CSO Wagner + Strauss - program 03-22-24

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March 22 & 23 7:30 pm | Knight Theater featuring OSKAR BÖHME'S Trumpet Concerto

JoAnn Falletta conductor

Alex Wilborn trumpet

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Welcome to Your CSO!

Welcome to March at the Charlotte Symphony!

This is an exciting time for us, filled with concerts that cater to every musical taste. We’re starting off with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, featuring the talented pianist Michelle Cann, who will also perform Florence Price’s spirited Piano Concerto in One Movement, all under the baton of conductor Thomas Wilkins.

Next, our own Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees will lead the orchestra in two programs: Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert, and an eclectic program of new and well-known works in our debut at Town Brewing Company, part of the On Tap series.

And as March draws to a close, we welcome JoAnn Falletta to the podium, leading the CSO through works by Wagner, Perry, and Richard Strauss. Principal Trumpet Alex Wilborn will also take center stage, performing Böhme’s virtuosic Trumpet Concerto. And mark your calendars for April 5 – 6 when our new Music Director Designate Kwamé Ryan returns to conduct works by Tchaikovsky and Brahms.

In addition to these performances, our musicians are engaging with more than 10,000 4th and 5 th graders in January and March through our “One Musical Family Concerts.” This is just one of the ways we’re providing access to music for everyone through free and low-cost education and community engagement initiatives this season. We’re so grateful to all who support the Symphony and make these events possible.

We’re also nearly ready to unveil our 2024/25 season, which will be filled with the music you love as we celebrate the past and herald the future with the arrival of Kwamé Ryan in his first season as Music Director. Current subscribers can renew their subscriptions early, at this year’s prices, and receive an exclusive gift through March 29! Keep an eye out in early April when we’ll announce the full programming for next season.

Thank you for being with us, and enjoy the concert!

David Fisk President & CEO

ANNOUNCING THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY’S NEXT MUSIC DIRECTOR

We are thrilled to announce that Kwamé Ryan, hailed as a “dynamic conductor” by The Baltimore Sun, will assume the role of your Charlotte Symphony’s 12th Music Director, beginning in 2024–25, ushering in a new era for the Orchestra’s 93rd season.

“On my very first visit to Charlotte, I felt instantly connected with the dynamic energy of the city and then profoundly inspired by the wonderful musicians of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra … I very much look forward to discovering how this exciting new partnership can enrich the orchestra’s legacy and the cultural fabric of Charlotte.”

– Music Director Designate Kwamé Ryan

Born in Canada and raised on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, Kwamé Ryan discovered his passion for conducting at the age of nine. He studied Musicology at Cambridge University and trained in conducting under the guidance of renowned composer/conductor Peter Eötvös. An active guest conductor, Ryan has led orchestras across the United States, UK, and Germany. In the fall of 2023, Ryan conducted the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence at Houston Grand Opera, and in 2024, he makes his debut with Opera Theatre of St. Louis and the New York Philharmonic.

When not on the podium, Ryan dedicates his time to educational and community engagement initiatives. He has previously served as Musical Director of the National Youth Orchestra of France and as Director of the Academy for the Performing Arts at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, Ryan is the host of “8 Minute Idea,” a podcast in which he offers insights, tools, and life hacks.

“As a dynamic leader who understands the full potential of the relationship between an orchestra and its community, Kwamé will undoubtedly deepen the Charlotte Symphony’s service to Charlotte and the region, and, with his passion for music education, bring extraordinary, powerful music-making to a wider audience of all ages.”

– President & CEO David Fisk

Ryan’s selection was unanimous by the Music Director Search Committee, comprised of Charlotte Symphony musicians, staff, and members of the Board of Directors.

“From the outset, there was an incredible chemistry between Kwamé Ryan and the musicians which created an atmosphere of collaboration and inspiration. Kwamé’s dynamic performances, as well as his ability to connect with audiences in a meaningful way, truly distinguished him. We are thrilled to welcome this exceptional conductor to Charlotte!”

– Bassist Jeffrey Ferdon and Principal Violist Ben Geller, who served on the Music Director Search Committee

Kwamé Ryan will return to Charlotte this spring to conduct the Orchestra in two performances of Wang Jie’s Symphonic Overture “America, the Beautiful,” Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, April 5–6.

Your Charlotte Symphony Experience

Whether you’re attending your first Symphony performance, or you’re a longtime subscriber, we’d like to extend to you a warm and inclusive welcome! Below is some helpful information to ensure you make the most of your Charlotte Symphony experience.

What should I wear?

The Charlotte Symphony has no specific dress code. We encourage you to be comfortable and come as yourself in a style of your choice.

When do I applaud?

Audiences applaud to welcome the concertmaster, conductor, and featured artists onstage. Some works may have several sections, or movements, separated by a brief silent pause. It is tradition to hold applause until the last movement. If you are unsure, wait for the conductor to face the audience. But if you feel truly inspired, do not be afraid to applaud!

Can I take photos?

Certainly! We welcome and encourage you to capture and share photos before and after the concert, as well as during intermission. Feel free to use your cell phone for photography without flash during the performance, but please refrain from video or audio recording.

Friday, March 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 7:30 pm

Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

JoAnn Falletta, conductor Alex Wilborn, trumpet

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)

Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde [approx. 17 minutes]

OSKAR BÖHME (1870-1938)

[approx. 16 minutes]

Trumpet Concerto in F minor, Op. 18

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio religioso - Allegretto

III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando Alex Wilborn, trumpet

INTERMISSION

JULIA PERRY (1924-1979)

A Short Piece for Orchestra [approx. 8 minutes]

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 (Death and Transfiguration)

[approx. 24 minutes]

concert duration: approximately 90 minutes. There will be one 20-minute intermission.

JoAnn Falletta guest conductor

Multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center, and Conductor Laureate of the Hawaii Symphony. She was recently named one of the “Fifty Great Conductors,” past and present, by Gramophone Magazine, and is hailed for her work as a conductor, recording artist, audience builder, and champion of American composers.

As Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major American orchestra and has been credited with bringing the Philharmonic to an unprecedented level of national and international prominence. The Buffalo Philharmonic has become one of the leading recording orchestras for Naxos, with two Grammy Awardwinning recordings.

Internationally, Falletta has conducted many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, and South America, including recent and upcoming concerts in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, and Croatia. Her recent and upcoming North American guest conducting includes the National Symphony, the orchestras of Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, Nashville, Indianapolis, Houston, Toronto, Milwaukee, Vancouver, Quebec, and a concert at Alice Tully Hall with her alma mater, The Juilliard School Orchestra. In 2022, she led the National Symphony in two PBS televised specials for New Year’s Eve and the 50th Anniversary of the Kennedy Center and made her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

With a discography of over 125 titles, Falletta is a leading recording artist for Naxos. She has won two individual Grammy Awards, including the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance as conductor of the world premiere Naxos recording, Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua. In 2019, she won her first individual Grammy Award

as conductor of the London Symphony in the Best Classical Compendium category for Spiritualist, her fifth world premiere recording of the music of Kenneth Fuchs. Her Naxos recording of John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan received two Grammys in 2008. Her 2020 Naxos recording of orchestral music of Florent Schmitt with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra received the prestigious Diapason d’Or Award. Her 2023-24 releases for Naxos include a new recording of orchestral works of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály – Hary Janos, Symphony and Summer Evening with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and a recording of concertos by Copland, Creston, Kay, and Piston with the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic and soloists Anna Mattix (oboe) and Tim McAllister (saxophone). Last season, Naxos released two highly praised albums with Falletta and the BPO, Alexander Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy and Symphony No. 2, and a recording of two concertos by award-winning American composers, Danny Elfman’s violin concerto Eleven Eleven performed by Sandy Cameron, and Adolphus Hailstork’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Stewart Goodyear.

Falletta is a member of the esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served by presidential appointment as a Member of the National Council on the Arts during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations and is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards. She has conducted over 1,600 orchestral works by 600-plus composers, including over 125 works by women. Credited with performing more than 150 world premieres, ASCAP has honored her as “a leading force for music of our time”. In 2019, JoAnn was named Performance Today ’s first Classical Woman of The Year, calling her a “tireless champion,” and lauding her “unique combination of artistic authority and compassion, compelling musicianship and humanity.”

Falletta has held the positions of Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, Music Director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the Denver Chamber Orchestra and The Women’s Philharmonic.

After earning her bachelor’s degree at Mannes, Falletta received master’s and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School. When not on the podium, JoAnn enjoys playing classical guitar, writing, cycling, yoga and is an avid reader.

Alex Wilborn principal trumpet

The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Alex Wilborn joined the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet in 2018. Growing up in Cookeville, Tennessee, Alex began playing trumpet when he was nine years old. As a fifth grader, Alex already wanted to play with the high school band and dedicated himself to studying recordings of their concerts until he had memorized the music by ear. He began trumpet lessons with Dr. Charles Decker in the eighth grade and continued working with him through his undergraduate degree at Tennessee Technological University. During his time in Cookeville, he also studied with Chris McCormick and Dr. Raquel Rodriquez Samayoa. Alex continued his studies at The Juilliard School with Raymond Mase, Mark Gould, and John Thiessen.

In addition to his work with the Charlotte Symphony, Alex has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, NOVUS NY, Winston-Salem Symphony, and others. Alex currently serves as adjunct faculty at Davidson College, Artistic Faculty for the Cornelius Youth Orchestras, and maintains his own private studio.

When Alex is not performing with the orchestra, he enjoys taking in the North Carolina scenery on hikes, jumping rope, and keeping up with all things NBA. Alex currently lives in Charlotte with his fiancée, Anne, and their dog, Chonko.

YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY

Kwamé Ryan, Music Director Designate

Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor

Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate

FIRST VIOLINS

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster

The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster

Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster

Susan Blumberg°°

Jane Hart Brendle

Cynthia Burton

Ayako Gamo

David Horak †

Lenora Leggatt

Jenny Topilow

Dustin Wilkes-Kim

Hanna Zhdan

SECOND VIOLINS

Oliver Kot, Principal

The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal

The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Carlos Tarazona°

Monica Boboc

Martha Geissler

Sakira Harley

Tatiana Karpova

Ellyn Stuart

VIOLAS

Benjamin Geller, Principal

The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair

Kirsten Swanson, Acting Asst. Principal †

Matthew Darsey †

Ellen Ferdon

Wenlong Huang

Viara Stefanova

Ning Zhao

CELLOS

Jonathan Lewis, Principal

The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair

Allison Drenkow, Acting Asst. Principal

Alan Black, Principal Emeritus*

Marlene Ballena

Jeremy Lamb

Amy Sunyoung Lee

Sarah Markle

Oksana McCarthy †

DOUBLE BASSES

Kurt Riecken, Principal*

Jason McNeel, Acting Principal

Judson Baines, Assistant Principal*

Justin Cheesman, Acting Asst. Principal

Jeffrey Ferdon

Luis Primera†

FLUTES

Victor Wang, Principal

The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

Amy Orsinger Whitehead

Erinn Frechette

PICCOLO

Erinn Frechette

OBOES

Erica Cice, Acting Principal

The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡

Teil Taliesin†

Terry Maskin

ENGLISH HORN

Terry Maskin

CLARINETS

Taylor Marino, Principal

The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair

Samuel Sparrow

Allan Rosenfeld

E♭ CLARINET

Samuel Sparrow

BASS CLARINET

Allan Rosenfeld

BASSOONS

Joseph Merchant, Principal

Joshua Hood

Nicholas Ritter

CONTRABASSOON

Nicholas Ritter

HORNS

Byron Johns, Principal

The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Andrew Fierova

Philip Brindise†

The Robert E. Rydel, Jr. Third Horn Chair

Richard Goldfaden

Andrew Merideth†

TRUMPETS

Alex Wilborn, Principal

The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Jonathan Kaplan

Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal

The Marcus T. Hickman Chair

TROMBONES

John Bartlett, Principal

Thomas Burge

BASS TROMBONE

Scott Hartman, Principal

TUBA

Colin Benton, Principal

The Governor James G. Martin Chair

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

TIMPANI

Jacob Lipham, Principal

The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

PERCUSSION

Brice Burton, Principal

HARP

Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal

The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

° Non-revolving position

°° Alternates between first and second violins

† Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony

‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc.

