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Winter Highlights

Star Wars VII: The Force

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Revenge of the Symphony

The Colorado Symphony prepares for A Weekend of Star Wars on December 26 and 27

Awakens.

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WELCOME WELCOME! THE CHORUS IS TUNING UP! The holiday season is upon us, and this concert hall will resound with the joyous sounds of music from the instruments and voices of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Welcome One, Welcome All, Pray you be well and of good cheer!

Welcome song, welcome dance!

Happy we are to have the chance to wish you a Merry Christmas!

Those magical words of Christmas highlight the joys of the season here in Boettcher Concert Hall. The Chorus has been working for months to bring the best of its many vocal talents to the thrilling music of the holiday season.

Now singing in its 32nd season, we notice that a rather significant number of the singers in the Colorado Symphony Chorus weren’t even born when the chorus sang its inaugural season in 1984-85. Their fresh young talent complements beautifully the highly experienced veteran singers who have already contributed two or three decades of their vocal gifts to Colorado Symphony concerts.

Contributed is indeed the operative word, for these dedicated singers are volunteers who contribute hundreds of hours each year to honing their skills and mastering the intricacies of the challenging music of our culture’s greatest orchestral-choral literature.

But consider their reward for this contribution -- an intimate connection with the creative genius of Beethoven, Mahler, Holst, Handel, Orff, Verdi, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, and Walton.

And that’s just this year. The list of musical experiences goes on with world premieres -- like William Hill’s The Raven last spring. They work with great conductors and soloists; they sing in pops concerts; they sing for special occasions (like Papal visits). They participate in recordings – the recent Colorado Symphony/Hyperion release of Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and the premier recording of Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. They sing in festivals with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra. So, though they never see a salary check, they do indeed have many enriching life experiences as thoroughly rewarding compensation.

Join us then for some delightful Christmas fare – A Colorado Christmas, December 11-13, with the orchestra and chorus – that also features the Colorado Children’s Chorale and our jolly old friend in the red suit.

Home Alone – December 22, the film, accompanied by live music from the orchestra and chorus.

And make particular note of Handel’s monumental Messiah, December 18-20, performed by these forces with a fresh, exciting vision for a musical telling of this powerful story. This year, we add a Messiah Sing Along on Sunday afternoon for all of you who are eager to participate in those magnificent choruses.

Your Colorado Symphony has a special partner in the Colorado Symphony Chorus – an incomparable team that is all set to make the rafters ring this holiday season!

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One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

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Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Christopher Dragon, conductor Donna McKechnie, Jodi Benson, Doug LaBrecque, vocals Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

JAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30

Denver Young Artists Orchestra

FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30

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Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

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Sierra Boggess In Concert

Andres Lopera, conductor

Pixar In Concert

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Colors in Music

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Igudesman and Joo: “BIG Nightmare Music”

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Revenge of the Symphony

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You don’t have to go to a galaxy far, far away to get your Star Wars fix this winter – just come to Boettcher Concert Hall. Whether your loyalties lie with the Imperial Forces or with the Rebel Troops, you’re sure to enjoy these themes spanning the parsecs between Denver and Dagobah.

When George Lucas was filming Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) and needed an epic film score to accompany his space odyssey, he reached out to his friend Steven Spielberg for recommendations. Spielberg had recently finished his movie Jaws (1975) and recommended the composer for that film, John Williams. This would be the start of an amazing number of iconic scores that Williams created for Lucas. This concert will explore the music of the legendary John Williams, who now has 135 studio recordings and over 40 Oscar nominations, through those iconic Star Wars movie scores.

This Star Wars concert is just one part of the Colorado Symphony’s Geek Series, affectionately named for its programming aimed at fans of sci-fi films, comic books, action movies, and more. The Colorado Symphony is making headlines for the innovative nature of this concert series, with features on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and on MSNBC the last few months.

Many people might not realize that music for many contemporary films (as well as for video games and other modern media) uses the same instruments and musical language as symphonic literature by Beethoven, Brahms, and Holst. For example, the audience will see and hear the same orchestral instruments during the Weekend of Star Wars concert as during the Night in Vienna classical concert coming up on New Year’s Eve. Tristan Rennie, Colorado Symphony Second/Assistant Principal Bassoonist and self-proclaimed geek, is a big fan of the Geek Series programming and the impact these concerts have on audience members. “When you hear the music, that’s all you need to be transported into the story,” Tristan says. “We geek fans love the way our favorite movies, books, and video games transport us into new worlds to be explored. The expansive music for these movies has that same ability to transport us to our favorite galaxies, SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 19

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kingdoms, castles, and beyond. You come to these concerts because you enjoy the films, and the live music makes the story only that much better.”

Tristan often likes to dress up for these shows and encourages audience members to do so as well. He says there’s nothing quite like getting to the hall and seeing not only the audience in their favorite geek garb but all of the musicians too.

While the Geek programming might be more lighthearted than the traditional Masterworks, the music certainly isn’t easy. This is especially true for the brass section of the orchestra that is responsible for many of the dramatic bursts that help to make scenes from films like Star Wars so powerful and unforgettable. John Sipher is the Colorado Symphony’s new Principal Trombone as of the start of the 2015/16 season. When asked about what it’s like to play the Star Wars concert, his first thought is how tiring it is to sustain that level of playing for an entire concert. “Anything John Williams, particularly Star Wars, is some of the most challenging work we brass players will play throughout the year. In classical programming, brass is usually used sparingly, but in these concerts we play more often, a lot louder, and for longer periods than we are used to. That’s what makes it so great though, the challenge is what makes it so fun.”

The Colorado Symphony takes on the 2015/16 season with more Geek Series programming than ever. For more from the Geek Series and other pops concerts, check out: • The Music of James Bond with Hilary Kole — November 28 - Saturday, 7:30 pm • A Weekend of Star Wars — December 26-27 - Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm • Pixar in Concert — January 15-16 - Friday, 7:30, Saturday, 2:30 pm • A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks — April 9 - Saturday, 7:30 pm • A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con 3.0 — May 6 - Friday, 7:30 pm

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Carolyn Kunicki

Carolyn has been a musician nearly her entire life. She showed an interest in music at an early age and spent much of her youth playing the family piano and her father’s old boy scout bugle at their home in Pennsylvania. At age nine she started playing the French horn, partly because her mother thought it sounded pretty, partly because that’s what was available at the local school, but mostly because of Carolyn had a strong desire to play something loud.

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Congratulations to Carolyn Kunicki, Colorado Symphony Section Horn and recent honoree of the Colorado Symphony’s Women of Note.

It’s not easy for a small child to play the French horn. It requires stamina to hold the instrument during long practices as well as strong stomach muscles and powerful breath to make the instrument sound right. This wasn’t much of an issue for Carolyn who came from an athletic family and remains very athletic to this day.

Carolyn was homeschooled starting at age nine, which gave her ample time to play her horn.

She excelled both musically and academically, enough so to graduate early from high school.

Even more impressive is that by age 16, Carolyn was already accepted to The Juilliard School..

