GUSTAV MAHLER Kindertotenlieder
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Concert Program
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T H E N I N E T Y- F I F T H S E A S O N
Friday, October 23, 2026, at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 pm Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 3:00 pm Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Kwamé Ryan, conductor Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano Carlos SIMON
(b. 1986)
Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911)
Fate Now Conquers
[~5’]
[~26’] Kindertotenlieder I. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n II. Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen III. Wenn dein Mütterlein IV. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen V. In diesem Wetter Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
I N T E R M I S S I ON Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “The Great” I. Andante - Allegro, ma non troppo II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Allegro vivace
[~48’]
CONCERT DURATION: Approx. 2 hours, including one 20-minute intermission.
Biographies
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Kwamé Ryan music director
Kwamé Ryan is a Grammy Award-winning conductor, currently in his third season as Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Born in Canada and educated in Trinidad and Tobago and the UK, Ryan formerly held the position of General Music Director of Freiburg Opera, Germany, from 1999 to 2003, and served as Musical and Artistic Director of the Orchestre National BordeauxAquitaine, France, from 2007 to 2013. As a guest conductor in Germany, he has conducted the Radio Orchestras of Stuttgart and Bavaria, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Staatsoper Saarbrücken, and Staatsoper Stuttgart. While in France, he has worked at Opéra Bastille, Opéra National de Lyon, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Work in the US and the UK has taken him to the symphony orchestras of New York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Houston, the Boston Lyric Opera, English National Opera, the London Philharmonia, and the BBC Proms. He is a regular guest with Washington National Opera and Dutch National Opera.
A recipient of international awards for outstanding work in the field of music education, Ryan has served as Director of Trinidad and Tobago’s Academy for the Performing Arts and Musical Director of the National Youth Orchestra of France, where he was made a Knight in the French State’s prestigious Order of Arts and Letters. Under his musical direction, La Monnaie’s 2021 production of Kris Defoort’s The Time of Our Singing was named World Premiere of the Year at the International Opera Awards, and Houston Grand Opera’s recording of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence was awarded the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The 2026–27 season sees his debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Milwaukee Symphony as well as returns to Dutch National Opera and the Cincinnati Symphony.
photos © Christian Hanner
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Raehann Bryce-Davis mezzo-soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by The New York Observer as “one of the best mezzo-sopranos of this generation.” In the 2026–27 season, Bryce-Davis returns to Dutch National Opera for her role debut as Santuzza in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and to Houston Grand Opera as Amneris in Verdi’s Aïda. She will sing Ulrica in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera at the Salzburg Festival and the Princess in Puccini's Suor Angelica at the Royal Ballet and Opera, directed by Richard Jones and conducted by Speranza Scappucci. In concert, she will sing Verdi's Requiem with the Lubbock Symphony and Amarillo Symphony and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the Charlotte Symphony. Concert highlights include the world premiere of Paul Moravec’s Sanctuary Road at Carnegie Hall, the recording of which won a Grammy nomination; Wagner's Das Rheingold with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the BBC Proms with the Chineke Orchestra conducted by Kevin John Edusei; Verdi’s Requiem with conductor Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal at the Olympic Stadium; Verdi's Requiem with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall; Elgar’s Sea Pictures
at the Musikverein in Vienna with the Tonkünstler Orchestra; the world premiere of Anthony Davis’s We Call the Roll with The Lied Society; Martinů’s Julietta with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall; John Corigliano’s Of Rage and Remembrance at the Aspen Music Festival; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine conducted by Kent Tritle; Mahler's Symphony No. 3 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; and the world premiere of A Nation of Others with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall. As a recording artist, she released her debut album, Evolution, via Lexicon Classics in April 2025. Bryce-Davis is a recipient of the George London Award, winner of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant at the Merola Opera Program, and top prize-winner of the Hilde Zadek Competition in Vienna. She holds a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Kwamé Ryan · Music Director Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor
Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate
MUSICIAN ROSTER FIRST VIOLINS
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu
Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair
Joseph Meyer
Associate Concertmaster
Kari Giles
Assistant Concertmaster
Susan Blumberg°° Jane Hart Brendle Cynthia Burton Ayako Gamo Oliver Kot°° Lenora Leggatt Jenny Topilow Hanna Zhdan
SECOND VIOLINS
Kathleen Jarrell, Acting Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair
Carlos Tarazona°
