at
(305) 377-1140, extension 1803 or fmarquez@youngarts.org
ANNUAL SUPPORTERS
YO U N G A RT S WO U L D L I K E TO T H A N K O U R D O N O R S
F R O M T H E PA S T 1 8 M O N T H S F O R T H E I R G E N E R O S I T Y.
N O N E O F O U R PRO G R A M M I N G F O R YO U N G A RT I S T S
WO U L D B E P OS S I B L E W I T H O U T YO U R S U PP O RT.
$100,000 AND UP
ArtPlace America
Carnival Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation
SunTrust Banks
$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 T O $9 9,9 9 9
Aon Corporation
Sarah S. Arison
Arquitectonica
Florida Department of
State, Division of
Cultural Affairs
Agnes Gund
Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural
Affairs
The Related Group
Juan Js. and Ophelia A.
Roca
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$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 T O $ 4 9,9 9 9
Anthropologie
Facundo L. Bacardi
Robert Barlick and AnaMarie Codina Barlick
Thomas C. Bolton
Braman Motors
Jill Braufman
Brickell City Centre
Project LLC
Brickell Flatiron
Clarence and Anne Dillon
Dunwalke Trust
Armando and Margarita
Codina
Dacra
Deutsche Bank
Downtown Development
Holdings LLC
EAST, Miami
Fusion Media Network LLC
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Harry and Marcia Hersh
IKEA Miami*
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka
Foundation, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Richard and Amy Kohan
LE Miami
Louis N. Cassett
Foundation
Max Mara USA
Meserve-Kunhardt
Foundation, Inc.
Miami Downtown
Development Authority
The Miami Foundation
Neiman Marcus Bal
Harbour
Northern Trust Bank
Oak Plaza Associates (Del.)
LLC
John J. O’Neil
ONE | Sotheby’s
International Realty
Patriarch Family
Foundation
The Perkins Charitable
Foundation
Michael and Marlene
Perlmutter
Christy and Earl W. Powell
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
NA, LLC
Lisa Schejola and Jeffrey
Akin
Swire Properties
Theory
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
WOW Factor USA
$ 5 , 0 0 0 T O $9,9 9 9
Stephanie Lerner Ansin
Angela Birdman
The Bonnie Cashin
Fund at The New York
Community Trust
Meryl Comer
COYA
Jessica Kavana Dornbusch
Horst Ferrero
Five Below, Inc.
Eugene and Melina
Goldstein
Vanessa Grout
Deborah and Larry
Hoffman
Mark and Erika Mutchnik
Nordstrom, Inc.
Mark E. Rousso
Martin Rozenblum
W. Marcus and Mary
Elizabeth Sheridan
Benjamin Wolkov
$ 1 , 0 0 0 T O $ 4 ,9 9 9
VINCE
Alma Jennings Foundation
Maurice and Irene Arditi
Art Basel U.S. Corporation
Andreea S. Baclea
William H. and Clare Keane
Banchs
Marilyn Kalusin Berens
Allison Weiss Brady
Brickell Performing Arts
Bar, LLC
David Briggs
Mario Cader-Frech
The Clayton-Royer Family
Fund
Tracey Corwin
Jeffrey W. Davis and
Michael T. Miller
Nancy Jean Davis
Victor A. Diaz
John “Jack” F. Doyle
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce
Foundation, Inc.
Warren and Patricia
Epstein
Andres B. and Catherine
A. Fanjul
Dale Chapman Webb
Steven M. Weinger
Whole Foods Market
Holly Zickler and David
Rifkind
Jason and Terry Zucker
$ 1 0 0 T O $9 9 9
David M. Aaron
Holly Copeland Aaronson
and Larry Aaronson
Evelyn and Eliot Aimis
Frances T. Alban
Niv Alexander
Mark Alhadeff
Tomas Alonso
Ryan Anania
Anne M. Andrews
Elizabeth S. Anthony
Juliana Aragao
Sherene Arjani
Associated Printing
Productions, Inc.
Crista Azqueta
Michael A. and Jo Anne
C. Bander
Milton and Joan Baxt
Jack Benmeleh
Coraline Bennett
Charles L. Berg
Jennifer Berger
Lana F. Bernstein
Theodore Bernstein and
Lynne Harris Bernstein
Lisa Chariff Better
Mark Bisnow
Rachel Lauren Bleemer
Braddy Enterprises, LLC
Wyn G. Bradley
Robert N. and Deborah A.
Brailas
Susan S. Breslin
Savannah Bridges
Britto Central, Inc.
Meredith Brown
Dawn Burgess-Krop
Giovanna Caceres-Bush
Thomas J. Cahill
Sydney Carpel
Tiffany Carter
Christine and Vincent
Celenza
Rajan “Bobby” Chopra
John D. Clark
Alexander Cohen
Barbara L. Cohen
Yaniv Cohen
Taylor Cole
Charles H. Coleman
George J. and Maureen E.
