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Contents

Ken Lam, Music Director

Volume 1: September – December 2014

Concerts

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Masterworks I 1812 Overture and Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Chamber Music I Pops I Takin’ It to the Streets

Masterworks II Beethoven and Shostakovich

12......... Administration 14......... Letter from CSO President of the Board 15......... Letter from CSO Executive Director 16......... Letter from CSO Music Director

Masterworks III Mahler’s Fourth Symphony

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Chamber Music II

Pops II Home for the Holidays ~ A Merry Celebration

Special Event I Beethoven and Brahms featuring Di Wu

10......... Board of Directors

Chamber Orchestra II The Great Classical and Neoclassical Innovators

Chamber Orchestra I Bach and the Devil

6............ CSO Musicians

Magnetic South I

4............ House Notes

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Chamber Orchestra III Festive Holiday Music from Around the World

Family Concerts I Holiday Family Concert Holy City Messiah

17......... Letter from Concertmaster and

Chamber Orchestra Director

18......... CSO Chorus 19......... CSO Gospel Choir and Spiritual Ensemble 20......... CSOL© 24......... CSO Educational Programs 70......... Corporate Supporters 71......... Membership Benefits 72......... Donor Recognition

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House Notes TICKET INFORMATION

FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL

• Individual Concert Tickets

• Quiet, Please! Please be sure to turn off all cell phones, paging devices, and watch alarms.

Purchase through www.CharlestonSymphony.org, call us at (843) 723-7528, or visit us at CSO Administrative Offices, 756 St. Andrews Blvd., Charleston, SC, 29407. Tickets, if available, are also on sale at the door the night of the performance (ticket prices subject to change). Convenience fees may apply. • Student Discount All full-time students (6-22 yrs old) with a valid ID may purchase tickets in person, either at CSO Administrative Offices or at the door, for $20 (Some concerts excluded; some concerts have special pricing noted on website; subject to availability. College students may be required to show I.D.)

PLEASE HELP US RECYCLE

Please keep your program guide if you wish. We also encourage you to place your program guide in the recycle boxes as you leave this performance for use at future performances.

SUBSCRIBERS - DON’T LET YOUR GOOD SEATS GO TO WASTE! If you are unable to attend a concert, call the CSO at least 48 hours prior to the performance to exchange tickets for a future CSO concert (subject to availability) or donate your unused tickets to the CSO for a tax-deductible contribution. As an alternative, you may pass along your unused tickets to friends or family. All tickets are nonrefundable and single ticket exchanges are not offered. Call (843) 723-7528, ext. 110 or visit CSO Administrative Offices for details.

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• Electronic Devices Cameras, camera phones, audio recorders and video recorders are not permitted, as they may interfere with the musicians’ performance. • From the Stage Free to all ticket holders, pre-concert talks are held from the stage from 6:30-7 pm prior to all Masterworks Series concerts at the Sottile Theatre. • Children We love kids, but we discourage the attendance of children under the age of six to an evening performance because they tend to be too long. Parents will be asked to remove disruptive children from the concert hall. • Late Seating In consideration of both artists and audiences, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of staff. Please make every effort to arrive on time. We provide two opportunities for late seating. For a Classical performance - one after the completion of the first work of the program and another at the end of the first movement of the work immediately following intermission. For Pops/Special Event performances - one after the completion of the second work of the program and another after the completion of the first work immediately following intermission. Doors open at 6:15 pm for Masterworks performances and 6:30 pm for Pops performances at Sottile Theatre. Doors open thirty minutes prior to performances at the Dock Street Theatre. Doors open an hour before performance for all other performances.

Welcome to this performance of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Here are some tips and suggestions to enhance the concert experience for everyone. Enjoy!

FOR YOUR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE • Parking Sottile Theatre: Three paid parking garages are located near the theater. These garages are: George Street Garage on St. Philip Street between George and Liberty Streets, Wentworth Garage at the intersection of Wentworth and St. Philip Streets, and St. Philip Garage on St. Philip Street between Calhoun and Vanderhorst Streets. Dock St. Theatre: Paid parking is available at the nearest garage on the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets. Additional street parking is available. Additional venue parking is available on our website at www.CharlestonSymphony.org. • Accessibility To purchase handicap accessible tickets, please call CSO Patron Services at (843) 723-7528, ext 110.

Sottile Theatre: House back of orchestra level is available but limited to those with wheelchairs and one companion. This section is not for those with canes. People who have trouble walking (i.e., they use a cane, walker, etc.) should access the theatre via the front door and take the elevator to the first floor. ADA restrooms are located on the first floor behind the concessions area. Dock Street Theatre: Wheelchair seating is available on the Main Floor Row P, along with companion seating. ADA restrooms are located on the first floor. • Restrooms Restrooms are conveniently located on each level. • Food and Beverage Sottile Theatre: Concessions are available for purchase at Sottile Theatre. Food and beverages are not permitted in the hall. Dock Street Theatre: Concessions are available at the Dock Street Theatre during concerts with intermission only. Food and beverages are not permitted in the hall. Concerts, performers, dates, times, and locations are subject to change with or without notification. Your attendance constitutes consent for use of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/or audio recordings and in photographs made during CSO events.

IMPORTANT INFO CSO Patron Services: (843) 723-7528, ext. 110 Address: 756 St. Andrews Blvd. Charleston, SC 29407 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm Friday: 9 am - 12 noon Concert Nights: 9 am - 4 pm Website: www.CharlestonSymphony.org Charleston Symphony E-News Receive the latest news, information and special pricing opportunities by signing up for the CSO’s e-news at: www.CharlestonSymphony.org. Also stay connected on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CharlestonSymphony follow us on Twitter: @ChsSymphonyOrch.

FOR YOUR SAFETY In the event of an emergency, please use the exit nearest your seat. This is your shortest route out of the hall. A staff member is onsite at all performances.

PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING Our program book is published several times per year and is viewed by over 25,000 people per year. Show your support for the CSO while raising the visibility of your business or organization. For program book advertising rates and information, call the Charleston Symphony Orchestra at (843) 723-7528.

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Musicians Violin

Yuriy Bekker*

Concertmaster & Director of Chamber Orchestra Series Herzman-Fishman Foundation/ Leo and Carol H. Fishman Chair

Viola

Alexander Boissonnault* Principal Second

Asako Kremer*

Mrs. Phyllis Miller Chair

Dr. and Mrs. Mariano LaVia Chair

Assistant Principal Second

Frances Hsieh Nonoko Okada Lauren Paul

* Designates core musicians

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Principal

Albert and Caroline Thibault Chair

Micah Gangwer*

Assistant Concertmaster

Jan-Marie Christy Joyce*

Alexander Agrest* Assistant Principal

Cello

Bass

Flute

Norbert Lewandowski*

Thomas Bresnick*

Jessica Hull-Dambaugh*

Marlies G. Tindall Chair

Dr. Jim and Claire Allen Chair

Principal

Damian Kremer*

Regina Helcher Yost*

Barbara Chapman Chair

Paul and Becky Hilstad Chair

Assistant Principal

Second Flute & Piccolo

Tacy Edwards

Principal Cello Chair permanently endowed by CSOLÂŠ

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Musicians Oboe

Clarinet

Horn

TBD*

Charles Messersmith*

Brandon Nichols*

Ilse Calcagno Chair

Cindy and George Hartley Chair

Gretchen Roper*

Anne Holmi*

Principal

Kari Kistler*

Second Oboe & English Horn John Frampton Maybank Chair, in loving memory

* Designates core musicians

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Principal

Second Clarinet

Principal

Second Horn

Ted and Tricia Legasey Chair

Debra Sherrill

Trumpet

Trombone

Timpani

Antonio Marti*

TBD*

Beth Albert*

Acting Principal Trumpet

Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Schools Chair

Principal

Dr. S. Dwane Thomas Chair

Percussion

TBD,* Second Trumpet

Thomas Joyce* Bass Trombone

Robert M. Schlau Chair

Bassoon

Ryan Leveille* Principal

Harp Kathleen Wilson Principal

Katherine St. John* Principal

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Board of Directors Executive Committee: • President: Cynthia Hartley – Retired Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Sonoco

• VP Marketing: Charlie Cumbaa – Senior Vice President, Corporate and Product Strategy, Blackbaud

• Secretary: Ellen Claussen Davis – President, E.C. Davis & Associates

• VP Governance and Nominating: Dr. James Ravenel – Physician, Roper St. Francis

• VP Artistic: Edward Hart – Chair, Department of Music, College of Charleston, Composer

• VP Advancement and Past President: Robert Schlau – Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch

• VP Finance: Michael Moody – Retired CEO of Force Protection, Inc.

• Advisor: John Cahill – Chairman, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

• VP Education: James Braunreuther – Fine Arts Coordinator, Charleston County School District

• Sue Ingram – President, CSOL©

Directors: • Jessica Buchanan – Owner, Tease Dry Bar, LLC

• Phyllis Miller – Retired Antique Dealer, Volunteer

• Judy Chitwood – CSO Advocate

• Ellen Dressler Moryl – Retired, Director Cultural Affairs, City of Charleston

• Dr. William Cook – Physician, Lowcountry Internal Medicine • Julie Fenimore – Educator, CSO Advocate • Andrea Gilliard – Physical Science Technician, United States Department of Agriculture • Clyde Hiers – Certified Public Accountant • Paul Hilstad – Retired Partner and General Counsel, Lord, Abbett & Co, LLC • Mary Agnes Burnham Hood – CSO Advocate • P. Frederick Kahn – Retired Managing Partner Heidrick & Struggles • David H. Maybank, Jr. Esq. – Attorney, Hennessy and Walker Group, P.C. • Vanessa Turner Maybank – Clerk of Council, Director of Tourism Management, City of Charleston

• Roy Owen – Retired Partner, Deloitte Consulting • Robert Pearce – Attorney, Smith Moore Leatherwood • Mayo Read – Former Owner, Palmetto Travel Service • W. Bratton Riley – Director of Program Development, Maybank Industries, LLC • Byron Stahl – Financial Advisor, Atlantic Coast Advisory Group • Roger Steel – Former CEO, SNS Properties, Inc. • Ann Hurd Thomas – Retired Fundraising Professional, Volunteer • Thomas Trouche – Executive Vice President and Coastal Division Executive, First Citizens Bank • Bright Williamson – Principal, Associated Spine Technologies

• J. Hugh McDaniel – Project Manager, Project Services Group, Benefitfocus Inc.

Ex-Officio Members:

Life Members:

• Marty Besancon – Director of the City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department

• Laura Hewitt

• Susan Cheves – President, Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus • Dr. Joseph M. Jenrette III – Retired Physician, MUSC Radiology • Valerie Morris – Dean, School of the Arts, College of Charleston • Lee Pringle – Founder of the CSO Gospel Choir and the CSO Spiritual Ensemble • Caroline Thibault – Immediate Past President of CSOL

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• Max L. Hill, Jr. • Marianne Mead • Eloise Pingry • Edward H. Sparkman

Arts

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Administration

Advancement

Operations

Marketing

Michael Smith Executive Director

Monica Jenks Director of Advancement

Tara Scott Director of Marketing

Kerri Collins Executive Assistant

Susan Luna Walker Advancement & Events Coordinator

Kyle Lane Director of Artistic Operations

Patron Services Cynthia Branch Director of Patron Services LesLee Ames Marketing and Patron Services Coordinator

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Finance Lisa McDonald, CPA Finance Manager

Tom Joyce Personnel Manager Nate Lodge Production Manager and Operations Assistant Rachel Gangwer Music Librarian

Education Janice Crews Director of Education and Community Outreach

in memoriam Wi l l i am E . Z e h f u s s (1962 - 2014)

Many of you who are reading this already know of the tremendous loss the CSO family suffered this past summer. Bill Zehfuss, the orchestra’s principal trombonist since 1985, passed away at his parents’ home on Lake Lanier, GA. Those of us who had the privilege to know and work with Bill over these many years will sorely miss his passionate and unwavering dedication to music and the trombone, his gregariousness, his wry wit, his generosity, and his willingness to help anyone at any time, no matter the situation or the need. Bill was a pillar of the CSO brass section, helping to define its sound and leading his colleagues in many fine performances over nearly three decades. In addition to his duties in Charleston, Bill played several oneyear positions in both the Utah and Honolulu symphonies and was a long-time faculty member at the Brevard Music Center. I worked closely with Bill in the trombone section for nearly twenty years. I learned so much from him, not only about how to play trombone in an orchestra, but also how to be a good citizen-musician: the importance of being a supportive colleague, of building relationships with our patrons, of serving on committees and in leadership roles, and in general, of doing whatever needed to be done to help the orchestra. As one of his friends said, “Bill was a real ‘gentle giant’ whose heart was even bigger than he was. He was one of those people who, the moment you met him, you became his friend.” That, truly, sums up Bill. His presence, both on-stage and off, will be terribly missed. — Tom Joyce, bass trombone

