February 2012: Ravel & Beethoven at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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features

the music

16 Cupid Comes Calling

21 This week’s concert and program notes

Two couples discuss love and life in the Orchestra.

48 A Conversation with Pinney...

Meet Pinney Allen, the Head of the Atlanta Girls’ School and Education Committee Chair of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors.

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10 things we absolutely love about being Atlanta’s Symphony Orchestra: 10. We get to bring live performances of great music to more than 400,000 people every year. Thanks for making us a part of your life.

9. In addition to our concert audiences, our donors make it possible for us to bring the power of music to bear on the lives of more than 50,000 Atlanta students and their teachers every year. What an opportunity!

8. Last year’s graduating seniors from the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra were offered over $5 million in scholarships and scored an average on 2041 on the SAT. We like to think we played at least a small role in their success.

7. The participants in our nationally acclaimed Talent Development Program boast an annual high school graduation rate of 100 percent. Last year’s graduates are now at Juilliard, Harvard, and Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. We’re proud of their accomplishments and of our ability to nurture their talents.

6. We get to partner with many of Atlanta’s most iconic businesses: Delta, Coke, UPS, the Home Depot, the Falcons, and many, many more.

5. Our individual donors may be few in number (barely 2.4 percent of our audiences), but they are wonderfully generous. Members of the Atlanta Symphony Associates, the Patron Partnership, and donors at the Appassionato level, are simply superb.

4. Our partnerships and collaborations with other Atlanta institutions — Morehouse College, Spelman College, Emory and Georgia State, the Latin American Association, to name only a few — are vibrant and integral to who we are.

3. We are part of the Woodruff Arts Center, the only major arts center in the nation that incorporates music, theatre, visual arts and arts education under one roof. What a statement about our city’s vision and values.

2. We go away — to rave reviews for our performances at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall and elsewhere — but we always come home again, because ...

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Paul R. Garcia Carol Green Gellerstedt Thomas Hooten Tad Hutcheson † Mrs. Roya Irvani † Clayton F. Jackson D. Kirk Jamieson Ben F. Johnson III Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander James H. Landon Michael Lang Donna Lee Lucy Lee Karole F. Lloyd Kelly L. Loeffler Meghan H. Magruder

Belinda Massafra* Penny McPhee Victoria Palefsky Leslie Z. Petter Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Martin Richenhagen † John D. Rogers Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* Dennis Sadlowski William Schultz John Sibley H. Hamilton Smith Lucinda B. Smith Thurmond Smithgall Paul Snyder

Gail Ravin Starr Mary Rose Taylor Joseph M. Thompson Liz Troy Ray Uttenhove Chilton Davis Varner † S. Patrick Viguerie Rick Walker Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman John B. White, Jr. † Richard S. White, Jr. † Joni Winston † Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow

Board of counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Robert M. Balentine Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Arnoldo Fiedotin

Charles Ginden John T. Glover Frances B. Graves Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Herb Karp Jim Kelley George Lanier

Patricia Leake Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey Joyce Schwob Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.

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Mrs. Drew Fuller Mary D. Gellerstedt

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Arthur L. Montgomery * ex officio † 2011-2012 sabbatical

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Robert Spano music Director

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usic Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Gandolfi and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

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Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Mr. Spano has led the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles. Mr. Spano was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year.

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In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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Cupid comes calling Two couples discuss love and life in the Orchestra

by Kate Sweeney

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t’s a cliché to talk about couples who finish each other’s sentences. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Bass Ralph Jones and Associate Principal Bass Gloria Jones, who will have been married for 28 years this May, finish each other’s musical phrasing. “We have the same concept of how long or short something should be,” says Gloria, 48. “We really blend ...” “... and sometimes, I see her doing things, and I’ll say, ‘Hey, that’s good!’ adds Ralph, 66.

“And vice-versa,” says Gloria. Because the first and second chair double bass, one of several couples in the Orchestra, really do finish each other’s sentences, too.

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Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN

SECOND VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

David Coucheron Concertmaster William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich

David Arenz Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair* Sou-Chun Su Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair* Jay Christy Assistant Principal Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift David Dillard Eleanor Kosek Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell Ronda Respess Frank Walton

Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair* Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair * Catherine Lynn Assistant Principal Wesley Collins Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Yiyin Li Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin Ardath Weck

Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair* Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair* Karen Freer Assistant Principal Dona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus Joel Dallow Jere Flint Jennifer Humphreys Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Paul Warner

SECTION VIOLIN ‡

Judith Cox Raymond Leung Sanford Salzinger

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BASS

Ralph Jones Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair * Gloria Jones Associate Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden Douglas Sommer Thomas Thoreson

Jere Flint

Norman Mackenzie

Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

FLUTE

BASS CLARINET

TROMBONE

HARP

Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal Paul Brittan Carl David Hall

Alcides Rodriguez

Colin Williams Principal Stephen Wilson Associate Principal Nathan Zgonc George Curran

Elisabeth RemyJohnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair

PICCOLO

Carl David Hall OBOE

Elizabeth Koch Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair * Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Ann Lillya † CLARINET

Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez E-FLAT CLARINET

Ted Gurch

BASSOON

Carl Nitchie Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar

BASS TROMBONE

George Curran

CONTRA-BASSOON

TUBA

Juan de Gomar

Michael Moore Principal

HORN

Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane Bruce Kenney

TIMPANI

TRUMPET

PERCUSSION

Thomas Hooten Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* Karin Bliznik Associate Principal Michael Tiscione Joseph Walthall

Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal

Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle

KEYBOARD

The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY

Rebecca Beavers Principal Nicole Jordan Assistant Principal Librarian John Wildermuth Assistant Librarian

‡ rotate between sections * Chair named in perpetuity † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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program

Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Series Concerts Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 2, 3 and 4, 2012, at 8 p.m.

Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Gabriela Montero, Piano

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) (1908)

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty)

II. Petit Poucet (Hop-o’ My Thumb)

III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes

(Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas)

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête

(Conversations of Beauty and the Beast)

V. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37 (1803)

I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo. Allegro

Intermission ˇák (1841-1904) Antonín DvoR

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88 (1889)

I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Allegro ma non troppo

“Inside the Music” preview of the concert, Thursday at 7 p.m., presented by Ken Meltzer, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Insider and Program Annotator.

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited.

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert on November 5, 2011 at Carnegie Hall is made possible through the generous support of Delta Air Lines, Thurmond Smithgall and the Massey Charitable Trust.

Solo pianos used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are gifts of the Atlanta Steinway Society and in memory of David Goldwasser. The Hamburg Steinway piano is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Rosi Fiedotin.

The Yamaha custom six-quarter tuba is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Principal Tuba player Michael Moore from The Antinori Foundation.

This performance is being recorded for broadcast at a later time. Atlanta Symphony concert broadcasts are heard each week on Atlanta’s WABE FM-90.1 and Georgia Public Broadcasting’s statewide network.

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program Notes on the Program

By Ken Meltzer Ma mère l’oye (1908) Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées, France, on March 7, 1875, and died in Paris, France, on December 28, 1937. The first performance of the original piano duet version of Ma mère l’oye took place on April 20, 1910, at the Paris Salle Gaveau. Ma mère l’oye is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, timpani, celeste, orchestra bells, bass drum, xylophone, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is seventeen minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription performances: March 9 and 10, 1961, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most recent ASO Classical Subscription performances (Complete Ballet): February 22 and 24, 2008, Oliver Knussen, Conductor.

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aurice Ravel’s Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), subtitled Five Pieces for Children, first appeared as a series of miniatures for piano four hands. Ravel composed the duets in 1908 as a surprise gift for Mimi and Jean, children of his dear friends, Ida and Jean Godebski. Ravel loved to play with young Mimi and Jean, and often delighted them with his animated readings of various Mother Goose tales.

Three years after composing the original piano work, Ravel orchestrated Ma mère l’oye.

Finally, Ravel was commissioned to create a Ma mère l’oye ballet that received its premiere at the Théâtre des Arts in Paris on January 28, 1912. For the ballet, Ravel added a Prelude, another scene, and interludes connecting the various episodes.

Ravel noted: “(m)y intention of awakening the poetry of childhood in these pieces naturally led me to simplify my style and thin out my writing.” Despite Ravel’s typically self-effacing posture, there is nothing simple about the magical atmosphere and charm he masterfully conjures in these exquisite miniatures, particularly when heard in their orchestral guise.

This concert features Ravel’s orchestration of the original five-movement work.

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty) — Twenty bars of the most delicate music, featuring woodwinds and muted strings, set the stage for the remaining tales.

