2020-04-22T14:09:37-05:00 2019-08-31 BKD LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas 1200 New York NY 10036 990 2018-09-01 237362572 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc % ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE ORPH 2128961700 490 Riverside Drive 11th Floor New York NY 10027 ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128961725 2020-01-12 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128674000 167.68.126.162 26511920201135000001 2020-04-22 P DAE55241FD1AAA18489C27B2D48153D9769B22C6 8BAB167CC20738F3D1E6B133BEB8A02CA90C437F 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE 490 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10027 3896926 false X WWW.ORPHEUSNYC.ORG X 1973 NY See Schedule O. 21 18 114 25 0 0 2044452 1927180 1126118 1642452 27873 31535 45369 101065 3243812 3702232 0 0 0 0 1848136 2341344 0 0 343648 1348561 1555165 3196697 3896509 47115 -194277 1952035 1919918 467242 582063 1484793 1337855 X ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CREATES EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH LIVES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND A PASSION FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. ORPHEUS STRIVES TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA BY PERFORMING MUSIC AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, CHALLENGING ARTISTIC BOUNDARIES,INSPIRING THE PUBLIC TO THINK AND WORK WITH NEW PERSPECTIVES, AND BUILDING A BROAD AND ACTIVE AUDIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. false false 3163520 1642452 FOR OVER 40 YEARS, ORPHEUS HAS SERVED A LOYAL AND GENEROUS AUDIENCE IN ITS HOMETOWN OF NEW YORK CITY, PRESENTING ITS ANNUAL SERIES AT CARNEGIE HALL. DURING THE 46TH SEASON IN 2018-2019, ORPHEUS PRESENTED THREE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS, COLLABORATING WITH GUESTS SOLOISTS: PIANISTS NOBUYUKI TSUJII AND JAVIER PERIANES, ACCORDIONIST KSENIJA SIDOROVA, AND MANDOLINIST AVI AVITAL. THE SERIES INCLUDED TWO NEW ARRANGEMENTS BY SHUYING LI AND CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS, AND ONE NEW WORLD PREMIERE, COMPOSED BY BENJAMIN WALLFISCH. IN ADDITION, ORPHEUS WAS PRESENTED AT THE 92Y WITH CELLIST STEVEN ISSERLIS AND HARPSICHORDIST MAHAN ESFAHANI, AND PRESENTED A FIVE CONCERT CHAMBER SERIES AT TARISIO FINE INSTRUMENTS. ALSO, FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ORPHEUS WAS PRESENTED IN THE NAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL SERIES, PERFORMING A FREE CONCERT AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL WITH BANDONEONIST JP JOFRE. RAVE REVIEWS FROM CRITICS AND HIGH TICKET SALES PROVED IT TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON. ORPHEUS IS COMMITTED TO SHARING ITS ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING WITH COMMUNITIES BEYOND NEW YORK CITY. IN 2018-2019, ORPHEUS TOURED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND TO PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, FLORIDA, AND NORTH CAROLINA. INTERNATIONALLY, THE ORCHESTRA VISITED SPAIN, CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, JAPAN, GERMANY, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THE ORCHESTRA'S RICH HISTORY OF TOURING INCLUDES VISITS TO MORE THAN 300 CITIES IN 50 COUNTRIES ON FOUR CONTINENTS. IN THE 2018-19 SEASON, ORPHEUS SERVED OVER 40,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS LIVE. BY TOURING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THE ORCHESTRA REMOVES NUMEROUS FINANCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT ACCESS FOR MANY TO EXPERIENCE THE DYNAMIC LIVE PERFORMANCES. ORPHEUS IS FORTUNATE TO MAINTAIN A GLOBAL PRESENCE, DEVELOPED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE RECORDING CATALOGUE AND CURRENT RADIO BROADCASTS, THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS. IN THIS WAY, THE ORCHESTRA BUILDS ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND REACHES NEW COMMUNITIES. ORPHEUS' COMMITMENT TO ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES FOUR CORE INITIATIVES. THE ACCESS ORPHEUS PROGRAM REACHES OVER 2,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM EACH OF NEW YORK CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS AS WELL AS THE BROADER METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TITLE I SCHOOLS. STUDENTS ARE SERVED THROUGH IN-CLASS VISITS, OPEN REHEARSALS, AND UNDERWRITTEN TICKETS TO ORPHEUS' CARNEGIE HALL SERIES CONCERTS. FOR MANY, THIS IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF A LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT AND THEIR FIRST TIME INSIDE CARNEGIE HALL. THE ORPHEUS MUSIC ACADEMY EMCOMPASSES ORPHEUS' PROGRAMS FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED MUSIC STUDENTS. ORPHEUS MUSICIANS SHARE THEIR ARTISTRY, EXPERTISE, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MUSIC MAKING THROUGH MASTERCLASSES WITH ORPHEUS MUSICIANS AND GUEST ARTISTS, SIDE-BY-SIDE WORKSHOPS, AND RESIDENCIES ON TOUR. IN 2018-19, ORPHEUS ENGAGED STUDENTS AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, FALLS BAPTIST COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY, NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY, AND MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC AS PART OF ORPHEUS MUSIC ACADEMY. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2019, THE ORPHEUS@MANNES SUMMER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INTENSIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE NEW SCHOOL'S COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TEACHING PRE-PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS THE ORPHEUS PROCESS AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO THRIVING AS ARTISTS. ORPHEUS REFLECTIONS BRINGS THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. ORPHEUS MUSICIANS LEAD INTIMATE PERFORMANCES AND ENGAGE WITH AUDIENCES IN SPACES WHERE ATTENDEES ARE COMFORTABLE, SUCH AS PUBLIC VENUES OR PRIVATE CARE CENTERS. THE PROGRAMS ALSO BENEFIT CAREGIVERS, WHO IN THEIR DEMANDING ROLES MAY HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY LIVE MUSIC. IN 2018-19 ORPHEUS BROUGHT REFLECTIONS TO CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA, AND ON TOUR TO ILLINOIS AND JAPAN. THE ORPHEUS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE BRINGS THE ORPHEUS PROCESS TO THE PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO EMPOWER THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW THROUGH COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING. TEAMS OF ALL KINDS PARTICIPATE IN CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMS TO GAIN INSIGHT FROM ORPHEUS' DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION, COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. 3163520 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 114 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 21 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE 2128961700 490 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10027 KIM BLEIMANN CHAIR 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK KOCSI TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 PAULA MUELLER SECRETARY 0.3 0.0 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BOROUGHS TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 ALAN BRENNER TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 PAUL CHIHARA TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS H EVANS TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 CARY FRIEZE TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HARPE TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE HUGHES DEL-TUFO TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 SARAH F LEIBOWITZ TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR LINDENAUER TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LYMAN TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 KAZUTAKA MORI TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES E SCHEIDT TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL A SEIDER TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 EDMUND H SUTTON TRUSTEE 0.3 0.0 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MEELL MUSICIAN TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 23275 0 3762 GINA CUFFARI MUSICIAN TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 16082 0 2603 LAURA FRAUTSCHI MUSICIAN TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X 26921 0 24807 ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.0 0.0 X 156849 0 19352 223127 0 50524 2 false true false 0 588601 134620 1203959 1927180 PERFORMANCES 711130 1592812 1592812 EDUCATION PROGRAM 711130 49640 49640 1642452 31535 31535 0 6445 6445 0 0 0 0 149045 588601 194694 -45649 -45649 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECORDING FEES 900099 53386 53386 OTHER 900099 86883 86883 140269 3702232 1642452 132600 0 0 0 0 309548 193572 38664 77312 0 1585558 1346832 90624 148102 141713 141568 145 150517 115482 15131 19904 154008 129882 9801 14325 133319 133319 4136 4136 29350 29350 0 0 0 328583 260599 64504 3480 107870 87154 40 20676 77907 21056 46778 10073 66841 32487 27409 6945 0 263285 231717 14078 17490 402776 368113 9886 24777 0 9668 9668 21338 21338 0 166 166 14268 6500 7768 PRODUCTION COSTS 95658 95239 419 3896509 3163520 389341 343648 381244 216852 163622 166166 130736 203600 54321 65294 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2042 132235 104187 38765 38434 497 331 1072611 1149705 0 0 0 0 0 0 16769 11741 1952035 1919918 208783 104759 0 0 108459 102304 0 0 0 0 0 0 150000 375000 0 0 0 0 467242 582063 X 344102 233578 527882 491468 612809 612809 1484793 1337855 1952035 1919918 -194277 47339 X X false true X true false X 2315198 2365406 1804403 2044452 1927180 10456639 0 0 2315198 2365406 1804403 2044452 1927180 10456639 1938311 8518328 12677 8381 51922 34775 37980 145735 0 33175 81279 95395 36594 140269 386712 10989086 6481218 0.77516 0.96177 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 682949 45504 45876 682577 650251 58620 25922 682949 612809 63414 25972 650251 612809 66 66 612809 612809 68 68 612809 0.89779 0.10221 false false 38765 38434 331 331 3944265 47339 194694 242033 3702232 3702232 4091203 194694 194694 3896509 3896509 SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY WITH INCOME AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT ALL DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS MUST SUBMIT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DISCLOSURES MUST INCLUDE WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL HAS ENGAGED IN ANY TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS RESULTED OR COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL BENEFIT TO SAID INDIVIDUAL. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ANY CONCERNS WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND/OR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO EXIST, SAID PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD MEETING BUT SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING DISCUSSIONS PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN QUESTION IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST OR WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. ALL PROCEEDINGS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL RESULT IN A HEARING BY THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WHICH WILL THEN DETERMINE CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BY REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND THE NEW YORK CITY PROFESSIONALS FOR NON-PROFITS SURVEYS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE PRIOR YEAR.