Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Musique Sur La Mer students provide musical performances, as a culmination of the many practice sessions and musical lessons, that give an opportunity for expression and development of the individual who participate in the performances.2025 Achievments 1. Collected over $100,000 in instruments to be distributed to music students and professional musicians who lost their instruments in the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Fires and to local children in need and local schools. So far, we have distributed approximately $70,000 worth of instruments to fire victims and local school children in the Long Beach/Los Alamitos/Seal Beach area. The balance of instruments have been carried over to be distributed in 2026.2. We celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras with a glorious concert and receiption. Broadway superstar Sarah Uriarte Berry sang with the orchestra. Honorees included: The RuMBa Foundation, The Port of Long Beach, The Arts Council for Long Beach, The Downtown Long Beach Business alliance, Run Seal Beach, the City of Long Beach, Park Bixby Tower, Gary and Julie Landis, Tom and Hattie Stretz and former MSLMYSO members of note who have contributed greatly to humanity, Kael Ceasar Sharp, Leah Heit and Christine Megorden.3. MSLMO supplied 9 concerts for economically disadvantaged senior citizens in the Long Beach/Los Angeles area.4. Free public concerts and events included:-Halloween Spooktacular Concert-Dia de Los Muertos Concert-Musique Sur La Mer-ry Holiday Concerts-International Celebration of Diversity and Friendship Festival and Concert-Autumn and Spring Family Concerts-Summer Concert Series including the Musique Sur La Mer String Quartet, Hommel Jazz Quartet and Musique Sur La Mer Chamber Orchestra5. Six free music master classes and workshops for music students grades 5-12 for violin, viola, cello, woodwinds, chamber ensembles and rhythm6. Awarded People's Choice Award for both Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras and Musica De La Playa aka Long Beach Youth Mariachis7. Awarded commendation from Major Rex Richardson8. MSLMO Director Marcy Sudock participated in the Starling-DeLay Violin Symposium at the Juilliard School of Music Day May 20259. MSLMO Director Marcy Sudock was invited and accepted as a board member of CAl-ASTA American String Teachers Association10. MSLMYSO auditioned and will be performing a full 75-90 minute concert in the world famous Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica in June 202611. MSMYSO will be participating in the International Music Cultural Exchange Program in Costa Rica in June 202612. Our four graduating seniors were all accepted and awarded substantial scholarships into every university in which they applied-Karen Li - music major, violin, Carnegie Mellon-Ace Kluwe - art major, Chicago Art Institute-Angelo Filemon Atendio Santos - music major, UCSD-Celeste Alfaro - biology major, Chapman University13. Former concertmaster of MSLMYSO Julian Leon performed his junior year recital in San Francisco through the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He will be applying to the Juilliard School of Music for his masters degree. 14. MSLMO's Long Beach Youth Mariachis aka Musica de la Playa performed for the State of the City in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.6%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings