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This March, the Colorado Symphony will premiere William Hill’s symphonic tone poem on “The Raven.” Here, Hill shares thoughts on the creative process, reinventing a masterwork, and why “The Raven” has enduring appeal. see page 20 4 SOUNDINGS 2014/15 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG
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Special Women of Note Events As a member of Women of Note you will be invited to: • Four exclusive Women of Note recitals at private residences • Two Chamber Musicales • An exclusive Seated with the Symphony event And you will receive: • Two complimentary ticket vouchers To learn more about this special membership, please contact Jackson Stevens at 303.308.2475 or email jstevens@coloradosymphony.org.
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HARP Courtney Hershey Bress Principal TIMPANI William Hill Principal Steve Hearn Assistant Principal PERCUSSION John Kinzie Principal Chair Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony Steve Hearn Mike Tetreault* ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Joanne Goble * One year replacement + On Leave
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern , Co-Chair Mary Rossick Kern, Co-Chair Susan Bowles,* Secretary Dr. Christopher Ott, Treasurer TRUSTEES Margaret Anderson Justin Bartels* Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Susan Cahill* Char Campbell* Young Cho Jim Copenhaver Jason Crow Rebecca DeCook Walter F. DeHaven, Jr. BJ Dyer Sandy Elliott Dr. Everette J. Freeman Brook Ferguson* Neda Ghaemi
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EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Jack Finlaw Andrew Litton Colorado Symphony Music Director Sharon L. Reimer Colorado Symphony Guild Charlie Siebert, Associate Board Ginger White City and County of Denver, Arts & Venues EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors John Low Lee Yeingst HONORARY TRUSTEES Governor John W. Hickenlooper Mayor Michael B. Hancock
ASSOCIATE BOARD OFFICERS Charlie Siebert, Chair Wendell Matt, Vice Chair Bridget McNeil, Secretary Nick Recuber, Musician Chair Members Whitney Ariss Andrea Copland Ron Dappen Rachel Ellis Jocelyn Hittle William Kowalski Ryan Mordecai Sarah Parmley Jake Spratt Chris Strom Kelly Waltrip Rachel Yeates
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COLORADO SYMPHONY STAFF STAFF Jerome H. Kern Chief Executive Officer Evan Lasky Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Andrew Litton Music Director Robert Neu Senior Vice President of Artistic Planning Anthony Pierce Senior Vice President of Program Innovation Christina Carlson Vice President of Development
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Spring Highlights MARCH So Percussion INSIDE THE SCORE
MAR 20-21 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30 Scott O’Neil, resident conductor
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MAR 22 T SUN 1:00
COLORADO SYMPHONY PRESENTS
ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA APR 23 T THU 7:30
The New School of Composition INSIDE THE SCORE
APR 24 T FRI 7:30
Scott O’Neil, resident conductor Tracy Silverman, violin
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MAY 2015
World Premiere: William Hill’s The Raven
Mahler Symphony No. 5
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MAR 27-28 T FRI-SAT 7:30
David Lockington, conductor Peter Cooper, oboe Colorado Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director Eric Ewazen Down a River of Time Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird (1919) William Hill The Raven
APRIL Natasha Paremski Plays Brahms MASTERWORKS
APR 10-12 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Douglas Boyd, conductor Natasha Paremski, piano Webern Fünf Sätze (Five Movements) for Orchestra, Op. 5 Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Symphonic Firsts and Yumi Hwang-Williams MASTERWORKS
APR 17-19 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin Haydn Symphony No. 1 in D major Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Bronfman Plays Beethoven MASTERWORKS
MAY 22-24 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Andrew Litton, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Alan Opie, baritone Colorado Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director Vaughan Williams Overture to The Wasps Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Walton Belshazzar’s Feast COLORADO SYMPHONY PRESENTS
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Turn Over The Keys
Andrew Litton, conductor Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
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APR 30 - MAY 1 & 3 T THU-FRI 7:30 T SUN 1:00
MAY 28 T THU 7:30 GEEK
MAY 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30
Victor Wooten’s Concerto for Electric Bass MASTERWORKS
MAY 9-10 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00
Scott O’Neil, resident conductor Victor Wooten, electric bass Wonderbound Terrance Carroll, narrator Pat Metheny/ O’Neil First Circle Pat Metheny/ O’Neil Minuano Joseph Schwantner New Morning for the World Conni Ellisor/ Wooten The Bass Whisperer
The Art of the Baroque INSIDE THE SCORE
MAY 15 T FRI 7:30
Joseph Swenson, conductor/ violin
Bobby McFerrin Sings And Conducts Gershwin POPS
MAY 16 T SAT 7:30
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DEC 4-6 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
OCT 23-24 • FRI-SAT 7:30
Symphony At The Movies: Psycho
The Music Of James Bond With Hilary Kole
NOV 29 • SUN 1:00
OCT 10 • SAT 7:30
Elgar "Enigma Variations"
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NOV 28 • SAT 7:30
OCT 9 • FRI 7:30
Jake Shimabukuro In Concert
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NOV 20-21 • FRI-SAT 7:30
OCT 2-3 • FRI-SAT 7:30
Inside The Score: Symphony 101
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NOV 6-8 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
SEPT 18-20 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
The Music Man In Concert
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3
FAMILY
DEC 18 & 20 • FRI 7:30 • SUN 5:00
Handel’s Messiah
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Symphony At The Movies: Home Alone
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A Weekend Of Star Wars
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DEC 26-27 • SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
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FEB 19-20 • FRI-SAT 7:30
A Symphonic Tribute To Comic Con v3.0 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “From The New World” Carmina Burana MAY 20-22 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
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MAR 4-5 • FRI-SAT 7:30 INSIDE THE SCORE
MAR 11 • FRI 7:30 SPECIAL
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Carnival Of The Animals And The Story Of Babar
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Shakespeare Festival: Romeo And Juliet MAR 18-20 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
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MAY 13-14 • FRI-SAT 7:30
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An Evening With Wonderbound
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FEB 27 • SAT 7:30
Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony Chorus
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MAY 6 • FRI 7:30
FEB 13-14 • SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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APR 29-MAY 1 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
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Igudesman And Joo: "BIG Nightmare Music"
Jeffrey And Gabriel Kahane Copland Conducted By Andrew Litton
FEB 5 • FRI 7:30
Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
A Symphonic Tribute To Mel Brooks
APR 15-17 • FRI-SAT 7:30 • SUN 1:00
february 2016
Sierra Boggess In Concert
INSIDE THE SCORE
APR 9 • SAT 7:30
JAN 29-30 • FRI-SAT 7:30
Side-By-Side With DYAO: 100 Year Celebration Of The U.S. National Parks
Inside The Score: An Evening Of Chamber Music APR 8 • FRI 7:30
One Singular Sensation: A Tribute To Marvin Hamlisch
Inside The Score: Holst The Planets
MASTERWORKS
APR 1-2 • FRI-SAT 7:30
Pixar In Concert
Mussorgsky Pictures At An Exhibition
Béla Fleck: Return Of The Banjo
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MEET WILLIAM HILL A master of the Timpani, William Hill showcases his poetic side with an original symphonic tribute to “The Raven.”
