Houston Symphony Magazine — February 2015 by Houston Symphony

FEBRUARY 2015

HISD students arrive at Jones Hall for a daytime student concert with Associate Conductor Robert Franz.

PROGRAM GUIDE FEB. 12, 14, 15 p.12 | FEB. 13 p.16 | FEB. 20, 21, 22 p.18 | FEB. 26 p.24

Contents February | 2015

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PROGRAMS

12 February 12, 14, 15 16 February 13 18 February 20, 21, 22 24 February 26

FEATURES

4 Letter to Patrons 10 Education and Community Engagement 22 2015-16 Classical Season Preview 29 A Conversation with Pam Blaine 44 Backstage Pass— Meet the Musicians

CityWide Grassroots 10 The Chorus has emerged as a unique choral gem. Read more on page 10!

is an integral part of the 26 Music Rydman’s lives. Learn how they and

their family business, Spec’s, support the arts on page 26.

EVENTS

6 Annual Events Raised Significant Funds 7 Annual Ball—Save the Date 21 Upcoming Performances

YOUR HOUSTON SYMPHONY

9 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director 9 Chief Conductors and Music Directors 8 Orchestra and Staff

OUR SUPPORTERS

4 New Century Society 9 New Music Director Fund 30 Symphony Society Board 31 Musician Sponsorship 32 Houston Symphony Endowment 32 Centennial Angels 32 Leadership Council 33 Houston Symphony Donors 41 Chorus Endowment Donors

new era. A new sound! See page 22 for 22 Ahighlights of our recently announced 2015–16 classical season!

On the cover Photo by Mike Charlton

The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

Students arrive for a Cameron Explorer Concert at Jones Hall on October 7, 2014. The Explorer Concerts spark the imagination of students to allow them to dig deeper and uncover the roots of the music and understand the inspiration behind different orchestral masterworks.

Acknowledgements

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LETTER TO PATRONS

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Robert A. Peiser President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

On January 24, we unveiled the upcoming 2015-16 performance season in a multimedia event that included a broadcast on Houston Public Media’s TV 8 as well as a live webcast. Please visit our website to watch the 30-minute TV special, and turn to page 22 for Classical Season highlights. Andrés’ second season is marked by world premieres, orchestral masterpieces, artistic collaborations, multimedia concerts and renowned guests. Join us for Carmina Burana with the Houston Symphony, the Houston Symphony Chorus and the Houston Children’s Chorus as they join the Colombian Youth Philharmonic in two side-by-side performances in July 2015. Don’t miss the second installment of our three-year Beethoven cycle featuring the Eroica and Symphony No. 9, the world premieres of composer John Corigliano’s Stomp, a Houston Symphony commission, and The Cosmos—An HD Odyssey, a multimedia collaboration with Producer Duncan Copp and NASA. We’re also excited for the U.S. premiere of film composer James Horner’s Concerto for Four Horns and Orchestra as well as for Violinist Joshua Bell’s Opening Night performance. One of Andrés’ thematic threads for our next season is a focus on music from the American continents. Music from North American composers Samuel Barber, Pierre Jalbert and Leonard Bernstein will be featured throughout the season. Additionally, Andrés will continue to explore his South American heritage during our annual Fiesta Sinfónica performance, juxtaposing music of that continent with music from North America. Also in 2015-16, we welcome back Gabriela Lena Frank for her second season as Composer-inResidence. We are especially looking forward to a performance of a commissioned concerto, La Llorana, which Gabriela wrote expressly for our Principal Viola Wayne Brooks. In next month’s magazine, we’ll feature highlights of our upcoming 2015-16 BBVA Compass POPS season. There’s still plenty of POPS to come in the current season though, including next month’s Blockbuster Film Scores. But that’s not all we have cooking for March! On March 13, Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck will join us at our annual Wine Dinner and Collectors Auction, chaired by Gina and Dr. Devinder Bhatia. Finally, we express our gratitude to valued partner United Airlines for recently featuring the Houston Symphony’s The Earth—An HD Odyssey, Andrés’ first recording with the Symphony, on its inflight entertainment channel. To get your own DVD or Blu-ray, stop by the Symphony Store in the Jones Hall lobby or visit houstonsymphony.org/store.

New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future. For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice H. Barrow Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams The Honorable & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Robin Angly & Miles Smith Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

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Houston Methodist Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Laura & Michael Shannon Baker Botts L.L.P. Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey John B. Onstott / Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr./ Houston Baptist University Wells Fargo

CREDITS

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break. CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances. CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances. February 2015

Annual Events Raised significant funds for Education and Community Programming

Cheers to Spec’s Charitable Foundation and Vintage Virtuoso

Vicki West, Steve and Mary Lynn Marks

Lindy and John Rydman, Lisa Rydman

Chairs John and Lindy Rydman welcomed more than 500 wine lovers, including Houston Symphony musicians and staff, to the Spec’s Charitable Foundation’s annual Vintage Virtuoso on December 11, 2014. The Royal Sonesta Hotel was the site of the popular tasting and seated dinner. Houston Symphony musicians Mark Hughes (trumpet), Ian Kivlar (trumpet), Brian Thomas (horn), Allen Barnhill (trombone) and Dave Kirk (tuba) performed throughout the evening. Proceeds of the event will support the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Programming.

David and Tara Wuthrich, Robert Weiner

Magical Musical Morning

Mark Hanson, Matthew and Rodica Gonzalez

Fisher, Jack, John and Ting Bresnahan

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Dressed in their holiday best, nearly 400 guests and Chairs Kim Lucas and Lilly Andress joined the Houston Symphony League and the Houston Symphony Society in the River Oaks Country Club Ballroom for the annual holiday fundraiser and family celebration, Magical Musical Morning—Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow. While they savored a family-friendly buffet, guests enjoyed a performance by Houston Symphony musician Rodica Gonzalez and her 7-year-old son Matthew Gonzalez. The cheerful morning of music was a flurry of arts and crafts, along with activities that featured the Symphony’s everpopular Instrument Petting Zoo. The festive décor—provided by Richard Flowers and The Events Company—boasted gleefully lit trees adorned with snowflake ornaments, and murals of snowmen in the forest graced the walls. Through the generosity of Symphony donors and in partnership with The Salvation Army Family Residence, 16 children from the residence joined the crowds of smiling young faces to enjoy the morning’s festivities. This year’s Magical Musical Morning raised more than $74,000, benefiting the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming. Kim Lucas, Vicki West, Lilly Andress

annual ball—save the date!

Our Annual Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon is Always in Vogue Sunday, March 8, 2015 River Oaks Country Club 11:30am to 1:30pm Susan and Dick Hansen, Chairs Brittany and Travis Cassin, Chairs Courtney and Bill Toomey, Honorary Chairs Take part in our annual springtime family celebration as toddlers to teens take the runway at the Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon to model stylish fashions from Neiman Marcus. Don’t miss this festive event featuring an Instrument Petting Zoo, arts and craft activities and entertainment that are sure to delight young audiences.

Toomey family

Tables for 10: $5,000 (up to six models in the show), $2,500 (up to four models in the show) and $1,500 (up to two models) Individual Tickets: $150 for adults and $75 for children (non-models) For more information or to purchase tables and tickets, please contact the Houston Symphony Special Events Team at (713) 238-1485 or specialevents@houstonsymphony.org.

Susan Hansen and Brittany Cassin

Make Plans for the Annual Houston Symphony Ball Houston Symphony Ball Saturday, May 2, 2015 Hilton Americas-Houston 6pm Lisa and Jerry Simon, Chairs Sherry and Jim Smith, Chairs Ileana and Michael Treviño, Auction Chairs Jennifer and Steve Dolman, After Party Chairs

Huey Lewis and The News

Make plans to join us for the annual Houston Symphony Ball. Experience an extravagant evening featuring musical performances by headliner Huey Lewis and The News and Tonyand Grammy-award nominee Michael Cavanaugh. The marvelous evening will also include a silent auction, seated dinner and after party. All proceeds benefit the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming. Help us honor several esteemed and beloved Houston Symphony family members: Ima Hogg Philanthropy Award Betty and Jesse B. Tutor Mike Stude Award for Enduring Artistic Vision Cora Sue and Harry Mach

Lisa and Jerry Simon

Raphael Fliegel Award for Visionary Leadership Nancy and Robert A. Peiser With Special Honorees, Andrés and Julia Orozco-Estrada “We are so pleased to chair the first Houston Symphony Ball of the orchestra’s second century. To build on the momentum from last year’s Centennial, the 2015 Ball will be unique, thrilling and surprising. The Symphony has never celebrated a Ball in a format like this, and we look forward to celebrating its success on May 2!” – Sherry & Jim Smith and Lisa & Jerry Simon, Symphony Ball Chairs Tables for 12: $100,000 Tables for 10: $50,000; $25,000 and $15,000 Individual Tickets: $6,250; $2,500 and $1,500

Jim and Sherry Smith

February 2015

ORCHESTRA AND STAFF Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski

Hans Graf

Principal Pops Conductor

Robert Franz

Conductor Laureate

Associate Conductor Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge

FIRST VIOLIN Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster** Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Sergei Galperin MiHee Chung Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Oleg Chelpanov* Anastasia Sukhopara* Eugenia Zharzhavskaya*

DOUBLE BASS David Malone, Acting Principal Eric Larson, Acting Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Rebecca Powell Garfield* PICCOLO Rebecca Powell Garfield*

CLARINET Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal Lin Ma* Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET Christian Schubert

HARP Megan Conley, Principal KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Michael Gorman

LIBRARIAN Thomas Takaro

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray

CONTRABASSOON J. Jeff Robinson

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Position Open

HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Katharine Caliendo*

STAGE TECHNICIANS Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant

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Clarinets

TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal

ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Shana Bey

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton rns Ho Hellen Weberpal*

BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman

PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss

ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz

VIOLA Wayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Phyllis Herdliska Suzanne LeFevre*

TROMBONE Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman

TIMPANI Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal

OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz

SECOND VIOLIN Jennifer Owen, Principal** Sophia Silivos, Acting Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Frusina Ruth Zeger Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly** Tong Yan Tina Zhang Amy Teare** Michelle Black* Maxine Kuo* Lindsey Baggett*

Flutes

STAGE MANAGER Kelly Morgan

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TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal

Second Violins

First Violins

Violas

Conductor

Cellos

Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony and James B. Kozak serves as Piano Technician. The Houston Symphony has two Steinway concert grand pianos. One is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum in 2001. The other is a Centennial gift from the Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Houston Symphony League which was celebrated during the 2012-13 season.

