CSO Dvorak Symphony No. 8 - program 05-19-23

May 19 & 20 7:30 pm | Knight Theater Kazem Abdullah, conductor Alexi Kenney, violin

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CONTENTS

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WHAT’S INSIDE...

A Message from the President & CEO 3 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 2022-23 Musician Roster 12 Retiring Musician Spotlight 14 Musician Spotlight 16 About the CSO 17 Program Notes 18 Annual Fund Donors 24 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 30 Giving Societies 32 Infusion Fund 35 Board of Directors & Trustees 36 Administration 37

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WELCOME

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Welcome to your CSO! The weather is heating up in Charlotte and so is the Charlotte Symphony! Over the next month, our incredible musicians and guest artists will showcase their talents and versatility through a range of musical genres from classics like Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 to film music from The Princess Bride and hit pop songs from the best spy movies.

But the music doesn’t stop there. We’re pleased to have recently announced the Charlotte Symphony’s highly anticipated summer season. In partnership with Novant Health, we’ll turn Symphony Park into a patchwork of picnickers with the return of our Summer Pops series, featuring four family-friendly concerts including “The Music of John Williams” and “Celebrate America.” New this year: if you subscribe to all four concerts, we’ll reserve a premium spot for you on the lawn — you can avoid the rush and still enjoy great music under the stars. We’re also taking the show on the road, presenting five free concerts in community parks throughout the region. To learn more about our summer offerings, visit charlottesymphony.org/summer.

While there is so much left to enjoy this season, we’re always looking ahead — and we have a fantastic season planned for you in 2023–24. I invite you to explore all of the exciting details at charlottesymphony.org/season-2023-24.

Thank you for joining us and enjoy the concert.

David Fisk President & CEO

The CSO is…

MORE THAN WHAT’S ONSTAGE.

Did you know that the Charlotte Symphony is much more than what you see on the Belk and Knight Theater stages?

Beyond the Classical, Pops, Family, and Movie Series in the theaters, we work to uplift, entertain, and educate our community through inclusive education programs and community performances.

• The CSO has three programs for young musicians: the Youth Orchestra, the Youth Philharmonic, and the Youth Ensemble.

CSO musicians participate in coaching throughout the year, and even perform with the young musicians!

• Reaching approximately 15,000 students each season, we also have extensive school programs, including Project Harmony, “Music and the Holocaust,” and “One Musical Family” Education Concerts.

• We perform throughout the region, from community parks and schools to breweries, senior care centers, and places of worship all season long.

The CSO is…FOR EVERYONE. To learn more, visit charlottesymphony.org

CONCERT PROGR AM

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Friday, May 19, 2023 at 7:30pm Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 7:30pm Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Kazem Abdullah, conductor Alexi Kenney, violin

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, “Prague” I. Adagio - Allegro II. Andante III. Presto [approx. 23 minutes] IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Concerto in D major for Violin & Orchestra I. Toccata II. Aria I III. Aria II IV. Capriccio [approx. 22 minutes] Alexi Kenney, violin INTERMISSION ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Allegro ma non troppo [approx. 36 minutes] concert duration: approximately 2 hours. There will be one 20-minute intermission.

This concert is made possible in part by

Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman

CONDUCTOR BIO

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Kazem Abdullah guest conductor

Kazem Abdullah works internationally and excels at reaching newer and diverse audiences, conducting concerts and operas in a wide variety of styles and formats.

Kazem Abdullah conducted four modern operas in 2022: The Life and Times of Malcolm X and The Central Park Five by composer Anthony Davis, as well as the world premiere of Castor and Patience composed by Greg Spears with a libretto by Track K Smith, and Omar composed by Rhiannon Giddons. Among his recent orchestral credits are the Oregon, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati symphony orchestras. In addition to his symphony engagements, he recently conducted an opera Gala for the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the American premiere of Charles Wuorinen’s opera Brokeback Mountain with the New York City Opera, Tosca for Seattle Opera, and Hänsel und Gretel for Cape Town Opera.

Abdullah currently lives in Nürnberg, Germany, and was the Generalmusikdirektor in Aachen, Germany, from 2012 to 2017.

During his tenure in Aachen, in addition to reaching newer and diverse audiences through innovative programming, moving out of the concert hall, and experimenting with juxtapositions of styles in non-traditional concert formats, he also conducted over 25 operas. He collaborated with musicians such as Johannes Moser, Lise de la Salle, Angela Gheorghiu, Augustin Haedelich, and Midori.

Prior to 2012, Abdullah led the Orquestra de São Paulo on its third United States coast-to-coast tour and the New World Symphony at the Ives In-Context Festival by special invitation from Michael Tilson Thomas. He also conducted the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. He was also an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, where he assisted and prepared over twenty operas, including Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wozzeck, and Lulu. (continued next page)

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Abdullah has also guest conducted at companies such as the Atlanta Opera, Portland Opera, Detroit Opera, and the Théâtre du Châtelet de Paris, where he led sold-out performances of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha. Abdullah made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2009, conducting Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, and will return in the fall of 2023 with Anthony Davis’ opera The Life and Times of Malcolm X. In the 2022-23 season, Abdullah will make debuts with the Atlanta Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, he will collaborate with soprano Renée Fleming and director Yuval Sharon on Proximity.

Trained as a clarinetist, Abdullah has performed extensively as an orchestral musician, chamber musician, and soloist. He spent two seasons as a member of the New World Symphony and performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as the chamber ensembles Trio Wanderer and the Auryn Quartet.

A dedicated educator, Abdullah has worked with student orchestras at the Interlochen Arts Center, the Oklahoma Arts Institute, and at universities in Cologne, Germany, and Stellenbosch, South Africa. He was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award by his alma mater, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he worked with the students there and spoke at their commencement in 2015.

GUEST ARTIST BIO

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Alexi Kenney violin

Violinist Alexi Kenney is forging a career that defies categorization, following his interests, intuition, and heart.

He is equally at home creating experimental programs and commissioning new works, soloing with major orchestras in the USA and abroad, and collaborating with some of the most celebrated musicians of our time. Alexi is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a BorlettiBuitoni Trust Award.

Following the 2021/22 season, which included solo appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Alexi devotes the first part of 2023 to the debut of his new project Shifting Ground, bringing it to the Celebrity Series of Boston, Cal Performances, Princeton University Concerts, and the Phillips Collection. Shifting Ground intersperses seminal works for solo violin by J.S. Bach with pieces of our time by Samuel Adams, Matthew Burtner, Steve Reich, Paul Wiancko, and Du Yun, as well as commissions by composers Salina Fisher and Angélica Negrón.

In recent years, Alexi has performed as soloist with the Detroit Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, California Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra, as well as in a play-conduct role as guest leader of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. He has played recitals at Wigmore Hall, on Carnegie Hall’s ‘Distinctive Debuts’ series, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, 92nd Street Y, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern Festival, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Winner of the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Competition and laureate of the 2012 Menuhin Competition, Alexi has been profiled by Musical America, Strings Magazine, and The New York Times, and has written for The Strad.

Chamber music continues to be a major part of Alexi’s life, regularly performing at festivals including Caramoor, ChamberFest Cleveland, Chamber Music Northwest, (continued next page)

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Kronberg, La Jolla, Ojai, Music@Menlo, Ravinia, Seattle, and Spoleto, as well as on tour with Musicians from Marlboro and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He is a founding member of Owls, a new quartet collective with violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabe Cabezas, and cellistcomposer Paul Wiancko.

Born in Palo Alto, California in 1994, Alexi is a graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he received an Artist Diploma as a student of Miriam Fried and Donald Weilerstein. Previous teachers in the Bay Area include Wei He, Jenny Rudin, and Natasha Fong. He plays a violin made in London by Stefan-Peter Greiner in 2009 and a bow by François-Nicolas Voirin.

Outside of music, Alexi enjoys hojicha, modernist design and architecture, baking for friends, and walking for miles on end in whichever city he finds himself, and listening to podcasts and Bach on repeat.

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MUSICIANS

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YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate & Music Adviser Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor FIRST VIOLINS

DOUBLE BASSES

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Kurt Riecken, Principal

Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster

Jeffrey Ferdon

Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster

Jason McNeel

Judson Baines, Assistant Principal

Ernest Pereira°* Susan Blumberg°°

FLUTES

Jane Hart Brendle

Victor Wang, Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

Emily Chatham°° Ayako Gamo Jenny Topilow°° Dustin Wilkes-Kim Hanna Zhdan SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot, Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Ellyn Stuart Martha Geissler Sakira Harley VIOLAS

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette PICCOLO Erinn Frechette OBOES Hollis Ulaky, Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡ Erica Cice Terry Maskin ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin CLARINETS Taylor Marino, Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair Samuel Sparrow

Benjamin Geller, Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair

Allan Rosenfeld

Alaina Rea, Assistant Principal *

E♭ CLARINET

Chihiro Tanaka, Acting Asst. Principal

Samuel Sparrow

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank

BASS CLARINET

Viara Stefanova

Allan Rosenfeld

Ning Zhao Matthew Darsey†

BASSOONS

CELLOS

Joshua Hood Naho Zhu†

Jonathan Lewis, Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Allison Drenkow, Assistant Principal Alan Black, Principal Emeritus Marlene Ballena Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle

Joseph Merchant, Principal

CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu†

MUSICIANS (continued)

