CSO Pablo + Igor - program 03-10-23

March 10 & 11 Knight Theater

Paolo Bortolameolli conductor

A special collaboration with The Mint Museum

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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 8 Musician Spotlight 10 About the CSO 11 Spotlight: Heart of the Home Tour 12 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! March heralds the arrival of Spring, and for the CSO it’s a time to celebrate cross-pollination and connections across neighborhoods, as we cultivate meaningful and long-lasting bonds throughout our community. At the CSO, we take great pride in being an active and integral part of city life; and much of that work grows out of the partnerships we form with the civic leaders and institutions that have also planted deep roots in our communities.

We begin the month with Pablo + Igor, a concert presented in partnership with The Mint Museum’s exhibit, Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds. With returning guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli on the podium, we’ll explore the intersection of music and art with works by composers whom Picasso worked with and greatly admired: Satie and Stravinsky.

Later this month, in collaboration with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, we’ll welcome 12,000 CMS fifth graders to Belk Theater for six performances of our One Musical Family concert, which introduces students to the various musical families that make up the Charlotte Symphony; later that same week, our friends at the 501st Carolina Garrison will bring the characters of Star Wars to the concert hall for our presentation with live music of the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.

We also join forces on March 21st with Johnson C. Smith University for an uplifting program on campus showcasing the music programs of JCSU side by side with the Charlotte Symphony. And we’ll end the month with a performance of Mendelssohn’s expansive “Hymn of Praise,” led by returning guest conductor Jessica Cottis and featuring our frequent collaborators, the Charlotte Master Chorale.

We’re so grateful to be a part of Charlotte’s thriving and diverse arts scene. Thank you for your continued support. I hope to see you at many of our exciting collaborations this season.

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, March 10, 2023 at 7:30pm Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:30pm Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor ERIK SATIE (1866-1925) Parade I. Choral II. Prelude du Rideau Rouge III. Prestidigitateur Chinois IV. Petite Fille Americaine V. Rag-Time du Paquebot VI. Acrobates VII. Suite au Prelude du Rideau Rouge IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Suite from Pulcinella (1949 revision) I. Sinfonia II. Serenata III. Scherzino IV. Tarantella V. Toccata IV. Gavotta VII. Vivo VIII. Minuetto - Finale INTERMISSION LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 I. Adagio molto—Allegro con brio II. Larghetto III. Scherzo: Allegro IV Allegro molto concert duration: Approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes. There will be one 20-minute intermission.

CONDUCTOR BIO

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Paolo Bortolameolli guest conductor

Paolo Bortolameolli is Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil (Chile), Sinfónica Azteca (México), Principal Guest Conductor of Filarmónica de Santiago (Opera Nacional de Chile), and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

In addition to these regular conducting relationships, he has led ensembles across the Western Hemisphere including engagements with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolivar (Caracas), Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Kansas City, Charlotte, Houston, and San Francisco symphonies, and the LA Philharmonic. In Europe, he is a regular and return guest to the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Haydn (Bolzano), Helsinki Philharmonic, and the Orchestra della Toscana (Florence).

His insatiable artistic curiosity brings him in equal measure to the opera stage with recent and upcoming projects including the Opéra de Paris (Tosca), the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Die Zauberflöte), as well as Ópera Nacional de Chile for concerts with the Filarmónica of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, and Symphony 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil. He will also make his debut at the Michigan Opera Theater in Golijov’s Ainadamar later in 2023.

Paolo’s long relationship with the LA Philharmonic continues through 2023, where he will conduct concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Alongside subscription and summer performances, notable past performances include a landmark new production of Meredith Monk’s inventive opera, ATLAS, performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2019.

Paolo is passionately committed to new music including the work of Miguel Farías, Gabriela Ortiz, and Jorge Peña Hen, to mention a few. In 2022, his commission of Miguel Farías’s Estallido was premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (continued next page)

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As Artistic Director of the Sinfónica Azteca, he leads an educational residency run by the Fundación Azteca from Grupo Salinas in Mexico every year. He has developed several new media initiatives with the Esperanza Azteca in Mexico, and his now-legendary Ponle Pausa, a project that seeks to rethink the concept of music education through the implementation of short videos and concerts targeting social network users, has received wide acclaim.

In 2018, he was a guest-lecturer for a TED Talk in New York and in 2020, he released his first book: RUBATO Procesos musicales y una playlist personal.

Paolo holds a Master of Music degree (Yale School of Music, 2013), a Graduate Performance Diploma (Peabody Institute, 2015), a Piano Performance Diploma (Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006), and a Conducting Diploma (Universidad de Chile, 2011).

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†

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

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. ° 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, Acting Director of Operations Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Bradley Geneser, Assistant Librarian Erin Eady, Acting Personnel Manager John Jarrell, Stage Manager

The Charlotte Symphony is a proud member of the League of American Ochestras.

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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JON LEWIS

Principal Cello

Member of CSO since 2012 hometown: Georgetown, KY

FUN FACTS • I started cello at the age of four and now I am Principal Cello of the CSO. • In 2012, I earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance with a minor in Music Theory from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

• I frequently record cello tracks for TV and film producers as well as for pop music tracks.

For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit

charlottesymphony.org

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

charlottesymphony.org

SPOTLIGHT: HEART OF THE HOME TOUR

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The Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s

Heart of the Home Tour A Tradition Returns to Charlotte

In February 1950, The Charlotte Observer reported that a new Charlotte Symphony Women’s Association would soon be incorporated with the aim of building and developing cultural activities in the Charlotte area through music. Mrs. Joseph A. Elliott Jr., who was temporary chairman of the association, called for “housewives, civic workers, businesswomen, and representatives from all facets of the city’s population to join and help build a love of music.”

Seventy-three years later, the renamed Symphony Guild of Charlotte is continuing that mission. With over 100 active members, The Guild has provided substantial financial and volunteer support over the years with an emphasis on supporting the CSO’s Youth Orchestra and Education programs.

At a recent get-together over coffee, some of The Guild’s longest-serving members — many of them past Presidents — shared fond memories of how they came to be involved with The Guild, and the many members they met who soon became friends. Much of the conversation, and laughter, centered on The Guild’s most successful – and laborious – fundraising venture: The Designer Show House.

Started in 1972 to raise funds for the Symphony’s school concerts and Youth Orchestra, the first Designer Show House took place in a stately home on Park Road, now part of Forest Hill Church. (continued next page)

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Members of the Guild partnered with the Carolinas Chapter of the American Institute of Interior Designers to refurbish the home and make it available to the public for 3 weeks. Music was provided

by Charlotte Symphony musicians and a shuttle bus took visitors to the house from SouthPark. The Charlotte Observer reported that it was the first fundraiser of its kind in Charlotte, but it took a toll on the members, who had to fill 650 volunteer slots, working as hostesses and staffing the basement tearoom. However, the venture was a success, raising $16,000 for the Symphony — enough to keep the fundraiser going for 38 years before undergoing a facelift and becoming today’s Heart of the Home Tour, which features tours of multiple homes in the Charlotte area.

It’s obvious how proud the members are of their contributions as they reminisce over “their houses” — the ones that were designed under their leadership. Recalling details of the rooms, designers’ names, and how large the crowds were. It’s even more obvious the fondness that the members have for each other.

Past President Linda Weisbruch remembers feeling a bit at sea after moving to Charlotte from Los Angeles in 1987. She decided to volunteer at the Designer House down the block from her home. She recalled that by the end of that first evening, she was in the back room counting the money. “They just said ‘come on in, join us!’ It was such a great organization and welcoming.

So many of my friends come from being in The Guild, and I’ve had so many opportunities to do things I’ve never done before, being chair of a Designer House, being President of The Guild, and President of the Volunteer Council at the League of American Orchestras. None of that would have happened without me being bold enough to go down the street and ask to volunteer. I’ve gained a lot of very deeply loved friends.”

LInda Weisbruch & Melissa Woolf McCrory

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Melissa Woolf McCrory, another former Guild President, agrees.

“Some of my dearest friends have come from this organization.

We work really hard, but I’m always amazed by the intelligence and efficiency. And oh, we’ve had a lot of fun — there are a lot of great stories.”

Now, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Heart of the Home Tour is returning March 31–April 1. The two-day tour will include six beautiful homes featuring their kitchens and outdoor entertaining spaces which showcase trends for kitchen makeovers, bold design, and sustainable materials, along with fresh inspiration for entertaining indoors or out. Tour-goers will enjoy tastings from local chefs, sample signature beverages, and explore flower and jewelry options from local artisans while visiting six spectacular homes.

Proceeds allow The Symphony Guild to support the Charlotte Symphony, its youth orchestras, and The Guild’s award-winning youth music education initiatives.

