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Strathmore at a Glance
M I S S I O N
The Strathmore Hall Foundation nurtures art, artists, and
community through creative and diverse programming of the
highest quality.
G U I D I N G P R I N C I P L E S
Devoted to Artistic Excellence
Dedicated to Education
Committed to Community
REFLECTIONS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CEO
Strathmore is about making a real difference in the lives of
real people of all ages and cultures. That is the standard by
which we want to be measured and this past year is the story
of making good on that pledge. Don’t take our word for it.
Just ask the people touched by our programs.
Strathmore commissioned a remarkable new work called Free to
Sing about the first African-American Opera Company in the
nation which was born right here in Washington, D.C. It played
to a sold-out house, but more importantly it celebrated the
untold story of people in our community. Ask those audience
members if that event changed their sense of their creative legacy.
Now in their fourth year, the Strathmore Student Concerts for
10,000 Montgomery County Public School Second Graders
featuring the National Philharmonic continued with the
addition of another set of concerts for 10,000 Fifth Graders
featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Ask those
20,000 elementary kids to name the sections of the orchestra
or how a composer creates music.
Strathmore doubled the number of education programs and
tripled the number of educational participants in its classes, in
part with a $1 million endowment for educating students from
underserved communities. Ask those kids how they felt about
spending Spring Break week at Strathmore building puppets
instead of staying home alone in front of the television.
Strathmore welcomed 160 shows and over 250,000 audience
members to its beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Concert
Hall over the year for its performances and those by its artistic
partners. Strathmore alone featured over 40 concerts,
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S T R AT H M O R E P R O G R A M S AT A G L A N C E
Number
Number of Patrons
PROGRAM of Events Served
Strathmore Presents Concerts in
the Music Center at Strathmore 44 67,516
Music in the Mansion Concerts 18 1,657
Educational Classes, Workshops and Performances 116 5,721
Fine Art Exhibitions 20 11,000
Free Summer Outdoor Concerts 8 6,400
Strathmore Student Concerts for all
MCPS 2nd & 5th Graders 12 20,000
Free Discover Strathmore Festival 1 7,000
TOTALS 219 119,294
Peter Vance Treibley Eliot Pfanstiehl
including classical, pops, Broadway, jazz, boomers, dance and
folk music as well as 18 international and culturally diverse
acts never before presented in Montgomery County. Ask
The Washington Post what it thinks about Strathmore’s
programming quality after its top critics in music and dance
named the La Scala Philharmonic and Flamenco Vivo Carlota
Santana’s performances among their top 5 shows of the year
in December of 2007.
And finally, ask the thousands of satisfied customers who
patronize Strathmore’s year-round visual arts exhibitions,
special events, café, tea room, gift shops, free outdoor
concerts, Music in the Mansion, Artist in Residence, art talks,
festivals and other services what part Strathmore plays in their
lives. Then you’ll begin to understand the true value of
Strathmore.
Don’t take our word for it.
Peter Vance Treibley Eliot Pfanstiehl
Chair, Board of Directors President and CEO
JIM SAAH

Devoted to Artistic Excellence
Arts
Gylchris Sprauve & Millicent Scarlett perform in Free to Sing: The Story of Patti Austin performs at the 2008 Strathmore Spring Gala
the First African-American Opera Company
STRATHMORE PERFORMING ARTS
Strathmore’s first Original Production had its world premiere The La Scala Philharmonic performance on October 10,
on February 16, 2008. Free to Sing: The Story of the First 2007 presented in conjunction with Washington Performing
African-American Opera Company, written by Michael Arts Society and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, was named
Rosenberg and Strathmore’s VP, Artistic Director Shelley
the #1 Top Classical Music performance of 2007 by The
Brown, told the story of how parishioners from Washington, Washington Post.
D.C.’s Saint Augustine’s church formed the first professional
black touring opera company to raise money to build a new Other highlights include Moiseyev Dance Company, A Year
church and school in the 1870s. The Washington Times called with Frog and Toad, Angélique Kidjo, Monterey Jazz Festival,
the show “one of the most thoughtful and unusual musical Omar Sosa Cuban Jazz Band, Antares, and The New Klezmer
premieres this season,” and The Washington Post said it was a Quintet with Ramón Tasat.
