CSO Mozart Night Music - program 02-06-21

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February 6 Knight Theater Christopher James Lees, conductor Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin

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The word “reimagined” is one that has cropped up in the symphonic world a great deal recently as orchestras, reckoning with the effects the pandemic, have been forced to change course. It’s no different here at the Charlotte Symphony. We’ve certainly reimagined how we’re presenting concerts, as evidenced by this virtual performance, but we’re also very purposefully using this time to reimagine what a symphony orchestra can — no must — do differently, following this watershed year. We’re planning to come through this with a renewed and stronger commitment to the contributions we can make to our city and community as your CSO. It is with a similar spirit of reimagination that we present Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik juxtaposed with contemporary composer Leonardo Balada’s A Little Night Music in Harlem. A modern take on the original, Balada uses motifs from Mozart’s work, but transforms them into his own personal style.

Thank you for being with us as we look towards the future with renewed energy. Enjoy the performance!

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table of contents Welcome.................................p. 2 Program..................................p. 3 Artist Bios...............................p. 4 About Us.................................p. 6

Musicians..............................p. 8 Notes.....................................p. 10 Supporters...........................p. 14 Administration....................p. 20 2

program

The Classical Series is presented to the community by

Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

Streaming LIVE from the Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Christopher James Lees, conductor Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin

Concertmaster - The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair This concert will be performed without an intermission.

Available to stream through February 13.

JESSIE MONTGOMERY (1981- ) Starburst WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 I. Allegro II. Romance: Andante LEONARDO BALADA (1933- ) A Little Night Music in Harlem FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin

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conductor

Christopher James Lees resident conductor

Christopher James Lees was named Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony in 2018.

Emerging American conductor Christopher James Lees is becoming widely recognized for his passionate and nuanced orchestral performances, his fierce commitment to contemporary music, and his natural charisma in front of audiences around the world.

In 2018, Mr. Lees began an appointment as Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony and Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra. He curates and conducts more than 70 performances a year, including on the Family and Pops series, Education concerts, and the Symphony’s popular On Tap series at Charlotte-area breweries. Mr. Lees made his subscription debut with the orchestra in October 2019.

An active guest conductor, Mr. Lees has returned for performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic and the Houston, Detroit, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, & Flint Symphonies, as well as debuts with the Indianapolis, Kansas City, Toledo, and Vermont Symphonies.

Additional engagements have taken him to the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestra de Chambre de Paris, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and at the Music in the Mountains Festival & Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão in Brazil.

Only the second American Gustavo Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mr. Lees made his debut with the orchestra in April 2013 and returned for concerts in February 2015.

With the New York Philharmonic and St. Louis Symphony, among others, Mr. Lees has served as an assistant conductor for the world’s leading conductors, including: Gustavo Dudamel, Paavo Järvi, Herbert Blomstedt, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, Pablo Heras-Casado, Stéphane Denève, Susanna Mälkki, and Nicholas McGegan.

Music Director Robert Spano named Mr. Lees winner of both the 2011 James Conlon Conducting Prize and the 2012 Aspen Conducting Prizes at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

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soloist

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu violin

Concertmaster Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, the Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair, joined the Charlotte Symphony in 2003.

Born in Timisoara, Romania, violinist Calin Ovidiu Lupanu completed his undergraduate studies at the Music Academy in Bucharest, where he served as Concertmaster of the conservatory’s Chamber Orchestra. During his summers as a student, Mr. Lupanu performed in festival orchestras in Lanciano, Italy as Assistant Concertmaster and the Young Soloists Orchestra “Fiori Rari” in Lugano, Switzerland as Concertmaster. Upon graduation, he was appointed Violin Professor at the Music Academy.

While in Bucharest, Lupanu joined the Lipatti String Quartet as first violin, continuing in that capacity for 10 years. In 1995, they were named Quartet-inResidence at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, where Lupanu earned a Performance Certificate in Chamber Music. While at UWM, the quartet was featured as Ensemble-in-Residence with the Pabst Theater.

Lupanu’s awards as a soloist include the First Prizes of the International Violin Competition in Stresa, Italy, and the National Violin Competition in Suceava, Romania. Prior to winning the national audition for the Charlotte Symphony, Lupanu served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster of the Evansville Philharmonic, principal player in the Alabama Symphony, and Concertmaster of the West Virginia Symphony.

In addition to his season-long responsibilities in Charlotte, Lupanu maintains a busy summer schedule, participating in such festivals as Bach and Beyond, Aspen, Lower Saxony, Strings in the Mountains, and the Colorado Music Festival, the latter of which he has served as Concertmaster since 2004 and Chamber Music Coordinator since 2014.

