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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
Joanna Natalia Owen
Associate Concertmaster
Marty & Hugh Talton Chair
Joanna Owen holds a doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music and serves as a faculty member at both George Mason University and the Mason Arts Academy. Her extensive orchestra experience includes her current position as Associate Concertmaster of Maryland Symphony, as well as previous positions with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Syracuse Symphony. During a four-year contract with the National Symphony, she performed regularly at the Kennedy Center and around the world on four international tours.
A native of Poland, Joanna is co-founder of Concertino, an educational initiative that brings chamber music and literature to school children in the Warsaw metropolitan area. In the past 20 years the organization has presented over ten thousand concerts. Additionally, she has served as a volunteer for the Hospice of the Chesapeake.
by Barbara Fitzsimmons
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SYMPHONY STAFF
Elizabeth Schulze Music Director & Conductor
Kimberly Bowen Executive Director
Michael Harp Director of Marketing
Jennifer Sutton, Esq Director of Development
Antoninus “AJ” Hines, Jr. ............................ Box Office &
Accounting Manager
Kyle Graham Operations Manager
Barbara Fitzsimmons ............. Development Associate
Nathan Lushbaugh Marketing Assistant
Cam Millar Operations Assistant
Christian Simmelink Personnel Manager
D. Marianne Gooding............................................... Librarian
AUDIO ENGINEERING
Bill Holaday Audio Recording Engineer
MARYLAND THEATRE STAFF
Jessica Green Executive Director
Anne Holzapfel Program Director
Melissa Fountain ......................................... Events Director
Audrey Vargason Operations Manager
Jenna Miller Box Office Administrator
Timothy Gregory ............................ Box Office Assistant
Breanna Holloway Events Manager
Kelly Parr Events Assistant
Amanda Gowin Events Assistant
Mike Fletchinger ......................... Maintenance Manager
Phil Hunt Maintenance Manager
Caleb Smith Production Manager
Noah Johnson ...........................Lead Lighting Technician
David Kunz
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Lead Audio Technician
Lead Audio Technician
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SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jason Call President
Douglas Spotts, M.D. Vice President
Valerie Owens Secretary
William “Tad” Holzapfel Treasurer
Jane Anderson Assistant Treasurer
Jane Anderson
Dave Barnhart
Teresa Barr
Jason Call
Judy Ditto
Jean Hamilton
Marjorie Hobbs
William “Tad” Holzapfel
Linda Hood
Michelle Leveque, Esq.
Monica Lingenfelter
Ira Lourie, M.D.
Heather McEndree
Nicholas Mohar-Schurz
Candice Mowbray, D.M.A.
Valerie Owens
Ilissa Ramm
Susan Rocco
Dustin Simmons
Douglas Spotts, M.D.
James Stone, Esq.
Hugh J. Talton, M.D.
James. D. Vaughn
SYMPHONY HONORARY DIRECTORS
Dr. J. Emmet Burke
Anton T. Dahbura, Ph.D
April L. Dowler
Patricia F. Enders
Frederica Erath
John F. Erath
Dr. J. Ramsay Farah
Brendan Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
Donald R. Harsh, Jr.
Marjorie M. Hobbs
Howard S. Kaylor
Mindy Marsden
Dori Nipps
ABOUT THE COVER
Alan J. Noia
Mrs. Georgia Pierné
Mr. James G. Pierné
Samuel G. Reel, Jr.
William J. Reuter
Joel L. Rosenthal, M.D.
Dr. Hugh Talton
Martha “Marty” Talton
Cassandra Wantz
Richard T. Whisner
Tchaikovsky graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1865. The inspiration for the image I created for the cover came from our visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, 10 years ago. We visited some beautiful sights in and around the city. At the Catherine Palace, the chapel is topped by shiny golden onion domes, the shape of which are a typical feature of churches belonging to the Russian Orthodox church.
Hector Fernandez, Artist
ELIZABETH SCHULZE, MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
FIRST VIOLIN
Robert Martin
Concertmaster
MSO Guild Chair
Joanna Natalia Owen
Associate Concertmaster
Marty & Hugh Talton Chair
Brent Price Assistant Concertmaster
Lysiane GravelLacombe
Thomas Marks Chair
Kristin Bakkegard
H. Lee Brewster
Yen-Jung Chen
Mauricio Couto
Megan Gray
Catherine Nelson
Petr Skopek
SECOND VIOLIN
Open
Principal
J. Emmet Burke Chair
Ariadna Buonviri
Associate Principal
Julianna Chitwood
Assistant Principal
Ruth Erbe
Teresa L. Gordon
Melanie Kuperstein
Swiatek Kuznik
Kat Whitesides
Patricia WnekSchram
VIOLA
Phyllis Freeman
Principal
Alan J. Noia Chair
Magaly Rojas Seay
Associate Principal
Stephanie Knutsen+
Acting Assistant
Principal
Sungah Min
Rachel Holaday
Alice Tung
CELLO
Todd Thiel
Principal
J. Ramsay Farah Chair
Katlyn DeGraw
Associate Principal
Jessica Albrecht
Assistant Principal
Aneta Otreba
Mauricio Betanzo
Youbin Jun
Alyssa Moquin
Jessica Siegel Weaver
BASS
Adriane Benvenuti
Irving Principal
Shawn Alger
Associate Principal
Kimberly Parillo
Brandon Smith
FLUTE
Laura Kaufman Mowry
Principal
Marjorie M. Hobbs Chair
Nicolette Driehuys
Oppelt
Elena Yakovleva
PICCOLO
Elena Yakovleva
OBOE
Fatma Daglar
Principal
Joel L. Rosenthal
Chair
Amanda Dusold
Rick Basehore
ENGLISH HORN
Rick Basehore
CLARINET
Beverly Butts
Principal
John M. Waltersdorf Chair
Jay Niepoetter
BASS CLARINET
Open
BASSOON
Erich Heckscher
Principal
Bennett S. Rubin Chair
Scott Cassada
Susan Copeland Wilson
CONTRABASSOON
Susan Copeland Wilson
FRENCH HORN
Open
Principal
Libby Powell Chair
Mark Hughes
Assistant Principal
Chandra Cervantes
Kyle Pompei+
TRUMPET
Nathan Clark
Principal
Robert T. Kenney Chair
Scott A. Nelson
Robert W. Grab Chair
Matthew Misener
TROMBONE
Liam Glendening
Principal
Richard T. Whisner Chair
Jeffrey Gaylord
Kaz Kruszewski
TUBA
Zachary Bridges
Principal
Claude J. Bryant Chair
TIMPANI
Open
Principal
William J. Reuter Chair
Matthew Mitchener+
Eric Stoss+
PERCUSSION
Open
Principal
Donald R. Harsh, Jr. Chair
Julie Angelis Boehler+
Acting Principal
Robert Jenkins
Vincent & Phyllis
Mauro Chair
HARP
Maryanne Meyer+ Principal
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Open
James G. Pierné Chair
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Christian Simmelink
GABRIELA BRONK MUSIC LIBRARY
LIBRARIAN
D. Marianne Gooding
+ One-Year Position
* On Leave
ABOUT THE MSO
by Barbara Fitzsimmons
On November 13, 1982, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s music rang through the concert hall in front of an audience of 1,400 for the very first time. With 55 musicians under the baton of our first conductor, Barry Tuckwell, we began our journey to become a cornerstone of the arts in Western Maryland and beyond.
Our inaugural season consisted of just four concerts and was a rousing success. Thanks to the dedication of the community that helped found us, the MSO was able to turn a profit in our very first year despite the logistic and economic struggles we faced as a symphony starting during a recession outside of a major city. This initial triumph provided the perfect springboard to grow, and grow we did.
After an extensive search for our next music director, we were lucky to welcome Elizabeth Schulze to the MSO in 1999 to usher in a new period of growth and music. Today, our yearly full orchestral performances have doubled, and we’ve expanded beyond the concert hall with small ensemble groups to further serve our community. From our much-anticipated Pops! performances to the Classical music we were formed to play, the modern MSO has something for everyone.
While most know the MSO for its performances, education has been a cornerstone of the organization since as early as 1985, when we launched our first educational programming for the community. A love of classical music starts young, but that doesn’t mean you are ever too old to grow your appreciation for music or learn something new about a melody that moves you. Today, we continue expanding the Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh education department to provide programs for music lovers of all ages, even those of us who have long finished school.
Whether you come to us for your first concert or have been a subscriber for many years, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra is proud to welcome you to today’s performance. We hope you enjoy the show and that we see you at many more to come!
THE MARYLAND THEATRE
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 7:30pm Sunday, October 13, 2024 | 3:00pm
Elizabeth Schulze conductor Maxim Lando piano
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH
The Star-Spangled Banner (1750-1836)
2’
CARLOS SIMON
Fate Now Conquers (b. 1986)
5’
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (1873-1943)
Variations I through XXIV
24’ Featuring Maxim Lando, Piano
-- INTERMISSION --
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, op. 64 (1840-1893)
50’ I. Andante-Allegro con anima
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
III. Valse: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
CONCERT SPONSOR
James & Melinda Marsden
PROGRAM NOTES
Fate Now Conquers
Carlos Simon
Born 1986 in Washington, DC
This work was premiered on October 8, 2020, at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. It is scored for piccolo, flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings.
Grammy-nominated Carlos Simon is a multi-genre composer and performer who is a passionate advocate for diversity in music. As winner of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence 2021 and Composer-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center, Carlos is a unique voice and sought-after cultural ambassador for new music Globally as well as an important spokesperson for the Black community and new audiences.
Simon is passionate about social outreach and his work addresses complex themes that include migration, belonging and community – especially illuminating the transatlantic slave trade, the Jim and Jane Crow era, and the injustice people of African ancestry face today. His unique upbringing and journey into music has resulted in his music possessing both classical textures and structures in a contemporary aesthetic alongside strong jazz, hip-hop and heavy gospel influences as well as branching out into the world of film - Carlos Simon’s music transcends genre.
Listed in the Kennedy Center’s Next 50’, his recent commissions have been
granted by the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Kennedy Center, Minnesota Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, PBS and the Washington National Opera as well as his work being set to ballets by Washington National Ballet and American Ballet Theater. He is signed to Decca Records/ Classics and his next album (following his Grammy-nominated release) which sees original music and a variety of celebrated guest artists with Carlos at the piano, will be out in 2023.
One of his most successful works has been Fate Now Conquers. The composer provides the following thoughts on the work:
“This piece was inspired by a journal entry from Ludwig van Beethoven’s notebook written in 1815:
Iliad. The Twenty-Second Book. But Fate now conquers; I am hers; and yet not she shall share in my renown; that life is left to every noble spirit. And that some great deed shall beget that all lives shall inherit.