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HORNS

TIMPANI

Byron Johns, Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Jacob Lipham, Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel

PERCUSSION

Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

Brice Burton, Principal HARP

TRUMPETS Alex Wilborn, Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal* The Marcus T. Hickman Chair TROMBONES John Bartlett, Principal

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

Thomas Burge BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman, Principal TUBA Colin Benton, Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Michael Reichman, VP of Artistic Operations & General Manager Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning Tim Pappas, Director of Operations Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Erin Eady, Personnel Manager Bradley Geneser, Associate Principal Librarian Claire Beiter, Operations Coordinator John Jarrell, Stage Manager

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SPECIAL MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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HONORING

NANCY MARSH LEVINE ON HER RETIREMENT

This weekend we mark the retirement of longtime Charlotte Symphony musician, Nancy Marsh Levine, who has served in the orchestra for an incredible 42 years. Join us in celebrating her achievements and wishing her well.

NANCY MARSH LEVINE viola

Hometown: Mishawaka, Indiana Joined the CSO: 1981

About: She earned a BA degree from Ball State University.

Half way through her undergraduate studies Nancy switched from the violin to the viola and finished her degree as a violist. Nancy went on to earn a Master's degree from Rice University in Houston, following her brother, who is also a musician. After graduating, Nancy played for one season with the Savannah Symphony in Georgia before joining the Charlotte Symphoncy.

If you could meet one composer, who would it be and what would you ask him/her? "Beethoven. I would love to understand how he heard everything perfectly in his head without being able to hear."

What’s your funniest/most compelling on-stage moment? "My funniest moment on stage was when I was 12. I had won a solo competition and clumped out there to perform with a full-length cast on my leg."

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What do you love most about being a professional musician? "The best thing about being a professional musician is getting to work with such amazingly talented colleagues."

Favorite Memory: "The CSO’s European Tour in 1986, especially playing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the Old Town Square in Warsaw for thousands and thousands of people. Also, sitting right next to Yo-Yo Ma, who joined the cello section after performing a concerto. It was so inspiring that someone who is basically the world’s greatest cellist, thought we were worthy to join in and make music with. That was amazing."

Message to the Audience: “Keep coming back, because we keep reinventing ourselves! There’s always something new and different, like when we performed with Thorgy Thor. We had so many new faces in the audience; I was near tears. All of this music that reaches out to new people, it’s just so wonderful.”

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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HOLLIS ULAKY

Principal Oboe

Member of CSO since 1974 hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

FUN FACTS • When I first joined the Charlotte Symphony, I was the youngest member of the orchestra. Almost 50 years later, I am the oldest!

• I was voted Best Female Instrumentalist in 2004 by Charlotte Magazine.

• I am the youngest of six children and have the cutest four-year-old grandson ever.

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ABOUT THE CSO

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One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional music experiences.

The Charlotte Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage with its community through music. Its 62 professional, full-time musicians perform throughout the region — from community parks and breweries, to places of worship and senior care centers — and offer significant educational support, aimed at serving the underresourced areas of our community.

The Charlotte Symphony is deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. The CSO believes in equity and inclusion and strives to be an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming by intentionally seeking out women conductors, underrepresented in our industry, and conductors, composers, and guest artists of color.

Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and aims to serve the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.

OUR MISSION The Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

OUR VISION Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Charlotte Symphony will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.

For more information, visit us online at

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PROGR AM NOTES by Ken Meltzer

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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART born: January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria died: December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 38 in D Major K. 504, “Prague” (1786) premiere: January 19, 1787 in Prague

approx. duration: 23 minutes

On May 1, 1786, Mozart’s brilliant comic opera The Marriage of Figaro received its premiere in Vienna. In early December of that year, the Prague National Theater staged an extraordinarily successful production of Figaro. As one Prague critic wrote: “No piece (so everyone here asserts) has ever caused such a sensation as the Italian opera The Marriage of Figaro, which has already been given several times here with unlimited applause.”

During the height of the commotion over Figaro, Mozart accepted the invitation of “the orchestra and a company of distinguished connoisseurs and music-lovers,” and traveled to Prague. Mozart recalled: “here they talk about nothing but Figaro. Nothing is played, sung or whistled but Figaro.

No opera is drawing like Figaro. Nothing, nothing, but Figaro. Certainly a great honor for me!” Mozart attended a Prague staging of The Marriage of Figaro. The audience learned of Mozart’s presence in the theater, and before the curtain rose for the first act, they greeted him with a rousing ovation. Some days later, Mozart himself conducted another triumphant performance of his opera.

In between the two performances of The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart conducted a January 19 concert at the Prague National Theater. The program included the premiere of a Symphony he had completed in Vienna on December 6, 1786.

That Symphony, the D-Major, K. 504, has, of course, become known as the “Prague.”

On February 8, Mozart left Prague to return to his home in Vienna. However, prior to his departure, Mozart secured a commission from the Prague impresario, Pasquale Bondini, for a new opera. That opera, Don Giovanni, opened in Prague in October of 1787 — yet another triumph for Mozart. (continued next page)

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The “Prague” Symphony is in three movements, instead of the usual four. Mozart omits the traditional thirdmovement minuet. The first movement opens with an extended, dramatic introduction (Adagio) that foreshadows the gripping music of the avenging Stone Guest in Don Giovanni. This leads to the principal Allegro that teems with irrepressible energy and optimism. The “Prague” Symphony’s slow-tempo movement (Andante) is cast in a flowing 6/8 rhythm. Like the opening movement, it is based upon a succession of concise themes. The final movement (Presto) opens with a rapid-fire motif that forms the nucleus for virtually all that follows. And as with the opening movement, the finale has an arresting momentum that continues unabated to the resounding final measures.

Prague's historic Estates Theatre, which hosted the premieres of Mozart's Don Giovanni and La clemenza di Tito.

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IGOR STRAVINSKY born: June 17, 1882 in Lomonosov, Russia died: April 6, 1971 in New York City

Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra (1931) premiere: October 23, 1931 in Berlin

approx. duration: 22 minutes

In Stravinsky: An Autobiography (Simon and Schuster, NY, 1936), the Russian composer provides a detailed and engaging history of his Violin Concerto. Willy Strecker, coowner and director of the Schott publishing firm, approached Stravinsky with the idea of composing a piece for the Polishborn American violinist Samuel Dushkin (1891-1976), a pupil of Fritz Kreisler and Leopold Auer. Stravinsky recalled: “I hesitated at first, because I am not a violinist, and I was afraid that my slight knowledge of that instrument would not be sufficient to enable me to solve the many problems which would necessarily arise in the course of a major work specially composed for it.” Stravinsky was also concerned that Dushkin might be subject to the “temptations and dangers” that befall many virtuosos who “seek immediate triumphs and to lend themselves to the wishes of the public, the great majority of whom demand sensational effects from the player.”

Stravinsky’s reservations concerning the first issue were allayed by his friend, composer Paul Hindemith, whom Stravinsky described as “a perfect violinist.” Hindemith viewed Stravinsky’s lack of experience in playing the violin in a positive light, observing; “it would be a very good thing, as it would give rise to ideas which would not be suggested by the familiar movement of the fingers.” Further, as Stravinsky acknowledged: “I was not a complete novice in handling the violin. Apart from my pieces for the string quartet and numerous passages in Pulcinella, I had had occasion, particularly in the Histoire d’un Soldat, to tackle the technique of the violin as a solo instrument.”

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Stravinsky’s misgivings regarding a collaboration with virtuoso Samuel Dushkin vanished as soon as the composer and violinist met. Stravinsky “was glad to find in [Dushkin], besides his remarkable gifts as a born violinist, a musical culture, a delicate understanding, and — in the exercise of his profession — an abnegation that is very rare.” The two worked closely throughout the creation of the Violin Concerto. Dushkin placed himself completely at the service of Stravinsky and his new creation.

The premiere of the Stravinsky Violin Concerto took place in Berlin on October 23, 1931. Dushkin (to whom Stravinsky dedicated the Concerto) was the soloist, and the composer conducting the Berlin Radio Orchestra. Stravinsky and Dushkin then performed the work throughout Europe. In all cases, Stravinsky noted with great satisfaction: “my new work was very well received.” The cordial relationship between Stravinsky and Dushkin continued with the composition of the 1932 Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano, again dedicated to the violinist.

The Violin Concerto is in four movements. The first (Toccata) opens with a brusque four-note motif. Stravinsky described this theme as “a passport to the music.” It opens each of the movements, and returns in various forms throughout the work. Two slow-tempo movements follow (Aria I, Aria II), each in A—B—A form. The playful finale (Capriccio), a series of mercurial episodes, provides the Concerto’s most overtly virtuoso writing. The four-note motif now appears in its most varied form. In the thrilling presto that concludes the work, the emphatic syncopations and earthy violin sonorities recall the composer’s 1918 L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale).

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK born: September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves, Bohemia died: May 1, 1904, in Prague, Bohemia

Symphony No. 8 in G Major Opus 88 (1889) premiere: February 2, 1890 in Prague

approx. duration: 36 minutes

While working on his Piano Quartet, Opus 87, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák told his friend, Alois Göbl: “It’s going unexpectedly easily and the melodies simply pour out of me.” On August 26, 1889, one week after finishing the Piano Quartet, Dvořák began work on his Symphony in G Major. It appears a similar level of inspiration attended the new symphony. Dvořák began to collect ideas for the symphony, and started the composition sketch on September 6. Dvořák completed the sketches for all four movements by September 23, and finished the orchestration on November 8.

