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THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY MAGAZINE

JANUARY 2022

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JANUARY 21–23

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YOUR SYMPHONY EXPERIENCE JONES HALL

ETIQUETTE

Sixty-six foot ceilings, scarlet carpet, and travertine marble greet visitors to Jones Hall, the home of the Houston Symphony. Opened in 1966, Jones Hall has a uniquely designed movable ceiling that enables the auditorium to shrink or expand from approximately 2,150 to 2,700 seats.

For Classical concerts, if a work has several movements it is traditional to hold applause until the end of the last movement. If you are unsure when a piece ends, check the program or wait for the conductor to face the audience. If you feel truly inspired, however, do not be afraid to applaud! Brief applause between movements after an exceptional performance is always appreciated.

DEVICES Please silence all electronic devices before the performance. Photography and audio/video recordings of these performances are strictly prohibited.

FOOD & DRINK POLICY Encore Café offers a selection of prepackaged food options, and wine, beer, and mixed drinks are available at bars throughout the lobby. Please note that, in accordance with current safety plans, food and drinks are prohibited in the auditorium for all performances. Patrons may unmask while eating or drinking in bar areas only.

LOST AND FOUND For lost and found inquiries, please contact Front of House Coordinator Freddie Piegsa during the performance. He also can be reached at freddie.piegsa@houstonsymphony.org.

You also may contact Houston First after the performances at 832.487.7050.

CHILDREN Children ages 6 and up are welcome to all Classical, Bank of America POPS, and Symphony Special concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at PNC Family Series performances. Children must have a ticket for all ticketed events.

LATE SEATING Each performance typically allows for late seating, which is scheduled in intervals and determined by the conductor. Our ushers and Front of House Coordinator will instruct you on when late seating is allowed.

TICKETS Subscribers to six or more Classical or Bank of America POPS concerts, as well as PNC Family Subscribers, may exchange their tickets at no cost. Tickets to Symphony Specials or single ticket purchases are ineligible for exchange or refund.

If you are unable to make a performance, your ticket may be donated prior to the concert for a tax-donation receipt. Donations and exchanges may be made in person, over the phone, or online.

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OROZCO-ESTRADA MUSIC DIRECTOR

ROY AND LILLIE CULLEN CHAIR

Energy, elegance, and spirit—that is what particularly distinguishes Andrés Orozco-Estrada as a musician. Since the 2020–21 Season, he has brought these strengths to bear as principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has been Music Director of the Houston Symphony since the 2014–15 Season, and after eight outstanding years, the 2021–22 Season will be his last as Music Director.

Orozco-Estrada was principal conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra from September 2014 to July 2021 and said goodbye in June 2021 with a major concert at the Alte Oper, about which the Frankfurter Rundschau wrote: "The image of a balance of human impeccability, communicative passion, and the highest professionalism emerged.It is precisely the combination of dancelike playfulness and an unconditional search for perfection that obviously distinguishes the Colombian's work."

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including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and the Orchestre National de France, as well as major U.S. orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has also conducted concerts and opera performances at the Berlin State Opera and the Salzburg Festival with outstanding success.

In the 2021–22 Season, he tours with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra for the first time in Austria, Europe, and Asia.

Additionally, he conducts a new production with his orchestra at the Theater an der Wien and takes the podium at the open-air concert in the Museumsquartier.

Orozco-Estrada also appears with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where he will conduct the New Year's Concert 2021–22 and a revival of Tosca, as well as with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai. Also this season, he tours with the Filarmonica della Scala to Bucharest, the Grafenegg Festival, and to the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, where the orchestra will open the festival under his direction, accompanied by a TV broadcast.

Orozco-Estrada is particularly committed to new concert and media formats, as well as premieres of young composers.

The inaugural concert with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra featured the world

premiere of a commissioned composition

by Dutch composer Carlijn Metselaar.

Another world premiere of a work by the Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud follows in 2022.

The Wiener Symphoniker Youth Talent also recently celebrated its premiere. There will be another Wiener Symphoniker Youth Talent in June 2022.

Working with young musicians is very close to his heart, and in 2019 he went on tour in Europe with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, of which he has been principal conductor since 2021. Since November 2018, Orozco-Estrada has also been principal conductor of the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, Spain. He will tour Europe with both orchestras in the 2021–22 Season.

His CD releases on the Pentatone label have received much attention: with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, he made recordings of Stravinsky's Firebird and Rite of Spring, which were praised by critics as "hauntingly beautiful" (Gramophone). His concert recordings of Richard Strauss's operas Salome and Elektra have also enjoyed great success.

With the Houston Symphony, he released a “zestful” Dvořák cycle “with warm colours” (Pizzicato). He has also recorded all Brahms and Mendelssohn symphonies.

Born in Medellín (Colombia), Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his musical education by playing the violin, receiving his first conducting lessons at age 15. In 1997, he moved to Vienna, where he was accepted into the conducting class of Uroš Lajovic, a student of the legendary Hans Swarowsky, at the renowned Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. OrozcoEstrada lives in Vienna.

