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4 | encore ASO | IN TUNE

s the sights and sounds of the holidays surround us, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 79th season is in full swing, and we have much to celebrate. The Hall is decorated in shades of silver and blue, the trees on stage twinkle with lights, and the sound of timeless holiday music performed by our brilliant Orchestra and Chorus fills the air. Music plays an important role in making the holidays memorable, and it is our joy to help create these shared experiences. Together with you, our patrons and donors, we make music happen, celebrating its significance in our lives. The revenue from ticket sales covers only about half of our operating expenses; it is your donations above and beyond your ticket purchases that provide the resources necessary for us to continue transforming lives through the power of our music. Thank you for helping to ensure that the Orchestra touches the lives of thousands of friends and neighbors every year. Your generosity makes it possible for us to: rovide thrilling performances by our world-class Atlanta Symphony P Orchestra and Chorus. In order to offer the best performances, we need significant financial resources, compelling programs, and inspired leadership— all of which are possible only through your donations. I nvite audiences of all ages to experience our educational Family Concerts, such as the Día de los Muertos concert and festival that we held in October, which connected cultures and communities through dance, food, costumes, and diverse types of music. ncourage young musicians to pursue their passion in our Atlanta Symphony E Youth Orchestra and Talent Development Program, celebrating their 50th and 30th anniversaries this season, respectively. nsure our music reverberates beyond the walls of Symphony Hall through E free performances like our annual concerts in Piedmont Park.

We hope you will consider making a gift to the Orchestra’s Annual Fund. Now is the perfect time to make your gift thanks to a special matching gift challenge made by a generous anonymous donor who will match all new and increased Annual Fund gifts, unlocking a major gift for the Orchestra when we meet our goal. Please visit aso.org/donate to learn how you can participate and double the impact of your support. Thank you for supporting the music we all love! We hope your holidays are full of health, happiness, and the joy of music. With gratitude,

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ASO | NATHALIE STUTZMANN

athalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She is also the Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

When Nathalie made her spectacular debut at the 2023 Bayreuth Festival leading Wagner’s Tannhäuser, BR Klassik observed having “never experienced such a standing ovation at a pit debut in Bayreuth.” Last season also saw her acclaimed debut at the Metropolitan Opera with productions of both Die Zauberflöte and Don Giovanni that The New York Times declared “the coup of the year.” During the 23-24 season, she leads the Atlanta Symphony in a West Coast tour and 12 programs spanning some of her favorite core repertoire from Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Ravel through to the large symphonic forces of Mahler, Strauss and Tchaikovsky, along with a Bruckner festival marking the composer’s 200th anniversary. With The Philadelphia Orchestra, she returns to New York for her much-anticipated Carnegie Hall debut.

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She was awarded the 2023 Opus Klassik “Concerto Recording of the Year” for her recording of Glière and Mosolov Harp concertos with Xavier de Maistre and WDR Sinfonieorchester. Gramophone praised her 2022 recording of the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos as “a brilliant collaboration that I urge you to not miss.” Nathalie Stutzmann is an exclusive recording artist for Warner Classics/Erato. As one of today’s most esteemed contraltos, she has made more than 80 recordings and received the most prestigious awards. Recognized for her significant contribution to the arts, Nathalie was named “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur,” France’s highest honor; and “Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French government.

8 | encore ASO | LEADERSHIP | 2023/24 Board of Directors OFFICERS Patrick Viguerie

Bert Mills

Susan Antinori

James Rubright

chair

treasurer

vice chair

Janine Brown

Angela Evans

Lynn Eden

immediate past chair

secretary

vice chair

DIRECTORS Phyllis Abramson

Carlos del Rio, M.D. FIDSA

Randolph J. Koporc

Doug Reid

Keith Adams

Carrie Kurlander

James Rubright

Juliet M. Allan

Lisa DiFrancesco, M.D.

James H. Landon

William Schultz

Susan Antinori

Sloane Drake

Donna Lee

Charles Sharbaugh

Andrew Bailey

Lynn Eden

Sukai Liu

Fahim Siddiqui

Keith Barnett

Yelena Epova

Kevin Lyman

W. Ross Singletary, II

Jennifer Barlament*

Angela Evans

Deborah Marlowe

John Sparrow

Paul Blackney

Craig Frankel

Shelley McGehee

Elliott Tapp

Zachary Boeding*

Sally Bogle Gable

Arthur Mills IV

Brett Tarver

Janine Brown

Anne Game

Bert Mills

Maria Todorova

Benjamin Q. Brunt

Rod Garcia-Escudero

Molly Minnear

S. Patrick Viguerie

Betsy Camp

Sally Frost George

Hala Moddelmog*

Kathy Waller

S. Wright Caughman, M.D.

Robert Glustrom

Anne Morgan

Chris Webber

Bonnie B. Harris

Terence L. Neal

Richard S. White, Jr.

Lisa Chang

Charles Harrison

Galen Lee Oelkers

Susan Clare

Tad Hutcheson, Jr.

Dr. John Paddock

Kevin E. Woods, M.D., M.P.H.

Russell Currey

Roya Irvani

Margie Painter

Sheila Lee Davies

Joia Johnson

Howard D. Palefsky

Erroll Brown Davis, Jr.

Chris Kopecky

Barbara N. Paul

BOARD OF COUNSELORS Neil Berman

John T. Glover

Penelope McPhee

Ray Uttenhove

Rita Bloom

Dona Humphreys

Patricia H. Reid

Chilton Varner

John W. Cooledge, M.D. Aaron J. Johnson, Jr.

Joyce Schwob

Adair M. White

John R. Donnell, Jr.

James F. Kelley

John A Sibley, III

Sue Sigmon Williams

Jere A. Drummond

Patricia Leake

H. Hamilton Smith

Carla Fackler

Karole F. Lloyd

G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.

Charles B. Ginden

Meghan H. Magruder

Michael W. Trapp

LIFE DIRECTORS Howell E. Adams, Jr.

C. Merrell Calhoun

Ben F. Johnson, III

Connie Calhoun

Azira G. Hill

John B. White, Jr.

*Ex-Officio Board Member

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10 | encore ASO | 2023/24 Musician Roster Nathalie Stutzmann music director

The Robert Reid Topping Chair

FIRST VIOLIN David Coucheron concertmaster

Jay Christy

acting associate / assistant principal

The Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Peevy Chair

Dae Hee Ahn

Justin Bruns

Noriko Konno Clift

associate concertmaster

Robert Anemone

The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair

David Dillard

Vacant

Eun Young Jung

assistant concertmaster

Eleanor Kosek

Jun-Ching Lin

Yaxin Tan

assistant concertmaster

Rachel Ostler

Anastasia Agapova acting assistant

VIOLA

concertmaster

Zhenwei Shi

Kevin Chen Carolyn Toll Hancock The Wells Fargo Chair

John Meisner Christopher Pulgram Juan R. Ramírez Hernández Olga Shpitko Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich Sissi Yuqing Zhang SECTION VIOLIN ‡ Judith Cox Raymond Leung The Carolyn McClatchey Chair

principal

The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair

Isabel Kwon Nathan Mo Brad Ritchie Denielle Wilson BASS Joseph McFadden principal

The Marcia & John Donnell Chair

Gloria Jones Allgood associate principal

Michael Kenady

associate principal

The Jane Little Chair

The Mary & Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair

Michael Kurth

Catherine Lynn

Karl Fenner

Nicholas Scholefield

assistant principal

Daniel Tosky

Marian Kent

FLUTE

Yang-Yoon Kim

Christina Smith

Yiyin Li

principal

Jessica Oudin

The Jill Hertz Chair The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair

Madeline Sharp

Robert Cronin

Lachlan McBane

principal

Sou-Chun Su acting / associate principal

Ray Kim

Paul Murphy

SECOND VIOLIN

The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair

The UPS Foundation Chair

The Lucy R. & Gary Lee Jr. Chair

CELLO

principal

Joel Dallow

The Edus H. & Harriet H. Warren Chair

Sanford Salzinger Vacant

Thomas Carpenter

Vacant The Miriam & John Conant Chair

Daniel Laufer acting / associate principal

associate principal

C. Todd Skitch Gina Hughes PICCOLO Gina Hughes

The Livingston Foundation Chair

Karen Freer

acting associate / assistant principal

Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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William R. Langley associate conductor &

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Norman Mackenzie director of choruses

The Frannie & Bill Graves Chair

orchestra music director

The Zeist Foundation Chair

OBOE

HORN

TIMPANI

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione

Ryan Little

Mark Yancich

principal

The George M. & Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair

The Betty Sands Fuller Chair

The Walter H. Bunzl Chair

Zachary Boeding

Jack Bryant

Michael Stubbart

Kimberly Gilman

assistant principal

The Kendeda Fund Chair

Bruce Kenney

PERCUSSION

Samuel Nemec*

TRUMPET

Joseph Petrasek

Jonathan Gentry

Vacant

Emily Brebach

principal

associate principal

ENGLISH HORN Emily Brebach CLARINET Jesse McCandless principal

The Robert Shaw Chair

Ted Gurch* associate principal

Marci Gurnow acting associate principal

Julianna Darby Alcides Rodriguez E-FLAT CLARINET Ted Gurch* BASS CLARINET Alcides Rodriguez BASSOON Vacant principal

The Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Chair

Anthony Georgeson acting / associate principal

The Madeline & Howell Adams Chair

Michael Tiscione acting / associate principal Mark Maliniak acting associate principal

Anthony Limoncelli* William Cooper TROMBONE Vacant principal

The Terence L. Neal Chair, Honoring his dedication & service to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Zgonc acting / associate principal The Home Depot Veterans Chair

Jason Patrick Robins BASS TROMBONE

Michael Jarrett assistant principal

The William A. Schwartz Chair

Michael Stubbart The Connie & Merrell Calhoun Chair

HARP Elisabeth Remy Johnson principal

The Sally & Carl Gable Chair

KEYBOARD The Hugh & Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair

Peter Marshall † Sharon Berenson † LIBRARY Joshua Luty principal

The Marianna & Solon Patterson Chair

Jordan Milek Johnson

Sara Baguyos

Fellow

TUBA Michael Moore

associate principal librarian

GUEST CONDUCTOR Neil and Sue Williams Chair

principal

The Delta Air Lines Chair

Juan de Gomar

Joshua Williams

Juan de Gomar

The Julie & Arthur Montgomery Chair

Chance Gompart

Laura Najarian CONTRA-BASSOON

principal

fellow

Zeist Foundation ASO Fellowship Chair

‡ Rotates between sections | * Leave of absence | † Regularly engaged musician

Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Advisory Council is a group of passionate & engaged individuals who act as both ambassadors & resources for the ASO Board & staff. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to the members listed on this page. 2023/24 CHAIRS Jane Morrison advisory council chair

Justin Im internal connections

task force co-chair Robert Lewis, Jr.

internal connections task force co-chair

Frances Root patron experience task force chair

Eleina Raines diversity & community connections task force co-chair

Otis Threatt diversity & community connections task force co-chair

Jon Kamenear MEMBERS Brian & Ann Kimsey Dr. Marshall & Stephanie Abes Jason & Michelle Kroh Krystal Ahn Scott Lampert Paul & Melody Aldo Dr. Fulton Lewis III & Mr. Neal Rhoney Kristi & Aadu Allpere Robert Lewis, Jr. Evelyn Babey Asad & Sakina Bashey Eunice Luke Erin Marshall Herschel Beazley Belinda Massafra Meredith W. Bell Erica McVicker Carol Brantley & David Webster Berthe & Shapour Mobasser Tracey Chu Bert Mobley Donald & Barbara Defoe Caroline & Phil Moïse Paul & Susan Dimmick Sue Morgan Bernadette Drankoski Jane Morrison John & Catherine Dyer Gary Noble Mary Ann Flinn Regina Olchowski Bruce Flower Bethani Oppenheimer John Fuller Chris Owes Dr. Paul Gilreath Ralph Paulk Tucker Green Fay & Ann Pearce Caroline Hofland Justin Im Baxter Jones & Jiong Yan

Eliza Quigley Eleina Raines Vicki Riedel Felicia Rives

Frances A. Root Tiffany & Rich Rosetti Thomas & Lynne Saylor Beverly & Milton Shlapak Suzanne Shull Baker Smith Cindy Smith Peter & Kristi Stathopoulos Tom & Ani Steele Kimberly Strong Stephen & Sonia Swartz George & Amy Taylor Bob & Dede Thompson Otis Threatt Jr. Cathy Toren Roxanne Varzi Robert & Amy Vassey Juliana Vincenzino Nanette Wenger Christopher Wilbanks Kiki Wilson Taylor Winn Camille Yow

For more information about becoming an Advisory Council member, please contact Cheri Snyder at cheri.snyder@atlantasymphony.org or 404.733.4904. aso.org | @AtlantaSymphony | facebook.com/AtlantaSymphony

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Christmas concert to me is a huge responsibility because you’re dealing with so many marvelous memories: of childhood, as a parent, as a grandparent,” says jazz vocalist Tammy McCann. “It’s all the things you wish for your little ones and your big ones.”

But it’s a responsibility she carries lightly at this year’s “Sounds of the Season” concert by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, singing favorites in a performance that offers a variety of musical styles, including classical, jazz, pop and sacred music. “Everything is earworm-worthy,” promises conductor William R. Langley. “It’s a wonderful idea to have a concert with popular songs that people can walk out humming. We want this to be a show where everybody can come and bring their kids.” Langley says the show’s structure takes a “sandwich approach,” and the main ingredients are two very different versions of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 Christmas perennial, The Nutcracker. In 1960, Duke Ellington and his frequent collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, created big band arrangements of nine of the musical scenes from that classic, and gave most of them whimsical new titles in keeping with their new jazz chops. So “Dance of the Reeds” became “Toot Toot Tootie Toot,” and “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy” became “Sugar Rum Cherry.” “You usually see the Tchaikovsky in its entirety and then the Ellington-Strayhorn,” Langley says. He suggested a road less taken, playing four of the scenes in back-to-back classical and jazz pairings, which emphasizes the changes Ellington and Strayhorn made (the orchestral arrangements are by Jeff Tyzik). Other short classical pieces and holiday pop songs are interspersed. “It gives the orchestra a chance to break up what we’re doing and gives a good flow to each half,” he says. When the newer jazz “Nutcracker” version was released in 1960, the album cover gave equal billing to Ellington/Strayhorn/ Tchaikovsky in that order; Ellington famously did not take second billing to anyone. But it was also the first time Billy Strayhorn had been given such prominent credit. Strayhorn wrote many jazz standards, including “Take the A Train,” considered the Duke’s signature song; but he labored in the shadow of the more flamboyant Ellington. Ellington was known to joke onstage, “Strayhorn does a lot of the work,

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16 | encore but I get to take the bows,” and jazz aficionados debate whether their relationship was exploitative or complementary. Either way, they left us a legacy of amazing music. Music Institute of Chicago Artist-in-Residence Tammy McCann says she is “a huge fan of Christmas music. I hate that we can only sing it once a year.” McCann hails from Starkville, Mississippi, but her parents moved to Chicago when she was young, part of the momentous Black trek out of the Deep South known as The Great Migration. “I was a classical vocalist initially,” she said, “and fell in love with jazz. What I didn’t realize was that over time these influences would fuse and create this sound that was singularly mine that stems from my Mississippi roots and the grit that is only found in Chicago. The jazz in Chicago is a mixture of that Great Migration cause it’s the blues and gospel that came up from Mississippi and New Orleans to Chicago to create this crisp, juke joint swing.” One of her favorite songs on the program is “Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas,” the wistful ballad introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 movie “Meet Me in St. Louis” and covered countless times since. It’s more than a Christmas song to her; it’s her artistic origin story. “It’s a song from my childhood,” McCann says. “When I saw Judy Garland perform this song, I said to myself, even as a child, it made me understand what singers do. They make people feel things.” “More than ever, music is a healing,” McCann adds. “Musicians have the job of holding time and space with our art. And we use this gift that we’ve been given to draw out memories for people.”

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is grateful to our Symphony Sustainers, a special group of generous donors who make monthly recurring gifts to the Annual Fund. The list below recognizes the donors who have made monthly contributions that create opportunities for us to build and share experiences that have a lasting impact on thousands each year. A Friend of the Symphony (3) Mr. Thomas Mark Adkins Mr. Alvaro Alonso & Ms. Cari Clark Mr. Peter Bancheri & Ms. Maureen McAndrews Dr. Anne Bartolucci & Mr. Jason Graham Drs. Jay & Martin Beard-Coles Mr. Alex Bolton Ms. Susan Bravman Ms. Jadonna Brewton Dr. Rhonda L. Briscoe Ms. Barbara L. Brown Ms. Sophie Chan Jenene Cherney Mr. & Mrs. Briston Chester Tammy Clark

Paul Colangelo Dr. Janie I. Cowan Ms. Amy Cronin Gray & Marge Crouse Alexander Crozier Mr. & Mrs. Deryck Durston Mr. & Mrs. Michael Faber Mr. Brandon Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Greensted Ms. Joy Hambrick Ms. Denise Hanusek & Ms. Ann-Marie Breaux Ms. Linda L. Hare & Mr. Gerald A. Barth Ms. Tamara L. Harper Ms. Cheryl Heenan & Mr. Thomas Mullally Ms. Patricia Herndon Daniel E. Holloway Ms. Jackie G. Howard

Ms. Joy Huddlestun Ms. Margaret B. Hungerford Mr. Christopher Hurst Mr. Brian C. Ingram Mr. & Mrs. David L. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kistner Mr. Steven Lindsey Mr. George Macon Ms. Janell Martin Jennifer Mathews Ms. Elizabeth M. Newton Dr. Deanna Nielson Mr. & Mrs. Eric Norman Lynn & Galen Oelkers Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Owen, Jr. Dr. William & Reverend Katherine Pasch Mrs. Gretchen Pennybacker

Mr. & Mrs. Rich Piombino Ms. Graciela Pregnolato Katie Rattray Jonathan Seletyn Mr. Warren Shaw Mr. Tom Slovak & Mr. Jeffery Jones Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Strahan Ms. Candice Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Throop Mr. & Mrs. William H. Townsend Melanie Upshaw Janice Wolf Ms. Naomi G. Ward Samantha Young & Michael Pietrobon Katelyn Zeeveld

20 | encore ASO | SEASON SPONSORS

We are deeply grateful to the following leadership donors whose generous support has made the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's season possible.

