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CONTENTS 5

Welcome

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Directors & Advisors

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Cover Story: Getting to Know Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo

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Photo Album: 2024 Brady Block Parties

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Feature: Cincinnati Companies Come Together to Create a New Look

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Spotlight: CSO Musicians’ Favorite Restaurants

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Inside the Orchestra: The Concertmaster

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Upcoming Concerts

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CSO Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo was born to play the violin.

Read about her journey, from her first toy violin to her first solo with an orchestra (at age 6) to her career with the CSO and her audition for the concertmaster position, on pp. 7–13.

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Artistic Leadership: Cristian Măcelaru, John Morris Russell

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Concerts in this Issue: • SEP 13–15: Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey (Pops) • SEP 21 & 22: Jurassic Park Film in Concert (Pops) • SEP 24: Textures & Contrasts (Winstead Chamber Series) • SEP 27 & 28: Mahler Symphony No. 1 (CSO) • OCT 4 & 5: Gershwin, Price & Copland (CSO) • OCT 6: Joshua Bell: Voice & the Violin (Recital) • OCT 19: Music, Magic & Mayhem (Lollipops) • OCT 26 & 27: Sibelius & Saint-Saëns (CSO)

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Financial Support

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Administration

ON THE COVER: Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo, Anna Sinton Taft Chair.

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The Orchestra presented an incredible summer of concerts in area neighborhoods as part of its 2024 Brady Block Parties Series.

Turn to p. 14 to browse our photo journal featuring performance moments and pre-concert activities for all ages.

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The famous red jackets worn by Cincinnati Pops members needed updating and reworking after more than a decade of wear, and the designers and sewers of local garment factory Sew Valley took up the task.

Find out more about Sew Valley and the process of reimagining the iconic red jackets, from patterns to prototypes to final fittings, on pp. 18–22.

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Welcome

WE BELIEVE MUSIC LIVES WITHIN US ALL regardless of who we are or where we come from. We believe that music is a pathway to igniting our passions, discovering what moves us, deepening our curiosity and connecting us to our world and to each other.

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Our mission is to seek and share inspiration, and at its essence, the CSO exists to serve our community. Our entire community. Reflecting our community and the world around at every level— on stage, behind-the-scenes, and in neighborhoods throughout the region—is essential to the CSO’s present and future and makes us a strong ensemble and institution.

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Please enjoy these stories that have been curated for you in Fanfare Magazine, but also know that the Fanfare Magazine experience is not limited to a print publication available only at Music Hall concerts. You can always explore Fanfare Magazine at any time via our website at cincinnatisymphony.org/fanfare-magazine. There you’ll find the printed magazine’s editorial content in a digital layout and in flipbook form; you’ll also find digital-only stories under the Fanfare Magazine moniker.

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COVER STORY

Getting to Know Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo

by HANNAH EDGAR

The CSO’s de facto captain was born to play violin.

Follow her path to the Orchestra, and learn why she says you can never be too prepared for an audition.

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Stefani Matsuo is a Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra lifer. Before being appointed concertmaster in 2019, she was the orchestra’s associate concertmaster in the 2018–19 season, filling in as concertmaster on several occasions.

Still before that, starting in 2015, she was a member of its second violin section. In total, Matsuo has spent just one year of her professional career not playing in Cincinnati—as a member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 2014 to 2015.

“It was a great way to start my career,” Matsuo told Fanfare, calling from the living room of her Park Hills, KY home, five minutes from Music Hall.

“I sat in these positions in youth orchestra and in school, but a professional orchestra is a completely different story. People had already welcomed me with open arms as a section violinist. That comfort of already being part of this family was so nice.”

The CSO doesn’t just feel like family to Matsuo: it is family. She’s been married to CSO section cellist Hiro Matsuo since 2016; they met at a chamber music reading party as graduate students at Juilliard. (“As nerdy as that sounds,” Matsuo recalls with a laugh.) They commuted two hours to see one another while she was in Indianapolis and he in the CSO, initially in a oneyear position. The couple also plays together—if Stefani’s schedule allows—

in concert:nova, a venturesome local chamber music series.

Having music around 24/7 is nothing new for Matsuo, 35. Growing up in North Carolina, she watched her mother, also a violinist, play in the Greensboro Symphony. Her little brothers, CJ and Andrew, play cello and viola, rounding out a family quartet that reunites over the holidays.

Her father, a human resources director, doesn’t play, but he was her biggest cheerleader, happily chauffeuring the kids to their many lessons and rehearsals.

Even among supervirtuosos, Matsuo started on violin preternaturally early.

Watching her mom’s violin students file in and out of the house, baby Stefani assumed “everybody played violin—it was just something people did.” Per family lore, Matsuo asked for her own violin at 15 months (insofar as a 15-month-old can ask for anything). Her mom got her a toy violin, but that was short-lived: Matsuo cried when she realized it didn’t make any sound.

“She was like, ‘Okay, I guess we’re getting a 1/32-size violin,’” Matsuo says.

Those minuscule starter violins are only a foot long and mostly for pedagogical purposes, not performance— any repertoire played on them sounds like an Alvin and the Chipmunks dub.

No matter: Matsuo was “in heaven.” She cried—again— when her parents asked her to put the violin away. The intensity with which Matsuo approached the instrument left even her violinist mother flummoxed.

“I was the kid that was like, ‘I messed up this part in the competition, I need to go

From top: Stefani with her first tiny violin, and with her 1/16-size violin.

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home and practice it 50 times!’

