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ITZHAK PERLMAN: MOZART + TCHAIKOVSKY 4
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Your Houston Symphony
Your Symphony Experience ������������������������������������������������������4 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director ���������������������������� 6 Orchestra Roster ������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Society Board of Trustees ��������������������������������������������������������� 10 Administrative Staff �������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
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YOUR SYMPHONY EXPERIENCE JONES HALL
ETIQUETTE
Since the opening of Jones Hall in 1966, millions of arts patrons have enjoyed countless musical and stage performances at the venue. Dominating an entire city block, Jones Hall features a stunning travertine marble facade, sixty-six foot ceilings, and a brilliantly lit grand entrance. Jones Hall is a monument to the memory of Jesse Holman Jones, a towering figure in Houston during the first half of the 20th century.
For Classical concerts, if a work has several movements it is traditional to hold applause until the end of the last movement. If you are unsure when a piece ends, check the program or wait for the conductor to face the audience. If you feel truly inspired, however, do not be afraid to applaud! Brief applause between movements after an exceptional performance is always appreciated.
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OROZCO-ESTRADA MUSIC DIRECTOR
ROY AND LILLIE CULLEN CHAIR
Energy, elegance, and spirit—that is what particularly distinguishes Andrés Orozco-Estrada as a musician. Since the 2020–21 Season, he has brought these strengths to bear as principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has been Music Director of the Houston Symphony since the 2014–15 Season, and after eight outstanding years, the 2021–22 Season will be his last as Music Director. Orozco-Estrada was principal conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra from September 2014 to July 2021 and said goodbye in June 2021 with a major concert at the Alte Oper, about which the Frankfurter Rundschau wrote: "The image of a balance of human impeccability, communicative passion, and the highest professionalism emerged. It is precisely the combination of dancelike playfulness and an unconditional search for perfection that obviously distinguishes the Colombian's work." Orozco-Estrada regularly conducts Europe's leading orchestras, 6 | Houston Symphony
including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and the Orchestre National de France, as well as major U.S. orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has also conducted concerts and opera performances at the Berlin State Opera and the Salzburg Festival with outstanding success. In the 2021–22 Season, he toured with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra for the first time in Austria, Europe, and Asia. Additionally, he conducted a new production with his orchestra at the Theater an der Wien and took the podium at the open-air concert in the Museumsquartier. Orozco-Estrada also appeared with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where he conducted the New Year's Concert 2021–22 and a revival of Tosca, as well as with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai. Also this season, he toured with the Filarmonica della Scala to Bucharest, the Grafenegg Festival, and to the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, where the orchestra will open the festival under his direction, accompanied by a TV broadcast. Orozco-Estrada is particularly committed to new concert and media formats, as well as premieres of young composers. The inaugural concert with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra featured the world
premiere of a commissioned composition by Dutch composer Carlijn Metselaar. Another world premiere of a work by the Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud follows in 2022. The Wiener Symphoniker Youth Talent also recently celebrated its premiere. There is another Wiener Symphoniker Youth Talent in June 2022. Working with young musicians is very close to his heart, and in 2019, he toured in Europe with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, of which he has been principal conductor since 2021. Since November 2018, Orozco-Estrada has also been principal conductor of the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, Spain. He toured Europe with both orchestras in the 2021–22 Season. His CD releases on the Pentatone label have received much attention: with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, he made recordings of Stravinsky's Firebird and Rite of Spring, which were praised by critics as "hauntingly beautiful" (Gramophone). His concert recordings of Richard Strauss's operas Salome and Elektra have also enjoyed great success. With the Houston Symphony, he released a “zestful” Dvořák cycle “with warm colours” (Pizzicato). He has also recorded all Brahms and Mendelssohn symphonies. Born in Medellín (Colombia), Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his musical education by playing the violin, receiving his first conducting lessons at age 15. In 1997, he moved to Vienna, where he was accepted into the conducting class of Uroš Lajovic, a student of the legendary Hans Swarowsky, at the renowned Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. OrozcoEstrada lives in Vienna. InTUNE — May 2022 | 7
ROSTER
ORCHESTRA Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Juraj Valčuha Music Director Designate Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Yue Bao Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Assistant Conductor Betsy Cook Weber Director, Houston Symphony Chorus
FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair 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
VIOLA Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal George Pascal*, Assistant Principal Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Phyllis Herdliska Elizabeth Golofeev+ Suzanne LeFevre+ Samuel Pedersen+ Yvonne Smith+
Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair
SECOND VIOLIN MuChen Hsieh, Principal Amy Semes, Associate Principal Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Mihaela Frusina Jing Zheng Martha Chapman* Tianjie Lu Anastasia Ehrlich Tina Zhang Boson Mo Teresa Wang+
COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MUSICIANS David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin
ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Luke Bryson Hae-a Lee
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CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Louis-Marie Fardet Jeffrey Butler Maki Kubota Xiao Wong Charles Seo Jeremy Kreutz DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Andrew Pedersen Burke Shaw Donald Howey STAGE PERSONNEL
Stefan Stout, Stage Manager José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Nicholas DiFonzo, Justin Herriford, Armando Rodriguez, Stage Technicians Giancarlo Minotti, Recording Assistant
FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner
HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton Jesse Clevenger+
OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz
TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Richard Harris
ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz
TROMBONE Bradley White, Acting Principal Phillip Freeman
CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Issac Schultz, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Adam Trussell
BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI Leonardo Soto, Principal Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP Megan Conley, Principal
CONTRABASSOON Adam Trussell
KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal
*on leave + season substitute
LIBRARIAN Thomas Takaro
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TRUSTEES
2021–22 SEASON
SOCIETY BOARD of
Executive Committee John Rydman President Steven P. Mach Chairman
Janet F. Clark Immediate Past President Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus Paul Morico General Counsel
Barbara McCelvey Secretary John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair
Barbara J. Burger Chair, Finance Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming Lidiya Gold Co-Chair, Development Sippi Khurana Chair, Education Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning
Leslie Siller^ President, Houston Symphony League Manuel Delgado Chair, Marketing & Communications Ed Schneider Chair, Community Partnerships Miles O. Smith Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs William J. Toomey II^ President, Houston Symphony Endowment Bobby Tudor^ Immediate Past Chairman
Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit Andrés Orozco-Estrada^ Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Joan DerHovsepian^ Musician Representative Mark Hughes^ Musician Representative Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative Kathryn Ladner^ Musician Representative Katie Salvatore^ Assistant Secretary ^Ex-Officio
GOVERNING DIRECTORS Marcia Backus Gary Beauchamp Tony Bradfield Bill Bullock Barbara J. Burger Terry Cheyney Janet F. Clark Lidiya Gold William Dee Hunt Rick Jaramillo Sippi Khurana, M.D. Carey Kirkpatrick Kenny Kurtzman Rochelle Levit, Ph.D.
Isabel Lummis Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Rodney Margolis** Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Paul R. Morico Robert Orr Chris Powers John Rydman** Miles O. Smith Quentin Smith
Anthony Speier William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor ** Betty Tutor ** Jesse B. Tutor ** Judith Vincent Gretchen Watkins Robert Weiner Margaret Alkek Williams **
Ex-Officio Brad W. Corson Manuel Delgado Joan DerHovsepian Evan B. Glick Mark Hughes Kathryn Ladner John Mangum Mark Nuccio Andrés Orozco-Estrada Katie Salvatore Ed Schneider Leslie Siller
FRIENDS OF JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Ronald G. Franklin
Steven P. Mach
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Barbara McCelvey
Robert Orr
TRUSTEES Jonathan Ayre Janice Barrow ** David J. Beck James M. Bell Jr. Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Eric Brueggeman Ralph Burch Dougal Cameron John T. Cater** Robert Chanon Michael H. Clark Virginia Clark Evan D. Collins, M.D., MBA Brad W. Corson Andrew Davis, Ph.D. Denise Davis Manuel Delgado Tracy Dieterich Bob Duff Joan Duff Connie Dyer Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene A. Fong Aggie L. Foster
Julia Anderson Frankel Ronald G. Franklin Evan B. Glick Gary L. Hollingsworth Stephen Incavo, M.D. Brian James I. Ray Kirk, M.D. David Krieger Andrew Go Lee, M.D. Ulyesse J. LeGrange** Matthew Loden Carlos J. López Michael Mann, M.D. Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Alexander K. McLanahan** Marilyn Miles Shane A. Miller Aprill Nelson Tammy Tran Nguyen Leslie Nossaman Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. David Pruner Gloria G. Pryzant Miwa Sakashita Manolo Sánchez
Ed Schneider Christian Schwartz Dilanka Seimon Helen Shaffer** Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol. Jim R. Smith Mike S. Stude ** Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D. L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas III Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Steven J. Williams Frank Wilson David J. Wuthrich Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich Ex-Officio John S. Cisneros Kusum Patel Jessie Woods **Lifetime Trustee
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim
John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E.C. Vandagrift Jr. 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 Steven P. Mach Janet F. Clark
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Barrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr.
Mary Louis Kister Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara
Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Jansen Nancy B. Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Vicki West Mrs. Jesse Tutor Darlene Clark Beth Wolff Maureen Higdon Fran Fawcett Peterson
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STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Engagement Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer Gwen Watkins, Chief Marketing Officer
DEVELOPMENT Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment and Administration Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations Amanda T. Dinitz, Major Gifts Officer Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager Erika Jordan, Director, Individual Giving Meghan Miller, Special Events Associate Katie Salvatore, Development Officer and Board Liaison Martin Schleuse, Senior Manager, Development Communications Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer Ikayani Soemampauw, Development Associate, Gifts & Records Lena Streetman, Research Analyst Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations Alexa Ustaszewski, VIP Ticket Concierge EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Allison Conlan, Director, Education Rovion Reed, Associate Director, Education & Community Engagement FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR Jose Arriaga, Junior System Administrator Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant Richard Jackson, Database Administrator Joel James, Director of Human Resources Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and Financial Reporting Morgana Rickard, Controller
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Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant Ariela Ventura, Office Manager/Human Resources Coordinator Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics
MARKETING | COMMUNICATIONS | PATRON SERVICES Mark Bailes, Marketing Revenue Manager Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing Fiona Legesse-Sinha, Graphic Design Manager Yen Le, Junior Graphic Designer Ciara Macaulay, Creative Director Bianca Montanez, Content Marketing Coordinator Freddie Piegsa, Front of House Coordinator John B. Pollard II, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Vanessa Rivera, Digital Marketing Manager Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications Paula Wilson, Digital Marketing Coordinator Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC Lila Atchison, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Carlos Andrés Botero, Musical Ambassador Becky Brown, Director, Operations Luke Bryson, Assistant Librarian Stephanie Calascione, Artistic Operations Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Brian Miller, Chorus Manager Lauren Moore, Associate Director of Digital Concert Production José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer Stefan Stout, Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning
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FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN:
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Jones Hall & Livestream
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May 8
2:30 p.m.
Jones Hall Robert Spano, conductor Matthew Strauss, percussion *Svet Stoyanov, percussion *Houston Symphony debut
C. THEOFANIDIS J. HIGDON
Rainbow Body
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Duo Duel for Two Percussionists and Orchestra
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INTERMISSION COPLAND
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Symphony No. 3 I. Molto Moderato, with simple expression II. Allegro molto III. Andantino quasi allegretto— IV. Molto deliberato—Allegro risoluto
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About the MUSIC C. THEOFANIDIS Rainbow Body
Christopher Theofanidis, composer (b. 1967) FAV O R I T E M A S T E R S
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Christopher Theofanidis is an American composer and professor, and currently holds positions at Yale University as professor of composition and at the Aspen Music Festival as composer-in-residence and co-director of the composition program.
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His orchestral work Rainbow Body, composed in 2000, is his most successful work and has been performed by more than 150 orchestras worldwide.
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Theofanidis has a standing relationship with conductor Robert Spano, music director laureate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and music director designate of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, who frequently performs Theofanidis’s work. Maestro Spano conducted the première of Rainbow Body with the Houston Symphony in April 2000.
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Theofanidis describes the genesis of ‘Rainbow Body’ as “the coming together of two ideas—one, my fascination with [medieval composer] Hildegard of Bingen's music (the principal melody of Rainbow Body is loosely based on one of her chants, ‘Ave Maria, O Auctix Vite’), and two, the Tibetan Buddhist idea of Rainbow Body, which is that when an enlightened being dies physically, his or her body is absorbed directly back into the universe as energy, as light.”
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“Rainbow Body begins in an understated, mysterious manner,” Theofanidis writes, “calling attention to some of the key intervals and motives of the piece. When the primary melody enters for the first time about a minute into the work, I present it very directly in the strings without accompaniment. Although the piece is built essentially around fragments of the melody, I also return to the tune in its entirety several times throughout
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About the MUSIC t he work, as a kind of plateau of stability and peace within an otherwise turbulent environment.”
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Duo Duel for Two Percussionists and Orchestra Jennifer Higdon, composer (b. 1962) •
This concerto contains 41,973 notes and is dedicated to the two percussionists who inspired it, Svet Stoyanov and Matthew Strauss. Composition started mid-February 2020 and was completed June 11, 2020.
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Both soloists stand at the front of the stage, one on each side. The solo instruments are pitched percussion instruments (as opposed to non-pitched, such as drums).
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The soloists play: vibraphone (which they share), marimba (which they also share), crotales (small metal discs with a high pitch), and a total of six timpani (three for each player). They frequently stand very close together to play on the same instrument.
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Two-thirds of the concerto feature the keyboard percussion instruments, and the final one-third features the timpani.
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The work is in one continuous movement, but the pacing of the individual sections is: slow, fast, slow, fast-cadenza (one of the fastest cadenzas ever written for percussionists), fast (with dueling timpani).
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This concerto is known as a double concerto (two featured soloists), thus the “Duo” portion of the title. The soloists sometimes play together, and sometimes they “duel” their way through the music.
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There is some serious high-speed playing in this concerto, so don’t blink—you might miss something!
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Symphony No. 3 Aaron Copland, composer (1900–1990) •
American composer Aaron Copland completed his third and final symphony in 1946, following the end of the second World War. Although he never quoted folk music directly, Copland gave his symphony a distinctly American sound, with a relentless optimism he hoped would “reflect the euphoric spirit of the country at the time.”
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The first movement consists of three main themes, which Copland describes in his notes: “The first is in the strings, at the very start without introduction; the second, in a related mood, in violas and oboes; the third of a bolder nature, in the trombones and horns.” These themes build into a grand climax, which dissipates suddenly before returning with even greater force.
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The second movement is a whimsical scherzo, with musical material based on the brass theme heard at the beginning of the movement. A lyrical trio section follows, led by a series of woodwind solos before the frenzied opening theme returns once more.
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Copland describes the third movement as “the freest of all in formal structure… the various sections are intended to emerge one from the other in continuous flow, somewhat in the manner of a closely knit series of variations.” These sections begin with a variation on the brass fanfare from the first movement and unfold slowly, drifting through different moods before fading away into a delicate silence.
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The finale begins subtly from the sparse textures of the third movement. The flutes and clarinets enter softly with the melody from Copland’s famous Fanfare for the Common Man, before the brass and percussion make their triumphant entrance. Fragments of this fanfare appear throughout the remainder of the fast-paced finale, which develops a new theme and culminates in a collage of music from throughout the entire symphony.
Program BIOS Robert Spano | conductor Robert Spano, conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher, is known worldwide for the intensity of his artistry and distinctive communicative abilities, creating a sense of inclusion and warmth among musicians and audiences that is unique among American orchestras. After 20 seasons as music director, he will continue his association with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as music director laureate. As music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2011, he oversees the programming of more than 30 events and educational programs for 630 students and young performers. Principal guest conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 2019, Robert became music director designate in April 2021, and begins an initial three-year term as music director in August 2022. For the 2021–22 season, he will continue with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, sharing the role of artistic advisor with principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles, extending their unique 20-year musical partnership. The 2018–19 season featured Robert’s highly acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut, leading the U.S. premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie and the conclusion of the ASO’s two-year “LB/LB” celebration commemorating Leonard Bernstein and Ludwig van Beethoven. Recent concert highlights have included several world premiere performances, including Voy a Dormir by Bryce Dessner at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s; George Tsontakis’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Dimitrios Skyllas’s Kyrie eleison with the BBC Symphony Orchestra; the Tuba Concerto by Jennifer Higdon, performed by Craig Knox and the Pittsburgh Symphony; Melodia, For Piano and Orchestra, by Matthew Ricketts at the Aspen Music Festival; and Miserere by ASO bassist Michael Kurth. InTUNE — May 2022 | 17
Program BIOS With a discography of critically acclaimed recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Robert Spano has garnered four Grammy Awards and eight nominations with the Atlanta Symphony. Robert is on faculty at Oberlin Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro Spano is one of two classical musicians inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Matthew Strauss | percussion Matthew Strauss has been applauded throughout the United States as an energetic percussionist and timpanist with a diverse musical background. In addition to his positions as Associate Principal Timpani and Percussion with the Houston Symphony and timpanist with the American Symphony Orchestra at the Bard Music Festival, Matthew is currently on faculty at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and Texas Music Festival at the University of Houston. Prior to his post in Houston, he performed as a member of the percussion section in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra throughout the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. Matthew has also performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and National Symphony Orchestras; the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, to name a few. Solo appearances include performances with the Akron Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival, Reading Symphony Orchestra, and Delaware Symphony Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Matthew has performed with the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Da Camera of Houston, Foundation for Modern Music, Bard Festival Chamber Players, Skaneateles Music Festival; and he has participated in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary chamber series, Music Now, under the batons of Pierre Boulez and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Matthew received his bachelor of music in percussion performance from The Juilliard School and his master of music in performance from Temple University. He is an alumnus of both the Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals and has participated in the Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. Matthew taught percussion performance at the Mason Gross School of Music at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has presented master classes and clinics at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, The Juilliard School, Aspen Music Festival, Northwestern University, Temple University, New York University, Peabody Conservatory, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Roosevelt University, and DePaul University. Matthew is a performing artist and clinician for the Pearl/ Adams Corporation, Zildjian Inc., and Evans Drumheads.
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Svet Stoyanov | percussion Praised by The New York Times for his “understated but unmistakable virtuosity” along with a “winning combination of gentleness and fluidity,” Bulgarian percussionist Svet Stoyanov is a unique and driving force in modern percussion. Winner of the prestigious Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Svet was also presented with the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Award. His performing career highlights feature concerto appearances with the Chicago, Seattle, American, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, as well as solo performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Verizon Hall, Shanghai Symphony Hall, and Taiwan National Concert Hall, among others. Some of the conductors he has performed with include Marin Alsop, Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Cristian Macelaru, JoAnn Falletta, Gerard Schwarz, Oliver Knussen, and Teddy Abrams. Svet has recorded for numerous labels, featuring Telarc, Naxos, and Bridge Records. His solo albums Percussive Counterpoint and Textures and Threads have been internationally broadcast and applauded for their artistic integrity and virtuosic ingenuity. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Svet has commissioned a significant body of solo and chamber works. The most recent is Sideman: a percussion concerto written for him by Grammy-winning and Musical America’s Composer of the Year Mason Bates. Svet is a proud founding member of the groundbreaking project The Percussion Collective. This group features some of the finest percussionists in the world. With The Collective, Svet recently toured China and premiered Christopher Theofanidis’s Drum Circles Concerto with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. The Collective will tour Europe in 2023, visiting London, Munich, Vienna, and Amsterdam. Alongside his diverse international performing career, Svet is the director and associate professor of percussion studies at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, where he has collaboratively built a unique, successful, and groundbreaking program. Producing is a major role and artistic passion for Svet. As such, he recently collaborated with the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music—America’s Orchestral Contemporary Music Festival, for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He endorses some of the world’s finest percussion instruments and products, namely Adams, Remo, Zildjian, Pearl, and ProMark. His artistic mission is committed to the purity, virtue, and transformative power of music.
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Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, K.261
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Ballade in A minor, Opus 33
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Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 I . Andante sostenuto—Moderato con anima II. Andantino in modo di canzona III. Scherzo, pizzicato ostinato: Allegro IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
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Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, K.261 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer (1756–1791) •
As a young performer, Mozart was an accomplished violin player, and was appointed concertmaster of the Salzburg chapel when just 13 years old. During his time as concertmaster, Mozart developed a passion for writing for the violin, composing all five of his violin concertos in 1775 alone. It was the fifth concerto that probably inspired Mozart’s Adagio in E, which was likely a replacement for the original slow movement of the concerto.
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It is believed that Mozart composed his Adagio in E major at the request of virtuoso Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti, a soloist with the Salzburg court. Brunetti claimed that the existing slow movement from the fifth concerto was too serious and “artificial,” leading Mozart to craft a new Adagio.
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The piece begins with a statement of the long and flowing primary theme in the orchestra, which is echoed by the soloist over muted accompaniment. The orchestra then introduces a slightly livelier secondary theme, which is quickly adopted by the violin before transitioning to a new, melancholy melody in B minor. In keeping with the principles of sonata form, the piece soon returns to its home key, bringing back and embellishing the first two melodies before ending with a gentle cadenza by the soloist.
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Rondo in C major for Violin and Orchestra, K.373 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer (1756–1791) •
Like his Adagio in E major, Mozart’s Rondo in C major was likely written for violinist Antonio Brunetti. In 1781, the Archbishop Colloredo and his court left Salzburg for a trip to Vienna. While there, he hosted several evening concerts to showcase the talents of court to Viennese elites. Mozart’s Rondo, composed during this time, may have been requested by Brunetti specifically for performance in these evening concerts.
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Like other Rondo movements, Mozart’s Rondo in C major is characterized by a lively primary theme, played at the opening by the soloist, which returns several times as the piece progresses. Virtuosic musical episodes separate each repetition of the primary theme, exploring different melodies and keys and giving the soloist ample opportunity to demonstrate his skill. A final, energetic repetition of the opening material by the orchestra signals the conclusion of the piece, which ends with a whimsical cadence in the violin.
S. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, Opus 33
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was an English composer and conductor. Born to an English mother and an African father, Coleridge-Taylor demonstrated considerable musical talent from a young age and began to study composition in earnest at age 15 at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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Coleridge-Taylor composed the Ballade in A minor at age 23, upon receiving a commission from the prestigious Three Choirs Festival in England. He was awarded the commission based on a recommendation from the English composer Edward Elgar, who was involved with the festival and recognized the young composer’s talent. The resulting Ballade was premiered in 1898 and was met with a warm reception by audiences.
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Just two years after the premiere of his Ballade, Coleridge-Taylor would achieve even greater success with his cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, which would cement his global status as a composer and remain his most-performed work decades after his death.
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Ballade begins with a flourishing introduction that ushers a brazen theme in the woodwinds, before giving way to a tender and romantic secondary theme in the strings. The piece continues in alternation between these two contrasting moods, until a fiery recapitulation of the opening material appears in the brass, culminating in a cascading finale, which ends with an emphatic A minor chord.
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Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer (1840–1893) •
Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completed his famous Fourth Symphony in 1878, a year after receiving a generous patronage from Nadezhda von Meck, which allowed him the financial freedom to compose full-time. The two became good friends, writing to each other frequently. In a letter to von Meck, to whom he dedicated the symphony, Tchaikovsky provided private program notes to his work, which depict a struggle against fate and depression.
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In his letter, Tchaikovsky describes “that fateful force which prevents the impulse to happiness from attaining its goal….It is an invincible force that can never be overcome— merely endured, hopelessly.” The theme of unstoppable fate runs throughout the symphony, represented by a forceful brass motif first heard in the opening of the work in the horns. A sorrowful violin melody begins a secondary section, before passing into a gentle daydream initiated by the clarinet. This theme builds gradually, culminating in a joyous horn fanfare, which comes crashing down as the “fate” theme returns. The sorrowful secondary melody reappears, along with the dancing daydream figure, but ultimately succumbs to fate in the tragic conclusion of the movement.
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“It is both sad, yet somehow sweet to be immersed in the past,” Tchaikovsky writes in his notes on the melancholic second movement. A weary oboe melody opens the movement, giving way to a series of musical memories, sweetly nostalgic, but ultimately trailing off with whispers of the opening melody. The third movement begins with a nimble pizzicato section in the strings, with a middle section depicting the distant sounds of military brass and peasant song. The movement fades away, preparing for the thunderous entrance of the finale.
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In the blazing finale, Tchaikovsky describes a joyous festival scene, using the Russian folk tune “In the Field a Birch Tree Stood” as a secondary theme. Although the “fate” motive once again interrupts the festivities, the joyous opening of the movement finally prevails for a triumphant conclusion. “Joy is a simple but powerful force,” Tchaikovsky concludes in his letter. “Rejoice in the rejoicing of others. To live is still possible.”
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Program BIOS Itzhak Perlman | conductor & violin Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm, humanity, and talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond to his remarkable artistry and irrepressible joy for making music. Having performed with every major orchestra and at concert halls around the globe, Itzhak has been honored with 16 Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Genesis Prize. He has received multiple distinctions from U.S. presidents: A Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Obama (2015); a Kennedy Center Honor (2003); a National Medal of Arts by President Clinton (2000); and a Medal of Liberty by President Reagan (1986). In 2021, Itzhak commenced a three-season partnership with the Houston Symphony as Artistic Partner. The first program featured him leading the orchestra in a play/conduct all-Beethoven program in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary. Further programs feature him as performer, conductor, and recitalist. Highlights of this season include opening the Baltimore Symphony season; appearing in recital at venues, including Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Jones Hall in Houston; and taking his new multi-media program An Evening with Itzhak Perlman to several U.S. cities. Itzhak has delighted audiences on the conductor’s podium and at speaking engagements. An award-winning documentary, Itzhak, details the virtuoso’s struggles as a polio survivor and Jewish émigré and is a reminder why art is vital to life. His extensive discography includes his most recent album, a special collaboration with Martha Argerich. His long association with the Israel Philharmonic led to, among other tours, an appearance in Moscow, captured by PBS on Perlman in Russia. Born in Israel in 1945, he completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. An early recipient of an America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, he came to New York and soon was propelled to national recognition with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Following his studies at The Juilliard School, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964, which led to a burgeoning worldwide career.
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May 21
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May 22
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Juraj Valčuha, conductor *Meagan Miller, soprano J'nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler, tenor Mark S. Doss, bass-baritone Houston Symphony Chorus, Betsy Cook Weber, director *Houston Symphony debut
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Elegy for Strings
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 (Choral) I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso II. Molto vivace III. Adagio molto e cantabile—Andante moderato IV. Presto—Allegro assai—Allegro assai vivace
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Carlos Simon is an American composer from Atlanta, Georgia. Simon’s compositions, which include orchestral works, chamber music, and film scores, have earned him commissions from organizations such as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Washington National Opera.
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Simon is a recipient of the 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, awarded to outstanding Black and Latinx musicians. He was named a Sundance/Time Warner Composer Fellow in 2018 and was the winner of the American Composers Orchestra’s Emerging Composer Commission in 2016.
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Simon composed An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave in 2015 and dedicated it to Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and “those who have been murdered wrongfully by an oppressive power.” Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, interest in his piece has grown, and it has since been programmed both as a string quartet and for string orchestra in venues across the United States.
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A single melodic idea, which can be heard in the beginning of the piece, is repeated and fragmented throughout the piece, emerging in waves above the somber rumblings of the low strings. Although a mournful tone surrounds Simon’s elegy, moments of bright harmony provide a glimmer of hope as they emerge from the rich string texture.
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 (Choral) Ludwig van Beethoven, composer (1770–1827) •
Beethoven’s Ninth symphony, finished in 1824, was the last symphonic work he would complete. By this time, Beethoven’s deafness was so acute that during the premiere of his symphony, he had to be turned around to witness the applause of the audience, which he could not hear from the stage.
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The symphony was a revolutionary work in both its scale and artistic vision. The sheer length of the work, as well as the technical demands of the music, were unprecedented at that time, and the inclusion of a full chorus and vocal quartet were similarly groundbreaking.
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The first movement outlines a tragic arc that promises to be overcome in the triumphant finale. The orchestra grows gradually from silence, building into an explosive primary theme that returns throughout the movement. Dramatic musical contrast characterizes this movement, which shifts in character suddenly and frequently as it progresses.
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The second movement is a relentless scherzo, a traditionally lighthearted dance, upon which Beethoven casts an ominous shadow. A contrasting middle section provides a hint of the joyful triumph at the end of the symphony, before returning to the ominous melody that opened the movement.
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The third movement spins out a series of graceful variations on two melodies heard near the beginning, which swell with increasing emotion before dying away in preparation for the explosive finale.
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The finale begins with references to the previous three movements before giving way to Beethoven’s triumphant “Ode to Joy” melody, first sung by the baritone. The rest of the vocal quartet enters, along with the chorus, which builds with the orchestra into a grand and euphoric conclusion.
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Beethoven based his “Ode to Joy” text on Friedrich Schiller’s poem of the same name, which Beethoven had begun to set to music 30 years earlier.
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Program BIOS Juraj Valčuha | conductor Houston Symphony Music Director Designate Juraj Valčuha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translate even the most complex scores into immersive experiences. His profound understanding of composer and score, taste, and naturally elegant style make him one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation. Since 2016, Juraj has been music director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, and first guest gonductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2009 to 2016. The 2005–06 season marked the start of his international career with the Orchestre National de France followed by international debuts with the Philharmonia London, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Pittsburgh Symphony. His Italian debut took place at Teatro Comunale in Bologna, and he has since led the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, BBC Symphony, Philharmonia London, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Maggio Musicale, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Filarmonica della Scala, Montréal Symphony, and NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo. His active career in the United States has taken him to the orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Utah. He enjoys regular collaborations with orchestras in Minnesota, New York, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. Valčuha champions living composers, conducting world premieres, including Christopher Rouses´s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Steven Mackey’s Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich´s Four Sections at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. On the opera stage, he has conducted Madama Butterfly, Elisir d‘amore, and Marriage of Figaro at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich; Faust and The Love for Three Oranges in Florence; Jenufa, Peter Grimes, and Salome in Bologna; La bohème in Venice; and Elektra, Carmen, Bluebeard’s Castle, Die Walküre, The Girl of the Golden West, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Katja Kabanova, and Pique Dame in Napoli. He was priviledged, during the pandemic, to conduct livestreamed performances with Teatro San Carlo, RAI Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Konzerthaus Berlin, and NDR Orchestra Hamburg. Juraj was awarded the Premio Abbiati 2018 from Italian Music critics in the category Best Conductor. Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, he studied composition and conducting in his birth place, at the Conservatory in St Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and at the Conservatoire Supérieur de la Musique in Paris. InTUNE — May 2022 | 29
Program BIOS Meagan Miller | soprano Born in the United States, Meagan Miller is a Juillard graduate acclaimed for the expansive colors and rich texture of her voice, as well as her compelling stage presence and nuanced portrayals at distinguished opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. Recent opera highlights include Brünnhilde in Teatro Massimo di Palermo's new production of Siegfried; Sieglinde in Die Walküre; Senta in Der fliegende Holländer; Elsa in Lohengrin; Elisabeth in Tannhäuser at New National Theatre Tokyo; the title roles in Richard Strauss’s Daphne and Ariadne auf Naxos at Vienna’s State Opera, the latter work also in Beijing, Warsaw, and in a concert version at Philharmonie Berlin; Kaiserin in Die Frau ohne Schatten at Metropolitan Opera New York; Elisabetta in Don Carlo at Deutsche Oper Berlin; Minnie in La fanciulla del West at Michigan Opera Theatre and Opéra Monte Carlo; Marta in a new production of d’Albert’s Tiefland at Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse; Marie/ Marietta in Korngold’s Die tote Stadt at State Opera Hamburg, Boston, and Tokyo; as well as Feldmarschallin in the new production of Der Rosenkavalier in Wroclaw. Concerts with renowned orchestras, houses, and festivals include Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Hollywood Bowl, as well the Lucerne Festival, Edinburgh Festival, and the Enescu Festival. Meagan sang Strauss’s Orchesterlieder with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest; Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Prague; and Mahler’s 8th Symphony in Graz, Linz, and Orange. Also an accomplished recitalist and noted interpreter of new American music, she has premiered numerous works written specifically for her voice. Meagan has collaborated with leading conductors, including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Simone Young, Alain Altinoglu, Christoph von Dohnány, Vladimir Jurowski, Jun Märkl, Alexander Joel, Axel Kober, Donald Runnicles, Pinchas Steinberg, Markus Stenz, and Jaap van Zweden. Previous engagements include i.a. Minnie in La fanciulla del West, Sieglinde in Die Walküre, as well as her role debut as Isolde in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Opera Leipzig, each under the baton of Ulf Schirmer. This season includes the title roles of Ariadne auf Naxos at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and in Tristan und Isolde at the Leipzig Opera.
J'nai Bridges | mezzo-soprano Heralded as a rising star, American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges has graced the world’s top opera and concert stages. When the pandemic forced the cancellation of J’Nai’s engagements in the title role of Carmen at The Metropolitan Opera and Canadian Opera Company, she emerged as a leading figure in classical music’s shift toward conversations of inclusion and racial justice in the performing arts. Her panel on race and inequality in opera with the
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Los Angeles Opera drew international acclaim. In 2019-20, she debuted at The Metropolitan Opera as Nefertiti in a sold-out run of Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten, as well as a house and role debut with Washington National Opera as Dalila in Samson et Dalila. Other recent career highlights include her sold-out Carnegie Hall recital debut, her role debut of Kasturbai in Satyagraha at LA Opera, her Los Angeles Master Chorale debut, and debuts at Dutch National Opera and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. She made her Carmen role debut at the San Franciso Opera; created the role of Josefa Segovia in the world premiere of John Adams’s Girls of the Golden West at San Francisco Opera; and performed as Carmen in the world premiere of Bel Canto, an opera by Jimmy Lopez, based on the novel by Ann Patchett at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In addition to the prestigious 2018 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Award, J’Nai received the Richard Tucker Career Grant, first prize at the Francisco Viñas International Competition, first prize at the Gerda Lissner Competition, the Sullivan Foundation Award, a Marian Anderson award, the Sara Tucker Study Grant, the Richard F. Gold Grant from The Shoshana Foundation, and was winner of the Leontyne Price Foundation Competition. J’Nai completed a three-year residency with the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, represented the United States at the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, and was a Young Artist at the Glimmerglass Festival. A native of Tacoma, Washington, she earned a master’s degree from Curtis Institute of Music, and a bachelor’s in vocal performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
Eric Cutler | tenor Eric Cutler has won acclaim in such theaters as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Salzburg Festival, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie in Brussels, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Canadian Opera Company, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Australia, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Glyndebourne Festival, and Santa Fe Opera. Considered one of the most important “jugendlich-dramatisch” tenors of our day, Eric made his debut in the title role of Wagner’s Lohengrin at La Monnaie in the 2017–18 season, after which he appeared at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden as Erik in Der fliegende Holländer. In the 2018–19 season, he sang his first Kaiser in Strauss’s Die Frau one Schatten under Kent Nagano at the Hamburg State Opera, where he also appeared as Apollo in Daphne. He returned to the Houston Grand Opera as Erik and added the title role in Idomeneo to his repertoire at the Teatro Real in Madrid. In 2019, he sang his first performances of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, followed by a concert of the same work with the Pittsburgh Symphony. InTUNE — May 2022 | 31
Program BIOS Eric is a native of Adel, Iowa, and an alumnus of Luther College and the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artists Development Program. Winner of the 2005 Richard Tucker Award, as well as earlier study and career grants from the Tucker Foundation, he began his career in the bel canto and lyric tenor repertoire. He was internationally praised for his performances in all the major tenor roles of Mozart, as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Arturo in I Puritani, and Alfredo in La traviata, as well in the French lyric repertoire as Nadir in Les Pêcheurs de Perles, and Roméo in Roméo et Juliette. He scored a triumph as Raoul in Les Huguenots at La Monnaie in Brussels, after which he began his development into the jugendlich repertoire under the tutelage of Michael Paul, who remains his vocal mentor today.
Mark S. Doss | bass-baritone Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss opened the 2021–22 season with a return to the Théâtre de la Monnaie as William Daley in the world premiere of Kris Defoort’s The Time of Our Singing, followed by concerts of opera highlights with Dallas Opera, Beethoven’s Ninth with the Minnesota Orchestra, and in the roles of Creon and the Messenger in The Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Oedipus Rex by Stravinsky. After Houston, he will return to La Fenice in Venice for Balstrode in Peter Grimes. His recent engagements include Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana) at the Royal Opera House, Nicholas Lens’s Shell Shock at the Philharmonie de Paris, Daland (Der fliegende Holländer) at Dallas Opera, Rigoletto and Scarpia (Tosca) with Welsh National Opera, and Cadmus in Henze's The Bassarids in concert with the Spanish RTE Orchestra and Kent Nagano. Mark’s illustrious career has taken the bass-baritone to the most prestigious houses worldwide, including Milan’s La Scala, where he appeared as Escamillo (Carmen), Argante (Rinaldo), Jaroslav Prus (The Makropulos Case), Jochanaan (Salome), and Amonasro (Aida); the Staatsoper Berlin as Jochanaan; Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust at the Santa Fe Opera, Oper Frankfurt, and Opera de Oviedo; Premysl in Janáček's Šárka with La Fenice; Jochanaan with Florence's Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; the Arena di Verona as Escamillo; Balstrode with the Teatro Regio di Torino; Jochanaan, Balstrode, and the title role in The Flying Dutchman at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Macbeth at the Dorset Opera Festival; Amonasro, Jochanaan, and Simone in Zemlinsky’s The Florentine Tragedy for Teatro Regio Torino; Escamillo, Amonasro, and the leading baritone role in Nicholas Lens’s Shell Shock for La Monnaie in Brussels. At the Opera di Roma, he was Cadmus in Henze's The Bassarids. At the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan, he took on Germont (La traviata), and he sang the Four Villains (The Tales of Hoffmann) with the New National Opera in Tokyo. A Grammy Award winner for his participation in Handel’s Semele (Best Opera Recording), he also is a recipient of the National Institute for Music Theatre’s George London Opera Prize, and Planet Africa’s Entertainment Award.
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THE MIND & MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN Saturday
May 21
5:00 p.m.
Dr. Richard Kogan, presenter and piano
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Jones Hall
About the MUSIC Following his popular Robert Schumann presentation as part of the Houston Symphony’s 2020 Schumann Festival, Juilliard-trained concert pianist and Harvard-educated psychiatrist Dr. Richard Kogan returns to Jones Hall with a deep-dive into one of classical music’s most fascinating figures, Ludwig van Beethoven. Combining his psychology and music backgrounds, Dr. Kogan presents insights into Beethoven’s life and mind, and joins Symphony musicians for a performance of the final movement from Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 4, Opus 11 in B-flat major. Presented in partnership with Houston Methodist, this event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist.
Program BIO Dr. Richard Kogan | presenter and piano Psychiatrist and concert pianist Dr. Richard Kogan is renowned for his lectures/concerts that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of the great composers. A master storyteller, he has captivated audiences with these programs at music festivals, concert series, medical conferences, and scholarly symposia throughout the world. Richard is clinical professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, and artistic director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program. The New York Times has praised him for his “eloquent, compelling, and exquisite playing” as a pianist. About his distinguished career as both a concert pianist and a psychiatrist, the Boston Globe wrote, “Kogan has somehow managed to excel at the world’s two most demanding professions.” Richard is a graduate of The Juilliard School of Music Pre-College, Harvard College, and Harvard Medical School. He has won numerous honors and awards in both music and psychiatry.
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FEATURED PROGRAM
THE BEST OF JOHN WILLIAMS: STAR WARS & MORE WITH CHORUS Friday
May 27
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall
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May 28
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall & Livestream
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May 29
2:30 p.m.
Jones Hall
Steven Reineke, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus, Betsy Cook Weber, director
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Program BIO Steven Reineke | conductor Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America’s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Steven is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and his extensive North American conducting appearances include Atlanta, Cincinnati, Edmonton, San Francisco, and Sarasota. On stage, he has created programs and collaborated with a range of leading artists from the worlds of hip hop, Broadway, television, and rock, including Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Wayne Brady, Peter Frampton, and Ben Folds, among others. In 2017, he was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered leading the National Symphony Orchestra, in a first for the show’s 45-year history, performing live music excerpts between news segments. In 2018, Steven led the same orchestra and hip hop legend Nas performing his seminal album, Illmatic, on PBS’s Great Performances. As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, InTUNE — May 2022 | 37
Program BIO Steven’s work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare commemorated the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan’s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands worldwide. A native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He lives in New York City with his husband, Eric Gabbard.
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CHORUS
HOUSTON SYMPHONY Betsy Cook Weber Director
Brian Miller Chorus Manager Scott Holshouser Pianist Tony Sessions Librarian/Stage Manager
Houston Symphony Chorus | choral unit The Houston Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Betsy Cook Weber since 2014, is the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony and consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers. Over the years, members of this historic ensemble have learned and performed the world’s great choral-orchestral masterworks under the batons of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Shaw, and Helmut Rilling, among many others. In addition, the Chorus enjoys participating in the Houston Symphony’s popular programming under the batons of conductors such as Steven Reineke and Michael Krajewski. Recently, the ensemble sang the closing subscription concerts with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic. Singers are selected for specific programs for which they have indicated interest. A singer might choose to perform in all 45 concerts, as was the case in a recent season, or might elect to participate in a single series. The Houston Symphony Chorus holds auditions by appointment and welcomes inquiries from interested singers.
Betsy Cook Weber | director Dr. Betsy Cook Weber was appointed director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 2014. Under her leadership, the Chorus has performed more than 200 concerts with repertoire as varied as Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Video Games Live. She has collaborated with some of the world’s best conductors, including Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Steven Reineke, Michael Krajewski, Jane Glover, Christoph Eschenbach, and Nicholas McGegan. She has led the HSC and HS Chamber Singers on two European tours to the Czech Republic in 2017 and to Poland and Germany in 2019, including a performance at the world-renowned Bachfest in Leipzig. Betsy also serves as a Madison Endowed Professor of Music and director of choral studies at the University of Houston Moores School of Music. There, she teaches a full load of coursework, oversees the large and varied choral area at the Moores School, and is internationally active as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and lecturer. In addition to appearances throughout the United States, she looks forward to engagements in the United Kingdom, Latvia, Lithuania,
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Estonia, Sweden, Czechia, Hungary, and Germany in the coming year. The University of Houston Moores School Concert Chorale, which she directs, has established a reputation as one of the world’s finest collegiate choirs and has been a featured choir at multiple state (2002, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2017) and national conventions (ACDA 2007, 2017, NCCO 2017). Internationally, Chorale has received acclaim at six prestigious competitions in Wales, France, Germany, Hungary, and Italy, winning or placing in every category in which it was entered. In 2015, Musica mundi, in its ranking of the top 1,000 choirs in the world, placed UH Concert Chorale #1 in its age category and #3 among all choirs worldwide. In 2013, Betsy became the 13th person and first woman to receive the Texas Choral Director Association’s coveted Texas Choirmaster Award. She holds degrees from the University of North Texas, Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ), and the University of Houston.
Chorus Roster Music Director Designate Juraj Valčuha Conducts Beethoven 9 Mary Ann Addis Jennifer Agbu Bob Alban Ramona Alms Joe Anzaldua Jennifer Appleby Mansi Baxi Justin Becker Dave Blassingame Randy Boatright Cris Bocanegra Jonathan Bordelon Janene Bostwick Emily Boudreaux Timothy Boyer Nancy Bratic Jennifer Breneman Mischa Brinkmeyer James Bue Jamie Calvert Cassie Campbell Tatiana Chavanelle Bill Cheadle Nikki Colby Bill Cowan Michael Dorn Randy Eckman Paul Ehrsam Chris Fair Brianna Fernandez
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Karen Lach Yoka Larasati Brian Lassinger Ben Luss Jarrod Martin Ken Mathews Nathan McCarty Scott Mermelstein Melissa Miles Travis Mohle Daniel Monroy Jim Moore Robert Nash Benedict Nguyen Christine Oakes Theresa Olin David Opheim Janwin OverstreetGoode Bill Parker Jennifer Paulson Ariella Perlman Melanie Piche Miller Chantel Potvin Lauren Price Greg Railsback Linda Renner Graeme Richmond Doug Rodenberger Carolyn Rogan Grace Roman
Jim Roman James Romig Jennifer Romig Scott Roth Katherine Sadler Emily Sanders Paloma Santamaría Alex Schaaf Angela Seaman Tony Sessions Lauren Smith Ashley Sorensen Dewell Springer Mark Standridge Carol Strawn Todd Swann Carlin Truong Paul Van Dorn Abby Veliz Sarai Villatoro Mary Voigt Heidi Walton Jenny Warkentin Jo Beth Wasicek Kat White Lance Wilcox Lee Williams
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The Best of John Williams: Star Wars & More with Chorus Mary Ann Addis Bob Alban Ramona Alms Joe Anzaldua Josh Barber Ellis Bardin Mansi Baxi Justin Becker Randy Boatright Cris Bocanegra Jonathan Bordelon Janene Bostwick Timothy Boyer Nancy Bratic Jennifer Breneman Mischa Brinkmeyer James Bue Wyndon Carlisle Liz Chavez Bill Cheadle Nancy Christopherson Nikki Colby Michael Dorn Steve Dukes Randy Eckman Paul Ehrsam Chris Fair Brianna Fernandez Amanda FetterMatthys Ian Fetterley
Julia FitzGerald Angelina Fonseca Jim Friedhofer Katie Fry Joseph Frybert Stephanie Gabino Rachel Gehman Rex Gillit Robert Gomez Dan Gorelick John-Alan Gourdine Hannah Gronseth Julia Hall Susan Hall Matthew Henderson Eileen Holshouser Chase Holub MaryKate Hotaling George Howe Sylvia Hysong Natalie James Steve James Emily Jenkins Rodney Jones Mark Kim Nobu Kobori David Kolacny Natalie Kronser Kat Kunz Yoka Larasati
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Susan and Kevin Golden Kathy and Marty Goossen Catherine Green Mr. and Mrs. Joe Greenberg Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Ms. Jennifer Grigsby Mrs. Tami A. Grubb Ms. Lillian Guo Eric and Angelea Halen Bunny Halvorson Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Harcrow Claudia and David Hatcher Mr. Quinn J. Hebert Dean and Beth Hennings Eliane Herring Judy Herrington Mr. and Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Maureen Y. Higdon Charles and Jeannette Hight Jeff and Elaine Hiller Susan Hodge and Mike Stocker Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hollingsworth Dr. Holly Holmes Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hurley Mr. Jose Ivo Valerie Jalufka Sharon Jamison Ed and Anne Janes Mark A. Jensen Arlene Johnson Ms. Darilyn Jones Mary Catherine Jones Mr. Ara J. Karian Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Katz Lynda and Frank Kelly Kathryn L. Ketelsen Gary and Tempe Kitson Mrs. Judy Koehl Stephanie and Ed Larsen M.S. Lee Dr. and Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Anne Lineberry Lance Lively Mr. and Mrs. David Lodholz Robert J. Lorio Tony and Judy Lutkus Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Magee Nancy Ann Mann Barbara Manna Eric Martin
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Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Martin Linda and Jim McCartney Brian McCulloch and Jeremy Garcia John McDonald Dr. Amy Mehollin-Ray Ms. Kristen Meneilly Ms. Miriam Meriwani David Mincberg and Lainie Gordon Gerry Montalto Michelle Mower Daniel and Karol Musher Alan and Elaine Mut Aprill Nelson Richard and Stella Guerra Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Randolph J. Ney Phong Patrick Nguyen Leslie and John Niemand Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Nocella Eugene Nosal and Nelda Gilliam Ms. Kathryn O'Brien John and Kathy Orton Dr. Michael A. Ozer and Ms. Patricia A. Kalmans Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Paige Ms. Lauren Paine Kathy Patrick Jesus Alejandro Perez Rementeria Linda Tarpley Peterson Dr. and Mrs. James L. Pool Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Florante Quiocho Mrs. Christi Rawls Glenda and David Regenbaum Ms. Anna Reger Brian Rishikof and Elena Lexina Jim and Sue Robertson John and Anna Robertson Linda and James Robin Carolyn Rogan Ms. Regina J. Rogers Rosemarie and Jeff Roth Rhonda Routh Mr. Richard Rowell Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Ramon and Chula Sanchez Carol and Kamal Sandarusi Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Sawaya Beth and Lee D. Schlanger Susan Scruggs Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Nicole and Julian Seiguer Ms. Heidi Seizinger Victor E. Serrato
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shack Becky Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simms Lisa and Jerry Simon Ms. Diana Skerl Barbara and Louis Sklar Mrs. Becky Smith Emily D. Smith Lawrence Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Smith Mrs. Lynn Snyder Mr. William T. Snypes and Ms. Suzanne Suter Mr. David Stanard and Ms. Beth Freeman Ms. Claudia Standiford Richard P. Steele and Mary J. McKerall Bill Stevens Mr. and Mrs. James R. Stevens Jr. Meredith and Ralph Stone Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Emily H. and David K. Terry Linda and Paul Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Unger John and Mary Untereker Dr. Brad and Mrs. Frances Urquhart Mr. and Mrs. William Van Wie Hallie A. Vanderhider Mr. James Walker Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wallace Larry and Connie Wallace Nancy Ames and Danny Ward Douglas and Carolynne White Ms. Lorri White Sara White Dr. Simon Whitney Carlton Wilde Dr. Robert Wilkins and Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins Ms. Dodi Willingham Jennifer R. Wittman Patricia Wolfe Ms. Cynthia Wolff Mr. and Mrs. James W. Woodruff Mr. Jessie Woods Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright Thomas Yarbrough Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (16)
* Deceased ** Education and Community Engagement Donor
Young Associates COUNCIL The Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council (YAC) is a philanthropic membership group for young professionals, music aficionados, and performing arts supporters interested in exploring symphonic music within 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.
Young Associate Premium Christopher P. Armstrong and Laura Schaffer Ann and Jonathan Ayre Lauren and Mark Bahorich Tim Ong and Michael Baugh Kimberly and James Bell Jr. Emily Bivona and Ryan Manser Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl# Eric Brueggeman Haydée del Calvo and Esteban Montero Taylor Chambers
Young Associate
Amanda Beatriz Laura and William Black Lindsay Buchanan# Adair and Kevin Brueggeman Greta Carlson Tatiana Chavanelle# Parker Cragg Jackson Davis Megan and John Degenstein Laurel Flores# Carolyn and Patrick Gaidos
$2,500+
Eric and Terry Cheyney Kendall and Jim Cross Denise Davis Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich Vicky Dominguez Jamie Everett Claudio Gutierrez Elaine and Jeff Hiller# Mariana and James O. Huff III# Carey Kirkpatrick Joel Luks Elissa and Jarrod Martin
$1,500+
Patrick B. Garvey Amy Goodpasture Rebecca and Andrew Gould Nicholas Gruy Ashley and John Horstman C. Birk Hutchens Anna Kaplan Allegra Lilly and Robin Kesselman Kirby and David Lodholz# Charyn McGinnis Miriam Meriwani
For more information, please contact Katie Salvatore, Development Officer & Board Liaison, at katie.salvatore@houstonsymphony.org, 713.337.8544.
Kelser McMiller# Shane Miller# Emily and Joseph Morrel - Porter Hedges LLP Juliet Moths Aprill Nelson# Toni Oplt and Ed Schneider Kusum and K. Cody Patel# Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg# Nadhisha and Dilanka Seimon Quentin and Aerin Smith# Justin Stenberg# Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah Zoe Miller Paul Muri and Stephanie Weber Trevor Myers Blake Plaster Leo Soto Michelle Stair# Elise Wagner# Isabela Walkin Genevera Allen and Michael Weylandt Hannah Whitney
# Steering Committee
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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 allows the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education, and community engagement, for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region.
CORPORATE PARTNERS Principal Corporate Guarantor $250,000 and above Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation* ** Grand Guarantor $150,000 and above ConocoPhillips** Houston Public Media— News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS* KTRK ABC-13* Phillips 66** Guarantor $100,000 and above Houston Methodist* Kalsi Engineering PaperCity* Tenenbaum Jewelers* United Airlines* Underwriter $50,000 and above Accordant Advisors* Baker Botts L.L.P.* Bank of America Boston Consulting Group* Cameron Management* Chevron** CKP Group* ENGIE** Frost Bank Houston Baptist University Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo** Kinder Morgan Foundation** Kirkland & Ellis The Lancaster Hotel* Occidental** PNC**
(as of Apr.1, 2022)
Rand Group, LLC* Shell Oil Company** Truist Vinson & Elkins LLP
Silver Eagle Beverages* Sire Spirits Beth Wolff Realtors Zenfilm*
Sponsor $25,000 and above EOG Resources The Events Company* H-E-B/H-E-B Tournament of Champions** Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Neiman Marcus* One Market Square Garage* Perry Homes Sidley Austin LLP Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC SPIR STAR, Ltd. Univision Houston & Amor 106.5FM
Benefactor $5,000 and above Bank of Texas Beck Redden LLP BHP Frankly Organic Vodka Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. University of Houston University of St. Thomas* Wortham Insurance & Risk Management
Partner $15,000 and above City Kitchen* Glazier’s Distributors* Gorman’s Uniform Service Jackson & Company* Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston USI Southwest
Patron Gifts below $5,000 Amazon Baker Hughes BeDESIGN* Christian Dior Gulf Coast Distillers * KPMG US Foundation, Inc. Mercantil ONEOK, Inc. Quantum Bass Center* SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc.
* Includes in-kind support Supporter **Education and Community $10,000 and above Engagement Support Houston First Corporation* Macy’s** Mark Kamin & Associates New Timmy Chan Corporation Nordstrom** Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Quantum Energy Partners
For information on becoming a corporate partner, please contact Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations, at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538.
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FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Diamond Guarantor
$1,000,000 and above
The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Symphony Endowment** Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Premier Guarantor
$500,000 and above
The Alkek and Williams Foundation City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance The Cullen Foundation The C. Howard Pieper Foundation Grand Guarantor
$150,000 and above
City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board** The Hearst Foundation** The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Texas Commission on the Arts**
Underwriter
$50,000 and above
Beauchamp Foundation The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation** The Powell Foundation** The Robbins Foundation**
Sponsor $25,000 and above The Martine and Dan Drackett Family Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation** The William Stamps Farish Fund
(as of Apr.1, 2022)
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Vaughn Foundation Supporter $10,000 and above Edward H. Andrews The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Petrello Family Foundation The Pierce Runnells Foundation Radoff Family Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Strake Foundation** Benefactor
$5,000 and above
Leon Jaworski Foundation The Radoff Family Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation
Partner $15,000 and above Edward H. Andrews Patron Foundation Gifts below $5,000 Ruth & Ted Bauer Family The Lubrizol Foundation Foundation** The Scurlock Foundation Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation** Guarantor The Melbern G. & $100,000 and above Susanne M. Glasscock The Houston Arts Combined Foundation** Endowment Fund William E. & Natoma The Jerry C. Dearing Family Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation Foundation** **Education and Community Engagement Support For information about becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations, at christina.trunzo@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8530.
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Legacy SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through a bequest in a will, life-income gifts, or other deferred-giving arrangements.
CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000 + Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Jonathan and Ann Ayre Myra W. Barber Janice Barrow Jim Barton James Bell Joe Anne Berwick* James and S. Dale Brannon Walter and Nancy Bratic Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Mary Kathryn Campion and Stephen Liston Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Andria N. Elkins Jean and Jack* Ellis The Aubrey* and Sylvia Farb Family Helen Hudspeth Flores* Eugene Fong Mrs. Aggie L. Foster
Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. and Billie Jo Graves Mario Gudmundsson Deborah Happ and Richard Rost Jacquelyn Harrison and Thomas Damgaard Marilyn and Bob Hermance Dr. Charles and Tammie Johnson Dr. Rita Justice Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Joella and Steven P. Mach Michelle and Jack Matzer Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Bill and Karinne McCullough Muffy and Mike McLanahan Dr. Georgette M. Michko Dr. Robert M. Mihalo* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Drs. John and Dorothy Oehler Gloria G. Pryzant Evie Ronald*
Constance E. Roy Donna Scott Charles and Andrea Seay Michael J. Shawiak Jule* and Albert* Smith Louis* and Mary Kay Snyder Mr. Rex Spikes Frank Shroeder Stanford in memory of Dr. Walter O. Stanford Mike and Anita* Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Susan Gail Wood Jo Dee Wright Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)
Farida Abjani Dr. Antonio Arana* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Daniel B. Barnum* George* and Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black* Kerry Levine Bollmann Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Cheryl and Sam* Byington Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton and Margaret A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable* and Mrs. William Crassas Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge* and Mrs.* Harold DeMoss Jr. Susan Feickert Ginny Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mauro H. Gimenez and Connie A. Coulomb
Bill Grieves* Mr. Robert M. Griswold Randolph Lee Groninger Claudio J. Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Gloria L. Herman* Timothy Hogan and Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Patti* Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian and Catherine James Barbara and Raymond Kalmans Dr. James E. and Betty W. Key Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Enid Knobler* Mrs. Frances E. Leland Samuel J. Levine Mrs. Lucy Lewis Sandra Magers David Ray Malone and David J. Sloat Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay and Shirley* Marks James G. Matthews Mary Ann and David McKeithan Dr. Tracey Samuels and Mr. Robert McNamara Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams
Catherine Jane Merchant Marilyn Ross Miles and Stephen Warren Miles Foundation Sidney and Ione Moran Janet Moynihan* Richard and Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers John N. Neighbors* in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr.* and Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John and Leslie Niemand Leslie Nossaman Dave G. Nussmann* John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund and Megan Pantuliano Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine and Red Pastorek Peter* and Nina Peropoulos Linda Tarpley Peterson Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips
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Jenny and Tadjin Popatia Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch Ed and Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Walter Ross Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa and Jerry Simon
Tad and Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder Marie Speziale Emily H. and David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill and Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen and Kristine Wallace
Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Lorraine and Ed* Wulfe David and Tara Wuthrich Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre Edith and Robert Zinn Anonymous (8) *Deceased
If you are interested in learning more about joining the Legacy Society by making the Houston Symphony part of your estate plans, please contact Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment & Administration, at alex.reuter@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.
MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIPS Donors at the Sponsorship Circle level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony Musician. For more information, please contact Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer, at samantha.sheats@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8534. Dr. Saul and Ursula Balagura Charles Seo, Cello Janice Barrow Sophia Silivos, First Violin Gary and Marian Beauchamp/The Beauchamp Foundation Martha Chapman, Second Violin Nancy and Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Maki Kubota, Cello Ralph Burch Robin Kesselman, Principal Double Bass Barbara J. Burger Andrew Pedersen, Double Bass Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello Jane Cizik Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Janet F. Clark MuChen Hsieh, Principal Second Violin Michael H. Clark and Sallie Morian George W. Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola
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Virginia A. Clark Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Julia Churchill, Violin – Shepherd John C. Parker, Associate School-Houston Symphony Principal Trumpet Brown Foundation CommunityDr. William and Alice Kopp Embedded Musician Fellow Leonardo Soto, Roger and Debby Cutler Principal Timpani Tong Yan, First Violin Rochelle and Max Levit Joan and Bob Duff Sergei Galperin, First Violin Robert Johnson, Cora Sue and Harry Mach Associate Principal Horn Joan DerHovsepian, The Ensell Family Acting Principal Viola Donald Howey, Double Bass Joella and Steven P. Mach Steve and Mary Gangelhoff Eric Larson, Double Bass Judy Dines, Flute Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Ian Mayton, Horn Christian Schubert, Clarinet Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Evan B. Glick Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Tong Yan, First Violin Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Brian Del Signore, Christopher French, Principal Percussion Associate Principal Cello Mr. Jay Marks Gary L. Hollingsworth and Sergei Galperin, First Violin Kenneth J. Hyde Michelle and Jack Matzer Robert Walp, Kurt Johnson, First Violin Assistant Principal Trumpet Barbara and Pat McCelvey Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi Adam Dinitz, English Horn Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Muffy and Mike McLanahan Joan Kaplan William VerMeulen, Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet Principal Horn Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana Dr. Eric McLaughlin and David Connor, Double Bass – Mr. Eliodoro Castillo Community-Embedded Musician Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe
Martha and Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Rita and Paul Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon Scott and Judy Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola
Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion John and Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Stephen and Kristine Wallace Finer Foods Rian Craypo, Anthony Kitai, Cello Principal Bassoon Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster
Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Principal Harp
Margaret and Joel Shannon Rainel Joubert, Violin – Community-Embedded Musician
Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankman Anastasia Ehrlich, Second Violin
Tad and Suzanne Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin
Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin
Ron and Demi Rand Annie Chen, Second Violin
Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Viola
Steven and Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin
Lila Rauch Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello
Mike Stude Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello
Ed & Janet Rinehart Amy Semes, Associate Principal Violin
Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Acting Principal Trombone
Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet
Judith Vincent Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute
Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. MiHee Chung, First Violin Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn Gloria and Joe Pryzant Matthew Strauss, Percussion Allan and Jean Quiat Richard Harris, Trumpet
Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello Bequest from the Estate of Ed Wulfe Dave Kirk, Principal Tuba Nina and Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin
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PLAY YOUR PART. As we complete one era of world-class music making and prepare to embark on another, this is a time for all members of the Houston Symphony community to come together in support of our city’s orchestra. Play Your Part by making a gift today!
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Through your gift, you can also enjoy a range of benefits, including: • Complimentary beverages in the Virtuoso Lounge before concerts and during intermission • Valet parking, drink vouchers, and invitations for private rehearsals • And our Conductor’s Circle members ($5,000+) enjoy further benefits like complimentary valet parking, VIP Green Room access, and special insider event invitations
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