…are working in concert!
Every donation counts toward underwriting our 2020-2021 projects.
- SongShop Scholarship Fund for ongoing sessions
- Bellissima Opera’s premieres in April and June 2021 from our Tales of Transcendence
- August 2021 conference in Chicago of Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion
- Launching Black Voices in Cabaret
Our 2019-2020 Individual Donors
In our first 20 months as Working In Concert, we’ve received more than $31,000 in individual donations and family grants. THANK YOU!
| Molly & Steven Allscheid Cory Anderson Anonymous Susan Arjmand Marcia & Rick Ashton Thomas Barnes Pam & Harlan Berk Carmen Bodino Lori Branda Deneen Marie Bryce Caryn Caffarelli Nanci Chesek Douglas Cotsamire Jeanne Cuff Elizabeth Davis Mary Ann & Don Debruin Susan Dennis-Patton John Farina Janet Farr Hilary Feldman Cardi Fleck Katie Frankle Dominique Frigo in memory of Jean Martin Bell Ruth Fuerst Marcia Engel & Gerald Fuscone Joshua Goderis Deborah Good Lynda Gordon Rachel & Dennis Hafemann | Beth Halevy Marcia Harms Carrie Hedges Mary Hirsen Elisabeth Howard Mike Howorko Keith & Susan Huizinga Jessica Jagielnik Carla Jankowski BC (Bernice) Juettner Tara Joyce Jethra Kapp Mary Ann Karris Brendan Kelly Cecelia Kelly Suzanne Kelly Mary G Kidd David Julian Kimberly Mann Neil Mansfield Cristina Marinescu John Matthews Mardi Gras Fund Heidi McMath Tony Millard Adrienne Minnes Diane Moses Pauline Nikolov Ock-Ju Noh Timothy Pahel Jay Peterson | Genevieve Phelps Joe Pokorny Richard Pokorny Jacques Protat Voytek Putz Andrea Redfairn Larry Ritsert Julia Ryan Joyce Saxon Barbara J Scott Sara Schumann Ellie Sharpe David Stephens & Daniel Johnson Diane Stephenson Stephanie Stewart Streska Family Foundation (Jerome F Crotty) Lydia Stux Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Barbara Van Eekeren Suzanne Walsh in memory of Jeanne Cusack Walsh Richard Weiland Clyde Whitaker Diana Wilson Gary W Woll Wrigley Corporation employer match Mary Catherine Wygonik Robert Yassan |
Our VIPs donate $35 or more per person at our concerts.
Grants 2019-2020
Working In Concert received two grants in 2020 from the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCASE): a CityArts grant to support our operating budget ($3,000) and a Special Projects grant for the Year of Chicago Music in support of the 4th international conference of Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion to be held in Chicago in August 2021.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) has awarded Working In Concert a grant of $3,200.00 from State funds for general operating support for 2020-2021.
Claudia Hommel received a DCASE Individual Artists Project grant to support the travel expenses of five collaborators to the Cabaret Connexion Tour de France in 2019.
Venue support
We thank the managers and family members of venues who gave us their space on an in-kind basis:
| Cabaret Lapin Agile (Paris) Studio Raspail (Paris) L’Harmattan Publishers (Paris) Salle Olympe de Gouges (Paris) Salle Molière at the National Opera house (Montpellier) Trinque Fougasse O’Nord (Montpellier) Jean Capy’s Villa des roses (Sète) Cliff Dwellers Club (Chicago) | DePaul School of Music (Chicago) Ruth Fuerst & Jim Block (Hyde Park, Chicago) Drew’s on Halsted (Chicago) Marchesa (Chicago) Louise Gale (River Forest) Pam & Harlan Berk (River Forest) Hunters Restaurant (Elmwood Park) Lakehouse Restaurant (Lake Bluff) |
And we thank the dozens of singers who gave of their time to perform at the many Chicago fundraising concerts. They are listed at our Past Events page.