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RISING PHOENIX A Fiery Concerto For Transformative Times Yumi Hwang-Williams recalls the beginning of her collaboration with composer Daniel Kellogg on Rising Phoenix, a concerto for violin and orchestra. page 18

6 Welcome

Colorado Symphony Staff

Stronger Than Ever

Rising Phoenix

Colorado Symphony Musicians

21 Musician Spotlight: Christopher Dragon

12 Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees

Community Support

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WHO ARE YOU AGING WITH?

WELCOME Symphony On The Rise. It feels fantastic to be back at Boettcher Concert Hall doing what we do best: bringing outstanding classical music to the heart of Downtown Denver.

First, bravo to Associate Conductor Christopher Dragon and Assistant Conductor Andres Lopera for their one-year anniversaries with the Colorado Symphony. We’re so glad you’ve joined us in making incredible music. Here’s to another year! And what a year it will be: a Masterworks Co-Chairs, Mary & Jerry with their grandson, repertoire including La Bohème and Bach’s St. Graham and their Havanese, Mikey. Matthew Passion, our rapidly growing Geek Series, and tributes to John Denver and Louis Armstrong promise yet another season of symphonic music for everyone to enjoy. By the time we close the season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, this year will have been a triumph of flawless performance driven by our talented musicians and artistic leadership. Speaking of triumphs, we’re glad you’re sitting down, because we’ve saved the best news for last. Just five years ago, the Colorado Symphony was struggling to stay afloat. Today we can proudly announce that we are—for the first time in 27 years—beginning our concert season without a deficit. You could say our quarter-life crisis has passed, and we’re approaching our thirties with clear heads and big plans, as is often the case. This achievement is possible because of the unstoppable dedication of our musicians, board, donors, and staff. It’s the first of many milestones we’ll need to reach as we continue strengthening our financial foundation. But we did it—all of us, together. With so much to celebrate, and so much to look forward to, let’s sit back and enjoy some beautiful music. With gratitude, Jerry Kern and Mary Rossick Kern 6 SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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Our 2016/17 concert season is going to be a remarkable one, with many reasons to celebrate.

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SPOTLIGHT Stronger Than Ever, Because of You. Thanks to our donors, the Colorado Symphony is starting the 2016/17 concert season in the best financial shape of our 27-year history. It took years of hard work to get here, and we’re proud of this achievement. Like most non-profits, more than half of our budget (currently 57%) comes from donations. Our financial footing relies on you.

What Happens When You Give to the Colorado Symphony? Your donation ensures that superb symphonic performances by world-class musicians will continue to enliven and enrich our city. With each donation, you’re also supporting... A VIBRANT AND ACTIVE ORCHESTRA • 80 full-time musicians from all over the world • 191 days spent performing 73 concerts in Boettcher Hall FRESH TAKES ON CLASSICAL MUSIC • Collaborations with Ben Folds, DeVotchKa, the Flaming Lips, and more • REMIX concerts and events for Young Professionals • Annual Symphony Ball’s “Battle of the Bands” MORE ACCESSIBLE CONCERTS • 11,000+ students and teachers attended concerts for less than $15! • 5,000+ Community Ticketing Initiative guests attended concerts for free CHILDREN’S MUSIC EDUCATION • 30,000 K-12 students attended Youth Concerts at Boettcher Concert Hall • In-school education programs for grades Pre-K-5 • On-site mentorship with CSO Teaching Artists for grades K-12

Be Instrumental in Making Great Music. Give Today. Our entire staff and orchestra make financial contributions to the Colorado Symphony each year. Join us by making your own contribution at coloradosymphony.org/ Support/Make-a-Donation.

Ways to Give Individual donations, legacy giving, gifts of stock, and event sponsorship are just a few of the ways you can support the Symphony. Contact Director of Development Gerry Heise at gheise@coloradosymphony.org or 303.308.2475 for more information. 8 SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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COLORADO SYMPHONY

ANDREW LITTON

MARIN ALSOP

ARTISTIC ADVISOR

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON

ANDRES LOPERA

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

DUAIN WOLFE CHORUS DIRECTOR

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

VIOLIN Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster The Mary Rossick Kern & Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster Yi Zhao

Marsha Holmes Leah Kovach Helen McDermott Kelly Shanafelt Phillip Stevens

Jason Lichtenwalter Monica Hanulik +

TROMBONE John Sipher

ENGLISH HORN Jason Lichtenwalter

Paul Naslund

CELLO Austin Fisher

CLARINET Jason Shafer

Gregory Harper

Judith McIntyre

Abby Raymond

BASS TROMBONE Gregory Harper

Ben Odhner

Susan Rockey Bowles Danielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret Hoeppner Matthew Switzer Alice Yoo * Susan Yun Silver Ainomäe +

Andrew Stevens

TUBA Stephen Dombrowski

Assistant Concertmaster

Fixed 4th Chair

Paul Primus

Principal Second

Allegra Wermuth

Assistant Principal Second

Alessandra Jennings Flanagan

Fixed 3rd Chair/ Second

Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Miroslava IvanchenkoBartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Mark Lamprey Susan Paik Miroslav Pastusiak Erik Peterson Robert Stoyanov Delcho Tenev Amy Tyson Bradley Watson Tena White Wenting Yuan

Acting Principal Acting Assistant Principal

BASS Nicholas Recuber

Acting Principal

John Arnesen Susan Cahill James Carroll Karl Fenner + Jeremy Kincaid Owen Levine * Steven Metcalf * FLUTE Brook Ferguson

Principal

Catherine Peterson

2nd / Assistant Principal

Julie Duncan Thornton PICCOLO Julie Duncan Thornton

VIOLA Basil Vendryes

OBOE Peter Cooper

Catherine Beeson

Emily Moscoso *

Principal

Assistant Principal

Mary Cowell

Fixed 3rd Chair

Charlyn Campbell

Principal

2nd / Assistant Principal

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Principal

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2nd / Assistant Principal

Principal

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Principal

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Principal

TIMPANI William Hill

Principal

Steve Hearn

Assistant Principal

Roger Soren

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CONTRA-BASSOON Roger Soren

Steve Hearn Michael Van Wirt

HORN Michael Thornton

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Joanne Goble

Principal

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Principal

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Assistant

David Brussel Austin Larson

Assistant Principal

TRUMPET Justin Bartels

Principal

Philip Hembree

2nd / Assistant Principal

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern, Co-Chair Dr. Mary Rossick Kern, Co-Chair Stephanie Donner, Esq. Treasurer Susan Bowles,* Secretary TRUSTEES Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Susan Cahill* Young Cho Jim Copenhaver Zachary D. Detra, Esq. BJ Dyer Sandy Elliott Jack Finlaw Dr. Everette J. Freeman Dr. Michael G. Gundzik Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Jessica Hobbs Yumi Hwang Williams* Kathleen Johnson, Esq.

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Ginger White City and County of Denver, Arts & Venues

Bridget McNeil, Secretary Nick Recuber, Musician Chair

EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors John Low W. Gerald Rainer Lee Yeingst

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HONORARY TRUSTEES Governor John Hickenlooper Mayor Michael B. Hancock Christopher J. Ott, M.D. ASSOCIATE BOARD OFFICERS Jackson Stevens, Chair Obe Ariss, Vice Chair

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SymphonyPreludes Pre-concert events to enhance your experience!

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Prelude

Classical music author and historian Betsy Schwarm will share information about the composers and pieces on the program. Ms. Schwarm is a celebrated Denver icon. Catch her in action before hearing your Colorado Symphony!

Ever wonder what your Colorado Symphony musicians think about the music? Come find out! Violist Phillip Stevens hosts an informal Q&A featuring additional Colorado Symphony musicians who are delighted to share their unique point of view on the composers and pieces you’ll be hearing.

Take your mind, body, and spirit to a deeper listening plane with Catherine Beeson, Assistant Principal Violist for your Colorado Symphony. Catherine will guide you to an internal understanding of the music you’ll be hearing by encouraging your super powers of inquiry, observation, and application.

