Houston Symphony Magazine September 2013 by Houston Symphony

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PROGRAMS

14 August 30-31, September 1 20 September 7 26 September 8 32 September 12, 14-15 38 September 20-22 42 September 26, 28-29

ON STAGE AND OFF

The Symphony received a new 12 Centennial Angels Steinway piano! Read all about 12 Centennial Lifetime Giving how and when the instrument 7 Credits will be debuted on page 37. 51 Donors 46 Education and Community Engagement Programs 48 Houston Symphony Endowment 45 Houston Symphony Chorus 4 Letter to Patrons 47 Musician Sponsorship 5 New Century Society 6 Orchestra and Staff 50 Symphony Society

Night is here! Learn about one of 8 Opening the Symphony’s most momentous Opening

Nights in “This Month in Symphony History” on page 8.

FEATURES

0 Backstage Pass 6 18 In Memory of George P. Mitchell 23 Opening Night Honorees 10 Save the Date! 37 Steinway 8 This Month in Symphony History 30 Upcoming Performances

the calendar! Save the date for some of the 10 Mark Symphony’s biggest events.

On the cover: Cover photo by Chinh Phan of CatchLight Group.

100th BIRTHDAY CONCERT

The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

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The Houston Symphony celebrated its 100th anniversary on June 21, 2013 - the exact date of its first concert 100 years ago. Attracting more than 17,000 people, the free community concert was at Miller Outdoor Theatre, led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz, and featured several guests like the Houston Symphony Chorus, American Idol finalist LaKisha Jones, the University of Houston Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band, Westside High School’s Inertia Dance Company and Memorial High School Choir. This photo captures the concert finale when everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to the Houston Symphony.

Photo by Anthony Rathbun

LETTER TO PATRONS

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Robert A. Peiser President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Welcome to our Centennial season! So far, we’ve had a very successful kick off to this significant milestone. The Centennial officially began with the Ima Hogg Competition on June 1 where the winner, clarinetist Moran Katz, walked away with three awards, including the gold medal, and $27,000 in prize money! The excitement continued with the 100th birthday celebration, a free concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre on June 21 featuring the orchestra and several local ensembles that attracted 17,000 people to Hermann Park. More than 250,000 people tuned in via live broadcasts on KTRK Channel 13 and KUHA Classical 91.7 FM! July offered a dynamite line-up of special concerts at Jones Hall including Frankie Valli and Video Games Live that earned the organization a record-setting $563,000. On July 13, we hosted the first Day of Music festival, a free event featuring an eclectic mix of musical genres including jazz, indie rock, mariachi and, of course, orchestral. We were thrilled with the results: 10,000 attendees; more than 65 press hits; $68,000 in Symphony subscription and single ticket sales; and almost $2,000 in donations to the Annual Fund! We were also honored to support our friends, and fellow centenarians, at Jewish Family Services by performing at its 100th anniversary gala on June 2. Then in August, we joined the Texas A&M University Singing Cadets and former Houston Mayor Bill White for a tribute concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, honoring George P. Mitchell who passed away July 26 at age 94. As a stalwart supporter of the Symphony for many years, we enthusiastically dedicate our opening Pops weekend to his legacy. September is full of wonderful music in Jones Hall. We will debut a new Steinway grand piano, a gift from the Houston Symphony League. Pianist Kirill Gerstein helped us choose the perfect model at the Steinway factory in New York last spring. Fittingly, he will be the first guest artist to play it September 12, 14 and 15, joining the orchestra and guest conductor Peter Oundjian in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Next, we are delighted to welcome back former music director Lawrence Foster to work with the orchestra and violin powerhouse Joshua Bell on September 20, 21 and 22. At age 30, Larry was one of our youngest music directors when he joined the Symphony in 1971. We look forward to seeing you throughout the fall as we unfold the exciting musical events that we’ve programmed for this important year in our history.

New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society recognizes the Houston Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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

September 2013

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 Hewlett-Packard Company Chair 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 Martha Chapman Miran Kim Kevin Kelly** Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Emily Herdeman* 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 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Chair 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

Steven Brosvik,

TRUMPET: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk** Speros P. Martel Chair Micah Wilkinson*

FLUTE: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Judy Dines, Acting Associate Principal Allison Jewett** Gina Hughes* Rebecca Powell Garfield*

TROMBONE: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman

General Manager Roger Daily, Director, Education and Community Engagement Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Allison Conlan, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator Donald Ray Jackson, Stage Manager Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Linda Oper, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager and Community Connections Coordinator Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager

BASS TROMBONE: Phillip Freeman

Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer

PICCOLO: Allison Jewett** Rebecca Powell Garfield*

TUBA: Dave Kirk, Principal

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 Stewart Orton Chair Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General Chair Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson** Micah Doherty* CONTRABASSOON: J. Jeff Robinson** Micah Doherty* HORN: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair Nancy Goodearl Katherine Caliendo*

PERCUSSION: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss

Sally Brassow, Controller Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database 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

HARP: Paula Page, Principal

Aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic Planning

TIMPANI: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal

KEYBOARD: Scott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Michael Gorman ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Linda Oper LIBRARIAN: Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray STAGE MANAGER: Donald Ray Jackson ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Kelly Morgan STAGE TECHNICIAN: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute **On Leave

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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Amanda T. Dinitz, Director, Executive Operations Meg Philpot, Director of Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships

DOUBLE BASS: David Malone, Acting Principal Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray

Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony. James B. Kozak, Piano Technician. Local assistance is provided by Forshey Piano Co.

Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

Merle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate

Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Melissa H. Lopez, Director, Single Tickets & Special Projects Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Holly Cassard, Senior Manager, Communications Clair Condit, Assistant Manager, Communications Jeff Gilmer, Patron Services Coordinator, Group Sales/ Ticket Inventory Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Georgia McBride, Marketing Manager Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Representative Valerie Richmond, Marketing and Design Associate Courtney Ryan, Manager, Creative Services

David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Institutional Giving Alexandra Yates, Director, Special Events Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager Irma Molina, Development Assistant, Gifts and Records Nicole Peralta, Associate Director, Events Agnieszka Rakmatullaev, Development Officer, Institutional Giving Jennifer M. Schoppe, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research

CREDITS

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Holly Cassard Editor 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. September 2013

This Month in Symphony History

The Opening Night that Almost Wasn’t September is always a month of celebration at the Houston Symphony. It signifies the start of a fresh new season, a return to Jones Hall and the anticipation of one memorable performance after another. Undoubtedly, the most anticipated event of this month is Opening Night. It’s a night for beloved pieces of repertoire like Bolero or Ode to Joy, appearances by acclaimed guests artists like this season’s Renée Fleming, significant debuts like Concertmaster Frank Huang in 2010, and on some special years, the debut of a new Music Director. Symphony audiences will get to experience this rare treat next year in September 2014, when Andrés Orozco-Estrada takes the podium as the new Music Director of the Houston Symphony. However, not every Opening Night has begun with a fresh and easy start. 2001 was not only a challenging year for the United States, but also for Houston and its orchestra. In the early days of June, less than three months from Opening Night, Tropical Storm Allison rained havoc on downtown Houston causing flood waters to destroy various levels of Jones Hall including the Symphony offices, music library, rehearsal spaces and two Steinway pianos, totaling a $6 million loss. $4 million of that loss was from the 90-year-old music library that contained an extensive collection of musical scores. The flood water that rose to just inches below the stage The 2001 Opening Night concert was Hans Graf’s debut performance as the newly aphad to be pumped out of the building, and air handling equipment was brought in to stabilize pointed Music Director of the Houston Symthe performance space. Through the diligence of staff and musicians and the support of the phony. The concert prevailed against several City Council, the Symphony was put on the fast track for restoration. It would have its Septemunforeseen challenges of the summer like the ber 15th Opening Night performance. flooding of Jones Hall from Tropical Storm th Allison and the reaction to the September 11 The 2001 Opening Night was planned to be a joy-filled event for all, especially after overterrorist attacks in New York City. coming such a difficult summer, and even more so because Hans Graf, Austrian conductor and the organization’s new Music Director, was debuting at that performance. Four days prior to the concert, the world witnessed the horrific terrorist attacks on New York City leaving a collective hole in the hearts of many. Due to the federal air travel restrictions, Hans Graf had difficulty getting to Houston and arrived a mere 24 hours before the Opening Night performance. In spite of the emotional fatigue of this year, the organization pressed onward. On the evening of September 15, Hans Graf joined the musicians of the Houston Symphony and the Houston Symphony Chorus on the Jones Hall stage before a sold-out crowd to start their first season together. Graf’s first remarks to the audience were “God bless America,” then, “May I say as a foreigner, God bless the world and those who fight for freedom.” The Chorus followed with the Among many other pieces of equipment and music scores, the Houston Symphony lost two Steinway “Star-Spangled Banner” and the evening pianos from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Allison. began. With a theme of “Russian Jewels,” the orchestra performed Rimsky-Korsakov’s: Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor and a version of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade that apparently made Houston Chronicle music critic, Charles Ward, forget what he was there to do: “In the middle of the first movement, I suddenly realized I had succumbed completely to the mesmerizing performance that Graf and the orchestra were so skillfully building. I had abandoned my usual habits to the energy, color and beauty of the musicmaking. They had totally seduced me.” It was certainly one of the most historically significant Opening Nights in the organization’s history, and one that touched the hearts of Houston audiences. With a new century on the horizon, the Houston Symphony proudly recalls the moments and the people that brought them this far.

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A SEASON OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS WITH THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY

Centennial Opening Night Gala An Evening with Renée Fleming & The Houston Symphony Saturday, September 7, 2013 Jones Hall and The Corinthian Carolyn & Mike Mann, Chairmen Kathy & Paul Mann, Chairmen Mike S. Stude & Janice H. Barrow, Honorees The Houston Texans & Janice & Robert McNair, Community Partner Honorees Be a part of this remarkable event that will kick off the Houston Symphony’s Centennial Season! Enjoy a sensational Opening Night performance at Jones Hall with opera superstar Renée Fleming and the Houston Symphony. Continue the evening at The Corinthian with a black-tie dinner and dancing. Individual tickets for concert and black-tie dinner start at $1,000 Concert seating and tables for 10 start at $7,500

Vintage Virtuoso Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Royal Sonesta Hotel Lindy & John Rydman, Chairmen Lisa & Hermen Key, Chairmen Take part in a delightful, culinary experience hosted by the Spec’s Charitable Foundation. Guests are invited to a tasting followed by a seated dinner featuring musical entertainment from members of the Houston Symphony. This glamorous and spirited event raises important funds in support of the Houston Symphony’s education and community engagement programs.

Magical Musical Morning Sunday, December 15, 2013 River Oaks Country Club Mary Ann & David McKeithan, Chairmen Mary Lynn McKeithan Khater, Chairman Missy McKeithan Burke, Chairman Megan McKeithan Rosell, Chairman Indulge in a musical holiday brunch for families and children of all ages that features interactive musical experiences, including an Instrument Petting Zoo, as well as arts and crafts activities, holiday shopping and a private visit with Santa. Individual tickets are $75 for children & $150 for adults Tables for 10 start at $1,000

For more information about these Centennial Special Events, please contact Nicole Peralta at: (713) 238-1485 or specialevents@houstonsymphony.org.

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Centennial Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction Friday, March 7, 2014 Jones Hall Lindy & John Rydman, Chairmen Lisa & Hermen Key, Chairmen Join us for one of the most celebrated events of the Symphony Season. As you sit on the stage of Jones Hall, enjoy a delectable multi-course menu, carefully paired with wines selected by the Rydmans and the Keys, two generations of leaders at Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods. Connoisseurs will also have the opportunity to bid at our Collector’s Auction, featuring rare and fine wines and wine-related packages—all to support the Houston Symphony! Individual tickets for the black-tie dinner and auction start at $750 Tables for 10 start at $7,500

Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon Sunday, April 27, 2014 River Oaks Country Club 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 to model stylish fashions from Neiman Marcus. Don’t miss this festive event featuring interactive musical experiences, crafts and entertainment that are sure to delight young audiences. Individual tickets are $75 for children & $150 for adults Tables for 10 start at $1,500

The Centennial Ball Saturday, May 17, 2014 Jones Hall Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Chairmen Joella & Steve Mach, Chairmen Make plans to join us for the dramatic culmination of our Centennial Season at the Houston Symphony Centennial Ball. Be a part of history as we celebrate this momentous occasion on a massive stage in Jones Hall, the home of the Houston Symphony. Experience an evening filled with opulence befitting a celebration of one hundred years of extraordinary music, cuisine and Symphony glamour! Individual tickets for the remarkable evening start at $3,000 Tables for 10 start at $25,000

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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 in allowing the Houston Symphony to not only exist, but thrive. To learn more or to pledge your support, contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525. Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Chevron Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. George P. Mitchell

The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation / Palmetto Partners Ltd. Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

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 July 29, 2013

$25 Million +

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

$10 Million +

The Cullen Foundation Houston Endowment Mr. Mike Stude

$5 Million +

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Downtown Alliance Mr. George P. Mitchell and Mrs. Cynthia Woods Mitchell

$2.5 Million +

M. D. Anderson Foundation Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Corporation Houston Arts Alliance Houston Arts Fund Kinder Morgan National Endowment for the Arts 12

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Mr. & Mrs. John Rydman / Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charitable Foundation Shell Oil Company Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Anonymous

$1 Million +

AIG American General AT&T Baker Botts L.L.P. Bank of America BBVA Compass Chevron Compaq Computer Corp. Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst The William Stamps Farish Fund Fidelity Investments The Fondren Foundation Houston Chronicle Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo JPMorgan Chase Cornelia & Meredith Long The Mach Family/ Cora Sue & Harry & Joella & Steve Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

Barbara & Pat McCelvey The John P. McGovern Foundation Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. Fayez Sarofim Laura & Michael Shannon Spectra Energy Vinson & Elkins, LLP Mrs. Wesley West Margaret Alkek Williams Anonymous

$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 The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright

Centennial Lifetime Giving 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 Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hermance Hobby Family Foundation Mr. Stanley A. 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 Stedman West Foundation 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 ads 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

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AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Cirque de la Symphonie Michael Krajewski, conductor Christine Van Loo, Aloysia Gavre, Sagiv Ben Binyamin, Vladimir Tsarkov, Alexander Streltsov, Elena Tsarkova, Jarek and Darek Friday, August 30, 2013 8 pm Saturday, August 31, 2013 8 pm Sunday, September 1, 2013 2:30 pm

S. Reineke

Debussy/A. Luck

A. Márquez

Jones Hall

Celebration Fanfare Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque Danzón No. 2

Bizet/E. Guiraud Suite No. 2 from Carmen 11. Danse bohême: Andantino quasi Allegretto Bizet/Guiraud Suite No. 1 from Carmen 5. Les toréadors: Allegro giocoso Tchaikovsky Suite from The Sleeping Beauty, Opus 66a 5. Valse: Allegro

Saint-Saëns I

Z. Abreu/C. Dragon

Danse bacchanale from Samson et Dalila E

Tico Tico

Smetana/H. Riesenfeld Three Dances from The Bartered Bride 3. Dance of the Comedians: Vivace

J. Williams

Offenbach/C. Binder

The Flight to Neverland from Hook Can-Can from Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Kabalevsky Suite from The Comedians, Opus 26 2. Galop: Presto Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake, Opus 20a 2. Valse: Tempo di Valse Respighi/S. Bulla-Krajewski Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) 4. The Pines of the Appian Way: Tempo di Marcia

The Houston Symphony dedicates this concert weekend to the memory of George P. Mitchell for his vision and extraordinary philanthropic commitment to the organization over many years.

BIOGRAPHIES AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 1

Biographies

POPS POPS

Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall

POPS Presenting Sponsor

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of this concert weekend: Partner Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support over the years. This weekend, the Houston Symphony proudly honors: Houston Methodist Hospital United Airlines

The printed music for Debussy’s Clair de lune was donated by an anonymous donor. The printed music for Tchaikovsky’s Suite from The Sleeping Beauty was donated by Regina J. Rogers in loving memory of Julie and Ben Rogers. The printed music for Saint-Saëns’ Danse bacchanale from Samson et Dalila was donated by Dr. Florence M. Monroe.

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MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, conductor Michael Krajewski delights concertgoers with his imaginative programs and wry sense of humor. He joined the Houston Symphony as Principal Pops Conductor in 2000 and serves in this position for Jacksonville and Atlanta symphony orchestras—the first to hold such a title in Atlanta—and was recently appointed to The Philly POPS. He has collaborated with an eclectic group of artists, including Sir James Galway, Marilyn Horne, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds and Doc Severinsen. With degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and for 11 years served as music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra.

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Cirque de la Symphonie, which brings the magic of cirque to the music hall, is an elegant adaptation of some of the most amazing cirque acts shared with the full symphony orchestra. Audiences are thrilled and dazzled by aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world-record holders, gold-medal winners of international competitions and Olympians. Each performance is perfectly choreographed to classical masterpieces,

BIOGRAPHIES | CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE | AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 1 raising cirque artistry to a fine arts level. Adding a stunning visual element to the concert experience, aerialists and acrobats provide a three-dimensional entertainment extravaganza. Cirque de la Symphonie is the only cirque company in the world that performs exclusively with symphony orchestras. Worldwide, more than 100 orchestras have featured Cirque de la Symphonie in sold-out venues. Visit www.cirquedelasymphonie.com.

At age 12, Russian aerialist Alexander Streltsov (Sasha) performed on Broadway and won the gold medal at the prestigious Festival Mondial Du Cirque De L’Avenir. He is a favorite at music halls, where he soars over the audience in spectacular aerial artistry or when he sets his riveting spinning cube act in motion.

Christine Van Loo is a seven-time National Champion and Female Olympic Athlete of the Year in acrobatic gymnastics. She has performed in or choreographed some of the decades’ biggest entertainment events, from the Academy Awards to Paul McCartney’s European Tour. Christine provides spell-binding performances of aerial silks, rope, lira and trapeze. The mind-boggling strength and agility of Jarek and Darek’s “Duo Design” provides one of tonight’s most powerful acts. This dynamic and exciting balancing act includes Jaroslaw Marciniak and Dariusz September 2013 17

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Wronski, former Polish national hand-balancing champions who have competed and performed throughout Europe and the U.S. Aerialist Aloysia Gavre’s acrobatics on the aerial hoop, suspended above the stage, add three-dimensional excitement to tonight’s performance. Best known as a veteran of Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam” and “O,” she shares her experience as choreographer for Cirque Mechanics and Troupe Vertigo and as director of Cirque School in Los Angeles. Vladimir Tsarkov enthralls young audience members with his mime and juggling feats, using rings, balls and batons. He’s been known to teach the maestro a trick or two! A graduate of Russia’s State College of Circus and Theater Arts, he won gold at France’s

Cirque de Demain International Festival. Elena Tsarkova, the “Lady in White,” is a graduate of the Moscow Circus School and first-place winner of the prestigious National Russian Circus Festival. Her combination of contortion, balance and dance moves makes her a favorite. She is a master quick change artist for magical acts involving her partner, Vladimir. Sagiv Ben Binyamin began his gymnastic career in his native Israel before moving to the U.S. in 2000. His mastery of trapeze, fabrics, rope, hand balancing and acrobatics quickly attracted the attention of circus companies and major entertainment producers. His stunt credits include Polar Express and Spiderman Rocks.

In Memory of George P. Mitchell Former chairman and CEO of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., George P. Mitchell’s story is quintessentially American. Born in 1919 on Galveston Island as the third of four children to Greek immigrant parents, Mitchell was raised as a child of meager means, and throughout his life, believed in giving back to the community that made his success possible and lending a hand to the less fortunate struggling to reach their potential. This philanthropic legacy has had and will continue to have an enormous impact on the entire Greater Houston community from Galveston to The Woodlands and beyond. As the Houston Symphony begins its 100th year, it is hard to imagine doing so without the generosity and support of George Mitchell. Together, he and his wife, Cynthia Woods Mitchell, were stalwart supporters of the arts and included the Symphony in many of their gifts over the years. Following the 1990 opening of his wife’s namesake, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, in The Woodlands, Texas, Mitchell gave $5 million to the Houston Symphony Endowment in 1992, enabling the Pavilion to become the official summer home of the orchestra. As a result, the orchestra performs 10 concerts every year at the outdoor entertainment venue, including one performance for students in the Conroe Independent School District. Off stage, Mitchell’s support also allowed the Symphony and Pavilion to work cooperatively to create a multitude of educational programs for student musicians. Mitchell was supportive of Symphony performances for decades, with his wife Cynthia being particularly fond of the POPS concerts. In 2005, through a generous annual contribution from them, the nine-concert POPS series was named the Cynthia Woods Mitchell POPS at Jones Hall Series. Both George and Cynthia also shared their time and leadership skills with the organization, serving 18

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on the Board of Trustees during the early 1990s. They endowed the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell chair for principal trumpet, which is currently held by Houston Symphony musician Mark Hughes. Through his philanthropy, Mitchell was also a member of the Symphony’s leadership giving circles: the Ima Hogg Society, and for his multi-year commitment and support of the POPS Series, the New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation. Mitchell’s contributions to the Symphony since 2005 totaled more than $2.5 million, inclusive of a $1 million pledge in 2012 to renew his support of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell POPS at Jones Hall through 2015. From his humble beginnings, Mitchell learned the importance of hard work, dedication and a good education. He worked his way through Texas A&M University, majoring in petroleum engineering, with additional emphasis in geology. After graduating first in

BIOGRAPHIES | CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE | AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 1 his class, Mitchell went to work for Amoco in the oil fields of East Texas, but with World War II raging, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and was stationed in his hometown of Galveston overseeing engineering projects with the Corps. He and Cynthia married in 1943, and they had their first of 10 children in 1945. Following the war, Mitchell joined a newly formed wildcatting company, first as a consulting geologist and engineer and later as a partner. He was named president in 1959, and under his leadership, the company grew and evolved into one of the nation’s largest independent oil and gas producers. A Fortune 500 company, Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. merged with Devon Energy Corporation in 2002. During his career, Mitchell participated in approximately 10,000 wells, including more than 1,000 wildcats. He and his company found upward of 200 oil and 350 gas discoveries. Of Mitchell’s numerous contributions to the energy industry, his crowning achievement was pioneering the drilling and completion technologies that created the shale gas revolution. He drilled for gas in a rock formation known as the Barnett Shale found across northern Texas and enabled viable production through the first successful application of the hydraulic fracturing technique in dense shale formations. He is regarded by many in the energy industry as the father of energy independence. His unconventional thinking and unwavering determination changed the energy future for the United States and now has the potential to significantly impact the world. Early on, Mitchell recognized global growth issues and the importance of creating sustainable communities. In the 1960s he began working with some of the most forward-thinking urban planners of the time to create a master-planned sustainable new town, The Woodlands. This new town, located 27 miles north of downtown Houston on 25,000 acres, opened in late 1974. Today, the acreage totals 27,000, and the population is more than 100,000. Mitchell’s incredible success in business allowed him and Cynthia to pursue their philanthropic goals of making the world a more hospitable and sustainable place to live. In addition to giving generously to the arts, they took leading roles in the rejuvenation of Galveston’s historic Strand District by restoring more than 20 buildings and reviving the Mardi Gras cel-

ebration, which now draws approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Mitchell’s passion for sustainability was also personally instrumental in the founding of the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), a contract and grant research institution headquartered at The Woodlands’ Research Forest. It serves as a non-partisan research organization dedicated to advancing technologies and policies that support regional sustainability. The total lifetime gifts from the Mitchells and The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, which was established in 1979, are estimated to be more than $400 million. The impact of this incredible commitment to philanthropy and service can be seen throughout the region. The Houston Symphony is proud to dedicate its Centennial Season opening POPS concerts, Cirque de la Symphonie, to George P. Mitchell in celebration of his life and his many contributions to the city, state and Symphony.

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Symphony Special

Opening Night with Renée Fleming Juanjo Mena, conductor | Renée Fleming, soprano Saturday, September 7, 2013 7:30 pm

R. Strauss Don Juan, Opus 20 Wagner Träume from Wesendonck-Lieder

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R. Strauss/R. Heger Zueignung, Opus 10, No. 1

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J. Strauss Jr./J. Bittner-Korngold Frag’ mich oft woran’s den wohl liegt from Walzer aus Wien

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Verdi Overture to Nabuccodonosor

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L. Refice Ombra di Nube

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Puccini O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi

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Delibes Les filles de Cadix

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Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra I Sennets and Tuckets: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio II Waltz: Allegretto, con grazia III Mazurka: Mesto (molto moderato) IV Samba: Allegro giusto V Turkey Trot: Allegretto, ben misurato VI Sphinxes: Adagio lugubre— VII Blues: Slow blues tempo VIII In Memoriam—March, “The BSO Forever”: Andante—Alla marcia

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Rodgers/Bennett A Wonderful Guy from South Pacific lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Rodgers/Bennett The Sound of Music from The Sound of Music

lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Bernstein Somewhere from West Side Story

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Bernstein I Feel Pretty from West Side Story

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lyrics by Stephen Sondheim lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

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OPENING NIGHT WITH RENÉE FLEMING | SEPTEMBER 7 Opening Night is supported by

and this year is also supported in part by The Brown Foundation, Inc. Centennial Opening Night Gala

Carolyn & Mike Mann, Chairmen Kathy & Paul Mann, Chairmen Mike S. Stude ~ Janice H. Barrow, Honorees The Houston Texans & Janice and Robert McNair, Community Partner Honorees The Opening Night Gala has received leadership support from: The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation/Palmetto Partners Ltd. Janice H. Barrow ConocoPhillips Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange/Carol Lee & Ken Robertson/ Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Carolyn & Mike Mann/Kathy & Paul Mann/Mann Eye Institute Mr. Mike S. Stude Margaret Alkek Williams BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Cameron Management Chevron Cora Sue & Harry Mach/Joella & Steven P. Mach Baker Botts L.L.P. Bank of America Bank of Houston/James D. Stein Darlene & Cappy Bisso Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Linda & Gene Dewhurst/Lisa & Jerry Simon Clare A. Glassell Barbara & Pat McCelvey Nancy & Robert Peiser Isla & Tommy Reckling Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor United Airlines, Official Airline of the Houston Symphony Janet & Tom Walker Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson As of August 19, 2013

ConocoPhillips has been a proud sponsor of the Houston Symphony for more than 25 years and commends the Symphony on its leadership in advancing Houston’s vibrant arts community. The Houston Symphony has enriched the lives of countless individuals through the performance of exceptional music. Headquartered in Houston, ConocoPhillips is one of the world’s largest independent E&P companies with interests around the world. The company applauds the Symphony’s efforts to promote music education and cultural awareness in the Houston community.

Biographies JUANJO MENA, conductor Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, Juanjo Mena is one of Spain’s most distinguished international conductors. Following a season conducting the symphonies of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, Mena returns to North America for a season that includes this Opening Night concert with the Houston Symphony, as well as performances with the orchestras of Cincinnati, St. Louis and Toronto. Other activities this season include a BBC Philharmonic tour through Germany, Austria, Hungry, Croatia, Turkey and Spain; and concerts with the London, Royal Stockholm, Rotterdam, Luxembourg and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestras; the National Orchestra of Toulouse and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. He has been welcomed at international festivals and venues, including St. Petersburg’s Stars of the White Nights, the Hollywood Bowl, Chicago’s Grant Park, La Folle Journée (Nantes) and as a regular at the BBC Proms. Throughout Europe, Mena has appeared with the Dresden Philharmonic, Munich Radio Orchestra, National Orchestra of France, Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, National Orchestra of Lyon, Oslo Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, National Orchestra of Spain, São Paulo State Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, to name only a few. Recent Chandos releases with Mena conducting the BBC Philharmonic were September 2013 21

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awarded Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice: The Three-Cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla and an album of Gabriel Pierné works. Upcoming releases include works by Montsalvatge and Weber, along with Messiaen’s Turangalila-Symphonie for Hyperion with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Born in Vitoria, Juanjo Mena began his musical training at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Conservatory. He studied composition, orchestration and conducting at the Royal Higher Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he received the Prize of Honor. Awarded a Guridi-Bernaola Scholarship, he pursued further conducting studies in Munich with Sergiu Celibidache.

RENÉE FLEMING, soprano One of today’s most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her consummate artistry and compelling stage presence. In July, the President awarded Fleming the National Medal of Arts, America’s highest honor for an artist. Known as “the people’s diva,” she graces the world’s greatest opera stages and concert halls, extending her reach to include other musical forms and media. Over the past few seasons, she has hosted, among others, the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series for movie theaters and television and Live from Lincoln Center on PBS. As a musical statesman, Fleming has been sought after on numerous distinguished occasions, from the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to performances in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. She has performed for President Obama’s inauguration, HM Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s “Velvet Revolution.” She was the first woman in the Metropolitan Opera’s 125-year history to solo headline an opening night gala. In 2012, Fleming added a new role to her repertoire, Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, at Baden-Baden in a new production by Philippe Arlaud. She began the 2012-13 season as Desdemona in Otello at the Metropolitan Opera, broadcast around the world via the MET Opera Live in HD. A four-time Grammy® winner, Fleming won the 2013 Best Classical Vocal Solo Grammy® Award for Poèmes (Decca), a collection of 20th-century French music, including works composed for her by Henri Dutilleux. In 2010, Decca and Mercury records released the CD Dark Hope, on which she covers songs by indie-rock and pop artists. This 14-time Grammy®-nominated artist has recorded everything from Strauss’ complete Daphne to the movie soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Fleming is a passionate champion of new music and a literacy advocate. Her book, The Inner Voice, is an intimate account of her career and creative process. She represents Rolex in print ads; and her fragrance, La Voce by Renée Fleming, benefits the Met22

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BIOGRAPHIES | OPENING NIGHT WITH RENÉE FLEMING | SEPTEMBER 7 energy industry but also making the city a better place to live and work. While not a musician himself, Mike is a dedicated patron of the art form. In addition to inspiring his steadfast commitment to the Houston Symphony, this love of music led him to own and operate the former classical music station KRTS 92.1 for more than 17 years and to help found Da Camera Society in 1987. His many involvements do not end there: he has served on the Boards of Houston Methodist Hospital, the Museum of Natural Science, St. John’s School, the Market Square Park Project and the Houston Parks Board, just to name a few. Currently Chairman Emeritus of the Houston Symphony Board of Trustees, he previ-

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ropolitan Opera. She has inspired a dessert and a porcelain iris and made Blackwell’s best dressed list. Among her numerous awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal; Sweden’s Polar Music Prize; France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and Victoire d’Honneur; honorary membership in the Royal Academy of Music; and honorary doctorates from Carnegie Mellon University, the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School. Fleming serves on boards for the Carnegie Hall Corporation, Sing for Hope and White Nights Foundation of America. In 2010, she was named the first Creative Consultant at Lyric Opera of Chicago. She is curating a world-premiere opera based on the best-seller Bel Canto for Lyric Opera’s 2015-16 season. Renée Fleming appears by arrangement with IMG Artists, 152 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. She is an exclusive recording artist for Decca and Mercury Records (UK). Her jewelry is by Ann Ziff for Tamsen Z. www.reneefleming.com

Houston Symphony Centennial Opening Night Gala The Houston Symphony gives special thanks to Chairs Carolyn & Mike Mann and Kathy & Paul Mann whose vision and leadership made this evening a tremendous success. We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions and leadership of our honorees: Mike S. Stude, Janice H. Barrow and Community Partner Honorees Robert and Janice McNair together with the Houston Texans. Their extraordinary commitments to the Symphony have helped make a century of music-making possible. Mike S. Stude, Honoree Former President of The Brown Foundation, Inc. and current Trustee of The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, Mike Stude’s contributions to the City of Houston and its vibrant cultural and performing arts scene are endless. Born in Houston, Mike’s working life began on a West Texas cattle ranch but quickly took him into the energy industry and to Venezuela, where he met and married his late wife, Anita. Work soon brought the couple back to Houston, where for the last 50 years, Mike has played an active role in not only shaping Houston’s September 2013 23

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Janice H. Barrow, Honoree A dedicated leader and committed philanthropist, Jan Barrow’s more than 30 years of service to the Houston Symphony and the City of Houston has helped to not only raise the Symphony to its current level of prominence but also shape Houston into the great city it is today. Jan met her late husband, Tom, as an undergraduate at Stanford University while he was finishing his doctorate in geology; the couple then followed the energy industry in and out of Houston for many years, finally returning to stay in 1981. In addition to their fervent support of the performing arts in Houston, the Barrows contributed greatly to the Texas Medical Center. Tom was a past

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President of the Board of Baylor College of Medicine, and Jan currently serves on the Board of the Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital. A Lifetime Trustee and one of just five female presidents of the Houston Symphony Board of Trustees, Jan’s support of the Symphony is legendary. As President, her many accomplishments included the negotiation of former Music Director Christoph Eschenbach’s contract, fundraising for the 1997 European Tour, addressing the need for administrative structural investment and reorganization, and establishing the Houston Symphony Endowment as a separate, but related, 501(c)(3). Today, she continues to play an active leadership role on Board committees and to support important fundraising projects such as the Sustainability Fund and the 2012-13 performances of Wozzeck. Jan’s philanthropic commitment to the City of Houston has focused on transforming downtown Houston into a better place to live and work. Along with her support of the Houston Symphony, she has dedicated a tremendous amount of time to Christ Church Cathedral. She and Tom worked to elevate the Cathedral’s presence: Tom by leading the initiative to bring the diocesan office downtown and to consolidate the property surrounding the church, and Jan through her focus on strategic planning and leading the committee that brought former Dean Joe Reynolds to the church in 2000.

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ously served as Chairman. Along the way, he has taken a leading role in many of the organization’s special projects from chairing the Symphony’s Capital Campaign in 1990 to leading the search committees that identified Christoph Eschenbach as the Symphony’s 13th Music Director and Hans Graf as the Symphony’s 14th Music Director. Most recently, he spearheaded the campaign to generate support for the Symphony’s concert presentation of Alban Berg’s rarely performed opera Wozzeck. Mike lists his hobbies as photography and music, but they are much more than hobbies. His photographs are highly prized and adorn the walls of some of Houston’s finest homes. His determination, generous support and outstanding leadership have forever transformed the Houston Symphony and brought it to the point of being recognized as one of the world’s leading orchestras. All of this has been in addition to raising two daughters, one son and eight grandchildren.

BIOGRAPHIES | OPENING NIGHT WITH RENÉE FLEMING | SEPTEMBER 7 A life-long supporter of her alma mater, Jan received the 2011-12 Stanford University Governor’s Award for her exemplary service and commitment to the institution. All of Jan’s accomplishments and contributions have been in addition to raising two sons, two daughters and nine grandchildren. The Houston Texans and Robert & Janice McNair, Community Partner Honorees For more than 50 years, Robert and Janice McNair have been transforming Houston into a leading 21st-century city. A member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame, Robert McNair is one of Houston’s most dynamic businessmen. Founder and former owner of Cogen Technologies, current Chairman of The McNair Group and owner of the private investment company Palmetto Partners, Robert is undoubtedly best known for bringing a National Football League team back to Houston and for the remarkable contributions both he and Janice have made to the City of Houston through their personal philanthropy and commitment to service. Through The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, the McNairs have generously supported a wide range of Houston-area organizations that reflect their commitment to making Houston a better place to live. Just a few of the many achievements that have been made possible by the McNairs’ generosity include the jogging trail at Dis-

covery Green, the Computer Training Center Room at the United Way and the McNair Medical Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. The McNairs are also steadfast supporters of the arts and education. In addition to their generous contributions to the Houston Symphony’s education and community engagement activities, the McNairs support numerous arts and education programs including HISD’s Fine Arts program, Houston Grand Opera, Teach for America, Project GRAD, the Neuhaus Education Center and local charter schools. Following in the footsteps of its Chairman and CEO, the Houston Texans continue the McNairs’ tradition of philanthropy and service to the Houston community through the Houston Texans Foundation. Since 2002, millions have been raised by the Foundation to support its mission of being “Champions for Youth.” Through collaboration with strategic community partners, the Houston Texans work to educate, inspire and empower the next generation of Texans. In partnering with the Houston Symphony, the Houston Texans have contributed to the Symphony’s education and community engagement initiatives and helped produce innovative concerts in collaboration with the team and NFL Films. The Houston Symphony has been fortunate to enjoy such a long collaborative history with both the McNairs and Houston Texans, and we are proud to recognize this partnership at the Centennial Opening Night Gala.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Fiesta Sinfónica Familiar Marcelo Lehninger, conductor | *Gabriela Martinez, piano Sunday, September 8, 2013 6 pm

Gershwin

Jones Hall

Cuban Overture

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Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story I Prologue: Allegro moderato— II Somewhere: Adagio— III Scherzo: Vivace e leggiero— IV Mambo: Meno Presto— V Cha Cha: Andantino con grazia— VI Meeting Scene: Meno mosso, sempre rubato— VII Cool: Swing— VIII Rumble: Molto allegro— IX Finale: Adagio I

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Falla Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) ca. 23 I En el generalife: Allegretto tranquillo e misterioso II Danza lejana: Allegretto giusto— II En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba: Vivo Piazzolla/F. Mechetti

Oblivion Primavera Porteña from Las Quatro Estaciones Porteñas

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Ginastera Danzas del Ballet Estancia, Opus 8a ca. 12 I Los trabajadores agrícolas (The Land Workers): Tempo giusto II Danza del trigo (Wheat Dance): Tranquillo III Los peones de hacienda (The Cattlemen): Mosso e rúvido IV Danza final (Malambo): Allegro *Houston Symphony debut

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Fiesta Sinfónica Familiar is sponsored in part by

This concert is being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

The conductor’s scores for Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story were donated by Mr. & Mrs. Alejandro Chaoul in memory of Mark Chaoul and Fritz Reich. The conductor’s scores for Falla’s Nights in the Garden of Spain were donated by Mr. Ronald C. Borschow. September 2013 27

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Biographies MARCELO LEHNINGER, conductor Brazilian-born Marcelo Lehninger is recognized as one of the most gifted conductors of his generation. Appointed music director of the New West Symphony in Los Angeles, his growing reputation as a dynamic conductor inspires all ages. He begins his tenure as associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra this season. In addition to conducting the Houston Symphony in the U.S., he has led the Boston, National, Hartford, Fairfax and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Florida Orchestra, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, New England Conservatory Philharmonia and Bard College Conservatory Orchestra. An alumnus of the National Conducting Institute, Lehninger made a successful debut with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in 2007 and was invited back in 2008. As music advisor of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas for the 2007-08 season, serving with artistic advisor Plácido Domingo, he conducted the ensemble on a South American tour. In 2008, Lehninger was awarded the first Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship, sponsored by the American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation. In 2011, he participated in the Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, organized by the League of American Orchestras. Before dedicating his career to conducting, Lehninger studied violin and piano. He holds a master’s degree from the Conductors Institute at New York’s Bard College. Visit www.marcelolehninger.com.

GABRIELA MARTINEZ, piano Lauded by The New York Times as “compelling, elegant and incisive,” Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez is quickly establishing a reputation and earning praise as a versatile artist who combines “panache and poetry” (The Dallas Morning News) with a “sense of grace and clarity” (The Star Ledger). In addition to this evening’s debut with the Houston Symphony, she has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Chicago, New Jersey, Fort Worth, Orange County and San Francisco. In Europe, she has performed with the Stuttgart Philharmonic, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, State Philharmonic Orchestra in Halle and Tivoli Symphony Orchestra. She regularly performs with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel. An avid chamber musician, she has collaborated with numerous musicians and ensembles, including Itzhak Perlman and the Takács Quartet. Martinez has won numerous national and international prizes and awards. Her most recent accomplishments include first prize and audience award at the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Dresden. She was a semifinalist at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition where she received a Jury Discretionary Award. She earned her bachelor and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, as a full scholarship student, and her doctorate in Germany. In 2008, she was appointed concert artist faculty at Kean University in New Jersey.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES OCTOBER 2013

Classic Soul October 4, 5, 6, 2013 Michael Krajewski, conductor Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Darius de Haas, vocalist Classic Soul is back! Hear music from the kings and queens of classic soul, including Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Feel the spirit of an era with songs like “Natural Woman” and “Let’s Stay Together.” Then, tap your toes to the rhythms of hits such as “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours” and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.”

Midori Plays Mendelssohn

Music Director October 18, 19, 20, 2013 Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Concert Midori, violin Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 The unrivaled Midori joins Music Director Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Experience the unique intimacy of Midori’s playing, singing out Mendelssohn’s heart-rending passages with grace and delicacy. Then, let the Houston Symphony immerse you in the luxurious romance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

Mozart and Schumann October 24, 26, 27, 2013 Hannu Lintu, conductor Jonathan Fischer, oboe Salonen: Helix Mozart: Oboe Concerto Schumann: Symphony No. 2 Our newly appointed Principal Oboe Jonathan Fischer takes the solo limelight in Mozart’s tuneful Oboe Concerto. Also enjoy Robert Schumann’s burst of inspiration in his Symphony No. 2. Its energetic and whimsical Scherzo—with a sweet and melodious second theme—is one of the composer’s most famous works.

Peter and The Wolf Saturday, October 26, 10 am & 11:30 am Robert Franz, conductor No piece is more of a family classic than Peter and the Wolf. This favorite work will be brought to life through narration by Alley Theatre actor Jeffrey Bean and joined by a cast of characters speaking through the instruments of the orchestra. Come dressed as your favorite character!

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Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto Peter Oundjian, conductor | Kirill Gerstein, piano Thursday, September 12, 2013 8 pm Saturday, September 14, 2013 8 pm Sunday, September 15, 2013 2:30 pm

Verdi

Jones Hall

Overture to La forza del destino

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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23 I Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso II Andantino semplice III Allegro con fuoco I

Debussy

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Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

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Respighi Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) I I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese): Allegretto vivace— II Pini presso una catacomba (Pines near a catacomb): Lento— III I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum): Lento— IV I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way): Tempo di Marcia

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NOTES BY CARL R. CUNNINGHAM | SEPTEMBER 12, 14-15 OVERTURE TO LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Recording Riccardo Muti, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra (Sony) Instrumentation flute, piccolo, pairs of oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps and strings

hough often maligned for its sprawling, complicated libretto, Verdi’s La forza del destino contains much beautiful, lyrical music and is a key work in the composer’s progress toward the broad, mature style of his later operas. First composed between 1861-62 on commission from the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg, the opera was extensively revised for an 1869 production at Milan’s La Scala opera house. The opera is largely based on a work by Spanish playwright Ángel de Saavedra, and its plot basically revolves around conflicts between love, vengeance and atonement among the reclusive heroine, Leonora; her lover, Alvaro, who accidentally kills her father; and her brother, Carlo, who seeks to kill Alvaro. The overture is from the 1869 version and includes many of the loveliest themes from the opera. It begins with a series of loud octave chords in the brass. These chords are immediately followed by Leonora’s nervous “destiny” motive, a theme used at many points in the opera to depict her emotional turmoil as she seeks seclusion

from her troubled love affair with Alvaro, her brother’s hatred for him and the war-torn environment surrounding the central plot. Symbolically, the “destiny” motive also dominates much of the overture, infiltrating many other themes. These include Alvaro’s fourth-act plea for forgiveness from Carlo, played as a plaintive woodwind trio; the arching melody accompanying the text, “Deh, non m’abbandonar,” which soars up first in the violins and woodwinds during Leonora’s big second-act aria; and a clarinet/harp version of another short second-act aria concluding Leonora’s duet with the monk, Padre Guardiano, who grants her refuge in a hermitage. A long, brassy climax brings the overture to a close.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN B-FLAT MINOR, OPUS 23 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) Recording Nikolai Demidenko, with Alexander Lazarev conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion) Instrumentation pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings The world’s most popular piano concerto was also one of the most controversial concertos when it was composed. Nikolai Rubinstein, the intended soloist for its premiere, offended Tchaikovsky so deeply with his objections to the solo part that the composer rescheduled the world premiere for an American tour by a different pianist.

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Notwithstanding its immense popularity and immediate public acceptance, the form of the First Piano Concerto has always puzzled musical scholars and may have been the cause of Rubinstein’s complaints. Specifically, the huge piano chords and the bold, majestic orchestral theme at the outset are set in a different tonality than the rest of the first movement. They never recur anywhere in the concerto, leaving the impression that Tchaikovsky missed a chance to give one of his greatest tunes a triumphant reprise. Typically, this whole section is considered a long introduction to the body of the concerto, whose first theme is a quick, skipping octave melody derived from a Ukrainian folk song Tchaikovsky had noted down in his sketchbooks. Following a bravura solo passage for the pianist (the second of many in the concerto), the woodwinds and piano introduce a yearning second theme, which is quickly intertwined with a song-like third theme. All three themes are involved in the developmental interplay, while the second and third dominate the closing pages of the movement. Tchaikovsky’s extended cadenza makes imaginative use of the yearning second theme. The slow movement begins as a song-like melody stated in the flute over a simple string accompaniment and then taken up by the piano. Its middle section and repetition are decorated with a filigreed accompaniment, largely by the piano. The central portion of the movement suddenly becomes a daredevil light-fingered scherzo. The serene opening melody returns to round off the movement. The finale is a charging rondo, whose broad, flaming second theme becomes the subject of a thrilling coda. Its bold grandeur balances the majestic theme that opened the first movement. The printed music for Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was donated by Ms. Marilyn Holtz.

PRÉLUDE À L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE (PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Recording Jean Martinon and the French National Radio Orchestra (EMI Classics) Instrumentation three flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, percussion, two harps and strings “The Afternoon of a Faun” had three remarkable incarnations. Its artistic existence began as a symbolist poem by Stéphane Mallarmé, in which a young faun reflects upon his first sexual adventures. (Mallarmé made three versions of the poem between 1865 and 1876.) Claude Debussy took up the subject between 1892 and 1894, just as he was beginning to make major artistic statements as an impressionist composer. And in 1912, Vaslav Nijinsky, star of the Ballets Russes, turned the poem and Debussy’s prelude into a legendary dance solo. Debussy’s score is as diaphanous as Mallarmé’s poem, seeming to move willfully and effortlessly from one musical idea to the next. However, its lush harmonic texture and languid profile identify it as an early example of Debussy’s involvement with Impressionism, lacking the piquancy heard in much of his later music. Debussy scholars have often linked the chromaticism of its opening flute theme to Debussy’s alleged dalliance with Wagner-

NOTES | TCHAIKOVSKY’S PIANO CONCERTO | SEPTEMBER 12, 14-15 ism, resulting from his visits to Bayreuth in the late 1880s. However, commentator William W. Austin calls attention to an influence much closer to home: the sensuous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix” from SaintSaëns’ opera, Samson et Dalila. In his essay accompanying the Norton critical edition of the score, Austin notes the close similarity between the melodic profile of the aria and the opening flute solo in Debussy’s prelude. The structure of the prelude is hard to define, given that the opening theme, especially, disguises itself in different shapes and moods just as unexpectedly as a chameleon changes color. Essentially, it is a large threepart form (ABA) whose opening section is dominated by the chromatic quasi-improvisatory flute melody and various little themes that stem from it. In that respect, it mirrors Mallarmé’s poetic depiction of the faun’s capricious adventures in the forest. Toward the center of the work, a broader, more passionate theme is introduced by the full woodwind choir and then taken up by the strings in a climactic phrase. Flute and harp then restate the opening theme, leading to a magically soft conclusion that simply vanishes into thin air. The printed music for Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn was donated by Mrs. W. D. Kent, Jack and Pat DerHovsepian.

PINI DI ROMA (PINES OF ROME) Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Recording Claudio Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon) Instrumentation three flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, organ, piano, nightingale recording and strings offstage: four trumpets, two trombones As Italy’s most colorful orchestral composer in the early 20th century, Ottorino Respighi lavished his talent on three brilliant symphonic poems suggesting the sights and sounds of the city of Rome. Though The Pines of Rome was the second to be composed, it has become the most famous of the three. Its four movements offer tableaux from different points in the city’s history, witSeptember 2013 35

NOTES | TCHAIKOVSKY’S PIANO CONCERTO | SEPTEMBER 12, 14-15 nessed by ancient pine trees that have stood sentinel for centuries, perhaps millenia, over different vantage points in the city. In “The Pines of the Villa Borghese,” chattering woodwinds portray a covey of children playing a game in the villa’s sunlit courtyard. “Pines near a Catacomb” take the listener to an ancient, deserted chapel, where monks seem to rise from the catacombs to chant a processional at evening vespers. “The Pines of the Janiculum” is a nocturnal idyll, where the clarinet whispers through the branches like the soft breeze in a long, diaphanous solo, interrupted by the chirping of an electronic “nightingale” as dawn breaks. Lastly, in “The Pines along the Appian Way,” ghosts of Roman soldiers arise from the paving stones in a brassy recollection of their heroic marches into the heart of the city. The conductor’s scores for Respighi’s Pini di Roma was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde. ©2013, Carl R. Cunningham

Biographies PETER OUNDJIAN, conductor Famed for his orchestra-building skills and audience engagement, last season Peter Oundjian began a new stage of his career as music director of the Scottish National Orchestra. His first season featured a tour through China. Since the beginning of his music directorship with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2004, Oundjian became an integral part of the orchestra’s rebirth. He created the Mozart Festival and the New Creations Festival, which celebrates contemporary and commissioned works. In 2008, he launched tso LIVE, a selfproduced label. He and the orchestra have released six recordings on the label. He was previously principal guest conductor and artistic advisor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. As guest conductor, recent and future engagements include concerts with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as the Paris Orchestra, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to these Houston Symphony performances, other U.S. highlights include concerts with orchestras in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and St. Louis. He has conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and made his Japanese debut with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 2013. Originally trained as a violinist, Toronto-born Peter Oundjian was educated at the Royal College of Music in London and New York’s Juilliard School. He was the longest-serving first violinist of 36

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the renowned Tokyo String Quartet, a position he held for 14 years. He is now in his 32nd year as a visiting professor at the Yale School of Music. In 2009, he received an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In January 2013, Oundjian was awarded the Samuel Simons Sanford Medal for distinguished service to music, the highest honor bestowed by the Yale School of Music. Previous recipients include Pierre Boulez, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson and Mstislav Rostropovich.

KIRILL GERSTEIN, piano The multifaceted pianist Kirill Gerstein has rapidly ascended into classical music’s highest ranks. He reaches beyond the classical genre with his unique background in jazz, combined with a masterful technique, musical curiosity and an energetic and expressive musical personality. In January 2010, Gerstein received the Gilmore Artist Award. The award is made to an exceptional pianist who possesses broad and profound musicianship and desires a career as a major international concert artist. He has since shared his Gilmore prize by commissioning boundarycrossing new works by Brad Mehldau and Chick Corea. Gerstein was also awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2010. He received a 2002 Gilmore Young Artist Award and first prize at the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. In recent seasons, he performed with major U.S. and European orchestras. Last season, he debuted at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and made a return visit to the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Gerstein’s first recording for Myrios Classics—recital works by Schumann, Liszt and Oliver Knussen—was named one of the 10 best recordings of 2010 by the New York Times. It is followed by a duo recital disc with Tabea Zimmermann. Born in 1979 in Voronezh, Russia, Gerstein attended one of the country’s special music schools and taught himself to play jazz by listening to his parents’ extensive record collection. He came to the U.S. at 14 to study jazz piano, the youngest student ever to attend Boston’s Berklee College of Music. At 16, he focused on classical music and moved to New York to attend the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s of music degrees. Kirill Gerstein became an American citizen in 2003 and is currently a professor of piano at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart.

A New Steinway for the Symphony The Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues have given the orchestra the “gift of music” in the form of a brand new Steinway concert grand piano. Houston Symphony League, Vice President of Fundraising, Betty Tutor led the campaign that collected almost $130,000 in donations to fund the purchase of the new instrument. In recognition of the Leagues’ 75th Anniversary in 2012, they wanted to do something special for the Symphony’s Centennial Season, as well as honor Symphony founder and the very first League President, Miss Ima Hogg, who was an accomplished pianist. The arrival of this melodious gift couldn’t have been more timely. Some of the greatest pianists in the world will be performing during the Symphony’s Centennial Season. Superstars like Kirill Gerstein, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Ingrid Fliter and Daniil Trifonov will each have the opportunity to dance their fingertips across the new Steinway. The piano is a welcomed gift to the organization. In 2001, the Symphony lost two Steinway pianos when Jones Hall flooded from Tropical Storm Allison. The Symphony replaced one of the Steinways thanks to a generous donation from Helen Rosenbaum in 2001. Currently, guest pianists can choose between that piano and another Steinway that is borrowed from Jones Hall’s Houston First. The addition gives the orchestra great versatility, as guest pianists will now be able to choose which instrument best suits the repertoire that they are performing. Selecting the new Steinway was an extraordinarily rare treat for a few lucky League and Symphony staff members. The group traveled to the Steinway Factory in New York City last spring and met with Steinway artist, award-winning pianist and longtime friend of the Symphony, Kirill Gerstein, who was invited to help select the right piano. Gerstein tested several pianos before narrowing his choice to one that he felt was the perfect fit for the acoustics in Jones Hall. According to Gerstein, this new instrument “has a larger sound than the current concert pianos and will be a great fit for all types of repertoire. If it sounds good now ‘at birth’ then it will only get better as it matures.” Gerstein debuts the instrument with his performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Houston Symphony, led by Peter Oundjian, on September 12, 14 and 15.

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Joshua Bell Returns Lawrence Foster, conductor | Joshua Bell, violin Friday, September 20, 2013 8 pm Saturday, September 21, 2013 8 pm Sunday, September 22, 2013 2:30 pm

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Shell Favorite Masters Series

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of this concert:

Shell Oil Company, a long-time major contributor to the Houston Symphony, is underwriting the Symphony’s Favorite Masters Series once again as part of Shell’s continuing commitment to the communities it serves. Shell is proud to continue its history of support for the Houston Symphony that includes title sponsorship of the 1997 tour of 11 European cities in five countries and the 1998 U.S. tour of nine cities. Since it was founded, Shell Oil Company has invested more than $1 billion in charitable, cultural and educational organizations throughout Houston and the U.S. Shell support of culture and the arts encompasses a wide range of symphony, opera and theatre groups, as well as the visual arts and science museums, libraries and zoos. Shell has received a broad range of national awards over the years, including the Business Committee for the Arts Award and the City of Houston’s recognition for outstanding support of the arts. Shell also received the Outstanding Corporation Award from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. The Houston Symphony salutes Shell Oil Company and applauds its support of the Symphony and other arts and culture institutions throughout the nation.

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DANCE OF THE PERSIAN MAIDENS FROM KHOVANSHCHINA

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Recording Eiji Oue conducting the Minnesota Orchestra (Reference)

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Instrumentation piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes (one doubling English horn), clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings

Supporter Rolaine and Morrie Abramson Gloria and Joe Pryzant in memory of Renée & Benjamin Danziger Paul Strand Thomas Benefactor Cameron Mitchell Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support over the years. This weekend, the Houston Symphony proudly honors: Shell Oil Company The Mach Family/ Cora Sue & Harry and Steve & Joella The Wortham Foundation, Inc. The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

ussorgsky’s final opera, Khovanshchina, deals with the violent cultural clashes between old feudal traditions in Russia and the new Westernized thinking adopted by Peter the Great when he became emperor in the 18th century. Love, politics and religion are all intertwined in the conspiratorial plot, but certain operatic traditions prevail in Mussorgsky’s telling of the story. A set of divertissements featuring a troupe of dancers is one of those traditions. It occurs toward the beginning of Act Four in Khovanshchina, where Prince Ivan Khovansky, who represents the old feudal ways of thinking, is entertained by a group of serving girls and Persian slaves. The dance follows the prelude and opening chorus of the act and it begins with a long, mournful melody repeated several times by the English horn. Gradually, the oriental flavor and sinuous character of this melody give way to faster, more vigorous strains as the dancing gathers excitement. Eventually, this languorous melody returns, but it is followed by an exuberant set of concluding dances that come to a very abrupt end.

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OPUS 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Recording Joshua Bell, with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (Sony) Instrumentation pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings Tchaikovsky spent the winter of 1877-78 at Clarens, Switzerland, interspersed with visits to Paris, Italy and Vienna. During that winter, he completed three of his most enduring masterpieces: the opera Eugene Onegin, the Fourth Symphony and the Violin Concerto. The concerto was prompted by a visit to Clarens from Tchaikovsky’s former student at the Moscow Conservatory, the talented young violinist Yosif Kotek. During the visit, the two musicians played over Édouard Lalo’s recently completed violin concerto, the September 2013 39

BIOGRAPHIES | JOSHUA BELL RETURNS | SEPTEMBER 20-22 Symphonie espagnole, and the experience caused Tchaikovsky to postpone work on a new piano sonata and take up a violin concerto instead. It was spontaneously composed and orchestrated in less than a month (March 17-April 11, 1878). The solo part is laden with virtuoso effects, many of which decorate or accompany the song-like melodies that flesh out the concerto’s clear and simple design. Following an orchestral introduction, the violin expounds upon the main theme, including two dashing tunes that are added onto it, and then takes up the lyrical second theme. After a series of violinistic flourishes from the soloist, the orchestra dramatically returns the main theme to the spotlight, concluding the exposition with a powerful new theme. The soloist is spotlighted in a lengthy exhibition of virtuoso playing as the various themes are developed, and a showy solo cadenza is added. The flute takes up the main theme as the recapitulation begins, eventually joined in a duet with the solo violin. As all the themes return, the music rises to a long, exciting climax highlighted by a brilliant display of virtuosity from the soloist. The short, beautiful Canzonetta replaced an earlier slow movement that Tchaikovsky deemed unsatisfactory for the concerto and used elsewhere. Plaintive woodwinds and a haunting minor-mode melody frame the outer sections of this gemlike song form. The character of Russian dance music dominates the three themes of the finale, all of which are repeated as the concerto winds its way to an exuberant conclusion. The printed music for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde.

FANTASIA ON GREENSLEEVES FROM SIR JOHN IN LOVE Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Arranged by Ralph Greaves Recording Richard Hickox conducting the Royal Northern Sinfonia (EMI Classics) Instrumentation two flutes, harp and strings Settings of English ballads abound in the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, so it is not surprising that the famed Elizabethan folk tune, “Greensleeves,” should turn up in his 1929 opera, Sir John in Love, based upon Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Ralph Greaves made the present orchestral arrangement in 1934. The tune was not composed by Henry VIII as he wooed Anne Boleyn, as erroneously thought, but it appeared in Elizabethan lute books beginning in 1580. The title suggests that a promiscuous lady might have greened her sleeves while lolling on the grass with her lover. Vaughan Williams assigned it as a prominent aria for Mistress Page when she and Mistress Ford conspire to trick Falstaff in Act Three of the opera. It appears again orchestrally in the Herne’s Oak scene of Act Five. The fantasia takes the form of a simple three-part setting, with a contrasting folksong, “Lovely Joan,” placed in the faster middle section of the piece. The tune is ingeniously placed in the middle of the string texture, played by the second violins and violas at its first appearance, then deeper down in the violas and cellos when it returns at the end. 40

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ENIGMA VARIATIONS, OPUS 36 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Recording Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (EMI Classics) Instrumentation pairs of flutes (one doubling piccolo), oboes, clarinets and bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, organ and strings Friday, October 21, 1898, had been another hard day of teaching violin students for Edward Elgar. After dinner, he sat down at the piano and started musing over the keys. All of a sudden, his wife, Alice, roused him from his woolgathering. “Edward, that’s a good tune,” she said. “Play it again; I like that tune.” Fortunately, Elgar collected his thoughts and the tune became the theme of his celebrated Enigma Variations, in which he composed 13 musical character sketches of his cherished wife and friends, plus a self-portrait in the grandiose finale. By February 5, the piece was finished, and he orchestrated it over the next 13 days. His dream of a glorious premiere also came true when the famed German conductor, Hans Richter, agreed to conduct it at the opening of his London concert season on June 19, 1899. Elgar did not add the name “Enigma” to the title until shortly before the premiere, then further confused the public by referring to a mysterious “dark saying” behind the theme and to another larger, unplayed theme somehow involved with the entire work. Whether he meant a musical theme or a philosophical one, audiences and theme detectives were quickly distracted from the tonal splendor of the music at hand, trying to find hidden meanings between bar lines and music staves. Each variation is labeled with the initials, nickname or surname of the person described, beginning with a lyrical tribute to Elgar’s wife, Alice (C. A. E.). Frivolous, abrupt and gentle moods pass in parade as Elgar describes the idiosyncrasies of his 13 friends. Among the most striking are the delicate sixth variation (“Ysobel”) characterizing Isabel Fitton, one of Elgar’s viola students; the rambunctious seventh variation (“Troyte”) describing the jerky, harried piano playing of architect/painter Troyte Griffith; and the buoyant tenth variation (“Dorabella”) characterizing the light-footed dancing of Dora Penny, whom Elgar nicknamed after a character in Mozart’s opera, Così fan tutte. Variation 13 (labeled with three asterisks and titled “Romanza”) secretly describes Lady Mary Lygon, an amateur choir director, and in this piece, the clarinet quotes a melody from Mendelssohn’s overture, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. Elgar dedicated the noble, soaring ninth variation (“Nimrod”) to his great friend and champion, August Johannes Jaeger of the Novello music publishing firm. The printed music for Elgar’s Enigma Variations was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde. ©2013, Carl R. Cunningham

Biographies LAWRENCE FOSTER, conductor Former Houston Symphony Music Director Lawrence Foster now

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JOSHUA BELL, violin Often referred to as the “poet of the violin,” Joshua Bell’s stunning virtuosity, beautiful tone and charismatic stage presence have brought him universal acclaim. An Avery Fisher Prize recipient and Musical America’s 2010 Instrumentalist of the Year, Bell received the New York Recording Academy Honors in June 2013. Recently

appointed as music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bell is the first person to hold this title since Sir Neville Marriner formed the orchestra in 1958. The orchestra’s first recording under Bell’s leadership, Beethoven’s 4th th and 7 symphonies from Sony Classical, debuted in February at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical music chart. Bell has recorded more than 40 CDs garnering Mercury, Grammy®, Gramophone and Echo Klassik awards. Recent releases include French Impressions with pianist Jeremy Denk, the eclectic At Home With Friends, the Defiance soundtrack, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, The Red Violin Concerto and Voice of the Violin. Billboard named Romance of the Violin the 2004 Classical CD of the Year and Bell the Classical Artist of the Year. His discography encompasses critically acclaimed performances of the major violin repertoire in addition to John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning soundtrack, The Red Violin. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Bell received his first violin at age 4; at age 12, he began studying with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. Two years later, Bell came to national attention in his debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and at age 17, made his Carnegie Hall debut. Bell’s career has now spanned more than 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor. Bell performs on the 1713 Huberman Stradivarius.

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holds the position of music director with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille. This season sees productions of La traviata and Le roi d’Ys. Future operas include The Flying Dutchman, Falstaff and Madama Butterfly. Following a successful 10-year tenure as artistic director and chief conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Foster now becomes the orchestra’s conductor laureate. He and the orchestra have toured extensively and recorded highly acclaimed discs for PentaTone Classics. Future performances as a guest conductor include appearances with Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris (both with Ute Lemper), with Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Lucerne Festival (with Evgeny Kissin), Orchestre National de Lyon, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Copenhagen Philharmonic and Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de São Paulo. He will make return visits to the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Konzerthausorchester Berlin, take part in Krzysztof Penderecki’s 80th birthday celebrations in November and tour China with NDR Radiophilharmonie. Also a prolific opera conductor, Foster works regularly at Hamburgische Staatsoper. Future opera engagements include Rusalka for Opéra de Monte Carlo, and San Francisco and Welsh National operas. Earlier this year, Foster received the L’Orfée d’Or award from L’Académie National du Disque Lyrique for his recording of Vincent d’Indy’s L’Etranger with Opera et Orchestre National de Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon. Born in 1941 in Los Angeles to Romanian parents, Lawrence Foster has been a major champion of the music of George Enescu, serving as artistic director of the George Enescu Festival from 1998 to 2001. His latest Enescu recording—his own orchestration of the String Octet with Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo for EMI—was released in 2009. In 2003, he was decorated by the Romanian President for services to Romanian Music.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 28-29, 2013

Beethoven 7 Plus Rachmaninoff Matthew Halls, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus, Charles Hausmann, director Thursday, September 26, 2013 8 pm Saturday, September 28, 2013 8 pm Sunday, September 29, 2013 2:30 pm

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NOTES BY CARL R. CUNNINGHAM | SEPTEMBER 26, 28-29 THE BELLS, OPUS 35 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Recording Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chorus and soloists (Decca) Instrumentation piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, six horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, upright percussion, harp, celesta, piano, optional organ and strings

Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support over the years. This weekend, the Houston Symphony proudly honors: GDF Suez Energy North America Mrs. Kitty King Powell/ Powell Foundation Northern Trust The William Stamps Farish Fund

The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

hile Sergei Rachmaninoff and Edgar Allen Poe were worlds apart in their geographic, cultural and linguistic upbringing, there was an affinity between their artistic talents and their outlook on life. The poetry of Poe is so strong in musical rhythm that it hardly resists the temptation to be sung. A tender poetic feeling is often a salient trait of Rachmaninoff’s melody and harmony. And the artistic creations of both men were cloaked in a spirit of sadness and melancholy. The Bells was composed in 1913, during the high years of Rachmaninoff’s career as an orchestral composer. While he usually referred to the work by its given title, he called it his “Third Symphony” on at least one occasion, suggesting some association with the idea of a choral symphony. Such symphonies are rare in the history of symphonic form, but it is interesting to note that The Bells followed closely after two other significant works in that medium: Gustav Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony (1906-07) and Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony (1903-09). Later examples include Gustav Holst’s seldom-heard First Choral Symphony (1924-25) and Igor Stravinsky’s choral-orchestral masterpiece, Symphony of Psalms (1930). Admittedly, the character of The Bells is more lyrical than developmental, but its large outlines share certain similarities with symphonic form. The four sections of Poe’s text are set as separate movements roughly paralleling the four movements of a standard symphony: a joyous fast movement depicting the silver sleigh bells of youth, a sensuous slow movement for the golden wedding bells and a furious scherzo for the third movement telling of brass alarm bells signaling a terrifying fire. Only in the final slow dirge, telling of tolling funeral bells, does the work seem to stray from the symphonic norm. Separate soloists are assigned to the first, third and fourth movements, and the tenor leads off, following Rachmaninoff’s glistening orchestral evocation of sleigh bells with a long, clarion call to hear their “silver sound.” The first movement is full of bright joyous musical devices—high trills, quivering tremolos, light woodwind duets running up the scale, laughing choral harmonies and a general tone of happy excitement. But the music relaxes, ending quietly as Poe’s poem summons images of universal slumber and dreamless peace. A gently rocking theme, played by the violins and violas shortly before the end of the first movement, is immediately transformed into the introductory phrase of the slow movement. The kernel of this theme is a sort of musical motto for many Rachmaninoff works, tracing the outline of the “Dies Irae” melody from the plainchant Requiem Mass. This drooping musical symbol of encroaching mortality persists throughout the remainder of The Bells, and though prominent in the slow movement, it is enchantingly intertwined with the voluptuous chromatic bridal theme sung by the soprano soloist. The third movement, a scherzo involving only the chorus and orchestra, twists the rocking theme into jagged stair step shapes as Rachmaninoff joins the poet in a terrifying depiction of a city fire. Here, the “clamor of the bells” is the penetrating sound of big, brass alarm bells on fire wagons, whose insistent ringing spreads from the high strings, woodwinds and harp throughout the whole orchestra and chorus during the first part of the movement. Beyond its fearful tonal effects, the movement is a virtuoso piece for the chorus. In some later editions of the work, Rachmaninoff thought it wise to simplify the choral parts. For the funereal closing movement, Rachmaninoff doubtless had the deep tolling sound of huge Russian church bells in mind, as suggested by the combination of muted horns and strings, and low-lying harp chords at the beginning of the movement. A florid English horn melody provides the introduction to a long, wailing dirge sung by the baritone soloist, again elaborating upon the motto theme and intensifying in its grief with each comSeptember 2013 43

NOTES | BEETHOVEN 7 PLUS RACHMANINOFF | SEPTEMBER 26, 28-29 mentary by the chorus. Finally, as Poe’s text indicates, the release of suffering brought by death and “quiet of the tomb” bring the score to a correspondingly quiet, peaceful conclusion.

movement, which combines elements of a large rondo form with the spirit of an Irish reel. Its high horn parts are noteworthy for their exuberant sound and the exhausting technical challenges they pose.

The printed music for Rachmaninoff’s The Bells was donated by an anonymous donor.

SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OPUS 92 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Recording Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Telarc) Instrumentation pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings The year 1812 was a dividing line between the best of times and the worst of times in Beethoven’s life. During that year, he completed both the Seventh and Eighth symphonies, two of his most joyous, carefree pieces. With them, he looked back upon a large catalogue of major works that were bringing him considerable financial prosperity. In July, he had a fateful romantic encounter with an unnamed woman (presumably Antonie Brentano) which resulted in the celebrated letter to his “Immortal Beloved.” By September, however, the morally straight-laced composer was involved in a legal dispute to break up an illicit affair between his younger brother and the man’s housekeeper. Early in 1813, a state of depression set in and friends reported finding Beethoven in a weakened, disheveled condition, having gone without food for three days in a possible attempt to end his life, according to biographer Maynard Solomon. Artistically speaking, were it not for a few late cello, violin and piano sonatas, it could not be said that Beethoven produced any music of serious consequence for nearly another decade, until he began the final string quartets, the Missa solemnis and Ninth Symphony in the early 1820s. Several aspects of the Seventh Symphony are unusual. Its opening movement is prefaced by the longest introductory section of any symphony until the gigantic symphonies of Mahler at the end of the 19th century. This serene introduction almost constitutes an independent movement and when its lovely ascending scale passages have run their extended course, it leads into a joyous sonata movement whose dance-like rhythm sets the emotional tone for the whole symphony. The second movement is unusual in that its tempo marking, “Allegretto,” does not constitute a genuine slow movement. (Similarly, Beethoven omitted a slow movement in his Eighth Symphony.) In its formal design, the movement is a hybrid combining elements of a large three-part song form (A-B-A plus codetta) with a set of variations. The third movement is novel in two respects. It moves to the slightly distant tonalities of F major and D major, and it enlarges the typical Scherzo and Trio from a three-part (A-B-A) form to a five-part design (A-B-A-B-A plus codetta). This was an expansion Beethoven previously attempted but later excised from the Scherzo of his Fifth Symphony—and employed later in the gigantic Scherzo of his Ninth Symphony. Beethoven’s celebration of dance music is completed in the fourth 44

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Biographies MATTHEW HALLS, conductor The word “versatile” is often applied to musicians. In the case of the British conductor Matthew Halls, it is particularly well deserved. Although he first came to prominence as a keyboard player and early music conductor, Halls, still in his 30s, is now better known for his dynamic and intelligent work with major symphony orchestras and opera companies, and for his probing and vibrant interpretations of music of all periods. For his debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2013, he led a highly-acclaimed performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. He first led Washington, D.C.’s National Symphony Orchestra in performances of Handel’s Messiah; he returned the following season to lead works by Ravel, Dutilleux and Vaughan Williams. In addition to this return visit with the Houston Symphony, recent and upcoming North American engagements include the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Colorado Symphony, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. In July 2011, he appeared for the first time at the Oregon Bach Festival. Such was the impact of his performances there that he was immediately asked to succeed Helmuth Rilling as artistic director of the Festival. He assumed the post at the close of the 2013 festival. European orchestras are equally eager to welcome Halls to their podiums, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Tonkünstler-Orchestra NÖ. He appears regularly with the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra. He is invited to Australia to conduct the Melbourne and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Halls’ discography includes acclaimed CDs of Handel, Bach and Purcell. Visit www.schwalbeandpartners.com.

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CHARLES HAUSMANN, director Dr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986. He has prepared the group for more than 600 concerts, led them on numerous tours to Mexico and Europe and worked with more than 40 acclaimed conductors, including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/ orchestral masterworks. As director of graduate choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music since 1985, Hausmann supervises the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting, teaches choral conducting and literature and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir. An active church musician, he has conducted church choirs in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. He currently serves as director of Choral Music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston where he led the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (Spring 2008). He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, appearing as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, and performed Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Support the Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment supports activities that enrich Houston’s musical life and enhance the high professional standards of the all-volunteer Chorus. For more on how you can help ensure the artistic future of the Chorus, call Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager, at (713) 3378529 or visit hschorus.org.

Charles Hausmann, Director Hyeok Lee Assistant Director

Sarah Berggren Chorus Manager

First Soprano Ramona Alms Alice Beckstrom Sarah Berggren Robyn Branning Jennifer Campbell Laura Christian Alicia Cox Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Suzanne Gregory Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Amy Ingram Sarah Keifer Kat Kunz Pam Magnuson** Rita Minter Marissa Nugent Theresa Olin Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Deborah Spencer Ryan Stickney Cecilia Sun Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Heidi Walton Beth Weidler Pam Wilhite

Lorri Curto Corita Dubose Christine Economides Mary Gahr Kelly Goodin Susan Hall* Linda Herron Judy Hill Holly Johnson Berma Kinsey Cindie Lavenda Joyce Lewis Mary Lopushansky Judy Morehouse Lisa Morfin** Cynthia Mulder Marie Parisot Linda Renner Carolyn Rogan* June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Shelby Stratmann Erin Walsh Vicki Westbrook Kat White Patsy Wilson

Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Lauren Bass Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic* Anne Campbell Diana Candida Chelsea Curto Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Kellie Garden Debbie Hannah* Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska Sapna Kumar Rashida Moore Carol Ostlind* Linda Peters Belinda Rossiter Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Megan Kennedy Shedden Elizabeth Snelling Paige Sommer Veronica Stevens Suzanne Thacker Nancy Vernau First Alto Krista Borstell Pat Bumpus Barbara Bush Elizabeth Chitwood Nancy Christopherson Robin Clarkson Rochella Cooper

Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams Sarah Clark* Evelyn Clift Ceci Corredor Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Thi Ha Catherine Howard Lois Howell Helen Hughes Miriam Lenon Crystal Meadows** Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Linda Richardson Holly Soehnge Mary Voigt Bonnie Wilson Kaye Windel-Garza First Tenor Adam Britcher Robert Browning James Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field Robert Gomez* Patrick Hanley Steven Hazel Donald Howie Francisco Izaguirre Chris Lund Darrell Mayon Jim Moore** Peter Peropoulos Douglas Rodenberger Gottfried Schiller

Scott Holshouser Accompanist

Tony Sessions Librarian

David Schoen* Tony Sessions Charles Thornburg

George Howe Nobuhide Kobori Kevin Kvam Alan MacAdams Bryan McMicken Scott Mermelstein Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt Daniel Robertson Doug Sander Eric Skelly James Wilhite

Second Tenor Bob Alban Amir Bel-Ami Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers Nicholas DeMaio Donn Dubois Jorge Fandino Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert Sajju George John Grady Craig Hill Philip Lewis Michael McCarver Will Mize Greg Railsback Dewell Springer Tony Vazquez Lee Williams**

*Council Member **Section Leader As of August 1, 2013

First Bass Jonathan Aigner Steve Abercia Joe Anzaldua Rich Arenschiedlt Greg Barra Jon Bauer Justin Becker Eldo Bergman Brandon Bingham Claude Bitner John Bond Bruce Boyle Peter Christian Steve Dukes Will Hailey Taylor Harper Scott Hassett Stephen James Cletus Johnson Max Locher Jay Lopez** Ken Mathews* Will McCallum Kevin Newman Gary Scullin Mark Standridge Paul Van Dorn Joe Villareal Kevin Wallace Sean Warley Second Bass Wilton Adams** Keith Burton Bill Cheadle John Colson Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Tom Everage Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David Fox Mike Gilbert Matt Henderson* Terry Henderson September 2013 45

EducaTIon and Community Engagement Programs

Thousands attend Day of Music

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Guests who attended the Houston Symphony’s inaugural Day of Music on July 13 were eyewitnesses to the uniting power of music. Around 10,000 people jumped between the Jones Hall main stage and four other constructed stages throughout the building for a 13-hour festival designed to celebrate Houston’s musical diversity. With more than 30 performers, including two concerts by the Houston Symphony, musical groups and artists from all across Houston’s musical landscape were represented: blues guitarist Milton Hopkins, Celtic ensemble Clandestine, Mariachi MECA, The Texas Brass Band, Kaminari Taiko Drumming of Houston, Baroque music from Mercury, indie rock band The Wheel Workers, The Conrad Johnson Orchestra, The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas, The Houston Symphonic Band, The KTSU Jazz Quartet and many more. Each act performed for 30 minutes and different stages had overlapping start and end times, creating a constant flow of music in

the building. Most of the time, guests could choose between two different groups performing simultaneously in different parts of Jones Hall. So after the Symphony’s family-themed concert, guests could hear either Celtic rock in the front lobby or classical chamber music in the lower lobby. Later on, guests could choose between a Klezmer band in the rear lobby or Mariachi on the patio. In addition to the performances, many guests had a blast (literally) at the Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo where kids and adults could try out orchestral instruments. Other activities included face painting, harmonica clinics and a collection of food trucks next door on the Jones Plaza. The Centennial Season is a celebration! In hosting an event like this, the Houston Symphony wanted to create an opportunity to share music in all its many forms with not only current audiences but the whole city as well. It was a gift to the City of Houston, to its citizens and to the vibrant performing arts community that contributes so much to the quality of life here. Day of Music was supported in part by The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation.

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 87,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for more than 110,000 Houstonians free-of-charge.

GUARANTOR - $100,000+ M.D. Anderson Foundation Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Symphony Endowment John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods UNDERWRITER - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation ExxonMobil Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund JPMorgan Chase Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Sterling-Turner Foundation

PARTNER - $15,000+ Bank of America Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s Foundation Wells Fargo PATRON - $10,000+ Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The Powell Foundation The Schissler Foundation Schlumberger, Ltd. Vivian L. Smith Foundation Vaughn Foundation BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Devon Energy Corporation Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Strake Foundation Swift Energy Company DONOR - $1,000+ Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation

These programs are also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund The Hearst Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation 46

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Musician Sponsorship

Twenty years and counting A dedicated patron makes for a more dedicated musician. This statement easily rings true for Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi and their sponsored musician, Associate Concertmaster Eric Halen. “As a member of the Houston Symphony for 26 years, I have met many special people in this community who share my love for the great music we perform. Among those are the Kalsis, and I’m so proud to have them as my sponsors,” said Halen. The Kalsis are longtime Symphony subscribers who have enjoyed the music of the Houston Symphony since they were “poor students” in the 1960s. Their early love of music began as children when Marie-

Luise Kalsi remembers her mother singing from the radio to her and her siblings while Kalsi enjoyed singing with his family at their home in India. Now, it’s the live Symphony performances at Jones Hall that excite them and inspired their sponsorship of Eric Halen, a relationship that has lasted for more than 20 years. “How we met Eric is quite vague now, but we were attracted to his excellent musicianship and modesty,” said Marie-Luise. Halen remembered being “immediately struck by the Kalsi’s personal warmth, the intensity of their love of great music and their belief in the importance of the Symphony to the community. I know that Marie-Luise has been studying the piano since her youth, and Kalsi practices the piano also. Perhaps it is because of their own personal relationship with music that they feel such passion for the development of music in Houston.” From discussing their favorite Symphony performances to attending a private concert that Eric and his brother gave for their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, the three have enjoyed a delightful friendship beyond the concert stage and one that Eric finds personally motivating. “As we work to produce fine concerts for our audiences, it means so very much to look out at the audience and see the Kalsis and others for whom we know our concerts are so important and who are listening so closely and intently. It makes our work so much more enjoyable and even more worthwhile,” said Halen.

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, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, at (713) 337-8521 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal

Alexander & Lorraine Dell Paula Page, Harp, Principal

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

Mr. Scott Ensell Donald Howey, Double Bass

Beth Madison Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster

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

Mrs. William Estrada Robert Pastorek, Double Bass

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

Gloria & Joe Pryzant Jennifer Owen, Second Violin, Principal

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

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

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

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 Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal 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

Gene & Linda Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone

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

Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Viola, Associate Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, French Horn Nancy & Robert Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion

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

Mrs. Lila Rauch Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal

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

Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Roman & Sally Reed Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon

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

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

Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn & Oboe

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

Betty & Gene McDavid Linda Goldstein, Viola

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

Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet, Acting Associate Principal Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William K. VerMeulen, French Horn, Principal

Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal

Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Catherine Jane Merchant Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon Robert Walp, Trumpet, Assistant Principal Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Brian E. Thomas, French Horn Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, First Violin, Cameron Mitchell Associate Concertmaster Christine Pastorek, Second Violin

John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello

Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola

Paul & Rita Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon

Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Phyllis Herdliska, Viola

Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Clarinet, Acting Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Wayne Brooks, Viola, Principal

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster

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

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela O. Frusina, Second Violin Arthur & Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Susan & Edward Osterberg Alexandra Adkins, First Violin

Donna & Tim Shen Tina Zhang, Associate Principal Second Violin

Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Bassoon, Principal

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Thomas L. Molloy, Viola Mr. Mike Stude Ruth Zeger, Second Violin Alice & Terry Thomas John DeWitt, Trumpet, Associate Principal Paul Strand Thomas Robert E. Johnson, French Horn, Associate Principal Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Allen Barnhill, Trombone, Principal Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Trombone, Associate Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Alexander Potiomkin, Clarinet Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Paula Page, Harp, Principal Dede & Connie Weil Amy E. Teare, Second Violin Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Dr. Jim T. Willerson Anne Leek, Oboe, Associate Principal Margaret Alkek Williams Frank Huang, First Violin, Concertmaster Steven & Nancy Williams Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello

Lorraine & Ed Wulfe The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation 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 Anonymous Sheldon Person, Viola

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Houston Symphony Endowment The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society.

Trustees Alexandra Pruner Michael Mithoff

Steven P. Mach, President Prentiss Burt

Jesse B. Tutor Fredric A. Weber

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525 or Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 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 Hewlett-Packard Company Chair: Marina Brubaker, first violin 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 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)

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Symphony Society Board Executive Committee President Robert A. Peiser

Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson

Immediate Past President Robert B. Tudor III

Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby

Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers David Wuthrich

Vice President, Community Partnerships Donna Shen

Vice President, Finance Anthony Bohnert

Vice President, Education Billy McCartney

Vice President, Development Jerome Simon

Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing 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 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 Louis DeLone 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 GonzĂĄlez 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 David Steakley Jim Stein * Mike S. Stude Ileana TreviĂąo * 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 Catherine Kaldis Marianne Ivany I. Ray Kirk Roslyn Larkey Carolyn Mann Michael Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brian McCabe * Gene McDavid Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff

Dave Mueller Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Dana Ondrias 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) 238-1412.

Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

Mrs. Kitty King Powell Janice H. Barrow The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Annual Support

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Leadership Circle Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Mrs. Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Centennial Society $100,000 - $149,000 Jane & Robert Cizik 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 September 2013 51

Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Rochelle & Max Levit Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon

Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Max Chapman Janet F. Clark Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Beth Madison Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Billy & Christie McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Alice & Terry Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams Anonymous (2)

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999 Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Justice Brett & Erin Busby Albert & Anne Chao / Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation Audrey & Brandon Cochran Alexander & Lorraine Dell Mrs. William Estrada Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel

Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. Keith McFarland Stephen & Marilyn Miles / Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Melissa & Michael Mithoff Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Peggy Overly & John Barlow Elizabeth & Gary Petersen Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Nancy & Walt Bratic Ms. Terry A. Brown Mr. Ralph Burch Cheryl & Sam Byington Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Scott Cutler Mr. Richard Danforth Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice 52

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Cindy & Richard Deere Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb S. David Frankfort & Erika Bermeo Dr. Robert H. & Mrs. Mary M. Fusillo Mr. Michael B. George Christina & Mark Hanson Russell & Diana Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Holt Mr. Brian James Marzena & Jacek Jaminski Todd & Paige Johnson Larry & Susan Kellner Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk

The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. David & Paula Steakley James Stein / Bank of Houston Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Anonymous (2)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Ms. Nancey Lobb Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Brian & Elisabeth McCabe Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant 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

Houston Symphony Donors Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon Ms. Kelly Somoza Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Mr. and Mrs. Troy Thacker

Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Ms. Judith Vincent Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann

Dr. Jim T. Willerson Wallace S. Wilson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Lorraine & Ed Wulfe

Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500-$9,999 Mrs. 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 Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle John & Candace Caley Mr. & Mrs. Noel Coon Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Mr. Scott Ensell Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb

Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Bryan & Vickie McMicken Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Doré & Kevin Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo 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 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. Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Mr. Dave Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Shirley Toomim Mr. Art Vivar General & Mrs. Jasper Welch 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 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. & Mrs. Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Criner J.R. & Aline Deming Ms. Sara Jo Devine Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. Robert Durst Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Fant Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. Shane T. Frank

Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Aileen Gordon William A. & Dorothy H. Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. Stanley A. Hoffberger Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Beverly Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Nina Andrews & David Karohl Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder Janice & Allan King Mary Louis Kister William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Sidney & Ione Moran Richard & Juliet Moynihan Terry Murphree David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O’Donnell

Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Ms. Karen Pulaski Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Dr. & Mrs. John Seaberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stigall Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Dr. & Mrs. John F. Thrash Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Birgitt van Wijk Dr. David A. White Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Ms. Daisy Wong Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Sally & Denney Wright Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Nina & Michael Zilkha Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber September 2013 53

Houston Symphony Donors Grand Patronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Ables Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Susie Bace Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss James M. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. Larry C. Brookshire 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. Kent Chenevert Ms. Ann T. Coffey & Mr. Theo Bean Mr. William E. Colburn 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 Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Carolyn & David Edgar Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Dr. Judith Feigin & Mr. Colin Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. George Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Katie Flaherty Mr. Andy Fullen Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Robert Lee Gomez Mr. Enrique Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. Jimmy Hubbell Jill & Dunham Jewett Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Ms. Roslyn Larkey Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Linbeck Mr. and Mrs. Jeff B. Love Ms. Christine Lukens Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn 54

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Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Christina & George Ferguson Jimmy Hubbell Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Amanda & John Seaberg

Amanda & Adam Dinitz Katie Flaherty Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Jessica Ford Hali Ganbold Michael A. Gonser Samantha M. Gonzalez Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Jennifer & David Mire Sami & Jud Morrison Toni A. Oplt & Ed Schneider Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Jo A. Simmons Carol Tai Evelyn & Francisco Uzcategui Rachael & Jason Volz, A Fare Extraordinaire

Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Peter James Cazamias The Young Associates Council is supported in Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cotting part by Bank of America. Mike Cox For more information, please contact Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, (713) 337-8521.

Sami & Jud Morrison Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths Mr. David Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newton Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Ms. Dana Ondrias John B. Onstott/Geo H. Lewis & Sons Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Payne Mr. & Mrs. Geoffroy Petit Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. and Mrs. Cris Pye Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Pyne Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Richards Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Allyn and Jill Risley Anne & Richard Robbins Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. James Rogers Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. George A. Shannon Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. Michael K. Stewart Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ann G. Trammell Ms. Emily Van Houtan Rachael & Jason Volz, A Fare Extraordinaire C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Nancy Willerson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (4)

Patron

$1,000 - $2,499

Mrs. Harold J. Adam Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. William J. Anderson Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Corbin & Char Aslakson Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor

Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Mr. & Mrs. E. William Barnett Mr. David Barnham Ms. Anne Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Richard & Trish Battaglia Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Carole Shivers Mr. Ricky R. Behrend Mr. & Mrs. Jim Berdahl Mr. Eldo Bergman Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blitzer Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mrs. Danya M. Bogart Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton / Boulware & Valoir Mrs. Joanie Bowman Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Breen Sr. Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Thomas Nyle Britton Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. H. E. Carrico Margot & John Cater Mr. Peter J. Cazamias The Chambers Family in honor of Margaret Sylvia Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. Robert L. Clarke Dr. Paul Cloutier Donna M. Collins Dr. Carmen Bonmati & Mr. Ben Conner Mr. Mark C. Conrad Ms. Barbara A. Conte Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox Mr. Mike Cox James and Franci Crane Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Ms. Anna N. Dean Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Diamond Amanda & Adam Dinitz

Houston Symphony Donors Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Robert J. Doyle Egon & Elisa Durban Ms. Consuelo Duroc-Danner Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon R. Erikson Mr. Wendell Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Jon Evans Mr. Mike Ezzell Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Fertitta Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger James H. & Beverly W. Fish Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fish Barbara S. Fitch Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Eugene Fong Mr. & Mrs. Javier Fuentes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Furr Hali Ganbold Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Mrs. Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Michael Gonser Samantha Gonzalez Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. Kendall Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Melinda & Doug Groves Maureen & Jim Hackett Mr. Michael Haigh Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Marion S. Hargrove W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Harris Claudia & David Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William Heird Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hennessy Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Bob & Yoli Herrmann Ann & Joe Hightower Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Tim Hogan Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. Kevin Hostler Mr. & Mrs. Ford Hubbard III Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Huebsch Mark & Marilyn Hughes Mrs. Julia Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Ms. Ann B. Jennings & Ms. Karen M. Jones Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman

Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Mr. Jimmy Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ms. Ilene Kramer Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Dr. Golda & Dr. Robert B. Leonard Mr. Edwin N. Letzerich H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lewis 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. Elario Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. Rocky Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. Larry Margolis Sasha Davis & Joseph Matulevich Linda & Jim McCartney Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Mr. & Mrs. John Merrill Melba Hoekstra Miers Estate Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Jennifer & David Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. Jamal Mollai Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Mr. Joshua Morris Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Mr. & Mrs. Staman Ogilvie Steve & Sue Olson Mrs. Toni A. Oplt & Mr. Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Pamela & James Penny Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. Bryan J. Peters & Mr. Ralph D. Sikes JoAnn & John Petzold Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Ms. Debra Phillips Ms. Meg Philpot Ms. Mariela Poleo Ms. Linda Posey Mr. Thomas Power Michael & Darla Price Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. Tom Purves Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Perry Radoff Clinton & Leigh Rappole Anne D. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Ms. Franelle Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rothwell William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere

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. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Dr. Mark A. Schusterman Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. Ash Sharma Mr. Jeffrey Shipley Jo A. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mrs. Charis Smith Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Aimee Snoots John L. Snyder Mary Louise Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Ms. Georgiana Stanley Dr. & Mrs. Lee Steely Ms. Joyce Steensrud Karen & Bruce Steffler Karl & Ann Stern Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. & Mrs. Scott Summerville Emily C. Sundt Susman Family Foundation/ Ellen & Steve Susman Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Ms. Carol Tai Jean & Doug Thomas Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. Roger Trandell Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. Gerard Trione Ms. Karin Peterson Tripp Ms. Sarah Tyler Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Van Buren Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Walton Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Alton L. Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Paula O. Whyte Ms. Melanie S. Wiggins Carlton & Marty Wilde Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Russell Windham Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wise Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. & Mrs. John W. 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. N. T. Adams Ms. Joan Ambrogi Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Armstrong Ms. Erin S. Asprec Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. Richard Bado Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baird Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. Michael L. Ball Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ball Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Ms. Bernice Beckerman Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Mr. & Mrs. John Berger Mr. Kristopher Berthold Dr. William Black Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Blanton Jr. Chris & Ruth Borman Anne & Edward Bornet Bob Frank Boydston Ms. Margaret Bragg Ms. Sally Brassow Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Robert Burleson Mr. Tom Burley Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mr. Carl Butler Mr. Eugene Byrd Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Mr. & Mrs. David Chang Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Dr. Cecil Christensen Sarah Wilson Clark Virginia A. Clark Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Ms. Miquel A. Correll Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Dr. Edward Cox Mr. & Mrs. Rick Daly Lee & Christina Daniels Ms. Linda P. David Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Brian & Leah Del Signore Ms. Diane DelSignore & Mr. Robert S. Strait Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Derzapf Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts John A. Dickinson & Nancy L. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Dilg Charles Dishman Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Dumestre Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Echols Mr. Paul Ehrsam Dr. Michael J. Epstein Dr. Kenneth L Euler Ms. Tanya Evanoff & Mr. Ed Spire Mrs. Kelli Fereday Sandra & Steven Finkelman Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fletcher Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. & Mrs. Greg E. Fourticq Joyce & David Fox Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Rachel Frazier Ms. Diane L. Freeman Mrs. Cathy Friestch

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Houston Symphony Donors Robert A. Furse, M.D. Mrs. Holly Garner Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mr. & Mrs. L. Henry Gissell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mr. Glenn C. Goedecke Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Ms. Elaine C. Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gordon Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Gottschalk Mr. & Mrs. Ned W. Graber Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mr. George Green Mr. Gerald Greiner Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Mr. & Mrs. Don Harrison Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Thomas F. & Catherine Mary Hastings Dr. & Mrs. Robert N. Healy Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. John Heiny Fred Deen Herring Donald & Rosemary Herron Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Mr. & Mrs. David Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Hoffman Mr. & Dr. Ronald Holley Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Holmes Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. George Hritcko Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hsieh Mrs. Patricia P. Hubbard Ms. Lee M. Huber Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Ms. Rebecca Hutcheson Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Mark Johansson Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. Bill Jones Mr. Raymond Jones Mrs. Jillian Jopling Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kelsey

Mr. Ron Kesterson Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kisch Dr. Malgosia Kloc Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Dr. & Mrs. Michael Koehl Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Mr. Arnold & Mrs. Michelle Korenek Rachel R. Krezer Mr. Dennis Kroeger Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Ms. Adrienne Lang Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Michael & Sharon Lewis Dr. Richard A. & Dr. Patricia N. Lewis Annie & Kenneth Li Ms. Priscilla L. List Mrs. Mary Litwin & Mr. Bruce Litwin Mr. Alberto Lozano Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Judith MacPherson Ms. Doris M. Magee Ms. Barbara Manna Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Ms. Diane Markesich & Mr. James Hamblet Ms. Faerie Marston Mr. Howard Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Mr. James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. R. Scott McCay Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla 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. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Ms. Deborah Moran Jane Muse Alan & Elaine Mut Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Nelson

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann Ms. Katherine Nevins Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Ms. Khanh Nguyen Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Steven Owsley Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Dr. Corita B. Parker-Dubose & Dr. Ralph Dubose Jim & Arlene Payne Ms. Angela H. Perry Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Mr. Antoine Plante Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Tim & Katherine Pownell Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Rev. Arthur Preisinger Mr. William E. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Vicki & J.B. Reber Mr. Frederic Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. William C. Richter Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rike Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Ramille Law Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Dr. Mary Round-Marian Mrs. Holly Rubbo Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. Derek Salvino Mrs. Jennifer K. Salyer Ms. Cynthia Sanford Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Mrs. Melissa Shaw Ms. Geri Shoop Mr. James D. Simpson III

Mr. Gary A. Smith & Mr. Jim Murdaugh Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Ms. Becky Stemper Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sullivan Ms. Bobbie Sumerlin Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton Barb Swartz Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. and Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. George Tallichet Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Glenn & Cay Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Mr. & Ms. Gary Teletzke Mr. John F. Terwilliger & Ms. Laura Codman Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Eric & Carol Timmreck Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. G. M. Tolunay Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Mr. James Trippett Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Jon P. Valfre Mr. Gary Van Rooyan Mr. Charles Veith Pieter & Janet Vrancken May Wang Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Wilkinson Ms. Lane A. Williams Dr. Wayne Wilner Ms. Susan N. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Anonymous (22)

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 Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Richard & Juliet Moynihan Terry Murphree Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright

Mr. & Mrs. Terry McGill Edward Lee McIntosh, C.P.M. Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Carole & Barry Samuels Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe

As of August 1, 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

Maestro’s Society $50,000-$74,999

Darlene & Cappy Bisso

Concertmaster’s Society $25,000-$49,999

Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mr. Brian Teichman and Mr. Andrew Cordes

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Elizabeth & Gary Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson David & Paula Steakley

www.houstonsymphony.org

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

Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Cindy & Richard Deere John & Minerva Esquivel Ms. Nancey Lobb Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Ms. Judith Vincent Shirley & Joel Wahlberg

Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500-$9,999

Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Mr. Scott Ensell Marianne & Robert Ivany Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate

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

Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch

Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999

Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Rex & Marillyn King

Patron $1,000-$2,499

Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Stanley & Martha Bair Donald & Dottie Bates Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury Ellen Box Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Colton Mr. William V. Conover II The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Roseline Curran Ms. Ann Currens Becky & Joe Demeter Barbara Dokell

Houston Symphony Pops Donors Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout/ Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Ms. Jessica Ford Carol & Larry Fradkin Friends of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mrs. Lotty Gautschi Mr. Evan B. Glick Julius & Suzan Glickman Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. Robert Grant & Ms. Christine Romsdahl Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lang Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease 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

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Ogden 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. John T. Riordan Soren & Annetta Rose Mr. Morris Rubin Megan & Peter Shedden Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Ms. Jody Verwers Larry & Connie Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (3)

Director $500-$999

Mrs. Sally Alcorn Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Jim & Susan Berdahl Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blackwell Mr. Donald Blakey 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 Mrs. Mary Gangelhoff Mr. John Geigel Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Richard & Beverly Hickman Ms. Margy Keaton Ms. Amy Lacy Mr. Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Renee & Michael Locklar Mr. & Mrs. James D. Long Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Gary Noble Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Judy & Bill Pursell

Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. John Reinert 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. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Venus Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Anonymous (6) As of August 1, 2013 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of August 1, 2013

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

$2,500-$9,999

John P. McGovern Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation The Humphreys Foundation $25,000-$49,999

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Bauer Family Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area Jack S. & Donna P. Josey Foundation Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation Mithoff Family Foundation The Powell Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation Vaughn Foundation Anonymous

LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust The Hood-Barrow Foundation Houston First Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Nightingale Code Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts $1,000-$2,499 Diamond Family Foundation The Mary & Thomas Graselli Endowment Foundation The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation The Lilian Kaiser Lewis Foundation The Oshman Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign

Corporate Matching Gifts As of August 1, 2013 Aetna Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing BP Foundation

Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil

General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard Houston Endowment IBM

ING Financial Services Corporation KBR Merrill Lynch NAACO Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus Northern Trust

Occidental Petroleum Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.

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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 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 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 & Gulf Coast Region. For further information on becoming a corporate or foundation donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Brandon VanWaeyenberghe at (713) 337-8520 or brandon.vw@houstonsymphony.org. As of August 1, 2013

$100,000 and above

BBVA Compass ConocoPhillips Houston Methodist Hospital KTRK ABC-13 Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janie McNair Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation * United Airlines $50,000-$99,999

* Baker Botts L.L.P. Cameron International Corporation Cameron Management Chevron ExxonMobil Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Houston Public Media * Jackson and Company JPMorgan Chase Kalsi Engineering Marathon Oil Corporation * Neiman Marcus Rose Hill Meadows Corporation Shell Oil Company * TODD Events TOTAL

www.houstonsymphony.org

$25,000-$49,999

* Aztec Bank of America The Boeing Company * Bright Star * Christofle Chubb Group of Insurance Companies * Darryl & Co. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Geo H. Lewis & Sons Norton Rose Fulbright * Houston First * Houston Chronicle KPMG LLP Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center Memorial Hermann Health System * PaperCity The Rand Group, LLC * Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Vinson & Elkins LLP Wells Fargo

$10,000-$24,999

Amegy Bank of Texas Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Avalon Advisors, LLC Bank of Houston, James D. Stein Bank of Texas Beck Redden LLP Bisso Marine Co., Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP CenterPoint Energy * City Kitchen Cooper Industries, Inc. * Crown Castle International Corp. Enbridge Energy Company Ernst & Young Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton H-E-B

Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group MetroBank, N.A. Microsoft Northern Trust Palmetto Partners, Ltd. Regions Bank Schlumberger, Ltd. SPIR STAR, Ltd. Star Furniture UBS USI Insurance Services LLC $5,000-$9,999 American Express Philanthropic Program Bloomberg, L.L.P. Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Plains All American Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Salient Partners Spectra Energy Stewart Title Company Swift Energy Company Gifts below $4,999

Air Liquide American Corporation Boulware & Valoir GEM Insurance Agencies Geste LLC Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC/La Esperanza Christian Foundation Louis Vuitton Martha Turner Properties SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Williams Companies, Inc. Wolff & Associates, Inc.

* Contribution includes in-kind support

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, Director of Individual Giving & Major Gifts, at (713) 337-8251 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Daniel B. Barnum Janice H. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll Janet F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn

Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Randolph Lee Groninger Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis 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 Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich Anonymous (9) As of August 1, 2013 sDeceased

IN MEMORIAM We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson

Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum

Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins

Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more As of August 1, 2013

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Paul & Vickie Davis Steve Dukes Robert Lee Gomez Christina & Mark Hanson

Bryan & Vickie McMicken Dave B. Nussmann Nina & Peter Peropoulos Shirley & Edward Ross

Susan Scarrow Megan & Peter Shedden Beth Anne Weidler & Stephen M. James Pam & Jim Wilhite

DLG Research & Marketing Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Festari Foster Quan LLP Gittings Gucci Hilton Americas – Houston Houston First Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Chronicle Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans Intercontinental Hotel Houston

Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint KTRK ABC-13 Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin PaperCity

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IN KIND DONORS As of August 1, 2013

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BACKSTAGE PASS Judy Dines, flute, acting associate principal

Joined the Houston Symphony: 1992

Keeping the music-making fresh: These past and current seasons, I have been playing the role of acting associate principal. All of the music is the same, but the parts are different. It feels a bit like being in your home with all of the furniture switched around! It has given me different insights into familiar works.

I can’t wait for: There are lots of interesting things this season. In November, there’s La Triste Historia, which celebrates the tradition of Day of the Dead. I had never heard of El Dia de los Muertos until moving here, and it’s really cool. In December, there’s John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma—two huge superstars! Mahler 8 will be an amazing experience in May. I’m also looking forward to working with our Music Director Designate, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, for four fantastic weeks throughout the season!

Finding the perfect instrument: My current instrument was made in Boston in the 1950s by Powell Flutes. I bought it used from my high school teacher, Alice Weinreb, who plays in the National Symphony Orchestra. She was happy that it went to a good home! A lot of flute players like to trade out the top part of their instrument (called the head joint); mine was made by British flute maker, Albert Cooper. While not a perfect instrument, this seems to work very well for me.

photo by Eric Arbiter

Education: BA in Flute Performance, Temple University; MM Candidate in Flute Performance from the Peabody Institute

Houston Symphony 2012 Opening Night Concert

Beginnings: I began playing flute quite early; I was 6 years old. Earliest musical memory: It’s not really a memory, but one day when I was cleaning in the attic of my parents’ house, I came across a cassette tape with my name on it. I popped it in the player, and it was a recording of my very first concert. My flute teacher gave me a solo out of everyone in the class! All in the family: My brother, Kevin, is master chief musician and senior enlisted leader of the Navy Band; he plays trumpet. My dad was an amateur cellist. He practiced diligently until my sister stepped in his cello! Sadly, he never repaired it. If I wasn’t a professional musician: I think I would be some kind of scientist. I enjoy researching and discovering new things. Favorite music to perform: I love playing anything with a huge orchestra like most Mahler symphonies or Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. There’s an incredible energy when that many musicians are on stage. 60

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Notable moment: A true highlight was soloing with Aralee Dorough, Houston Symphony principal flute, on Opening Night last year. I’ve been a soloist with many orchestras in my career, but to play with my colleague was an honor I’ll never forget.

photo by Michelle Watson/CatchLight Group

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.