Ravinia 2019, Issue 6, Week 11

AUGUST 12 – AUGUST 25, 2019 | RAVINIA MAGAZINE 45 Edward J. Wehmer President and CEO Wintrust Wintrust is proud to support the Ravinia Festival and the joy it brings to so many during the summer season. At Wintrust, we believe in supporting local organizations, such as Ravinia, that help make our communities stronger. Wintrust is a nancial holding company providing commercial and community banking, wealth management and treasury management services, and mortgage origination. Wintrust Community Banks have more than 150 locations around Chicagoland, southern Wisconsin, and Northwest Indiana, including Lake Forest, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Chicago, and Schaumburg, to name a few. At a Wintrust Community Bank, you get the resources of a big bank with the exceptional service and community focus that can only come from a local community bank. Daniela A. O’Leary-Gill Executive Vice President and U.S. Chief Operating O cer BMO Financial Corp. Enriching our communities with music, art and cultural events is a tradition we continue to honor at BMO. We are pleased to be a longtime supporter of Ravinia and take delight in the annual “sounds of summer” the Festival brings to our community. e 2019 season marks the opening of the Experience Center as a place for youth education and the BMO Club as a new gathering space. As Chicago is home to many of our employees and customers, BMO considers it a particular privilege to play a part in supporting music education and one of Chicago’s most beloved, festive summer events. Chris Deveny Managing Director/Chairman, Midwest Region J.P. Morgan Private Bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. believes more people should have access to opportunity and the chance to move up the economic ladder, particularly in the world’s cities, where the bene ts of revitalization are not reaching everyone. We are proud of our long history of charitable sponsorship in Chicagoland - especially for arts and education organizations such as Ravinia. Our partnership brings great musical performances to our city, superlative music education to our children, and allows JPMorgan Chase to make a lasting contribution to our world. We are honored to support the 2019 Ravinia Festival and the Ravinia summer conservatory. Steven Schwartz President and CEO Midtown Athletic Clubs According to my sister, everyone needs a library card and a membership to a health club. Sound mind, sound body. To that I’d add, everyone needs a little Ravinia in the summer. Growing up within blocks of Ravinia, I loved the music I heard on summer a ernoons as musicians rehearsed for each night’s performance. e music helped shape the community and brought friends together on summer nights. At Midtown, we are committed to creating clubs that bring family and friends together to work out, swim, play tennis and other sports, dine, shop, relax, and socialize. Located in Bannockburn, Chicago, Palatine, and Willowbrook, they are sports resorts right here at home. As a sponsor, Midtown takes pride in supporting the Ravinia Festival community as an extension of our belief that active, social people lead happier, healthier lives. Harriet Bernbaum, in memory of Keren-Or Bernbaum and Harry H. Bernbaum e concert on August 17 is given in memory of Harry Bernbaum and our daughter Keren-Or Bernbaum. ey were both avid music lovers. Keren was a mezzo-soprano, singing in opera and French art song recitals; Harry was just avid. Ravinia has been in our lives for as far back as I can remember. It is a gem in Chicago’s cultural crown, and it should be our legacy to support its future, not just for classical music, but all of the many genres that are produced during the festival season. Just do it! For your children and grandchildren. We are so proud of Ravinia’s long and accomplished history. Ravinia Women’s Board Since 1962, the Women’s Board has promoted Ravinia through a wide range of initiatives, from enhancing audiences’ enjoyment of the festival experience, to furthering appreciation of music and the arts, to educating young performers, whether gi ed or simply enthusiastic. is broad-based mission of the Women’s Board is accomplished through highly successful fundraising and the ongoing commitment of its dynamic volunteers. Our two major fundraisers, e Festival Shop and the annual summer Gala, continue to raise funds each year that help support our mission. is summer the Women’s Board looks forward to its Gala celebration on July 14 featuring Jennifer Hudson and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Contributions toward this event help to provide funding for Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play music education programs serving 85,000 individuals throughout Cook and Lake Counties. e Women’s Board is also proud to sponsor the July 27 musical portrait of Leonard Bernstein with Marin Alsop conducting the CSO and narration by Jamie Bernstein. SALUTE TO SPONSORS