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THE MAGAZINE OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY Volume 17 â&#x20AC;¢ Number 2 CONTENTS

6 Welcome 8 First-Timers Guide FAQ 10 Colorado Symphony Musicians 12 Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees 14 Colorado Symphony Staff 18 Our Greatest Opportunity is You 26 Community Support

COMING SOON

DECEMBER 13-15

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Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature

THROUGH FEB 2 , 2020

IMAGE: Claude Monet, Waterlilies and Japanese Bridge (detail), 1899. Oil on canvas; 35 5â &#x201E;8 x 35 5â &#x201E;16 in. Princeton University Art Museum: From the Collection of William Church Osborn, Class of 1883, trustee of Princeton University (1914-1951), president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1941-1947); given by his family, y1972-15. Photo Credit: Princeton University Art Museum/Art Resource, NY Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature is co-organized by the Denver Art Museum and the Museum Barberini, Potsdam. It is presented with generous support from PNC Bank. Additional funding is provided by Barbara Bridges, Keith and Kathie Finger, Lauren and Geoff Smart, Fine Arts Foundation, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine, CBS4, Comcast Spotlight, and The Denver Post.

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Welcome to Boettcher Concert Hall, As we revel in the melodic sounds of our holiday concert season and look forward to the start of a new year in 2020, I wanted to take a moment to thank you once again for your loyal and generous support of the Colorado Symphony. Your passion for symphonic music is vital to our continued success, and with that in mind, I’d like to share an update on our campaign to expand our operating endowment. A few years back, our generous friends at the Avenir Foundation made an enormous commitment to the Colorado Symphony’s future by offering to match every gift to The Symphony Fund operating endowment dollar-for-dollar, up to $25 million, if given by June 30, 2020. With less than a year to go on this challenge, we have the opportunity to raise another $13.5 million from Avenir with the help of generous donors interested in investing in our future. In recent years, the Colorado Symphony has risen to the challenge of transforming into a sustainable 21st century orchestra by diversifying our programming, expanding our educational outreach, and adding to an ever growing list of community-enriching activities. But there’s more work still to come and we need your help. During this season of giving, I hope you will consider participating in this extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you would like to discuss a gift, please call John Burtness at 303.308.2495. On behalf of the entire Colorado Symphony family, thank you for sharing your holiday season with us. Here’s to a new decade of live orchestral music and to new investments in our future through this endowment challenge. With deep gratitude, Jerome H. Kern

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FIRST-TIM ERS GUIDE FAQ WHAT IF I AM LATE? For the comfort and enjoyment of our musicians and patrons, late seating is at the discretion of the House Manager and takes place during pauses in the program. Ushers will let you know when you may enter the hall. They may seat you in an area other than your ticketed seat so as to not disturb other patrons, and you may take your ticketed seat during intermission. WHEN SHOULD I CLAP? During most classics performances, there is a short, silent pause between each movement of a piece. You can determine how many movements there are in a piece, and how many silent pauses there will be, by looking at your program — the movements in each piece will be listed there. Applause is usually reserved for the end of the final movement of the piece, after the conductor has signaled the end of the final note with his or her baton or hand. Holding applause between movements is considered respectful of the performers' concentration and mindful of musical continuity. WHAT IS YOUR CELL PHONE/PHOTO/ VIDEO POLICY? We ask that you please silence your cell phones and refrain from talking or texting on them during performances. Flash photography is prohibited at all times. We ask that you please refrain from taking any photos or video during Classics or Movie at the Symphony concerts. During Symphony Pops concerts you may take pictures without a flash and may record short videos. Please be courteous to your fellow concert-goers and be aware that if at any time your cell phone/camera use becomes a distraction to others, an usher may ask you to stop. CAN I BRING FOOD OR DRINKS INTO THE CONCERT? You are welcome to bring drinks purchased at one of the bars into all concerts. Food is not allowed in the Hall, including food purchased in the Lobby. Please be courteous to your fellow concert-goers while consuming your 8

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beverages so as not to disrupt the concert. For a complete list of items not allowed inside Boettcher Concert Hall, please visit the artscomplex.com website. CAN I BRING THE KIDS? Kids of all ages will enjoy our Family, education concerts, and many of our Symphony Pops, Holiday, and Summer concerts. All children require a ticket regardless of age, and child tickets are $10. Classics concerts tend to be between 2 and 21/2 hours long. Please consider this when deciding whether or not to bring your child. If your child is disturbing other patrons, an usher may ask you to take your child into the lobby for the remainder of the performance, without refund. HOW LONG IS A TYPICAL CONCERT? Program length varies, but a typical performance lasts about two hours, including one 20 minute intermission. Visit the event page on our website, or flip to the performance details in this Soundings Magazine. WHAT IF I’M UNABLE TO ATTEND MY PERFORMANCE? Subscribers may exchange tickets free of charge — one of many subscriber benefits! Single-ticket holders may exchange for an additional fee. You may exchange tickets in person, by phone, or online for another performance within the same season. There is an additional cost if seating upgrades apply, and all exchange requests are subject to availability. You may also donate your tickets back to the Colorado Symphony and receive a donation receipt. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF A CONCERT IS CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER? We rarely cancel a concert due to inclement weather, but when this occurs we will send a direct email notification to all ticket holders. Updates, cancellations, or changes will be posted on coloradosymphony.org and on the event page for the concert. For more FAQ’s see the Plan Your Visit section of coloradosymphony.org

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CO LO RADO SYMPHON Y

BRETT MITCHELL MUSIC DIRECTOR Bill Gossard Chair

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON

BERTIE BAIGENT

MARIN ALSOP

DUAIN WOLFE

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

CHORUS DIRECTOR

RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

VIOLIN

Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair

Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster + Yi Zhao Acting Associate Concertmaster Merle Chambers Chair

Dmitri Pogorelov Acting Assistant Concertmaster Paul Primus Principal Second Allegra Wermuth Assistant Principal Second + Alessandra Jennings Flanagan Fixed 3rd Chair/Second Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Myroslava Ivanchenko-Bartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Susan Paik Miroslaw Pastusiak Erik Peterson Megan Prokes Robert Stoyanov Yue Sun* Delcho Tenev Amy Tyson Bradley Watson Tena White Wenting Yuan

VIOLA

Basil Vendryes Principal Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal Mary Cowell Fixed 3rd Chair Sofia Basile Marsha Holmes Leah Kovach Helen McDermott Kelly Shanafelt Phillip Stevens

CELLO

Seoyoen Min Principal Fred & Margaret Hoeppner Chair

Chloe Hong Assistant Principal Judith Galecki Fixed 3rd Chair Susan Rockey Bowles Allison Drenkow* Danielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret Hoeppner Matthew Switzer

BASS

Steve Metcalf Principal Nicholas Recuber Assistant Principal John Arnesen Susan Cahill Jeremy Kincaid Owen Levine

FLUTE

Brook Ferguson Principal Catherine Peterson 2nd/Assistant Principal Tom & NoÃ«y Congdon Chair

Julie Duncan Thornton

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PICCOLO

Julie Duncan Thornton

OBOE

Peter Cooper Principal Irene & David Abosch Chair

Nicholas Tisherman 2nd/Assistant Principal Jason Lichtenwalter

ENGLISH HORN Jason Lichtenwalter

CLARINET

Jason Shafer Principal Abby Raymond 2nd/Assistant Principal Andrew Stevens

E-FLAT CLARINET Abby Raymond

TRUMPET

Justin Bartels Principal Philip Hembree 2nd/Associate Principal Patrick Tillery Assistant Principal

TROMBONE

John Sipher Principal Paul Naslund 2nd/Associate Principal Gregory Harper

BASS TROMBONE Gregory Harper

TUBA

Stephen Dombrowski Principal

HARP

BASS CLARINET

Courtney Hershey Bress Principal

BASSOON

TIMPANI

Andrew Stevens

Chad Cognata Principal Tristan Rennie 2nd/Assistant Principal Roger Soren

CONTRABASSOON Roger Soren

HORN

Michael Thornton Principal Carolyn Kunicki Kolio Plachkov 3rd/Associate Principal Matthew Eckenhoff Patrick Hodge Assistant

William Hill Principal Steve Hearn Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION John Kinzie Principal

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BOARD OF TRU STEES HONORARY TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern CEO & Chair Richard Kylberg Vice Chair & Trustee James D. Butler Treasurer & Trustee Susan Bowles Secretary & Ex-officio Trustee

TRUSTEES Anthony T. Accetta Margaret Anderson Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Kai Chin Young Cho Mary Cowell* Sandy Elliott Alessandra Flanagan* Amy Harmon Courtney Hershey Bress* Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Margaret Hoeppner* Yumi-Hwang-Williams* Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, Ph.D., MBA Bill Johnson Kathleen Johnson, Esq John Kinzie* Richard D. Krugman, MD

Governor Jared Polis Mayor Michael B. Hancock Christopher J. Ott, MD

Steve Metcalf* Bill Myers Diane Nagler Deana M. Perlmutter Nick Recuber* Mike Richardson, Esq. Malik Robinson Julie Rubsam L.T. Sandvik Mike VanWirt* Andra Zeppelin

COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATE BOARD Soley Bogadottir Ryan Cohn Chris Cole Stephanie Costa Allison D'Angiolillo Nicole Donnelly Erica Hanger Jordan Kleiman William Kowalski Angie Nelson Elliott Niedens Kip Wallen

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Donna Connolly Arthur Hodges Brett Mitchell Kip Wallen Ginger White Brunetti

EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors** John Low** Will McFarlane** Dr. Gerald Rainer** Mary Rossick Kern, Ph.D. Lee Yeingst * Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee ** In Memorium

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Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board of Trustees Chief Advancement Officer Chief Administrative Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Marketing Officer Chief Artistic Officer

ARTISTIC Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer Dave Aeling Production Stage Manager Aric Christensen Audio Engineer Dante Dunlap Properties Master Joanne Goble Principal Orchestra Librarian Jonathan Groszew Orchestra Personnel Manager Philip Hiester Master Electrician Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter Matt Koveal Manager of Artistic Operations Mike Pappas New Media Center Julian Pichette Audio Engineer Assistant Orchestra Librarian Hitomi Sipher Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Julie Strom Phillip Strom Artistic Coordinator Izabel Zambrzycki Artistic General Manager

CONDUCTORS & CHORUS DIRECTION Brett Mitchell Duain Wolfe Christopher Dragon Bertie Baigent Travis Branam Eric Israelson Mary Louise Burke Taylor Martin Barbara Porter

Music Director Chorus Director Colorado Symphony Chorus Resident Conductor Assistant Conductor Assistant Conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus Chorus Manager Associate Conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus Assistant Conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus Assistant Chorus Manager

ADVANCEMENT John Burtness Chief Advancement Officer Taylor Atkinson Annual Giving Manager Senior Manager of Sean Baker Corporate Partnerships Director of Major Gifts Caiti Glasgo Adriel Long Donor & Board Relations Coordinator David Rosen Advancement Database Coordinator

EDUCATION Jesse Martinez Rosa Gasdia

Director of Community Education Education Associate

FINANCE Coreen Miller Ben Boone Annette Brown

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Senior Finance Manager Staff Accountant

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Parker Owens Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Derybowski Application Support Manager Nick Dobreff Manager of Publicity and Community Relations Kayla Hayes Digital Media Manager

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Holiday Brass

DEC 22 SUN 1:00

Renée Fleming - The Brightness of LightColorado Premiere

Brian Buerkle, conductor Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion

NOV 15 & 17 FRI 7:30 n SUN 1:00

A Night in Vienna

Brett Mitchell, conductor

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

CLASSICS

NOV 22-24 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00

DEC 31 TUE 6:30

Brett Mitchell, conductor

Home Alone in Concert

J A N U A R Y MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

HalfNotes

NOV 29 FRI 7:30

Brett Mitchell, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

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JAN 3-5 FRI-SAT 7:30 n SUN 1:00

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Bertie Baigent, conductor

Aretha: A Tribute

SYMPHONY POPS

NOV 30 SAT 7:30

Christopher Dragon, conductor

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D E C E M B E R

CLASSICS

JAN 10-12 FRI-SAT 7:30 n SUN 1:00

Drums of the World

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HalfNotes

DEC 1 SUN 2:30

Colorado Symphony Percussionists

Love Actually in Concert

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DEC 6 FRI 7:30

Brett Mitchell, conductor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Bertie Baigent, conductor

In partnership with the MLK, Jr. Holiday Commission, and Denver Arts & Venues.

Mandolin Orange with the Colorado Symphony JAN 17 FRI 7:30

Mandolin Orange Christopher Dragon, conductor

John Denver Holiday Celebration with the Colorado Symphony Christopher Dragon, conductor

A Tribute to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour

Christopher Dragon, conductor

DEC 7 SAT 7:30

SYMPHONY POPS

JAN 18 SAT 7:30

DEC 8 SUN 5:00

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

A Colorado Christmas

DEC 13-15 FRI 7:30 n SAT 2:30 & 6:00 n SUN 1:00

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HalfNotes

Brett Mitchell, conductor

Bertie Baigent, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance

All Beethoven – 250th Birthday Celebration

Albert Bergeret, conductor The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

DEC 16 MON 7:30

Bertie Baigent, conductor

CLASSICS

JAN 24-26 FRI-SAT 7:30 n SUN 1:00

SYMPHONY POPS

JAN 31-FEB 1 FRI-SAT 7:30

Handel’s Messiah — Awakening DEC 20-21 FRI-SAT 7:30

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STORIES OF NOTE

Our Greatest Opportunity

Is You By Nick Dobreff

I’ve been listening to the Symphony for 57 years now. It’s a valuable cultural institution to the city of Denver. It’s priceless, really. To lose it would be a real tragedy. We have deep convictions about that.” – William Dodge Wallace, Vice President of the Avenir Foundation (Denver Business Journal, March 15, 2019)

“Symphonic music is unique because you have this incredible experience as an audience member in a concert hall of seeing 8090 people onstage create something live,” said Jason Shafer, Principal Clarinet. “That’s something a lot of businesspeople are sometimes surprised by and they’ll ask, ‘how is it possible that all of these people onstage can perfectly line up that one little note or perfectly do everything together?’ And the answer is because we know that there is an incredible strength in this unity of us working together so closely. This amazing energy that’s created by such a large group of people working together so intimately and so emotionally.” Just as a symphony orchestra needs all its musicians working in concert to achieve musical harmony, so too does the orchestra require the help of its community to thrive. For nearly 100 years, the Colorado Symphony has been an iconic paragon within Colorado’s performing arts community. As the only resident, full-time, professional orchestra in the state, it has served as a vital linchpin of the cultural performing arts infrastructure of Colorado.

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“

what artist wouldn’t

...

Today, just as Denver and Colorado continue to flourish, as does the Colorado Symphony, by consistently performing at the level of America’s elite — Westword orchestras, engaging worldclass musicians including Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Renée Fleming, and staying on the cutting edge of popular music by collaborating with artists such as OneRepublic, Weird Al Yankovic, The Flaming Lips, Tenacious D, Sarah McLachlan, Béla Fleck, Ben Folds, and more.

FEEL HONORED

having a city’s orchestra play behind {them}?

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The Colorado Symphony is innovative, enriching the lives of Colorado’s residents and inspiring a whole new generation of musicians and music aficionados. 74% of full-time Colorado Symphony musicians currently serve as music educators or teach private lessons throughout the state. An additional 19% of Colorado Symphony musicians previously served as music educators or taught private lessons.

The Symphony’s impact is cultural, economic, and civic, extending far beyond Denver into the greater metropolitan area and throughout the state and region as we touch the lives of almost 500,000 people each year while generating $30 million in economic impact for the local economy. Meanwhile, the orchestra has risen to the challenge of transforming itself into a 21st century ensemble, diversifying its programming, educational outreach, and community enrichment activities to meet the needs and challenges of today’s society while appealing to a wider and more diverse audience than ever before. However, as a not-for-profit entity, the Colorado Symphony can only accomplish this community enrichment through the contributions and philanthropy of individual donors and corporations. The price of your ticket covers only half of the overall cost required to present a symphonic concert, making the contributions of donors essential to the survival of the organization. “As a non-profit organization, we do not exist to make money. We exist to serve the community,” said Colorado Symphony Concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams. “And we serve the community by presenting works that are a testament to human achievement. A Beethoven Symphony does not happen on its own. You have a stage full of incredibly highly trained musicians who can deliver that in a live performance at the highest level. So, what you’re supporting is all of it. Ticket sales only cover about 50% of what it costs to run this organization and have these highly-trained

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STORIES OF NOTE musicians in the community. So, we have always relied on the support of people, the community, corporations, and foundations. And we will continue to need that support if we want to continue to provide this level of music to the community.” An analysis of the Colorado Symphony’s business model has made it clear that the organization’s lack of a significant endowment has been a long-standing impediment to its financial success. It has been apparent for some time that the Symphony’s financial infrastructure undermines its long-term stability as it depends primarily on earned revenues, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, and annual donations to balance the budget each year. So, what is an endowment fund? Simply put, it’s a permanent source of funding for the future. Endowment assets are invested, and a set percentage of earnings or market growth are distributed annually to the symphony to support operations. Any

Revenue vs Endowment Value Total Revenues FOR MID-SIZED U.S. ORCHESTRAS

Total Revenues Endowment Value

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earnings or growth in excess of this distribution are reinvested in the fund and build its value and impact over time. This allows the endowment to continue to grow and provide support for the Symphony in the future.

DENVER INSTITUTION for good reason.

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— Westword

An endowment strengthens a symphony in many ways and provides a significant amount of support for the organization’s operating budget, which includes salary support for musicians, funding for youth concerts as well as other educational and outreach activities, and financial backing to bring guest artists and conductors to perform with the orchestra. It also helps in keeping ticket prices from rising too high—thus ensuring performances remain affordable for the widest possible audience—while providing a consistent and predictable income source during changing economic times, and ensuring the permanence of one of Colorado’s most prestigious and enduring performing arts organizations. The best-managed mid-sized and large orchestras have endowments equal to at least four times their annual operating budgets which provide a predictable and sustainable source of revenue each year to build on. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, for example, has a $25 million annual budget and a $95 million endowment; the Kansas City Symphony has a $17 million annual operating budget and a $100 million endowment. In comparison, the Colorado Symphony has an annual operating budget of $14 million and a $24 million endowment.

For the Colorado Symphony, ticket revenue currently provides around 50% of the annual budget and the other half is provided by annual donations, support from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), and distribution from our endowment and designated trusts managed outside the organization. For many orchestras in the United States, the percentage of revenue received from donations skews higher on average than it does for the Colorado Symphony. With operating costs increasing each year, it’s imperative that the Colorado Symphony builds a more substantial endowment that will serve as a reliable source of income year after year. “As a non-profit organization, endowments are vital to our long-term stability and financial success, creating an important foundation from which to grow,” said Jerome H. Kern, CEO and Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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STORIES OF NOTE

“

In my experience, there are

TWO KINDS OF CITIES: there are those that have a symphony orchestra and those that are crap.

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— Ben Folds

In response to the long-term challenge to increase the size and impact of our endowment, the Colorado Symphony and community leaders formed a new organization – The Symphony Fund – as a separate non-profit entity established to invest and manage funds for the benefit of the Colorado Symphony Association. Contributions made to The Symphony Fund endowment are invested, and a portion of the annual earnings or market growth are distributed to the Symphony on an annual basis in support of the music, educational, and community engagement activities. In 2015, the Colorado Symphony received a challenge grant commitment of $25 million from the Avenir Foundation, which agreed to match all donations dollar-for-dollar made by June 30, 2020 up to the $25 million threshold. “I’ve been listening to the Symphony for 57 years now,” said William Dodge Wallace, Vice President of the Avenir Foundation. “It’s a valuable cultural institution to the city of Denver. It’s priceless, really. To lose it would be a real tragedy. We have deep convictions about that.” In 2018, a trio of significant endowment contributions were made as Tom & Noëy Congdon endowed the Chair for the Assistant Principal Flute and Merle Chambers endowed the Chair for the Assistant Concertmaster. In addition, another couple who are longtime patrons and supporters of the Colorado Symphony chose to endow the Principal Cellist Chair anonymously while naming it in honor of Fred and Margaret Hoeppner.

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“I have enjoyed the Symphony for decades and when I heard about the opportunity to invest in the endowment and have my donation doubled, I was thrilled to participate,” said Merle Chambers.

I have enjoyed the Symphony for decades and when I heard about the opportunity to invest in the endowment and have my donation doubled, I was thrilled to participate!

“The Colorado Symphony has a unique — indeed an — Merle Chambers, community leader extraordinary — opportunity to grow its operating endowment to a level that matches the orchestra’s excellence,” said Jim Butler, Treasurer and Trustee, Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees. “Taking full advantage of Avenir Foundation’s unprecedented generosity would give your Colorado Symphony a $50 million endowment — enough to generate an annual distribution supplying about 15% of the orchestra’s operating budget. That 15% is only a little less than what the average symphony orchestra in the US receives in investment/endowment distributions annually.” Several additional opportunities remain, and we need your help. We invite you to consider investing in our future by making a gift to our Endowment Campaign. Every gift received by June 30, 2020 will be matched dollar for dollar through the Avenir challenge grant. For more information or to speak with a Colorado Symphony representative about this exciting opportunity, please contact John Burtness at 303308-2495 or jburtness@coloradosymphony.org Your investment today ensures a bright and prosperous future for live symphonic music in Colorado while preserving this iconic cultural treasure for years to come.

“

I HEARD THE SYMPHONY play this song last night, and it really killed me. So HANG ON to your handkerchiefs.

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— John Prine

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CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION. FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY? SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS PROGRAM FOR FAQ’S TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE GREAT! Tonight's Performance is Gratefully Dedicated to the Lloyd J. King & Eleanor R. King Foundation PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SOUNDINGS

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES PHOTO: ROGER MASTROIANNI

BRETT MITCHELL, conductor Hailed for delivering compelling performances of innovative, eclectic programs, Brett Mitchell was named the fourth Music Director of the Colorado Symphony in September 2016. He served as the orchestra’s Music Director Designate during the 16/17 season and began his four year appointment in September 2017.

Mr. Mitchell concluded his tenure as the Associate Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra in August 2017. He joined the orchestra as Assistant Conductor in 2013 and was promoted to Associate in 2015, becoming the orchestra’s first Associate Conductor in over three decades and only the fifth in its 98 year history. In this role, he led the orchestra in several dozen concerts each season at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center, and on tour. Mr. Mitchell also served as the Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO), which he recently led on a four-city tour of China, marking the ensemble’s second international tour and its first to Asia. In May, 2019 he returned to the Cleveland Orchestra to lead subscription performances of An American in Paris. In addition to his work in Cleveland and Denver, Brett Mitchell is in consistent demand as a guest conductor. Recent and upcoming guest engagements include subscription debuts with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Dallas, San Antonio, Vancouver and New Zealand symphonies and the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain, as well as debuts with the Grant Park Music Festival in downtown Chicago and the Indianapolis Symphony during the orchestra’s summer festival at Conner Prairie. He has also appeared with the Detroit, National, Houston, Milwaukee and Oregon symphonies, the Rochester Philharmonic, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra among others. From 2007 to 2011, Brett Mitchell led over one hundred performances as Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony. He also held Assistant Conductor posts with the Orchestre National de France, where he worked under Kurt Masur from 2006 to 2009, and the Castleton Festival, where he worked under Lorin Maazel in 2009 and 2010. In 2015, Mr. Mitchell completed a highly successful five-year tenure as Music Director of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, where an increased focus on locally relevant programming and community collaborations resulted in record attendance throughout his tenure. As an opera conductor, Brett Mitchell has conducted nearly a dozen productions, principally during his tenure as Music Director of the Moores Opera Center in Houston, where he led eight productions from 2010 to 2013. His repertoire spans the core works of Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute), Verdi (Rigoletto and Falstaff), and Stravinsky (The Rake’s Progress), to contemporary works by Adamo (Little Women), Aldridge (Elmer Gantry), Catán (Il Postino and Salsipuedes), and Hagen (Amelia). In addition to his work with professional orchestras, Mr. Mitchell is also well-known for his affinity for working with and mentoring highly talented young musicians aspiring to be professional orchestral players. His work with COYO during his Cleveland Orchestra tenure was

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES highly praised and he is regularly invited to work with the orchestra at the Cleveland Institute of Music as well as at summer orchestral training programs such as the Texas Music Festival, National repertory Orchestra, Interlochen and Sarasota Music Festival. Born in Seattle in 1979, Brett Mitchell holds degrees in conducting from the University of Texas in Austin and composition from Western Washington University, which selected him as its 2014 Young Alumnus of the Year. He studied at the National Conducting Institute and was selected by Kurt Masur as a recipient of the inaugural American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Mitchell was also one of five recipients of the League of American Orchestras’ American Conducting Fellowship Program from 2007 to 2010.

BRENT R. COHEN, guest conductor As the winner of the Colorado Symphony Ball Live Auction item “Conduct the Colorado Symphony orchestra,” this is Mr. Cohen’s first guest conducting appearance with the Colorado Symphony. Brent R. Cohen chairs the bankruptcy practice group at the Denver office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP. An avid guitarist and songwriter, Mr. Cohen and his “All Dog Band” have published two albums comprised of creative interpretations of existing works as well as original songs. Mr. Cohen is also a dedicated cyclist and triathlete, with over a decade of successful completions of the highly demanding Triple Bypass ride from Evergreen to Vail. He enjoys skiing, tending his beehives, and spending time with his wife Dana and their two quasiadult kids, Emma and Joe.

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and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts. Please check with your Human Resources Department to see if your contribution can be doubled through the generosity of your company. For more about matching gifts at the Colorado Symphony, please call Sean Baker at 303.534.0757. GIFTS OF ASSETS: If you are 70 Â˝ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit the Colorado Symphony and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity without having to pay income taxes on the money. Likewise, gifts of Appreciated Stock can be an ideal way to ensure the same impact as a regular Annual Fund contribution, while avoiding capital gains tax and gaining federal tax deductibility. For more information about making a gift of assets please call Caiti Glasgo at 303.308.2475. GIVE NOW Interested in making a gift online? Scan the QR code below or visit coloradosymphony.org/ Giving. Smart devices with Snapchat or Pinterest apps, Apple devices iOS11 and higher, and many Android devices can scan this code. Open your camera app or bring up your camera through a supported app and position your phone so the code appears on screen. After 2-3 seconds, click the notification to open the content in your browser. Give it a try!

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YOU MAKE THE MUSIC HAPPEN. The extraordinary musical experiences that your Colorado Symphony creates depend on generous gifts from donors like you. There are many ways to support your Colorado Symphony, from the Annual Fund to the Symphony Ball, Brett Mitchell Society, Women of Note, the Endowment Campaign, and many more. We are pleased to recognize these generous gifts; thank you for making the music happen through your individual, corporate, and foundation support.

THE SYMPHONY FUND The operating endowment for the Colorado Symphony is held and managed by The Symphony Fund, a separate non-profit organization established to invest and manage funds for the benefit of the Colorado Symphony Association. THE SYMPHONY FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gregg O. Kvistad Stephen M. Brett, President Suzanne Ryan Norman L. Wilson, Treasurer William Wallace *Susan K. Ellis, Secretary *Non-Member Jerome H. Kern

ENDOWED CHAIRS AND FUNDS The following members of the Symphony family have established special funds to perpetuate the work of the Colorado Symphony for future generations. These endowed funds are gifts from individuals who have loved, believed in, and supported the orchestra. To these individuals, the Colorado Symphony extends endless gratitude. • • • •

Irene and David Abosch Oboe Chair Merle Chambers Assistant Concertmaster Chair Tom and Noёy Congdon Flute Chair Dave and Pam Duke Families Guest Artist and Guest Conductor Fund • Friend of the Colorado Symphony Principal Percussion Chair

• Bill Gossard Music Director Chair • Fred and Margaret Hoeppner Cello Chair • Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair • Charles S. Sterne Conductor’s Podium

DONORS TO THE SYMPHONY FUND SINCE 2015 This list includes gifts made to The Symphony Fund Endowment Campaign. $10,000,000+ Avenir Foundation, Inc. $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 Colorado Symphony Foundation $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Anonymous Merle Chambers Fund $500,000 to $999,999 Tom and Noëy Congdon

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$250,000 to $499,999 The Butler Family Fund Esther R. Liss Living Trust $50,000 to $249,999 Colorado Symphony Guild Keith and Kathie Finger Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville $10,000 to $49,999 Bessie C. Burghardt Charitable Unitrust Thomas J. and Shirley C. Gibson Leonard and Alice Perlmutter Charitable Foundation

$9,999 and below AMG National Trust Bank Foundation Anonymous Anonymous Foundation Ms. Margaret Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Appell Nancy Ball Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Ms. Catherine E. Beeson Drs. Paula P. and William E. Bernstein Roger and Susan Bowles Evan and Kim Ela Mr. Jack Dais Mr. Evan Ela Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ferretti Ms. Dianne Green Ms. Carol A. Greenwald David Hackl and Margaret Shugrue Ms. Amy C. Harmon Mr. Nicholas Hodges Margaret Hoeppner Mr. Kevin Horn Yumi Hwang-Williams Mr. Zephyr Isely and Mrs. F. Parvanta Jerry's Contribution Fund Mrs. Kathleen Johnson and Mr. Stephen Vierling William Johnson Dr. Jan Kennaugh & Mr. Chevis Horne Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Kincaid Drs. Richard and Mary Krugman Rich Kylberg and Jilliann Parker

Ms. Bernice Lane Judy and Dan Lichtin Paul and Carol Lingenfelter Mr. Brian Lucas Mr. Greg and Mrs. Julie Lucas McKinsey & Company Coreen and Mike Miller Anne and Bill Mills Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mosser Diane Nagler Neal Arts Fund Judi and Robert Newman Frank Y. Parce Gordon R. and Pam Parker QEP Resources Dr. Susan B. Rifkin Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund Julie and John Strain Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Strom Mr. Tom Strauss Mr. Lloyd Sweet Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Andra and Kyle Zeppelin

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST – INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY FOUNDATION SUPPORT This list includes gifts made to the Colorado Symphony from July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a donor listing, please contact the Advancement Department directly at 303.308.2464. Thank you for your support! Legend: We know there are many ways to support your Colorado Symphony. Use this legend to see how donors like you support and delve into our music and offerings. ∆ - Brett Mitchell Society Member δ - Education Donor ∑ - Women of Note Member ¥ - Donated in 20+ Seasons ß - Ball Donor Ω - Donated in 10+ Seasons

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Avenir Foundation, Inc. ß Ω Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern ∆ ∑ ß ¥ Ω Platinum Chairman’s Society

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Gold Chairman’s Society ($25,000+)

The Anschutz Foundation ß Ω Libby Anschutz Foundation ß Jane Costain and Gary Moore ∆ δ The Estate of John Coubrough Jr. Keith and Kathie Finger ∆ ∑ ß Ω Genesee Mountain Foundation ß ¥ Ms. Amy C. Harmon ß Lorraine Higbie δ Dr. Richard and Mrs. Mary Krugman Estate of Ann C. Levy ∑ δ Dr. Jack Wilson ∆ δ

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Nancy & Anthony Accetta ∆ ∑ ß Ω Anonymous ∆ δ Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver ∆ Ω Ed and Laurie Bock ∆ Ω Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett ß Ω Sharon and Jim Butler ß Ω Jim and Janice Campbell ∆ δ Merle C. Chambers Ω Young and Carolyn Cho ∆ ∑ ß Ω Mr. John F. Estes III and Mrs. Norma Horner ∆ George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. Keegan Gerhard and Lisa Bailey Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole ∆ Peter and Rhondda Grant ∆ δ Ed and Jenni Haselden ∆ ß The Estate of Gloette Hess Ω Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville ∆ ß Ω Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic and Dr. Slobodan Todorovic ß Carolyn Longmire ∆ ∑ Ω Mr. Cliff Louis ß Coreen and Mike Miller ∆ ß Miller Family Foundation Mrs. Rhea Miller ∆ δ Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Fund Mr. Larry Mueller ß Drs. Sarah and Harold Nelson ∆ δ Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons ß Mr. Craig Ponzio Ω Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert W. Riegel ∆ Ω

Sig Rosenfeld ∆ δ Raymond and Suzanne Satter ∆ ∑ δ Estate of Henry R. Schmoll Δ Ω Harvey and Maureen Solomon ∆ ∑ δ Normie and Paul Voillequé ∆ δ Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg ∆ ∑ Ω Alan and Judy Wigod ∆ The Nancy S. & Earl L. Wright Foundation ¥

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Anonymous Mr. Robert M. Balas δ Bartholic Family Foundation Richard & Linda Bateman Ω Dr. Charles W. Baucum Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt δ Ms. Mariette Bell Claire Benson Ω John and Sandy Blue δ Ms. Ingrid H. Boyd Elizabeth Bradley Ω Matthew Briger ß Sandy and Rogene Buchholz Ω Evalina Burger ß

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Ms. Carol L. Rust Jim and Doreen Ryan δ Mr. Nemat Sanandaji ß Dean Sanpei ß Mr. Loren Schillinger Ruth Schoening δ Ms. Elizabeth Scully and Mr. Patrick Scully ß Jo Shannon δ Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Shultz δ Mr. Jerry E. Sims and Mrs. Carol J. Buchanan Ω Mr. Eric D. Sipf and Mrs. Susan H. Sipf ß Billie Smith William Smitham ß Ms. Kathy Spuhler ∆ ∑ Hanspeter Spuhler δ Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Ms. Kathryn Taylor Ω Mrs. Barbara L. Tedstrom Tipton Family Foundation Ω Ms. Sheila Trader Ms. Erin Trapp ß Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turetzky ∆ δ Dr. David H. Wagner Jr ß Mrs. and Mr. Anne & Stephen Waite John and Kristine Wallack δ Mr. Tim and Mrs. Lisa Walsh Mr. Jason & Mrs. Kelly Waltrip Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ward Ω Mr. and Mrs. Jim White ∆ Mr. Jordan Wight Dr. Martin Yussman ß Jon and Kathy Zeschin

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DeAnn Anderson Ms. Maggie Anderson ß Anonymous Ω Bruce Avery Marti Awad ß David H. and Lornel A. Baker Nancy Ball δ Mr. James Balog and Ms. Suzanne Balog Anne and Henry Beer Ω Dr. Douglas Bell and Dr. Michelle Bell Mr. Joe Bertsch ß Mr. Dean Beyer Michael Biere and Patricia Romero Ω Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blaney Ω Ms. Soley M. Bogadottir Mark and Therese Brady Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brennan ß Mr. Briggs and Ms. Kostyashkina Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bronesky Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. John Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bushman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz δ Lois M. Calvert δ Rusty and Ellen Campos δ Casey Christensen ß Dr. David and Mrs. Delores Claassen Ω Ms. Toni H. Cohig Catherine Coleman ß Ann Connor ß Paul and Eileen Cooper δ Kerry and Walter Cote Ω Mrs. Barbara Cravitz Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cravitz Ω Hille L. Dais Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Rebecca David ß Anne C. Dillen and Mark Dillen ß Margaret Dong Denis and Kathy Donnelly δ

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Ms. Julia Gwaltney Donald Hagengruber Halvorson-Freese 21st Century Fund Charles and Linda Hamlin Ω Ms. Linda E. Hamlin Homer and Treva Hancock Ω Ms. Darlene K. Harmon δ Mr. Frank Harney ß Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell ¥ Ω Dr. Raymond Henkel Owen and Deborah Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess δ HHSB Family Fund ¥ Mr. James Hidahl and Mrs. Patricia Hidahl Ω Mrs. Patricia C. Higgins Ms. Carol Hildebrand Dr. Stephen Hindes Ω Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Hirsch Mr. and Ms. Arthur Hodges ß Mr. Arthur Hodges ß Mrs. Elizabeth Holtze Ms. Sally H. Hooper Ruth and George Hopfenbeck δ M. J. Hopkins δ Ms. Sally Hopper Ω Andrew Hornbrook Ω Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Ω Yumi Hwang-Williams ∑ ß Ω Nancy C. Ives Mr. and Mrs. Bradley James δ Mr. Bradley James Mr. Tim Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Cody Jennings ß Mrs. Jill Johnke Mr. Eric E. Johnson Mrs. Kathleen Johnson and Mr. Stephen Vierling Mr. Douglas C. Jones

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT Emily B. Joy Ω Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd δ Mr. Jeff Julin ß Betsy Herrick and Milt Kahn ¥ Ω Garrick Keatts ß Dr. Richard and Mrs. Carla Kem Ms. Judy H. Kessenich Mark Kessler Ms. Soraya Khalje ß John and Alicia Kinnamon Mel and Roberta Klein δ Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kleinsteiber δ Stuart and Janet Kritzer Family Foundation John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich δ Mr. John W. Kure Phyllis and James Kurtz-Phelan δ Ms. Nancy Lambertson Sandy and Evan Lasky ∑ ß δ Henny Lasley ß David C. Leger δ Mr. Kenneth B. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Don Lewis Judy and Dan Lichtin Chui Mei G. Lively and Robert D. Lively Patty Lorie Ω Mr. Greg and Mrs. Julie Lucas ∑ Ms. Marian Lyons Mrs. Jean Macferran δ Ernie Blake and Sharon Magness Blake Christopher Marchbanks Jean L. Marshall Ω Ms. Susan Martin William J. Martinez & Judith C. Shlay Ms. Tanya R. Mathews ß Steve and Kathy McConahey ∆ Ω Michael E. McGoldrick Ω Ms. Karen M. McGrath Carla E. McKennett Ω Ms. Carla McWilliams Mr. Harold 'Bud' Meadows and Mrs. BJ Meadows Ω Ms. Christine D. Metzger Jay and Lois Miller δ Paul & Barb Moe δ Janell Moerer ß Kelvin and Sara Moore Ω Col. & Mrs. Jeffrey Neely Mrs. Jane Netzorg and Mr. Gordon Netzorg Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Newberry Ω Mr. Timothy W. Nicholas Mr. Randy Oakes and Mrs. Susan Oaks ß Dr. Richard and Mrs. Florence O'Day Ω Larry O'Donnell and Kermit Cain ¥ Dr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and Mr. Steve Otsuki Ω Mary and Art Otten δ Mary Chloe Ourisman ß Mr. Rick Palacio ß Frank Y. Parce ∆ δ Carl Patterson David and Doris Pearlman Ω Maggie Petray ß Mr. Anthony Pierce ß Mr. & Mrs. Cason and Rachel Pierce Mr. David K. Porter Ed Post Ω Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius δ

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Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby Ω Rich Ramsey Ω Melinda H. Reed Ω Ms. Mary Reeve Nancy and Gene Richards δ Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark Ω Eleanor Roberts δ Ms. Susan D. Rodger Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg Ω Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen ∆ Parker Rothhammer ß Ellen Ruble ß Suzanne Barber Ryan ∑ δ Mr. Clayton Saylor Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer Ω Mr. Donald Schott Ms. Mary Ann Schultz δ Mrs. Melanie Seatvet Mr. David Seeland δ Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Ms. Isabel Shanahan Dr. David Shander and Mrs. Karen Shander Ω Barbara L. Sharp Mr. Daniel Shurz Ms. Alice Silver Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman δ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sisk Ms. Lynn M. Slouka Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Ms. Bonnie Smith ß Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith δ Mr. Norman Spivy Mr. Thomas R. Stephens and Mr. Todd H. Enders δ Jackson T. Stevens The Sylvan Stool Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strear Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, III Ω Judy and Rob Tate δ Mr. Frank Thomson Ω Barbara Thorngren δ Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Ω David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Ω Tricia Collins Fund Ms. Heather Van Dusen Mrs. Sue Von Roedern Ω Todd VonLintel ß Ms. Tina Walls ß Ms. Hanna Warren Warren and Mary Washington ∑ Walter and Susanna Weart δ Mrs. Virginia Westgaard Ms. Bette J. Wilkinson Ms. Mary Wollard Dr. and Mrs. Roy R. Wright δ Dick and Lorie Young δ Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ziebarth δ Mr. Ken Ziebarth Joan Zisler While we are only able to list a portion of our 2018/19 Season donors, we acknowledge and thank every donor who contributed this past season, no matter the amount. Every donor and dollar keeps the music playing on for Colorado!

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT ENCORE

($15,000+) Colorado Creative Industries FirstBank Florence R. and Ralph L. Burgess Trust Fund Frontier Fire Protection Kenneth King Foundation Live Nation Trice Jewelers U.S. Engineering Co.

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Aloft Denver AOR Inc. Barolo Grill Baker Botts, L.L.P. The Broadmoor Cherry Creek Shopping Center Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Denver International Airport Denver Museum of Nature and Science Encore Electric Fackler Legacy Gift Fairfield and Woods PC FourPoint Energy Four Seasons Hotel Denver Great West Life Guild Mortgage Cherry Creek ISEC Inc Medtronic, Inc. Mile High United Way QEP Resources, Inc. Sage Hospitality Sip | eat + drink SOL Bras and Sleepwear Wines For Humanity

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the Symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them. In memory of Bass Clarinetist Mr. Don Ambler given by: Mr. Robert Rodine In memory of Gene Amole's KVOD given by: Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner

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In memory of Eugene Curtis and Florence Ann Armstrong given by: Eugene C. & Florence Armstrong Family Foundation In memory of Claire Barbara given by: Mr. and Mrs. Skip Anderson In memory of Andrew Bermingham given by: Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland

In memory of Virginia Bonvicini given by: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ferretti Ms. Bernice Lane Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mosser Frank Y. Parce In memory of Valerie G. Brown given by: Nancy Carnes Ives In memory of Donald J. Carlstrom given by: Ms. Jane Carlstrom In memory of MingWah Chan given by: Fungyee Chan In memory of Blair Chotzinhoff, Jerry Endsley, Ken Harper, and Harry T. Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Max Ehrlich given by: Carol Ehrlich In memory of Richard M. Eslinger given by: Mr. John T. Kelly In memory of Dr. Constantine John Falliers given by: Penny and Dick Leather John and Merry Low In memory of Jerry Friedman and Joyce Freeman given by: Ms. JoAnne Friedman In memory of Keith Hammond given by: Mr. and Mrs. Rus Dewitt Mrs. Becky Hammond Ms. Candy McCampbell Mr. Joseph Zuchter and Ms. Carol Catardi In memory of Seonghee Hedlund given by: Mr. Brian R. Hedlund In memory of Arnold Heller given by: Dr. and Ms. Arnold Heller

In memory of Glo Hess given by: Frank Y. Parce In memory of Harley Higbie, Jr. given by: Lorraine Higbie Rosemarie Murane In memory of Fred Hoeppner given by: Margaret Hoeppner In memory of Samuel Lancaster given by: Ms. Mary Louise Burke Mr. Keith F. Corrette In memory of Mary Langehough given by: Ms. Tawney S. Willett In memory of Ann Levy given by: Ms. Peggy Brody Dick and Sigrid Freese In memory of Marie Lindvall given by: Anonymous In memory of John W. Low given by: Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David Arkell AMG National Trust Bank Foundation Douglas and Constance Cain Mr. Willis Carpenter Ms. Lee C. Everding Ms. Rebecca A. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hautzinger Ms. Carol Hildebrand Elizabeth and Steve Holtze Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hutchens Ms. Lucinda Low and Mr. Daniel B. McGraw Ms. M. A. McEwan and Mr. P Tiley Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Marchand Rosemarie Murane Mrs. Jane Netzorg

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT Judi and Robert Newman Gordon R. and Pam Parker Jane I. Ryan Mrs. Victoria Sahani Mr. Mark Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland University of Denver Nancy S. and Earl L. Wright Foundation In memory of Paul Lucas given by: Ms. Kathie Lucas In memory of Dorothy Mauk given by: Ms. Sue Pawlik In memory of Thomas Luther McClintock given by: Lenny Gail and Robin Steans In memory of William and Virginia McGehee given by: Ms. Robin McGehee In memory of John and Helen McGuire given by: John and Helen McGuire In memory of Ken Miller given by: Ms. Ashley I. Geisel In memory of Maurine Moody given by: Mr. Robert Moody In memory of William "Bill" E. Murane given by: Mrs. Madelon Affeld Charles Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James K. Aronstein Ms. Patsy Benedict Mr. Donald L. Berlin Mr. and Mrs. Jock Bickert Mr. Willis Carpenter Mrs. Mimi Chenoweth Sheila M. Cleworth Ms. Mary Cook Mrs. Dana Crawford James Cruz, Jr. and Family Ms. Nancy Downing Ms. Mary Duell Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dumler Nancy and Mike Farley Vincent Favoriti and Mary Grace & Len McCue Dick and Sigrid Freese Virginia E. & Robert K. Fuller Ms. Georgia M. Garnsey Alan G. and Sally R. Gass Caleb and Sidney Gates Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Groshek Mr. and Mrs. Sam Guyton James Hasler Sarah C. Hite Ms. Mary T. Hoagland Ruth and George Hopfenbeck CE Kahn Fund John and Merry Low Ms. Evelyn B. McClearn Rosemarie Murane Ms. Pat Pascoe Ms. Carol S. Prescott Ms. Mary Reeve Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Resnick Ms. Jeanne R. Robb Rob and Jane Scofield Carole and George Shaw Ms. Susan Sheridan Mr. Erik Solof

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Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland Ms. Margaret Trousdale Mrs. Teresa White & Eide Bailly LLP Grace Willhoit Mr. William R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wohlgenant Ms. Florence C. Wolfe Mrs. Diane Woodworth-Jordan and the CCHN Board In memory of William Murane, Robert Schulein & Blair Chotzinhoff given by: Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund In memory of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. and Mrs. David Askin Kerry and Walter Cote Ms. Martha S. Fiser Nancy and Russ Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Lingenfelter Ms. Sally Ochsner Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Manka Ms. Desiree A. Parrott-Alcorn Ms. Addie Roberts Mr. Russ Skillings Eleanor Roberts Ms. Lori Snyder Mr. Wes Showalter Ms. Janet G. Way In memory of Gerard Porter given by: The Lakewood Estates Patio HOA In memory of Herman D. Post given by: Herman D. Post Fund In memory of Gerald Rainer given by: Mr. Erik Peterson In memory of my husband, William H. Roberts given by: Mrs. Irene Roberts In Memory of Bolko von Roedern given by: Mrs. Sue Von Roedern In memory of Erwin I. Rogoff, “Country Before Self” given by: Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg In memory of Lucille S. Rosenfeld given by: Sig Rosenfeld In memory of Frances and Eugene Schaefer given by: Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer In memory of Sidney Schetina given by: Mr. Willis Carpenter Marian and Lou Gelfand Mr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Groezinger Drs. David and Miriam Weil Ms. Lisa Weil In memory of Betty Sonnenberg given by: Sylvia J. Kreider In memory of Kasiel Steinhardt, M.D. given by: June & Sylvan Stool Family Charitable Fund In memory of Mary Symonton given by: Anonymous In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Eileen and Jerry Walker given by: Ms. Erika Walker

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT IN HONOR GIFTS The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend, or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them. In honor of Catherine Beeson given by: Nancy Livingston In honor of Dr. Paula Bernstein's birthday given by: Mr. Erik Bernstein In honor of Drs. Paula and William Bernstein given by: Ms. Paula Folkman In honor of Steve Brett and Linda Shoemaker for all they do for our community given by: Anna and John J. Sie Foundation In honor of John and Christine Brown given by: Ms. Barbara Brown In honor of Charlie Burrell given by: Dr. Renee Cousins King Mr. Paul B. Batchelder In honor of Duain Wolfe and Mary Louise Burke given by: Claire Benson In honor of Willis Carpenter given by: Ms. Marian Lyons In honor of Young and Carolyn Cho given by: Mr. and Mrs. Don Lewis In honor of Jo Ellen Cohen's 70th Birthday given by: Mrs. Debbi Alpert Ms. Peggy Beck Mr. Martin M. Berliner Ms. Martha W Cannon Ms. Sharon M. Engle Ms. Jody Epstein Ms. Shirley "Cookie" Gold Lynne Green Mr. Barry Hirschfeld Mrs. and Mr. Brooks Luby Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Cheri L. Michelson Ms. Jane L. Montgomery Mrs. Ricki G. Rest Ms. Fatosh Saribal Mrs. Barbara Sidon Ms. Dorothea Thomson In honor of Christopher Dragon given by: Marjorie R. Thirlby In honor of Joyce Elliott given by: Mr. Don Elliott In honor of Janice Gieskieng for Christmas and her Birthday given by: Ms. Linda McGoff & The McGoff Family In honor of Jim Greenwood given by: DaVita In honor of Chet Hampson given by: Ms. Susan Martin In honor of Byron Haselden's 50th Birthday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With love, The Chrisman Familyâ&#x20AC;? given by: Mr. Jim D. Chrisman In honor of Ed Haselden given by: The Jerry Gart Family Foundation In honor of Jutta Herrmann given by: Carla Cheuvront

