Masterworks VI: This Midnight Hour

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MASTERWORKS VI: THIS MIDNIGHT HOUR

ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY .ORG

2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARY MCKIEL, PHD

Immediate Past Chair

ROBERT ARIAS

GEORGIANNA CROSBY

WILLIAM DAVIS

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SHELLEY

ROW, PE, CSP Chair

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TRUSTEES

CHARLES GRUDZINSKAS

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MICHELLE

HELLSTERN

DEB HOWE

GERALDINE “MIMI”

LADD JONES

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES TRUSTEE EMERITUS

JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO

FLORENCE CALVERT

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With a 62-year history of artistic excellence, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is recognized as the largest and most distinguished performing arts organization in Maryland’s capital city. Under the direction of José-Luis Novo, the Symphony continues to rise in excellence and national reputation, performing Masterworks, Pops, Family Concerts, and special events. The Symphony reaches thousands annually with its free Pops in the Park concert, performances in partnership with the United States Naval Academy and the Annapolis Opera, and collaborative projects with other arts organizations and touring headliners. Additionally, ASO sponsors award-winning education concerts and outreach programs in community schools, sharing the joy of music-making with thousands of school children, including through the Annapolis Symphony Academy (ASA).

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Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, in honoring the legacy of her father as co-founder and first board president of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, has created her own legacy with the ASO. Her continued support, beginning with the largest single gift in the history of the orchestra for the 50th Anniversary Season in 2011, has been noted as transformational in inspiring future donations of substantial amounts, in addition to gifts by pledge over multiple years. She has pioneered new levels of giving and today an expanded ASO continues to thrive to greater heights. Elizabeth is sponsor of the The Artistic Director and Conductor’s Chair in her father’s name and in addition is the founding member of the annual Philip Richebourg Encore Circle.

My father Philip Richebourg conducted his own orchestra every day of his life. He personified exactitude and precision in business; in service to his community and in leadership on numerous Boards. He was meticulous in his passions as pilot, musician, archivist. Dedicated to each task at hand my father approached all things in life as if resolute in achieving one goal, that of perfect harmony.

Elizabeth Richebourg Rea is a fine art photographer and curator. Rea’s art career began in the 1970s working for The Museum of Modern Art and Leo Castelli. Curator of numerous exhibitions of Joseph Cornell, she was also catalogue editor and research consultant for two Roy Lichtenstein Museum Retrospectives. Elizabeth is President of the Dungannon Foundation, sponsor of The Rea Award for the Short Story. She is active on the Peggy Guggenheim Advisory Board in Venice and is Honorary Trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Elizabeth Rea lives in Connecticut.

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is indebted to Philip Richebourg, Co-Founder and First Board President (1967-1974). Philip Richebourg’s stalwart support, organizational vision and strong leadership during its formative years helped solidify the orchestra financially and administratively, ensuring its longevity and signature as one of Maryland’s most distinguished performing arts organizations. Philip passionately supported the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra as it sought to enrich the lives of the community through classical music and educational programs. From the modest beginnings of a small community ensemble to the present acclaimed professional orchestra, Philip was at the helm every step of the way. Philip Richebourg’s commitment, dedication and passion for musical awareness leaves an indelible mark on the history of the ASO. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra would not be what it is today without him.

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Hanbing Jia, Assistant Concertmaster

Heather Haughn

Wan-Chun Hu

Susan Benac

Rachael Stockton

Abby Armbruster

William Wang

Angela YuTing Chew

Yan Izquierdo

Amelia Giles

VIOLIN II

Christian Tremblay, Principal

Kristin Bakkegard, Associate Principal

Megan Gray

Sally Stallings Amass

Karin Kelleher

Alexandra Mikhlin

Paul Bagley

Katelyn Lyons Peaden

Sara Schneider

VIOLA

Sarah Hart, Principal

Derek Smith, Associate Principal

Rachel Holaday

Susan Taylor Dapkunas

Kate Zahradnik

Louise Elder Chestnut

Christof Huebner

Heidi Remick

CELLO

Todd Thiel, Principal

Pei Lu, Associate Principal

Nicole Boguslaw

April Studeny

Alison Bazala Kim

Daniel Shomper

Catherine Mikelson

MaryAnn Perkel

BASS

Patrick Raynard, Principal

Benjamin Crofut, Associate Principal

Broc Mertz

Adriane Irving

Jason Gekker

Lee Philip

FLUTE

Kimberly Valerio, Principal

Lauren Sileo

Lori Kesner

OBOE

Fatma Daglar, Principal

Joseph DeLuccio

CLARINET

Robert DiLutis, Principal

Brian Eldridge

BASSOON

Asha Kline, Principal

Patricia Morgan

HORN

Alex Kovling, Principal

Shane Iler, Associate Principal

Elena Varon

Anthony Valerio

Jacob Wiggins

TRUMPET

Christopher Sala, Principal

Christopher Buchanan

Thomas Bithell

TROMBONE

David Perkel, Principal

David Sciannella

Kaz Kruszewski

TUBA

Jake Fewx, Principal

TIMPANI

Glenn Paulson, Acting Principal

PERCUSSION

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José-Luis Novo, Artistic Director & Conductor

