CSO Beethoven Ninth Symphony - program 05-20-22

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Alicia Russell Tagert, soprano Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano Sean Panikkar, tenor Jordan Bisch, bass Charlotte Master Chorale

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WHAT’S INSIDE A Message from the President & CEO 3 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 Charlotte Master Chorale 9 2021-22 Musician Roster 10 About the CSO 15 Spotlight: Christopher Warren-Green 16 Program Notes 18 Retiring Musicians 22 Annual Fund Donors 24 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 30 Giving Societies 32 Infusion Fund 34 Board of Directors & Trustees 36 Administration 37

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WELCOME

Welcome!

It’s spring in Charlotte! Aside from enduring the pollen with everyone else in the city, here at the CSO we’re focused on cross-pollination — forming connections across neighborhoods and enabling new growth. In our recently announced summer season, we’re celebrating communities around Charlotte and are looking forward to creating new and lasting partnerships along the way.

Summer Pops returns to Symphony Park, including a special collaboration with Opera Carolina. We’ll “Celebrate America” at Truist Field, and present free community concerts in venues around Charlotte, including our inaugural performance at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church. And, of course, we’ll be making the rounds at your local breweries.

But before we head into summer, we round out the 2021–22 Bank of America Classical Series celebrating Christopher Warren-Green in his final concerts as Music Director, as he leads the Charlotte Symphony and Charlotte Master Chorale in one of the greatest works of all time — Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

Please join us in congratulating our Maestro for his extraordinary accomplishments over the past 12 years.

We look forward to welcoming him back for many exciting performances in the years to come as Music Adviser and Conductor Laureate, the latter title bestowed upon those artistic leaders who have made a particularly significant impact on the institution.

As always, thank you for joining us for today’s concert! See you at a performance in your neighborhood this summer!

David Fisk President & CEO

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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.

The CSO is…FOR EVERYONE. To learn more, visit charlottesymphony.org

Friday, May 20, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 3:00 p.m.

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Alicia Russell Tagert, soprano Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano Sean Panikkar, tenor Jordan Bisch, bass Charlotte Master Chorale Kenney Potter, director

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso II. Molto vivace III. Adagio molto e cantabile IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace

Tonight’s concert will last approximately 90 minutes and will be performed without an intermission.

The Kathryn Greenhoot Memorial Concert made possible by

Jerry & Gaile Greenhoot

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CONDUCTOR Christopher Warren-Green music director Now in his 12th season with the CSO, Maestro Warren-Green also serves as Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra.

Over the last 30 years Maestro WarrenGreen has worked with 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.

2021–22 marks the final season of Warren-Green’s tenure as the Music Director of Charlotte Symphony, after which he will take on the titles of Conductor Laureate and Artistic Adviser.

This season he will lead an all-English program to celebrate the orchestra’s 90th birthday, and conduct performances of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with soloist Paul Huang, concluding with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as an appropriately spectacular finale.

A product of community music education, Warren-Green plays a key role in the CSO’s educational efforts, including two youth orchestras and Project Harmony, an El Sistema-based program providing afterschool music ensemble training in high-need areas.

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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 HM The Queen’s 80th birthday and the Philharmonia Orchestra for Her Majesty’s 90th birthday concert at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as well as HRH The Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday concert in Buckingham Palace.

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 numerous times on television and radio. He has recorded extensively for Sony, Philips, Virgin EMI, Chandos, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, and records with the London Chamber Orchestra for Signum Classics.

GUEST ARTISTS Alicia Russell Tagert soprano This concert marks Ms. Tagert’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony.

Soprano Alicia Russell Tagert has been singing throughout the United States since 2013 and is currently based in the Southeastern USA. This summer, Ms. Tagert creates the role of Morgan in Fierce as part of the anticipated world premiere with Cincinnati Opera. Her recent operatic credits include Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Musetta in La bohème, Frasquita in Carmen, Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, the title role in Savitri, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Equally

recognized for her concert performances, Ms. Tagert’s orchestral credits include Honneger’s King David, Handel’s Messiah, Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C Minor, and Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus. A competitive force, Ms. Tagert is a is a four-time award winner in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. She holds a Master of Music from Northwestern University and Bachelor of Music from Furman University.

Sarah Larsen mezzo-soprano This concert marks Ms. Larsen’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony. v

Sarah Larsen replaces the originally announced Briana Hunter as mezzo-soprano for these performances.

Praised as “sizzling,” “riveting” and possessing a “plummy, ripe mezzo,” Sarah Larsen made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the 2016–17 season as Käthchen in Sir Richard Eyre’s production of Werther. A regular at The Met, this season she will be heard as The Second Lady in The Magic Flute. Other appearances include Flora in La traviata and productions of Le nozze di Figaro, Parsifal, The Merry Widow, and Cendrillon.

Further performances this season include performances as Laurene Powell in a new

production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs with Austin Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Atlanta Opera. Larsen performs regularly around the USA with companies including Arizona Opera, Virginia Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and The Glimmerglass Festival. An alumna of the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, Ms. Larsen enjoys a long relationship with the company including performances as Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, and Maddalena in Rigoletto. guest artists

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GUEST ARTISTS Sean Panikkar tenor This concert marks Mr. Panikkar’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony.

An American tenor of Sri Lankan heritage, Sean Panikkar achieved a break-out success in his 2018 Salzburger Festspiele debut in Henze’s The Bassarids as well as a Los Angeles Opera debut in Glass’ Satyagraha. Highlights this season include Nono’s Intolleranza 1960 at the Salzburger Festspiele, a Wiener Staatsoper debut in Wozzeck, the title role of Œdipus Rex at the San Francisco Symphony, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Minnesota Orchestra. Sean has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala,

Komische Oper Berlin, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Pittsburgh Opera, and Michigan Opera among others.

Next season he bows at the Metropolitan Opera in the creation of The Hours by Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce. Past symphonic performances include appearances with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony, with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Michael Christie and the Phoenix Symphony, and Ragnar Bohlin and the San Francisco Symphony.

Jordan Bisch bass Mr. Bisch last appeared with the Charlotte Symphony in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis in March 2020.

A graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program, Mr. Bisch made his debut there as the Second Knight in Parsifal, also appearing in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Sonnambula, Aïda, Idomeneo, and Roméo et Juliette, and on tour in Japan in Don Carlos. US opera appearances include San Francisco Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and Florida Grand Opera. In Europe he has appeared at the Théâtre du Capitol in Toulouse and at the Verbier Festival under the baton 8 guest artists

of James Levine. He also appeared in the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Amelia at the Seattle Opera. In concert Mr. Bisch has appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in a performance of Aïda with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Tanglewood Festival in a performance of the Mozart Requiem with Michael Tilson Thomas, and the Tucson Desert Song Festival as Méphistophélès in Le Damnation de Faust. He also appears on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s recording of Shostakovich’s Orango (DG) conducted

by Esa-Pekka Salonnen.

CHORUS

SOPRANO Samantha Balsam Keegan Brittain Nikki Burton Caroline Castle Hicks Romy Cawood Nina Chen Katie Colgate Claire Crabtree Megan Crosson Sarah L. Fink Sarah Gould Angela Gwinn Jessy Hedrick Christy Hinkelman Darlene Ifill-Taylor Caroline Méndez Fran Morrison Emily Roskam Tracy Schwartz Rebecca H. Smith Angela Stefanini Melissa Theiss Meredith Waller Amaranth Weiss Victoria Wojciechowski

ALTO Judy Andersen Carin Bissiere-Grote Brett Blumenthal Nancy Brown Melissa Consalvo Angelica Cromwell Lori Garber Kimberly Gilbert Kristen Grzeca Brooke Haney Claire Incorvati Laurel Johnson Caitlin Whalan Jones Sydney Kopera Karen Kummer Victoria Lloret Emily Lupsor Susan McConnell Katie Porier Audrey Lynn Robinette Taylor Rogers Dawn Roof Shiloh Rose Lauren Russell Erin Schwarz Jennifer Shea Lucy Singletary Paige Sisk Taylor Spakes Angelica Stanley Christine Starnes Morgan Stoeling Rachel Sykes Cricket Weston

Kenney Potter, Artistic Director Phil Biedenbender, Accompanist

TENOR Rajah Chacko Lamar Davis Joseph Few Ned Harris David Herring Seth Hickel David Jacobs Adam Krahn Kevin Logan William Massey Thomas Moncrief Jonathan Rollin Garrett Roskam Andreas Schuhmacher Jordan Taylor Jay Tillman Dan Wynkoop BASS AJ Calpo Parkes Dibble Jacob Dyksterhouse Ra’Saun Elliott Stephen Field Richard Greene Thomas Griffin Johnathan Harding Jeffrey Hollowell Daniel Lowman Dareion Malone Charlie Moore Caleb Newman John Pinter Ethan Price Manley Roberts Robert Summerell Ray Trogdon Jack Wilhelm chorus 9

MUSICIANS

YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director 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°° Lenora Leggatt† Ellyn Stuart Jenny Topilow°° Angela Watson† Dustin Wilkes-Kim SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Kathleen Jarrell

Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Carlos Tarazona° Sakira Harley° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Martha Geissler Alice Silva†

VIOLAS Benjamin Geller

FLUTES Victor Wang

Alaina Rea

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette

Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair Assistant Principal

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao CELLOS Alan Black

Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair

Jonathan Lewis

Assistant Principal

Marlene Ballena Drew Dansby† Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle Denielle Wilson† DOUBLE BASSES Kurt Riecken

Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

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

Judson Baines

E♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow

Jeffrey Ferdon Jason McNeel

BASS CLARINET Allan Rosenfeld

Principal

Assistant Principal

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.

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MUSICIANS BASSOONS Olivia Oh* Principal

Joshua Hood

Acting Principal

Margaret O'Leary† Naho Zhu† CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu† 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 Derek Fenstermacher†

Acting Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

TIMPANI Jacob Lipham

Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

PERCUSSION Brice Burton Principal

HARP Andrea Mumm Trammell Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Flute For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit

charlottesymphony.org

Pennsylvania native Amy Orsinger Whitehead has played flute in the Charlotte Symphony since 1997.

An avid chamber musician, she also performs in the Rhodora Winds, the Laurel Trio, and Flute4. Amy holds a flute performance degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and a chamber music performance degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Institute of Chamber Music.

Amy’s passion for music education and community engagement has led her to perform in schools, senior care centers, libraries, hospitals, and shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Among the most meaningful projects for Amy is the CSO’s Healing Hands program, which takes Symphony musicians out into the community to perform for patients, residents, and community members at a variety of locations.

Read more about how Amy is lending a Healing Hand on our blog. musicians 11

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ABOUT US

Celebrating its 90th anniversary in the 2021-22 season, the Charlotte Symphony (CSO) is committed to uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. A cornerstone of Charlotte’s arts and cultural landscape, the CSO is the oldest continually operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas and performs around 150 concerts annually in addition to robust community engagement and education efforts.

Founded in 1932 and led by internationally renowned Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, the Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage the community through music.

The CSO employs 62 professional full time musicians, performs throughout the community, and offers significant educational programming aimed at improving areas of our community with the greatest need.

Core programming runs September to May and includes Classical, Pops, Movie, and Family series, plus other special performances with notable soloists.

Annual favorite, Magic of Christmas, delights during the holidays each season.

We also serve as the soundtrack to our community’s ballet and opera productions.

We perform everywhere from community parks and schools to breweries, places of worship, and senior care centers. We are deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in many forms, enriches and unifies our community.

We actively nurture the next generation of musicians and music lovers by supporting three diverse youth orchestras, led by Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees. Project Harmony serves more than 200 students in criticalneed areas with free after-school lessons in music and life skills. We employ music as a tool for building community and even as an agent of change.

We believe in equity and inclusion, and aim to reflect diversity on stage. Our Music For All program welcomes our community members on public assistance to attend select performances for $1 per ticket, and we strive 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.

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. about us 15

SPOTLIGHT

Celebrating Twelve Years of Musical Excellence in Charlotte This month marks Christopher Warren-Green’s final concerts as Music Director after twelve seasons at the helm of the Charlotte Symphony — a tenure that has been marked by a broadening of repertoire and innovative programming. As we celebrate his legacy in Charlotte, we look back on a few of his many achievements.

May 2009 The Charlotte Symphony announces that Christopher Warren-Green will become its eleventh Music Director.

November 2011 Warren-Green works with students at Winterfield Elementary — a program that would eventually grow into Project Harmony, which now serves more than 200 students.

March 2014 Warren-Green leads a performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor featuring his good friend and polymath, Stephen Hough, as soloist.

September 2016 In the wake of the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Warren-Green and the CSO welcomes the community to “One Charlotte: A Performance for Peace,” a free concert featuring Copland’s Lincoln Portrait and Johnson’s Lift Every Voice.

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SPOTLIGHT

May 2017 An avid proponent of Mahler’s works, WarrenGreen concludes the 2016–17 season with the massive Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” part of The Mahler Journey — an exploration of the composer’s most epic Symphonies.

April 2018 A collaboration between Warren-Green and Charlotte Ballet Artistic Director Hope Muir, The Rite of Spring: Reinvented Project brings together the CSO, the Ballet, and students from the Ballet’s Reach program.

October 2019 Itzhak Perlman joins Warren-Green and the CSO for the Opening Gala of the 2019–20 season.

October 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSO and Warren-Green release their first streamed concert, featuring Grieg’s Holberg Suite for Strings and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.

March 2022 In honor of the CSO’s 90th birthday, WarrenGreen leads a program of English works, including Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem, which was dedicated to the courage strength, and resilience of the Ukrainian people.

Visit charlottesymphony.org/celebrating-christopher-warren-green to explore our full celebration of Christopher Warren-Green. spotlight: Christopher Warren-Green 17

PROGRAM NOTES LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN born: December 1770 in Bonn, Germany died: March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor “Choral,” Opus 125 composed: 1822-4 premiere: May 7, 1824 in Vienna

The Journey to the Ninth Symphony Beethoven’s Ninth and final Symphony (“Choral”) represents, on a number of levels, a summit of the immortal composer’s artistic life. The Ninth is by far the most epic of Beethoven’s symphonies, both in terms of length and performing forces.

The revolutionary introduction of vocal soloists and chorus in the finale was a bold masterstroke that forever expanded the potential of symphonic expression. Richard Wagner hailed the Beethoven Ninth as: the redemption of Music from out her own peculiar element into the realm of universal art. It is the human evangel of the art of the future. Beyond it no forward step is possible; for upon it the perfect artwork of the future alone can follow, the universal drama to which Beethoven has forged for us the key.

The text of the Symphony’s finale, based upon the 1785 “Ode to Joy” (“An die Freude”) by the great German poet Friedrich Schiller, held a lifelong attraction for the composer. Beethoven first became acquainted with Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” when the composer was a student in his native Bonn. In his 1790 Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II, Beethoven briefly quotes Schiller’s Ode. Evidence suggests that a young Beethoven may have even set the text of Schiller’s 18 program notes

poem to music in the 1790s — but if the song did exist, it has been forever lost.

The beloved melodic setting of the “Ode to Joy” itself was also the product of an extended genesis. A version of the melody first appears in a song Beethoven composed in the mid-1790s, entitled “Gegenliebe” (“Mutual Love”), based on a poem by Gottfried August Bürger. An even more startling premonition of the Ninth Symphony may be found in Beethoven’s 1808 Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80. In that work, the melody — in this case, a setting of words by Christoph Kuffner — receives a treatment quite similar in many ways to that found in the “Choral” Symphony. And the sublime writing for the vocal soloists and chorus in the final scene of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, looks forward to the last movement of the Ninth.