On February 2, 1890, Dvořák conducted the Prague National Theater Orchestra in the premiere of his Eighth Symphony. A few months later, the composer again presented the Symphony in honor of his election as Member of the Franz Josef Academy for Science, Literature and Art in Prague. On June 16, 1891, the University of Cambridge bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Music upon Dvořák, who again offered his G-Major Symphony in commemoration of the event.

As with most of Dvořák’s musical creations, the G-Major Symphony reflects the influence of Czech folk melodies and rhythms. It is also in many ways highly innovative, suggesting new possibilities for traditional symphonic forms. According to Dvořák biographer Otakar Sourek, the composer (by his own admission) consciously strove to create “a work different from his other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way.” This, Dvořák achieved in the context of energetic and optimistic music, bursting with unforgettable melodies.

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The Symphony’s first movement (Allegro con brio) begins with a somber introduction, played by the winds and cellos. This music serves as a unifying force throughout the movement, returning as a bridge to the development and recapitulation of the principal themes. Out of the shadows emerges the sprightly main theme, first played by the flute and soon, triumphantly, by the full orchestra. A minor-key second theme and chorale melody follow. The slow-tempo movement (Adagio), in rather free form, presents a series of episodes based in great part upon the opening fournote motif. The third movement (Allegretto grazioso) is in the character of a melancholy waltz. The joyful closing measures (Coda. Molto vivace) serve as a bridge to the finale (Allegro, ma non troppo), opening with a trumpet call.

The cellos introduce the theme that serves as the basis for a series of diverse and often thrilling variations. In the midst of the variations, the trumpet-call motif returns. A group of lyrical variations finally yields to a jubilant coda (Tempo I), as the G-Major Symphony dashes to a rousing close.

Dvořák's summer home in Vysoká u Příbramě, where he composed the Eighth Symphony.

SUPPORTERS

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SUPPORTERS (continued) VIRTUOSO CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999 Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr Steve & Katrice Boland Mary & Charles Bowman Bill & Robin Branstrom Jan & Ed Brown Shirley & Michael Butterworth The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation Margarita & Nick Clements Mr. & Mrs. Kieth Cockrell Malcomb & Tammy Coley Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Brian & Morgan Cromwell Denise & Peter DeMaio Donna & Alvaro de Molina Mary Anne Dickson Mary & Robert Engel Thomas & Heather Finke David J.L. Fisk & Anne O’Byrne Carol & Ron Follmer Dr. Robert A. Gaines Charles & Caren Gale The Gambrell Foundation Sarah & Frank Gentry Joy S. Greene Janet M. Haack Chris Jensen Hartmut & Irene Kossack Robert & Vivian Lamb Laszlo & Anna Littmann Zaydee López-Ibáňez Leslie & Michael Marsicano Susanne & Bill McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Paul McIntosh Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Moynihan Holly & Jason Norvell Torsten & Kim Pilz Emily & Nima Pirzadeh Sally & Russell Robinson Nancy & Charlie Robson Pat Rodgers Cory & Amanda Rogers Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli Mrs. Ylida Scott Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Laura & Michael Schulte Lori & Eric Sklut Emily & Zach Smith Melinda & David Snyder Ms. Andrea J. Stevenson Kevin Taylor Drs. Jennifer Sullivan & Matthew Sullivan Chris & Jim Teat

page 25 Judith & Gary Toman Mr. & Mrs. C.L. Trenkelbach Suzie & Nick Trivisonno In Memory of Tess Verbesey Kevin & Jill Walker Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman

$3,500 – $4,999 Wedge & Debbie Abels Philipp J. Bischoff Judith Carpenter Joan & Parker Foley H. Clay Furches Richard I. McHenry & Cynthia L. Caldwell Tony & Linda Pace Edgar & Karen Whitener

$2,500 – $3,499 Anonymous (3) Julian Andretta Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Tiffany & Jason Bernd Jan & Bob Busch Cathy Bessant & John Clay Ms. Melody Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Twig & Barbara Branch Ann Thomas Colley Dorothy & Mike Connor Melissa Cornwell Chris & Elizabeth Daly in Memory of Betty Haggarty Alfred & Amy Dawson Peter De Arcangelis Phil & Mary Delk Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Peggy & Richard Dreher Mrs. Carolyn Faison Alex & Patty Funderburg Timothy & Kara Gallagher Harvey & Cindy Gantt Mr. Billy L. Gerhart, in memory of Judith Gerhart Todd & Andrea Griffith Ivan Hinrichs Brian & Juliet Hirsch Carol A. Hitselberger & Robert Petty Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Ginger Kemp Bruce & Martha Karsh Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $2,500 – $3,499 (continued)

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Meghan & Luis Lluberas George McLendon & Carol Quillen Rob Roy McGregor Dee Dee McKay Dick Metzler Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey Jay & Elizabeth Monge Diane Morais Joan Morgan Celene & Marc Oken Dr. Reta R. Phifer Kathleen D. Prokay Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Bette Roth JD & Katrina Schurter Nancy E. Simpson George & Tricia Sistrunk Elizabeth Connor Stewart Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Richard R. Taylor Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Eric & Annette Telljohan In Memory of Dr. Chandler Thompson Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Paul & Susan Vadnais Ms. Dana Vestal Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Dr. Shanté Williams

Mr. Peter F. Guild Katherine G. Hall Angela & Michael Helms Steven Hershfield & Mary Jo Germain Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Joan Irwin Gene & Helen Katz Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Anna Marriott Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Jim & Dottie Martin Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Eleanor W. Neal Caroline Olzinski Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter Larry & Dale Polsky John & Susan Rae Jane Perry Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Morris & Patricia Spearman Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Robert & Maxine Stein Ann & Wellford Tabor Tillie S. Tice James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Daniel & Kathleen Troy Mindy & Don Upton Vera Watson Grant Webb Linda & Craig Weisbruch Mrs. Eugenia N. White Deems Wilson Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

PATRON CIRCLE

$1,000 – $1,499

$1,500 – $2,499 Anonymous Marcia Adams Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Dianne & Brian Bailey Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Mr. James Biddlecome In Memory of Bernadette Zirkuli Biddlecome Erskine & Crandall Bowles Brian Bridgford & Sally Gambrell Bridgford Mr. Donald Butler Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen David M. Cody Neil & Claire Cotty Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert

Anonymous (2) Ashley & Steve Allen Kathleen & Richard Anderson Melissa & Daren Anderson Mary Lou & Jim Babb Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan & Katie Beggs John & Katherine Beltz Shirley W. Benfield Si & Michael Blake Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Carole Bourret Khary Brown in Memory of Kyden Justice Brown Herbert Browne Jane & Larry Cain Maggie Callen Sarah & Marco Carbone Bill & Pauline Chinnis (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Mr. Mark Copeland & Mrs. Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland Ann F. Copeland Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Gwin Dalton Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Bob & Judy Erb Trae & Kate Fletcher Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Carol & Joseph Gigler Barry & Laurie Guy Joyce & Ed Hamilton Patrick & Johanne Hawk Anne J. Henderson Fran & Greg Hyde Paul & Linda Ibsen Martha D. Jones Vickie & Eugene Johnson Lea & Stuart Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kibler Joan Kirschner Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Stacy & Adam Marino Holly & Christopher Maurer Ms. Nydia McCrohan Shawn & Kelly McGrath Martha Monserrate Susan D. Montgomery Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Peter & Janet Nixon Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Barbara M. Pooley Dr. William G. Porter Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Molly & Conrad Sloan Catherine Thompson Murray & Hazel Somerville Al & Alice Sudduth Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Vint & Libby Tilson Jenny & Ken Tolson Sarah S. Tull Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Mrs. William K. Van Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish

page 27 Bill & Rita Vandiver Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Pam & Steve West Peter White David Wilcox Bryan Wilhelm Ms. Judith Wood

$500 – $999 Anonymous (4) Michael & Lee Abbott Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Larry Anderson Leigh & Rhonda Armistead JWD Atchison Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Jeffrey Boghosian David Bower & Ann Richardson Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Charles Budd Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Ms. Lisa Callen Amanda & Kevin Chheda Hobart B. Cheyne Ms. Michele T. Classe Mr. Brent Clevenger Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Gudger Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Dr. Kilian Cooley Martin & Leslie Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Mrs. Judy Crozier Craig Selimotic Danforth Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Thomas & Kris Duffy Virginia Dulaney Ms. Helen Edwards Rebecca Elliott Martin Ericson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $500 – $999 (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Dan & Linda Gordon Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Mr. Charles Haughey Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Logan & Jennifer Henderson Mr. James Howell & Mrs. Deanna Kelly Ben & Christy Hume Pete & Phyllis Johnson Michael & Priscilla Johnson Tim & Kathryn Johnson Joseph & Patty Kahle Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Jonathan Lamb Christopher James Lees Jerome & Barbara Levin Mr. Michael Lewandowski Mr. George Linfors Kathryn Long Mark & Katherine Love Mr. Calin Lupanu Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Bruce & Leigh Marsh Francis & Paula Martin Ed & Wendy Matthews Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Eric Miller Anne & Brad Mitchell Sallie & Joe Moody Tom & Sally Moore Gary & Fran Morrison Janet Nelson In Memory of Patricia Nims Karen L. Oldham Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott John H. Pickett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Jeanine & Naeem Qasim Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Haywood & Sabine Rankin Casey Rentch Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Robert & Christine Rydel

page 28 Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Mr. Andrew Silliker Michael Silverman Carol Smith Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Rebecca & Eric Smith Scott Smith John-Palmer Smith Julia J. Souther Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern Kathryn Stewart William & Catherine Stone Wesley & Claudia Sturges George & Brenda Sweet Ms. Sarah Teague Tim Timson B. Maureen Turner James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos Minyan Wang Lyman Welton Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Ms. Barbara Yarbrough Dan & Susan Yardley Dr. & Mrs. T. Price Zimmermann