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Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programming Steven Brosvik, General Manager/ Chief Operations Officer David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Meg Philpot, Director, Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Artistic Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Roxanna Tehrani, Artistic Assistant Rebecca Zabinski, Manager, Artistic Administration Development Darryl de Mello, Associate Director, Annual Fund Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Sydnee E. Houlette, Development Assistant, Institutional Giving Irma Molina, Development Associate, Gifts and Records Tyler Murphy, Assistant, Special Events Laura Neiman, Manager, Special Events Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, Individual Giving Martin Schleuse, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Candace Carr Strauss, Director, Corporate Relations Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research and Planned Giving Associate Alexandra Yates, Director, Special Events Education/Community Partnerships Allison Conlan, Education Manager Melissa Fuller, Education and Community Programming Assistant Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships Finance/Administration/IT Sally Brassow, Controller Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Business Analytics Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects Marketing/Communications Sara Alvarado, Graphic Designer Vanessa Astros-Young, Senior Director, Communications Jeffrey Block, Assistant Marketing Manager Calvin Dotsey, Digital Marketing Coordinator Austin Dressman, Public Relations Coordinator Jeff Gilmer, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Melissa H. Lopez, Director, Single Tickets & Special Projects Keith Nickerson, Publications Editor Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Coordinator Jacqueline Shumate, Marketing Manager Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Shana Bey, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Kelly Morgan, Stage Manager Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager

ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada, born in Colombia and trained in Vienna, is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation. He begins his tenure as the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director this season. In addition to his appointment in Houston, Andrés takes up the position of chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra during the 2014-15 season, and he will become principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra beginning in the 2015-16 season. Since the 2009-10 season, he has held the post of music director of the Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich, one of the most important institutions of traditional Austrian music culture, which holds subscription series at the Vienna Musikverein and is orchestra-in-residence at the Grafenegg Festival. He will conclude his tenure with the Tonkünstler Orchestra in summer 2015. From 2009 through 2013, Andrés was also principal conductor at the Basque National Orchestra in San Sebastián, Spain. As a guest conductor, he regularly works with the world’s most prominent orchestras, including the Vienna, Munich, London, Rotterdam, Royal Stockholm and La Scala Philharmonic Orchestras; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; London, City of Birmingham and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestras; the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome; Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; the Orchestre National de France; Verbier Festival

Orchestra; and the St. Louis and Oregon Symphonies. Following his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2010, Andrés was hailed “a brilliant stand-in” for EsaPekka Salonen and celebrated as an “eminent talent” by Austria’s Wiener Zeitung and Die Presse. In November 2012, Andrés stepped in once again with just one rehearsal’s notice to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in the Musikverein for Riccardo Muti and was praised as a “stand-in worth his weight in gold” and “an inspired master of communication” by the Viennese daily newspapers Kurier and Der Standard. In the 2015-16 season, he will make his official debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on its subscription season. Born in 1977 in Medellín (Colombia), Andrés began his musical studies on the violin and had his first conducting lessons at age 15. In 1997, he moved to Vienna where he joined the conducting class of Uroš Lajovic, pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky, at the renowned Vienna Music Academy and completed his degree with distinction by conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Vienna Musikverein. The emphasis of his artistic work lies in the Romantic repertoire and Viennese classics. At the same time, Andrés shows a keen interest in contemporary music and regularly performs premieres of Austrian composers, as well as compositions of Spanish and South American origin. He currently lives in Vienna.

THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR FUND The New Music Director Fund supports the concert activities of Andrés Orozco-Estrada in his year as Music Director Designate (201314 Centennial Season) and his first years as Music Director of the Houston Symphony (2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons). Andrés, appointed in January 2013, is a young, dynamic conductor who radiates charm and energy both on and off the podium. He is the orchestra’s first Hispanic music director. photo by julie soefer

For information on how to become involved, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Janice H. Barrow Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Barbara & Pat McCelvey Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

CHIEF CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC DIRECTORS Julien Paul Blitz (1913-16)

André Previn (1967-69)

Paul Bergé (1916-18)

Lawrence Foster (1971-78)

Uriel Nespoli (1931-32)

Sergiu Comissiona (1980-88)

Frank St. Leger (1932-35)

Christoph Eschenbach (1988-99)

Ernst Hoffmann (1936-47) Efrem Kurtz (1948-54) Ferenc Fricsay (1954)

Hans Graf (2001-13) Andrés Orozco-Estrada (2014-)

Leopold Stokowski (1955-61) Sir John Barbirolli (1961-67)

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EducaTIon and Community Engagement

CityWide Grassroots Chorus Emerges as a Unique Choral Gem The CityWide Grassroots Chorus began with a compelling and clear vision: Create a high-quality, participatory choral experience that recognizes African-Americans’ contributions to music. From this vision, Brodrick Hill, Houston Symphony African-American Leadership Council Chair, founded the CityWide Grassroots Chorus in April 2013. Led by Director Adavion Wayne, the Chorus first shared the stage with the Houston Symphony as we welcomed Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada to the Houston community at the ¡Bienvenido, Andrés! celebration at Miller Outdoor Theatre this past September. In December, the Chorus again joined the orchestra at our annual free Winter Neighborhood concert, held this year at The Church Without Walls. The audition process of the CityWide Grassroots Chorus, while rigorous, has created a unique group of talented singers who pay just tribute to the African-American composers whose work they perform. As a part of the process, singers must demonstrate vocal range, sight reading acumen, tonal memory and a prepared solo piece. In addition, each singer must commit to a required rehearsal schedule. The Chorus has quickly established itself as a choral gem in the African-American community and a point of pride in our larger community. Steve Wenig, Houston Symphony Director of Community Partnerships, emphasizes that for the Symphony to be truly relevant The CityWide Grassroots Chorus to the city’s community, it was critical for the Symphony to listen to, performed with the Houston and more importantly, to follow the lead of the African-American Symphony at our Winter Neighborhood concert. Leadership Council and community members to encourage and support the chorus project. Said Wenig, “The CityWide Grassroots Chorus is a genuine partnership that we believe will help the Symphony become even more CityWide Grassroots Chorus relevant within the African-American community. While we are always excited to engage new audiences by bringing the orchestra out into the community, we also believe in the power of Mission: To celebrate African-American conmaking music together with members of the community.” tributions to music with a look at America’s Be on the lookout for more performances of the CityWide Grassroots Chorus—both unsung heroes and their musical influences. with the Houston Symphony and on its own—throughout the year at venues across the To acknowledge these visionaries whose city, including a February 28 performance celebrating Black History Month with the Fisk courage, perseverance and passion, have left University Jubilee Singers in the Cullen Theater at Wortham Center. To donate to this project, an indelible mark on classical, contemporary please contact Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager, at (713) 337-8531. and jazz music throughout the world.

Save the Date for a FREE Concert! CityWide Grassroots Chorus and Fisk University Jubilee Singers Saturday, February 28, 2pm Cullen Theater at Wortham Center Celebrate Black History Month at the Cullen Theater in Wortham Center with the CityWide Grassroots Chorus and the Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Founded in 1871 at Fisk University (one of the United States’ most renowned historically Black universities), the Jubilee Singers brought increased attention to the musical accomplishments of African-Americans when the group performed for Queen Victoria in 1873. For tickets to this FREE event, please call (713) 224-7575 or visit the Houston Symphony Patron Services Center at Jones Hall on the Courtyard level.

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EducaTIon and Community Engagement The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement activities. Each year, these activities impact the lives of more than 97,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for more than 150,000 Houstonians free of charge. GUARANTOR - $100,000+ Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Honorable David H. Dewhurst City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods UNDERWRITER - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation The Elkins Foundation ExxonMobil Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Marathon Oil Corporation The John P. McGovern Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company

SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Sterling-Turner Foundation PARTNER - $15,000+ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s Wells Fargo

BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation DONOR - $1,000+ Lilly and Thurmon Andress Diane and Harry Gendel Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation Cora Sue and Harry Mach Nancy and Robert Peiser Chester Pitts Foundation Tricia and Mark Rauch Texas Commission on the Arts

SUPPORTER - $10,000+ CenterPoint Energy East West Bank Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Symphony League Symphony Scouts is supported by Cora Sue and Marathon Oil Corporation Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily’s 13 years of The Powell Foundation service as Director of the Houston Symphony’s Schlumberger, Ltd. education and community programs. Vivian L. Smith Foundation

These programs are also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Selma S. Neumann Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition

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Perlman Plays & Conducts Itzhak Perlman, conductor and violin Thursday, February 12, 2015 8pm Saturday, February 14, 2015 8pm Sunday, February 15, 2015 2:30pm

Jones Hall

J. S. Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 I Allegro—Adagio—Allegro II Adagio III Allegro assai Weber Overture to Oberon

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Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944, The Great I Andante—Allegro, ma non troppo II Andante con moto III Scherzo and Trio: Allegro vivace IV Allegro vivace

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perlman plays and conducts | february 12, 14, 15 VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN E MAJOR, BWV 1042 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) In a Tweet. Bach’s high-spirited Violin Concerto No. 2 is infused with sensitivity to the instrument that reflects his own skill as a violin virtuoso.

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Guarantor Rochelle and Max Levit

The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. The SoundPlusVision series is sponsored by Margaret Alkek Williams and supported in part by The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Endowed Fund for Creative Initiatives. Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesday’s at 8pm on Classical 91.7. Recent enhancements to the Jones Hall recording suite are generously provided by Silver Circle Audio.

The Back Story. Bach was renowned as a keyboard virtuoso, but he also performed as a professional violinist. His son, Carl Philipp Emanuel, recalled in a 1774 biographical query, “From his youth up to fairly old age he played the violin purely and with a penetrating tone and thus kept the orchestra in top form, much better than he could have from the harpsichord. He completely understood the possibilities of all stringed instruments.” Many of his orchestral works date from 171723, when he was music director at the Court of Anhalt-Köthen. The 13-member instrumental ensemble available to him there fell short of a modern orchestra. As a result, his instrumental pieces of those years stand with one foot still planted in the intimate realm of chamber music. His two violin concertos were likely from that time, but we lack documentary evidence about their origins; he might

Our Thanks Perlman Plays and Conducts is generously underwritten by Rochelle and Max Levit, members of the Houston Symphony family for more than 30 years, and current members of the New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation. Rochelle serves as a Governing Director of the Symphony’s Board of Trustees and is a member of the Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Committee. In recent seasons, Max and Rochelle have supported the orchestra’s performances of Berg’s Wozzeck in concert and Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. They also sponsor First Violinist Sergei Galperin. Max and Rochelle are especially excited by the Symphony’s artistic direction with the arrival of Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The Houston Symphony thanks the Levits for making possible these performances by Itzhak Perlman and the orchestra.

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notes | perlman plays and conducts | february 12, 14, 15 as easily have written them for the semi-professional Collegium Musicum he directed in Leipzig from 1729-41. The Instruments. Strings and harpsichord What to Listen For. Bach’s admiration for Antonio Vivaldi’s newfangled Italian style bursts from the pages of the E major Violin Concerto, particularly in the extroverted opening movement. The three-part da capo form served countless Italian opera arias of the time. Identical major-key material that opens and closes this Allegro movement is separated by a contrasting center section in a minor key. In wending back to the opening material, Bach breaks the momentum by inserting a few Adagio bars, inviting elaboration from the soloist. The rising notes of the movement’s staunch opening chords have a Vivaldilike cast, too; but Bach, who had counterpoint coursing through his veins, spots imitative possibilities even in this motif. —©2015 James M. Keller

OVERTURE TO OBERON Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) In a Tweet. Weber’s final opera, Oberon, languishes in obscurity except for its popular overture, where fairyland fantasy yields to an athletic climax. The Back Story. Weber labored over 10 operas during his brief life, but of the four he completed, only Der Freischütz is honored as a true classic. Oberon was his last, written on commission from Covent Garden in London. He was depleted from tuberculosis but nonetheless worked his way through 153 English lessons in order to communicate with the British writer preparing the libretto. The tale involves a fairy king (Oberon) who argues with his fairy queen (who never appears in the opera) and can’t make up with her until he locates two supremely devoted lovers. He arms a medieval French crusader with a golden horn that will help him win the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad as his bride (which he does), after which…it really doesn’t matter. The work faded away in posterity, leaving only its overture to live on as a concert favorite. The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings What to Listen For. The overture’s opening sound is that of the magic horn Oberon gives to the crusader, but the horn was one of the instruments that most perfectly captured the sonic essence of German Romanticism. The horn-call—three ascending notes, played dolce—is answered by strings (with violins muted) before completing its melody in unison with first violins. Weber calls for extremes here, marking these opening measures “sustained adagio and as very, very quiet as possible.” Delicate staccatos from woodwinds provide an overlay redolent of fairyland, but the delicate mood is swept away by the overture’s main section—an Allegro con fuoco, literally a “fiery” allegro, whose opening theme rockets up athletically through two octaves, music that, in the opera, accompanies the crusader’s abduction of the Baghdad princess. —©2015 James M. Keller 14

