The CSO is
MORE THAN WHAT’S ONSTAGE.
Did you know that the Charlotte Symphony is much more than what you see on the Belk and Knight Theater stages?
Beyond the Classical, Pops, Family, and Movie Series in the theaters, we work to uplift, entertain, and educate our community through inclusive education programs and community performances.
• The CSO has three programs for young musicians: the Youth Orchestra, the Youth Philharmonic, and the Youth Ensemble. CSO musicians participate in coaching throughout the year, and even perform with the young musicians!
• Reaching approximately 15,000 students each season, we also have extensive school programs, including Project Harmony, “Music and the Holocaust,” and “One Musical Family” Education Concerts.
• We perform throughout the region, from community parks and schools to breweries, senior care centers, and places of worship all season long.
CSO is
FOR EVERYONE
To learn more, visit charlottesymphony.org
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ANNA CLYNE (b. 1980) PIVOT EDWARD ELGAR (1857–1934) Cello Concerto in E minor, Opus 85 I. Adagio II. Lento III. Adagio IV. Allegro Inbal Segev, cello RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949) Aus Italien, Opus 16 I. In the Country II. Amid the Ruins of Rome III. At the Shore of Sorrento IV. Neapolitan Folk Life INTERMISSION concert duration: approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes. There will be one 20-minute intermission. Andrew Grams, conductor Inbal Segev, cello Friday, October 7, 2022 at 7:30pm Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 7:30pm Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts CONCERT PROGRAM page 5
Andrew Grams
guest conductor
With a unique combination of intensity, enthusiasm and technical clarity, American conductor Andrew Grams has steadily built a reputation for his dynamic concerts, ability to connect with audiences, and long-term orchestra building.
The youngest of a large mixed-race family from Severn, Maryland, Andrew began studying the violin when he was eight years old in the public school system. In 1999 he received a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from The Juilliard School, and in 2003 he received a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with OttoWerner Mueller. He was selected to spend the summer of 2003 studying with David Zinman, Murry Sidlin and Michael Stern at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen and returned to that program again in 2004. Mr. Grams served as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra from 20042007 where he worked under the guidance of Franz WelserMöst, and has since returned for several engagements.
Now in his 7 th ESO season, Andrew Grams became music director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra after an international search. His charismatic conducting and easy accessibility have made him a favorite of Elgin Symphony audiences. He’s the winner of 2015 Conductor of the Year from the Illinois Council of Orchestras and has led orchestras throughout the United States including the Chicago Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, and the Houston Symphony.
A frequent traveler, Mr. Grams has worked extensively with orchestras abroad, including the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, the Orchestre National de France, Hong Kong Philharmonic, the BBC Orchestras of London, Wales and Scotland, the symphony orchestras of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Western Australia, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Het Residentie Orchestra in The Hague,
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Netherlands. He has led multiple performances of New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® and the first performances of the new production of The Nutcracker for the Norwegian National Ballet in Olso. Last season, Mr. Grams led the Sacramento Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Zagreb Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Also an educator, Mr. Grams has worked with orchestras at institutions such as the Curtis Institute of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, Roosevelt University, the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland, and the Amsterdam Conservatory.
Also an accomplished violinist, Mr. Grams was a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra from 1998-2004, serving as acting associate principal second violin in 2002 and 2004. Additionally, he has performed with ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the New Jersey Symphony as well as performing with chamber music ensembles around the country. AndrewGrams.com Instagram.com/andrewhgrams
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Inbal Segev
cello
Inbal Segev is “a cellist with something to say” (Gramophone). Combining rich tone and technical mastery with rare dedication and intelligence, she has appeared with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony, collaborating with such prominent conductors as Marin Alsop, Stéphane Denève, Lorin Maazel, Cristian Măcelaru and Zubin Mehta. Committed to reinvigorating the cello repertoire, she has commissioned new works from Timo Andres, Avner Dorman, Gity Razaz, Dan Visconti and Anna Clyne. Recorded with Alsop and the London Philharmonic for Avie Records, Segev’s 2020 premiere recording of Clyne’s new cello concerto, DANCE, was an instant success, topping the Amazon Classical Concertos chart; its opening movement was chosen as one of NPR Music’s “Favorite Songs of 2020,” receiving more than 6.5 million listens on Spotify, and Segev has continued to tour extensively with the piece.
