Kansas City Symphony 2014/2015 by Sunflower Publishing

2014/15 SEASON

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

VINCE MENDOZA, guest conductor

May 8, 2015 p. 21

Screenland at the Symphony:

DISNEY FANTASIA LIVE

with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

ARAM DEMIRJIAN, associate conductor

May 15-17, 2015 p. 27

RANDY NEWMAN

with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

ARAM DEMIRJIAN, associate conductor

June 10, 2015 p. 35

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FOUNDED BY R. CROSBY KEMPER, JR. IN 1982 Board of Directors established in 1983 Russell Patterson Conductor Emeritus †

OFFICERS William M. Lyons Chair Michael D. Fields Vice Chair Robert A. Kipp Vice Chair Joshua Sosland Vice Chair Ann Kaufmann Baum Vice Chair William B. Taylor Vice Chair & Secretary-Treasurer DIRECTORS Terry Bassham Tom Bowser Vince Clark Cary DeCamp John M. Edgar Kelli Glynn Elizabeth Schellhase Gray Christine Grossman Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. Richard W. Miller Sarah Rowland Marny Sherman David Sullivan Elena Lence Talley Ursula Terrasi Marylou Turner EX-OFFICIO Shirley Bush Helzberg Chair Emerita Frank Byrne Executive Director Michael Stern Music Director

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PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS 1983-85 Paul H. Henson † 1985-87 R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. † 1987-88 Paul H. Henson † 1988-89 George E. Powell, Jr. † 1989-95 David W. Hunerberg 1995-2013 Shirley Bush Helzberg FOUNDING DIRECTORS Henry W. Bloch William N. Deramus III † George C. Dillon † James H. Hale † Donald J. Hall Paul H. Henson † R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. † George E. Powell, Jr. † George A. Russell Richard H. Spencer † Richard J. Stern † FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christine Kemper President Julia Irene Kauffman Vice President Russell W. Baker, Jr. Secretary George E. Powell III Treasurer Stephen H. Hill Michael A. Schultz Marylou Turner Auxiliary Representative † Deceased

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Letter from the Board Chair Letter from the Executive Director Letter from the Associate Conductor About Aram Demirjian Orchestra Roster Mary Chapin Carpenter with the Kansas City Symphony Mary Chapin Carpenter Vince Mendoza, Guest Conductor Disney Fantasia Live in Concert with the Kansas City Symphony Feature: A Little History on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantasiaâ&#x20AC;? Butch Rigby, Founder Screenland Theatres About Disney Fantasia Live in Concert Randy Newman with the Kansas City Symphony Randy Newman About Kansas City Symphony Individual Contributors Foundations and Organizations Corporate Contributors Memorials and Tributes Sempre Society Endowment Contributors General Information Kauffman Center Safety and Security

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Frank Byrne Executive Director Emma Kail General Manager Timothy Dodge Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Rebecca Martin Director of Artistic Operations Stephanie Brimhall Education Manager Tim Forsythe Production Coordinator Matt Henderson Assistant Personnel Manager Victoria Patrick Manager of Artist Relations Patrice Sollenberger Assistant Chorus Director David Tebow Stage Manager Justin White Personnel Manager

DEVELOPMENT

Llewellyn Crain Director of Development Christine Devine Manager of Corporate Partnerships Amy Henderson Endowment Campaign Manager Daniel Malanowski Manager of Individual Giving Ann Marie Oesterle-Siegwarth Manager of Volunteer Engagement Marcy Osburn Donor Information Specialist Eric Williams Manager of Grants

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Barbara Tate Director of Business Operations Heather Alexander Accounting Assistant Kathy Houston Accounting Manager Terry Sullivan Information Systems Manager

MARKETING

Jeff Barker Director of Marketing Beth Buchanan Communications Manager Elisabeth Nord Graphic Designer Jason Smith Digital Marketing Coordinator

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Andy Fogel Manager of Ticketing Services Gregory Campbell Box Office Assistant Manager Carmen & Gary Ringhiser Audience Liaisons

BOX OFFICE William Brubaker Owen Craig Charles McGraw Maggie Latta

Brian Padavic Ben Shellhaas Sean Sweeden Cecilia White

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Dear Symphony Friends, I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU TO THE Symphony’s 2014-15 season. The response to this year’s classical, pops, family, holiday and special performances has been exceptionally positive, and we know that special and memorable programs still await us. The warm and acoustically superior surroundings of Helzberg Hall and the elegance of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts bring added enjoyment to every Symphony event. Our artistic and administrative leaders, Michael Stern and Frank Byrne, in whom our Board of Directors has the greatest confidence, are charged with presenting everything from the most familiar to the most innovative musical programming with uncompromising focus on artistic excellence. Their success in recent years in taking our talented orchestra to the “next level” is clear. The role of our Board of Directors, on the other hand, is to provide the resources and support for the artistic challenge to be met, and I am pleased to report that we are experiencing good success on this front as well. Through thoughtful decision making and good stewardship, we have balanced our annual budgets (or better) in almost all of the last 20 years. We are also actively at work in building an even stronger financial foundation for the future. We will have more to announce on this soon. I express great thanks to our dedicated Board, and particularly our immediate past Chair and now Chair Emerita, Shirley Bush Helzberg, for leading the way. To you, our loyal supporters, we owe the greatest thanks. Your concert attendance, your support through charitable donations and your willingness to be our advocates in the community make all the difference. On behalf of the entire Symphony organization, I express my deepest gratitude, and I look forward to sharing many more amazing Symphony experiences with you. Sincerely,

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2014/15 SEASON Dear Friends, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS special performance by the Kansas City Symphony. We are delighted to share this music with you in the stunning Helzberg Hall. This program book covers three of the most anticipated concerts of our 2014-15 season. Mary Chapin Carpenter joins the Symphony to present new, cinematic arrangements of some of her most beloved songs from her debut orchestral record, “Songs from the Movie.” We know that this multiGrammy® Award-winner and two-time Country Music Association® Female Vocalist of the Year will create a truly memorable evening for all who attend. We also look forward to our magical presentation of Disney Fantasia Live in Concert. In partnership with Screenland Theatres, your Symphony brings the thrilling score to life as Disney’s iconic footage from the original 1940 version and “Fantasia 2000” appears on the big screen. We cannot wait to delight you and a new generation with these truly special concerts. Randy Newman has enjoyed a rich, multifaceted career as a composer, songwriter and performer, and we are thrilled to welcome him to Helzberg Hall for the first time. We look forward to hearing him play hit after memorable hit with your Kansas City Symphony in what promises to be an unforgettable one-night-only experience. Looking ahead, we hope you will join us for the Kansas City Symphony’s Bank of America Celebration at the Station on Sunday, May 24. For more information about the best FREE Memorial Day weekend event in the Midwest, please visit us at kcsymphony.org/celebration. It’s not too late to become a 2015-16 season subscriber. To learn more about our flexible subscription packages and the many exclusive benefits they provide, please contact our Box Office at (816) 471-0400 or visit us online at kcsymphony.org. Additionally, if I can make your time with us more enjoyable in any way, please contact me at fbyrne@kcsymphony.org. Thank you for being with us and best wishes,

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Dear Friends, SPRING HAS SPRUNG, AND MUSIC IS IN FULL bloom at Helzberg Hall! With summer movie season just around the corner, the Kansas City Symphony is very excited to present three phenomenally entertaining cinema-centric programs. Mary Chapin Carpenter is an artist whose career and music surpass category. This Grammy® Awardwinning singer, songwriter, activist and humanitarian has a unique musical style with wide-ranging appeal that encompasses country, folk, rock, pop and more. We are thrilled to have her join the Symphony on May 8th to perform songs from her first symphonic album, “Songs from the Movie.” This project was arranged by composer Vince Mendoza, whom we also are pleased to welcome to the podium to conduct this concert. In 1940, one of the most important events in music history took place when Walt Disney led the creation of the classic film “Fantasia,” helping inspire a love for music in generations of children. For many, the film was their first exposure to symphonic music. Who can forget Mickey Mouse losing control of the broomsticks in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice or the dancing elephants in “Dance of the Hours?” Great film scores often draw their inspiration from the action and emotions on the big screen, but in “Fantasia,” music is the star. Featuring favorite scenes from both the original and the sequel, “Fantasia 2000,” this concert will bring music to life in a way you have never before experienced. One would be hard-pressed to find a musician as multi-talented and accomplished as the great Randy Newman. One of the foremost songwriters, film composers and pianists of his generation, there is seemingly no end to the number of memorable hits for which he is responsible. From “Ragtime” to “Toy Story” and “Seabiscuit” to “Monsters, Inc.,” whether humorous, heartfelt or heroic — it’s challenging not to be moved by Newman’s music. His performance with the Symphony is sure to be memorable. Thank you so much for all of the support you have shown the Kansas City Symphony. We cannot wait to share many more wonderful programs with you next season. Best wishes,

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ABOUT AR AM DEMIR JIAN

Aram Demirjian is flourishing as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. Now in his third season with the orchestra, Demirjian has distinguished himself as a devoted and integral member of Kansas City arts community, building relationships with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, leading an astounding variety of concert offerings and supporting the work of Music Director Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony musicians. Lauded for his versatility and “skillful, exciting spirit” (KC Metropolis), Demirjian appears on every orchestral series in the Symphony’s 2014-2015 season, highlighted by his debut on the Classical Series (Ovation and Masterworks), January 23-25, 2015, featuring pianist Joyce Yang performing Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto. He conducts the Family and Pops Series, as well as the Kansas City Symphony’s annual performances of Handel’s Messiah with the Kansas City Symphony Chorus and Independence Messiah Choir. He also scripts and conducts original Education concerts for nearly 30,000 Kansas City-area grade school students annually. Demirjian believes passionately that music and the arts are an essential part of the education of all young people, and that music, in particular, supports and nurtures the skills for growth and success in all disciplines. One of the hallmarks of his time with the Kansas City Symphony has been the establishment of two dynamic and fun concert series for which he will once again take up the baton. Classics Uncorked, now in its third season, offers a more casual take on the classics, complete

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with thematic programming, musical demonstrations, a free glass of wine and a chance to mingle with members of the Symphony. And the truly unique Screenland at the Symphony concerts present classic works of cinema with a live soundtrack provided by the orchestra. Demirjian enjoys an increasingly busy guest conducting schedule, including recent concerts with the Memphis Symphony, New England Conservatory Symphony and Tanglewood Music Center as well as forthcoming engagements with the Omaha Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic and Knoxville Symphony. He has been engaged as cover conductor by the Boston Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and Charlotte Symphony, and he was a conducting apprentice of Harry Christophers with the Handel & Haydn Society. Demirjian holds a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in music and government from Harvard University, and a Master of Music from the Orchestral Conducting program at New England Conservatory.â&#x20AC;&#x192;

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ORCHESTR A ROSTER

Michael Stern, Music Director Aram Demirjian, Associate Conductor FIRST VIOLINS Noah Geller, Concertmaster Miller Nichols Chair Sunho Kim, Acting Associate Concertmaster Dorris Dai Janssen, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Gregory Sandomirsky, Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Anne-Marie Brown Anthony DeMarco Susan Goldenberg* Jessica Wakefield Hao Tomoko Iguchi Lisa Jackson § Δ Chiafei Lin Vladimir Rykov Alex Shum* SECOND VIOLINS Tamamo Someya Gibbs, Principal Kathy Haid Berry, Associate Principal Kristin Velicer, Assistant Principal Nancy Beckmann Stephanie Cathcart Yu-Fang Chen § Δ Minhye Helena Choi § Mary Garcia Grant Kevin Hao Sara Hurst‡ Kazato Inouye § Rena Ishii Francesca Manheim VIOLAS Christine Grossman, Principal Youming Chen §, Associate Principal Jessica Nance, Assistant Principal Kent Brauninger Sean Brumble Marvin Gruenbaum Duke Lee Jenifer Richison Matthew Rombaum CELLOS Mark Gibbs, Principal Robert A. Kipp Chair Susie Yang, Associate Principal Alexander East, Assistant Principal Ho Anthony Ahn‡ Matthew Beckmann § Δ Maria Crosby John Eadie Lawrence Figg Rung Lee* Allen Probus

DOUBLE BASSES Jeffrey Kail, Principal Nancy Newman, Associate Principal Louis Newman, Principal Emeritus Evan Halloin Richard Ryan Keith Wymer Δ FLUTES Michael Gordon, Principal Shannon Finney, Associate Principal Diane Schick PICCOLO Diane Schick OBOES Kristina Fulton, Principal Shirley Bush Helzberg Chair Michelle Duskey § Δ, Acting Associate Principal Barbara Bishop‡, Associate Principal Kenneth Lawrence ENGLISH HORN Kenneth Lawrence CLARINETS Raymond Santos, Principal John Klinghammer § Δ, Acting Associate Principal Gabriel Campos Zamora §

HORNS Alberto Suarez, Principal Landon and Sarah Rowland Chair David Sullivan, Associate Principal Elizabeth Gray David Gamble Stephen Multer, Associate Principal Emeritus TRUMPETS Vacant, Principal Philip Clark, Acting Principal Brian Rood, Acting Associate Principal TROMBONES Roger Oyster, Principal Porter Wyatt Henderson, Associate Principal Adam Rainey § BASS TROMBONE Adam Rainey § TUBA Steven Seward, Principal TIMPANI Timothy Jepson, Principal PERCUSSION Christopher McLaurin, Principal Joseph Petrasek, Associate Principal

E-FLAT CLARINET John Klinghammer § Δ

HARP Deborah Wells Clark, Principal

BASS CLARINET Gabriel Campos Zamora §

LIBRARIANS Elena Lence Talley, Principal Fabrice Curtis

BASSOONS Ann Bilderback, Principal Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Chair Thomas DeWitt, Associate Principal Justin White, Personnel Manager Marita Abner Matt Henderson, Assistant Personnel Manager David Tebow, Stage Manager CONTRABASSOON Mark Watson, Thomas DeWitt Assistant Stage Manager

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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

Friday, May 8, 2015

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, guest artist VINCE MENDOZA, guest conductor

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM STAGE

THE 2014-2015 SEASON IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | GUEST ARTIST

Mary Chapin Carpenter joins the Kansas City Symphony for a very special evening of songs from her debut orchestral record, “Songs from the Movie,” which was released in January of 2014. Arranged and conducted by six-time Grammy® Award-winner Vince Mendoza, (Sting, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello and Joni Mitchell) and produced by Carpenter, Mendoza and Matt Rollings (Keith Urban, Lyle Lovett), “Songs from the Movie” harkens to Carpenter’s love of classic film and symphonic music. The album features new interpretations of 10 beloved songs by Carpenter — from “Come On Come On” and “On and On It Goes,” to “I Am a Town” and “Goodnight America” — arranged by Mendoza in his distinctively beautiful and cinematic style, providing the continuum of a film soundtrack.

Over the course of her career, Carpenter has recorded 13 albums and sold more than 13 million records. She has won five Grammy® Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards and one Emmy award. Carpenter was named the Country Music Association’s® Female Vocalist of the Year in 1992 and 1993, and she also has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her songs speak to the most personal and universal of life’s details. Consequently, her compositions have been covered by a diverse assortment of artists, including Joan Baez, Wynonna Judd, Cyndi Lauper, Trisha Yearwood, Maura O’Connell, Mary Black and Dianne Reeves. She also has collaborated on recordings or onstage with Joan Baez, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, the Indigo Girls and Tony Bennett. 22

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VINCE MENDOZA | GUEST CONDUCTOR

Vince Mendoza has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene as a composer, conductor and recording artist for the last 20 years. According to All About Jazz magazine, Mendoza “daringly expands the vernacular by including elements of abstract impressionism, romanticism and a highly unorthodox palette to position him as the clear and natural successor to the late Gil Evans.” In addition to his many compositions and arrangements for big band, chamber and symphonic settings, Mendoza’s jazz composing credits read like a “who’s who” of the best modern instrumentalists and singers in the world today. Mendoza’s arrangements have appeared on many critically acclaimed projects, including dozens of albums with song-writing legends such as Björk, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Melody Gardot, Sting and Joni Mitchell. He has six Grammy® Awards and 28 nominations.

Mendoza is the music director and chief conductor of the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra. In addition, he appears frequently as a guest conductor with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Scandinavia and the U.K. Mendoza also has written commissioned compositions and arrangements for the Turtle Island String Quartet, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Metropole Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, West Deutsche Rundfunk and the BBC. His music has been featured at the Berlin Jazz Festival, and he has performed at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals. Further information and discography is available at www.vincemendoza.net. 24

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SCREENLAND at the SYMPHONY

DISNEY FANTASIA LIVE IN CONCERT with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 15-17, 2015 ARAM DEMIRJIAN, associate conductor BUTCH RIGBY, host BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN

TCHAIKOVSKY DEBUSSY/STOKOWSKI STRAVINSKY

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt) Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68, “Pastoral” III. Merry Assembly of country folk: Allegro IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro V. Shepherd’s Song – Happy, grateful feelings after the storm: Allegretto Suite from The Nutcracker, op. 71a (Excerpts) Claire de lune Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision) (Excerpts)

INTERMISSION PONCHIELLI DUKAS ELGAR RESPIGHI

“Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Military March No. 1 in D Major from Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39 I pini di Roma [The Pines of Rome] (Excerpts) I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese III. The Pines of the Janiculum IV. The Pines of the Appian Way

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SUNDAY’S CONCERT SPONSORED BY

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by Butch Rigby, founder, Screenland Theatres

Walt Disney released “Fantasia,” his third feature-length cartoon, in 1940. As with previous projects, innovation played a key part in the life of the film. Disney originally intended to release the iconic Sorcerer’s Apprentice as a “Silly Symphony” short, but when costs ran so high that it could never recoup its investment, he decided to build an entire feature film around the short subject — and “Fantasia” was born. The full-length film 28

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contained eight separate vignettes, each featuring a piece of classical music. Disney first approached prominent conductor Leopold Stokowski about the project at a Hollywood restaurant, and the conductor quickly embraced the idea. Stokowski’s enthusiasm for the concept ultimately led him to work on the film for free, and the Philadelphia Orchestra performed the music for seven of the eight segments on this first-

ever stereo movie soundtrack. Though recognized as a masterpiece today, “Fantasia,” which was released in a road show traveling 13 cities, faced financial challenges from the beginning. Early reviews were mixed, the war in Europe had cut off the profitable European market, and Disney had to set up each theatre with a special $85,000 “Fantasound” system. Film production and distribution company RKO Pictures allowed Disney to handle this project on his own for the most part, calling it a “longhair film.” Despite great

Disney Chairman Michael Eisner 10 years later, and production for “Fantasia 2000” began in 1990. A long period of what was then groundbreaking animation using computer animation laid over traditional hand-drawn cells resulted in a 1999/2000 IMAX exclusive release. The film actually reuses The Sorcerer’s Apprentice from the original, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor James Levine providing an updated symphonic background. The

runs, it struggled to be profitable. After years of editing, restoration, remastering and re-releases, the film finally made a “profit” when it returned to theatres in December 1969. Since then, it has achieved both critical and financial success while becoming a beloved classic for generations of audiences. Walt Disney’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, first suggested the idea of a sequel to the original film in 1974. He finally pitched it to

film has received generally positive critical review. Walt Disney felt sound in movies was so incredibly important that he blazed a trail with the first stereophonic motion picture ever made. Yet tonight, we will respectfully do him one better — with a live soundtrack. Feast your eyes and ears on Disney’s Fantasia Live in Concert as the Kansas City Symphony makes this an experience you will never forget. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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ABOUT BUTCH RIGBY

BUTCH RIGBY | FOUNDER, SCREENLAND THEATRES

Butch Rigby is the founder and owner of the Screenland Theatres circuit of movie theatres in Kansas City. Screenland locations include the Screenland Armour and the newly reopened Screenland Crossroads.

He has developed historic buildings in and around Kansas City, Mo. His projects include several Film Row buildings in the Crossroads, the historic Granada Theatre in Kansas City, Kan., the historic Armour Theatre in North Kansas City, as well as re-purposing historic schools in the region. Rigby is the founder and chairman of Thank You Walt Disney, Inc., dedicated to the preservation of Walt Disney’s first cartoon studio, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, located in Kansas City, Mo. He is past chairman of FilmFest Kansas City (now Kansas City FilmFest) as well as serving as the president of the Film Society of Greater Kansas City and a former member of the Film Commission.

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DISNEY FANTASIA LIVE IN CONCERT

Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with a live orchestra concert accompanying scenes from Walt Disney’s original “Fantasia” (1940) and Disney’s “Fantasia 2000,” highlighting a selection of the magnificent repertoire from both films, including Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite. Disney’s stunning footage also includes Mickey Mouse dabbling in magic during Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, mythical unicorns and winged horses accompanying Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony as well as other iconic moments, all shown in high definition on the big screen.

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RANDY NEWMAN with the KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

RANDY NEWMAN, guest artist ARAM DEMIRJIAN, associate conductor

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM STAGE

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RANDY NEWMAN | GUEST ARTIST

With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical and a host of unforgettable film scores, Randy Newman has used his many talents to create musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences.

After starting his songwriting career as a teenager, Newman launched into recording as a singer and pianist in 1968 with his self-titled album “Randy Newman.” Throughout the 1970s he released several other acclaimed albums such as “12 Songs,” “Sail Away” and “Good Old Boys.” In addition to his solo recordings and regular international touring, Newman began composing and scoring for films in the 1980s. His many film credits include “The Natural,” “Awakenings,” “Ragtime,” all three “Toy Story” pictures, “Seabiscuit,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “A Bug’s Life,” Disney/ Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” and its 2013 prequel, “Monsters University.” Newman’s many honors include six Grammy®, three Emmy and two Academy Awards as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 — the same year he was given an Ivor Novello PRS for Music Special International Award. Mostly recently, Newman received a PEN New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award in June 2014.

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Clockwise from top left: UMKC Conservatory student Alice Chung performs for mezzo-soprano superstar Joyce DiDonato as part of the Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series; Kids get hands on with the instruments of the Bush and Jamie Helzberg Instrument Petting Zoo; Elementary students learn about music and science through the Symphony’s Young People’s Concerts: Symphonic Species; UMKC student Laura Zitelli performs for clarinetist Anthony McGill as part of the Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series.

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Learn! Create! Be inspired!

YOUR SYMPHONY EDUCATION MANAGER STEPHANIE BRIMHALL AND Associate Conductor Aram Demirjian are guided by those words as they design varied and exciting programs that spur the imaginations of children from kindergarten age through graduate school. Adults learn too by taking advantage of Symphony programs, such as the G. Kenneth and Ann Baum Concert Comments or free master classes on the Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series. In fiscal year 2014, the Symphony’s Youth Education programs served students and teachers at 254 schools in 42 districts as well as 66 homeschools/homeschool co-ops. These schools are located in 50 communities; 22 in Kansas and 28 in Missouri. More than 50,000 people participated in these engaging programs.

KMBC’s Chief Meteorologist Bryan Busby tries out his conducting skills during the Symphony’s KinderKonzerts. Busby brought his weather expertise to eight performances of Cloudy with a Chance of Music which introduced more than 12,000 students to the Symphony. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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ABOUT K ANSA S CIT Y SYMPHONY

OUR HISTORY

Founded by R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., in 1982, the Kansas City Symphony has established itself as a major force in the cultural life of the community. Praised for performances of uncompromising standard, the orchestra is the largest in the region and enjoys a national reputation under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Stern. The Kansas City Symphony also experienced impressive artistic growth through its history and under the batons of Russell Patterson (1982-1986), William McLaughlin (1986-1997) and Anne Manson (1998-2003). Aram Demirjian, associate conductor, conducts the Family, Pops and Classics Uncorked concerts. Charles Bruffy is the chorus director. The Kansas City Symphony serves a metropolitan population of 1.8 million people. The orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80 full-time musicians are area residents and vital contributors to the artistic life of Kansas City. During its 42-week season, the Symphony performs a wide variety of subscription, educational, touring and outreach concerts. In addition, the Kansas City Symphony performs with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet. AWARD-WINNING LEADERSHIP

The Kansas City Symphony is governed by a Board of Directors under the leadership of Board Chair William M. Lyons and is administered by a full-time 42

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professional staff led by Executive Director Frank Byrne. In addition, the Kansas City Symphony benefits from the dedicated efforts of its volunteer associations. The Symphony’s five auxiliaries, with total membership of more than 700, raise more than $1 million annually, making it one of the most successful orchestra volunteer forces in the nation. FINANCIAL STRENGTH

The Kansas City Symphony has demonstrated a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility. From a budget of $1.5 million in its first season, the Symphony’s annual operating budget has grown to more than $14 million. Major gifts from the Board, local foundations and individuals have created an endowment that is in excess of $40 million. The Symphony’s annual fund campaign and other fundraising events are integral to our continued success, and we welcome your participation as a Business Partner or as a member of the Symphony Society or other donor groups. EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY FOCUS

The vision of the Symphony’s education department is to enable people of all ages in the greater Kansas City area to learn, create and become inspired through orchestral music. More than 50,000 people participate in KCS education programs annually. Most popular are specially programmed school concerts — KinderKonzerts, Young People’s Concerts and Link Up — performed in front of a cumulative audience of 30,000 annually. Several thousand more are involved with the Symphony through activities including the Open Rehearsal Series, Bush and Jamie Helzberg Instrument Petting Zoo program and Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series. Dozens of area student musicians participate in the Woman’s City Club Charitable Foundation Young Artist Competition, where the winner is awarded a cash prize and the opportunity to perform with the Kansas City Symphony. The Symphony’s Bill and Peggy Lyons Support School Music program takes the orchestra into area schools to perform a concert and all ticket sales directly benefit the school district’s music department. Since the program’s inception, more than $140,000 has been generated for school music education programs. Recently, the Symphony has piloted new music education programs and partnerships. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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ABOUT K ANSA S CIT Y SYMPHONY cont.

RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS

The Symphony’s concerts with internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato were featured on the national PBS Summer Arts Series in July 2012. The DVD, “Homecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato” may be purchased on the Symphony website or by calling the Symphony box office at (816) 471-0400. The Grammy®-nominated audio recording of the complete performance may be downloaded from iTunes. The Symphony has released four recordings on the Reference Recordings label — “Shakespeare’s Tempest,” the Grammy-winning “Britten’s Orchestra,” an Elgar/Vaughan Williams project and most recently, “Miraculous Metamorphoses,” highlighting composers Hindemith, Prokofiev and Bartók. Three additional projects have been recorded and slated for future release, including Holst’s The Planets (recorded January 2015), the music of contemporary American composer Adam Schoenberg (recorded June 2014) and the great Symphony No. 3, “Organ,” and other works of Saint-Saëns (planned for summer 2015 release). In addition, the Symphony has taped three nationally broadcast PBS television specials and performed on National Public Radio, including the prestigious SymphonyCast series. Highlights of Classical Series performances are broadcast Thursdays at 9 p.m. on KCUR-FM 89.3, Kansas City’s National Public Radio affiliate.

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY: HELP US MAKE GREAT MUSIC Contribute to the Kansas City Symphony during our Great Music for a Great City matching gift campaign and your new or increased contribution will be matched dollarfor-dollar by anonymous donors. Give by June 30, double your dollars, and help us make Great Music for our Great City. Give online at kcsymphony.org or contact Dan Malanowski at (816) 218-2637 or dmalanowski@kcsymphony.org. 44

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ENCORE CIRCLE

THANK YOU

To the members of the Symphony’s Encore Circle! Allen and Janet Agron Stacy and Jim Bernard, Jr. Mrs. Helma Christiane Bloomberg Dr. and Mrs. James and Francie Flynn Nancy and Rick Green Zack and Susan Hangauer Bernie and Sally Jezak Bob and Carol Keeney Drs. John and Ann Kenney Mr. Bart and Master Griﬃn Miller Dave and Pat Raﬀel Terry and Susie Reardon

Sidney and Jeannine Richison Miriam and Daniel Scharf Mr. and Mrs. William Scheerer Mark P. and Lisa K. Snell Randy and Mary Ann St. Clair Dick and Kay Thomson Darrel and Linda Thomssen Rev. Paul Turner Dale and Diane Wassergord Howard and Irene Weiner Priscilla H. Wilson Jerry and Tammy Wood

These generous donors have pledged a gift to the Kansas City Symphony of at least $2,500 annually for three or more years. They receive special beneﬁts, including membership in the Symphony Society donor group, priority reseating within their annual giving level and an invitation to a special end-of-season party. If you would like more information about the Encore Circle, please contact Dan Malanowski at (816) 218-2637 or dmalanowski@kcsymphony.org. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS The list of individual contributors includes gifts of $300 or more received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015. Maestro’s Circle ($100,000 and above) Anonymous Jill and Don Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Mr.† and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. John and Marny Sherman Composer’s Circle ($50,000 to $99,999) Ann and G. Kenneth Baum Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brandmeyer Cary and Pam DeCamp James M. Kemper Bill and Peggy Lyons Jean and Tom McDonnell Fred L. and Virginia Merrill Vera and Mike Seeley Musician’s Circle ($25,000 to $49,999) Anonymous Annette Bloch Charles and Virginia Clark Vince and Julie Clark Mary Davidson / Barton P. and Mary Davidson Cohen Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dees / Dees Family Steve and Linda Dees / Dees Family Howard and Anne Elsberry Mr. Donald J. Hall, Sr. Kirk and Karen Hardcastle Karbank Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City / Dr. and Mrs. Mark Davidner / Marcia Karbank and Joe Smuckler / Neil Karbank / Steven and Jeannette Karbank Marcia Karbank and Joe Smuckler Ford and Christine Maurer Sarah and Landon Rowland, Ann and Josh Rowland, Jennifer and Matthew Rowland, Liza and Guy Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Scott Bravura Circle ($15,000 to $24,999) Anonymous William and Dorothy Curry John C. and Jane Davis Ann Dickinson John M. and Mary Ann Edgar / Edgar Law Firm LLC Jamie and Bush Helzberg Irv and Ellen Hockaday / Hockaday Family Fund J.B. and Anne Hodgdon Debbie and Bob Kipp Carol and John Kornitzer Carl Manning and Dana Fields Sherrill Mulhern Jeannette Nichols Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Piebenga George and Wendy Powell Joe and Susan Sims

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Randy and Mary Ann St. Clair Michael Stern and Shelly Cryer Bill and Marilyn Taylor Michael A. Waterford Allegro Circle ($10,000 to $14,999) Zulema and Terry Bassham Stanley J. Bushman and Ann Canfield Bunni and Paul Copaken Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Cross Sue Ann and Richard Fagerberg Donald Flora and Janet Stallmeyer Gary and Sherry Forsee David and Christine Gerson Julie Gerson / Gerson Family Foundation James and Katharine Gerson John and Lynn Gerson Linda Gerson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Haverty Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg III Charles M. Helzberg and Sandra Baer John and Elizabeth Hjalmarson Joan Horan Jerry and Bonnie Kelly / Kelly Family Foundation Kirk Foundation / Phil† and Judy Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Kirk Mrs. George J. Korbelik Diane Krizek Benny and Edith Lee Kerry and Debbie Lindenbaum Lyman and Sally Ott Dr. Ron and Donna Patton Bill and Aileen Pollock / Key Charitable Trust Tom Smeed and Cathy Fisher Ursula Terrasi and Jim Miller Crescendo Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous (2) Loretta Allebach Dr. and Mrs. Keith W. Ashcraft Alan and Mary Atterbury June Beaver Ruth Beedle and Tom Pope Kipton and Shari Blue Tom and Judy Bowser Frank and Debbie Byrne Martha B. Comment Michael and Diane Dark Paul and Lynn Douthat Barbara and Ernest Fleischer Dr. and Mrs. James and Francie Flynn Dr. Michael D. and Ginger Frost Mark and Nancy Gilman Nancy and Rick Green Edmund and Michiko Gross Robert and Nancy Hatch Beth Ingram Bernie and Sally Jezak Charles Stevens Joss, Jr.

Nancy L. Kain Dr. Andrew Kao Herb and Nancy Kohn Mr. and Mrs. William Kornitzer Gary and Arlene Krings Lois Lacy / Lacy & Company Hugh and Betty Libby Locke Equipment / Associated Mechanical Mike and Jan McGraw Edward P. Milbank Mr. and Mrs. James L. Moffett Donald J. Mrozek and R. Scott Dorman Sidney and Jeannine Richison Mr. and Mrs. William Scheerer Henry Schwaller Richard and Sherilyn Seitz Louis and Sharon Smith Barbara and Burt Smoliar Mark P. and Lisa K. Snell Drs. Wallace and Mary Fern Souder Gregory and Barbara Storm Paul Sturm and Flora Ling Sven and Julia Sykes Stephen and Linda Taylor Wayne Thompson and Melanie Merrill Thompson Dick and Kay Thomson Ken Weiner and Pam Fleischer Leo Wetherill Jerry and Tammy Wood Sarah Ye Overture Circle ($2,500 to $4,999) Anonymous Allen and Janet Agron Barbara and Richard Atlas / Schifman Remley & Associates Richard and Emily Ballentine Dr. Richard Barohn Dr. and Mrs. Robert Battmer James and Pam Nolan Stacy and Jim Bernard, Jr. Don and Bonnie Blanton Mrs. Helma Christiane Bloomberg Harvey S. Bodker Joe and Jan Boggs Cheryl and Barry Brady John and Laurie Burgess Paul P. and Betsy E. Cacioppo Steve and Susan Campbell Randal O. Carlson Bruce and Cathy Cavitt Dr. and Mrs. Ed Christophersen Lawrence Cohen and Donna Gould Cohen Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ron Crabbs, USMC (Ret) Don and Patricia Dagenais Paul and Katherine DeBruce / The DeBruce Foundation

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS cont. Betsy Dickson Richard and Maureen Durwood Michael Fields Janos and Kelli Glynn Jean and Moulton Green, Jr. Alex and Sarah Hancock Susan and Zack Hangauer Gary and Linda Hartman Robert and Caryn Hastings Christopher and Marsha Haufler Dr. Richard and Julie Hellman George and Barbara Heymach Dr. Edward and Kimbrough Higgins W. A. and I. L. Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Hodgdon Sharon and John Hoffman Joan Hunt Lamar and Rita Hunt Dr. Roger and Sandy Jackson Allen and Carol Jenks Tom and Madeline Johnson Virginia F. Johnson Cliff and Diane Jones Bob and Carol Keeney Drs. John and Ann Kenney Bill and Regina Kort Dr. and Mrs. Steven Laster Wayne E. Lippman Mr. and Mrs. Don Maddux Greg and Terri Maddux Kay Martin Lorraine and Norman Martin Mr. and Mrs. James E. McGraw John and Jackie Middelkamp Mr. Bart and Master Griffin Miller Janet and Phil Miller Richard and Bernadette Miller Pete and Michelle Mirakian Lynd and Karen Mische Gudrun S. Neumann Michael and Susan Newburger Tom and Betty Nicholas George and Suzy Pagels Dave and Pat Raffel Terry and Susie Reardon Jerry and Patty Reece Chuck and Michelle Ritter Clark Rogers Sandra and Jay Rozen Paul Russell Nelson and Rachael Sabates Miriam and Daniel Scharf Pradeep and Haruko Shukla Drs. Robert and Laura Sidlinger Joshua & Jane Sosland Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Morton and Estelle Sosland Robert and Lynne Stark Dr. Gregory and Janet Starks Terry and Pam Sullivan Mark and Monika Swanson Linda H. Talbott, PhD

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Darrel and Linda Thomssen Rev. Paul Turner Patricia Werthan Uhlmann Ed and Kay Walsh Dale and Diane Wassergord Harold Way Margie Weber Jim and Julie Weir Claire and Russell Wilson Priscilla H. Wilson Fanfare Circle ($1,500 to $2,499) Anonymous (6) Susan and Ho Anthony Ahn Joe and Malinda Algaier Steve and Jeri Allison Charles and Margaret Athey Anne and Bruce Bagley David and Kate Banks Melinda and Tom Beal Judy and Doug Black Sherry and Michael Blumenthal Loren and Sallyann Boline Linda Brown M.D. Lynne and Peter Brown Robert and Pamela Bruce Marian Wood Bump Von and Trish Byall Gene and Joanne Cable Conan Castle Drs. Richard and Donna Childs Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cooley Suzanne Crandall Una Creditor Lois and Thomas Davidson Michael and Cheryl Del Campo Luke and Chrystal Dlabal Robert and Beverly Dockhorn Steve and Cathy Doyal Steve and Jenifer Edwards David and Amy Embry Willie and Alice Ergovich Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Faerber Bob Firnhaber and Sally Groves Kenneth I. Fligg, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Freilich Dr. Merle E. Frey Dr. John and Hilary Fried Philanthropic Fund Barbie and Richard Glass Pete and Chris Godfrey Lewis and Merrily Goetz Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gorodetzky Lee and Amy Stepp Greif Honorable and Mrs. Carl D. Gum, Jr. John and Innes Hale Tom and Charmaine Hall Dr. and Mrs. Karl Hanson Larry and Marcia Hawk Deborah Hays Jean Helmers Joe and Grace Ann Higday Dave and Linda Hill

Harry and Gail Himmelstein Dr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Hodges Ann Holmes James M. and Barbara Holzmark Charles and Julie Hostetler Nancy Panzer-Howell Janet Hoyland Randall and Doranne Hudson Bob and Sharon Hudson Tom and Carol Hynek Margaret Jackson John M. Jenks Marilyn and Kenneth Johnston Dr. Harry S. Jonas Nancy and Ron Jones Dr. Jack and Mrs. Kathy Kem Jonathan and Nancy Lee Kemper Dr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Kennedy David and Nancy Kenner Joe and Katie Komer Paul and Suzanne Koontz Stephen and Ellen Kort Dr. Jan and Mr. Allan Kraybill Douglas and Susan Krebs Norman and Margaret Kressmann Dean and Kathy Krug Asher and Audrey Langworthy Jeanne Lawing Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Lewis R. Lyle Linder A.J. LoScalzo Walter Love and Sarah Good Barbara Lukert and Mary Stoskopf Fred and Dee Lyons, Jr. David and Margaret Malanowski Elaine and Benjamin Mann Jim and Jeanne McDowell Douglas and Nina McKenna Jacquie McKinney Dr. and Mrs. John McMillan Tim McQuaid and Mary Shelledy Edward Newcomer Ronald and Phyllis Nolan Bill and Jill Norden Kay and Roger Novak Michael and Kristi Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell Steven and Karen Pack Drs. Bobby and Eleanor Patton Dick and Norma Pearson Lt. Col. John Perkowski Dr. and Mrs. William A. Pilchard Kevin and Janet Pistilli James and Kathryn Prevost Sarah, Joseph, Pamela and Donald Raffurty Mary and Steve Reiff Bob and Carolyn Reintjes Jerome and Joan Riffel Dennis and Palle Rilinger David and Cheryl Rittman George and Linda Robbins Edward and Charlotte Ronan Howard and Corrinne Russell

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS cont. Matthew and Heather Ryan Marilyn Salomon and David Renner Dr. Wesley J. Sandness Jim and Barb Scherer Michele and Frank Schloegel Jack and Errett Schmid Peggy Schmitt Donna Schnorf James and Katherine Schorgl Robert and Lynda Shapiro Dr. John Sheets and Dr. Joy Stevenson R. Brooks and Carol Sherman Susann Shinkle David, Andrew, Steven and Kim Skaff Rick and Betsey Solberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spaulding III Merle Stalder John and Ann Sundeen Drs. Anne Regier and Robert Takacs Joe and Nancy Taschler Marylou and John Dodds Turner Robert Ulrich Mrs. Robert J. Virden John and Shirley Wagner Steven and Janet Walker Bob and Merrill Walz Myron and Nicole Wang Heinz Wehner and Judith Biggs Howard and Irene Weiner Richard and Joyce Whitehead Douglas Winn and Julee Granger Debra Sue Wood Dave and Shirley Wurth Tom and Kathleen Wynne Glenn Zander and Jane Cudahy Prelude Society ($1,000 to $1,499) Anonymous (8) Ernest Adelman Ida B. Anderson Louise Arnold Verna Austin Rosemary Banta Steve and Bonnie Basinger Henry and Julie Bauermeister Rebecca Benson Bert Berkley Gregory Bice Carol and Dick Bliss William and Angela Bohn Frank and Rebecca Boos Mary Lou and Tom Brous Kay and John Callison CCS Family Fund Topeka Community Foundation Sally and Charles Cobb Bruce Cochran Gary and Donna Cole Gordon and Marilou Coleman Dan and Sandi Collinson Linda and Bob Cook Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Coulter Tommye Dodd

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Joe and Suzanne Donnelly Terrence P. and Peggy J. Dunn Arthur and Diane Durbin Bob and Susan Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Evans David and Sarah Feiock Ellen Feldhausen Dr. Thomas Fritzlen Wm. Noland Gillmor Barbara Godfrey Edward Goldstein and Rachel Krantz Robert E. Gunter Thomas and Carol Handley David Hendry and Karin Nutt Mark and Ellen Henry Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Higdon Sue Hill Lynn Hoover and Marilyn Wright-Hoover Brita B. Horowitz Robert and Gina Hovey Carol M. Howe David Hunker Roger Hurwitz Susan Hustead John and Elaine Jepson Tom and Judy Kezlan James Kogel and Larry Harmon Earl and Ardyce Koonce Dr. and Mrs. Frank Koranda Jeanne Fish Levy Robert and Marilyn Littlejohn Charles Martin and Celia Kingsbury James and Linda Martin Cindy and Barry Mayhew John McKeever Marian Polk McKnight Patricia Cleary Miller Walter and Daisy Muff Kay Lynne and Charles Myers Mr. and Mrs. George Nagel Drs. John and Geri Neuberger Mike and Celia Nicholas Richard and Marta Padula Allen G. and Jean L. Parelman John and Linda Perkins Patrick and Jody Petersohn Wesley Peterson Maurice Peve Dave and Deb Phelps Don and Rita Reed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Reicher Jill Ingram Reynolds Marianne Roos and David Bland Wilda and Hal Sandy Thomas and Jackie Schiller Randall and Jean Schlegel Art and Tricia Scott Pete and Annette Sherrow Del and Bev Sherwood Laura Shultz Nina and Hal Sinclair

Betty and Jim Slusher Robert and Kit Smith Martin Smoler and Suzanne Shank Barbara and Jack Spilker Richard Stitt and Brian Staihr Gail Taliaferro David and Lucy Terry Michael and Nancy Thiessen Robert and Louise Tritt Patrick and Angela Valadez Thomas and Amy Volini Carl Weilert Charles and Linda Wells Freda Whitaker Bob and Marcia Wolff Helen F. Wooster Baton Society ($500 to $999) Anonymous (10) Christopher and Regi Ahrens Tandy and Janet Allen Dorothy Anderman Christopher Anderson and Lyn Buckley Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Anderson Robert and Elizabeth Arnold Lawrence and Farol Bale Randy and Beth Barbour Bruce and Emilia Barksdale Edward and Nancy Barnes Richard and Barbara Barr Robert and Mary Jane Bates John and Carolyn Baumgartner David and Pennie Beane / KC Cruise and Travel Group Sandra Behnke Steven Beldin Margaret Berger Lennie Berkowitz Gail Berman Rolf and Laura Borchert Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bower Dr. Stanley and Margie Brand Mary Branton Patrick and Harriet Brazil Timothy and Carolyn Brewer Peter Browne and Julie Walker-Browne Charles Bruffy and Donald Loncasty Sylvia J. Brush Mylinda Bryan Doug Burton Kenneth and Jean Butler Jim Calvert Joseph and Kelly Cannova Timothy and Karen Carlin Mr. and Mrs. John M. Carothers Arden and Mary Ann Carr Linda Fleet Chapman Richard and Carol Chatelain Forrest Chumley Robert L. Claassen, DDS Violet Cogswell Walter and Susan Conner Errol Copilevitz

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS cont. Larry and Marcia Cordell Fred and Lucy Coulson Llewellyn Crain Elizabeth and Richard Cryer Bill and Eva Cummings Thomas and Margaret Cummings Kendrick and Barbara Davidson Thomas and Myrna Davis Reid and Sue Davison Burton and Robyn Dickinson Drs. Brian and Karen Divelbiss Robert Dona Dr. Mary D. Dowd Mary Nan Dupont A. Overton and Sue Durrett Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Easterday James Eaves Mr. and Mrs. Ryan J. Elbert Brad and Ginny Epsten Jerry and Gayle Felker Martha Field Randall and Diana Foster J. Scott Francis Ron and Tricia Fredman Richard and Jane Fry Nancy Gallagher John and Debbie Gamble Jeff and Linda Gerner Carolyn and Fred Gilhousen Dr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Goldman Edwin and Vivian Gordon Janet S. Gottsch Robert and Elizabeth Gourley Jared and Carol Grantham Carolin and John Green Michael R. Greene Linnell and Kurt Gretzinger Laurie and Sara Hamilton Adrian and Nancy Kay Hertog Dr. Sara Hicks and Mr. Michael O’Connell Joseph and Catherine Hiersteiner Tom Hilton Bonnie J. Buchele and Bruce R. Hopkins Jon and Robin Houghton Brian Hueben Paul Hughes Tom and Sue Hutcheson Susan Illig Jim and Rosalie Ingle Jon R. Irish Drs. Mike and Elaine Jacobson Frank and Mariann Jaksa Isaac and Rena Jonathan Jason and Stephanie Jones Vladan and Traci Jovanovic Jeffrey and Emma Kail Mrs. John D. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. Kenny George Kent Kathryn Ketcham Julie and David Kierst Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Kindred

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Mrs. Beth and Dr. Robert Klein Richard and Georgia Klein Steve and Betty Klinzman David and Lisa Klose Michael A. Knepper and Cheryle Micinski William Koeniqsdorf and Kay Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Kratchman Mike Kress and Jane Dickinson Kress Dr. Ermalyn Kubart and Clinton Ludeman Donna and Parker LaBach Robert and Virginia Lambright C. Rodney and Margaret LaMothe Denise Griffey and Leon Langlitz Jim Laramy and Barbara Anetsberger Bill and Jeanne Leonard Mary Leonida Susan and Wayne Letizia Mike and Diane Levin Larry and Marilyn Lewis Gary and Adrienne Liebergen Ron and Linda Lieurance Frank Loeffler and Phyllis Carozza Bruce and Priscilla Long Scott and Julia Long Patrick and Tamela Louiselle Michael Luchi Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Luzynski Linda and Mike Lyon James and Janet Malarkey Linda Marcusen Donald and Brenda Martin Mr. and Mrs. John B. Martin Rex and Donna Martin Julia and Tim Maupin Mary Maxwell and Dennis Boman Erna and Lowell Mayone Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCormick James and Margaret McDermott Charles and Candace McDowell Jack Mercer Brian and Jane Metz Howard and Patricia Mick William and Kathy Migneron Joan and John Miller Marti Miller John and Ruth Misiewicz Greg Misse Maria Raquel Morales Dr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Moriarty Harold Morris and Melinda Estes Mrs. Robert C. Mueller Michael Mulcahy John and Wilma Mulder Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Mulhern Lola Muller Steven and Ciara Murray Diane and Ernest Neighbor Jerome and Margaret Nerman Frank Newcomer Jimmy and Kaye Nickell Wilbur and Gerry Niewald

Matthew and Kathleen Nordhus Dr. Lee A. Norman John and Judy O’Brien Mark and Lynne O’Connell Dr. Jayne Opena Bumgarner Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Padgett Deanna Patton Bob and Mary Lou Perry Shelley and Bob Peters Dale and Erma Peterson Mr. and Mrs. S. Philipp Jeff and Angela Place Tim and Heather Pluard Theodore and Sara Prince Matt Purdy James Quigley Michael and Usha Rafferty Ann and Paul Raikula Mary and Richard Raynolds Jeanne Redick Janet Revare Robert Ritterbusch Dr. Carlos Rivas-Gotz and Dr. Susana D’Amico Rivas Nancy and Michael Roark Mrs. Charles D. Roberts, Jr. Barbara and Amos Roberts Sara and Gerry Roberts Jesus and Connie Roman Jack and Jean Rosenfield David and Connie Ross Jennifer Rowe Rodger and Joan Rudkin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Russell Charles and Susan Schmelzer Mark and Janice Schonwetter Debra Schott Mark Schweizer Joe and Ruth Schweppe Michael Seck and Sharon Mossman Don and June Shook Clarence E. Simmons, Jr. Christopher and Lisa Sirridge Robert H. and Margaret M. Smith Carol Snyder Mary Lou Spalding Richard S. Starks II Gary and Garhon Lea Stauss Jack and Judy Steadman Reid and Constance Stella Dr. and Mrs. David E. Sternberg Thomas and Janet Stevens Douglas and Kristina Stewart Ken and Maggie Stone Brian and Becky Sullivan Kent and Phyllis Sullivan Thomas and Carolyn Summers Chipp and Barbara Tate Gary Tegtmeier Grace Thornton Greg Thurman and Don White Larry Tice Bob and Margarita Tinder

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS cont. Thom and Kami Toben Vickie and Dale Trott Jim and Margaret Trout Robert and Prudence True Mr. Paul Uhlmann, Jr. Paul Uhlmann, Jr., Elizabeth and Paul Uhlmann III Gerald and Marilyn Uppman The Van Der Laan Family Maarten van Swaay Janet Velicer and Jim Geiger Wayne and Nancy Vennard Walter and Barbara Vernon William and Mary Walker Gary and Jane Walton James and Michaella Warden Paul Werp and Monica Mitchell-Werp Paul and Meta Ann White George and Beverley Wilson Hunter and Hillary Wolbach Jerome and Ellen Wolf Nancy Woodland Eugene and Charlotte Zachman Symphony Patron ($300 to $499) Anonymous (16) Dr. and Mrs. C. Geoffrey Adams James Allen Dr. Uri S. Alon David and Mary Kate Ambler Bob Anthony Rita Ashley Dr. Steven Baker Bob and Judy Barackman Mike Bartley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Batterby Leon Beck Drs. Becquer and Regine Benalcazar Raymond G. Bergman Nancy Bethke Patricia Bibler Jon and Deb Blongewicz Richard and Nancy Bock Marcel and Connie Bollier Bob and Valerie Bonebrake Bob Bonebrake Edward and Catherine Bossert Atty. Stephen Boyda Jack and Michaela Brady Charles and Sandra Braithwait Ron and Kathy Bremer Drs. Doug and Mary Elizabeth Brothers Charlotte Brown Doug and Cynthia Brown Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Buchwach Henry W. Buck M.D. Chris Burnett Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Burns Dr. John H. Bushman Eugene and Mary Ann Butler James and Marlene Cable Paul and Eleanor Calvert Morrie Carlson

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Danny Carmichael and Theresa Ryan Robert Carmitchel Gayden Carruth William Caster and Debbie Dibal Alietia Caughron Judy and Joel Cerwick Paul Chapman David and Lin Clark Gerald and Mary Lynn Clark Jonathan Clark Betty B. Cline Al and Sharon Cohen Steve Colson Jim and Toni Coopersmith Richard and Carolyn Cordell Glenn Corel Michael and Marissa Costanzo Suzanne Cox Edmund and Donna Cytacki Teal and Marty Dakan Dr. Benjamin S. Davis Virginia Day Aram Demirjian Caroline Dew Robert and Edna Dillon Wendell and Julia Doyle Leisa Dunn Mila Jean Ehrlich Mr. Martin Eisenman James Ellis Steve and Cheryl Fadler Gordon and Anne Faubel Bill and Linda Featherston Mike and Dannette Fields Lee and Linda Finch Carol Fleeger Daniel and Kristina Frank Mr. and Mrs. John Frey Sharon Fry Chester and Joy George Ann and Douglas Ghertner Stephanie and James Gillham Jacquelyn Golden Robert and Betty Goolsbee Linda Grace Dr. Keith G. and Edith I. Grafing Deborah and Loeb Granoff Winston and Karen Grantham Christine Grossman Tom Gugger Allen and Gail Gutovitz Dr. John and Becky Hagan III William Henry Hailey III Tom and Linda Halloin Jesse and Jean Hampton Dan Harris Robert E. Harris Tim A. Hauschild Frank and Virginia Hawk Jerry Heath John and Charlene Henry Leslie and Charles Herman Shirley Ann Hill

Douglas Hippe and Cheryle Boyle Brad and Amy Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Honan Lisbeth Hosfield Phil and Sandy Hoskins Ann and Jim Hotchkiss David and Diana Ice Brian and Lisa Jackson Mrs. Pat James Dorothy Jensen Carol Johnson Russell and Susan Johnson Linda and Topper Johntz David and Virginia Jones Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Jones. Jr. David and Elaine Joslyn Sandra Julian Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kail Allan and Nancy Katz Sharon Kavanaugh Duane and Cosette Kelly Cheri and John Kendrick Arlis Kerby John and Martha Kernodle Kelly Kilgore Kurt A. Knapstein Dr. Don and Martha Kuenzi Wade and Gloria LaDue Art and Marianne Lafex Lynn and Don Laffoon Helen LaValley Larry Lavoie John and Charisse Lee Fred Leif Ina Logan Nancy and Albert Loncaric Robert and Mary Jo Loyd Fred Lucky Ralph and Jean Lundell Sharon Lundy Annette Luyben / Luyben Music Shop, Inc. Ruth Brito Dan and Marisa Malanowski Barry and Linda Marshall Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Bob Marshall John and Wendy Marvin Dave and Lucinda Mathews Dylan and Lucy Mayor Sue McCord-Belzer P. Alan McDermott Carolyn McDill Mike and Nancy McDowell Vince McInerney John and Ingrid McMahon W. Kendall McNabney Judy McWilliams Dr. Florance Metz Chris and Kate Migneron Elizabeth Miller Ron J. Miller C. Michel Minor Ramona Moore

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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS cont. Forest and Cynthia Myers Christian Nafziger and Christina Ciaccio Helen Nahrstedt Neil Nelson Fred and Paula Neuer Meggan Newland and Jon Henry Ed Nicholson and Colette Eastwood Thomas Nightingale Larry and Elnora Nokes Patrick and Jayne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Steve and Janet Ogden William and Jean Ohlhausen Robert and Diana Ortiz William Pallucca Richard and Louise Parizek Mark Patterson Rhoda Payne Richard and Barbara Peiper Timothy Peters and Joyce Brown Daniel and Debra Peterson Ed and Mary Ann Pfitzner Ed and Ann Phillips Dan and Evelyn Pitts Neil and Gloria Planzer Phillip and Ann Posey Alan and Nancy Powell James L. Pratt James and Genice Prochaska William and Linda Prugh Jerry and Cathy Radek Tom and Nancy Rafiner Brian and Linda Rasmussen Jo Beth Paradis and Bill Steeb

Brad and Sharon Reimal Bruce and Harlanne Roberts Tim and Lee Anne Rogers Jeffrey Roitman Dr. and Mrs. Steven Romondo Shirley Rose Carey and Sandra Ruder Thomas and Beulah Rule Gerald and Ruthie Rutledge Roland and Marti Schach John Scheldrup David Schlee and Sheila Madden Matt and Kathleen Schuette David and Katherine Schukai Ronald Schuler Linda Schur and Judith Lynd Mark Schurter Tom Schweitzer William and Cynthia Seifert Helga Setzler Darren Sextro and John Rensenhouse Patrick D. Shami James and Julia Shildmeyer Dorle Siegle Mark R. Simmons, Jr. Anne and David Simms Donald Smith Linda Gray Smith Stephen and Jennifer Spangler Jean St. Pierre Mr. and Mrs. James Steer, Jr. Arthur and Barbara Stern Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Sternberg

Edward Stine Rosemary Stipe Randy and Barbara Stone Bob and Sue Strickler Terri Sullivan Mike and Karen Svetlic Diana Hoelscher Jim and Judy Sylte Dr. Nicholas and Mrs. Kathryn Szilagye Jerome and Nancey Thies Paulette Thompson Randall Thompson Walt and Kaye Thompson Marcia and Dennis Tighe Benjamin and Marilyn Tilghman Silvia and Blas Torres Jim and Jane True Wesley and Marilyn True Judy and Bill Tucker Lee Vandenbos Dr. and Mrs. John M. Vanderford The Vega Family Mary Vizcarre Gene and Linda Voigts David Waxse and Judy Pfannenstiel Mr. and Mrs. David Wharton Eric T. Williams and Ann Marie Rigler Larry and Wanda Wiseman Teddi Wolff Ernest and Anne Yarnevich William and Penny Yates Pat Zagnoni Judith Zivanovic

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FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZ ATIONS The list of foundation and organization contributors includes gifts received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015. Maestro’s Circle ($100,000 and above) Carter Community Memorial Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Hall Family Foundation The Jewel Ball Kansas City Symphony Alliance Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee Missouri Arts Council Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee Symphony League Kearney Wornall Charitable Trust & Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Composer’s Circle ($50,000 to $99,999) Geraldine and R.A. Barrows Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee David T. Beals III Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee Claire Giannini Fund Kansas City Symphony Guild Kao Family Foundation Muriel I. Kauffman Fund David Woods Kemper Foundation The Seeley Foundation Musician’s Circle ($25,000 to $49,999) The Abe and Anna Bograd Memorial Trust Elsberry Family Foundation Francis Family Foundation Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Jackson County Parks & Recreation Frank and Margaret G. McGee Fund The Metropolitan Performing Arts Fund

Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, City of Kansas City, Missouri Oppenstein Brothers Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee Harry Portman Charitable Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Corporate Trustee J.B. Reynolds Foundation The Sosland Foundation Benefactor ($10,000 to $24,999) ArtsKC Regional Arts Council The Cross Foundation Curry Family Foundation Gerson Family Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Kirk Foundation Edward G. and Kathryn E. Mader Foundation Master Craftsmen Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation Victor E. and Caroline E. Schutte Foundation Thomas and Sally Wood Family Foundation Patron ($5,000 to $9,999) Bill McGlaughlin Education Fund City of Kansas City, Missouri RLS Illumination Fund R. A. Long Foundation Pentair Foundation / Fairbanks Morse Pumps Sam Price Family Foundation Louis and Frances Swinken Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Symphony Women’s Association

Sustainer ($1,000 to $4,999) Anonymous Almy Legacy Fund Atterbury Family Foundation The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation The Dlabal Foundation Samuel W. Edmunds Charitable Fund Global Prairie Integrated Marketing Communications Global Village Charitable Trust / Lewis Family Heartland Combined Federal Campaign The Ingram Family Foundation Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund Nichols Company Charitable Trust Elaine Feld Stern Charitable Trust Truman Heartland Community Foundation Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Woman’s City Club Charitable Foundation Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation Associate ($300 to $999) Anonymous BNSF Foundation Aileen V. and Redman Callaway Fund De Priest Family Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Parmelee Foundation, Inc. Symphony In The Flint Hills

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CORPOR ATE CONTRIBUTORS The list of corporate contributors includes gifts received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015. Maestro’s Circle ($100,000 and above) Bank of America Hallmark Corporate Foundation Composer’s Circle ($50,000 to $99,999) BMO Private Bank Helzberg Diamonds Kansas City Marriott Downtown Sprint Foundation Benefactor’s Circle ($30,000 to $49,999) Harvest Productions KCP&L Sobel Properties, LLC Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP Walnut Creek Ranch, LLC Platinum Business Partner ($15,000 to $29,999) Bayer CropScience DEMDACO DST Systems, Inc. Edgar Law Firms/John and Mary Edgar The H & R Block Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City US Bank Gold Business Partner ($10,000 to $14,999) Ameriprise Financial Services Bank of Kansas City, N.A. Financial Bank Co. The Kansas City Southern Charitable Fund MOST - Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan Polsinelli PC Santee Floral Designs

Silver Business Partner ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous Alaskan Fur Company Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Brancato Catering CBIZ, Inc. Commerce Bank Halls Kansas City Kornitzer Capital Management / Carol and John Kornitzer Locke Equipment / Associated Mechanical McCownGordon Construction Merrill Lynch The Private Client Reserve of US Bank Westin Crown Center Bronze Business Partner ($2,500 to $4,999) Amtrak Missouri River Runner Ash Grove Cement Company BlueScope Foundation, N.A. CompAlliance Managed Care The DeBruce Foundation EPR Properties Gill Studios, Inc. Helix Architecture & Design Kansas City Life Insurance Company James B. Nutter Family Lee Jeans and Rock & Republic Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions McQuaid Brothers, Inc. The Miller Group Ro-Mac Transportation, Inc. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Strauss Peyton Photography UMB Bank, n.a. WAHL Clipper Corporation

Business Partner ($1,500 to $2,499) Boulevard Brewing Company By The Blade Cafe Provence Ernst & Young, LLP John A. Marshall Co. Kissick Construction Company, Inc. Mazuma Credit Union MC Realty Group, LLC Raphael Hotel Group, LP Scandia Home and Terrasi European Collections Vinca Jewelry Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Business Friend ($300 to $1,499) 801 Restaurant Group Pig & Finch Gastropub Aixois French Restaurant and Coffee Bar Andre’s Confiserie Suisse Barbara Cosgrove Lamps BKD, LLP BNIM Architects Burberry Limited Retail Coca-Cola Refreshments Creative Candles LLC / Ken Weiner and Pam Fleischer Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co. Great Plains SPCA Hudson & Jane JE Dunn Construction Company Johnston, Ballweg & Modrcin, L.C. Lake Quivira Country Club Leibrand’s Riverside Automotive Major Brands Research & Training Associates, Inc. Seasons 52 Shackelford Botanical Designs Site Rite Construction Company Trapp & Company Under the Palm Tree, a Lilly Pulitzer Via Shop Verna Granger Jewelry ZOOM Toys on the Plaza

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MEMORIAL S

The list of memorial contributions includes gifts received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015. In memory of Susan Akin Carol Smith

Symphony League Marylou and John Dodds Turner

In memory of Doug Bibler Kansas City Symphony Alliance

In memory of Constance Root Irwin Elizabeth Irwin Gordon

In memory of T. Eugene Bileski Diane Krizek Jill Ingram Reynolds

In memory of Vera Isenberg Marylou and John Dodds Turner

In memory of Kay Calvert Jim Calvert In memory of Julie Ciccio Kansas City Symphony Guild In memory of Judith Collins Charles Collins In memory of Charles E. and Mary H. Cook Betsy Dickson In memory of Bill Denton Kansas City Symphony Alliance In memory of Jean Dolin Dr. Sandra Archer and Mr. Michael Kauphusman In memory of George Ehrlich Mila Jean Ehrlich In memory of Laura Fields Joan Horan Symphony League In memory of Anne Fritzlen Dr. Thomas Fritzlen In memory of Rodney Alan Giles Anonymous In memory of Edward Gordon Elizabeth Irwin Gordon In memory of Pat Hague Stephen Bonney and Rochelle Harris In memory of Robert Hayes Barbara and Jack Spilker Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Thomas Howell Nancy Panzer-Howell Symphony Women’s Association Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Trula Hunt Marian Wood Bump Jill Ingram Reynolds

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In memory of Leon Jacobs Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Connie Jonas Dr. Harry S. Jonas In memory of Rose and Barney Karbank Karbank Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City - Mark and Diane Davidner, Marcia Karbank and Joe Smuckler, Steven and Jeannette Karbank In memory of R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. Christopher Abele Charles Ballew and Michael Paque Giorgio and Simonetta Balzer June Beaver Kay and John Callison Carol Swanson Price Foundation Central Power Systems & Services Inc. / Howard Redburn, Russell Redburn, Bryan Redburn, Jon S. Hayes, Bill Allen, John Cosgrove City of Overland Park, Kansas CSTK Inc. / Velociti Inc. / Michael Kahn / Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kahn Gary and Sherry Forsee M. Kathryn Gellings Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Hesse Family Foundation Irv and Ellen Hockaday / Hockaday Family Fund Laura Rollins Hockaday Beth Ingram John A. Marshall Co. Kansas City Area Development Council Kansas City Symphony Guild Kansas City Symphony Alliance Kansas City Symphony Musicians’ Association David and Demi Kiersznowski K. C. Mathews MC Realty Group, LLC Andrew McDonald Edward and Ann McShane NIC Inc. James B. and Annabel Nutter George and Wendy Powell Seaboard Corporation Melissa Smith-Heath

