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Monday, April 27, 2015
6:00 -7:00 pm Champagne Reception
7:30 pm Concert (with a fifteen minute intermission)
Reception follows on the balcony foyer of the Merkin Concert Hall
Black-tie event

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center

129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023

Highlights of the evening include Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Poulenc Sextet, Piazzolla and Chopin. On this special evening, the World-Class Young Musicians perform Solo, Chamber music and Concertos with NYCA Symphony Orchestra. Special Guests include Elliott Forrest from WQXR, Winners of NYCA Worldwide Audition, Musicians from NY City Ballet, Artist Member of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and more.

Featuring

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Joshua Roman, cello
Sooyun Kim, flute
Karisa Antonio, oboe
Paul Won Jin Cho, clarinet
Harrison Hollingsworth, bassoon
Kyle Hoyt, horn
Kyu Yeon Kim, Klara Min, Alberto Nosè & Jingyi Zhang, piano
NYCA Symphony Orchestra

With special guest emcee

Elliott Forrest, Broadcaster & Producer, WQXR

The Gala is generously underwritten by

Misook Doolittle
Amy Lee
Klara Min
Arielle Park
So-Chung Shinn
Robin Shoemaker

Gala Committee

New York Concert Artists & Associates, Inc.

Klara Min, Founder & Artistic Director

Board Members

Klara Min, Concert Pianist, Founder/Artistic Director
William Schwartz, President, America Israel Cultural Foundation
Jeffrey Swann, Concert Pianist, Music Director, Dino Ciani Festival & Academy
Eduard Zilberkant, Concert Pianist and Conductor
Glenn R. Sarno, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Honorary Board

James Tocco, Concert Pianist

Director of Music Program in China

Jingyi Zhang

Executive Editor

Quentin Kim

Administrative Staff

Yoon Hee Cho, Assistant, North America
Molly Joyce, Assistant, Europe
Jennifer Park, Coordinator

Advisory

Yeocheol Yoon, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Artistic Advisory

Jon Feidner
Sean Hickey
Kathleen Kim
Claudio Martinez-Mehner
Yonghi Moon
Na Sun
Stan Zielinski

Tickets & Individual Sponsorship

The evening will begin with a pre-concert champagne reception from 6pm-7pm. The concert will begin at 7:30pm, and will be followed by a reception at the balcony of Merkin Concert Hall.

Individual Tickets

$200 VIP Tickets & Post Concert Reception
$98 Concert only, Prime Ticket
$48 Concert only, Regular Ticket

Box Office Information

Merkin Concert Hall
212 501 3330
Goodman House
129 W. 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
boxoffice@kaufmanmusiccenter.org
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Individual Sponsorship

Contribution

Gifts at or above $2000 will also be listed in the program.

Gala Sponsor Listing

$10,000 Principal Benefactors
Pre-concert reception, 10 VIP concert tickets, post concert reception, and special recognition in the program.

$5,000 Senior Sponsors
Pre-concert reception, 4 VIP concert tickets, post concert reception and listing on the program.

$1,000 Benefit Committee
Pre-concert reception, 2 VIP concert tickets, post concert reception and listing on the program.

Corporate Sponsorships

Platinum Sponsor: $30,000

Benefits:
— Full Page Ad, Inside Front Cover of Program
— Logo on Invitation, Program, Signage and all Marketing and Collateral Materials (pending print deadlines) Highlighted as Sole Principal Sponsor
— Company name and logo featured predominately as Sole Principal Sponsor in Press Release and in all promotion including eblast
— 25 VIP tickets
— Priority seating for Gala Concert

Gold Sponsor: $20,000

Benefits:
— Full Page Ad in Program
— Logo on Invitation, Program, Signage and all Marketing and Collateral Materials (pending print deadlines)
— Company name and logo in Press Release and in all promotion including eblast
— 15 VIP tickets
— Priority seating for Gala Concert

Silver Sponsor: $15,000

Benefits:
— Half Page Ad in Program
— Logo in Program, Signage, Marketing and Collateral Materials
— Company name and logo featured predominately in Press Release and in all promotion including eblast
— 12 VIP tickets
— Priority seating for Gala Concert

Benefit Sponsor: $6,000

Benefits:
— Quarter Page Ad in Program
— Logo in Program, Signage, Marketing and Collateral Materials
— Company name and logo featured in Press Release and in all promotion including eblast
— 7 VIP tickets
— Priority seating for Gala Concert

A copy of our latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from the organization or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

For additional information, please contact Yoon Hee Cho
Email: Gala@newyorkconcertartists.com Phone: (646) 549-1062