She always knew she wanted to go to New York City, spending childhood nights watching David Letterman and dreaming of making it to the Big Apple. Going to The Juilliard School was a dream come true and it turned out to be everything she hoped it would be. She spent many nights at the Metropolitan Opera thanks to tickets given to her by her professor, even if they were standing tickets for a three hour long opera. She continued to excel in the French Horn performance and went on to win the The Juilliard School Strauss Horn Concerto competition her senior year.

Carolyn won the position of Assistant Horn during that audition back in 2001 and has been playing in the Colorado Symphony ever since. Carolyn has become not only an amazing member of the orchestra’s overall talent, but also a community leader in Colorado. Carolyn has a passion for educational outreach, and she is very involved in the Colorado Symphony’s education program, musicurious. One of her favorite programs is the Once Upon a Time

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After graduating, she auditioned and was awarded the prestigious Aspen Music Festival Fellowship, a three year program where fellows spend summers playing in Aspen. During her second summer she won the Aspen Wind Solo Competition. However, she would never make it to her third summer because during one summer in Aspen, she ended up driving to Denver to take an audition with the Colorado Symphony.

curriculum where she and fellow musicians go to schools to play music to the narration of Aesop’s Fables.

Carolyn couldn’t be more honored to be the recipient of the Women of Note accolade, saying “I grew up here. I was hired by the Colorado Symphony when I was just 21, I met my husband here, I had two children here - the Colorado Symphony is home to me, these people are my family. It’s so special to see this program, this group of women, making such an incredible impact in the arts community in Denver. The arts scene is growing in Denver and I think the next decade is going to be an amazing time for our city. Groups like Women of Note are helping our arts scene get to that next level and I’m honored to be a part of that.”

 Thank you to our Women of Note Women of Note is a membership group of goodwill ambassadors for the Colorado Symphony, encouraging individuals and organizations to attend concerts and provide financial support to the region’s premier performing arts organization.

“Women of Note not only adds dimension and enrichment to our musical experiences, it contributes importantly to the Colorado Symphony’s financial success,” says Mary Rossick Kern, Colorado Symphony Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees and one of the founding members of Women of Note. “We are thrilled to honor Carolyn as this year’s Women of Note musician. As a dedicated musician, she makes an impact in the community and exemplifies the kind of dedication this program supports and nurtures.”

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MASTERWORKS • 2015-2016 BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDREW LITTON, conductor PHILIPPE QUINT, violin COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, director This weekend of concerts is gratefully dedicated to Virginia Hill Foundation Friday’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Sherman & Howard Saturday’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Bette MacDonald - (her 92nd birthday)

Friday, November 20, 2015 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 7:30 pm Boettcher Concert Hall

STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra Psalm 38:13-14 Psalm 39:2-4 Psalm 150 STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto in D major Toccata Aria I Aria II Capriccio — INTERMISSION —

BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Reveries and Passions: Largo — Allegro agitato e appassionato assai A Ball: Waltz - Allegro non troppo Scene in the Country: Adagio March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath: Larghetto — Allegro

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ANDREW LITTON, conductor Colorado Symphony Music Director Andrew Litton is the newly appointed Music Director of the New York City Ballet. Mr. Litton also serves as Bergen Philharmonic Music Director Laureate, Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, and Conductor Laureate of Britain’s Bournemouth.

He guest conducts the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, and has a discography of over 120 recordings with awards including America’s Grammy, France’s Diapason d’Or, and many other honors.

Besides his Grammy®-winning Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with Bryn Terfel and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he also recorded the complete symphonies by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, a Dallas Mahler cycle, and many Gershwin recordings as both conductor and pianist. Mr. Litton is a graduate of the Fieldston School, New York, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Juilliard in piano and conducting. The youngest-ever winner of the BBC International Conductors Competition, he served as Assistant Conductor at Teatro alla Scala and Exxon/Arts Endowment Assistant Conductor for the National Symphony under Rostropovich. His many honors in addition to Norway’s Order of Merit include an honorary Doctorate from the University of Bournemouth, Yale University’s Sanford Medal, and the Elgar Society Medal. An accomplished pianist, Litton often conducts from the keyboard and enjoys performing chamber music with his orchestra colleagues. For further information, visit www.andrewlitton.com.

JEFF GEREW

PHILIPPE QUINT, violin Award-winning American violinist Philippe Quint is a multifaceted artist whose wide range of interests has led to several Grammy® nominations for his albums, performances with major orchestras throughout the world, a leading role in a major independent film called Downtown Express, and explorations of tango with his band The Quint Quintet. Highlights of Quint’s 2015-2016 season include debuts with Colorado Symphony with Andrew Litton, North Carolina Symphony with Grant Llewellyn in performances and recording of Brahms Double and Beethoven Triple Concertos, Teatro Real in Madrid, and at the Lucerne Symphony’s “Russian Festival” with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin among others. At the invitation of Maestro Vladimir Spivakov, Philippe will make appearances at the opening of the Colmar Festival in France with Tugan Sokhiev in a performance of Korngold Violin Concerto as well as the opening of the Mary B. Galvin’s new hall in Chicago alongside soprano Renée Fleming. Philippe Quint’s formidable discography includes a large variety of rediscovered treasures along with popular works from standard repertoire. In November 2013, he released to critical acclaim Opera Breve CD with pianist Lily Maisky, a unique collection of opera transcriptions for violin and piano featuring both popular and rare songs, on Avanticlassic. In May 2014, Quint recorded the Khachaturian and Glazunov Violin Concertos with the Bochumer Sinfoniker and Steven Sloane. Born in Russia, Philippe Quint studied at Moscow’s Special Music School for the Gifted and made his orchestral debut at the age of nine. After moving to the United States, he earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Juilliard. For more information, visit www.philippequint.com

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES

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DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus.

The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording.

Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years.

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2015/16 Colorado Symphony season marks the 32nd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman. The Colorado Symphony Chorus is featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a three-country, twoweek concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague. The Chorus will return to Europe in 2016 for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich.

The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.

MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Staff Conductor; Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate Manager Brian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists Soprano I Jamie Brown Lauren Cage Lindsay R. Campbell Denelda Causey LeEtta H. Choi Kaylin E. Daniels Sarah Dirksen Laura Dukeshier Kate A. Emerich Jenifer D. Gile Lori C. Gill Susan Graber Jennifer Harpel Elizabeth Hedrick Lynnae C. Hinkley Angela M. Hupp Erika Jensen Shelley E. Joy Mary E. Kirschner Krista Kuhn Marina Kushnir Cathy Look Anne Maupin Stephanie Medema Wendy L. Moraskie Barbara A. Porter Lori A. Ropa Kelly G. Ross Roberta A. Sladovnik Stephanie A. Solich Kelly Sowell Nicole J. Stegink Judy Tate Courtney Williams Cara Young Soprano II Jude Blum Alex S. Bowen Margot L. Brauchli Athanasia Christus Ruth A. Coberly Gretchen Colbert Kerry H. Cote Claudia Dakkouri Esther J. Gross Lisa D. Kraft Ilene L. Nova Christine M. Nyholm

Jeannette R. O’Nan Donneve S. Rae Rebecca E. Rattray Shirley J. Rider Nancy C. Saddler Camille S. Smith Lynne M. Snyer Stacey L. Travis Susan K. Von Roedern Marcia L. Walker Sherry L. Weinstein Kirsten Wells Sandy Woodrow Alto I Priscilla P. Adams Lois F. Brady Emily M. Branam Kimberly Brown Amy Buesing Allison Carlisle Clair T. Clauson Jayne M. Conrad Jane A. Costain Sheri L. Daniel Aubri K. Dunkin Dana Edwards Kirsten D. Franz Sharon R. Gayley Gabriella D. Groom Pat Guittar Emily Haller Melissa J. Holst Kaia M. Hoopes Carol E. Horle Annie Kolstad Deanna Kraft Susan McWaters Leah Meromy Ginny Passoth Mary B. Thayer Pat Virtue Sara Wise Heather Wood Judith Wyatt Alto II Kay A. Boothe Cass Chatfield Martha E. Cox

Barbara Deck Joyce Dominguez Carol A. Eslick Daniela Golden Hansi Hoskins Olivia Isaac Brandy H. Jackson Ellen D. Janasko Janice Kibler Carole A. London Joanna Maltzahn Barbara Marchbank Kelly T. McNulty Beverly D. Mendicello Jane B. Moore Cassandra Murray Leslie M. Nittoli Deborah R. Norris Kali Paguirigan Pamela R. Scooros Lisa Townsend Ginny Trierweiler Tenor I Andrew K. Banks James DeMarco Dustin Dougan Brian Dukeshier Joel C. Gewecke Frank Gordon, Jr. Forrest Guittar, Jr. David K. Hodel Richard A. Moraskie Garvis J. Muesing Timothy W. Nicholas William J. O’Donnell William G. Reiley Ryan Waller Kenneth A. Zimmerman Tenor II Gary E. Babcock Mac Bradley Dusty R. Davies Stephen C. Dixon Roger Fuehrer John H. Gale Kenneth E. Kolm Taylor S. Martin Brandt J. Mason

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Stephen J. Meswarb Tom A. Milligan Ronald L. Ruth Jerry E. Sims Jeffrey P. Wolf Daniel L. Wyatt Bass I John G. Adams Travis D. Branam Grant H. Carlton George Cowen Robert E. Drickey Benjamin Eickhoff Matthew Gray Douglas D. Hesse Donald Hume Thomas J. Jirak Nalin J. Mehta Kenneth Quarles Trevor B. Rutkowski Benjamin A. Smith David R. Struthers Duane White Benjamin Williams Brian W. Wood Bass II Bob Friedlander John A. Gallagher Dan Gibbons Chris Grossman Eric W. Israelson Terry L. Jackson Roy A. Kent Mike A. Kraft Robert F. Millar, Jr. Kenneth Moncrieff Greg A. Morrison Eugene J. Nuccio John R. Phillips Russell R. Skillings Wil W. Swanson Chad J. Thofson Tom G. Virtue

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971): Symphony of Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia, and died on April 6, 1971 in New York City. He composed the Symphony of Psalms in 1930 on a commission celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Boston premiere of the work was delayed because of the illness of the Orchestra’s conductor, Sergei Koussevitzky, so the first performance was given by Ernest Ansermet and the Brussels Philharmonic Society on December 13, 1930. A performance in Boston followed six days later. The score calls for piccolo, five flutes (fifth doubling piccolo), four oboes, English horn, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, five trumpets (fifth on piccolo trumpet), three trombones, tuba, harp, two pianos, bass drum, cellos and double basses.

Duration is about 22 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on January 29-31, 1987, with Philippe Entremont conducting.

Igor Stravinsky was raised in the Orthodox Church in the best traditions of Old Russia, but he left the religion as a young man with some harsh remarks about the rites and feasts of the ancient dogma. Several years later, however (in 1926 at the age of 44), he returned to the faith and became a regular communicant in the Church. To celebrate the revitalization of his belief he composed the Pater noster (“Our Father”) in the ancient Slavonic tongue for unaccompanied choir.

(Mass; Abraham and Isaac; Babel; Canticum Sacrum; Credo; The Flood; Requiem Canticles; A Sermon, a Narrative, and a Prayer; Threni [Lamentations of Jeremiah]; and Ave Maria followed in later years.)

It seems likely that the conception of a symphonic work based on Psalm texts also was born at that time. In 1929, when he was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to write a work celebrating its 50th anniversary, he admitted that a symphony with Biblical texts had been on his mind “for a long time. I therefore gladly accepted a proposal so thoroughly in accord with my wishes.... I sought for my words among those that had been written for singing. And quite naturally my first idea was to have recourse to the Psalms.”

For the work, Stravinsky chose three Psalms from the Vulgate version of the Bible, and retained them in the original Latin. This is one of a number of techniques that he employed to raise the Symphony of Psalms to an elevated, almost mystical plain, as free as possible from any Romantic passion. To reinforce the emotional distancing indicated by the Latin text, Stravinsky chose not to use any solo voices, preferring instead to call on the implied universality of the chorus. The orchestra complementing the vocal forces is one of the few in the repertory not to include violins or violas. Stravinsky felt the bright sound of those instruments was not in keeping with the dark, burnished orchestral sonority he sought as backdrop to the sacred words.

To further encourage objectivity on the executant’s part, even the performance indications at the beginning of the movements are given only as simple metronome markings without other descriptive amplification. The British conductor Sir Eugene Goossens wrote, “There is much scope for real expression in a performance of the Symphony of Psalms, but there is absolutely no room for sentimentality.”

The three movements of the work, directed to be played without pause, do not follow traditional symphonic forms but rather employ a formal technique similar to the episodic construction seen in many of Stravinsky’s other compositions. These episodes are usually defined by a single rhythmic ostinato, and there are several such in the opening movement.

The second movement is a weaving of two separate, interlocking fugues, one for instruments, one for voices. The opening instrumental fugue, scored for high woodwinds, seems to hover in some unimagined, transcendent universe. The mundane world is introduced with the vocal fugue, which expands, for the first time in this movement, into the bass register. The two fugues co-exist until the beginning of a section for choir alone, after which various melodic bits and harmonic constructions derived from them are used first to build a strong climax and then to provide a quiet ending.

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES The finale opens with a subdued but expressive setting of “Alleluia.” The extended Allegro that forms the middle of this movement was inspired, in the composer’s words, “by a vision of Elijah’s chariot climbing into the Heavens; never before had I written anything quite so literal as the triplets to suggest the horses and chariot.” A sudden calm comes over this propulsive music as the chorus again intones the “Alleluia” of the beginning. Once more, the whirling chariot rides with boundless energy before a calming rallentando leads to the closing section of quiet but surpassingly intense praise.

Exaudi orationem meam, Domine, Hear my prayer, O Lord, et deprecationem meam. and give ear to my cry.

Auribus percipe lacrimas meas.

Hold not thy peace at my tears.

Ne sileas, quoniam advena ego sum apud te Do not remain silent, for a stranger am I to you et peregrinus, sicut omnes patres mei. and a pilgrim, as were my fathers.

Remite mihi, ut refrigerer O spare me, that I may be refreshed Priusquam abeam et amplius non ero. before I go hence, and am no more.