“I think it’s vitally important that a community our size has a volunteer organization to support our Symphony,” Woolf McCrory points out. “Because our symphony is so vital to the arts in our community, and a lot of people don’t quite understand the impact they have. The symphony is an incredible gem to the arts in Charlotte.”

Charlotte Observer preview of the first CSO Designer House, Sept. 1972.

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Heart of the Home Details: Taste of the Tour Party & Silent Auction Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 5:30–8:30 pm Ferguson’s South End Showroom (129 West Summit Avenue) Tickets are available for purchase online for $50 per person with a special rate of $40 for guests under 40.

Heart of the Home Tour Friday, March 31, 5:00–8:30 pm and Saturday, April 1, 10:00 am–4:00 pm Tickets are available for purchase online for $35 per person Learn more about The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, including how to become a member, at symphonyguildcharlotte.org.

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PROGR AM NOTES by Ken Metzer

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ERIK SATIE born: May 17, 1866 in Honfleur, France died: July 1, 1925 in Paris, France

Parade (1917) premiere: May 18, 1917 in Paris

In the summer of 1909, Sergei Diaghilev’s spectacular Ballets Russes burst upon the Parisian artistic scene. The Ballets Russes staged the premieres of such works as Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird (1910), Pétrouchka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913), Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, and Claude Debussy’s Jeux (1913). Diaghilev’s brilliant and controversial productions inspired audience and critical reaction that ranged from sheer adulation to violent rebellion. The most famous Ballets Russes scandal occurred at the May 29, 1913 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées premiere of Stravinsky’s pathbreaking The Rite of Spring.

Another notorious Ballets Russes premiere took place at on May 18, 1917. On that date Erik Satie’s ballet Parade had its first performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet. Commissioned by the Ballets Russes, Parade was a collaboration between many of the most brilliant artists of the day. The ballet’s plot, by Jean Cocteau, relates the tale of a group of circus performers who offer an outdoor preview of the show, in an attempt to lure customers into the tent. The audience believes it has seen the actual show, and departs. Léonide Massine choreographed Parade. Pablo Picasso designed the costumes and sets, which included the opening red curtain, portraying the performers lounging backstage.

Audiences of the time expected ballet to offer an escape from the unpleasant realities of daily life. But Cocteau’s plot made quotidian matters the focus of Parade. Picasso’s cubist costumes, and Satie’s score, a brilliant mélange of classical and popular elements (including numerous exotic percussion instruments added at Cocteau’s insistence), magnified the audience’s disorientation. Guillaume Apollinaire authored the program notes for the premiere of Parade. He described Parade as “une sorte de surréalisme” (“a kind of surrealism”). (continued next page)

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This was approximately three years before the start of the controversial Surrealism movement. Many were no more prepared for it in 1917 than they were in 1920.

The Théâtre du Châtelet audience voiced its displeasure during and after the performance. Cocteau quipped: “I have heard the cries of a bayonet charge in Flanders, but it was nothing compared to what happened that night at the Châtelet.” Critic Jean Poueigh congratulated Satie after the premiere. But in his review of the premiere, Poueigh dismissed Parade as “an outrage on French taste”, and Satie “for his lack of wit, skill, and inventiveness.” Satie responded with a series of insulting communications to Poueigh. The most famous (and printable) of Satie’s invective is: “Monsieur and dear friend—you are an ass, and an unmusical one!

Signed, Erik Satie”. Because Satie’s messages were in the form of postcards that could be read by anyone handling the mail, Poueigh sued the composer for defamation. Satie was fined, and sentenced to a week in prison, which was later suspended.

above: Detail from a reproduction of Picasso’s original “Red Curtain” from Parade. left: Picasso’s Cubist-inspired costumes were constructed from solid cardboard, restricting the dancers’ movements and influencing the choreography.

These photographs of costumes designed by Pablo Picasso are in the public domain in the United States because it was first published before 1923, in Maurice Raynal, Picasso, 2., verm. Aufl. Aus dem französischen Manuskript übers. von Ludwig Gorm. Published 1921 by Delphin-Verlag in München.

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

Suite from Pulcinella (1922, rev. 1947) premiere: May 15, 1920 in Paris

In the second decade of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky rose to international prominence with a trilogy of ballets the young Russian composer wrote for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes — The Firebird (1910), Pétrouchka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). Each succeeding ballet was marked by increased rhythmic complexity and dissonance. In fact, the often barbaric music of The Rite of Spring so shocked some of those in attendance at the May 29, 1913 premiere, fistfights broke out in the Paris Champs-Elysées Theater.

Stravinsky’s first collaboration with Diaghilev after World War I once again created a stir, but for a quite different reason. In the spring of 1919, Diaghilev suggested Stravinsky consider writing music for a ballet concerning the amorous escapades of the fictional harlequin, Pulcinella. The music would be based upon works by the 18th-century Italian composer Giovanni Pergolesi (1710-1736), whose music Stravinsky “liked and admired immensely.”

The premiere of Pulcinella took place at the Opéra on May 15, 1920. As with Satie’s Parade, Léonide Massine served as choreographer, and Pablo Picasso designed the scenery and costumes. Massine also danced the title role. Ernest Ansermet conducted the performance, which, according to Stravinsky, “ended in a real success.” A few years later, Stravinsky created a Pulcinella concert suite, featuring music from the ballet. The premiere of the Suite from Pulcinella took place on December 22, 1922, with Pierre Monteux (who also led the first performances of Pétrouchka and The Rite of Spring) conducting the Boston Symphony.

Stravinsky’s Pulcinella — both in its complete ballet and concert suite versions — continues to engage audiences with its lyric charm, infectious energy, and piquant orchestral sonorities. Subsequent discoveries that much (continued next page)

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of the music attributed to Pergolesi was actually written by other composers have, of course, done nothing to diminish Stravinsky’s achievement.

Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite comprises eight brief movements: I. Sinfonia (Ouverture). Allegro moderato II.

Serenata. Larghetto

III. (a) Scherzino, (b) Allegro, (c) Andantino IV. Tarantella V. Toccata. Allegro VI. Gavotta; Allegro moderato (Variazione 1a: Allegretto, Variazione 2a: Allegro più tosto moderato) VII. Vivo VIII. a) Minuetto. Molto moderato, (b) Finale. Allegro assai

Jean Cocteau, Picasso, Stravinsky, and Picasso’s wife Olga in Antibes, 1926.

A cartoon drawn by Jean Cocteau in Rome, 1917 − it is captioned: “After the reprise of The Rite of Spring, Picasso comforts Stravinksy...He drank too much vodka.”

(Program Notes continued next page)

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN baptized: December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany died: March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 2 in D Major Opus 36 (1802)

premiere: April 5, 1803 in Vienna

By the start of the 19th century, Ludwig van Beethoven had firmly established himself as one of Vienna’s most important pianists and composers. But during that same period, Beethoven began to experience the hearing loss that would plague the composer for the remainder of his life.

It is not surprising that Beethoven spent much time contemplating the meaning of his existence. One of the products of this soul-searching process was the document known as the “Heiligenstadt Testament,” written in October of 1802. Addressed to his two brothers, the Testament was found among Beethoven’s papers after the composer’s death in 1827. In the “Heiligenstadt Testament,” Beethoven confessed: “I was on the point of putting an end to my life — only art it was that withheld me, and it seemed impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon me to produce…”

Around the same time Beethoven penned the “Heiligenstadt Testament,” he put the finishing touches on a work begun the previous year, the Symphony No. 2. The D-Major Symphony received its premiere on April 5, 1803 at Vienna’s Theater-an-der-Wien.

In 1801, Beethoven announced to his friend, Wenzel Krumpholz: “I am only a little satisfied with my previous works. From today on I will take a new path.” Musical historians usually designate the 1803 “Eroica”, Opus 55, as the commencement of Beethoven “new path” — at least in terms of symphonic composition. It is interesting, then, to read the following critique of the premiere of the Second Symphony, published in the Vienna Zeitung für die Elegante Welt on April 16, 1803: “the first (Symphony) is essentially of more value than the second, because it is developed with an unforced lightness, while in the second the striving for (continued next page)

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the new and astonishing is more apparent.” The following May, that same paper characterized the Symphony No. 2 as “a crass monster, a hideously writhing wounded dragon, that refuses to expire, and though bleeding in the Finale, furiously beats about with its tail erect.”

Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find the elements of the Symphony No. 2 that so troubled the critics. It is true that the Symphony is not cast in the epic mode that made the “Eroica” such an epochal work. On the other hand, the D-Major Symphony offers frequent and compelling employment of dynamic contrasts, dissonance, and brilliant thematic manipulation. All of these elements point the way to the revolutionary style so indelibly associated with Beethoven. That Beethoven was able to write such vibrant, masterful (and indeed, high-spirited) music while in the grips of a shattering personal crisis, testifies to the spirit of a man who once vowed: “I will seize Fate by the throat; it shall certainly not bend and crush me completely.”

The Symphony No. 2 is in four movements. In the first, an extended and dramatic slow-tempo introduction (Adagio molto) resolves to the vibrant, high-spirited principal Allegro con brio. The second movement (Larghetto) exudes gracious lyricism, contrasting with agitated moments in the central episode. The third-movement Scherzo (Allegro) is based upon a three-note motif, bandied about by the orchestra in vibrant dialogue, featuring abrupt juxtapositions of loud and soft dynamics. High spirits prevail in the finale (Allegro molto), capped by the raucous closing bars.

SUPPORTERS

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We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund.

This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2022 through March 1, 2023

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $100,000+ Anonymous Catherine & Wilton Connor

Douglas Young

$50,000 – $99,999 Roberta H. Cochran Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski

Patrick J. O’Leary

$25,000 – $49,999 Joan & Mick Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Mark & Judith Brodsky DG Brungard Foundation Jean & Dick Cornwell J. Porter & Victoria Durham Linda & Bill Farthing

John & Maria Huson Jane & Hugh McColl Patricia & Thrus Morton Patrick J. O’Leary Richard J. Osborne Paul & Kathy Reichs Carolyn Shaw John & Andromeda Williams

$15,000 – $24,999 Ralph S. Grier Richard Krumdieck DeDe & Alex McKinnon

Debbie & Pat Phillips Judy & Derek Raghavan Ann & Fritz Rehkopf

$10,000 – $14,999 Anonymous (3) Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Katharine & Frank Bragg Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Lynne & Colby Cathey Christoph & Robin Feddersen Karen Fox Chris & Susan Kearney Ginger Kelly Page & Ed Kizer

Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee Ms. Nina Lesavoy Susan & Loy McKeithen Alex & Ulrike Miles Robert Norville Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Richardson Mary Anne Rogers Mike Rutledge Thomas & Sherry Skains Richard & Lisa Worf

For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Annual Fund Manager, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrierl@charlottesymphony.org.

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 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 Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Moynihan 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 Judith & Gary Toman Mr. & Mrs. C.L. Trenkelbach Suzie & Nick Trivisonno

page 25 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 Mr. & Mrs. Paul McIntosh 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 Meghan & Luis Lluberas (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $2,500 – $3,499 (continued) 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 Holly & Jason Norvell 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 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

PATRON CIRCLE $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 Mr. Peter F. Guild

page 26 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 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

$1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous (2) Ashley & Steve Allen Kathleen & Richard Anderson Melissa & Daren Anderson JWD Atchison Mary Lou & Jim Babb Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan Beggs John & Katherine Beltz Shirley W. Benfield Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Si & Michael Blake Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Carole Bourret Khary Brown in Memory of Kyden Justice Brown Frances & Herbert Browne Jane & Larry Cain Maggie Callen Ralph & Sam Canfield (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Sarah & Marco Carbone Ms. Elizabeth Carr Bill & Pauline Chinnis 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 James Lynch 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 Michael & Debbie O’Hara Anita & Gale Pendergraph Barbara M. Pooley Dr. William G. Porter Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Mrs. Gail C. Salmon Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Jane Perry Shoemaker Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Michael Silverman Molly & Conrad Sloan Catherine Thompson Murray & Hazel Somerville Al & Alice Sudduth

page 27 Adam & Sienne Taylor Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Vint & Libby Tilson Sarah S. Tull Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Mrs. William K. Van Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Pam & Steve West Peter White David Wilcox Bryan Wilhelm Ms. Judith Wood Mrs. Anne Yudell

$500 – $999 Anonymous (4) Michael & Lee Abbott Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Larry Anderson Leigh & Rhonda Armistead 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 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 (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $500 – $999 (continued) Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Robert & Catherine Flynn Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Dan & Linda Gordon Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Groth Ms. Tara Harris 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 E. Joann Jones Joseph & Patty Kahle Eugene & Alice Merrill Kavadlo 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 Mr. Calin Lupanu Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Bruce & Leigh Marsh Francis & Paula Martin Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Anne & Brad Mitchell Sallie & Joe Moody Tom & Sally Moore Gary & Fran Morrison In Memory of Patricia Nims Karen L. Oldham Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts

page 28 Jeanine & Naeem Qasim Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Haywood & Sabine Rankin Jane & Milburn Ratteree Casey Rentch Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Robert & Christine Rydel Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Mr. Andrew Silliker 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 Sam & Martha Stowe Wesley & Claudia Sturges George & Brenda Sweet Ms. Sarah Teague Tim Timson Jenny & Ken Tolson James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos 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) Paula Andretta Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Judi Bainbridge Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Sam & Nancy Bernstein Ms. Deborah Berry Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Stuart Blackmon Lawton & Janette Blandford Megan Blankemeyer List Ken & Nelle Brown Mr. Nicholas Bonevac Steve Bost David H. & Barbara J. Burns John Carr Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Amy Cathey Rev. Janice Chalaron Ms. Catherine Choudary (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Gray Clark Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Ms. Dorothy Cole Ron & Shirley Coffman Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Leeda Currin Mr. Michael Curtis Rennie Cuthbertson Rufus Dalton Francis T. Davis Virginia A. Davis Doug & Diane Doak Dr. Kathleen A. Doman Mr. & Mrs. Fang Dong Mike Dyer John Alday & Rebecca Fant James C. Fort Chakana Fowler 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 Mr. Christopher Harris 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 John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Ms. Wendy Laxton Steven Light John J. Locke Skip & Ginny Long Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Dr. David Lowry

page 29 Mr. Charles McKinley Yvonne Mack Staci & Adam Marino Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Theodore & Katherine Martinez Ed & Wendy Matthews Steve & Tammy Matula Jill Maxwell Kim & Alan Maxwell Ms. Judy Mayo James & Stephanie McGarvey Eric Miller Kimberly Moore-Wright Glenn A. Muegel David H. Nance & Jennifer Nance Sara & Tom Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Dimitris & Jennifer Papageorgiou Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rose & Bailey Patrick Bradley & Sharon Patterson Mr. Conrad Puckett Mr. Mason & Dr. Krista Rankin Stephen & Melissa Ratliff Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Sarah E. Schoedinger Eileen Scholl Merle & Judy Schuh Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Ginny Shaw Fred H. Smith James & Ellie Stephens William & Catherine Stone Larry Stratemeyer Charlene Sturgill Brenda Gail Summers Ms. Jena M. Summerville Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Nancy & Dick Thigpen Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Melissa M. Tolin Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Cynthia Turner Sarah & Tim Turner Rebecca Valenstein Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Ms. Leslie Webster Mr. Erik Weghorst Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wertheimer Mrs. Carol Wilson Allen & Clara Wolfe Karen & Charles Wolff

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 Atrium Health Kingfisher Capital The Dunhill Hotel

For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, AVP - Institutional Philanthropy at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org

SPONSORS

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

$100,000 +

$50,000 - $99,999 Dickson Foundation

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

$20,000 - $49,999

DG Brungard Foundation Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust The Trexler Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999

Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. The Maurer Family 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

$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Kathryn Stephenson Pipe Organ Endowment Foundation Stanly County Community Foundation Winer Family Foundation

For more information, please contact Toni Freeman, Grant Writer at development@charlottesymphony.org

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 Carter Troutman Pepper LLP World Famous Golf Carts of South Carolina For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, AVP - Institutional Philanthropy at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org

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 Leslie Antoniel, AVP of Development, at 704.714.5139 or lantoniel@charlottesymphony.org.

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’Bryne Peter & Ann† Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Betty & Stanley Livingstone†

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.

For more information, contact Leslie Antoniel at 704.714.5139.

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.

Make your contribution today:

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SERIES

March 17 & 18 7:30 pm | Belk Theater The original Star Wars trilogy comes to a dramatic conclusion at Belk Theater this season with Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The Empire and the Rebel Alliance prepare for a final confrontation. See it on the big screen with John Williams’s legendary score performed live!

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

ADMINISTR ATION

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EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS (see p. 9) DEVELOPMENT Shayne Doty, Vice President of Development Leslie Antoniel, Associate Vice President of Development Libby Currier, Annual Fund Manager Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator 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 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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March 24 & 25 Belk Theater

Jessica Cottis, conductor Charlotte Master Chorale “Engaging” (The Scotsman) conductor Jessica Cottis returns to lead the Charlotte Master Chorale and your CSO in Mendelssohn’s expansive Symphony No. 2, “Hymn of Praise.”

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