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ROSTER

ORCHESTRA Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Juraj Valčuha Music Director Designate Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Robert Franz Associate Conductor Yue Bao Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation

Assistant Conductor Betsy Cook Weber Director, Houston Symphony Chorus

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin

VIOLA Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal George Pascal*, Assistant Principal Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Phyllis Herdliska

Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

SECOND VIOLIN MuChen Hsieh, Principal Amy Semes, Associate Principal Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Mihaela Frusina Jing Zheng Martha Chapman Tianjie Lu Anastasia Ehrlich Tina Zhang Boson Mo COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MUSICIANS David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Luke Bryson Hae-a Lee

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CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Louis-Marie Fardet Jeffrey Butler * Maki Kubota Xiao Wong Charles Seo Jeremy Kreutz DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Andrew Pedersen Burke Shaw Donald Howey

STAGE PERSONNEL

Stefan Stout, Stage Manager José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Nicholas DiFonzo, Justin Herriford, Armando Rodriguez, Stage Technicians Giancarlo Minotti, Recording Assistant

FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Issac Schultz, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Adam Trussell CONTRABASSOON Adam Trussell

HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Richard Harris TROMBONE Bradley White, Acting Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman* TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI Leonardo Soto, Principal Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP Megan Conley, Principal KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal LIBRARIAN Thomas Takaro *on leave

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TRUSTEES

2021–22 SEASON

SOCIETY BOARD of

Executive Committee John Rydman President Steven P. Mach Chairman

Janet F. Clark Immediate Past President Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus Paul Morico General Counsel

Barbara McCelvey Secretary John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Barbara J. Burger Chair, Finance Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming Lidiya Gold Co-Chair, Development Sippi Khurana Chair, Education Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning

Leslie Siller^ President, Houston Symphony League Manolo Sánchez Chair, Marketing & Communications Ed Schneider Chair, Community Partnerships Miles O. Smith Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs William J. Toomey II^ President, Houston Symphony Endowment Bobby Tudor^ Immediate Past Chairman

Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit Andrés Orozco-Estrada^ Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Joan DerHovsepian^ Musician Representative Mark Hughes^ Musician Representative Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative Kathryn Ladner^ Musician Representative Katie Salvatore^ Assistant Secretary ^Ex-Officio

GOVERNING DIRECTORS Marcia Backus Gary Beauchamp Tony Bradfield Bill Bullock Barbara J. Burger Terry Cheyney Janet F. Clark Lidiya Gold William Dee Hunt Rick Jaramillo Sippi Khurana, M.D. Carey Kirkpatrick Kenny Kurtzman Rochelle Levit, Ph.D.

Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Rodney Margolis** Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Paul R. Morico Robert Orr Chris Powers John Rydman** Miles O. Smith Quentin Smith Anthony Speier

William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor ** Betty Tutor ** Jesse B. Tutor ** Judith Vincent Robert Weiner Margaret Alkek Williams **

Ex-Officio Brad W. Corson Joan DerHovsepian Evan B. Glick Mark Hughes Kathryn Ladner John Mangum Mark Nuccio Andrés Orozco-Estrada Kathryn Ladner Katie Salvatore Manolo Sánchez Ed Schneider Leslie Siller

FRIENDS OF JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Ronald G. Franklin

Steven P. Mach

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Barbara McCelvey

Robert Orr

TRUSTEES Jonathan Ayre Janice Barrow ** David J. Beck James M. Bell Jr. Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Eric Brueggeman Ralph Burch Dougal Cameron John T. Cater** Michael H. Clark Virginia Clark Evan D. Collins, M.D., MBA Brad W. Corson Andrew Davis, Ph.D. Denise Davis Tracy Dieterich Bob Duff Joan Duff Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene A. Fong Aggie L. Foster Julia Anderson Frankel Ronald G. Franklin Evan B. Glick

Gary L. Hollingsworth Stephen Incavo, M.D. Brian James I. Ray Kirk, M.D. David Krieger Andrew Go Lee, M.D. Ulyesse J. LeGrange** Carlos J. López Michael Mann, M.D. Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Alexander K. McLanahan** Marilyn Miles Shane A. Miller Aprill Nelson Tammy Tran Nguyen Leslie Nossaman Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. David Pruner Gloria G. Pryzant Miwa Sakashita Manolo Sánchez Ed Schneider Christian Schwartz Dilanka Seimon

Helen Shaffer** Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol.

Jim R. Smith Mike S. Stude ** Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D. L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas III Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Steven J. Williams Frank Wilson David J. Wuthrich Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich Ex-Officio John S. Cisneros Kusum Patel Jessie Woods **Lifetime Trustee

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 Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Robert A. Peiser Steven P. Mach Janet F. Clark

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Barrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr.

Mary Louis Kister Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. 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 Jansen Nancy B. Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Vicki West Mrs. Jesse Tutor Darlene Clark Beth Wolff Maureen Higdon Fran Fawcett Peterson

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STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO,

Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Engagement Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer Gwen Watkins, Chief Marketing Officer

DEVELOPMENT Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate,

Endowment & Administration Megan Carrigan, Development Associate, Special Events Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations Amanda T. Dinitz, Major Gifts Officer Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager Erika Jordan, Director, Individual Giving Elena Klein, Development Ticket Concierge Maddy Morris, Development Associate,

Institutional Giving Katie Salvatore, Development Officer & Board Liaison Martin Schleuse, Senior Manager, Development Communications Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer Ikayani Soemampauw, Development Associate,

Gifts & Records Lena Streetman, Research Analyst Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations Natalie Wheeler, Development Officer EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Allison Conlan, Director, Education Rovion Reed, Associate Director, Education &

Community Engagement FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR Jose Arriaga, Junior System Administrator Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant Richard Jackson, Database Administrator Joel James, Director of Human Resources

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Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and

Financial Reporting Morgana Rickard, Controller Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant Ariela Ventura, Office Manager/Human

Resources Coordinator Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics MARKETING | COMMUNICATIONS | PATRON SERVICES Mark Bailes, Marketing Revenue Manager Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing Yen Le, Junior Graphic Designer Freddie Piegsa, Front of House Coordinator John B. Pollard II, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Vanessa Rivera, Digital Marketing Manager Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications Paula Wilson, Digital Marketing Coordinator Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services

OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC Lila Atchison, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Carlos Andrés Botero, Musical Ambassador Becky Brown, Director, Operations Luke Bryson, Assistant Librarian Stephanie Calascione, Artistic Operations Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Brian Miller, Chorus Manager Lauren Moore, Associate Director of Digital

Concert Production José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer Stefan Stout, Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning

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FEATURED PROGRAM

PINK MARTINI Friday

January 7

8:00 p.m.

Jones Hall

Saturday

January 8

8:00 p.m.

Jones Hall & Livestream

Sunday

January 9

2:30 p.m.

Jones Hall

Steven Reineke, conductor Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano China Forbes, vocals Edna Vazquez, guest vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Mihail Iossifov, trumpet

Program to be announced from the stage

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Antonis Andreou, trombone Nicholas Crosa, violin Timothy Nishimoto, vocals / percussion Brian Davis, congas / percussion Miguel Bernal, congas / percussion Andrew Borger, drums Ari Shapiro, guest vocalist

These performances are part of the

About the MUSIC Pink Martini •

While lead singer China Forbes only speaks one language, Pink Martini's repertoire encompasses 25 different languages. The group's founder Thomas Lauderdale wished to "represent [a] broader, more inclusive America" in their songs.

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Over the years, Pink Martini has performed in prestigious venues across the globe, at the Academy Awards, and in live television and radio performances, and has even recorded a musical broadcast message streamed to the International Space Station.

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Pink Martini shares the same record label as the famous Von Trapp family, Heinz Records, which is also named after Lauderdale's dog.

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Over the band's 27-year history, it has had more than 33 members at various times and has collaborated with scores of guest artists, including Jimmy Scott, Rufus Wainwright, Carol Channing, and even the cast of Sesame Street, to name a few.

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Ari Shapiro has worked for NPR for 20 years, beginning as an intern. He currently serves as the host for All Things Considered and has been performing as a frequent guest collaborator with Pink Martini since 2009.

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Program BIOS Steven Reineke | conductor Steven Reineke has established himself as one of North America’s leading conductors of popular music. In addition to his role as Principal POPS Conductor of the Houston Symphony, this season, he celebrates his 10th anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Steven is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and his extensive North American conducting appearances include Atlanta, Cincinnati, Edmonton, San Francisco, and Sarasota.

On stage, he has created programs and collaborated with a range of leading artists from the worlds of hip hop, Broadway, television, and rock, including Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Wayne Brady, Peter Frampton, and Ben Folds, among others. In 2017, he was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered leading the National Symphony Orchestra, in a first for the show’s 45-year history, performing live music excerpts between news segments. In 2018, Steven led the same orchestra and hip hop legend Nas performing his seminal album, Illmatic, on PBS’s Great Performances.

As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Steven’s work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare commemorated the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan’s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands worldwide.

A native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned Bachelor of Music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He lives in New York City with his husband, Eric Gabbard.

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Pink Martini | band In 1994 in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics, thinking he’d one day run for mayor. He was dismayed to find the music at political events to be underwhelming and lackluster. Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world—crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop—and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike, he founded the “little orchestra” Pink Martini to provide beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for political causes from civil rights to education and parks.

One year later, he called Harvard classmate China Forbes and asked her to join Pink Martini.

They began to write songs together. Their first song “Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)” became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards, and to this day remains a mantra (“Je ne veux pas travailler” or “I don’t want to work”) for striking French workers. Thomas says, “We’re very much an American band, but we spend a lot of time abroad and therefore have the incredible diplomatic opportunity to represent a broader, more inclusive America… the America which remains the most heterogeneously populated country in the world… composed of people of every country, every language, every religion.”

Featuring a dozen musicians, with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages on six continents. After making its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world. In 2014, Pink Martini was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

Pink Martini has released 11 studio albums on its own independent label Heinz Records (named after Thomas’s dog), selling more than three million albums worldwide. In 2019, the band released two EPs featuring the vocals of Pink Martini’s newest members Jimmie Herrod and Edna Vazquez. Herrod’s EP Tomorrow and Vaquez’s Besame Mucho, were co-produced by Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes.

“Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure…if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.”

—Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist

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Program BIOS Thomas M. Lauderdale | piano Raised in rural Indiana, Pink Martini bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale began piano lessons at age 6. When his family moved to Portland in 1982, he began studying with Sylvia Killman, who continues to serve as his coach and mentor. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Oregon Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Music Northwest, and several collaborations with Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Active in Oregon politics since a student at U.S. Grant High School (where he was student body president), Thomas served under Portland Mayor Bud Clark and Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt. In 1991, he worked under Portland City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury on the drafting and passage of the city’s civil rights ordinance. He graduated with honors from Harvard with a degree in history and literature in 1992; however, he spent most of his collegiate years in cocktail dresses taking on the role of “cruise director” and operating a Tuesday night coffeehouse called Café Mardi.

Instead of running for office, Lauderdale founded Pink Martini in 1994 to play political fundraisers for progressive causes such as civil rights, the environment, affordable housing, and public broadcasting. Most recently, he has accomplished two long-awaited collaborations with dear friends. In 2018, he completed Love for Sale, an album of jazz standards with singer/ civil rights leader Kathleen Saadat, which began as a gift to a few friends and ended up being a Billboard Jazz charts-ranking album the month it was released.

In 2019, Thomas and members of Pink Martini collaborated on a release with the international singing sensation Meow Meow. The album, Hotel Amour – the culmination of almost a decade of work, features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright, The von Trapps, Barry Humphries (of Dame Edna fame), and the late inimitable French pianist and composer, Michel Legrand.

He is currently collaborating with the iconic Iranian singer Googoosh, on her forthcoming album.

Thomas serves on the boards of the Oregon Symphony, Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Oregon Historical Society, Confluence Project with Maya Lin, and the Derek Rieth Foundation. He lives in Portland with his partner Hunter Noack.

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China Forbes | vocals China Forbes was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she graduated cum laude from Harvard and was awarded the Jonathan Levy Prize for "most promising actor." She earned her Equity card appearing in New York regional theatre and offBroadway productions while also regularly performing as a singer/ songwriter in NYC clubs. Her first album, Love Handle, was released in 1995, and she was chosen to sing “Ordinary Girl," the theme song to the TV show Clueless.

That same year, Harvard classmate Thomas Lauderdale invited her to sing with Pink Martini. She has since fronted the band as well as written many of the band's most beloved songs with Lauderdale, including “Sympathique,” “Lilly,” “Clementine,” “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” and "Over the Valley" to name a few. China’s solo original song “Hey Eugene” is the title track of Pink Martini’s third album. Many of her songs can also be heard on television and film. She sang “Qué Será Será” over the credits of Jane Campion’s film In the Cut, and her original song "The Northern Line" appears at the end of sister Maya Forbes' directorial debut Infinitely Polar Bear (Sony Pictures Classics). By coincidence, both films star Mark Ruffalo.

With Pink Martini, China has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Later with Jools Holland. She has performed songs in more than 20 languages on nine Pink Martini studio albums and has sung duets with Rufus Wainwright, Michael Feinstein, Carol Channing, and many other wonderful artists. She has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall to Red Rocks, the Hollywood Bowl to Paris’s l’Olympia and Sydney Opera House. Her second solo album, '78, (Heinz Records, 2008) is a collection of autobiographical folk-rock songs.

In July 2021, China released her post-pandemic anthem, “Full Circle,” followed by “Rise,” a song of home and mental-health awareness. She is currently at work on a forthcoming full-length solo album.

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Program BIOS Ari Shapiro | guest vocalist Ari Shapiro is the award-winning co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, the most listened-to radio news program in the United States. As a journalist, he has reported from above the Arctic Circle and aboard Air Force One. He has covered wars in Iraq, Ukraine, and Israel; and he has filed stories from dozens of countries and most of the 50 states. Before joining the All Things Considered host team in 2015, he was NPR’s international correspondent based in London.

Shapiro joined NPR’s international desk after four years as White House correspondent during the Obama presidency. In 2012, he embedded with the presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney. He was NPR’s justice correspondent for five years during the George W. Bush administration.

Ari began performing and recording with Pink Martini in 2008. He has appeared on four of the band's albums, singing in English, Hebrew, Ladino, Spanish, Arabic, and Armenian. Since his debut with the band at the Hollywood Bowl, he has performed in some of the world's most storied venues, including The Royal Albert Hall in London, L’Olympia in Paris, and Carnegie Hall in New York. He has shared a stage with both Chita and Rita (Rivera and Moreno), among many others. In 2019, he collaborated with Tony-winner Alan Cumming to create Och and Oy: A Considered Cabaret, and they toured together in 2020. At the Kennedy Center, he has performed as a guest singer in Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce; as a soloist with The Washington Chorus in Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex; and as a featured singer in the Washington Ballet's original production of The Sun Also Rises. He was also featured in the American debut of the play, Request Concert, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 2016, Ari debuted his original one-man show, Homeward, and has since performed it around the United States.

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Christoph Eschenbach, conductor *Stathis Karapanos, flute *Jan Lisiecki, piano *Houston Symphony debut

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Flute Concerto, Opus 37 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro Scherzando—Moderato assai—Tempo primo

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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Rondo: Vivace

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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 I. Un poco sostenuto—Allegro II. Andante sostenuto III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso IV. Adagio—Più andante—Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

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About the MUSIC JACQUES IBERT (1890–1962)

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1934) •

Jacques Ibert was born in Paris and after studies at the Paris Conservatoire, his career was launched by winning the Prix de Rome. He is most well-known for his colorful musical language and for his eclectic compositional output. Ibert was also director of the Académie de France at the Villa Medici in Rome.

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Ibert’s works include seven operas, five ballets, incidental music for plays and films, works for piano solo, choral works, and chamber music. His best-known works showcase that eclectic nature; Divertissement for small orchestra is lighthearted and frothy, while the evocative Escales is lushly romantic and scored for large orchestra. No stranger to prolific solo wind writing, the Concerto da camera for alto saxophone and 11 instruments stands out as one of the most iconic mainstays of the saxophone repertoire.

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Ibert’s Flute Concerto was written for the legendary French virtuoso Marcel Moyse and today remains one of the most performed concertos in the flute repertoire.

The concerto is a true test of the soloist’s virtuosity. The first movement begins with rapid passagework over syncopation and meter changes; the second movement challenges the soloist in a contrasting way with sustained, lyrical interludes; and the third movement brings the concerto to a close with a showstopping cadenza.

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About the MUSIC LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Concerto No. 4 in G major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 58 (1805–1806) •

Beethoven wrote his Fourth Piano Concerto during a period immediately following the premiere of his Third Symphony, Eroica. His output during this time was immense and included the first revision of his opera Fidelio, three piano sonatas, the Triple Concerto, the Razumovsky string quartets, the Fourth Symphony, the Violin Concerto, and a substantial amount of the Fifth Symphony.

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Unlike other piano concertos of the time, which started with extended orchestral introductions, Beethoven begins with a brilliant surprise—the soloist alone in a quiet phrase.

The orchestra responds in an equally surprising way, a harmonization of the piano’s first note that sounds like a very unexpected key.

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The remarkable opening is just the first of many surprises in this concerto. The middle movement uses only the piano soloist and strings—the remainder of the orchestra is silent, and the contrast between the first and last movements is so striking that musicologists have long searched for an explanation. Some have suggested that Beethoven was making reference to Gluck’s Orfeo et Euridice, specifically how Orpheus used music to tame beasts.

Beethoven continues the first movement’s trick of unexpected harmony in the third movement, where he also introduces the trumpets and timpani for the first time. The finale’s themes are grown from four tiny rhythmic and melodic figures, sweeping the orchestra along, but pausing from time to time for moments that are romantic and delicate.

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The Concerto was premiered at a private performance in March 1807 at the home of Prince Lobkowitz, one of Beethoven’s strongest supporters. The first public performance wasn’t until December 22, 1808, in Beethoven’s famous “marathon” concert at the Theater an der Wien, which also included the first public performances of the Fifth and Sixth symphonies, the concert aria “Ah! perfido,” movements from the Mass in C, and the Choral Fantasy.

Beethoven himself was soloist, and it marked the last time he appeared as a concerto soloist.

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 (1876) •

Johannes Brahms was catapulted to fame in the musical world when Robert Schumann wrote an article in 1853 lauding the 20-year-old Brahms as Beethoven’s musical successor.

Brahms took the legacy of Beethoven and the task of writing a symphony very seriously. “I shall never write a symphony!” Brahms famously said. “You can’t have any idea what it’s like to hear such a giant marching behind you.”

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Though the shadow of Beethoven loomed large, and despite being prone to intense self-criticism, Brahms began experimenting with large-scale symphonic works, including his German Requiem and Variations on a Theme of Haydn. He also began conducting, and that afforded him an intimate understanding of how orchestral instruments interact with each other. Having convinced himself of his ability to handle orchestral writing, Brahms finally premiered his Symphony No. 1 in 1876, 23 years after Schumann’s article was published.

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A unique feature of this symphony is its slow introductions in the first and fourth movements. Brahms seldom utilized slow introductions; and in both outer movements, it is as though he wanted to signal that something monumental is on the horizon. The contrasting inner movements are both shorter and lighter, and act as an emotional respite from the mighty pillars of the first and last movements.

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Sometimes called “Beethoven’s Tenth,” Brahms's first symphony evokes a feeling of struggle and ultimate triumph, very similar to the emotionality of Beethoven’s symphonies. The finale is composed of one singable theme after another, and the horns proclaim victory with a triumphant call, proving he overcame his self-doubt about symphonic writing at last. In this movement, we hear his most direct homage to Beethoven with a theme very similar to the choral finale in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

When listeners eagerly pointed out the similarity, Brahms wryly responded, “Any ass can see that.”

Program BIOS Christoph Eschenbach | conductor Christoph Eschenbach is a phenomenon among the top league of international conductors. Universally acclaimed as both a conductor and pianist, he belongs to the German intellectual line of tradition, yet he combines this with a rare emotional intensity, producing performances revered worldwide. Renowned for the breadth of his repertoire and the depth of his interpretations, he has held directorships with many leading orchestras, including the Houston Symphony, and gained the highest musical honors.

In exploring the conditions that led to the emergence of such a charismatic talent, we can look to his early years—born at the heart of a tempestuous, wartorn Europe in 1940, his early childhood was scarred by a succession of personal tragedies.

Music was his savior, and his life began to change when he learned the piano. Now, at age 78, his keen artistic curiosity is undiminished, and he still thoroughly enjoys working with the finest international orchestras. He is also well-known as a tireless supporter of young talent— this is his greatest passion, and he values his contribution to mentoring up-and-coming talent over and above his own distinguished career. Moved by the energy and the drive of young people, he has a personal mission to pass the torch to the next generation. His discoveries include pianist Lang Lang, violinist Julia Fischer, and cellists Leonard Elschenbroich and Daniel Müller-Schott.

Christoph continues to explore new horizons; since September 2019, he is the music director of the Konzerthausorchester, Berlin. Other directorships have included the Tonhalle Orchestra, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra. Over five InTUNE — January 2022 | 27

Program BIOS decades, he has built an impressive discography, both as a conductor and a pianist, with a repertoire ranging from J.S. Bach to contemporary music.

Christoph Eschenbach has been awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and is a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres; he holds of the German Federal Cross of Merit and won the Leonard Bernstein Award. In 2015, he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, known as “The Nobel Prize of music,” for his achievements as conductor and pianist.

Stathis Karapanos | flute Born in Athens, Greece, in 1996, son to a ballet dancer and a banker, Stathis Karapanos declared his love for the flute at age 5 and attended Athens’s National Conservatory. At 16, he was accepted at the Music University of Karlsruhe and graduated with distinction in 2018. During his studies, he regularly premiered pieces from the school’s composition class and was often invited to perform as a member of both youth and professional orchestras.

Stathis has drawn inspiration from Zubin Mehta, who he saw conduct Carmen; Christoph Eschenbach, whose recordings he enjoyed; and Yutaka Sado, who he saw conduct Verdi’s "Requiem." He was later invited to collaborate with them as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician.

As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with Vilde Frang, Matthias Goerne, Nicolas Altstaedt, Daniel Hope, Lang Lang, and Marisol Montalvo among others and has learned from mentors Mathieu Dufour, Vangelis Papathanassiou, Petra Müllejans, Henrick Wiese, and Peter Lukas Graf. As a soloist, he has received the Bernstein Award from the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival (2020), the Lotto Prize from the Rheingau Festival (2019), and numerous prizes from international competitions.

Past and upcoming performances and recordings include the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s für Inge and Craig Urquhart’s Lamentation. Stathis premiered Zorbas Suite by M. Theodorakis and A. Wastor, which he commissioned with the Young Euro Classic Festival, the NCPA Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Athens State Symphony Orchestra, HR Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra and others.

Stathis’s dream of understanding and serving music to its fullest extent has led him to explore all variations of his instrument from the Shakuhachi and Traverse to the Contrabass flute. He often joins bands, groups, and world-renowned artists on stage meandering through musical forms ranging from free jazz to hard rock. In 2016, he helped organize the third Santorini Arts Factory festival; the following year, he was appointed music director. Named principal flute of the Athens State Symphony Orchestra, he left in 2018 to continue his studies at Paris’s Conservatoire National Superieur and to further pursue his career.

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Jan Lisiecki | piano Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. At 26, the Canadian annually performs more than 100 concerts worldwide, and he has worked closely with conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniel Harding, and Claudio Abbado.

This season, following his acclaimed Night Music recitals, Jan presents a new all-Chopin recital program in more than 30 cities around the globe. Recent return invitations include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for performances at Carnegie Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. He recently performed a Beethoven Lieder cycle with baritone Matthias Goerne, among others, at the Salzburg Festival, and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestre de Paris, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and London Symphony Orchestra.

At age 15, Jan signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. The label launched its celebrations of the Beethoven Year 2020 with the release of a live recording of all five Beethoven concertos from Konzerthaus Berlin, with Jan leading the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields from the piano. His Beethoven Lieder cycle with Matthias Goerne, released shortly after, was awarded the Diapason d’Or. Jan’s eighth recording for Deutsche Grammophon, a double album of Frédéric Chopin's Complete Nocturnes, appeared in August 2021 and immediately topped the classical charts in North America and Europe.

His recordings have been awarded with the JUNO and ECHO Klassik.

At 18, Jan Lisiecki became the youngest recipient of Gramophone’s Young Artist Award, and he received the Leonard Bernstein Award. He was named UNICEF Ambassador to Canada in 2012.

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Mrs. Tami A. Grubb Ms. Lillian Guo Eric and Angelea Halen Bunny Halvorson Ms. Deborah Happ and Mr. Richard Rost Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Harcrow Claudia and David Hatcher Mr. Quinn J. Hebert Dean and Beth Hennings Eliane Herring Judy Herrington Mr. and Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Maureen Y. Higdon Charles and Jeannette Hight Jeff and Elaine Hiller Susan Hodge and Mike Stocker Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hollingsworth Dr. Holly Holmes Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hurley Mr. Jose Ivo Valerie Jalufka Sharon Jamison Ed and Anne Janes Mark A. Jensen Arlene Johnson Ms. Darilyn Jones Mary Catherine Jones Mr. Ara J. Karian Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Katz Lynda and Frank Kelly Kathryn L. Ketelsen Gary and Tempe Kitson Mrs. Judy Koehl Stephanie and Ed Larsen Dr. and Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Anne Lineberry Lance Lively Mr. and Mrs. David Lodholz Robert J. Lorio Tony and Judy Lutkus Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Magee Nancy Ann Mann Barbara Manna Eric Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Martin Linda and Jim McCartney Brian McCulloch and Jeremy Garcia

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John McDonald Dr. Amy Mehollin-Ray Ms. Kristen Meneilly Ms. Miriam Meriwani M.S. Lee David Mincberg and Lainie Gordon Gerry Montalto Michelle Mower Daniel and Karol Musher Alan and Elaine Mut Aprill Nelson Richard and Stella Guerra Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Randolph J. Ney Phong Patrick Nguyen Leslie and John Niemand Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Nocella Eugene Nosal and Nelda Gilliam Ms. Kathryn O'Brien John and Kathy Orton Dr. Michael A. Ozer and Ms. Patricia A. Kalmans Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Paige Ms. Lauren Paine Kathy Patrick Jesus Alejandro Perez Rementeria Linda Tarpley Peterson Dr. and Mrs. James L. Pool Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Florante Quiocho Mrs. Christi Rawls Glenda and David Regenbaum Ms. Anna Reger Brian Rishikof and Elena Lexina Jim and Sue Robertson John and Anna Robertson Linda and James Robin Carolyn Rogan Ms. Regina J. Rogers Rosemarie and Jeff Roth Rhonda Routh Mr. Richard Rowell Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Ramon and Chula Sanchez Carol and Kamal Sandarusi Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Sawaya Beth and Lee D. Schlanger Susan Scruggs Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Nicole and Julian Seiguer Ms. Heidi Seizinger Victor E. Serrato Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shack

Becky Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simms Lisa and Jerry Simon Ms. Diana Skerl Barbara and Louis Sklar Mrs. Becky Smith Emily D. Smith Lawrence Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Smith Mrs. Lynn Snyder Mr. William T. Snypes and Ms. Suzanne Suter Mr. David Stanard and Ms. Beth Freeman Ms. Claudia Standiford Richard P. Steele and Mary J. McKerall Bill Stevens Mr. and Mrs. James R. Stevens Jr. Meredith and Ralph Stone Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Bradmark Technologies Emily H. and David K. Terry Linda and Paul Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Unger John and Mary Untereker Dr. Brad and Mrs. Frances Urquhart Mr. and Mrs. William Van Wie Hallie A. Vanderhider Mr. James Walker Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wallace Larry and Connie Wallace Nancy Ames and Danny Ward Douglas and Carolynne White Ms. Lorri White Sara White Dr. Simon Whitney Carlton Wilde Dr. Robert Wilkins and Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins Ms. Dodi Willingham Jennifer R. Wittman Patricia Wolfe Ms. Cynthia Wolff Mr. and Mrs. James W. Woodruff Mr. Jessie Woods Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright Thomas Yarbrough Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (16)

** Education and Community Engagement Donor

Young Associates COUNCIL The Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council (YAC) is a philanthropic membership group for young professionals, music aficionados, and performing arts supporters interested in exploring symphonic music within Houston’s flourishing artistic landscape. YAC members are afforded exclusive opportunities to participate in musically focused events that take place not only in Jones Hall, but also in the city’s most sought-after venues, private homes, and friendly neighborhood hangouts. From behind-the-scenes interactions with the musicians of the Houston Symphony to jaw-dropping private performances by world-class virtuosos, the Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council offers incomparable insight and accessibility to the music and musicians that are shaping the next era of orchestral music.