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22 | dec9/10 Concerts of Saturday December 9, 2023 3:00pm and 8:00pm

PART ONE—PROPHECY AND ADVENT

Sunday, December 10, 2023 3:00pm and 8:00pm

“O Come, Emmanuel” (arr. Alice Parker)

NORMAN MACKENZIE, Conductor

Praeludium, Sostenuto ma non troppo from Missa Solemnis (Ludwig van Beethoven)

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB, David Morrow, Director

“Heavenly Light” (Alexander Kopylov)

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS

“And the Glory of the Lord” from Messiah (George Frideric Handel)

“The First Nowell”* (arr. David Willcocks) PART TWO—THE STABLE “Hodie Christus natus est” from A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten) Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp “Wolcum Yole!” from A Ceremony of Carols (Britten)

Saturday’s concerts are dedicated to ANNE & DICK GAME in honor of their extraordinary support of the 2022/23 Annual Fund. Support for the December 9 concerts provided by

Allegro non troppo from “Winter” of The Four Seasons (Antonio Vivaldi) David Coucheron, violin “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” (Michael Praetorius) “There Is a Rose in Flower” (Johannes Brahms/Erich Leinsdorf) “Mary Had a Baby” (arr. Wendall Whalum) “Masters in This Hall” (arr. Parker) “Away in a Manger” (arr. Parker) “March of the Kings” (arr. Robert Shaw/Parker) “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne (Georges Bizet) “Bogoroditse Devo” (Virgin Mother of God) from Vespers (Sergei Rachmaninov)

The Coca-Cola Holiday Concert series is presented by

“Betelehemu” (Via Olatunji/arr. Whalum) “Hallelujah!” from Messiah (Handel)

Holiday concerts are made possible through an endowment from the Livingston Foundation, in memory of Leslie Livingston Kellar.

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

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PART THREE—AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE “March” from Nutcracker (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) Peter Marshall, celeste “Russian Dance” from Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) David Coucheron, violin “The Boar’s Head” (arr. Shaw/Parker) “Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” from Suite No. 3 The Many Moods of Christmas (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) PART FOUR—ADORATION “El Cant des Ocells” (“The Song of the Birds”) (arr. Pablo Casals) Daniel Laufer, cello “Coventry Carol” (arr. Shaw) “The Shepherds’ Farewell to the Holy Family” from L’Enfance du Christ (Hector Berlioz) “Dona nobis pacem” from Mass in B Minor (J. S. Bach) “Adeste, fideles”* (arr. Parker) This concert is performed without intermission. Performance length is approximately one hour and 15 minutes. *The audience is invited to join the choruses in singing these familiar carols. Words are included on the following pages. SING-ALONG CAROLS “The First Nowell” The first Nowell the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel! They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the east, beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel!

24| encore Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord, That hath made heav’n and earth of naught, And with His blood mankind hath bought. Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel! “Adeste, Fideles”* 1. Audience (Translation is verse 4) Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes; venite, venite in Bethlehem; natum videte, regem angelorum. Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus, Dominum! 2. Sung by the Choruses, Translation: God of gods, Light of lights, Carried in a maiden’s womb. True God: begotten, not made. O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! 3. Sung by the Choruses, Translation: “Hallelujah!” now sings the angelic chorus; The heavenly host now sings, “Glory to the highest!” O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! 4. Audience: O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant; O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him, born the king of angels: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

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26 | meettheartists MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

ounded in 1911, the Morehouse College Glee Club is the premier singing organization of Morehouse College, traveling all over the country and the world, demonstrating excellence not only in choral performance but also in discipline, dedication, and brotherhood. The current director, David E. Morrow, ‘80, assumed directorship of the Glee Club in 1987. The current members come from all over the United States and even from other countries around the world. While some are music majors, members are in all academic divisions at the college. Even though some members take Glee Club as a course for credit, all members still sing as a labor of love and enjoy being ambassadors for Morehouse College. On January 18, 1993, the Glee Club, as part of the MorehouseSpelman Chorus, sang at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall, with soprano Jessye Norman, in a concert celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. They also performed the National Anthem with Natalie Cole for Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994. The organization participated with Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, and Trisha Yearwood in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, the Glee Club recorded the spiritual, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, for Spike Lee’s movie, Miracle at St. Anna.

The Glee Club celebrated its Centennial in 2011 by performing commemorative concerts in Atlanta and New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, for events leading to the dedication of the King Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and recorded Zachary and the Scaly Bark Tree by Bill Lee for his son, Spike Lee’s movie, Red Hook Summer. The Glee Club has performed concerts with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, featuring the work Seven Last Words of the Unarmed by Joel Thompson. The Glee Club has performed internationally on several different occasions: African Nations – Senegal, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, and Nigeria (1972), Russia (1996), Poland (1998), Bermuda (2001), the Bahamas (2005), South Africa (2008), Canada and Puerto Rico (2011), Honduras (2018), Algeria (2019), and performed the 50th Anniversary Tour of Nigeria in 2022.

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DAVID MORROW, DIRECTOR

avid Morrow is a native of Rochester, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1980 and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music in 1995. Dr. Morrow has been a member of the Music faculty at Morehouse College since 1981 and succeeded Dr. Wendell P. Whalum as Director of the Glee Club in 1987. Dr. Morrow’s conducting honors include: 1991 Kennedy Center Honors as part of the tribute to Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate, Robert Shaw with the Morehouse College Glee Club; celebrating the 1994 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday at Atlanta Symphony Hall with soprano Jessye Norman and the Spelman-Morehouse Choruses; the National Anthem for Super Bowl XXVIII with Natalie Cole and the combined choruses of the Atlanta University Center; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games with the Morehouse College Glee Club, and many more. Dr. Morrow is a member of Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians Association, past president of The National Association of Negro Musicians, and is a member of the Georgia Council for the Arts. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. and Chorus America, Inc. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, the Georgia Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, is a “Friend of the Arts” member of Sigma Alpha Iota.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB Nathan Amuh Londarius Anderson Folajinmi Bakare Langston Basset Calvin Bell Coby Bennett Tsar Blanchard Robert Briggs, Jr. Gregory Brown Caleb Bunton Nathaniel Cangé Justin Clopton Juquwayne Crockett Allheim Devan-Bey

Xavier Doyle Lesh’In Edwards Jordan Fraizer Elijah Gatling Elijah Gilchrist Amare Glenn Stephen Goff Schneider Grandpierre Harlem Henderson Dalon Iyen Que’Jari Jones Torry Marshall Jaxon McCowan

Dante McNeal Jonathan MimyMatthews Noah Mize Joe Norington-Reaves B’Nathaniel Orlu Dylan Patterson Andarious Porter Kaden Quick-Bennett Chantz Robinson Saleem Saafir Kanye Saxon Ian Shepherd Clarence Smith

Robert Smith, Jr. Cuba Stellenberg Jordan Stewart Rayquan Strickland Desmond Thompson Kabien Thompson David Totty Tariq Tufts Trey Washington Aaron Watts Imari Welcher

28 | encore ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS

he Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, founded in 1970 by former Music Director, Robert Shaw, is an all-volunteer, auditioned ensemble that performs on a regular basis with the Orchestra and is featured on many of its recordings. Led by Director of Choruses, Norman Mackenzie, the chorus is known for its precision and expressive singing quality. Its recordings have garnered 14 Grammy® Awards (nine for Best Choral Performance; four for Best Classical Recording and one for Best Opera Recording). In addition, the Chorus has been involved in the creation and shaping of numerous world-premiere commissioned works. NORMAN MACKENZIE, DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

orman Mackenzie’s abilities as musical collaborator, conductor and concert organist have brought him international recognition. As Director of Choruses for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) since 2000, he was chosen to help carry forward the creative vision of legendary founding conductor Robert Shaw.

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During his tenure, the Chorus has made numerous tours and garnered several Grammy® awards, including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance. At the ASO, he prepares the Choruses for all concerts and recordings, works closely with Nathalie Stutzmann on the commissioning and realization of new choral-orchestral works and conducts holiday concerts. In his 14-year association with Mr. Shaw, he was keyboardist for the ASO, principal accompanist for the ASO Choruses and ultimately assistant choral conductor. In addition, he was musical assistant and accompanist for the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, the Robert Shaw Institute Summer Choral Festivals in France and the United States and the famed Shaw/ Carnegie Hall Choral Workshops. He prepared the ASO Chorus for its acclaimed 2003 debut and successive 2008 and 2009 performances in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic, in Britten’s War Requiem, Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, respectively, conducted by ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS Norman Mackenzie

Hannah Davis

Peter Marshall

director of choruses

choral and artistic manager

accompanist

The Frannie & Bill Graves Chair

SOPRANO 1 Ellen Abney Liz Dean* Laura Foster Michelle Griffin* Erin Harris Erin Jones* Arietha Lockhart** Mindy Margolis* Joneen Padgett* Rachel Paul Susan Ray Samaria Rodriguez Emily Salmond Kristian Samuel Lydia Sharp Susie Shepardson Stacey Tanner Chelsea Toledo Brianne Turgeon** Deanna Walton Michelle Yancich SOPRANO 2 Debbie Ashton Sloan Atwood** Jessica Barber Tierney Breedlove Barbara Brown Maggie Carpenter Martha Craft Gina Deaton Erika Elliott Mary Goodwin Heidi Hayward Amanda Hoffman Megan Littlepage Melissa Mack Lindsay Patten Murray Chantae Pittman Tramaine Quarterman Kate Roberts Marianna Schuck Emily Tallant Cheryl Thrash** Donna Weeks**

