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AUDIENCE INFORMATION Enhance your concert experience! You are invited to attend Concert Conversations with Christopher Confessore. This informative and interactive chat begins approximately 40 minutes before most performances.
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[ FROM THE ] MUSIC DIRECTOR Welcome to the Brevard Symphony Orchestra’s 2016-17 Season. Our programming for each concert highlights music from specific countries and regions, affording us the opportunity to take a musical trip around the world. We’ll enjoy picturesque music from America, passionate music from Russia, a delightful program of intimate repertoire from France, a colorful and fiery program of music from Spain and great masterworks from Germany and Austria. Our annual POPS Concert features favorite selections from Hollywood’s Golden Age as well as recent blockbusters. Our roster of guest artists includes audience favorites such as pianist Terrence Wilson and acclaimed violin virtuoso Elmar Oliveira along with artists making their BSO debut including cellist Cicely Parnas and international guitar sensation Pablo Villegas. Across the season, we’ll hear beloved favorites from history’s greatest composers: Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Copland, Bizet, Ravel, Debussy and many more. And because there’s more to the BSO than Bach and Beethoven, we’re excited to share a VERY special event we’ve added to our season at the beginning of June as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the release of perhaps the greatest album ever – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles in a special collaboration with Classic Albums Live and the King Center!
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Your Brevard Symphony Orchestra takes great pride in offering a broad range of events to all members of our Community. Our annual Independence Day Concert is a free performance enjoyed by thousands every year. Our Family Concert at the Cultural Arts Showcase affords us the opportunity to collaborate with other outstanding arts groups in our community as part of a free all-day event that draws thousands of audience members of all ages. And my favorite event of the year, our Annual Fifth Grade Concerts, introduces the thrill of live symphonic music to every fifth grader in Brevard County! Every performance by your BSO is an amazing musical journey designed to engage and inspire our audience. It is our pleasure to share these magical experiences with you. Thank you for your generous and enthusiastic support! Christopher Confessore Music Director/Principal Conductor
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[ FROM THE ] BOARD CHAIR “The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us – fostering creativity, goodness and beauty. They help us express our values, build bridges between cultures, and bring us together regardless of ethnicity, religion, or age. When times are tough, the arts are salve for the ache.” ~ Randy Cohen, ARTSBlog, April 2011 I have long been a true believer in the beauty of music, particularly symphonic music. For me, a symphonic piece is a personal journey into the life and emotions of the composer. With each note, my mind’s eye paints a picture – my vision of what the composer wanted us to “see” and hear. Our Maestro, Christopher Confessore, has again shown inspiration in the programming for our 2016-17 concert series. And, I continue to be amazed at the talent of our musicians. When they step on that stage, you are witness to their hard work and dedication. I invite you to join us on this musical journey, to enjoy the beauty and richness of the music. Bring a friend. Bring your family. Let us share all that our musical family has to offer. Yvonne Clayborne BSO Board Chair 12 BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A MASTERPIECE! From all of us on the 2016/17 BSO Board of Directors, thank you so much for joining us at this performance and for your support of our Brevard Symphony Orchestra!
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AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 :: 8PM Aaron Copland – Outdoor Overture Mark O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 – Mvt. 2 National Park Suite* Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man Ferde Grofe – Sunset from Grand Canyon Suite Aaron Copland – Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes for Orchestra* *Multimedia presentation with LIVE photochoreogrpahy presented by Westwater Arts.
RUSSIAN MASTERS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 :: 8PM Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Polonaise from Eugene Onegin Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade Audience favorite Terrence Wilson returns to the King Center stage to perform one of the most beloved concertos ever written – Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 :: 2PM & 8PM Gabriel Faure – Pavane Camille Saint-Saens – Cello Concerto No. 1 Claude Debussy – Petite Suite Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin Rising star Cicely Parnas makes her BSO debut with Saint-Saens’ tuneful showpiece, his First Cello Concerto.
