IN MILLENNIUM PARK
2021
GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS July 7-10 | Book 2
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WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE
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FROM IRELAND WITH LOVE
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Welcome back! We are thrilled to once again fill Millennium Park with the glorious sound of music. I know for so many people, there’s nothing quite like this concert series—the music, the architecture, the spectacular scenery, and the wonder of experiencing all these things as a community. And that’s what it’s all about. While many of us were music lovers first, we’ve all come to understand the unmatched power of experiencing music with others. The Grant Park Music Festival is one of a kind in that respect; it’s the only annual festival of orchestral and choral music in the United States that invites the community to come together, free of charge. This is the place for Chicagoans to gather, kick off their shoes, reconnect with people and marvel at this unique city. And I don’t have to remind anyone that it’s been a while since we’ve been able to do that. With Carlos Kalmar, Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, we jumpstart the cultural life in downtown Chicago. And what a lineup! It’s a range of musical offerings from choral masterworks to family programming to classic favorites. Meanwhile the Festival’s gifted young professionals—our Project Inclusion fellows—are bringing an inspired program of string quartet music by women and BIPOC composers to neighborhood parks. That all these concerts are the first live performances that people have been able to share in more than a year makes them especially poignant. Thank you for joining us here on Chicago’s lakefront. If you can, please do some shopping, some dining, visit a museum and join us in helping to further our city’s reawakening. My thanks to our members, donors, staff, musicians, and board of directors who’ve made our return to Millennium Park a reality. Enjoy tonight’s concert. Tell your friends about us. And come again.
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA
Carlos Kalmar, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Violin I Jeremy Black, concertmaster Dayna Hepler, assistant concertmaster* Jennifer Cappelli Injoo Choi Dima Dimitrova Pauli Ewing† Hyewon Kim Matthew Lehmann Jayna Park Rika Seko Karen Sinclair Bonnie Terry Jeanine Wynton Krzysztof Zimowski Violin II Liba Shacht, principal Laura Miller, assistant principal Alexander Belavsky Ying Chai Ran Cheng† Karl Davies Ann Lehmann Cristina Muresan Kjersti Nostbakken Irene Radetzky Michael Shelton Thomas Yang
Double Bass Colin Corner, principal Jon McCullough-Benner, assistant principal Andrew Anderson John Floeter Timothy Shaffer Chris White Flute Mary Stolper, principal Alyce Johnson Jennifer Lawson, assistant principal Piccolo Jennifer Lawson Oboe Nathan Mills, principal* Anne Bach, acting principal Kevin Pearl† Lindsay Flowers† English Horn Margaret Butler, acting assistant principal†
Clarinet Dario Brignoli, principal Trevor O’Riordan Viola Gene Collerd, assistant Terri Van Valkinburgh, principal principal Yoshihiko Nakano, assistant principal Bass Clarinet Elizabeth Breslin Gene Collerd Patrick Brennan Amy Hess Bassoon Marlea Simpson Eric Hall, principal* Rebecca Swan Carin Miller Packwood, acting principal† Cello Catherine Chen, Walter Haman, principal acting principal† Peter Szczepanek, Nicole Haywood, assistant principal assistant principal Calum Cook Larry Glazier Contrabassoon Steven Houser Michael Davis* Eric Kutz Martin Gordon† Eran Meir Mark Romatz† Linc Smelser
French Horn Jonathan Boen, principal Stephanie Blaha, assistant principal Neil Kimel Brett Hodge Robert Johnson Trumpet David Gordon, principal Channing Philbrick* William Denton, assistant principal Michael Myers* Michael Brozick† Billy Hunter, Jr.† Trombone Daniel Cloutier, principal Jeremy Moeller, assistant principal Bass Trombone Graeme Mutchler Tuba Andrew Smith, principal Timpani Daniel Karas, principal Percussion Joel Cohen, acting principal Doug Waddell, acting assistant principal Harp Kayo Ishimaru-Fleisher, principal Keyboards Andrea Swan, principal* Orchestra Librarian Michael Shelton, principal Project Inclusion Fellows Allison Lovera, violin Pablo Sanchez, violin Edwardo Rios, viola Cole Randolph, cello * denotes leave-of-absence † denotes seasonal substitute
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CARLOS KALMAR
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar has been Principal Conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival since 2000, and was named Artistic Director in 2011. Under Kalmar’s leadership, the Grant Park Music Festival has become one of the world’s preeminent classical music festivals, and his role has been essential in shaping its artistic vision. In May 2021, Kalmar was named Director of Orchestral and Conducting Programs and Principal Conductor of the Cleveland Institute of Music. He previously served as music director of the Oregon Symphony for nearly 20 years, and served as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Spanish Radio/Television Orchestra and Choir in Madrid as well as the Music Director for the Hamburg Symphony, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Vienna’s Tonkünstler Orchestra, and the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau, Germany. Kalmar The position of Artistic keeps an active schedule conducting in concert Director and Principal Conductor is partially halls and opera houses around the world. Carlos underwritten by a generous Kalmar is Uruguayan-Austrian and lives in the gift from Sage Foundation. United States.
CHRISTOPHER BELL Chorus Director
Christopher Bell has served as Chorus Director of the Grant Park Chorus since 2002 and conducts the orchestra and chorus for several concerts each summer. During his tenure, he and the chorus have been recipients of the coveted Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence given by Chorus America, as well as glowing reviews from both critics and audiences alike. In 2013, Bell won the Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art. Largely responsible for the formation of the National Youth Choir of Scotland in 1996, he has been its Artistic Director ever since. Between 2007 and 2018 Bell was chorus director of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, and between 2018 and 2020 he was Artistic Director of the Washington The position of Chorus. Bell was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Chorus Director is Music from the Royal Conservatoire in Scotland in partially underwritten 2012 in recognition of his contribution to performing by a generous gift from Joyce Saxon. arts in Scotland. In 2015, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen.
