DSO Annual Report 2015-2016 Season

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 | 2016

MISSION The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a leader in the world of classical music, embraces and inspires individuals, families, and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.

VISION The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, an inclusive and culturally relevant community where all people can experience their world through music.

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OUR oneDSO FAMILY ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE DSO DIGITAL DSO IN YOUR COMMUNITY MUSIC EDUCATION & TRAINING ENSEMBLES FINANCIALS HONOR ROLL

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OUR oneDSO FAMILY LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE Lifetime Directors / Chairmen & Directors Emeriti / Directors & Trustees / Gabrilowitsch Society / Governing Members / Volunteer Council

HEROES GALA HONOREES ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF THE ORCHESTRA 4

DSO musicians are playing all over the greater Detroit area, from inside corporate headquarters to ball fields, greenhouses, hospitals, and schools. From our Symphony in D project to our popular mass yoga sessions with live music in our newly dedicated Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube, every day we are redefining the role of what an orchestra can be in its community.

- ANNE PARSONS, PRESIDENT & CEO

LIFETIME DIRECTORS

Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.† Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.†

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte† Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D. Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E.L. Perkins, DDS

Alfred R. Glancy III Steve Miller Peter D. Cummings James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

Marilyn Pincus Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson † Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

The DSO was deeply saddened by the passing of Lifetime Director Clyde Wu and Directors Emeriti Brigitte Harris and Jack Robinson in 2015-2016.

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LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s governance structure includes two boards with distinct and critical purposes: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

OFFICERS

GOVERNING MEMBERS James C. Farber Chairman

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Laura Marcero Treasurer

Janice Uhlig Officer-at-Large

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D. Vice Chair

Arthur T. O’Reilly Secretary

James G. Vella Officer-at-Large

Anne Parsons President and CEO

Ralph J. Gerson Officer-at-Large

Pamela Applebaum Chacona W. Baugh Robert H. Bluestein Richard L. DeVore Jeremy Epp* Orchestra Representative James Farber Chairman, Governing Members Samuel Fogleman

Monica Fosnaugh* Orchestra Representative Herman B. Gray, Jr., MD Nicholas Hood III Ronald M. Horwitz Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester Arthur C. Liebler

Governing Members is a philanthropic leadership group designed to provide unique, substantive, hands-on opportunities for leadership and access to a diverse group of valued stakeholders. Governing Members are ambassadors for the DSO and advocates for arts and culture in Detroit and throughout Southeast Michigan.

James C. Farber Chairman Arthur T. O’Reilly Immediate Past Chairman Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Signature Events Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

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Ginny Lundquist Volunteer Council President Xavier Mosquet Faye Alexander Nelson Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson Hon. Gerald E. Rosen Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson

David Assemany Vice Chair, Engagement Maureen D’Avanzo Vice Chair, Membership Suzanne Dalton Vice Chair, Annual Giving David Karp Vice Chair, Communications

Jan Bernick Member-at-Large Bonnie Larson Member-at-Large Frederick J. Morsches Member-at-Large David Everson Musician Representative Johanna Yarbrough Musician Representative

Reflects leadership at the close of 2015-2016 season

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ric Huttenlocher Chairman

The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Devon Akmon Dan Angelucci Janet M. Ankers Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Liz Boone Gwen Bowlby Joanne Danto Stephen D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Karen Davidson Linda Dresner Afa S. Dworkin J. Mikel Ellcessor Jeremy Epp* Orchestra Representative Annmarie Erickson Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel Robert Gillette Allan D. Gilmour

VOLUNTEER COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ginny Lundquist President

Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Carol Goss Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green Deirdre Greene Groves Laura HernandezRomine Michele Hodges Sharad P. Jain Renee Janovsky Joey Jonna David Karp Joel D. Kellman James Lentini Josh Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews David McCammon Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward James C. Mitchell, Jr. Scott Monty Joseph Mullany

Sean M. Neall Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Úna O’Riordan* Orchestra Representative William F. Pickard Fair Radom Gerrit Reepmeyer Rick Robinson Lois L. Shaevsky Tom Shafer Margo Shulman Cathryn Skedel Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Ray Telang Michael R. Tyson Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

The Volunteer Council strives to fulfill its mission as an active partner of the DSO in fundraising, as well as audience/membership expansion, youth music education and volunteer service. Because of the repeated financial success of its events the Volunteer Council is proudly able to make significant donations to the DSO each year.