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BSOLé SATURDAY, MARCH 11 :: 2PM & 8PM Georges Bizet – Carmen Suite Joaquin Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat Internationally-renowned guitar virtuoso Pablo Villegas makes his BSO debut with a performance of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
THE THREE B’S SATURDAY, APRIL 1 :: 8PM Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Stokowski – Air Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 4 Living legend and international concert violinist Elmar Oliveira returns to the King Center stage for a performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
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The Three B’s 04.01.17 :: 8PM Christopher Confessore
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Aria (Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3)
Music Director/Principal Conductor Ludwig van Beethoven
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Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61 Allegro, ma non troppo Larghetto Rondo Elmar Oliveira, violin
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Johannes Brahms
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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98 Allegro non troppo Andante moderato Allegro giocoso Allegro energico e passionato THIS CONCERT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
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VIOLIN 1 Lisa Ferrigno, Concertmaster Victor Ferroni, Assistant Concertmaster Marius Tabacila, Associate Concertmaster Scott Knopf Derry Deane Amy Xaychaleune Stewart Kitts Will Martin Richard Collins David Brill Liviu Onofrei Olga Kolpakova
VIOLIN 2 Alexander Stevens, Principal Bethany Confessore Gail Collins Laura Pinfield Jennifer Guzman Fang Brill Kevin Seto Sasha Korczynski Dana Beattie Mariana Aguilera
VIOLA Sandra Robbins, Principal Linda Donahue Kessler Jesus Alfonzo Katilin Springer Peter Dutilly Carl Kerner Daniel Cortes Juan Carlos Siviero
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Joan Markstein, Principal Thomas Silliman Brenda Higgins Jacqueline Robbins Adriana Stenvik Si-Yan Li Chris Erickson Bobbe Jo Butler
Benjamin Lieser, Acting Principal Chris Hunter Susan McGee Cathy Caldwell, Ralph Brownlie Memorial
TRUMPET Tom Macklin, Principal Michael Fee
DOUBLE BASS Gary Mousseau, Acting Principal Kevin Gallagher Richard Desgrange, Principal Emeritus Elliot May Christian Abreu
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[ FEATURED ARTIST ] ELMAR OLIVEIRA Elmar Oliveira is an American violinist whose remarkable combination of impeccable artistry and old- world elegance sets him apart as one of our most celebrated living artists. Oliveira remains the first and only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at Moscow’s prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition. He was the first violinist to receive the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and won First Prize at the Naumburg International Competition. Son of Portuguese immigrants, Oliveira was nine when he began studying the violin with his brother, John Oliveira and then attended the Hartt College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. He holds honorary doctorates from both the Manhattan School of Music and Binghamton University. In 1997, the Prime Minister of Portugal awarded Elmar the country’s highest civilian accolade, The Order of Santiago. Oliveira has performed regularly at the most prestigious international concert venues. He has played with orchestras including the Boston Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia IV
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Oliveira’s repertoire is hugely diverse. Admired for his performances of the established violin literature, he is also a much sought-after interpreter of music of our time. He has premiered works by contemporary composers including Morton Gould, Aaron Jay Kernis, Ezra Laderman, Benjamin Lees, Andrzej Panufnik, Krysztof Penderecki, Charles Wuorinen and Joan Tower, who dedicated her Violin Concerto to him. He has also performed rarely heard works by composers including Ginastera, Joachim and Rautavaara.
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[ NOTES ] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Stokowski Aria (Air from Orchestral Suite No 3) “The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” ~ Johann Sebastian Bach German organist and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was unsurpassed as a master of counterpoint and other stylistic principles of the Baroque era. He gave to all his works a profundity and maturity, a depth of expression, and a grand design unequaled by his predecessors and contemporaries. The towering figure of the period, he summed up the musical knowledge and techniques that preceded him and developed them further.
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To those who have ascended into the mystery of Bach’s heaven, his music is rightfully taken as absolute, beyond adequate praise, and eclipsing all that came before and went after with the beauty of its perfection, order, and balance between architecture and introversion. His music is a complex yet effortless rationalism, equally accessible to the uninitiated and to the more sophisticated listener. Whether a fugue, a passacaglia, or any other tricky form, this master’s music hits the ears of the lay listener and the trained listener with the same result: joy and wonder! Bach’s music is at once science and poetry, a universal epiphany that touches and transforms us all.
In the Orchestral Suite No. 3, Bach wrote for an ensemble consisting of the usual strings and continuo (bass and harpsichord) and two oboes, and included three trumpets and timpani, suggesting that he probably intended it for some festive or ceremonial occasion. Although no one is certain when or where the Suite was composed, it may date from the composer’s Leipzig years (1723-50). In addition to the opening majestic Ouverture – the beginning described by Goethe as “so pompous and dignified” – the Suite No. 3 ensues with three brilliant and vibrant French dances, including a gavotte, bourrée, and concluding gigue. The second movement is not a dance but rather a strategically placed simple and tenderly beautiful “air,” French for “song” and connected to “aria.” It is commonly known as “Air for the G String,” made famous by a transcription of that name for violin and piano by the German violinist August Wilhelmj. The Air for the G String is as well known and beloved the world over as almost any other great Bach melody. This exquisite and hauntingly beautiful gem will probably float through your brain (and soul) all the way home! This evening’s performance features the lush and highly romanticized setting for string orchestra by the magnificent Leopold Stokowski.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Allegro ma non troppo Larghetto Rondo The crossing of paths of Beethoven and a young virtuoso violinist named Franz Clement led to the creation of what is considered by many to be the bench-mark and cornerstone concerto of the violin repertory. The inspiration began in 1794, when the composer attended a concert given by the Austrian prodigy. From the age of nine, Clement performed throughout Europe as a Wunderkind. Beethoven caught the young phenom at the age of fourteen and was so moved to write: “Dear Clement! Go forth along the path, which you hitherto have traveled so beautifully, so magnificently. Nature and art vie with each other in making you a great artist. Follow both and, never fear, you will reach the great – the greatest – goal possible to an artist here on earth. All wishes for your happiness, dear youth; and return soon, that I may again hear your dear, magnificent playing. Entirely your friend, L. v. Beethoven.” Franz Clement did indeed ‘return soon’, as conductor and concertmaster of the Theateran-der-Wien in Vienna in 1802. He worked closely with Beethoven in the production of Fidelio and as the conductor of the premiere of the Symphony No. 3, Eroica. The Violin SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US @BREVARDSYMPHONY ON
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Concerto in D Major was written for Clement, who gave the work its first performance at the Theater in late December 1806. The writing for violin in the concerto is heavenly and sublime and can be directly traced to the uniquely beautiful sound Clement produced. A respected musical periodical of the day characterized his performances as having “an indescribable delicacy, neatness, and elegance, an extremely delightful tenderness and purity; these are the qualities that indisputably place Clement among the most perfect violinists.” His reputed perfect intonation and dazzlingly dexterous bowing must have been irresistible to Beethoven. There can be no doubt that the character of the Violin Concerto is owed to Clement, whose artistic personality is manifest throughout the work, including a clownish side (in the Rondo), as is evidenced by Beethoven’s punning plea for clemency when he wrote on the score, “Concerto par Clemenza pour Clement.” The Violin Concerto was written during one of the most productive periods of Beethoven’s life: the impressive context includes the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Coriolan Overture, the three Op. 59 Quartets, and numerous other works from around the months of its composition in 1806. Beethoven was so involved with other projects that he wasn’t able to finish the work until just days before the premiere. As a result, the soloist Franz Clement was forced to virtually sight-read the solo part; reviews indicate that he did so with little apparent difficulty. But with no real rehearsal time, the performance received mixed reviews: The critics were more enamored at the time with flamboyant virtuosity and not so much with music of such introspection and leisure. In the ensuing three or four decades, the Violin Concerto received some good performances in the hands of Pierre Baillot, Jacob Dont, and Henri Vieuxtemps; but it never really caught on in a big way. Until – the violinist, Joseph Joachim, scored a triumph with it in London in 1844 in a concert conducted by Felix Mendelssohn. Joachim carried it around in his repertoire throughout his career and became identified with it. In large part, it was through Joachim’s persistent championing that the work became established as an indispensable classic. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is now recognized as the first outstanding violin concerto of symphonic proportions. What distinguishes it from previous works in the genre is the integration of the solo part within the orchestral fabric, the coming together of the violin and orchestra into something far exceeding the conventional 18th-century solo vs. tutti confrontation. Here, the violin becomes the very essence of the concerto and is given the room it needs to sing. Some of the concerto’s most haunting moments are in the quietest passages where Beethoven speaks not with the bluster of the thunderer, but rather with the gentle voice of the Romantic poet. Although the Concerto ends with a festive and triumphant rondo, the first two movements – the Allegro ma non troppo and Larghetto – devote long stretches to a soaring lyricism and a sublime expansiveness. As Sir Donald Tovey noted, “Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is gigantic, one of the most spacious concertos ever written, but so quiet that when it was a novelty most people complained quite as much of its insignificance as of its length. All its most famous strokes of genius are not only mysteriously quiet, but mysterious in radiantly happy surroundings. The whole gigantic scheme is serene.” VIII
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Allegro non troppo Andante moderato Allegro giocoso Allegro energico e passionato Although the German composer Johannes Brahms wrote music imbued with intense passion, expressivity, and the fervor associated with late nineteenth century Romanticism, he often felt like a man who lived in an era after his own time. Not only did Brahms have a penchant for the forms and styles of the Classical and Baroque traditions, he actually felt rooted in them. When you think “Brahms,” what often comes to mind is music that goes so far as to epitomize the Romantic spirit. But never does Brahms drift afar from the discipline and structure of a Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven. Although Brahms never asked for it, he became anointed heir to Beethoven as the champion of “absolute music.” Brahms’ goal was to follow the concepts of the classicist while at the same time moving forward with music rich in lyricism and the personal expressiveness of his time. However, he strongly rejected ultra emotional and overtly programmatic paths and to some extent was daunted by the shadow of Beethoven. That it took him until his mid-forties to complete his First Symphony, a work that had a long gestation, demonstrates that he accepted Beethoven’s mantle with tremendous seriousness. In his words, “You don’t know what it’s like to be dogged by his footsteps.” Brahms First Symphony turned out to be a sensational creation and he went on to write three more symphonic masterpieces, establishing him as the greatest symphonist not only SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US @BREVARDSYMPHONY ON
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of his time, but possibly the greatest of all since Beethoven. Characterized by deep lyrical beauty, impeccable craftsmanship, emotional gravity, and remarkable staying power, who has written more convincing and moving symphonies since Beethoven? Although each of Brahms symphonies has its champions, the consensus of critical and pubic opinion seems to be that the Fourth stands as the composer’s symphonic Olympus. Composed over the course of two summers at the small Alpine resort village of Murzzuschlag, the first two movements were completed during the summer of 1884 and the remainder the following year. It was not unusual for Brahms to express doubts about his works and to make disparaging comments about them. His initial take of what was to be his final symphony followed that pattern. He put his publisher on notice not to expect much, warning, “I’ve only put together another set of polkas and waltzes.” But true to form, such a comment presaged something extraordinary of the horizon. Having passed the half century mark and at the summit of his compositional powers – and no doubt with humor and irony as a backdrop for his words – the Symphony No. 4 is the most exalted and monumental of his works. As the eminent German musical scholar August Kretzschmar wrote, the Fourth is music that leads “into realms where joy and sorrow are hushed, and humanity bows before that which is eternal.” Certainly there is a seriousness and gravity to the work not present in the first three symphonies. Some have even pulled out the word “tragic” to define the Fourth. The critic