Chicago Philharmonic 2019-2020

30 2019-2020 SEASON | THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Duffie Adelson, Vice-Chair, is a Life Trustee and past president of Merit School of Music, a community music school nationally renowned for the caliber of instruction and level of financial support provided to thousands of students annually. Prior to her work at Merit, Duffie directed school music programs in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Illinois. She is a trustee of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Chicago High School for the Arts and Pilgrim Chamber Players, and is a member of the WFMT Radio Committee of WTTW. Duffie received a Bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University and a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. Anne Bach works as an active freelance oboist in and around Chicago. She plays frequently with the Chicago Philharmonic, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Joffrey Ballet, and is principal oboe of Music of the Baroque. She has played second oboe in the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra since 2004 and performs regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Anne studied with Richard Killmer at the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. James Berkenstock, Artistic Advisor and Ph.D., is a principal bassoonist with the Chicago Philharmonic, and Principal Bassonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a position he has held for the past forty-two years. He received a Ph.D. and M.M. from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Music Education from George Peabody College. He is a former Professor of Music at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University. JeNyce Boolton is Vice President, East Region Community Relations Manager for U.S. Bank where she is responsible for setting the strategic direction and driving the impact of community relations, foundation giving, charitable sponsorships, and employee engagement. Most recently, JeNyce was Director of Public Affairs for RBS Citizens/Charter One Bank where she led charitable initiatives, philanthropic activities, community outreach, and marketing sponsorships in Illinois. Prior to this role, JeNyce held positions of increasing responsibility in public affairs, cause marketing and communications at U.S. Cellular, United Airlines, Dominick’s Finer Foods, and Flowers Communications Group. JeNyce earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Kevin Bradley is a Senior Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion for The Boeing Company. In his role, he supports the leadership of Boeing’s Commercial Aircraft division. Kevin has held similar positions with Discover Financial Services and the McDonald’s Corporation. He has created and led diversity strategies and initiatives in regions throughout the United States and has spoken at a number of conferences on the topic of diversity and inclusion. Bradley has previously served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Asian American Professionals and Equip for Equality and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Parents’ Alliance Employment Project. Guillermo Bublik, Guillermo obtained a Ph.D. in Physics but went on to a career in Financial Engineering instead of staying in academia. He worked in the areas of pricing and risk management for most existing asset classes for almost 29 years. He recently retired and spends most of his time painting. Jennifer Cappelli, violin, earned both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Violin Performance as a student of Josef Gingold at Indiana University. Upon graduation, she spent six years with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra before returning to her native Chicago. Jennifer has performed with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra for the past fifteen seasons. She has been a substitute player with the Chicago and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras, and has acted as Concertmaster for the Lakeshore Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Philharmonic and Chicagoland Pops Orchestras. She has also performed with Music of the Baroque and the Fulcrum Point New Music Project. Reed Capshaw currently holds the position of Principal Trombone of the Elgin Symphony, the Lake Forest Symphony, and the South Bend Symphony, in addition to performing with the Chicago Philharmonic. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony and toured with the Cleveland Orchestra. While in Chicago he frequently performs with many of the great area ensembles, including the Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Grant Park Symphony. In 2011 Reed performed the Milhaud Concertino D’Hiver with the South Bend Symphony. He has also been a soloist with the Naperville Community Band. He is a member of The Chicago Trombone Consort, the Third Coast Brass Quintet, and Tower Brass of Chicago. He is currently an Artist-Teacher at Roosevelt University and teaches trombone at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Joel Cohen is a principal percussionist with the Chicago Philharmonic. Joel attended the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University. He has been an active participant in Chicago’s music scene for almost 40 years, during which time he has performed with virtually every classical ensemble in the area. Bill Denton regularly performs as principal trumpet with the Chicago Philharmonic. He currently serves as Principal Trumpet with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has appeared as an extra player with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and with the Dempster Street Pro-Musica Chamber Ensemble. He is also a member of the trumpet faculty at DePaul University. Prior to moving to Chicago, he was the Second/Assistant Principal Trumpet with the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham. Robert Everson, Vice-Chairman, is a principal timpanist with the Chicago Philharmonic. A life-long Chicagoan, he was educated at DePaul University. In addition to playing with the Philharmonic he also performs with many orchestras in the Chicago area and teaches percussion at Concordia University. Brian Feltzin is the Managing Member of Sheffield Asset Management, L.L.C., a Chicago- based investment management firm. Prior to founding Sheffield, Mr. Feltzin was a Partner from 1995 – 2003 at Waveland Capital Management, a value-oriented hedge fund. From 1991 – 1995, Mr. Feltzin worked in the acquisitions group at JMB Realty Corporation. Mr. Feltzin received a B.S. in Finance and Political Science from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated magna cum laude. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago. Mr. Feltzin is active in a variety of philanthropic causes. Barbara Haffner, a graduate with honors and a Performers’ Certificate from the Eastman School, launched into the professional world as Robert Shaw’s principal cellist. Moving on to seven seasons in the Philadelphia Orchestra and working towards a Masters’ degree with Richard Wernick at the University of Pennsylvania, her repertoire became chamber and solo music from the 20th century. At the invitation of the University of Chicago, she moved there to perform a