Contents: December | 2013
Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 224-4240 | houstonsymphony.org For advertising contact New Leaf Publishing at (713) 523-5323 info@newleafinc.com | www.newleafinc.com | 2006 Huldy, Houston, Texas 77019
PROGRAMS
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ON STAGE AND OFF
12 Centennial Angels 4 Credits 41 Donors 40 Education and Community Engagement Programs 7 Fundraising Campaign 35 Houston Symphony Chorus 38 Houston Symphony Endowment 49 Leadership Council 6 Letter to Patrons 37 Musician Sponsorship 6 New Century Society 15 New Music Director Fund 14 Orchestra and Staff 36 Symphony Society
Find out how to support the DVD of more about Symphony 8 Learn patron Margaret Alkek Williams and 7 The Earth—An HD Odyssey, the first her passion for the performing arts.
commercial recording for Andrés OrozcoEstrada with the Houston Symphony.
FEATURES
2 Backstage Pass 5 8 Donor Profile 10 Spring Centennial Events 26 Upcoming Performances
Williams returns to the Houston Symphony to 16 John celebrate our Centennial with Yo-Yo Ma in a spectacular one-night-only concert!
On the cover: The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.
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It’s the Holiday Season!
Very Merry Pops is a perennial favorite at Jones Hall. The orchestra and chorus join Michael Krajewski for a full concert of holiday music, along with guest artist appearances – including one from the North Pole! In our Centennial year, Mike is celebrating his 14th season as our Principal Pops Conductor. Bravo!
CREDITS
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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break. CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances. CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.
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LETTER TO PATRONS
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Robert A. Peiser President
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO
As we near the halfway point of our historic Centennial Season, we’ve only just begun to celebrate! We still have yet to experience performances by John Adams, Yefim Bronfim, Chris Botti and Sigourney Weaver, among many other guests. This month, we welcome two superstars in the symphonic world for one unforgettable night of music in Jones Hall: cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor/composer John Williams! Also this month, we are delighted to extend our free community concert series with two holiday concerts at the Church Without Walls and Fallbrook Church. As you know, we perform this free series in the summer, but in the Centennial year, we wanted to expand the idea by delivering sounds of the season to families outside of downtown. Our downtown offerings at Jones Hall are perennial favorites beginning with Michael Krajewski’s Very Merry Pops—this year featuring a return of Glad Tidings, a Houston Symphony commission from 2003 which showcases the public speaking talents of four local spiritual leaders as narrators. Turn to page 20 to see which leaders are joining us! Next, our family series continues with How The Grinch Stole Christmas on December 14 followed by the special event, Magical Musical Morning on December 15. We are very grateful to Mary Ann McKeithan and her family for chairing this charming fundraiser—this year themed Up, Up and Away! with a breakfast brunch at River Oaks Country Club. For more information and to purchase tables and tickets, contact Houston Symphony Special Events at (713) 238-1485 or specialevents@houstonsymphony.org. Then, it wouldn’t be December without Handel’s Messiah, and the Symphony has four performances in store, including our second appearance of the season in Sugar Land. Guest conductor Nicolas McGegan is one of the foremost authorities on Baroque music and led the Göttingen Handel Festival for 20 years. Our audiences are in for a special treat. In January, we look forward to announcing our plans for the first season under the helm of incoming Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Stay tuned for more details about the official announcement on January 10. We want to express our deepest thanks to the thousands of patrons and donors who have so generously supported our efforts throughout our 100 years. We thank you for your patronage and wish you and yours many blessings in the New Year.
New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future. For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice H. Barrow Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
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Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Houston Methodist Hospital Nancy & Robert Peiser Laura & Michael Shannon Baker Botts L.L.P. Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Wells Fargo
The Earth—An HD Odyssey Fundraising Campaign As you think about your end-of-year giving, please consider being a part of the Houston Symphony’s next recording project, The Earth— An HD Odyssey. Your support will help fund Music Director Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s first recording with the Houston Symphony and this season’s presentation of The Planets and The Earth—An HD Odyssey, which takes place on January 9, 11 and 12, 2014. A DVD and education disk will be released in 2014. We have a goal of raising $100,000 to support this initiative. There are four easy ways to make your gift this holiday season: 1. V isit our Annual Fund table in the lobby for all concerts at Jones Hall this month. 2. Donate online at www.houstonsymphony.org/annualfund. 3. Send your gift by mail to the Houston Symphony, 615 Louisiana Street, Suite 102, Houston, TX 77002. (Write EARTH in the memo to designate your support!) 4. Make your gift by phone by calling Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager, at (713) 337-8529.
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MARGARET ALKEK WILLIAMS, HONORARY CHAIR – JOHN WILLIAMS JOINS YO-YO MA As a Governing Director and Lifetime Trustee of the Houston Symphony’s Board of Trustees and an Honorary Chair of the Centennial Season, Margaret Alkek Williams’ leadership and support have contributed greatly to the development and planning of this milestone season. This month, she serves as the Honorary Chair of the Symphony’s presentation of John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma. In May, the Houston Symphony will recognize her extraordinary leadership and outstanding contributions to the organization by presenting her with the Raphael Fliegel Award for Visionary Leadership at the Centennial Ball. Q: How did you first get involved with the Houston Symphony? A: I was a music major in college. When I returned to Houston in 1958, I became involved with the Houston Symphony Guild (now the Houston Symphony League). From a very young age, music has been a part of my life; so I was naturally drawn to the Symphony. I have become more involved with each passing year and was Chair of the Symphony’s 70th Anniversary Gala Concert in 1983. This Centennial Season is an important milestone, and I am so very proud to be a part it. Q: You are deeply involved with all of the major performing arts companies in Houston. What makes music, theatre and dance so dear to you? A: Singing and dancing have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I began voice and piano lessons, as well as ballet and tap dancing, while I was in kindergarten. My first performance was as Snow White. I was 5 years old. I continued to perform as the principal in many musicals and operettas during my childhood and throughout college, including productions of Hansel and Gretel, Amahl and the Night Visitors and Carousel. I also performed with the Gilbert & Sullivan Society in Philadelphia, and when I returned to Houston, I joined the Houston Grand Opera Chorus and performed in Turandot, La Traviata and Romeo and Juliet, among others. The arts bring great joy to my life. Q: What was your first concert experience? What do you remember most about it? A: It was Van Cliburn performing with the Houston Symphony in 1946. He had just won a piano competition, and the prize was a performance with the Houston Symphony. It made quite an impression on me because at that time he was only 12 years old—just one year older than me. Q: For the past six years, you have supported the Houston Symphony’s SoundPlusVision Series. What appeals to you most about multimedia concerts? A: While I love the simplicity of a classical concert, I think the use of video, special lighting and dialogue adds another element
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of interest. It draws the audience in and creates a new way to experience classical works. This season, I am underwriting the 2013-14 SoundPlusVision Concert Series that includes the recent performance of La Triste Historia and the return of the HD Odyssey Series – The Planets and The Earth in January 2014. I enjoyed the inventiveness and creativity of La Triste Historia; it is always exciting to see the Symphony exploring new ideas. And the images in the HD Odyssey series are absolutely stunning. It’s one the entire family can enjoy. Q: Why are you excited to be recognized as Honorary Chairman for the John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma concert? A: I feel so fortunate to live in a city where a symphony orchestra has been so deeply embraced by its community that it is able to celebrate 100 years of music making. An important milestone such as this provides the opportunity to bring two artists of such high caliber together in one evening. It will truly be an once-in-alifetime concert experience, and I am delighted to be a part of it. Q: To what are you looking forward the most about this concert? A: So many things. Not only hearing Yo-Yo Ma play the concerto that John Williams wrote for him, conducted by the composer himself, but also experiencing the Houston Symphony under Williams’ baton while they perform some of the most famous film scores of all time. Williams is a composer whose music, from the moment it is written, becomes so much a part of popular culture. When people think of contemporary film composers, John Williams is the first who comes to mind. Q: You are also serving as an Honorary Chair for the Centennial Season. What is your favorite memory from the season thus far? A: Cirque de la Symphonie was an exciting kickoff for the season. And, of course, I could not have been more pleased for Renée Fleming to perform on Opening Night. I recently enjoyed Megan Hilty and Aaron Lazar’s expert performance of music from the great American songbook, especially “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” and “Moon River.” Q: What are you most looking forward to in the remainder of the Centennial Season? A: One of the most exciting things about the Centennial Season is the introduction of Andrés Orozco-Estrada as Music Director Designate. He is extraordinarily talented and charismatic. He brings an energy and enthusiasm that are palpable to the audience as well as the musicians and Chorus. I am very excited to see him conduct Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony and the back-to-back presentation of The Planets and The Earth in January as well as the concert with Yefim Bronfman in April. In May, I very much look forward to Christoph Eschenbach’s return to conduct Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand,” and Matthew Morrison’s performance at the Centennial Ball.
TAKE PART IN OUR SPRING SEASON OF CENTENNIAL EVENTS!
Centennial Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction Friday, March 7, 2014 Jones Hall Lindy & John Rydman, Chairmen Lisa Key, Chairman Join us for one of the most celebrated events of the Symphony Season, as you sit on the stage of Jones Hall, enjoying a delectable multi-course menu, carefully paired with wines selected by the Rydmans and their daughter, Lisa Key, two generations of leaders at Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods. Connoisseurs will also have the opportunity to bid at our Collector’s Auction, chaired by Bob Weiner, featuring some of the finest wines and winerelated packages. Funds raised benefit the community activities of the Houston Symphony’s musicians and the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition for Emerging Young Artists. Tickets: $750, $1,500 Tables: $7,500, $10,000, $15,000, $25,000, $50,000
The Centennial Ball Saturday, May 17, 2014 Jones Hall
Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe-nominated star, Matthew Morrison will headline the Houston Symphony Centennial Ball on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Morrison is an acclaimed Broadway performer and recording artist, and is most wellknown for his role on FOX TV’s Glee. He will perform with the Houston Symphony, led by frequent guest conductor Steven Reineke, in a magical concert at Jones Hall. Make plans to join us for the dramatic culmination of our Centennial Season at the Houston Symphony Centennial Ball. Be a part of history as we celebrate this momentous occasion on a massive stage in Jones Hall, the home of the Houston Symphony. Experience an evening filled with opulence befitting a celebration of 100 years of extraordinary music and Symphony glamour! Underwriter opportunities available until December 31, 2013
Seating is limited Tables of 10: $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 Individual Tickets (per couple): $12,500, $25,000
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Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Chairmen Joella & Steve Mach, Chairmen
Centennial Angels
As the Houston Symphony celebrates a century of music making, a core group of leadership donors are making commitments of $100,000 and above to recognize the significance of this important occasion and honor those who have worked diligently over the years to ensure Houston is home to a world-class orchestra. Centennial Angels understand the importance of philanthropy to allow the Houston Symphony to not only exist, but thrive. To learn more or to pledge your support, contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525. Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Brown Foundation, Inc. Chevron Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips The Elkins Foundation Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach
Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. George P. Mitchell Palmetto Partners Ltd. / The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
Centennial Lifetime Giving The Houston Symphony recognizes these individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities for their extraordinary support of the Houston Symphony. This list includes all gifts to the Houston Symphony dating from 1972. Where appropriate, companies are listed under the name of their most current incarnation, and include all gifts to date from their subsidiaries and acquisitions. as of November 1, 2013
$25 Million +
The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
$10 Million +
The Cullen Foundation Houston Endowment Mr. Mike Stude
$5 Million +
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Downtown Alliance Mr. George P. Mitchell and Mrs. Cynthia Woods Mitchell
$2.5 Million +
M. D. Anderson Foundation Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Corporation Houston Arts Alliance Houston Arts Fund Kinder Morgan 12
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National Endowment for the Arts Mr. & Mrs. John Rydman/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Shell Oil Company Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Anonymous
$1 Million +
AIG American General AT&T Baker Botts L.L.P. Bank of America BBVA Compass Chevron Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst The William Stamps Farish Fund Fidelity Investments The Fondren Foundation Houston Chronicle JPMorgan Chase Cornelia & Meredith Long Beth Madison The Mach Family/ Cora Sue & Harry Mach & Joella & Steve Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks
Barbara & Pat McCelvey Kathrine McGovern/ John P. McGovern Foundation Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. Fayez Sarofim Spectra Energy Vinson & Elkins, LLP Mrs. Wesley West/ Stedman West Foundation Margaret Alkek Williams Anonymous
$750,000+
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Macy’s Hewlett Packard Company Laura & Michael Shannon Palmetto Partners Ltd. / The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
$500,000 +
Accenture American Express BP Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Enron Corporation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Centennial Lifetime Giving Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Methodist Hospital The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation KPMG LLP Rochelle & Max Levit Marathon Oil Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Mrs. Kitty King Powell/The Powell Foundation Rockwell Fund, Inc. Mr. Walter W. Sapp Mr. A. Frank Smith Jr. Texas Commission on the Arts TOTAL United Airlines Wells Fargo Bank Williams Companies, Inc.
Sterling-Turner Foundation Target Stores, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. L. Proctor Thomas III Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Mr. Wallace S. Wilson UBS Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. Callahan Weatherford International Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede & Connie Weil Anonymous
The Houston Symphony would also like to recognize companies who supported the Houston Symphony in the 1960s with the purchase of advertisements in the program books.
Audiphone Hearing Aid Co. Bank of Texas Battelstein’s Everitt-Buelow Gittings Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Houston Motor Corp. Houston Natural Gas System Humble Oil & Refining Corporation The National Bank of Commerce of Houston The Prudential Insurance Co. Ralph Rupley Sakowitz Semaan Shell Oil Company Wallings The Warwick Hotel United Gas
$250,000 +
Allied Waste Andrews Kurth LLP Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Boardwalk Pipline Partners LP Cameron International Corporation CenterPoint Energy Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Comcast Alexander & Lorraine Dell Deloitte Gene & Linda Dewhurst Eaton The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mrs. Fran Fawcett-Peterson/ The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hermance Hobby Family Foundation Mrs. Judith R. Hoffberger Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fnd. The Humphreys Foundation Drs. M. S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi KHOU-TV Channel 11 Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann I. W. Marks Jewelers Jay & Shirley Marks Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mervyn’s Mrs. Sue A. Morrison Tassie & Constantine Nicandros Hanni & Stewart Orton Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells The Schissler Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Ms. Lola Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Star Furniture
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ORCHESTRA AND STAFF AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Designate Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair
Michael Krajewski,
Principal Pops Conductor
Hans Graf,
Conductor Laureate
Robert Franz,
Associate Conductor Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge
FIRST VIOLIN: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster** Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Alexandra Adkins MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Oleg Chelpanov* SECOND VIOLIN: Jennifer Owen, Principal Tina Zhang, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Frusina Ruth Zeger Miran Kim Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly** Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Emily Herdeman Kelly* VIOLA: Wayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska CELLO: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton Anthony Kitai
DOUBLE BASS: David Malone, Acting Principal Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Judy Dines, Acting Associate Principal Allison Jewett** Gina Hughes* Rebecca Powell Garfield* PICCOLO: Allison Jewett** Rebecca Powell Garfield* OBOE: Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz
TRUMPET: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk** Micah Wilkinson* TROMBONE: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE: Phillip Freeman TUBA: Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal PERCUSSION: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss
ENGLISH HORN: Adam Dinitz
HARP: Paula Page, Principal
CLARINET: Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal David Pharris* Alexander Potiomkin
KEYBOARD: Scott Holshouser, Principal
E-FLAT CLARINET: Christian Schubert
ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Linda Oper
BASS CLARINET: Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON: Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson** Micah Doherty* CONTRABASSOON: J. Jeff Robinson** Micah Doherty* HORN: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Katharine Caliendo*
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Michael Gorman
LIBRARIAN: Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray STAGE MANAGER: Position open ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Kelly Morgan STAGE TECHNICIAN: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute **On Leave
Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony and James B. Kozak serves as Piano Technician. The Houston Symphony has two Steinway concert grand pianos. One is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum in 2001. The other is a Centennial gift from the Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Houston Symphony League which was celebrated during the 2012-13 season.
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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO Steven Brosvik, General Manager/ Chief Operations Officer David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Meg Philpot, Director, Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Artistic Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Merle Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate Development Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Irma Molina, Development Assistant, Gifts and Records Laura Neiman, Manager, Special Events Nicole Peralta, Associate Director, Events Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, Institutional Giving Jennifer M. Schoppe, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Institutional Giving Jada Wright-Greene, Institutional Giving Coordinator Alexandra Yates, Director, Special Events Education/Community Partnerships Allison Conlan, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator Roger Daily, Director, Education and Community Engagement Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships Finance/Administration/IT Sally Brassow, Controller Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects Marketing/Communications Jeffrey Block, Assistant Marketing Manager Clair Condit, Assistant Manager, Communications Jeff Gilmer, Patron Services Coordinator, Group Sales/Ticket Inventory Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Lillian Lockhart, Digital Marketing Coordinator Melissa H. Lopez, Director, Single Tickets & Special Projects Georgia McBride, Marketing Manager Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Representative Valerie Richmond, Marketing and Design Associate Courtney Ryan, Manager, Creative Services Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Linda Oper, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager and Community Connections Coordinator Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager
THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR FUND The New Music Director Fund supports the concert activities of AndrÊs Orozco-Estrada in his year as Music Director Designate (2013-14 Centennial Season) and his first years as Music Director of the Houston Symphony (2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons). Orozco-Estrada was appointed in January 2013 and is a young, dynamic conductor who radiates charm and energy both on and off the podium. He is the orchestra’s first Hispanic music director. For information on how to become involved, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams
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Janice H. Barrow Barbara & Pat McCelvey Nancy & Robert Peiser Jim & Sherry Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
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DECEMBER 5, 2013
John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma John Williams, composer and conductor | Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Thursday, December 5, 2013 7:30 pm
Jones Hall
Williams Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Williams Cello Concerto I Theme and Cadenza: Exuberantly— II Blues: Slowly and Gently— III Scherzo: Quickly— IV Song: Slower (Freely) I
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Williams Sound the Bells!
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Williams Suite from Far and Away
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Williams Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone I Hedwig’s Theme: Misterioso—Magico III Nimbus 2000: Magico IV Harry’s Wondrous World: Broadly—Victoriously
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Williams With Malice Toward None from Lincoln
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Williams Adventures on Earth from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
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JOHN WILLIAMS JOINS YO-YO MA | DECEMBER 5 The Houston Symphony recognizes those supporters who have contributed to this evening’s concert. Margaret Alkek Williams Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Northern Trust
The Houston Symphony is excited to welcome John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma, two of the world’s most celebrated and respected musicians, to Jones Hall for this historic Centennial Season concert experience. The Honorary Chair for tonight’s concert is Houston Symphony Society Board member and Life Trustee, Margaret Alkek Williams. The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following lead supporters of this concert: Underwriter Margaret Alkek Williams Partner Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Supporter Northern Trust
Rolaine and Morrie Abramson Mr. and Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Mr. Henry Bair Mr. Bobby Baiva Ms. Margaret Basu Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp and Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. Allen J. Becker James M. Bell Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bookout III Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Dr. Scott Cutler Mr. Blakke Davis Bruce B. Dice Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. Michael Eichhorn Jo Lynn and Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Angel and Craig Fox Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Allen and Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Ms. Michele Hebl Jackson and Company Rochelle and Max Levit Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Joella and Steven P. Mach Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks
Barbara and Pat McCelvey Melissa and Michael Mithoff Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. and Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Sue A. Morrison Mariloli and Marvin Odum Mr. Roel Olson Nancy and Robert Peiser Ms. Amy Richards Ms. Lillie Robertson Ms. Regina J. Rogers John & Lindy Rydman and Lisa Key / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. Ryan T. Sims Mr. David Siverling Mr. Jason Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Nancy and David Tai Mr. Brian Teichman and Mr. Andrew Cordes Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Birgitt van Wijk Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Sue Trammell Whitfield Ms. Beth Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wulfe Anonymous
As of November 19, 2013
Marine Foods Express, Ltd.
To enjoy this concert again, tune into Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM on Classical 91.7.
Marine Foods Express, Ltd. (MFE) is proud to join the Houston Symphony as a sponsor during the 2013-14 Centennial Season. MFE is committed to enriching the lives of Houstonians through the performance of live orchestral music. Marine Foods Express, Ltd. is a family-owned and operated business proudly located in the heart of Houston, Texas. It is one of the fastest growing broad line distributors in the Gulf Coast region, and it specializes in a wide variety of both domestic and foreign products. MFE is one of the largest importers of frozen seafood from Asia and Latin America, and it offers an extensive range of quality sustainable products to its customers. MFE also has an exclusive partnership with Lafitte Frozen Foods Corp. enabling it to procure the highest quality domestic shrimp in the United States. Marine Foods Express, Ltd. is dedicated to providing excellent products and services directly to restaurants, retailers and food service distributors all around the United States. For more information, please visit our website at www.marinefoodsexpress.com or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/marinefoodsexpress. December 2013 17
BIOGRAPHIES | John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma | december 5
Biographies JOHN WILLIAMS, composer and conductor In a career spanning five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and the concert stage. He remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than 100 films, including all six Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist and Home Alone. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of
Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films, including the groundbreaking anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He composed themes for the 1984, 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and 48 Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards, 21 Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in 2004. In 2009, Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 1980, Williams was named the 19th music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra; he is currently Boston Pops laureate conductor, a title he assumed following his retirement in 1993, after 14 seasons. He is artist-in-residence at the Tanglewood Festival. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra and a horn concerto for 18
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BIOGRAPHIES | John Williams Joins Yo-Yo Ma | december 5 the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, he composed and arranged Air and Simple Gifts for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama.
YO-YO MA, cello Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is a testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Expanding upon this interest of communicating across cultures, Ma established the Silk Road Project, a nonprofit arts and educational organization. Under his artistic direction, the Project’s ongoing affiliation with Harvard University has broadened and enhanced educational programming. As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, Ma partners with Maestro Riccardo Muti to provide collaborative musical leadership and guidance on innovative program development for The Institute for Learning, Access and Training.
in Paris, Ma began to study the cello with his father at age 4. The family moved to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at The Juilliard School. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize, the National Medal of Arts, the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music. He has been recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree and has been appointed a Culture Connect Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State, a UN Messenger of Peace and a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities. He has performed for eight American presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony. Ma and his wife have two children. He plays two instruments, a 1733 Montagnana cello from Venice and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius. Visit www.yo-yoma.com, www.silkroadproject.org and www.opus3artists.com.
Ma is widely recognized for his strong commitment to educational programs that bring the world into the classroom and the classroom into the world. While touring, whenever possible he conducts master classes and informal programs for students. He has reached young audiences through appearances on Arthur, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street. Ma’s discography of more than 90 albums includes 17 Grammy Award winners. His new album, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile and Stuart Duncan, received the 2013 Grammy for Best Folk Album. He remains one of the best-selling recording artists in the classical field, and in 2009, Sony Classical released a box to commemorate Ma’s 30 years as a Sony recording artist. Born in 1955 to Chinese parents living December 2013 19
DECEMBER 13-15, 2013
Very Merry Pops Michael Krajewski, conductor Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (Dec. 13), *The Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson (Dec. 14), Cindy Ratcliff (Dec. 15 – 2:30 pm), Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, Senior Pastor (Dec. 15 – 7:30 pm), narrators Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director Friday, December 13, 2013 8 pm Saturday, December 14, 2013 8 pm Sunday, December 15, 2013 2:30 pm Sunday, December 15, 2013 7:30 pm
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Arr. J. Stephenson Holiday Overture
V. Guaraldi/G. Prechel A Charlie Brown Christmas
Arr. S. Reineke Go, Tell It On the Mountain
Arr. D. Forrest The First Nowell Charles Hausmann, conductor, Scott Holshouser, piano
Arr. Prechel Santa Sing-Along
Rodgers/Bennett My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
J. L. Pierpont/Prechel Jingle Bells J. Tyzik The Skater’s Overture (Variations on a Theme by Waldteufel)
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Biographies At BBVA Compass, we work for a better future for people, understanding that we have a responsibility as a financial institution to use our expertise and resources for the benefit of the communities where we live, work and play. Central to all communities are performing arts and arts education, and BBVA Compass is committed to supporting them across our U.S. footprint. In addition to meeting our communities’ cultural needs, BBVA Compass also strives to meet our clients’ needs through innovative and industry-leading products and services—with a strategic focus on providing customers with financial solutions that are simple, straightforward and built around their unique needs. We are interested in building long-term relationships with our clients—helping them build better futures as their financial needs evolve. This is the same approach we take with our nonprofit partnerships. At BBVA Compass, we understand a mutual dependence exists between business and society: healthy communities are good for business, and good businesses are the foundation of healthy communities. The Houston Symphony is a cornerstone of Houston culture. BBVA Compass is, therefore, proud to lend our support once again to this world-class orchestra. We applaud the work of the Houston Symphony and its musicians and look forward to a long-term partnership focused on enriching the lives of Houstonians. To learn more about BBVA Compass, visit www.bbvacompass.com.
MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, conductor Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Houston Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski holds the same title for the Jacksonville and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras. He is the newly appointed music director of the Philly Pops. As a guest conductor, Krajewski has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras; the San Francisco and St. Louis Symphonies; Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Dallas, Pittsburgh and National Symphony Orchestras, and numerous other orchestras across the U.S. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Edmonton and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. This season, he will debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Other international appearances include performances in Dublin and Belfast with the Ulster
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Orchestra as well as performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and this season’s debut with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. His video Silver Screen Serenade with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker aired worldwide on BYU Broadcasting. He has led the Houston Symphony on two holiday albums: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. This season, he will conduct his original Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel program all over North America featuring artists AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle. He has collaborated with flutist Sir James Galway, mezzo Marilyn Horne, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, guitarist Angel Romero, and pop artists Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Wynona Judd, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Patti Austin, Sandi Patty, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, Pink Martini, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, Classical Mystery Tour, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and The Midtown Men. With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Orchestra and music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Darcy, and enjoys travel, photography and crossword puzzles.
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His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo is the archbishop of Galveston-Houston and pastor to its 1.3 million Catholics, 440 priests, 146 parishes and 60 schools spread across 8,880 square miles. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, and raised with three siblings in Castle Shannon near Pittsburgh, Cardinal DiNardo attended Catholic schools before enrolling in St. Paul Seminary and Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He received his master’s degree in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and degrees of Sacred Theology from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on July 16, 1977. From 1984 to 1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member for the Congregation for Bishops, as director of Villa Stritch, and as adjunct professor at the Pontifical North American College. In 1991, he returned to Pittsburgh. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, and ordained a bishop in October 1997. He was named coadjutor bishop (later coadjutor archbishop) of Galveston-Houston in January 2004 and succeeded Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza on February 28, 2006. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in November 2006 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
The Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr., narrator The Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College where he received the school’s highest service award, The President’s Student Service Award. He earned his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry from Beeson Divinity School. After serving as a chaplain at the University of The South, Dr. Levenson served as an associate at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham. He became rector of The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Lafayette, Louisiana (1997-2002), and then served as rector of Christ Church Parish in Pensacola, Florida (2002-2007). He began his tenure as the fourth rector of St. Martin’s in fall 2007. With nearly 8,700 members, St. Martin’s is the largest Episcopal Church in the United States. Rev. Levenson has been recognized by both of his alma maters in recent years, receiv-
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ing the Distinguished Alumnus honor in 2011 from Beeson Divinity School, and awarded the Dean’s Cross for Servant Leadership from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2012. He has published more than 50 articles in various theological journals and magazines. He is the author of Provoking Thoughts, a book of Lenten meditations; Preparing Room, a book of Advent meditations and the upcoming book, Summer Times. He and his wife, Laura, very much see ministry as a partnership both within the parish, and in their vocation as parents of their adult children, Evelyn and her husband, Jake Vidrine, and their sons, Jones and Luke.
REV. DR. MARCUS D. COSBY, narrator Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby, Senior Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned degrees in religion and English from Nashville’s Fisk University, a Master’s of Divinity in homiletics and Christian education from the Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta and a doctorate in homiletics from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He married his high school sweetheart, Audrey Marie Cosby; they have five children. continued on page 34
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Handel’s Messiah Nicholas McGegan, conductor Dominique Labelle, soprano | *Christopher Ainslie, countertenor Thomas Cooley, tenor | Douglas Williams, bass-baritone Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director Thursday, December 19, 2013 8 pm
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Handel Messiah Part the First Symphony: Grave – Allegro moderato— Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people: Larghetto e piano Air (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted: Andante Chorus: And the glory of the Lord: Allegro Accompagnato (Bass-baritone): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts Air (Countertenor): But who may abide the day of His coming?: Larghetto – Prestisimo Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor): Behold, a virgin shall conceive— Air (Countertenor) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion: Andante Accompagnato (Bass-baritone): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth: Andante larghetto Air (Bass-baritone): The people that walked in darkness: Larghetto Chorus: For unto us a Child is born: Andante allegro Pifa (Pastoral Symphony): Larghetto e mezzo piano Recitative (Soprano): There were shepherds abiding in the field— Accompagnato (Soprano): And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them: Andante Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them— Accompagnato (Soprano): And suddenly, there was with the angel: Allegro— Chorus: Glory to God in the highest: Allegro Air (Soprano): Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor): Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d— Duet (Soprano and Countertenor): He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: Larghetto Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light: Allegro I
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES JANUARY 2014
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony
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January 3, 4, 5, 2014 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Shell Favorite Masters Series Eric Halen, violin Jennifer Owen, violin Haydn: Symphony No. 59, Fire Schnittke: Moz-Art á la Haydn, for two violins and chamber ensemble Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Celebrate the New Year with two of classical music’s great superstars. All-time favorite Mozart, whose brilliance shines through in his sublime final symphony. In the Jupiter Symphony, drama, joy and energy are presented with the composer’s trademark elegance. The program opens by turning up the heat with the equally exciting Fire Symphony by Haydn.
The Planets and The Earth—An HD Odyssey
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January 9, 11, 12, 2014 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Women of the Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director The Earth—An HD Odyssey Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra The Planets—An HD Odyssey Holst: The Planets In this unprecedented multimedia event, the Houston Symphony will perform a back-to-back lineup of the first two installments in the HD Odyssey film series: The Planets and The Earth (formerly Orbit). See striking images in The Earth shown on a giant screen above the orchestra, taken from NASA’s missions to Earth’s orbit, and accompanied by Strauss’ epic tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra. Then watch in awe as images of NASA’s exploration of the solar system are brought to life in vivid form with the orchestra’s performance of Holst’s The Planets.
The Contemporary Songbook with Tony DeSare January 24, 25, 26, 2014 Michael Krajewski, conductor Tony DeSare, singer/pianist Described by the New York Times as “two parts young Sinatra to one part Billy Joel, meshed seamlessly,” singer/pianist Tony DeSare premieres a new orchestra program with the Houston Symphony, featuring his fresh and honest approach to today’s standards, including “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Kiss,” “Takin’ It To the Streets,” “Faithfully,” “How Will I Say I Love You?” and other cherished hits by James Taylor, Carole King and Prince.
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NOTES BY CARL R. CUNNINGHAM | DECEMBER 19-22 MESSIAH George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Recording Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra (Philips) Instrumentation two oboes, bassoon, two trumpets, timpani, harpsichord, organ and strings
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Public interest in Handel’s music waxed and waned several times. His popularity as a composer of Italian opera lasted from about 1711 to 1720, and then fell victim to competing forces. Interest in Handel’s operas revived somewhat during the 1720s, but dissipated again as his leading singers abandoned him for the works of rival composers and producers. Finally, criti-
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TEXT | HANDEL’S MESSIAH | DECEMBER 19-22 Messiah George Frideric Handel Part the First
Symphony (Overture) Accompagnato (Tenor) Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplish’d, that her iniquity is pardon’d. 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. (Isaiah 40:1-3) Air (Tenor) Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain. (Isaiah 40:4) 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) Accompagnato (Bass-baritone) Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts: Yet once, a little while, and I will shake the heav’ns and the earth, the sea and the dry land, and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come. (Haggai 2:6-7) The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple; ev’n the messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts. (Malachi 3:1) Air (Countertenor) 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) Recitative (Countertenor) Behold! a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, (Isaiah 7:14)
Accompagnato (Bass-baritone) 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 40:2-3) Air (Bass-baritone) 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) 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, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace! (Isaiah 9:6) Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) Recitative (Soprano) There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. (Luke 2:8) Accompagnato (Soprano) 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. (Luke 2:9) Recitative (Soprano) 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. (Luke 2:10-11) Accompagnato (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav’nly Host praising God, and saying: (Luke 2:13) Chorus Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men! (Luke 2:14) Air (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)
and shall call his name Emmanuel: God with us. (Matthew 1:23)
Recitative (Countertenor) Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d, 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)
Air (Countertenor) and 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! (Isaiah 40:9)
Duet (Soprano and Countertenor) 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. (Isaiah 40:11)
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. (Isaiah 40:1)
Come unto Him all ye that labour, come unto Him that 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. (Matthew 11:28-29)
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, good tidings to Jerusalem, arise, say unto the cities of Judah: Behold your God, behold, the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. (Isaiah 40:1)
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Part the Second
Chorus Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29) Air (Countertenor) He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3) He gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair, He hid not His face from shame and spitting. (Isaiah 50:6) Chorus Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:4-5) Chorus And with His stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned ev’ry one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6) Accompagnato (Tenor) All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying: (Psalm 22:7) Chorus He trusted in God that He would deliver Him, let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him. (Psalm 69:20) Accompagnato (Tenor) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him. (Psalm 69:20)
