Houston Symphony Magazine - April 2012

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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002(713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.orgContents ••

April • 2012

Programs10 March 29

11 March 301� March 31, April 1

15 April 5-718 April 13-15

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On Stage and Off5 Credits

�3-31 Donors 7 From the Orchestra9 Hans Graf

9 Letter to Patrons6 Orchestra and Staff

�� Symphony Society

Features3� Backstage Pass

4 People in Action4 Spring Soirees

16 Upcoming Performances

Cover photo by Leah Polkowske.Musician on the cover: Brinton Averil Smith

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18 20 Former Houston Symphony Assistant Conductor Brett Mitchell returns to Jones Hall this month performing an evening of Cole Porter’s greatest hits.

$1 Million Challenge Grant—Your Gift Counts!Houston Endowment has challenged the Houston Symphony to raise $9 million from 5,000 donors by May 31st in order to receive a second $1 million grant to support the innovative programming you’ve come to expect at Jones Hall and beyond.

Your gift of any amount will count towards the challenge! Call Darryl at (713) 337-8529 or give online at www.houstonsymphony.org.

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Pianist and Rice University Professor Jon Kimura Parker takes the Jones Hall stage to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

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National Volunteer WeekApril 15-�1, �01�For more than 70 years, beginning with the dedicated women of the Houston Symphony League, volunteers have answered the call to serve by providing essential support to the Symphony’s programs and activities. Some have found their niche in our education programs: working with children in the cacophony of the Instrument Petting Zoo or the creatively sticky situation of craft activi-ties at the family concerts, ushering thousands of school children in and out of Jones Hall for student concerts or entertaining young elementary students with a music education puppet show. Other volunteers share their vocal talents in the Houston Symphony Chorus, and still others provide essential support and guidance as Houston Symphony Society board members.

In addition to the long standing support of the Houston Symphony League and Houston Symphony League-Bay Area, the Symphony has volunteers from corporate sponsors such as Cameron, philanthropic organizations such as First Junior Women and National Charity League as well as inspired individuals in the community who enjoy sharing their love of music as they share their time and talents.

We celebrate the dedication of all of our volunteers and appreciate their enthusiastic efforts on behalf of the Houston Symphony!

Celebrating People in Action!..........................................................................

Spring Soirees...................................................................................................

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience mem-bers, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break.

CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances.

CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or pho-tograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.


Hans Graf, Music DirectorRoy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Robert Franz, Associate Conductor Sponsor, Beth Madison

FIRST VIOLIN:Frank Huang, Concertmaster MaxLevineChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster

EllenE.KelleyChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster

CorneliaandMeredithLongChairQi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster FondrenFoundationChairMarina Brubaker, Hewlett-PackardCompanyChairAlexandra AdkinsMiHee ChungSophia SilivosRodica GonzalezFerenc IllenyiSi-Yang LaoKurt JohnsonChristopher NealSergei Galperin

SECOND VIOLIN:Jennifer Owen, PrincipalTina Zhang, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohMihaela Oancea-FrusinaRuth Zeger Margaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyTong YanChristine PastorekAmy Teare

VIOLA:Wayne Brooks, PrincipalJoan DerHovsepian, Associate

PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalWei JiangLinda GoldsteinSheldon PersonFay ShapiroDaniel Strba Mr.andMrs.JesseB.TutorChairThomas MolloyPhyllis Herdliska

CELLO:Brinton Averil Smith, Principal JaniceandThomasBarrowChairChristopher French,

Associate PrincipalHaeri JuJeffrey ButlerKevin DvorakXiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames R. Denton Anthony Kitai

DOubLE bASS:David Malone, Acting PrincipalMark Shapiro, Acting Associate

PrincipalEric LarsonRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray

FLuTE:Aralee Dorough, Principal

GeneralMauriceHirschChairJohn Thorne, Associate PrincipalJudy DinesAllison Jewett**Rebecca Powell-Garfield***

PICCOLO:Allison Jewett**Rebecca Powell-Garfield***

ObOE:Anne Leek, Acting Principal

LucyBinyonStudeChairXiaodi Liu, Acting Associate Principal* Colin GatwoodAdam Dinitz

ENGLISH HORN:Adam Dinitz

CLARINET:David Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate

PrincipalChristian SchubertAlexander Potiomkin***

E-FLAT CLARINET:Thomas LeGrand

bASS CLARINET:Alexander Potiomkin***

TassieandConstantineS.NicandrosChair

bASSOON:Rian Craypo, Principal StewartOrtonChairEric Arbiter, Associate Principal AmericanGeneralChairJ. Jeff Robinson**Elise WagnerBenjamin Atherholt*

CONTRAbASSOON:J. Jeff Robinson**Benjamin Atherholt*

HORN:William VerMeulen, PrincipalJacek Muzyk, Associate PrincipalBrian Thomas

RobertandJaniceMcNairFoundationChair

Nancy GoodearlPhilip StantonJulie Thayer

TRuMPET:Mark Hughes, Principal

GeorgeP.andCynthiaWoodsMitchellChair

John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk

SperosP.MartelChair

TROMbONE:Allen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman

bASS TROMbONE:Phillip Freeman

TubA:Dave Kirk, Principal

TIMPANI:Ronald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal

PERCuSSION:Brian Del Signore, PrincipalMark GriffithMatthew Strauss

HARP:Paula Page, Principal

KEybOARD:Scott Holshouser, Principal

NevaWatkinsWestChair

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER:

Steve Wenig

ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER:

Michael Gorman

LIbRARIAN:Thomas Takaro

ASSISTANT LIbRARIANS:Erik GronforMichael McMurray

STAGE MANAGER:Donald Ray Jackson

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER:Kelly Morgan

STAGE TECHNICIAN:Toby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant

*Contracted Substitute**Leave of Absence***Regular Substitute

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Orchestra and Staff............................................................................................Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEOMartha García, Assistant to the Executive DirectorMeg Philpot, Director of Human ResourcesAmanda Tozzi, Director, Executive Operations

steven Brosvik, General ManagerRoger Daily, Director, Music Matters!Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and ProductionSteve Wenig, Orchestra Personnel ManagerAllison Conlan, Music Matters! CoordinatorMichael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerDonald Ray Jackson, Stage ManagerKelly Morgan, Assistant Stage ManagerMeredith Williams, Operations Assistant

MiCHael D. Pawson, Chief Financial OfficerSally brassow, ControllerPhilip Gulla, Director, TechnologyAmed Hamila, Director, Database SupportHeather Fails, Manager, Ticketing DatabaseJanis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron DatabaseKay Middleton, ReceptionistMaria Ross, Payroll ManagerArmin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems EngineerChris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and

Special Projects

aurelie DesMarais, Senior Director, Artistic PlanningMerle N. bratlie, Director, Artist ServicesLesley Sabol, Manager, Popular ProgrammingThomas Takaro, Librarian Sarah Berggren, Chorus ManagerErik Gronfor, Assistant LibrarianMichael McMurray, Assistant LibrarianRebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate

Glenn taylor, Senior Director, MarketingAllison Gilbert, Director of Marketing, Subscription &

Group SalesMelissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Special ProjectsCarlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Single TicketsJenny Zuniga, Director, Patron ServicesJeff Gilmer, Group Representative, Inside SalesJason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron ServicesGeorgia McBride, Assistant Marketing Manager,

Digital Media/Young Audience EngagementErin Mushalla, Marketing AssociateDerrick Rose, Group Representative, Outside Sales

Jennifer r. Mire, Senior Director, CommunicationsHolly Cassard, Manager, CommunicationsClair Studdard, Assistant, Communications

DaviD CHaMBers, Chief Development OfficerStephanie Jones, Senior Director, Events and League RelationsMark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major GiftsVickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Servicesbrandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate RelationsPeter yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and

Development CommunicationsDarryl de Mello, Annual Fund ManagerJessica Ford, Gifts OfficerSamantha Gonzalez, Manager, EventsRobin Lewis, Development Assistant, Gifts and RecordsJennifer Martin, Institutional Giving CoordinatorNicole Peralta, Associate Director, EventsSarah Beth Seifert, Development Operations ManagerSarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations ManagerLena Streetman, Manager, Prospect ResearchConductor

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There are many things that I love about being a Houston Symphony musician, and one in particular is participating in the GDF SUEZ Community Connections program. This program is voluntary for orchestra musicians, and its goal is to broaden our musical footprint throughout Houston at no cost to the commu-nity. Many of my colleagues coach music students in schools while others play at area hospitals, nursing homes, shelters and libraries. Some have formed ensembles to participate in Community Connections. Three other members of the bass section and I have formed a quartet called “Bass Center Houston.” Our goal is to teach the community about our instrument.

The music we perform encapsulates all genres ranging from Bach to The Beatles. We give a his-tory of the instrument and explain what it’s made from and how its sound is created. We follow each performance with a question and answer session; in addition to answering questions, these sessions allow us to get to know our audience better. It doesn’t matter if we’re playing at an elementary school or a nursing home, many of the questions are the same. “Bass Center Houston” will not be featured on tonight’s performance, so I would like to answer a few of the most commonly asked questions about our instrument:

Q: Why do some bass players in your section hold the bow overhand and others underhand?

A: When starting the bass, we all had a choice of playing the German Bow or the French Bow. The German is held underhand and the French is held overhand. The German Bow is quite a bit wider than the French. Both have their strengths and weaknesses; however, their differences are minute.

Q: What’s the purpose of the dark piece of wood attached to the top of the bass that extends past the scroll (the scroll is the curled wood piece that houses the tuning pegs at the top of the instrument)?

A: This is an attachment to our fingerboard called a C extension. Our lowest string on the instrument is an E; by opening a gate at the base of the scroll, the string becomes a low C, expanding the range of the instrument.

Q: Why do some bass players stand while others sit during a performance?

A: It really is personal preference.

Eric Larson double bass


Letter to Patrons................................................................................................

Welcome to the penultimate month of our 2011-12 season! We look forward to April concerts featuring Violinist Hilary Hahn, Pianist Jon Kimura Parker, Guest Conductors Alexander Shelley and Pablo Heras-Casado and a tribute to the legendary John Denver.

In the final month of the season, the Orchestra is returning to Carnegie Hall for our 16th appearance at the famed American venue. Our May 7th concert will kick-off the week-long SpringForMusic Festival, a series of performances by North American orchestras featuring unique programming with a low ticket price of just $25. We are also very excited to report that Mayor Annise Parker will be joining us and deliver-ing the official introduction of the Houston Symphony before our Carnegie Hall concert. We’ve assembled wonderful tour packages for Houston fans who would like to go with us. If a trip to the Big Apple is on your horizon, please make plans to be with us! For more details, please contact our Patron Services Center at (713) 224-7575.

With this issue, we conclude the inaugural season of our new Sugar Land Series with a dramatic concert featuring Elgar’s Enigma Variations. We want to extend our thanks to Symphony fans in Fort Bend County for making this first season such a success. We are excited to announce that the Houston Symphony will be returning to Sugar Land during the 2012-13 season with another three concerts including Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique, Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.

Again this year, Houston Endowment has challenged our community to increase philanthropic support of the Houston Symphony. Last year, the goal was to raise $8 million from 4,000 donors. Together we rose to the challenge, accomplished the goals presented, and the Houston Symphony received our first $1 million challenge grant.

This year, the challenge is even greater. When we raise $9 million from 5,000 donors by May 31st, the Symphony will receive our second $1 million challenge grant to support the innovative programming you’ve come to expect at Jones Hall and beyond. Your support demonstrates what we all believe—that the Houston Symphony is an important part of our community. If you feel inspired by your experience at Jones Hall, we invite you to makeagiftofanyamount to the Houston Symphony so that we can secure this vital challenge grant.

bobby Tudor President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Hans Graf Biography..........................................................................................

Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf—the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director—is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his tenure here on Opening

Night of the 2001-2002 season.Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Orchestre National

Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf has developed a close relationship with

the Boston Symphony and appears regularly with the orchestra during the subscription season and at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to pres-

ent the New York premiere of ThePlanets—AnHDOdyssey and will return in May 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s SpringforMusic Festival.

Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Japan and Australia. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK to present the international premiere of ThePlanets—AnHD

Odyssey. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz, Aix en Provence and Salzburg Festivals. His U.S. festival appearances include Tanglewood, Blossom Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and the Grant

Park Music Festival in downtown Chicago.An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and has since led

productions in the opera houses of Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and BorisGodunov at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg.

Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz and continued his studies with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons.

His career was launched in 1979 when he was awarded first prize at the Karl Böhm Competition. His extensive discography includes record-ings with the Houston Symphony, available through houstonsymphony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the LyricSuite, a DVD of ThePlanets—AnHDOdysseyand most recently, Mahler’s DasLiedvonderErde.

Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.

