Asheville Symphony Spring 2021 Concert Series Program Book

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SYMPHONY EXPERIENCE JUNE 12, 2021 PROGRAM

Message from Darko Butorac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Board of Directors and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Past Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Spring 2021 Concert Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spring 2021 Concert Series Partners . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spring 2021 Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Depths of the Piano Program . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adam Golka Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Asheville Symphony Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Asheville Symphony Legacy Society . . . . . . . . . . 17 ASO Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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The Asheville Symphony has always strived to present concerts that are inspiring, creative and engaging. This year, in spite of the pandemic, that goal remains the same.

We have embraced these challenges to reinvent the symphony concert, to create an entirely new experience that is bold and exciting, reflective of the innovative spirit of our community.

We are pleased to announce the Spring 2021 Concert Series created specially for the ASO family – our subscribers and supporters. We will present four distinct concerts, each featuring incredible guest artists with your ASO musicians at the beautiful Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.

Each concert is reimagined as a deep dive into the expressive range and power of a different instrument. All of the programs are expertly curated by our internationally renowned soloists. We are also partnering with videographer Daniel Judson to bring a behind-the-scenes look at the performances, and the characters who make the magic happen on stage.

Prepare to be wooed by the cello, dazzled by the violin, awed by the grandeur of the piano, and even to rediscover love through the eyes of Mozart. Four concerts, four centuries of music, over forty different works. Join us on a journey of creativity, excellence and inspiration, as we return to music-making – one note at a time.

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SPRING 2021 Directors And Staff

OFFICERS

DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Bolling Farmer President

Thomas C. Bolton

George M. Bilbrey, Jr. M.D.*

Timothy Butts

J.K. MacKendree Day

Doris Phillips Loomis Past President

Nancy Cable

Joyce R. Dorr, Ph.D.

John Condren

George F. Goosmann, III

Michael Andry President Elect

John P. Cuellar, III, M.D.

Karl S. Quisenberry, Ph.D.*

Harry Durity

John J. Sherman, Jr.

Mary Kirby Secretary

Nancy Edgerton

W. Herbert Smith, Jr.

John W. Ellis

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G. Edward Towson, II Treasurer

William Gettys

George Dambach Artistic Affairs Chair Irene Stoll Governance Chair John Donahoe Finance Chair Olivia Zahler Development Chair Jack Anderson Human Resources Chair

Fred F. Groce, Jr. Stan Ingber Gerald C. Kitch Barbra Love Kathleen Mainardi Carol McCollum Jeffrey Owen Mary Sczudlo Sandra Tompkins James S. Thompson, MD Sarah Van Gunten

STAFF John Ellis • Interim Executive Director

Sally J. Keeney • Orchestra Manager

Sherry Blakely • Controller

Michael Di Trolio • Principal Librarian

Claire M. Allen • Marketing Manager

Leigh Dixon • Manager Youth Orchestra

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Asheville Symphony PAST PRESIDENTS 1962-1964: Gaylord Davis 1964-1966: Rudolf Gumpert 1966-1968: John W. Rutland 1968-1970: Robert K. Weiler 1970-1971: Robert Saenger 1971-1972: William C. Spencer, Jr. 1972-1975: John K. Knight 1975-1977: Lawrence D. Ford 1977-1979: Mortimer Ryon 1979-1982: James E. Dooley 1982-1984: J.K. MacKendree Day 1984-1985: George Saenger 1985-1987: Spencer Atwater, MD. 1987-1989: George Goosmann, III 1989-1992: John J. Sherman, Jr. 1992-1994: G. Edward Towson, II 1994-1995: Stephen L. Barden, III 1995-1997: Joyce R. Dorr, Ph.D.

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1997-1999: C. David Pheil 1999-2001: George M. Bilbrey, MD. 2001-2003: W. Herbert Smith, Jr. 2003-2004: James P. Topp 2004-2006: Thomas C. Bolton 2006-2008: Carol McCollum 2008-2010: Jack Anderson 2010-2012: Carolyn L. Hubbard 2012-2014: William L. Gettys 2014-2017: Irene Stoll 2017-2019: Doris Phillips Loomis 8

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The Asheville Symphony is proud to present this unique concert series with the support of our community partners and sponsors. Thank you!

Join soprano Christina Pier and baritone Corey McKern on an exploration of Love According to Mozart featuring his best known arias and duets from Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and more.

From the profound simplicity of Bach and Bruch, to the fireworks of Haydn and Boccherini, cellist Amit Peled presents the full range of the singing cello in Cello Cantabile.

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From Appalachian fiddling to renowned violin classics, violinist James Thompson will take the audience on an exploration of the Violin Journey that spans epochs as well as continents.

Celebrate piano works written by virtuosos for virtuosos with pianist Adam Golka. Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and more legendary pianists explore tension and balance throughout the Depths of the Piano program.

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SPRING 2021 CONCERTS Musicians V I OL I N

Jason Posnock Concertmaster

Martha Gardner

Assoc. Concertmaster

Kathryn B Gardner Principal

Debra Anthony

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Teresa M Curran Dorothy L Knowles

Emily Schaad

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Jennifer Kozoroz

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Daniel J Mumm J Franklin Keel

Cara Jenkins

Cherylonda Fitzgerald

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Michael Di Trolio

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Lissie J Shanahan

Alicia Chapman

Mariya S Potapova Kara F Poorbaugh

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Jeffrey Whaley Principal

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P. Bradley Ulrich

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Todd Mueller

Harry H. “Chip” Hill Principal

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Karen Farah Hill

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Nathaniel Hill

Michael J. Burns Principal

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Michael Guggino

Amber F Spuller

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The performance of The Depths of thePiano will be premiered online on Saturday, June 12th at 7:00 p.m.

The online performance will be available for seven days after the premiere.

Thank you for participating in this unique symphony experience and for making this concert series possible through your support as a subscriber.

Questions or concerns?

Reach out to the ASO team at subscriptions@ashevillesymphony.org.

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ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STREAMING PREMIERE Saturday, June 12, 2021, 7:00 p.m.

Recorded at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts Darko Butorac, Music Director Adam Golka, Piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”, K. 385 (1756-1791) IV. Presto Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, (1685 - 1750) BMV 1052, I. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 (1756-1791) II. Andante Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in Eb Major, Op. 81a, (1770 - 1827) “Les Adieux” II. Abwesenheit III. Das Wiedersehen Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 (1819 - 1896) II. Romanze: Andante non troppo con grazia Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (1810 - 1856) Harry H. “Chip” Hill, Clarinet

Daniel J. Mumm, Cello Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

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Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (1873 - 1943) II. Adagio sostenuto – Più animato Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1835 - 1921) III. Presto 13

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Adam Golka PIANO Since first self-presenting and performing Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas at the age of 18, Adam Golka has immersed himself in studying the master’s works.

He has studied Beethoven under the guidance of masters such as Leon Fleisher, Alfred Brendel, Sir András Schiff, Murray Perahia, and Ferenc Rados. In 2011, Adam performed a cycle of all five Beethoven concerti with the Lubbock Symphony, with his brother Tomasz at the baton, and last summer, he made his San Francisco Symphony debut at the Stern Grove Festival in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. He will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020 by playing the whole cycle of Beethoven’s 32 in multiple cities. This will coincide with a self-produced video series called “32@32” and the release of his first volume of Beethoven’s Sonatas on First Hand Records.

Adam Golka was selected by Sir András Schiff to perform recitals at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany, Tonhalle Zürich, as well as in Berlin and New York (organized by the 92nd Street Y). Adam has been regularly on the concert stage since the age of sixteen, when he won first prize at the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition. He has 14

also received the Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Max I. Allen Classical Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association.

In the 2018/2019 season Adam’s concerto engagements include the Mozart Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491 with the (NFM) Leopoldinum Chamber Orchestra in Wroclaw, Poland, Joseph Swensen conducting, and Grieg’s Concerto with Symphony in C in New Jersey.

He will partner with Roman Rabinovich for series of two piano recitals in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, and he will perform a solo recital at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival and also at the Cleveland Chamberfest in June. The Cliburn Foundation presented Adam in a solo recital at the Kimbell Art Museum, with works

by Beethoven, Paderewski, and Chopin. Also in collaboration with the Cliburn Foundation, Adam offered his special education program: “Van Cliburn: An American Hero”, an appearance at the Chopin Society of Texas, Corpus Christi, and a recital at the Chopin Foundation (USA) in Miami, FL. Golka’s solo appearances with orchestra have included the BBC Scottish, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas,

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Indianapolis, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Fort Worth, Vancouver, Seattle, and Jacksonville Symphonies, Grand Teton Festival Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra of Ottawa, the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Shanghai Philharmonic, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. He made his Carnegie Hall Isaac Stern Auditorium debut in 2010, performing Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto with the New York Youth Symphony.

Adam’s past appearances as a chamber musician included festivals such as Marlboro, Caramoor, Ravinia, Prussia Cove, and Music@Menlo, the Frankly Music series in Milwaukee, and he is also a member of the Manhattan Chamber Players. He has been presented by the Musicians Emergency Fund in Alice Tully Hall on multiple occasions, and he has performed recitals in the Concertgebouw’s Kleine Zaal, Musashino Civic Cultural Hall in Tokyo, and at festivals such as Mostly Mozart, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the Ravinia Festival, the New York City International Keyboard Festival, the Newport Music Festival, the Hornby Island Festival in British Columbia, and the Duszniki Chopin festival. Adam recently performed a recital of Schubert, Liszt and Brahms at the extraordinary Tippet Rise Arts Center in Fishtail, Montana, and he is also a frequent

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guest at the Krzyzowa-Music Festival in Poland, where he premiered his own two-piano arrangement of Debussy’s La Mer in 2018 and also narrated his original poetry for Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, created especially for the opening concert of the festival.

Adam has premiered solo works written for him by Richard Danielpour, Michael Brown and Jarosław Gołembiowski. His début album, featuring the first sonata of Brahms and the Hammerklavier Sonata of Beethoven, was released in 2014 by First Hand Records. In 2017, he released his Schumann album for the same label, not only playing solo works but also partnering with soprano Lauren Eberwein. This album was produced by his friends Michael Brown and Roman Rabinovich, whose First Hand albums Adam in turn produced.

Adam Golka is greatly indebted to the late José Feghali, with whom he studied throughout all his teenager years and young adulthood, as well as to his insightful studies with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. He is Artist-in-Residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he teaches piano, chamber music, and conducts the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra.

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The Guild proudly supports the Asheville Symphony and the part it plays in our community through volunteer support and fundraising. In the more than 50 years since it was founded, the Guild has raised over $1 million to support the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

UPCOMING SPRING/SUMMER 2021 GUILD EVENTS

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Spring has returned and so have our

Musical Feasts.

The Guild is pleased to offer five Musical Feasts from May through June.

Attendance is limited and adherence to CDC guidelines will be followed for our safety.

Detailed information and signup is posted on the Symphony Guild website.

Don't miss out on reserving your spot!

Asheville Symphony Guild Estate Sale JUNE 3-5, 2021 We are hosting an estate sale with the WNC Bridge Foundation. All proceeds from the sale will be used to support the Guild’s Music in the Schools program. This new and unique program is for second through fifth graders in Asheville, Buncombe County, and surrounding areas.

2021 ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY GUILD FUNDRAISER

Detailed information is available on our website, ashevillesymphonyguild.org.

We look forward to seeing you and your treasures soon!

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Tomorrow is listening.

Will Austin’s Asheville Symphony be the same vital part of the community as it is now? Plan a gift today, so when tomorrow listens… he’ll hear you.

The Asheville Symphony Legacy Society recognizes people who have planned a gift to the Symphony in their will or estate plans.

Speak to your financial advisor, and contact the Development Department to learn about the Legacy Society; (828) 318-8181.

Asheville Symphony Legacy Society Dorel Abbott* Don and Nancy Ackermann Cole Jack Jones* and Katherine Armitage* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Barden III* Dr. and Mrs. Luther Barnhardt Mary* and Leland* Bartholomew Kathy Bellizio George* and Diana Bilbrey Marion Bleyler* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Bolton Joyce Bost Hogan* Mrs. Charles Butler* Ken and Alma Chatfield* Barbra* and Beirne Chisolm Mr. and Mrs. Gary Coleman Nancy Crosby Dr. and Mrs. John Cuellar Robert DiDiego Lori Doerr Mr. and Mrs. David Dolan Drs. Joyce and Lawrence Dorr Mrs. C.H. Elmslie

Robert and Jeanne Etter Dr. Linda Sokalski Farrell Dr. Bolling Farmer Francis Fee Doris Kistler and Fred Wightman William and Nancy Gettys Lindley Garner and Mary Goodkind Mr. and Mrs. George Goosman Paula J. Grillot Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hageman Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Hahner Eleanor Hall* Dick and Yolanda Hall Virginia and Emmet* Hayes Anna and Anthony* Hayward Bill Jacobs and Susan Posey Pat and Doug Johnston Mountaine Jonas James Laird* Christine Longoria Dr. and Mrs. Carlo Mainardi Mabel Marlsbury* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mattson*

Carol and Hugh McCollum Ann and Gerald McLellan Ingeborg and Kenneth* Meeke Fred Meyer Arch and Zeffie Nichols* Mr. and Mrs. David Pheil Mary L. Powell Education fund in memory of Beatrice Wells Monte Richardson* Ernest Rosenau* Dr. and Mrs. Joel Rosenberg William* and Carole Roskind August Schmidt * John Schuler* Robert Sorton Bonnie Stone Norretta L. Taylor Edna Thompson* Mr. and Mrs. Ed Towson Albert and Lucia Ward* Eleanor Weil Schulmon* *deceased

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WITH THANKS TO OUR DONORS The Asheville Symphony Board of Directors, staff and musicians want to extend our deepest appreciation to our patrons who have chosen to support the Symphony.

Your special patronage inspires all of us to new heights!

Your gifts cultivate the next generation of music lovers by supporting our Music in the Schools program, the Young People’s concert and our spectacular Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra!

Your gifts sustain our vibrant music community by allowing us to be one of the largest employers of performing artists in WNC. We are proud we are able to employ and retain the area’s most highly trained and talented musicians!

Your gifts strengthen the local economy by creating jobs and attracting home owners. The Asheville Symphony is a source of great community pride and your support ensures we continue our positive development trajectory!

To learn more about supporting the Asheville Symphony please contact the Development Department at (828) 318-8181.

The following list includes new donations and previously unrecorded donations from January 1, 2020 through January 15, 2021. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list, however, if you note an omission or an error please contact the Development Department at (828) 318-8181. Thank you!

Underwriter $25,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Bolton/ Payne Fund Dr. John Hazlehurst David and Pamela Lane North Carolina Arts Council

Jim and Mary Kirby Ingeborg Meeke Drs. Tom and Joanne Parker Bob and Martha Pierce Ed and Cindy Towson Olivia and Gary Zahler

Composer Circle $10,000-$24,999

Benefactor $2,500-4,999

Asheville Symphony Guild Buncombe County Tourism and Development Authority Gene and Lee Casey Dr. Bolling Farmer Bill and Nancy Gettys Gerald and Nancy Kitch Dr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Loomis Barbra and Keith Love Phil and Katie Osborn Robert & Mercedes Eicholz Foundation James S. and Diane T. Thompson

Conductor Circle $7,500-9,999 Asheville Symphony Symphonettes Diana Bilbrey George and Kathy Dambach

Orchestra Circle $5,000-7,499 Mary and Jack Anderson Michael and Catty Andry Rich and Diane Byers Chaddick Foundation Nancy and Ron Edgerton 18

Charles and Beverly Briedis Linda and Tom Bushar Randy and Martha Carson Charles and Patricia Clogston Dr. John and Wendy Cuellar John and Suzie Donahoe Margaret Butler Bill and Kitty Hunt Henry A. LaBrun Margarete W. Moon Endowment of the CFWNC Carol and Hugh McCollum Phyllis Patton, CRS, GRI, Broker Bill Schulz and Odile Perrenoud Sczudlo Family Charitable Fund Michael and Stacy Selverne Maurice and Bonnie Stone Norretta L. Taylor Sarah Van Gunten

Impresario $1,000-2,499 Anonymous Brad and Diane Arnold Carol and Morty Blumberg

Lucy and Kirk Borland Ed and Donna Broadwell Bill and Clarita Burton Timothy Butts and Susan Harrington Butts Karen L. Cianciulli John and Jeanne Condren Lori Doerr Kathryn and Harry Durity Marvin and Patricia Eargle John and Marsha Ellis Dr. Alan and Suzanne Escovitz Cary and Koni Findlay Betty Fox Neil and Cindy Garroway Peter and Jasmin Gentling Clementine Gregory Michael J. Grillot Fred and Cindy Groce Dr. and Mrs. Heinz K. Grohs Richard and Yolanda Hall In memory of Rikki Hall Sam and Robin Harben Robert and Linda Hollis Jennine Hough Stan Ingber and Laura Robbins Vinod and Manju Jindal Elizabeth Justice Jon and Ann Kemske Bill Lenoci James M. Lesko Miriam McKinney

