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AFA 2014-15 Annual Report | 1
TABLEOFCONTENTSAbout AFA 2
2014-15 Demographics & Overview 4
AFA In Schools 6
AFA’s Year-Round Curriculum 8
The Summer Music Conservatory 12
Program Evaluation 17
2014-15 Financials 18
2014-15 Donors 20
Faculty Artists 23
Governance 24
900
Students enrolled in
recurring programs
1,067
Students involved in
one-time activities
1,967
Students impacted by
AFA in 2014-15
AFA enriches the lives of young
people through music.
We accomplish this mission by:
Creating educational programs for
young people in safe and respectful
environments
Encouraging talent and creativity
in programs that empower life skills
through musical achievement
Committing to excellence in
teaching, faculty and state-of-the-art
collaborations
Leading collaborations that meet
the needs of the arts education
community
47
AFA-sponsored
concert performances
7,895
Estimated audience
171
Number of schools with
participating students
78.5%
Students receiving
free school-based programs
81
Faculty artists

ABOUTAFA
Students may access AFA at any point of their
musical development. AFA’s “path” is designed so
that students may initially access AFA through an
AFA In Schools program, proceed to the Year-Round
Curriculum (where AFA is able to accommodate a
broader range of experience levels) and ultimately
to the Summer Music Conservatory. Every AFA
program is guided by two important philosophies
that form the basis our work with young people:
1. Financial hardship should never be a
barrier between a young musician and the
experiences that shape their futures. AFA’s
aid or limited merit scholarships to students in
AFA programs and underwrites AFA In Schools
residencies at little or no cost to area schools.
2. That the opportunity to showcase one’s
achievements is an essential part of the
learning process. AFA’s annual Concert
Series is designed to promote the talents and
accomplishments of AFA students through
as many as 50 free performances every
year ranging from in-school assemblies to
performances at Miller Outdoor Theater,
Jones Hall, Houston Ballet’s Center for
Dance and the Wortham Theater Center.
AFA’s work in our community is divided into three main
program areas:
1. AFA IN SCHOOLS presents a broad range of
classroom-based residencies, clinics and master
classesinlocalschoolsforavarietyofexperiencelevels
and backgrounds. AFA In Schools programming
enhances school curricula through innovative
programming customized to meet the evolving
needs of area schools, teachers and students.
2. AFA’s YEAR-ROUND CURRICULUM offers
focused, weekend-based learning opportunities
for instrumentalists, vocalists and composers
that emphasize the next level of musical
learning and accomplishment. Presented in
performing arts organizations, AFA’s Chamber
Music Academy, Composer Institute, and
Houston Girls Chorus programs offer exemplary
musical training and performance opportunities.
3. SUMMER MUSIC
CONSERVATORY serves more than 350 students in
grades 2-12 through intensive, challenging, multi-
week programs for vocalists, orchestral musicians,
pianists and composers. The Summer Music
Conservatory impacts students’ artistic, social and
personal development through daily rehearsals
of challenging, experience-appropriate repertory,
academic classes that provide historical and
cultural contexts for the music students learn, and
participation in more than two dozen recitals and
community outreach performances. Offering nearly
students from over 140 area schools travel from
throughout the greater Houston metro to attend.

ABOUTAFA
AFA
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ABOUT AFA
AFA was founded in 1993 by Houston composer J. Todd Frazier as a series of touring music
education residencies at colleges and museums in San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Stephenville,
Texas. After two years of tours, AFA launched its flagship program, the Summer Music Conservatory.
Acclaimed for safeguarding quality arts education experiences in times of economic decline, the
Conservatory has grown to enroll 350+ second through twelfth-grade students every summer.
In 2004, composer and AFA Deputy Director Michael Remson was appointed Executive
Director of AFA and, following the retirement of founder Todd Frazier in 2007, was
promoted to Executive and Artistic Director. Under Dr. Remson’s leadership, AFA has
launched new elementary, middle school and choral divisions of the Summer Music
Conservatory and, in 2010 and 2011 respectively, AFA’s Year-Round Curriculum and AFA
In Schools initiative.
Welcoming nearly eight thousand attendees in its twentieth anniversary
season, AFA’s annual Concert Series provide a free, community-based
concert-going option for local audiences and out-of-town visitors alike. As
AFA embarks on its third decade of service to our community, new initiatives
are being implemented to broaden AFA’s impact throughout Southeast Texas.

With the continued growth of AFA’s Year-
Round Curriculum and the AFA In Schools
initiative, AFA continues to serve an
increasing number of young people each
year. In total, over 1,900 young people
were impacted by AFA programs in the
last twelve months.
Figure 1 depicts enrollment in all AFA
programs from 1996-2014. Note that
“enrollment” includes only those students
who participate in a minimum of ten
contact hours as opposed to a one-time
enrollment this year reached 900 students.
Figure 2 depicts enrollment by grade
level. AFA’s enrollment of elementary-
age students has grown this past year
due to expanded eligibility in several
programs and a new Elementary
Choir program in the Summer Music
Conservatory. AFA is continuing to
develop new programs that will serve an
even broader range of K-12 musicians
in the coming year. Middle school
enrollment continues to grow as a
result of AFA In Schools initiatives that
target this age group as part of creative
classroom residencies.
2014-15
ENROLLMENT
Summer Music Conservatory
361
Year-Round Curriculum
87
AFA In Schools
452
One-Time Clinics/
Master Classes
1,067
2014-15DEMOGRAPHICS
Elementary
School
(K-5)
4%
Middle
School
(6-8)
46%
High School
(9-12)
50%
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 1