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Monica Boboc Fengwan Chen† Sakira Harley David Horak† Tatiana Karpova Ellyn Stuart
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The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair
Allison Drenkow Assistant Principal
Marlene Ballena Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle Nicco Mazziotto David Olson
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Jason McNeel, Acting Principal Judson Baines, Assistant Principal Jeffrey Ferdon Eric Thompson†
HARP
Andrea Mumm Trammell Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair
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Victor Wang, Principal
The Blumenthal Foundation Chair
Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette
PICCOLO
Erinn Frechette
Benjamin Geller, Principal
The Zoe Bunten Merrillt Principal Viola Chair
Kirsten Swanson
Acting Assistant Principal
Christina D'Antonio† Ellen Ferdon Wenlong Huang Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao
This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians on stage 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
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OBOES
Timothy Swanson, Principal
HORNS
Byron Johns, Principal
The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡
The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair
Erica Cice Jamison Hillian†
Andrew Fierova Paige Quillen
ENGLISH HORN Erica Cice
CLARINETS
The Robert E. Rydel, Jr. Third Horn Chair
Christopher Caudill† Richard Goldfaden
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Taylor Marino, Principal
Alex Wilborn, Principal
Samuel Sparrow Allan Rosenfeld
Ayaka Miura Jesdelson Vasquez†
The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair
E ♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow
BASS CLARINET Allan Rosenfeld
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The Betty J. Livingstone Chair
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The Governor James G. Martin Chair
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David Uhlmann, Principal
The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair
PERCUSSION
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About the CSO
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is one of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest continuously operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas. As Charlotte’s most active performing arts group, the CSO presents more than 175 concerts each season, reaching more than 160,000 music lovers. The 2026–27 season marks Music Director Kwamé Ryan’s third year at the artistic helm of the Charlotte Symphony and explores resilience through music that reflects on heroism, hope, and the human spirit. Across the Classical, Pops, Movie, and Family Series, the season features contemporary voices, celebrated guest artists, and repertoire spanning centuries. Highlights include internationally acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell, the World Premiere of a new commission by CSO Spotlight Artist Levi Taylor, monumental works such as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, and popular programs including The Music of Tina Turner and Back to the Future in Concert.
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GET TO KNOW
Ayaka Miura TRUMPET CSO Member since September 2026 What’s your best or most memorable concert experience as a musician? Performing Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony with the LA Phil during their Asia tour last year. Performing across Asia, including in my home country of Japan, and sharing the stage with musicians I had long admired was incredibly meaningful to me. There were moments when I nearly cried while playing. Another unforgettable experience was my first concert with the Charlotte Symphony. I was very nervous, but so grateful for the warm welcome. Making music together on that stage, I truly felt what a wonderful ensemble this is, and I feel so lucky to now be part of it. What’s something people might be surprised to learn about you? I studied in Japan, France, and Switzerland before coming to the United States. Also, although I’m Japanese and grew up in a small town by the sea, I have a fish allergy, so I can hardly eat sushi!
Program Notes by Ken Meltzer
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Carlos Simon BORN: April 13, 1986 in Washinton, DC
Fate Now Conquers (2020)
PREMIERE: March 26, 2020 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia Approximate performance time is 5 minutes.
American composer Carlos Simon’s orchestral work Fate Now Conquers was commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. IN THE COMPOSER’S WORDS "This piece was inspired by a journal entry from Ludwig van Beethoven’s notebook written in 1815: 'Iliad. The Twenty-Second Book: But Fate now conquers; I am hers; and yet not she shall share In my renown; that life is left to every noble spirit, And that some great deed shall beget that all lives shall inherit.'
We know that Beethoven strived to overcome many obstacles in his life and documented his aspirations to prevail, despite his ailments. Whatever the specific reason for including this particularly profound passage from The Iliad, in the end, it seems that Beethoven relinquished to fate. Fate now conquers." — CARLOS SIMON
Using the beautifully fluid harmonic structure of the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony, I have composed musical gestures that are representative of the unpredictable ways of fate. Jolting stabs, coupled with an agitated groove with every persona. Frenzied arpeggios in the strings that morph into an ambiguous cloud of freeflowing running passages depicts the uncertainty of life that hovers over us. photos © Kendall Bessent
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Gustav Mahler BORN: July 7, 1860 in Kaliště, Bohemia DIED: May 18, 1911 in Vienna, Austria
Kindertotenlieder
Songs on the Death of Children (1904)
PREMIERE: January 29, 1905 in Vienna Approximate performance time is 26 minutes.