Lupanu has been featured as a soloist with the Evansville Philharmonic, Alabama Symphony, Green Bay Symphony, and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. Lupanu is currently on the faculty of Gardner-Webb University and served as Lecturer in Strings at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Mr. Lupanu plays a violin made by Pierre Silvestre in Lyon, France in 1857.

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about us

The Charlotte Symphony connects and strengthens its community through exceptional musical experiences. A cornerstone of Charlotte’s arts and cultural landscape, the CSO is a full-time orchestra that performs more than 130 concerts annually and supports bold, robust community engagement and education efforts.

Founded in 1932 and led by internationally celebrated Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, we are the most longstanding performing arts organization in the region. We are responsive to and engaged in the narrative of our people. We employ music as a tool for building community and even are a change agent.

Core programming runs September to May and includes Classical, Pops, and Family series performances, plus special events ranging from movies-in-concert to our annual Magic of Christmas concerts. Longstanding Summer Pops at Symphony Park rounds out each season.

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 our community.

our music director Now in his eleventh 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 Orchestra; the Detroit, Houston, St. Louis, Toronto, Seattle, and Vancouver symphony orchestras; the Minnesota Orchestra; Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra; the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others.

Warren-Green returns to Charlotte to open this season with virtual concerts featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Brahms, and Dvořák. 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 afterschool program serving high-need areas.

In addition to his international commitments, Warren-Green was invited to conduct at the wedding services of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2011 and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at St George’s Chapel in 2018.

For more on Maestro Warren-Green and the CSO, visit charlottesymphony.org.

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musicians

YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green Music Director Christopher James Lees Resident Conductor

FIRST VIOLINS

VIOLAS

FLUTES

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu

Benjamin Geller

Victor Wang

Alaina Rea

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette

Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Joseph Meyer

Associate Concertmaster

Kari Giles

Assistant Concertmaster

Ernest Pereira° Susan Blumberg°° Jane Hart Brendle Emily Chatham°° Judith Ledbetter Ellyn Stuart Jenny Topilow°°

SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot

Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Kathleen Jarrell

Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Martha Geissler Margie Sakira Harley

Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair Assistant Principal

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao

Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

PICCOLO Erinn Frechette

OBOES Hollis Ulaky

Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡

CELLOS Alan Black

Erica Cice Terry Maskin

Jonathan Lewis

ENGLISH HORN

Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Assistant Principal

Marlene Ballena Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle Janis Nilsen

DOUBLE BASSES Kurt Riecken Principal

Judson Baines

Assistant Principal

Jeffrey Ferdon Jason McNeel

Terry Maskin

CLARINETS Taylor Marino

Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair

Samuel Sparrow Allan Rosenfeld

E♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow

BASS CLARINET

HARP Andrea Mumm Trammell Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

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Allan Rosenfeld

musicians BASSOONS

TRUMPETS

TUBA

Olivia Oh

Alex Wilborn

Vacant

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger

TIMPANI

Principal

Joshua Hood Lori Tiberio

CONTRABASSOON Lori Tiberio

HORNS Byron Johns

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

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Associate Principal The Marcus T. Hickman Chair

TROMBONES John Bartlett Principal

Thomas Burge

BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman Principal

Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

Jacob Lipham

Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

PERCUSSION Brice Burton Principal

° 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

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.

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Sarah Markle, cello Originally from Buffalo, NY, Sarah has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony since 2014. After receiving her Bachelors from the Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Alan Stepansky, she completed her Masters in Orchestral Performance at the Manhattan School of Music in 2013. Prior to joining the CSO, Sarah performed frequently with the Buffalo Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony and New World Symphony. Festivals include Music Academy of the West, Arizona Musicfest, American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Roycroft Chamber Music Festival, and National Repertory Orchestra.

Outside of music, Sarah is a supporter of Waldorf Education and a strong animal rights advocate. She also enjoys vegan cooking, trying to identify people’s origins based on their accents, and writing limericks. Sarah is the creator/ founder of Limerickery, an online nonprofit whose proceeds go directly toward animal welfare and plant-based food initiatives.

For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit charlottesymphony.org.

notes JESSIE

MONTGOMERY born: 1981, New York, NY

Starburst (2012) premiere: September 2012 in Miami, Florida

Composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery was born and raised in Manhattan’s Lower East Side during a time when the neighborhood was at a major turning point in its history. Her parents — her father a musician, her mother a theater artist and storyteller — were engaged in the activities of the neighborhood and regularly brought Jessie to rallies, performances, and parties where neighbors, activists, and artists gathered to celebrate and support the movements of the time. It is from this unique experience that Ms. Montgomery has created a life that merges composing, performance, education, and advocacy.

Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, language, and social justice, placing her squarely as one of the most relevant interpreters of 21st century American sound and experience.

Starburst was commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, a non-profit dedicated to the development of young Black and Latino classical musicians.

The composer provides the following commentary: This brief one-movement work for string orchestra is a play on imagery of rapidly changing musical colors. Exploding gestures are juxtaposed with gentle fleeting melodies in an attempt to create a multidimensional soundscape. A common definition of a starburst: “the rapid formation of large numbers of new stars in a galaxy at a rate high enough to alter the structure of the galaxy significantly” lends itself almost literally to the nature of the performing ensemble who premieres the work, The Sphinx Virtuosi, and I wrote the piece with their dynamic in mind.

“Music is my connection to the world. It guides me to understand my place in relation to others and challenges me to make clear the things I do not understand.” — Jessie Montgomery

jessiemontgomery.com

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notes WOLFGANG AMADEUS

MOZART

born: January 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria died: December 5, 1791, Vienna, Austria

Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525 (1787) completed: August 10, 1787 in Vienna

A fair amount of mystery surrounds Mozart’s Serenade in G Major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Mozart’s own catalogue reflects that the work was completed on August 10, 1787, while the composer was in Vienna working on his opera, Don Giovanni — in this context, it’s worth noting that in the final scene of that opera, a group of instrumentalists provide entertainment for the Don’s lavish banquet, playing selections from popular operas of the day, including Mozart’s own Le nozze di Figaro. But we don’t know the circumstances surrounding the Serenade’s composition, or even whether Eine kleine Nachtmusik was performed during Mozart’s lifetime.

Eine kleine Nachtmusik was featured prominently in the Academy Awardwinning biopic Amadeus as the character of Italian composer Antioni Salieri, Mozart’s nemesis in the film, lamented that the work had become far more popular than his own.

F. Murray Abraham as Salieri in Amadeus (1984).

It was Mozart himself who gave the Serenade its famous title, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (“A Little Night Music”). As was typical of 18th century serenades, the work originally contained five movements, with an initial Minuet and Trio appearing between the opening Allegro and the Romanze. Sadly, that movement appears to have been lost forever. In its familiar four-movement structure, Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik is one of the composer’s most performed and beloved works, admired for its lively, joyful quality and memorable melodies.

This concert features the opening two movements of Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

The first movement (Allegro) opens with the famous ascending and descending fanfare-like motif. The first violins introduce the elegant melody that forms the basis of the slow-tempo Romanze (Andante).

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notes LEONARDO

BALADA

born: September 22, 1933, in Barcelona, Spain

A Little Night Music in Harlem (2006) premiere: 2007 in Budapest, Hungary

Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1933, composer Leonardo Balada graduated from the Juilliard School in 1960 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1981. He studied composition with Vincent Persichetti and Aaron Copland. Some of his best known works were written in a dramatic avantgarde style in the sixties. He is credited with pioneering a blend of ethnic music with those avant-garde techniques, creating a very personal style.

A Little Night Music in Harlem was commissioned by the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra and its music director Alberto Santana. Those artists (the work’s dedicatees) performed the premiere of A Little Night Music in Harlem in 2007, in Budapest.

Scored for strings, A Little Night Music in Harlem is inspired by another work for that ensemble, Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik (see p. 11). In program notes accompanying a Naxos recording of A Little Night Music in Harlem by the Iberian Chamber Orchestra and conductor José Luis Temes (Naxos 8.572625), the composer explains that he uses “motifs from Mozart’s composition which, in a subtle way, are integrated into my personal style.

These motifs are not presented suddenly, as in a collage, but rather in a surrealist transformation, blending seamlessly.”

A Little Night Music in Harlem contains elements of jazz, as well as “(a)leatoric devices, layer on layer textures, polytonality alternating with straight tonality and many other contemporary techniques.” In the final measures, Mozart’s composition appears in its original form.

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notes FELIX

MENDELSSOHN born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg, Germany died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig, Germany

Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor (1822) premiere: February 4, 1952 in New York

Like Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn was a brilliant child prodigy - beginning his music studies at the age of seven. In 1820, Mendelssohn composed his first musical work. An impressive number of compositions soon followed.

