Pacific Chorale

“Chris and susan lindley are married.”

“The board nominates board members for the audit committee. The audit committee reviews the financial documents before they are submitted and finalized. The full form 990, as filed with the government, is reviewed in detail by select officers. Additionally, the full form 990, was distributed to the entire board for comment before filing.”

“The board has instituted an annual statement of compliance which is distributed to all board members to complete. This annual disclosure is used to monitor transactions that could give rise to conflicts of interest.”

“The organization uses written employment contracts, compensation surveys or studies and contemporaneous written board approval for the compensation process.”

“The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Pacific chorale is comprised of 200 staff and volunteer singers. In addition to its long-standing partnership with pacific symphony, the chorale has performed with such renowned american ensembles as the los angeles philharmonic, the boston symphony, the national symphony, san diego symphony, los angeles chamber orchestra, philharmonia baroque orchestra, and musica angelica. Other noted collaborations within the southern california community include the hollywood bowl orchestra, long beach symphony, pasadena symphony, and riverside symphony. The grammy-award-winning pacific chorale can also be heard on numerous recordings. Chorale has performed with such renowned american ensembles as the los angeles philharmonic, the boston symphony, the national symphony, san diego symphony, los angeles chamber orchestra, philharmonia baroque orchestra, and musica angelica. Other noted collaborations within the southern california community include the hollywood bowl orchestra, longbeach symphony, pasadena symphony, and riverside symphony. Pacific chorale can also be heard on numerous recordings.”

“Education programs are central to the chorale's vision of inspiring a love of chorale music and lifelong learning. Pacific chorale's innovative educational initiatives have opened the door to the art of choral music and the magic of the creative process for thousands of students and adults annually, including a choral academy for elementary school students modeled on the el sistema movement; a choral camp presented in association with california state university, fullerton providing high school students with training in music theory and vocal production; a choral festival uniting 400 singers each summer in a free community performance; intro to the arts and passage to the arts, partnership with local social service organizations and high school choral directors that allow students, at-risk youth, and low-income families to attend pacific chorale performances free of charge; competitions and master classes to nurture the talent of young composers; and concert previews that provide deeper insight into the chorale's performance repertoire.”

“The board of directors had constituted an audit committee and delegated that committee the responsibility for engaging independent auditors and monitoring the audit process. This structure has been in effect in prior years and was not changed in the current reporting period.”