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July 4th, 2016 To: Stephanie Gardner, Tukwila Parks &Recreation From: Susan Reynolds, Vice President, Rainier Symphony An annual report is not yet available since our fiscal year just ended on June 30th. Please find information below which I hope you will find useful. Please let me know if you have any questions. A few highlights: • Rainier Symphony has been based in Tukwila for 21 years,and has recently completed its 35th season. • More than 2,200 people attended one of our concerts in the 2015-16 season,which were almost all in Tukwila. • At the December 2015 concert, the Symphony collaborated with the Foster High School Choirs,which involved 59 singers. • After a two-year search,the Symphony recently announced the selection of Jeffery Lund as its new Music Director. While most of our musicians live in the immediate area, I don't believe any reside within the Tukwila city limits. Most live in SeaTac, Kent, Renton, Burien, Normandy Park, North Highline, or Federal Way. We have several musicians who have been members for more than twenty years. We don't track the residence of our audience members. Addresses on donations and ticket sales, and from anecdotal information from talking with audience members, indicates the majority live within 15-20 miles of Foster, including in Tukwila. Audience and orchestra members often mention dining in Tukwila before or after concerts. Nearly 400 complimentary tickets were distributed to Tukwila residents in the 2015-16 season, primarily through the Tukwila School District. We would like to expand outreach to other groups in Tukwila; additional notes on outreach are below. Below were the concerts in 2015 and 2016 (to-date): -1 1 11"I'll,-11 1 1 1.......................... .............. Date,Time Location Attendance 7030 p m Foster PAC ...........................,. -, 2/8/15,1 3:00-pm.........................................F o s t,e r,,P,A,C. Attendance information not recorded for the 2014-15 season. 5,7:30 prn Foster PAC 11111�vl I I'll 9 I'll/I I 5 I'll,"1',"",5.00,p"I M.............. Foster�P I AC It was approximately 175-225 per o classical concert,and—400 for P rn Foster PAC ........... the December Holiday concert. 5/17/15,3:00 prn Foster PAC ...................................... ............... ...................................................... 10/10/15, 7:30 pm Foster PAC Concert cancelled due to school conflict 10/11/15, 3:06 pm Foster PAC 304 _1111-................................................... 11/14/15, 7:30 pm Renton IKEA 172 .. ........... �........_,._...............................