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COLORADO SYMPHONY STAFF LEADERSHIP TEAM: Jerome H. Kern Chief Executive Officer Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer Anthony (Tony) Pierce Chief Artistic Officer Christina Carlson Chief Advancement Officer Parker Owens Chief Marketing Officer Susan Ellis Chief Administrative Officer Doug Yost Chief of Information Services ARTISTIC Andrew Litton Artistic Advisor & Principal Guest Conductor Duain Wolfe Chorus Director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Christopher Dragon Associate Conductor Andres Lopera Assistant Conductor Emily Scott Director of Artistic Administration Dave Aeling Production Stage Manager Travis Branam Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Larry Brezicka Orchestra Personnel Manager Mary Louise Burke Associate Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Aric Christensen Audio Engineer Joanne Goble Principle Orchestra Librarian Jonathan Groszew Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager / Assistant Librarian Deborah Guess Properties Master Philip Hiester Master Electrician Eric Israelson Chorus Manager Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter Kyle Kamrath Manager of Artistic Operations

Taylor Martin Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Jessica Mays Outreach Coordinator Brett Mitchell Music Director Designate Mike Pappas New Media Center Barbara Porter Assistant Chorus Manager Phillip Strom Artistic Coordinator ADVANCEMENT / DEVELOPMENT Gerry Heise Director of Development Kate White Development Associate EDUCATION Catherine Beeson Director of Community Education Programs Shari Myers Education Coordinator FINANCE Annette Brown Staff Accountant Paula Rossin Staff Accountant INFORMATION SERVICES Matt Krupa Manager of Information Technology MARKETING / PUBLIC & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Stephanie Derybowski Digital Media Specialist Rachel Trignano Manager of Public & Community Relations SALES & PATRON SERVICES Susan Kelly Director of Sales & Patron Services Ian MacIntyre Manager of Patron Services Amanda Cantu Patron Services Associate Sherri Colgan Patron Services Associate

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OCTOBER Kellogg’s Concerto World Premiere Featuring Yumi Hwang-Williams OCT 14-15

NOVEMBER MASTERWORKS

NOV 4-5

OCT 16

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SUN 1:00

Christopher Dragon, conductor

La Bohème Conducted by Andrew Litton -Semi-staged production-

MASTERWORKS

POPS / GEEK

OCT 28 FRI 7:30

SAT 2:30

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Christopher Dragon, conductor Ben Folds, piano BEN FOLDS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra ✢ Complete program to be announced MASTERWORKS

Peter Oundjian, conductor Silver Ainomäe, cello Dances of Galanta KODÁLY SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

NOV 26

SAT 7:30

Drums of the World

Andres Lopera, conductor

MASTERWORKS

FRI-SAT 7:30

Elephant Revival with the Colorado Symphony

Christopher Dragon, conductor Special 35th Anniversary Celebration! Concert performance includes full screening of the live action feature film!

OCT 29

NOV 11-12

NOV 18-20 FRI-SAT 7:30 ■ SUN 1:00

Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director PUCCINI La Bohème

Movie at the Symphony: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Ben Folds: Master Work with the Colorado Symphony

Shostakovich Performed by Silver Ainomäe

OCT 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ■ SUN 1:00

Halloween Spooktacular!

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Courtney Lewis, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin BARBER Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 BRITTEN Violin Concerto, Op. 15 BARBER Adagio for Strings In the South, Op. 50 ELGAR

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Edwin Outwater, conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin BEETHOVEN Overture to King Stephen, Op. 117 DANIEL KELLOGG Rising Phoenix DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Inside Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “From The New World”

Britten Performed by Augustin Hadelich

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RISING PHOENIX: A Fiery Concerto For Transformative Times By Rachel Trignano

“When Daniel asked me how I felt about using the Phoenix legend as the source of our concerto, I actually felt chills.” That’s how Colorado Symphony Concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams recalls the beginning of her collaboration with composer Daniel Kellogg on Rising Phoenix, a concerto for violin and orchestra making its world premiere October 14, 2016, at Boettcher Concert Hall.

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Kellogg, who holds the role of Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Colorado in Boulder, began collaborating on Rising Phoenix with Hwang-Williams in September 2015. “All of classical music is a collaboration,” says Kellogg. “When it’s a premiere, it’s all a question mark until the performance. There is a lot to figure out before we bring the piece to the audience.” This concerto marks Kellogg’s second world premiere with the Colorado Symphony; in December 2014, HwangWilliams, Principal Horn Michael Thornton, and Artistic Advisor Andrew Litton performed and recorded Kellogg’s original composition A Glorious Morning at Carnegie Hall. Since they first began working together, Kellogg was eager to compose a solo for Hwang-Williams. In search of folkloric inspiration to provide a dramatic story arc, Kellogg found his muse right in his own home: his wife, Chinese concert pianist Hsing-ay Hsu, was the first to suggest the story of the Phoenix. Their young daughter’s books on Eastern fables and legends stoked his imagination, and the first sparks of Rising Phoenix appeared. For Hwang-Williams, the Phoenix resonates on a deeply personal level, as well. “After emigrating from South Korea at the age of nine, my new beginning in America was very much a rebirth.”

PHOTO: PETER LOCKLEY

The tale of the Phoenix is widely known and well-traveled, found in many forms in cultures and religions across the globe and dating back thousands of years. The Phoenix is described as a magical and singular bird of stunning beauty, and is revered as a good omen. SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 19

Many traditions tell of the Phoenix offering a morning song to the sun, and in return receiving immortality. Some say the mythic bird will live in seclusion for hundreds of years before becoming mysteriously set aflame and re-emerging young once more, from its own ashes. And Rising Phoenix is indeed a fiery concerto, interlacing tranquil moments with bursts of rapid intensity, including a scherzo Kellogg describes as “four minutes of blazing-fast passages.” Kellogg didn’t hold back when composing Hwang-Williams’ “challenging and flashy” solo, admitting “it’s a lot for one person to carry off.” For Hwang-Williams, the challenge lies as much in creating an emotional connection with the audience as demonstrating her renowned technical expertise. “As a performer, I’m an interpreter—my main job is to be a medium between composer and audience. Being comfortable enough with the piece to truly deliver its message and feeling is one my biggest challenges.” Kellogg is completely confident in Hwang-Williams’ ability to pull off this rousing piece: “She is a spectacular player and, if I’ve done my job well, the audience will be captivated by her artistry.” Yet Rising Phoenix promises to reveal far more than Hwang-Williams’ extraordinary talent as a solo violinist. It is wrought in emotion, with five movements in a thirty-minute span that play moments of lyrical serenity off dramatic, pulse-quickening bursts of energy. The concerto boasts a dynamic structure, textured with contrasting modes and dialogues soaring and pivoting like a powerful bird in flight. Kellogg’s methodology in composing also resembles the elusive, ascendant Phoenix. “My ideas are born in the isolation and the infinite possibilities of my studio. Until a person plays that music live, it is theoretical.” And what better performer to bring the piece to life than Hwang-Williams, who has always been intrigued by the idea of reinvention? “I believe we are all capable of transformation, of rising out of our circumstances,” she muses. It’s fitting, then, that Rising Phoenix makes its world premiere during the Colorado Symphony’s 2016/17 Season. After years of uncertainty followed by a steady rise towards stability, the Symphony is in its best financial health since its inception 27 years ago—a re-emergence signifying good things to come, and proof that reinvention isn’t always a fable. See Rising Phoenix October 14 and 15 at Boettcher Concert Hall. Tickets available at the box office or at coloradosymphony.org.

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

ENTER THE DRAGON PHOTO: BRANDON MARSHALL

Looking Back on a Young Conductor’s First Year with the Colorado Symphony

“This is my home now. This is my life.” – Christopher Dragon, Associate Conductor One year ago, Australian conductor Christopher Dragon left his post at the West Australian Symphony Orchestra to join the Colorado Symphony as Associate Conductor. It’s been a time of learning, leading, and adjusting to the Mile High City’s notoriously thinner air. Known for his emphatic conducting style—and blink-and-you’ll-miss-him power walk onstage—Dragon’s growing fan base is spilling into the “Dragon Pit,” a special seating area in Boettcher Concert Hall that directly faces the emotive conductor for prime Dragon-watching. Here, Dragon shares his impressions on his one-year anniversary with the Symphony and all that’s happened since his arrival. How did it feel when you led the orchestra for the first time at Boettcher Concert Hall? Walking onstage at Boettcher Concert Hall to lead the orchestra for the first time was a surreal and beautiful moment for me. I remember thinking, “This is my home now. This is my life.” continued on page 22

