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EACH PERFORMANCE IS A METICULOUSLY CURATED EXPERIENCE THAT BOLDLY CELEBRATES THE RICH LEGACY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHILE POWERFULLY SHOWCASING TODAY'S MOST DYNAMIC MUSICIANS OF COLOR ALONGSIDE BELOVED CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS. AUDIENCES ARE LEFT CAPTIVATED WHILE EXPANDING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC'S TRUE DIVERSITY AND TRANSFORMATIVE POWER. EXPAND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:CULTIVATING TOMORROW'S ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES - RCMS'S COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES CREATE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION IS OFTEN LIMITED. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, RCMS BRINGS WORLD-CLASS MUSICAL EXPERIENCES DIRECTLY INTO CLASSROOMS, PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP AND ELIMINATING SOCIO- ECONOMIC BARRIERS. CORE COMPONENTS INCLUDE IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, OPEN REHEARSALS, MUSIC MENTOR/TUTOR PROGRAM AND MUSIC ADVANCES PROGRAM. HEALING HARMONIES: ART AND MENTAL WELLBEING - RCMS'S MUSIC INITIATIVE DIRECTLY ADDRESSES SOCIETY'S URGENT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF SENIOR LONELINESS, NEGLECT AND ISOLATION. THROUGH INTIMATE, RESTORATIVE PERFORMANCES IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, SENIOR COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, RCMS TRANSFORM CONCERTS INTO LIFELINES OF COMFORT, CONNECTION, AND HOPE. THESE PERFORMANCES ARE HEALING EXPERIENCES THAT PROCLAIM CLASSICAL MUSIC AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR HEALTH, RESTORATION AND RENEWAL. SHOWCASE WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS AND FOSTER ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE - THE RCMS WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 BY CLARINETIST AND ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TERRANCE PATTERSON, WHO GRADUATED FROM THE RENOWNED PEABODY INSTITUTE OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. UNDER MR. PATTERSON'S MAGNANIMOUS LEADERSHIP AND ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE, THE RCMS IS PIONEERING A MODEL WHERE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND AUTHENTIC INCLUSION ARE INSEPARABLE. AS AN ENSEMBLE COMPOSED OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT, RCMS OFFERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CLASSICAL MUSIC THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE VIBRANT DIVERSITY OF OUR SOCIETY. RCMS MEMBERS PERFORM WITH PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, BOSTON SYMPHONY, CHICAGO SYMPHONY, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY, PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, AND LONDON SYMPHONY. ACHIEVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION - THE RCMS CONTINUES TO BUILD ON A LEGACY OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM, INCLUDING PREVIOUS DEBUTS AT CARNEGIE HALL'S WEILL RECITAL HALL TO INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS ON BBC WORLD SERVICE, REACHING OVER 40 COUNTRIES. THE RCMS HAS APPEARED ON THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY AND THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW. IT MAINTAINS A REPUTATION AS "ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND DYNAMIC ENSEMBLES TO EMERGE IN RECENT YEARS" (THE BALTIMORE SUN). ADVANCE THE MISSION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND ACCESS - THE RCMS REMAINS STEADFAST IN THE MISSION TO REDEFINE ARTS PARTICIPATION, ENSURING THAT THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS REFLECT THE MULTICULTURAL FABRIC OF SOCIETY. ALL SEASON CONCERTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL AUDIENCES. OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE RCMS IS THE NATION'S FIRST CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE COMPRISED SOLELY OF AWARD-WINNING MUSICIANS SPANNING THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. 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UNDER MR. PATTERSON'S MAGNANIMOUS LEADERSHIP AND ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE, THE RCMS IS PIONEERING A MODEL WHERE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND AUTHENTIC INCLUSION ARE INSEPARABLE. AS AN ENSEMBLE COMPOSED OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT, RCMS OFFERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CLASSICAL MUSIC THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE VIBRANT DIVERSITY OF OUR SOCIETY. RCMS MEMBERS PERFORM WITH PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, BOSTON SYMPHONY, CHICAGO SYMPHONY, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY, PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, AND LONDON SYMPHONY. ACHIEVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION - THE RCMS CONTINUES TO BUILD ON A LEGACY OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM, INCLUDING PREVIOUS DEBUTS AT CARNEGIE HALL'S WEILL RECITAL HALL TO INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS ON BBC WORLD SERVICE, REACHING OVER 40 COUNTRIES. THE RCMS HAS APPEARED ON THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY AND THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW. IT MAINTAINS A REPUTATION AS "ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND DYNAMIC ENSEMBLES TO EMERGE IN RECENT YEARS" (THE BALTIMORE SUN). ADVANCE THE MISSION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND ACCESS - THE RCMS REMAINS STEADFAST IN THE MISSION TO REDEFINE ARTS PARTICIPATION, ENSURING THAT THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS REFLECT THE MULTICULTURAL FABRIC OF SOCIETY. ALL SEASON CONCERTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL AUDIENCES. OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE RCMS IS THE NATION'S FIRST CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE COMPRISED SOLELY OF AWARD-WINNING MUSICIANS SPANNING THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLIC CONCERTS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, THE RCMS WORKS TO CULTIVATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF MINORITIES AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC GENRE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BORAD CHAIR AND TREASURER REVIEWS FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, ALSO AVAILABLE ON STATE OF FLORIDA CORPORATE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G BANK SERVICE CHARGES 0 307 0 MERCHANT SERVICES FEES 524 132 0 AUDIO, VIDEO, LIGHTING 1,650 0 0 EVENT RECEPTIONS 3,217 0 0 STAGE CREW & ASSISTANTS 165 0 0 ARTIST FEES 43,045 0 0 TOTAL 48,601 439 0