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SAVE THE DATE

Gala Celebrating 15 Seasons with Maestro Theodore Kuchar

Sunday April 24, 2016Immediately following the performance of Alexander Nevsky

The Grand Ballroom1401 Fulton Street


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William Saroyan Theatre 3:00 pmAPRIL 24, 2016

Theodore Kuchar, conductorKelley O’Connor, mezzo-spopranoFresno Master ChoraleFresno State Concert ChoirAnna Hamre, director

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Dvořák Biblical SongsKalinokov Symphony No. 1Proko�ev Alexander Nevsky

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The multiple award-winning conductor Theodore Kuchar is the most recorded conductor of his generation and appears on over 100 compact discs for the Naxos, Brilliant Classics, Ondine and Marco Polo labels. He opens the 2015-2016 Season with no less than six separate programs in the first four weeks, totaling nearly 22,000 miles of travel, cities including Bayreuth, Cleveland, Fresno, Leipzig, Reno and Weimar. He has served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of two of Europe’s leading orchestras, the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the Czech Radio Orchestra) (2005-2013) and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (1994-2004). In the 2011-12 season he commenced his tenure as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela. He presently also serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra (2002- ) and the Reno Chamber Orchestra (2003- ). Since January 2013 he has served as Principal Conductor of the Slovak Sinfonietta. An avid chamber

musician, he served as the Artistic Director of The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (1990-2006), and presently serves as the Artistic Director of the Nevada Chamber Music Festival since 2005.

Among Mr. Kuchar’s numerous accolades include BBC Record of the Year, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Record of the Year, Chamber Music America Record of the Year, Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice and a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award (in the category of Best Instrumental Album of 2013)? The 2014-15 season saw the release of seven new compact discs, devoted to the complete symphonies of Ukrainian Boris Lyatoshynsky and Yevhen Stankovych (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine), orchestral works by the Turkish composer Ulvi Camal Erkin (with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra) and American composers Paul Chihara and Walter Saul. Highlights of the past several seasons have included a four-week, 20 concert tour of the USA with the Czech Symphony Orchestra while guest conducting engagements including the BBC Symphony, BBC National Symphony Orchestra of Wales (filling in on one day’s notice to conduct Josef Suk’s epic Asrael Symphony), Berlin Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. He has collaborated with major artists including James Galway, Jessye Norman, Lynn Harrell, Shlomo Mintz, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Sarah Chang, Mstislav Rostropovich, Joshua Bell, and Frederica von Stade, among others.

With the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuchar has recorded 15 compact discs devoted to the complete symphonies of Carl Nielsen, the complete overtures and tone poems of Dvorak, and the complete orchestral works of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana for the Brilliant Classics label. Also completed for Brilliant Classics was a world premiere recording of Rachmaninov’s Fifth Piano Concerto, a reconstruction of that composer’s Second Symphony based on the composer’s

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earliest manuscripts, and the Piano Concertos of Ravel and Bartók. With the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Kuchar has conducted tours of Australia, Germany, Italy, Korea, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the USA.

During his tenure with the National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Kuchar conducted cycles of the complete symphony by Beethoven, Bruckner, Mahler, Prokofiev, Schubert and Shostakovich, and led eleven international tours to Asia, Australia, Central Europe and the United Kingdom. Under Mr. Kuchar’s direction, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine became the most frequently recorded orchestra of the former Soviet Union. Between 1994 and 2004 the orchestra recorded over 80 compact discs for the Naxos and Marco Polo labels, including the complete symphonies of Kalinnikov, Lyatoshynsky, Martinu and Prokofiev, as well as major works of Dvorak, Glazunov, Mozart, Shchedrin, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. They also recorded the symphonies and orchestral works of Ukraine’s leading contemporary symphonist, Yevhen Stankovych. The recording of Lyatoshynsky’s Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 was awarded ABC’s “Best International Recording of the Year” in 1994. Their recording of the complete works for violin and orchestra by Walter Piston for the Naxos label was hailed by Gramophone (January, 2000) as a “Record of the Year” for 1999. The complete symphonies of Prokofiev, on the Naxos label, are regarded by many critics as the most accomplished cycle available on compact disc.

Kuchar remains as strong an advocate of composers of the present day as he does of the great composers of the past. In addition to his recordings of contemporary works with the NSO of Ukraine, he has also conducted premieres of works by Lukas Foss (the Capriccio for Cello and Orchestra, with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist), Giya Kancheli, Joseph Schwantner, Alfred Schnittke, Osvaldo Golijov and Rodion Shchedrin, among others.

Theodore Kuchar graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music and in 1981, he was awarded the Paul Fromm Fellowship from the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, subsequently reinvited for the following summer. He continues to devote several periods annually to one of his most serious passions, the performance of chamber music and has been a participant at major international festivals, including Kuhmo, Lockenhaus, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Nevada Chamber Music Festival. His colleagues have included James Buswell, Martin Chalifour, Sarah Chang, Lynn Harrell, Alexander Ivashkin, Truls Mork, Paul Neubauer, Irina Schnittke, and Thomas Zehetmair. In 1994, he participated with colleagues Oleh Krysa and Alexander Ivashkin in the world premiere of Penderecki’s String Trio in New York City. He has appeared as violist in recordings on the Naxos label of works by Alfred Schnittke (with Irina Schnittke and Mark Lubotsky – this recording was awarded the BBC’s “CD of the Year” award for 2002), Bohuslav Martinu and Walter Piston. The latter recording was awarded the Chamber Music America/WQXR “Record of the Year” for 2001.

