Soundings - All Gershwin featuring New York City Ballet by Colorado Symphony

THE MAGAZINE OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY Volume 13 • Number 3

ALWAYS IN TUNE with the

LATEST NEWS

No matter where you are, we’re always here with the info you want. For the 9NEWS App, just search for“9news” in the App Store or Google Play.

Change your smile,

)

Change your life. Bruce C. McArthur, DDS Creating Gorgeous, Healthy Smiles™

For a Free Cosmetic Dentistry Consultation Call Dr. Bruce 303-935-9448 • We always offer free second opinions • Sleep Apnea treatment without CPAP • 8 time 5280 Top Dentist

bmcarthurdds.com 6565 West Jewell Ave., Suite 9 Lakewood, CO 80232

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016

S F

The Colorado Symphony’s

hakespeare

Welcome SPOTLIGHT

Join Us COLORADO SYMPHONY

Orchestra COLORADO SYMPHONY

Board of Trustees

Staff

The Colorado Symphony has devoted

Winter Highlights

three different concerts in March to

Colorado Symphony’s Shakespeare Festival

estival

Shakespeare and his work. page 16

4 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

COLORADO SYMPHONY

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

Claude Sim

Support

COMMUNITY

legal advice to keep you in harmony Liz Sharrer 303.295.8000 lsharrer@hollandhart.com 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, Colorado 80202

Proud Supporter of the Arts

Hail Damage? lp! We Can He

Installation Service Repair

303-825-1566

www.A1-doors.com

14 Inverness Drive East Suite F-240 , Centennial CO 80112

Visit our NEW Warehouse at our NEW LOCATION Emergency Service 24/7 Lifetime Warranty No Credit Check • In-House Financing

FREE ESTIMATES • Family Owned & Operated • Residential & COMMERCIAL

WELCOME Let me start off by expressing a huge heartfelt gratitude to the residents of Colorado and to all of the patrons of the Colorado Symphony for welcoming me to Denver – you all have made me truly feel at home here already.

BRANDON MARSHALL

In my short time as Associate Conductor since the start of the 2015/16 season, I’ve experienced such a wonderful and open community and a truly diverse and thriving arts scene. With this culture, surrounded by such beautiful scenery, I now fully understand why Colorado is one of the most special places in the world. I will say this – as an Australian I am still adjusting to the cold this winter but luckily it’s warm and cozy in Boettcher Concert Hall!

Christopher Dragon conducting “The Music Man in Concert” in September.

I’m thrilled to announce that I will have the pleasure of conducting my Masterworks performance debut with the Colorado Symphony during the final weekend of Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet on March 18 – 20.

This is especially exciting as 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. To celebrate the life and work of Shakespeare, the Colorado Symphony has programmed Shakespeare-related repertoire for three weekends in March including A Midsummer Night’s Dream on March 4-5 and a special Inside the Score concert on March 11 featuring Duain Wolfe and the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Shakespeare Festival ends with Romeo and Juliet in which I’ve worked with the rest of our artistic team to build an exciting program combining the words of Shakespeare with the compositions of Tchaikovsky, Rota, and Prokofiev to create a unique and dramatic Shakespeare performance which features four local actors. It will also feature Bernstein’s American adaptation in West Side Story, one of my favorite pieces, and one that I’ve always wanted to conduct. It has been an absolute pleasure working with the Colorado Symphony this season and I’m confident it will only get better from here. Thank you again to everyone for welcoming me to your beautiful home. I hope you’ll join me here in the hall again soon. As we say in Australia to wish someone good luck before a performance – Chookas! Christopher Dragon, Associate Conductor

6 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

We will never tell you to use your “inside voice”! Calling all children in 1st - 4th grades, who love to sing and perform. REGISTER FOR AN AUDITION TODAY!

ChildrensChorale.org or 303.892.5600

Audition and let your inner voice sing! March 13 • 3 pm Montview Presbyterian Church

e c i o V we are the

Classical Afternoon

of denver

ChildrensChorale.org/tickets

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

Take the music with you wherever you go. Stream CPR’s classical and independent music services and browse playlists with the free Colorado Public Radio app for smartphones and tablets.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.

SPOTLIGHT 100% of Musicians and Staff Made a charitable contribution to the Colorado Symphony

Join us!

How to Give:

✓ Individual Donations ✓ Legacy Giving ✓ Gifts of Stock

✓ Underwriting ✓ Event Sponsorship ✓ Education and Community Outreach Support

“I gave to the Colorado Symphony this season because I’m passionate about this organization. I love playing in this orchestra with such a great group of talented individuals. We tackle exciting, challenging programs full of variety week after week. I am so proud to share the stage with my colleagues to bring high quality performances to Colorado. Join us and be a part of the passion!” — Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster Musician Trustee

“Whether it is Strauss’ Don Juan, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, or A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con, our orchestra epitomizes flexibility and innovation in programming; we make music accessible to everyone in the community we call home. I gave…join me.” — John Hilton Violinist

“Our new and innovative programs bring the power of music making to our community. The arts are for everyone, and help define our society. Whether it’s through in-school performances, mentoring, the Community Ticketing Initiative, sensory friendly programming, the Geek Series, or Masterworks, my Colorado Symphony brings music to life for everyone. I’m proud to work for an organization with a commitment to community stewardship through the arts. I gave…join me.” — Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal Viola Director of Community and Education Programs

“Our musicians are always willing to perform challenging and innovative programs that excite our audiences. I gave…join me.” — Tony Pierce Senior Vice President of Program Innovation

Please consider making a charitable contribution to your Colorado Symphony. Join us, and help make the music happen!

www.coloradosymphony.org/support

8 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

KYM THOMSON

DANNY TURNER

COLORADO SYMPHONY

ANDREW LITTON

MARIN ALSOP

MUSIC DIRECTOR

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

VIOLIN Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster The Mary Rossick Kern & Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster Yi Zhao Assistant Concertmaster Ben Odhner Fixed 4th Chair Paul Primus Principal Second Allegra Wermuth Assistant Principal Second Alessandra Jennings Flanagan Fixed 3rd Chair Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Myroslava Ivanchenko-Bartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Mark Lamprey Miroslaw Pastusiak Erik Peterson Felix Petit + Robert Stoyanov Delcho Tenev Amy Tyson Violetta Todorova+ Bradley Watson Tena White VIOLA Basil Vendryes* Principal Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal Mary Cowell Fixed 3rd Chair Charlyn Campbell Marsha Holmes

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON

ANDRES LOPERA

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

DUAIN WOLFE CHORUS DIRECTOR

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Leah Kovach Helen McDermott Summer Rhodes + Kelly Shanafelt Phillip Stevens CELLO Silver Ainom채e Principal Austin Fisher Assistant Principal Judith Galecki Fixed 3rd Chair Susan Rockey Bowles Danielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret Hoeppner Matthew Switzer Susan Yun BASS Brandon McLean Principal Nicholas Recuber Assistant Principal John Arnesen Susan Cahill James Carroll Karl Fenner * Jeremy Kincaid Steven Metcalf + FLUTE Brook Ferguson Principal Catherine Peterson 2nd / Assistant Principal Julie Duncan Thornton PICCOLO Julie Duncan Thornton OBOE Peter Cooper Principal The Irene & David Abosch Principal Oboe Chair

Monica Hanulik 2nd / Assistant Principal Jason Lichtenwalter ENGLISH HORN Jason Lichtenwalter CLARINET Jason Shafer Principal Abby Raymond 2nd / Assistant Principal Andrew Stevens E-FLAT CLARINET Abby Raymond BASS CLARINET Andrew Stevens BASSOON Chad Cognata Principal Tristan Rennie 2nd / Assistant Principal Roger Soren CONTRA-BASSOON Roger Soren HORN Michael Thornton Principal Carolyn Kunicki Kolio Plachkov 3rd / Associate Principal David Brussel Austin Larson Assistant Principal

TRUMPET Justin Bartels Principal Philip Hembree 2nd / Assistant Principal Patrick Tillery Associate Principal TROMBONE John Sipher Principal Paul Naslund 2nd / Associate Principal Gregory Harper BASS TROMBONE Gregory Harper TUBA Stephen Dombrowski Principal HARP Courtney Hershey Bress Principal TIMPANI William Hill Principal Steve Hearn Assistant Principal PERCUSSION John Kinzie Principal Chair Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony Steve Hearn Michael Van Wirt ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Joanne Goble Principal Jonathan Groszew Assistant + = One year replacement * = On leave

