February 2012: Ravel & Beethoven at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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10 things we absolutely love about being Atlanta’s Symphony Orchestra:

10. We get to bring live performances of great music to more than 400,000 people every year. Thanks for making us a part of your life.

9. In addition to our concert audiences, our donors make it possible for us to bring the power of music to bear on the lives of more than 50,000 Atlanta students and their teachers every year. What an opportunity!

8. Last year’s graduating seniors from the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra were offered over $5 million in scholarships and scored an average on 2041 on the SAT. We like to think we played at least a small role in their success.

7. The participants in our nationally acclaimed Talent Development Program boast an annual high school graduation rate of 100 percent. Last year’s graduates are now at Juilliard, Harvard, and Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. We’re proud of their accomplishments and of our ability to nurture their talents.

6. We get to partner with many of Atlanta’s most iconic businesses: Delta, Coke, UPS, the Home Depot, the Falcons, and many, many more.

5. Our individual donors may be few in number (barely 2.4 percent of our audiences), but they are wonderfully generous. Members of the Atlanta Symphony Associates, the Patron Partnership, and donors at the Appassionato level, are simply superb.

4. Our partnerships and collaborations with other Atlanta institutions — Morehouse College, Spelman College, Emory and Georgia State, the Latin American Association, to name only a few — are vibrant and integral to who we are.

3. We are part of the Woodruff Arts Center, the only major arts center in the nation that incorporates music, theatre, visual arts and arts education under one roof. What a statement about our city’s vision and values.

2. We go away — to rave reviews for our performances at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall and elsewhere — but we always come home again, because ...

1. Atlantans love live music! We proudly present, in the span of a few weeks, Leila Josefowicz and James Gaffigan, Robert Spano and Donald Runnicles, Bernadette Peters and Chris Botti — playing and singing everything from the classics to Broadway — and all for you.

Thank you for supporting your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Wishing you all the best,

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Music Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,

is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects

Mr. Spano’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of

American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Gandolfi and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which

have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and

Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Mr. Spano has led the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles. Mr. Spano was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year.

In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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YEFIM BRONFMAN, pianoSunday, March 4, 2012 | 3PM | $65Yefim Bronfman redefines the meaning of virtuosity,combining formidable strength and brilliance withnatural sensitivity and grace, rendering performancesof exceptional intelligence and elegance.

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It’s a cliché to talk about couples who finish eachother’ssentences.TheAtlantaSymphonyOrchestra’sPrincipalBassRalphJonesandAssociatePrincipalBassGloriaJones,whowillhavebeenmarriedfor28

yearsthisMay,finisheachother’smusicalphrasing.“Wehavethesameconceptofhowlongorshortsomethingshouldbe,”saysGloria,48.“Wereallyblend...”

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“Andvice-versa,”saysGloria.Becausethefirstandsecondchairdoublebass,oneofseveralcouplesintheOrchestra,reallydofinisheachother’ssentences,too.

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Robert Spano, Music DirectorDonald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Series ConcertsThursday, Friday and Saturday, February 2, 3 and 4, 2012, at 8 p.m.

Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Gabriela Montero, Piano

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) (1908) I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty) II. Petit Poucet (Hop-o’ My Thumb) III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas) IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast) V. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden)

LUDwIg VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37 (1803) I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo. Allegro INTerMISSION

ANTONíN DVORáK (1841-1904) Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88 (1889) I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Allegro ma non troppo

“InsIde the MusIc” preview of the concert, thursday at 7 p.m., presented by Ken Meltzer, Atlanta symphony Orchestra Insider and Program Annotator.

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solo pianos used by the Atlanta symphony Orchestra are gifts of the Atlanta steinway society and in memory of david Goldwasser. the hamburg steinway piano is a gift received by the Atlanta symphony Orchestra in honor of Rosi Fiedotin.

the Yamaha custom six-quarter tuba is a gift received by the Atlanta symphony Orchestra in honor of Principal tuba player Michael Moore from the Antinori Foundation.

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notes on the ProgramBy Ken Meltzer

Ma mère l’oye (1908)

MAURICE RAVEL was born in ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées, France, on March 7, 1875, and died in Paris, France, on december 28, 1937. the first performance of the original piano duet version of Ma mère l’oye took place on April 20, 1910, at the Paris salle Gaveau. Ma mère l’oye is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, english horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, timpani, celeste, orchestra bells, bass drum, xylophone, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is seventeen minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription performances: March 9 and 10, 1961, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most recent ASO Classical Subscription performances (Complete Ballet): February 22 and 24, 2008, Oliver Knussen, Conductor.

Maurice Ravel’s Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), subtitled Five Pieces for Children, first appeared as a series of miniatures for piano four hands. Ravel

composed the duets in 1908 as a surprise gift for Mimi and Jean, children of his dear friends, Ida and Jean Godebski. Ravel loved to play with young Mimi and Jean, and often delighted them with his animated readings of various Mother Goose tales.

three years after composing the original piano work, Ravel orchestrated Ma mère l’oye. Finally, Ravel was commissioned to create a Ma mère l’oye ballet that received its premiere at the théâtre des Arts in Paris on January 28, 1912. For the ballet, Ravel added a Prelude, another scene, and interludes connecting the various episodes.

Ravel noted: “(m)y intention of awakening the poetry of childhood in these pieces naturally led me to simplify my style and thin out my writing.” despite Ravel’s typically self-effacing posture, there is nothing simple about the magical atmosphere and charm he masterfully conjures in these exquisite miniatures, particularly when heard in their orchestral guise.

this concert features Ravel’s orchestration of the original five-movement work.

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty) — twenty bars of the most delicate music, featuring woodwinds and muted strings, set the stage for the remaining tales.

II. Petit Poucet (Hop-o’ My Thumb) — In the preface to this movement, Ravel includes the following excerpt from the Perrault fairy tale:

he believed that he would easily find his way by means of the breadcrumbs that he had strewn wherever he had passed; but he was greatly surprised when he could not find a single crumb; the birds had come and eaten them all.

Muted violins trace hop-o’ My thumb’s footsteps in the forest, as the oboe sings a lovely tune. Ravel recreates the sounds of the ravenous birds through a masterful combination of strings and woodwinds.


III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas) — A beautiful princess is horribly transformed by an evil witch (later she is rescued by a prince). In his score, Ravel includes the following excerpt from the fairy tale:

she undressed and went into the bath. the Pagodas and Pagodines began to sing and play on instruments; some had theorbos made of walnut shells; some had violas made of almond shells, for they were obliged to proportion the instruments to their figure.

Ravel’s fascination with Asian music is reflected in the use of pentatonic scales and sonorities that recall gamelan ensembles. Again, the music is of the utmost delicacy.

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast) — the Beauty takes note of the Beast’s kind heart that makes him, somehow, less unattractive. the Beast pleads with the Beauty to marry him. At first the Beauty declines, but finally agrees. suddenly, the Beast disappears and is replaced by a handsome prince “more beautiful than cupid.”

the Beauty is portrayed by an elegant waltz, first played by the solo clarinet. A rumbling contrabassoon voices the Beast’s entreaties. A shimmering harp glissando depicts the magical transformation of the Beast, now represented in his princely form by a romantic solo violin.

V. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden) — Ma mère l’oye concludes with a glorious evocation of the awakening of the Fairy Garden. the strings introduce a simple, yet hauntingly affecting melody. the movement grows in splendor, as Ravel’s Mother Goose reaches its shimmering and elegant resolution.

Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37 (1803)

LUDwIg VAN BEETHOVEN was baptized in Bonn, Germany, on december 17, 1770, and died in Vienna, Austria, on March 26, 1827. the first performance of the Piano concerto no. 3 took place in Vienna on April 5, 1803, at the theater-an-der-Wien, with the composer as soloist. In addition to the solo piano, the c-minor concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-four minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: January 18, 1951, Hugh Hodgson, Piano, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: September 25, 27 and 28, 2008, Emanuel Ax, Piano, Robert Spano, Conductor.

Beethoven, Schikaneder and the Theater-an-der -wien

Vienna’s magnificent theater-an-der-Wien was the creation of actor emanuel schikaneder, the librettist for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1791 opera The

Magic Flute. schikaneder also sang the role of the bird-catcher Papageno at the opera’s premiere.

While schikaneder obtained his building permit in 1786, the theater-an-der-Wien did not open until June 13, 1801. schikaneder, an astute businessman, sought methods to compete


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with the established Burgtheater and Kärntnertor theaters in Vienna. In 1803, schikaneder scored a massive coup when he convinced Ludwig van Beethoven to present concerts at his theater-an-der-Wien. schikaneder also provided Beethoven and his brother carl with lodgings in the theater building, commencing in the spring of 1803.

An announcement in the Wiener Zeitung on March 22, 1803, heralded Beethoven’s inaugural theater-an-der-Wien concert:

NOTICE

On the 4th of April Herr Ludwig van Beethoven will produce a new Oratorio set to music by him

Christus am Oelberge

in the I.R. Privil. Theater-an-der-Wien. The other pieces to be performed will be announced on the large billboard.

the “other pieces” included Beethoven’s First symphony, as well as the world premieres of his second symphony and third Piano concerto. the length of this program pales in comparison with the legendary epic december 22, 1808 concert, featuring the world premieres of Beethoven’s Fifth and sixth symphonies, his Fourth Piano concerto and Choral Fantasy, as well as four movements from his Mass in c, and the soprano aria “Ah! Perfido.” still, the program, delayed until April 5, featured two and one half hours of music.

“A terrible rehearsal”

It’s not surprising that the energy and patience of the musicians were strained to their limits. Ferdinand Ries described the final rehearsal, which began on the day of the concert at 8:00 in the morning:

It was a terrible rehearsal, and at half past two everybody was exhausted and more or less dissatisfied. Prince Karl Lichnowsky, who had attended the rehearsal from the beginning, sent out for large baskets of buttered bread, cold meat and wine. he warmly invited everyone to help himself, which was done with both hands, with the result that the warm atmosphere was restored.

After tempers had calmed, Lichnowsky convinced the musicians to continue with a rehearsal that lasted almost to the beginning of the concert itself.

Beethoven served as conductor for the entire program. he was also the piano soloist in his c-minor Piano concerto. A reviewer in the Zeitung für die Elegante Welt opined that Beethoven “did not perform (the concerto) to the complete satisfaction of the public.”

If the critic’s view was accurate, the explanation may well be found in this account of the performance by Beethoven’s pupil Ignaz von seyfried:

In the playing of the concerto movements he asked me to turn the pages for him; but — heaven help me! — that was easier said then done. I saw almost nothing but empty leaves; at the most on one page or the other



a few egyptian hieroglyphs wholly unintelligible to me scribbled down to serve as clues for him; for he played nearly all the solo part from memory, since, as was so often the case, he had not had time to put it all down on paper. he gave me a secret glance whenever he was at the end of one of the invisible pages and my scarcely concealable anxiety not to miss the decisive moment amused him greatly and he laughed heartily at the jovial supper that we ate afterwards.

sketches for the c-minor concerto indicate that Beethoven may have begun composition of the work as early as 1797. the manuscript bears the following notation: “concerto 1800 da L. v. Beethoven.” nevertheless, as previously noted, the solo part was not fully transcribed even by the time of the 1803 premiere.

the c-minor concerto is a work that reflects the transition from the haydn and Mozart-influenced works of Beethoven’s early period to the more heroic output of the middle portion of his career. the stormy opening movement looks forward to another work in the key of c minor, the immortal Fifth symphony (1808). the Largo recalls first-hand accounts describing Beethoven’s ability to move audiences to tears through the sheer beauty of his playing. the finale, on the other hand, reveals a humorous side of the composer that is too often forgotten.

Musical Analysis

I. Allegro con brio — the strings, answered by the winds, softly introduce the ascending and descending opening theme. soon the orchestra presents a vigorous statement of the theme (this is one of several times in this movement that Beethoven employs sharply contrasting dynamics to great effect). the strings present a more genial second theme. echoes of the opening theme return to conclude the orchestral exposition. the soloist’s exposition begins with a series of ascending flourishes and a bold statement of the opening theme, again quickly juxtaposed with softer dynamics. Once the soloist enters, he is clearly the focus of the proceedings, but the orchestra hardly serves as mere accompanist, frequently engaging in lively exchanges with the pianist. the mysterious development section — sotto voce for the most part — is based upon the opening theme. A vigorous cascade of notes by the soloist introduces a varied recapitulation of the principal themes. the soloist’s cadenza is followed by a brief but highly dramatic coda.

II. Largo — the opening of the stunningly beautiful Largo — indeed virtually the entire movement — is a tender dialogue for piano and orchestra. the soloist enters with a hushed and expansive statement, to which the orchestra, featuring muted strings, responds. the central section presents the soloist’s flowing arpeggios as counterpoint to statements by the woodwinds. A descending passage by the pianist leads to a reprise of the opening section. the soloist is prominent in the Largo’s closing pages, offering a series of scales and a brief cadenza. the concluding fortissimo chord disturbs the reverie and prepares the audience for the high spirits of the ensuing Rondo.

III. Rondo. Allegro — the finale, a beguiling combination of rondo and sonata forms, opens with the soloist’s introduction of the angular principal theme. A series of orchestral

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fanfares, in tandem with ascending flourishes by the pianist, seems to portend a grand, dramatic passage. What follows instead is the playful, descending, subsidiary theme. this is just one of many surprises in a remarkably inventive movement — another is the sudden appearance of a rather pastoral interlude. A fugato section leads to a brief passage for the soloist, and finally, a reprise of the principal and subsidiary themes. Beethoven saves his most delicious surprise for the conclusion. A grand orchestral statement and cadenza by the soloist are followed by a transformation of the principal theme into a skipping, 6/8 Presto, capped by a joyous race to the finish.

Symphony No. 8 in g Major, Opus 88 (1889)

ANTONíN DVORáK was born in Mühlhausen, Bohemia (now nelahozeves, the czech Republic), on september 8, 1841, and died in Prague on May 1, 1904. the first performance of the symphony no. 8 took place in Prague on February 2, 1890, with the composer conducting the Prague national theater Orchestra. the eighth symphony is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, english horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-six minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: October 30, 1951, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: February 25, 26 and 27, 2010, Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor.

“The melodies simply pour out of me”

While working on his Piano Quartet, Opus 87, czech composer Antonín dvorák told his friend, Alois Göbl: “It’s going unexpectedly easily and

the melodies simply pour out of me.” On August 26, 1889, one week after finishing the Piano Quartet, dvorák began work on his symphony in G Major. And it appears a similar level of inspiration attended the new orchestral work. dvorák began to note ideas for the symphony, and started the composition sketch on september 6. dvorák completed the sketches for all four movements by september 23, and finished the orchestration on november 8.

