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Corning Elmira Musical Arts Inc Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

TOGETHER WE ARE SOUND

aka Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes   |   Corning, NY   |  http://WWW.OSFL.ORG

Mission

Corning-Elmira Musical Arts, Inc. will consistently present the highest level of classical music to inspire appreciation and provide musical education through the performances of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, the Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes, the Youth Orchestra, and the Chamber Music Ensembles.

Ruling year info

1996

Executive Director

Karen Dusek

Music Director & Conductor

Toshiyuki Shimada

Main address

PO Box 15

Corning, NY 14830-0015 USA

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EIN

16-1482732

NTEE code info

Symphony Orchestras (A69)

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Our programs

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Music Education

The OSFL inspires music appreciation and aims to enlighten listeners of all ages at every opportunity to deepen their love and appreciation for symphonic music and the classical roots to all modern music.

Population(s) Served

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA, YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND VOLUNTEER CHORUS PERFORMANCES FOR THE PUBLIC.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults

Where we work

  • Chemung County (New York, United States)

  • Corning (New York, United States)

  • Elmira (New York, United States)

  • Schuyler County (New York, United States)

  • Steuben County (New York, United States)

  • Tioga County (New York, United States)

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How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

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  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to get the surveys out immediately after a concert for timely prompting.

Financials

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Operations

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Corning Elmira Musical Arts Inc Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

Board of directors
as of 5/15/2025
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Ben Coeffic

Benita Eldridge Director

Cari Stage Director

Denis Kingsley Director

Gary Chollet Director

Jennifer Gladston Butler Director

Kaitlin Cutler

Karen Ronisvalle Secretary

Kevin Nah Director

Kim Zwirko Director

Tak Lap Derek Law President

Tim Ono

Tina Bevilacqua Director

Will Argetsinger

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Asian/Asian American
Gender identity
Male

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