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 9

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern , Co-Chair Dr. Mary Rossick Kern, Co-Chair Stephanie Donner, Esq. Treasurer Susan Bowles,* Secretary TRUSTEES Margaret Anderson Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Elaine Brickman Susan Cahill* Young Cho Jim Copenhaver Jason Crow Zachary D. Detra, Esq. BJ Dyer Sandy Elliott Brook Ferguson* Jack Finlaw Dr. Everette J. Freeman Dr. Michael G. Gundzik Diane S. Hill, Ph.D Dr. John Hilton* Yumi Hwang-Williams*

Kathleen Johnson, Esq. Brooks Kanski John Kinzie* Richard Kylberg Paul Lopez Jonathan Masoudi, M.D Patrick C. McKinstry, Esq. Joe Neguse, Esq. Kolio Plachkov* Julie Rubsam Jason Shafer* Jim Shpall Eric Sondermann Barbara Springer Lynne Valencia Basil Vendryes* Wellington Webb * Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Andrew Litton Colorado Symphony Music Director

Mary Neidig President, Colorado Symphony Guild Ginger White City and County of Denver, Arts & Venues EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors John Low Dr. W. Gerald Rainer Lee Yeingst HONORARY TRUSTEES Governor John W. Hickenlooper Mayor Michael B. Hancock Christopher J. Ott, MD ASSOCIATE BOARD OFFICERS Jackson Stevens, Chair Charlie Siebert, Outgoing Chair Obe Ariss, Vice Chair

Bridget McNeil, Secretary Nick Recuber, Musician Chair Drew Frey, Communications Chair Jocelyn Hittle, Membership Chair ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS Whitney Ariss Andrea Copland Rachel Ellis Sara Hare Gerry Heise William Kowalski Sarah Parmley Chris Strom Kelly Waltrip Rachel Yeates

Save the Date BATTle Of the banDS SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016

6 pm :: The Fillmore Auditorium :: Denver, Colorado

For information

303.308.2495 or coloradosymphony.org

presenting sponsor

10 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

COLORADO SYMPHONY STAFF STAFF Jerome H. Kern Chief Executive Officer Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer Andrew Litton Music Director Robert Neu Senior Vice President of Artistic Planning Anthony Pierce Senior Vice President of Program Innovation Christina Carlson Vice President of Development David Aeling Production and Stage Manager Catherine Beeson Director of Community and Education Programs Larry Brezicka Orchestra Personnel Manager Annette Brown Staff Accountant Aric Christensen Audio Engineer Sherri Colgan House Manager Stephanie Derybowski Manager of Digital Media Christine Devereaux Special Events Planner Christopher Dragon Associate Conductor Susan Ellis Executive Administrator & Board Liaison Molly Epstein Group Sales Manager Joanne Goble Orchestra Librarian Jonathan Groszew Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager / Assistant Librarian Deborah Guess Properties Master Gerry Heise Director of Major Gifts Philip Hiester Master Electrician John Hilton Development Liason Eric Israelson Chorus Manager Susan Kelly Director of Sales and Patron Services

Christopher Kirkland Master Carpenter Kyle Kamrath Manager of Artistic Operations Matt Krupa Application Administrator Andres Lopera Assistant Conductor Ian MacIntyre Manager of Patron Services Jessica Mays Artistic Coordinator Seth McNew Director of Public and Community Relations Shari Myers Education Coordinator Parker Owens Director of Marketing Mike Pappas New Media Center Barbara Porter Assistant Chorus Manager Paula Rossin, Staff Accountant Emily Scott Artistic Administrator Park Wm. Showalter House Manager Norma Theisen Director of Finance and Controller Kate White Development Administrative Assistant Doug Yost Director of Information Services Suzanne Yuzer Development Associate Patron Services Associates Amanda Cantu Rob Halgren Alexis Kittner Lead Patron Services Associate Amy Moore-Shipley Robert Steiger, Lead Patron Services Associate George Ward Robert Warner, Senior Patron Services Associate and Symphony Concierge Lindsey White

THE SYMPHONY FUND Stephen M. Brett, President Norman L. Wilson, Treasurer Jeffrey Davine, Secretary Jerome H. Kern Gregg O. Kvistad Karen H. Long COLORADO SYMPHONY GUILD OFFICERS Mary Neidig President Susan Seitz President-Elect Constance Bender Recording Secretary J. Rene Gash Corresponding Secretary Donna Connolly Treasurer Sara Moore Assistant Treasurer Linda Ackerman Vice-President of Fundraising Maureen Solomon Vice-President of Information Management Sharon Reimer Vice-President of Membership Deanna Leino Vice-President of Music Education Janet Weisheit Parliamentarian Sharon Reimer Immediate Past President Maureen Solomon Mentor to the President Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Performing Arts Complex 1000 14th Street, Box #15 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303.292.5566 Fax: 303.293.2649 Email: orders@coloradosymphony.org Tickets: 303.623.7876 coloradosymphony.org

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 11

Family Concerts for the young {and young at heart!} Half Nusofortes Please join family-friendly s pre-concert activitie in Gallery 2.

Pixar In Concert JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30

SPECIAL

Christopher Dragon, conductor

Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks FEB 6 T SAT 2:30

F A M I LY

Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar MAR 13 T SUN 1:00 Andres Lopera, conductor SAINT-SAﾃ起S Carnival of the Animals POULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

tickets coloradosymphony.org 303.623.7876 box office mon-fri 10 am-6 pm :: sat 12 pm-6 pm ﾂｩ2013 Disney/Pixar

F A M I LY

CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE A PERSONAL TOUR!

MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR FREE TIME! NO MATTER WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE, WE HAVE TWO RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES IN THE DENVER METRO AREA TO CHOOSE FROM. OFFERING INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE.

In Arvada

In Southeast Denver

303-424-6550

303-331-9963

www.springwoodretirement.com

www.springbrookeretirement.com

2015–2016 Season cupresents.org 303-492-8008

Jan. 21 Diavolo Feb. 14 BODYTRAFFIC ts on Ticke now! sale March 1 Rising Stars of the Metropolitan Opera March 31 Indigo Girls with the CU Symphony Orchestra April 15 Pablo Ziegler and Lara St. John Astor Piazzolla’s Central Park Concert

Washing • Restoration Appraisal • Fine Arts Home Furnishings

Plus Eklund Opera Program, Takács Quartet, Holiday Festival and Spring Swing! All performances are on the CU-Boulder campus.

Antique & Modern Oriental Rugs

693 E. Speer. Blvd. / Denver, CO 80203

(303) 733-2623

A Denver Tradition Since 1891

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 13

14 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

Here will we sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears William Shakespeare, the incomparable musician-of-words, waxed eloquently – and even prophetically – about music and its power to move our souls. For when we sit here in Boettcher Concert Hall, we do indeed let the sounds of music wash over us and warm us with its compelling charms.

And then the…

… soft stillness and the night become the touches of sweet harmony. Those sweetest of harmonies that emanate from this rounded stage…

…sounds and sweet airs that give delight. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about our ears, and sometimes voices… Voices that chorus the great words and music of the spheres, joining with the magical musicians of this mighty orchestra.

Such harmony is in immortal souls. Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, will receive his due applause in his 400th anniversary year with music of the masters, inspired by his own prodigious pen.

Music! Hark!

It is YOUR music of THIS house. Duain Wolfe, Chorus Director and Conductor, with a respectful nod to William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 15

This is a special year for theater goers and artists of every genre, as 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the passing of one of the most iconic and influential artists to ever live — William Shakespeare. The English born playwright would give us 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and more during his lifetime, and has inspired hundreds of years of art since — not only through poetry and plays, but in painting, music, and so much more. His work has also been the subject of many classical music composers who used his beautiful prose and stories as the foundation of their pieces such as by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and in more modern compositions as with Bernstein in West Side Story.