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Program


Thursday, March �9, �01� 8 pm

Sugar Land Baptist Church

Hilary Hahn & Enigma VariationsMiles Hoffman, host

*Alexander Shelley, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 I Andantino II Scherzo: Vivacissimo III ModeratoINTERMISSION

Elgar Enigma Variations, Opus 36 Theme: Andante— Variation I (C.A.E.): L’istesso tempo Variation II (H.D.S.-P.): Allegro Variation III (R.B.T.): Allegretto Variation IV (W.M.B.): Allegro di molto Variation V (R.P.A.): Moderato— Variation VI (Ysobel): Andantino Variation VII (Troyte): Presto Variation VIII (W.N.): Allegretto— Variation IX (Nimrod): Adagio Variation X (Dorabella): Intermezzo: Allegretto Variation XI (G.R.S.): Allegro di molto Variation XII (B.G.N.): Andante— Variation XIII (* * *): Romanza: Moderato Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale: Allegro

*Houston Symphony debut

Program notes begin on page 12.

Thursday evening’s performance at Sugar Land Baptist Church is sponsored by

Miles Hoffman, hostAs music commentator for Morning Edition, National Public Radio’s flagship news pro-gram, Miles Hoffman is heard regularly by a national audience of some 14 million people. His sparkling feature, “Coming to Terms,” was a weekly favorite for 13 years (1989-2002) on NPR’s PerformanceToday, and he is the author of TheNPRClassicalMusicCompanion, now in its 10th printing (Houghton Mifflin Company).

Hoffman has been a featured speaker for universities, orchestras, festivals, chamber music series and community organizations throughout the United States. He has pre-sented keynote addresses for the International Viola Congress, the American String Teachers Association National Conference and the National Conference of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio.

In 2003, he gave the commencement address at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. The previous year, Hoffman served as host and commentator for the National Symphony Orchestra’s Festival of Favorites.

On several occasions, he has delivered the Bach Lecture at the Annual Winter Park Bach Festival and served in residence to per-form a solo recital (2005). He has also deliv-ered the President’s Lecture at the University of Montana and a University Convocation address at Southern Adventist University.

During the 1999-2000 season, Hoffman appeared as onstage host and commenta-tor, as well as pre-concert lecturer, for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has given special lectures for the National Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony, in addition to numerous talks in connection with his solo viola performances and his appearances with the American Chamber Players.

Alexander Shelley, conductorThirty-two-year-old English conductor Alexander Shelley was unanimously awarded first prize in the 2005 Leeds Conductors Competition and described in the press as “the most exciting and gifted young conductor to have taken this

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Friday, March 30, �01� 7 pm

Jones Hall

Evening Schedule:6 pm Pre-Concert reception with Houston Symphony musicians and Miles

Hoffman. Beverage service available with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Location: Main Lobby

7 pm Concert

8:30 pm Post-Concert discussion with the artists Location: Theater

Miles Hoffman, hostAlexander Shelley, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 I Andantino II Scherzo: Vivacissimo III Moderato

INTERMISSION

Elgar Enigma Variations, Opus 36 Theme: Andante— Variation I (C.A.E.): L’istesso tempo Variation II (H.D.S.-P.): Allegro Variation III (R.B.T.): Allegretto Variation IV (W.M.B.): Allegro di molto Variation V (R.P.A.): Moderato— Variation VI (Ysobel): Andantino Variation VII (Troyte): Presto Variation VIII (W.N.): Allegretto— Variation IX (Nimrod): Adagio Variation X (Dorabella): Intermezzo: Allegretto Variation XI (G.R.S.): Allegro di molto Variation XII (B.G.N.): Andante— Variation XIII (* * *): Romanza: Moderato Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale: Allegro

Biographies begin on page 10. Program notes begin on page 12.

ACCESS Series is sponsored in part by American Express.

The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

Shelley

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highly prestigious award.”In recent seasons, Shelley has performed

with leading orchestras throughout Europe. He is a regular guest of the Melbourne Symphony and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. These performances mark his debut with the Houston Symphony.

In 2011, Shelley completed his second year as principal conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra. He has extended his contract until 2017, including tours to Italy, Belgium, China and a re-invitation to Vienna’s Musikverein.

He enjoys a close relationship with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, with whom he performs regularly. He is artistic direc-tor of its Zukunftslabor project—an award-win-ning series which aims to build a lasting rela-tionship between the orchestra and a new generation of concert-goers.

The son of professional musicians, Shelley studied cello at the Royal College of Music and the Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf. He studied conducting with Thomas Gabrisch. In 2001, he founded the Schumann Camerata in Düsseldorf. Last season, this chamber orches-tra presented the third edition of “440Hz,” an innovative series of concerts that Shelley con-ceived as a major initiative to attract young adults to the concert hall.

Hilary Hahn, violinViolinist Hilary Hahn’s probing interpretations and technical brilliance have made her one of the most sought-after artists for a diverse audi-ence. At 31, her international fame and recogni-tion, including two Grammies, multiple Diapason “d’Or of the Year” and “Preis der deutschen

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Fidelity Investments Classical Series

Saturday, March 31, �01� 8 pm

Sunday, April 1, �01� 2:30 pm

Jones Hall

Hilary Hahn & Enigma VariationsAlexander Shelley, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin

britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a I Dawn: Lento e tranquillo— II Sunday morning: Allegro spiritoso— III Moonlight: Andante comodo e rubato— IV Storm: Presto con fuocoProkofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 I Andantino II Scherzo: Vivacissimo III ModeratoINTERMISSIONElgar Sospiri, Opus 70Elgar Enigma Variations, Opus 36 Theme: Andante— Variation I (C.A.E.): L’istesso tempo Variation II (H.D.S.-P.): Allegro Variation III (R.B.T.): Allegretto Variation IV (W.M.B.): Allegro di molto Variation V (R.P.A.): Moderato— Variation VI (Ysobel): Andantino Variation VII (Troyte): Presto Variation VIII (W.N.): Allegretto— Variation IX (Nimrod): Adagio Variation X (Dorabella): Intermezzo: Allegretto Variation XI (G.R.S.): Allegro di molto Variation XII (B.G.N.): Andante— Variation XIII (* * *): Romanza: Moderato Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale: Allegro

Weekend performances are generously sponsored by united Airlines.

Saturday’s performance is supported in part by Mrs. William Estrada.

Sunday’s performance is sponsored in part by Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber.

The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham.


These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season Media Sponsor.

FOuR SEA INTERLuDES FROM PETER GRIMES, OPuS 33ABenjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Recording: Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Apex)

Instrumentation: two flutes (both doubling piccolo), two oboes, two clarinets (one doubling E-flat clarinet), two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings

PeterGrimes was Benjamin Britten’s first and greatest success in the world of opera. His setting of George Crabbe’s tale of an irasci-ble, reckless fisherman, called to account for the deaths of young apprentices in his care, became one of the few 20th-century operas to enter the standard repertory.

As part of the score, Britten composed six orchestral pieces: three preludes to each act and another three to connect the two scenes in each act. After the premiere, he extracted four of the pieces and arranged them into a symphonic suite titled Four Sea Interludes.

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BY CARL CUNNINGHAM

Schallplattenkritik” prizes, and the 2008 Classic FM/Gramophone Artist of the Year, are a testa-ment to her talent and drive.

Hahn appears regularly with the world’s elite orchestras and on the most prestigious recital series. During the 2010-2011 season, she performed in 56 cities across four continents. After a tour in Japan was canceled due to the tsunami disaster, she organized four benefit concerts to help aid the recovery.

In the 15 years since she began recording, Hahn has released 12 feature albums on the Deutsche Grammophon and Sony labels. Her recordings have received every critical prize in the international press and have met with equal popular success. Her first Grammy® win came in 2003 for her Brahms and Stravinsky concerto album. Last fall, she released her newest album, CharlesIves:FourSonatas.

Hahn shows her commitment to con-temporary music with In27Pieces:TheHilaryHahn Encores. For this project, she commis-sioned more than two dozen composers to write short-form pieces for acoustic violin and piano. She remains one of the few performers dedicated to recording every new piece she commissions.

An avid writer and interviewer, Hahn posts journal entries at hilaryhahn.com and videos at youtube.com/hilaryhahnvideos, hosts the con-temporary classical music blog Sequenza21 and comments on life as a traveling companion, on Twitter: twitter.com/violincase.

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Dawn, the first interlude, connects the opera’s Prologue to Act One. Its high, piquant melody in the high flutes and strings, alternat-ing with quietly heaving low brass chords and sudden flourishes on the harp, evoke the image of a lone seagull, gliding high above the swells during a golden sunrise. Sunday Morning pre-cedes Act Two, and it sets the stage for a scene of villagers heeding the call of church bells and primly marching off to Sunday services. At the center of the interlude, the low strings take up the melody of “Glitter of waves, glitter of sunlight,” sung by the schoolteacher, Ellen Orford, the only villager who shows any com-passion for the outcast Grimes.

Moonlight, the third interlude, precedes Act Three and is the most haunting tone picture in the set. Its orchestral suggestion of a dark night and an ominously quiet sea precedes a scene in which the angry villagers finally orga-nize a manhunt for the missing Grimes, fear-ing the worst for his newest apprentice. The final interlude, Storm, is transferred from its original placement as the second interlude in the opera. As an orchestral sea storm, it is a worthy successor to those of Wagner’s FlyingDutchman and Verdi’s Otello. Its fury is punc-tuated at the center by a reference to Grimes’ pleading aria, “What harbour shelters peace?” from the opera’s opening scene, which directly precedes it in the complete stage work.

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR, OPuS 19 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Recording: Recording Maxim Vengerov with Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Instrumentation: pairs of flutes (second doubling piccolo), oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings

Although the young Sergei Prokofiev established a reputation for composing iconoclastic, satirical music, full of pounding dissonance, a conserva-tive vein ran quietly alongside his youthful pen-chant for sensationalism. We know it best from the ballets of his late years, RomeoandJuliet and Cinderella, but it could be heard as early as his lyrical First Violin Concerto and his Haydnesque “Classical” Symphony. Amazingly, both works were composed during the violence of World War I and on the cusp of the upheaval brought by the Russian Revolution. He began composing the First Violin Concerto in 1915, and during the summer of 1917, he visited a country estate where he composed the “Classical” Symphony and orchestrated most of the concerto. But the revolution intervened, and the concerto was not heard anywhere until 1923 when Serge Koussevitzky gave the belated premiere in Paris, with the concertmaster of his

orchestra, Marcel Darrieux, as soloist. The large design of the First Violin Concerto has traditional as well as novel attributes. It is cast in three movements: a large sonata form, but one whose tempo is slow rather than fast; a central Scherzo; and a slower finale, again lyrical like the opening movement. The open-ing theme of the concerto is immediately pre-sented by the solo violin, and then repeated by the oboe over the first of many elaborate filigree passages played by the soloist. After a sprightly, piquant second theme, three plucked chords by the lower strings bring on a moment of silence,

concluding the exposition. Both themes are extensively reworked in the development section, and are soon joined by a constant run of rapid, technically challenging passages on the part of the soloist. After a cli-mactic point, this section dies away in another brief pause. Then the main theme resumes in the flute and piccolo, accompanied by delicate fili-gree from the harp and solo violinist, so that the recapitulation takes on the character of a slow reflective coda. Biting, sardonic staccato music domi-nates the central Scherzo, though this mood

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is relieved in its two trio sections. The first is a duet for the clarinet and solo violinist over a light accompaniment of strings and percus-sion, the second is a muted running passage in the soloist’s low register, again accompanied by strings. The third movement also begins as a brusque, brilliant, sharp-pointed finale, but gradually mutates into a calm, shimmering apotheosis. At this moment, its leaping princi-pal theme is combined with the main theme of the first movement, presented in quiet, reflec-tive trills by the solo violinist as the music slowly fades away.

SOSPIRI, OPuS 70 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Recording: Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Decca)

Instrumentation: harp, harmonium and strings

In 1914, Elgar was commissioned to compose a pair of companion pieces to be published together with his popular Salut d’amour, which he had written some 25 years earlier, while courting his future wife. The first new piece, titled Carissimi, fit nicely with its pre-existing companion, but Soupir d’amour (Sighs of Love)

did not. So, Elgar composed a replacement work and subsequently published Soupir d’amour sep-arately under the simpler Italian title, Sospiri. This short adagio movement has appeared in arrangements for several solo stringed instruments and/or piano, as well as the pres-ent arrangement for harp and string ensemble. Its special charm lies in Elgar’s subtle crafting of its melody line, recreating the gentle sound of an ancient modal scale by avoiding telltale tones that identify the modern major/minor scale system at certain points in the piece.