ALTO 1 June Abbott** Pamela Amy-Cupp Deborah Boland** Emily Campbell Katherine Fisher Beth Freeman* Savana Hagerty Unita Harris Beverly Hueter* Janet Johnson Susan Jones Kathleen Kelly-George* Virginia Little* Staria Lovelady* Alina Luke Frances McDowellBeadle** Sara McKlin Linda Morgan** Natalie Pierce Noelle Ross Rachel Schiffer Camilla Springfield** Rachel Stewart** Nancy York* ALTO 2 Nancy Adams** Angelica BlackmanKeim Elizabeth Borland Emily Boyer Marcia Chandler* Carol Comstock Meaghan Curry Joia Johnson Sally Kann* Nicole Khoury** Lynda Martin* Lalla McGee Tiffany Peoples Duhi Schneider Sharon Simons* Kiki Wilson** Diane Woodard**

TENOR 1 David Blalock** LaRue Bowman Daniel Cameron* Daniel Compton Clifford Edge Steven Farrow** Leif Gilbert-Hansen* James Jarrell* Joseph Henry Monti David Moore Christopher Patton* TENOR 2 Matthew Borkowski Steve Brailsford Charles Cottingham# Phillip Crumbly Steven Dykes David Ellis Sean Fletcher Thomas Foust John Harr John Ingham Keith Jeffords** David Kinrade Tyler Lane Michael Parker Timothy Parrott Marshall Peterson* Matthew Sellers Thomas Slusher Scott Stephens**

BASS 1 Dock Anderson Noah Boonin Sean Butler Russell Cason** Jeremy Christensen Joshua Clark Rick Cobb Michael Cranford Jon Gunnemann** Noah Horton Nick Jones# Alp Koksal Sims Kuester Jackson McCarthy Joss Nichols Hal Richards Thomas Stow BASS 2 Jacob Blevins John Carter Joel Craft** Thomas Hanrahan David Hansen** Daniel Lane Jason Manley Michael Nedvidek Joel Rose John Ruff** Jonathan Smith* George Sustman David Webster** Gregory Whitmire Keith Wyatt**

* 20+ years of service ** 30+ years of service # Charter member (1970)

30 | dec14/15 Concerts of Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:00 PM Friday, December 15, 2023 8:00 PM NORMAN MACKENZIE, conductor MARIA VALDES, soprano KELLEY O’CONNOR, mezzo-soprano MILES MYKKANEN, tenor LAWSON ANDERSON, bass-baritone ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER CHORUS

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750) Cantata No. 1, “Jauchzet, frohlocket,” from Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (1734) 30 MINS 1. Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Chorus) 2. Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Recitative: Evangelist) 3. N un wird mein liebster Bräutigam (Recitative: Contralto) 4. Bereite dich Zion (Aria: Contralto) 5. Wie soll ich dich empfangen (Chorale) 6. U nd sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn (Recitative: Evangelist) 7. E r ist auf Erden kommen arm (Chorale, Recitative: Chorus, Soprano, Bass) 8. Grosser Herr und starker König (Aria: Bass) 9. Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein! (Chorale) INTERMISSION

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Performances of this concert were made possible by a grant from the BARNEY M. FRANKLIN AND HUGH W. BURKE CHARITABLE FUND. The Coca-Cola Holiday Concert series is presented by

Holiday concerts are made possible through an endowment from the Livingston Foundation, in memory of Leslie Livingston Kellar.

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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759) Part the First (Christmas Portion) and Hallelujah from Messiah, HWV 56 (1741) 58 MINS 1. Overture 2. Recit: Comfort ye, my people (Tenor) 3. Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor) 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord 5. Recit: Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts (Bass) 6. Air: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Alto) 7. Chorus: And He shall purify 8. Recit: Behold! A virgin shall conceive (Alto) 9. A ir and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto) 10. Recit: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass) 11. Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass) 12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born 13. Pastoral Symphony 14a. Recit: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano) 14b. R ecit: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Soprano) 15. Recit: And the angel said unto them (Soprano) 16. Recit: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano) 17. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 18. Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano) 19. Recit: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d (Alto) 20. Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Alto, Soprano) 21. Chorus: His yoke is easy and His burthen is light 44. Chorus: Hallelujah

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32 | encore J.S. BACH: Cantata for the First Day of Christmas (Weihnachtsoratorium I, BWV 248) 1. Chor Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, Rühmet, was heute der Höchste getan! Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage, Stimmet voll Jauchzen und Fröhlichkeit an! Dienet dem Höchsten mit herrlichen Chören, Laßt uns den Namen des Herrschers verehren!

1. Chorus Celebrate, rejoice, rise up and praise these days, glorify what the Highest has done today! Abandon despair, banish laments, sound forth full of delight and happiness! S erve the Highest with glorious choruses, l et us honor the name of the Lord!

2. Rezitativ, Tenor (Evangelist) Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit, daß ein Gebot von dem Kaiser Augusto ausging, daß alle Welt geschätzet würde. Und jedermann ging, daß er sich schätzen ließe, ein jeglicher in seine Stadt. Da machte sich auch auf Joseph aus Galiläa, aus der Stadt Nazareth, in das jüdische Land zur Stadt David, die da heißet Bethlehem; darum, daß er von dem Hause und Geschlechte David war: auf daß er sich schätzen ließe mit Maria, seinem vertrauten Weibe, die war schwanger. Und als sie daselbst waren, kam die Zeit, daß sie gebären sollte. [Luke 2:1, 3-6]

2. Recitative, Tenor (Evangelist) It came to pass at that time, however, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be appraised. And everyone went to be appraised, each to his own city. So, Joseph also went out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into the Jewish territory to the city of David, which was called Bethlehem; since he was of the house and race of David; so that he might be appraised with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was pregnant. And while they were there, the time came for her to deliver. [Luke 2:1, 3-6]

3. Rezitativ, Alt Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam, Nun wird der Held aus Davids Stamm Zum Trost, zum Heil der Erden Einmal geboren werden. Nun wird der Stern aus Jakob scheinen, Sein Strahl bricht schon hervor. Auf, Zion, und verlasse nun das Weinen, Dein Wohl steigt hoch empor!

3. Recitative Alto Now my dearest Bridegroom, now the hero from David’s branch, for the comfort, for the salvation of the earth, will be born at last. Now the Star out of Jacob will shine, its light already breaks forth. Arise, Zion, and give up your weeping now, your happiness rises high above you!

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34 | encore 4. Arie, Alt Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben, Den Schönsten, den Liebsten bald bei dir zu sehn! Deine Wangen Müssen heut viel schöner prangen, Eile, den Bräutigam sehnlichst zu lieben!

4. Aria, Alto Prepare yourself, Zion, with tender efforts, to behold your lovely one, your beloved, near you soon! Y our cheeks m ust now glow much more radiantly, h urry to love the Bridegroom with passion!

5. Choral Wie soll ich dich empfangen Und wie begegn’ ich dir? O aller Welt Verlangen, O meiner Seelen Zier! O Jesu, Jesu, setze Mir selbst die Fackel bei, Damit, was dich ergötze, Mir kund und wissend sei! [Paul Gerhardt, 1653]

5. Chorale How shall I embrace You, and how encounter You? O desire of the whole world, O adornment of my soul! O Jesus, Jesus, place the torch near me Yourself, so that what gives You pleasure be known and familiar to me! [ Paul Gerhardt, 1653]

6. Rezitativ, Tenor (Evangelist) Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn und wickelte ihn in Windeln und legte ihn in eine Krippen, denn sie hatten sonst keinen Raum in der Herberge. [Luke 2:7]

6. Recitative, Tenor (Evangelist) And she bore her first son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, since there was no other room in the inn. [Luke 2:7]

7. Choral, Sopran mit Rezitativ, Bass Er ist auf Erden kommen arm, Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn, Die unser Heiland vor uns hegt? Daß er unser sich erbarm, Ja, wer vermag es einzusehen, Wie ihn der Menschen Leid bewegt? Und in dem Himmel mache reich, Des Höchsten Sohn kömmt in die Welt, Weil ihm ihr Heil so wohl gefällt, Und seinen lieben Engeln gleich. So will er selbst als Mensch geboren werden. Kyrieleis! [Choral, Martin Luther, 1524]

7. Chorale, Soprano with Recitative, Bass He came to earth poor, W ho can rightly exalt this love, t hat our Savior harbors for us? So that He might have sympathy for us, I ndeed, who could possibly have predicted how the sorrow of humanity moved Him? And make us rich in heaven, T he Son of the Highest came into the world, since its salvation pleased Him so much, and like His dear angels. t hus He Himself will be born a human. Kyrie eleison! [Chorale text, Martin Luther, 1524]

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8. Arie, Bass Großer Herr, o starker König, Liebster Heiland, o wie wenig Achtest du der Erden Pracht! Der die ganze Welt erhält, Ihre Pracht und Zier erschaffen, Muß in harten Krippen schlafen.

8. Aria, Bass Great Lord, o powerful King, dearest Savior, o how little you care about the glories of the earth! H e who sustains the entire world, who created its magnificence and beauty, m ust sleep in a harsh manger.