The Colorado Symphony’s Shakespeare Festival

The Colorado Symphony has devoted three programs in March to Shakespeare and his work, starting with A Midsummer’s Night Dream on March 4-5. In this sweeping program, guest conductor Hans Graf will lead guest actor Maureen Thomas and the Colorado Children’s Chorale, together with the Colorado Symphony, through Felix Mendelssohn’s charming and delightful A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including the unmistakable Wedding March. On March 11, Inside the Score features Colorado Symphony Chorus director Duain Wolfe leading the orchestra and chorus in a musical exploration of Shakespeare’s most captivating lines and characters. Finally, new Associate Conductor Christopher Dragon will make his Masterworks debut on March 18-20 conducting Romeo and Juliet, the definitive ode to star-crossed lovers. This program, also including the Colorado Symphony Chorus, caps the Colorado Symphony’s Shakespeare Festival with a wide-ranging expedition into the music inspired by the timeless drama including a quartet of actors. It’s no wonder that Christopher Dragon said in his welcome letter how excited he is to conduct this as his Masterworks debut – it promises to be a magical concert experience. — Seth McNew

March 4-5: Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Nights Dream Hans Graf, conductor; Maureen Thomas, actor; Colorado Children’s Chorale March 11: Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, conductor; Colorado Symphony Chorus March 18-20: Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet Christopher Dragon, conductor; Colorado Symphony Chorus 16 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Meet Associate Concertmaster Claude Sim Claude Sim has been with the Colorado Symphony for more than 16 years and holds the title of Associate Concertmaster. Claude is also a successful chamber musician and has been featured with the critically acclaimed Miró String Quartet, and as violist with the Grammy® Award-winning Pacifica Quartet.

Claude performs Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto During his hundreds of performances with the Colorado Symphony since 1999, Claude has performed as soloist with the orchestra on many occasions. The Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition concerts on January 29 and 30 featuring Claude as a soloist performing Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto might be the most exciting for him. “In all of my time here, I don’t think it’s ever been done,” says Claude. “It’s such a rarely done piece and a great opportunity for a fresh take. The piece is really special. The cinematic quality and sound reflect Khachaturian’s background and his Armenian roots. It’s a very accessible piece, the sweeping melodies are memorable and the infectious rhythms are inspired by folk dance.”

Finding new musical perspectives Claude is passionate about letting his mastery of classical violin translate into many different kinds of music from chamber music, to bluegrass, jazz, and Latin music. Claude even experiments with performing on different instruments and in fact, his guest appearance with the Pacifica Quartet was as violist instead of violinist. Claude is now in an ensemble formed with two local musicians, and their trio has played for events for the Colorado Symphony, such as Beethoven and Brews, and other events such as jam sessions and jazz events. “I try to play with as many varied types of musicians as possible” he says, “to get a different perspective.” He is currently writing original music for his ensemble to explore. Much of the material is rooted in the American jazz tradition, where he writes the main structure for the tunes but keeps space open for improvising. “It’s been a great challenge and joy working with my band to explore all the collective music influences we have. The endless learning process from working with world-class musicians like the other two in this trio and with the entire Colorado Symphony is what continues to inspire me.” SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 17

january 2016

february 2016

All Gershwin featuring New York City Ballet JAN 10 T SUN 1:00 Andrew Litton, conductor/piano Members of New York City Ballet GERSHWIN Overture to Crazy for You GERSHWIN Day Full of Song GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Who Cares?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute JAN 12 T TUE 7:30 Andres Lopera, conductor

SPECIAL

Inside The Score: Holst The Planets FEB 5 T FRI 7:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor

Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks

FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT

Pixar In Concert

JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor

One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

POPS

JAN 23 T SAT 7:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor Donna McKechnie, Jodi Benson, Doug LaBrecque, vocals Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

JAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Jayce Ogren, conductor Claude Sim, violin SIBELIUS Romance in C major for Strings SIBELIUS “Valse Triste” from Kuolema SIBELIUS Finlandia KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition

MASTERWORKS

F A M I LY

FEB 6 T SAT 2:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Sierra Boggess In Concert SPECIAL

INSIDE THE SCORE

FEB 13-14 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Andres Lopera, conductor Sierra Boggess, vocals Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”

FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Igudesman and Joo: “BIG Nightmare Music” T

POPS

MASTERWORKS

SPECIAL

FEB 27 SAT 7:30 Andrew Litton, conductor Aleksey Igudesman, violin Hyung-ki Joo, piano

tickets Please join us for HalfNotes pre-concert family activities in Gallery 2.

coloradosymphony.org T 303.623.7876

box office mon-fri 10 am-6 pm :: sat 12 pm-6 pm student tickets: $10 at the door with valid student i.d. $12 in advance - call for details

SEASON AT A GLANCE

march 2016

april 2016

Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

MASTERWORKS

Béla Fleck: Return of the Banjo

MASTERWORKS

INSIDE THE SCORE

Inside The Score: An Evening of Chamber Music

INSIDE THE SCORE

MAR 4-5 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Hans Graf, conductor Maureen Thomas, actor Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Fantasy-Overture MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony Chorus MAR 11 T FRI 7:30 Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

An Evening with Wonderbound

MAR 12 T SAT 7:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor Wonderbound TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Sleeping Beauty TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Swan Lake TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings

Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar

APR 8 T FRI 7:30

A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks SPECIAL

F A M I LY

Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet

MASTERWORKS

POPS

APR 9 T SAT 7:30 Andres Lopera, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane

MAR 13 T SUN 1:00 Andres Lopera, conductor SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals POULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

MAR 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Christopher Dragon, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story TCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Romeo and Juliet PROKOFIEV excerpts from Romeo and Juliet ROTA Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”

APR 1-2 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Jose Luis Gomez, conductor Béla Fleck, banjo JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 6 BÉLA FLECK Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra No. 2

APR 15-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano Gabriel Kahane, vocals/guitar BERNSTEIN Fancy Free GABRIEL KAHANE Crane Palimpsest GERSHWIN Concerto in F

Colorado Symphony Ball APR 23 T SAT 6:00

MASTERWORKS

FUNDRAISER

may 2016 Copland Conducted By Andrew Litton

APR 29-MAY 1 TFRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Andrew Litton, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano RICHARD DANIELPOUR Celestial Night RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 COPLAND Symphony No. 3

MASTERWORKS

Aspen 970.925.8579

Crested Butte 970.349.5023

Denver 303.399.4564

Steamboat Springs 970.879.9222

Telluride 970.728.3359

Vail 970.949.5500

interior landscapes that delight the senses

kitchensofcolorado.com

SPECIAL • 2015-2016 ALL GERSHWIN FEATURING NEW YORK CITY BALLET COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDREW LITTON, conductor / piano MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET MEGAN FAIRCHILD ASHLY ISSACS ASK LA COUR MEGAN LECRONE Tonight’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Rosemary and John Priester Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 1:00 pm Boettcher Concert Hall

GERSHWIN orch. William David Brohn

Overture to Crazy for You

GERSHWIN Dayful of Song for Piano and Orchestra arr. /orch. Sid Ramin Hold On — I Must Write a Song — Hot — One Minute More — Sutton Place — My Honor Was at Stake — Machinery Going GERSHWIN orch. Ferde Grofé

Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra 1924 Jazz Band Version

— INTERMISSION —

GERSHWIN orch. Hershy Kay

Who Cares? A Ballet

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1

SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES

JEFF WHEELER

ANDREW LITTON, conductor / piano 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 Symphony Orchestra. 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 Mahler cycle with the Dallas Symphony, 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 The Juilliard School 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.

MEGAN FAIRCHILD, dancer Megan Fairchild is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began her dance training at the age of four, studying with Judy Levitre and Kaelynne Oliphant at Dance Concepts in Sandy, Utah; and at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City with Sharee Lane, Deborah Dobson, and Maureen Laird. While at the Ballet West Conservatory, she was also a Ballet West trainee. She entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2000. In November 2001, she became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in October 2002 she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. Ms. Fairchild was promoted to the rank of soloist in February 2004, and in January 2005, she was promoted to principal dancer. In 2014 Ms. Fairchild made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award–nominated revival of On the Town at the Lyric Theater. She was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award, and received a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Ivy Smith, AKA Miss Turnstiles. In 2011 Ms. Fairchild danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center telecast of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, which was also screened in movie theaters around the world. She is currently a Teaching Fellow with the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet. Ms. Fairchild was the 2001 recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award.

PROGRAM 2 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES

ASHLY ISAACS, dancer Ashly Isaacs was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and began her dance training there at the age of three at Michael’s Academy of Performing Arts. She later studied at Fort Lauderdale Ballet Classique before enrolling at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in September 2006. Ms. Isaacs became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in September 2009 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in September 2010. She was promoted to soloist in June 2015. Since joining New York City Ballet, Ms. Isaacs has danced featured roles in numerous ballets by George Balanchine, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, August Bournonville, and Christopher Wheeldon. Ms. Isaacs is the 2015-16 Janice Levin Dancer honoree, and was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award in 2009.