On February 2, 1890, dvorák conducted the Prague national theater Orchestra in the premiere of his eighth symphony. A few months later, the composer again presented the symphony in honor of his election as Member of the Franz Josef Academy for science, Literature and Art in Prague. On June 16, 1891, the university of cambridge bestowed an honorary doctorate of Music upon dvorák, who again offered his G-Major symphony in commemoration of the event.

the eighth symphony proved to be the source of an unfortunate rift between dvorák and his German publisher, simrock. dvorák had previously granted simrock the right of first refusal for publication of all his works. despite the success of dvorák’s seventh in London, Vienna and Berlin, simrock was not convinced that the czech composer’s symphonies were


profitable. simrock offered 1,000 marks to publish the eighth symphony, one-sixth of the fee paid for the seventh. dvorák interpreted this low offer as an outright refusal. novello in england published dvorák’s G-Major in 1892. Because of the cambridge performance and publication by novello, the G-Major has, from time to time, been referred to as dvorák’s “english” symphony.

Of course, there is nothing particularly english about the music of dvorák’s eighth symphony. As with most of his works, the G-Major symphony is brimming with the influence of czech folk melodies and rhythms. It is also in many ways highly innovative, suggesting new possibilities for traditional symphonic forms. According to dvorák biographer, Otakar sourek, the composer (by his own admission) consciously strove to create “a work different from his other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way.” this, dvorák achieved in the context of energetic and optimistic music, bursting with unforgettable melodies.

Musical Analysis

I. Allegro con brio — the symphony begins with a somber introduction, played by the winds and cellos. this music serves as a unifying force throughout the movement, returning as a bridge to the development and recapitulation of the principal themes. Out of the shadows emerges the sprightly main theme, first played by the solo flute and soon, triumphantly, by the full orchestra. the flutes and clarinets, over triplet string accompaniment, play the minor-key second theme the woodwinds then introduce a pianissimo, chorale-like melody, played with great force by the entire orchestra. A stormy, contrapuntal development leads to the english horn’s recapitulation of the initial theme. the other themes return in sequence. the movement concludes with a brief, dramatic coda, prominently featuring the brass and timpani.

II. Adagio — the slow movement, in rather free form, presents a series of episodes essentially based on upon the opening four-note motif, consisting of rising sixteenth-note triplets and a quarter note. especially captivating is an extended c-Major episode with a shimmering espressivo violin solo. the Adagio explores a variety of moods and colors before achieving its peaceful conclusion.

III. Allegretto grazioso — Instead of the scherzo then in fashion, the third movement is in the character of a melancholy waltz. the first violins sing the principal melody, closely related to its counterpart in the Adagio. the lilting, major-key trio prominently features the woodwinds. the traditional repeat of the waltz leads to an unexpectedly joyful Coda (Molto vivace) in 2/4 time, serving as a bridge to the finale.

IV. Allegro ma non troppo — A trumpet call heralds the opening of the final movement. the cellos introduce the theme that serves as the basis for a series of diverse and often thrilling variations. In the midst of the variations, the trumpet-call motif returns. A series of lyrical variations finally yields to a jubilant coda (Tempo I), as the G-Major symphony dashes to a rousing close.

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THOMAS wILKINS, Conductor

T homas Wilkins is the music director of the Omaha symphony, a position he has held since

2005. Additionally, he is principal guest conductor of the hollywood Bowl Orchestra and was recently appointed the youth and family concerts conductor for the Boston symphony Orchestra. Past positions have included resident conductor of the detroit symphony, the Florida Orchestra (tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond symphony (Virginia). he served on the music faculties of north Park university (chicago), the university of tennessee in chattanooga and Virginia commonwealth university in Richmond.

committed to promoting a lifelong enthusiasm for music, thomas brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. For his significant contribution to the children of tampa Bay, the Pinellas county Music educators Association named him a 1998 Friend of the Arts; the hillsborough county elementary Music educators recognized him as 1998 Music educator of the Year.

during his conducting career, thomas has been featured with orchestras throughout the united states, including the dallas symphony, cleveland Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, houston symphony and the national symphony in Washington, d.c. he is also a frequent guest conductor with the Baltimore symphony, the new Jersey symphony, the Indianapolis symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recently he debuted with the utah symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Rochester (n.Y.) and Rhode Island philharmonic orchestras.

thomas serves as a director at large for the Greater Omaha chamber of commerce, and has served on the board of directors of such organizations as the center Against spouse Abuse in tampa Bay, and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Academy Preparatory center for education, both in st. Petersburg. currently, he serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James charitable endowment Fund.

A native of norfolk, Va., thomas earned his bachelor of music education degree from the shenandoah conservatory of Music in 1978. In 1982, he was awarded a master of music degree in orchestral conducting from the new england conservatory of Music in Boston. thomas and his wife, sheri-Lee, reside in Omaha with their twin daughters, erica and nicole.

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gABRIELA MONTERO, Piano

g abriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a

quickly expanding audience and devoted following around the world. “I connect to my audience in a completely unique way — and they connect with me. Because improvisation is such a huge part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous way I can express myself.” today, in both recital and after performing a concerto, Gabriela often invites her audience to ask for a melody for improvisations.

Ms. Montero’s engagements include acclaimed performances with the new York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic at the hollywood Bowl, san Francisco symphony, Pittsburgh symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival hall, Rotterdam Philharmonic, WdR sinfonieorchestre Koln. In recital she has appeared in Berlin, Frankfurt, dresden, hamburg, Klavier Festival Ruhr, salzburg Festival, Koln Philharmonie, tonhalle dusseldorf, Istanbul International Festival, Kennedy center and Library of congress in Washington, d.c., Ravinia Festival, national Arts centre Ottawa, Orchard hall tokyo and at the ‘Progetto Martha Argerich’ Festival in Lugano, where she is invited annually.

Ms. Montero’s 2011-12 season highlights include debuts with the cleveland Orchestra, both in cleveland and on tour, as well as the Atlanta symphony Orchestra. In addition she returns to Pittsburgh for performances with the Pittsburgh symphony Orchestra. In europe she recently toured with the Academy of st. Martin in the Fields and performs with Vienna Radio Orchestra and the Zurich chamber Orchestra.

she has long had a desire to take her improvisations to the next logical step of composition. Gabriela has enthusiastically embarked on this new phase of her career by composing ExPatria for piano and orchestra. her composition received its premiere performance in London and on tour in Germany with the Academy of st. Martin in the Fields orchestra. In these concerts, her multifaceted talents were featured along with her new work as she performed Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto and her legendary solo improvisations.

Ms. Montero’s recordings for eMI classics includes music by Rachmaninov, chopin and Liszt, and a second of her deeply felt and technically brilliant improvisations. her eMI cd Bach and Beyond is a complete disc of improvisations on themes by Bach, which topped the charts for several months. In February 2008 her follow-up eMI recording of improvisations, Baroque, was nominated for a Grammy Award and released with great critical acclaim; it received five-star reviews from BBc Music Magazine and classic FM. Gabriela’s most recent recording, Solatino, released by eMI classics in January, is devoted to works by Latin American composers.

Born in caracas Venezuela, Gabriela gave her first public performance at age 5. At 8, she made her concerto debut with the simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra conducted by Jose Antonio Abreu and was granted a scholarship from the Venezuelan Government to study in the united states. she resides in Massachusetts with her two daughters.

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GundersenMichael HandCarol & Thomas J. HannerMr. Harald R. HansenPhil & Lisa HartleyJohn & Martha HeadKenneth R. HeyAlan & Lucy HinmanMr. Ray Inglett, Jr.William L. & Sally S. Jorden Mr. & Mrs. Gert KampferDr. Naomi M. Kirkman-BeyMr. & Mrs. John L. LathamDr. & Mrs. John E. LeeJ. Bancroft LesesneMrs. Jay LevineMr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey

Mrs. Joan LipsonMr. Carlos E. LopezThomas & Marianne MabryMr. Charles S. MannNancy & Larry MansfieldMr. & Mrs. James H.