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In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Mr. Eli Reshotko and Mrs. Adina Reshotko In honor of Diane Hill for Women of Note given by: Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg In honor of Anne Marie Hoffman given by: Mr. Peter Poses In honor of Co and David Hohnbaum given by: Mrs. Marcie B. Haloin In honor of Bill Johnson: DCP Midstream Charitable Fund In honor of Jerry and Mary Kern given by: Jonathan and Beth Kern Family Fund Ms. Susan Ellis In honor of Keith Kirby given by: Ms. Sara Alt In honor of Leah Kovach given by: Mrs. Marilyn Mishkin In honor of John and Merry Low given by: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Marchand In honor of Dr. Marv Lubeck given by: Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Resnick In honor of Sachiko Nakahira given by: T.R. Reid & Peggy McMahon In honor of the Non-Violent Marching Band String Members given by: Posner-Wallace Foundation In honor of Leonard Perlmutter given by: Alice Perlmutter In honor of Anthony Pierce given by: Pinon Real Estate Group In honor of Abby Raymond given by: Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Raymond In honor of Julie Rubsam given by: Mollie Leone In honor of Kristine and John Wallack given by: Richard Falb and Gail Skaggs In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation In honor of all the little princesses in the world, including my niece Ava Mi-Sun Williams given by: Ms. Ruth Williams In honor of Duain Wolfe given by: Claire Benson

THE HORACE TUREMAN LEGACY SOCIETY Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Legacy Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles. To learn more about including the Colorado Symphony in your estate planning, please call 303.308.2475 or visit coloradosymphony.org/Planned-Giving. Anonymous Richard and Susan Abernethy The Estate of Nan L. Barnett Mr. Jim Caputo J. Harold Corp Trust

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT Jane Costain and Gary Moore The Estate of John Coubrough, Jr.* Anne M. Culver Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Charitable Trust William G. FairField Ms. Grace L. Freye Ms. Carol K. Gossard* Ms. Jennifer Guess Ms. Misty Haisfield Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Mr. James Harold Mr. Johannes Heim* Cathey A. Herren The Estate of Gloette L. Hess* Mrs. Janice E. Hesser Ms. Blanche B. Hilf Senta G. Holtzmann Ms. Margaret R. Houston Virginia Ruth Hungerford Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Ms. Gloria E. Johnston-McGregor Mrs. Suzanne W. Joshel* The Estate of Gloria S. Kubel* Sandy and Evan Lasky Deanna Rose Leino Frank and Ginny Leitz Mrs. Ann C. Levy* Esther R. Liss Living Trust* John* and Merry Low Sandey Luciano Marjorie MacLachlan Evi and Evan Makovsky The Estate of William McGehee* Mrs. Sue McFarlane Willis M. McFarlane* Mr. James Mead and Ms. Carol Svendsen Mr. Morton Ms. Helen M. Murray* Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler* Judie and Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank* Ms. Barbara Powell James R. Pratt Mrs. Lois Rainer*

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CRESCENDO SOCIETY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FOUNDING MEMBERS The Founding Member Level is available to donors of $250 or more and includes discounted tickets to Crescendo Society Colorado Symphony concerts, complimentary tickets to exclusive Crescendo Society events, and discount codes to select Colorado Symphony performances. Be a part of Crescendo Society history and become a Founding Member in its inaugural season! To learn more about becoming a Crescendo Society member please call 303.308.2475 or visit coloradosymphony.org/crescendo Amanda and John Armstrong Ryan Cohn Mr. Christopher Cole Mr. Timothy Curry Ms. Lauren Habenicht Ms. Liz Hartsel Mr. Ben Johnson Ms. Angeline Nelson Ms. Rebecca Sposato Mr. Kip Wallen

BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, Division of Arts & Venues City and County of Denver Michael B. Hancock, Mayor Arts & Venues Denver Ginger White Brunetti, Executive Director Denver Performing Arts Complex Mark Heiser, Venue Director Jody Grossman, Assistant Venue Director For information please call (720) 865-4220

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BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL INFORMATION BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL INFORMATION FOR COLORADO SYMPHONY CONCERT TICKETS AND INFORMATION: call 303.623.7876. THE COLORADO SYMPHONYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WEBSITE, coloradosymphony.org, provides information on all Colorado Symphony activities at Boettcher Concert Hall and other venues around Colorado including performances at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts, and more. Other venues may require the use of another ticketing source; however, coloradosymphony.org navigation will always direct you to the official ticketing agent or source. LATE SEATING: In consideration of our musicians, guest artists, crew and staff, and your fellow patrons, late seating is at the discretion of the House Manager and takes place during pauses in the program. Ushers will let you know when you may enter the hall. They may seat you in an area other than your ticketed seat so as to not disturb other patrons, and you may take your ticketed seat during intermission. NO SMOKING: Boettcher Concert Hall is a smoke free venue. Any and all forms of smoking are prohibited in the venue. NO FILMING: Camera and recording equipment are not permitted in the hall during concerts unless otherwise noted. SECURITY: In furtherance of Denver Arts & Venues ongoing initiative to create a safe and secure environment for all patrons and employees of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the Colorado Symphony Association is pleased to partner with the Denver Performing Arts Complex on the newlyintroduced security measures for Boettcher Concert Hall and all venues within the complex. We encourage you to arrive up to 45 minutes prior to the start of your event. This will alleviate congestion in all walk ways and entrances and will allow for proper screening. To review the full policy and prohibited items, please visit artscomplex.com. 44

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In the event of a building emergency patrons will be notified by an announcement from the stage. Should the building need to be evacuated, please exit the nearest door, or according to instructions given from stage. FIRST AID FACILITIES for all patrons are available. Please inquire with an usher should you need these facilities or assistance. Please report any accidents, falls, or lost items to an usher promptly. ELEVATOR is located within the venue after passing through security and having your ticket scanned. Please follow the signs to the southeast end of the main lobby. The elevator is to the left of the entrance of Gallery 1 on the first level of the lobby. COAT CHECK is located underneath the main lobby stairs in the hallway leading to Gallery 1. BAR SERVICE is provided at most concerts. Concessions are managed by Centerplate. Please see the FAQ page regarding policy on food and beverage in Boettcher Concert Hall. The Colorado Symphony reserves the right to change the concessions policy at any time. The Colorado Symphony Association does not manage concessions, ordering, or realize profit from concessions. LOST AND FOUND items should be reported promptly to the House Manager, via an usher, or directly. Lost items are kept by the usher staff until the end of the performance. After the performance items are taken to Arts & Venues Lost and Found. If attempting to claim lost property during or shortly after your performance, please see an usher. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve left the hall and have a lost item, please call 720.865.4200. THE GUILD SHOP: Located in Gallery 1 on the first floor of Boettcher Concert Hall, The Shop (as it's affectionately known) is the perfect place to pick up unique gifts, seasonal fashions, and of course recordings produced by, and of, the Colorado Symphony. The Shop is operated by a dedicated group of Symphony supporters and enthusiasts year-round.

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