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Dear Friends, As we start our 2014-2015 season, I could not be more excited about the progress made this past year and the wonderful possibilities and opportunities that are before us. Our organization has made great strides in all respects, and this is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of our musicians, staff and board of directors, and the generosity of our subscribers and donors who have supported us in so many ways. In speaking about our future, we are very pleased that Ken Lam has joined us as Music Director Designate for this season. Maestro Lam is now planning our 2015-2016 programming, and he will move into the full-time Music Director role when he relocates to Charleston next summer. It is serendipity that Maestro Lam will step on the podium next year for the first time in our new home at the wonderful Gaillard Performance Hall. We are also pleased to recognize our very talented Yuriy Bekker with his appointment as Director of our Chamber Orchestra series. With the wonderful addition of Michael Smith as our new Executive Director earlier in the year, we now have the full leadership complement to take us to new heights. From an artistic standpoint, our orchestra continues an upward trend. This upcoming season’s offerings are special and showcase our musicality. We are featuring internationally renowned guest artists and gifted worldclass conductors for our Masterworks series. Our Pops series features four diverse high-energy programs and the popular Chamber Orchestra Series will continue at the intimate Dock Street Theater. As an important part of our mission, we strive to impact the lives of children and young adults through our educational outreach and programming. We now have expanded our offering to include nine distinct programs. There are three concert series for young people or families, three innovative in-school programs, the continuation of our Kennedy Center Partners in Education program, and two competitions for gifted young artists - ”Share the Stage”, and the second year of the “PepsiCo National Young Artist Competition.” We are also pleased that again we have increased our number of subscribers over the previous season, and we produced our first CD recording for sale with the book, Charming Charleston, Jewel of the South. We have also continued to stabilize our financial footing with another solid year of operational success. Our foundation for the future has never looked brighter. None of these important milestones would be possible without the continued support of our generous donors. Contributions to our Annual Fund and Educational programs increased by 20% this past year, and we have added significantly to the number of our corporate and foundation supporters. We also receive strong financial support from the various municipalities across our tri-county area. We are humbled by the faith that each donor has in our continued success. My fellow board members join me in thanking you for your support of the CSO and what we do. We look forward to another record-breaking season in so many respects – only possible through your on-going generosity.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Hartley, President, Board of Directors

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Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-2015 season. Because of you, our loyal patrons, donors, and friends, we are able to present a season that is sure to “WOW” you every time you attend a concert. As you look around, you will undoubtedly feel the amazing buzz surrounding the CSO, as attendance has significantly increased with many new faces enjoying the music and, therefore, many sold-out performances. I want to take this opportunity to welcome our new patrons and subscribers. We are so pleased you have joined us, and I look forward to meeting you and personally welcoming you to the CSO Family. There is no substitute for live music. Each live performance, even if it is a piece you know well, has its own “DNA”. No rehearsal or recording will ever be as emotionally complete as a live performance because it is missing a fundamental component of its genetic makeup…YOU…the audience. The musicians feed off of the energy in the room, and that can’t be replicated without you. You are an important part of the performance, not a mere bystander. We have truly been inspired by your spirited support, and it compels us to reach higher and dig deeper. What that means for you, is another season full of exhilarating performances. This season will take on the atmosphere of an extended music festival showcasing our talented musicians sharing the stage with some of the country’s most exceptional conductors, soloists, and pops acts. We are proud to boast an extremely wide range of programming, ensuring there is something for everyone. You will hear music from the Baroque to the Beatles and beyond. We hope you will take full advantage of all of it and branch out to an area which may be new to you. Each concert has a uniqueness only reaching its full potential with you there! This is the most exciting time in the history of the CSO. Our new business model is taking deep roots, as we have now completed a fourth consecutive season with a modest surplus. This is a major accomplishment, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Our musicians, board, and staff remain committed to fiscal responsibility, emotionally charged musical performances, and educational programs for our children that will change lives. We are excited to welcome Maestro Ken Lam to the Charleston community, and are confident that he will leave an indelible mark on the legacy of the CSO. In addition, we wouldn’t be where we are today without Yuriy Bekker’s leadership these past years, and we look forward to his continued dedication and artistry in his new role as Director of Chamber Orchestra. I’m truly excited about this season as well as the future, as together, we have created an orchestra that elevates our community, and gives us all something to take pride in. I hope you enjoy and are uplifted by our performances this season. We sincerely appreciate your patronage. Sincerely,

Michael A. Smith, Executive Director

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Dear Friends, I am honored and delighted to join the CSO as Music Director. My week with the orchestra last March was unforgettable - I enjoyed working with the orchestra immensely and felt a genuine rapport with the musicians and staff. I also had the most wonderful time meeting so many supporters and patrons of the CSO. I share your enthusiasm and am very excited about the future of the orchestra! I look forward to coming to town throughout this coming season and meeting old and new friends. I will be relocating to Charleston next summer and cannot wait to start making beautiful music with the wonderful musicians of the CSO! I look forward to seeing you all very soon! Sincerely,

Ken Lam Music Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra

aestro Ken Lam, recently named as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Music Director, is the winner of the 2011 Memphis Symphony Orchestra International Conducting Competition, Associate Conductor for Education for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras, Resident Conductor of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, Associate Professor and Director of Orchestra at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Artistic Director of Hong Kong Voices. Maestro Lam was a featured conductor in the League of American Orchestra’s 2009 Bruno Walter National Conductors Preview with the Nashville Symphony and made his US professional debut with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in June 2008 as one of four conductors selected by Leonard Slatkin. In recent seasons he led performances with the symphony orchestras of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Pops, Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Illinois and Meridian, as well as he Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. In opera, he directed numerous productions of the Janiec Opera Company at Brevard and was Assistant Conductor at Cincinnati Opera, Baltimore Lyric Opera and at the Castleton Festival. He led critically acclaimed productions at the Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and the Luminato Festival in Toronto, and his recent run of Massenet’s Manon at Peabody Conservatory was hailed by the Baltimore Sun as a top ten classical event in the Washington D.C/Baltimore area in 2010. Previously Maestro Lam held positions as Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor of the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra. Maestro Lam studied conducting with Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar at Peabody Conservatory. David Zinman and Murry Sidlin at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and Leonard Slatkin at the National Conducting Institute. He read economics and law at St. John’s College, Cambridge University and was a finance attorney in for ten years before becoming a conductor.

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Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2014-2015 season. We are thrilled to present this season packed with impressive guest artists, world-renowned conductors, and music that will move and inspire you. It is exciting to have so much buzz around the CSO and this summer was no different. We announced a major addition to the CSO family with the appointment of our new Music Director, Ken Lam. We are all looking forward to working with Maestro Lam and welcoming him to Charleston. I am also very excited to begin my new role as the Director of Chamber Orchestra and, of course, to continue on as Concertmaster. This is such an exciting time for our orchestra! For our opening weekend of Masterworks, conductor JoAnn Falletta returns to Charleston to lead an all-Russian program. The CSO Chorus, directed by Dr. Robert Taylor, will join us in a rare interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and “The Polovtsian Dances” from Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. These pieces are typically performed without chorus, so our performance with the chorus will be very exciting and memorable. For this program, we also welcome pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, who is known to Charleston from his previous engagements with Spoleto Festival and the International Piano Series. When I heard him last year, I just knew we had to feature him playing some Russian music. For the October Masterworks, I will both play and conduct Beethoven’s monumental violin concerto and conduct Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Music of Shostakovich is very important to me because I feel that I can relate to it. Growing up in the former Soviet Union under communist rule, my family experienced so many hardships. Shostakovich protested Stalin through his music for an artistic freedom during some of the most difficult times for artists. Our November Masterworks will feature a world-renowned soprano, Elizabeth Futral, in Strauss’ Four Last Songs. Steven White will conduct this program that will also include Gustav Mahler’s gorgeous Symphony No. 4. Chamber Orchestra concerts will continue in the historic Dock Street Theatre. The series opens with a Halloween-inspired program entitled “Bach and the Devil.” Assistant Concertmaster, Micah Gangwer, will be featured in his CSO solo debut playing Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor and Tartini’s “The Devil’s Trill” Sonata. Our Pops series will also be fantastic this year. We open the series with Billboard chart-topping jazz singer and pianist, Tony DeSare, in a program conducted by Charleston’s own Charlton Singleton. Finally, our annual holiday programming will ensure to put you in a festive, holiday spirit. We cannot wait to play this beautiful music for all of you. I hope that you will enjoy this season’s programs. Cheers to 2014-15!

Sincerely,

Yuriy Bekker, Concertmaster and Director, Chamber Orchestra

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he Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus is composed of auditioned, volunteer singers drawn from the greater Charleston, SC area. An independent, non-profit organization under the direction of Dr. Robert Taylor, the Director of Choral Activities for the College of Charleston, the CSO Chorus promotes the enjoyment and appreciation of choral music in the Low Country through the performance of a diverse choral repertoire presented in concerts of the highest musical excellence that seek to nurture and educate audiences and future singers. The CSO Chorus, founded in 1978 by Miss Emily Remington as the Charleston Singers Guild, has provided the choral component for a broad range of classical and modern choral Masterworks and Pops concerts for the City of Charleston for over 30 years. The CSO Chorus Chamber Singers, a division of the CSO Chorus, provides a smaller ensemble to perform works in the chamber repertoire, including annual performances of Handel’s Messiah. The CSO Chorus President for 2013-14 was Susan Cheves, who also serves on the CSO Board of Directors. Celebrating its 36th season in 2013-14, the CSO Chorus and Chamber Singers performed with the CSO for the National Collegiate Choral Association annual meeting, the Holiday Pops and Holy City Messiah concerts, and the premier of Dr. Edward Hart’s setting of Dover Beach. During Spoleto Festival USA 2014, the Chorus joined with the Westminster College Choir under the baton of Dr. Joe Miller to present Handel’s Te Deum and Arvo Part’s Te Deum. The 2014-15 season includes Masterworks concerts on September 25-27 and March 19-21, Holy City Messiah on December 18-20, and the Holiday Pops and Holiday Family Concerts on December 12-14. Additional information about the CSO Chorus can be found at www.CSOChorus.com.

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Message from Founder and President CSO Gospel Choir and CSO Spiritual Ensemble

oth the CSO Gospel Choir and CSO Spiritual Ensemble are an extension of African-American artists who brought their Black Church experience to wider audiences, including the classical music stage. We are once again thrilled to announce the 2nd Color of Music Festival October 22-26, 2014, across Charleston, a five-day all-black classical musicians festival featuring musicians, vocalists, and orchestra leaders performing piano, organ, recitals, chamber and orchestra with over 20 performances. colourofmusic.org. For the 2014-2015 season both the Gospel Choir and Spiritual Ensemble will provide community outreach as ambassadors throughout the region continuing our 15th year of bringing the community together through song. We look forward to seeing you in the audience! Candace B. MacLeod, Music Director Founded in 1999, the 80+ member Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir is one of Charleston’s most sought-after groups performing gospel, spirituals and sacred music.

Now in its sixth season, the CSO Spiritual Ensemble honors the spiritual the historical musical form born of the endurance of African slaves that helped form African-American cultural traditions.

For tickets and more information: www.CSOgospel.com

For tickets and more information: www.CSOspiritual.com

CSO Gospel Choir 2014-2015 Performances

Upcoming 2014-2015 Performances

Season Opening Performance MOJA: Spiritual Masterworks Saturday, October 4, 2014, 5pm

MOJA: Spiritual Masterworks Saturday, September 27, 2014, 5:00pm

The Great Migration: 1915-1930 African American Southern Exodus ION Village Summer Concert Series East Cooper Montessori School Assembly Hall, Mt. Pleasant Thursday, October 2, 2014, 7pm 14th Annual Gospel Christmas with CSO Spiritual Ensemble Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Conductor Saturday December 6, 2014 • 7:30pm Ashley River Baptist Church 1101 Savannah Highway Charleston 2015 MLK Concert A Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Conductor Saturday, January 17, 2015 • 7pm

No Trouble at the River: The Perilous Story of the Underground Railroad East Cooper Concert Series Christ Episcopal Church, Mt. Pleasant Thursday, October 2, 2013, 7:00pm 2014 Colour of Music Festival Verdi Requiem: An Ode to Le Chevalier de Saint-George Sunday, October 26, 2013 3pm Memminger Auditorium 56 Beaufain Street, Charleston 14th Annual Gospel Christmas with CSO Gospel Choir Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Conductor Saturday December 6, 2014 • 7:30pm Ashley River Baptist Church 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston 2015 MLK Concert A Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Conductor Saturday, January 17, 2015 • 7pm

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50th ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating 50 Years of Service to the Charleston Community www.csolinc.org - Join us!

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More than $3 Million in support of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra

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More than $300,000 invested in student and professional scholarships

College Scholarships, the David and Karen Stahl Memorial Scholarship, Matching Grant Awards, Summer Study Awards, Professional Scholarships

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Countless Fundraising Events

Designer Showhouses, Island House Tours, Revels Events, Golf Tournaments, Car Sponsorships, and Galas

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Service to the Charleston Symphony Orchestra

Ushering at concerts, providing refreshments for musicians, housing our guest musicians, and much more

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Arts Advocacy

Ushering at Young People’s Concerts and Pepsico Concerts, and working to promote the study of arts in our schools, and fine arts throughout the state

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Friendships and feelings of satisfaction

ALL BEYOND MEASURE

Good business is an art We’re honored to be part of a community that embraces the arts. It makes Charleston an inspiring place to live and work. And it’s beautiful proof of the power of creativity – something we celebrate every day at MWV.