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Your big-audience debut was with Pink Martini at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. How would you describe the experience? Conducting at Red Rocks Amphitheatre right at the beginning of my career here was just amazing. I always compare Red Rocks to the Sydney Opera House, in that both have a special atmosphere you cannot describe. We are so lucky in Denver to have such a unique venue—and the concerts that Colorado Symphony perform there are always a lot of fun! You interviewed to be a conductor a year ago. Looking back, how did conducting the Symphony feel then, especially compared to now? Straightaway in the audition, it was clear there was a great chemistry between the musicians and myself. A year later, this connection has only gotten stronger. Having a bond like this with an orchestra is not always something that happens easily, so I feel so fortunate to be able to make music with them all. It is such a joy! How do you define the role of a conductor? Our orchestra consists of about 80 musicians, and each of them has a different perspective and interpretation of a piece of music. To me, the main objective of the conductor is to get everybody onto the same page so we can have a unified vision of the piece. What have you learned in your year with the Colorado Symphony? It has been a massive learning experience working with the Colorado Symphony, as the repertoire is so diverse. This first year alone, I have conducted a semi-staged musical, a videogame-themed concert, worked with a dance company, presented youth concerts, collaborated with major pop artists—and, of course, conducted numerous classical concerts. The biggest—and maybe most unexpected—lesson learned so far has to be from conducting the Movie at the Symphony concerts, where we perform the soundtrack in front of a full-screen film. The scores are often extremely complex, and to align the music to a movie and click-track can be quite difficult. Usually, soundtracks will be recorded over numerous takes, so to perform a whole soundtrack to a movie live in one shot is incredibly difficult. How would you describe the Colorado Symphony? The musicians of the Colorado Symphony are all extremely hardworking! The Symphony performs so many concerts in a season, and—regardless of this workload—they always have a great work attitude. Everyone is always trying to achieve the highest possible level of performance. Do you have any favorite composers or pieces you love to perform? As a young conductor, I think it’s too early for me to have a favorite composer or piece. I enjoy conducting all types of different music and want to explore as much of it as possible. I’ve studied and conducted Brahms many times, so I feel comfortable with his works. When I was a clarinetist at university, I played quite a few pieces Brahms had written for clarinet, so even before switching to conducting his musical language was familiar and more natural to me. This season, my Masterworks concert will feature Brahms Symphony No. 3, and it is a concert I’m already looking forward to! 22 SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

What was it like moving from Australia to the States? What was your biggest culture shock in becoming a Coloradan? Taking this position with the Colorado Symphony was a big moment in my life, since it’s my first time living outside of Australia. The hardest thing specifically about moving to Colorado has been adjusting to the altitude—I have found that it can really affect my conducting in performances, stamina-wise. What do you enjoy about living in Denver? What are you getting used to? I really enjoy living in Denver, and moving from Perth to Denver has probably been the easiest transition for me to make here as both cities have a similar vibe. One thing I still haven’t quite gotten used to is tipping. It’s not something we have in Australia, and it always takes me a little while to work it out. I still have regular conducting engagements in Australia, so it is nice that I get to travel back a lot—but that flight never gets any easier… What are your hobbies, outside of conducting? Well, even though I’m not much of a cook, I love watching cooking programs. Anything with Gordon Ramsay, especially, because I think he’s brilliant and hilarious. Finally, how do you prepare for a concert? Lots of studying!

This season, put yourself face-to-face with Associate Conductor Christopher Dragon with seats in the Dragon Pit! (Parquet on seating chart) This is a unique opportunity to view the conductor and orchestra from an entirely new angle. Sit in the Dragon Pit for these select concerts with tickets starting at just $20: Sept. 24 – The Second City Guide to the Symphony Oct. 16 – Inside Dvorak Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Jan. 14 – A Night of Pops: Tribute to Leroy Anderson Jan. 22 – Inside Symphonic Beginnings Mar. 11 – Time For Three Mar. 19 – Inside Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

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LA BOHÈME CONDUCTED BY ANDREW LITTON COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDREW LITTON, conductor ROBERT NEU, director JOHN PICKLE, Rodolfo SONJA KRENEK, Mimi RAYMOND AYERS, Marcello TESS ALTIVEROS, Musetta ADAM EWING, Schaunard MATTHEW TREVIÑO, Colline JOHN CLAYTON SEESHOLTZ, Benoit and Alcindoro KEVIN GWINN, Parpignol COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director Friday’s Concert Is Gratefully Dedicated To Jane Costain and Gary Moore Saturday’s Concert Is Gratefully Dedicated To Donna and Ted Connolly / Raymond and Suzanne Satter Sunday’s Concert Is Gratefully Dedicated To Michael and Francie Gundzik

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Act III Act IV

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES

JEFF WHEELER

ANDREW LITTON, conductor Andrew Litton is Music Director of the New York City Ballet and Principal Guest Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He recently ended his twelve-year tenure as Music Director of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic. Under Litton’s leadership, the Bergen Philharmonic gained international recognition through extensive touring, making debuts at London’s BBC Proms, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and appearances at Vienna’s Musikverein, Berlin’s Philharmonie, and New York’s Carnegie Hall. They recorded 25 CD records for Sweden’s BIS and Britain’s Hyperion labels. In acknowledgment of Litton’s service to the cultural life of Norway, Norway’s King Harald knighted Litton with the Royal Order of Merit. Now Bergen Philharmonic Music Director Laureate and Conductor Laureate of Britain’s Bournemouth Symphony, he carries on as Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, a post he has held since 2003. He guest conducts the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, and has a discography of almost 130 recordings with awards including America’s Grammy,™ France’s Diapason d’Or, and many other honors. Litton was Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony from 1988-1994. A Music Director of the Dallas Symphony from 1994-2006, he hired over one third of the players, led the orchestra on three major European tours, appeared four times at Carnegie Hall, created a children’s television series broadcast nationally and in widespread use in school curricula, produced 28 recordings, and helped raise the orchestra’s endowment from $19 million to $100 million. He has conducted the Colorado Symphony both as Music Director and Artistic Advisor since 2012. An accomplished pianist, Litton often conducts from the keyboard and enjoys performing chamber music with his orchestra colleagues. Passionate about jazz, and long an admirer of the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Litton recorded his first solo piano album, A Tribute to Oscar Peterson, released in 2014.

ROBERT NEU, director Robert Neu has directed over 80 productions of operas, musicals, and plays throughout the country. Neu’s recent productions include St. Matthew Passion for Central City Opera; La Bohème for Gulf Coast Symphony; Bernstein’s Mass, Peer Gynt (also adaptation), La Traviata, The Magic Flute, and Carousel for the Minnesota Orchestra; Hansel and Gretel with both the Minnesota Orchestra and Colorado Symphony; Tosca and The Music Man for Colorado Symphony; Don Pasquale, Carmen, and The Barber of Seville for Lyric Opera of the North; Art and Death of a Salesman for Bloomington Civic Theater; The Marriage of Figaro for Bellevue Opera; Ayn Rand in Love for Chameleon Theater; The Laramie Project, Godspell, and Blithe Spirit for Lyric Arts Theater; and On the Town, The Fantasticks, Candide, and Putting It Together for Skylark Opera. Upcoming: St. Matthew Passion for Colorado Symphony, Hansel and Gretel for Jacksonville Symphony, Don Giovanni for Opera Orlando, and La Bohème for Shreveport Opera. Nine of Neu’s productions have received “Best of the Season” citations from various media including Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cincinnati Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Minnesota Public Radio. His production of The Laramie Project received awards for Best Ensemble and Outstanding Theater Event of the 2014 season from Broadway World. Neu teaches masterclasses in audition techniques for the

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES University of Minnesota’s opera department, and he is a Resident Director at Lyric Arts Theater, and Artistic Director of Skylark Opera Theatre. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and is the co-founder of Angels & Demons Entertainment, a production and arts consultancy organization.

MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Mary Louise Burke is in her 22nd season as Associate Chorus Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Colorado Symphony pops concerts and special chorus projects. Burke is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Assistant Music Minister at Montview Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice” at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director, Colorado Children’s Chorale Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983. She regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education has been a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s School Partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she frequently serves as guest clinician and conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation. Debbie has conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, the American Choral Director’s Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, the Choristers’ Guild, and the Suzuki Institute. She has served as co-chair of Chorus America’s Children/Youth Choir Constituency.