Psalm 38:13-14 (King James Ps. 39:12-13) Expectans expectavi Dominum I waited patiently for the Lord, Et intendit mihi, and he reached out to me, Et exaudivit preces meas; and he heard my cry; Et eduxit me de lacu miseriae, And he led me out of the lake of misery, et de luto faecis. and out of the mire.

Et statuit super petram pedes meos: And he set my feet upon a rock, et direxit gressus meos. and directed my steps.

Et immisit in os meum canticum novum, And he has put a new song in my mouth, carmen Deo nostro. a hymn to our God. Videbunt multi et timebunt, Many will see and will fear, et sperabunt in Domino. and will trust in the Lord.

Psalm 39:2-4 (King James Ps. 40:1-3) Alleluia. Alleluia.

Laudate Dominum in sanctis ojus.

Praise the Lord in his sanctuary.

Laudate eum in firmamento virtutis ejus.

Praise him in the firmament of his power.

Laudate eum in virtutibus ejus.

Praise him for his mighty acts.

Laudate eum secundum multitudinem Praise him according to his excellent greatness. magnitudinis ejus.

Laudate eum in sono tubae.

Praise him with the sound of trumpets.

Laudate eum in timpano et choro.

Praise him with the timbrel and the dance.

Laudate eum in cordis et organo.

Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Laudate eum in cymbalis benesonantibus.

Praise him upon the loud cymbals.

Laudate eum in cymbalis jubilantionibus.

Praise him upon the jubilant cymbals.

Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum.

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.

Psalm 150 (King James Ps. 150)

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES IGOR STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto in D major Stravinsky composed his Violin Concerto composed in 1931, and conducted the premiere on October 23, 1931 in Berlin, with Samuel Dushkin as soloist. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, E-flat and two B-flat clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings. Duration is about 21 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on April 25 and 26, 2008 with JoAnn Falletta conducting and Rachel Lee on violin.

Late in 1930, Willy Strecker, co-owner and director of Schott, the prestigious German publishing house, suggested to Igor Stravinsky that a violin concerto might make a welcome addition to the catalog of his music, and that the violinist Samuel Dushkin was willing to offer technical advice for the project. The composer was, however, reluctant to accept the proposal. On the one hand, he still lacked full confidence in writing for the violin as a solo instrument, despite the challenging part he had included for it in The Soldier’s Tale. On the other, he was worried that Dushkin might be interested only in a virtuoso showpiece, with little concern for the musical niceties inherent in the form. It was the composer Paul Hindemith who reassured him on the first point. He told Stravinsky that his unfamiliarity with the violin might actually be a benefit since he could apply fresh ideas to the use of the instrument rather than just composing what Hindemith said would be “suggested by the familiar movements of the fingers.” Stravinsky listened to this argument with some attention because Hindemith, in addition to being a master composer and teacher, was also one of the finest string players of his day. Stravinsky’s second concern was allayed by Dushkin himself. Before they met, Stravinsky thought that Dushkin might be one of those performers interested only in “immediate triumphs ... [through] special effects, whose preoccupation naturally influences their taste, their choice of music, and their manner of treating the piece selected.” Their first meeting, however, proved to be warm and friendly. Their initial contact blossomed into sincere friendship; the Violin Concerto is the offspring of that mutual admiration.

The Concerto opens with a “motto” gesture, a widely spaced chord that Stravinsky called “a passport to the music,” and which returns at important structural junctures throughout the work, most notably at the beginning of each subsequent movement. The body of the first movement (titled Toccata) commences with a jaunty main theme in precise rhythm delivered by the trumpets.

Contrasting ideas are presented, all wedded together in a pellucid texture by the motoric rhythm.

The two Arias (both in three-part, A-B-A form) follow: the first uses an angular melody in its outer sections but turns scherzo-ish for its central portion; the second is slower in tempo and doleful in expression. The concluding Capriccio, a dazzling showpiece for the soloist despite Stravinsky’s disavowal of virtuoso pyrotechnics, returns the dancing motion of the opening movement.

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HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869): Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803 in Côte-Saint-André, France, and died on March 8, 1869 in Paris. The Symphonie fantastique was composed in 1830 and revised the following year.

The first performance was given on December 5, 1830 at the Paris Conservatoire, conducted by François Habeneck. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, four bassoons, four horns, two cornets, two trumpets, three trombones, tenor and bass tubas, timpani, percussion, two harps and strings. Duration is about 50 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on February 26 and 27, 2011, with Douglas Boyd conducting.

By 1830, when he turned 27, Hector Berlioz had won the Prix de Rome and gained a certain notoriety among the fickle Parisian public for his perplexingly original compositions. Hector Berlioz was also madly in love. The object of his amorous passion was an English actress of SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 7

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES middling ability, one Harriet Smithson, whom the composer first saw when a touring English theatrical company performed Shakespeare in Paris in 1827. During the ensuing three years, this romance was entirely one-sided, since the young composer never met Harriet, but only knew her across the footlights as Juliet and Ophelia. He sent her such frantic love letters that she never responded to any of them, fearful of encouraging a madman. Berlioz, distraught and unable to work or sleep or eat, wandered the countryside around Paris until he dropped from exhaustion and had to be retrieved by friends.

Berlioz was still nursing his unrequited love for Harriet in 1830 when, full-blown Romantic that he was, his emotional state served as the germ for a composition based on a musical “Episode from the Life of an Artist,” as he subtitled the Symphonie fantastique. In this work, the artist visualizes his beloved through an opium-induced trance, first in his dreams, then at a ball, in the country, at his execution and, finally, as a participant in a witches’ sabbath. She is represented by a musical theme that appears in each of the five movements, an idée fixe (a term Berlioz borrowed from the just-emerging field of psychology to denote an unhealthy obsession) that is transformed to suit its imaginary musical surroundings. The idée fixe is treated kindly through the first three movements, but after the artist has lost his head for love (literally — the string pizzicati followed by drum rolls and brass fanfares at the very end of the March to the Scaffold graphically represent the fall of the guillotine blade and the ceremony of the formal execution), the idée fixe is transmogrified into a jeering, strident parody of itself in the finale in music that is still original and disturbing almost two centuries after its creation. The sweet-to-sour changes in the idée fixe (heard first in the opening movement on unison violins and flute at the beginning of the fast tempo after a slow introduction) reflect Berlioz’s future relationship with his beloved, though, of course, he had no way to know it in 1830. Berlioz did in fact marry his Harriet–Ophelia–Juliet in 1833, but their happiness faded quickly, and he was virtually estranged from her within a decade.

