2024-11-14T17:04:31-05:00 2023-12-31 943194056 THE HENRY LEVY GROUP 1726 SOLANO AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 990 2023-01-01 201748898 DEL SOL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION DELS 4153740074 751 47TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 JANE S KUMIN PRESIDENT 6502554157 2024-11-04 true BETH ATTEBERY P01466121 5106521000 2024-11-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JANE S KUMIN 751 47TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 386620 false X WWW.DELSOLQUARTET.COM X 2004 CA MUSIC PERFORMANCE, COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS, RECORDINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. 11 8 5 1 0 231960 206344 74170 180076 39 39 115 161 306284 386620 0 0 163964 180237 0 309 48809 115731 212773 295968 93511 90652 302530 396131 467 3416 302063 392715 X TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER MUSIC AND MAKE THIS ART FORM MORE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET'S CONCERT PERFORMANCES, COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS, RECORDINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. false false 203340 146722 CONCERT PERFORMANCES: IN 2023 THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET PERFORMED 48 CONCERTS (WITH 8 WORLD PREMIERES), CONTINUING TO BRING ADVENTUROUS NEW CHAMBER MUSIC TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDED LOCAL CONCERTS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY AREA, AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING CONCERTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF DEL SOL'S 2023 CONCERTS INCLUDE: 1)FOUR TOURING PERFORMANCES IN NEW AND EXPANDED PRODUCTIONS OF HUANG RUO'S "ANGEL ISLAND - ORATORIO" FOR STRING QUARTET & CHOIR DURING MAY: ONE IN WASHINGTON, DC AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART, WITH THE US AIR FORCE BAND'S SINGING SERGEANTS; AND THREE IN ASIA AT THE 2023 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS, WITH THE TAPEI CHAMBER SINGERS. THIS POWERFUL PIECE, WHICH DEL SOL PREMIERED IN 2021, EXPLORES OUR NATION'S DISCRIMINATORY IMMIGRATION HISTORY THROUGH THE POEMS CARVED BY CHINESE IMMIGRANTS INTO THE BARRACKS WALLS WHILE DETAINED ON ANGEL ISLAND DURING THE YEARS OF THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. 2)WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES IN OCTOBER OF "THE RESONANCE BETWEEN," A NEW WORK OF ENSEMBLE PIECES FOR THE COMBINATION OF WESTERN STRING QUARTET AND TRADITIONAL INDIAN INSTRUMENTS (SARODE, SITAR & TABLA). CO-COMPOSED BY ACCLAIMED NORTH INDIAN MUSICIANS ALAM KHAN AND ARJUN VERMA WITH CROSS- CULTURAL COMPOSER JACK PERLA, THE WORK FUSES THESE TWO MUSICAL GENRES WHILE EXPLORING THE MULTI-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE. DEL SOL AND THEIR COLLABORATORS PREMIERED THE WORK IN TWO SOLD-OUT CONCERTS AT THE PRESIDIO THEATRE IN THE PRESIDIO NATIONAL PARK, SAN FRANCISCO. 3)PRESENTATION OF "THE JINGWEI BIRD," A COLLABORATION WITH THE LAST HOISAN POETS EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE OCEAN. THE PROGRAM WEAVES NEW MUSIC BY ASIAN AMERICAN COMPOSERS, INCLUDING TWO WORKS COMMISSIONED BY DEL SOL, WITH BILINGUAL POETRY, STORYTELLING AND MYTHOLOGY TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURE AROUND US. PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST AND OCTOBER AT OUTDOOR SITES ALONG SAN FRANCISCO BAY, AND AN INDOOR PERFORMANCE FOR ELDERS WAS HELD AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN. 50533 27825 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2023, DEL SOL'S SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 1) COACHING ADULT AMATEUR MUSICIANS IN CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT CHAMBERFEST, DEL SOL'S ANNUAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN SAN FRANCISCO IN JANUARY, AND AT A WEEKLONG PROGRAM IN JULY AT SCRIPPS COLLEGE IN CLAREMONT, CA, PRESENTED BY SOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP; 2) TWO UNIVERSITY RESIDENCIES-ONE IN MARCH AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) IN CAMBRIDGE, MA, INCLUDING LECTURES, READING OF NEW COMPOSITIONS BY STUDENTS, AND A WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF A NEW PIECE FOR STRING QUARTET & CLARINET BY DEREK DAVID AT THE BOSTON FESTIVAL OF NEW JEWISH MUSIC; AND THE OTHER IN APRIL AT UNIVERSITY OF CA, SANTA CRUZ, PERFORMING NEW COMPOSITIONS BY GRADUATE STUDENTS; 3) PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS AT SEVERAL OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AND 4) CONTINUING OUR COMPOSER INCUBATOR PROGRAM, MENTORING EARLY-CAREER COMPOSERS AND DEVELOPING THEIR NEW WORKS FOR FUTURE PREMIERES BY DEL SOL. 21116 COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS: IN 2023, DEL SOL COMMISSIONED TWO NEW WORKS FROM BAY AREA COMPOSER ERIKA OBA, IN CONNECTION WITH "THE JINGWEI BIRD" PROJECT; AND A NEW WORK BY A SANTA FE, NM COMPOSER FOR THE "JOY PROJECT," OUR ONGOING SERIES OF FREE, OUTDOOR COMMUNITY CONCERTS FEATURING NEW, SHORT STRING QUARTET PIECES WRITTEN FOR DEL SOL. ALSO IN 2023, DEL SOL'S 2021 COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSER DEREK DAVID CULMINATED IN ITS WORLD PREMIERE (SEE SECTION 4B, PARAGRAPH 4B ABOVE); AND COMPOSER MICHAEL GILBERSON DELIVERED THE FINAL SCORE AND PARTS FOR HIS NEW WORK; COMMISSIONED BY DEL SOL IN 2022. 