Collins
Elizabeth K. Coppolecchia
Lisa Crane
Donna Lane CreasmanDowney
Kimberly Criscuolo
Kipton J. Cronkite
Oona K. Cruger
Louise and Paul Curcio
Paisley Dee
Lourdes Diaz
Fernanda Domit
Irene DuMaurier-Oleksiak
Educational Testing
Service
The Eichholz Law Firm
Stephanie Theis Fajardo
Howard Farber
Katherine A. Farrar
Paige Farrey
Fiesta Restaurant Group,
Inc.
Andrea Fishberger
Gayle Fisher
John Folkerth
Stephanie Forman
Stacey and Jared Galbut
Martha Galvan and
Jonathan Corren
Thresia B. Gambon
Joyce Gato-Scharfer
Nancy Gelles
Leslie and Martin Genauer
Gretchen Marie Gillis
Stephanie Giraldo
Linda H. Glass
Aaron H. Glickman
Lori Gold
Michael B. and Amy B.
Goldbas
Ella and Jason Goldberg
Patricia D. Goldstein
Daniel and Megan
Goodenough
Brett I. Graff-Einhorn
Heather Gray
Esther Griego
Dana Hagendorf
ANNUAL SUPPORTERS
Betty C. Fleming
Jonathan and Karen Braun
Fryd
Rachel Furst
Lilia Garcia
Gary A. Gerstein and
Phyllis Weaver
Penny and James Gorman
Peggy M. Hollander
Robert Horton
Jillian Jacobson
Neisen O. and Ana R.
Kasdin
Ronald and Petta Khouw
Jeff Krinsky
Carolyn A. Langelier
Sandra Lansing
Debra K. Leibowitz*
Marvin H. and Isabel
Leibowitz
Natalie Lemos
Louis Leibowitz Charitable
Trust
Marcia Martinez
Kayrita Mitchell
Modern Luxury*
Dale Moses
Neiman Marcus Merrick
Park
The New York Times
Company
Suzanne Niedland
NR Investments, Inc.
Jules Oaklander
Ocean Units LLC
Federico N. Padovan, III
Sheldon Bruce and Myrna
B. Palley
The Paradise Fund
Axel and Cosima PreussKühne
Deborah H. Russell
Frances Salgado
Barbara G. Salk
Ira Sheldon and Susan
Schneider
Joseph D. and Janet Shein
Richard and Susan Skor
Eugene E. Stark
Meital Stavinsky
The South Florida Group
Justin and Tedd Trabert
Twentieth Century Fox
Television
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ANNUAL SUPPORTERS
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Lee Cohen Hare and
Joshua Hare
Lina Hargrett
Gilbert W. and Shelley D.
Harrison
Dan and Tracy Hart
Heineken USA –
Desperados*
Diane Star Heller
Loic P. Hemery
John J. Hennessy
Ethan Hoerneman
Burton and Naomi Honig
Aliina Hopkins
Miyako and Shinji Ishida
Jamie Isicoff
George Jacobson
Florencia Jimenez-Marcos
Brandon Johnson
Madeleine K. Johnson
Catherine R. Jones
Marie and Tim Kean
Amanda Altman Kessler
Anne M. and Hans J. Kim
Lena Koorse
Alyssa Krop-Brandfon
Norman A. Large and Y.
Irene Cho
Carolyn Leach
Margaret M. Ledford and
David Radunsky
Vanessa J. Leitman
Christopher H. Lentz
Ellen Leone
Barry T. Lieber
John Joseph Lin
Susan L. Liu
Beatrice Hsin-chen Long
Rebecca R. Long
Jeannine Lonski
Lourdes Lopez
Eddie and Robin Louie
Vinh Kien Ly
Robert L. Lynch
Ali Mahallati
Valerica and Marcel
Maican
Joseph H. Makurath
Paul A. Makurath, Jr.
Stacey H. Mancuso
William and Janette
Mandell
Rebecca Mandelman
Dori Matkowski
Corrine McCarthy
Rhonda McConnaughey
Marvin L. Meitus
Alexander Mijares
Kathryn Q. Mikesell
Jennifer and Jay Mills
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Theresa Molloy
Regina Moody
Morgan Stanley
Mallori J. Morris
Caitlin Moses
Beverly Murray
Susan Nakamura
Mark T. and Sharon Nash
Richard L. Nelson
Belkys Nerey
Joseph NeSmith
Erin Newberg
Robert C. Newman and
Judi S. Prokop Newman
David Noble
Christopher Noel
Blanche Nonoo
Karla Nordland
Jennifer Nordstrom
Christopher M. Norton, Jr.
Daniel Novela
Ellen B. Pilelsky
Oppenheim and Roy
Oppenheim
Alex Pappas
Mercinth Pearce
Carl S. Pedigo and
Kathleen Horne
James N. Pember, Sr.
Natasha Petrukhin
Ferdinand and Barbara U.