Matthews, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. William

McClatcheyMolly McDonald

& Jonathan GelberMr. Larry McIntireMrs. Dorothy H. MillerMr. Gene & Dr. Rhonda

MilnerFrank M. MongerMr. & Mrs. Frank MurrayKent C. Nelson & Ann StarrMr. Joseph O’DonnellMs. Ann PaskyMr. Christopher D. Rex

& Dr. Martha WilkinsMr. Tom B. ReynoldsMs. Paige RileyMr. & Mrs. Clyde A. RodbellMr. William H. Runge IIIMs. Pierrette Scanavino

Dr. Jason SchneiderMr. & Mrs. Samuel R.

ShapiroMr. Jerry L. Siegel

& Dr. AnnRita L. HaderMrs. J. Lucian Smith*Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas T.

Spina, Jr.Michael D. Stargel, MDDr. & Mrs. Richard G. StilesLinda Martinson

& Andrew C. StrattonMr. & Mrs. David L. TaylorBill & Judy VogelMr. Charles Vorndran

& Mr. Wade HodgeFalcon IP CapitalClay & Mary Jo WarnerRussell F. WinchNed & Melissa WinsorMr. & Mrs. Donn WrightMs. Patrice M. Wright- LewisHolly & Marty YorkChuck & Pat YoungThe Zaban Foundation, Inc.

$750+Mr. & Mrs. Ralph BassSusan & Jack BertramDr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Paul L.

DillinghamJudge & Mrs. Jack EtheridgeAlma R. GarretteMr. Charles E. GriffinMrs. John R. Hall

Betty L. Hammack & Charles Meredith, M.D.

Helen & Edward M. HatchMs. Linda HinesDr. Harry L. KeyserlingMs. Deborah A. MarloweMr. & Mrs. Joseph D.

McDonald*Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany

David & Teresa MurrayRichard S. & Winifred B.

MyrickGene & Mary Kay Poland*John P. PoolerMr. & Mrs. Richard

SchweitzerMr. & Mrs. Patrick ScullinDr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions

Pat & Jim ShoopDr. Odessa K. SpragginsMs. Martha B. Stephens

& Ms. Linda B. AugustMr. Jermaine TrottThomas R. WebbBrooke & Winston

WeinmannNancy J. Young

$500+Anonymous (3)Mr. & Mrs. Aaron I. AlembikMs. Margaret AllenMr. & Mrs. John G. AlstonMr. & Mrs. Chris F. BachelderAsad BasheyIn memory of Leigh BaierDr. & Mrs. Jerome B.

BlumenthalC.J. Bolster & Barbara PetitMr. Robert BouletShirley P. BowerMr. & Mrs. L. Travis

Brannon, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Breer*Mr. & Mrs. Weyman V. BrownMr. & Mrs. Rod D. Bunn

Mr. Michael P. BurnsDr. David M. CantrellDon & Bev ChapmanDr. & Mrs. William

Clarkson IVDr. & Mrs. Malcolm H.

Cole, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David Corts, Jr.Dr. Anna L. Crawford &

Dr. Barbara ThomasonMs. Delia T. CrouchChristine & Trey DavisMr. Philip DelantyMr. & Mrs. Kevin S. DenneyDouglas & Camille DuerrDrs. Bryan & Norma EdwardsDr. & Mrs. Norman L. Elliott

Dr. & Mrs Bruce Lee EvattR. Fenton-MayMs. Nancy Field

& Mr. Michael SchulderNola FrinkRepresentative Pat Gardner

& Mr. Jerry GardnerMichael & Deborah GeraceMr. & Mrs. Edward T.

Gignoux, Jr.*Mr. & Mrs. Carl C. GilchristMr. & Mrs. Harry L.

Gilham, Jr.David M. GittelmanDr. & Mrs. Howard C. GloverMr. Harold GorvyDr. & Mrs. Carl Grafton

John E. GrahamMr. Sam GriffithDr. & Mrs. Timothy A. GrubbDr. & Mrs. C.R. HarperSamuel H. HarrisonFrances L. HarroldMrs. Charlotte T. HarveyMr. Walter B. HarveyDr. & Mrs. J. Rhodes HavertyMs. Susan V. HerrinMs. Suellen HendersonRichard L. Henneman

& Janet L. FathMr. Harvey & Dr. Sarah HillDr. James H. Hipkens

& Mr. Robert LamyMr. & Mrs. J. Mac Holladay

support



$500+ continued

James E. HonkiszLyman & Susan HurdBarry HymanJane JerdenMr. & Mrs. Lynn H. JohnstonMr. & Mrs. Andrew T. JonesMr. & Mrs. Milton H.

Jones, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. KauffmanMr. & Mrs. Blaine Kelley, Jr.Mrs. Carol KemkerMr. William J.

& Mrs. Betty Lynn KirwanThomas B. KochDr. & Mrs. Ron KogerMiss Florence KopleffMr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. KraftThe Honorable & Mrs.

John S. Langford, Jr.Ms. Katherine LarderMr. Terri LawsonJun-Ching LinJoanne LincolnMs. Teresa A. LindMr. & Mrs. Allen H. LipisSheri & Rick Long*Richard H. LoweMr. & Mrs. Paul LukasiewiczMr. Richard LyonMr. Noble MalequeMr. & Mrs. Patrick J.

Mannelly

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. MannersM. Jackson MarrNancy & Bob MasonMs. Margaret McConnell

& Mr. Michael KoppMiss Joey McCrawMr. & Mrs. John McCutcheonMichael S. McGarry, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Ken McGrawMr. & Mrs. Paul M.

McLarty, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Norman F. MillerLuine B. MillerMr. & Mrs. Thomas B.

Mimms, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Melvin R. MooreThe Mortimer FamilyMr. & Mrs. George T.

MunstermanLebby NealJohn & Agnes NelsonMr. Albert Palombo

& Mrs. Linda BerggrenAdelisa Panlilio

& Andrew EilersParadigm Capital

ManagementCynthia & Roy PearsonMr. Steve M. PeckMr. Robert PetersonBarbara & Marty PollockMr. & Mrs. David Poroch

Mr. & Mrs. Laird D. PrussnerDr. Susan ReefMs. Kathryn W. ReidMs. Jane M. RemyMs. Joyce Resnick

& Dr. Robert SchumacherMs. Lee Anne Richardson

& Mr. James DiedrickMr. & Mrs. Maury RiffColonel & Mrs. Doug J.

RiffeyMs. Barbara RivenbarkCarolyn L. RobisonSidney & Phyllis RodbellAnn Rollins & James JoseDan & Carolyn RoperMark RowlesDr. & Mrs. Stefan H. SchmietaMr. & Mrs. Charles R. SchreckMr. & Mrs. Jiri SchubertMr. Rudolf Sedlacek-ParkerCharles T. SharbaughMr. Travis C. SimmonsMr. Roger Simon & Ms.

Mary MonseesAndrew J. SingletaryMr. William F. Snyder

& Mr. Louis A. PeneguyAnne-Marie SparrowMr. & Mrs. Dale StortzDr. & Mrs. John P. StraetmansBeth & Edward Sugarman

Mr. James Sustman & Dr. Janet St. Clair

Michael & Francoise SzikmanMr. James G. Tausche

& Mrs. Jane KamenzMs. Leslie M. Taylor & Mr.

