November Concert Program | Ghosts, Ghouls and Symphony

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Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 I. Daydreams - Passions II. A ball III. Scene in the country IV. March to the scaﬀold V. Dream of a witches’ sabbath

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Julia Tai Music Director Praised by the Seattle Times as “poised yet passionate,” Julia Tai is one of today’s most dynamic young conductors on the international stage. Currently, she is the Music Director of Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Philharmonia Northwest, and the Co-Artistic Director of the Seattle Modern Orchestra. Her career has led to acclaimed performances and rehearsals with the American Youth Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Brandenburger Symphoniker (Germany), Estonian National Youth Symphony (Estonia), New Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM (Mexico), Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Charlos Chávez (Mexico), and the Seattle Symphony. Ms. Tai has established a reputation for her creative programming and community partnerships. She has increased the esteem of her orchestras by elevating their artistic output, commissioning new works by renowned composers, and serving diverse communities. In 2017, in collaboration with Finlandia Foundation, Philharmonia Northwest celebrated Finland’s centennial by presenting Finland 100 at Benaroya Hall, featuring three generations of Finnish composers. The concert was attended by Finland’s ambassador to the U.S. from Washington D.C. The orchestra has co-commissioned new works by PDQ Bach (Concerto for Simply Grand Piano and Orchestra), Mexican composer Osvaldo Mendoza (Three Mexican Portraits), Chinese-American composer Dorothy Chang (Gateways – Concerto for Erhu and Piano), and Sheila Silver (Being in Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, 5 Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra). Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Tai began her violin studies at age four and piano at eight. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she was awarded “Outstanding Graduate” in 2004. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Washington.

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PrEsiDEnT’s MEssagE Deborah Stapley-Graham I love fall. I love how the sun sits lower in the sky, shining from a more southern angle, backlighting the season’s golds, reds, and oranges to dramatic effect. I love the dance of the leaves as they’re caught in a gust of wind or as one spirals to the ground from its deciduous perch. I love the coziness of hearty dinners made from the last harvest of the garden, and the slowdown following the rush of summer, when it feels perfectly fine to spend time indoors curled up with a good book, a hot drink, and a cuddly pooch. We’ve gathered our goods and are prepared for winter. Two thousand years ago Ireland’s festival of Samhain marked the end of the year. Despite autumn’s beauty, its colder weather and longer nights brought fear and uncertainty to the ancient Celts. As humans are wont to make sense of the unknown and to take charge of the things they think can be controlled, these Celts gave names to the demons who ruled the cold winter and developed rituals to thwart the ghouls who inhabited the dark. On the last day of the year, when devils and ghouls were said to have walked the earth, the Celts disguised themselves with costumes so they could walk among them, bravely facing their demons, and in doing so, diminished the evil entities’ powers. Two millennia later, while we aren’t afraid of the same scary creatures, we certainly enjoy our modern Halloween traditions. From the comfort of our modern lives, we can enjoy flirting with the things that scare us, reveling in the thrill of testing our fears from a safe place. Tonight our orchestra will take us on a thrilling journey where we will hear Death’s fiddle in Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre and Jack Skellington’s journey from Halloween to Christmas in Danny Elfman’s A Nightmare Before Christmas Suite. We will finish this spooky night with the Symphony Fantastique, a five movement nightmare from which Berlioz could not wake. Enjoy the performance!

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Executive Director’s Message Jo May Salonen Welcome to Ghosts, Ghouls and Symphony! Our second concert of the season promises to be a frightfully wonderful performance that will send chills down your spine…the hauntingly beautiful violin solo by our concertmaster Margaret Baldridge, in Saint Saens’ Danse Macabre, will have you on the edge of your seat! Once again, our energetic Music Director, Julia Tai, has programmed a fantastic concert for you. Thank you for joining us for our first concert featuring the talented guest artist, pianist Jeffrey Biegel. It doesn’t matter if you joined us live in the hall or at home during the live stream performance, we are grateful that you joined us! As I write this, COVID cases continue to be very high in our community and we appreciate you wearing a mask while in the theatre and being respectful of other patrons. We anticipate this mask mandate from the University of Montana will remain in effect through at least the end of the year and we plan to live stream all of our concerts until further notice. Your health and safety, and that of our musicians, staff and volunteers are very important to us. Next up is Holiday Pops! and we are so excited to have the Chorale join us onstage for the first time in nearly two years. You won’t want to miss this concert and tickets are on sale now! Please stay healthy and thank you as always, for supporting your Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale.

