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elcome back for the second half of our season! I hope your holidays were filled with friends, family, and great music. The next two months will be extremely busy ones for our Symphony, with performances practically every weekend. Along with classical favorites by Mozart, Respighi, Ravel, and Dvořák, the Symphony welcomes the Motown-style vocal quartet Spectrum on January 9, and the spectacular Cirque de la Symphonie on January 23. These special events feature music and visual effects not normally presented with a symphony orchestra, and are a great opportunity to introduce somebody new to the Symphony experience. Mama Mia fans will want to take note: We are also very excited about another special event, added late in the season—The Music of ABBA: ARRIVAL from Sweden — on February 20, 8:00 p.m. at the Mulroy Civic Center. As we enter this new year, economic issues have certainly grabbed everyone’s attention. In these challenging economic times, some may question the rationale for sustaining a symphony orchestra or other arts organization as an important and vibrant part of our community fabric. What is often overlooked is the enormous economic impact of arts organizations such as our Symphony. The SSO is our area’s largest performing arts organization, employing 63 full-time musicians, as well as 20 full- and part-time staff. This alone injects millions of dollars annually into our local economy. Our
musicians and staff live, shop, invest and pay taxes in our community. And, of course, there is the economic impact of each symphony concert: Civic Center personnel, stagehands, parking facility attendants, bus drivers and restaurant employees. Indeed, studies have shown that for every dollar invested in the arts, three dollars are added to the local economy. Of even greater significance is the long-range economic impact of the SSO. Along with other institutions, arts organizations and college and professional sports, the SSO adds greatly to the quality of life in our region. Due largely to the variety of excellent cultural opportunities in our area, it is no surprise that Central New York consistently ranks among the best places to live in the United States. This, in turn, fosters community pride, helps local businesses thrive and attracts new employees and residents to our area. I encourage you to write your lawmakers to let them know how important the Symphony is to our community, as well as our economy. Thank you again for your invaluable support of the SSO. I hope to see you at many concerts in the coming year! Rocco Mangano Chairman
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new year is upon us, a time when we reflect on the year gone by and make resolutions for the year ahead. Looking back, it is incumbent on me to say thank you to those of you who have been patrons of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in the past year. Your support, particularly during these trying financial times, sustains us and helps to ensure that the music you love keeps gracing the stage week after week. Looking ahead, I’d like to encourage those of you who aren’t yet subscribers to add subscribing to the Syracuse Symphony to your list of New Year’s resolutions. Did you know that there are many benefits to becoming a subscriber, such as: • Saving money—subscribers save up to 10% when compared to single ticket prices.
• Flexibility—subscribers can exchange tickets and design custom subscription packages that work with their schedules. • Ownership—subscribers get to keep their seats year after year, and are first in line for seat upgrades. Most important, subscribing to the SSO ensures that you won’t miss any of the great musical experiences that our 2009-10 season has in store. Visit our website, www.syracusesymphony.org, for more information about how you can join the SSO family by becoming a subscriber. Thank you for supporting the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy the performance!
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Daniel Hege, Music Director, Faye & Henry Panasci Chair Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor Emeritus Muriel Bodley, Youth String Orchestra Conductor
First Violin
Andrew Zaplatynsky Concertmaster Jeremy Mastrangelo Associate Concertmaster Vladimir Pritsker Cristina Buciu Michael Bosetti Fred Klemperer Susan Jacobs D.J. Iglesrud Heather Fais Stephanie Koppeis Lucille Teufel Amelia Christian Sara Mastrangelo Mao Omura
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Rose MacArthur Principal Petia Radneva-Manolova Assistant Principal Fedor Saakov Anita Gustafson Janet Masur-Perry Sonya Williams Julianna Methven Dylana Leung Jin Joo Yoon Alexandra Dotcheva Travis Newton
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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
DANIEL HEGE Music Director
Now in his ninth season as Music Director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Hege is recognized as one of America’s finest young conductors and has earned acclaim for his fresh interpretations of the standard repertoire and his commitment to creative programming. In 2001, he finished a five-year tenure as Resident Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, where he worked closely with David Zinman and Yuri Temirkanov. Mr. Hege first attracted attention when he won the post of Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Young Musicians’ Foundation Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles. He served, concurrently, as Director of Instrumental Music at the Orange County High School of the Arts and Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has served as Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (where he was twice honored by the American Symphony Orchestra League for innovative programming), Encore Chamber Orchestra of Chicago, Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey, and Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Hege has guest conducted leading orchestras including the Baltimore, Columbus, Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Louisville, Oregon, San Diego and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, the Rochester, Calgary,
Naples and Louisiana Philharmonics, and has won acclaim abroad for his performances with the Leicester Orchestra of England, Singapore and St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestras, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Symphony Orchestra of Lima, Peru. He has guest conducted at the Music Academy of the West, National Orchestra Institute, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Aspen and Grand Teton music festivals, and in most recent years, has regularly conducted opera and ballet performances. Under Mr. Hege’s artistic leadership, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performed a critically acclaimed concert to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall in April 2003. He oversaw the release of the SSO’s live Classics Concert CD in 2000, the Holiday Pops release just two years later, and the SSO’s July 2006 release, Big Band Bash. Other recordings include Done Made My Vow, a CD of works by Adolphus Hailstork with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Morgan State Choir; Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Cedille), with violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the Encore Chamber Orchestra (nominated for a 1998 NPR Heritage Award); and The Gift, a collection of Christmas arrangements on Woodland Records with oboist Brad Smith. Mr. Hege studied with Daniel Lewis of the University of Southern California and with Paul Vermel at the Aspen Music Festival and holds degrees in history and music at Bethel College and a masters degree in orchestral conducting at University of Utah. A 2001 40 under 40 Honoree, Mr. Hege received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Le Moyne College in 2004. He is active as a guest clinician and adjudicates various musical competitions nationally. He resides in Jamesville, NY with his wife, Katarina Oladottir Hege, and their three daughters.
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ORCHESTRA LEADERSHIP Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors
Past Board Presidents and Chairpersons
Officers Rocco Mangano, Chairman* Mangano, Lucchesi & Collins Karen Gahl-Mills, President* Syracuse Symphony Orchestra David A.A. Ridings, Vice Chairman* Lou Lemos, Vice Chairman* BTI The Travel Consultants Michael Spoont, Vice Chairman* Visory Group
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Emeritus Directors Daniel Burdick, M.D. Kathleen Fey Ernest L. Sarason, M.D.† Peter H. Soderberg
T. Urling Walker Barbara B. Wanamaker
Directors Richard Alberding Hewlett Packard, Retired Curt Andersson Cooper Crouse-Hinds Joseph T. Ash, Jr. National Grid Bruce E. Baker, M.D.* Physician Ronald C. Berger Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Bill Branson, Jr. RBC Dain Rauscher Sandra Brown Grandma Brown’s Beans, Inc. Steven F. Bruce Lockheed Martin Corporation Margaret M. Cassady Excellus BlueCross/BlueShield Stephen Y. L. Chow Smith Barney George Coble Syracuse Symphony Orchestra David L. Colangelo Hill Partner, LLC Daphne B. Crossley PPD, Inc. R. Paul Dodd Northwestern Mutual Life Vicki Feldman* Syracuse Symphony Association Dorothea K. Fowler R. H. Fowler, Inc., Retired Donna Graber Planning Sense, Inc.
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ORCHESTRA LEADERSHIP Syracuse Symphony Association Officers Vicki Feldman, President Catherine Davies, Executive Vice President Nancy Slavens, Treasurer
Janet Mallan, Assistant Treasurer Erma Rech, Secretary
Board of Directors Virginia Chmielewicz Marilyn Crosby Sherly Day-Bernthal Kay Fey* Peggy Ginniff Katarina Hege*
Betty Hill Patricia Howard* Shannon King Susan Klenk Betty Lamb Carol Louise
Margie Nasemann Donna Neuhauser Marcia Neumiller Laurie Olander Sydney Radka Sandy Rosenfeld
Mary Thompson Jill Walsh Lucia Whisenand Linda Williams *Honorary
Syracuse Symphony Foundation David A.A. Ridings, Chairman Stephen E. Chase, Treasurer
Barbara Wanamaker, Secretary Robert Daino
Gary Grossman Rocco Mangano
Elsa Soderberg Barbara Wanamaker
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DANCIN’ wITH THE STARS (AND STRIPES) Rei Hotoda, conductor Dance Centre North, Cathy Napolitano Mucci, director Center of Ballet and Dance Arts, Deborah Boughton, director Fred Karpoff, piano | Charles Magnone, piano Carnival of the Animals Music by Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and Royal March of the Lion Hens and Roosters Wild Donkeys – Fleet Animals Tortoises The Elephant Kangaroos Aquarium People with Long Ears Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods Aviary Pianists Fossils The Swan Finale Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Hardiman/Custer Arr. Calvin Custer
Waltz from Swan Lake Lord of the Dance Salute to the Big Bands
Stars and Stripes Music by John Philip Sousa, George M. Cohan, Kenneth Alvord, Frank Meachem Stars and Stripes Forever You’re A Grand Old Flag Colonel Bogey March American Patrol
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CENTRAl NEw YORK COMMUNITY fOUNDATION fAMIlY SERIES REI HOTODA, conductor
Rei Hotoda has guestconducted orchestras throughout North America and Europe. Winner of the 2006 Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, Ms. Hotoda received mentoring from Marin Alsop and conducted the Colorado Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in their 2006-2007 subscription seasons. She has served as Assistant Conductor of the 2005 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California and the 2005 Hot Springs Music Festival. Other appointments include principal conductor of Chicago new music group Noamnesia, and Ensemble N_JP. She has conducted touring groups including Five by Design, Platypus Theater Group, Dan Kamin and Jeans’n Classics. Recently, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ms. Hotoda conducted Guy Maddin’s film Brand upon the Brain for live orchestra, with Isabella Rosselini as narrator; and she has toured with singer Steve Bell, conducting major Canadian orchestras. As Assistant Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Hotoda has led series, education and outreach concerts, as well as the New Music Festival and the Baroque Music Festival, in which she conducted from the harpsichord. She has conducted premieres of works by Toshio Hosokawa, Nicole Lizee, Dai Fujikura, Salvatore Sciarrino and Michael Maierhof, and has worked closely with Chan Ka Nin, Jennifer Higdon and Christos Hatzis. Ms. Hotoda’s discography includes a piano solo CD, Apparitions, featuring works by contemporary Asian composers, and Symphony Sessions with Steve Bell and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
fRED KARPOff, piano
Fred Karpoff has performed as soloist and collaborative pianist on four continents. A former USIA Artistic Ambassador and a prize winner in several international piano competitions, he has been heard as soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy. With award-winning documentary film director Richard Breyer, he is producing a DVD series on piano playing and teaching that will be released in February 2009. Fred Karpoff is a Steinway Artist. More information is available at www.fredkarpoff.com.
CHARlES MAGNONE, piano
Charles Magnone has been a prizewinner in the Thousand Islands Chopin and B# Music Club Competitions. He is a third-year piano major studying with Fred Karpoff at Syracuse University, where he has received the Lena Corbin Fausey and Hira Poncha Awards for excellence in performance.
CENTER Of BAllET AND DANCE ARTS
STARS AND STRIPES
Currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, The Center of Ballet and Dance Arts was founded in Syracuse in 1978 by its director Deborah Boughton. Ms. Boughton is a graduate of the National Ballet School in Washington, D.C. and was accepted as a member of the National Ballet Company. From 1970 to 1978, she was a soloist with the Syracuse Ballet Theatre, where she also directed the Syracuse Ballet Theatre School. Since its opening, the Center of Ballet and Dance Arts has been committed to the development of dance. The Center has performed lecture demonstrations for high schools and presented its “Dances for Young People” program to elementary and preschools throughout New York State and Maryland. Graduates of the Center have become professionals in ballet and modern dance companies as well as the Broadway stage. The ballet The Adventures of Rudolph has become a tradition in Syracuse for the Cultural Resources Council’s annual Youtheatre Christmas show since 1978.
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Ms. Hotoda studied conducting with Gustav Meier at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. She holds a Doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California, where she studied with John Perry.
Choreography Deborah Boughton
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DANCE CENTRE NORTH
THE CARNIVAl Of THE ANIMAlS
Cathy Napolitano Mucci, director For more than 20 years Dance Centre North has been nurturing young dancers in the art of classical ballet, pas de duex, jazz, modern, musical theatre dance and tap, as well as ballet for adults. The staff at Dance Centre North recognizes their responsibility to develop and reinforce the talents of the dancers to gain performance expertise needed for the stage. The rewards of this training are not only graceful and strong dancers, but young people able to use the skills they have learned in the dance class in both their academic education and in future endeavors. All this is accomplished through the joy and artistry of movement and the natural discipline involved in teaching the dance arts. For this performance, Dance Centre North chose Carnival of the Animals, a musical suite of 14 movements by the French Romantic composer and pianist Camillle Saint-Saëns, who was very fond of animals. Dance Centre North’s choreography was created to amuse and entertain while reflecting the type of character the music was composed to describe. Dance Centre North has previous collaborated with the SSO in performances of The Ugly Duckling, Rodeo, La Boutique Fantastique and The Wizard of Oz.
Contributing Choreographers Cathy Napolitano Mucci, Jennifer Nappi, Julie Lombardi, Larry Crabtree, David Slocum Costume Design - Victoria Lillich Children - Katrina Bragan, Stephen Huffaker Introduction and Royal March of the Lion - Christina Huffaker
Aquarium - (Fish) Raena Pellichet, Sasha Smith - (Water) Vanessa Bellini, Alyssa Darrow, Alexandra Warren People with long ears - Brittany Piazza
Hens & Roosters - Caroline Dieffenderfer, Katie Mangicaro, Ellen Murphy, Brooke Rossi, Joelle Rotella
Cuckoo - Erika Junod
Donkey - Lindsey LaDue
Fossils - Lauren O’Leary, Brianna Rossi
Tortoises - Mary Butwin, Emma Koziara, Raena Pellichet Elephants - Alena Cerro, Patricia Johnson, Johanna Sulesky
Aviary - Emma Murphy Pianists - Jackie Harris, Brianna Macri
Swan - Kelsey McFalls Finale - All
Kangaroo - Lindsey LaDue
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featuring music from harry potter Monday, January 26, 2009 | 10:00 and 11:30 am Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater | Duilio Dobrin, guest conductor With the help of a famous scientist and John Williams’ dynamic scores from various Harry Potter films, students will be invited to explore the science of sound! The scientific concepts of vibration, frequency and rhythm will be demonstrated by the musicians of the SSO. In addition, students will participate in an artwork contest, and winning entries will be projected on a giant screen while the orchestra performs music from these popular films, including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Don’t miss this fantastic concert during which students will get in on the action! Science Standard 4 Arts Standards 1-3
Latin fiesta! Featuring the SSO Percussion ensemble Wednesday, February 11, 2009 | 10:00 am Carrier Theater Join the SSO Percussion Ensemble for a rousing journey through Latin music and culture! Your students will thrill to rhythms with origins in Africa, Cuba, Guatamala, Haiti and Brazil! Percussionists Herb Flower, Ernest Muzquiz, Michael Bull and Larry Luttinger will play more than 30 instruments, demonstrating the versatility of the percussion section. Don’t miss this exciting concert, featuring music by composers Ney Rosauro, Christopher Rouse and Calvin Custer! Social Studies Standards 2 and 3
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Family Fun Page A Carnival of the Animals The January 10th Central New York Foundation Family Series Concert will feature a performance of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals as well as other orchestral favorites. Test your knowledge of the animal kingdom and the musical world with our little quiz below.
1. What is the largest land mammal? The _L_P_A_T. 2. Which large, graceful water bird makes an appearance in Carnival of the Animals? A ___________. 3. Which animal is considered to be the “King of Beasts”? The _________. 4. What is the name of the wand-like stick that the conductor uses? A B__________. 5. Which instrument gives the pitch that all the other instruments tune to? The __________.
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6. Which instrument in the orchestra has a “slide”? The T____________. 7. Name the animal from Australia that hops and has a pocket. ___________________ 8. Which instrument “family” includes timpani, claves, congos, gong and triangle? The P_____________ family.
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1. Elephant; 2. Swan; 3. Lion; 4. Baton; 5. Oboe; 6. Trombone; 7. Kangaroo; 8. Percussion
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Education Concerts – A View from the Stage - by Robert Allen
The house lights go down; the stage lights come up. The conductor raises the baton, and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra launches into the opening number of another education concert, this one featuring an animated penguin named Picardy! As I begin to sing “Music Can Make Your Life Complete,” and look out at the students gathered in the hall, I realize how much time and energy it has taken to bring this concert to life. I realize how many connections are being made with children whose lives may never be the same because they attended this one concert by the SSO. And, I’m thankful to be a part of something bigger than myself that brings joy and beauty and the power of the arts to change lives to bear on my community. I’m a singer. It’s what I do, and it’s also a huge part of who I am. I’m a music educator as well, having been involved in bringing the art of music to young audiences in the Central New York region for 20 years. What I see when I look out at an audience of young people is the palpable expression of life itself. I see the excitement of their experiencing the power of music in new and profound ways. And I see, in their young faces, the future of our world—their world—a world that they can choose and we adults can influence. Does it feel silly to be standing on stage singing with an animated penguin? I suspect some of my colleagues might think so, but I disagree. What we do on the educational concert stage, no matter what it might look like to adult eyes, is to introduce young minds and young hearts to this amazing thing we call “classical” music, and if it takes a talking penguin to help that happen, then so be it. What’s important to me is that we open the door, ever so slightly, and begin to allow the power of this art form to transform the lives it touches. We help people see that life has a depth and a “meaning” that goes far beyond what we can see or feel or even imagine. Music, along with all the other art forms, helps lift us up collectively. That’s what I see when I stand on the stage and sing with Picardy Penguin©, and all of the fine musicians of the SSO. It’s a joy and a privilege. Robert Allen is Education Manager for the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, in addition to being a professional singer. He has spent a large part of the past twenty years performing for school groups across Upstate New York with the Syracuse Opera Ensemble and the Empire Opera Theater.
Stickley presents: The Syracuse Symphony Ensemble Series The Reading Room of Fayetteville Free Library is the site Stickley presents, a new series of SSO Ensemble performances sponsored by Stickley. The inaugural concert, featuring the Syracuse Symphony Wind Quintet, took place on November 16. Prior to each performance, Stickley will host a reception hosted in The Stickley Museum, on the second floor of the library. Greg Vadney, Director of The Stickley Museum, states, “The Stickley Museum enthusiastically welcomes the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra to Fayetteville. We are delighted to host the Ensemble Series with our friends at the Fayetteville Free Library. This is a unique opportunity to experience superior musicianship in a setting synonymous with elite craftsmanship — the original Stickley factory. We trust that lovers of fine music will enjoy our museum, an exhibition of over a century of fine furniture making.”
Mark your calendar for the next two performances: Sunday, January 11, 2009 Reception at the Stickley Museum, 1:15 p.m. Stickley presents: The SSO String Quartet Plays Mozart, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2009 Reception at the Stickley Museum, 1:15 p.m. Stickley presents: The SSO Brass Quintet, 2:00 p.m. The Fayetteville Free Library is located at 300 Orchard Street, Fayetteville. For more information, call 637-6374 or visit www.fayettevillefreelibrary.org.
SSO Principal Clarinet Allan Kolsky, above, performs as a member of the Syracuse Symphony Wind Quintet during the inaugural concert of the Stickley presents series at Fayetteville Free Library.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES January 16-17, 2009– Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 8:00 p.m. Friday’s concert sponsored by Saturday’s concert sponsored by Attorney’s Consortium Media Partner:
MOZART ACCORDING TO FLEISHER Leon Fleisher, conductor/piano Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
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Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 Allegro con brio Andante Menuetto Allegro Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Two Pianos, No. 7 in F Major K. 242, Lodron Allegro Adagio Rondo: Tempo Di Menuetto
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Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, Haffner Adagio-Allegro Andante con moto Menuetto: Allegretto Allegro
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lEON FlEISHER, conductor/piano
Recipient of a 2007 Kennedy Center Honor and subject of the 2006 Oscar-nominated short documentary Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story, legendary pianist Leon Fleisher is celebrating his 80th year with leading musical organizations around the world. In addition to these performances, he marked his birthday last July as soloist and conductor of an all-Mozart program with the Baltimore Symphony, followed by concerts with the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival and with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood. He will also be heard in his annual Carnegie Hall appearance and with such orchestras as the San Francisco Symphony and Janowski, the New York Philharmonic under Maazel and the London Philharmonic with Jurowski in London and at Lincoln Center and in Washington, DC. At the age of nine, Fleisher began studies with the great German pianist Artur Schnabel, made his New York Philharmonic debut at 16 and was the first American to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition in 1952. He made touchstone recordings with Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra and for a dozen years he appeared in all the world’s major music centers to great acclaim until, in 1965, he was struck with a neurological affliction that rendered two fingers of his right hand immobile. For almost four decades, Fleisher continued to share his special gifts through performances of the repertoire for left-hand, as a conductor and teacher, never giving up the hope that he would play again with both hands. Through special treatments, he has been playing with both hands again in recent seasons and making critically acclaimed recordings. At the Kennedy Center Honors last year, he was recognized as “a consummate musician whose career is a testament to the life-affirming power of art.” 32
KATHERINE JACObSON FlEISHER, piano
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher’s international performing career as soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician has garnered critical acclaim. Orchestras with which she has performed include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra of Portugal, Aspen Chamber Symphony and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto. This season, she will concertize in Japan, Singapore, Germany and Mexico, as well as the United States. Following her graduation from St. Olaf College, Ms. Jacobson Fleisher studied with Vitya Vronsky (Vronsky and Babin) at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Her major musical influence was Leon Fleisher, with whom she worked at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Ms. Jacobson Fleisher actively supports animal rights and awareness and regularly performs benefit concerts on behalf of organizations such as Animal Rescue, Inc., the Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter (BARCS) and HorseNet Horse Rescue. The Fleisher Duo (with Leon Fleisher) performs worldwide. In the summer of 2008, the duo recorded the Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 242 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Jacobson Fleisher is Director of the Piano Ensemble program at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES MOZART IN MINUTES Adagio and Fugue – Although the Adagio (taking its name from the Italian word for “slowly”) was added as an introduction to the preexisting Fugue, it is just about equally as long. Moody and thoughtful, it alternates abrupt outbursts with ethereal quiet. The Fugue (literally a “chase”) is a Mozartian tribute to the genius of Bach. The opening tune is its “subject,” heard repeatedly, sometimes above the other “voices” or musical lines, at other times below, or even simultaneously above one and below another. Symphony No. 25 – This symphony’s dramatic opening bars were heard at the beginning of Amadeus, the film that fictionalizes the final years and death of Mozart. In line with the then-current “Storm and Stress” period of European art and music, this symphony seethes with unrest. It begins with an audacious string of syncopations (off-thebeat accents) that leads right into a tumble of short, energetic phrases, continually keeping the listener off-balance. The slower movement that follows is softer but no less earnest, with lots of chromaticism, or harmonies that slide between those of the key by way of half steps. The Minuet movement has its own type of intensity, and its central “Trio” section shows off the eloquence of the orchestra’s woodwind section. The finale, too, draws attention with its fiery energy and compact form.
The Two-Piano Concerto – Written for amateur performers, the solo parts in this concerto are bustling and impressive without being all that virtuosic. The keyboards make a grand sound, and the orchestra is limited to introductions, interludes, and soft accompaniment of the soloists. The third and final movement incorporates the style of a court dance, the minuet, which is more often heard in a symphony than a concerto. The “Haffner” Symphony (No. 35) – Mozart here borrows a trick of which Haydn was fond, creating an entire first movement based on a single theme, a festive tune with leaping octaves and a trilled flourish. This motive is subjected to so many interesting adventures that we never miss the traditional, contrasting second subject. Following that is an elegant Andante, a pastoral interlude reminiscent of Beethoven’s “Scene by the Brook” in the Sixth Symphony. The Minuet plays with alternations of loud and soft, and its Trio brings Mozartian grace to a gruff peasant dance. The rondo-form Finale is athletic and lightning quick, with a theme derived from an aria in what was then Mozart’s latest opera.
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Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 This weekend marks the SSO’s first performance of Adagio and Fugue in C Minor.
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ozart was introduced to the music of the Baroque masters including Bach and Handel by Baron Gottfried van Swieten (1733-1803), an affluent patron and lover of old music who served as the Austrian emperor’s head librarian. Van Swieten shared the many scores he had collected during his time in Berlin, and Mozart eagerly explored their contrapuntal richness, the brilliant interweaving of simultaneous lines of melody that was the glory of the Baroque era but had by then fallen into disuse. The encounter enriched his own music, as he added counterpoint to the wealth of musical techniques he used in composing. The second part of this piece is a fugue (K. 426) in Bach’s style, which Mozart originally composed for two pianos in 1783. Five years later, during the summer when he was composing his last three great symphonies, including the elaborately contrapuntal “Jupiter” Symphony, he revised the fugue to be played by strings (either a quartet or an orchestral section) and added a long, ruminative introduction. This labor was perhaps done with an eye to publishing the result and making some money, for he was in that period quite short of funds. The combined Adagio and Fugue was issued not long thereafter by the firm run by his Masonic brother, Franz Anton Hoffmeister. The Adagio’s “suggestions of violence and mysticism,” notes pianist
and musicologist Robert D. Levin, “make the ensuing geometry of the fugue seem a relief.” The Fugue is based on a single melody, the “subject,” heard alone at the outset from the low strings. As a second voice enters with the same subject played higher up, the basses continue with different but related music that fits harmonically with the subject—which is the essence of counterpoint. A third voice enters between the other two, playing the subject once again as the others continue in counterpoint. The fourth entry of the subject is the highest. As all voices continue on their way, the subject drops from our hearing for a moment, so that its eventual reappearance becomes an occasion of note. It continues to pop up throughout the piece, including instances in “stretto,” when overlapping entries in different voices Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart cause the subject to be heard in b. January 27, 1756 counterpoint with itself. The music in Salzburg, Austria builds in intensity to a conclusion in which the subject again appears in d. December 5, 1791 stretto, with overlapping fragments in Vienna of it heard both right-side-up and upside-down. Instrumentation: strings only.
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Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
the family’s correspondence of such a thing. It seems more likely that he experienced greater depth and earnestness in the music he heard in
Symphony No. 25 is the work of a boy not yet 17 years old, but one who had toured the music capitals of Europe, where he encountered the operas of Gluck, probably met Haydn for the first time, and heard the finest music-making in the world.
Last performed on SSO Classics Series in November 2000 with Daniel Hege conducting.
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ozart composed his first symphony at the age of eight and his last one about three years before his death. The long series of compositions (about 50 of them, counting lost works and opera overtures that he recycled as symphonies by adding finales) thus parallels most of his composing career, from the first precocious steps—works undoubtedly subjected to heavy editing by his father—to the summit achieved in his final trilogy of symphonies, composed at the time of his most masterful operas and chamber works. They show the steps in his maturing compositional style, too, particularly the expansion of the three-section sinfonia into the full four-movement orchestral sonata following Haydn’s lead, and the gradual replacement of galant style, the elegant but unchallenging flow of melody with accompaniment that was the norm when he began, by more robust sonority and ever more complex counterpoint, Gottfried Baron van Swieten as he assimilated the works of introduced Mozart to the music Handel and Bach during his of Bach and Handel, which adult years in Vienna. later informed compositions such Symphony No. 25, as the Adagio and Fugue in C sometimes called the “Little Gminor. Minor” Symphony to distinguish it from the towering Symphony No. 40 in the same key, can be placed about halfway along the continuum of Mozart’s development of the symphonic form. It is the work of a boy not yet 17 years old, but one who had toured the music capitals of Europe, most recently Vienna, where he encountered the operas of Gluck, probably met Haydn for the first time, and heard the finest music-making in the world. He composed at least six symphonies in that year of 1773. The four written before the Vienna trip are unremarkable, three-movement entertainments of the Italian type, and the first symphony after his return to Salzburg, No. 24 in B-flat, is in much the same mold. But with No. 25, completed only two days later, he seems to have cast off the old ways and set himself the task of producing something altogether deeper and more personal. His first symphony in a minor key, it belongs to what Stanley Sadie has referred to as a “wave of minor-key symphonies” by various composers in that period, a sort musical equivalent to the concurrent “Storm and Stress” movement in German literature. Though it is tempting to wonder whether some romantic crisis drew this far more personal utterance from Mozart, there is no hint in 34
Vienna and that he had reached a point in his own development such that he could appreciate and experiment with this new trend in his own music. At any rate, the “Little G-Minor” Symphony is among the earliest of his works that have retained a place in the standard repertoire of modern orchestras. Instrumentation: 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and strings.
Concerto for Two Pianos, No. 7 in F Major K. 242, Lodron This weekend marks the first SSO performance of this piece.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES their important family, Mozart composed this Concerto for Three Pianos, with solo parts tailored for their mother, Countess Antonia Lodron, and the two girls. The first and second solos were of moderate difficulty, and the third solo part was kept quite simple, since little Josepha had but recently begun her studies. The work has naturally become known as the Lodron Concerto. The Lodrons probably performed the concerto at one or more private functions in their home, either with a small orchestra or with Mozart playing the accompaniment on a fourth keyboard, but there is no record of a public performance at that time. It was in the following year, during the well-documented trip that took Mozart and his mother to Mannheim and Paris, that the first public performance took place. Back in Salzburg in 1780, Mozart arranged the concerto for two pianos by dropping the third keyboard part and making minor adjustments in the orchestral part. This wasn’t hard to accomplish, since the third solo part was so elementary to begin with, confined to little more than filling out harmonies. In its new form for two pianos, the concerto was performed with Mozart and his sister Nannerl as soloists. They probably also were the original soloists in the composer’s other twopiano concerto, K. 365 in E-flat Major, written during the same year. No doubt as a concession to the taste and abilities of his highborn dedicatees, Mozart kept his writing in this concerto well within the pleasant and undemanding galant style popular at the time. As commentator Richard Rodda has noted, “It is pretty rather than profound, concerned more with sonority and gesture than with affective emotional statement, though—like all of Mozart’s music—it is never less than gracious, pleasing and tasteful.” Instrumentation: 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings.
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, Haffner
to arrange a work of this kind [the opera] for winds so that it suits these instruments and yet loses none of its effect. Still, I must give over a night to it [the requested symphony], for that is the only way; and to you, dearest father, I sacrifice it. You may rely on having something from me by every post. I shall work as fast as possible and, as far as haste permits, I shall turn out good work.” The composition he sent, in hastily written installments, came close to being another serenade. It had six movements, including a March (to be played as both entry and exit music) and two Minuets. Later that year, he had his father send it back to him for use in his Vienna concerts during the next Lenten season. After Sigmund Haffner, Jr., for whom looking the manuscript over, he Mozart composed his Symphony commented that the symphony No. 35. Although the work was “has positively amazed me, for I hastily completed, Mozart was had forgotten every single note of nevertheless pleased with the it.” But he saw that he had indeed finished product. given the Haffner family good value: “Surely it must make a great effect.” For his Vienna concerts he made the work more like a regular symphony by dropping the March and the second Minuet. He also removed the repeat of the exposition of the first movement and added flutes and clarinets to that and the finale. This is the form in which we know the Haffner Symphony today. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.
Last performed on the Classics Series in January 1997 with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting.
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uly of 1782 was a busy time for Mozart. He had just completed his most ambitious opera to date, The Abduction from the Seraglio, and seen it through rehearsals to the first performance. Other projects were pressing for his attention, and at the same time he was in the final stages of his courtship of Constanze Weber and preparations for their wedding. Into all this activity came a letter from his father in Salzburg, conveying a request for a new symphony from the wealthy Haffner family. Six years previously, while still part of the Archbishop’s establishment in Salzburg, Mozart had supplied a magnificent Serenade (K. 250) to celebrate the wedding of a Haffner daughter. Now her brother, Sigmund Haffner, Jr., was being elevated to the nobility, and the family wanted a symphony suitable to celebrate the occasion. The exhausted composer could not afford to pass up such an important commission, and his obliging nature was such that he would not have refused these old family friends. He answered his father’s letter: “Well, I am up to my eyes in work, for by Sunday week I have to arrange my opera for wind instruments. If I don’t, someone will anticipate me and secure the profits. And now you ask me to write a new symphony! How on earth can I do so? You have no idea how difficult it is 36
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES January 30-31, 2009 – Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 8:00 p.m. Friday’s concert sponsored by Onondaga Community College Saturday’s concert sponsored by Media Partner:
ROMAN FESTIVALS Daniel Hege, conductor Elmar Oliveira, violin
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, Italian Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello: Presto
Samuel Barber 1910-1981
Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Allegro Andante Presto in moto perpetuo
Intermission Ottorino Respighi 1879-1936
Roman Festivals
Circus Games The Jubilee October Harvest Festival Epiphany
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Elmar Oliveira has become a familiar and much-admired figure at the world’s foremost concert venues, and has made extensive recital tours of North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. Hailed for his performances of the standard violin literature, Mr. Oliveira is also a much sought-after interpreter of the music of our time, having premiered works by Morton Gould, Aaron Kernis, Ezra Laderman, Benjamin Lees, Andrzej Panufnik, Krysztof Penderecki, Joan Tower and Charles Wuorinen. He has also performed seldom-heard concertos by Alberto Ginastera, Joseph Joachim and Einoujuhani Rautavaara, among others. The only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at Moscow’s prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition, Mr. Oliveira was also the First Prize winner at the Naumburg International Competition and the first violinist to receive the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. Mr. Oliveira’s bestselling recording of the Rautavaara Violin Concerto with the Helsinki Philharmonic (Ondine) won a Cannes Classical Award and has appeared on Gramophone’s “Editor’s Choice” and other “Best Recordings” lists around the world. He was also a Grammy nominee for his CD of the Barber Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony. Other recording highlights include the Brahms Concerto and Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 3 with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony (Artek), violin sonatas of Respighi and Pizzeti (Artek), the Joachim Concerto with the London Philharmonic (IMP), and the Tower Concerto (composed for him) with the Louisville Orchestra (d’Note Records). A CD released by Bein & Fushi of Chicago features Mr. Oliveira performing on some of the world’s greatest violins (15 Stradivaris and 15 Guarneris del Gesus); and he has also made a CD of short pieces highlighting the Library of Congress’s collection of rare violins. The son of Portuguese immigrants, Mr. Oliveira was nine when he began violin lessons with his brother John. He later studied with Ariana Bronne and Raphael Bronstein at the Hartt College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, where he also received an honorary doctorate. Other honors include an honorary doctorate from Binghamton University and the Order of Santiago, Portugal’s highest civilian honor. He has served on the juries of numerous violin competitions including the Montreal, Indianapolis, Naumburg, and Vianna da Motta. Elmar Oliveira is a Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton, Florida. He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton,” and on several outstanding contemporary violins.
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Respighi’s Roman Festivals – All riotous colors and raucous celebration, this orchestral suite paints scenes of seasonal festivals, both religious and worldly, in the Italian capital. The composer has given us a concise description of the music’s inspiration: Circus Games. A threatening sky hangs over the Circus Maximus; but it is the people’s holiday. “Hail, Nero!” The iron doors are unbolted; the strains of religious song and the howling of wild beasts float on the air. The crowd rises in agitation. Unperturbed, the song of the martyrs develops, conquers, and then is lost in the tumult. Jubilee. [A year set aside by the Catholic Church as a solemn time for seeking pardon.] The pilgrims trail along the highway, praying. Finally, from the summit of Monte Mario, there appears to ardent eyes and gasping souls the holy city: “Rome! Rome!” A hymn of praise bursts forth. The churches ring out their reply. October Harvest Festival. The October Festival in the Roman Castelli, covered with vines: hunting echoes, tinkling of bells, songs of love. Then, in the tender evenfall, there arises a romantic serenade. Epiphany. The night before Epiphany [January 6, the day set aside for commemorating the baptism of Jesus] in the Piazza Navona. A characteristic rhythm of trumpets dominates the frantic clamor. Above the swelling noise float, from time to time, rustic motives, saltarello cadences, the strains of a barrel organ from a booth and the appeal of a barker, the harsh song of the intoxicated and the lively stornello, in which is expressed the popular feeling, “Lassàtece passà! semo Romani!” (We are Romans: let us pass!)
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Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, Italian Last performed in January 2001 with Grant Cooper conducting.
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taly at last! And what I have all my life considered to be the greatest possible happiness is now begun, and I am basking in it.” So wrote Mendelssohn to his family at the start of his visit to Italy in 1830. Born into a wealthy and cultivated German family, he was raised in Berlin with every advantage of education and upbringing. Now, on the verge of manhood, he spent several years in travel, broadening his horizons and acquiring the experience of the world expected of a man of his social class. Besides Italy, he toured England, Scotland, France, Switzerland and Austria. In Venice and Rome he spent a good deal of time listening to music and viewing art works he had previously known only through reproductions. He wrote home sarcastically about the poor condition of many paintings and frescoes, and he lamented that the golden age of Italian music was past, standards of training and performance having slipped shockingly low. Still, these were conditions for which he had been prepared. The 48
part of Italy that did not disappoint this visitor from the cold north was the sunny warmth of her bright landscape. It raised his spirits and made him want to join in the singing and dancing of the people. As he had done in Scotland, he began a symphony inspired by the local color, incorporating the gaiety of the pre-Lenten Carnival in Rome, the ceremonial solemnity of religious observances, and the abandoned dancing he had seen. He wrote home about the symphony, “It is quite the best thing that I have done so far, especially the last movement.” The Adagio, he said, would have to wait until he had visited Naples, as that, too, must be part of the symphony. Felix Mendelssohn In the same period he was b. February 3, 1809 working on the Scottish Symphony, in Hamburg, Germany the Hebrides Overture, a choral setting of Goethe called The d. November 4, 1847 First Walpurgis Night, and several in Leipzig sacred choral works. None of these
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was completed at the time, however, for he was extremely self-critical, preferring to put them away until he should have the leisure to rework them. The Scottish Symphony was not completed until 1842, and The First Walpurgis Night was completely rewritten the year after that. The Italian Symphony did not have to wait so long. In 1832 Mendelssohn received a commission from the London Philharmonic Society for a symphony, an overture, and a vocal piece. The unfinished Italian Symphony was brought out and gotten ready in time for its premiere in London the following May. Despite its overwhelming success there, he still was not satisfied with the work, continuing to touch it up throughout his remaining years. It was not published until four years after his death. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14
Iso Briselli, for whom Barber’s Violin Concerto was written, declined to perform the work; and in spite of his reservations about the piece, it has since become a beloved part of the violin repertoire.
Last performed in May 1991 with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting and Corey Cerovsek as violin soloist.
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arber’s Violin Concerto came at a turning point in his development. Two movements are in his early style, the graceful, diatonic style of the Adagio for Strings and Music for a Scene from Shelley. The contrasting final movement points the way to the more athletic, more dissonant Barber of the Capricorn Concerto and Medea’s Dance of Vengeance. His biographer Nathan Broder writes, “It is as if the composer had suddenly lost patience with certain self-imposed stylistic restrictions.” And Martin Bernheimer notes, “The purely retrospective gestures of the first two movements of the Violin Concerto were not to appear again without the accompaniment of modernistic countergestures.” The way for this midcomposition change of direction was paved (if only partially explained) by the circumstances surrounding the writing of the concerto. Barber began it in Switzerland in the summer of 1939. He intended to complete it that fall in Paris, but was forced to leave Europe by the growing thunder heralding World War II. Germany invaded Samuel Barber Poland even before his ship b. March 9, 1910, reached New York. The concerto had been in West Chester, Pennsylvania commissioned by a music patron d. January 23, 1981, from Philadelphia on behalf of in New York, New York Iso Briselli, a young Russian-
American violinist who had studied with Carl Flesch. Barber’s account of his famous disagreement with Briselli, as related in Broder’s 1954 biography, was that when the first two movements were shown to the violinist, he found them not sufficiently brilliant for his purposes—he wanted something showier to attract press notice and propel his career forward. Barber promised that the last movement would be amply virtuosic, and he produced his contrasting finale. Now (according to Broder) the young performer objected that the movement was unplayable.
It is as if the composer had suddenly lost patience with certain self-imposed stylistic restrictions. Decades later, Briselli broke a long silence and publicly disputed this account, his version of events being given in a 1995 article in The Strad, the magazine for violin enthusiasts. Briselli’s reaction to the first two movements is described as being not dissatisfaction but “enthusiasm and admiration.” His reservation about the final movement was based on artistic grounds: that the short moto perpetuo finale did not match the previous movements in substance or quality. He suggested lengthening the piece and “giving it more clearly defined structural parameters,”
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but Barber declined to change it. Although Briselli never performed it, Barber’s concerto has had many successful and acclaimed performances, becoming a well-loved part of the modern violinist’s repertoire. Instrumentation: 2 flutes doubling piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion, piano and strings.
Roman Festivals Last performed in October 1999 with Daniel Hege conducting.
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uch of Respighi’s sparkling orchestral vocabulary derives from his experiences in Russia between 1900 and 1903. While serving as principal violinist in the Saint Petersburg orchestra, he encountered the work of local composers, filled with the exotic touches of Russian folk music. An even stronger influence was his study of composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composer of such resplendent oriental fantasies as Sheherazade, Sadko and Le Coq d’or.
Respighi was a man of undeniable culture and wide-ranging knowledge, yet at the same time he retained a childlike freshness and simplicity. Less a thinker than an enthusiastic observer, he was especially affected by what he saw and heard. Rimsky’s scintillating palette of orchestral shades and tones no doubt came as a revelation to the Italian composer, whose previous training was at his hometown conservatory in Bologna. Although overgeneralizing is risky, it is probably safe to assume that Respighi’s Italian teachers had emphasized harmony and counterpoint, along with a certain Italian predilection for beautiful, vocally inspired melody. They very likely would have disdained Rimsky’s glittering exoticism as just so many tawdry or sensational effects. Respighi was more suited than they to appreciate the Russian’s genius and to learn from him. Respighi was a man of undeniable culture and wide-ranging knowledge, yet at the same time he retained a childlike freshness and simplicity. Less a thinker than an enthusiastic observer, he was especially affected by what he saw and heard. It is often noted that the best aspects of his work tend to have a character more sensory than intellectual: vivid instrumental colorings and a flair for stylized musical decoration, for example. When deeper emotion is allowed to come through, it is usually with the radiant wonder of a child’s reaction. 50
Respighi wrote, “A threatening sky hangs over the Circus Maximus; but it is the people’s holiday.” The ancient hippodrome, situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, was first used for public games and entertainment by the Etruscan kings of Rome.
Arturo Toscanini, who had premiered The Fountains of Rome and given the American premiere of The Pines of Rome, also introduced this third and last of Respighi’s Roman evocations. All partake of the composer’s imaginative use of orchestral sounds and skillful description in music, and like the other two Roman suites, Roman Festivals brings ancient and modern scenes together, united by their association with the Eternal City. In this case it’s the riotous festivals and rowdy carnival holidays of Rome, some of them Christian assimilations of pagan celebrations much older.
Ottorino Respighi b. July 9, 1879 in Bologna, Italy d. April 18, 1936 in Rome
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Alyssa DiRienzo interned with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Development Department during the 2007-2008 Season. Following her graduation from Syracuse University, she joined the Marketing and Patron Relations staff as Public Relations and Communications Coordinator.
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PRESTISSIMO $500-1,249 ($65 non-tax-deductible) The benefits listed below, plus… Intimate post-concert receptions with conductors, guest artists and musicians
ALLEGRO $250-499 ($24 non-tax-deductible) The benefits listed below, plus… Special invitation to the Symphonic Affair and other SSO events Two complimentary tickets to a 2008-2009 Post-Standard Classics concert (subject to availability)
ANDANTE $100-249 ($24 non-tax-deductible) The benefits listed below, plus… Two tickets to the Contributors Concert Listing in every issue of the concert program Voting privileges at the annual Meeting Invitation to open rehearsals
ADAGIO $75-99 ($21 non-tax-deductible) Subscription to Notes, the newsletter of the SSO Listing in first and last issues of the concert program SSO Membership Decal
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usic. It is an intimate experience that takes you on a unique and personal journey that is exciting and engaging. At the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, we want that experience to extend beyond the concert hall to your entire relationship with us. And now it can. With your membership in the Baton Society, the Syracuse Symphony is pleased to offer a program designed to fit your unique needs and make your evenings out with the Symphony evenings to remember. Enjoy unparalleled service, and personalized benefits including: • Convenient Parking: Baton Society members never have to bother with the hassle of finding parking at SSO concerts. Members have access to complimentary spaces just steps away from the doors of the Civic Center. • Personalized Assistance: When members of the Baton Society need to purchase tickets or make reservations for events, they simply call their own personal SSO contact who is ready to help with any request. • Invitations to Exclusive Receptions: From formal dinners to casual gatherings, Baton Society members are offered opportunities to socialize with Music Director Daniel Hege, SSO musicians and special guest artists throughout the season. • Keep up to date on news and events with High Notes, the newsletter exclusively for Baton Society members. The Baton Society program is customized for its individual members. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, call SSO Director of Development and Patron Relations Nicki Inman at (315) 424-8222, ext. 240. Become a member today by calling the Development Office at (315) 424-8222, writing 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York 13202 or donating online at www.SyracuseSymphony.org. Your support is a personal commitment to the future of our Orchestra and all gifts, regardless of size, are gratefully received. Current Internal Revenue Service regulations require that the Fair Market Value (FMV) of dinners, receptions and certain other types of benefits be subtracted from the tax-deductible value of a gift, even if donors do not take advantage of the benefits. If you want your entire gift to be tax deductible, you may waive your FMV benefits by notifying the Orchestra in writing.
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our support of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra is worthy of an ovation! The annual contributions of local businesses, foundations and individuals allow the SSO to continue bringing the best in world-class orchestral music to Northern and Central New York. Ticket sales account for less than half the actual cost for each performance; the remainder is made up by the generosity of the individuals and foundations listed below.
Stradivarius Baton Society $25,000+ Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Henry Panasci Richard Mather Fund Elsa & Peter Soderberg The Bernard & Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Sterling Baton Society $10,000-24,999 Dick & Marilyn Alberding Dr. Bruce & Patricia Baker Mr. & Mrs. Bill Branson, Jr. Ms. Sandra L. Brown Malcolm & Beverly Clark Mr. W. Carroll Coyne Judith M. & Robert J. Daino Eggers Family Charitable Foundation The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation Mrs. BeVard In Memory of Her Husband Ralph BeVard, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Hoak John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Drs. Alice & Michael J. Kendrick Mr. & Mrs. Lou Lemos Fran & Sally Lou Nichols H. Edward & Elizabeth Perry Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz Mr. & Mrs. David A. A. Ridings Mr. & Mrs. Milton F. Stevenson, Sr.
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Mrs. Chris J. Witting in memory of Chris J. Witting
Platinum Baton Society $5,000-9,999 ABB Foundation Inc. The Allyn Foundation Mrs. Carl Ast Thomas A. Bersani & Joan Christy Helen Brady Memorial Fund Margaret M. Cassady Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Y. L. Chow David & Anne Colangelo Mr. & Mrs. S. Todd Cornell Mary Louise Dunn Fund Jud & Roz Gostin Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Gouldthorpe Grandma Brown Foundation, Inc. Gary & Bonnie Grossman Guy & Patricia Howard Dr. Leslie Howard Dr. Hope & Mr. Bruce Irvine Mrs. Robert B. King The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Madden Rocco & Roberta Mangano Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Mangano Mr. & Mrs. J. Kemper Matt Drs. Michael R. & Colleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary Dr. Helen H. Reed Ms. Judith Sayles & Dr. David Murray
If you would like to help keep the music playing in our community, please become a supporter of the Symphony today! This list reflects gifts to the Annual Fund received between November 1, 2007 and December 11, 2008.
Jon & Libby Soderberg Dr. Elinor Spring-Mills & Dr. Darvin Varon The Gorman Foundation Peter & Cherry Thun Dr. & Mrs. Robert Weisenthal Mrs. Arthur A. West
Gold Baton Society $2,500-4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur T. Albrecht Vivian Anderson & Paul Mosbo Curt & Susan Andersson Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Aubry Marion & Bob Barbero Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berger Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Black Dr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bunn Jane Burkhead & Robert Sarason Craig & Kathy Byrum Stephen & Shari Cohen Robert P. & Felicia Corp Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Decker Mrs. John G. Dietz Ms. Susan A. Estabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Fallon Heidi & David Francey Dr. & Mrs. G. Frittelli Karen Gahl-Mills & Laurence Mills-Gahl Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Gordon Donna Graber, JD, CFP
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Sidney M. & Winifred E. Greenberg Beth & Jerry Groff Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. Hale Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Harris The Family of Hans Hartenstein Frank R. Heath Daniel & Katarina Hege Lawrence E. Higbee Della & Philip Holtzapple The Horowitch Family Foundation The Howard L. Green Foundation, Inc. Drs. Harold Husovsky & Susan E. Stred Nicki & Brian Inman Elizabeth Jensen & Robert Turner Randy & Elizabeth Kalish Mrs. Norma A. Kelley James & Barbara Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Keoghan Edward & Jean Kokernak Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. LaTessa Mr. John H. MacAllister Mr. & Mrs. David MacLachlan Candace & John Marsellus Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Mrs. Eleanor E. Moloney Eric & Judy Mower Margi Nasemann Dr. & Mrs. David T. Nash Selma Radin Mr. John Sheehan Mr. Martin B. Shellenberger Elaine & Michael Shende Dr. Craig A. Simmons & Richard K. Ernst
Dr. Frank C. Smith Mr. & Mrs. F. William Smullen Dr. & Mrs. Sam C. Spalding Dr. Dan & Anne Marie Vick Dr. & Mrs. Harold H. Wanamaker Anita & Howard L. Weinberger
Silver Baton Society $1,250-2,499 Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Barclay Ms. Catherine Bertini Donald C. Blair & Nancy L. Dock Margery & Dallas Bowser Dr. & Mrs. William T. Bradner Ronald & Nancy Caravan Dr. & Mrs. Richard Cherny Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz Dr. & Mrs. Armand J. Cincotta George & Deborah Coble Harold Cook David A. Corp M. L. Cotter Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Cross Lois B. & Duane Dann Frederick & Doris Davey Mr. & Mrs. Victor A. DiSerio Dominion Foundation Kay Fey Drs. Paul & Carolyn Frymoyer Kathy & Gary Gilbert
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ANNUAL FUND Dr. & Mrs. John Gorman Charles A. Gray Mr. John S. Hancock Bud & Nancy Haylor Ms. Margaret G. Hermann Mr. & Mrs. Lee P. Herrington Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hickson Elizabeth C. Hill Dr. Peter and Mary Huntington Judith S. & Giampaolo Huober Judith Jager & Stuart Davis Susan & John Jones Dave Joor Dr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Kaplan Robin & Mark Kasowitz Dr. & Mrs. H.E. Khalifa Ms. Susan R. Klenk Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Kuehn Lake Placid Education Foundation Dr. Daniel Larson Ms. Theodora Lohnas Dr. & Mrs. Peter Mariani Garry & Katia Marsted Ms. Judy McAllaster Mrs. Roy G. McLean Mr. & Mrs. Donald Meinig Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Mistur Don Mitchell & Susan Millar Ms. Sandra A. Murphy Dr. S. Nostrame Maria H. Pendall Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Philips Dr. Paul E. Phillips & Ms. Sharon Sullivan Donald & Wannetah Pitz Ms. Tina Press &
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Dr. David Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Kraig Pritts Ms. Eleanor M. Ramos Ms. Margaret J. Rees Ms. Dorothy W. Riester Elizabeth & James Ring Ms. Lisa Marsh Ryerson Mary & Anthony Scaringe Bob & Lynne Scheer Phyllis & Doc Schwartz Marilyn & James Seago Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slavens Frank V. & Janet J. Smith Phil & Dorie Speller Michael & Martha Spoont Mrs. George L. Stanley Mr. & Mrs. James Stevenson The Tiso Family Cynthia & Charles S. Tracy Ms. Jamie Tuozzolo Ms. Corrine Valerio Dr. & Mrs. Gary Walford Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Welch John & Judy Whittle Mr. & Mrs. P. Owen Willaman Drs. Andrij & Martha Wojtowycz Dr. Edwin Yarwood & Mrs. Joanne Zinsmeister-Yarwood
Prestissimo $500-1,249 Anonymous (7) Mr. & Mrs. James H. Abbott Stephen & Eileen Albanese Dr. & Mrs. Robert Alessi Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Andrews Jean & Joseph Ash
Mr. George S. Bain Rev. W. Gary & Jean Baker Ms. Nancy Barnum Anita Barone Ms. Rachel Bass Irmi & Richard Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Beebe Agnes & Rudolf Benfey Dr. & Mrs. William H. Bergstrom Dr. & Mrs. William P. Berkery Mr. & Mrs. Marion E. Bickford Dr. & Mrs. William A. Billingham Dave Birchenough & Carrie Lazarus Guthrie & Louise Birkhead Ms. Elizabeth Blakely Mrs. Diane Boden Marvin & Muriel Bodley Dorothy & Jeffrey Booher Bernard B. & Ona Cohn Bregman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brin Mrs. William L. Broad Jack & Charlotte Brown Mrs. Joann P. Brown Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Burdick Dr. & Mrs. William B.P. Cadwallader Dr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Cassady Mr. & Mrs. E. William Celano Ann R. & Stephen E. Chase James H. & Catharine N. Chu Dr. & Mrs. Chung T. Chung Nicholas & Carolyn Cifra Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Clark Dr. & Mrs. William R. Clark Dr. & Mrs. Bill Cohen Iris & Elihu Cohen Julie & Jeff Comanici Marguerite O. Conan Bob & Bobbie Constable James H. Cox Ann-Marie Cronin Judith & Carl Crosley Bunny & Greg Cross Dr. & Mrs. Theodore G. Dalakos Evelyn M. Davis Ms. Carol Davison Christie & Charles DeFazio Mr. Donald F. Dew Mr. D.C. Dittmer Mr. & Mrs. Donald T. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Charles Doyle Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss Mr. & Mrs. John W. Dwyer Mrs. Doris Eaton Brian J. & Elizabeth
Edward Mr. & Mrs. Paul Egan Bill & Betsy Elkins Gordon & Judy Eyer Mrs. Dorothy Fagerstrom Mr. & Mrs. F. William Fais Dr. & Mrs. Robert Feldman Philip & Barbara Ferro Patricia & John Fey Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Finn Frank and Frances Revoir Foundation John M. & Marya Frantz Mr. Stan & Dr. Eileen Friedman Michael & Judith Frumkin Charles Gallagher Harold & Janet Garman Mr. David Georgius & Ms. Elizabeth Hughes Connie & Al Getman Grace & Reno Ghezzi Rev. Elizabeth R. H. Gillett Jack & Carol Gleason Barbara & Alan Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. William & Marilyn Graber Jean Greene Judge & Mrs. John W. Grow Eden J. Gruenberg Robert & Ellen Hagen Mr. & Mrs. Lamont W. Hahn Marvin & Joan Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Albert O. Halstead Dan Bingham & Gail Hamner Dr. & Mrs. William M. Harmand Douglas & Nancy Hatch Ms. Wendy Heath David Heisig & Donna Mahar E. Robert Heitzman, Jr. Elaine Abrams & Lowell Henkin Rev. Kenneth C. Heuermann Drs. Richard & Janice Hezel Ms. Ruth Hotaling Sharon & Richard C. Howland Wu-Teh Hsiang & Marjory Baruch Dr. & Mrs. Fathi Jishi Mr. & Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson Olga & Ed Kaish Linda & Robert Kashdin Mr. & Mrs. John Ward Keib Bruce D. Keller Martha Keppler Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ketcham Robert O. Kimball & Beth Linderman
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John & Maren King Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. King Richard & Sally Kinsey Dr. Nanci L. Knox D.C. Karen & Larry Kohn Ms. Mary Rose Kott Ms. Barbara L. Kotula Dr. & Mrs. David Kunz Mrs. Ursula Kwasnicka-So Harry & Nancy Lambright Lawrence & BJ Wright Charitable Fund Joan M. Leskoske Mr. & Mrs. Raymond D. Letterman Lettie H. Rohrig Fund Mr. & Mrs. Hank Liiv Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lockwood Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Long Connie Lowe Mr. Douglas H. Lyon Martha V. Lyon Mr. & Mrs. David Lysack Richard R. & Mary H. MacSherry Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Manion Msgr. James A. McCloskey Mary & John McNeill Walter & Gail Meagher Mrs. Ann R. Melvin William J. & Evelyn B. Mercer Mr. William J. Meyer John H. Miller Dr. Patricia C. Miller Dr. Walter A. Minaert Mr. & Mrs. James R. Mitscher Leslie & Bernhard Molldrem Mr. & Mrs. James Montgomery Mr. Christopher Mozina Dr. Reid Muller & Dr. Shelley Gilroy Dorothea & Douglas Nelson Leslie & M. Robert Neulander Lesley & Paul Newman Dr. & Mrs. John D. Nicholson Osborne Memorial Association Dr. & Mrs. Dana L. Oviatt Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Penner Mr. & Mrs. David Perfetti Carol N. Perry Thomas Krahe & Carl Pesko Mrs. Sheldon P. Peterfreund Dr. & Mrs. Eric O. Pettit Mr. David Pida William & Joan Poorman Edwin & Rosemary Post Dr. Joel Potash & Ms. Sandra Hurd James & Cheryl Price Drs. Heidi & Mihael Puc Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Pugsley
Arlene M. Rainone Ava & Irving Raphael Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Reed The Dorothy & Marshall M. Reisman Foundation Mrs. David Robinson Bill & Karen Roche Mrs. Stephen Rogers Mr. & Mrs. John E. Romig Rev. John Roock Mr. & Mrs. Neil Rosenfeld Georgina & Paul B. Roth Dr. Geeta Roy Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Rubenstein Drs. Lionel & Claire Rudolph Mickie Rumaner in Memory of Buddy Rumaner Russell & Linda Ruthig Patine & Byuong Ryu Paul & Betsy Sacks Ruthanne Sanchez Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Savedoff Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Scalzetti Matthew & Sue Schiro Mr. Robert Schraven Lois & Ted Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. George J. Schunck Dr. & Mrs. Kendrick Sears Mike & Marilyn Sees Kenneth & Mary Ann Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Sherman Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Simon Dr. & Mrs. J. Robert Smith Dr. & Mrs. Theodore N. Smith George & Rita Soufleris Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Speidel Dr. Kenneth & Lois Spitzer Drs. James & Lois Stack Helene & George Starr Elizabeth Steigerwald Mr. Edward C. Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Stevens Bradley & Nancy Strait Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sutter Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Swanson Sally & Bob Theis Dorothea Theodore Eleanor Theodore Ms. Carla P. Till Carol & George Tilley Paul & Mary Torrisi Barbara & William Tracy Dick Tuttle & Sharye Skinner
ANNUAL FUND The Van Sant Family in memory of Walter Grunfeld Earl & Jean Voorhees Mr. Mike Waters Laurence & Linda Webster Barbara & Gordon Wheler Roger & Barbara White Kenneth & Nancy Williams Mr. & Mrs. Bernhard I. Wolff Dr. Jannie Woo Mr. & Mrs. John Zawadzki John J. Ziegler & David W. Travers Ms. Loretta A. Zolkowski
Allegro $250-499 Anonymous (13) George & Bev Adams Ms. Esther L. Adelson E.B. Agresti Mr. David Allen Dr. & Mrs. John Alley Dr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson Nevart Apikian Paul & Kathryn Ann Archibald Dr. & Mrs. S. G. Arvantides Tim Atseff & Peggy Ogden Gail & Dennis Baldwin Joe Ball Mary Ann Baner Edward & Joan Bangel Mr. Alan Barnes John & Christine Bart Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bennett Ms. Kathleen Bice Joyce A. Bird Marilyn M. Bittner Thomas & Arlene Bloomer Ms. Cynthia A. Blume Mr. & Mrs. C. Adam Bock Sue Boettger Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bognaski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bojanek Dr. & Mrs. Elwood F. Booth Mr. & Mrs. William H. Bouck Laurence & Lauri Bousquet Irene Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brand Ginny & Bill Brennan Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Brenner Mr. David Brittain Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Brock Dr. Michael J. Brodowski Paul G. Brown & Susan M. Loevenguth Mr. Ron Brown Joseph & Mary Browne
Drs. Scott & Tracy Buckingham Dr. Charles & Marian Bullock Mr. David Burch Ms. Rosalie Burd Robert E. & Mary P. Burdick Brian & Mary Jane Burke Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Burrell Mrs. Cynthia Cambareri Dr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. Capone Mrs. Mary Carello Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Carpenter Mr. Richard E. Carr Al & Dotty Caza Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Cervoni Mr. Paul Chiodo David J. & Linda F. Church William & Sylvia Cohen Dr. & Mrs. George H. Collins Carl & Mary Colton Mrs. Carol M. Colvin Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Congel Muriel Connerton Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conole Dr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Creamer Elizabeth Croop Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Crumb Eric & Colleen Dahlin Ms. Mary-Anne Deane Geraldine de Berly, Ph.D. Mrs. Marilyn DeLorenzo Michael & Dorothy DePew Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Devorsetz Virginia & Robert F. Dewey Mr. & Mrs. David Dibble Mr. & Mrs. Donald Doerr Ms. Anne Domanico Nan & Patrick Dorr Kenneth Dowd Ms. Mary Downey Corrine & Eugene Drucker David & Robin Drucker Susan Drummond & Patrick Hahn Patricia & Dr. Francis Durgin Robert & Linda Eberly Barbara & Sarabeth Edlund Ms. Rita Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Eich Warren & Connie Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Craig Ewart Ms. Cissie Fairchilds Rev. Janet FechnerPelletier & Jeff Pelletier John & Mary Jane Fennessey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Ferguson Thomas & Kathryn Ferguson
Dr. & Mrs. Julio Fernandez Dr. & Mrs. James B. Fish Michael & Grace Flusche John Folmer C. Gregory Forbes Mrs. Rhoda Freedman David & Sylvia Fry Mrs. Lillian B. Gale Mrs. Nan Gartner Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Gates Arlene L. & Jerome R. Gerber Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Aart & Lottie Geurtsen Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gibbs Tom & Cindy Giffin Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Gladle Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Goldberg The Golub Foundation Ms. Lilia Gonzalez Jack & Yana Graver Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Green Drs. Louis M. Green & Nanette Sable Mrs. Jeanne Greenhalgh Dr. & Mrs. Seth S. Greenky Mrs. Dorothy G. Griffin Drs. William & Ann Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gryga Mr. Tim Guhl Ms. Alice M. Guilfoos Mr. & Mrs. Sudhir Guthikonda Dr. & Mrs. Gabriel P. Haas Neb & Florie Hage The Stewart Hancocks Kevin & Denise Hanlon Mrs. Marilyn Hanson Mrs. Alfreda Harrington Ms. Theresa Harris Mrs. Patrick Heagerty Dr. & Mrs. H. Richard Hellstrom Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hendon Mary Hershberger Kirk & Linda Hinman Ms. Sally Hinman Randy Lalonde & Patricia Homer Elaine & Bob Horstmyer Pat & John Hottenstein Ms. Mary E. Hough Mr. & Mrs. John Houseworth Norma Jean Hussong Randy Irish Linda & John Isaac Ellen Cook Jacobsen, M.D. Rev. Patricia B. Jelinek Mrs. Helen Jennings Mary & LaRue Jones Mrs. Mildred Jones Linda & Harvey Kaiser Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Kameny Stephen & Barbara Karp Mr. & Mrs. David P. Kenna Mr. Rodney Kent
Mr. John Kianka Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Kimm Kathryn A. King Ms. Sandra Kinsella Lorraine Rapp & Jeffrey Kirshner Mrs. C. Miriam Knox Mr. & Mrs. John H. Koerner Dr. Leslie Kohman & Mr. Jeffrey Smith Robert & Suzanne Kotcher Anthony W. & Kathy Kotz Dr. Barbara E. Krenzer & Mr. John Stone Mrs. Richard Kunder Mrs. Thomas F. Kyle III Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. LaCasse Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lake Jeanne M. Lawler Dr. Susan Leeson William & May Legg Mr. Richard Lelong John W. & SueAnn Lengyel Mrs. Marilyn Lerman Mr. Harry Levine Barbara & Bob Levine Ms. Lena G. Lobello Stewart & Jenny Loh Carlos & Louisa Lopez Carol Louise Dr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Lozner Ms. Mary Maleski Ms. Mary Lee Martens Mary Lee & Ralph Martens Carolyn W. & Lloyd F. Martin, Jr. Thomas & Anne Martin Mary and Ted Mascott Mark & Cheryl Matt Les & Loretta Mauer Michael Mazur & AnnaLuise A. Katzenstein John & Margaret McDivitt Wallace & Sally McDonald Ms. Catherine McDonough Thomas J. McKay & Dianne Apter Tim McLaughlin & Diane Cass Mr. William H. Meyer Mr. J. William Mignault Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Miller Dr. James A. Miller & Catherine Seager Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Don Milmore Ms. June M. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Mitchell Ms. Pauline M. Monz Dr. Frank T. Moran Mrs. Susan Moran Mr. & Mrs. Tony Morgia Mr. Jon Mosbo
Christopher & Magdalena Mosbo Dr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Moses Mr. & Mrs. John C. Mott Betty Jane & Lawrence Myers Carl & Maggie Neuhierl Mr. & Mrs. James L. Newman Mr. & Mrs. James Nicholas Dr. & Mrs. Michael Nupuf Daniel & Martha O’Leary June A. Orgel Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Shea Irwin & Elaine Pachter Anne Padget Len & Judy Paduano Joan & Lawrence Page Robert & Teresa Parke William Parry Dr. Umesh B. & Viji Patil Ms. Hilda Pato Ron & Margaret Peckham Dr. & Mrs. William A. Penn Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Perricone Barry & Mary Pickard Neva & Richard Pilgrim Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Pinsky Elizabeth & John Place Maurice & Joan Pomfrey Andy & Lorraine Pompo Howard & Ann Port Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Pownall John & Murial Prianti Gary, Nancy & Lydia Radke Drs. Patricia A. Randall & Stanley P. Meltzer Lenore A. Rapalski Debbie and Joe Reagan Donald & Carol Reed Dr. Mark & Connie Reger Jet Heat, LLC - Art & Jeanette Reid Gail & Patrick Reilly Marvin & Sylvia Reimer Claude J. Reith Donald & Joan Rich Ms. Donnie Richman John & Mary Rinaldi Thomas Rinefierd & Mary Beckelhimer Dr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Roberts Buzz & Gretchen Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Terrence L. Roche Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Rohmer Lois Roth Mrs. Elaine Rubenstein Ms. Margaret Ryan Linda & Bob Ryan Mr. Ernest L. Sarason
Dr. Robert G. Sargent Albert & Marijean Schaefer Dr. Ellen Schaeffer & Dr. John Fazio Tony & Jackie Schiano Mr. & Mrs. Jacob H. Schuhle Ms. Shari Scott Mr. & Mrs. David Scrimale Howard & Suzanne Sears Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Sears Mrs. Adolph Sebell Donald Seibert Thelie & Jon Selzer Mrs. Louise Sessa Patricia Sharpe Mr. Thomas Shaw Tina & Chris Shepardson Dr. & Mrs. Edward Shillitoe Mr. & Mrs. Eli H. Shockey Judge & Mrs. Richard Simons Mr. James D. Small Karen Quint & David Small Miss Charlotte Smith Harold & Ruth Smulyan Mr. & Mrs. J. William Sorensen L. F. Sovik Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Springer Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Sprock Mr. Sriram Srinivasan Jeanne & David Stanley Khatuna & Jason Stepkovitch Mary & Milton Stevenson, IV Dr. Miriam Swift Mr. & Mrs. James Talamo Mr. & Mrs. Philip Taurisano Mr. & Mrs. Leland Taylor Mr. Stewart Thau Mary & Jonathan Thompson Mrs. Nancy E. Tiedemann Dr. & Mrs. James G. Tifft Norma Tippett Arthur Toll James & Suzanne Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. James Tuozzolo Dr. & Mrs. Hideo Uehara Mark J. Van Husen Mrs. Ursula Venier Mr. & Mrs. John V. Vinquist Anita & Robert Wagner Ms. M. Kristine Waldron & Mr. Burton W. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wall Gerald W. Walsh Ben Ware Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Washburn Mr. Torin Washington
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ANNUAl fUND Mark Watkins & Brenda Silverman Rose & Philip Weaver Gustave & Erna Wedemeyer, Jr. Ms. Miriam Weiner Ms. Agnes H. Weis Barry & Kathleen Weiss Mr. Charles L. West Ms. Mary K. West Jean & Steve Whalen Ms. Lucia Whisenand William & Janet Whyland Father Leo Wiley Ms. Hildegard Willis Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wittig John & Mitzi Wolf Karen Lawitts & Howard Wolhandler Ms. Lois Woods Fred & Joan Wozniak Mr. & Mrs. Roger E. Yanow Polly Young Jeanne & Robert Young Mr. & Mrs. Edmund J. Zielinski Robert & Mary Zimmer Rick & Colleen Zogby
Andante $100-2 9 Anonymous (46) Mr. & Mrs. William E. Abdallah Harriet & Jerrold Abraham Cheryl and David Abrams Dr. & Mrs. Russell A. Acevedo
Helen & Ted Ackroyd Bud & Judy Adams Mr. & Mrs. John W. Adams Dr. & Mrs. Mark Adelson Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Ahlgrim Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ahlheim Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ahnert Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Aiston Ronald & Dorothy Ajemian Mr. Wilbur Albrecht III Rita S. Alcorn Barbara & Douglas Allen Rev. & Mrs. Robert Allen Evans Alloway Mr. & Mrs. David Allyn Honorable & Mrs. Anthony Aloi Ettarae & Herbert Alpert Ms. Ella M. Alsheiner Ms. Barabara Alvord Joseph & Susan Amore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J Andersen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Anderson Mrs. Charlotte Angell Ms. Jeanette C. Angell Mr. & Mrs.Henry Angle Mrs. Fannie M. Antelmi Mrs. Hernando Arandia Mrs. Maria Araujo Associated Medical Professionals of NY PPLC Marian N. Atkinson Carl & Mary Austin Dr. & Mrs. Lester E. Austin Donald & Allene Ayling
Ms. Marilyn Baader Mrs. Gordon W. Babcock Mr. & Mrs. Severance Babock Mr. Samuel Badalian Maria & Paul Badami Mr. & Mrs. Holmes Bailey Mr. & Mrs. James R. Baker Mrs. Jane Baker Dr. & Mrs. Lansing G. Baker Mr. Michael Balduzzi Scott & Betty Ann Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Balian Ms. Amy Balog Ms. Theresa Balotin Mr. Christopher Baltus Mollie & Charlie Bangs Richard & Nancy Baranello Jeffery Barbero Dr. & Mrs. Michael Barkun Michael Barkun Ann & Mark Barlow Ms. Joan Barnes Mr. & Mrs. William Bartella Ms. Lynette Bartlett Richard & Susan Bartolomeo Ms. Janet Bartow Michelle & Joel Bass Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Charles Batchelder Mr. & Mrs. Robert Batley Dr. Cynthia Battaglia Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Baum Charles & Elizabeth Beach
Alex & Ann Beattie Ms. Suzanne B. Beeching Susan Beisler Mrs. Suzanne Belle Gwynne & Neal Bellos Mr. William Bercume Mrs. Archangel Berg Julia Bergan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bergemann Ms. Arlene Berkman Mr. & Mrs. Israel Berkman Mr. & Mrs. Murray Bernthal Dr. Carol Berrigan Herbert & Myra Berry Dr. & Mrs. Frank A. Bersani, Sr. Mr. Paul Bertalan Lynn Beverage Dilip L. Bhole Mrs. Mary Bickford Mr. John Bierman Susan J. Bigler Stanley & Clara Bingham Barbara & Gerald Black Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Black Mrs. Vivian Black Ms. Patricia Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. Allen W. Blair Richard & Andrea Blair Moira & Beau Blair Mrs. Beverly E. Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Blanchard Mrs. Edmond Bleibtrey Mr. & Mrs. David T. Bliss Karl & Florence Blixt Ms. Barbara Bloom
Helen Boatwright Carl & Janet Boller Ms. Kimberly Bolton Mr. Paul Bolton June R. Bomberger Nancy K. Bond Mr. Chris J. Bonner Jon & Patricia Booth Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Borenstein Mr. Robert Bosco Beth Boudreau Dr. & Mrs. Fouad Boulos Margot Bourke Mrs. Maxwell Brace Mr. Philip Brady Nancy & Roy Bragger Sean & Lynn Branagan Joost & Ulla Brasz Margaret Bratge Richard & Barbara Bratt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Brennan Elizabeth T. Brevett Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Brisk Noni & Harold Bristol Mr. Harold E. Britton Thomas & Kristen Britton Wynifred & Mitchell Brodey Mr. & Mrs. Jon Brodsky Ms. Carol Brooks Mr. Daniel J. Brown Ms. Darlene Brown Hon. James Brown Janet & Michael Brown Dr. Laura Brown Mark & Maren Brown Dr. & Mrs. Willard Brown Ms. Heather Brubaker
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Brust Ann & Richard Bryant Helen & Philip Buck Ms. Minna R. Buck Ms. Mary F. Buckley Dr. & Mrs. William Buckley Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Budell Drs. Erick and Beth Bulawa Dr. Van A. Burd Ms. Margaret Burden Karin A. Burgess Seth & Carolyn Burgess Mr. & Mrs. William P. Burrows Mr. & Mrs. Alexander A. Burton Norbert & Judith Buskey Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Butters Joseph P. Buttino Susan & Tom Button Tina Buzak Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Byrne Dr. & Mrs. Duane M. Cady Dr. Mark D. Cady & Mrs. Rise Cady-McCrea Mr. Kevin Cahill Mr. & Mrs. Richard Calgiovanni Mr. John Callahan Patricia M. Callahan Ms. Elizabeth Calnon Mrs. William Camp Mr. Frank Campagna Larry & Fran Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Canham Dan & Kathy Cantone Richard & Carol Capone
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ANNUAL FUND Ronald Capone Mr. T. Mark Capone August & Fran Caponecchi Mr. & Mrs. Leon Carapetyan Mr. & Mrs. Gary Carkey Wendy Carl Isome Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Carlisle RADM & Mrs. William C. Carlson Tracy Carman Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Carney Mr. & Mrs. Martin Carpenter Harold & Shirley Carpenter Stephen & Betty Carpenter Mrs. Julie A. Carr Ms. Betty Carroll Ms. Paula Carroll Dick & Betty Carroll Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Carsky Mrs. Marjorie D. Carter Ms. Emily Carver Mrs. Marion Cary Mr. William Cary Mrs. Sarah Castilano Mr. Brian A. Caswell Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Caswell Mr. George Catalano Lucia M. & John J. Cataldo Cazenovia College John & Nancy Centra Central New York Surgical Physicians, P.C. Mrs. Renee Cerio Joanne P. Chamberlain Ms. Ann Chandler Mrs. Barton Chapman Drs. Jay & Pat Chapman Dr. Margaret Charboneau Ms. Janice L. Charles Dr. & Mrs. John A. Charles Mel & Sara Charney Mrs. Marian Chermack Dr. Isobel J. Chessar Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chiang Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Chiles Stephen M. Chirello Advertising Mrs. Nicholas Christakos Mr. Jens Christiansen Fran Ciardullo & Delos Schueler Ms. Theresa Ciccotti Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ciferni Bill & Laura Cinquanti Hummingbird’s Home Mr. & Mrs. Bart Clapsaddle Mrs. Charles Clark Donald & Margaret Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Clark Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Clark Ms. Joanne Clark Mr. & Mrs. John L. Clark Judy & Andy Clark Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Clark
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Dr. & Mrs. John J. Cucinotta Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Cummings, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. E. James Cupples Jim & Florence Curley Mr. & Mrs. J. Raymond Curtin, III Rosemary Curtis William Curtis Geno & Virginia Cusano Mr. Daniel D’Agostino Mark & Vicky D’Agostino Ms. Barbara Dahn Elizabeth Dailey Ms. FIlomena Dalope Mr. & Mrs. John Davies Mr. & Mrs. Chip Davis Drs. Leslie & Barbara Davis Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Davis Ms. Bonnie L. DeBoer Carol Decker Ms. Kathy DeGolyer Mr. Joshua Dekaney & Dr. Elisa Dekaney Ms. A. Elizabeth de Lalla Ms. Anne Delaney Dr. & Mrs. William V. Delaney, Jr. Mr. Paul deLaubell Ms. Michele Delperuto Ms. Barbara DelPiano Les & Marsha Deming Peggy & Paul Dennis Frank & Lynda DeOrio Ms. Daphine de Rosa Faculty & Staff Harrisburg Area Comm Coll & Childr Mr. Raymond DeSilva, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. John P. DeSimone Mrs. Mary D. Dewey Larry & Rasheeda Dewitt Ms. Sharon DeWitt Ms. Elisabeth Dexter Rev. James M. Dick Dorothy & Sam Dickieson Dr. David Dickinson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Diefendorf Mr. & Mrs. Willis Diefendorf Ellen & Mark Dieffenbach Ms. Margaret Dienhoffer Susan H. Dierks Dana Dietz Mr. James Dietz Ms. Sally D. Dike Geraldine Dillenback Ms. Flora Dimaggio Mr. Tom Diodati Joseph DiRienzo & Denise Fresina DiRenzo Olga Dmytryck Mary Ann Dobe Andrea T. Dodge Addie Rae & Dennis Dole Mr. & Mrs. Grant Dolge
Alan & Linda Dolmatch Dr. & Mrs. Joe Domachowske Dr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Dombroski Ms. Deborah Donahue Ms. Mary M. Donegan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Donigan Starke Donnally Mr. & Mrs. Sam Donnelly Mr. Edward Donofrio Ms. Pauline Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Donovan Mr. & Mrs. William Dorfer Mr. Steven Douglass Mr. & Mrs. William Doull Mrs. Florence G. Douque Ms. Imogene Downer Mrs. Richard B. Downing Sharry W. Doyle Mr. Anthony Drake Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Dreher Kim & Charley Driscoll Dr. Stephen & Michaeline Driscoll Mr. Sam Drori & Ms. Roseanne David Shirley Drummond Marjorie Drummond Cristina Dumitrescu Dorothy Dunham John Dunk & Veronica Blizzard Donna & Mark Dutton Eagan Capital Management, LLC Betty & Elston Ecker Mr. Calvin Edmiston Jerry and Pat Edsell Mr. & Mrs. John Edwards Drs. Wendy S. & Thomas Edwards Michael & Mary Egan Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Ehrich Ms. Evelyn T. Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Jeri & Leonard Eichler Mrs. Shirley Eisenhauer Tom Eldred Mrs. Mildred J. Elgaway Pamela Ellerton Kathy & Mike Elliott John & Jo Anne Ellis Mrs. Barbara Ellison Richard A. Ellison Rev. & Mrs. Ellison L. Elmer Mark A. Elmer In Memory of Mrs. Michele Emery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Endries Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Engel Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Engelbert Ms. Alexandra Epsilanty Mr. James Erba Richard Ertinger
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Richard & Jill Ertinger Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Eschner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Evans Timothy & Nickcole Evans Mrs. Anita Evers Jennifer Green Fais Dr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Falcone Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fallace Corey Falter & H. Elspeth Wolfe Mrs. Alfred J. Farchione Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Farley Ms. Katherine Farrell Mr. Stewart Farrington Mr. Kevin Fayle Prof. & Mrs. George Feissner Ms. Susan Feiszli Art & Diane J. Fellerman Mr. Mark Fennessy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ferlow Gary Ferner John & Barbara A. Fero Benjamin & Marsha Ferrara Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Ferrell Ms. Jane Fields Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Figler Mr. & Mrs. Harley Finkelstein Mr. & Mrs. Howard Finkelstein Mr. Christopher C. Finkle Mr. & Mrs. Scott Finlay Joseph H. & Lillian Fischer Ms. Marion Fish Mr. Robert Fish Dan & Colleen Fisher Thelma J. Fitch Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald Ms. Barbara Fitzgibbon Anne V. Fletcher Gerry & Vanessa Flynn Knowlton & Constance Foote Dr. & Mrs. Sam Forcucci Patty Ford John & Janet Forney Barbara & Bernard Forth Dr. & Mrs. Alan B. Foster Mr. Garth H. Foster James & Carol Fox Ms. Judith A. Fox Mrs. Nancy Fox Susan & Michael Fox Foy Agency Rose Frattali Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Frazee Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fredericks Nancy Freeborough & Swiat Kaczmar Kenneth & Kathleen Freer Mr. John Freie Sam & Barbara Fresina
Ms. Patricia E. Freyberger Martin & Daisy Fried Barbara & Dan Friedman Robert & Mary Ellen Friedman Mr. Elton Fukumoto Marilyn Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Fuller Mr. Paul Fuller Frank J. & Gladys V. Sacci Mr. David Fulmer Molly Fulton Mr. Edward Furze Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Fye Mr. Michael Gabriel Dr. & Mrs. Eric Finkelstein Robert T. & Elizabeth Gaffney Rev. & Mrs. Richard Gahl Ms. Susan J. Gallagher Edgar & Eva Galson Mrs. Doris Gambacorto Ms. Mary Ann Gandolfo Ms. Yvonne A. Gantley Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Garbinski Stella Garitz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Gascon Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Deborah Gasparini Dorothy & Nicholas Gavrielides Tina & Charles Geers John W. Geisendorfer Michael & Judy Geng Mrs. Earl George Maria George & Children Sharon & David Gerber Ms. Suzanne Geremski Elizabeth C. Gerle Ms. Melanie Geurtsen Ms. Anna Giacobbe Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gibbons Mrs. Anne Gibbs Ms. Ruth Gibbs Chris & Ed Gibson Mr. F. Robert Gilfoil, Jr. Tom & Louise Gilhooley Betty J. Gill Lawrence & Sandra Gingold Ms. Margaret Ginniff Victor & Carol Ginsky Suzanne I. Gladys Professor Alan Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Joshua N. Goldberg Ms. Shelia Goldie Mr. Marty Goldman Ms. Joan Goodell Mr. & Mrs. Harold Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Lewis H. Goodman Ms. Amy Goodness Greg & Lisa Goodwin Dr. & Mrs. R. Clark Goodwin Mr. & Mrs. James Gooley Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gordon
ANNUAL FUND Drs. Michael & Wendy E. Gordon Mitchell Goris & Stokes, LLC Mr. & Mrs. James L. Gorman Bunny & Bob Gorman Mr. John W. Gormley Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Nancy Governali Charles & Sandra Gowing Mrs. Patricia Grabowski Mrs. Gordon Granatstein Ms. Andrea Grant Gerald & Judith Grant Edward A. Grassi Mr. Tom Graves N. Gordon Gray Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gray, III Stephen & Julia Graziano Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Green Cynthia Dowd Greene & Mark Greene Mr. & Mrs. Milford Greene Dr. James Greenwald & Ms. Carol Bradford Russell & Susan Grills Jonathan & Elisabeth Groat Mr. & Mrs. Robert Group Mr. & Mrs. Rudolf Grundel Mrs. Jaroslawa Gudziak Michelle Gustina Ms. Michelle Gustina Adele Haas Charlotte Haas & Gary Quirk Arthur & Margery Haber Mrs. Karen Haberek Mrs. Linda A. Hafner Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Hahn Bob & Barb Hale Mr. & Mrs. T. John Haley Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hall Mr. Dana Hall Mr. Jesse Hall Mr. Wayne M. Hamlin Mr. Larry Hammontree Joanne & Gary Handy Carl J. Hanig, MD Ms. Joan Hanlin Mary Martha H. Hanlon Helen A. Phillips-Hannah Mr. & Mrs. William Hannett Ms. C. Beth Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Baird Hansen Mrs. Milena Hansen Ken & Toni Harblin Mr Clyde Hardin Mr. Joseph M. Whelan and Ms. Margaret Harding Beverly Harlow Ms. Sheila Harrington Mr. Marcus Harris Mr. & Mrs. Sterling Harrison Steven Harrison Mr. G. Burton Harrold Ann F. Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Pamela Hart Mr. George E. Hassler Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Hatt Mr. & Mrs. Mark Haun Elizabeth & David Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Richmond S. Hayes Ms. Kelly Hazard Will O. Headlee Dr. & Mrs. Walker Heap Mr. & Mrs. H. Dean Heberlig Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hebert Mrs. Richard Heimburg Mrs. E.J. Heitzman Karen Heitzman & Jim Howe Frank & Virginia Henderson Sue & Richard Henderson Ms. Colleen Henegan Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hession Margaret Hesslein Mark & Roxanne Hettler Mr. & Mrs. William Lee Hidy Mr. & Mrs. Edgar J. Higgins, Jr. Ms. Doris A. Hildebrandt Mr. & Mrs. Raimund Hile Drs. David Hill & Sara Varhus Rev. & Mrs. Irving G. Hill Ms. Marion Hill Pamela Hill Pamela Hill Eleanor M. Hillers Mr. Donald E. Hines Mr. & Mrs. Buol Hinman Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hinman Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Hinman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Hipius Mr. & Mrs. Philip T. Hirt Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Hoagland Ms. Jennifer Hobler Mr. & Mrs. Austin Hoffman Mr. John Hogan Nancy & Thomas Hogan Charles F. & Laurie Hollis Alexander & Charlotte Holstein Judith & Douglas Holyoke Dr. Kenneth & Sharon Hoogs Dr. & Mrs. David Hootnick Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Hopkins Ms. Tanya Horacek Mildred Horak Mr. & Mrs. David H. Horan Alice Horner Mr. Anthony Hornfeck Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hotaling Mr. Donald H. House Suzanne & Terry House Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hovey Jean & Norman Hoy Mr. Wilbur Hoyt
Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Hubbard Ms. Amy Hueber Mrs. Howard J. Huey Carl & Evelyn Hulbert Mr. & Mrs. Clifford O. Hull Mrs. Elizabeth Humes Kathleen Humiston Deborah Hundley Betty M. Hunt Mr. John J. Hunt Ms. Marsha Hunt Mr. Richard M. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Hurlbut Ms. Cynthia Hustad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hutt Jim & Sherri Hyla Ms. Angie Ladanza Mr. & Mrs. John Iannotta Glenn & Nancye Igleheart Mr. Angel Iglesias & Dr. Bruce Ingersoll Patricia Infantine Ms. Ene Inno Bruce & Lorraine Irwin Mr. Curtis J. Irwin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Irwin Mrs. Caroline Isaacs Mary D. Iversen Martha B. Jablonski Ms. Rebecca Jackrel Mr. & Mrs. David Jackson Dr. Leland Jackson Joan G. Jacobs In Memory of Bruce O. Jacobs Elaine & Steven Jacobs Ms. Laura Jacobsen Isaac James Piano Service Ms. Marcia H. James Mrs. Virginia H. James Carol Janik Clayt Jank Mr. William Jenks Rebecca & Oscar Jensen Barbara & Charles Jermy Dr. & Mrs. Leo Jivoff Ms. Diane Johnson Ms. Mary Johnson Johnson Brothers Lumber Co. Mrs. Thomas Johnston Ms. Calina Jones Mr. & Mrs. Drayton G. Jones Mr. Irving Jones & Ms. Maureen Ogden Michael & Lynette Jozefczyk Peter & Barbara Juby Marjorie & Joseph Julian John Jureller & Mary Giegengack-Jureller Mr. Paul Jutzeler Dr. & Mrs. John T. Kahler, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Kaleta Mr. James Kanik Dr. & Mrs. Philip Kaplan Nancy Karapin
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Keefe Mr. John E. Keenan Pat & Jim Kehoe Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Kelley Mrs. Mary Lee Kellner Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Kelly Ms. Anne Kemper Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Kenien David F. Kennedy & Zella M. Small Ms. Pam Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keough Mr. Chris Keppler Dr. Marilyn Kerr Ali & Margery Keskin Betty & Bill Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Willard Ketchum Mr. Brian Key Michael F. Kieloch Robert & Susan Kilfoyle Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Killorin Mr. & Mrs. Martin F. Killory Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Kimball Mr. Alan R. Kimmey Dr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Kimura Mrs. Janet King Rick Kinney III Ms. Barbara Kirkpatrick Mr. Ian B. Kirkpatrick Marcia C. Kirsch M.D. Marilyn & Al Kirsche Mr. Barry Kivo Daniel & Jane Klaben Mr. Harvey Kliman Faye Kline Ms. Janice Klodowski Elizabeth A. & Donald Klug Rev. & Mrs. Gordon W. Knapp Ms. Mary Knapp Ms. Pamela Knapp Susan Knapp & Ellen Kerwick Thomas Kniesner & Deborah Freund Mr. Paul M. Kocher Theresa Kociencki Dr. & Mrs. Fritz Koennecke Barry & Kathy Kogut Patty & David Kohr Clayton & June Koontz Donald & Margo Koten Ms. Gloria Kreh Lynda & Phil Kreitzer Mr. & Mrs. Willi Kreuzer Mr. Roger Krieger
Fritz Kucinski Ellen & Michael Kuno Charles & Irene Kutscher Dr. Daniel A. Kveselis & Ms. Eileen Roach Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. LaClair Mr. & Mrs. John LaGraff Mr. & Mrs. T. Hume Laidman Ms. Linda Lake Ms. Donna Lalonde Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb Michael & Patricia Lamb Mrs. Douglas Land Jay & Linda Land Mary & Tom Lane Rev. James Lang Mr. & Mrs. L. Herbert Lang Dr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Lanigan Robert Snashall & Michelle Lanoir Lawrence J. Lardy Robert N. & Beverly B. Large Mr. & Mrs. Charles La Ronde Richard W. Latham Mrs. Albert E. Latimer Don & Joanne Lawler Jay & Tammy Lee Lawrence Barbara Laws Martha & Mark Lawson Mary & Larry Leatherman Ms. Jennifer LeComte Carolyn Lee Mr. George Lee Mrs. Vernon Lee Mr. & Mrs. Brad G. Leech Jeffrey & Meryl Lefkowicz Dr. John E. Leggat, Jr. Mr. Paul H. Leise James A. Leiter Soule Leiter Ms. Jeanne LePorte R & H Leubner Dr. Michael Levi Mr. Charles LeVine Mrs. Charles H. LeVine Richard & Betty Levy Dr. Leonard Levy Mrs. Beverly Lewis Robert & Gelene Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Fred Likel The Lincklaen House Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Linder P. Lipari Edward & Carol Lipson
Yetta & Alvin Lipton Mr. Edward S. Lisk Susan & Brian Lison Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Lockwood Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Lockwood Ms. Jessica Logan Mr. & Mrs. Ron Lombard Ms. Rebecca Loos Michael & Mindy Lorenz William Lorenz Ms. Doralee Louis Suzanne & Edwin Loveland Cathy & Nick Lozoponi Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lubecki The Lubetkin Family Eleanor A. Ludwig Paige & Steve Lutwin Ms. Jennifer Luzzo Fred & Marilyn Lyman Ms. Lynda J. Lyman Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. William Lynn Helen & Richard Lyons Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lyons Mr. & Mrs. John S. MacBlane Mr. & Mrs. Roger MacDonald Ms. Debra MacDougal Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. MacFarlane Mr. & Mrs. James Mack Mr. and Mrs. Guy and Dawn Mackenzie Mrs. Pam Mackie James & Patricia MacKillop MacKinnon Liquors Mr. & Mrs. Donald MacLaughlin Mr. Kevin Magde Hon. & Mrs. William Magee Deborah & Nels Magnuson Mr. Danny & Dr. Kirsten Magowan Dr. & Mrs. William A. Mahon Anne Maier John & Janet Mallan Diane & Ronald Mallory Mr. & Mrs. John Mandly Jackie & Dick Manier Dr. & Mrs. John Manring Mr. & Mrs. Charles Manro Ms. Carmella Mantaro
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ANNUAL FUND Ms. Kathleen Mantaro Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mapstone Sister Bernadette Marie Patricia Maroney Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maroney Ms. Donna Marshall Peggy Marshall Ms. Susan E. Marteney Peter & Margaret Martens Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Marty Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Marzano Mary K. Massad Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mastrobattisto Richard & Polly Matarese John Mathiason & Jan Clausen Dr. & Mrs. Mark & Elaine Matloff Mr. & Mrs. Martin Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Martin W. Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Mawhinney, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James J. Maynard Karen & Bill Havens Mr. G. Robert McAllister Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. McCale Mrs. Janice McCarthy Ms. Mary M. McCarthy Mrs. Anna L. McConnell Mrs. Mary Jane McCormick Dr. & Mrs. John P. McCreary The McCrimmon Family Mr. and Mrs. Martin McDermott Mr. Emmett R. McDonald Ms. Margaret C. McDonald, RN Ms. Pamela McDonough Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. McElroy Mr. & Mrs. William McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McGibbon Harold H. McGrath, Jr. Barbara & Terence McInerney Bob and Mary McInerney Hon. Henry & Donna McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. J. Kenneth McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Alan McKeen Mr. & Mrs. Robert McKinley Mr. & Mrs. Barry McKinney Robert & Carolyn McKinnon Dr. & Mrs. J. Thomas McKnight Doris & Scott McLallen Daniel A. McMahon
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Mrs. Edith M. McMahon Richard H. McMahon Ms. Maureen E. McManus Mr. Daniel F. McNeil Mrs. Robert McNeilly Ms. Janet McSweeney Medical Staff of Community General Hospital Mr. James A. Meggesto Dr. Victoria Meguid Herb & Fran Meinking Mrs. Rachel Meixell Clifford W. & Marjorie Mellor Goldye Meltzer Mr. Luis Mendez Ms. M. Menon M.D Clark R. & Nancy Mercer Ben & Julie Merchant Mr. & Mrs. Merino Merola, Jr. Ann S. Merrill Ms. Faith Merrill Bert & Peggy Mersereau Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mesires Ms. Hope R. Metcalf Mary Ann Meyer Mr. Frederick J. Micale Beverly & Martin Michaels Daniel & Terry Miller Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Miller Ms. Donna Miller Patricia L. Milliman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Milne Douglas Mintz Dr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Mintz Charles & Maureen Mirucki Ms. Bonnie Misch David R. & Beth F. Mitchell Ms. Nola Miyasaki Mr. Verner Mize Irene Dassler Moehs Carl & Clara Monz Ms. Mary K. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Moorman Mrs. Francis L. Moran Ms. Karen Morel Arley & Irene Morey Rev. Elizabeth R. Morey & Mr. Jeffrey W. Morey Mr. & Mrs. James I. Morgan Holly & Jeff Morganti Mr. Mark F. Moriarty Ms. Judith Morley Mr. & Mrs. Hartwell Morse, Jr. Mrs. Cathleen M. Morton John & Elizabeth Mosher Donald & Annette Mott Ms. Donna Mott Dr. Maxwell M. Mozell Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mozley Janice & Michael Mueller David & Janet Muir
Mrs. Janet S. Munro Walter Munze Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Murdock Eileen Murphy, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Ms. Lee Murray Ms. Janice Musselman Mr. William Myllymaki Ms. Shirley W. Myrus Charles & Susan Naef Ms. Cathy Nagel Jay & Barbara Nagel Dr. & Mrs. Richard Nangle Mr. & Mrs. Edward Nanno Mr. & Mrs. James M. Napierski Mr. & Mrs. Bob Naumann Mrs. Kristin Neufeld Mrs. Donna Neuhauser Sally & Bob Neumann Ms. Barbara Nevaldine James Newell Ms. Cathryn Newton Mr. Travis Newton Mr. Ben Nichols Margaret & Garry Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Nicholson Joan & Michael Nieckarz Douglas & Gail Nielsen Ellen & Marty Nodzo Dixie M. Nohara Mrs. Barbara Nolan Mr. David C. Nolan Mrs. Jeanne Nolan Mrs. K. Heinz Noll Frederick A. Normand Sharon & David Northrup Mary-Pat & Ted Northrup Edwina Norton Mrs. Marian Norton Mr. & Mrs. John Novado Vera & Richard Noxon Ms. Karen Noyes Dr. & Mrs. Anis I. Obeid Mr. Nawal Obeid Donald & Eileen O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oddy Ms. Helen O’Donnell Mr. & Mrs. John O’Dwyer John and Chris Ogden Ms. Sally O’Herin Ms. Susan Ohlsen Mr. Kevin O’Kane Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Olander Dick & Mary Pat Oliker Ms. Susan Olinsky Jack & Ann Olney Robert H. Olney Fern & John Olsen Ms. Barbara A. Omincinski Mr. Mircea & Iuliana Onciulescu Ms. Nancy G. O’Neil Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. O’Neil
Mr. Thomas J. O’Neill Mrs. Maurita Oot JoDean & Timothy Orcutt Anthony & Jeanne Orioli Mr. & Mrs. Karl Orlick Edward & Judith O’Rourke Bob & Erminia Ortlieb Mr. Kenneth D. Osborn Ms. Melissa Osborne Mr. Stephen Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Shaughnessy Mr. & Mrs. James & Ellen O’Shea Ms. Gayle Ottemiller Hans & Marilyn Otten Charles & Higouhi Owens Debra Smith & Jeffrey Packard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Packard Sharon & John Paddock Bob and Donna Pakan Mr. & Mrs. William Palange Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pallotta Cathy L. Palm Dr. Agnes Palocz Helen Ryder Paratore Mr. Otway Pardee Marcus Parish Dr. Soon Park Dorianne B Parker Mr. & Mrs. John S. Parker Dr. & Mrs. John F. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Susan Parker Ms. Lois L. Parsons Francena C. Parthemore Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Pasho Dr. Robert Pastel Nella G. Pasto Mr. & Mrs. Richard Patri Ms. Marylyn Paul Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Pearl Dr. David Peckham Hon. David Peebles & Dr. Sheila Lemke Dr. John Peebles Ms. Barbara E. Peklo Mrs. Jean M. Pellegrino Ms. Edith Pennington Tom & Meredith Perreault Ms. Ann Perrone James L. & Toloa Perry Mr. & Mrs. Tim Perry Mrs. Eleanor Peterson Mr. Franklyn Petrie Mary & Tom Petro Ms. Michelle Pfaff Elizabeth G. Pfueller Barbara & Burt Phillips Mrs. Margaret Phillips Mr. & Mrs. William Phillips Ms. Deborah D. Piacquadio Mr. & Mrs. Donald Pickard Andrew & Elaine Pierce Onetia Pierson
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Kathleen & Richard Pinkowski Mrs. Cheryl Piper Ms. Karen A. Pitoniak Judith & Arnold Poltenson Mr. & Mrs. Norman Poltenson Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Potter Dr. Rebecca K. Potter Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Potter Richard E. & Kathryn A. Poulsen Mrs. Mary Lou Powlin Renee Powlin Thomas R. Pratt Architect, P.C. Nelson Price Donald & Rosemary Priebe Beth Prieve Miss Lisa Procanick Dr. & Mrs. John Prucha Mrs. Gwendolyn Pugh Kathleen Putnam Mr. & Mrs. C.B. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Rabin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Radigan Ms. Patricia Ragan Louis & Joan Ragonese Dick & Marcia Ramsden Mr. Ronald Ramsden Ms. Karen Randall Dr. & Mrs. Michael Ratner Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Raynal Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Reagan Mr. & Mrs. Jack Reale Mrs. Carol Recker-Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Redfoot Mr. & Mrs. John B. Redmond, Jr. Ms. Mary Lou Reed Mr. William Reichardt Douglas & Rita Reicher Roger & Maggie Reid Tom & Leslie Reitano Nancy & Clyde Relyea Eileen F. Reuter Robert & Norma Rhodes Seymour & Marilyn Ribyat Mrs. Jane Richards Robert A. Richman, MD Mr. Robert Rigdon Mark & Bettyan Rinefierd Mr. Manuel Rio, Jr. Ms. Sandra L. Ripic Mrs. Franklyn Ripley Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Rizzo Valerie Robbins Linda & Leo Roberge Doug & Judy Robertson Joyce & Jack Robertson Ms. Cheryl Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Edson E. Robinson Dr. & Mrs. Gerard S. Rodziewicz Charles & Ann Rohlin Fritz & Phyllis Rohrlich
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Roller Dr. & Mrs. Michael Romano Mr. & Mrs. Paul Romanowski Mr. & Mrs. Frank Romeo Paul & Marlene L. Roodin Paula Rosenbaum & Jacques Lewalle Ms. Elizabeth Ross David & Susan Rossi Ms. Sharon Rothenberger Alan & Ann Rothschild Donald & Susan Rothwell Stephen & Claire Royce Carl Rubino & Barbara Gold James & Sally Ruby Dr. & Mrs. Lorne & Ellen Runge Charles Rush & Marlene Hyme Mrs. Edith B. Russell Dick Russell Mrs. Patricia M. Russo Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Russo Robert & Donna Ruth Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ruthig Matt & Isabel Ryan Ms. Patricia Ryan Gwen & David Sacia Lucille & Milton Sack Robert & June Sadowski Mrs. Roderick C. Sager Mr. Stephen J. Salatti Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Salmon Mr. James Sanderson Dr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Sanford Jean M. & Joseph W. Sanger C. James Santoferrara Mr. Gerald Santoferrara Mrs. Dorothy Sarvay Charles & Carol Saul Ms. Kathleen Sauro Shirley & Roy Sauter Carl & Olga Savino Allan & Elissa Sawyer Charles & Alyce Sawyer Mrs. Jennifer F. Scalione Kelly & Tony Scalzo Ms. Ann Scanlan Mr. & Mrs. William H. Schaefer Lois & Mike Schaffer Robert D. Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Dolph Schayes Rev. & Mrs. Richard Scheffler Gary & Maureen Schiller Ms. Suzanne Schiller Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schmidt Mrs. Jane Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. John Schneid Ms. Dora Schneider Helju & Bernard Schneider Herbert & Hillery Schneiderman Dr. & Mrs. Edward Schoenheit
ANNUAL FUND Ms. Anne Schofield David & Marcia Schotz Mr. Irving Schotz Mr. & Mrs. William Schu Honorable Jack & Sybil Schultz Richard Schultz & Mary Dunn Louise Schulz Ms. Hildegard B. Schulze John & Suzanne Schumacher Mr. Raymond Schumacher Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Schwartz Dr. Stephen & Rosalind Schwartz James & Jean Sciara Mr. & Mrs. Vito Sciscioli Robert & Ruth Scott Dr. Janice Scully & Dr. Bart Natoli Ms. Kathleen Scutt Robert & Elaine Secor Dr. & Mrs. Robert Seem Robert & Mary Seigart Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Selbach Lewis & Elizabeth Selover Dr. Lawrence A. Semel Ms. Mara Semel Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Julia Sennett Tony & Kay Benedict Sgarlata Ms. Franklin R. Shaffrey James C. & Elizabeth W. Shake Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Shallish, Jr. Mrs. Mary Sharak Mr. George Shattuck & Ms. Carla Amussen Jim & Polly Shaud Dr. & Mrs. Michael Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. John Sheets Alice B. Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Shipps Alberta L. Shouldice Dr. & Mrs. Robert Shprintzen Susan & Paul Shubmehl Mr. James W. Shults Joan Siedenburg Mr. & Mrs. Loron E. Silliman Mr. & Mrs. David Silverman Bonnie Silvernail Ms. Adelaide L. Silvia Mrs. Carolyn Simard Shirley B. Singer Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Skalwold Doris Y. Slaugh Paul & Nancy Sleezer Linda & Richard Smernoff Dr. Asa J. Smith Mr. E. Carlyle Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gary
L. Smith Jr. Ms. Joan K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Smith Judy B. Smith Lawrence A. Smith Corinne & Lynn Smith Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Smith Mr. & Mrs. Rick Smith Ms. Susan Smith Jef Sneider & Gwen Kay Ms. Elizabeth Snyder Mr. Thomas Snyder Ms. Whitney Snyder Mary & Bob Soderberg Mr. & Mrs. John Sodja Mr. & Mrs. John Sofsky Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Soper Jr. Alfred & Janet Sopper Mr. William Sovik Mr. Patrick Spadafora Mark & Beverly Sparling Richard & Patricia Sparrow Ruth Speiser Richard & Susan Spence Mr. & Mrs. Edward Spencer Ralph & Marion Spencer Thomas Spencer Glenn Spiegel Arlene & Larry Spizman William & Patricia Spizuoco Dr. & Mrs. Michael Sponsler Douglas & Karen Spooner Lawrence & Beverly Spooner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sprafkin Ms. Juanda Stackhouse Helen Stacy George C. Stafford Mrs. Irene L. Stafford Drs. David & Deirdre Stam Mr. & Mrs. David St. Amour Marion Stanislaw Ms. Marian M. Stanton Michael & Kathleen Stapleton Frances Abriola & Jay Stark, MD Mrs. Michael Stasiw Mr. & Mrs. Donald Stehle Mrs. Virginia Steigerwald D. Ruth Stein Matthew & Lynn Steinberg Mrs. Duane Steiner Rosalind Rudolph Stephen & George Stephan Cat Stephens Christine Stephenson Jan Sterling Martha Stevener Glenn & Ann Stevens Ms. Mary Stevens Mrs. Audrey Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stever, III Ms. Cynthia Stewart
Dr. & Mrs. James P. Stewart Nona D. Stewart Ruth G. Stewart Ms. Susan Stiles Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Stoberl Ms. Wendy Stockwin Dr. & Mrs. Frederic Stone Mrs. Irwin K. Stone Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stone Mr. David Stonier Mr. & Mrs. John P. Stopen Mrs. Nita J. Stormann Mark & Linda Storrings Mrs. George Strang in memory of George Strang Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Straub, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Strauss Dr. Barbara Streeten Mr. & Mrs. John C. Sudduth Mrs. Pamela Sunshine Dr. & Mrs. Zigurd Suritis Ann Sutherland & Mark Meisner Douglas Sutherland & Nancy Kramer Drs. John & Anne Sveen Mr. David Svendsen Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Swanson Carl & Suzanne Sweeney Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association David & Barbara Tagg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Taggett Ms. Margaret Tandoh Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Tartaglia Barfoot - Taylor Justin & Debra Taylor Mrs. Gertrude Teck Mr. & Mrs. Frederick V. Teillon John & Tammy Terpening Mr. Carl Terry Mr. Raymond R. Thielke Mr. & Mrs. Norbert P. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. David Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Thompson Rev. Edgar L. Thornburg Virginia C. Thorne Mrs. Virginia Thorne Mr. & Mrs. Eric Thresh Angela P. Thurlow Gary & Mary Thurston Dr. & Mrs. Mark J. Tierno Mr. John Tiffany Ms. Karen Tifft Ms. Margaret Timofy Ms. Santa J. Tindall Mr. Robert L. Tisdell Ms. Patricia Tobin Ms. Mary Toman Mr. & Mrs. O. Perry Tooker Ted & Carolyn Topalian David J. & Diane Toscano
Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Tranter James A. Traver & Marguerite Conan Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Traver, Jr. Ms. Joan Treadwell Dennis & Deborah Trepanier Mary & Andrew Tresness Richard & Mary Anne Trompeter Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey True Mrs. Juanita Tschudy Tom & Mollie Tucker Mr. Richard Tucker Alex & Pat Turkett Carl & Diane Turner Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Turner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Twardzik Mr. Francis Uhlir Gustav Niebuhr Margaret Usdansky Mr. Edward Uy Mr. Kevin Uy Ms. Regina Uy Carl & Debbie Vaas Mr. & Mrs. Matt Vacanti Mrs. George Vaikness Mr. John Valentino Mr. & Mrs. David F. Valenza Ms. Hildegarde B. VanderSluis Mrs. Charlotte Van Loan Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Varga Judy & Jack Varney Mr. & Mrs. James N. Vedder Ms. Diana L. Veith Ms. Susan Venditto Carol & Gary Verfuss Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Vernon Mr. & Mrs. Larry Vicks John E. View Mr. Joseph P. Virkler Mr. Robert Voelcker Ms. Patricia Volza Mr. & Mrs. Huib Vriesendorp Mr. Don Waful Joanne Punzo Waghorne Stephen & Beth Waldron Kashi & Kameshwar Wali Elizabeth Walker Ms. Holly Wallace Jo Ann Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Theodore L. Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Walsh Francis & Elaine Walter Ms. Connie Walters Mrs. Marilyn Walters Jack & Roberta Walters Drs. Hayes Wanamaker & Tammy Anthony Bruce Ward & Sarah Wider Mr. George Ward Ms. Jane Ward Mrs. Betsey D. Warner
Ms. Janice Warner Ms. Melissa Washington James & Jackie Wassenaar Louis & Tikva Wasserman George & Shirley Waters Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Watkins Ms. Patricia Watson Ms. Priscilla Watson Drs. Stephen & Margaret Webb Mr. & Mrs. T. Edmund Webb Mr. & Mrs. Norman Webber, III Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Weber Mr. & Mrs. Dwight A. Webster Ms. Laraine Webster Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Weiner Mr. Edward Weinheimer Tom & Gladys Weinman Harold & Ralpha Weisberg Dr. Richard Weiskopf & Ms. Linda A. DeStefano Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Weiss Mr. Volker Weiss Ms. Maureen Weitzel Mr. & Mrs. Brian Welder Mrs. James Wertz Ms. Rebecca F. West Mr. Donald J. Western David & Patricia White Ms. D.J. Whyte Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Wickman Mrs. Mary Wiesner Garrett & Marilyn Wiggers Betsy & Jim Wiggins Ms. Patrica A. Wilder Mr. & Mrs. C. Donald Williams Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams Mr. Clarence Williams Hugh & Jean Williams Ms. Linda Williams Ms. Marlene Williams Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Williams Dr. Traci Williams Mary P. Putney Mrs. Carolyn Wilson Harry & Mary Winberg Ms. Catherine Winger The Rev. & Mrs. John A. Wingert Ms. Carolyn C. Winkelman Kathleen & Walt Winslow Ms. Margaret Winter Ms. Virginia Winters Phyllis B. Wise Mr. & Mrs. David Wissink Mrs. Rochette S. Withers Mr. Wilfred H. Withers Mr. & Mrs. Timothy & Jane Witz Ms. Allison Woeger Kaethe & Jochen Woicke Larry & Janet Wolf
In memory of Frederick Wolf Jean B. Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Wondrack Drs. Cynthia Wong & Joseph Pinkes Stewart & Mary Jane Woodcock John & Elizabeth Woods Mr. Richard M. Woods, Jr. Rodger & Donna Woods Marsha & James Wooster Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Landrum H. Wooten Mrs. Cynthia Worden Lee Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Worlock Mr. & Mrs. William H. Wormuth Linda Wozniak Mr. John A. Wrape Bruce Wright Ms. Olwen T. Wright Ms. Phyllis Wright Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wyman Mr. & Mrs. Harry Yeiser, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Young Mrs. Verena Young Ms. Joyce Zadzilka Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Zaleski Carol & Horace Zellar Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Zeltmann Rev. Donald Zewe, S. J. Mr. Tom Zientek Mr. & Mrs. Brian Zink Linda & Peter Zubal
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A special thank you to the following individuals who have made gifts to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in honor of or in memory of a family member or friend. In Memory of Albert Lawrence Baner Mary Ann Baner In Memory of Donald Black Ms. June M. Mitchell In Memory of Bernard A. Bernstein, M. D. Mrs. Carolyn H. Bernstein In Memory of Ralph BeVard, Sr. Marcus BeVard Mrs. Ralph BeVard Eraser Company In Memory of Ann Boucher Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz In Memory of Loretta & Robert Brown Ms. Sandra L. Brown Warren & Connie Emerson In Memory of Miriam Brown Mr. Ron Brown Mr. & Mrs. Philip Clift Eleanor R. Filburn Mr. & Mrs. Patricia Main Thaddeus & Shannon Mantaro Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nalle Mr. & Mrs. John O’Dwyer Ms. Laura Rothschild Arlene & Larry Spizman SUNY Oswego Physics Department Mr. Garo & Mrs. Sue Taft In Memory of Ralph M. Coble Faculty & Staff Harrisburg Area Community College & His Children In Memory of Cleveland Ward Cochran Ms. Gretchen Stappenbeck Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association Ms. Patricia Sharpe
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Edgar In Memory of Bertha Conners Joseph DiRienzo & Denise Fresnia DiRienzo In Memory of Betty Cynthia Davis Judith Jager & Stuart Davis In Memory of Nancy Emerson Allegany County Courts Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bradstreet Elwin Emerson Memorial Fund Warren & Connie Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Ms. Elizabeth McCormick Mr. John Wolfer Mr. & Mrs. Brian Zink In Memory of Rodney Emerson Warren & Connie Emerson In Memory of Lynn Finch Mr. Julian Mortenson Ms. Zoe Kinney In Memory of David Firley Mr. & Mrs. Charleton Masten In Memory of Terry Foran Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Chmielewicz In Memory of Walter Grunfield The Van Sant Family in memory of Walter Grunfeld In Memory of Bruce O. Jacobs Joan G. Jacobs In Memory of Fred Lerman Sidney M. & Winifred E. Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Harris Marilyn Lerman Clifford W. & Marjorie Mellor
In Memory of Charles LeVine George & Bev Adams Carl & Janet Boller Mr.& Mrs. Ralph J. Brown Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz Ms. Annette Denardo Elfun Society Syracuse Chapter Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Funsch Jud & Roz Gostin Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hinds Ms Mary H. Jernigan Ms. Lois Kempson Mr. Harry Levine Mr. & Mrs. Hank Liiv Ms. Rebecca Loos Mr. Robert Mckay Mr. & Mrs. Donald Nash Mr. & Mrs. John O’Rourke Onetia Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Rimel Mary & Andrew Tresness Jim & Annetta Turek Dr. & Mrs. Harold H. Wanamaker Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Williams In Honor of June Mitchell Mrs. Donna Neuhauser In Memory of Cathy & Stewart Thau Mrs. Glenda Crenshaw Mrs. Anne Hayes Mrs. William C. Jordan In Memory of Dr. Soriano Uy So Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mrs. Hernando Arandia Michelle & Joel Bass Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bognaski
CNY Chapter American Harp Society Ms. FIlomena Dalope Dr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Dombroski Mr. & Mrs. John Godwin Mrs. Ursula Kwasnicka-So Mr. Daniel P. Malay Dr. Antonio Marasigan Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Papalia Ms. Emma Lorene Pagcliwagan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parobek Ms. Kay Scott Mr. & Mrs. Tomasz Skwarnicka Ms. Patricia Sharpe Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association Mr. Edward Uy Mr. Kevin Uy Ms. Regina Uy Mr. & Mrs. Zygmunt Wychowski Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Zaleski Dr. & Mrs. Jozef J. Zwislocki In Memory of Allen Speiser Ruth Speiser In Memory of Dr. Irwin K. Stone Mollie & Charlie Bangs Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Brown Mrs. Ted Fibison Dr. & Mrs. James B. Fish Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. George Ann Glanton Mr. Richard Grissinger Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Haggerty Olive B. Hoffman John & Carole Hoffman Robert & Kristin Hoffman
Mrs. Robert G. Horr Mr. Darryl King Ms. Barbara Laduke Dr. & Mrs. Bernard R. Lustick Mrs. Leonard Marsh Ms. Hope R. Metcalf Ms. Barbara Meyerdierk Dr. James Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Janet Probst Mr. & Mrs. Edson E. Robinson Mr. John Sheehan Ms. Janet Summerville Mrs. Frederick H. Taylor, Jr. Ms. Marcia Treadwell West High School World Languages Department Mr. & Mrs. P. Owen Willaman In Memory of Arthur West Ms. Elizabeth Blakely Ms. Mary K. West Mr. Charles L. West In Memory of Frederick Ian Wolf Larry & Janet Wolf In Honor of the SSO Administrative Staff Selma Radin In Honor of our 50th Wedding Anniversary Ms. Sylvia Miske In Honor of Mackenzie & Meaghan Allen Rev. & Mrs. Robert Allen In Honor of Betty Cynthia Davis Judith Jager & Stuart Davis In Honor of Debbie Fiorentini Guy & Patricia Howard
Retirement Improvement Initiative The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra is in the midst of a $2 million campaign to raise funds to improve the retirement benefits for our musicians. We are pleased to announce that long time supporters Elsa and Peter Soderberg have pledged $1 million toward this campaign as a challenge to the SSO Family to raise an additional $1 million to match their generous gift. More than $500,000 has already been pledged toward this challenge, and we would like to thank the Soderbergs and the following donors for their extremely generous support and their commitment to our musicians. Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Burdick David C. Brittain Ms. Sandra L. Brown Ms. Margaret Cassady Judith M. & Robert J. Daino
David G. Murray & Judith M. Sayles Faye Panasci In memory of Chris J. Witting by Mrs. Chris J. Witting Joanne Zinsmeister-Yarwood
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Mr. & Mrs. F. William Howard Syracuse Symphony Association In Honor of Elizabeth Hill Mrs. Corinne H. Farnham In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lockwood Beth Boudreau In Honor of Rev. & Mrs. Potter Dr. Rebecca K. Potter In Honor of David Ridings Drs. Michael R. & Colleen O’Leary In Honor of Mike & Lois Schaffer Mrs. Arthur A. West In Honor of Ross Seigart Mrs. Corinne H. Farnham In Memory of Anna M. Slazak Nowicki Marcia Neumiller Jill Walsh Betty Hill Mary Lou Smullen Pat Howard Ginny Chmielewicz Laurie Olander In Honor of Torin Washington Selma Radin In Honor of Peggy West Lois & Mike Schaffer In Honor of Ruth Winston Harold & Irene Small Roberta & George Wladis In Memory of Frederick Ian Wolf Larry and Janet Wolf Other Honor Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Allen W. Blair
THE CHRISTOPHER KEENE lEGACY SOCIETY
How to make a planned gift to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Thank you for considering a planned gift to help support the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. We know that if you make a contribution, it will be because you believe in what we do, and because you want to help make a difference in the lives of others. We’d also like to make sure you benefit from making a gift to us. The Christopher Keene Legacy Society is set up to recognize patrons who have decided to make a planned gift, ensuring the future excellence of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.
Your planned giving options Will/Living Trust – You can name a beneficiary in your estate plan by visiting with your estate planning attorney and having a new will or revocable living trust drafted. If you already have these documents in place, you can easily make a beneficiary change by having your attorney draft a codicil to your existing will or an amendment to your revocable living trust. A specific bequest gives a specific dollar amount or asset “I give the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, ($___ or designated asset.” A residuary bequest gives a percentage of your estate after other bequests are made. “I give ____ percent of the residue of my estate to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.” Life Insurance Policies – Life insurance is a popular method of providing much-needed fund to a beneficiary at your death. It is also a low-cost way to provide a large benefit for someone in need. Life insurance proceeds are almost always income tax-free to the beneficiary. Simply contact your insurance company for a change of beneficiary form You would then decide what percentage of the policy’s value you would like delegate. Life Income Gifts - A life income gift allows you to make a substantial gift of cash, appreciated securities or real estate, while retaining income for your lifetime. You can receive tax benefits such as charitable income tax deductions, avoidance of capital gains tax, increased and possibly tax-free income. Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Lead Trusts are just two examples of life income gifts.
For more information Our staff is readily available to assist your in any questions that you may have about estate planning. For questions, please contact Jessica Logan at (315) 424-8222, ext. 242. We honor the following individuals for their foresight and commitment to the future of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra: Bruce & Patricia Baker Bob & Marion Barbero Norma E. Bentley* Barbara Bloom Dr. & Mrs. William T. Bradner
Penny Eger & Mary Jane Osborne Gary Grossman Peter & Mary Huntington Richard & Lois Kearney Sara Keene
Susan Klenk Yvonne & Dan Kosland Horace J. Landry* Judith McAllaster Henry* & Faye Panasci Mrs. Sheldon Peterfreund
David Rubin & Tina Press Ilse Ruppel Salomon* In Memory of Dr. Kenneth Ruppel Phyllis & Doc Schwartz John Sheehan
Milton & Ann Stevenson Douglas Sutherland Jack & Claudies Wells Joanne Zinsmeister-Yarwood *deceased
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PATRON INFORMATION
SSO Box Office/Customer Service
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (8:30 p.m. concert nights) (315) 424-8200 or (800) 724-3810 Located at street level in the Mulroy Civic Center 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 www.SyracuseSymphony.org
Theater Management
The Mulroy Civic Center is managed by Oncenter. For further information, contact Sales and Marketing at (315) 435-8000.
Fire Notices
The red EXIT sign nearest your seat is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, PLEASE DO NOT RUN...WALK TO THAT EXIT.
Handicapped Accessibility
Accommodations for wheelchairs and disabled persons are available at the theater. For SSO concerts, space is limited for wheelchair seating on the orchestra level; please let the Customer Service Center know your needs. The theater has an elevator for the convenience of patrons.
Food and Beverages
Cash bars are open in the theater lobbies 30 minutes before the beginning of an event. Food and beverages are not permitted in the auditorium. Dinner available during M&T Bank Pops performances and selected Post-Standard Classics concerts starting at 6:00 p.m.
First Aid
Contact your nearest usher if you require assistance.
Photographs, Videos and Recordings
Section 31.0 of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Law prohibits the use or possession of any recording or photographing device at a live performance.
Latecomers
As a courtesy to patrons and the Orchestra, latecomers will not be seated until the completion of the first selection, or at an appropriate break.
Listening System
For hearing impaired concertgoers, the theater is equipped with an infrared listening system. Headsets are available at no charge from theater management one hour before curtain time. This service is free of charge.
Coat Check
A coat check is provided in the main foyer next to the Box Office where personal apparel or packages may be stored. Theater management is not responsible for personal belongings left in the hall.
Phone Service
Theater staff will attempt to find you in case of an emergency during the performance if you leave the following information with your service or babysitter: Name of the show you are attending and seat location. The phone number you should leave for your caller is (315) 435-8053.
Smoking
New York State Law strictly prohibits smoking in the building.
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TICKET HOTLINE
(315) 424-8200 OR (800) 724-3810
Online Ticketing at www.SyracuseSymphony.org All concerts presented at the Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter unless otherwise noted.
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