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SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN C MAJOR, D.944, THE GREAT Franz Schubert (1797-1828) In a Tweet. “Great” accurately describes Schubert’s late C major Symphony in terms of its monumental scope, visionary stance and top-drawer musical quality. The Back Story. Although Schubert is not known to have referred to his late C major Symphony with the nickname “Great,” he did mention in a letter to a friend that some pieces he was working on would serve as preparation for a “grosse Sinfonie”—a “large” or “great” symphony. He heard the work played in a sight-reading rehearsal, but it was not performed publicly until 11 years after he died. Robert Schumann snatched it from obscurity. He had found the manuscript in the possession of the composer’s brother, Ferdinand, and had passed it along to his friend Felix Mendelssohn to conduct at its premiere. (Talk about a confluence of talent!) “Here,” Schumann wrote of his discovery, “beside sheer musical mastery of the technique of composition is life in every fiber, color in the finest shadings, meaning everywhere, the acutest etching of detail.” He also described its “heavenly length”—and although it can run nearly an hour if all the repeats are played (they often aren’t), it never wears out its welcome. The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings What to Listen For. The finale of The Great Symphony is a big-boned essay in exuberance. Schubert uses its 15 minutes to wrap things up by recalling melodic bits and rhythmic figures already witnessed in the earlier movements. In a central episode, woodwinds present a tune that resembles the famous melody from the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which had been unveiled in Vienna in May 1824. Beethoven’s Ninth would serve as a challenge and inspiration to practically every 19th-century symphonist, and Schubert’s reference here confirms his place at the head of that procession. —©2015 James M. Keller

Biography ITZHAK PERLMAN, violin Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Having performed with every major orchestra and at the world’s venerable concert halls, Perlman was granted a Kennedy Center Honor in 2003. He has performed many times at the White House, most recently in 2012, at the invitation of President Barack Obama for Israeli President and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Shimon Peres, and at a 2007 state dinner

biography | perlman plays and conducts | february 12, 14, 15 hosted by President George W. Bush for Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. In 2009, Perlman participated in President Obama’s Inauguration, premiering a piece written for the occasion by John Williams alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Anthony McGill and Gabriela Montero. Born in Israel in 1945, Perlman studied at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He came to New York and soon was propelled to national recognition with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Following his studies at The Juilliard School, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964, leading to a burgeoning worldwide career, including frequent appearances on the conductor’s podium. This season, he returns to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for his first New York recital appearance in seven years. He celebrates the rich tradition of Jewish and klezmer music with a 20th-anniversary return of his highly popular In the Fiddler’s House program in a much-anticipated March appearance at Carnegie Hall. Among many speaking engagements, is a talk at the Salk Institute on the centennial anniversary of Dr. Salk’s birth. A major presence in the performing arts on television, Itzhak Perlman has been honored with four Emmy Awards, most recently for the PBS documentary Fiddling for the Future, a film about the Perlman Music Program. In 2004, PBS aired Perlman in Shanghai, chronicling an historic visit of the Perlman Music Program to China. The documentary featured interaction between American and Chinese students and a performance with 1,000 young violinists. His third Emmy Award recognized his dedication to klezmer music, as profiled in the 1995 PBS special In the Fiddler’s House. From Sesame Street to The Tonight Show, Perlman has entertained and enlightened millions. PBS appearances have included A

Musical Toast and Mozart by the Masters, as well as numerous Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts. He joined chef Jacques Pépin on Artist’s Table to discuss the relationship between the culinary and musical arts and lent his voice as narrator of Visions of Israel. One of his proudest achievements is his collaboration with film composer John Williams in Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning film Schindler’s List. In 2008, Itzhak Perlman was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the recording arts. His extensive discography has garnered 16 Grammy Awards. His long association with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra has included groundbreaking tours. He made history when he joined the orchestra for its first visit to the Soviet Union in 1990, a visit captured on PBS’ Emmy-winning Perlman in Russia. Passionate about encouraging gifted young string players, he and his wife, Toby, find reward in the Perlman Music Program. Perlman has taught full-time at the Program each summer since its founding in 1993. He holds the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Chair at The Juilliard School and was awarded an honorary doctorate and a centennial medal on the occasion of the school’s 100th commencement ceremony. Harvard, Yale, Brandeis, Roosevelt, Yeshiva and Hebrew universities have awarded Perlman honorary degrees. He received a Medal of Liberty from President Reagan in 1986 and a National Medal of Arts from President Clinton in 2000. His work speaks eloquently on behalf of the disabled. Perlman records for EMI/Angel, Sony Classical/Sony BMG Masterworks, Deutsche Grammophon, London/Decca, Erato/Elektra International Classics and Telarc. He appears by arrangement with IMG Artists. Visit itzhakperlman.com.

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Biographies BERNADETTE PETERS

This concert, along with the Houston Symphony’s recent presentation of Sutton Foster, is generously supported by donors to the Broadway Ladies performances this season in recognition of the extraordinary talents of Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster. Underwriter Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Margaret Alkek Williams Sponsor United Airlines Partner Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Judy and Rodney Margolis in honor of Zoe Margolis’ 18th birthday Supporter Danielle and Josh Batchelor Bank of Texas Allen and Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies

Throughout her illustrious career, Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, television and recordings, as well as in concert. Peters currently stars in the Amazon Prime hit series, Mozart in the Jungle. Recent stage credits include City Center’s Encores! Production, A BED A CHAIR: A New York Love Affair, featuring music by Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Previously, she starred on Broadway in the critically acclaimed Follies and the Tony Award-winning A Little Night Music. Peters’ third Tony, The Isabelle Stevenson Award, recognized her humanitarian works. She and Mary Tyler Moore co-founded Broadway Barks to promote shelter animal adoptions. She added author/songwriter to her roster of achievements with her children’s books, Broadway Barks, a New York Times bestseller, and Stella is a Star! Proceeds from both books go to Broadway Barks. Peters began her performing career at age 3 with appearances on Juvenile Jury, Name That Tune and The Horn and Hardart Children’s Hour. She made her theatrical debut in This Is Goggle, directed by the legendary Otto Preminger. Still in her teens, she appeared in The Most Happy Fella and The Penny Friend and performed in the national touring company of Gypsy. Peters made her Broadway debut in 1967 in Johnny No-Trump, and a year later, earned a Theatre World Award in George M! She received a Drama Desk Award for the offBroadway musical Dames at Sea and quickly became one of musical theatre’s most soughtafter stars. Peters received the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song and Dance. In 1999, she earned her second Tony Award, her third Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. She received Tony nominations for her work in The Goodbye Girl, Sondheim’s Pulitzer-winning Sunday in the Park with George, Mack and Mabel and On the Town. She earned a Drama Desk nomination for her portrayal of the Witch in Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Peters boasts an impressive list of television credits, including a guest appearance on NBC’s Smash; the Lifetime movie, Living Proof; a guest starring role in the 2008 season premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy; and a recurring role on Ugly Betty. On PBS, she has appeared on Evening at Pops, Great Performances and The Kennedy Center Honors. She received an Emmy nomination for her performance on The Muppet Show and Ally McBeal. The long list continues. She has lit up the silver screen in 17 films. She received a Golden Globe Award for Pennies from Heaven. Other film credits include The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie, Annie, Pink Cadillac and Slaves of New York, among others. In addition to numerous Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast albums, Peters has recorded six solo albums: Sondheim, Etc. Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It; Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein (Grammy nomination); Sondheim Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall (Grammy nomination); I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (Grammy nomination); Bernadette Peters and Now Playing. Peters’ accolades range from the Tony Award to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is the youngest person to be inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Other awards include the Police Athletic League’s 1999 Woman of the Year, the Actors Fund’s Artistic Achievement Award, New York City’s Special Advocate Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ New York Heroes Award and the New York Women in Communications’ CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 February 2015 17

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Graf Conducts Schumann Hans Graf, conductor *Lise de la Salle, piano Friday, February 20, 2015 8pm Saturday, February 21, 2015 8pm Sunday, February 22, 2015 2:30pm

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Hindemith Konzertmusik for String Orchestra and Brass, Opus 50 Part I: Mässig schnell, mit Kraft Part II: Lebhaft—Langsam—Im ersten Zeitmass

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Graf Conducts Schumann | february 20, 21, 22 Konzertmusik For String Orchestra And Brass, Opus 50 Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) In a Tweet. The title of Hindemith’s Konzertmusik reflects his penchant for objectivity: not symphony or concerto, just “concert music”—and stirring “concert music” at that.

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The Back Story. During the 1920s, Hindemith gained a reputation as a modernist of unusually broad range, working his way through the era’s “isms”: post-Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Orientalism and so on. He earned international notoriety for writing an opera in which a nude woman sings in a bathtub, and he became swept up in American jazz, which was practically as shocking to classical concertgoers. When conductor Serge Koussevitzky began handing out commissions to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Boston Symphony Orchestra, Hindemith was high on the list of luminaries. The title underscored the composer’s current proclivity toward objectivity: not a symphony, not a concerto for orchestra, just “concert music.” The work premiered in 1931, and when the orchestra programmed it again later that decade, Hindemith recorded his characteristically blunt assessment: “I was pleasantly surprised, for I scarcely remembered it. It is serious, but at the same time very fresh, sounds clear throughout and not at all ugly.” The Instruments. 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba and strings What to Listen For. Konzertmusik is divided into two parts. The First Part comprises two connected sections, of which the second is notably brief; and the Second Part has three sections, of which the first and third stand as vaguely symmetrical fast sections bookending a slow center. The unusual instrumentation of strings and brass inspired Hindemith to set them often in textural opposition. So it is at the opening, where the brass plays a stentorian, slow-moving melody, against which the strings announce vivacious, athletically leaping material, often in dotted rhythms. A neo-Baroque flavor sometimes shines through this movement, as if it were a latter-day concerto grosso fueled by counterpoint. —©2015 James M. Keller

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN G MINOR, OPUS 22 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) In a Tweet. It “begins like Bach and ends like Offenbach” is the oft-repeated summary of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, a quip that mirrors the wit that inhabits every page.

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notes | Graf Conducts Schumann | february 20, 21, 22 The Back Story. Saint-Saëns (pronounced more-or-less “sang songs,” with the “s” articulated at the end) started piano lessons at age 2 1/2, embarked on composition and organ instruction at 7, and played his formal debut recital in Paris at 10. “He knows everything, but lacks inexperience,” observed his friend-to-be Hector Berlioz. He would produce five piano concertos, which span 40 years of his long career. The Second was written for the Russian virtuoso Anton Rubinstein, who in 1868 appeared in Paris as piano soloist in a series of concerto performances with Saint-Saëns conducting. Near the end of his run, Rubinstein expressed regret that he hadn’t managed to work in a Paris engagement as a conductor. Saint-Saëns immediately booked the Salle Pleyel for three weeks hence and set to work composing this concerto, which he performed with Rubinstein conducting. The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion and strings What to Listen For. Critical wit maintains that this concerto “begins like Bach and ends like Offenbach.” It begins with the old-fashioned organ preluding that reached its pinnacle in the organ and harpsichord music of Bach. Saint-Saëns claimed that the opening solo derived from an improvisation that came to him while playing the organ. Following the solo prelude, the piece moves on to the body of the movement, the principal theme of which Saint-Saëns “borrowed” from his pupil Gabriel Fauré, who had written it—and rejected it—for a motet. The most famous part of this concerto is its middle movement, ostensibly a tossed-off intermezzo, but in fact a memorable scherzo in which sections of gossamer lightness surround a central expanse with a galumphing bass line and an unforgettable melody. —©2015 James M. Keller

SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 97, RHENISH Robert Schumann (1810-56) In a Tweet. The vivid tone-painting of Schumann’s Third Symphony celebrates the picturesque Rhine River, a locale where he had recently moved with hopes for a splendid future. The Back Story. The subtitle Rhenish bears tribute to the Rhine River, the waterway of Germany’s western spine. Robert Schumann moved his family to the Rhineland in 1850 so he could become the city’s municipal music director. Things did not turn out well. The composer began descending into obvious insanity and grew so eccentric that in the fall of 1853 the town fathers tried diplomatically to enact a plan that would release him from projects he obviously could not handle. In February 1854, suffering from debilitating schizophrenia, Schumann dashed through Carnival revelers and threw himself into the Rhine in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. His next stop would be the asylum where he spent the remainder of his life, wafting in and out of lucidity. But in 1850, the Rhine held only promise for Schumann. The symphony it inspired contains many of his most cheerful, optimistic pages, adding up to a paean to a place in which he placed great hope.

