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Friday, April 26, 2024, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 7:30 pm
Belk Theater at Blumenthal Arts
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
I. Dawn. Lento e tranquillo
II. Sunday Morning. Allegro spiritoso
III. Moonlight. Andante comodo e rubato
GRACE WILLIAMS (1906-1977)
IV. Storm. Presto con fuoco [approx. 16 minutes]
Sea Sketches, Five Pieces for String Orchestra
I. High Wind
II. Sailing Song
III. Channel Sirens
IV. Breakers
V. Calm Sea in Summer [approx. 17 minutes]
Charlotte Master Chorale INTERMISSION
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
III. Scherzo: The Waves
IV. The Explorers [approx. 64 minutes]
concert duration: approximately 2 hours, with one 20-minute intermission.
CONCERT PROGRAM page 7
Christopher Warren-Green conductor laureate
Following twelve years as Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony, Christopher Warren-Green now serves as Conductor Laureate. Maestro Warren-Green is also Music Director and Principal Conductor of London Chamber Orchestra in the UK and Chair of the Foundation for Young Musicians.
Over the last 50 years Maestro Warren-Green has conducted eminent orchestras around the world. In North America he has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit, Houston, St Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle and Vancouver symphony orchestras, and Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra. In the UK, he has worked with the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Royal Scottish National orchestras.
During the 2022–23 season, Maestro Warren-Green returned to Charlotte to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists with Saint-Saëns’s breathtaking Organ Symphony, featuring Paul Jacobs as soloist. That December, Warren-Green lead the Charlotte Symphony in his world-renowned interpretation of Handel’s Messiah.
In addition to his international commitments, he has been invited to conduct at the wedding services of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 2005, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey in 2011 and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 2018. He conducted the London Chamber Orchestra on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s 80th birthday and the Philharmonia Orchestra for Her Majesty’s 90th birthday concert at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as well as King Charles III’s 60th birthday concert in Buckingham Palace.
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A violinist by training, Warren-Green began his career at the age of 19 as concertmaster of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, followed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, having been a Professor there for eight years, and has appeared and presented numerous times on television and radio, most notably for the BBC Proms. He has recorded extensively for Sony, Philips, Virgin EMI, Chandos, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, and records with the London Chamber Orchestra for Signum Classics.
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Georgia Jarman soprano
Vocal dexterity aligned with a strong theatrical instinct and excellent musicianship have been key to Georgia Jarman’s numerous successes, in roles spanning lyric and bel canto repertoire alongside a growing reputation in 20th century works and new commissions.
Of those which hold special significance are the landmark compositions of Sir George Benjamin — Written on Skin and Lessons in Love and Violence — which Jarman has debuted at Venice Biennale Musica (under the composer’s baton), Staatsoper Hamburg, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opera National de Lyon and at the Beijing Music Festival with Mahler Chamber Orchestra under Lawrence Renes. She recently returned to the role of Isabel in Lessons in Love and Violence, joining again Mahler Chamber Orchestra on a European tour and continuing into the 2023/24 season she joins the Orchestre de Paris under the baton of Benjamin himself, and sings Agnes in Written on Skin, making her debut at Deutsche Oper Berlin under Marc Albrecht.
Her breakthrough performance and debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, came as Roxana in Kasper Holten’s spectacular production of Król Roger – seen in cinemas and subsequently released on DVD – and further debuts include Musetta (La bohème) for Opernhaus Zürich; Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for Opera Philadelphia, Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor) for Opéra National de Bordeaux, Gilda (Rigoletto) for her Santa Fe Festival debut, all four heroines in Richard Jones’ production of The Tales of Hoffmann for English National Opera, Maria Stuarda for Washington Concert Opera and Manon at Malmö Opera.
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GUEST ARTIST BIOS page 10
Andrew Foster-Williams possesses a vocal versatility that allows him to present repertoire ranging from the classics of Bach, Gluck, Handel and Mozart through to more recent masters such as Britten, Debussy, Wagner and Stravinsky on both the opera stage and concert platforms alike.