BEHIND THE MUSIC In the winter of 1833, the German poet Friedrich Rückert suffered the deaths of two of his six children, both victims of scarlet fever. His three-year-old daughter, Luise, passed away on New Year’s Eve. Rückert’s son Ernst died on January 16, 1834, just twelve days after his fifth birthday. For the next several months, Rückert expressed his grief by composing hundreds of poems. Rückert died in 1866. Six years later, many of the poems were published in a collection known as Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children). In the summer of 1901, Mahler set three of the Rückert poems to music. Three summers later, Mahler composed two more songs, thus completing a cycle for solo voice and orchestra comprising five of the Rückert poems. By the time Gustav Mahler completed Kindertotenlieder, he and his wife Alma were the parents of two beautiful daughters: Maria (b. November 3, 1902) and Anna (b. June 15, 1904). Alma Mahler was greatly troubled by Gustav’s composition: “I exclaimed
at the time: ‘For heaven’s sake, don’t tempt Providence!’” Her worst fears were soon realized. In early July of 1907, three years after the completion of the Kindertotenlieder, Maria Mahler died of scarlet fever — the same disease that took the lives of Friedrich Rückert’s two children. Alma described her husband’s reaction: “Mahler, weeping and sobbing, went again and again to the door of my bedroom, where she was; then fled away to be out of earshot of any sound. It was more than he could bear.” With his Songs on the Death of Children, Gustav Mahler created a work of breathtaking eloquence and poignancy. As the composer told his friend Natalie Bauer-Lechner: “it hurt me to write them, and I grieve for the world which will one day have to hear them, they are so sad.” IN THE COMPOSER’S WORDS “I put myself in my thoughts into the situation of a man whose own child has died. When I really lost my daughter, I could not have written these songs anymore.”
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Kindertotenlieder Songs on the Death of Children (1904) Poems by FRIEDRICH RÜCKERT (1788-1866) · English translation by KWAMÉ RYAN Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
Now the sun strives to rise so brightly
Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n als sei kein Unglück die Nacht gescheh'n. Das Unglück geschah nur mir allein. Die Sonne, sie scheinet allgemein.
Now the sun strives to rise so brightly as if no misfortune had happened in the night. This misfortune has happened only to me; The sun shines for everyone.
Du mußt nicht die Nacht in dir verschränken mußt sie ins ew'ge Licht versenken. Ein Lämplein verlosch in meinem Zelt, Heil sei dem Freudenlicht der Welt.
You must not enfold the night within you; you must let it sink into eternal light. A little lamp went out in my house; Hail! To the light of joy that illuminates the world.
Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
Now I see well why such dark flames
Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen ihr sprühtet mir in manchem Augenblicke. O Augen, gleichsam, um in einem Blicke zu drängen eure ganze Macht zusammen.
Now I see why such dark flames... sparked towards me at certain moments. O eyes! As if in a single glance you had drawn all your light to yourselves.
Doch ahnt' ich nicht, weil Nebel mich umschwammen, gewoben vom verblendenden Geschicke, daß sich der Strahl bereits zur Heimkehr schicke, dorthin, von wannen alle Strahlen stammen.
Yet I did not sense it, because fog surrounded me, woven by blinding fate, that the ray was already preparing to return home, to that place where all rays originate from.
Ihr wolltet mir mit eurem Leuchten sagen: Wir möchten nah dir immer bleiben gerne! Doch ist uns das vom Schicksal abgeschlagen.
With your light, you wanted to say: We wish to stay close by you! Alas, fate has denied us that.
Sieh' recht uns an, denn bald sind wir dir ferne! Was dir noch Augen sind in diesen Tagen: In künft'gen Nächten sind es dir nur Sterne.
Gaze upon us now, for soon we will be far away! What now are still eyes Will, in future nights, be but stars.
Wenn dein Mütterlein
When your mama
Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein, und den Kopf ich drehe, ihr entgegen sehe, fällt auf ihr Gesicht erst der Blick mir nicht, sondern auf die Stelle, näher nach der Schwelle, dort, wo würde dein lieb Gesichtchen sein. Wenn du freudenhelle trätest mit herein, wie sonst, mein Töchterlein.
When your dear mother steps through the door and I turn my head to look at her, Not on her face does my glance alight but on the place near the doorstep where your dear little face would be. When, as usual, you entered bright with joy my beloved daughter.
Program Notes (continued)
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Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein, mit der Kerze Schimmer, ist es mir, als immer kämst du mit herein, huschtest hinterdrein, als wie sonst ins Zimmer! O du, des Vaters Zelle, ach, zu schnell erlosch'ner Freudenschein!
When your dear mother steps through the door, with the candle's shimmer it always feels as though you were coming in with her, sneaking into the room behind, just like you used to! Oh you, the father's offspring, ah, too quickly extinguished glow of joy!
Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
Often I think they have only gone out
Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen, bald werden sie wieder nach Hause gelangen. Der Tag ist schön, o sei nicht bang, sie machen nur einen weiten Gang.