Air (Soprano) How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. (Romans 10:15) Air (Bass-baritone) Why do the nations so furiously rage together, why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Anointed. (Psalm 2:1-2) Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us. (Psalm 2:3) Recitative (Tenor) He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn, the Lord shall have them in derision. (Psalm 2:4) Air (Tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. (Psalm 2:9) Chorus Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, Hallelujah! (Revelation 19:6) The Kingdom of this world is become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 11:15) King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (Revelation 11:16)
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Air (Soprano) I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and tho’ worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. (Job 19:25-26) For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that sleep. (1 Corinthians 15:20)
Arioso (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow? (Lamentations 1:12)
Chorus Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21-22)
Accompagnato (Tenor) He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgressions of Thy people was He stricken. (Isaiah 53:8)
Accompagnato (Bass-baritone) Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be chang’d, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52)
Air (Tenor) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:10)
Air (Bass-baritone) The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rais’d incorruptible, and we shall be chang’d. (1 Corinthians 15:52)
Chorus Life up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in! Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts. He is the King of Glory. (Psalm 24:7-10)
Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honor, glory and pow’r be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:9 and 12-13) Chorus Amen. December 2013 29
NOTES | HANDEL’S MESSIAH | DECEMBER 19-22 cal satire of the stilted, foreign-language operatic medium sounded a virtual death knell of Handel’s efforts in that direction. In the 1730s, he turned to the English-language oratorio, adding a powerful choral element to the stage drama and, in many instances, a biblical story familiar to his audiences through their knowledge of sacred scripture. Alas, this new theatrical medium also nearly succumbed to lack of public interest by the end of that decade. Handel’s fortunes as an oratorio composer might have ebbed irretrievably had it not been for a request in 1741 by England’s governing Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, William Cavendish, that he visit Dublin and present a series of charity concerts benefiting Dublin’s Mercer Hospital. In his background study of Handel’s Messiah, author Richard Luckett cites a report published by the governors of Mercer Hospital, of a £348-deficit for the year ending November 1, 1740. With a population of 125,000, Dublin was then the 11th largest city in Europe, Luckett says, with more people than Berlin, Madrid or Milan. But half of the citizens lived in severe poverty, and charity was a necessity in providing a modicum of health care for them. Handel quickly accepted Cavendish’s invitation and set about composing two new oratorios, Messiah and Samson. Messiah was completed in just 24 days, August 22 through September 12, 1741. He then gathered up a group of other works, including several secular choral-orchestral pieces, and departed for Dublin on November 18. A new concert room had been constructed on Fishamble Street the previous month, and it was there that Handel began his series on December 23 with performances of his setting to John Milton’s L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato, two instrumental concertos and an organ concerto. Messiah received its acclaimed premiere on April 13, 1742, and there was a second performance on June 3. Handel returned to England in the middle of August and began a season of oratorios at Covent Garden, highlighted by several acclaimed performances of Samson. But Messiah was less well received, apparently because religious elements in London considered it blasphemous to perform a work with so sacred a topic in a theater. (In Dublin, there had been objections to performing it in churches, because the inclu30
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NOTES | HANDEL’S MESSIAH | DECEMBER 19-22 sion of instrumental music and elaborate singing smacked of popery.) It was not until 1750, when Handel began presenting Messiah as a benefit for London’s Foundling Hospital, that the oratorio gained lasting popularity there. The opening Christmas portion of the oratorio is suffused with a pastoral feeling. There is a gently caressing quality to the melodic and rhythmic profile of the initial tenor aria, “Comfort ye,” a trusting innocence to the musical character of the chorus, “For unto us a child is born,” and a light, feathery sound in the florid theme of the choral fugue, “And he shall purify.” Even the alto aria and chorus, “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion,” attains a gently lilting quality by virtue of the easygoing 6/8 meter underlying the rhythm of that movement. But when Christ’s birth and good will toward men have been duly celebrated, the mood changes abruptly. Part Two opens with a heavy heart, as the tonality turns suddenly to G minor while the chorus sings the drooping melodic line and treading dotted rhythms of “Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.” This is followed by the sad but poignantly beautiful “He was despised.” Several aspects of the aria are typical of Handel’s style: its spacious, airy feeling with short thematic motives separated by little orchestral echoes, its inventive but orderly progression of musical ideas and its dignified character. Other sentiments force their way into Handel’s drama of human redemption. The chorus, “All we, like sheep, have gone astray,” paints a picture of a distracted populace, deaf to the voice of God and heedless of his message. The piece is famous for its little running melody lines, which seem to wander aimlessly like the sheep mentioned in the text. In depicting the mockery of the babbling crowd at the foot of Christ’s cross, Handel chooses a pompous choral fugue for the psalm text, “He trusted in God that he would deliver him, if he delight in him.” The cynicism of their laughter is heightened by the fact that Handel starts this guffawing fugue in the low, heavy bass section of the choir. Where mockery brings on the tragedy of Christ’s crucifixion in the three poignant recitatives and arias sung next by the tenor, that sentiment turns to a mood of gentle consolation in three numbers dealing with his resurrection and the fulfillment of his mission to spread the word of God. Here, the soprano quietly bridges the changing mood from defeat to victory with the recitative, “He was cut off,” the poignant aria, “But Thou didst not leave His soul in Hell,” setting the stage for the short but florid chorus, “The Lord gave the word” and the lovely soprano aria, “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace.” The bass-baritone voice returns chosen to depict righteous anger in the solo aria, “Why do the nations rage so furiously together?” The verb of that text is key to Handel’s inspiration here, for the piece is a “rage” aria typical of the whole tradition of baroque opera. It is the most operatic piece in the oratorio and, together with the more famous bass aria, “The trumpet shall sound” in Part Three of Messiah, this challenging piece sets the requirement for a very powerful, technically nimble bass voice in the cast of any Messiah performance. Just rage is also the dominant emotion in the intense tenor aria, “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron.” All of these arias depict God as the Old Testament deity of power and vengeance rather than the New Testament deity of forgiveness and redemption. The music becomes triumphant in the exultant “Hallelujah” Chorus that forms the climactic conclusion to Part Two of Messiah. With the drama of redemption essentially completed at this point, the mood changes to one of consolation and gratitude in Part Three. It opens with the lyrical soprano aria, “I know that my redeemer liveth,” and the gentle, poised character of that aria is typical of Handel’s treatment of the solo soprano voice in Messiah. A direct chordal style is Handel’s choice for “Worthy is the Lamb,” which begins the closing choral piece in the oratorio. As this concluding number progresses, the composer again turns to fugal devices, both in the martial setting of “Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto him,” and in the swelling “Amen” which brings Messiah to a joyous conclusion. The printed music for Handel’s Messiah was donated by the Edith F. Bondi Foundation in memory of Edith F. Bondi and Great Uncle Conductor Simon Parmet. ©2013, Carl R. Cunningham December 2013 31
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As he embarks on his fourth decade on the podium, Nicholas McGegan, hailed as “one of the finest Baroque conductors of his generation” (The Independent), is increasingly recognized for his probing and revelatory explorations of music of all periods. He has been music director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra for 27 years, and was artistic director of the Göttingen Handel Festival for 20 years (1991–2011). This season, he became principal guest conductor of the Pasadena Symphony. His approach to period style—intelligent, infused with joy and never dogmatic—has led to appearances with major orchestras, including the New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong Philharmonics; the Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto and Sydney Symphony Orchestras; the St. Louis Symphony; the Cleveland and the Philadelphia Orchestras; and the Northern Sinfonia and Scottish Chamber Orchestra, where his programs often mingle Baroque with later works. He is at home in opera houses, and has conducted companies, including Covent Garden, San Francisco, Santa Fe and Washington. English-born Nicholas McGegan was educated at Cambridge and Oxford. He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to music overseas.” Other awards include the Halle Handel Prize; the Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony (Germany); the Medal of Honour of the City of Göttingen, and a declaration of Nicholas McGegan Day, by the Mayor of San Francisco in recognition of his work with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. His extensive discography includes five recent releases on Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s label, Philharmonia Baroque Productions (PBP), including Brahms’ Serenades; Berlioz’ Les nuits d’été and Handel arias with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Haydn Symphonies Nos. 88, 101 and 104 (nominated for a Grammy® Award); Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and other concertos with violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock; and Handel’s Atalanta, featuring soprano Dominique Labelle. Visit www.nicholasmcgegan.com.
DOMINIQUE LABELLE, soprano Dominique Labelle has fearlessly plumbed the technical and emotional depths of music, turning in performances possessed of “conviction without exhibitionism” (De Telegraaf) that have “the audience hanging on every note” (Boston Globe). Recent engagements include Stravinsky’s Les Noces with the St. Louis Symphony; Handel with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra; a Messiah tour with the Netherlands Bach Society; Yehudi Wyner’s Fragments from Antiquity with the Lexington Symphony; and performances with conductor Nicholas McGegan with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Göttingen Handel Festival and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Another favorite collaborator is Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer, with whom she performed the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s Nozze di Figaro at Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas and in Budapest, Bach’s B-minor Mass in Washington, D.C., St. Matthew Passion with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and a Mozart Requiem with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall. She also works regularly with conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni. Last season, she sang the lead female role in the modern premiere of Monsigny’s Le Roi et le fermier for Opera Lafayette, conducted
BIOGRAPHIES | HANDEL’S MESSIAH | DECEMBER 19-22 by Ryan Brown, in performances at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and Versailles. Contemporary music credits include Shostakovich’s Seven Romances on Poetry of Alexander Blok; Britten’s Les Illuminations and John Harbison’s The Rewaking (Musica Omnia). Her most recent recording is Monsigny’s Le déserteur (Naxos). Visit www. dominiquelabelle.com.
CHRISTOPHER AINSLIE, countertenor South African Christopher Ainslie’s “full, strong tone combined with eloquent musicianship and keen dramatic credibility” (Opera Now) has made this versatile countertenor sought after for opera, concert and oratorio stages. Opera appearances include the title role in Arne’s Artaxerxes and Innocent 4 in Birtwistle’s The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House, Tamerlano for Göttingen Handel Festival, Amadigi di Gaula with Central City Opera; Poro, Solomon and Tolomeo at the London Handel Festival, Medoro in Handel’s Orlando at Independent Opera, Rinaldo in Latvia and Belshazzar in Dresden, among others. In 2012, he made his acclaimed English National Opera debut as Helicon in
Glanert’s Caligula. An accomplished concert and oratorio singer, Ainslie’s recent performances include a concert version of Amadigi di Gaula and Bach’s Magnificat with the Retrospect Ensemble; Messiah with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and the London Handel Festival; Bach’s Weinachts-Oratorium at Moscow Conservatory; a concert version of Blow’s Venus and Adonis with Les Arts Florissants; and Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Ainslie is one of the few bel canto countertenors of his generation. His beautiful voice and agile, clean and well-supported techniques dazzle music critics. He is the winner of the Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award for Countertenors and was the first countertenor to win the Richard Tauber competition. He also won the Michael Oliver Prize in the Handel Singing Competition. Ainslie lives in New York City.
THOMAS COOLEY, tenor Minnesota-born tenor Thomas Cooley is quickly establishing a reputation on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond as a singer of great versatility, expressiveness and virtuosity. Highlights of last season include Bach’s Mass in B minor at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Nashville Symphony; Handel’s Messiah at the Minnesota Orchestra; Bach’s Lutheran Masses with Les Violons du Roy and Christmas Oratorio at the Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival. Recent seasons included Berlioz’ Requiem at Carnegie Hall; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Handel’s Alexander’s Feast at Carmel Bach Festival; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Oregon Bach Festival, with the Kansas City
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DOUGLAS WILLIAMS, bass-baritone “The gifted young bass-baritone Douglas Williams” (The New York Times) combines a “formidable stage presence” (Seattle Times) with “a bass voice of splendid solidity” (Music Web International). He has collaborated with leading conductors in prestigious venues
from New York to Frankfurt. In the 2011–2012 season, Williams made his European stage debut at Nice Opera singing the role of Orcone in Alessandro Scarlatti’s Tigrane; reprised in New York a role he premiered as a Tanglewood Fellow in It Happens Like This, by Charles Wuorinen; and sang Compère in Virgil Thomson’s Four Saints in Three Acts at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Other recent appearances include Laurence in Gretry’s Le Magnifique with Opera Lafayette; Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas and Polyphemus in Handel’s Acis and Galatea, both with the Boston Early Music Festival; and his European debut at Paris’ Salle Pleyel in Purcell’s King Arthur. Williams’ sense of drama is also apparent on the concert stage. Highlights include Messiah with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Cathedral Choral Society, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion for the Chicago Bach Project and Bach’s St. John Passion with Les Talens Lyriques. He has appeared as a soloist with the Houston Symphony, Biava String Quartet, the Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, the Clarion Music Society of New York, Emmanuel Music and the Yale Schola Cantorum.
biographies CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 | very merry pops | december 13-15 Rev. Cosby has been honored as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America and was awarded the Isaac R. Clark Preaching Award. In 2001, the scholarly journal, The African American Pulpit, selected him to its inaugural Twenty to Watch list, and has subsequently published several of his sermons. In 2008, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. Currently, Dr. Cosby serves on the boards of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference; the African American Pulpit; and the Home Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. He has served on the boards of the Houston Area Urban League, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston and the Texas Commission for Community Service and Volunteerism. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities and the NAACP.
