Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc

TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIEN- CES THAT ENRICH LIVES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND A PASSION FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.

FOR 50 YEARS, ORPHEUS HAS SERVED A LOYAL AND GENEROUS AUDIENCE IN ITS HOMETOWN OF NEW YORK CITY, PRESENTING ITS ANNUAL CONCERT SERIES AT CARNEGIE HALL. DURING ORPHEUS' 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2022-2023, ORPHEUS PRESENTED THREE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS, COLLABORATING WITH GUEST SOLOISTS: PIANIST, ROMAN RABINOVICH; VIOLINIST, RENAUD CAPUCON; SOPRANO, KAREN SLACK; BARITONE, WILL LIVERMAN; AND NARRATOR CHRISTINE BARANSKI. THE SERIES INCLUDED THREE WORLD PREMIERES INCLUDING NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS BY JEFF SCOTT, HANNA BENN, AND JASMINE BARNES, AND A NEW ARRANGEMENT BY JANNINA NORPOTH. IN ADDITION, ORPHEUS PRESENTED CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS IN BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND WITH CELLIST, KEN KUBOTA AND PERCUSSIONIST, JAVIER DIAZ; AND WAS PRESENTED FOR TWO CONCERTS AT THE 92NY WITH PIANIST, ANGELA HEWITT; AND THE VIJAY IYER TRIO. ORPHEUS IS COMMITTED TO SHARING ITS ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING WITH COMMUNITIES BEYOND NEW YORK CITY. IN 2022-2023, ORPHEUS TOURED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND TO PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, ALABAMA, TEXAS, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, AND WASHINGTON DC. THESE CONCERTS INCLUDED COLLABORATIONS WITH GUESTS SOLOISTS: VIOLINIST, VADIM GLUZMAN; TRUMPETIST, TINE THING HELSETH; PIANIST, ANGELA HEWITT, PIANIST, ALESSIO BAX; VIOLINIST, CHAD HOOPS AND INCLUDED A WORLD PREMIERE OF A WORK BY DANNY ELFMAN AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SPRING 2023 CONCERT SERIES. INTERNATIONALLY, THE ORCHESTRA VISITED CANADA COLLABORATING WITH PIANIST, JAN LISIECKI. THE ORCHESTRA'S RICH HISTORY OF TOURING INCLUDES VISITS TO MORE THAN 300 CITIES IN 50 COUNTRIES ON FOUR CONTINENTS. IN THE 2022-23 SEASON, ORPHEUS SERVED OVER 13,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS LIVE. BY TOURING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THE ORCHESTRA REMOVES NUMEROUS FINANCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT ACCESS FOR MANY TO EXPERIENCE THE DYNAMIC LIVE PERFORMANCES. IN ADDITION TO LIVE PERFORMANCES, THE ORCHESTRA CONTINUED TO REACH AUDIENCES ONLINE THROUGH WEBCASTS OF THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCES AT THE 92NY AND THE LIED CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. ORPHEUS IS FORTUNATE TO MAINTAIN A GLOBAL PRESENCE, DEVELOPED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE RECORDING CATALOGUE AND CURRENT RADIO BROADCASTS, THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS. IN THIS WAY, THE ORCHESTRA BUILDS ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND REACHES NEW COMMUNITIES. ORPHEUS' COMMITMENT TO ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES FOUR CORE INITIATIVES. THE ACCESS ORPHEUS PROGRAM ENGAGES OVER 1,500 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ANNUALLY FROM EACH OF NEW YORK CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS AS WELL AS THE BROADER METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TITLE I SCHOOLS. ORPHEUS SHARES THE ORCHESTRA'S COLLABORATIVE MUSIC-MAKING PROCESS THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORPHEUS MUSICIANS AND COLLABORATORS, OPEN REHEARSALS, AND UNDERWRITTEN TICKETS AND STUDY GUIDES TO ORPHEUS' CARNEGIE HALL SERIES CONCERTS. FOR MANY, THIS IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF A LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT AND THEIR FIRST TIME INSIDE CARNEGIE HALL. IN THE 2022-2023 SEASON, ORPHEUS CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARMONY PROGRAM BY HAVING ORPHEUS MUSICIANS COACH THEIR ALL STARS ENSEMBLE OF NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CULMINATING IN A FINAL SIDE-BY-SIDE PERFORMANCE IN SPRING 2023. THE ORPHEUS MUSIC ACADEMY ENCOMPASSES ORPHEUS' PROGRAMS FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED MUSIC STUDENTS. ORPHEUS MUSICIANS SHARE THEIR ARTISTRY, EXPERTISE, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MUSIC MAKING THROUGH MASTERCLASSES WITH ORPHEUS MUSICIANS AND GUEST ARTISTS, SIDE-BY-SIDE WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES ON TOUR. IN 2022-2023, ORPHEUS MUSICIANS WORKED WITH STUDENTS FROM INTERLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, HUNTER COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, AND COACHED SECTIONALS FOR NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY. ORPHEUS REFLECTIONS BRINGS THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. ORPHEUS MUSICIANS SHARE INTIMATE PERFORMANCES AND ENGAGE WITH AUDIENCES IN SPACES WHERE ATTENDEES ARE COMFORTABLE, SUCH AS PUBLIC VENUES OR PRIVATE CARE CENTERS. THE PROGRAMS ALSO BENEFIT CAREGIVERS, WHO IN THEIR DEMANDING ROLES MAY HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY LIVE MUSIC. IN 2022-2023 ORPHEUS OFFERED REFLECTIONS PROGRAMS ONLINE OVER ZOOM AND IN-PERSON FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND ON TOUR IN TEXAS. ADDITIONALLY, ORPHEUS PARTNERED WITH THE UNFORGETTABLES CHORUS, A CHOIR FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILY CARE-PARTNER, BY ACCOMPANYING THE CHOIR IN REHEARSALS CULMINATING IN A FINAL SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT IN SPRING 2023. THE ORPHEUS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BRINGS THE ORPHEUS PROCESS TO THE PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO EMPOWER THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW THROUGH COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING. TEAMS OF ALL KINDS PARTICIPATE IN CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMS TO GAIN INSIGHT FROM ORPHEUS' DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION, COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. IN 2022-2023, ORPHEUS PROVIDED OLI PROCESS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL.