FALL 2014 JEFFREY SAYS...P.O. Box 2348 Madison, WI 53701-2348 608.255.9866 Gifts and other support received from FRIENDS OF THE BACH DANCING & DYNAMITE SOCIETY October 1, 2013 through

FALL 2014 | ISSUE THIRTY-THREE editorial | JEFFREY SAYS

Classical music performance is one of a dwindling number of professions taught almost exclusively through the apprenticeship model. I was lucky to have more than 25 years of one-on-one teaching with wonderful mentors. My childhood teacher, Laura Truitt, awakened me to the beauty, intensity, and power of classical music. My two undergraduate teachers, Michael Zenge and Phyllis Rappeport, deepened my understanding of the structure and color of music. When I started with them, I didn’t really know what a phrase was. When I finished, I felt as if I could “speak music” for the first time. Another teacher, Veda Kaplinsky, gave me the confidence to face any technical challenge that came my way.

I chose the University of Wisconsin-Madison for graduate school because of Howard Karp. I first heard Howard perform in 1986 in a recital with his cellist son Parry in Chapel Hill, NC. I loved his playing—such beauty of sound, such compelling phrasing—I felt I was listening to a great orator deliver a moving speech. (Parry was no slouch, either.) Both of my undergrad teachers had studied with Howard, and thought I would benefit from working with him. Off I went to Madison.

Howard was an incredibly inspiring teacher for me. He felt that music was a gift of the gods to be cherished and honored, and that no performance could ever reveal the full greatness of the masterworks of the literature—but it was our duty to strive for that ideal, to give it our greatest efforts of mind, body, and soul. More than anything, Howard helped me find my unique, authentic voice as an artist. It is a rare teacher who does not try to reshape students in his or her mold, but Howard honored the particular gifts of each of the pianists under his care. Sometimes I would ask him a question about a phrase I was struggling with, and he would reply, “Live with it awhile, trust your instincts, you’ll find the answer.” At first this advice frustrated me, but through the struggle I developed a confident, individual understanding of the music that has remained with me to this day.

Without Howard Karp, BDDS would never have come into being. He brought me to Madison, helped me find the courage of my convictions, and encouraged all of my artistic efforts. Howard died on June 30th, 2014, the day after the final concert of the 23rd season of BDDS. Ironically, our season theme was about departures of all kinds. For me, his will be deeply felt.

C&N PhotographyJeffrey Sykes, artistic director of BDDS.

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“I think BDDS is the sort of thing that makes Madison a

good place to live.”—Stephany East, BDDS Fan

“I find the Bach Dancing and Dynamite programs extremely

well planned and then extremely well executed. And

I am not alone, as repeated standing ovations demonstrate.

To miss music and performances as fine as these is to cheat

yourself. And that just doesn’t

make sense, does it?” —– Jacob Stockinger,

The Well-Tempered Ear

I found BDDS’ 2014 season wonderful and extraordinary for three reasons: First, their

programming is substantial, fresh, provocative, and daring.

Secondly, BDDS has created an ensemble of extraordinarily

talented musicians, some of whom have been returning to Madison for years. The third

attribute that makes BDDS so extraordinary is the insight and

artistic flair of their dynamic and energetic artistic directors,

Stephanie Jutt and Jeffrey Sykes, and their executive

director, Samantha Crownover.—Robert Morse, BDDS Fan

FLAUTISTICOMUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA & SPAIN8PM, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 | OVERTURE CENTER, PROMENADE HALL: $25

Stephanie Jutt presents a concert celebrating Latin American and Spanish culture. The evening will feature the music of Spain, Argentina and Venezuela, with spoken word, tango, and original art by Carolyn Kallenborn. Artists include dancers Ariel Juarez and Jacques and Maria Saint-Cyr and soprano Yanzelmalee Rivera, among others.

RAVES FROM OUR FANS

REMEMBERING SUSAN HORWITZSAMANTHA CROWNOVER

BDDS lost one of its board members and most fervent supporters to cancer in June. Susan Horwitz was curious about everything she heard, and she challenged the way we presented chamber music. She encouraged us to reach out to children, to re-invent the dinner drawing, to play more Piazzolla! She made sure we never went hungry at

our late-afternoon board meetings, and she and her husband, Tom, hosted many celebratory dinners at their home.

As her cancer advanced, she held meetings at her bedside. We talked BDDS business and about music she was listening to.

What makes Susan extraordinary to me, though, is how she kept growing, learning, and living until her last days. She squeezed as much as she could from life, traveling the world, advocating for women, playing piano, working and teaching full-time as a computer scientist. Losing a member of our family is hard, but we are grateful for knowing her. Susan and many of her family and friends have come together to sponsor music and musicians for years to come.

CHECK OUT OUR 2014 SEASON ON YOU TUBEhttp://tinyurl.com/bddswi

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Grand Prize: Marti PhillipsFine Line Certificate: Ellis Bauman

Livingston Inn Certificate: Jane Blumenfeld

2014 DINNER DRAWING WINNERS

For tickets, visit: OVERTURECENTER.ORG/EVENTS/FLAUTISTICO

P.O. Box 2348Madison, WI 53701-2348

608.255.9866

www.bachdancinganddynamite.org

Gifts and other support received from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014FRIENDS OF THE BACH DANCING & DYNAMITE SOCIETY

SKYROCKETS ($200 – $499)Anne BachnerPaul Baker & Denise LambDon & Carola BreckbillRuth DahlkeAllen & Celeste DinesLynne & Bill EichWilliam & Mary FoltzThomas Haig

Henry HartFred JohnsonLee & Rosemary JonesJim & Ruth KnutsonPatricia & Peter LiptonRona MalofskyLaird Marshall & Alice D’AlessioJoanne Michalski & Mike Weeda

Bill & Jeanne RayneToni & Don RichardsDon & Carolyn ShelpRobert & Suzanne SmithJacob StockingerDon & Joanna ThompsonFrances Weinstein

FIRECRACKERS ($100 – $199)Dan & Karen AtwoodJean Bae & Gregg KisselSue & Ellis BaumanNancy BecknellMieke & Dale BennettLeonard & Norma BerkowitzLinda & Niles Berman, in honor

of and with thanks to Vicki & Gerald Stewart and Larry Bechler & Patty Struck

John BeutelJoyce Brehm & Sanford QuayleRichard Brualdi & Mona WasowBonita Bruce & Paul AspinwallJosh & Flo ChoverMegan ChristiansenSusan ClappTom Corbett Joyce CrimJames Danky & Christine

SchelshornMolly Day & John Himmelfarb

Alexandra & William DoveJane EisnerTim & Renée FarleySusan GoldwomonBonnie GreeneCarl & Mary GulbrandsenPatricia HensonPaul & Margaret IrwinMonica JaehnigCharles & Susan KernatsMarna KingJudith KlehrDiane Kostecke & Nancy CiezkiPerri Liebl & Mark BarnesLeon LindbergMarsha Lindsay & Rich StoneSusan Jacobs LockhartJack Longley & Maureen DurkinPaul & Barbara McLeodRichard & Louise MillerDietrich & Renate Muller

Rick Niess & Laurie ElwellThomas & Carol NovakKato PerlmanKaren & Stewart PragerTony PuttnamClaire & Dan RiderJohn RinehartRichard RoePatricia Sanford & John StottSandra Shane-DuBowAmy & Alex SquitieriCarol StevensonAntony Stretton & Philippa ClaudeMillard & Barbara SusmanKaren & Russell TomarVicky ToppJerry & Mary TuckerJane & Michael VoichickAnn WallaceLynne & Peter WeilHarvey & Bonnie Wendel