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President’s Message �� 8

Executive Director’s Message �� 9

KUFM Broadcast �� 10

Missoula Symphony Orchestra �� 12

Program Notes �� 13

Concert Sponsors �� 18

Scholarship Fund �� 22

Montana Suzuki Institute �� 24

Missoula Symphony Association �� 25

Business Contributors �� 30

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Julia tai, Music Director Music Director’s Chair sponsored by Rick & Diana Nash

FIRST VIOLIN Margaret Nichols Baldridge, concertmaster Chair sponsored by Janet & Harry Haines Loy Koch, associate concertmaster Chair sponsored by Gerald & Sharon Marks Ali Schultz Levesque, assistant concertmaster Janet Allison Tasha Fain Suzanne Hartzell Marian Kale Gabe Kantor+ Linda Lacey Kira Lee Nancy Lofgren Kohler Kyle Unruh SECOND VIOLIN Rachel Fellows-Schnackel, principal Chair sponsored by Laura Patterson Pam Hillygus, associate principal Owen Cleary+ Will Hunt Julie Lacey Ariah Mann Emily Rogers Patrick Shannon Catherine Treis+

Dawn Douglas David Harmsworth+ Saje Johns Susan Lofgren Anderson Jayla Mitchell+ DOUBLE BASS Ryan Davis, acting principal Chair sponsored by Richard & Alice Dailey Fischer Friend+ Dillon Johns Michael Johns Thomas Sciple Nicholas Timmerhoff FLUTE Lauren Reineking-acting principal Chair sponsored by Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite Sylvia Wood Alli High OBOE Susi Stipich, principal Chair sponsored by Jennifer & Ben Yonce Olivia Adams ENGLISH HORN Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh, principal Chair sponsored by Jo May & Brian Salonen

VIOLA Sara Schultz Levesque, principal Chair sponsored by Robert Moseley Kathryn Mellander, associate principal Martha Ballard Thayer, assistant principal Shelby Blum Leslie Collins-Rose Bayley Ginnaty+ Angie Janzen Edwin Mellander Lea Tonnerre Rich Wells

CLARINET Christopher Kirkpatrick, principal Kathryn Pannell Kennedy Payne

CELLO Adam Collins, principal Chair sponsored by Dan & Sophie Lambros Christine Ranf Sopko, acting principal Chair sponsored by Louisa & Paul Axelrod Melissa Armstrong Marley Ball Joan Chesebro

TENOR & BARITONE SAXOPHONE Jesse Dochnahl

BASSOON Alicia Brischli, principal Chair sponsored by Bill & Jean Woessner Logan Beskoon JT Vineyard Katya Brown ALTO SAXOPHONE Johan Eriksson

HORN Zachary Cooper, principal Chair sponsored by Betsy & Warren Wilcox Thomas Rice Daniel Lande Robert Green

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Olivia Quintero Ti’el Lochridge TRUMPET Brendan McGlynn, principal Chair sponsored by Ann & Tom Boone Jens Jacobsen James Smart Andrew Kagerer TROMBONE Rob Tapper, principal Chair sponsored by Frank & Maggie Allen Cole Lobdell Chris Porter Lexi Vine TUBA Benedict Kirby, principal Will Roesch TIMPANI Robert LedBetter, principal Chair sponsored by Michael & Traci Punke Samuel McKenzie, assistant principal PERCUSSION Delaney Wirtala Tyler Ulrich Autumn Schenck HARP Peggy Young, principal Chair sponsored by Maria & Peter van Loben Sels Angela Espinosa PIANO Christopher Hahn, principal Chair sponsored by Twila Wolfe Librarian Suzanne Hartzell Personnel Manager Susi Stipich Stage Manager Olivia Adams *Members of the string sections are listed alphabetically. Seating is rotated for each concert. +Missoula Symphony Scholarship Recipients

Program Notes By Joe Nickell Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre

By the time he reached his 20th birthday, Camille Saint-Saëns was already known internationally as a composer and pianist to be reckoned with. Ten years earlier, the Paris-born musician had received newspaper notices as far away as Boston for his ability to play all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas from memory. In his teens, he wrote three symphonies as well as numerous other smaller-scale works. “I live in music like a fish lives in water,” Saint-Saëns said, composing “as an apple tree produces apples.” Not only was he a precocious talent, but during the first half of his 84-year life he was also a champion of new musical forms. A friend and disciple of the pianist and composer Franz Liszt, Saint-Saëns adapted many of the Hungarian trailblazer’s new ideas to his own compositional voice. One such innovation was the symphonic poem—a form in which musical ideas followed a narrative, emotional structure rather than traditional patterned musical constructs. Between his mid-30s and mid-40s, Saint-Saëns penned four symphonic poems. The third of these, written in 1874, would become the most famous: the short, lively Danse Macabre. Ironically, this virtuosic violin showcase was not conceived as an orchestral work but rather as a song for voice and piano, setting an actual poem by Henri Cazalis. While the words were ultimately lost in Saint-Saëns’ final version, their narration still depicts the progress of the music in almost every detail: Zig, zig, zig, Death in a cadence, Striking with his heel a tomb, Death at midnight plays a dance-tune, Zig, zig, zig, on his violin. The winter wind blows and the night is dark; Moans are heard in the linden trees. Through the gloom, white skeletons pass, Running and leaping in their shrouds. Zig, zig, zig, each one is frisking, The bones of the dancers are heard to crack— But hist! of a sudden they quit the round, They push forward, they fly; the cock has crowed. So effectively does the composer capture the rattle of bones and devilish playfulness of the poem that Danse Macabre was initially rejected by the public as too dark. It didn’t help that Saint-Saëns included a deformed quote of the familiar Requiem plainsong melody, Dies irae (“Day of wrath”), transformed into a jaunty major-key bonbon: apparently nothing was sacred. “Saint-Saëns has succeeded in producing effects of the most horrible, hideous and disgusting sort,” scoffed a critic in the London Daily News in 1879. Time would prove such criticism laughable; Danse Macabre has since become the composer’s most-performed work and the go-to soundtrack for Halloween-themed commercials, animated shorts and (naturally) dances.

Danny Elfman—The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite

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do any two of those achievements converge in one musician. Danny Elfman can legitimately claim all three. Elementary school orchestra reject with “no propensity for music?” That’s Elfman too. As a kid growing up in California, Elfman was mostly into science—that is, until he fell into a high school scene of teen music lovers that included classmate Kim Gordon. Gordon went on to form a band you might have heard of: Sonic Youth. You also might have heard of Oingo Boingo. If you watched MTV in the 1980s, you couldn’t miss the band and its off-kilter, ska-influenced brand of New Wave pop. Elfman’s brother Richard had formed The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo as an experimental street theater troupe; Danny joined in 1974 and eventually transformed the group (and its name) to create the high-energy band known for songs such as “Dead Man’s Party” and “Weird Science.” “Weird Science” proved a double-turning point. Not only was it Oingo Boingo’s highest-charting hit but it also was Elfman’s first contribution to a movie soundtrack. Thereafter, the band’s music started appearing on other soundtracks for films including “Back to School” and “Bachelor Party.” Along the way, Elfman met the up-and-coming filmmaker Tim Burton, who asked him to provide the score for his first feature film, “Peewee’s Big Adventure.” Since then, Burton has become one of Hollywood’s most beloved (and bizarre) makers of films that include “Beetlejuice, “Edward Scissorhands,” two “Batman” movies, a remake of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and dozens more—with Elfman providing the musical scores for nearly all of them. Perhaps the most involved collaboration between Elfman and Burton came via the 1993 animated musical, “A Nightmare Before Christmas.” The film follows the tale of Jack Skellington, the “Pumpkin King” of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon “Christmas Town” and decides he needs to run that town and its holiday, too. Jack sings his way through much of the film. Elfman not only wrote the score for the film but also sang the parts of Jack, Barrel and the Clown with the Tear-Away Face. His music won the Saturn Award for Best Music and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. In this brief suite you’ll hear the familiar hallmarks of Elfman’s style: instantly-memorable melodies couched in vivid atmospheric effects; offbalance marches and oddball lullabies; fluid tempos and surprising shifts of key. And right at the end? A quick quote of the Dies irae melody to cap it off.

