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Severance Music Center Initiatives
Severance Music Center, Northeast Ohio, and Digital InitiativesRegarded by many music-lovers as one of the world's most beautiful concert halls, Severance opened in 1931 as the home of The Cleveland Orchestra. Today, the main concert hall is known as the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall, in recognition of the historic $50 million grant from the Cleveland-based Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. Severance Music Center serves as the home of The Cleveland Orchestra for concerts, rehearsals, and administration. The building is also rented by a variety of local organizations and private citizens for performances, meetings, and gala events.Located in the University Circle district, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, near the Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance Music Center has served as an integral arts and community hub for generations. Though its acclaimed concerts and recordings delight audiences worldwide, The Cleveland Orchestra is a proud ambassador of Northeast Ohio.The Cleveland Orchestra continued to expand in the digital space throughout 2022, including a partnership with IDAGIO and Symphony, as well as a brand-new season of In Focus. In 2022, IDAGIO, the world's leading audio and video classical streaming platform, sparked a new collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra, beginning with the launch of 12 streamed events in the Global Concert Hall. The programs feature acclaimed conductors and soloists, including The Cleveland Orchestra's music director Franz Welser-Most; pianists Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and Marc-Andr Hamelin; and harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. Tickets and more information for the events, spotlighted as part of IDAGIO's "Great Orchestras in the Global Concert Hall," are available at GlobalConcertHall.com.The Cleveland Orchestra also debuted the third season of its digital concert series In Focus - available on the Adella streaming platform - in 2022. Following the successful launch in 2020 of 15 episodes in Season 1, and another six episodes in Season 2 in 2021, In Focus, Season 3 includes 10 new episodes premiering from October to June and features performances of works by Sibelius, Mozart, Shostakovich, Debussy and more, all filmed in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall within Severance Music Center.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$27.8MBlossom Music Festival
Blossom Music Festival and Blossom Music CenterFollowing the Blossom Music Festival's cancelation in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the Blossom Music Festival returned in 2021 with an inspiring lineup of concerts, presented in accordance with local, state, and federal health guidelines. Thirteen concerts were part of the 2021 Blossom Music Festival, from Fourth of July through Labor Day weekends (July 3 - September 11, 2021) at the Orchestra's scenic summer home in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Soloists included Michael Sachs, Garrick Ohlsson, Michelle Cann, Benjamin Grosvenor, Stefan Jackiw, Behzod Abduraimov, Sayaka Shoji, and Jonathan Biss. Three works were performed by The Cleveland Orchestra for the first time: Mary D. Watkins's Soul of Remembrance, Florence Price's Concerto in One Movement, and Caroline Shaw's Watermark. Legendary rock star and prolific composer Stuart Copeland performed greatest hits of The Police on drums with The Cleveland Orchestra and guests. Under 18s Free, signature program of The Cleveland Orchestra, continued into its 10th season during summer of 2021.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.5MOrchestra Touring and Residencies
Touring and ResidenciesEach year, the Orchestra allocates several weeks of its performance schedule to residencies and touring activities beyond Northeast Ohio, nationally and internationally. These are designed to enhance both the artistic and financial strength of the organization and extend the Orchestra's worldwide reputation. The Cleveland Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 1, 2022 making the 227th appearance in the esteemed venue since 1922. The Orchestra performed a program of George Walker's Sinfonia No. 4, "Strands," Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 2, with soloist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, and Schubert's Symphony No. 9, "Great." The Walker piece appears on The Orchestra's most recent recording, while the Schubert - the final piece The Orchestra performed before the Covid-19 pandemic, and itself the subject of both a released recording and the first episode of the On a Personal Note podcast - became a major highlight of The Orchestra's 2021-22 season. Due to the pandemic, the Orchestra's annual residency at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in January 2022 was cancelled. The residency resumed in November 2022, along with performances in January 2023 in Naples, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, and education programs in the Miami area.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.2M
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