9. Choral Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein, Mach dir ein rein sanft Bettelein, Zu ruhn in meines Herzens Schrein, Daß ich nimmer vergesse dein! [Choral, Martin Luther, 1535]

9. Chorale Ah, my heart’s beloved little Jesus, make Yourself a pure, soft little bed within my heart’s chamber in which to rest, so that I never forget You! [ Chorale text, Martin Luther, 1535] -English Translations, Pamela Dellal

This concert features Part I, the Christmas Portion, of Messiah, as well as the “Hallelujah!” Chorus from Part II. Messiah Music by GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759) Texts selected from Holy Scripture by Charles Jennens (1700-1773) PART I Sinfonia TENOR Comfort ye my people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight and the rough places plain. [Isaiah 40:1-4]

CHORUS And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. [Isaiah 40:5] BASS Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Yet once a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea and the dry land, and I will shake all nations, and the desire of nations shall come. The Lord whom ye seek,

38 | encore shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts. [Haggai 2:6-7; Malachi 3:1] ALTO But who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner’s fire. [Malachi 3:2] CHORUS And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. [Malachi 3:3] ALTO Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us. [Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23] ALTO & CHORUS O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: Behold your God! Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. [Isaiah 40:9; 60:1]

BASS For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. [Isaiah 60:2-3] BASS The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. [Isaiah 9:2 (Matthew 3:16)] CHORUS For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. [Isaiah 9:6]

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Pastoral Symphony SOPRANO There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people: for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: [Luke 2:8-11,13] CHORUS Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will towards men. [Luke 2:14] SOPRANO Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, behold, thy King cometh unto thee. He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen. [Zechariah 9:9-10]

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ALTO Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing. [Isaiah 35:5-6] ALTO & SOPRANO He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. Come unto Him, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for he is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:28-29] CHORUS His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light. [Matthew 11:30] CHORUS Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. [Revelation 19:6; 11:15; 19:16]

42 | encore MARIA VALDES, SOPRANO

merican soprano Maria Valdes was recently described as a “first-rate singing actress” (New York Times). In the 2022-2023 season, Ms. Valdes made her Metropolitan Opera debut covering Papagena in The Magic Flute, returned to Atlanta Opera as Léontine in L’Amant anonyme and Hawaii Opera Theater to portray Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi. Additionally, Ms. Valdes made her San Jose Symphony debut singing Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Carmina Burana. In the concert realm, Ms. Valdes recently made a debut with the Virginia Symphony and returned to The Pheonix Symphony as the soprano soloist in Messiah, joined the Brooklyn Art Song Society singing Chants d’Auvergine by Joseph Canteloube, as well as, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra singing Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughn Williams and Bach’s Cantata No. 29, “Wir danken dir, Gott”. Also an accomplished recitalist, Ms. Valdes has appeared in concert with Martin Katz, and made her New York recital debut performing with Steven Blier and Michael Barrett She also attended the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival which included several concert appearances and Ms. Valdes can be heard singing Mendelssohn’s “Hear my prayer” on the album Evening Hymn released by Gothic Records and acclaimed in the American Record Guide. An awardwinner in the regional Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, Ms. Valdes is also the winner of the top prize at the Corbett Opera Scholarship Competition at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is the recipient of a Shoshana Foundation Grant. KELLEY O'CONNOR, MEZZO-SOPRANO

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rammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor is one of the most compelling performers of her generation. She is internationally acclaimed equally in the pillars of the classical music canon—from Beethoven and Mahler to Brahms and Ravel—as she is in new works of modern masters – from Adams and Dessner to Lieberson and Talbot. In the 2022-23 season Kelley O’Connor is Alto Soloist in performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony with Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony and with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She joins Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic to open the renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in a gala performance of

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44 | encore Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and makes a debut with the Taiwan Philharmonic in Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette led by Jun Märkl. With Sir Donald Runnicles, Kelley O’Connor gives the world premiere of a new work by the Syrian-American composer, Kareem Roustom, and sings the title role in a concert performance of Hansel und Gretel at the Grand Teton Music Festival. In the 2020-21 season Kelley O’Connor was engaged for performances with the symphonies of Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Saint Louis, San Diego, as well as with the Philadelphia Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, and with the San Francisco Symphony for Michael Tilson Thomas’ final concerts as Music Director. MILES MYKKANEN, TENOR

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iles Mykkanen’s 2022-23 season features three prominent role debuts: he sings Steuermann in Der fliegende Holländer in a return engagement with the Canadian Opera Company; the title role of Albert Herring in his debut at Chicago Opera Theater; and his first Fenton in Falstaff for a company debut at the Staatsoper Hamburg. Concert engagements of the season are anchored in Handel’s Messiah with performances at University Musical Society, Ann Arbor and with the Atlanta and New Jersey symphonies.

Last season the Finnish-American tenor appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in no less than three productions: Boris Godunov conducted by Sebastian Weigle, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg led by Sir Antonio Pappano, and Ariadne auf Naxos with Marek Janowski. He joined David Danzmayr and the Oregon Symphony for Messiah and presented a Lieder recital program of Beethoven and Schubert under the auspices of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Mykkanen is a 2019 Sara Tucker Study Grant winner, youngARTS Gold winner and the recipient of prizes from the Sullivan Foundation, Toulmin Foundation, Novick Career Advancement Grant, and Juilliard’s Joseph W. Polisi Award. Miles Mykkanen is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and earned his Artist Diploma in Opera Studies, along with his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Cynthia Hoffmann and is the founder and artistic director of the Emberlight Festival

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46 | encore LAWSON ANDERSON, BASS-BARITONE

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former management consultant with an MBA from Columbia Business School, Lawson Anderson has made waves in the opera world coming off of his Top Prize finish at the 2018 George London Foundation Competition; First Prize award from the Gerda Lissner Foundation’s 2017 International Vocal Competition; 2017 Opera Index Top Prize Arthur E. Walters Memorial Award; representing the USA as a Finalist of the 2017 Hans Gabor Belvedere finals in Moscow and the 2018 Viñas Contest in Barcelona; Grand Finalist of the 2017 Anita Cerquetti Voice Competition; 2017 Grant Winner from the Giulio Gari Foundation; Grant recipient of the Olga Forrai Foundation for Dramatic Voices, and 2017 Eastern Region Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In 2019, Anderson joined the principal roster of the Semperoper Dresden, taking on the roles of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo (Cosi fan Tutte), Schaunard (La bohème), Angelotti (Tosca), Marcel (Les Huguenots), Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), Barone Douphol (La Traviata), and more. Recent highlights also include a lauded interpretation of Nick Bottom in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Nevill Holt; his debut as Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust and Colline in La Boheme; and on the concert stage as bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s Requiem. Anderson has also been heard at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City as Rocco in Fidelio; in debut at Carnegie Hall singing Wotan from Das Rheingold; and in recital at the National Opera Center interpreting Schubert’s Die Winterreise. Lawson is the student of Valentin Peytchinov. NORMAN MACKENZIE see bio on page 28

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER CHORUS

cclaimed for the beauty, precision and expressive qualities of its singing, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus has been an important part of the orchestra's programming since its founding by the late Robert Shaw. The Chamber Chorus, which debuted on December 14, 1967, is composed of 40-60 volunteers selected by audition from the ranks of the ASO Chorus, who meet for extra rehearsals and perform with the ASO each season. The Chamber Chorus performs music of the Baroque and Classical eras, as well as works by modern masters such as Golijov, Tavener, Pärt, Paulus, Theofanidis and Britten. Highlights of the ASO Chamber Chorus’s history include a residency with the ASO and Robert Spano for California’s Ojai Festival, participation with the ASO in recordings of masterworks by Bach, Golijov, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Vivaldi and a 2005 a cappella recording that features the Vaughan Williams Mass under Norman Mackenzie. Their Carnegie Hall appearances include performances of the B-Minor Mass, the Matthew and John Passions of Bach, the Rachmaninov Vespers, Stravinsky’s Nightingale and the Mozart/ Levin Requiem. ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER CHORUS

Norman Mackenzie

Hannah Davis

Peter Marshall

director of choruses

choral and artistic manager

accompanist

The Frannie & Bill Graves Chair

SOPRANO Khadijah Davis Liz Dean* Michelle Griffin* Arietha Lockhart** Mindy Margolis* Joneen Padgett* Mary Martha Penner Lydia Sharp Brianne Turgeon** Wanda Yang Temko SOPRANO 2 Tierney Breedlove Amanda Hoffman Megan Littlepage Marianna Schuck Anne-Marie Spalinger*

ALTO 1 Donna Carter-Wood** Katherine Fisher Unita Harris Kathleen KellyGeorge* Virginia Little* Linda Morgan** Kathleen Poe Ross ALTO 2 Ana Baida Angelica BlackmanKeim Marcia Chandler* Katherine Mackenzie Laura Rappold

TENOR 1 Christian Bigliani David Blalock** John Brandt** Jack Caldwell** Daniel Compton Justin Cornelius Leif Gilbert-Hansen* Keith Langston* Christopher Patton* Mark Warden* TENOR 2 Matthew Borkowski Phillip Crumbly John Harr Michael Parker Timothy Parrott

BASS 1 Russell Cason** Trey Clegg* Michael Cranford Michael Devine Jameson Linville Peter MacKenzie Jason Maynard Jackson McCarthy Edgie Wallace* BASS 2 Philip Barreca Marcel Benoit Timothy Gunter* *20+ years of service **30+ years of service

48 | dec23 Concerts of Saturday, December 23, 2023 3:00pm and 8:00pm WILLIAM R. LANGLEY, conductor TAMMY MCCANN, vocalist