ASK LA COUR, dancer Ask la Cour was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and began his dance training at the age of nine at the Royal Danish Ballet School, where he studied with Niels Balle, Adam Lüders, and Colleen Neary. He joined the Royal Danish Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000. Mr. la Cour joined New York City Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in the fall of 2002 and was promoted to the rank of soloist in May 2005. In February 2013, la Cour was promoted to principal dancer. Mr. la Cour has originated featured roles in Peter Martins’ Bal de Couture, Benjamin Millepied’s Double Aria, and Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain and Shambards. He has originated corps roles in Mr. Eifman’s Musagète, Susan Stroman’s Double Feature (Flossy’s Husband), and Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris and Carnival of the Animals. Mr. la Cour has received several awards, including the 1998 Royal Theatre Award, the 2001 Edith Allers Memorial Award, the 2001 Birger Bartholins Memorial Award, and the 2001 John Roagers Memorial Award.

MEGAN LeCRONE, dancer Megan LeCrone was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She began her dance training at the age of four at Greensboro Ballet, and at age 14, began studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Ms. LeCrone entered the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, full-time in the fall of 2001, and in November 2001 she became an apprentice with New York City Ballet. Ms. LeCrone joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in October 2002 and was promoted to soloist in 2013. Since joining New York City Ballet, Ms. LeCrone has danced feature roles in numerous ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Christopher d’Amboise, and August Bournonville.

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 3

SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES GEORGE BALANCHINE George Balanchine transformed the world of ballet. He is widely regarded as the most influential choreographer of the 20th century, and he co-founded two of ballet’s most important institutions: New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet. Balanchine was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1904, studied at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg, and danced with the Maryinsky Theatre Ballet Company, where he began choreographing short works. In the summer of 1924, Balanchine left the newly formed Soviet Union for Europe, where he was invited by impresario Serge Diaghilev to join the Ballets Russes. For that company, Balanchine choreographed his first important ballets: Apollo (1928) and Prodigal Son (1929). After Ballets Russes was dissolved following Diaghilev’s death in 1929, Balanchine spent his next few years on a variety of projects in Europe and then formed his own company, Les Ballets 1933, in Paris. Following a performance of Les Ballets 1933 at the Savoy Theater in London, he met American arts connoisseur Lincoln Kirstein, who later persuaded him to come to the United States. In 1934, the pair founded the School of American Ballet, which remains in operation to this day, training students for companies around the world. Balanchine’s first ballet in the U.S., Serenade, set to music by Tchaikovsky, was created for SAB students and was first performed on June 9, 1934, on the grounds of the Warburg estate in White Plains, N.Y. Balanchine and Kirstein founded several short-lived ballet companies before forming Ballet Society in 1946, which was renamed New York City Ballet in 1948. Balanchine served as the Company’s ballet master from that year until his death in 1983, building it into one of the most important performing arts institutions in the world, and a cornerstone of the cultural life of New York City. He choreographed 425 works over the course of 60-plus years, and his musical choices ranged from Tchaikovsky (one of his favorite composers) to Stravinsky (his compatriot and friend) to Gershwin (who embodied the choreographer’s love of America). Many of Balanchine’s works are considered masterpieces and are performed by ballet companies all over the world.

ABOUT NEW YORK CITY BALLET New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world, with an unparalleled active repertory of ballets—most of them created for NYCB—many of which are considered modern masterpieces. The Company was established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and arts aficionado Lincoln Kirstein at the City Center of Music and Drama, and quickly became known for pure neo-classicism, which resonated with modern audiences. In 1949, Jerome Robbins joined the Company as associate artistic director and, with Balanchine and many guest choreographers, created a varied repertory that grew each season. Balanchine served as Ballet Master of NYCB from its inception until his death, in 1983, during which time he choreographed countless works and created a company of dancers known for their speed and musicality. In 1964 NYCB moved to its current home at Lincoln Center’s New York State Theater (now the David H. Koch Theater), where it grew into one of the world’s great dance companies. Now under the direction of Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins and Executive Director Katherine Brown, the company has more than 90 dancers, a 62-member orchestra, an official school (the School of American Ballet), an institute for choreography (the New York Choreographic Institute), and an annual 21-week season in New York City, the longest home season of any dance company in the world. Widely acknowledged for its enduring contributions to dance, NYCB is committed to promoting creative excellence and nurturing a new generation of dancers and choreographers. For more information visit www.nycballet.com. PROGRAM 4 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Overture to Crazy for You Orchestrated by William David Brohn George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, and died on July 12, 1937 in Hollywood, California. The Broadway musical Crazy for You, based on Gershwin songs, opened on February 19, 1992 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. The score calls for three flutes (all doubling piccolo), two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, alto, tenor, and baritone sax; two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. Duration is about five minutes. This is the first performance of this orchestration by the orchestra. Girl Crazy (1930) is a legend among Broadway shows. It provided the first starring role for Ethel Merman, featured Ginger Rogers as the ingénue, and boasted a pit orchestra that included Red Nichols, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey. Though the plot was nothing more than a silly satire on a city slicker vacationing at a dude ranch in Arizona, the score by George and Ira Gershwin contained a treasury of their finest songs — I Got Rhythm (with which Ethel Merman belted her way to overnight stardom), Embraceable You, But Not For Me, Bidin’ My Time, Sam and Delilah and Treat Me Rough. In 1991, producers Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams, both life-long Gershwin fans, engaged author Ken Ludwig (1989 Tony Award winner for Lend Me a Tenor), Olivier Award-winning director Mike Ockrent and fivetime Tony winner choreographer Susan Stroman to create a new show based on Girl Crazy using an expanded range of Gershwin songs and a re-written book. Their Crazy for You (named for the song K-ra-zy for You from the 1928 Treasure Girl) opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 19, 1992, won Tonys and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical and Best Choreography, ran for 1,622 performances on Broadway and for nearly three years in London, and played to packed houses on its extensive national tour. The Overture to Crazy for You includes three hits from the original Girl Crazy — I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You and Could You Use Me? — plus Someone to Watch Over Me (from Oh, Kay!, 1926), Stiff Upper Lip (from the 1937 Fred Astaire film A Damsel in Distress) and Stairway to Paradise (from George White’s Scandals of 1922). Dayful of Song for Piano and Orchestra Arranged and Orchestrated by Sid Ramin (b. 1919) The score calls for three flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling piccolo), oboe, three clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), two alto saxes, tenor sax, bassoon, two horns, three trumpets, two trombones, timpani, percussion, piano, guitar, and strings. Duration is about 15 minutes. The piece was last performed on May 18, 2013, with Andrew Litton at the piano and conducting the orchestra. Andrew Litton provided the following information in the liner notes for his 1997 recording of Dayful of Song with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on the Delos label: “My love affair with the music of George Gershwin started when I was a child. I grew up in New York City living just yards from where Gershwin wrote many of his greatest works. He has always been a hero and an endless source of fascination for me. His virtuosic piano playing, his natural gift of melody, his inexhaustible enthusiasm and ebullient personality — I wish I could have known him! His sister-in-law Leonore once said: ‘Whenever he entered a room, he captured it instantly and completely, not because he was overbearing but because he had an irresistible infectious vitality, an overwhelming personal magnetism beyond that of most of the greatest movie stars….’ “In 1985, I had the great honor to be music director for a concert presented at the Warner SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 5