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GRANT PARK CHORUS
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director Soprano Laura Lynch Anderson Alyssa Bennett Bethany Clearfield Nathalie Colas Kaitlin Foley Saira Frank Katherine Gray-Noon Katelyn Lee Rosalind Lee Hannah Dixon McConnell Susan Nelson Angela Presutti Korbitz Alexia Rivera Emily Sinclair Catherine Spitzer* Sarah van der Ploeg Sherry Watkins Alto Lindsey Adams Melissa Arning Rebekah Kirsten Askeland Hannah Busch Julie DeBoer Stacy Eckert Margaret Fox Ilana Goldstein Carla Janzen Chelsea Lyons Amy Pickering* Sarah Ponder Emily Price Suzanne A. Shields Cassidy Smith Corinne Wallace-Crane
Tenor Madison Bolt Hoss Brock Erich Buchholz John J. Concepcion Ace Gangoso Klaus Georg Tyler Lee Stephen D. Noon Peder Reiff Matthew W. Schlesinger Joe Shadday Aaron Short Peter J. Sovitzky Alan Taylor Eric West Bass Derek Boemler* Ryan J. Cox Dominic German Robert Heitzinger Jan Jarvis Woo Chan Lee* Eric Miranda John E. Orduña Wilbur Pauley Martin Lowen Poock Dan Richardson Stephen Richardson Benjamin D. Rivera Scott Uddenberg Ronald Watkins Accompanist Paul Nicholson * denotes leave of absence
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PROJECT INCLUSION STRING QUARTET We’re thrilled to welcome a new class of Project Inclusion fellows this summer. In partnership with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Project Inclusion is a unique artist development opportunity for string players of color aimed at increasing diversity and guiding young professionals toward successful careers in music. Each year outstanding young musicians are selected by the Festival to rehearse and perform with the Grant Park Orchestra, and receive one-on-one mentoring from seasoned professionals. Performing in parks around the city, the Project Inclusion fellows serve as an integral part of the Festival’s summer line-up.
MEET THE FELLOWS
Allison Lovera Violin
Pablo Sanchez Violin
Edwardo Rios Viola
Cole Randolph Cello
Coming to a Park Near You! Project Inclusion String Quartet concerts at six parks this summer Thursdays at 6:30, July 15 -August 19 gpmf.org
2021 GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Adam Grais, Board Chair Kate Donaldson, Vice Chair LaRue Robinson, Secretary Jerry Goldstone, Treasurer Paul Winberg, President and CEO
DIRECTORS Peter M. Ascoli
Michael S. Ferrell
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Amy Lee Boonstra
Chantal E. Forster
Brian Sedlak
Vern Broders
Paul E. Freehling
Stephen Smith
Penny Brown
Eileen Friestad
Jason Spigner
Cari Bucci Hulings
Freddi L. Greenberg
Curtis J. Tarver, II
Robert J. Buford
Tom Hanson
Maureen Sullivan Taylor
Michaelle Burstin
Ann Hickey
Beatrice Mensah Tayui
Margaret M. Cameron
Sandra Kamin
Lisa Tesarik
Michael W. Cusick
Tim King
Andria van der Merwe
Nancy Dehmlow
Jill Mueller
David Whitney
Rhoda Sweeney Drucker
Julian Oettinger
Virginia Willcox
James B. Fadim
Thomas B. Orlando
Karen Zupko
PAST CHAIRS Stephen Smith, 2016-2020 Chuck Kierscht, 2013-2016 Beth Rodriguez, 2010-2012 Fred Brandstrader, 2008-2009 Melinda McMullen, 2001-2007
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STAFF PRESIDENT AND CEO
Paul Winberg
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
Carlos Kalmar
CHORUS DIRECTOR
Christopher Bell
DEVELOPMENT CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Emily Canham
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Nahn
SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANTS
ARTISTIC GENERAL MANAGER
Chris Collins
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
Linda Oper
CHORUS PERSONNEL MANAGER
Melissa Hilker
ARTISTIC ASSISTANTS
Jesse Bruer Osiris Ramos
SCORE READER
Jordan Thomas
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
Hilary Mercer
ARTISTIC/EDUCATION ASSISTANT
Kate McDuffie LIBRARIAN
Michael Shelton MUSIC LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Laura Adkins Allie Chambers
COVER LIBRARIAN
Eliza Bangert
Tisha Grudzien Tammy Owins
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Hannah Lehman
PRODUCTION KOBOTECH, INC.: PRESIDENT
Dan Kobayashi MANAGING DIRECTOR
MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICES
Leigh Levine
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Ellen Willett
Jill Hurwitz
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES
Alexis Lacey
PATRON SERVICES ASSISTANTS
Andrea Kennard Tab Mocherman
PATRON SERVICES VOLUNTEER
Hazel Lewis
PRODUCTION MANAGER
STAGE MANAGERS
Lorianne Trephibio Amalie Vega TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Skye Fort
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Jenna Thiel
STAGE CREW
MARKETING MANAGER
David Dragovich Spencer Batho
FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER
PROJECT INCLUSION AUDIO SUPERVISOR
Noel Morris
Alaina Bartkowiak
Giselle Castro
DEPUTY FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER
PROJECT INCLUSION STAGE MANAGER
GROUP SALES
SOUND SYSTEM TECHNICIANS
Matt Willer
Tami Manton Group Theater Tix
Tyia Morgan
Jonathan Laney John Lisiecki Alexander McIntire Jessica O’Neal Chris Willis Jim Frazier
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Carlos Kalmar Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Christopher Bell Chorus Director Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Jay Pritzker Pavilion
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar Conductor Joyce Yang Piano
Julia Perry Short Piece Georges Bizet Suite No. 1 from L’Arlésienne Ouverture Minuetto Adagietto Carillon Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16 Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro moderato molto e marcato JOYCE YANG Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Major support for this concert is generously provided by William Blair, our 2021 Diverse American Voices Series Sponsor. Additional sponsorship support is provided by ComEd. The appearance of Joyce Yang is underwritten by Jerry and Jeannette Goldstone.
This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. Week 2
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Pianist Joyce Yang came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The youngest contestant at age 19, she won the awards for best performance of chamber music and a new work. A Steinway artist, she received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2010. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, and the Chicago, Houston, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, among others, working with conductors including James Conlon, Edo de Waart, Lorin Maazel, Peter Oundjian, David Robertson, Leonard Slatkin, Bramwell Tovey, and Jaap van Zweden. She has appeared in recital at Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Symphony Hall, and Zurich’s Tonhalle. As an avid chamber musician, Yang has collaborated with the Takács Quartet for Dvořák—part of Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series—and Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet with members of the Emerson String Quartet at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. Yang has also fostered an enduring partnership with the Alexander String Quartet. Born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1986, she received her first piano lesson from her aunt at age four. In 1997 she moved to the U.S. to begin studies at The Juilliard School Pre-College Division. After winning The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Greenfield Student Competition, she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with that orchestra at age 12. She appears in the film In the Heart of Music, a documentary about the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition.
JULIA PERRY (1924 - 1979) SHORT PIECE (1952) Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus piccolo, two horns, two trumpets, two trombones, timpani, harp, piano, celesta, and strings Performance time: 8 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance Julia Perry was a prolific American composer as well as a conductor and pedagogue. Born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Akron, Ohio, she began her musical study at an early age. After completing her instrumental studies at Westminster Choir College (studying piano, voice and composition), she continued her education in composition at Juilliard and the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. Julia Perry received two Guggenheim fellowships in 1952 and 1954. With the support of these awards, Perry, like many other prominent Black artists of that time, left the United States for Europe where she studied first with Luigi Dallapicolla in Florence, then with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, joining the ranks of the most prominent students of the worldfamous pedagogue, including George Walker, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Quincy Jones. It was during her years in Europe that Perry composed her Short Piece, a work that demonstrates her command of more abstract and neoclassical music. Her earlier pieces—mostly songs and spirituals—were more directly influenced by Black musical idioms.
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The legendary Nina Simone, also a classically trained pianist and contemporary of Perry, once said, “An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.” And upon her return to the U.S. in the early 60s, Julia Perry’s compositions began to reflect those times. Her tenth symphony was titled the Soul Symphony, and is said to be a direct response to the unrest related to the civil rights movement. In 1970, Julia Perry suffered a series of strokes that left her paralyzed on her right side. After learning to write with her left hand, she continued to compose until her death in 1979. She left behind a substantial catalogue of published and unpublished music, including several operas, twelve symphonies, chamber music, songs and arrangements. In addition to the Short Piece for Orchestra, her best-known works are Stabat Mater (1951) for solo voice and string orchestra and Homunculus, C.F. (1969) for soprano and percussionists. Her awards include a Fountainebleau Award and a Boulanger Grand Prix for her Violin Sonata.
GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875) SUITE NO. 1 FROM L’ARLÉSIENNE (1872) Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus English horn, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings Performance time: 17 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: August 16, 1935, Frank Laird Waller, conductor Georges Bizet was a late 19th-century French composer, arranger, and pianist. As the child of two musicians, Bizet showed talent at an early age, and was enrolled at the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine. During his nine years at the conservatory, Bizet won multiple awards for his compositions, but his career was short-lived with few major successes during his lifetime. L’Arlésienne (The Woman from Arles) was composed in 1872 as incidental music for Alphonse Daudet’s play of the same name. Though the play was not well received by Parisian audiences, Bizet ensured his score would live past the production. One month after the premiere, he selected and arranged several pieces from the original work to create the L’Arlésienne suite, which found lasting success in concert halls. A second suite was not compiled by Bizet himself. Four years after his untimely death, friend and composer Ernest Guiraud selected the music for the creation of the second suite. Bizet is perhaps the most widely recognized for music from his final opera, Carmen. Music from this opera, including the ever popular “Habanera”, has long provided a soundtrack in movies and tv shows, from Sesame Street to a Superbowl ad to Pixar’s Up.
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EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907) PIANO CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 16 (1868) Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus piccolo, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, strings, and solo piano Performance time: 30 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: July 27, 1937, Richard Czerwonky, conductor with Alec Templeton as soloist Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer, pianist, and conductor. In the late 19th century, he was a central figure in the promotion of Norwegian music with many of his compositions, including the Piano Concerto, reflecting the influence of Norwegian folk music. Like many composers, Grieg began his musical study at an early age under the instruction of his mother. When he was a teenager, he left his hometown in Norway to study at the prestigious Leipzig Conservatory—a relatively new institution founded by renowned composer Felix Mendelssohn. Although Grieg did not particularly enjoy his time at the institution, it was during his school years in Germany that a young Grieg attended a performance that would leave an indelible impression and serve as major inspiration for his Piano Concerto. At this performance, Clara Schumann performed the Piano Concerto in A minor, a masterwork written by her late husband, Robert Schumann. A decade later, Grieg would embark upon his own Piano Concerto in A Minor, a threemovement work that pays homage to Schumann’s influence while displaying Grieg’s unique artistic voice as a Norwegian composer. Both of these influences are present in the opening moments of the piece—the bold and energetic entrance of the piano nods to the beginning of Schumann’s concerto while the three-note pattern played a prominent role in folk music of the time. Like the finale of the Overture to William Tell, Grieg’s music has also become a staple of pop culture. Excerpts from his Peer Gynt suite (1875) are widely recognized—his “Morning Mood” movement is well known for its placement in the Bugs Bunny cartoon (think sunrise), while the popular “In the Hall of the Mountain King” has found its way into commercials, TV shows, and film. This movement will likely remind listeners of countless film and TV moments, building suspense, a chase, a battle, and more.
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) OVERTURE TO WILLIAM TELL (1831) Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus piccolo and English horn, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion, and strings Performance time: 12 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: August 1, 1936, Gladys Welge, conductor Gioachino Rossini was one of the most celebrated Italian composers of the 19th century and consequently enjoyed widespread success, prestige, and wealth during his life. As one of the most prolific opera composers, William Tell was his thirty-ninth and final opera. The four-act opera is based on a play (Wilhelm Tell) by Friedrich Schiller that tells the story of William Tell, an archer and Swiss hero that helps to liberate Switzerland from Austrian occupation. Though the opera is rarely performed, the overture (the introduction to the opera), remains a concert-hall favorite. Though William Tell may not be Rossini’s most well-known opera, melodies from the overture have become pop culture mainstays. The overture is divided into four distinct sections, and while the English Horn solo in the third section found its way into cartoons, it is the last section (The March of the Swiss Soldiers) that has cemented itself into widespread cultural recognition. In addition to being used in early Mickey Mouse cartoons, the melody from the Finale rode into radio and TV history as the opening credits to the radio and TV versions of The Lone Ranger, and has since made its way into cartoons, commercials, and movies alike. ©2021 Danielle Taylor
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Carlos Kalmar Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Christopher Bell Chorus Director Friday, July 9, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Jay Pritzker Pavilion
BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO. 3 Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus Carlos Kalmar Conductor Christopher Bell Chorus director Susan Nelson Soprano Sarah Ponder Soprano Corinne Wallace-Crane Mezzo-soprano Antonio Vivaldi Gloria in D Major, RV 589 Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra pax hominibus Laudamus te Gratias agimus tibi Domine Deus, Rex coelestis Domine Fili unigenite
Domine Deus; Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi Qui sedes ad dexteram Quoniam tu solus sanctus Cum Sancto Spiritu
SUSAN NELSON SARAH PONDER CORINNE WALLACE-CRANE Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings, op. 11 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, op.90 Allegro con brio Andante Poco allegretto Allegro
Major support for this concert is generously provided by William Blair, our 2021 Diverse American Voices Series Sponsor. Special support for this concert and the appearance of the Project Inclusion fellows is contributed by Lori Julian. Week 2
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Equally at home on the operatic stage or in concert repertoire, soprano Susan Nelson has been praised by critics for her “full, powerful voice – agile and pliant” as well as her interpretations, called both “sensitive and moving” and “full of life and vigor”, showcasing her versatility in repertoire from Bach and Mozart to verismo and contemporary opera, as well as light opera and popular music. Susan’s opera schedule encompasses four Mozart soprano roles, two Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, Bubikopf in Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, and Micaëla in Carmen, as well as covering roles at Lyric Opera of Chicago. A member of the Grant Park Chorus since 2003, Susan teaches through Music of the Baroque’s Strong Voices program and at Concordia University Chicago. During the pandemic she recorded over three hundred songs by women composers/songwriters of all different genres. She is also a soloist in the Grant Park Music Festival Chorus’ CD, which was released in 2012. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Ponder enjoys a busy career as a soloist and ensemble singer in Chicago, performing in genres from opera and oratorio to contemporary and a cappella. Hailed as “Deeply expressive” (Chicago Sun Times) and a “first-class soloist” (Chicago Classical Review), some of Sarah’s recent favorite performances include a special concert of love songs with Bella Voce Camerata, starring as Julia Child in Lee Hoiby’s one-woman opera Bon Appétit! and a rousing trio rendition of “Row, Row Your Boat” with Yo-Yo Ma at Children’s Memorial Hospital, part of her work with the Citizen Musician Initiative. Through her work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sarah has “beguilingly” (Chicago Tribune) performed several solo concerts with famed Maestro Riccardo Muti at the piano. A passionate educator, Sarah holds a teaching position at Loyola University and maintains a large private studio. She also recently finished recording a 4th season of works from Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project partnered with the CSO, assisting young mothers to create original lullabies. Praised for her “sassy, big-voiced” presence by the Chicago Classical Review, Corinne Wallace-Crane is thrilled to be a part of the reopening of the monumental Grant Park Music Festival. Ms. Wallace-Crane joined the Grant Park Chorus in the 2011 season. Since then, she has been a featured soloist in Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary a capella concert in 2016, the Rachmaninov Vespers a capella concert in 2017, Britten’s “Hymn to St. Cecilia” in 2018, and Musgrave’s Rorate Coeli in 2019. Ms. Wallace-Crane is also in the regular chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Some notable performances on the Lyric stage include singing the role of the night maid in My Fair Lady, a Sprite in Cendrillon, and Sister Lillianne in Dead Man Walking. This summer, she sang the role of Hansel in Lyric Opera’s Hansel and Gretel in the Parks. Ms. Wallace-Crane trained as a young artist at The Natchez Opera Festival, Central City Opera, and Sarasota Opera. She currently lives in Naperville with her husband, Mike.
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ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) GLORIA IN D MAJOR, RV 589 (C. 1715) Scored for: oboe, trumpet, continuo, strings, chorus, and soloists Performance time: 30 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: July 27, 1977, Thomas Peck, conductor with Kathleen Battle, soprano and Mary Pat Finucane, mezzo-soprano More than likely, when people hear the strains of the text “Gloria in Excelsis” sung by a choir, the nostalgia of the holidays (Christmas in particular) seems to come to mind. The exuberance of Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque choral masterwork is one that conjures both joy and spirited excitement year round. Its trademark is the festive opening with the strings and trumpet, preparing the way for the choir’s declamatory entrance. With the exception of the “in excelsis” towards the end of the piece, the voices move primarily in tandem with the string accompaniment. For the listeners who look forward to variety when enjoying extended works, the movements offer an array of opportunities for both the chorus and the vocal soloists. A wonderful example of this is the duet for the soprano I and II, “Laudamus te.” Similar to the call and response used in the church setting, the entrance of soprano I introduces the main theme for the piece as soprano II echoes the initial melody. Together, the two voices move with agility, dancing playfully around the strings. In contrast, the mezzo-soprano aria “Qui sedes ad dextram” is a work that is a bit more involved. With long phrases, the voice blossoms as the soloist negotiates the fiendishly quick notes of the aria. One may find that the vocal lines of the solo pieces are reminiscent of perhaps his most popular instrumental suite of violin concertos: The Four Seasons. The chorus gets a few moments in the sun as well in the “Propter magnam” as the respective voice parts move with the virtuosic quality of the instruments. A unifying quality in music of the Baroque period is the use of repetition. The theme of the opening “Gloria” is repeated similarly in the chorus “Quoniam tu solus sanctus.” This feeling of continuity is something that is almost immediately felt by the listener. On a lighter note, because of his hair, Vivaldi was often referred to as the “red-headed priest.” Perhaps that explains the fiery, yet contemplative nature which he threads throughout the movements of the composition. The final movement, “Cum sancto spiritu” is a magnificent statement of faith. Beginning with the basses, the four parts all enter individually until they are all together, forming a cornerstone of sound that expresses so well “with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father.” Similar to the opening “Gloria,” the trumpet returns in a more prominent fashion, musically solidifying the finality of the work. With a sense of forward movement in the voices and instruments alike, the work ends with an ebullient “Amen.”
