A Night for Harmony Program by rvasymphony

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TROUBLESHOOTING & DONATING Still having trouble? Prefer to donate over the phone? No problem. Richmond Symphony staff are on call and available to take donations and assist with technical issues from 6:30pm to 9pm. Call 804-788-1212 or email patronservices@richmondsymphony.com

RICHMOND SYMPHONY PRESENTS

A Night for Harmony

A virtual re-imagining of the “For the Love of Music” Annual Gala Presented by Troutman Pepper Friday, February 19, 2021 Hosted by Justin Swisher

6:330 pm

Phone lines open for technical support and donations Silent auction opens online

7pm

VIP Cocktail Hour begins via Zoom

7:445 pm

A Night for Harmony goes live on Event.Gives/richmondsymphony

8pm

Welcome from Executive Director Lacey Huszcza and Music Director Valentina Peleggi Classical Jukebox Selection sponsored by Davenport & Company A Retrospective of 2020 sponsored by KPMG Live Auction A message from George Mahoney - Chair of the Board of Directors A guest performance from David Fisk and Anne O’Byrne A message from the Richmond Symphony School of Music sponsored by Covington Travel Live Raise the Paddle Classical Jukebox Selection sponsored by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust Classical Jukebox Selection

9pm

Thank you and goodnight

CLASSICAL JUKEBOX SELECTIONS

Tonight’s Jukebox Selections represent some of the most recognizable pieces of the classical canon, performed in unique arrangements by musicians of the Richmond Symphony family. The three selections that received the most votes will be played tonight.

Take a trip around the world with works by Debussy, Bologne, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and more!

PATRON STEWARDSHIP & SPECIAL FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Maura Scott, Chair Stuart W. Blain, Vice-Chair Joanne Barreca John Bock Cheryl Goddard Lacey Huszcza Theodore J. Linhart George Mahoney Marcia Thalhimer Ludi Webber Mark Wolfram RSO Musicians Thomas Schneider & Alana Carithers

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Music Director Valentina Peleggi Director of Artistic Planning Jennifer Arnold The Musicians of the Richmond Symphony Richmond Symphony Chorus Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra David Fisk & Anne O’Byrne

PRESENTING SPONSOR

SEGMENT SPONSORS

GENERAL EVENT SPONSORS

Thompson Audio Services

PARTNERS Barboursville Vineyards Chop Chop RVA Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Ironclad Coffee Roasters Shagbark Valley Road Vineyard Veritas Vineyard and Winery

2020/21 MUSICIAN ROSTER OF THE RICHMOND SYMPHONY Valentina Peleggi, Music Director & Lewis T. Booker Music Director Chair Chia-Hsuan Lin, Associate Conductor & Jack & Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair Daniel Myssyk, Assistant Conductor Erin R. Freeman, Director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and James Erb Choral Chair VIOLIN Daisuke Yamamoto, Concertmaster, Tom & Elizabeth Allen Concertmaster Chair Adrian Pintea, Associate Concertmaster Ellen Cockerham Riccio, Principal Second Violin Meredith Riley, Associate Principal Second Violin, Bob & Nancy Hill Associate Principal Second Violin Chair Alana Carithers Catherine Cary Jill Foster Justin Gopal Alison Hall Margie Heath Jeannette Jang Timothy Judd Susanna Klein Stacy Matthews Anna Rogers Susan Spafford Jocelyn Adelman Vorenberg Ross Monroe Winter Susy Yim

Kelly Ali Alec Hiller Peter Spaar

VIOLA Molly Sharp, Principal, The Mary Anne Rennolds Chair HyoJoo Uh, Associate Principal Zsuzsanna Emödi Stephen Schmidt Elizabeth Gopal Wayne Graham Derek Smith Jocelyn Smith

BASSOON Thomas Schneider, Principal Matthew Lano, Associate Principal +

CELLO Neal Cary, Principal Jason McComb, Associate Principal, RSL Chair Ryan Lannan Schuyler Slack, Kenneth and Bettie Christopher Perry Foundation Chair Barbara Gaden Adrienne Gifford-Yang Peter Greydanus Ismar Gomes DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sommer, Principal Rumano Solano, Associate Principal

FLUTE Mary Boodell, Principal Jennifer Debiec Lawson, Associate Principal Catherine Broyles PICCOLO Catherine Broyles OBOE Shawn Welk, Principal+ Lauren Williams, Associate Principal + ENGLISH HORN Lauren Williams, Principal + CLARINET David Lemelin, Principal Edward Sundra, Associate Principal E-FLAT CLARINET Edward Sundra, Principal BASS CLARINET Sara Reese

CONTRABASSOON Vacant HORN Dominic Rotella, Principal Devin Gossett, II Horn The Luzi & George Wheeler Second Horn Chair Erin Lano, Associate Principal Roger Novak TRUMPET Samuel Huss, Principal Brian Strawley, Associate Principal Mary Bowden TROMBONE Evan Williams, Principal Scott Winger BASS TROMBONE Scott Cochran TUBA Vacant

TIMPANI James Jacobson, Principal PERCUSSION Clifton Hardison, Principal Robert Jenkins David Foster HARP Lynette Wardle, Principal PIANO & CELESTE Russell Wilson, Principal, Quincy & Anne Owen Cole Chair + acting * leave of absence With the exception of principal musicians, string sections are listed alphabetically. The Richmond Symphony is a member of the League of American Orchestras.

As of September 14, 2020

2020/21 RICHMOND SYMPHONY CHORUS The following members performed in the Richmond Symphony Chorus Jukebox Selection Erin Freeman, Director and James Erb Choral Chair Barbara Baker, Manager Ingrid Keller, Rehearsal Pianist

Kevin L. Barger, Assistant Rehearsal Pianist Melva Carle, Rehearsal Assistant Carl Eng, Rehearsal Assistant

SOPRANO Arianne Barrus Brittany Brooks Ann Whitfield Carter Victoria Cottrell Minh-Vy Duong Erin R. Freeman Lisa C. Fusco Catrina J. Garland Bethanie Glover Carrie Bullard Gregory Amanda Halverson Elizabeth C. Harper Amanda Khalil Nina Lankin Ashley Larson Ashley M. Love Gail A. Lyddane Leslie Maloney Samantha P. Sawyer Johanna Scogin Ann Voss Mary Ellen Wadsworth Madeleine Wagner Michele Wittig Allison Yablonski

Kenna Payne Lynne H. Read Patricia Reddington Jane Pulliam Riddle Kate Roberts Katherine Shenk Mary Lou P. Sommardahl Jane Koenig Terry

ALTO Andrea Johnson Almoite Jan Altman Barbara Baker Barbara C. Batson Laura McBride Box Elaina F. Brennan Sarah Capehart Linda H. Castle Lynn DiChristina Mary Butler Eggleston Maria J. K. Everett Rachel Foster Fish Elizabeth Goodwin Liz Manning Julia Martin Judy Mawyer Kyndal Owens

TENOR Benjamin T. Almoite Jake Barger Kevin L. Barger David Carter Carl J. Eng Matt Gillis Erik Haugen Rondy Michael Lazaro William Miller Jim Rakes Henry P. Robb Roger Wooldridge BASS Ed Alexander Matt Benko John Byrne David C. Cooley Don Creach David Hoover Travis Krickovic Kevin Mann Martin McFadden Cameron Parker Stephen G. Read William Bradley Roberts Michael Simpson Alexei Staruk Richard Szucs

RICHMOND SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA The following members performed in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Jukebox Selection Daniel Myssyk, Conductor VIOLIN Raquel Anongos Chloe Biggs Claudia Boyd Virginia Broughton Jacob Bussard Jennifer Chen Jason Chen Minji Cho Viet Dao Victoria Duell Cole Gaucher Seria Masuda Lira Masuda Kathryn Orlosky Eric Qian Chloe Wang Marianna Wolpert Paul Yang Joshua Yoo Grace Yoo Annie Yuan Aaron Zeng VIOLA Leah Assefa

Erick Dearhart Wesley Fleet Julia Kistler Sam Lichtman Samantha McFarlane Shreyas Muthusamy Sarah Wagner Andy Zhao CELLO Caroline Bowling David Bui Anna Del Favero Mira Eisenhauer Josef Wolpert Jordan Wood BASS Lydia Keifer Cate Yoder Isabella McNulty Kairu Mitchell FLUTE Aden Kim Allyson Wang Breanne Williams

OBOE Jack Cabell Lilian Peck CLARINET Ben Eubanks Carson Wang Isaac Weakland William Wenger BASSOON Lillian West Rahul Ramesh Nalani Payson HORN Jake Nowell PERCUSSION Zachary Heller John McCormick HARP Adalaide Gill

CLASSES NOW IN SESSION! INDIVIDUAL CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR ADULT COURSES

ONLINE MUSIC CLASSES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES!

LIVE AUCTION ITEMS

In order to raise as much money as possible for the Symphony and to offer the most exclusive “money can’t buy” experiences, our principal musicians have offered private solo recitals for your enjoyment at a location of your choice. You will be blown away, uplifted and delighted by these beautiful experiences. Restrictions: Please note location must be within a 50-mile radius of the Dominion Energy Center. Musician will be assisted by one other staff member from the Symphony. We advise waiting until Covid conditions have improved significantly before inviting the musicians to play in your home or spaces that can’t provide a minimum of 10 feet of distancing. To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date, by June 30, 2022. Richmond Symphony staff will contact the winners to make arrangements.

ITEM 1: DAISUKE YAMAMOTO PERFORMANCE

LIVE AUCTION ITEMS

ITEM 2: NEAL CARY PERFORMANCE

ITEM 3: PICK YOUR PRINCIPAL Pick Your Principal! Ever wondered what it would be like to host a bassoon or horn recital in your own home, for example? In these extraordinary times our highly talented principal musicians have come together to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to pick the principal of your choice to perform an exclusive solo recital in your home. Who will you choose?

ITEM 3: PICK YOUR PRINCIPAL

RICHMOND SYMPHONY STAFF Thank you to the Richmond Symphony Administrative Staff for their dedication to this event.

Administration Lacey Huszcza, Executive Director Gail Henshaw, Director of Finance & Administration Shacoya Henley, Accounting & Human Resources Manager Advancement & Patron Communications Frances Sterling, Director of Advancement & Patron Communications Helena Barth, Digital Marketing Coordinator Kathryn Bishop Pullam, Assistant Director of Advancement Victoria Cottrell, Annual Fund Coordinator Kira Gay Hiller, Senior Manager of Patron Services & Sales Ashley Moore, Production Designer Ryan Scott, Office & Executive Assistant Zoe Thomas, Patron Services Assistant Carrie Thornbrugh, Marketing & Public Relations Manager Chris Valdez, Individual Giving Manager Richmond Symphony Chorus Barbara Baker, Manager

Education & Community Engagement Walter Bitner, Director of Education & Community Engagement Ingrid Keller, RSSoM Program Manager Marcey Leonard, RSSoM Program Manager & Community Partnerships Manager Amy Pintea, MAP & Housing Coordinator Jonathan Sanford, Education Coordinator Jennifer Tobin, Assistant Director of Education & Youth Orchestra Manager Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 Miriam Fogel, Project Director Ashley Davis, Marketing & Communications Manager Operations Jennifer Arnold, Director of Artistic Planning & Orchestral Operations Brent Bowden, Production Manager Kevin Estes, Personnel Manager Matthew Gold, Orchestra Librarian Brent Klettke, Special Events & Assistant Production Manager Pete Mathis, Operations Manager

SPECIAL THANKS

Andrew Keaton at Richmond Performing Arts Alliance Justin Swisher at Swisher Auctions Ed Thompson of Thompson Audio Services

HOW TO GIVE

Your gifts tonight go directly to helping the Richmond Symphony continue its mission of sharing music with the Richmond region through safe and accessible live concerts, virtual educational opportunities, and uplifting the entire community while continuing to support its musicians and staff throughout the course of the pandemic.

RICHMONDSYMPHONY.COM/GIVE

You can give a number of ways to be recognized during our “Raise the Paddle” segment: • Contribute when prompted through the event.gives platform • Call the Symphony office (804-788-1212) at any time during the event to make a pledge of support (not for live auction bids) • Give online at www.richmondsymphony.com/give at any time during the event (not for live auction bids) • Make a venmo donation to @RichmondSymphony at any time during the event, with confirmation number 8459 (not for live auction bids)

Thank you for helping bring the joy of music to Richmond during our Night for Harmony!

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