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YOA YOA is a world-class symphony orchestra of gifted

young musicians, ages 18 to 30, representing more than 20 countries in the Western Hemisphere.

YOA’s mission is to bring together energetic, talented musicians to

pursue excellence and celebrate cultural diversity as a catalyst for social change. YOA has become an international brand by bringing renowned artists—from Yo-Yo Ma to Paquito D’Rivera, from Plácido Domingo to Philip Glass—into the lives of young musicians and diverse audiences.

Free and open auditions are held annually via YouTube,

removing the cost of international postage, to ensure that any deserving and eligible musician can apply. Following adjudication by prestigious Faculty, all musicians in the new orchestra participate on full-scholarship, to achieve the greatest equality and diversity possible.

The season centerpiece is a July-August Residence and Concert

Tour held each year in different regions of the world. Musicians, Faculty, Conductors, and Guest Artists gather for a 2-week Residence of daily full-orchestra and sectional rehearsals to prepare diverse and challenging repertoire to take on a month-long Tour.

YOA has performed more than 270 concerts since its

2002 Inaugural Tour in settings that range from the most famous concert halls of Europe and the Americas to outdoor venues not often associated with symphonic music. YOA has reached millions through live performances, television and radio broadcasts, CD recordings, print media, and documentary films.

The Global Leaders Program is a tuition-free year-long

fellowship combining on-site leadership experience in diverse international settings with remote classroom training. By creating a platform for the most exceptional candidates from each graduating class to gain access to unique leadership training, YOA is empowering the next generation of social entrepreneurs.

The impact of YOA stretches far beyond its programs.

Participants return to their native countries to share experiences and gained knowledge with their communities. YOA connects musicians to institutions of higher learning and professional job opportunities. YOA was the model for music education startups in Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Panamá, Saint Lucia, the United States, and Uruguay.

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Dear Friends,

2012 was an important milestone for YOA. We celebrated 10 years since our first Tour and returned

to Chile once more. We extended our presence to Asia with an expansive Tour in China and

supported important artistic and educational initiatives throughout Europe and the Americas. In

2012 we inaugurated 35 new YOA Global Leaders into our in-depth leadership and community

development.

YOA succeeds because of talented and passionate musicians. We thank the orchestra, faculty, and

guest artists for their energy and commitment to personal excellence and higher artistic achievement

under the inspiring leadership of our talented Music Director, Carlos Miguel Prieto. All of these

efforts are supported by the dedication and creativity of our management team.

With a successful 2012 season and 10th Anniversary behind us, we look forward to more challenges

and opportunities, which we will continue to meet with passion and integrity. Importantly, we need

to be proactive in trying to secure YOA’s future by concentrating on three goals:

Community Engagement – YOA must continue to redefine a new role for the symphony orchestra at the

heart of deserving communities.

Fiscal Stability – it is essential for a non-profit organization to balance its budget while still securing

sufficient resources for creative boundaries and educational initiatives. This objective requires a continuous

expansion of our donor base beyond those who have been sustaining YOA for the past 10 years.

Developing the YOA brand – a strong brand helps constituents understand a purpose

that’s deeper and longer-lived than any specific project. YOA must communicate

on an emotional and intellectual level, engendering loyalty, creating

advocates, and inspiring ambassadors. These goals will allow YOA to

resonate with new supporters who are faced with fewer philanthropic

dollars to distribute.

Thank you all for your generous support and encouragement.

Sincerely,

Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

YOA Chairman of the Board

Foreword from the

Chairman of the Board

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It is clear that this year has been full of remarkable milestones, all

set in contrast against the challenging local and global economies.

At the end of 2011 we decided to focus on two major annual

projects with strategic significance and relevance to our mission,

while continuing our commitment to community engagement. In

addition, we resolved to focus more on supporting the remarkable

and innovative national projects of our musicians and partner

organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

All of our projects in 2012 reflect this focus, including an extensive

Tour of China and a national Tour of Chile.

We also followed through on our commitment to concentrate on

community engagement by supporting Alumni-led projects and

developing extensive interaction with local youth orchestras

throughout our Tour of Chile. The Global Leaders Program, a

pioneering concept that has grown out of this new focus on

education initiatives, promises to expand in the coming year into a

strong and unique platform to empower our musicians to become

the next generation of social entrepreneurs.

YOA has long been skillful in managing a lean and efficient

financial structure. However, the persistent economic headwinds

have intensified and we must rethink the model to ensure that our

expenses do not exceed our contributions.

Here is the bright spot: we have seen this issue developing, and

we’re ready to face it head-on by instituting an organization-wide

strategic plan that charts a bold path forward – allowing YOA to

balance great artistry, service to the community, and financial

viability.