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olorado Symphony Principal Timpanist William “Bill” Hill is a popular, and busy, person. Long-time patrons and newcomers alike can’t help but notice the charismatic, pony-tailed musician who commands the kettle drums, adding bombast, heft, and emotion to the world’s most powerful symphonic pieces. A multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and conductor, Hill is also an accomplished composer. His Symphony #3 debuted with the Colorado Symphony in January 2012 and was nominated for a Pulitzer and Grawemeyer prizes. A truly eclectic writer with an ear for music and instruments from across the world, Hill is a true bridger of genres, with influences that include symphonic, chamber, jazz, and global styles. He’s won commissions from Meet the Composer, the Colorado Music Teacher’s National Association, and the Denver Foundation. Hill recently wrote original themes for the new Union Station as well as OhHeckYeah, a groundbreaking multi-media video game that turned downtown into an immersive street arcade last summer. continued on page 22
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MahlerFest XXVIII "OLSON'S FAREWELL CONCERT"
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This March, the Colorado Symphony will premiere Hill’s most creative composition yet – a symphonic tone poem on “The Raven,” Edgar Allen Poe’s poetic masterpiece. The piece was inspired by a conversation between Hill and Colorado Symphony Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, when the two were looking to create an original work for a large chorus. When they turned to the works of American authors as a possible source for a text, Hill was drawn to Poe, whose writing he had admired since boyhood. Here, Hill shares thoughts on the creative process, reinventing a masterwork, and why “The Raven” has enduring appeal, evermore: William Hill: “The Raven” is certainly an American iconic poem and the text will be familiar to almost everyone. It is quite daunting to set such a masterpiece to music, but the poem is quite musical in its flow and use of words, and its structure is perfect for a musical setting. Poe himself wrote an essay, “The Philosophy of Composition,” in which he describes in detail his techniques and methods in composing “The Raven.” The essay is an amazing blueprint for anyone interested in creative work. In “The Philosophy of Composition” Poe outlines his process of setting parameters for the poem, deciding on an “effect,” considering all the details from individual word choices to the overall architectural structure, and distilling the refrain down to the one word: “nevermore.” He composed the climactic stanzas (Poe uses the French denouement) first so that all the early stanzas can lead
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“Poe said that for him the most beautiful human emotion is melancholy; how many times has something beautiful brought us to tears?”
toward this climax, and then the final stanza ties it all together. I composed using Poe’s essay as a guide, and even worked in the same order composing the music for stanzas 15 and 16 first. I have always composed using Poe’s method of outlining the structure and overall effect first, then making decisions on smaller details, and often having an ending or climax preordained in order to work toward and away from these architectural high points. The audience can expect a modern musical language that never loses sight of our great historic musical traditions. Poe said that for him the most beautiful human emotion is melancholy; how many times has something beautiful brought us to tears? In “The Raven,” Poe explores much of the gray area of human feeling, the subtleties where sadness, humor, logic, madness, hope, and despair all find their way into our minds. My music attempts to depict these same mysteries of our conscious and subconscious thought. William Hill’s “The Raven” premieres March 27 and 28, 7:30 pm, at Boettcher Concert Hall. With David Lockington, conductor; Peter Cooper, oboe; and the Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director. For more information, visit www.coloradosymphony.org.
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ANDREW LITTON, conductor Andrew Litton currently serves as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York City Ballet, Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest and Conductor Laureate of Britain’s Bournemouth Symphony. He was also Music Director of the Dallas Symphony from 1994-2006. He guest conducts the world’s leading orchestras and has a discography of over 120 recordings with awards including America’s Grammy®, France’s Diapason d’Or, and many British and other honours. Litton has also conducted many of the world’s finest opera companies, such as the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Australian Opera. Besides his Grammy®-winning Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with Bryn Terfel and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he also recorded the complete symphonies by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, a Dallas Mahler cycle, and many Gershwin recordings, as both conductor and pianist. For Hyperion Andrew Litton’s recordings include piano concertos by Rachmaninov, Liszt and Grieg with Stephen Hough; by Shostakovich, Shchedrin and Brahms with Marc-André Hamelin; and by Alnæs and Sinding with Piers Lane; Prokofiev’s Cello Concerto and Symphony-Concerto with Alban Gerhardt; Viola Concertos by Bartók and Rózsa with Lawrence Power; the complete symphonies by Charles Ives and orchestral works by Joseph Schwantner. Andrew Litton received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Juilliard in piano and conducting. He is an accomplished pianist, and often conducts from the keyboard and enjoys performing chamber music with his orchestra colleagues. For further information, visit www.andrewlitton.com.
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YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most virtuosic pianists performing today. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide, whether for his solo recitals, his prestigious orchestral engagements or his rapidly growing catalogue of recordings. Bronfman was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1991, and the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in piano performance from Northwestern University in 2010. He was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award in 2009 for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s piano concerto, with whom he won a GRAMMY® Award in 1997 for his recording of the three Bartók Piano Concerti with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This year he has been nominated for a GRAMMY® with the New York Philharmonic for their recording of Magnus Lindberg’s 2nd piano concerto written for him on commission from that orchestra in 2012. Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union on April 10, 1958, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973. He studied with pianist Arie Vardi, head of the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University. In the United States, he studied at The Juilliard School, Marlboro and the Curtis Institute, and with Rudolf Firkusny, Leon Fleisher and Rudolf Serkin.
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ALAN OPIE, baritone Baritone Alan Opie is a regular guest at the Metropolitan Opera New York, La Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Santa Fe Festival, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, English National Opera and Royal Opera House Covent Garden. He has also sung at the Bayreuth Festival singing Beckmesser — a role also repeated in Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich, Vienna and Turin. At ENO he was nominated for the “Outstanding Achievement in Opera” Olivier Award for his performance of Falstaff. His extensive concert work has included performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah in San Francisco and Dallas; Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in Dallas and Carnegie Hall; Britten’s War Requiem in Washington, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony in Los Angeles, Elgar’s The Kingdom with the Halle Orchestra and Apostles at the Proms. Alan Opie has recorded for CBS, EMI, Hyperion, Chandos, and Decca. Releases include “Alan Opie Sings Bel Canto Arias,” Britten’s Gloriana, Albert Herring, Peter Grimes for which he received a Grammy® Award, Death in Venice and The Rape of Lucretia; the title role in Dallapiccola’s Ulisse; Tonio in I Pagliacci; Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor; Smirnov in Walton’s The Bear, Carlo in Ernani, di Luna in Il Trovatore, the title role in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg under Sir Georg Solti for which he received his second Grammy® award. Current season engagements include his return to Metropolitan Opera (Death of Klinghoffer and Merry Widow) Belshazzar’s Feast with the Colorado Symphony and Dream of Gerontius with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording. Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years. SOUNDINGS 2014/15 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 3
MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2014-2015 Colorado Symphony concert season marks the 31st season for the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, the Music Director of the Denver Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances each season. The repertoire of the Chorus has been wide and diverse. Performing with all past/present Music Directors as well as countless guest conductors, highlights include Bernstein’s Mass with Marin Alsop, Kanchelli’s Styx with Jeffrey Kahane, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Duain Wolfe, and Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis with Andrew Litton. In addition, the Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it performed with the New York, Philadelphia, and Dallas Orchestras. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival, performing such diverse repertoire as Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony, Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, Britten’s Peter Grimes, Berlioz’ Requiem, and Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder, with conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murray Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman, and Robert Spano. The Colorado Symphony Chorus has appeared at select public and special events, and has collaborated with many renowned Colorado arts ensembles, including the Colorado Children’s Chorale, Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, and the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. The chorus sang at the 1991 opening gala for the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, provided choral support for international opera stars José Carreras and Andrea Bocelli, participated in the 1993 visit to Denver of Pope John Paul II. The chorus has performed the works of a number of Colorado composers, including Samuel Lancaster and John Kuzma, and has had works written especially for it by CSO composers-in-residence Jon Deak and Libby Larsen. The CSO Chorus is featured on an upcoming Hyperion release of Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis, conducted by Andrew Litton. In July 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe led the chorus on a concert tour of Europe, presenting Verdi’s Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague. Chorus members come from all over the Denver metro area. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIES Duain Wolfe, Chorus Founder and Director; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Chorus Director Travis Branam, Assistant Chorus Director; Taylor Martin, Intern Conductor Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Assistant Chorus Manager Laurie Kahler, Principal Accompanist Soprano I Brown, Jamie Campbell, Lindsay R. Causey, Denelda Choi, LeEtta H. Colbert, Gretchen Daniels, Kaylin E. Dirksen, Sarah Dukeshier, Laura Emerich, Kate A. Gile, Jenifer D. Gill, Lori C. Graber, Susan Harpel, Jennifer Hedrick, Elizabeth Hinkley, Lynnae C. Hupp, Angela M. Jensen, Erika Joy, Shelley E. Kirschner, Mary E. Kushnir, Marina Look, Cathy Maupin, Anne Moraskie, Wendy L. Porter, Barbara A. Ropa, Lori A. Ross, Kelly G. Saddler, Nancy C. Sladovnik, Roberta A. Solich, Stephanie A. Sowell, Kelly Stegink, Nicole J. Tate, Judy Travis, Stacey L. Wood, Linda K. Soprano II Blum, Jude Bowen, Alex S. Brauchli, Margot L. Christus, Athanasia Coberly, Ruth A. Cote, Kerry H. Dakkouri, Claudia Eberl, Lacey Gross, Esther J. Kraft, Lisa D.