Often I think they have only gone out; soon they will return home. The day is beautiful — do not be anxious; they have only gone for a long walk.
Ja wohl, sie sind nur ausgegangen, und werden jetzt nach Hause gelangen. O, sei nicht bang, der Tag ist schön, sie machen einen Gang zu jenen Höh'n.
Yes, they have only gone out, and will now come home. O do not be anxious — the day is beautiful. They have simply taken a walk to the heights.
Sie sind uns nur voraus gegangen, und werden nicht wieder nach Hause verlangen. Wir holen sie ein auf jenen Höh'n im Sonnenschein, der Tag ist schön, auf jenen Höh'n.
They have only gone ahead of us, and will not ask to come back home. We catch up with them on those heights In the sunshine, the day is beautiful on those heights.
In diesem Wetter
In this weather
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus, nie hätt' ich gesendet die Kinder hinaus; Man hat sie getragen hinaus, ich durfte nichts dazu sagen!
In this weather, in this storm, I would never have sent the children out. They were carried out by the wind; I couldn't prevent it!
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Saus, nie hätt' ich gelassen die Kinder hinaus; ich fürchtete sie erkranken, das sind nun eitle Gedanken.
In this weather, in this gale, I would never have let the children go out. I feared they might get sick — Those thoughts are now in vain
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Graus, Nie hätt' ich gelassen die Kinder hinaus; ich sorgte, sie stürben morgen, das ist nun nicht zu besorgen.
In this weather, in this storm, I would never have allowed the children out. I thought they would die tomorrow… No need to worry about that now.
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Graus! nie hätt' ich gesendet die Kinder hinaus! Man hat sie hinaus getragen, ich durfte nichts dazu sagen!
In this weather, in this misery! I would never have sent the children out! They were carried out, I couldn't prevent it!
In diesem Wetter, in diesem Saus, in diesem Braus, sie ruh'n als wie in der Mutter Haus, von keinem Sturm erschrecket, von Gottes Hand bedecket.
In this weather, in this rush, in this roar, they rest as if in their mother's house, frightened by no storm, covered by God's hand.
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Franz Schubert BORN: January 31, 1797 in Vienna, Austria DIED: November 19, 1828 in Vienna, Austria
Symphony No. 9 in C Major D. 944, “The Great” (1826)
PREMIERE: March 21, 1839 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany Approximate performance time is 48 minutes.
BEHIND THE MUSIC Toward the close of March in 1824, Franz Schubert was already suffering the ravages of the disease that, in all likelihood, caused his untimely death four years later. Schubert, who was only 27, felt that his illness created an everincreasing sense of urgency to compose. Schubert informed a friend: “I have tried my hand at several instrumental works, for I wrote two quartets...and an octet, and I want to write another quartet, in fact, I intend to pave my way toward a grand symphony in that manner.” Over the following two years, Schubert composed his Ninth Symphony. However, no public performances of the work took place during the composer’s lifetime. Schubert died in 1828, at the age of 31. Eleven years later, composer Robert Schumann visited Schubert’s brother, Ferdinand, at his home in Vienna. There, Schumann found the score of the Schubert Ninth. He persuaded Ferdinand Schubert to forward the score to composer Felix Mendelssohn, then the conductor of the Gewandhaus
Orchestra in Leipzig. Mendelssohn and the Gewandhaus premiered Schubert’s “The Great” C-Major Symphony in Leipzig on March 21, 1839. Schubert’s Ninth earned the approval of such musical geniuses as Schumann and the French composer Hector Berlioz, who deemed it “worthy of a place among the loftiest productions of our art.” General acceptance of this magnificent work was quite another matter. In 1844, Mendelssohn attempted to conduct the Symphony with the London Philharmonic, but the musicians burst into laughter during rehearsal. It was not until 1856 that the work received its first London performance. In time, Schubert’s Ninth attained its rightful status as one of the finest symphonies of the 19th century. In “The Great,” Schubert offers a masterful synthesis of lyrical beauty (so evident in his extraordinary songs) and symphonic development. Schubert’s final symphony is an extraordinary creation by a genius taken all too soon.
Program Notes (continued)
WHILE YOU LISTEN • Symphony No. 9 opens with a slowtempo introduction (Andante). Horns proclaim the introduction’s central theme that will serve as the basis for much of the material in the ensuing Allegro ma non troppo. • The second movement (Andante con moto) is in the character of an epic funeral march.
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• The third movement is a Scherzo (Allegro vivace), a vigorous country dance. A central Trio section offers welcome lyrical repose. • On May 7, 1824, Schubert attended the world premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. At approximately four minutes into the Finale (Allegro vivace) of the Schubert Ninth, the winds sing a melody that is a clear descendant of Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy.”
Schubert at the Piano, by Gustav Klimt (1899)
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$2,500-$4,999 Harriet B. Barnhardt Georgia & Bill Belk Tiffany & Jason Bernd Lee & Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Frances & Herbert Browne Jan & Bob Busch Maggie Callen Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Brent Clevenger Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Michael & Polly Dyer Elizabeth Betty Eaton Martin Ericson, Jr. Heather & Thomas Finke Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Kara & Timothy Gallagher Carrie & Jay Galloway Brad Glaza Karen Gunther Katherine G. Hall Angela M. & Michael D. Helms Jennifer & Logan Henderson Melanie & Mathew Holladay Megan & Brendan Hoffman Christy & Ben Hume Leigh & Watts Humphrey Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Christopher James Lees Meghan & Luis Lluberas Jim & Kathleen Lynch Dottie & Jim Martin Dick Metzler Debbie Miller & Tim Black
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Susan D. Montgomery Andrea & Kent Moore Loren & Keith Neus Janet & Peter Nixon Holly & Jason Norvell Linda & Tony Pace Laura & Tom Parrott Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Sarah Frances & Matthew Peck Daniel Peterson Dr. Reta R. Phifer Susanne & Mark Rascio Family Michelle Richards Sally Robinson Lisa & Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Mahesh Sardesai Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Jane Perry Shoemaker Peggy & Pope Shuford Nancy E. Simpson Teresa & Stuart Singer Emily P. Smith Patricia & Morris Spearman Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Mary & Bill Staton Maxine & Robert Stein Dottie Stowe in loving memory of Dickson Stowe Alice & Al Sudduth Jean M. Summerville Jenny & Ken Tolson Sandy & Greg Vlahos Mary Claire & Dan Wall Pam West Karen & Edgar Whitener Deborra Wood & Russell Propst Barbara Yarbrough
FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY $1,000 – $2,499 Anonymous (4) $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (4) Mariam Abdul Hamid & Ferd Davis Susan & John Allbert Larry Anderson Ross Annable JWD Atchison Rachel & José Badillo Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Elsie & William Barnhardt Ms. Helen Fowler & Mr. Lincoln A. Baxter Cathy & Bob Becker Katie & Morgan Beggs
Annual Fund Supporters (continued) Emerson Bell Shirley W. Benfield Barrie & Mark Benson Sara & Ethan Blumenthal Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky In Memory of Kyden Justice Brown Lucy & Dean Butler Joyce Cadesca Jane & Larry Cain Amanda & Kevin Chheda Sallie & Derick Close Rebecca & D. Mark Cody Ann Thomas Colley Dorothy & Mike Connor Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Dr. Kilian Cooley Ann F. Copeland Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Larry J. Dagenhart Jennifer & Christian Drake Heather & Gray Dyer Caroline & Jed Dyson Judy & Bob Erb C. Thomas Fennimore & Gail H. Fennimore Kate & Trae Fletcher Patty & Alex Funderburg Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Carol & Joseph Gigler Audean & Berkley Godehn Maureen & Daniel Haggstrom Joyce & Ed Hamilton Anne J. Henderson Juliet & Brian Hirsch Linda & Paul Ibsen Joan Irwin Lea & Stuart Johnson Priscilla & Michael Johnson A’Keela Johnson Vickie & Eugene Johnson Jennie & Don Johnson Martha D. Jones Helen & Gene Katz John J. Kelly, Jr. Ginger Kemp Dr. Valerie Kinloch & Mr. Thomas A'Hearn Joan Kirschner Marilyn Kroll Anna Marriott Leigh & Bruce Marsh Paula Goolkasian & Francis Martin Tammy & Steve Matula Anna & John McCoy Louise & Gary McCrorie Arrington Mixon Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan Morgan
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Katelyn M. Morton Sue Lin Tan & Rama Narayanan Juanita & Lonnie Newsom Kim & Mark Nicholas Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Caroline Olzinski In Honor of One Musical Family Helen & Arvind Patil Patricia & James Petillo Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott Wilma Pinter Freddie & Kay Porter, Greater Golf Express Dr. John & Susan Rae Joan Rasmussen & Morry Alter Brendan Reen Anne & Mark Riechmann Cynthia & Joseph Riedl Jennifer & Manley Roberts Rita & Thomas Robinson Linda Rosenfeld & Fred Krosner Elizabeth & Robert Rostan Audrey Schmidt Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Sandra Shuster Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Tamara & Cassiel Smith Rebecca & Eric Smith Hazel & Murray Somerville Tara & Joseph Spil Linda & Morris Spil Jennifer & Philip Stafford Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Birte & Roman Streitberger Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Catherine Thompson Libby & Vint Tilson Kelly Zellars & James H. Trexler Sarah S. Tull Maureen Turner Sara & Tim Turner Victoria & Mark Walker Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Henry Ward Vera Watson Grant Webb Linda & Craig Weisbruch Deems Wilson Jennie & Ry Winston Karen & Charles Wolff Judith Wood Lauren Wooden Velva W. Woollen Sue Worrel in honor of Rich Osborne Alanna & Richard Worrell Sandy & John Yakob
