Successfully serving Monterey County
families since 1989
Phone: 831-402-2946
Staff and Instructors Biographies
 James Paoletti - Artistic DirectorJames Paoletti has been the Artistic Director for Orchestra in the Schools since 1990. He earned his BA and MA in Music Education with a minor in Tuba Performance at California State University at Los Angeles. His career as a music educator spans 35 years in the Los Angeles area and at the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. Mr. Paoletti has conducted the Monterey Symphony, Monterey Symphony Chorus, Youth Music Monterey County Youth Orchestra (YMMC), and the Monterey Pops! |  Sharon HalvorsonProgram Coordinator |
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 Don DallyString Instructor |  Bob DaviesDouble Bass Instructor |
 Kevin JordanBand Instructor |  Robert McNamaraGuitar Instructor |
STAFF
James Paoletti, CEO/Artistic Director
Sharon Halvorson, Program Coordinator
For more information about
our program,
please contact Sharon Halvorson at
info@OrchestraintheSchools.org
.
James Paoletti - Artistic DirectorJames Paoletti has been the Artistic Director for Orchestra in the Schools since 1990. He earned his BA and MA in Music Education with a minor in Tuba Performance at California State University at Los Angeles. His career as a music educator spans 39 years in the Los Angeles area, MPUSD and Stevenson School. Mr. Paoletti has conducted the Monterey Symphony, Monterey Symphony Chorus, Youth Music Monterey County Youth Orchestra (YMMC), and the Monterey Pops! | Sharon HalvorsonProgram Coordinator |
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Don DallyString Instructor | Bob DaviesDouble Bass Instructor |
Kevin JordanBand Instructor | Robert McNamaraGuitar Instructor |
Endowment Fund
Orchestra in the Schools recently established an Endowment Fund with the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). Our Community Foundation is ranked among the top 100 Community Foundations in the US based upon asset size. CFMC’s annual average investment return over the past five years was 5.1%.
The goal of OITS is to grow its Endowment Fund to $300,000 to create an annual cash flow supporting operating expenses. We believe this is an achievable goal as we reach out to potential donors and showcase all that OITS continues to accomplish by engaging young people in the expressive art of music.
Why establish an endowment? An endowment can provide fiscal stability and longevity for our successful and innovative program: Inspiring Success for all Children through Music.
Donations can be made as cash, stocks, IRA rollover funds, named in a will or trust. Your generous donation will help sustain OITS in the years to come.
How to make cash donations: Make your check payable to: Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). Write “OITS Endowment” in the memo line.
Send it to: CFMC 2354 Garden Road, Monterey CA, 93940
2019 Endowment Committee of the Board of Directors of OITS, Inc:
Louise Berry Chairperson.
Make your check payable to: Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). Write “OITS Endowment” in the memo line.
Send it to: CFMC 2354 Garden Road, Monterey CA, 93940
OITS is a 501 (c) (3) corporation established in 2014 EIN# 46-4271913