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INSIDEWHAT’S

MUSIC DIRECTOR THEODORE KUCHAR | 12

PAST PRESIDENTS | 19

FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO | II

FROM THE PODIUM | III

DECEMBER 5, 2015 PROGRAM | V

GUEST ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES | VII

SING A LONG | X

FRESNO MASTER CHORALE | XIII

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | XIV

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF | XVI

BOARD OF DIRECTORS | XVI

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FRESNO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION | XVII

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Dear Fresno Philharmonic Patrons,

Welcome to the Fresno Philharmonic’s 2015-2016 Season! We’re so pleased to have you with us. Listening to live music is one of life’s great pleasures, like enjoying a great meal or a fine wine, and we hope you come away from your experience in the concert hall transformed and refreshed.

What we have in store for you this season is truly special. Maestro Theodore Kuchar’s 15 year tenure as Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic has been transformative in many ways. As the second longest serving artistic leader in the organization’s history, he has forged an orchestra which plays better than it ever has and exposed Fresno audiences to artists and repertoire which they had never heard before. The concerts this season capture the essence of Maestro Kuchar’s vision for the orchestra.

The entire Fresno Philharmonic family is grateful to Maestro Kuchar for the extraordinary artistic leadership he has provided to our organization and community. His legacy includes expanded education programs which now reach over 8,000 school children, conducting and mentoring young musicians of all ages, pops concerts which introduce the orchestra to new audiences every year and last season’s dramatic commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial including the orchestra’s first ever performance in San Francisco.

Thanks to Theodore Kuchar, the Fresno Philharmonic will move into the future as an artistically vibrant and engaged ensemble dedicated to musical excellence and the vision of bringing this music we love to more and more people.

We invite you to join us on this continuing journey together.

Sincerely,

Stephen WilsonPresident & CEO

FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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Dear Friends and Patrons,

It is with equal amounts of contemplation and excitement that I enter my fifteenth and final season as the Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra. Indeed, the orchestra, choruses, all of the repertoire and each of the guest artists have played a memorable role in my development and approaching each program with that extra sense of nostalgia and maturity makes this season so special.

The music of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Nielsen and Prokofiev has been central to my time here in Fresno as well as in my recordings and concerts with orchestras throughout the world. I look forward to revisiting with you great works such as the Brahms First Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini, Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Symphony No. 4 and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, as well as our first performances in Fresno of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7, Richard Strauss’ Suite from Der Rosenkavalier and Kallinikov’s Symphony No. 1.

Close friends and colleagues such as Lynn Harrell, Pascal Rogé, Sergei Babayan and Kelley O’Connor are very familiar to the Fresno Philharmonic and it’s always a pleasure to welcome them back. And I’m very pleased to introduce you to two amazingly talented young violinists: Noah Bendix-Balgley, recently appointed First Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and Italy’s rising star Francesca Dego.

It’s been an honor and a pleasure to serve the cause of music in the Central Valley for fifteen years at the helm of the Fresno Philharmonic. I want to thank the board, the musicians and, most of all, the audience and supporters of the Fresno Philharmonic for making this remarkable journey together possible. I’m proud of what we have accomplished and express my sincerest thanks for your enthusiasm and support.

Sincerely,

Theodore KucharMusic Director

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Carl Topilow, conductorJack Hannah, narratorFresno Master ChoraleAnna Hamre, director

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

TRADITIONAL O Come, O Come Emmanuel

DAVID FROST The Saints Sing Hallelujah

ALAN SILVESTRI Selections from The Polar Expressand GLEN BALLARD Believe The Polar Express Spirit of the Season

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Polonaise from Christmas Eve Suite

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves

ROBERT WENDEL Little Bolero Boy

ERIC RICHARDS (arr.) A Klezmer Tribute

RANDOL ALAN BASS The Night Before Christmas

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JOHN HIGGINS (arr.) Christmas on Broadway

PAUL FERGUSON (arr.) A Clarinet Christmas

LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Toy Symphony: Minuet

ROSS BAGDASARIAN Christmas Don’t Be Late

JOHN WILLIAMS Selections from Home Alone Somewhere in My Memory Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

IRVING BERLIN White Christmas

JAMES STEPHENSON A Holly Jolly Sing Along

The Fresno Philharmonic’s 2015-2016 season is made possible by the generous support of

Leon S. Peters Foundation Bonner Family Foundation

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Lyles Foundation

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GUEST ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Carl Topilow is renowned worldwide for his versatility, whether he is holding a conductor’s baton or his trademark red clarinet. He is a multi-talented virtuoso who is equally at home in classical and popular music both as conductor and instrumentalist. Carl’s pops performances blend light classical, swing, jazz, Broadway, Dixieland, and Klezmer music, usually finding occasion to include a number on his array of brightly colored clarinets. His unique approach to pops programming includes extensive audience involvement and true showmanship.

Following his longtime dream of conducting his own pops orchestra, Carl founded the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. The orchestra, currently

in its 19th season, plays to large audiences in Severance Hall and in several other venues throughout Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland Pops Orchestra’s diverse, innovative and electrifying programs have been critically acclaimed. The orchestra has two CDs, Music to Grow On, an exciting collection of music for children and adults of all ages, and Live at the Pops, a stirring compilation of music taken from live performances, as well as several sampler CDs used for promotions.

Carl is also Conductor and Director of the Orchestral Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is currently in his 35th year as conductor of the CIM Orchestras, and is also head of the Masters program in orchestral conducting. Graduates of this program can be found as maestros with several leading orchestras.

Carl recently completed his 37th season as Music Director and Conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra, a summer music festival based in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado. He has assisted in the training of talented young musicians and conductors for positions in symphonic orchestras in the United States and abroad.

In 2008, Carl was appointed Music Director and Conductor of The Firelands Symphony Orchestra, based in Sandusky, OH, performing 5 masterworks and 1 outdoor pops concert each season. During Topilow’s tenure with the orchestra, the number of subscriptions has increased from 56 to 505.

Carl has also served as Principal Pops Conductor for the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra in Ft. Myers, Florida, as well as for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.

As a guest conductor, Carl has appeared around the world with more than 120 orchestras, in 37 states in the USA, as well as orchestras in Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela.