Andrew Foster-Williams’ career, initially built on his strong Baroque credentials, has in recent seasons moved towards more dramatic repertoire with successes as Pizarro (Fidelio) at Theater an der Wien and Philharmonie de Paris, and an unanimously praised debut as Telramund in Wagner’s Lohengrin under esteemed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Festival de Lanaudière. A subsequent portrayal of Captain Balstrode in Christoph Loy’s divisive production of Peter Grimes at Theater an der Wien, alongside acclaimed performances as Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress) and Gunther (Götterdämmerung) have further enhanced an already highly regarded operatic profile. Other recent role debuts as Lysiart in Christof Loy’s staging of Euryanthe at Theater an der Wien under Constantin Trinks and as Kurnewal in Tristan und Isolde at La Monnaie under Alain Altinoglu highlight a dramatic capacity that has earned the respect of many stage directors as he “holds the attention of the audience with the energy of someone who has great experience, and with sensational vocal ability, which he uses with total freedom…” (Opéra).
Opera performances in the current season include his role debut as Mr Flint (Billy Budd) at the George Enescu Festival under Hannu Lintu, and Donner (Das Rheingold) conducted by Alain Altinoglu in the first instalment of Romeo Castelluci’s new presentation of Der Ring des Nibelungen at La Monnaie.
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Daniel Wynkoop
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Jake Spencer*
Michael Stoudmire
Jason Sykes*
Ray Trogdon
Duane Westfall*
Matt Wetmore
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YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY
Kwamé Ryan, Music Director Designate
Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor
Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate
FIRST VIOLINS
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster
The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair
Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster
Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster
Susan Blumberg°°
Jane Hart Brendle
Cynthia Burton
Ayako Gamo
David Horak †
Lenora Leggatt
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Dustin Wilkes-Kim
Hanna Zhdan
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Oliver Kot, Principal
The Wolfgang Roth Chair
Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal
The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair
Carlos Tarazona°
Monica Boboc
Martha Geissler
Sakira Harley
Tatiana Karpova
Ellyn Stuart
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The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair
Kirsten Swanson, Acting Asst. Principal †
Matthew Darsey †
Ellen Ferdon
Wenlong Huang
Viara Stefanova
Ning Zhao
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Jonathan Lewis, Principal
The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair
Allison Drenkow, Acting Asst. Principal
Alan Black, Principal Emeritus*
Marlene Ballena
Jeremy Lamb
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The Blumenthal Foundation Chair
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The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair
Samuel Sparrow
Allan Rosenfeld
E♭ CLARINET
Samuel Sparrow
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Allan Rosenfeld
BASSOONS
Joseph Merchant, Principal
Joshua Hood
Nicholas Ritter
CONTRABASSOON
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HORNS
Byron Johns, Principal
The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair
Andrew Fierova
Philip Brindise†
The Robert E. Rydel, Jr. Third Horn Chair
Richard Goldfaden
Andrew Merideth†
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Alex Wilborn, Principal
The Betty J. Livingstone Chair
Jonathan Kaplan
Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal
The Marcus T. Hickman Chair
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John Bartlett, Principal
Thomas Burge
BASS TROMBONE
Scott Hartman, Principal
TUBA
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The Governor James G. Martin Chair
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TIMPANI
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The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair
PERCUSSION
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This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.
° Non-revolving position
°° Alternates between first and second violins
† Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony
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by Ken Meltzer
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
born: November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, England
died: December 4, 1976 in Aldeburgh, England
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Opus 33a (1945)
premiere: June 7, 1945 in London
approx. duration: 16 minutes
In 1942, Benjamin Britten attended a performance of his Sinfonia da requiem by Serge Koussevitsky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At Koussevitsky’s suggestion, and with the support of the Koussevitsky Music Foundation, Britten began work on a full-scale opera.