II. Petit Poucet (Hop-o’ My Thumb) — In the preface to this movement, Ravel includes the following excerpt from the Perrault fairy tale: He believed that he would easily find his way by means of the breadcrumbs that he had strewn wherever he had passed; but he was greatly surprised when he could not find a single crumb; the birds had come and eaten them all.

Muted violins trace Hop-o’ My Thumb’s footsteps in the forest, as the oboe sings a lovely tune. Ravel recreates the sounds of the ravenous birds through a masterful combination of strings and woodwinds. encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 23

III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas) — A beautiful princess is horribly transformed by an evil witch (later she is rescued by a prince).

In his score, Ravel includes the following excerpt from the fairy tale: She undressed and went into the bath. The Pagodas and Pagodines began to sing and play on instruments; some had theorbos made of walnut shells; some had violas made of almond shells, for they were obliged to proportion the instruments to their figure.

Ravel’s fascination with Asian music is reflected in the use of pentatonic scales and sonorities that recall gamelan ensembles. Again, the music is of the utmost delicacy.

IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast) — The Beauty takes note of the Beast’s kind heart that makes him, somehow, less unattractive. The Beast pleads with the Beauty to marry him. At first the Beauty declines, but finally agrees. Suddenly, the Beast disappears and is replaced by a handsome prince “more beautiful than Cupid.”

The Beauty is portrayed by an elegant waltz, first played by the solo clarinet. A rumbling contrabassoon voices the Beast’s entreaties. A shimmering harp glissando depicts the magical transformation of the Beast, now represented in his princely form by a romantic solo violin.

V. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden) — Ma mère l’oye concludes with a glorious evocation of the awakening of the Fairy Garden. The strings introduce a simple, yet hauntingly affecting melody. The movement grows in splendor, as Ravel’s Mother Goose reaches its shimmering and elegant resolution.

Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37 (1803) Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized in Bonn, Germany, on December 17, 1770, and died in Vienna, Austria, on March 26, 1827. The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 3 took place in Vienna on April 5, 1803, at the Theater-an-der-Wien, with the composer as soloist. In addition to the solo piano, the C-minor Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-four minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: January 18, 1951, Hugh Hodgson, Piano, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: September 25, 27 and 28, 2008, Emanuel Ax, Piano, Robert Spano, Conductor.

Beethoven, Schikaneder and the Theater-an-der -Wien

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ienna’s magnificent Theater-an-der-Wien was the creation of actor Emanuel Schikaneder, the librettist for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1791 opera The Magic Flute. Schikaneder also sang the role of the bird-catcher Papageno at the opera’s premiere.

While Schikaneder obtained his building permit in 1786, the Theater-an-der-Wien did not open until June 13, 1801. Schikaneder, an astute businessman, sought methods to compete

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program with the established Burgtheater and Kärntnertor theaters in Vienna. In 1803, Schikaneder scored a massive coup when he convinced Ludwig van Beethoven to present concerts at his Theater-an-der-Wien. Schikaneder also provided Beethoven and his brother Carl with lodgings in the Theater building, commencing in the spring of 1803.

An announcement in the Wiener Zeitung on March 22, 1803, heralded Beethoven’s inaugural Theater-an-der-Wien concert: NOTICE On the 4th of April Herr Ludwig van Beethoven will produce a new Oratorio set to music by him Christus am Oelberge in the I.R. Privil. Theater-an-der-Wien. The other pieces to be performed will be announced on the large billboard.

The “other pieces” included Beethoven’s First Symphony, as well as the world premieres of his Second Symphony and Third Piano Concerto. The length of this program pales in comparison with the legendary epic December 22, 1808 concert, featuring the world premieres of Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, his Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy, as well as four movements from his Mass in C, and the soprano aria “Ah! Perfido.” Still, the program, delayed until April 5, featured two and one half hours of music.

“A terrible rehearsal” It’s not surprising that the energy and patience of the musicians were strained to their limits.

Ferdinand Ries described the final rehearsal, which began on the day of the concert at 8:00 in the morning: It was a terrible rehearsal, and at half past two everybody was exhausted and more or less dissatisfied. Prince Karl Lichnowsky, who had attended the rehearsal from the beginning, sent out for large baskets of buttered bread, cold meat and wine. He warmly invited everyone to help himself, which was done with both hands, with the result that the warm atmosphere was restored.

After tempers had calmed, Lichnowsky convinced the musicians to continue with a rehearsal that lasted almost to the beginning of the concert itself.

Beethoven served as conductor for the entire program. He was also the piano soloist in his C-minor Piano Concerto. A reviewer in the Zeitung für die Elegante Welt opined that Beethoven “did not perform (the Concerto) to the complete satisfaction of the public.”

If the critic’s view was accurate, the explanation may well be found in this account of the performance by Beethoven’s pupil Ignaz von Seyfried: In the playing of the concerto movements he asked me to turn the pages for him; but — heaven help me! — that was easier said then done. I saw almost nothing but empty leaves; at the most on one page or the other encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 25

a few Egyptian hieroglyphs wholly unintelligible to me scribbled down to serve as clues for him; for he played nearly all the solo part from memory, since, as was so often the case, he had not had time to put it all down on paper. He gave me a secret glance whenever he was at the end of one of the invisible pages and my scarcely concealable anxiety not to miss the decisive moment amused him greatly and he laughed heartily at the jovial supper that we ate afterwards.

Sketches for the C-minor Concerto indicate that Beethoven may have begun composition of the work as early as 1797. The manuscript bears the following notation: “Concerto 1800 da L. v. Beethoven.” Nevertheless, as previously noted, the solo part was not fully transcribed even by the time of the 1803 premiere.

The C-minor Concerto is a work that reflects the transition from the Haydn and Mozartinfluenced works of Beethoven’s early period to the more heroic output of the middle portion of his career. The stormy opening movement looks forward to another work in the key of C minor, the immortal Fifth Symphony (1808). The Largo recalls first-hand accounts describing Beethoven’s ability to move audiences to tears through the sheer beauty of his playing. The finale, on the other hand, reveals a humorous side of the composer that is too often forgotten.

Musical Analysis I. Allegro con brio — The strings, answered by the winds, softly introduce the ascending and descending opening theme. Soon the orchestra presents a vigorous statement of the theme (this is one of several times in this movement that Beethoven employs sharply contrasting dynamics to great effect). The strings present a more genial second theme. Echoes of the opening theme return to conclude the orchestral exposition. The soloist’s exposition begins with a series of ascending flourishes and a bold statement of the opening theme, again quickly juxtaposed with softer dynamics. Once the soloist enters, he is clearly the focus of the proceedings, but the orchestra hardly serves as mere accompanist, frequently engaging in lively exchanges with the pianist. The mysterious development section — sotto voce for the most part — is based upon the opening theme. A vigorous cascade of notes by the soloist introduces a varied recapitulation of the principal themes. The soloist’s cadenza is followed by a brief but highly dramatic coda.

II. Largo — The opening of the stunningly beautiful Largo — indeed virtually the entire movement — is a tender dialogue for piano and orchestra. The soloist enters with a hushed and expansive statement, to which the orchestra, featuring muted strings, responds. The central section presents the soloist’s flowing arpeggios as counterpoint to statements by the woodwinds. A descending passage by the pianist leads to a reprise of the opening section.

The soloist is prominent in the Largo’s closing pages, offering a series of scales and a brief cadenza. The concluding fortissimo chord disturbs the reverie and prepares the audience for the high spirits of the ensuing Rondo.

III. Rondo. Allegro — The finale, a beguiling combination of rondo and sonata forms, opens with the soloist’s introduction of the angular principal theme. A series of orchestral

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program fanfares, in tandem with ascending flourishes by the pianist, seems to portend a grand, dramatic passage. What follows instead is the playful, descending, subsidiary theme. This is just one of many surprises in a remarkably inventive movement — another is the sudden appearance of a rather pastoral interlude. A fugato section leads to a brief passage for the soloist, and finally, a reprise of the principal and subsidiary themes. Beethoven saves his most delicious surprise for the conclusion. A grand orchestral statement and cadenza by the soloist are followed by a transformation of the principal theme into a skipping, 6/8 Presto, capped by a joyous race to the finish.

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88 (1889) ˇák was born in Mühlhausen, Bohemia (now Nelahozeves, the Antonín DvoR Czech Republic), on September 8, 1841, and died in Prague on May 1, 1904. The first performance of the Symphony No. 8 took place in Prague on February 2, 1890, with the composer conducting the Prague National Theater Orchestra. The Eighth Symphony is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-six minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: October 30, 1951, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: February 25, 26 and 27, 2010, Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor.

“The melodies simply pour out of me”

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hile working on his Piano Quartet, Opus 87, Czech composer Antonín Dvorˇák told his friend, Alois Göbl: “It’s going unexpectedly easily and the melodies simply pour out of me.” On August 26, 1889, one week after finishing the Piano Quartet, Dvorˇák began work on his Symphony in G Major.

And it appears a similar level of inspiration attended the new orchestral work.

Dvorˇák began to note ideas for the Symphony, and started the composition sketch on September 6. Dvorˇák completed the sketches for all four movements by September 23, and finished the orchestration on November 8.

On February 2, 1890, Dvorˇák conducted the Prague National Theater Orchestra in the premiere of his Eighth Symphony. A few months later, the composer again presented the Symphony in honor of his election as Member of the Franz Josef Academy for Science, Literature and Art in Prague. On June 16, 1891, the University of Cambridge bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Music upon Dvorˇák, who again offered his G-Major Symphony in commemoration of the event.

The Eighth Symphony proved to be the source of an unfortunate rift between Dvorˇák and his German publisher, Simrock. Dvorˇák had previously granted Simrock the right of first refusal for publication of all his works. Despite the success of Dvorˇák’s Seventh in London, Vienna and Berlin, Simrock was not convinced that the Czech composer’s Symphonies were encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 27

profitable. Simrock offered 1,000 marks to publish the Eighth Symphony, one-sixth of the fee paid for the Seventh. Dvorˇák interpreted this low offer as an outright refusal. Novello in England published Dvorˇák’s G-Major in 1892. Because of the Cambridge performance and publication by Novello, the G-Major has, from time to time, been referred to as Dvorˇák’s “English” Symphony.

Of course, there is nothing particularly English about the music of Dvorˇák’s Eighth Symphony. As with most of his works, the G-Major Symphony is brimming with the influence of Czech folk melodies and rhythms. It is also in many ways highly innovative, suggesting new possibilities for traditional symphonic forms. According to Dvorˇák biographer, Otakar Sourek, the composer (by his own admission) consciously strove to create “a work different from his other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way.” This, Dvorˇák achieved in the context of energetic and optimistic music, bursting with unforgettable melodies.

Musical Analysis I. Allegro con brio — The Symphony begins with a somber introduction, played by the winds and cellos. This music serves as a unifying force throughout the movement, returning as a bridge to the development and recapitulation of the principal themes. Out of the shadows emerges the sprightly main theme, first played by the solo flute and soon, triumphantly, by the full orchestra. The flutes and clarinets, over triplet string accompaniment, play the minor-key second theme The woodwinds then introduce a pianissimo, chorale-like melody, played with great force by the entire orchestra. A stormy, contrapuntal development leads to the English horn’s recapitulation of the initial theme. The other themes return in sequence. The movement concludes with a brief, dramatic coda, prominently featuring the brass and timpani.

II. Adagio — The slow movement, in rather free form, presents a series of episodes essentially based on upon the opening four-note motif, consisting of rising sixteenth-note triplets and a quarter note. Especially captivating is an extended C-Major episode with a shimmering espressivo violin solo. The Adagio explores a variety of moods and colors before achieving its peaceful conclusion.

III. Allegretto grazioso — Instead of the scherzo then in fashion, the third movement is in the character of a melancholy waltz. The first violins sing the principal melody, closely related to its counterpart in the Adagio. The lilting, major-key trio prominently features the woodwinds. The traditional repeat of the waltz leads to an unexpectedly joyful Coda (Molto vivace) in 2/4 time, serving as a bridge to the finale.

IV. Allegro ma non troppo — A trumpet call heralds the opening of the final movement.

The cellos introduce the theme that serves as the basis for a series of diverse and often thrilling variations. In the midst of the variations, the trumpet-call motif returns. A series of lyrical variations finally yields to a jubilant coda (Tempo I), as the G-Major Symphony dashes to a rousing close.

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program thomas wilkins, Conductor

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homas Wilkins is the music director of the Omaha Symphony, a position he has held since 2005. Additionally, he is principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and was recently appointed the youth and family concerts conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Past positions have included resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony, the Florida Orchestra (Tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony (Virginia).

Thomas Wilkins He served on the music faculties of North Park University (Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

Committed to promoting a lifelong enthusiasm for music, Thomas brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. For his significant contribution to the children of Tampa Bay, the Pinellas County Music Educators Association named him a 1998 Friend of the Arts; the Hillsborough County Elementary Music Educators recognized him as 1998 Music Educator of the Year.

During his conducting career, Thomas has been featured with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Dallas Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Houston Symphony and the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. He is also a frequent guest conductor with the Baltimore Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recently he debuted with the Utah Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Rochester (N.Y.) and Rhode Island philharmonic orchestras.

Thomas serves as a director at large for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the board of directors of such organizations as the Center Against Spouse Abuse in Tampa Bay, and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Academy Preparatory Center for Education, both in St. Petersburg. Currently, he serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.

A native of Norfolk, Va., Thomas earned his bachelor of music education degree from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in 1978. In 1982, he was awarded a master of music degree in orchestral conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

Thomas and his wife, Sheri-Lee, reside in Omaha with their twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.

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Gabriela montero, Piano

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abriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a quickly expanding audience and devoted following around the world. “I connect to my audience in a completely unique way — and they connect with me. Because improvisation is such a huge part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous way I can express myself.” Today, in both recital and after performing a concerto, Gabriela often invites her audience to ask for a melody for improvisations.

Gabriela Montero

Ms. Montero’s engagements include acclaimed performances with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, Rotterdam Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchestre Koln. In recital she has appeared in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Hamburg, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Salzburg Festival, Koln Philharmonie, Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Istanbul International Festival, Kennedy Center and Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., Ravinia Festival, National Arts Centre Ottawa, Orchard Hall Tokyo and at the ‘Progetto Martha Argerich’ Festival in Lugano, where she is invited annually.

Ms. Montero’s 2011-12 season highlights include debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra, both in Cleveland and on tour, as well as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In addition she returns to Pittsburgh for performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In Europe she recently toured with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and performs with Vienna Radio Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.

She has long had a desire to take her improvisations to the next logical step of composition.

Gabriela has enthusiastically embarked on this new phase of her career by composing ExPatria for piano and orchestra. Her composition received its premiere performance in London and on tour in Germany with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields orchestra. In these concerts, her multifaceted talents were featured along with her new work as she performed Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto and her legendary solo improvisations.

Ms. Montero’s recordings for EMI Classics includes music by Rachmaninov, Chopin and Liszt, and a second of her deeply felt and technically brilliant improvisations. Her EMI CD Bach and Beyond is a complete disc of improvisations on themes by Bach, which topped the charts for several months. In February 2008 her follow-up EMI recording of improvisations, Baroque, was nominated for a Grammy Award and released with great critical acclaim; it received five-star reviews from BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM. Gabriela’s most recent recording, Solatino, released by EMI Classics in January, is devoted to works by Latin American composers.

Born in Caracas Venezuela, Gabriela gave her first public performance at age 5. At 8, she made her concerto debut with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra conducted by Jose Antonio Abreu and was granted a scholarship from the Venezuelan Government to study in the United States. She resides in Massachusetts with her two daughters.

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support The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts of individuals, corporations, foundations, government and other entities whose contributions help the Orchestra fulfill its mission to be a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our community. The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives from 2011 and 2012.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.) $500,000+

Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos** The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Delta Air Lines The Zeist Foundation, Inc. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $250,000+

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr. Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers

The Coca-Cola Company Mrs. William A. Schwartz

$100,000+

GE Asset Management Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. McTier

Turner Broadcasting System The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center

$75,000+

Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

Fulton County Arts Council National Endowment for the Arts

UPS

$50,000+

Anonymous AT&T Real Yellow Pages GE Energy The Graves Foundation InterContinental Hotels Group

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The Reiman Foundation Mr. Thurmond Smithgall Robert Spano Susan & Thomas Wardell

SunTrust Bank SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

$35,000+

Georgia Natural Gas Massey Charitable Trust

Porsche Cars North America Publix Super Markets Charities

Patty & Doug Reid Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. MetLife Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal* Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson*

Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Ryder System, Inc. Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Adair & Dick White Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.* Sue & Neil Williams

$25,000+

Jim & Adele Abrahamson Susan & Richard Anderson Stephanie & Arthur Blank Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia & John Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Georgia Council for the Arts Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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$17,500+

Anonymous (2) The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Lynn Eden Gary & Nancy Fayard Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Garcia

Jane & Clay Jackson Amy & Mark Kistulinec Karole & John Lloyd Kelly Loeffler & Jeffrey C. Sprecher Mr. Kenneth & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer

Loren & Gail Starr Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Chilton & Morgan Varner Patrick & Susie Viguerie Camille Yow

Mr. Donald F. Fox Charles & Mary Ginden D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Sarah & Jim Kennedy Steve & Eydie Koonin

Carrie & Brian Kurlander Michael & Cindi Lang Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Suzanne & Bill Plybon Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein

Joyce & Henry Schwob Irene & Howard Stein Mary Rose Taylor Mike & Liz Troy Ray & John Uttenhove Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. S. Wright Caughman Dr. John W. Cooledge Trisha & Doug Craft Cari Katrice Dawson Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Mary D. Gellerstedt GMT Capital Corporation Nancy D. Gould Joe Guthridge & David Ritter*

Jan & Tom Hough Mr. Tad Hutcheson Roya & Bahman Irvani Robert J. Jones Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. John M. Law Pat & Nolan Leake The Livingston Foundation, Inc. Mike’s Hard Lemonade Morgens West Foundation Primerica

Margaret & Bob Reiser Bill & Rachel Schultz* Mr. John A. Sibley III Siemens Industry, Inc. John Sparrow Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Trapp Family Turner Foundation, Inc. Charlie Wade & M.J. Conboy Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Neal & Virginia Williams Suzanne Bunzl Wilner

Atlanta Federation of Musicians Jeff & Ann Cramer*

Jere & Patsy Drummond Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. JBS Foundation

The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Mary Helen & Jim Dalton Richard A. & Lynne N. Dorfman Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler David L. Forbes James F. Fraser The Fraser-Parker Foundation, Inc. Betty Sands Fuller Sally & Carl Gable Dick & Anne Goodsell Mr. & Mrs. David Gould

The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund The Jamieson Family Philip I. Kent George H. Lanier The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Links Inc., Azalea City Chapter Belinda & Gino Massafra Linda & John Matthews John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan

Penelope & Raymond McPhee* Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr. Margaret H. Petersen Hamilton & Mason Smith* Sandy & Paul Smith Peter James Stelling Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini

Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation Steven & Caroline Harless Sally W. Hawkins

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums JoAnn Hall Hunsinger

Paul & Rosthema Kastin Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester* Deborah & William Liss Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman

$15,000+

Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III The Antinori Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff Mr. & Mrs. David Edmiston In memory of Polly Ellis

by Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. $10,000+ Anonymous AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith Mark & Christine Armour The Balloun Family Mr. David Boatwright The Boston Consulting Group The Breman Foundation, Inc. The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Cynthia & Donald Carson $7,500+ The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

$5,000+ Anonymous (2) Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Mrs. Suzanne Dansby Bollman & Mr. Brooks Bollman Bubba Brands, Inc. Dr. Robert L. & Lucinda W. Bunnen Charles Campbell & Ann Grovenstein-Campbell

$3,500+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Mr. James L. Davis & Ms. Carol Comstock* Ellen & Howard Feinsand

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support

$3,500+ continued Ruth & Paul Marston Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III Walter W. Mitchell

Leslie & Skip Petter Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves

& Mr. Mark S. Lange Burton Trimble H. & T. Yamashita*

S.A. Robinson

Nancy & Henry Shuford In memory of Willard Shull Elliott Sopkin Ms. Kimberly Tribble

Sally & Larry Davis Drs. Carlos del Rio & Jeannette Guarner Gregory & Debra Durden Ms. Diane Durgin Francine D. Dykes & Richard H. Delay The Robert S. Elster Foundation John & Michelle Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Garland Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Ben & Lynda Greer Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Paul B., Paul H., & M. Harrison Hackett Darlene K. Henson Mr. Thomas Hooten & Ms. Jennifer Marotta Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. William M. Hudson Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Dorothy Jackson** Ms. Cynthia Jeness Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston Dr. Maurice J. Jurkiewicz** Hazel & Herb Karp

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Dick & Georgia Kimball* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. King Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Birgit & David McQueen Gregory & Judy Moore Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olive Ms. Rebecca Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Elise T. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Rezin Pidgeon, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue

John & Kyle Rogers Dr. Paul J. Seguin Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Kay R. Shirley Beverly & Milton Shlapak Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Sydney Simons Baker & Debby Smith Amy & Paul Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Lynne & Steven Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie York-Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Mr. William C. Voss Mr. & Mrs. Randolph O. Watson Dr. & Mrs. Roger P. Webb Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates

George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Bill & Susan Gibson Carol & Henry Grady Mary C. Gramling Mr. Lewis H. Hamner III Thomas High In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Stephanie & Henry Howell Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Mary B. & Wayne James Aaron & Joyce Johnson Baxter P. Jones Lana M. Jordan Mr. Thomas J. Jung Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer Thomas C. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Craig P. MacKenzie

Kay & John Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Virginia K. McTague Angela & Jimmy Mitchell Mrs. Gene Morse** Barbara & Sanford Orkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Palay Mr. & Mrs. Emory H. Palmer Mr. Robert Peterson Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Provaré Technology, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer The Gary Rollins Foundation

John T. Ruff Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Alida & Stuart Silverman Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Johannah Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Steagall Kay & Alex Summers Elvira Tate Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tipping Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Alan & Marcia Watt Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger William & Rebecca White* Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Herbert & Grace Zwerner

$2,250+ Anonymous (3) Mrs. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk John** & Helen Aderhold Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Paul & Marian Anderson Jack & Helga Beam Ms. Laura J. Bjorkholm & Mr. John C. Reece II Rita & Herschel Bloom Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush The Buss Family Charitable Fund Ms. Marnite B. Calder Mr. & Mrs. Beauchamp C. Carr Ralph & Rita Connell Chip & Darlene Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Mr. Robert Cronin & Ms. Christina Smith

$1,750+ Anonymous Dr. David & Julie Bakken Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bell Dr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson Leon & Linda Borchers Mr.** & Mrs. Eric L. Brooker Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins* Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Jean & Jerry Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Brant Davis* Mrs. H. Frances Davis Peter & Vivian de Kok Elizabeth & John Donnelly Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett Cree & Frazer Durrett Mary Frances Early Ree & Ralph Edwards Heike & Dieter Elsner

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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The ASO is flourishing thanks to the generous support of our members. With ticket sales covering only half of our operating expenses, Individual giving helps bridge the gap and enable the talented members of our Orchestra to reach even greater heights of artistic excellence. $1,000+ Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. John Allan Gerson H. Aronovitz Mr. & Mrs. William Atkins Anthony Barbagallo & Kristen Fowks Mrs. Katy Barksdale Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Robert & Teresa Betkowski Shirley Blaine Mr. & Mrs. Merritt S. Bond Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Boone III Ms. Shelia A. Brown Dr. Barbara S. Bruner Barbara & Steve Chaddick Cindy & Ethan Charleston Mr. Brian Christjohn Mr. & Mrs. Randall T. Clark William Cook Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan J. Davies Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Clayton H. Farnham Mach Flinn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Foss Tom & Donna Fullilove John W. Gamwell

Peg Simms Gary JWG Retirement Plan Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Mr. & Mrs. Jere W. Goldsmith IV Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Gray Billy Eiselstein & Andy Greene Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. George N. Gundersen Michael Hand Carol & Thomas J. Hanner Mr. Harald R. Hansen Phil & Lisa Hartley John & Martha Head Kenneth R. Hey Alan & Lucy Hinman Mr. Ray Inglett, Jr. William L. & Sally S. Jorden Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Dr. Naomi M. Kirkman-Bey Mr. & Mrs. John L. Latham Dr. & Mrs. John E. Lee J. Bancroft Lesesne Mrs. Jay Levine Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey

Mrs. Joan Lipson Mr. Carlos E. Lopez Thomas & Marianne Mabry Mr. Charles S. Mann Nancy & Larry Mansfield Mr. & Mrs. James H. Matthews, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William McClatchey Molly McDonald & Jonathan Gelber Mr. Larry McIntire Mrs. Dorothy H. Miller Mr. Gene & Dr. Rhonda Milner Frank M. Monger Mr. & Mrs. Frank Murray Kent C. Nelson & Ann Starr Mr. Joseph O’Donnell Ms. Ann Pasky Mr. Christopher D. Rex & Dr. Martha Wilkins Mr. Tom B. Reynolds Ms. Paige Riley Mr. & Mrs. Clyde A. Rodbell Mr. William H. Runge III Ms. Pierrette Scanavino

Dr. Jason Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Shapiro Mr. Jerry L. Siegel & Dr. AnnRita L. Hader Mrs. J. Lucian Smith* Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spina, Jr. Michael D. Stargel, MD Dr. & Mrs. Richard G. Stiles Linda Martinson & Andrew C. Stratton Mr. & Mrs. David L. Taylor Bill & Judy Vogel Mr. Charles Vorndran & Mr. Wade Hodge Falcon IP Capital Clay & Mary Jo Warner Russell F. Winch Ned & Melissa Winsor Mr. & Mrs. Donn Wright Ms. Patrice M. Wright- Lewis Holly & Marty York Chuck & Pat Young The Zaban Foundation, Inc.