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Jack Hannah graduated from California State University, Fresno in 1957 with a BA Degree in secondary Education and received a masters Degree in Education, Counseling and Guidance in 1967.

Mr. Hannah signed a Major League contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1955 and played professional baseball for eight years in the Milwaukee and California Angels organizations.

In 1962, he signed a contract with the Fresno Unified School District and spent the next 30 years in education as a teacher, coach and counselor. Leadership development being his passion, Mr. Hannah helped develop Camp Royal and served as Assistant Director and

Head Counselor for 20 years. Camp Royal is a Rotary International Youth Leadership Training Camp for boys and girls entering their senior year of high school.

Mr. Hannah was chosen baseball’s California Coach of the Year in 1980 and the National Coach of the Year Southwestern Region the same year. He was inducted into the Fresno State Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.

Mr. Hannah collaborated with the Fresno County Office of Education in developing a multimedia presentation, complete with video and curriculum for the fourth grade California history course. The video won the Best Historic Narrative Wrangler Award, given by the Western Heritage Museum in 2001. Mr. Hannah is co-author of two children’s books, and he continues to write and work with children and adults in the classroom and at library and literacy conferences. He is also a contributing author to the national best seller, Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan’s Soul.

Mr. Hannah is an award winning song writer, winning four Wrangler Awards given by the Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame. He has been the Western Music Association’s Song Writer of the Year multiple times. His song writing has also been awarded by the Academy of Western Artists. The Hannah’s internationally acclaimed singing trio, The Sons of the San Joaquin, has won numerous performance awards and has been inducted into the Western Music Associations’ Hall of Fame (November 2006) and The Walk of Western Stars (April 2007).

In 1004, The Sons of the San Joaquin were commissioned as Good Will Ambassadors to the Middle East by the U.S. State Department. They have performed in Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, and throughout the Middle East and the United States. The group has produced 13 CDs.

Since 2012 Jack has been involved with his new passion, The Heart of the Horse Therapy Ranch, where he serves as a member of the Board of Directors.

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SING A LONG

DECK THE HALLSDeck the halls with boughs of hollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la’Tis the season to be jollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laDon we now our gay apparelFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.Troll the ancient Yule-tide carolFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.See the blazing Yule before us.Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laStrike the harp and join the chorus.Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laFollow me in merry measure.Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laWhile I tell of Yule-tide treasure.Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

JINGLE BELLSDashing through the snowIn a one horse open sleighO’er the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tail ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to laugh and singA sleighing song tonightCHORUS:Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighCHORUS:Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh

FROSTY THE SNOWMANFrosty the SnowmanWas a jolly happy soulWith a corncob pipe and a button noseAnd two eyes made out of coalFrosty the Snowman

Is a fairytale they sayHe was made of snowBut the children knowHow he came to life one dayThere must have been some magicIn that old silk hat they foundFor when they placed it on his headHe began to dance around, Oh,Frosty the SnowmanHad to hurry on his wayBut he waved goodbyeSaying don’t you cryI’ll be back again some dayThumpety thump thumpThumpety thump thumpLook at Frosty goThumpety thump thumpThumpety thump thumpOver the hills of snow

RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEERRudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny nose.And if you ever saw him,you would even say it glows.All of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him names.They never let poor Rudolphjoin in any reindeer games.Then one foggy Christmas EveSanta came to say:“Rudolph with your nose so bright,won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”Then all the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee,Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,you’ll go down in history!

JOY TO THE WORLD!Joy to the world! the Lord is come;Let earth receive her King__;Let every heart prepare him room,And heaven and nature sing,And heaven and nature sing,And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.Joy to the Earth! the Saviour reigns;Let men their songs employ__;While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

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FRESNO MASTER CHORALE

Lisa AdamsKenneth AldagRyan AntonRon ApplingMargaret ArguellesJamie AyersJanet BakerEmily BealsMarcia BeckerJeanne BehnkeLinda BennettArmin BiberthalerJocelyn BoeJennice BourdaseDavid BoydYasmine BrackensMarcus BrannonSarah Brickey-CardozaBonny BronsonAaron BurdickDarla BusseySusan CarlisleCheryl R. ChandlerJerry ChinnJoan ClaassenAlayna ClarnoMike ClarnoLisa ClayCheryl CoddingtonJoan CohenMichael CohenJean CoreyLaverne CottetPaula CristCatherine CrosbyAllison CroseKaye CummingsMary J. DaughertyRichard de JongJames DoeJohn R. DonaldsonHildy DyckAnn EdahlJohn ElliottValerie FialaMary Jane FitzpatrickDavid Flores-WorkmanStephanie GarzaChad GiffordLinda GillisDavid Arthur GordonMichelle GordonGeorgina GrantMark GrantRobert GrantBrenda Green

Charles GunnElizabeth HabibJenna HalopAustin HeadJeanne Heinrichs-SuhrDavid HighbaughNadine Brubaker HowellArt HuffEmmanuelle IssaSami Issa Eloise Janzen Herman JanzenSusan M. JensenLiyuan JiangAlexz Knudsen-ThorntonFae KokkeDimitri KostiwSteve LamVivian LamJames LambeMelissa LaurelElizabeth LayousPamela LeonardEmily Carol LilesLeslie LilesLinda LilesChristine LindleyEdward LindleyTom LindstromHeidi LofgrenJanice LowderLupe LuChristina LumeyaRodney R. LyonAlyssa MaasRachel MacAgyJuan MaldonadoVictoria A. MalkoAaron-Christopher MarroquinJake MartinezEmily MasonJoshua MatkinSharon MatsonSharon McCammackBarbara McGeeRoger McGradyKatharine McGregorMaryLou McGuckinLaura Mendes MoorePriscilla MetryGrace Johnson MillerTony MowrerFaten Myaznih-KassabianSarah NadreauNorman OcampoAngele Ohannessian