The principles of this plan are threefold: 1) grow our community

connections throughout the Western Hemisphere; 2) heighten our

artistry and world-wide presence; and 3) secure a financially

sustainable foundation.

Achieving these goals will require tenacity, but challenging times

bring about our best work. YOA intends to demonstrate that it is

possible for an orchestra to offer exceptional artistic and

educational experiences, connect with its communities and still

operate in a fiscally sustainable manner. We need to do this so that

our next generation of musicians and listeners can experience the

YOA in all its splendor for decades to come.

Katarina Weir

Executive Director

Message from the

Executive Director

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2012 was marked by a sense of purpose that transcended all activities.

Each project undertaken by the orchestra was conceived with the

belief that building an orchestra and building a community go hand-in

-hand. A local needs-based approach to project planning enabled the

orchestra’s impact to be both international and local. The orchestra’s

activities exposed audiences, local participants, and collaborators to an

international educational exchange of the highest caliber, while

drawing attention to the region’s cultural institutions and programs.

The 2012 season solidified the orchestra’s position as much more than

an exceptional forum for artistic growth, but a springboard for

leadership training, empowering participants to play more vital roles

in the world around them.

YOA continued to establish itself as a connection point between

cultural projects and cultural leaders throughout the Americas—

helping to found national and regional initiatives in the Dominican

Republic, Honduras, and elsewhere—while continuing to foster

upstart projects in México, Haiti, Uruguay, Panamá, Colombia, and

beyond.

2012 was a year in which YOA carried its message beyond the

Americas to global audiences. A month-long Tour of China signaled

the power of YOA as a voice for our continent and its resounding

message of social transformation through symphonic training.

YOA’s Chile Tour defined the season. This project exemplified the

synergy of public-private partnerships, united through the common

objective of stimulating communities and improving lives. The

poignant experiences of this Tour—big and small—are unforgettable:

from hand-written thank you notes by young students in Coquimbo to

the roar of 3,500 voices in La Serena’s El Coliseo; from the surging

energy of Shostakovich's 5th Symphony at Teatro Las Condes to the

heartfelt cheers of pride for YOA’s Chilean musicians at the

community theater in Nuñoa; from the enthusiasm of participants in

YOA’s master-classes at the Temuco Conservatory to a day spent

sharing music from across the Americas with orphans in Puerto Varas.

Beyond the individual lives and communities invigorated through this

Tour, the long-term contribution and legacy of this project transcend

the cultural sector.

Being part of this movement makes the time, dedication, and effort

that went into 2012 more deeply rewarding and satisfying than words

can express for all involved.

Mark Gillespie

General & Artistic Manager

Message from the

General & Artistic Manager

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Program Highlights

YOA made its Asia debut with a four-week Residence & Concert Tour. 75

musicians from 17 countries of the Americas traveled to China to perform 12

concerts in the biggest metropolitan centers as well as cites not often visited

by symphony orchestras. Between 13 December 2011 and 2 January 2012,

YOA had a Residence in Chongqing followed by a concert tour to diverse

settings ranging from the northern port of Dalian to the western city of

Lanzhou on the edge of the Gobi desert. The orchestra journeyed to the

modern commercial center of Shenzhen and to Xi’an, one of China’s oldest

cities. YOA also performed in the great urban centers of Beijing, Shanghai,

and Guangzhou.

The China Tour was a true partnership that united key musical institutions

from across the Americas. YOA Partner organizations sent musicians to

participate in this tour, including Consejo Nacional de la Cultura (Chile), New England Conservatory—YOA Founding Institution

(Massachusetts), Nucleos Estaduais de Orquestras Juvenis e Infantis—Neojiba (Bahia, Brazil), Orchesta Juvenil Municipal de Guatemala

(Guatemala), Orquesta Sinfonica Universidad Guanajuato (México), New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (Canada), and Escola de Musica Eleazar

de Carvalho—ASSATEMEC (Itu, Brazil).

Residence in La Serena | 29 June—10 July

Joining 70 YOA musicians from across the Americas, 15 young Chilean

musicians represented the country’s regional youth orchestras. The two-week

Residence, led by Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto and YOA Faculty, was

hosted by Universidad de la Serena and the Intendencia de Coquimbo.

Community Leadership

The Chile Tour included free concerts for communities, open rehearsals to the

public, and musical exchanges with local conservatories. During the

Residence, YOA musicians had the opportunity to serve as coaches and gain

experience as they oversaw 10 days of sectionals and full orchestra rehearsals

of the Youth Orchestra “Jorge Peña Hen” of La Serena. Hands-on instruction

by YOA musicians and conductors Hugo Dominguez, Benjamin Zander, and

Felipe Hidalgo culminated with a 10 July concert showcasing their work.