10.7
6.4
17
29.6
24
7
21.4
22
39
30.7
46.8
36
7.6
0.8
1
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
African-American Asian Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Multi-Racial
Houston Metro: 2010 Census
AFA In Schools & Year-Round Curriculum
AFA Summer Music Conservatory
AFA is committed to ensuring that its programs
Translated into annual goals, this means
working to maintain a minimum aggregate
minority enrollment of at least 40%. Figure 3
In 2014-15, and largely as a result of AFA In
Schools initiatives, Latino students continue to
be the largest minority participating in AFA.
Figure 4 compares the ethnic make-
up of the Houston metropolitan region
with the enrollment of AFA’s Year-Round
Curriculum/AFA In Schools initiative,
and the Summer Music Conservatory.
2014-15DEMOGRAPHICS
64.6
70.9 71.2
80.1 78.1
35.4
29.1 28.1
19.9 21.9
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Minorities Non-Minorities
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4

AFAINSCHOOLS
In 2014-15, AFA In Schools offered a wide variety of free or low-cost music education residencies, clinics and
masterclasses to area schools to help broaden their curricular offerings, enhance the school’s ability to provide
quality arts programming for its students and, in some cases, to support schools and community organizations
Many AFA In Schools programs feature collaborations with AFA’s Presenting Partners. Most residencies include
performing opportunities for participating students that involve their peers in the process. Programming focuses
on three key areas with examples of programs (as shown below).
1. THE CREATIVE CLASSROOM
Encouraging elementary, middle and high school
students to experience music not just as a technical
art but as a creative one.
Composing for school ensembles
Songwriting workshops
Improvisation and instrument making
Composition clubs
2. SMALL ENSEMbLE PERFORMANCE
Enhancing the ensemble experience through work in
small groups.
Chamber music
Small ensemble coaching
Large ensemble coaching and clinics
After-school classes
3. MUSIC AND THE MIND
Customized music programs for children with physical
or developmental disabilities.
Elementary music for children with cochlear
implants that develop speech and language skills
Workshops for developmentally disabled children
making and composition

AFAINSCHOOLS
AT A gLANCE
452 Enrolled in Recurring Programs
1,067 Participated in One-Time Activities
100% Programs Offered Free of Charge
17 Faculty Artists
12 Concerts Presented
ENROLLMENT bY gRADE LEVEL
1.6% Elementary School (K-5)
47% Middle School/Junior High (6-8)
51.4% High School (9-12)
ETHNIC REPRESENTATION
6.2% African-American
24.2% Asian
21.5% Caucasian
47.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Multi-Racial
SCHOOLS & ORgANIZATIONS REPRESENTED: RECURRINg PROgRAMS (11)
CHARTER SCHOOLS
KIPP Houston HS
KIPP Sharpstown College Preparatory
YES Prep East End
YES Prep Southeast
CY-FAIR ISD
Anthony MS
HOUSTON ISD
Bellaire HS
Marshall MS
T.H. Rogers School
PASADENA ISD
Park View Intermediate
PRIVATE
The Center for Hearing & Speech
The Monarch School
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: CLINICS, MASTER CLASSES & PERFORMANCES (23)
CY-FAIR ISD
Cy-Lakes HS
HOUSTON ISD
HSPVA
Lanier MS
Marshall MS
KATY ISD
Cinco Ranch HS
KLEIN ISD
Klein Forest HS
Klein HS
Klein Oak HS
PASADENA ISD
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Dobie HS
Jackson Intermediate
Memorial HS
Miller Intermediate
PASADENA ISD (cont’d)
Pasadena HS
Queens Intermediate
Rayburn HS
San Jacinto Intermediate
South Houston HS
South Houston Intermediate
Southmore Intermediate
Thompson Intermediate
SPRINg bRANCH ISD
Memorial HS
ARTS PARTNERS
The Center for Hearing & Speech
Da Camera of Houston Young Artist Program
The Monarch School
Via Colori (a part of The Center for Hearing & Speech)
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Hermann Park
Moody Mansion
Pasadena ISD
West University Senior Services

YEAR-ROUNDCURRICULUMIn 2014-15, AFA’s Year Round Curriculum
with AFA’s Presenting Partners, enhance AFA’s curriculum and make intensive and focused training opportunities
available to interested young musicians throughout the year:
AFA’s CHAMbER MUSIC ACADEMY offers pianists
and instrumentalists the opportunity to work in small
groups under the guidance of professional musicians.
Available to all ages and experience levels and offered
in collaboration with the Da Camera of Houston
Young Artist Program. The Chamber Music Academy
culminates with formal recitals twice each year and
outreach concerts throughout the season.
Offered in collaboration with Houston Grand Opera’s
HGOco, AFA’s HOUSTON gIRLS CHORUS is a pre-
professional vocal and choral training experience for
girls in grades 4-12. Houston Girls Chorus is dedicated
to providing young women with role models for their
futures and opportunities for community involvement
In addition to two formal recitals each year and
several outreach performances, Houston Girls Chorus
is the “house chorus” for Houston Ballet’s annual
production of The Nutcracker.
COMPOSER INSTITUTE gives high school-age
composers at all experience levels the opportunity
to develop new works with collaborating
organizations and musicians over a series of weekly
workshops. Students receive feedback that guides
the development of both their work and their