Annual Fund Supporters (continued) $500-$999 Anonymous (3) Lee & Michael Abbott Lynda & Doug Abel Daphne A. Banks Sharon Bartlett Natascha A. Bechtler Mary Ann & Timothy Beranek Nancy & Sam Bernstein Patricia Bialecki Mrs. Christine Bieri Black Notes Project & The Sol Kitchen James Broadstone Nelle & Ken Brown Aram Kim Bryan Mary Lou & Greg Cagle Jennifer & Daniel Callahan Nan & Brooks Carey Lillian Chapman Allison Clark Janelle & Todd Collins Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Jack Cook In Loving Memory of Ruth Jernigan Dedee & Irv Cygler Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Diane & Doug Doak Dr. Kathleen A. Doman Kris & Thomas Duffy Allen Flaxman Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Lucinda & Harvey Gantt Jean & Stephen Geller Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gellar Stacy & Pete Gherardi Sarah Goad Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland & Mark Copeland Cyndy & Larry Goodgame Linda & Dan Gordon Gloria Gunst Barbara & Charles Haughey Johanne & Patrick Hawk Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Maria Felisa San Andres & Stefan Heinzelmann Amy & Chad Hine Mary Nell Johnson Susan Keeble Mary & Steven Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Constance C. & George W. Knight Linda & Norman Kramer Maria & John Kurtz Jonathan Lamb
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Jerome Levin Dr. Elissa & Joshua Levine Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Mahnesmith Allison Malter Rosemarie Marshall & Lee Wilkins Jill Maxwell Lindsay & Stanton McCullough Rob Roy McGregor Constance & Kiran Mehta Sally Staub Moore Mary Beth & Bill Morgan Kimbrel & Tripp Morris Fran & Gary Morrison Carla & Robert Murray Dr. & Mrs. Paul Nitsch Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Cookie & Jerry Parnell Lisa & Tom Phillips Russell Phillips Barbara M. Pooley Conrad Puckett Sabine & Haywood Rankin Emily & Brian Reinicker Margaret Rogers & John R. Willis Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Betty & Bill Seifert Michael Silverman Carol Smith Kathryn Stewart, MD, MPH Melanie & James Twyne Aishwarya & Krishna Varanasi Ann & Kenneth Ward Kathleen & Henry Ward Debi Wayne Lyman Welton Peter White Noni Williams Drs. Hayes & Susan Woollen
The Charlotte Symphony wishes to thank the following companies for matching their employee gifts in support of our Annual Fund Campaign: Advocate Aurora Health · Albemarle Foundation · Ameriprise · Atrio Health Plans Bank of America · Corning · Deloitte · Duke Energy · Elasticsearch · EY · Harris Foundation Honeywell · Johnson Controls · JPMorgan Chase · Lincoln Financial Foundation · Microsoft Premier Health · TIAA · Truist · Wells Fargo
Planned Giving
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The Encore Society 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† Michele & Ross Annable Richard & Ruth Ault Baldwin Family Trust Barnhardt Thomas Trust Lincoln A. Baxter & Helen M. Fowler Annette Bedford† Larry & Joyce Bennett† Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Donald H.† & Barbara K. Bernstein Mark & Louise Bernstein† Sybil Bernstein† Rosemary Blanchard† Twig & Barbara Branch Saul Brenner Mike & Joan Brown† Mrs. Joan & George Bruns† Jan & Bob Busch Martha Canipe Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.† Jim Cochran† & Robin Cochran Catherine & Wilton Connor Karen Cook Deborah Cox & Robert Szymkiewicz Charles & Peggy Dickerson Martin Ericson, Jr. Linda & Bill Farthing David J.L. Fisk & Anne P. O’Byrne Sylvia T. Forsythe† Nadine W. Fox† Dorris H. Goodyear† Sally Gregory & Richard Krumdieck Peter & Ann† Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr.† Lucille F. & Edwin L. Jones Endowment for the Arts Sally Gregory Betty & Stanley Livingstone†
Polly and Don Kellam† Jim Martin Daphine Doster Mastroianni† Nellie Rose McCrory† Paula & Paul McIntosh DeDe & Alex McKinnon Jane Green McNeary† M. Marie Mitchell† Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan & Richard† Morgan Francis A. Mueller† Don C. Niehus Eva Nove Dean O’Hare† Richard J. Osborne Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Gilbert Pirovano† James Y. Preston† Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchet Sally A. Raines† Ann & Fritz† Rehkopf Elizabeth Waring Reinhard Albert Rogat James M. and Ellen L. Ross† Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Morris & Patricia Spearman Bob & Maxine Stein Robert Steppe† Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. & Dr. Chandler† Thompson Tim Timson† Brienne Tinder Jenny & Ken Tolson John Witherington Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst † Deceased
Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift. For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.
