FWSO Program Guide | November/December 2023

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program guide

November/December 2023

FWSO’s Assistant Conductor Taichi Fukumura conducts two holiday traditions: Home for the Holidays Nov. 24-26 at Bass Performance Hall and Handel’s Messiah Dec. 9 at Will Rogers Auditorium

Dec. 15-16 Will Rogers Auditorium

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FWSO STAFF

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Letter from the Chairman

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Letter from the President & CEO

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO

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About Robert Spano

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About Kevin John Edusei

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About Taichi Fukumura

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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Roster

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Program 1: Home for the Holidays Artist Profiles: Megan Koch, soprano I.M. Terrell Academy Choir Mary-Margaret Soknich, director

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Program 2: Messiah

OPERATIONS John Clapp Vice President of Operations Matthew Glover Director of Operations Branson White Production Manager Lacy McCoy Project Manager Megan Brook Orchestra Personnel Manager Wilson Armstrong Stage Manager Gillian Boley Artistic Services Coordinator Christopher Hawn Orchestra Librarian David Sterrett Librarian Assistant

Artist Profiles: Madison Leonard, soprano Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano Matthew Plenk, tenor Efrain Solis, baritone 15

Program 3: Disney’s Encanto Susie Seiter, conductor

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Executive Committee

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Board of Directors

DEVELOPMENT Meagan Hemenway Vice President of Development Malia Lewis Development Manager Courtney Mayden Giving Manager Veronika Perez Development Specialist, Operations BOX OFFICE Jacob Clodfelter Box Office Manager Sydney Palomo Box Office Associate Josh Pruett Box Office Associate Patrick Sumner Box Office Associate Paul Taylor Box Office Associate FINANCE Shelby Lee Vice President of Finance Lucas Baldwin Senior Staff Accountant HUMAN RESOURCES Jacque Carpenter Vice President of Human Resources Raquel Amaya HR & Office Coordinator MARKETING Carrie Ellen Adamian Chief Marketing Officer Monica Sheehan Director of Marketing Emily Gavaghan Senior Marketing Manager Melanie Boma Tessitura Database Senior Manager Josselin Garibo Pendleton Senior Manager, Education and Community Programs Joanna Calhoun Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

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Dear Friends, What an incredible start to the season, with so much more to come. In addition to remarkable collaborations and stunning repertoire in the Symphonic and Pops series’, this year’s Chamber Series held at the Kimbell Art Museum is not-to-be-missed.

I am personally looking forward to Piano Stampede featuring the FWSO’s very own Music Director Robert Spano alongside his longtime collaborator Pedja Mužijević, joined by FWSO President and CEO Keith Cerny, and pianist Shields-Collins (“Buddy”) Bray, performing favorites like Saint-Saens Danse Macabre for two pianos, eight hands.

Mercedes T. Bass Chairman of the Board of Directors

The FWSO is also very proud to be expanding its reach with free community concerts, discounted student tickets, and additional educational programming developed in partnership with FWISD. These initiatives are so important to the mission of the FWSO and have become invaluable to the North Texas community. Thank you for your support and patronage, which makes all of these projects possible.

With much appreciation and gratitude,

Mercedes T. Bass Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Dear Patron, The 2023-2024 season is off to a great start! I hope that many of you were able to attend the opening night weekend of the FWSO’s Symphonic series featuring Music Director Robert Spano and the prodigiously talented 2022 Cliburn Gold Prize Medalist Yunchan Lim. The Symphonic season continues with several unique “Theater of a Concert” projects, including a collaboration with Calgary’s Old Trout Puppet Workshop, in which the FWSO adds visual, dance, and other creative elements to productions to stretch artistic boundaries and foster innovation. These programs continue to be very well received by our patrons, and will remain an important aspect of our artistic strategy going forward.

Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO

We are equally proud of our expanded programming on the Pops and Specials series.

For this next suite of concerts, we present two perennial favorites: Home for the Holidays, and Handel’s extraordinarily popular oratorio, Messiah, which has been in near-continuous performance somewhere in the world since it premiered in the mid-18th century. As part of our expanded roster of movies accompanied by FWSO musicians, we are performing Disney’s Encanto, known for its colorful visual design, warm family atmosphere, and enchanting music.

There really is something for everyone on our Pops series!

Thank you for your support and attendance at all of the FWSO concerts, as we work to rebuild and grow our audiences following the pandemic.

We are incredibly proud of the exceptional music we are producing at the FWSO, which we know you will enjoy.

Yours Sincerely,

Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President & CEO

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Robert Spano Music Director Robert Spano, conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher, is known worldwide for the intensity of his artistry and distinctive communicative abilities, creating a sense of inclusion and warmth among musicians and audiences that is unique among American orchestras. After twenty seasons as Music Director, he will continue his association with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Music Director Laureate. An avid mentor to rising artists, he is responsible for nurturing the careers of numerous celebrated composers, conductors, and performers. As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2011, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students and young performers. Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 2019, Spano became Music Director Designate on April 1, 2021, and begins an initial three-year term as Music Director in August 2022. He is the tenth Music Director in the orchestra’s history, which was founded in 1912.