David PrattDr. & Mrs. Richard ThioJennings Jed Thompson IVAlfred & Sarah TollisonJeremy S. UchitelMr. Robert S. VansantMr. & Mrs. Wayne R. VasonFrank Vinicor, M.D.Mr. J. H. Walker IIIDr. Mildred Collier WaltonRichard & Adele WardDr. David C. WattsRev. Dr. & Mrs. John

WesterhoffMelvin K. & Sally S.

WestmorelandMr. & Mrs. Marshall E.

White IIMr. & Mrs. Homer W.

Whitman, Jr.Ms. Anne WilliamsElliott & Susan WintonDr. & Mrs. William YangMr. & Mrs. Harold D.

Yudelson

$250+Anonymous (10)Joanna M. & Alfred B.

Adams*Judge & Mrs. Gregory A.

AdamsDr. R. Wayne Alexander

& Mrs. Jane Woods Alexander

Kent & Diane AlexanderGreg & Claire AllisonMr. & Mrs. Hans AlmeringMrs. Sara AltermanMr. Mark Andersen

& Mr. William AndersonMs. Alice AndersonGordon & Virginia AndersonMs. Tanika AntonioMr. & Mrs. Thomas C. ArthurDr. Ted Ayllon

& Ms. Maurie FreedJohn & Elizabeth BaconMr. & Mrs. John C. BairMs. Joanne BalenMary & Turner Ball, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. BankerMr. & Mrs. William R.

Banks*

Ms. E. Noreen Banks-WareMr. Jose BarbosaMr. & Mrs. Michael BarkerMr. & Mrs. James F. BarksdaleMr. & Mrs James BealleMr. Thomas BeaverMrs. Alice D. BellMs. Jean G. BellDr. & Mrs. Michael S. BellMrs. Mary BensonDr. & Mrs. Jay E. BerkelhamerMr. Ray BerryMr. & Mrs. Carl D. BhameMary Reichler & Peter BingNancy & Gary BivinsR. Dwain Blackston, M.D.Ms. Sandra R. BlackwoodDr. & Mrs. Marvin BlaseAllan & Sheila BleichDr. & Mrs. Donald L. BlockSuzanne & Rob BoasMr. Don BonarMr. & Mrs. Robert G.

Bonstein, Jr.Mr. Jason BoultonCharles & Laura BowenMr. & Mrs. Charles B. Boyd

Ms. Lisa A. Boyd & Mr. Ward W. Hobbs

Ms. Kaye BradfordDr. & Mrs. James N.

Brawner IIIMs. Ann-Marie Breaux

& Ms. Denise HanusekMrs. Leokadia R. BrooksJames L. BrossDr. Donald N. McRae

BroughtonMr. & Mrs. Thomas J.

BrowningMr. & Mrs. John P.

BrumbaughMrs. Betty W. BullockMr. & Mrs. William B. BullockMr. Walter BurnettRobert ButlerMr. & Mrs. John R. CampbellDr. & Mrs. W. J. CappsMr. Kenneth CarrMr. & Mrs. Norm M. CarverDr. & Mrs. William J. CasarellaMr. & Mrs. Johannes CauseyMr. & Mrs. Nathaniel ChafeeMs. Johanna Chapin

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. ChesterPeggy & Tony ClarkeMrs. Gwendolyn M. CleghornMr. & Mrs. Alva C. CobbMr. & Mrs. Tony CochranMs. Jane O. Cofer & Mr.

David RoperMr. & Mrs. Charles CohnMr. Ashley ColeMs. Cathryn V. CookMr. & Mrs. Randy CookDr. & Mrs. John E. CookeMr. & Mrs. Bobby R.

CooperDr. & Mrs. Max CooperPhilip & Alice CordesDr. & Mrs. Bryan C. CraftsMr. & Mrs. Ralph E. CromerGray & Marge CrouseClaire & Alex CrumbleyMr. & Mrs. Overton CurrieMr. & Mrs. Michael J.

CzarneckiDr. Marian E. DabneyMr. & Mrs. Joaquin R. Davila*Ms. Elaine DavisMs. Priscilla A. Davis


$250+ continued

Mr. & Mrs. Alex DaySusan Day & Jonathan

EasterlingMark & Julie De JongMrs. Winston C. DeesRobert L. & Marianne S.

DeHaanMr. John M. DekontyMr. & Mrs. Phillip M. DialDr. & Mrs. Morton B.

DimenstienSteven & Jean Marie DoctorMr. & Mrs. James M.

Dodd, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. DowdleMr. Matthew DoyalMr. & Mrs. Samuel L. DumasMr. & Mrs. Scott DunnMr. & Mrs. Brian DysonElizabeth EakesArnold & Sylvia EavesMr. & Mrs. John D. EdisonCharles & Janice EdwardsMr. Courtney Ellis

& Dr. Amina BhatiaMrs. Merrill B. Ellis

in memory of Mr. R. Park Ellis

Mr. Laurence W. EntrekinMarcia & Jacob EpsteinMs. Ann W. EvansMr. & Mrs. Todd EvansMr. & Mrs. David C. EwertJim & Nancy EwingMs. Julie A. Fishman

& Dr. Terry PechacekMr. & Mrs. William A. FlinnMr. & Mrs. Bruce W. FlowerMr. John FloydDr. & Mrs. Richard D. FrancoKenneth & Wanda FranklinDr. Marla J. Franks

& Reverend Susan ZollerHomer S. French, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. FrostMr. Max GallimoreAudrey & Jim GallowayMr. & Mrs. Sebastien GaltierMr. Peter Gans

& Ms. Mary MaddenDr. & Mrs. Robert M. GanttMr. David G. Gardner

& Ms. Brenda E. AndrewsDr. & Mrs. John C. GarrettMr. & Mrs. Matt GaudetJoseph C. & Susan GavalisMr. & Mrs. Dale C. GerhardtMr. & Mrs. Jerome GilbertMichael GillenMr. Francis J. GilmoreMr. Grant F. GlassbrookDr. & Mrs. Martin I.

Goldstein

Mr. & Mrs. Robert GolombMr. David Goo

& Mrs. Susan DoyleMr. Preston C. GoodsonA. J. & Carol H. GordonMr. Marc D. GottliebDr. & Mrs. Stephen J. GouldMrs. Doris GradyMr. & Mrs. John W.

Grant IIIMr. & Mrs. Donald H.

Gray, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert GreenMs. Susan Green*Mr. & Mrs. John S. GreeneJim & Fran GreenleeMr. & Mrs. Richard GriffithsMs. Anne L. GrossmanJohn B. HaberlenSusie & Morris HabifMr. & Mrs. Samuel HaganMr. & Mrs. James V. Hale*Dr. George W. HallMr. & Mrs. William R. HallMs. Anne HammondDr. & Mrs. Ben E.

Hampton, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. William A.

HangerMr. John HannaJim HardyMs. Harriet H. HarrisMrs. Jeanette G. HarrisMr. & Mrs. Charles B.

HarrisonMr. James M. HaydenDr. & Mrs. Howard L. HechtPamela P. & John A. HelmsMr. & Mrs. David R.

HendrickMr. & Mrs. David B. HerndonMr. F. Bart Hester, Jr.Arthur HeymanMr. & Mrs. Charles HicksMs. Jane G. HigdonRichard E. Hodges, Jr.Louise HoffMr. & Mrs. Thomas V.