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES JOHN PICKLE, Rodolfo Tenor John Pickle quickly has established himself as a strong tenor, most recently for his portrayals of Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, a role he débuted with Los Angeles Opera. Of a performance as the jilted hunter with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The Kansas City Star raved, “Pickle’s emotionally-wrought characterization drove this [performance] even harder home than usual.” In recent seasons, Mr. Pickle also enjoyed performances as Erik with Utah Festival Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre. This season, Pickle will be performing Canio in Pagliacci with Dayton Opera, Cavardossi in Tosca with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with National Chorale. He will be joining the roster of Lyric Opera of Chicago for their production of Norma.

SONJA KRENEK, Mimi Soprano Sonja Krenek is a passionate and emotionally-expressive performer based in New York City. This summer she made her debut as Mimì in La Bohème with the Crested Butte Music Festival. She will reprise the role in 2017 with Knoxville Opera as part of their Education and Outreach program. In 2016, she was the Opera Division Grand Prize Winner at the Metropolitan International Music Festival Competition, the Third Prize recipient at the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, and a semi-finalist in the Loren L. Zachary International Vocal Competition. She is also the winner of encouragement awards from The Gerda Lissner Foundation Lieder/Song Competition, The Giulio Gari International Voice Competition, and the Opera at Florham Violetta DuPont Vocal Competition in 2015. In 2012, she won the MetroWest Opera Young Artist Competition, and subsequently appeared with the company as Micaëla in Carmen. A dedicated concert artist, Ms. Krenek performed as the soprano soloist in Canciones y arias with the Lyric Unlimited, Lyric Opera of Chicago.

RAYMOND AYERS, Marcello American baritone Raymond Ayers has accumulated over 60 roles over the span of his career in theaters across the U.S. and Europe, and belongs to the ensemble at Germany’s National Theater in Mannheim. Raymond performs the roles of Ford in Falstaff, Ping in Turandot, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Danilo in Merry Widow, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Belcore in Elisir, Hercules and Apollo in Alceste, and the solo part in a scenic version of Carmina Burana. Critics have hailed Ayers for his performance of Posa in Don Carlo as the “hero of the evening” and “powerful.” Recently he was seen on TV and heard on radio broadcasts singing the role of Marcello in La Bohème at Theater Bremen. Ayers has also been involved with a number of modern music productions and premieres, including the world premiere of Der Golem and the German premier of Dancer in the Dark, the European premiere of Salsi Puedes, the world premiere of The Star Gatherer, and the New York premiere of The Seagull. PROGRAM 4 SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES TESS ALTIVEROS, Musetta Praised by Opera News as “a ripe, sensual lyric soprano,” Seattle-based soprano Tess Altiveros is in high demand on both operatic and concert stages nationwide. Past season highlights include The Turn of the Screw (Eugene Opera), Così fan tutte (City Opera Ballet), Le Nozze di Figaro (Angels & Demons Entertainment)—a performance described as “transcendent” and “luminous” by the Twin Cities Arts Reader—and the completion of her eighth season singing anthems for the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. Her 2016-2017 season will include La Tragédie de Carmen (Skylark Opera); West Side Story and Dialogues des Carmélites (Eugene Opera); Don Giovanni (Angels & Demons Entertainment); Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem (Seattle Pro Musica); Poulenc’s Gloria (Bremerton Symphony); Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (Colorado Symphony); Eads’ Mass for the Oppressed (Notre Dame University); and song recital appearances in Washington, Oregon, and California.

ADAM EWING, Schaunard Lyric baritone Adam Ewing is an Affiliate Professor of Voice at Regis University. He recently made his operatic debut as Major General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance with Loveland Opera, and his orchestral debut as the lead of the barbershop quartet in The Music Man with the Colorado Symphony. Ewing has appeared as Schaunard (La Bohème), the Celebrant (Bernstein’s Mass), Sondheim (Side by Side by Sondheim), John Brooke (Little Women), and Miles Gloriosus (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Forum), among others. In addition to dramatic works, Ewing is an avid performer of art song. In summer 2013, he was one of six singers chosen for the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar, where he studied with Stephanie Blythe and Alan Smith. Ewing enjoys singing contemporary American art song as well, working with both student composers and celebrated masters. He has sung in masterclasses and recitals for Roger Vignoles, William Bolcom, Lori Laitman, Jake Heggie, Libby Larsen, and Colorado composer Bob Spillman, whose songs he will record next summer.

MATT TREVIÑO, Colline A former member of the San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Opera Program and recipient of the “Best Singer Award” by the 2011 Austin Critics’ Table for his performance in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Matthew Treviño is proving to be one of today’s most sought-after young basses. The 2015-2016 season saw appearances as Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Vancouver Opera and Hawaii Opera Theatre, Colline in La Bohème with Opera Coeur d’Alene, Ashby in Lafanciulla del West with Opera Omaha, the King in Aïda with Utah Opera, Leporello in Don Giovanni with Intermountain Opera, and the bass soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. Additional recent engagements include Count Ribbing/Tom in Un ballo in maschera and the Duke in Roméo et Juliette with Austin Lyric Opera, Monterone in Rigoletto with SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 5

MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES Opera Omaha, Leporello in Don Giovanni for Opera Colorado, Dr. P in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Eddie in Carly Simon’s opera Romulus Hunt in Nashville.

JOHN SEESHOLTZ, Benoit and Alcindoro John Seesholtz, dramatic baritone, holds vocal performance and pedagogy degrees from University of Michigan, University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of North Texas. His most recent operatic performances include Florencia en el Amazonas (Alvaro), Verdi’s Otello (Iago), Faust (Valentin), Candide (Pangloss), CosÌ fan tutte (Guglielmo), and Pagliacci (Sylvio). Some of his solo concert performances include Carmina Burana, Brahms' Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Sea Symphony, and Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams. He has traveled Europe performing both Opera and Art song. In 2006, he made his Italian debut in Venice performing Guglielmo in the opera Cosi fan tutte, as part of the Goldoni Teatro Festival Italia. In 2014, he debuted new arrangements of the “Old American Songs” for Baritone and Chamber Wind Ensemble by Copeland in Austria, Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia. Some of his awards include Finalist for the Merola San Francisco Opera Program and the Irwin Bushman Award as NATSAA finalist.

KEVIN GWINN, Parpignol An emerging young tenor, Kevin has performed around the Denver area as a mainstage artist and concert soloist for the past three years. He has recently performed the roles of Archibald in Norman and Simon’s Secret Garden, Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Nicely-Nicely in Loesser’s Guys and Dolls. He has also performed as King Xerxes in the premiere workshop performance of Oscar Sladek’s Far Beyond Rubies, Fenton in Otto Nicolai’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Lt. Joseph Cable in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, and Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. A winner in the 2016 Young Voices of Mississippi Competition, he has also been named a finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s Competition for Young Singers in both 2015 and 2016. Kevin holds both a Performance Certificate and a Master of Music degree from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Mississippi. He is a student of Matthew Plenk.

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2016-2017 Colorado Symphony Concert Season marks the 33rd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the 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, to repeat critical acclaim. 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. Among the recordings the CSO Chorus has made is a NAXOS release of Roy Harris’s Symphony No. 4. The Chorus is also featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the Chorus on a 3-country, 2-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl, and Prague, and in 2016 the Chorus returned to Europe for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg, and Munich. From Evergreen to Lochbuie, and Boulder to Castle Rock, singers travel each week to rehearsals and performances in Denver totaling about 80 a year. 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. Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Assistant Conductor; Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate Manager Brian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists SOPRANO I Jamie Brown* Denelda Causey LeEtta Choi Gretchen Colbert Jenifer Gile Lori Gill Susan Graber* Jennifer Harpel Sarah Henrich* Lynnae Hinkley Mary Hofmeister Marina Kushnir Lisa Long Anne Maupin* Stephanie Medema Kathi Rudolph Camilia Schawel* Stephanie Solich Cara Young SOPRANO 2 Jude Blum Alex Bowen Kerry Cote

Esther Gross Dana Linder Christine Nyholm Jean O’Nan Kim Pflug* Mahli Ruff Lynne Snyer* Stacey Travis Sue Von Roedern Sherry Weinstein Sandy Woodrow

ALTO 2 Cass Chatfield* Joyce Dominguez* Brandy Jackson Ellen Janasko Joanna Maltzahn* Barbara Marchbank Kelly McNulty Leslie Nittoli Lisa Pak* Lisa Townsend*

ALTO 1 Priscilla Adams Kim Brown Clair Clauson Jayne Conrad Kaia Hoopes* Susan McWaters Ginny Passoth Jennifer Pringle Mary Thayer Pat Virtue

TENOR 1 Brian Dukeshier Tim Nicholas* William Reiley Ryan Waller* Ken Zimmerman* TENOR 2 Mac Bradley Dusty Davies* Roger Fuehrer John Gale* Ken Kolm

Taylor Martin* Tom Milligan Ron Ruth Jerry Sims BASS 1 John Adams Grant Carlton* George Cowen Bob Drickey Matthew Gray* Tom Jirak Ken Quarles* BASS 2 Eric Israelson Terry Jackson* Roy Kent Ken Moncrieff* John Phillips Russ Skillings Wil Swanson Stage Chorus*

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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE For more than forty years, the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully-staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk, and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit. In recognition of its artistic excellence, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds representing more than 180 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in several television and radio broadcasts. The Performance Program includes a series of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations, and touring around the world. The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, A Classical Afternoon at Montview Presbyterian Church, and Performing Small Miracles at Colorado Heights Theater. Spring Fling Sing! is presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes La Bohème, A Colorado Christmas, Mahler No. 3, and St. Matthew Passion with the Colorado Symphony, Carmina Burana with the Aspen Music Festival, and Carmen with Central City Opera.

Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director and Conductor Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director and Conductor REGIONAL TOUR CHOIR West Arleth Nathan Ashworth Kelton Ayars Alicia Chavez Logan Day-Richter Jack Diamant Caroline Donnelly Margaux Dufrene Reagan Dukeshier Haylee Gonzales Sophia Haynes Ana Henderson

Reed Jacobs Emily Johnson Kuyper Kim Claire Mann Luke McAdams Ava McClure Collin McClure Olivia Mobus Linna Mora-Calderon Marisa Mulryan Nick Orndoff Kyle Peitzmeier Jack Peterson

Ben Ragan Morgan Rooks Anna Russell Mary Seaman Audra Snyder Teddy Sopkin Henry Trask Annisa Tunnell Cheranne Wang James Winter-Deciga Owen Wolfinger Ben York

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) Libretto by GIUSEPPE GIACOSA (1847-1906) and LUIGI ILLICA (1857-1919) La Bohème, Opera in Four Acts Giacomo Puccini was born on December 22, 1858, in Lucca and died on November 29, 1924, in Brussels. Giuseppe Giacosa was born on October 21, 1847, in Colleretto Parella (now Colleretto Giacosa), Italy, and died there on September 2, 1906. Luigi Illica was born on May 9, 1857, in Castell’Arquato, Italy and died on December 16, 1919, in Colombarone. La Bohème was composed between 1893-1896 and premiered on February 1, 1896, in Turin, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. Duration is about 2 hours. Last performance of the complete opera by the orchestra was on March 5, 6, & 9, 1973, with Brian Priestman conducting at the former Auditorium Theater (converted now as the Ellie Opera House). Even before the successful premiere of Manon Lescaut at the Teatro Regio in Turin on February 1, 1893, had rocketed Puccini to international operatic prominence, he had begun searching for his next libretto. He toyed with the curious notion of writing an opera on the life of Buddha (Richard Wagner once entertained the same idea), and seriously considered a bloodthirsty and rather lascivious drama titled La Lupa (“The She-Wolf”) by Giovanni Verga, one of whose short stories had provided the subject for Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana of 1890. Puccini was serious enough about La Lupa to visit Verga in Sicily, but he was talked out of the project on the voyage back to the mainland by the Marchesa Gravina, the daughter of Hans von Bülow and Cosima Liszt—“It would be better if you worked at something nobler,” she advised him. By March 1893, these plans had been abandoned in favor of a libretto based on Henri Mürger’s novel Scènes de la vie de bohème, originally published in installments in the Parisian journal Le Corsair between 1847 and 1849 (Le Corsair printed Hector Berlioz’s first criticisms), and Théodore Barrière’s 1849 stage adaptation of the book as La vie de bohème. Puccini set his librettists for Manon (and later for Tosca and Madama Butterfly), the learned Giuseppe Giacosa and the mercurial Luigi Illica, to work on the book, but they encountered problems from the demanding composer (“To work for Puccini means to go through a living hell,” complained Illica), as well as from the varied and episodic construction of Mürger’s book—the first draft had twenty acts. Puccini’s working method required extensive and timeconsuming alterations to the libretto before he was ready to set it to music, but progress on this new opera—La Bohème—was given urgency since Ruggiero Leoncavallo, the composer of I Pagliacci (1892), was then working on the same subject. The competing projects were announced on consecutive days in the press. Despite what turned out to be a nearly vitriolic competition for the earlier premiere date, Giacosa and Illica could not get final approval for their libretto from Puccini until the summer of 1894. Puccini, busy travelling to oversee productions of his operas and always as eager to spend a day hunting in the forests around his newly purchased villa at Torre del Lago as much as composing, took the next eighteen months to complete the music. The first performance of La Bohème was given on February 1, 1896, at the Teatro Regio in Turin, site of Manon’s success exactly three years before; it beat Leoncavallo’s version to the stage by more than a year. SOUNDINGS 2016-2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 9

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES The premiere of La Bohème, conducted by the 29-year-old Arturo Toscanini, was greeted with cool indifference by the audience and sharp disappointment by the press. The cast seemed unable to rise to the challenges of the new work, and local music lovers were bemused by the economy of Puccini’s score in the wake of the first Italian performance of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, conducted in the same house by Toscanini six weeks before. A subsequent production in Rome raised little more enthusiasm, and it was not until La Bohème reached Palermo in April 1897 that the opera won unbridled approval. It was staged at Covent Garden, London, in July 1900, and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York seven months later, and has since been one of the most enduring and beloved creations in all opera.

Synopsis The opera is set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s. ACT I A scantily furnished and unheated garret. Christmas Eve. The poet Rodolfo and his companion Marcello, a painter, are at work in their impoverished flat. The lack of fuel for the stove prompts Marcello to comment that the water in the painting on his easel, “The Passage of the Red Sea,” looks bitterly cold. To provide some warmth, Rodolfo offers to burn the manuscript of the romantic tragedy upon which he had been working. As they are feeding the first act to the fire, Colline, a philosopher, arrives with the news that he has been unsuccessful in trying to pawn a bundle of his old books. The rest of the manuscript provides a few more moments of bright flames until the fire dies out. Before the three friends can become despondent, however, two boys enter bearing food and fuel—Schaunard, the musician among these Bohemians, has just been engaged by a wealthy Englishman for a series of lessons. Schaunard tosses some coins across the table to verify his good fortune. The food is unpacked and the stove stoked, but Schaunard suggests that they celebrate his luck by dining at the Café Momus. Their departure is delayed by a knock on the door: Benoit, the landlord, wants his rent. The four friends invite him in, ply him with wine, and allow him to boast of his flirtations with the ladies. The Bohemians feign indignation at this confession, and eject the tipsy landlord from the room without his payment. Marcello, Colline, and Schaunard leave the garret to wait in the courtyard below while Rodolfo finishes an article for a paper. No sooner have they departed than a timid knock is heard. Rodolfo opens the door to find Mimi, an upstairs neighbor, holding a key and a candle blown out by a draft. She asks Rodolfo if he could re-light her candle, but she is overcome by breathless weakness, and swoons. Rodolfo, touched by her pale, fragile beauty, revives her, and offers her some wine. He lights her candle and she starts to leave, but she realizes that she has lost her key. The wind again blows out her candle and Rodolfo surreptitiously extinguishes his own, leaving the room bathed in moonlight. Rodolfo finds the key, but conceals it and pretends to go on searching, seeking now to touch Mimi’s hand. “Your little hand is frozen” (Che gelida manina), he sings, “let me give it back its warmth.” Rodolfo tenderly holds Mimi’s hand as he tells her of his life: “I’m a poet.... I live in lighthearted poverty. But when it comes to dreams and visions, I’ve