* On leave

Michael Reichman, VP of Artistic Operations & General Manager

Carrie Graham, Senior Director of Artistic Planning

Tim Pappas, Director of Operations

Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian

Emily Schaub, Assistant Music Librarian

Erin Eady, Personnel Manager

Claire Beiter, Operations Coordinator

John Jarrell, Stage Manager

The Charlotte Symphony is a proud member of the League of American Orchestras.

April 5 & 6 7:30 pm | Belk Theater

Kwamé Ryan returns to Charlotte for his first concert as Music Director Designate!

Kwamé Ryan conductor

Sterling Elliott cello

One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

The Charlotte Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage with its community through music. Its 65 professional, full-time musicians perform throughout the region — from community parks and breweries, to places of worship and senior care centers — and offer significant educational support, aimed at serving the underresourced areas of our community.

The Charlotte Symphony is deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. The CSO believes in equity and inclusion and strives to be an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming by intentionally seeking out women conductors, underrepresented in our industry, and conductors, composers, and guest artists of color.

Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and serves the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.

OUR MISSION

The Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

OUR VISION

Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Charlotte Symphony will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.

For more information, visit us online at charlottesymphony.org

by Ken Meltzer

RICHARD WAGNER

born: May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany

died: February 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy

Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (1865)

premiere: June 10, 1865 in Munich

approx. duration: 17 minutes

Richard Wagner completed his opera Tristan und Isolde in the wake of his doomed passion for Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of a wealthy merchant. From Venice, Wagner wrote to Mathilde: “I am now going back to Tristan, so that the profound art of sonorous silence can speak for me to you through him.” When the first performance of Tristan und Isolde finally took in 1865 (thanks to the support of Wagner’s patron King Ludwig of Bavaria), Wagner begged Mathilde to attend, but she refused. Perhaps Mathilde feared that the experience of seeing her relationship with the composer depicted on the operatic stage would be too much to bear. When Irish princess Isolde and Cornish knight Tristan unwittingly drink a love potion, they are unable to resist their feelings for each other — even after Isolde's marriage to Tristan’s uncle, King Marke. When they are discovered and Tristan is challenged to a duel, the knight offers no defense and is mortally wounded. In the final act, Tristan and Isolde are briefly reunited before their deaths. King Marke blesses the lovers, as the opera concludes.

The music of Tristan und Isolde has enjoyed an independent life in the concert hall. The Prelude, begun softly by the cellos, soon leads to the winds’ statement of the aching, hypnotic “Tristan Chord.” The ensuing music depicts, according to Wagner, the lovers’ “anxious sighs, hopes and fears, laments and desires, bliss and torment…” The Prelude closes with pizzicato notes in the cellos and basses. This leads directly to the ecstatic Liebestod (“Love-Death”), in which Isolde celebrates death as the consummation of her love. Wagner wrote, “As the music rises higher and higher and floods on to its magnificent climax, Isolde is swept away on the crest of the song, past the sorrowing onlookers, to join Tristan in the vast wave of the breath of the world…Night and Death and Love are one.”

OSKAR BÖHME

born: February 24, 1870 in Potschappel, Germany died: October 3, 1938 in Orenburg, Russia

Trumpet Concerto in F minor Opus 18 (1899)

premiere: 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia

approx. duration: 16 minutes

In the late 1890s, German trumpeter and composer Oskar Böhme relocated to St. Petersburg, Russia. For decades, Böhme thrived in Russia as an orchestral musician, soloist, composer, and teacher. But Oskar Böhme’s career in Russia, and ultimately his life, were ended by Joseph Stalin’s bloodthirsty dictatorship. Böhme was accused of being an enemy of the Soviet regime. He was exiled to Orenburg, near the Ural Mountains. Böhme was finally convicted, sentenced to death, and executed on October 3, 1938. Böhme’s confession, procured under torture, was posthumously annulled.

