2025-11-11T21:16:59-05:00 2024-12-31 943194056 THE HENRY LEVY GROUP 1726 SOLANO AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 990 2024-01-01 201748898 DEL SOL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION DELS 4153740074 751 47TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 JANE S KUMIN PRESIDENT 6502554157 2025-10-29 true BETH ATTEBERY P01466121 5106521000 2025-10-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JANE S KUMIN 751 47TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 250013 false X WWW.DELSOLQUARTET.COM X 2004 CA MUSIC PERFORMANCE, COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS, RECORDINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. 9 6 5 1 0 206344 186989 180076 62812 39 39 161 173 386620 250013 0 0 180237 200907 0 246 115731 72249 295968 273156 90652 -23143 396131 371909 3416 2337 392715 369572 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 155300 22350 CONCERT PERFORMANCES: IN 2024 THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET PERFORMED 57 CONCERTS (WITH 17 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 TOURING CONCERTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF DEL SOL'S 2024 CONCERTS INCLUDE: 1)THREE SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES IN JANUARY OF A NEW, MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCTION OF HUANG RUO'S "ANGEL ISLAND" FOR VOICES & STRING QUARTET, WITH THE CHOIR OF TRINITY WALL STREET, AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN BROOKLYN, NY. THIS POWERFUL PIECE, COMMISSIONED BY DEL SOL AND PREMIERED IN SAN FRANCISCO 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)TWO KEYNOTE PERFORMANCES IN APRIL FOR THE ASIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC INITIATIVE CONFERENCE AT ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES; AND COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN JULY IN SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE, NM, IN CONNECTION WITH SANTA FE OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF "THE RIGHTEOUS," AN OPERA BY GREGORY SPEARS. 3)THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR ANGEL ISLAND CONCERT SERIES, WITH FIVE CONCERTS PERFORMED IN THE DETENTION BARRACKS OF THE HISTORIC IMMIGRATION CENTER ON THE ISLAND. DEL SOL ALSO PERFORMED SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL CONCERTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, INCLUDING FOR THE CITY'S 1ST CAMBODIAN DAY CELEBRATION IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES, AS WELL AS PERFORMING AT A VARIETY OF VENUES IN OTHER BAY AREA CITIES. 44374 40399 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2024, DEL SOL'S SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 1) COACHING FOR CHAMBERFEST, OUR ANNUAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR ADULT NON- PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, IN JANUARY IN SAN FRANCISCO; AND A WEEK OF COACHING IN JULY FOR THE SOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP AT SCRIPPS COLLEGE IN CLAREMONT, CA; 2) A WEEKLONG RESIDENCY IN APRIL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CA, BERKELEY, PERFORMING AND RECORDING NEW WORKS BY GRADUATE COMPOSITION STUDENTS; 3) PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND LECTURES 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. 34794 COMMISSIONING OF COMPOSERS: IN 2024, DEL SOL COMMISSIONED THREE ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN COMPOSERS, THERESA WONG, VIVIAN FUNG AND MEILINA TSUI, TO COMPOSE NEW PIECES BASED ON NEW POETRY BY SAN FRANCISCO POET LAUREATE GENNY LIM. THIS COLLABORATIVE MUSIC AND POETRY PROJECT, "SONGS OF THE DIASPORA," IS SCHEDULED TO PREMIERE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN OCTOBER 2025. 26670 63 RECORDINGS: IN 2024, DEL SOL DEVELOPED, RECORDED AND RELEASED ITS FIRST PODCAST, "SOUNDS CURRENT," TO CONSIDERABLE ACCLAIM. THIS 4-PART PODCAST EXPLORES THE QUARTET'S CREATIVE COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER HUANG RUO ON THEIR MULTI-YEAR ANGEL ISLAND PROJECT (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE). THE PODCAST WAS SELECTED FOR WORLD PREMIERE IN JUNE AT THE 2024 TRIBECA FESTIVAL IN NYC AS ONE OF FOUR FINALISTS IN THEIR INDEPENDENT AUDIO STORYTELLING PROGRAM. DEL SOL'S FOUNDING VIOLIST, CHARLTON LEE, ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PREMIERE AND PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE FESTIVAL. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONCERT PERFORMANCES: IN 2024 THE DEL SOL STRING QUARTET PERFORMED 57 CONCERTS (WITH 17 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 TOURING CONCERTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF DEL SOL'S 2024 CONCERTS INCLUDE: 1)THREE SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES IN JANUARY OF A NEW, MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCTION OF HUANG RUO'S "ANGEL ISLAND" FOR VOICES & STRING QUARTET, WITH THE CHOIR OF TRINITY WALL STREET, AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN BROOKLYN, NY. THIS POWERFUL PIECE, COMMISSIONED BY DEL SOL AND PREMIERED IN SAN FRANCISCO 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)TWO KEYNOTE PERFORMANCES IN APRIL FOR THE ASIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC INITIATIVE CONFERENCE AT ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES; AND COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN JULY IN SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE, NM, IN CONNECTION WITH SANTA FE OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF "THE RIGHTEOUS," AN OPERA BY GREGORY SPEARS. 3)THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR ANGEL ISLAND CONCERT SERIES, WITH FIVE CONCERTS PERFORMED IN THE DETENTION BARRACKS OF THE HISTORIC IMMIGRATION CENTER ON THE ISLAND. DEL SOL ALSO PERFORMED SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL CONCERTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, INCLUDING FOR THE CITY'S 1ST CAMBODIAN DAY CELEBRATION IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES, AS WELL AS PERFORMING AT A VARIETY OF VENUES IN OTHER BAY AREA CITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2024, DEL SOL'S SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: 1) COACHING FOR CHAMBERFEST, OUR ANNUAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR ADULT NON- PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, IN JANUARY IN SAN FRANCISCO; AND A WEEK OF COACHING IN JULY FOR THE SOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP AT SCRIPPS COLLEGE IN CLAREMONT, CA; 2) A WEEKLONG RESIDENCY IN APRIL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CA, BERKELEY, PERFORMING AND RECORDING NEW WORKS BY GRADUATE COMPOSITION STUDENTS; 3) PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND LECTURES 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 2024, DEL SOL DEVELOPED, RECORDED AND RELEASED ITS FIRST PODCAST, "SOUNDS CURRENT," TO CONSIDERABLE ACCLAIM. THIS 4-PART PODCAST EXPLORES THE QUARTET'S CREATIVE COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER HUANG RUO ON THEIR MULTI-YEAR ANGEL ISLAND PROJECT (SEE SECTION 4A, PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE). THE PODCAST WAS SELECTED FOR WORLD PREMIERE IN JUNE AT THE 2024 TRIBECA FESTIVAL IN NYC AS ONE OF FOUR FINALISTS IN THEIR INDEPENDENT AUDIO STORYTELLING PROGRAM. DEL SOL'S FOUNDING VIOLIST, CHARLTON LEE, ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PREMIERE AND PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE FESTIVAL. "SOUNDS CURRENT" ALSO WON A GOLD SIGNAL AWARD FOR ARTISTS SHAPING CULTURE THROUGH PODCASTS. 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 46,179 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 46,179 IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MUSICIAN EMPLOYEE AND NOT FOR SERVICES AS A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER. HYEYUNG YOON, BOARD MEMBER, WAS PAID 45,179 IN HER CAPACITY AS A MUSICIAN EMPLOYEE AND NOT FOR SERVICES AS A BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC CONTRACTORS 20,900 0 0 OTHER OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS 10,875 0 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 2,102 0 0 TOTAL 33,877 0 0