October 29 & 30 Knight Theater
Roderick Cox, conductor Benjamin Beilman, violin
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WHAT’S INSIDE A Message from the President & CEO 3 A Salute to the Maestro 4 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 2021-22 Musician Roster 8 Spotlight: Community Engagement 10 About the CSO 13 Program Notes 14 Annual Fund Donors 18 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 24 Encore & Music Director Societies 26 Infusion Fund 27 Board of Directors & Trustees 28 Administration 29
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WELCOME
Welcome!
We are all so thrilled to welcome you back to the Charlotte Symphony for a truly memorable 90th anniversary season! There’s so much to celebrate: for 90 years the Charlotte Symphony has inspired audiences, and, as we pivot to our tenth decade, we look forward to attracting the next generation of music lovers through exceptional musical experiences. And, of course, this season we are honoring Maestro Warren-Green at the culmination of his extraordinary tenure with the Charlotte Symphony! As our incredible musicians welcome you back into the concert hall, our music-making extends across the community. We’re also welcoming the talented young musicians of our Youth Orchestras back to rehearsal, and children across Charlotte are preparing to meet again as part of our Project Harmony after-school program. You’ll find us in NoDa, reuniting with friends old and new at our On Tap performances, and in neighborhoods and public spaces across the city. We’re making plans and forging new partnerships that will take us into new communities with the aim of increasing access to music for all. So whether you’re joining us for our grand Opening Night, a spooky Halloween film favorite, or Brahms’s lyrical Serenade No. 2, led by guest conductor Roderick Cox, you’re in for a special treat. Thank you for being here and welcome back to the Symphony!
David Fisk President & CEO welcome
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A SALUTE TO
THE MAESTRO 12 Brilliant Seasons with Christopher Warren-Green
2021-22 marks Christopher WarrenGreen’s valedictory lap 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, attracting some of the world’s foremost soloists to the Charlotte stage. Throughout the season, we’ll honor the Maestro’s legacy of musical excellence in Charlotte before he takes on the titles of Music Adviser and Conductor Laureate, a title bestowed upon former Music Directors who have made a significant impact and have formed and shaped the institution’s artistic quality over time. We hope you’ll join us throughout Maestro Warren-Green’s farewell season, where he’ll lead some of his favorite works — including Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, and Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem. Maestro will close out his tenure as Music Director by leading the CSO and the Charlotte Master Chorale in Beethoven’s epic Ninth Symphony. Help us honor Maestro Warren-Green in his final season as Music Director by sharing your favorite memories on social media with the hashtag #cltsymphony. And see what CSO musicians and supporters have to say about the Maestro in this charming farewell video: Celebrating Christopher Warren-Green 4 salute to the maestro
Friday, October 29, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts
Roderick Cox, conductor Benjamin Beilman, violin
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RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, “Turkish” I. Allegro aperto II. Adagio III. Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto Benjamin Beilman, violin
INTERMISSION
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo: Vivace III. Adagio non troppo IV. Quasi menuetto V. Rondo: Allegro
There will be one 20-minute intermission. program
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CONDUCTOR Roderick Cox guest conductor These performances mark Mr. Cox’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony.
Winner of the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award by the U.S Solti Foundation, Berlin-based American conductor, Roderick Cox, has been praised as a conductor who is “paving the way” (NBC News) and recognised as a “trailblazer…a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard” (Minnesota StarTribune). Highlights this season include debuts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Seattle and New World Symphonies, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, MalmÖ, Kristiansand, and Lahti Symphony Orchestras, as well as returns to Washington National Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include his debuts with the Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Dresdner Philharmonie, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Festival), Dallas Symphony Orchestra; as well as returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and Aspen Music Festival Chamber Orchestra. In the theatre, Roderick has recently made important debuts at the Houston Grand Opera (Pêcheurs de Perles) and San Francisco Opera (Il barbiere di Siviglia), as well as recording Jeanine 6 conductor
Tesori’s Blue with the Washington National Opera. This season, he returns to the Opéra National de Montpellier for Rigoletto, having made an impressive debut there with a symphonic concert last season. With a passion for education and diversity and inclusion in the arts, Roderick started the Roderick Cox Music Initiative (RCMI) in 2018 — a project that provides scholarships for young musicians of color from underrepresented communities, allowing them to pay for instruments, music lessons, and summer camps. Roderick and his new initiative will be featured in an upcoming documentary called Conducting Life. Born in Macon, Georgia, Roderick attended the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, and then later attended Northwestern University graduating with a master’s degree in 2011. He was awarded the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize from the Aspen Music Festival in 2013 and has held fellowships with the Chicago Sinfonietta as part of their Project Inclusion program and at the Chautauqua Music Festival, where he was a David Effron Conducting Fellow. In 2016, Roderick was appointed as Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, under Osmo Vänskä, for three seasons, having previously served as assistant conductor for a year.
GUEST ARTIST Benjamin Beilman violin Mr. Beilman most recently appeared with the Charlotte Symphony in November 2017, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D.
Benjamin Beilman has won praise both for his passionate performances and deep rich tone which the Washington Post called “mightily impressive,” and The New York Times described as “muscular with a glint of violence.” In 2018-19 Beilman appeared with Symphony Orchestras in Oregon, Cincinnati, North Carolina and Indianapolis, and Orchestra St. Luke’s. He also play-directs both the Vancouver Symphony and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Abroad, Mr. Beilman performs with the Cologne Philharmonie, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Iceland Symphony and Nagoya Philharmonic in Japan. “Demons,” a new work written for Beilman and pianist Orion Weiss by Frederic Rzewski and commissioned by Music Accord, was premiered in 2018 at Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series, the Boston Celebrity Series and later presented in recital with the Gilmore Festival and Grand Teton Festival. Beilman and Weiss continued to perform the work in recital during the 2018-19 season at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and Spivey Hall. Other upcoming recital appearances include Wigmore Hall, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater, and Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Beilman garnered worldwide attention following his First Prize wins in both the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 2010 Montréal International Musical Competition. He went on to receive a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a London Music Masters Award and an exclusive recording contract with Warner Classics. In 2016 he released his first disc for the label, titled Spectrum, featuring works by Stravinsky, Janáček and Schubert. Beilman studied with Almita and Roland Vamos at the Music Institute of Chicago, Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank at the Curtis Institute of Music, and Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy. He plays the “Engleman” Stradivarius from 1709 generously on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
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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°° Leah Latorraca† Lenora Leggatt† Ellyn Stuart Jenny Topilow°° Angela Watson† 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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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is a proud member of the League of American Ochestras.
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†
MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
Drew Dansby Cello For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit charlottesymphony.org
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
Drew Dansby joined the Charlotte Symphony for the 2021-22 season as Acting Section Cellist. As the former principal cellist and concertmaster of the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte, Drew received merit scholarships from Charlotte’s Arts+ towards lessons from Charlotte Symphony principal cellist Alan Black. When asked what he was looking forward to most about living and working in Charlotte he said, “I’m really looking forward to spending a year in my hometown with family very close, and exploring more of this constantly changing city. I grew up going to CSO concerts and already feel like I know so many of the people, and it’s surreal to finally get to join the orchestra myself. It will also be pretty intimidating to be colleagues with many of the musicians I studied with and was coached by when I was a kid.”
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SPOTLIGHT
Transforming Our Com The Charlotte Symphony is known for its electrifying performances in venues throughout the region but what you may not know is that at the very heart of the Symphony’s mission is the belief that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. It is that belief that inspires us to share the gift of music with more than 100,000 people annually, including more than 15,000 through in-school and after-school programs, three diverse Youth Orchestras, and performances at senior care centers, places of worship, community parks, and even local breweries! Wherever you are, the Charlotte Symphony is committed to making an impact through music. The Charlotte Symphony offers K-12 inschool education programs to nurture a passion for orchestral music in our community through diverse educational programming, reaching more than 15,000 students each season.
The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra experience provides extraordinary music education in pursuit of musical excellence. The program aims to inspire in our students a strong sense of character, discipline, commitment, and community. The ensembles are inclusive, diverse, and accessible to all students, regardless of financial resources. Project Harmony is a powerful after-school program that supports lower income communities and seeks to provide greater opportunities for youth, including musical instruction. This program serves students from over 50 schools in four Charlotte community-based sites in Montclaire, West Sugar Creek, West Boulevard, and Winterfield neighborhoods. 10 spotlight: community engagement
SPOTLIGHT
mmunity through Music Music is a powerful tool that can be used to complement healthcare and increase the quality of life for patients, residents, and caregivers. For more than 20 years, the Healing Hands program has sent orchestra musicians into area hospitals, senior care centers, and community centers to enrich lives through music. The Charlotte Symphony believes financial status should never be a barrier to experiencing the joy of music, so we welcome members of our community on public assistance to attend select CSO concerts for $1 per ticket.
Music doesn’t just happen in Uptown! The CSO performs and educates in venues and schools throughout the region, including Richmond, Stanly, Rowan, Lincoln, Gaston, Cabarrus, and Iredell counties in North Carolina and Chester, Lancaster, and York Counties in South Carolina, with plans to expand to reach more communities. Learn more about how the Charlotte Symphony is serving its community at charlottesymphony.org and by following us on social media @cltsymphony.
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Join us for a season of celebration as we return to the concert hall to mark 90 extraordinary years of your Charlotte Symphony!
POPS
CLASSICAL
2021-22 season highlights
BEETHOVEN
KINGS OF SOUL
November 19 & 20 | Knight Theater
November 12 & 13 | Knight Theater
POPS
FAMILY
SYMPHONY No. 4
PETER AND THE WOLF
WITH TONY DESARE December 10 – 19 | Knight Theater
MOVIE
CLASSICAL
November 13 | Knight Theater
MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
BEETHOVEN
March 18 & 19
May 20 – 22 | Belk Theater
IN CONCERT
| Belk Theater
SYMPHONY No. 9
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 performs around 150 concerts annually in addition to robust community engagement and education efforts. 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. 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.
Christopher Warren-Green music director
Now in his twelfth season with the Charlotte Symphony, Music Director Christopher Warren-Green also serves as Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra. Key engagements have included the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras; Detroit, Houston, St Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle and Vancouver symphony orchestras; Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra; the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National orchestras. 2021–22 marks Warren-Green’s final season as Music Director of Charlotte Symphony, after which he will become Conductor Laureate and Artistic Adviser. Highlights this season include an all-English program celebrating the orchestra’s 90th birthday and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. A product of community music education, Warren-Green plays a key role in the CSO’s educational efforts including the Youth Orchestras and Project Harmony.
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PROGRAM NOTES RICHARD WAGNER born: May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany died: February 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy
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composed: 1870 premiere: Christmas Day, 1870 in Lucerne In the summer of 1864, Richard Wagner began an affair with Cosima von Bülow— the daughter of Franz Liszt, and wife of conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow. Richard and Cosima’s first child, Isolde, was born in 1865. Richard and Cosima later moved to a villa in Tribschen at Lake Lucerne., where their second daughter, Eva, was born in 1867. The birth of Richard and Cosima’s son, Siegfried, took place two years later. After von Bülow agreed to divorce Cosima, she and Wagner finally married in August 1870. That November, Wagner composed a special musical birthday gift for his wife, one that also served to commemorate the birth of Siegfried, whom the couple nicknamed “Fidi.” Cosima Wagner’s birthday was December 24. On Christmas morning, 1870, Richard Wagner presented his special gift. In her diary, Cosima described the magical event: I can give you no idea, my children, about this day, nor about my feelings. I shall only tell you quite barely what happened: As I awoke, my ear caught a sound, which swelled fuller and fuller; no longer could I imagine myself to be dreaming; music was sounding, and such music! When it died away, Richard came into my room with the 14 program notes
children and offered me the score of the symphonic birthday poem. I was in tears, but so was all the rest of the household. Richard had arranged his orchestra on the staircase, and thus our Triebschen was consecrated forever...After lunch the orchestra came into our house downstairs, and now the Idyll was heard once again, to the profound emotion of us all. Wagner originally entitled this work Triebschener Idyll, with Fidi’s Birdsong and Orange Sunrise, as a Symphonic Birthday Greeting from Richard to Cosima. Wagner never intended this composition to be made public. Later, however, during a period of severe financial duress, Wagner agreed to the score’s publication, with the title Siegfried Idyll. In Siegfried Idyll, Wagner incorporates several melodic themes that also appear in his epic cycle of heroic operas, The Ring of the Nibelung. But in the Siegfried Idyll, the themes are part of an instrumental work of extraordinary tenderness, introspection, and beauty. As such, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll provides another, and most valuable window to the artistry of one of opera’s most revolutionary composers.
PROGRAM NOTES WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART born: January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria died: December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major k. 219, “Turkish” composed: 1775 premiere: December 1775 in Salzburg In addition to his prowess as a keyboard artist, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a highly accomplished violinist. During his early tours of Europe, Mozart astonished audiences with his command of both instruments. Mozart’s father, Leopold, himself a fine violinist, once told his son, “You don’t realize yourself how well you play the violin when you are on your mettle and perform with confidence, spirit and fire.” In 1775, Mozart authored his five Violin Concertos. It is not entirely certain whether Mozart composed these Concertos specifically for his own use, or for the Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti, a prominent Salzburg Court musician. We do know that Mozart played his Violin Concertos at public concerts. Without question, the Concertos were intended to display the technical fluency and pure, singing tone that were hallmarks of Mozart’s violin artistry. Mozart’s final Concerto for Violin and Orchestra is considered the richest and most innovative of the five — a testament to his rapid development as a composer. The brilliance of this work makes one regret all the more that, although Mozart lived another sixteen years, this Concerto proved to be his last. The Concerto is in three movements. The first (Allegro aperto), while in traditional
sonata form, offers many inventive touches that vary the basic structure. The ascending motif, introduced at the outset by the first violins, turns out not to be the main theme, but merely its accompaniment. The soloist enters with a reflective Adagio episode before launching into a lively presentation of the various themes. The brief development journeys into the minor, but the recapitulation and solo cadenza recapture the high spirits with which the movement began. The slow-tempo second movement (Adagio) is based upon an extended, graceful melody introduced by the violins and then repeated, to sighing accompaniment, by the soloist. A melancholy episode provides contrast prior to the reprise of the Adagio’s opening portion, the soloist’s cadenza, and the ensemble’s final bars. The rondo finale (Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto) begins with the soloist’s presentation of the principal theme, an elegant minuet. The theme returns throughout, alternating with spirited, contrasting episodes. Most striking is a lengthy Allegro set in duple meter that makes use of the percussive “Turkish” effects popular in Mozart’s day. A return to the principal minuet leads the work’s conclusion; a series of five ascending notes. program notes 15
PROGRAM NOTES JOHANNES BRAHMS born: May 7, 1833 in Hamburg, Germany died: April 3, 1897 in Vienna, Austria
Serenade No. 2 in A major Op. 16 composed: 1859 premiere: February 1860 in Hamburg For years, Johannes Brahms resisted calls to compose a symphony. In 1870, the German composer insisted to conductor Hermann Levi: “I shall never write a symphony. You have no idea how the likes of us feel when we hear the tramp of a giant like him beside us.” Here, Brahms referred to the shadow cast by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and his trailblazing Nine Symphonies. In fact, it was not until 1876 that Brahms, then in his 40s, summoned the courage to complete the First of his great Four Symphonies. But prior to the First Symphony, Brahms did compose successfully for orchestra. In 1858 and 1859, Brahms produced two charming Serenades for Orchestra — Opus 11 in D and Opus 16 in A. The First Piano Concerto was published in its final form in 1861. And, in 1873, Brahms composed his superb Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn. It appears that Brahms began work on the A Major Serenade in 1858. In December of that year, Brahms forwarded the work’s opening movement to his dear friend, Clara Schumann (widow of Robert Schumann, and an eminent pianist and composer in her own right). Clara responded: “The beginning has charm and must sound well. The second theme is in good contrast with the first…In short 16 program notes
it compares favorably with the impression made by the D major Serenade, but the working out is far more successful. Are there any more movements?” Several months elapsed before Brahms sent more of the Second Serenade to Clara. On September 13, 1859 (her birthday), he shared the secondmovement Scherzo and third-movement Adagio. Clara Schumann was ecstatic: What shall I say about the Adagio?…I cannot find the words to express the joy it has given me and yet you want me to write at length! It is difficult for me to analyze what I feel; it impels me to something which gives me pleasure, as though I were to gaze at each filament of a wondrous flower! It is most beautiful!…The whole movement has a spiritual atmosphere; it might almost be a (Kyrie) Eleison. Dear Johannes, you must know that I can feel it better than express it in words. Brahms was in no mood for comparisons of his First Symphony to those by Beethoven. When a friend suggested that the theme of the finale of the Brahms First bore a resemblance to the “Ode To Joy” in the Beethoven Ninth, Brahms responded, “Any ass can see that!”
PROGRAM NOTES Brahms completed the Serenade No. 2 in the autumn of 1859. The premiere took place in Hamburg on February 10, 1860, with the composer leading the Hamburg Philharmonic. A few months later, Brahms arranged the work for piano duet. As he told his friend, the eminent violinist Joseph Joachim: “Don’t laugh! It gave me extreme pleasure. I have seldom written music with greater delight; it seemed to sound so beautiful that I was overjoyed.” In 1875, Brahms penned final revisions to the orchestral score.
Pianist, composer, and teacher Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was, along with her husband Robert, an early champion of Brahms’s music and a lifelong friend. She was the first to perform many of his works in public.
The winds in the Brahms A Major Serenade comprise pairs of flutes (as well as a piccolo in the finale), oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and horns. The prominence of the winds is accentuated by the omission of the string section’s violins. The lack of the highest string instrument also imparts an autumnal hue to one of the more charming works of Brahms’s early years. The Serenade is in five movements. The first (Allegro moderato), in sonata form, is based upon two themes. The winds immediately sing the enchanting opening theme. A series of triplets finally resolves to the dotted-rhythm second theme — introduced by the clarinets, and marked dolce. The lively spirit and forceful rhythms of the second movement Scherzo (Vivace) are in the character of a vigorous country dance. The slowtempo third movement (Adagio non troppo) juxtaposes somber and more pastoral episodes. A relaxed and graceful mood pervades the third movement (Quasi Menuetto), suggesting, but not quite replicating, the courtly triple meter dance of Haydn and Mozart’s time. After a brief, ascending introduction by the ensemble, the clarinets sing the finale’s (Rondo: Allegro) jaunty recurring melody. The lighthearted mood of the finale (a marked contrast to the preceding two movements) is enhanced by the addition of a piccolo. The finale proceeds headlong to an ebullient close.
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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 September 24, 2021.
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $100,000+ Catherine & Wilton Connor
Jerry & Rosalind Richardson
Douglas Young
$50,000 – $99,999 Jerry & Gaile Greenhoot
Jane & Hugh McColl
Patrick J. O’Leary
$25,000 – $49,999 Joan & Mick Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault John Barquin & Melissa Elaine Loyd Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Mark & Judith Brodsky
Roberta H. Cochran Linda & Bill Farthing Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski John & Maria Huson Richard J. Osborne
Kimberly & Brian Parker Torsten & Kim Pilz Paul & Kathy Reichs Carolyn Shaw John & Andromeda Williams
$15,000 – $24,999 Jean & Dick Cornwell Ralph S. Grier Reginald B. Henderson, Esq. Richard Krumdieck
David & Ellen Leitch Jay & Elizabeth Monge Joan & Richard Morgan Debbie & Pat Phillips
Judy & Derek Raghavan Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Connor Stewart Sophie & Fran Wachter
$10,000 – $14,999 Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Bissell Katharine & Frank Bragg Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Dr. & Mrs. Bob Gaines Janet M. Haack
Hartmut & Irene Kossack Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee Laszlo & Anna Littmann DeDe & Alex McKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Casey Mermans Alex & Ulrike Miles
Robert Norville Mica & Keith Oberkfell Nancy & Charlie Robson M.A. & James 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 Wedge & Debbie Abels Tiffany & Jason Bernd Gay F. Boswell Jan & Ed Brown The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation Margarita & Nick Clements Brian & Morgan Cromwell Mary Anne Dickson Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa & Carlos Evans Carol & Ron Follmer H. Clay Furches
Sarah & Frank Gentry Berkley & Audean Godehn Stacy & Todd Gorelick Peter & Ann Guild Mr. Joseph K. Hall III Chris Jensen Robert & Vivian Lamb Susanne & Bill McGuire Susan & Loy McKeithen Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Mr. Glenn Mincey Sally & Russell Robinson Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli
JD & Katrina Schurter Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Emily & Zach Smith Melinda & David Snyder Gail & Scott Syfert Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Judith & Gary Toman In Memory of Tess Verbesey Kevin & Jill Walker Rayner & Adele Weir Richard & Lisa Worf Barbara & Richard Yoder
$3,500 – $4,999 Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Richard Bridgette Jan & Bob Busch Melissa Cornwell Christoph & Robin Feddersen David J.L. Fisk & Anne O’Byrne
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$2,500 – $3,499 Anonymous Harriet & Bill Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Si & Michael Blake Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Twig & Barbara Branch Linda Jo & Josh Carron Lynne Cathey Alfred & Amy Dawson Mary & Philip Delk Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Mrs. Carolyn Faison Joan & Parker Foley Alex & Patty Funderburg Charles & Caren Gale
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Bette Roth Glenn Sherrill Mr. Ron G. Sherrill Nancy E. Simpson Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Paul & Susan Vadnais Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Edgar & Karen Whitener Dr. Shanté Williams
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SUPPORTERS PATRON CIRCLE $1,500 – $2,499 Marcia Adams Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Katherine M. Belk Philipp J. Bischoff Erskine & Crandall Bowles Jane & Larry Cain James Crosthwaite Gwin Dalton Mr. R. Stuart Dickson Arlene H. Elisha Douglas R. & Elizabeth G. Goldstein Katherine G. Hall Gene & Helen Katz Staci & Matthew Marino Nadine Melka Karen L. Oldham Caroline Olzinski Tony & Lynn Pace Arvind & Helen Patil John & Wilma Pinter John & Susan Rae Jane Perry Shoemaker Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Molly & Conrad Sloan Dr. Bernard Reen III & Ms. Teresa Starr Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Tillie S. Tice Daniel & Kathleen Troy Vera Watson Grant Webb Michael & Kathy White Deems Wilson Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman
$1,000 – $1,499
Anonymous Michael & Lee Abbott Kathleen Allison Larry Anderson Ann L. Armstrong Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Carol B. Barber Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Shirley W. Benfield Richard & Christie Benoit
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Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr. Dr. & Mrs. George Bohmfalk Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Grudger David M. Cody Dorothy & Mike Connor Ann F. Copeland Mr. Mark Copeland Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Cheryl Drake-Bowers Elizabeth Betty Eaton Bob & Judy Erb Trae & Kate Fletcher James C. Fort Timothy & Kara Gallagher Carol & Joseph Gigler Dan & Linda Gordon Carleen & Jim Grossman Mr. Christopher Harris Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Anne J. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hunt Paul & Linda Ibsen Lea & Stuart Johnson Vickie & Eugene Johnson Rebecca & Lex Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kaufman Joan Kirschner Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Ms. LaTanya Lofton Hogue Mr. & Mrs. Yih-Han Ma Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Mahnesmith Richard & Anna Marriott Holly & Christopher Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McCracken Eric Miller Thomas & Susan Mitchell Susan D. Montgomery Tom & Sally Moore Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Anita & Gale Pendergraph Janet & Rick Pfeiffer
Rodney Pitts Dr. William Porter & Peggy Davis Kathleen D. Prokay Haywood & Sabine Rankin Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Parker & Stephen Shuford Michael Silverman Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Scott Smith Murray Somerville Morris & Patricia Spearman Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Mr. Clark Starnes Robert & Maxine Stein Kathryn Stewart Phyllis Stokes Al & Alice Sudduth Ann & Wellford Tabor Richard R. Taylor Cordelia G. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Trenkelbach Mrs. William K. Van Allen Craig & Gail Van Der Veer Bill & Rita Vandiver Greg & Sandy Vlahos Linda & Craig Weisbruch Peter White Jenny Widmer John Drew Witherington Peter & Betty Ann Wittenberg Ms. Judith Wood Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Mrs. Anne Yudell
$500 – $999
Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Bruce Anderson Leigh & Rhonda Armistead Mr. Manuel Arrese Mauro Atalla JWD Atchison Charles G. Farrar & Marcia Avedon Jeff Ballast William & Linda Bantz Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Matthew Beck & Chadwick Smith John & Katherine Beltz Ben Benoit
SUPPORTERS Kristine Benshoff Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Robert Black Stuart Blackmon Betsy & Scott Bodien Nicholas Bonevac Mary & Charles Bowman John Bradley James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Ronald Bryson Nancy Butzek Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Ms. Lisa Callen Susan C. Carr Dianne & Jan Cates Joe & Janet Cauley Young & Kana Chin Bei Chu John H. Clark Brent Clevenger Richard & Kay Cline Mrs. Anne S. Close Ron & Shirley Coffman Paul & Anne Colavita Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Kathryn Cook Sondra Cooney Ellen M. Crowley Marylin Culp & Gene Le Beau Ragnhild Daasvand Peter De Arcangelis Jon Merkert & Bernadette Donovan-Merkert Claude Duet Thomas & Kris Duffy Rebecca Elliott Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Dr. Rezvan Rafi & Dr. Saeed Fatenejad Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Ms. Anne Marie Forbes Betsy & Jeff Freeman Christopher Friesen Patricia B. Frost George Gabel Melisa & Frank Galasso Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Mr. Mark Gibbs Sara E. Gibson