YEAR-ROUNDCURRICULUM
17.2% Asian
31% Caucasian
2.3% Multi-Racial
ARTS PARTNERS
Da Camera of Houston Young Artist Program
Houston Ballet
Houston Grand Opera HGOco
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED (48)
ALIEF ISD
Kerr HS
bRAZOSPORT ISD
Freeport Intermediate
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Harmony School of
Excellence
KIPP Houston High School
KIPP Sharpstown College
Preparatory
YES Prep North Central
YES Prep Southeast
YES Prep West
CLEAR CREEK ISD
Westbrook Intermediate
CY-FAIR ISD
Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Lakes HS
Labay MS
FORT bEND ISD
Fort Settlement MS
Sartartia MS
FRIENDSWOOD ISD
Friendswood HS
gALENA PARK ISD
Cunningham MS
HOMESCHOOL
HOUSTON ISD
Bellaire HS
Carnegie Vanguard HS
Challenge Early College HS
HSPVA
Johnston MS
Lamar HS
Lanier MS
Marshall MS
Pershing MS
Poe Elementary
HOUSTON ISD (cont’d)
The Rice School
T.H. Rogers School
Young Women’s College
Preparatory Academy
HUMbLE ISD
Atascocita HS
Kingwood Park HS
LAMAR CISD
George Ranch HS
PASADENA ISD
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Pasadena HS
South Houston HS
PRIVATE
Bay Area Christian Academy
Duchesne Academy
Grace School
Monarch School
Second Baptist School
St. Anne Catholic School
St. John’s School
The British School of
Houston
The Village School
Trinity Classical School
of Houston
SPRINg bRANCH ISD
Stratford HS
AT A gLANCE
87 Enrolled Students
41% Students Receiving Tuition Assistance
16 Faculty Artists
*plus an additional 22 performances
with Houston Ballet’sThe Nutcracker
49.4% Middle School/Junior High (6-8)

YEAR-ROUNDCURRICULUM(continued)
7.2
58.8
71.4
100
41.2
21.4
66.7
100
33.3
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
$100K +
$75-100K
$50-75K
$25-50K
< $25K
100%
75-99%
50-74%
25-49%
1-24%
HOUSEHOLDINCOME
Percentage of
tuition fundedPARTIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Under $25,000
Charter (4)
Houston ISD (8)
Pasadena ISD
$25,000 – $50,000
Charter
Cy-Fair ISD
Galena Park ISD
Houston ISD (6)
Pasadena ISD (6)
Private
Spring Branch ISD
$50,000 – $75,000
Houston ISD
$75,000 – $100,000
Houston ISD
Above $100,000
Charter
Houston ISD
Humble ISD
FULL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Under $25,000
Cy-Fair ISD
TUITION ASSISTANCE & MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
AFA’s Year-Round Curriculum offers need-based
tuition assistance and limited merit scholarships on an
application basis. In 2014-15, 63% of Houston Girls
Chorus students, 60% of Composer Institute students
and 34% of Chamber Music Academy students applied
Scholarship Enrichment Fund. Through our fundraising
efforts, AFA subsidizes 60.7% of the total costs of all
programs. In addition to this subsidy, students in AFA’s
Year-Round Curriculum were awarded a total of $14,640
Unless otherwise noted, the list below left shows
each individual case of tuition assistance given, sorted
by independent school district and separated by
household income levels. The graph below depicts the
percentage of tuition funded, separated by household
income levels.

YEAR-ROUNDCURRICULUM(continued)
Concerts presented as part of the Year-Round
Curriculum include formal recitals scheduled at the
conclusion of each semester (December and May) and
community outreach concerts scheduled throughout
the season. Special attention has been directed to
creating outreach opportunities that involve every
student in the Year-Round Curriculum.
Taken as a whole, AFA presented a total of nine
performances as part of the 2014-15 Year-Round
Curriculum. Each of these performances was open to
the general public and presented free of charge. AFA’s
Houston Girls Chorus students also performed as part
of 22 performances of Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
RECITALS & OUTREACH PERFORMANCES (31) CONCERTS/
RECITALS
OUTREACH
PERFORMANCES
Chamber Music Academy 2 2
Composer Institute 1 0
Houston Girls Chorus 2 2
with Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker 22 0
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES (2)
Young Artist Winners Recital at Galveston Island Arts Academy
WindSync Holiday Concert featuring the AFA/Houston Ballet Academy Composer/Choreographer
Collaboration

AT A gLANCE
562 Applications
361 Enrolled Students
59% Students Receiving Tuition Assistance
65 Faculty Artists
43.4% Middle School/Junior High (6-8)
SUMMERMUSICCONSERVATORY
The Summer Music Conservatory represents the
highest level of training and can be some of the most
challenging experiences students have with AFA.
Offering full-day, high-level training opportunities
of classroom teaching, the Summer Music Conservatory
is a rigorous program designed to enrich and challenge
students at the next level of music-making.
The philosophy of Summer Music Conservatory
programs is rooted in using musical skills and knowledge
as a vehicle to enhance academic knowledge, personal
development and community education/awareness. In
each division, AFA’s curriculum is similar: it emphasizes
large ensemble experiences (promoting teamwork,
discipline and contextualization), small/chamber
ensembles (strengthening leadership, motivation and
communication skills), individual coaching (building
technical accomplishment and relationships with
mentors), and classroom musicianship (empowering
students to make choices through musical knowledge).
29.6% Asian
21.4% Caucasian
7.6% Multi-Racial
ARTS PARTNERS
Houston Methodist Center for
Performing Arts Medicine
Houston Ballet Academy
Houston Symphony
Wonderworks

SUMMERMUSICCONSERVATORY
The Summer Music Conservatory is targeted toward
the most dedicated and committed students in the
region. Students are accepted to the Summer Music
Conservatory through an audition and interview
process that selects not just those students who meet
also those applicants for whom AFA represents an
opportunity that they would not otherwise have. As
such, it is not just the “most talented” student who is
offered a place in the program, it is the student who
will gain the most from the experience.
Students are divided by grade, experience level and
type of instrument, resulting in seven program areas:
CHOIR
Elementary (grades 2-5)
Middle School (grades 6-8)
High School (grades 9-12)
ORCHESTRA
String Orchestra (grades 3-9)
Symphony Orchestra (grades 8-12)
PIANO
Junior Division (grades 5-9)
Senior Division (grades 8-12)
COMPOSITION
Composition (grades 8-12)
In addition to daily rehearsals and academic enrichment
classes, every Conservatory student participates in
performances that allow them to demonstrate what they
have learned. Summer Music Conservatory students
summer and every AFA department undertook at least
one outreach concert in the community, resulting in an
additional nine performances.
In 2015, AFA celebrated the eighth year of its partnership
with HISD’s Pershing Middle School. This unique
partnership helps both organizations reach out to new
constituents and build a stronger, enhanced sense of
is proud to have assisted Pershing in being named a
“National School to Watch” by the National Forum to
Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.

