Supporting Ravinia and our Reach Teach Play® education and community programs

Saturday, May 17, 2025
at Ravinia Festival

Hosted by the Ravinia Associates Board

Thank you to all who attended and supported Ravinia and Reach Teach Play!

Watch our featured video from the event, spotlighting the Jazz Mentor Program and how the student Jazz Scholars—alongside alums and Chicago’s veteran musicians—are shaping the future of jazz.


Supporting Music Education

All proceeds benefit Ravinia and our Reach Teach Play programs, which serve over 20,000 students annually in Lake and Cook Counties year-round. Ravinia opens doors to the positive impact of music through Reach Teach Play, providing children and families in underserved schools and communities with live performances and music education programs where they learn and live, as well as at Ravinia.

Make a Donation

Please email us at associates@ravinia.org with any questions.

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Honoring Music Education’s Leaders

In addition to raising money and awareness for Ravinia’s music education programs, Music Matters annually recognizes inspirational philanthropic and educational leaders. In 2025, the Associates honor Ravinia Trustee Audrey L. Weaver for her generous, lifelong dedication to supporting Ravinia, especially the festival’s performances and the Reach Teach Play music education and community engagement programs.

2025 Honoree Audrey L. Weaver

Born in Chicago and later raised in Highland Park and Winnetka, Audrey spent her summers as a young child gathered with her family on Ravinia’s lawn to enjoy the world’s greatest musicians. Throughout her life, she has been a tremendous supporter of all facets of Ravinia’s mission, from the Reach Teach Play and Steans Institute programs to memorable concert and Ravinia Music Box experiences, as well as foundational initiatives like the Building the Future of Reach Teach Play campaign. Most recently, she has emerged as a leader of Ravinia’s current Setting the Stages campaign, ensuring that the park’s ability to present best-in-class music experiences will be advanced and maintained for generations to come. We look forward to celebrating her at the park that she has enriched as home.


2025 Music Matters Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor:

Evergreen Real Estate Group

Program Benefactor:

GATXIllinois Tool Works

Community Benefactors:

Baker TillyFortune Brands InnovationsGoldman Sachs AYCOMiller Cooper & Co.Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck LLPShureUS Bank

School Benefactors:

Clark Baird Smith LLP

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Mid-America Real Estate Corp.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

In-Kind Support:

Gold Coast EventsTerlato

Media Support:

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If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact associates@ravinia.org or 847‑266‑5052.