ENIGMA VARIATIONS, OPuS 36 Sir Edward Elgar

Recording: Sir Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live)

Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling piccolo) two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabas-soon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, organ and strings

Friday, October 21, 1898, had been another hard day of teaching violin students for Edward Elgar. After dinner, he sat down at the piano and started musing over the keys. All of a sudden, his wife, Alice, roused him from his woolgathering. “Edward, that’s a good tune,” she said. “Play it again; I like that tune.” Fortunately, Elgar collected his thoughts and the tune became the theme of his cele-brated Enigma Variations, in which he composed 13 musical character sketches of his cherished wife and friends, plus a self-portrait in the grandi-ose finale. By February 5, the piece was finished, and he orchestrated it over the next 13 days. Each variation is labeled with the initials, nickname or surname of the person described, beginning with a lyrical tribute to Elgar’s wife, Alice (C. A. E.). Frivolous, abrupt and gentle moods pass in parade as Elgar describes the idiosyncrasies of his 13 friends. Among the most striking are the delicate sixth variation (Ysobel) characterizing Isabel Fitton, one of Elgar’s viola students, the rambunctious seventh variation (Troyte) describing the jerky, harried piano play-ing of architect/painter Troyte Griffith, and the buoyant tenth variation (Dorabella) imitating the light-footed dancing of Dora Penny, whom Elgar nicknamed after a character in Mozart’s opera, Così fan tutte. Variation 13 (labeled with three asterisks and titled Romanza) secretly describes Lady Mary Lygon, an amateur choir director. In this variation, the clarinet quotes a melody from Mendelssohn’s choral work, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. Elgar dedicated the noble, soaring ninth variation (Nimrod) to his great friend August Johannes Jaeger of the Novello music publish-ing firm. It is a special moment in the set of varia-tions and is sometimes performed as a memorial to famous personalities in the world of music.

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Friday, April 6, �01� 8 pm

Saturday, April 7, �01� 8 pm

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Music of John DenverMichael Krajewski, conductor Jim Curry, vocalist

Arr. S. Reineke Songs of John Denver

J. beckel Colorado Vistas

Grofé Grand Canyon Suite 1 Sunrise: Andantino 3 On the Trail: Andantino moderato—Allegretto poco mossobarry/G. Prechel Theme from Dances With Wolves

S. A. Ward/Dragon America the Beautiful

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Symphony as Principal Pops Conductor in 2000. His fans especially enjoy his Star Spangled Salute at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and the Houston holiday tradition, Very Merry Pops.

Krajewski also serves as principal pops conductor of the Jacksonville and Atlanta symphony orchestras. He previously held that position with the Long Beach, New Hampshire and New Mexico symphony orchestras.

With degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and later served as that orches-tra’s assistant conductor.

Jim Curry, vocalistJim Curry’s music career began after receiv-ing a Rotary Scholarship for writing and performing his senior class song in 1975 at Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas. Although trained in classical music, Curry’s natural voice resembled the voice of one of the most popular singers on the radio at the time, John Denver. Over the years, Curry has sung Denver’s songs, sharing his positive messages of love, humanity and environmen-tal awareness.

John Denver’s untimely death in 1997 was a tragedy that was felt the world over. Such a void in the musical world left Denver’s ardent fans demanding that the music sur-vive. CBS television produced the made-for-TV movie, Take Me Home: the John DenverStory, in which Curry sang off-camera as the voice of Denver.

Curry joined forces with Grammy®-nom-inated and Emmy® award-winning arranger, composer and conductor Lee Holdridge. It was Holdridge’s symphony arrangements, along with Denver’s songs that became the trademark sound of many of Denver’s multi-platinum radio hits in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Curry and Holdridge had to rebuild the original scores and have now made them available for orchestra performances.

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Pétrouchka & BeethovenPablo Heras-Casado, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Schumann Overture to Manfred, Opus 115beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Opus 15 I Allegro con brio II Largo III Rondo: Allegro INTERMISSIONStravinksy Pétrouchka First Part The Shrovetide Fair: Vivace— Danse Russe: Allegro giusto Second Part Pétrouchka: Impetuoso—Andantino—Allegro—Vivo— Third Part The Blackamoor: L’istesso tempo— Valse: Lento cantabile—Vivo— Fourth Part The Shrovetide Fair and the Death of Pétrouchka: Tempo giusto— Wet Nurses’ Dance: Allegretto— Peasant With Bear: Poco accelerando—Tempo giusto— Gypsies and a Rake Vendor— Dance of the Coachmen: Allegro moderato— Masqueraders: L’istesso tempo ma poco a poco agitato

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OVERTuRE TO MANFRED, OPuS 115Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Recording: Bernard Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Philips)

Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, three trumpets and trombones, timpani and strings

Schumann had a checkered career as a com-poser of dramatic music. His only opera, based on the life of the sixth-century French saint, Genevieve, failed for lack of a strong, exciting plot to sustain its beautiful music. His other two completed works, excerpted from Goethe’s Faust and Byron’s Manfred, have both been admired but are seldom performed.

Manfred was composed in a burst of cre-ativity immediately after Schumann completed the opera. In addition to its overture, it con-sists of 15 short instrumental pieces, solo and ensemble vocal numbers, choruses and brief spoken melodramas accompanied by music.

The overture is a highly charged sonata-form movement based on a series of short, often inter-related thematic ideas. It seems to encapsulate Lord Byron’s quasi-autobiograph-ical dramatic poem in which the antihero,

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Manfred, grieves throughout his life over the death of his beloved half-sister, Astarte. They committed some unnamed reprehensible act (thought to be incest), and he resolutely faces his own death without ever seeking forgive-ness. The overture is full of passionate music and is considered one of Schumann’s best works in that form.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN C MAJOR, OPuS 15 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Recording: Pianist Stephen Kovacevich, with Sir Colin Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Philips)

Instrumentation: flute, pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings

As a young musician in Vienna’s highly competi-tive musical community during the 1790s, Ludwig van Beethoven inclined toward works in which he himself could show off his dual talents as a composer and performer. Thus, the first works in his catalog are all built around his chosen instrument, the newly popular piano. Those works included the C major Piano Concerto, composed and first performed in 1795. In terms of its pianistic style and techni-cal demands, one would have to concede that the C major Concerto does not proceed very far beyond the style of Mozart’s mature piano concertos. A broken-chord “Alberti bass” left-hand accompaniment prevails throughout much of the music and right-hand themes are carried on a single-note melodic line much of the way, without being reinforced by octave notes or thick chords. For all the huge scale of this concerto, its solo line floats on a rather slender sound, like a large building supported by delicate columns. The aspects that mark it as Beethoven’s work are heard more in the music than the key-board style: sudden loud, dramatic accents, stubborn offbeat rhythms and equally stubborn passages where the performer must reconcile different rhythms played by the right and left hands. Haunting chromatic scale passages suddenly emerge and emotions flare in quickly drawn changes between major and minor keys. Above all, there is a bold, brusque insis-tence about the music that tells the listener it belongs to the era of Beethoven rather than Mozart. A martial theme dominates the beginning of the long orchestral passage opening the concerto, and it is followed by the other two main themes. However, the piano enters with a new theme and the previous orchestral themes are only gradually absorbed into its solo pas-sage. A sense of mystery overtakes the devel-opment section, as the soloist launches on a free fantasia built around motives from one or another of the themes. But the minor-key

harmonies give way to a triumphant C major as the main theme returns with its imposing scale passages and the restatement eventu-ally leads to an elaborate cadenza and coda. The slow movement, in the hauntingly remote key of A-flat, is set as a lyrical song form decorated with delicate filigree in the solo piano melody. The movement is extended with a long, effusive coda that finally brings it to a breathtaking close. By contrast, the clos-ing rondo is full of Beethoven’s jolliest music, including a quasi-Hungarian theme in the minor key at the center of the movement.

PÉTROUCHKA (1947 VERSION) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Recording: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Sony)

Instrumentation: three flutes (third doubling piccolo), two oboes, English horn, three clarinets (third doubling bass clarinet), two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings

Pétrouchka is one of Stravinsky’s most famous ballet scores, but it began its existence as a short work for piano and orchestra. While taking a respite in 1911 between the compo-sition of The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky started writing the piece, even-tually planning to title it after the grotesque clown, Pierrot, who figures into the lore of all circuses and fairs. When Stravinsky’s mentor and patron, impresario Serge Diaghilev, heard a draft of the piece, he immediately persuaded Stravinsky to turn it into a full ballet. At Diaghilev’s suggestion, Stravinsky collaborated on the scenario with designer Alexandre Benois, who was an expert on puppet theater, according to the composer’s biographer, Eric Walter White. Pierre Monteux conducted the premiere by the Ballets Russes on June 13, 1911, at Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet. Performances of Pétrouchka aroused con-troversy on the European continent, but the ballet was popular in London and was staged throughout the United States (including some Texas cities) during the company’s vast American debut tour in 1916. While Pétrouchka was popular as a staged ballet during its early years, it has been heard mostly as an orches-tral concert piece since 1947, when Stravinsky revised the score and reduced its huge orches-tral ensemble to the smaller, more practical proportions heard at tonight’s performance. The score is divided into four intercon-nected scenes. The first and last depict crowds milling outside the puppeteer’s booth at the Shrovetide carnival. The second and third are interior scenes showing that the three car-nival puppets are actually real, living crea-

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Saturday, April �8, �01� 8 pm

Sunday, April �9, �01� 7:30 pm

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Cole Porter’s Great American Songbookbrett Mitchell, conductor Jennifer Hope Wills, vocalistRyan Silverman, vocalist

Porter/L. Moore Overture to Jubilee

Porter/P. Lang Begin the Beguine from Jubilee

Porter/J. Mason All of You from Silk Stockings

Porter/J. blackton I’ve Got You Under My Skin from Born To Dance

Porter/bennett Easy To Love from Born To Dance

Porter/bennett Selections from Can-Can

Porter/Mason I Love Paris from Can-Can

Porter/Lang Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) from Paris

Gershwin An American in Paris

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Porter/bennett Always True To You In My Fashion from Kiss Me, Kate

Porter/bennett I Am Loved from Out of This World

Porter/bennett Night and Day from Gay Divorce

Porter/bennett Anything Goes from Anything Goes

Porter/E. Anderson I Get a Kick Out of You from Anything Goes

Porter/bennett You’re the Top from Anything Goes

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have been evidenced by energetic perfor-mances that have shattered 75-year-old attendance records, including the organi-zation’s first-ever sell-out concert. Mitchell also recently concluded his successful, four-year tenure as assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony, with whom he led more than 100 performances from 2007 to 2011.

In recent seasons, Mitchell has led the London Philharmonic Orchestra; the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; The Philadelphia Orchestra; the Pittsburgh, Baltimore, National, Memphis, Peoria, and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestras; the Oregon Symphony; the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; and the Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra. Mitchell has also acted as musical assis-tant and cover conductor for The Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.

From 2006 to 2009, Mitchell was assis-tant conductor of the Orchestre National de France, and he was director of orchestras at Northern Illinois University from 2005 to 2007. He was associate conductor of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble from 2002 to 2006, where he led many subscription programs, six world premieres, and several recording projects. He has served as music director of numerous opera productions, including Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Verdi’s Falstaff and Mozart’s TheMagicFlute.

A native of Seattle, Mitchell holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Western Washington University. He participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C., and studied extensively with both Lorin Maazel and Kurt Masur. He was also one of five recip-ients of the League of American Orchestras’ prestigious American Conducting Fellowship from 2007 to 2010.

tures involved in an intense rivalry between Pétrouchka and the Blackmoor over the Ballerina. Reality shatters illusion in the closing scene when the Blackmoor chases Pétrouchka out of his dressing room and slashes him to death in front of the horrified crowd. The musical score to Pétrouchka offers a compendium of colorful effects. The pound-ing, offbeat syncopated rhythms and repetitive melodies, confined to a narrow range of notes, are hallmarks of Stravinsky’s musical style. The same is true of the sharp dissonance and the bitonal effects, when two instruments play in different keys as they do at the very beginning of the piece. Stravinsky borrowed music from other composers and incorporated it into his own works throughout his life, and Pétrouchka is full of such borrowings, especially from old Russian folk songs. One of them, a “Song for St. John’s Eve,” became the popular Russian Dance in the opening scene, according to White. Stravinsky even borrowed two Viennese waltz tunes by Joseph Lanner, parodying them in the hesitant third-scene waltz between the Ballerina and the Blackmoor.

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Pablo Heras-Casado, conductorPablo Heras-Casado enjoys a multi-faceted conducting career of unusual breadth and variety, from early music to cutting-edge con-temporary scores, intimate chamber programs and grand opera.

Recently named principal conductor of New York’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s, this season also sees a number of significant guest conducting debuts—including the Berlin Philharmonic, The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Symphony, Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra and Staatskapelle Berlin.

In demand as an opera conductor, this season’s plans include Iphigénie en Tauride with the Canadian Opera Company and L’elisird’amore for the Baden-Baden Festival Theatre. Other projects include last month’s tour with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, an invitation for significant new music projects

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with Ensemble intercontemporain in Paris and at the Lucerne Festival, and conducting Klangforum Wien at the Salzburg Festival.

Highlights of the 2012-13 season include debuts with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera—as well as return visits to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Teatro Real in Madrid.