Friedrich Herzfeld actually termed it a work of “monumental tragedy.” During its creation it has been noted that one of Brahms’s passions was reading newly written German translations of Greek drama, including the tragedies of Sophocles. Others point to the pathetic death of his dear friend and champion, Robert Schumann, who suffered a long period of mental illness during his final days. And the subsequent unrequited love that Brahms experienced for Schumann’s widow, Clara – for whatever reasons – had to have profoundly saddened a man whose love never waned. In fact, Brahms’s very death occurred as a result of an ailment aggravated when he caught cold after a strenuous two-day journey to attend Clara’s funeral. All that having been said, if there is a sense of the “tragic” to the Brahms Fourth, it is nothing like the “all stops pulled” pain of the Tchaikovsky “Pathetique,” to cite one example. And as profound as the work is Brahms is never over the top and remains committed to his insistence being a Classicist intent on holding the line. True, here is classical technique stretched emotionally and pulled into deeply passionate realms. But, by no means does Brahms turn his back on his roots and established musical aesthetic. “Autumnal” and “melancholic” seem to be appropriate adjectives for the overall emotional thrust of the Symphony No. 4. After all is said and done, it seems as though in the Fourth Brahms grappled with his innermost emotions and arrived at a carefully thought-out and mature acceptance of his own mortality. Structurally, the first movement Allegro begins almost as if in midstream. An elevated and sweeping theme grows out of a two-note motif and spans over a streaming X
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accompaniment in majestic fashion. The melody is extended and passed back and forth within the orchestra. Gradually, the intensity increases and climaxes with a second theme, a fanfare like figure called forth by the winds. The cellos and horns come into play with a soaring line all the while that elements of the opening fanfare persist. A variety of melodic phrases bring the exposition to a close; the development follows and is concerned mainly with the opening theme; and then a brief but powerful coda brings the movement to an end. Clara Schumann summarized the mood of the movement this way: “It is as though one lay in springtime among the blossoming flowers, and joy and sorrow filled one’s soul in turn.” The ensuing Andante sustains the mood of the opening movement by moving us back and forth from music that is idyllic and impassioned. A bold horn signal ushers in the movement and grows into a gentle main theme brought out by the clarinets. Contrasting luminous thematic material is then brought into the picture by the cellos and the rest of the movement inventively works out – sometimes serenely and sometimes in agitation – the previously stated thematic material. Sparkling with incisive rhythms, the Allegro offers us the contrast of exuberant energy that adds much needed wit and humor. Projecting the character of a scherzo, the movement amuses us with melody inversions, more cheerful themes, and lighter textures. After all, we need to be ready for the magnificent power of the Allegro energico e passionato that is to follow. The final movement is a masterwork of architecture and scoring and is considered by many to be the most profound symphonic utterance Brahms achieved. It begins with grandeur and stateliness stemming from a statement based on the Passacaglia drawn from what at the time was believed to be Bach’s Cantata No. 150, Nacht dir, Herr, verlanget mich. This melody is treated over the course of this orchestral-tour-de-force to over thirty variations. This final movement was considered quite unorthodox in its time for use of what was then seen as an archaic classical form. And to use it in a symphony? But when you remember Brahms’s respect for the musical giants who preceded him, variations on a passacaglia makes perfect sense. We are also convinced when we take in the mastery with which the composer treats each variation, each unique in instrumentation, character, tone, and rhythm, and each growing organically from what came before. Although moments of “tragedy” do make their way through the Brahms’s Fourth, the composer elevates the work into a symphonic swan song of affirmation. Perhaps the biographer, Peter Latham, got it best when he wrote: “Before the end we have risen altogether out of sight of the shady valleys of the Andante and the cheerful merriment of the scherzo, and wind roars unmercifully over the stony slabs of the mountain-side (of the finale). It is an awesome heart-searching experience, a mighty assertion of the spirit of man.”