11-Concert Tour | 10—28 July

YOA toured across the country through La Serena, Valparaíso, Santiago,

Talca, Concepción, and Frutillar, presenting concerts in Chile’s major concert

halls—Teatro Municipal de Las Condes (Santiago), Aula Magna de la

Universidad Federico Santa Maria (Valparaíso), and Teatro del Lago

(Frutillar)—as well as free community concerts in non-traditional venues. At

the conclusion of the Tour, the orchestra was in Residence for five days in a

southern lakeside resort in Frutillar hosted by Corporación Cultural Teatro

del Lago.

China Tour

Annual Tour: Chile

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Unforgettable Performances

Tour soloists included legendary violinist Sarah Chang, internationally

acclaimed pianist Louis Lortie, and Timothy Chooi, Gold Medalist of the 2010

OSM Standard Life Competition. YOA performed beloved symphonic

masterpieces—Shostakovich’s thrilling Symphony no. 5, Mussorgsky’s popular

Pictures at an Exhibition, and Brahms’s triumphant Symphony No. 4.

Annual Tour: Chile (Continued)

Special Events 11 December 2011, McLean, Virginia

Board Appreciation Luncheon hosted by Cristina and Pedro Burelli

23 May, Washington, D.C. YOA Central America Event hosted by Embassy of Costa Rica

30 May, Washington, D.C. YOA 10th Anniversary Gala hosted by Isabel and Ricardo Ernst

Chile Tour Events 30 June, La Serena

Full Orchestra Mixer at Cabañas Mar Pacifico

8 July, La Serena Annual Faculty Dinner Hosted by Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, Rector of the University of La Serena

12 July, La Serena Residence Finale Party at Club Brooklyn’s Hosted by Rolf Meijer-Werner

15 July, Isla Negra Board Tour of Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda’s home Arranged by Mirella Levinas

15 July, Isla Negra Board Luncheon Hosted by Loreto Leyton

16 July, Santiago Chamber Recital Champagne Reception Provided by the Centro Gabriela Mistral

16 July, San Cristobal, Santiago Sponsor’s Dinner at Camino Real Restaurant Provided by the Amigos del Teatro Municipal

17 July, Santiago Board Tour of Santa Carolina Vineyard Arranged by Mirella Levinas

17 July, Santiago Board Visit to the Chilean White House Hosted by First Lady Cecilia Morales Montes

17 July, Santiago Board Dinner Hosted by Arturo Fermandois and Carolina Santa Cruz

18 July, Santiago Cast Party Dinner Hosted by Drina Rendic

27 July, Puerto Octay YOA Appreciation Luncheon Hosted by Teruca Martínez

28 July, Frutillar Private Lake View Reception Hosted by Uli Bader, Executive Director of Teatro del Lago

Schedule of

Events

In celebration of YOA’s 10th Anniversary, the Global Leaders Program was

launched in 2012 as a year-long leadership training fellowship offered to the

most exceptional graduates of the orchestra. The program combines unique on-

site professional experience in diverse international settings with remote

classroom training led by a faculty of pioneers in the field of social

development through music. The program seeks to foster the skills needed to

guide successful community-based music programs where participants act

simultaneously as entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers, advocates, performers,

administrators, and fundraisers. By exposing our musicians to a variety of

models in different cultural contexts, the Global Leaders Program builds a

distinctive and comprehensive understanding of what it takes to lead the social

music initiatives of tomorrow.

Global Leaders Program

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Concerts 28 October—9 November, El Salvador

Joven Orquesta y Coro de Centroamérica Samuel Robles, conductor Alumnus Santiago E. Osorio, viola coach

11—16 December, Lima Semana de la Trompeta Peruana Alumnus Franco Carranza, founder & organizer YOA Faculty Paul Merkelo, trumpet coach

China Tour José Serebrier, conductor Carole Farley, soprano

14—19 December, Chongqing Residence

20 December, Chongqing Chongqing Grand Theater

21 December, Chongqing Chongqing Grand Theater

23 December, Guangzhou Guangzhou Opera House

24 December, Guangzhou Guangzhou Opera House

25 December, Shenzhen Shenzhen Grand Theater

27 December, Dalian People’s Cultural Center

28 December, Dalian People’s Cultural Center

29 December, Beijing Beijing Concert Hall

30 December, Lanzhou Gansu Grand Theater

31 December, Lanzhou Gansu Grand Theater

1 January, Xi'an Xi’an Concert Hall

1 January, Xi'an Visit to Terra Cotta Warriors museum

2 January, Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre

4 January, Beijing Visit to the Great Wall & Forbidden City

12—20 January, Tegucigalpa Sinfónico Juvenil de Honduras Camp Alumni coaches Joel Schut, violin/conductor; Nicolás Giordano, violin/viola; Caroline Bean, cello; Guillermo Marín, clarinet/conductor; Scott Harrison, bassoon; Franco Carranza, trumpet