One of Oskar Böhme’s most famous works is the Trumpet Concerto, Opus 18 (1899). Böhme dedicated the work to Ferdinand Weinschenk, a professor of trumpet at the Leipzig Conservatory. The Concerto is in three movements. The opening movement (Allegro moderato) is in sonata form. Following the orchestra’s bold introduction, the trumpet presents the wide-ranging first principal theme. The soloist also introduces the contrasting lyrical second theme (cantabile). The development and recapitulation of the themes leads to the coda (Più mosso) and its brilliant passagework for the soloist. The arrestingly beautiful slow-tempo second movement is a fervent prayer (Adagio religioso). A short bridge episode (Allegretto) heralds the finale (Rondo. Allegro scherzando), based upon a playful, skipping melody, introduced by the soloist. High spirits and virtuoso fireworks prevail right to the closing measures.

JULIA PERRY

born: March 25, 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky

died: April 24, 1979 in Akron, Ohio

A Short Piece for Orchestra (1952)

premiere: 1952 in Turin, Italy

approx. duration: 8 minutes

American composer Julia Perry attended the Westminster Choir College, the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood, and the Juilliard School of Music. Perry studied with Luigi Dallapiccola both in the US and Italy, and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The winner of numerous grants and awards, Julia Perry was a prolific composer, whose works span a wide variety of instrumental and vocal genres, including several symphonies and operas. Although Perry’s works were acclaimed by musicians, critics, and audiences, the composer suffered financial hardship in the 1960s. The first of a series of strokes in 1970 culminated in her untimely death in 1979, at the age of 55. In recent decades, Perry’s music has undergone a muchdeserved renaissance.

Perry composed A Short Piece for Orchestra in 1952, a period when she studied in Italy and France. That same year, Dean Dixon conducted the work’s world premiere in Turin. In 1965, the New York Philharmonic and conductor William Steinberg performed Study for Orchestra, a revised version of Perry's work. It marked the first time in the Orchestra’s history that it programmed a work by a black woman. A Short Piece for Orchestra opens with an arresting presentation of the work’s central thematic material, the foundation for a remarkable and dramatic study in contrasts of mood and instrumental colors.

RICHARD STRAUSS

born: June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany

died: September 8, 1949 in Garmisch, Germany

Tod und Verklärung

Death and Transfiguration, Opus 24 (1889)

premiere: June 21, 1890 in Eisenach, Germany

approx. duration: 24 minutes

Richard Strauss composed his orchestral tone poem, Death and Transfiguration in 1889, and conducted the world premiere in Eisenach, Germany, on June 21, 1890. Strauss maintained a lifelong identification with this early work. Strauss later quoted the ascending motif associated with the transfiguration of Tod ’s protagonist in his autobiographical tone poem Ein heldenleben (1898), and again, a half century later, at the conclusion of the valedictory Four Last Songs (1948). There the transfiguration motif complements the words “ist dies etwa der Tod?” (“is this perchance death?”).

The following September, Richard Strauss lay on his deathbed at his Garmisch home. He turned to his daughterin-law and exclaimed: “It’s a funny thing, Alice, dying is just as I composed it in Tod und Verklärung.”

In an 1894 letter to a friend, Richard Strauss provided the narrative of Death and Transfiguration:

It was six years ago that it occurred to me to present in the form of a tone poem the dying hours of a man who had striven toward the highest idealistic aims, maybe indeed those of an artist. The sick man lies in bed, asleep, with heavy, irregular breathing; friendly dreams conjure a smile on the features of the deeply suffering man; he wakes up; he is once more racked with horrible agonies; his limbs shake with fever — as the attack passes and the pains leave off, his thoughts wander through his past life; his childhood passes before him, the time of his youth with its strivings and passions and then, as the pains already begin to return, there appears to him the fruit of his life’s path, the conception, the ideal that he has sought to realize, to present artistically, but that he has not been able to complete, since it is not for man to be able to accomplish such things. The hour of death approaches, the soul leaves the body in order to find gloriously achieved in everlasting space those things that could not be fulfilled here below.

We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund. This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE

$100,000+

Catherine & Wilton Connor *

J. Porter & Victoria Durham

Anonymous

Joan & Mick Ankrom

Ruth & Richard Ault

Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund

Judith & Mark Brodsky

Roberta H. Cochran

Jean & Dick Cornwell

Linda & Bill Farthing

Karen Fox

Maria & John Huson

Anonymous (2)

Melissa & Daren Anderson

Nicola & Emanuel Clark

Ralph S. Grier

Mary & Michael Lamach

Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee

DeDe & Alex McKinnon

$10,000 – $14,999

Anonymous (3)

Tiffany & Jason Bernd

Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr.