Although the notion of presenting Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” in a symphonic context seems to have been on the composer’s mind for several years, it was not until the spring of 1823 that Beethoven was finally able to focus his attention upon this landmark work.

Beethoven completed his Ninth Symphony the following January.

It is not surprising that Beethoven struggled with the revolutionary finale of his Ninth Symphony. Indeed, as late as the Notes on the Program by Ken Meltzer

PROGRAM NOTES summer of 1823, he considered ending his Symphony in traditional fashion with a purely instrumental fourth movement. Even after Beethoven made the final decision to employ Schiller’s text, the question remained of how to effect the appropriate transition to this new and daring path.

“I’ve got it!”

And then one day (according to the composer’s friend and biographer, Anton Schindler), Beethoven exclaimed: “I’ve got it, I’ve got it!” He had sketched the following words: “Let us sing the song of the immortal Schiller,” to be sung by the basses of the chorus, with the soprano then presenting Schiller’s Ode. Beethoven ultimately modified the opening text to read: “O friends, not these sounds! Let us sing songs that are more cheerful and full of joy!” Both these lines, and the beginning of Schiller’s Ode, are given to the solo bass.

The premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony took place at the Vienna Kärnthnerthor Theater on May 7, 1824. By this stage of his life, the composer’s hearing had deteriorated to such an extent that conducting the performance was out of the question. Instead, Michael Umlauf led the premiere. But all the while, Beethoven was at Umlauf’s side, attempting to direct the tempos for the various movements.

At the conclusion of the performance, the audience erupted with a spirited ovation.

Caroline Unger was the contralto soloist at the premiere. More than four decades later, Unger met with the British music writer, Sir George Grove, who recounted her description of the events at the concert: The master, though placed in the midst of this confluence of music, heard nothing of it at all and was not even sensible of the applause of the audience at the end of his

great work, but continued standing with his back to the audience, and beating the time, till Fräulein Unger, who had sung the contralto part, turned him, or induced him to turn round and face the people, who were still clapping their hands, and giving way to the greatest demonstrations of pleasure. His turning round, and the sudden conviction thereby forced upon everybody that he had not done so before, because he could not hear what was going on, acted like an electric shock on all present, and a volcanic explosion of sympathy and admiration followed, which was repeated again and again, and seemed as if it would never end.

The Ninth Symphony is in four movements.

The first (Allegro ma non troppo) opens with the furtive introduction of a twonote descending motif, soon thundered fortissimo by the orchestra. The winds also hint at the immortal “Ode to Joy” theme with a sweet ascending and descending theme. The movement proceeds to a fierce resolution. The scherzo (Molto vivace) appears as the Symphony’s second (rather than the traditional third) movement.

Once again, a descending two-note motif provides the thematic nucleus. In the central trio, the winds introduce a flowing theme that is another precursor to the “Ode to Joy” melody. The beautiful slow-tempo movement (Adagio molto e cantabile) is based upon two themes, both derived from a descending two-note motif. In the finale (Presto) the principal themes from the first three movements return, only to be rejected in turn by the orchestra. Finally, the orchestra sings the immortal “Ode to Joy” melody. The bass heralds the entrance of the vocal soloists and chorus. A series of variations on the melody culminates in the orchestra’s Prestissimo race to the finish. program notes 19

PROGRAM NOTES

TEXT & TRANSLATIONS based on the poem “An die Freude” (Ode to Joy)

by Friedrich Schiller (1758-1845) with additions by the composer Bass Solo, Soloists and Chorus

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!

Sondern lasst uns angenehmere anstimmen und freudenvollere!

Freude!

Oh friends, not these sounds!

Let us instead strike up more pleasing and more joyful ones!

Joy!

Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!

Deine Zauber binden wieder, Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Brüder, Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.

Joy, beautiful divine spark, Daughter of Elysium, We enter, burning with fervor, heavenly being, your sanctuary!

Your magic brings together what custom has sternly divided.

All men shall become brothers, wherever your gentle wings hover.

Wem der grosse Wurf gelungen, Eines Freundes Freund zu sein, Wer ein holdes Weib errungen, Mische seinen Jubel ein!

Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!

Und wer’s nie gekonnt, der stehle Weinend sich aus diesem Bund.

Whoever has enjoyed the great fortune to become a friend to a friend, Whoever has found a beloved wife, let him join our songs of praise!

Yes, and anyone who can call one soul his own on this earth!

Any who cannot, let them slink away from this gathering in tears!

Freude trinken alle Wesen An den Brüsten der Natur; Alle Guten, alle Bösen Folgen ihrer Rosenspur.

Küsse gab sie uns und Reben, Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod; Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben, Und der Cherub steht vor Gott!

Every creature drinks in joy at nature’s breast.

Everyone, good and bad follows in her rosy path.

She gives us kisses and wine, a true friend, even in death; Even the worm can feel contentment, and the cherub stands before God!

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PROGRAM NOTES

Tenor Solo and Chorus

Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen Durch des Himmels prächt’gen Plan, Laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn, Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen.

Gladly, just as His suns hurtle through the glorious universe, So you, brothers, should run your course, joyfully, like a hero on his conquest.

Chorus and Soloists

Seid umschlungen, Millionen!

Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt!

Brüder! Über’m Sternenzelt Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.

Be embraced, you millions!