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES the soul of a millionaire.” She responds (Mi chiamano Mimi—“I’m called Mimi, but my name in Lucia”): “I embroider linen or silk. I delight in making roses and lilies. I live quite alone, looking out on the roofs and the sky.” The Bohemians shout from below that they are leaving for the Momus. “I’m not alone,” Rodolfo tells them. “Save two places for us.” Rodolfo and Mimi sing of their new-found love (O soave fanciulla—“O lovely girl”). The last lines of their rapturous duet die away as they walk slowly into the night. ACT II A bustling, brightly-lit square in the Latin Quarter. The terrace of the Café Momus occupies one side of the square. Christmas Eve. Hawkers, soldiers, students, and merrymakers fill the scene. Schaunard is haggling with a man over a horn, Colline is buying a coat, and Marcello is ogling the girls. The three take their table at the Café Momus, where they are joined by Rodolfo and Mimi, who is carrying a pink bonnet that the poet has bought for her. The toy-vendor Parpignol enters, followed by a crowd of excited children. As the clamor dies down, Musetta, Marcello’s old flame, arrives at the Momus, followed by her current patron, the pompous Alcindoro. Failing to attract Marcello’s attention, she breaks into her famous waltz, Quando men vo (“When I walk out alone along the streets, all the people stop and stare”). She sees that Marcello is unable to remain indifferent to her and pretends to Alcindoro that her shoe is hurting her, sending him off in search of a cobbler. Marcello and Musetta embrace and join the other Bohemians. The waiter brings the check, which Musetta instructs be added to Alcindoro’s bill. A military procession passes by and the Bohemians join the parade. Alcindoro returns with a new pair of shoes only to find Musetta gone and two large bills awaiting payment. ACT III Just inside the Porte d’Enfer, a tollgate in Paris. A bleak February dawn. The city is awakening: street cleaners arrive, demanding admittance; carters, milkmaids, and peasants exchange greetings. Voices are heard from an adjacent tavern, where Marcello and Musetta have found work and rooms. Mimi enters, pale and agitated, and asks a peasant to bring Marcello to her. She tells him that Rodolfo is madly jealous, and that she fears they must part—they quarreled the previous evening and he fled. Marcello agrees that parting may be for the best, telling Mimi that her lover spent the night with him at the tavern. Rodolfo awakens and approaches Marcello; Mimi hides behind a tree. Mimi overhears the poet tell Marcello that she is heartless and a coquette, but he then confesses that his real anxiety is caused by Mimi’s illness, which he can do nothing to help in his squalid flat. He fears that she will die. At the height of his outburst, Mimi’s coughing and sobs reveal her presence, and the lovers fall into each other’s arms. Musetta’s laughter from the inn sends Marcello into a rage, and he runs inside, leaving Mimi and Rodolfo alone. They agree to stay together until spring in a tender duet punctuated by the quarrel between Marcello and Musetta. “We shall part when the flowers bloom again,” sing the lovers. “I wish winter would last forever,” says Mimi.

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES ACT IV The garret, as in Act I. Several months later. Mimi and Rodolfo have parted. Rodolfo and Marcello feign indifference to their former lovers, but then reveal their continuing strong feelings for Mimi and Musetta. Schaunard and Colline enter with a meager meal of some rolls and herrings, which the four pretend is a banquet. They clown and indulge in a mock duel and a series of dances, but are cut short when the door is flung open by Musetta. She has found Mimi, exhausted and ill, who asked to be brought back to Rodolfo. Mimi enters and Rodolfo helps her to the bed. Musetta gives her earrings to Marcello to sell to provide medicine and a doctor for Mimi. They leave. Colline offers to pawn his overcoat, and sings it a sad farewell before departing on his task with Schaunard. In a touching scene, the lovers recall their earlier happiness. Mimi is suddenly seized by a fit of coughing and falls back onto the bed. Schaunard returns, followed by Marcello and Musetta, who bring a muff to warm Mimi’s hands and the report that a doctor is on the way. Mimi gratefully accepts the muff, thinking that it is a present from Rodolfo. She places her hands in it and slowly sinks into unconsciousness. Musetta murmurs a prayer. Schaunard moves to the bed and then whispers to Marcello that Mimi is dead. Colline returns with the money from his coat and asks about Mimi. Rodolfo replies that she is peaceful, but he becomes apprehensive at the worried attitudes of his companions. He grows agitated, and Marcello comforts his friend when the realization of Mimi’s death strikes him. The curtain falls as Rodolfo despairingly cries the name of Mimi. ©2016 Dr. Richard E. Rodda

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The following members of the Symphony family have established special funds to perpetuate the work of the Colorado Symphony for future generations. These endowed funds are gifts from individuals who have loved, believed in, and supported the orchestra; to these individuals the Colorado Symphony extends endless gratitude. The Bill Gossard Music Director Chair The Charles S. Sterne Conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Podium The Dave and Pam Duke Families Guest Artist and Guest Conductor Fund The Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair The Principal Percussion Chair, Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony

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Last season, the Colorado Symphony kicked off the Endowment Campaign: Crescendo. A very special thank you goes out to all who helped make this historic moment happen! Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Appell Arrow Electronics, Inc. Avenir Foundation, Inc. Ballard Spahr, LLP

Boettcher Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Jim and Sharon Butler Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant City & County of Denver - Arts & Venues Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. CSA Musicians Mr. Jack Dais Dr. Stephen Dilts The Dowling Foundation Mrs. Sandy Elliott Keith and Kathie Finger Ms. Dianne Green Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Elizabeth and Steve Holtze Mr. Zephyr Isely and Mrs. F. Parvanta JewishColorado Mr. Brooks and Ms. Lauren Kanski Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Mr. Brian Lucas Mr. Greg and Mrs. Julie Lucas Judi and Robert Newman Mr. Kent Rice and Ms. Ann Corrigan Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum The Schramm Foundation Mrs. Nancy Schulein Julie and John Strain Mr. Lloyd Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wagner

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST

Gifts made to the Colorado Symphony from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a donor listing, please contact the development office directly at 303.308.2472. Thank you for your support! DIAMOND CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($100,000+) Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics, Inc. Avenir Foundation, Inc. Ballard Spahr, LLP Boettcher Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Jim and Sharon Butler Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant City & County of Denver – Arts & Venues Colorado Symphony Foundation Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Sterne-Elder Memorial Fund The Symphony Fund PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous The Butler Family Fund of Vanguard Charitable Erna Butler Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. Mrs. Sandy Elliott Keith and Kathie Finger Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Rocky Mountain Honda Dealers United Airlines Corporate The Warner Family Charitable Fund GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous Cannon Y. & Lyndia K. Harvey Family Foundation Centura Health Lloyd J. King and Eleanor R. King Foundation Schmitt Music Company VAL-U-ADS of Colorado, Inc. The Virginia Hill Foundation Dr. Jack Wilson CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous (2) Argonaut Wine & Liquor Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Ed and Laurie Bock

Carolyn Brown Samuels Trust Jim and Janice Campbell Young and Carolyn Cho Colorado Creative Industries The Colorado Health Foundation Colorado Real Estate Journal Tom and Noel Congdon Jane Costain and Gary Moore Dr. Stephen Dilts Evaline Olson-Shuster Trust George Shields Foundation, Inc Thomas J. and Shirley C. Gibson Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Michael and Frances Gundzik Stephen and Margaret Hagood Mr. Johannes Heim Estate Helen Murray Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Kenneth King Foundation Carolyn L. Longmire Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Mrs. Bette MacDonald Macy’s Foundation Ms. Marie Maltz Dr. Jon Masoudi and Dr. Marsha Tharaka Mrs. Rhea Miller Ms. Myra Monfort National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust Company Ms. Diane Padalino Rosemary and John Priester Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert W. Riegel The Schramm Foundation Harvey and Maureen Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg Alan and Judy Wigod SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous A.J. Markley Trust Michael Altenberg and Libby Bortz Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Ken and Zoe Barley Bob and Cynthia Benson Roger and Susan Bowles Marc and Claudia Braunstein Dale and Marguerite Bussman Dr. and Mrs. David Campbell Mr. Willis Carpenter Sylvia Sosin Cohen Donna and Ted Connolly Denver Post Charities a McCormick Foundation Fund El Pomar Foundation Emotional Logic Studio Fackler Legacy Gift

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Fran and Michael Fisher Robert S. Graham Peter and Rhondda Grant Celeste and Jack Grynberg Tom Haller and Kim Patmore Hayes Family Foundation Jennifer Heglin Jeannette Eppler Charitable Trust Thomas J. Jirak and Susan Graber Richard and Mary Anne Johnston Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation, Inc. Donald and Margery Langmuir Steve and Pat Larson Carole Leight Frank and Ginny Leitz Leopold Brothers Marjorie MacLachlan Steve and Kathy McConahey Drs. Sarah and Harold Nelson Judi and Robert Newman Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Frank Y. Parce Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ponzio Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Miriam C. Robins