Katharine & Frank Bragg

Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III

Lynne & Colby Cathey

Margarita & Nick Clements

Lisa & Carlos Evans

Robin & Christoph Feddersen

Caren & Charles Gale

Janet M. Haack

Leigh & Watts Humphrey

Susan & Chris Kearney

Ginger Kelly

Douglas Young

Jane & Hugh McColl*

Richard Krumdieck

Jacqueline B. Mars

Patricia & Thrus Morton

Patrick J. O'Leary

Richard J. Osborne

Debbie & Pat Phillips

Kathy & Paul Reichs

Pat Rodgers

Carolyn Shaw

Andromeda

Ulrike & Alex Miles

Robert Norville

Keith Oberkfell & Mica Post Oberkfell

Judy & Derek Raghavan

Sherry & Thomas Skains

Sienne & Adam Taylor

Ms. Nina Lesavoy

Tanya & Steve Makris

Laura & Perry Poole

Ann & Fritz Rehkopf

Kelli & Michael Richardson

Mrs. Rosalind S. Richardson

Amanda & Corey Rogers

Marjorie Moses Schwab

Drs. Jennifer Sullivan & Matthew Sullivan

Mary Claire & Dan Wall

Jill & Kevin Walker

Lisa & Richard Worf

* The Charlotte Symphony recognizes donors of exceptional generosity whose cumulative giving to the CSO exceeds $1 million with the designation of Music Director Society.

& Mrs. C.L. Trenkelbach

Suzie & Nick Trivisonno

In Memory of Tess Verbesey

Kevin & Jill Walker

Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman

Sidney & Bobby Youngs

Joan Zimmerman

Abby & Albert Zue

$3,500 – $4,999

Anonymous

Paul & Kristen Anderson

Mr. James Biddlecome, in Loving Memory of Bernadette Zirkuli Biddlecome

Si & Michael Blake

Ms. Judith Carpenter

Sally & Derick Close

Mary & Phil Delk

Cheryl DeMaio

H. Clay Furches

David S. Jacobsen

Richard I. McHenry & Cynthia L. Caldwell

Arrington Mixon

Courtney Reichs Mixon

Joan Morgan

Linda & Tony Pace

Marsha & Robert L. Stickler

Daniel Troy

Karen & Ed Whitener

$2,500 – $3,499

Merilyn & Craig Baldwin

Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt

Bill & Georgia Belk

Cathy Bessant & John Clay

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal

Amy & Philip Blumenthal

Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm

Jan & Bob Busch

Ann Thomas Colley

Dorothy & Mike Connor

Melissa Cornwell

Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz

Chris & Elizabeth Daly

In Memory of Betty Haggarty

$2,500 – $3,499 (continued)

Alfred

Peter

Jim

James

Bruce

Mr.

Dr.

Rob

Dee

Dick

Diane

Kathleen

Mr.

Nancy

Dr.

Mindy

Paul

Steph

For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Director of Individual Giving, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrier@charlottesymphony.org.

PATRON CIRCLE

$1,500 – $2,499

Anonymous

Marcia Adams

Clay & Denise Armbrister

Dan & Barbara Austell

Dianne

Sharon Baker &

Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Batten Erskine & Crandall Bowles

Sarah & Marco Carbone

Mr. Brent Clevenger

Ms. Susan Cybulski

Elizabeth Betty Eaton

William & Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation

Judith Greene

Angela & Michael Helms

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr.