Hygo OhannessianEd OlivarezNick OlsonKim OsborneKyoung ParkDebbra PendergrassPolly PeraltaVictor V. PerezAlan PetersJeanie PetersJill PfeifferLew PondLauren Porton-AyalaCarol PresleyNancy PriceDavid ReitzelSharon RetzPriscilla RippetoeTerry RommereimGlady RuizIda RuizCharles SalanitroJimmy SanbornJoan SanchezChristie SartorXimena SchimpfToni SchneiderBetty SempadianHortencia Servin-MatkinViv ShinkawaRobert Dale SmeltzerDonna Coleman SmithTheresa SouzaKay StringfieldValerie SwalefVictor SwalefKris SzovatiDori TalobChanda TaylorDebbie TeitelbaumCole ThorntonCynthia TilghmanElena TsuchiyaValerie A. UhrigDaniel ValdezMichael VillarrealLew WagmanCatherine WalkerPhilip WalkerJordan WilliamsAllison WindmillerPatricia WolfDonald YamakawaFei Fei ZhangMariya Zheleva

Anna Hamre, Director

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FRESNO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Theodore Kuchar, Music Director

VIOLIN ILimor Toren-Immerman

Acting ConcertmasterPetr Masek

Acting Assistant Concertmaster

Debra Nguyen, Andrew Hagopian Endowed Chair

Janice Fleming, John and Mitzi Conrad Endowed Chair

John MorriceElaine IkemotoMatt MazzeiRudolfina SjostrandErin ScofieldVera Dragicevich

VIOLIN IIEmma Votapek

Acting PrincipalCynthia Stuart

Assistant PrincipalGaylene Debra JoeBrad TaylorLianna StuartAraksia NazlikyanEmma HeffernanWilliam Chen

VIOLARoz Gratz

Acting Principal Frank Moradian Endowed Chair

Jeffrey Sandersier Acting Assistant Principal

Heather GardnerGalina AndreMartha Brody

CELLOMark Votapek

Acting Principal Pearl B. Winter Endowed Chair

Alicja Blanquart Acting Assistant Principal William T. Coyle & Wanda G. Coyle Endowed Chair

Judy RobinsonMelinda MackNancy SkeiClaudia Vanderschraaf

BASSStephanie Payne

Acting PrincipalHeidi Franklin

Acting Assistant PrincipalTim GiannopoulosBen GreenDavid Perryman

FLUTEJanette Erickson

PrincipalCarrie Wells

Red & Nancy Arnold Endowed Chair

Cathi Tudman

OBOENeil Tatman

Acting Principal Honorable Edward and Anita Shanahan Endowed Chair

Rachel Aldrich

CLARINETKay Nevin

Acting PrincipalRobert Alfaro,

Torben A. Hansen Endowed Chair

BASSOONLarry Gardner

PrincipalMaryll Goldsmith

HORNAlicia Mastromonaco

Acting Principal William and Eleanor Knudsen Endowed Chair

Jennie BlomsterStephanie StroudElisha Wilson

TRUMPETBrad Hogarth

Acting PrincipalRon FranklinJoe Farkas

TROMBONEMatthew Carr

Acting PrincipalDouglas ThorleyCallan Milani

TUBARod Mathews

Acting Principal

TIMPANIMichael Downing

Acting Principal Mary Bell Crummy Endowed Chair

PERCUSSIONCorey Ritter

Principal Del Crummy and Family Endowed Chair

Tammy van der PaardtCraig Cory

DRUM SETMichael Solomon

HARPLaura Porter

Principal

KEYBOARDIrina Smolyakova

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Theodore Kuchar, Music Director

Stephen Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

Annie Schmidt, Development Manager

Stacy Woods, Marketing Director

Connie Miranda, Patron Services Manager

Laura Bautista, House Manager

Cathi Graves Tudman, Librarian

Wayne Solomon, Orchestra Personnel Manager

Vincent Keenan, Stage Manager

Mark Stotzer, Production Manager

Ron Webb, Photographer

Judith L. Kuipers, Ph.D. Chairperson

Bernard K. Karian, D.D.S. Vice Chairperson

Wayne Boos, C.P.A. Treasurer

Richard Mendoza, M.D. Secretary

John Hastrup, Chairperson Elect

Stephen Wilson, President & CEO

Robert BullwinkelMichael James ChappellJosé A. Díaz, D.M.A.

Martin DietzPeter FashingDavid Hadden, M.D.Larry HagopianMargaret Desmond HughesBeanie IrolaJ.D. Northway, M.D.Kevork OflazianJames Prochazka, M.D.Peter Smits, Ph.D.Todd SuntrapakPatricia Towne, C.P.A.Robert G. Ware, Ph.D.Kay Whitten, R.N.Curtis Wong, C.P.A.

PRESIDENTS EMERITICharles W. Bonner*Karney Hodge*

DIRECTORS EMERITILarry BalakianJ. Delbert Crummey*Joseph F. Desmond*Henrietta HagopianFrank Moradian*Roxie MoradianEdward Nichols*Anita ShanahanLawrence E. WayteJames H. Winter, Ph.D.*

*Deceased

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

2015-2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Fresno Philharmonic is a proud member of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras, the Valley Cultural Coalition, and The League of American Orchestras.

The Fresno Philharmonic Association is a corporation formed under the California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for the purpose of promoting orchestral music in the central San Joaquin Valley region. The Association is the parent organization of the Fresno Philharmonic.

The Board of Directors of the Association is elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting held in June. A current voting member is a person who is both a current season subscriber and a donor at or above the $250 level.

Contributions to the Fresno Philharmonic Association are tax-deductible for both Federal and State purposes.

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FRESNO PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their generous support of the Fresno Philharmonic. This listing includes contributions received through November 5, 2015.