Young Associate Premium Christopher P. Armstrong and Laura Schaffer Ann and Jonathan Ayre Lauren and Mark Bahorich Tim Ong and Michael Baugh Kimberly and James Bell Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl Eric Brueggeman Taylor Chambers Eric and Terry Cheyney Denise Davis

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Laura and William Black Lindsay Buchanan Tatiana Chavanelle Parker Cragg Megan and John Degenstein Laurel Flores Carolyn and Patrick Gaidos

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Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich Vicky Dominguez Claudio Gutierrez Elaine and Jeff Hiller Mariana and James O. Huff III Carey Kirkpatrick Joel Luks Elissa and Jarrod Martin Kelser McMiller Shane Miller

Emily and Joseph Morrel - Porter Hedges LLP Juliet Moths Aprill Nelson Toni Oplt and Ed Schneider Nadhisha and Dilanka Seimon Justin Stenberg Kusum and K. Cody Patel Nadhisha and Dilanka Seimon Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg Quentin and Aerin Smith Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah

$1,500+ Rebecca and Andrew Gould Ashley and John Horstman Robin Kesselman Kirby and David Lodholz Charyn McGinnis Paul Muri and Stephanie Weber Blake Plaster

Leo Soto Michelle Stair Elise Wagner Genevera Allen and Michael Weylandt Leonard and Kristin Wood

For more information, please contact Katie Salvatore, Development Officer/Board Liaison at katie.salvatore@houstonsymphony.org, 713.337.8544

The Houston Livestock Show and RodeoTM is one of Houston’s signature institutions and a member of the Houston Symphony’s donor family for more than 20 years. In keeping with its longstanding commitment to education, the Show supports the Symphony’s student concerts, including the Houston Livestock Show and RodeoTM Middle School Concerts.

Since its beginning in 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has committed more than $550 million to the youth of Texas. The Show has presented more than 20,000 scholarships since the first was awarded in 1957, and more than 2,300 students are currently on Show scholarships, attending more than 80 different colleges and universities. The Show’s commitment to education extends to grants, Junior Market Show and School Art Auction Exhibitors, and participants in the famous Calf Scramble.

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Corporate, Foundation, & 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.

CORPORATE PARTNERS Principal Corporate Guarantor  $250,000 and above Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation* ** Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above ConocoPhillips** Houston Public Media— News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS* KTRK ABC-13* Phillips 66** Guarantor  $100,000 and above Houston Methodist* Kalsi Engineering PaperCity* Tenenbaum Jewelers* United Airlines* Underwriter  $50,000 and above Baker Botts L.L.P.* Bank of America BB&T Now Truist Boston Consulting Group* Cameron Management* Chevron** CKP Group* ENGIE** Frost Bank Houston Baptist University Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo** Kinder Morgan Foundation** Kirkland & Ellis The Lancaster Hotel* Occidental** PNC**

(as of December 1, 2021)

Rand Group, LLC* Shell Oil Company** Vinson & Elkins LLP

Quantum Energy Partners Silver Eagle Distributors* Zenfilm*

Sponsor  $25,000 and above EOG Resources The Events Company* H-E-B/H-E-B Tournament of Champions** Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Neiman Marcus* One Market Square Garage* Perry Homes Sidley Austin LLP SPIR STAR, Ltd. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Wells Fargo Univision Houston & Amor 106.5FM

Benefactor  $5,000 and above Bank of Texas Barclay’s Wealth & Investment Management Beck Redden LLP The Master Caregiver Company Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. University of Houston University of St. Thomas* Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

Partner  $15,000 and above City Kitchen* Glazier’s Distributors* Gorman’s Uniform Service Jackson & Company* Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston USI Southwest

Patron  Gifts below $5,000 Amazon Baker Hughes BeDESIGN* Beth Wolff Realtors Christian Dior Gulf Coast Distillers * KPMG US Foundation, Inc. The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation** Mercantil ONEOK, Inc. Quantum Bass Center* SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc.

Supporter  $10,000 and above Houston First Corporation* * Includes in-kind support Macy’s** **Education and Community Mark Kamin & Associates Engagement Support New Timmy Chan Corporation Nordstrom** Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P.

For information on becoming a corporate partner, please contact Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations, at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538.

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FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (as of December 1, 2021) Diamond Guarantor  $1,000,000 and above The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Symphony Endowment** Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Premier Guarantor  $500,000 and above The Alkek and Williams Foundation City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance The Cullen Foundation The C. Howard Pieper Foundation Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board** The Hearst Foundation** The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts** Guarantor  $100,000 and above The Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation

Underwriter  $50,000 and above Beauchamp Foundation The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation** The Powell Foundation** The Robbins Foundation** Sponsor  $25,000 and above The Martine and Dan Drackett Family Foundation Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation** The William Stamps Farish Fund Partner  $15,000 and above Edward H. Andrews Foundation Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation** Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation**

The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation** William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation** The Hood-Barrow Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Vaughn Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Supporter  $10,000 and above Edward H. Andrews Foundation The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Petrello Family Foundation The Pierce Runnells Foundation Radoff Family Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Anonymous Benefactor  $5,000 and above Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation** Patron  Gifts below $5,000 Leon Jaworski Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation The Scurlock Foundation

**Education and Community Engagement Support For information about becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations, at christina.trunzo@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8530.

Phillips 66 is a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company.

With a portfolio of Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties businesses, the company processes, transports, stores, and markets fuels and products globally. Headquartered in Houston, the company has 14,100 employees committed to safety and operating excellence. Phillips 66 has been honored by Americans for the Arts with a BCA 10 Award, in recognition of its exceptional involvement of arts in the community. The Houston Symphony thanks Phillips 66 for serving as the longtime Presenting Sponsor of the annual Symphony Ball.

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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 a bequest in a will, life-income gifts, or other deferred-giving arrangements.

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000 + Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Jonathan and Ann Ayre Janice Barrow Jim Barton James Bell Joe Anne Berwick* James and S. Dale Brannon Walter and Nancy Bratic Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Mary Kathryn Campion and Stephen Liston Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Harrison R.T. Davis Andria N. Elkins Jean and Jack* Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong

Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. and Billie Jo Graves Mario Gudmundsson Deborah Happ and Richard Rost Jacquelyn Harrison and Thomas Damgaard Marilyn and Bob Hermance Dr. Charles and Tammie Johnson Dr. Rita Justice Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Joella and Steven P. Mach Michelle and Jack Matzer Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Bill and Karinne McCullough Muffy and Mike McLanahan Dr. Georgette M. Michko Dr. Robert M. Mihalo* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller

Drs. John and Dorothy Oehler Gloria G. Pryzant Evie Ronald* Donna Scott Charles and Andrea Seay Michael J. Shawiak Jule* and Albert* Smith Louis* and Mary Kay Snyder Mr. Rex Spikes Mike and Anita* Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Susan Gail Wood Jo Dee Wright Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)