Mr. James Howell & Mrs. Deanna Kelly

Gene & Helen Katz

Ginger Kemp

Mr. Alan Kronovet & Ms. Cary J. Bernstein

Staci & Adam Marino

Anna Marriott

Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins

Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey

Caroline Olzinski

Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach

John & Susan Rae

Suzy & Robert Schulman

Jane Perry Shoemaker

Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem

Joseph & Aleca Stamey

Robert & Maxine Stein

Mr. Hans Teich

Tillie S. Tice

Jenny & Ken Tolson

Molly & Chris Tull

James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars

Vera Watson

Grant Webb

Linda & Craig Weisbruch

Cricket Weston & David Molinaro

Bryan Wilhelm

Deems Wilson

Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

$1,000 – $1,499

Anonymous (5)

Ross & Michele Annable

Kathleen & Richard Anderson

Mary Lou & Jim Babb

Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter

Morgan & Katie Beggs

Shirley W. Benfield

Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein

Family Foundation

Sam & Nancy Bernstein

Willis

William R. Rollins

Dr. & Mrs. Paulvalery Roulette

Ruth & Trevor Runberg

Terrence Russell & Marjorie Serralles-Russell

Mrs. Gail Salmon

Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton

Thomas & Natasha Scrivener

Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert

Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker

Molly & Conrad Sloan

Scott Smith

Rebecca & Eric Smith

Murray & Hazel Somerville

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern

Kathryn Stewart

Marsha & Robert L. Stickler

Pamela & Harding Stowe

Al & Alice Sudduth

Ann & Wellford Tabor

Richard R. Taylor

Rosalind & Joe Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich

Catherine Thompson

Vint & Libby Tilson

Sarah S. Tull

B. Maureen Turner

Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri

Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang

Ward Wellman & Laura Meyer Wellman

Pam & Steve West

Peter White

Mr. Gary Wilhite

Noni Williams

John Drew Witherington

Ms. Judith Wood

Eugene Woods

Gracy & Scott Wooster

Ms. Barbara Yarbrough

Christopher Montgomery

Tom &

Gary &

Robert &

Cookie

Janet &

Dr.

John

Mr.

Ana

Nancy

Christine

Carol Smith

Dr.

John-Palmer Smith

Rebecca

William

Wesley

James

Rebecca

Greg

Minyan

Mr.

Zelda White

Mr.

Dan

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†

Rosemary Blanchard†

Twig & Barbara Branch

Saul Brenner

Mike & Joan Brown†

Mrs. Joan Bruns †

Jan & Bob Busch

Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.†

Jim Cochran†

Robin Cochran

Tom Covington

Charles & Peggy Dickerson

Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr.

David J.L. Fisk & Anne P. O’Byrne

Peter & Ann† Guild

William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund†

Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr.

Betty & Stanley Livingstone†

† Deceased

Lucille & Edwin Jones

Paul and Paula McIntosh

Nellie McCrory †

M. Marie Mitchell†

Cricket Weston & David Molinaro

Joan & Richard Morgan

Don C. Niehus

Eva Nove

Richard J. Osborne

Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge

James Y. Preston†

Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchett

Ann & Fritz Rehkopf

Elizabeth Waring Reinhard

Nancy W. Rutledge

Mike Rutledge

Harriet Seabrook

Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert

Morris & Patricia Spearman

Bob & Maxine Stein

Dr. Ben C. Taylor III

Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich

Cordelia G. Thompson

Tim Timson

Jenny & Ken Tolson

Ms. Debora Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

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

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

CORPORATE

We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders:

GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT

We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders:

amily amily FOUNDATION

The Trexler Foundation

Dowd Foundation, Inc.

The Dickson Foundation

Cole Foundation

The Jack H. and Ruth C. Campbell Foundation

The Mary Norris Preyer Fund

The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation

Barnhardt/Thomas Trust

Blumenthal Foundation

contact Mandy Vollrath at mvollrath@charlottesymphony.org

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

We're rolling out something big! This spring, your Charlotte Symphony takes the music on the road for CSO Roadshow, a traveling concert series that will bring pop-up music experiences to neighborhoods across Charlotte.

Our mobile stage will bring the power of live music to the heart of local communities as our 40-foot trailer takes Charlotte Symphony musicians to streets, parks, and plazas in free "walk up" concerts for all to enjoy. Keep an eye out for upcoming CSO Roadshow concerts near you!

Multimillion Dollar Commitment

City of Charlotte

$1.5 million and above Bank of America

C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Trane Technologies

$600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation

Atrium Health Barings

Duke Energy

Honeywell

JELD-WEN, Inc.