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CSO EDUCATION T

he 2013-2014 season marked the most robust year for educational programming and community outreach in the history of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Nearly 18,000 students were impacted by one or more of our free or low-cost educational programs. This season, a special emphasis was put on reaching as many students as possible at Title I schools. We offered 2 new programs, including a national young artist competition, and a program designed to bridge the gap between classical and popular music. The 2014-2015 season will be even more exciting and engaging for the students of the greater Charleston area. We can proudly boast that our musicians dedicate a large portion of their services to educational outreach. These invaluable programs provide opportunities for students who are just hearing classical music for the first time, through students who are preparing for careers in music. Take a look at the impactful programs we have planned for the upcoming season: Young Peoples Concerts: These engaging concerts reach

more than 2,500 students each year. Students are prepared by their teachers in advance using CSO provided curriculum. New this year, the curriculum will include classroom arrangements of the orchestral pieces to be performed in the concert. This will further engage the students in not only learning the music, but making connections to other disciplines.

Family Concerts and Instrument Petting Zoos:

Family Concerts offer affordable programs appropriate for students. Accompanying Instrument Petting Zoos provide students with an invaluable hands-on musical experience. Volunteers from the CSOL coordinate the Instrument Petting Zoos, and scholarship students demonstrate the instruments for eager young students.

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Saltwater Sounds:

New this year, this series features free, short chamber music performances geared towards children in the casual and exploratory environment of the Charleston Aquarium. These performance will take place on various Saturday mornings throughout the season.

In-School Programs:

CSO chamber ensembles travel to public and private schools throughout the Tri-county area at no cost to participating schools. These programs include both an educational and performance experience for students. Students are encouraged to ask questions, and learn what skills are required to make a living as a professional musician.

Classical Fusion:

The Tides Foundation has awarded the CSO a grant to be used to partner with local hip-hop violinist, Seth Gilliard and the popular fusion ensemble Project Trio (featured in CSO Pops series). These groups will travel to Title I schools in the greater Charleston area to expose students to classical music by way of popular hip-hop and pop music, and to demonstrate what a career in music in the 21st century might look like.

Composition and Critique:

Composition and Critique is a program designed to allow students to discover the parallels between composition in writing and music. Composers selected from the College of Charleston Music Theory/Composition Department assist the students in composing music to represent characters in a fictional storybook. Students have the opportunity to hear their compositions being performed by the CSO musicians. Now in its third year, this program grew out of a Kennedy Center Partners in Education partnership between the CSO and the Charleston County School District. This years’ program will focus on schools on John’s Island and Wadmalaw Island, thanks to the generous support of the Town of Kiawah, and individual donors.

Share the Stage™:

Share the Stage™ is a competition for High School string players in South Carolina that gives students the chance to play alongside CSO musicians, work with worldrenowned conductors, and perform challenging orchestral repertoire. This years’ students will perform the overture on the February Masterworks concert.

PepsiCo National Young Artists Competition:

This season marked the first ever National Young Artists Competition (NYAC); a concerto competition that challenged top-tier, conservatory-bound young musicians from across the country to compete for an opportunity to perform with the CSO, under the baton of Michael Rossi. This highly visible centerpiece of the CSO’s community engagement season, the NYAC was widely publicized across the nation and young musicians in communities from coast to coast competed for a chance to perform with the Charleston Symphony. The competition drew eighty-eight applicants from twenty-two states. Of the eightyeight candidates, six semi-finalists were selected to travel to Charleston, SC and perform for a panel of distinguished judges. Three finalists were then awarded an opportunity to compete in a live performance with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Kiarra Saito-Beckman, a stellar, fifteen year-old violinist from Bend, Oregon, was named the first ever PepsiCo National Young Artist of the Year. This year’s competition will expand to include voice and percussion, lower the instrumental age bracket, increase the prize money, and invite more applicants to Charleston. The Education Outreach programs the CSO provide are extremely important and necessary in order to cultivate the next generation of music appreciators in our society. We encourage you to support these outreach initiatives, and invite you to come observe one or more of these programs. You will be amazed at the level of learning, exploration, and excitement that will remind you why you first grew to love music yourself.

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Masterworks I THURSDAY – FRIDAY – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25-26-27, 2014 7:30PM SOTTILE THEATRE

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Pavel Kolesnikov, piano CSO Chorus

1812 Overture and Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) .................. Festive Overture, op. 96 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) .................. Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 30 in D minor I. Allegro ma non tanto II. Intermezzo III. Finale ———————————————————-

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Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) ..................... Polovstian Dances from Prince Igor

I. Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens II. Polovtsian Dance with Chorus

Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)............... 1812 Overture, op. 49

Pre-concert conversations are held from 6:30 - 7:00 pm prior to every Masterworks performance from the stage at the Sottile Theatre. CSO Conductor’s Club members ($1,500+): Please join us for a post-concert reception on the Mezzanine Level of the Sottile Theatre. For more information on how to become a Conductor’s Club member, turn to page 68.

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JoAnn Falletta conductor

oAnn Falletta is internationally celebrated as a vibrant ambassador for music, an inspiring artistic leader, and a champion of American symphonic music. She has been praised by The Washington Post as having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein.” Acclaimed by The New York Times as “one of the finest conductors of her generation”, she serves as the Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center. Ms. Falletta is invited to guest conduct many of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. She has guest conducted over a hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. She is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards including the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, the coveted Stokowski Competition, and the Toscanini, Ditson and Bruno Walter Awards for conducting, as well as the American Symphony Orchestra League’s prestigious John S. Edwards Award. An ardent champion of new music, she has introduced over 500 works by American composers, including more than 110 world premieres. Hailing her as a “leading force for the music of our time”, she has been honored with twelve ASCAP awards. Her well-earned reputation for innovative programming of new and unusual repertoire has been recognized with ASCAP’s top award for Adventurous Programming in 2011, 2013 and 2014 and a performance at the Spring for Music Festival at Carnegie Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic in 2013. Ms. Falletta serves as a Member of the National Council on the Arts. Her recordings for Naxos include the double Grammy Award winning disc of works by John Corigliano and Grammy nominated discs of works of Tyberg, Dohnányi, Fuchs, Schubert, Respighi, Gershwin, Hailstork and Holst. Maestro Falletta’s growing discography, which currently includes over 85 titles, consists of recordings with the London Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Czech National Symphony, Philadelphia Philharmonia and Women’s Philharmonic, among others. In addition to her current posts with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony and the Brevard Music Center, Ms. Falletta has held the positions of artistic advisor to the Honolulu Symphony, music director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, associate conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, and music director of the Denver Chamber Orchestra, the Queens Philharmonic and the Women’s Philharmonic. From 2011 – 2014 she served as Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland where she made her debut at London’s prestigious Proms with the orchestra in 2011 and also has made five recordings for Naxos including music of Gustav Holst, Irish composer Ernest John Moeran and American composer John Knowles Paine. Ms. Falletta received her undergraduate degree from the Mannes College of Music in New York and her master’s and doctorate degrees from The Juilliard School.

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Pavel Kolesnikov piano

ollowing Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov’s Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, The Telegraph gave his recital a rare five-star review and called it “one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed in a while.” Since becoming Prize Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012, Kolesnikov has been winning hearts around the world. A live recording of his prize-winning performances was released on the Honens label in March 2013, about which the BBC Music Magazine wrote “tremendous clarity, unfailing musicality and considerable beauty”. This June, his debut studio recording was released on the Hyperion label to critical acclaim. The Sunday Times described his playing on this allTchaikovsky disc as having “affection and élan”. Significant recital and festival appearances resulting from the Honens Prize include Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, the Louvre (Paris), Vancouver Recital Society, La Jolla Music Society, Spoleto Festival USA, Canada’s Ottawa ChamberFest and Banff Summer Festival, and the United Kingdom’s Plush Music Festival. Recent and upcoming orchestral appearances include Russia’s National Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Kolesnikov was born in Siberia into a family of scientists. He studied both the piano and violin for ten years, before concentrating solely on the piano. He has studied at Moscow State Conservatory with Sergey Dorensky, at London’s Royal College of Music with Norma Fisher and at Brussels’ Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel with Maria João Pires thanks to the generous support of Mr Christopher D Budden, the RCM Scholarship Foundation and Hattori Foundation. He calls London home.

Robert Taylor director, CSO Chorus

r. Robert Taylor is the Director of Choral Activities at the College of Charleston, the Director of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and the Founding Artistic Director and President of the Taylor Festival Choir and Taylor Music Group. Taylor’s ensembles have performed throughout the United States and Europe. They have been featured in numerous festivals, conventions and special concerts, including the 2009 and 2005 American Choral Directors National Conventions, the 2013, 2011 and 2008 National Collegiate Choral Organization National Convention, and multiple appearances in regional and state ACDA and AGO conventions. Dr. Taylor’s professional ensemble, the Taylor Festival Choir (TFC), has recorded with Centaur Records and MSR Classics. TFC’s upcoming release with TFC will be the world premier recording of Celtic Mass by Michael McGlynn, alongside Mass by James MacMillan. Taylor has conducted over 30 major choral/orchestral works to critical acclaim. He has also prepared numerous choral/orchestral masterworks for prestigious conductors such as the late Maestro David Stahl, Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Dr. Kenneth Fulton Louis Solemno, Stuart Molina, and Dr. Joe Miller. At the College of Charleston, Dr. Taylor oversees all undergraduate and graduate choral studies and endeavors. He serves as editor of the Robert Taylor Choral Series with Colla Voce Publications. Along with his wife, violinist/Irish fiddler Mary Taylor, Taylor coordinates the Celtic Arts Series (formerly the Taylor Music Festival) in Piccolo Spoleto: a series of concerts and workshops emphasizing musical education and performance in both classical and Celtic/folk disciplines. Deeply involved in Piccolo Spoleto and with the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, Taylor was recently awarded the Piccolo Spoleto Lifetime Achievement Award. 28 - CharlestonSymphony.org

Program Notes MASTERWORKS 1 SEPTEMBER 25-26-27, 2014 By William D. Gudger, College of Charleston, emeritus

Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Festive Overture, op. 96

hostakovich completed this brilliant overture in three days in 1954 when asked to write a work to open a concert commemorating the 37th anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. He likely had Mikhail Glinka’s overture to the opera “Russlan and Ludmilla” (1842) in mind. A brass fanfare leads to a lively main theme, all developed with the sure craft that made Shostakovich an extremely facile and prolific composer. He rarely conducted orchestras, however, and purportedly this overture is only piece he conducted in professionally in public.

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 1943) Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 30 in D minor

achmaninoff composed this concerto in the summer of 1909 at his family’s summer estate in Russia. It of course would showcase his talents both as a composer and as a performer on an upcoming tour of the United States. He was not able to try out the whole work in Russia, but practiced the piano part on a set of dummy keys during the trans Atlantic voyage. The premiere performance was given with the composer at the piano on November 28, 1909, in New York. The orchestra was the New York Symphony under conductor Walter Damrosch. Several weeks later he played it again with the New York Philharmonic, under no less a conductor than Gustav Mahler. The brilliant pianist Josef Hofmann was the dedicatee when the work was published, but (due to his small hands?) Hofmann never performed the work, which from the start was considered one of the most demanding and difficult concertos. The concerto was particularly associated with Vladimir Horowitz, who was the first to record it. It also figures prominently in the career of the Australian pianist David Helfgott, depicted in the movie “Shine” (1996). Portrayed on the screen by Geoffrey Rush, Helfgott’s own performance of the “Rach 3” is heard on the soundtrack. Rachmaninoff structured his concerto in the conventional three movements. The first movement begins with a singing melody played in simple octaves by the pianist (it is after this point where mere mortals can play no further). This movement leads up to a climactic cadenza. Rachmaninoff provided two possibilities here: his first was perhaps more dramatic, while the second one he wrote (and the one he recorded) is a bit more toccata like and lighter in texture. Rachmaninoff labeled his second movement an “Intermezzo.” It is a slow movement with beautifully impassioned melodies that change in mood as the loose variation form proceeds. The cadenza in this movement leads directly into the third movement, which Michael Steinberg calls “a torrent of virtuosity and invention.” Indeed Rachmaninoff succeeds here in impressing as both a performer and composer. He manages to bring back themes from the first movement that are combined with the third movement’s ideas, and there is a blockbuster of a coda in the major key which always leaves audiences cheering.

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Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

f the five Russian composers who made up the nationalistic “Mighty Handful,” Borodin had the most extensive “day job”: he was an important chemist and professor of medicine. Two of his treatises became standard texts: Researches on the Flouride of Benzol and The Solidification of Aldehydes. Despite his skill as a composer, it is not hard to believe that his scientific work left him time to produce few compositions, and his masterpiece, the opera Prince Igor, had to be finished after his death by RimskyKorsakov and Glazunov. It was not premiered until 1890, but the parts we hear tonight were composed in 1875: we hear Borodin’s original music, usually played in the slightly revised orchestration of Rimsky-Korsakov. In the opera, Prince Igor leads his country in a war against the Polovsti. In Act II, his son is captured, and he too, comes to the court of Khans of the Polovsti. The Polovtsian Dances frame this act, starting with the Dance of the Maidens as the Khan’s daughter expects to be united with Igor’s son. At the end of the act the Khan orders his slaves to entertain Igor. The oriental flavor of these dances has made them popular in the concert hall, where they are usually heard without the chorus found in the opera version. One of Borodin’s tunes became “Strangers in Paradise” in the period of the mid-20th century when songwriters mined the Romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky for good tunes.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 1812 Overture, op. 49

ommissioned in 1880 but its premiere delayed until 1882 due to the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, Tchaikovsky’s most famous overture was played in a tent next to the unfinished new Moscow cathedral. While the famous pealing bells were perhaps part of this performance, it is unclear if Tchaikovsky ever heard the score as he wrote, with both live bells and cannon fire. He conducted it at the opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891, and it has become a staple of Fourth of July concerts and other outdoor events. Despite all the bombast for which is (in)famous, it stands squarely in the tradition of the battle symphony: the conflict is all there, and the French (“La Marseillaise”) and Russians (“God Save the Czar”) are easily depicted by their national anthems, never mind that neither of these anthems was in use in 1812. The overture begins with an authentic Russian hymn (sometimes sung by chorus, but this was not Tchaikovsky’s idea) and some folksongs, depicting the preparation for battle. It can thus be seen as a tone poem depicting not the whole year 1812 but the most famous event in Russian history that year. The historic occasion depicted was of course the Battle of Borodino (as in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”), where the French won a Pyrrhic victory: upwards of 100,000 were slaughtered on the two sides, and Napoleon advanced into Moscow, which was deserted and mostly burned. The subsequent French retreat during the savage winter was the beginning of the downward spiral of Napoleon’s career.