Phillips
Soledad Picon
Yola Pierre
Lydia A. Pinnell
Ross Pivnik
David Podein
Amy Brody Poliakoff
Ben Quevedo
Joseph A. Quinones
Raul Alberto Ramirez
Aaron Resnick
Gary and Vanessa Ressler
Austin M. Rhoads
Morton J. and Jane A.
Robinson
Ryan A. Roman
Blair Root
William R. and Susan P.
Kelley Roy
Royal Palm South Beach
Miami
Nancy Lee Ruyter
Marvin A. Sackner
Mark Samuelian
Chantal Santelices
Anne-Marie Benitez
Santiago
Albert Scaglione
Judy Schottenstein
Lois Model Schweiger
Loren Segan
Victoria M. Serafini
Courtney Nicole Seymour
Scott A. Shuffield
Elizabeth Silverman
Jaclyn Silvers
Charles and Sandra Simon
David Solomon
Mindy Solomon
Paloma Kiki Soyka
Amy Steele Donner
Holly T. Stein
Gerald and Susan
Sternstein
Clarisa Stollenwerck
Stone Associates LP
Jerilyn Stone
Hillary Strickland
Peg E. McCarthy and Scott
M. Teeter
Harlan S. Tenenbaum
Rocco Termini
Andrea Travaglia
Mark D. and Kimberly P.
Tribus
Trivest Partners, L.P.
James B. Tucker
Ashley Turchin
Elizabeth Turnbull
Allison Turk
Ellen “Ellie” Meek Tweedy
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Ana C. Velez
Virginia Museum of
Contemporary Art
Richard Vivero
Liza Gallardo Walton
Susan Watters
James Wegert
Michael Weinstock
ANNUAL SUPPORTERS
Vinnet Weintraub
Allan B. and Phyllis Wesler
Myra Wexler
William J. Wichmann
Allison and James Wilt
Aaron Winshall
Lauren Wood
Antonia Wright
Zeriosha Zapata
Yingjun Zhang
Leslie J. and Natalie Zigel
Stephanie Zilo
Robert A. and Judith
Zucker
* In-Kind Contributions
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YO U N G A R T S G R AT E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S T H E F O L L O W I N G
C O R P O R AT I O N S A N D O R G A N I Z AT I O N S F O R T H E I R
C O M M I T M E N T, L E A D E R S H I P A N D S U P P O R T:
SPONSORS
National Premier Sponsor
Legacy Master Series Sponsor
Design Arts Discipline Sponsor
CO R P O R AT E PA RT N E R S
Strategic Corporate Partner
Supporting Corporate Partners
Bal Harbour
T Y TAY LO R | YoungArts Programs Operations Manager
JA N E RO S E N BAU M | YoungArts Production Manager + Stage Manager
for Saturday performance group
H O L D R A D O G A RC I A | YoungArts IT Director and Production Assistant
RO B E RTA B E H R E N DT F L I S S | YoungArts Director of Productions
J O S H D I A M O N D, | Stage Manager, YoungArts Sunday Performance Group
PA M E L A R A P P | BAC Production Manager
S T E P H A N I E BY R N E S H A R R E L L | BAC Stage Manager
YOU NGARTS NY PRODUCTION TE AM
PRODUCTION TEAM
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
T H A N K YO U F O R H E L PI N G M A K E 20 1 6 YO U N G A RT S
N E W YO R K P OS S I B L E :
Sarah Arison
ASCAP Foundation
Baryshnikov Arts Center
City Chefs
Linda Davidson
Laura Gomez Eastwood
Holly Fischer
Niki Fridh
RoseLee Goldberg
Agnes Gund
HelmsBriscoe
Nancie Jaicks
Kerwin DeVonish and Random Access Films
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Sawdust
New York Live Arts
ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
Pearl Studios
Performa
Polskin Arts & Communication Counselors
Sir Salmon Rushdie
Sotheby’s New York / Frank Everett
Studio Instrument Rentals / Dan Nicholson
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Em Watson
Jeffrey Zeigler
This list is complete at the time of printing.
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2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS @
PAI R I N G S @ T E D ’ S
World-class performances paired with
a themedculinary experience by STARR
Catering Group
APRIL 29 + 30
O, MIAMI
POE TRY
M AY 2 0 + 2 1
ALUMNI ELENA + SAMORA
PINDERHUGHES
JAZZ
JUNE 24 + 25
ALUMNUS DOUG BLUSH
2 0 F E E T F R O M S TA R D O M
FILM SCREENING
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Multidisciplinary performances on the
YoungArts Plaza
JUNE 4
CARMEN
D I R E C T E D B Y J AY S C H E I B
OPERA
National Premier Sponsor
YOU NGARTS 2016 CALE N DAR
F O R I N F O R M AT I O N , V I S I T YO U N G A R T S . O R G
ANNUAL EVENTS
Celebrating 35 years of identifying
and supporting the nation’s most
promising young artists
YO U N G A RT S N E W YO R K
APRIL 12 - 17
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
JUNE 19 - 20
Sponsored by
Carnival Foundation
National Premier Sponsor
Legacy Master Series Sponsor
Design Arts Discipline Sponsor
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