Hector Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Perhaps no other artist of lesser formal training has gained such high standing in history than Hector Berlioz. The composer of monumental works such as the four-hour opera Les Troyens and a Requiem that requires, among many others, eight timpani players, Berlioz never studied the piano and never learned more than a few chords. Yet his creativity was not bounded by these shortcomings, and he is now considered one of the most influential figures of 19th century music. Studying in Paris as a young man, Berlioz immersed himself in the rich culture of the city. During a performance of Hamlet in 1827, Berlioz was struck by the beauty of the lead actress, Harriet Smithson. “The impression made on my heart and mind by her extraordinary talent, nay her dramatic genius, was equaled only by the havoc wrought in me by the poet she so nobly interpreted,” Berlioz said. For two years, the young composer ardently pursued Ms. Smithson, often frightening her with his persistence. When the reality that he would not secure her affections finally struck Berlioz in 1830, he transformed his emotional distress into one of the most inventive works in the history of orchestral music: the Symphonie fantastique, subtitled “Episode from the 14

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Life of an Artist.” Based on a fairly complex program and endowed with striking textures and beautiful melodies, this five-movement work was written over the course of just two months. In the first movement, the author sees for the first time a woman who embodies his every ideal. He falls immediately in love with her, and associates with her a short melody, at once noble and shy, passionate and elegant. This melody will haunt him throughout the story, always tempered by the emotions of the moment, which range from jealousy to passion to terror. In the second movement (“A ball”), the artist finds himself at a party, yet the woman occupies his thoughts. He finds some peace when he ventures into the countryside (the third movement); but he continues to fear that she is deceiving him. The sound of two shepherds piping to each other in the distance blends with the sound of approaching thunder to leave the artist full of despair and foreboding. Convinced that his love is spurned, the artist takes a dose of opium to kill himself. But he fails to ingest enough and instead hallucinates. The fourth movement, “March to the scaffold,” depicts the artist’s druginduced delusion that he has killed the woman of his dreams and is being led to his own execution. At the end, he hears a final wisp of the melody that has haunted him, shattered by the final, fatal blow. The fifth movement, “Dream of a witches’ sabbath,” is the artist’s nightmare of his own funeral, attended by witches, ghosts and sorcerers. The theme of his beloved returns—but this time it is twisted into a grotesque dance theme, interwoven with a burlesque parody of the tune we’ve now heard in three costumes tonight: the plainsong Dies irae (“Day of Wrath”). The whole work climaxes in an orgiastic, maniacal round dance.

Clef Notes Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre

The rattle of bones, the dance of the dead: These were the sounds and images that the 19th century French composer sought to capture in this seminal tone poem.

Elfman—The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite

Unless you live under a rock (or a tombstone), you’ve heard Elfman’s music … even if you have never heard his name. This suite features some of the best music from his Golden Globenominated score for the beloved Tim Burton film.

Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique

While its name implies a symphonic work, this five-movement composition is really an extended tone poem full of richly colorful episodes that depict a dramatic tale of unrequited love and supernatural hallucination.

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SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORTERS The MSA is grateful to the following patrons for their generous gifts. Listed below are contributions of $25 or more within 12 months of August 24, 2021. We apologize for any omissions or errors.

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SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORTERS Cook Family Scholarship New in 2020-2021, this scholarship is named for Will and Kay Cook. “ We are happy to partner with the University of Montana and The Missoula Symphony Association to support the growth of music education in Montana and the cultural enrichment of our city.” 2021-2022 Recipients: Jayla Mitchell, Cello. Jayla is a sophomore who is studying cello performance and is from Great Falls, Montana. Catherine Treis, Violin. Catherine is a violin performance major from St. John, Washington. The Florence Reynolds Scholarship Named for a woman who shared her musical talent, enthusiasm and endless energy with the MSA for many years. Recipient: Fischer Friend, Double Bass. Fischer is from Helena, Montana and is majoring in double bass performance. The Symphony Guild Presidents’ Scholarship Named in honor of those women who have given their time and energy as Presidents of the Missoula Symphony Guild. Recipient: David Harmsworth, Cello. David is from Missoula, Montana and is a music major. The Joseph Henry Scholarship Named in honor of our Music Director Emeritus, who retired in 2007 after 21 years as Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. Recipient: Owen Cleary, Violin. Owen is a freshman from Helena, Montana who is majoring in violin performance and jazz studies The Donald Carey Scholarship Named in honor of our former Chorale Director who retired in 2006, after 18 years at his post. Recipient: Bayley Ginnaty, Viola. Bayley is from Great Falls, Montana and is a viola performance major. The Virginia Vinal Scholarship Named in honor of the longest-serving member of the orchestra, and her dedication to music and community. Recipient: Gabe Kantor, Violin. Gabe is a violin performance and forestry major from Missoula. The Lorraine Andrie Prize Not a scholarship but a cash award, this prize is presented at the final concert of each season to a U.M. graduating senior who is deemed a truly outstanding and dedicated orchestra member. Named in honor of the founding leader of the Guild. Recipient: Olivia Quintero, French Horn. Olivia is a 2021 graduate of UM. The Women’s Guild Tuition Scholarship Funded by Betty Thisted and Sophie Lambros, two presidents of the former Missoula Symphony Guild, this scholarship provides full tuition, for four years, to an incoming University of Montana music major focusing on piano or percussion. To be awarded in 2022.

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SUSTAINER – ($1,000 - $1,999) Dolores & George Bandow Max & Betty Swanson Foundation Peter & Maria van Loben Sels Rotary Club of Missoula

GAVOTTE – ($50 - $149) Deborah & Terry Johnson Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite Jim & Kay Strauss Alden Wright

CONCERTO – ($500 - $999) Antoinette Person Laura Scott

TWINKLE – ($25 - $49)

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pREsidEnt Deborah Stapley-Graham VicE pREsidEnt Bill Johnston tREasuRER Pri Fernando sEcREtaRy Bill Johnston-Interim past pREsidEnt Jim Valeo diREctoRs Adam Collins, Deirdre Flaherty, Andrew George, Mark Haythornthwaite, Theresa Johnson, Robin Kendall, Vinnie Pavlish, Celeste Peterson EXEcutiVE diREctoR Jo May Salonen Music diREctoR Julia Tai choRalE diREctoR Dean Peterson diREctoR oF opERations Peter McKenzie patRon sERVicEs cooRdinatoR Kirsten McGlynn

dEVElopMEnt cooRdinatoR Beth Woody Education cooRdinatoR Sylvia Allen Oman spEcial EVEnts and pRoJEcts Deborah Woody liBRaRian Suzanne Hartzell social MEdia cooRdinatoR Olivia Adams EMERitus BoaRd oF diREctoRs Tom Boone Robert Homer Caryl Klein Sophie Lambros Mora Payne Carol Seim John Talbot Marci Valeo The Missoula Symphony Association is a member of the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras and the League of American Orchestras.

The MSA is grateful to the following patrons for their generous gifts. Listed below are contributions of $50 or more within 12 months of October 1, 2021. We apologize for any omissions or errors. SEASON SPONSOR Good Food Store CONCERT SPONSORS Anonymous (3) Anonymous Chorale Member Dolores & George Bandow Blackfoot Communications Phyllis & Bill Bouchee Christian, Samson & Baskett, PLLP D.A. Davidson & Company DeMarois Buick-GMC-Mercedes First Security Bank

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP Langel & Associates P.C. Merrill Lynch Missoula Bone & Joint Missoulian Muralt’s Travel Plaza Payne West Insurance RBC Wealth Management Anne & Bruce Robertson Stockman Bank Tremper Family Washington Companies Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation ghosts, ghouls and syMphony

GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR Anonymous Chorale Member Candace Boyer-in memory of Martin & Marion Boyer Marci & Jim Valeo

MUSIC DIRECTOR’S CHAIR SPONSOR Diana & Rick Nash CHORALE CONDUCTOR’S CHAIR SPONSOR Caryl & Doug Klein LIVE STREAM SPONSOR First Security Bank DOWNBEAT DOWNLOW Northwestern Energy BACKSTAGE PASS LUNCHEONS S.G. Long & Company MAESTRO ($25,000+) William A. & Kay Cook CONDUCTOR ($5,000-$24,999) Dolores & George Bandow Blackfoot Communications First Security Bank Good Food Store Gayle & Lyle Grimes Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite-Principal Flute Sophie & Dan Lambros–Principal cello Diana & Rick Nash–Music Director’s Chair Sponsor Anne & Bruce Robertson John Sargent Patricia Forsberg & Stephen Speckart Betty Thisted Tremper Family Marci & Jim Valeo Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Twila Wolfe- Principal Piano SPONSOR ($1,000-$4,999) Anonymous (3) Frank & Maggie Allen-Principal Trombone Louisa & Paul Axelrod-Assistant Principal Cello Deann Birnel Ann & Tom Boone-Principal Trumpet Phyllis & William Bouchee Candice Boyer Janet Boyer Joan Chesebro Christian, Samson & Baskett PLLC Jeanne & James Clark D.A. Davidson & Company Alice & Richard Dailey-Principal Bass DeMarois Buick-GMC-Mercedes Deirdre Flaherty Victoria Fleischer Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP Andrew George