Ginny Lundquist President Jill Jordan Chief Financial Officer Diane Ekizian Recording Secretary Esther Lyons VP for Administrative/ Office Services

Ellie Tholen VP for Communications/Public Relations Beverly Williams VP for Membership

Carol Marti VP for Special Events Marlene Bihlmeyer VP for Youth Music Education

E. Jane Talia VP for Neighborhood/ Residency Ambassador

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2016 DSO HEROES JOHN A. & MARLENE L. BOLL

The sixth annual Heroes Gala and Benefit Concert honored John A. and Marlene L. Boll for more than 30 years of support for the DSO and a legendary commitment to philanthropy in Southeast Michigan. The concert, headlined by Broadway star Megan Hilty, celebrated Marlene’s career as a dancer and former member of the Rockettes.

The Gala raised more than $1.1 million in support of the DSO’s commitment to transforming the lives of children and youth across our region through music education.

GABRILOWITSCH SOCIETY The undercurrent of the DSO has been and always will be innovation. We continue to achieve our mission of being a leader of classical music by striking our own path as the most accessible orchestra on the planet. Recognizing that these achievements are not possible without the support of our highest-level donors, the DSO and Janet and Norm Ankers established the Gabrilowitsch Society to recognize and celebrate those who will lead us to a financially viable and stable future.

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Janet and Norm Ankers

“ All giving starts with your heart. �

Marjorie S. F isher 1923 - 2016

Thanks for sharing your heart with us.

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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

LEONARD SLATKIN Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Internationally renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin began his tenure as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2008. In addition, Maestro Slatkin is the Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon, a position he has held since 2011. He is highly regarded for his historic leadership of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 1996 and his tenure as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 2008. He has also served as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and held Principal Guest Conductor positions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

MICHELLE MERRILL Assistant Conductor

Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Rapidly rising conductor Michelle Merrill served as the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the 2015-2016 season, where she also carries the title of Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador. A passionate and dynamic artist, Ms. Merrill was named as one of Hour Detroit Magazine’s three Cultural Organization Leaders to Watch, and made her classical subscription debut with the DSO in April 2016. She is also a recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award. Ms. Merrill was named Associate Conductor of the DSO in September 2016.

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JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor A tremendously versatile artist, Tyzik is many things to many people. On stage, audiences love him for his engaging podium style and stellar trumpet playing. Behind the scenes, musicians love him for his brilliant arranging, intelligent programming and straight-shooting professionalism. An anomaly among conductors, Tyzik creates every one of his signature programs from scratch— including his programs with guest artists—and he always includes opportunities to feature members of the orchestra.

TERENCE BLANCHARD

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair Terence Blanchard is a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and arranger. He has recorded more than 30 albums, the most recent of which is Breathless for Blue Note Records, executive produced by Detroit legend Don Was. He has composed scores for more than 50 films, including Lucasfilm’s 2013 historical drama Red Tails, about African-American pilots in World War II. Blanchard joined the DSO as the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair beginning with the 2012-13 season of the Paradise Jazz Series.

GABRIELA LENA FRANK

DSO Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Composer and pianist, Dr. Gabriela Lena Frank began her three-year tenure as composer-in-residence in 2013 under Music Director Leonard Slatkin. Winner of a Latin Grammy and nominated for Grammys as both composer and pianist, Frank also holds a Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Artist Fellowship given each year to 50 of the country’s finest artists. Her work has been described as “crafted with unselfconscious mastery” (Washington Post), and “brilliantly effective” (New York Times). A member of the Silk Road Ensemble, Gabriela is regularly commissioned by luminaries such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, soprano Dawn Upshaw, the King’s Singers, and the Kronos Quartet.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICE Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager

Brian Frazee Manager of Community Engagement Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles Nathaniel Bean Education Coordinator LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL

Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives

Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS

Caitlin Bush Advancement Relations Associate

Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager Heather Hart Rochon Orchestra Personnel Manager

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER

Dennis Rottell Stage Manager

ARTISTIC PLANNING

Leslie Karr Executive Assistant to the Music Director

Jessica Ruiz Manager of Artistic Planning Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series Managing Director & Curator of The Cube Katherine Curatolo Artistic Coordinator Clare Valenti Popular & Special Programming Coordinator COMMUNITY AND LEARNING Caen Thomason-Redus Director of Community and Learning Leah Celebi Manager of Education

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Patrick Peterson Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

ADVANCEMENT & EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Bree Kneisler Advancement Services and Prospect Research Manager Will Broner Advancement Services Coordinator Richard Kryszko Advancement Services Coordinator

COMMUNICATIONS Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations Teresa Alden Digital Communications Manager Ben Breuninger Public Relations Coordinator INDIVIDUAL GIVING Cassie Brenske Director of Advancement for Individual Giving Dan Coleman Governing Members Gift Officer and Assistant Director of Planned Giving Morgan Graby Governing Members and Volunteer Relations Officer Juanda Pack Advancement Benefits Coordinator INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Danielle Manley Director of Advancement for Institutional Giving Chelsea Kotula Gift Officer for Institutional Giving Marah Casey Advancement Officer Jacqueline Garner Advancement Coordinator oneDSO CAMPAIGN Julie Byczynski oneDSO Campaign Director

Staff list current as of September 2016

Kyle Hanley Executive Chef

FACILITY OPERATIONS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management

Jody Harper Director of Information Technology

Larry Ensman Maintenance Supervisor

Ra’Jon Taylor Help Desk Administrator

Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer

Michelle Koning Web Manager

Matt Deneka Maintenance Technician

HUMAN RESOURCES

Martez Duncan Maintenance Technician

Denise Ousley Human Resources Director

Holly Clement Senior Manager of Events and Rentals

PATRON DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT

Connie Campbell Manager of Event Sales and Administration

William Guilbault Maintenance Technician Crystal King Maintenance Technician Daniel Speights Maintenance Technician Greg Schimizzi Chief of Security Melvin Dismukes Security Officer Norris Jackson Security Officer Ronald Martin Security Officer Johnnie Scott Security Officer

FINANCE

EVENTS AND RENTALS

Ashley Powers Event Sales Representative

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

PATRON SALES AND SERVICE

Michael Frisco Director of Audience Development

Molly Fidler Manager, Patron Sales & Service

Margaret Cassetto Front of House Manager

Michelle Marshall Assistant Manager, Patron Sales & Service

DeRon Wilson Group Sales Manager Sharon Gardner Carr Assistant Manager of Tessitura and Ticketing Operations

Ashley Handy Lead Ticketing Specialist William Dawkins Lead Ticketing Specialist

Annick Busch Patron Loyalty Coordinator Steven Fronrath Audience Development Coordinator

Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant

LaHeidra Marshall Audience Development Associate

Dawn Kronell Senior Accountant

CATERING AND RETAIL SERVICES

Karen McCombs Accounting Specialist

Stacey Karl Retail Manager

Nicki Inman Senior Director of Patron Development and Engagement

Jeremiah Hess Senior Director of Accounting & Finance

Lolita Isaac Payroll and Benefits Accountant

Nate Richter Bar Manager

Christina Williams Director of Catering and Retail Services

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YOUR DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2015 | 2016 FIRST VIOLIN

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Yoonshin Song Concertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy Associate Concertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair Hai-Xin Wu Assistant Concertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair Jennifer Wey Assistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*

James VanValkeburg Acting Principal Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair Caroline Coade Assistant Principal Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Alexander Mishnaevski Principal Emeritus

David Buck Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair Sharon Sparrow Assistant Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Jeffery Zook

SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski Acting Principal The Devereaux Family Chair Ron Fischer* Will Haapaniemi* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Hae Jeong Heidi Han* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Sheryl Hwangbo* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang*

CELLO Wei Yu Principal James C. Gordon Chair Robert Bergman* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert* Victor and Gale Girolami Chair Dahae Kim ~ Assistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

BASS Kevin Brown Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina Assistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Isaac Trapkus Larry Hutchinson

HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair

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PICCOLO Jeffery Zook

OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Geoffrey Johnson† Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura Assistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

CLARINET Ralph Skiano Principal Robert B. Semple Chair Marcy Gurnow † PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson Assistant Principal Shannon Orme Ford Musician Awardee

E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson

Read musician bios at dso.org/orchestra BASS CLARINET

BASS TROMBONE

Stage Personnel

Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

Randall Hawes

Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head

BASSOON Robert Williams Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma Assistant Principal Marcus Schoon Alexander Davis

CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon

HORN Karl Pituch Principal Bryan Kennedy Scott Strong Johanna Yarbrough David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott

TRUMPET Hunter Eberly Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson Assistant Principal William Lucas

TROMBONE

TUBA Dennis Nulty Principal

PERCUSSION Joseph Becker Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal Assistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair Joshua Jones African-American Orchestra Fellow

TIMPANI Jeremy Epp Principal Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles Principal Ethan Allen

Personnel Managers Heather Hart Rochon Orchestra Personnel Manager Patrick Peterson Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Kenneth Thompkins Principal David Binder Randall Hawes

LEGEND * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis † substitute musician ^on sabbatical ~ extended leave

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ATTRACTING TOP TALENT Two outstanding musicians joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the 2015-2016 season.