Berlioz wrote of the Symphonie fantastique, “PART I: Reveries and Passions. The young musician first recalls that uneasiness of soul he experienced before seeing her whom he loves; then the volcanic love with which she suddenly inspired him, his moments of delirious anguish, of jealous fury, his returns to loving tenderness, and his religious consolations. PART II: A Ball. He sees his beloved at a ball, in the midst of the tumult of a brilliant fête. PART III: Scene in the Country. One summer evening in the country he hears two shepherds playing a ranz-des-vaches in alternate dialogue; this pastoral duet, some hopes he has recently conceived, combine to restore calm to his heart; but she appears once more, he is agitated with painful presentiments; if she were to betray him! ... One of the shepherds resumes his artless melody, the other no longer answers him. The sun sets ... the sound of distant thunder ... solitude ... silence ... PART IV: March to the Scaffold. He dreams that he has killed his beloved, that he is condemned to death, and led to execution. The procession advances to a march which is now somber and wild, now brilliant and solemn. At the end, the idée fixe reappears for an instant, like a last love-thought interrupted by the fatal stroke. PART V: Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath. He sees himself at the Witches’ Sabbath, amid ghosts, magicians and monsters of all sorts, who have come together for his obsequies. He hears strange noises, groans, ringing laughter, shrieks. The beloved melody reappears, but it has become an ignoble, trivial and grotesque dance-tune; it is she who comes to the Witches’ Sabbath.... She takes part in the diabolic orgy ... Funeral knells, burlesque parody on the Dies Irae [the ancient ‘Day of Wrath’ chant from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass for the Dead]. Witches’ Dance. The Witches’ Dance and the Dies Irae together.” ©2015 Dr. Richard E. Rodda

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Brian and Michele Rowland Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Henry R. Schmoll Ms. Patricia Schueller Mr. Robert E. Schueller Mrs. Nancy Schulein Roger Shapiro and Renee Peterson Alice Silver and Tom Byrnes Ruth S. Silver The Stanley Works Mr. Gordon W. Stenger Mrs. Beatrice Taplin Marion Thurnauer and Alexander Trifunac Dr. and Mrs. Ed Van Bramer Paul Von Behren and Denise McCleary Loren E. Warner Malcolm and Donna Wheeler Drs. Richard and Jean Williams Michael and Sandra Wilson Lee and Doris Yeingst SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta James Bailey Mr. Robert M. Balas Margaret and Larry Ballonoff Mr. James D. Balog Tyler Barstow Nancy Battan Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt Hannah Kahn and Arthur Best Marcia D. Bishop John and Sandy Blue Jude Blum Margaret C. Bozarth Don and Nita Burkhardt Buyersynthesis, Inc. Keith and Lindsay Campbell Mr. and Mrs. John B. Chafee Drs. Jodi A. Chamber and Sally Palmer The Chrysalis Fund Drs. Henry and Janet Claman David and Joan Clark Sheila M. Cleworth Ms. Shirley Hamilton and Ms. G. Brooks Clouser Drs. Marc Cohen and Kathryn Hobbs James and Toni Cohig John L. Coil Mr. Donald Cook Mr. Ronald Covey Karen and William Curtis Deborah Reshotko and Speaking of Dance Deep Space Systems Linda Diekvoss and Paul Parish Mrs. Mary Donlon Mr. and Mrs. William D. Doty Mr. Garrettson Dulin, Jr.

Gerald S. Dunbar Max and Carol Ehrlich Drs. Ellen and Anthony Elias John Estes Jim and Jo Ferguson Mr. Jack Finlaw Dr. Lauren Fraser and Ms. Rebecca Coughlin Frederick G. Fish Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Robert Freedman Mr. David F. Fritz Ms. Martha S. Fulford Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fulton Dr. and Mrs. John H. Gale B.J. and Grace George Dr. David M. Gillum The Gilman Family Foundation Ms. Katherine Gold Lynda Goldstein Dr. Burton and Mrs. Lee Golub Jonathan and Julia Gordon Renee and Martin Gross Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Harry Mr. and Mrs. Leeon E. Hayden Mrs. Joan Hazen Diane D. Henry Ms. Christine L. Honnen Marilyn Howard Renate and Joseph Hull Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Mr. Douglas C. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelley Mr. Allen Kemp Dr. Peter Kennealey and Dr. Colleen Murphy Mr. John Kenney Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kern Oza and Milan Klanjsek Ruth and George Krauss Phyllis and James Kurtz-Phelan Mr. Gregory Kushnir KUVO Leopold Brothers John and Mary Lohre Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin Barbara McDonnell Dr. and Mrs. John G. McFee Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw Katherine McMurray Robert Meade Ms. Janet Melson Sharon L. Menard Ms. Anne Akiko Meyers Ms. Jennifer Miller Ms. Anne B. Mills Gene and Dee Milstein MM Rhodes Fund Mr. Robert R. Montgomery James Neely Mr. and Mrs. W. Peterson Nelson

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Network for Good Mr. Stephen Norris Sheila O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. O’Day Dr. Bonnie M. Orkow, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Paton The Publishing House Mrs. Dorothy M. Read Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ris Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rootes Dr. Turpin H. Rose John and Sallie Ruhnka Jim and Doreen Ryan Ruth Schoening William Schumacher Ms. Kathleen Sgamma Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw Singer Family Foundation Sam and Marty Sloven Mr. David C. Smith Marlis and Shirley Smith William and Janice Smith William Smith and Shirley Scott Marcia D. Strickland Helena and Allan Striker

Lou and Katherine Svoboda Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tashiro Tipton Family Foundation Mr. John B. Trueblood Kyle and Bev Turner Villager Publishing Co., Inc. Mr. Peter Wells Consul Emeritus and Mrs. Tor Westgaard Jon Wilkerson Dr. John Willhardt Jim and Marlene Wogsland Ms. Margaret S. Wurst Ms. Phyllis J. Young Dick and Lorie Young SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous (5) Dr. and Mrs. Jules Amer American Endowment Foundation Bruce Avery Lewis and Judith Babcock Michelle and Stephen Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baldwin Carlos Barradas Mr. Edward Bartholic Richard and Linda Bateman

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. and Mrs. James Beall Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Mr. and Mrs. Kermit J. Boothroyd Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bowry Ms. Susan Brasel Ms. Betty Brega Ms. Emily Brett Dr. and Mrs. David Brewer Michael and Catherine Brondos Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Rogene and Sandy Buchholz M. Peyton and Suzanne Bucy Zelpha Bulow Billie Busby and Sidney Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Mr. David Cahn Douglas and Constance Cain Lois M. Calvert Roger and Barbara Chamberlain Dr. and Mrs. David Claassen Delores I. Clark Sylvia Sosin Cohen Catherine Cole Ms. Sherri Colgan Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Mr. and Mrs. Clark Colton Dee Colton Community Foundation Mr. Frederic Conover Ms. Karen Cook Paul and Eileen Cooper Mr. Scott Coors and Dr. David Hurt Frances S. Corsello Dr. James W. Craft Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Craft Ray and Kathleen Cravy Anne M. Culver Mike and Bonnie Dalke Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Denver Percussion, LLC George and Yonnie Dikeou Dorothy Dowden The Dowling Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Drew Kathryn and Gary Dudley Ms. Kathleen Dunnewald Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst Mr. and Mrs. James W. Espy Ms. Lee C. Everding Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Ms. Gail Fisher Paul S. Fisher Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC Mrs. Joann Freedman Virginia E. and Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher Linda Laird Giedl