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Orchestra Roster Violin Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Kathleen Beard Patrick Derossiers Julia Gessinger Frances Hseih Tomas Jakubek Allyson Michal Mayumi Nakamura Liviu Onofrei Karen Pommerich Tiffany Rice Stephanie Silvestri Mary Taylor Muneyoshi Takashi Florence Wang Jenny Weiss

Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest, AP Ruth Goldsmith Taliaferro Nash Douglas Pritchard Ben Weiss Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer, AP Barney Culver Charae Krueger Terry Muir Elizabeth Murphy Bass Thomas Bresnick Peter Berquist Michael diTrolio Cody Rex Jonathan Rouse Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost Tacy Edwards

Oboe Ann Lillya Rachel Maczko Gailit Kaunitz

Trombone Michael Hosford Kate Jenkins Bass Trombone Thomas Joyce

Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper John Warren

Tuba Chris Bluemel Harp Kathleen Wilson

Bassoon Katherine St.John Sandra Nikolajevs Ashley Geer

Timpani Beth Albert

Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Debra Sherrill Russell Williamson Trumpet Antonio Marti Cameron Harder Handel Kevin Lyons Susan Messersmith

Percussion Ryan Leveille Michael Haldeman Mathew Masie Ray McClain Diana Sharpe

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CHAMBER MUSIC I Clubhouse Series: Members Only

Open to Public:

Country Club of Charleston Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7 pm

MUSC Library Lobby Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 12 noon – 1 pm Sponsored by Suzanne Gemmell, in memory of Sue Metzger

Wild Dunes Resort Club Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 7 pm

Bishop Gadsden Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 4 pm

Daniel Island Club Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 7 pm

ll concerts feature the CSO String Quartet performing Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major and the CSO Wind Quintet performing Taffanel’s Wind Quintet in G minor. Taffanel’s Wind Quintet G minor is a charming work in three movements with strong melodic lines and in Romantic-style harmonies. Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major is also known as the “Spring Quartet” and is the first of the series of the “Haydn Quartets,” written in honor of Joseph Haydn. These six quartets comprise the first great watershed of Viennese Classical chamber music and are considered Mozart’s finest. In technique, variety, ingenuity and sheer musical brilliance, they constitute an important landmark of their own equal to if not surpassing Haydn’s models (at least up to that time).

Claude Paul Taffanel (1844-1908)..............Wind Quintet in G Major

I. Allegro con moto II. Andante III. Vivace

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)..............String Quartet in G Major, Haydn, K. 387, Spring

I. II. III. IV.

Allegro vivace assai Menuetto. Allegro Andante cantabile Molto allegro

CSO String Quartet

CSO Wind Quintet

Yuriy Bekker, violin Alex Boissonnault, violin Jan-Marie Joyce, viola Norbert Lewandowski, cello

Jessica Hull-Dambaugh, flute Kari Kistler, oboe Charles Messersmith, clarinet Katherine St. John, bassoon Anne Holmi, horn

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I FRIDAY – SATURDAY OCTOBER 10-11, 2014 7:30PM SOTTILE THEATRE

Charlton Singleton, conductor

Tony DeSare, piano and vocals

Takin’ It to the Streets Michael McDonald, arr. DeSare/Orch. DeSare & Firth............................ Takin’ It to the Streets Cole Porter, arr. Tim Berens......................................................................... Night and Day Prince............................................................................................................... Kiss Green/Heyman/Sour/Eyton.......................................................................... Body and Soul arr. Singleton — Featuring Charlton Singleton Tony DeSare, arr. & orch. Tedd Firth........................................................... New Orleans Tango Tony DeSare, arr. & orch. Fred Barton........................................................ How I Will Say I Love You Irving Berlin, arr. DeSare/Firth; Orch. Firth.............................................. I Love A Piano Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Arr: DeSare/McDaniel.................................... Take Me To The Pilot ———————————————————-

intermission

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Johnny Mercer, arr. DeSare/Orch. Firth...................................................... Something’s Gotta Give Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb....................................................................... How Deep Is Your Love arr. DeSare/Firth; Orch. Firth Jonathan Cain, arr. & orch. Firth.................................................................. Faithfully TBA.................................................................................................................. Piano Feature Bob Dylan, arr. McDaniel............................................................................. The Times They Are A-Changin’ George Gershwin............................................................................................ Our Love Is Here To Stay arr. Earl Mays — Featuring Charlton Singleton Styne/Cahn, arr. & orch. Fred Barton.......................................................... Just In Time Bruce Springsteen........................................................................................... Fire Jerrt Lee Lewis, arr. DeSare; Orch. Firth..................................................... Great Balls of Fire

CSO Conductor’s Club members ($1,500+): Please join us for a post-concert reception on the Mezzanine Level of the Sottile Theatre. For more information on how to become a Conductor’s Club member, turn to page 68.

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Charlton Singleton conductor

native of Awendaw, SC, Charlton Singleton began his musical studies at the age of three on the piano. He would then go on to study the organ, violin, cello, and the trumpet throughout elementary, middle and high school. In 1994, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from South Carolina State University. Since that time, he has taught music at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as being an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston. Currently, he is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra; a 20 piece jazz ensemble of some of the finest professional musicians in the Southeast and the resident big band in Charleston, SC. As a performer, Charlton leads his own ensembles that vary in size and style. He has performed in France, Great Britain, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, as well as many great cities throughout the United States. In addition to performing, he is in demand as a speaker, composer, and arranger. He has also shared the stage with and/or worked with some of most talented entertainers in the world. Outside of music and entertainment, he is a devoted husband and proud father of two.

Tony DeSare piano & vocals

amed a “Rising Star” Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine’s 2009 Critics Poll, DeSare has lived up to the distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout the United States, as well as in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles, Tony has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has three top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, the Today Show and his music was even recently posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei. Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, Tony is also an accomplished awardwinning composer. He not only won first place in this year’s USA Songwriting Contest, but Tony has also written the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, along with several broadcast commercials. His compositions include a wide-range of romantic, funny and soulful tunes that can be found on his topselling recordings as well as on his YouTube page, which is frequently updated with recordings not available on his current releases. For more about Tony, check out his website at www.Tonydesare.com and his YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/adesare. Tony DeSare is a Yamaha Artist. For further information please contact Makia Matsumura mmatsumura@yamaha.com 212-339-9995 x224

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Orchestra Roster Violin Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Kathleen Beard Rex Conner Andrew Emmett Mei Gawlik Tomas Jakubek Mayumi Nakamura Mao Omura Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Ruth Goldsmith Ben Weiss

Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Terry Muir Sofia Zappi Bass Michael diTrolio Jan Mixter Mary Reed Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost Tacy Edwards Oboe Kari Kistler Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper JoElle Gardner

Bassoon Katherine St.John Sandra Nikolajevs Saxophones Mark Sterbank Robert Lewis John Cobb Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Debra Sherrill Michael Daly Trumpet Antonio Marti Trombone Kate Jenkins Bass Trombone Thomas Joyce

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 7:30PM SIMONS CENTER, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, conductor

Arvo Pärt (1935 - ) .............................Arvo Pärt Festival A mini Arvo Pärt festival concentrating on large ensemble and string orchestra pieces of one of the most important living composers, yet rarely performed in the Southeast. In Spe (2010) Trisagion (1994) Wenn Bach Bienen gezűchtet hätte (1976/2001) These Words (2008) Mein Weg (2000) Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten (1980) Silouan’s Song (1991)

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Yiorgos Vassilandonakis conductor

omposer/Conductor Yiorgos Vassilandonakis is the co-founder and artistic director of Magnetic South. His compositions span across a wide range of influences and genres, driven by a strong dramatic sense, revealing a mastery of timbre, sonority and temporal space, and a deep interest in sound itself as physical entity. His music has been commissioned by the New York New Music Ensemble, SFCMP, the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the Juilliard Percussion Ensemble, ALEA III, Neophonia, Ensemble Cairn, Meridian Arts Ensemble, Ensemble In Extensio, the Athens Camerata, and the Hellenic Contemporary Ensemble. His one-act opera Chorevoume was commissioned and staged by the National Opera of Greece in 2008. Awards include the Aaron Copland Prize, 1st Prize at the Mediterranean Music Center 3rd International Composition Competition, the Henry Mancini Award, the Eisner Prize in Music, and several ASCAPlus awards, as well as grants from Meetthe-Composer, the American Music Center and the French Ministry of Culture. His earned his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, and studied with Philippe Leroux in Paris, as the recipient of the George Ladd Prix de Paris. He taught at UC Berkeley and the University of Virginia, before joining the faculty at the College of Charleston in 2010.

Orchestra Roster Violin Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Frances Hseih Tomas Jakubek Mayumi Nakamura

Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Aubrey Gray Terry Muir

Clarinet Charles Messersmith

Bass Thomas Bresnick

Horn Brandon Nichols

Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Rachel Gangwer Ruth Goldsmith

Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh

Percussion Ryan Leveille Beth Albert

Oboe Kari Kistler

Bassoon Katherine St.John

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Masterworks II THURSDAY – FRIDAY – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23-24-25, 2014 7:30PM SOTTILE THEATRE

Yuriy Bekker, conductor and violin

Beethoven and Shostakovich Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) ............... Concerto for Violin, op. 61 in D Major ———————————————————-

I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Larghetto III. Rondo: Allegro

intermission

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Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) .................. Symphony No. 5, op. 47 in D minor

I. Moderato II. Allegretto III. Largo IV. Allegro non troppo

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Yuriy Bekker conductor and violin

uriy Bekker, violinist and conductor, has led the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (South Carolina) as concertmaster since 2007 and was recently named Director of Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Bekker served as the orchestra’s Acting Artistic Director from 2010-2014 and played a major role in the orchestra’s successful resurgence. For its 2014 inaugural season, Bekker served on faculty as a violinist and conductor for the Miami Summer Music Festival. Bekker is an adjunct faculty member of the College of Charleston School of the Arts as conductor of the College of Charleston Orchestra. He has also been Artistic Advisor to the Piccolo Spoleto Festival for the last four seasons. Recently, he was given the Outstanding Artistic Achievement award from the City of Charleston to honor his cultural contributions. Bekker has also held the position of concertmaster for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and AIMS Festival in Graz, Austria, and has held additional positions with the Houston Symphony and the Houston Grand Opera and Ballet Orchestras. Bekker has performed worldwide as a celebrated guest concertmaster, avid chamber musician, and criticallyacclaimed soloist with the Vancouver Symphony (British Columbia), Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland, Buffalo Philharmonic, Chicago Chamber Music Society, European Music Festival Stuttgart (Germany), Pacific Music Festival (Japan), Spoleto Festival USA, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Aspen Music Festival, at the Kennedy Center, and in cities including: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, Asheville, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, and Graz, Austria. He has collaborated with Herbert Greenberg, Claudio Bohorquez, Alexander Kerr, Andrew Armstrong, Robert DeMaine, Sara Chang, Gil Shaham, Joshua Roman, JoAnn Falletta, and Andrew Litton. 2013-2014 season solo engagements included a performance with the Midland Symphony Orchestra (Michigan) of “Under an Indigo Sky,” a violin concerto written for Bekker by composer Edward Hart. Other performances include conducting Charleston Symphony Orchestra Pops “Wicked Divas” in January 2014 and leading the Charleston Symphony Chamber Orchestra Series at the Dock Street Theatre. Additional engagements included concerts throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, South Dakota, Texas, and New York City. In addition to directing and performing in the Charleston Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Bekker’s 20142015 conducting and performing season consists of numerous engagements including Beethoven Violin Concerto, Shostokovich Symphony No. 5, and “Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles.” Bekker earned a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Herbert Greenberg. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees were acquired from the Indiana University School of Music. There he studied violin with Nelli Shkolnikova and Ilya Kaler. Born in Minsk, Belarus, Bekker is now a United States citizen and is married to Dr. Jenny Glace Bekker. Visit www.YuriyBekker.com for more information.