While in Hollywood, Britten read an article about the life and poetry of George Crabbe. Britten was immediately drawn to Crabbe’s 1810 poem The Borough, with its vivid descriptions of life in the seaside town of Aldeburgh. One of the characters in The Borough is the fisherman Peter Grimes. In Crabbe’s poem, Grimes is in many ways a malignant character, with a mind “untouched by pity, unstung by remorse, and uncorrected by shame.”
Britten and his librettist Montagu Slater modified Peter Grimes’s character into a greatly disturbed, but in many ways misunderstood outsider. Crabbe’s Grimes flaunts society’s conventions at every turn. But in Britten’s opera, the title character’s conflicting desires for independence and acceptance by society lead to his ruin.
The story of Grimes’s downfall is told against the backdrop of the ever-present and omnipotent sea. As Britten explained: For most of my life, I have lived closely in touch with the sea. My parents’ house in Lowestoft directly faced the sea, and my life as a child was colored by the fierce storms that sometimes drove ships on our coast and ate away whole stretches of neighboring cliffs. In writing Peter Grimes, I wanted to express my awareness of the perpetual struggle of men and women whose livelihood depends upon the sea — difficult though it is to treat such a universal subject in theatrical form.
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Indeed, while the sea is the basis of Grimes’s livelihood, it ultimately proves to be the instrument of his death.
With the lead role of Peter Grimes, Britten created one of opera’s most haunting and unforgettable characters. The orchestra too plays a crucial dramatic role, perhaps most notably in the Interludes that bridge scenes of various Acts, and vividly depict the mysterious, powerful, and everchanging sea. The Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes have also established a regular presence in the orchestral concert hall.
The Four Sea Interludes are played without pause.
I. Dawn. Lento e tranquillo
II. Sunday Morning. Allegro spiritoso
III. Moonlight. Andante comodo e rubato
IV. Storm. Presto con fuoco
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GRACE WILLIAMS
born: February 19, 1906 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales died: February 10, 1977 in Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
premiere: March 31, 1947 in Cardiff, Wales Sea Sketches, Five Pieces for String Orchestra (1944)
approx. duration: 17 minutes
Welsh composer Grace Williams was born in the seaside town of Barry, Glamorgan. Williams studied music with David Evans at the University College of Cardiff. Williams later attended the Royal College of Music in London, where her teachers included Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob. Williams also studied in Vienna with Egon Wellesz. From 1932-45, she taught and composed in London. But Grace Williams confessed to friends that she longed to return to her home town and the sea the composer so adored. In 1947, Williams moved back to Barry, where she lived the remainder of her life. Williams, regarded as one of Wales’s foremost composers, created music in a wide variety of genres, both instrumental and vocal. Williams was also the first British woman to compose the score for a feature film, the 1949 release Blue Scar Williams acknowledged that the sea exerted a profound influence on her music. But Williams also observed that this influence extended even to works that did not invoke the sea for its subject matter. The Sea Sketches, Five Pieces for String Orchestra, is a tribute to the composer’s beloved Glamorgan coast. The Sea Sketches are in five movements, each with a descriptive title that summarizes Williams’s evocative music.
I. High Wind. Allegro energico
II. Sailing Song. Allegretto
III. Channel Sirens. Lento misterioso
IV. Breakers. Presto
V. Calm Sea in Summer. Andante tranquillo
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
born: October 12, 1872 in Down Ampney, England
died: August 26, 1958 in London, England
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) (1909)
premiere: October 12, 1910 in Leeds, England
approx. duration:
64 minutes
Toward the end of his life, British composer Vaughan Williams said of the great American poet, Walt Whitman: “I’ve never got over him, I’m glad to say.” In R.V.W. A Biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, the composer’s widow, Ursula, described Vaughan Williams’s initial encounters in the early 1900s with Whitman’s poetry: Barnes, Tennyson, both Rossettis, and Stevenson were the poets Ralph had found most apt for tunes…but another, and very different, kind of writer was beginning to fill his mind. Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, in several editions, from a large volume to a selection small enough for a pocket, was his constant companion. It was full of fresh thoughts, and the idea of a big choral work about the sea — the sea itself and the sea of time, infinity, and mankind, was beginning to take shape in many small notebooks. It was an ambitious and terrifying project, for the scope was to be unlike that of any choral work he had yet attempted.