Peter and Rhondda Grant Mr. Robert Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffiths Martha and Jim Groebe Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Haggerty Dr. and Mrs. John L. Hall Ms. Grace M. Halmi Mr. David J. Hayes Keith Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess Mr. Stephen Hindes Cynthia Hinds Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld Sarah C. Hite Dr. Bradley O. Hofer Mike and Vicki Hoffman Graham and Cathy Hollis Robert Homiak and Susan Schneider Ms. Sally Hopper Mrs. Isabella W. Horsky Robert and Betty Huzjak Bruce and Mary Jane Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Mr. and Mrs. Colman Kahn Dr. Chris and Janice Karras Kemp Family Fund Heidi and Randy Keogh Dr. E. Glenn Kindle Mel and Roberta Klein Mr. and Mrs. Finn and Margrethe B. Knudsen Mrs. Tatyana Kostyashkina Eric Krein John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich Deanna Rose Leino Don and Ingrid Lindemann Patty Lorie-Kupetz Ms. Hope Lowry Mrs. Jean Macferran Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Mann Jean L. Marshall Harold P. Martin, M.D. Johnathan Masoudi Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. Mathews Dr. Jody Mathie and Mr. John F. Hoffman Ms. Tracey McCullough Carla E. McKennett Mr. and Mrs. Harold “Bud” Meadows Virginia Messick Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer The Moe Family Charitable Fund Monkey’s Uncle Comedy Improv Ms. Veatrice Monroe Keith Moore William and Rosemarie Murane Barbara Neal and Edward E. Ellis Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Newberry

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Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Ray O’Loughlin and Jamie Henderson Dr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and Mr. Steve Otsuki Mary and Art Otten Jo Ann Paffenbarger Pave Life Ms. Sue Pawlik David and Doris Pearlman Perry C. Peine Patrick and Susan Pientka Ed Post Mr. Bennett L. Price Terence T. Quirke Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark Mr. Robert Rodriquez Terri and Jay Rolls Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell Ms. Carol L. Rust Dave Schmitz G.A. and W.B. Scholten Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Mr. Frank D. Seffinger Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller Betty and Maurice Serotta Jo Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Shultz Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speaker Hanspeter and Kathryn Spuhler State Farm Companies Foundation Myron and Marcia Stein Mr. Daniel Stenersen Mrs. Mary L. Stewart Mr. Philip T. Stoffel Julie and John Strain Mrs. Elaine B. Strauch Dr. Bill Strempel Carol and Cedric Tarr Mr. Frank Thomson Mr. Charles Thorman Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Nan Timbel David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Barbara J. Tramutt Helen Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Virtue Ed and Patty Wahtera The Sylvan Stool Family Ms. Shirley Ward Rosemary Whitaker Jordan Wight Werner and Mary Winkler

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and MaryAnn Woods Amy Wright Marsha F. Young Tom Zeiler R.A. Zimmerman SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+) *Please review the donor benefits on our website Anonymous (4) Margaret and Norm Aarestad Richard and Susan Abernethy Fran Adams Jim and Lorraine Adams Carol J. Addington Carole and Robert Adelstein Amica Companies Foundation Ms. Catherine H. Anderson DeAnn Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews Bank of America Mr. Phil Barber and Ms. Caroline Lapp Barringer High Country Marketing, Inc. Mr. Roger Bates and Ms. Debra Brew

Mr. Mark Beamer Mr. and Mrs. Edgardo L. Belen George and Phee Belsey Ms. Barbara Benedict Ms. Margaret Bass Berglund Dr. Thomas Berl and Ms. Diane Pincus Sue and Bix Bicknell Ms. Joella Blackburn Marie and Howard Blaney Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Bortz Ms. Alisa Bourne Dr. James W. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyle Mr. Jeffrey Breslaw Ms. Karen Bruggenthies Judge Doris E. Burd Ms. Linda Bushman Shirley and Roland Calhoun Rusty and Ellen Campos Ms. Hilary Carlson Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cheroutes Ms. Deborah Clendenning Barbralu Cohen Harold Cohen and Sue Miller Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Cohen

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ms. Gretchen G. Colbert The Colorado Trust Ms. Mary Cook Ben and Ann Cooper Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola CU Denver Live Margaret Cunningham Mrs. Jean Davenport Mr. Larry Day Mr. and Mrs. John D. De Leon Ronald L. Deal Denver Area Music Teachers Association Dr. Stephen Dilts Mr. and Mrs. Josiah B. Dodds Leland and Margaret Dong Denis and Kathy Donnelly Peter and Marian Downs Roger and Carol Dutton Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt Mrs. Renate Edmundson Mr. and Mrs. William Eichelberger Mr. Robert M. Cox Jr. Ms. Gislinde G. Engelmann Bede and Burton Epstein Ms. Janice E. Ferguson Vince and Dorothy Fesmire Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fleet David and Debra Flitter Littleton Drum Studio Jim Foster Richard W. Foster John and Lorna Fox Freeman Family Foundation Mitch Freeman Mr. Jason Friedlander Carol Friend Deborah S. Froeb Norbert and Linda Frueh Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Garfein Ms. Rosanne Garrett Lester and Joan Garrison Mr. Ilia Geltser Tom Gilida Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Ginsburg Dr. Gerry and Karen Glancy Mr. Joseph Goldhammer and Mrs. Elizabeth Block Scott and Roberta Goodall Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Gorden Mr. and Mrs. James B. Grange Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Greenholz Nancy and Russ Gregory Mr. Stephen Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffiths Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Groshek Fred and Carol Grover Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Haas Mr. Douglas B. Hager

Arthur E. Hall, Jr. Halvorson-Freese 21st Century Fund Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. Harr Col. Lee Harrell (USAF, Retired) and Madeline Homler Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Ms. Dani Hayes Lindsay Hayes Jimin He Mr. Richard W. Healy Mr. and Mrs. George Hearne Mr. and Mrs. John Helfrich Dr. Raymond Henkel Douglas Hesse and Becky Bradway Ms. Susan A. Hill Mr. William Hoffman Ruth and George Hopfenbeck M. J. Hopkins Bob Horecky Andrew Hornbrook Ms. Joan Houlton Ken and Sue Hovland Duane and Katy Howell Ms. Helen O. Hull Dr. Roberta Shaklee and Mr. Edward Hurry Lynn and David Hurst Chuck Husted IBM International Foundation Jennifer Janezic Jeffco Brass Ensemble Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jeffery Mr. and Mrs. Tim Jenkins Craig N. Johnson and Alicia J. McCommons Margie Lee Johnson Stanley and Barbara Jones Betsy Herrick and Milt Kahn Thomas and Veronika Kalan Margaret T. Kaluk Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kane Donald & Susan Kany Mrs. Diana Kasson Donald and Henny Kaufmann Ms. Regina Q. Keating Mr. J. K. Kelly Ms. Patricia Kershaw and Mr. Kevin Kershaw Charlotte Kilpatrick John C. Kinnamon Mrs. Margie A. Kinslow Rob and Kathy Klugman Stephen and Nancy Kneipple Elmer and Doris Koneman Mr. Keith Lautenbach Richard S. Leaman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lederer Peggy Lehmann Ms. Carol J. Lens Philip R. Levy

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Judy and Dan Lichtin Karen L. and John E. Litz Nancy Livingston J. P. Loveridge Fred and Bonnie Luhman Ms. Marian Lyons Mr. Claude M. Maer, Jr. John Mamuscia Debbie and Gary Mandelbaum Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marcus Mara Marks Ms. Awilda R. Marquez William J. Martinez & Judith C. Shlay Mrs. Anne Martins Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Martins Mr. James L. Marvin Mr. Steven Mattics Mrs. Dorothy B. Mauk Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Lori McDermott Nina and Rex McGehee Mrs. Bridget McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metzger MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation

Mr. William Mohrman Kelvin and Sara Moore Mrs. Patty H. Moore Mr. Douglas G. and Dr. Laura B. Moran James and Karin Mote Mrs. Terry S. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James Nalven Paul and Barbara Nicholas Ms. Decker Swann Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Nies Schubert M. Ogden Oracle Matching Gifts Program John and Mary Ann Parfrey Susan S. Parkhurst Mr. Gregory A. Parsons Ms. Lois Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Peterson Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pickering Fred and Connie Platt Ms. Sally G. Plummer Mary and Bernard Polak Mr. Dan Poole Diana Poole and Steve Lass Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius Robert and Sarah Przekwas Mr. Frank Quamen

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Paul G. Quinn Ms. Alice Quirico Dick Ramsey Richard M. Randall Ralph and Inky Ratcliff Ms. Joan Ratz Ms. Julia Rawlings Melinda H. Reed William and Suzanne Reed David and Jennifer Reinecke Robert B. Renfro Russell Reynolds Maxine and Ed Richard Linda A. Rickard- Ackerman Dr. Gregory Robbins Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roberts Mr. Phil Rock and Ms. Pamela L. Page Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rose Bernard and Beverly Rosen Judith and Allan Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ross Molly O. Ross Ross Double Bass Jennifer Rowe Stan and Betty Rudeen Mr. Alan Rudolph Judy and Ron Ruth Stanley and Karen Saliman Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sandt Mr. Al Sardello Dr. Donald W. Schiff, M.D. Mr. Gary Schneider Ms. Shirley A. Scott Mr. John D. Sears Mr. David Seeland Ms. Barbara Servis Charles and Shirley Anne Sheets Bobbi and Gary Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Sid Smith Social Vets South Suburban Music Teachers Association Mrs. Susan Spangler Dr. Leroy Stahlgren and Ms. Diana Lee Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Stanko Mrs. Donna Stiles Ms. Edelgard Stoeger Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stolfus Bill and Shirley Stout Mr. and Ms. Steve Straub Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, III Ms. Cle C. Symons Mrs. Mary C. Symonton Vincent and Gay Tagliavore Walt and Sally Tejan Mr. Tom Teske Ms. Nancy Thoennes Barbara Thorngren Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Timblin

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trantow Mrs. Sherry E. Merrill and Mr. Stephen P. Treat Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turetzky United Way of Larimer County Dr. and Mrs. Gary D. Vander Ark Mr. and Mrs. John C. Vaughey Ms. Leslee Viehoff Mr. and Mrs. James M. Voorhees Laurence Wagley Julie and Bob Wallace John and Kristine Wallack Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ward Carley J. Warren Ms. Rosamond Warren Walter and Susanna Weart Mr. and Mrs. Galen R. Weaver Mr. Kirk Weber Patti and Jay Webster Rev. Stephen R. Weston Rosemary Whitaker Ms. Carol White Sidney J. and Shirley B. White Whiting Oil & Gas Exploration Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitney Mr. Davis J. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Williams Astrida K. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Winston Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Wolfe Judith Wong-Roberts Ms. June Wood Dr. Robert and Mrs. Rosemary Yakely Linda and Gene Young Mr. and Ms. Michael A. Zoellner Ms. Karen Zollars Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir M. Zolotoochin

MATCHING DONATIONS

Thank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts.

Please check with your Human Resources department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Development Department directly please call Kate White at 303.308.2472.

WOMEN OF NOTE DONOR LIST The following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s support group Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season. The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Nancy Accetta Maggie Anderson Nora Baldwin Suzanne Barber Ryan Paula Bernstein* Terry Biddinger* Erna Butler* Donna Connolly Kathie Finger Mary Lou Flater Janis Frame Monica Glickman Sarah Hart Diane Hill Eileen Honnen-McDonald* Sandy Lasky* Nancy Lawrence Carolyn Longmire Jeri Loser Merry Low Janet Mordecai Carol Murphy Elizabeth B. Neva Jane Nielsen Shelia O’Brien Diane Padalino Ursula Powell Margaret Roath

Mary Rossick Kern* Suzanne Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Lynne Valencia Janyce Wald Judy Wigod *Founding Member SPECIAL PROJECT DONORS The Colorado Symphony constantly seeks new and creative ways to preserve the cultural legacy of symphonic music while actively co-creating its future. By working on new recording and collaborations the Colorado Symphony strives to stay relevant for generations to come.

Anonymous Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Bob and Cynthia Benson Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. Tom and Noel Congdon Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cromie Dr. Everette J. Freeman Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Jennifer Heglin

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Fred and Connie Platt EDUCATION DONOR LIST Through our Master Mentors program, Petite Musique, and Once Upon A Time school assembly performances, your Colorado Symphony reaches thousands of young people within and well outside the Denver metro area, from months old through high school and beyond. We always work to extend and increase our outreach and could not possibly do it without your support.

PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Malone Family Foundation Target GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous DaVita Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous The AJL Charitable Foundation The Denver Foundation US Bank Community Development Walter S. Rosenberry, III Trust SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Colorado Symphony Guild Denver Post Charities a McCormick Foundation Fund ECA Foundation Mrs. Sandy Elliott Xcel Energy Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Anonymous Cherry Hills Cultural Associates Mr. Paul Eveloff Donna C. Kornfeld Scientific & Cultural Collaborative SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous Kinder Morgan Foundation Katherine McMurray SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby

COLORADO SYMPHONY 5K We asked you to leave your headphones at home and help the Colorado Symphony kick off its 2015/16 concert season by participating in the Colorado Symphony 5K Run/Walk on September 19th at Sloan’s Lake Park. Thank you for all your support!

GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) St. Anthony Hospital- Centura Health SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Arc Thrift Store Community College Of Denver Mr. and Mrs. Harold Logan SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Argonaut Wine & Liquor Symphony Patron ($250+) Beef King, LLC Bing!

Bistro Charlotte Denver Order Up Fit To Smile High Point Creamery The Publishing House Puff’s Preserves Rupert’s at the Edge Schmitt Music Company BALL SPONSOR LIST This year’s Colorado Symphony Ball raised money through table sales, individual and corporate contributions, sponsorship, silent and live auction, and real-time voting during “THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS” where guests voted for their favorite band. This year’s bands were the Colorado Symphony, The DaVita Blues All Stars, and Tracksuit Wedding.

PRESENTING SPONSOR ($75,000+) Avenir Foundation, Inc. VIRTUOSO ($50,000+) Anonymous Arrow Electronics, Inc. Liberty Global MAESTRO ($25,000+) Anonymous The Anschutz Corporation

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Carol C ou

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Dec. 12, 15, 20 & 25

Join us for CPR Classical’s seventh annual “Carol Countdown” to hear the holiday music listeners love most.