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Program Notes MASTERWORKS 2, OCTOBER 23-24-25, 2014 By William D. Gudger, College of Charleston, emeritus

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Concerto for Violin, op. 61 in D Major

here are rarely thematic connections between Beethoven’s works, even when he worked on two or more projects simultaneously (the most famous example being the simultaneous composition of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies). However the Violin Concerto dates from 1806, the year of Beethoven’s struggle to put together the first version of his opera project--at first called Leonora, only much later christened Fidelio. Part of the main theme of the first movement of the Violin Concerto--a rising scale--seems much like the opening of the Leonora Overture No. 1, and some 45 bars into the second movement the soloist seems to quote Florestan’s song of thanks for refreshing water from the dungeon scene of the opera. In any case, the Violin Concerto is one of Beethoven’s greatest achievements of the middle period. Like the Fifth Symphony it begins with a motto motive, in this case four strokes on the tympani. The march-like, heroic style predominates in the first movement. The lyricism of the second movement, which leads without pause into a Rondo finale with hunting horn-like themes, makes Mozart’s violin concertos candidates for Beethoven’s model. Beethoven was not an efficient meeter of deadlines, so much so that legend has it that the soloist in the first performance, Franz Clement (1781-1842) sight-read his part. (He also improvised after the first movement, including one of his favorite tricks, playing the violin with the instrument turned upside-down!) This concert was on December 23, 1806, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Beethoven, who was having difficulty with his hearing (but not stone deaf this early in his career as the movie “Immortal Beloved” suggests), conducted this first performance. He later arranged the music into a piano concerto. As a violin concerto Beethoven’s work stands at the head of the list of great violin concertos of the 19th century: the concertos of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms are measured against Beethoven’s achievement. They are a Mount Rushmore of concertos, and Beethoven is the father of it all.

Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony No. 5, op. 47 in D minor

ll writers of program notes live in admiration of the accomplishments of Michael Steinberg, who wrote notes for the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies, among others, for the past three decades. His notes are published in book form, and his 1995 compilation modestly titled The Symphony: A Listener’s Guide (Oxford University Press) deserves to be in the library of every serious music-lover. Steinberg’s introduction to the symphonies of Dimitri Shostakovich is so masterful that it deserves to be quoted in full: “When a good life-and-works of Shostakovich at last appears—one, that is, based on thorough study of sources, free of political parti pris, and written by someone of musical and human sensibility—we shall have one of the most gripping of all artistic biographies. The subject is a critic’s and historian’s dream: a composer who added essential works to the repertory, a man who could not commit himself to heroism or to moral and intellectual slavery, one whose actions and statements cover the gamut from the noble to the base, and whose music exhibits staggering divergence between public and private works, whose achievement is so uneven, not just between compositions but within them, who functioned in a society tyrannically demanding of its artists, and whose every anguished photograph screams for an answer to the question ‘Who is this man?’” After Shostakovich was denounced in the official Soviet press for writing music which was “vulgar, formalistic, neurotic,” he answered with his Fifth Symphony. It does not tow the patriotic line but rather is somber and tragic, but with a (falsely ringing?) sense of triumph and jubilation in the last movement. Perhaps this was in homage to the tragedy-to-triumph scheme of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. In any case, it got the composer off the hook. Public reception was overwhelmingly favorable, and an anonymous official

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critic wrote that the symphony was “the creative reply of a Soviet artist to justified criticism.” In Solomon Volkov’s Testimony, interviews with Shosktakovich purportedly smuggled out of the Soviet Union in 1979, the composer is quoted as saying: “I think it is clear to everyone what happens in the Fifth. The rejoicing is forced, created under threat. You have to be an oaf not to hear that.” (More recent scholars have denounced Volkov’s book as a partial fabrication.) The premiere performance of the Fifth Symphony was in Leningrad on November 21, 1937. Audience members wept openly during the slow movement, and the ovation at the end lasted upwards of a half an hour. The first movement begins with dotted figurations almost Baroque in their effect; gradually the main fast tempo is reached. The second movement is a dark scherzo in triple meter. After the brooding of the third movement, the finale begins almost violently. The switch to major mode with its (false?) brightness happens only at the very end. The whole symphony is a compelling piece of orchestral writing even if sorting out the relationship between Shostakovich the artist and the Soviet state is not possible at this time, nor may it ever be.

Orchestra Roster MASTERWORKS II OCTOBER 23-24-25, 2014 Violin Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Kathleen Beard Rex Conner Andrew Emmett Tracy Ensley Frances Hseih Tomas Jakubek Daniel Kurganov Amos Lawrence Christiana Liberis Allyson Michal Mayumi Nakamura Nonoko Okada Liviu Onofrei Marius Tabacila Mary Taylor Jenny Weiss Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Rachel Gangwer Ruth Goldsmith Taliaferro Nash Ben Weiss

Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Erin Ellis Aubrey Gray Charae Krueger Philip von Maltzahn Bass Thomas Bresnick Peter Berquist Joseph Farley Jan Mixter Mary Reed Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost Tacy Edwards Oboe Kari Kistler Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper John Warren Bassoon Katherine St. John Sandra Nikolajevs Ashley Geer

Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Debra Sherrill Russell Williamson Trumpet Antonio Marti Steven Lesring Trombone Kate Jenkins Bass Trombone Thomas Joyce Tuba Chris Bluemel Harp Kathleen Wilson Keyboard Ghadi Shayban Timpani Beth Albert Percussion Ryan Leveille Ray McClain Diana Sharpe John Lawless

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Micah Gangwer, violin

Bach and the Devil Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)............ Concerto for Violin No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 I. [no tempo indication] II. Andante III. Allegro assai Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)....................... Symphony No. 6, G. 506, op. 12, No. 4 (La casa del diavolo) I. Andante sostenuto; Allegro assai II. Andantino con moto III. Allegro con molto Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)..... Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)..... Dance of the Furies from Orfeo ed Euridice Guiseppi Tartini (1692-1770)....................... Violin Sonata in G minor “Le Trille du Diable” Arr. Vieuxtemps

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Micah Gangwer violin

iolinist Micah Gangwer joined the Charleston Symphony Orchestra as Assistant Concertmaster in the fall of 2012. Before moving to Charleston, he has held positions as Principal Second Violinist of the South Carolina Philharmonic and Associate Concertmaster of Symphony Orchestra Augusta, and is formerly a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. He is currently a doctoral candidate in violin performance at the University of South Carolina, and received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Miami University and the University of Oklahoma, respectively. Micah made his solo debut performing with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra when he was eleven years old, and throughout his childhood and college he won a number of solo and concerto competitions. He has performed as a soloist with various professional and collegiate orchestras across America, and has been showcased on public radio and television as a jazz, bluegrass, and classical violinist. Recent engagements include a performance of the Tan Dun Violin Concerto “The Love” with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra by William Grant Still with the South Carolina Philharmonic. As a chamber musician, Mr. Gangwer has played in concerts across America and Europe including performances for ambassadors, royalty, and several heads of state. In 2003, Micah was a finalist in the internationally recognized Coleman Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Lennox Trio. Micah has participated and performed in many festivals and institutes including the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, Salzburg Chamber Music Institute, and has performed, toured, and recorded for three summers as a member of the Echternach Festival Orchestra of Luxembourg. Micah currently lives in West Ashley with his wife Rachel, who is the music librarian for the orchestra and performs frequently in the CSO viola section.

Orchestra Roster Violin I Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Nonoko Okada Mayumi Nakamura Violin II Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Tomas Jakubek Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Rachel Gangwer

Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Bass Thomas Bresnick Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost

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Oboe Kari Kistler

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Di Wu, piano

Beethoven and Brahms Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) ................... Trio in D Major, op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost” I. Allegro vivace con brio II. Largo assai ed espressivo III. Presto Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)............................. Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante, up poco adagio III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto non troppo

Orchestra Roster CSO String Quartet Yuriy Bekker, violin Alex Boissonnault, violin Jan-Marie Joyce, viola Norbert Lewandowski, cello

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Di Wu piano

raised in the Wall Street Journal as “a most mature and sensitive pianist” and named one of the “up-and-coming talents” in classical music by Musical America, Chinese-American Di Wu continues to enhance her reputation as an elegant and powerful musician. Now based in New York, last season she performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra as well as debuts with the North Carolina Symphony, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra, and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional of Mexico at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. This season, Ms, Wu will again criss-cross the continent for performances on both coasts and numerous cities in between, as well as making her debut with the China NCPA Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. In addition to orchestra engagements, Ms. Wu is sought after as a recitalist performing at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and has also appeared in prestigious venues around the US, Europe, and Asia. Her most recent appearance in Tokyo, at an arena concert recorded and released by Sony-Epic Records in Japan, took place before an audience of more than 11,000. Ms. Wu made her professional debut at the age of 14 with the Beijing Philharmonic and has collaborated with some of the most eminent conductors including Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Yu Long, Ludovic Morlot and Carlos Miguel Prieto, among others. Winner of multiple awards including a coveted prize at the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition; The Juilliard School’s Petschek Award; The Virtuosi Prize at Lisbon’s prestigious Vendome Competition; and the winner of Astral Artists’ 2007 National Auditions, Ms. Wu came to the United States in 1999 to study at the Manhattan School of Music with Zenon Fishbein.

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Michael Ludwig, violin

The Great Classical and Neoclassical Innovators Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)............ Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 I. Allegro II. Adagio ‘ III. Rondo: Allegro Paul Dooley (1983 - )............................................. World Premiere Commission Commission of New Works Sponsored by Jerry H. Evans and Stephen T. Bajjaly Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971).................................. Pulcinella Suite (Revised 1949) I. Sinfonia II. Serenata III. Scherzino IV. Tarantella V. Toccata VI. Gavotta con due variazioni VII. Vivo VIII Minuetto IX. Finale

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Michael Ludwig violin

ailed by The Strad magazine for his “effortless, envy-provoking technique…sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style,” Michael Ludwig enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, recording artist and chamber musician. As a soloist, he has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops, KBS Symphony in Seoul, Korea, Beijing Symphony, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborating with such conductors as JoAnn Falletta, Sir Georg Solti and John Williams. He has recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony. As a chamber musician, he has performed with Christoph Eschenbach, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yefim Bronfman, Sarah Chang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. His chamber music performances include appearances at the Prague Spring Music Festival, New Hampshire Music Festival, and a benefit appearance for the Terezin Music Foundation at Symphony Hall in Boston. Michael Ludwig studied violin with his father, Irving Ludwig, who was a violinist in The Philadelphia Orchestra and music director of the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra. For more information, please visit www.michaelludwig.com.

Orchestra Roster Violin I Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Andrew Emmett Tracy Ensley Violin II Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Mayumi Nakamura Tomas Jakubek Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Cello Norbert Lewandowski

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Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Trumpet Antonio Marti

Oboe Kari Kistler

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Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper

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Steven White, conductor Elizabeth Futral, soprano

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)................. Der Freischutz Overture, J.277 Richard Strauss (1864-1949)............................. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) —————————————————-

I. Frühling (Spring) II. September III. Beim Schlafengehen (At Bedtime) IV. Im Abendroth (At Sunset)

intermission

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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911).............................. Symphony No. 4

I. Bedächtig; nicht eilen II. In gemächlicher Bewegung; ohne Hast III. Ruhevoll IV. Sehr behaglich

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Steven White conductor

raised by Opera News as a conductor who “squeezes every drop of excitement and pathos from the score,” Steven White is one of North America’s premiere conductors of both operatic and symphonic repertoire. In 2010, he made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut conducting performances of La traviata starring Angela Gheorghiu. Since then he has conducted a number of Metropolitan Opera performances of La traviata, with such stars as Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson, Dimitri Hvorostovksy and Matthew Polenzani. In recent seasons he has presided over performances with the Moscow Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, the Slovak State Philharmonic, the Colorado Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, the Alabama Symphony and the Ft. Worth Symphony, to name but a few. He has recorded with both the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Slovak State Philharmonic. In December 2013 Maestro White conducted the tribute to Martina Arroyo as part of the Kennedy Center Honors concert, broadcast nationally on CBS. He has also conducted internationally televised concerts with Rolando Villazon and the Greek National Radio Symphony Orchestra at the United Nations and Alice Tully Hall. This season he makes debuts with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony and the Omaha Symphony. He returns to Arizona Opera for Eugene Onegin, to Lyric Opera Baltimore for Madama Butterfly and to Opera Birmingham for La bohème. He will once again join the conducting staff at the Metropolitan Opera for Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.

Elizabeth Futral soprano

lizabeth Futral has established herself as one of the major coloratura sopranos in the world today. She has embraced a diverse repertoire that includes Händel, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Glass, Previn, Saariaho and Ricky Ian Gordon. Following a busy summer of 2012 singing Marian Paroo in The Music Man for Glimmerglass Opera and Saariajo’s Emilie for Lincoln Center Festival Elizabeth began the 2012-13 season. After touring to Muscat, Oman with Glimmerglass Opera in October Elizabeth spent much time on the concert circuit in the fall of 2012. She was heard in D.C. with Washington Bach Consort in November as well as with the Grand Rapids Symphony in music of Stephen Paulus. Also in November she appeared at New York’s Weill Hall singing music of Philip Lasser. In December Elizabeth sang songs of Jacob Druckman with the New York Philharmonic on their Contact series. January through March she was seen at Lyric Opera Chicago as Musetta in La Bohème. Revisiting the role of Nedda in I Pagliacci, Elizabeth made her debut with New Zealand Opera in August and September of 2011. In November, 2011, she reprised the role of Violetta in La Traviata for Lyric Opera Baltimore’s first season with her husband Steven White conducting. She was heard at Carnegie Hall November 30 and December 1, 2011 as she performed music of Kaija Saariaho with the Avanti Chamber Group. The Performing Arts Society Acadiana presented Elizabeth in recital in Lafayette, LA in January after which she sang her first Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte for Washington National Opera.