Nova, Ilene L. Nyholm, Christine M. O’Nan, Jeannette R. Rae, Donneve S. Rattray, Rebecca Rider, Shirley J. Snyer, Lynne M. Von Roedern, Susan K. Walker, Marcia L. Weinstein, Sherry L. Wells. Kirsten Woodrow, Sandy Young, Cara Alto I Adams, Priscilla P. Boothe, Kay A. Brady, Lois F. Branam, Emily M. Brown, Kimberly Buesing, Amy Carlisle, Allison Conrad, Jayne M. Costain, Jane A. Daniel, Sheri L. Dunkin, Aubri K. Franz, Kirsten D. Gayley, Sharon R. Groom, Gabriella D. Guittar, Pat Holst, Melissa J. Hoopes, Kaia M. Horle, Carol E. Kolstad, Annie Kraft, Deanna McWaters, Susan Meromy, Leah Passoth, Ginny Tannenbaum, Clair Thayer, Mary B. Virtue, Pat Wise, Sara Wood, Heather
Alto II Cox, Martha E. Deck, Barbara R. Dominguez, Joyce Eslick, Carol A. Golden, Daniela Hoskins, Hansi Jackson, Brandy H. Janasko, Ellen D. Kibler, Janice London, Carole A. Maltzahn, Joanna Marchbank, Barbara J. Mendicello, Beverly D Millar, Kelly T. Nittoli, Leslie M. Scooros, Pamela R. Trierweiler, Ginny Tenor I Dougan, Dustin Dukeshier, Brian Gewecke, Joel C. Gordon, Jr., Frank Guittar, Jr., Forrest Hassell, Christopher Hodel, David K. Moraskie, Richard A. Muesing, Garvis J. Nicholas, Timothy W. O’Donnell, William Reiley, William G. Snook, David Van Milligan, John P. Waller, Ryan Zimmerman, Kenneth A. Tenor II Babcock, Gary E. Bradley, Mac Davies, Dusty R. Dixon, Stephen C. Fuehrer, Roger A. Gale, John H. Kolm, Kenneth E. Martin, Taylor S. Mason, Brandt J.
Milligan, Tom A. Ruth, Ronald L. Sims, Jerry E. Struthers, David R. Wolf, Jeffrey P. Wyatt, Daniel L. Bass I Adams, John G. Branam, Travis D. Carlton, Grant H. Cowen, George Drickey, Robert E. Eickhoff, Benjamin Gray, Matthew Hesse, Douglas D. Hume, Donald Jirak, Thomas J. Mehta, Nalin J. Parce, Frank Y. Quarles, Kenneth Rutkowski, Trevor B. Williams, Benjamin M Wood, Brian W. Bass II Fletcher, Jonathan S. Friedlander, Bob Gibbons, Dan Israelson, Eric W. Jackson, Terry L. Kent, Roy A. Kraft, Mike A. Millar, Jr., Robert F. Moncrieff, Kenneth Morrison, Greg A. Nelson, Chuck Nuccio, Eugene J. Phillips, John R. Skillings, Russell R. Swanson, Wil W. Virtue, Tom G.
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Overture to The Wasps Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on October 12, 1872 in Down Ampney, Great Britain, and died on August 26, 1958, in London. Overture to The Wasps was composed in 1909. It is scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), pairs of oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. The duration is approximately 9 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on February 12 & 13, 1988, with James Setapen conducting. Ralph Vaughan Williams (incidentally, pronounced “Rayf, not Ralf”) is perhaps Britain’s most important and influential composer of the first half of the twentieth century. Prolific in most musical genres, he was an active composer from his student days right up until his death in 1958, at the age of eighty-six. He composed dozens of works that are part of the core repertory of British music of the last century, including the important series of nine symphonies, a variety of other orchestral works, and a wealth of vocal music. He lived a long life — long enough to have written in a number of rather different styles, all of them authentic and reflective of his changing interests and the times. He was born into an educated, upper middle class family — related to both the famous Wedgwoods and the Darwins — attended Cambridge University, and studied with eminent musicians and scholars, including a stint with Maurice Ravel. Among his early close friends and fellow students were such luminaries as Bertram Russell, Leopold Stokowski, and, of course, Gustav Holst. Not a precocious musician, he began modestly, studied diligently, and slowly achieved public recognition as a composer, not publishing until his early thirties. In addition to his copious activities as a composer, he spent his entire life engaged in championing the support of English music, whether as teacher, writer, festival organizer, or conductor — including the most modest levels of amateur music making. In addition to his early activities as a rising composer, he and Holst were among the leaders in the efflorescence of serious study and collection of English folksong that arose in the late nineteenth century. He and Holst frequently spent time in the countryside tracking the rapidly vanishing body of song, writing them down, and preserving them. He later served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. And, inevitably, his appreciation of this great literature became a major influence on one facet of his musical style — evidenced by every American band student’s encounter with his English Folksong Suite. An important interest and activity of his early on was his editorship of the English Hymnal (1906), his interest in the great English composer, Henry Purcell, and of all of the music, in general, of the Renaissance in England. After WW II, his musical stock languished to a large degree, owing to the predominance of radical musical modernism, and it became fashionable to denigrate Vaughan Williams and his British peers as hopelessly passé. Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Holst, Delius, and others were snidely dismissed as “pastoralists,” — composers of lush, beguiling, tuneful, nationalistic music that reeked of nature. Benjamin Britten scornfully deemed them the “cowpat” school. Time has erased that woeful assessment. Early in his career, in 1909, not long before the successes that first brought him widespread accolades, he was commissioned to provide incidental music for the Cambridge Greek Play, an old tradition at the University of Cambridge wherein every three years one of the great Greek plays is given entirely in the ancient Greek language. The play chosen in 1909 was Aristophanes’ PROGRAM 6 SOUNDINGS 2014/15 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG
MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES “The Wasps,” considered one the greatest comedies in theatre. The play is a rousing satire of the Athenian judiciary, with the behavior of elderly jurors generating a comparison with the eponymous insects. Having said that, Vaughan Williams’ music for the play has absolutely nothing to do with wasps or ancient Greece. Rather, it is typical of the composer’s folksonginflected, cheerful, and witty British style. The music is a suite comprised of an overture, two entr’actes, an eccentric little middle movement called “March Past of the Kitchen Utensils,” and a “Ballet and Final Tableau.” They are all charming, tuneful, and perfect accompaniment to an evening of comedy in ancient Greek for an educated audience. It must be admitted, though, that the opening of the “Overture” is a perfect imitation of swarming wasps, but that little bit of musical onomatopoeia just sets the stage, so to speak, and doesn’t return as a signature musical element. After the opening swarm of wasps, the overture lays out a bustling succession of tunes in the best traditional Vaughan Williams style. His forays with Holst collecting English folksongs bears fruit here, as well as his study with Ravel. But, there’s nothing French about it, simply an eloquent and mellifluous testimony to the composer’s innate musical gifts. The attentive listener will spot any number of Vaughan Williams’ signature stylistic features: pentatonic and modal melodies, broad lyrical tunes combined polyphonically with “dancing” faster tunes — even snatches of later, well-known compositions of his. These, and the rousing ending all are harbingers of his musical maturity, and lasting significance.
o LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Beethoven was born on December 15, 1770 in Bonn, Germany, and died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna. He composed the Piano Concerto No. 4 in 1805-1806. In addition to the solo piano, the score calls for flute, pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets, timpani, and strings. The duration is about 35 minutes. The piece was last performed on November 20 & 21, 2010, with Arild Remmereit conducting the orchestra and Jon Kimura Parker as the piano soloist. Beethoven wrote five piano concertos; the first two in the 1790s owe much to the example of Mozart. The third, in C minor, was completed in 1803, around the time of his second symphony, and it is a far darker and impassioned work than the previous ones. By the time of the fourth concerto, finished in 1806, Beethoven had undergone remarkable growth as a composer. He had resolutely fought his way out of the deep suicidal depression occasioned by his increasing deafness. The monumental Eroica (third symphony), his opera, Fidelio, and the Rasumovsky string quartets had been created, and revealed the musical power, psychological depth, and progressive imagination of the mature composer. As such, the fourth piano concerto is of great significance in his oeuvre. Beethoven played the première of the concerto in December of 1808 — his last public performance as a soloist. That long concert has gone down in history as pretty much of a fiasco for a number of reasons that need not detain us here. But it was the Vienna première of not only the fourth piano concerto, but also of the fifth and sixth symphonies. In the fourth concerto one notices straightaway in the first movement that, unlike the two early concertos — typical for their time — there obtains much greater strength and independence in the rôle of the piano. Moreover, in a decided contrast to typical concerto first SOUNDINGS 2014/15 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 7
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES movements, the soloist begins the movement alone, quietly and unaccompanied, with an almost hymn-like idea. The orchestra answers after only a few bars, but in the striking key of B major — one of Beethoven’s favorite harmonic modernisms. So far the mood is rather like a slow movement, not a typical bustling opening. Soon, however a more conventional rhythmic activity ensues, the orchestra makes its way to the “right key” and there follows significant interplay between soloist and orchestra. The solo oboe announces the second theme — also in a slightly surprising key (A minor), and other keys follow as well. It and the memorable opening rhythmic figure are then well worked out with the composer’s usual thoroughness. This unusually nuanced and reflective — and long — first movement ultimately leads to a substantial cadenza for the soloist to top it all off. The seventy-two measure Andante con moto that follows the first movement is eloquent evidence of Beethoven’s ability to work with thematic transformation in a small frame. The orchestra is decidedly in a robust frame of mind, beginning with stentorian pronouncements in the strings alone. But, the piano soloist insists on a thoughtful, lyrical mood. Ultimately, the piano wins, and by the end, the orchestra submits to the gentle lead of the soloist. Historically, much has been made by commentators about the movement as a realization of the myth of Orpheus charming the beasts — the orchestra, I suppose, being the beasts. There’s no harm, of course, in this conceit, but Beethoven’s dramatic sense needs no help here, in this brief, charming episode. The finale is cast in the typical form for this genre: a rondo (simply a section with a catchy theme that keeps coming back after some diversions — easy to follow). Its tumultuous, jolly nature provides a perfect contrast to the preceding tranquility, and reminds us once again of Beethoven’s sense of humor. Another surprise opens this movement as well; it’s in the “wrong key” of C major. Soon the orchestra arrives at the conventional G major, and the trumpets and timpani, which have been silent for two movements, finally join us, carrying the general upbeat mood to the triumphant end. This wonderful concerto didn’t achieve popularity at first, everyone seemed to prefer numbers 3 and 5, but after a few decades it gained its rightful place in the repertoire.
o WILLIAM WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast William Walton was born on March 29, 1902 in Oldham, Lancashire, Great Britain and died on March 8, 1983, in Ischia, Italy. Belshazzar’s Feast was composed in 1930-1931 and calls for a large orchestra consisting of two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, English horn, three clarinets (2nd doubling E-flat clarinet, 3rd doubling bass clarinet), alto sax, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, two offstage brass bands each consisting of three trumpets, three trombones, and tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, organ (doubling piano), and strings. The duration of the piece is approximately 36 minutes. Last performance by the orchestra was on February 10 & 11, 1975, with Brian Priestman on the podium. William Walton was the most important British musician in the generation immediately after that of Vaughan Williams. His artistic orientation was quite different from that of the
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES older man, and while certainly not an adherent of the revolution in musical style wrought by Schoenberg and his students, Walton was nevertheless a true child of the new currents in music of the 1920s. The music of Stravinsky, Debussy, Ravel, and Bartók were influential, but it must be said that he directed more attention to the big traditional forms of concerto and symphony than did those luminaries. Today, he is appreciated, not only for his two symphonies and three important concertos for viola, violin, and violoncello, respectively, but also for his contributions in the great English choir tradition. While he could be devastating in his trenchant musical commentaries on the inflated excesses of Edwardian English culture, he was equally capable of composing magnificent ceremonial music for the royal coronations of 1937 and 1953, as well as miscellaneous royal weddings in Westminster Abby. Those august occasions would not be the same without the soaring choral works with large organ, trumpets, and the like that have almost come to define them in our imaginations. Throw in his magisterial, grand processional marches, Orb and Scepter and Crown Imperial and that picture is complete. He did not begin this way, however. Born to a poor, but musical family, he was fortunate to be taken in as a chorister at Christ Church, Oxford, where he received an excellent musical education. Later, he entered university there, continuing his studies, and establishing his complete mastery of the great English choral tradition. But after that, the road takes a completely different twist. He fell in with one of the most distinguished, controversial — and eccentric, it must be said — literary families in the British arts of the time: Edith Sitwell, and her brothers, Osbert and Sacherverell. He moved in with them, and they took him on as a kind of project, shepherding him around Europe, introducing him to every important person in the continental arts scene and exposing him to all the latest trends. Taking somewhat of an inspiration from Schoenberg’s experimentation with the spoken or recited voice with musical accompaniment, Walton and Edith Sitwell collaborated to create Façade (1923). In it, Sitwell recited her acerbic and somewhat obscure poems through a megaphone, accompanied by Walton’s rather French, neo-classic music. Decidedly avant-garde, it was a mixed success, to say the least — fiercely debated on all sides. But, it became a lasting classic. Other important works ensued that brought him recognition. He soon rather turned his reputation as a bad boy in music on its head with his widely acclaimed viola concerto (1929), which took its place in the standard repertoire. That leads us to Belshazzar’s Feast. His growing reputation led in the same year to a commission by the BBC for a broadcast of a work for chorus, vocal soloist, and very small orchestra. That did not immediately pan out, but Walton labored assiduously, as, like Topsy, the project just grew. Walton enlarged the orchestra to a very imposing one, including saxophone, organ, piano, and a formidable percussion section replete with a whip and a large anvil. His friend, Osbert Sitwell provided the libretto, taking sections from the Bible: the book of Daniel, Psalms, and Revelations. It is, of course, the familiar story of Belshazzar, King of Babylon, the captivity of the Jews, and the familiar path from hubris to downfall — predicted by the moving finger of fate. The première eventually occurred in October of 1931, conducted by Malcolm Sargent. It was a smash hit. Its clever combination of jazzy elements of popular music, mastery of orchestral color, and splashy dramatic music matched to an equally dramatic story has secured its place in the genre. After a blast from unison trombones — evoking ancient horns — the unaccompanied chorus opens the work with Isaiah’s dour narrative of Israel’s sons’ conscription as eunuchs at Belshazzar’s court. There follows the chorus of Israelites bemoaning their captivity, so familiar SOUNDINGS 2014/15 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 9
MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES from musical settings from Palestrina to Verdi. The chorus’ narrative briefly turns lyrical when reminiscing about hanging their “harps upon the willows,” but turns rhythmic and vengeful when singing of their cruel captors’ demand for “mirth” in their crushing captivity. The baritone narrator then swears an oath for them, should they forget Jerusalem, followed by a brief reprise of the opening lament. Walton’s gift for choral drama comes to the fore in the following, fierce denunciation of Babylon and her sordid riches, and the prediction of her ultimate doom. An inventory of all her largess follows — the narrator ending it dolefully by including “the souls of men.” The incensed chorus then rages — with the full force of the colorful orchestra at their disposal — at Belshazzar’s idolatrous feast, made outrageous by his wives and concubines using the sacred vessels of the Jewish temple as a table setting. A march follows; mastery of the genre was one of Walton’s gifts as a composer. The virtuosic scoring for orchestra sarcastically enhances the Babylonians’ insolent praise of the various gods of their wealth. Walton’s penchant for striking, choral gestures and orchestral genius is on full display — it will surface again in his remarkable coronation music in later years. A recap of the feast follows. The narrator then intones the eerie scene of the disembodied hand, the mood set by dark, low strings, piano and the death rattle of the castenets. The writing is on the wall, and the king is slain. “Slain,” the chorus screams, the death throes depicted by knife-like brass, and a general celebration by the Israelites ensues — a rip-roaring affair “à la Walton.” The moral triumph is complete, interrupted only by a brief, tranquil reflection on the fate of the heathen feasters. The ending builds to the kind of thrilling, sonic conclusion familiar from the composer’s later Westminster Abby glories. One of the great choral experiences of the twentieth century concludes with a paroxysm of sound — literally pulling out all of the stops. It never fails to please, and for good reason.
— Wm. E. Runyan ©William E. Runyan
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MASTERWORKS TEXTS Belshazzar’s Feast
By the waters of Babylon, By the waters of Babylon There we sat down: yea, we wept And hanged our harps upon the willows.
Babylon was a great city, Her merchandise was of gold and silver, Of precious stones, of pearls, of fine linen, Of purple, silk and scarlet, All manner vessels of ivory, All manner vessels of most precious wood, Of brass, iron and marble, Cinnamon, odours and ointments, Of frankincense, wine and oil, Fine flour, wheat and beasts, Sheep, horses, chariots, slaves And the souls of men.
For they that wasted us Required of us mirth; They that carried us away captive Required of us a song. Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
In Babylon Belshazzar the King Made a great feast, Made a feast to a thousand of his lords, And drank wine before the thousand.
How shall we sing the Lord’s song In a strange land?
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, Commanded us to bring the gold and silver vessels: Yea! the golden vessels, which his father, Nebuchadnezzar, Had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem.
Thus spake Isaiah – Thy sons that thou shalt beget They shall be taken away, And be eunuchs In the palace of the King of Babylon Howl ye, howl ye, therefore: For the day of the Lord is at hand!
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. By the waters of Babylon There we sat down: yea, we wept. O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be that taketh thy children And dasheth them against a stone, For with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down And shall be found no more at all.
He commanded us to bring the golden vessels Of the temple of the house of God, That the King, his Princes, his wives And his concubines might drink therein. Then the King commanded us: Bring ye the cornet, flute, sackbut, psaltery And all kinds of music: they drank wine again, Yea, drank from the sacred vessels, And then spake the King:
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MASTERWORKS TEXTS Praise ye The God of Gold Praise ye The God of Silver Praise ye The God of Iron Praise ye The God of Wood Praise ye The God of Stone Praise ye The God of Brass Praise ye the Gods! Thus in Babylon, the mighty city, Belshazzar the King made a great feast, Made a feast to a thousand of his lords And drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine Commanded us to bring the gold and silver vessels That his Princes, his wives and his concubines Might rejoice and drink therein. After they had praised their strange gods, The idols and the devils, False gods who can neither see nor hear, Called they for the timbrel and the pleasant harp To extol the glory of the King. Then they pledged the King before the people, Crying, Thou, O King, art King of Kings: O King, live for ever...
And this was the writing that was written: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN’ ‘THOU ART WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE AND FOUND WANTING’. In that night was Belshazzar the King slain And his Kingdom divided. Then sing aloud to God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, bring hither the timbrel, Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, Blow up the trumpet in Zion For Babylon the Great is fallen, fallen. Alleluia! Then sing aloud to God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob, While the Kings of the Earth lament And the merchants of the Earth Weep, wail and rend their raiment. They cry, Alas, Alas, that great city, In one hour is her judgement come. The trumpeters and pipers are silent, And the harpers have ceased to harp, And the light of a candle shall shine no more. Then sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob. For Babylon the Great is fallen. Alleluia!
And in that same hour, as they feasted Came forth fingers of a man’s hand And the King saw The part of the hand that wrote.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Dr. Gary B. Melton Virginia Messick Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer Mrs. Patty H. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Munson Mr. and Mrs. Trygve Myhren Mrs. Cynthia F. Nagel Ms. Trish Nagel Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. James Nalven Mr. Bob Neuman Hans E. and Margaret C. Neville Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Newberry Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Ray O’Loughlin and James A. Henderson Dr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and Mr. Steve Otsuki Mary and Art Otten Jo Ann Paffenbarger Dr. and Mrs. David S. Pearlman Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pfeiffer Patrick and Susan Pientka Mr. Kenneth R. Piner and Mrs. Karen L. Pierce Mr. Ryan Pollock Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius Ms. Pamela Pryor Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby Terence T. Quirke Dick Ramsey Melinda H. Reed Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Reid T. Reynolds Mr. Kent Rice Nancy and Gene Richards Dr. Susan B. Rifkin Hannelore Rimlinger Dr. Richard and Sandra Roark Eleanor Roberts Ms. Carol Robison Michael J. Rodel Nancy K. Roeder Terri and Jay Rolls Anthony C. and Patricia J. Romeo Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Ms. Elfie Rosin Ms. Julie B. Rubsam Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer Mr. John A. Schiff Dave Schmitz G.A. and W.B. Scholten Mr. Richard Schubel Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Mr. Frank D. Seffinger Betty and Maurice Serotta Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Boyce Sher Ms. Marlena Siegel Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Ms. Victoria Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Catherine Skokan
Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Billie Busby and Sidney Smith Mr. Patrick Sola Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speaker Hanspeter and Kathryn Spüler Myron and Marcia Stein Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Sternburg Mrs. Mary L. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stewart Jeff Stillwell Alena M. Stimack Julie and John Strain Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strear Mrs. Mary C. Symonton The Sylvan Stool Family Lou and Katherine Svoboda Carol and Cedric Tarr Judy and Rob Tate Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thompson Mr. Frank Thomson Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Nan Timbel Mr. and Mrs. Warren Toltz David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Barbara J. Tramutt Ms. Helen Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Van Egmond Dr. and Mrs. Gary D. Vander Ark Ms. Betty Vean Harry and Terri Vogler Ed and Patty Wahtera Mr. Peter J. Wall Ms. Grace Wanner Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ward Ms. Shirley Ward Dr. Edna Stuver Webster, MD Rosemary Whitaker Mr. Flint Whitlock and Dr. Mary Ann Watson Ti Wieland Chris Williams Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Williams Ms. Ruth Williams Werner and Mary Winkler Mr. Michael F. Winslow Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Wittow Jim and Marlene Wogsland Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and MaryAnn Woods Amy Wright Ms. Elizabeth A. Yoder Marsha F. Young Ms. Phyllis J. Young Joan and David Zapiler Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zelinger R.A. Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Zoellner
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Fran Adams Jim and Lorraine Adams Carol J. Addington Mr. Robert M. Adelstein Francie R. Alpert Donna R. Altieri Mrs. Linda Amell Ms. Catherine H. Anderson DeAnn Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews Larry and Gloria Angus Ron and Shalah Arlian Bill and Phyllis Ashton Lewis and Judy Babcock Ms. Darthelia Baker Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin Louis Baptist Mr. Phil Barber and Ms. Caroline Lapp Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barrett Ms. Jennifer N. Bater Mr. Roger Bates and Ms. Debra Brew Irene Becker Chris and Agnieszka Behounek Robert A. Behrman Mr. Edgardo L. Belen Fr. Mark Berge Ms. Margaret Bass Berglund
Dr. Thomas Berl and Ms. Diane Pincus Neal and Myrna Berlin Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blanning Ms. Rose A. Blaschke Irma Furbeck Boltman Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Bortz Ms. Donna Boucher Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Bowes Ms. Mary A. Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyle Carey D. Bozovich Elizabeth Bradley Ms. Susan Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brauchli Ms. Peggy Brody Mr. and Mrs. Hal Brooks Ms. Joanne Broten Ms. Coralie Brown Mr. John M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Trevor S. Brown Dr. Vaughn Browne Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bruner Jr Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Mr. Marvin Buckels Cameron Burke Neil Burris and Sandy Mazarakis Mr. John E. Burt Karen Cage
Bill and Jo Calhoun Lois M. Calvert Rusty and Ellen Campos Ms. Barbara Carpenter Ms. Nicolette Cavallaro Mr. and Mrs. Tod Cavey Ms. Marilyn Chappell Mr. and Mrs. Alan Charnes Miss Ramona Chun Ms. Leticia Church Ms. Deborah Clendenning Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Clifford Ms. Pam Cocker Ms. Kathryn Codo Harold Cohen and Sue Miller Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen Dr. and Mrs. S. Phillip Cohen Ms. Gretchen G. Colbert Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Collins Rabbi and Mrs. Julian I. Cook Ms. Mary Cook Ben and Ann Cooper Dr. John A. and Ms. Jane H. Coppola Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Costner Kerry and Walter Cole Mrs. Anita Cox Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox Dr. James W. Craft Ray and Kathleen Cravy Tom and Lucy Creighton
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Edward Cronin Margaret Cunningham Mr. Barry Curtiss-Lusher Mary Ann Cushing Chuck and Kay Darling Mr. Larry Day Ronald L. Deal Michael Demers Mr. and Mrs. Rus Dewitt Mr. David DiGiacomo Dr. Stephen Dilts Ms. Joan G. Disborough Mr. and Mrs. Josiah B. Dodds Ms. Ann Marie Doerhoff Leland and Margaret Dong Peter and Marian Downs Ms. Kathleen Doyle Dr. Paul and Paulette Dragul Ms. Marina Dubrova Ms. Donna Duhadway Mr. and Mrs. Phillippe Dunoyer Roger and Carol Dutton Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt Gretchen and Bill Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William Eichelberger Christina Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Roger Emblen Ms. Lynette Emery M. Stephen and Sydney M. Enders Ms. Gislinde G. Engelmann Bede and Burt Epstein Sharry Erzinger Richard and Mary Fanyo Mrs. Ann B. Fawcett John and Joan Feek Ms. Janice E. Ferguson Vince and Dorothy Fesmire Bud and Mimi Figel Larry L. Fike and Karen M. Helm Dr. and Mrs. M.V. Filippone Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Fisch Ms. Laura Fischer Mr. Dan Fishman Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fleet Mr. Robert Fleming Nancy Follett Mr. Graeme Forbes Ms. Marcia Forman Mr. Richard Forseberg Jim Foster Richard W. Foster John and Lorna Fox Mr. Chris Frampton Ms. Elizabeth Frank Ms. Kirsten D. Franz Mr. and Mrs. David Freedman Mr. David Friedman Ellen and Sheldon Friedman Carol Friend Deborah Froeb Norbert and Linda Frueh Ms. Diane R. Fuchs Ms. Nicole Furman Caleb and Sidney Gates
Deborah B Gaensbauer Lukasz Galecki Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. Gander Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Garfein Lester and Joan Garrison Alan G. and Sally R. Gass Mike Gaughan and Jeff Julin James Geis and Beverly Walter Ms. Jane C. Gilbert Tom Gilida Ms. Kathleen Gill Mrs. Roberta Gillis Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Ginsburg Dr. Gerry and Karen Glancy Mr. David Glanz Mr. Robert Gleser Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goble Mr. Joseph Goldhammer and Mrs. Elizabeth Block Mr. George Golder Mr. Barry J. Goldstein and Mrs. Thorey Goldstein Joel and Lanie Goldstein Donna and Stephen Good Ms. Phyllis Goodman Miyuki Mabel Googins Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Gorden Mr. and Mrs. James B. Grange Ms. Ellen D. Graves Mrs. Ellie Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Mr. Robert Greene Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Greenholz Ms. Carol A. Greenwald Nancy and Russ Gregory Mr. Scott Greiner Ms. Eileen H. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffiths Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Grob Martha and Jim Groebe Catherine Caton Groene Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Groshek Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Haas Gen. and Mrs. Gerald E. Hahn Arthur E. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Hall Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haller Ms. Grace M. Halmi Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Hauptman Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock Ms. Ellen Hanes Mary Hanewell Arthur and Lilly Hardin Ms. Darlene K. Harmon Linda Harmon Col. Lee Harrell (USAF, Retired) and Madeline Homler Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. Harr Ms. Lisa Harris Ms. Lois Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Harvey Mr. Larry Harvey Kat and Stuart Haskins
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Charles and Luanne Hazelrigg Jimin He Mr. Richard W. Healy Mr. and Mrs. George Hearne Dr. Thomas Heinrich Mrs. Joann D. Helm Ms. Debra Henderer Ms. Elizabeth W. Hepp Mr. Don C. Heppermann Owen and Deborah Herman Betsy Herrick and Milt Kahn Douglas Hesse and Becky Bradway Cynthia Hinds Daniel S. and Vicky L. Hinds Sarah C. Hite Ms. Jean A. Hoerl Ruth and George Hopfenbeck M. J. Hopkins Bob Horecky Rev. and Mrs. G.L. Horle Ken and Sue Hovland Ms. Surilda J. Hudson Ms. Jane A. Hultin Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hunter Chuck Husted Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isenhart Mr. Tom James Jennifer Janezic William C. Jensen Craig N. Johnson and Alicia J. McCommons Margie Lee Johnson Ms. Michelle Johnson Dr. Doug Jones, MD Dr. and Mrs. Everette Jones Mr. Jeffrey C. Jones Nathan Jones Stanley and Barbara Jones Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Bill Juraschek Thomas and Veronika Kalan Ms. Margaret T. Kaluk Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kane Don and Susan Kany Mrs. Diana Kasson Mr. Norman L. Kautsky Mr. Ross Kazer Mr. J. K. Kelly David Kendall Ms. Judy H. Kessenich Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Kiken John C. Kinnamon Ms. Julie Kinney Mrs. Margie A. Kinslow Eileen and Walter Kintsch Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Kisseberth Oza and Milan Klanjsek Mrs. Emi J. Klein Stephen and Nancy Kneipple Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Knievel Elmer and Doris Koneman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koski Ms. Sylvia Kreider Mrs. Nancy L. Krum
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Jack R. Kullman Mr. Dan LaChance Robert and Patricia Lackner C. Daryl and Lori W. Lamb Charlotte and Maurice Larue Enrique Lasansky Mr. Keith Lautenbach Richard S. Leaman Ms. Carol L. Lee Dr. Hanna Lee Peggy Lehmann Ms. Carol J. Lens Thomas and Joan Leonard Phyllis Lerud Sidney and Renae Levin Philip R. Levy Judy and Dan Lichtin David and Peggy Lindstrom Mrs. Seymour Liss Ms. Marilyn Litman Mr. and Mrs. William Litvak Nancy Livingston Charles and Gretchen Lobitz Dr. and Mrs. Ron Long Mr. and Mrs. William C. Loyd Greg Lucas Fred and Bonnie Luhman Mr. Robert E. Lundy Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lynch Ms. Donna R. Lynch Ms. Marian Lyons Ms. Jeanne Maher Janika and Paul Mahon Debbie and Gary Mandelbaum Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marcus Mr. Jackie L. Markey Mr. and Mrs. David Marks Mara Marks Elizabeth Marr and John Price Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Martins Mr. James L. Marvin Wendell Matt Mrs. Dorothy B. Mauk Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Maxwell Jill Mazer Janice K. McClary Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Valli T. Mc Dougle Nina and Rex McGehee Mr. and Mrs. John H. McLagan Mrs. Bridget McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Harold “Bud” Meadows Mrs. Ethel and Mr. Lee Mendel, and Mrs. Barbara Mendel Curtis H.P. Menefee and Kathryn A. House Pamela Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metzger Dean Miles Mr. Alan D. Miller Mrs. Elaine Millman Ms. Ronnie Mitzner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monks
Ms. Cheryl Montanio Cheryl L. Moody Kelvin and Sara Moore Mr. Douglas G. and Dr. Laura B. Moran J. Gregory Morrell Rossann Mosher and Jeff Jordan James and Karin Mote Ms. Debra L. Moutain Sharon and Kurt Muenchow Mr. David Mullikin Kenneth and Gloria Mundell William and Rosemarie Murane Mr. and Mrs. James W. Mytton Buffy and Veron Naake Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nadel Bill and Barbara Nash Mr. Robert Nauman and Ms. Liz Goodman Katherine Nazzaro Mr. Harry G. Newman and Mrs. Elizabeth Frank Paul and Barbara Nicholas Ms. Tricia Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Nicoulin Richard L. Nielsen Mr. Charles Niemczura and Ms. Decker Swann Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Nies Richard Nirk Ms. Sally Ochsner Schubert M. Ogden John and Mary Ann Parfrey Kelly Parker Susan S. Parkhurst Ginny Passoth John and Mary Parfrey Mr. Gregory A. Parsons Ms. Joyce Paul Mr. Howard L. Paynter Mr. and Mrs. Neil Peck Forest O. Peneton Mr. Tom Persing Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Peterson Ms. Karen Peterson Marge Petersen Ms. Marie M. Pfister Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pierce Tom Pierce and Lu Ann Dillon Ms. Sally G. Plummer Dr. Barbara Pollack Mr. Dan Poole Ms. Diana M. Poole and Mr. Steven Lass Ms. Nadine Popham Ms. Barbara Powell Dr. Richard Presnell Jack and Barbara Piddy Libby Printz Robert and Sarah Przekwas Mr. Michael L. Raggio Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. Rains Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Ramos Richard M. Randall Sandra Rapley
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Ralph and Inky Ratcliff Ms. Joan Ratz Ms. Julia Rawlings Mr. and Mrs. David Reinecke Mr. Robert B. Renfro Russell Reynolds Mrs. Linda Rickard-Ackerman and Mr. Ted Ackerman Dick and Priscilla Roberts Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roberts Phil Rock and Pamela Page Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg Bernard and Beverly Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ross Mary Ann Ross Molly O. Ross Mr. Robert Ross Jennifer Rowe Paul D. Rubner and Vicki D. Jensen Ms. Clarice Ruckhaus Stan and Betty Rudeen Ms. Carol L. Rust Judy and Ron Ruth James and Carol Salbenblatt Stanley and Karen Saliman Steven and Barbara Sande Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sandt Mr. Al Sardello Mr. Clayton Saylor Dr. Donald W. Schiff, M.D. Ms. Ann Schmidt Mr. Gary Schneider Mr. James B. Schoedler Ms. Shirley A. Scott Mr. David Seeland Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller Miss Barbara Servis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaklee Dr. Roberta Shaklee and Mr. Edward Hurry Barbara L. Sharp Charles and Shirley Anne Sheets Bobbi and Gary Siegel Mr. Daniel Sloan Mr. David Sloan John and Kathleen Sloan Ms. Carol I. Simpson Jack and Diane Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Sperr Dr. Norman Spivy Mrs. Susan Spangler Dr. and Mrs. Byron St. Clair Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Stanko Ms. Ruth M. Stark James Steed Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stegink Jackie Stevens Mrs. Donna Stiles Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Stockwell Mr. Herbert Stoeger Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stolfus Mr. Samuel Stott Bill and Shirley Stout Dr. James Strain
COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mrs. Elaine B. Strauch Arthur and Stephanie Strasburger Mr. and Mrs. Steve Straub Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, III Mr. John Swift and Mrs. Gretchen Swift Ms. Cle C. Symons Vincent and Gay Tagliavore Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Dr. and Mrs. John Taubman Ms. Betty Taylor Erik and Frances Taylor Mr. James Taylor Mr. Larry Taylor Walt and Sally Tejan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Tellis Mr. Tom Teske Dr. Marsha Tharakan Barbara Thorngren Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Thorpe Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Timblin Mr. Roger Tinklenberg Ms. Martha Tracey Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Trask Robert and Kelli Tregemba Donald and Mary Tucker Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Turner Dr. Peter and Kathy Van Arsdale Ms. Phillis Vandehaar Mr. and Mrs. Roberto J. Valdez
Ms. Phyllis Vandehaar Mr. and Mrs. John C. Vaughey Ms. Janet Velazquez Mr. Jose Velazquez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Virtue Mr. and Mrs. James M. Voorhees Dr. and Mrs. Bolko von Roedern Laurence Wagley Gary and Mary Lou Waldman Mr. and Mrs. Winston G. Walker Julie and Bob Wallace John R. and Kristine E. Wallack Ms. Tina Walls Rev. Donald N. Warner Ms. Polly Warner Carley J. Warren Ms. Hanna Warren Ms. Rosamond Warren Walter and Susanna Weart Mr. and Mrs. Galen R. Weaver Patti and Jay Webster Hedy and Michael Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Weinburger Ms. Marilyn Wheeler Thomas and Theresa Wheeler Norman and Marcia Whitcomb Ms. Carol White Sidney J. and Shirley B. White Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whitney
Dr. Norman E. Wikner and Dr. Lela A. Lee Caroline and Evan Williams Daniel Williams Ms. Janet Williams Dr. John S. Williams, M.D. Mrs. Astrida Wilson Kent Wilson Ms. Marion Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Winston Ms. Marylou Witaschek Mr. Ian Witter Mr. Hunter Wolcott Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Wolfe Ms. Jacquelyn Wonder Judith Wong-Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Lester R. Woodward John Wright and Martha Hernandez Dr. and Mrs. M. Robert Yakely Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Young Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir M. Zolotoochin Loren Zweig ENDOWMENTS
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT 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 unending gratitude.
The Bill Gossard Music Director Chair The Charles S. Sterne Conductor’s Podium The Dave and Pam Duke Families Guest Artist and Guest Conductor Fund The Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair The Principal Percussion Chair, Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony THE HORACE TUREMAN SOCIETY
Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Tureman 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. Richard and Susan Abernethy Edgardo and Lisa Belen Mr. and Mrs. David M. Budd Mr. Jim Caputo Mr. Gene Child J. Harold Corp Trust Anne M. Culver Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Ms. Grace L. Freye Ms. Carol K. Gossard Ms. Jennifer Guess Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Mr. James Harold Mr. Johannes Heim Cathey A. Herren 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 Mr. Geoffrey Kuhn Sandy and Evan Lasky
Deanna Rose Leino Frank and Ginny Leitz Ms. Ann C. Levy John and Merry Low Sandey Luciano Evi and Evan Makovsky Mrs. Sue McFarlane Mr. Willis M. McFarlane Mr. James Mead and Ms. Carol Svendsen Steve G. Morton Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver William Oliver Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank Barbara J. Powell James Robert Pratt Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Mrs. Lee R. Roberts Mr. Neil F. Roberts Mr. Bruce M. Rockwell Audrey D. and Harvey D. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice Suzanne Barber Ryan Richard and JoAnne Sanders Ms. Floy L. Senior James and Jenene Stookesberry Mr. Richard Thackrey James D. and Judy Vaughn John R. and Kristine E. Wallack Ms. Elizabeth P. Wright The Patricia G. Wunnicke Trust Phyllis J. Young 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 Donald L. Ambler given by: Mr. Frank Y. Parce Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Gene Amole’s KVOD given by: Betsy Schwarm and Rick Glesner In memory of Ms. Eleanor Scott Annable given by: Ms. J. Fern Black In memory of Charles Ansbacher given by Hunt Alternatives Fund
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In memory of Barbara Anshutz given by: Martha Cox In memory of Helen Bolas given by: Francine Loft In memory of Margaret “Peggy” Brown given by: Mr. Steve Erke Ms. Alma Haycraft K. H. and M. E. Schlichtemeier David R. Wilson In memory of Ms. Ellie Campbell given by: Ms. Marilyn Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kueler Mr. George Peak In memory of Blair Chotzinoff given by: Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Nancy and Robert Schulein Fund In memory of Ms. Zypha Clinton given by: Ms. Esther A. Spachner In memory of Dave Conner given by: Robert Russel In memory of Betty Damerau given by: Carroll Barnes Franklin and Edna Churchill Ralph and Alice Damerau Robert Damerau Carol Dasse Susan Hess Vicky Mateev Patrice Oliver Shirley Satterlund Ramon and Sandra Villarreal Richard and Marsha Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Winkelbauer Mr. Robert Damerau In memory of Sally Daniel given by: Katharine Daniel In memory of Mr. George Decurnou given by: His friends in Healthcare Policy and Financing In memory of Dr. Louis Duman given by: Sylvia Sosin Cohen In memory of Mr. Leo M. Eisel given by: Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Serotta In memory of Lynn Erion given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In memory of James Fluckey given by: Terri Gonzales In memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by: Freeman Family Foundation In memory of Jerry Friedman given by: JoAnne Friedman In memory of Ms. Callae B. Gilman given by: The Gilman Family Foundation In memory of Ms. Hermina Goldfarb given by: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Newman In memory of Mrs. Pamela Gordon given by: Ms. Jo Anne Meinert Karen Rownd In Memory of Ms. Carol K. Gossard given by: Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynkoop In memory of Manny Greenberg given by: Ellie Greenberg and Family The Sylvan Stool Family In memory of Mr. Bryon E. Graber given by: Victoria Aguilar Mary Louise Burke Mr. Keith Corrette Vishnu and Jane Devkar Mr. Robert A. Graber Jeff Holliday David House Brenda Lechuga Ms. Penny May Mitch McKee Ms. Nancy N. Morehead Mrs. Jo B. Shannon In memory of Kenny Harper given by: Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Louise Hadley Hill given by: Mr. George Heisel In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by: Phillip C. Hiester In memory of Dr. and Mrs. James Hill given by: Mr. John Hill In memory of Marcie Arps Hoffman given by: Jeanette Arps Manos In memory of Ms. Vesta “Dott” Hutchison given by: Ms. Sherri Colgan Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Grigg Mrs. Joan Laubhan Mr. George Peak
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Whitney Ms. Phyllis Wrenick In memory of Mr. William “Bill” Houlton given by: Colorado Permanente Medical Group Ms. Karin Henszey Katharine Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Trygve Myhren Lynn Nelson Mr. and Mrs. James M. Woodward In memory of Nedine Jarvis given by: Ms. Barbara Baring Mrs. Rosemary Baring Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Haas Ms. Maxine McFarland Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Witkin Ms. Lindy Schultz In memory of Glenn Johnson given by: Anonymous In memory of Sam Lancaster given by: Michelle Bradley In memory of Maurice Larue given by: Scott and Jackie Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Denis Donnelly Ms. Carol A. Greenwald In memory of Wilson LeChat given by: Dr. Mary Ann Watson In memory of Mrs. Elaine C. Lenicheck given by: Ms. Kate Bermingham Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Edward Levy given by: Denison Levy In memory of Dorothy Mancinelli given by: Cyndi Mancinelli In memory of Mr. Dallas Mauk given by: Mr. Frank Y. Parce In memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by: Cynthia Melcher In memory of David Milanesi given by: Carol Milanesi In memory of Mr. Galen Nelson given by: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Murphy In memory of Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr. MD. given by: Jo Ann Paffenbarger In memory of Evely Parsons given by: Carol Rust
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In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by: Quality Life Services In memory of Ruth Poppe given by: Ms. Billie Edwards Mr. Frederick H. Poppe , Jr. William and Paula Poppe Ms. Margaret Wallace In memory of Barbara Ridgeway given by: Kathryn Taylor In memory of Mr. Harry Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Lyn Sabichi given by: Eileen Price In memory of Ms. Frances E. Seifert given by: Ms. Mary S. Page In memory of Michael Schatz given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Mr. Robert Schulein given by: The Nancy and Robert Schulein Fund In memory of Dr. Aaron J. Shwayder, M.D. given by: Mr. Colby Hatfield In memory of Mrs. Janice A. Smith given by: Emily and Michael Bocko Robert R and Shirley Gallagher David and Joyce Guyton Dave and Barbara Lohr Barbara S. Miller Jim and Winnie Moss Jean C. Parchen Mark and Mary Schreiber Wilson Wampler In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by: Anne Ronald Wheeler In memory of Tracy M. Smith given by: Eaton Smith In memory of Mr. John M. Sommer given by: The Bailey Company Charles and Jerry Boutin Frederick and Mary Brower Mr. and Mrs. William Max Buckman Mr. Scott Contine Merriline Crawford Mr. Bruce Evans Mr. and Mrs. Gary Harris Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isenhart Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGehee Nancy Orcutt
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ms. Gwendolyn A. Parker Dee Perry Van Gilder Insurance Corporation In memory of Mr. and Mrs. John and Marie Straub given by: Mr. Stephen D. Straub In memory of Mr. Albie Urban given by: Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw In memory of Mr. Guenther Vogt given by: Mr. Charles Anderson Drs. Paula and William Bernstein Merle Chambers and Hugh Grant Al and Terri Fisher Mr. Floyd Ingalls Mr. and Mrs. Harold Logan Ms. Anne Oberbroeckling Richard and Pricilla Roberts Susan Sheridan Mr. Robert Turner Laura and Alan Zeigel In memory of Mr. Harry W. Vogler given by: Mrs. Teresa Vogler In memory of Jerry and Eileen Walker given by: Erika Walker In memory of Sy Wallach given by: Merrily Wallach In memory of Mr. Robert “Bob” Wick given by: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chenoweth Mrs. Patricia Redifer In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Mr. Jack “John” Wyatt given by: Mr. Frank Y. Parce 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 Mr. Michael Altenberg’s birthday given by: The Striker Foundation In honor of Kristina Arko given by: Alenka Han
In honor of Ms. Linda Battan given by: Nancy Battan In honor of Ms. Courtney H. Bress given by: Mr. Doug Hershey and Ms. Bronwyn Bateman In honor of Bill and Jo Calhoun’s wedding anniversary given by: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Calhoun In honor of Tae-Suk Cho given by: Daniel Williams In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s Birthday given by: Ms. Rosalyn Abrams Ms. Barbara Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Ken W. Calkins Ms. Bette Cooper Ms. Faye Gardenswartz Ms. Susan Gordon Mrs. Nancy Groff Mr. Donald N. Leach Ms. Chung Lee Debbie and Gary Mandelbaum Ms. Sharon Marks Ms. Judith Melmed Ms. Nancy Miller Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Ms. Casey Perry Mrs. Michele Right Ms. Jackie Roche Ms. Margaret Shloss Mrs. Barbara Sidon Ms. Traci Sidon In honor of Anne Cramer given by: Christina Bauer In honor of the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Claire Benson In honor of The Feeble Moose given by: Parker Owens In honor of Dick and Sigrid Freese given by: Ms. Margaret Roath In honor of Mr. Mike Fries given by: Anna and John J. Sie Foundation In honor of Ms. Donna S. Gerich given by: Ms. Grace E. Johnston In honor of Ms. Jan Gieskieng given by: Ms. Linda McGoff In honor of Monica Glickman given by: Ms. Ruth Schorsch
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In honor of Chet Hampson given by: Mrs. Leslie Cady Susan Martin In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Harry given by: Erik and Susie Wagner In honor of Philip C. Heister, Master Electrican of the CSO given by: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Reshotko In honor of Fred and Margaret Hoeppner given by: Dr. and Mrs. David Flitter In honor of Steve and Elizabeth Holtze given by: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eklund In honor of Ms. Beth Johnston given by: Ms. Donna Gerich In honor of Mary Rossick Kern and Jerry Kern given by: Nancy Battan Ms. Linda Dee Brooke Ferguson In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Donald Cook Myron and Marcia Stein In honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by: Dave and Kathy Dunnewald In honor of Deanna Leino given by: Mr. Frank Y. Parce In honor of Andrew Litton given by: Mary Spillane In honor of Pam McClune given by: Alison Medina In honor of Lois Moll given by: Judith Ellis In honor of Rebecca Mortitzky given by: Barbara Moritzky In honor of Scott O’Neil given by: Shelly Catterson In honor of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Mrs. Lois and Dr. Gerald Rainer given by: Dr. and Mrs. James Chandler Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds In honor of Ms. Eleanor Roberts given by: Mr. Frank Y. Parce In honor of Julie Rubsam given by: Anonymous Driscoll Foundation
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Sanders given by: Ann Gugenheim Saundra Heller In honor of Judge Raymond Satter and Mrs. Suzanne Satter given by: Mr. Donald Lockett In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gene H. Sobczak given by: Mr. Richard Replin In honor of A Marie Söderlind given by: Barbara Humphrey In honor of Jackson Stevens given by: Laura Sayler In honor of Jim and Nancy Thomas given by: Liesl Thomas In honor of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In honor of Kris and John Wallack given by: Gail Skaggs Mr. Richard Falb In honor of Duain Wolfe given by: Eugene J. Nuccio Sally Ochsner In honor of Rowena Zelkind’s Birthday given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka
MATCHING DONATIONS
Thank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts. Please check with your Human Resources department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Colorado Symphony Development Department directly, please call Jackson Stevens at 303.308.2475. WOMEN OF NOTE
The following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s support Group Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season. The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals. Anonymous *Marin Alsop Maggie Anderson Anita Becky *Paula Bernstein *Terry Biddinger LaFawn Biddle Susan Bowles Nancy Butler Accetta
*Erna Butler Carolyn Cho Nöel Congdon Donna F. Connolly Anne M. Culver Kathie Finger Mary Lou Flater Janis Frame Monica Glickman Margaret Hoeppner *Eileen Honnen-McDonald Monty Kugeler *Sandy Lasky Nancy Lawrence Ann C. Levy Nira Lipner Carolyn Longmire Jeri Loser Merry Low Janet Mordecai Patricia Moritz Carol Murphy Elizabeth B. Neva Diane Padalino Ursula Powell Margaret Roath *Mary Rossick Kern Suzanne Ryan Suzanne E. Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Patricia Somerville Laura Strom Lynne Valencia Janyce Wald Judy Wigod *Founding Member
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