At the start of the pandemic, she launched “20 for 2020,” a commissioning, recording and video project featuring 20 cutting-edge composers, including John Luther Adams, Viet Cuong and Vijay Iyer, who is also writing a concerto for Segev to premiere next season. Her previous discography includes acclaimed recordings of the Elgar Cello Concerto, Romantic cello works, and Bach’s Cello Suites, while her popular YouTube masterclass series, Musings with Inbal Segev, has thousands of international subscribers and over two million views to date.
A native of Israel, Inbal Segev began playing the cello at the age of five. At 16 she was invited by Isaac Stern to the U.S., where she continued her cello studies with Aldo Parisot, Joel Krosnick, Harvey Shapiro and Beaux Arts Trio co-founder Bernard Greenhouse, earning degrees from Yale University and the Juilliard School. She also co-founded the Amerigo Trio with former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and violist Karen Dreyfus.
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Today she lives in New York City with her husband, their three teenage children and her cellos, made by Francesco Ruggieri (1673) and Carl Becker & Son (1958) respectively. InbalSegev.com Instagram.com/inbalsegevcello Facebook.com/inbal.segev1 Twitter.com/InbalSegevCello YouTube Channel Spotify Artist Channel GUEST ARTIST BIO (continued) page 9
YOUR CHARLOTTE
Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate & Music Adviser
Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor
FIRST VIOLINS
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster
The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair
Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster
Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster Ernest Pereira°* Susan Blumberg°° Jane Hart Brendle Emily Chatham°° Ayako Gamo Jenny Topilow°° Dustin Wilkes-Kim Hanna Zhdan
SECOND VIOLINS
Oliver Kot, Principal
The Wolfgang Roth Chair Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Ellyn Stuart Martha Geissler
Sakira Harley
VIOLAS
Benjamin Geller, Principal
The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair Alaina Rea, Assistant Principal Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao
CELLOS Jonathan Lewis, Principal
The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Marlene Ballena, Acting Asst. Principal Alan Black, Principal Emeritus Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle
DOUBLE BASSES Kurt Riecken, Principal Judson Baines, Assistant Principal Jeffrey Ferdon Jason McNeel FLUTES
Victor Wang, Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette
PICCOLO Erinn Frechette OBOES
Hollis Ulaky, Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡ Erica Cice Terry Maskin
ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin
CLARINETS
Taylor Marino, Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair Samuel Sparrow Allan Rosenfeld
E♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow
BASS CLARINET Allan Rosenfeld
BASSOONS
Joshua Hood, Acting Principal Naho Zhu†
CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu†
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SYMPHONY
HORNS Byron Johns, Principal
The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair
Andrew Fierova
Robert Rydel
Richard Goldfaden
Philip Brindise†
TRUMPETS
Alex Wilborn, Principal
The Betty J. Livingstone Chair
Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal
The Marcus T. Hickman Chair
TROMBONES
John Bartlett, Principal Thomas Burge
BASS TROMBONE
Scott Hartman, Principal
TUBA
Colin Benton, Principal
The Governor James G. Martin Chair
TIMPANI
Rose Lipham, Principal
The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair
PERCUSSION
Brice Burton, Principal
HARP
Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal
The Dr. Billy Graham Chair
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning
Tim Pappas, Acting Director of Operations
Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian
Bradley Geneser, Assistant Librarian
Erin Eady,Interim Personnel Manager
John Jarrell, Stage Manager
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minor in college and love the Mint and Bechtler Museums. For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit charlottesymphony.org FUN FACTS JENNY TOPILOW Violin Member of CSO since 2004 hometown: Cleveland, OH
One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional music experiences.
The Charlotte Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage with its community through music. Its 62 professional, full-time time musicians perform throughout the region — from community parks and breweries, to places of worship and senior care centers — and offer significant educational support, aimed at serving the underresourced areas of our community.
The Charlotte Symphony is deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. The CSO believes in equity and inclusion and strives to be an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming by intentionally seeking out women conductors, underrepresented in our industry, and conductors, composers, and guest artists of color.
Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and aims to serve the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.
OUR MISSION
The Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.
OUR VISION
Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Charlotte Symphony will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.