SUMMERMUSICCONSERVATORY(continued)
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED (143)
ALIEF ISD
Albright MS
Elsik HS
Kerr HS
ALVIN ISD
Nolan Ryan Junior HS
CHANNELVIEW ISD
Channelview HS
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Harmony School of Discovery
KIPP Courage at Landrum MS
KIPP Houston HS
KIPP Sharpstown College
Preparatory
YES Prep West
YES Prep Southeast
CLEAR CREEK ISD
Clear Falls HS
Clear Lake HS
Creekside Intermediate
League City Intermediate
CY-FAIR ISD
Arnold MS
Campbell MS
Cook MS
Cy-Creek HS
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Lakes HS
Cy-Ranch HS
Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Woods HS
Hamilton MS
Horne Elementary
Jersey Village HS
Labay MS
Langham Creek HS
Smith MS
Swenke Elementary
DEER PARK ISD
Deer Park HS
Fairmont JH
DICKINSON ISD
Dickinson HS
FORT bEND ISD
Clements HS
Dulles HS
Dulles MS
First Colony MS
Quail Valley MS
Sartartia MS
FRIENDSWOOD ISD
Friendswood HS
gALENA PARK ISD
North Shore MS
HOMESCHOOL
K-12 Texas Online Prep School
HOUSTON ISD
BCMA at Ryan MS
Bellaire HS
Black MS
Carnegie Vanguard HS
DeBakey HS
Herod Elementary
Horn Academy
HSPVA
Johnston MS
Kolter Elementary
Lamar HS
Lanier MS
Lovett Elementary
MacGregor Elementary
Marshall MS
Parker Elementary
Pershing MS
Pin Oak MS
Poe Elementary
The Rice School
River Oaks Elementary
T. H. Rogers
Twain Elementary
West University Elementary
Westside HS
HUMbLE ISD
Atascocita HS
Atascocita Springs Elementary
Kingwood HS
Summer Creek HS
Timberwood MS
KATY ISD
Alexander Elementary
Beck JH
Beckendorff JH
Cinco Ranch HS
Cinco Ranch JH
Creech Elementary
Fielder Elementary
Taylor HS
Memorial Parkway JH
Morton Ranch HS
Seven Lakes HS
Seven Lakes JH
KLEIN ISD
Blackshear Elementary
Doerre Intermediate
Hildebrandt Intermediate
Klein Forest HS
Klein HS
Klein Oak HS
Strack Intermediate
Theiss Elementary
Ulrich Intermediate
Wunderlich Intermediate
MONTgOMERY ISD
Montgomery JH
PASADENA ISD
Bobby Shaw MS
Dobie HS
Pasadena HS
Memorial HS
Queens Intermediate
Sam Rayburn HS
South Belt Elementary
South Houston HS
Southmore Intermediate
PEARLAND ISD
Berry Miller JH
Dawson HS
Pearland HS
Rogers MS
Sablatura MS
Silverlake Elementary
PRIVATE
Bay Area Christian Academy
Duchesne Academy
Emery/Weiner School
Episcopal Day School
Imani School
Juan Diego Academy
Kinkaid School
The Monarch School
Presbyterian School
River Oaks Baptist School
St. Agnes Academy
St. Anne Catholic School
St. Helen Catholic School
St. John’s School
St. Stephen’s Episcopal
St. Thomas More Parish School
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School
The Village School
Trinity Classical School
of Houston
Veritas Christian Academy
Xavier Educational Academy
SHELDON ISD
Carroll Elementary
Null MS
SPRINg ISD
Spring HS
SPRINg bRANCH ISD
Memorial HS
Memorial MS
Northbrook HS
Spring Branch MS
Stratford HS
TEXAS CITY ISD
Texas City HS

2.1
4.4
7.8
10
14.6
33.8
76.5
35
41.7
57.4
15.7
62.5
55
41.7
4.4
37.5
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
> $100K
$75-100K
$50-75K
$25-50K
< $25K
100%
75-99%
50-74%
25-49%
1-24%
HOUSEHOLDINCOME
Percentage of
tuition funded
TUITION ASSISTANCE & MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
In 2015, 59% of applicants to the Summer Music
Conservatory applied for and received tuition assistance
and/or merit scholarships from the AFA Scholarship
Enrichment Fund. Through our fundraising efforts, AFA
subsidizes 60.7% of the total costs of all programs.
In addition to this subsidy, students in AFA’s Summer
Music Conservatory were awarded a total of $77,185 in
Unless otherwise noted, the list below shows each
individual case of tuition assistance given, sorted
by independent school district and separated by
household income levels. The graph below depicts the
percentage of tuition funded, separated by household
income levels.
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Income Under $25,000
Alief ISD (5)
Charter (6)
Cy-Fair ISD (6)
Deer Park ISD
Dickinson ISD
Fort Bend ISD (5)
Galena Park ISD (2)
Houston ISD (6)
Katy ISD (3)
Pasadena ISD (5)
Sheldon ISD
Spring Branch ISD (5)
$25,000 – $50,000
Alief ISD (3)
Channelview ISD (2)
Charter (5)
Cy-Fair ISD (8)
Fort Bend ISD (5)
Friendswood ISD
Galena Park ISD
Houston ISD (17)
Katy ISD (2)
Klein ISD
Pasadena ISD (14)
Private
Sheldon ISD (6)
Spring Branch ISD
Spring ISD
$50,000 – $75,000
Alief ISD (4)
Clear Creek ISD
Cy-Fair ISD (4)
Deer Park ISD
Fort Bend ISD (4)
Houston ISD (16)
Humble ISD
Katy ISD
Klein ISD (6)
Pasadena ISD (5)
Sheldon ISD (2)
Spring Branch ISD (3)
$75,000 – $100,000
Alief ISD
Charter
Clear Creek ISD
Conroe ISD (2)
Cy-Fair ISD (4)
Dickinson ISD
Fort Bend ISD
Houston ISD (3)
Klein ISD (3)
Private
Sheldon ISD
Spring ISD
Above $100,000
Alief ISD
Clear Creek ISD
Dickinson ISD
Fort Bend ISD
Houston ISD (7)
Humble ISD (3)
Katy ISD (2)
Klein ISD (2)
Montgomery ISD
Pasadena ISD
Pearland ISD (3)
Private School
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS
Income Under $25,000
Alief ISD (3)
Dickinson ISD
$25,000 – $50,000
Cy-Fair ISD (2)
Houston ISD
$50,000 – $75,000
Pasadena ISD