My parents were like, ‘How about we get some ice cream first?’” she says.

Like so many violinists, Matsuo absorbed the sounds and styles of big-name virtuosi. She admired the Romantic, “chocolaty” tone of David Oistrakh and Itzhak Perlman and the finesse of Gil Shaham and Midori. As a child of the ’90s, however, Matsuo didn’t need to look to previous generations for musical idols. She came of age at a time when Sarah Chang and Hilary Hahn were selling out concert halls; a solo appearance in Greensboro by violinist/violist Yura Lee, just a couple years older than her, was especially transformative.

Growing up alongside those young prodigies only pushed Matsuo to work harder.

“I probably listened to Sarah Chang’s Carmen Fantasy CD on repeat until it didn’t work anymore,” Matsuo recalls.

Matsuo’s mother was her main violin teacher throughout most of her childhood. Later, however, she wisely suspected her soonto-be-teenage daughter might take instruction better from a different teacher. She sent Stefani to study with Sarah Johnson at the nearby University of North Carolina School for the Arts (UNCSA), where she remained through high school. Matsuo also joined the school’s orchestra and the Greensboro Youth Symphony, where she cut her teeth on orchestral repertoire.

Foreshadowing her eventual career in Cincinnati, Matsuo tried on several roles in the violin section during those years: section player, principal second, assistant and associate concertmaster, and, finally, concertmaster, the highestFrom top: Stefani rehearsing Christmas carols with her mother, and Stefani at age 6, soloing with an orchestra for the first time.

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pressure role of them all. The concertmaster acts not just as the leader of the first violins—they take most important section violin solos—but as a key intermediary between orchestra musicians and the conductor. “You work with them behind the scenes to help bring their vision to life with the orchestra,” Matsuo says.

On the flip side, if the conductor’s leadership flags or is unclear, orchestra musicians will look to the concertmaster as a safety net. Other less glamorous, but no less crucial, tasks assumed by the concertmaster include determining bowings for the first violins (and sometimes advising on those of the other string sections), serving on audition panels for new members, and cuing the tuning process at the head of concerts.

“I was really glad to be able to start learning orchestra etiquette from a young age: what it means to be a good stand partner, and what it means to really prepare for rehearsals. It helped me learn the ropes of what’s expected

Stefani performing for her classmates with her mother, Karen Collins.

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of different positions [in the orchestra],” Matsuo says.

One such early learning experience came during her time at UNCSA. The young violinist had never taken an audition before arriving at UNCSA, but the orchestra director—an old-school conductor who had taught there for decades—called in musicians during a concert cycle rehearsing Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in order to assess their skills. For these assessments, the conductor could test students on anything across the whole concert program, but Matsuo’s excerpt was the symphony’s final Allegro movement—among the most common audition excerpts in the literature.

As the youngest in the orchestra, Matsuo already felt compelled to be über-prepared.

She practiced and listened to recordings in the library for hours on end. But no amount of preparation could have equipped her for what the conductor asked her to do during her

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assessment: close her music, push the stand down and play part of the last movement from memory. Thankfully, Matsuo had practiced enough that she passed.

In Matsuo’s recollection, the conductor “thought it was hilarious.” But in hindsight, she suspects he wasn’t just being sadistic. “He obviously knew it was my first audition, and he wanted to see how I would take the pressure.

Moving forward with other auditions, it taught me to prepare at an even higher level.”

It has paid off. Matsuo attended the Cleveland Institute of Music for her undergraduate studies, studying with Paul Kantor, and Juilliard for her master’s degree, studying with Sylvia Rosenberg. She gained additional experience sitting concertmaster in both schools’ orchestras.

All the while, Matsuo’s very first teacher—her mother—was always just a call away if she had a technique question or needed another set of ears for feedback on her playing.

Stefani pictured with childhood teacher Sarah Johnson and conductor Bruce Kiesling, following her performance of the Tchaikovsky concerto.

At each school, Matsuo encountered very different styles of pedagogy than she had with her teacher in North Carolina. Sarah Johnson, her first teacher, helped her cultivate a European sound and led the studio in a “Kreisler Project,” in which students prepared a different piece by the great violinist–composer every week. They balanced that with a progression through the core violin repertoire—a hallmark of Johnson’s own teacher, the legendary Ivan Galamian.

In Cleveland, Kantor’s approach to his studio was more bespoke. Studio classes were almost Socratic, with students sharing valuable nuggets gleaned from their own lessons in their feedback.

“It wasn’t a cookie cutter studio. He really helped me learn how to analyze my playing when I was on my own in a practice room…. The end product was always your musical idea,” she remembers.

Rosenberg, at Juilliard, was more of a “kick in the pants.” She built on Johnson’s pursuit of an old-world sound and personality, even if her one-liners could be brutal. Matsuo once worked

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Stefani warming up before a solo performance with orchestra.

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with Rosenberg on a Schubert Rondo ahead of a big competition. “She said, ‘Honey, just hand me your violin.’ She played it, then said, ‘That’s the charm that Schubert needs.’ She took my idea of what it meant to be prepared for any concert, competition or even my weekly lesson to a completely different level.”

Years later, after Matsuo had earned tenure in the CSO, concertmaster emeritus Timothy Lees announced his retirement from the orchestra after 20 years. Concertmaster positions, especially at an orchestra as prestigious as Cincinnati’s, attract an international applicant pool. Internal hires aren’t unheard of, but they’ve become increasingly few and far between in the rarefied orchestra world.

Against the odds, Matsuo, newly appointed associate concertmaster just the season before, decided to throw her hat in the ring. She beat out an international candidate pool to win the job.

“Joining as a second violinist, I already knew this was an orchestra full of great, extremely kind people that I really loved being around and playing with. So, when each of these positions opened up, I thought, ‘I love being here, this audition’s happening, why not? I have nothing to lose.’ Then it somehow worked out,” Matsuo says.

As for her own very musical family, the Matsuos have two children: Hana, 2, and Noah, born over the summer. Matsuo insists she doesn’t want to push either into music—but so far, Hana is very much her mother’s daughter. She plays the very same teensy-tiny 1/32 violin Matsuo started on, decades ago.

So far, though, Hana would rather play it like a cello than a violin—Hiro 1, Stefani 0. For now, Matsuo calls her their “cellist–violinist.”

“She’s interested. It just depends on which instrument she’s actually interested in,” Matsuo says. n

Stefani Matsuo performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 with conductor Louis Langrée and the CSO.

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Stefani’s Faves: Lightning Round Your desert-island violin concerto?

Brahms Violin Concerto A repertoire piece that never gets old?

Any repertoire from the Romantic period—Strauss, Brahms, etc. I can’t choose just one!

Your home-cooked meal du jour?

I love to make homemade Hungarian goulash!

Favorite CSO memory (so far)?

Having the opportunity to perform as soloist for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 and concertmaster for Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in the same performance in 2019. This was my trial week as concertmaster, so it was nerve-racking but exhilarating at the same time.

Credit: Mark Lyons

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PHOTO ALBUM

2024 The CSO had a blast this summer bringing music and fun to your neighborhood! Thank you to everyone who attended the Brady Block Parties. Enjoy these captured moments from the Parties.

From top: Monét X Change, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 and a trained opera singer, struts down the runway at the Pride Month Brady Block Party. Credit: JP Leong The sun sets over the crowd as the CSO begins their Pride Month Brady Block Party concert. Credit: JP Leong

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From top: Nearly 2,000 people showed up to the ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park on June 6 to kick off Pride Month with the CSO. Credit: JP Leong Red Sesame Korean BBQ food truck serving tasty food to attendees at the Pride Month Block Party. Credit: JP Leong DJ Rah D spinning for the crowd at the Pride Month Block Party.

Credit: JP Leong Huge bouncy slides are always a hit with the kids! Credit: Mark Lyons

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From top: CSO musicians bring the music to the West End Brady Block Party on June 23. Credit: JP Leong 13-year-old cellist Sonya Moomaw performs a movement of Haydn’s cello concerto at three of the Brady Block Parties.

Credit: JP Leong Vocal soloists Rita Winters, Vee Gibson and Ciara Harper pose for a photo before the West End Brady Block Party.

Credit: JP Leong Vocal soloists Rita Winters, Ciara Harper and Vee Gibson, along with the QKidz Dancers, the CSO and conductor John Morris Russell, close the West End Brady Block Party with “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee.”

Credit: JP Leong

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PHOTO ALBUM From top: Who doesn’t love the sound of the vibraslap? At all Brady Block Parties, youth (and young at heart) had a chance to make music at the CSO’s Music Lab table.

Credit: Mark Lyons Children and families enjoyed painting their own T-shirts, an activity provided by the Robert O’Neal Multicultural Arts Center at the North Avondale Brady Block Party on July 19. Credit: Mark Lyons Getting to hold and play a musical instrument for the first time is a special memory. Credit: Mark Lyons

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FEATURE

Cincinnati Companies Come Together to Create a New Look

by TYLER M. SECOR

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FEATURE

Before taking the stage for the first Cincinnati Pops concert in 1977, the musicians would have donned their red jackets. Thick polyester jackets. Under the intense lights of the stage. Playing a two-hour, or longer, concert. HOT and uncomfortable!

The red jackets of the Cincinnati Pops are, by now, iconic. Created with the founding of the Cincinnati Pops in 1977, the red jackets have been an ever-present part of the Pops concert experience. Over the decades, the red color has remained the same, but the actual jackets have changed due to style updates, fabric choice and wear.

The current jackets have been in use for more than a decade, and the cut of them has fallen out of fashion.

“I was just given the closest size there was when I joined the Orchestra a few years ago,” recalls Emily Beare, who plays oboe in the Orchestra. “It was not tailored to me specifically. It’s quite big and doesn’t fit well.

It’s not breathable. It’s not very flexible. I guess it is durable, because it’s old and it’s lasted quite a while.”

It was time for an update. But how? Open up a catalog, select red and order? Or design something new that meets the unique needs of orchestral musicians?

The Pops chose option two, tapping Amber Ostaszewski, director of audience engagement— and, as luck would have it, an expert in textiles and fiber crafts—to lead the “New Pops Jackets Project.” They issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to tailors and garment houses in early 2019, with a plan to have new jackets on stage for the opening of the 2019–20 season.

Ostaszewski recalls one tailor whose RFP response was “It can’t be done!” But one willing partner stood out. It wasn’t a fashion house or factory from New York or Los Angeles. Instead, the winning proposal was a non-profit garment factory in Cincinnati, one mile from Music Hall—Sew Valley.

Located underneath The National Flag Company in the West End, Sew Valley is a sustainably focused garment factory, sample room and incubator space that exists to help apparel entrepreneurs and brands manufacture locally, sustainably, ethically and efficiently.