The Philip Richebourg Chair

Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London” Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

I. Adagio—Allegro

II. Andante

III. Menuetto: Allegro

IV. Finale: Spiritoso

This Midnight Hour Anna Clyne (b. 1980)

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)

I. Allegretto

II. Tempo andante, ma rubato

III. Vivacissimo

IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

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Symphony No. 104 in D major, “London”

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

Born Mar. 31, 1732, Rohrau

Died May 31, 1809, Vienna

The now canonic composer Joseph Haydn began his career in music as a young boy. At age five or six, Haydn moved from his parents’ home to live and study with his cousin, who was principal and choir director of the Hainburg church school. A few years later, Haydn moved to Vienna to be a choir boy, also studying music theory. His career as a choir boy was forced to end when his voice broke, and at age seventeen, Haydn entered the freelance professional world, making ends meet by performing, teaching, and composing. In May 1761, Haydn signed a contract with Prince Paul Anton Esterházy, securing full time employment and longterm patronage at age twenty-nine. By the 1780s, Haydn was one of the most celebrated composers in western Europe. He remained at the Esterházy court until 1790, when a new Esterházy heir dissolved the musical establishment.

Now with more freedom, Hadyn agreed to travel to London to work with concert producer Johann Peter Salomon. They landed in England on January 2, 1791, and thus began the first of Haydn’s two visits to London: the first 1791–92, and the second,

1794–95. During each of these tours, Haydn received patronage from King George III and Queen Charolotte. Haydn was also extremely popular with London audiences, called “an object of homage,” “Shakespeare,” “genius,” and “sublime” by the newspapers. Symphony No. 104 is the last of Haydn’s London symphonies, thus earning it its moniker. It premiered with great success on May 4, 1795, as part of a benefit concert in honor of the composer.

The first movement begins with a fortissimo tutti motive that grabs the listener’s attention, a necessity to divert the public audiences away from the typical chatter that was at the time standard during concerts. After the Adagio introduction follows the Allegro sonata form, the typical structure for a first movement in the eighteenth century. The slower Andante second movement begins with an excellent example of Classical era galant style, characterized by homophonic textures and triadic melodies. A sudden shift to a more rapid pace with minor harmonies demonstrates the Sturm und Drang style. The Menuetto third movement is a minuet and trio, the trio a contrasting middle section that is more developmental. It is the fourth movement Finale that in part has given this symphony its canonic status. Haydn masterfully layers and weaves distinct musical topics throughout the fast sonata form movement. It begins in galant style with a musette, or a drone, in the horns and low strings. The upper strings and oboe have a bouncing melody, the heavy accented downbeats emphasizing the peasant, folk style. Thinner textures and quieter lines are an example of the more intimate, Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style), which provide a contrast to the dominating galant musette topic. The development section also has the minor, frenzied Sturm und Drang, before the recapitulation returns with Haydn’s typical galant style to end the piece with joy.

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PROGRAM NOTES

This Midnight Hour ANNA CLYNE

Born Mar. 9, 1980, London

Now a resident of New Paltz, located in upstate New York, Anna Clyne was born in London, and studied in Edinburgh and New York City. Her interest in music began at age seven, when her family was given a piano; Clyne taught herself to play and composed pieces for herself and her friends to perform. She then started playing the cello, which began her love for orchestral music. Clyne often refers to music as a “sound world,” a fitting term that encompasses her eclectic influences and exploration of the orchestra’s timbral potential. Her earlier style was electroacoustic, combining live musicians with prerecorded sounds, helping to push the limits of the orchestra. Her current style uses electronic processes in purely acoustic orchestration, which can be heard in This Midnight Hour, which was composed and premiered in 2015.

Starting with a groove laid down in the low strings, the piece juxtaposes pitch registers and melodies in different instrument groups, highlighting Clyne’s interest in melody and timbre. A sudden decrescendo leads to a thinner texture, introducing the second section of the piece that has a strong folk influence. The two sections of this piece are each based on a different poem, a process described in Clyne’s own program note that accompanies the score:

The opening to This Midnight Hour is inspired by the character and power of the lower strings of L’Orchestra national d’Île de France. From here, it draws inspiration from two poems – one by Charles Baudelaire and another by Juan Ramón Jiménez. Whilst it is not intended to depict a specific narrative, my intention is that it will evoke a visual journey for the listener.

La Musica, by Juan Ramón Jiménez (translated by Robert Bly)

¡La musica; mujer desnuda, Corriendo loca por la noche pura!

Music–a naked woman, Running mad through the pure night!

This immediately struck me as a strong image and one that I chose to interpret with outbursts of frenetic energy—for example, dividing the strings into sub-groups that play fortissimo staggered descending cascade figures from left to right in stereo effect. This stems from my early explorations of electroacoustic music.

There is also a lot of evocative sensory imagery in Baudelaire’s Harmonie du Soir […] I riffed on the idea of the melancholic waltz about halfway into  This Midnight Hour —I split the viola section in two and have one half playing at written pitch and the other half playing ¼ tone sharp to emulate the sonority of an accordion playing a Parisian-esque waltz.

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Harmonie

Voici venir les temps où vibrant sur sa tige

Chaque fleur s’évapore ainsi qu’un encensoir;

Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir;

Valse mélancolique et langoureux vertige!

Chaque fleur s’évapore ainsi qu’un encensoir;

Le violon frémit comme un coeur qu’on afflige;

Valse mélancolique et langoureux vertige!

Le ciel est triste et beau comme un grand reposoir.

Le violon frémit comme un coeur qu'on afflige,

Un coeur tendre, qui hait le néant vaste et noir!

Le ciel est triste et beau comme un grand reposoir;

Le soleil s'est noyé dans son sang qui se fige.

Un coeur tendre, qui hait le néant vaste et noir,

Du passé lumineux recueille tout vestige!

Le soleil s'est noyé dans son sang qui se fige...

Ton souvenir en moi luit comme un ostensoir!

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

JEAN SIBELIUS

Born Dec. 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna

Died Sep. 20, 1957, Järvenpää

Johan Julius Christian Sibelius credited his love of music to his uncle Pehr, who was an amateur violinist. Following in his uncle’s footsteps, Sibelius began studying violin at age fifteen, continuing his violin studies at the Helinski Music Institute beginning in 1885. While a student at the Music Institute, Sibelius assumed the name “Jean” and began composing. Born to a Swedish-speaking family, Sibelius also started developing a serious interest in Finnish language, folk

The season is at hand when swaying on its stem

Every flower exhales perfume like a censer; Sounds and perfumes turn in the evening air;

Melancholy waltz and languid vertigo!

Every flower exhales perfume like a censer;

The violin quivers like a tormented heart;

Melancholy waltz and languid vertigo!

The sky is sad and beautiful like an immense altar.

The violin quivers like a tormented heart,

A tender heart, that hates the vast, black void!

The sky is sad and beautiful like an immense altar;

The sun has drowned in his blood which congeals.

A tender heart that hates the vast, black void, Gathers up every shred of the luminous past!

The sun has drowned in his blood which congeals…

Your memory in me glitters like a monstrance!

poetry, culture, and nationalism while a student. After his graduation in 1889, Sibelius furthered his compositional study in Europe, traveling first to Berlin and then, supported by Finnish state funds, to Vienna. While in Vienna, Sibelius turned from chamber music to the symphony orchestra as his main compositional focus.

After returning to Finland in 1891, Sibelius helped to establish a Finnish style of classical composition, gaining first national, then international, fame throughout the decade. One of the most successful and well-known works from this effort is the tone poem Finlandia , Op. 26, written in 1899 and revised into the current version in 1900. A few months after Finlandia ’s premiere, Sibelius began sketching his second symphony while on holiday in Italy. He was near completion in November 1901, but then made such substantial revisions that the premiere was postponed to January 1902, and then again to March. Sibelius himself conducted the sold-out premiere in Helinski on March 8, 1902. Symphony No. 2 was an immediate success, and because of the contemporaneous tension with Russia, audiences connected the piece and Sibelius himself with Finnish resistance and nationalism.

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du Soir, by Charles Baudelaire (translated by William Aggeler)
PROGRAM NOTES continued

Beginning with a pulsating, rising motive in the strings, the Allegretto first movement establishes an atmosphere of warmth and joy. Echoing the strings, lilting woodwinds reverse the motive from an ascending to a descending third, the faster rhythm adding a pastoral feeling. The French horn soli also explores the idea of a third. These three motives, seemingly unrelated but in fact all sharing a common element, demonstrate the tight motivic relationships within the second symphony. The Andante, ma rubato second movement starts with a creeping, D minor bass and cello pizzicato. Joined by the rolling timpani, the bassoons join with a lugubre (dismal) line, the rhythm creating a hemiola with the walking bass, and the modality emblematic of Sibelius’s folk style. In the manuscript sketches, these two themes were originally intended for a tone poem about the legend of Don Juan, and we can hear Death approaching the infamous figure to proclaim his condemnation in first the walking bass and then the singing

bassoons. After a pause, the melody turns major, the pianississimo strings evoking peace and spirituality. In the manuscript, this melody was marked “Christus,” perhaps coming from another abandoned tone poem about Dante. With these figures influencing the thematic composition, the second movement becomes a struggle between life and death. The Vivacissimo third movement is a frenzied scherzo, maintaining the typical structure of a dance for the third movement of a symphony. Sibelius adds a slow trio with pastoral oboes and flutes, giving a stark contrast to the surrounding scherzos. Played attacca from the third, the fourth movement begins with a lush melody in the strings. The rising third in the strings, as well as the pulsating accompaniment in the brass and percussion, connect to the first movement, unifying the composition. The final movement is full of struggle, fanfares, and ultimate triumph, easily allowing Sibelius’s audiences to map this symphony onto their own nationalism.

Program notes by

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO

THE PHILIP RICHEBOURG CHAIR

Spanish-born José-Luis Novo has instilled a new and vibrant artistic vision into the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra since his appointment as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Maryland-based symphony in 2005. Highlights of Novo’s tenure include numerous appearances at the Music Center at Strathmore with violinists James Ehnes, Anne Akiko Meyers, Leticia Moreno, and Chee-Yun, pianist Olga Kern, late cellist Lynn Harrell, guitarist Manuel Barrueco,

pipa virtuoso Wu Man, and the Naval Academy Glee Club. Also remarkable are a 2012 return appearance at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, national broadcasts on NPR’s Performance Today, debut TV broadcasts on Washington’s WETA Metro PBS, the launching of the ASO’s award-winning streaming platform Symphony+, the creation of the Annapolis Symphony Academy, and the ASO’s first commercial CD commemorating the 300th anniversary

The Artistic Director’s Chair is graciously underwritten by Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, daughter of Philip Richebourg, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Co-Founder and First Board President (1967-1974).

“My father conducted every day of his life as if resolute in achieving perfect harmony. I can think of no greater legacy than naming the Artistic Director’s Chair after my father, Philip Richebourg.”

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of the signing of the City of Annapolis’ Royal Charter. In July of 2022, Maestro Novo and the ASO stunned audiences on both sides of the Atlantic in a debut international tour to Spain with guitar virtuoso Pepe Romero as guest soloist. Maestro Novo’s continuous drive for artistic excellence, innovative thematic programming, and collaborations with some of today’s most respected guest artists keeps generating unprecedented artistic growth and enthusiastic reviews from publications such as The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun .

In addition to his directorship of the ASO, Maestro Novo held an impressive thirteen-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor of the Binghamton Philharmonic in New York state from 2003 to 2016. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under both late Music Director Emeritus Jesús LópezCobos and former Music Director Paavo Järvi, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under the late Erich Kunzel.

Recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include debut appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Grand Rapids, Hilton Head, Palm Beach, Alexandria, and South Bend Symphony Orchestras, and return appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, the Fresno Philharmonic, Symphoria, and a Kimmel Center debut in Philadelphia conducting the Curtis Institute Orchestra. After a successful debut with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) for the Thailand International Composition Festival in 2015, Maestro Novo has been invited back regularly to guest conduct the TPO on several occasions. Other guest conducting engagements have included appearances with the Symphony Silicon Valley; the Minnesota Orchestra; the Syracuse, Modesto, Windsor, Stamford, Tulsa, and Tallahassee Symphonies; the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; the Cleveland and Abilene Philharmonics; and most of the major Spanish orchestras.

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CONDUCTOR continued

José-Luis Novo has also fostered a reputation as a keen educator of young musicians. He has held conducting positions with the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Miami University Symphony Orchestra, and National Repertory Orchestra, and has been on the conducting faculty at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina since 1999. In addition, he has conducted many noteworthy college and youth orchestras such as the Curtis Institute Orchestra, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, and the Portuguesa State Youth Orchestra of the Venezuelan El Sistema. Under the auspices of the Annapolis Symphony

Academy, he presided over the debut of its Orion Youth Orchestra, conducting the inaugural concert in June 2022.

Maestro Novo was featured in the League of American Orchestras Symphony magazine in “Podium Powers,” an article about emerging Hispanic conductors in the United States of America. He holds music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale University, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, and is the recipient of a 2010 Annie Award in Performing Arts from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, a 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Adventurous Programming Award, and a 2005 Broome County Arts Council Heart of the Arts Award.

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TIMPANI

Curt Armbruster, Principal

Sponsored by Fred Stielow & Susan Rosenfeld

* Deceased

Thank you to our generous sponsors. If you’re interested in sponsoring a musician, please visit www.annapolissymphony.org/support or email development@annapolissymphony.org.

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Viola cont.

Ensuring a Legacy of Musical Excellence for Future Generations

It is with our deepest gratitude that we acknowledge the following Legacy Circle Members for their commitment to the future of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and its place in our community.

Anonymous (3)

Melvin &

*Judy Bender

Bud & *Bee Billups

Elana Rhodes Byrd

James W. Cheevers

Elizabeth Colandro

Ronald E. Council

*Forbes Leland &

*Marilyn Eason

*Patricia Edwards

*Colonel Allan &

*Audrey English

Patrick M. Green

Anna E. Greenberg

*Nancie Kennedy

*Dr. Michael Kurtz

& Cherie Loustaunau

Dr. Mary C. McKiel

Mr. John P. McKim

Anne S. Potter

Susan Rosenfeld

Shelley Row

Stephen A. Sotack

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Inc. Tax I.D. 23-7001357 Make your

To discuss including the Symphony in your Estate Plans, please contact Lauren Silberman at development@annapolissymphony.org

*Deceased

24 Annapolis Symphony Orchestra 2023-24
LEGACY CIRCLE
2023
2024
...leave your legacy
mark...

MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTS

In honor of Herb* & Sallie Abeles

June Cohen

In memory of Herb Abeles

Adele Baron

Pauline Blumenstock

James W. Cheevers

Susanne Lieberman

Anne Potter

Stephen A. Sotack

In memory of Barry Amass

Sally Amass

In memory of Glenn Angus

James W. Cheevers

Karin Kelleher

In honor of the Annapolis Symphony Academy

JoshuaOneNine Fund

In memory of John Auer

James W. Cheevers

In honor of Kristin Bakkegard

Yvonne Higgins

In memory of Mary Jean Boguslaw

Annapolis Symphony Academy

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Musicians

In memory of Ralph Bluntschli

Elizabeth Gordon-Blutschli

In memory of Marian Jones Brennan

Sheila LoCastro

In memory of Pamela F. Bush

David Bush

In memory of Amante Carlquist

James W. Cheevers

In honor of James W. Cheevers

Don* & Keren Dement

Peter Eareckson

Melissa Yanowitz & John Robey

In honor of Karen & Don* Dement

Eric Smith

In memory of Don Dement

Sandra Altherr

Peter Bungay & Joy Chambers

James W. Cheevers

Tara Balfe Clifford

Deborah Coons

Richard & Lisa Hillman

David & Jan Hoffberger

Marilyn E. Lyons

Joan Machinchick

Christopher Nelson & Joyce Olin

Michael P. Parker

Anne Potter

Barbara & Sam Santos

Stephen A. Sotack

Melissa Yanowitz & John Robey

In memory of Simon Draiblate

Paula Abernethy

Sally Amass

Kristin Bakkegard

Susan Benac

James W. Cheevers

Betsy and Arthur Chotin

Nicholas Currie

Drs. Mark Davis and Ann

Tran

Anna E. Greenberg

Collot Guerard

Valerie Gutterson

Heather Haughn

Deb Howe

In memory of Simon Draiblate cont.

Mimi Jones

Jill Kidwell

Dr. Ralph W. Kuncl

Lynn Maichle

The Nolan Family

Barbara Randolph

Shelley Row

Tony and Kim Valerio

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Staff

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Musicians

The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

In honor of Sylvia Earl

Anna E. Greenberg

In memory of Peggy Ertlmeier

Bob Sherer

In honor of Jackie Ewing

Marzella & Family

Janet & David Ewing

In honor of Ted Ewing & Family

Janet & David Ewing

In honor of Miriam Fogel

Beth D. Jacob

In memory of Louis O. Follett

Eleanor Menosky

In honor of Anna E. Greenberg

Don* & Keren Dement

Gregory Stiverson

Melissa Yanowitz & John Robey

In memory of Julie Hall

Monica Kaiser

In memory of Clarence Harris

Carolyn Cassidy

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In memory of Annie Hobson

Glynis Long

In memory of Maria Baker Kersh

James W. Cheevers

Jack Kersh

In memory of Michael Kurtz

Thomas & Maria Blohm

Patrick M. Green

Constance & William Scott

Pat Zeno & Frank Parent

Many supporters to FASO in his memory

In memory of Numa Lavy

James W. Cheevers

Music Educators of Greater Annapolis Household

In honor of Thea Lindauer

David & Winnie Lindauer

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Susan M. MacDonald, M.D.

David Herron

In memory of Paige Miller

The Paige Miller Memorial Scholarship

Brandon Owens

Linda Miller Neff

In memory of John B. Moore

Don* & Keren Dement

In honor of Patty Morgan

Jayne & Donald Morgan

In memory of Jim Morris

Amy Morris

Charles Converse

Joanne & Arthur Corbin

Arnold Henderson

Elizabeth Mainiero

Lynn and Glenn Mortoro

Joan Odell

In memory of Sage Mumma

James W. Cheevers

Patrick J. Nugent and Mary Kay Rehard

In honor of José-Luis

Novo

Marvin & Nina Kesner

In memory of Philip Patterson

Carol B. Patterson

In memory of Howard & Thea Pinskey

Pamela & James Chaconas

In memory of Robert W. Posten

Peter Bungay and Joy Chambers

In memory of Catherine Reistrup

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Damon Santos

Barbara & Everett Santos

In memory of Robert Schirmer

Vanessa Andris

In memory of Irwin Silber

Susan Amsterdam

Jerome Hudak

In memory of Louise Snyder

Hugh D. Camitta

In memory of Annie Thornton

Kathryn Kent

In memory of Sharie

Lacey Valerio

Annapolis Symphony Academy

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Musicians

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Bonnie Watlington

Susan Gilson

In honor of The Rev.

Mary Fish Walton

Phil Costello & LuAnn

McKinney

In memory of Ellen C. Winner

James & Leighton Krips

Sterling Moms

*Deceased

Generous friends of Howard and Thea Pinskey established a scholarship fund in their memory dedicated to providing financial assistance to students in the Annapolis Symphony Academy. The Annapolis Symphony Academy will also add funds given in memory of Howard and Thea Pinskey to this scholarship fund in their memory. If you would like to contribute to this fund, visit www.annapolissymphony.org/support.