For more information, visit us online at charlottesymphony.org
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born: March 9, 1980 in London, England ANNA CLYNE
PIVOT, for String Quintet & Orchestra (2013)
premiere: August 7, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland
PIVOT is inspired by my experiences at the Edinburgh Festival where I enjoyed an array of fantastic performances across the arts. It is this variety that I have tried to capture in PIVOT which, as the title suggests, pivots from one experience to another. The Pivot is also a former name of the 200-year-old folk music venue and pub in Edinburgh, The Royal Oak.
PIVOT quotes fragments of The Flowers of Edinburgh, a traditional fiddle tune of eighteenth century Scottish lineage that is also prominent in American fiddle music and thus bridges between Edinburgh and St. Louis, where this music was premiered. Thank you to Aidan O’Rourke for his guidance on folk fiddle bowings and ornaments, which are incorporated into PIVOT.
—Anna Clyne
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Composer Anna Clyne
EDWARD ELGAR
born: June 2, 1857 in Broadheath, England died: February 23, 1934 in Worcester, England
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus
premiere: October 27, 1919 in London, England
In the spring of 1918, following a long and painful illness finally diagnosed as tonsillitis, Edward Elgar underwent surgery. The composer’s daughter, Carice, recalled: “He was in a great deal of pain for several days; (there) were not anything like the sedatives that we have now, but nevertheless he woke up one morning and asked for pencil and paper.” Elgar then composed the first music he had written in nine months — a beautiful melody in 9/8 time. That fall, Alice Elgar noted that her husband was at work orchestrating the melody.
By the spring of the following year, Elgar devoted much time and attention to this music, which now took form as his Cello Concerto in E minor. On June 26, 1919, Elgar wrote to his friend, Sidney Colvin: “I am frantically busy writing & have nearly completed a Concerto for Violoncello — a real large work & I think good & alive.” Elgar later dedicated the Concerto to Sidney Colvin and his wife, Frances. Cellist Felix Salmond assisted Elgar in the composition of the solo part. In August, Elgar offered Salmond the opportunity to be the soloist in the Concerto’s world premiere, which took place at the Queen’s Hall in London on October 27, 1919. It was the opening of the London Symphony Orchestra’s first concert season following World War I. Albert Coates, the Orchestra’s new conductor, was scheduled to lead music by Wagner, Scriabin, and Borodin. Elgar would take the podium for the premiere of his Cello Concerto. Coates decided to devote virtually all of the allotted rehearsal time to the music he was conducting. As a result, the Concerto received a woefully inadequate performance.
In a review of the premiere of the Elgar Cello Concerto, the eminent British music critic, Ernest Newman, wrote: “never, in all probability, has so great an orchestra made so lamentable a public exhibition of itself.” Still, Newman was able to discern the considerable qualities of Elgar’s newest composition:
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85 (1919)
“The work itself is lovely stuff, very simple — that pregnant simplicity that has come upon Elgar’s music in the last couple of years — but with a profound wisdom and beauty underlying its simplicity…the realization in tone of a fine spirit’s lifelong wistful brooding upon the loveliness of the earth.”
In time, the Elgar Concerto has become recognized as one of the 20th century’s finest works for cello and orchestra. Many have recognized the “profound wisdom” cited by Newman — however, they often attribute that wisdom to far less genial circumstances. Elgar composed the concerto after the devastation of World War I, and was all too aware of the effect “The War to End All Wars” had upon the world he knew and loved. As the composer wrote in 1917: “Everything good & nice & clean & sweet is far away—never to return.”
And perhaps Elgar sensed that his own life — at least as a composer — was reaching its final stages. In his catalogue of works, Elgar wrote the following next to the listing of his Cello Concerto: “FINIS R.I.P.” And after his beloved Alice’s death in 1920, Elgar was never the same. The Cello Concerto proved to be his last major work.
The Concerto is in four movements. After a slow-tempo introduction (Adagio), the violas introduce the melody Elgar composed during his recuperative period (Moderato). The second movement also opens with a slow-tempo introduction (Lento), resolving to music whose filigree orchestration and furtive energy are worthy of the finest Mendelssohn scherzos (Allegro molto). The third movement (Adagio) features an elegiac, wide-ranging melody, played molto espressivo by the soloist. The finale (Allegro; Moderato; Allegro, ma non troppo) ensues without pause. The music’s lively gait slows for a lengthy episode of extraordinary introspection and pathos. Echoes of the preceding Adagio add to the mood of resignation, as the music seems to fade to a conclusion. But a reprise of the Concerto’s formidable opening measures, followed by a brief restatement of the principal theme, leads to the terse resolution.
