Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A1 July 16-18, 2007 Robert Birman Percussionist, Executive Director Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra San Francisco, CA Gary Good Consultant Gary Good Consulting Miami, FL Craig Hella Johnson Composer, Arranger Founder and Artistic Director Conspirare Austin, TX Jennifer Koh Violinist New York, NY Jeffrey Mumford Composer Oberlin, OH Ari Solotoff Executive Director Portland Symphony Orchestra Portland, ME Jeannette Sorrell Conductor, harpsichordist Music Director Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Cleveland Heights, OH John Young (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Grosse Point Shores, MI Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A2 July 18, 2007 Robert Birman Percussionist, Executive Director Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra San Francisco, CA Jeffrey Mumford Composer Oberlin, OH Ari Solotoff Executive Director Portland Symphony Orchestra Portland, ME Jeannette Sorrell Conductor, harpsichordist Music Director Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Cleveland Heights, OH John Young (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Grosse Point Shores, MI Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B1 July 31-August 3, 2007 Geri Allen Jazz Pianist Associate Professor of Jazz Piano & Improvisation University of Michigan Detroit, MI Karen Deschere President and Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Milwaukee, WI Marian Grawemeyer James Arts Patron, Retired Teacher Austin, TX Anna Kuwabara Executive Vice President Longy School of Music Watertown, MA Paul Meecham President and CEO Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Pikesville, MD Francisco J. Núñez Composer, Conductor Founder and Artistic Director Young People’s Chorus Winsted, CT Mary Jo Papich Fine Arts Administrative Department Chair Highland Park High School Township School District 113 Highland Park, IL Mary Ann Pulk Managing Director, VocalEssence Oboist, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Minneapolis, MN Robert Xavier Rodriguez Composer University Professor and Director Musica Nova Ensemble University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B2 August 3, 2007 Geri Allen Jazz Pianist Associate Professor of Jazz Piano & Improvisation University of Michigan Detroit, MI Karen Deschere President and Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Milwaukee, WI Marian Grawemeyer James Arts Patron, Retired Teacher Austin, TX Anna Kuwabara Executive Vice President Longy School of Music Watertown, MA Francisco J. Núñez Composer, Conductor Founder and Artistic Director Young People’s Chorus Winsted, CT Mary Jo Papich Fine Arts Administrative Department Chair Highland Park High School Township School District 113 Highland Park, IL Mary Ann Pulk Managing Director, VocalEssence Oboist, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Minneapolis, MN Robert Xavier Rodriguez Composer University Professor and Director Musica Nova Ensemble University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B3 August 3, 2007 Geri Allen Jazz Pianist Associate Professor of Jazz Piano & Improvisation University of Michigan Detroit, MI Karen Deschere President and Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Milwaukee, WI Marian Grawemeyer James Arts Patron, Retired Teacher Austin, TX Mary Jo Papich Fine Arts Administrative Department Chair Highland Park High School Township School District 113 Highland Park, IL Robert Xavier Rodriguez Composer University Professor and Director Musica Nova Ensemble University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B4 August 3, 2007 Karen Deschere President and Chief Executive Officer Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Milwaukee, WI Marian Grawemeyer James Arts Patron, Retired Teacher Austin, TX Mary Jo Papich Fine Arts Administrative Department Chair Highland Park High School Township School District 113 Highland Park, IL Robert Xavier Rodriguez Composer University Professor and Director Musica Nova Ensemble University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel A November 7-9, 2007 Carmen Balthrop-Delaney Singer, Professor of Voice University of Maryland Mitchellville, MD Aaron P. Dworkin Violinist, Founder & President The Sphinx Organization Ann Arbor, MI Ryan Fleur President and Chief Executive Officer Memphis Symphony Orchestra Memphis, TN Olga Garay General Manager, Cultural Affairs Department City of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Derek E. Gordon Chief Executive Officer Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA Jacqueline Proctor Deputy Commissioner West Virginia Division of Culture and History Huntington, WV Barry Schwartz (Layperson) President & Founder Schwartz Public Relations Associates New York, NY Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B November 14-16, 2007 Kareem George Flutist; Director of Audience Development Pacific Symphony Orchestra Corona del Mar, CA Adrian Gnam Oboist; Music Director and Conductor Macon Symphony Orchestra Bolingbroke, GA Linda Hoeschler (Layperson) Arts Patron St. Paul, MN Jon Jang Composer San Francisco, CA Herbert Koerselman Trumpeter; Music Consultant Professor of Music University of Louisville Simpsonville, KY Sharon Litwin Director of External Affairs The Louisiana Philharmonic New Orleans, LA Dianne Peterson Executive Director The Washington Chorus Reston, VA Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B2 November 16, 2007 Linda Hoeschler (Layperson) Arts Patron St. Paul, MN Jon Jang Composer San Francisco, CA Herbert Koerselman Trumpeter; Music Consultant Professor of Music University of Louisville Simpsonville, KY Sharon Litwin Director of External Affairs The Louisiana Philharmonic New Orleans, LA Dianne Peterson Executive Director The Washington Chorus Reston, VA Jonathan Swartz Violinist; Associate Professor of Violin Arizona State University Chandler, AZ American Masterpieces: Chamber Music, Panel A1 January 23-24, 2008 Susan Bush President Albany Records Delmar, NY Helen Haynes Director of Cultural Affairs Montgomery County Community College Philadelphia, PA Amy Iwano Executive Director The Chicago Chamber Musicians Chicago, IL Martha Mooke Composer, electric-acoustic violist Nyack, NY Marc Neikrug Pianist Artistic Director Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Santa Fe, NM Christopher Paddack (Layperson) Arts Patron Washington, DC Dallas Tidwell Clarinetist Associate Professor University of Louisville Louisville, KY American Masterpieces: Chamber Music, Panel A2 January 24, 2008 Helen Haynes Director of Cultural Affairs Montgomery County Community College Philadelphia, PA Martha Mooke Composer, electric-acoustic violist Nyack, NY Marc Neikrug Pianist Artistic Director Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Santa Fe, NM Christopher Paddack (Layperson) Arts Patron Washington, DC Dallas Tidwell Clarinetist Associate Professor University of Louisville Louisville, KY American Masterpieces: Chamber Music, Panel B1 January 25, 2008 John Gilbreath Executive Director Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle Seattle, WA Helen Haynes Director of Cultural Affairs Montgomery County Community College Philadelphia, PA Kay Logan (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Alexandria, VA Martha Mooke Composer, Electro-acoustic Violist Nyack, NY Joan Squires President Omaha Performing Arts Omaha, NE Dallas Tidwell Clarinetist Associate Professor University of Louisville Louisville, KY American Masterpieces: Chamber Music, Panel B2 January 25, 2008 Helen Haynes Director of Cultural Affairs Montgomery County Community College Philadelphia, PA Kay Logan (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Alexandria, VA Martha Mooke Composer, Electro-acoustic Violist Nyack, NY Joan Squires President Omaha Performing Arts Omaha, NE American Masterpieces: Chamber Music, Panel B3 January 25, 2008 Helen Haynes Director of Cultural Affairs Montgomery County Community College Philadelphia, PA Kay Logan (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Alexandria, VA Joan Squires President Omaha Performing Arts Omaha, NE