This kiss is for all the world!

Brother! Above the canopy of stars there must dwell a loving Father.

Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?

Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?

Such’ ihn überm Sternenzelt! Über Sternen muss er wohnen.

Do you kneel, you millions?

Do you sense your Creator, O world?

Seek Him above the canopy of stars!

He must dwell beyond the stars.

Portrait of Friedrich Schiller by Ludovike Simanowiz (1794) program notes 21

RETIRING MUSICIANS

A Fond Farewell to Four Marvelous Musicians This weekend the Charlotte Symphony will honor four talented and dedicated musicians who are retiring after a combined 175 years of service.

Janis Nilsen, cello Joined the CSO: 1980 Favorite Memory: The CSO’s European Tour in 1986. Our final concert took place outdoors in the Market Square in the Old City. We were joined on stage by members of the Warsaw Opera Orchestra.

What a sound! People crowded into every inch of the Square while others leaned out the windows of the apartment buildings that surrounded us to hear Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

In her own words: “Art is not a commodity. It is a fragile gift. Steep your children in it and revel in it yourself.”

Elizabeth Pistolesi, violin Joined the CSO: 1975 Favorite Memory: One of the most enjoyable experiences is to have had such a great vantage point from which to see and hear the soloists play their encores, which are often a highlight of the concert. In particular, I will never forget Angela Hewitt playing Bach and Leon Fleischer playing Debussy. I've been very fortunate to perform through the CSO's Healing Hands program throughout the community with my fellow Laurel Trio members (Amy Whitehead, flute and Deborah Mishoe, cello). It's been most gratifying to experience the effect of the music on the audience in such an intimate setting.

In her own words: “We can’t survive without our audience. Keep on coming, and be willing to listen to unfamiliar music.”

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RETIRING MUSICIANS Judith Ledbetter, violin Joined the CSO: 1979 Favorite Memory: Our European Tour performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the Old Town Square in Warsaw was an experience I will never forget. Also, I especially enjoyed performing Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, and Puccini operas with Opera Carolina.

In her own words: “I would like to thank my talented, experienced, highly trained, and amazing colleagues for so many years of musical memories.

In addition, I would like to express appreciation to the audience for your past and continued support of the CSO and for inspiring me to always try to play my best.”

Lori Tiberio, bassoon Joined the CSO: 1977 Favorite Memory: The Music Director when I was hired, Leo Driehuys, took all of the musicians out to a restaurant in Dilworth called The Lamp Lighter in honor of his 50th birthday — we all ate and drank and had a fabulous time celebrating. I’m also grateful to Driehuys and his wife, Henny, who made it possible for me to purchase “Helga,” the bassoon I’ve performed on throughout my entire career.

In her own words: “I want to thank the audience for their continued support of live music in Charlotte and for making my job so enjoyable.”

Learn more about the Charlotte Symphony’s incredible musicians by visiting

charlottesymphony.org/about/musicians

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SUPPORTERS

We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund.

This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2020 through May 1, 2022.

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $100,000+ Catherine & Wilton Connor

Anonymous Jerry & Gaile Greenhoot

Jerry & Rosalind Richardson

$50,000 – $99,999 Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski

Patrick J. O’Leary Paul & Kathy Reichs

Douglas Young

$25,000 – $49,999 Joan & Mick Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault John Barquin & Melissa Elaine Loyd Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Mark & Judith Brodsky

DG Brungard Foundation Roberta H. Cochran Jean & Dick Cornwell Linda & Bill Farthing John & Maria Huson Jane & Hugh McColl Mary Marie Mitchell

Richard J. Osborne Kimberly & Brian Parker Torsten & Kim Pilz Judy & Derek Raghavan Carolyn Shaw In Memory of Dr. Chandler Thompson

$15,000 – $24,999 Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Ralph S. Grier Reginald B. Henderson, Esq.

Richard Krumdieck Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee Debbie & Pat Phillips

Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Connor Stewart John & Andromeda Williams

$10,000 – $14,999 Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Bissell Katharine & Frank Bragg Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Jeannie & Tom Cottingham Janet M. Haack Ginger Kelly Page & Ed Kizer

Hartmut & Irene Kossack David & Ellen Leitch Laszlo & Anna Littmann DeDe & Alex McKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Casey Mermans Alex & Ulrike Miles Jay & Elizabeth Monge Joan & Richard Morgan

Eleanor W. Neal Robert Norville Mica & Keith Oberkfell Nancy & Charlie Robson Pat Rodgers M.A. Rogers Marc Abraham & Mike Rutledge

For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement, at 704.714.5139 or lantoniel@charlottesymphony.org.

