Peninsula Music Festival Inc

THE PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC. IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCING WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES REALIZED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THE RECITAL SERIES, A CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, AND THE SYMPHONY SERIES IN ADDITION TO THE PROMOTION OF MUSIC APPRECIATION, AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

THE PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC. (PMF) FINANCES AND PRODUCES WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES REALIZED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THE RECITAL SERIES, A CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, AND THE SYMPHONY SERIES IN DOOR COUNTY, WI. PMF PRESENTS BROAD REPERTOIRE, PROMOTES YOUNG ARTISTS, AND THE APPRECIATION OF GREAT MUSIC. PMF WAS FOUNDED IN 1953 BY LORENZ HEISE, KAY WILSON, AND THOR JOHNSON WHO WAS INSPIRED BY THE EARLY MORAVIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL. CURRENTLY IN ITS 70TH SEASON, THE 80-MEMBER FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS WHO REPRESENT LEADING SYMPHONIC AND OPERATIC INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THOSE OF MONTREAL, TORONTO, BOSTON, HOUSTON, ST. LOUIS, MILWAUKEE, OMAHA, PITTSBURGH, HOUSTON GRAND OPERA, THE DALLAS OPERA AND LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO. THE FESTIVAL PRESENTS A NINE-CONCERT SYMPHONY SERIES EVERY AUGUST, WITH YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES RECITAL SERIES CONCERTS, CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES, AND SPECIAL CONCERT EVENTS THAT FEATURE MEMBERS OF THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND OTHER RENOWNED ARTISTS. EACH SYMPHONY SERIES CONCERT FEATURES A GUEST ARTIST OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL STATURE, AND THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. OVER 6,000 PATRONS ATTEND THE NINE-CONCERT SYMPHONY SERIES EVERY SUMMER. IN THE LAST 26 YEARS, THE OPERATING BUDGET HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY, AND THE ENDOWMENT HAS GROWN FROM $450,000 TO $6.5 MILLION OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. THE CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY SET BY THE TRUSTEES FOCUSES LONG-TERM STABILITY RATHER THAN QUICK GROWTH WHICH AS A STRATEGY, HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. PMF PRIDES ITSELF ON THE HIGH ARTISTIC QUALITY OF THE ORCHESTRA, AND CONTINUING TO OPERATE WITH LOW ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. THE ENDOWMENT HAS CONTINUED TO GROW THROUGH STRONG, STABLE INVESTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. PMF AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR AND NUMEROUS SUMMER MUSIC STUDY GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE MUSIC STUDENTS TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMPS AND STUDY PRIVATELY. PMF CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE SEVASTOPOL MUSIC BOOSTERS CLUB TO PROVIDE CONCESSIONS DURING SYMPHONY SERIES CONCERTS. THIS WAS THE NINTH YEAR OF THE FESTIVAL'S $10 STUDENT/CHILDREN TICKET PROGRAM WHICH WAS MOST RECENTLY SUPPORTED BY NICOLET NATIONAL BANK. PMF'S YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING HELPS TO ELEVATE THE FESTIVAL'S BRAND, INCREASE VISIBILITY, AND REMAIN RELEVANT TO THOSE ON THE PENINSULA AND BEYOND. THE EMERGING CONDUCTOR PROGRAM PROVIDES WELL-ROUNDED TRAINING AND EXPOSURE TO ASPIRING CONDUCTORS WITH A PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND CONTINUES AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL'S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.PMF CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ROAD SCHOLAR PROGRAM (FORMALLY ELDER HOSTEL) TO PRESENT TWO ONE-WEEK SESSIONS ON THE HISTORY AND WORKINGS OF PMF 'THROUGH THE YEARS'. APPROXIMATELY 30 TRAVELERS PARTICIPATE IN EACH SESSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AUGUST 2020 AND 2021 SESSIONS HAD TO BE CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO PICKING UP RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF IN AUGUST 2022. THE PMF SUSTAINING COMMITTEE (PMF'S VOLUNTEER SOCIETY) CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF THE ORGANIZATION. 55 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PICKING UP GUEST ARTISTS FROM THE AIRPORT, CHAUFFEURING TO/FROM ENGAGEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES/REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES, PROVIDING FOOD FOR MUSICIANS, AND WORKING AS USHERS AND PARKING ATTENDANTS FOR THE CONCERTS. FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES, THE PMF CURRENTLY USES A THREE-PHASE EVALUATION SYSTEM SET FORTH BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS. THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE: ADMINISTRATIVE - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, BOARD, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL - PLANNING AND REPORTING; AND ARTISTIC - REPERTOIRE, OPERATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. PMF CONTINUES TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS, AND FULFILL ITS MISSION THANKS TO A STRONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A WELL-TRAINED ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND A GREAT CORE OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS TRIO HAS PROVIDED THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE PMF TO GROW WHERE IT COUNTS - IN THE QUALITY OF ITS ARTISTIC PRODUCT AND ITS OUTREACH TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES.