2023/24 SE ASON
A New Era CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO MUSIC DIRECTOR
RECOGNITION LUNCHEON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE, SWALIN LOBBY
Artistic Excellence Your North Carolina Symphony performed with Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto in Wilmington during the opening week of the 2023/24 season.
Music Education Students from across Wayne County came together to attend a North Carolina Symphony music education concert, one of over 40 education concerts performed annually. Each year, the Symphony’s music education programs serve 150,000 students in all 100 North Carolina counties.
Statewide Service Audiences in Tarboro enjoyed a free community concert. The Symphony performs 300 statewide programs each year in communities large and small, and in concert halls, auditoriums, gymnasiums, restaurants, clubs, and outdoor settings.
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Named in honor of the first music director of the North Carolina Symphony, the Lamar Stringfield Society celebrates those who have embraced the Symphony’s enduring past and promising future by establishing endowed musician’s chairs or special funds with the North Carolina Symphony and also by including the Symphony in their estate plans. The Society’s signature words, “Legacy, Tradition, and Possibilities,” describe the meaning of the Lamar Stringfield Society—leaving your legacy of support for generations of students and audiences to come, honoring the distinguished tradition of the North Carolina Symphony, and demonstrating the possibilities of making a difference in the lives of countless future North Carolinians through music. Building the Symphony Foundation’s endowed funds is vital to ensuring that generations of North Carolinian students and audiences continue to experience the power of live orchestral music. The Foundation endowment provides perpetual funding for the Symphony’s core mission while supporting the innovation necessary for the future. Thank you for investing in the future with your legacy or endowment gift. On behalf of the musicians, students, and audiences of tomorrow, we are deeply grateful for your generosity, vision, and confidence in the North Carolina Symphony’s bright future!
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North Carolina Symphony Endowments Thank you to the following donors who have made special gifts to the North Carolina Symphony by establishing endowed chairs or funds. Your gifts ensure perpetual funding for the Symphony’s mission of artistic excellence and music education and provide a stable base of sustaining support for the orchestra.
Endowed Chairs The J. Felix Arnold Violin Chair established by Mrs. Frances Arnold Parker in memory of her husband.
The Roger Colson and Bobbi Lyon Hackett French Horn Chair established by Marla and Ted Cramer in memory of her parents.
The Beethoven Assistant Principal Bassoon Chair established by Maurice and Bobbi Courie.
The Richard and Joy Cook Violin Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Cook in honor of their children.
The Jack and Sing Boddie Flute Chair established by Jack G. B. Boddie, Agnes “Sing” Boddie and John H. Boddie.
The Lizette T. Dunham Associate Principal Oboe Chair established in her memory by her son Edgar W. Dunham, Jr.
The Tom and Mary Mac Bradshaw Violin Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradshaw, Jr.
The Jessie Wyatt Ethridge Violin Chair established by William C. and Beth M. Ethridge in honor of his mother.
The Governor and Mrs. J. Melville Broughton Associate Conductor Chair established by the J. Melville Broughton, Jr. Family. The Frances Armour Bryant Assistant Principal Trombone Chair established by Douglas and Mary Jane Bryant in memory of his mother. The James C. Byrd and Family Violin I Chair established by Mrs. Rex G. (Ina Mae Byrd) Powell in memory of her parents, James C. Byrd, Melinda H. Byrd and Mamie W. Byrd. 4 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
The Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Concertmaster Chair established by Lewis M. Fetterman in honor of his wife’s commitment to the North Carolina Symphony and its statewide educational program. The Mary Susan Kirk Fulghum French Horn Chair established by Elizabeth Robertson Stoker and Susan Foster Stoker in honor of Mary Susan Kirk Fulghum.
The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Assistant Principal String Bass Chair established by Preston and Ginny Gada. The Anne Heartt Gregory Assistant Concertmaster Chair established by Mrs. Anne Dewey Heartt Gregory. The Patricia R., Steven T. and George F. Hackney III Principal Timpani Chair established by Mr. G. Frank Hackney, Jr., in honor of the Symphony’s commitment to the musical education of the youth of North Carolina. The Hardison and Stoltze Principal Oboe Chair established by Dr. Joseph Hammond Hardison and Dr. Cynthia Stoltze Hardison in memory of their parents, Joseph Hammond and Katherine Smith Hardison and Norris Sanborn and Frances Virtue Stoltze, and her brother William Norris Stoltze. The Harvey At-Large Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. C. Felix Harvey. The Sarah Carlyle Herbert Dorroh Associate Principal Cello Chair established in her memory by Jennette Hartshorn Campbell Skinner and Robert Beverly Herbert, Jr. and sister Catherine Deming Herbert.
