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81ST SEASON 2012 | 2013

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHRISTOPHER WARREN-GREEN, MUSIC DIRECTOR

SCOTT ALLEN JARRETT, DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES & ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR The Sally Ann & Joe Hall Endowed Chair

ERNEST PEREIRA, CONDUCTOR, CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS The Symphony Guild of Charlotte Endowed Chair

FIRST VIOLINS Calin Ovidiu Lupanu

VIOLAS Rebekah Newman

HARP Andrea Mumm

Concertmaster

Principal

Elina Lev

Sacha Barlow

Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

Associate Concertmaster

Assistant Principal

Kari Giles

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao Simon Ertz ± Rebecca Swan ± Kirsten Swanson ± Peter Swic ±

Assistant Concertmaster

Ernest Pereira ° Evelyn Blalock Susan Blumberg °° Jane Hart Brendle Emily Chatham Tara Fensom °° Martha Koljonen Judith Ledbetter Elizabeth Pistolesi Ellyn Stuart

CELLOS Alan Black Principal

SECOND VIOLINS Kathleen Jarrell Acting Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Carlos Tarazona Acting Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Jenny Topilow °° Martha Geissler Suzanne Friedman ± Margie Sakira Harley ± Rachel Rudoi Hart °° † Julia Farhi Johnson ± Nonoko Okada ± Timothy Tan ± Angela Story Watson ±

Jonathan Lewis Assistant Principal

Susan Davis David Meyer Deborah Kauffman Mishoe Janis Nilsen Joy Payton-Stevens Mira Frisch± Matt Lavin ± DOUBLE BASSES Ivan Zugelj Co-Principal

Michael Mosley Co-Principal

Jeffrey Ferdon ° Peter Duca Felicia Sink Eric Thompson ±

BASS CLARINET Allan Rosenfeld

FLUTES Elizabeth Landon

Principal

BASSOONS Mary Beth Griglak Principal

Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette

Joshua Hood Lori Tiberio CONTRABASSOON Lori Tiberio HORNS Frank Portone

PICCOLO Erinn Frechette

BASS TROMBONE John Driver TUBA Aubrey Foard Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

TIMPANI Leonardo Soto Principal

Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Jr. Chair

PERCUSSION Peyton Becton Rick Dior ± James Ulaky ± Joshua Walker ±

Erica Cice Terry Maskin

Richard Goldfaden Robert Rydel Robert Blalock Stephanie Blaha ± Mary Ziegler Roberts ± Judy Thompson ± David Urschel ±

ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin

TRUMPETS Brian Winegardner

OBOES Hollis Ulaky Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair ‡

Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

CLARINETS Eugene Kavadlo Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair

Drucilla DeVan Allan Rosenfeld E-FLAT CLARINET Drucilla DeVan

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra string sections use a revolving method of seating. The names of the string players (except titled and non-revolving positions) are listed in alphabetical order. The CSO frequently employs additional musicians to meet the instrumentation requirements and musical demands of the works performed.

Richard Harris David Daugherty Associate Principal The Marcus T. Hickman Chair

TROMBONES John Bartlett Principal

Principal

DIRECTOR,ORCHETRA PERSONNEL ENGAGEMENT Celia Jelley MUSIC LIBRARIAN David Mills STAGE AND EQUIPMENT MANAGERS John Jarrell Stage Manager

John Driver Assistant

Thomas Burge

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ± Regular extra musician ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc.

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THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY 2012

ORCHESTRA ON CAMPUS

WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT: CPCC VICE PRESIDENT LEARNING RICHARD ZOLLINGER CPCC DEAN CENTRAL CAMPUS PAUL KOEHNKE CPCC ASSOCIATE DEAN CENTRAL CAMPUS MELISSA VRANA CPCC DIVISION DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION DR. SCOTT BAUER CPCC MUSIC DISCIPLINE CHAIR DR. CRAIG BOVE STUDENTS OF CPCC GRD 241-01 GRAPHIC DESIGN KENN COMPTON, INSTRUCTOR STUDENTS OF CPCC GRD 241-02 GRAPHIC DESIGN DANIEL ALLEGRUCCI, INSTRUCTOR STUDENTS OF CPCC ART 132-01 DRAWING CAROLYN JACOBS, INSTRUCTOR ONCAMPUS POSTER DESIGN & PROGRAM DESIGN: NALEE THAO GRD 241-02 STUDENT VIRTUAL GALLERY ARTISTS: TRACEY ANN SCHACHER, TASHONDA WRIGHT, ANNE SCHÖNEWOLF, MANDY ALFARO, NICK KLINGENSMITH, ALEIGHA HELTON, DR. FARHAD JAVIDI, MARC TUCKER, LUKE RUSSELL, CAROLYN JACOBS URBAN SKETCHERS CHARLOTTE PARTICIPANTS: ED RIHACEK ELLEN WARD ANNA DLOUGOLENSKAIA Urban Sketchers is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing. www.urbansketchers.org

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CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ON CAMPUS THE ART OF SOUND:

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSICAL & VISUAL ARTISTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012 | 7:30PM HALTON THEATER, CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

JACOMO BAIROS, CONDUCTOR LEONARDO SOTO, TIMPANI Samuel BARBER

Essay No. 2, Op. 17

Michael DAUGHERTY

Raise the Roof

Leonardo Soto, Timpani Sergei PROKOFIEV

Selections from Romeo & Juliet Suites 1 & 2

Montagues & Capulets Juliet the Young Girl Dance Minuet Romeo & Juliet Balcony Scene Death of Tybalt

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JACOMO RAFAEL BAIROS

CONDUCTOR

Described as “expressive and passionate” [Malaysian Straits Times], and lauded by the Leipziger Volkszeitung as an “impressive conductor… who was elegantly demanding” with Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony, Jacomo Bairos enjoys a rising international career as conductor, champion of new music and dedicated educator. Recently concluding a twoyear post as Associate Conductor for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Mr. Bairos regularly works with some of America’s finest orchestras and ensembles.

2012/13 season highlights include return engagements with the Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta and Charleston, as well as debuts with the Leipzig (Germany), North Carolina, Amarillo, and Tallahassee Symphony Orchestras. He will also continue his work as guest conductor with the CSO through the 2012/13 season, programming and conducting a variety of concerts to include subscriptions on the heralded Knight Sounds and Pops series.

Previous seasons include return engagements with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta National do Porto (ONP) and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra as well as debuts with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Malaysia Philharmonic and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Bairos has worked with an array of distinguished artists such as Shlomo Mintz, Latin-Grammy winner, Nestor Torres, the crossover group ProjectTrio, and Cuban Band Tiempo Libre to name a few.

Met with critical acclaim from Fanfare Magazine, his debut recording in 2009 of Raw Emotions and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra featured late 20th century concertos by North American Composers. Firmly committed to the performance and commissioning of living American composers, he regularly conducts the music of Mason Bates, Adam Schoen-

berg, Christopher Theofanidis, Michale Torke, and Paul Dooley respectively. From 2005-2007 Mr. Bairos was the Artistic Director for the Singapore Symphony’s Chamber Music Series where his adventurous programming garnered consistent audience praise and a doubling in attendance during his tenure.

A passionate educator, Mr. Bairos regularly visits local schools and has developed concerts for youth that have reached thousands of kids across the Carolinas. In his native homeland of Portugal he led concerts for some 2300 kids with the ONP and was Music Director for the 2010 National Youth Orchestra Festival of Portugal. As former Director of Orchestras with the renowned Baltimore School for the Arts, he worked closely with the Baltimore Symphony’s “OrchKids”, creating side-by-sides and education workshops for children in underserved urban communities.

Awarded the prestigious 2012 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship by Maestro Kurt Masur, he traveled to Leipzig Germany to share concerts with the LSO, assist at the Gewandhaus Orchestra and further his studies and mentorship with Mo. Masur.

Discovered by eminent teacher Gustav Meier, he was invited to attend the Peabody Conservatory where he also became conducting assistant to Leon Fleisher. Mr. Bairos primary conducting mentors are Gustav Meier, Robert Spano and Kurt Masur. He also has participated in master classes with Jorma Punula, Marin Alsop, Edward Polochick, Hugh Wolff, and Larry Rachleff.

Mr. Bairos furthered his studies at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen in 2012 and 2010, the 2011 Cabrillo Music Festival and with the 2012 Kurt Masur conductors seminar in New York where Mo. Masur invited him to perform together in concert. Mr. Bairos was also semi-finalist for both the 2010 Sir George Solti International Conductors Competition, and 2009 Eduardo Mata Conductors Competition.

As an accomplished and award winning tubist, Mr. Bairos has given master classes and performed with festivals and orchestras around the world. New York Magazine praised his solo performances in the Juilliard Focus Festival of 1998 as one of the “instrumental highs of the festival” and at age 18, he was the first tubist in the history of the Aspen Music Festival to win the festival wide concerto competition. He has performed, toured and recorded with the Symphony Orchestras of Chicago, Cincinnati, Seattle and with the New York Philharmonic. He has held principal posts with orchestras in America, Spain, China, and most recently was principal tuba for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

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LEONARDO R SOTO JR. TIMPANIST

Currently Principal Timpanist of the Charlotte Symphony, Leonardo also served as Principal Timpanist of the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit for six seasons, where he was part of the world premieres of two American operas.

Begun his Bachelor degree at the University of Chile where he received the “Teatro Municipal of Santiago National Scholarship” for 4 years. At the same time he was trained as a Latin percussionist by his own father Mr. Leonardo Soto Sr., who is one Chile’s most prominent musicians in the field.

Mr. Soto begun his professional career as a substitute Percussionist with the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Symphony of Chile, gaining experience in orchestral, opera and ballet repertoire.

In 1997 he received the “Fundasion Andes International Scholarship”, after competing internationally against young musicians from Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela. This scholarship brought him to finish his education in the United States at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA, where he completed his Masters and Artist Diploma with timpanist Timothy K. Adams Jr. from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. After relocating to the United States, Mr. Soto has worked with ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (touring internationally), Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony, Canton Symphony, Charleston Symphony, and City Music Cleveland, among others. Also as a Latin percussionist, Mr. Soto has recorded and toured with a number of artist and bands from Pennsylvania, Southern Michigan and New York. In 2009, Mr. Soto was made an honorary student at Cleveland State University, by his most recent teacher, Mr. Tom Freer of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Leonardo often travels back to Chile to perform recitals, master classes and clinics at the National University and the Youth Symphony Organization, working with students from different countries of South America.

As an educator and instructor, Mr. Soto is a faculty member at Queens University of Charlotte as well as instructor for both the Charlotte Youth Symphony and 17-F

Junior Youth Symphony, and is also a part of the Charlotte Symphony’s educational program at Winterfield School, leading the bucket band.

During the summer, Mr. Soto travels to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to be part of the “Strings Music Festival”, conducted by former concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and violin professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Mr. Andres Cardenes. In addition

to being timpanist of the orchestra, he also performs as multi-percussionist for the chamber music series.

Leonardo is endorsed by Pro-mark percussion mallets and Evans Drum heads and recently joined the board of advisors at WDAV, Charlotte’s classical music radio station.

THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ABOUT US

FOUNDED IN 1932, THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY (CSO) HAS BEEN SERVING THE CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY EIGHT DECADES, WITH UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THREE AREAS: ARTISTIC:

ECONOMIC:

SERVICE:

• The CSO is the city’s only full-time professional orchestra, presenting musicians and performances of the highest artistic quality • The orchestra performs nearly 100 concerts each year, reaching some 200,000 listeners • The CSO gives a wide range of performances, from classical masterworks, to American popular music, to theatrical family concerts, to the new innovative KnightSounds series • The CSO serves as the orchestra for Opera Carolina and N.C. Dance Theatre • New Music Director Christopher Warren-Green comes to Charlotte with an internationally established reputation • Auditions for orchestra positions are highly competitive, attracting the finest musicians

• The CSO is the largest employer of professional artists in the region, employing more than 100 musicians annually, 62 on salaried contracts • The CSO employs an administrative staff of 20 • The CSO generates a $15 million annual economic impact on the Charlotte region

• The CSO supports two youth orchestras, providing excellent instruction to more than 160 students • In-school education programs serve students in elementary, middle, and high school • Orchestra on Campus program and annual College Nights serve students from area colleges and universities • “Healing Hand of the Symphony” brings music into local nursing homes, retirement centers, and hospitals • Summer Pops concerts offer free outdoor performances to thousands of listeners • Community outreach programs offer free presentations to local organizations • Student tickets provide special reduced rate to all students and those 25 and under • More than half of the orchestra’s musicians are also educators throughout region • The CSO mobilizes more than 750 volunteers each year, though the CSO, the Oratorio Singers, The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. and the CSYO Parents’ Association

FOR MORE ABOUT THE CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY VISIT WWW.CHARLOTTESYMPHONY.ORG. Two Wells Fargo Center | 301 S. Tryon St., Suite 1700 | Charlotte, NC 28282 Telephone 704.972.2003 | Fax 704.972.2012 | Ticket Office 704.972.2000 17-G

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC 2012 | 2013

Supporting the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Singers of Charlotte and Chamber Chorus, and the Charlotte Symphony Youth and Jr. Youth Orchestras.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Emily P. Smith Chairperson

Governor James G. Martin Immediate Past Chairperson

Brian S. Cromwell, Esq. Vice ChairpersonFinance Chairperson-Elect

Robert L. Stickler Interim President & Executive Director

Margaret M. Dreher Vice ChairpersonDevelopment

† Honorary Director * Director by virtue of office

DIRECTORS Francisco Alvarado Ruth L. Ault, PhD Michael J. Bailey S. Taylor Barden, CIMA Jason L. Bernd Jeanne M. Brayboy Catherine Connor Linda Daleure Drucilla DeVan * Jere A. Drummond † Peter F. Guild Janet Haack Bernie Hargadon Dr. James W. Heddens Deborah Iley Hodde Eugene M. Katz, Esq. David L. Kors Spencer H. Locher Susan McKeithen Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Sallie Moody* Keith F. Oberkfell, Esq. Patrick J. O’Leary † Richard J. Osborne Daniel Ostrosky

Debbie Phillips Lisa C. Philips * Katie Porier* Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD Laurie Readhead Joel F. Ritchie Nancy K. Robson Patricia A. Rodgers † Mary Anne Rogers Cissy Shull John E. Silvia George Simms Jackie Slaugenhaupt * Christine Teat Thomas Trochanowski Hollis Ulaky * Reginald White Raboteau. T. Wilder, Jr., Esq.

PAST CHAIRPERSONS James H. Shaw Governer James G. 1986-88 Martin J. Cary Findlay 2010-12

1984-86

2008-10

1982-84

2005-08

1980-82

2004-05

1978-80

2002-04

1976-78

2000-02

1974-76

1997-00

1971-74

1996-97

1964-71

1994-96

1962-64

1992-94

1961-62

1990-92

1958-61

1988-90

1957-58

Patricia A. Rodgers Richard J. Osborne G. Patrick Phillips Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Robin R. Branstrom Marc D. Oken R. James Kelly, Jr. Fredric J. Figge II James R. Worrell Thomas E. Meckley Harold G. Hoak

Marcus T. Hickman Douglas W. Booth Robert I. Dalton, Jr. William W. Tyson R. Beverly Webb Mark R. Bernstein Oliver R. Rowe J. Robert Covington John Stuart Gaul, Jr. Sydnor Thompson Charles (Bud) Coira, Jr.

ORATORIO SINGERS OF CHARLOTTE BOARD OFFICERS Jackie Slaugenhaupt President

Katie Porier

Robert L. Stickler Immediate Past President

Nancy L.L. Armstrong Secretary

President-Elect

DIRECTORS Dr. John Blizzard Dr. Philip Bugaiski Peppie Calvar Dr. Rebecca Engen S. Seth Hickel

Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett * Charlotte Judge David Mills Tim Parolini Terri Settin Stephen Talley

Lloyd Torrence Mike Trammell Dr. Shawn- Allyce White Amanda Williams * Ex Officio

ADMINISTRATION

ROBERT L. STICKLER - INTERIM PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEENA OUTWATER SURPHLIS - EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION Tanya Davis Sparks Director of Artistic Planning

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Alexandra Zsoldos Director of Individual and Community Engagement

DEVELOPMENT Mike Warner

FINANCE Cheri L. Martin

Vice President of Development

Director of Finance

Vacant

Donor Relations Manager

Laura Collins

Annual Campaign and Patron Information Manager

Vacant

Development Manager

Matt Horvat

Staff Accountant

MARKETING Scott Belford Director of Marketing

Mandy Smith

Marketing Manager

Selena D. Dulin

Ticket Office Manager

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Joan Foley

Christine Rydel

Group Sales Manager

Manager, Youth Orchestras

Ticket Office Associate

Music Librarian

Graphic Artist | Designer

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Celia Jelley

Molly Morgan

Peter C. Airheart

OPERATIONS A.T. (Bud) Simmons Director of Operations

Liz Wooley

Operations Manager

David Mills

Director of Orchestra Personnel Engagement

Christian Stonnell Education Programs Manager

MOLDAU Fri Nov 2 & Sat Nov 3 8 pm Belk Theater

Christof Perick, conducting WEBER Overture to Der Freischütz SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring” SMETANA The Moldau from Ma Vlast SMETANA From Bohemia’s Forests and Meadows from Ma Vlast

Former CSO Music Director Christof Perick returns to the podium to conduct a varied program of German and Czech masterworks, including Smetana’s lush and pastoral Moldau. The program also includes Schumann’s romantic Symphony No. 1.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012 CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY

YOUTH & JUNIOR YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

FALL CONCERT Halton Theater, CPCC 7:30pm | Tickets: $8.00 adults $6.00 students & seniors Available at the door or by calling 704.330.6534 or 704.972.2000 in advance

The Symphony GUILD of Charlotte salutes the

Charlotte Symphony For over 60 years, The Symphony Guild has supported the Charlotte Symphony, the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras and youth music education through our volunteer programs, including: Youth Festival Young Artists Competition Education Concerts Lollipops Concerts The Musical Petting Zoo The Symphony Guild’s fundraising projects have generated more than $4.6 million in financial support for the Charlotte Symphony.

Join Us—Be Instrumental!

© Laura Mueller

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Fri Oct 26 &Belk Sat Oct 27 8 pm Theater Albert-George Schram, conducting

Founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell bring America’s infectious harmonies and winning blend of pop, rock and folk to Charlotte for two nights of unforgettable music. Since their chart-topping 1972 debut made them cornerstones of 70’s Top 40 and FM rock radio, America has amassed a string of hits that includes “A Horse with No Name,” “Ventura Highway,” “Sister Golden Hair,” “Tin Man,” “You Can Do Magic,” and dozens more.

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SYMPHONY ANNUAL FUND DONORS

We gratefully acknowledge the following donors who made generous commitments to the Symphony Annual Fund and the Symphony’s constituent organizations, the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte and the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras, last fiscal year (these amounts do not include additional New American Orchestra Campaign pledges or gifts). Those who have renewed their support, or are new donors for this fiscal year (July 1, 2012 – September 21, 2012), are listed in BOLD

$25,000 + Music Education Supporter (Anonymous) Mr. & Mrs. Casey Mermans Patrick J. O’Leary Richard J. Osborne Pat and B. D. Rodgers

$12,000 + Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bailey Anne & Gilbert Lee Elizabeth & Jay Monge Debbie & Pat Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Richardson Nancy & Charlie Robson M.A. & James Rogers Sophie & Fran Wachter

$6,000 + Margie & Gerry Anderson Anonymous Richard & Ruth Ault Michael & Joan Brown Brian & Morgan Cromwell Sarah & Frank Gentry Peter & Ann Guild Mr. Joseph K. Hall III Dr. James & Mary Heddens Norman & Rhonda Innes Chris Jensen Jim & Ginger Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Kennedy Spencer & Eric Locher Antonio & Zaydee Lopez-Ibáñez Jane & Hugh McColl Mica & Keith Oberkfell Lisa & Tom Phillips Dr. Derek Raghavan & Mrs. Judy Raghavan 17-L

Rosalie Wade Reynolds Emily & Zach Smith Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Chris & Jim Teat Brent & Claire Trexler Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Tess & Herb Verbessey Rayner & Adele Weir Barbara & Richard Yoder

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Rice Mr. & Mrs. Rush Shull III Dr. John E. Silvia, Ph.D. Jaclyn Slaugenhaupt Robert & Eva Stark Jack & Mary Kay Szczepek William Holt Terry Annelle & Rob Wilder

$3,500 +

Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Marcia Adams Fred & Nancy Armstrong Dan & Barbara Austell Anonymous Bobbi & Donald Bernstein Mary E. Black Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky Bill & Robin Branstrom Bret Burquest Jan & Bob Busch Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Celoni Mr. & Mrs. James G. Cochran Martin & Leslie Cooper Neil & Claire Cotty Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Ellen & Dan Crowley Rennie Cuthbertson Peter & Gloria DeArcangelis Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Drew Jill Dinwiddie & Bernie Hargadon Charlie Elberson Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Faison Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Follmer Mr. Billy L. Gerhart Mary Jane Gilmore

Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Bill Belk Erskine & Crandall Bowles Twig & Barbara Branch Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Peter & Linda Browne Derick & Sallie Close Mr. & Mrs. William G. Daleure, II Peggy & Richard Dreher Jere & Patsy Drummond Parker & Joan Foley Janet M. Haack Tim & Carolyn Hilton Billy & Bobbye Howell Page & Ed Kizer David & Fran Kors Jim & Dottie Martin Susanne & Bill McGuire Susan & Loy McKeithen Richard & Anne McKnight Mr. & Mrs. G. Wilson Miller M. Marie Mitchell Mark & Heidi Nash Ruth Pleasants Dr. & Mrs. Norris W. Preyer P.T. International Corp.

Paul & Kathy Reichs

$2,000 +

Dorris H. Goodyear Ralph S. Grier Mrs. John V. Hanford, Jr. Brigitte & Hans Hartenstein Rev. Mary Alice Haynie & Dr. Justin F. Haynie Mrs. Elizabeth R. Hessler Ivan & Evelyn Hinrichs Anonymous John & Maria Huson Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Don Joyce Gene & Helen Katz Dr. & Mrs. Laszlo Littmann Richard I. McHenry Dr. & Mrs. Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Mr. William H. Meanor Eleanor W. Neal Tatiana & Roger Neel Kevin Oden Charles Peach & Pamela Pearson Anita & Gale Pendergraph Dr. Reta R. Phifer Don & Susan Phillips Mr. Robert M. Pittenger, Jr. Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. John Schroeder, in memory of Libby Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. William A. Serenius Lisa & Glenn Sherrill June Silver Mr. & Mrs. George C. Simms

Molly & Conrad Sloan Mrs. Dorothy Sugar Ann & Michael Tarwater Mr. Richard R. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. Carolyn Tolson Mary Claire & Dan Wall Bernhard & Elizabeth Witter Anne & Bob Yudell

$1,250 + Doug, Lynda & Mae Abel Wedge & Debbie Abels Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Adair, Esq. David Barnhardt Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bridgette Mr. George E. Brooks Jr. Jane & Larry Cain Mrs. Thomas W. Caine Mr. Nicholas D’Angelo Dan & Jeannette Davis Charles & Peggy Dickerson Arlene H. & Walter Y. Elisha Dr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Fehring Brian & Louise Frumkin Beverly & Jim Hance Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Miller S. Ingram, Jr. Bob & Lynda James Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis Jim & Jennifer McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Norris John & Mary Lou Paschal Dale & Larry Polsy Dale C. Pond Frank & Maria Portone Marilyn & John Ranson Sara E. Sacco & David G. Scholz Mr. Victor Shellhorse & Ms. Kathleen Prokay David Small Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Staff Stuart Stockton Mr. & Mrs. Samuel P. Stowe Dickson & Dorothy Stowe George & Brenda Sweet

Thomas & Iryda Trochanowski Ms. Charlotte A. Tucker Paul & Susan Vadnais Mrs. William K. Van Allen

$750 + Anonymous Mary Lou & Jim Babb Dr. & Mrs. A. Stewart Ballantyne Harriet & Bill Barnhard Taylor & Beth Barden Tiffany & Jason Bernd Mr. William J. Bowman, Jr. Jeanne Martin Brayboy Mr. & Mrs. Devon Brooks Catherine & Wilton Connor Ms. Patti Davis J. Bennett & Caroline Dellinger Charlie & Gwen Diaz Charles & Caren Gale Ms. Whitney Greene Richard & Carolyn Hill Mr. Joel Horwich Joanne Howard Mr. & Mrs. Steve Landers Mr. & Mrs. Peter Larkin Dr. Jonathan & June Levine Eric & Carole Loges The Luski-Gorelick Families Leslie & Michael Marsicano Cheri L. Martin Dr. & Mrs. Charles Maurer Rob Roy McGregor Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Dave & Margaret Melchior Dick & Dottie Metzler Thomas & Susan Mitchell Beverly Moss Mrs. Stephen E. Murphy Philip & Marianne Norwood Ms. Eva Nove Michael & Debbie O’Hara Cyndee & Robert Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Reginald F. Pretty Kit Ramage Betty G. Robinson Anonymous Harriet Seabrook & Zeke Foard Ann & Harry Smith

Raymond Sprague Mrs. Thomas Storrs Wesley & Claudia Sturges Al & Alice Sudduth Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Judith & Gary Toman James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars David Vorhoff Mr. Scott Walker Debbie Yates

$500 + Mr. Victor Adams Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Mr. Ross Annable Mrs. Ann Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. James Austin Ann & Bob Baldwin William & Linda Bantz Arthur & Christine Becker Ms. Linda Bentley Mr. Steven C. Bost Ms. Doris A. Bradley Ms. Julie N. Brenizer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Browne, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ted R. Buckner Dr. Philip Bugaiski Doug Burns Jeffrey & Anne Brady Carlson Ms. Amanda R. Chheda Katherine Clayborne & Thomas Shoup Mike & Laura Collins Ann F. Copeland James Crosthwaite Cheryl DeMaio James Drew Ms. Patricia Duquette Mr. J. Porter Durham, Jr. Molly Foy Alex & Patty Funderburg Dr. & Mrs. Bob Gaines Mr. Lohn Gartner Steve & Margaret Genkins Mr. & Mrs. James T. Grimaldi Dr. & Mrs. Walter L. Grubb Jr. Mr. James M. Hanna

Mr. & Mrs. David L. Harry, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. J. Robinson Hicks Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill Jr. Lea & Stuart Johnson Edith & Jim Johnson E. Joann Jones Lex & Rebecca Jones Joseph & Patty Kahle Mattie Keane Virginia Kern Lorraine Kieffer Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Judy Lane Madeline & Joseph Lerme George & Susan Livermore Damaso & Francie Lopez Tom Lucas Richard & Anna Marriott Joan Martin Russell & Carmen Mase Michael & Jeanne McCarthy James & Dorothy McGavran Mr. & Mrs. Paul McIntosh J.C. & Pam McKenzie Dr. & Mrs. Ralph A. Meyer, Jr. Tom & Sally Moore Joan & Richard Morgan Peter & Janet Nixon Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rose & Bailey Patrick Michael J. Petruska Ms. Barbara Pooley Katie & Chris Porier Clarissa & Bill Porter Mr. James Y. Preston Haywood & Sabine Rankin Ms. Ransone Jane Ratteree Bernard Reen Ms. Barbara J. Richards Gedd Rigler Robert & Janie Russell Gibson & Jane Smith Ms. Lauri A. Stachnik Mary H. Stone Dr. & Mrs. W. Chandler Thompson, Jr. The Julie Tuggle Fund Larry & Susan Valenti 17-M

SYMPHONY ANNUAL FUND DONORS CONTINUED

John & Alida Vessey Captain & Mrs. John S. Viccellio

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Weaver Lillian & Stan Wetmore

Rt. Rev. O’Kelley Whitake Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. White Ms. Maury Wilkinson

Ken & Janice Wingham Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Woollen

The Charlotte Symphony is supported in part, with grants from: The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society, Inc. (CSO) is a Membership Organization. Qualification for Membership is a minimum gift of $250 to the Annual Fund or a full subscription to the CSOís Classics or Pops Series. The Development Department makes every effort to properly acknowledge our generous donor. Should you see an error or for more information about Membership and its benefits, please call Laura Collins at 704.714.5107.

Throughout the Charlotte Symphony’s history, thoughtful individuals have helped us preserve our artistic vitality and enhance our financial stability through bequests to the Orchestra. You, too, can ensure the Symphony’s lasting excellence through careful estate planning.

We hope that, after you have provided for your family, you will consider joining the CSO’s Musical Legacy Society by making a bequest of a planned gift to the Charlotte Symphony.

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY First and foremost, you will have the personal satisfaction of knowing that your estate will provide the gift of music to the children, audiences and musicians of tomorrow. In addition, members receive: • Complimentary intermission refreshments in the McColl Room at Classics and Pops concerts performed at the Belk and Knight Theaters • Invitation for two to a luncheon with Music Director Christopher Warren- Green, Conductor Albert- George Schram, or musicians

If you have already made a planned gift to the Symphony or would like more information, please contact Mike Warner at 704-714-5104 or mikew@charlottesymphony.org. If you wish to remain anonymous, we will respect your request.

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We would also like to thank the following donors who have generously supported the New American Orchestra Campaign – the Symphony’s recapitalization campaign which was announced last fall and is intended to improve the financial stability of the CSO, and allow it, over time, to create a sustainable funding model. $500,000+ Anonymous Leon & Sandra Levine Mr. and Mrs. Casey Mermans $100,000+ Bill and Patty Gorelick Jim and Ginger Kelly Debbie and Pat Phillips $50,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bailey Louise and Mark Bernstein Jim and Dottie Martin Richard J. Osborne Chris and Jim Teat $10,000+ Richard and Ruth Ault Mr. and Mrs. James G. Cochran Catherine and Wilton Connor Mr. Billy L. Gerhart Bob and Lynda James Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Kennedy Estate of Nellie McCrory Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Roth Mr. and Mrs. William A. Serenius UP TO $9,999 Milton Berkman Tiffany and Jason Bernd Peggy and Richard Dreher Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fernald Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guild Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe Neill Rosalie Wade Reynolds To learn more about how you can support the New American Orchestra Campaign, please call the Development Office at 704-714-5104.

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CORPORATE COUNCIL

The Charlotte Symphony is honored to be associated with the following outstanding corporate citizens and foundations, who provide vital financial and in-kind support to our programs and to our mission. $25,000 (AND ABOVE)

$20,000 (AND ABOVE)

Blumenthal Foundation

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$10,000 (AND ABOVE)

DoubleTree Suites Charlotte Southpark Hearst Corporation

Marand Builders Rodgers Builders The CKKO Family Foundation

BigNoise Page and George Bradham Family Foundation

Dean & Deluca The Charlotte Assembly Fat Boy Trading Company

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Barnhardt | Thomas Trust Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Dalton-Brand Foundation

Ernst and Young Irwin Belk Educational Foundation Minor Foundation Nordstrom Reemprise Fund

Charlotte Symphony Youth OrchestraParents Association DeWitt and Othel Brown Charitable Endowment Fund Eleanor and James Barnhardt Foundation

George & Ruth Baxter Foundation Charlotte Area Foundation for Music and Handcrafted Art Communities Foundation of Texas The Cypress of Charlotte Club The Dickson Foundation

$5,000 (AND ABOVE)

$2,000 (AND ABOVE)

$500 (AND ABOVE)

The Springs Close Foundation The Trexler Foundation

Mayer Brown McColl Center for Visual Arts Weir Associates

The Blossom Shop The Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation The Winston-Salem Foundation

Katherine B. Couch Endowment