ALEXANDER KINMONTH PRINCIPAL OBOE

DAVID BINDER TROMBONE

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

2015-2016 also saw another successful year of auditions, attracting a total of 632 applicants from around the world. This led to three more appointments this current season:

ERIC NOWLIN PRINCIPAL VIOLA Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

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JAMES RITCHIE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

AMANDA BLAIKIE FLUTE

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ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE CLASSICAL SERIES The 2015-2016 season launched with Jean-Yves Thibaudet in George Gershwin’s jazzy Concerto in F. Other season highlights included a stirring Mahler “Resurrection” Symphony led by Music Director Leonard Slatkin, Assistant Conductor Michelle Merrill leading her first Classical subscription concerts, and a visit from the always brilliant and engaging Nigel Kennedy, who made his first U.S. appearance in 18 years exclusively with the DSO and Maestro Slatkin. For the second year in a row, the DSO ended the Classical season with an opera-in-concert performance. This time it was Strauss’ intense and seductive Salome, starring soprano Lise Lindstrom and tenor Chris Merritt.

EXPANDING THE REPERTOIRE Music Director Leonard Slatkin’s leadership in programming new music by contemporary American composers was on display during the season with premieres by Nico Muhly, Mohammed Fairouz, Aaron Jay Kernis, Tod Machover, Lebenbom Award winner Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Slatkin’s own piece Kinah, a moving tribute to his parents.

The music sounded fresh, organic, and smart. The setting for the premiere ... also made an important point about the power of music to transcend cultural differences.

- DETROIT FREE PRESS ON MOHAMMED FAIROUZ’S DESERT SORROWS

CONNECTING CULTURES THROUGH MUSIC Mohammed Fairouz’s Desert Sorrows, a concerto for cellist Maya Beiser, illustrated one of the ways the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is reaching out to different communities. This DSO commission, made possible by Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings, is music by a Muslim American composer, performed by an Israeli cellist, and premiered at a synagogue.

Watch the video below to learn more:

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RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS The Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomed back acclaimed guest conductors and soloists throughout the 2015-2016 season, including Joshua Bell, Sir Andrew Davis, Jeremy Denk, Hans Graf, Hèléne Grimaud, Giancarlo Guerrero, Nigel Kennedy, and Peter Oundjian. Making their DSO debuts were conductors Nikolaj Znaider and the Paris-born Fabien Gabel, who led the DSO in a powerful performance of the French national anthem La Marseillaise the week of the Paris terrorist attacks in November. Soloists making their DSO debuts included violinist Simone Porter, violist Nadia Sirota, cellist Danjulo Ishizaka, and pianist Simon Trpčeski.

ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY The premiere of Symphony in D: The groundbreaking musical portrait of the city of Detroit involved a more collaborative compositional process than most orchestral works, and was made possible with support from the John L. and James S. Knight Foundation. MIT Media Lab composer Tod Machover asked the question “What does Detroit sound like?” to anyone and everyone he could, and the result was an extraordinary piece of music that included everything from oral history to electronic music and factory sounds.

Symphony in D is radically inclusive, as the only way to compose music that represents a city is to work with the people of that city. Watch excerpts of the piece below:

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ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE POPS SERIES Jeff Tyzik put together his fourth Pops season as DSO Principal Pops Conductor. Highlights of the 2015-2016 season included appearances by Doc Severinsen, original Supreme Mary Wilson, plus musical tributes to the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, U2, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Williams, and Tim Burton. “Home for the Holidays,” Detroit’s favorite winter tradition, returned to Orchestra Hall for six packed performances.

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES In Terence Blanchard’s third season as Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Chair, the Paradise Jazz Series welcomed the Christian McBride Big Band, Regina Carter, Eliane Elias, the SFJAZZ Collective, and more, including Patti Austin for a musical celebration of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES Last year marked the DSO’s fifth season of presenting concerts regularly in communities around metro Detroit, and the series has continued to grow, not only in terms of audience numbers and ticket sales, but also in reaching people new to the DSO and then getting them to come to concerts at Orchestra Hall. The leadership support of the William Davidson Foundation has been a remarkable investment in growing the DSO’s classical audience through this series.

In 2015-2016, performances took place at the Seligman Performing Arts Center (Beverly Hills), Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church (Bloomfield Hills), Village Theater at Cherry Hill (Canton), Macomb Center for the Performing Arts (Clinton Township), Our Lady Star of the Sea (Grosse Pointe), Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield), and The Berman Center for the Performing Arts (West Bloomfield).

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THIRD ANNUAL WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL The winter Brahms Festival highlighted all four of the German composer’s symphonies, as well as concertos, chamber music, and other works—both in and out of Orchestra Hall. Special events included a romantic Valentine’s Day presentation of the Liebeslieder Waltzes at the DIA’s Kresge Court and a memorable Mix @ The Max titled “Brahms, Beards, and Burlesque,” paying tribute to the composer’s early career as a bordello pianist.

BRAHMS SCHOLAR: JAN SWAFFORD The official scholar of Brahms Festival offered additional insight to the music of Brahms through digital program notes and pre-concert discussions.

Watch digital program notes

THE RED HEDGEHOGS OF BRAHMS FESTIVAL Inspired by Brahms’ favorite pub and eatery in Vienna, this year’s festival mascots were the Red Hedgehogs.

Watch the trailer

BRAHMS, BEARDS & BURLESQUE Paying homage to Brahms’ humble beginnings as a bordello pianist, this event featured artists from the Michigan Burlesque Festival, old-timey jazz, and a beard contest inspired by Johannes Brahms’ righteous whiskers.

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DSO DIGITAL

DSO WEBCASTS HAVE SURPASSED 1 MILLION VIEWS LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Ever since the first Live from Orchestra Hall webcast in 2011, the DSO has continued to increase its investment in digital technology and remain in the vanguard of 21st century orchestra innovation. During the 2015-2016 Live from Orchestra Hall season (presented by Ford Motor Company Fund and made possible with the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation), the DSO presented 30 webcasts reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide. Average number of viewers per live webcast increased 23 percent to just under 4,400 viewers.

CLASSROOM EDITION With leading support from the Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation, Live from Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition made it possible for tens of thousands of children to watch the DSO’s Educational Concerts. Through partnerships with Detroit and Detroit-area schools—as well as convenient resource and curriculum guides for educators—the DSO reached more than 150,000 local, regional, national, and international students directly in their classrooms.

DSO REPLAY In August 2015, the DSO launched the nation’s only on-demand classical performance archive to some 5,000 inaugural members. Through Replay, music fans can stream full-length classical works on-demand in HD. The archive is refreshed with new content each week during the classical season. The DSO is the first American orchestra to make its performance archive available on-demand. All patrons who join the Annual Fund with a gift of $50 or more receive full access. Replay enabled the DSO to expand the geographic footprint of its donor base with fans and supporters around the globe.

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RECORDINGS New digital recordings on the DSO’s Live From Orchestra Hall label topped iTunes classical charts in the 2015-2016 season.

SOCIAL MEDIA The DSO recently reached a social media milestone, surpassing 100,000 followers across all platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. This was an increase of approximately 25% since last season. Viral videos included the DSO’s new partnership with Carhartt to provide new concert attire for the orchestra, announced to the world on April 1, 2015.

BRAHMS: THE FOUR SYMPHONIES Released May 6, 2016 Recorded Live from Orchestra Hall during the 2016 Brahms Festival Leonard Slatkin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Click above to watch the DSO and Carhartt April Fool’s video.

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DSO IN YOUR COMMUNITY

DSO horn players David Everson, Bryan Kennedy, Scott Strong, and Karl Pituch with Faye Nelson, Board Chair and President of DTE Energy Foundation and Vice President of DTE Energy Co.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH DTE Energy Foundation awarded the DSO $2M toward community outreach to bring the symphony’s music to communities across southeast Michigan.

The gift includes a three-year commitment to continue the free Community Concert Week every fall, and also includes endowment support for music education, senior citizen outreach, and additional community engagement programming.

COMMUNITY CONCERT WEEK A week of orchestra concerts in four different venues across Southeast Michigan presented by DTE Energy Foundation. The concert locations were nominated and voted on by the public in the #DTEPowersDSO venue competition and conducted by DSO Assistant Conductor and Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Michelle Merrill.

Providing unforgettable musical experiences for underserved communities has been a priority of my tenure in Detroit. In an ideal world, gaining access to beautiful music should be as simple as flipping a light switch. It’s a pleasure to work with the DTE Energy Foundation to take a powerful step in that direction.

- LEONARD SLATKIN, MUSIC DIRECTOR

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DSO IN YOUR COMMUNITY

BEYOND THE CONCERT HALL The DSO continues to focus on bringing live music into the community, with regular performances in schools, hospitals, community centers, assisted living facilities, and other locations. The DSO also reaffirmed its commitment to chamber performance, often in unexpected settings.

DSO musicians performed chamber works in intimate spaces throughout Metro Detroit, including Belle Isle Casino (for the first time), Grosse Pointe War Memorial, and Planterra.

On Tuesday, May 17, the DSO presented “Art. Humanity. Survival.� at Planterra, a botanical garden and event space in West Bloomfield, MI, in partnership with Michigan Humanities Council. The evening included a reading from the novel Station Eleven by its author Emily St. John Mandel, and the program featured chamber music works crowd sourced by the patrons, mirroring a plot of the book.

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Principal Flute, Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair, Sharon Sparrow and Principal Percussionist, Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair, Joe Becker performed during a music therapy group at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

In May 2016, a group of DSO musicians stopped by an interactive art installation, “Music Swings,” in Cadillac Square, to make music with Detroit.

A DSO horn quartet performed for marketgoers during a busy Saturday morning at Eastern Market.

The DSO continued their Fourth of July tradition at the 24th Annual Salute to America in Greenfield Village.

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MUSIC EDUCATION & TRAINING ENSEMBLES MUSIC ALIVE COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE: GABRIELA LENA FRANK Music Alive, administered in partnership with the League of American Orchestras, aims to bring new music to the forefront of America’s orchestras and the communities whom they serve. One aspect of the Music Alive program, Music Alive Residencies, focused on creating deep and innovative approaches to extended, multi-year composer residencies as models for the field. Five orchestras, including the DSO, were awarded Music Alive Residencies in 2013, with performances and activities extending through the 2015-2016 Season.

SCHOOL VISITS By visiting several schools in Detroit and the Detroit area, Music Alive Composer-In-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank contributed to the DSO’s mission of robust educational outreach. Lena Frank spoke to students at a variety of schools, including Woodworth Middle School, Detroit School of the Arts (where she addressed a classroom of students with hearing impairment), and Wayne State University (where she addressed a classroom of music composition students).

AMERICAN HOUSE ANTHEM As a celebration of our longstanding partnership with American House Senior Living, Gabriela Lena Frank composed the American House Anthem, a new work premiered at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center with vocal accompaniment from American House residents.

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WU FAMILY ACADEMY The vision of the Wu Family Academy for Learning and Engagement is to change lives by expanding the understanding of the arts, empowering everyone to have confidence in their creative decisions, and sparking a passion for music that will last a lifetime. The Wu Family Academy aims to change lives — whether as a hobby or a career — through life-long music making.

Cementing the legacy of Dr. Clyde and Helen Wu—whose guiding vision led to the exponential growth of the DSO’s education programming—the DSO received a remarkably generous gift of more than $2.9 million from their estate in 2015-2016.

EXPANDING CIVIC YOUTH ENSEMBLES (CYE) The DSO has gone to great lengths to make CYE more accessible, through the addition of dedicated entry points from partner organizations into the CYE umbrella. The result is a larger and more diverse CYE family, with more than double the number of Detroit school students enrolled compared to fiscal year 2015. A CYE group was also conducted by DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin for the first time when the Maestro took the podium at the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra’s final Wu Family Academy Showcase of the season.

STUDENTS FROM TWO CYE GROUPS PERFORMED AT THE 2016 HEROES GALA The sixth annual Heroes Gala and Benefit Concert took place on Saturday, June 18, and the DSO was thrilled to invite members of two youth ensembles to perform during the festivities. Five string players from the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra played onstage with the DSO during the beginning of the benefit concert. An ensemble of performers from the Civic Jazz Orchestra entertained Gala patrons at the post-concert Afterglow.

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FINANCIALS EARNED REVENUE The DSO finished its 2015-2016 season with its fourth consecutive balanced budget and fifth consecutive year of subscription growth, continuing to defy a national trend.

Subscription revenue was up 2 percent while the number of households subscribing was up over 4 percent.

CONTRIBUTED REVENUE In fiscal year 2016, the DSO collected $18.2 million in annual, event, operating grants, and project contributions, exceeding its annual fundraising goal of $17.1 million.

We have a remarkable story to tell: the impact we have on our community today and how we can play an important role in the bright future of our city. The stability of a fourth consecutive balanced budget enables us to think even bigger.

- MARK DAVIDOFF, CHAIRMAN

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HONOR ROLL

Annual Fund gifts received between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016 A DSO Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $2,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.