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Gloria Gloria in excelsis Deo
Chorus Glory to God on high;
Chorus Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. And on earth peace, good will toward men.
Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
Domine Deus, rex coelestis, Deus pater omnipotens;
Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe;
Soprano 1 and 2 We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee. Chorus We give thanks to thee for thy great glory. Soprano 1 Lord God, heavenly king, God the father almighty; Chorus Lord, the only begotten son, Jesus Christ;
Alto and chorus Domine Deus, agnus Dei, filius patris, Lord God, lamb of God, son of the father, Rex coelestis, Domine Fili unigenite, heavenly king, only begotten son, qui tollis peccata mundi, thou who takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram patris, miserere nobis.
Chorus Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Alto Thou who sittest at the right hand of the father, have mercy upon us.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe.
Chorus For thou alone art holy, thou alone art the Lord, thou alone are most high, Jesus Christ.
Cum sancto spiritu, in gloria Dei patris. Amen.
Chorus With the holy spirit, in the glory of God the father. Amen.
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SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981) ADAGIO FOR STRINGS (1936) Scored for: string orchestra Performance time: 8 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: July 24, 1957, Harry Farbman, conductor As a celebrated musician, Samuel Barber had his hands in numerous areas of the art form. He himself was a talented singer, conductor and composer. That melting pot of extraordinary talent was reflected in both his vocal and instrumental music. Whether it is his staple song cycle Hermit Songs, which was premiered with the great soprano Leontyne Price in 1953 at the Library of Congress or his lush instrumental works such as his “Symphony No. 3,” his hallmark sound is one that is reminiscent of the Romantic masters before him. For those who may be die-hard opera buffs, it would be remiss not to mention his great work for the stage Antony and Cleopatra, which inaugurated the new Metropolitan Opera and also marked another huge triumph with Miss Price. Yet still, his “Adagio for Strings” seems to be the piece that has been used most often to punctuate the social conscience of important solemn moments in US History. Originally written as the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11, he composed it in 1936 while spending time away with his partner Gian Carlo Menotti, another famously revered composer. There is a deep solemn feel to Barber’s work. He does a wonderful job of capturing the listener’s attention with the subtle lone string in the opening. As the piece progresses, the strings build in intensity, almost with an arch of both solace and hope. In response to the tragic events of 9/11, conductor Leonard Slatkin led a moving performance with the BBC Orchestra on September 15, 2001. This is just one of numerous examples of how this work has been used to commemorate and give reverence to such events. Additionally, the instrumental work is also well known as a popular choral setting of the “Agnus Dei.” Whether it is for voices or in the context of an orchestral setting, Barber’s work pulls at the emotions and continues to provide comfort during times of grief.
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JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP. 90 Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings Performance time: 33 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: July 15, 1939, Richard Czerwonky, conductor Considered one of the great composers of the Romantic era, Brahms certainly made his mark with his contributions to the symphonic canon. As you attend this particular concert that leads off with a choral work, it may be worth noting that Brahms like many others was multi-faceted in a variety of musical idioms. His German Requiem for many is the first introduction to his uncanny ability to evoke a universal depth of emotion. It has been often remarked that for all the beauty he created musically, his compositions were seemingly born out of a constant feeling of emotional turmoil. That is certainly something that we all can relate to currently as we look towards the light of a postpandemic season of performances in person! Though the virtual presentations have been a saving grace, to finally hear an orchestra live again gives new found expression to the commitment that these composers longed for. Consisting of four movements, the work opens with the Allegro, imploring the clarion call of the brass and woodwinds. The full orchestra responds, encircling the listener with a wall of sound. Throughout, one will note the interplay of the varying instruments. From the full complement of the orchestra, to the occasional dulcet sounds of the flutes and clarinets—there seems to be contrasting variety within this one movement. As the symphony progresses with the Andante, Poco allegretto and the final Allegro, Brahms made extensive use of the wind instruments, prominently featuring them throughout the fabric of the symphony. In contrast, the third movement begins with the strings of the orchestra. This momentum builds as the work approaches the final Allegro. After a variety of moods expressed, the sense of motion subsides, and the work finds its resting place calmly in F major. The repeated chords at the end mirrors a feeling of resolution to the emotional unrest that Brahms perhaps experienced during his lifetime. ©2021 Patrick D. McCoy
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AWARDS BENEFIT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Reception 6pm Dinner 7pm
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The Advocate for the Arts Award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to Chicago’s cultural landscape, investing in the life of the City—today and in the future. Join us for an evening of special performances as we celebrate great friends of the arts and raise crucial support for the Festival’s free concerts and programs in Millennium Park and across the city. For more information, please visit: www.gpmf.org/advocate-for-the-arts or call 312.553.2000
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS
The Grant Park Music Festival is grateful to the following donors for their generous support of artists, concerts, special events, and programs. Listings include gifts of $5,000 or more. AMERICAN ACCENTS SERIES SPONSOR
OFFICIAL HOTEL
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
CONCERT SPONSOR
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SPONSOR
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
DIVERSE AMERICAN VOICES SERIES SPONSOR
Season Support Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Julius N. Frankel Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation MacArthur Foundation Smart Family Foundation and Joan and Robert Feitler
Guest Artists and Orchestra Chairs Amy and Brian Boonstra Marlea Simpson, viola Jerry and Jeannette Goldstone Joyce Yang, piano Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley Eric Kutz, cello
Concert Sponsors Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Lori Julian Mazza Foundation Ginger and Jim Meyer
Project Inclusion Peter and Lucy Ascoli Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Grais Family Barbara Dana Klein Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Dr. Scholl Foundation
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Chair Sage Foundation Chorus Director Chair Joyce Saxon
Classical Campers Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. ComEd
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners Michael P. Kelly General Superintendent & CEO
$250,000+ Chicago Park District Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events $100,000-$249,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation Sage Foundation Smart Family Foundation and Joan and Robert Feitler $50,000-$99,999 AbelsonTaylor Julius N. Frankel Foundation MacArthur Foundation William Blair $25,000-$49,999 BMO Harris Bank Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation ComEd Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mazza Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
$10,000-$24,999 Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. CIBC Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation Illinois Arts Council Agency Periscope Pritzker Traubert Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation $5,000-$9,999 Amsted Industries Foundation Henry Crown and Company Jones Day Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Tawani Foundation
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IMPRESARIO SOCIETY The generosity of the Grant Park Music Festival’s Impresario Society provides annual support for the Festival’s ambitious programming, bringing world-class conductors and soloists to the stage. The Grant Park Music Festival is proud to acknowledge this distinguished group of individuals for their extraordinary support between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021.