Spano leads the Fort Worth Symphony in six symphonic programs, three chamber music programs, and a gala concert with Yo-Yo Ma, in addition to overseeing the orchestra and music staff and shaping the artistic direction of the orchestra and driving its continued growth. Additional engagements in the 4 | 2023/2024 SEASON

2022-23 season include a return to Houston Grand Opera to conduct Werther.

Maestro Spano made his highly-acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2019, leading the US premiere of Marnie, the second opera

by American composer Nico Muhly. Recent concert highlights have included several world premiere performances, including Voy a Dormir by Bryce Dessner at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and mezzosoprano Kelley O’Connor; George Tsontakis’s Violin Concerto No. 3 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Dimitrios Skyllas’s Kyrie eleison with the BBC Symphony Orchestra; the Tuba Concerto by Jennifer Higdon, performed by Craig Knox and the Pittsburgh Symphony; Melodia, For Piano and Orchestra,

by Canadian composer Matthew Ricketts at the Aspen Music Festival; and Miserere, by ASO bassist Michael Kurth.

The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Spano’s commitment to American contemporary music. He has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Guest engagements have included the Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Minnesota Orchestras, New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, and the San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, With a discography of criticallyacclaimed recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Robert Spano has garnered four Grammy™ Awards and eight nominations with the Atlanta Symphony. Spano is on faculty at Oberlin Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro Spano is a recipient of the Georgia Governor’s Award For The Arts And Humanities and is one of two classical musicians inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He makes his home in Atlanta and Fort Worth. New World, San Diego, Oregon, Utah, and Kansas City Symphonies. His opera performances include Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera productions of Wagner’s Ring cycles.

German conductor Kevin John Edusei is sought-after the world over, dividing his time equally between the concert hall and opera house. He is praised repeatedly for the drama and tension that he brings to his musicmaking, for his attention to detail, sense of architecture, and the fluidity, warmth and insight that he brings to his performances. He is deeply committed to the creative elements of performance, presenting classical music in new formats, cultivating audiences, introducing music by under-represented composers and conducting an eclectic range of repertoire from the baroque to the contemporary.

Kevin John Edusei Principal Guest Conductor

In the 2022/23 season, Edusei makes his debut with many orchestras across the UK and US, including the London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Hallé, Utah Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and National Symphony (Washington) orchestras amongst others and he returns to the London Symphony, the City of Birmingham Symphony, Baltimore and Colorado Symphony orchestras. With the Chineke! Orchestra he returns to the BBC Proms for a televised performance of Beethoven 9 and also performs at Festivals in Snape, Hamburg, Helsinki and Lucerne. In recent seasons he has conducted many of the major orchestras across the UK, Holland, Germany and the US. He is the former Chief Conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra and 22/23 marks the start of his tenure as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (Texas).

In the 2022/23 season Edusei also makes his debut with the Royal Opera House conducting La Boheme with Juan Diego Florez and Ailyn Pérez. He recently made his debut at the English National Opera and previously has conducted at the Semperoper Dresden, Hamburg State Opera, Hannover State Opera, Volksoper Wien and Komische Oper Berlin. During his time as Chief Conductor of Bern Opera House, he led many new productions including Britten Peter Grimes, Strauss Salome, Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle, Wagner Tannhäuser and Tristan and Isolde, Janáček Kátya Kábanová and a cycle of the Mozart Da-Ponte operas.

In 2004 Edusei was awarded the fellowship for the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival by David Zinman, in 2007 he was a prize-winner at the Lucerne Festival conducting competition under the artistic direction of Pierre Boulez and Peter Eötvös, and in 2008 he won the First prize at the International Dimitris Mitropoulos Competition.

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Taichi Fukumura is a rising Japanese-American conductor known for his dynamic stage presence, resulting in a growing international career. Acclaimed for his musical finesse and passionate interpretations, he is praised by musicians and audiences alike across the United States, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, and Japan. A two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award in 2021 and 2022, Fukumura is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for the 2022-2024 seasons.

Highlights from the 2021/22 season include guest conducting debuts with La Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Selected by the Berlin Philharmonic as one of 10 Assistant Conductor Candidates, Fukumura conducted in the Siemens Conductors Scholarship Competition. Fukumura served as the Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta, where he previously received mentorship from Music Director Mei-Ann Chen as a Freeman Conducting Fellow.

Taichi Fukumura Assistant Conductor

Past engagements include guest conducting in the Boston Symphony’s Community Chamber Concerts, leading members of the BSO in Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat. Fukumura assisted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Philharmonic as cover conductor.

Equally adept in opera conducting, he has led full productions of Britten’s Turn of the Screw and Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Northwestern University Opera Theatre.

Born in Tokyo, Taichi Fukumura grew up in Boston and began music studies at age three on the violin. Professionally trained on the instrument, he received a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Boston University, studying with Peter Zazofsky.

Fukumura received both his Doctoral and Masters degrees in orchestral conducting from Northwestern University, studying with Victor Yampolsky. Additional conducting studies include Aspen Music Festival Conducting Academy, Pierre Monteux School and Festival, Paris Conducting Workshop, and Hong Kong International Conducting Workshop.