HoffmannMr. Robert A. HolmesMr. Gurdon W. HornorGerald D. Horowitz

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Paul HoustonJanet HublerMr. & Mrs. Fred HughesMs. Rachel HundleyMr. John HutchinsonMr. & Mrs. Peter InfangerPamela P. IngramMr. & Mrs. A. McArthur

Irvin

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Isbell, Jr.

Ms. Lisa IsenogleDr. & Mrs. Robert R.

JacobsonDr. Valerie JagiellaMr. Bruce H. Johnson

& Ms. Andrea RoamineTeddy & Kenneth JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Thomas M.

Johnson, Jr.Mr. Timothy A. Johnson

& Mrs. Margaret WoodWeyman T. Johnson, Jr.

& Allison ForknerMr. & Mrs. Steven KahnMr. Stephen J. Kalista

& Ms. Pamela San MartinMr. & Mrs. Theodore KaplanMr. & Mrs. Sidney I. KatzMr. & Mrs. Mark KeenanMs. Gail M. KendallMs. Bonnie S. KennedyRobert & Jane KiblerCarol Ann KilburnVirginia KillorinMr. & Mrs. Curtis KimballMs. Carlene T. KincaidMr. & Mrs. John B. KlineMr. & Mrs. Alan M. KnieterJim & Karen KnorrMr. & Mrs. Robert KochMr. & Mrs. John KranjcEdward B. Krugman

& Jill A. PryorMr. & Mrs. Dennis H. LacossKyle & Kim LandersMs. Olivia L. LaneMr. & Mrs. Tom E. LantzMr. & Mrs. Theodore J.

Lavallee, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. William LennieDr. Burton L. Lesnick

& Dr. Lisa KobrynskiMr. & Mrs. William L. LevineAllan & Vaneesa LittleDr. & Mrs. Earl G. LongMr. & Mrs. Robert L. LongMr. & Mrs. John LouwMr. & Mrs. William G.

LoventhalMr. Jeffrey J. LutherMs. Doris J. MaiselGloria & Maurice MaloofMr. & Mrs. William A.

MamrackMr. James A. ManleyDr. Harvey MannesMr. & Mrs. Thomas E.

MarneyMr. & Mrs. Graham MartinMr. Jeffrey MartinMrs. June T. Martin

Arthur B. MathewsMr. Robert B. MatlockMr. & Mrs. Whit MattesonRichard B. MatthewsMr. Gerald E. MayMs. Lynn McClintockMr. & Mrs. Kenneth B.

McCoyMr. & Mrs. William J.

McCranie, IIIMr. & Mrs. Joseph

McCulloughMr. Frank McDonald

& Ms. Bonnie YounMs. Patricia McFarlandMr. & Mrs. Richard W.

McGinnisSarah & David McKenneyMr. & Mrs. Philip McKinneyMs. Candy McMillanMr. & Mrs. A. J. Medlin, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. MetzMr. & Mrs. George E.

MewborneMr. Damon MickMr. & Mrs. Michael MilesMrs. Edith G. MillerMrs. Cantey MillsMr. & Mrs. Edward

Mitchell, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Sean MolleyMr. & Mrs. Randolph MooreMr. & Mrs. Don T. MorrisonDr. Patricia MoultonMr. & Mrs. Mark I. MurovitzDr. & Mrs. Douglas MurrayMr. & Mrs. Michael W.

MusgroveMr. & Mrs. Kevin I.

MuthersboughMr. & Mrs. Allan NelkinMr. Kalonji NicholsonCarl & Heidi NitchieMr. Edward O. NixMr. Gary Noble*Ms. Susan C. NussrallahGodfrey & Mary Ann

OakleyMr. Charles O’Brien IIIMrs. Lee G. OffenMr. & Mrs. John S. Olsen*Dr. & Mrs. Michael O’NeillMr. & Mrs. Raymond

OrchardChip & Julie OudinMr. John C. OwensMrs. Mia OwensDr. & Mrs. Roger PajariCarol & Bob PallerMr. & Mrs. Charles

PaparelliMr. & Mrs. Peter

Parsonson, Ph.D.

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support

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Dr. Manning M. Pattillo, Jr.Mrs. Clarence L. PeelerDr. Allan & Dr. Lori PeljovichMr. Howard PenningtonSandra & Sidney PerkowitzDr. & Mrs. John H. Per-LeeGeorge & Susan PhillipsSimon & Barbara PinesMr. & Mrs. Norman J.

PlourdeMr. Michael G. PodkulskiAnne & Miriam PollockMrs. Catherine T. PorterMr. & Mrs. Val J. PorterBob & Susan PowellStanley & Virginia PowellMr. Joseph W. Powell, IIMr. Christopher PrangleyMr. David G. PrattMr. Gregory E. PreddyMs. Ruth Primm

& Mr. James W. PenlandMr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Purdon*Mr. & Mrs. Sean PurvisMr. & Mrs. Steven L. RaberMark & Lou RaineyMr. Stephen R. RatterreeMs. Annette G. ReedMs. Joyce ReedyMr. Roy ReeseMs. Patricia U. RichMs. Joycia C. RicksMs. Lillie M. RobbinsDon C. RobinsonRev. & Mrs. Alexander W.

RoddyMr. & Mrs. Michael RomanSandy SalzingerMr. & Mrs. Larry R.

SamuelsonMr. Jay & Dr. Anne SaravoDr. & Mrs. David SatcherMr. & Mrs. Milton SaulBarbara SaundersMr. & Mrs. James S. Schiwal

Drs. Lawrence & Rachel Schonberger

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. SchorrMs. Charlene SchubertCaroline Wainright

& Colby SchwartzMr. Sam Schwartz

& Mrs. Lynn GoldowskiDr. & Mrs. Sanford SchwartzRoger & Mary Earle ScovilMr. & Mrs. William R. SedenIn honor of James J. SedlackMr. & Mrs. Jonathan SelfMr. Alexander Shane

& Ms. Cynthia PengDr. Steve Sharp

& Dr. Kenneth ShawMs. Mary Sherman*Margaret M. SherrodMr. & Mrs. Henry I. SherryMs. Brenda ShirleyDouglas & Robin ShoreDr. Steven L. ShoreMr. & Mrs. Bill ShultsRex & Joy SimmsMr. Joseph SimoneRichard & Sharon Simons

in memory of Harold R. Blom

Dr. Richard Simpson*Mr. & Mrs. David L. SjoquistBill & Susan SmallMarjorie M. Smith, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Robert SmithIn honor of Edmarie SmithMr. & Mrs. William J. SmithMr. & Mrs. W.R. Smythe, Jr.The SnellsDonald E. SnyderMr. & Mrs. John E. SowersMr. & Mrs. Scott

SpangenbergDr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee

SpanglerMr. & Mrs. Scott A.

Specht, Esq.

Ms. Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel

Ms. Mary Ann SpringmierGail & Barry SpurlockJimmy & Frances St. JohnHenry N. & Margaret P. StaatsMr. & Mrs. Art StadenMs. Kimberly N. StanleyMary Louise StarkMarilyn & Mickey SteinbergMr. & Mrs. Scott G.

StephensonMr. & Mrs. Lawrence StevensDr. & Mrs. Jeb StewartMs. Jennifer StewartMs. Andrea Strickland

& Mr. N. J. CohenMr. & Mrs. J. G. StromReverend Karl F. SuhrMr. & Mrs. Joe W. SullivanDr. & Mrs. Kenneth TaratusAnn TarrantMr. & Mrs. Thomas J.

Tate, Jr.Mr. Eric TaylorRobert J. Taylor IVMr. & Mrs. Thomas H.