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RICHARD STRAUSS
born: June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany died: September 8, 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Aus Italien (From Italy) Symphonic Fantasy (1886)
premiere: March 2, 1887 in Munich, Germany
From 1885 to the spring of 1886, Richard Strauss served as a conductor of the Meiningen Court Orchestra. Strauss’s next conducting appointment, at the Munich Court Opera, was scheduled to begin in August of 1886. Strauss, in part at the encouragement of Brahms, seized the opportunity to take a long-coveted journey to Italy. During the months of April and May, Strauss traveled throughout Italy, stopping in Bologna, Florence, Naples, Rome, Verona, and many other smaller cities.
Along the way, Strauss fell victim to petty theft, with losses including a leather suitcase (Naples), laundry (Rome), and his Baedeker travel guide (in a theater). Strauss wrote to his mentor, Hans von Bülow: “Such a bumbling German as I, not knowing a world of Italian and very little French, along and for the first time in Italy, quite overwhelmed by the magnificent landscape and art — such a fellow is an easy prey for the Italians…”
Still, the young Richard Strauss was captivated by the magic of Italy. In 1830, German composer Felix Mendelssohn, then 21 years old, begin his own journey to Italy. One of the products of that trip was Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, the “Italian” (1833). And in the tradition and spirit of his predecessor, Strauss (also 21 at the time of his Italian sojourn) offered his musical impressions of Italy in the fourmovement “Symphonic Fantasy” Aus Italien (From Italy).
Strauss conducted the premiere of Aus Italien in Munich on March 2, 1887. Strauss reported to friend: “Some applauded furiously. Others hissed energetically…I felt enormous pride: the first work which aroused the opposition of the multitude; it cannot be insignificant.” Aus Italien would soon be eclipsed by such Strauss orchestral masterpieces as Don Juan (1888), Death and Transfiguration (1889), and Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (1895).
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Nevertheless, Strauss’s mastery of atmosphere and orchestral forces in Aus Italien anticipates those famous tone poems. Auf der Campagna (On the Campagna), Aus Italien’s magical opening movement depicts, according to Strauss, the mood he experienced when viewing the sundrenched Roman Campagna from the Villa d’Este at Tivoli. The second movement, In Roms Ruinen (In the Ruins of Rome), evokes: “Fantastic pictures of past splendor, feelings of nostalgia and pain in the midst of the sunniest present!” Am Strande von Sorrent (On the Beach at Sorrento) suggests various sounds of nature (leaves rustling in the wind, bird songs, the ocean’s roar), a distant song, and human reaction to it all. For the principal theme of the finale, Neapolitanisches Volksleben (Neapolitan Folk Life), Strauss quotes what he believed to be “a well-known Neapolitan folk song.” The melody is, in fact, Luigi Denza’s popular song Funiculì, Funiculà (1880). Denza sued Strauss for incorporating his song without permission, and prevailed. In any event, Strauss’s music recreates “the colorful hustle and bustle in a merry confusion of themes,” bringing Aus Italien to a rousing close.
Even as a young man, Richard Strauss achieved fame as a conductor as well as a composer. (photo diptych from The Orchestra and Its Instruments, 1917)
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Jerry & Gaile Greenhoot Jerry & Rosalind Richardson Douglas Young
Patrick J. O’Leary Paul & Kathy Reichs
M. Marie Mitchell † Richard J. Osborne
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Memory of Dr. Chandler Thompson
Ann & Fritz Rehkopf
Connor Stewart
& Andromeda Williams
Susan & Loy McKeithen DeDe & Alex McKinnon
& Ulrike Miles
& Elizabeth Monge
Morgan Eleanor W. Neal Mica & Keith Oberkfell
Rogers Mike Rutledge Thomas & Sherry Skains
& Jim Teat
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We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund. This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2021 through September 1, 2022. Ralph
Grier Richard Krumdieck Betty
& Jeffrey J. Lee Debbie & Pat Phillips Judy & Derek Raghavan
Elizabeth
John
$15,000 – $24,999 Joan
Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault Dr. Milton
Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Mark & Judith Brodsky DG Brungard Foundation Jean
Dick Cornwell Linda & Bill Farthing John & Maria Huson Jane & Hugh McColl
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$25,000 – $49,999 Roberta H. Cochran Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski
$50,000 – $99,999 Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Katharine & Frank Bragg Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Lynne & Colby Cathey Margarita & Nick Clements Janet
Haack Ginger Kelly Page & Ed Kizer Hartmut & Irene Kossack David & Ellen Leitch Ms. Nina Lesavoy Laszlo & Anna Littmann
Alex
Jay
Joan
M.A.