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SUPPORTERS VIRTUOSO CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999 Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Tiffany & Jason Bernd Gay F. Boswell Bill & Robin Branstrom Jan & Ed Brown Shirley & Michael Butterworth Margarita & Nick Clements Brian & Morgan Cromwell Mary Anne Dickson Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa & Carlos Evans Christoph & Robin Feddersen Carol & Ron Follmer Karen Fox H. Clay Furches Dr. & Mrs. Bob Gaines

Sarah & Frank Gentry Berkley & Audean Godehn Stacy & Todd Gorelick William & Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation Peter & Ann Guild Mr. Joseph K. Hall III Chris Jensen Robert & Vivian Lamb Taylor Marino Susanne & Bill McGuire Susan & Loy McKeithen George McLendon & Carol Quillen Brent & Ann Milgrom Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey M. Marie Mitchell

Emily & Nima Pirzadeh Sally & Russell Robinson Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli JD & Katrina Schurter Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Melinda & David Snyder Ms. Jennifer Sullivan Gail & Scott Syfert Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Judith & Gary Toman In Memory of Tess Verbesey Sophie & Fran Wachter Kevin & Jill Walker Rayner & Adele Weir Richard & Lisa Worf Barbara & Richard Yoder

$3,500 – $4,999 Dr. & Mrs. Richard Bridgette Lynne & Colby Cathey Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture David J.L. Fisk & Anne O’Byrne Joan & Parker Foley Charles & Caren Gale

Joy S. Greene Angela & Michael Helms Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis Jim & Dottie Martin Richard I. McHenry & Cynthia L. Caldwell

Mr. & Mrs. Paul McIntosh Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Peter & Janet Nixon Tony & Lynn Pace Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

$2,500 – $3,499 Anonymous (3) Wedge & Debbie Abels Harriet & Bill Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Philipp J. Bischoff Si & Michael Blake Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Jan & Bob Busch Linda Jo & Josh Carron Dorothy & Mike Connor Brian & Morgan Cromwell Alfred & Amy Dawson Mary & Philip Delk Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Mrs. Carolyn Faison Alex & Patty Funderburg Mr. Billy L. Gerhart, in memory of Judith Gerhart Todd & Andrea Griffith

Barry & Laurie Guy Ivan Hinrichs Brian & Juliet Hirsch Carol A. Hitselberger & Robert Petty Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Ginger Kemp Meghan & Luis Lluberas Leslie & Michael Marsicano Rob Roy McGregor Dee Dee McKay Dick Metzler Tim Black & Debbie Miller Courtney Reichs Mixon Celene & Marc Oken Dr. Reta R. Phifer Larry & Dale Polsky Kathleen D. Prokay Amanda & Cory Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr.

Bette Roth Glenn Sherrill, Jr. in memory of Ron Sherrill Nancy E. Simpson Emily & Zach Smith Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Chris & Jim Teat 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 Edgar & Karen Whitener Dr. Shanté Williams supporters 25

SUPPORTERS PATRON CIRCLE $1,500 – $2,499 Anonymous Marcia Adams Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Katherine M. Belk Erskine & Crandall Bowles Mary & Charles Bowman Mr. Donald Butler Jane & Larry Cain Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Grudger James Crosthwaite Gwin Dalton Mr. R. Stuart Dickson Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Ms. Anne Marie Forbes Timothy & Kara Gallagher Katherine G. Hall Anne J. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Gene & Helen Katz Richard & Anna Marriott Staci & Matthew Marino George McLendon & Carol Quillen Ms. Nadine Melka Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Michael & Debbie O’Hara Caroline Olzinski Arvind & Helen Patil Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter John & Susan Rae Jane Perry Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Morris & Patricia Spearman Dr. Bernard Reen III & Ms. Teresa Starr Richard R. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Tillie S. Tice Daniel & Kathleen Troy Vera Watson Grant Webb

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Mrs. Eugenia N. White Michael & Kathy White Deems Wilson Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman

$1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous Michael & Lee Abbott Mrs. Kathleen Allison Larry Anderson Ann L. Armstrong JWD Atchison Carol B. Barber Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan Beggs Shirley W. Benfield Richard & Christie Benoit Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Ms. Melody Birmingham Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr. Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky Twig & Barbara Branch Frannie & Herb Browne Ralph Canfield Ms. Elizabeth Carr David M. Cody Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Ann F. Copeland Mr. Mark Copeland Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Chery Drake-Bowers Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert Bob & Judy Erb Trae & Kate Fletcher James C. Fort Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Mr. Mark Gibbs Sara E. Gibson Carol & Joseph Gigler Dan & Linda Gordon Carleen & Jim Grossman Joyce & Ed Hamilton Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hunt Paul & Linda Ibsen Lea & Stuart Johnson Rebecca & Lex Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kaufman Joan Kirschner Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Jennie Buckner & Steve Landers Ms. LaTanya Lofton Hogue James Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Yih-Han Ma Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Mahnesmith Staci & Matthew Marino Holly & Christopher Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McCracken Nydia McCrohan Eric Miller Thomas & Susan Mitchell Susan D. Montgomery Tom & Sally Moore Kirsten Morris Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Karen L. Oldham Anita & Gale Pendergraph Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Barbara M. Pooley Dr. William Porter & Peggy Davis Haywood & Sabine Rankin Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Mrs. Gail C. Salmon Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Michael Silverman Molly & Conrad Sloan Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Scott Smith Murray & Hazel Somerville Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Mr. Clark Starnes Robert & Maxine Stein Kathryn Stewart

SUPPORTERS Mrs. Phyllis Stokes Al & Alice Sudduth Ann & Wellford Tabor Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Trenkelbach Sarah S. Tull Mrs. William K. Van Allen Craig & Gail Van Der Veer Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Linda & Craig Weisbruch Pam & Steve West Peter White Jenny Widmer Bryan Wilhelm John Drew Witherington Ms. Judith Wood Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Mrs. Anne Yudell