The commercial apparel industry is notorious for its dangerous working conditions, extremely low wages, astonishing amounts of waste and negative environmental impact. A few examples of the industry’s impact: factories use 13-inch exposed cutting blades to slice through stacks of fabric, they use harsh dyes and chemicals, At left: A prototype of the new Pops jacket hanging on a mannequin inside the Sew Valley factory.

Credit: Tyler Secor

The inside pocket adorned with the Cincinnati Pops logo. Credit: Tyler Secor

and they produce more than two billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.

In contrast, Sew Valley seeks to change the way apparel is manufactured and create a sustainable future for “ourselves individually, our community, the brands we work with and the planet.” The apparel industry literally touches each of us, and, right here in Cincinnati, Sew Valley is leading the charge toward better, safer manufacturing practices.

With the proposal accepted, two Cincinnati companies—an orchestra and a garment factory— formed a partnership and set out to create a new look for the Cincinnati Pops.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to improve the performance and lives of the musicians,” remarked Rosie Kovacs, co-founder of Sew Valley, “through something as subtle as a jacket.”

Before prototype designs could be built and toiles (fabric mock-ups) created, the designers at Sew Valley needed to determine a median size. They measured each orchestra member and calculated the median from those measurements.

Now the design and sampling process could begin.

 A rack holding different design mock-ups for the new jackets.

Credit: Tyler Secor

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Inside of the new jackets showing the minimal lining, which helps to reduce bulk and weight and increase breathability.

Credit: Tyler Secor

Fanfare Magazine spoke with Shailah Maynard, co-founder and CEO; Madeline Misleh, director of operations; and Aubrey Krekeler, director of operations at the Sew Valley factory, amid the whir of industrial sewing machines, large cutting tables, and the laughter of team members working on their latest projects.

“We did make a couple of samples that were like, no, this isn’t going to work,” remembers Maynard. “It was just too big of a change.”

“We had gone from full-blown athlete-inspired, while still looking clean and minimal,” recalls Krekeler, “to something in between—a bit more traditional, but the jacket needs to function like athletic wear.”

“In the beginning, we played with a lot of different fabrics,” explains Krekeler.

“We needed a fabric that appears like traditional suiting,” Misleh, who comes from a family of tailors, describes, “but it’s got to have a

Sew Valley’s Aubrey Krekeler sewing a sleeve seam on a new jacket. Credit: Tyler Secor

lot of stretch, have more capabilities for someone moving on stage and be breathable.”

In the end, the Pops and Sew Valley landed on two designs: a jacket that looks more like a traditional suit coat (called the “long style”) and a shorter wrap style jacket (called the “short style”).

The look on the outside is important, but it’s the unseen that really makes these jackets special and unique for musicians performing on stage.

“We started from a traditional pattern and modified it from there,” states Misleh. “We played with shoulder seam placement and how much stabilizer to use in certain places.”

A traditional suit coat has many layers of fabric fused with interfacing or stabilizer to give the garment structure, but more layers mean a heavier and hotter garment. Therefore, the Sew Valley team created a jacket with limited layers of fabric and interfacing to make the jackets light and breathable.

Sew Valley was responsible only for creating the jackets, but they had to consider the entire outfit. What type of shirt would the musicians wear? How could that impact the jacket design?

For example, each jacket is only half lined for breathability, and the sleeves are, for the long style, unlined to be worn more comfortably over a long-sleeve, button-down shirt, and, for the short style, lined, to be worn over a sleeveless blouse.

Instrument placement was also considered.

The long style has a smaller width collar than traditional jackets to accommodate the placement of a violin or viola. The short style has no collar. And extra room was added to the shoulders of both lengths to accommodate the

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arm and hand positions of musicians who have to hold their instruments up.

Longevity of the garment was also important.

The seam allowances are wider and the seams easier to access, “so you don’t have to totally take apart the jacket to alter those seams,” explains Misleh.

With the fabric chosen and designs locked, the next step is called a “size run.”

“Producing these jackets in house just wasn’t going to be an option,” remarked Misleh, “because producing tailored jackets is not something we do in bulk at the Sew Valley factory.”

Luckily, a trusted contact of Maynard’s out of New York agreed to complete the production of the 150 or so jackets. The New York-based garment factory refined the pattern for mass production and completed the grading (i.e., from the base pattern, creating all of the various sizes).

Then the factory made one jacket in each size.

During the 2023–24 season, each musician tried on a jacket and chose their size and style.

From there the full run of jackets was created in New York.

By the final weeks of the 2023–24 season, the wardrobe room at Music Hall was a sea of red jackets ready for fittings and alterations. Sew Valley tailored each jacket to match each of the nearly 100 musicians.

And now the five-year project comes to fruition as the musicians of the Cincinnati Pops don their

Sew Valley’s Heidi Johnson finishes a cuff alteration with a series of hand stitches to reattach the lining. Credit: Tyler Secor

new, bright red Sew Valley jackets and take to the Music Hall stage September 13–15 for Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey. Looking on from the audience will be the Sew Valley team, who, for the first time, will get to see their jackets en masse in their intended milieu—the result of a partnership that embodies Cincinnati’s motto: Juncta Juvant, meaning “strength in unity” or “united they aid each other.”

“I know we all appreciate the consideration it took to pick these for us,” states Rebecca Pancner, who plays piccolo in the Orchestra.

“It’s a privilege for us to have jackets made in a sustainable way. We’re very fortunate that we have enough funding and support from the community to go in a direction that really fits with our values.” n Be sure to visit the Founder’s Room during the concerts on September 13–15 to see the new Pops jackets up close and look through the various photos and samples of the entire process.

The new Pops jackets were underwritten by the Erich Kunzel Legacy Fund.

Left and below: Behind the scenes of the style guide photoshoot where models were photographed to demonstrate the correct wearing and styling of the new jackets. Credit: Tyler Secor

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SPOTLIGHT

CSO Woodwind Players’ Favorite Restaurants We all love food! And Cincinnati is a treasure trove of amazing restaurants cooking up the very best they have to offer. Fanfare Magazine asked the Orchestra’s woodwind section, “What is your favorite restaurant?”

Rebecca Pancner

Emily Beare

Piccolo Patricia Gross Linnemann Chair

Oboe

Pepp & Dolores The limone pasta is my favorite!

Pepp & Dolores All my favorite dishes at Pepp & Dolores have a lemon twist! I love starting with the artichokes alla giudia, followed by the limone pasta, and pairing it all with a limoncello and tonic.

Henrik Heide Haley Bangs Flute Jane & David Ellis Chair Grace of India Everything is incredible at this small, family-owned restaurant in White Oak. The Kashmiri naan and tikka masala are my favorites.

Associate Principal Flute Mita’s The sliders are out of this world!

Christopher Philpotts Principal English Horn Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair

Joseph Morris Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinet Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair

Ambar India Restaurant on Ludlow Avenue Everything is wonderful, but I especially like their lamb korma!

Abigail Street The woodgrilled octopus might be my favorite dish in Cincinnati! Also, the merguez-stuffed dates are amazing.

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INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA: The Concertmaster

by TYLER M. SECOR

Inside the Orchestra seeks to demystify the many routines or rituals that are often part of any orchestra concert. From the modern perspective, these routines seem fixed, but historical context demonstrates that the typical “orchestra concert” has rapidly and significantly changed.

The lights dim, the crowd hushes and the routine of each concert begins with a violin player standing. But why? Who is that violinist? What are they doing?

That violinist is called the concertmaster.

Generally speaking, the concertmaster is the leader of the orchestra, but the role of the concertmaster has changed from century to century and, in the 1800s, from city to city.

Until the early 19th century, instrumental music was typically led by one or more of the performers within the ensemble. According to John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw in their book, The Birth of the Orchestra, there were three types of leaders in the 18th century: “the timebeater, the keyboard director, and the violin leader.”

Simply put, the keyboard director led from the keyboard, the violin leader from the violin, and the timebeater beat time visually and/or audibly. Yes, audibly, and it was done by striking the “baton against a music stand or the stage apron, making a ‘noise as if he were splitting wood.’”

In the 18th century, the preferred method of leading an ensemble was by example from the keyboard and/or from the violin. Similar to the timebeaters, keyboard leaders were often encouraged to shout beats over the ensemble.

Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768), Italian composer and violinist, suggested that the keyboard player should begin a piece by shouting “ONE” and then “to begin marking the beat visibly with this body and audibly by stamping his feet until the entire orchestra has joined in at the desired tempo.”

Wouldn’t that make for a different concert experience?

But “by the end of the 18th century every major European orchestra was led by the first violinist,” remarks Spitzer and Zaslaw. The responsibilities of these early concertmasters were vast: setting tempos, leading rehearsals, selecting CSO Concertmaster Emil Heermann, among the longesttenured concertmasters in the Orchestra’s history (1910–46).

CSO CONCERTMASTERS musicians to play n Henry Schmitt, 1895 in the orchestra, n Josef Marian, 1895–1904 making the seating n Hugo Olk, 1905–07 assignments, giving n Hugo Heermann 1909–10 cues to singers, filling n Emil Heermann, 1910–46 in missed entrances n Sigmund Effron, 1946–73 and even saving the n Phil Ruder 1973–95 performance from n Alexander Kerr, 1996–97 disaster. Francesco (also Acting Concertmaster, Galeazzi (1758–1819), 1995-96) Italian concertmaster n Timothy Lees, 1998–2018 n Stefani Matsuo, 2019– of the Teatro Valle present in Rome, wrote that concertmasters should shout cues to the orchestra and “when he senses the need, he should stamp his foot.” Those 18th-century concertmasters were so immersed in responsibility that Galeazzi remarked, “if an opera goes well, it is the first violin [i.e. concertmaster] who will receive the praise, and if it goes poorly, it is he who will be blamed.”

With that level of responsibility, finding the right concertmaster was of utmost importance.

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773) was a German flutist, flute maker and composer who wrote about the qualities necessary to be a concertmaster. For example, the concertmaster should be friendly and affable, and they should command respect “in order to achieve reasonable and proper orchestral discipline in such matters as style and uniformity of bowing, fingering, timbre, ornamentation, intonation and expression.”* With the rise of the conductor in the 19th century and the administrative business that formed around orchestras in the early 20th century, the concertmaster’s scope of leadership began to diminish. Today, concertmasters serve as liaisons and/or translators between the conductor and the orchestra. But concertmasters still ensure uniformity of bowing, fingering, ornamentation, intonation and expression across the entire ensemble. And, in the case of the CSO’s concertmasters, are still friendly and affable.

So, when the concertmaster stands at the beginning of the concert to signal the principal oboe to give the tuning note, this is just one of many responsibilities to ensure each performance presents the orchestra at its best. *From Robin Stowell’s article “‘Good Execution and Other Necessary Skills’: The Role of the Concertmaster in the Late 18th Century” from Early Music, 1988.

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COMING UP at Music Hall

NOV 2024 MOZART & BRUCKNER NOV 8 & 9 FRI & SAT 7:30 PM Marek Janowski conductor MOZART Symphony No. 39 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9

Presenting Sponsors: Peter E. Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren

BERNSTEIN & SHOSTAKOVICH NOV 16 & 17 SAT 7:30 PM; SUN 2 PM Marin Alsop conductor May Festival Chorus

BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

THE THREE-CORNERED HAT NOV 22 & 23 FRI 11 AM; SAT 7:30 PM Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano Catalina Cuervo mezzo-soprano

Gabriela ORTIZ Téenek — Invenciones de Territorio BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 FALLA Three-Cornered Hat

HOME ALONE Film in Concert

NOV 30 & DEC 1 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Damon Gupton conductor

DEC 2024 BACH’S CHRISTMAS ORATORIO DEC 6 & 7 FRI & SAT 7:30 PM

Richard Egarr conductor Joélle Harvey soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano Paul Groves tenor John Relyea bass May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson director BACH Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, III & VI) BACH “Air” for String Orchestra from Orchestral Suite No. 3

HOLIDAY POPS

DEC 13-15 FRI 11 AM & 7:30 PM;

SAT 2 PM & 7:30 PM; SUN 2 PM & 7 PM John Morris Russell conductor Norm Lewis vocalist Concert Sponsor: Graeter’s Ice Cream

LET’S MISBEHAVE: The Music of Cole Porter DEC 31 TUE 8 PM

John Morris Russell conductor Tony Desare piano & vocals Aubrey Logan trombone & vocals John Manzari tap dance & vocals Presenting Sponsor: Dr. John and Louise Mulford Fund for the CSO

JAN 2025 Special Event

A NIGHT AT HOGWARTS: The Music of Harry Potter

JAN 3-5 FRI & SAT 7:30 PM; SUN 2 PM *Note: there will NOT be film projections associated with this performance

FOR A FULL LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFO

VISIT CINCINNATISYMPHONY.ORG MUSIC HALL 1241 Elm Street Cincinnati OH 45202

CRISTIAN MӐCELARU, Music Director Designate Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL, Cincinnati Pops Conductor Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair

Matthias Pintscher, CSO Creative Partner Damon Gupton, Pops Principal Guest Conductor Samuel Lee, Associate Conductor Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair

Daniel Wiley, Assistant Conductor Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair

FIRST VIOLINS Stefani Matsuo

CELLOS Ilya Finkelshteyn

Felicity James

Lachezar Kostov *

Concertmaster Anna Sinton Taft Chair Associate Concertmaster Tom & Dee Stegman Chair

Philip Marten

First Assistant Concertmaster James M. Ewell Chair++

Principal Irene & John J. Emery Chair

Joseph Morris*

Karl & Roberta Schlachter Family Chair

Ixi Chen

Eric Bates

Kathryn Woolley

Nicholas Mariscal

Nicholas Tsimaras– Peter G. Courlas Chair++

Anna Reider

Dianne & J. David Rosenberg Chair

Principal Emma Margaret & Irving D. Goldman Chair

Ona Hixson Dater Chair

Norman Johns** Drew Dansby§ Daniel Kaler

Second Assistant Concertmaster Serge Shababian Chair

CLARINETS Christopher Pell

Peter G. Courlas– Nicholas Tsimaras Chair++

Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinet Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair++ Vicky & Rick Reynolds Chair in honor of William A. Friedlander

BASS CLARINET Ronald Aufmann

Marvin Kolodzik & Linda S. Gallaher Chair for Cello BASSOONS

Hiro Matsuo

Laura Kimble McLellan Chair++

Christopher Sales

Principal Emalee Schavel Chair++

Mauricio Aguiar§

Alan Rafferty

Minyoung Baik

Tianlu Xu

Martin Garcia* Hugh Michie

James Braid

BASSES Owen Lee

CONTRABASSOON Jennifer Monroe

Luis Arturo Celis Avila*

FRENCH HORNS Elizabeth Freimuth

Anne G. & Robert W. Dorsey Chair Jo Ann & Paul Ward Chair Marc Bohlke Chair given

by Katrin & Manfred Bohlke

Rebecca Kruger Fryxell Clifford J. Goosmann & Andrea M. Wilson Chair

Elizabeth Furuta Gerald Itzkoff

Jean Ten Have Chair

Joseph Ohkubo Luo-Jia Wu Jonathan Yi

SECOND VIOLINS Gabriel Pegis Principal Al Levinson Chair

Yang Liu*

Ruth F. Rosevear Chair

Principal Mary Alice Heekin Burke Chair++ Thomas Vanden Eynden Chair

Stephen Jones**

Trish & Rick Bryan Chair

Boris Astafiev§ Gerald Torres Rick Vizachero

HARP Gillian Benet Sella

Principal Cynthia & Frank Stewart Chair

Scott Mozlin**

FLUTES Randolph Bowman

Kun Dong Cheryl Benedict Evin Blomberg§

Henrik Heide* Haley Bangs

Harold B. & Betty Justice Chair Henry Meyer Chair

Sheila and Christopher Cole Chair

Rose Brown Rachel Charbel

Ida Ringling North Chair

Chika Kinderman Charles Morey Hyesun Park Paul Patterson

Charles Gausmann Chair++

Stacey Woolley

Brenda & Ralph Taylor Chair++

VIOLAS Christian Colberg

Principal Louise D. & Louis Nippert Chair

Gabriel Napoli

Acting Associate Principal Grace M. Allen Chair

Julian Wilkison** Rebecca Barnes§ Christopher Fischer Stephen Fryxell

Melinda & Irwin Simon Chair

Caterina Longhi Denisse Rodriguez-Rivera Dan Wang Joanne Wojtowicz 30 | 2024–25 SEASON