$250 – $499 Anonymous (3) Michael & Lee Abbott Paula Andretta Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Sam & Nancy Bernstein Ms. Deborah Berry Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Stuart Blackmon Ken & Nelle Brown Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner David H. & Barbara J. Burns Philip Bush John Carr Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Amy Cathey Gray Clark Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Ms. Dorothy Cole Ron & Shirley Coffman Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Leeda Currin (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Rufus Dalton Francis T. Davis Virginia A. Davis Doug & Diane Doak Dr. Kathleen A. Doman Mr. & Mrs. Fang Dong Cheryl Drake-Bowers Thomas & Kris Duffy Mike Dyer The Federico Family Robert & Catherine Flynn James C. Fort Jerry Fox Toni Freeman Richard & Karen Fuentes Harvey & Cindy Gantt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gellar Donna Gibson Berkley & Audean Godehn Craig & Myra Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John & Mary Habit Elizabeth Hage Roger K. Hill Barbara Holt Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz James Horton & Kathy Reardon Norman Harasymchuk Karin & Robert Hudson Betty Hunter Patricia W. Ingraham Cynthia B. Irby Marjorie James Margot Kaiser Mr. H.G. Karn & Mrs. Sandra Washburn Madhu Katta Judy & Ron Kaufman Lenoir & Garrell Keesler John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Steven Light John J. Locke Skip & Ginny Long Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Dr. David Lowry Daniel Lugo Mr. Charles McKinley Yvonne Mack Chris Mair Staci & Adam Marino Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Steve & Tammy Matula

page 29 Jill Maxwell Kim & Alan Maxwell Tyler McGee James & Stephanie McGarvey Kimberly Moore-Wright Glenn A. Muegel David H. Nance & Jennifer Nance Sara & Tom Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rose & Bailey Patrick Bradley & Sharon Patterson Conrad Pogorzelski Mr. Conrad Puckett Mr. Mason & Dr. Krista Rankin Stephen & Melissa Ratliff Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Ms. Aparna Sagunarthy Sarah E. Schoedinger Eileen Scholl Merle & Judy Schuh Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Ginny Shaw Fred H. Smith Anna Stallman James & Ellie Stephens Larry Stratemeyer Charlene Sturgill Brenda Gail Summers Ms. Jean M. Summerville Mr. Jorge Tapie Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Nancy & Dick Thigpen Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Ms. Audrey Truman Cynthia Turner Sarah & Tim Turner LynnErin & Scott Tyler Rebecca Valenstein Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Mr. Erik Weghorst Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Allen & Clara Wolfe

SPONSORS

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CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders:

$250,000 +

$100,000 - $249,999

$20,000 - $49,999

$10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999 The Charlotte Hornets Kingfisher Capital The Dunhill Hotel

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SPONSORS

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GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders:

$100,000 +

Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Dickson Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999

The Truist Charitable Fund is a donor-advised fund created by Truist and administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation

DG Brungard Foundation Dowd Foundation, Inc Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust The Trexler Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999 Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 AT&T Foundation The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation The Charlotte Assembly Carrie E. & Lena V. Glenn Foundation The Mary Norris Preyer Fund

$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Kathryn Stephenson Pipe Organ Endowment Foundation

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SUPPORTERS

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We invite your firm to join this special group of corporate supporters committed to keeping the music alive — enriching Charlotte and the surrounding communities as a first-class place to work and live.

$5,000 +

$2,500 - $4,999 GreerWalker Moore & VanAllen Park Inc.

$500 - $2,499 Troutman Pepper LLP World Famous Golf Carts of South Carolina

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra recognizes donors of exceptional generosity whose cumulative giving to the CSO exceeds $1 million with the designation of Music Director Society.