IMPRESARIO TITANIUM $25,000+ Anonymous Peter and Lucy Ascoli Robert J. Buford Nancy Dehmlow Sally and Michael Feder
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Joyce Ruth Saxon Linda and Steve Smith Andrew and Kimberly Stephens
IMPRESARIO PLATINUM $15,000-$24,999 Anonymous Amy and Brian Boonstra Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre James Fadim and Melissa Sage Fadim Paul and Sue Freehling Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone
IMPRESARIO GOLD $10,000-$14,999 Anonymous Vern Broders and Francia Harrington Penny Brown and Jeffrey Rappin Cari Bucci-Hulings and Sims Hulings Margaret M. Cameron and John Gibson Ann and Richard Carr Michael W. Cusick Mike and Kara Ferrell Chantal E. Forster and Michael Duff James and Eileen Friestad Nancy Garfien Stephanie and Adam Grais Nancy and Tom Hanson Kay and Malcolm Kamin Sandra Kamin
IMPRESARIO SILVER $5,000-$9,999 Julie and Roger Baskes Susan D. Bowey Michaelle Burstin and Doug Smith Joyce Chelberg Pamela Crutchfield The AMD Family Fund Janet and Craig Duchossois Sondra Berman Epstein Lewis and Mary Flint Ginny and Peter Foreman Christopher Foster and Pauline Merrill
Lori Julian Peggy and Yung Bong Lim Jim and Ginger Meyer Julian Oettinger Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker David H. Whitney and Juliana Y. Chyu Barbara Dana Klein Elise and Ron Magers Jill and Jeff Mueller Thomas B. Orlando LaRue Robinson Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Brian L. Sedlak Fred Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Angela Lustig and Dale Taylor Terry Taylor and Maureen Sullivan Taylor Lisa Tesarik Andria van der Merwe Karen Zupko and Associates
Colleen and Lloyd Fry Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley The Grainger Foundation William R. Jentes Gera-Lind Kolarik Sung Ja Lee Stephen A. MacLean Barbara and Jim MacGinnitie Greg and Alice Melchor Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow
Col. (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) Maridee Quanbeck Luba Romantseva and Benjamin Blander Doris Roskin Margaret Silliker and John Ryan Cecelia Samans Lisa Skolnik Paul Winberg and Bruce Czuchna Susan and Robert Wislow Helen Zell
2 02 1 G R A N T PA R K M U S I C F E S T I VA L IMPRESARIO BRONZE $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Anne Barlow Johnston Helaine A. Billings Shaun and Andy Block Philip D. Block III Family Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Lauren Streicher and Jason Brett Bryce and Anne Carmine Marilyn and Terry Diamond Barbara Duffy and Anthony Capps Jeffrey Dykstra and Michelle Harrington Robert Edger and Gunnbjorg Lavoll Jean and Harry Eisenman John and Geraldine Fiedler Amanda C. Fox Arthur L. Frank Raymond A. Frick Jr. Allan R. Glass and Sheila M. Glass Howard Gottlieb and Barbara Greis
Marilynn and Ronald Grais Ken and Paula Herbart David Hiller Clifford Hollander and Sharon Flynn Hollander Howard Isenberg Paula R. Kahn Marion Kierscht Judy Marth Susanna McColley and Russell Brown Dorothy Meyers Nancy Meyerson Craig and Judi Miller Dave Miller Rick Nichols and Jerry Case Bill and Jean O’Neill Allen Pavia and Janice Tomlinson Caryle and Robert Perlman Sandra and Michael Perlow Avi and Joan Porat Cynthia Stone Raskin Anita Rogers Carolyn O. Rusnak
Sandra and Earl J. Rusnak, Jr. John Sabl and Alice Young Sabl Michael and Judith Sawyier Michael Schneiderman and Jane Buckwalter Susan H. Schwartz Stephen and Susan Seder Mark and Robin Seigle Carol S. Sonnenschein Ira and Sheila Stone David J. Varnerin Elizabeth K. Ware Donna and Phillip Zarcone Barbara Zenner
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: STEVE SMITH Steve Smith grew up in a musical family and sang in “the occasional church choir,” he said, but had taken a decidedly non-musical career path. Earning his J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School, he eventually landed at AMSTED Industries, Inc. where he now serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. It wasn’t until he was invited to join the board of the Grant Park Music Festival that certain aspects of his past began to surface in unexpected ways. Steve Smith with his wife, Linda As it happens, his father, Virgil Smith, had been a professor of music with a tidy piano-tuning business on the side. Once upon a time, Virgil Smith actually tuned instruments for the Grant Park Music Festival. Fast-forward to 2013, Steve Smith joined the Festival board and became board chair (2017-2020). “It was a natural circle,” he said. “I went deeper into the music once I joined the board. And now it’s a passion.”