The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support the DSO most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

Giving of $250,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher† Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel

Mr. & Mrs.† Morton E. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Giving of $100,000 and more Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Family Foundation Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment The Polk Family Cindy & Leonard Slatkin

Giving of $50,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Mrs. Bonnie Larson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Shari & Craig Morgan Bernard & Eleanor Robertson

Giving of $25,000 and more Ms. Sharon Backstrom Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Madeline & Sidney Forbes Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel 32

Chacona W. Johnson David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem Mr. James G. Vella †

Deceased

Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Ms. Pamela Applebaum Mr. Chuck Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Marianne T. Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mrs. Byron Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin

Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Mr. and Mrs.† Ronald Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. Sharad P. Jain Lenard and Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mike & Katy Keegan Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Dr. Myron & Joyce LaBan Marguerite & David Lentz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. and Mrs.† Joseph Lile Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson

Mrs. Denise Abrash Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mrs. Jean Azar Drs. John & Janice Bernick Robert N. & Claire P. Brown Michael & Geraldine Buckles Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Beck Demery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. David Fleitz Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Ms. Carol A. Friend Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Mr.† & Mrs. James A. Green Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy B. Henk Ms. Doreen Hermelin

Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Judy & David Karp Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Mr. Daniel Lewis The Locniskar Group Bob & Terri Lutz Ms. Florine Mark Patricia A.† & Patrick G. McKeever Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. Thomas Norris Mr. & Mrs. Pat Olney Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. Charles Peters Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Glenda D. Price

Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Dr. William F. Pickard Ms. Ruth Rattner Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams David & Bernadine Wu Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zlotoff Two who wish to remain anonymous

Giving of $5,000 and more

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Dr. Alexander Ruthven Mrs. Lois J. Ryan Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith Renate & Richard Soulen Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Mr. Gary Torgow David Usher Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Mrs. Eva Von Voss S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Mr. Michael Yessian Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois† Zussman Two who wish to remain anonymous

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Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Ms. Dorothy Adair Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Biber Ms. Kathleen Block Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan Rud & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Bowden & Elaine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Ms. Evelyn Burton Julie Byczynski* & Angus Gray Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Michael & Cathleen Clancy Gloria & Fred† Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Dr. Thomas Clark & Annette Clark

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Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Dorothy M. Craig Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Adel & Walter Dissett Diana & Mark Domin Donato Enterprises Paul † & Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. Drew Esslinger Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.† Anthony C. Fielek Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Ms. Sharon Finch Mr. Jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Mr. Samuel Frank Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Mr. George Georges Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Ruth & Al Glancy Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Paul & Barbara Goodman Ms. Jacqueline Graham

Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Cheryl A. Harvey Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Lauri & Paul Hogle Dr. Deanna† & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Nicki* & Brian Inman Steven & Sarah Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. John S. Johns Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Ellen Kahn Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Susan & Bill Kishler Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Martin & Karen Koss Dr. Harry & Mrs. Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow

Mr. John Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Ms. Camille McLeod Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman Judith & Edward Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Norling Dennis Nulty* & Gabrielle Poshadlo Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Dr. William Oppat Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer

Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly David† & Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Reimer & Rebecca Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. Ronald Puchalski Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Seth & Laura Romine Norman† & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs.† Alexander Ruthven Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Hershel & Dorothy Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Ken Seawell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Mrs. Beverly Segal Mr. Igal Shaham & Ms. Linda Zlotoff Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz & Mrs. Jean Shapero Cynthia Shaw & Tom Kirvan Ms. Margaret Shulman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Norman Silk & Dale Morgan William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn Skedel & Mr. Daniel Skedel Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Clinton F. Stimpson III

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Stephen & Phyllis Strome Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Barbara & Stuart Trager Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr.† & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs.† William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Arthur & Trudy Weiss Janis & William Wetsman/ The Wetsman Foundation Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. John Wolak Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman Mr. Richard D. Zimmerman Seven who wish to remain anonymous

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

$500,000 and more

Jim Nicholson CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 and more

GERARD M. ANDERSON

FAYE NELSON

President, President, Chairman and CEO, DTE Energy Foundation DTE Energy Corporation

MARK FIELDS

JAMES VELLA

President & CEO, Ford Motor Company

President, Ford Motor Company Fund

$100,000 and more

SERGIO MARCHIONNE

KEITH J. ALLMANN

MATTHEW J. SIMONCINI

Chief Executive Officer, FCA

President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

President and CEO, Lear Corporation

$50,000 and more

$20,000 and more

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American House Senior Living Communities

MGM Grand Detroit Casino

Amerisure Insurance

Rock Ventures, LLC

Greektown Casino

Talmer Bank & Trust

KPMG LLP

Wico Metal Products

Macy’s

Wolverine Packing Company

PNC Bank

$10,000 and more

$5,000 and more

$1,000 and more

Beaumont Health

The Boston Consulting Group

Arkay-Walker Paint Companay

Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC

Coffee Express Roasting Company

Avis Ford, Inc.

Denso International America, Inc.