“Using the beautifully fluid harmonic structure of the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony, I have composed musical gestures that are representative of the unpredictable ways of fate. Jolting stabs, coupled with an agitated groove with every persona. Frenzied arpeggios in the strings that morph into an ambiguous cloud of freeflowing running passages depicts the uncertainty of life that hovers over us.
“We know that Beethoven strived to
overcome many obstacles in his life and documented his aspirations to prevail, despite his ailments. Whatever the specific reason for including this particularly profound passage from the Iliad, in the end, it seems that Beethoven relinquished to fate. Fate now conquers.”
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Born April 1, 1873, in Oneg, Russia
Died March 28, 1943, in Beverly Hills, CA
The work was premiered on November 7, 1934, in Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski with the composer as soloist. It is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.
Born into an aristocratic family in Tsarist Russia, Sergei Rachmaninoff led a varied life. His first compositional successes were piano pieces he composed for his numerous recital appearances. The piano figures prominently in his output with four concertos, two sonatas, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and numerous smaller works for piano solo. As his fame as a soloist spread throughout the world and his music reached a larger audience, his reputation as a composer grew. Rachmaninoff once told his editor that he did not know which was his “true calling – that of a composer, pianist, or
conductor . . . I am constantly troubled by the misgiving that, in venturing into too many fields, I may have failed to make the best use of my life.”
Always a proponent of the Romantic style, Rachmaninoff’s music is filled with longing melodies and lush harmonies – characteristics he retained long after more experimental techniques became the norm. Rachmaninoff developed a personal idiom of keyboard writing, patterned somewhat after Chopin and Liszt, but strongly individual and drawn from his own tendencies as a pianist. His large works for piano and orchestra are characterized by their rich beauty, as well as great technical brilliance and difficulty.
Despite an eleven-year emotional crisis brought on by the failure of his Symphony No. 1 in 1897, Rachmaninoff went on to compose some of the most creative and memorable music of the early twentieth century. New works poured from his pen, but the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 changed everything. Rachmaninoff and his family fled Russia, eventually settling in California. His career also took a new direction, as he had to perform as a full-time concert pianist in order to earn a living. Rachmaninoff’s frequency of new works dropped from several each year before the war to just five works between 1918 and his death in 1943. Undoubtedly, the most popular of these is the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini from 1934.
The Rhapsody is a set of twenty-four variations on Nicolò Paganini’s TwentyFourth Caprice from 1805. Although the work is not designated as a piano
PROGRAM NOTES (con’t)
concerto, it behaves like one with the variations organized to produce the illusion of the customary threemovement fast-slow-fast concerto framework. Paganini’s theme appears only after a fleeting introduction and the first variation – itself a fragmented version of the theme. Rachmaninoff’s rapid-fire approach presents one variation after another, each exploring a different feature of the original melody. Perhaps the most notable occurrence is the use of the Dies irae (Day of wrath) chant from the Latin Requiem Mass of the Roman Catholic liturgy. For Rachmaninoff this theme represents the darker side of superstition and hearkens back to the many legends surrounding the lanky, dark, and mysterious figure of the devilishly virtuosic Paganini.
The middle section of the Rhapsody begins with an ethereal cadenza, giving way to one of Rachmaninoff’s most beloved melodies. Lush and romantic, the eighteenth variation begins with the piano alone, but is joined by the orchestra and builds gradually to a breathtaking and emotional fortissimo. With the next variation comes a brisk tempo and the start of Rachmaninoff’s final movement. As in the early part of the work, the variations proceed quickly. As the theme gradually reassembles from its fragmentation, so returns the Dies irae chant in the brass, this time fortissimo. The Rhapsody ends with one final concise gesture, reminiscent of the very beginning.
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, op. 64
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Born May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia
Died November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg, Russia
This work was first performed on November 17, 1888, in St. Petersburg by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society conducted by the composer. It is scored for piccolo, woodwinds in pairs, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings.
By the late 1880s, Tchaikovsky had composed nearly all of his most revered works – five of the six symphonies, the ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, and most of his operas and chamber music. Since the mid-1870s, the wealthy widow Nadezhda von Meck had been his benefactress, providing him with an annual stipend of six thousand rubles on the condition that he would devote his energies to full-time composition. These were the brightest years of his life, but they were not to last.
In 1890 von Meck severed their relationship. Even though he no longer relied on her financial assistance, the world-famous composer sorely missed the emotional support he found through their many correspondences. For years he had suffered from depression over his failed month-long marriage in the 1870s, his general insecurity, and his difficulty in coming to terms with his homosexuality. The loss of von Meck’s support sent Tchaikovsky into the
deepest depression of his life. On his American tour of 1891 (during which he gave the opening concert for New York’s Carnegie Hall), he began to feel as if something was gravely wrong. By 1893 he had hit rock-bottom. On November 6 of that year, the composer died under mysterious circumstances. Although the official story has Tchaikovsky committing suicide by drinking a glass of unboiled water during a cholera epidemic, arsenic poisoning has never been ruled out.
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony dates from 1888 – a period in his life plagued by self doubt. Although he had just returned from an amazingly successful European tour where he conducted his own music and met many important composers, Tchaikovsky was desperately trying to understand the potential consequences of his homosexuality. Not surprisingly this struggle found a voice in his compositions – especially the Fifth Symphony. As the late musicologist/composer Jonathan Kramer so astutely observed, these references are not as veiled as one might imagine. Tchaikovsky’s diaries use the symbol “xxx” when referring to this hidden aspect of his life. Although the Fifth is not as programmatic as the Fourth, one of his sketches bears the following topical outline for the first movement:
“Introduction: complete resignation before Fate, or, which is the same, before the inscrutable predestination of Providence. Allegro: (1) murmurs, doubts, plaints, reproaches against xxx. (2) Shall I throw myself into the embraces of faith???”
Tchaikovsky simply encoded his desires into the first movement, finding an ingenious way to express demurely what polite Russian society would never discuss openly. The first movement opens with a bleak introduction (andante) headed by a statement of the Fate theme in the low register of the clarinet. This theme, with its vaguely martial undercurrent, is borrowed from Mikhail Glinka’s opera A Life for the Tsar, where it was fitted with the words, “Turn not to sorrow.” Full of self-doubt and remote in character, the movement (allegro con anima) features prominent solos in the bassoon peppered with numerous emotional surges in the strings. After the development section, the music becomes more self-assured and brighter, but icy tinges of sadness are always palpable.
Marked andante cantabile con alcuna licenza (moderately fast in a singing manner with license), the second movement bears the inscription “Oh how I love…if you love me…,” perhaps giving even more credence to Kramer’s speculation that this work stems from the composer’s sexual dilemmas. Tchaikovsky’s charm is evident in his lonely melodies, but the Fate theme returns to darken the atmosphere. The waltz movement is based on a Florentine song the composer heard while traveling in Italy. Consistently one of Tchaikovsky’s favorite forms, this waltz bears the same delightful hallmarks as his equally famous waltzes from The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
The Fate theme returns as an introduction to the finale, this time cast as a powerful hymn. After this commanding
PROGRAM NOTES
introduction, the main body of the movement begins with an irresistible folk-like feel. With earthy vigor, the movement dances along until it reaches what seems to be its logical ending. However, the Fate theme returns in the winds, eventually growing so loud that it overpowers the festivities. Perhaps Tchaikovsky’s real message is that the forces of Fate, however threatening they were to him personally, could never be defeated, despite his desperate attempts to do so.
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BRAVO! COVER ARTIST
Hector Fernandez is a self-taught artist who has been drawing or creating in one way or another since he was very young. Although he has worked in many different mediums over the years, his passion is with scratchboard. He loves the incredible detail and the wonderful contrast that is achievable with this medium.
What is scratchboard? Scratchboard is a black-and-white drawing medium. The board is a wood panel with a thin veneer of fine, white clay covered by a layer of black India ink. The drawing surface starts completely black, and the drawing is made by scratching white lines through the ink with sharp tools, such as a scalpel blade, X-acto knives or tattoo needles.
Hector resides in Hagerstown, Maryland and is a Signature Member of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA), which he joined when it
was formed 13 years ago.
Hector has received many awards for his art from various exhibitions, including the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Glendale Art Association, Santa Clarita Artists’ Association, Thousand Oaks Art Association, Washington County Arts Council, and most notably 8 awards from the ISSA (2 Silver Awards, 1 Bronze Award and 5 Awards of Excellence).
Hector has exhibited his work in various galleries, museums, winery and brewery tasting rooms on both the West and East Coasts of the United States, as well as Canada and Australia. Hector is thrilled to be collaborating with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to create the cover artwork for the Bravo programs for the 2024/2025 Season.
You can see more of Hector’s work on his website at www.hectorgallery.com
GUEST ARTIST BIO
American pianist Maxim Lando has been described as a “dazzling fire-eater” (ARTS San Francisco) and “a total musical being” (The New Criterion). He was lauded by Anthony Tommasini in The New York Times as displaying “brilliance and infectious exuberance” combined with “impressive delicacy” and a “wild-eyed danger.”
Maxim has been awarded the 2021/22 Vendome Grand Prize as well as the 2020 Gilmore Young Artist Award. As winner of the Juilliard 2021 Concerto Competition, Maxim made his Alice Tully Hall debut performing with the Juilliard Orchestra and appeared with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium as First Prize Winner in the 2022 New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition. Recent awards include “Best Chamber Music Album of the Year” at the 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) for his CD “Into Madness” (recorded by Bavarian Radio on Berlin Classics) with German violinist Tassilo Probst.
Winner of the 2018 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Maxim gave debuts at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. He appeared with Lang Lang, Chick Corea, and The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Carnegie Hall’s 2017 Opening Night Gala. The performance led to an inspirational friendship with the late Chick Corea, and subsequent duo performances with Lang Lang including concerts with the Pittsburgh, Toronto, Hawaii, and Vancouver Symphonies and China NCPA Orchestra. Maxim has made solo appearances with the Mariinsky Theatre and Russian National Orchestras, Israel and Moscow Philharmonics, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and St. Petersburg Symphony.
In addition to frequent collaborations with violinist Daniel Hope, Maxim has also collaborated with Lynn Harrell, Julian Rachlin, and Danish String Quartet, and plays regularly with Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players in New York City. Maxim has appeared at venues such as the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, Symphony Hall in Shenzhen, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, Kissinger Sommer in Germany, Ravinia Festival, Gilmore Piano Festival, and Aspen Music Festival. Maxim is an alumnus of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, and studies with Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone at The Juilliard School.
Maxim Lando appears courtesy of Young Concert Artists.
MUSIC DIRECTOR BIO
With passion, verve and illuminating musicianship, Elizabeth Schulze has been conducting orchestras and opera companies, advocating for music education, and electrifying audiences in the States and abroad for more than two and a half decades.
Recipient of the 2013 Sorel Medallion in Conducting for her adventurous programming, Schulze is in her 24th season as the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and is the recently appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra in Alaska.
Schulze made her European debut, leading the Mainz Chamber Orchestra in the Atlantisches Festival in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She appeared in Paris as the assistant guest conductor for the Paris Opera and has also appeared in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Vienna with the National Symphony during its 1997 European tour. Her most recent international work includes conducting in Hong Kong, Jerusalem and Taipei.
Schulze’s recent guest conducting in the States includes appearances with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the New Jersey, Detroit, San Francisco and Chautauqua Symphonies. Her positions with U.S. orchestras include an appointment as Associate Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, Music Director and Conductor of the Flagstaff, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, and Kenosha Symphony Orchestras, Principal Guest Conductor of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Cover Conductor and Conducting Assistant for the New York Philharmonic, and Assistant Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, an appointment sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Since the beginning of her career, Schulze has been a spirited advocate for music education. Her far-ranging work included a long association with the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute (SMI). For more than 15 years Schulze conducted, taught and mentored dozens of young musicians at SMI at the Kennedy Center. She has also conducted the American Composer’s Orchestra in LinkUp educational and family concerts in Carnegie Hall and throughout New York City. And for six years, Schulze joined her mentor Leonard Slatkin, teaching at the NSO’s National Conducting Institute.
Her music education and mentoring work spans the elementary school to the university. She was an artist-in-residence at Northwestern University and has guest conducted the orchestras of The University of Maryland, the Manhattan School of Music and Catholic University of America. She has also guest lectured at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music.
Schulze’s own education includes training in Europe and in the States. She graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College and was an honors student at the Interlochen Arts Academy. She holds graduate degrees in orchestral and choral conducting from SUNY at Stony Brook. She was the first doctoral fellow in orchestral conducting at Northwestern University and was selected as a conducting fellow at L’École d’Arts Americaines in France. She was the recipient of the first Aspen Music School Conducting Award. At Aspen, she worked with Murry Sidlin, Lawrence Foster and Sergiu Commissiona. As a Tanglewood fellow, she worked with Seiji Ozawa, Gustav Meier and Leonard Bernstein.
Schulze is represented by John Such Artists Management, Ltd.
FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY
Thank you to the following individuals, businesses, foundations and organizations that have contributed to the strength of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra as of September 27, 2024. (January 1, 2023 through September 27, 2024)
To update your donor acknowledgement information, please contact Jennifer Sutton, Director of Development, at jsutton@marylandsymphony.org.
PLATINUM BATON
($10,000 & Above)
William & Patricia Abeles Antietam Broadband
Anonymous
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Mary K. Bowman Historical & Fine Arts Fund
City of Hagerstown
Katie Fitzsimmons in memory of Brendan Fitzsimmons
Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation
Vincent Rauth Groh & Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust
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John & Erin Hershey
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Washington County Arts Council
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GOLD BATON
($5,000 to $9,999)
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Meritus Health, Inc.
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Washington County Health Department
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SILVER BATON
($3,000 to $4,999)
Capt. & Mrs. William. T. Alexander, Ret.
Teresa & John Barr
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Dr. J. Emmet & Mrs. Mary
Anne Burke
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Michael Cusic
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Lowell & Susan Michael
Drs. Tara A. Rumbarger & James A. Schiro
Lee & Patricia Stine
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CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
($1,500 to $2,999)
Kenneth & Anne Barton
Richard Barton
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Melissa Evans
Jean Hamilton
Willa Weller Kaal
Suzanne & Rick Kass
Jeffrey & Jacqueline Kelley
Ms. Doris E. Lehman
Dr. & Mrs. Ira S. Lourie
David & Louisa McCain
Bill & Gaye McGovern
Paul Miller
Mr. Peter Murdock & Dr. Monica Stallworth
James Marshall
Mary Mateer
Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Muldowney
Valerie Owens & Mike Dunkum
Harry & Patricia Reynolds
Mr. & Mrs. Denis Rocco
David & Suzanne Solberg
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Strauch
William & Kathleen Su
Jennifer-Joy Sutton & Sonny Smoyer
Thomas Tarpley
Susan Trail
Matthew & Bernadette Wagner
Drs. Paul Waldman & Mary Money-Waldman
Margaret O. Waltersdorf Family Fund
Amy Weber
Carl & Monika Wertman
BENEFACTOR
($500 to $1,499)
Tina Angle
Anonymous
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Jane Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Michael V. Attardi
Stephenie Baker
Robert Barnhart
Robert Batson
Phyllis Beard
Brian & Marina Bigsby
David Bottini & Ray Everngam
Jake & Diana Caldwell
Angela & Chris Chase
Julianna Chitwood
Debbie & Todd Cornell
Sherry Cramer
Beth Dellaposta
John & Dr. Ruth Dwyer
Patty Enders
Robert Fennel
Robert & Louise Finch
Robert & Mary Fry
Ella C. Mose
A. B. & Janet Fulton
Cynthia Garland
Corey & Jessica Green
Dr. & Mrs. Jay B. Greenberg
Hagerstown Community College
Thomas & Gwen Hard
Gary & Iris Heichel
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hutzell
Rosalind Johnson
Judith Jones
Jordon Knicely
Jan Kochansky
Eric Knode
Robert & Susan Larivee
Patrick Larkin
Duane & Susan Lawson
Leiters Fine Catering
Judith & John Lilga
Virginia Lindsay - In memory of Tom Lindsay
Alfred Martin
Michael & Sandy Martin
Sandra Martin
Tee Michel
Lisa Miller
David Milowe
Cynthia Myers
Jeffry Newberger & Judy Houck
William E. O’Toole
Joanna Owen
Adrian & Jennifer Park
William G. Pitzer
Roger & Karine Ptak
Jim & Yvonne Reinsch
Ms. Elizabeth Schulze
Frank & Cheryl Stearn
Sunrise Rotary Club
Dwight & Nancy Swope
Ralph & Niki Thrash
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tischer
Sandy Wantz
Terry Wills & Christine Parfitt
Marlene & Mike Young & Family
William & Frances Young
PARTNER
($250 to $499)
Ruth Alpaugh
Jack Anderson
Anonymous
Ashley Armstrong
Cathy Ashley-Cotleur
Elizabeth & Harold Baker
Robert and Kathy Bell
John & Helen Benchoff
Mike & Grace Bennett
Pieter & Stephanie Bickford
J. Bruce & Connie Burley
Mary Kay Chaudrue & Charles Charpiat
Tom Cummings
Samuel Cushman
Dan & Carolyn Davis
Timothy & Vernell Doyle
Donna Ersek
James C. Failor
Philip Fearnow
Tracie & Marcia Felker
Patricia Ford
Gretchen Gawler
Joseph & Wanda Gerstner
Fred & Kathy Gleason
Donald & Kathryn Henry
Reverend Roland & Mrs. Leslie Hobbs
Lucy Hogan
Karen Jenneke
Michael Jordon
Joan Canfield & William Kramer
April L. Dowler & John W. League Family
Gay Ludington
Robin Lyles
Estelle Martin
Steven McDaniel
FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY (con’t)
PARTNER
(con’t)
($250 to $499)
Kathy McKinley
Peter Michael
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond
Morgan
Mr. Daniel Webber & Dr.
Candice Mowbray
Jean & Katharine Oliver
Patricia Patton
Ann Portocarrero
Phyllis Price
Howard & Francine
Reynolds
Kathy Robinson
Susan Roza
Michael Seem
Deanna & Wilbur Soulis
Robert & Millie Steinke
James & Darlene Stojak
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Amy Strahl
Ronald & Leura Sulchek
George A. Tompkins Jr.
David & Henrietta Tyson
Joseph & Rose Ulrich
Chris Vaccari
Jim & Stephanie Vaughn
Rick Rogers & Susan Warrenfeltz
Sharon Wood
FRIEND
($100 to $249)
Robert Abdinoor, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. A.F. Abdullah
Mr. Austin Abraham
Teresa Angle
Anonymous
Laura Apelbaum
Jair Barr
Stephen Becker
Laurie Bender
Fritz Blattl
Mary-Jane Bowyer
Aileen Boyd
Cori Bragunier
Allen & Elizabeth Brown
Susan & Wally Brubaker
Louise Bucco
Shawn Buck
Barbara Clary
Paul & Anne Cox
Arthur & Sondra
Crumbacker
Keith Dagliano
Mr. Larry DeHaan
Benjamin & Kathleen
Dengler
Kathleen Detlefsen
Richard & Kandyce
Douglas
Kenneth & Pamela Duncan
Nancy Dunn
Andrew & Maria Durelli
Mrs. Susan Fiedler
Kristi Frush
Devin Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Dr. Carl Mrs. Louise Galligan
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Garlitz
Carl & Rose Marie Gearhart
Robin Gigger
Marianne Gooding
Teresa Gordon
Bradley & Linda Gottfried
Danielle Gross
James & Brooke Grossman
Joshua Grove
Michael & Rowan Harp
Hillary Hawkins
Michael Heyser
Lawrence Hoeck
Ed & Kathy Hose
Sharon Isbin
Mark Jameson
Paula Jilanis
Caitlin Kelch
David Steele & Robert
Kelly
Mary Ann Keyser
James King
Robert & Barbara Kott
Reverend George Limmer
John Lindeman
Maryanne Ludy
Emma Lyles
Charles & Melissa Mackley
James Main
Mary Malaspina
Henry & Mary McKinney
Douglas Meyer
Vivian Michael
Annellen Moore
Raymond Moreland, Jr.
Daniel Mullenix
LeRoy & Nicole Myers
David & Naomi Styer
Tim & Beth Newhardt
Lee Ann O’Brien
Emily O’Farrell
Cheryl Pedersen
Paul & Ann Pittman
Sarah Polzin
Brenda Price
David & Monica Quin
Sharon Ridenour
James Roan
Martin & Karen Robinson
Michael Roehn
Maria Rojas
Mario Rojas
Beverly Schaff
Aileen Schulze
Jeffrey Selby
Toni Serini
Dustin & Ashley Simmons
Frederick & Dorcas Slick
Thomas Sloan
Ida Smith
Jedidiah Smith
Carolyn Snyder
Michelle Strong
Ms. Jeanne Stoner
Robert & Sara Sweeney
Tess Tiches
Ashton & Benito Vattelana
Frank & Annette Van Hilst
Daniel Villanueva
David Wallace
Cynthia Weaver
Mark & Katharine Weimer
Mary L. Wetzel
Bill & Kimberly Whaley
Brett Wilson
Julie Yoder
PATRON
($50 to $99)
Patton & Jacqueline Allen
Dale Stein & Dominic Ambrosi
Anonymous
Thomas J. Arenobine
Justin Artz
William Barrett
Justin Behrens
Jessica Bennett
Andrew Bowen
Karen Boyer
Colleen Corballis
Kevin Cozort
Dr. Anton T. Dahbura
Maria Dahbura
Beth Decker
Thomas Druzgal
Marian & Jim Emr
Pastor Andrea Ernest
Debbie Everhart
Robin Ferree
Jacqueline Fignar
Todd & Gail Fineberg
Steve Flook
Larry Fry
Megan Gallagher
Stephen Ginaitis
Mr. Stephen & the Honorable Gina Groh
Terri Gwizdala
Sarah Hall
Mark & Kim Halsey
Valerie Harshman
Yuman He
Klaus & Becky Hein
Eunice Heistand
Sean Henderson
Danny Henley
Janelle Horst
Mary House
Jeff Hull
Judy Johnson
Jane Jones
Brian Kendall
Karol Kennedy
Karlen Keto
Wallace & Betty Lee
Barbara Linthicum
Fred & Amanda Littlepage
Teresa Lum
Pat & Frank Malejko
Bill Mandicott
Ben Marlin
Heather McEndree
Gary Meyer
Kim Milburn
Chris Moleskie
Tereance Moore
Amy Myers
Carole Myers
Christina Nemir
Allen Oberholzer
Gary Olds
Barry O’Neill
Theresa O’Sullivan
Lisa Poole
Jonathan Prince
Mark Reback
Mary Ridenour
Dan & Careth Rinehart
Keith Rodgers
Eric Rollins
Maurice Rumbarger
Susan Ruppert
Catherine Seibert
Arby & Renee Shaw
Joan Shupp
Nathan Speir
Steven Stitley
Donnie Stottlemyer
Laura Strite
Andrew Talton
Elizabeth Troy
Hector Fernandez & Roger Velasquez
John & Donna Weimer
Clarence White, Jr.
MUSIC & WELL-BEING SOCIETY
“The Music & Well-Being Society provides organizational and financial support to enhance the physical and mental health of our regional community through music.”
Music & Well-Being Society Founding Members
Founding members as of September 27, 2024.
Members who have generously agreed to serve as matching donors have been listed in bold.
William T. Alexander
Patton & Jacqueline Allen
Dominic Ambrosi & Dale Stein
Tina Angle
Anonymous
Michael & Barb Armel
Stephenie Lane Baker in honor of Tena Lane & Sharon Ingersoll
Mary Barnhart
Robert & Judith Batson
Laurie Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bigsby
Aileen Boyd
Scott & Kim Bowen
Brook Lane
Allen & Elizabeth Brown
Dr. J. Emmet & Mrs. Mary
Anne Burke
Dr. Bruce & Mrs. Connie Burley
Drs. Joan Canfield & William Kramer
Sun & Twila Cheung
Julianna Chitwood
Charles Clark
Paul & Anne Cox
Michael Cusic
Dan & Carolyn Davis
Larry & Cathi DeHaan
Ben & Kathy Dengler
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Ditto
Kenneth Duncan
Andrew C. Durham
Donna Ersek
James Failor
Philip Fearnow
Tracie Felker
Mrs. H. William Fielder, Jr.
Dr. Jacqueline M. Fignar in memory of John Fignar, Jr.
Katie Groh Fitzsimmons
Mrs. Adna Fulton
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Garlitz
Dr. Bradley & Mrs. Linda Gottfried
Rev. Dr. D. Stuart Dunnan in memory of Roger Grab
Thomas & Gwendolyn Hard
Don & Kathryn Henry
Michael Heyser
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Marjorie Hobbs
Ms. Jean Inaba in honor of Elizabeth Schulze’s 25th anniversary with the MSO
Paula Jilanis
Willa Weller Kaal
Donna & Richard Kipe
Barry Kissin
Lois Kuhn
Mr. Duane Lawson & Mrs.
Susan Alsip-Lawson in memory of Walter & Ann Lawson
Doris Lehman in honor of Elizabeth Schulze
Ric Lillard
Reverend George Limmer
Virginia Lindsay in memory of Tom Lindsay
Ed & Julie Lough
Dr.& Mrs. Ira Lourie
Charles & Melissa Mackley
Corrine Mackley
Mary Malaspina
Dr. George & Mrs. Connie Manger
Mike & Amy Mason
Heather McEndree
Bill & Gaye McGovern
Susan Michael
Lisa Miller
Doug & Beth Mills
Nick Mohar-Schurz
Dr. Ray & Mrs. Merry Morgan
Ella Mose
Cynthia Myers in memory of George Biesecker
Lee Ann O’Brien
Bill O’Toole in honor of Elizabeth Schulze
Valerie Owens & Mike Dunkum
Chris Ramsey
Harry & Pat Reynolds
Mary Ridenour
Roy Rogers & Susan Warrenfeltz
Kathy Robinson
Denis & Susan Rocco
Susan Roza
Maurice & Marie Rumbarger
Aileen Schulze in memory of Earl J. Schulze
William & Christian Simmelink
Dr. David & Mrs. Suzanne Solberg
Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Sue
Ellen Spotts
Dr. Monica Stallworth & Mr. Peter Murdock
David Steele
Jeanne Stoner
Shelly Strong
Michael Su
Dr. William & Mrs. Kathleen Su
Robert & Sara Sweeney
Dr. Hugh & Mrs. Marty Talton
George A. Tompkins, Jr.
David & Susan Trail
David & Henrietta Tyson
Dr. Matthew & Mrs. Bernadette Wagner
Drs. Paul Waldman & Mary Money-Waldman
Washington County Gaming Commission
John & Donna Weimer in memory of Cathy “CL” Widmyer
Bill & Kimberly Whaley
Dennis E. Whitmore
Mike & Marlene Young
HERITAGE SOCIETY & ENDOWMENT
The MSO’s commitment to excellence is supported by the generosity of individuals who are personally committed to promoting, preserving, and supporting the arts. In recognition of these patrons, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra has created the Heritage Society.
We invite you to consider becoming a member of the Heritage Society through an outright financial gift, living trust, bequest in will, life insurance gift naming, retirement gift plan, real estate gift donation of real property, or a charitable remainder annuity trust. Please contact Jennifer Sutton, Director of Development, at jsutton@marylandsymphony.org to learn more.
Heritage Society Members
Members as of September 27, 2024.
Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Abdullah
Alberta G. Alcorn Family
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Anderson
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Baer
Teresa & John Barr
Dave Barnhart
Jack Beachley Family
Sara Bock
Gary & Deb Bockrath
The Honorable & Mrs. W.
Kennedy Boone, III
Joann Bousum
Kim & Scott Bowen
Hermione H. Brewer
Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Byers
Jason & Dadra Call
Michael G. Callas
Mr. & Mrs. Frank D.
Carden, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Carey
Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Clopper
Peter & Kathleen
Clouthier in memory of Rosemary G. Vocke
Mrs. David Cushwa, III
Toni & Lee Crawford
Mary & Bud Dahbura Family
Dr. & Mrs. Breese
Dickinson
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Ditto
Dr. Edward W. Ditto, III Family
Mr. & Mrs. Merle Elliott
Patricia Enders
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin P. Erck, III
Katie Fitzsimmons
Samuel Freeman Family
Dr. & Mrs. Carl J. Galligan
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Gelbach, Jr.
Florence Hill Graff Family
Vincent Rauth Groh & Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust
Lucinda S. Grunberg
Jean Hamilton
Michael & Rowan Harp
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Harsh, Jr.
Dr. Aryeh & Mrs. Laura Herrera
Mr. & Mrs. John Hershey, Jr.
Harvey H. Heyser, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Hobbs
William “Tad” & Anne Holzapfel
John H. Hornbaker, Jr., M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Hose
John V. Jamison, III Family
Karen Jenneke
Dr. Robert L. Josephs
Mr. & Mrs. Howard S. Kaylor
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kenney
Renee & Fred Kramer
Michelle Leveque & Patrick McFadden
Bill & Monica Lingenfelter
Reverend George A. Limmer
Dr. & Mrs. Ira Lourie
Morton & Sophia Macht
Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Macon
Melinda & James E. Marsden
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Massey
Paul C. & Margaret K. Massey Family
Vincent & Phyillis Mauro Family
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meyer
Mrs. Victor D. Miller
Leslie W. Mills
Dr. Candace Mowbray & Mr. Daniel Webber
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nitzell
Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Noia
Valerie Owens & Mike Dunkum
Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Pedersen
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick J. Perini
Mr. & Mrs. Spence W. Perry
Georgia & Jim Pierné
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Pitzer Family
Samuel G. Reel, Jr.
William J. & Selina A. Reuter
Mrs. Theron Rinehart
Pearl & Odell H. Rosen
Dr. & Mrs. Joel L. Rosenthal
Bennett Rubin Family
Mrs. Agnita M. Schreiber Family
The Schurz Family
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Sharrett
Asley & Dustin Simmons
Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Sue
Ellen Spotts
James & Colleen Stone
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Z. Sulchek
Agnes Supernavage
Jennifer Sutton & Sonny Smoyer
Dr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Talton
Doris H. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Tischer
Jay L. Troxell Family
Bruce Van Wyk
John M. Waltersdorf Family
Mr & Mrs. Robert A. Wantz
Mrs. Dorothy Slocum Webster
Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Weeks
Mrs. Mary B. Welty
Captain J. Maury Werth
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Whisner
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Young, Jr.
SEASON SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Our Deepest Gratitude to Our Season Sponsors and Partners
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and partners. We extend heartfelt thanks for their commitment to bringing exceptional music to our community.
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
“INSPIRATIONS” PRE-CONCERT EXPERIENCE SPONSOR
The Schurz Family
SUBSCRIBER & DONOR VIP LOUNGE SPONSOR
The Holzapfel Family
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR
Mr. Ed Lough
SEASON HOSPITALITY PARTNER
FREDERICK TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR
TICKET SPONSOR
SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT
by Barbara Fitzsimmons
Earlier this year a musician reached out to the MSO, wanting to endow a chair in memory of a musician that had passed, Vincent Mauro. When asked why she chose this form of remembrance, she said the following...
History and lineage give a feeling of home to a place. For many years the Maryland Symphony Orchestra has been my home and that was due in part to people like Vincent. Vincent played for the MSO for years and after retirement he and his wife would make it a point to come backstage to say how proud he was of those of us who performed. He didn’t have children, the MSO was he and his wife’s family, which wasn’t uncommon in that generation of musicians. I realized that if we do not take the time to remember people like Vincent then a whole generation could be lost, and they deserve to be remembered in the home that they created and passed on to us.
Connection and the happiness of shared memories motivates progression within an organization, and both Vincent and I want the MSO to continue to grow. To do so, we must work together to ensure it still feels like a home, both backstage and beyond the curtain. Vincent was the epitome of what we hope an audience member can be. We need more ‘Vincents’ in the audience; patrons who make a connection with members of the MSO, who are dedicated to the organization, who love the people within this community as much as they love the music. Anyone can be that type of person to an organization that they love, and I made this endowment to continue that legacy. Now Vincent Mauro’s name is forever a part of the MSO, reminding us to uphold his memory and continue to foster the connections that make this place a home.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Schulze on 25 Years!
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