VIRTUOSO $50,000 AND ABOVE

Dr. J. D. Northway

PRESIDENT ’S COUNCIL $10,000 AND ABOVE

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Fermin CamposFresno County Office

of Education

JEM Restaurant Management, Margaret Desmond Hughes and Joan D. Gaskins

Mrs. Andrew HagopianCoke and James Hallowell

Annette La RueMrs. Frank MoradianMrs. Edward J. ShanahanUnited Security BankMr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Wong

CIRCLE OF 25 $5,000 AND ABOVE

Adeline E. Ritchie Charitable Trust

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Armenian Genocide Centennial, Fresno

Bank of the WestBoos & Associates, A

Professional Corporation California Eye Institute

Commercial Manufacturing, Blythe and Larry Hagopian

Virginia S. EatonEducational Employees

Credit UnionDrs. Linda and Robert GlassmanBeanie IrolaSiranouche KrikorianLyles FoundationMcCormick, Barstow, LLP

Drs. Richard and Valerie Mendoza

Caren Myers, Fresno LexusJudith and Donald PeracchiDr. and Mrs. James V. ProchazkaRiver Park Stan and Darlene SpanoSaint Agnes MedicalThree Friends of the

PhilharmonicPatricia A. Towne, C.P.A.

IMPRESARIO $25,000 AND ABOVE

Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation

VanBeurden Insurance Services, Inc.

ORCHESTRA COUNCIL $2,500 AND ABOVE

A Friend of the PhilharmonicBaker, Manock & JensenNancy and Jack BakerGus and Greti BonnerWayne BoosCalifornia Arts CouncilMr. and Mrs. Antonio CamposDarden ArchitectsDERCO Associates, Inc.

Dr. David A. FoxPaul M. Gibson and Joan E.

Eaton/Guarantee Real Estate

The Harry M. Ermoian Foundation

J. P. Lamborn Co.Dr. Judith L. KuipersPatricia B. Libby

Raymond C. LibbyDr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm MastenThe Radin FoundationThe Ralph Ermoian FoundationSave Mart SupermarketsValley Music CenterDr. Richard and Kay WhittenStephen Wilson and

Martha Brody

Gifts received after November 5, 2015 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.

GOLD BATON $15,000 AND ABOVE

Bonner Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian

Leon S. Peters FoundationValley Children’s Healthcare

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PRINCIPAL PLAYER $500 AND ABOVE

A Friend of the PhilharmonicRuth Elaine AndersenMrs. Jean BeardsleyThe Bertha &

John Garabedian Charitable Foundation

Barbara ChristianClu Cotter Charitable FundJames CostaMary Ann DewsJohn R. Donaldson and

Ruth H. ReynoldsWilliam and Kathryn Elliott

Mr. and Mrs. Don FahrneyDr. Anna HamreLouise HastrupEdwin D. HuffDr. Myron and

Mrs. Brenda JosephRuth KallenbergDiane MajorsDr. and Mrs. Gerald R.

McMenaminKenneth and Sheila OttesonBarbara and Jack ParisMrs. James H. Perkins

Donald PeterDr. and Mrs. William PodolskyOlga QuerciaMrs. Betty Jean RoseDavid and Susan SnyderCathi Graves TudmanErnie and Marcy ValdovinosJim and Terri WallsJerry and Rosemary WatersWomen’s Philharmonic

AdvocacyMarilyn Zitterkopf

COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $750 AND ABOVE

Ms. Claire L. Hampton Jane Willson and Malcolm MacDonald

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $1,000 AND ABOVE

A Friend of the PhilharmonicThe Family of Dr. Charles AchkiDr. and Mrs. Varoujan

AltebarmakianAugust Madrigal Fund at the

Fresno Regional Foundation Baker, Peterson & Franklin, CPAPeter and Susan BartlettRobert BoroMr. Glen Burgess and

Ms. Susan AbundisChappell-McCullar, LLCRobert and Tay CherryGary and Anita CreggerCynthia Curry, M.D.Avnell DanielsFrederick and Leslie DauJosé A. Díaz and Thomas

Sanchez DeLeonMr. and Mrs. Edmund M. DillRick and Christie DockerRaymond and Jacqueline

DoumanianWilliam and Paula DragooDick and Jean Ellsworth

Ken and Pamela EllzeyMr. and Mrs. Robert M.

EstradaPeter and Lynette FashingGary and Jane FisherRobert and Beatrice FlemingFord Financial GroupDr. Arnold H. and

Dianne Gazarian Guarantee Goodwill NetworkBetty HaakDr. and Mrs. David HaddenMr. Mark A. HagopianJohn and Stephanie HastrupChristy V. HicksGordon and Ruri HondaDr. Phyllis IrwinLeeAnn JansenMr. and Mrs. Douglas JensenDr. Ernest Kazato and

Dr. Carolyn SakauyeDr. Marketa LimovaSteven and Lori LumMiles, Sears & EanniSteve Moore

Mrs. Edward NicholsPearson RealtyEdward and Irene PeloianJeff and Sandra PeracchiRegional Hand Center of

Central CaliforniaPaul and Beverley RohrerEleni Rotous, M.D. and

Chris RockasSchneider ElectricMr. and Mrs. James J. SheltonSpencer Enterprises, Inc.Marsha L. VucovichWallet Family TrustJames WaltonDr. Robert G. WareElizabeth WatsonWeiss, Martin, Salinas & HearstBarbara A. WhiteWilliam David Phillips

Fund at the Fresno Regional Foundation

John L. and Bernice WoolfDr. and Mrs. Michael T. WoolfJames and Debra Yakligian


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SUSTAINER $250 AND ABOVE

A Friend of the Philharmonic (4)

Carrie AltintopMarilyn BakerMary Jane BarbianNancy and Irwin BargMary and Genevieve BollmanCalifornia Agricultural