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
The Grant Park Music Festival gratefully acknowledges those who have contributed to the annual fund, special events and memberships. Listings include contributors’ total giving of $500 or more received between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021.
BENEFACTOR $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (6) Beverly and Ron Adilman Susan Adler Howard Adolph Karim Ahamed Doug and Mary Claire Allvine Tom and Sudy Altholz Marcia Lazar Sarah and Vincent Anderson Anthony Barash and Terri Hanson Robin and Peter Baugher Carlos Bekerman Milt and Heide Bentley Sandra and Howard Binder Nancy and Howard Blum David and Roberta Blumenfeld Patricia Bronte Edward and Barbara Burnes Dennis Jay Carlin Rowland Chang Melinda Cheung Shevlin and Diane Ciral Shirlee and Eugene Cohen Chris Collins Harold and Marilyn Collins Cathy and Ted Davis Lynn Straus Rebecca Deaton William DeWoskin and Wendy S. Gross Leon Diamond John and Pat Dietzen Sharon Dooley and Ralph Tamura Mary and Richard Dowd Shelia Dulin Bernard and Nancy Dunkel Patrick E. and Carol J. Dwyer Win Eggers Pierre and Charlene Elian Larry and Marlene Elowe
Esther and Ron Emmerman James and Virginia Ertle Judy Feldman Roger and Eleanor Feldman Joseph Fernicola, III Gene and Honor Ferretti Elaine Fishman James and Sylvia Franklin Elizabeth Frye and Howard Sankary Stephen Gabelnick Jane Gately William Gauger Harriet Gershman Roger and Donna Godel Susan Goldman Susan and Sheldon Good Ken and Margie Granat Mark and Carolyn Grenchik Anthony and Susan Grosch Danielle and Robert Hamada Joan W. Harris Marty Hauselman Susanne Henning John and Linda Hillman James and Margot Hinchliff Larry and Sue Hochberg Sig Hoffman George Honig and Olga Weiss Thomas Hunter Tony and Myra Jeskey Sherry and Peter John Robert Kallman Arnold Kanter Jane Keane Regina Keifer Harry and Sharon Kenny William Kirchmeyer Robert Kleinschmidt James and Carol Klenk Norman Kohn Ann Kowalsky
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Arthur Kroft Bruce J. Nelson and Axel Kunzmann Carol and Marvin Lader Greg and Denise Landis Kathryn Lange Stephen M. and Maria Lans Leah Laurie James Lava Carol and Wally Lennox Bernice and Edmund J. Leracz Claire Levenberg Stanley and Judith Lipnick Jo Lisowski Leslie Logsdon and Duncan Bourne Ann Lousin Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Doretta and Robert Marwin Robert and Marilyn McClean John and Etta McKenna Harold D. McRae Sherry and Mel Lopata Ronald and Pauline Milnarik Jacqueline Miranda Leona and David Mirza Thomas L. and Rosemarie Mitchell David Moscow Elaine and Allan Muchin Peter Kachergis and Amy Munice Ted and Angie Naron John Neal John Newlin Martha Nussbaum Kyu and Cynthia Oh Thomas O’Keefe Bruce Ottley Judith Paice and John Jendras
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Alan Paige Geun S. and Yoo Ja Paik Mel and Lynn Pearl Howard Alport and Sherry Peller Marilyn Perno James Perry and Robert Horton Joel and Judith Perzov Phil Lumpkin and William Tedford Thomas and Betty Philipsborn Richard Pincus and Janice Linn Stewart and Evelyn Pinsof Jeanie Pollack and Fred Lane Richard and Joyce Prince Jeaneane and John Quinn Larry Rassin Hedy Ratner Patricia Rink and John Dreiske Beth and Gabriel Rodriguez Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts Raymond and Antoinette Roos Irwin and Harriet Ross Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr.
SUSTAINER $500-999 Anonymous (7) Shelley Torres and Bill Aldeen Barry Alpern Abby Anderegg Janet Murphy Anixter Naomi Aronson and David Youngerman L. Claude Aschinberg Donald and Diane Atkinson Marc Baranchik Alan Bath Donna and Robert Bauer Bill Bein Jonathon Bell Daniel Bender
Noreen and James Ryan Dr. Timothy Sanborn and Hon. Julia Nowicki (Ret.) Harold and Deloris Sanders Lynn Gilfillan and Harry Sangerman Jane and John Santogrossi Raymond and Inez Saunders Lewis and Barbara Schneider Edward and Trudy Schwartz Michael Schwartz Surendra Shah Mary Beth Shea Tom and Pam Sheffield Larry Simpson Fritz Skeen and Helen Morse Richard Skolly and Kate Feinstein Sabine Sobek Marc Stackler Lee and Norma Stern Marjorie Stinespring Brenda Bock Sussna Ana Tannebaum
George F. and Karen S. Bergstrom Barbara Blair Frances and Neal Block Pamela J. Block John and Claudia Boatright Fern Bomchill Craig Bomgaars Evelyn Bosenberg Patrick Bova and James Darby Dale Boyer and Scot O’Hara Marshall K. Brown and Louise Nora Marty Brown Alice Brunner Pedro Bukata
Charles Tausche Kimberly Taylor Susan C. Taylor Michele Thompson Peter M. Vale Henry and Ramona Valiulis Nancy Vincent John and Joan von Leesen Leonard and Mary Anne Wall Ann Wasoff Gene and Peggy Wedoff Robert and Ellen Wehofer Peter and Tina Tabachnick Weil Robert Williams and Johanna Wingelaar Joan Winstein Tom and Molly Witten Hak Wong and Mike Hess Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin Herb and Linda Young Helene Zimmer-Loew Dr. Judith R. Zito Eileen and Larry Zoll Charles and Gail Zugerman