Spheres of Influence Saturday, February 12, 2016 7:30 PM at Macky with Anne Akiko Meyers

A Bavarian Christmas

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 Tchaikovsky Mozartiana Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

with Choir, Orchestra and Organ

Friday, December 18, 7:30

Cirque de la Symphonie

Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, Denver

Saturday, April 2, 2016 2 PM and 7:30 PM at Macky The magic of the circus returns with fresh, new acts

Saturday, December 19, 7:30 Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Denver

Sunday, December 20, 3:00

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion Saturday, April 23, 2016, 7 PM at Macky Sunday April 24, 2016, 2 PM at Central Presbyterian Church, Denver With Central City Opera, CU Choruses, and Boulder Bach Festival

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DaVita Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Discovery Communications Keith and Kathie Finger IAC Corporation Jerome H. Kern and Mary Rossick Kern Liberty Media Corporation LionTree Advisors, LLC

Christmas with the Children’s Chorale December 5 • 2 pm December 6 • 6 pm Boettcher Concert Hall ___

Classical Afternoon March 13 • 3 pm Montview Presbyterian Church ___

Spring with the Children’s Chorale April 16 • 2 pm Boettcher Concert Hall ___

Tickets and audition information available at ChildrensChorale.org

Happy Holidays

ENCORE ($15,000+) Anonymous AEG Live Mr. Stephen Brett and Ms. L. Shoemaker FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shpall CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Baker Botts, L.L.P. Cablevision Systems Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell, Jr. Denver Broncos Football Club Merrill Lynch Pentec Health Sherman & Howard Southern Wine and Spirits University of Denver PRINCIPAL ($5,000+) Amelie Co. AMG National Trust Bank Ms. Maggie Anderson Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions NA Ballard Spahr LLP BeneFactor Bouquets Young and Carolyn Cho Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Coors Distributing Company Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Deep Space Systems Ms. Stephanie Donner Eide Bailly Mrs. Sandy Elliott Dr. Everette J. Freeman Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Grant Thornton Holland & Hart, LLP iheartmedia Denver Institute for Children’s Mental Disorder KPMG, LLP KUSA-9 News Libby Anschutz Foundation Mr. Joseph Marotta Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP Republic National Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Richard Sapkin Volunteers of America ($2,000+) The Beverage Distributors Company, LLC Boss Architecture Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Cadre General Contractors Inc. Ms. Joy Dinsdale Mrs. Susan Ellis and Mr. Izzy Abbass Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant Moet Mr. Gary A. Pashel Ms. Kimberly Patterson Mick Perry Rob and Jane Scofield U.S. Bank Alan and Judy Wigod Dr. and Mrs. Larry Wolff ($500+) Vince and Mary Jo Boryla Jim and Julie Copenhaver M. Stephen and Sydney M. Enders Ms. Marcia Forman Haselden Construction, LLC Sandy and Evan Lasky Mrs. Barbara Marchbank IN MEMORIAM GIFTS The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are privileged to recognize them.

In memory of Gene Amole from KVOD given by: Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner In memory of Eleanor Scott Annable given by: J. Fern Black In memory of Mr. Charles Ansbacher given by: Swanee Hunt Family Foundation In memory of Darthelia Baker given by: Ms. Veatrice Monroe In memory of Blair Chotzinhoff given by: The Denver Foundation In memory of Robert and Selma Cohen Barbralu Cohen In memory of William R. Cook given by: Karen Cook In memory of Harold Dillon given by: Ellen Coulter Lisa Dillon John and Meritt Hutton

Scott Hutton Leslee Viehoff In memory of Lynn Erion given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by: Freeman Family Foundation In memory of Julie Gannon given by: Deep Space Systems 5K team In memory of Mr. Michael Gaughan given by: Tanya and Bruce Caughey Tim and Janet Taggert In memory of Carol and Bill Gossard given by: Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynkoop In memory of Manny Greenberg given by: Ellie Greenberg The Sylvan Stool Family In memory of Dr. H. Michael Hayes given by: Hayes Family Foundation In memory of Allen Johannes Heim given by: Arik Heim Christian Heim Lauren Yager In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by: Phillip C. Hiester In memory of Maurice Larue given by: Scott and Jackie Barnes Denis and Kathy Donnelly Ms. Carol A. Greenwald In memory of Edward Levy given by: Denison Levy In memory of Ronald S. Loser given by: Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Bansbach , III Mr. Jim Bowers Ms. Betty Brega Mr. and Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Mr. and Mrs. George M. Canon Centennial Airport Mrs. Barbara H. Ferguson Mr. Joseph Flierl Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller John and Judy Green Mr. Frank M. Hall, III Mr. Roger D. Hunt Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Olson Ms. Virginia L. Park Mr. William C. Rodraun Ms. Julie Shade Ms. Karyn Thompson-Panos Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Warren In memory of Ruthi McEwen given by: Frank Parce In memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by: Cynthia Melcher In memory of her husband, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr. MD given by: Jo Ann Paffenbarger

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by: Quality Life Services Ms. Dorothy Wright In memory of Michael Schatz given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Robert Schulein given by: The Denver Foundation In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by: Ms. Anne H. Wheeler In memory of his wife, Tracy Smith given by: Mr. Clyde Eaton Smith In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In memory of Ablie Ubran given by: Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw In memory of Sue Van Deusen given by: M Cati Flater David P. and Chady L. Hall Ms. Violet Wagener In memory of Guenther Vogt given by: Mr. Charles Anderson Ms. Anne Oberbroeckling In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Jim Withers given by: Ann and Henry Jesse In memory of Bill Zishkagiven by: Lisa, Susan, and Ellen Madsen In memory of Josephine Zoglo given by: Regina Zoglo IN HONOR GIFTS The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them.

In honor of Libby Anschutz given by: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld In honor of Kristina Arko given by: Alenka Han In honor of Linda Battan given by: Nancy Battan In honor of Christina Carlson Ms. Marjorie H. Adler Carolyn and Ronald Baer Frederick W. Damour In honor of Pera Beth Eichelberger’s Birthday given by: Marian Bakken Karen Fabean In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s birthday given by: Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Sharon Marks

Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Ms. Faye Gardenswartz In honor of Monica Glickman given by: Ms. Ruth Schorsch In honor of retired CSO musician, Chet Hampson given by: Susan Martin In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Nancy Battan Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Laura Bond Patty and Don Cook Stephen A. Edmonds Sari and Bob Freedman In honor of Mary Rossick Kern and Jerry Kern given by: Michael and Christine James Myron and Marcia Stein In honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by: Ms. Kathleen Dunnewald In honor of Kathy Newman’s 70th Birthday given by: Ms. Sheila Lehrburger In honor of Scott O’Neil given by: Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. In honor of Ken Quarles given by: Frank Y. Parce In honor of Dr. Gerald Rainer given by: Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler In honor of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Eleanor Roberts given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Sanders given by: Ms. Ann Gugenheim In honor of Kathleen Schmidt given by: Edith M. and Norman C. Bertelsen In honor of Enid Slack’s Birthday given by: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Freese In honor of Irene Szyliowicz’s 80th Birthday given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka In honor of Kris and John Wallack given by: Mr. Richard Falb In honor of Robert Warner given by: Ruth Mosteller In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation In honor of Rowena Zelkind Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka THE HORACE TUREMAN SOCIETY Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The

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