In 1903, Vaughan Williams began a large-scale composition for chorus and orchestra he entitled The Ocean. Over the next seven years, the work developed into a symphony for solo soprano and baritone, chorus, and orchestra, renamed A Sea Symphony. During that period, Vaughan Williams enjoyed considerable success with another work for chorus and orchestra based upon Whitman poetry, Toward the Unknown Region (1906).
Vaughan Williams’s teacher, English composer Charles Villiers Stanford, convinced the Leeds Festival to present the world premiere of A Sea Symphony. Vaughan Williams conducted the October 12, 1910 performance.
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The early success of such works as A Sea Symphony and Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis (1910) quickly established Ralph Vaughan Williams as a new and shining light among British composers. Vaughan Williams was celebrated as someone who brilliantly wed musical tradition with vibrant, contemporary expression.
More than a century after its premiere, A Sea Symphony continues to thrill and move audiences. As Vaughan Williams biographer Michael Kennedy observes: “it passes the test of all great music: one finds more in it, not less, as the years go by.”
The following are from the composer’s program notes for the first London performance of A Sea Symphony, which took place at Queen’s Hall on February 4, 1913.
There are two main musical themes which run through the four movements:
I. The harmonic progression to which the opening words for the chorus are sung.
II. A melodic phrase first heard at the words ‘and on its limitless heaving breast, the ships’.
The plan of the work is symphonic rather than narrative or dramatic, and this may be held to justify the frequent repetition of important words and phrases which occur in the poem. The words as well as the music are thus treated symphonically. It is also noticeable that the orchestra has an equal share with the chorus and soloists in carrying out the musical ideas.
The Symphony is written for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra. The two soloists sing in the first and last movements. The slow movement contains a solo for baritone (and also a long refrain for orchestra alone) while the Scherzo is for chorus and orchestra only. The words are selected from various poems of Walt Whitman to be found in Leaves of Grass, namely ‘Sea Drift’, ‘Song of the Exposition’, and ‘Passage to India.’
Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the visionary American poet whose works profoundly inspired Vaughan Williams, including his Sea Symphony, Dona Nobis Pacem, and many others.
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Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt
Bill & Georgia Belk
Cathy Bessant & John Clay
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal
Amy & Philip Blumenthal
Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm
Mary & Charles Bowman
Jan & Bob Busch
Ann Thomas Colley
Dorothy & Mike Connor
Melissa Cornwell
Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz
Chris & Elizabeth Daly In Memory of Betty Haggerty
Alfred & Amy Dawson
Peter De Arcangelis
Peggy & Charles Dickerson
Timothy & Kara Gallagher
Harvey & Cindy Gantt
Mr. Billy L. Gerhart
In Memory of Judith Gerhart
Andrea & Todd Griffith
Mariam Abdul Hamid
Ivan Hinrichs
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$2,500 – $3,499 (continued)
Christy & Ben Hume
Fran & Greg Hyde
Jim & Peggy Hynes
James & Nina Jackson
Bruce & Martha Karsh
Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam
Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis
Meghan & Luis Lluberas
James Lynch
Dottie & Jim Martin
Rob Roy McGregor
Richard I. McHenry & Cynthia L. Caldwell
Dee Dee McKay
Dick Metzler
Debbie Miller & Tim Black
Eleanor W. Neal
Celene & Marc Oken
Dr. Reta R. Phifer
Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope
Marshelette & Milton Prime
Kathleen D. Prokay
Drew & Beth Quartapella
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr.