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FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Robert Spano, Music Director, Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Chair Kevin John Edusei, Principal Guest Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director Laureate Taichi Fukumura, Assistant Conductor, Rae and Ed Schollmaier+ Foundation Chair John Giordano, Conductor Emeritus

VIOLIN I Michael Shih, Concertmaster Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Swang Lin, Associate Concertmaster Ann Koonsman+ Chair Eugene Cherkasov, Assistant Concertmaster Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair Jennifer Y. Betz Ordabek Duissen Qiong Hulsey Ivo Ivanov Nikayla Kim Izumi Lund Ke Mai Kimberly Torgul Albert Yamamoto VIOLIN II Adriana Voirin DeCosta, Principal Steven Li, Associate Principal Janine Geisel, Assistant Principal Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Molly Baer Suzanne Jacobson° Matt Milewski Kathryn Perry Tatyana Smith Rosalyn Story Andrea Tullis Camilla Wojciechowska VIOLA DJ Cheek, Principal Anna Kolotylina, Associate Principal HeeSun Yang, Assistant Principal Joni Baczewski Sorin Guttman Aleksandra Holowka Dmitry Kustanovich Daniel Sigale CELLO Allan Steele, Principal Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Emileigh Vandiver, Associate Principal Keira Fullerton, Assistant Principal Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Chair John Belk Deborah Brooks Shelley Jessup Jenny Kwak BASS William Clay, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair Paul Unger, Assistant Principal

Jeffery Hall Sean P. O’Hara Julie Vinsant The seating positions of all string section musicians listed alphabetically change on a regular basis.

FLUTE Jake Fridkis, Principal Shirley F. Garvey Chair Gabriel Fridkis, Assistant Principal Edna Jeon° PICCOLO Edna Jeon° OBOE Jennifer Corning Lucio, Principal Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr., Chair Tamer Edlebi, Assistant Principal Tim Daniels ENGLISH HORN Tim Daniels CLARINET Stanislav Chernyshev, Principal Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair* Ivan Petruzziello, Assistant Principal Gary Whitman

TROMBONE Joseph Dubas, Principal Mr. & Mrs. John Kleinheinz Chair John Michael Hayes, Assistant Principal Dennis Bubert BASS TROMBONE Dennis Bubert Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair TUBA Edward Jones, Principal TIMPANI Seth McConnell, Principal Madilyn Bass Chair Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Keith Williams, Principal Shirley F. Garvey Chair Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal Adele Hart Chair Deborah Mashburn Brad Wagner HARP vacant Bayard H. Friedman Chair

E-FLAT CLARINET Ivan Petruzziello

KEYBOARD Shields-Collins Bray, Principal Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn & Van Cliburn Chair

BASS CLARINET Gary Whitman

STAGE MANAGER Branson White

BASSOON Joshua Elmore, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair Cara Owens, Assistant Principal Nicole Haywood°

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Megan Brook

CONTRABASSOON Nicole Haywood°

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANS Christopher Hawn David Sterrett *In Memory of Manny Rosenthal

HORN Gerald Wood, Principal Elizabeth H. Ledyard Chair Alton F. Adkins, Associate Principal Drs. Jeff and Rosemary Detweiler Chair Kelly Cornell, Associate Principal Aaron Pino TRUMPET Kyle Sherman, Principal Cody McClarty, Assistant Principal Dorothy Rhea Chair Oscar Garcia

°2023/2024 Season Only +Denotes Deceased The Concertmaster performs on the 1710 Davis Stradivarius violin.

The Associate Concertmaster performs on the 1685 Eugenie Stradivarius violin.

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Friday, November 24, 2023 at 7:30 PM Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 2 PM Bass Performance Hall Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Taichi Fukumura, conductor Megan Koch, soprano I.M. Terrell Academy choir Mary-Margaret Soknich, director

Home for the Holidays ANDERSON

A Christmas Festival

JESSEL

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

MARTIN / BLANE

(arr. Barlow Bradford)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis Megan Koch, soprano

ADAM

O Holy Night

TRADITIONAL

Hanukkah Festival Overture

HAGUE

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

JOHN WILLIAMS

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from Home Alone II: Lost in New York I.M. Terrell Academy Choir

(arr. Morton Gould)

(arr. John Rutter) (arr. Lucas Richman)

(arr. Jerry Brubaker)

Megan Koch, soprano The Lighting of the Eight Hanukkah Candles Hanukkah, O Hanukkah S'vi-Von Hanukkah Dreidel Song Mi Yimalel Candle Blessing You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch He Carves the Roast Welcome Christmas

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Home for the Holidays (continued) BIZET

Farandole from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2

PUCCINI

Quando m'en vo from La bohème Megan Koch, soprano

TCHAIKOVSKY

Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 March Pas de deux Russian Dance

BERLIN

(arr. Roy Ringwald)

White Christmas from Holiday Inn Megan Koch, soprano

TRADITIONAL

The Twelve Days of Christmas I.M. Terrell Academy Choir

(arr. John Finnegan)

JAMES STEPHENSON A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along Introduction Deck the Hall Jingle Bells The Holly and the Ivy Jolly Old St. Nicholas Frosty the Snowman Up On the Housetop Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Joy to the World We Wish You a Merry Christmas I.M. Terrell Academy Choir

Sleigh Ride

ANDERSON

Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.

Patrons arriving late will be seated during the first convenient pause.

Program and artists are subject to change.

This weekend’s concerts are dedicated to Omni Fort Worth Printed Wednesday, October 04, 2023

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ARTIST PROFILES Megan Koch, soprano Megan Koch is an emerging Midwestern soprano currently based in DFW where she performs regularly with various organizations such as Opera Arlington, Lewisville Lake Symphony Chamber Recital Series, UNT Opera, and Opera in Concert.

A student of internationally renowned Jennifer Rowley, Megan won first place in the Young Artist/Emerging Professional Division of the 2022 Classical Singer Voice Competition and was a finalist in the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Voice Competition.

She will make her house debut at Shreveport Opera as Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and is proud to be artist and Advisory Board member during Opera Arlington's inaugural season. Formerly a Fort Worth Opera Lesley Resident Artist (2020-2022), Megan made her mainstage debut as Annina in La Traviata while covering Violetta. She was also responsible for Ana Maria in the world premiere of Hector Armentia's new opera, Zorro. She was also a featured soloist with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s America Strong which aired July 4, 2020 on WFAA. Mary-Margaret Soknich, director of Vocal Music at I.M. Terrell Mary-Margaret Soknich is the Director of Vocal Music at Fort Worth ISD’s I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA. She holds a B.M. in Music Education from Texas Wesleyan University and a M.M. in Music Education from the University of North Texas.

Soknich has taught secondary choral music for 13 years and has directed and accompanied church choirs across the metroplex for 15 years. She performs regularly with the local a cappella ensemble Voices of Fort Worth and serves as their Associate Conductor. Soknich is also the piano accompanist for the Fort Worth Children's Honor Chorus.

I.M. Terrell Academy I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA provides a unique and unparalleled learning environment that develops and nurtures artistic talent, creative thinkers, and innovative problem solvers. Visual and Performing Arts students grow artistically in the study of dance, vocal music, instrumental music (band, orchestra, piano), theater, and visual arts. Students collaborate across content areas through a variety of inter-disciplinary performances. Through in-depth conservatory-level coursework, students prepare for college auditions and career opportunities in the arts. The Vocal Music Department consists of 72 singers in five performing ensembles. The Terrell Choirs have consistently won UIL sweepstakes awards since the school reopened as a STEM and VPA academy in 2018.

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Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Taichi Fukumura, conductor Madison Leonard, soprano Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano Matthew Plenk, tenor Efraín Solís, bass

HÄNDEL

Messiah Sinfonia PART, THE FIRST Arioso: Comfort ye, my people Aria: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord Recitative: Thus saith the Lord Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming?

Chorus: And he shall purify Recitative: Behold! A virgin shall conceive Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Arioso: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Air: The people that walked in darkness Chorus: For unto us a Child is Born Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field Arioso: And lo, the angel of the Lord Recitative: And the angel said unto them Arioso: And suddenly, there was with the angel Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd Chorus: His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light Intermission

Printed Monday, October 02, 2023

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HÄNDEL

Messiah (continued) PART, THE SECOND Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God Air: He was despised Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray Recitative: He was cut off Air: But Thou didst not leave His soul in Hell Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?

Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Chorus: Hallelujah PART, THE THIRD Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth Chorus: Since by man came death Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery Air: The trumpet shall sound Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb Blessing and honor Amen Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.

Patrons arriving late will be seated during the first convenient pause.

Program and artists are subject to change.

PROGRAM NOTES : GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

by Jeremy Reynolds

MESSIAH DURATION: About 105 minutes PREMIERED: Dublin, 1742 INSTRUMENTATION: Two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, timpani and strings, harpsichord, organ, chorus, and soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists “I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better.”

— George Frideric Handel (Born 1685 Germany; died 1759) ORATORIO: a long dramatic composition based on a religious theme for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume or scenery.

FURTHER LISTENING: Printed Monday, October 02, 2023 Handel: Deidamia (HWV 42) Samson (HWV 57) Te Deum for the Victory of Dettingen in D major, HWV 283 Mendelssohn: Elijah 12 | 2023/2024 SEASON

Messiah PROGRAM NOTES Continued

by Jeremy Reynolds

The difference between opera and oratorio is simple: operas are fully staged productions with costumes and sets and narrative. Oratorios are more often dramatized religious works performed as concert works.

Handel was a master of both genres. The German composer decided in 1712 to make England his home, supported by a healthy salary of £200 a year from Queen Anne. His early operas, written in the Italian opera seria style, delighted and captivated the British public, but tastes evolved over the decades — by the time he composed his ill-fated Deidamia, its 1741 premiere only received two followup performances, rendering it an artistic and financial failure.

He abandoned opera for oratorio.

Handel had already written a couple of successful oratorios, and after the disastrous Deidamia debacle, a previous collaborator, Charles Jennens, sent Handel the oratorical text that would become Messiah. Handel attacked the project with fervor — the speed with which he set the text to music is legendary. Some have attributed that efficiency to religious ecstasy. Really, while Handel was a practicing member of the Church of England, much of the speed can be attributed to the fact that Handel borrowed melodies from many of his previous works, adjusting them into a brilliant, cohesive whole.

(Jennens, a catty writer of middling talent and lofty ego, disagreed, remarking: “a fine Entertainment, tho’ not near so good as he might & ought to have done.” What a curmudgeon.)

The music, written for a smaller complement of musicians than in his

previous operas, begins with stately dotted rhythms, traditionally associated with royalty. Messiah, of course, draws on Biblical texts, a blend of Old Testament and New to detail the story of the birth and resurrection of Christ. Part I details the prophesies and annunciation to the shepherds. Part II centers on the Passion of Jesus, culminating in the famous Hallelujah Chorus. Part III is about the resurrection and Christ’s heavenly glorification. To illustrate these texts, Handel composed an inventive series of aria-like songs and choruses, all with captivating melodies and contrapuntal trappings.

At nearly two hours of music, there’s not a single dominating tonal center.

Handel bases much of the dramatic drive around a push toward the key of D Major, musically illustrating Christ’s ascension by associating this key with the glory of Christ in heaven. The Part I aria, “But who may abide,” fixes on D minor, and from there, the music pushes toward the brilliant D major of the chorus “Glory to God in the Highest,” where the trumpets enter for the first time. Part II features music as far away from D as possible as Christ wanders the earth (“He was despised” is in E-flat major, a key that wouldn’t appear at all in music in D), but this part finishes with the Hallelujah Chorus in a resplendent D major. Part III features the famous “The Trumpet Shall Sound” and wraps with a D major “Amen.”

Messiah is Handel’s most famous work, performed around Christmas time to this day and one of the best-loved works in the classical canon.

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ARTIST PROFILES

Madison Leonard

Blythe Gaissert

Matthew Plenk

Efraín Solís

Madison Leonard, soprano Rising young soprano Madison Leonard is a 2018 winner of the Metropolitan National Council Auditions, at which she sang arias from Rigoletto and Hänsel und Gretel with Bertrand de Billy conducting. In the 2020-21 season, she makes a return to Seattle Opera as Adina in a filmed version of L’elisir d’amore and makes her international, role, and house debut with Garsington Opera as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier. In the 2021-22 season, she will make her debut with Utah Opera as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance; return to the role of Chrisann Brennan in Bates’ The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs with Austin Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert has established herself as one of the preeminent interpreters of some of the brightest stars of new classical music. A true singing actress, she has received critical acclaim for her interpretations of both new and traditional repertoire in opera, concert, and chamber repertoire. Known for her warm tone, powerful stage presence, and impeccable musicianship and technical prowess….”Mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert was impossible to ignore as the headstrong Mother Marie. She has a pure, powerful and appealing voice and a forceful stage presence to match.” (Denver Post) Matthew Plenk, tenor American tenor Matthew Plenk holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Hartt School of Music, a Master’s degree from Yale University and is a Samling Scholar. He is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and has sung several roles with the company. Matthew has been seen on the operatic stages of Los Angeles Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Opera, Atlanta Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Des Moines Metro Opera. In concert, he has appeared with the Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic,

Efraín Solís, baritone The San Francisco Chronicle exclaims, “For theatrical charisma and musical bravado, it would be hard to top the performance of baritone Efraín Solís.” He is a graduate of the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship where he sang his first performances of Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Dandini in La cenerentola, Schaunard in La bohème, Silvano in Un ballo in maschera, Sciarrone in Tosca, and Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly. In recent seasons he joined Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, and El Paso Opera.

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FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

WILL ROGERS AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 2023 AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY, DEC. 16, 2023 AT 2 PM original songs by LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA original score by GERMAINE FRANCO full orchestra conducted by SUSIE SEITER

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ARTIST PROFILE Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor Susie Benchasil Seiter is a prolific conductor and orchestrator for film, television, video games, and live concerts. She recently completed a worldwide orchestra tour as conductor and music director for multiple Grammy-winning Evanescence and Billboard Music Award winner and YouTube sensation, Lindsey Stirling.

Seiter is perhaps best known for orchestrating and conducting the remarkably successful orchestral concert tours at the Dr. Phillips Center Walt Disney Amphitheater with Pixar in Concert. Later this season she will conduct John Williams music with a performance of Star Wars: A New Hope in Bulgaria.

Parallel to her concert career, she has worked with her husband, composer Chad Seiter, conducting and orchestrating his music to many AAA video game titles that include some of history’s most popular, enduring franchises: Star Trek: The Video Game and LEGO Jurassic World. She recently finished orchestrating and conducting his score to Microsoft Studios’ major game release, ReCore. She also completed the orchestration for the symphonic feature commission for The Little Mermaid Live at the Hollywood Bowl.

Also a frequent collaborator with Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory, Seiter orchestrated The Banner Saga series as well as his BAFTA nominated score, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

She believes that orchestral music should be shared and celebrated by all generations, and she takes great pride in her contributions as a conductor and orchestrator. Originally from Baltimore, Seiter now calls Los Angeles home, where she lives with Chad and their son, Samuel.

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Board of Directors Officers Mercedes T. Bass Chairman of the Board Marianne Auld Chairman of the Executive Committee Lee Hallman Secretary Don C. Plattsmier Interim Treasurer Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO

Board of Directors Marianne Auld+ Amy Roach Bailey Mercedes T. Bass+ Dr. Rebecca Beasley Connie Beck+ Ashli Blumenfeld Anne Marie Bratton+ John Broude Karen Burchfield+ Anne Carvalho Dr. Joseph Cecere Brenda Cline Dr. Mary Costas Barbara Cox Juana-Rosa Daniell Tim Daniels Mitzi Davis Dr. Asad Dean+ Dr. Tom Deas Dr. Jeffrey G. Detweiler Joseph DeWoody Willa Dunleavy Brandon Elms Dr. Jennifer Freeman+ Charlotte French Gail Aronoff Granek 18 | 2023/2024 SEASON

Lee Hallman+ Aaron Howard+ Kim Johnson Dee J. Kelly, Jr.+ Kelly Lancarte Mollie Lasater+ Nico Leone Mary Hart Lipscomb Misty Locke Kate Lummis Louella Martin+ Priscilla Martin Dr. Stuart D. McDonald Ellen Messman Don C. Plattsmier+ Dana Porter+ Don Reid Jean Roach+ Henry Robinson+ Jude Ryan Alann B. Sampson+ Jeff Schmeltekopf Dr. Russ Schultz Kal Silverberg Whit Smith Clare Stonesifer+ Jonathan T. Suder+ Carla Thompson+ Dr. Amy Tully John Wells+ Dr. James Williams J.W. Wilson+ Gerry Wood

Joan Friedman Tera Garvey John B. Giordano Genie Guynn Barry L. Green Kathleen Hicks Robert L. Jameson Teresa King Michelle Marlow Colin McConnell Dr. Till Meyn Erin Moseley Frasher H. Pergande Thomas “Tommy” L. Smith Dwayne Smith Kathleen B. Stevens Ronda Jones Stucker Lon Werner

Chairman Emeriti William P. Hallman, Jr.* Adele Hart* Ed Schollmaier* Frank H. Sherwood

Life Trustee Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Rae and Ed Schollmaier*

President Emerita Ann Koonsman*

Emeritus Council Marvin E. Blum Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Gail Cooke Vance A. Duffy Katie Farmer

+ Executive Committee Member * Denotes Deceased

Supporters of the FWSO The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra expresses its deepest gratitude to the generous individual, institutional, endowment, and legacy supporters of the FWSO, a world-class orchestra and cultural pillar of Fort Worth.

Individual Giving Maestro’s Level $150,000+ John Wells & Shay McCulloch-Wells Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass

Principal Guest Conductor’s Level $50,000- $149,999 Ms. Marianne M. Auld and Mr. Jimmy Coury Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis; Davoil, Inc. Aaron Howard & Corrie Hood-Howard Mrs. Louella Martin

Concertmaster’s Level $25,000- $49,999 Connie Beck & Frank Tilley Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman Alann Bedford Sampson

Artist’s Level $10,000- $24,999 Carol Margaret Allen Sasha and Edward P. Bass

Megan & Victor Boschini Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton James Brooks Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Drs. Jeff & Rosemary Detweiler Dr. Jennifer Freeman Gary & Judy Havener Matthew & Kimberly Johnson Dee Kelly Foundation Priscilla & Joe Martin Deborah Mashburn & David Boddie Ellen F. Messman Nesha & George Morey Estate of Virginia & James O’Donnell Mrs. Susan S. Pratt Don & Melissa Reid Tim and Clare Stonesifer Jonathan and Medea Suder; MJR Foundation Mr. Gerald E. Thiel Charles White Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Wilson

For the full donor listing, please visit fwsymphony.org/support/donor-listing As of October 5, 2022 to October 5, 2023. * Denotes deceased

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Benefactor $5,000- $9,999

Contributor $3,000- $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. Tull Bailey Ashli & Todd Blumenfeld Judge Tim & Celia Boswell Greg & Pam Braak Mr. & Mrs. Michael Burchfield Orlando & Anne Carvalho Mary Cauble Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Cecere, DMD Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Brenda & Chad Cline Mr. John & Dr. Mary Costas, in honor of their granddaughters Dean & Emily Crocker Dr. & Mrs. Atlee Cunningham, Jr. Anonymous Margaret & Craig Dearden C. Edwards & R. Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Kirk French Gail Aronoff Granek Susan & Tommy Green Eugenie Guynn Ms. Nina C. Hutton Tim & Misty Locke Katherine Lummis Dr. and Mrs. Scott Marlow Dr. & Mrs. Stuart D. McDonald Berlene T. & Jarrell R. Milburn Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Moncrief Stephen & Brenda Neuse Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds Jude & Terry Ryan Jeff & Judy Schmeltekopf Dr. & Mrs. Russ A. Schultz Kal & Karen Silverberg Ms. Patricia A. Steffen Dr. Richard Turner Dr. James C. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Wynne

Ellen & Larry Bell Mr. Bill Bond John Broude & Judy Rosenblum Mrs. Jeanne Cochran Gary Cole Dawn Ellison Doug & Carol English Gary Glaser and Christine Miller Steve* & Jean Hadley Dotty & Gary Hall Dr. Christy L. Hanson Richard Hubbard, M.D. Gordon & Aileen Kanan Art & Cheryl Litke In memory of Laura Elizabeth Bruton Anonymous Cecile Montgomery Charitable Account In memory of Marie A. Moore Dr. William & Mary Morton Mr. & Mrs. Omas Peterson Nancy & Don Plattsmier Ms. Jane Rector Dr. Deborah Rhea & Ms. Carol Bollinger Rosemary Riney Mary C. Smith; Clark Educational Services Jim & Judy Summersgill Mary & Reuben Taniguchi Hon. & Mrs. Chris Taylor

Sustainer $2,000- $2,999 WWilliam & Kathryn Adams Mr. & Mrs. David R. Atnip Mary Frances & George Barlow Charitable Fund at the NTCF Dr. Joyce Beck Linda Brookshire Frances Jean Browning

For the full donor listing, please visit fwsymphony.org/support/donor-listing As of October 5, 2022 to October 5, 2023. * Denotes deceased

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Henry & Diana Burks Daniel & Soraya Caulkins Dr. & Mrs. Lincoln Chin Honorable H.D. Clark III and Mrs. Peggy Sue Branch-Clark Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. Conroy Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Cooke Susan Jackson Davis H. Paul Dorman Angela L. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Fortson, Jr. Dr. Oscar L. Frick Ms. Clara Gamache Dr. & Mrs. William H. Gibson Anonymous James & Mary Ann Harris Peggy Harwood Michelle & Reagan Horton Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Huffman III Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Jameson Ms. Trina Krausse Amy Faires & Swang Lin McCraw Family Charitable Fund Shannon McGovern John & Anita O’Carroll Bill & Jeanne O’Connor Harris Franklin Pearson Private Foundation Mary Pencis Lynne B. Prater William Proenza Peggy Rixie Punch Shaw & Julie Hedden Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih in tribute of Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis Marilyn Wiley & Terry Skantz Emmet G. & Judith O. Smith Susan & James Smith Virginia Street Smith Dr. Mary Alice Stanford & Mr. Don Jones Thomas Sutter

Sallie & Joseph Tarride Dr. Stuart N. Thomas; In memory of Dr. Gaby Thomas John* & Camille Thomason Joy & Johnnie Thompson David Turpin Rhonda McNallen Venne Laurie & Lon Werner Mr. John Molyneaux & Ms. Kay West John Williams & Suzy Williams Suzy Williams & John Williams Arthur & Carolyn Wright Stuart Yarus & Judith Williams Anonymous

For the full donor listing, please visit fwsymphony.org/support/donor-listing As of October 5, 2022 to October 5, 2023. * Denotes deceased

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Institutional Giving

$500,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinheinz Sid W. Richardson Foundation

$150,000- $499,999 Amon G. Carter Foundation Mary Potishman Lard Trust

$50,000- $149,999 Anonymous The Eugene McDermott Foundation Leo Potishman Foundation

$25,000- $49,999 City Club of Fort Worth Helene Bare & W. Glenn Embry Charitable Trust Omni Hotel Fort Worth Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District

$10,000- $24,999 Alcon U.S. Trust BNSF Railway Bratton Family Foundation | Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation George & Jeanne Jaggers Charitable Trust

Lowe Foundation MJR Foundation Neiman Marcus Fort Worth Piranesi The Roach Foundation The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts

$5,000- $9,999 Atmos Energy Fifth Avenue Foundation Marguerite Bridges Charitable Trust Symphony League of Fort Worth The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel

$2,000- $4,999 TD Ameritrade Johnson Controls Foundation Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Kimbell Art Foundation Once Upon A Time...

Robert D. & Catherine R. Alexander Foundation Tanner and Associates, PC

As of October 5, 2022 to October 5, 2023.

For the full donor listing, please visit fwsymphony.org/support/donor-listing

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Endowment Giving $5,000,000 and above Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Mr.* and Mrs.* Perry R. Bass Mr. Sid R. Bass

$1,000,000- $4,999,999 Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation Sasha and Edward P. Bass The Burnett Foundation Garvey Texas Foundation Kimbell Art Foundation Elizabeth H. Ledyard Rosalyn Rosenthal Rae* & Ed* Schollmaier; Schollmaier Foundation

$500,000- $999,999 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kleinheinz Mollie & Garland Lasater at the NTCF Fund The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation T.J. Brown & C.A. Lupton Foundation

Mr.* & Mrs. Dee J. Kelly, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Luther King, Jr. / Luther King Capital Management John Marion J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund The Roach Foundation Anna Belle P. Thomas

$50,000- $99,999 Michael and Nancy Barrington Van Cliburn* Mrs. Gunhild Corbett Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman Scurlock Foundation Symphony League of Fort Worth

$25,000- $49,999

BNSF Railway Estate of Dorothy Rhea Qurumbli Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Hart III Drs. Jeff & Rosemary Detweiler

Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Blanton Jr. Estate of Linda Reimers Mixson Michael Boyd Milligan* Garvey Texas Foundation Colleen* and Preston Geren Mrs. Adele Hart Mr. and Mrs. Craig Kelly Dee Kelly Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Krebs Mr. Eddie M. Lesok Mr. & Mrs. Duer Wagner Jr. Laurie and Lon Werner

$100,000- $249,999

$10,000- $24,999

$250,000- $499,999

Alcon American Airlines Amon G. Carter Foundation Althea L. Duersten Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Fortson, Jr.