CINDY RATCLIFF, narrator Cindy Ratcliff’s music career was launched at age 6 when she began touring with her parents and older siblings as the youngest member of The Cruse Family. She became the youngest licensed ASCAP songwriter at 9 and signed with CBS Records at age 19. Known to many as America’s Worship Leader, Ratcliff serves as director of music and senior worship leader for Joel Osteen and Lakewood Church. Weekly through this platform, she enters more 34
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than 100 million homes in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Korea, China and Africa. The program has been voted the No. 1 most watched inspirational program in America. She has recorded several live worship albums with Lakewood, as well as a collaborative Christmas CD with the Houston Symphony. More recently, she released Twenty Three and completed the third project in her Spoken Word collection—a series of empowering and encouraging scriptures set to music. Ratcliff has performed in venues from Madison Square Garden to South Africa. This month, she performs in New York City for a Salvation Army benefit and at Carnegie Hall for The Golden Hat Foundation. Cindy Ratcliff and her husband, Marcus, have three children, Windsor, Merrick and Emory, whom they consider to be their greatest treasure.
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CHARLES HAUSMANN, director Dr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986. He has prepared the group for more than 600 concerts, led them on numerous tours to Mexico and Europe and worked with more than 40 acclaimed conductors, including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/ orchestral masterworks. As director of graduate choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music since 1985, Hausmann supervises the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting, teaches choral conducting and literature and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir. An active church musician, he has conducted church choirs in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. He currently serves as director of Choral Music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston where he led the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (Spring 2008). He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, appearing as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, and performed Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.
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First Soprano Ramona Alms Sarah Berggren Robyn Branning Alicia Cox Konstantina Dimitropoulou Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Tokiko Kato Sarah Keifer Gillian Kruse Kat Kunz Pam Magnuson Janet Menzie Rita Minter Theresa Olin** Amy Rebenack Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Beth Slaughter Deborah Spencer Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Heidi Walton Beth Weidler Pam Wilhite
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Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Lauren Bass Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic* Anne Campbell Diana Candida Christine Crespo Chelsea Curto*** Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Kellie Garden Debbie Hannah* Megan Henry Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska*** Sapna Kumar*** Melissa Mathews Carol Ostlind* Jennifer Paulson Linda Peters Belinda Rossiter** Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Megan Kennedy Shedden Elizabeth Snelling Paige Sommer Veronica Stevens Cecilia Sun Suzanne Thacker Nancy Vernau First Alto Krista Borstell Pat Bumpus Barbara Bush Elizabeth Chitwood
Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams Sarah Clark* Evelyn Clift Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Dana Dupont Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Katura Gilmore Thi Ha Catherine Howard Lois Howell Helen Hughes Kali Jett Miriam Lenon Crystal Meadows Judy Morehouse** Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Linda Richardson Holly Soehnge Mary Voigt Carolee Weber Bonnie Wilson Kaye Windel-Garza First Tenor Adam Britcher** Robert Browning James Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field Robert Gomez* Donald Howie Francisco Izaguirre Kevin Lewis*** Darrell Mayon Jim Moore Peter Peropoulos
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Matt Henderson* Terry Henderson George Howe Cletus Johnson Nobuhide Kobori Alan MacAdams Bryan McMicken Scott Mermelstein Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt Daniel Robertson Doug Sander Eric Skelly James Wilhite**
Second Tenor Bob Alban Amir Bel-Ami Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers Matt Coffey Nicholas DeMaio Donn Dubois Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert Sajju George John Grady Craig Hill Michael McCarver** Will Mize Greg Railsback Dewell Springer Tony Vazquez Stuart Woodard Lee Williams
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Symphony Society Board Executive Committee President Robert A. Peiser
Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor
Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson
Immediate Past President Robert B. Tudor III
Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude
Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby
Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach
Vice President, Volunteers David Wuthrich
Vice President, Community Partnerships Donna Shen
Vice President, Finance Anthony Bohnert
Vice President, Education Billy McCartney
Vice President, Development Jerome Simon
Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick
General Counsel Paul R. Morico
Vice President, Marketing and Communication Gloria G. Pryzant
At-Large Members Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Gene Dewhurst Helen Shaffer Jim R. Smith
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MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP diately. “The musician sponsor relationship deepens my experience with the Houston Symphony. When attending concerts, I particularly listen for Mark’s playing with a keen ear!” tells Steven. Mark finds the relationship equally as fulfilling. “Just as our audience often desires a personal connection with the musicians, we also desire to have that connection with our patrons,” says Mark. “I love hearing Margaret’s reflections after a concert—what she liked, what she didn’t like, what she thought of the conductor, her impressions of the soloist —everything. We rarely get to listen to a concert from the seats of Jones Hall, so it’s always a treat to get an impression from the audience.” Both Steven and Margaret concur, “The musicians of the Houston Symphony are incredibly talented, and we have immense respect for them and consider them celebrities in Houston. Getting to know them personally is enriching and enjoyable; we absolutely recommend that others become musician sponsors.” photo by eric arbiter
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Margaret Waisman has served on the Board of the Houston Symphony since 1977, having chaired both the Finance Committee and Musical Affairs Committee, as well as serving on the Development Committee and several subcommittees. “When I moved to Houston, I knew I wanted to be on the Board of the Houston Symphony, to do everything in my power to make it flourish,” says Margaret. Margaret’s husband, Steven Callahan, has enjoyed an evolving role as a supporter and musician sponsor over the years. “Through Margaret’s dedication to the Houston Symphony, I have become aware of how a successful orchestra requires great musicians, great staff, great supporters, and great benefactors—all working ‘in concert’!” With both having cherished musical backgrounds, becoming musician sponsors was a natural fit for Margaret and Steven. The couple first met percussionist Mark Griffith in the Green Room shortly after he joined the Houston Symphony in 2004. They hit it off imme-
Donors at the Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony musician. For more information, please contact Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521 or mark.folkes@ houstonsymphony.org. Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal
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John & Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello
Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Paula Page, Harp, Principal
Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Nancy & Walt Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Ms. Terry A. Brown James R. Denton, Cello Justice Brett & Erin Busby Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster
Mr. Scott Ensell Donald Howey, Double Bass
Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet, Acting Associate Principal Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal
Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Viola, Associate Principal
Betty & Gene McDavid Linda Goldstein, Viola
Nancy & Robert Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe
Mr. Mike Stude Ruth Zeger, Second Violin
Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion
Alice & Terry Thomas John DeWitt, Trumpet, Associate Principal
Gloria & Joe Pryzant Jennifer Owen, Second Violin, Principal
Paul Strand Thomas Robert E. Johnson, French Horn, Associate Principal Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Allen Barnhill, Trombone, Principal
Dougal & Cathy Cameron Brian E. Thomas, French Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde William K. VerMeulen, French Horn, Principal Robert Walp, Trumpet, Assistant Principal Catherine Jane Merchant
Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster
Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster
Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon
Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal
Janice & Allan King Kiju Joh, Second Violin
Cameron Mitchell Christine Pastorek, Second Violin
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster
Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola
Paul & Rita Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon
Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Bassoon, Principal
Margaret Alkek Williams Frank Huang, First Violin, Concertmaster
Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Clarinet, Acting Principal
Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Wayne Brooks, Viola, Principal
Donna & Tim Shen Tina Zhang, Second Violin, Associate Principal
Steven & Nancy Williams Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin
Janet F. Clark Kevin F. Dvorak, Cello Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Judy Dines, Flute, Acting Associate Principal Dr. Scott Cutler Scott Holshouser, Keyboard, Principal Mr. Richard Danforth Jeffrey Butler, Cello Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe Alexander & Lorraine Dell Paula Page, Harp, Principal
Rochelle & Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cornelia & Meredith Long Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Kiju Joh, Second Violin Joella & Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Brian E. Thomas, French Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela O. Frusina, Second Violin Arthur & Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Susan & Edward Osterberg Alexandra Adkins, First Violin Peggy Overly & John Barlow Alexandra Adkins, First Violin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, French Horn
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Phyllis Herdliska, Viola
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin
Dede & Connie Weil Amy E. Teare, Second Violin Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Dr. Jim T. Willerson Anne Leek, Oboe, Associate Principal
Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello
The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Eric Arbiter, Bassoon, Associate Principal David Kirk, Tuba, Principal Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Wei Jiang, Viola
Nina & Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Thomas L. Molloy, Viola
Anonymous Sheldon Person, Viola
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Houston Symphony Endowment The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society.
Trustees Alexandra Pruner Michael Mithoff
Steven P. Mach, President Prentiss Burt
Jesse B. Tutor Fredric A. Weber
An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525, or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521. The Houston Symphony acknowledges with deep gratitude the following individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who have supported the Endowment. General Endowment Funds that support operational and annual activities: Accenture (Andersen Consulting) Fund AIG American General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bahr Fund Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Fund The Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund Jane & Robert Cizik Fund Mr. Lee A. Clark Fund Cooper Industries, Inc. Fund Gene & Linda Dewhurst Fund DuPont Corporation Fund Elkins Charitable Trust Agency Fund The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund William Stamps Farish Fund Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Fund George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Fund Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Fund Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Fund Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Fund Martha Kleymeyer Fund Rochelle & Max Levit Fund Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Fund
M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Fund Jay & Shirley Marks Fund Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Fund/The Marks Charitable Foundation Marian & Speros Martel Foundation Fund Barbara & Pat McCelvey Fund The Menil Foundation Fund Monroe Mendelsohn Jr. Estate Sue A. Morrison & Children Fund National Endowment for the Arts Fund Stewart Orton Fund Papadopoulos Fund Nancy & Robert Peiser Fund Rockwell Fund, Inc. Fund Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Fund Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp Fund Mr. & Mrs. Matt K. Schatzman Fund The Schissler Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Fund Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Fund Texas Eastern Fund Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Fund Dede & Connie Weil Fund The Wortham Foundation Fund Anonymous (5)
Designated funds to support annual performance activity: The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund endowed in memory of Gus S. & Lyndall F. Wortham
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Houston Symphony Endowment Endowed Chairs to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: Janice & Thomas Barrow Chair: Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello Roy & Lillie Cullen Chair: Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director designate Fondren Foundation Chair: Qi Ming, assistant concertmaster General Maurice Hirsch Chair: Aralee Dorough, principal flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair: Eric Halen, associate concertmaster Max Levine Chair: Frank Huang, concertmaster Cornelia & Meredith Long Chair: Assia Dulgerska, assistant concertmaster George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair: Mark Hughes, principal trumpet Tassie & Constantine S. Nicandros Chair: Alexander Potiomkin, bass clarinet Lucy Binyon Stude Chair: Jonathan Fischer, principal oboe Winnie Safford Wallace Chair Endowed funds to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund Endowed funds to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Endowed funds to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects: The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund Endowed funds to support access and expand geographic reach: The Alice & David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert fund for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund Endowed funds to support electronic media initiatives: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives Legacy commitments through The Brown Foundation Challenge to support artistic excellence: Janet F. Clark Gloria Goldblatt Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair: Wayne Brooks, principal viola Ms. Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Anonymous (1) Leadership gifts of working capital provided as part of the Campaign for the 20th Century, Campaign for Houston Symphony and My Houston, My Symphony – Campaign for a Sound Future: Hewlett Packard Company Fund The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Neva Watkins West Fund
CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more As of November 1, 2013
Mr. Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Ms. Linda P. David
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Steve Dukes Robert Lee Gomez Christina & Mark Hanson
Bryan & Vickie McMicken David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross
Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Megan & Peter Shedden Beth Weidler & Stephen James Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite
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EducaTIon and Community Engagement Programs
Jones Hall Comes Alive with the Dead On this year’s Día de los Muertos, the Houston Symphony deepened its engagement with the community in two very important and meaningful ways: first, by the commissioning of a new multi-media project, La Triste Historia, and second, by pairing that premiere with a significant community partnership. La Triste Historia, a multi-media film plus music project featuring a new symphony by Mexican composer Juan Trigos and a new animated film by producer Ben Young Mason and executive producer Duncan Copp was premiered by the Houston Symphony on November 1, 2 and 3 coinciding with the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos. This new work commissioned by the Houston Symphony tells the love story of Jesús and Magdalena set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution. After Magdalena’s death, the two are reunited during the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead. In addition to the performances, more than 200 HISD students from Ortiz and Paul
Revere Middle Schools attended, for free, a private dress rehearsal. In its efforts to more deeply engage the Hispanic community, the Symphony partnered with the Mexican Consulate and hosted its annual Day of the Dead Altar Exhibit in the Jones Hall lobby during the premiere of La Triste Historia. An Opening Ceremony was held on October 30 to which the community was invited for an evening of dance, folk music and traditional food and drink. More than 250 people from the Hispanic community came to Jones Hall for the evening’s festivities and many later returned for the world premiere of La Triste Historia. In addition to the Altar Exhibit, there was a display of several prints commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Jose Guadalupe Posada along with artwork from the students and staff of MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts). Projects like La Triste Historia that combine innovative and unique artistic commissions and performances with community partnerships reflect the Symphony’s vision to be the entrepreneurial cornerstone of the performing arts in Houston.