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
AFA’s Summer Concert Series includes formal recitals
and outreach concerts in the community. AFA also
presents at least one faculty performance curated by
AFA Executive and Artistic Director Michael Remson.
Special attention has been directed to creating outreach
opportunities that involve every student in the Summer
Music Conservatory.
AFA presented a total of 25 performances in the
2015 Summer Music Conservatory. Each of these
performances was open to the general public and all
were presented free of charge.
FREE RECITALS & OUTREACH PERFORMANCES (25) CONCERTS/
RECITALS
OUTREACH
PERFORMANCES
Middle School Choir 1 1
High School Choir & Voice (joint concert with Elementary Choir) 2 1
String Orchestras 3 1
Symphony Orchestra 5 4
Piano: Jr. Division 1 1
Piano: Sr. Division 1 1
Composition 1 0
Faculty 2 0
AFA Summer Music Conservatory performances took place at such venues as Jones Hall,
Miller Outdoor Theatre and Houston Ballet Academy.

PROGRAMEVALUATION
All AFA programs undergo a variety of evaluations each year including:
Student evaluations – collected through formal written evaluations
– let students assess faculty, programming, repertory and rehearsal
time and make suggestions for future offerings. These evaluations
are reviewed with faculty and staff and form the basis for discussions
on program improvements.
Faculty evaluations – collected through regular staff meetings
both during and after each program – help evaluate ideas for
improvements and address needed curriculum changes.
Evaluations from public funding agencies assess program creativity
and their effectiveness in addressing the needs of AFA’s constituents.
“This program surprised me; I was overwhelmed with
how detailed it is but I’m glad I joined because I feel
like my skills as a musician continue to improve.”
– Symphony Orchestra
“My favorite part was rehearsal. You go over and over
and over again. Like polishing a diamond you start ugly,
then end beautiful.” – Elementary Choir
“The constructive criticism really helps me improve
my playing. I get to explore new ways of approaching
music.” – Piano: Jr. Division
“I really enjoy going and getting all this extra music
arts. AFA is a great substitute.” – Symphony Orchestra
“I love AFA so much, it allows beginners to be enriched
in music and advanced musicians are still able to learn
tons more things. It’s the best music camp ever!!!”
– Middle School Choir
“I love being here so much. It’s the highlight of my
summer every year. I will continue to return every year
for as long as I can. AFA is the best thing that has ever
happened to me. I love AFA!” – Middle School Choir
“AFA’s social structure gives it a very fun and attentive
atmosphere.” – Piano: Jr. Division
SUMMER MUSIC CONSERVATORY STUDENT EVALUATIONS
(Five-Point Scale)
FACULTY REPERTORY OVERALL
Symphony Orchestra 4.6 4.1 4.6
String Orchestras 4.3 4.0 4.4
High School Choir & Voice 4.5 4.1 4.5
Middle School Choir 4.6 4.5 4.8
Piano: Jr. Division 4.6 4.3 4.6

2014-15FINANCIALS
AFA’s 20th anniversary season was, from a fundraising
and earned income perspective, among the most
economic downturn and added staff without reducing
AFA’s reserve fund or incurring debt, AFA enjoys
both earned and contributed income as it moves
toward a $1M annual budget (anticipated by 2020 at
small surplus, all the more notable given an increase in
cash income of nearly $100K.
ASSETS
CASH & BANK ACCOUNT
Operating Account $64,057
Cash Reserve $165,839
Total Cash & bank Accounts $229,896
OTHER ASSETS
Fixed Assets (Net of $10,751 Accumulated Depreciation) $63,444
Total Other Assets $63,444
ToTAl AsseTs $293,340
LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE
Liabilities $0
Net Assets $293,340
ToTAl lIAbIlITIes & FUnd bAlAnce $293,340
In 2014-15, AFA made the strategic decision to
dedicate a small portion of its cash reserve to a
is in evidence in this document. This rebranding, and
the subsequent overhaul of AFA’s marketing materials
exposure for the organization and recognition of AFA’s
important place in the Southeast Texas arts community
— an investment that AFA’s board felt was well worth
it. This investment will continue to reap rewards in the
coming seasons as AFA continues to implement new
phases of its marketing and publicity plans.
AFA’s diverse and stable blend of
both earned and donated income is
an excellent foundation on which new
ways of building additional support
for the organization can be realized.
As AFA’s board and staff begin the
strategic planning process for AFA’s
25th anniversary in 2020, particular
attention is being paid to opportunities
for strategic fundraising and income
growth that are aligned with AFA’s
program and artistic development.
As we continue to deepen our
relationships with existing supporters,
AFA will continue to seek out new
avenues of funding, particularly at the
individual, state and national levels.