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MEMORIAL/HONORARY GIFTS continued

SUPPORTERS OF THE ASO

We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Annapolis We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra who have generously contributed since 7/1/22

GIFTS OF $1 MILLION + Joyce Pratt & Jeff Harris + William Seale & Marguerite Pelissier

THE

PHILIP RICHEBOURG

CIRCLE

GIFTS OF $500,000 – $999,999

Elizabeth Richebourg Rea +

GIFTS OF $250,000 – $499,999

Robert & Kathleen Arias + Laird Lott & Linda Gooden

Michael Kurtz *

GIFTS OF $150,000 – $249,999

Jillinda Kidwell + Maryland State Arts Council

GIFTS OF $50,000 – $149,999

Anonymous + Paula Abernethy + Jane Campbell-Chambliss & Peter Chambliss + Mr. Arthur & Dr. Katherine Edwards+

Mrs. Ralph C. Graber*

Anne S. Potter + Shelley Row+

Stephen A. Sotack+

GIFTS OF $25,000 –$49,999

Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks Arts Council of Anne Arundel County

Elville Center for the Creative Arts + Peter & Sarah Evans + Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

+ MULTIYEAR PLEDGES

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 cont.

Sylvia & James Earl Al & Ginger From + David & Eleanor Huggins

Patricia & David Mattingley + Dr. Mary C. McKiel + Martha & John T. Schwieters +

GIFTS OF $10,000 – $24,999

Florence Calvert + James W. Cheevers + Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Collot Guerard

Deb Howe + Mimi Jones + Katherine Lantz

Elizabeth Maxwell-Schmidt & Steve Schmidt + Diane Steed

Judith Templeton +

GIFTS OF $5,000 – $9,999

Anonymous

In Memory of Louise A. Snyder

Herb* & Sallie Abeles Bay Radiology

Peter Bungay & Joy Chambers

Susan Byrom & Robert Thomas Prudence Clendenning

Ken Code, Dea Code Foundation

Enser & Marguerite Cole

Council Family Foundation

William & Renata Davis

Norman & Doris Fisher

Thomas J. DeKornfeld & Nina A. Fisher

Anna E. Greenberg

Capt. Mark & Michelle Hellstern (USN Retired) + Pierre & Danalee Henkart Higherschool, LLC

Multiyear pledges ensure a sustained level of funding for the ASO. These donors are recognized with an + beside their name

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 cont.

Jan & David Hoffberger

Karl & Marge Hoke

David & Tove Irving

JoshuaOneNine Fund

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Elizabeth Mainiero

Rickie Pelle

Steve Root & Nancy Greene

Shore United Bank

Ann & Robert Whitcomb + Dawne Widener-Burrows

GIFTS OF $2,500 – $4,999

Anonymous (3)

Ann Burchard

Betsy & Arthur Chotin

Richard & Dorothy D`Amato

Drs. Mark C. Davis & Ann A. Tran

The Dealy Foundation, Inc

Carole & Richard Falk

Mr. & Mrs. Millard Firebaugh

Patrick M. Green

Scott Gregory & Angela Eggleston-Howard

Richard & Lisa Hillman

Pat Mager

Paige Miller Memorial Scholarship

Murray, McGehrin & Shiery at Merrill

National Philanthropic Trust

José-Luis Novo & Lori Kesner

James E. & Cheryl H. Painter

James D. Parker, M.D.

Clay & Carol Richards

Joan Ruhl

Fred Stielow & Susan Rosenfeld

Rotary of Annapolis

Richard & Martha Schoenfeld

William & Constance Scott

Doug & Karen Smith + Lisa & Chris Smith

Russ Stevenson & Margie Axtell

Bill & Marilynn Sweetser

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ANNUAL GIVING 2023-2024

GIFTS OF $1,000

– $2,499 Anonymous (5)

Bill & Lisa Abercrombie

Sherla Alberola

Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians

Renee Ehler & George Bentley

Martha Blaxall & Joe Dickey

Carmen & Nancy Brun

David Bush

Diana Campe

Joseph & Patricia Casey

Ms. Sandy Cohen

Elizabeth Colandro

Jane Danowitz

Don* & Keren Dement

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Demoyer

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

Joanna Hanes-Lahr & Jack Lahr

Bob & Diane Heaney

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hecht

Hugh & Deborah Houghton

The Johansen Family

Lawrence & Jeanne Kelly

Nicholas Kemp & Kay

Osburnsen

Ms. Sari Kiraly

Dr. Monique Langston

Barbara Lazar

Dr. & Mrs. Norman C. Lerner

Lewis Family Fund Grant

Janet Little

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Lynch Cole

David McGill

Amy Morris

Helen (Lee) Mueller

Rob & Patti Muir

Laura Murray

Ed & Jeanne Paglee

Pew Foundation

Progress Family Foundation

Kathryn Porter

Christopher & Anita Rizek

Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Schuncke

Bob Sherer

Betty L. Thompson

Marie & Richard Treanor

Mrs. Tamara & Dr. Stephan Tymkiw

Mr. & Mrs. Damien Wanner

George & Charlotte West

Cecelia Wyatt

Christine & Robert Young

GIFTS OF $100 – $999

Anonymous (8)

Anne Agee

Margaret Alaxanian

Michael Alin & Ann Carroll

Linda Allen

Sandra Collyear Altherr

Sally Amass

Mr. & Mrs. Ward Anderson

Vanessa Andris

Jack & Leslie Andryszak

Lillian Armstrong

Ms. Susan Armstrong

Karen Bakkegard

Adele Baron

Susan & Jess Behringer

Julie Belkin

Susan Benac

Pam Benitez

Patricia Bertsche

Mary Jo Bieberich

James Biggins

Peter Bittner & Margaret Keegan

Marjie & Frank Blanco

Mary Bloom

Paul Bollinger Jr

Bernard Bradpiece

Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Bradshaw

Pat & Karen Brown

Ms. Rebecca A. Byrd

Matthew Caldwell

Ms. Cynthia Carlton

Carolyn Cassidy

Pamela & James Chaconas

Charities Aid Foundation

America

Patrick & Nancy Clagett

Rosemary Claire

Ms. Kathy Clatanoff

Brad Clink & Linda Sexton

June L. Cohen

David Cohn

Dr. Charles & Mrs. Martha Converse

Joanne & Arthur Corbin

Petey Cosby

Ken Counts

B.S. Creighton

Laudine L. Creighton

Nicholas Currie

Barbara & James Cyr-Roman

Barry Dalnekoff

Mary Jean Davidge

Christian Davis

Tresha Davis

Dr. Albert A. Del Negro, M.D., FACC, and Ms. Patrisha C.

Creevy,PA-C

Dr. Dave Denekas &

Michael Sansing

Carl DeVore

James & Debra Dillon

Fred & Susan Eckert

Robert & Gloria Ellsworth

Diana Elson

Earl & Sharon Engelhard

Mrs. Julia Erickson

Janet & David Ewing

Pauline Farmer

Karen Fisher-Nguyen

James R. Fitzpatrick

Gabby Fong

Ted Foster

Cynthia Fox

Patricia Frese

Sheila Gagen

Frederick R. Galloway

Charitable Trust

Leah Garner

Beth Garraway

George Geneaux

Ann Gere

Steven Gilbert

Susan Gilson

Sonja Gladwin & Rod Straw

Michael J. Gray

Charles Green

Diane W. Green

Sophia Green

Megan Greenwell

Rob Greve & Carroll McGillinGreve

Carol Gruen

Valerie & David Gutterson

Andrew Haire

Frances R. Hall

Georgina Hammond

Brian Hanks & Judy CrewsHanks

Alicia Hardisky

Patty Harris

Ronald Havelock

Robert Haywood

Tylar & Carol Ann Hecht

D. Gayle Hensley

Gretchen Herdt

Paul Herman & Karen Goldman

David R. Herron, Ph. D.

Maureen Hess

Yvonne Higgins

Rochelle & Ronald Hollander

Marian Holt

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Hoot

Margaret Hosmer

Dr. & Mrs. William Hunter

Kevin Hurley & Kathleen McDevitt

Sally W. Iadarola

Beth D. Jacob

Mark & Barbara Jacobs

D. Randolph Johnson &

Terry Berg

La-Royce Jordan

Christopher Junker

Michael & Sally Kaiser

Monica Kaiser

Ms. Tomoko Kanamaru

James Kaper & Carol Tacket

Margaret Keegan

Christine Kelsey

Ernie & Chris Kent

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Gifts of $100 to $999 cont.