LEROY ANDERSON A Christmas Festival DUDLEY BROOKS, arr. Daryl McKenzie (Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag Tammy McCann, vocalist PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY “Miniature Overture” from The Nutcracker TCHAIKOVSKY, arr. Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, orch. Jeff Tyzik “Overture” from The Nutcracker Suite TCHAIKOVSKY “Dance of the Reed Pipes” from The Nutcracker TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN/TYZIK “Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)” from The Nutcracker Suite MEL TORME, arr. James M. Stephenson, III The Christmas Song Tammy McCann, vocalist

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ANDERSON Sleigh Ride JOHNNY MARKS, arr. Richard Hayman Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Thunder and Lightning, Polka, Op. 324 ADOLPHE CHARLES ADAM, arr. Ron Goldstein O Holy Night Tammy McCann, vocalist

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TCHAIKOVSKY “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN/TYZIK “Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)” from The Nutcracker Suite HUGH MARTIN AND RALPH BLANE Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Tammy McCann, vocalist Matthew Umphreys, piano TCHAIKOVSKY “March” from The Nutcracker TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN/TYZIK “Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)” from The Nutcracker Suite J. FRED COOTS, arr. Daryl Mckenzie Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Tammy McCann, vocalist

Program length is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

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50 | meettheartists WILLIAM R. LANGLEY, CONDUCTOR

tlanta Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor William R. Langley began his career as an orchestral conductor at age sixteen. In 2009 he founded the Wolf River Chamber Orchestra and in 2011 the Memphis Repertory Orchestra. Langley also serves as the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Blueshift Ensemble, a contemporary music ensemble dedicated to programming and promoting new and existing chamber works while incorporating multigenre collaborations. An avid performer, the young Maestro has appeared as guest conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Starling Chamber Orchestra, Blueshift Ensemble, Concert:Nova, and All of the Above Ensemble. In demand as a cover conductor, Langley has been a frequent cover with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, and Cincinnati covering such conductors as Sir Donald Runnicles, Louis Langrée, Carlos Kalmar, Juanjo Mena, Jonathon Heyward, Ramón Tebar, Peter Oundjian, Nathalie Stutzmann, Nicola Luisotti, Xian Zhang, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya, to name a few. Langley holds a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in Cincinnati where he studied under the tutelage of Maestro Mark Gibson. He was selected by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the American Austrian Foundation to be awarded one of two esteemed Ansbacher Fellowships for Young Conductors with the opportunity to study in Austria at the 2019 Salzburger Festspiele.

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TAMMY MCANN

amed the Chicago Tribune’s 2020 Person of the year in jazz, Tammy McCann is an internationally recognized jazz vocalist and is currently an artist-in-residence for the Music Institute of Chicago. Her powerful, sultry, and emotionally charged voice paints pictures and tells stories by merging classical vocal technique and gospel esthetic with jazz to create a sound that is completely her own.

Tammy McCann has performed with such luminaries Chicago’s own Ramsey Lewis & NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman, John Clayton, Branford Marsalis, Joe Locke, Charles McPherson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carmen Bradford and toured as a “Raelette” with the great Ray Charles. McCann has thrilled audiences in festivals and clubs worldwide from Bangkok, Thailand to the Harrods Atticus in Greece. As well as the nation’s premier concert and jazz venues, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, The Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola and Chicago’s own Jazz Showcase. As an educator, Tammy believes that there is a pedagogy to jazz vocal instruction that requires an approach that can combine the “classroom and the bandstand” in a seamless way. Her teaching style meets vocal students where they are and all instruction has a classical foundation with a focus on jazz.

MARY RAFFERTY

Tammy is a storyteller who draws emotion from and makes connections with her audiences worldwide. Her warm delivery allows her audience to go on the musical journey with her and her engaging personality imprints the memory of her performance on their hearts.

52 | encore ASO | SUPPORT

he Atlanta Symphony Orchestra continues to prosper thanks to the support of our generous patrons. The list below recognizes the donors who have made contributions since June 1, 2022. Their extraordinary generosity provides the foundation for this world-class institution. $1,000,000+

A Friend of the Symphony∞

$100,000+ A Friend of the Symphony 1180 Peachtree The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation∞

Delta Air Lines Lettie Pate Evans Foundation∞ Barney M. Franklin & Hugh W. Burke Charitable Fund Georgia Power Company The Halle Foundation The Home Depot Foundation

Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$75,000+ Alston & Bird LLP The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation∞

The Antinori Foundation The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Chick-fil-A Cadence Bank Foundation PNC

$50,000+ Accenture LLP City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Ms. Lynn Eden Emerald Gate Charitable Trust

Emory Woodruff Health Sciences Center Ms. Angela L. Evans∞ Four Seasons The Gable Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts

Graphic Packaging KPMG Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Norfolk Southern Slumgullion Charitable Fund Truist

$35,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Cox Enterprises, Inc. Sally* & Larry Davis

The Roy & Janet Dorsey Foundation John D. Fuller Fulton County Arts & Culture Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley

National Endowment for the Arts Sally & Pete Parsonson∞ Patty & Doug Reid Mary & Jim Rubright Patrick & Susie Viguerie

$25,000+ Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation∞ Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bailey Jennifer Barlament & Kenneth Potsic Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. Connie & Merrell Calhoun John W. Cooledge The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.∞ Jeannette Guarner, MD & Carlos del Rio, MD

Mr. Richard H. Delay & Dr. Francine D. Dykes∞ Paulette Eastman & Becky Pryor Anderson*∞

Massey Charitable Trust John & Linda Matthews∞ John R. Paddock, Ph.D. & Karen M. Schwartz, Ph.D. Victoria & Howard Palefsky Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Bill & Rachel Schultz° June & John Scott∞

The Coca-Cola Company Sheila L. & Jonathan J. Davies

Eversheds Sutherland Ms. Marina Fahim° Dick & Anne Game° Sally & Walter George The Graves Foundation Bonnie & Jay Harris League of American Orchestras Donna Lee & Howard Ehni The Livingston Foundation, Inc. The Marcus Foundation, Inc.∞

Invesco QQQ Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation∞

Troutman Pepper Kathy Waller & Kenneth Goggins Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.°∞

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$17,500+ Mr. Keith Adams & Ms. Kerry Heyward° Affairs to Remember John & Juliet Allan Aspire Media Benjamin Q. Brunt Ms. Elizabeth W. Camp Wright & Alison Caughman Ms. Lisa V. Chang Choate Bridges Foundation Cari K. Dawson & John M. Sparrow Maria & Rodrigo Garcia-Escudero Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Harrison Ms. Joia M. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Randolph J. Koporc The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Dr. Kevin Lyman Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Mills IV Moore Colson, CPAs & Bert & Carmen Mills Terence L. & Jeanne Perrine Neal° Lynn & Galen Oelkers Ms. Margaret Painter∞ Martha M. Pentecost Joyce & Henry Schwob Mr. Fahim Siddiqui & Ms. Shazia Fahim Ross & Sally Singletary Carolyn C. Thorsen∞ The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation Universal Music Group-Task Force for Meaningful Change John & Ray Uttenhove Mrs. Sue S. Williams $15,000+ Phyllis Abramson, Ph. D. Madeline* & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Aadu & Kristi Allpere° Aprio Mr. Keith Barnett Mr. David Boatwright Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Clare° Russell Currey & Amy Durrell

Lisa DiFrancesco, MD & Darlene Nicosia Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Ms. Yelena Epova Fifth Third Bank Craig Frankel & Jana Eplan Georgia-Pacific Mr. Max M. Gilstrap Pam & Robert Glustrom The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Roya & Bahman Irvani Jamestown Properties James H. Landon Mr. Sukai Liu & Dr. Ginger J. Chen Ms. Deborah A. Marlowe & Dr. Clint Lawrence John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Ms. Molly Minnear New Music, USA Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Paul Mr. Edward Potter & Ms. Regina Olchowski° Ms. Cathleen Quigley Charlie & Donna Sharbaugh Beverly & Milton Shlapak Mr. John A. Sibley, III Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel° Elliott & Elaine Tapp° Ms. Brett A. Tarver Judith & Mark K. Taylor Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi Adair & Dick White Drs. Kevin & Kalinda Woods $10,000+ A Friend of the Symphony (2) AAA Parking Paul & Melody Aldo∞ Mr. & Mrs. Calvin R. Allen Julie & Jim* Balloun Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Benjamin Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman Rita & Herschel Bloom Bloomberg Philanthropies The Boston Consulting Group The Breman Foundation, Inc. Lisa & Russ Butner

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Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb III Mr. & Mrs. Chris Collier Colliers International Costco Wholesale Corporation Peter & Vivian de Kok Donald & Barbara Defoe° Marcia & John Donnell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Dyer Eversheds Sutherland Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Fass In Memory of Betty Sands Fuller The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr., Fund Google Hamilton Capital Partners, LLC The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc. Clay & Jane Jackson Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III° James Kieffer Stephen & Carolyn Knight La Fête du Rosé Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Pat & Nolan Leake Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & S. Neal Rhoney Meghan & Clarke Magruder Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Caroline & Phil Moïse Moore, Colson & Company, P.C. Gretchen Nagy & Allan Sandlin ∞ Leadership Council We salute these extraordinary donors who have signed pledge commitments to continue their support for three years or more.

For information about giving to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Annual Fund, please contact William Keene at 404.733.4839 or william.keene@ atlantasymphony.org.