2009 NEA Jazz Masters Teleconference Panel A January 29, 2008 (via teleconference)

Toshiko Akiyoshi NEA Jazz Master Pianist, bandleader, composer-arranger New York, NY William Barke (Layperson) CEO Pearson Higher Education Arts & Sciences Chair, Pearson Canada Cambridge, MA Locksley “Slide” Hampton NEA Jazz Master Composer-arranger, trombonist, bandleader East Orange, NJ Ramsey Lewis NEA Jazz Master Pianist, radio and television host Chicago, IL Nancy Wilson NEA Jazz Master Vocalist, radio and television host Pioneertown, CA

2009 NEA Jazz Masters Panel B A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy January 29, 2008 (via teleconference)

Toshiko Akiyoshi NEA Jazz Master Pianist, bandleader, composer-arranger New York, NY William Barke (Layperson) Chief Executive Officer Pearson Higher Education Arts & Sciences Chairman Pearson Canada Cambridge, MA Michael Cuscuna Jazz musician Founder and President Mosaic Record Label Stamford, CT Gunther Schuller NEA Jazz Master Composer, writer, educator Newton Centre, MA A.B. Spellman Author, poet, critic, and lecturer Former NEA Deputy Chairman Washington, DC Herb Wong Jazz journalist, critic, historian and record producer Artistic Director Jazz in the Meadow (Atherton, CA) Menlo Park, CA