Jack & Maria Kersh

Marvin & Nina Kesner

Leon & Barbara Kestenbaum

Drs. Charles King & Mary O’Connor

Getha Klejnot

Irma Kolosky

Linda Kolosky

Dan & Sue Konick

Mr. James & Mrs. Leighton Krips

Kathleen Kryza

Dr. Ralph W. Kuncl

Alice F. Kurs

Ray Langston

Carol Laurenzano

J. E. Leanos & Company

Ellen & Joseph Levin

Susanne Lieberman

Rosalie Lijinsky

The Links, Incorporated

Loaves & Fish 247 Fund

Glynis D. Long

Edward A. &

Sandra J. Lovinguth

Lisa Lower

Timothy & Katherine Lynch

Joan Machinchick

Robert Madden

Lynne Malley

Suzanne Mangan & Ed Mangan

Lesley Margerrison

The Martinson Family

Mrs. Shaun Mathis

Ms. Ellen McBride

Mary McGrath

Jeannette McGuire

Colin McIntosh & Robert Smith

Teresa McKenna

Mr. John P. McKim*

Alexandra Mikhlin

Elaine Mines

Priscilla & Bill Mitchell

Francisco R. Montero

Cheryl & James Morgan

Jayne & Donald Morgan

Betty Morganstern

Ed Moses

Mr. & Mrs. George P. Muller III

James Murray Boughton

Music Educators of Greater Annapolis

Chris, Linda, Emily Eric & Evan

Neff & Gram

Don & Carol Nelson

Christopher Nelson

David & Carol Newman

The Nolan Family

Susan Nugent

Nancy Nicoll & Richard Wagner

Joan Odell

John O’Connell

Mr. & Mrs. Richard O`Sullivan

Susan Okula

Old Fox & Coffeehouse

Sheila Onuska

Lily Openshaw & Dave

Openshaw

Pat Zeno & Frank Parent

Mr. Michael P. Parker

Fariba Partawi

Michelle L. Paschal

Carol B. PattersonFire

Patricia Petrou

Kristen Pironis

Pledgeling Foundation

Bob & Cookie Pollock

Alison Porter

Nancy Prendergast

Fred Probeck

Caroline Purdy & John Gudas

Barbara Randolph

Michael & Margret Rauh

Ken & Maureen Reightler

Phil & Ilse Reynolds

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Risher

Drs. Frank LaScala & Gladys

Rivera-LaScala

Jack Roadhouse

James & Kathleen Roahen

Constance Robinson

Ann Rose

Paul & Joan Rosenberg

Glen L. Rotner

Janet & Michael Rowan

Amy and Joe Rubino

Barbara & Everett Santos

Kimberly Satterthwaite

Herman

Elizabeth Saunders

Jeffrey Scherr

Schmidt Family Charitable Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Randy Schmitt

Scott & Virginia Schollenberger

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Tom & Laurel Scott

Lauren Silberman & Matthew Moffett

Jill Simon

Anne Sloan

Gwynneth Smith

Roderick & Joann Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Eric Smith

Patricia Stallings

Walton Stallings

Carol & David Stern

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stern

Gregory Stiverson

Gabrielle Strandquist

Anne K Stratton

Dr. & Mrs. Albert Strunk

Becky Sunday & Chris Nickas

Mark Sylvester

Tom Taneyhill

Donald Tartasky

Philip W. Tawes & Edward Adams

Michael & Melanie Teems

Emily Tevault

Brian Thiel

Paula Thistle

Peter Threadgill

Barbara Torreon

Sterling Moms

U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

United Way of Central Maryland

Laura & Jack Van Geffen

Matt Venhaus

Cynthia Wells

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Wexley

Virginia White

Jeffrey Williams

Claire Winestock

Barbara Wing

Judith Duckett-Winnefeld

Sibyl B. Wisch

Tara Wittig

Mr. & Mrs. Clifford

Woodward, Jr.

Francis & Maureen Wright

Bernard & Louis Wulff

Mark Wynn

Melissa Yanowitz & John Robey

Marion & Norbert Zacharias

Rosalie Zaia

Anne Zanazzi

David Zinnamon

*Deceased

We make every effort to ensure accuracy. If you notice an error, omission or would like to be recognized in a different way, please let the Symphony staff know at your earliest convenience. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra greatly appreciates all contributors of any amount.

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is funded by operating grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, which receives public support from Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Maryland State Arts Council. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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Gifts of $100 to $999 cont.

invite YOU to become a friend!

FASO is a dynamic group of music lovers who support the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. FASO fundraising events include the Concert of Tastes, Historical Happy Hour, themed dinners, Dine-toDonate, Movie & Trivia Nights, wine tastings at local vineyards, international trips and much more. FASO collaborates with the ASO Academy to provide grants that expand programming and provide scholarships. FASO efforts expand beyond Annapolis. FASO recently sponsored the feature-length film ‘Sing to Me Sylvie’, which won the Spotlight Award from the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras. Join us! Become part of the fun while helping to benefit the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and rising artists.

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2023-2024 Board of Directors

Officers:

Ann A. Tran, M.D., President

Marguerite Cole, Vice President Ways & Means

Paula Abernethy, Vice President Membership

Julie S. Grudzinskas, Treasurer

Kathy Clatanoff, Recording Secretary

Carol Richards, Corresponding Secretary

Directors:

Thelma Bass

Adele Baron

David Bush

Jim Cheevers

Betsy Chotin

Renee Ehler

Robert Foye

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

Diane Green

Patrick Green

Anna Greenberg

Valerie Gutterson

Marilyn Lyons

Lynn Maichle

Mary McKiel

Stephen Sotack

Rick Sullivan

The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization. Dues and donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law, providing no goods or services are realized by joining.

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ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Use of cameras or recording devices during the performance is strictly prohibited.

LATECOMERS

Latecomers will only be seated at the conclusion of a musical selection.

CHILDREN

Annapolis Symphony Family Concerts are designed for ages four and up. The Symphony recommends that children be at least age eight to attend a Masterworks or Pops concert.

IN CASE OF FIRE

Please note the nearest exit to your seat. In the event of fire or another emergency, WALK — do not run — to that exit.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

In the event of severe weather, every effort will be made to continue with scheduled concerts. No refunds will be given if a concert is performed during severe weather but not attended by the ticket holder.

NO SMOKING

Maryland Hall is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is prohibited in and on the grounds of the building.

MARYLAND HALL BAR

Enjoy a beer or glass of wine before the concert and at intermission in room 206. Cash and credit cards are accepted and drinks are allowed in the concert hall.

ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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TICKET EXCHANGES

Subscribers may exchange their tickets for the alternate performance of the same concert only. Exchanges are subject to availability.

TICKET DONATIONS

Subscribers may donate tickets back to the Symphony as a tax-deductible contribution. We will mail you an acknowledgement letter for your donation.

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