2014-15FINANCIALS
REVENUE
OPERATIONS
Year-Round Curriculum Tuition $38,785
Summer Music Conservatory Tuition $214,890
Program Fees $7,854
Sales $3,910
Investment/Interest/Realized Gain $19,476
FUNDRAISING
Individual Giving $57,445
Public Funds $62,442
Foundation $193,200
Corporation $8,449
Special Events $165,515
IN-KIND
Artistic $19,650
Facilities/Housing/Travel/Food Services $39,350
Equipment $9,500
Media/Marketing $6,910
ToTAl RevenUe $847,376
EXPENSES
OPERATING EXPENSES
Administrative $170,265
Infrastructure $168,700
Year-Round Curriculum Operations $6,870
Summer Music Conservatory Operations $55,305
ARTISTIC EXPENSES
Staff $99,777
Year-Round Curriculum Artistic $59,045
Summer Music Conservatory Artistic $151,826
AFA In Schools $39,884
SCHOLARSHIP ENRICHMENT FUND
Year-Round Curriculum $14,640
Summer Music Conservatory $77,185
ToTAl expenses $843,497
neT Income $3,879
INCOME STATEMENT

2014-15DONORS
Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. Houston
UNDERWRITER
Shirley & Isrzel Aguilar
Bank of the Ozarks
Ms. Bette Bowers
The Brown Foundation
Lenni & Bill Burke
The Harry S. & Isabel C. Cameron Foundation
The Clayton Fund
Julie Cripe
Jennifer & Todd Frazier
Rachel & Bud Frazier
The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock
Foundation
Marita O’Dea Glodt & David Glodt
Mr. & Mrs. John Hartman
Houston Arts Alliance
Houston Endowment Inc.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Methodist Hospital & Houston
Methodist Hospital’s Center for Performing
Arts Medicine
Houston Symphony
Elizabeth & Albert Kidd
Linda & Herb Lesser
John P. McGovern Foundation
Immanuel & Helen B. Olshan Foundation, Inc.
Pershing Middle School
The Powell Foundation
Regina Rogers
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Texas Commission on the Arts
In Honor of Todd Frazier
Carroll P. Matthews
PATRON
Ann Bixby
Patrick G. Bromley
DaCamera of Houston
Carole “Sukey” Sue Fenoglio
Suzanne & Dan Fleckman
PATRON (cont’d)
Fort Bend Music Center
Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Houston Grand Opera’s HGOco
KIPP Houston HS
Edna Meyer-Nelson & Suzanne Klein
Charitable Foundation
The Kroger Company
Linda & Ranney McDonough
Shelly & Martin Power
The Samuels Foundation
Cara & Bingiee Shiu
SUPPORTER
Gail & Louis K. Adler
Amegy Bank of Texas
William Cannady
C.C. Conner & David Groover
Monica Daniel-Barker
Ramona Adams Davis
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
KinderMorgan Foundation
Jackie & Malcolm Mazow
Music Doing Good
Gay Yellen & Don Reiser
In Honor of Amanda Fisher
Patricia & John McDonald
SPONSOR
The Honorable Mary Bacon
Maurice Bass
Marie Borsage
Brazos Bookstore
Chesley Brooks
Sharon & Chip Bryan
Maureen Charnas
Shirley & John Dannenbaum
Renée S. Davis
SPONSOR (cont’d)
Margot & Bob Dussler
Episcopal High School
Fredlyn Nut Company
Friedman Foundation
Rachel & Bud Frazier
Patty & Tom Geddy
Nancy & Mel Gross
Mika Hasler
Rosann Hooks
Houston Symphony
Aggie In
Betty & Jim Key
Michael L. Klein
Lisle Violin Shop
The Mannon Family
Shirley & Jay Marks
Carroll P. Matthews
Patricia & John McDonald
Dr. & Mrs. Edwards McReynolds
Laura & Brad McWilliams
Memorial Middle School
Mrs. Lorwen Merriman
Mithoff Family Charitable Foundation
Nancy Powell Moore
Katharine Newman
Anne-Marie Nguyen & Trung Trinh
Judy & Dudley Oldham
Katherine Pownell
Judy & Ron Presswood
Janet Redeker
Ms. Gay Roane
Kathleen & Dick Rogers
Carolyn & James Robertson
Gail & Tim Schorre
Barbara & Lewis Sklar
Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney
Nova & Keith Stonecipher
Alex Webb
Alan Austin & David Ashley White
Nikolas F. White

2014-15DONORSSPONSOR (continued)
Nancy Willerson
Lori Riberi & Ron Zimmerman
Dr. Leopoldo Zorrilla
In Memory of Eve Baccellieri
Ms. Ramona Adams Davis
Dr. C. Richard Stasney
DONOR
Mallory Agerton
Vasti Cantu & Jake Adkins
The Family of Ashwini Anupindi
Drs. Merle & Patricia Barth
Gudrun H. Becker
Bellaire High School
Lisa Bellino
Anne Benzon
Ginger Blanton
Pat Bonner
Daniel Boyd
Mary Britton
Samuel Adler & Emily Freeman Brown
Marian & Bruce Bryant
Margaret & Jim Buescher
Holly Wilson Butler
Michael Webster & Leone Buyse
Ms. Michele Carfello
Cindy Cochran
Sandra Colley
Marian & Bob Craig
Mr. William Crothers
Barbara & Jonathan Day
Katherine DeStefano
John Eyster
ExxonMobil
Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Fund
DONOR (continued)
Nancy & Nelson Fisher
Carol Fisherman
Jim Furr
Patricia Geddy
Andres Gonzalez
H. Stephen Grace, Jr.
Dianne Hagood
Joanie Haley
Lynn Hancock
Courtney Harper
Mary Henderson
Marilyn and Bob Hermance
Trudy Hutchings Herolz
Cynthia Herzog
Paul Heyburn
Dr. & Mrs. C. Stratton Hill, Jr.
Glen Hilton, MS, LPC, LMFT
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Hjalmarson
Matthew Holicek
Tom Joacim
Elouise & Harry Jones
Joan Kaplan
Patti & John Keplinger
Evan Key
Dr. Joe & Sharon Kidd
Wonnie Kilgore
Lanier Middle School
Chun-Yu Lee
Priscilla List
Franna & Ted Litton
Leticia Loya
Rachel & Toby Mattox
The Family of Gabriela Mayorga
Ann Scanlon McGinity
Sam McHard
Jeff McQueen
Dr. & Mrs. Edwards U. McReynolds
Rose Ann Medlin
DONOR (continued)
Mary Mettenbrink
Dr. Crista M. Miller & Gary Miller
Carol Jean Moehlman
Betty Moore
Rodolfo Morales
Dr. Robert Morgan
Walter Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Covey Nash, Jr.
Carole Nelson
Will Neuhaus
Valery A. Noakes
Laura Ortiz
Dr. & Mrs. Don Owens
Ana Payne
Pamela & James Penny
Nic Phillips
A. J. Phipps Jr.
Judy & Larry Pirtle
Charles Calvin & Richea Powell
Judy Redwine
Anne D. Reed
Pauline McKee & Martin Reiser
Adam & Biba Remson
The Ropers
Donna Rybiski
Martha Sabom
James A. Shaffer
Anne & Laurence Shallenberger
Ruby Sondock
Lois & George Stark
Betsy & John Striegler
Delia Stroud
Drew Sudduth
Marilyn & Robert Szentirmay
Nancy Thompson
Sara H. Thompson
Mary L. Thornhill
Ellie & John Totz