10864 5529 RECORDINGS: IN 2023, DEL SOL'S RECORDINGS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: 1) IN SEPTEMBER, DEL SOL AND NORTH INDIAN MUSICIANS ALAM KHAN AND ARJUN VERMA, RELEASED "THE RESONANCE BETWEEN," A COLLABORATIVE ALBUM OF NEW ENSEMBLE WORKS FOR STRING QUARTET AND TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS (SARODE, SITAR, AND TABLA), LEADING UP TO THE LIVE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF THE WORKS IN OCTOBER (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE); AND 2) IN NOVEMBER, DEL SOL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT TO PRODUCE AND RELEASE IN 2024 A 4-PART PODCAST ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CREATIVE PROCESS OF DEL SOL'S ANGEL ISLAND PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER HUANG RUO. (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE). 10864 5529 285853 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false CA X X MARK EVERETT 6502554157 635 LOCKHAVEN DRIVE PACIFICA CA 94044 X KATHRYN BATES ASSISTANT SE 40.00 X X 42815 0 0 CHARLTON LEE ARTISTIC DIR 40.00 X X 42815 0 0 HYEYUNG J YOON DIRECTOR 37.00 X 31232 0 0 MARY ANN GROSSMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR HAUBENSTOCK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE KAUFMANN VICE PRES/SE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE S KUMIN PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY LU TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK SHINOZAKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GAYLE TSERN STRANG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHANNA WALD BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 116862 false false false 55800 150544 206344 PERFORMANCE FEES 146722 146722 WORKSHOPS/ED PROGRAMS 27825 27825 RECORDINGS 5529 5529 180076 39 39 OTHER REVENUE 161 161 161 386620 180276 X 116862 116862 49981 49981 13394 13394 8007 8007 60901 60901 2082 2032 50 412 225 70 117 31365 31365 5967 4469 1498 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 2914 2914 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 1711 1711 LICENSES AND PERMITS 1000 900 100 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 790 709 81 582 390 192 295968 285853 9806 309 156973 245299 141446 141484 4111 9348 302530 396131 467 3416 467 3416 X 286063 349715 16000 43000 302063 392715 302530 396131 90652 X false false false X 163850 156294 174977 231960 206344 933425 163850 156294 174977 231960 206344 933425 47261 886164 933425 381822 0.94940 0.86150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER MUSIC AND MAKE THIS ART FORM MORE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET'S CONCERT PERFORMANCES, COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS, RECORDINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONCERT PERFORMANCES: IN 2023 THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET PERFORMED 48 CONCERTS (WITH 8 WORLD PREMIERES), CONTINUING TO BRING ADVENTUROUS NEW CHAMBER MUSIC TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDED LOCAL CONCERTS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY AREA, AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING CONCERTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF DEL SOL'S 2023 CONCERTS INCLUDE: 1)FOUR TOURING PERFORMANCES IN NEW AND EXPANDED PRODUCTIONS OF HUANG RUO'S "ANGEL ISLAND - ORATORIO" FOR STRING QUARTET & CHOIR DURING MAY: ONE IN WASHINGTON, DC AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART, WITH THE US AIR FORCE BAND'S SINGING SERGEANTS; AND THREE IN ASIA AT THE 2023 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS, WITH THE TAPEI CHAMBER SINGERS. THIS POWERFUL PIECE, WHICH DEL SOL PREMIERED IN 2021, EXPLORES OUR NATION'S DISCRIMINATORY IMMIGRATION HISTORY THROUGH THE POEMS CARVED BY CHINESE IMMIGRANTS INTO THE BARRACKS WALLS WHILE DETAINED ON ANGEL ISLAND DURING THE YEARS OF THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. 