Tom & Tracey Gillespie Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Tara Harris Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Logan & Jennifer Henderson Brian & Juliet Hirsch Jesse Hite Ben & Christy Hume Dr. Susan Hungness Joan Irwin Jean Jackson Joann Johnson Pete & Phyllis Johnson Tim & Kathryn Johnson E. Joann Jones Dick & Nancy Karr Steven & Mary Kesselman Shawn King Nancy H. Kiser Donna Knowlton John & Ardis Koch David & Francine Kors Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Mr. Alan Kronovet & Ms. Cary J. Bernstein Mrs. S. Lacy Jonathan Lamb Jennie Buckner & Steve Landers Tom & Mary Last Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leonowicz Jerome & Barbara Levin George Linfors Donald Liotta Mr. Agus Loekman Stuart & Allison Malter Veronica McComb Juliette & Joseph McLelland Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Cricket Weston & David Molinaro In Memory of Patricia Nims Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Carmen Odom Michael & Debbie O’Hara Ynez Olshausen Christopher Parides Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rachel Parsons Charles Payet
Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge John H. Pickett Steve Proffitt James Pugh Jeanine & Naeem Qasim Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Casey Rentch Jay Reynolds Lynn Rogers Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. John R. Willis Robert & Christine Rydel Mrs. Gail C. Salmon Bob & Susan Salvin John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Harriet Seabrook Robert Semrad Miles & Madeleine Shanley Pope Shuford Lori Sklut Alan Slonim Judy Smith Bill & Mary Staton Larry Stern Michael Steuerwald William & Catherine Stone Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Sam & Martha Stowe Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Stubbs Wesley & Claudia Sturges Faye F. Sultan & Kenneth Essex Martha Swetka John & Margaret Switzer Chris & Jim Teat Dr. & Mrs. Thiedeman Nancy & Dick Thigpen Kelly Thomas Cynthia Thomson Gary & Pennie Thrower Denise Tidball Tim Timson Melissa M. Tolin Brent & Claire Trexler Sarah & Tim Turner James & Melanie Twyne Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Mr. & Mrs. Mike Van Glish David Walters Erik Weghorst Qiuming Wei supporters 21
SUPPORTERS Tom Weidman Pam & Steve West Zelda White Mrs. Eugenia N. White Dr. Thomas H. White Bryan Wilhelm Barbara Yarbrough David Yardley Maureen Young
$250 – $499
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Adair, Esq. Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Ms. J. C. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Arndt Linda Arnold Edwin & Cheryl Bagley Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Carl Barlow Tanja Bauer Bob & Elise Beaven Curtis Beck Carl Belk Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Irving Bienstock Lawton & Janette Blandford Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Renee Boger Jeffrey Boghosian Joan Booth Dr. & Mrs. Thor-Erik Borresen Carole Bourret Tara Box Mary E. Bruno Beth Burke David H. & Barbara J. Burns Maggie Callen Christina Cantrell Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen Amy Cathey Catherine Chew Michele Classe Mr. Kilian Cooley Suzanne Coonen Carolyn Cooper Neil & Claire Cotty Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Tom Covington Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Judy Crozier John Crymes Rennie Cuthbertson
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Laurie Dennis Norcott Desterre Charlie & Gwen Diaz Doug & Diane Doak April & Joseph Dodge Janice Dodge Mike Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Clifton E. Edmondson Eleanor C. Edwards Carolyn & Tim Eichenbrenner Gainor Eisenlohr Mr. Martin Ericson Mark & Joan Erwin Richard Fairclough Sarah Fatherly Kenny Faulkner Robert Faut The Federico Family Robert & Catherine Flynn Evelyn & Norman Fortson Jeanette Freedman Mary & John Gaertner Alexandra Gautraud Albert Gebhardt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gellar Donna Gibson Alan & Ruth Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Larry Goodgame Bill Gorelick Richard Greenberg Kevin Greene Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Groth John Habit Mr. Bruce Harned Bruce Harned Bette Harris Mr. David Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Harver Patrick & Johanne Hawk Abigail He Mr. & Mrs. Hemenway Eugene Hermitte Phyllis Herschenfeld Cris Hill Roger K. Hill Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Barbara Horstmann Lis & James Hoveland Pierce Howard Karin & Robert Hudson Danielle Huffman-Hanni Peter Humphery & Juliann Bannon Nilse Hurwitz Linda Hutchinson
Mr. Michael Johnson Dr. Peter Judge & Ms. Christine Judge Joseph & Patty Kahle George Kaperonis Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Karn John J. Kelly, Jr. Page & Ed Kizer Carol Koball Alejandro Lanza Rick Lee John J. Locke Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Suzanne Lowry Donald Lueder John Lyon Bob & Mary Anne MacCaughelty Robert A. & Kathryn S. Majeski Bruce & Leigh Marsh Michael Matier Tammy Matula Glenn McConnell Nydia McCrohan Ann McDermott Dorothy McGavran Mr. & Mrs. James W. McQuiston Jack & Pat Meckler Krivitsky Family Anne & Brad Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Moline Fred Morgenstern Ann Morris Fran & Gary Morrison Karen Murdock Amy Murphy Eleanor W. Neal Darrell Nelson Jill & Edwin Newman Mary Newsom Carol Nicholson David Nix Bruce Norton William Olson Dr. Samuel L. Orr & Ms. Margaret Errington Kimberly Padgett James Parks Ms. Carolyn Parrington Rose & Bailey Patrick Gerard Peer Mr. & Mrs. David K. Peterson Lisa & Tom Phillips Catherine Philpott Barbara Pierce Christopher Polk
