• A note from Tracy Stanciel and Lenese Reynolds
• An offer to save 20% on tickets to Samara Joy at Ravinia
• The 2024/25 CSO AAN Season
• Ways to stay connected!

Dear AAN Members,

As the 2024/25 Season approaches, we have a new CSO African American Network Advisory Board! This new board is full of enthusiastic people who bring a wealth of knowledge, talent and passion for music to the CSO AAN. Here is a complete list of our amazing board members:

Tracy Stanciel, chair
Lenese Reynolds, vice chair
Jessie Montgomery, AAN ambassador
Barbara Wright-Pryor, AAN ambassador
Renée Baker, AAN artistic consultant

We are looking forward to an amazing season, and we hope that you will join us! Keep an eye on your inbox on Tuesday, September 10, for some exciting AAN news about the upcoming season. We hope that you continue to have a wonderful summer.

Tracy A. Stanciel, chair
Lenese Reynolds, vice chair
CSO African American Network Advisory Board

The 24-year-old jazz phenom Samara Joy makes her Ravinia debut following the release of her first album on Verve Records, Linger Awhile. That record reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, after Joy won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and was named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. “Listening to Joy’s approach is a revelation,” says All About Jazz. “The ease with which her voice moves, her ability to sing with and without vibrato ... her phrasing is always spot-on.” Joy’s distinct vocal stylings have already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King.

Receive 20% off tickets by using promo code JOY24 when purchasing reserved seats, only at ravinia.org.

While supplies last. Orders are subject to a transaction fee. Offer may not be applied to previously purchased tickets or combined with other offers and does not include Discover Reserved Lawn seating. Onsite parking, food, beverages and chair rentals are sold separately.

For more information on upcoming AAN events or to find out how to get involved, email Alyssa Greenberg, Audience Engagement Manager, at greenberga@cso.org.

Forward this newsletter to someone who might be interested in joining the African American Network! Membership is free and members enjoy access to exclusive special events and ticket offers.