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORTAlliant Energy FoundationThe BaskervilleCUNA Mutual GroupDane Arts, with additional

support from the Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times

The Evjue Foundation

Madison Arts CommissionMadison Community

FoundationMGE FoundationPleasant T. Rowland

FoundationStafford Rosenbaum

LLP, Attorneys

UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program

Venture Investors LLCWisconsin Arts Board, with

funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

BOARD OF DIRECTORSLarry BechlerMichael BridgemanMartha CaseyBarbara JohnsonGeorge ReiznerOrange SchroederMiriam SimmonsSarah SiskindNorma SoberVicki StewartAnne WadsackDaphne Webb

SPARKLERS ($1 – $99)AnonymousJesse AndersonEugenia & Jim BeecherJan & Dennis BlakesleeAnn BoyerEmily Bunting & Alejandro PuigEvonna CheethamCynthina ChinNancy DastSteve DembskiGene & Bea DeweyCarole DoeppersMatthew & Bobbi DumasStephany EastNathan & Louise ElbaumDave & Judy EulbergJohanna FabkeMaureen Fitzgibbon

Tom & Jeri GroggSheila HarrschJohn & Karen IckeBernie IsaacStefanie JacobDave & Jean JohnsenJelaine JohnsonMargot KingKathleen & Richard KuhnenTed LandonWilliam LaneKathryn Lederhause &

Daryl ShermanDonald & Alayne MacaulayMaija Maki-LaurilaRobert MarchMichelle MartinJan McCormick

Tom & Nancy MohsDiane NixonJames O’BrienDiana PopowyczDane RichesonMarilyn & John SchairerRichard & Ruth SchauerJura & Charles SilvermanElaine StrassburgRayla TeminMarcia TopelMary TrewarthaRuth TsotsisRon & Peg WallaceJulie WeiskircherM.J. WisemanMichael & Jeanine Zenge

FAN THE FLAMES ($2,000 AND ABOVE)Dan & Karen BaumannJane Blumenfeld & Willow HarthCharles & Martha CaseyLinda & Keith CliffordJames Dahlberg & Elsebet LundAnn Guhman, in loving

memory of Bruce KociSusan Horwitz & Thomas Reps

Barbara JohnsonSue Cleary KochPamela Mather & Lili M. KellyDave Myers, in memory of DanNorma & Elliott SoberLorelei StevensThe family of John Stoelting,

in loving memory

Virginia & Wiley SykesThomas TerryAnne & Peter WadsackDaphne WebbEllen WhiteTom Wolfe & Pat Powers

PYROTECHNICS ($1,000 – $1,999)Carla & Fernando AlvaradoLarry Bechler & Patty StruckRosemary JohnsonBill Kraus & Toni SikesBobbie KrinskyEd Krinsky

Carla & Dick LoveKatherine Naherny &

Roger Ganser George ReiznerJoe & Mary Ellyn SensenbrennerMiriam Simmons & Jim Cain

Sarah Siskind & Joel RogersVicki & Gerald StewartDavid & Jane VillaPaul Wilhite & Mio Suzuki

IN-KIND SUPPORTDick Ainsworth &

Pat McCorkleArcadia BooksAudio for the ArtsBillings Piano GalleryDeWitt Ross & Stevens

S.C., LawyersDriftless DepotFarley’s House of Pianos

Fine Line Custom AttireGreat Dane Brew PubGreen Cab of MadisonHoly Wisdom MonasteryJ. Charles CrystalworksBarbara JohnsonKris Knight/WellAware Life

Enhancement CenterThe Livingston Inn

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Mystery to MeOrange Tree ImportsOverture Center FoundationSmart MotorsVermont Valley