$500 – $999 Doug & Lynda Abel Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Leigh & Rhonda Armistead Mr. Manuel Arrese JWD Atchison Charles G. Farrar & Marcia Avedon Mr. Jeff Ballast William & Linda Bantz Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker Mr. & Mrs. Carl Belk John & Katherine Beltz Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson James Biddlecome Stuart Blackmon Lawton & Janette Blandford Betsy & Scott Bodien Mr. Nicholas Bonevac David Bower & Ann Richardson Tara Box Mr. & Mrs. John Bradley Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Ronald Bryson Mr. Charles Budd

Ms. Nancy Butzek Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Maggie Callen Ms. Lisa Callen Susan C. Carr Dianne & Jan Cates Mr. Brent Clevenger Paul & Anne Colavita Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Mr. Kilian Cooley Martin & Leslie Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Marylin Culp & Gene Le Beau Rufus Dalton Peter De Arcangelis Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Doug & Diane Doak Thomas & Kris Duffy Rebecca Elliott Martin Ericson Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Dr. Rezvan Rafi & Dr. Saeed Fatenejad Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Christopher Friesen Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Donna Gibson Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Groth Ms. Tara Harris Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Patrick & Johanne Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Logan & Jennifer Henderson Roger K. Hill Ben & Christy Hume Dr. Susan Hungness Joan Irwin Pete & Phyllis Johnson Tim & Kathryn Johnson

E. Joann Jones Eugene & Alice Merrill Kavadlo Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Jonathan Lamb Tom & Mary Last Christopher James Lees Jerome & Barbara Levin Mr. Michael Lewandowski Mr. George Linfors Donald Liotta Mr. Agus Loekman Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Mr. Calin Lupanu Francis & Paula Martin Kim & Alan Maxwell Jeanne McCarthy Veronica McComb Juliette & Joseph McLelland Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Anne & Brad Mitchell Gary & Fran Morrison In Memory of Patricia Nims Sara & Tom Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Christopher Parides Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott Mr. John H. Pickett Dr. & Mrs. James E. Pugh Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Jane Ratteree Casey Rentch Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. John R. Willis Robert & Christine Rydel John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Harriet Seabrook Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Mr. Andrew Silliker Julia J. Souther Bill & Mary Staton Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern William & Catherine Stone supporters 27

SUPPORTERS Sam & Martha Stowe Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Stubbs Wesley & Claudia Sturges Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Sturm Faye F. Sultan & Kenneth Essex George & Brenda Sweet Martha Swetka John & Margaret Switzer Adam & Sienne Taylor Ms. Sarah Teague Nancy & Dick Thigpen Ms. Kelly Thomas Frances & Bill Thompson Ms. Catherine E. Thompson & Mr. Martin Hunter Tim Timson James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos David Walters Qiuming Wei Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Zelda White Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams Ms. Barbara Yarbrough Dan & Susan Yardley

$250 – $499 Anonymous Tony & Susan Abbott Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Adair, Esq. Anna Akins Leslie Antoniel Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Ms. Barbara J. Avard Mary Lou & Jim Babb Judi Bainbridge Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Ms. Linda Bentley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Megan Blankemeyer List Jeffrey Boghosian Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Terry Broderick Mary E. Bruno David H. & Barbara J. Burns Mrs. Christina Cantrell

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Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Amy Cathey Rev. Janice Chalaron Amanda & Kevin Chheda Ms. Catherine Choudary John Clapp John H. Clark Ms. Michele T. Classe Ms. Dorothy Cole Dr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coonen Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Mr. Michael Curtis Rennie Cuthbertson Virginia A. Davis Mike Dyer John Alday & Rebecca Fant The Federico Family Robert & Catherine Flynn James C. Fort Chakana Fowler Jerry Fox Richard & Karen Fuentes Mary & John Gaertner Harvey & Cindy Gantt Ms. Donna Glenn Alan & Ruth Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Larry Goodgame Mr. & Mrs. Craig Green Michael & Jordan Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John Habit Elizabeth Hage Rob Hammock & Caroline Chambre Hammock Mr. Rick Hargis Mr. Christopher Harris Mr. Charles Haughey Ms. Phyllis Herschenfeld Barbara Holt Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz Barbara Horstmann James Horton & Kathy Reardon Lis & James Hoveland Betty Hunter Cynthia B. Irby

Martha D. Jones Joseph & Patty Kahle Margot Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Karn Madhu Katta John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Ms. Wendy Laxton Steven Light John J. Locke Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Skip & Ginny Long Ms. Suzanne Lowry Bob & Mary Anne MacCaughelty Stuart & Allison Malter Bruce & Leigh Marsh Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Theodore & Katherine Martinez Ed & Wendy Matthews Jill Maxwell Ms. Judy Mayo Guy T. & Meredith Hance McBride James & Stephanie McGarvey Mr. Manuel V. Medeiros Ms. Katharina Miles Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Moline Sallie & Joe Moody Ms. Karen Murdock Jim & Linda Nash Dimitris & Jennifer Papageorgiou Cookie & Jerry Parnell Ms. Carolyn Parrington Rose & Bailey Patrick Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Patterson Paula & Robert Paul Mr. Conrad Puckett Joann Rautenberg Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Stanley & Louise Rose Julie Ruterbories Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Sarah E. Schoedinger Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Mr. & Mrs. William S. Schwartz

SUPPORTERS Sarah E. Schoedinger Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro David Small Fred H. Smith Carol Smith Nancy & Richard Stark James & Ellie Stephens Tim & Mary Stokes Larry Stratemeyer Cornelius Tate Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Mr. Razvan Theodoru & Mrs. Isabelle Cantin

Dr. & Mrs. Thiedeman Ms. Cynthia Thomson Robert & Mary Thornberry Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Ms. Nancy Tretsch Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Ms. Leslie Webster Mr. Erik Weghorst Lyman Welton Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wertheimer Ms. Mary Lindeman Wilson

Ms. Carol Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Winston Allen & Clara Wolfe Karen & Charles Wolff Ms. Haojin Wu

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.