Mr.* and Mrs.* William L. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm K. Brachman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Mr. Carroll W. Collins* Mary Ann and Robert Cotham Mr. and Mrs. Norwood P. Dixon*

* Denotes deceased

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Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Foundation Estate of Ernest Allen, Jr. Fifth Avenue Foundation Mrs. Dora Lee Langdon Carol V. Lukert Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Moncrief Stephen & Brenda Neuse Peggy L. Rayzor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds William E. Scott Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Taylor Donna* & Bryan Whitworth William S. Davis Family Foundation

$5,000- $9,999 Mrs. Charles Anton* Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Anonymous Nelson & Enid Cleary

* Denotes deceased

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Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Estate of Witfield J. Collins Francis M. Allen Trust Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jeffrey Gerrish Felice and Marvin Girouard Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Green Jr. Maritza Cáceres & Miguel Harth-Bedoya Richard Hubbard, M.D. JPMorgan Chase* Mr.* and Mrs. Robert E. Klabzuba Priscilla & Joe Martin Miss Louise McFarland* Karen Rainwater Charitable Fund at the NTCF Alann Bedford Sampson Betty J. Sanders Save Our Symphony Fort Worth Jerry & James Taylor Mr. Gerald E. Thiel John* & Frances Wasilchak Charitable Fund at the NTCF

Endowed Chairs and Programs The Board of Directors extends sincere gratitude to the following donors who have demonstrated exceptional generosity and commitment to the FWSO by endowing the following chairs and programs.

Music Director Guest Conductors Associate Conductor Concertmaster Associate Concertmaster Assistant Concertmaster Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Principal Cello Assistant Principal Cello Principal Bass Principal Oboe Principal Flute Principal Clarinet Assistant Principal Trumpet Principal Bassoon Principal Horn Associate Principal Horn Principal Trombone Bass Trombone Principal Percussion Assistant Principal Percussion Timpani Harp Keyboard Great Performance Fund Pops Performance Fund Adventures in Music Symphonic Insight * Denotes deceased

Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass* Chair Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Rae & Ed Schollmaier*/Schollmaier Foundation Chair Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Ann Koonsman* Chair Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair BNSF Foundation Chair Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr. Chair Shirley F. Garvey* Chair Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair In Memory of Manny Rosenthal Dorothy Rhea* Chair Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair Elizabeth H. Ledyard* Chair Drs. Jeff and Rosemary Detweiler Chair Mr. & Mrs. John Kleinheinz Chair Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair Shirley F. Garvey* Chair Adele Hart* Chair Madilyn Bass Chair Bayard H. Friedman * Chair Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn & Van Cliburn* Chair Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair In Memory of Manny Rosenthal The Burnett Foundation The Ryan Foundation Teresa & Luther King

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Brooks Morris Society

Annette & Jerry Blaschke Dr. Lloyd W. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cardona* Barbara Clarkin Mr. Carroll W. Collins* Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Cooke Juana-Rosa & Dr. Ron Daniell* Estate of Anna Belle P. Thomas Miss Dorothy Rhea* Electra M. Carlin* Estate of Ernest Allen, Jr. F. Warren O’Reilly* Hugh L. Watson* Estate of Kathy B. Higgins Estate of Linda Reimers Mixson Lois Hoynck Jaggers* Michael Boyd Milligan* Mildred G. Walters* Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor Sylvia E. Wolens* Whitfield J. Collins* Tom Gay Gwen M. Genius George & Jeanne Jaggers Charitable Trust Mrs. Charlotte M. Gore Gail Aronoff Granek Helene Bare & W. Glenn Embry Charitable Trust Qurumbli Foundation Hank and Shawn Henning Mr. Eric F. Hyden*

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* Denotes deceased

Kathleen E. Connors Trust Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr. Memorial Fund at the NTXCF Mollie & Garland M. Lasater, Jr. Elizabeth H. Ledyard Carol V. Lukert Marguerite Bridges Charitable Trust Patty Cartwright Mays Shannon McGovern Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Murph Linda Todd Murphy Estate of Virginia & James O’Donnell Harris Franklin Pearson Private Foundation Peggy Meade-Cohen Crut Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach II The Roach Foundation Jude & Terry Ryan Jeff & Judy Schmeltekopf Mr. & Mrs. Grady Shropshire Kathleen & Richard Stevens Mr. Gerald E. Thiel The Walsh Foundation Peter G. Warren John* & Frances Wasilchak Charitable Fund at the NTCF John Wells & Shay McCulloch-Wells Lynn Wilson

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