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[ TOP BRASS $1,000+] Anonymous Mr. Roger & Lisa Anderson Shirley Baccus City of Rockledge Chris & Bethany Confessore Rich & Pat Confessore Laurel Crowe Gretchen Dougherty Frank & Marilyn Kitchel Don & Dee Hendrick Dr. & Mrs. Crisostomo Lacano Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Martin Chris & Lisa McAlpine Mary Helen McCay Brian Nemeroff Normile Family Foundation Northrop Grumman Sandra Schumaker The Walt Disney Company Foundation
[ BENEFACTORS $600+ ] Jim & Nancy Dow Paul & Shirley Friedland Jerry & Barbara Jagrowski
[ PATRONS $300+] Carl & Joann Bottcher Art & Carol Carlson Mr. Charles Crawford Dr. & Mrs. Ken Graff Dr. Alfredo Fanelli & Mrs. Carolyn Fanelli
Ken & Ann Fredericks Dr. Michael Grofik
Tom Hermansen Dr. & Mrs. Robert Spencer Johnson COL. William R. Lee, Ret. Bart & Judy Lipofsky Dr. & Mrs. G. Patrick Martin Katherine Milikin John Roach
Ms. Penny Shye Barbara Vennman & Pete Snyder Keith & Jan Walls Dr. & Mrs. Bill Walls John & Doris Wolcott Drs. Peter & Leonor Zies
[ CONTRIBUTORS $100+] John & Joyce Amarel Bill & Rita Aven & Family Elizabeth Baker Roslyn Bates Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beagley Mr. & Mrs. Allen Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Carl G. Bottcher Edward & Elizabeth Brooks Ms. Carolyn Bruce Drs. Frederick & Mary Buoni Dr. Polly Burchfield Richard & Deanna Burner Maryanne & Stephen Chalmers Bettie Brandt Cooke Faith & Bob Coulson John & Kay Custis Fran S. Delisle Robert G. Dewey, Shirley Collins Barbara H. Dick Dr. & Mrs. John Elliott Ed Ellis & Grace Taylor James & Judith Fiandaca Bruce & Gail Gillingham
Jim & Diane Glover Hal Gold Betty K. Hendrix Cristine G. Hendrix Marty & Bill Hiestand Stephen Hoagland & David Sifton Gilbert & LaDonna Hoffheins Toni Holcomb Shirley Hundley Philip Jennings Darcia Jones-Francey George Jordan Joseph & Shirley Jung Joseph Kreines CMSgt. & Mrs. James C. Lawler, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Kent Leifer The Rev. William & Beverly Lewis Patricia & Charles Marzzacco Mr. & Mrs. Carlo Mastropaolo Gary & Patty Matthews Mary McCarty Col. William B. Meharg Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Monroe
Emmy Morichelli Barbara Needleman Margaret O’Shaughnessy Steven & Michelle Perlman Sharon Perry Dr. & Mrs. Howard Pettengill Jr. Ruth Reece Robert & Brenda Reynolds Mr. Carl G. Roller Catherine & Jack Rood Dr. & Mrs. Frank San Filippo Tom & Judy Sanders Sally & David Souder COL. Anthony F. Stranges, U.S.A.F. Ret.
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[ REMEMBRANCES ] IN MEMORY OF Gwyn C. Allender Carl Edwin Anderson Mark Anderson Mary Helen Anderson T.C. Anderson Mrs. William (Gae) Ard Anne Aue Theodore Augustine Frederic Baker Lillian Baker Barbara Ann Barber Pauline Bartoo Markus V. Baccus Preston Beck Betty Beckmann Harold J. Beckmann Richard Beckmann Alf Bergesen Albert Berns Leo Bernstein Ms. Antonia Beths Julie Berke Grace Billhorn Curt Bliss Dottie Blue Marjorie Bollinger Dr. Steven Borsanyi Maurice H. Boutelle In honor of the deceased Bozett & Mulholland Family members Catherine Breckenridge Joanne M. Brenneis Rev. Rebecca L. Brenneis-Harbauch Marilyn E. Brentlinger Mary Brooks Frances Livingston Brown Ralph Brownlee Irene Brubaker James Buckingham Billie Bunn Dorothy Buoni Jean Burkus Helen Burns Ralph Bursey Sharon Cavanaugh Betty Chaney Agnes Cheek Ginny Cheek Hildred M. Cheuvront J. Howard Cheuvront Jean Cioli Avon G. Clark Janice Clark