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Margie & Steve Grinnell Janet & Harry Haines-Concertmaster MDU Resources Group, Inc. Millicent & Robert Hawkins Dick Hoskins Donald Johnston Dr. Llewellyn & Sandra Jones Daniel Kemmis & Jean Larson Paul & Christine Kilzer Doug & Caryl Klein–Chorale Conductor’s Chair Sponsor Wendy & Keith Kuhn Anita Kurtz-Magee Jo-Ann & Ian Lange Langel & Associates PC Lee Newspaper Endowment Fund at Montana Community Foundation Sharon & Gerald Marks–Associate Concertmaster Land Lindbergh Betty Miller Jeff & Sandra Miller Missoula Bone & Joint Missoula Downtown Association Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras Robert F. Moseley-Principal Viola Missoula Broadcasting Company Muralt’s Travel Plaza Northwestern Energy Kathy Ogren Pangea and Stave & Hoop Speakeasy Payne West Insurance Celeste & Brad Peterson Traci & Michael Punke–Principal Timpani RBC Wealth Management Amber & Lans Richardson Rotary of Missoula Jo May & Brian Salonen-Principal English Horn Carol & Robert Seim S.G. Long Financial Stockman Bank Swanson Foundation Deirdre Swanson Sue & John Talbot Washington Corporation Sarah & William Towle Maria & Peter van Loben Sels-Principal Harp Aggie & Jeff Vandergrift Janet Whaley & Phil Hamilton Jean & William Woessner-Principal Bassoon Jennifer & Ben Yonce-Principal Oboe Betsy & Warren Wilcox–Principal French Horn Washington Companies Alice & Clem Williams Windfall Wipfli, LLP BENEFACTOR ($600-$999) Diane Bodholt Barbara & Craig Burns Sally & Tom Daer

Kathrin & John Driscoll Louise & Michael Flanagan Gingy & Pete Heyler Deborah & Terry Johnson Missoula Community Foundation Thomas Mullen Charla & Donald Murray Robin & Nick Nichols Kathy Turner Peggy Young CONTRIBUTOR ($450-$599) Anonymous (1) Elaine & Philip Alman Melvon Ankeny Dori & Bill Johnston Kerry & Ed Heine Catherine & Donald Jenni Barbara & Jim Jourdonnais Jacqueline Jurgens Tomi Kent Mary Ann Oberhaus Antoinette Person Sharon & Terry Phillips Jonathan Qualben Joanne & William Reynolds Sandra Roe Laura Scott Linda & Gregg Swanberg Herbert Swick Carol Vickstrom Roxane Weikel Steve Wallace Leslie & Edward Wetherbee Phyllis & Louis Whitsell PATRON ($250-$449) Anonymous (1) Richard & Adele Allegra Cynthia & Raymond Aten Jenifer & Chris Caldwell Mary Ellen Campbell Mark Carpenter-in honor of Vincent Carpenter Carolyn Dewey Danielle Eicholtz Suzanne & Richard Fahey Carol Garlington Pam Gardiner & Lyle Geurts Doosy Habbe Melissa Hartigan Sharon & Bob Hinshaw William James Robin Kendall Marilyn & Everett Leitzke Beth & Paul Loehen Donna & Donald McCammon Eileen McCarty Patti & Scott McKenzie Mary & Ted Morse–in honor of Coco & Will Ballew Joan Johnston Joyce & Michael Nave Kent Nelson

Marge Nordin Janet & Chris Palmer Kitte Robins–in honor of Marci & Jim Valeo Lisa Rae & Phillip Roper Kathy & George Roth Kimberly & Michael Roth Nancie Schumacher Jean & David Steele Mary Lou Stergios Stacey Gordon Sterling Nathan Vandergrift–in honor of Agnes & Jeff Vandergrift Cristin & Richard Volinkaty Carol Word Mary & David Wesley Bruce Whitehead Beth Woody ASSOCIATE ($100-$249) Nuket & Jon Anders Anonymous (2) Kathy Abarr Judith & Roger Ahrens Michael Alderson Janet Allison Audrie Allyn & Keith Hardin ALPS Mary Archibald Geoffrey Badenoch Sharee & Kenneth Ballinger Barbara Ballas Tom Bensen Gerry Blackman Marcy & Philip Bornstein Jennifer Brockhouse Keolani & Robert Brewer Carol Cady Kathe & Tim Calcagno Karen Callan Ann Marie Carbin Lorraine & Steve Carlson Cindy & Gary Chumrau Janelle & Steve Corn JoAnn G. Davison Alayne Dolson-in honor of Jim Valeo Heidi Dosier Julia Duggan Joan & Robert Egan William Elison Donna Erickson Tommy Evans Arlynn Fishbaugh James Free Jean & John P. Thorstenson-Garrity Carla Getz Mary & Donald Gillespie Elizabeth Gillaspy Carol & Keith Glaes Carol & Gary Graham Nancy Graves Carol Hayes Barbara & Curtis Hesler Shirley & Donald Hyndman Martha & Fred Ilgenfritz ghosts, ghouls and symphony

Christine Jackson Norm Jacobson Penny Jakes Janne Joy Julia Jennings Jennifer Jensen Toni J. Johnson-in honor of Molly Morrison Susan & Charles Johnson Christine Jorgensen Charlotte Kasl Corinne & Ralph Kirscher Marlene Koch Douglas Lamb-in honor of Emily Rogers Janet & Mike Lilley Alistair MacDonald Ann Makich Sherry Marsillo Kathy McCaughey Karen & Jerry McConnell Kristi & Pat McDonald Shirley McLaughlin Edith McNenny Jim McNay Leslie McShane Kathryn & Ed Mellander Lynn Metcalf Christine Morman Molly Morrison Caralee & Gerald Mueller Christopher Muste & Karen Ruth Adams Kelsey Ochs Richard Odan Toni & Bob Ogg Faye & George Olsen Maureen O’Malley John Duffield & Kathleen Ort Diana Pacini & Kevin Nally Joni Packard Penelope Pankow Ed Parlier Judith & Joseph Perine Chelsea Pierce Elizabeth Putnam Prudence Randall Caren & Chuck Reaves Tracey & Kendra Rebish Earl Reinsel Susan & Richard Roberts Anita Rodin Sharyn Rogers Sally Rosenkranz Barbara Rudio Gay Rushmer Kay & Jon Salmonson Jennifer Santopietro Laela & Dick Shimer Myra Shults Michael Silverglat Nancy Singleton Colleen Smith Deborah Stapley-Graham Melodie Stenger R.A. Sterling Sara Alice Steubs

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Linda Stoudt Sally Tibbs Judy Tobol Catherine & Claude Tonnerre Huei-Ling Tsao Fran Tucker Nikolaus Vonessen Mary Welti Wipfli Linda Woodbridge Mark Woodward Julia Tai & Matthew Wu Sharon Yould MEMBER ($50-$99) Martina Baum-Acker & Robert Acker Dick Auerbach Mary Ann & Robert Albee Wendy Becker Raymond Bell Brenda Bolton Rose-Marie Bowman Patricia & John Buck Dan Cahalan Jennifer Ceder Barbara Collins Donna Delaney Virginia & Loren DeLand Kay & Jim Driscoll Francis & Michael Flaherty Maria Francis Kim Friend-Evans D. Gayle Gellerstedt Susan Goss Susan Graf Phil Guay Leilani Hadd Beth Hart Evelyn Henry Pam Hillygus Karen Holcomb Patti Holkup Gayle Hudgins & Tim Edwards Jane Kisselbach Renee Kloser Lynne Koester Sandy & Steve Kratville Wendy Lambert Carolyn J. Lewis Karla Long Lenore Marcotte Gerald Marks Mary Jane McAllister Colleen & Chuck McHugh Jan Pavlock Laure Pengelly Drake Audrey & Lorin Peterson Jean Pfeiffer Barbara Quade Carol Rosenquist Beth Ann Rothermel Wes Salonen William Schwanke Tiffany Seaman