Principal Charles Frederic Goss Chair Jane & David Ellis Chair

PICCOLO Rebecca Pancner

Patricia Gross Linnemann Chair

OBOES Dwight Parry

Principal Josephine I. & David J. Joseph, Jr. Chair

Lon Bussell*

Stephen P. McKean Chair

Emily Beare

ENGLISH HORN Christopher Philpotts

Principal Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair++

Principal Mary M. & Charles F. Yeiser Chair

David Alexander

Acting Associate Principal Ellen A. & Richard C. Berghamer Chair

Molly Norcross** ‡

Sweeney Family Chair in memory of Donald C. Sweeney

Lisa Conway

Susanne & Philip O. Geier, Jr. Chair

Duane Dugger

Mary & Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Chair

Charles Bell

Donald & Margaret Robinson Chair

TRUMPETS Anthony Limoncelli Principal Rawson Chair

[OPEN]

Jackie & Roy Sweeney Family Chair

Alexander Pride†

Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Chair++

Christopher Kiradjieff TROMBONES Cristian Ganicenco

Principal Dorothy & John Hermanies Chair

Joseph Rodriguez**

Second/Assistant Principal Trombone Sallie Robinson Wadsworth & Randolph L. Wadsworth Jr. Chair

BASS TROMBONE Noah Roper TUBA Christopher Olka

Principal Ashley & Barbara Ford Chair

TIMPANI Patrick Schleker

Principal Matthew & Peg Woodside Chair

Joseph Bricker*

Morleen & Jack Rouse Chair

PERCUSSION David Fishlock

Principal Susan S. & William A. Friedlander Chair

Michael Culligan* Joseph Bricker

Morleen & Jack Rouse Chair

Marc Wolfley+

KEYBOARDS Michael Chertock

James P. Thornton Chair

Julie Spangler+

James P. Thornton Chair

CSO/CCM DIVERSITY FELLOWS~ Lucas Braga, violin Melissa Peraza, viola Manuel Papale, cello Caleb Edwards, double bass Wendell Rosa, double bass LIBRARIANS Christina Eaton

Principal Librarian Lois Klein Jolson Chair

Elizabeth Dunning

Associate Principal Librarian

Cara Benner

Assistant Librarian

STAGE MANAGERS Brian P. Schott Phillip T. Sheridan Daniel Schultz Mike Ingram Andrew Sheridan § Begins the alphabetical listing of players who participate in a system of rotated seating within the string section. * Associate Principal ** Assistant Principal † One-year appointment ‡ Leave of absence + Cincinnati Pops rhythm section ++ CSO endowment only ~ Funded by The Mellon Foundation

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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

CRISTIAN MĂCELARU Music Director Designate

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL Cincinnati Pops Conductor

Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair

Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair

Grammy-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru is the Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of the George Enescu Festival and Competition, music director of the Orchestre national de France, artistic director Adriane White and principal conductor of the Interlochen Center for the Arts’ World Youth Symphony Orchestra, music director and conductor of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and chief conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Cologne, where he will serve through the 2024–25 season and continue as artistic partner for the 2025–26 season.

Măcelaru recently appeared at the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony, which was broadcast to 1.5 billion viewers worldwide. He led the Orchestre national de France and Chœur de Radio France in the performance of the Olympic Anthem as the Olympic Flag was raised at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Măcelaru and the Orchestre national de France continue their 2024– 25 season with tours throughout France, Germany, South Korea and China. Guest appearances include his debuts with the Oslo Philharmonic and RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin as well as returns with the Wiener Symphoniker, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Europe.

In North America, Măcelaru leads the Pittsburgh Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Măcelaru’s previous seasons include European engagements with the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouworkest, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Staatskapelle Berlin and Budapest Festival Orchestra. In North America, he has led the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra.

In 2020, he received a Grammy Award for conducting the Decca Classics recording of Wynton Marsalis’ Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti and The Philadelphia Orchestra. His most recent release is of Enescu symphonies and two Romanian Rhapsodies with the Orchestre national de France, released on Deutsche Grammophon.

John Morris Russell’s (JMR) embrace of America’s unique voice and musical stories has transformed how orchestral performances connect and engage with audiences. As conductor of the Cincinnati Pops since 2011, the wide range and diversity of his work as a musical leader, collaborator and educator continues to reinvigorate the musical scene throughout Cincinnati and across the continent.

As Music Director of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, JMR conducts the classical series as well as the prestigious Hilton Head International Piano Competition.

A Grammy-nominated artist, JMR has worked with leading performers from across a variety of musical genres, including Aretha Franklin, Emanuel Ax, Amy Grant and Vince Gill, Garrick Ohlsson, Rhiannon Giddens, Hilary Hahn, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, George Takei, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lea Salonga and Mandy Gonzalez.

For over two decades, JMR has led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s wildly successful Classical Roots initiative honoring and celebrating Black musical excellence. Guest artists have included Marvin Winans, Alton White, George Shirley, Common and Hi-Tek. JMR has contributed seven albums to the Cincinnati Pops discography, including 2023’s holiday album JOY!. In 2015, he created the “American Originals Project,” which has won both critical and popular acclaim and features two landmark recordings: American Originals (the music of Stephen Foster) and the Grammynominated American Originals 1918 (a tribute to the dawn of the jazz age). The 2020 “American Originals” concert King Records and the Cincinnati Sound with Late Show pianist Paul Shaffer honored legendary recording artists associated with the Queen City. In the 2024–25 season JMR takes on the next installment of the project, offering a concert and recording celebrating the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, and presents a national PBS broadcast of Rick Steves Europe: A Symphonic Journey. JMR’s American Soundscapes video series with the Pops and Cincinnati’s CET public television station, has surpassed one million views on YouTube since its launch in 2016.