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES Theater in Washington, D.C. by the Library of Congress in celebration of its George and Ira Gershwin Collection, and sponsored by the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Estate. We were given access to a dozen or so Gershwin songs in manuscript form that had never been published or performed. Boxes and boxes of these songs, many of them just fragments or sketches for future ideas, were stored in Ira’s house before his death in 1983. One has the most amazing sensation playing through these unmistakable yet strangely unfamiliar Gershwin songs! “Since these manuscripts are written for piano, we picked a group of songs to flesh out into a piano and orchestra arrangement, not unlike the treatment of the original Gershwin Songbook. With the help of arranger and orchestrator Sid Ramin, seven unknown songs have been given new life: Hold On, I Must Write a Song, Hot, One Minute More, Sutton Place, My Honor Was at Stake and Machinery Going Mad. The Gershwin Estate decided to name the medley after a line in the verse of the hit song I Got Rhythm: ‘ … Birds in the tree sing their dayful of song ...’ It is therefore our great pleasure to present seven ‘new’ Gershwin songs under the title Dayful of Song.” Veteran arranger, orchestrator and composer Sid Ramin, born in Boston in 1919, has theater, television and movie credits that range from The Milton Berle Show in the early 1950s to the most recent Broadway revivals of Gypsy (2008) and West Side Story (2009). He also collaborated on such hit musicals as the original versions of Wonderful Town, West Side Story, Wildcat, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway and Crazy for You, as well as the classic TV series Candid Camera, The Patty Duke Show and All My Children. Ramin received an Oscar and a Grammy for his work on the 1961 film version of West Side Story, and collaborated with Irwin Kostal on orchestrating the Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” at the request of Leonard Bernstein. Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra Orchestrated by Ferde Grofé (1892-1972) (original jazz band version) The Rhapsody in Blue was composed in 1924 and premiered in New York City on February 12, 1924, conducted by Paul Whiteman with the composer as piano soloist. The score calls for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, two bassoons, three horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings. In addition to the solo piano, the score calls for oboe, three clarinets, bass clarinet, e-flat clarinet, soprano sax, two alto saxes, tenor sax, baritone sax (all the above are doubled in various ways), two horns, two trumpets, two trombones, tuba, timpani, piano (doubling celesta), banjo, violins, and double bass. Duration is about 18 minutes. Last performance of the jazz band version of Rhapsody in Blue was on September 17, 19, & 20, 2009 with Jeffrey Kahane as the soloist and conductor. For George White’s Scandals of 1922, the 24-year-old George Gershwin provided something a little bit different — an opera, a brief, somber one-act called Blue Monday (later retitled 135th Street) incorporating some jazz elements that White cut after only one performance on the grounds that it was too gloomy. Blue Monday, however, impressed the show’s conductor, Paul Whiteman, then gaining a national reputation as the self-styled “King of Jazz” for his adventurous explorations of the new popular music styles with his Palais Royal Orchestra. A year later, Whiteman told Gershwin about his plans for a special program the following February in which he hoped to show some of the ways traditional concert music could be enriched by jazz, and suggested that the young composer provide a piece for piano and jazz orchestra. Gershwin, who was then busy with the final preparations for the upcoming Boston tryout of Sweet Little Devil and somewhat unsure about barging into the world of classical music, did not pay much attention to the request until he read in The New York Times on New Year’s Day that he was writing a new “symphony” for PROGRAM 6 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES Whiteman’s program. After a few frantic phone calls, Whiteman finally convinced Gershwin to undertake the project, a work for piano solo (to be played by the composer) and Whiteman’s 22-piece orchestra — and then told him that it had to be finished in less than a month. Themes and ideas for the new piece immediately began to tumble through Gershwin’s head, and late in January, only three weeks after it was begun, the Rhapsody in Blue was completed. The premiere of the Rhapsody in Blue — New York, Aeolian Hall, February 12, 1924 — was one of the great nights in American music. Many of the era’s most illustrious musicians attended, critics from far and near assembled to pass judgment, and the glitterati of society and culture graced the event. Gershwin fought down his apprehension over his joint debuts as serious composer and concert pianist, and he and his music had a brilliant success. “A new talent finding its voice,” wrote Olin Downes, music critic for The New York Times. Conductor Walter Damrosch told Gershwin that he had “made a lady out of jazz,” and then commissioned him to write the Concerto in F. There was critical carping about laxity in the structure of the Rhapsody in Blue, but there was none about its vibrant, quintessentially American character or its melodic inspiration, and it became an immediate hit, attaining (and maintaining) a position of popularity almost unmatched by any other work of a native composer. Who Cares? Orchestrated by Hershy Kay (1919-1981) Who Cares? was premiered on February 5, 1970 by the New York City Ballet. The score calls for two flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), two oboes (2nd doubling English horn), two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano (doubling celesta), and strings. The duration is about 45 minutes. The last performance by the orchestra was on May 18, 2013, with Andrew Litton conducting the orchestra. In his Balanchine’s Complete Stories of the Great Ballets, the choreographer George Balanchine (1904-1983) wrote of Who Cares?: “This ballet is a set of dances to some songs by George Gershwin that I have always liked very much. Who Cares? [the song that gave the ballet its title] goes back to 1931 and the musical Of Thee I Sing. In Europe in the late 1920s and 1930s, we all knew Gershwin’s music and loved it; it is very beautiful, very American, too. Before I came to America I saw the Gershwin musical Funny Face in London and admired it. I did some work in musical comedies in London after that and continued to make dances for them after I came to New York. I don’t think I would have done that if it had not been for George Gershwin’s music. There are popular songs and popular songs; Gershwin’s are special. “I was lucky enough to know Gershwin, who asked me to Hollywood to do dances for the movie Goldwyn Follies. Gershwin gave me a book of his songs, arranged in the way he used to do them in concerts. One day at the piano I played through one and thought to myself, beautiful, I’ll make a pas de deux. Then I played another, it was just beautiful and I thought, A variation! And then another and another and there was no end to how beautiful they were. “And so we had a new ballet [arranged and orchestrated by Hershy Kay]. No story, just the songs. Here they are: Strike Up the Band (1927); Sweet and Low Down (1925); Somebody Loves Me (1924); Bidin’ My Time (1930); ’S Wonderful (1927); That Certain Feeling (1925); Do Do Do (1926); Lady Be Good (1924); The Man I Love (1924); I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (1922); Embraceable You (1930); Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924); Who Cares? (1931); My One and Only (1927); Liza (1929); Clap Yo’ Hands (1926); I Got Rhythm (1930).” © 2015 Dr. Richard E. Rodda SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 7

SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES WHO CARES? Balanchine had an early opportunity to work with George Gershwin: In 1937 Gershwin asked Balanchine to come to Hollywood to work with him on Goldwyn’s Follies (released 1938), which included a Romeo and Juliet number with a mock duel between ballet-dancing Montagues and tap-dancing Capulets. Thirty-three years later, Balanchine choreographed Who Cares? to 16 songs Gershwin composed between 1924 and 1931. Balanchine used the songs not to evoke a particular era but as a basis for a dynamic that is uniquely American and, more specifically, evocative of New York City: Balanchine’s choreography brings out the exuberance of city life. Who Cares? is both the name of a ballet in the classical idiom by George Balanchine and an old song George and Ira Gershwin wrote in 1931 for Of Thee I Sing. The dictionary says “classic” means standard, leading, belonging to the highest rank or authority. Once it applied mainly to masterpieces from Greco-Roman antiquity; now we have boxing and horse-racing classics, classic cocktail-dresses, and classic cocktails. Among classic American composers we number Stephen Foster, John Philip Sousa, and George Gershwin (1898-1937). First heard 50 years ago, the best of Gershwin songs maintain their classic freshness, like an eternal martini—dry, frank, refreshing, tailor-made, with an invisible kick from its slightest hint of citron. Nostalgia has not syruped the songs’ sentiment nor robbed them of immediate piquancy. We associate them with time past, but when well sung or played, or preferably both at once, they not only revive but transcend their epoch. The Gershwins’ beautiful manners and high style, their instant mélange of insouciance and shrewd innocence, their just estimation of the imaginative elasticity of an elite audience that they had developed, have left a body of words and music that lives unblurred by vulgar rhetoric or machine-made sentiment. To combine an intensely personal attitude with a flagrantly popular language is a feat that few popular artists manage, and it is appropriate that Balanchine has used the songs not as facile recapitulation of a lost epoch, but simply as songs or melodies for classic, undeformed, traditional academic dances, which in their equivalence of phrasing, dynamics, and emotions find their brotherly parallel. —Lincoln Kirstein, 1970

Who Cares? Music by George Gershwin Adapted and Orchestrated by Hershy Kay Choreography by George Balanchine* Scenery by Jo Mielziner Costumes by Santo Loquasto Lighting by Mark Stanley

*© The George Balanchine Trust Premiere: February 5, 1970, New York State Theater Dancers appear courtesy of New York City Ballet Ballet Master in Chief: Peter Martins Executive Director: Katherine E. Brown PROGRAM 8 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

COMMUNITY SUPPORT You make the music happen. The extraordinary musical experiences that your Colorado Symphony creates depends on ticket sales and contributions from donors like you. There are many ways to support your Colorado Symphony, from the Annual Fund to the Symphony Ball, Women of Note, and many more. We are pleased to recognize these generous gifts; thank you for making the music happen through your individual, corporate, and foundation support.