“wonderful historical document.” Learn more about this
program online at www.strathmore.org/freetosing.
“ Free to Sing was brilliantly imaginative and
seamless from beginning to end. What a
tribute to heretofore unknown John Esputa
and to Saint Augustine Church and the
outgrowth of a Colored Opera Company
at the end of the Civil War, when lives and
circumstances of people of color would hardly
be expected to embrace the classical music
genre of opera and masses sung in Latin.
To use a well-worn vernacular: it ‘blows our
mind.’ The performers and ensembles were
first rate!!!”
— R AY M O N D J A C K S O N ,
H O WA R D U N I V E R S I T Y P R O F E S S O R
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VERONIKA LUKASOVA
“Brian Stokes Mitchell lit up the stage with his
huge talent, warmth and dazzling smile. Given
Strathmore’s state of the art acoustics and the
warm feeling you get in the plush and intimate
seating, it was as if this dynamic performer
was singing to me and me alone. I feel so
fortunate to be able to enjoy this world-class
entertainment in my own back yard.”
— PA M G AT E S , N O R T H B E T H E S D A , M D
MARGOT I. SCHULMAN
VERONIKA LUKASOVA

FINE ART HIGHLIGHTS
The Colored Pencil Society of America brought their major
annual national exhibition, held in a different city each year, to
the Mansion at Strathmore at the beginning of FY08. The
exhibition, juried by Ross Merrill of the National Gallery of Art,
dazzled patrons with its “photo realistic portraits” (The
Gazette), informing viewers that the colored pencil media is
sophisticated and innovative—not the child’s play that many
associate with colored pencil drawings. One piece by James
Mateer “look[s] as if the glass is sweating actual water
droplets in all its effervescent glory.” (The Gazette)
Andrew Dold, “All is Not Lost,” from the Colored Pencil Society of America
exhibition.
Elbert Roberson, “Rock Creek Leo,” from the Common Bond XI exhibition.
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Maria Josephy, “The Great God Pan,” from the Washington Sculptors
Group exhibition.
In the winter, Hand-Made: A Washington Sculptors Group
Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings was featured in the
Gudelsky Gallery Suite. Emerging curators Meg Ferris of
American University’s Graduate Art History Program and
Zeynep Öz of the Mount Royal School of Art at the Maryland
Institute College of Art brought together a collection of works
that deconstructed the political, economic and aesthetic
nuances of being “hand-made.” An exciting installation,
entitled “There’s a Fragile Structure Between Us” by Magnolia
Laurie fascinated viewers with its construction being made
completely out of flexible drinking straws.
In May and June, viewers of all ages, but especially children,
were enthralled with Elbert Roberson’s “Rock Creek Leo,”
a large three dimensional lion sculpture that the artist had
worked on for over 20 years. The work was part of
Strathmore’s Common Bond exhibition, our bi-annual show
featuring work by local African-American artists.

Dedicated to Education
STRATHMORE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Catapulting off the success of greatly expanded education
programming in FY2007, FY2008 marked the second major
expansion of Strathmore’s Education Programs. During FY08
Strathmore more than doubled its education programs
presented, and tripled patrons served.
New Education Programs included:
• Intro to Jazz Singing
• So You Think You Can’t Sing
• American Folk Songs for Families
• Broadway Behind the Scenes
• The Crescendo Club
• Fine Art Workshops in PoMo Painting, Encaustic Painting,
Polymer Clay and Glass Making
• Spring Break Workshops for Title I Students
Education
Learn more about Strathmore’s current education programs at
www.strathmore.org/education.
A Montgomery County Public School’s student participates in the DinoRock
Spring Break Puppet Workshop for Title I Students.
“It just opened up so many possibilities that I didn’t even realize I had in me!”
[The class] “exceeded my expectations—skilled, focused, joyful teaching!”
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— PA R T I C I PA N T I N S O Y O U T H I N K Y O U C A N ’ T S I N G
“My daughter really enjoyed the Crescendo Club and had fun. The Club expanded her
interests in music history and theory.”
JIM SAAH
Students from the A. Mario Loiederman Middle School participate in a
master class with acclaimed international dance troupe Philadanco, prior to
Philadanco’s Concert Hall performance.
