ORCHESTRA MIAMI INC
Miami's Premiere Professional Orchestra
Mission
Orchestra Miami exists to build community and to educate through music by bringing high quality symphonic music at affordable prices to all people in South Florida.
Notes from the nonprofit
Orchestra Miami is in a growth phase, where we have moved from being a one-person shop to supporting a paid staff of five. This growth was made possible by the hard work, determination and perseverance of our founding Artistic Director, Elaine Rinaldi, and an investment from the Miami-Dade Counry Department of Cultural Affairs in recognition of the high-quality and scope of work that Orchestra Miami provides. We hope that you will join Orchestra Miami and help us continue to grow and serve the musical and social needs of all people in South Florida .
Ruling year
2008
Principal Officer
Elaine Rinaldi
Executive Director
Isabel Almaraz
Main address
PO Box 7598
Miami, FL 33255 USA
EIN
20-4272276
NTEE code
Performing Arts (A60)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Orchestra Miami's main goal is to build community and to educate through music. We are achieving this goal in a number of ways. In order to build community, Orchestra Miami hosts its concerts in several different neighborhoods across Miami-Dade County, so that people can enjoy high-quality classical music in their neighborhoods without having to drive long distances and pay large fees for parking. There is a social component to each of these events,, so people have the opportunity to get to know each other. Education & creating opportunities to introduce children and their families to classical music is a priority. As such, Orchestra Miami has a series entirely dedicated to introducing kids to the arts through performances which contain live music. Parents receive study/discussion guides and each concert is recorded for later use in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Orchestra Miami also annually participates in the Carnegie Hall Link Up program, which reaches 4,000 MDCPS students.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Free Outdoor Concerts
Orchestra Miami annually performs a series of three Free Outdoor Concerts in different communities in Miami-Dade County. "Beethoven on the Beach" has been our signature series, featuring a different symphony by Beethoven and a local soloist each year.
Orchestra Miami/Carnegie Hall Link Up Free Education Program
Orchestra Miami annually partners with Carnegie Hall Weill Institute and the Miami-Dade County Public Schools to present this outstanding free program. The Link Up program pairs Orchestra Miami with students in the 3rd through 5th grades to explore orchestral repertoire and fundamental musical skills, including creative work and composition, through a hands-on music curriculum. Students participate in weekly lessons with the music teachers at their schools, following the Carnegie Hall curriculum. In addition to the weekly classroom lessons, schools receive visits from members of the orchestra to demonstrate their instruments & engage with the students about music. At the end of the school year, students attend a culminating concert where they sing & play their instruments with the orchestra from their seats. The primary goals are to teach fundamental musical concepts to students in grades 3–5, to and to provide them with an opportunity to attend a professional orchestra concert.
Free Family Concerts
Orchestra Miami presents several Free Family Concerts in different neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County in order to introduce young children and their families to classical music. Performed by 5-7 musicians and a narrator, these concerts are presented in an informal environment, with time for Q&A with the artists afterwards.
Discover Miami Through Music
Orchestra Miami's Discover Miami Through Music concerts are multi-disciplinary events which occur in Miami's landmarks and places of historic interest. The goal of these concerts is to mesh music and history so that we can learn more about our city and each other through music.
Where we work
Awards
The Ernst Bacon Award for Best Performance in American Music 2019
The American Prize
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Free Outdoor Concerts
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The growth in contributions is directly related to the number and size of free concerts offered to the community.
Total number of classes offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This refers to numbers of performances available for people students to participate in.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
Our goal is to reach as many people in Miami-Dade County as possible, and make concert-going accessible and affordable. Our goal is to increase the number of performances and opportunities to participate by 1-2 programs each season.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our sustainable goals are Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduced Inequalities. Orchestra Miami addresses these issues by the following:
Good Health & Well-Being- studies have shown that music helps maintain a healthy brain, improves mood and stress levels and can lower heart rates/lessen anxiety, all of which contribute to one's overall health
Education- Orchestra Miami prioritizes education, and works with 4,000 Miami-Dade County Public School children annually to teach them a high-quality music curriculum, and provide performance opportunities for them.
Gender Equality- Orchestra Miami is a female owned and operated non-profit.
Reduced Inequalities- Orchestra Miami addresses this issue by providing performance opportunities for outstanding African-American and Hispanic soloists, as well as creating programs which celebrate a diversity of cultures and traditions.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Orchestra Miami is well-positioned to achieve all of these goals. Our regular programs support all of these stated strategies. Orchestra Miami has a 17-year history of creating programs which celebrate and amplify Miami's diverse community.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
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 identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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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 take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ORCHESTRA MIAMI INC
Board of directorsas of 06/26/2023
Rebecca Stanier-Shulman
Rebecca Stanier-Shulman
Shulman and Associates
Pilar Bosch
No Affiliation
Elaine Rinaldi
No Affiliation
Dr. Karelia Martinez-Carbonell
Dr. Alfred Jonas
Patricia Rinaldi
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
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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