ENDOWMENTS

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 Conductor’s Podium The Dave and Pam Duke Families Guest Artist and Guest Conductor FundThe Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair The Principal Percussion Chair, Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony

ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST

Gifts made to the Colorado Symphony from July 1, 2014 through December 8, 2015. 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! * The next Donor Listing will be published in March 2016. DIAMOND CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($100,000+) Anonymous Avenir Foundation, Inc. Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Erna Butler City & County of Denver – Arts & Venues Colorado Symphony Foundation Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant Jerome H. Kern and Mary Rossick Kern Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Sterne-Elder Memorial Fund The Colorado Symphony Foundation PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Community First Foundation Colorado Symphony Guild Inc.

Rocky Mountain Honda Dealers United Airlines Corporate GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous Arrow Electronics, Inc. The Colorado Health Foundation Janice and Joe Dunbar Mrs. Sandy Elliott Cannon Y. and Lyndia K. Harvey Family Foundation Lloyd J. King and Eleanor R. King Foundation Schmitt Music Company The Virginia Hill Foundation Dr. Jack Wilson CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous (2) Ballard Spahr, LLP Mr. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Ed and Laurie Bock Mr. and Mrs. James Butler Jim and Janice Campbell Helen Murray Charitable Trust Young and Carolyn Cho Colorado Creative Industries Tom and Noel Congdon Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 21

COMMUNITY SUPPORT George Shields Foundation, Inc Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Michael and Frances Gundzik Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hagood Mr. Johannes Heim Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Ms. Maxine Johnson Frank and Ginny Leitz Mrs. Bette MacDonald Macy’s Foundation Ms. Marie Maltz Mrs. Rhea Miller Ms. Myra Monfort Helen Murray Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust Company Mr. and Mrs. John Priester Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert W. Riegel Carolyn Brown Samuels Trust The Schramm Foundation Don and Ellen Scott Phoebe Anne Smedley Mitch and Barbara Solich Harvey and Maureen Solomon VAL-U-ADS of Colorado, Inc The Honorables Wellington and Wilma Webb Alan and Judy Wigod Mr. Sandy Zisman and Ms. Janis Frame SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous A.J. Markley Trust Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Ms. Cynthia Auer Ken and Zoe Barley Bob and Cynthia Benson Marc and Claudia Braunstein Dale and Marguerite Bussman

Dr. and Mrs. David Campbell Ronald E. Carlson Mr. Willis Carpenter Choquette and Hart, LLP Donna and Ted Connolly Jane Costain and Gary Moore The Denver Foundation Dobbins Foundation Ms. Stephanie Donner Lee Everding Fackler Legacy Gift Thomas J. and Shirley C. Gibson Robert S. Graham Peter and Rhondda Grant Celeste and Jack Grynberg Charles A. and Pat Hadley Jennifer Heglin Thomas J. Jirak and Susan Graber Barbara Kendrick Donald and Margery Langmuir Steve and Pat Larson Carole Leight Ms. Marjorie MacLachlan Magnolia Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McClintock Steve and Kathy McConahey Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch Ken and Myra Monfort Foundation Drs. Sarah and Harold Nelson Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Frank Y. Parce Dan and Susan Paulien Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ponzio Myra and Robert Rich Miriam C. Robins Ms. Julie B. Rubsam Suzanne Barber Ryan Raymond and Suzanne Satter Rob and Jane Scofield David and Susan Seitz Mr. Chard P. Smith, Jr. Mr. Clyde Eaton Smith Mr. Bobby G. Stevenson Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg

22 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

Ms. Deloris R. Wright Joyce Zeff and Family CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous (4) Michael Altenberg and Libby Bortz Mr. William H. Anderson Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eugene C. & Florence Armstrong Family Foundation Robert P. Austin Mr. Hartman Axley Nancy Ball Addie and Bob Barkley Paul S. and Sara Jane Barru J. Fern Black Mike and Julie Bock Barbara Bohlman Roger and Susan Bowles Mr. Scott Brockett Mr. Willard Brown Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. K.W. Calkins Bonnie Camp Gracie and Bill Carr Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler Professor Gerald Chapman Mr. Gene Child Colorado Real Estate Journal Bill and Nancy Cook Jim and Julie Copenhaver Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cravitz Daniels-Houlton Family Foundation Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deane The Dickson Family Gift Fund Dr. and Mrs. Ted Eickhoff EnCana Cares (USA) Foundation Clark and Martha Ewald Carla Ewing Fran and Michael Fisher The Friedlander Family Great Lakes Marine Denver Deborah and Theodore Gaensbauer Ms. Donna S. Gerich Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gleason Monica Glickman and Craig Carver Veronica Goodrich Ms. Jean M. Gordon Sally Haas Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko Lorraine and Harley G. Higbie Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Bill and Donna Hoberecht Mr. and Mrs. Del Hock Elizabeth and Steve Holtze Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hucks, Jr. The Humphreys Foundation Hunt Alternatives Fund Edeltraud Johnson Richard and Mary Anne Johnston Joe and Francine Kelso Ms. Midge Korczak Donna C. Kornfeld

Stuart and Janet Kritzer Family Foundation Mr. George Kruger Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kugeler Larned A. Waterman & Paul S. Messard Trust Warren and Nancy Lawrence Don Leach Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Mrs. Ann C. Levy Robert and Patricia Lisensky Livingston Family Foundation Ms. Sara Long M. Catherine and James R. Look Ron and Jeri Loser John and Merry Low Marjorie MacLachlan Ms. Joan Manley Virginia and Bill McGehee Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Mr. Ed Mellor Mile High United Way Michael and Sharon Modiz

Henry B. Mohr Kirsten and Dave Morgan Robert and Carol Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Mr. and Mrs. Mark Newhouse Mr. David Parce Kerry Pearlman Sue and Edwin Peiker Bonnie C. Perkins Dr. Peter S. Quintero Ralph L. Smith Foundation Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Steven and Joan Ringel Rose Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen Brian and Michele Rowland Henry R. Schmoll Patricia Schueller Mr. Robert E. Schueller Mrs. Nancy Schulein Kathleen Sgamma Roger Shapiro and Renee Peterson Alice Silver and Tom Byrnes Ruth S. Silver

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 23

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Galen & Ada Belle Spencer Foundation The Stanley Works Mr. Gordon W. Stenger Mrs. Beatrice Taplin Marion Thurnauer and Alexander Trifunac Dr. and Mrs. Ed Van Bramer Normie and Paul Voillequé 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 Michelle C. 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 Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Brand John and Sandy Blue Jude Blum Margaret C. Bozarth Joseph Bronesky Don and Nita Burkhardt Pat Butler 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 Georgia and Woody Garnsey B.J. and Grace George Dr. David M. Gillum The Gilman Family Foundation Ms. Katherine Gold Lynda Goldstein Dr. Burton and 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 Judith Hilton Ms. Christine L. Honnen Marilyn Howard Renate and Joseph Hull Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Mrs. Eleanor L. Isbill Carol James Mr. Douglas C. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelley

24 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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 Life on Capitol Hill John and Mary Lohre Jean L. Marshall 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 Network for Good Mr. Stephen Norris Sheila O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. O’Day Ed and Jean Onderko Dr. Bonnie M. Orkow, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Paton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pokorny Al and Ursula Powell The Publishing House Mrs. Dorothy M. Read Eli Reshotko Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ris Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rootes Dr. Turpin H. Rose Jim and Doreen Ryan Ruth Schoening William Schumacher Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw Singer Family Foundation Sam and Marty Sloven Billie Smith

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. David C. Smith Marlis and Shirley Smith William and Janice Smith William Smith and Shirley Scott Eric Sondermann Victoria Sterling 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 Jerry Winter Jim and Marlene Wogsland Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation Ms. Phyllis J. Young Dick and Lorie Young Linda Roberts Zinn

SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous (9) Dr. and Mrs. Jules Amer American Endowment Foundation Arc Thrift Stores Bruce Avery Lewis and Judith Babcock Michelle and Stephen Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baldwin Carlos Barradas Mr. Edward Bartholic Richard and Linda Bateman Mr. and Mrs. James Beall Mary Bessesen Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Mr. and Mrs. Kermit J. Boothroyd Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bowry Ms. Susan Brasel Christopher Brauchli Ms. Betty Brega Ms. Emily Brett Dr. and Mrs. David Brewer Michael and Catherine Brondos