10 March, Washington, D.C. Spanish Catholic Center Gala Alumni performers Bruno Lourensetto, trumpet; Camila Barrientos, clarinet

14—17 March, Montevideo IDB Annual Meeting, Uruguay Alumnus Nicolas Giordano, featured guest

1—8 April, Snape Aldeburgh Britten-Pears Young Artists, England Alumni Bruno Lourensetto, trumpet; Maggie Gould, violin

11—20 May, Puebla Sinfonia Azteca, México YOA Faculty Craig and MaryAnn Mumm, strings coaches Alumni coaches Guillermo Marín, clarinet; Nicolas Giordano, violin/viola; Isaac Casal, cello

31 May—10 June, Panama City VI Festival de Musica Alfredo Saint Malo YOA Faculty Craig and MaryAnn Mumm, strings coaches Alumni coaches Isaac Casal, cello; Darwin Aquino, oboe; Juan Pablo Polanco, cello; Tim Lacrosse, violin/viola

Chile Tour 29 June—July 10, La Serena Residence

30 June, La Serena La Serena Conservatory "Welcome YOA!" concert La Serena Children’s Youth Orchestra Hugo Dominguez, conductor

5 July, Vicuña Cultural Day Gabriela Mistral Museum Planta Capel Tourist Center Mamalluca Vargas Alfaro Observatory

6 July, La Serena "The Art of Possibility" seminar Benjamin Zander, guest speaker

9 July, La Serena YOA Musician and Faculty Recital

10 July, La Serena Teatro de la Universidad “Jorge Peña Hen” Orchestra Benjamin Zander, conductor Hugo Dominguez, conductor Felipe Hidalgo, conductor

11 July, La Serena El Coliseo Monumental Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Timothy Chooi, violin

12 July, La Serena ENJOY Coquimbo Grand Ballroom Benjamin Zander, conductor Timothy Chooi, violin

14 July, Valparaíso La Universidad Federico Santa Maria Benjamin Zander, conductor Timothy Chooi, violin

16 July, Santiago Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral YOA Chamber Concert

17 July, Santiago Teatro Municipal de Ñuñoa Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Sarah Chang, violin

18 July, Santiago Teatro Municipal de Las Condes Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Sarah Chang, violin

19 July, Santa Cruz Cultural Day Museo de Colchagua

20 July, Talca Teatro del Maule Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Louis Lortie, piano

22 July, Concepción Teatro Universidad de Concepción Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Louis Lortie, piano

24—28 July, Frutillar Residence

24 July, Frutillar Teatro del Lago Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Sarah Chang, violin

25 July, Frutillar Cultural Day Lake Llanquihue

26 July, Puerto Varas Colegio Puerto Varas Educational Concert

27 July, Puerto Varas Regional Schools YOA Musical Exchange

28 July, Frutillar Teatro del Lago Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Louis Lortie, piano

6—29 July, Ingolstadt, Amsterdam, & London Aldeburgh World Orchestra Alumni performers Patricia da Silva, double bass; Maggie Gould, violin; Bernardo Alviz, double bass

16—30 July, Belize City National Institute of Culture and History Summer Arts Institute, Belize Alumni coaches Adam Eccleston, flute; José Echeveria, violin

17—26 July, Santo Domingo Residence Joven Filarmónica de la República Dominicana YOA Faculty Otto Derolez, violin coach Alumni coaches Nicolas Giordano, violin/viola; Isaac Casal, cello; Emilio Argento, viola; Andrea Mumm, harp; Rodrigo Beccera, double bass; Darwin Aquino, oboe

3—18 August, Georgia Traveling Notes Alumnus Jeremy Epp, percussion coach

Schedule of

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Juan Antonio Orrego Salas is one of Chile’s most important musical icons and among the most widely known

Latin American composers of our time. Orrego Salas studied with Randall Thompson and Aaron Copland in

the United States, and later he settled in that country in the early 1960s to work at Indiana University, where

he co-founded the Latin American Music Center.

An exciting and insightful communicator renowned for his charismatic presence on the conductor’s podium

and his versatile command of various composers and styles, Carlos Miguel Prieto is considered one of the

most dynamic young conductors on the classical stage today. Currently music director of the Orquesta Sinfóni-

ca Nacional de México and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in his native México, and the Louisiana Philhar-

monic Orchestra in the United States, Maestro Prieto is also in high demand as a guest conductor.

