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MAY 2017

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE 40

CLASSIC BROADWAY 42

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Celebrate Principal POPS Conductor Mike Krajewski’s final concert weekend with the Houston Symphony on May 26, 27 and 28! Read about Mike’s legacy on page 12.

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Welcome to the finale of the 2016–17 Houston Symphony subscription concert season! Music Director Andrés OrozcoEstrada rounds out his third season with the Symphony this month, while Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank concludes her three-year tenure with the momentous world première of her Conquest Requiem on May 5, 6 and 7. Andrés is then joined by internationally acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman on May 11, 13 and 14 for a program including Bartók’s heart-pounding Piano Concerto No. 2 and Stravinsky’s colorful ballet score, Petrushka, enriched with original choreography developed and performed by students from Houston Symphony Partner School dance programs. Our 2016–17 season concludes with a resplendent POP! as we celebrate and honor Principal POPS Conductor Mike Krajewski. Leader of the Houston Symphony’s BBVA Compass POPS series since 2000, Mike has bestowed upon Houston audiences 17 years of creative programs and exciting musical arrangements, not to mention his trademark dry wit. Please join us to show our appreciation for Mike with a warm Houston sendoff on May 26, 27 and 28, when he is joined by the Houston Symphony Chorus and guest vocalists Lisa Vroman, Rachel York and Doug LaBrecque for a grand Broadway extravaganza, Classic Broadway. Next month, the orchestra packs up its instruments and brings the fun right to your front door with our annual FREE Summer Community Concert series led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz. These entertaining and dynamic performances will feature selections from Bizet’s Carmen, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and John Williams’ E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Later that month, we return to Miller Outdoor Theatre for the 77th consecutive year for our annual ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concert series, which is FREE and open to the public. Hear great classical music under the stars on June 23, 24, 30 and July 1 with outstanding soloists including the Silver Medalist of the 2017 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition. (Wondering who that talented young soloist will be? Find out by attending the Finals Concert of the competition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music on June 3. Learn more about the prestigious competition on page 24.) But before we join you on the hill at Miller next month, we hope you enjoy today’s performance in the air-conditioned surroundings of Jones Hall! Our sincerest thanks for your loyal support and patronage of your Houston Symphony.

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Mark C. Hanson Excecutive Director/ CEO

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The entire Houston Symphony family would like to give its deepest, most heartfelt thanks to Steven P. Mach for his two years’ service as Houston Symphony Society Board President, which concludes on May 31. Highlights of Steve’s tenure have been a strengthened financial position, the contract renewal of Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada through the 2021–22 season, the final season of Principal POPS Conductor Michael Krajewski, a deeper investment in the orchestra, expanded education and community programs including the launch of the innovative Community-Embedded Musicians program, and necessary growth in the Symphony’s administrative backbone to ensure the institution’s long-term financial stability. In the past two years, the Symphony completed fundraising for the $15 million Sustainability Fund and embarked on the first two years of Vision 2025, our ambitious ten-year strategic plan. The plan seeks to position the Houston Symphony as the most relevant and accessible top-ten orchestra in America by 2025 and is supported by the Vision 2025 Implementation Fund. Steve and his wife, Joella, were among the Implementation Fund’s charter supporters. We thank Steve, Joella and their family for all they make possible for the Houston Symphony.

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Andrés Conducts Shostakovich 5 May 5, 6, 7 ��26 Bronfman Plus Petrushka May 11, 13, 14 ��32 Shaham Plus Brahms May 19, 20, 21 ��36 National Geographic Live: Climbing Dreams May 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Classic Broadway May 26, 27, 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Letter to Patrons �� 1 The Krajewski Legacy �� 12 The Power of Music in Early Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Meet David Malone, double bass �� 61

12 Celebrate Mike Krajewski’s 17-year tenure as the Houston Symphony’s Principal POPS Conductor.

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ANDRÉS ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA

M U S I C D I R E C T O R ROY AND LILLIE CULLEN CHAIR

Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his tenure in the 2014–15 season. He immediately established a dynamic presence on the podium and a deep bond with the musicians of the orchestra. Andrés carefully curates his programs to feature engaging combinations of classical masterworks paired with the music of today, significant artistic collaborations with composers and guest artists, and innovative use of multimedia and visual effects, all in order to make meaningful connections with the audience. In the 2016–17 season, Andrés continues to engage with audiences both with casual commentary from the stage and discussions with guests in “Behind the Scenes with Andrés” videos. On the recording front, Andrés and the Symphony released the third disc in their critically acclaimed series featuring Dvořák’s last four symphonies. The series marks Andrés’ first commercial recording project with the orchestra. Born in Medellín, Colombia, Andrés began his musical studies on the violin and started conducting at age 15. At 19, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied with Uroš Lajovic (pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky) and completed his degree with distinction conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein. Andrés burst on the international scene with two substitutions with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: the first, his debut in 2010, standing in for Esa-Pekka Salonen, and then in 2012, substituting for Riccardo Muti at the Musikverein. Andrés now regularly appears with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestras, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome and the Orchestre National de France. Recent debuts have included the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic in New York. In the summer of 2014, he also made his debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera conducting Don Giovanni, which immediately led to an invitation to conduct La traviata in 2017. The 2016–17 season included debuts with the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to his post in Houston, Andrés is chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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ORCHESTRA AndrÃ©s Orozco-Estrada Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair FIRST VIOLIN Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Anastasia Sukhopara*

DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal David Malone, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner

SECOND VIOLIN Rebecca Reale, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh** Mihaela Frusina Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Jing Zheng Martha Chapman Tianjie Lu Lisa Ji Eun Kim Tina Zhang Amy Teare** Evgenia Zharzhavskaya* Jenna Barghouti* Jordan Koransky*

OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz

Community-Embedded Musicians David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin Anthony Parce, viola Hellen Weberpal, cello 8 | Houston Symphony

HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Jesse Clevenger*, Assistant Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Caroline Schafer TROMBONE Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal

ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz

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 Jarita Ng Phyllis Herdliska CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton** Louis-Marie Fardet Yewon Ahn*

Michael Krajewski Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Designate Robert Franz Associate Conductor, Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Betsy Cook Weber Director, Houston Symphony Chorus

CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin

TIMPANI Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss

E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand

HARP Megan Conley, Principal

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Micah Doherty*

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Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman

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Stage Manager Kelly Morgan

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HOUSTON SYMPHONY CHORUS Anna Diemer Chorus Manager Scott Holshouser Accompanist Tony Sessions Librarian/Stage Manager

Betsy Cook Weber Director

The Houston Symphony Chorus, the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony, consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers. Over the years, singers in this historic ensemble have learned and performed the world’s great choral-orchestral masterworks under the batons of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Michael Krajewski, Hans Graf, Robert Shaw, Christoph Eschenbach, Peter Schreier, Helmut Rilling and Nicholas McGegan, among many others. The Chorus looks forward to singing the closing subscription concerts with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic in June 2017. The Houston Symphony Chorus holds auditions by appointment and welcomes inquiries from interested singers.

Betsy Cook Weber | Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus Dr. Betsy Cook Weber is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and is also internationally active as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator and lecturer. In 2013, Betsy became the 13th person and first woman to receive the Texas Choral Director Association’s coveted Texas Choirmaster Award. She is editor of the Betsy Cook Weber choral series with Alliance Music Publishing. Choirs under Dr. Weber’s direction, including the Moores School Concert Chorale, have been featured at multiple state and national conventions. Internationally, Chorale has won prizes and received acclaim at prestigious competitions in Wales, France and Germany. Dr. Weber has prepared singers for Da Camera of Houston and for early music orchestras Ars Lyrica and Mercury Houston. She prepares singers for touring shows, including Josh Groban, NBC’s Clash of the Choirs, Telemundo’s Latin Grammy, Star Wars: In Concert and Andrea Bocelli. Before joining the University of Houston, Dr. Weber taught vocal music, K-12, in public schools. Prior to her appointment as Houston Symphony Chorus Director in 2014, she served from 1990 to 1997 as Assistant and, later, Associate Director of the Chorus. She holds degrees from the University of North Texas, Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ) and the University of Houston.

CHORUS ROSTER Janet Menzie1 Julia Hall2 Rehearsal Conductors Steve Abercia 1, 2 Melissa Adams 1, 2 Wilton Adams 2 Jennifer Agbu 1, 2 Bob Alban 1, 2 Anthony Allen 1 Ramona Alms 1, 2 Yoset Altamirano 1, 2 Joe Anzaldua 1, 2 Stuart Aron 1, 2 R. Ellis Bardin 2 Enrique Barrera III 1, 2 Lauren Bass 1, 2 Justin Becker 1, 2 Nicholas Berkley 1 John Bice 1 Claude Bitner 1 *Randy Boatright 1, 2 *Cris Bocanegra 1 Harvey Bongers 1, 2 Jonathan Bordelon 1, 2 Janene Boswick 2 Robyn Branning 1, 2 Nancy Bratic 1, 2 James Bue 1, 2 Pat Bumpus 1 Troy Burnett 1, 2 James R. Carazola 1, 2 Jason Carson 1 Susan Casper 1 Nicole Catoire 1, 2 Tatiana Chavnelle 2 William Cheadle 1, 2 10 | Houston Symphony

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Elizabeth Chrisman 1, 2 Peter Christian 1, 2 Nancy Christopherson 1, 2 Holly Johnson Churman 1, 2 Sarah Clark 1, 2 *Nicole Colby 1, 2 Jessica Colmenares 2 Carlos Cordero 1 Andrea Creath 1, 2 Melissa Ragsdale Darragh 1, 2 Kristen Della Sala 2 Kevin Di Filippo 1 Anna Diemer 1, 2 Keith Dixon 1, 2 Michael Dorn 2 Steve Dukes 1, 2 Randy Eckman 1 Deborah Edwin 2 Paul Ehrsam 1, 2 Rachel El-Saleh 2 Raul Enriquez 1, 2 Chris Fair 1, 2 Brianna Fernandez 1 Ian Fetterley 1, 2 *Julia FitzGerald 1, 2 Angelina Fonseca 2 Adam Froelich 2 Katie Fry 1, 2 Joseph Frybert 1, 2 Mary Gahr 1 *Michael Gilbert 1, 2 Katura Gilmore 1, 2 Taylor Golden 1 Robert Gomez 1, 2 Hannah Gronseth 2 Will Hailey 1, 2 Natalie Hale 1

Julia Hall 1, 2 Susan Hall 1, 2 Jennifer Harris 1, 2 Austin Hart 2 Jen Hart 2 Scott Hassett 1, 2 Matthew Henderson 1, 2 Megan Henry 1, 2 Eileen Holshouser 2 Sean Holshouser 2 Blythe Hopson 2 Catherine Howard 1, 2 George Howe 1, 2 Laura Howey 2 Jillian Hughes 1, 2 Sylvia Hysong 1, 2 Francisco J. Izaguirre 2 Phillip Jackson 1, 2 Sean Jackson 1, 2 Stephen James 1, 2 Donna Jerz 1, 2 David Jones 1 Timothy Joya 1, 2 Nobuhide Kobori 1, 2 David Kolacny Jr. 2 Elizabeth Kragas 1, 2 Gillian Kruse 1, 2 Kat Kunz 1, 2 Julie Kutac 1, 2 Karen Lach 2 Landon LaMontagne 2 Yoka Larasati 1 Brian K. Lassinger 1, 2 Cynthia Lavenda 1, 2 Heather Leal 2 Joyce Lewis 1 Zeke Listenbee 2

Shelby Lollar 1, 2 Jay Lopez 2 Pam Magnuson 1, 2 Dawn Malone 2 Katie Marcell 1, 2 Jarrod Martin 1 Lisa Marut-Shriver 1, 2 Qwi Massingill 1, 2 Ken Mathews 1, 2 Sarah McConnell 1, 2 Melissa Medina 1 Saleel Menon 1 Janet Menzie 1 Scott Mermelstein 1, 2 William Mize 1 Jim Moore 1, 2 Shelby Murphy 2 Theresa Olin 1, 2 Janwin Overstreet-Goode 2 Marie Parisot 1 Bill Parker 1, 2 Corita Parker-Dubose 1, 2 Jennifer Paulson 1, 2 Sydney Peltier 1, 2 Charnele Pendarvis 2 Benjamin Peters 1, 2 Jack Petok 1 Jennifer Pinard 2 Kody Pisney 1 Allison Poe 1, 2 Chantel Potvin 1, 2 Julianne Preddy 2 Lauren Price 1, 2 Greg Railsback 1, 2 Heather Ramirez 2 Karen Ramirez 1, 2 Jessica Rangel 1, 2

Natalia Rawle 1, 2 Joseph Ray 2 Linda Renner 1, 2 Laurie Reynolds 1, 2 Gabriel Rio 1 Doug Rodenberger 1, 2 Carolyn Rogan 1, 2 Alex Schaaf 1, 2 Nathaniel Schweitzer 2 Gary Scullin 1 Tony Sessions 1, 2 Claire Sewell 2 Jeffrey Short 2 Kevin Shultz 1, 2 Jonathan Silbert 1 Jeff Simmons 1, 2 Brian Smith 1, 2 Melissa Smith 2 Karla Sosa 1 Katie Spanos 1, 2 Dewell Springer 1, 2 Miriam Stafford 1 Mark Standridge 1, 2 Meridith Steiniger 2 Ryan Stickney 1, 2 Ashley Stouffer 1, 2 Elizabeth Taylor 1, 2 Suzanne Thacker 1, 2 Siobhan Thompson 2 Alisa Tobin 1, 2 Lisa Trewin 2 Sara Torrey 1 Yen-Kuei (Peter) Tu 1 Paul Van Dorn 1, 2 Jeanna Villanueva 1, 2 Mary Voigt 1, 2 Christine Voss 2

Amanda Wade 1 Lori Wagner 1 Heidi Walton 1 Beth Weidler 1, 2 Brady Weldon 1 Vicki Westbrook 1, 2 Kat White 1, 2 Artsy Whittenberg 2 Lance Wilcox 1, 2 Lee Williams 1, 2 Jennifer Wobser 1, 2 Sarah Young 1, 2 The Houston Symphony thanks supporters of the Chorus Endownment. For a list of donors, please see page 47. *section leaders

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Principal POPS Conductor Michael Krajewski is approaching his final Rocky-accompanied entrances onto the Jones Hall stage. Following 17 seasons and hundreds of Houston Symphony concerts, Mike will step down from the position at the end of the 2016-17 season after bringing unparalleled enthusiasm, creative programs, exciting musical arrangements and his wry wit to the Houston Symphony’s BBVA Compass POPS series since 2000. Mike has earned a special place in the hearts of musicians and Symphony patrons. Allan and Jean Quiat, longtime POPS series subscribers, remember Mike’s appointment as Principal POPS Conductor and coming to love his sense of humor and talent on the podium. They recently reflected on the innovative concerts and talented guest artists Mike has introduced to Houston audiences: “It has been wonderful to experience some of the unique programs Mike has crafted by creatively pulling together artists and genres, like Midtown Men and Cirque de la Symphonie.” Indeed, Cirque de la Symphonie—the high-flying cirque-meetsorchestra concept—was conceived and brought to life by Mike and Cirque President and Managing Director Alex Stretlsov. In 2005, when the troupe was new on the performing scene, Alex approached Mike in hopes of performing with the orchestra.

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“Though Mike was initially skeptical about the idea of artists flying over the heads of an orchestra while they were playing, Mike said, ‘Let’s do it.’ He helped us develop the program, and our very first concert as a company was with the Houston Symphony in 2006.” Cirque de la Symphonie has continued performing exclusively with orchestras worldwide over the past 11 years. Alex praises Mike’s patience and guidance. He led the Cirque artists through the initial challenges of developing the concept, making himself available to suggest ideas and provide advice. And then, of course, there is Mike's dry wit. His humor is as much a part of his conducting presence as the baton and the music scores, as anyone who has seen him at the podium knows. Pianist and vocalist Tony DeSare, who has performed as a guest artist with the orchestra several times, recalls his first-ever conversation with Mike, which took place over the phone: “Not being familiar with him or his sense of humor, I have to say that first conversation sticks out in my mind. It was hard to read whether our talk was going well or not. There were lots of long pauses after I’d propose something, and I couldn’t read the tone of his voice. Of course, later I’d find out this is all part of the unique personality that makes for such a funny and charismatic performer.”

Together with Houston Symphony artistic staff, Mike has developed many brand-new, highly creative programs throughout his tenure with the orchestra, including UK Rocks, Bond and Beyond, Classic Soul, I Love a Piano and The Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel. Another audience favorite, PaintJam, brought speed-painter Dan Dunn to Jones Hall at the end of the 2014-15 season. Mike led the orchestra as Dunn painted huge canvases live to the sounds of classical, movie, pop and patriotic music. Mike also developed Houston-favorite Very Merry Pops, a beloved holiday concert for the past 16 years. Mike’s conducting style, described by Pink Martini frontwoman Storm Large as “controlled fireworks,” is an essential element of his unforgettable, one-of-a-kind stage presence. Of his love for music, she added, “Mike, plain and simply, loves music. His exuberance, although understated, is palpable and infectious.” Whether leading a concert of John Williams’ blockbuster scores or humorously demonstrating the use of the whip during “Sleigh Ride” at Very Merry Pops, there has never been a dull moment in Mike’s 17 years onstage with the Houston Symphony. “To describe him to someone who hasn’t seen him before, I’d say be prepared to see a consummate conductor with decades of experience, a deceptively easy-going manner that channels an intense energy for the music, and a sense of humor that’s along the lines of Bob Newhart or Steven Wright,” DeSare said. The Houston Symphony BBVA Compass POPS series, soon to be taken over by Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke, is now widely respected as a foremost pops program in the American orchestra landscape. Mike’s energy and creative innovation has reflected on pops programming across the nation, as many of his original shows have found their way to other orchestras with the same artists who first performed the program in Houston. “Mike has always been at the forefront of recognizing that popular pops programming needs to have a consistently fresh appeal,” Stretlsov said. “His innovations have attracted more and more patrons to the music hall. His willingness to bring Cirque to Houston in 2006 is an example of that.” Successful Houston Symphony marketing and fundraising campaigns, which have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the organization, have been centered on Mike, including the I Like Mike subscription package and the Be Like Mike 2016 fall campaign. Many generous patrons share the same sentiment as Houston Symphony Principal Percussionist Brian del Signore, who said he will miss Mike’s easy-going style. “Mike’s legacy," said Brian, "will be great jokes with great music.” Although the Houston Symphony musicians, staff and—most importantly—audiences will certainly miss Mike’s frequent presence in Jones Hall, his time with the Symphony has made a lasting mark on the city, community and hearts of all who have had the privilege of working with him or hearing a concert led by him. When asked to share any final words on her memories or experiences with Mike, Storm Large took the words out of everyone’s mouth: “I just love that guy.”

OUR THANKS One of Houston’s most dynamic and transformative companies, BBVA Compass is dedicated to shaping the city’s cultural foundation. The bank’s support of the Houston Symphony demonstrates its commitment to bringing the age of opportunity to everyone. BBVA Compass works for a brighter future for people, understanding its responsibility as a financial institution to use its expertise and resources for the benefit of communities where its employees and clients live, work and play. Central to all communities are performing arts and arts education, which BBVA Compass is committed to supporting in Houston and across its U.S. footprint. The fourth-largest bank in Texas and also in Houston, BBVA Compass proudly serves our community with 74 branches, providing innovative products and services. As part of the global BBVA Group, the bank provides a full range of products and services in more than 31 countries. During the 2009–10 season, the bank became the named sponsor of the BBVA Compass POPS, encompassing all the orchestra’s programming led by Principal POPS Conductor Mike Krajewski— whose celebrated 17-year tenure ends this month—and Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke. This season, which has featured outstanding performances such as I Love a Piano (with Tony DeSare), Cirque Goes to the Movies and Pink Martini Returns, reaches a rousing conclusion with Mike’s farewell concert weekend, Classic Broadway. BBVA Compass has also partnered with the Houston Symphony and Houston Independent School District to establish a music residency program at Crespo Elementary School in the Gulfgate area. This program has transformed the school, integrating orchestral music into the fabric of campus culture and providing 260 classroom lessons to 420 third, fourth and fifth grade students, on-campus performances, and opportunities to attend concerts at Jones Hall. During its first year, the program impacted 950 students and approximately 500 family members. The relevance of classical music is now an integral part of Crespo Elementary; it is even played during daily announcements. Students learn to perform and to compose, and they have opportunities to showcase their talents. For instance, some Crespo students appear during this month’s Houston Symphony performance of Petrushka. Crespo students, as well as Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, recently were featured in Bright Futures, a video produced by BBVA Compass, which showcases Houston’s innovative cultural sector. Besides its support of the Symphony, the company’s broad commitment to Houston’s culture ranges from the BBVA Compass Stadium in the East End (home to the Houston Dynamo, Houston Dash and Texas Southern University football) to the BBVA Compass Roof Garden, a part of the redevelopment of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. BBVA Compass truly values the impact of visual and performing arts in the development of children and bringing communities together. The Houston Symphony thanks BBVA Compass for all its great work. For more about BBVA Compass, please visit bbvacompass.com. InTUNE — May 2017 | 13

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The Houston Symphony would also like to recognize and thank the more than 425 donors who contributed to our Be Like Mike Campaign which raised more than $297,000 for Mike Krajewski’s final concert weekend. A special thanks to our donors who gave $100 or more.

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Angelle Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balhoff Mr. & Mrs. Jay Brown Ms. Donna J. Charleson Beverly Davis Evelyn Earlougher Dr. Kenneth L Euler Linda & Darrell Fields Gregg & Gina Garrison Ms. Leslie Gassner Angelo & Eileen Giardino Dr. Robert & Susan Herman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Hill Scott & Phyllis Hoffpauir Mr. & Mrs. Steve Johnson Al Keller Dave & Laura Kirk Ms. Amy Lacy Ms. Louise Liebman Terry & Kandee McGill Ms. Peggy Miser Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Neufer Joy & Gary Noble Mr. & Mrs. Duncan H. Orr Joe & Ann Palm Mr. Floyd T. Pease Esther & Gary Polland Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosenthal Mr. Neil Sackheim Mr. Mandel C. Selber Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Mr. Jon Thompson Karl Tomm, M.D. Mr. Min Wang Ms. Wendy Weston Doug & Kay Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Anonymous (4)

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Ms. Gloria Aldridge Ms. Holly Austin Martha C. Bair Gilbert & Golda Baker Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Olivia Bennett Mr. Mark Bing Mr. Jean Bismuth Beth & Andy Bittson Mr. Daniel Bonnet Mr. & Mrs. Allen Borchers Robert Bornstein Ms. Mona S. Bostwick Mr. John Boysen Donald Brand Mrs. Elsa Branson Dr. & Mrs. Robert F. Brock Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Vicki Buxton Sheryl Canik Dorothy E.F. Caram, Ed.D Marcia Carpenter Mr. Theodore Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. L. Castellani Ms. Alison Chapin Lisa T. Cox Mr. & Mrs. Bryan W. Crutchley Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Culver Peter & Suzanne Day Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin

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Mr. Pierre Olinger Ms. Susan F. Oxnard Ms. Linda Pancherz Mr. & Mrs. Bill Parker Mr. John Paulus Mr. Joseph Pedigo Ramon & Sylvia San Pedro Ms. Renata Pereira Ms. Joyce Perkins Mr. Blake Petrash Mr. Thomas J. Phillips & Ms. Joyce Martel Mr. Rodney Preuit Roland & Linda Pringle Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Jean & Allan Quiat Natalia Rawle Jim & Darleen Rees Joel Reichek Mrs. Bess Rice Kathryn Ritcheske Mr. & Mrs. George M. Roberts Mr. James L. Robertson Ms. Pamela Rush Mr. Derek Salvino Ms. Anne Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schlichtenmyer Dee & Sharon Schrinner Ms. Theresa J. Sewell & Mr. Charles D. Formica Colleen Reilly & Patrick Sheahan Molly Simpson Mr. Shawn Smith Mr. Artyom Sokolov Mr. Glenn Steinke Mr. Nicholas Stillman Ms. Angela Stoddard Mike & Karen Sullivan Mr. John S. Sutherlin Mark & Lori Swift Ms. Carolyn Tatge Drs. Jerry & Louise Terrill Mr. William Thweatt Suzy Till Mrs. Susan J. Travis Bill & Evelyn Tuttle Mr. & Mrs. Ronnald P. Tyler Phyliss & Richard Ullman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Vaughn Miriam Vyles Dean B. Walker Ms. Sarah A. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Ward Judi & Graham Whaling Mrs. Linda White Mrs. Carol Wiggs Doug & Becky Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. George R. Williams Mike & Carol Wilson Mr. Bob Wolin Ms. Florence Wong Ray Young Mr. & Mrs. David Zeger Ms. Suzanne Zovath Anonymous (22)

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Photo Credit: Jeff Fitlow

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Michael Krajewski, Principal POPS Conductor Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow

This spring, the Houston Symphony premieres the Conquest Requiem by Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank; presents Petrushka, Stravinsky’s colorful ballet score; and celebrates Principal POPS Conductor Michael Krajewski’s final concert weekend, “Classic Broadway,” after leading our BBVA Compass POPS Series for 17 years.

SPRING for Your Blossoming Community

This season, the Houston Symphony’s innovative Community Connections program, presented by ENGIE, spread joy and hope across the city by sending Symphony musicians to entertain, educate and engage Houstonians in need, including recitals in senior centers and visits to comfort patients and families at Texas Children’s Hospital.

SPRING for Houston’s Budding Students

Steven Reineke, Principal POPS Conductor Designate Photo credit: Anthony Rathbun

This year, the Houston Symphony inspired more than 97,000 students in Greater Houston through our Student Concert Series and in-school residency at Crespo Elementary School in partnership with Houston Independent School District and BBVA Compass.

Anthony Parce, Community-Embedded Musician Photo credit: Ragan Rhodes

Have a positive impact on your Houston Symphony by making your gift today: Make your donation at the concert: Annual Fund tables are located in the lobby or upstairs near the Round Bar Mail: Houston Symphony, 615 Louisiana Street, Suite 102, Houston, TX 77002 Online: houstonsymphony.org/donate Call: Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund at (713) 337-8559 Email: tiffany.bourgeois@houstonsymphony.org Text: “Music” to 41444

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A distinguished group of supporters who receive customized benefits and recognition tailored to their annual support. These generous donors play a crucial role in the Houston Symphony’s success, designating their support to concerts, special projects, educational activities or as unrestricted gifts.

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• One-time access pass to the Patron Donor Lounge • Invitation to all private rehearsals (three total) • Monthly recognition in InTune, the Houston Symphony magazine • All benefits of the Principal Level (Fair Market Value: $10)

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For further information about the Leadership Circle or Conductor’s Circle, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at 713.337.8525 or david.chambers@houstonsymphony.org or Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, at 713.337.8526 or molly.simpson@houstonsymphony.org. Explore your giving options at houstonsymphony.org/donate HoustonSymphony.org | 713.224.7575

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According to Prill McAfee, music instructor for Prelude Music Foundation, the CEMs make a “touching impression on the sweet children. They are so genuine as they connect with the little ones, sharing their deep passion for music, and their delight at having found instruments which give voice to the magic and miracle of music.” “The connections made in the classrooms are so personal that the kids’ eyes light up and their faces beam with smiles when they recognize ‘their’ musician friend at the concert,” reflects McAfee. “The musicians make it a point to engage with the kids, interweaving among them in the audience before, during and after the concert, and welcome high-fives from the children. I love the energy that explodes at the concerts, wrapping all who are gathered in an experience that is so powerful.” Prelude Music Foundation is already helping these children achieve their basic music competency. The Houston Symphony is thrilled to have found a natural fit in early childhood development by layering on top of Prelude’s existing structure. In this way, the Houston Symphony can support young children’s ultimate success in life by cultivating their brain, social and emotional development through the power of music. Houston Symphony Early Childhood programs are sponsored by Cora Sue and Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily. A complete list of CEM funders is on page 56. Music Together is a registered trademark of Music Together LLC.

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New CenturyforSArtistic ociety Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future. Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Margaret Alkek Williams Janice Barrow Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods/Spec’s Charitable Foundation Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Clare Attwell Glassell Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Gary & Marian Beauchamp Barbara J. Burger The Hearst Foundation, Inc. The Joan and Marvin Kaplan Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Houston Methodist Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser Rand Group Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation

Steven & Nancy Williams Baker Botts L.L.P. Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud/ Sidley Austin LLP Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III / WoodRock & Co. Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Cemetaries of the Greater Houston Area Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Wells Fargo

For more information or to pledge your support for New Century Society, please contact: Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525

Leadership COUNCIL Leadership Council donors have committed $45,000 or more in support of the Annual Fund, special projects and fundraising events over a three-year period ($15,000+ annually). Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Janet F. Clark Billy & Christie McCartney The Estate of Terence Murphree Mr. Richard Danforth Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Angel & Craig Fox Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christina & Mark C. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Rita & Paul Morico Mr. John N. Neighbors Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Roman & Sally Reed Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Michael J. Shawiak Donna & Tim Shen Lisa & Jerry Simon Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

For more information or to pledge your support for the Leadership Council, please contact: David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526

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EARLY ADOPTERS Vision 2025 Implementation Fund

Vision 2025, the Houston Symphony’s ten-year Strategic Plan, will allow the Houston Symphony to be America’s most relevant and accessible top-ten orchestra by 2025. Vision 2025 was kick-started by early adopters in 2015. The Houston Symphony recognizes and thanks the following Early Adopters for their initial investments in support of our ambitious vision. Vision 2025 Implementation Fund The Vision 2025 Implementation Fund will catalyze the transformative growth outlined within Vision 2025. The Houston Symphony recognizes and thanks the following supporters of the Vision 2025 Implementation Fund. OPERATING SUPPORT Rochelle & Max Levit Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Barbara J. Burger John & Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Anonymous C. Howard Pieper Foundation Clare Attwell Glassell Janet F. Clark The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. John N. Neighbors Barbara & Pat McCelvey Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Joella & Steven P. Mach Clive Runnells in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells Beauchamp Foundation Lisa & Jerry Simon Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Jay & Shirley Marks Nancy & Robert Peiser Dave & Alie Pruner Michael J. Shawiak BBVA Compass Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan The Boeing Company

Justice Brett & Erin Busby Carol & Michael Linn and The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Beth Madison Rita & Paul Morico Mr. Jay Steinfield & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell, in memory of Virginia S. Anderson and in honor of Cora Sue Mach

Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Eugene Fong Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Kenneth J. Hyde Mr. Jackson D. Hicks Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Gary Mercer Mike Stude Stephen & Kristine Wallace Texas Commission on the Arts

The Brown Foundation, Inc. Cora Sue & Harry Mach Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Rochelle & Max Levit Steven & Nancy Williams Robin Angly & Miles Smith Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Baker Botts L.L.P. Nancy & Robert Peiser Barbara & Pat McCelvey The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation / Palmetto Partners, Ltd. John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Billy & Christie McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Danielle & Josh Batchelor BBVA Compass Dave & Alie Pruner

PLANNED AND Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann ENDOWMENT GIFTS Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Evan B. Glick Robin Angly Viviana & David Denechaud James Barton Christina & Mark C. Hanson Paul M. Basinski Debbie & Frank G. Jones Michael J. Shawiak Dr. Stewart Morris C. Howard Pieper Foundation Donna & Tim Shen Dr. James E. & Betty W. Key Tad & Suzanne Smith The Hon. Stella G. & Judith Vincent Richard C. Nelson Vicki West & Mrs. Liv Estrada Tad & Suzanne Smith BB&T / Courtney & Bill Toomey Susan Gail Wood Marzena & Jacek Jaminski The Estate of Dorothy H. Grieves Cora Sue & Harry Mach The Estate of David L. Hyde Catherine & Bob Orr Mrs. Sybil F. Roos EARLY ADOPTERS Shirley Wolff Toomim Margaret Alkek Williams Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Janice Barrow Brad & Joan Corson Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor For more information or to pledge your support for Vision 2025, please contact: Estate of Freddie L. Anderson Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540

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ANDRÉS CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH 5 Friday Saturday Sunday

May 5, 2017 May 6, 2017 May 7, 2017

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Jones Hall

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Jessica Rivera, soprano *Andrew Garland, baritone Houston Symphony Chorus — Betsy Cook Weber, director G.L. Frank

original text by Nilo Cruz

Conquest Requiem** I Introit: Cuicatl de Malinche (Song of Malinche): In reverence II Judex ergo cum sedebit: Maestoso— III Dies Irae: Cuicatl de Martín (Song of Martín): Vigoroso IV Recordare, Jesu pie: Peaceful— V Rex Tremendae: El aullido de Malinche (The Howl of Malinche): Misterioso—Appassionato VI Confutatis maledictis: Solemno— VII In Paradisum: Benediction de Malinche y Martín: In reverence

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• Gabriela Lena Frank concludes her threeyear tenure as the Houston Symphony’s Composer-inResidence with this world première of her Conquest Requiem. Read more about this ambitious work on page 31.

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This season, in addition to this world premiere, Jessica appeared with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for Mozart’s Requiem and with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Vivaldi’s Gloria in D major, Handel’s Messiah and Christopher Theofanidis’ Creation/Creator. She sang John Harbison’s Requiem with the Nashville Symphony and the role of Musetta in La bohème with the Cincinnati Opera. As part of her Cornell University residency, she performed Frank’s La Centinela y la Paloma. Recent orchestral highlights include Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Strauss’ Die Orchesterlieder with the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Falla’s Siete canciones populares with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony for her debut with the Cleveland Orchestra. Jessica treasures a collaboration, spanning more than a decade, with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. She has worked closely with John Adams throughout her career and received international praise for the world premiere of his opera A Flowering Tree, singing the role of Kumudha in a production directed by Peter Sellars in Vienna. She made her European operatic debut as Kitty Oppenheimer in Sellars’ acclaimed production of Adams’ Doctor Atomic with the Dutch National Opera, and she performed The Nixon Tapes with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Adams’ direction as well as his El Niño with several orchestras. Jessica made her critically acclaimed Santa Fe Opera debut in 2005 as Nuria in the world premiere of the revised edition of Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. She reprised the role for the 2007 Grammy Award-winning Deutsche Grammophon recording with the ASO and Spano. Committed to the art of recital, Jessica Rivera has appeared in concert halls throughout the country. She was honored to receive a commission from Carnegie Hall for the world premiere of a song cycle by Nico Muhly, The Adulteress, given on the occasion of her Weill Hall recital performance. Please visit jessicarivera.com.

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Gabriela Lena Frank | composer-in-residence

During the 2016–17 season, baritone Andrew Garland performed as Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutti with Ash Lawn Opera, Dancaïre in Carmen with Boston Lyric Opera and as Dr. Joseph Talbot in the world première of William Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight with Minnesota Opera. On the concert stage, in addition to this première, he joined New York Festival of Song at the Moab Music Festival, performed with Boston Baroque, Colorado Bach Ensemble, UMass Amherst Bach Festival and sang recitals in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Boston and other cities.

Identity has always been at the center of Gabriela Lena Frank’s music. Born in Berkeley, California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian/ Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Gabriela explores her multicultural heritage most ardently through her compositions. Inspired by the works of Béla Bartók and Alberto Ginastera, she is something of a musical anthropologist. She has traveled extensively throughout South America, and her pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own.

Andrew is widely recognized as a leader in recital work with dozens of performances around the country, including Carnegie Hall with pianist Warren Jones and programs of modern American songs all over the Unites States and in Canada. He is a regular with the New York Festival of Song and has given multiple recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Ravinia Festival as well as Vocal Arts DC, The Marilyn Horne Foundation and many others. His latest solo CD, American Portraits (with pianist Donna Loewy), went to number one on Amazon classical. He has four other recordings on the Telarc, Naxos, GPR and Azica Labels. In past seasons, Andrew has portrayed Rossini’s Figaro, Ping in Turandot, Silvio in Pagliacci, Don Giovanni, Guglielmo, Mercutio and Giuseppe in The Gondoliers, among other roles. Particularly suited for baroque repertoire, Andrew has sung numerous performances with Boston Baroque, the Handel and Haydn Society and the Colorado Bach Ensemble. He sang in Cincinnati Opera’s first Baroque production (La Calisto) and soloed with Emmanuel Music in Boston. Andrew Garland is the winner of the Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition, National Association of Teachers of Singing award, Washington International Competition for Voice, American Traditions Competition and Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition. He was a prize winner in the Montreal International, José Iturbi International, Gerda Lissner Foundation, McCammon Voice and Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competitions. He was an apprentice at the San Francisco Opera Center and the Seattle Opera and Cincinnati Opera Young Artists programs. Please visit andrewgarland.com.

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She says, “There’s usually a story line behind my music; a scenario or character.” Even a brief glance at her titles evokes specific imagery—Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, Cuatro Canciones Andinas and La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra. Her compositions also reflect her virtuosity as a pianist—when not composing, she is a sought-after performer, specializing in contemporary repertoire. This premiere of Gabriela’s Conquest Requiem is the culmination of her tenure as the Houston Symphony’s Composer-in-Residence. This multi-cultural work interweaves traditional Latin and MesoAmerican texts with contemporary text by Pulitzer Prize-winning Cuban-American writer Nilo Cruz. Gabriela has developed a number of projects with Cruz, among them La Centinela y la Paloma (The Keeper and the Dove), a song cycle for Dawn Upshaw and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Journey of the Shadow for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Other recent premieres include Iberian Songs for Music From Angel Fire; Five Scenes for the San Diego Symphony and Malashock Dance; Cuentos Errantes: Four New Folk Songs written for The Sphinx Virtuosi; My Angel, His Name is Freedom for the Library of Congress and the Handel and Haydn Society; Karnavalingo for the Houston Symphony; Will-o’-the-Wisp for piccolo player Mary Kay Fink and the Cleveland Orchestra; Saints for the Berkeley Symphony, soprano Jessica Rivera and the San Francisco Girls Chorus; and Concertino Cusqueño for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Gabriela earned a B.A. and M.A. from Rice University. At the University of Michigan, she received a D.M.A. in composition. Her music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc.

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Nilo Cruz | original text Nilo Cruz is a Cuban-American playwright whose work has been produced widely across the United States and Europe. In 2003, he won the Pulitzer Prize and the Steinberg Award for Drama for his play Anna in the Tropics and was nominated for a Tony award. In 2009, he won the Helen Merrill Distinguished Playwright Award and the Laura Pels Mid-Career Playwriting Award, as well as the Fontanals-Cisneros USA Fellowship in Literature. Nilo’s 2016 work, Bathing in Moonlight, received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and a Greenfield Prize. Nilo is a frequent collaborator with Houston Symphony Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank. They have completed a set of orchestral songs, La centinela y la paloma (The Keeper and the Dove), for soprano Dawn Upshaw and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, which premièred under the baton of Joana Carneiro (2011); The Saint Maker, for soprano Jessica Rivera, mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway, the San Francisco Girls Chorus and the Berkeley Symphony (2013); and Journey of the Shadow for narrator and ensemble of 11 players, which premièred with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra (2013).

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Also, Nilo penned the libretto to incoming Houston Symphony Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López' opera Bel Canto, which had its world première at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2015. His plays have been seen at McCarter Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival’s Public Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Arena Stage, Victory Gardens, Repertorio Español, South Coast Rep., Arena Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Victory Gardens, New York Theatre Workshop, Magic Theatre, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Florida Stage and many others. Internationally, his plays have been produced in Canada, England, France, Australia, Germany, Belarus, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Japan, Russia and in many cities throughout Spain.

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Gabriela Lena Frank (1972- ) Much has been written of the violent meeting of the Old and New Worlds that produced the Americas—North, Central and South— known to the world today. Over the centuries since, key figures have emerged—conquistadores Cristoforo Colombo, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro; chroniclers Bernal Díaz del Castillo, the native Garcilaso de la Vega and the Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas—as especially emblematic of the cataclysm that was the Conquest. These men and countless others bore witness and, oftentimes, great responsibility for the death and destruction of entire societies while simultaneously having a hand in the birth of new mestizo (mixed-race) civilizations. Against such grand historical strokes, the stories of ordinary people are easily swept away but for the efforts of creative imagination, employed here in the Conquest Requiem. This piece is inspired by the true story of Malinche, a Nahua woman from the Gulf Coast of Mexico who was given to the Spaniards as a young slave. Malinche’s ever-evolving prowess as an interpreter of her native Nahuatl, various Mayan dialects and Spanish elevated her position such that she would convert to Christianity and become mistress to Cortés during his war against the Aztecs. She would later give birth to their son Martín, one of the first mestizos of the New World. While Malinche has been conflated with Aztec legends, she has been variously viewed as feminist hero who saved countless lives, treacherous villain who facilitated genocide, conflicted victim of forces beyond her control or as symbolic mother of the new mestizo people. In the Conquest Requiem, Malinche’s story is the linchpin for the juxtaposition of traditional liturgical verses from the Latin Mass for the Dead against Nahua poetry as chronicled from the mouths of fallen indigenous princes. Newly composed Spanish words from playwright/poet Nilo Cruz round out the text. The Instruments: 3 flutes (one doubling piccolo), 3 oboes (one doubling English horn), 3 clarinets (one doubling bass clarinet), 3 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 47 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

A fierce, jagged theme ricochets between the violins and the low strings. But Shostakovich quickly turns inward. Hushed violins spin out a melody that grows restless and plaintive, and after the rest of the orchestra builds on it, the violins introduce another eloquent theme. Its gently pulsing rhythm gives it an undercurrent of tension. The tension boils over when the piano and low strings begin to pound. Aggressiveness seizes the orchestra, and the trumpets lead a biting, militant march. The opening theme thunders in, taking the movement to its ferocious climax. When that dies away, a glimmer of warmth appears: The horn sings out a peaceful, major-key version of the violins’ ethereal theme from before the explosion. The solace fades, and the movement’s close is quiet but unsettled. The cellos and basses launch the second movement lustily, but mockery soon takes over. The piercing E-flat clarinet rings out over the winds, and the trumpets swagger into the spotlight. A lumbering duo for bassoon and contrabassoon lends a ghostly tinge. The strings’ richness sets the tone for the slow movement. Divided into eight parts, the strings enter gradually, spinning out layer upon layer of brooding, soulful melody. A solo oboe sounds forlorn by comparison, and its melody contributes to a wrenching surge of lyricism. After that catharsis, the movement ends quietly. But more drama remains. Booming drums and glaring brasses open the finale, and a quick-time march grows even more hard-driving and tumultuous. The trumpet proclaims an imperious new theme, and the strings cry it out wildly—until the music crashes to a halt. The French horn gives the theme a softer profile, and the music takes on a lamenting intensity. But the march theme sneaks back in, and it expands into a massive, relentless force. The Houston Symphony performs the teenage Shostakovich’s rowdy Symphony No. 1 in September. The Instruments: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, piano and strings —Steven Brown

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Gabriela Lena Frank’s New Conquest Requiem As Gabriela Lena Frank’s productive three-year tenure as the Houston Symphony’s Composer-in-Residence comes to a close, this Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer has been preparing one of her most ambitious projects to date. Her new Conquest Requiem calls for a large orchestra and chorus, plus soprano and baritone soloists. This is a big piece, not only in terms of number of performers, but also in its message. The Conquest Requiem is the composer’s commentary on a pivotal era in history that has long fascinated her: the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. “I suppose this has been a while coming, as I’ve long been a collector of the testimonials of the conquest's many chroniclers—the conquistadores, the priests and friars, and the natives,” Gabriela reflected. As a composer of Chinese, Jewish, Eastern European, Peruvian, Spanish and Quechua-Indian descent, she herself is a product of this historical epoch. “Tackling one aspect of the conquest for this piece comes from a personal connection to an event of such magnitude,” she said. “At the same time entire societies were decimated, we witnessed the birth of new music, literature, food, political philosophies and, yes, even religions.” Gabriela was especially attracted to the stories of two historical figures who played important roles in the conquest and are represented in the Conquest Requiem by the soprano and baritone soloists, Malinche and Martín. “I think the most poignant commentary can be made by looking at the stories of individuals,” Gabriela said. “To that end, the Conquest Requiem is inspired by the true story of Malinche, a Nahua woman from the Gulf Coast of present-day Mexico who was given to the Spaniards as a young slave. Malinche’s prowess as an interpreter of her native Nahuatl, various Mayan dialects and Spanish elevated her position. She converted to Christianity and become mistress to Cortés during his war against the Aztecs. She would later give birth to their son Martín, one of the first mestizos of the New World. “Depending on how history treats her, Malinche is viewed variously as a feminist hero who saved countless native and European lives, as a treacherous villain who facilitated genocide, as a conflicted victim of forces beyond her control or as a symbolic mother of new mestizo people. Her story is at once personal and historic.” The requiem itself is a fusing of European and Native American influences. In a highly original move, Gabriela incorporated the rhythms and inflections of three different languages into this new piece. Listeners familiar with Requiems by Mozart and Verdi will recognize verses from the traditional Latin text, but interwoven with these well-known words is poetry written by Aztec nobility in Nahuatl. Gabriela has had a longtime interest in Nahua literature. “For a few months while a grad student at the University of Michigan, I took some private tutorials in Nahuatl, but other than that, I really had little familiarity with Nahuatl,” she recalled. “A

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great aid to me was a current graduate student at the University of California at Davis, Cuauhtemoc Quintero Lule, who helped me with translation and pronunciation. The Nahuatl is mostly assigned to our two soloists who carry the roles of Malinche and Martín. Latin is sung by all.” To link together the Latin and Nahuatl text, Gabriela called on one of her most frequent collaborators, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Nilo Cruz. “When we met in the fall of 2007, the artistic chemistry was instant,” the composer recalled. “I’ve actually done six pieces with Nilo, with the Conquest Requiem being the seventh, and we’re about to embark on an opera for our eighth!” For the requiem, Cruz contributed “essential Spanish lyrics that not only tell the story of Malinche and her mestizo son, Martín, but also tie together the traditional liturgical verses from the Latin Mass for the Dead with Nahua poetry as chronicled by fallen Aztec princes. Of course, Nilo excels as a wholly original and wondrously lyrical writer, but he also has the ability to grasp history and cull together existing texts. When I gave him a wish list of the Latin and Nahua verses I felt most drawn to, he did a wonderful job in making it all work.” The Conquest Requiem also includes “a substantial role for the chorus that sings, even if just a few lines, in every movement. The chorus is very much like a Greek chorus, offering a mix of philosophical, spiritual and dramatic commentary throughout.” Musically, the requiem is divided into seven movements, which have both familiar Latin titles such as “Dies Irae” as well as Nahua ones, including the opening “Cuicatl de Malinche” (“Song of Malinche”) which features the soprano soloist. Characteristic of her immediate and eclectic musical style, Gabriela describes the requiem’s musical language as “a freely tonal language that is colored by atonality, with readily perceivable rhythmic and melodic shapes. Orchestral colors are quite important to me as they paint a landscape of the New World.” Reflecting on what she hopes listeners will take away from a performance of her new work, Gabriela hopes her music will help “in demystifying and de-demonizing harmful myths,” noting that “our country’s greatest strength has always been its diversity." Reflecting on the spiritual associations of the requiem genre, Gabriela added “I have long been drawn to mythology and folklore with its frequently close ties to spirituality; and I freely confess that from time to time, I witness an event or visit a place or meet a person whose very incandescence gives me pause. It is perhaps from this place that I chose to honor those who have gone before us not simply in a piece entitled ‘Memoriam’ but ‘Requiem.’” The Houston Symphony's Composer-in-Residence and commissioning initiatives are supported in part by Robin Angly & Miles Smith, The Brown Foundation, Inc. and Michael J. Shawiak. InTUNE — May 2017 | 31

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BRONFMAN PLUS PETRUSHKA Thursday Saturday Sunday

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano *Gabriel Galindez Cruz, choreographer *Emilio Díaz Abregu, ´ assistant choregrapher and technical director

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The Unanswered Question

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Piano Concerto No. 2 I Allegro II Adagio—Presto—Adagio III Allegro molto

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• The Unanswered Question premièred on May 11, 1946. A chamber orchestra of graduate students at The Juilliard School performed the work, with Theodore Bloomfield conducting. The same concert featured the premières of Central Park in the Dark and String Quartet No. 2.

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Petrushka (1947) First Part The Shrovetide Fair: Vivace— Danse Russe: Allegro giusto Second Part Petrushka: Impetuoso—Andantino—Allegro—Vivo— Third Part The Blackamoor: L’istesso tempo— Valse: Lento cantabile—Vivo— Fourth Part The Shrovetide Fair and the Death of Petrushka: Tempo giusto— Wet Nurses’ Dance: Allegretto— Peasant With Bear: Poco accelerando—Tempo giusto— Gypsies and a Rake Vendor— Dance of the Coachmen: Allegro moderato Masqueraders: L’istesso tempo ma poco a poco agitato

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• As he was composing Petrushka, Stravinsky wrote in a letter, “My Petrushka is turning out each day completely new and there are new disagreeable traits in his character, but he delights me because he is absolutely devoid of hypocrisy.”

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Honoring a relationship of more than 30 years, he participated in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s 80th birthday celebration with Zubin Mehta in December 2016. He is a regular guest of leading orchestras throughout the world and tours extensively in recital, including a long-standing partnership with Pinchas Zukerman. Always keen to explore chamber music repertoire, his partners have also included Martha Argerich, Magdalena Kožená, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Emmanuel Pahud and many others. He has given numerous solo recitals in the leading halls of North America, Europe and the Far East, including acclaimed debuts at Carnegie Hall in 1989 and Avery Fisher Hall in 1993. In 1991, he gave a series of joint recitals with Isaac Stern in Russia, marking Yefim’s first public performances there since his emigration to Israel at age 15. That same year he was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists. In 2010, he received the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from Northwestern University. Widely praised for his solo, chamber and orchestral recordings, Yefim was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for his recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s piano concerto (Deutsche Grammophon); and in 1997, he won a Grammy for his recording of the three Bartók Piano Concerti with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His prolific catalog of recordings includes works for two pianos by Rachmaninoff and Brahms with Emanuel Ax and the soundtrack to Disney’s Fantasia 2000, among many others. Many of his performances are available on DVD. Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973, where he studied at Tel Aviv University. In the United States, he studied at The Juilliard School, Marlboro School of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music. Yefim Bronfman became an American citizen in 1989. Please visit yefimbronfman.com.

This concert is being recorded for future broadcasts on Houston Public Media News 88.7 airing on Sundays at 8pm and streaming online at houstonpublicmedia.org.

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Program NOTES The Unanswered Question Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Charles Ives took his cue from his father. George Ives, who led a U.S. Army band during the Civil War, didn’t let tradition limit his ideas about music. The sound of two village bands playing simultaneously, which might have appalled some people, excited him, and Charles carried forward his father’s all-embracing philosophy. Reminiscing about the town musicians of his youth, he said their spirit came across regardless of their skills. “They didn’t always play right and together,” he recalled, but “it was as good either way.” To Ives, music’s rules were made to be transcended. One of the most haunting examples is The Unanswered Question. It lasts only six minutes or so, and it employs a modest-sized ensemble. Yet the result is a “cosmic drama,” as Ives called it. He explains in the score’s preface. Offstage, the strings play slow, hymn-like chords, always pianissimo. These distant sounds represent “the silences of the Druids—who know, see and hear nothing.” The trumpet seven times intones a short, unsettled phrase unrelated to the strings’ harmony. This is “the perennial question of existence.” Each of the trumpet’s queries leads to the score’s other component: “the hunt for the ‘silent answer’ undertaken by the flutes and other human beings.” That search is the crux of the piece. With each appearance, the flutes grow more discordant and agitated. They become “the fighting answerers,” Ives’ preface says, unable to settle the question of existence. Their last salvo begins by repeating the trumpet’s phrase, as if they’ve given up their quest and resorted to mocking the question. But the trumpet poses it one more time, and they have nothing to say. The strings’ ethereal chords continue a few moments longer, Ives says, in “undisturbed solitude.” The collision of turbulence and serenity makes a powerful statement. The Instruments: 4 flutes, trumpet and strings

Piano Concerto No. 2 Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Like Mozart, Beethoven and other composers, Béla Bartók marshalled his skills as a pianist in tandem with his creative gifts. He crafted his Piano Concerto No. 1 as a showcase, but it was so aggressive that even he found it hard to handle. So he resolved to go a little easier on himself with his Piano Concerto No. 2. Nevertheless, this athletic music keeps pianists’ hands full. The strings sit out the first movement. A gleaming piano trill launches it, and the trumpet replies with a fanfare—the first movement’s jubilant main theme. The piano quickly adds its own vigorous theme, a barrage of ringing chords, then leads in a breezier direction by taking off with scurrying filigree. More impishness bubbles up when the piano strums its chords lightly, and the orchestra joins in just as deftly. But flashiness and dynamism return, and at one point, the piano and orchestra turn the movement’s two main themes upside-down. The movement 34 | Houston Symphony

climaxes with a booming piano solo punctuated by the kettledrums. After the flute and winds bring a hint of relaxation, the music revs up again, and a salvo of chords rumbling up the keyboard helps end the movement with a bang. The Adagio brings stillness. The piano and winds take a break, and the strings intone hushed, otherworldly chords. The soloist enters with a meditative solo punctuated by the kettledrums; as the music grows impassioned, the sonorous drums reinforce its gravitas. The piano suddenly takes off at top speed, drawing the orchestra into a flurry of bird calls and other nature sounds—a recurring motif in Bartók’s works. The strings’ chords return, more ethereal than ever, and they murmur in the background as the piano’s musings resume. The soloist launches the finale with a flourish that spans the keyboard. Prodded by vigorous drumbeats, the piano sweeps right into the bounding, buoyant main theme; then it brings back its firstmovement theme, now in a dashing new form. The trumpet brings back its first-movement theme—which also has a new guise, with more of a swing. Then the piano fires back with the finale’s main theme, turning it upside-down but keeping its dynamism intact. After a sonorous orchestral climax, the piano takes off on a burst of athleticism that again includes drums’ reinforcement. After the music takes a breezier turn, the trumpet fanfare stirs everyone up, and the concerto accelerates into its final cadence. The Instruments: 3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (one doubling English horn), 2 clarinets (1 doubling bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings

Petrushka (1947)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird turned a 28-year-old Russian into the toast of Paris. As a break from the theatrical world, he envisioned an orchestral piece pitting the piano against the rest of the group. “In my mind, I had a distinct picture of a puppet, suddenly endowed with life,” he said. The piano, portraying the puppet, would bedevil the orchestra with its antics, but the orchestra would win out. The impresario behind The Firebird, Sergei Diaghilev, prodded Stravinsky to turn this into another ballet: Petrushka, centering on a lovelorn character who had been a mainstay of street entertainment for centuries. Petrushka opens in “The Shrovetide Fair,” Russia’s equivalent of Mardi Gras. The flute’s sparkle and the cellos’ vigor give us the first glimpse of the excitement. A lusty episode depicts a band of tipsy revelers, and a clarinet tune backed up by flutes and trumpets evokes the sound of an organ grinder. He introduces a street performer, who dances to a perky flute melody. A drum roll summons the audience to a miniature theater. A magician appears, and after playing a graceful solo on his flute, he opens the curtain to reveal three puppets: Petrushka, a ballerina and a Moor. Tapping them with his flute, he brings them to life, and they launch into a zesty Russian

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dance. As the winds, trumpets and piano launch into its rapid-fire main theme, it radiates energy. The solo violin takes a turn leading the dance, and after a few quieter moments—perhaps depicting Petrushka falling in love with the ballerina—the piano sprints into action. That propels the dance toward a rousing finish. A drum roll announces the second scene, “Petrushka’s Room.” The magician throws Petrushka into view, and two clarinets represent the anti-hero with a short motif—an upward flick—that becomes his musical alter ego. It also is quietly revolutionary: It combines the chords C major and F-sharp major, which traditional harmony would never put together. Smitten with the ballerina, Petrushka goes from frustration, expressed by a snarling trumpet, to the melancholy of a quiet theme shared by flute and English horn. The ballerina appears, and an orchestral outburst describes Petrushka pursuing her. But she eludes him, and the trumpet shrieks again. Another drum roll opens the third scene, “The Moor’s Room.” A sinuous theme spun out first by two clarinets, later by two bassoons, describes the seductive Moor. A sprightly trumpet tune heralds the arrival of the ballerina. As she joins the Moor in a waltz, the music’s lilt and sweetness reveal the pair’s chemistry. A hush comes over the music, and the Petrushka motif tells us that he’s spying. The orchestra charges into action as the Moor drives Petrushka out. A drum roll heralds the finale, “The Shrovetide Fair Towards Evening.” The orchestra’s flashiness and energy again set the scene, and a series of vibrant dances describe the goings-on— from a trained bear’s lumbering to gypsy dancers’ abandon and coachmen’s swagger. All that breaks off when the Moor chases Petrushka into view. As the orchestra slashes, the Moor strikes his rival with his sword, and the strings’ ethereal pianissimo describes Petrushka’s death. But after the crowd drifts away, the trumpets sounds his theme again: Petrushka’s ghost appears, thumbing his nose at the world. The Instruments: 3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (1 doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, timpani, harp, piano, celesta and strings —Steven Brown

Houston Symphony Principals take centerstage on Houston Public Media This month’s broadcasts shine the spotlight on principal players of the Houston Symphony. We hear concerts that feature former Principal Clarinet David Peck, Principal Cello Brinton Averil Smith and Principal Trombone Allen Barnhill as soloists. Rounding out May is a performance by 2016 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition Gold Medalist, Luke Hsu, as we anticipate this year’s competition.

MAY 2017 BROADCAST SCHEDULE ALL BROADCASTS AIR AT 8PM

May 7 News 88.7 May 10 Classical RECORDED:

March 14-16, 2005

May 14 News 88.7 May 17 Classical RECORDED:

June 17, 2006

May 21 News 88.7 May 24 Classical RECORDED:

Hans Graf, conductor David Peck, clarinet Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C major, K.338 Lavenda: Clarinet Concerto Weber: Concertino in E-flat major for Clarinet & Orchestra, Opus 26 Bizet: Symphony in C major

Rebecca Miller, conductor Allen Barnhill, trombone Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on Bald Mountain Rimsky-Korsakov/R. Thurston: Trombone Concerto Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14

Hans Graf, conductor Brinton Averil Smith, cello Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72c Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Opus 85 R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Opus 64

January 18-20, 2008

May 28 News 88.7 May 31 Classical RECORDED:

July 9, 2016

Johannes Debus, conductor Luke Hsu, violin – Gold Medal winner, 2016 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition Berlioz: The Roman Carnival Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

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SHAHAM PLUS BRAHMS Friday Saturday Sunday

May 19, 2017 May 20, 2017 May 21, 2017

8pm 8pm 2:30pm

Jones Hall

*Marc Albrecht, conductor Gil Shaham, violin *Houston Symphony debut

Schumann Prokofiev

Overture to Genoveva, Opus 81

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Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63 I Allegro moderato II Andante assai III Allegro, ben marcato

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Brahms

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 I Un poco sostenuto—Allegro II Andante sostenuto III Un poco allegretto e grazioso IV Adagio—Più andante—Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

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Did you know? • Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 has played a central role in Gil Shaham’s musical life for more than 30 years. He first played the concerto publicly with the Israel Sinfonietta on a tour of the United States when he was just 13 years old.

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Program BIOGRAPHIES SHELL FAVORITE MASTER SERIES

Marc Albrecht | conductor Since 2011, Marc Albrecht has served as music director of the Dutch National Opera, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. His contract has been extended until summer 2020. In 2016, the National Opera was awarded the International Opera Award as Opera House of the Year.

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In the opera house, Marc is a highly requested guest. In 2013, he debuted at Teatro della Scala Milan with Die Frau ohne Schatten and was reinvited for Hänsel und Gretel in 2017. He conducted at the Bayreuth Festival (2003-2006) with Der Fiegende Holländer as well as Janáček’s From the House of the Dead at Teatro Real in Madrid. He maintains a close relationship with the Semperoper Dresden where, among others, he has conducted Wozzeck, La damnation de Faust and Elektra. At the Bavarian State Opera, he celebrated a notable success of Henze’s Die Bassariden and at the Royal Opera Covent Garden with Der Fliegende Holländer. Vienna’s Theater an der Wien regularly invites him to conduct. Marc debuted at the Salzburg Festival in 2003 and led Berg’s Lulu with the Vienna Philharmonic in 2010. After spectacular productions of Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise and Janáček’s Die Sache Makropulos, his long-standing relationship with the Deutsche Oper Berlin will open a new chapter in March 2018 with Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane. He regularly conducts the Zurich Opera, including Tannhäuser, Die Soldaten and Der Freischütz. Next season, he will perform Arabella at the San Francisco Opera and Ariadne auf Naxos at the renowned festival in Aix-en-Provence with the Orchestre de Paris. He has appeared with many key orchestras throughout Europe. In the United States, he has conducted orchestras in Saint Louis, Dallas and Cleveland. These performances mark his debut with the Houston Symphony. Central to his symphonic programs is the integration of modern and contemporary works together with the classics. Marc Albrecht has made acclaimed recordings for Pentatone, initially with the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, with works from Berg, Korngold and Richard Strauss; the piano concertos of Schumann and Dvořák with Martin Helmchen and with Netherlands Philharmonic, including Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. Additionally, the Netherlands Opera has released live recordings of his performances of Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier and Der Schatzgräber on the Challenge Classics label.

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Program BIOGRAPHIES , continued Gil Shaham | violin Gil Shaham is one of the foremost violinists of our time. His flawless technique, inimitable warmth and generosity of spirit have solidified his renown as an American master. Highlights of recent seasons include performances with the Berlin and Los Angeles Philharmonics; Boston, Chicago and Singapore Symphony Orchestras; Orchestre de Paris; New World Symphony; and Philadelphia Orchestra; residencies with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Carolina Performing Arts; and an extensive North American tour with The Knights, to celebrate the release of Violin Concertos of the 1930s, Vol. 2. He has also toured Bach’s complete unaccompanied sonatas and partitas to London’s Wigmore Hall and key North American venues in a special multimedia collaboration with photographer/video artist David Michalek.

Gil already has more than two dozen concerto and solo CDs to his name, including bestsellers that have ascended the charts in the United States and abroad. These recordings have earned multiple Grammys, a Grand Prix du Disque, Diapason d’Or and Gramophone Editor’s Choice. His recent recordings are issued on his own Canary Classics label, which he founded in 2004, and include J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin, Nigunim: Hebrew Melodies, Sarasate: Virtuoso Violin Works, Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bach’s complete works for solo violin. A passionate advocate for new music, he has premiered works by composers, including William Bolcom, David Bruce, Avner Dorman, Julian Milone and Bright Sheng. Gil Shaham was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008, he received the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius and lives in New York City with his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, and their three children. Please visit gilshaham.com.

Program NOTES Overture to Genoveva, Opus 81

new, fiery guise. When the French horns’ exuberant theme returns, its optimism wins out, and the overture ends with a burst of exultation.

Robert Schumann first dreamed of composing an opera as a youth. When he was 20, Shakespeare’s Hamlet enticed him. Over the next 25 years, he looked at subjects including Till Eulenspiegel, the legendary German ne’er-do-well who inspired a symphonic poem by Richard Strauss, and the Nordic sagas that Richard Wagner transformed into The Ring of the Nibelung. One story finally jelled for him: the medieval tale of Genevieve of Brabant, a noblewoman falsely accused of being unfaithful to her husband while he’s off at war.

Schumann’s music returns in force in September, when the Houston Symphony combines his First and Second Symphonies in one program.

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

In the legend, Genevieve’s innocence comes to light only after she’s convicted and beheaded. Schumann, who crafted his own libretto, gave the story a happy ending: The truth emerges just in time to halt the execution, and Genevieve—or Genoveva in the opera’s German— reunites with her husband. The overture has earned a life of its own in the concert hall, where it serves as a mini-symphonic poem embodying turbulence, heroism and celebration. Even though the overture begins pianissimo, the unsettled harmony and plaintive sound of the woodwinds’ first chord signals that intense feelings are at play. The violins’ entrance stabs into that chord, and the violins soon play a dark-hued, soulful melody that has its roots in the opera, where transformations of it help express a variety of emotions. Here, it sets a scene of brooding and anxiety, and the strings’ sinuous, restless lines intensify that. The music suddenly accelerates as the violins and cellos spring into a sweeping theme that lets the tension boil over. As the turbulence takes hold, the strings churn and the winds call out plaintively. Then the French horns step in, sounding hale and hearty, and the music grows harmonious. But the turmoil resumes, and the mournful violin theme from the opening appears in a 38 | Houston Symphony

The Instruments: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings The printed music for this work was donated by Ms. Linda J. Holmberg and Mr. Gregg Hill.

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Sergei Prokofiev made his name with music that was lean, dynamic and even aggressive. His youthful works embraced the dissonance and spikiness that rocked the early 20th-century music world, and when he wasn’t detonating sonic bombshells, his music’s wryness gave it a smart-aleck streak. By his 40s, though, he yearned for what he called a “new simplicity.” Melody gained prominence in his works, and the evolution colored his Violin Concerto No. 2—especially its lyrical Andante. The first movement is a contest between melody and mischief. The violin spins out a quiet theme that at first coils within the range of a few notes, then pushes higher. But as soon as part of the string section joins in, a sputtering outburst from the solo violin and the rest of the strings interrupts. The low strings launch into the theme, and the solo violin follows, but there’s another break: The violin and winds take off on a scurrying new theme, leaving the opening melody just to murmur in the background. When the bustle settles down, the violin sings out a warm, sinuous melody that brings the concerto a new glow.

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The violin again sprints into action, and this salvo is the boldest and most impetuous yet. Even the opening theme takes a new form, staccato and faster-moving. But the crossplay of moods continues, and the lyrical theme asserts itself, too. By the end of the movement, the opening theme’s quiet original form has won out.

graceful transformation of their Allegro theme, and the oboes and clarinets exchange short but ardent phrases. But the strings’ jabs bring back the tumult, and the orchestra lashes out with more of a wallop than ever. A reminiscence of the very beginning leads to a close that’s quiet, but not necessarily peaceful.

The second movement puts hijinks aside. It begins like an idyllic serenade, with a peaceful violin tune floating above harmonious plucked strings. The violin soon leads the way in a gentle waltz, and the music takes a mysterious turn when the violin murmurs in the stratosphere above a hushed transformation of the waltz. But the winds brighten the mood, stepping forth with a flowing tune the violin ardently takes over. Lyricism returns, and a surge of passion briefly seizes the violin and orchestra before the movement closes serenely.

The slow movement’s richness and melody offer an antidote to the tumult. The strings’ first phrases suggest a hymn’s breadth and sturdiness. Then the oboe sings out, and lyricism flows more freely. The violins soar, and passions well up. Then the solo violin takes the lead, and its gleam and sweetness help the movement end serenely.

A lusty violin theme launches the finale. The music takes a form whose tradition goes back to Mozart: the rondo, in which the main theme reappears regularly amid interludes that offer contrast. Here, those contrasts include a waltz led by the low strings and a fiery violin solo that uses the instrument’s lowest, gutsiest-sounding string. And the soloist caps it all with a dash to the end. The Houston Symphony puts the violin in the spotlight again in September, when it premieres a concert by new Composer-inResidence Jimmy Lopez. The Instruments: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, percussion and strings

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Mozart wrote his first symphony as a child. Beethoven created his first in his late 20s. And Johannes Brahms? He didn’t unveil his Symphony No. 1 until he was 44. Chalk it up to his unflinching selfcriticism. Brahms sketched out three movements of a symphony when he was 24, but he was so unsure of his skills at composing for orchestra that he turned the material into his Piano Concerto No. 1, where the keyboard shared the spotlight. Five years later, Brahms wrote the bulk of what eventually became the first movement of his Symphony No. 1. Then he devoted more than a decade to other works before he finally resumed the symphony in 1874. And his labors still took three years. Brahms’ diligence paid off. The symphony’s progress from turbulence to triumph has never stopped resonating with listeners. The symphony starts with an onslaught: The kettledrum pounds, much of the orchestra pours out sound, and the violins and cellos surmount all of that, pushing upward for an octave. When the flood subsides, the music quiets, but its tension remains. The orchestra repeats the opening salvo, which abruptly breaks off: A plaintive oboe solo brings the symphony a more personal scale, and the music falls silent. Within moments, an orchestral thunderclap reignites the tension, and the violins launch into the surging, tempestuous theme that opens the Allegro. As the rest of the orchestra joins in, the agitation intensifies. The music grows bold, rugged, even brusque. That eases enough for the winds to inject a bit of warmth. The violins respond with an arching,

The contentment carries over into the third movement. It begins with a breezy clarinet solo, and that gives way to tunes that are more full-throated and hearty. But unrest returns with the finale, which opens with snippets of brooding melody and biting, plucked strings. The low strings unleash a sonic groundswell, and that generates an explosion. Then the strings begin to shimmer, and a broad, noble theme wells up from the French horns. The symphony has reached its turning point. The trombones, which have been silent until now, intone a stately theme of their own. After a dramatic pause, the violins step forth with a sonorous, striding tune that exudes confidence, and Brahms builds the finale’s noble themes into a blaze of jubilation. The Houston Symphony will play his tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 1 in January. The Instruments: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings —Steven Brown The printed music for this work was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Ira T. Anderson, in honor of Lenore H. Simons.

The Houston Symphony’s Principal Corporate Guarantor is a landmark Houston institution, Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. Through the Spec’s Charitable Foundation, the company supports the Symphony in a variety of ways—through the annual Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction, the Salute to Educators Concert, and the company’s own Symphony fundraising event, Vintage Virtuoso. In total, they have contributed more than $3 million to the Symphony since 1996. With 168 stores throughout Texas and more than 3,400 employees, Spec’s is a true family business, run by President John Rydman, his wife, Lindy, and their daughter, Lisa. Spec’s is known for its personal touch in many areas: selecting products for its shelves, cultivating a sense of family among its employees, providing guidance and personal service to its customers, and giving back to the communities it serves. InTUNE — May 2017 | 39

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CLIMBING DREAMS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE Speaker Series Tuesday

May 23, 2017 7:30 pm

Jones Hall

*Mike Libecki, climber *Houston Symphony debut

KEITH LADZINSKI

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Program BIOGRAPHY Mike Libecki | climber

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Mike Libecki follows his passion in the literal sense. His top two passions are obeying his obsession/addiction for exploring the most remote, exotic and untouched locations on the planet, from climbing big walls and towers to making alpine first ascents, traverses and other mysterious adventures (mostly solo); and being a dedicated father to his angel-daughter (he has won Father of the Year Awards more than once).

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Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation through a special gift celebrating the foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2015.

Follow climber Mike Libecki on his quest to conquer the world’s last unclimbed peaks. Mike is on a mission to master the world’s last unconquered mountains. This National Geographic explorer, and—according to Men’s Journal—one of the world’s 50 most adventurous men, stands at the forefront of a new era of exploration. Follow along as he tackles mud and mayhem on the massive Poumaka Tower in French Polynesia, encounters fear and friendship on the Bamiyan slopes of Afghanistan and dodges polar bears while exploring Greenland’s icy waters, all backed by the technology that helps his teams summit and bring the stories back to us.

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Mike has been on more than 60 expeditions and established multiple first ascents on all seven continents, plus Oceania. More than half of these have been solo expeditions and first ascents. His four passports have more than 100 stamped pages from around the world. When he isn’t climbing and exploring Virgin Earth, he is a full time father, soccer coach (five years now) for his daughter’s team, volunteer at her school—and the list goes on. He has presented more than 450 multimedia shows around the world and has worked with every major outdoor magazine, TV station and media outlet. Among his numerous grants and awards: two-time winner of the ShiptonTilman Grant/Award from Gore-Tex, four-time winner of the Mugs Stump Award, two-time winner of the Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award and Helly Hansen Award from the American Alpine Club, two-time winner of the CoppDash Inspire Award, three-time winner of the Polartec Challenge Award, Clif Bar Athlete Ambassador, the Sharp End Award from the Access Fund, a mountaineering fellowship from the American Alpine Club, a Banff Centre Mountain Grant and a many-time winner of the Father of the Year Award at his daughter’s school. Mike lives near the mouth of Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon with his daughter, dog, cats, parrot, pot-belly pig, chickens and rabbits.

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CLASSIC BROADWAY Friday Saturday Sunday

May 26, 2017 May 27, 2017 May 28, 2017

8pm 8pm 7:30pm

Jones Hall

Michael Krajewski, conductor Lisa Vroman, Rachel York and Doug LaBrecque, vocalists Houston Symphony Chorus — Betsy Cook Weber, director

Gershwin/J. Kessler Arr. D. Pippin-L. Blank Arr. P. O’Neil Arlen/W. Barker Porter Kern/R. Noll-J. DePuit Rodgers/D. Walker Rodgers/R. R. Bennett

Strike Up the Band from Strike Up the Band lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Another Op’nin’, Another Show/There’s No Business Like Show Business lyrics by Cole Porter/Irving Berlin

The Trolley Song/I Could Have Danced All Night

lyrics by Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane/Alan Jay Lerner

Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz lyrics by E. Y. Harburg

Blow, Gabriel, Blow from Anything Goes Show Boat Duets lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

he Carousel Waltz from Carousel T Oklahoma from Oklahoma!

lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Porter/P. J. Lang Kander/P. McKibbins Hamlisch/R. Burns-Blank J. Bock/I. Hearshen Styne/L. Moore Lloyd Webber/D. Cullen Lloyd Webber/Barker Lloyd Webber/Barker

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Cole Porter Overture A Introduction and All That Jazz from Chicago lyrics by Fred Ebb

One from A Chorus Line

lyrics by Edward Kleban

Symphonic Dances from Fiddler On the Roof Don’t Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl lyrics by Bob Merrill

Think of Me from The Phantom of the Opera lyrics by Charles Hart

The Phantom of the Opera from The Phantom of the Opera lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe & Mike Batt

The Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera lyrics by Charles Hart-Richard Stilgoe

Classic Broadway | Program Biographies

Program BIOGRAPHIES

These performances are generously supported in part by:

Michael Krajewski | conductor Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. In addition to his role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston Symphony, he is music director of The Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Jacksonville Symphony.

Principal Corporate Guarantor

These performances are generously supported in part by: Guarantor Mr. John N. Neighbors Underwriter The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Sybil F. Roos

Partner Joella & Steven P. Mach Lisa & Jerry Simon Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Supporter Terry Ann Brown Evan B. Glick Shirley Wolff Toomim The Houston Symphony would like to recognize and thank donors who gave $100 or more to our Be Like Mike campaign. For a list of supporters, please see page 14.

Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation through a special gift celebrating the foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2015.

MICHAEL TAMMARO

Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods End of Season Celebration Generously supported by John & Lindy Rydman / Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec's Charitable Foundation

As a guest conductor, Michael has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the San Francisco, Seattle and St. Louis Symphonies; the Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dallas, Pittsburgh and National Symphony Orchestra and numerous other orchestras across the nation. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra; the Toronto, Edmonton and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras; Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Other international appearances include Dublin and Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra and performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. Michael is the conductor of the video Silver Screen Serenade with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker that aired worldwide on BYU Broadcasting. He has led the Houston Symphony on two holiday albums: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. In 2016, he conducted his original Carole King Songbook across North America featuring Broadway's Liz Callaway, Allison Blackwell and Bryce Ryness. Michael’s other collaborative programs have included flutist James Galway, mezzo Marilyn Horne, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, guitarist Angel Romero and pop artists Jason Alexander, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Wynonna Judd, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Patti Austin, Sandi Patty, Ann Hampton Callaway, Chicago, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, Pink Martini, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, Classical Mystery Tour, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and The Midtown Men. With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Michael furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Orchestra and, for 11 years, served as music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Michael lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography and solving crossword puzzles.

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Lisa Vroman | vocalist

Doug LaBrecque | vocalist From Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert, Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America’s most versatile voices. She has been regarded as a “musical and theatrical marvel” by the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as “one of American Musical Theater’s most beautiful voices” by acclaimed Broadway producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh.

Her roles include, among many others, Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera; Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella; Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me, Kate; Anna Leonowens in The King and I; and Marian Paroo in The Music Man. She sang the role of Birdie in Regina with Utah Opera, made her New Jersey Opera debut as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus and premiered and recorded two comic operas by composers John Musto (Bastianello) and William Bolcom (Lucrezia) with the New York Festival of Song. Lisa debuted on Broadway in Aspects of Love, and she was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables. For PBS, she was featured in Mackintosh’s Hey, Mr. Producer! at a Royal Gala at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in London. She sang the role of Johanna in the San Francisco Symphony’s Emmy Award-winning PBS production of Sweeney Todd in Concert. Lisa is a George London Awards Grant recipient and a 1999 Minerva Award recipient from the State University of New York at Potsdam. She received an undergraduate degree in music education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam; a master’s degree in fine arts, opera performance from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh; and an honorary doctor of music from SUNY Potsdam. She has recently joined the teaching faculty of the Institute for The American Musical Theatre in New York City. With a repertoire that ranges from Stravinsky to Weill to Broadway, Lisa is a frequent guest soloist with theater, opera companies and orchestras. Her solo CD, Broadway Classic, features mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and 47 of San Francisco’s finest orchestral players, led by Gualtiero Negrini. Lisa lives in Pasadena, CA, with husband, Patrick O’Neil, and their beautiful dog, Barber. Please visit lisavroman.com.

Doug LaBrecque thrilled theatre audiences as The Phantom and Raoul in the Harold Prince production of The Phantom of the Opera. He also starred on Broadway as Ravenal in the Hal Prince revival of Show Boat, a role he performed in Canada and Chicago. He was featured in Oscar Hammerstein’s 100th birthday celebration at the Gershwin Theatre and toured nationally with Les Misérables. Regionally, he performed leading roles in Candide, A Chorus Line and Man of La Mancha, among many others. The University of Michigan graduate was featured in the world premiere of A Wonderful Life, written by Sheldon Harnick and Joe Raposo, and starred in the premiere revival of Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s Love Life. One of the most prolific concert performers of his generation, Doug has been a soloist with some of the world’s finest symphony orchestras, including the Houston Symphony. In a tribute to Richard Rodgers, he recently made his Carnegie Hall debut as a soloist with The New York Pops, the same season he debuted with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Alongside Jeff Tyzik, he appeared with both the St. Louis and Seattle symphonies for their holiday celebrations as well as numerous performances with the Naples Philharmonic. With Peter Nero, he was featured in Broadway Showstoppers, a live recording with The Philly Pops. Other special engagements have included singing with Carole Bayer Sager at Feinsteins’s in Manhattan and the Cinegrill in Los Angeles, performing alongside Broadway legend Jerry Herman with the Naples Philharmonic, and appearing onstage with Senators Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch (singing together!) at Hickory Hill, the legendary home of Ethel Kennedy. International engagements have included the Korean National Symphony in Seoul, the Shanghai Radio Orchestra in China, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra in Rio de Janeiro, The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and numerous return engagements with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Doug LaBrecque recently appeared in Alba, Italy, as the guest soloist in an all-Bernstein concert and returned to the International Music Festival in the Czech Republic. Please visit DougLaBrecque.com.

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Rachel York | vocalist Rachel York, a dynamic and versatile actress and singer, is best known for her critically acclaimed Broadway performances in City of Angels, Les Misérables, Victor/ Victoria (Drama Desk Award) with Dame Julie Andrews, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and most recently, Disaster! She also turned heads on television with her courageous portrayal of Lucille Ball in the CBS movie, Lucy. On tour and regionally, Rachel has earned accolades, most recently as Reno Sweeney in the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes (Helen Hayes Award). She also earned rave reviews in the dual roles of Edith Bouvier Beale and Little Edie Beale in the recent Los Angeles production of Grey Gardens opposite Betty Buckley. Additionally, she starred in the national tour of Camelot opposite Michael York; Putting It Together (Manhattan Theatre Club) also with Julie Andrews; the national and London tours of Kiss Me, Kate; Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center; Turn of the Century opposite Jeff Daniels at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago; and The Odd Couple with Jason Alexander and Martin Short in Los Angeles. She can be seen opposite Cristin Milioti in the new film It Had to Be You. In concert, Rachel has been a soloist worldwide, including appearances with The New York and The Philly Pops; the National and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras under the direction of conductor Marvin Hamlisch; the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Minnesota Orchestra; Detroit and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras; St. Louis, San Francisco and San Diego Symphony orchestras, among many others. Rachel recently shared the stage as guest soloist with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall. Television appearances include Power, Elementary, Hannah Montana, Frasier, Reba, Numb3rs, Close to Home, Spin City and Diagnosis Murder. Rachel York’s solo album, Let’s Fall in Love, was named one of the Top Ten Vocal CDs of the year by Talkin’ Broadway. Please visit rachelyork.com.

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Board of DIRECTORS

(2016-17 SEASON)

Steven P. Mach*

Bobby Tudor*

Paul R. Morico*

Janet F. Clark*

Jesse B. Tutor*^

Barbara McCelvey*

President

Chairman

President-Elect

Immediate Past Chairman

Robert A. Peiser*

Mike S. Stude*

Immediate Past President

Chairman Emeritus

Gene Dewhurst*

Chair, Board Governance & Leadership

Justice Brett Busby

Jerry Simon*

Chair, Development

Viviana Denechaud

Co-Chair, Development

Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs Danielle Batchelor Donna Shen Chair, Popular Programming Chair, Community Partnerships Alexandra Pruner Gene Dewhurst President, Houston Symphony Endowment Chair, Pension

Barbara J. Burger*

Andrés Orozco-Estrada*^

Gloria G. Pryzant

Sergei Galperin*^

Chair, Finance

Music Director

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Musician Representative

Mark Hughes*^

Mark C. Hanson*^

Musician Representative

Executive Director/CEO

General Counsel Secretary

David Pruner*

Chair, Strategic Planning

Anthony Bohnert Chair, Audit

Billy McCartney Chair, Education

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events

Darlene Clark

President, Houston Symphony League

Adam Dinitz*^

Musician Representative

Christine Kelly-Weaver Assistant Secretary *Executive Committee ^Ex-Officio

GOVERNING DIRECTORS Farida Abjani Marcia Backus Janice Barrow** Danielle Batchelor Gary Beauchamp Anthony Bohnert Marie Taylor Bosarge Ralph Burch Barbara J. Burger Justice Brett Busby Andrew Calder Donna Josey Chapman Michael H. Clark Janet F. Clark Brad W. Corson Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty

Julia Anderson Frankel David Frankfort Ronald G. Franklin Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Joan Kaplan Sippi Khurana, M.D. Rochelle Levit, Ph.D. Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann, M.D. Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Alexander K. McLanahan ** Paul R. Morico

Kevin O’Gorman Robert Orr Robert A. Peiser Cully Platt David Pruner Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sánchez Helen Shaffer ** Jerry Simon Jim R. Smith Miles O. Smith James Stein Mike S. Stude ** William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor ** Betty Tutor ** Jesse B. Tutor **

Judith Vincent Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams ** Barbara Winthrop Scott Wulfe David Wuthrich

Betsy Garlinger Allen Gelwick Evan B. Glick Julianne K. Gorte Eric Haufrect, M.D. Gary L. Hollingsworth, M.D. Marianne Ivany Brian James Rita Justice I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Ulyesse LeGrange ** Carlos J. Lopez Michael Mann, M.D. Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Gene McDavid ** Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Janet Moore Jud Morrison Bobbie Newman

Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. Greg Powers, Ph.D. Gloria G. Pryzant Richard A. Rabinow Roman Reed Gabriel Rio Richard Robbins, M.D. J. Hugh Roff Jr. ** Miwa Sakashita Ed Schneider Michael E. Shannon ** Donna Shen Robert Sloan, Ph.D. Tad Smith David Stanard Ishwaria Subbiah David Tai Brian J. Thomas L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas

Shirley W. Toomim Andrew Truscott Margaret Waisman, M.D. Robert Weiner James T. Willerson, M.D. Fredric Weber Steven J. Williams Beth Wolff Ed Wulfe ** Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich Frank Yonish

Ex-Officio Darlene Clark Rodney Margolis Gloria G. Pryzant Donna Shen Mary Voigt **Lifetime Trustee

TRUSTEES Samuel Abraham William L. Ackerman Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia, M.D. James M. Bell Meherwan Boyce Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington Dougal Cameron Mary Kathryn Campion, M.D. John T. Cater ** Evan Collins, M.D., MBA Andrew Davis Ronald DePinho, M.D. Tracy Dieterich Terry Elizabeth Everett Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. Jeffrey B. Firestone Craig Fox

FRIENDS OF JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Justice Brett Busby 46 | Houston Symphony

Janet F. Clark

Barbara McCelvey

Ex-Officio Audrey Chang Alexandra Gottschalk Alexandra Pruner Art Vivar Jessie Woods **Lifetime Trustee

PAST PRESIDENTS OF HOUSTON SYMPHONY 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

THE SOCIETY E.C. Vandagrift Jr. 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 Robert A. Peiser

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mrs. Stuart Sherar Terry Ann Brown Mrs. Julian Barrows Nancy Strohmer Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mary Ann McKeithan Mrs. Albert P. Jones Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Lucy H. Lewis Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Catherine McNamara Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Shirley McGregor Pearson Mrs. Leon Jaworski Paula Jarrett Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Cora Sue Mach Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Kathi Rovere Mrs. Thompson McCleary Norma Jean Brown Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Barbara McCelvey Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Lori Sorcic Jansen Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Nancy B. Willerson Mary Louis Kister Jane Clark Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. Nancy Littlejohn Mrs. John W. Herndon Donna Shen Mrs. Charles Franzen Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Vicki West Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Mrs. Jesse Tutor Ms. Marilou Bonner PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE BAY AREA Fran Strong Dana Puddy Selma Neumann Angela Buell Julia Wells Pat Brackett Dagmar Meeh Joan Wade Priscilla Heidbreder Yvonne Herring Harriett Small Deanna Lamoreux Nina Spencer Glenda Toole Elizabeth Glenn Carole Murphy Ebby Creden Patience Myers Charlotte Gaunt James Moore Norma Brady Cindy Kuenneke Helen Powell Sharon Dillard Diane McLaughlin Roberta Liston Suzanne Hicks Sue Smith Shirley Wettling Jo Anne Mills Phyllis Molnar Pat Bertelli Emyre B. Robinson

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, President Gene Dewhurst

James Lee Michael Mithoff

William J. Toomey II 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 more information, please contact: Patrick T. Quinn, Director, Planned Giving 713.337.8532, patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS Janice Barrow Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Chavanelle Roger & Debby Cutler Steve Dukes Robert Lee Gomez

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

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$500 or more

Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Henderson Beth Weidler & Stephen James Nobuhide Kobori Natalia Rawle Gabriel & Mona Rio Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Rodenberger Ms. Carolyn Rogan

Michael J. Shawiak Susan L. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Weber Anonymous (2)

The Houston Symphony thanks the generous donors who, since 2012, have made possible infrastructure additions to further enhance the sound and quality of our orchestral performances.

Beauchamp Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling and Portativ Organ Berlioz Bells Orchestra Synthesizer Adam's Vibraphone Zildjian Crotales Waterphone Small percussion and other instruments

Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpano

The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling

Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System

Beverly Johnson, Ralph Wyman and Jim Foti, and Thane & Nicole Wyman in memory of Winthrop Wyman Basset Horns and Rotary Trumpets

Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano and Instrument Petting Zoo

LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Lyons & Healy Harp Vicky & Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Conductor’s Podium

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Sustainability

FUND

The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to the 137 donors who made transformational gifts to complete the Sustainability Fund. On December 31, 2015, the Houston Symphony celebrated an extraordinary achievement: the completion of a five-year, $15 million Sustainability Fund, which has transformed the orchestra’s financial position. The Symphony was able to close out the campaign thanks to challenge grant funds totaling $1,050,000 provided by Bobby & Phoebe Tudor, Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Janice Barrow, Steve & Joella Mach and Robert & Jane Cizik. The Ciziks provided the final $500,000 to allow the Symphony to reach its $15 million Sustainability Fund goal. Houston Endowment Estate of Jean R. Sides Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice Barrow Margaret Alkek Williams Jane & Robert Cizik

Clare Attwell Glassell Mrs. Kitty King Powell The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc. Cora Sue & Harry Mach The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation MD Anderson Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Barbara J. Burger Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey Estate of Mary Ann Holloway Phillips Sybil F. Roos

Steven & Nancy Williams Robin Angly & Miles Smith Gary & Marian Beauchamp Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Nancy & Walter Bratic Janet F. Clark Linda & Gene Dewhurst

Bert & Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Marilyn & Robert Hermance C. Howard Pieper Foundation Tad & Suzanne Smith Alice & Terry Thomas Shirley W. Toomim Janet & Tom Walker

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Billy & Christie McCartney Dr. Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Geo. H. Lewis & Sons

Ms. Judith Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Ralph Burch Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Evan D. Collins Erika & S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange

Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Jay & Shirley Marks James D. Stein Clive Runnells in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells BB&T / Courtney & Bill Toomey Scott & Lori Wulfe Anonymous (1)

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Tyler & Kat Murphy Justice Brett & Erin Busby Laurie & Ryan Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Corson Susan & Dick Hansen Christina & Mark C. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Ann & Hugh Roff Vicky & Michael Richker Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Gloria & Joe Pryzant Margot & John Cater Virginia A. Clark Mr. Andrew Davis & Ms. Corey Tu Viviana & David Denechaud Amanda & Adam Dinitz David & Heidi Massin Bobbie Newman

Lisa & Jerry Simon Vicki West The Brodsky Foundation David Chambers & Alex Steffler Vicky Dominguez Mr. Colin C. Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Julianne & David Gorte Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Pam & Chad Blaine Mr. Wayne Brooks Terry Ann Brown Aurelie Desmarais & Ed Struzynski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Martin & Kelli Cohen Fein Ms. Megan Conley Rian & Sean Craypo Brian & Leah Del Signore Eric & Angelea Halen Mark & Marilyn Hughes

Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mary Beth Mosley Scott & Judy Nyquist Mr. Matthew D. Roitstein Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Arbiter Mrs. Shirley Burgher Mr. Erik T. Gronfor & Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeGrand Mr. & Mrs. Harvin Moore IV Mr. & Mrs. Scott Holshouser Mr. Robin Kesselman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Ms. Anne C. Leek Mr. & Mrs. William K. VerMeulen Martha & Stanley* Bair Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Brewer Ms. Joyce Perkins David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (3)

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*Deceased

Legacy SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through bequests, lifeincome gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony Endowment in your estate plans, please contact Patrick T. Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at 713.337.8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Daniel B. Barnum George* & Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable & Mrs. William Crassas Patricia Cunningham Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Ginny Garrett Lila-Gene George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Randolph Lee Groninger Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker

Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Timothy Hogan & Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian & Catherine James Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. James E. & Betty W. Key Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Frances E. Leland Mrs. Lucy Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley Marks James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. John H. Matzer III Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Dr. Tracey Samuels & Mr. Robert McNamara Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams

Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. Georgette M. Michko Katherine Taylor Mize Richard & Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers Mr. John N. Neighbors, in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave G. Nussmann John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine & Red Pastorek Peter & Nina Peropoulos Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch Ed & Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson

Evie Ronald Walter Ross Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa & Jerry Simon Tad & Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder Marie Speziale Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill & Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen & Kristine Wallace David M. Wax* & Elaine Arden Cali Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Katherine & Mark Yzaguirre Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (6)

Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison & children in memory of Walter J. Morrison Robert A. Peiser Gloria G. Pryzant Clive Runnells, in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells Mr. Charles K. Sanders Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Michael J. Shawiak Jule* & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder

Mike & Anita* Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Jo Dee Wright Susan Gail Wood Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Janice Barrow James Barton Paul M. Basinski Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Harrison R.T. Davis Jean & Jack* Ellis The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong

Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Dr. Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Joella & Steven P. Mach Bill & Karinne McCullough Betty & Gene McDavid Dr. & Mrs.* Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Ronald Mikita & Mr. Rex Spikes Ione Moran

*Deceased

In MEMORIAM We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come. Mr. Thomas D. Barrow George Bashen W. P. Beard Ronald C. Borschow 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 Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott John Wesley Graham Dorothy H. Grieves Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris Gen. & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman David L. Hyde Dr. Blair Justice Dr. Mary R. Lewis Mrs. L. F. McCollum

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. McKerley Doretha Melvin Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Terrence Murphree Arthur Newman Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Mary Anne H. Phillips

Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides Blanche Stastny John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Dr. Carlos Vallbona Mrs. Harry C. Weiss Mrs. Edward Wilkerson InTUNE — May 2017 | 49

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THANK

Our DONORS 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.

For more information, please contact: Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526

Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or more 

Janice Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Barbara J. Burger Jane & Robert Cizik Janet F. Clark Rochelle & Max Levit

Centennial Society Mr. Monzer Hourani Barbara & Pat McCelvey

Founder’s Society

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Maestro’s Society

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Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. John N. Neighbors John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation

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$100,000-$149,999

Sybil F. Roos Clive Runnells in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Billy & Christie McCartney

Nancy & Robert Peiser

$75,000-$99,999

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Darlene & Cappy* Bisso

$50,000-$74,999

Jana & Scotty Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Gary & Marian Beauchamp Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Lila-Gene George Clare Attwell Glassell Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. Jackson Hicks / Jackson and Company

Concertmaster’s Society Mr. John Barlow Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Nancy & Walter Bratic Ralph Burch Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Viviana & David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III / WoodRock & Co. Linda & Gene Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Glasscock Evan B. Glick Bert & Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Susan & Dick Hansen Christina & Mark Hanson 50 | Houston Symphony

Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Dr. Sippi & Mr. Ajay Khurana Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Jay & Shirley Marks Janice & Robert McNair Dave & Alie Pruner 

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Alice & Terry Thomas Ms. Judith Vincent Steven & Nancy Williams Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell

$25,000-$49,999

Marilyn & Bob Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Dr. Rita Justice Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mrs. Mary Catherine Miller Rita & Paul Morico Catherine & Bob Orr Mr. Jason Poon / Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Louisa Stude Sarofim Laura & Michael Shannon Michael J. Shawiak Donna & Tim Shen

Lisa & Jerry Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James D. Stein Nancy & David Tai Shirley Wolff Toomim Janet & Tom Walker Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Scott & Lori Wulfe

Conductor’s Circle

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Platinum Baton

Ms. Farida Abjani Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor James M. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Dr. M.K. Campion Donna & Max Chapman Coneway Family Foundation Mr. Richard Danforth Dr. Alex Dell Mrs. William Estrada

Conductor’s Circle

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Gold Baton

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Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Adam Altsuler Lilly & Thurmon Andress Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Ann & Jonathan Ayre Mr. & Mrs. Ed Banner Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Ruth White Brodsky Mr. Ken D. Brownlee & Ms. Caroline Deetjen Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Marilyn Caplovitz Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Larry Corbin Ms. Miquel A. Correll Lois & David Coyle Andrew Davis & Corey Tu

Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Hugh & Ann Roff Carol & Kamal Sandarusi Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Thomas Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Martin Dr. & Mrs. E. K. Massin Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. Gary Mercer Sami & Jud Morrison Scott & Judy Nyquist Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Rochelle & Sheldon Oster Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Radoff Family Lila Rauch Kathy & Wayne Richards Vicky & Michael Richker Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Mr. Wolfgang Schmidt & Mrs. Angelika Schmidt-Lange Mr. & Mrs. Shalin Shah

Tad & Suzanne Smith Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Trent Tellepsen Ms. Laura Codman & Mr. John F. Terwilliger Mrs. Jennifer Chang & Mr. Aaron J. Thomas Pamalah & Stephen Tipps Courtney & Bill Toomey Susan & Andrew Truscott Birgitt van Wijk Mr. & Ms. Frank Verducci Mr. & Mrs. Sean Waggoner Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Dr. Jim T. Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha

April Lykos David & Heidi Massin Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Dr. Robert M. Mihalo Dr. Cameron Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Michael P. & Shirley Pearson Jean & Allan Quiat Ed & Janet Rinehart Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott

Mr. & Mrs. Lee H. Staley Kimberly & David Sterling Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Candace & Brian Thomas Ms. Hallie A. Vanderhider Nancy B. Willerson Ms. Beth Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Anonymous (2)

Maureen Y. Higdon Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kellogg Mary Louis Kister Mr. & Mrs. Jason T. Klein William & Cynthia Koch Mr. William L. Kopp Willy Kuehn Michael & Kelley Lang Mrs. Nancy Lease Jim & Amy Lee Barbara J. Manering Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Mr. William McDugald Terry & Kandee McGill Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. Ronald A. Mikita & Mr. Rex Spikes Mr. & Mrs. William Monteleone Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Montz Mr. & Mrs. Harvin Moore IV

Sidney & Ione Moran Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy John & Bobbie Nau David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. C. Robert Palmer Dr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. Doug D. Perley & Ms. Eileen M. Campbell Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Ms. Emily Reaser Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Allyn & Jill Risley Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Carole & Barry Samuels Dr. & Mrs. Todd Scheyer Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Ms. Steven Sherman Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Smith

$7,500-$9,999

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Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Scott Ensell & Family Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Ms. Emily Keeton

Bronze Baton

Stephen & Marilyn Miles/Steven Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Dr. Stewart Morris The Estate of Terence Murphree Bobbie Newman Susan & Edward Osterberg Gary Petersen Gloria & Joe Pryzant Ron & Demi Rand Gabriel & Mona Rio

$10,000-$14,999

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Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice J.R. & Aline Deming Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Archie & Linda Dunham Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Eugene Fong Ms. Nan Garrett Michael B. George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Mrs. James E. Hooks Catherine & Brian James Jacek & Marzena Jaminski Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr.* & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Drs. Golda Anne & Robert Leonard Marilyn G. Lummis

Silver Baton

Anne Morgan Barrett Beth & Jim Barton Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Dr. Karl-Heinz Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch David Chambers & Alex Steffler Albert & Anne Chao Molly & Jim Crownover

Conductor’s Circle

$15,000-$24,999

Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin Fein Angel & Craig Fox Erika & S. David Frankfort Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Debbie & Frank Jones Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Michelle & Jack Matzer

Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Frances & Ira Anderson Edward H. Andrews III Nina Andrews & David Karohl Dr. Angela R. Apollo Sr. Judge Mary Bacon Consurgo Sunshine Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Astley Blair Anne & George Boss Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Terry Ann Brown Cheryl & Sam Byington Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Calder Mr. & Mrs. Bernard F. Clark Jr. Virginia A. Clark Laurie & Ryan Colburn Dr. Evan D. Collins Brad & Joan Corson Dr. Scott Cutler

Conductor’s Circle

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$5,000-$7,499

Bob & Mary Doyle Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. William P. Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Hon. & Mrs. John D. Ellis Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Diane Lokey Farb Ms. Carolyn Faulk Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Mr. & Mrs. Trent Foltz Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Mr. Shane T. Frank Kevin & Sherrill Garland Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Wm. David George Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Gongre Mr. Alan Goodrich Dorothy* & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hardison

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Our DONORS continued Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Somerville Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Tellepsen Family Ann Trammell

Grand Patron’s Circle

Mr. John G. Turner & Mr. Jerry G. Fischer Mr. Brooks Tutor Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Jeanine Van Wagenen Mr. & Ms. Luciano Vasconcellos Ms. Becky Cottrell & Mr. Thomas Warden 

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Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. David Wynne Mr. R. Brent Young & Ms. Sue Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Ziegler Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (4)

Ms. Victoria E. Dominguez David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. Stephen Elison Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. Ronald Fischer James H. & Beverly W. Fish Mr. & Mrs. Gary Fritzhand Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Thomas & Patricia Geddy Joan M. Giese Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herb Goodman Mr. Danny A. Granados Mrs. Holly Haire Eric & Angelea Halen Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Ms. Christine Heggeseth Dr. & Mrs. William C. Heird Mark & Ragna Henrichs Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hoffer Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mark & Marilyn Hughes Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Jee Mrs. Ann B. Jennings Shamika Johnson Van Cleef & Arpels

Mr. & Mrs. John Juneau Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kades Mr. Joseph Kemble Hoole & Kramr CPAs Samantha & Chris Kramr Jane & Kevin Kremer Mr. Alfred Lasher III Ms. Leslie Siller & Mr. Jeff H. Lippold Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Ms. Brenda Love Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Will L. McLendon Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Ms. Trazanna Moreno Julia & Chris Morton Mary Beth Mosley Melissa L. Nance Franci Neely Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Dr. Thomas D. Nichols Mr. Kevin O'Gorman Pat & Sarah Olfers Mr. & Mrs. Steven Owsley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. David Pustka Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Mr. & Mrs. Henry Rachford Dr. & Mrs. Albert Raizner Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Rawson

Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Doug Williams & Janice Robertson Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Yasuhiko Saitoh Gina & Saib Saour Susan D. & Fayez Sarofim Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Dr. Paulina Sergot & Dr. Theo Shybut Hinda Simon Molly Simpson Dr. & Mrs. John Slater Steve & Judy Sohn Richard & Mary Spies Walter O. Stanford Georgiana Stanley Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Mr. & Mrs. Garry Tanner Dr. & Mrs. Van W. Teeters Ms. Georgeta Teodorescu Dan C. & Kimberly Tutcher Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Ms. Jana Vander Lee Dr. & Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Mr. & Mrs. David Walstad Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Ms. Karen M. Whitlock Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Mr. & Mrs. Tony Williford Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Jerry S. & Gerlind Wolinksy Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Robert & Michele Yekovich Anonymous (3)

Crystal & Mike Cox Brian & Leah Del Signore Catherine Delano & Wirt Blaffer Dr. & Ms. Peter J. Dempsey Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mike & Debra Dishberger Charles Dishman Jennifer & Steve Dolman Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Ms. Emily Duncan Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. & Mrs. Gary Edwards Sally Evans & Brian Rodgers Paula & Louis Faillace Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Ms. Marcia Fiman Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Harvey O. Fleisher Patrick & Jeannine Flynn Michelle & Deane Foss Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Phil Frederickson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Furr Ms. Aralee Dorough & Mr. Colin C. Gatwood Ms. Lucy Gebhart

Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Ms. Robert W. Goldman Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Mr. Allen Goodling Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Julianne & David Gorte Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Jeff Graham Timothy & Janet Graham Kendall & Pauline Gray Mr. & Mrs. Joe Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Claudio Gutierrez Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hamm Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Hasler Mr. Michael Heath John Heiny Mr. & Mrs. William T. Heller IV Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Jeannette & Brodrick Hill Dr. Suzanne M. Hite Susan Hodge & Mike Stocker Mr. Robert Hoff Dr. Holly Holmes & Mr. Paul Otremba Mr. & Mrs. John Homier

George E. Howe Mickie & Ron Huebsch Mr. & Mrs. Burdette Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany / University of St. Thomas Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Arlene J. Johnson Stacy & Jason Johnson Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Alan Kelly Sara Kelly Mr. David O. Kem & Mrs. Judith L. Raines Kendall R. Kessel & Harlan Johnson Ms. Carla Knobloch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Knudson Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ann & Sam Koster Michael & Darcy Krajewski Connie Kwan-Wong Mr. Thomas D. Lane Dr. Nashat Latib & Dr. Vinodh Kumar Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer John & Suzy Lattin

$2,500-$4,999

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Dr. Genevera Allen Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice Lindley & Jason Arnoldy John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Ms. Marcia Backus Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Ganesh H. Betanabhatla Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Drs. Desmond & Tiffany Bourgeois James & Judy Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Divya & Chris Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Nicole & Rueben Cásarez Margot & John Cater Dr. Robert N. Chanon Rhoda & Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. Mark C. Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Ray G. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Mr. Darrin Davis & Mr. Mario Gudmundsson Mandy & Rafael Diaz Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty

Patron

Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Clint S. Wetmore Ms. Ibolya Ernyey Weyler Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Ms. Barbara Williams Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Wizel Woodell Family Foundation

$1,500-$2,499

Mr. & Mrs. Truett B. Akin Dr. & Mrs. Scott Allison Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Pat & John Anderson Carol Ann & Bill Anderson Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. Samih Baaklini Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel George & Florence Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bolam Mr. & Mrs. Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Brownlee Mr. & Mrs. Cezary Brylski Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. Louise Carlson & Richard Larrabee Mrs. Mary Ann Carrico Mr. Steve Carroll & Ms. Rachel Dolbier Ms. Barbara A. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Jimmy & Lynn Coe Mr. John P. Cogan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Coronado 52 | Houston Symphony

Mr. Joshua Lee & Ms. Julie Van Dr. Daniel Lemke Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Cynthia & Richard Loewenstern Ms. Marilyn Maloney & Mr. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. Bob J. Lunn Kathleen & Tom Mach Ms. Barbara Manna Catherine & Matt Matthews Linda & Jim McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Rob McKee Mr. Andrew McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Ms. Jennifer McLaughlin Doug & Sarah McMurrey Ms. Ashley McPhail Mr. Adam Miller & Ms. Michelina Cairo Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. Shane Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Mrs. Alette K. Morch Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Amber Winsor Mullins Dr. D. Patricia Nelson The Hon. Stella G. & Richard C. Nelson

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Nocella Courtney & Jose Obregon Mr. & Mrs. John Oehler Mr. & Mrs. John Ogren Steve & Sue Olson Valerie J. Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Ms. Martha Palmer George & Elizabeth Passela Peter & Nina Peropoulos Mrs. Linda K. Peterson Mr. Andrew A. Pidgirsky Mr. & Mrs. Alex Popp Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Porter Ms. Linda Posey Mr. & Mrs. King Pouw Penny Prater Rosemin Premji Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Patrick T. Quinn Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III Mr. Serge G. Ribot Mr. & Mrs. Jim Roach Kate & Christopher Robart Beth Robertson Mr. James L. Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder

Ramon & Chula Sanchez Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Ms. Sally Schott Donna Scott & Mitch Glassman Mr. Victor E. Serrato Art & Ellen Shelton Justin & Caroline Simons Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Sherry Snyder Rebeca & Chad Spencer Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Mr. & Mrs. John Steen Drs. Carol & Michael Stelling Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Mr. & Dr. J. Michael Stinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Stone Skipper & Betsy Strong Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Carol Tai Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Theede Jean & Doug Thomas Ms. Susan L. Thompson Eric & Carol Timmreck

Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. Joel Towner Dr. Shilpa Trivedi Jovon Tyler Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Van Veldhoven Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Ms. Elise Wagner H. Richard Walton Ms. Nancy Ames & Mr. Danny Ward Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Wareing Beth Weidler & Stephen James Mr. Michael Weir & Mrs. Melanie Ford Weir Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Hon. & Mrs. Bill White Mrs. Deanne White Charline & Bill Wilkins Gene & Sandra Williams Loretta & Lawrence Williams Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Williford Dr. Alice Gates & Dr. Wayne Wilner Ms. Charlene Wright Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mr. & Mrs. Bret Zorich Anonymous (8)

YOUNG ASSOCIATES COUNCIL

YOUNG ASSOCIATES COUNCIL Young Associate Premium Farida Abjani Ann & Jonathan Ayre James M. Bell Ganesh Betanabhatla Eric Brueggeman David Chambers & Alex Steffler

Young Associate

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The Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council is a philanthropic membership group for young professionals, music aficionados and performing arts supporters interested in exploring symphonic music within the confines of Houston’s flourishing artistic landscape. YAC members are afforded exclusive opportunities to participate in musically focused events that take place not only in Jones Hall, but also in the city’s most sought-after venues, private homes and friendly neighborhood hangouts. From behind-the-scenes interactions with the musicians of the Houston Symphony to jaw-dropping private performances by world-class virtuosos, the Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council offers incomparable insight and accessibility to the music and musicians that are shaping the next era of orchestral music. 

$2,500 or more

Darrin Davis & Mario Gudmundsson Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz Vicky Dominguez Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney

$1,500 - $2,499

Dr. Genevera Allen Drs. Laura & William Black Ryan Boehner Drs. Tiffany & Desmond Bourgeois Sverre & Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Pamela & Cezary Brylski Jacquelyn & Kevin Coronado Crystal & Mike Cox Nina Delano & Wirt Blaffer Jennifer & Steve Dolman Emily Duncan

Christine Falgout – Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout – Island Operating Co., Inc. Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Jeff Graham Claudio Gutierrez Monica & Burdette Huffman Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Shamika Johnson – Van Cleef & Arpels

Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Sami & Jud Morrison Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Dr. Paulina Sergot & Dr. Theo Shybut

Tony Shih – Norton Rose Fulbright Judy & Steve Sohn Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Georgeta Teodorescu Candace & Brian Thomas

Stacy & Jason Johnson Sara Kelly Mr. Kendall Kessel & Mr. Harlan Johnson Connie Kwan-Wong Dr. Nashat Latib & Dr. Vinodh Kumar Joshua Lee & Julie Van Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Ashley McPhail Shane Miller Amber Winsor Mullins

Courtney & Jose Obregon Rosemin Premji Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Kate & Christopher Robart Justin & Caroline Simons Molly Simpson Rebeca & Chad Spencer Carol Tai Joel Towner Dr. Shilpa Trivedi Jovon Tyler Elise Wagner

The Young Associates Council is supported in part by BB&T. For more information, please contact: Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526 Liam Bonner, Development Officer, Individual Giving, 713.337.8536. InTUNE — May 2017 | 53

Our DONORS continued Director

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$1,000-$1,499

Joan & Stanford Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Allen Tara Maria Amavi Mr. & Mrs. Greg Anderson Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Matthew Assiff Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Carole Shivers Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network Ms. Nancy H. Bihlmaier Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mr. Paul Bitner Mr. & Mrs. Chad Blaine Mr. Jay Blinderman Mr. Tony Bradfield & Mr. Kevin Black James & Dale Brannon Breland Law Firm Dr. Patrick Briggs & Ms. Helene Harding Mr. Wayne A. Brooks Sally & Laurence Brown Anne H. Bushman Mrs. Ann Cavanaugh Mr. F. Martin Caylor Ms. Debbie Chance Mr. & Mrs. Chris Chandler Mr. & Ms. Daniel Chavanelle Mrs. Victoria Chin Dr. & Mrs. Gary Clark Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Donna M. Collins Shawn & Megan Conley George W. Connelly Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Nigel Curlet Mr. & Mrs. Michael Curry Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum

Joyce & Arthur Dauber Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Deschner Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Mr. John F. Dorn Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Duncan Mrs. William H. Dwyer III Mr. & Mrs. Warren Ellsworth Lee & Christie Eubanks Ms. Caroline Fant Dale & Anne Fitz Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Frautschi Bill & Diana Freeman Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Mr. & Mrs. David B. Garten Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gladstein L. Rusty Goetz Susan & Kevin Golden Kathy & Marty Goossen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Terry L. & Karen G. Henderson Dean & Beth Hennings Eliane Herring & Jim Goltz Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hickey Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. & Mrs. John Horstman Mr. John Horstman Patricia P. Hubbard Mrs. Kerry Incavo Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Lynda & Frank Kelly Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ketelsen Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. Koehl Deborah Kosich Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Ms. Dawn Krieg

Ms. Mary Leba Velva G. & H. Fred Levine James C. Lindsey Priscilla L. List Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Mr. & Mrs. Paul Loyd Kimberly Lucas Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Ernie & Martha McWilliams Ellen Ochoa & Coe Miles Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. William Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. Cliff Nash & Dr. Lee Bar-Eli Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Neumann Leslie & John Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy W. Nokes Mr. & Mrs. Eric L. Oshlo Linda Popkin-Paine & Stephen Paine Mrs. Kusum Patel Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sam Philpot Mrs. Ruth Newberry Porterfield Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. Vince Reina Ms. Ann Rhoads H. John & Diane Riley Robertson Wealth Management Mr. Matthew D. Roitstein Mrs. Evie Ronald Jill & Milt Rose Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. David Ruiz John & Zhanna Russo Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mrs. Holly Sansing Ms. Janet Schaumburg Mr. & Mrs. Gary Schiefelbein

Beth & Lee D. Schlanger Charles & Andrea Seay Ms. Monica Simon Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Dean & Kay Snider Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Standish Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Streett David & Beverly Sufian Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Tallerine Mr. & Mrs. James G. Theus Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Ms. Chung-Nan N. Tsai Dr. & Mrs. Michael Underbrink Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Veith Mr. James Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mark Wawro & Melanie Gray General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Bryony J. Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Westfall Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Ms. Sara E. White Carlton Wilde Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Wilkerson Ms. Laurie Williams Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Winkle Ms. Susan G. Wood Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Yelin Anonymous (7) *Deceased The Houston Symphony thanks the 3,488 donors who gave up to $1,000 over the past year. To note any errors or omissions, please contact Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund at 713.337.8559.

VINTAGE VIRTUOSO This past holiday season, for the 20th consecutive year, Lindy and John Rydman, the owners of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods and founders of Spec’s Charitable Foundation, worked closely with its suppliers and distributors to host Vintage Virtuoso, a collaborative and superlative evening of great wine and great food to support the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community programs. Over the past two decades, the event has raised almost $2.5 million. This event is part of the reason Spec’s, our Principal Corporate Guarantor, is the Houston Symphony’s largest corporate donor. For its dedication to music education for Houston-area students, Spec’s was recognized with the 2015 BCA 10 award from Americans for the Arts.

Platinum

Southern Glazer’s Republic National Distributing Company

Gold

Bacardi USA Beam Suntory Brown Forman Campari USA Diageo E&J Gallo Freixenet USA Proximo

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Silver

William Grant & Sons

Bronze

Anheuser-Busch & Silver Eagle Anchor Distilling Bank of American-Merrill Lynch Ben E Keith Constellation Brands International Classified Wines Deutsch Family Wines & Spirits Favorite Brands Moet Hennessy USA Palm Bay International

Patron Spirits Schwepps/Pepsi Serendipity Serralles & Southwest Distilling Tito’s Handmade Vodka Truno Zonin USA

Underwriters

Santa Margherita USA Luxco Lee Tilford Agency Phillips Distilling Harco Insurance Services Wagner Family Wines

Symphony Guests

David Chambers Darlene Clark Mark Hanson Mary Lynn & Steve Marks Vicki West Tara & David Wuthrich Rini & Edward Ziegler This year’s Vintage Virtuoso was held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. The Houston Symphony and Spec’s Charitable Foundation thank all of the donors to this event.

POPS DONORS Centennial Society

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$100,000-$149,999

Sybil F. Roos

Founder’s Society

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$75,000-$99,999

Darlene & Cappy* Bisso

Concertmaster’s Society

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$25,000-$49,999

Evan B. Glick Dr. Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Rita & Paul Morico Michael J. Shawiak Shirley Wolff Toomim Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Conductor’s Circle Platinum Baton  $15,000-$24,999 Graham & Janet Baker Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Michelle & Jack Matzer Ken & Carol Lee Robertson

Conductor’s Circle Gold Baton  $10,000-$14,999 Consurgo Sunshine Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Anne & George Boss Brad & Joan Corson Martha & Marvin McMurrey Radoff Family Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Shirley & Joel Wahlberg

Conductor’s Circle Silver Baton  $7,500-$9,999 Beth & Jim Barton Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Scott Ensell & Family Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Dr. Cameron Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Jean & Allan Quiat Anonymous (1)

Conductor’s Circle Bronze Baton  $5,000-$7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Ms. Miquel A. Correll Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Gongre Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kellogg Michael & Kelley Lang Mrs. Nancy Lease Terry & Kandee McGill Alice R. McPherson, M.D. John & Bobbie Nau Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Ms. Steven Sherman Jeanine Van Wagenen Sally & Denney Wright Anonymous (1)

Grand Patron’s Circle  $2,500-$4,999 Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Donald & Dottie Bates John S. Beury Drs. Laura & William Black Robert & Gwen Bray Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Brady F. Carruth Joseph & Rebecca Demeter Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis William D. & Karinne McCullough Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Shirley & Marvin Rich Dr. & Mrs. Richard Robbins Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Dean B. Walker Doug & Kay Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson

Patron’s Circle  $1,500-$2,499 Suan Angelo Sue Sue & Don Aron Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks James Barton Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bertus Michael & Diana Bonin Mr. Thomas N. Britton & Ms. Debra A. Ewing Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook

Mrs. Jeanette Coon & Mr. Thomas Collins Cynthia & Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Espinosa Carol & Larry Fradkin Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Kemper Rex & Marillyn King Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Sue Ann Lurcott Ms. Nancy Ann Mann Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Danny Mei Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nilson Joy & Gary Noble Ms. Kathryn O'Brien Mrs. Kay Onstead Mr. & Mrs. Kim Parker Ms. Darla P. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Judy & Bill Pursell Venu & Elsie Rao Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Mr. & Dr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Jonathan & Susan Symko Dr. & Mrs. Brad Wertman Anonymous (3)

Director  $1,000-$1,499 Mrs. Peggy Armstrong Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Larry Brenner Ms. Deborah Butler Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Kelly & Julie Conner Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Paula & Alfred Friedlander Betsy Garlinger Gary T. Leach Mr. & Ms. Hubert Magee Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Mr. William Mendel Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Mosbacher Terri & Bert Neece Roland & Linda Pringle Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Chris & Don Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Ms. Jody Verwers Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Yelin Anonymous (2)

Principal  $500-$999 Mrs. Linda Anderson Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armes Ms. Stephanie Ayala Martha C. Bair Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balhoff Mr. & Mrs. John P. Beall Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Betty & Gerald Beathard Ms. Dorothy G. Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Mr. & Mrs. Ray Butler Vicki Buxton

Bill & Marion Calvert Dorothy E.F. Caram, Ed.D Mr. & Mrs. Jim Chandler Ms. Donna J. Charleson Richard & Marcia Churns Carlo & Vicki Corso Jeanette & John DiFilippo John & Daryl Dunn Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mildred & Richard Ellis Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ericsson Mr. John Eymann Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Lynne Liberato & James B. Flodine Ms. Dawn Folsom Jessica Ford Robert J. Grant Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ann & Bill Heim Richard & Beverly Hickman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Don Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Elizabeth Kaufman & David Goeken Ms. Leslie King Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Koshkin Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. & Mrs. Theo Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Levinson Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Ms. Joyce Lindler Mr. Khambrel Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Moen Ms. Wynona Montgomery Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Noland Joe & Ann Palm Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Parkey Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Roc'C Semmelbeck Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. William Siegel Jerry Siemers Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Thomas W. Snodgrass Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stuart Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. Roger Trandell Larry & Cheryl Walter Wear Family Douglas & Carolynne White Mrs. Elizabeth White Mr. & Mrs. George R. Williams Roland & Charlene Wise Mr. Eric Wooten Mr. & Mrs. Alan Young Anonymous (3) *Deceased The Houston Symphony thanks the 994 donors who gave up to $499 over the past year. To note any errors or omissions, please contact Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund, at 713.337.8559.

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Education & Community Engagement DONORS The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement initiatives. Each year, these activities impact the lives of more than 97,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for more than 150,000 Houstonians free of charge.

Principal Guarantor $250,000+

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John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation

Guarantor

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$100,000+

BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Mr. John N. Neighbors

Underwriter

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$50,000+

Cameron International Corporation Chevron The Elkins Foundation ENGIE Exxon Mobil Corporation The Hearst Foundations, Inc. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The John P. McGovern Foundation Occidental Petroleum Corporation Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation

Sponsor

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$25,000+

The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III/ WoodRock & Co. Sterling-Turner Foundation Wells Fargo

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Partner

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$15,000+

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation H-E-B Tournament of Champions The Newfield Foundation Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Texas Commission on the Arts Ellen A. Yarrell in memory of Virginia S. Anderson and in honor of Cora Sue Mach

Supporter

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$10,000+

CenterPoint Energy George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Symphony League Nancy & Robert Peiser The Powell Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Union Pacific Foundation

Benefactor

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$5,000+

Houston Symphony League Bay Area LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Macy’s Marathon Oil Corporation Nordstrom Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation

Donor

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$1,000+

Lilly & Thurmon Andress Diane & Harry Gendel Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation Cora Sue & Harry Mach Karinne & Bill McCullough Tricia & March Rauch

Support by Endowed Funds Education and Community programs are also supported by the following endowed funds, which are a part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund The Brown Foundation's Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in honor of Hanni & Stewart Orton The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition Endowed Fund Selma S. Neumann Fund

Support for Symphony Scouts Cora Sue & Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily’s 13 years of service as Director of the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programs

Support for the CommunityEmbedded Musician Program The Houston Symphony residency at Crespo Elementary is presented by BBVA Compass and the BBVA Compass Foundation. We are also thankful to HISD and these lead supporters of the Community-Embedded Musician program: Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Medistar Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop H-E-B Tournament of Champions Union Pacific Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIPS Donors at the Conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, at 713.337.8526 or molly.simpson@houstonsymphony.org. Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Megan Conley, Principal Harp Janice Barrow Sophia Silivos, First Violin Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Fay Shapiro, Viola Gary & Marian Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello Nancy & Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Terry Ann Brown James R. Denton, Cello Ralph Burch Robin Kesselman, Principal Double Bass Dougal & Cathy Cameron Brian Thomas, Horn Dr. M.K. Campion Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Janet F. Clark Kevin Dvorak, Cello Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola Roger & Debby Cutler Tong Yan, First Violin Dr. Scott Cutler Scott Holshouser, Principal Keyboard Mr. Richard Danforth Jeffrey Butler, Cello Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe Linda & Gene Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone Scott Ensell & Family Donald Howey, Double Bass Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin Angel & Craig Fox David Malone, Associate Principal Double Bass Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin

Evan B. Glick Tong Yan, First Violin

Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello

Scott & Judy Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola

Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Kenneth J. Hyde Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Trumpet Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Clarinet Rochelle & Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal Viola Joella & Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Ian Mayton, Horn Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin Michelle & Jack Matzer Kurt Johnson, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn Betty & Gene McDavid Linda A. Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William VerMeulen, Principal Horn Martha & Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Rita & Paul Morico Brian Thomas, Horn Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon Nancy Morrison Wayne Brooks, Principal Viola

John Onstott Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Susan & Edward Osterberg MiHee Chung, First Violin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn Nancy & Robert Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion Gloria & Joe Pryzant Matthew Strauss, Percussion Ron & Demi Rand Myung Soon Lee, Cello Lila Rauch Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello

Linda & Paul Thomas Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Horn Susan L. Thompson George Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Associate Principal Trombone Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola Ms. Judith Vincent Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Alexander Potiomkin, Clarinet Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion Stephen & Kristine Wallace Ronald Holdman, Principal Timpani Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Principal Harp

Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet

Dede & Connie Weil Amy Teare, Second Violin

Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion

Dr. Jim T. Willerson Anne Leek, Associate Principal Oboe

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

Steven & Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Phyllis Herdliska, Viola

Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Dave Kirk, Principal Tuba

Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon

Nina & Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Donna & Tim Shen Tina Zhang, Second Violin The Julia and Albert Smith Foundation Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Bassoon Tad & Suzanne Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Wei Jiang, Viola Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin Carol & Michael Stamatedes Eric Larson, Double Bass

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Corporate, Foundation & Government PARTNERS

The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation and government partners that allow the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education and community engagement for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region. For more information on becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship, at 713.337.8521 or marybeth.mosley@houstonsymphony.org. For more information on becoming a Houston Symphony corporate donor, please contact Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations, at 713.337.8522 or leticia.konigsberg@houstonsymphony.org.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY BUSINESS COUNCIL The Houston Symphony is grateful for the philanthropic support of its Corporate Partners. With the foresight of Houston’s business community, our organization will fulfill its vision of becoming America’s most relevant and accessible topten orchestra by 2025. If your company is interested in deepening its connection with the Houston Symphony, consider our Business Council.

Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, Civic/Cultural Leader

Business Council Host Committee

Prentiss Burt, JP Morgan Chase Justice Brett Busby, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Bradley Corson, Exxon Mobil Corporation Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Diversified Mike Doherty, Frost Bank David Frankfort, Deutsche Bank Ron Franklin, McGuireWoods, LLP Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies, LLC Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo

Open to current subscribers, donors and Board members affiliated with a business, the council provides opportunities to increase corporate participation by offering networking and special behind-the-scenes events. To learn more about how to get involved, please contact Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations, at 713.337.8522 or leticia.konigsberg@houstonsymphony.org. Billy McCartney, Flat Rock Development, LLC Paul Morico, Baker Botts L.L.P. Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Parkton Group Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Heidrick & Struggles Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sánchez, BBVA Compass Jerry Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts L.L.P. (retired) William J. Toomey, BB&T Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse B. Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric A. Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Beth Wolff Realtors Ed Wulfe, Wulfe & Co. Frank Yonish, Bank of Texas

Corporate, Foundation & Government PARTNERS continued

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

(as of March 1, 2017)

Principal Corporate Guarantor  $250,000 and above *Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above BBVA Compass ConocoPhillips *Houston Public Media— News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS *KTRK ABC-13 Phillips 66 *Oliver Wyman Guarantor  $100,000 and above Bank of America Chevron *Houston Methodist Medistar Corporation PaperCity *Rand Group, LLC *Telemundo *United Airlines Underwriter  $50,000 and above *Baker Botts L.L.P. *BB&T Cameron International Corporation *Cameron Management *Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Cemetaries ENGIE *The Events Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Frost Bank Houston Baptist University Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo *Jackson and Company Kirkland & Ellis LLP The Lancaster Hotel Mann Eye Institute Occidental Petroleum Corporation Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Shell Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

Sponsor  $25,000 and above Bank of Texas The Boeing Company *Bright Star *Bulgari Enterprise Product Partners L.P. *Gittings Goldman, Sachs & Co. *Houston Chronicle *Houston First Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kalsi Engineering KPMG LLP Marine Foods Express, Ltd. McGuireWoods, LLP *Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Sidley Austin LLP *Silver Circle Audio SPIR STAR, Ltd. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Wells Fargo WoodRock & Co. Partner  $15,000 and above Anadarko Petroleum Corporation *City Kitchen *Glazier’s Distributors Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton H-E-B Tournament of Champions Independent Bank Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston The Newfield Foundation Republic National Distributing Company, LLP USI Southwest Supporter  $10,000 and above *Abraham’s Oriental Rugs *Agua Hispanic Marketing

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Aetna Aon Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass BHP Billiton The Boeing Company BP Foundation Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola

CenterPoint Energy Emerson Enbridge Energy Company EOG Resources Marathon Oil Corporation *Silver Eagle Distributors Star Furniture Union Pacific Foundation *Zenfilm Benefactor  $5,000 and above Barclay’s Wealth and Investment Management Beck Redden LLP Louis Vuitton Macy's Nordstrom Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Plains All American *Randalls Food Markets Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy *University of St. Thomas Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Patron  Gifts below $5,000 Adolph Locklar, Intellectual Property Law Firm Amazon Baker Hughes Bering's Beth Wolff Realtors Burberry Dolce & Gabbana USA, Inc. Intertek Kinder Morgan Foundation Lisle Violin Shop SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc. The Webster * Includes in-kind support

(as of March 1, 2017)

ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company EOG Resources Exxon Mobil Corporation Freeport – McMoRan Oil & Gas 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 Corporation Phillips 66 Shell Oil Company Williams Companies, Inc.

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FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Diamond Guarantor  $1,000,000 and above Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Premier Guarantor  $500,000 and above The Brown Foundation, Inc. City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The C. Howard Pieper Foundation Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Guarantor  $100,000 and above Houston Endowment MD Anderson Foundation Underwriter  $50,000 and above The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation The Hearst Foundations

IN-KIND DONORS

Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment League of American Orchestras Futures Fund The Humphreys Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation / Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Robbins Foundation Sponsor  $25,000 and above Beauchamp Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts Partner  $15,000 and above Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Vaughn Foundation

Supporter  $10,000 and above The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation Petrello Family Foundation The Powell Foundation Radoff Family Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Anonymous Benefactor  $5,000 and above William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation The Scurlock Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation Patron  Gifts below $5,000 The Cockrell Foundation Diamond Family Foundation First Junior Woman’s Club of Houston The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign

(as of March 1, 2017)

A Fare Extraordinaire Aker Imaging Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Baanou Bergner & Johnson Design Bering’s Bistro Menil BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Burberry Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Complete Eats Cullnaire Carl R. Cunningham Donoho's Jewellers DLG Research & Marketing Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Elsie Smith Design Festari Foster Quan LLP 60 | Houston Symphony

(as of March 1, 2017)

Grotto in the Woodlands Gucci Hermann Park Conservancy Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans InterContinental Hotel Houston JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Worthan & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint JW Marriott Houston Downtown Kuhl-Linscomb LG Entertainers Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc.

Nos Caves Vin Pax Americana Pro/Sound Randalls Food Markets Rice University Richard Brown Orchestra Saint Arnold’s Brewery Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Singapore Airlines Staging Solutions Stewart Title The Parson Family in memory of Dorothy Anne Parson Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewelry & Antiques Versace Village Greenway VISION Yahama

Backstage PASS Meet David Malone, associate principal double bass A native of Houston, Associate Principal Double Bass David Malone knew early on that he wanted to be part of a symphony orchestra. Having begun piano lessons at age 8, he took up the bass four years later, after hearing the Houston Symphony in performance. A graduate of Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, he holds bachelor's and master’s degrees from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Currently in his 40th season with the Houston Symphony, David considers playing in the orchestra that inspired him to be his dream job. On joining the Houston Symphony at age 21: I was in my third year of music school when I was hired by the Symphony, so I felt that all my hard work was paying off. Notable performances: My most memorable moments with the Houston Symphony have been while performing in the great concert halls of Europe while on tour with our past music director, Christoph Eschenbach. Inspiration: I am constantly inspired by my colleagues in this great orchestra, many of whom are not only great musicians, but very nice people as well. At intermission, some of us meet and discuss subjects other than music, since music is not the only thing we have in common! If I weren’t a professional musician: I would probably be an engineer. I love mathematics and find the sciences fascinating. In addition to being a musician, though, I am also a registered nurse. As a nurse, I have worked mostly with elderly patients on a medical-surgical floor in a hospital and in home health nursing. Favorite music: I most like to perform music from the Baroque period—J. S. Bach being my favorite. Brahms is next on my list. He wrote the most melodic music of any composer, in my opinion.

Outside of Jones Hall: In my free time, I study the French language, do some gardening and enjoy cooking. I guess one could say I'm a foodie—not only do I enjoy Houston's diverse food scene, but I like preparing complicated recipes at home. I do indeed consider Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking to be the ultimate cookbook. For vacation, I like visiting my family in the Pacific Northwest and seeing our country's national parks. I saw the North Rim of the Grand Canyon last summer. The colors there are amazing—dark red, dark green, pastels, blues. It is truly a beautiful place. Other musicians in the family: There are no other musicians in my family of origin, but my husband, David Sloat, is a pianist and singer who teaches studio voice at Lone Star College-Kingwood. We met in 1986 when he was singing with the Houston Symphony Chorus. David Malone is sponsored by Angel & Craig Fox.

Top: Houston Symphony portrait Middle: With my terrier-mix rescue dog, Katie Bottom: At the 2017 Musician Sponsorship luncheon with one of my musician sponsors, Craig Fox

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KEEPING ELITE PERFORMERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT. THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRACTICING MEDICINE AND LEADING IT. At Houston Methodist, we’re proud partners in helping artists achieve peak performance, week in and week out. We treat artists and their unique needs while bringing the same level of specialized care to every patient we serve. For a physician referral or appointment, visit houstonmethodist.org or call 713.790.3333.