A woman makes her own artwork in the Glass Making workshop.
— PA R E N T O F A S T U D E N T I N S T R AT H M O R E ’ S C R E S C E N D O C L U B
RON SOLOMON

Committed to Community
Patients at NIH’s Children’s Inn get
a surprise visit from Arthur and his
sister DW prior to the “Arthur
Tricks the Tooth Fairy” performance
in the Music Center at Strathmore.
Suraj Mali, “The Emblem,” from
the Understanding Diversity
Through the Arts Exhibition.
An important facet of Strathmore’s mission is serving the
community of local residents, local artists and local musicians.
Several programs presented during FY08 demonstrated the
strength of our conviction to this important work.
In the Invitational Gallery of the Mansion, Strathmore hosted
the annual Understanding Diversity Through the Arts
exhibition. The exhibition showcased artistic pieces created by
Montgomery County middle school students representing their
culture and heritage.
Strathmore’s Artist in Residence program continues to serve
six local emerging musicians per year with the opportunity to
develop an audience in the area, perfect their performances,
create an educational program, attend professional
development workshops, and premiere a new work
commissioned by Strathmore.
For local residents, Strathmore offered several programs and
presentations designed to serve our large and very diverse
community:
• In addition to the annual Strathmore Student Concerts for
2nd Graders, in which every Montgomery County Public
Schools (MCPS) 2nd Grade student in the county attends
a performance by the National Philharmonic, in FY08
Strathmore added a concert series for every MCPS 5th Grader
featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Over 20,000
Montgomery County Public Schools students experienced
the thrill of the orchestra in one of the best acoustical
environments and most beautiful concert halls in the U.S.
Local artist Jason Swain demonstrates his craft at Discover Strathmore
2008.
• During FY08 Strathmore became the first arts
organization in the D.C. metro area that allowed patrons
to Select Their Exact Seats when ordering tickets online.
• The free Discover Strathmore open house festival
celebrating the arts and artists of Washington, D.C. hosted
over 7,000 for a day full of performances, workshops and
artistic demonstrations.
• Strathmore presented several performances reflecting the
diversity of our community, including Goombay: The
Caribbean Experience; the Celtic music of Maggie Sansone;
Chinese recitalists Bin Huang, Sa Chen and Wendy Law;
State Symphony of Mexico; Tango Buenos Aires; Moiseyev
Dance Company; Mariza; Angélique Kidjo; Highland, Heath
and Holler; the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awards;
An Evening of Indian Music with Shafaatullah Khan; Marian
Anderson String Quartet; Mayuko Kamio; Sara Daneshpour;
and The New Klezmer Quintet with Ramón Tasat.
• PBS children’s favorite Arthur visited and performed for
children receiving treatment and their families at NIH
Children’s Inn.
• Strathmore Means Value—local residents enjoy no ticket
fees, free parking, and a wide range of ticket prices, starting
as low as $5.
Community
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JIM SAAH

Financial Highlights
The Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. business model is based
on a successful public-private partnership with Montgomery
County. While the County owns and maintains the grounds,
Mansion and Music Center, Strathmore runs the day-to-day
artistic operations in the buildings and presents, with its
partners, high-quality artistic and educational programming.
Strathmore licenses the Music Center and the Mansion to
outside producers for concerts, and to individuals and
businesses for private and corporate events. Strathmore also
creates revenue through The Shops at Strathmore, Tea Room
and Art Consignment sales.
Total Revenue, Income and Expense
FY2007 and FY2008
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
0
FY2007
Total
Operating
Revenue
FY2008
Total
Contributed
Income
TOTAL
INCOME
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TOTAL
OPERATING
EXPENSE
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc.
Statements of Financial Position
June 30, 2008 2007
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,670,411 $ 759,693
Investments 4,101,784 3,655,065
Promises to give 1,911,550 1,789,597
Accounts receivable
Amounts due from program
195,860 97,902
presenters 147,993 272,127
Prepaid expense and other assets 51,854 116,540
Inventory 117,744 110,368
Property and equipment 5,616,556 6,000,233
Collections 465,979 465,979
Total assets $ 14,279,731 $13,267,504
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses 729,981 $ 532,238
Deferred revenue 779,143 611,536
Security deposits 121,419 93,200
Defrayment payable 336,960
Total liabilities $ 1,967,503 $ 1,236,974
Net assets
Unrestricted $ 6,059,437 $ 6,240,731
Temporarily restricted 2,037,604 2,692,280
Permanently restricted 4,215,187 3,097,519
Total net assets $ 12,312,228 $12,030,530
Total liabilities and net assets $14,279,731 $13,267,504
“I just wanted to congratulate you on what is, in my view, the best ticket-buying experience I have
ever encountered, anywhere. And I buy a lot of tickets online, for venues in DC, New York, and
Europe. It was a pleasure!”
— M I K E G I L P I N
JIM SAAH

Financial Highlights continued
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc
Statement of Activities
Years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
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Temporarily Permanently Total Total
Operating revenue Unrestricted Restricted Restricted 2008 2007
Production $ 2,496,149 $2,496,149 $1,684,062
Rental 1,192,397 1,192,397 1,082,008
Sales 593,088 593,088 490,758
Other 204,297 204,297 189,568
Total operating revenue 4,485,931 4,485,931 3,446,396
Operating expense
Personnel 2,266,341 2,266,341 1,941,299
Production 1,595,783 1,595,783 1,177,945
Communication 1,240,857 1,240,857 1,127,759
Property, plant and equipment 1,037,907 1,037,907 659,168
Sales 379,047 379,047 316,898
General and administrative 255,283 255,283 221,622
Total operating expense 6,775,218 6,775,218 5,444,691
Change in net assets from operations ( 2,289,287) (2,289,287) (1,998,295)
Development
Contributions and sponsorships 2,538,758 200,698 1,117,668 3,857,124 3,784,268
Special events, net of contributions
Net assets released from restrictions-
224,663 224,663 177,065
satisfaction of program restrictions 810,435 (810,435)
Development expense ( 1,255,407) (1,255,407) (1,407,859)
Change in net assets from development 2,318,449 (609,737) 1,117,668 2,826,380 2,553,474
Investment income (210,456) (44,939) (255,395) 407,779
Change in net assets (181,294) (654,676) 1,117,668 281,698 962,958
Net assets beginning of year 6,240,731 2,692,280 3,097,519 12,030,530 11,067,572
Net assets end of year $ 6,059,437 $ 2,037,604 $ 4,215,187 $ 12,312,228 $ 12,030,530

Supporting Strathmore
CON BRIO SOCIETY
In the spring of 2008, Con Brio, Strathmore’s Legacy
Society was launched with several important early
commitment gifts. Among the members are: Louise Appell,
John Cahill, Robert Davis and Henry Schalizki, Yanqiu He and
Ken O’Brien, Vivien and Peter Hsueh, Tina and Arthur
Lazarow, Diana Locke and Robert Toense, Janet Mahaney,
Carole and Alan Mowbray, Phyllis and Ken Schwartz, Annie
and Sami Totah, Carol Trawick, Peter Treibley, and Julie
Zignego.
Con Brio is an Italian musical term which means “With
Brilliance, With Spirit.”
If you have made provisions in your Will for an estate gift to
Strathmore, we would like to invite you to become a Con
Brio Society member. For more information on the Con Brio
Society, please contact Joanne Maitland at (301) 581-5128.
$1 MILLION GIFT SUPPORTS LOW INCOME
PROGRAMMING
In FY2008, Drs. Carolyn and H. Jeffrey Leonard made a $1
million gift to support arts education outreach and accessible
programming for underserved citizens.
Jeffrey Leonard, CEO of a local investment management firm,
says that their gift is intended as a challenge to the private
sector. “We grew up in Montgomery County, and we feel
fortunate that past and present political leadership has provided
the public support to establish Strathmore as a magnificent
center for the performing arts. Now private citizens and the
area business community have a clear role in building a private
endowment to help grow Strathmore’s future.”
Support
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Carol Trawick, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Barbara Levine, Aaron
Levine and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett at the 2008
Strathmore Spring Gala.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Without the support of generous patrons, foundations and
corporations, Strathmore would not be able to continue many
of the important artistic and educational programs it presents,
many for free or at a low ticket price. Every donation, large
or small, makes a difference. For more information about
the many ways one can contribute to Strathmore, please visit
www.strathmore.org and click on “Support” or call Mary
Kopper at (301) 581-5138.
“My family and I recently came to see the
Moiseyev Dance Company at Strathmore.
We just wanted to thank you for such a
wonderful night. Not only was the
performance fantastic, but your staff were
also just as great. Everyone I encountered
was friendly, and knowledgeable and went
out of their way to make sure we were
comfortable.”
— S H E R R Y M I R S H A H I

Donor List
MEMBERSHIPS
Strathmore thanks those who
have made membership gifts
between July 1, 2007 and June
30, 2008. Their support of at least
$300 enables us to continue to
offer the affordable, accessible,
quality programming that has
become our hallmark.
Platinum Circle ($15,000)
Platinum Circle ($15,000)
Restaurant Associates
Gold Circle ($10,000)
Arlene and Robert Hillerson
Sachiko Kuno and Ryugi Ueno
Meredith Weiser and
Michael Rosenbaum
Silver Circle ($5,000)
Alban Home Inspection Service, Inc.
Betty Huse MD Charitable
Trust Foundation
Julie and John Hamre
Nancy and Raymond Hardwick
Yanqiu He and Kenneth O’Brien
M&T Bank
Carmen MacDougall
and Paul Allen
Della and William Robertson
Dr. John Sherman (in memory
of Deane Sherman)
Ann and Jim Simpson
Bronze Circle ($2,500)
Sandra and Marvin Address
Louise Appell
Barbara Benson
Nora Berard
Karen Brugge
Frances and Leonard Burka
Jonita and Richard Carter
Peter Yale Chen
Alison E. Cole and Jan S. Peterson
Margaret and James Conley
Carin and Bruce Cooper
Elizabeth W. Culp
Carolyn DeGroot
Sonnie and William Dockser
Debbie Driesman and Frank Islam
Mary Beth Durkin
and Hugh Panero
EagleBank
Star and Fred Ezra
Geppetto Catering, Inc.
Ellen and Michael Gold
Lana Halpern
Liz and Joel Helke
Cheryl and Richard Hoffman
Alexine and Aaron Jackson
Bridget and Joseph Judge
Rosalie Kessler and Steve Katzki
Dianne and Alan Kay
Frances and Roger Kennedy
Peter Kimmel (in memory
of Martin S. Kimmel)
Teri Hanna Knowles
and John M. Knowles
Grace and David Lee
Jill and James Lipton
Janet Mahaney
Kathleen Mahoney
Caroline and John McLaughlin
Dee and Robert Metz
Debra Nell and Sydney Martin
Janine and Phillip O’Brien
Katharine and John Pan
Charlotte and Charles Perret
Sydney Polakoff
Post-Newsweek Media Group
Gerald Raine
Nancy Randa and Michael Hansen
Lorraine and Barry Rogstad
Gabriel Romero, RKtects Studio, Inc.
Elaine and Stuart Rothenberg
Janet and Michael Rowan
Santos, Postal & Company, P.C.
Barbara and Randy Schools
Phyllis and Kenneth Schwartz
Betty Sekhri
Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto
and Jack Galotto
Terry and David Sherman
Ginger and Howard Silvers
Deborah and Leon Snead
Tanya and Stephen Spano
Wendy and Donald Susswein
Peter Vance Treibley
Madeline (deceased)
and Paul Turkeltaub
Barbara Weiss
Susan Wellman
Jean and Kenneth Wirsching
Lien and S. Bing Yao
Ellen and Bernard Young
Peggy and Paul Young,
NOVA Research Company
Vanguard Society ($1,000)
Kathryn Barclay
Thomas V. Bilek
Arden Brady
Kathy and C. Bennett Chamberlin III
Allen Clark
Marlies and Karl Flicker
Judy and Sheldon Grosberg
Linda and John Hanson
Linda and Van Hubbard
Kathryn and Joseph Kolar
Renee Korda and Mark Olson
Carole and Robert Kurman
Judie and Harry Linowes
Sharon and David Lockwood
Sandra and Charles Lyons
Virginia Macomber
and Roger Williams
Janice McCall
Mrs. Jesse Miller
Gloria Paul and Robert Atlas
Cindy and Eliot Pfanstiehl
Thank you
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Geraldine Polinger
Jane and Paul Rice
Carol Salzman and Michael Mann
Kathleen Sheehan and Peter Lauria
Merle and Steven Steiner
Jane and Richard Stoker
Diana and Albert Voorthuis
Judy Whalley and Henry Otto
Bring a Friend ($500)
Jean AbiNader, Jr.
Judy and Joseph Antonucci
Carol and Stanley Botts
Eleanor and Oscar Caroglanian
Marianne Capacchione
Sharon Doner-Feldman
and Israel Feldman
Clare Evans
Ying Fei and David Johnston
Noreen and Michael Friedman
Ellen and Malcolm Garfink
Sandra and Steven Gichner
Pamela Gates and Robert Schultz
Joan and Norman Gurevich
Vera and Lee Harris
Vicki Hawkins-Jones
and Michael D. Jones
Robert E. Hebda
A. Eileen Horan
Carol and Larry Horn
Robert Hudson
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered
Barbara and Laurence Levitan
Lucie Ling and Jeff Campbell
Susan and Eric Luse
Jacqueline and Tom Manger
Nancy McGinness
Margie Pearson and Richard Lampl
Brice Verdier
Nell Weidenhammer
Katherine and George Whitehouse
Let the Music Play ($300)
Sydnee and Howard Alenier
Sally and Paul Amoruso
Michael Avilez
Evelyn Baer and Jose Acevedo, Jr.
Karen and Joseph Beach
Betty and Jerral Behnke
Mary Bell
Mary Brock
Jill and Michael Broderick
Doris Brott
Philip Brunschwyler
John Cahill
Julie and Patrick Carroll
Mary and Martin Chaikin
Mary Choi and Rudy Kusnadi
Sandra and Scott DeCain
Patricia Davenport
Sue Delsack and Alan White
Geoffrey Evans
Susan and Howard Feibus
Winifred and Anthony Fitzpatrick
Susan and Ken Gertz
Barbara and Stuart Goldstein
Janet Gorman
Alan Gourley
Jeff Greenberg
Sheri Hamersley
and Frank Czerwiec
Joan and Jerry Hartman
Connie and Mark Heller
Roger Herdman
Selvyn Hester
Katherine and Willy Hoffman, Jr.
Patricia and James Joyner
Henrietta and Christopher Keller
Carl Kolman
Susan Leibenhaut
and Joseph Gootenberg
Carol and Craig Levy
Elizabeth and Jon Lotis
Judy and Michael Mael
Bruston Manuel
Jay Martinez
Judith McLean
Sharon and Frank Menaker
Charles Meyers
Nicole and David Mitchell
Ann Morales and Rice Odell
Ellen and Jim Myerberg
Linda Nee
Paul Newman
Caren and Louis Novick
Gary Parker
Carolyn Pasti and Robert Krug, Jr.
Dolores Patrizio
Netta and Clifford Paulson
Carole and Gary Perkinson
Lona and Joran Piatigorsky
Marjorie and Monroe Pray
Carole Preston and Richard Israel
Catherine Randazzo
Jean and Ricardo Ratti
Lorraine and Richard Rose
Barbara and Nelson Rosenbaum
Shelley and Harry Ross
Roberta Sachs
Ronnie and Les Sax
Debra Shapiro
Carolyn and Martin Shargel
Richard Shaw
Judy and Andrew Sherman
Roberta and Lawrence Shulman
Donald Simonds
Richard Skinner
Sonja Soleng
Margie and Harold Steele
Karen Stewart
Mary Talarico
George Troendle
Ann Willis
Barbara and John Wing

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STRATHMORE
ENDOWMENT
The Strathmore Endowment
helps to ensure the longterm
viability of our mission,
providing reliable, continuing
support and laying the
foundation for future
accomplishments. The
following endowment gifts
were made between July 1,
2007 and June 30, 2008.
$1,000,000+
Carolyn and
H. Jeffrey Leonard
$100,000+
Dorothy M. Shapiro
SPONSORSHIPS
AND GIFTS
The following individuals
and organizations have
made significant
contributions to
Strathmore’s Annual
Operating Fund, including
special events and gifts to
the Music Center
Campaign, between July 1,
2007 and June 30, 2008.
$250,000+
Arts and Humanities
Council of Montgomery
County
Maryland State Arts Council
The Gazette/Post-Newsweek
Media Group
(includes in-kind)
$50,000+
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carolyn and H. Jeffrey
Leonard
$25,000+
The Clark-Winchole
Foundation
Comcast (includes in-kind)
Federal Express
The J. Williard and Alice S.
Marriot Foundation
Delia and Marvin Lang
Jim and Carol Trawick
Foundation
Lockheed Martin
Corporation
Montgomery County Public
Schools
Morris and Gwendolyn
Cafritz Foundation
Dorothy M. Shapiro
Shulman, Rogers, Gandal,
Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
(includes in-kind)
Carol and Jim (deceased)
Trawick
$15,000+
Adventist HealthCare
Elizabeth W. Culp
Fox Hill Senior
Condominium
General Motors
J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro
Youth Arts Awards Fund
Yanqiu He and
Kenneth O’Brien
M&T Bank and M&T
Charitable Foundation
Marsh USA Inc.
Peter Vance Treibley
$10,000+
Bank of America
Foree and A.G.W. Biddle
Jonita and Richard S. Carter
Chevy Chase Bank
Clark Construction Group,
LLC
DANAC Corporation
Deloitte & Touche US LLP
EagleBank
Giant Food LLC
Joel Dean Foundation
Mid-Atlantic Arts
Foundation
Carmen MacDougall
and Paul J. Allen
Mead Family Foundation
Montgomery College
Janine and Phillip O’Brien
PEPCO Holdings, Inc.
Teva Biopharmaceuticals
USA
Wachovia Foundation
Lien and S. Bing Yao
$5,000+
BB&T Bank
Bond Beebe
Carter Family Fund
Foundation
Constellation Energy Group
Ellen and Stephen Conley
Margaret and James Conley
The Fred Ezra Company
Dorothy and Sol Graham
Arlene and Robert Hillerson
Jordan Kitt’s Music
The Leon Foundation
Effie and John Macklin
$1,000+
Louise and Joel Alper
Patricia Alper-Cohn
Kathryn Barclay
Elaine and Harris Belman
Thank you
Carole and Maurice Berk
Nesta and Milton Bernard
Boone & Sons
Harriet and Jerome Breslow
Robert Brewer
Vicki Britt and Robert Selzer
Constance and Bohdan
Bulawka
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The Max and Victoria
Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Sarah and Christopher
Meyers
Carlotta and Theodore
Miles
Suzanne and Claude
Morissette
Annaliese Mudrak
Quality Biological, Inc.
Restaurant Associates
Sandy Spring Bank
$2,500+
Carter and Carter
Enterprises
Chyatte Family—Frances,
Jeffrey, Meredith, Zoe,
Aaron, Mackenzie, Michael,
Samantha, and Joan
Louie and Ralph Dweck
Elizabeth and Peter Forster
Marilyn and William
Funderburk
Rhoda and Joel Ganz
Terri and Fred Gober
Mark Grabowski
Grimm & Parker Architects
Paul Hatchett
Alexine and Aaron Jackson
Jack Kay
Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno
Lerch, Early & Brewer,
Chartered
Dobra and Bennett Marshall
Miller & Long Co., Inc.
Morey Bernstein Memorial
Foundation
Carol and Alan Mowbray
Katharine and John Pan
Carole Randolph
The RLJ Companies, LLC
Paley Rothman
Santos, Postal & Company,
P.C.
Shelby Cullom Davis
Foundation
Annie and Sami Totah
Washington Gas Light
Company
Frances and Leonard Burka
Carol and Thomas Carter
Susan and Robert Cecil
Allen Clark
J.C. Crist
Randy Cutler
Development Resources, Inc.
Kathy and Marvin Dickerson
Discovery Communications,
Inc.
Debbie Driesman
and Frank Islam
Starr and Fred Ezra
Ying Fei and David Johnston
Reginald Felton
Dorothy Fitzgerald
Jennie and William
Forehand
Suzanne and Mark Friis
Marian Gay and
William Granik
Susan and Allan Greenberg
Brent Hanson
Monica and John
Hazangeles
Liz and Joel Helke
Cheryl and Richard Hoffman
Helen and Christopher
Hopson, Jr.
Susan and Steven Hull
Alice and Jonathan Jones
Dianne and Alan Kay
Terri Hanna Knowles and
John Knowles
Mary and Philip Kopper
Tina and Arthur Lazerow
Lynn McKinley-Grant and
David Grant
Leadership Montgomery
Richard Levinson
Judie and Harry Linowes
Eunice Liu and Stanley
Tsang
Sharon and Richard
Lockwood
Loiederman Soltesz
Associates, Inc.
Judy and Michael Mael
Marks Insurance &
Associates, Inc.
Maryland Classic Youth
Orchestras
Shirley Middleton-Jones and
Charles Jones, Jr.
Patricia and Roscoe Moore
Natalia and Walter
Morgenstern
Elizabeth and
Aidan Murphy
Qian Ni and Ruisi Gao
Gina Oberndorf
April Pearson
Heather and Leon Prosky
Nancy Randa and
Michael Hansen
Frances and E. Anthony
Rankin
Cheryl and Richard Rhodes
Della and William
Robertson
Rodgers Consulting
Lorraine and Barry Rogstad
Gabriel Romero
Sanford and Doris Slavin
Foundation
Olga and Barry Scher
Henry Schalizki and Robert
Davis
Phyllis and Kenneth Schwartz
Helen and Victor Scott
Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto
and Jack Galotto
Cora and Murray Simpson
Charles Sisson
Francesca and Larry Slesinger
Social & Scientific Systems,
Inc.
Sonja Soleng
Andrew Sonner
Spectrum Printing
and Graphics
Joan and Peter Stogis
Jane and Richard Stoker
Henry Trentman
Heather VanKeuren
Ellen Walker
The Washington Post
Watkins, Meeghan, Drury &
Company, L.L.C.
Meredith Weiser and
Michael Rosenbaum
Nancy Weisser
Audrie and Ronald Whitney
Jean and Kenneth
Wirsching
Peggy L. and Paul A.
Young, NOVA Research
Company
Brenda and Verl (deceased)
Zanders
As of 12/12/2008

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Peter Vance Treibley, Chair
Carol A. Trawick, Vice Chair
Jerome W. Breslow, Esq., Secretary
Steven C. Mayer, Treasurer
Caroline Huang McLaughlin, At-Large
Wendy J. Susswein (ex officio), At-Large
Paul J. Allen
Joseph F. Beach (ex officio)
Meagan T. Campion
Richard S. “Dickie” Carter
Starr G. Ezra
Honorable Nancy Floreen (ex officio)
Sol Graham
Nancy E. Hardwick
Debbie Marriott Harrison
Paul L. Hatchett
Cynthia Wong Hu, Esq.
Frank F. Islam
Alexine Clement Jackson
Dianne Kay
James F. Mannarino
Alan E. Mowbray
Kenneth O’Brien
Carrie F. Passmore
Lori Riordan
Harold K. Roach
William G. “Bill” Robertson
Gabriel Romero
Dale S. Rosenthal
Dr. Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto
Craig A. Snedeker
Annie Simonian Totah
July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008
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PHOTO CREDITS
Cover, top:
Strathmore Student Concert Series, photo by Veronika Lukasova.
Cover, left to right:
Children dance in a CityDance workshop at Discover Strathmore, photo by
Jim Saah; Intro to Jazz Singing class, photo by Veronika Lukasova;
Antoinette Simmons Hodges, “Rhythm N Blues,” from Common Bond XI;
Two girls participate in Strathmore Family Sings, photo by Veronika
Lukasova
Back cover, top:
Aerial view of the Music Center, from Tuckerman Lane, photo by Sisson
Studios
Back cover, left to right:
A wood-turner demonstrates his craft at Discover Strathmore, photo by Jim
Saah; Brian Stokes Mitchell performs on the Music Center stage, photo by
Veronika Lukasova; Students in Strathmore’s Crescendo Club, photo by
Veronika Lukasova; Kenneth Gayle performs in Free to Sing; photo by
Veronika Lukasova.
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Strathmore Fine Art
Strathmore Music in the Mansion
Strathmore Artists in Residence
Strathmore Education
Strathmore Tea Room
Strathmore Membership
Strathmore Rentals
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5301 Tuckerman Lane
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North Bethesda, MD 20852 3224
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