Betty L. Hammack & Charles Meredith, M.D. Helen & Edward M. Hatch Ms. Linda Hines Dr. Harry L. Keyserling Ms. Deborah A. Marlowe Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. McDonald* Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany

David & Teresa Murray Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Gene & Mary Kay Poland* John P. Pooler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schweitzer Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Scullin Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions

Pat & Jim Shoop Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Mr. Jermaine Trott Thomas R. Webb Brooke & Winston Weinmann Nancy J. Young

Mr. Michael P. Burns Dr. David M. Cantrell Don & Bev Chapman Dr. & Mrs. William Clarkson IV Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm H. Cole, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Corts, Jr. Dr. Anna L. Crawford & Dr. Barbara Thomason Ms. Delia T. Crouch Christine & Trey Davis Mr. Philip Delanty Mr. & Mrs. Kevin S. Denney Douglas & Camille Duerr Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Norman L. Elliott

Dr. & Mrs Bruce Lee Evatt John E. Graham R. Fenton-May Mr. Sam Griffith Ms. Nancy Field Dr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Grubb & Mr. Michael Schulder Dr. & Mrs. C.R. Harper Nola Frink Samuel H. Harrison Representative Pat Gardner Frances L. Harrold & Mr. Jerry Gardner Mrs. Charlotte T. Harvey Michael & Deborah Gerace Mr. Walter B. Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Dr. & Mrs. J. Rhodes Haverty Gignoux, Jr.* Ms. Susan V. Herrin Mr. & Mrs. Carl C. Gilchrist Ms. Suellen Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Richard L. Henneman Gilham, Jr. & Janet L. Fath David M. Gittelman Mr. Harvey & Dr. Sarah Hill Dr. & Mrs. Howard C. Glover Dr. James H. Hipkens Mr. Harold Gorvy & Mr. Robert Lamy Dr. & Mrs. Carl Grafton Mr. & Mrs. J. Mac Holladay

$750+ Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bass Susan & Jack Bertram Dr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Dillingham Judge & Mrs. Jack Etheridge Alma R. Garrette Mr. Charles E. Griffin Mrs. John R. Hall

$500+ Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. Aaron I. Alembik Ms. Margaret Allen Mr. & Mrs. John G. Alston Mr. & Mrs. Chris F. Bachelder Asad Bashey In memory of Leigh Baier Dr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Blumenthal C.J. Bolster & Barbara Petit Mr. Robert Boulet Shirley P. Bower Mr. & Mrs. L. Travis Brannon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Breer* Mr. & Mrs. Weyman V. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Rod D. Bunn

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support $500+ continued James E. Honkisz Lyman & Susan Hurd Barry Hyman Jane Jerden Mr. & Mrs. Lynn H. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Milton H. Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Kelley, Jr. Mrs. Carol Kemker Mr. William J. & Mrs. Betty Lynn Kirwan Thomas B. Koch Dr. & Mrs. Ron Koger Miss Florence Kopleff Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. Kraft The Honorable & Mrs. John S. Langford, Jr. Ms. Katherine Larder Mr. Terri Lawson Jun-Ching Lin Joanne Lincoln Ms. Teresa A. Lind Mr. & Mrs. Allen H. Lipis Sheri & Rick Long* Richard H. Lowe Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lukasiewicz Mr. Richard Lyon Mr. Noble Maleque Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Mannelly

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Manners M. Jackson Marr Nancy & Bob Mason Ms. Margaret McConnell & Mr. Michael Kopp Miss Joey McCraw Mr. & Mrs. John McCutcheon Michael S. McGarry, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ken McGraw Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. McLarty, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Norman F. Miller Luine B. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Mimms, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Melvin R. Moore The Mortimer Family Mr. & Mrs. George T. Munsterman Lebby Neal John & Agnes Nelson Mr. Albert Palombo & Mrs. Linda Berggren Adelisa Panlilio & Andrew Eilers Paradigm Capital Management Cynthia & Roy Pearson Mr. Steve M. Peck Mr. Robert Peterson Barbara & Marty Pollock Mr. & Mrs. David Poroch

Mr. & Mrs. Laird D. Prussner Dr. Susan Reef Ms. Kathryn W. Reid Ms. Jane M. Remy Ms. Joyce Resnick & Dr. Robert Schumacher Ms. Lee Anne Richardson & Mr. James Diedrick Mr. & Mrs. Maury Riff Colonel & Mrs. Doug J. Riffey Ms. Barbara Rivenbark Carolyn L. Robison Sidney & Phyllis Rodbell Ann Rollins & James Jose Dan & Carolyn Roper Mark Rowles Dr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Schmieta Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Schreck Mr. & Mrs. Jiri Schubert Mr. Rudolf Sedlacek-Parker Charles T. Sharbaugh Mr. Travis C. Simmons Mr. Roger Simon & Ms. Mary Monsees Andrew J. Singletary Mr. William F. Snyder & Mr. Louis A. Peneguy Anne-Marie Sparrow Mr. & Mrs. Dale Stortz Dr. & Mrs. John P. Straetmans Beth & Edward Sugarman

Mr. James Sustman & Dr. Janet St. Clair Michael & Francoise Szikman Mr. James G. Tausche & Mrs. Jane Kamenz Ms. Leslie M. Taylor & Mr. David Pratt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Thio Jennings Jed Thompson IV Alfred & Sarah Tollison Jeremy S. Uchitel Mr. Robert S. Vansant Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Vason Frank Vinicor, M.D. Mr. J. H. Walker III Dr. Mildred Collier Walton Richard & Adele Ward Dr. David C. Watts Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John Westerhoff Melvin K. & Sally S. Westmoreland Mr. & Mrs. Marshall E. White II Mr. & Mrs. Homer W. Whitman, Jr. Ms. Anne Williams Elliott & Susan Winton Dr. & Mrs. William Yang Mr. & Mrs. Harold D. Yudelson

Ms. E. Noreen Banks-Ware Mr. Jose Barbosa Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barker Mr. & Mrs. James F. Barksdale Mr. & Mrs James Bealle Mr. Thomas Beaver Mrs. Alice D. Bell Ms. Jean G. Bell Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Bell Mrs. Mary Benson Dr. & Mrs. Jay E. Berkelhamer Mr. Ray Berry Mr. & Mrs. Carl D. Bhame Mary Reichler & Peter Bing Nancy & Gary Bivins R. Dwain Blackston, M.D. Ms. Sandra R. Blackwood Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Blase Allan & Sheila Bleich Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Block Suzanne & Rob Boas Mr. Don Bonar Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Bonstein, Jr. Mr. Jason Boulton Charles & Laura Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Boyd

Ms. Lisa A. Boyd & Mr. Ward W. Hobbs Ms. Kaye Bradford Dr. & Mrs. James N. Brawner III Ms. Ann-Marie Breaux & Ms. Denise Hanusek Mrs. Leokadia R. Brooks James L. Bross Dr. Donald N. McRae Broughton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Browning Mr. & Mrs. John P. Brumbaugh Mrs. Betty W. Bullock Mr. & Mrs. William B. Bullock Mr. Walter Burnett Robert Butler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Campbell Dr. & Mrs. W. J. Capps Mr. Kenneth Carr Mr. & Mrs. Norm M. Carver Dr. & Mrs. William J. Casarella Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Causey Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Chafee Ms. Johanna Chapin

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Chester Peggy & Tony Clarke Mrs. Gwendolyn M. Cleghorn Mr. & Mrs. Alva C. Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cochran Ms. Jane O. Cofer & Mr. David Roper Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cohn Mr. Ashley Cole Ms. Cathryn V. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Randy Cook Dr. & Mrs. John E. Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Bobby R. Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Max Cooper Philip & Alice Cordes Dr. & Mrs. Bryan C. Crafts Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Cromer Gray & Marge Crouse Claire & Alex Crumbley Mr. & Mrs. Overton Currie Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Czarnecki Dr. Marian E. Dabney Mr. & Mrs. Joaquin R. Davila* Ms. Elaine Davis Ms. Priscilla A. Davis

$250+ Anonymous (10) Joanna M. & Alfred B. Adams* Judge & Mrs. Gregory A. Adams Dr. R. Wayne Alexander & Mrs. Jane Woods Alexander Kent & Diane Alexander Greg & Claire Allison Mr. & Mrs. Hans Almering Mrs. Sara Alterman Mr. Mark Andersen & Mr. William Anderson Ms. Alice Anderson Gordon & Virginia Anderson Ms. Tanika Antonio Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Arthur Dr. Ted Ayllon & Ms. Maurie Freed John & Elizabeth Bacon Mr. & Mrs. John C. Bair Ms. Joanne Balen Mary & Turner Ball, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Banker Mr. & Mrs. William R. Banks*

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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$250+ continued Mr. & Mrs. Alex Day Susan Day & Jonathan Easterling Mark & Julie De Jong Mrs. Winston C. Dees Robert L. & Marianne S. DeHaan Mr. John M. Dekonty Mr. & Mrs. Phillip M. Dial Dr. & Mrs. Morton B. Dimenstien Steven & Jean Marie Doctor Mr. & Mrs. James M. Dodd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Dowdle Mr. Matthew Doyal Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Dumas Mr. & Mrs. Scott Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dyson Elizabeth Eakes Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Mr. & Mrs. John D. Edison Charles & Janice Edwards Mr. Courtney Ellis & Dr. Amina Bhatia Mrs. Merrill B. Ellis in memory of Mr. R. Park Ellis Mr. Laurence W. Entrekin Marcia & Jacob Epstein Ms. Ann W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Todd Evans Mr. & Mrs. David C. Ewert Jim & Nancy Ewing Ms. Julie A. Fishman & Dr. Terry Pechacek Mr. & Mrs. William A. Flinn Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Flower Mr. John Floyd Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Franco Kenneth & Wanda Franklin Dr. Marla J. Franks & Reverend Susan Zoller Homer S. French, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Frost Mr. Max Gallimore Audrey & Jim Galloway Mr. & Mrs. Sebastien Galtier Mr. Peter Gans & Ms. Mary Madden Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Gantt Mr. David G. Gardner & Ms. Brenda E. Andrews Dr. & Mrs. John C. Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Matt Gaudet Joseph C. & Susan Gavalis Mr. & Mrs. Dale C. Gerhardt Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gilbert Michael Gillen Mr. Francis J. Gilmore Mr. Grant F. Glassbrook Dr. & Mrs. Martin I. Goldstein

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Golomb Mr. David Goo & Mrs. Susan Doyle Mr. Preston C. Goodson A. J. & Carol H. Gordon Mr. Marc D. Gottlieb Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Gould Mrs. Doris Grady Mr. & Mrs. John W. Grant III Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Green Ms. Susan Green* Mr. & Mrs. John S. Greene Jim & Fran Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Richard Griffiths Ms. Anne L. Grossman John B. Haberlen Susie & Morris Habif Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hagan Mr. & Mrs. James V. Hale* Dr. George W. Hall Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hall Ms. Anne Hammond Dr. & Mrs. Ben E. Hampton, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hanger Mr. John Hanna Jim Hardy Ms. Harriet H. Harris Mrs. Jeanette G. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Harrison Mr. James M. Hayden Dr. & Mrs. Howard L. Hecht Pamela P. & John A. Helms Mr. & Mrs. David R. Hendrick Mr. & Mrs. David B. Herndon Mr. F. Bart Hester, Jr. Arthur Heyman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hicks Ms. Jane G. Higdon Richard E. Hodges, Jr. Louise Hoff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V. Hoffmann Mr. Robert A. Holmes Mr. Gurdon W. Hornor Gerald D. Horowitz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Paul Houston Janet Hubler Mr. & Mrs. Fred Hughes Ms. Rachel Hundley Mr. John Hutchinson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Infanger Pamela P. Ingram Mr. & Mrs. A. McArthur Irvin

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Mr. & Mrs. John E. Isbell, Jr. Ms. Lisa Isenogle Dr. & Mrs. Robert R. Jacobson Dr. Valerie Jagiella Mr. Bruce H. Johnson & Ms. Andrea Roamine Teddy & Kenneth Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Johnson, Jr. Mr. Timothy A. Johnson & Mrs. Margaret Wood Weyman T. Johnson, Jr. & Allison Forkner Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kahn Mr. Stephen J. Kalista & Ms. Pamela San Martin Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Sidney I. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Mark Keenan Ms. Gail M. Kendall Ms. Bonnie S. Kennedy Robert & Jane Kibler Carol Ann Kilburn Virginia Killorin Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Kimball Ms. Carlene T. Kincaid Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kline Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Knieter Jim & Karen Knorr Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koch Mr. & Mrs. John Kranjc Edward B. Krugman & Jill A. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Lacoss Kyle & Kim Landers Ms. Olivia L. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Tom E. Lantz Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Lavallee, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. William Lennie Dr. Burton L. Lesnick & Dr. Lisa Kobrynski Mr. & Mrs. William L. Levine Allan & Vaneesa Little Dr. & Mrs. Earl G. Long Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Long Mr. & Mrs. John Louw Mr. & Mrs. William G. Loventhal Mr. Jeffrey J. Luther Ms. Doris J. Maisel Gloria & Maurice Maloof Mr. & Mrs. William A. Mamrack Mr. James A. Manley Dr. Harvey Mannes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Marney Mr. & Mrs. Graham Martin Mr. Jeffrey Martin Mrs. June T. Martin

Arthur B. Mathews Mr. Robert B. Matlock Mr. & Mrs. Whit Matteson Richard B. Matthews Mr. Gerald E. May Ms. Lynn McClintock Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. McCoy Mr. & Mrs. William J. McCranie, III Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCullough Mr. Frank McDonald & Ms. Bonnie Youn Ms. Patricia McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. McGinnis Sarah & David McKenney Mr. & Mrs. Philip McKinney Ms. Candy McMillan Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Medlin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Metz Mr. & Mrs. George E. Mewborne Mr. Damon Mick Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miles Mrs. Edith G. Miller Mrs. Cantey Mills Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mitchell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sean Molley Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Moore Mr. & Mrs. Don T. Morrison Dr. Patricia Moulton Mr. & Mrs. Mark I. Murovitz Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Murray Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Musgrove Mr. & Mrs. Kevin I. Muthersbough Mr. & Mrs. Allan Nelkin Mr. Kalonji Nicholson Carl & Heidi Nitchie Mr. Edward O. Nix Mr. Gary Noble* Ms. Susan C. Nussrallah Godfrey & Mary Ann Oakley Mr. Charles O’Brien III Mrs. Lee G. Offen Mr. & Mrs. John S. Olsen* Dr. & Mrs. Michael O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Orchard Chip & Julie Oudin Mr. John C. Owens Mrs. Mia Owens Dr. & Mrs. Roger Pajari Carol & Bob Paller Mr. & Mrs. Charles Paparelli Mr. & Mrs. Peter Parsonson, Ph.D.

support $250+ continued Dr. Manning M. Pattillo, Jr. Mrs. Clarence L. Peeler Dr. Allan & Dr. Lori Peljovich Mr. Howard Pennington Sandra & Sidney Perkowitz Dr. & Mrs. John H. Per-Lee George & Susan Phillips Simon & Barbara Pines Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Plourde Mr. Michael G. Podkulski Anne & Miriam Pollock Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Mr. & Mrs. Val J. Porter Bob & Susan Powell Stanley & Virginia Powell Mr. Joseph W. Powell, II Mr. Christopher Prangley Mr. David G. Pratt Mr. Gregory E. Preddy Ms. Ruth Primm & Mr. James W. Penland Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Purdon* Mr. & Mrs. Sean Purvis Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Raber Mark & Lou Rainey Mr. Stephen R. Ratterree Ms. Annette G. Reed Ms. Joyce Reedy Mr. Roy Reese Ms. Patricia U. Rich Ms. Joycia C. Ricks Ms. Lillie M. Robbins Don C. Robinson Rev. & Mrs. Alexander W. Roddy Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roman Sandy Salzinger Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Samuelson Mr. Jay & Dr. Anne Saravo Dr. & Mrs. David Satcher Mr. & Mrs. Milton Saul Barbara Saunders Mr. & Mrs. James S. Schiwal

Drs. Lawrence & Rachel Schonberger Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Schorr Ms. Charlene Schubert Caroline Wainright & Colby Schwartz Mr. Sam Schwartz & Mrs. Lynn Goldowski Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Schwartz Roger & Mary Earle Scovil Mr. & Mrs. William R. Seden In honor of James J. Sedlack Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Self Mr. Alexander Shane & Ms. Cynthia Peng Dr. Steve Sharp & Dr. Kenneth Shaw Ms. Mary Sherman* Margaret M. Sherrod Mr. & Mrs. Henry I. Sherry Ms. Brenda Shirley Douglas & Robin Shore Dr. Steven L. Shore Mr. & Mrs. Bill Shults Rex & Joy Simms Mr. Joseph Simone Richard & Sharon Simons in memory of Harold R. Blom Dr. Richard Simpson* Mr. & Mrs. David L. Sjoquist Bill & Susan Small Marjorie M. Smith, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith In honor of Edmarie Smith Mr. & Mrs. William J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Smythe, Jr. The Snells Donald E. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. John E. Sowers Mr. & Mrs. Scott Spangenberg Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. Scott A. Specht, Esq.