Carlos Miguel Prieto

A leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin Zander is known for his charisma and unyielding

energy and for his brilliant pre-concert talks. Since 1979, Benjamin Zander has been the conductor of the Bos-

ton Philharmonic. He is known around the world as both a guest conductor and a speaker on leadership. He

uses music to help people open their minds and create joyful harmonies that bring out the best in themselves

and their colleagues.

Benjamin Zander

Juan Orrego Salas

Conductors

José Serebrier José Serebrier (Conductor), a GRAMMY-winning conductor and composer, is one of the most recorded classi-

cal artists in history. He has received thirty-nine GRAMMY nominations in recent years, winning the LATIN

GRAMMY for Best Recording of the Year. All his recent recordings have received multiple GRAMMY nomina-

tions. Former Associate Conductor of Leopold Stokowski American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall,

Composer in Residence of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Founder and Artistic Director of Festival Miami, Sere-

brier has conducted most of the world’s major orchestras. He has made international tours with the Juilliard

Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber

Orchestra, Toulouse Chamber Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Spain and others.

Composer in Residence

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18-year-old Canadian violin prodigy Timothy Chooi has won numerous prizes including the Grand Prize in

the 2010 Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Standard Life Competition. He is presently studying at the

Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. In 2010, Timothy was a Prize Winner at the Yehudi Menuhin International

Violin Competition (Senior Division) in Oslo, Norway. He has also won First Prize at the Canadian Music

Competition, Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival (two time gold medalist), and the BC National Festival

of the Arts.

Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world’s great violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philhar-

monic at the age of 8, she has performed with the greatest orchestras, conductors and accompanists interna-

tionally in a career spanning more than two decades. In 2012, she will have recorded exclusively for EMI Clas-

sics for 20 years.

French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has attracted critical acclaim throughout Europe, Asia, and the United

States, not least for extending his interpretative voice across a broad repertoire range rather than choosing to

specialize in one particular style. The London Times, describing his playing as “ever immaculate, ever imagina-

tive,” has identified the artist’s “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pia-

nists have.”

Louis Lortie

Sarah Chang

Timothy Chooi

Carole Farley Carole Farley (Soprano - United States), a GRAMMY-nominated vocalist, made her Metropolitan Opera debut

at age 19 in the title role of Lulu (the Met’s first production). Farley returned to the Met for the title role in

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensek by Shostakovich, the only non-Russian in the cast. A regular guest of the world’s

opera houses, she has performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera, New York City Opera,

Welsh National Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and in Zürich, Paris, Torino, Lyon, Brussels, and Flor-

ence, among many others.

Guest Artists

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Alberto Ginastera, Suite del Ballet “Panambí”, Op. 1A Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes

by Carl Maria von Weber Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Modest Mussorgsky-Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an

Exhibition Juan Orrego-Salas: “Obertura Festiva,” Op. 21 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Repertoire Chile Tour China Tour

Richard Strauss: “Don Juan,” Op. 20 Ludwig van Beethoven: “Egmont” Overture, Op. 84 Hector Berlioz: “Hungarian March”

from La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 Antoni Cieszyński: “Wien, Wien, Nur du Allein” -

(“Vienna, City of my Dreams”) Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 1 Folk Song: “That is Me” Alberto Ginastera: “Malambo” from Estancia Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel

for cello & orchestra, Op. 71

Alexander Glazunov: Méditation for violin & orchestra Agustín Lara: “Granada”

Franz Lehár: “Waltz Duet” from Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture Ren Guang: “Rosy Clouds” Camille Saint-Saëns: “Bacchanale” from Samson & Delilah Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus” Overture Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437 Richard Strauss: “Morgen!” (“Tomorrow!”) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: “Tatiana's Letter”

from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24

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Samuel Robles, Project Manager (Chile & China) Susan Anderson, Tour Operator (Chile) Margie Apfelbaum, Personnel Manager (Chile)

Head of Tour Operations (China) Felipe García, Logistics Facilitator (Chile & China) Stephen Jean, Librarian (China) Gilberto Martínez, Site Coordinator (Chile & China) Simbelin Martínez, Nurse (China) Marisol Medina, Nurse (Chile) Juan Carlos Mora, Stage Manager (Chile & China) Albert Oppenheimer, Assistant Tour Operator (China) Andres Ortiz, Intern (Chile) María Pombo, Communications Officer (Chile) Gerardo Tornero, Head Sound Engineer (Chile) Mauro Torres, Stage Manager (Chile) Hitomi Tsuchiya, Head of Library (Chile) Maria Ignacia Valdés, Photographer (Chile) Raul Vergara, Residence Facilitator (Chile)