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

54 | encore ASO | SUPPORT (cont.) Mr. Kenneth M. Neighbors Azalea City Chapter of Links Mr. Charles R. Kowal & Ms. Valdoreas May Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Ms. Eunice Luke The Norfolk Southern Lisa & Joe Bankoff Dr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Malone Corporation Asad Bashey Ms. Erin M. Marshall Margaret H. Petersen Herschel Beazley Mr. & Mrs. David F. & Maxine A.* Rock Meredith Bell Christopher D. Martin Thomas & Lynne Saylor Belinda & Gino Massafra Dr. & Mrs. The Simmons Foundation Jerome B. Blumenthal The Fred & Sue McGehee Family Charitable Fund John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mrs. Sidney W. Boozer Ed & Linda McGinn° Mr. & Mrs. Carol Brantley & Edward W. Stroetz, Jr. David Webster Ms. Erica McVicker Stephen & Sonia Swartz Margo Brinton & Mr. Bert Mobley Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor & Eldon Park Mr. Cesar Moreno & Ms. Triska Drake Mr. Greg Heathcock Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. George & Amy Taylor∞ Sue Morgan∞ Mr. Paul E. Viera & Judith D. Bullock Jane Morrison∞ Ms. Gail O’Neill* CBH International, Inc Music Matters Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Miles R. Cook Mr. Thomas Nightingale Kiki Wilson William & Patricia Cook Ms. Bethani Oppenheimer

Trapp Family Burton Trimble Chilton & Morgan* Varner Amy & Robert Vassey Alan & Marcia Watt Mr. Nathan Watt Ruthie Watts John H. Wieland Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Welch Dr. Nanette K. Wenger WhoBody Inc. Suzanne B. Wilner Mr. & Mrs. M. Beattie Wood

$3,500+ A Friend of the Symphony(2) Drs. Jay & Martin Beard-Coles Mr. John Blatz Carol Comstock & Mr. & Mrs. Ms. Johanna Brookner $7,500+ Jim Davis Edmund F. Pearce, Jr.° Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Chorba Jack & Helga Beam∞ Janet & John Costello The Hellen Plummer Liz & Charlie Cohn° Karen & Rod Bunn Dillon Production Services Charitable Foundation, Inc. Ned Cone & Nadeen Green Patricia & William Buss∞ Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Dimmick Dr. & Mrs. John P. Pooler Jean & Jerry Cooper John Champion & John H. Rains Xavier Duralde & Mr. Ramsey Fahs Penelope Malone Mary Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Louis Gump Mark Coan & Family Dieter Elsner & Cammie & John Rice Deedee & Marc* Hamburger Othene Munson Ms. Diane Durgin Vicki & Joe Riedel Barbara M. Hund Robert S. Elster Foundation Ms. Felicia Rives Sally W. Hawkins Cameron Jackson° Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler Grace Ihrig° Betsy & Lee Robinson Mr. W. F. & Ellen & Howard Feinsand Ann & Brian Kimsey Ms. Frances A. Root Dr. Janice Johnston Mr. & Mrs. William A. Flinn Mr. & Ms. Joseph A. Jason & Michelle Kroh Wolfgang* & Mariana Laufer Bruce W. & Avery C. Flower∞ Roseborough Mr. Robert M. Lewis, Jr. Ari & Fara Levine° Mr. David L. Forbes Elvira & Jay Mannelly Tiffany & Rich Rosetti∞ Deborah & William Liss° Dr. V. Alexander Garcias Berthe & Shapour John T. Ruff Martha & Reynolds Mobasser Marty & John Gillin° Katherine Scott McClatchey Mrs. Kay Adams* & Dr. Paul Gilreath Mallie Sharafat In Memory of Mr. Ralph Paulk° Mary* & Charles Ginden Suzanne Shull Dr. Frank S. Pittman III Hamilton & Mason Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goodsell∞ Gerald & Nancy Silverboard Ms. Kathy Powell Tom & Ani Steele Melanie & Tucker Green Baker & Debby Smith Leonard Reed Ms. Juliana T. Vincenzino John* & Martha Head Ms. Cynthia Smith Mrs. Susan H. Reinach Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Azira G. Hill Dr. K. Douglas Smith S.A. Robinson Mr. David J. Worley & Tad & Janin Hutcheson Mr. & Mrs. Mr. David Roemer Ms. Bernadette Drankoski Mr. Justin Im & Peter Stathopoulos Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Camille W. Yow Dr. Nakyoung Nam In memory of Donna Schwartz Elizabeth B. Stephens by Ms. Martha Solano Aaron & Joyce Johnson $5,000+ ∞ Powell, Preston & Sally Mr. & Mrs. Baxter Jones Mr. & Mrs. Art Waldrop A Friend of the Symphony (3) Mr. Jonathan Kamenear Dede & Bob Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Rhys T. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Mr. & Mrs. Peter Toren Paul* & Rosthema Kastin Ms. Sonia Witkowski

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Mr. & Mrs. Diana Einterz Ms. Rebecca Jarvis $2,000+ Jonathan K. Peterson Erica Endicott & Mrs. Gail Johnson A Friend of the Symphony(2) Chris Heisel Ponce de Leon Music Store Cecile M. Jones 2492 Fund Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Fairman Mr. & Ms. Lana M. Jordan Mr. & Dr. Paul Akbar Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Farnham William L. & Sally S. Jorden Douglas R. Powell Sharon & David Schachter° Mr. James L. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Massoud Fatemi Teresa M. Joyce, Ph.D Drs. Bess Schoen & Ms. Debra Atkins & Dr. Karen A. Foster Mona & Gilbert Kelly° Andrew Muir Ms. Mary Ann Wayne Annie Frazer & Mr. Lewis King Drs. Lawrence & Jen Horvath The Atlanta Music Club Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Rachel Schonberger Ms. Elizabeth C. French Anthony Barbagallo & Lavallee, Sr. Nick & Annie Shreiber Kristen Fowks∞ Gaby Family Foundation Lillian Balentine Law Helga Hazelrig Siegel Ms. Susan Bass & Mr. & Mrs. Sebastien Galtier Mr. & Mrs. Chris Le Mr. Tom Bradford Diana Silverman Raj & Jyoti Gandhi Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Dr. Laura Beaty Jeanne S. & S. Family Foundation Jun-Ching Lin & James Simpson Bell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. C. Ben Garren Helen Porter for Hope Inc The Society, Inc Sandra & John Glover Azy Lotfi & Max Lotfi Susan & Jack Bertram The Alex & Betty Mrs. Janet D. Goldstein Dr. Marcus Marr Smith Donor-Advised Catherine Binns & Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Griffin Mrs. Sam Massell Endowment Fund Jim Honkisz* Richard & Debbie Griffiths Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Mattox Anne-Marie Sparrow Leon & Joy Borchers Mr. & Mrs. In Memory of Peggy & Jerry Stapleton Andrew & Elissa Bower° George Gunderson Pam McAllister James & Shari Steinberg Martha S. Brewer Phil & Lisa Hartley Mr. & Mrs. James McClatchey Richard M. Stormont* Harriet Evans Brock Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hauser° Birgit & David McQueen Dr. & Mrs. Dr. Aubrey Bush & Mr. & Mrs. John Hellriegel Anna & Hays Mershon John P. Straetmans Dr. Carol Bush Ms. Elizabeth Hendrick Mr. & Mrs. Beth & Edward Sugarman Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Ms. Ann Herrera & Thomas B. Mimms, Jr. Kay R Summers Betty Fuller Case Ms. Mary M. Goodwin Mrs. Pat Mitchell & Tegna Foundation Mr. James Cobb Mr. Scott Seydel Mr. Kenneth & Ms. Linda F. Terry Coenen-Johnson Ms. Colleen Hey Mr. Charles Morn Foundation Sarah & Harvey Hill, Jr.° Janice & Tom Munsterman∞ Dr. Brenda G. Turner Susan S. Cofer Vogel Family Foundation Laurie House Hopkins & Melanie & Allan Nelkin Malcolm & Ann Cole Dr. James L. Waits John D. Hopkins Agnes V. Nelson Ralph & Rita Connell Mr. Charles D. Wattles & James & Bridget Horgan° Gary R. Noble, MD & Ms. Rosemary C. Willey Matt & Kate Cook Ms. & Mr. Carli Huband Joanne Heckman David & Martha West Mrs. Nancy Cooke Richard & Linda Hubert Donald S. Orr & Russell F. Winch & Mary Carole Cooney & Marcia K. Knight Dona & Bill Humphreys Mark B. Elberfeld Henry R. Bauer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. International Women’s Zaban Foundation, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Wiggs Cooper Forum Solon P. Patterson Herbert* & Grace Zwerner & Mr. Larry Cooper Nancy & John Janet R. Carter & Marjorie A. Crittenden Foundation Patron Leadership Linda Matthews Nancy Janet chair (PAL) Committee Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Cushing Belinda Massafra Kristi Allpere We give special Dr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly, Jr. Sally Parsonson thanks to this Helga Beam Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Dasher June Scott dedicated group of Bill Buss Priscilla Davis Atlanta Symphony Milt Shlapak Pat Buss Orchestra donorDelta Community Jonne Walter Kristen Fowks volunteers for their Credit Union Marcia Watt Deedee Hamburger commitment to Mr. & Mrs. Graham Dorian each year’s annual Judy Hellriegel Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge support initiatives:

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

56 | encore Jill* & Jennings* Hertz Mr. Albert L. Hibbard Richard E. Hodges Mr.* & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs.* Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. H E N RY S O P K I N C I R C L E Jim* & Barbara Hund Clayton F. Jackson Named for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Mary B. James founding Music Director, the HENRY SOPKIN Nancy Janet CIRCLE celebrates cherished individuals and Mr. Calvert Johnson & families who have made a planned gift to the Mr. Kenneth Dutter Joia M. Johnson Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. These special deForest F. Jurkiewicz* donors preserve the Orchestra’s foundation Herb* & Hazel Karp and ensure success for future generations. Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley A Friend of the Bob Kinsey Janie Cowan Symphony (22) Mr. & Mrs. William R. Cummickel James W.* & Mary Ellen* Madeline* & Howell E. Kitchell Bob* & Verdery* Cunningham Adams, Jr. Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Mr. Richard H. Delay & Mr.* & Mrs.* John E. Aderhold Vivian & Peter de Kok Dr. Francine D. Dykes Paul & Melody Aldo Miss Florence Kopleff* John R. Donnell Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Antinori Mr. Robert Lamy Dixon W. Driggs* Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer James H. Landon Pamela Johnson Drummond Helga Beam Ouida Hayes Lanier Mrs. Kathryn E. Duggleby Mr. Charles D. Belcher* Lucy Russell Lee* & Catherine Warren Dukehart* Neil H. Berman Gary Lee, Jr. Ms. Diane Durgin Susan & Jack Bertram Ione & John Lee Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Mr.* & Mrs.* Karl A. Bevins Mr. Larry M. LeMaster Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge The Estate of Donald S. & Mr.* & Mrs.* William C. Lester Geoffrey G. Eichholz* Joyce Bickers Liz & Jay* Levine Elizabeth Etoll Ms. Page Bishop* Robert M. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Doyle Faler Mr.* & Mrs.* Sol Blaine Carroll & Ruth Liller Brien P. Faucett John Blatz Ms. Joanne Lincoln* Dr. Emile T. Fisher* Rita & Herschel Bloom Jane Little* Moniqua N Fladger The Estate of Mrs. Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Flower Gilbert H. Boggs, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder A. D. Frazier, Jr. W. Moses Bond K Maier Nola Frink* Mr.* & Mrs. Robert C. Boozer John W. Markham* Betty* & Drew* Fuller Elinor A. Breman* Mrs. Ann B. Martin Sally & Carl Gable Carol J. Brown Linda & John Matthews William & Carolyn Gaik James C. Buggs* Mr. Michael A. McDowell, Jr. Dr. John W. Gamwell* Mr. & Mrs.* Richard H. Burgin Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr.* & Mrs.* L.L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Hugh W. Burke* Richard & Shirley McGinnis Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Mr. & Mrs. William Buss John & Clodagh Miller Micheline & Bob Gerson Wilber W. Caldwell Ms. Vera Milner Max Gilstrap Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mrs. Gene Morse* Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Cynthia & Donald Carson Ms. Janice Murphy* Mrs. David Goldwasser Mrs. Jane Celler* Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Lenore Cicchese* Mrs. Amy W. Norman* Billie & Sig Guthman Margie & Pierce Cline Galen Oelkers Betty G.* & Joseph* F. Haas Dr. & Mrs. Grady S. Roger B. Orloff James & Virginia Hale Clinkscales, Jr. Barbara D. Orloff Ms. Alice Ann Hamilton Suzanne W. Cole Sullivan Dr. Bernard* & Sandra Palay Dr. Charles H. Hamilton* Robert Boston Colgin Sally & Pete Parsonson Sally & Paul* Hawkins Mrs. Mary Frances James L. Paulk Evans Comstock* John* & Martha Head Ralph & Kay* Paulk Miriam* & John A.* Conant Ms. Jeannie Hearn* Dan R. Payne Dr. John W. Cooledge Barbara & John Henigbaum Bill Perkins

Mrs. Lela May Perry* Mr.* & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce* Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Dr. John B. Pugh William L.* & Lucia Fairlie* Pulgram Ms. Judy L. Reed* Carl J. Reith* Mr. Philip A. Rhodes Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Helen & John Rieser Dr. Shirley E. Rivers* David F. & Maxine A.* Rock Glen Rogerson* Tiffany & Richard Rosetti Mr.* & Mrs.* Martin H. Sauser Bob & Mary Martha Scarr Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Dr. Barbara S. Schlefman Bill & Rachel Schultz Mrs. Joan C. Schweitzer June & John Scott Edward G. Scruggs* Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Mr. W. G. Shaefer, Jr. Charles H. Siegel* Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall* Ms. Margo Sommers Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Mr. Daniel D. Stanley Gail & Loren Starr Peter James Stelling* Ms. Barbara Stewart Beth & Edward Sugarman C. Mack* & Mary Rose* Taylor Isabel Thomson* Jennings Thompson IV Margaret* & Randolph* Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Mr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr. Mr. Steven R. Tunnell Mr. & Mrs. John B. Uttenhove Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Mrs. Anise C. Wallace Mr. Robert Wardle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Adair & Dick White Mr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr.* Sue & Neil* Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Mrs. Elin M. Winn Ms. Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs.* Charles R. Yates

*Deceased

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ASO | STAFF EXECUTIVE

Kelly Edwards

Jennifer Barlament

director of operations

SALES & REVENUE MANAGEMENT

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Susan Ambo

executive director

Renee Hagelberg

Alvinetta Cooksey executive &

manager of orchestra

Russell Wheeler vice president, sales &

personnel

revenue management

& cfo

finance assistant

Joshua Luty

Nancy James

Kimberly Hielsberg

Dautri Erwin

principal librarian

front of house supervisor

vice president of finance

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Erin Jones

Brandi Hoyos

Ashley Mirakian vice president, marketing & communications

audience development

equity & inclusion

Jesse Pace

April Satterfield

senior manager of

controller

executive assistant

Emily Fritz-Endres executive management fellow

ARTISTIC Gaetan Le Divelec vice president, artistic planning

Delle Beganie content & production manager

Leah Branstetter Hannah Davis director of choral & artistic manager RaSheed Lemon aso artist liaison

Ebner Sobalvarro artistic administrator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Sarah Grant senior director of education

Ryan Walks talent development program manager

Elena Gagon coordinator of education

digital content

Meredith Chapple marketing coordinator

Adam Fenton director of

Jake Van Valkenburg sales coordinator

coordinator

Lisa Eng

ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL LIVE

marketing manager, live

creative services manager, live

Mia Jones-Walker marketing manager

& communications Rob Phipps

OPERATIONS

director of

Sara Baguyos

ticket associate

Caitlin Buckers

operations & asyo

stage manager

patron services & season

Anna Caldwell

Elizabeth Graiser

Paul Barrett senior production

Robin Smith

Will Strawn

director of marketing, live

creative services

Bob Scarr archivist & research

director of diversity,

Brandi Reed staff accountant

Dennis Quinlan DEVELOPMENT manager, business insights Grace Sipusic & analytics

guest services

director of marketing

interim general manager

experience

Milo McGehee

Camille McClain

Victoria Moore

ticketing & patron

multimedia technology

& community engagement manager of

director of sales &

executive vice president

guest services associate

vice president of development

Cheri Snyder senior director of development

William Keene director of annual giving

James Paulk senior annual giving officer

Renee Contreras associate director, development

Nicole Panunti vice president, atlanta

communications

symphony hall live

development associate,

Michelle Hannaford associate director of events & hospitality

Esther Kim major gifts

Dana Parness manager of individual

Christine Lawrence

giving & prospect

associate director of

research

guest services

Sharveace Cameron

Jessi Lestelle

senior development

event manager

associate

coordinator

Michael Tamucci

Sarah Wilson

Madisyn Willis

associate director of

development operations

performance management,

associate

marketing manager

atlanta symphony

associate principal

hall live

librarian

Dan Nesspor

Richard Carvlin

ticketing manager, atlanta

stage manager

symphony hall live

Liza Palmer event manager

58 | encore ASO | CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

Major funding is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.

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This program is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members have contributed more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these partners who lead our efforts to help create opportunities for enhanced access to the work.

$1,000,000+

* A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Imlay Foundation*

$500,000+ Anonymous* A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Antinori Foundation Bank of America* Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy

The Home Depot Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy Patty & Doug Reid*

$250,000+ Accenture Elizabeth Armstrong* AT&T Foundation Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation The Molly Blank Fund The Halle Foundation Invesco QQQ Novelis, Inc.

The Rich Foundation, Inc. The Shubert Foundation Truist Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund and Truist Trusteed Foundations: The Greene-Sawtell Foundation UPS WestRock

THE BENEFACTOR CIRCLE Benefactor Circle members have contributed more than $100,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these partners who lead our efforts to help create opportunities for enhanced access to the work.

$100,000+ 1180 Peachtree A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ACT Foundation Alston & Bird Around the Table Foundation* Atlantic Station The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation Cadence Bank City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Cousins Foundation Ann & Jeff Cramer* Sheila L. & Jonathan J. Davies Barney M. Franklin & Hugh W. Burke Charitable Fund Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia-Pacific Estate of Burton M. Gold Google Graphic Packaging International, Inc. John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. Jocelyn J. Hunter* Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation King & Spalding, Partners & Employees The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation* Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Lululemon The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Norfolk Southern Foundation Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation Northside Hospital PNC Bob & Margaret Reiser* Southern Company Gas Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Warner Bros. Discovery Kelly & Rod Westmoreland Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr. wish Foundation

*A portion or entirety designated to Capital and and/or Endowment

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