Jon Kimura Parker, pianoOne of the most sought-after performing pia-nists today, Jon Kimura Parker, has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan and as a guest soloist with major orches-tras worldwide. An unusually versatile artist, Parker has jammed with Audra McDonald, Bobby McFerrin and Doc Severinsen. As a member of the outreach project, PianoPlus, he has toured remote areas, including the Canadian Arctic, performing classical music and rock ‘n’ roll on upright pianos to elec-tronic keyboards. To commemorate his 1995 performance in war-torn Sarajevo, he was a featured speaker at the 50th Anniversary of AmeriCares. An active media personality, Parker hosted the television series WholeNotes on Bravo! Canada, and CBC Radio Two’s UpandComing. His YouTube channel features the ConcertoChat videos, in which he discusses the piano concerto repertoire. A committed educator, Parker is profes-sor of piano at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. He has lectured at The Juilliard School, The Steans Music Institute, New York University and Yale University; and he frequently brings music to public schools in informal concert presentations. Jackie Parker studied at the Vancouver Academy of Music and the University of British Columbia, the Banff Centre and at The Juilliard School. He won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition. He is an Officer of The Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian honor. Born, raised and educated in Vancouver, he now lives in Houston with his wife, violinist Aloysia Friedmann, and their daughter, Sophie.

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ENDOWMENT TRuSTEESGene Dewhurst, President Prentiss Burt Janet Clark Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff Jesse B. Tutor

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOuSTON SyMPHONy SOCIETy

Mrs. Edwin B. ParkerMiss Ima HoggMrs. H. M. GarwoodJoseph A. Mullen, M.D.Joseph S. SmithWalter H. WalneH. R. CullenGen. Maurice Hirsch

Charles F. JonesFayez SarofimJohn T. CaterRichard G. MerrillEllen Elizardi KelleyJohn D. PlattE. C. Vandagrift Jr.J. Hugh Roff Jr.Robert M. HermanceGene McDavidJanice H. BarrowBarry C. BurkholderRodney H. MargolisJeffrey B. EarlyMichael E. ShannonEd WulfeJesse B. Tutor

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOuSTON SyMPHONy LEAGuE

Miss Ima HoggMrs. John F. GrantMrs. J. R. PartenMrs. Andrew E. RutterMrs. Aubrey Leon CarterMrs. Stuart SherarMrs. Julian BurrowsMs. Hazel LedbetterMrs. Albert P. JonesMrs. Ben A. CalhounMrs. James Griffith LawhonMrs. Olaf La Cour OlsenMrs. Ralph Ellis GunnMrs. Leon JaworskiMrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr.

Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr.Mrs. Thompson McClearyMrs. Theodore W. CooperMrs. Allen H. CarruthMrs. David Hannah Jr.Mary Louis KisterEllen Elizardi KelleyMrs. John W. HerndonMrs. Charles FranzenMrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr.Mrs. Edward H. SoderstromMrs. Lilly Kucera AndressMs. Marilou BonnerMrs. W. Harold SellersMrs. Harry H. GendelMrs. Robert M. EuryMrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr.Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

Terry Ann BrownNancy StrohmerMary Ann McKeithanAnn CavanaughMrs. James A. ShafferLucy H. LewisCatherine McNamaraShirley McGregor PearsonPaula JarrettCora Sue MachKathi RovereNorma Jean BrownBarbara McCelveyLori SorcicNancy WillersonJane ClarkNancy Littlejohn

Symphony Society Board...................................................................................

Governing Directors.....................................................................................................

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PresidentRobert b. Tudor III

Chairman of the Board Jesse b. Tutor

Executive Director/CEOMark C. Hanson

President-elect and Vice President, FinanceRobert A. Peiser

Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

* Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Marie Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil Kelli Cohen Fein

Julia Frankel David Frankfort Allen Gelwick Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Gary L. Hollingsworth Ryan Krogmeier Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Nancy Littlejohn Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Jackie Wolens Mazow

Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Gene McDavid * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Kathi Rovere John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer

Jerome Simon Jim R. Smith David Steakley Mike Stude Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Trustees................................................................................................................... Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Anthony Bohnert Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Lynn Caruso Audrey Cochran Ryan Colburn Mark Day Louis Delone Tom Fitzpatrick Craig A. Fox Stanley Haas

Eric Haufrect Kathleen Hayes Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Roslyn Larkey Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brian McCabe Marilyn Miles Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist

Edward Osterberg Jr. Ron Rand J. Hugh Roff Jr. Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith Michael Tenzer L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Robert Weiner David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams

Ex-Officio Martha García Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Susan Osterberg Burke Shaw Donna Shen Brinton Averil Smith Glenda Toole

* Life Trustee

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairsbrett busby

Vice President, Popular ProgrammingAllen Gelwick

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing

Gloria G. Pryzant

President, EndowmentGene Dewhurst

Vice President, Board Governance and SecretarySteven P. Mach

Vice President, EducationCora Sue Mach

General CounselPaul R. Morico

At-Large Membersulyesse LeGrange

Jay MarksHelen Shaffer

Vice President, Volunteersbarbara McCelvey

Vice President, DevelopmentDavid Wuthrich

EX-OFFICIO MEMbERSMartha García, Assistant Secretary

Mark Hughes, Orchestra RepresentativeRodney Margolis

burke Shaw, Orchestra RepresentativeDonna Shen, President, Houston Symphony League

brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra RepresentativeEd Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair

Executive Committee...............................................................................................

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Annual SupportThe Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Donors receive a wide array of benefits for the current season and recognition for one year following the date of their gifts. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past 12 months. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or MoreDr. & Mrs. W. E. Bosarge

Lieutenant Governor David H. DewhurstMrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

Beth MadisonMr. George Mitchell

John & Lindy Rydman/Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer FoodsMr. M. S. Stude

Bobby & Phoebe TudorMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. TutorMargaret Alkek Williams

Anonymous

President’s Society $75,000 - $99,999Nancy & Robert Peiser

Maestro’s Society $50,000 - $74,999Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr

Janice Barrow Gene & Linda Dewhurst

Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. GrafRochelle & Max Levit

Anonymous

Leadership Gifts

Captain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso IIIMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr.

Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie MorianMr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel

Stephen & Mariglyn GlennMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold

Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken HydeDrs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin KaplanMr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Joella & Steven P. Mach

Jay & Shirley MarksBarbara & Pat McCelvey

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahanMr. & Mrs. Larry Norman

Mr. & Mrs. David R. PrunerMrs. Sybil F. Roos

Mr. & Mrs. James A. ShafferMr. & Mrs. Jim R. SmithAlice & Terry Thomas

Anonymous (2)

Concertmaster’s Society $�5,000 - $49,999

The Sustainability FundThe Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund, whose extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of the greater Houston area and Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1412.

Houston EndowmentThe Estate of Jean R. Sides

Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

Houston Symphony Donors..............................................................................


Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis AndersonRobin Angly & Miles SmithMr. & Mrs. Karl H. BeckerMr. & Mrs. Michael E. BowmanRuth White BrodskyMrs. George L. Brundrett Jr.Barry & Janet BurkholderMarilyn CaplovitzDavid & Nona CarmichaelMrs. Lily CarriganMargot & John CaterMs. Donna ChapmanWilliam J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney CutsingerMr. & Mrs. James D. DannenbaumMr. Denis A. DeBakey & Ms. Lavonne CoxJ.R. & Aline DemingJudge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.Ms. Sara J. DevineMr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr.Mr. Roger EichhornDiane Lokey FarbMary Ann & Larry FaulknerMs. Bernice FeldDr. & Mrs. Robert H. FusilloMr. George B. Geary

Mrs. Aileen GordonWilliam A. Grieves &

Dorothy McDonnell GrievesMr. & Mrs. W. R. HayesMr. & Mrs. Frank HerzogDebbie & Frank JonesDrs. Blair & Rita JusticeMr. & Mrs. Richard D. KinderMary Louis KisterMr. Alfred Lasher IIIMarilyn LummisMr. & Mrs. Stevens MafrigeMr. & Mrs. William L. Maynard

Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499

Houston Symphony Donors............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Artist/Conductor’s Society $10,000 - $14,999Mr. & Mrs. Samuel AbrahamMr. & Mrs. David J. BeckDr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. BenzMr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black IIIDr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. BoyceMr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IVThe Robert & Jane Cizik FoundationMr. & Mrs. Gerald F. ClarkMs. Jan CohenDr. Scott CutlerMr. Richard DanforthLeslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins BriceMr. & Mrs. David DenechaudMr. & Mrs. Michael DokupilMrs. William EstradaAubrey & Sylvia FarbDr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein

Mr. David Frankfort & Ms. Erika BermeoDr. & Mrs. William D. GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Melbern G. GlasscockMr. & Mrs. Richard D. HansenMr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr.Mr. Brian JamesDr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMeredith & Cornelia LongMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Michael MannDr. & Mrs. Paul M. MannMr. & Mrs. J. Stephen MarksDr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. MazowBetty & Gene McDavidMiss Catherine Jane MerchantMr. & Mrs. James PostlGloria & Joe Pryzant

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr.Mrs. Maryjane ScherrMr. & Mrs. Haag ShermanMr. & Mrs. Jerry SimonJulia & Albert Smith FoundationMr. & Mrs. Tad SmithDavid & Paula SteakleyPaul Strand ThomasStephen & Pamalah TippsMargaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.Vicki WestCyvia & Melvyn WolffMr. & Mrs. Ed WulfeAnonymous (2)

Musician’s Society $7,500 - $9,999Mrs. Bonnie BauerMr. & Mrs. Walter V. BoyleMr. & Mrs. Walter BraticMs. Terry A. BrownRoger & Debby CutlerMr. & Mrs. Fred L. GormanJo A. & Billie Jo GravesChristina & Mark HansonMrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard KatzMr. & Mrs. Kevin O. MeyersDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloCameron MitchellSue A. Morrison

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanBobbie & Arthur NewmanMr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. ParkerKathryn & Richard RabinowMr. & Mrs. Ron R. RandMrs. Lila RauchMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonMr. Glen A. RosenbaumMs. Amanda SavoDonna & Tim ShenDr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun

Mr. Stephen C. TarryAnn & Joel WahlbergStephen & Kristine WallaceRobert G. WeinerDr. Jim T. WillersonNancy WillersonIsabel B. & Wallace S. WilsonMr. & Mrs. C. Clifford WrightNina & Michael ZilkhaAnonymous (1)

Principal Musician’s Society $15,000 - $�4,999Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert BeauchampMr. Ralph BurchMr. & Mrs. J. Brett BusbyJanet F. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Brandon CochranDr. & Mrs. Alexander DellAngel & Craig Fox

Mr. Monzer HouraniAllen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton CompaniesCora Sue & Harry MachMr. & Mrs. Rodney H. MargolisMr. & Mrs. Bill McCartneyAnn & Hugh RoffMr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells

Laura & Michael ShannonMr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. WeberDede & Connie WeilMr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams

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Mr. & Mrs. George McCulloughMrs. Beverly T. McDonaldMr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr.Mr. Gary MercerStephen & Marilyn MilesMr. & Mrs. Richard MithoffSidney & Ione MoranPaul & Rita MoricoMr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr.Terry MurphreeMr. & Mrs. Robert E. NelsonMs. Peggy Overly & Mr. John BarlowMr. & Mrs. Gary PetersenMr. Howard PieperMr. Robert J. PileggeMr. & Mrs. Allan QuiatDrs. Clyde & Mary Ann ReynoldsDr. Carlos RossiMr. & Mrs. Manolo SanchezMr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. SmithMr. Yale SmithMr. & Mrs. Antonio M. SzaboMr. & Mrs. Leland TateMr. Jonathan TinkleShirley & David R. ToomimAnn TrammellMr. & Mrs. Benjamin WarrenMs. Jennifer R. WittmanWoodell Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. David J. WuthrichWinthrop A. Wyman & Beverly JohnsonDr. & Mrs. Robert YekovichErla & Harry ZuberAnonymous (1)

Grand Patron’s Circle$�,500 - $4,999Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon AndressMr. & Mrs. Anthony P. ApolloMr. & Mrs. John S. ArnoldyDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. AronMr. Richard C. BaileyMr. & Mrs. Carlos BarbieriDr. & Mrs. Devinder BhatiaMr. & Mrs. Thomas BolamMr. Teodoro BosquezMr. & Mrs. James D. BozemanMrs. Catherine Campbell Brock &

Dr. Gary BrockThe Honorable & Mrs. Peter BrownMr. & Mrs. Sean BumgarnerDr. & Mrs. William T. ButlerToba BuxbaumMr. & Mrs. Thierry CarusoMr. William E. ColburnLois & David CoyleMr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLoneMr. James R. DentonMr. & Mrs. Carr P. DishroonMr. & Mrs. Michael DohertyMr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. SchroederMr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas EubankMr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference

Mr. & Mrs. Jason FewRon & Tricia FredmanMr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene ClarkThomas & Patricia GeddyMrs. Lila-Gene GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. GlanvilleMr. & Mrs. Morris GlesbyMr. & Mrs. Bert H. GoldingRobert & Michele GoodmarkMr. & Mrs. Stanley HaasMr. & Mrs. Michael J. HayesMr. & Mrs. Eric HeggesethMr. & Mrs. R. O. HuntonMarianne & Robert IvanyMr. & Mrs. John F. JoityMrs. Donna P. Josey-ChapmanMr. & Mrs. Francis S. KalmanMr. & Mrs. Richard P. KeetonMr. & Mrs. Gary KenneyWilliam & Cynthia KochMr. & Mrs. Ryan KrogmeierMr. Willy KuehnMrs. Barry LewisMrs. Margaret H. LeyMr. James LokayMr. & Mrs. William B. McNamaraMr. & Mrs. Pershant MehtaMr. & Mrs. Robert MitchellMr. & Mrs. Richard MithoffMr. & Mrs. Jerry MooreJulia & Chris MortonMr. & Mrs. Patrick OlfersEdward OppenheimerMr. Michael H. PriceMr. & Mrs. Stephen D. PryorJeremy & Linsay RadcliffeMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling IIIMichael & Vicky RichkerDrs. Alex & Lynn RosasMr. & Mrs. Raymond E. SawayaDr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. GardnerMr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderJoel V. & Mary M. StaffDr. & Mrs. C. Richard StasneyMr. & Mrs. James R. StevensMr. & Mrs. Keith StevensonDr. & Mrs. Karl TornyosMr. & Mrs. Gene Van DykeMr. & Mrs. Wil VanLohC. Harold & Lorine WallaceMs. Elizabeth WolffCyvia & Melvyn WolfMr. Keith YanezMr. & Judge Cary P. YatesEdith & Robert ZinnAnonymous (1)

Sustaining Patron’s Circle $1,000 - $�,499Dr. & Mrs. George J. AbdoMr. & Mrs. Elliot AbramsonMr. & Mrs. Edgar D. AckermanMrs. Harold J. AdamJoan & Stanford AlexanderMrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree FundMr. John Alvarado

Frances & Ira AndersonJohn & Pat AndersonMr. & Mrs. William J. AndersonMr. Maurice J. ArestyMr. & Mrs. John M. ArnspargerMr. Alan AronsteinPaul H. & Maida M. AsofskyMr. Jeff AutorMr. & Mrs. John C. AverettMr. & Mrs. Jamil AzzamMrs. Nancy BaileyJulie Ann & Matthew BakerDr. & Mrs. Christie BallantyneMr. & Mrs. John A. BarrettMr. Paul BasinskiMr. & Mrs. Joshua L. BatchelorMs. Deborah S. BautchDr. & Mrs. Arthur L. BeaudetBetty BellamyDrs. Henry & Louise BetheaDr. Joan H. BitarMonica & John BlaisdellMrs. Thomas W. BlakeDr. & Mrs. Milton BoniukMr. & Mrs. Robert BrayJoe BrazzattiMr. & Mrs. John B. BrentMr. & Mrs. Maurice BresenhanMr. Malcolm Brewer & Mrs. Irina S. DudleyKatherine M. BriggsMr. & Mrs. Kevin BrophySteve & Diana BrownMr. & Mrs. Fred BuckwoldLilia Khakinova & C. Robert BunchMrs. Anne H. BushmanMs. Cheryl ByingtonMr. & Mrs. Raul CaffesseMs. Cathy M. CagleMs. Marjorie Carter CainMr. William CaudillDr. Robert N. ChanonMr. & Mrs. Paul D. ChapmanMr. & Mrs. Allen ClamenMr. & Mrs. Robert L. ClarkeMr. & Mrs. James G. CoatsworthMr. & Mrs. Todd ColterMr. & Mrs. Robert D. ColvinDr. Carmen Bonmati & Mr. Ben ConnerMr. Mark C. ConradMs. Barbara A. ConteMr. H. Talbot CooleyMr. & Mrs. Sam CooperDr. & Mrs. James D. CoxThe Honorable & Mrs. William C. CrassasSylvia & Andre CrispinMr. & Mrs. T. N. CrookMr. & Mrs. James W. CrownoverMr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr.Mr. Carl CunninghamMr. & Mrs. Jeremy DavisMs. Elizabeth Del PicoJohn & Tracy DennisMr. & Mrs. Mark DiehlMike & Debra DishbergerMr. & Mrs. Jack N. DohertyMr. & Mrs. James P. DornPaul & Debbie DoughartyDrs. Gary & Roz DworkinJohn & Joyce EagleMr. & Mrs. Edward N. EarleCarolyn & David EdgarTiffany EdwardsMr. Scott Ensell



Mrs. Carolyn Grant FayDr. Judith Feigin & Mr. Colin FaulknerJerry E. & Nanette B. FingerDr. & Mrs. Ronald FischerJohn C. FitchMr. & Mrs. Tom FitzpatrickMr. & Mrs. Harvey FleisherMr. Jeff FortMr. & Mrs. Vince D. FosterMr. & Mrs. William H. FowlerMs. Beth Freeman &

Mr. Dave StanardPaula & Alfred FriedlanderAdrienne Gardner & Michael ZatorskiMr. John GeeMr. Jerry GeorgeMr. Michael B. GeorgeMrs. Joan M. GieseDr. & Mrs. Jack GillWalter GilmoreMr. Mauro Gimenez &

Ms. Connie CoulombGary & Marion GloberHelen B. Wils & Leonard GoldsteinMr. & Mrs. Herbert I. GoodmanDr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr.Mr. Carlos GorrichateguiMr. Kendall GrayMs. Joyce Z. GreenbergMr. Charles H. GregoryMary & Paul GregoryMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr.Mr. Michael HaighMrs. Thalia HalenMr. & Mrs. Charles W. HallDr. & Mrs. Carlos R. HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Bob HammannMr. & Mrs. Robert C. HannaMr. & Mrs. Paul HansonMarion S. HargroveMr. & Judge Frank Harmon IIIMs. Claudia HatcherDr. & Mrs. Eric J. HaufrectMr. & Mrs. David L. HaugMr. & Mrs. Houston HaymonMr. & Mrs. David HemenwayMark & Ragna HenrichsMr. Azteca HenryMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceMr. & Mrs. Robert P. HerrmannAnn & Joe HightowerMr. & Mrs. Doug R. HinzieMr. Robert HoffMr. Tim HoganDr. Holly Holmes & Dr. Paul OtrembaMr. & Mrs. James E. HooksMrs. Evelyn HowellMr. & Mrs. Norman C. HoyerMr. & Mrs. George HricikMr. Mark HughesMr. Bradford IrelanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth IshamMr. & Mrs. Edward F. JacksonMarzena & Jacek JaminskiDr. & Mrs. Joseph JankovicMr. Eric S. Johnson &

Dr. Ronada DavisMr. & Mrs. Okey B. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Steve JonesDr. & Mrs. Robert E. JordonMr. & Mrs. Walter KaseMr. & Mrs. Harvey KatzLinda & Frank S. Kelley

Mr. & Mrs. Mavis Kelsey Jr.Samantha KennedyLucy & Victor KormeierMs. Deborah KosichMr. & Mrs. Kevin LaneMs. Joni LatimerDr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene LehrerMr. & Mrs. Gordon LeightonDr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr.Ms. Golda K. LeonardH. Fred & Velva G. LevineMrs. Ann LewisMr. William W. LindleyMr. & Mrs. Michael LinnMs. Barbara ListerMr. & Mrs. H. Arthur LittellMs. Nancey LobbMr. & Mrs. John LollarRobert & Gayle LongmireMr. & Mrs. Paul F. LongstrethTom & Kathleen MachMs. Alissa MaplesMr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartneyMr. Allen McFarlandMr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarlandMr. & Mrs. John M. McGillMr. & Mrs. Michael McGuireMr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnightBarnett & Diane McLaughlinMr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliamsMr. & Mrs. John MerrillMelba Hoekstra Miers EstateMr. & Mrs. David A. MireMr. & Mrs. John C. MolloyMr. David MonkDr. Eleanor D. MontagueMs. Marsha L. MontemayorMr. & Mrs. Gerald MoynierMr. & Mrs. Marvin MuellerMr. & Mrs. Richard MurphyDaniel & Karol MusherMr. & Mrs. Stephen NewmanMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. NewtonMr. & Mrs. Charles G. NicksonSteve & Sue OlsonMr. & Mrs. John S. OrtonMr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. OsterMr. Austin M. O’Toole &

Ms. Valerie SherlockJane & Kenneth OwenMr. & Mrs. Robert PaciniMr. & Mrs. Robert PageMr. Robert PastorekMr. & Mrs. Raul PavonMichael & Shirley PearsonPamela & James PennyDr. & Mrs. Bruce PerryMr. Carlton PerryJoAnn & John PetzoldMs. Debra PhillipsMr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips IIIMs. Meg PhilpotDr. & Mrs. Jorge PineraMr. James D. PitcockDr. & Dr. Eduardo PlantillaMr. John PottsMrs. Dana PuddyDarla & Chip PurchaseMr. Dale Qualls &

Mrs. Melissa McWilliamsDr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr.

Mr. Thomas P. RandtClinton & Leigh RappoleMr. & Mrs. Mark S. RauchAnne D. ReedMr. & Mrs. Michael A. ReevesMr. Charles M. ReimerDr. Alexander P. Remenchik &

Ms. Frances BurfordAllyn & Jill RisleyMs. Janice Robertson &

Mr. Douglas WilliamsMr. & Mrs. James T. RobinsonMs. Franelle RogersMs. Regina J. RogersDr. & Mrs. Franklin RoseMr. & Mrs. Edward RossMr. Kent RutterMr. Barry SamuelsChris & Don SandersMary Louise & David SandersonHarold H. Sandstead, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. David SapersteinMr. & Mrs. Lawrence SchanzmeyerBeth & Lee SchlangerMr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. OpltDrs. Helene & Robert SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Rufus ScottMr. Ralph D. SikesMr. & Mrs. Steve SimsBarbara & Louis SklarMs. Marcia SmartMr. Brinton A. Smith &

Ms. Evelyn ChenMr. & Mrs. William A. SmithDean & Kay L. SniderMs. Aimee SnootsMr. & Mrs. John SpeerCarol & Michael StamatedesRichard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerallCassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry HoltzMrs. Karen StopnickiMrs. Christie SullivanEmily C. SundtMrs. Mary SwaffordMs. Jeanine SwiftMr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. SwykaMr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr.Mr. Mark TaylorMr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaoloMr. & Mrs. Patrick ThielkeJean & Doug ThomasMr. & Mrs. Ralph B. ThomasMr. & Mrs. Trevor TurbidyMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. UngerMr. & Mrs. Thomas ValleeMr. Donn K. Van ArsdallMs. Barbara Van PostmanMr. & Mrs. William A. Van WieMs. Jana VanderleeBetty & Bill WalkerMr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy AmesMr. & Mrs. Peter S. WareingMr. & Mrs. James A. WattMs. Joann E. WeltonMr. & Mrs. Eden N. WenigMr. John Wetsel & Mrs. Joanne

Breihan-WetselMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. WhelanDr. David A. WhiteMs. Melanie S. WigginsCarlton & Marty WildeDr. & Mrs. Rudy C. WildensteinMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson

Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. WolinskyMr. & Mrs. Jeff WrayMr. & Mrs. Kevin YankowskyMr. & Mrs. William A. YoungMr. & Mrs. Charles ZabriskieMrs. Betsy I. ZimmerAnonymous (9)

Composer’s Circle$500 - $999Wade & Mert AdamsMs. Henrietta K. AlexanderMs. Joan AmbrogiMr. & Mrs. Steve AmeenDr. & Mrs. Roy AruffoCorbin & Char AslaksonMr. & Mrs. David M. BalderstonMr. Allen J. BeckerMs. Bernice BeckermanCarolyn & Arthur BernerMr. & Mrs. Philippe BerteaudMr. & Mrs. Stephen BickelMs. Tara BlackMrs. Noemi Blum-HowardMr. Edward P. BornetMs. Joan BossBob F. BoydstonMs. Sally BrassowMr. Chester Brooke &

Mrs. Nancy PoindexterMr. & Mrs. Jos C. BrownFred & Judy BrunkMs. Courtney BrynesDr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill

HutchisonJohn T. & Elizabeth BurdineMs. Helen P. BurwellMr. Carl ButlerMr. & Mrs. Charles CalleryMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. CampbellMr. Len CannonMr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr.Mr. John CarmichaelMrs. H. E. CarricoMr. Petros CarvounisMr. & Mrs. John M. CavanaughMr. & Mrs. E. Thomas ChaneyK.D. Charalampous, M.D.Mr. William H. Choice IIIVirginia A. ClarkMrs. Cielle ClemenceauMr. David ColemanMr. & Mrs. Dave CoolidgeMr. & Mrs. H. L. CoonMs. Miguel A. CorrellMr. William S. &

