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Officers | Directors | Directors Emeriti | Past Presidents | Presidents Emeriti

The Fresno Philharmonic Association is a corporation formed under the California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for the purpose of sponsoring and promoting orchestral music in the central San Joaquin Valley region. The Association is the parent organization of the Fresno Philharmonic.

Supporting membership of the Association is composed of all individuals and businesses who contribute to the Association. The Board of Directors of the Association is elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting held in June. A current voting member is a person who is both a current season subscriber and a donor at or above the $250 level.

Contributions to the Fresno Philharmonic Association are tax-deductible for both Federal and State purposes.

Officers

Name	Title
Sasan Rahmatian, Ph.D. University Educator	President
J. D. Northway, M.D. Physician, Hospital Executive (Retired)	Vice President
Curtis Wong, C.P.A. Accountant	Treasurer
Anita Shanahan Community Leader	Secretary

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Directors

Wayne Boos, C.P.A. Accountant	John Hastrup Attorney	Dirk Paloutzian Attorney
Robert Bullwinkel Educator	Dr. Bernard K. Karian, D.D.S. Oral Surgeon	Dr. James V. Prochazka, M.D. Physician, Pediatric Cardiology
Robert T. Cherry Human Resources Consultant (Retired)	Seung Nam Kim, M.D. Physician, OB/GYN	Anita Shanahan Community Leader
Peter Dal Pezzo Business Owner	Judith Kuipers, Ph.D. University Educator	Anne Speake Business Owner
Larry Fortune Real Estate Investment	Hon. Annette La Rue Judge (Retired)	Patricia Towne, C.P.A. Accountant
Augusta "Gussie" Giffen Attorney (Retired)	Elizabeth Looney Education	Kay Whitten Surgical Nurse (Retired)
Henrietta Hagopian Community Leader	Roxie Moradian Community Leader

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Directors Emeriti

Larry Balakian

J. Delbert Crummey*

Joseph Desmond*

Frank Moradian*

Edward Nichols

Lawrence E. Wayte

James H. Winter, Ph.D.*

*Deceased

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Past Presidents

Name	Years Served
Lynn Stewart	1954 - 1955
James V. Paige	1955 - 1956
Mrs. Gladys Sharp	1956 - 1957
Charles W. Bonner	1957 - 1964
Gene Chenault	1964 - 1965
Karney Hodge	1965 - 1974
Lawrence E. Wayte	1974 - 1979
Hon. Nickolas J. Dibiaso	1979 - 1982
Roger C. Coryell	1982 - 1984
Richard "Gus" Bonner	1984 - 1985
Richard E. Herrinton	1985 - 1986
Dr. Parker Powell, M.D.	1986 - 1988
Larry Balakian	1988 - 1990
Dr. Bernard Karian, D.D.S	1990 - 1992
Dr. Charles Mittman, M.D.	1992 - 1993
Edward Nichols	1993 - 1995
Brice W. Harris	1995 - 1996
Susan K. Early	1996 - 1998
Hon. Donald Black	1998 - 2000
Larry Hagopian	2000 - 2002
W.F. Docker, Esq.	2002 - 2004, 2006-2008
Robert T. Cherry	2004 - 2006
Judith Peracchi	2008 - 2010

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Presidents Emeriti

Charles W. Bonner*

Karney Hodge*

*Deceased

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About the Fresno Philharmonic

The Fresno Philharmonic, now in its 58th season, is the cultural flagship of Fresno, and one of the leading cultural organizations in the central San Joaquin Valley, one of the fastest growing regions in California. The population of Fresno is approaching 500,000, with an equal number living in surrounding communities. The rapid growth of Fresno’s cultural community in recent years speaks well of Fresno’s potential as an emerging center of cultural activity in the western United States.

The orchestra will perform 5 Masterworks pairs, 4 Pops concerts and 1 Family Concert in the 2011 - 2012 season in the 2,370 seat Saroyan Theatre in downtown Fresno. Its small ensembles provide over fifty educational outreach services to local schools, and the orchestra performs a week of youth concerts that serve close to 6,000 school children in the Central Valley.

Leading guest soloists, such as Sir James Galway, Itzhak Perlman, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Lang Lang, Lynn Harrell, Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell, and Andre Watts have appeared with the Philharmonic.

Theodore Kuchar is the Music Director and entering his ninth season. He is also Music Director of the Janacek Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, and the Reno Chamber Orchestra in Nevada. He previously served as Music Director of the Ukrainian National Orchestra in Kiev and the Boulder Philharmonic in Colorado. With many recordings on both the Naxos and Brilliant labels, he is one of the most recorded conductors on the scene today. Many of his recordings have received critical acclaim.

The Fresno Philharmonic operates on an annual budget of approximately $1.7 million. There is an endowment of about $2 million. The Philharmonic is managed by a full-time staff of seven and two part-time employees. It has a 25-member Board of Directors who are fully engaged with generous financial contributions and their commitment to service on various committees.

Public Disclosure Documents

In accordance with the Internal Revenue Service regulations for public disclosure, the Fresno Philharmonic is pleased to make copies of its annual tax returns available to the public. In compliance with the new rules effective June 8, 1999, copies of the FPO's filed 990 forms are available here.