Robert Clarke Harold K. Golder Helen Cleary Susan Goldmann Ellen Coher Arcue Grantland Joy Cole Ruth Grantland Marion Collins Kenneth Green Kathleen Connell Barbara Greene Marvin Cooper Helene Greenfield Polly Cordell Mildred Amelia Griner Ryan Crawford Otto Griner Virginia W. Crawford Edith Grunwald Adeline S.C. Damanis Dorothy Gudgel Almon E. Daniels Ed Gudgel Mary O’Connor Davenport Larry Hafits John David Jean S. Hales Trudy David N. Battle Hales Bob Day Mildred Hall Franklin T. DeGroodt Neuzy Christine Hannon Jeffrey Franklin DeGroodt Pat Harbach Deborah Blue DeJager Mildred Hare Evelyn Delanoy Katy Hart Richard “Mouch” Delisle Leroy Hart Countess Virginia d’Esternaux Phoebe Haselton CDR. Charles H. Haverland, Jr., USN Ret. H. Sanford DeWitt Mr. & Mrs. N. Eugene and Ruth K. Dillow Mary Hayward Lucy Heim N. Eugene Dillow Roy Heim Jan Diven Delores Henson Mildred Dixon Bjorg & Bjornar Hermansen Russell Dixon Elizabeth Higgins Alvera Doles Margaret Higgins Elizabeth Dome Jean Holley John H. Dornbos Warren L. Holley Nancy Dornbos Brian Holmes Kimberly Ross Doyle Margaret Holmes Robert S. Drake Mrs. Clyde Holmes Mary Eason Thomas G. Holmes James H. Emery Mizzy Holt Miriam Emery Irene Howard Lillian Fern Joe Howard Walter D. Finch Edward Gallatin B. Hudson Marjorie Fletcher James Hyndman Joseph Flick Frederick Inglett Susan M. Fox Aletha “Lee” Ives Col. Lee Frailing John Janos Jacqueline Fraser Christopher Jean Shirley Friedland Gail Jean H. Seeley Funk Margaret Jennings Ruth Funk Dorothy Jevitt Richard Conrad Gamble K.L. Johnson Ann Genuardi Link Johnsten Mr. Charles Genuardi Mrs. Ann Jones Dallas Gillespie Carl Jones Jr. Audrey Gills Mildred Kearns Joan Glass
John King Sarah Johnson Kinsey Mary Ann Kirkup Lya Kivi Evelyn Klepinger Glen L. Klepinger Theresa S. Knight Lady Eleanor Baird Kristensen Howard H. Kump Steven Kundrat Jack L. Kuntz Shirley Kurtzke Sansi Landry Walter Daniel LaRoche John L.C. Laslie Marcia Lawrence Doris Lee Mollie Lees Mary Jane Levou Marjorie Lewis Bill Lohse Charles Lohse Gus Lohse Nellie Beall Luden Blanche Virginia Lutz Ginny Lutz John W. Mace Janet Makarevich Elizabeth MacKusick John Madry Dr. James Manzella Eleyse Manley Norma Marble Peggie Marquette Beatrice Marron Robert J. McConaughy Marvin V. McCormick Elizabeth McFadden Stephanie McFadden Alice McKee Frances S. & John J. McLaughlin, Sr. B. J. Mefford Arthur L. Milford Adam Miller Robert Browne Miller Dr. George Mix Edward H. Monsky Alberto Moreno Lucille Morrisette Roger Morrissette Sylvia Nanson
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Mary Sawyer Buzz Sawyer Winthrop R. Sawyer Grace Schrieber John Schumm Donald A. Scoville Duane Seig Ruth Seig Janet Seiler Hazel Walton Sewell Herbert L. Shulman Jack Sinclair Donna Skattum Dr. Harlan Smith Ruth Bell Smith Richard Smith, Jr. Phyllis Smoot Jeffrey Miguel Soto Neal Spatz Jerry Spector Vincent E. Spezzano Christopher Spinosa Betty Stang Sandy Stanley William Steen Thurman Stephens E. King Stodola Elaine Stone Edward C. Story Gunnar Sundstrom Louise Sundstrom Mary Jo Swanson Ronald Tarrell Nora Telfer Billie Tovell Terwilliger Eddith Thomas Dakota Thornton Gordon H. Thortsen Zoe Toller Alice Tomme Martin Tomme Selma Topol John & Patricia Toth Patricia Toth Betty Treffer Doris Trenchard Ana Turpin Albert Tuttle Guy A. Van Heusden Meredith Van Pelt Adrian VanDaalen
[ REMEMBRANCES ] CONTINUED Isabelle VanderHaeghan Priscilla Von Colditz Dr. Harold Voss Beverly Ann Wakely Robert G. Walsh Doris Warren Helen Warwick Winifred “Winnie” Watts David Weldon Sr.