Make your contribution today:

charlottesymphony.org/give-today

SPONSORS CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders: $250,000 +

$100,000 - $249,999

$20,000 - $49,999

$10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999 Atrium Health Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas

Kingfisher Capital The Dunhill Hotel

For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org

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SPONSORS GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders: $100,000 +

$50,000 - $99,999

Dickson Foundation

The Truist Charitable Fund is a donor-advised fund created by Truist and administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999

DG Brungard Foundation

Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust

The Trexler Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999

Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation

Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Maurer Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 AT&T Foundation The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation

The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation The Charlotte Assembly

$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust

Stanly County Community Foundation

Winer Family Foundation

For more information, please contact Toni Freeman, Grant Writer at development@charlottesymphony.org

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SPONSORS

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.

$5,000 +

$2,500 - $4,999 GreerWalker

Moore & VanAllen

$500 - $2,499 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

Enjoy a craft beer or seltzer while CSO musicians perform classical and contemporary tunes from a diverse range of composers.

June 14 June 28 For tickets & more info, visit

charlottesymphony.org/ontap

SUPPORTERS

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.

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 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 Dr. & Mrs.† Jerry H. Greenhoot Peter & Ann Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. 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 Albert Rogat Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Bob & Maxine Stein Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. Thompson Tim Timson J. Mason Wallace† † Deceased

Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift.

For more information, contact Leslie Antoniel at 704.714.5139.

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The Charlotte Symphony is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

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

Founded in 1950, The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. supports the Charlotte Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras. Our goal is to create, develop, and promote an interest in symphonic music in Charlotte and the surrounding region.

Successful fundraising is one of The Guild’s hallmarks with events like Heart of The Home Tour. Youth music education programs include Young Artists Competition and Musical Petting Zoo. We also support the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras with auditions, rehearsals and concerts.

The Guild has received many awards over the years from the League of American Orchestras and won Gold Award of Excellence in 2021 for Beat Beethoven 5K Virtual Race.

Join The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. We Are Volunteers Supporting Today’s Symphony and Tomorrow’s Musicians

Learn more about The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc.

symphonyguildcharlotte.org I 704.380.0215

LEADERSHIP OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kimberly Q. Parker, Chairperson

Melissa Anderson Mick Ankrom Melody Birmingham Brian Bridgford Thomas Burge* Wilton Connor Mary Delk* Linda McFarland Farthing Ellen Fitzsimmons Richard Krumdieck, md David Leitch Yih-Han Ma

Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. Miles Glenn Mincey Torsten Pilz Mike Rutledge Robert Rydel* Melinda Snyder Elizabeth Connor Stewart* Jennifer Sullivan John D. Williams Shanté Williams, PhD

Alvaro & Donna de Molina Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa Hudson Evans David Furr Todd Gorelick Janet Haack Mark & Whitney Jerrell Jeff Lee Laszlo & Anna Littmann Gov. James G. Martin Jane & Hugh McColl 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 Scott Syfert Cynthia Tyson Braxton Winston Richard Worf Albert Zue

John Barquin, Vice Chairperson Kevin Walker, Treasurer David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO

*ex-officio

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Osborne, Chair Ruth & Richard Ault Kat Belk Arlene & Milton Berkman Jason & Tiffany Bernd Frank Bragg Robin & Bill Branstrom Margarita & Nick Clements Derick & Sallie Close Robin Cochran Catherine Connor Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III Brian Cromwell Alessandra & Pasquale De Martino

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.

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ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS John Clapp, Vice President of Artistic Operations & General Manager Sara Gibson, Director of Operations Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning Tim Pappas, Orchestra Personnel Manager Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Bradley Geneser, Assistant Librarian John Jarrell, Stage Manager DEVELOPMENT Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator Senta Harvey, Development Coordinator - Stewardship & Events Toni Freeman & Associates LLC, Grants Strategy & Proposal Writing FINANCE Wendy Laxton (Laxton CFO Services), Fractional Vice President of Finance Chazin & Company, Financial Services HUMAN RESOURCES Kirsten Morris, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration Amy Hine, Office Administrator LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement Iván Garnica, Community Experience Manager Emily Gordon, Program Coordinator - Project Harmony Dylan Lloyd, Program Coordinator - Youth Orchestras Peyton Wulff, Learning Coordinator

128 S. Tryon Street Suite 350 Charlotte, NC 28202 tickets: 704.972.2000 office: 704.972.2003 charlottesymphony.org

MARKETING Candace Sykes, Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience Deirdre Roddin, Director of Communications Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager Stephen Emery, Patron Communications Manager Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager Meghan Starr, Ticket Services Manager

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ONE N IGHT ONLY !

June 25

| Ovens Auditorium

With stunning imagery, ground-breaking special effects — and John Williams’s iconic score — Spielberg’s epic tale of man vs. nature is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making.

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