The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement activities. Each year, these activities impact the lives of more than 82,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for nearly 111,000 Houstonians free of charge.
GUARANTOR - $100,000+ M.D. Anderson Foundation Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Symphony Endowment John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods UNDERWRITER - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation ExxonMobil Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund JPMorgan Chase Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Sterling-Turner Foundation
PARTNER - $15,000+ Bank of America Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s Foundation Wells Fargo PATRON - $10,000+ Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The Powell Foundation The Schissler Foundation Schlumberger, Ltd. Vivian L. Smith Foundation Vaughn Foundation BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Devon Energy Corporation Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Strake Foundation Swift Energy Company DONOR - $1,000+ Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation
These programs are also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund The Hearst Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation 40
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Houston Symphony Donors
The Sustainability Fund
The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund. Their extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411.
Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.
Mrs. Kitty King Powell Janice H. Barrow The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Annual Support
The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Mrs. Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams
Centennial Society $100,000 - $149,000 Barbara & Pat McCelvey Janice & Robert McNair Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
Founder’s Society $75,000 - $99,999 Darlene & Cappy Bisso
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Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Rochelle & Max Levit Joella & Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Alice & Terry Thomas
Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999
Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Billy & Christie McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan John B. Onstott, Geo H. Lewis & Sons Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams Anonymous (2)
Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999 Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Justice Brett & Erin Busby Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Albert & Anne Chao / Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation Donna Josey Chapman Jane & Robert Cizik Janet F. Clark Mr. Richard Danforth Alexander & Lorraine Dell
Mrs. William Estrada Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Ms. Nancey Lobb Mr. Keith McFarland Stephen & Marilyn Miles/ Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow Elizabeth & Gary Petersen
Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Nancy & Walt Bratic Ms. Terry A. Brown Mr. Ralph Burch Cheryl & Sam Byington Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Cindy & Richard Deere 42
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John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Dr. Robert H. & Mrs. Mary M. Fusillo Mr. Michael B. George Christina & Mark Hanson Russell & Diana Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Holt Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Todd & Paige Johnson Larry & Susan Kellner Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann
Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James Stein / Bank of Houston Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Anonymous (1)
Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant Melissa & Michael Mithoff Susan & Edward Osterberg Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Pickering Gloria & Joe Pryzant Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Donna & Tim Shen
Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Ms. Kelly Somoza Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun David & Paula Steakley Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thacker Paul Strand Thomas
Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Ms. Judith Vincent Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Janet & Tom Walker Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann
Dr. Jim T. Willerson Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Anonymous (1)
Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500-$9,999 Ms. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Dr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Ms. Dianna Bernsen Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce John & Candace Caley Audrey & Brandon Cochran Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. Scott Ensell S. David Frankfort & Erika Bermeo Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb
Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Marianne & Robert Ivany Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz April & Tom Lykos Bryan & Vickie McMicken Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Doré & Kevin Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Cameron Mitchell Ginni & Richard Mithoff Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Arthur & Bobbie Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Catherine Powers Roman & Sally Reed Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Dr. Santiago Rossi & Mrs. Katherine Rossi Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Mr. Dave Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Shirley Toomim Mr. Art Vivar Anonymous (1)
Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000-$7,499 Frances & Ira Anderson John & Pat Anderson Lilly & Thurmon Andress Ms. Mary Jo Antone-Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Michelle H. Belco Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. Teodoro Bosquez & Ms. Mary Conner Ruth White Brodsky Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burk Toba Buxbaum Marilyn Caplovitz Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. William T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso David Chambers & Alex Steffler William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Laurie & Ryan Colburn Mr. William E. Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Coneway Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Criner J.R. & Aline Deming Ms. Sara Jo Devine Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. Robert Durst Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant
Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. Shane T. Frank Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Aileen Gordon William A. & Dorothy H. Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Nina Andrews & David Karohl Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Nancy & Rich Kinder Mary Louis Kister William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Sidney & Ione Moran Richard & Juliet Moynihan Terry Murphree David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O’Donnell Mr. Robert J. Pilegge
Ms. Karen Pulaski Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Dr. & Mrs. John Seaberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stigall Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Dr. & Mrs. John F. Thrash Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Birgitt van Wijk General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Dr. David A. White Sue Trammell Whitfield Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Sally & Denney Wright Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Nina & Michael Zilkha Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (1)
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Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Ables Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mrs. John Bace Mr. Richard C. Bailey Trace Trahan Bannerman James M. Bell Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter & Mrs. Anne S. Brown Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Courtney & John Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Ms. Ann T. Coffey & Mr. Theo Bean Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II Mr. Fulton & Mrs. Reece Davenport Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Ms. Niki DeMaio Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Carolyn & David Edgar Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Dr. Judith Feigin & Mr. Colin Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. George Ferguson Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Katie Flaherty Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Robert Lee Gomez Mr. Enrique Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Ms. Michele Hebl Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Mr. Jimmy Hubbell Mr. & Mrs. James Jennings Jill & Dunham Jewett Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Ms. Roslyn Larkey Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Linbeck Mr. & Mrs. Jeff B. Love Ms. Christine Lukens Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Sami & Jud Morrison Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths / Louis Vuitton Mr. Dave Mueller 44
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Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Jimmy Hubbell Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Margaret & Brian Bravo Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Peter James Cazamias Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cotting Mike Cox Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz Jennifer & Steve Dolman Katie Flaherty Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston
Jessica Ford Courtney Fretz Hali Ganbold Michael A. Gonser Samantha M. Gonzalez Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Catherine & Matt Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Steve McDaniel Jennifer & David Mire Sami & Jud Morrison Mrs. Toni A. Oplt & Mr. Ed Schneider Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Amanda & John Seaberg Jo A. Simmons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Rachael & Jason Volz – A Fare Extraordinaire Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.
For more information, please contact Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving, (713) 337-8526.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newton Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Mr. & Dr. Michael Ondrias Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Payne Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Hilda & Hershel Rich Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Richards Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Allyn & Jill Risley Anne & Dr. Richard Robbins Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. James Rogers Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. George A. Shannon Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. Michael K. Stewart Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Ann G. Trammell Rachael & Jason Volz - A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Ms. Daisy Wong David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (5)
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$1,000 - $2,499
Mrs. Harold J. Adam Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William J. Anderson Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Mary S. Axelrad
Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Cristina & Tanner Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Mr. & Mrs. E. William Barnett Ms. Anne Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Ms. Margaret Basu Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Carole Shivers Mr. Ricky R. Behrend Mr. & Mrs. Jim Berdahl Dr. Eldo Bergman Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton / Boulware & Valoir Brian & Margaret Bravo Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Breen Sr. Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. H. E. Carrico Margot & John Cater Mr. Peter J. Cazamias The Chambers Family in honor of Margaret Sylvia Chambers Mr. Robert L. Clarke Mr. Mark C. Conrad James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Mr. Mike Cox James & Franci Crane The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Ms. Anna N. Dean Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Diamond Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mike & Debra Dishberger
Houston Symphony Donors Jennifer & Steve Dolman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Robert J. Doyle Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mrs. Dan L. Duncan Egon & Elisa Durban Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. Michael Eichhorn Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Jon Evans Mr. Mike Ezzell Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Fertitta Mrs. Ronald Fischer Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fish Barbara S. Fitch Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Eugene Fong Ms. Courtney Fretz Mr. & Mrs. Javier Fuentes Hali Ganbold Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Genitempo Mrs. Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Michael Gonser Samantha Gonzalez Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Martyn Goossen Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Mr. Kendall Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Melinda & Doug Groves Maureen & Jim Hackett Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Ms. Liz Hampton W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Harris Mrs. Claudia Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William Heird Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hennessy Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Ann & Joe Hightower Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Tim Hogan Mr. & Dr. Ronald Holley Dr. Holly Holmes & Dr. Paul Otremba Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. Kevin Hostler Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. & Mrs. Ford Hubbard III Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Huebsch Mark & Marilyn Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Ms. Ann B. Jennings & Ms. Karen M. Jones Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon
Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Mr. Jimmy Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Dr. Golda & Dr. Robert B. Leonard Mr. Edwin N. Letzerich H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. James C. Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Dr. Ted Loch Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. Alberto Lozano Mr. Elario Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. Rocky Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. Larry Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Matt Matthews Sasha Davis & Joseph Matulevich Linda & Jim McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. McNeill Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Mr. & Mrs. Prasad Menon Mr. & Mrs. John Merrill Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Jennifer & David Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. Jamal Mollai Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. Joshua Morris Sue A. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Musicians of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. John & Jean Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mariloli & Marvin Odum Mr. & Mrs. Staman Ogilvie Steve & Sue Olson Mrs. Toni A. Oplt & Mr. Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. Bryan J. Peters & Mr. Ralph D. Sikes JoAnn & John Petzold Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Ms. Debra Phillips Ms. Mariela Poleo Ms. Linda Posey Michael & Darla Price Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Pyne Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts
Ms. Lillie Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Mrs. Evie Ronald Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rothwell William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Sand Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Dr. Mark A. Schusterman Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Ellen Shelton Mr. Jeffrey Shipley Jo A. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Mr. David Siverling Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mrs. Charis Smith Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Steve & Judy Sohn Mary Louise Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Ms. Georgiana Stanley Dr. & Mrs. Lee Steely Ms. Joyce Steensrud Karen & Bruce Steffler Karl & Ann Stern Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. & Mrs. Scott Summerville Emily C. Sundt Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Ms. Carol Tai Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. Roger Trandell Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Ms. Sarah Tyler Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Van Buren Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Walton Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Alton L. Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Melanie S. Wiggins Carlton & Marty Wilde Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite Nancy Willerson Mr. & Mrs. Gene R. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Russell Windham Mr. & Mrs. William A. Wise Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wright Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright Mr. & Mrs. David B. Yates
