InTune | July 2023

InTUNE

The Music of Queen Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

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Dear Music Lovers,

Welcome to Summer Sounds at the Hobby Center. We have two great concerts in this program The Music of Queen and Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert. For The Music of Queen (July 7 & 8), we’re joined by vocalist MiG Ayesa and conductor Brent Havens along with a terrific line-up of rock musicians who will celebrate the British rock supergroup’s greatest hits. Conductor Nicholas Buc leads your Houston Symphony in John Williams’s legendary score for the original Star Wars (July 28 & 29), a thrilling experience with the full orchestra playing live to the film.

These two great programs aren’t all we’re doing in July. We’re also playing another great John Williams score live to film when we perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneTM In Concert at the Hobby Center (July 14 & 15) and Smart Financial Centre (July 22) in Sugar Land. And we welcome back Cirque de la Symphonie (July 20) after their triumphant appearances with us last September. They’re joining us at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, another of our favorite places to perform during the summer.

Our summer renovations to Jones Hall continue, and we’re thrilled and grateful to be back at the Hobby Center this month. When you return to Jones Hall in the fall, you’ll enjoy all new seats, double the bathroom facilities downstairs, easier access to the bathrooms,

and acoustic improvements from a new stage shell surrounding our musicians. You can read more about these exciting changes on page 22.

And when we’re not on stages around Houston, we’re out in the community. We recently completed the pilot year of a new program aimed at getting violins into the hands of upper elementary students in Houston’s Fifth Ward. The DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony program, offered in partnership with the Fifth Ward Cultural District and American Festival of the Arts, gave these young people a year of intensive instruction from Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians and orchestra members, and they finished things off with an energizing performance in May at the DeLUXE Theater for their friends, families, and fans. For more, please see page 13.

Thank you for being here, and enjoy the concert!

Executive Director/CEO

Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert

July 14, 15 & 22

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

July 28 & 29

Blockbuster Broadway with Norm Lewis

September 22 & 23

Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe

September 29 & 30

Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe

October 1

Lang Lang

October 6

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel

October 7 & 8

Barber’s Violin Concerto + Duke Ellington

October 13, 14 & 15

GO NOW!

A Tribute to The Moody Blues

October 27, 28 & 29

Halloween Spooktacular for Kids

October 28

Valčuha Conducts Rachmaninoff

November 10, 11 & 12

Valčuha Conducts Ravel’s La valse

November 17, 18 & 19

“I Will Survive”—Diva Legends

November 24, 25 & 26

Andrés Returns

December 1, 2 & 3

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

December 9 & 10

Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

December 12

Handel’s Messiah

December 15, 16 & 17

Very Merry POPS

December 20, 21, 22 & 23

Holly Jolly Holiday

December 23

Swingin’ Sinatra:

A New Year’s Celebration

January 5, 6 & 7

Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony + Yoonshin Song

January 12, 13 & 14

Takemitsu + Brahms’s Requiem

January 19, 20 & 21

Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Bach

January 28

Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue

February 2, 3 & 4

Get Up and Dance!

February 3

Perlman Conducts Tchaikovsky 5

February 8, 10 & 11

Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner 8

February 24 & 25

At Last! A Tribute to Etta James

March 1, 2 & 3

Valčuha Conducts Mahler 6

March 15, 16 & 17

Mozart + Beethoven’s Eroica

March 22, 23 & 24

Romeo and Juliet +

Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

March 29 & 30

21st Century Broadway

April 5, 6 & 7

I’m a Superhero!

April 6

Carmina burana

April 26, 27 & 28

Pines of Rome +

Grieg’s Piano Concerto

May 2, 4 & 5

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

May 10 & 11

Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s House

May 12

The Music of Star Wars

May 17, 18 & 19

Adams’s El Niño

May 25 & 26

An Alpine Symphony

June 1 & 2

Salome in Concert

June 7 & 9

Classical Series

Bank of America POPS Series

S Summer & Specials

PNC Family Series

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DEVICES

Please silence all electronic devices before the performance. Photography and audio/video recordings of these performances are strictly prohibited.

FOOD & DRINK POLICY

Diana American Grill, Grand Lobby bistro, and lobby bars are open for all public performances at the Hobby Center. Reservations for Diana may be made at www.opentable.com.

Drinks in non-glass containers are welcome inside the seating area, and food is not permitted at your seats.

LOST AND FOUND

For lost and found inquiries, please speak to any member of the Hobby Center front of house staff or contact the Hobby Center Security Desk at 713.315.2444.

ETIQUETTE

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.

CHILDREN

Children ages six and up are welcome to all Classical, Bank of America POPS, and Symphony Special concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at PNC Family Series performances. Children must have a ticket for all ticketed events.

LATE SEATING

Each performance typically allows for late seating, which is scheduled in intervals and determined by the conductor. Our ushers and Front of House Coordinator will instruct you on when late seating is allowed.

TICKETS

Subscribers to six or more Classical or Bank of America POPS concerts, as well as PNC Family Subscribers, may exchange their tickets at no cost. Tickets to Symphony Specials or single ticket purchases are ineligible for exchange or refund.

If you are unable to make a performance, your ticket may be donated prior to the concert for a taxdonation receipt. Donations and exchanges may be made in person, over the phone, or online.

THANK YOU to our sponsors

SEASON SPONSORS

SERIES SPONSORS

Juraj valČuha

Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Music Director 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, Valčuha has been first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. From 2016–2022, he was Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples. 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 exciting concerts on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the United Kingdom. with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, and in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony. His Italian debut took place at Teatro Comunale in Bologna with a sensational production of La bohème.

He has since led the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,

Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the 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 in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Milan’s 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 Houston, Minnesota, New York, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.

International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and the Philharmonie in Berlin, as well as Cologne, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Basel, and Munich, and to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest and the Abu Dhabi Classics. He has also toured with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin to Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100 th anniversary of the Baltic nations.

Music Director

Valčuha champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouses’s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Steven Mackey’s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly’s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich’s Four Sections at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Andrew Norman, Luca Francesconi, James MacMillan, and Steven Stucky, among others.

On the opera stage, he has conducted Madama Butterfly, Elisir d‘amore, and Marriage of Figaro at the Bavarian State Opera Munich; Elektra and Turandot

at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Faust and The Love for Three Oranges in Florence; Jenůfa, Peter Grimes, Salome, Tristan und Isolde, and Ariadne auf Naxos in Bologna; Peter Grimes 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 Naples.

Juraj Valčuha was awarded the Premio Abbiati 2018 from Italian Music critics in the Best Conductor category.

His engagements in the 2022–23 Season took him to the Houston, Pittsburgh and San Francisco orchestras, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and the Orchestre National de France. He conducted Verdi’s Don Carlo at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and La bohème and Tristan und Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera Munich.

Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birth place, then at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Supérieur de la Musique in Paris.

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER

Juraj Valčuha

Music Director

Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

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

SECOND VIOLIN

MuChen Hsieh, Principal

Amy Semes

Annie Kuan-Yu Chen

Mihaela Frusina

Jing Zheng

Martha Chapman*

Tianjie Lu

Anastasia Ehrlich

Tina Zhang

Boson Mo

Teresa Wang+

Samuel Park+

VIOLA

Joan DerHovsepian, Principal

Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal

Sheldon Person

Fay Shapiro

Keoni Bolding

Samuel Pedersen

Meredith Harris+

CELLO

Brinton Averil Smith, Principal

Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair

Christopher French

Associate Principal

Anthony Kitai

Louis-Marie Fardet

Jeffrey Butler

Maki Kubota

Xiao Wong

Charles Seo

Jeremy Kreutz

COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED

MUSICIANS

David Connor, double bass

Rainel Joubert, violin

ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

Luke Bryson

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN

Hae-a Lee

Steven Reineke, Principal POPS Conductor

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor Laureate

Allen Hightower, Director

Houston Symphony Chorus

DOUBLE BASS

Robin Kesselman, Principal

Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal

Mark Shapiro

Eric Larson

Andrew Pedersen

Burke Shaw

Donald Howey

FLUTE

Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair

Matthew Roitstein* Associate Principal

Judy Dines

Acting Associate Principal

Mark Teplitsky+

Kathryn Ladner

PICCOLO

Kathryn Ladner

OBOE

Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair

Anne Leek, Associate Principal

Colin Gatwood

Adam Dinitz

ENGLISH HORN

Adam Dinitz

CLARINET

Mark Nuccio, Principal

Bobbie Nau Chair

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

Isaac Schultz, Associate Principal

Elise Wagner

Adam Trussell

STAGE PERSONNEL

Stefan Stout, Stage Manager

José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager

Nicholas DiFonzo, Justin Herriford, and Connor Morrow, Stage Technicians

Giancarlo Minotti, Recording Assistant

CONTRABASSOON

Adam Trussell

HORN

William VerMeulen, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan

Endowed Chair

Robert Johnson, Associate Principal

Nathan Cloeter, Assistant Principal

Brian Thomas

Brian Mangrum

Ian Mayton

TRUMPET

Mark Hughes, Principal

George P. and Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Chair

John Parker, Associate Principal

Robert Walp, Assistant Principal

Richard Harris

TROMBONE

Bradley White, Acting Principal

Ryan Rongone+

Phillip Freeman

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

Allegra Lilly, Principal

KEYBOARD

Scott Holshouser, Principal

LIBRARIAN

Jeanne Case, Principal

*on leave + contracted substitute

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T.A.S.O. recognizes Spec’s for supporting the Houston Symphony for 25 years!

SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Barbara J. Burger President

Janet F. Clark Chair

John Rydman Immediate Past President

Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus

Paul Morico General Counsel

Barbara McCelvey Secretary

John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO

Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Jonathan Ayre Chair, Finance

Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership

Manuel Delgado Chair, Marketing & Communications

Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming

Lidiya Gold Chair, Development

Sippi Khurana Chair, Education

GOVERNING DIRECTORS

Jonathan Ayre

Gary Beauchamp

Eric Brueggeman

Bill Bullock

Barbara J. Burger

Janet F. Clark

Lidiya Gold

Claudio Gutiérrez

William D. Hunt

Rick Jaramillo

Sippi Khurana, M.D.

Carey Kirkpatrick

Kenny Kurtzman

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events

Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning

Ed Schneider Chair, Community Partnerships

John Rydman Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs

Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit

Steven P. Mach ^ Immediate Past Chairman

Bobby Tudor^ At-Large Member

Mary Fusillo^ President, Houston Symphony League

James H. Lee^ President, Houston Symphony Endowment

Juraj Valčuha^ Music Director, Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Joan DerHovsepian^ Musician Representative

Mark Hughes^ Musician Representative

Adam Trussell^ Musician Representative

Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative

Sherry Rodriguez^ Assistant Secretary

^Ex-Officio

Cindy Levit

Isabel Stude Lummis

Cora Sue Mach **

Rodney Margolis**

Jay Marks **

Mary Lynn Marks

Elissa Martin

Barbara McCelvey

Paul R. Morico

Robert Orr

Chris Powers

John Rydman**

Anthony Speier

William J. Toomey II

Bobby Tudor **

Betty Tutor **

Jesse B. Tutor **

Gretchen Watkins

Robert Weiner

Margaret Alkek Williams **

EX-OFFICIO

Mary Fusillo

Brad W. Corson

Manuel Delgado

Joan DerHovsepian

Evan B. Glick

Mark Hughes

James H. Lee

Steven P. Mach

John Mangum

Mark Nuccio

Sherry Rodriguez

Ed Schneider

Adam Trussell

Juraj Valčuha

TRUSTEES

David J. Beck

James M. Bell Jr.

Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl

Nancy Shelton Bratic

Terry Ann Brown**

Lindsay Buchanan

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

Connie Dyer

Joan Duff

Jeffrey B. Firestone

Eugene A. Fong

Aggie L. Foster

Julia Anderson Frankel

Ronald G. Franklin

Carolyn Gaidos

Evan B. Glick

Gary L. Hollingsworth

Brian James

I. Ray Kirk, M.D.

David Krieger

Ulyesse J. LeGrange**

Matthew Loden

Steven P. Mach

Michael Mann, M.D.

Jack Matzer

Jackie Wolens Mazow

Alexander K. McLanahan**

Marilyn Miles

Aprill Nelson

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.

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

FOUNDATION FOR JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES

Tammy Tran Nguyen

Leslie Nossaman

Edward Osterberg Jr.

Zeljko Pavlovic

Gloria G. Pryzant

Miwa Sakashita

Ed Schneider

Andrew Schwaitzberg

Helen Shaffer**

Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol.

Jim R. Smith

Miles O. Smith**

Quentin Smith

Mike S. Stude **

Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D.

Shirley W. Toomim

Margaret Waisman, M.D.

Fredric A. Weber

Vicki West

Steven J. Williams

David J. Wuthrich

Ellen A. Yarrell

EX-OFFICIO

John Steven Cisneros, Ed.D

Juan Zane Crawford

Kirby Lodholz

Frank F. Wilson IV

**Lifetime Trustee

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

John Rydman

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

Leslie Siller

Cheryl Byington

Dougal A. Cameron

Janet F. Clark

Barbara McCelvey

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP

John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer

Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer

Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer

Gwen Watkins, Chief Marketing and External Relations Officer

DEVELOPMENT

Lauren Buchanan, Development Communications Manager

Alex Canales, Development Ticket Concierge

Timothy Dillow, Senior Director, Development

Amanda T. Dinitz, Senior Major Gifts Officer

Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager

Karyn Mason, Development Officer

Hadia Mawlawi, Senior Associate, Endowment and Planned Giving

Meghan Miller, Special Events Associate

Emilie Moellmer, Development Associate, Gifts & Records

Chelsea Murray, Senior Development Associate, Administration

Tim Richey, Director, Individual Giving

Sherry Rodriguez, Corporate Relations Manager & Board Liaison

Katie Salvatore, Development Officer

Christine Ann Stevens, Senior Director, Development

Lena Streetman, Manager, Research and Development Operations

Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events

Sarah Thompson, Institutional Giving Associate

Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations

Alexa Ustaszewski, Major Gifts Officer

FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR

Henry Cantu, Finance Accountant

Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant

Tiffany Gentry, Junior System Administrator

Richard Jackson, Database Administrator

Joel James, Director of Human Resources

Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and Financial Reporting

Morgana Rickard, Controller

Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant

Pam Romo, Office Manager/HR Coordinator

Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics

MARKETING | EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Education and Community Engagement

Olivia Allred, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator

Jarrett Bastow, Education Manager

Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Engagement

Allison Conlan, Director, Community Engagement Marketing and Communications

Mark Bailes, Marketing Revenue Manager

Olivia Cantrell, Content Marketing Coordinator

Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database

Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing

Yoo-Ell Lee, Junior Graphic Designer

Fiona Legesse-Sinha, Graphic Design Manager

Ciara Macaulay, Creative Director

Mariah Martinez, Email Marketing Coordinator

Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications

Alex Soares, Senior Director, Marketing Patron Services

Freddie Piegsa, Patron Experience Coordinator

Ashlan Walker, Manager, Patron Services

Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services

OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC

Stephanie Alla, Associate Director of Artistic Planning

Lila Atchison, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Becky Brown, Director, Operations

Luke Bryson, Associate Librarian

Suré Eloff, Chorus Manager

Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager

Nick Kemp, Artistic Operations Assistant

Lauren Moore, Associate Director of Digital Concert Production

José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager

Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer

Claudia Schmitz, Artist Liaison and Assistant to the Music Director

Stefan Stout, Stage Manager

Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations

Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning

HARMONIOUS BEGINNINGS:

DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony’s Inaugural Year

The Houston Symphony's groundbreaking music education program, DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony recently wrapped up its first year with resounding success. Since its launch in September of last year, the free community-based program has brought quality music education to children in the Fifth Ward neighborhood, providing them with the unique opportunity to learn violin, perform, build their confidence, and connect with professional musicians from the Symphony.

Throughout the school year, 3rd–5th grade students in the Fifth Ward neighborhood were taught the fundamentals of violin and music reading by Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians (CEMs) Rainel Joubert and David Connor with help from American Festival for the Arts (AFA) teaching artists. This intensive program provides students with 4.5 hours of instruction per week, an intensity level that is rare in community-based programs. “The impact that I have seen this year is truly immeasurable,” says Harrison Guy, Director of Arts and Culture for the Fifth Ward Cultural Arts District. “The students have grown musically, of course, but they’ve also grown socially, and they’ve grown to have a great sense of pride for where they come from and who they are.” Houston Symphony musicians also visited classes throughout the year to perform for students, share their experiences as professional musicians, and offer one-on-one instruction.

DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony is a collaborative partnership between the Symphony, AFA, and the Fifth Ward Cultural Arts District’s DeLUXE Theater. Houston Symphony CEMs create lesson plans and curriculum and for the students, AFA teaching artists assist the CEMs in instruction, and the Director of Arts and Culture for the Fifth Ward Cultural Arts District oversees parent and community engagement. “AFA’s mission tasks us with enriching the lives of all people through music, and one of the ways we reach that goal is by helping out with programs such as DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony,” says AFA Director for Education Dr. Mark Buller. “It’s really fulfilling to come

into this organizational relationship with the Houston Symphony and the DeLUXE Theater, learn from each other, and produce such wonderful programs.”

Students also have opportunities to demonstrate their talents in front of their friends, families, and community members in monthly performances at a variety of venues in the community, including the Jones Hall lobby before PNC Family Series concerts, the historic Fifth Ward DeLUXE Theater, and Bruce Elementary School in the Fifth Ward. Students learn and perform popular music—their favorite is currently an arrangement of “We Are Family” by the Sledge Sisters. “They love it because it’s a fun and contemporary song, but it also represents the community they’ve built. The students, families, and the teachers have created their own ‘violin family’ in this program,” says Pam Blaine, Houston Symphony’s Chief of Education and Community Engagement.

This summer, DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony is offering a summer camp program where new students can learn the basics of violin and returning students can brush up on their skills ahead of the school year and the second year of the program. DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony is a part of the Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement initiatives and relies on contributions from patrons to keep these education programs free of charge for students. If you’d like to contribute and support quality music education in Houston, scan the QR code below or visit houstonsymphony.org/donate. —Lauren

Buchanan

DeLUXE K!ds students perform in the Jones Hall lobby ahead of a PNC Family Series Concert.

The Music of Queen

*MiG Ayesa, vocalist

Program to be announced from the stage

*Houston Symphony debut

Brent Havens, conductor

Houston Symphony Summer Series

About the Music

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Ellen A. Yarrell Sponsor

Program Insight

• Having been a student at Ealing Art College in London studying art and design, Queen’s very own Freddie Mercury designed the band’s iconic emblem.

• Freddie Mercury wasn’t the only studious band member. Drummer Roger Taylor has a degree in dentistry and briefly worked as a dental surgeon before pursuing his passion for music full-time. Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, completed his Ph.D. in astrophysics in 2007 and has since been involved in various space-related projects. Bassist John Deacon is a trained electrical engineer and would often rig equipment for the band. His most famous creation is the “Deacy Amp” used by Brian May.

• Early in Queen’s career, Freddie Mercury’s mic stand snapped in half during a performance and instead of replacing it, he continued the show with the broken mic. He discovered he liked the unusual arrangement, and it became a part of future performances.

• One of the most popular Queen songs, and perhaps the greatest rock song of all time, “Bohemian Rhapsody” took three weeks to record and features more than 180 vocal overdubs.

Program Bios

Brent Havens, conductor

Berklee-trained arranger/ conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and virtually every kind of television show. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS, and ABC Family Channel Network; commercials; sports music for ESPN and other networks; and even cartoons.

Brent has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging music and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100 th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by more than 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world's greatest orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the CBSO in Birmingham, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, England, and countless others.

He recently completed the score

for the film, Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013, he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL's Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four-minute show. Havens is arranger/guest conductor for all the symphonic rock programs for Windborne Music. 

the Tenors of Rock at the resident headline show in Las Vegas and on the high seas. MiG also sailed with Rock Rhapsody and headlined his own one man show MiG Rocks the Boat.

In the Philippines, MiG played Robert Kincaid in the first international production of The Bridges of Madison County and starred with Lea Salonga and Tanya Manalang for the major concert event Curtains Up. He presented a concert celebrating Shangri-la’s 25th anniversary and originated the role of Jamie Crimson in the world premiere of All Out of Love.

MiG Ayesa, vocalist

MiG started his career in Australia in Buddy. He was then chosen to join the London cast of a Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. West End credits include We Will Rock You, Rent, Thriller Live, and Seasons of Larson.

His Broadway credits include Burn the Floor and Rock of Ages, which he toured in the United States and Philippines. Back in Australia, his credits include Grease, Cinderella, Aladdin, West Side Story, Rent, Fame, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and a UK and Australian tour of The Music Of Queen: Rock and Symphonic Spectacular. He reprised the role of Galileo for the 10 th Anniversary World Arena tour of We Will Rock You and as one of

MiG starred as Joe King in the TV series The Ferals. Other TV credits include Fil It Up, Mission: Top Secret, Hits and Memories, The Midday Show, IMT, Carols in The Domain, It’s About Time, Carols by Candlelight, People’s Choice Awards, Vidiot, Good Morning Australia, and Hey Hey It’s Saturday as well as various commercials, including a global campaign for Ray Ban.

MiG’s film credits include Queen of The Damned and Subterano. A finalist in the global hit TV show Rockstar: INXS, MiG released his self-titled debut album, through Decca/Universal and was an original cast member of Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise. As well as releasing his second album More Than Ever, MiG has penned theme songs for TV shows and Fill My Cup for FWD. He raises funds for the victims of Philippine floods with United as One. 

About the Music

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Program Insight

"The Force is strong with this one..."

Set 30 years after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: A New Hope, the fourth episode of the saga, returns to the desert planet of Tatooine. A young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) begins to discover his destiny when, searching for a lost droid, he is saved by reclusive Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). A civil war rages in the galaxy, and Rebel forces struggle against the evil Galactic Empire, Luke and Obi-Wan enlist the aid of hotshot pilot, Han Solo (Harrison Ford). Joined by the quirky droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO, the unlikely team sets out to rescue Rebel leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and make use of the stolen plans to destroy the Empire's ultimate weapon.

In a legendary confrontation, the rogue group mounts an attack against the Death Star for a climactic battle with the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. ©1977 & TMLUCASFILM

Underwriter

Program Bio

Nicholas Buc, conductor

Nicholas Buc is an award-winning composer, conductor, and arranger with more than 20 years of experience in the music industry. He has composed music for film, television, and the concert hall, with some of his work being screened at festivals and theatres around Australia, Asia, and the United States. As the recipient of the prestigious Brian May Scholarship, he completed a master’s degree in scoring for film and multimedia at New York University, receiving the Elmer Bernstein Award for film scoring.

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He recently completed work on the new Australian feature film Slant, starring Sigrid Thornton and Pia Miranda, which won Best Australian Feature at Monster Fest 2022. He also scored the Ukrainian documentary Slava, which won Best Short Film at Byron All Shorts Flickerfest 2023. He has worked with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Chris Botti, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, and Australian pop sensation Tina Arena. He has written arrangements for Birds of Tokyo, Missy Higgins, and Vera Blue as well as working on Junior MasterChef, The Voice Australia, and the 2021 AFL Grand Final.

Nicholas is highly sought after as a conductor for live film concerts, having conducted the world premieres of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Lion King (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Shrek 2, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

He is the only person in the world to have conducted all three original Star Wars films in concert…in one day! 

Title sponsor of the Houston Symphony’s Summer Sounds at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Stella Artois® is a Belgian-style lager and part of a brewing tradition of crafting the finest lager with quality ingredients since 1366. Known for its malty middle and crisp finish delivering a full flavor and a hint of bitterness, this beer is internationally recognized for its excellence and taste.

Stella Artois® and their local distributor Silver Eagle Houston, are business partners, collaborators, and community leaders working to make a difference in the Houston Metro Area. Its thousands of employees are united in building relationships and supporting businesses for the future.

JONES HALL RENOVATION:

New Season, New Look, New Improvements

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts has been the beloved home for the Houston Symphony and a cherished part of the cultural landscape of Houston for nearly 60 years. The iconic building has served Houston well over the years, but to continue providing the world-class performances that many have come to expect, updates and improvements must be made to meet the needs of modern audiences and musicians. That’s why Jones Hall is undergoing a series of significant renovations over the summers of 2023 and 2024 with the goal of modernizing the space and improving accessibility while maintaining its historical significance.

Several updates are being made to the interior of the Hall this summer, including a reconfigured lobby with more open spaces, a sizeable increase to the number of bathroom facilities on the Hall’s courtyard level, and an expanded and enhanced green room. There are also improvements being made to the auditorium and stage—including new seating and enhanced acoustics— that will enhance the artistic experience for both musicians and patrons. “When we come back in September, patrons will really feel and see a pretty significant difference in the hall,” says Houston Symphony Executive Director/CEO and Margaret Alkek Williams Chair John Mangum. “The acoustical improvements and new seats are going to make a big difference in the way the orchestra sounds and the visceral impact of their sound on the patrons sitting in the audience. It’ll be a much more focused, intense, and immersive type of experience.”

By the time we open for the 2023–24 Season, the stage will feature a new orchestra shell, an addition that will give audiences a better, more natural, and improved audial experience. “The walls will be more parallel, and the stage area will be wider and shallower than the current stage area,” says Houston Symphony Chief Operating Officer Vicky Dominguez on the benefits of the new shell. “This will provide more feedback to the musicians onstage and keep sound from traveling behind and above the orchestra.” Additionally, most of the doors leading to the lobby on the orchestra level will be sealed off, creating just four entrances to the auditorium on that level. This

reduction in doors reduces the chances of light and sound distractions bleeding into the auditorium during a performance.

Concertgoers can also look forward to new seats and a new seating layout in the auditorium—both of which improve the overall concert experience. The new seating layout will focus on making the space more accessible and welcoming to all. With four vertical aisles—two side aisles and two center aisles—reaching your seat will be much easier. There will also be two ADA accessible cross aisles in the auditorium that will be fully accessible from the lobby on the Louisiana Street side. The new seats are built to reduce noise— they open and close smoothly and quietly and won’t squeak when audience members shift in their seats. And unlike the current chairs, which have a metal frame, the new ones are made with wood frames and seating material that assists with the acoustics.

Overall, the renovations to Jones Hall represent a significant investment in the future of the Houston Symphony and the cultural life of Houston as a whole. Through these updates to the facilities, we can ensure that the Symphony can continue to provide exceptional performances for generations to come. We hope to see you all in the new and improved Jones Hall very soon for the start of a new and exciting season at the Symphony! —Lauren

Buchanan

The Houston Symphony would like to thank the generous donors who have contributed more than $34,250,000 toward this $60 million renovation. If you're interested in supporting the Jones Hall renovation or sponsoring a new seat in the auditorium, contact Nancy Giles at 713.337.8525 or Kimberly Sterling at 713.807.8661.

A rendering of the new Jones Hall lobby configuration.

Scan the QR code for the full list of donors.

What’s better than a fun night out at the Symphony?

Exciting donor benefits like free drinks, meeting artists at private parties, and complimentary parking passes! When you give a one-time gift to the Symphony or commit to a monthly contribution, you can enjoy these donor membership benefits and much more!

23–24 BANK OF AMERICA POPS SERIES DONOR BENEFITS

MEMBER $100+ ($9+/month)

• Houston Symphony Society Membership

• Subscription to Symphony Notes newsletter

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL $250+ ($21+/month)

• Two complimentary drink coupons

• All Member-level benefits

PRINCIPAL $500+ ($42+/month)

• Invitation for two to a private POPS rehearsal with prerehearsal lecture

• Invitation for two to a postconcert meet and greet with an artist

• All Associate Principal-level benefits

JONES HALL CIRCLE $1,000+ ($84+/month)

• Invitation for two to a second private POPS rehearsal with pre-rehearsal champagne reception

• Invitation for two to a second post-concert meet and greet with an artist

• One-time pass for the Virtuoso Lounge

• All Principal-level benefits

VIRTUOSO CIRCLE $2,500+ ($209+/month)

• Three one-time passes to Virtuoso Lounge

• Invitation for two to a third post-concert meet and greet with an artist

• Invitation to one "Meet the Orchestra" event

• All Jones Hall Circle-level benefits

To make a gift to the Symphony’s Annual Fund and get access to these donor benefits and more, visit houstonsymphony.org/donate or call:

Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager 713.337.8559

Scan here to donate online or text InTune to 41444

There are even more fun benefits and donor group levels available. To view the full list of benefits, visit houstonsymphony.org/donate

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 Special Events. For more information, please contact Tim Richey, Director, Individual Giving, at tim.richey@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8531.

As of June 30, 2023

$100,000+

Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle

Jane and Robert* Cizik

Virginia A. Clark**

Joan and Bob Duff**

Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi

Cora Sue and Harry* Mach**

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Edith & Robert Zinn

$25,000+

Farida Abjani

Dr. Angela R. Apollo

Ann & Jonathan Ayre

Dr. Gudrun H. Becker

Eric D. Brueggeman

Ralph Burch

Michael H. Clark & Sallie Morian

Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Elsenbrook

Ms. Carolyn Faulk

Mr.* & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger**

Nanette B. Finger*

Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel

$15,000+

Marcie & Nick Alexos

Nina K. Andrews

Dr. Angela R. Apollo

Dr. Saúl & Ursula Balagura

Anne Morgan Barrett

Nancy & Walter Bratic

Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer

Terry Ann Brown

Mr. Bill Bullock

Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova

Roger & Debby Cutler

Dr. Alex Dell

Mike & Debra Dishberger

Connie Dyer

Sidney Faust

Evan B. Glick

Gary L. Hollingsworth & Kenneth J. Hyde

Catherine and Brian James

Mr. and Mrs. Parker Johnson

Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation/The Kaplan, Brooks, and Bruch Families

Cheryl Boblitt and Bill King

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Krieger

Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange

Cindy E. Levit

Joella & Steven P. Mach

Beth Madison

$150,000+

Janice Barrow*

Gary and Marian Beauchamp/ The Beauchamp Foundation

Barbara J. Burger

Janet F. Clark

Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana**

Rochelle* & Max Levit

$50,000+

Edward and Janette Blackburne

Mr. Robert Boblitt Jr.

Anne & Albert Chao

Aggie L. Foster & Steve Simon

Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn

Mr. and Mrs. Bashar Kalai

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks**

Barbara and Pat McCelvey**

Bobbie Nau

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

Mike Stude

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Family

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Revati Puranik

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John L. Nau III

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Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun

Terry Thomas

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Ms. Nancey G. Lobb

Cindy Mao and Michael Ma

** Education and Community Engagement Donor

* Deceased

John & Regina Mangum

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Elizabeth McIngvale Ph. D

Dr. Eric McLaughlin & Mr. Eliodoro Castillo

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Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.

Jay & Gretchen Watkins

Dede Weil

Vicki West

Our Donors

$10,000+

Edward H. Andrews III

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Beck

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Dr. Robert N. Chanon

Coneway Family Foundation

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Vicky Dominguez

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Firestone

Mrs. Mary Foster & Mr. Don DeSimone

Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch

Nancy D. Giles

$5,000+

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo

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Anne Boss

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The Ensell Family

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The Carl M. Padgett Family

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Anonymous

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The Greentree Fund

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Jr.

Dr. Douglas and Alicia Rodenberger

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Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer

Susan L. Thompson

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Nanako & Dale Tingleaf

Pamalah* and Stephen Tipps

Dr. Brad and Mrs. Frances

Urquhart

Mr. and Mrs. David Vannauker

Nancy B. Willerson**

Ms. Barbara E. Williams

Doug Williams and Janice

Robertson

Loretta & Lawrence Williams

Ms. Tara Wilson

Woodell Family Foundation

Mrs. Lorraine Wulfe

Erla & Harry Zuber

Anonymous (7)

Our Donors

$2,500+

Pat and John Anderson

Mr. Tom Anderson

Dr. Julia Andrieni and Dr. Rob Phillips

Rick Ankrom

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Banks

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Baumgartner

Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bickel

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Bodzy

George Boerger

Mr. Russell Boone

Mr. Matt Brams and Mrs. Alice Mao

Joe Brazzatti

Mr. Chester Brooke and Dr. Nancy Poindexter

Jane and Ron Brownlee

Justice Brett and Erin Busby

Mr. David N. Bush

Cheryl & Sam* Byington

Greta Carlson

Margot & John Cater

Drs. David A. Cech and Mary R. Schwartz

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Lynn Coe

Consurgo Sunshine

Ms. Jeanette Coon and Thomas Collins

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Mrs. Myriam Degreve

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Aubrey* & Sylvia Farb

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David George, Ph.D.

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Jr.

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Hekel

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Dr. Hilary Beaver & Dr. Andrew Lee

Music Director Fund

Mrs. Evelyn Leightman

Mrs. Raquel Lewis

Mr. William W. Lindley

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Lubanko

Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor

Ms. Tina Maddox

Ms. Marquardsen

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David and Heidi Massin

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Ms. Kristen Meneilly

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Denise Monteleone

Richard & Juliet Moynihan

Jo Ann and Marvin Mueller

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson

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Ms. Barbara Nussmann

Macky Osorio

Rochelle & Sheldon Oster

Nancy Parra

George and Elizabeth Passela

Linda Tarpley Peterson

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Roland and Linda Pringle

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Clinton and Leigh Rappole

Dr. Michael and Janet Rasmussen

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Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Reimer

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Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder

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Harold H. Sandstead, M.D.

Gina & Saib Saour

Lawrence P. Schanzmeyer

Mr. Tony W. Schlicht

Dr. Mark A. Schusterman

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schwarzbach

Mr. and Mrs. Dilanka Seimon

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Arthur E. and Ellen Shelton

Carlos Sierra

Leslie Siller**

Hinda Simon

Ms. Diana Skerl

David Smith and Elizabeth A. Fagan

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Georgiana Stanley

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Sal and Denise Torrisi

Patricia Van Allan

Dean Walker

H. Richard Walton

Nancy Ames and Danny Ward

Alton and Carolyn Warren

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Dr. Robert Wilkins and Dr. Mary Ann ReynoldsWilkins

Mr. Frank Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Yatauro

Mrs. Linda Yelin

Robert and Michele Yekovich

Anonymous (3)

The Houston Symphony has entered a new era with the introduction of internationally acclaimed conductor, Juraj Valčuha, as our Music Director. The purpose of the Music Director Fund is to provide leadership support to allow Maestro Valčuha to realize his artistic vision.

To join the Music Director Fund, supporters make a leadership gift of S100,000 above and beyond their annual giving. To participate, please contact Christine Ann Stevens, Senior Director, Development at christine.stevens@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8581.

Margaret Alkek Williams

Robin Angly & Miles Smith

Janice Barrow*

Gary and Marian Beauchamp/The Beauchamp Foundation

Barbara J. Burger

Albert & Anne Chao

Jane and Robert* Cizik

Janet F. Clark

Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana

Barbara and Pat McCelvey

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

Mike Stude

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 LEADERSHIP

Kirby Lodholz, Chair

Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl, Vice Chair

YOUNG ASSOCIATE PREMIUM $2,500+

Christopher P. Armstrong and Laura Schaffer

Ann and Jonathan Ayre

Lauren and Mark Bahorich

Tim Ong and Michael Baugh

Emily Bivona and Ryan Manser

Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl#

Eric D. Brueggeman

Lindsay Buchanan#

Haydée del Calvo and Esteban Montero

Ryan Cantrell

Denise and Brandon Davis

Vicky Dominguez

Andria Elkins

Carolyn and Patrick Gaidos

Claudio J. Gutiérrez

Elaine and Jeff Hiller#

Carey Kirkpatrick

YOUNG ASSOCIATE $1,500+

Amber Ali

Fiona Anklesaria

Luisa Banos and Vladi Gorelik

Amanda Beatriz

Adair and Kevin Brueggeman

David Chaluh

Lincoln Chen

Megan and John Degenstein

Chante Westmoreland Dillard and Joseph Dillard

Laurel Flores#

Florence Francis

Kallie Gallagher

Patrick B. Garvey

Amy Goodpasture

Rebecca and Andrew Gould

Nicholas Gruy

Lori Harrington and Parashar Saikia

Ashley and John Horstman

C. Birk Hutchens

Mariya Idenova

Jonathan T. Jan

Anna Kaplan

Kirby and David Lodholz#

Marisa and Tandy Lofland

Laurel Flores, Communications Chair

Jeff Hiller, Membership Chair

Allegra Lilly and Robin Kesselman#

Joel Luks

Elissa and Jarrod Martin

Kelser McMiller#

Gwen and Jay McMurrey

Emily and Joseph MorrelPorter Hedges LLP

Stephanie Weber and Paul Muri

Aprill Nelson#

Maxine Olefsky and Justin Kenney

Kusum and K. Cody Patel#

Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg#

Aerin and Quentin Smith#

Justin Stenberg#

Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah

Kristin and Leonard Wood

Owen Zhang

Miriam Meriwani

Shane A. Miller

David Moyer

Trevor Myers

Lee Bar-Eli and Cliff Nash

Lauren Paine

Blake Plaster

Clarice Jacobson and Brian Rosenzweig

Chicovia Scott

Carlos Sierra

Leonardo Soto

Bryce Swinford

Elise Wagner#

Alexander Webb

Marquis Wincher

For more information, please contact Katie Salvatore, Development Officer, at katie.salvatore@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8544. # Steering Committee

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 (as of June 30, 2023)

Principal Corporate Guarantor ($250,000 and above)

Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation**

Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above)

ConocoPhillips**

Guarantor ($100,000 and above)

Bank of America

Boston Consulting Group*

Frost Bank

Underwriter ($50,000 and above)

Amerapex Baker Botts L.L.P.*

Cameron Management*

Chevron**

CKP Group*

Engie**

Houston Christian University

Sponsor ($25,000 and above)

EOG Resources

The Events Company*

H-E-B/H-E-B Tournament of Champions**

Partner ($15,000 and above)

City Kitchen*

Faberge

Gorman’s Uniform Service

Supporter ($10,000 and above)

Accordant Advisors*

Houston First Corporation*

Marine Foods Express, Ltd.**

Mark Kamin & Associates

Benefactor ($5,000 and above)

Beck Redden LLP

Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.

Patron (Gifts below $5,000)

Amazon Avatar Innovations

Baker Hughes

BeDESIGN*

Christian Dior

KTRK ABC-13*

Houston Methodist* Kalsi Engineering Oliver Wyman*

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo**

Kinder Morgan Foundation**

Kirkland & Ellis

The Lancaster Hotel*

Nexus Health Systems Oxy**

Neiman Marcus*

One Market Square Garage* Rand Group, LLC* Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC

Jackson & Company* Lockton Companies of Houston

New Timmy Chan Corporation

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P.

Quantum Energy Partners

University of St. Thomas*

Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

Gulf Coast Distillers * KPMG US Foundation, Inc.

Mercantil ONEOK, Inc.

Quantum Bass Center*

For information on becoming a corporate partner, please contact Timothy Dillow, Senior Director, Development at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538.

PaperCity* Shell USA, Inc.**

PNC**

Rémy Martin

Sewell

Silver Eagle Beverages*

Truist

United Airlines*

Univision Houston & Amor

06.5FM

Vinson & Elkins LLP

USI Southwest

Sire Spirits

Beth Wolff Realtors

Zenfilm*

SEI, Global Institutional Group

Smith, Graham & Company

Stewart Title Company

TAM International, Inc.

* Includes in-kind support

**Education and Community Engagement Support

Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners

FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (as of June 30, 2023)

Diamond Guarantor ($1,000,000 and above)

The Brown Foundation, Inc. Houston Symphony Endowment**

Premier Guarantor ($500,000 and above)

The Alkek and Williams Foundation

Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above)

City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board**

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Guarantor ($100,000 and above)

The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation

Underwriter ($50,000 and above)

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation

Beauchamp Foundation

The Elkins Foundation

Sponsor ($25,000 and above)

The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation**

Partner ($15,000 and above)

Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation**

William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation**

The Hood-Barrow Foundation

Supporter ($10,000 and above)

Edward H. Andrews

The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation

George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation

Benefactor ($5,000 and above)

Leon Jaworski Foundation

Patron (Gifts below $5,000)

The Lubrizol Foundation

The Scurlock Foundation

Houston Symphony League

The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance

The Cullen Foundation

The Hearst Foundation** The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

The Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund

The Fondren Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation

William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation

The Vivian L. Smith Foundation**

The Schissler Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation The Vaughn Foundation

The C. Howard Pieper Foundation

Texas Commission on the Arts**

John P. McGovern Foundation**

The Powell Foundation**

The William Stamps Farish Fund

Petrello Family Foundation

The Pierce Runnells Foundation Strake Foundation**

The Radoff Family Foundation

Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation

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.

**Education and Community Engagement Support

Houston Symphony Endowment

The Houston Symphony Endowment is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society. Your contributions to the Endowment ensure the financial sustainability of your orchestra now and for generations to come.

A named endowed fund is a wonderful way to honor a loved one or to celebrate you and your family’s passion for the Houston Symphony. Named funds may be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Endowment with a minimum contribution of $250,000. Your fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests.

One of the most impactful funds you can create is an Endowed Orchestra Chair. Opportunities to endow an Orchestral Chair begin at $1,000,000. Endowing a chair provides the Houston Symphony with funds to attract, retain, and support musicians of the highest caliber.

For more information about how you may support the Houston Symphony Endowment through a bequest or with a gift during your lifetime, please contact Hadia Mawlawi, Senior Associate, Endowment and Planned Giving, at hadia.mawlawi@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.

TRUSTEES

James H. Lee, President

David Krieger

ENDOWMENT FUNDS $250,000+

Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello

The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund

The Brown Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton, Legacy Society Co-Founders

Margarett and Alice Brown Fund for Education

Janet F. Clark Fund

Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Juraj Valčuha, Music Director

The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives

The Margaret and James Elkins Foundation Fund

The Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund

Fondren Foundation Chair

Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs

The General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch

General Maurice Hirsch Chair Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

Houston Symphony Chorus Fund

Joan and Marvin Kaplan Fund

Ellen E. Kelley Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Max Levine Chair

Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster

Mary R. Lewis Fund for Piano Performance

M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund

Mary Lynn and Steve Marks Fund

Barbara and Pat McCelvey Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair

William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Fund

George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund

Bobbie Nau Chair Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet

C. Howard Pieper Foundation Fund

Walter W. Sapp Fund, Legacy Society Co-Founder

Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

The Schissler Foundation Fund

Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund

The Micijah S. Stude Special Production Fund

Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Endowed Fund

Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO

The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham

William Dee Hunt

Lynn Mathre

Jerome Simon Scott Wise

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.

For more information, please contact Hadia Mawlawi, Senior Associate, Endowment and Planned Giving, at hadia.mawlawi@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ (as of June 30, 2023)

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*

Joan H. Bitar, MD

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

Elizabeth DeWitts

Farida Abjani

Dr. Antonio Arana*

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron

George* and Betty Bashen

Dorothy B. Black*

Kerry Levine Bollmann

Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield

Zu Broadwater

Dr. Joan K. Bruchas* and Mr. H. Philip Cowdin*

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

Susan Feickert

Ginny Garrett

Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel

Michael B. George

Mauro H. Gimenez and Connie A. Coulomb

Bill Grieves*

Mr. Robert M. Griswold

Randolph Lee Groninger

Andria N. Elkins

Jean and Jack* Ellis

The Aubrey* and Sylvia Farb Family

Helen Hudspeth Flores*

Eugene Fong

Mrs. Aggie L. Foster

Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn

Evan B. Glick

Jo A. and Billie Jo Graves

Mario Gudmundsson

Claudio J. Gutiérrez

Deborah Happ and Richard Rost

Marilyn and Bob Hermance

Dr. Charles and Tammie Johnson

Dr. Rita Justice

Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange

Joella and Steven P. Mach

Martha and. Alexander Matiuk

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

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*

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

Constance E. Roy

Donna Scott

Charles and Andrea Seay

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Michael J. Shawiak

Jule* and Albert* Smith

Louis* and Mary Kay Snyder

Ronald Mikita* & Rex Spikes

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

Christine and Red Pastorek

Peter* and Nina Peropoulos

Linda Tarpley Peterson

Sara M. Peterson

Jenny and Tadjin* Popatia

Geraldine Smith Priest

Dana Puddy

Patrick T. Quinn

Lila Rauch

Ed and Janet Rinehart

David and Helen Stacy

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)

Mr. Floyd W. Robinson

Walter Ross

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

Anonymous (8)

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 Alexa Ustaszewski, Major Gifts Officer, at alexa.ustaszewski@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8534.

(As of June 30, 2023)

Dr. Angela Apollo

Scott Holshouser, Principal Keyboard

Dr. Saúl 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

Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova

Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet and Clarinet

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

Assistant Principal Viola

Virginia A. Clark

Christian Harvey, Shepherd School-Houston

Symphony Brown Foundation CommunityEmbedded Fellow

Roger and Debby Cutler

Tong Yan, First Violin

Mike and Debra Dishberger

Phillip Freeman, Bass Trombone

Joan and Bob Duff

Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Horn

Steve and Mary Gangelhoff

Judy Dines, Flute

Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn

Christian Schubert, Clarinet

Evan B. Glick

Fay Shapiro, Viola

Suzan and Julius Glickman

Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Clarinet and E-flat

Clarinet

Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman

Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello

Mark and Ragna Henrichs

Donald Howey, Double Bass

Gary L. Hollingsworth and Kenneth J. Hyde

Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Trumpet

Mrs. James E. Hooks

Burke Shaw, Double Bass

Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise

Kalsi

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Joan Kaplan

Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet

Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana

David Connor, Double Bass –Community-Embedded Musician

Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk

John C. Parker, Associate Principal Trumpet

Cindy E. Levit

Adam Trussell, Bassoon and Contrabassoon

Rochelle* and Max Levit

Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Cora Sue and Harry* Mach

Joan DerHovsepian, Principal Viola

Joella and Steven P. Mach

Eric Larson, Double Bass

Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann

Ian Mayton, Horn

Cindy Mao and Michael Ma

Si-Yang Lao, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H.

Margolis

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion

Mr. Jay Marks

Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Michelle and Jack Matzer

Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Barbara and Pat McCelvey

Adam Dinitz, English Horn

Muffy and Mike McLanahan

William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

Dr. Eric McLaughlin and Mr. Eliodoro Castillo

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

Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr.

MiHee Chung, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker

Jeffrey Butler, Cello

Mr. David Peavy and Mr. Stephen McCauley

Jeremy Kreutz, Cello

Gloria and Joe Pryzant

Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Allan and Jean Quiat

Richard Harris, Trumpet

Laurie A. Rachford

Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Double Bass

Ron and Demi Rand

Annie Chen, Second Violin

Ed & Janet Rinehart

Amy Semes, Associate Principal Violin

Mrs. Sybil F. Roos

Mark Hughes, Principal

Trumpet

Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum

Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

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

Anthony Kitai, Cello

Kathy and Ed Segner

Kathryn Ladner, Flute & Piccolo

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Margaret and Joel Shannon

Rainel Joubert, Violin–Community-Embedded Musician

Tad and Suzanne Smith

Marina Brubaker, First Violin

Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun

Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Viola

Mike Stude

Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello

Bobby and Phoebe Tudor

Bradley White, Acting Principal Trombone

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Joan DerHovsepian, Principal Viola

Judith Vincent

Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute

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

Stephen and Kristine Wallace

Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon

Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber

Allegra Lilly, Harp

Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankman

Anastasia Ehrlich, Second Violin

Vicki West

Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Steven and Nancy Williams

MiHee Chung, First Violin

Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson

Xiao Wong, Cello

Nina and Michael Zilkha

Kurt Johnson, First Violin