DONOR (continued)
The Tredennick Family
Tri Star Freight Systems, Inc.
Carolyn True
Gail Van Osdall
Katherine Veletsos
Simone & Sam Weber
Linda Gale & Mark White
Marilyn Wilhelm
Karen Hall Wilkson
Margaret Alkek Williams
The Williams Companies
Pamela & John Wright
In Honor of Katie & Rob DeVet
Cinda & Joe DeVet
In Memory of Barbara & Bunch Eads
Charlotte Eads
In Honor of Bud, Rachel & Todd Frazier
H. Stephen Grace, Jr.
Franna Litton
In Honor of Todd Frazier & Dr. Malcolm Mazow
Andrew and Carol Hampf
In Honor of Ken Garrison
Tri Star Freight Systems, Inc.
In Honor of Marita & David Glodt
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Shafer
In Honor of Judye Hartman
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hulsey
In Honor of Dr. Van Lawrence
Mallory Agerton
In Honor of Karan Pitts
Cathy Fishburn
In Honor of Bingiee Shiu
Sue Abrams
FRIEND
Maria Adams
Karim Al-Zand
Elionne Belden
Mr. & Mrs. Travis Broesche
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bryant
Donna Charleson
Jonne Davis
Tibor Engel, MD
Babacar Faye
Alan Feiveson
Kathy & Bret Gamble
Ms. Elizabeth L. Ghrist
Erik Gronfor
May Hong
Sherry Howell
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kean
Glenda & Dan Kirshbaum
The Family of David LeBlanc
The Family of Jueun Lee
Laura Lee
The Family of Adrian Moreno
Audrey Nath
Kari O’Connor
Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg
Marivy G. Palmer
Eva R. Perkins
The Family of Kent Pham
Aksel Quintus-Bosz
Safeway
Nathan Schneider
The Family of Stevie Stroder
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Trent
Brenda Vargas
Anna Walker
Christie Wang
Christine & Ramon West
In Honor of the AFA Composer Institute
Sangita & Uday Bhattacharya
In Honor of Bette Bowers
Mary Britton
In Honor of Paul Cornish
Pauline Reid
In Honor of Emery Gullickson Richards
Connie Gullickson
In Honor of Bingiee Shiu
In Memory of Fred Simpson
Mike & Barb Barbour
DESIgNATED MEMORIAL FUNDS
In Memory of Hal Kuntz
Janice H. Barrow
Mr. & Mrs. Loyd M. Bentsen, III
The Coronado Club
Robert Goldsbury
William J. & Coleen C. Hurley
Charles B. Israel Foundation
J. F. McIlwain
Estate of John G. Middleton
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Monroe
The Honorable Roy L. Moore
Regina Rogers
In Memory of Dr. George J. Merriman, Jr.
The Adler Foundation
Julia Allison
Mopsy & Gary Andrews
Patricia Bonner
Sharon & Chip Bryan
D’Ann & Jack Burke
Dr. Sharon Davis
Pam Esser
Marita & David Glodt
Joanie & Don Haley
Judye & John Hartman
Theresa A. Heintz
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Hjalmorson
Linda & Herb Lesser
Mr. & Mrs. Covey Nash, Jr.
Dennis Phillips
Janie & Frank Putman
Patricia Rauch
Ms. Janet Redeker
Gay Yellen & Don Reiser
Dawn Riester
Carolyn & James Robertson
Dr. Mary Robitaille
Kathleen & J. Dickson Rogers
Regina Rogers
Annabella & Vahe Sahakian
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Stanley
Andy Wright
2014-15DONORS(continued)