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (10)
Director $500 - $999
Mr. William L. Ackerman Donalee & Noel T. Adams Ms. Joan Ambrogi Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. Richard Bado Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baird Mr. Bobby Baiva Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. Michael L. Ball Dan Barnum & Marilyn Lewis Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Ms. Bernice Beckerman Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Jim & Susan Berdahl Mr. & Mrs. John Berger Mr. Kristopher Berthold Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Blanton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Chris & Ruth Borman Anne & Edward Bornet Bob Frank Boydston Sally & Carl Brassow Mr. Kevin P. Brophy Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Robert Burleson Mr. Tom Burley Mr. Carl Butler Mr. Eugene Byrd Virginia & William Camfield Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Sarah Wilson Clark Virginia A. Clark Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Jim R. & Lynn Coe Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Ms. Miquel A. Correll Dr. Edward Cox Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. & Mrs. Rick Daly Ms. Joyce Dauber Ms. Linda P. David Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Brian & Leah Del Signore Ms. Diane DelSignore & Mr. Robert S. Strait Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Derzapf Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts John A. Dickinson & Nancy L. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Dilg Charles Dishman Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Echols Mr. Paul Ehrsam Dr. Michael J. Epstein & Janice Poplack Mrs. Kelli Fereday Sandra & Steven Finkelman Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Greg E. Fourticq Joyce & David Fox Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Rachel & Dr. Bud Frazier Ms. Diane L. Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor
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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mrs. Barbara Goedecke Mrs. James Goettee Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gordon Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mr. George Green Mr. Gerald Greiner Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Marion S. Hargrove Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. John Heiny Donald & Rosemary Herron Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Jacque Holland Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Holmes Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Hoyer Mr. George Hritcko Mrs. Patricia P. Hubbard Ms. Lee M. Huber Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Mark Johansson Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. Raymond Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. Keith Kelley Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kisch Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Mr. Arnold & Mrs. Michelle Korenek Rachel R. Krezer Mr. Dennis Kroeger Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Ms. Adrienne Lang Michael & Sharon Lewis Dr. Richard A. & Dr. Patricia N. Lewis Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Judith MacPherson Ms. Barbara Manna Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Mr. James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. R. Scott McCay Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Ms. Judi McGee Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. Thomas J. McNulty Ernie & Martha McWilliams William E. Joor III & Rose Ann Medlin Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Ms. Kristen Miller Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. Jim Moore Ms. Deborah Moran Daniel & Karol Musher Alan & Elaine Mut Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann
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Ms. Katherine Nevins Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mr. Roel Olson Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Jim & Arlene Payne Ms. Angela H. Perry Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. Meg Philpot Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. Antoine Plante & Mrs. Lori Muratta Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Tim & Katherine Pownell Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Rev. Arthur Preisinger Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Frederic Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Amy Richards Mr. & Mrs. William C. Richter Ms. Ellen Rienstra Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rike Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Ramille Law Ms. Franelle Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Ms. Geri Shoop Mr. James D. Simpson III Mr. Gary A. Smith & Mr. Jim Murdaugh Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Ms. Becky Stemper Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sullivan Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton Barb Swartz Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. George Tallichet Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Glenn & Cay Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Mr. & Ms. Gary Teletzke Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Eric & Carol Timmreck Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Mr. James Trippett Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. Charles Veith Pieter & Janet Vrancken May Wang Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Beth Weidler & Stephen James Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Wilkinson Ms. Lane A. Williams Dr. Wayne Wilner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray
Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Anonymous (16)
Principal $250 - $499
Ms. Natalie Abaunza Mr. & Mrs. Barry Abrams Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ahuero Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Ms. Dale Andrews Ms. Sally S. Andrews Mr. Gerald Appelstein Mr. Eric Arbiter Dr. & Mrs. Martin J. Arisco David C. Askin Mr. Rudy Avelar Ms. Debbie Ann Axelrad John B. Baird Mr. & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Mr. Kenneth Baker Mr. Fred Bakun Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Ms. Virginia C. Ballard Dr. & Mrs. David Barry Richard & Trish Battaglia Mr. Thomas Becker & Mr. Jim Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Beeley Ms. Roberta Benson Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Bishea Mrs. Judy Burgess-Bitowf Mrs. Berne Black Ms. Dorothy B. Black Ms. Judith Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss John Blomquist Mr. Arno S. Bommer Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Bozeman Dr. Arthur W. Bracey Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Brackett Ms. Margaret Bragg James & Dale Brannon Mrs. Bobbi Brauner Ms. Kathy Britton Mr. Wayne Brooks Mr. J. W. Brougher Mrs. Karen K. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Brownlee Ms. Maureen Burg Ms. Helen P. Burwell Dr. Barbara E. Bush The Gertz Foundation Mrs. Miriam Byrd Mrs. Charles Callery Ms. Katherine Carney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Carr Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mrs. Ronghui Chen Mr. Kenneth Chin Dr. Diana S. Chow Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Jim O. Connell Mr. Edward Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Dr. & Mrs. David Corder Mr. David Corry & Mrs. Farrah Kheradmand Mr. & Mrs. Dan Cotuno Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Dr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Cunningham Ms. Patricia Cunningham Ms. Viola H. Curtis Dr. Lida S. Dahm Mr. & Mrs. Steven Dalicandro Lee & Christina Daniels Mr. Joseph A. Dellinger Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. Paul Destephano Mrs. Patricia Devlin Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Ira Dinitz Hon. & Mrs. Edward P. Djerejian Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Doe The Dorniers Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Dossey Paul & Debbie Dougharty Donn DuBois & Yukiko Iwata
Mr. & Mrs. B.J. Ducey Steve Dukes Mr. Kevin F. Dvorak Mr. & Mrs. James East Dr. Betty J. Edwards Mrs. Margaret Eggleston Ms. Annette Ehrhardt Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eicher Mr. Howard Eisner Mr. & Mrs. Billie Ellis Ruth W. Ereli Robert & Susan Estill Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Richard Evans & Gloria Portela Ms. Jennifer Farnell Ms. Susan Feickert Mr. & Mrs. Jason Fertitta Mr. Edmund C. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Vladimir Fishel Ms. Norma Fisk Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fletcher Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. & Mrs. Tull Florey Mr. Phillip Freeman Bill & Diana Freeman Janet & Mickey Frost Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fulton Robert A. Furse, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gallagher Mr. Richard Garnett Karen Ostrum George Mr. & Mrs. John Gerdes Mr. James E. Gerhardt Drs. Richard & Carol Gigliotti Dr. Michael Gillin & Ms. Pamela Newberry Mr. Charles J. Gillman William E. Gipson Nancy Glanville Jewell Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Ned W. Graber Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm Granberry Mr. & Mrs. William Granek Mr. & Mrs. Steve Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Dick Gregg Jr. Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Gressot Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Grobmyer IV Ms. Nandita Guha Zahava Haenosh Mr. John F. H. Hagelman Mr. Michael Haigh Ms. Juli Hall Mr. Frank Handy Mrs. Karen Harding Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Mr. Paul Harmon Ms. Cecilia Harris Mr. Ryan Hartman Dr. Charles Hausmann Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hawes Mr. & Mrs. Clyde C. Hays III Mr. & Mrs. William G. Heimlich Terry L. & Karen G. Henderson Dr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mendell Mr. & Mrs. Dean R. Hennings Mrs. Gloria Herman Mrs. Roblyn Herndon Fred Deen Herring R.A. Herring Dr. Janice Hewitt Hon. & Mrs. William P. Hobby Jr. Susan Hodge Mr. Jeffery Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Hoffman Ms. Constance Holderer S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mr. Michael C. Howard Mr. Norman Howard Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Mr. Edward Huff Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hulen Ms. Elizabeth Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Husak Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Mr. Michael Ibarra Mr. Craig Ignacio Marya M. Ingram Mrs. Hubert R. Irvine Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Edwin R. Janes Dr. Amanda M. Jarolimek
Houston Symphony Donors Dr. Margaret S. Jelinek Lewis & Dr. David S. Lewis Deborah O. Jennings Ms. Darilyn Jones Ms. Stephanie A. Jones Dr. Stephen Jones Mr. & Mrs. James H. Jordon Ms. Vicky Jud Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kaestner Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Diana M. Hudson & Lee L. Kaplan Mr. Ronald Karkowsky Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Dr. Helen K. Kee Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Betty & James Key Mr. Matthew Khachaturian Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Khalil Dr. James Killian Robert & Mary Kimball Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon M. Kindall Mr. Lloyd Kirchner Mr. Robert J. Kirner Dr. Malgosia Kloc Dr. & Mrs. Michael Koehl Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Mr. Andreas Kronenberg Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. Paul Landau Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Lapushin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Latham Ms. Cynthia Lavenda Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeGrand Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Dr. Kay R. Lewis Ms. Megan Light Mr. Scott Link Ms. Priscilla L. List Dr. & Mrs. David Litowsky Mr. & Mrs. John F. Littman Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Lively Mr. & Mrs. Peter Loggenberg Dr. & Mrs. Eberhard C. Lotze Joan Herrin Lyons Ms. Mary Majors Payne Ms. Katherine Manthey Mrs. D.B. Marchant Ms. Renee Margolin Dr. & Dr. A. J. Marian Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Carole Nadelman Marmell Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Mrs. Mariquita Masterson Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Mathalone Hans & Marjorie Mayer Ms. Lindsey McCartney Mr. Donald McDonald Coline T. McGehee Dr. & Mrs. Robert McGlashan Michael & Elizabeth McKenzie Mr. John R. McNerney Dr. Pamela McVeigh Mr. & Mrs. Archer McWhorter Mr. Guy W. Meaders Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Melanson Jr. Mr. John H. Meltzer Dr. & Mrs. Steven D. Meltzer Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Meneely Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Meneilly Joan K. Mercado Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Stuart D. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Suzanne Morris Mr. William L. Mudry & Mrs. Vera Ochoa Mr. & Mrs. Bryan P. Muecke Mr. & Mrs. James T. Murphy Ms. Joan B. Murphy Jane Muse Mr. Dale Mykyte Mr. & Mrs. Barry Myones Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Nash Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Nelson Mr. Jay T. Norcross Don & Mary North Dick & Judy Nunn Ms. Dorothy Oehler Mr. Peter Oehler Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Dr. & Mrs. James J. O’Malley
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ong Ms. Judith Oppenheim Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Valerie J. Sherlock Chip & Julie Oudin Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Pagel Dr. Corita B. Parker-Dubose & Dr. Ralph Dubose Mr. John Parkerson Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penn Ms. Linda Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pettijohn Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Ms. Deborah Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. Townes G. Pressler Rev. & Mrs. John W. Price John Proffitt & Celeste Repko Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ramsey Loreta & Ronald Rea Vicki & J.B. Reber Ralph & Becky Reed Robert & Anne Reed Ms. Louisa B. Reid Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. Dick Richelle Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Robbins Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Mr. Manuel Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Roff Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rogers Mr. Derrick Rose Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Dr. Mary Round-Marian Mr. Ellis Rudy & Mr. Joseph Rudy Mr. Robert Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Saltzberg Mr. & Mrs. Ramon L. Sanchez Dr. Franklin Sazama & Dr. Kathleen J. Sazama Mr. & Mrs. Jack Schenck Mr. Dan Schoen Garry & Margaret Schoonover Mrs. Jennifer M. Schoppe Jurgen Schroder Dr. & Mrs. Jim T. Schwartz Jean & Robert Schwarz Ms. Kate F Scott Vance & Jane Senter Mr. Jeff Sewick Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Mr. & Mrs. Lennie Siscoe Mrs. Ariana Smetana Lois & David K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. W. Gilbert Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Mrs. Lynn Snyder Hans C. Sonneborn Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Soper Mr. & Mrs. Keith Spickelmier Ms. Madeline Y. Sprague Mr. & Mrs. Philip Stanton Mr. R. L. Stark Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Ms. Annina Stefanelli Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Stein Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Stephens Mr. Myron F. Steves David & Ella Stivers Mr. & Mrs. Trond Storli Ms. Joan Straub Mr. & Mrs. Ron Strawser Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Ms. Betsy J. Strong Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Mr. Robert B. Symon Ms. Carolyn Tatge Ms. Gaylene Taylor Ms. Sanaa Taylor Howard Tellepsen Jr. Mr. Jasen Tenney
Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Ms. Joanne Thibodeau Mrs. Alisa Thomads Mr. & Mrs. Philip Thomas Dr. & Mrs. E. B. Thompson Nancy & Peter Thompson Ms. Susan L. Thompson Mr. Matthew Thornton Mr. Bart Tichelaar Mrs. Betty Ruth Tomfohrde Mr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marc Tronzo Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Tsuchida Mr. & Mrs. Ronnald P. Tyler Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Ms. Patricia Van Allan Dr. & Mrs. Carl Vartian Paul & Sherry Vaughan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Voigt Mrs. Vera Vujicic & Dr. Jovan M. Popovich Mr. & Mrs. Berten Waggoner Jan & Don Wagner Dan Wainberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Wakefield Ms. Sandria Ward Dr. Nick Way & Dr. Orla McLaughlin Mr. Greg Wdowiak Mr. Paul Wehner Don & Linda Weinmann Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Kathy J. Welch & Mr. John Unger Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Mr. Brad White Ms. Paula Wiley Mr. & Mrs. J. Alvis Williams Mr. & Mrs. Russell R. Williams Mrs. Vernell Winney Grace Picton Wise Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Mr. & Mrs. David Wofford Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wong Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Wood Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. Roy Wylie Mr. Le Roy Yeager Dr. Byron York Jr. Mr. John Young Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Anonymous (22) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,148 individual donors who gave up to $249 over the past year.
As of November 1, 2013 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.
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Houston Symphony Pops Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Sybil F. Roos
Centennial Society $100,000-$149,000 Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith
Founder’s Society $75,000-$99,000
Darlene & Cappy Bisso
Concertmaster’s Society $25,000-$49,999
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes
Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Ms. Nancey Lobb Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Elizabeth & Gary Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson
Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000-$14,999
Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Cindy & Richard Deere John & Minerva Esquivel Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Ms. Judith Vincent Shirley & Joel Wahlberg
Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500-$9,999
Mr. Scott Ensell Marianne & Robert Ivany Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein
Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000-$7,499
Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Marilyn Caplovitz Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Ms. Sara Jo Devine Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Kathleen & Dick Hayes Janice & Allan King Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Richard & Juliet Moynihan Terry Murphree Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright
Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999
Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Rex & Marillyn King Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Mr. & Mrs. Terry McGill
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Patron $1,000-$2,499
Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Donald & Dottie Bates Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Ellen Box Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Barbara A. Brooks David Chambers & Alex Steffler Mrs. Midge Colton Mr. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Roseline Curran Ms. Ann Currens Becky & Joe Demeter Barbara Dokell Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout/ Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Mr. Mark Folkes & Mr. Christopher Johnston Ms. Jessica Ford Carol & Larry Fradkin Friends of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mrs. Lotty Gautschi Mr. Evan B. Glick Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lang Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease Renee & Michael Locklar Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. Marvin McMurrey & Mrs. Martha Rocks Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mrs. Kay M. Onstead Jesus Alejandro Perez Rementeria Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice W. R. Purifoy Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Soren & Annetta Rose Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mr. Morris Rubin Megan & Peter Shedden Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Ms. Jody Verwers Larry & Connie Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (2)
Director $500-$999
Mrs. Sally Alcorn Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blackwell
Mr. Donald Blakey Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Dr. Maria Calcina Mr. Martin Calzada Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Richard & Marcia Churns Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Coon Mr. Warren Dean Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dunn John & Joyce Eagle Mildred & Richard Ellis Mr. John Eymann Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gangelhoff Mr. John Geigel Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ms. Margy Keaton Ms. Amy Lacy Mr. Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James D. Long Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Gary Noble Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Judy & Bill Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. John Reinert Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Cinda Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. George W. Schalles III Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak Mr. Michel Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele Charlotte Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Anonymous (7)
Principal $250-$499
Mrs. Adele Barrier Ms. Kathy Bliss Mr. & Mrs. George Boss Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Mr. Jay T. Brown Ray Butler Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cacciatore Mrs. Anne Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Hal Cardiff Hazel & Bharat Chahar Ms. Carole Colley Mr. & Mrs. Marion Collins Ms. Julie Conner Mr. Charles Craig Mrs. Deborah Culp Mr. & Mrs. John Dunn Evelyn Earlougher Russell Egan Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Garrison Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Giardino Mr. William Grattendick Mr. & Mrs. Jim Gunther Mr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly Marts Katherine J. Hayman Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Heine Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Richard & Beverly Hickman Jess Hines Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Hurd Ms. Karen Jones Dr. George S. Knapp, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow
Mr. Kent Lacy Mr. Richard S. Ledermann Dr. Monica Lett Ms. Karen E. Manyak Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. J.V. McAnally Mike & Mary McEvilly Ms. Carolyn McGowan & Mr. Paul Hanson Ms. Jennifer McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. David McRoberts Mr. & Mrs. Roger Medors Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Meer Ms. Dinah Mei Mr. William Mendel Ms. Beth Morita Mr. Norman Morrow Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Murray Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nilson Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Noland Mr. Marc Olson Thomas O’Neill Joe & Ann Palm Mr. Kim Parker Mr. David Paul Mr. Floyd T. Pease Mr. Frank Rea Ruby & Alan Riedel Mr. Eugene Samson Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Dee & Sharon Schrinner Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Mr. David Schwan Mrs. Joanne Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Don B. Sheffield Mr. Jerry Siemers Dave & Connie Smith Ms. Nancy Smith Ms. Sydney Staley James C. Stanka Sharon & William Straight Mr. & Mrs. James F. Strickland Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stuart Mr. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Dr. Cecilia Valdes Ms. Jeanine Vanwagenen Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Venus Larry & Cheryl Walter Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Werlla Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Wherry Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. White Mr. Patrick Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton Ms. Mary Wolff Daisy Wood Mr. & Mrs. O. Russell Worley Jr. Mr. Elan Yogeswaren Ray & Susan Young Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Zimmerman Anonymous (7) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,148 individual donors who gave up to $249 over the past year. As of November 1, 2013 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL As the Houston Symphony celebrates the 2013-14 Centennial Season, we are introducing the Leadership Council for donors committing $45,000 or more in support of the Annual Fund, special projects and fundraising events over a three-year period ($15,000+ annually). For more information or to pledge your support, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525 or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521.
Janet F. Clark Mr. Richard Danforth The Elkins Foundation Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation and government partners that allow the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education and community engagement for the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast Region. For further information on becoming a corporate or foundation donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Brandon VanWaeyenberghe at (713) 337-8520 or brandon.vw@houstonsymphony.org. As of November 1, 2013
$1,000,000 & above
Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000-$999,999 The Brown Foundation, Inc. City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts $100,000-$499,999
Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation M.D. Anderson Foundation City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation/ Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
The Elkins Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation The Humphreys Foundation $25,000-$49,999
Ray C. Fish Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation
$10,000-$24,999 Bauer Family Foundation The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area Jack S. & Donna P. Josey Foundation Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation Mithoff Family Foundation The Powell Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Vaughn Foundation Anonymous
$2,500-$9,999 LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust The Hood-Barrow Foundation Houston First Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Nightingale Code Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation $1,000-$2,499 Diamond Family Foundation The Mary & Thomas Graselli Endowment Foundation The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation The Lilian Kaiser Lewis Foundation The Oshman Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign
Corporations
Houston Symphony Business Council Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, MARSH Private Client Business Council Host Committee: Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Cindy Deere, Shell Oil Company Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Mike Doherty, Frost Bank Mauro Gimenez, Russell Reynolds Associates Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies Kathleen Hayes, Merrill Lynch Roz Larkey, Cameron International Corporation Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP
Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo Billy McCartney, Vitol Inc. (retired) Paul Morico, Baker Botts, LLP Dana Ondrias, Mann Eye Institute Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Imperial Sugar Company (retired) Geoffroy Petit, TOTAL Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC
John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass Mark Schusterman, Museum District Plastic Surgery Jerome Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts, LLP (retired) Ileana Treviño, Memorial Hermann Foundation Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Wolff & Associates, Inc. December 2013 49
Corporations As of November 1, 2013
$100,000 and above
The Boeing Company * Bright Star BBVA Compass * Christofle Chevron Chubb Group of Insurance Companies ConocoPhillips * Darryl & Co. Houston Methodist Hospital Enterprise Products Partners L.P. * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM, Geo H. Lewis & Sons Norton Rose Fulbright News 88.7 FM, Channel 8 PBS * Houston First * KTRK ABC-13 * Houston Chronicle Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert KPMG LLP and Janice McNair Foundation Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center Spec’s Charitable Foundation Memorial Hermann Health System * PaperCity * United Airlines The Rand Group, LLC $50,000-$99,999 * Silver Circle Audio * Baker Botts L.L.P. * Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods BB&T Vinson & Elkins LLP Cameron International Corporation Wells Fargo
Cameron Management ExxonMobil Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company JPMorgan Chase Kalsi Engineering Marathon Oil Corporation * Neiman Marcus Rose Hill Meadows Corporation Shell Oil Company * TODD Events TOTAL
$25,000-$49,999 * Aztec Andrews Kurth LLP Bank of America
$10,000-$24,999
Amegy Bank of Texas Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Avalon Advisors, LLC Bank of Houston, James D. Stein Bank of Texas Beck Redden LLP Bisso Marine Co., Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP CenterPoint Energy * City Kitchen * Crown Castle International Corp. Eaton Enbridge Energy Company Ernst & Young Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton H-E-B Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s/Macy’s Foundation
Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group MetroBank, N.A. Microsoft Northern Trust Palmetto Partners, Ltd. Regions Bank Schlumberger, Ltd. SPIR STAR, Ltd. Star Furniture UBS USI Insurance Services LLC VRTC $5,000-$9,999 * Agua Hispanic Marketing American Express Philanthropic Program Bloomberg, L.L.P. Plains All American Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Salient Partners Spectra Energy Stewart Title Company Swift Energy Company Gifts below $4,999
Air Liquide American Corporation Boulware & Valoir GEM Insurance Agencies Geste LLC Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC/La Esperanza Christian Foundation Louis Vuitton Marsh & McLennan Martha Turner Properties SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Williams Companies, Inc. Wolff & Associates, Inc.
* Contribution includes in-kind support
Corporate Matching Gifts As of November 1, 2013 Aetna Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing BP Foundation
Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil
General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard Houston Endowment IBM
ING Financial Services Corporation KBR Merrill Lynch NAACO Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus Northern Trust
Occidental Petroleum Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.
IN KIND DONORS As of November 1, 2013
A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Bergner & Johnson Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions
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Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael The Events Company Festari Foster Quan LLP Gittings Gucci Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans Intercontinental Hotel Houston
JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin
Pro/Sound Rice University Saint Arnold’s Brewery Shecky’s Media, Inc. Singapore Airlines Staging Solutions Stewart Title The Events Company Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewlery & Antiques Versace Village GreeneryYahama VRTC
LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society—and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8251 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Daniel B. Barnum Janice H. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll Janet F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn
Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Randolph Lee Groninger Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis Ms. Nancey G. Lobb E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison and Children Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Gretchen Anne Myers Bobbie & Arthur Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave B. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Geraldine S. Priest Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen Charles K. Sanders Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay II
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & sAnita Stude Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Vicki West, in honor of Hans Graf Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Jo Dee Wright Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich Anonymous (9) As of November 1, 2013 sDeceased
IN MEMORIAM We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson
Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum
Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins
Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson
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Daniel Strba, viola Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Education: De Paul University, BM; Cleveland Institute of Music, MM Joined the Houston Symphony: March 1992 I can’t wait for: During our exciting Centennial Season, I’m eagerly anticipating the performances with our new Music Director Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Beginnings: I began to play viola at age 13, but previously started piano at 4 and guitar at 10. Career inspiration: I fell in love with music at an early age, and it was a natural choice for me. All in the family: My mother taught music in the Chicago public schools for 35 years. My sister is a professional opera singer currently on the voice faculty of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. My wife, Marcia Sterling, is a professional violinist, singer and entertainer extraordinaire! Musical inspiration: Stravinsky, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Bach and on and on . . . Keeping the music-making fresh: Music is a deep subject. There are always more layers to explore. Marcia’s and my musical lives are intertwined. Most difficult aspect of my instrument: Physical stamina. To this end, I practice and teach Tai chi ch’uan and Kundalini yoga. If I weren’t a musician, I would be: I can’t imagine being anything else. Besides, I love wearing white tie and tails, so I would have to be a maitre’d or ballroom dance instructor. Notable career moment: Marcia and I toured for seven years with Frank Sinatra. Hobbies and interests: Marcia and I formed The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas in 1993. Klezmer is Eastern European Jewish music which came to the U.S. in the early 20th century and mixed with American jazz. Marcia is the leader, violinist and lead vocalist. I play viola/piano and am the musical arranger. We perform for many community celebrations, weddings, bar and bat mitzvas, dedications and public concerts. In July, we performed at the Symphony’s first annual Day of Music. This past September, the Houston Ballet per52
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formed Ketubah, which was choreographed to our music; we provided the live accompaniment. Now other ballet companies across the country are adding Ketubah to their repertoire. We are currently working on our new album, Meshuganah Mambo, which fuses Klezmer and Latin music.