Dr. Mahesh Sardesai
Paulette Sherrill
Nancy E. Simpson
Emily & Zach Smith
Elizabeth Connor Stewart
Dr. Mark R. Swanson
Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland
Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora
Mindy & Don Upton
Paul & Susan Vadnais
Steph & Gemo Yesil
For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Director of Individual Giving, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrier@charlottesymphony.org
PATRON CIRCLE
$1,500 – $2,499
Anonymous Marcia Adams
Dan & Barbara Austell
Sharon Baker & Peter Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Batten
Erskine & Crandall Bowles
Mr. Brent Clevenger
Ms. Susan Cybulski
Elizabeth Betty Eaton
William & Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation
Judith Greene
Angela & Michael Helms
Mr. James Howell & Mrs. Deanna Kelly
Martha D. Jones
Gene & Helen Katz
Ginger Kemp
Mr. Alan Kronovet & Ms. Cary J. Bernstein
Staci & Adam Marino
Anna Marriott
Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins
Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey
Caroline Olzinski
Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach
Jeanine & Naeem Qasim
John & Susan Rae
Suzy & Robert Schulman
Jane Perry Shoemaker
Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem
Joseph & Aleca Stamey
Robert & Maxine Stein
Morris & Patricia Spearman
Tillie S. Tice
Jenny & Ken Tolson
Molly & Chris Tull
James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars
Vera Watson
Grant Webb
Linda & Craig Weisbruch
Pam West
Cricket Weston & David Molinaro
Bryan Wilhelm
Deems Wilson
Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst
$1,000 – $1,499
Anonymous (5)
Ross & Michele Annable
Kathleen & Richard Anderson
Mary Lou & Jim Babb
Dianne & Brian Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter
Morgan & Katie Beggs
Shirley W. Benfield
Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein
Family Foundation
Sam & Nancy Bernstein
Andrea & Alexander Bierce
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Cristina & James Bolling
Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky
Kelly & Jackie Brown
Khary Brown
In Memory of Kyden Justice Brown
Herbert Browne
Mr. Charles Budd
Jane & Larry Cain
Sarah & Marco Carbone
Hobart B. Cheyne
David M. Cody
John Colton
Dr. Kilian Cooley
Mr. Mark Copeland & Mrs. Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland
Ann F. Copeland
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture
Sarah & Larry Dagenhart
Gwin Dalton
Sarah & Joshua Daulton
Caroline & Laurent De Mey
Thomas & Kris Duffy
Christine & David Dunn
Virginia Dulaney
Bob & Judy Erb
Dr. Ray Feaster
Melisa & Frank Galasso
Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller
Jenn & Taylor Gherardi
Carol & Joseph Gigler
Kathy Gray
Ms. Cynthia Greenlee
Katherine G. Hall
Joyce & Ed Hamilton
Johanne & Patrick Hawk
Anne J. Henderson
Logan & Jennifer Henderson
Brian & Juliet Hirsch
Charley & Lynn Hodges
Mical Hutson
Paul & Linda Ibsen
Joan Irwin
Lea & Stuart Johnson
Joan Kirschner
Marilyn Kroll
Jonathan Lamb
Christopher James Lees
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Levine
Mr. Michael Lewandowski
Lucinda Nisbet Lucas
Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Mahnesmith
Mrs. Allison Malter
Holly & Christopher Maurer
Ms. Nydia McCrohan
Arrington Mixon
Susan D. Montgomery
Janet Preyer Nelson
Peter & Janet Nixon
Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley
Michael & Debbie O’Hara
Arvind & Helen Patil
Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge
Catherine Philpott
John & Wilma Pinter
Dale & Larry Polsky
Dr. William G. Porter
Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi
Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen
Brendan Reen
Rita & Thomas Robinson
Sally & Russell Robinson
Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. John R. Willis
William R. Rollins
Dr. & Mrs. Paulvalery Roulette
Ruth & Trevor Runberg
Terrence Russell & Marjorie Serralles-Russell
Mrs. Gail Salmon
Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton
Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert
Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker
Molly & Conrad Sloan
Scott Smith
Rebecca & Eric Smith
Murray & Hazel Somerville
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern
Kathryn Stewart
Marsha & Robert L. Stickler
Pamela & Harding Stowe
Al & Alice Sudduth
Ann & Wellford Tabor
Richard R. Taylor
Rosalind & Joe Taylor
Catherine Thompson
Vint & Libby Tilson
Sarah S. Tull
B. Maureen Turner
Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri
Peter White
Noni Williams
John Drew Witherington
Ms. Judith Wood
Eugene Woods
Gracy & Scott Wooster
Ms. Barbara Yarbrough
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$500 – $999
Anonymous (4)
Michael & Lee Abbott
Doug & Linda Abel
Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell
Larry Anderson
JWD Atchison
Bob & Cathy Becker
Emerson Bell
Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson
Ms. Melody Birmingham
Mr. Nicholas Bonevac
James Broadstone
Angie & Howard Bush
Greg & Mary Lou Cagle
Barbara F. Caine
Ms. Lisa Callen
Amanda & Kevin Chheda
Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Gudger
Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr.