Leadership FoundationKaye B. CummingsPhoebe D. FarnamDr. Patrick and Cynthia GinnJean R. HarrisWilliam and Gerry HastrupHongshik Han, M.D., Inc.Alan and Karen HopkinsGray and Geraldine HughesMrs. Arthur Jing

Ms. Susan S. LibertyJohn LoomisElizabeth and Blair LooneyManco AbbottChuck and Genie

McAlexanderDr. John and MaryLou

McGuckinSharon MetzlerElizabeth MitchellDr. and Mrs. W. Vincent

MoatsSheila MoloneyJohn C. Northway and

Lisa GroteDon and Sharon OliverNicholas Don PaladinoMichael and Linda Perry

Lyn PetersMarnie PowellDr. and Mrs. Ned Radich

and FamilyMichael and Linda RogersArminee ShishmanianDoris SiegelPaula Siegel and Jerry RadinoffDonald and Donna SlinkardDr. Peter and Susan SmitsThomas and Jacqueline SpencerMariam Stepanian and

John Thoens Temple Family Trust Walter VosganianMr. and Mrs. Edward L. WellsProf. James R. Wilson

ASSOCIATE $100 AND ABOVE


Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ackerman

Elizabeth O. AllerGerald Anderson and

Gloria MaxwellDr. Roberta AsahinaElizabeth AyvazianChuck Bandelian and

Lisa FrancoEdward and Donna BeckmanFrank Benneyan, D.D.S.Anne BetancourtBob Bullwinkel and

Kim MorinAllen and Denice CardenRoy W. CarlsonBob and Joanne CelumJim Chinello and Sally HenryJoan W. ChristensonMr. and Mrs. Bruce ClaytonBill and Kathy CoitDr. and Mrs. Jacob Colarian

Jayne and Richard ColeMrs. Charlene CorrinMrs. Theodore CribariVincent and Danna CruzJohn Curtis and

Karen Yelton-CurtisJim H. DaggsRichard and Janis De BenedettoDawn and Elena DiestelkampLarry DoanRay and Jo DullCarolyn and Al EvansAlice FarmanianAlberta FerrerIngrid Fessler-WellnitzHal and Ingrid FieldingBob and Nada FishmanMr. and Mrs. Steven W. ForkerFriends of the PhilharmonicTeresa and Martha FuentesAram and Barbara GarabedianDavid and Karen GaylinRon and Roberta GeniniMrs. Frank H. Goishi

Nancy GornyDr. and Mrs. Theodore

GreavesAlvin and Sharon GreenMr. and Mrs. Paul HagerMichael Harman and

Dolores De TeresiEllen and Lynn HeminkMr. and Mrs. Edward HerbertJonathan HigginsEllen and Bob HirthMaggie HoulihanAris HowsepianMike and Denise HurstThe Honorable Frederic A.

JacobusJanice R. JansenRoxie JizmejianRay and Pam KernMr. and Mrs. David KimballDr. and Mrs. Donald E. KnappMr. and Mrs. Merle C. KnappMr. and Mrs. Stephen KnudsenShirley Kovacs


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ASSOCIATE $100 AND ABOVE (continued)

Martin and Christine KrikorianEric and Teresa KurtzJim and Marie LambeJoanne LippertRalph and Elaine LynnJudith and Jerry MacDonaldBlossom MalkasianEldon and Diana MarksRobert and Cheryl MarshJohn MazuskiMarilyn McKeeverRon and Kathy McLaughlinBarbara MendesJustine and Con MichasKaren MoraisElaine MossMarie MottaMu Phi Epsilon,

Fresno Alumni ChapterJo MurphyDr. and Mrs. Theodore R.

Nassar

Robert and Peggy NevinJudy and Jim NewtonCharlett NilanMichel G. NoblatBill and Linda NorthwayHygo OhannessianKeith and Diane OlsenRobert OwenDominic Papagni and

Cleo BauerGladys PetersJerrie PetersCarol PorterRoberta A. PruittRuby Quackenbush SuhreJohn and Christina RennaPamela Ann Ripley and

Eric C. ChristensenBill and Chris RogersJoan Rubinstein and

Alex Sherriffs

Gary H. and Sara E. RushingJim and Elaine SalvatoreAnnie Schmidt and

Adam SchragMary Esther ShekoyanLaura SimonWilliam Sivick and

Janice JansenAlan and Pegi SortorWilliam and Judith StevensTodd and Tammy SuntrapakKay SutherlandJames and Patricia SwansonBarbara TaniguchiUnited Way of FresnoGillian D. WalkeJohn and Genie WaughDon and Eilene WerumDr. Ed and Naomi WiensDavid and Nancy WillisConrad and Sue YhnellTom and Carol Yow


FRIEND $50 AND ABOVE


Jason AvilaCathy BarabeCynthia BrunoChielpegian Law OfficesKaren Chooljian Clifford DoddCharles and Sheila DreilingAnne and Jim EllisMrs. Virginia FarquharLynne and Frank GlaserLouise Gutierrez

Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Halverstadt

Lois A. HighMr. and Mrs. C.J. JohnRev. Dr. Mas and

Rev. Hope KawashimaJulie KirkegaardMr. and Mrs. Vince

KovacevichSandie and Craig LaMasterMs. Regina LearyDon and Lee LeoneSusan C. McCline

Joanna McKnightJohn and Helen Mary MurrayGary and Leilani OverstreetIdalia PerezThe Pilibos FoundationPatrick and Sue QuigleyElla RennaAnthony and Hilary RossMary G. Rystad-SmithJoel and Dana TaylorSally and Franz WeinschenkDr. Zhornitskiy

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IN-KIND GIFTSJuly 1, 2014 through November 5, 2015

OVERTURE $1,000 AND ABOVE

Bertz-Rosa Strategy & Creative Cru Wine Company

PRELUDE $999 AND BELOW

Dr. and Mrs. Varoujan Altebarmakian

American Pistachio GrowersAporjon Leather & LuggageThe Brownie BakerMr. and Mrs. Antonio CamposMargaret Desmond HughesErna’s Elderberry HouseEye Medical Center of FresnoFresno Lexus