Dr. Mary Alice CowanMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. CrullMr. & Mrs. Rene DegreveDr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. DeleryMs. Aurelie DesmaraisMr. Michael DooleyElizabeth H. DuerrMr. & Mrs. A. C. DumestreMs. Consuelo Duroc-DannerMs. Paula EckMildred & Richard EllisMr. & Mrs. Peter EricksonDr. Kenneth L EulerMr. & Mrs. William EvansDr. Louis & Mrs. Paula FaillaceRobert H. Fain Jr., M.D.Mr. Robert Fisher

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Mr. Dale FitzMr. Stephen J. FolzenlogenMr. Eugene A. FongRachel FrazierMrs. Martha GarciaMr. Douglas GarrisonMartha & Gibson Gayle Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Neil GaynorMs. Lucy GebhartMr. & Mrs. Duane V. GeisMr. & Mrs. Harry GendelMs. Carolyn Gibbs & Mr. Rick NelsonWilliam E. GipsonMs. Melissa GoodmanMr. Bert GordonDr. & Mrs. Harvey L. GordonMr. & Mrs. Mark GordonMr. Garrett GrahamMr. & Mrs. Nicholas GreenawDennis Griffith & Louise RichmanMr. & Mrs. Steve K. GrimsleyMr. Doug GrovesGaye Davis & Dennis B. HalpinRita & John HannahMr. & Mrs. Stephen HarbachickMichael D. HardinBruce Harkness & Alice BrownW. Russel Harp &

Maarit K. Savola-HarpMr. & Mrs. Robert S. HarrellDr. & Mrs. William S. HarwellMr. & Mrs. Brian HaufrectMs. Ann Lents & Mr. J. David HeaneyMr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Boyd HeathMs. Lynn HerbertMr. & Mrs. Fred D. HerringMr. & Mrs. John R. HeumannMr. & Mrs. W. Grady HicksMr. & Mrs. Ross K. HillMr. John HodginMr. David HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Paul F. HoffmanDr. Matthew Horsfield &

Dr. Michael KauthMr. Steve HulseyMr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. IshamMr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. JacobsonMr. & Mrs. Paul M. JanickeMr. Mark JohanssonMr. & Mrs. Wesley A. JohnsonMs. Sheila K. JohnstoneMs. Karen Juul-Nielsen &

Mr. Rick GarnettMr. Guido KanschatMr. & Mrs. Yoshi KawashimaSam & Cele KeeperMr. & Mrs. Edward KelleyMr. & Mrs. Keith KelleyMr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye DavisMr. & Mrs. Tom KelseyDr. & Mrs. Sherwin KershmanNora J. Klein, M. D.Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. KrenekMr. Dennis KroegerMr. Vijay KusnoorMs. Diane LabordeMr. & Mrs. Joel C. LambertMr. James LeatherbyMr. & Mrs. William LeightonMr. James C. LindseyLisle Violin ShopMr. Kelly Bruce Lobley

Mrs. Sylvia LohkampMs. Renee MargolinMr. & Mrs. Barry H. MargolisMr. & Mrs. Jesse MarionMr. & Mrs. Robert MartinMs. B. Lynn Mathre &

Mr. Stewart O’DellMr. & Mrs. Rod McAdamsMr. & Mrs. James McBrideLawrence McCullough &

Linda Jean QuintanillaDr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. GlasserMr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManusWilliam E. Joor III &

Rose Ann MedlinMs. Maria Carolina MendozaMr. Ronald A. MikitaMr. & Mrs. Arnold M. MillerMs. Kristen MillerMr. Willis B. MitchellJohn & Ann MontgomeryMs. Deborah MoranMr. William R. MowlamMs. Jennifer NaaeMr. & Mrs. Kevin NeumannMr. Robert NicholsMs. Dorothy NicholsonJohn & Leslie NiemandNils & Stephanie NormannMr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver IIIMs. Katy OptiksMr. & Mrs. Morris OrocofskyMrs. Caroline OsteenMr. Patrick C. OxfordMr. & Mrs. Marc C. PaigeMr. Jonathan PalmerMs. Martha PalmerRachel & Michael PawsonMr. & Mrs. James L. PayneMrs. Preston A. PeakDr. & Mrs. Joseph PennMs. Glena PfenningGrace & Carroll PhillipsMr. Carmelo PieriMr. Warren B. Pond Jr.Mr. Robert W. PowellKim & Ted A. PowellPaula & Nico Praagman HudginsMr. & Mrs. Gary PrenticeElias & Carole QumsiehMr. & Mrs. Paul RamirezDr. Mike RatliffMr. & Mrs. William B. RawlMr. & Mrs. Hugh M. RayMr. & Mrs. Dwain ReevesMs. Rachaelle ReynoldsMrs. Constance RhebergenHilda & Hershel RichMrs. Barbara RiddellMr. & Mrs. Charles E. RinehartMr. & Mrs. Fabrice RocheDrs. Herbert & Manuela RoellerMr. & Mrs. Keith A. RogersRudy & Ellyn RoofMilton & Jill RoseMr. Autry W. RossMrs. Holly RubboBrittany SakowitzMr. Robert T. SakowitzMr. Charles King SandersDr. & Mrs. David SapireMr. & Mrs. Douglas SchwaabJean & Robert Schwarz

Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr.Ms. Donna ScottCharles & Andrea SeayMr. & Mrs. Vic ShainockMr. Hilary SmithMr. Marcus B. SmithMr. & Mrs. Stephen N. SmithMr. & Mrs. Tom SmithMr. & Mrs. Wesley SmithMr. & Mrs. William SmithJohn L. SnyderMr. Nicholas SollenneMrs. Donna SprudzsMs. Joyce SteensrudMr. Ronald B. SteinMr. & Mrs. Donald K. SteinmanMr. & Ms. Gary StenersonMr. Alan StuckertDr. & Mrs. David SufianMrs. Louise SuttonMr. & Mrs. George TallichetMs. Carolyn TannerMrs. Nina P. TateMr. & Mrs. Glenn TaylorMr. Kerry TaylorMr. & Mrs. Van TeetersMr. Brian TeichmanMs. Betsy Mims &

Mr. Howard D. ThamesJacob & Elizabeth ThomasMr. Daniel S. TrachtenbergMs. Cathleen J. TrechterMr. & Mrs. Robert A. TremantMr. Gerard TrioneMrs. Eliot P. TuckerMr. & Mrs. D.E. UtechtDr. & Mrs. Gage VanHornMr. Earl VanzantDean B. WalkerMr. & Mrs. David WardMr. & Mrs. William B. WareingMr. Kenneth W. WarrenMs. Bryony Jane WelshJ. M. WeltzienDrs. A. & J. WerchMrs. Johannah WilkenfeldMr. Burt WilsonMr. Randall WrightMr. & Mrs. Emil WulfeAnonymous (20)

Patron’s Circle $�50 - $499Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall AdamMr. John E. Adkins Jr.William & Nancy AkersMs. Beth AlfredsonMr. & Mrs. Edward AllenMr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Les AntalffyMr. Robert ArnettMr. Richard ArsenaultMr. John B. AshmunThe Honorable & Mrs. James A. Baker IIIMr. & Mrs. John BakerMr. Fred BakunMs. Virginia C. BallardMrs. Teresa BarkerMs. Jeanette B. BarlowMr. & Mrs. Don BarnhillMs. Anne BarrettMr. & Mrs. Seth BarrettMr. Daniel BarrettoMr. A. Greer Barriault &

Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton

Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr.Barbara & Jim BeckerCarole ShiversMs. Heather BeliveauxMs. Roberta BensonMr. & Mrs. Frank R. BentonMrs. Robert L. BergeMr. & Mrs. Matthew BeshearsMr. & Mrs. Randall BesteMr. & Mrs. Ed BillingsMr. & Mrs. George BoergerMs. Sarah BolkaMr. Arno S. BommerMr. Philip BoothMr. & Mrs. Christopher BormanMs. Leslee BoydMs. Suzie BoydMr. James BraggMrs. Bobbi BraunerMs. Tiffany BreedingMs. Colleen BronderMr. & Mrs. Steven BrosvikMr. J. W. BrougherSally & Laurence BrownMrs. Norma Jean BrownJoan K. Bruchas & H. Philip CowdinMr. & Mrs. William BumpusMrs. Shirley BurgherMr. & Mrs. Robert BurlesonMr. & Mrs. Gerald J. BushMr. Eugene ByrdMr. & Mrs. Robert CabesMr. & Mrs. Gary CacciatoreVirginia & William CamfieldMs. Sharon CammackMr. & Mrs. J. Scott CampbellMr. Carlos CampoMrs. Marjorie H. CapshawMs. Katherine CarneyMr. Tom CarradineMr. & Mrs. Fowler T. CarterMr. & Mrs. Kevin J. CaseyMr. & Mrs. Christopher L. ChandlerMr. Erik ChannellMr. & Mrs. Alejandro ChaoulMs. Anna CharltonMrs. Ronghui ChenMr. & Mrs. Kent ChenevertDr. Diana S. ChowMr. & Mrs. William L. ClarkDr. & Mrs. Alfred C. CoatsJim R. & Lynn CoeShirley & Alan CohnDonna M. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Tulio ColmenaresMrs. Tracey ConwellMichael T. CoppingerMr. & Mrs. David CorderMr. David Corry & Mrs. Farrah KheradmandDr. Edward CoxMs. Jeanne A. CoxMr. & Mrs. John F. CrawfordMs. Viola H. CurtisDr. & Mrs. Joel CyprusMrs. Christina DanielsDr. Lee DanielsMr. & Mrs. Richard L. DavisMs. Jeannine DawsonMr. Jose De La TorreMr. Michael DeaversMr. Phillip C. DeBlancMs. Caroline DeetjenMr. Emre DemirorsMs. Kay S. DerryMr. & Mrs. Joseph B. DerzapfMs. Elisabeth DeWittsMs. Dora DillistoneMs. Judy DinesMr. & Mrs. Walt DishbergerMr. & Mrs. Malcolm DittoMr. Peter H. Doe



Col. & Mrs. John Jay DouglassRobert J. DoylePatrick & Risha DozarkMrs. Lesa DucharmeMr. & Mrs. Clifford C. DukesMr. & Mrs. Willis G. Dunkum IIIMr. Kevin F. DvorakMrs. Julie EarleyMr. & Mrs. R. C. Earlougher Jr.Mr. James EastMr. & Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert Jr.Mrs. Christine EckelkampMrs. Karen A. EdgmonMr. Scott EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Clifford EganMr. & Mrs. William J. EgglestonMr. & Mrs. Dean EicherMr. Ramsay M. ElderMs. Leslie ElkinsMs. Ann Lang EllisDr. Lillian R. Eriksen & Dr. James TurleyMr. Gabriel ErmoliMr. Lee EubanksMr. Mike EzzellMr. Gregg FajkusMr. & Mrs. John R. FarinaMs. Ann S. FarrellMs. Sherry FeldmanMs. Ursula H. FelmetMs. Lauren FernandesDr. & Mrs. George FerryMr. David FifieldMr. Mark S. FinkelsteinMr. & Mrs. Vladimir FishelMr. & Mrs. Joe F. Flack IIIMs. Lori FleesMrs. & Mr. Elvira FletcherMr. & Mrs. Theodore C. FlickMr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne LiberatoMrs. Lisa Forgan DewittsMr. & Mrs. John M. ForneyJoyce & David FoxMr. & Mrs. Michael S. FranciscoMs. Johnella V. FranklinMr. Ralph F. FrankowskiMs. Diane L. FreemanMr. Harry FroeberJanet & Mickey FrostRobert A. Furse, M.D.Dr. Abdel K. FustokMr. & Mrs. Mike GallagherMrs. Holly GarnerMr. David GarzaMr. & Mrs. Lazaro Garza IIIKaren Ostrum GeorgeMr. & Mrs. John GerdesMs. Margaret Wendy GermaniMr. Osman GhandourDebbie & Kyle GibsonDr. & Mrs. Richard J. GigliottiMr. & Mrs. Peter GilletteMr. Charles J. GillmanMs. Shari GloverMr. & Mrs. Paul GoodMr. John GoodwinDr. & Mrs. David GorensteinMr. Jon Kevin GossettMr. Ned GraberMr. & Mrs. Tim GrahamDr. & Mrs. Malcolm GranberryMr. & Mrs. William GranekMr. William GrattendickMr. Dane GrenobleMr. & Mrs. Laurent GressotMr. & Mrs. Ben GuefenMr. Cesar GuerraMs. Nandita GuhaMs. Jo Ann C. GuilloryMs. Jenny GuthDr. & Mrs. Howard GutsteinZahava Haenosh