Anonymous (2) Bank of America Corporation Catherine & Wilton Connor Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Leon Levine Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation C. D. Spangler Foundation The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. Wells Fargo Corporation

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SUPPORTERS

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The Encore Society includes individuals who have made provisions for the CSO in their estate plans. We are honored to recognize their support: Anonymous (3) Geraldine I. Anderson† Richard & Ruth Ault Baldwin Family Trust Barnhardt Thomas Trust Larry & Joyce† Bennett Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Mark & Louise Bernstein† Twig & Barbara Branch Saul Brenner Mike & Joan Brown† Mrs. Joan Bruns† Jan & Bob Busch Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.† Jim Cochran† Robin Cochran Tom Covington Charles & Peggy Dickerson Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr. David J.L. Fisk & Anne P. O’Byrne Peter & Ann† Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Betty & Stanley Livingstone† Lucille & Edwin Jones

Paul and Paula McIntosh Nellie McCrory† M. Marie Mitchell† Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan & Richard Morgan Don C. Niehus Eva Nove Richard J. Osborne Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge James Y. Preston† Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchett Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Waring Reinhard Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Morris & Patricia Spearman Bob & Maxine Stein Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. Thompson Tim Timson Jenny & Ken Tolson Ms. Debora Wood & Mr. Russell Propst † Deceased

Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift.

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Support your CSO. With your gift, the Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

Every gift makes a difference.

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CSO ANNUAL GALA

AN EVENING WITH

Renée Fleming Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

September 20 7:00 pm | Belk Theater

One of the most beloved and celebrated singers of our time, soprano Renée Fleming returns to the Charlotte Symphony for an unforgettable onenight-only event, led by CSO Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green.

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The Charlotte Symphony is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

Multimillion Dollar Commitment City of Charlotte $1.5 million and above Bank of America C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Trane Technologies $600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation Atrium Health Barings Duke Energy Honeywell JELD-WEN, Inc. LendingTree Foundation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Novant Health Red Ventures Truist $300,000-$600,000 Ally Financial The Centene Charitable Foundation Childress Klein Properties Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte EY The Gambrell Foundation Moore & Van Allen PwC Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Rodgers Builders Wells Fargo Up to $300,000 Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas Deidre and Clay Grubb Leslie and Michael Marsicano Jane and Hugh McColl Nucor Corporation PNC Bank Premier, Inc. Jane and Nelson Schwab

LEADERSHIP

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Linda McFarland Farthing Chair John Williams Vice Chair Mick Ankrom Treasurer David Fisk President & CEO Melissa Anderson Joye D. Blount Mike Butterworth Manny Clark Nick Clements Catherine Connor

Mary Delk* Denise DeMaio Richard Krumdieck Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. Miles Glenn Mincey Robert Rydel* Ylida Scott Melinda Snyder Jennifer Sullivan Jenny Tolson* Jenny Topilow* Kevin Walker *ex officio

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Osborne, Chair Jeff Lee Ruth & Richard Ault Gov. James G. Martin Kat Belk Jane & Hugh McColl Arlene & Milton Berkman Susan & Loy McKeithen Jason & Tiffany Bernd Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Mary & Charles Bowman George McLendon Frank Bragg Patrick J. O’Leary Robin & Bill Branstrom Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips Derick & Sallie Close Paul Reichs Robin Cochran Nancy & Charles Robson Wilton Connor Patricia A. Rodgers Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III M.A. Rogers Brian Cromwell Dan & Sara Garces Roselli Alessandra & Pasquale De Martino Laura & Mike Schulte Alvaro & Donna de Molina Carolyn Shaw Peggy & Richard Dreher Tom Skains Lisa Hudson Evans Emily & Zach Smith Eileen Friars & Scott Pyle Bob & Marsha Stickler Todd Gorelick Adam Taylor Ralph S. Grier Cynthia Tyson Laurie Guy Braxton Winston Janet Haack Richard Worf Reginald B. Henderson, Esq. Albert Zue Mark & Whitney Jerrell

ADMINISTR ATION

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EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS (see p. 13) DEVELOPMENT Shayne Doty, Vice President of Development Libby Currier, Interim Director of Major Gifts Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Development Manager - Campaign & Special Events Senta Harvey, Annual Fund & Sponsorships Associate FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Angel Adams, Vice President of Finance & Administration Lissette Rodriguez, Staff Accountant Chazin & Company, Financial Services Amy Hine, Office Administrator HUMAN RESOURCES Maribeth Baker (Catapult), Human Resources Counselor LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement Emily Gordon, Project Harmony Manager Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestras Manager Peyton Wulff, Learning Manager Tom Mika, Operations Coordinator Jirah Montgomery, Youth Orchestras Assistant MARKETING Mical Hutson, Vice President of Marketing & Audience Development Deirdre Roddin, Director of Institutional Marketing & Communications Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager Meghan Starr, Patron Communications Manager Garrett Whiffen, Ticketing Manager

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MOVIE

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SERIES

June 16 & 17 7:30 pm | Belk Theater The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic of the original great adventure on the silver screen with John Williams’s epic score performed live by a full symphony orchestra!

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