ASO DONORS Ann and Jerry McLellan Ruth and Jimmy Morris Lois S. Carlson and Jerome Mrowca Dana Newman Russell and Ladene Newton Pam and Rex Prosser Robert and Ann Rennard Sabrina and Isaac Rockoff Carole R. Roskind Susie and John Ruhl Gary and BA Schenk Yvonne Smith David and Bettie Sousa Irene and Michael Stoll Margaret K. Storey Ray and Patricia Strong Thomas G. Tachovsky and Lynn G. Baird Shirley Tenney and Paul Merriken Jim and Peggy Tobin Jay and Carol Verneuil Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. Versteegh Walnut Cove Members Association Donna and Randy Weast Hank Young

Patron $500-999 Anonymous Stephen Anderson and Janine Anderson-Bays Mr. and Mrs. William Brown Gary and Patty Coleman Mack Day Mrs. Edward de Bary Jurgen and Leslie Dierks Bruce and Day Ann Emory William and Carol Falender George and Elaine Goosmann Tom Gurley Dwight A. Healy Fred and Heather Hudson Bill Jacobs and Susan Posey Amy and John Kelso Bebe and Peter Landis Tom and Dian Leeper Virginia and Drew Litzenberger Diane and John Martin Lee and Merri McLean William and Joyce Ossmann Jeffrey and Lisa Owen Sam Kohn and Leslie Pollitt Kitti Reynolds Nancy A. Smith J. Howard and Honey Solomon Barbara Weatherall Paul B. Williamson Charles Zellerbach

Contributor $250-499 Anonymous Charles and Stephanie Baer Jocelyn Baumgarten David and Ann Bottomy William and Penny Clark William N. Dorfman, Ed.D. Robin and Gordon Gaiser Lindley Garner and Mary Goodkind Dr. Earl Stephen Hunt and Mrs. Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt Amanda Hall and Robert Zeid Jan Hundhausen Marian and Thomas Jerdee Jennifer Jones and Robert Steffen Judy and Bill LaMée Howard and Elfi LaPlante Susan and David Leader Ferris L. Lyle Gail and Ron Manheimer Anne McKenzie James H. McMillan and Carol H. Kaufman Eve Miller Wade and Mary Margaret Saunders Richard Schaffer Jr MD and Anastasia Bartlett Ron Goudreau and Martin Snyder Slater Solomon Ann Squire James Storey Jefferson Sturkey Edmund B. Ura John D. West and Edward Sheppard Marla Woeckener

Member $100-249 Tom and Kay Beardsley Courtney Blossman Rita Nilsen and Carl Brickman Allan and Jean Brown Jan Butler Jim Cahill Amy and John Campbell Jane Caris Carol Carson Scott Coates Mary Cunningham Sharron Davis Drs. Joyce and Lawrence Dorr Cecil and Sue Durham Kristen Dusenbery Martin and Ivy Dyckman Kim Eiring Beverly Fitzpatrick Bruce Frank and Ayla Ficken Paul and Ellenor Frelick

Linda G. Furr Renee Gentry Marian and Mike Goodman Al and Betsy Gumpert Dot and Wade Hampton Jerry and Charlene Hawthorne Virginia W. Hayes Sandra Houts Dr. and Mrs. James D. Hull Susan Hutson Tom and Libby Irwin John and Karla Jalocha Jess and Phyllis Key Ann Batchelder and Henri Kieffer Arthur Kirby Drs. Paul and Hannah Kirschenfeld Walter Leginski Laura W. Lever John and Janet Long Gary Ticknor Henry and Elizabeth Mainwaring Larry and Billie Marzullo William D. and Linda Mashburn James McAllister Jerry McAninch Jansen and John McCreary Leslie and Betsie Meyer Elwood and Margaret Miles Francis Nullet John K. Orr John Paar Betty J. Paine Emily Partin LaDean Peterson Don Roberts Donna Robertson Barbara Robinson Charles Robinson Nancy Schuman Dr. Tony Sciara, Ph.D and Dr. Jill Vargo Stephen Sedgwick JoAnne Setzer Anita Shields Robert Sihler Katherine and Robert Silvers Jane and Edward Smith Gail and Nelson Sobel Barbara and Barry Stagg Jan and Wayne Stanko Robert and Patricia Stolz Ken and Carol Sandra Tompkins Patrick Hill Steve Wall Ben and Judy Watson co n ti n ued on page 20

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Donald and Susan Watson Ann and Steve Weinstein Robert and Sue White George Wilds and Steve Connell Larry and Janie Wilson Marlene and John Yokim Bobby and Elizabeth Yount Michael Ziecheck and Debra Bowen

Friend $1-99 Anonymous Dr. Leanne Apfelbeck and Ms. Bonnie Snyder Brian Bailey Peggy Baker and Margaret Small Bloomin’ Art Elinor Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Claude Broach Louise L.Cate Michael Copney Joel and Carole Cotter Angela and Chris Crawford Bishop Charles and Karen Crutchfield Alexa and Rich Dann Darilyn Dealy and Lee Pagel Harley and Linda Dininger Karen Dugas Omer Erdmann Blair Fielding Don and Heather Gast John Goddard Reni N. Hamner Michael and Laura Hoskins Ralph and Sheryl Husby Anne Jarema and Cliff Albertson Walter and Anne Justice Daisy Karasek Mary Killough Lynn Lederer and Leslie Long Barbara Loeb Donner Lohnes, EA and Michael Kevin Flynn

Carlos and Paige Martinez Barbara Mayer Amy McGuire and Brian Wallace Alan and Lois Mills Mary Raine Moore Gina and Otis Philbrick Donald and Brenta Poole Don Rankin Rhona Reagen Rhonda and Earl Sachais Dr. Nancy and Mr. Larry Schatz Frederick Selph Nancy Shelton Cynthia Sprau Jessica Swan Rick and Maggi Swanson Richard and Frances Swing Walter and Joan Tolley Suzanne Vermilye

TRIBUTES

Tribute gifts received through January 15, 2021 In honor of Craig Allen’s retirement State Farm Friends In memory of Dr. Martha Ann Claxton Diana Bilbrey Nathan and Anne Burkhardt Linda Calloway Marianna Daly Cecil Durham Haw Creek Elementary Hugh and Carol McCollum Barbara Mahanes Charles and Roseann Mahanes Judith Mahanes Mary E. Powell

MATCHING GIFTS Many companies offer a matching gift program for employee charitable donations – this can double or triple your gift! Check with your company’s human resources or payroll department to see whether it offers a matching gift program.

And take note: many companies extend this opportunity to their retired employees.

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In memory of Mrs. Doris Dye Barbara Robinson In memory of Don Galloway Judy Galloway In memory of Rikki Hall Richard and Yolanda Hall In memory of Amy Day Harper, Ed Towson’s sister Suzanne Brown In honor of Doris Loomis Lise Lotte Gammeltoft In memory of Boo Boo Lovelace Pamela H. Winkler In honor of Carol McCollum Thank you for your tireless efforts to make our cultural community what it is today.

Sallie T. Broach In honor of Carol McCollum, who taught me civic engagement by example.

Reid, Alyson, Ellis, and Tess McCollum In memory of Linda M Medeiros Manny and Karen Medeiros In memory of Marjorie Mueller and Joan Newman Marjorie Newman In memory of John P. Tiernan Claire Tiernan

The Asheville Symphony extends appreciation to the following companies who have matched donor gifts this year: AIG Eaton Corporation IBM Corporation McMaster - Carr Supply Company Prudential Financial Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation Steelcase Foundation Shell Oil Company Foundation

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HERE’S HOW WE MAKE MUSIC WITH YOUR DOLLARS $9,000: Covers the cost of presenting one Young People’s Concert.

$7,500: Pays the fees and travel for one guest soloist. $5,000: Allows for one workshop for the

Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

$1,800: Provides for four one-week scholarships to summer music camp.

$1,300: Covers the purchase of music for one Beethoven symphony.

$750: Allows us to offer one Master Class for emerging

young musicians with an esteemed guest soloist.

$375: Pays for one Music in the Schools program

We believe music matters.

We know it changes lives.

(one quintet, one school, one hour).

$170: Covers the cost of one Symphony Talk at the Reuter Center.

Donations to the Symphony’s Annual Fund support all of these programs and more.

To learn more please contact the Development Department at (828) 318-8181.

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