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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Der Freischutz Overture, J.277

er Freischütz is the seminal work of German Romantic opera, and marks Weber’s position as the leading composer of German opera between Mozart and Beethoven on the one hand, and Richard Wagner on the other. Weber’s interest in the story of “The Freeshooter,” a hunter who gets magic bullets by a pact with the devil, started in 1810 when the story was published in a book of ghost stories. He began earnest work on the opera with his librettist, J. F. Kind, in 1817, while serving as Kapellmeister in Dresden. The opera opened the new Berlin Schauspielhaus on June 18, 1821, to a great success. By 1830, besides numerous productions in German, it had been produced in Danish, Swedish, Czech, Russian, English, Hungarian, Polish, and Dutch. The first American performance was in Philadelphia in 1824. The overture sets up the world in which the opera will take place: hunting horns heard at the beginning, and a sinister chord (low clarinets over tympani and pizzicato bass) representing Samiel, the devil incarnate. The faster part of the overture contrasts a minor theme associated with Max, the hapless hunter who is tricked into accepting the magic bullets, and a glorious theme in major later to be sung by Agathe, his bride. With the intervention of a hermit on behalf of the lovers, Max and Agathe will live happily ever after, despite Max’s journey to the evil Wolf ’s Glen to get the bullets.

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)

fter the end of World War II, the eighty-year-old Strauss experienced an Indian summer in composition. No longer able to write operas, all of the principal opera houses where he had premieres and successes having been bombed in the war, he returned--haltingly at first--to instrumental music and songs, the genres with which had begun his long career. Encouraged by his son Franz, Strauss took up a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857) which he had begun setting in 1946 and completed it in May 1948. One of the principal German Romantic poets, Eichendorff had been set by such composers as Robert Schumann, Brahms, and Hugo Wolf, but Strauss had only once used the poet’s words--in a choral piece but never for a song. Strauss soon decided to give the song an orchestral accompaniment, the first time he had written for full orchestra since his opera Capriccio in 1941. The poem conjures up an old couple who reach a sunset after the end of a life full of both joys and sorrows. As they prepare for sleep, they ask “Ist das etwa der Tod?” (“Is that perhaps death?”) Strauss tellingly changed “that” to “this” and followed the end of the vocal line with a self-quotation from his tone poem Death and Transfiguration, composed almost sixty years earlier in 1889. Strauss undoubtedly identified the couple in Eichendorff ’s poem as himself and his wife of some fifty years, Pauline de Ahna, who as a soprano had inspired Strauss”s vocal writing. Later in the summer of 1948 Strauss took up three poems by Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) and set them for voice and orchestra. After his death the four completed songs, Eichendorff ’s “At Dusk” being thought by his publisher best to end the cycle, were dubbed “Four Last Songs.” An incomplete fifth song was found among his papers after Strauss died on September 8, 1949, having returned to his beloved home in Garmisch in the Bavarian Alps. His wife Pauline followed him in death on May 13, 1950. The first performance of the Four Last Songs was just a few days later on May 22 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, with soprano Kirsten Flagstad and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.

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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 4

ublished in 1802-1898, “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” (“The Youth’s Magic Horn”) was a collection of idealized folk-like poetry central to the German Romantic movement. Gustav Mahler fell in love with it, setting many of the poems to music, some of which then found their way into his symphonies. Symphony No. 4, finished in 1900, uses a song as its finale. Vocal music as a finale movement of a symphony has precedence in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Mahler’s own Second Symphony, but here a lone soprano voice sings a song about a child’s vision of heaven, where all the saints have various domestic duties. This song was originally to be a part of the Third Symphony under the programmatic title “What a child tells me,” but that project was finalized without it. And the remaining movements of the Fourth are lightly scored to match the song. No trombones and sparring use of the trumpets, altogether Mahler’s lightest symphonic score which recalls the Viennese classicism of Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert. (Just as his other symphonies build on the model of Beethoven and speak the language of Wagner, whose music Mahler was famous for conducting.) Mahler casts the Fourth Symphony in the standard form: opening movement (“very leisurely”), scherzo (a bit darker, originally labeled “Death strikes up her fiddle and leads us up to heaven”), slow movement (marked “calm” in the score), and the final movement setting the following poem for soprano (“joyful, childlike expression completely devoid of parody”)

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Orchestra Roster Violin Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Kathleen Beard Rex Conner Andrew Emmett Tracy Ensley Frances Hseih Tomas Jakubek Allyson Michal Mayumi Nakamura Mao Omura Liviu Onofrei Shawn Pagliarini Karen Pommerich Tiffany Rice Marius Tabacila Mary Taylor

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Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Ruth Goldsmith Taliaferro Nash Doug Pritchard Ben Weiss Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Barney Culver Terry Muir Elizabeth Murphy Sofia Zappi Bass Thomas Bresnick Peter Berquist Joseph Farley Mary Reed Cody Rex

Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost Tacy Edwards Oboe Kari Kistler Rachel Mackzo Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper John Sadak Bassoon Katherine St. John Sandra Nikolajevs Ashley Geer Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Debra Sherrill Russell Williamson

Trumpet Antonio Marti Susan Messersmith Trombone Michael Hosford Bass Trombone Thomas Joyce Tuba Chris Bluemel Harp Kathleen Wilson Keyboard Irina Pevzner Timpani Beth Albert Percussion Ryan Leveille Mathew Masie Ray McClain Diana Sharpe

CHAMBER MUSIC II

oin the CSO Brass for a fun, family-friendly concert of favorite Christmas and holiday songs and hymn sing-a-longs. Bring the whole family to celebrate the holidays with the CSO Brass.

Anthony Marti , trumpet Brandon Nichols, horn Thomas Joyce, bass trombone & tuba Ryan Leveille, percussion

CLUBHOUSE SERIES (MEMBERS ONLY): Wild Dunes Resort Club Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 7 pm Members Only Country Club of Charleston Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 7 pm Members Only OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Charleston Library Society Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 7 pm Tickets available at CharlestonSymphony.org Bishop Gadsden Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 4 pm St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 4 pm Free with a requested $10 donation Bluffton United Methodist Church Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 7 pm Tickets available at CharlestonSymphony.org

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Chamber Orchestra Yuriy Bekker, Director

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 7:30PM DOCK STREET THEATRE

Festive Holiday Music from Around the World Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)...... Concerto Grosso op. 3, No. 12 in C major (Christmas Concerto) I. Pastorale: Largo II. Largo III. Allegro Josef Suk (1874-1935)....................Meditation on the Old Bohemian Chorale “Saint Wenceslas,” op. 35 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) .....................Serenade Op.20 in E minor I. Allegro piacevole II. Larghetto III. Allegretto

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) ...............................................................................Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976) and Lee Mendelson (b. 1933) .................Charlie Brown Christmas Arr. Larry Moore Michael W. Smith (b. 1957) ......................................................................All is Well/Silent Night Arr. Keith Christopher Owen Goldsmith (b. 1932)........................................................................Angels Bach Has Heard On High Lloyd Conley (b. 1924) .............................................................................Bells and Pizzicato Traditional Puerto Rican Carol ...............................................................A la Media Noche Arr. Bob Lipton Percy Faith (1908-1976) ...........................................................................Brazilian Sleigh Bells Arr. Lloyd Conley

Sponsored in part by the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Condcutor’s Club members ($1,500+): Please join us for a post-concert reception in the Drawing Room and Tap Room (2nd floor) at the Dock Street Theatre. For more information on how to become a Conductor’s Club member, turn to page 68.

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Orchestra Roster Violin I Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Nonoko Okada Mayumi Nakamura Violin II Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer Tomas Jakubek

Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Rachel Gangwer Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer

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II FRIDAY - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 13, 2014 7:30PM SOTTILE THEATRE

Albert-George Schram, conductor CSO Chorus - Dr. Robert Taylor, director Charleston Children’s Chorus - Dr. Charles Benesh, director

Home for the Holidays - A Holiday Celebration Leroy Anderson .......................................................................... A Christmas Festival Sy Miller and Jill Jackson, arr. Hawley Ades ........................... Let There Be Peace on Earth David Hamilton........................................................................... Oh Have Ye Not Heard/ Good Christian Men, Rejoice Robert Wendel ............................................................................ Little Bolero Boy James Stephenson........................................................................ Wassail, Wassail All Over the Tuba John Rutter................................................................................... Dormi Jesu J. Fred Coots, arr. Gene Mullins................................................ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town Medley John Rutter .................................................................................. The Twelve Days of Christmas David Frost .................................................................................. The Saints Sing Hallelujah ———————————————————-

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M. Leontovich and P. Wilhousky, arr. Richard Hayman....... Carol of the Bells George Frederic Handel, arr. Ron Huff.................................... Joy to the World Trad, arr Ron Huff ...................................................................... Gloria in Excelsis Deo Ralph Herman ........................................................................... Winter Wonderland John Rutter................................................................................... Donkey Carol Leroy Anderson........................................................................... Sleigh Ride Traditional.................................................................................... Highland Cathedral Jerry Herman, arr. Robert Wendel............................................ We Need a Little Christmas Traditional, arr David Hamilton .............................................. Mary’s Boy Child

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Albert-George Schram conductor

qually adept at conducting classical and pops programs, Albert-George Schram has led a wide variety of repertoire for many orchestras in the U.S. and abroad. Schram is currently Resident Staff Conductor of the Columbus (OH) and Charlotte Symphonies. Most recently, he concluded a successful 8-year tenure as Resident Conductor with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted classical, pops, holiday and educational concerts for all three orchestras. He has also served as Music Director of the Lubbock (TX) Symphony and the Lynn (FL) Philharmonia, and has held titled positions with the Louisville and Florida Philharmonic Orchestras. Schramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest-conducting roster includes the symphonies of Dallas, Tucson, San Antonio, and the North Carolina and Pacific Symphonies. His conducting engagements abroad include the major orchestras in the Netherlands, Korea, Bolivia, Argentina, Switzerland and Uzbekistan. He received his training at the Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands, the Universities of Calgary and Victoria in Canada and the University of Washington. Schram currently resides in Florida with his wife Debbie.

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Orchestra Roster Violin Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Alexander Boissonnault Asako Kremer David Edwards Andrew Emmett Frances Hseih Tomas Jakubek Mayumi Nakamura Nonoko Okada Tiffany Rice Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Rachel Gangwer Ruth Goldsmith Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Aubrey Gray Sofia Zappi

Bass Thomas Bresnick Mary Reed Jean Williams Flute Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Yost Tacy Edwards Oboe Kari Kistler Clarinet Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper Bassoon Katherine St. John Rae Feldcamp Horn Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Debra Sherrill

Trumpet Antonio Marti Susan Messersmith Trombone Joshua Bynum Bass Trombone Thomas Joyce Tuba Chris Bluemel Harp Kathleen Wilson Keyboard Ghadi Shayban Timpani Beth Albert Percussion Ryan Leveille Michael Haldeman

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Family SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2014 3:00PM SOTTILE THEATRE

Albert-George Schram, conductor CSO Chorus - Dr. Robert Taylor, director Charleston Children’s Chorus - Dr. Charles Benesh, director Special Guest Appearance by….. Santa Claus!

Home for the Holidays - A Holiday Celebration Leroy Anderson .......................................................................... A Christmas Festival Sy Miller and Jill Jackson, arr. Hawley Ades ........................... Let There Be Peace on Earth Jerry Herman, arr. Robert Wendel............................................ We Need a Little Christmas Robert Wendel ............................................................................ Little Bolero Boy J. Fred Coots, arr. Gene Mullins................................................ Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town Medley James Stephenson........................................................................ Wassail, Wassail All Over the Tuba John Rutter .................................................................................. The Twelve Days of Christmas David Frost .................................................................................. The Saints Sing Hallelujah Leroy Anderson........................................................................... Sleigh Ride Traditional.................................................................................... Highland Cathedral Traditional, arr David Hamilton .............................................. Mary’s Boy Child

Stage Decorations Provided by: F-Stop Creations

Orchestra Roster See Roster on page 59

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Michael Rossi, conductor Raquel Gonzalez, soprano • Deborah Nansteel, mezzo soprano TBA, tenor • TBA, baritone CSO Chamber Chorus - Dr. Robert Taylor, director

Holy City Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1769).......... Messiah Overture

Comfort ye my people Ev’ry valley shall be exalted And the glory of the Lord Thus saith the Lord of hosts But who may abide the day of His coming And he shall purify the sons of Levi Behold, a virgin shall conceive O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion For behold, darkness shall cover the earth The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light For unto us a child is born Pifa: “pastoral symphony” There were shepherds abiding in the fields And lo, the angel of the Lord And the angel said unto them And suddenly there was with the angel Glory to God in the highest Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened He shall feed his flock like a shepherd His yoke is easy Behold the Lamb of God The trumpet shall sound Then shall be brought to pass O death, where is thy sting But Thanks Be to God Thou Shalt Break Them Hallelujah

