2020-11-15T13:08:36-07:00 2019-12-31 Eve Levine 4937 17th Street San Francisco CA 94117 990 2019-01-01 201748898 DEL SOL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION DELS 4153740074 751 47th Avenue San Francisco CA 94121 Jane Kumin President 4153740074 2020-11-13 1 Eve Levine P01545787 4153702897 2020-11-13 X 107.217.187.63 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Jane Kumin 751 47th Avenue San Francisco CA 94121 237880 0 X www.delsolquartet.com X 2004 CA Music performance, commissioning, recordings, and educational outreach. 11 9 5 11 0 0 283552 163850 86914 72633 250 217 1131 1180 371847 237880 0 0 0 0 127820 158317 0 0 7151 69506 70088 197326 228405 174521 9475 313703 327171 241 4234 313462 322937 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 concerts, commissioning of composers, recordings and educational outreach. 0 0 107728 0 46747 Concert Performances: In 2019 Del Sol performed nearly 50 different compositions (including 14 world premieres) at 19 public concerts, 6 house concerts, and 5 educational outreach events in the San Francisco Bay Area, other parts of CA and in 7 other states, reaching thousands of audience members. Significant performances included: 1) the "2nd Annual Turkish Music Festival" in Houston, TX, co-presented by Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and the Asia Society; 2) "Illuminations" at University of CA, Irvine, premiering several new works by Persian (Iranian-American) composers; 3) Del Sol's self-presented "Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival" in San Francisco, featuring new works in just intonation with 10 guest artists; 4) the "April in Santa Cruz Contemporary Music Festival" at University of CA, Santa Cruz, premiering 4 new works; 5) with Gamelan Pacifica in Seattle, WA, premiering a new work for gamelan and string quartet; 6) the Victoria Bach Festival in Goliad and Edna, TX; and 7) in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, in connection with Santa Fe Opera's production of "Thirteenth Child" by Poul Ruders. 42794 0 840 Commissioning of Composers: Del Sol's significant commissioning activities in 2019 included: 1) continuation of two multi-year, collaborative projects to create new works: a) with Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo, who is composing an oratorio for string quartet and chorus exploring the history of discriminatory immigration practices and detention of immigrants on Angel Island during the years of the Chinese Exclusion Act; and b) with composer-musicians Alam Khan, Arjun Verma and other artists to co-create a series of ensemble works for string quartet and traditional instruments, written in the style of North Indian classical music; and 2) holding a nationwide emerging composer commissioning competition for string quartets written in just intonation, attracting nearly 50 submissions from which Del Sol selected Korean-American composer Jung Yoon Wie. 47993 0 23048 Educational Outreach: In 2019, Del Sol's significant educational outreach activities included: 1) two self-presented chamber music coaching programs in San Francisco--QuartetFest for middle and high school string players in June; and ChamberFest for adult non-professionals in February; 2) a 3-day residency at University of CA, Irvine, reading, performing and recording new works by seven graduate composition students; 3) a weeklong residency at University of CA, Santa Cruz at which Del Sol lectured at the opening colloquium, and workshopped and performed pieces by four student composers; 4) a weeklong practice residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in NH; and 5) the opening event in a 10-part interdisciplinary arts and music program for 4th graders at a San Francisco public elementary school, in collaboration with a visual artist/teacher, exploring immigration, family history and cultural diversity in connection with our Angel Island project. 5527 0 3178 Recordings: During 2019, Del Sol recorded contemporary works by Turkish-American composer Erberk Eryilmaz at High Wire Studios in Houston, TX in January; and by Michael Harrison at the studio of Adam Abeshouse, President, Chief Producer and Recording Engineer of The Classical Recording Foundation in Pelham, NY in October. In addition, two of Del Sol's live concerts were recorded in 2019 for future release: their performance of new works by Persian composers at University of CA, Irvine in March; and their performance with Gamelan Pacifica of Stephen Fandrich's new work for string quartet and gamelan, in Seattle in April. 5527 0 3178 204042 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X X Mark Everett 6502554157 635 Lockhaven Drive Pacifica CA 94044 X Kathryn Bates Director 32 0 X 32906 0 0 Charlton Lee Artistic Director 32 0 X X 32760 0 0 Arthur Haubenstock Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Christine Oh Kan Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kathy Kaufmann Vice President & Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Jane Kumin President 32 0 X X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Grossman Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Wendy Lu Treasurer 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Gayle Strang Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Johanna Wald Board Chair 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Rick Shinozaki Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 65666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44120 119730 0 163850 Performance Fees 711130 53530 53530 0 0 Workshops/Ed Programs 711130 15228 15228 0 0 Concert Ticket Sales 711130 3875 3875 0 0 0 0 0 0 72633 217 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1180 0 1180 1180 0 0 0 237880 73813 0 217 X 65666 65666 0 0 78333 68925 4704 4704 0 1937 1937 0 0 12381 11479 451 451 1215 0 1215 0 6000 0 6000 0 30253 28698 1555 0 3192 3059 0 133 302 0 302 0 14885 14804 81 0 4468 2733 1735 0 Meals 2597 1882 108 607 Direct Program Expenses 4299 4299 0 0 2877 560 1061 1256 228405 204042 17212 7151 87522 120901 226181 206270 313703 327171 241 4234 241 4234 X 129304 184343 184158 138594 313462 322937 313703 327171 9475 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 116766 89496 124582 283552 163850 778246 116766 89496 124582 283552 163850 778246 187610 590636 778246 398399 0.75893 0.71723 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part III, Line 4d See Statement 1. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Two members of the board are in a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization has no committees other than the Executive Committee with authority to act on behalf of the board. The Executive Committee held no meetings in 2019. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, 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, Part VI, Section C, 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. Financial data are also entered annually into an online database used by certain grantors. The Form 990 is posted on Guidestar. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a Kathryn Bates, Director, was paid $32,906 in the capacity of a musician employee and not for services as a board member or officer. Charlton Lee, Artistic Director, was paid $32,760 in the capacity of a musician employee and not for services as a board member or officer. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Artistic Contractors $24,398 Community Coordinator $3,300 Public Relations and Bookings Consultant $1,000 Payroll Service $1,555