Ms. Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Ms. Mary Ann Springmier Gail & Barry Spurlock Jimmy & Frances St. John Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Mr. & Mrs. Art Staden Ms. Kimberly N. Stanley Mary Louise Stark Marilyn & Mickey Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Scott G. Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Stevens Dr. & Mrs. Jeb Stewart Ms. Jennifer Stewart Ms. Andrea Strickland & Mr. N. J. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Strom Reverend Karl F. Suhr Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Taratus Ann Tarrant Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Tate, Jr. Mr. Eric Taylor Robert J. Taylor IV Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Teepen Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Teplitz Mr. Christopher Terilli Mr. John Teuscher Dede & Bob Thompson Ms. Allyson A. Till & Mr. Earl Robles Mr. Joe M. Timberlake Willard & Wanda Timm Mr. Russell Tippins C. Barry & Louisa Titus Annie-York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Mr. Joseph A. Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Chase Underwood Mr. & Mrs. Charles VanOver Mr. & Mrs. Alphonso J. Varner

Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Amy & Robert Vassey Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Veal Mr. Hugh Waddy T.I. Waith Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Walkington, Jr. Mr. Clifford J. Walsh Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Watke Mrs. Ruthie Watts Mr. & Mrs. F. Wayne Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Webber Carol Brantley & David Webster Ardath Weck Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Wernert Linda Wiant & C.P.A.C. Reynolds Mr. Jerry Wiese Ms. Anne E. Williams Nesie & Ralph W. Williams, Jr. Mr. Randolph Williams Dr. & Mrs. Talbert Williams Ms. Penny Wofford & Ms. Fay Wofford Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Wolensky Raymond Woller & Doris Kadish Edward M. Wolpert & Beth Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Woodman Mr. & Mrs. Fred H. Woodruff Dr. & Mrs. William G. Woods Bright & Robert U. Wright In memory of the Brumley Family by the Harold Wyatt Family Ms. Christina K. Zierau Dr. & Mrs. Seth Zimmer* Ms. Ula Zusman

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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additional support Blonder Family Foundation

William McDaniel Charitable Foundation

Appassionato

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund

Meghan Magruder, 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 ambitionous aritistic and education initiatives.

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.

Henry Sopkin Circle Honoring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s first Music Director, the Henry Sopkin Circle recognizes our friends who have planned bequests and other gifts to benefit the Orchestra’s future. We remain grateful to all Henry Sopkin Circle members – past and present – for their generosity, trust, and vision.

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 William Breman* James C. Buggs, Sr. 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. Dr. John W. Cooledge John R. Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Elizabeth Etoll Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Dr. Emile T. Fisher

A. D. Frazier, Jr. 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. Billie & Sig* Guthman Betty G.* & Joseph F.* Haas James & Virginia Hale Miss Alice Ann Hamilton* Dr. Charles H. Hamilton* 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 Mary B. James Calvert Johnson Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell

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Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff Ouida Hayes Lanier 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 Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis John & Clodagh Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard & Sandra Palay Bill Perkins 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

Edward G. Scruggs* Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Peter James Stelling Barbara Dunbar Stewart* C. Mack* & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Margaret* & Randolph Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Adair & Dick White Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs. Charles R. Yates Anonymous (12)

*Deceased

corporate & government support

Classical Series Title Sponsor Classic Chastain Title Sponsor Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor

Holiday Title Sponsor Muhtar Kent Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Anderson Chief Executive Officer

Darryl Harmon Southeast Regional President

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor

Supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Philip I. Kent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Karr Senior Managing Director

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

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra programs are 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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Atlanta Symphony Associates The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

2011-2012 board Sabine Sugarman Treasurer Camille Kesler VP Administration Dawn Mullican VP Public Relations Paula Ercolini VP Youth Education Ruth & Paul Marston VP Membership Gayle Lindsay Parliamentarian

Ann Levin & Gail Spurlock Historians Judy Schmidt Nominating Committee Chair Amy Musarra, Chair, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Natalie Miller & Hillary Inglis Co-Chairs, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Janis Eckert, Nancy Fields & Gail Spurlock Chairs, ASA Fall Meeting Poppy Tanner Chair, ASA Night at the ASO Glee Lamb & Adele Abrahamson Chairs, ASA Spring Luncheon Pat King ASA Notes Newsletter Editor Jamie Moussa Chair, ASA Annual Directory

Nancy Levitt Ambassadors’ Desk Helen Marie Rutter Bravo Chair Elba McCue Concerto Chair Joan Abernathy Encore Chair Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter Ensemble Chairs Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair Whitley Greene Vivace Chair

Terry Shivers

Belinda Massafra President Sylvia Davidson President Elect Suzy Wasserman, Leslie Petter, Camille Yow Advisors Elba McCue Secretary

Stanley Romanstein, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President, and Amy Musarra, Decorators’ Show House and Gardens Chair. Celebrating its 42nd Anniversary, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Announces its Decorators’ Show House & Gardens at the magnificent Phillip Trammel Shutze’s Knollwood Estate from April 21 through May 13, 2012. Organized by the Atlanta Symphony Associates, proceeds will support the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s (ASO) Education and Community Engagement programs, including the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Talent Development Program. For more information visit decoratorsshowhouse.org .

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Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS

KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP ★★★★★★★★★★★ Bank of America $450,000+ Kaiser Permanente Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, King & Spalding Partners & Employees James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, The Klaus Family Foundation WSB-TV The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Hon. Anne Cox Chambers The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis Inc. ★★★★★★★★★★ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. $300,000+ The David, Helen & Marian Deloitte LLP, its Partners Woodward Fund & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees

★★★★★★ $75,000+ AirTran Airways Holder Construction Company Kilpatrick Townsend The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe Bankoff Cisco Ann & Jay Davis Doosan Infracore International Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Beth & Tommy Holder Newell Rubbermaid Primerica

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Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. ★★★★ $35,000+ Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Bryan Cave LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc. Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc ★★★ $25,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Air Serv Corporation Atlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Laura & Stan Blackburn CIGNA Foundation Cousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLP Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation Infor Global Solutions ING Sarah & Jim Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Macy’s Foundation Katherine John Murphy Foundation Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation RockTenn SCANA Energy Southwire Company Sprint Foundation Towers Watson Troutman Sanders LLP Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund ★★ $15,000+ A. E. M. Family Foundation ACE Charitable Foundation AlixPartners Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Beaulieu Group, LLC Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman

Chartis Chick-fil-A, Inc. CornerCap Investment Counsel Duke Realty Corporation Egon Zehnder International Eisner Family Foundation Feinberg Charitable Trust Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Dolores & Javier C. Goizueta Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke HD Supply 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 Jones Day Foundation, in honor of James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. Muhtar Kent Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions The Latham Foundation Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Lockheed Martin Marsh-Mercer Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin Mueller Water Products, Inc. Gail & Bob O’Leary Vicki R. Palmer

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Mary & Craig Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Emily Winship Scott Foundation Skanska USA Building Inc. Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Superior Essex Inc. Sysco Atlanta United Distributors, Inc. WATL/WXIA/Gannett Foundation Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Yancey Bros. Co. Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees *Annual Campaign Donors from June 1, 2010 May 31, 2011

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Jerome Kearse

Gloria and Ralph Jones

Continued from page 16

In this month of love, quite a few Orchestra members are exchanging valentines in addition to Ralph and Gloria. Others include Lisa and Mark Yancich (she: First Violin section, he: Principal Timpani, married a few months after Ralph and Gloria); Juan and Carol Ramirez (both in the First Violin section); Principal Flute Christina Smith and Associate Principal Flute Robert Cronin; and the Violin section’s Judith Cox and Raymond Leung.