Mr. John F. H. HagelmanMr. Teruhiko HagiwaraMr. & Mrs. Curtis D. HainesMs. Vickie HamleyMr. Frank HandyMr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly MartsMs. Karen HardingMr. & Mrs. Tod P. HardingMr. Paul HarmonMs. Anna K. Hathaway-McKeeMr. & Mrs. Michael HawesMr. & Mrs. Malcolm HawkMr. Myron HawrylukMr. & Mrs. Walter A. HechtMr. David T. Hedges Jr.Mr. John HeinyMr. & Mrs. Dean HenningsDonald & Rosemary HerronMs. Hilda R. HerzfeldDr. Janice HewittMrs. Gina HightowerMr. David HilditchMr. Jeffrey HillerDr. & Mrs. Herschel HobsonSusan HodgeMs. Constance HoldererJacque HollandMs. Leisa Holland-NelsonS.y. & Y.j. Kim HongMr. & Mrs. Aaron HowesMr. Ted HsiaoMrs. Patricia P. HubbardMs. Vicki HuffMr. & Mrs. Dean HuffmanMs. Cynthia HumphriesMr. & Mrs. Donald M. HurdMr. & Mrs. James R. HuttonMs. Jennifer IsadoreMr. Joseph IveyMs. Ariel JamesMr. & Mrs. Edwin R. JanesMiss Amanda M. JarolimekMrs. Paula JarrettDr. Margaret S. Jelinek Lewis &

Dr. David S. LewisMr. & Mrs. George C. JohnMr. & Mrs. John W. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Mark JohnsonMr. Robert E. JohnsonMr. Raymond JonesDr. & Mrs. Andrew P. KantMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KantorMs. Connie KaoMr. James KaufmanMr. & Mrs. Curtis R. KayemDr. Helen K. KeeMs. Arlette KeeneMr. & Mrs. James A. KellerMr. & Mrs. Hugh R. KellyMr. & Mrs. David KendallMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. KileyDr. James KillianMs. Amy KirchnerMr. Robert J. KirnerMs. Malgorzata Kloc-StepkowskaMr. & Mrs. John KlugMr. & Mrs. Thomas KoskiMr. & Mrs. Sam KosterMr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr.Mr. Quin KrollSuzanne A. & Dan D. KubinMr. Tom KvintaMr. Kent LacyMr. & Mrs. James C. LamoreuxMs. Adrienne LangMr. Doug LawingMr. John LawrenceDr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert LeonardMr. Lindomar LernerMr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr.

Paula & Steve LetbetterCharles H. (Eric) & Lucy LewisMr. & Mrs. Philip LewisMr. John LilesMr. & Mrs. Robert LineberrySharon Lipsky, M.D.Mr. Stephen LisoMs. Priscilla L. ListMrs. Robin LittmanMs. Judy LiuDr. & Mrs. John LomonacoMr. William LooserMr. Carlos J. LopezDr. & Mrs. Eberhard C. LotzeMr. Elario LozanoMr. Luis LuftopLouise & Oscar LuiMr. & Mrs. Robin L. LyonMr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregorMr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach IIIMr. John MaguireMs. Barbara MannaMrs. D.B. MarchantDr. & Dr. A. J. MarianCarole Nadelman MarmellMs. Faerie MarstonMr. & Mrs. J. H. MartenMr. David MartinMs. Susan MartinSteve & Linda MassieMr. Mark MatovichDr. Toshimatsu MatsumotoMr. Chad MavityMs. Suzanne McCarthyMr. R. Scott McCayMr. & Mrs. Edward McCulloughMr. Donald McDonaldMr. George McKeeMr. & Mrs. James L. McNettMr. Thomas J. McNultyMr. Ernie W. McWilliamsMr. & Mrs. Thomas MehlhoffMr. John MellMrs. Dorri MelvinMr. Russell J. Miller &

Mrs. Charlotte M. MeyerMr. & Mrs. Herbert G. MillsMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. MirelesMr. & Mrs. Michael MithoffMs. Jenny Mohr & Mr. Matt ParkerMr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr.Dr. & Mrs. C. Hunter MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. Jess R. MooreMr. & Mrs. Arthur MorganMs. Lauren MorganMr. & Mrs. J.C. MorrisMr. & Mrs. Ryan MossMr. William L. Mudry & Mrs. Vera OchoaMs. Joan B. MurphyMr. & Mrs. Robert N. MurrayAlan & Elaine MutMr. Gary Nagler & Mr. Cody BowmanMr. Arturo NarroMr. & Mrs. R. Michael NashMr. W. Martin NicholasMr. Thomas O’ConnorMarjory & Barry OkinMr. & Mrs. Albert OngMrs. Louisa OrdwayMr. & Mrs. Ken O’RearMr. Edgar J. OrtizMr. & Mrs. Enrique OspinaMs. Jennifer OwenLinda & Jerry PaineMr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauleyMrs. Lillian PettyMark H. & Lynn K. PickettMr. Timothy N. Pitts & Mrs. Kathleen WinklerMs. Mariela PoleoMs. Antoinette PostMr. Thomas Power

Mr. & Mrs. Andy PrattMr. & Mrs. Arthur H. PrattMrs. Michelle PrenticeMr. & Mrs. Richard PrinsteinDoris F. PryzantMr. Frank PuglieseMr. & Mrs. Larry PyleMr. & Mrs. William M. RamosMr. & Mrs. Alan RaynerMs. Joanna RaynesMr. Frank ReaLoreta & Ronald ReaMr. & Mrs. John Q. ReansVicki & J.B. ReberRalph & Becky ReedMr. & Mrs. Ron RestrepoMr. & Mrs. Norman T. ReynoldsMr. & Mrs. Walter RhodesMr. & Mrs. Phil RiceMs. Verna RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Claud D. RiddlesMs. Carole R. RiggsMr. & Mrs. William F. RikeMr. James L. RobertsonMs. Shari RochenMr. & Mrs. Richard RogersJohn & Peggy RomeoMr. Daniel J. RomeroMs. Charlotte A. RothwellMr. & Mrs. John E. RyallMr. & Mrs. Bruce SaltzbergMr. Derek SalvinoMr. James SandozMr. & Mrs. Kent SavageMs. Carrie SchadleMr. Donald SchmuckMrs. Jill SchroederVance & Jane SenterMr. & Mrs. Paul ShackJonathan & Marcia ShearArt & Ellen SheltonMs. Katherine ShenPamela & Richard SherryMrs. Patricia G. ShieldsMr. Barrett SidesMr. & Mrs. Adam SiegelMr. & Mrs. Harold L. SiegeleMr. Cid SilveiraMrs. Ray SimpsonMr. & Mrs. John SlaterMr. David SmithMr. & Mrs. Gerald SmithMrs. Josephine SmithMr. & Mrs. Richard SmithMrs. Lynn SnyderHans C. SonnebornMr. R. L. StarkMs. Blanche StastnyMrs. Jeaneen StastnyMs. Becky StemperWilliam F. SternMr. Myron F. StevesMr. & Mrs. James W. StovallMr. & Mrs. William G. StraightDr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa SakashitaMr. & Mrs. Hans StrohmerMs. Bobbie SumerlinMr. & Mrs. John L. SutterbyMs. Barbara SwartzMs. Rhonda J. SweeneyDr. Jeffrey SweterlitschMr. & Mrs. Robert B. SymonDr. Shahin TavackoliMs. Jessica TaylorMr. & Ms. Gary TeletzkeHoward Tellepsen Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Davis ThamesMrs. Marjorie TherrellMs. Suzanne ThomasMr. & Mrs. P. H. G. ThompsonMr. Tom Thurman

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Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or MoreMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr.Marilyn CaplovitzBert & Julie CornelisonMs. Sara J. DevineAllen & Almira Gelwick -

Lockton CompaniesMr. & Mrs. Fred L. GormanMrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard KatzDr. & Mrs. Paul M. MannPaul & Rita MoricoTerry MurphreeMr. & Mrs. Robert E. NelsonMr. Robert J. PileggeMr. & Mrs. Allan QuiatMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonMrs. Sybil F. RoosMrs. Maryjane ScherrDavid & Paula SteakleyMr. & Mrs. Leland Tate

Grand Patron Pops $�,500-$4,999Rita & Geoffrey BaylissMr. & Mrs. Byron F. DyerMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. HamakerRex & Marillyn KingMr. & Mrs. Michael L. MasonJulia & Chris MortonRoman & Sally ReedShirley & Marvin RichMr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr.Linda & Jerry RubensteinMr. & Mrs. William ThweattMr. & Mrs. William B. Welte IIISally & Denney Wright

Pops Patron $1,500-$�,499Mr. & Mrs. James E. DorsettCarol & Larry FradkinMr. & Mrs. Alex HowardMichael & Darcy KrajewskiMr. & Mrs. Alan MayAlice R. McPherson, M.D.Mr. Anthony G. OgdenMargaret & V. Scott PignoletMr. & Mrs. John T. RiordanMrs. Annetta RoseDr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley

Mr. Roger TrandellMs. Jody Verwers

Headliner $1,000-$1,499Stanley & Martha BairMr. & Mrs. Stephen J. BanksMr. John S. BeuryEllen BoxMr. & Ms. Bruce BuhlerMr. David CarrierMr. & Mrs. Robert CreagerMs. Ann CurrensDr. Burdett S. &

Mrs. Kathleen C.E. DunbarMs. Lillian Gaylor & Mr. Stuart GaylorMr. Evan B. GlickMr. & Ms. Eric J. GongreMr. & Mrs. Robert L. HansenMr. & Mrs. George A. HellandMr. & Mrs. Robin LeaseDr. & Mrs. Raghu NarayanW. R. PurifoyMr. & Mrs. Ben A. ReidMr. Morris RubinMs. Beth StegleMr. & Mrs. Robert C. ThompsonMs. Virginia TorresMs. Amanda TozziMr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace

Producer $500-$999Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley AgborRev. & Mrs. H. Eldon AkermanMs. Suan AngeloAnn B. BeaudetteMr. & Mrs. Warren J. CarrollRichard & Marcia ChurnsMrs. Barbora ColeMr. & Mrs. Robert A. ColtonMr. & Mrs. George DobbinBarbara DokellMr. Richard FanningMr. Robert GrantMr. Garland GrayRichard & Beverly HickmanMr. & Mrs. John HomierMr. Don E. KingsleyMs. Amy LacyMr. & Mrs. Roger LindgrenGlenn E. Mattingly

Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillanMr. James MinerMr. & Mrs. Venu RaoMrs. Pamela RoyalMr. & Mrs. Tim ShauntyNorbert F. StangJames C. StankaMr. & Mrs. Jonathan SymkoDr. & Mrs. James A. TwiningMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. VenusMr. & Mrs. Jaime ViancosAnonymous (1)

Director $�50-$499Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery AndersonMr. & Mrs. David ArchibaldMr. & Mrs. Don S. AronMr. Donald BatesMr. & Mrs. Gerald BeardMr. & Mrs. Gordon BeatyMr. Billy BrayDr. & Mrs. R. L. BrennerMr. Jay T. BrownMs. Carol BrownsteinMr. Frank BryanMs. Ruth BrydenMr. Michael CaddellW. M. CalvertMr. & Mrs. Hal CardiffMr. Holden ChangMr. & Mrs. Roy ChristmannMs. Carole ColleyMr. William V. ConoverMr. & Mrs. Michael F. CookMarilyn & Tucker CoughlenMr. Kim CranfordMr. & Mrs. William L. Crothers Jr.Ms. Debbie CulpMs. Christine De LeonMr. & Mrs. Joseph DemeterMs. Debbie DillLamar & Anita DoyleDr. & Mrs. John E. FrostMr. John GeigelMr. & Mrs. Angelo GiardinoMr. & Mrs. Charles GrantMr. Gary GrossMr. & Ms. Charles R. HallMr. & Mrs. Dale HardyMr. & Mrs. Steve HaywardMs. Erika Herlugson

Mr. & Mrs. Paul JanishMr. Larry JanuaryMr. & Mrs. Bill JohnstonMr. & Mrs. Randal E. JonesMs. Mary KeathleyDr. George S. KnappMr. & Mrs. William J. KretlowCharles C. & Patricia KubinMr. Richard S. LedermannMs. Doris M. MageeBill & Karinne Mc CulloughMr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnisMs. L. Dianne McGreevyMr. & Mrs. Roger MedorsMr. & Mrs. Martin P. MeerMr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga MeneillyMs. Myra MorenMs. Beth MoritaMr. & Mrs. Jesse NolandMary Murrill NorthMr. Joseph PalmMr. David PaulMs. Ada PerwienMr. Jason PoonMr. & Mrs. Roland W. PringleMr. Robert SchickMr. & Mrs. Richard C. SchnellMrs. Lynda G. SeamanMr. & Mrs. David K. SmithCharlotte StaffordMs. Judith StarrMr. William Sterman & Ms. Vicki WehmeyerMr. Charles StewartMr. Joe ThayerMs. Jane B. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Carl N. TongbergMr. Lam TranMr. & Mrs. Eugene N. TulichMr. & Mrs. Joseph TusinskiDr. Holly & Mr. Michael VarnerMr. & Mrs. Berten WaggonerDr. & Mrs. William C. WatkinsMr. & Mrs. Don WiltonMr. Elan YogeswarenAnonymous (3)

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Houston Symphony Pops Patrons............................................................................................................