Chris
$10,000 – $14,999 For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Annual Fund Manager, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrierl@charlottesymphony.org $100,000+ Anonymous Catherine & Wilton Connor
VIRTUOSO CIRCLE
$5,000 $9,999
Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee
Tiffany & Jason Bernd Bill & Robin Branstrom Jan & Ed Brown Shirley & Michael Butterworth
The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kieth Cockrell Donna & Alvaro de Molina Mary Anne Dickson Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa & Carlos Evans Christoph & Robin Feddersen Thomas & Heather Finke Carol & Ron Follmer Karen Fox
Dr. Robert A. Gaines Sarah & Frank Gentry Joy S. Greene Chris Jensen Robert & Vivian Lamb Taylor Marino Susanne & Bill McGuire Brent & Ann Milgrom Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Moynihan Emily & Nima Pirzadeh Sally & Russell Robinson Nancy & Charlie Robson Pat Rodgers Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Emily & Zach Smith Melinda & David Snyder Ms. Andrea J. Stevenson Drs. Jennifer Sullivan & Matthew Sullivan Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Judith & Gary Toman Suzie & Nick Trivisonno In Memory of Tess Verbesey Sophie & Fran Wachter Kevin & Jill Walker Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman Richard & Lisa Worf
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$2,500 – $3,499 Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Cathy Bessant & John Clay Ms. Melody Birmingham Philipp J. Bischoff Si & Michael Blake Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Dorothy & Mike Connor Melissa Cornwell Brian & Morgan Cromwell Alfred & Amy Dawson Phil & Mary Delk Cheryl DeMaio Mrs. Carolyn Faison Alex & Patty Funderburg Mr. Billy L. Gerhart, in memory of Judith Gerhart Angela & Michael Helms Ivan Hinrichs Brian & Juliet Hirsch Carol A. Hitselberger & Robert Petty Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Ginger Kemp
Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis Meghan & Luis Lluberas George McLendon & Carol Quillen Rob Roy McGregor Dee Dee McKay Dick Metzler
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Dr. Reta R. Phifer Kathleen D. Prokay Amanda & Cory Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Bette Roth Nancy E. Simpson Marsha & Robert L. Stickler
Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe
Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Richard R. Taylor
Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson
Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Paul & Susan Vadnais Ms. Dana Vestal Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Dr. Shanté Williams
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$1,500 $2,499 Marcia Adams Melissa & Daren Anderson Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Dianne & Brian Bailey Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Erskine & Crandall Bowles Mary & Charles Bowman Brian Bridgford & Sally Gambrell Bridgford Mr. Donald Butler
Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen Ms. Allison Clark David M. Cody Neil & Claire Cotty
Mr. R. Stuart Dickson Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert Timothy & Kara Gallagher
Mr. Peter F. Guild Katherine G. Hall Anne J. Henderson Steven Hershfield & Mary Jo Germain
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Gene & Helen Katz
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Anna Marriott Jim & Dottie Martin Cricket Weston & David Molinaro
Caroline Olzinski
Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter Larry & Dale Polsky John & Susan Rae Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Morris & Patricia Spearman Dr. Bernard Reen III & Ms. Teresa Starr Robert & Maxine Stein Ann & Wellford Tabor Tillie S. Tice Daniel & Kathleen Troy Grant Webb Linda & Craig Weisbruch Mrs. Eugenia N. White Bryan Wilhelm Deems Wilson Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst $1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous Ashley & Steve Allen Ann L. Armstrong JWD Atchison Mary Lou & Jim Babb Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan Beggs John & Katherine Beltz Shirley W. Benfield Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foun dation
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Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Gwin Dalton Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Bob & Judy Erb Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Ms. Monica George Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Sara E. Gibson Carol & Joseph Gigler Barry & Laurie Guy Joyce & Ed Hamilton
Patrick & Johanne Hawk
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Paul & Linda Ibsen
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Rebecca & Lex Jones
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kibler
Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz
Jennie Buckner & Steve Landers James Lynch Leslie & Michael Marsicano Holly & Christopher Maurer Ms. Nydia McCrohan Martha Monserrate Susan D. Montgomery Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus
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Dr. William G. Porter Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Mrs. Gail C. Salmon
Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton JD & Katrina Schurter Jane Perry Shoemaker Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Michael Silverman Molly & Conrad Sloan Scott Smith Murray & Hazel Somerville Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Al & Alice Sudduth Adam & Sienne Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Sarah S. Tull Mrs. William K. Van Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver
Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Pam & Steve West Peter White David Wilcox Ms. Judith Wood Mrs. Anne Yudell
$500 $999 Anonymous Michael & Lee Abbott Doug & Lynda Abel Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Larry Anderson
Leigh & Rhonda Armistead Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker
Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Mr. James Biddlecome Jeffrey Boghosian David Bower & Ann Richardson Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Charles Budd Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Ms. Lisa Callen Maggie Callen Hobart B. Cheyne Ms. Michele T. Classe Mr. Brent Clevenger Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Mr. Kilian Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Rufus Dalton
Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Thomas & Kris Duffy Virginia Dulaney Ms. Helen Edwards Rebecca Elliott Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Trae & Kate Fletcher Robert & Catherine Flynn Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sarah Goad
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Joseph & Patty Kahle
Eugene & Alice Merrill Kavadlo Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser
Theodore & Dorothy Kramer
Jonathan Lamb Christopher James Lees
Mr. Michael Lewandowski
Mr. George Linfors Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Mr. Calin Lupanu
Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Francis & Paula Martin Jeanne McCarthy Melissa Woolf McCrory & Dennis Patrick McCrory Tom & Sandy Meckley
Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Eric Miller
Tim Black & Debbie Miller Anne & Brad Mitchell
Sallie & Joe Moody
Tom & Sally Moore Gary & Fran Morrison
In Memory of Patricia Nims Sara & Tom Nolan Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Ms. Ashley Peterson Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott
Mr. John H. Pickett
Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Haywood & Sabine Rankin Jane & Milburn Ratteree Casey Rentch Robert & Christine Rydel John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Mr. Andrew Silliker
Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Rebecca & Eric Smith John-Palmer Smith Julia J. Souther Bill & Mary Staton David Stedman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern Kathryn Stewart
Sam & Martha Stowe Wesley & Claudia Sturges George & Brenda Sweet Martha Swetka
Ms. Sarah Teague Nancy & Dick Thigpen
Ms. Catherine E. Thompson & Mr. Martin Hunter Tim Timson Jenny & Ken Tolson James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos Lyman Welton Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Ms. Barbara Yarbrough Dan & Susan Yardley Dr. & Mrs. T. Price Zimmermann
$250 $499 Anonymous (2) Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Judi Bainbridge Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Stuart Blackmon Lawton & Janette Blandford Megan Blankemeyer List Mr. Nicholas Bonevac Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner David H. & Barbara J. Burns Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Rev. Janice Chalaron Amanda & Kevin Chheda Ms. Catherine Choudary Ms. Dorothy Cole Ron & Shirley Coffman Mr. Todd Croy Leeda Currin
Mr. Michael Curtis Rennie Cuthbertson Virginia A. Davis Doug & Diane Doak Mike Dyer
John Alday & Rebecca Fant The Federico Family James C. Fort Chakana Fowler Jerry Fox Toni Freeman Richard & Karen Fuentes Harvey & Cindy Gantt Donna Gibson Ms. Donna Glenn Craig & Myra Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John & Mary Habit Elizabeth Hage Mr. Christopher Harris (continued next page)
SUPPORTERS (continued) page 24
Roger K. Hill
Barbara Holt
Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz James Horton & Kathy Reardon Lis & James Hoveland
Karin & Robert Hudson
Betty Hunter
Cynthia B. Irby Martha D. Jones
Margot Kaiser
Mr. H.G. Karn & Mrs. Sandra Washburn Madhu Katta Judy & Ron Kaufman
John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy
Ms. Wendy Laxton
Steven Light John J. Locke
Skip & Ginny Long Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Bruce & Leigh Marsh
Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Theodore & Katherine Martinez Ed & Wendy Matthews Steve & Tammy Matula
Jill Maxwell
Kim & Alan Maxwell Ms. Judy Mayo James & Stephanie McGarvey Kimberly Moore-Wright
Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Dimitris & Jennifer Papageorgiou Rose & Bailey Patrick Bradley & Sharon Patterson Paula & Robert Paul Mr. Conrad Puckett Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Sarah E. Schoedinger Eileen Scholl
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Ginny Shaw Carol Smith Fred H. Smith James & Ellie Stephens Larry Stratemeyer Brenda Gail Summers Ms. Sandy Tate Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Melissa M. Tolin Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Ms. Nancy Tretsch Sarah & Tim Turner Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Ms. Leslie Webster Mr. Erik Weghorst
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wertheimer Mrs. Carol Wilson Allen & Clara Wolfe Karen & Charles Wolff
SUPPORTERS (continued) page 25
Make your contribution today: charlotte symphony.org/give-today Support your CSO. With your gift, the Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. Every gift makes a difference.
SPONSORS page 26 CORPORATE PARTNERS For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders: $10,000 - $19,999 $100,000 - $249,999 $250,000 + $20,000 - $49,999 $5,000 - $9,999 Atrium Health Kingfisher Capital The Dunhill Hotel
SPONSORS page 27 GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders: $10,000 - $19,999 For more information, please contact Toni Freeman, Grant Writer at development@charlottesymphony.org $50,000 - $99,999 $100,000 + $20,000 - $49,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $2,500 - $4,999 DG Brungard Foundation Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust The Trexler Foundation Dickson Foundation Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Maurer Family Foundation AT&T Foundation The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation The Charlotte Assembly Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Kathryn Stephenson Pipe Organ Endowment Foundation Stanly County Community Foundation Winer Family Foundation The Truist Charitable Fund is a donor-advised fund created by Truist and administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation
SUPPORTERS page 28 $2,500 - $4,999 $5,000 + $500 - $2,499 GreerWalker Moore & VanAllen Park Inc. Carter Coleman Lew Canny Bowen Troutman Pepper World Famous Golf Carts of South Carolina For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org We invite your firm to join this special group of corporate supporters committed to keeping the music alive — enriching Charlotte and the surrounding communities as a first-class place to work and live. The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra recognizes donors of exceptional generosity whose cumulative giving to the CSO exceeds $1 million with the designation of Music Director Society. Anonymous (2) Bank of America Corporation Catherine & Wilton Connor Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Leon Levine Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation C. D. Spangler Foundation The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. Wells Fargo Corporation For more information, please contact Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement, at 704.714.5139 or lantoniel@charlottesymphony.org
Anonymous (3) Geraldine I. Anderson† Richard & Ruth Ault Baldwin Family Trust Barnhardt Thomas Trust Larry & Joyce† Bennett Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Mark & Louise Bernstein† Twig & Barbara Branch Saul Brenner Mike & Joan Brown† Mrs. Joan Bruns † Jan & Bob Busch Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.† Jim Cochran† Robin Cochran Charles & Peggy Dickerson Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs.† Jerry H. Greenhoot Peter & Ann Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr.
a lasting
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Betty & Stanley Livingstone† Nellie McCrory † M. Marie Mitchell† Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan & Richard Morgan Don C. Niehus Eva Nove Richard J. Osborne Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge James Y. Preston† Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchett Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Waring Reinhard Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Morris & Patricia Spearman Bob & Maxine Stein Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. Thompson Tim Timson
SUPPORTERS page 29 The Encore Society includes individuals who have made provisions for the CSO in their estate plans. We are honored to recognize their support: Leave
legacy of great music through your planned gift. For
information, contact Leslie Antoniel at 704.714.5139.