Ms. Julie B. Rubsam Dr. Joanne Rudoff Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Suzanne Barber Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sanders Raymond and Suzanne Satter Patricia Schueller David and Susan Seitz Phoebe Anne Smedley Mitch and Barbara Solich Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Turner Normie and Paul Voillequé The Honorables Wellington and Wilma Webb Ms. Deloris R. Wright CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Mr. William H. Anderson Robert P. Austin Mr. Hartman Axley Nancy Ball Addie and Bob Barkley Paul S. and Sara Jane Barru J. Fern Black Jude Blum

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mike and Julie Bock Barbara Bohlman Mr. Scott Brockett Mr. Willard Brown Mr. and Mrs. K.W. Calkins Dr. Bonnie Camp Gracie and Bill Carr Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler Professor Gerald Chapman Cherry Hills Cultural Associates Mr. Gene Child Community First Foundation Bill and Nancy Cook Jim and Julie Copenhaver Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cravitz Karen and William Curtis Ms. Emma L. Dafoe Daniels-Houlton Family Foundation The Dickson Family Gift Fund Dobbins Foundation Gerald S. Dunbar ECA Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ted Eickhoff Mr. John F. Estes III and Mrs. Norma Horner Eugene C. & Florence Armstrong Family Foundation FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado

Deborah and Theodore Gaensbauer Mrs. Sally S. Gart Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gleason Lynda Goldstein Veronica Goodrich Ms. Jean M. Gordon Sally Haas Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko Higbie Fund Bill and Donna Hoberecht Mr. and Mrs. Del Hock Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hucks, Jr. Renate and Joseph Hull Mrs. Eleanor L. Isbill Parker Foundation Joe and Francine Kelso Donna C. Kornfeld Mr. George Kruger Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kugeler Mr. Gregory Kushnir Warren and Nancy Lawrence Don Leach Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Mrs. Ann C. Levy Robert and Patricia Lisensky Ms. Sara Long M. Catherine and James R. Look John and Merry Low Mr. Claude M. Maer, Jr. Ms. Joan Manley Mrs. Barbara Marchbank Virginia and Bill McGehee Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Mr. Ed Mellor Ms. Janet Melson Sharon L. Menard Michael and Sharon Modiz Henry B. Mohr Kirsten and Dave Morgan Robert and Carol Murphy Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Elizabeth and Heather Neva Mr. and Mrs. Mark Newhouse Ms. Sheila Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Occasions Catering Mr. David Parce Dan and Susan Paulien Kerry Pearlman Sue and Edwin Peiker Bonnie C. Perkins Dr. Peter S. Quintero Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Myra and Robert Rich Steven and Joan Ringel Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen

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Mr. Douglas C. Jones Ms. Kimberly Keen Ms. Carla Kem Kemp Family Fund Mr. Allen Kemp Dr. Peter Kennealey and Dr. Colleen Murphy Mr. John Kenney Heidi and Randy Keogh Jonathan Kern Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kern Ms. Denise Keyser Ms. Anastashia Khokhryakova Ruth and George Krauss Phyllis and James Kurtz-Phelan Mr. Dwight Landes Sandy and Evan Lasky Penny and Dick Leather Minnie B. Lindsey John and Mary Lohre Mrs. Jeri Loser Jean L. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin Dr. Jerrald McCollum Barbara McDonnell Dr. and Mrs. John G. McFee Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw Robert Meade Ms. Anne Akiko Meyers Coreen and Michael Miller Ms. Jennifer Miller Thomas Milligan Ms. Anne B. Mills Gene and Dee Milstein Mr. Robert R. Montgomery Janet Mordecai Anne and David Necker James Neely Ms. Mary Neidig Mr. and Mrs. W. Peterson Nelson Mr. Stephen Norris Dr. Richard and Mrs. Florence O’Day Ed and Jean Onderko Dr. Bonnie M. Orkow, Ph.D. Linda Diekvoss and Paul Parish Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Paton Ms. Sue Pawlik Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pokorny Al and Ursula Powell The Publishing House Mrs. Dorothy M. Read Mr. Eli and Mrs. Adina Reshotko Ayliffe and Fred Ris Ms. Margaret Roath Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio PC Mr. Robert Rodriquez Terri and Jay Rolls Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rootes

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Henry C. Bourne, III and Alisa Bourne Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bowry Ms. Susan Brasel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brauchli Ms. Betty Brega Ms. Emily Brett Dr. and Mrs. David Brewer Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Elaine Brickman Michael and Catherine Brondos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bronesky Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Sandy and Rogene Buchholz M. Peyton and Suzanne Bucy Judge Doris E. Burd Robert and Linda Bushman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Mr. David Cahn Douglas and Constance Cain Lois M. Calvert Teresa Campos Caulkins Family Foundation Roger and Barbara Chamberlain Mr. Lee Chew Dr. David and Mrs. Delores Claassen Delores I. Clark Catherine Cole Mr. and Mrs. Clark Colton Dee Colton Mr. Frederic Conover Ms. Mary Cook Paul and Eileen Cooper Mr. Scott Coors and Dr. David Hurt Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Frances S. Corsello Dr. James W. Craft Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Craft Ray and Kathleen Cravy Hille L. Dais Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Jesse Davidson and Ellen Blatt Dr. and Mrs. Toby Derloshon George and Yonnie Dikeou Dorothy Dowden Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Drew Kathryn and Gary Dudley Louise and Robert Dudley Ms. Shirley M. Duman Leslie Easton Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Evan and Kim Ela Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst Mr. Bayard Ewing Mark and Carla Ewing Ms. Elizabeth J. Feitner Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Paul S. Fischer

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ms. Gail Fisher David and Debra Flitter Frederick G. Fish Foundation Mrs. Joann Freedman Freeman Family Foundation Ms. JoAnne Friedman Deborah S. Froeb Virginia E. and Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher Dr. Ben and Mrs. Jean Galloway Lester and Joan Garrison Linda Laird Giedl Andrea J. Grant Mr. John and Mrs. Judy Green Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Mr. Robert Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffiths Martha and Jim Groebe Renee and Martin Gross Ms. Grace M. Halmi Charles and Linda Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Sarah Hart Mr. and Mrs. John Helfrich Keith Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess

Ms. Susan A. Hill Mr. Stephen Hindes Cynthia Hinds Sarah C. Hite Dr. Bradley O. Hofer Mike and Vicki Hoffman Graham and Cathy Hollis Robert Homiak and Susan Schneider Ms. Sally Hopper Andrew Hornbrook Robert and Betty Huzjak IBM International Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Johanos Mr. Eric E. Johnson Mrs. Kathleen Johnson Margie Lee Johnson Marvin and Carole Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones Ms. Dianne Eddolls Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Mr. and Mrs. Colman Kahn Robert W. Karow Mrs. Diana Kasson Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelley Ms. Judy H. Kessenich John and Alicia Kinnamon Oza and Milan Klanjsek

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mel and Roberta Klein Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kleinsteiber Midge Korczak Eric Krein Gregg Kvistad David C. Leger Judy and Dan Lichtin Theodore Lichtmann Patty Lorie Mr. Joseph Lubinski Mrs. Jean Macferran Bruce W. Martin Harold P. Martin, M.D. Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Ms. Tracey McCullough Carla E. McKennett Virginia Messick Jay and Lois Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer The Moe Family Charitable Fund Ms. Kathie Moore William and Rosemarie Murane Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Nies Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Ray O’Loughlin and Jamie Henderson Carl Patterson David and Doris Pearlman Ms. Leah Peer Ms. Karen Peterson Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pickering Patrick and Susan Pientka Mr. Hugh Pitcher Sally Plummer Mary and Bernard Polak Ed Post Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius Mr. Bennett L. Price Mr. Nick Recuber Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Nancy and Gene Richards Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark Eleanor Roberts Mr. Steven M. Ropa Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell Ms. Carol L. Rust Mr. Clayton Saylor Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller Betty and Maurice Serotta Ms. Barbara Servis Dr. and Mrs. David Shander