TeepenMr. & Mrs. Marvin S. TeplitzMr. Christopher TerilliMr. John TeuscherDede & Bob ThompsonMs. Allyson A. Till

& Mr. Earl RoblesMr. Joe M. TimberlakeWillard & Wanda TimmMr. Russell TippinsC. Barry & Louisa TitusAnnie-York Trujillo

& Raul F. TrujilloMr. Joseph A. TuckerMr. & Mrs. Chase UnderwoodMr. & Mrs. Charles VanOverMr. & Mrs. Alphonso J.

Varner

Wayne & Lee Harper VasonAmy & Robert VasseyMr. & Mrs. Robert J. VealMr. Hugh WaddyT.I. WaithMr. & Mrs. Kenneth

Walkington, Jr.Mr. Clifford J. WalshMr. & Mrs. Frederic WatkeMrs. Ruthie WattsMr. & Mrs. F. Wayne WeaverMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey WebberCarol Brantley

& David WebsterArdath WeckMr. & Mrs. Joseph G.

WernertLinda Wiant & C.P.A.C.

ReynoldsMr. Jerry WieseMs. Anne E. WilliamsNesie & Ralph W. Williams, Jr.Mr. Randolph WilliamsDr. & Mrs. Talbert WilliamsMs. Penny Wofford & Ms.

Fay WoffordMr. & Mrs. Michael K.

WolenskyRaymond Woller

& Doris KadishEdward M. Wolpert

& Beth RobertsMr. & Mrs. Richard T.

WoodmanMr. & Mrs. Fred H.

WoodruffDr. & Mrs. William G.

WoodsBright & Robert U. WrightIn memory of the

Brumley Family by the Harold Wyatt Family

Ms. Christina K. ZierauDr. & Mrs. Seth Zimmer*Ms. Ula Zusman


Henry Sopkin CircleHonoring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s first Music Director, the Henry Sopkin Circle recognizes our friends who have planned bequests and other gifts to benefit the Orchestra’s future. We remain grateful to all Henry Sopkin Circle members – past and present – for their generosity, trust, and vision.

Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold

William & Marion AtkinsDr. & Mrs. William BauerNeil H. BermanMr.* & Mrs. Sol BlaineW. Moses BondRobert* & Sidney BoozerElinor A. BremanWilliam Breman*James C. Buggs, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard

H. BurginHugh W. BurkeWilber W. CaldwellMr. & Mrs. C. Merrell CalhounCynthia & Donald CarsonMargie & Pierce ClineDr. & Mrs. Grady

Clinkscales, Jr.Dr. John W. CooledgeJohn R. DonnellCatherine Warren DukehartMs. Diane DurginKenneth P. DutterArnold & Sylvia EavesElizabeth EtollRosi & Arnoldo FiedotinDr. Emile T. Fisher

A. D. Frazier, Jr.Betty & Drew* FullerCarl & Sally GableWilliam H. GaikMr.* & Mrs. L. L.

Gellerstedt, Jr.Ruth Gershon & Sandy CohnMicheline & Bob GersonMr. & Mrs. John T. GloverRobert Hall Gunn, Jr.Billie & Sig* GuthmanBetty G.* & Joseph F.* HaasJames & Virginia HaleMiss Alice Ann Hamilton*Dr. Charles H. Hamilton*John & Martha HeadMs. Jeannie HearnRichard E. HodgesMr. & Mrs. Charles K.

Holmes, Jr.Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A.

Hoyt, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. James

M. HundMary B. JamesCalvert JohnsonHerb & Hazel KarpAnne Morgan

& Jim KelleyBob KinseyJames W. & Mary Ellen*

Kitchell

Paul Kniepkamp, Jr.Miss Florence KopleffOuida Hayes LanierMr. & Mrs. William LesterLiz & Jay* LevineJane LittleMrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr.Nell Galt & Will D. MagruderK Maier John W. Markham, IIIDr. Michael S. McGarryMr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnisJohn & Clodagh MillerMr. & Mrs. Bertil

D. NordinRoger B. OrloffDr. Bernard

& Sandra PalayBill PerkinsMr. & Mrs. Rezin E.

Pidgeon, Jr.Janet M. PierceReverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.William L. & Lucia

Fairlie PulgramThe Reiman FoundationVicki J. & Joe A. RiedelDr. Shirley E. RiversMr. & Mrs. Martin

H. SauserMr. Paul S. Scharff

& Ms. Polly G. Fraser

Edward G. Scruggs*Dr. & Mrs. George P. SessionsMr. & Mrs. H.

Hamilton SmithMrs. Lessie B. SmithgallElliott SopkinElizabeth Morgan SpiegelPeter James StellingBarbara Dunbar Stewart* C. Mack* & Mary

Rose TaylorJennings Thompson IVMargaret* & Randolph

ThrowerKenneth & Kathleen TiceSteven R. TunnellMary E. Van ValkenburghMr. & Mrs. John B.

White, Jr.Adair & Dick WhiteHubert H. Whitlow, Jr.Sue & Neil WilliamsMrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.Joni WinstonGeorge & Camille WrightMr.* & Mrs. Charles

R. YatesAnonymous (12)

*Deceased

Patron Partnership Thomas J. Jung, Chair

The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

Appassionato Meghan Magruder, Appassionato Chair

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitionous aritistic and education initiatives.

additional supportBlonder Family Foundation William McDaniel Charitable

FoundationWilliam Randolph Hearst

Endowed Fund

Classical Series Title SponsorClassic Chastain Title Sponsor

Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor

RICHARD ANDERSONChief Executive Officer

Holiday Title Sponsor

MUHTAR KENTChairman of the Board

and Chief Executive Officer

DARRYL HARMONSoutheast Regional President

Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor

PHILIP I. KENTChairman and

Chief Executive Officer

Supporter of the AtlantaSymphony Orchestra Chorus

JERRY KARRSenior Managing Director

ThisprogramissupportedinpartbytheGeorgiaCouncilfortheArts(GCA)throughtheappropriationsoftheGeorgiaGeneralAssembly.GCAalsoreceivessupportfromitspartneragency,theNationalEndowmentfortheArts

MajorfundingforthisorganizationisprovidedbytheFultonCountyBoardofCommissionersundertheguidanceoftheFultonCountyArtsCouncil.

MajorsupportisprovidedbytheCityofAtlantaOfficeofCulturalAffairs.

AtlantaSymphonyOrchestraprogramsaresupportedinpartbyanawardfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts.

corporate & government support


2011-2012 boardBelinda Massafra

PresidentSylvia Davidson

President ElectSuzy Wasserman,

Leslie Petter, Camille Yow Advisors

Elba McCue Secretary

Sabine Sugarman Treasurer

Camille Kesler VP Administration

Dawn Mullican VP Public Relations

Paula Ercolini VP Youth Education

Ruth & Paul Marston VP Membership

Gayle Lindsay Parliamentarian

Ann Levin & Gail Spurlock Historians

Judy Schmidt Nominating Committee Chair

Amy Musarra, Chair, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Natalie Miller & Hillary Inglis Co-Chairs, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Janis Eckert, Nancy Fields & Gail Spurlock Chairs, ASA Fall Meeting

Poppy Tanner Chair, ASA Night at the ASO

Glee Lamb & Adele Abrahamson Chairs, ASA Spring Luncheon

Pat King ASA Notes Newsletter Editor

Jamie Moussa Chair, ASA Annual Directory

Nancy Levitt Ambassadors’ Desk

Helen Marie Rutter Bravo Chair

Elba McCue Concerto Chair

Joan Abernathy Encore Chair

Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter Ensemble Chairs

Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair

Whitley Greene Vivace Chair

Atlanta Symphony AssociatesThe volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Stanley RomanStein, atlanta Symphony oRcheStRa pReSident, and amy muSaRRa, decoRatoRS’ Show houSe and GaRdenS chaiR. Celebratingits42ndAnniversary,theAtlantaSymphonyOrchestraAnnouncesitsDecorators’ShowHouse&GardensatthemagnificentPhillipTrammelShutze’sKnollwoodEstatefromApril21throughMay13,2012.OrganizedbytheAtlantaSymphonyAssociates,proceedswillsupporttheAtlantaSymphonyOrchestra’s(ASO)EducationandCommunityEngagementprograms,includingtheAtlantaSymphonyYouthOrchestraandtheTalentDevelopmentProgram.Formoreinformationvisitdecoratorsshowhouse.org.