LendingTree Foundation

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Novant Health

Red Ventures

Truist

$300,000-$600,000

Ally Financial

The Centene Charitable Foundation

Childress Klein Properties

Coca-Cola Consolidated

Deloitte

EY

The Gambrell Foundation

Moore & Van Allen

PwC

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

Rodgers Builders

Wells Fargo

Up to $300,000

Fifth Third Bank

Foundation For The Carolinas

Deidre and Clay Grubb

Leslie and Michael Marsicano

Jane and Hugh McColl

Nucor Corporation

PNC Bank

Premier, Inc.

Jane and Nelson Schwab

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Linda McFarland Farthing

Chair

Richard Krumdieck

Vice Chair

John Williams

Vice Chair

Mick Ankrom

Treasurer

Manny Clark

Secretary

David Fisk

President & CEO

Joye D. Blount

Mike Butterworth

Nick Clements

Catherine Connor

Mary Delk*

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard Osborne, Chair

Paul Anderson

Ruth & Richard Ault

Kat Belk

Arlene & Milton Berkman

Jason & Tiffany Bernd

Mary & Charles Bowman

Frank Bragg

Robin & Bill Branstrom

Derick & Sallie Close

Robin Cochran

Wilton Connor

Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III

Brian Cromwell

Alessandra & Pasquale De Martino

Alvaro & Donna de Molina

Peggy & Richard Dreher

Lisa Hudson Evans

Karen Fox

Eileen Friars & Scott Pyle

Todd Gorelick

Ralph S. Grier

Laurie Guy

Janet Haack

Denise DeMaio

Sidney Fletcher

Kevin Gottehrer

Lucia Zapata Griffith

Byron Johns*

Valerie Kinloch

Stephen Makris

Alex McKinnon

Ulrike W. Miles

Sara Garcés Roselli

Ylida Scott

Melinda Snyder

Jennifer Sullivan

Jenny Tolson*

Jenny Topilow*

Ken Walker

Kevin Walker

*ex officio

Reginald B. Henderson, Esq.

Mark & Whitney Jerrell

Jeff Lee

Gov. James G. Martin

Jane & Hugh McColl

Susan & Loy McKeithen

George McLendon

Mica Oberkfell

Patrick J. O’Leary

Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips

Paul Reichs

Nancy & Charles Robson

Patricia A. Rodgers

M.A. Rogers

Laura & Mike Schulte

Carolyn Shaw

Emily & Zach Smith

Bob & Marsha Stickler

Kelly & Neal Taub

Adam Taylor

Braxton Winston

Richard Worf

Joan Zimmerman

Albert Zue

EXECUTIVE

David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO

Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator

ARTISTIC

OPERATIONS

DEVELOPMENT

(see p. 13)

Shayne Doty, Vice President of Development

Mandy Vollrath, Director of Corporate & Institutional Relations

Libby Currier, Director of Individual Giving

Tammy Matula, Senior Manager of Development Operations

Lauren Taylor, Annual Fund Manager

Jennifer Gherardi, Development Manager - Campaign & Special Events

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Angel Adams, Vice President of Finance & Administration

Chazin & Company, Financial Services

Amy Hine, HR Coordinator & Office Administrator

Channing Williams, Accounting Associate

HUMAN RESOURCES

Maribeth Baker, Human Resources Counselor

LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement

Dylan Lloyd, Senior Manager of Youth Orchestras

Mark Rockwood, Education & Community Programs Manager

Michaela Sciacca, Project Harmony Manager

Gavin Fulker, Education & Community Programs Assistant

Lily Moore, Youth Orchestras Assistant

Jirah Montgomery, Youth Orchestras Program Assistant

Bria Alexander, Learning & Community Engagement Assistant

MARKETING

Mical Hutson, Vice President of Marketing & Audience Development

Deirdre Roddin, Director of Institutional Marketing & Communications

Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing

Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager

Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager

Meghan Starr, Patron Experience Manager

Garrett Whiffen, Ticketing Manager

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office: 704.972.2003

charlottesymphony.org

April 26 & 27 7:30 pm | Belk Theater

Christopher Warren-Green conductor laureate

Georgia Jarman soprano

Andrew Foster-Williams baritone

Charlotte Master Chorale

featuring works by GRACE WILLIAMS and BENJAMIN BRITTEN