Joseph Bronesky Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Rogene and Sandy Buchholz M. Peyton and Suzanne Bucy David and Elizabeth Budd Zelpha Bulow Judge Doris E. Burd Billie Busby and Sidney Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Mr. David Cahn Douglas and Constance Cain Lois M. Calvert Teresa Campos 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

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 25

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 William Curtis Mike and Bonnie Dalke Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Jesse Davidson and Ellen Blatt Denver Percussion, LLC Dr. Stephen Dilts 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 Evan and Kim Ela Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst Mr. and Mrs. James W. Espy Ms. Lee C. Everding Mark and Carla Ewing Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Ms. Gail Fisher Paul S. Fisher Franklin Templeton Investor Services, LLC Mrs. Joann Freedman Deborah Froeb Virginia E. and Robert K. Fuller Deborah Gaensbauer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher Linda Laird Giedl Andrea Grant Mr. John and Mrs. Judy Green Mr. Robert Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffiths Martha and Jim Groebe Julia Gwaltney Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Haggerty Dr. and Mrs. John L. Hall Ms. Grace M. Halmi Linda Hamlin Sarah Hart

Mr. David J. Hayes Keith Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess Judith Hilton 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 Bradley James Andrew Johanos and Maria Poczobutt-Johanos Bruce and Mary Jane Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Mr. and Mrs. Colman Kahn Robert W. Karow Dr. Chris and Janice Karras Steve and Kim Keen Dr. Richard and Carla Kem Kemp Family Fund Jan Kennaugh and Chip Horne Heidi and Randy Keogh Judy Kessenich Dr. E. Glenn Kindle Oza and Milan Klanjsek 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 John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich Ms. Hope Lowry Mrs. Jean Macferran Mr. Brian A. and Mrs. Diane C. Magoon Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Mann Harold P. Martin, M.D. Johnathan Masoudi

26 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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 Coreen Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer The Moe Family Charitable Fund Monkey’s Uncle Comedy Improv Ms. Veatrice Monroe Keith Moore Kirsten and David Morgan William and Rosemarie Murane Barbara Neal and Edward E. Ellis Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Newberry Robert and Ilse Nordenholz Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Dr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and Mr. Steve Otsuki Mary and Art Otten Jo Ann Paffenbarger Carl Patterson Pave Life Ms. Sue Pawlik David and Doris Pearlman Leah Peer Perry C. Peine Patrick and Susan Pientka David and Louise Pinkow Hugh Pitcher and Linda Lebsack Ed Post Mr. Bennett L. Price Terence T. Quirke Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark Eleanor Roberts Mr. Robert Rodriquez Terri and Jay Rolls Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell Ms. Carol L. Rust Cynthia L. Schauer

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 Singer Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Edwin Smith James Smith 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

Gordon Stenger and Brooke Goudy 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 Russ Wehner Realty Co. Peter Weiser Rosemary Whitaker Jordan Wight Daniel C. Williams Yumi Williams

Werner and Mary Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and MaryAnn Woods Amy Wright Marsha F. Young Tom Zeiler Kenneth Ziebarth R.A. Zimmerman SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+) *Please review the donor benefits on our website Anonymous (8) 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

behavioral quantitative fundamental Providing professional investment advisory services for institutional and high-net-worth clients since 2005

Greenwood Village, CO www.brcinvest.com

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 27

COMMUNITY SUPPORT DeAnn Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews Mr. Roger Bagwell 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 Mariette Bell 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 Jeff and Elaine Brickman Mr. and Mrs. Hal Brooks Ms. Karen Bruggenthies David and Elizabeth Budd Ms. Linda Bushman Shirley and Roland Calhoun Dr. and Mrs. Ned Calonge Rusty and Ellen Campos Ms. Hilary Carlson Shelly Catterson 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 Ms. Gretchen G. Colbert Jo Collester The Colorado Trust Mr. David Conger Ms. Mary Cook Ben and Ann Cooper Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Mr. Robert M. Cox Jr. CU Denver Live Margaret Cunningham Mrs. Jean Davenport Jesse Davidson

Mr. Larry Day Mr. and Mrs. John D. De Leon Ronald L. Deal Denver Area Music Teachers Association Mr. and Mrs. Josiah B. Dodds Leland and Margaret Dong Denis and Kathy Donnelly Peter and Marian Downs Ms. Marina Dubrova Roger and Carol Dutton Mike and Vicki Earnest Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt Mrs. Renate Edmundson Mr. and Mrs. William Eichelberger Evan and Kim Ela Donald Elliott Ms. Gislinde G. Engelmann Bede and Burton Epstein Mary E. Faini Ms. Elizabeth J. Feitner Ms. Janice E. Ferguson Vince and Dorothy Fesmire Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fleet David and Debra Flitter Jim Foster Richard W. Foster John and Lorna Fox Nile Frederickson Freeman Family Foundation Mitch Freeman Mr. Jason Friedlander Carol Friend Norbert and Linda Frueh Terry Hsu-Gander and Todd Gander Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Garfein Ms. Rosanne Garrett Lester and Joan Garrison Caleb and Sidney Gates Mr. Ilia Geltser Tom Gilida Mike and Lori Gill Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Ginsburg Dr. Gerry and Karen Glancy Tamara Golden and Tim Worrall Mr. Joseph Goldhammer and Mrs. Elizabeth Block Scott and Roberta Goodall Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Gorden Tom and Char Gottlieb

28 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Grange James and Pamela Green Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Robert Greene and James Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Greenholz Harry Gregory Nancy and Russ Gregory Mr. Stephen Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffiths Ann Groshek Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Groshek Fred and Carol Grover Mariellen and Robert Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Haas Mr. Douglas B. Hager Misty Haisfield 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 Vance Harral Col. Lee Harrell (USAF, Retired) and Madeline Homler Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Ms. Lois Hartman Ed and Steph Harvey Ms. Dani Hayes Lindsay Hayes Jimin He Mr. Richard W. Healy Mr. and Mrs. George Hearne Mr. and Mrs. John Helfrich Dr. Raymond Henkel Julie Herzog Douglas Hesse and Becky Bradway Ms. Susan A. Hill Julia Ho Mr. William Hoffman Ruth and George Hopfenbeck M. J. Hopkins Bob Horecky Andrew Hornbrook Ms. Joan Houlton Ken and Sue Hovland

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 and Susan Kany Mrs. Diana Kasson Donald and Henny Kaufmann Ms. Regina Q. Keating Mr. J. K. Kelly

Ms. Patricia Kershaw and Mr. Kevin Kershaw Judy Kessenich 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 Mr. Bernard Leason Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lederer Peggy Lehmann Ms. Carol J. Lens Philip R. Levy Judy and Dan Lichtin Marie Lindvall Littleton Drum Studio Karen L. and John E. Litz Nancy Livingston J. P. Loveridge Fred and Bonnie Luhman Ms. Marian Lyons Mr. Claude M. Maer, Jr. Antoinette Macaluso and

Donald Hagengruber John Mamuscia Debbie and Gary Mandelbaum Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marcus Mara Marks Peggy and David Marks Ms. Awilda R. Marquez William J. Martinez & Judith C. Shlay Cathy and Bruce Martin Mrs. Anne Martins Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Martins Mr. James L. Marvin William and Joy Mathews Mr. Steven Mattics Mrs. Dorothy B. Mauk Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Dr. Jerrald McCollum MaryKate McCutcheon Lori McDermott Nina and Rex McGehee Mrs. Bridget McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metzger

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 29

COMMUNITY SUPPORT MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Mr. William Mohrman Elizabeth Montgomery Kelvin and Sara Moore Mrs. Patty H. Moore Mr. Douglas G. and Dr. Laura B. Moran Peggy Morgan James and Karin Mote Mrs. Terry S. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James Nalven Elizabeth Frank and Harry Newman 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 Ginny Passoth 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 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 Nancy and Gene Richards Linda A. Rickard- Ackerman Dr. Susan B. Rifkin Dr. Gregory Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roberts Mr. Phil Rock and Ms. Pamela L. Page Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg Anthony Romeo Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rose Bernard and Beverly Rosen Judith and Allan Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ross Mary Ann 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 Floy Senior Ms. Barbara Servis Barbara and Bob Shaklee Barbara Sharp Charles and Shirley Anne Sheets David and Patricia Shelton Bobbi and Gary Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Sid Smith Stephen A. & Marsha Smith Social Vets South Suburban Music Teachers Association Mrs. Susan Spangler Dr. Leroy Stahlgren and Ms. Diana Lee Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Stanko Tim Steele and Inge La Cour Nicole J. Stegink Thomas Stephens David Stevens Mrs. Donna Stiles Ms. Edelgard Stoeger Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stolfus Sam and Martha Stott Bill and Shirley Stout Mr. and Ms. Steve Straub Arthur & Stephanie Strasburger

30 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, III Ms. Cle C. Symons Mrs. Mary C. Symonton Syntes Language Group, Inc. Vincent and Gay Tagliavore William E. Bradford, Jr. and Chin Keong Tan 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 Heather Van Dusen Phyllis M. Vandeharr Dr. and Mrs. Bolko and Sue Von Roedern 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 Lisa Weil Rev. Stephen R. Weston Rosemary Whitaker Ms. Carol White Sidney J. and Shirley B. White Whiting Oil & Gas Exploration Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitney Norman Wikner Mr. Davis J. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Williams Astrida K. Wilson

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Winston Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Wolfe Judith Wong-Roberts Ms. June Wood Pat Wynne Dr. Robert and Mrs. Rosemary Yakely Douglas and Barbara Yost 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.