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spaulding III Barbara and Jack Spilker Symphony League Norman and Courtney Vialle / Overland Park Jeep Dodge Ram Chrysler Doug and Vicki Westerhaus In memory of Alice Kuecker Kansas City Symphony Alliance In memory of Samuel Lamb Symphony League Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Rose and Jack Lipsitz Betty Lipsitz Bikson In memory of Tom Martin Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Ida Modrcin Kansas City Symphony Alliance In memory of John Obetz Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Russell Patterson Charles Ballew and Michael Paque Sharon Lundy In memory of Robert Popper Mary Ann Popper / The Robert Popper Family In memory of Clark Redick John Scheldrup In memory of Marilyn Schweitzer John and Laurie Burgess Betty Powell Curry Jason and Jennifer Ingraham Kansas City Symphony Guild Stanley and Nancy Toledo In memory of Edward A. Setzler Helga Setzler In memory of Linda (Buchanan) Skaff David, Andrew, Steven and Kim Skaff In memory of Sharon Stratemeier Marylou and John Dodds Turner In memory of Fred Stimpson Don and Patricia Dagenais Kansas City Symphony Alliance

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TRIBUTES

The list of commemorative contributions includes gifts received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015. In appreciation of the Young Artist Competition Julia May In honor of Nancy Beckmann Anonymous In honor of Stephanie Brimhall Barbara J. Schrader In honor of Jordan and Betty Bushman Marylou and John Dodds Turner In honor of Gregory Campbell Darren Sextro and John Rensenhouse In honor of the marriage of Vince and Julie Clark Gale Bay Llewellyn Crain Joan Horan Bill and Peggy Lyons Mark and Joy McPhee Marylou and John Dodds Turner In honor of Aram Demirjian Don and Bonnie Blanton

In honor of Joyce DiDonato Mary Wicker In honor of Pam Fleischer Theodore and Sara Prince Steven and Shelly Silverman In honor of Julie and Peter† Gerson and Barbara† and Kurt† Gerson Gerson Family Foundation - Julie Gerson, Liz and John Hjalmarson, Jim and Katie Gerson, John and Lynne Gerson, Debbie and Kerry Lindenbaum, Linda Gerson, David and Christine Gerson In honor of Susan Goldenberg Don and Bonnie Blanton In honor of Shirley Bush Helzberg Jerome and Joan Riffel Janet Velicer and Jim Geiger In honor of Hazel Knutson’s 50-year membership in the Kansas City Symphony Alliance Kansas City Symphony Alliance

In honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Knutson Marylou and John Dodds Turner In honor of Peter Levi’s 70th birthday Howard and Rosalyn Jacobson In honor of Dan Malanowski Don and Bonnie Blanton In honor of Michael and Cynthia McMenus Mitchell Krasnopoler and Susan Cohen In honor of Marlene Seiden’s birthday Anonymous Janet and Harold Price In honor of Reid and Constance Stella George Kent In honor of Michael Stern Sharon and Howard Levitan Laura Shultz In honor of Symphony Volunteers Don and Bonnie Blanton

It is our intent to acknowledge our generous donors and every effort is made to do so accurately. If we have inadvertently omitted a name, or if you would like to modify your listing, please call the Development Department at 816.218.2607. This donor list includes gifts received between March 1, 2014 and March 7, 2015.

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SEMPRE SOCIET Y

SEMPRE SOCIETY When you join the Sempre Society, you play a vital and permanent role in the Symphony’s future while leaving a brilliant legacy. Share your passion for great music and Kansas City with generations to come by making a planned gift to the Kansas City Symphony. Planned gifts may offer unique financial or tax benefits that will assist you or your heirs during your lifetime or beyond. Remember the Symphony in your trust or will, through an insurance policy, a gift of stock, designation of a retirement asset or IRA, or a life income plan. Consult your financial advisor to learn more about the various ways you can leave a legacy to the Kansas City Symphony. By informing the Kansas City Symphony of your estate plans, you:

• Become a member of the Sempre Society, a donor group that receives special benefits and acknowledgement. • Encourage others to leave a legacy. • Allow us to honor you during your lifetime. • Make it possible for the Symphony to plan for the future. Your gift can be directed toward an endowment fund of the Kansas City Symphony or toward general operating funds. FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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Mr. Allen Acheson † Richard and Mimi Ahsmuhs Myrtle Bales † Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bernard, Sr. † Sandra Bowlby Barton P. Cohen † Russell Correll Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Craig Morton † and Una Creditor Don and Patricia Dagenais Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durwood Howard H. Fitch † Dr. Merle E. Frey Gary D. Harms Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Irv and Ellen Hockaday Ms. Joan Horan Helen T. Hummel † William Augustus Horacio Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Jones Charles Stevens Joss, Jr. Nancy L. Kain Mr.† and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Kingsley Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kipp Norman M. and Margaret G. Kressmann Jeanne Fish Levy

A.J. LoScalzo Frank Lott † Bill and Peggy Lyons Carl Manning and Dana Fields John and Wendy Marvin Francis Medaris JoAnn Meierhoff † Mrs. G.M. Mulhern † Dr. Robin L. Onikul Lyman and Sally Ott Dr. Ron and Donna Patton Damon Shelby Porter, in honor of Roy Kenneth and Yvonne Porter Mr. and Mrs. George E. Powell III Dr. Mary Jo Rahatz Ann T. Reed Gen. (Retired) and Mrs. Charles D. Roberts Jack and Jean Rosenfield Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Scott Mr.† and Mrs. Richard H. Spencer Richard J. Stern † Marilyn and William B. Taylor Kaleen Tiber Mr. and Mrs. John Dodds Turner † deceased

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ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS The Kansas City Symphony Endowment ensures our fiscal stability and supports our pursuit of excellence. We gratefully acknowledge the contributors to the Kansas City Symphony Endowment listed below who have made gifts since 1983. To inquire about ways in which you can contribute to the growth of the Endowment, contact the Development Office at 816.218.2646. $1 million+ Anonymous Barton P. and Mary D. Davidson Cohen Charitable Trust DeBruce Companies Mr. Donald Hall, Sr. Hall Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation Mrs. Ewing M. Kauffman Julia Irene Kauffman Donor Advised Fund Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. William T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank, Trustee Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation James B. Nutter and Annabel Nutter Sarah and Landon Rowland, Ann and Josh Rowland, Jennifer and Matthew Rowland, Liza and Guy Townsend The Sosland Foundation/Vivian and Hymie J. Sosland Charitable Trust $500,000 – $999,999 Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Ann and G. Kenneth Baum DST Systems, Inc. Peggy and Bill Lyons Metropolitan Performing Arts Fund Miller and Jeannette Nichols Foundation United Missouri Bank of Kansas City, N.A. $250,000 – $499,999 Dr. Irene E. Bettinger Charles and Virginia Clark Kearney Wornall Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Debbie and Robert Kipp Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scott Richard J. Stern Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts United Telecommunications, Inc. Yellow Freight Systems Foundation $100,000 – $249,999 Geraldine and R.A. Barrows Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Bloch H & R Block Foundation Butler Manufacturing Company Vince and Julie Clark The Commerce Foundation Ann Dickinson Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation

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Landis B. Elliott Trust Karl Hanzelius Irrevocable Trust William Randolph Hearst Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, III Jamie and Bush Helzberg Irv and Ellen Hockaday Jewel Ball Junior Women’s Symphony Alliance Kansas City Southern Industries Kansas City Star William T. Kemper, Jr. George and Wendy Powell Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spencer Symphony League Symphony Women’s Association Union Pacific Foundation Woman’s City Club Charitable Foundation $25,000 – $99,999 Terry and Zulema Bassham Dr. and Mrs. William L. Bayer Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bernard, Sr. Boatmen’s First National Bank of Kansas City Harvey S. Bodker Stanley J. Bushman Charitable Supporting Foundation Jacqueline B. Charno Charitable Trust Robert and Nancy Cross Cary and Pam DeCamp The Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Estate of Landis B. Elliott Employers Reinsurance Corporation The Milton W. Feld Charitable Trust Michael D. Fields Parker B. Francis III Foundation Friends of the Symphony Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Green, Jr. Harriet Dale Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Henson Aimee V. and J.C. Higdon Charitable Trust Joan Horan Trust Estate of Helen Hummel Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development Corp. Isenberg and Barnett Families in memory of Vera and Ernest Isenberg JE Dunn Construction Company Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Symphony Chorus The Kansas City Symphony Guild Karbank Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City David Woods Kemper Memorial Trust Kuehn Foundation

Marley Fund Mrs. G.M. Mulhern Nichols Charitable Trust Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Carol Swanson Price Foundation Realex Corporation Helen Robinson Trust Mrs. Lillian Smith Shaw Joshua and Jane Sosland Mr. and Mrs. Morton Sosland Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sosland Randy and Mary Ann St. Clair Stern Brothers & Co. Michael Stern and Shelly Cryer Fred Stimpson Trust Mr. and Mrs. John J. Strandberg Sutherland Lumber Company Marilyn and William B. Taylor Stephen and Linda Taylor Mrs. Amarette W. Veatch Michael A. Waterford Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas $10,000 – $24,999 Alexander & Alexander Arthur Andersen & Company Ash Grove Cement / Lester T. Sunderland Foundation Baird, Kurtz & Dobson Estate of Myrtle Bales Bartlett & Co. Grain Estate of Bertram H. Behrens Black & Veatch The Abe and Anna Bograd Memorial Trust Frank and Debbie Byrne Mason L. Dean Deluxe Check Printers, Inc. Ernst & Whinney Estate of Carmen J. Jennings Gene Fritzel Construction Garney Companies Hilda Gibbs Trust, Rae Ann DeVargas Trust Jean and Moulton Green, Jr. Gary and Linda Hartman Vera Isenberg Cliff C. and Patricia Jones Foundation Lee Company Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc. Massman Construction Co. Foundation Master Craftsmen Foundation / Sherrill A. Mulhern Missouri Public Service Morrison, Hecker, Curtis, Kuder & Parrish Payless Cashways Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Regnier Family Foundations

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ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS cont. J.B. Reynolds Foundation Roy A. Roberts Estate Shughart, Thomon & Kilroy Foundation Ralph L. Smith Foundation Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne Stinson, Mag & Fizzell Foundation Ursula Terrasi and James Miller Touche Ross & Co. and Partners Ward Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Wulfsberg Arthur Young & Company $1,000 – $9,999 Anonymous (1) Mary and Gary Allen American Nursing Resources, Inc. / Medifax Inc. Amoco Foundation Armco, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Beal / International Village Inc. Mrs. Alfred L. Benjamin Mrs. Dan L. Berger Mr. and Mrs. Menefee D. Blackwell Blue Valley Federal Saving & Loan Bob’s I.G.A. Broadway Industries, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene D. Brown Agnes J. Buis Trust Business Men’s Assurance Company of America Joseph E. Callaghan Mrs. Aileen V. Callaway Carter Waters Corporation / The Hanes Fund Centerre Bank of North Kansas City Gerald Chmidling Trust Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Cohen / Hinkle Memorial Robert and Sylvia Coma Commercial National Bank Thom R. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Craig Curry Family Foundation Doug and Barbara Cusick Deacy & Deacy Estate of Mason L. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. deSilva DiCarlo Construction Company Dietrich, Davis, Dicus, Rowlands, Schmitt & Gorman Mrs. Edward M. Douthat, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eldridge Electronic Business Equipment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fagerberg Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Co. Mrs. Marion W. Field Estate First American Financial Corp. Fixtures Furniture, Inc. / Mr. and Mrs. Norman Polsky Ford Motor Company

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Dr. Fred D. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Franano Ms. Pat Friesen General Motors Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Leo R. Goertz Goldblatt Tool Company Dr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Goldman Mary G. and James C. Grant John R. and Susan R. Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gunn Hallmark Cards Inc. Helzberg Foundation Mrs. Clara S. Hockaday Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Hurwitt Dr. and Mrs. L.L. Hyde Industrial Planners Group, Inc. International Business Machines Kahn Steel / Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Kahn Kansas City Business Journal The Kansas City Symphony Musicians Kansas Power & Light Kaw Transport Company Mrs. Claude Kelley, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. W. Joseph Ketcherside Estate of Jeannette O. Knox Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Krause Kroh Foundation Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Dr. Burnell Landers Mrs. Mildred C. Larimore Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett & Norquist Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Levin Mrs. B.A. Lieberman Lockton Insurance Anency Mr. and Mrs.Vincent LoScalzo Macy’s Midwest Division Major Cadillac Company, Inc. Marsh & McLennan, Inc. Mary E. Martin Scholarship Trust Maupintour, Inc. John and Wendy Marvin Mrs. Marie P. McCune Estate Mrs. Milton McGreevy Edward W. Mehrer Mercantile Bank & Trust Milbank Manufacturing Company Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Mueller MuPhi Musicales D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Foundation Cara Newell Mr. and Mrs. J. Clyde Nichols, Jr. Overland Park State Bank & Trust Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Overesch William I. Owen Padgett Instruments Paper Supply Company Mr. and Mrs. Russell Patterson Frank Paxton Company Richard and Norma Pearson Mrs. Robert S. Peet

Peterson Manufacturing Co. Elmer F. Pierson Foundation A. Reich & Sons, Inc. George P. Reintjes Co., Inc. Patricia and Marvin Rich Mrs. Jack Rieger Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rose Mr. and Mrs. George A. Russell Mrs. Evelyn Nelson Ryan Nelson and Rachael Sabates Seaboard Corporation Sealright Company, Inc. Estate of Lillian Smith Shaw Shook, Hardy & Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Lester Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd T. Silver, Jr. William R. Sink Mr. and Mrs. Oak B. Smith Mrs. Mary U. Smith Harriett Moffett Snyder & William D. Snyder Foundation SOR, Inc. Southgate Bank Dr. and Mrs. W. Jack Stelmach Fred Stimpson Trust Mrs. Oscar Straube Mrs. Douglass Stripp Memorial Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt L. Stubbs Memorial Chipp and Barbara Tate Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt H. Thompson William B. Thompson Estate Darrel and Linda Thomssen Herbert F. Tomasek Memorial Townsend Communications, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. Trenton Uhlmann Company Mr. and Mrs. R. Hugh ‘Pat’ Uhlmann U.S. Engineering Company Mary M. Ungashick United Telephone Co. of Kansas Universal Press Syndicate G. W. VanKeppel Company Waddell & Reed, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Everett P. Weatherly, Jr. Western Auto Supply Co. Westin Crown Center Hotel Mr. and Mrs. H. Lynn White Helen E. Pasek White Dorothy Williamson Trust Mr. and Mrs. Wilford C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Peter Woodsmall / The Woodsmall Cos Henry Wurst, Inc. $1 – $999 Nick and Cheryl Andresevic Martha Atlas Mr. and Mrs. D. Bahr Bank of America Private Bank / Amy Pieper Mel and Mary Baskett Wayne and Dona Bear

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ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS cont. Dennis and Barbara Beets Ken and Ann Bilderback Mr. William J. Bolger Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bowles Greg Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brown William and Ann Brown Tim and Renee Burrow Dr. and Mrs. Bartlett R. Butler David and Nancy Clark Mark and Jan Cohick Phyllis Day Combest Kelly Cornell Russell and Debra Craun Charles and Arlene Elliott Lynn Fairbanks Shannon Finney Eugene and Linda Hall Douglas and Robin Harwood Robert and Caryn Hastings Robert and Jo Hayes Glenn and Deborah Hefflinger Babken Heroyan Helen Holtan Barrie and Karen Hutchinson Charles Jessup Kansas City Power & Light Edgar and Marie Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Kingsley

Steven and Penny Kruse Forrest and Marsha Latiner Julian Levitt John and Vicki Logsdon Marion Martin Ian and Joyce McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. John McKelvey Caroline Lee and Mike McVey Brian Rood and Jessica Nance James and Dolores Nixon James and Jane Norris Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Nuss, Sr. James and Jackie Oder Pat Oppenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Otwell Mr. and Mrs. James Overbay Kristin Paden Amory and Miriam Patten David and Jackie Peters Joe and Shirley Peters Forrest Philpott Barbara Potter Jerry and Cathy Radek Don and Rita Reed Dale Rieling Royal Dutch Shell Mr. and Mrs. Bert J. Runge Arthur Savage Kathryn Schlotzhauer

Betty Nell Semple Mr. and Mrs. James Siragusa Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Snyder Spontaneous Combustion Nancy Staab Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc. Bruce and Carol Thatcher Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thorsell Mary Dickerson Tallefson Mr. and Mrs. J. Matt Tracy Toni Tygart Unity Institute Roland and Milisa Valliere Daniel and Kristen Velicer Donna and Lee Wells Richard and Peggy Weir Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Wheeler Sandy Wheeler Jane Whetstone Dr. and Mrs. James R. Wiant Matt and Kim Wilhelmson Greg Williams Jane Price Willsea Susan Wilson Martha Wykes

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Subscribers may exchange tickets into most concerts with no exchange fees. Call (816) 471-0400 to coordinate the exchange. SUBSCRIBER, STUDENT & SENIOR TICKET DISCOUNTS

Seniors and season subscribers receive a $5 discount on regularly priced adult tickets to most individual concerts, subject to availability and exclusions. Students age 30 and younger with valid student I.D. may purchase $10 student tickets to most Classical and Pops concerts, or a student season pass for just $25, subject to availability and exclusions. Visit kcsymphony.org/student for details. STAY CONNECTED

For complete season information or to sign up for Symphony email alerts, visit kcsymphony.org. Stay up to date by following the Symphony on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube. Download the Symphony’s smart phone app for quick access to concert schedules, podcasts and more. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY HOUR

Tune in at 9 p.m. Thursdays on KCUR FM 89.3 for highlights of Classical Series performances.

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PLEASE NOTE:

• Photographic and recording equipment is strictly prohibited at Symphony concerts and may be confiscated by house managers. • No electronic devices are allowed during performances, including cell phones, pagers, games and cameras. • Children ages 8 and older are welcome to attend Symphony concerts. • The Kansas City Symphony Alliance sponsors the Symphony Shop located in the lobby, with purchases benefitting the Symphony. • Smoking is not permitted at the Kauff man Center for the Performing Arts (KCPA); refreshments are not allowed inside Helzberg Hall. • Found items are immediately taken to the Security Console located at the Stage and Performers Entrance near the north entry of the KCPA. Kauffman Center Security will make every effort to identify and contact the owners of lost items. Items unclaimed after 90 days will be donated to a local charity. Cash and items of significant value left over 90 days will be treated as a donation to the KCPA. To inquire about a lost item, contact Kauffman Center Security at (816) 994-7244. GARAGE, VALET & STREET PARKING

The 1,000-car Arts District garage connects to the Kauffman Center, offering convenience and shelter from inclement weather. Patrons may purchase pre-paid parking vouchers and valet parking in advance through the Symphony ticket office. Valet parking is located on the south side of the Kauffman Center, accessed from Broadway. Parking is also available in the new Webster garage at 17th and Wyandotte. Patrons seeking street parking will find numerous parking spaces throughout the Crossroads District. PATRON DROP OFF

The Kauﬀman Center for the Performing Arts has drop-oﬀ points at 16th and Central Streets, as well as on the private drive located south of the building, accessed from Broadway Boulevard. HALL ACCESSIBILITY

Accessible seating for patrons using wheelchairs and walkers is available in most areas of Helzberg Hall, including the Parterre, Mezzanine and Lower Grand Terrace. Please consult the Symphony Box Oﬃce at the time of purchase to determine the best and most accessible seating options. ACCESSIBLE PARKING & RESTROOMS

Handicapped parking spaces are available in the Arts District garage near building access points, with marked pathways leading from the garage to the center walkway aisles. Accessible restrooms are located on the Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby level on the east side of Kauﬀman Center near Helzberg Hall. HEADSETS

The Kauffman Center for Performing Arts offers headsets for patrons who would benefit from amplified sound. Headsets are available free of charge to all guests and can be checked out from the Kauffman Center coat check. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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Kauﬀman Center places the highest priority on the comfort and safety of its patrons. Kauﬀman Center provides 24-hour security and video surveillance services, EMT medical services at events and has more than 400 trained ushers to provide direction and support in the event that emergency egress or severe weather refuge is required. IN ANY EMERGENCY

It is imperative that you listen to and comply with any and all speciﬁc instructions that are announced. IN CASE OF FIRE

Kauffman Center is equipped with advanced life-safety early alert systems. Each performance hall also is designed with numerous emergency exit stairwells, specifically for use in an evacuation, which lead directly outside. The areas to the north of the Kauffman Center (Bartle Hall parking lot and Bartle Ballroom Courtyard) are good places to meet others in your group if you become separated. It is important for patrons to recognize that the main entries and lobby areas will not be used by most patrons in an emergency evacuation, and elevators will NOT be in service. Lighted exit signs direct patrons to the emergency exit paths. Please take a moment to identify nearby exit signs. If a fire alarm is activated during an event, instructions will be delivered from the stage. An appropriate amount of time will be allowed for staff to investigate and verify the source of the alarm prior to evacuating the venue. This plan was developed with the assistance of the Kansas City, Mo., Fire Marshal’s Office. Patrons with mobility limitations should remain in the venue near one of the marked “Emergency Evacuation Assistance” areas. First responders will evacuate those requiring rescue assistance immediately upon their arrival. IN CASE OF A TORNADO

Please follow all instructions as announced from the stage. For questions or more details about emergency evacuation procedures, please contact a house supervisor or ushering team captain.

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