Mrs. Jane M. Conlan
Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook
Jack Cook
Martin & Leslie Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane
Ellen M. Crowley
Mr. Todd Croy
Angela & Jesse Cureton
Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko
Doug & Diane Doak
Cheryl Drake-Bowers
Martin Ericson, Jr.
Gloria Evans
Dr. John & Eileen Gardella
Donna Gibson
Sarah Goad
Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq.
Dan & Linda Gordon
Mrs. Gloria Gunst
Tara & Richard Harris
Mr. Charles Haughey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner
Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann
Barbara Holt
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz
Pete & Phyllis Johnson
Vickie & Eugene Johnson
Michael & Priscilla Johnson
Joseph & Patty Kahle
Emily Kalfayan
Steven & Mary Kesselman
James King
Nancy H. Kiser
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer
Theodore & Dorothy Kramer
Harry & Gloria Lerner
Jerome & Barbara Levin
John J. Locke
Mark & Katherine Love
Vi Lyles
Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald
Bruce & Leigh Marsh
Francis & Paula Martin
Ed & Wendy Matthews
Steve & Tammy Matula
Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta
Roy H. Michaux
Eric Miller
Anne & Brad Mitchell
Amanda & Matthew Molbert
Tom & Sally Moore
Gary & Fran Morrison
Robert & Carla Murray
Nancy Olah & Bill Pace
Cookie & Jerry Parnell
Janet & Rick Pfeiffer
Hilda & Victor Pineiro
Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts
Barbara M. Pooley
Haywood & Sabine Rankin
Shaiza Rizavi
Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge
Michael Silverman
Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II
Rebecca & Eric Smith
Julia J. Souther
Bill & Mary Stanton
William & Catherine Stone
Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill
Tim Timson
Sarah & Tim Turner
James & Melanie Twyne
Rebecca Valenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Vallandingham
Emily & Jeff Vaughan
Greg & Sandy Vlahos
Minyan & Guan Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman
Zelda White
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob
For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Director of Individual Giving, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrier@charlottesymphony.org.
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The Encore Society includes individuals who have made provisions for the CSO in their estate plans. We are honored to recognize their support:
Anonymous (3)
Geraldine I. Anderson†
Richard & Ruth Ault
Baldwin Family Trust
Barnhardt Thomas Trust
Lincoln A. Baxter & Helen M. Fowler
Larry & Joyce† Bennett
Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman
Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein
Mark & Louise Bernstein†
Rosemary Blanchard†
Twig & Barbara Branch
Saul Brenner
Mike & Joan Brown†
Mrs. Joan Bruns †
Jan & Bob Busch
Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.†
Jim Cochran†
Robin Cochran
Catherine & Wilton Connor
Tom Covington
Charles & Peggy Dickerson
Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr.
David J.L. Fisk & Anne P. O’Byrne
Peter & Ann† Guild
William G. &
Marguerite K. Huey Fund†
Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr.
† Deceased
Betty & Stanley Livingstone†
Lucille & Edwin Jones
Paula & Paul McIntosh
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
Jenny & Ken Tolson
Ms. Debora Wood & Mr. Russell Propst
Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift.
For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.
Every gift makes a difference. Make your contribution 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.
SUPPORTERS (continued) page 31
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