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Michael Rossi conductor

ichael Rossi is a rising star in the next generation of conductors. He recently made debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and the Orchestra Sinfonia de Xalapa as well as the First Annual PepsiCo National Young Artist Competition with the Charleston Symphony. He made his international debut conducting Plácido Domingo and the Chinese National Opera Orchestra in Beijing in a live television broadcast. As a Cover Conductor for the Philadelphia Orchestra he has assisted world-renowned conductors including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Stéphane Denève, Manfred Honeck, Itzhak Perlman, and Vladimir Jurowski. As an opera conductor he made his Washington National Opera Main Stage Debut conducting Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and was then engaged for a production of WNO’s Hansel & Gretel last season. He also led the WNO Orchestra for the first National Endowment of the Arts Opera Honors, which was broadcast live on NPR and the orchestra’s Strathmore Hall Debut concert. In 2011, he made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting the premiere of Marcos Galvany’s opera Oh My Son and has recently recorded the album that will be released in late 2014. Michael graduated from the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, having been selected for the program by world- renowned tenor Plácido Domingo. Michael was awarded a fellowship to the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen in 2009 and 2010 where he studied with David Zinman, Robert Spano, Hugh Wolff and Larry Rachleff. He was selected by Kurt Masur to participate in the Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar at the Manhattan School of Music in 2010 and 2012. Mr. Rossi is following the path of many conductors who began their careers first as instrumentalists. At the age of 22, he won the position of 2nd Trumpet in the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

Orchestra Roster Violin I Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Mayumi Nakamura-Smith Frances Hseih Stephanie Silvestri Violin II Alex Boissonnault Asako Kremer Tomas Jakubek Mary Taylor

Viola Jan-Marie Joyce Alex Agrest Ruth Goldsmith Cello Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Bass Thomas Bresnick Oboe Kari Kistler

Bassoon Katherine St. John Sandra Nikolajevs Trumpet Antonio Marti Timpani Beth Albert Harpsichord Julia Harlow

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THANK YOU to the generous members of our

As a Conductor’s Club Member, your benefits include… • • • • • •

Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book

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Special Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors

In-Kind Supporters

In addition to concerts, sponsorships of educational programs and special events are also available. For more information on Corporate Support, please contact the Advancement Office at: 843.723.7528 70 - CharlestonSymphony.org

Membership Benefits 2014-2015 Annual Fund Member $1 - $249

Principal’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999

• Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book

• Opportunity to sponsor a Principal’s Chair or a Chamber Orchestra Concert • Lunch with Ken Lam, Yuriy Bekker or sponsored musician • Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Major Donor Dinner • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book

Friend $250 - $499 • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book Partner $500 - $1,499 • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book Conductor’s Club $1,500 - $2,999 • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book Symphony Circle $3,000 - $4,999 • Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Major Donor Dinner • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book Musician’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999 • Opportunity to sponsor a Musician’s Chair • Lunch with Ken Lam, Yuriy Bekker or sponsored musician • Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Major Donor Dinner • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book

Concertmaster’s Circle $25,000+ • Opportunity to sponsor the Concertmaster’s Chair or a Masterworks or Pops! Concert • Dinner for six with Yuriy Bekker or CSO quartet in your home • Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Major Donor Dinner • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book Music Director’s Circle $50,000+ • Opportunity to sponsor the Music Director’s Baton or a Masterworks or Pops! Concert • Dinner for six with Ken Lam or CSO quartet concert in your home • Invitation to the Annual Meeting and Major Donor Dinner • Complimentary parking for CSO performances at Sottile Theatre • Invitation to post-concert receptions throughout the season at the Sottile and Dockstreet Theatre, with CSO musicians and guest artists • VIP ticket concierge service and priority seating when available • Access to behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsals • A copy of the CSO’s Annual Report • Listing in the Annual Report and Bravo! Program Book For more information, please contact the Advancement office: (843) 723-7528, ext. 114

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Thank You! The Charleston Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges supporters from the following individual, corporate, foundation, and government entities for generously supporting the organization’s Annual Fund between July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Music Director’s Circle $50,000+

Symphony Circle $3,000-$4,999

BlueCross BlueShield of SC City of Charleston Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Burton R. Schools Speedwell Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ackerman Anonymous Mrs. Nella G. Barkley Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Burke Jean F. Carlton Frank and Kathy Cassidy Dr. James L. and Judy E. Chtiwood Eliza Chrystie Judith and L. John Clark Mrs. William H. Cogswell, III County of Charleston Nicholas and Eileen D’Agostino, Jr. William and Prudence Finn Charitable Trust Friedlander Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Goulding The Gray Charitable Trust JoAnne and Nelson Hicks Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation Mr. Alex Kerr Bettie and Jim Keyes William and Corinne Khouri The Lasca and Richard Lilly Fund of Vanguard Charitable Endowment Dr. and Mrs. Fritz Lorscheider Dr. and Mrs. Michael Maginnis Capt. and Mrs. Nat Malcolm Ms. Harriet P. McDougal Dr. and Mrs. John Palms Publix Super Markets Charities Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Query Paul and Mary Jane Roberts Charitable Gift Fund Ellen and Mayo Read Mr. David Savard Dr. and Mrs. Del Schutte, Jr. Mr. Christian Schwabe Ginger and David Scott

Concertmaster’s Circle $25,000+ Claire and James Allen Family Foundation The Boeing Company Betsy and John Cahill Coastal Community Foundation of SC Herzman-Fishman Foundation/Leo and Carol H. Fishman Martha Rivers Ingram Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Town of Kiawah Island PepsiCo Sonoco Symphony Permanent Endowment Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Principal’s Circle $10,000- $24,999 Dr. Cynthia Cleland Austin Barbara Chapman John and Lucia Childs Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Christie Detyens Shipyards, Inc. Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Mr. Ronald H. Fielding and Ms. Susan Lobell Ted and Joan Halkyard Cindy and George Hartley Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, Inc. Clyde and Jill Hiers Ted and Tricia Legasey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony McAlister MeadWestvaco Mrs. Phyllis Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moody SC Arts Commission The Marlies G. Tindall Charitable Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Town of Mt. Pleasant

Musician’s Circle $5,000-$9,999 Jerry H. Evans and Stephen T. Bajjaly William M. Bird & Co., Inc Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Ilse Calcagno Colbert Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Dr. and Mrs. William T. Creasman Charlie and Maryileen Cumbaa Mrs. Clementina Edwards Engaging Creative Minds Ms. Suzanne Gemmell Becky and Paul Hilstad Sue and Ken Ingram Katherine Kelsey Dr. and Mrs. Mariano F. La Via Elizabeth C. Rivers Lewine Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Valerie and John Luther Mrs. John F. Maybank The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Jeffrey and Lorain Place SCE&G Joseph and Claire Schady Mr. Robert M. Schlau Roger and Vivian Steel Albert and Caroline Thibault Mrs. Andrea Volpe

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Conductor’s Club $1,500-$2,999 Lees and John Baldwin Gary and Karen Beeler Mr. and Mrs. John T. Benton Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bland, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. G. Stephen Buck Mr. and Mrs. Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Dr. Malcolm C. Clark Dr. Harry and Mrs. Jennifer Clarke CMMC, LLC John and Elizabeth Connolly Bill and Sherry Cook The Corvette Charitable Giving Fund Sally and Colin Cuskley Ellen and Tommy Davis Ralph and Nancy Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Haskell S. Ellison Elston Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Evans Hal and Jo Fallon Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farfone Julie and John Fenimore The Francis Marion Hotel Richard and Neva Gadsden Joe and Sylvia Gamboa Dr. and Mrs. Mark Green Richard and Ann Gridley Dr. William D. Gudger Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood Charles & Celia Hansult Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hare, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Todd J. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heckelman Robert and Catherine Hill Bill and Ruth Hindman

Mrs. Betty Howell Ann Hurd Harold and Jackie Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Jenrette, III Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club Mrs. Joan Ladd Charles and Brenda Larsen Mr. John R. Lauritsen Susan and Robert Leggett Anne and Cisco Lindsey Jan and Larry Lipov Mrs. Cathy Marino Drs. H. W. and Carolyn B. Matalene Mr. David H. Maybank, Jr. and Dr. Keri T. Holmes-Maybank Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McDaniel Jack and Cathy McWhorter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mesel Janice and Jay Messeroff Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moryl City of North Charleston Ms. Anne Olsen Ms. Susan Parsons and Dr. Angus Baker Patrick Family Foundation Bobby and Pam Pearce Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas Bill and Sheila Prezzano Dr. and Mrs. A. Bert Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Friedman Dr. and Mrs. James M. Ravenel Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reid Michael Griffith and Donna Reyburn The Harriet and Linda Ripinsky Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Robert Bosch Corporation David W. & Susan G. Robinson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richards Roddey Shawn Pagliarini and Russell Williamson Mr. Patrick and Dr. Rochelle Rutledge Gretchen and Fritz Saenger SC Green Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Woody Senn Norman and Merinda Smith Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr. Pete and Jean Spell Drs. Carl and Debbie Stanitski Nucor Steel Susan W. and James V. Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. George Taylor TD Bank Dr. S. Dwane Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Richard Ulmer The Reverend and Mrs. Al Votaw Ms. Patience D. Walker Stephen and Mary Ward Mr. and Mrs. John H. Warren, III Mr. Bright Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Bonum S. Wilson, Jr.

Partner $500-$1,499 David & Mary Allen Mr. Ivan V. Anderson and Dr. Renee Dobbins Anderson Robert and Kathleen Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Barkley, Jr. Charles and Sharon Barnett Bass / Bradford Gift Fund of Fidelity Charitable BB&T Home Mortgage Charles and Bonnie Bensonhaver Henry M. Blackmer Foundation, Inc. The Boatwright Family Charitable Fund of Nation Christian Foundation Elizabeth C. Bonner Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Boswell Anna M. Boulden Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bowe Martin Bowen Boylston Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Ms. Jessica Buchanan James and Barbara Buckley William Buckley Ethel-Jane W. Bunting Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cathcart, III Tommy and Nicole Clarke Dr. Joseph R. Cockrell Colliers International John and Georgia Colwell Ethel A. Corcoran Ms. Catherine Couch Angela Klehe Creed

Croghanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewel Box Dr. and Mrs. C. Richard Crosby Marilyn W. Curry Christian and Lee Depret-Bixio Ms. Carol Drowota Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Eustis Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Fair, Jr. Jean and John Feldman Mr. Paul Fink Richard J. Friedman, M.D. and Sandra Brett Sallie and Stephen Fuerth The Fulton Lewis Co., LLC Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Geer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Gherlein Boyd and Charlotte Gillespie Carroll and Peggy Gilliam Ms. Betty Gore and Dr. Robert T. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Rajan Govindan Dr. and Mrs. E. David Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Gero von Grotthuss David and Patricia Hannemann Dr. L. W. Heriot, Jr. Virginia and Jean Hiestand Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Hughes Peter and Judy Hubbard Dr. Murray Jaffe Dr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Johnson, III Ms. Judith Johnson Lois A. Johnston Foundation Mr. P. Frederick Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kash Sheila and Tony Kelly Abigail M. Kent Sola Kim, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kirk Drs. Kenneth Kwochka and Theresa Brim Karyn S. Lee Phillip and Nancy Clayton Lefter Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lenhardt Drs. Walter and Leonie Leventhal Charles and Joan Lipuma Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Malabre, Jr. Clarence and Judy Manning The Jack and Joanne Martin Charitable Foundation Mr. David Masich David and Louise Maybank Mr. and Mrs. Roy Maybank Gwen and Layton McCurdy Sarah and Stuart McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McDonald Helen McLendon Mr. and Mrs. John McTavish Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Middaugh Dr. and Mrs. Francis G. Middleton Dr. Robert and Mrs. Jane Miller Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Milligan Dr. Terence N. and Mrs. Millicent M. Moore Paul and Jane Ann Mougey Ms. Martina Mueller Mrs. Carol Mysel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Omahne Brenda and James Orcutt Mr. and Mrs. Ron Oswalt Tony and Joanne Panek Dr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Peters Piney Land Company Ms. Eloise Pingry Etta Pisano & Jan Kylstra Mr. Norris W. Preyer and Dr. Lucy W. Preyer Dr. and Mrs. William H. Prioleau, Jr. The PRS Group, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Newton G. Quantz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Raver Mrs. Marygrace Redfern Mr. Mark Reinhardt Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Remsburg Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson, Jr. Mr. Bratton Riley Mr. John M. Rivers, Jr. Ms. Katherine O. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ross Royall Ace Hardware, Inc. Ms. Nancy Rudy Ms. Jodi Rush and Mr. Jon Baumgarten Dr. and Mrs. Fred C. Sales Sanders Family Fund of Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Alex and Zoe Sanders Ms. Joan Schlemmer

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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz Sea Island Systems, Inc. Bill and Gloria Seaborn Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Seeger Elaine and Bill Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smythe South Carolina Ports Authority William and Patricia Staempfli Kate and David Stanton Elizabeth and Charles Sullivan Karen and Jerry Theos Dr. and Mrs. Charles Tremann David Wallace Adelaide and Scott Wallinger Walmart Foundation John & Cecily Ward Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weber Doris Gelzer Whitaker Joe and Terry Williams Robert and Rosalind Williams Dr. David Garr and Ms. Deborah Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Winkleman Mr. Joseph L. Wright, Jr. David Zeltser Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ziff Lenny and Barbara Zucker Mr. Stanley Zweck-Bronner