In 1822, the German singer and actor Eduard Devrient met Felix Mendelssohn for the first time. While at the Mendelssohns’ Berlin home, Devrient watched the thirteen year-old Felix rehearse singers who would perform one of the young composer’s operettas: The singers sat round the big dining-table, near the grand piano at which Felix, perched on a stool provided with a thick cushion, conducted and controlled us without a trace of shyness, earnestly and eagerly and with as little ado as if he had been playing games with a handful of his playmates. That so many adults were giving time and trouble to his compositions seemed no more to make him conceited than did the fact that he had already written his third little opera and was hard at work on a bigger one.

That same year, Mendelssohn composed his Concerto in D minor for Violin and String Orchestra for his teacher, violinist Eduard Rietz.

The score was discovered in 1951 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who championed the publication and performance of this early work, a predecessor to Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto in E minor, Opus 64 (1844). While the D minor is not perhaps the equal of the E minor (few violin concertos are), it is a highly accomplished and engaging work that showcases the youthful Mendelssohn’s extraordinary gifts.

The Concerto is in three movements. The opening Allegro is based upon two themes; the first imposing and austere, the second, lyrical and plaintive. The slow-tempo second movement (Andante) begins with an extended orchestral introduction. The soloist immediately presents the finale’s (Allegro) central theme, a spirited dance that serves as the basis for the Concerto’s most overtly virtuoso movement.

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Matthew Beck & Chadwick Smith Bob & Cathy Becker Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Kristine E. Benshoff Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Robert Black Si & Michael Blake Betsy & Scott Bodien Steve Bost Mary & Charles Bowman Mr. & Mrs. John Bradley Ms. Doris A. Bradley Aram & Scott Bryan Ronald Bryson David H. & Barbara J. Burns Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Jennifer Callahan Ms. Lisa Callen Young & Kana Chin Mr. & Mrs. Bei T. Chu Richard & Kay Cline Mrs. Anne S. Close Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Cook Sondra Cooney Ragnhild Daasvand Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Peter De Arcangelis Jon Merkert & Bernadette Donovan-Merkert Cheryl Drake-Bowers Claude Duet Thomas & Kris Duffy Virginia & Joe Dulaney Mark Eckert Rebecca Elliott Dr. Rezvan Rafi & Dr. Saeed Fatenejad Mark Ficken Betsy & Jeff Freeman Christopher Friesen Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Frost George Gabel Melisa & Frank Galasso Timothy & Kara Gallagher Mark Gibbs Sara E. Gibson Tom & Tracey Gillespie Tom Glowacki Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Dan & Linda Gordon Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Ms. Merry Hartrick Patrick & Johanne Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner

supporters Logan & Jennifer Henderson Brian & Juliet Hirsch Jesse Hite Nilse Hurwitz Joan Irwin Jean Jackson Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Tim & Kathryn Johnson Joann B. Johnson E. Joann Jones Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Karn Dick & Nancy Karr Gene & Helen Katz Shawn King Joan Kirschner Nancy H. Kiser Donna Knowlton David & Francine Kors Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Jonathan Lamb Tom & Mary Last Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leonowicz Jerome & Barbara Levin George Linfors Donald Liotta Agus Loekman Raquel & Ken Lynch Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Stuart & Allison Malter Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Veronica McComb Juliette & Joseph McLelland Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Eric Miller Krivitsky Family Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Tom & Sally Moore Mr. & Mrs. Kent Moore Kimbrel & Tripp Morris David H. Nance & Jennifer Nance Carmen Odom Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Ynez Olshausen Caroline Olzinski Mr. Robert H. Osborn & Mrs. Nancy Osborn Christopher Parides Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rachel Parsons Charles Payet Janet & Rick Pfeiffer John H. Pickett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Mr. & Mrs. Steve M. Proffitt Jeanine & Naeem Qasim Haywood & Sabine Rankin Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr.

Betty Chafin Rash Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Jane Ratteree Jay Reynolds Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. John R. Willis Lynn Rogers Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Robert & Christine Rydel Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton William Scullin & Bretynn Race Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Mr. & Mrs. Eric Sklut Alan Slonim Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Judy Smith Murray Somerville Bill & Mary Staton Sara & Peter Steelman Robert & Maxine Stein Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern Michael Steuerwald Phyllis Stokes Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Stubbs Shannon Stumm Wesley & Claudia Sturges Faye F. Sultan & Kenneth Essex Nancy & Dick Thigpen Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Kelly Thomas Frances & Bill Thompson Cynthia Thomson Gary & Pennie Thrower Denise Tidball Melissa M. Tolin Brent & Claire Trexler Sarah & Tim Turner James & Melanie Twyne Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Dana Vaden Paul & Linda VeZolles David Walters Jin Wang Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Pam & Steve West Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. White Zelda White Jarrett I. Wyant Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Barbara Yarbrough David Yardley Wai Yau Maureen Young