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Patron Circle of StarsBy investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

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the coca-cola company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

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★★★★★★★★★★★$450,000+cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution,

James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV

Hon. Anne Cox Chambers

★★★★★★★★★★$300,000+deloitte LLP, its Partners

& employees

★★★★★★★★★$200,000+At&t the community Foundation

for Greater Atlanta, Inc. ernst & Young, Partners

& employeesthe home depot Foundation Jones day Foundation

& employees Pwc Partners & employees Mabel dorn Reeder Foundationsuntrust Bank employees

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In this month of love, quite a few Orchestra members are exchanging valentines in addition to Ralph and Gloria. Others include Lisa and Mark Yancich (she: First Violin section, he: Principal Timpani, married a few months after Ralph and Gloria); Juan and Carol Ramirez (both in the First Violin section); Principal Flute Christina Smith and Associate Principal Flute Robert Cronin; and the Violin section’s Judith Cox and Raymond Leung.

There’s a symbiosis in orchestra couples. For one, musicians keep both long and unusual hours. Whether rehearsing, performing or traveling, “we’re working when everyone else is off, and off when everyone else is working,” says Ralph. At the same time, he says, they count themselves lucky: They are following their lives’ one true calling. “It’s passionate work,” says Gloria, “and our passions are attuned.”

After a beat, Ralph adds, “And it helps that we get along really well.”

Another couple doesn’t sit together onstage. Elizabeth (Liz) Koch, age 25, is Principal

Oboe, while Michael (Mike) Tiscione, age 32, plays trumpet. The biggest challenge of their relationship thus far involved a question of remaining on the same stage at all, and in the same state.

It began in February 2010 when the two started dating. Things got serious quickly. By April, they were flying to Italy’s Amalfi Coast to meet Liz’s extended family. “Everyone in the orchestra joked,” says Liz, “‘You’re going on your honeymoon before you’re even engaged!’”

That honeymoon ended, however. Weeks before they started dating, Mike had accepted a position with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and, in August 2010, he left. Then came the visits. “Really,” says Liz, “I should go back and look at my Delta records, because I swear, I visited him something like 15 times in 12 months.” As time passed, neither could deny it: Their relationship was growing more serious. Finally, it was decided. The Orchestra had granted Mike a leave of absence, giving him months to decide whether he wanted to depart permanently. After a year, he knew he wanted to come back. And so he did.

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“In the end, we had an opportunity, which I think is unique — which is for both of us to play professionally in positions we really like, and in a place that can support us. We had that here in Atlanta,” he says.

Now, says Liz, “we just look forward to everything.” The wedding’s planned for August.

Liz and Mike are not the only Orchestra couple who’ve faced challenges. On May 7, 2010, Ralph Jones was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in the base of his tongue. The next months were filled with aggressive chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and the tough challenges that come with devastating illness. One day, Gloria recalls standing alone in their kitchen, the refrigerator and counter overflowing with casseroles from their music and church communities. “And I just stood there, crying,” she says. “It was partially from gratitude, but partially from frustration: With his cancer, Ralph had a feeding tube. He couldn’t eat any of this.”

Even when things looked grim, the couple somehow maintained their sense of humor — displaying Ralph’s rubber

radiation hospital mask on the wall at Christmastime, for example, and topping it with fake antlers and a red nose. The latest news is positive: A checkup in December revealed Ralph to be six months cancer free.

In the meantime, the experience has changed them. “I’m much less critical now,” says Ralph. “Life’s too short. I look for the good.” For her part, Gloria says cancer has a way of stripping a relationship to its most basic. “And that’s friendship. A really good friendship. If there’s a secret to a good relationship, that’s it. Every day on stage, I’m turning pages for him.”

“Aw, come on!” complains Ralph, all false pique. “I’m turning them once in a while!”

“He turns them sometimes, yes!” Both are laughing now. “But orchestra etiquette is: I turn them. Anyway, we get along well. Very well!”

Kate Sweeney is a radio producer and freelance writer who lives and works in Atlanta. See more of her work at www.katesweeney.net.

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Meet Pinney Allen, the Head of the Atlanta Girls’ School and a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors. As Chair of the Orchestra’s Education Committee, Pinney knows firsthand the importance of supporting music education in the Atlanta community and the impact the Atlanta Symphony’s education outreach efforts can have on today’s students.

why do you think music education is important?Music education is important for so many reasons! In today’s world, creativity, curiosity, empathy, perseverance, and risk-taking may be the most important qualities our students can have. What better source than music to develop these skills! And equally important, music opens a world of beauty and wonder.

what made you decide to become involved with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s education programs and initiatives?I have been passionate about music and education all of my life. Well, maybe the education passion came a little bit later! My piano teacher was, without question, the most influential teacher in my life, and the lessons I learned from her have inspired me since the first day I sat at her piano. My decision to become involved with the Atlanta Symphony has allowed me to marry these two passions!

How would you describe the Orchestra’s vision for music education?

The Orchestra cannot provide music education to all of Atlanta’s young people, but what it can do is be a thought leader on music education and provide leadership on the many and varied fronts that music education demands.

why do you believe it is important for the Orchestra to be an advocate of music education in the community? The Atlanta Symphony is the most important music organization in Atlanta and must assume the mantle of visionary in this critical area. I view the Orchestra as a citizen of Atlanta with obligations and commitments to give back and make our city even better.

Can you describe the impact of the Orchestra’s education programs in the community? Literally tens of thousands of children experience live orchestral music on the Woodruff Arts Center campus annually — an

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Do you have any particular memory of an Orchestra education event or program that stands out in your mind? The Family Concerts have given me incredibly fond memories of enjoying music with my own children, and mirror the many times my own parents exposed me to the performing arts.

This month, the Orchestra will host its second annual Symphony Gala, a fundraiser benefiting the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Talent Development Program. Why is it so important to support music education?

The answer to this question is simple. We have a moral obligation to the next

generation to give it every possible tool to be successful in a world growing exponentially more complex and changing at an unprecedented rate. This world will demand more of them than we probably can imagine, and music education is a critical part of preparing them for it.

Are you a musician? If so, what instrument? I played, and continue to play, the piano. The last piece I studied seriously was the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor. I never mastered it, and probably never will, but that doesn’t mean I won’t sit down and take a stab at it from time to time. And I play other works, both classical and “less so” often. I also played the French horn in band and orchestra and played the organ, serving as a “fill-in” church organist in the summer. I took a brief stab at the cello and was a total failure.

If you could only give someone ONE reason to donate to music education, what would it be? If you support music education, you will change lives.

Anything else you’d like to share? I wish every child could have the opportunity to know and enjoy music the way I have throughout my life. Music has the power to change and enrich a life in a way that nothing else can.

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