Delphi Foundation

Edibles Rex

Ernst and Young

Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services

Fifth Third Bank

Hotel St. Regis

Greenleaf Trust

Michigan Ear Institute

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

Schaerer Architextural Interiors

Hungry Howie’s Pizza

Suburban Collection

Huron Consulting Group PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Raymond James

St. John Providence Telemus Capital Partners, LLC Varnum LLP Yessian Music

REDICO

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Dickinson Wright LLP Dykema HEM Data Corporation The Harmon Group Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center

Sandler Training

Madison Electric Company

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Michigan First Credit Union Oswald Companies Plante and Moran, PLLC PSLZ, LLP Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc. Sachse Construction Urban Science

SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS $500,000 and more

The William M. Davidson Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation $250,000 and more

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Hudson-Webber Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $100,000 and more

The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation

Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Ford Foundation Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council $50,000 and more

Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts

Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation Matilda R. Wilson Fund $25,000 and more

Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation $10,000 and more

Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Moroun Family Foundation

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$5,000 and more

$1,000 and more

Benson & Edith Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund The Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation

Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Esther Gordy Bullock Edwards Foundation Harold & Ruth Garber Family Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund James & Lynelle Holden Fund Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation

Ludwig Foundation Fund Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation The Tuktawa Foundation Don & Dolly Smith Foundation The Village Club Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Young Woman’s Home Association

TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT The Detroit Symphony Orchestra would like to especially thank those who have made extraordinary multi-year gifts for general operations, endowment, capital improvements, and named chairs, ensembles or programs since the start of Blueprint 2023, our ten-year plan, in 2013.

FOUNDING FAMILIES

CHAMPIONS

LEADERS

Julie & Peter Cummings Fisher Family Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Stanley & Judy Frankel

Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. James B. & Ann V. Nicholson Clyde & Helen Wu †

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo DTE Energy Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. & Mrs.† Morton E. Harris John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson

Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family PVS Chemicals, Inc. Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Herman & Sharon Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy Bud & Nancy Liebler

Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Dr. William F. Pickard Jack † & Aviva Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz

LINDA WASSERMAN AVIV, Chair Mrs. Katana H. Abbott Mr. Christopher A. Ballard Ms. Sandra K. Campbell Mr. Henry M. Grix Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer A. Jennings Ms. Dawn Jinsky Mrs. Shirley Kaigler 38

Mr. Robert E. Kass Mr. Christopher L. Kelly Mr. Bernard S. Kent Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim Mr. Henry P. Lee Ms. Marguerite Munson Lentz Mr. Christopher M. Mann Mr. Curtis J. Mann

Mrs. Mary Mansfield Mr. Mark Neithercut Mrs. Alice R. Pfahlert Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP Mr. James P. Spica Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq. Ms. Wendy Zimmer Cox

CELEBRATING YOUR LEGACY SUPPORT

The 1887 Society honors individuals who have made a special legacy commitment to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Members of the 1887 Society ensure that future music lovers will continue to enjoy unsurpassed musical experiences by including the DSO in their estate plans. If you have arranged a planned gift to support the DSO or would like more information on planned giving, please contact Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451.

Ms. Doris L. Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy † Arbulu Ms. Charlotte Arkin† Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Stanley A. Beattie Mrs. Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. Betty Blair Robert T. Bomier † Gwen & Richard Bowlby William & Julia Bugera Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D. Dr.† & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Ms. Mary Rita Cuddohy † Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Ms. Bette J. Dyer † Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mrs. Rema Frankel† Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher † Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Jane French Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor † & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy David & Paulette Groen Mr. Harry G. Bowles† Donna & Eugene Hartwig

Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Joseph L. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Carol Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb† & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri† & Suzanne Kosacheff Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Harold Lundquist & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Mr. Glenn Maxwell Mr. Leonard Mazerov Mary Joy McMachen, Ph.D. Mr. William G. Michael† Rhoda A. Milgrim Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr.† & Mrs. L. William Moll Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Beverley Anne Pack David† & Andrea Page Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts †

Deceased

Mrs. Robert Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Mrs. Mary Carol Prokop† Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Ms. Dorothy J. Reidel† Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack † & Aviva Robinson Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Dr. Margaret Ryan Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Schilla Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest † Mr.† & Mrs. Stephan Sharf Ms. Marla K. Shelton Ms. June Siebert Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass† Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Roger & Tina Valade Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr.† & Mrs. George C. Vincent Christine & Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John† & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. Robert E. Wilkins† Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams† Mr. Robert S. Williams & Ms. Treva Womble Ms. Barbara Wojtas Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu† Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Milton & Lois† Zussman Five who wish to remain anonymous 39