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s the 2012-13 season draws to a close, I want to give you a peek into what we will be working on over the summer. In December, the ASO Board launched a strategic planning effort focused on creating this organization’s future. What we have heard from our stakeholders has been encouraging and will guide our actions throughout the years ahead. We’ve heard that great music makes a difference in the lives of individuals and the communities in which we all live; we heard you want us to embrace a broad mission around the importance of excellent live performances of truly great music — whether that be orchestral, chamber, pops, jazz, family programming, rock, country, or something else. Collectively, you want us to be more adventurous in attracting new audiences and in connecting with our community. We also understand you want us to strengthen our commitment to nurturing the talents of Atlanta’s children. Everyone recognizes the need for a new performance space that meets the needs of our audiences, musicians, and guest artists. And lastly, we need a financially stable ASO. The focus is on realistic opportunities to increase revenues — both earned and contributed — as well as on controlling expenses. With discipline and hard work we can both fulfill our mission and balance our budget. We expect to look somewhat different at the end of the summer and will continue to grow and evolve throughout the coming season. We have lots of work ahead of us — important work, worthy work — and lots of great music to remind us why everything else we do ultimately matters. On behalf of everyone at the ASO, thank you for being our partners, our friends, and our supporters. We look forward to seeing you at Verizon Wireless Ampitheater or Chastain Park Ampitheater over the summer, and back here in the autumn.
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omo la temporada 2012-2013 se acerca a su final, quiero presentarles un breve resumen de lo que estaremos realizando durante el verano. En diciembre, la junta de la ASO emprendió un esfuerzo en la planificación estratégica que se enfocó en crear el futuro de esta organización. Lo que hemos oído de nuestras partes interesadas ha sido alentador y guiará nuestras acciones a través de los siguientes años. Hemos oído que la buena música marca la diferencia en la vida de las personas y de la comunidad en la cual todos nosotros vivimos, oímos que ustedes quieren que adoptemos una misión amplia sobre la importancia de las excelentes presentaciones en vivo de la verdadera gran música, ya sea de orquesta, música de cámara, pop, jazz, rock, country, programación familiar o alguna otra cosa diferente. De manera colectiva, ustedes quieren que seamos más aventureros para poder atraer a nuevos públicos y conectarnos con nuestra comunidad. También entendemos que desean que fortalezcamos nuestro compromiso con el fomento del talento de los niños de Atlanta. Todo el mundo reconoce la necesidad de un nuevo espacio para las presentaciones que responda a las necesidades de nuestro público, músicos y artistas invitados. Y por último, necesitamos una ASO financieramente estable. La atención se debe centrar en las oportunidades realistas para así incrementar los ingresos, es decir las ganancias por los eventos y las contribuciones, así como en el control de gastos. Con disciplina y trabajo duro, ustedes y nosotros podemos cumplir con nuestra misión y equilibrar nuestro presupuesto. Esperamos lucir algo distintos al final del verano y seguiremos creciendo y evolucionando a lo largo de la próxima temporada. Tenemos bastante trabajo por delante, trabajo importante, trabajo digno, y mucha buena música para recordarnos por qué, en última instancia, todo lo que hacemos sí importa. En nombre de todos en la ASO, les agradezco por ser nuestros socios, nuestros amigos y nuestros seguidores. Esperamos verlos en Verizon o Chastain durante el verano y nuevamente aquí durante el otoño. Wishing you all the best, Con todos mis mejores deseos,
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leadership 2013-2014 Board of Directors Officers Karole F. Lloyd Chair
D. Kirk Jamieson Vice Chair Meghan H. Magruder Vice Chair
Joni Winston Secretary
Howard D. Palefsky Treasurer
Kelly L. Loeffler Brian F. McCarthy Penny McPhee † Michael J. Merlin Terence L. Neal Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Ronda Respess* Martin Richenhagen Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* Dennis Sadlowski † William Schultz John Sibley
H. Hamilton Smith Lucinda B. Smith Paul Snyder Gail Ravin Starr † Mary Rose Taylor † Joseph M. Thompson Ray Uttenhove S. Patrick Viguerie Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman † John B. White, Jr. Richard S. White, Jr. Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow †
Board of Directors Jim Abrahamson Pinney L. Allen Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney † Mary Rockett Brock Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun William Carey S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ronald M. Cofield Sylvia Davidson* Carlos del Rio, M.D. Lynn Eden David Edmiston Gary P. Fayard
Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. † Paul R. Garcia Carol Green Gellerstedt Virginia A. Hepner* Landel C. Hobbs Tad Hutcheson Roya Irvani Clayton F. Jackson Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander Edward A. Labry III James H. Landon Michael Lang † Donna Lee
Board of counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Elinor Breman Donald P. Carson Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler
Arnoldo Fiedotin Charles Ginden John T. Glover Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Ben F. Johnson III Herb Karp
Jim Kelley George Lanier Patricia Leake Lucy Lee Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey
Joyce Schwob W. Rhett Tanner G. Kimbrough Taylor Michael W. Trapp Edus Warren Adair R. White
Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Bradley Currey, Jr.
Mrs. Drew Fuller Mary D. Gellerstedt
Azira G. Hill Dr. James M. Hund
Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.
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MusicDirector Robert Spano, Music Director
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ecognized as one of the brightest and most imaginative conductors of his generation, Robert Spano is in his 12th season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and has elevated the ensemble to new levels of international prominence. Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which use different formats, settings and enhancements for the musical performance experience. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano’s and the Orchestra’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multiyear partnerships defining a new generation of American composers. Since 2001 Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works and, by the end of the 2012-13 season, will have performed 16 ASO-commissioned world premieres. Mr. Spano has a discography with the Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which have won Grammy awards. He has led the Orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and at the Ravinia, Ojai and Savannah Music Festivals. As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, Mr. Spano oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs, including Aspen’s American Academy of Conducting. Dedicated to pedagogy and multidisciplinary studies, he has lectured on “Community” for TEDx and recently completed a three-year residency at Emory University. In its 165-year history, Emory University has honored only seven other individuals with such expansive residencies, including the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter and author Salman Rushdie.
Mr. Spano’s 2012-13 guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics; San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras; and Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony, and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has conducted at Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring Cycles.
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Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year, Mr. Spano is on the faculty of Oberlin Conservatory, and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University and Oberlin, as well as Columbia University’s Ditson Conductor’s Award for the advancement of American music.
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Notes on the Program by Ken Meltzer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833 and died in Vienna, Austria, on April 3, 1897.
Tragic Overture, Opus 81 (1880, rev. 1881) The first performance of the Tragic Overture took place in Vienna on December 26, 1880, with Hans Richter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. The Tragic Overture is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is fourteen minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: January 31, 1963, Pierre Monteux, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: January 7, 8 and 9, 1999, Yoel Levi, Conductor.
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n March 11, 1879, the Chair of Philosophy at Breslau University conferred an Honorary Doctorate upon Johannes Brahms, describing him as “vir illustrissimus...artis musicae severioris in Germania nunc princeps” (“the most famous living German composer of serious music”). In a congratulatory letter of March 18, Brahms’s friend, Bernhard Scholz, conductor of the subscription concerts in Breslau, requested: “Will you write us a Doctoral Symphony for Breslau? We expect a Festal Ode at the very least.” Brahms had not anticipated that a composition would be necessary to acknowledge the Breslau honor. Still, by August 1880, he informed Scholz that he had composed his Academic Festival Overture. This spirited work, incorporating student melodies, also proved to be the inspiration for another, and quite different composition. In a letter dated September 4, 1880, Brahms informed his publisher, Simrock: “I have promised for Jan. 6th in Breslau and have had to write a very lively Academic Festival Overture which contains Gaudeamus and all sorts of other things. On this occasion I could not deny my melancholy turn of mind and have also composed an Overture to a Tragedy.” As Brahms told his friend, Carl Reinecke: “One of them weeps, the other laughs.” Some believe that Brahms may have first intended the Tragic Overture to serve as incidental music for a Vienna production of Goethe’s Faust. Brahms, however, insisted that when he composed this stunning work, he did not contemplate a “particular drama as a subject.”
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Musical Analysis The Tragic Overture begins with two jarring orchestral chords and a sustained roll of the timpani (Allegro ma non troppo). The strings offer a sotto voce statement of the ascending and descending principal theme, which soon gathers tremendous fire. The violins introduce a more relaxed, espressivo theme, but it is soon overcome by potent orchestral proclamations. Finally, the violence subsides, and a mysterious transitional passage leads to the Overture’s development section (Molto più moderato), cast in the form of a plaintive march. The recapitulation (Tempo primo, ma tranquillo) offers fragments of the opening theme, while the second melody receives fuller treatment. The final coda generates tremendous tension, leading to a blazing, fortissimo conclusion.
Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 15 (1858) The first performance of the D-minor Piano Concerto took place on January 22, 1859, in Hanover, Germany, with the composer as soloist and Joseph Joachim conducting. In addition to the solo piano, the D-minor Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is fifty minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: October 28, 1952, Rudolf Firkusny, Piano, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: October 2, 3 and 4, 2008, Peter Serkin, Piano, Robert Spano, Conductor.
“Like Minerva from the head of Kronion”
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n September 30, 1853, a shy, 20-year-old Johannes Brahms appeared at the Düsseldorf home of Robert and Clara Schumann. Brahms, who greatly admired Robert Schumann, hoped that the senior and influential composer would assist his own budding musical career. Brahms played some of his piano compositions for Robert and Clara, both of whom were immediately impressed by the young man’s extraordinary talent. During the following month, Brahms visited the Schumanns on an almost daily basis. Then, on October 28, the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik published an article by Schumann, entitled “Neue Bahnen” (“New Paths”), in which the author wrote: I thought....someone would and must appear, fated to give us the ideal expression of the times, one who would not gain his mastery by gradual stages, but rather would spring fully armed like Minerva from the head of Kronion. And he has come, a young blood at whose cradle graces and heroes mounted guard. His name is Johannes Brahms, from Hamburg, where he has been creating in obscure silence...
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program When he waves his magic wand and the power of great orchestral and choral forces will aid him, then we shall be shown still more the wonderful glimpses into the secrets of the spirit-world. May the highest genius strengthen him for this...His contemporaries salute him on his first journey through the world where wounds may await him, but also palms and laurels; we welcome him as a powerful fighter… The suggestion that Brahms should focus his talents upon the symphonic repertoire became even more emphatic a few months later, when Schumann wrote to the eminent violinist, Joseph Joachim: “Is he flying high—or only amongst flowers? Is he putting drums and trumpets to work yet? He must remember the beginnings of the Beethoven symphonies; he must try to do something of the kind. The point is to make a beginning, then the end comes of itself.” On February 27, 1854, Schumann, plagued by hallucinations, plunged into the Rhine. After his suicide attempt, Schumann was admitted to an asylum in Endenich, where he remained until his death at the age of 46, on July 29, 1856. Brahms, fearful of the inevitable comparisons with Beethoven, did not complete his First Symphony (see, below) until 1876, almost a quarter-century after the “New Paths” article. However, shortly after Schumann’s attempted suicide, Brahms endeavored to fulfill his mentor’s grand expectations. In March of 1854, Brahms began to compose a large-scale sonata for two pianos. Brahms then attempted to convert this work into a symphony, orchestrating (with the aid of Joachim and composer Julius Grimm) the sonata’s opening movement. Brahms was dissatisfied with the results. After Schumann’s death, Brahms decided to convert the first movement of his proposed symphony into a piano concerto (other music from the uncompleted symphony later became part of the 1868 German Requiem). Brahms reworked the symphony’s Maestoso opening movement and composed a new Adagio, and Rondo finale. Brahms completed the score of his First Piano Concerto in March of 1858, although he continued to revise the work almost until the moment of its first performance.
“A brilliant and decisive—failure” Brahms was the soloist, and Joachim the conductor, in the January 22, 1859 Hanover premiere. The audience reception was rather cool, but that proved to be far preferable to the reaction five days later at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Julius Rietz conducted and Brahms was again the soloist. The audience, confused by the Concerto’s epic length and implacable, stormy character, voiced its disapproval. Edward Bernsdorf, critic for the Signale, characterized the work as “a composition dragged to its grave...for more than three quarters of an hour one must endure this rooting and rummaging, this straining and tugging, this tearing and patching of phrases and flourishes!”
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program The following day, Brahms wrote to Joachim: My Concerto has had here a brilliant and decisive—failure...At the conclusion three pairs of hands were brought together very slowly, whereupon a perfectly distinct hissing from all sides forbade any such demonstration...In spite of everything, the Concerto will meet with approval when I have improved its form and the next one will be quite different. I believe this is the best thing that can happen to one; it forces one to concentrate one’s thoughts and increases one’s courage. After all, I am only experimenting and feeling my way as yet. But the hissing was too much of a good thing, wasn’t it? Brahms did, in fact, revise his First Piano Concerto, and the score was published in 1861. The composer received his vindication four years later, when he played the Concerto at a triumphant Mannheim concert, led by Hermann Levi. Since that time, the eminence of this challenging, magnificent work has remained secure.
Musical Analysis I. Maestoso—The Concerto opens with an orchestral introduction. The stormy principal theme, initially played by the first violins and cellos over thundering timpani, reflects, according to Joachim, Brahms’s despair upon learning of Schumann’s attempted suicide. The soloist enters, quietly at first, but soon reprises the storm with which the Concerto began. The piano offers an unaccompanied presentation of a noble, espressivo melody. A series of fortissimo octaves by the soloist initiates the development section. It is the soloist who launches the recapitulation of the movement’s tempestuous opening. The coda, again initiated by the soloist, begins softly, but soon reaches its furious climax. II. Adagio—When Brahms first composed the opening melody of the Adagio, he wrote over it the words, “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini” (“Blessed is he who has come in the name of the master”), in all likelihood a reference to Schumann, whom the younger composer often called “Mynheer Domini.” But it should also be noted that on December 30, 1856, Brahms wrote to Clara Schumann, “I am painting a lovely portrait of you. It is to be the Adagio.” The Adagio is in A—B—A form. The violins and violas play the serene, principal melody, to which the soloist soon responds. The central episode is slightly more agitated, but the opening section returns, and, after a fully-composed cadenza for the soloist, the Adagio ends in hushed reverence. III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo—The soloist immediately presents the vigorous principal theme of the Rondo finale. All of the various contrasting sections are ingeniously derived from that main theme. The closing pages feature two fully-transcribed cadenzas. A solo horn heralds the thrilling conclusion of the Brahms D-minor Piano Concerto.
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program Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 (1876) The first performance of the Symphony No. 1 took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on November 4, 1876, with Otto Dessoff conducting. The Symphony No. 1 is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is forty-six minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: April 30, 1949, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: March 31 and April 1, 2011, Roberto Abbado, Conductor.
Brahms and “the tramp of a giant”
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or years, German composer Johannes Brahms fiercely resisted composing a symphony, at least for public consumption. As late as 1870, Brahms wrote to conductor Hermann Levi: “I shall never write a symphony. You have no idea the likes of us feel when we hear the tramp of a giant like him beside us.” Here, Brahms referred to the great shadow cast by Ludwig van Beethoven and his epochal Nine Symphonies. Some biographers believe that Brahms may have begun as early as 1855 to work on what would become his First Symphony. We do know that in 1862, Brahms shared a draft of the proposed opening movement both with pianist Clara Schumann and conductor Albert Hermann Dietrich. On September 12, 1868, Brahms sent Clara a letter, containing an alphorn melody to which he set the following words: “Thus blew the shepherd’s horn to-day. High on the mountain, deep in the valley, I send you a thousand greetings.” That melody appears as the great horn call in the slow introduction to the finale of the C-minor Symphony. It should also be noted that during the lengthy period Brahms wrestled with the creation of his First Symphony, he did successfully compose for orchestra. Perhaps the two Serenades for Orchestra (1858 and 1859) and the sublime Haydn Variations (1873) helped to steel Brahms’s courage and resolve. Three years after the Haydn Variations, Brahms finally completed the C-minor Symphony. Brahms was 43 years old. The November 4, 1876, premiere took place in Karlsruhe, under the direction of Otto Dessoff.
“Beethoven’s Tenth” Although Beethoven had been dead nearly half a century when the C-minor Symphony premiered, comparisons with the man Brahms called a “giant” were perhaps inevitable. The Brahms First presents a dramatic journey from C minor to C Major, as does Beethoven’s Fifth. A four-note motif, also reminiscent of the famous opening theme of the Beethoven Fifth, plays a prominent role the first movement. A friend of Brahms noted the similarity of the finale’s principal theme to the ode “To Joy” in Beethoven’s Ninth. To this observation, Brahms responded, “any ass can see that!” The eminent conductor, Hans von
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program Bülow, dubbed the work “Beethoven’s Tenth.” Although Bülow certainly meant that as a compliment, it provided Brahms no great satisfaction. For Brahms’s part, it seems that the completion of his First Symphony liberated him from the paralyzing specter of Beethoven’s imposing legacy. Three more Brahms Symphonies followed over the ensuing decade—each, like the first, a monument of the late 19th-century orchestral repertoire. In time, it became abundantly clear that in his Four Symphonies, Brahms, a musical descendent of Beethoven, spoke very much in his own voice—a voice of Romantic lyricism, passion and grandeur.
Musical Analysis I. Un poco sostenuto; Allegro—The opening movement begins with a dramatic, slow introduction (Un poco sostenuto), featuring the timpani’s relentless hammer-blows and hints of the ensuing Allegro’s thematic material. Another brusque chord launches the Allegro proper and the strings’ forte presentation of the ascending and descending theme that forms the nucleus for all that follows. After a lovely horn solo, the strings play a lyrical variant of the principal theme. The agitated descending passage that concludes the exposition is once again related to the opening theme. The development opens in mysterious fashion, but the storm and stress of the exposition soon return, leading to a powerful recapitulation of the main theme and its transformations. The movement concludes with a coda that imparts a melancholy air of resignation. II. Andante sostenuto—The first violins and bassoons play a tranquil ascending and descending theme. This theme is once again related to the principal melody of the opening movement, as is the plaintive solo for oboe. After an agitated central episode, the concluding section features an extended, shimmering violin solo. III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso—Instead of the traditional robust scherzo, Brahms substitutes a graceful intermezzo for the Symphony’s third movement. A solo clarinet sings the main theme of a movement that prominently features the winds throughout. A stately episode leads to a reprise of the principal melody. The peaceful closing measures set the stage for the high drama that follows. IV. Adagio; Più Andante; Allegro non troppo, ma con brio—As with the opening movement, the finale begins with an extended, slow introduction (Adagio). After a brief descending passage by the lower strings, the horns and violins play a motif that foreshadows the finale’s majestic principal melody. Pizzicato strings lead to a reprise of the motif. The tension builds to a climax, capped by a massive timpani outburst, over which the horns play the alphorn melody Brahms first shared with Clara Schumann (Più Andante). The flutes impart a different character to the melody, after which the bassoons, contrabassoon and trombones intone a stately chorale that will return toward the close of the Symphony. After a brief pause, the principal section of the finale begins (Allegro non troppo, ma con brio), as the strings play the broad and majestic principal theme. After a repetition by the
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bios winds and brass over pizzicato accompaniment, the full orchestra offers a blazing version of the theme. A series of subsidiary themes follows. Instead of the expected development section, Brahms offers a restatement of the principal themes, as well as music from the introduction. The tension mounts a final time, and a glorious restatement of the chorale leads to the triumphant closing measures.
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rincipal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles is currently in his 12th year of artistic partnership with Music Director Robert Spano. One of today’s most consistently acclaimed conductors of opera and symphonic repertoire, Mr. Runnicles is also General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra, and Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival. He was previously the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Opera.
Donald Runnicles
Mr. Runnicles’s acclaimed recordings with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra include a recent concert disc with soprano Christine Brewer singing Strauss. With the Atlanta Symphony, Mr. Runnicles has also recorded the Mozart Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony¸ and a Brittania album. During the 2009-10 season, Mr. Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus returned to the Berlin Philharmonic to perform Brahms’s A German Requiem. The concerts marked their third collaboration with the German orchestra. Mr. Runnicles has ongoing musical relationships with today’s finest orchestras and opera companies. He also enjoys accompanying singers at the piano and playing chamber music.
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bios Lars Vogt, piano
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ianist Lars Vogt has rapidly established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Born in Düren, Germany, in 1970, he first came to public attention when he won second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and has since gone on to give major concerto and recital performances throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North and South America.
Lars Vogt
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Mr. Vogt has recorded fifteen CDs, including the Hindemith Kammermusik No 2 with the Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado; and the Schumann, Grieg and the first two Beethoven Concertos with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle. Appointed “Pianist in Residence” at the Berlin Philharmonic in 2003, Mr. Vogt was the first to hold that position. He has done a residency at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg with the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as playing appearances with other noted symphonies, including New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, NHK Symphony, London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bayerische Staatsorchester, Dresden Staatskapelle and Santa Cecilia in Rome In June of 1998 Mr. Vogt founded his own festival in Heimbach, Germany, called “Spannungen.” He enjoys regular partnerships with colleagues such as Christian Tetzlaff and Thomas Quasthoff and collaborates occasionally with actor Klaus-Maria Brandauer and comedian Konrad Beikircher. In 2005 he founded “Rhapsody in School” which has become a high profile education project across Germany.
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support The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra thanks individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose contributions help the Orchestra make a difference in our community. The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $250 and above. (Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.)
Appassionato Carrie Kurlander, Appassionato Chair The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitious aritistic and education initiatives. $500,000+
Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers Wells Fargo Delta Air Lines Woodruff Arts Center The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $250,000+
The Coca-Cola Company
Mrs. William A. Schwartz
$100,000+
GE Asset Management Global Payments Inc. Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Turner Broadcasting System
Anonymous The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Ms. Lynn Eden First Data Corporation $75,000+
Susan & Richard Anderson Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Fulton County Arts & Culture
The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.
$50,000+
Bank of America Celebrity Cruises Genuine Parts Company The Graves Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation Invesco
The Reiman Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Mr. Thurmond Smithgall SunTrust Bank SunTrust Foundation
SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP UPS Susan & Thomas Wardell The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
$35,000+
In honor of Donald Carson Georgia Natural Gas Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Massey Charitable Trust Victoria & Howard Palefsky Porsche Cars North America
Publix Super Markets Charities
* As of May 15, 2013.We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.
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support $25,000+
Jim & Adele Abrahamson Acuity Brands, Inc. Kelley & Neil H. Berman Mr. Arthur Blank Ms. Stephanie Blank Mary Rockett Brock
Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia & John Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart $17,500+
Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia-Pacific Foundation King & Spalding Lockheed Martin Mueller Water Products Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. Karole & John Lloyd Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal* Patty & Doug Reid Ryder Systems, Inc.
Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Kelly Loeffler & Jeffrey C. Sprecher Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.* Adair & Dick White Sue & Neil** Williams
Gary & Nancy Fayard The Home Depot Foundation Jane & Clay Jackson Amy & Mark Kistulinec Mr. Ken & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer Metropolitan Life Foundation Suzanne & Bill Plybon* Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation
Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein Robert Spano Ray & John Uttenhove Chilton & Morgan Varner Patrick & Susie Viguerie Camille Yow
The Antinori Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Wright & Allison Caughman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Cofield Trisha & Doug Craft Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Mr. & Mrs. David Edmiston Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Charles & Mary Ginden
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Hutcheson InterContinental Hotels Group D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Steve & Eydie Koonin Southern Company Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Nordstrom, Inc. Joyce & Henry Schwob
Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. Loren & Gail Starr Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Mike & Liz Troy Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.
$10,000+ Anonymous AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith The Balloun Family Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Blake Mr. David Boatwright Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts, Inc. The Breman Foundation, Inc. John W. & Rosemary K. Brown The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Marquette Chester Dr. John W. Cooledge Cari Katrice Dawson Drs. Carlos del Rio & Jeannette Guarner The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Eleanor & Charles Edmondson E&J Gallo Winery Mr. & Mrs. Paul Garcia Mary D. Gellerstedt Nancy D. Gould John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc. Hennessy Lexus Jan & Tom Hough Roya & Bahman Irvani Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Philip Kent, in honor of Neil Williams Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. John M. Law Pat & Nolan Leake The Livingston Foundation, Inc.
Morgens West Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Mr. and Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Margaret & Bob Reiser Ms. Pierrette Scanavino Bill & Rachel Schultz* Mr. John A. Sibley III Siemens Industry, Inc. Mary Rose Taylor Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Trapp Family Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins Neal & Virginia Williams
Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III Alston & Bird LLP The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. in memory of Polly Ellis $15,000+
* As of May 15, 2013.We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.
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support Patron Partnership Thomas J. Jung, Chair The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support. $7,500+ Lisa & Joe Bankoff The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Sally & Carl Gable
Caroline di Donato & Joseph M. O’Donnell CNN- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Jere & Patsy Drummond*
GMT Capital Corporation JBS Foundation Ann E. Pasky John & Kyle Rogers
The Jamieson Family Robert J. Jones* Lanier Parking Solutions George H. Lanier Links, Inc., Azalea City Chapter William C. & Anne A. Lester Linda & John Matthews The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan The Fred & Sue McGehee Family Charitable Fund. Penelope & Raymond McPhee* Walter W. Mitchell Donald S. Orr & Marcia K. Knight Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr. Margaret H. Petersen
Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves AGCO Corporation, Martin Richenhagen Vicki & Joe Riedel The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Sea Island Co. Hamilton & Mason Smith Sandy & Paul Smith Peter James Stelling Geraldine Dillard Stutz Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Kimberly S. Tribble & Mark S. Lange Joan N. Whitcomb Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini Suzanne Bunzl Wilner YP
Mr.** & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums JoAnn Hall Hunsinger Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Dick & Georgia Kimball* Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Deborah & William Liss* Linder Security Systems, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Sandy & Harriet Miller Gregory & Judy Moore Margo Brinton & Eldon Park
The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc. S.A. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. George P. Rodrigue In memory of Willard Shull Amy & Paul Snyder Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Burton Trimble Alan & Marcia Watt Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. H. & T. Yamashita*
Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Cynthia & Donald Carson Ralph & Rita Connell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Jennifer & Corey Cowart Brant & Kathy Davis* Sally & Larry Davis Peter & Vivian de Kok Dr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard Delay Ms. Diane Durgin David & Patty Emerson George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge John & Michelle Fuller
Representative Pat Gardner & Mr. Jerry Gardner Judy & Ed Garland Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Grady Mary C. Gramling Ben & Lynda Greer Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Rand & Seth Hagen Harald R. Hansen* Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Mr. Harvey Hill & Dr. Sarah Hill*
$5,000+ Anonymous (2) Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach Americasmart Atlanta In honor of Dominick Argento Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Private Wealth Group Patricia & William Buss Jeff & Ann Cramer* Mary Helen & Jim Dalton Ms. Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds The Elster Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler Deirdre & Irial Finan David L. Forbes Betty Sands Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Goodsell Mr. & Mrs. David Gould
$3,500+ Mrs. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk Rita & Herschel Bloom Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Carol Comstock & Jim Davis* Jean & Jerry Cooper Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Ellen & Howard Feinsand James F. Fraser Deedee & Marc Hamburger Steven & Caroline Harless Sally W. Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel
$2,250+
Anonymous (2) John** & Helen Aderhold Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Paul & Marian Anderson Jack & Helga Beam Paul & Linnea Bert in honor of Robert Spano Mr. Justin Blalock Leon & Linda Borchers Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker
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support $2,250+ (continued) HG Robinson Silver Harry & Tatty Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. W. Manchester Hudson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Ms. Cynthia Jeness Aaron & Joyce Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston Baxter P. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Hazel & Herb Karp Paul & Rosthema Kastin John Kauffman, Kauffman Tire, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Mark B. Kent & Kevin A. Daft Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. King Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Thomas C. Lawson Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Stephen Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie Elvira & Jay Mannelly Ruth & Paul Marston Belinda & Gino Massafra Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. McDonald*
Ms. Shelley S. McGehee Birgit & David McQueen Virginia K. McTague Angela & Jimmy Mitchell* Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mrs. Rebecca Nathan Dr. Margaret Offermann & Dr. Russell Medford Robert & Mary Ann Olive Barbara & Sanford Orkin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Parsonson David Paule & Gary Mann Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Perullo Leslie & Skip Petter Elise T. Phillips Provaré Technology, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Lee & Betsy Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers June & John Scott Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Beverly & Milton Shlapak
Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Sydney Simons Baker & Debby Smith Ms. Christina Smith Johannah Smith Mrs. J. Lucian Smith* Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Steagall Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Stroetz, Jr. Reverend Karl F. Suhr Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie-York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Bill & Judy Vogel Mr. & Mrs. William C. Voss Dr. & Mrs. Roger P. Webb In honor of Ardath Weck David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates Allen W. Yee*
Alexander Gluzman & Mariya Fishman Mr. Charles E. Griffin Kenneth R. Hey Thomas High In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Mentewab Ayalew & Peter Höyng in honor of Christopher Pulgram The Hyman Foundation Mary B. & Wayne James Lana M. Jordan Mr. Thomas J. Jung JWG Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer Ms. Isabel L. Lee Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee J. Bancroft Lesesne & Randolph Henning Joanne Lincoln Mrs. Joan Lipson Mr. Carlos E. Lopez Kay & John T. Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Mr. Larry McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. George T. Munsterman Lebby Neal Melanie & Allan Nelkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Mr. & Mrs. Emory H. Palmer
Dr.** & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ragland Mr. Leonard B. Reed* Mr. Tom B. Reynolds Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer The Gary W. Rollins Foundation John T. Ruff Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral W. Henry Shuford & Nancy Shuford Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Shou Barry & Gail Spurlock Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Glenn Stow Reverend Karl F. Suhr Mr. & Mrs. Alex Summers Mrs. Marianne E. Tanner David & Kelly Taylor Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tipping Sheila L. Tschinkel Turner Foundation, Inc. Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger Sally Stephens Westmoreland William & Rebecca White* Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. The Zaban Foundation, Inc. Herbert & Grace Zwerner
$1,750+ Anonymous Dr. Phyllis Abramson Dr. David & Julie Bakken Dr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Ms. Marnite B. Calder Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Carlin Dr. Michele R. Chartier & Lt. Col. Kirk Chartier Dr. & Mrs. William Clarkson IV* Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins* Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Philip & Jack Delanty Deloitte Elizabeth & John Donnelly Dr. Xavier Duralde & Dr. Mary Barrett Gregory & Debra Durden Cree & Frazer Durrett Mary Frances Early Dr. & Mrs. Boyd Eaton, Jr. Ree & Ralph Edwards Billy Eiselstein & Andy Greene Heike & Dieter Elsner Mach Flinn Peg Simms Gary Bill & Susan Gibson Caroline & Harry Gilham Michael Gillen
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support $1,000+ Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Henry Aaron Mr. Dave Adan & Mr. James Anastos Ms. Margaret Allen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Allison Ms. Lauren Brook Ball Anthony Barbagallo & Kristen Fowks Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barker Ms. Kathleen Barksdale Susan & Jack Bertram Mr. Justin Blalock Mr. & Mrs. Merritt S. Bond Dan & Merrie Boone Foundation Dr. George L. Chang Mr. Robert B. Crain Mrs. Lavona Currie Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan J. Davies Mr. & Mrs. Reed Deupree Mr. & Mrs. Floyd M. Dukes Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Mr. William C. Eisenhauer Mr. Theodore Erck & Mrs. Carole M. Brown Martha & Mark Fair Mr. & Mrs. Clayton H. Farnham Mr. & Mrs. Gordon E. Fisher Robert J. Fornal Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Freeman Tom & Donna Fullilove Bill & Carolyn Gaik John W. Gamwell Drs. John & Gloria Gaston Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin III Goldsmith Family Foundation Ned Cone & Nadeen Green Dr. & Mrs. David Greene Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Gregory Ms. Kellie Griffin Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation
Phil & Lisa Hartley John & Martha Head Mrs. Ann J. Herman Ms. Kimberly Hielsberg Alan & Lucy Hinman Mr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums Gerald D. Horowitz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Clark Howell In Memory Of Byron P. Harris Ms. Rachel Hundley Ms. Marylin S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Shane Jones William L. & Sally S. Jorden Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Kesler Mr. J. Thomas Kilpatrick Jim & Karen Knorr Mrs. Jo W. Koch Mrs. Glee B. Lamb The Honorable & Mrs. John S. Langford, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John L. Latham Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Lavallee, Sr. Elizabeth J. Levine Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Thomas & Marianne Mabry Mr. & Mrs. Doug MacLean Miss Joey McCraw Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McMurrain Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany* Mrs. Dorothy H. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Mimms, Jr. The Mortimer Family Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Mullican, D.V.M. John & Agnes Nelson Kent C. Nelson & Ann Starr Mr. & Mrs. Denis Ng Dr. Edward O. Nix
Dr. Joanne R. Nurss Dr. Pinecca Patel Mr. James Penner Mr. Robert E. Peterson Mr. Lucio Petroccione Private Bank of Buckhead Dr. Susan Reef Mr. Christopher Reh Mr. & Mrs. Maury Riff Mr. & Mrs. Clyde A. Rodbell Ann Rollins & James Jose Mr. & Mrs. William H. Runge III Bob & Mary Martha Scarr Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Scullin Mr. & Mrs. William A. Sessions Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Shapiro Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Mr. William B. Smith John Sparrow Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spina, Jr. Irene & Howard Stein Ms. Belinda Stubblefield Dr. & Mrs. Louis Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Thompson Mr. Russell B. Tippins & Mr. Randy New Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Frank Vinicor, M.D. Richard & Adele Ward Clay & Mary Jo Warner Mrs. Ruthie Watts Billie Jean Welty in memory of Richard Welty Ms. Mary A. White Ned & Melissa Winsor Dr. & Mrs. William Yang Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Yates, Jr. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Chuck & Pat Young
$750+ Anonymous Biostatistics, Inc. Mr. Michael P. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cortelyou Ms. Janet M. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Wendell H. Davidson Mr. Timothy Davies Mr. Nathan Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. William A. Flinn Dr. & Mrs. Carl Grafton Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Greer Ms. Suellen Henderson
James E. Honkisz Carol Ann Kilburn Dr. Noble Maleque Mr. & Mrs. John McCutcheon David & Teresa Murray Ms. Ann Owens Cynthia & Roy Pearson Gene & Mary Kay Poland* John P. Pooler Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Riepenhoff, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Schnell Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Schultz
Charlie & Donna Sharbaugh Dr. & Mrs. Lee R. Shelton Dr. & Mrs. James O. Speed Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Beth & Edward Sugarman Mr. Eric Taylor Thomas R. Webb Brooke & Winston Weinmann Steven & Tiffany Wisener Nancy J. Young
Shirley P. Bower D. Adam & Cindy Bowling Mr. & Mrs. Weyman V. Brown Lisa & Zachary Brown Dr. Barbara S. Bruner Lucinda W. Bunnen for Lubo Fund Drs. Jettie Burnett & Shelby Wilkes Mr. & Mrs. Howard Carnes Mr. & Mrs. David Cawley Nancy & Martin Chalifour Mr. & Mrs. Jungsik Chang Mr. Brian Christjohn Ms. Melodie H. Clayton Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Clayton Dr. Sheldon B. Cohen
Mr. Ashley B. Cole Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm H. Cole, Jr. Dr. Anna Crawford , Ph.D. & Dr. B. Thomason, Ph.D. Mr. Jimmy W. Crowe Dr. Marion E. Dabney Mr. & Mrs. Michael D’Antignac Mr. & Mrs. Joaquin R. Davila Robert L. & Marianne S. DeHaan Dr. & Mrs. Steve L. Dickerson Mr. Jerry Dolan Mr. Neal Dolvin Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Dr. & Mrs Bruce Lee Evatt Mr. & Mrs. David C. Ewert
$500+ Anonymous (4) Mr. Thomas G. Abrams & Mr. Britt Wood Joanna M. & Alfred B. Adams* Mr. & Mrs. Michael Adamson Ms. Doretta Allison Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Asher Betsy & David Baker Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bass Dorothy Toth Beasley Ms. Emma Jean Bell Mr. & Mrs. Barry N. Berlin Mr. & Mrs. Eric Blanchette Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Blase Dr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Blumenthal
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support $500+ (continued) Mr. & Mrs. James Farmer Dr. Mary M. Finn Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Franco Jim & Nan French Molly McDonald & Jonathan Gelber Dr. & Mrs. Martin I. Goldstein Hugh Goodwin in memory of Barbara Goodwin John E. Graham Billy Eiselstein & Andy Greene Mr. & Mrs. George N. Gundersen John B. Haberlen Susie & Morris Habif Mr. & Mrs. Randy Hafer Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hall Jim Hardy Mr. & Mrs. Willie Harper Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Harrison Mrs. Charlotte T. Harvey Dr. & Mrs. J. Rhodes Haverty Richard L. Henneman & Janet L. Fath Ms. Edith Heter Arthur Heyman & Shirley Michalove James & Bridget Horgan Mr. Gurdon Hornor Mrs. Sally Horntvedt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Houston Mr. Carl V. Huber Ms. Patricia Huff Mr. & Mrs. David C. Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Glen O. Jackson Jane Jerden Mrs. Lou B. Jewell Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Johnson Ms. Ann Johnston Mr. & Mrs. David T. Jones Ms. Karen Jones Ms. Dontanella Journet Mr. Stephen J. Kalista
Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Knieter Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Kraft Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kranjc Ms. Katherine Larder Mr. & Mrs. Al Lawson Mr. Dominique Lemoine Sheri & Rick Long Barbara M. Long Mr. & Mrs. William G. Loventhal Richard H. Lowe Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lukasiewicz Mr. Richard Lyon Mr. & Mrs. Carol Lyttle Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Mannelly Nancy & Larry Mansfield M. Jackson Marr Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. McCoy Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCullough Mr. Douglas M. McIntosh Ms. Rosa McPherson-Greene Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Metz Mr. Eric Mickley Luine B. Miller Mrs. Sherry Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Murphy Mr. Gary Noble Marcia & Kevin Nuffer Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ozcomert Mr. Albert Palombo & Ms. Linda Berggren Tremayne A. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin S. Persons Mr. & Mrs. S. Howard Pharr III Barbara & Marty Pollock Stanley & Virginia Powell Mr. & Mrs. Gary Price Mr. & Mrs. Laird D. Prussner Mr. & Mrs. Morris A. Purcel Judy & Buddy Reed
Mr. & Mrs. Roy C. Reese LeeAnne Richardson & James Diedrick Don C. Robinson Carolyn L. Robison Sidney & Phyllis Rodbell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roman Dan & Carolyn Roper Ms. Simone Rosa Mark Rowles Gretchen Nagy & Allan Sandlin Dr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Schmieta Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schnee Mr. & Mrs. John F. Schraudenbach Mr. & Mrs. William R. Seden Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Self Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Dr. Steve Sharp & Dr. Kenneth Shaw Mr. Roger Simon & Ms. Mary Monsees Andrew J. Singletary Mr. & Mrs. Chadwick Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Anne-Marie Sparrow Ms. Mary Ann Springmier Mrs. Deede Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Strom Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Sullivan Michael & Francoise Szikman Mr. John Teuscher Dr. & Mrs. Richard Thio Dede & Bob Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Turner Jeremy S. Uchitel Fritz & Norma Von Ammon Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John Westerhoff Mr. & Mrs. Fred Williams Dr. Blenda J. Wilson & Dr. Louis Fair, Jr. Elliott & Susan Winton Dr. & Mrs. William G. Woods
$250+ Anonymous (5) Judge & Mrs. Gregory A. Adams Academia of Women’s Health & Endoscopic Surgery Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Akers, Jr. Kent & Diane Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Theodore M. Altholz Drs. Kenya & David Anders Mr. Mark Andersen & Mr. William Anderson Ms. Brenda E. Andrews & Mr. David Gardner Ms. Tanika Antonio Dr. Beverly J. Armento & Dr. Rebecca More Mr. Gregory Armijo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Arthur Mrs. Jean Astrop Ms. Ginny Autian Ms. Nancy L. Ayres Mr. & Mrs. John C. Bair Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Baker Mr. & Mrs. William T. Baker Robert & Teresa Banker Mr. Jose Barbosa Dr. & Mrs. John C. Barnes Mr. & Mrs. John J. Barone Joel & Grace Barr Mr. & Mrs. Keith Barringer
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Ann Braswell Mr. & Mrs. John Klenke Bredenberg Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Breer Sidney & Bernice Breibart Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Bright Mr. Edward W. Brink & Ms. Elizabeth R. Zell Mrs. Leokadia R. Brooks Mr. Jackson A. Bross Mr. & Mrs. Duane Brown Charlesey & Gene Brown Schan & Merv Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Browning Mr. & Mrs. Edward Buckalew Mr. & Mrs. John V. Bultman III Drs. Patricia & John S. Burd Mr. Richard H. Burgin Mr. Walter Burnett Mrs. William F. Byrnes Dr. & Mrs. W. J. Capps Mr. & Mrs. William J. Carney Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Carr Carole & George Carreker Dr. & Mrs. William J. Casarella Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Causey Mr. & Mrs. Joel A. Cheek Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Chester Patrick Chisholm Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Chunka
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$250+ (continued) Mr. & Mrs. W. Christopher Clark William R. Clark, Jr. Peggy & Tony Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Cochran, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cochran Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cohn Mr. Eddie Compton Dr. & Mrs. Doyt L. Conn Mr. & Mrs. Randy Cook Dr. & Mrs. John E. Cooke Dr. Annie Cooper & Mr. Stephan Ruspoli Mr. & Mrs. David B. Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Max Cooper Dean & Linda Copeland Philip & Alice Cordes Mr. Kenneth Cornwall Ms. Tammie Cotton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Cox Dr. & Mrs. Bryan C. Crafts Ms. Betsy Crawford Ms. Delia T. Crouch Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. Allen Curtis Ms. Elaine Davis Ms. Priscilla A. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Alex Day Susan Day & Jonathan Easterling Mark & Julie De Jong Mr. & Ms. Geoffrey A. Dear Dr. & Mrs. Dorsey M. Deaton Ms. Katie Deegan & Mr. Scott Tinnon Mr. Rob D’Elena Mary & Mahlon Delong Ms. Kay Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dierdorff Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Dillingham Dr. & Mrs. Morton B. Dimenstien Ms. Elizabeth Dimling Mr. Mark Ditsler Ms. Nina S. Dobbs Steven & Jean Marie Doctor Ms. Maria Doiranlis & Dr. Jasper Gaunt Dr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Dolinger Mrs. John Donaldson Mr. & Mrs. Marion W. Dorazewski Dr. Erl Dordal & Ms. Dorothy Powers Miriam A. Drake Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dyson Mr. & Mrs. John D. Edison Mr. Jonothan Eric Edmunds Susan & David Ellis Clay & Holly Elrod Mr. Laurence W. Entrekin Ms. Diane Erdman Mr. & Mrs. Alex Erwin Judge & Mrs. Jack Etheridge Elizabeth Etoll Mr. & Mrs. Todd Evans Jim & Nancy Ewing Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Farnham Dr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Ferdinand Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fey Ms. Julie A. Fishman & Dr. Terry Pechacek Mr. & Mrs. James Floyd Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Folger Dr. Sidney N. Franklin & Dr. Mary Pratt
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Frolik Mr. Norman C. Frost Mrs. Anda Gadidov Mr. & Mrs. Matt Gaudet Joseph & Susan Gavalis Dr. Annie J. Gavin Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Geller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Geoffroy Mr. & Mrs. Dale C. Gerhardt Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Gignoux, Jr. Jill & Ray Giornelli David M. Gittelman Mr. & Mrs. James L. Gole Mr. & Mrs. Robert Golomb Carol H. Gordon Mr. Harold Gorvy Mr. Marc D. Gottlieb Mr. Kenneth L. Gould Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Gould Mrs. Doris Grady Ms. Kathy Grady & Ms. Liz Lemons Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Laurence O. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Robert Green Jim & Fran Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Richard Griffiths Roger Allen Grigg & Elizabeth S. Vantine Mr. & Mrs. John E. Grimm Mr. Allen Guertin Mr. Theron Gunter Mr. Patricio R. Gutierrez Mr. & Mrs. Isaac N. Habif Mr. & Mrs. James V. Hale* Dr. Sylvia Halleck Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hally Ms. Carolyn Handell Mr. John Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Pearce D. Hardwick Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Harley Harps Tarps Richard W. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hauser Dr. & Mrs. Howard L. Hecht Ms. Susan V. Herrin Mark Heindl & John Lynch Pamela P. & John A. Helms Mr. Mario Hernandez, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Herrmann Dr. & Mrs. Walter J. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Hines V Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Hines Ms. Laura Hinshaw Mr. & Mrs. J. Mac Holladay Ms. Susan Hoy Mr. John Hutchinson Ms. Lisa Hyman Dr. & Mrs. Robert R. Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas James Mrs. Benita P. Johnson Mr. Bruce H. Johnson & Ms. Andrea Roamine Mr. & Mrs. Glen Johnson Ms. Kimberly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Jones Ms. Dallas Jones Ms. Andrea Juliao Dr. & Mrs. Rafael L. Jurado
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Ms. Elena Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Sidney I. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Kelley, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Kelley Mrs. Carol Kemker Dr. Gail M. Kendall INDIGO42 Ms. Bonnie S. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Fredric D. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Khoury Dr. Fred E. Kiehle III Mrs. Donna Jane Kilgore Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Kimball Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kimsey Mr. William J. & Mrs. Betty Lynn Kirwan Mr. Fred Klingenberg Mr. & Mrs. James M. Koelemay, Jr. Mr. George & Dr. Marjorie B. Kossoff Edward B. Krugman & Jill A. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Lacoss Dr. & Mrs. William C. Land, Jr. Ms. Greta Langpap Mr. & Mrs. Tom E. Lantz Mr. & Mrs. Chris Le Mr. & Mrs. William Lennie Dr. & Mrs. Allan Levine Mr. & Mrs. William L. Levine Diane & David Levy Mr. & Mrs. Melville C. Lindsay , Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Lindsey, Jr. Mr. A. Warren Lippitt & Dr. Jean A. Muench Dr. Valerie Jagiella Mrs. Betty Loud Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Love Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Loverde Mr. Kevin & Dr. Jennifer Lyman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Madrin Mr. Lawrence Mahle Gloria & Maurice Maloof Ms. Jennifer Maly Mr. Gary Mann Dr. Harvey Mannes Mr. Don Marino II Mrs. June T. Martin Ms. Paula Martin Iain & Nancy Matheson Mr. & Mrs. James H. Matthews, Jr. Mr. Pierce Matthews Richard B. Matthews Luis Maza Mr. & Mrs. William J. McCranie III Bob & Elba McCue Mr. Frank McDonald & Ms. Bonnie Youn Randy & Lauren McDow Mr. & Mrs. John McGee Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. McGinnis Sarah & David McKenney Mr. & Mrs. Philip McKinney Dr. & Mrs. Hugh C. McLeod III Mr. Charles McPhail Mr. William E. Means Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Medlin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Mencher Ms. Lisa Merritt Mr. & Mrs. George E. Mewborne
support $250+ (continued) Mrs. Alice Miller Mr. & Mrs. Norman F. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Miller Lonnie & Agneta Mimms Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Mitchell Mr. Lawrence E. Mock Mr. & Mrs. Sean Molley Mimi S. Monett Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Moore Betty & Jean Mori Mrs. Belinda Morris Carter & Hampton Morris Tim & Kate Morris Dr. Tuwanna Morris Dr. Patricia Moulton Mrs. Patricia B. Musgrove Ms. Judy Myers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Naman Mr. Gregory Nell Mr. Kalonji Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. Tom Norris Mr. Jim Nowicki Ms. Susan C. Nussrallah Godfrey & Mary Ann Oakley Ms. Marie A. Obiekwe Lynn & Galen Oelkers Mrs. Lee G. Offen Dr. & Mrs. Chukwuma Onyeije Ms. Kelly Organ Dr. John D. Orme Chip & Julie Oudin Dr. & Mrs. Roger Pajari Ms. Dorothy M. B. Palmer Mr. Mark A. Parison & Mr. Robert D. Woodman Ms. Bess Paschal Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Peaden Mr. Steve M. Peck Dr. Allan & Dr. Lori Peljovich Sandra & Sidney Perkowitz George & Susan Phillips Mr. & Mrs. John Pilgrim Simon & Barbara Pines Mr. & Mrs. Douglas S. Pisik Dr. & Mrs. Alan L. Plummer G. Ernest Plunkett Anne & Miriam Pollock Mr. Joseph W. Powell, II Mr. Malcolm Pressgrove Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Purdon* James E. & Sharon V. Radford Ms. Ira Ralph Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Raper Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi Ms. Joyce Reedy Lauren & Klaus Rees Ms. Kathryn W. Reid Ms. Susan E. Reid Mr. Ed Rhein Ms. Patricia U. Rich Ms. Joycia C. Ricks Mrs. JoAnn Rieger Mr. Christopher Rink Mr. & Mrs. Jay Rising Ms. Barbara Rivenbark Mr. & Mrs. Anton Rizzardi Ms. Lillie M. Robbins Ms. Shelley Roberts Ms. Eleanor C. Robinson
David F. & Maxine A. Rock Karen Rogers Mr. Leonard L. Roy, Jr. Ms. Jane Royall & Mr. John Lantz Mr. David Russell Mr. Paul Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Samuelson Mr. & Mrs. Milton Saul Mr. & Mrs. John Saunders Mr. Karl & Dr. Debra Saxe Paul S. Scharff & Polly G. Fraser Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schenkman Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Schreck Caroline Wainright & Colby Schwartz Mr. Sam Schwartz & Ms. Lynn Goldowski Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Schwarzer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schweitzer Mr. & Mrs. David Scoular In honor of James J. Sedlack Ms. Jessica Senning Mr. Alexander Shane & Ms. Cynthia Peng Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Sharpenberg Ms. Fawn M. Shelton Ms. Mary Sherman* Margaret M. Sherrod Mr. & Mrs. Henry I. Sherry Mr. & Mrs. James Sherwood IV Douglas & Robin Shore Dr. Steven L. Shore Mr. Hui-Kuo Shu & Ms. Chi-Ming Chang Alida & Stuart Silverman Rex & Joy Simms Dr. Richard Simpson Mr. & Mrs. David L. Sjoquist Bill & Susan Small Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Smith Mr. & Ms. Frank G. Smith III Mr & Mrs Gerald E. Smith Marjorie M. Smith, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Snow Mr. William F. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. John E. Sowers Mr. & Mrs. Scott Spangenberg Ms. Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Dr. & Mrs. David Stacy Mr. & Mrs. Art Staden Dr. Kenneth M. Stallings Ms. Kimberly N. Stanley Mary Louise Stark Mr. & Mrs. Reed F. Steele Mr. & Mrs. James B. Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Scott G. Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. Steve J. Stern Dr. & Mrs. Jeb Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Stewart Ms. Jennifer Stewart Esther & Jim Stokes Dr. & Mrs. John P. Straetmans Joan & Cole Stratton Mr. & Mrs. A. Pinckney Straughn Mr. Barry Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss Ms. Andrea Strickland & Mr. N. J. Cohen Mr. James Sustman & Dr. Janet St. Clair
Crystal Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Alva Tabor III Mr. Italo Tancredi & Mrs. Maria Vera-Tancredi Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Taratus Ms. Elaine M. Tarkenton Ann Tarrant Ms. Leslie M. Taylor & Mr. David Pratt Mr. Royal Teague Ms. Harriet A. Thomas John & Marilyn Thomas Mr. Dwight A. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Hal Thompson Carolyn & Tom Thorsen Mr. Joe M. Timberlake Willard & Wanda Timm C. Barry & Louisa Titus Roger & Brenda Torri Mrs. McKellar Townes, Jr. Ms. Mary F. Trembath Ms. Tracy J. Trentadue & Mr. Jim Monacell Ms. Elizabeth R. Trulock Ms. Allison Turner Mr. & Mrs. Chase Underwood Mr. Robert S. Vansant Mr. & Mrs. Alphonso J. Varner Mr. Earl Verigan Mr. Donald Vick Ms. Juliana T. Vincenzino Ms. Alice Jane Wasdin Carolyn & Dick Wasser Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Watke J M Watson Mr. & Mrs. Randolph O. Watson Mr. & Mrs. F. Wayne Weaver Ms. Susan Webb Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Webber Carol Brantley & David Webster Ardath Weck Robert Wenger & Francesca Kerpel Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Wernert Mr. John R. West & Dr. Cindy A. Stiles Dr. & Mrs. Anon E. Westmoreland Joan N. Whitcomb Mr. Lester C. White Mr. & Mrs. Homer W. Whitman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Wilcox Ms. Anne E. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Talbert Williams Mark & Ruthelen Williamson Reverend & Mrs. Taliaferro Williamson William & Ina Wise Ms. Penny Wofford & Ms. Fay Wofford Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Wolensky Raymond Woller & Doris Kadish Mr. Henry M. Wu Mr. & Mrs. Harold D. Yudelson Mrs. Sarah Zabinski & Mr. Andrzej Zabinski Dale & Ellen Zeigler
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support additional support Blonder Family Foundation
William McDaniel Charitable Foundation
Henry Sopkin Circle Recognizing planned gifts to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold William & Marion Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Blaine W. Moses Bond Robert* & Sidney Boozer Elinor A. Breman Mr. & Mrs.* Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Jr. Robert Boston Colgin Mrs. Mary Frances Evans Comstock* Dr. John W. Cooledge John R. Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Elizabeth Etoll Dr. Emile T. Fisher A. D. Frazier, Jr.
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Nola Frink Betty & Drew* Fuller Carl & Sally Gable William H. Gaik Mr.* & Mrs. L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Micheline & Bob Gerson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Billie & Sig* Guthman James & Virginia Hale John & Martha Head Ms. Jeannie Hearn Richard E. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Clayton F. Jackson Mary B. James Calvert Johnson Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff* James H. Landon
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Ouida Hayes Lanier Ione & John Lee Lucy Russell Lee & Gary Lee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Lester Liz & Jay* Levine Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham, III Mr. and Mrs. John & Linda Matthews Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis John & Clodagh Miller Mrs. Gene Morse* Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard* & Sandra Palay Dan R. Payne Bill Perkins Mrs. Lela May Perry Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram The Reiman Foundation Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel
Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr.* & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Charles H. Siegel* Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Peter James Stelling C. Mack* & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Margaret* & Randolph Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Mr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr. Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Adair & Dick White Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil* Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs. Charles R. Yates Anonymous (12) *Deceased
support Atlanta Symphony Associates The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
2012-2013 board Sylvia Davidson President Belinda Massafra Advisor Camille Yow Advisor Gayle Lindsay Secretary Camille Kesler Treasurer Judy Schmidt Nominating Chair Dawn Mullican Vice President of Communication and Public Relations Pat King Newsletter Editor
Hillary Linthicum Social Media Chair Mollie Palmer Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Beth Sullivan Children’s Concerts Natalie Miller Community Initiatives Nancy Levitt Ambassador Program
Joan Abernathy Vice President of Membership J udy Feldstein Directory Editor W adette Bradford Julie Barringer Susan Levy Membership Committee Glee Lamb Vice President of Social Events Beryl Pleasants Fall Membership Party Chair Poppy Tanner ASA Night at the Symphony Chair
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Amy Musarra Spring Luncheon Chair Natalie Miller Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Chair Bill Wilson Lisa Bankoff Liz Troy Leslie McLeod Fundraising Strategic Planning Committee
ASA Unit Chairs Daron Tarlton Bravo! Chair Mary Frances Early Concerto Co-Chair Joanne Lincoln Concerto Co-Chair Joan Abernathy Encore Chair Liz Cohn Ensemble Co-Chair Betty Jeter Ensemble Co-Chair Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair Whitley Green Vivace Chair
support
corporate & government
Classical Title Sponsor Classic Chastain Title Sponsor Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor
Holiday Title Sponsor Muhtar A. Kent Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Darryl Harmon Southeast Regional President
Richard H. Anderson Chief Executive Officer
Frank BisignanO Paul R. Garcia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor
Chief Executive Officer
Philip I. Kent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts
Supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Jerry Karr Senior Managing Director
This program is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.
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Forty Years of Delta Classic Chastain (Continued from page 16) Since 1973, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has been performing under the stars at Atlanta’s legendary Chastain Park Amphitheater. Over the years, the popular Buckhead venue has hosted numerous great entertainers, including James Taylor, the Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Jay Leno, and Diana Ross to name a few.
the perfect setting for romantic date nights, relaxed family gatherings, or good times with friends. The all-star lineups attract more than 100,000 people every summer. “The whole social atmosphere of people reserving the same tables at Chastain throughout the years has given Atlantans a strong sense of community,” Flint says.
“… a romantic outing, an evening with a group of friends, or even a night out alone, Chastain is “It’s a tradition that was made for you.” started by the audiences,” But great live music isn’t the only thing for which the venue is famous; it’s also known for its elaborate picnic spreads.
says Jere Flint, ASO cellist and staff conductor, who has performed and conducted many times at Chastain. “People began bringing food and wine, which turned into literal banquets with candelabras and table decorations. They even used to give prizes for the decorations!” And on more than one occasion, guest artists have been known to hop down from the stage to sample the food and sip wine. Chastain’s ambiance distinguishes it from other local venues. After sunset a sea of twinkling candles and restless fireflies cast a magical glow over the 6,700-seat venue, creating an atmosphere unlike any other. “The sight from the stage of all the beautifully lit candles in the night is the one thing all the artists comment on,” Flint says. These outdoor concerts have become a memorable Atlanta tradition and provide
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Chastain Park Amphitheater Program Director Tanner Smith, who handles everything from booking artists and overseeing maintenance, to managing the ASO’s relationship with the city, says many factors make the Amphitheater appealing.
“The location of Chastain is perfect, and I think Atlantans love Chastain because they can control their experience,” Smith says. “If you want the concert to be a romantic outing, an evening with a group of friends or even a night out alone, Chastain is made for you. The ability to control your food and beverage experience is another big attraction. We also present some of the biggest names in music in a relatively intimate atmosphere.” But it’s not just Atlantans who love Chastain. The venue is consistently hailed as one of the South’s favorite concert experiences by media and music lovers, and is a perennial choice in Pollstar magazine’s annual listing of top U.S. outdoor venues. It was nominated in 1994, 2009, 2011, and 2012 for the Red Rocks Award for Small Outdoor Venue. (Please continue reading on Page 48)
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Jones Day Foundation & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund
AGL Resources Inc. Balch & Bingham Lisa & Joe Bankoff Crawford & Company GE Energy Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion IntercontinentalExchange PNC Primerica Troutman Sanders LLP
★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Bank of America Delta Air Lines, Inc. Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Klaus Family Foundation The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Novelis Inc. Southwest Airlines Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo
★★★★★★ $75,000+ Goodwin Group Kilpatrick Townsend Norfolk Southern The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn Siemens Industry, Inc.
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★★★★ $35,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Atlanta Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Invesco PLC Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Hellen Ingram Plummer Foundation, Inc. Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation Alex and Betty Smith DonorAdvised Fund at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia Harris A. Smith Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP United Distributors, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
★★★ $25,000+ Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Cousins Properties Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. DLA Piper Mike Donnelly Doosan Infracore International Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Beth & Tommy Holder The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Infor Global Solutions Sarah & Jim Kennedy Macy’s Foundation Mueller Water Products, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe SCANA Energy Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation Southwire Company Towers Watson Waffle House, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Carla & Leonard Wood Yancey Bros. Co. ★★ $15,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant
The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris Bessemer Trust Laura & Stan Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch The Brand Banking Company Bryan Cave LLP George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Camp-Younts Foundation Mary Cahill & Rory Murphy Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Cornerstone Investment Partners Dewberry Foundation Duke Realty Corporation The Deborah Elkins Foundation Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Ford & Harrison LLP Robert L. Fornaro Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes The Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLC Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Jamestown Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation
Ingrid Saunders Jones JWT The Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin Katherine John Murphy Foundation Newell Rubbermaid Gail & Bob O’Leary Vicki & John Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Mary & Craig Ramsey Smith Gambrell and Russell, LLP Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Sprint Foundation State Bank & Trust Company Staples Foundation Superior Essex Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Thompson Verizon Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams The Xerox Foundation
Donations for the Annual Campaign from June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012
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Forty Years of Delta Classic Chastain (Continued from page 44) And guest artists love the Amphitheater, too. “The venue has an intimate feel that most artists find very exciting,” Smith explains. “The patrons and artists have the ability to really connect due to the layout of the venue.”
Smith says. “We’ve even facilitated the development of symphony charts for popular artists such as Styx, Jill Scott and the Decemberists. This is a very creative and collaborative process that places the ASO at the forefront of innovation.”
This summer, during the 40th anniversary season, audiences will see another great lineup of artists, including Anita Baker, Charlie Wilson, Straight No Chaser, Martina McBride, and more. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will grace the stage for “Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel” and “Just Imagine: A Symphonic Tribute to John Lennon Starring Tim Piper.”
Flint agrees that the ASO’s presence at Chastain is imperative. “We can reach people who might not venture into Symphony Hall, but can recognize and feel they are supporting the Orchestra through these summer concerts,” he says.
These summer performances at Chastain are a beloved pastime for the ASO. “Our tradition of presenting and performing at Chastain is enormously important, and I love how we have the ability to combine contemporary artists with the Orchestra,”
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Clearly, it’s too soon to describe Delta Classic Chastain as “over the hill.” With nearly 20 concerts on the books in the coming months, the Amphitheater will be rockin’ and rollin’ this summer — and for many years to come. For more information and summer concert listings, visit deltaclassicchastain.com.
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1 Honoring Local Heroes An ASO string quartet performed at City Hall for the Atlanta Police Department’s annual memorial service for fallen officers. 2 Home Sweet Home Mike and Liz Troy, Natalie Miller, Sylvia Davidson, and Stanley Romanstein at the Opening Night Party of the 2013 Decorators’ Show House & Gardens.
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