SONOS SYNC

New Board Chairman

SONOS Chamber Orchestra is very pleased to announce that Edward Song has joined the Board of Directors as Chairman. Mr. Song was introduced to SONOS as someone with specific strengths in strategic planning, and fiscal responsibility, which will propel SONOS to a new level of management. Edward was previously Managing Director at VAMG LLC, artist management and marketing consulting company for the performing arts in Seattle, WA. He directed all aspects of the business, including finance, business development, marketing, strategy, consulting, and global artist management.

Concurrently, he served on the Board of Directors as the Vice Chair of Artistic Operations at the Tacoma Philharmonic Association from 2002–2005. At the Tacoma Philharmonic Association, he was recognized as the youngest executive board member of a major non-profit arts organization in the United States.

He resides in the Hartford, CT area where is an MBA Candidate at the University of Connecticut. He has also had a great deal of experience in hiring soloists, recording contracts, tours, etc. Members of the board have commented that Edward’s new ideas, strong sense of pride in SONOS and dedicated strategic direction are qualities that are already evident.

SONOS? Who we are…

SONOS Chamber Orchestra is a flexible and versatile group of artists devoted to the performance of mostly classical music in the New York City area.

SONOS aims to explore repertoire that is not often heard, to program concerts that spark interest and thought, and to provide a space for interaction between performers and audiences.

SONOS is also dedicated to the exploration of innovative educational strategies though the performance of music in the schools, and to the development of artistic potential

October 14 & 15, 2007
Triple-bill of Sibelius & Englund!

Our next concerts:

• Sunday October 14th 2007, 3pm, & Monday October 15th, 2007, 8pm
Known for its innovative programming and mixing unknown and longtreasured composers of the classical repertoire, SONOS will present an exhilarating concert, featuring one U.S. premiere, one New York premiere and an homage to the 50 year legacy of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. On the program: Sibelius, Arvo Pärt, Sibelius, Philip Glass, Sibelius, Ernst von Dohnanyi, and ending with Einar Englund.

– Good Shepherd Church
608 Isham St., (~208th and Broadway)
New York, NY, 3pm
Tickets: $15, and "Pay what you can afford!"

– New World Stages
340 West 50th Street (8th/9th Avenue)
New York, NY 8pm
Tickets: $50/$30

• Saturday October 20th, 2007, 12pm, for the seventh consecutive year, SONOS musicians will provide musical entertainment for the AIDS Center of Queens County annual fundraiser luncheon auction. SONOS is honored to be able to support such a worthy cause.

RETREAT!!!

On Saturday August 18, 2007, the Board of Directors of SONOS ChamberOrchestra had our first ever all day retreat at Music Director Erik Ochsner’s apartment in New York. This served not only as a “meet and greet” for members of the board to get acquainted with Edward Song, but also as a launch for us into building our Strategic Plan.
Edward Song led the day long event with insights into how and where SONOS can grow. A few highlights were:

• The topic of establishing an Arts Management Internship Program
• Reviewing, updating and maintaining our mission and vision statements
• Several SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) were performed on a variety of topics with the Board of Directors.

Edward’s expertise, commitment, and drive come to SONOS while he is an MBA Candidate at the University of< Connecticut. In addition, he is pursuing advanced studies in Finance at The Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania's Executive Education program.

Fundraising…

- With this newsletter, we are kicking off our largest fund drive to date. We now must raise approximately $23,000 to present our next event.

- We are casting a wide net, and are already off to a strong start.

- Your contribution supports the vibrant NYC arts scene. As we are a 501(c)3 non-profit, it is deductible.

- We aim high! Would you consider making yours a stretch donation?

Myths about Donating

	“I have to donate $100 or more to make it worthwhile.” - WRONG!!
	“They survive just fine without my support.” - WRONG!!
	Donations of ALL SIZES do/ have/ and will impact our fundraising efforts. From $15 and higher all help SONOS present concerts.

Board member Brian Wise also focuses/ writes on Finland

Board Member Brian is a producer at WNYC Radio, New York's NPR affiliate. He also works as a print journalist and his articles have appeared in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Travel & Leisure, BBC Music Magazine, the Financial Times, The Strad, Time Out New York, Opera News, and other publications.

In a recent issue of the Finnish Music Quarterly, Brian wrote about “How Finnish classical music and musicians made it in America.” Brian points out that One New York Times article in 1998 proclaimed that conductors were the country's "hottest export," more than Nokia phones or Finlandia vodka!

Read the complete article

[Editor’s Note: I read recently that the Finnish government spends 400 times more per capita supporting the Arts than here in the United States.] !!

- Cocktails. A HUGE vote of support was recently extended to SONOS by several supporters in Indianapolis, the hometown of Music Director Erik Ochsner. Mary and Steve DeVoe, Pamela Ajango French and Zack French, and Mara McCabe-Cuthbert and David Cuthbert have organized a get-together cocktail party to spread the enthusiasm about SONOS. Thank you friends for believing in SONOS!

- Education. For the last two years, SONOS was invited to be part of education workshops at the Flushing Town Hall. “Beat in Music,” and “A conducting workshop” both had audiences of about 50 people ranging in age from 4 to 75! One workshop included flute, violin, piano, percussion, and Education Specialist, Pamela Proscia. The second workshop included a string trio, as well as a juggler!

- Organ. In 2006, SONOS performed the U.S. Premiere of Karl Jenkins’ Requiem in a program at Good Shepherd Church in the Inwood section of Manhattan. We raised $1,500 for the organ restoration fund.

Helping a new conductor at The Flushing Town Hall Education workshop	Host Gerry Young welcoming guests at the 2004 NYC Fundraiser/Cocktail Party.	Phyllis Katz, Music Director at Good Shepherd Church and Ochsner, post-concert.

$500-$999
Mr. John Chappell
Mary O. and Stephen E. DeVoe
Marjatta Freeman
Jose Ho
Susan and Hal Ochsner

$250-$499
Allen and Raechel Alexander
Douglas G. and Kathleen D. Alexander
Christina Arethas
Raymond Bouchard
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A Broadie
Dr. James and Colleen Colasacco
Andrew and Yeonjune Dickenson
Zachary French and Pamela Ajango French
Yuki Furutate
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation,
Matching Gifts Program*
Stuart M. Morton and Amy E. Tubregen-Morton
Zheyu Cynthia Qiu
Simone Song Properties, Inc.
Scot and Michelle Willis

$100-$249
Hikari Hathaway and Douglas Cohen
Don M. Zwarych and Kyoichi Sada
Pfizer Foundation, Inc. Matching Gift Program
Arthur T. Stokes
Lawrence D. and Mary L. Wise
Barbara Fox
Phyllis Katz
Jeanne LaDuke
C. Richard Mathews
Nguyenvu Nguyen
Stephen L. and
Mary Linton B. Peters
Yoshiko Ueno and Anthony Quinlivan
Paula Unsel
Graham P. Wright
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