Arts, Culture & Humanities
Mercury Chamber Orchestra Inc
HOUSTON, TX
Total revenue
$1.6M
Total expenses
$1.6M
Net assets
$591K
Grants received
$2.0M
71 grants
EIN
760663007
Tax year
2023
Mission
To serve the community by teaching, sharing, and performing music with excellence.
Programs
2 programs
Education: In 2023-2024, Mercury offered teaching residencies in three Houston-area public schools, which develop important music skills and help foster life skills such as teamwork, self-expression, personal responsibility, and leadership. Mercury musicians also toured six public schools, performing bilingual programs that integrated classical music into the curriculum. Adult audiences enjoyed Mercury's regular pre-concert lectures, offering insights into each concert's historical and musical context.
Live Streaming Concerts: Since the pandemic began in March 2020, Mercury has live-streamed all ten of its programs for at-home audiences. These programs are also available for a week following each concert, allowing in-person audiences to re-live each performance. Streaming concerts has allowed Mercury to significantly expand its reach throughout Houston, Texas, the United States, and internationally.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
22 listed
Antoine Plante
Artistic Director
$120K
50 hrs/wk
Brian Ritter
Executive Director
$112K
50 hrs/wk
Steve Barth
Treasurer
—
5 hrs/wk
Ginny Hart
Immediate Past President
—
2 hrs/wk
Jay Adkins
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Mark Berry
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Kevin Downs
Director
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2 hrs/wk
Marcia Faschingbauer
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
William Guest
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Kirsten Jensen
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Lloyd Kirchner
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Blake Eskew
President
—
5 hrs/wk
Forrest Lumpkin
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Rose Ann Medlin
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Joel W Mohrman
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Ken Owen
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
James E Smith
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Ana Trevino-Godfrey
Director
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2 hrs/wk
Ralf van der Ven
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Stephen Wallace
Director
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2 hrs/wk
Keith Little
Director
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2 hrs/wk
Rebecca Fieler
Secretary
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2 hrs/wk
Grants received
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