Community Farm

BDDS ASSISTANTSErica BardenGalen Gibson-CornellAnna White

ARTISTIC DIRECTORSStephanie JuttJeffrey Sykes

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSamantha Crownover

THE DYNAMITE CLUB ($500 – $999)Chung & Young BaeMichael Bridgeman &

Jack HolzhueterLinda Clauder & Zorko Greblo

Carl DeBoor & Helen BeeCarla & Michael Di IorioTerry HallerDan & Judy Peterson

Ron Rosner & Ronnie HessCarol & Dean SchroederJoAnn Six

FAN THE FLAMES OR BECOME A PYROTECHNIC!Fan the Flames with a gift of $2,000 or more and you can sponsor an artist in the 2015 festival. Pyrotechnics can sponsor a piece of music by making a gift of $1,000 or more. Donors receive an invitation to a special rehearsal, festival tickets, a CD of a performance, and our deepest gratitude. Call Samantha at 608.255.9866.

If you made a contribution between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014 and your name does not appear, please accept our apologies and call Samantha Crownover at 608.255.9866.

VOLUNTEER CORPS Sarah BardenBruce CrownoverLinda DonnellyPat HensonHarriet IrwinSally Leong

Janet Nelson-ReilleyJulia O’ReillyLucinda PrueTim ReilleyAnne Stoelting

JAMES F. CROW MEMORIAL FUNDBDDS remembers with affection James F. Crow, champion of the viola and generous supporter of all things music.

The family of John Stoelting, in loving memory

SUSAN B. HORWITZ MEMORIAL FUNDWe lovingly remember Susan as a friend, board member, and believer in the joy and power of music.

MEDIA SPONSORSDistillery Marketing & Design

SPECIAL THANKSErica BardenJeff BreisachEffi Casey and Caroline

Hamblen, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation

James Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund

Christina Dollhausen, Stoughton Opera House

Jacquie Goetz, Beth Racette, and Steve Schroeder, Overture Center

Dan GraboisElspeth Hayden

Bill Kraus Haley O’NeilRon Rosner & Ronnie HessToni Sikes Miriam SimmonsJoAnn SixMike Sweitzer-Beckman,

Holy Wisdom MonasteryThomas TerryAnne T. WadsackDaphne WebbSuzie Wilkinson

Sue & Bill Bauer Mimi Bussan & Fred

SchneiderSamantha & Bruce

CrownoverSue Dentinger & Mark HillCharlie GraemlichLeah HorwitzSamata HorwitzJean Hylland

Deb JosephJulia NicholasWarren & Fae PageJane & John ScharerElaine SchneiderJean SheaNorma & Elliott Sober S. Stites & Jerry SimonTim TeitelbaumLaura Tenney

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GUILTY AS CHARGED June 12 – 28, 2014

Madison, Stoughton & Spring Green

It would be a crime to miss out on all the fun!

$20,000+ IN-KIND DONATIONS

02 Artistic Directors 15 Guest Artists01 Executive Director11 Volunteers

06 Programs03 Free Concerts03 Venues03 Concert weekends

OUR MISSION

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society brings

together world-class performing artists to create cutting-edge musical events that

present chamber music as serious fun

to traditional and new audiences in Madison

and south-central Wisconsin.

ANNUAL REPORT

-MEALS for hungry musicians

donated by restaurants, stores,

patron cooks

-PHOTOGRAPHY of the entire festival

-VAN for musicians and

equipment transport

-MASSAGE for Jeffrey’s hands/fingers;

Carmit, Axel, and Jean-Michel’s bowing

arms, etc.

-LODGING for out-of-towners at the

Livingston Inn, patron’s homes

-CAB RIDES for those who can’t get to

our shows

REVENUE

EXPENSES

$169,158

Administration

Artist Fees & Festival Expenses

65%35%

22 COMPOSERS spanning 1740s to 2011

TOTAL: $169,158

TOTAL: $168,785

5%

Grants

Tickets

Donations

62%33%

5%

Documents

FALL 2014 JEFFREY SAYS...P.O. Box 2348 Madison, WI 53701-2348 608.255.9866 Gifts and other support received from FRIENDS OF THE BACH DANCING & DYNAMITE SOCIETY October 1, 2013 through