Jones Cleaning Centers, Inc. La BoulangerieThe Linen ShoppeLou Gentile’s Flower BasketMacy’s River ParkDr. J. D. NorthwayOrloff JewelersThe PalmsThe Ritz Helen Sandrini

Sierra Nut HouseSkookum TreesSun-Maid RaisinsTheresa’s CakepopsValley Lahvosh Baking Co.Julie VogueVonda’s Stephen Wilson and

Martha BrodyZary’s Brand Vinegar

CONCERTO $5,000 AND ABOVE

Baker, Peterson & Franklin, CPA

Baker, Manock & Jensen McCormick, Barstow, LLP

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FRESNO PHILHARMONIC MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE GIFTS

Memorial and Tribute gifts will be designated to the Annual Fund unless otherwise requested by the donor or family members. The following list includes contributions received from July 1, 2014 through November 5, 2015.

IN MEMORY

IN MEMORY OF ALFONS ALTINTOPCarrie Altintop

IN MEMORY OF REV. FATHER SHAHE A.K. ALTOUNIANCommercial Manufacturing,

Blythe and Larry Hagopian

IN MEMORY OF MRS. QUIN APREGANThe Family of Dr. Charles Achki

IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE ARTENIANGaylene Joe

IN MEMORY OF KELKHATIR AYVAZIAN Siranouche Krikorian

IN MEMORY OF LILA DE KLOTZThe Family of Dr. Charles Achki

IN MEMORY OF DR. JON R. DEWSMary Ann Dews

IN MEMORY OF BARBARA DODDSCarolyn and Al Evans

IN MEMORY OF MARIAM DOUMANIAN ERMOIANThe Harry M. Ermoian FoundationThe Ralph Ermoian Foundation

IN MEMORY OF SARKIS DOUMANIANRaymond and Jacqueline

Doumanian

IN MEMORY OF DONALD FERRERAlberta Ferrer

IN MEMORY OF DICK FOURCHYSharon Metzler

IN MEMORY OF RUTH FUENTESTeresa and Martha Fuentes

IN MEMORY OF JANICE GOZAJoanna McKnight

IN MEMORY OF PAUL GUTIERREZ, JR.Louise Gutierrez

IN MEMORY OF BETTY AND JIM HICKSChristy V. Hicks

IN MEMORY OF PATRICIA HOPPER LYTTLEElizabeth Aller

IN MEMORY OF DON HUSBANDBill and Chris Rogers

IN MEMORY OF DALE KIRKEGAARD, M.D.Chielpegian Law OfficesThomas and Donna DunklinMs. Jerry Lee EmerzianDrs. Linda and Robert GlassmanJulie KirkegaardDr. and Mrs. Donald E. KnappSandie and Craig LaMasterJoanne LippertDr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm MastenSusan C. McClineGary and Leilani OverstreetMilt and Mary Ann PettyThe Pilibos FoundationAlan and Pegi Sortor

IN MEMORY OF JOHN KREBSJack and Nancy BakerMrs. Andrew HagopianDon and Lee LeoneJoanne LippertBill and Chris Rogers

IN MEMORY OF PETER KRIKORIANSiranouche Krikorian

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT M. LIBBYPatricia B. LibbyRaymond C. Libby

IN MEMORY OF LORAMAE MAGEESharon MetzlerErnie and Marcy Valdovinos

IN MEMORY OF AMOS S. NORMANWilliam and Paula Dragoo

IN MEMORY OF JANICE NORMARTNancy and Jack BakerRobert and Tay Cherry

IN MEMORY OFANN NORTHWAYDr. J. D. Northway

IN MEMORY OF VERLINDA M. OLSONElizabeth and Blair Looney

IN MEMORY OF DR. WILLIAM OWENThe Family of Dr. Charles AchkiBill and Chris Rogers

IN MEMORY OF LAURA GAIL PEARREWilliam and Paula Dragoo

IN MEMORY OF DR. ROBERT S. PETERSJerrie Peters

IN MEMORY OF DAVID PHILLIPS Robert and Tay Cherry

IN MEMORY OF ENRIQUE QUIROGAJim H. Daggs

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC XXIII

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE GIFTS

Memorial and Tribute gifts will be designated to the Annual Fund unless otherwise requested by the donor or family members. The following list includes contributions received from July 1, 2014 through November 5, 2015.

IN MEMORY OF HENRY QUIROGATeresa and Martha Fuentes

IN MEMORY OF WARREN ROBINSONWilliam and Paula Dragoo

IN MEMORY OF EVALYN ROCKWELLCarolyn and Al EvansElla RennaGerald RennaJohn and Christina RennaRandy and Kathy Seale

IN MEMORY OF HAROLD SCHAEFERMarie Motta

IN MEMORY OF MARY DEAVER SLATERBill and Chris RogersJustine and Con Michas

IN MEMORY OF BOBBYE SISK TEMPLELynne and Frank Glaser

IN MEMORY OF WALT VARELLAS Bill and Chris Rogers

IN MEMORY OF JOHN T. VOSSMichael and Linda Perry

IN MEMORY OF ANNA M. WAREDr. Robert G. Ware

IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR JAMES H. WINTERDr. and Mrs. James V. Prochazka

IN MEMORY OF DR. DAVID S. ZEALEARMrs. Bruno Bisceglia

IN HONOR

IN HONOR OF HENRIETTA HAGOPIANDavid and Karen Gaylin

IN HONOR OF MRS. FRANK MORADIANJudith and Donald Peracchi

IN HONOR OF DON OLIVERAnne Betancourt

IN HONOR OF DR. J. D. NORTHWAY George and Karen BakerBill and Linda NorthwayJohn C. Northway and Lisa Grote

IN HONOR OF JUDITH PERACCHICalifornia Agricultural

Leadership Foundation

IN HONOR OF ANNIE SCHMIDTChristy V. Hicks

IN HONOR OF ANITA SHANAHANCommercial Manufacturing,

Blythe and Larry HagopianDavid and Karen GaylinDr. and Mrs. Gerald R.