Katarina Weir Executive Director

Mark Gillespie General Manager & Artistic Manager

Laura Blackwelder Development Director

Emma Moores Operations & Marketing Manager

Julia Ernst Development Officer

YOA Faculty

YOA Personnel Senior Management Tour Management

Leon Spierer, Head of Faculty Berlin Philharmonic, Concertmaster (‘63-‘93) Otto Derolez, violin Brussels Philharmonic José Aurelio Castillo, violin National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica Craig Mumm, viola Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Bernhard Lörcher, cello Stuttgart Philharmonic Daniel Krekeler, double bass Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Leone Buyse, flute Boston Symphony Orchestra Michael Webster, clarinet Rochester Philharmonic Gordon Hunt, English horn / oboe Philharmonia Orchestra Rob Weir, bassoon San Francisco Symphony Javier Gandara, French horn Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Mauro Maur, trumpet Rome Opera House Orchestra James DeSano, trombone / tuba Cleveland Orchestra Brad White, trombone / tuba Houston Symphony Fernando Meza, percussion University of Minnesota Jennifer Swartz, harp Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Ricardo Castro, piano Haute École de Musique de Lausanne

Mary Ann Mumm, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Franco Carranza Cárdenas, La Semana de la Trompeta Peruana Nicolás Giordano Pisano, Sembrando Talentos Uruguay

Outreach Leaders

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2012 Orchestra Members Luciana Arraes, Brasil Cesar Aviles, Puerto Rico Fabrício Basso, Brasil Éliane Charest-Beauchamp, Canada Laura Cividino, United States Marian Crucci, Argentina Sri Gopal Diaz Martinez, Venezuela

Tania Donoso Torres, Chile Paulina Andrea Elgueta Castillo, Chile Gonzalo Alfredo Escuti Toro, Chile Anastasia Falasca, United States Carlos Roberto Gándara García, México Jackson H. Guillen, Honduras Diego José Hernández Sánchez, El Salvador Mike Jiménez Franco, Colombia Heather Mastel-Lipson, United States Ruža McIntyre, Canada Aurora Mendez Irizarry, Chile Haggeo Mora, Chile Jacob Ormaza Vera, Ecuador Gabriela Rodríguez, Paraguay Lucía Rodríguez Martínez, México Magdalena Rojas, Argentina Ingrid Solano Mora, Costa Rica

Violin

Alex Applegate, United States Jean Daniel Barahona Zamora, Chile Cristina Ceja, United States & México Lianna Dugan, United States Marcela Giordano, Uruguay Manuel Ignacio Moreno Heredia, Ecuador Daniel Osorio Cuesta, Colombia Carlos Miguel Toc Polanco, Guatemala Enrique Felipe Victoria Obando, Perú

Viola

Rose Bart, United States Juan Sebastian Delgado, Argentina Vania Andrea Garcia-Hinojosa, Bolivia Diego Ernesto Hernández Vidal, Colombia Claudio Reyes Camacho, República Dominicana Axel Gonzalo Rojas Vallejos, Chile Liam Veuve, United States

Cello

Andrea Beyer, United States Andrew Chilcote, United States Manuel Figueroa Bolvarán, Chile Edward Leaf, United States & Chile Fernando de Jesus Martinez Flores, México Ivy Wong, United States

Double Bass

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Beatrice Anabel Ovalle Ortega, Chile Daniel Velasco Ayala, Ecuador Kelly Zimba, United States

Flute

Sergio Escalera, Bolivia

Piano

Julian Cardenas, Colombia

Harp

Leonardo Mandujano Madariaga, Chile

Timpani

Kristin Kall, United States Rafael Monge Zuniga, Costa Rica Elizabeth O'Neil, United States

Oboe

Emmanuel Toledo, United States & México Iván Javier Valbuena Páez, Colombia Brian Viliunas, United States

Clarinet

Ananta Diaz, Venezuela Federico Sardi, Uruguay Lauren Yu, United States

Bassoon

Gerardo Diaz Arango, México Miller Reyes Sanchez, Perú Rose Valby, United States David Villegas Chávez, Chile Katie Wolber, United States

French Horn

Noah Dugan, United States Sergio Fuentes Ibarra, Chile Juan Pagán Moreno, Panamá

Trumpet

Francisco Javier Cordoba Yela, Colombia Madeleine Doyon-Robitaille, Canada Pablo Ruiz Henao, Colombia (Bass)

Trombone

Victor Gomez, United States & Argentina

Tuba

David Hernández Tinoco, México Relmu Levalle Campusano, Chile Juanmanuel López Arrieta, Costa Rica Pablo Pallero King, Chile Sidonie Wade, United States

Percussion

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Cash Contributions

Corporations $90,000

Events $86,800

Foundations $133,600

Individuals $688,751

Matching $25,075

TOTAL $1,040,165

Note: All figures are in the process of being audited as of December 2012.