The Nell Hirschberg Cello Chair established by the North Carolina Symphony Foundation. The Sara Wilson Hodgkins Cello Chair established by her husband Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr. in honor of her commitment to the North Carolina Symphony. Rebekah Daley Principal French Horn The Mary T. McCurdy Chair
The Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Violin Chair established by Governor and Mrs. James B. Hunt The Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald S. Hudson Principal Bassoon Chair established by Susan and Fitzgerald S. Hudson. The Albert and Susan Jenkins and Family Organ Chair established by Dr. and Mrs. Albert M. Jenkins.
Rajesh Prasad Assistant Principal Percussion The Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof Chair
The Harllee H. and Pauline G. Jobe Double Bass Chair established by Miss Mary Anne Jobe in memory of her parents. The Margery and Earl Johnson, Jr. Principal Percussion Chair established by Margery and Earl Johnson, Jr. The Samuel H. and Anne Latham Johnson Viola Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Johnson.
Kurt Tseng Associate Principal Viola The Betty Ellen Madry Chair
The Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof Assistant Principal Percussion Chair established by Dr. Elizabeth Kanof Levine and Dr. Ronald Levine in honor of her parents.
The Bruce and Margaret King English Horn Chair established by Drs. Margaret and Bruce King in honor of their godsons John Ross Huffman, Michael Brian Wainright, Evan Christopher Anhorn, Ryan Gregory Engstrom and Erwin Thompson Williams IV. The J. Sidney Kirk Viola Section Chair established by Nancy Wallace Kirk in memory of her husband and in honor of grandchildren Molly Fulghum Heintz, Emily Fulghum Roberson, Susan Kirk Brahs, & Katy Kirk and great grandchild Margaret Josephine Roberson. The Betty Ellen Madry Assistant Principal Viola Chair established by Dr. Herbert Raymond Madry, Jr. in honor of his wife. The Governor and Mrs. James G. Martin, Jr. Principal Tuba Chair established by friends of Governor and Mrs. Martin. The Secretary of Cultural Resources Betty Ray McCain Cello Chair established in honor of Betty Ray McCain. The Mary T. McCurdy Principal French Horn Chair established by Daniel P. McCurdy in recognition of her support of emerging artists. The Mark W. McClure Foundation Double Bass Chair established by the Mark W. McClure Foundation. NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY 5
The Assad Meymandi and Family Associate Concertmaster Chair established by Dr. Assad Meymandi. The John C. and Margaret P. Parker Bass Chair established by Margaret Parker in memory of her husband, John, and in recognition of their mutual love for the North Carolina Symphony and its educational outreach mission. The Clarence and Alice Aycock Poe Oboe Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aycock Poe. The Kathryn Powell and Green Flavie Cooper Clarinet Chair established by Valerie S. and Jerry Cooper in honor of his parents.
The Blanche Martin Shaw Assistant Principal Violin II Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Shaw, Jr. in memory of his mother. The Florence Spinks and Charles Jacob Cate and Alma Yondorf and Sylvan Hirschberg Principal Viola Chair established by Geraldine S. Cate and Nell Hirschberg in memory of their parents. The Thomas Warwick Steed, Jr. Family Principal Trombone Chair established by Margaret, Thomas, Jr., Thomas III, McKenzie Bradford, William Adams, and Durwood Robinson Steed.
The George Smedes Poyner Principal Trumpet Chair established by the George Smedes Poyner Foundation.
The Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stephens Principal Flute Chair established by Karin and George Stephens.
The James Marion Poyner French Horn Chair established by Mrs. Florence C. Poyner and children in memory of James Marion Poyner, husband and father.
The Dr. and Mrs. Shaler Stidham, Jr. Assistant Principal Flute Chair established by Dr. and Mrs. Shaler Stidham, Jr.
The William Charles Rankin Cello Chair established by Emily O. Rankin, Elizabeth O. Rankin Sherrill, and William C. Rankin, Jr. The June and Tom Roberg Principal Cello Chair established by Thomas and June Roberg. The Lucy Moore Ruffin Assistant Conductor and Director of Education Chair established by Elizabeth M. Ruffin in memory of her mother. 6 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
The Maxine and Benjamin Swalin Music Director and Conductor Chair established by the Friends of the North Carolina Symphony in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Swalin. The Mary Colvert and Banks C. Talley Librarian’s Chair established by the Banks C. Talley, Jr. Family in memory of his parents. The Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Walker II Principal Clarinet Chair established by J. Christopher and Janet S. Walker.
