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THE MAGAZINE OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY vol: 18 // issue 2 CONTENTS

6 Welcome 8 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Colorado Symphony Musicians 11 Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees 12 Colorado Symphony Staff 16 Composing the Future of Live Symphonic Music 24 Community Support 41 Health & Safety 42 Boettcher Concert Hall Information

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Welcome to Boettcher Concert Hall, As we revel in the incredible sounds of our holiday concert season and look forward to the start of a new year in 2022, we wanted to take a moment to thank you once again for your loyal and generous support of the Colorado Symphony. Your passion for our music is essential to the continued success of this historic Denver institution and we’re thrilled to welcome you back to the hall once again.

Our recent appointment as Co-Chairs of the Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees comes at an exciting time for the organization.

Having the opportunity to work together and support the Colorado Symphony as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic is a unique opportunity, and the organization is well positioned and poised for an exciting season.

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 is more work still to come and we need your help to see it through.

Your support today — whether through donations, philanthropy, ticket purchases, volunteering your time, or sharing our story with friends and family — will have a lasting impact on music lovers in Colorado for generations to come.

On behalf of our entire Colorado Symphony family and the Board of Trustees, thank you for sharing this time with us. Together, we’re building a bright future for live, symphonic music.

With deep gratitude, Richard Krugman & Julie Rubsam Colorado Symphony Board Co-Chairs

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 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 are 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 unless the conductor is off the podium. During Symphony Pops concerts you may take pictures without a flash and may record short cell phone videos.

Please be courteous to your fellow concertgoers 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? No food or drinks permitted in the Concert Hall.

All food and beverages must be consumed in designated spaces/the lobby.

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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!

Non-subscribers 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

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON

MARIN ALSOP

DUAIN WOLFE

RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

CHORUS DIRECTOR

VIOLIN

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

Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster Yi Zhao Assistant Concertmaster Merle Chambers Chair

Dmitri Pogorelov Fixed 4th Chair/First Paul Primus Principal Second Allegra Wermuth Assistant Principal Second Alessandra Jennings Flanagan Fixed 3rd Chair/Second Elizabeth Drabkin* Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart+ John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Myroslava IvanchenkoBartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Susan Paik Miroslaw Pastusiak Megan Prokes Robert Stoyanov Yue Sun Delcho Tenev Bradley Watson Tena White Wenting Yuan

VIOLA

Basil Vendryes Principal Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal

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Mary Cowell Fixed 3rd Chair Sofia Basile Marsha Holmes Leah Kovach Helen McDermott Kelly Shanafelt Phillip Stevens

Nicholas Tisherman 2nd / Assistant Principal Jason Lichtenwalter

CELLO

ENGLISH HORN

Seoyoen Min Principal Fred & Margaret Hoeppner Chair

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

BASS

OBOE

Peter Cooper Principal Irene & David Abosch Chair

Jason Lichtenwalter

CLARINET

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

E-FLAT CLARINET

Julie Duncan Thornton

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BASS TROMBONE Gregory Harper

TUBA

HARP

Andrew Stevens

BASSOON

HORN

PICCOLO

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

BASS CLARINET

FLUTE

Julie Duncan Thornton

TROMBONE

Stephen Dombrowski Principal

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

Tom & Noëy Congdon Chair

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

Abby Raymond

Steve Metcalf Principal Nicholas Recuber Assistant Principal John Arnesen Susan Cahill Jeremy Kincaid Owen Levine August Ramos Brook Ferguson Principal Flute Catherine Peterson 2nd / Assistant Principal

TRUMPET

CONTRABASSOON Roger Soren

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

Courtney Hershey Bress Principal

TIMPANI

William Hill Principal Steve Hearn Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

John Kinzie Principal Friend of the Colorado Symphony Chair Steve Hearn Michael Van Wirt

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Lyle Wong

* = One year replacement + = On leave

BOARD OF TRU STEES

Deana M. Perlmutter

OFFICERS

Richard D. Krugman, MD Co-Chair | Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect Julie Rubsam Co-Chair | Community Leader James D. Butler Treasurer & Trustee | Community Leader Susan Bowles Secretary | Ex-Officio Trustee & Colorado Symphony, Cello Trustees Anthony T. Accetta Community Leader Maggie Anderson Managing Partner, Lifeline Vascular Care Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Clinical Psychologist Kai Chin Community Leader Young Cho Community Leader Mary Cowell* Colorado Symphony, Viola, Fixed 3rd Chair Matthew Eckenhoff* Colorado Symphony, Horn Sandy Elliott Community Leader Mike Ferrufino Community Leader Bob Friedlander Colorado Symphony Chorus, Bass 2 Amy Harmon Founder, Urban Market Partners, LLC Courtney Hershey Bress* Colorado Symphony, Principal, Harp Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Consulting Psychologist, Somerville Partners John Hilton* Colorado Symphony, Violin Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic Chair of Anesthesiology, MD, PhD, MBA University of Colorado School of Medicine Bill Johnson Group Vice President, DCP Midstream Richard Kylberg Chief Strategy Officer, VMP Lynn McDonald Community Leader Steve Metcalf* Colorado Symphony, Principal, Bass Steve Miller Sherman & Howard Bill Myers Managing Director, Communications, Liberty Global, Inc.

Partner, Forbes Tate Partners Mike Richardson, Esq. Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Malik Robinson Executive Director, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance L.T. Sandvik Business Development Manager, Academy Bank Claude Sim* Colorado Symphony, Violin, Associate Concertmaster Nick Tisherman* Colorado Symphony, Oboe 2nd/Assistant Principal Lorenzo A. Trujillo Attorney and Mariachi Director/Professor, MSU Denver Mike VanWirt* Colorado Symphony, Section Percussion Andra Zeppelin Community Leader Yi Zhao* Colorado Symphony Violin, Assistant Concertmaster

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Soley Maria Susan Oaks Sue Pawlik Ginger White Brunetti

Kentwood Real Estate, Chair, Colorado Symphony Associate Board Partner, Holland & Hart, DYAO Board Member President, Colorado Symphony Guild Executive Director, Arts & Venues City & County of Denver

EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors** John Low** Will McFarlane** Dr. Gerald Rainer** Jerome H. Kern Mary Rossick Kern Lee Yeingst

Emeritus Chair of the Board

HONORARY TRUSTEES Governor Jared Polis Mayor Michael B. Hancock

Governor of Colorado Mayor of Denver

*Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee **In Memorium

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STAF F LEADERSHIP TEAM Coreen Miller

Anthony Pierce

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, & Chief Financial Officer Chief Artistic Officer

Stephanie Derybowski Nick Dobreff Kayla Hayes

Application Support Manager Director of Publicity and Community Relations Digital Media Manager

ADMINISTRATIVE

SALES & PATRON SERVICES

Shannon Fraser Administrative Assistant & Office Manager

MacKenzie McGuire Director of Sales & Patron Services Gina Biss Patron Services Associate Jeremy Cuebas Patron Services Associate Molly Epstein Group Sales Associate Rosa Gasdia Patron Services Associate Johanna Jeter Lead Sales and Patron Services Associate Emelie Kronquist Patron Services Associate Danielle Iacovetto Patron Services Associate Sofia Malin Lead Sales and Patron Services Associate Holly Sidney Patron Services Associate Joy Xiaodan Lead Sales and Patron Services Associate

ARTISTIC Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer David Aeling Production Stage Manager Aric Christensen Audio Engineer Dante Dunlap Properties Master Kimberly Egan Recording Engineer Jonathan Groszew Director of Orchestral Personnel Kelsey Hawkins Artistic Coordinator Philip Hiester Master Electrician Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter Dustin Knock Manager of Artistic Operations Mike Pappas New Media Center Hitomi Sipher Assistant Librarian Julie Strom Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Lyle Wong Orchestra Librarian Izabel Zambrzycki Artistic General Manager

CONDUCTORS & CHORUS DIRECTION Duain Wolfe Christopher Dragon Eric Israelson Mary Louise Burke Taylor Martin Barbara Porter

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

DEVELOPMENT Adriel Long

Institutional Relations & Stewardship Manager 303.308.2464 | along@coloradosymphony.org David Rosen Development Services and Support Manager 303.308.2469 | drosen@coloradosymphony.org Annie Terry Development Intern

Director Community Education Education Coordinator

FINANCE Coreen Miller

Ben Boone Annette Brown David Murphy

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Stephen M. Brett Norman L. Wilson James D. Butler Jerome H. Kern Suzanne Ryan William Wallace

President Treasurer Director Director Director Director

GUILD OFFICERS Sue Pawlik President Elizabeth Leslie President Elect Donna Connolly Corresponding Secretary Patty Goward Assistant Treasurer Ruth Guy and Pat Martin Co-Recording Secretaries Nancy Lawrence Vice President of Fundraising Monica Owen CSG Shop Buyer Linda Rickard Ackerman Vice-President of Music Education Pat Riegel Vice-President of Membership Kathy Swanson Manager, CSG Shop Susan Thomas Vice President of Information Management Janet Weisheit Treasurer Boettcher Concert Hall is managed by - ARTSCOMPLEX.COM

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EDUCATION Jesse Martinez Breanna McCaughey

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DECEMBER

JAN 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✣ SUN 1:00

A Colorado Christmas Holiday Brass

Denver Young Artists Orchestra Side by Side: Elgar’s Enigma Variations

DEC 14 TUE 7:00

JAN 26 WED 7:00

A Very DeVotchKa Holiday

Tribute to The Great American Songbook

DEC 10-12 FRI 7:30 ✣ SAT 2:30 & 6:00 ✣ SUN 1:00

HalfNotes

HalfNotes

JAN 29 SAT 7:30

DEC 16 THU 7:30

FEBRUARY

Elf in Concert

DEC 18-19 SAT 7:30 ✣ SUN 2:30

HalfNotes

Disney’s A Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

HalfNotes

DEC 22-23 WED-THU 7:00

Disney’s Fantasia with your Colorado Symphony FEB 4-5 FRI 7:00 ✣ SAT 2:30

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique conducted by Douglas Boyd FEB 11-13 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✣ SUN 1:00

A Night in Vienna

The Times They Are A-Changin’: The Words and Music of Bob Dylan

DEC 31 FRI 6:30

JANUARY

FEB 18 FRI 7:30

Marin Alsop Conducts

An Evening with Dianne Reeves and your Colorado Symphony

JAN 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✣ SUN 1:00

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute

FEB 19 SAT 7:30

JAN 11 TUES 7:30 Colorado Symphony Presents:

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Danny Elfman’s Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet

FEB 25-27

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

HalfNotes Please join us for family-friendly activities 1 hour before the concert.

FRI-SAT 7:30 ✣ SUN 1:00

JAN 12 WED 7:30

HalfNotes

JAN 14-15 FRI-SAT 7:30

An Afternoon Forum with Danny Elfman JAN 15 SAT 2:30

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STORIES OF NOTE

COMPOSING THE FUTURE OF LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC Innovative programming focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility is paving a new path for music education in Colorado

By Nick Dobreff

“Education in music is most sovereign because more than anything else rhythm and harmony find their way to the innermost soul and take strongest hold upon it.”

– Plato

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ducation is the foundation upon which our future is built —it opens young minds to new worlds of possibility, bridges cultural and social divides, and creates pathways to previously unimagined opportunities.

For the Colorado Symphony, education is at the forefront of an innovative approach to ensuring a bright, equitable, and accessible future for live, symphonic music in Colorado.

Research into music education continues to demonstrate cognitive and social skill benefits for children who participate in music. In a series of landmark studies by scientists and researchers at Northwestern University, a link was found between students in community music programs and life-long academic success, including higher high school graduation rates and college attendance. Other studies have indicated that music education lays the foundation for individual excellence in group settings, creative problem solving and flexibility in work situations, improves how the brain processes and assimilates sounds, and enhances abilities to give and receive constructive criticism.

It is with these benefits in mind that each year more than 25,000 students in grades 3-12 engage with the Colorado Symphony to learn and experience the exciting, engaging, and enriching world of symphonic music. But a renewed focus on accessibility and a synergistic approach to programming have taken Colorado Symphony education programs to even higher levels in recent years.

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In 2020 the Colorado Symphony Association (CSA) formally outlined a set of 5 core values that would inform the organization’s mission moving forward: Excellence, Sustainability, Innovation, Community, and Diversity & Inclusion. Central to these core values was the 2020 adoption of a new Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion statement, an emphatic commitment of community support which reads: Music brings people together to inspire and unite the human spirit. The Colorado Symphony Association believes that symphonic music must be available to everyone and that communities thrive when music is accessible to all.

The CSA is committed to being an inclusive organization where diverse perspectives are sought out and valued; and to create experiences for our audiences where all people and communities feel welcome, represented, and connected. The CSA will continuously strive to achieve greater inclusivity and equity by leading in a way that represents our art form, one of collectivism and harmony.

The CSA believes in the dignity of all and respects a diversity of cultures, identities, orientations, heritages, beliefs, and experiences. As a cultural institution and the only full-time professional symphony orchestra in the state, we recognize the power of symphonic music and believe we can bring our community together to create greater social understanding through live symphonic music.

In recent years, the Colorado Symphony has been among the national leaders in hosting community collaborations that are free to attend, exposing larger and more diverse audiences to the power of symphonic music. That includes annual collaborations with Denver’s Mexican Cultural Center on audience-favorite performances including Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Américas and the Denver Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute concert.

These community performances regularly bring first-time symphony audiences into Boettcher Concert Hall, as do unique collaborations with world renowned artists including Cynthia Erivo, Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Odom, Jr., Bobby McFerrin, and two 2020 performances of The Music of Selena featuring Isabel Marie Sánchez.

But the Colorado Symphony’s mission extends far beyond the walls of Boettcher Concert Hall. At the heart of that mission lies a profound commitment to furthering music education and outreach statewide, providing increased access to live symphonic music for a growing and more diverse audience than ever before, and helping to inspire the next generation of musicians and concertgoers.

And what better way to spark curiosity around symphonic music than through the Colorado Symphony’s MusiCurious Youth Education programs, bringing young people C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

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STORIES OF NOTE into the concert hall and revealing new avenues of artistic expression, especially for those who normally may not have access to live symphonic music.

While the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the organization from building on their record-breaking youth concert attendance from the 2019/20 Season, it also created an opportunity to reinvent the organization’s youth concert experience, meeting the moment with a brand-new virtual concert experience that tied into the organization’s DE&I vision.

Taking inspiration from the anthem of hope from which it derives its name, the CSA developed their 2020/21 education curriculum around the theme of “Lift Every Voice”, delivering a message of unity, empowerment, and creative self-expression through an inclusive virtual concert experience featuring uplifting repertoire from a diverse array of composers and artistic performers.

Showcasing local talented artists alongside Colorado Symphony musicians and Resident Conductor Christopher Dragon, this unique concert program provided teachers with an arts-integrated curriculum designed to inspire 3-12 grade students to find their voice through music and the arts.

The youth concert’s musical soundtrack featured compositions from legendary figures like Mozart and Beethoven as well as performances from composers including José Pablo

Photos by Amanda Tipton

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Spoken-word poet Frankie Le'Troy

Moncayo, Ernesto Lecuona, Florence B. Price, Duke Ellington and modern works by Anna Clyne and Omar Thomas. In addition, collaborations with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Fiesta Colorado Dance Company, spoken-word poet Frankie Le’Troy, and visual artist Javier Flores elevated the youth concert experience in creative and profound ways, adding colorful expression and movement to the sounds of Ellington, Price, Moncayo, and Lecuona.

The virtual concert experience was supplemented by curriculum resources also developed by the CSA Education Department. These resources included two curriculum packets — one for grades 3-5 and one for grades 6-12 — with each containing three lessons centered around a theme: boldness, inspiration, and authenticity. These lessons were flexible, able to be done in person, hybrid, or online, ensuring the program was available to all students throughout the state.

This program was made possible through generous community donations and support from local organizations including Genesee Mountain Foundation, the Schramm Family Foundation, the Frederick G. Fish Foundation, Denver Post Community Foundation, Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust, and SCFD (Scientific & Cultural Facilities District).

Coming off the success of the Lift Every Voice (LEV) Virtual Youth Concert, the Colorado Symphony continued to innovate, welcoming Omar Thomas as its Education resident composer for the 2021-2022 Season in part due to receiving a prestigious grant from the National Endowment of the Arts Thomas was heavily involved in the creation of a 3-part artist collaborator series as part of the Lift Every Voice Curriculum during the 2020-2021 Season, where he discussed the themes of boldness, inspiration, authenticity, and unity as they related to his career and perspective as an African American, LGBT composer in the 21st century. The CSA commissioned the arrangement of his piece, Of Our New Day Begun, which was premiered as part of the LEV youth concert program.

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STORIES OF NOTE The residency will include two visits to Denver in 2022: the first in January for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute concert where he will engage in pre-concert activities and have his piece, Of Our New Day Begun, featured as part of the program and the second in April as part of the live Lift Every Voice family concert. Thomas will also participate in events such as masterclasses and panel discussions around education and development during his visits to Denver.

The Colorado Symphony will also be co-presenting Thomas at the 2022 Colorado Music Educators Association conference in January where he will be their featured keynote speaker.

As the Colorado Symphony prepared for their 2021/22 Season and the resumption of live concert operations in Boettcher Concert Hall, the Education Department prepared for a robust and inventive new season of educational programming, building on the success of the virtual Lift Every Voice Youth Concerts. However, fall in-hall youth concerts had to be postponed until spring in adherence to the vaccination mandates adopted by all performing arts organizations within the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Undeterred, the CSA Education Department set to work, using the lessons learned from 2020, in updating the digital curriculum complete with streaming opportunities for teachers and schools to use until it became feasible for classrooms to return to Boettcher Concert Hall for in-person youth concerts.

But the organization was compelled to do more. Offering a beacon of hope to teachers and students after what’s been a challenging two-year period, the Colorado Symphony made the unprecedented decision to provide free access to its virtual educational concerts and curriculum for all schools in Colorado for the entire 2021-22 Season. The free access to four virtual concerts included the Lift Every Voice Youth Concert, Sensory Friendly Concert, Petite Musique: The Three Little Pigs Concert, and The Story of Paul Bunyan. Free access also included concert specific educational curriculum including digital story and activity books for students.

“In our commitment to make symphonic music accessible to all, we were delighted to offer teachers, students, and families across Colorado access to our inspiring educational virtual concerts,” said Jesse Martinez, Director of Community Education. “We believe in the power of music to uplift our communities and hope that through this offering we can bring the transformative power of music to classrooms and homes throughout the state.”

The virtual education package includes more than just the youth concert, showcasing how the CSA expanded its bilingual offerings, reached early childhood education students, and made the programs more interdisciplinary. For instance, this season’s Petite Musique program, The Three Little Pigs, is a bilingual virtual concert developed along

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with a storybook to provide families with exposure to both music and literacy. Thanks to a Road to Reading Grant from the City and County of Denver, the organization was able to give free access and distribute up to 20,000 storybooks to early childhood students across Denver.

“The Colorado Symphony education curriculum was a huge life-saver last year while having to teach during a pandemic,” said Priscilla Arasaki, teacher at Sunset Middle School in Longmont, Colorado. “My favorite aspect of the curriculum was its diversity in artists and music selections. I teach orchestra and Mariachi in a very diverse school so the wide range of musical selections made it possible for me to have a few pieces that related closely to my class but also had other songs that students had not heard before. This gave them new listening experiences and let them see the vast possibilities of the performing arts. The fact that the curriculum is now free is amazing because this is such a valuable resource!”

The free virtual education package has already reached nearly 22,000 students across Colorado, with 4,000 additional participants signed up for the spring in-person programs.

With an eye towards providing increased access next season and beyond, the orchestra will be recording the newly commissioned Canta y Baila Conmigo concert experience, an extension of the bilingual early childhood education program, on November 9, with plans to release it as part of a free virtual package for the orchestra’s 2022/23 Season.

As the Colorado Symphony looks towards the future, the goal is clear: to provide programming that allows students and the community to not only experience the live sounds of symphonic music, but to see themselves in the music, in its musicians, and in Boettcher Concert Hall. That includes additional inclusive programming featuring bilingual performances, eclectic repertoire from an array of diverse composers, and outreach efforts that extend to every school district across the state through in person performances and the distribution of virtual content.

The future of live symphonic music belongs to all of us and together we can make a lasting impact on Colorado for generations to come. Your support today will allow the Colorado Symphony to provide free virtual education content to schools around the state for years to come and opens the door for new and innovative future opportunities. To learn how you can get involved, contact Jesse Martinez, Director of Community Education, at jmartinez@coloradosymphony.org.

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CLASSICS 2021/22 DRAGON CONDUCTS ELGAR ENIGMA VARIATIONS CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor STEVE METCALF, double bass Friday, December 3, 2021 at 7:30pm Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:00pm Boettcher Concert Hall

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William Tell Overture

TUBIN Concerto for Double Bass, ETW 22 I. Allegro con moto II. Andante sostenuto — III. Allegro non troppo, poco marciale — INTERMISSION — ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (Variations on an Original Theme) Enigma: Andante Var. I. “C.A.E.” L’istesso tempo II. “H.D.S. – P.” Allegro III. “R.B.T.” Allegretto IV. “W.M.B.” Allegro di molto V. “R.P.A.” Moderato VI. “Ysobel” Andantino VII. “Troyte” Presto VIII. “W.N.” Allegretto IX. “Nimrod” Moderato X. “Dorabella – Intermezzo” Allgretto XI. “G.R.S.” Allegro di molto XII. “B.G.N.” Andante XIII. “*** - Romanaza” Moderato XIV. “E.D.U.” - Finale CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 26 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY? SEE PAGE 7 OF THIS PROGRAM FOR FAQ’S TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE GREAT! PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SOUNDINGS

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CLASSICS BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.

Dragon works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015/16 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with John Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was released on album by ABC Music and won an ARIA the following year. Dragon’s international guest conducting includes Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, Omaha Symphony, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, with both resulting in immediate re-invitations. At the beginning of 2016, Dragon conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Art Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Dragon began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program in Australia under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

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CLASSICS BIOGRAPHIES STEVE METCALF, conductor Steve Metcalf joined the Colorado Symphony in 2017 as principal double bass, having previously performed with the San Diego Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony. His music festival appearances include serving as principal bassist of the New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany, Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston. Most recently, he was invited to play with the renowned Mainly Mozart festival in San Diego, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metcalf was born in Raleigh, North Carolina where he began his musical studies with North Carolina Symphony bassist Craig Brown. He went on to attend Indiana University where he studied under the instruction of Professor Emeritus, Lawrence Hurst, and received a Bachelor of Music. After graduating, he moved west to Los Angeles to continue his graduate studies with Peter Lloyd at the Colburn Conservatory, where he received both a Professional Studies Certificate and Master of Music degree. Steve is currently on faculty at Regis University in Denver teaching double bass while maintaining a small private studio of students.

In addition to performing and teaching orchestral repertoire, Metcalf is a multi-instrumentalist and enjoys arranging music for the guitar, mandolin, and double bass. He has recorded and filmed his arrangements of Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Handel, Purcell, and Glière that can all be found online. He also loves to play chamber music and can be found performing outreach programs, solo, and chamber music throughout the Front Range.

Steve lives with his wife Skye and dog Kiwi in West Denver. Outside of his work with the orchestra, he likes to enjoy the merits of living in Colorado that include climbing, backcountry skiing, backpacking, and running ultramarathons in the mountains.

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CLASSICS PROGRAM NOTES GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) Overture to William Tell Gioachino Rossini was born on February 29, 1792 in Pesaro, Italy, and died on November 13, 1868 in Paris. He composed William Tell, his last opera, in 1828 and 1829. The premiere was given at the Paris Opéra on August 3, 1829, conducted by François Habeneck. The Overture is scored for piccolo, flute, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings. Duration is about 12 minutes. The Overture was last performed October 28, 2017 with Jason Seber conducting.

In 1824, Rossini moved to Paris to become director of the Théâtre Italien, and there became fully aware of the revolutionary artistic and political trends that were then gaining prominence.

In music, the Romantic movement was heralded by such works as Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Der Freischütz, first seen in the French capital in 1824. In politics, republican sympathies were again festering, and stage works that portrayed the popular struggle against oppression and tyranny stirred considerable sentiment. Auber’s opera La muette de Portici of 1828, based on the 17th-century Neapolitan revolt against Spain, not only proved to be a popular success, but also caught the spirit of the times in both its music and its subject. Rossini was too closely attuned to public fashion to ignore the changing audience tastes these pieces portended, and he began to cast about for a libretto that would keep him abreast of the latest developments in the musical theater while solidifying his position in Paris.

Schiller’s play William Tell, based on the heroic Swiss struggle against tyranny in the 14th century, had recently created much interest when it was introduced to Paris in a French translation. Rossini decided that the drama would make a fine opera (or, at least, a saleable one), and he seems to have taken special care to incorporate the emerging Romantic style into this epic work, as evidenced by its subject matter, symphonic scope and attention to dramatic and poetic content. From the summer of 1828, when word of the project first surfaced, through the following spring, when several delays were reportedly caused by prima donna incapacity (actually, Rossini was withholding the work’s premiere to press negotiations with the government over a lucrative contract for future — never realized — operas) until the premiere in August 1829, William Tell kept Parisian society abuzz. Once the opera finally reached the stage, it was hailed by critics and musicians, but disappointed the public, who felt that its six-hour length was more entertainment than a single evening should decently hold. (The score was greatly truncated when it was staged in later years.) Whether the new style of the opera was one Rossini did not wish to pursue, or whether he was drained by two decades of constant work, or whether he just wanted to enjoy in leisure the fortune he had amassed, William Tell was his last opera.

During the remaining 39 years of his life, he did not compose another note for the stage.

Rather than the single-movement forms that characterized Rossini’s earlier overtures, the one for William Tell is essentially a miniature tone poem divided into four evocative sections: dawn in the mountains, thunderstorm, pastoral countryside, and triumphant return of the Swiss troops.

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CLASSICS PROGRAM NOTES EDUARD TUBIN (1905-1982): Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra Eduard Tubin was born on June 18, 1905 in Kallaste, Estonia, and died on November 17, 1982 in Stockholm. Tubin’s Double Bass Concerto dates from 1948. It was premiered with piano accompaniment on July 19, 1948 in Rockport, Maine by bassist Ludvig Juht and pianist Sofia Stumberg; the orchestral version premiered on March 8, 1957 in Bogota, Colombia, conducted by Olav Roots with Manuel Verdeguer as soloist. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, harp and strings. Duration is about 20 minutes. This is the Colorado Symphony premiere.

Eduard Tubin became one of Estonia’s leading musical figures during the brief time between the wars — 1918 to 1940 — that his native land lived free from Russian domination. Tubin was born in 1905 into a music-loving family in Kallaste, near Lake Peipus (on whose frozen surface Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod repelled the invading Teutonic Knights in 1242); Eduard learned violin, flute and balalaika as a boy. He began playing with the village band and making his first attempts at composition when he was ten, showing such musical promise that his father sold a calf at the local market to buy his son a piano. Tubin entered the Teachers College in nearby Tartu in 1920, playing in the school’s orchestra and occasionally being allowed to conduct its choir. In 1924, he went on to the Tartu Higher School of Music, where he studied composition with Heino Eller; his earliest preserved compositions, mostly songs and piano pieces, date from 1925. Tubin conducted the Tartu Male Choir and taught at Nõo, a Tartu suburb, while continuing his studies, and he won a job as an accompanist and conductor at Tartu’s Vanemuine Theater after graduating in 1930. He built a solid reputation as an opera, ballet, concert and choral conductor during the following years, and began gaining notice for his compositions with his Second Symphony of 1937. He met Bartók and Kodály on a trip to Budapest in 1938, and was encouraged by them to research the folk music of his own country and consider incorporating its influence into his creative language; two years of field study of indigenous music resulted in Kratt (“The Goblin”), one of the first Estonian ballets.

After Estonia was again occupied by Russian troops, in 1940, Tubin was appointed to the faculty of the Tartu Music School and head conductor at the Vanemuine, and sent to Leningrad to be indoctrinated into Soviet musical life. He continued his work as well as possible during the World War II (he barely escaped injury when the theater was bombed during a performance of Kratt in early 1944), but he fled to Sweden with thousands of his compatriots just before the Soviets overran Tallinn in September 1944; Stockholm remained his home for the rest of his life. Soon after he arrived, Tubin helped organize the Stockholm Estonian YMCA Male Choir with some of his fellow exiles, and conducted the ensemble until 1959. In 1945, he accepted a position working in the archives of the historic Drottningholm Royal Court Theater that allowed him sufficient time to compose, and he thereafter devoted himself largely to creative work until his death in Stockholm in 1982, completing ten symphonies, concertos for violin, double bass, piano and balalaika, numerous independent orchestral compositions, two operas (whose premieres he returned to Estonia to supervise in 1969 and 1979), chamber works, choral numbers and piano pieces, many imbued with the spirit and sound of Estonian folk music.

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CLASSICS PROGRAM NOTES His importance in the musical life of his adopted country was recognized with the prestigious Atterberg Prize and membership in the Royal Swedish Music Academy. Familiarity with Tubin’s music remained largely confined to the Baltic countries until 1979, when the Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi began presenting his works internationally and recording them on a series of acclaimed releases.

Tubin composed his Double Bass Concerto in 1948 on a commission from the Estonian-born virtuoso Ludvig Juht (1894-1957), who played in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1935 until his death and appeared frequently as a soloist. The Concerto comprises three movements, played without pause. The opening Allegro con moto is in two large structural chapters, each containing one section for the soloist and one for the orchestra. The main theme of the first section is presented by the bass above an anxious, syncopated accompaniment. Theme and accompaniment are given a feverish development in the following interlude, allowing the orchestra to unleash a power that is necessarily restrained when playing with the soloist. The movement’s second formal section begins with a more lyrical, slightly exotic melody in the bass, and gathers intensity as it leads to another intense orchestral episode. The central Andante is based on a broad, melancholy strain presented by the bass; a nervous, dotted-rhythm motive provides contrast. After the trombones recall the melancholy strain and the orchestra works it into a powerful climax, the soloist is allotted a difficult and lengthy cadenza as a bridge to the last movement. The tentative ideas that begin the finale, a brilliant showpiece for the virtuoso bassist, soon develop into a march-like theme, which is skillfully combined with transformations of the Andante melody as the movement unfolds.

 SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934): Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma,” Op. 36 Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857 in Broadheath, England, and died on February 23, 1934 in Worcester. His “Enigma” Variations, composed in 1898-1899, bears the composer’s dedication to his “friends pictured within.” Hans Richter conducted the work’s premiere at St. James’s Hall, London on June 19, 1899. Elgar revised the score immediately after its first performance, and he conducted the premiere of that definitive version at the Worcester Festival on September 13, 1899. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, organ ad libitum and strings. The duration is about 30 minutes. The last time this piece was performed by the Symphony was October 16-17, 2015 with Conductor Courtney Lewis.

In 1920, George Bernard Shaw, brandishing his steely tipped pen like a curmudgeonly sword, wrote, “The phenomenon of greatness in music had vanished from England with Purcell....

England had waited two hundred years for a great English composer, and waited in vain.... For my part, I expected nothing of any English composer; and when the excitement about The Dream of Gerontius began, I said, wearily, ‘Another Wardour-street festival oratorio!’ But when I heard the Variations [in 1899] I sat up and said, ‘Whew!’ I knew we had got it at last.” Bernard PROGRAM VI

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CLASSICS PROGRAM NOTES Shaw, who wrote music criticism in his early days in London, was given to excitement over few musical matters that were not Richard Wagner, but he saw in these two works — the “Enigma” Variations and the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius — the long-desired emergence of a major creative personality in British music. That composer, Edward Elgar, had been writing for over twenty years when he undertook these two pieces in 1898, but they were the first to gain him a solid reputation not only among his countrymen but also abroad.

Elgar’s triumph in London came by a Continental route, through the eminent German conductor Hans Richter. Richter, who played a major role in the popularization of Wagner’s music in the Britain, had a close relationship with the English musical community and its audiences, and for his series of concerts there in 1899 he investigated new scores by English composers that might be presented on his programs. His agent in London regularly dispatched manuscripts to Germany, and one such parcel arrived with an especially high recommendation. It contained the score for a new set of “Variations on an Original Theme” by Elgar. Richter’s enthusiasm grew as he read through the pages, and he determined to present the work not only in London, but also on his provincial concerts. Those performances spread the composer’s fame so quickly and successfully that he was knighted for his services to British music only five years later, in 1904.

Throughout his life Elgar had a penchant for dispensing startling or mystifying remarks just to see what response they would elicit. Turning this trait upon his music, he added the sobriquet “Enigma” above the theme of the work after it had been completed. He posited not just one puzzle here, however, but three. First, each of the fourteen sections was headed with a set of initials or a nickname that stood for the name of the composer’s friend portrayed by that variation. Though the speculation on the identity of the individuals began immediately, Elgar did not confirm any guesses until 1920. The second mystery dealt with the theme itself, the section that specifically bore the legend, “Enigma.” It is believed that the theme represented Elgar himself (note the similarity of the opening phrase to the speech rhythm of his name — Ed-ward EL-gar), thus making the variations upon it portraits of his friends as seen through his eyes. Elgar gave a helpful clue to the solution of this mystery when he used the melody again, in The Music Makers of 1912, and said that it stood there for “the loneliness of the creative artist.”

The final enigma, the one that neither Elgar offered to explain nor for which others have been able to find a definitive solution, arose from a statement of his: “Furthermore, through and over the whole set another and larger theme ‘goes’ but is not played.... So the principal theme never appears, even as in some recent dramas — e.g., Maeterlinck’s L’Intruse and Les Sept Princesses — the chief character is never on stage.” Conjectures about this unplayed theme that fits each of the variations have ranged from Auld Lang Syne (which guess Elgar vehemently denied) to a phrase from Parsifal. One theory was published in 1975 by the Dutch musicologist Theodore van Houten, who speculated that the phrase “never, never, never” from the grand old tune “Rule, Britannia” fits the requirements, and even satisfies some of the baffling clues that Elgar had spread to his friends. (“So the principal theme never appears.”) We shall never know for sure.

Elgar took the solution to his grave.

Variation I (C.A.E.) is a warm and tender depiction of the composer’s wife, Caroline Alice, who was not only his loving spouse but also his most trusted professional advisor.

Variation II (H.D. S.-P.) represents the warming-up finger exercises of H.D. Steuart-Powell, a piano-playing friend who was a frequent chamber music partner of Elgar.

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CLASSICS PROGRAM NOTES Variation III (R.B.T.) utilizes the high and low woodwinds to portray the distinctive voice of Richard Baxter Townsend, an amateur actor with an unusually wide vocal range.

Variation IV (W.M.B.) suggests the considerable energy and firm resolve of William Meath Baker.

Variation V (R.P.A.) reflects the frequently changing moods of Richard Penrose Arnold, son of the poet Matthew Arnold.

Variation VI (Ysobel) gives prominence to the viola, the instrument played by Elgar’s pupil, Miss Isobel Fitton.

Variation VII (Troyte) describes the high spirits and argumentative nature of Arthur Troyte Griffith.

Variation VIII (W.N.) lithely denotes the charm and grace of Miss Winifred Norbury.

Variation IX (Nimrod), named for the great-grandson of the Biblical Noah, who was noted as a hunter, is a moving testimonial to A.J. Jaeger, an avid outsdoorsman and Elgar’s publisher and close friend. The composer wrote, “This Variation is a record of a long summer evening talk, when my friend grew nobly eloquent (as only he could be) on the grandeur of Beethoven, and especially of his slow movements.”

Variation X (Dorabella): Intermezzo describes Miss Dora Penny, a young friend hesitant of conversation and fluttering of manner.

Variation XI (G.R.S.) portrays the organist George R. Sinclair and his bulldog, Dan, out for a walk by the River Wye. The rhythmic exuberance of the music suggests the dog’s rushing about the bank and paddling in the water.

Variation XII (B.G.N.) pays homage to the cellist Basil G. Nevinson.

Variation XIII (* * *): Romanza was written while Lady Mary Lygon was on a sea journey. The solo clarinet quotes a phrase from Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture and the hollow sound of the timpani played with wooden sticks suggests the distant rumble of ship’s engines.

Variation XIV (E.D.U.): Finale, Elgar’s brilliant self-portrait, recalls the music of earlier variations.

A.J. Jaeger wrote of Elgar in The Musical Times following the premiere of the “Enigma” Variations, “Here is an English musician who has something to say and knows how to say it in his own individual and beautiful way.... He writes as he feels, there is no affectation or make-believe.

Effortless originality combined with thorough savoir-faire and, most important of all, beauty of theme, warmth and feeling are his credentials, and they should open to him the hearts of all who have faith in the future of our English art and appreciate beautiful music wherever it is met.”

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT The Dickson Family Gift Fund ¥ Drs. Ellen and Anthony Elias ∆¥ Mark and Carla Ewing ∆¥ Ms. Jan Eyer Ken and Caryl Field Fran and Mike Fisher ∆¥ The Friedlander Family - Great Lakes Marine Denver ∆ Dr. and Mrs. John H. Gale ¥ Mr. John A. Gallagher and Mrs. Diane Gallagher ¥ Mrs. Sally S. Gart ∆¥ Ms. Donna S. Gerich ∆ Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson Ω Mr. Dale Giulieri Carolyn Grant Sally Haas ∆¥ Tom Haller and Kim Patmore ∆¥ Mr. Paul Hamel Ms. Amy C. Harmon ∆ Dr. Raymond P. Henkel Charitable Account Henry B. Mohr Charitable Fund Mr. Glen Holguin and Mrs. Penny Holguin Dr. David and Judy Hutchison ∆¥ Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jenkins Ω Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic and Dr. Slobodan Todorovic ∆ Richard and Mary Anne Johnston ∆¥ Bill Johnson and Karen McConnell ∆ Henny Kaufmann ∆Ω Mr. Allen Kemp and Ω The Estate of Audre B. Kemper ¥ Rob and Kathy Klugman ∆¥ Donna C. Kornfeld ∆Ω Mr. George Kruger ∆¥ Rich Kylberg and Jilliann Parker Don Leach ¥ John P. and Terry Ann Leopold Robert and Patricia Lisensky ∆Ω Paul & Jackie LoNigro Ms. Lucy Marsh Steve and Kathy McConahey ∆¥ Dr. James F. and Carol McIntyre Ω McLagan Charitable Gift Account Ms. Janet Melson Ms. Joan Virginia Messick ∆¥ Mr. and Mrs. J Kent Miller Mr. Robert R. Montgomery Ω Robert and Carol Murphy ∆∑¥ Mr. William F. Myers Ben and Pattie Nelson ∆ Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Sue and Edwin Peiker ∆Ω Bonnie C. Perkins ∆Ω Myra and Robert Rich ∆Ω Nancy and Gene Richards Ω Mr. Mark Rinehart Lynn and Roger Ritvo Charitable Fund Mr. Richard Roman and Mrs. Clara Restrepo ∆ Mr. Charles Samson Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sanders ∆Ω Dick & Jeanne Saunders ∆¥

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Robert E. Schueller and Patricia Schueller ∆¥ Scientific & Cultural Collaborative δ David and Susan Seitz ∆¥ Kathleen Sgamma ∆¥ Ms. Lynn M. Slouka Sam and Marty Sloven ∆Ω William F. Smith and Shirley A. Scott ∆Ω Mr. Yancey Spruill Ms. Emilie Ailts Staible Gordon Stenger ∆¥ Ms. Kathy R. Strandberg Mr. Will Stoffers Lou and Katherine Svoboda Ω Sweet/Polak Charitable Fund Thomas & Beatrice Taplin Fund The Ruttum/Tipton Family Fund Kyle and Bev Turner ¥ Mrs. Joan M. Weisberg Ms. Deborah D West Malcolm and Donna Wheeler ∆¥ Drs. Richard and Jean Williams Ω Cap and Suzy Iliff Witzler Mr. Donald Yale

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Anonymous Mr. and rs. John M. Bailey AMG National Trust Bank ¥ Nancy Ball Ω Bartholic Family Foundation Richard & Linda Bateman ¥ Anonymous Ms. Mariette Bell Ms. Barbara Berryman ¥ Michael Biere and Patricia Romero ¥ John and Sandy Blue Ω Ms. Ingrid H. Boyd Mr. Tom Briner Joseph Bronesky and Jacquelin Medina Jamie Brown Mr. Stephen V. Brown Mr. Willard Brown and Mrs. Margaret Brown John & Elizabeth Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bushman ¥ Alice Silver and Tom Byrnes Σ¥ Keith and Lindsay Campbell Ω Mr. and Ms. John Chamberlin ∆ Mr. Ronald Charpentier Mr. Gene Child ∆Ω Gary and Helen Christy ¥ David and Joan Clark ¥ Ms. Julia Clark Mr Rodney Clemens Ms. Deborah Clendenning ¥ Ms. Shirley Hamilton and Ms. G. Brooks Clouser ¥ Catherine Cole Ω Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox ¥ Mr. and Ms. Ray Cravy ¥ Mr. James C. Cuneo Esq and Mrs. Jana Cuneo

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Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis ∆ Hille and Jack Dais Charitable Fund Lindsey Daly Dr. Stephen Dilts ∆Ω Mrs. Mary Donlon ¥ Michael P. Dowling ¥ Ms. Kathleen Doyle ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Drew Ω Dave and Kathy Dunnewald Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst ¥ Barbara Neal and Edward E. Ellis ¥ Ms. Susan Ellis ¥ Mr. and Mrs. James W. Espy Ω Mr. Bayard Ewing ¥ Mr. Steve Fincher ¥ Elizabeth Fischer and Donald Elliott ¥ Ms. Cheryl Fleming Richard W. Foster ¥ Mr. Nicholas Fowler Mr. Robert C. Fullerton Ω Mr. Alex Gamble Mrs. Eileen Gardner The Jerry Gart Family Foundation Andrew Gerber and Michael Lanciloti Fund The Gilman Family Foundation ¥ Ms. Callae B. Gilman Mr. Stuart Gilman Mr. Herman Goellnitz ¥ Tamara Golden and Tim Worrall Dr. Burton and Mrs. Lee Golub ¥ Veronica Goodrich Ω Rhondda Grant ∆Ω Mr. Felton Green and Mrs. Nancy Green Dennis and Eileen Griffin ¥ Hugh and Nancy Grove ¥ Mr. Hal Gustin Mr. and Mrs. Duane Haley Charles and Linda Hamlin Mrs. Becky Hammond Ω James and Darlene Hannon Ms. Darlene K. Harmon Ω Ms. Elin P. Harrington-Schreiber Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell ¥ Hayes Family Foundation Mr. Nick Hazen ¥ Mr. Brian R. Hedlund Ann Herron Mr. James Hidahl and Mrs. Patricia Hidahl ¥ Judith and Jim Hilton Mrs. Eileen Honnen-McDonald ∑Ω Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart ¥ Mr. Richard Jaeger Mrs. Kathleen Johnson and Mr. Stephen Vierling Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones ∆¥ Dr. Peter Kennealey and Dr. Colleen Murphy Jonathan and Beth Kern Family Fund Don and Jody Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kleinsteiber Ω Mr. Kurt W. Knoernschild ∆ Eric Krein ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kugeler ∆¥ John W. Kure and Cheryl L. Solich Ω

Mr. David P. Kusel Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Landis ∆¥ Sandy and Evan Lasky ∆∑Ω Lester and Joan Garrison Advised Fund Ms. Kathleen Markey and ∑ Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Ω Dr. Kay M. McClenney and Ms. Evelyn McCurdy Mr. Harold ‘Bud’ Meadows and Mrs. BJ Meadows ¥ Jay and Lois Miller Ω Douglas and Laura Moran Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Max Mote Jenks Necker Charitable Fund James Neely ¥ Nelson Family Foundation ¥ Mr. and Mrs. W. Peterson Nelson Ω Ms. Pamela I. Newton and Mr. James B. Hurlbut Ms. Juliana R. Nicewarner Mrs. Kristen Nordenholz and Mr. Andrew Martin Mr. Stephen Norris Ray O’Loughlin and Jamie Henderson Ω Dr. and Dr. John Odom ¥ Dr. Bonnie M. Orkow, Ph.D. ¥ Dr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and Mr. Steve Otsuki ¥ Gordon R. and Pam Parker ¥ Mr. & Mrs. Cason and Rachel Pierce Ms. Nadine Popham Mr. & Mrs. James Proffitt Renee and Martin Gross Family Foundation Mr. Eli Reshotko and Mrs. Adina Reshotko ¥ Ms. Helen Richards Ayliffe and Fred Ris ¥ Ms. Margaret Roath ∆∑¥ Ms. Elena Rokicki and Mr. Jurek Rokicki Rose Community Foundation Sallie and John Ruhnka ¥ Ms. Carol L. Rust ¥ Jim and Doreen Ryan Ω Sampson Family Foundation Ms. Jodi Q. Schanil Mr. David Seeland Ω Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Carl Severin ¥ Ms. Martha Shafer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaklee ¥ Dr. Arnold and Bonnie Silverman Ω Ms. Carol I. Simpson Ω Billie Smith Ms. Kathy Spuhler ∆∑ Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Staab ¥ Mr. Michael Staffieri Ann B. Stailey Ms. Judith Z. Steinberg Stephens Enders Fund Vicki and Harry Sterling ∆∑Ω Mr. Steve Straub and Mrs. Phyllis Ann Straub ¥ Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland ∆Ω

Mrs. Katheryn A. Swanson Sandra and Douglas Tashiro Fund Mr. Tom Teske ¥ Tipton Family Foundation ¥ Sheila Trader Dr. and Mrs. Ed Van Bramer ∆¥ Richard E. Wagner ∆Ω Mrs. and Mr. Anne & Stephen Waite John and Kristine Wallack Ω Mr. Kip Wallen Mr. Steven Wetmore Mr. Jim White and Mrs. Janice White ∆ Mr. David Wildeman and Mrs. Wynn Erjavec Wildeman Mr. Murray Willis and Ms. Veronica Hoegler Steve and Valinda Wolfert Ms. Barbara Woodhull Dick and Lorie Young Ω Mr. Tom Zeiler Jon and Kathy Zeschin Charitable Fund Mrs. Charlotte Ziebarth Ω

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Carole and Robert Adelstein ¥ Michael Altenberg and Libby Bortz ∆ΣΩ Ms. Betty Ankerholz Mrs. Avis Araujo Mr. Stephen J. Asay Mr. James Balog and Ms. Suzanne Balog ¥ Mr. Kevin Barnes William and Lori Beard Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt Ω Anne and Henry Beer Ω Dr. Douglas Bell and Dr. Michelle Bell Claire Benson ¥ Kate Bermingham ¥ Mr. Richard Beuther Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blanning ¥ Ms. Beatriz Bonnet Dr. James W. Boyd ¥ Elizabeth Bradley ¥ Ms. Maxine Brandenburg Briggs Family Mr. David Brokaw Matthew Brown and Beth Montgomery ¥ Mr. Vincent A. Buchner William M. & Alberta E. Buckman Judge Doris E. Burd Mr. Geoff Burghardt Neil Burris and Sandy Mazarakis ¥ Amy Butler Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Ω Martha Byers Lois M. Calvert Ω Rusty and Ellen Campos Ω Mr. Willis Carpenter ∆Ω Jennifer M. Cassell Mr. Derek A. Chisholm Ms. Peggy Cimburek Dr. David and Mrs. Delores Claassen ¥ Ms. Betsy B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Cloney

Ms. Toni H. Cohig Mr. Ryan B. Cohn Bill and Nancy Cook ∆¥ Jim and Julie Copenhaver ∆Ω Martha Cox Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cravitz ¥ Mike and Bonnie Dalke ¥ Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Billie Day Ms. Marcela de la Mar and Mr. John Fair Ms. Edna Dieter Margaret Dong ¥ Denis and Kathy Donnelly Ω Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Donovan Peter and Marian Downs Ω David Dunn Ms. Maryellen Eckenhoff Mr. and Mrs. Steve Edmundson Mr. Daniel Edwards Diana Ellis Fackler Legacy Gift Ms. Marilyn E. Faye Mr. Stuart Fehr Ms. Janice E. Ferguson ¥ Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Ω Ms. Martha S. Fiser ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Flannery ¥ Mrs. Mary Lou Flater ∑Ω David and Debra Flitter Ω John and Lorna Fox ¥ Dr. Lauren Fraser and Ms. Rebecca Coughlin ¥ Joann Freedman ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Frie Ω Ms. JoAnne Friedman ¥ Deborah S. Froeb Ω Alan G. and Sally R. Gass ¥ James Geis and Beverly Walter ¥ Giesler Family Fund Anonymous Michael Gill Mr. Paul Gillis Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Ginsburg Ω Mr. William H. Gleason and Mrs. Helen Gleason Scott and Roberta Goodall The Gordon Family Foundation Giving Fund Mr. and Mrs. James B. Grange Ω Peter and Yvonne Griffiths Ω Mr. Mark Grueskin Dr. Sue Gu and Mr. Robert Guerra and Mrs. Mariellen Guerra Anonymous ∆Ω Gen. and Mrs. Gerald E. Hahn ¥ Homer and Treva Hancock ¥ Mr. James Hanegan Ms. Linda Harger Elizabeth and Chad Hartsel Ms. Ann E. Harrison Catherine Hegedus Scott and Sara Hendrickson Owen and Deborah Herman ¥ Melvin and Carolyn Hess Ω HHSB Family Fund

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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko Ω Dr. Stephen Hindes ¥ Ms. Mary S. Hoadley ¥ Mike and Vicki Hoffman Ms. Mary Holleman Hollis Family Fund Ms. Sara J. Holm M. J. Hopkins Ω Ken and Sue Hovland Ω Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hucks, Jr. Ω Hueni Family Foundation Fund Ms. Anna Huff Dr. Nancy A. Huff ∆ Mr. Logan Hurst Isenhart Charitable Fund Mr. Kent Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Bradley James Ω Marvin and Carole Johnson Ω Mr. Douglas C. Jones Mr. Greg Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Ω Kem Family Fund Ms. Laurie Kenealy Jan Kennaugh and Chevis Horne Mr. Patrick Kent Ms. Judy H. Kessenich Mr. Steven J. Kiely John and Alicia Kinnamon ¥ Oza and Milan Klanjsek ∑ The Klein Family Fund Sharon Knight Mr. Richard Koseff Sylvia J. Kreider ¥ James and Phyllis Kurtz-Phelan Ms. Nancy Lambertson Ms. Lynette Larue Warren and Nancy Lawrence Ω Mr. Sean Leach Richard S. Leaman Ω Dr. Boyung Lee David C. Leger Ω Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leitsch Ms. Jennifer Leitsch Mr. Kenneth B. Leonard Judy and Dan Lichtin ¥ Chui Mei G. Lively and Robert D. Lively John and Mary Lohre Patty Lorie ¥ J. P. Loveridge Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lubben ¥ Anonymous ¥ Ms. Antoinette MacAluso James and Trudi Manuel Soley Maria Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Ω Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Martins Ω Nina and Rex McGehee Michael E. McGoldrick ¥ Mr. Delbert McGowan Mrs. Sally McLagan Jan McNally ¥

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Mrs. Bridget McNeil ¥ Susan McRae Ms. Carla McWilliams ¥ Anne and Bill Mills ∆ Kelvin and Sara Moore ¥ Mr. Scott Moore Ms. Linda Kessel and Mr. Andrew Morris ¥ Mrs. Mary E. Moser and "Mr. William A. Richey Mr. David Murphy Mrs. Cynthia F. Nagel ¥ Col. and Mrs. Jeffrey Neely Newberry Family Fund Dr. Richard and Mrs. Florence O’Day ¥ Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain ¥ John and Mary Ann Parfrey Ms. Sue Pawlik ¥ David and Doris Pearlman Ω Monica Petersen Mr. Anthony Pierce Mr. David Pinkow and Mrs. Louise D. Pinkow ¥ Mr. David K. Porter Ed Post ¥ Ms. Julie Prange Robert and Sarah Przekwas ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quillin ¥ Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby ¥ Kate Raabe Ω Robert B. Renfro Ω Mrs. Rhoda Resnick Ω Reid T. Reynolds Jane and Randy Richards ¥ Steven and Joan Ringel ∑Ω Ms. Karen Ringsby Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark ¥ Eleanor Roberts Ω Mr. Andrew P. Rubin and Ms. Emily Rubin Stan and Betty Rudeen Ω Ms. Tamara L. Russ Dr. John A. Ryan Jr Suzanne Barber Ryan ∑Ω James and Carol Salbenblatt ¥ Ms. Rachel E. Samson Mr. Barry Sarver and Mrs. Brenda Riske Ruth Schoening Ω Ms. Mirella Schreiber Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Ω Ms. Patricia L. Scott Jo Shannon Ω Barbara L. Sharp Mr. Daniel Shurz The Estate of Dixie Sipe and Ms. Anne Lee Mr. and Mrs. Catherine Skokan ¥ John and Kathleen Sloan Ω Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover ¥ Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Ω Mr. Jeffrey Smith Mrs. Mary Ann Smith ¥

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Tracy Dunning and Eric Sondermann Family Ms. Edith Sonn Mr. Scott Spillman Mr. Paul C. Stanko and Mrs. Jan K. Stanko Ω Mr. Ryan Stauffer Nicole Stegink ¥ The Lucy R. Steven Memorial Fund Kristen Stewart Mrs. Donna Stiles ¥ Philip Stoffel and Tricia Hughey Francis Sullivan Ω Ms. Margaret J. Sundstrom Dr. Ryan D. Swanson and Mr. William Sweet Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Ms. Rose Tanaka Ω Judy and Rob Tate Ω Dr. Hannis Thompson Mr. Frank Thomson ¥ Barbara Thorngren Ω Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery ¥ Nan Timbel Ω Julie Tipton ¥ David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turetzky ∆Ω Ms. Krista Turner U.S. Bank ∆Ω Mr. Randy Uttley Mr. M. Anthony Vaida Esq Dr. and Mrs. Gary D. Vander Ark Ω Michael Volk Ms. Jan Wade Ms. Suzanne Walters Ω Carley J. Warren Ω Ms. Hanna Warren ¥ Kristin E. Waters Mr. Kirk Weber and Ms. Robin Stewart Mr. Flint Whitlock and Dr. Mary Ann Watson ¥ Mr. Jordan Wight Ms. Bette J. Wilkinson Mr. Daniel Wilkinson Gretchen Williams ¥ Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wirth Mr. Duain Wolfe ¥ Ms. Margaret Woodhull Douglas and Barbara Yost ¥ Mr. Bradley Young Ms. Ellen Yu and Mr. Andrew Yuan Ms. Ashley Yuan In memory of Josephine Zoglo ¥

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CO MMUN I T Y SUPPO RT 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 Don Ambler given by: Ms. Jill Nagode Mr. Robert Rodine In memory of Don Ankerholz given by: Ms. Betty Ankerholz In memory of William Anderson given by: Linda Glesne In memory of Manny Araujo given by: Mr. and Mrs. William F. Adams Mr. John Alme Mrs. Avis Araujo Ms. Christine Claussen Ms. Anne Frurik Ms. Karen L. Holthaus Ms. Mary M. Hull Judith S. Morton Mr. Norman O’Kelly Ms. Tiffinie Willis In memory of Jan Baucum given by: Ms. Jan Silverstein In memory of William "Bill" Bernstein given by: Jim and Julie Copenhaver In memory of Michael Blum given by: Mr. Steve Blum Sandy, Lyle and Tricia Brand Ms. Carol S. Chazdon Mr. Brian Kurtz In memory of Marian Bruns given by: Jamie Brown In memory of Keith S. Campbell given by: Keith and Lindsay Campbell 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 Barbara Cook given by: Deanna Rose Leino In memory of Henry and Elizabeth Cross given by: Thomas Cross and Michelle Howard In memory of Jody Darfler given by: Mr. Gary Darfler In memory of Beatriz de Mendonça Lima given by: Cecy Umberger In memory of Dorothy Debus given by: Mr. William Debus In memory of of Victoria DiPaolo given by: Mr. Steven J. Nasalroad In memory of Margaret Dougherty given by: Ms. Margie Steel

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In memory of Janet Erjavec given by: Mr. David Wildeman In memory of H. Dean Fitzer given by: Mr. Jeff Williams In memory of Jerry Friedman given by: Ms. JoAnne Friedman In memory of Eleanor G given by: Pat Kruchten In memory of Marc Goodbody given by: Mr. Kirida Sin In memory of Brady Graham given by: Ms. Emily Graham In memory of Robert S. Graham given by: Ms. Susan Bishop In memory of Peter Grant given by: Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland In memory of Steve Graves given by: Ms. Lawrie Bolger In memory of Warren Grundfor given by: Marc Grundfor In memory of Keith Hammond given by: Mrs. Becky Hammond In memory of Diane Henry given by: Ms. Janet M. Change Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Mr. & Mrs. Erik and Donna Johnson Mr. Bryan Kohlenberg Ms. Patricia Logan-Olson Mr. John B. Olson Sue and Edwin Peiker Ms. Karen Rose The Taylor, McClendon and Morgan families of Wyoming Mr. Joseph Thatcher Ms. Jana Vandelaar Ms. Nancy L. Walker Douglas and Barbara Yost In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by: Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko In memory of Fred Hoeppner given by: Margaret Hoeppner In memory of William Logan Hopkins given by: Mr. James Manuel In memory of Marjorie Howe given by: Ms. Mariette Bell In memory of Clemie Hren given by: Deanna Rose Leino In memory of Dorothy Huff given by: Ms. Anna Huff In memory of Lynne Marie Hufnagel given by: Ms. Diane Balkin Mr. Stanley Garnett Ms. Kim M. Sporrer and the Colorado Women’s Bar Association In memory of Chuck Husted given by: Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland In memory of Barbara H. Johnson given by: Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sunderland

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In memory of Michael Kirschenbaum, MD given by: Bonnie Kirschenbaum In memory of Arthur Koski given by: Deanna Rose Leino In memory of John Kuzma given by: Ms. Claudia Dakkouri Randy and Joan Zisler In memory of Mary Langehough given by: Ms. Tawney S. Willett In memory of Samuel Lancaster given by: Mr. Keith F. Corrette In memory of Carole Leight given by: Ms. Wendy Kaeuper In memory of Grayce Leonhard given by: Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sandt In memory of Carol Levinson given by: Ms. Lyn Lorenzo In memory of Minnie Lindsey given by: The Estate of Minnie B. Lindsey In memory of Marie Lindvall given by: Anonymous In memory of Nancy Lichtenwalter given by: Mr. Ray Lichtenwalter In memory of Bonnie Madden given by: Ms. Elizabeth K. Ameen Connie, Terry, and Maureen Ms. Michelle Lass Ms. Merill Lopez Ms. Michelle Radin Rosinski Family In memory of Vincent J Marino given by: Mrs. Susan Marino In memory of Ray Marnach given by: Ms. Lisa McMullen In memory of Nick Mathers given by: Lisa Curwen In memory of Virginia McGehee given by: Ms. Robin McGehee In memory of Edith and Martin Meltzer given by: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Meltzer In memory of Jurgen and Barbara Meyer-Wendt given by: Ms. Lorian Bartle In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Gabriel Michael given by: Drs. Robert and Naomi Fieman In memory of Donald & Clarice Miller given by: Constance L. Haney In memory of Maurine Howell Moody given by: Mr. Robert Moody In memory of James "Jim" D. Mote given by: Ms. Marlin Barad Dr. and Mrs. Marc Barter Mr. and Mrs. Jake Carlson Mr. Berle Clemensen Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gensheimer

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CO MMUN I T Y SUPPO RT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graber The Grynberg Family Mr. William W. Hay Jr Kathleen Jenny Mr. Robert Krovitz Ms. HyonHee Kwon Ms. Kathy Marquez Linda and Rick Mishkin Mr. and Mrs. Max Mote Ms. Nancy Sherman Ms. Marsha Steirn Julia Turkel, Charlie, Asher, and Sam Weisberg Mrs. Joan M. Weisberg Dr. Joan Weiss In memory of Heather Neva given by: Elizabeth Neva In memory of Ilse and Robert Nordenholz given by: Dr. and Mrs. James Gilman Mrs. Kristen Nordenholz In memory of Frank Parce given by: Ken and Patti Quarles Eleanor Roberts In memory of Oscar Pate given by: Ms. Patricia Wilson and Ms. Cheryl Kelly In memory of Kerry S. Pearlman given by: Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donohue Ms. Katherine Marshall Dr. Nathan Pearlman In memory of Herman D. Post given by: Dr. Robin D. Post In memory of Louise S. Proctor given by: Steve and Natalie Proctor In memory of Adina Reshotko given by: Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko Mr. Eli Reshotko In memory of Marc Rice given by: Anonymous In memory of Don and Barbara Ridgway given by: Ms. Kathryn Taylor In memory of Gail Riley given by: Dr. Ginny Trierweiler In memory of Bill Roberts given by: Mrs. Irene Roberts In memory of Alexander O. Rodriguez given by: Ms. Julianne G. Rodriguez In memory of Irwin Rogoff given by: Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg In memory of Stanley Saliman given by: Karen Saliman In memory of Robert Schulein and Blair Chotzinhoff given by: Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund In memory of Rob Scofield given by: Mr. and Mrs. William Ahlborg Capt. and Mrs. Lynn L. Albi Mr. and Mrs. John Allen Sr Mr. Donald Appleby

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Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bailey Ms. Susan Benjamin The Honorable Brian T. Campbell Jim and Julie Copenhaver Mr. Andrew Cox Ms. Cynthia E. Crockett Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Curran Ms. Susan G. Darigo Ms. Bonnie P. Downing Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easterly Ms. Susan Francis Mr. Sam Freedman Ms. Irene Hayes Betty Hirsch Mr. William Johnson Mr. Richard D. Johnson Mr. Douglas Kemper Mr. and Mrs. John H. Keyes Jr Mr. John Kreutzberg Sandy and Evan Lasky Ms. Margaret S. MacWilliams Ms. Joanne E. McGee Mr. and Mrs. Gene and Karen McGuire Capt. Steven E. Maffeo Kathryn and Steven Miller Mr. James E. O'Brien III Ms. Kathleen W. Roberts Dr. John A. Ryan Jr Dr. Russell and Ms. Susan Ryan Ms. Nina R. Saks Ms. Caryn Sandrew Mr. Paul J. Schmid Andy and Lauren Scofield Dr. James H. Stambaugh Kathy & John Tedrick The Dale B. Wade Family--Jan, Geoff, Denise, Drew, Lissa, Cameron, Adam and Henry Peter and Sheila Wyckoff In memory of Yakov Shmorgun given by: Mr. Alexander Shmorgun In memory of Ruth Smith given by: Kimber Smith In memory of Mildred Stublefield given by: Terri Gonzales In memory of Samuel Wang given by: Lanie Belic The Cahill-Shaughnessy Family The Farnsworth-Rocque Family The Grossman-Koenigsberg Family Ms. Yanka Li The Mair-Hazra Family Mrs. Susan M. Lohnes Mr. Michael Wang Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Kelly Welch In memory of Eileen Runner Walker given by: Ms. Erika Walker In memory of Mary Sharon Wells given by: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donohue In memory of Marjorie Whitson-Schubel given by: Mr. David Brokaw

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In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Roni Williams given by: Michelle Williams In memory of Kenneth Ziebarth given by: Mrs. Charlotte Ziebarth In memory of Larry Zola given by: Bon and Chris

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 everyone who lost someone to COVID-19 and all those who worked so hard to keep essential services running during the pandemic, given by: Mr. Babi Hammond In honor of Anthony Accetta given by: Sharon Knight In honor of Maggie Anderson given by: Ms. Michelle L. Jacobson Mr. Michael Staffieri In honor of Christopher Avery given by: Tom Haller and Kim Patmore In honor of Justin Bartels given by: Anonymous Donors In honor of Willis V. Carpenter given by: Anonymous In honor of Irene Choi given by: Dr. Stephanie Meyer In honor of Paul and Genevieve Clark given by: Ms. Mary M. Marinac In honor of The Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Mr. and Ms. Steven Ropa In honor of the Colorado Symphony given by: Javier Abreu Mr. and Mrs. John Baron Ms. Jane Eisner In honor of Evan Derby given by: Shannon M. Derby In honor of Matt Eckenhoff given by: Don and Laura Althoff In honor of Joyce Elliott given by: Elizabeth Fischer and Donald Elliott In honor of Paul Emrich given by: Mr. Gary Emrich In honor of Molly Epstein given by: Steve and Valinda Wolfert In honor of Brook Ferguson given by: Ms. Elizabeth Nelms In honor of The Finer Things Club given by: Ms. Claire Brothers In honor of David and Lindy Gangsei given by: Ms. Kharis Eppstein

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SPOTLIGHT We congratulate the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for their resilience and salute the musicians, chorus, leadership, and staff as they return to the spotlight.