There’s a symbiosis in orchestra couples. For one, musicians keep both long and unusual hours. Whether rehearsing, performing or traveling, “we’re working when everyone else is off, and off when everyone else is working,” says Ralph. At the same time, he says, they count themselves lucky: They are following their lives’ one true calling. “It’s passionate work,” says Gloria, “and our passions are attuned.”

After a beat, Ralph adds, “And it helps that we get along really well.”

Another couple doesn’t sit together onstage.

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Oboe, while Michael (Mike) Tiscione, age 32, plays trumpet. The biggest challenge of their relationship thus far involved a question of remaining on the same stage at all, and in the same state.

It began in February 2010 when the two started dating. Things got serious quickly.

By April, they were flying to Italy’s Amalfi Coast to meet Liz’s extended family.

“Everyone in the orchestra joked,” says Liz, “‘You’re going on your honeymoon before you’re even engaged!’”

That honeymoon ended, however. Weeks before they started dating, Mike had accepted a position with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and, in August 2010, he left. Then came the visits. “Really,” says Liz, “I should go back and look at my Delta records, because I swear, I visited him something like 15 times in 12 months.” As time passed, neither could deny it: Their relationship was growing more serious.

Finally, it was decided. The Orchestra had granted Mike a leave of absence, giving him months to decide whether he wanted to depart permanently. After a year, he knew he wanted to come back. And so he did.

Jeff Roffman

Elizabeth Koch and Michael Tiscione

“In the end, we had an opportunity, which I think is unique — which is for both of us to play professionally in positions we really like, and in a place that can support us. We had that here in Atlanta,” he says.

Now, says Liz, “we just look forward to everything.” The wedding’s planned for August.

Liz and Mike are not the only Orchestra couple who’ve faced challenges. On May 7, 2010, Ralph Jones was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in the base of his tongue.

The next months were filled with aggressive chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and the tough challenges that come with devastating illness. One day, Gloria recalls standing alone in their kitchen, the refrigerator and counter overflowing with casseroles from their music and church communities. “And I just stood there, crying,” she says. “It was partially from gratitude, but partially from frustration: With his cancer, Ralph had a feeding tube. He couldn’t eat any of this.”

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radiation hospital mask on the wall at Christmastime, for example, and topping it with fake antlers and a red nose. The latest news is positive: A checkup in December revealed Ralph to be six months cancer free.

In the meantime, the experience has changed them. “I’m much less critical now,” says Ralph. “Life’s too short. I look for the good.” For her part, Gloria says cancer has a way of stripping a relationship to its most basic. “And that’s friendship. A really good friendship. If there’s a secret to a good relationship, that’s it. Every day on stage, I’m turning pages for him.”

“Aw, come on!” complains Ralph, all false pique. “I’m turning them once in a while!”

“He turns them sometimes, yes!” Both are laughing now. “But orchestra etiquette is: I turn them. Anyway, we get along well.

Very well!”

Kate Sweeney is a radio producer and freelance writer who lives and works in Atlanta. See more of her work at www. katesweeney.net.

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Meet Pinney Allen, the Head of the Atlanta Girls’ School and a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors.

As Chair of the Orchestra’s Education Committee, Pinney knows firsthand the importance of supporting music education in the Atlanta community and the impact the Atlanta Symphony’s education outreach efforts can have on today’s students.

Why do you think music education is important?

What made you decide to become involved with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s education programs and initiatives?

I have been passionate about music and education all of my life. Well, maybe the education passion came a little bit later!

My piano teacher was, without question, the most influential teacher in my life, and the lessons I learned from her have inspired me since the first day I sat at her piano. My decision to become involved with the Atlanta Symphony has allowed me to marry these two passions!

How would you describe the Orchestra’s vision for music education?

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The Orchestra cannot provide music education to all of Atlanta’s young people, but what it can do is be a thought leader on music education and provide leadership on the many and varied fronts that music education demands.

Why do you believe it is important for the Orchestra to be an advocate of music education in the community?

The Atlanta Symphony is the most important music organization in Nogi Atlanta

By Kimberly and must assume the mantle of visionary in this critical area. I view the Orchestra as a citizen of Atlanta with obligations and commitments to give back and make our city even better.

Can you describe the impact of the Orchestra’s education programs in the community?

Literally tens of thousands of children experience live orchestral music on the Woodruff Arts Center campus annually — an

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Music education is important for so many reasons! In today’s world, creativity, curiosity, empathy, perseverance, and risktaking may be the most important qualities our students can have. What better source than music to develop these skills! And equally important, music opens a world of beauty and wonder.

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opportunity that they couldn’t possibly expect to get within the walls of their schools. Equally as important, Atlanta Symphony musicians are “unsung heroes,” spending hours upon hours in schools doing community volunteer work that is vital, particularly in a time when music and other arts programs are losing support. And who wouldn’t enjoy one of the Orchestra’s Family Concerts, which introduce children to the wonders of classical music in an approachable environment? Finally, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra provides an opportunity for very talented youth to come together to play at an incredibly high level and pursue a lifelong career in music, if desired. There is no school in Atlanta — public or private — that can provide that experience.

Do you have any particular memory of an Orchestra education event or program that stands out in your mind?

The Family Concerts have given me incredibly fond memories of enjoying music with my own children, and mirror the many times my own parents exposed me to the performing arts.

This month, the Orchestra will host its second annual Symphony Gala, a fundraiser benefiting the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Talent Development Program. Why is it so important to support music education?

The answer to this question is simple.

We have a moral obligation to the next

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generation to give it every possible tool to be successful in a world growing exponentially more complex and changing at an unprecedented rate. This world will demand more of them than we probably can imagine, and music education is a critical part of preparing them for it.

Are you a musician? If so, what instrument?

I played, and continue to play, the piano.

The last piece I studied seriously was the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor. I never mastered it, and probably never will, but that doesn’t mean I won’t sit down and take a stab at it from time to time. And I play other works, both classical and “less so” often. I also played the French horn in band and orchestra and played the organ, serving as a “fill-in” church organist in the summer. I took a brief stab at the cello and was a total failure.

If you could only give someone ONE reason to donate to music education, what would it be?

If you support music education, you will change lives.

Anything else you’d like to share?

I wish every child could have the opportunity to know and enjoy music the way I have throughout my life. Music has the power to change and enrich a life in a way that nothing else can.

Edited and condensed by Kimberly Nogi.

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MARKETING & CONCERT PROMOTIONS Charles Wade Vice President Verizon Wireless for Marketing Amphitheatre at & Symphony Pops Encore Park Alesia Banks Katie Daniel Director of Customer VIP Sales Manager Service & Season Tickets Jenny Pollock Ted Caldwell Operations Manager Group & Corporate Sales Assistant Rebecca Simmons Box Office Manager Meko Hector Marketing Production Deborah Honan Manager Customer Service Manager & Venue Rental Coordinator Jennifer Jefferson Director of e-Business & Interactive Media DEVELOPMENT Melanie Kite FINANCE & Sandy Smith Subscription ADMINISTRATION Vice President Office Manager for Development Donald F. Fox Shelby Moody Executive Vice President Rebecca Abernathy Group & Corporate for Business Operations Development Services Sales Manager & Chief Financial Officer Coordinator Seth Newcom Shannon McCown Zachary Brown Database Administrator Assistant to the Director of Executive Vice President Kimberly Nogi Volunteer Services for Business Operations Publicist Corey Cowart & Chief Financial Officer Robert Phipps Director of Susan Ambo Publications Director Corporate Relations Vice President of Finance Melissa A. E. Sanders Janina Edwards Kim Hielsberg Senior Director, Grants Consultant Director of Financial Communications Tegan Ketchie Planning & Analysis Christine Saunders Development Coordinator April Satterfield Group & Corporate Ashley Krausen Senior Accountant Sales Associate Special Events Coordinator Peter Dickson Karl Schnittke Sarah Levin Staff Accountant Publications Editor Volunteer Project Manager Michael Richardson Robin Smith Stephanie Malhotra Venues Analyst Subscription Director of Development & Education Sales Stephen Jones & Education Services Symphony Store Manager Bill Tarulli Melissa Muntz Marketing Manager Development Coordinator ASO Presents Rachel Trignano Barbara Saunders Clay Schell Manager of Director of Vice President, Programming Broad Based Giving Foundation Relations Trevor Ralph Russell Wheeler General Manager and Senior Meredith Schnepp Director of Group Prospect Research Officer Director of Operations & Corporate Sales Tammie Taylor Holly Clausen Christina Wood Assistant to the Director of Marketing Director of Marketing VP for Development Keri Musgraves Promotions Manager Sarah Zabinski Individual Giving Manager Lisa Eng Graphic Artist

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