Financial Highlights In-Kind Contributions China Room & Board $375,000

Int'l Transport $400,743

Instrument Rental $50,000

Concert Venues $200,000

Promotion $100,000

Human Resources $200,000

TOTAL $1,325,743

Chile Room & Board $223,504

Int'l Transport $64,792

Instrument Rental $23,973

Concert Venues $39,542

Promotion $10,020

Production $35,766

Human Resources $21,625

Events $19,492

Other $4,471

TOTAL $443,185

Washington, D.C. Room & Board $12,596

Instrument Rental $1,844

Events $5,631

Gala $5,203

Other $5,399

TOTAL $30,673

TOTAL $1,799,601

Functional Expenses Program Services $589,469

Management & General $496,341

Fundraising $38,186

TOTAL $1,123,996

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FY12 Donors

Hilda Ochoa and Arturo Brillembourg / VISION, Inc

Gift in honor of Ray & Barbara Dalio Carol Grefenstette & David Bates Dr. Gaston Ormazabal and The Hildegard Behrens Foundation

Leadership Circle

Circle of the Americas Cementos Pacasmayo Hannah Crow de Mendiola General Mills Foundation Jacqueline & Marc E. Leland Foundation Jorge Paulo Lemann The McGraw-Hill Companies Jorge & Costanza Montoya and GAP Foundation Odebrecht Drina Rendiç and Chilean friends of YOA President & Mrs. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

Musician Sponsors Cosette Alves Banco Bradesco The Dorothy G. Bender Foundation Cristina Vollmer de Burelli & Pedro Burelli Mary & Armeane Choksi Isabel & Ricardo Ernst Alejandro Figueroa and Corporación Banco de Bogotá para el Fomento de la Educación Fundación IRSA Yael Marciano and Venezuelan Friends of YOA Lorenzo Mendoza and Empresas Polar

Ben, Hoy & Tori de Menil, in honor of Marc Leland Michael Olding, M.D. Nelson & María Ortiz Thomas Pheasant & Juan Carlos Rincones David M. Schwarz and …a chance... fund Seguros Bolívar and Fundación Bolívar Davivienda Select Equity Group Foundation Suzanne Siskel Buzz & Ursula Tenny Leslie M. Westbrook & Paolo Frigerio

Carlos Miguel Prieto Fund Guillermo & Cecilia Schultz

Patron Katherine Brittain Bradley Bridgewater Associates, LP Chopivsky Family Foundation Gabriela Febres-Cordero Rhona Wolfe Friedman, J.D. & Donald Friedman Brian C. McK. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. John J. Mason Moisés & Susana Naím Nuria Malla-Robles & Mario Robles

Benefactor Ms. Pilar Aleman Peter & JoAnn Leedom Ackerman Antoine and Emily van Agtmael The Hon. & Mrs. Stuart Bernstein Mrs. Jane Lipton & Mr. Calvin Cafritz Ms. Jennifer Camel-Toueg Mr. & Mrs. William A. Delphos Embassy of Chile in the United States Embassy of the United States in Chile Mr. Xavier Equihua Samia Farouki Richard & Irma Frank Anne and Gordon Getty Foundation Mirella & Dani Levinas and Cartier, Inc. Klaus Luft Stiftung Fundación Meijer-Werner Mr. Alvaro Roche Strategic Investment Group

Contributor Ana Cristina Alvarado

Ana Maria Balfour Sara G. Bermudez Ellen Brager Michael F. Brewer Elisabeth T. Brillembourg Mariana Fariña de Bush Mario Cáder-Frech & Robert Wennett and UIA Management LLC Mark C. Churchill Mr. Eli A. Cohen Guillermo Corral van Damme Lizette Corro Bill & Laryssa L. Courtney Mr. Christopher Cowan Concepcion & Bernd Debusmann Ms. Mary Kathleen Ernst The Ford Foundation Mr. Terence Ford-Gladwell Gabriela Mistral Foundation, USA Andrea Garcia Hamilton Keith Hearle Bernard & Ellen Holland Katja Janovsky Karen Eileen Krause Donna & Larry Lauderdale Mr. Salo Levinas Ms. Julieta Machado Mr. Dale Mathias Mr. Edward Mathias Juan Felipe Merizalde Urdaneta Mary Mochary Ms. Beth Myers Optoro Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Efrain Paesky Héctor Manuel Payares Blanco Andrew C. Quale, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Price Roe Selwa S. Roosevelt