YEAR-ROUND CURRICULUM
Chamber Music Academy
Matthew Dudzik°, cello
Will Kremer*, cello
Erika Lawson, viola
Francesca McNeely°, cello
Rachel Shepard, violin
Houston girls Chorus
Sandra Bernhard, advisor HGOco
Shawn Heller, accompanist
Jason Lester, vocal coach HGOco
Teresa Procter, vocal coach HGOco
Karen Reeves, vocal coach HGOco
Kimberly Tobola, conductor
Composer Institute
Mark Buller°, composition
Allen Chen°, trumpet
Richard Ford, composition
Francesca McNeeley°, cello
Izumi Miyahara°,
AFA IN SCHOOLS
Recurring Programs
Allen Chen°, chamber music
Tommy Daugherty°, composition
Andres Gonzalez, chamber music
Charles Halka°, composition
Keith Houk,
Erika Lawson, chamber music
Sylvia Ouellette, elementary music
Michael Remson, composition
Rachel Shepard, chamber music
Clinics and Master Classes
George Engelmann, orchestra
Kelli Estes, musical theater
Clifton Evans, orchestra
Lydia Feazell, orchestra
Cathy Fishburn, orchestra
Keith Markuson, orchestra
AFAFACULTYARTISTS
SUMMER MUSIC CONSERVATORY
Choir & Voice
Hangfong Au, accompanist
Cynthia Clayton, voice
Teresa Coffman, conductor
Laurie Conner, conductor
Kelli Estes, voice
Chris Fiorini, conductor
Melissa Givens, voice
Jennifer Gutierrez, accompanist
Jasmine Hatem, accompanist
Shawn Heller, accompanist
Erin Huston, conductor
Amy Moore, conductor
Jason Lester, voice
Carole Nelson, voice
Jed Ragsdale, conductor
Kimberly Tobola, conductor
Composition, Piano,
Theory & Electives
Aaron Alon, composition
Steve Bachicha, electives
Pierre-Alain Chevalier, electives
Ross Griffey, theory
Charles Halka°, composition
Christine Lidvall, electives
Ethan Schneider, theory
Paul Boyd, piano
Rodolfo Morales*, piano
Yanira Soria, piano
Carolyn True, piano
Michael Zuraw, piano
String Orchestras
Curry Duffey*, bass
Erik Gronfor, bass
Creston Herron°, violin
Sophia Hsieh, violin
Kate Mathews, cello
Penny Meitz, conductor
Mamie Morlacci-Cook, violin
Cora Neely, cello
Sylvia Ouellette, violin
Ana Payne, conductor
John Randolph, viola
Laurette Reynosa, viola
Erin York*, violin
Symphony Orchestra
Steve Curtis, tuba
Monica Daniel-Barker,
Micah Doherty, bassoon
Matthew Dudzik°, cello
Clifton Evans, conductor
Linda Gilbert, oboe
Lorento Golofeev, viola
Andres Gonzalez, violin
Rodica Gonzalez, violin
Jeff Grogan, conductor
Deborah Harvey, horn
Erika Lawson, viola
Patrick Moore, cello
Andy Moritz, bass
Richard Nunemaker, clarinet
Barbara Scowcroft, conductor
Rachel Shepard, violin
Bingiee Shiu, conductor
Tom Tillotson, trumpet
Trung Le Trinh, violin
Michael Warny, trombone
Alec Warren, percussion
Crystal Anaya, University of North Texas
Jamie Cazares, VanderCook College of Music
Babacar Faye, Sam Houston State University
Mitchell Pham, University of Texas
Pedro Reyes, Baylor University
Denise Ward, Boston University
* AFA alumni
° current or former Da Camera of Houston Young Artist

GOVERNANCE
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Michael K. Remson*, DMA
Executive & Artistic Director
Amanda Fisher
General Manager
Ryan Gabbart
Marketing &
Operations Manager
Amanda Heathco
(AFA 1998-2001)
Associate Director
Carly Galloway
(AFA 2008-10)
Administrative Intern
ADVISORY bOARD
Alan Austin
General and Artistic Director,
Texas Music Festival
Patricia Bonner
Head of Music,
High School for the Performing &
Visual Arts
Rachel Burgan
Magnet Coordinator,
Pershing Middle School
Teresa Coffman*, DMA
Director of Choirs,
Rhode Island College
C.C. Conner
Managing Director Emeritus,
Houston Ballet
Renée Davis
Executive Director,
The Center for Hearing and Speech
Jeré Derouin
Executive & Artistic Director,
Elite Music & Fine Arts
Susan Dubois*, DMA
Chair, University of North Texas
String Department
Carole “Sukey” Fenoglio
Director of Development,
Episcopal High School (retired)
Clare Flesher
Partner, NAI Partners
J. Todd Frazier* (AFA
Founder)
Managing Director,
Oscar Howard Frazier, MD
Director, Texas Heart Institute
Phillip Freeman*
Bass Trombone,
Houston Symphony
Elouise Jones
Owner, Ouisie’s Table
Albert Kidd
Senior Vice President,
ExxonMobil Corporation (retired)
Hoyt T. “Toby” Mattox
Executive Director, Society for the
Performing Arts (retired)
Lorwen Merriman
Community Philanthropist
Mary Anne Piacentini
Executive Director,
Katy Prairie Conservancy
Eddie Quaid*
AMC Music
Director, Choral Scholars
J. Dickson Rogers
President, Dickson Partners
Barbara Samuels
Barbara Scowcroft*
AFA Conductor-in-Residence
Conductor, Utah Youth Symphony
Richard Stasney, MD
Endowed Chair,
Stanton Welch
Artistic Director,
Houston Ballet
David Ashley White, DMA
Composer and Former Director,
Moores School of Music
Ahmed Zaafran, MD
(AFA 1997-98)
Internist, Stanford University
Hospitals
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Marita O’Dea Glodt, President
Julie Cripe
South Texas Division President,
Bank of the Ozarks
Jackie Wolens Mazow
William Neuhaus
(AFA 2002-03)
Vice President, Amegy Bank
Shelly Power
Academy Director,
bOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bette Bowers
Lenni Burke
Ramona Adams Davis
Executive Director,
Preservation Houston (retired)
Suzanne Thomas Fleckman
Executive Director,
Houston Youth Symphony (retired)
Rachel Frazier
Judye Hartman
Rodolfo Morales*
(AFA 1996-97)
Director of Piano Studies,
High School for the Performing
& Visual Arts
Bingiee Shiu*
Conductor, Memorial High School
Orchestras
Alex Webb
Special Project Manager,
Harris County Right-of-Way Division
Gay Yellen
AFA Alumni are indicated by the years they attended
* indicates a current or former faculty member of any AFA program

*Annual Report 2014-15

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