Kim & David Seeberger Mary Seitz Kathy Senkler Jeanne & Dennis Simmerman Karen Sitte Nita Smith Kathleen Snodgrass Jane Sparks Debra Steinberg Vaun Stevens Andrea Stierle Peggy Walker Susie Wall Diane & Bryon Whiteaker Walter Wilde MEMORIAL DONATIONS The following individuals have made donations to the Missoula Symphony Association in memory of loved ones in the past 12 months. Rose-Marie Bowman-in memory of Tracy Jeanne Bowman Crazy 8’s-in memory of Anna & Ed Burke Sally & Tom Daer-in memory of Christine Wallace Alayne Dolson-in memory of Christine Wallace Joan & Robert Egan-in memory of Christine Wallace Tommy Evans-in memory of Christine Wallace Nancy Graves-in memory of Tom Graves Maria Francis-in memory of Margrit Syroid Gayle & Lyle Grimes-in memory of Christine Wallace Jo Ann Hertz–in memory of Patricia Zapp Pam Hillygus-in memory of Christine Wallace Bill James-in memory of Christine Wallace Don Johnston–in memory of Virginia Johnston

Jo-Ann & Ian Lange-in memory of Paol & Erik Bodholt Land Lindbergh-in memory of Christine Wallace Lenore Marcotte-in memory of Patricia Zapp Kathryn & Ed Mellander-in memory of Christine Wallace Maureen O’Malley & Tom Facey–in memory of Rashel Jeffrey Kathleen Ort & John Duffield-in memory of Hal & Eileen Ort Penelope Pankow-in memory of Norman Haft Audrey & Lorin Peterson-in memory of Christine Wallace Chelsea Pierce-in memory of Christine Wallace Lans & Amber Richardson–in memory of Virginia Vinal Kim & David Seeberger–in memory of Janice McGregor Ann & Brian Sharkey-in memory of Patricia Zapp R.A. Sterling-in memory of Margaret Sterling Phil Stauffer-in memory of Christine Wallace Carol & Dale Stovall-in memory of Jean Bowman Kathy Turner-in memory of Greg Taylor & Irene Wagner Steve Wallace-in memory of Christine Wallace Betsy & Warren Wilcox-in memory of Kay Duffield Wipfli-in memory of Kay Duffield Twila Wolfe-in memory of Patricia Zapp Peggy Young-in memory of Christine Wallace Beth Youngblood-in memory of Christine Wallace

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PLANNED GIVING Please consider the Missoula Symphony Association in your Planned Giving.

BEQUESTS Please consider naming the Missoula Symphony Association (MSA) in your will and/or trust.

RETIREMENT FUND GIFT IRA contributions can be made directly to the MSA*, are not taxable to the donor and the MSA receives the full amount of your gift.

ENDOWMENT TAX CREDIT The Missoula Symphony Association has a permanent endowment to provide financial stability for decades into the future. Under Montana law, a contribution to our endowment can benefit you with a very generous tax credit.* *Subject to federal and state tax regulations

For more information on leaving a cultural legacy, contact Executive Director Jo May Salonen at (406) 721-3194 or jomay@missoulsymphony.org. (Your legal, tax and financial advisor(s) can help you accomplish your philanthropic & estate planning goals.)

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Maestro ($25,000)

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Patron ($250–$449)

Associate ($100–$249)

Member ($50–$99)

Friend ($49 & under)

Sponsor ($1,000–$4,999)

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Please return this form with your contribution to: MSA, P.O. Box 8301, Missoula, MT 59807 The Missoula Symphony Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, federal tax ID #81-0290730. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.

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Keep the music alive

ADOPT A MUSICIAN!

When you Adopt-A-Musician you honor our individual musicians’ exceptional dedication and effort, while helping to sustain high standards of professional support for our named chair musicians.

THE FOLLOWING CHAIR SPONSORSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:    

Second Violin/Associate Principal Second Violin/Assistant Principal

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DON’T LEAVE THESE TALENTED MUSICIANS WITHOUT CHAIR SPONSORS!

Chair sponsor benefits include: - Recognition in each concert program book - Invitation to Backstage Pass luncheons, Sneak Peek party and other special events - Opportunity to meet and visit with your sponsored musician at concerts To inquire about adopting a musician please contact Executive Director Jo May Salonen (406)721.3194 www.missoulasymphony.org

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Presentation begins one hour before each concert Saturdays – 6:30 p.m. Sundays – 2:00 p.m.

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