Carla Wentzel Marie Louise West Ann Westphal Jill Louise White Peg Whitehead Lilly Willard Pauline D. Williams Polly Williams Vincent Williams
Herbert & Lucille Willis R. Lee Wimmer Elizabeth Winchester Les Wooten Peg Wooten Georgia C. Young June Zelazny Ilene Ziegler Douglas Ziegler
Jean Holley Margaret Holmes Mizzy Holt Dorothy Jevitt Mrs. Cynthia Johnson Ms. Sarah Rebecca King Sheila King Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kitchel Donna & John Kuntz Bill Lohse Gus Lohse Ms. Ginny Lutz Mrs. Kendall Martin Ruth Miodzianowski Jackie Pantello Janet Poe
Heinz & Gloria Schreiber Dorothy Smith Dr. Robert Spencer Johnson Relton & Nancy Starr COL Anthony Stranges, USAF Ret. Dakota Thornton Mr. Joe Vuich William & Natalie Walls Richard & Sue Weber Amelia Williams Les Wooten Peg Wooten
IN HONOR OF Mary Helen Anderson Marjorie Bollinger Ruth Boutelle Scott & Suzanne Broadway Cheryl Buzzelli Lori Cameron Dixie Campbell Dianne Carter Priscilla Cooper Nancy Dornbos Shirley & Bob Ericson Anne Fleming Gardner Jean & Richard Gran Ellen Handlin Mary Heddens Don & Dee Hendrick
REMEMBERANCES RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SINCE JULY 1, 2016 Mr. & Mrs. John Abernathy David Bedwell Jeanne Bedwell Diane Baccus-Horsley Martha Benson BSO South Guild Dorothy Burbank Carla Caputo Cathy Castello Dr. Linda Coffey Connors Wealth Management Connie Deho Fran S. Delisle Barbara Dick Janet Forrer Judy Garrett
Geodesic X, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Gould Janet Gunnersen Richard & Sandra Humphrey Timothy & Margaret James Dale & Jane Johnson Louise Jones Karin Kelleher & Family and Carol & Peter Howells & Family William & Carole Kugelman Kim Kusnier Patsy Latham Kendall & Fred Martin Chris & Lisa McAlpine Mr. & Mrs. John O’Keefe Larry O’Pezio
Robert O’Pezio Tony & Nancy Razzini & Family Lynn Ryan Dr. Patricia Ryan Sandra Schumaker Sally Souder Betty Lou Steen-Clarke Noor Jhan Tawfik Lauren Treadmill Dorothy Tucci Capt. & Mrs. H. M. Veillette Viera East Men’s Golf Association Viera Red Hat Ladies Dick & Betty Whitman
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[ BSO GUILDS ] NORTH & SOUTH The Brevard Symphony Orchestra Guilds - North and South - together comprise a volunteer support organization which serves to promote, sustain and assist the orchestra in every way possible. The approximately 300 members are committed to increasing public awareness of the orchestra’s activities, the quality of its performances and the service it renders the community. The Guild’s activities are focused on fundraising, audience development and concert assistance. New members are accepted at any time. Call the BSO Office at 321-242-2024 for more information on Guild membership or visit our web site: BrevardSymphony.com.
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BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOUTH GUILD The Key Signature contributors are members and their families who show their additional support by contributing at the following levels in support of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. Key Signatures: Platinum: Mr. and Mrs. John Abernathy Shirley P. Baccus Dr. Shirley Baher Carolyn V. Baney Dr. Clifford and Sarah Bragdon Dorothy Brett Marion A. Bucko Drs. Fred and Mary Buoni Dr. Linda W. Coffey Clara Curtin Connie Deho Carolyn Finch Dr. and Mrs. Donald Forrer
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