Ms. Mary TilsonDrs. Eric M. Timmreck & Carol W. TimmreckMr. & Mrs. M. Dale TingleafDavid & Ann TomatzMrs. John H. Tomfohrde Jr.Mr. Tom TomlinsonMr. & Mrs. Louis E. TooleMr. & Mrs. John J. ToomeyMr. Jon D. TotzMr. Herbert TowningMr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr.Mr. Alex Trevino Jr.Mr. James TrippettMr. Henry TrothDr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. RussellDr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart

Mr. & Mrs. Paolo ValenteMr. & Mrs. Dixon Van HofwegenMr. David VannaukerMr. Charles VeithDr. Allen R. VogtJan & Don WagnerMr. William WalkerMrs. Bedelle WalshMr. & Mrs. Bill WarburtonMs. Sandria WardMr. & Mrs. Ben WatsonLeone Buyse & Michael WebsterMr. Paul WehnerMr. & Mrs. Kane C. WeinerMr. & Mrs. Morton WeissMs. Kathy J. Welch

Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. WhiteMr. Russell WhiteMr. Clint WhitlockMrs. Amber WilbanksMr. Ken WilliamsonMr. Patrick WilsonMiriam & Marcos WittMr. Gerhard R. WittichMr. Tony WongMs. Angela WoodMr. & Mrs. Gordon WoodMiss Susan WoodMs. Laura WoodsMrs. Michael WoolcockMs. Kristi WrightMrs. Peggy J. Wylie

Mr. Michael WynhoffFrank & Michiko YatsuMr. Le Roy YeagerMr. Ray YoungMr. & Mrs. Mark YzaguirreMr. Julio ZaccagniMs. Carmen ZatorskiMs. Aurora Valentina Zenkl GalazMr. & Mrs. Richard M. ZollMr. Ausonio ZubianiMs. Valerie ZuckmanAnonymous (18)

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Houston Symphony Patrons.............................................................................

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$100,000 and above BBVA Compass Fidelity Investments The Methodist Hospital * Spec’s Charitable Foundation United Airlines

$50,000-$99,999 American Express Philanthropic Program Baker Botts LLP * Cameron International Corporation Chevron ConocoPhillips * ExxonMobil Frost Bank * GDF SUEZ Energy North America * Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * JPMorgan Chase * Marathon Oil Corporation * Shell Oil Company TOTAL

$�5,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP * The Boeing Company Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. KPMG LLP Memorial Hermann

$10,000-$�4,999 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Avalon Advisors, LLC * Bank of America Bank of Texas Bisso Marine Co., Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. Crown Castle International Corp. Ernst & Young Locke Lord LLP * Macy’s Foundation Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group Northern Trust The Rand Group, LLC Regions Bank Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. SPIR STAR, Ltd.

Star Furniture USI Insurance Services LLC Vinson & Elkins LLP * Wells Fargo * Wood Group

$5,000-$9,999 Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP Bloomberg, L.L.P. * Devon Energy Corporation Google, Inc. Oceaneering International Inc. * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Stewart Title Company * Swift Energy Company

Gift below $4,999 Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. The Blue Jeans Bar Corp GEM Insurance Agencies Geste LLC Intercontinental Exchange Marvin Consulting SEI Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company

* SponsorsofHoustonSymphonyEducation&OutreachPrograms

Corporations......................................................................................................

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$1,000,000 & above * Houston Endowment * Houston Symphony Endowment * Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

$500,000-$999,999 * City of Houston

$100,000-$499,999 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation * The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation * M. D. Anderson Foundation

$50,000-$99,999 Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation

The Alkek and Williams Foundation * John P. McGovern Foundation * Ray C. Fish Foundation

$�5,000-$49,999 Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation National Endowment for the Arts * Sterling-Turner Foundation

$10,000-$�4,999 * Bauer Family Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation * Vivian L. Smith Foundation * The Schissler Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation

$�,500-$9,999 Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust The Hood-Barrow Foundation Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation Mithoff Family Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Strake Foundation Susman Family Foundation * Texas Commission on the Arts

$1,000-$�,499 State Employee Charitable Campaign

* SponsorsofHoustonSymphonyEducation&OutreachPrograms

Foundations and Government Agencies..............................................................

Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................ AetnaAkzo NobelAT&TBaker HughesBank of AmericaBoeingCardinal Healthcare

CaterpillarChevronCoca-ColaEl Paso CorporationEli Lilly and CompanyExxonMobilFannie Mae

General ElectricGeneral MillsGoldman, Sachs & Co.HalliburtonHewlett-PackardIBMING Financial Services Corporation

JPMorgan ChaseKBRKirby CorporationOccidental PetroleumSMART Modular Technologies, Inc.Spectra Energy

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Mr. Thomas D. BarrowW. P. BeardMrs. H. Raymond BrannonAnthony BrigandiLawrence E. Carlton, M.D.Mrs. Albert V. CaselliLee Allen ClarkJack EllisMrs. Robin A. ElversonFrank R. Eyler

Helen Bess Fariss FosterChristine E. GeorgeMrs. Marcella Levine HarrisGeneral & Mrs. Maurice HirschMiss Ima HoggBurke & Octavia HolmanMrs. L. F. McCollumJoan B. McKerleyMonroe L. Mendelsohn Jr.Mrs. Janet Moynihan

Constantine S. NicandrosHanni OrtonStewart Orton,

LegacySocietyco-founderDr. Michael PapadopoulosMiss Louise Pearl PerkinsWalter W. Sapp,

LegacySocietyco-founderJ. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford SchultzMs. Jean R. Sides

John K. & Fanny W. StoneDorothy Barton ThomasMrs. Harry C. WiessMrs. Edward Wilkerson

Legacy Society...................................................................................................

The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event, featuring a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society – and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowl-edge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact our Development Department at: (713) 337-8500 or [email protected].

Mrs. Jan BarrowGeorge & Betty BashenDorothy B. BlackErmy Borlenghi BonfieldRonald C. BorschowAnneliese BosselerJoe BrazzattiZu BroadwaterTerry Ann BrownDr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip CowdinEugene R. BrunsSylvia J. CarrollWilliam J. Clayton & Margaret A. HughesLeslie Barry DavidsonHarrison R. T. DavisJudge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.Jean & sJack EllisThe Aubrey and Sylvia Farb FamilyGinny GarrettMichael B. GeorgeStephen & Mariglyn GlennMr. & Mrs. Keith E. GottRandolph Lee Groninger

Mrs. Gloria HermanMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceDr. Gary L. HollingsworthDr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti HurwitzKenneth HydeMr. Brian JamesDrs. Rita & Blair JusticeDr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D.John S. W. KellettAnn Kennedy & Geoffrey WalkerDr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrangeMrs. Frances E. LelandDr. Mary R. LewisE. W. Long Jr.Sandra MagersRodney H. MargolisMr. & Mrs. Jay MarksJames MatthewsDr. and Mrs. Malcolm MazowMr. & Mrs. Gene McDavidCharles E. McKerleyMr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan

Miss Catherine Jane MerchantDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloRon MikitaKatherine Taylor MizeIone MoranSidney MoranSue A. Morrison and ChildrenMr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanGretchen Anne MyersBobbie & Arthur NewmanDave B. NussmannEdward C. Osterberg Jr.Joan D. OsterweilImogen “Immy” PapadopoulosSara M. PetersonMr. Howard PieperGeraldine S. PriestDaniel F. ProsserGloria & Joe PryzantMrs. Dana PuddyWalter M. RossMr. & Mrs. Michael B. SandeenCharles K. Sanders

Charles King SandersMr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay IIMr. & Mrs. James A. ShafferDr. & Mrs. Kazuo ShimadaJule & Albert SmithMr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderMike & sAnita StudeEmily H. & David K. TerryStephen G. TippsMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. TutorDr. Carlos Vallbona & ChildrenMargaret Waisman, M.D. &

Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.David M. Wax & Elaine Arden CaliRobert G. WeinerGeoffrey WestergaardJennifer R. WittmanMr. & Mrs. Bruce E. WoodsMr. & Mrs. David WuthrichAnonymous (9)

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We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come!

In Memoriam.....................................................................................................

In Kind Donors......................................................................................................... AsofMarch1,2012

A Fare ExtrodinaireAlexander’s Fine Portrait DesignAztecBaker Botts L.L.P. Bergner & JohnsonBKD, LLPBright StarClassical 91.7 FM

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Sergei Galperin, violin

birthplace and Education: Born in Moscow, Russia; Juilliard School, BM, MM; Indiana University Candidate DMA, The Peabody Institute, AD.

Earliest musical memory: At age 6, when my parents and I were still living in a tiny Soviet-era apartment in Moscow, I found an old LP of Heifetz, Piatigorsky and Rubinstein performing the infamous and glori-ous Mendelssohn Trio. One day, when I was alone, I played that LP and was absolutely mesmerized by it. I enjoyed the music so much that for weeks afterwards I kept playing it over and over again until the grooves of that LP wore out. To this day, that recording affects me very much.

All in the family: Both of my parents are professional musicians. My dad used to be a fine cellist and later became a sound producer/engi-neer for the former Soviet Melodiya Label. My mom was a chorus con-ductor and music teacher, and my sister, Anya, was a gifted pianist and can still play beautiful Chopin.

Discovering my vocation: Music and musical personalities inspired me, as well as my family. In addition, like some of my fellow musicians, the decision to have a career in music was something I addressed sev-eral times in my life and not without conflict. It was a result of both my successes and my failures.

Alternative reality: I really enjoy helping people—both those I know and also strangers. So, I would be interested in a career in social work where I could make a difference and experience the fulfillment and excitement of helping to make someone’s life better. I also have skills to be a good manager of an artist or an organization whose work I believe in.

best thing about being a musician: Being a musician, and a member of the Houston Symphony, gives me the opportunity to perform beautiful music with colleagues I respect very much and with soloists, some of whom I have long admired. It also gives me a chance to contribute to our city’s vital cultural life and perform for our wonderfully appreciative Houston audience, as well as audiences worldwide. As a member of this and other orchestras, I’ve had a chance to tour many interesting places around the world. I think that for most other professions, that is a dream in itself.

Notable moments: I had several notable moments, but, I feel, the high-light for any serious musician is performing at Carnegie Hall, which I did as a 14-year-old kid in the legendary A. Schneider orchestra, and again later as a 20-year-old in my solo recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall. Another notable moment was my first audition for The Juilliard School; I didn’t understand a word that was said to me but received a full scholarship. What an interview!

Hobbies & interests: I enjoy teaching and performing chamber music. To help myself gain an edge in teaching, I have spent several years attending and assisting master classes of today’s greatest violin pro-fessors in Europe as well as the U.S. Additionally, I enjoy healthy eating at Whole Foods, as well as reading great literature with an occasional sprinkle of a silly book.

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Jay & Shirley Marks, musician sponsors

birthplace and Education: Jay—Louisville, KY; Indiana University; Shirley—Lockhart, TX; H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans, LA.

Earliest musical memory: Shirley—My parents had an old-fashioned victrola, so I grew up listening to music in the house. Also, every time The Met came to San Antonio, my father would take me to the opera. Jay—I was 10 years old when I went to the Louisville Symphony with my elementary school.

All in the family: Both Shirley and I enjoy music very much, and Shirley began taking piano lessons when she was 10 years old. Also, our grand-daughter, Robin Lowe Clarkson, has sung with the Houston Symphony Chorus for more than two years.

Joined the Houston Symphony: We had been casually going to the Symphony for many years. Stewart Orton was a friend and eventually asked Jay to join the board. Jay currently serves on the Executive Committee and the Artistic Advisory Committee, and Shirley is a member of the Houston Symphony League and assists with luncheons for the orchestra and staff, as well as volunteering with the Ima Hogg Competition.

Looking ahead: We are excited to be a part of the Symphony’s 100th anniversary celebration in the 2013-2014 season. Jay will be serving on the Centennial Concerts Committee.

Favorite part of the Symphony experience: Jay—Truly, just being at the concerts. It gives me a very good feeling, sitting and listening to great music, whether it is contemporary or traditional.

Shirley—Besides loving music, I like being able to feel that I’m a part of the Symphony, not just strictly an observer.

Out and About: We are on the Governing Council at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and really enjoy going to the student con-certs. We are also on the Marketing Committee of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. Outside of Houston, we spend our summers at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

becoming a musician sponsor: We attended an event at the Houston Symphony and ended up sitting at the same table with Sergei. We were so impressed with his personality that Shirley agreed to sponsor him. Our feeling of sponsoring a musician, in some small way, gives us a feeling of being a participant, in the musical experience.

Notable moments: Sergei played at Shirley’s 80th birthday party, includ-ing his own rendition of “Happy Birthday.” We’ve enjoyed getting to know him and have had him over for dinner several times.

Pass it on: I would encourage others who are thinking of becoming more involved to make that extra step and join the Houston Symphony family as a musical sponsor. It helps the Houston Symphony and makes us feel more a part of the Symphony family.

Houston Symphony Magazine - April 2012

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