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$250 – $499

Anonymous Jackie Ardis Ms. Barbara J. Avard David Barnhardt Mr. & Mrs. Irving Bienstock Maggie Callen Dianne & Jan Cates Amy Cathey John Clapp Michelle Classe Ms. Dorothy Cole Walter N. Coley Suzanne Coonen Rennie Cuthbertson Doug & Diane Doak Carolyn & Tim Eichenbrenner Mark & Joan Erwin Richard Fairclough The Federico Family Tom & Gail Fennimore Stacey Ferraro Heidi & Lee Fite Evelyn & Norman Fortson Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. William Guess Kenneth & Judith Hontz Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Katherine Jukubowski Margot Kaiser Steven & Mary Kesselman John & Ardis Koch Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Donald Lueder Theodore & Katherine Martinez Dorothy McGavran Manuel Medeiros Jeffrey F. Meyer Marcus & Katherine Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Moline Fran & Gary Morrison Jill & Edwin Newman Frank & Maria Portone Claire & J. Scott Purdy Joann Rautenberg R. Kent & Marsha Rhodes Barbara & Terry Lee Scott Rosalind & Joseph Seneca Frances Snepp Mr. & Mrs. Tom Taylor Tim Timson Joel Toms Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Erik Weghorst Barnet & Harriet Weinstock John & Jill White Karen & Charles Wolff

supporters

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.

Your support sustains us.

Your gift to the Charlotte Symphony supports our commitment to providing exceptional musical experiences throughout our community.

Every gift makes a difference.

Make your contribution today:

charlottesymphony.org/give-today

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate, foundation, and government funders: $100,000 +

$50,000-$99,999 The Trexler Foundation

$20,000-$49,999 D G Brungard Foundation

$10,000-$19,999

$5,000-$9,999

$2,500-$4,999

Albemarle Foundation King & Spaulding LLP Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust Reemprise Foundation William and Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation

Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates George & Ruth Baxter Foundation The Charlotte Assembly US Bank Foundation

Stanly County Community Foundation The Springs Close Foundation, Inc.

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administration BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kimberly Q. Parker Chairperson

David J. L. Fisk President & CEO

Linda McFarland Farthing Ellen Fitzsimmons Reginald Henderson Richard Krumdieck David Leitch Yih-Han Ma Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. Miles

Glenn Mincey Torsten Pilz Mike Rutledge Robert Rydel* Melinda Snyder John D. Williams Shanté Williams, PhD

John Barquin Vice Chairperson

Debbie Abels* Mick Ankrom Brian Bridgford Thomas Burge* Wilton Connor Mary Delk*

Alvaro & Donna de Molina 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 Emily & Zach Smith Bob & Marsha Stickler Scott Syfert Cynthia Tyson Braxton Winston Richard Worf

EXECUTIVE

DEVELOPMENT

MARKETING

David J. L. Fisk President & CEO

Leslie Antoniel Director of Donor Engagement

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD Immediate Past Chairperson Kevin Walker Treasurer

*ex-officio

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Osborne, Chair Ruth & Richard Ault Kat Belk Arlene & Milton Berkman Jason & Tiffany Bernd Frank Bragg Derick & Sallie Close Robin Cochran Catherine Connor Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III Brian Cromwell

ADMINISTRATION

Chris Stonnell Micah Cash Individual Giving Senior Manager Director of Education & Community Engagement Senta Harvey Heather Münch ARTISTIC Development Coordinator School & Community OPERATIONS Stewardship & Events Programs Manager John Clapp Amanda LoCascio Vice President of Artistic Development Coordinator Operations & General Manager Data Management & Research YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS Sara Gibson Aram Kim Bryan Director of Operations FINANCE Director of Youth Teil Buck Kirsten Morris Orchestra Programs Orchestra Personnel Manager Vice President of Human Dylan Lloyd Resources & Administration Carrie Graham Youth Orchestra Programs Manager of Artistic Planning Trey McKinney Coordinator – CSYO Staff Accountant Nixon Bustos Principal Music Librarian Samantha Hackett Executive Assistant

Candace Sykes Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience Deirdre Roddin Director of Communications Chad Calvert Visual Communications Manager Nicole Glaza Digital Marketing Manager Tiffany Spaulding Patron Communications Manager Meghan Squier Ticket Services Manager

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

John Jarrell Stage Manager

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