Friedrich and Susan Burian Edward and Sandra Burkhardt Kathleen Capodice Robert and Gayle Chedister John Cipriano Mitchell Cobey and Janet Reali Jan Costenbader Angela D’Aversa Ute & Todd Doersch Christopher and Krista Dorgan Donald W. B. Drapeau Grace Drease and Chris Kleihege
Anne Egger Patricia and Robert Erickson Patrick and Nicole Fisher Geoffrey A Flick Sarah Flosi George Foster Paul Francis Hilary Freeman Dietrich Freigang Frida Freudman Malcom and Judy Gaynor Stephen and Elizabeth Geer Sandy and Frank Gelber Noel Gewarges Carl and Rosemary Gilmore
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Lenore Glanz Joseph Glaser and Jessica Schneider Bill and Maureen Glass David Glickstein Lionel and Mary Go Barbra Goering Ms. Ellen Gorney Mark C. Gossett Rosemarie Guadnolo and John F. Horbath Deborah J. Gubin Karl and Barbara Gwiasda Stephen C. and Jo Ellen Ham Charles Hanusin Keith Harley Robert Heitsch Dawn E. Helwig Billy N. Hensley Bill Hinchliff Mr. Matthew Hinerfeld Avelene M. Hollins Elizabeth Ireland Joan Istrate Judy Jayne Soo Jong Daniel Justus Gilbert & Elaine Kanter Steven and Nancy Karas Judi Katz and Dan Kelly Judith L. Kaufman Robert Kohl Brian and Kelly Krob Jeffrey and Sandra Kroin Susan Kurland Dianne Larkin Robin Lavin Gloria and Don LeBoyer Peter and Judith Lederer Richard Levy
Hazel J. Lewis Levinthal Gabrielle and Knox Long Paula and Albert Madansky Lisa Manley and Christina Mitchell Marci Eisenstein and John Treece Ira Marcus Michael Markman Donna and Larry Mayer Janet McDermott James E. McPherson Marilu Meyer Britt Miller Loren R. Miller III Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten Ronald Miller Priscilla Mims Lee and Barbara Mitchell Robert and Lois Moeller Charles Moore Bryan and Kim Murphy Michael W. Myers Jen Nahn Stephen Nightingale and Elizabeth Wiley Susan Noel Elizabeth Parker and Keith Crow Todd Patterson Diane Pero Jean and Bill Peterman Janie Petkus Nick Petros Edward and Elaine Pierson Robert and Rosita Pildes Donald and Elaine Pizza Frederick and Diana Prince
Ruth Ramsey Terry and Sally Ransford Deborah Raymer Raymond and Jane Leuthold Sara Rosenbluth Harry and Mia Rubinstein Bobbie Rudnick Ray and Ann Rusnak David W. Ruttenberg Jill Sadler Ronald Schankin Nancy Schmitt Jorge and Martha Schneider Leon Schrauben Thomas and Judy Scorza Richard and Betty Seid Mridu Sekhar Mary Setnicar Jeffrey S. and Elizabeth Sharp Lynn Singer Patricia Skigen Maureen Slavin Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Terrence Smith Richard and Rosemary Snow Diane Snyder Alice Solomon Sondra and Charles Sonneborn Laraine and David Spector Amy and Todd Steenson Naomi Stonehill Barbara A. Strassberg Alan and Barbara Sturges Roz Supera Anthony and Mona Taylor
Larry and Alison Thomas Ron Tonn Jude & Susan Troppoli Liat and Tali Tzur Christine and Harald Uhlig Peter M Vale Saundra Van Dyke Susan Van Der Meulen Donna Vos James Wagner Jay and Jane Ward April Ware Howard Wax Joe Weintraub Maxine Weintraub Gary and Modena Wilson Jan Wiltsie Laura Woll Christopher and Julie Wood JoAnne Yashar Lolli Zarlin Agnes Zellner Frank and Cindy Zimmerman
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TRIBUTE GIFTS
Gifts in the name of a friend, loved one or colleague are a unique expression of thoughtfulness. Listed below are gifts of $500 and above, received between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021. In memory of Jayne Alofs Jon Bell Sally and Michael Feder Lionel and Mary Go James E. McPherson Thomas Orlando In memory of Sondra Berman Epstein Jason Brett and Lauren Streicher David Joel Chizewer Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre Rhoda Sweeney Drucker and Fred Drucker In memory of Dorthe J. Flick Geoffrey A. Flick In memory of Morton H. Kaplan Hedy M. Ratner In memory of Burton Schultze Amy and Todd Steenson
In memory of Deborah Sobol Rowland Chang In memory of Richard and Vanya Wang Anonymous In honor of Amy Boonstra Elizabeth Parker and Keith Crow In honor of Paul and Sue Freehling Marjorie Stinespring In honor of Adam Grais Anthony Barash and Terri Hanson Mark and Robin Seigle In honor of Tristan, Rocky, Alexander and Diego Lopez Alan and Sandra Paige In honor of Emily Canham and Jen Nahn Paul and Sue Freehling
NIKOLAI MALKO SOCIETY
The Grant Park Music Festival is honored to acknowledge members of the Nikolai Malko Society, representing individuals who have generously included the Festival in their planned giving arrangements. Their gifts ensure the legacy of free classical music in Chicago for generations to come. Anonymous Peter M. Ascoli Pamela J. Block Don and Chris Casey Nelson D. Cornelius* Sondra Berman Epstein* Gene and Honor Ferretti Raymond A. Frick Jr. Michael Goldberger James Goodridge and Joan Riley Marcia Lazar
Hazel J. Lewis Levinthal Sheldon Marcus Ginger Meyer Alice Mills* Julian Oettinger Michael and Susan “”Holly”” Reiter Joyce Ruth Saxon David Shayne Mette Shayne* Claude M. Weil Matt S. Zwicky
In Memoriam *Denotes estates of individuals who were Nikolai Malko Society members and whom the Grant Park Music Festival remembers with gratitude for their generosity and visionary support.
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