The Rose Family Jeanne Ruesch His Excellency & Mrs. Roberto Saladin Mr. Greg Sands Mr. & Mrs. Roger Sant Catherine Stevens Ms. Ana Maria Vidaurre John Waterston Mr. Patrick Woodard

*Donors from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

YOA Orchestra of the Americas +1 (703) 236-0010 1001 19th Street North, 16th Floor www.yoa.org Arlington, Virginia 22209 USA facebook.com/youthorchestra

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Plácido Domingo, Artistic Advisor Carlos Miguel Prieto, Music Director

The Hon. Madeleine K. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Oswaldo Cisneros Paulo Coelho Cecilia Morales Montes David Rockefeller, Jr. Mario Vargas Llosa League of American Orchestras The Americas Society Organization of American States Venezuela sin límites

Isabel & Ricardo Ernst, United States Gabriela Febres-Cordero, Venezuela & USA Alejandro Figueroa Jaramillo, Colombia Leonor Filardo, Venezuela Terence Ford-Gladwell, Panamá Rhona Wolfe Friedman, United States Leonor Gonzalez-Luft, Venezuela & Germany Katya Gorbatiouk, United States John Harris, United States William A. Haseltine, United States Brian C. McK. Henderson, United States Donna Lauderdale, United States Daniel & Mirella Levinas, Argentina & USA Loreto Leyton, Chile Yael Marciano, Venezuela & USA JoAnn Mason, United States Jorge P. Montoya, Perú Michele Morales, Dominican Republic Moisés & Susana Naím, Venezuela & USA Claire Nelson, United States Michael Olding, United States Gaston Ormazabal, Chile & USA Nelson & Maria Ortiz, Venezuela

Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, Venezuela & USA, Chairman José Antonio Abreu, Venezuela, Vice Chairman Mark Churchill, United States, Vice Chairman Carol Grefenstette, United States, Treasurer Cecilia Schultz, México & USA, Secretary Cristina Vollmer de Burelli, Venezuela & USA, Member At-Large William A. Delphos, United States, Member At-Large Rolf Meijer-Werner, Venezuela, Member At-Large Barron M. Tenny, United States, Member At-Large Simon Welsby, United Kingdom, Member At-Large

Maria Izabel Erthal Abdenur, Brasil Pilar Arosemena de Aleman, Panamá Ana Cristina Alvarado, El Salvador & USA Cosette Alves, Brasil David J. Bates, United States Sari Bermúdez, México Ellen Brager, United States Michael F. Brewer, United States Ana Maria Sosa de Brillembourg & Alfredo Brillembourg, Venezuela & USA Arturo Brillembourg, Venezuela & USA Elisabeth T. Brillembourg, Venezuela & USA Guillermo Bron, Costa Rica & USA Teresa A. L. de Bulgheroni, Argentina Mariana Fariña de Bush, Perú & USA Mario Cáder-Frech, El Salvador & USA Jane Lipton Cafritz, United States Juan Cintrón Patterson, México Jonathan Coles Ward, Venezuela & USA Terry L. Coles, Canada Lizette Corro, Panamá & USA Felipe Antonio Custer, Perú Pauline & Roberto Dañino, Perú

Efrain Paesky, Argentina Pedro Palma, Venezuela Héctor Manuel Payares Blanco, Venezuela Sagrario Perez-Soto, Costa Rica Thomas Pheasant, United States Juan Emilio Posada, Colombia Andrew Quale, United States Drina Rendic, Chile Juan Carlos Rincones, Venezuela & USA Nuria Malla Robles, Venezuela & USA Guillermo Schultz, México & USA David M. Schwarz, United States Pepita Serrano, México Suzanne Siskel, United States Jody Steiger, Costa Rica & USA Catherine Stevens, United States Donald Thulean, United States Juan Santiago Uribe, Colombia John Waterston, United States Leslie M. Westbrook, United States Patrick Woodard, United States David Yanovich, Colombia Linda Zou, United States

Martha Argerich Joshua Bell Sarah Chang Thomas Clamor Paquito D’Rivera Gustavo Dudamel James Ehnes Christoph Eschenbach Nelson Freire Philip Glass María Guinand Miguel Harth-Bedoya Alex Klein Louis Lortie

Yo-Yo Ma Branford Marsalis Roberto Minczuk Gabriela Montero Ennio Morricone Cristina Ortiz Helmuth Rilling Leonard Slatkin Leon Spierer Emmanuel Villaume John Williams Benjamin Zander David Zinman

YOA Leadership Artistic Artistic Advisory Council Leadership Council

Founding Institutions

Executive Committee

Directors

Board of Directors New England Conservatory Vision, Inc.