McMenaminJudith and Donald Peracchi

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ENCORE SOCIETY

GENERAL ENDOWMENTSusan Abundis and Glen Burgess The Family of Dr. Charles Achki Red and Nancy Arnold

Foundation Harry J. Aslan Trust John and Nancy Baker Mr. Larry Balakian Family and Friends of

Arthur C. Berdahl Mrs. Charles W. BonnerBonner Family Foundation Mrs. Jane M. Cleave Dr. John P. Conrad, Jr. William T. and Wanda G.

Coyle Charitable Trust Mr. J. Delbert Crummey

and Family in Memory of Mary Crummey Joseph F. Desmond José A. Díaz and Thomas

Sanchez DeLeonLeon S. Peters FoundationSusan K. and Larry Early

Phillips FoundationJanette Erickson Fisher Industries The Fresno Bee Ms. Patricia Gebs Drs. Robert and Linda Glassman Mrs. Andrew Hagopian Coke and James Hallowell Estate of Mrs. Torben V. Hansen Mr. Torben V. Hansen and

Victoria R.T. Landgren Estate of Clarence and

Caroline Harris The William Randolph Hearst

Foundation Christy V. Hicks The Karney Hodge FamilyDr. F Lee and Jean HullDr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian

The Family of Mrs. Eleanore Knudsen

Dr. Marion KremenThe Estate of Enok Lohne, M.D.Mr. August MadrigalDr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm MastenMrs. Frank MoradianNational Endowment for the ArtsMr. and Mrs. Edward NicholsMrs. Karla Nichols In Memory of Edward NicholsEdward and Irene PeloianEstate of William R. PerryMrs. Leon S. PetersThe William David and

Mary Walker Phillips FoundationMrs. Parker M. PowellDr. and Mrs. James ProchazkaMrs. Lakhbir PurewalJohn and Vicky SeasholtzMrs. Edward ShanahanMr. and Mrs. James SheltonKen and Viv ShinkawaMs. Patricia A. TowneValley Foundry and

Machine Works Division of Ametek, Inc.The Estate of Lloyd G. and

Phyllis WhitmanFamily and Friends of

Dr. Richard Whitten, Sr.Family and Friends of

Dr. James and Pearl WinterDr. David Yamaguchi

MUSIC EDUCATION ENDOWMENTKarney Hodge Memorial ChairWilliam Randolph Hearst

Foundation ChairEnok Lohne, M.D.,

Memorial Scholarship

GUEST ARTIST ENDOWMENTBonner Family Guest Artist

Endowment

ORCHESTRA CHAIRAndrew Hagopian Endowed

Violin I ChairJohn and Mitzi Conrad

Endowed 5th Violin I ChairFrank Moradian Endowed

Principal Viola ChairPearl B. Winter Endowed

Principal Cello ChairWilliam T. Coyle and Wanda G.

Coyle Endowed Assistant Principal Cello Chair

Red and Nancy Arnold Endowed Flute Chair

The Honorable Edward L. and Anita M. Shanahan Endowed Principal Oboe Chair

Torben V. Hansen Endowed Clarinet Chair

William N. and Eleanore Knudsen Endowed Principal Horn Chair

Parker M. Powell Endowed Principal Trumpet Chair

Mary Bell Crummey Endowed Principal Timpani Chair

Del Crummey and Family Endowed Principal Percussion Chair

Ruth Anderson Phillips Endowed Piano Chair

By making a bequest to the Philharmonic, you are eligible to join the Encore Society. Please notify the Fresno Philharmonic Development Office at 559-261-0611, ext. 614 regarding your intention so that you may be recognized.

The community leaders who joined together in 1954 to create the Fresno Philharmonic had a vision for the future. That vision was to present great music that enriches lives, inspires passion for classical music, and connects audiences to history. As standard bearers for that vision, we believe that hearing great music from the past and present is a legacy worth preserving for future generations, and that the Fresno Philharmonic itself, is a beacon for community pride, achievement and advancement.

To support the vision of the Fresno Philharmonic, we rely on the many generous individuals who support our Annual Fund and those members of our Encore Society, who with their legacy gifts to the endowment provide funding for the Philharmonic in perpetuity.

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Did You Know?

Young people who participate in the arts

for at least three hours on three days each

week through at least one full year are:

• 4 times more likely to be

recognized for academic achievement

• 3 times more likely to be elected

to class office within their schools

• 4 times more likely to participate

in a math and science fair

• 3 times more likely to win an award

for school attendance

• 4 times more likely to win an award

for writing an essay or poem

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Lynn Stewart1954-1955

James V. Paige 1955-1956

Mrs. Gladys Sharp1956-1957

Charles W. Bonner1957-1964

Gene Chenault1964-1965

Karney Hodge1965-1974

Lawrence E. Wayte1974-1979

Hon. Nickolas J. Dibiaso1979-1982

Roger C. Coryell1982-1984

Richard “Gus” Bonner1984-1985

Richard E. Herrinton1985-1986

Dr. Parker Powell, M.D.1986-1988

Larry Balakian1988-1990

Dr. Bernard Karian, D.D.S1990-1992

Dr. Charles Mittman, M.D.1992-1993

Edward Nichols1993-1995

Brice W. Harris1995-1996

Susan K. Early1996-1998

Hon. Donald Black 1998-2000

Larry Hagopian2000-2002

W.F. Docker, Esq.2002-2004

Robert Cherry 2004-2006

W.F. Docker, Esq.2006-2008

Judith Peracchi2008-2010

Sasan Rhamatian2010-2012

J.D. Northway, MD2012-2015

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