PAN HARMONIA
World-Class Chamber Music • Authentic • Local
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Year-round concerts
up to 30 concerts annually
Shining Light Project
Launched in 2012, Shining Light Project provides free performances to underserved and marginalized people in our community in nursing homes, homeless shelters, prisons and other such facilities.
Where we work
Awards
Best of WNC Local Favorite 2012
Mountain Xpress
Best of WNC Local Favorite 2013
Mountain Xpress
Artistic Excellence 2010
National Endowment for the Arts
External reviews

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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Pan Harmonia's goals enriching our community with world-class art music and providing living wage work for local musicians and their families.
With music, the work is temporal. You can't hold it in your hand. We believe that in spending time with people and immersing them in an art form, our basic compassion and shared humanity creates a transcendent and moving experience.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We believe that beauty ennobles the heart. We seek ways to bring this music to the full spectrum of our society.
During our more than 18 year history, we have produced hundreds of concerts including our Shining Light Project outreach to people far from the classical music mainstream audience--folks in prisons, homeless shelters and senior centers.
We keep doing the work at the highest level possible and continue to seek out audiences, both new and long standing.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Pan Harmonia ensembles are ever shifting according to the music at hand. We have a core group of professional musicians, drawn from the area's very finest players, depending on repertoire.
Our ensembles are generally 2-4 max. The reason is twofold; a small group makes for a marvelously intimate encounter for artists and audience alike, and it is more financially viable. We are committed to paying living wage and keeping ticket prices affordable.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As Pan Harmonia begins its 19th season in September 2018, we look back on years of accomplished artistry and successful fund-raising.
We have produced world-class music for more than 18 years from small to larger works including:
Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" (2013); JS Bach Brandenburg Concerti, No. 5 (2014) and No. 4 (2015).
We are scrappy, consistently hard working and good stewards of our donations. We live in a small community without much industry, so finding local funding is always a challenge.
On the local end, we are constantly out in the community both as citizens and artists connecting and engaging.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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PAN HARMONIA
Board of directorsas of 07/01/2023
Michael Jones
Retired chemical engineer
Michael Jones
Retired Chemical Engineer
Kate Steinbeck
Self-employed/Part-time Pan Harmonia Staff
Elizabeth Austin
Cellist
Rosalind Buda
Self-employed bassoonist
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 ? Not applicable -
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? No