Houston Symphony Magazine – February 2014 by Houston Symphony

Contents: February | 2014

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

14 January 31 - February 2 20 February 13, 15, 16 24 February 14 28 February 21-23 30 February 28 32 March 1-2

ON STAGE AND OFF

what drew the owners of Spec’s 38 TointofindtheoutSymphony world, turn to page 38.

Learn about one of the 3 Credits Symphony’s earliest galas 6 Letter to Patrons and the story behind our 6 New Century Society harp in “This Month in Symphony History.” 8 Centennial Angels 8 Centennial Lifetime Giving 12 Orchestra and Staff 36 Education and Community Engagement Programs 37 Musician Sponsorship 40 Houston Symphony Endowment 42 Symphony Society 43 Donors

FEATURES

4 2014-15 Season Announcement 10 Special Events 13 This Month in Symphony History 26 Upcoming Performances 38 A Conversation with the Rydman Family 39 Vintage Virtuoso Donors 52 Backstage Pass

miss any of the exciting concerts planned for next 4 Dont’ season! Read more about the 2014-2015 Season on pages 4 and 5.

On the cover: Photo by Laurie Perez Date: January 10, 2014 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.

Acknowledgements

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Mark C. Hanson joined St. John Flynn of KUHA Classical 91.7 for the live television announcement of the Houston Symphony’s 101st season of concerts, the first under Andrés. Almost 20,000 people watched the 30-minute program on KUHT Channel 8, with additional viewers online via a live webcast, produced in conjunction with Houston Public Media. Following the show, the intimate studio audience met several hundred Symphony supporters for a celebratory champagne and dessert reception at the Hilton Hotel on the UH campus.

CREDITS

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Carl R. Cunningham Program Annotator Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant

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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. February 2014

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LETTER TO PATRONS

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Robert A. Peiser President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

Last month, we unveiled the upcoming 2014-15 Season, the first under the helm of our dynamic new Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, during an unprecedented multi-media event. We announced the spectacular new season on live TV from the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting at the University of Houston thanks to our relationship with Houston Public Media and KUHT Channel 8. The announcement was also webcast live on the internet for Houston Symphony fans around the world. Following the 30-minute, commercial free broadcast, we joined board members, staff, musicians, chorus, volunteers and Symphony fans for a dessert and champagne party at the UH Hilton. It was a wonderful evening, and we are looking forward to all that is in store next season with Andrés and our talented musicians. In celebration of Andrés’ inaugural season, we are offering a special 10-concert subscription package that includes all of his electric performances. Additionally, classical highlights next season include performances with violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, violinist Sarah Chang, pianist Lang Lang and conductor Robert Spano. Our POPS season is full of music you know and love, including several concerts inspired by television, movies and musical theater. Turn to page 4 to see more about the Houston Symphony’s exciting classical concerts planned for 2014-15, and stay tuned for a focus on our POPS series in the March Magazine. Also in January, we traveled with our Official Television Partner KTRK Channel 13 to the city of Medellín, Columbia, to meet Andrés in his native city. KTRK is producing another 30-minute documentary about the Houston Symphony, and this time, it will focus on Andrés, giving viewers a glimpse into his early years and extreme passion for music. Stay tuned! Coming up this month, our new Steinway piano, a wonderful gift from the Houston Symphony League in honor of our Centennial and the League’s 75th Anniversary last year, will get another workout. Renowned American pianist Emanual Ax will join the orchestra in a performance of Bach’s Piano Concerto in D minor. Receiving instruments from the League has been an ongoing tradition for the Symphony. In fact, the harp that is still played by Principal Harpist Paula Page was given in honor of the Symphony’s 75th anniversary in 1988-89. Read more about the League’s generosity and the history of the harp on page 13. As always, we thank you for your patronage and look forward to seeing you at Jones Hall. Enjoy the concert!

New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation 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

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. M.D. Anderson Foundation Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Brown Foundation, Inc. Chevron City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Rochelle & Max Levit

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 Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods 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 December 1, 2013

$25 Million +

The Cullen Foundation Houston Endowment Mr. Mike Stude

ExxonMobil Corporation Houston Arts Alliance Houston Arts Fund Kinder Morgan National Endowment for the Arts Mr. & Mrs. John Rydman/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Shell Oil Company Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

$5 Million +

$1 Million +

The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

$10 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 Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge ConocoPhillips

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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 and 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

Centennial Lifetime Giving $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 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.

$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 Ray C. Fish 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 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

February 2014

SPECIAL EVENTS!

Centennial Wine Dinner and Collectors Auction Friday, March 7, 2014 Jones Hall Lindy & John Rydman, Chairmen Lisa Rydman, Chairman Join us for one of the most celebrated events of the Symphony season, chaired by two generations of the Rydman family and Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods. From the stunning vantage point of the Jones Hall stage, enjoy a multi-course dinner by Jackson and Company carefully paired with wines selected by your hosts. Featuring a multitude of premium wines and wine-related experiences, the Collectors Auction, chaired by Bob Weiner, is sure to appeal to any wine aficionado. Tables: $7,500, $10,000, $15,000, $25,000 (with a winemaker) and $50,000 (table for 12) Individual tickets: $750, $1,500

The Centennial Ball Saturday, May 17, 2014 Jones Hall

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the dramatic culmination of our Centennial Season chaired by two generations of the Mach family. Be a part of history as we celebrate this momentous occasion on a massive stage in Jones Hall. Experience an evening filled with extraordinary music, delicious cuisine, luxurious auction items, festive dancing and Houston Symphony glamour befitting a Centennial celebration.

Seating is limited Tables of 12: $100,000 Tables of 10: $25,000 and $50,000 Tickets (per couple): $12,500, $25,000

To learn more about both events: Tickets, contact: Alexandra Yates, Director of Special Events, alexandra.yates@houstonsymphony.org or (713) 337-8536. Event auctions, contact: Laura Neiman, Manager, Special Events, laura.neiman@houstonsymphony.org or (713) 337-8524. 10

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Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Chairmen Joella & Steve Mach, Chairmen

SPECIAL EVENTS!

Magical Musical Morning—Up, Up & Away December 15 was a cheerful morning at the Houston Symphony League and Houston Symphony’s annual family event, Magical Musical Morning—Up, Up & Away. The holiday celebration was chaired by Mary Ann and David McKeithan, Mary Lynn McKeithan Khater, Missy McKeithan Burke and Megan McKeithan Rosell, with Donna and Max Chapman serving as honorary co-chairs. More than 400 guests gathered at the River Oaks Country Club for a morning of music, crafts and heightened adventure. Our youngest Symphony fans delighted in a whirlwind of activities, including a visit with Santa, a cookie decorating station, tote bag decorating and the ever-popular Instrument Petting Zoo. This year, guests recorded “Happy Birthday” video messages for the Houston Symphony at the Centennial Celebration Station. Guests also enjoyed a recital by Houston Symphony musicians Judy Dines, flute; Adam Dinitz, oboe; Thomas LeGrand, clarinet; Elise Wagner, bassoon and Nancy Goodearl, horn. Through the generosity of Symphony donors and in partnership with the Salvation Army Family Residence, 16 children from the Residence were selected to enjoy the morning’s festivities. The record-breaking event raised $75,000, $20,000 more than the fundraising goal, to benefit Music Matters!—the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Programs.

Houston Symphony Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon Sunday, April 27, 2014 River Oaks Country Club 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Ginni & Richard Mithoff, Chairmen Carolyn & Stevens Mafrige, Chairmen Melissa & Michael Mithoff, Chairmen Take part in our annual springtime family celebration as toddlers to teens take the runway at the Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon featuring stylish fashions from Neiman Marcus. Don’t miss this festive event featuring interactive musical experiences along with crafts and entertainment that are sure to delight young audiences.

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Tables: $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 Tickets: $75 children, $150 adults For more information and to purchase tables and tickets, contact Houston Symphony Special Events at (713) 238-1485 or specialevents@houstonsymphony.org.

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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 Gina Hughes* Rebecca Powell Garfield* PICCOLO: Rebecca Powell Garfield* OBOE: Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz ENGLISH HORN: Adam Dinitz CLARINET: Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal David Pharris* Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET: Christian Schubert BASS CLARINET: Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON: Rian Craypo, Principal** Eric Arbiter, Acting Principal J. Jeff Robinson, Acting Associate Principal Elise Wagner Micah Doherty* CONTRABASSOON: J. Jeff Robinson** Micah Doherty* HORN: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Katharine Caliendo*

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 HARP: Paula Page, Principal KEYBOARD: Scott Holshouser, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Michael Gorman ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Linda Oper 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 Jeff Gilmer, Patron Services Coordinator, Group Sales/Ticket Inventory Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services 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 Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Kelly Morgan, Acting Stage Manager Linda Oper, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager and Community Connections Coordinator Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager

THIS MONTH IN SYMPHONY HISTORY

Reveling in a Romantic History

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During the Houston Symphony’s yearlong Centennial celebration, each issue of Houston Symphony Magazine has included a flashback of the Symphony’s rich cultural history. Extravagant balls have played an important role among Houston’s society circles, beginning with the premiere event, the Viennese Ball, in 1940. These plush affairs showcased the city’s active cultural community, fashion trends and musical tastes of the time, while the proceeds increased the Symphony’s budget. February was a popular month for these joyful occasions, and the Pan-American Symphony Ball on February 14, 1941, at the Rice Hotel Ballroom marked the second ball in the Houston Symphony’s history. This event was revered by The Houston Chronicle as “the highlight of the winter social season,” touting a memorable night of exhibition dancers sporting silk shirts and ruffled chiffon and their rumba, tango and conga dancing skills. These Arthur Murray Dance Studio–trained dancers practiced for weeks to prepare for the Latin American-inspired performance. Reporter Hubert Roussel of the Chronicle called the event “about as rich and appealing a social whingding as this city is able to produce,” enticing readers to purchase the $5 tickets. Along with the Latin flair, 40 orchestra players and Conductor Ernst Hoffman delivered semi-classical favorites, including Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Chabrier’s España and J. Strauss’ Emperor Waltz. Prominent Houstonians dressed in colorful costumes in a pageant representing the diplomatic corps from 21 Pan-American nations, including Honduras, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. The soiree was decorated with Mexican spoon flowers on Guadalajara blue along with tropical foliage, and a midnight buffet was served. Another festive ball produced by the Houston Symphony League was the Bal de Versailles, held on February 8, 1980, in the Imperial Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. C. William Harwood conducted the Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld; Carmen Suite No. 1; and Les Petineurs. The event offered several unique door prizes, such as a man’s raccoon jacket, Louis Vuitton weekend luggage, a tour of Houston by helicopter and a French country picnic for six by Ma Maison restaurant. Fitting with February’s amorous mood, Houston Symphony League President Lilly Andress presented the Symphony with a harp on February 27, 1989, recognizing the Symphony’s 75th anniversary. The $18,000 concert grand model from the Chicago firm of Lyon and Healy is known as the Salzedo Moderne, which was based on a 1928 design by Witold Gordon, who used the specifications of harpist and composer Carlos Salzedo. The harp has an Art Deco column made from 20 pieces of white maple finished in natural tones; the soundboard is made of spruce and has decorative strips. Prior to 1989, harp Principal Beatrice Schroder Rose and her successor Paula Page provided their own harps for concerts. According to Paula, the harp, which she continues to play today, takes a certain amount of abuse because it travels to concerts at The Woodlands, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Sugar Land and throughout the city for Sounds Like Fun. It has traveled to Europe four times, Japan twice, Singapore and Russia. “I love the harp because it is responsive and has a big sound,” said Paula. “There is always a certain amount of anxiety as to how instruments will adapt to new conditions like humidity, temperature and even altitude, but this harp has proven itself. I hope it will continue to have a beautiful sound and provide a dependable response for another 25 years!” In celebration of our Centennial, the Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues presented the Symphony with a Steinway concert grand piano. Read about Emanual Ax’ performances on page 20, as he plays this majestic instrument under the direction of Hannu Lintu. February 2014 13

JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Adams Conducts Adams *John Adams, conductor Gil Shaham, violin | *Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone Friday, January 31, 2014 8 pm Saturday, February 1, 2014 8 pm Sunday, February 2, 2014 2:30 pm

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Copland El Salón México

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Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35 I Moderato nobile II Romance: Andante III Finale: Allegro assai vivace

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Adams City Noir I The City and Its Double: L = 130— II The Song Is For You: Suddenly slower III Boulevard Night: Very slow, espansivo

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NOTES BY CARL R. CUNNINGHAM | JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2 EL SALÓN MÉXICO Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Recording Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon)

Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: Ray C. Fish Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Rydman / Spec’s Charitable Foundation The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. The SoundPlusVision series is sponsored by Margaret Alkek Williams and supported in part by The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Endowed Fund for Creative Initiatives. Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM on Classical 91.7.

Instrumentation piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, strings

l Salón México, an orchestral potpourri based on popular dance tunes, was also the first of many Copland works composed with a ready appeal to a mass audience. American musical scholar William W. Austin has called it the first Copland work to express social concerns during the era of America’s Great Depression and the years that followed. The piece was inspired by Copland’s visit to Mexico in 1932 at the behest of that country’s leading composer, Carlos Chávez. Chávez became a champion of Copland’s music, conducting the premieres of some of his most important works. During that trip, Copland was taken to visit a dance hall described in his tourist guidebook as follows: “Harlem type night-club for the peepul (sic), grand Cuban orchestra. Salón México. Three halls: one for people dressed in your way, one for people dressed in overalls but shod, and one for the barefoot.” In expressing the flavor of the place and its people, Copland drew upon tunes from two Mexican songbooks, one by the American Frances Toor, another by Mexican scholar Ruben Campos. Composition of the work apparently did not begin until 1933, following Copland’s return to the United States, and the orchestration was not completed until 1936. Copland’s fear that he might appear to be merely parodying Mexican popular culture proved groundless, for the work was received with wild enthusiasm when Chávez conducted its 1937 premiere at Mexico City’s famed Palacio de Bellas Artes.

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OPUS 35 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Recording Gil Shaham, soloist for these concerts, with André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra (DG) February 2014 15

NOTES | ADAMS CONDUCTS ADAMS | JANUARY 31 - February 2 Instrumentation two flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), four horns, two trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta and strings Although leading turn-of-the-century composers stood in awe of the precocious talent of the young Erich Wolfgang Korngold, his meteoric career was deflected by two events. The first occured in 1934, when he made an excursion to Hollywood, where he became its most successful film composer over the next decade. The next was Hitler’s march into Austria in 1938, severing Korngold’s contact with his homeland. The extraordinarily talented composer was the son of the Austrian music critic Julius

John Adams and the Houston Symphony – A History We are honored to have the great American composer and conductor John Adams make his conducting debut with the Houston Symphony during our Centennial Season. Over the years, the we have celebrated Adams’ important contributions to the classical repertoire through performances, premieres and recordings of a number of his works. The orchestra’s history with Adams dates back to April 1986 when we presented the world premiere of Tromba lontana, a fanfare we commissioned for our Fanfare Project in honor of Texas’ sesquicentennial. Shortly thereafter, the Houston Symphony participated in another world premiere of his work when the orchestra performed in the pit for Houston Grand Opera’s debut of Nixon in China in October 1987. We have since performed a wide variety of his music, including Harmonielehre and his Violin Concerto, which the Houston Symphony recorded in 1999 with violinist Robert McDuffie and then Music Director Christoph Eschenbach. The following year, in one of Hans Graf’s debut concerts prior to being appointed music director, the Houston Symphony performed Adams’ piano concerto Century Rolls with Emanuel Ax, who commissioned the piece along with the Cleveland Orchestra. Graf featured several of Adams’ works during his tenure as music director. In 2006, on the fifth anniversary of September 11, Graf and the orchestra performed On the Transmigration of Souls, a tribute piece Adams composed for the first anniversary of the attacks. When the orchestra took The Planets on tour to the United Kingdom in October 2010, Graf included Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony on the program. Then, as the first American orchestra to participate in Moscow’s Festival of the World’s Symphony Orchestra’s in June 2012, the Houston Symphony gave the Russian premiere of Doctor Atomic Symphony. Later this year, the Houston Symphony will release The Earth—An HD Odyssey on DVD. This is the first recording project under Music Director Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the newest chapter in our history with Adams. The Earth opens with dramatic images of a space shuttle’s launch into orbit set to Adams’ evocative Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Given our history with John Adams, we are thrilled to not only perform City Noir under his direction, but also work with the esteemed composer and conductor leading works of Korngold and Copland during this week of subscription concerts. The Houston Symphony recognizes those supporters who have contributed to this concert weekend: Underwriter The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Partner Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Supporter Kathryn and Richard Rabinow The Vaughn Foundation Benefactor LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Mr. Brian James 16

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Korngold. Before he was 20, he had composed two significant operas and several major orchestral and chamber works, winning expressions of amazement from Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Giacomo Puccini and pianist Artur Schnabel. But Korngold’s productivity leveled off, and he took to arranging operettas by Johann Strauss and others, largely in collaboration with the brilliant theater director Max Reinhardt during the 1930s. In 1934, Reinhardt took Korngold to Hollywood, and he began a new career with the film studios. The pliant, highly efficient Korngold quickly grasped the art of matching a given number of minutes and seconds in music to a given amount of footage on celluloid. And the public reveled in his stirring, Oscar-winning film scores to The Adventures of Robin Hood and Anthony Adverse. Biographer Jessica Duchen writes about Israeli violinist Bronislaw Huberman’s frequent invitations to dinner at the Korngold’s Hollywood home. “Where is my violin concerto,” he would jokingly ask as he entered the door. One night, he popped the question and Korngold sat down at the piano and began to play the concerto. The printed music for Korngold’s Violin Concerto was donated by Mr. & Mrs. George E. Mims.

CITY NOIR John Adams (1947- ) Recording none currently available; watch for a forthcoming recording by David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony (Nonesuch) Instrumentation piccolo, three flutes (third doubles second piccolo), three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet (third clarinet doubles second bass clarinet), alto saxophone, two bassoons, contrabassoon, six horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, large percussion ensemble (five players), jazz drum set, two harps, piano, celesta, strings Composer’s Notes “City Noir is a symphony inspired by the peculiar ambience and mood of Los Angeles ‘noir’ films, especially those produced in the late forties and early fifties. My music is homage not necessarily to the film music of that period but rather to the overall aesthetic of the era. “This symphony becomes the third in a triptych of orchestral works that have as their

NOTES | ADAMS CONDUCTS ADAMS | JANUARY 31 - February 2 theme the California experience, its landscape and its culture. The two previous are The Dharma at Big Sur (also commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic) and El Dorado (commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony). “City Noir was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in association with the London Symphony Orchestra, Cité de la Musique in France and ZaterdagMatinee in The Netherlands. Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its world premiere October 8, 2009, in Walt Disney Concert Hall.” John Adams City Noir has many attributes common to a large, late 19th- or 20th-century symphony. It is set in three large movements (the first movement dissolves into the second during a long, mysterious transition), with titles that convey a hint of descriptive program music. The opening movement, “The City and Its Double,” suggests possible images of trafficladen freeways in a tangle of running figures that might be likened to an instrumental version of scat singing. Where the music turns darkly ominous, one might imagine night crawlers emerging from the fog, as suggested in Kevin Starr novels and “noir” films that stimulated Adams’ imagination. The slow movement, “The Song Is For You,” is set in the style of a jazz ballad, with romantic solos for the saxophone and trumpet. As in the three-part form of a standard symphonic slow movement, it comes to an intense climax highlighting an elaborate riff from the solo trombone. Finally, the music dies away in shadowy gestures of its chiaroscuro tonal environment. A mood of mystery also arises in the long introduction to the finale, “Boulevard Night.” But this gives way to throbbing allegro, reminiscent of Stravinsky’s early primitivistic scores. After several convulsive episodes, interspersed with further solos by the trumpet and other instruments, City Noir comes to a long, climactic coda in a joyous explosion of jazz rhythms, supported by waves of harmony from a long, much-repeated chord. ©2014, Carl R. Cunningham

Biographies JOHN ADAMS, conductor Composer, conductor and creative thinker, John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. Over the past 25 years, his music has played a decisive February 2014 17

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hoffer, among the most performed operas of the last two decades. Other collaborations with Sellars followed, including Doctor Atomic, written about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the first atomic bomb. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Music for On the Transmigration of Souls, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to commemorate the first anniversary of 9/11. In addition to composing and conducting, John Adams is an esteemed and provocative writer. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and has written for The New Yorker and The London Times. Visit www.earbox.com.

GIL SHAHAM, violin

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role in turning the tide of contemporary musical aesthetics away from academic modernism and toward a more expressive language. Raised in New England, Adams learned the clarinet from his father and played in marching bands and community orchestras during his formative years. He began composing at age 10 and heard his first orchestral pieces performed while still a teenager. New England’s intellectual and artistic traditions helped shape him as an artist and thinker. After earning two degrees from Harvard, he moved to California in 1971 and has since lived in the San Francisco Bay area. Adams taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music before becoming composer-in-residence of the San Francisco Symphony (1982-85) and creator of the orchestra’s successful and controversial “New and Unusual Music” series. Several of his landmark orchestral works were written for and premiered by that orchestra. In 1985, Adams began a collaboration with the poet Alice Goodman and stage director Peter Sellars that resulted in two groundbreaking operas, Nixon in China and The Death of Kling-

Avery Fisher prize-winner Gil Shaham is one of the foremost violinists of our time. His flawless technique, inimitable warmth and generosity of spirit have solidified his legacy as an American master. Named Musical America’s 2012 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” he is sought after for concerto appearances with leading orchestras and conductors and regularly gives recitals and ensemble appearances on the great concert stages and festivals. On this program, he

BIOGRAPHIES | ADAMS CONDUCTS ADAMS | JANUARY 31 - February 2 presents a signature work, his “brilliant, almost ecstatic performance” (Los Angeles Times) of Korngold’s Violin Concerto. This season, he takes his long-term exploration of “Violin Concertos of the 1930s”—recognized by Musical America as “one of the most imaginative programming concepts in years”—into a fifth season, with performances of Bartók, Prokofiev, Barber and Berg. Avner Dorman’s work forms the centerpiece of Nigunim: Hebrew Melodies, an album Shaham recorded with his sister, pianist Orli Shaham, and released on his own Canary Classics label in June 2013. Shaham was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1971. He moved with his parents to Israel, where he began violin studies at the Rubin Academy of Music at age 7. In 1981, he began his studies with Dorothy DeLay and Jens Ellermann at Aspen. In 1982, after taking first prize in Israel’s Claremont Competition, he became a scholarship student at Juilliard, where he worked with DeLay and Hyo Kang. He also studied at Columbia University. Shaham was awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Prize in 2008. He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius and lives in New York City with his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, and their three children.

TIMOTHY MCALLISTER, alto saxophone Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the foremost saxophonists of his generation,” Timothy McAllister is a champion of contemporary music credited with more than 150 premieres of new compositions by eminent and emerging composers worldwide. McAllister’s celebrated work is highlighted in the Deutsche

Grammophon DVD release of the world premiere of John Adams’ City Noir, filmed as part of Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In August 2013, he presented the world premiere of Adams’ Saxophone Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the composer in the Sydney Opera House, with subsequent U.S. performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony. Future solo engagements include the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony. An accomplished teacher of his instrument, McAllister serves as professor of saxophone and co-director of the Institute for New Music at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music in Evanston/Chicago. He has enjoyed visiting positions at the University of Michigan School of Music, the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Paris and Tokyo’s Kunitachi College of Music.

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FEBRUARY 13-16, 2014

Emanuel Ax Plays Bach Hannu Lintu, conductor

| Emanuel Ax, piano

Thursday, February 13, 2014 8 pm Saturday, February 15, 2014 8 pm Sunday, February 16, 2014 2:30 pm

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Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales I Modéré— II Assez lent— III Modéré— IV Assez animé— V Presque lent— VI Assez vif— VII Moins vif— VIII Epilogue: Lent

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J. S. Bach Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 I Allegro II Adagio III Allegro

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R. Strauss Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra

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R. Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Opus 59

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VALSES NOBLES ET SENTIMENTALES Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Recording Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic (EMI Classics) Instrumentation two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta and strings

aurice Ravel’s music often merits the term “exquisite,” and this set of waltzes could easily head a long list of such works in his catalog. They were first composed as piano pieces in 1911. The following year, Ravel transcribed them for orchestra on commission from dancer Natalia Trouhanova, who employed them as the basis for her ballet, Adelaide, or the Language of the Flowers, February 2014 21

NOTES | EMANUEL AX PLAYS BACH | FEBRUARY 13-16 choreographed for her by Ivan Clustine. Nevertheless, Ravel’s orchestral version is of prime interest for its refined array of orchestral tone colors and its use of the waltz form as a vehicle to express the indolent pleasure of dancing and the range of moods, bitter and sweet, the waltz can express. Ravel cited Franz Schubert, rather than Johann Strauss II, as his source of inspiration and the fact that each waltz is different, without periodic repetitions of the opening waltz, argues to the Schubertian model. He took special note of the piquant tonal combinations that spice the work, calling them “a clever kind of writing that crystallizes the harmony and sharpens the profile of the music.” There are seven waltzes and a quiet epilogue in the set, beginning with a bold waltz marked by a thrusting quick-quick-slow-slow rhythm and rounded off by another climactic, fully-orchestrated dance in the seventh waltz. In his recent study of Ravel, author Benjamin Ivry calls these waltzes “psychologically complex mood pictures,” closer to Schumann’s music than Schubert’s. The printed music for Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales was donated by an anonymous donor.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MINOR, BWV 1052 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Recording Pianist Angela Hewitt, with Richard Tognetti conducting the Australian Chamber Orchestra (Hyperion) Instrumentation strings only Notwithstanding his acknowledged prowess as a keyboard virtuoso, J.S. Bach was remarkably slow to begin writing concertos featuring his principal instrument. The D minor Concerto is a particularly brilliant reincarnation of what is thought to be a lost violin concerto in the same key. A few years before making the keyboard arrangement, Bach also arranged its turbulent, boiling first movement as the organ/instrumental introduction and opening chorus of his Cantata No. 146, (“Through much tribulation, we must enter the Kingdom of God”). Similarly, he used its plaintive second movement as the opening sinfonia of Cantata No. 188 (“I have my assurance”). The whole concerto is a large, ambitious example of Bach’s work in this form. It is technically impressive for its keyboard display, and it is rigorously developed, as its thematic material evolves and progresses through an alternating series of solo and orchestral passages.

BURLESKE IN D MINOR FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Recording Emanuel Ax, pianist, with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra (EMI Classics) Instrumentation piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings At 21, Richard Strauss was barely beyond the “wunderkind” age when he obtained an assistant conductorship at the esteemed Meiningen Court Orchestra in the fall of 1885. Hans von Bülow was 22

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resigning his directorship and left the orchestra two months after Strauss arrived, awarding the young man nearly a full season of concerts to conduct. Unexpectedly, Strauss also made his debut as solo pianist in Mozart’s C-minor Piano Concerto that season, and that event prompted him to compose a Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra as a thank-you gift to Bülow. Alas, the famed conductor/pianist pronounced it unplayable and announced he would not waste the month needed to learn all its Lisztian pyrotechnics. Four years later, pianist Eugen d’Albert persuaded him to take the concerto off the shelf, and the work finally received its premiere under the new title, Burleske. The single-movement concerto has an awesome reputation for its virtuosity and difficulty, placing sustained demands upon the soloist throughout its 18-minute length. It is set as a huge sonata-form, with an enormous coda at the end. Modern Strauss scholars have come to regard the Burleske as Strauss’ first mature work, with piquant moments that point the way to his brilliant tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks. There are also bits of the luscious, languid waltzes that found their way into Der Rosenkavalier 26 years later.

SUITE FROM DER ROSENKAVALIER, OPUS 59 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Recording Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Houston Symphony (RCA) Instrumentation three flutes (one doubling piccolo), three oboes (one doubling English horn), three clarinets (one doubling E-flat clarinet), bass clarinet, three bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta and strings Quite often, composers in the 20th century have extracted orchestral suites from their operatic and ballet scores, in order to popularize works that seldom gain fully staged performances. No such promotional efforts were necessary for Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier; it was an instant hit that earned him worldwide fame. The familiar suite heard at this concert highlights the action of the plot in six large, continuous sections, mostly set in chronological sequence paralleling that of the opera. It begins with the Prelude and opening love scene between the young nobleman, Octavian, and the lonely, aging Marschallin (Field Marshal’s wife). This is followed by the glorious second-act music in which Octavian presents the silver rose to the debutante Sophie von Faninal, on behalf of her arranged marriage to the Marschallin’s boorish country cousin, Baron Ochs auf Lerchernau. This music, replete with bittersweet harmonies for the celesta and harp, flows into the love-at-first-sight duet between Sophie and Octavian. The suite’s third and fourth sections are taken from music where opportunistic conspirators trap and publicly embarrass the trysting lovers, and Ochs sings his famed waltz tune, “Ohne mich, jeder Tag” (“Without me, every day would be so long for you”). The final two sections are presented in reverse order from the stage version: the gorgeous, lyrical trio and duet involving the Marschallin, Octavian and Sophie, precedes the riotous waltz humiliating the corrupt, lecherous Ochs. ©2014, Carl R. Cunningham

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Biographies HANNU LINTU, conductor 2013-14 marks Hannu Lintu’s first season as chief conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Until summer 2013, he held the positions of artistic director and chief conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest conductor with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. He has previously held artistic director positions with the Helsingborg Symphony and Turku Philharmonic Orchestras. In addition to these performances with the Houston Symphony, other season highlights include appearances with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hannu Lintu studied cello, piano and conducting with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy. Lintu has received several prizes for his recordings, including a Grammy® nomination in the Best Opera CD category in 2011 and a Gramophone Award nomination for his recording of Enescu’s Symphony No. 2 with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

EMANUEL AX, piano Born in Lvov, Poland, multi-Grammy® Award winner Emanuel Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family as a young boy. His studies at The Juilliard School were supported by the Epstein Scholarship Program of the Boys Clubs of America, and he subsequently won the Young Concert Artists Award. He also attended Columbia University, where he majored in French. Ax captured public attention in 1974 when he won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv. In addition to this return visit with the Houston Symphony, his season includes performances from England to China. He lives in New York City with his wife, pianist Yoko Nozaki. They have two children, Joseph and Sarah. Ax is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and holds honorary doctorates of music from Yale and Columbia Universities.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

SYMPHONY SPECIAL

Linda Eder Kim Scharnberg, conductor

Friday, February 14, 2014

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LINDA EDER

Kim Scharnberg is thrilled to be conducting his arrangements with Linda Eder and the Houston Symphony again. To say that he grew up in a diverse musical environment would be an understatement. Connecticut-based Scharnberg has evolved from a young music student growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to an acclaimed producer, arranger, composer and conductor who has worked with such luminaries of the stage as Eder, Audra McDonald, Joshua Bell and Julie Andrews. His experience ranges from conducting major orchestras, to producing highly-commercial recording artists. He is an associate artist with Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., where he arranges and music directs its annual Presidential Gala.

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KIM SCHARNBERG, conductor

Showcasing one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time, Linda Eder’s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz. As the tragic character “Lucy” in the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, from composer Frank Wildhorn, Eder blew the roof off of New York’s Plymouth Theatre each night as she belted out signature songs “Someone Like You” and “A New Life.” Her Broadway debut, for which she was rewarded with a Drama Desk Award

Scharnberg is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. His arrangements have been performed by the Boston Pops and most major orchestras in the U.S. He has orchestrated several Broadway musicals, including Jekyll and Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War, Wonderland and Little Women, for which he received a 2005 Drama Desk Award nomination. He has written orchestrations for feature films (A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show, Fly Away Home) and television. He co-produced the Grammy®-nominated Jekyll and Hyde cast recording and a charity CD of his own composition for the Children’s Kindness Network. That album, Moozie’s Musical Adventures, features the voice talent of Jessye Norman, Dave Brubeck, Wynonna Judd, Larry Gatlin, Chris Botti, Earl Klugh, Ronan Tynan, Kathie Lee Gifford, Ben Vereen, Peter Schickele, Harvey Fierstein, Richard Thomas and Linda Eder. Visit www.KimScharnberg.com. February 2014 25

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES MARCH 2014

Tchaikovsky’s Serenade For Strings

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March 6, 8, 9, 2014 Frank Huang, leader and violin soloist Haydn: Symphony No. 39 Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciones porteñas Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings “Beautiful themes, graceful waltzes and an exciting finale—Tchaikovsky’s Serenade has everything you could ask for in a piece!” –Concertmaster Frank Huang Concertmaster Frank Huang, playing a double role as both leader and soloist, will balance the delicacy of Tchaikovsky with the fierce solo tango lines of Piazzolla’s Cuatro estaciones porteñas. Its hints of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons only serve to heighten Piazzolla’s sultry melodies.

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Thursday March 13, 2014 Steve Tyrell, vocalist With a little help from his friends, Grammy® award-winning vocalist and Houston hero Steve Tyrell returns to the Jones Hall stage. Legendary friends will cameo with Tyrell and the Houston Symphony for a night filled with once-in-a-lifetime performances of American standards. Hear favorites like “The Way You Look Tonight,” “The Simple Life” and “I’ve Got a Crush on You.”

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100 Years of Broadway

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March 28, 29, 30, 2014 Michael Krajewski, , conductor Christiane Noll, vocalist POPS Presenting Sponsor Rachel York, vocalist Christopher Johnstone, vocalist Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director In honor of the Houston Symphony’s Centennial, Michael Krajewski has assembled a night that encompasses American musical theater’s absolute greatest hits. From three Broadway stars and the Houston Symphony Chorus, you’ll hear songs like “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera and “Circle of Life” from The Lion King. We’ll also celebrate the most popular hits of composers Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim.

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BIOGRAPHIES | LINDA EDER | FEBRUARY 14 nomination, secured her spot as one of America’s most beloved singers. Born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota, Eder began her career singing in her home state and eventually landed a gig at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. It was her appearances on the 1987 season of Star Search, where she won for an unprecedented 12 weeks, that attracted the attention of audiences and record companies. Eder launched her recording career in 1991 with her self-titled debut album and soon established a niche as America’s most popular and acclaimed new interpreter of pop standards and theatrical songs with 15 solo albums and 12 musical recordings. Soundtrack includes songs from the silver screen. Now marks the return of the legendary team of Eder and Wildhorn. Most recently, she crowned her two-decade recording career with a holiday album, Christmas Where You Are. The CD includes a duet with her son, Jake, and two originals songs written by Eder. She was featured on two PBS specials: Clay Aiken’s Tried & True and Hallelujah Broadway. Yet, the concert stage remains the mainstay of Eder’s career. She has performed for sold-out crowds and venues across the country and throughout Europe. Her concerts have been televised on Bravo and PBS. Trail Mix, her primetime Animal Planet special, was a natural extension of her love of animals. Eder has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Davies Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Wolftrap and the Ravinia Festival. Always touring in good company, her collaborations include the late Oscar-winning composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch.

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FEBRUARY 21-23, 2014

Music of the Mad Men Era Steven Reineke, conductor Ryan Silverman, vocalist | *Nikki Renée Daniels, vocalist Friday, February 21, 2014 8 pm Saturday, February 22, 2014 8 pm Sunday, February 23, 2014 7:30 pm

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J. G. Esquivel/S. Whitfield Mini Skirt R. Carosone-B. Setzer-N. Salerno- Americano M. Himelstein/S. Shoup

C. Velázquez/F. Barton Bésame Mucho

L. Reed-G. Mills/T. Berens It’s Not Unusual B. Howard/Shoup Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words)

D. Carbonara/G. Stradling Mad Men Suite P. B. Ruiz-N. Gimbel/Shoup Sway Berlin What’ll I Do? from Music Box Revue of 1923

Arr. Barton Crime Show Classics

C. Donida-J. Leiber-M. Stoller/Barton I (Who Have Nothing) I

Bacharach/W. Barker Bacharach Back-To-Back

A. Winehouse/J. Bartz You Know I’m No Good

Loesser/B. May Luck Be a Lady from Guys and Dolls

C. Parks/Berens Somethin’ Stupid L. Hazlewood/Shoup These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

V. Morrison/Shoup Moondance

Mancini/Berens Charade

L. Bricusse-A. Newley/Whitfield Feeling Good from The Roar of the Greasepaint— The Smell of the Crowd *Houston Symphony debut

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Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: Mrs. Wesley West/ Steadman West Foundation Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts are made possible by the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.

STEVEN REINEKE, conductor Steven Reineke’s boundless enthusiasm and exceptional artistry have made him one of the nation’s most sought-after pops conductors, composers and arrangers. He is music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His extensive North American conducting appearances include San Francisco, Seattle, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Ottawa (National Arts Centre), Detroit, Milwaukee and Calgary. As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Reineke’s work has been performed worldwide and can be heard on numerous recordings (Telarc). A native of Ohio, Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently lives in New York City with his partner, Eric Gabbard.

RYAN SILVERMAN, vocalist Ryan Silverman is currently starring as Billy Flynn in the Broadway company of Chicago. He recently received Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award nominations for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Giorgio in Sir John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Passion. Star of the Broadway and Las Vegas productions of The Phantom of the Opera as Raoul, his other Broadway and New York City credits include Music In The Air (Karl) for Encores!, Cry-Baby (Cry-Baby u/s) and Most Happy Fella (Al) for NYC Opera. His portrayal of Tony in the Olivier Award-nominated 2008 West End production of West Side Story received universal raves. He has performed in concert with the New York Pops (Carnegie Hall), Seattle Symphony Orchestra with Marvin Hamlisch and many others. Cabaret appearances include Feinstein’s and the Café Carlyle. He is featured in the film Five Minarets with Danny Glover and Gina Gershon. Ryan Silverman originally hails from Alberta, Canada. continued on page 51

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

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Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody James Gaffigan, conductor *Daniil Trifonov, piano | Miles Hoffman, host Friday, February 28, 2014 7:30 pm

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Evening Schedule: 6:30 pm Pre-Concert Mix & Mingle Tapas available for purchase and cash bar Musical entertainment Location: Main Lobby 7:30 pm Concert with host Miles Hoffman 9:00 pm Post-Concert Q & A with the artists and host Location: Theater

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BiographY MILES HOFFMAN, host

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As music commentator for Morning Edition, National Public Radio’s flagship news program, Miles Hoffman is heard regularly by a national audience of some 14 million people. His feature, “Coming to Terms,” was a weekly favorite for 13 years (1989-2002) on NPR’s Performance Today, and he is the author of The NPR Classical Music Companion, now in its 10th printing (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). A graduate of Yale University and The Juilliard School, Hoffman is a renowned violist.

The ACCESS Series is supported in part by: City of Houston & Theater District Improvement, Inc. Mach Family Audience Development Fund

Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. Texas Commision on the Arts The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM on Classical 91.7.

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Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. Texas Commision on the Arts The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM on Classical 91.7.

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the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, has probably eclipsed them as a favorite with concert audiences. Like works by Liszt, Brahms and Boris Blacher—and most recently, American composer Frank Proto—this set of 24 variations is based on the 24th Caprice for Solo Violin by legendary violinist-composer Niccolò Paganini. Rachmaninoff composed the work during a seven-week period in the summer of 1934, while living in a recently-completed villa he had built on the shores of Lake Lucerne. The music is cast as a theme and variations, but its large outline resembles the fast-slowfast design of a three-movement concerto. As in a concerto, Rachmaninoff also deferred any thematic display by the soloist until he had presented three orchestral segments—an introduction, a skeletal first variation and then Paganini’s theme played by the violins. While each variation becomes progressively more elaborate, Rachmaninoff built other piano-concerto traits into the work. The central section, Variations XII-XVIII, forms a lyrical slow movement and Variation XI, immediately preceding it, is the first of three solo cadenzas in the piece. Two other cadenzas occur in Variation XV (during the slow movement) and Variations XXII-XXIV (the finale). The tonal plan of the whole work also conforms to that of a concerto.

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OLD AND LOST RIVERS Tobias Picker (1954- ) Recording John T. Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Sony) Instrumentation piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes and clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, six horns, two trumpets, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings

ld and Lost Rivers was part of a major Houston Symphony commissioning project for some 20 orchestral fanfares. The project was instituted in 1986 by composer-in-residence Tobias Picker to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of the City of Houston. The title and the spirit of the piece are taken from Picker’s observation of lazy rivers wandering through the green forests and flatlands of East Texas. The piece is scored for a very large orchestra, whose members are divided into constantly changing combinations, playing little fragments of melody very softly and very slowly through an ever-changing assortment of meters. By means of this variegated musical palette, Picker conveys the tonal image of a lazy summer afternoon spent on the banks of an aimless stream.

RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI, OPUS 43 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Recording Vladimir Ashkenazy, with André Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Universal) Instrumentation piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings Although Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second and Third piano concertos have achieved immense popularity, his final piano-orchestral work, 34

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SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN D MINOR, OPUS 47 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Recording Valery Gergiev conducting the Kirov Theater Orchestra (Philips) Instrumentation piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes and clarinets, E-flat clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, piano (doubling celesta) and strings Political controversy and mystery have often swirled about the 15 symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich. At various times, these works have been censured, dismissed and, more recently, admired as the most important body of symphonies since those of Gustav Mahler at the turn of the 20th century. The Fifth Symphony, completed in 1937, is the most popular of the 15 works, and it was of considerable political significance to Shostakovich’s career. It restored the composer’s reputation to a position of political favor, following official public denunciation of his sensationalistic opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, the previous year. The Fifth Symphony was received with a tumultuous, 30-minute ovation a year later, and it satisfied official Soviet demands for music composed in a simple idiom with an appeal to a mass audience. In recent years, particularly, there has been considerable debate whether the Fifth Symphony is a sincere expression of the “heroic classicism” proposed by the Soviet realist movement, or whether its strong vein of satire and pompous chest-beating were examples of Shostakovich secretly thumbing his nose at Stalinist aesthetics. Given the terrible recriminations that resulted from speaking too freely in Soviet society, people resorted to expressing themselves in riddles with a sly double meaning. In the opening movement, Shostakovich ingeniously superimposed a dramatic element upon the traditional symphonic sonataform plan. What sounds like a long, moody slow introduction is actually the exposition of all the main themes. A lyrical second theme,

NOTES | RACHMANINOFF’S RHAPSODY | MARCH 1-2 also placed high in the violins, has a similar profile to the opening theme. It is soon intertwined with an ominous, twisting, serpent-like theme that brings the exposition to a close. Suddenly, the piano takes hold of this theme. The pace accelerates, and the whole orchestra is caught up in a snarling, combative development of many of the themes, punctuated by a rhythmic pattern in the snare drum and xylophone that gives the impression of machine guns being fired. Sharp, biting satire dominates the second-movement Scherzo, with its clipped staccato bow strokes bouncing off the string section, mocking trills in the woodwinds and blatant refrains from the horns and trumpets. In a typical contrast of tone colors and a reduced volume level, the central trio section brings mincing solos from the violin and flute. Brass instruments and the noisiest percussion are excised from the slow, mournful third movement that features a string ensemble richly subdivided into eight parts. The finale is again blatant and facile, and it is dominated by one of Shostakovich’s favorite ra-ta-tat-tat marching rhythms. ©2014, Carl R. Cunningham

Biographies JAMES GAFFIGAN, conductor Hailed for the natural ease of his conducting and the compelling insight of his musicianship, James Gaffigan attracts international attention. In 2010, he was appointed chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. At the beginning of last season, he was named the first guest conductor of Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra. In addition to this return to Houston, highlights of this season include return appearances at the Aspen Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West, a debut at the Hollywood Bowl, and re-engagements with orchestras in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Born in New York City in 1979, Gaffigan attended the New England Conservatory of Music and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University where he earned his Masters of Music in conducting. James Gaffigan lives in Lucerne with his wife, the writer Lee Taylor Gaffigan, and their daughter, Sofia.

DANIIL TRIFONOV, piano Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent to classical music stardom since winning first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 2011 at the age of 20. Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity and depth, his performances are a perpetual source of awe. The 2013-14 season promises to be a banner one for the young pianist. Deutsche Grammophon signed him as an exclusive recording artist, and his first album for the label, Trifonov: The Carnegie Recital, was captured live at his recent sold-out Carnegie Hall recital debut. Further recital engagements take him from Chicago to London, Rio de Janeiro and a host of other international musical hotspots. Born in Nizhny Novgorod in Russia in 1991, Trifonov began his musical training at age 5. Trifonov attended Moscow’s Gnessin School of Music, before pursuing his piano studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music. February 2014 35

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Renowned Cellist Enlightens Students on Life and Music For 50 Houston-area high school and college music students, a typical Thursday transformed into a memorable exchange that might alter their career paths as classical musicians forever. These young cellists, violinists and even a lone French horn player were selected to watch a dress rehearsal for the one-night-only concert at Jones Hall featuring Yo-Yo Ma as cello soloist with composer and conductor John Williams. The students were privy to the discussions between Williams and Ma regarding tempo and energy and were the first to enjoy a special preview of the night’s performance. What the students from the Bay Area Symphony, Pasadena High School, Kingwood High School and other area schools didn’t know was that after the dress-rehearsal, Yo-Yo Ma would spend 45 minutes answering their questions and philosophizing on aspects of performance and training that are sometimes missed by young musicians. Known for his appreciation of music education, Ma enthusiastically answered the students’ questions and shared thoughtful

advice. “If you work to make what you learn memorable, and if you learn to make what you play memorable, that’s permanent,” he told them. Ma encouraged the students to avoid perfectionism, and to explore life fully in order to become more wellrounded individuals. After the Q&A session, the students listened intently as the legendary cellist performed a three-minute unaccompanied, unpublished piece written by John Williams, full of Ma’s signature vibrant passion. “It was truly inspiring to hear those beautiful pieces, and the private solo that Yo-Yo Ma played for us,” said ninth grade cellist, Alyssa Lyon of Morton Ranch High School. “His words will forever be embedded in my memory and will be used when making orchestral decisions. I am forever grateful for this experience. Thank you, Houston Symphony!” At the end of the discussion, a student waved his hand in the air, asking what instrument Yo-Yo Ma would play if it weren’t the cello, he replied, “I guess it would have to be the kazoo.” To learn more about how the Houston Symphony is nurturing future generations through music and connecting our community, visit www.houstonsymphony.org/education-community.

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+ 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. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund GDF SUEZ Energy North America Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III JPMorgan Chase Sterling-Turner Foundation

PARTNER - $15,000+ Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts PATRON - $10,000+ Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The Powell Foundation Schlumberger, Ltd. Vivian L. Smith Foundation BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ 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 and Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs The Richard P. Garmany Fund The Hearst Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation 36

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MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn are effusive in their love for the Houston Symphony. “Our lives are rich with the Houston Symphony; it certainly wouldn’t be the same without it!” says Mariglyn Glenn. “You always feel welcome,” she continues, with her husband Stephen cheerfully piping in with a “Yes, dear!” Through many years of Houston Symphony patronage, the Glenns are well acquainted with the Houston Symphony family and many of its musicians. Every year, they host a dinner downtown after a concert, inviting dozens of friends who they hope to engage in the Symphony’s work, as well as the entire Houston Symphony staff and orchestra. “We can’t emphasize enough how much we enjoy the Houston Symphony,” says Mariglyn, thoughtfully reflecting on how they have been introduced to some of their “best friends” via their support of the orchestra. After their children left home, the Glenns became increasingly involved. Becoming musician sponsors of Christian Schubert was a natural extension of their support and enjoyment of the orchestra. Christian has been the second clarinetist of the Houston

Symphony since 1996, when he was appointed by then Music Director, Christoph Eschenbach. A native of Los Angeles, Christian studied at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in music performance. In his time away from work, he is the devoted father of two young daughters who love going to Symphony concerts and other musical events. Mariglyn recalls, “Initially, we cultivated a relationship based on the music, but that has now branched out into more personal discussions surrounding daughters and granddaughters. We feel so close to Chris, because of our relationship as musician sponsors.” “Stephen and Mariglyn are both amazingly fun people and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to get to know them and their wonderful family over the last several years,” said Christian Schubert. “Their love of music as an art form is so strong, and I find their excitement inspiring for myself as well. I am thankful for the Symphony’s musician sponsor program.”

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

Gene & Linda Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone

Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Allison Jewett, Flute

Mrs. William Estrada Robert Pastorek, Double Bass

Beth Madison Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster

Janice H. Barrow Sophia Silivos, Second Violin, Acting Associate Principal

Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin

Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Allison Jewett, Flute

Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Myung Soon Lee, Cello

Angel & Craig Fox David Malone, Double Bass, Acting Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster

Mrs. Lila Rauch Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal

Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal

Roman & Sally Reed Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Trombone, Associate Principal

Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon

Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Trumpet, Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola

Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal

Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet

Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn & Oboe

Dr. Santiago Rossi & Mrs. Katherine Rossi Phyllis Herdliska, Viola

Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion

Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal

Stephen & Kristine Wallace Ronald Holdman, Timpani, Principal

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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A Life of Music Comes Naturally for the Rydman Family music teacher. We are proud that the Houston Symphony recognizes and rewards the music teachers of our community.

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Q: Spec’s has been instrumental in the success of the Houston Symphony’s Maestro’s Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction from the beginning. Do you have a favorite memory from your involvement with this annual event? A: Getting to know Hans and Rita Graf while working on the dinners was a great honor. Enjoying dinner on the stage at Jones Hall is a one-of-a-kind experience, and the event just keeps getting better.

John Rydman, with his wife, Lindy, and daughter, Lisa, present a check for $265,000 to Houston Symphony Executive Director and CEO Mark Hanson to support education programs during the 2013-14 Centennial Season.

John and Lindy Rydman, owners of Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods, are avid supporters of music education and the Houston Symphony. John currently serves as a Governing Director on the Houston Symphony Board of Trustees. In March, the couple will combine their love of wine and music at the Centennial Maestro’s Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction, which they will chair along with their daughter, Lisa Rydman. Over the many years of their involvement, the Rydmans and Spec’s have made an incredible impact on the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Programs, most recently through the generous donation of $265,000 to these important programs during the Centennial Season. Q: Tell us about your background in music. A: Lindy and I met at the University of North Texas where we pursued degrees in music education; Lindy had a concentration in voice, and I, instrumental conducting. We were both very active in our church choirs and in our schools’ music activities, including choir, band and piano. As a high school senior, I taught middle school band; and later, I became a substitute band director while pursuing my music degree. Music was our entire focus for many years. Q: How did you first get involved with the Houston Symphony? A: After graduating from the University of North Texas, we moved to Houston and began attending Houston Symphony concerts. Music is such an important part of our lives, and since we sell things that people enjoy consuming, we were often offered the opportunity to help supply goods for Symphony parties and events. Q: Since 2009, Spec’s Charitable Foundation has sponsored the Houston Symphony’s annual Salute to Educators Concert, a free performance honoring the dedication of Houston-area music educators. Why is this concert important to Spec’s? A: Lindy and I understand the dedication it takes to be a successful

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Q: This year you, your wife, Lindy, and daughter, Lisa, are chairs of the Centennial Maestro’s Wine Dinner. What are you most looking forward to about the event? A: We are so pleased that Louis Latour, of the renowned, familyowned Maison Louis Latour in Burgundy, will bring his Corton Charlemagne, a wonderful Chardonnay, for us to enjoy with one of the courses. We also have a very talented Auction Committee working to make the offerings exceptional. Q: Tell us about the annual Spec’s Vintage Virtuoso event that benefits the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Programs. A: Vintage Virtuoso started when a few of our friends in the wine and liquor industry joined us in creating an evening to enjoy each other’s products and raise money to help the Symphony. Now dozens of companies support the Symphony at this annual event, and their representatives bring products for all to share. The big BYOB get-together caught the attention of several of our non-industry friends, and now they participate in the celebrations. We are really proud that this event has raised so much for the Symphony. Q: In November 2010, the University of North Texas Jazz Band performed as part of the Houston Symphony’s POPS Season. What was it like to see an ensemble from your alma mater on stage with the Houston Symphony? A: I had a crazy idea that we should get the Houston Symphony to partner with the North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, a worldrenowned, Grammy®-nominated organization, for a concert. While they are getting recognition from their peers around the world, I think they are unknown by too many, so I was very pleased to see them on the Jones Hall stage. Q: This season, Spec’s is sponsoring Symphonic Spectacular!, a multimedia concert experience that will explore the world’s most beloved symphonic music with host Sigourney Weaver. What appeals to you most about this exciting program? A: Since it’s the final concert weekend of the Centennial Season, a new style event such as this seems like a natural fit. This concert will be interesting for so many reasons, especially for the wonderful music. I am looking forward to seeing what surprises are in store for this special concert weekend!

Vintage Virtuoso Every year, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods invites members of the wine and liquor industry to come together for an event to benefit the Houston Symphony’s education programs. The event has grown from dozens of people to dozens of companies coming together to support the Symphony with representatives bringing products for all to taste and share. This year’s event on November 13, 2013, provided the Houston Symphony with $265,000 in support. The Houston Symphony and Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods thank all of the donors to this event.

Gold Bacardi USA Brown Forman Creative Distributors Diageo Freixenet USA Jim Beam Pernod Ricard The Wine Group Silver E&J Gallo Winery Proximo Spirits

Bronze Anheuser-Busch Banfi Vintners Bank of America Merrill Lynch Colección Internacional del Vino Constellation Brands International Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Kobrand Corporation Palm Bay International Patron Spirits Serendipity Wines Silver Eagle Distributors St Michelle Wine Estates Tito’s Handmade Vodka Trinchero Wine & Spirits

Underwriters E&J Gallo Freixenet USA Harco Insurance Services Pearl Vodka Pernod Ricard Terlato Family Vineyards

Winemaker Zonin USA

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 Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Ms. Nancey G. Lobb

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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 Michael Mithoff Alexandra Pruner

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 Maestroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 January 1, 2014

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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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, Special Events 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

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Adam Dinitz, Orchestra Representative Kelli Cohen Fein, President, Houston Symphony League Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Stacey Spears, Assistant Secretary Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair

President, Endowment Steven P. Mach

Governing Directors Graham Baker * Janice H. Barrow Danielle Batchelor Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Donna Josey Chapman Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Ryan Colburn Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil

Trustees

Samuel Abraham Joe Amador Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington John Caley Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso * John T. Cater Audrey Cochran Mark Day Cindy Deere Tracy Dieterich Tom Fitzpatrick Craig A. Fox Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr.

John Esquivel Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel David Frankfort Allen Gelwick Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Enrique Gonzรกlez Susan Hansen Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Gary L. Hollingsworth Brian James Joan Kaplan Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit * Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach * Rodney Margolis Jay Marks

Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Jackie Wolens Mazow Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Donna Shen

Jerome Simon Jim R. Smith Miles Smith Jim Stein * Mike S. Stude William J. Toomey III * Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West * Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Mary Fusillo Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect Kathleen Hayes Marianne Ivany Catherine Kaldis I. Ray Kirk Roslyn Larkey Carlos Lopez Carolyn Mann Michael Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brian McCabe * Gene McDavid Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff

Janet Moore Dave Mueller Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Dana Ondrias John Onstott Edward Osterberg Jr. Chester M. Pitts II Greg Powers Roman F. Reed Richard Robbins * J. Hugh Roff Jr. * Michael E. Shannon Robert Sloan Jule Smith David Stanard David Tai Michael Tenzer

L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps Art Vivar Robert Weiner David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams Scott Wulfe Ex-Officio Adam Dinitz Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Patience Myers Brinton Averil Smith Stacey Spears

J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter

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Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen H. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister

* Life Trustee

Ellen Elizardi Kelley Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Nancy Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Susan Osterberg

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. M.D. Anderson Foundation

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 Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society, $75,000 - $99,999 Darlene & Cappy Bisso Laura & Michael Shannon February 2014 43

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 Alice & Terry Thomas Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999

Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Todd & Joanna Brooks Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. 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 Ms. Judith Vincent Steven & Nancy Williams Anonymous (2)

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson 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 G. 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 Carol Lee & Ken Robertson

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 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. James Chao Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Cindy & Richard Deere Dr. & Mrs. Ebrahim Delpassand, Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb 44

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Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. 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 Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. Gary Mercer

Ann & Hugh Roff Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James Stein / Bank of Houston Nancy & David Tai Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Anonymous (1)

Catherine Jane Merchant Melissa & Michael Mithoff Terence Murphree 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 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

Houston Symphony Donors Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Shirley & Joel Wahlberg 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 Nina & Michael Zilkha 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 J.R. & Aline Deming 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 & Dr. Jeanneth Castro 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 Sarah & Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Criner 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. Shane T. Frank Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Aileen Gordon

Dorothy & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Ms. Ann B. Jennings & Ms. Karen M. Jones 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 Michael & Kelley Lang 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 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 Amanda & 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 Ms. Daisy Wong Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (1)

Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Ables Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mrs. John Bace Mr. Richard C. Bailey Trace Trahan Bannerman James M. Bell February 2014 45

Houston Symphony Donors 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 David & Carolyn Edgar Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. Mike Ezzell 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. Martyn Goossen 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 Jimmy Hubbell Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Jill & Dunham Jewett Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Ms. Roslyn Larkey Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Linbeck Mr. & Mrs. Carlos J. López Mr. & Mrs. Jeff B. Love Ms. Christine Lukens Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Dr. Alice McPherson Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Sami & Jud Morrison Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Gerald & Barbara Moynier Mr. Dave Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newton Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Mr. & Dr. Michael Ondrias Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Jr. Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton 46

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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 Sarah & 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 Kristen & Steve McDaniel Jennifer & David Mire Sami & Jud Morrison Toni Oplt & 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. Melvin Payne Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Hilda & Hershel Rich Brooke & 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. Alan Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. Michael K. Stewart Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Susman Family Foundation/Ellen & Steve Susman Ann G. Trammell Rachael & Jason Volz - A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Nancy Willerson David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (5)

Patron

$1,000 - $2,499

Mrs. Harold J. Adam Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. William J. Anderson 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. David M. Balderston 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 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 Peter James Cazamias The Chambers Family in honor of Margaret Sylvia Chambers Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Mr. Robert L. Clarke Mr. Mark C. Conrad James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Mike Cox Dr. & Mrs. Joe F. Crabb James & Franci Crane The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Mrs. Catherine de Gramont Ms. Anna N. Dean Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Diamond Bruce B. Dice Amanda & Adam Dinitz

Houston Symphony Donors Mike & Debra Dishberger 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 Mr. Stephen Elison Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Jon Evans Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner 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 Joyce & David Fox 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. Morris Glesby Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Michael A. Gonser Samantha Gonzalez Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Mrs. Jennifer Hooker Gravenor Mr. Kendall Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley 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 John Horstman 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 Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis

Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Ms. Alisha Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Jimmy & Kaelyn Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Ms. Joyce Lehrfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Dr. Golda & Dr. Robert B. Leonard Mr. Edwin N. Letzerich Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Ms. Cindy Levit 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. & Mrs. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Lozano Mr. Elario Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. Rocky Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. Larry Margolis Catherine & Matt Matthews Sasha Davis & Joseph Matulevich Linda & Jim McCartney Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Kristen & Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. 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. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. Jamal Mollai Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. David M. Monk Mr. Joshua Morris Sue A. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Musicians of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Ms. Heli J. Nashef John & Jean Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson Mr. Stephen Nicol John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell Mariloli & Marvin Odum Mr. & Mrs. Staman Ogilvie Steve & Sue Olson Toni Oplt & 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 Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chester M. Pitts II 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. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mrs. Linda Rhodes 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 Mr. Chadwick Royston Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Ms. Robin Russell Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder 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. Ryan T. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Mr. David Siverling Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mrs. Charis Smith Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop 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 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Stephens 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. Barb Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Carol Tai Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters 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. Douglas Walt 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 Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. William Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. Gene R. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Russell Windham Mr. & Mrs. William A. Wise Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wright Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright Mr. & Mrs. David B. Yates Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (12)

Director $500 - $999

Mr. William L. Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Donalee & Noel T. Adams Mr. Adriana Aleman Mr. Roy Allice Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ambs Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Ms. Sally S. Andrews Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. Richard Bado Mr. Henry Bair Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baird Mr. Bobby Baiva Mr. Michael L. Ball Dan Barnum & Marilyn Lewis Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Ms. Bernice L. Beckerman Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III 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 Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Kevin P. Brophy Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Robert Burleson Mr. Tom Burley Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mr. Carl Butler Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Mr. Eugene Byrd Virginia & William Camfield Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Sarah Wilson Clark

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Houston Symphony Donors 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 Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Dr. Edward Cox Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford 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 Mr. Paul Destephano 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 Mr. Dale Fitz Ms. Eleanor Fontenot Mr. & Mrs. Greg E. Fourticq Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Rachel & Dr. Bud Frazier Ms. Diane L. Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mrs. Barbara Goedecke Mrs. James Goettee Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein 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. & Mrs. Steve Greenberg Mr. Gerald Greiner Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Marion S. Hargrove Mr. Christopher K. Harris 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 Mr. Raymond Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. Keith Kelley Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kisch Dr. Carolyn Kneese Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Mr. Arnold & Mrs. Michelle Korenek Ms. Deborah Kosich Rachel R. Krezer Mr. Dennis Kroeger Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Ms. Adrienne Lang Dr. Daniel Lemke Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. 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 James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. R. Scott McCay 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 Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann Ms. Katherine Nevins Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mr. Roel Olson Ms. Judith Oppenheim Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Jim & Arlene Payne Ms. Angela H. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. Meg Philpot Mr. Antoine Plante & Mrs. Lori Muratta Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Tim & Katherine Pownell Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Rev. Arthur Preisinger Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. & Mrs. 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 Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Ramille Law Ms. Franelle Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rossiter Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. & Mrs. Ramon L. Sanchez Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mrs. Myrna Schaffer

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. Don W. Shackelford Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Ms. Geri Shoop Mr. James D. Simpson III Mr. Gary A. Smith & Mr. Jim Murdaugh Mr. Jason Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Ms. Becky Stemper Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sullivan Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton 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. 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. Duane Utecht Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker 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 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Anonymous (15)

Susan & Dick Hansen Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Elizabeth & Gary Petersen Carol Lee & Ken Robertson

Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein

Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999

Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000-$14,999

Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Marilyn Caplovitz Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso David Chambers & Alex Steffler Ms. Sara Jo Devine Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Kathleen & Dick Hayes Janice & Allan King Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe

The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,939 individual donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.

As of December 31, 2013 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

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 Ms. Judith Vincent

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman

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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 Terence Murphree Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley 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

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000-$7,499

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 Edward Lee McIntosh, C.P.M. Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Shirley & Marvin Rich Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate

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 Jim & Susan Berdahl Mr. John S. Beury

Houston Symphony Pops Donors Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Ellen Box Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mrs. Midge Colton Mr. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Roseline Curran Ms. Ann Currens Becky & Joe Demeter Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout/ Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Barbara Dokell Mr. Mark Folkes & Mr. Christopher Johnston Jessica Ford Carol & Larry Fradkin Friends of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mrs. Lotty Gautschi Mr. John Geigel Mr. Evan B. Glick Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease Renee & Michael Locklar Kathleen & Tom Mach

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. Marvin McMurrey & Mrs. Martha Rocks 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. Nick Stratigakis Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Ms. Jeanine Vanwagenen 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 Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris 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 Sandra & Steven Finkelman Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gangelhoff Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc 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 Ms. Doris M. Magee

Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece Mr. & Mrs. Gary Noble Mr. Kim Parker Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Judy & Bill Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. John Reinert Mr. James L. Robertson 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 James C. Stanka Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Anonymous (7) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,939 individual donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.

As of December 31, 2013 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS 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.

FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of January 1, 2014

$1,000,000 & above

$50,000-$99,999

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 & Janice McNair Foundation/ Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

$10,000 - $14,999 The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation The Powell Foundation The Vaughn Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Anonymous

The Elkins Foundation The Humphreys Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation $25,000-$49,999

Ray C. Fish Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation

$7,500 - $9,999 William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation

$15,000 - $24,999

$5,000 - $9,999 The Schissler Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation

Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony Bay Area League Texas Commission on the Arts The Hood-Barrow Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999 Leon Jaworski Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Gifts below $2,500 Diamond Family Foundation The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation The Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation The Oshman Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign

Corporate Matching Gifts As of January 1, 2014 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 Phillips 66 Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.

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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.

Corporations As of December 1, 2013

Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above

Sponsor, $25,000 - $49,999

Andrews Kurth LLP * Aztec BBVA Compass Bank of America * KTRK ABC-13 The Boeing Company * Bright Star Spec’s Charitable Foundation * Christofle Guarantor, $100,000 - $149,999 Chubb Group of Insurance Companies ConocoPhillips * Darryl & Co. Enterprise Product Partners L.P. Chevron Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Houston Methodist Hospital * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM; * Gittings * Houston First News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS * Houston Chronicle Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and JPMorgan Chase Janice McNair Foundation KPMG LLP * PaperCity Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center * United Airlines Memorial Hermann Health Center Norton Rose Fulbright Underwriter, $50,000 - $99,999 Northern Trust * Baker Botts L.L.P. Rand Group, LLC * BB&T Regions Bank Cameron International Corporation * Silver Circle Audio Cameron Management * Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods ExxonMobil Vinson & Elkins LLP Wells Fargo Frost Bank ZAZA Energy GDF SUEZ Energy North America

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company Kalsi Engineering Marathon Oil Corporation * Neiman Marcus Rose Hill Meadows Corporation Shell Oil Company * TODD Events

Partner, $15,000 - $24,999 Amegy Bank of Texas Avalon Advisors, LLC Bank of Houston Bank of Texas Bisso Marine Co., Inc. CenterPoint Energy Ernst & Young LLP Halliburton H-E-B Locke Lord LLP

Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Marine Foods Express, LTD. MetroBank, N.A. * Perkins+Will Salient Partners SPIR STAR, Ltd. USI Insurance Services LLC Supporter, $10,000 - $14,999 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation * Crown Castle International Corp. Emerson Process Management Enbridge Energy Company Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center Gorman’s Uniform Service Schlumberger, Ltd. Star Furniture * VRTC Benefactor, $5,000 - $9,999 Beck Redden LLP Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy Swift Energy Company Gifts below $4,999 Air Liquide American Corporation Boulware & Valoir Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC / La Esperanza Christian Foundation Louis Vuitton Martha Turner Properties SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company Williams Companies, Inc. Wolff & Associates, Inc. * Includes in-kind support

IN KIND DONORS As of January 1, 2014

A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Classical 91.7 FM

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Cognetic Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael The Events Company Festari Foster Quan LLP

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

IN KIND DONORS 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 Greenery Yahama

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 Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar 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 January 1, 2014 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

BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE FROM PAGE 29 | MUSIC OF THE MAD MEN ERA | FEBRUARY 21-23 NIKKI RENÉE DANIELS, vocalist Nikki Renée Daniels, who debuts with the Houston Symphony this weekend, recently starred in the 2012 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess as Clara. She also has been seen on Broadway as Fantine in Les Miserables, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, Nehebka in Tim Rice and Elton John’s Aida, and Crystal in the revival of Little Shop of Horrors. On television, she appeared as a featured player on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show and on PBS’ Great Performances presentation of South Pacific starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire at Carnegie Hall. She has performed in concert as a soloist with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the

San Francisco Symphony, the New York Pops and others. Daniels made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2007. Nikki Daniels holds a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Her recently released debut solo CD, Home, is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com. February 2014 51

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Alexander Potiomkin, clarinet Tassie & Constantine S. Nicandros Chair Birthplace: I was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and moved to Israel when I was 17. Education: The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University Joined the Houston Symphony: October 2012 All in the family: My great-aunt was a famous piano teacher. I studied with her. Notable career moment: As a child, I had a minor operation on my middle finger that ended my dream of being a concert pianist and caused me to switch to the clarinet. Career inspirations: It was the only thing my parents didn’t force me to do, so of course I practiced all day long! Later, when I was attending The Shepherd School of Music, and as a graduate student auditioning “behind the screen,” Houston Symphony principals David Kirk, William VerMeulen and David Peck were all strong influencers on my musical career. They were a tremendous help in my transition from student to professional musician. I’m very proud of the Rice/Houston Symphony connection.

Looking ahead: I am looking forward to performing Dvorˇák’s Symphony No. 8 with Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, with Christoph Eschenbach. These two conductors have a strong connection in that Eschenbach was the Music Director who brought the Houston Symphony to where it is now, and our new Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, will carry us into the future with the passion that we associate with music-making. Keeping music-making fresh: Sharing music with colleagues, and I believe that the better you know a piece, the more you can experiment with it and find new ways of expression. Most difficult aspect of my instrument: As a section player, I must play several instruments within the clarinet family. I wouldn’t call that difficult, though, because it keeps my work interesting. When I’m not at Jones Hall: I’m either teaching or, since my wife, Larissa, is a creative, gourmet chef, I’m in my kitchen eating. Our thanks to Shirley and Joel Wahlberg for their support of Alexander Potiomkin as Musician Sponsors.

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If I wasn’t a musician: I would be a music teacher. Houston has high expectations for its music students, and I believe in giving back.

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Best thing about being a musician: Having fun and hanging out with colleagues. I enjoy performing music with such a friendly, supportive group of players.