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The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings What to Listen For. The Cologne Cathedral, the Gothic crown of one of the Rhine’s great cities, makes an appearance in the fourth movement. Schumann wrote that this part should be “like the musical accompaniment for a solemn ceremony,” surely a reference to his visit to the cathedral when it was being prepared for a celebration of the local archbishop’s elevation to cardinal. Trombones, historically taken to signify things ecclesiastical, make their first appearance in this movement, where their mellow tones sing forth an impressive chorale. This music becomes deeply integrated into the symphony, and these solemn tones will be recalled even in the bustling merriment of the finale. —©2015 James M. Keller

Biographies

HANS GRAF, conductor Appointed Music Director of the Houston Symphony in 2001, Hans concluded his tenure in May 2013. He is the orchestra’s longest serving Music Director and currently holds the title of Conductor Laureate. Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was the music director of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra and the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra. Hans is a frequent guest with all the major North American and European orchestras and a regular guest with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in 2007. When he and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie in 2010, they presented the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey, featuring Holst’s famous work, The Planets, accompanied by exclusive high definition images from NASA’s exploration of the solar system. They returned in 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s Spring for Music festival with an allShostakovich program. In 2010, Hans led the Houston Symphony on a U.K. tour that included performances in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and two performances at London’s Barbican. In 2012, under his direction, the Houston Symphony was the first major American orchestra to appear at the Festival of World Symphony Orchestras in Moscow. The two programs included the Russian CONTINUED ON PAGE 41

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES March, April and May

Blockbuster Film Scores March 5 (Sugar Land Baptist Church); March 6, 7, 8, 2015 (Jones Hall) Michael Krajewski, conductor Travel with Mike and the orchestra to Hollywood to experience the sounds of the past 30 years of great motion picture scores. From the uplifting Forrest Gump and epic Titanic, to the fantastical Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings, re-live music of the big screen from composers James Horner, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman and John Williams.

Verdi’s Requiem March 20, 21, 22, 2015 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus—Betsy Cook Weber, director Verdi: Requiem Verdi’s groundbreaking requiem combines the dramatic qualities of an opera with traditional religious music. Hear feelings of loss and sorrow in the hair-raising “Dies irae” theme as well as joyful praises, angelic voices and sublime melodies throughout this powerful performance by the Symphony and Chorus.

U.K. Rocks: From The Beatles to Coldplay April 2, 3, 4, 2015 Michael Krajewski, conductor Storm Large, vocalist J. Robert Spencer, vocalist This “across the pond” spectacle salutes the United Kingdom. Storm Large from the group Pink Martini and J. Robert Spencer of the Midtown Men perform songs ranging from The Beatles to contemporary artists such as Coldplay and Adele. Cheer for the influence the Brits have on pop music in this newly produced program by the Houston Symphony.

Lang Lang Joins Andrés May 12, 2015 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Lang Lang, piano No contemporary artist has made more of an impact on the classical music world than Lang Lang. He has been nicknamed a classical music “rock star” by The Wall Street Journal, and has landed a spot on Time’s list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Lang Lang plays with dazzling technique and charisma, and his performances have been characterized as “sensitive” yet “deeply human.”

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Salute to Educators Robert Franz, conductor *Jasper Snow, viola Gold medal winner, 2013 Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition HSPVA Orchestra—Brad Smith, director

Thursday, February 26, 2015 7:35pm

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february 26 VLTAVA (THE MOLDAU) FROM MÁ VLAST (MY FATHERLAND) Bedrˇich Smetana (1824-1884) In a Tweet. In Smetana’s beloved tone poem, The Moldau, streams merge and swirl through bucolic Czech landscapes, growing into a mighty river of music.

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To honor the work of an administrator active in encouraging music education in schools, the Spec’s Charitable Foundation Award for Excellence in Music Education will be presented this evening. The evening’s presentation of The Jacob L. and Sophia Meyer Farb School Bell Award is sponsored by the Farb Family Endowment Fund.

The Back Story. Bedrˇich Smetana is most frequently encountered through his six symphonic poems known together as Má Vlast (My Fatherland) and especially the second item in that set, Vltava (The Moldau), which has achieved the status of unofficial musical ambassador from the Czech Lands. His mentor, Franz Liszt, set down the principles of the symphonic poem in the 1850s, and Smetana follows that idea precisely: a self-contained orchestral composition that explicitly depicts a literary description or a clearly delineated scene. Here his subject is the river that flows north through Prague on its way to join the Elbe, which in turn leads its waters to the North Sea. In Smetana’s score, the Moldau courses various Czech landscapes—a hunt in the forest, a peasant wedding, an imagined dance of nymphs in

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The Houston Symphony Salutes the Spec’s Charitable Foundation and the Rydman Family The Houston Symphony’s Salute to Educators Concert is supported by a landmark Houston institution, Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. Through the Spec’s Charitable Foundation, the company is the single largest corporate donor to the Houston Symphony, and it places a special emphasis on teachers and music education. With 168 stores throughout Texas and more than 3,400 employees, Spec’s is a true family business, run by President John Rydman, his wife, Lindy, and their daughter, Lisa (Rydman works with Specs through her company, Phoenix Marketing). Spec’s was founded in 1962 by Lindy’s parents, Carroll and Carolynn Jackson. The Rydmans believe their business and industry should be driven by community responsibility, and they worked with the Texas state legislature to ensure that liquor stores in Texas would be family businesses. For this reason, Spec’s is known for its personal touch in many areas: selecting products for its shelves, cultivating a sense of family among its employees, providing guidance and personal service to its customers and giving back to John Rydman, Lisa Rydman and Lindy Rydman the communities it serves. Music is an integral part of the Rydmans’ lives, and they have translated that passion into support of arts organizations. When John and Lindy met, they were both music majors at the University of North Texas in Denton. John was an instrumentalist and conductor, and Lindy was a singer. Spec’s has contributed more than $3 million to the Houston Symphony since 1996, not including in-kind support. John’s involvement began when some of his customers asked him to help with wine selections for Houston Symphony events. Since then, he has brought his own hands-on style to making Houston Symphony events outstanding. As he says, “I don’t serve on a lot of boards—I really prefer to stay in the trenches and get things done.” That said, Spec’s is deeply connected to the Houston Symphony, and John serves on the Symphony’s Board of Trustees as a governing director. In 1997, the Rydmans inaugurated an annual wine industry fundraiser, Vintage Virtuoso, to support the Symphony’s education and community programs. Every year, they work to make the event outstanding. Since its inception, Vintage Virtuoso has raised more than $2.25 million for the Houston Symphony. The Spec’s partnership with the Houston Symphony extends to other areas, as well. Spec’s supports the Symphony’s annual Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction, which also supports the organization’s education and community engagement efforts. John, Lindy and Lisa chaired the event in 2014 as part of the Houston Symphony’s Centennial celebration, and it was the most successful Wine Dinner in the event’s history, raising more than $420,000. In keeping with the Spec’s commitment to music and education, the annual Salute to Educators Concert at Jones Hall provides free attendance to all teachers and their guests. The entire Houston Symphony family is grateful to Spec’s for helping to make this concert possible.

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the moonlight, some swirling rapids—until it becomes an impressive river as it passes through Prague, with the Vyšehrad castle towering on a promontory alongside. The Instruments. 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings What to Listen For. For all its eventual grandeur, The Moldau begins gently. Quiet undulations of first one flute, then a second, with other woodwinds gradually adding their voices, suggest modest brooks that, in the course of the piece, will merge to become the mightiest of Czech rivers. —©2015 James M. Keller

VIOLA CONCERTO IN A MINOR William Walton (1902-1983) In a Tweet. Moments echo Prokofiev, Hindemith and Vaughan Williams, but in the end Walton’s Viola Concerto projects its own warm and lyrical voice. The Back Story. Any list of the 20th century’s top string soloists includes violinist Jascha Heifetz, violist Lionel Tertis and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. Walton wrote concertos for each of them, beginning with his Viola Concerto in 1928-29. Sir Thomas Beecham, the conductor, instigated the idea of this concerto, but when Tertis didn’t take to it immediately, Walton turned to the second most famous violist, Paul Hindemith. He explained: “I sent it to Tertis, who turned it down sharply by return of post, which depressed me a good deal as virtuoso violists were scarce. However, [a friend] suggested we should go Hindemith. So I duly conducted Hindemith in it at the first performance … in 1929. Tertis came and was completely won over, and he played the work whenever he had the chance.” The Instruments. This performances uses Walton’s revised orchestration of 1961: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), oboe and English horn, 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, harp and strings What to Listen For. The concerto’s finale is launched by the bassoon, playing a wry and

notes | Salute to Educators | february 26 relatively quick theme, but the winking spirit yields to a gorgeous theme that the viola plays, harmonizing its tune in sixths. At the end of the finale, the solo viola revisits the lyrical opening theme of the first movement, now as a distant reverie. —©2015 James M. Keller

tion—or excessively intellectual, or gloomy, or other attributes that would have been not quite right for the occasion. This delightful inspiration incorporates four then-famous student songs fashioned into a loose sonata-form movement, thereby melding the popular with the academic.

LES PRÉLUDES, SYMPHONIC POEM NO. 3

The Instruments. 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion and strings

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) In a Tweet. In Les préludes, Liszt pondered, “What is life but a series of preludes to that unknown song whose first solemn note is sounded by Death?” The Back Story. From 1844 to 1848, Liszt composed a work for men’s chorus and piano called The Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Waves, Stars. It was performed only twice and he didn’t publish it, but in 1853-54 he transformed parts of it into his famous symphonic poem Les préludes. Symphonic poems are typically based on a literary narrative, but in this case Liszt worked backward, retrofitting his composition with some sort of plot. He found the solution in Alphonse de Lamartine’s 1823 poem titled “Les Préludes.” The connection between Lamartine’s verse and Liszt’s music is loose. Liszt’s piece divides into four main sections, which focus on love, war, the natural beauty of the countryside and destiny—ideas Lamartine had also presented, but in a different order. The Instruments. 3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings What to Listen For. The essential musical theme that generates Les préludes is a three-note motif at the opening, which musiclovers may recognize as close to the “Muss es sein?” (Must it be?) phrase that announces the finale of Beethoven’s last string quartet (Opus 135). From these three notes, Liszt builds a spiraling phrase that swells up through the entire orchestra, from low strings to high woodwinds, finally achieving a grand, C major response, one the work’s most stirring passages. —©2015 James M. Keller

AKADEMISCHE FESTOUVERTÜRE (ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE), OPUS 80 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) In a Tweet. Brahms acknowledged an honorary degree through his Academic Festival Overture, which includes four German student songs as its main themes. The Back Story. In 1879, the University of Breslau bestowed an honorary doctorate on Brahms. His diploma extolled him as “the most famous living German composer of serious music.” Few honors are really free, and Brahms’ contact at the university suggested: “Compose a fine symphony for us! But well orchestrated, old boy, not too uniformly thick!” No symphony resulted, but Brahms did come up with a piece that was far from thick in its orchestra-

What to Listen For. Here’s how to spot the four student songs Brahms quotes. Trumpets and horns sing out the first, “Wir hatten gebauet ein staatliches Haus” (We have built a stately house), dolce, in the introduction; “Hört ich sing” (Listen, I Sing) is the violins’ and violas’ second theme in the main section; and “Was kommt dort von der Höh” (What Comes from On High), is then announced by lively bassoons. The Overture is capped off by “Gaudeamus igitur” (Thus Let Us Be Merry), in the style of a grand chorale. ©2015 James M. Keller

Biographies ROBERT FRANZ, conductor As Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony and Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Robert Franz is acclaimed by critics and composers. In increasing demand as a guest conductor, Robert debuted with the Phoenix Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Florence Chamber Orchestra last season. In Houston, he leads the Symphony in educational and family concerts. His work with students has led to a continuing relationship with Radio Disney. Last season, Robert conducted the orchestra’s 100th anniversary concert; led a family series concert with the Houston Grand Opera, Theater Under the Stars and the Alley Theatre; partnered in a concert for the Anti-Defamation League; and was on the podium for a side-by-side performance of Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony with the Houston Youth Symphony totaling 150 musicians. ASCAP has recognized Robert for his advocacy in arts education. Under his direction, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (2008) and the Louisville Orchestra (2001) were awarded the Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming. He has addressed the Idaho Legislature on the importance of music in education and authored his first children’s book with a CD, Stella’s Magical Musical Tour of America.

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biographies | Salute to Educators | february 26 Robert received a master’s degree in conducting and a bachelor’s degree in oboe performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Visit www.robertfranz.com.

JASPER SNOW, viola Viola soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader, Jasper Snow, age 18, is an aspiring classical musician. Highlights of 2014 include gold medals in the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition, Houston Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Concerto Competition, as well as selection as a Young Arts winner. He was a 2012 Interlochen Center for the Arts Emerson Scholar and has performed on National Public Radio’s From the Top. As a chamber musician, he has worked with instructors from the Cleveland, Juilliard and Cavani String Quartets, among others. He has collaborated with Kathleen Winkler and Timothy Pitts, the Shanghai Quartet, Christopher O’Riley, Itzhak Perlman and members of the Ariel Quartet. Snow studies with Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory at The Juilliard School where he is the recipient of a Kovner Fellowship, a comprehensive financial and extracurricular scholarship. Former teachers include James Dunham and Lawrence Wheeler. He is a member of the Perlman Music Program. As an orchestral player, he has performed under the batons of leading conductors and has served as assistant principal of the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, principal of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Youth Symphony and various regional orchestras. Jasper Snow plays a 1900 Joseph Chardon, on generous loan from a private collection for renewal through the course of his education.

Bernadette Peters continued from page 17 february 13 Matrix Award. Other honors include the Sarah Siddons Actress of the Year Award and Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. She lives in New York City and Los Angeles.

MARVIN LAIRD, conductor Marvin Laird is the composer of the awardwinning Off-Broadway musical, Ruthless! His collaboration with Joel Paley, the author/ lyricist of that show, has been on-going for 25 years. They are currently performing a two-man concert version of their most recent piece, The Yiddish are Coming! The Yiddish are Coming!

HSPVA Symphony Orchestra The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Symphony Orchestra is structured much like a public youth orchestra and performs equally demanding repertoire. Programs include music chosen from traditional orchestral repertoire as well as works written in the last 20 years. The HSPVA Symphony Orchestra hosts an annual concerto competition, open to all instrumentalists in the school; it affords the winner a public performance with the Orchestra on the last concert of the year. The HSPVA Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Brad Smith, comprises approximately 70 students, grades 9-12. The Symphony Orchestra meets every other day with full strings class on non-symphony days. The orchestra season includes four symphony and two chamber orchestra concerts during the school year. The majority of performances are held in the Denney Theater on the HSPVA campus. The last concert of the year is traditionally held at the Moores Opera House at the University of Houston.

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Since the 1960s, Laird has conducted and/or written dance and vocal arrangements for more than two dozen Broadway and West End shows, including the awardwinning production of Annie Get Your Gun and the 2003 Broadway revival of Gypsy, both starring Bernadette Peters. Laird supplied the music for the Lar Lubovitch ballet Smile with My Heart, which had its world premiere with both Lubovitch’s company and the American Ballet Theater in New York. It was also the dance centerpiece of the Robert Altman film The Company. In the early ’60s, Laird was assistant conductor for a national tour of Gypsy, which featured a child actress named Bernadette Peters. The rest is history. Footnotes to that history include Laird’s writing dance music for two Academy Award-winning films, Hello, Dolly! and New York, New York, scoring Dynasty, The Love Boat and Quincy, M.E. for television and, most recently, conducting the critically acclaimed Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, again starring Peters.

A Conversation with Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programs

Unsung Heroes: Music Educators Teach the Skills Needed to Succeed in Life In September 2014, we welcomed Pam Blaine to the Houston Symphony family as Chief of Education and Community Programming, a new senior management position wholly dedicated to the leadership and growth of these essential activities. As we eagerly anticipated this month’s annual Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert, we took time out to visit with Pam about the vital—and often underappreciated—role music educators serve in the lives and development of young musicians. Houston Symphony Magazine: Why is it important for the Houston Symphony to support music educators? Pam Blaine: Music educators are the unsung heroes of Houston. They are some of the most dedicated people you’ll ever meet. They’re willing to do whatever it takes, whether that means working 14-hour days, working on nights and weekends, paying for supplies out of their own pockets or helping students with their non-musical studies. They do so to ensure their students receive what they so desperately need and deserve: the highest possible quality music education. Music educators recognize the critical contributions that studying music can make to their students’ ultimate success in life, both academically and socially. Not only do their students surpass their peers with higher high school and college graduation rates, GPAs and test scores, but they are also more civiAssociate Principal Bassist David Malone workshops with students at cally engaged. Their students are more likely Pasadena Memorial High School. to participate in student government and school service clubs, volunteer in their communities, vote in elecup with a third visit to the school to perform for the whole student tions and campaign for political candidates. orchestra. Planning is underway for the students to have additional opportunities to work with David and to observe their new mentor HSM: What challenges do music educators face in schools today? in action with the Symphony at an orchestra rehearsal and concert. PB: One of our central goals at the Houston Symphony is to improve Special thanks to David for helping the Symphony test this resithe quality of education in Greater Houston through the arts, and dency approach, in which a musician makes multiple visits with the supporting music teachers is vital to achieve that goal. The single same group of students. biggest challenge music teachers face is to keep students playing The story of young Angel Vela featured in last month’s magamusic as they progress through their middle and high school years. zine is another great example of how the Symphony can engage With so many worthwhile activities competing for their time, students student musicians. In case you missed it, you can visit our blog may drop their musical studies to join AP classes, sports teams or (houstonsymphonyblog.org) to read how Angel’s impromptu meetcommunity volunteer efforts. The Symphony is uniquely poised to ing with Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada inspired him to help music teachers motivate students to continue in their music renew his dedication to his violin studies. studies. We do so by inspiring students through compelling concerts and meaningful opportunities to interact with our musicians and HSM: Is the Symphony a replacement for music education programs artistic leaders. in schools? A great example of that interaction and inspiration occurred PB: The Symphony is most definitely not a replacement for school recently at Pasadena Memorial High School. Associate Principal music programs. The only way for students to gain the ultimate Bassist David Malone conducted two workshops for students in benefit of music is to receive repeated, sequential instruction from the school orchestra’s bass section. Not only did the students gain a professional music educator. The Houston Symphony, however, valuable musical technical skills, but they also learned valuable life works in tandem with these educators in ways that only our incredlessons from their Houston Symphony mentor. David talked with ibly highly skilled musicians and artistic leaders can. We must work the students about persevering through challenges, as well as the hand in hand with our education colleagues to achieve our ultimate importance of taking well-considered risks and making a few misgoal, which is to equip students with the skills necessary to suctakes along the way in order to achieve their goals. David followed ceed in life. February 2015 29

Symphony Society Board Executive Committee

President Robert A. Peiser

Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson

Immediate Past President Robert B. Tudor III

Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby

President Elect and Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers and Special Events Mary Lynn Marks

Vice President, Community Partnerships Donna Shen

Vice President, Education Billy McCartney

Vice President, Development Jerry B. Simon

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Adam Dinitz, Orchestra Representative Vicki West, President, Houston Symphony League Sergei Galperin, Orchestra Representative Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Stacey Spears, Assistant Secretary Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair

Vice President, Finance Anthony Bohnert Vice President, Popular Programming Danielle Batchelor Vice President, Marketing and Communications Gloria G. Pryzant President, Endowment Steven P. Mach

At-Large Members Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janet Clark Gene Dewhurst Helen Shaffer Jim R. Smith

Governing Directors Graham Baker Joanna Barrett * Janice H. Barrow Danielle Batchelor Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Donna Josey Chapman Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Audrey Cochran Ryan Colburn Scott Cutler Andrew Davis

Trustees

Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Gary Beauchamp Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Barbara Burger Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington John Caley Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso * John T. Cater Evan D. Collins, M.D. MBA Cindy Deere Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early

Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil John Esquivel Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. Tom Fitzpatrick Julia Frankel David Frankfort Ronald G. Franklin Allen Gelwick Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Gary L. Hollingsworth, M.D. Brian James

Joan Kaplan * Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit, Ph.D. * Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann, M.D. * Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Jackie Wolens Mazow Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin O. Meyers Paul R. Morico Bobbie Newman

Robert A. Peiser David Pruner Stephen D. Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Donna Shen Jerry B. Simon Jim R. Smith Miles Smith Jim Stein * Mike S. Stude William J. Toomey III * Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor

* Jesse B. Tutor Judith Vincent Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Robert Weiner * Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe Scott Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich Ex-Officio James Moore

Azar Delpassand Ronald DePinho, M.D. Tracy Dieterich Craig A. Fox Mary Fusillo Evan B. Glick Julianne K. Gorte Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect, M.D. Kathleen Hayes Marianne Ivany Rita Justice Catherine Kaldis I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Carlos J. Lopez

Carolyn Mann Michael Mann, M.D. Judy Margolis John Matzer III * Gene McDavid Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff Janet Moore Tassie Nicandros Scott S. Nyquist Dana Ondrias John Onstott Edward Osterberg Jr. Chester M. Pitts II

Greg Powers, Ph.D. Richard A. Rabinow Roman F. Reed Gabriel Rio Richard Robbins, M.D. * J. Hugh Roff Jr. * Michael E. Shannon Robert Sloan, Ph.D. Jule Smith David Stanard David Tai L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Andrew Truscott Art Vivar Vicki West

James T. Willerson, M.D. Steven J. Williams Frank Yonish Ex-Officio Adam Dinitz Sergei Galperin Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Stacey Spears

Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary

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Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen H. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister Ellen Elizardi Kelley Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson

Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Nancy Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Susan Osterberg Kelli Cohen Fein PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE Houston Symphony League BaY AREA Fran Strong Selma Neumann Julia Wells Dagmar Meeh Priscilla Heidbreder Harriett Small Nina Spencer Elizabeth Glenn

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Ebby Creden Charlotte Gaunt Norma Brady Cindy Kuenneke Helen Powell Sharon Dillard Diane McLaughlin Roberta Liston Suzanne Hicks Sue Smith Shirley Wettling Jo Anne Mills Phyllis Molnar Pat Bertelli Emyre B. Robinson Dana Puddy Angela Buell Pat Brackett Joan Wade Yvonne Herring Deanna Lamoreux Glenda Toole Carole Murphy Patience Myers

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP Donors at the Conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle, Silver Baton level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony musician. For more information, please contact Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Mr. William L. Ackerman Megan Conley, Harp, Principal Janice H. Barrow Sophia Silivos, Second Violin, Acting Associate Principal Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Nancy & Walt Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Ms. Terry A. Brown James R. Denton, Cello Justice Brett & Erin Busby Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Dougal & Cathy Cameron Brian E. Thomas, French Horn Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal Janet F. Clark Kevin F. Dvorak, Cello Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Judy Dines, Flute Roger & Debby Cutler Tong Yan, Second Violin Dr. Scott Cutler Scott Holshouser, Keyboard, Principal Mr. Richard Danforth Jeffrey Butler, Cello Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe Gene & Linda Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone Mr. Scott Ensell Donald Howey, Double Bass Mrs. William Estrada Robert Pastorek, Double Bass John & Minerva Esquivel Eric Larson, Double Bass Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin Angel & Craig Fox David Malone, Double Bass, Acting Principal Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon

Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet, Acting Associate Principal Evan B. Glick Tong Yan, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Robert Walp, Trumpet, Assistant Principal Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster Janice & Allan King Kiju Joh, Second Violin Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Clarinet, Acting Principal Rochelle & Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cornelia & Meredith Long Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Kiju Joh, Second Violin Joella & Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Viola, Associate Principal Beth Madison Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn & Oboe Betty & Gene McDavid Linda Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William K. VerMeulen, Horn, Principal Martha & Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Catherine Jane Merchant Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Brian E. Thomas, Horn

Paul & Rita Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon Nancy Morrison Wayne Brooks, Viola, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela O. Frusina, Second Violin Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Susan & Ed Osterberg Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn Nancy & Robert Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion Gloria & Joe Pryzant Jennifer Owen, Second Violin, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Myung Soon Lee, Cello Mrs. Lila Rauch Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal Roman & Sally Reed Matthew Strauss, Percussion Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Trumpet, Principal Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal John & Lindy Rydman/ Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Phyllis Herdliska, Viola Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Bassoon, Principal Donna & Tim Shen Tina Zhang, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Eric Arbiter, Bassoon, Associate Principal Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Wei Jiang, Viola Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin Carol & Mike Stamatedes Eric Larson, Double Bass Mr. Mike Stude Ruth Zeger, Second Violin

Alice & Terry Thomas John DeWitt, Trumpet, Associate Principal Paul Strand Thomas Robert E. Johnson, Horn, Associate Principal Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Allen Barnhill, Trombone, Principal Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Trombone, Associate Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola Ms. Judith Vincent Matthew Roitstein, Flute, Associate Principal Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion Stephen & Kristine Wallace Ronald Holdman, Timpani, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Harp, Principal Dede & Connie Weil Amy E. Teare, Second Violin Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Dr. Jim T. Willerson Anne Leek, Oboe, Associate Principal Margaret Alkek Williams Frank Huang, First Violin, Concertmaster Steven & Nancy Williams Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David Kirk, Tuba, Principal Nina & Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin Anonymous Sheldon Person, Viola

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Centennial Angels The Houston Symphony thanks our Centennial Angels, a core group of leadership donors who made current or multiyear commitments of $100,000 and above between June 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014 to recognize the significance of the Symphony’s Centennial Season and to build a strong foundation for the organization’s second century. Through their generosity, the Centennial Angels contributed $4,674,284 to the Houston Symphony! M.D. Anderson Foundation Robin Angly & Miles Smith Baker Botts L.L.P. Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Brown Foundation, Inc. Cameron International Chevron City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation ExxonMobil Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Houston Arts Combined Endowment Foundation Houston Endowment Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston Methodist Humphreys Foundation

Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey John P. McGovern Foundation Mr. George P. Mitchell Palmetto Partners Ltd. / The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors John B. Onstott, Geo H. Lewis & Sons Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Shell Oil Company Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Nancy & David Tai Alice & Terry Thomas Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Alkek Williams The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Leadership Council donors have committed $45,000 or more in support of the Annual Fund, special projects and fundraising events over a three-year period ($15,000+ annually). For more information or to pledge your support, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525 or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521. Graham & Janet Baker Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Justice Brett & Erin Busby Terence Murphree Janet F. Clark John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr. Richard Danforth Susan & Edward Osterberg Gene & Linda Dewhurst Gloria & Joe Pryzant The Elkins Foundation Donna & Tim Shen Angel & Craig Fox Lisa & Jerry Simon Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Nancy & David Tai The Melbern G. & Susan M. Glasscock Foundation Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society. Steven P. Mach, President

Trustees James Lee Michael Mithoff Alexandra Pruner

Jesse B. Tutor Fredric A. Weber

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at (713) 337-8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

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Houston Symphony Donors

The Sustainability Fund

The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund. Their extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411.

Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mrs. Kitty King Powell

Janice H. Barrow The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc. M.D. Anderson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold

Annual Support

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Ima Hogg Society, $150,000 or More

Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Honorable & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Kitty King Powell Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Specâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Centennial Society, $100,000 - $149,000 Rochelle & Max Levit Joella & Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Barbara & Pat McCelvey Janice & Robert McNair Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society, $75,000 - $99,999 Darlene & Cappy Bisso Billy & Christie McCartney Laura & Michael Shannon February 2015 33

Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society, $50,000 - $74,999 Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Donna & Max Chapman Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Louisa Stude Sarofim

Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999 Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson John Barlow Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Todd & JoAnna Brooks Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan John & Bobbie Nau John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors John & Cynthia Onstott

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Alice & Terry Thomas Ms. Judith Vincent

Dave & Alie Pruner Lisa & Jerry Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr./ Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Steven & Nancy Williams Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Anonymous (1)

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000 - $24,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Ken Barrow James M. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Mr. Ralph Burch Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. & Mrs. James Chao Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Richard Danforth Dr. Alex Dell Mrs. William Estrada Martin & Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Janet Gurwitch & Ron Franklin Lila-Gene George

Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. Keith McFarland Stephen & Marilyn Miles / Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Melissa & Michael Mithoff Terence Murphree Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Radoff Family Foundation Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere

Donna & Tim Shen The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Ms. Kelly Somoza James Stein / Bank of Houston Paul Strand Thomas Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Ms. Diana Wander Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede & Connie Weil Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Ralph Wyman & Jim Foti Thane & Nicole Wyman Nina & Michael Zilkha

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000 - $14,999 Lilly & Thurmon Andress Edward H. Andrews III Danielle & Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Nancy & Walter Bratic Terry Ann Brown Cheryl & Sam Byington John & Candace Caley Albert & Anne Chao Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice David & Cindy Deere Dr. & Mrs. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Ms. Susanna Dokupil John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel 34

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Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Michael B. George Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Beverly Johnson Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Carol & Michael Linn Marilyn Lummis Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Betty & Gene McDavid Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant Ginni & Richard Mithoff The Estate of C. Howard Pieper Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Ron & Demi Rand

Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Beth Robertson Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun David & Paula Steakley Pamalah & Stephen Tipps Birgitt van Wijk Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Janet & Tom Walker Dr. Jim T. Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Anonymous (1)

Houston Symphony Donors Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500 - $9,999 Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Josie & Joe Amador Frances & Ira Anderson Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Laurie & Ryan Colburn Roger & Debby Cutler J.R. & Aline Deming Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud

Mr. Robert Durst Mr. Scott Ensell S. David Frankfort & Erika Bermeo Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Marianne & Robert Ivany, University of St. Thomas Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Mrs. Ann B. Jennings Dr. Rita Justice April & Tom Lykos Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III

Bryan & Vickie McMicken Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Dr. Cameron Mitchell Rita & Paul Morico Nancy Morrison Bobbie Newman Scott & Judy Nyquist Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Rio Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Shirley Toomim Mr. & Ms. Andrew Truscott Mr. Art Vivar

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000 - $7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Nina Andrews & David Karohl Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Anne Morgan Barrett Beth & Jim Barton Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Michelle H. Belco Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Ruth White Brodsky Ms. Barbara Burger Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Marilyn Caplovitz Rhona & Bruce Caress Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Coneway Family Foundation Mr. Larry Corbin Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Jennifer & Steve Dolman Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J Schroeder Mr. Stephen Elison Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Eugene Fong Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Mr. Shane T. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Kathy & Martyn Goossen The Estate of Aileen Gordon Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Dorothy & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee

Marilyn & Bob Hermance Mr. Jackson Hicks Mr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha Holley Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Mary Louis Kister Dr. Milton & Gail Danziger Klein in memory of Renée & Benjamin Danziger William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Mr. & Mrs. Stevens Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. Bruce March Mr. William McDugald Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Harvin Moore IV Sidney & Ione Moran Sami & Jud Morrison Gerald & Barbara Moynier Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson David G. Nussman Rochelle & Sheldon Oster Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Schmidt Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo

Capital Investments The Houston Symphony thanks the generous donors, who since 2012, have made possible infrastructure additions to further enhance the sound and quality of our orchestral performances: Beauchamp Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling and Portativ Organ The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano and Instrument Petting Zoo Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpano Vicky and Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite Beverly Johnson, Ralph Wyman and Jim Foti, and Thane and Nicole Wyman in memory of Winthrop Wyman Basset Horns and Rotary Trumpets Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Conductor’s Podium

Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Sue Trammell Whitfield Nancy Willerson Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Woodell Family Foundation Sally & Denney Wright Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (4)

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Houston Symphony Donors Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Katie Flaherty Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Sami & Jud Morrison Juliet Moths—Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Emily Paull—Louis Vuitton Alexander Robart Christopher Robart & Katelyn Bracksieck Ahmed Saleh Seth Williams Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Ann & Jonathan Ayre Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Margaret & Brian Bravo Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Pamela Brylski Mike Cox Mandy & Rafael Diaz Amanda & Adam Dinitz Jennifer & Steve Dolman Evin Ashley Erdowdu Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Christine Falgout— Island Operating Co., Inc.

Kimberly Falgout— Island Operating Co., Inc. Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Courtney Fretz Danna & Rauli Garcia Rebecca Gentry Michael A. Gonser Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Claudio J. Gutierrez Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Kathleen & James Jennings— BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Mackenzie Kemp Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Georgia Braun McBride Kristen & Steve McDaniel Cara & Tanner Moran Amanda & Justin Morton Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Jo A. Simmons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk— Norton Rose Fulbright Erin & James Stewart Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Glenn Taylor Candace & Brian Thomas Rachael & Jason Volz— A Fare Extraordinaire The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.

For more information, please contact Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, (713) 337-8522.

Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Mrs. John Bace Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby James & Judy Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter H. Brown Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Cleary Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Evan D. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mike Cox Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Mr. Andrew Davis & Ms. Corey Tu Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Ms. Niki DeMaio Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner 36

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Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Katie Flaherty Courtney Fretz Rauli & Danna Garcia Ms. Lucy Gebhart Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Ms. Michele Hebl Ms. Christine Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Ms. Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mark & Marilyn Hughes Kathleen & James Jennings/ BeautyNow Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Mr. & Mrs. Carlos J. López Kimberly Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mattix Mr. Derek Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer

Julia & Chris Morton juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pacini Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Catherine Powers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Allyn & Jill Risley Alexander Robart Katelyn Bracksieck & Christopher Robart Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Ahmed Saleh Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Hinda Simon Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Smith Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Susman Family Foundation/ Ellen & Steve Susman Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. & Mrs. Yan W. Teeters Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. William Toomey II Ann G. Trammell Mr. & Mrs. Tyson Voelkel Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ware General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Ms. Joann E. Welton Dr. David A. White Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Seth Williams Mr. Jim P. Wise Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. & Mrs. Dan Yates Robert & Michele Yekovich Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Anonymous (4)

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Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mrs. Suzon Adam Ms. Sofia Adrogue & Mr. Sten Gustafson Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice Marcia & Ed Ambs Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Mr. William J. Anderson Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Ann & Jonathan Ayre Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Cristina & Tanner Bailey Ms. Regina Balderas Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Mr. & Mrs. J. Kirby Barry II Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Ms. Margaret Basu

Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Benchmark Engineering, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Eldo Bergman/Family Literacy Network Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mr. & Mrs. Chris Birdsall William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blackwell Mr. Jay Blinderman Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton/ Boulware & Valoir Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bowden Bob Frank Boydston Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Brass Margaret & Brian Bravo Joe Brazzatti Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Mr. Steven Brosvik Pamela Brylski Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Dr. Maria Calcina Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Louise Carlson & Richard Larrabee Mrs. Mary Ann Carrico Nicole & Rueben Casarez Margot & John Cater Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Virginia A. Clark Mr. Robert L. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Mr. & Mrs. Ernest D. Cockrell II Jim R. & Lynn Coe Ms. Ellen T. Cokinos Mr. Mark C. Conrad James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Dr. & Mrs. Joe F. Crabb Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Katie & Harry Cullen Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Mr. & Mrs. Antoine de Gramont Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Brian & Leah Del Signore Becky & Joe Demeter Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Mandy & Rafael Diaz Bruce B. Dice Ms. Cynthia Diller Mike & Debra Dishberger Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Robert J. Doyle Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mrs. Dan L. Duncan Mrs. Deborah Dunkum Egon & Elisa Durban Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mrs. William H. Dwyer III Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. Michael Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ellis Hon. & Mrs. John D. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Elsenbrook Evin Ashley Erdowdu Annette & Knut Eriksen Jenny & Wendell Erwin, M.D. Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney

Houston Symphony Donors Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mrs. Fran Fawcett Peterson Mrs. Ronald Fischer Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Joyce & David Fox Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Mr. Colin Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Genitempo Mrs. Rosanne Hudson & Mr. Jim Gensheimer Rebecca Gentry Mr. & Dr. David K. Gibbs Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Morris Glesby Mrs. Barbara Goedecke L. Rusty Goetz Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Michael A. Gonser Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Ms. Alexandra Gottschalk Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Kendall & Pauline Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Melinda & Doug Groves Mr. & Mrs. Jay Guerrero Claudio Gutierrez Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Ms. Liz Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Marion S. Hargrove Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. Roy Haun Mr. & Mrs. John Havens Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. John Heghinian & Ms. Isabelle Bedrosian John Heiny Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Miss Maureen Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Dr. Suzanne M. Hite Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. Holly Holmes & Mr. Paul Otremba Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. John Horstman Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. Frank Huang Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Ms. Arlene J. Johnson Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Johnson Jessica Q. Johnston Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Ms. Alisha Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Jones Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Ms. Natalia Kalitynska Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Jimmy & Kaelyn Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Deborah Kosich Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Kremer Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Mr. Richard Lang Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Gerrit Leeftink Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane Ms. Joyce Lehrfeld Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Golda Anne & Bob Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Seth & Karen Lerner Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Ms. Cindy Levit Mr. & Mrs. Bob Licato Mr. William W. Lindley James C. Lindsey Mr. Jeff Lippold Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Renee & Michael Locklar Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. Paul F. Longstreth & Ms. Marilyn Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Lozano Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott Mr. & Mrs. Frederic V. Malek Mr. Michael Mankins Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Catherine & Matt Matthews Mr. William L. Maynard Georgia Braun McBride Dr. William McCallum Linda & Jim McCartney Laurence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Kristen & Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Ms. Judi A. McGee Mr. & Mrs. Martin McIntyre Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. McNeill Ernie & Martha McWilliams Dr. Gabriel E. Mena Mr. & Mrs. Prasad Menon Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Moen Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. Thomas L. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. David M. Monk Cara & Tanner Moran Mr. & Mrs. William Morgan Sue A. Morrison Amanda & Justin Morton Mr. & Mrs. Keith Mosing Mr. William R. Mowlam Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Joe Murray Daniel & Karol Musher Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mo & Heli Nashef Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson

Mr. Stephen Nicol Leslie & John Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell OCTG, LLP Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mariloli & Marvin Odum Mr. & Mrs. John Oehler Steve & Sue Olson Valerie J. Sherlock Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. Jonathan Palmer Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Peter & Nina Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson JoAnn & John Petzold Ms. Debra Phillips Mrs. Meg Philpot Mr. & Mrs. Chester M. Pitts II Ms. Linda Posey Mr. & Mrs. James Postl Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. Patrick Quinn Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Ms. Ranelle Randles Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mrs. Laura L. Jones & Dr. David W. Reininger Mr. & Mrs. Hank & Karen Rennar Mrs. Linda Rhodes Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Ed & Janet Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Ms. Lillie Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Mrs. Evie Ronald Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. Chadwick Royston Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Ms. Robin Russell Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Eric Schaeffer Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Donna Scott Mr. Joe L. Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. Don W. Shackelford Marcia & Victor Shainock Arthur & Ellen Shelton Jo A. Simmons Mr. Geoff Simpson Mr. Ryan T. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Steve B. Sims Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Dean & Kay Snider Steve & Judy Sohn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Ms. Georgiana Stanley Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Joyce Steensrud

Karen & Bruce Steffler Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Stephens Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. Mark Sullivan Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Barb Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Carol Tai Mr. Garry Tanner Glenn Taylor Candace & Brian Thomas Jean & Doug Thomas Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Eric & Carol Timmreck Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Mr. Eddie Turner John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Rachael & Jason Volz/ A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. H. Richard Walton Alton & Carolyn Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. & Mrs. Andrew White Mr. & Mrs. Bradley White Mrs. Deanne White James & Pamela Wilhite Mr. & Mrs. William Wilkins Gene & Sandra Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Wizel Ms. Beth Wolff Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright David & Tara Wuthrich Mr. & Mrs. Haresh Yalamanchili Jenny & Chris Yarrow Mrs. Mary. V. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Zarrow Anonymous (14)

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Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Donalee & Noel T. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ahuero Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Ms. Joan Ambrogi Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Ms. Sally S. Andrews Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. Henry Bair Mr. Bobby A. Baiza Jr.

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Dan Barnum & Marilyn Lewis Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Dr. & Mrs. David Barry Ms. Bernice L. Beckerman Ms. Roberta Benson Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. Benedict Bertrand Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Bigman Mr. Philip Booth Chris & Ruth Borman Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Bozeman Ms. Margaret Bragg James & Dale Brannon Sally & Carl Brassow Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Thomas N. Britton & Ms. Debra A. Ewing Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. Kevin P. Brophy Mr. J. W. Brougher Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Mr. Kurt Brungardt Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Buck Mrs. Karen Buckwold Ms. Helen P. Burwell Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Mrs. Charles Callery Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Steven E. Chancellor Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Ms. Irene Chang Mr. Michael Chang / Directron.com Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. David A. Cockrell Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Ms. Miquel A. Correll Sarah & Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. Calvin Crossley Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mrs. Deborah Culp Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Nigel Curtlet Dr. Lida S. Dahm Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dauber Masden & Lupita Davis Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. Joseph A. Dellinger Dr. & Ms. Peter Dempsey James R. Denton Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. & Mrs. Paul Destephano Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Dokell Leland A. Dolan Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Jean-Claude Dulac & Mrs. Nathalie Dulac-Forestier Ms. Emma Dunch & Ms. Elizabeth Scott Mr. & Mrs. Bill Edgmon Mr. Paul Ehrsam Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. & Mrs. Billie Ellis Ruth W. Ereli Mr. & Mrs. James Etherton

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Robert H. Fain Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Fertitta Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Fong Ms. Eleanor Fontenot Mr. & Mrs. David Fortner Ms. Diane L. Freeman Bill & Diana Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Ms. Josephine Gilmore Nancy Glanville Jewell Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mrs. Cathy Goettee Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Mark Gordon & Mrs. Ilona C. Pall Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Ms. Adelma Graham Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. David M. Gray Jr. & Ms. Mary A. Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Steve Greenberg Mrs. Adriana Greene Mr. Gerald Greiner Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. Brett L. Hamilton Mrs. Vickie Hamley Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. Christopher K. Harris Thomas F. & Catherine Mary Hastings Mr. Michael Heath Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. & Mrs. Jared N. Heindel Dr. & Mrs. William Heird Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. David Hergert Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Jeannette & Brodrick Hill Susan Hodge Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. Scott Holshouser Patricia P. Hubbard Eric Boerwinkle & Vicki Huff Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hull Ms. Kimberly Isaac Ms. Kathy Jackson Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Randal E. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kaestner Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Mr. & Mrs. Craig M. Kercho Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ketelsen Dr. & Mrs. James Killian Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon M. Kindall Dave & Laura Kirk Dr. Carolyn Kneese Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Steve Dukes & Nobuhide Kobori Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lachenmyer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lack Ramille Law Mr. Bryan LeBlanc Mr. Manuel Lemelle Dr. Daniel Lemke Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Mr. Scott Link Priscilla L. List Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp

Ms. Nina K. Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. Rocky Mafrige Ms. Barbara Manna Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk James G. Matthews Mr. R. Scott McCay Mr. & Mrs. Scott McCool Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGinity Ms. L. Dianne McGreevy Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. & Mrs. James L. McNett Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Jennifer & David Mire Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. James Moore Mr. & Mrs. Jim K. Moore Mr. & Mrs. James T. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy Ms. Dorothy Sharp Myers Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Ms. Amy Ng Ms. Khanh Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Mr. Roel Olson Mr. & Dr. Michael Ondrias Ms. Judith Oppenheim Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Ms. Dianne Padgett Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige John E. (Sandy) Parkerson Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Jim & Arlene Payne Mr. & Mrs. Philip Peacock Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penn Mr. & Mrs. Ed Perkins Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. Robert W. Powell Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Elias & Carole Qumsieh Agnieszka & Marat Rakhmatullaev Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Frederic Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Louisa B. Reid Margaret & Walter Rhodes Ms. Amy Richards Mr. & Mrs. Guy Ridout Ms. Ellen Rienstra J. Jeff Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rockwell Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rossiter Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Ms. Kimberly Ruona John W. Russo Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. Robert Ryan Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Mr. & Mrs. Ramon L. Sanchez Mr. Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders

Ms. Cynthia Scanland Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mrs. Jennifer Schoppe Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Amanda & John Seaberg Ms. Elizabeth Shack Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shell Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. Eric G. Smith Mr. Jason Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sommer Mary Louise Spencer Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Stewart Ms. Betsy J. Strong Mr. Alan Stuckert Ms. Kathy Suave Mr. Roger Suter & Ms. Lakessia Fry Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton Mr. & Mrs. Eric Swanson Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thacker Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Thompson Nancy & Peter Thompson Mr. Matthew Thornton Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. & Mrs. Roger Townsend Mr. Roger Trandell Mr. James Trippett Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. & Mrs. Chief Veith Ms. Laurette Veres Pieter & Janet Vrancken Ms. Elise Wagner Milton L. Wagner Mr. William Walker Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Warren Mr. Frank Watson Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Don & Linda Weinmann Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Ms. Sara E. White Kay & Doug Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Ms. Shelley Wisner Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Dr. Dorothy Wong Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mrs. Traci Young Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. Dave Zinni Anonymous (17) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,978 individual donors that gave up to $249 over the past year. As of December 1, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

Houston Symphony POPS Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Sybil F. Roos Centennial Society $100,000 - $149,000 Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Founder’s Society $75,000 - $99,000 Darlene & Cappy Bisso Maestro’s Society $50,000 -$74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Ms. Judith Vincent Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999 Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann John & Bobbie Nau Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000 - $24,999 Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000 - $14,999 Danielle & Josh Batchelor John & Candace Caley Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison David & Cindy Deere John & Minerva Esquivel Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr David & Paula Steakley Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500 - $9,999 Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Roger & Debby Cutler Mr. Scott Ensell Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Marianne & Robert Ivany, University of St. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Bryan & Vickie McMicken Rita & Paul Morico Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000 - $7,499 Beth & Jim Barton Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Rhona & Bruce Caress Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Connie & Byron Dyer

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Michael & Kelley Lang Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright Grand Patron $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Jeff & Pat Ponthier Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Richard & Anne Robbins Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Patron $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Mrs. Sally Alcorn Suan Angelo Sue Sue & Don Aron Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Donald & Dottie Bates Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Mr. & Mrs. George Boss Ellen Box Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Richard & Marcia Churns Mrs. Midge Colton Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Ann Currens Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Carol & Larry Fradkin Betsy Garlinger Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mr. & Mrs. John Geigel Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Giardino Julius & Suzan Glickman Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland

Ms. Margy Keaton Rex & Marillyn King Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mrs. Nancy Lease Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Kathleen & Tom Mach Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Joy & Gary Noble Mrs. Kay Onstead Mr. Kim Parker Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice W. R. Purifoy Judy & Bill Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Venu & Elsie Rao Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mr. James L. Robertson Soren & Annetta Rose Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. Morris Rubin Ms. Cinda Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Charlotte Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trinh Ms. Jeanine M. Van Wagenen Ms. Jody Verwers Dr. & Mrs. Brad Wertman Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (3)

Joe & Ann Palm Esther & Gary Polland Mr. O. M. Rogers Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak Mr. Jerry Siemers Jerilyn Stanka Ms. Judith Starr Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton Anonymous (5) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4,978 individual donors that gave up to $249 over the past year. As of December 1, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

Director $500 - $999 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Allen Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Andrews Ms. Dorothy G. Blackwell Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Ray Butler Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Dr. Cecil Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Marion Collins Ms. Julie Conner Carlo & Vicki Corso Mr. Warren Dean Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin John & Joyce Eagle Carolyn & Russell Egan Mildred & Richard Ellis Ms. Carolyn Faulk Sandra & Steven Finkelman Jessica Ford Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Grafton Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ann & Bill Heim Ms. Hope Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill Elizabeth & Bob Houston Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Koshkin Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. Kent Lacy Dr. Monica Lett Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Ms. Doris M. Magee Ms. Karen E. Manyak Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora

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LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through bequests, lifeincome gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event. The Houston Symphony Endowment would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society—and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony Endowment in your estate plans, please contact Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at (713) 337-8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org. Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Daniel B. Barnum Janice H. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon Janet F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R.T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & *Jack Ellis The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Ginny Garrett Lila-Gene George Michael B. George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Randolph Lee Groninger Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde

Brian James Dr. Rita Justice Dr. and Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis Ms. Nancey G. Lobb E. W. Long Jr. Joella & Steven P. Mach Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley Marks James G. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison & Children in memory of Walter J. Morrison Richard & Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Bobbie Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave G. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. John & Cynthia Onstott Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Robert A. Peiser

Sara M. Peterson Geraldine Smith Priest Gloria G. Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter Ross Mr. Charles King Sanders Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa & Jerry Simon Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & *Anita Stude Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Jana Vander Lee Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner Vicki West, in honor of Hans Graf Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Jo Dee Wright Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Katherine Yzaguirre, in honor of Betty & Jesse Tutor Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (8) As of December 1, 2014 *Deceased

IN MEMORIAM We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott John Wesley Graham 40

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Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Dr. Blair Justice Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Doretha Melvin Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Arthur Newman Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder

Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

biographies continued from page 20 | Graf Conducts Schumann | february 20, 21, 22 premiere of John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony and the first performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 by an American orchestra in Russia. Born near Linz, Hans first studied violin and piano. After receiving diplomas in piano and conducting from the University of Music in Graz, he continued his studies in Italy with Franco Ferrara and Sergiu Celibadache and in Russia with Arvi¯ds Jansons. He has been awarded the Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor by the French government for championing French music around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. In addition to his conducting activities, he is currently a professor of orchestral conducting at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.

LISE DE LA SALLE, piano International engagements and award-winning Naïve recordings have earned 26-year-old Lise de la Salle a reputation as one of today’s most exciting young artists. A Washington Post critic wrote, “For much of the concert, the audience had to remember to breathe ... the exhilaration didn’t let up for a second until her hands came

off the keyboard.” A native of France, now living in Paris, de la Salle first came to international attention in 2005, at age 16, with a Bach/Liszt recording that was selected as Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine. She was similarly recognized in 2008 for her recording of Liszt’s, Prokofiev’s and Shostakovich’s first concertos—a remarkable feat for a 20-year-old. Her most recent recording offers works of Schumann, including Kinderszenen and the C major Fantasy. She has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, from Boston to Zurich. This season, in addition to this Houston Symphony debut, de la Salle is heard with Jirˇí Beˇlohlávek and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra and on tour with Sir Neville Marriner and the Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra. She performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. A sought-after recitalist, she has recently performed in New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Montreal; Toronto; Berlin; London and Paris. Lise de la Salle enjoys educational outreach and conducts master classes wherever she performs.

VINTAge virtuoso Every year, Spec’s Charitable Foundation invites members of the wine and liquor industry to come together for an event to benefit the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming. The event has grown from dozens of people to dozens of companies coming together to support the Symphony with representatives bringing products for all to taste and share. This year’s event was held on Thursday, December 11, 2014. The Houston Symphony and Spec’s Charitable Foundation thank all of the donors to this event. Platinum Republic National Distributing Company Glazers Gold Diageo Beam Suntory Freixenet USA Bacardi USA Brown Forman Pernod Ricard Silver E&J Gallo Proximo The Wine Group William Grant & Sons Zonin USA

Bronze Anheuser-Busch Silver Eagle Distributors Favorite Brands Anchor Distilling Company Banfi Vintners Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Tito’s Handmade Vodka The Patron Spirits Company NewQuest Properties Classified Wine & Blue Ventures Kobrand Wines Palm Bay International Serendipity Wine Imports Bank of America Merrill Lynch Harco Insurance Services Truno Retail Technology Solutions

Underwriters Pernod Ricard Luxco Harco Insurance Services Alexander Valley Vineyards Zonin USA V2 Wine Group Other Robert & Phoebe Tudor Aquinas Companies, Yellow Rose Distilling & Cherie Rice

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more

As of December 1, 2014 Mr. Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Steve Dukes Joyce & David Fox

Robert Lee Gomez Christina & Mark Hanson Nobuhide Kobori Alan L. McAdams & Vicki L. Colvin Dr. William McCallum Bryan & Vickie McMicken

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation and government partners that allow the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education and community engagement for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region. For further information on becoming a corporate donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev at (713) 337-8522 or agnieszka.r@houstonsymphony.org. For more information on becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Jennifer Schoppe at (713) 337-8530 or jennifer.schoppe@houstonsymphony.org.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY BUSINESS COUNCIL Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, Cadence Bank Business Council Host Committee: Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Chase Brett Busby, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Ryan Colburn, Regions Bank Cindy Deere, Shell Oil Company Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Diversified Mike Doherty, Frost Bank David Frankfort, Deutsche Bank Ron Franklin, McGuireWoods, LLP Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies, LLC Mauro Gimenez, Russell Reynolds Associates Kathleen Hayes, Merrill Lynch

Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo Billy McCartney, Flat Rock Development, LLC Paul Morico, Baker Botts L.L.P. Dana Ondrias, Mann Eye Institute Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Parkton Group Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Stephen Pryor, ExxonMobil Chemical Co. Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC

John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass Jerry Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts L.L.P. (retired) William J. Toomey, BB&T Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse B. Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Beth Wolff Realtors Ed Wulfe, Wulfe & Co. Frank Yonish, Bank of Texas

Sponsor, $25,000 and above Andrews Kurth LLP Bank of America The Boeing Company * Bright Star Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Enterprise Product Partners L.P. * Gittings Houston Baptist University * Houston Chronicle JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center Marathon Oil Corporation McGuireWoods, LLP * Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Regions Bank * Silver Circle Audio SPIR STAR, Ltd. Vinson & Elkins LLP Wells Fargo

Supporter, $10,000 and above * Abrahams Oriental Rugs * Agua Hispanic Marketing CenterPoint Energy * Crown Castle International Corp. Emerson Enbridge Energy Company Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center Nordstrom Schlumberger, Ltd. Star Furniture * Zenfilm

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Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above BBVA Compass * Houston First Corporation * KTRK ABC-13 * Oliver Wyman * Spec’s Charitable Foundation/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Guarantor, $100,000 and above Chevron ConocoPhillips * Houston Methodist * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM; News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation * PaperCity * Telemundo * United Airlines Underwriter, $50,000 and above * Baker Botts L.L.P. * BB&T Cameron International Corporation * Cameron Management * The Events Company ExxonMobil Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America * Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company Kalsi Engineering Medistar Corporation * Rand Group, LLC Shell Oil Company

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Partner, $15,000 and above Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Bank of Texas * City Kitchen East West Bank Ernst & Young LLP Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton Independent Bank Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s Marine Foods Express, LTD. * Perkins+Will USI Insurance Services LLC

Benefactor, $5,000 and above Barclay’s Wealth and Investment Management Beck Redden LLP Louis Vuitton Plains All American Randalls Food Markets Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy University of St. Thomas Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Patron, Gifts below $5,000 Adolph Locklar, Intellectual Property Law Firm Beth Wolff Realtors Boulware & Valoir Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC / La Esperanza Christian Foundation Marsh & McLennan SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc. * Includes in-kind support

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS As of December 1, 2014 Aetna Aon Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing

BP Foundation Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company

ExxonMobil Freeport - McMoRan Oil & Gas General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard

Houston Endowment IBM ING Financial Services Corporation KBR Merrill Lynch NAACO Industries, Inc.

Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Occidental Petroleum Phillips 66 Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.

IN KIND DONORS As of December 1, 2014 A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions

Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Elsie Smith Design The Events Company Festari Foster Quan LLP Gucci Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans Intercontinental Hotel Houston JOHANNUS Organs of Texas

John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint JW Marriott Houston Downtown Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin Pro/Sound

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FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of December 1, 2014

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BACKSTAGE PASS

Megan Conley, harp Beginnings: I was born in Austin, Texas, and I had my first harp lesson when I was 5 years old.

music, and he brings a positive and fun-loving attitude to everything he does.

Education: I went to Rice University for undergraduate and graduate school, where I received my bachelor’s and master’s of music. I also studied at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris for one year and received a diplôme supérieur.

The most challenging aspect of my instrument: Moving it! But now that the Houston Symphony’s wonderful stage crew handles the transportation of my harp, I would say the most challenging aspect of playing the instrument is the pedals. At the bottom of the harp there are seven pedals. If I move a pedal incorrectly, the pitch of the strings changes so that certain notes sound wrong even if my fingers are on the right strings. In particularly chromatic music, both my hands and my feet will be flying! Keeping music-making fresh: Music is amazing because there’s always more to learn. We can always make things better, whether it’s something new or a piece we’ve played a million times. Music may be my job, but it is first and foremost my love. I’m just lucky enough to get paid to do it. What I’m currently listening to: My friend Christina Courtin just released an EP under the name Pilot Violet. It contains five songs, and I’ve listened to it about 100 times. The song “Love is the Season” is a classic!

With the Houston Symphony: I joined the Symphony in late January 2015. I’ve been freelancing for many years, and I have performed with orchestras including The Knights, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Sarasota Opera Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra and many others.

Outside Jones Hall: I love cooking big meals at home for family and friends. I also like to keep active, most often with running, zumba or yoga classes. And I’m a huge jazz fan, so anywhere my husband or other great jazz musicians are playing, I will be there!

Other musicians in my family: I have two older sisters and a younger brother. We all took music lessons as kids, although I am the only one who has made a career of it. My father is a professional musician. He plays cello, fiddle and piano, and he is also a composer. My mother is the only non-musician in the family, but she makes up for it with her love of music.

Megan Conley is sponsored by Mr. William L. Ackerman and Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber.

If I wasn’t a professional musician: I would probably be a teacher. I think education is so important, and I love kids! Other musicians who inspire me: There are so many! I love the pianist Gerald Clayton. His father, John Clayton, is an incredible bass player and an overall positive force in the world. Gil Shaham melts my heart, as does Johnny Gandelsman. The string quartet Brooklyn Rider is incredible. Also, every time I hear The Knights chamber orchestra, I’m reminded why I love music. Last but not least, the bassist (and my husband) Shawn Conley is a constant source of inspiration. He’s passionate about so many types of

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