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CO MMUN I T Y SUPPO RT In honor of Janice Gieskieng given by: Ms. Linda McGoff In honor of Veronica Goodrich given by: Lisa Fieldman In honor of Ricki Hadow given by: T.R. Reid & Peggy McMahon In honor of Chet Hampson given by: Ms. Susan Martin In honor of Quadrivium and Amy Harmon given by: Ms. Cynthia Halaby In honor of Courtney Hershey Bress given by: Ms. Kambra McConnel In honor of Abby Hickman given by: Anonymous In honor of Philip Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Mr. Eli Reshotko In honor of Diane Hill given by: Ms. Kathy Loveberry In honor of Bill Hill given by: Ms. Elizabeth Nelms In honor of Dr. John Hilton given by: Judith and Jim Hilton In honor of Margaret Hoeppner given by: David and Debra Flitter In honor of Ms. Anne-Marie Hoffman given by: Mr. Peter Poses In honor of Anne-Marie Hoffman given by: Mike and Vicki Hoffman In honor of Yumi Hwang-Williams given by: Dr. and Mrs. Donald Baxter In honor of Branimir Ilic given by: Nancy D. Alterman In honor of Gordon Johnson given by: Ms. Stephanie Pither In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Anonymous Ms. Julie Lucas

In honor of Jerry and Mary Kern given by: Jonathan and Beth Kern In honor of the marriage of Mike Kimrey and Jan Cleveland given by: Ms. Debbie Menze In honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by: Mr. David Brokaw Dave and Kathy Dunnewald In honor of Keith Kirby given by: Ms. Sara Alt In honor of Jenna Kramer given by: Stacey and Keith Kramer In honor of Carolyn Kunicki given by: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Forrester In honor of Jim and Phyllis Kurtz-Phelan given by: Mr. Daniel Kurtz-Phelan In honor of Kimberly Howard Laterza given by: Ms. Michelle L. Jacobson In honor of Jason Lichtenwalter given by: Ms. Karen L. Selby In honor of Margaret and Jack Marinac given by: Ms. Mary M. Marinac In honor of Timothy McGowan given by: Mr. Delbert McGowan In honor of Joan McIntrye given by: Mr. Gregory Harper In honor of Coreen Miller given by: Mr. Joseph Shaw In honor of Coreen and Mike Miller given by: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Emmetsberger In honor of Brett Mitchell given by: Mrs. Sue Von Roedern In honor of our friends Mitchells and the Kunickis given by: Ms. Erin Phelan

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In honor of Kate Raabe given by: Mr. Steve Raabe In honor of Nick Recuber given by: Ms. Lori Enright and the Nick Recuber Fan Club!

In honor of Carlos Restrepo given by: Mr. Richard Roman In honor of Julie Rubsam given by: Mollie Leone In honor of Annalise Scoville given by: JoVayne R. Cappa In honor of my 8 year old grandson Sebastian given by: Gerri Harris In honor of Evan Shelton and Kayla Hayes given by: Mr. Geoffrey L. Ames In honor of Anne and Matthew Smith given by: Ms. Kristen Peterka In honor of Roger Sorenson given by: Mr. & Mrs. Chris Miller In honor of Andy Stevens given by: Mr. Russ Pierce In honor of Cheryl Stickrath given by: Dr. Robert B. Stickrath In honor of Marcia Strickland given by: Kate Bermingham In honor of Jim Thomas given by: Liesl Thomas In honor of Nicolas Tisherman given by: Anonymous In honor of John and Leslie Toepfer given by: Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Prima In honor of Barbara Tramutt given by: James and Trudi Manuel In honor of Basil Vendries given by: Scott and Roberta Goodall Ms. Elizabeth Nelms In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation In honor of Dr. Phil Wolf given by: Ms. JoAnne Friedman In honor of Duain Wolfe and Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sladovnik In honor of Duain Wolfe given by: Claire Benson In honor of Karen Wuertz given by: Cindy Matthews In honor of Virginia Yoder given by: Tracy Yoder

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.

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CO MMUN I T Y SUPPO RT 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 303.308.2464 or visit coloradosymphony.org/ Planned-Giving.

Anonymous Richard and Susan Abernethy The Estate of Nan L. Barnett Raymond L. Benton Jr. Mr. Jim Caputo J. Harold Corp Trust Jane Costain and Gary Moore The Estate of John Coubrough, Jr.* Anne M. Culver The Estate of William R. Curtis* Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Charitable Trust William G. FairField Ms. Grace L. Freye The Estate of Barbara Garlinghouse* Ms. Carol K. Gossard* Ms. Jennifer Guess 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 Audre B. Kemper* The Estate of Gloria S. Kubel* Sandy and Evan Lasky The Estate of Carole Q. Leight* Deanna Rose Leino Frank and Ginny Leitz Mrs. Ann C. Levy* The Estate of Minnie B. Lindsey* Esther R. Liss Living Trust* John* and Merry Low Sandey Luciano The Estate of 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 Rosemarie Murane on behalf of the Estate of William Murane Ms. Helen M. Murray* Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler* Judie and Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver The Estate of Frank and Sheila Parce* Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank* Ms. Barbara Powell James R. Pratt The Estate of W. Gerald and Lois Rainer* The Estate of Edwin T. Richard* Mrs. Lee R. Roberts* Mr. Neil F. Roberts* Mr. Bruce M. Rockwell* Mr. Harvey D. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice Suzanne Barber Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sanders Ms. Elizabeth Schmitz The Estate of Henry R. Schmoll* Rob and Jane Scofield Ms. Floy L. Senior James B. Steed Trust The Ilse Steinbach Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James Stookesberry The Estate of Jim Taylor* Mr. Richard Thackrey Mr. and Mrs. James D. Vaughn The Estate Of Samuel Wagonfeld* John and Kristine Wallack Ms. Elizabeth P. Wright* The Patricia G. Wunnicke Trust* Ms. Phyllis J. Young *Deceased

CRESCENDO SOCIETY

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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 Ms. Alexandria Balich Mr. Dalton Beasley Ms. Soley M. Bogadottir Megan Caldwell Ryan Cohn Mr. Christopher Cole Ms. Bobbie Cooney Mr. Timothy Curry Tim and Allison D’Angiolillo Ms. Stephanie Danner Mr. Nathan Ferguson Ms. Caiti Glasgo Mr. Jeff Haas Ms. Lauren Habenicht Leanna Jasek-Rysdahl Elizabeth and Chad Hartsel) Mr. Logan Hurst Mr. Ben Johnson Mr. Nathaniel Matthew Law Mr. Eric Limegrover Ms. Ishimine McCullom Sarah Metzer Ms. Angeline Nelson Mr. Ian Patrick Mr. Andrew Paul Rubin Ms. Sonia Russo Ms. Kate Sanford Mr. Kyle Spies Ms. Rebecca Sposato Mr. Ryan Stauffer Ms. Sonia Stovall Ms. Kathy Tran Ms. Nancy Vahling Ms. Jessica Waithe Mr. Kip Wallen Yunnie Webb

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

HEALTH AND SAFETY From all of us at the Colorado Symphony, THANK YOU for helping us prioritize the health and safety of our friends and neighbors. We cannot wait to experience live music at Boettcher Concert Hall with you once again!

As of October 1, 2021, and continuing indefinitely, the resident companies of the Denver Performing Arts Complex — Colorado Ballet, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Opera Colorado — will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and facial coverings for indoor, public performances. The new policy states: • All patrons 12+ must be fully vaccinated by the date of performance and show proof of vaccination upon arrival. “Full vaccination” means the performance date must be at least 14 days after the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, or at least 14 days after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

• Children age 5-11 must show proof of vaccination, or, for those who have not had adequate time to receive their vaccine doses, may instead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance start time, or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within six hours of the performance start time.

• Children age 4 and under — who are ineligible to receive the vaccine — must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance start time, or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within six hours of the performance start time.

• For all individuals ages 2 and older, face coverings will be required indoors regardless of vaccination status except when actively eating or drinking in lobby spaces. No food or beverages will be

permitted inside the performance seating area and face coverings are required in those spaces at all times.

This policy and additional information are posted at coloradosymphony.org. The way in which proof of vaccination will be accepted/collected will be forthcoming.

Visit coloradosymphony.org or review your preconcert email for the most up-to-date information regarding attendance procedures and requirements.

The policy is in effect for all ticketed public performance taking place in Boettcher Concert Hall, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and the Buell, Garner Galleria, Wolf, Kilstrom, Singleton and Jones theatres.

Additional information including enhanced sanitization and cleanliness procedures, resources for scheduling your COVID-19 test or vaccination, facial covering, ticketing, and food/beverage policies can be found online at coloradosymphony.org. For the most up-to-date policies please check your pre-concert email or visit coloradosymphony.org/Plan-Your-Visit/ COVID-19 For additional questions, please contact tickets@coloradosymphony.org.

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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 SYMPHONY’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, you will always be directed to the official ticketing agent or source by using coloradosymphony.org/navigation.

LATE SEATING: In consideration of our musicians, guest artists, crew, 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: Audio or video recording devices, GoPros, professional cameras, or cameras with removable lenses are not allowed in the hall.

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.

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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 you’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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