Comprehensive Campaign
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Comprehensive Campaign We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Comprehensive Campaign. This list reflects gifts received through August 1, 2025.
$10,000,000+ Bank of America · The C.D. Spangler Foundation
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999 John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
$2,000,000 - $4,999,999 The Leon Levine Foundation · Jane & Hugh McColl
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999 Michele & Ross Annable · Atrium Health · Howard C. & Margaret G. Bissell Foundation Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. · EY · Contributions Associated with Falfurrias Capital Partners Lynn & Brian Good · Julie & Howard Levine · Susan & Loy McKeithen · Novant Health
$500,000 - $999,999 Anonymous · Arlene & Milton Berkman · Robin & Bill Branstrom · Deloitte Mary & Mike Lamach · Rich Osborne · Debbie & Pat Phillips · Pat Rodgers · M.A. Rogers Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation · Trane Technologies · Truist Financial Corporation
$250,000 - $499,999 Cathy Bessant · The Dickson Foundation · The Gambrell Foundation The Gorelick Family Foundation · Moore & Van Allen PLLC · Janet Preyer Nelson The Trexler Foundation · Ed Weisiger, Jr. & Betsy Fleming
$100,000 - $249,000 Anonymous · Jeannette & Francisco Alvarado · Joan & Mick Ankrom Ruth & Richard Ault · NCFI/Barnhardt Foundation · Catherine & Wilton Connor Robin Cochran · Denise & Peter DeMaio · The Dowd Foundation · Linda & Bill Farthing Fran & Greg Hyde · Dr. Richard Krumdieck & Mrs. Sally Gregory · Elizabeth & Jay Monge Patricia & Thruston Morton · Steelfab, Inc. · Linda & Craig Weisbruch Andromeda & John Williams
Comprehensive Campaign (continued)
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$50,000 - $99,999 Amy & Robert Brinkley · Crescent Communities · The Fox Family · Eileen Friars & Scott Pyle Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust · Ulrike & Alex Miles · Dr. Ruth G. Shaw Chris & Jim Teat · Rita & Bill Vandiver · Lisa & Richard Worf
$10,000 - $49,999 Anonymous · Wedge & Debbie Abels · Mary Lou & Jim Babb · Tiffany & Jason Bernd Frank Bragg · Shirley & Mike Butterworth · Joye Blount & Jesse Knight, Jr. The Cato Corporation · Margarita & Nick Clements · Mary Delk Caroline & Ben Dellinger III · Lisa & Carlos Evans · David Fisk & Anne O’Byrne Sarah & Frank Gentry · Averill, Johanna, & Lauren Harkey · Carol & Bill Lorenz Leslie & Michael Marsicano · Virginia & Chan Martin · DeDe & Alex McKinnon Posey & Mark Mealy · Wanda & Steve Phifer · Ridgely & John Phillips · Dale & Larry Polsky Judy & Derek Raghavan · Shannon & Eric Reichard · Sara & Daniel Roselli · Lori & Eric Sklut Emily & Zach Smith · Melinda & David Snyder · Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora Jill & Kevin Walker · Jim Worrell
$5,000 - $9,999 Brian S. Cromwell · Toni Burke & Bob Gaines · Carol & Joseph Gigler Lucinda Nisbet Lucas · Dee Dee & William Maxwell · Melissa & Dennis McCrory Cyndee Patterson · Betty & William Seifert · Peggy & Pope Shuford · Nancy E. Simpson Drs. Jennifer & Matthew Sullivan · Mary Claire & Dan Wall · Martha Ann & Craig Wardlaw
Corporate Partners We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders:
For more information, please contact Tara Spil at 704.714.5138.
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Government & Foundations
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We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders:
Anonymous
The Dickson Foundation
Dowd Foundation, Inc.
Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation
The Trexler Foundation
Cole Foundation
Blumenthal Foundation
Barnhardt/Thomas Trust The Charlotte Assembly Minor Foundation, Inc Music Performance Trust Fund The Mary Norris Preyer Fund For more information, please contact Tara Spil at 704.714.5138.
Leadership
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Ulrike Miles, Chair Joye Blount, Vice Chair Ken Walker, Secretary Denise DeMaio, Treasurer Richard Krumdieck, Immediate Past Chair* David Fisk, President & CEO* Kwamé Ryan, Music Director* DIRECTORS Krisha Blanchard Mike Butterworth Nick Clements Sidney Fletcher Craig Froelich Carrie Galloway
Lucia Zapata Griffith Angela Helms* Fran Hyde Valerie Kinloch Stephen Makris AJ Neubert* Juliette Pryor Manley Roberts* Sara Garces Roselli Lindsay Schall Ylida Scott Cameron Sherrill Susan Shimp Matthew Spanjers Jennifer Sullivan Andrea Mumm Trammell* *ex-officio
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Linda McFarland Farthing, Chair Debbie Abels Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Paul Anderson Ruth & Richard Ault Rachel Gogal Badillo Arlene & Milton Berkman Mary & Charles Bowman Frank Bragg Robin & Bill Branstrom Paige Ferguson Burgess & Steve Burgess Dr. William Charles & Dr. Cynthia Nortey Derick & Sallie Close Robin Cochran Catherine & Wilton Connor Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III Brian Cromwell Susan Cybulski Marcia & Jason Daily Alessandra & Pasquale De Martino
Alvaro & Donna de Molina Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa Hudson Evans Bill Farthing Karen Fox Eileen Friars & Scott Pyle Ralph S. Grier Laurie Guy Janet Haack Reginald B. Henderson, Esq. Mark & Whitney Jerrell Jeff Lee Dee and Joe Marley Gov. James G. Martin Jane & Hugh McColl Stacie McGinn Susan & Loy McKeithen Alex & DeDe McKinnon Elizabeth & Jay Monge Janet Preyer Nelson Mica Oberkfell Patrick J. O'Leary Richard Osborne
Sarah Frances Peck Daniel Peterson Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips Derek & Judy Raghavan Paul Reichs Nancy & Charles Robson Patricia A. Rodgers M.A. Rogers Frank Schall Laura & Mike Schulte Carolyn Shaw Emily Smith Will Sparks Elizabeth Connor Stewart Bob & Marsha Stickler Kelly & Neal Taub Chris & Jim Teat Kevin & Jill Walker Elizabeth & Steve Willen Richard Worf Joan Zimmerman Albert Zue
Leadership (continued)
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE
HUMAN RESOURCES
David J. L. Fisk
Maribeth Baker
President & CEO
Human Resources Counselor
Samantha Hackett
Manager of Executive Administration & Board Relations
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Christian Drake
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Freck
Amy Hine
Erin Eady
Kensloe Norrington
Laura Lindsay
Chazin & Company, Financial Services
Lauren Woodward
LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Vice President for Artistic Operations & General Manager Director of Orchestra Personnel Director of Orchestra Operations Director of Artistic Planning
Bart Dunn
Principal Music Librarian
Jay Koziorynsky
Assistant Music Librarian
Ana Faithe Allen
Operations Coordinator
John Jarrell
Stage Manager
Byron Johns
Senior Stage Technician
Ross Jarrell
Stage Technician
Employee Experience Manager Staff Accountant
Aram Kim Bryan
Vice President of Community Relations & Learning
Dylan Lloyd
Senior Manager of Youth Orchestras
Mark Rockwood
Senior Manager of Youth Education
Bria Alexander
Youth Programs Manager
Gavin Fulker
Youth Education Coordinator
MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Frank Impelluso
DEVELOPMENT Shayne Doty
Vice President of Development & Strategic Advancement.
Mary Nell Johnson
Senior Director of Development
Tara Spil
Director of Corporate & Institutional Giving
Tammy Matula
Director of Development Services
Josh Bottoms
Manager of Corporate & Institutional Giving
Jennifer Gherardi
Manager of Development Services & Special Events
James Popper
Manager of Individual Giving
Vice President of Marketing & Audience Development
Deirdre Roddin
Senior Director of Communications
Chad Calvert
Senior Manager of Branding & Design
Nicole Glaza
Senior Manager of Digital Strategy
Laura Thomas
Senior Manager of Marketing & Audience Development
Meghan Cole
Patron Experience Manager
Garrett Whiffen Ticketing Manager
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