Farida Abjani Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Myra W. Barber Daniel B. Barnum* George* and Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Kerry Levine Bollmann Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Cheryl and Sam* Byington Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton and Margaret A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable* and Mrs. William Crassas Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge* and Mrs.* Harold DeMoss Jr. Susan Feickert Ginny Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mauro H. Gimenez and Connie A. Coulomb

Bill Grieves* Mr. Robert M. Griswold Randolph Lee Groninger Claudio J. Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Gloria L. Herman* Timothy Hogan and Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian and Catherine James Barbara and Raymond Kalmans Dr. James E. and Betty W. Key Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Enid Knobler* Mrs. Frances E. Leland Samuel J. Levine Mrs. Lucy Lewis Sandra Magers David Ray Malone and David J. Sloat Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay and Shirley* Marks James G. Matthews Mary Ann and David McKeithan Dr. Tracey Samuels and Mr. Robert McNamara

Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Marilyn Ross Miles and Stephen Warren Miles Foundation Sidney and Ione Moran Richard and Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers John N. Neighbors*, in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John and Leslie Niemand Leslie Nossaman Dave G. Nussmann* John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund and Megan Pantuliano Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine and Red Pastorek Peter* and Nina Peropoulos Linda Tarpley Peterson Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips Jenny and Tadjin Popatia Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy

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Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch Ed and Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Walter Ross Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa and Jerry Simon Tad and Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder

Marie Speziale Emily H. and David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill and Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen and Kristine Wallace Geoffrey Westergaard

Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Lorraine and Ed* Wulfe David and Tara Wuthrich Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre Edith and Robert Zinn Anonymous (8) *Deceased

If you are interested in learning more about joining the Legacy Society by making the Houston Symphony part of your estate plans, please contact Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment & Administration, at alex.reuter@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIPS Donors at the Sponsorship Circle level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony Musician. For more information, please contact Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer, at samantha.sheats@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8534.

Dr. Saul and Ursula Balagura Charles Seo, Cello Janice Barrow Sophia Silivos, First Violin

Michael H. Clark and Sallie Morian George W. Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola

Roger and Debby Cutler Gary and Marian Beauchamp/The Tong Yan, First Violin Beauchamp Foundation Martha Chapman, Joan and Bob Duff Second Violin Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Horn Nancy and Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin The Ensell Family Donald Howey, Double Bass Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Maki Kubota, Cello Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gangelhoff Judy Dines, Flute Ralph Burch Robin Kesselman, Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Principal Double Bass Christian Schubert, Clarinet Barbara J. Burger Andrew Pedersen, Double Bass

Evan B. Glick Tong Yan, First Violin

Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello

Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello Jane Cizik Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Janet F. Clark MuChen Hsieh, Principal Second Violin Virginia A. Clark Julia Churchill, Violin – Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community-Embedded Musician Fellow

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Gary L. Hollingsworth and Kenneth J. Hyde Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Trumpet Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Joan Kaplan Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana David Connor, Double Bass – Community-Embedded Musician

Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk John C. Parker, Associate Principal Trumpet Dr. William and Alice Kopp Leonardo Soto, Principal Timpani Rochelle and Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cora Sue and Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Viola Joella and Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann Ian Mayton, Horn Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion Mr. Jay Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin Michelle and Jack Matzer Kurt Johnson, First Violin Barbara and Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn Muffy and Mike McLanahan William VerMeulen, Principal Horn Martha and Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Rita and Paul Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon

Linda and Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin John and Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Scott and Judy Nyquist Finer Foods Sheldon Person, Viola Anthony Kitai, Cello Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster MiHee Chung, First Violin Margaret and Joel Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Rainel Joubert, Violin – Nancy Goodearl, Horn Community-Embedded Gloria and Joe Pryzant Musician Matthew Strauss, Percussion Tad and Suzanne Smith Jean and Allan Quiat Marina Brubaker, First Violin Phillip Freeman, Bass Trombone Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Ron and Demi Rand Stolbun Annie Chen, Second Violin Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Viola Lila Rauch Christopher French, Mike Stude Associate Principal Cello Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Principal Trumpet Bradley White, Acting Principal Trombone Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Judith Vincent Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute

Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion Stephen and Kristine Wallace Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Principal Harp Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankman Anastasia Ehrlich, Second Violin Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Steven and Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello Bequest from the Estate of Ed Wulfe Dave Kirk, Principal Tuba Nina and Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Bank of America is guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. The company delivers on this through responsible growth with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across eight lines of business and helps fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in, and do business with.

ESG is demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace the company creates for its employees, the responsible products and services it offers clients, and the impact it makes around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer, and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact.

The Houston Symphony is proud to celebrate Bank of America as the title sponsor of the Bank of America POPS Series. Learn more at about.bankofamerica.com

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Happy New Year!

Welcome 2022 with a new opportunity to get closer to the music you love.

By making a gift to the Houston Symphony Annual Fund, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including: • Complimentary beverages in the Virtuoso Lounge before concerts and during intermission.

• Drink vouchers and invitations to private rehearsals.

• And our Conductor’s Circle members ($5,000+) enjoy further benefits like complimentary valet parking, VIP Green Room access and special insider event invitations.

For more information on the Conductor Circle benefits, please visit: https://houstonsymphony.org/give/individual-giving

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And through your gift, you are also making a difference to music in Houston and to our community: • The return of children for the Robbins Foundation Student Concert Series—yellow buses lined up around Jones Hall to introduce children to live orchestral music—an 84-year tradition that has touched generations of Houstonians.

• Free concerts at Jones Hall for high school students and community partners, free Neighborhood Concert Series, as well as low-cost concerts at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

• The HISD Orchestra Professional Development Series which supports orchestra educators in acquiring and improving their teaching skills and inspires students to play or continue playing their instruments.

DONATE TODAY AT HOUSTONSYMPHONY.ORG/DONATE

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