Friend $250-$499 Ms. Gloria Adelson and Dr. Sy Baron Herbert and Barbara Ailes Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson Mrs. Louis Anderson Ms. Nancy Austin Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Black William E. Blevins Wayne and Joyce Burdick Mary Elizabeth Canaday Ron and Sue Ciancio Dr. H. Paul Cooler Jerry and Eleanor Cooper Sue and Cork Corcoran Peter & Marion Cotton Mr. Boyce V. Cox Cru Cafe Paula and Jim Custer Mrs. Janet Fryman Davis The Decker Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Dr. and Mrs. Victor E. Del Bene Mr. and Mrs. G.P. Diminich Mr. and Mrs. Irénée du Pont May Durlach Associates Dr. David M. Ellison and Mrs. Julie Ellison Dr. Lydia Engelhardt Mr. Peter J. Van Every Alan and Rella Eysen Mr. Jeffrey A. Foster Capt. Dean and Mary Glace Ms. Janet Gorski Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Greenebaum Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Halsey Bernadette and Bert Hefke Brian and Bridget Hill Paul and Judy Hines Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoopman Jack & Beverly Hoover Mrs. Jeanne Smith Ingle Dr. Wendell S. Johnson Drs. Chester Rogers and Elise Jorgens Dr. and Mrs. George Khoury Mrs. Annette Kibler Maureen & Meghan King Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kronick Mr. and Mrs. John Labriola Jonathan R. Lamb Julia Lamson-Scribner Dr. James L. Lancaster David and Linda Lartaud Ms. Lauren Law Mr. Edmund LeRoy Limehouse Produce Co., Inc. Mrs. Dorothy Lord

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Sally Gray Lovejoy Dr. Carla Lowrey Ms. Anita K. Marciniak Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Mastrandrea Vanessa Turner Maybank Mr. Tony Mazurkiewicz Deanna & Scott McBroom Paul & Doerte McManus Mr. and Mrs. Charles Measter John and Joanne Milkereit Mr. Boulton D. Mohr Valerie Morris & Boris Bohun-Chudyniv Michael J. Mrlik Dr. James Wilson and Dr. Cynthia Murphy Tristan Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Myers Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Notari Gene and Jocelyn Notz Ms. Catherine O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O’Brien Mr. Anthony R. Oglietti Michelle Powell Ms. Carol Rashbrook Barbara L. Reed and Robert L. Day Porter Remington and Martha Scharnitzky Ms. Kathleen H. Rivers Mr. Claron A. Robertson, III Henry Sawyer and Gail Peeler Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schlauch Jan & Mark Schreiber Anna and Willis Shanks Herk and Sherry Sims Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Sloggett Carol Ann and Bryan Smalley Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Speno Christopher and Mary Ann Spivey Dr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Stalb Richard D. Steel Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Steinberg Mrs. Ursula Stocko Mr. and Mrs. John L. Strauch Mr. Derrick Sullivan Mr. Lyle Torrey Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Watts Al Weinrich Mr and Mrs. David L. Wertz Mr. and Mrs. D. Sykes Wilford Dr. and Mrs. William C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood Shelley and Marty Yonas Mr. Dave Zoellner

Member $1-$249 Andy and Karen Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Alford Ms. Carolyn Anderson Ms. Dorothy Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Andrus Marylou and Doc Ardrey M. Hunter and Ruth Arnold Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Baarcke, Jr. Adm. and Mrs. Albert Baciocco, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Backer Ms. Barbara J. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Nat Ball Bank of South Carolina Jim and Maryann Bannwart Dr. Lisa K. Barclay Dr. and Mrs. Russell Barkley Ms. Georgia Lucas Barnett Dr. Sy Baron and Gloria Adelson Mr. H. Walter Barre Jack Bass Mr. Carmine Battista Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bauman Georgia Bell Dr. and Mrs. Norman H. Bell Anne and Andrew Benbow John and Rose Benecki Laurie & Stephen Berman Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Berretta The Reverend James P. Blalock Myles Bland Mr. Derek Borden Col. and Mrs. Raymond F. Borelli Victor Boudolf

Dr. D. Oliver Bowman and Dr. Robert Sauers Dr. Eloise Bradham and Mr. Mark George Max Braun Mr. and Mrs. David Breedlove Ms. Meredith Breen John & Jean Breza Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brickman Dr. Tina and Mr. David Brollier Mr. Peter Brooke Judith W. Bruce Mrs. Jessie Bryan Dr. and Mrs. William Y. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bumgardner Lawrence Burpee Ms. Mary B. Cabezas Margaret and William Cain, Jr. Mrs. Barbara C. Campbell Mrs. Nancy Canavera Dr. Joseph R. Cantey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cash Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassara Kathryn Cavanaugh Mrs. Joanna Cawley Dr. John T. and Mrs. Nena Chakeris Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Charron Mr. Brian Cheuvront Ms. Sarah E.H. Christian Barbara Christie Joe and Susan Christie Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clarke Mr. Thomas Clarke Dorothy Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Coen Michael & Suzanne Coffman Ms. Susan Coggins Mr. and Mrs. Heyward H. Coleman Mr. Michael Collins William and Ann Connellee Ms. Patricia Cook Mr. Samuel Cooper Carlos Salinas and Maria Córdova Dr. and Mrs. John Corless The Country Club of Charleston Barbara Cox Mr. and Mrs. John Conyers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cronier Drs. William and Rosalie Crouch Marian Crowder Ms. Jacqueline P. Cunningham Robert and Joan D’Amato Catherine Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Dargan Ann Davis Mr. Ted Davis Mrs. Gisela Dawson Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Derrick Mrs. Francine M. Dionne Mr. and Mrs. Bernard R. Ditter Ms. Kate Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Donahue, Jr. Ms. Linda Dryden Walter V. Duane Carol Ann-Roberts Dumond David Durant Ms. Kay Durst Mr. and Mrs. John R. Eagle Mr. and Mrs. Calvin H. East Christopher and Erin East Ms. Ruth Edwards Morris and Deborah Ellison Mr. Martin Ewing Dr. Lynn E. Ezell Kenneth and Karla Farrar Jo and John Fee Dr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Feldman Gail and Evan Firestone Mr. John Fisher Ms. Sara Jane Foltz Mr. John Franciose Judith Frey Dr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Friedman Mrs. Anne Frost Altschul Fund Mr. Robert Gair Dr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Garnett Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Garrett Jody Garvey George A. Gaspar, MD

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gibbs Dr. and Mrs. Armand B. Glassman Mrs. Harriet Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Barry Goldsmith Ms. Sandra Gordon Mr. Jonathan Gray and Mrs. Hayne Beattie Gray Mrs. Cynthia Greene Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gregg Mr. Jeffrey Gross Ms. Beth Guenther Mr. Michael Haga Ms. Marcella Hair Col. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton Shirley and Keitt Hane Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Hanssen Ms. Sue Harmon Jessica Harper Brenda W. Hart Dr. and Mrs. Edward Hart Mr. and Mrs. William Hart Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvey Novi Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Hastie Mr. and Mrs. William C. Helms III Ms. Maggie Hendricks Marcella T. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hirsch Bruce and Diane Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Baron Holmes Mr. and Mrs. William Holtz Greg Homza and Leah Papay Dr. and Mrs. Edward D. Hopkins, Jr. Mr. Elwood G. Housand Arthur Howe Mr. and Mrs. Howell Morrison Mr. Robert Huette Mrs. Banner Hughes Mr. and Mrs. William D. Humphrey Hans and Rosemarie Hunsch Mrs. Alice M. Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jannis Elizabeth Jenkins Dr. & Mrs. Joseph John Mr. and Mrs. Darryl G. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson Dolores Jones Charles and Judy Kaiser Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kammer Mary Kaplan Col. and Mrs. Jack E. Keeter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keigher Mr. William Kelso Ms. Catherine Key Mrs. Louise King Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkland Mr. Michael J. Kochamba and Dr. Dianne M. Kochamba Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Koches Peter Koepke Sandra Korn Andrew Kreek Franklin LaBelle Lincoln and Gloria Ladd Mr. John Lancaster Mr. Richard Land Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Lane, Jr. Tori Langen Toula Latto Ms. Kay B. Lawhon Mrs. Bess Lawton Mr. Richard Lehman Ms. Cynthia Leighton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leland Caroline Lesesne Ryan Leveille Peggy W. Levinson Alice Levkoff Kent Lewandowski Ms. Jean Lewis Drs. Julian M. and Alice Q. Libet Mr. and Mrs. Hall B. Liles, Jr. JoAnn & Jon Liles Dr. and Mrs. Morey Lipton Harriet Little Stephen and Allegra Litvin Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Loftin Ms. Marilyn Long Mr. and Mrs. G. Lindsay Luke, Jr.

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Mrs. Carroll W. Rivers Ms. Jeanne Robinson Ms. Katharine Robinson Ms. Marilynne Roche Kathleen Rodas Jeffrey & Stephanie Rosen Kimberle Rosinus M. Traylor Rucker Jessie Rumph Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middleton Rutledge VI Cass Ryan Ms. Judith L. Sawyer Mark and Jan Schmudde Ms. Patricia Schneider Dr. and Mrs. Paul Schulman Reginald Scott Richard & Martha Sena Mrs. Margaret Seres Mr. and Mrs. Charles Setterlund Sawyer Sherrod Ms. Linda M. Shortridge Ms. Paula Silverman Ms. Erin Simmons Pamela Simons Ms. Theresa Siskind Linda and Tom Sivert David Skarie Tamar Small and Jonathan Greif Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Smith, III Donald S. and Donna L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Kasey Smith Mary Ann Smith Ms. Theresa Smith Mr. Andrew Sohor Ms. Jean Spencer Carol A. Spitznas Duane and Lee Spong F. T. and Cicely Stack Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Stallings Mr. C. Lester Stermer Cynthia Stetzer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Strehle Cecil & Char Stricklin Ms. Christine Strobel Mark and Marie Stuppy Robert & Carol Sullivan Col. Paul Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Tasker Nancy and Ferdinand Tedesco Mr. and Mrs. Mark Terrero Ann Thompson Mr. Thomas E. Thornhill Ms. Alisa Tolliver Ann & Peter Trees Trident United Way Mrs. Elizabeth M. Tyler Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Usher Joan and Martin Ustin Mr. William H. Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Nico Van Vliet Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wade Mr. David Waldron Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wallace Susan & Bob Wallen Mr. and Mrs. David W. Warner Theodora Warren Lt. Col. and Mrs. C. Wyly Watson Mr. and Mrs. William M. Webster III Marti and Curt Weeden Margaret and Stewart Weinberg Mr. Steven Weintz Dr. and Mrs. James D. Wells, III Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wertz Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Bret Williams Mr. and Mrs. George W. Williams Mrs. Shelia Williams Dr. Jerry Winfield Paige Wisotzki Mr. Jerry Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. West Woodbridge, Jr. Ms. Cheryll Wood-Flowers Capt. and Mrs. Richard T. Wright, USN Regina Yost John Zimmer Melinda Zwickert

Matching Gifts Bank of America Eaton Corporation ExxonMobile Foundation GE Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation Merck Foundation Pfizer, Inc. Prudential Foundation

In-Kind Gifts Belva’s Flower Shop Crave Catering Fox Music House Good Food Catering Harbour Club Husk James Island Cleaners Jean F. Carlton Ogletree Deakins Salthouse Catering W. Bratton Riley

Community Partners BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival Berkley County School District Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist Charles Towne Landing Charleston County School District Charleston Library Society Charleston Southern University College of Charleston Music Department Dorchester County School District First Scots Presbyterian Church Historic Charleston Foundation Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Redux Contemporary Art Center SouthEastern Wildlife Exposition St. Andrew’s Church St. Benedict Catholic Church St. Paul’s Summerville St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Coen Mr. and Mrs. Heyward H. Coleman The Country Club of Charleston Croghan’s Jewel Box Cru Cafe Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Dargan Ellen and Tommy Davis Dr. Lynn E. Ezell Dr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Garnett Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Geer Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Hagood Mr. and Mrs. William C. Helms III Mr. and Mrs. Baron Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hood Dr. and Mrs. Edward D. Hopkins, Jr. Mrs. Alice M. Hurst Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Lane, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mariano F. La Via Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leland The Lasca and Richard Lilly Fund of Vanguard Charitable Endowment Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Loftin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Malabre, Jr. Mr. David H. Maybank, Jr. and Dr. Keri T. Holmes-Maybank Mr. David Maybank III Mr. and Mrs. David Maybank, Jr. Mr. John E. F. Maybank II Mr. Peter Maybank Mr. and Mrs. Roy Maybank Mrs. Martha McNeil Mrs. Margaret Moore Mr. and Mrs. Howell Morrison Ms. Mary A. Mullis Mrs. Louise R. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Esmond Phelps II Mr. and Mrs. Mason Pope The William L. Pope Family Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Ravenel Dr. and Mrs. James M. Ravenel Ms. Jo Ann McCracken Redding Ms. Susan B. Reynolds Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Rhett, Jr. Mr. John M. Rivers, Jr. Ms. Katharine Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middleton Rutledge VI Mr. and Mrs. Burton R. Schools Ms. Linda M. Shortridge Mr. Derrick Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Tyler Ms. Patience D. Walker Mr. and Mrs. John H. Warren, III William M. Bird & Co., Inc Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of SC Mr. and Mrs. William M. Webster III In memory of Susan Metzger Ms. Suzanne Gemmell

In memory of Ruth Fitzhenry Oscar Fitzhenry

In honor of Emily Remington Porter Remington and Martha Scharnitzky in honor of our mother Emily Remington

In memory of Erma Grooms Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Stallings

In memory of Robert Rice Altschul Fund

In honor of Ken Lam Michael Griffith and Donna Reyburn

In honor of Drs. Mary Jane and Paul Roberts Carol Ann and Bryan Smalley

In honor of June and Mariano LaVia Dr. Joseph R. Cockrell

In honor of Vivian Steel Richard D. Steel

In memory of Freida W. Marritt Dr. and Mrs. Fred C. Sales

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Warren, III Tom and Nan Morrison

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