Anonymous Marin Alsop* Nancy Accetta Maggie Anderson Nora Baldwin Suzanne Barber Ryan Paula Bernstein* Terry Biddinger* Erna Butler* Donna Connolly Anne Culver 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

Chant: Mystery and Mysticism “Symphonie des Mysteres” – Joaquin Nin-Culmell Six Male Voices and Richard Robertson, organ

February 12 and 14

Charles Wood: St. Mark Passion Mixed Voices and Richard Robertson, organ

March 18, 19 and 20

TICKETS 303-298-1970 :: STMARTINSCHAMBERCHOIR.ORG SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 31

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Shelia O’Brien Diane Padalino Ursula Powell Margaret Roath Mary Rossick Kern* Suzanne Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Lynne Valencia Janyce Wald Rivka Weisberg 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 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.

Scientific & Cultural Collaborative

PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Malone Family Foundation Target

SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby

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 Inc. Denver Post Charities a McCormick Foundation Fund ECA Foundation Mrs. Sandy Elliott Xcel Energy Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Cherry Hills Cultural Associates Mr. Paul Eveloff Donna C. Kornfeld Parker Foundation

32 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous Kinder Morgan Foundation Katherine McMurray

SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+) Julie Belcher

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 HospitalCentura 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

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 The 2015 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 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 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 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.

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 33

In Good Taste THINK DRINK EAT LOCAL

Show your tickets and receive a free appetizer with your purchase of two entrées. Offer good at both locations!

501 16th Street marlowesdenver.com (303) 595-3700

519 16th Street paramountcafe.com (303) 893-2000

serving seafood, steaks & style JUST 4 BLOCKS FROM THE THEATRE 1585 LAWRENCE ST. • DENVER, CO 80202

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 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

Cirque de la Symphonie Saturday, April 2 2 PM and 7:30 PM at Macky

303.575.000 • WILLIEGS.COM

The magic of the circus returns with fresh, new acts

Season Finale:

1659 Wazee St. at the hiStoric oxford hotel (303) 825-1107 MccorMickandSchMickS.coM

aturday, April 23 S 7 PM at Macky Sunday April 24 2 PM at Central Presbyterian Church, Denver With CU Choruses, Central City Opera, and Boulder Bach Festival www.BoulderPhil.org • 303-449-1343

GLENN ROSS PHOTO

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

COMMUNITY SUPPORT In memory of Willis Dutra-Silveria given by: Ms. Janet M. Erjavec In memory of Frances E. given by: Cynthia Schauer 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 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 The Sylvan Stool Family 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 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 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 Mr. Robert L. Eaton Mrs. Ann B. Fawcett Mrs. Barbara H. 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 ThompsonPanos 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

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 Mrs. Nancy Schulein 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 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

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG 35

COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 Their Friends in the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Susan von Roedern 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 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 Anna Schmidt In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Adina and Eli Reshotko 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

36 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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 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

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 Tureman Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles. Anonymous (2) Richard and Susan Abernethy Edgardo and Lisa Belen Mr. and Mrs. David M. Budd Mr. Jim Caputo Mr. Gene Child J. Harold Corp Trust

PRIMARY LOGO + VARIATIONS

Primary Logo

BROADWAY MUSICALS AND TONY-WINNING THEATRE One Color Reversed Logo

One Color Logo

Gradient Reversed Logo - Web Use Only

Logo w/ Division

Minimum Size Requirements

JAN 26 – 31 • BUELL THEATRE

FEB 7 – 13 • BUELL THEATRE

Minumum Width .75” Maximum Width 2”

www.wizardofozthemusical.com

Minumum Width 2”

MAR 8 – 13 • BUELL THEATRE

MAR 23 – APR 9 • BUELL THEATRE BROADWAY SEASON SPONSORS

APR 8 – MAY 15 • STAGE THEATRE THEATRE COMPANY SEASON SPONSORS

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

DENVERCENTER.ORG 303.893.4100 • GROUPS: 303.446.4829

Illustration by Kyle Malone

FEB 16 – 28 • BUELL THEATRE

Minumum Width 2”

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Anne M. Culver Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Ms. Grace L. Freye Ms. Carol K. Gossard Ms. Jennifer Guess Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Mr. James Harold Mr. Johannes Heim Cathey A. Herren Mrs. Janice E. Hesser Ms. Blanche B. Hilf Senta G. Holtzmann Ms. Margaret R. Houston Jane A. Hultin Virginia Ruth Hungerford Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Ms. Gloria E. JohnstonMcGregor Mrs. Suzanne W. Joshel Mr. Geoffrey Kuhn Sandy and Evan Lasky Deanna Rose Leino

Frank and Ginny Leitz Ms. Ann C. Levy John and Merry Low Sandey Luciano Evi and Evan Makovsky Mrs. Sue McFarlane Mr. Willis M. McFarlane Mr. James Mead and Ms. Carol Svendsen Steve G. Morton Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank Barbara J. Powell James Robert Pratt Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Mrs. Lee R. Roberts Mr. Neil F. Roberts Mr. Bruce M. Rockwell

This program is produced for the Colorado Symphony by The Publishing House, Westminster, CO.

BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, Division of Arts & Venues

For advertising information, please call (303) 428-9529 or e-mail sales@pub-house.com ColoradoArtsPubs.com Angie Flachman Johnson, Publisher Tod Cavey, Director of Sales Stacey Krull, Production Manager Mark Fessler, Press Manager Sandy Birkey, Graphic Designer Wilbur E. Flachman, President

Audrey D. and Harvey D. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice Suzanne Barber Ryan Richard and JoAnne Sanders Ms. Floy L. Senior James and Jenene Stookesberry Mr. Richard Thackrey James D. and Judy Vaughn John R. and Kristine E. Wallack Ms. Elizabeth P. Wright The Patricia G. Wunnicke Trust Phyllis J. Young

City and County of Denver Michael B. Hancock, Mayor Arts & Venues Denver Kent Rice, Executive Director Denver Performing Arts Complex Mark Najarian, Director of Facilities Jody Grossman, Booking Manager

For information please call (720) 865-4220

38 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

GIVE THEM SOMETHING

to remember you by.

EVERY LIFE IS UNIQUE and deserves to be remembered in a special

way. With whispering pines, picturesque grounds and breathtaking views of the majestic Rocky Mountains and Denver skyline, Olinger Mount Lindo Cemetery offers a resting place unlike any other. The cemetery’s historic lighted cross—the largest in the country—graces the scenic mountaintop and has become a beloved local landmark. As members of the Dignity Memorial® network, we are dedicated to helping you and your loved ones create a meaningful memorial that truly celebrates the life it represents. You can even tell your own unique story by making your final plans now, before the time of need.

Call today to create a lasting tribute that will be celebrated for generations to come.

OLINGER FUNERAL HOMES AND CEMETERIES OLINGER MOUNT LINDO

OLINGER CHAPEL HILL

5928 South Turkey Creek Rd. Morrison, CO

6601 South Colorado Blvd. Centennial, CO

Cemetery

Mortuary and Cemetery

303-771-3960

OlingerMountLindoCemetery.com

OlingerChapelHillCemetery.com

FLĂ&#x201A;NEUR FOREVER

Denver 105 Fillmore Street (303) 388-0700 Hermes.com