† Deceased
POPS CLASSICAL CLASSICAL POPS PASTORAL MESSIAH ARETHA FRANKLIN, TINA TURNER, & MORE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES TCHAIKOVSKY DISCOVERS AMERICAIN CONCERT October 28 & 29 | Knight Theater December 2 4 | Knight Theater October 21 & 22 | Knight Theater February 17 & 18 | Knight Theater May 13 | Knight TheaterNovember 25 & 26 | Belk Theater BEETHOVEN HANDEL QUEENS OF SOUL CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR CLASSICAL KIDS LIVE:THE POLAR EXPRESS™ FAMILY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE SUBSCRIBE TODAY! • THE BEST SEATS • THE BEST PRICE • FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE For more information, call us at 704.972.2000 or visit us online at
Multimillion Dollar Commitment City of Charlotte $1.5 million and above Bank of America C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Trane Technologies $600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation Atrium Health Barings Duke Energy Honeywell JELD-WEN, Inc. LendingTree Foundation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Novant Health Red Ventures Truist $300,000-$600,000 Ally Financial The Centene Charitable Foundation Childress Klein Properties Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte EY The Gambrell Foundation Moore & Van Allen PwC Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Rodgers Builders Wells Fargo Up to $300,000 Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas Deidre and Clay Grubb Leslie and Michael Marsicano Jane and Hugh McColl Nucor Corporation PNC Bank Premier, Inc. Jane and Nelson Schwab The Charlotte Symphony is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda
David
Mary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard Osborne,
& Richard Ault
Kat Belk
Arlene & Milton Berkman
& Tiffany Bernd
Frank Bragg
Robin & Bill Branstrom
Derick & Sallie
Cochran Wilton Connor
& T. Thomas
Cromwell
& Pasquale De Martino Alvaro & Donna de Molina
& Richard Dreher
Lisa Hudson Evans
David Furr
Gorelick
Haack Mark & Whitney
Jeff Lee
Gov. James G. Martin
& Hugh McColl
Richard
Yih-Han
Ulrike W.
Torsten
Ylida
Melinda
Kevin
Susan McKeithen
Elizabeth J. McLaughlin
George McLendon
Patrick J. O’Leary
Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips
Paul Reichs
Nancy & Charles Robson
Patricia A. Rodgers
M.A. Rogers
Dan & Sara Garces Roselli
Katrina & JD Schurter
Carolyn Shaw
Tom Skains
Emily & Zach Smith
Bob & Marsha Stickler
Cynthia Tyson Braxton Winston Richard Worf Albert Zue
LEADERSHIP page 32
McFarland Farthing Chair John Williams Vice Chair Mick Ankrom Treasurer
Fisk President & CEO Melissa Anderson Thomas Burge* Mike Butterworth Nick Clements Catherine Connor
Delk* Denise DeMaio
Krumdieck
Ma Alex McKinnon
Miles Glenn Mincey
Pilz
Roberson Robert Rydel*
Snyder Jennifer Sullivan Jenny Tolson*
Walker Shanté Williams, PhD *ex officio
Chair Ruth
Jason
Close Robin
Jeanie
Cottingham III Brian
Alessandra
Peggy
Todd
Janet
Jerrell
Jane
RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATION page 33 EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS (see p. 11) DEVELOPMENT Shayne Doty, Vice President of Development Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement Libby Currier, Annual Fund Manager Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator Senta Harvey, Annual Fund & Sponsorships Associate FINANCE Wendy Laxton (Laxton CFO Services), Fractional Vice President of Finance Chazin & Company, Financial Services HUMAN
Maribeth Baker (Catapult), Human Resources Counselor Amy Hine, Office Administrator LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement Emily Gordon, Project Harmony Manager Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestras Manager Peyton Wulff, Learning Manager Jirah Montgomery, Youth Orchestras Assistant MARKETING Candace Sykes, Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience Deirdre Roddin, Director of Institutional Marketing & Communications Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager Meghan Starr, Patron Communications Manager 128 S. Tryon Street, Suite 350 Charlotte, NC 28202 tickets: 704.972.2000 office: 704.972.2003 charlottesymphony.org
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor Gabriela Martinez, piano L. BOULANGER d’un matin de printemps FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” “Accomplished” (Herald-Tribune) guest conductor Marcelo Lehninger returns to Charlotte to lead Beethoven’s “Pastoral,” bringing to life rolling thunder and the calling of a shepherd’s pipes. October 28 & 29 Knight Theater 704.972.2000 | charlottesymphony.org