2)WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES IN OCTOBER OF "THE RESONANCE BETWEEN," A NEW WORK OF ENSEMBLE PIECES FOR THE COMBINATION OF WESTERN STRING QUARTET AND TRADITIONAL INDIAN INSTRUMENTS (SARODE, SITAR & TABLA). CO-COMPOSED BY ACCLAIMED NORTH INDIAN MUSICIANS ALAM KHAN AND ARJUN VERMA WITH CROSS- CULTURAL COMPOSER JACK PERLA, THE WORK FUSES THESE TWO MUSICAL GENRES WHILE EXPLORING THE MULTI-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE. DEL SOL AND THEIR COLLABORATORS PREMIERED THE WORK IN TWO SOLD-OUT CONCERTS AT THE PRESIDIO THEATRE IN THE PRESIDIO NATIONAL PARK, SAN FRANCISCO. 3)PRESENTATION OF "THE JINGWEI BIRD," A COLLABORATION WITH THE LAST HOISAN POETS EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE OCEAN. THE PROGRAM WEAVES NEW MUSIC BY ASIAN AMERICAN COMPOSERS, INCLUDING TWO WORKS COMMISSIONED BY DEL SOL, WITH BILINGUAL POETRY, STORYTELLING AND MYTHOLOGY TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURE AROUND US. PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST AND OCTOBER AT OUTDOOR SITES ALONG SAN FRANCISCO BAY, AND AN INDOOR PERFORMANCE FOR ELDERS WAS HELD AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2023, DEL SOL'S SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 1) COACHING ADULT AMATEUR MUSICIANS IN CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT CHAMBERFEST, DEL SOL'S ANNUAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN SAN FRANCISCO IN JANUARY, AND AT A WEEKLONG PROGRAM IN JULY AT SCRIPPS COLLEGE IN CLAREMONT, CA, PRESENTED BY SOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP; 2) TWO UNIVERSITY RESIDENCIES-ONE IN MARCH AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) IN CAMBRIDGE, MA, INCLUDING LECTURES, READING OF NEW COMPOSITIONS BY STUDENTS, AND A WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF A NEW PIECE FOR STRING QUARTET & CLARINET BY DEREK DAVID AT THE BOSTON FESTIVAL OF NEW JEWISH MUSIC; AND THE OTHER IN APRIL AT UNIVERSITY OF CA, SANTA CRUZ, PERFORMING NEW COMPOSITIONS BY GRADUATE STUDENTS; 3) PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TALKS AT SEVERAL OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AND 4) CONTINUING OUR COMPOSER INCUBATOR PROGRAM, MENTORING EARLY-CAREER COMPOSERS AND DEVELOPING THEIR NEW WORKS FOR FUTURE PREMIERES BY DEL SOL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RECORDINGS: IN 2023, DEL SOL'S RECORDINGS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: 1) IN SEPTEMBER, DEL SOL AND NORTH INDIAN MUSICIANS ALAM KHAN AND ARJUN VERMA, RELEASED "THE RESONANCE BETWEEN," A COLLABORATIVE ALBUM OF NEW ENSEMBLE WORKS FOR STRING QUARTET AND TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS (SARODE, SITAR, AND TABLA), LEADING UP TO THE LIVE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF THE WORKS IN OCTOBER (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE); AND 2) IN NOVEMBER, DEL SOL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT TO PRODUCE AND RELEASE IN 2024 A 4-PART PODCAST ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CREATIVE PROCESS OF DEL SOL'S ANGEL ISLAND PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER HUANG RUO. (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE). FORM 990, PART VI TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE IN A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CHARLTON LEE KATHRYN BATES ARTISTIC DIR ASS. SEC. FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE DRAFT TAX RETURN, AND RESOLVES ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE TAX PREPARER. THE FINAL RETURN IS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY FILING THEM, AS REQUIRED, WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES; AND PROVIDES A COPY TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST IN SIMPLIFIED FORM, AND ARE PROVIDED TO INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS IN CONNECTION WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND REPORTING. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART VII KATHRYN BATES, BOARD MEMBER & ASSISTANT SECRETARY, WAS PAID 42,815 IN HER CAPACITY AS A MUSICIAN EMPLOYEE AND NOT FOR SERVICES AS A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER. CHARLTON LEE, BOARD MEMBER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WAS PAID 42,815 IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MUSICIAN EMPLOYEE AND NOT FOR SERVICES AS A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER. HYEYUNG YOON, BOARD MEMBER AS OF 6/01/2023, WAS PAID 31,232 IN HER CAPACITY AS A MUSICIAN EMPLOYEE SINCE 2/01/2023 AND NOT FOR SERVICES AS A BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC CONTRACTORS 49,948 0 0 OTHER OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS 9,050 0 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1,903 0 0 TOTAL 60,901 0 0