2024-11-12T15:59:45-08:00 2023-12-31 811278223 DEBORAH MARIONCPA PO BOX 2304 El Granada CA 94018 990EZ 2023-01-01 850756925 TASTE OF TALENT TAST 4155276608 4640 CLAREWOOD DRIVE OAKLAND CA 94618 RON MICHAEL-GREENBERG CEO 2024-11-12 true true DEBORAH MARION P00544460 6503933044 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X TASTEOFTALENT.ORG X X 193362 X 141737 51625 0 0 0 0 193362 58754 1587 129027 189368 3994 31117 35111 X 31467 34012 1099 31467 35111 350 31117 35111 THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF TASTE OF TALENT IS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE LIVE PERFORMING ARTS, TO EDUCATE AUDIENCES ABOUT THE HISTORICAL ROOTS, CULTURAL RELEVANCE, AND CONNECTIVE POWER OF MUSIC AND ART, TO PROMOTE MUSICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY, AND TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURIAL EMPOWERMENT OF AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. IN 2023, TASTE OF TALENT MADE REMARKABLE STRIDES IN ADVANCING ITS MISSION TO SHOWCASE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC AND ART THROUGH INNOVATIVE CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND IMMERSIVE, MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCES. THIS YEAR, OUR FOCUS WAS ON FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURIAL EMPOWERMENT AMONG ARTISTS. BY CURATING THREE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMSOPERA ALOHA, JIVE (JEWISH INNOVATIVE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES), AND A TASTE OF MXICOWE NOT ONLY CELEBRATED CULTURAL DIVERSITY BUT ALSO POSITIONED OURSELVES FOR FUTURE GROWTH, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT.OPERA ALOHA TOOK CENTER STAGE IN 2023, CELEBRATING THE DIVERSE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF HAWAII THROUGH GLOBAL OPERA TALENT AND PERSONAL STORIES. THE PROGRAM MADE ITS DEBUT AT THE KAHILU THEATER ON THE BIG ISLAND, FEATURING A STELLAR LINEUP INCLUDING KOREAN-AMERICAN MEZZO-SOPRANO ALICE CHUNG, AMERICAN COUNTERTENOR ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN BARITONE EFRAN SOLIS, UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN TENOR RENSON MADARANG. WE CLOSED THE YEAR WITH A HOLIDAY CONCERT FEATURING SAMOAN-NEW ZEALAND TENOR PENE PATI, BRINGING TOGETHER THE SAMOAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND YOUTH FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS PERFORMANCE CELEBRATED THE SPIRIT OF POLYNESIAN AND HAWAIIAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, DEEPENING OUR IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.JIVE (JEWISH INNOVATIVE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES) WAS CO-FOUNDED BY BARITONE AND CANTOR OF SHERITH ISRAEL SIMON BARRAD, ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN, AND PIANIST-PRODUCER RONNY MICHAEL GREENBERG. THIS PROGRAM EXPLORED THE DIVERSITY OF JEWISH MUSICAL TRADITIONS, BLENDING GENRES LIKE KLEZMER, SEPHARDIC SONGS, MUSICAL THEATER, OPERA, JAZZ, AND BOTH SACRED AND SECULAR MUSIC. BY CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE RICH TRADITIONS, JIVE BROUGHT AN INNOVATIVE PLATFORM FOR CULTURAL DIALOGUE AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATION TO THE BAY AREA.A TASTE OF MXICO WAS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT, CELEBRATING MEXICAN CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC THAT MERGES TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY INFLUENCES. THIS YEARS PROGRAM SHOWCASED MEXICAN-AMERICAN TENOR MOISS SALAZAR, WHO INTRODUCED THE NEW GENRE OF OPERACHI, A UNIQUE BLEND OF OPERA AND MARIACHI MUSIC. HIS DEBUT PERFORMANCE WITH THIS GENRE IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS A CENTERPIECE OF OUR EL DA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO FEATURED SOPRANO MARLEN NAHHAS, WHOSE DUAL MEXICAN-LEBANESE HERITAGE BROUGHT A UNIQUE VOICE TO OUR CULTURAL CELEBRATION. THE TOUR EXTENDED TO THE EUREKA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, ENRICHING OUR OUTREACH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.THROUGHOUT 2023, WE ENGAGED 24 PROMISING PROFESSIONAL AND YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL DEATH BY ARIA HALLOWEEN SHOWCASE AND OUR EXCLUSIVE SALON SERIES HOSTED IN PRIVATE HOMES AROUND THE BAY AREA. THE DEATH BY ARIA EVENT CREATIVELY INTERTWINED OPERATIC TRADITIONS WITH THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT, WHILE THE SALON SERIES PROVIDED EMERGING ARTISTS WITH INTIMATE SETTINGS TO REFINE THEIR CRAFT, EXPAND THEIR NETWORKS, AND EXPLORE NEW MUSICAL IDEAS. THESE INITIATIVES GAVE ARTISTS THE INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH SUPPORTIVE AND ENGAGED AUDIENCES, FURTHERING OUR MISSION TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT.ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS WERE MET WITH SOLD-OUT AUDIENCES ACROSS THE BAY AREA, HAWAII, AND BEYOND, UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. 183917 183917 RON MICHAEL-GREENBERG CEO 40.00 56000 ELIZABETH CASTRO ABRAMS Secretary 10.00 0 DEBORAH MARION Treasurer 0.50 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CA RON MICHAEL-GREENBERG 4640 CLAREWOOD DRIVE OAKLAND CA 94618 4155276608 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 45601 89249 75240 141737 351827 0 0 45601 89249 75240 141737 351827 130002 221825 0 500 500 0 352327 109278 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $6055 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $334 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $531 Other Expenses.1 ARTIST FEES $74580 Other Expenses.2 PROGRAM VENUE RENTAL $19950 Other Expenses.3 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT $13099 Other Expenses.4 ARTIST TRAVEL $9181 Other Expenses.5 PROGRAM STAFF $1750 Other Expenses.6 RECORDING EXPENSES $1147 Other Expenses.7 PHOTOGRAPHY $950 Other Expenses.8 PIANO TUNING $750 Other Expenses.9 MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION $455 Other Expenses.10 TAXES AND LICENSES $125 Other Expenses.11 BANK & MERCHANT FEES $120 Other Assets.1 TRADEMARK - Beginning $0 TRADEMARK - Ending $1099 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $350 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0