The Nancy Finch Wallace Principal Second Violin Chair established by Mrs. William Frederick Wallace (nee: Nancy Ford Finch) and her daughter Mrs. J. Sidney Kirk (nee: Nancy Finch Wallace). The Phyllis (“Pat”) Conrad Wells Violin I Chair established by Dr. Charles L. Wells and Family in loving memory of “Pat” Conrad Wells, who herself truly made “...a joyful noise.” The Jean Dunn Williams Principal Piccolo Chair established by Edward M. Williams, Jr. in memory of his mother. The Paul R. Villard and Gabriel Wolf Associate Principal French Horn Chair established by David and Andree Wolf to honor their fathers. The Martha and Peyton Woodson Principal Double Bass Chair established by Mr. and Mrs. R. Peyton Woodson III. The Henry and Martha Zaytoun and Family Associate Principal Trumpet Chair established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry S. Zaytoun in honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Buffaloe Scott, piano teacher. The Principal Bass Trombone Chair, the Trumpet Section Chair, the Assistant Principal Cello Chair as well as a Cello Section Chair are anonymously endowed.
Endowed and Special Funds Anonymous (1) The Chip and Judy Anderson Endowed Fund Joseph C. and Diane E. Bastian Endowed Fund for Music Education The Bell Family Fund in support of the Fund for Guest Artists and Conductors. The Ruby and Raymond A. Bryan Foundation Fund established by the R. A. Bryan Foundation and Raymond A. Bryan, Jr. of Goldsboro for music education concerts for Wayne County schoolchildren. The Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition Fund The Capitol Broadcasting Company Fund
The Melissa Jane Moran Carawan Fund established in loving memory by her daughter Frances Mae Carawan.
The Margaret E. and Edgar W. Dunham Fund
The Else R. Couch/John N. Couch Fund established by Dr. John Philip Couch to support guest soloists who appear in concert with the North Carolina Symphony.
The Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson Young Musician Master Class Endowed Fund
The Charles E. Couns Viennese New Year’s Eve Concert Fund The Marion Stedman Covington String Internship Program Fund The Distinguished Guest Artists Fund of the North Carolina Symphony established by Dr. Emily Mann Peck.
Students attended a music education concert in Meymandi Concert Hall, made possible in part by the Ina Mae and Rex G. Powell Wake County Music Education Fund.
The Edgecombe/Tarboro Fund
The Mary Whiting Ewing Charitable Foundation Fund for music education concerts in Craven, Jones, Orange and Pamlico Counties. The A.J. Fletcher Foundation Fund The Drs. James and Mary Susan Fulghum Fund established for the Symphony’s Young People’s Concerts. The Glaxo-Wellcome Fund for conductors, string interns and youth programs.
Guest artist Aubree Oliverson performed Reena Esmail’s The Blue Room violin concerto in a concert made possible with support from the Guest Artist Endowment Fund. NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY 7
Students in Sampson County were coached by Matt Neff, Bass Trombone, in a workshop made possible in part by the Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson Young Musician’s Master Class Endowed Fund.
The Betty Lou Fletcher Goodmon Guest Pianist Fund established by James F. Goodmon and Raymond H. Goodmon III for internationally acclaimed guest pianists to appear with the North Carolina Symphony.
A young audience member participated at Halloween Spooktacular as a part of the Young People’s Concert Series. This series is made possible in part by the Drs. James and Mary Susan Fulghum Fund.
The Elaine Tayloe Kirkland Fund
The New York Times Foundation Fund
The Ron and Jamie Kupferman Family Fund
The Charles E. Potts/Fanny R. Potts Guest Pianist Fund established by Dr. John Philip Couch.
The Carolyn S. Leith Fund established for the Music Library.
The Dr. Norman and Dr. Gilda Greenberg Music Library Advancement Endowed Fund
The Marynancy McLaughlin Fund established by Miss Margaret McLaughlin for the music education program.
The Guest Artist Endowment Fund
The Ruth Mary and Horst Meyer Fund
The Guilford/Greensboro Fund
The Moore County Fund
The Helton Family Foundation Fund established to sponsor Russian and Slavic music. The Hulka Fund for Chamber Music The Janirve Foundation Fund for music education concerts in the Asheville and Buncombe County schools. 8 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
The Arthur and Campbell Moss Solo Artist Fund for the appearance of an outstanding solo artist each year. The Gwinn Marie Moss Endowed Fund in Memory of Violet Kilgore Tillery in support of the North Carolina Symphony’s statewide music education programs for children.
The Ina Mae and Rex G. Powell Wake County Music Education Fund The E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Foundation Fund established to support the presentation of a classical concert in Durham, NC, preferably conducted by the North Carolina Symphony Music Director. The Smith Family Fund The Kay Struffolino Fund The Alice Wynne Suiter Fund established by Dr. Thomas Bayton Suiter, Jr. and Mrs. Alice Wynne Suiter Gatsis in memory of their mother.
The Banks C. Talley, Jr. Fund established by friends in recognition of his distinguished services as Executive Director of the North Carolina Symphony (1984-1995). The Wachovia Bank of North Carolina N.A. Overture to Greatness Fund The Wake County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony Fund Jennie H. Wallace Music Educator Award Fund Special Gifts to the North Carolina Symphony Foundation Were given between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023 by Joseph C. and Diane Bastian, Maria Cockrum, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Corbett, Roy
Cromartie and Paul Fomberg, Steve and Judy Duerr, Mr. and Mrs. George Fishman, Dr. Mary Susan K. Fulghum, Dr. and Mrs. Warner Hall, Mr. and Mrs. John Healy, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Hornberger, H. Kenneth Jackle, Sandi M.A. Macdonald and Henry J. Grzes, Ron and Nancy McFarlane, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Narron, Mrs. Jane Norris, Margaret Parker, Dr. Emily Mann Peck, William T. Peters, The George Smedes Poyner Foundation, The E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Foundation, Mrs. Jennette C. Skinner, Terry and Diana Steves, Christiaan van Westendorp in memory of his parents Steven and Laura Mae van Westendorp, and Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson.
Realized Bequests The North Carolina Symphony regrets the passing of cherished Lamar Stringfield Society members whose legacy gifts were received in the last year: The Guy and Ingrid Baird Trust Laurice Ferris Gene and Clara Gleissner Miss Mary Anne Jobe Ms. Elizabeth A.A. McDermed Dr. Arthur M. Mellor Mrs. Jennie H. Wallace Seat Endowments The North Carolina Symphony is grateful to the many subscribers who have celebrated their commitment to the Symphony by endowing their seats in Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall, which are identified by inscribed plaques.
Legacy Donors Supporting the Symphony with a bequest gift signifies the utmost belief in the future of the organization. For that, we are extraordinarily grateful to the following donors. Anonymous (7) Chip and Judy* Anderson Robert K. Anderson and Janice McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Andrews Mrs. Christine M. Baermann* The Guy and Ingrid Baird Trust* Carol Ormsby Baxter Mr. John Becton and Ms. Nancy B. Tannenbaum Mary and Clifford Best Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bird Carl F. Blackman and Carolyn R. Miller Dr. John I. Boswell, Jr.* Paul and Kathy L. Briggs
Patty Briguglio Mr. Doyle R. Brown, Jr. Mrs. Helen Abel Brown* Ms. Wendy Brown* and Mr. James Baker* Dr. Clyde E. Browning* Mr.* and Mrs. Douglas A. Bryant Mrs. Colette A. Burrus Bob and Barbara Byrd Stephen C. Cadwallader Karen and Larry Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. A. Leon Capel Ms. Frances M. Carawan* Barbara Carman NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY 9
Judy C. Casey Marion Lee Johnson Church Dr. Joseph C. Ciechalski Dr. Dennis Clements and Dr. Martha A. Keels Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Corbett Dr. John Philip Couch* Maurice and Bobbi Courie Jacobi Daley Dick and Marlene Daugherty Mr. Don K. Davis and Ms. Peggy L. Wilks Gwen and Charles Davis Ms. Leah L. Dey Mr.* and Mrs.* Robert C. Doherty Ms. Betsy T. Douglass Mr.* and Mrs. Edgar W. Dunham Frank W. Durham* Bob and Connie Eby Marilyn Ehrenshaft* and John Williamson Ronald G. Ellis, Jr. and Earl Lynn Roberson* Dr. Richard and Mrs. Elizabeth G. Epstein Mrs. Ina R. Evans* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Every Mr. Don Farthing Francis A. Ferreira, Jr. Gail Ferreira Laurice Ferris* Mary-Owens Fitzgerald Sofie D. Franzen-Moyle Drs. James* and Mary Susan Fulghum Ms. Margaret S. Glass Gene* and Clara* Gleissner Lykke T. Goetz* Ms. Lena Anne Gordon* Ms. Stephanie R. Gray Drs. Norman* and Gilda* Greenberg Robert and Laura Gutman Larry Woodhall Hamilton* Dr. Peter Hamilton Mr. Thomas H. Hamilton, Jr.* 10 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
Phyllis Marie Harris Mrs. Elaine Bryant Hayes Mr. William H. Heins, Jr.* Rebecca* and Terry A. Henderson Dr.* and Mrs. Donald L. Henson The David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Foundation Jack* and Madge* Hinson Norris Hodgkins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Hogen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Hornberger Ms. Susan Wainwright Hudson Dr.* and Mrs. Albert M. Jenkins, Jr. Miss Mary Anne Jobe* Mr.* and Mrs.* Earl Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Sondra Hall Jones* Mr.* and Mrs.* Paul Kaplan Genevra B. Kelly John and CeCe Kennedy Joyce E. Kidd Mrs. Nancy Wallace Kirk Mrs. Doris Knecht* Mr.* and Mrs.* Max V. Krebs Ronald Kupferman James Laing Mr. Roy Lawrence* Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lee Ms. Carolyn S. Leith Mr. and Mrs.* Arnold Lerman David and Glenda Lewis John C. Lucht* Sara Jo Manning Billie Marrow* Dr.* and Mrs. LeRoy B. Martin, Jr. Matthews Family Dr. Mark McClure and Ms. Cheri Elliott Steven K. McCombs Elizabeth “Ann” Archibald McDermed* Dr. Neill McLeod Dr. Arthur Mellor*
Harry W. Meredith, Jr. Mr. Charles Millard* Louise and Andrew* Miller Mr. John Robert Mitterling Nancy Jean Moser* Gwinn Marie Moss Mirtha and Royce Murray Grace Nelson* Ms. Martha H. Noyes Ed and Laura Owens Mrs. Anne R. Packer Roy* and Patricia* Palmer Ms. Frances A. Parker* Mrs. Margaret P. Parker Mrs. Florence Fowler Peacock Dr. Emily Mann Peck Mr. Goutham Penmetsa* Mr. and Mrs.* William T. Peters Mrs. Anne W. Phoenix* Anne A. Platsky Ms. Edythe M. Poyner Mr. W. Trent Ragland Jr.* H. Wade Reece and Kathy Myers Reece Edmund and Louise Reiss Margaret Goldsmith Rice* Dr. and Mrs. Alexander N. Richardson Mrs. Fran Richardson John S.* and Dellaine A. Risley Mrs. Jane Robbins* Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. Roberg Mrs. Elizabeth R. Roberson* Mark and Karen Rodin Mrs. Sally Rohrdanz* and Paul G. Rohrdanz* Catherine Rosin* Luanne Lindemann Roth Rebecca and Scott Rothney Miss Elizabeth Moore Ruffin* Margaret Ryan* Rev.* and Mrs.* Robert Seymour
Stephen M. Sheriff Mrs. Dorothy Shollenberger* Mr.* and Mrs.* George Simpson Mrs. Dale P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith David Sontag Mrs. Barbara Crawford Stanley Terry and Dianna Stevens Josiah* and Jane Stevenson Dr. and Mrs.* Shaler Stidham, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Stoker* Maxine Swalin* Mr. Arthur Swanson* Philip W. Terrell Mary Theresa Tomlinson* Dr. Lloyd D. Tuttle* Nancy Vanhoenacker Josephine Walker Mrs. Jennie H. Wallace* Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells Judith and Larry Wilson Foundation David and Andree Wolf Michael Morrison Woody and Lydia Fields Woody* J. R. Wright Mrs. Frances H. Wynne* Mr. and Mrs. B. Grant Yarber Mr. Robert P. Yoder Ann Marie* and Ed* Zalewski Henry and Martha Zaytoun *Deceased
For more information about the Lamar Stringfield Society, please contact Emily Wilbourne, Leadership Giving Manager, at 919.789.5506 or ewilbourne@ncsymphony.org.
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