Mr. and Mrs. Conner W. Shepherd, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith James Smith and Robert Karow Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speaker Hanspeter and Kathryn Spuhler Mr. Daniel Stenersen Gordon Stenger and Brooke Goudy Mrs. Mary L. Stewart Philip Stoffel and Tricia Hughey Mrs. Elaine B. Strauch Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strear Mrs. Mary C. Symonton Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Carol and Cedric Tarr Judy and Rob Tate Td Ameritrade Mr. Frank Thomson Mr. Charles Thorman Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Nan Timbel Tipton Family Foundation David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Barbara J. Tramutt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trantow Helen Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Virtue Ed and Patty Wahtera Ms. Shirley Ward Peter Weiser Rosemary Whitaker Jordan Wight Daniel C. Williams Werner and Mary Winkler Jim and Marlene Wogsland Mrs. Marianne Wons Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and Mary Ann Woods Amy Wright Dr. and Mrs. Roy R. Wright Marsha F. Young Tom Zeiler Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ziebarth R.A. Zimmerman Mr. and Ms. Michael A. Zoellner Ms. Regina M. Zoglo

MATCHING DONATIONS

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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. Anonymous Marin Alsop* Nancy Accetta Nora Baldwin Paula Bernstein* Terry Biddinger* Erna Butler* Donna Connolly Kathie Finger Mary Lou Flater Monica Glickman Sarah Hart

Diane Hill Eileen Honnen-McDonald* Montjoy Kugeler Sandy Lasky* Nancy Lawrence Ann Levy 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 Barber Ryan Suzanne Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Lynne Valencia Janyce Wald Rivka Weisberg Judy Wigod *Founding Member

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 recordings 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 Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Fred and Connie Platt Mr. Dan Poole Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen

EDUCATION DONOR LIST

Through our Musicurious program, 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 CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous The AJL Charitable Foundation Florence R. and Ralph L. Burgess Trust Walter S. Rosenberry, III Trust SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. The Denver Foundation Denver Post Charities a McCormick Foundation Fund PeyBack Foundation US Bank Community Development Xcel Energy Foundation

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Cherry Hills Cultural Associates ECA Foundation Katherine McMurray Parker Foundation Scientific & Cultural Collaborative SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous Kinder Morgan Foundation SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Ms. Carla McWilliams

BALL SPONSOR LIST

The 2016 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: REMATCH” 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+) The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics, Inc. VIRTUOSO ($50,000+) Anonymous Liberty Global MAESTRO ($25,000+) Anonymous AMG National Trust Bank DaVita Expedia Keith and Kathie Finger IAC Corporation Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern ENCORE ($15,000+) Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Mrs. Sandy Elliott LionTree Advisors, LLC Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Sherman & Howard Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Baker Botts, LLP

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Baker & Hostetler, LLP Centura Health Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Denver Broncos Football Club Discovery Communications Adam and Stephanie Donner Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Amanda Precourt/The Precourt Foundation Publishing House University of Denver PRINCIPAL ($5,000+) AEG Live AMC Network Sue Anschutz-Rodgers BeneFactor Boss Architecture Breakthru Beverage Cadre General Contractors, Inc. Mr. Scott Campbell Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Cooley, LLP CU Anschutz Medical Campus Ms. Susan Drumm Mrs. Susan Ellis and Mr. Izzy Abbass Ms. Jayne Ford

Dr. Everette J. Freeman, President, Community College of Denver GBSM, Inc. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP KPMG, LLP Libby Anschutz Foundation Dr. Jon Masoudi The Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch Coreen and Michael Miller 9NEWS The Pashel/Chapman Group Pentec Health Republic National Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shpall Eric Sondermann and Tracy Dunning Mr. Walker and Mrs. Jenna Stapleton Volunteers of America Willis Towers Watson ($2,000+) Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant Mr. John F. Estes III Four Five One Events

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Mr. and Mrs. Ed Greene Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld Mr. Keith Ladner Alan and Judy Wigod ($1,000+) Mr. Brad Bawmann Jim and Julie Copenhaver Mr. and Mrs. Bruce DiBiase Ms. Donna S. Gerich Ms. DeAnn Grasingers Bill and Donna Hoberecht Sandy and Evan Lasky Mr. and Mrs. Howard Noble Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Rob and Jane Scofield Mr. Adam Wimmer ($500+) Mr. Rick D. Bailey Alvina Crouse Ms. Dianne Eddolls Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Forensic Pursuit Ms. Lisa Hayes Mr. Brooks and Ms. Lauren Kanski Mr. Thomas Lorz Ms. Mary Neidig Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Ms. Barbara Servis Mr. John H. Voorheis Mr. Ernest and Mrs. Patti Ward IN-KIND DONATIONS Applejack Wine & Spirits Bouquets Ceavco Constellation Brands DaVita Blues All Stars Epicurean Jays Valet Leopold Brothers Live Nation The Publishing House Republic National Distributing Company Tivoli Brewing Tracksuit Wedding

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 Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mrs. Nancy Schulein 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 Willis Dutra-Silveria given by: Ms. Janet M. Erjavec In memory of Frances E. given by: Cynthia Schauer In memory of Mr. Gerald Endsley given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Lynn Erion given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of her father, Barney Fox, on Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day given by: Leslie Tjarks In memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by: Freeman Family Foundation Ms. JoAnne Friedman In memory of Julie Gannon given by: Deep Space Systems 5K team In memory of Mr. Michael Gaughan given by: Tanya and Bruce Caughey Mr. David W. Durnell 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 and Family The Sylvan Stool Family In memory of Mr. Ken Harper given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In memory of Eleanor Hayden given by: Ms. Jean Melville 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 Lea LaParle given by: Ms. Donna S. Gerich 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: Ann Levy Ms. Denison Levy In memory of Dr. James List, M.D. given by: Emma L. Dafoe 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 Mr. Robert L. Eaton Mrs. Ann B. Fawcett Barbara H. and Charles Ferguson Mr. Joesph Flierl Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Mr. Frank M. Hall, III Mr. Roger D. Hunt Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Meg MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Brian and Deborah Magoon Ms. Lucille Maun Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Olson Ms. Virginia L. Park Robinson Waters & Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dorisio, PC Mr. William C. Rodraun Ms. Julie Shade Ms. Karyn Thompson-Panos Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Warren In memory of Suzanne Hewitt Lowell given by: Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Hamilton Mr. Charles Homsy In memory of Thomas L. McClintock given by: Colorado Symphony Guild-Foothills Unit Ms. Nancy L. Graham G.J. and P.A. Graziano

James D. and Elizabeth McMahon Mrs. Carol Reeves 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. M.D. given by: Jo Ann Paffenbarger In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by: Quality Life Services Ms. Dorothy Wright In memory of Dorothy Presta given by: Mr. and Mrs. William Cowan Ms. Mary Neidig P A. Price In memory of Mr. Harry T. Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Michael Schatz given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Robert Schulein given by: The Denver Foundation Mrs. Nancy Schulein In memory of David Callistus Smith given by: Mr. Stephen M Book Ms. Darla Duval Ms. Lougena M. Foxhoven Mr. Tony and Mrs. Gina Gradisher Ms. Colleen Higgins Ms. Carmen Huff Mr. Charles R. McMullin Shawn Miller Ms. Letitia Ottem Mr. James Schmitt Ms. Krista Wright Ms. Katarina Zarlengo 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 Betty Sonnenberg given by Sylvia Kreider 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

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 Dorothy Yoder given by: Ms. C. D. Chalfant Ms. Joanne Y. Dearth 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 Mr. and Mrs. John Sie In honor of Kristina Arko given by: Alenka Han In honor of Linda Battan given by: Nancy Battan In honor of Mary Louise Burke given by: Frank Y. Parce In honor of Christina Carlson Ms. Marjorie H. Adler Carolyn and Ronald Baer Frederick W. Damour In honor of their Friends in the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Susan Von Roedern In honor of Pera Beth Eichelberger’s Birthday given by: Anonymous Marian Bakken Karen Fabean In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s birthday given by: Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ms. Sharon Marks Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Ms. Faye Gardenswartz In honor of Monica Glickman given by: Ms. Ruth Schorsch In honor of Bill and Carol Gossard given by: Anonymous In honor of retired CSO musician, Chet Hampson given by: Susan Martin In honor of James Hart given by: Ms. Kathleen A. Schmidt In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Adina and Eli Reshotko In honor of Dr. Diane Hill given by: Michael P. Dowling In honor of our Concertmaster, Yumi Hwang-Williams given by: Michael P. Dowling In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Nancy Battan Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Laura Bond Patty and Don Cook Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Sari and Bob Freedman Mr. and Mrs. John Sie 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 Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. David Parce 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 Chuck and Janet Robinson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary given by: Jim and Lorraine Adams 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 Robert Steiger given by: Gretchen Williams In honor of Irene Szyliowicz’s 80th Birthday given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka In honor of John and Kristine Wallack given by: Mr. Richard Falb Gail Skaggs 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

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