SUPPORTERS Brent Prater Kathleen Prevost Stephen Primost Mr. Conrad Puckett David & Leah Randall Joann Rautenberg Helen Ray Mekel Rogers Stanley & Louise Rose Pamela Rowland Julie Ruterbories Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Ms. Janet Sarratt Katherine Schorr Merle & Judy Schuh Christine Shankey John Sherrill Robert Sink David Small Craig Snyder
Helen S. Solitario Nancy & Richard Stark Deborah Steiner Ann Stigall Larry Stratemeyer Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Sturm Jack & Mary Kay Szczepek Molly Tarr Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Frances Thomas David Thomason Frances & Bill Thompson Robert & Mary Thornberry Mr. Mark Thornberry & Ms. Kay Thompson Nancy & David Townsend Scott Tozier Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Joan Vogen Luther & Marlyn Wade
Hallam Walker Catherine Walton Minyan Wang Ronald Weiner Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Lyman Welton Mr. & Mrs. James M. White John & Jill White Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams Karla Williams Mary Wilson Jo Wilson Carol Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Winston Duncan Witte Mitchell Wolff Haojin Wu
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.
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:
SPONSORS CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders: $100,000 +
$50,000 - $99,999
$20,000 - $49,999
$10,000 - $19,999
$5,000 - $9,999 Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas Kingfisher Capital Uwharrie Bank
$2,500 - $4,999 PDM US, llc 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
$20,000 - $49,999
DG Brungard Foundation
Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust
The Trexler Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Blumenthal Foundation Cole Foundation
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Maurer Family Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999 AT&T Foundation The Charlotte Assembly
Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. Friends of Fourth Ward
$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Springsteen Foundation
Stanly County Community Foundation Winer Family Foundation
For more information, please contact Holly Blackman, Government & Institutional Relations Manager at 704.714.5130 or hblackman@charlottesymphony.org
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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†
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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† Deceased
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
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
Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa Hudson Evans David Furr Todd Gorelick Janet Haack Mark & Whitney Jerrell David L. Kors 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
Peggy & Wayne Reynolds Nancy & Charles Robson Patricia A. Rodgers M.A. Rogers Dan & Sara Garces Roselli JD Schurter Carolyn Shaw Katrina & JD Schurter Tom Skains Emily & Zach Smith Bob & Marsha Stickler Scott Syfert Cynthia Tyson Braxton Winston Richard Worf
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 Alvaro & Donna de Molina
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 Teil Buck, Orchestra Personnel Manager Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Ava Bradley, Assistant Librarian John Jarrell, Stage Manager DEVELOPMENT Anne Marie Forbes, Vice President of Development Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement Holly Blackman, Government & Institutional Relations Manager Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator Senta Harvey, Development Coordinator - Stewardship & Events EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Chris Stonnell, Director of Education & Community Engagement FINANCE Wendy Laxton (CREO, Inc.), Fractional Vice President of Finance Chazin & Company, Financial Services Trey Mckinney, Staff Accountant HUMAN RESOURCES Kirsten Morris, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration
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 Meghan Squier, Ticket Services Manager YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS Aram Kim Bryan, Director of Youth Orchestra Programs Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator – CSYO Emily Gordon, Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator – Project Harmony
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Taylor Marino, clarinet
November 19 & 20 Knight Theater
Ian Watson, conductor Charlotte Master Chorale
December 3 – 5 Knight Theater
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
January 14 & 15 Belk Theater
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