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Celebrating the magic that art brings to life.

PNC is proud to be the Pops Season Presenter and to support the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops. Thank you for mastering the art of making Greater Cincinnati a more beautiful place.

©2024 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC JOURNEY | 2024–25 SEASON FRI SEP 13, 7:30 pm SAT SEP 14, 7:30 pm SUN SEP 15, 2 pm Music Hall

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL conductor RICK STEVES host and narrator America the Beautiful

Samuel Ward

Emperor Waltz

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin

Richard Wagner

“The Moldau” from Má vlast

Bedřich Smetana

“Military March No. 1” from Pomp and Circumstance

Edward Elgar

INTERMISSION Movement I from Symphony No. 4, Italian

Felix Mendelssohn

Overture to Nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi

“Alborada” from Capriccio espagnole

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

“Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo

Manuel de Falla

“Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt

Edvard Grieg

“Marche militaire française” from Suite algérienne “Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9

Camille Saint-Saëns Ludwig van Beethoven

The Stars and Stripes Forever

John Philip Sousa

This program will be filmed in partnership with CET, Cincinnati’s public television station, and made available to PBS stations across the country.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is grateful to Pops Season Presenter PNC. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.

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RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A Symphonic Journey

is a Cincinnati Pops and CET broadcast partnership made possible by generous gifts from the following: JOURNEY

Barbara W. Kellar The George & Margaret McLane Foundation

VOYAGE

The Friedlander Family Melinda & Irwin Simon TOUR Patti & Fred Heldman Adele Lippert The Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation Nancy Wagner & Patty Wagner

TREK Deborah Campbell & Eunice M. Wolf The Castellini Foundation DeeDee & Gary West Barbara M. Weyand

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC JOURNEY Sponsored by

ADELE LIPPERT

in loving memory of Thomas Lippert

JURASSIC PARK IN CONCERT | 2024–25 SEASON SAT SEP 21, 7:30 pm SUN SEP 22, 2 pm Music Hall

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL conductor A STEPHEN SPIELBERG Film

SAM NEILL LAURA DERN JEFF GOLDBLUM and RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH _____ BOB PECK MARTIN FERRERO B.D. WONG SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAYNE KNIGHT JOSEPH MAZZELLO ARIANA RICHARDS Live Action Dinosaurs STAN WINSTON

Production Designer RICK CARTER

Full Motion Dinosaurs by DENNIS MUREN, A.S.C.

Director of Photography DEAN CUNDEY, A.S.C.

Dinosaur Supervisor PHIL TIPPETT

Based on the Novel by MICHAEL CRICHTON

Special Dinosaur Effects MICHAEL LANTIERI

Screenplay by MICHAEL CRICHTON and DAVID KOEPP

Music by JOHN WILLIAMS

Produced by KATHLEEN KENNEDY and GERALD R. MOLEN

Film Edited by MICHAEL KAHN, A.C.E.

Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

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The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is grateful to Pops Season Presenter PNC. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.

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JURASSIC PARK

Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Jurassic Park with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits. © Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

PRODUCTION CREDITS Jurassic Park in Concert produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill Production Manager: Sophie Greaves Production Assistant: Katherine Miron Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Jurassic Park has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams, Michael Silver, Patrick Koors, Tammy Olsen, Lawrence Liu, Thomas Schroder, Tanya Perra, Chris Herzberger, Noah Bergman, Jason Jackowski, Shayne Mifsud, Darice Murphy, Mike Matessino, Mark Graham and the musicians and staff of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

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INVEST ENGAGE INNOVATE LEAD

Investing state and federal dollars, the Ohio Arts Council funds and supports quality arts experiences for all Ohioans to strengthen communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

Learn more about our grant programs and resources, find your next arts experience, or connect: OAC.OHIO.GOV.

Grantee Spotlight:

INSPIRATION STUDIOS, INC.

Inspiration Studios, Inc., and Sonny Spot Too are two Southwest Ohio organizations serving people with developmental disabilities. In 2023, they collaborated to create a new mural for Sonny Spot’s computer and technology room.

Image courtesy of the organziation

WINSTEAD CHAMBER SERIES | 2024–25 SEASON TUE SEP 24, 7:30 pm Music Hall Ballroom

Igor STRAVINSKY

Octet

(1882–1971)

Sinfonia: Lento—Allegro moderato Tema con variazioni: Andantino Finale: Tempo giusto Randolph Bowman, flute Christopher Pell, clarinet Martin Garcia, bassoon Jennifer Monroe, bassoon Anthony Limoncelli, trumpet Christopher Kiradjieff, trumpet Cristian Ganicenco, trombone Noah Roper, bass trombone

August KLUGHARDT (1847–1902)

Schilflieder, Five Fantasy Pieces for Oboe, Viola and Piano, Op. 28 Langsam, träumerisch Leidenschaftlich erregt Zart, in ruhiger Bewegung Feurig Sehr ruhig Lon Bussell, oboe Gabriel Napoli, viola Julie Spangler, piano

INTERMISSION

Adrien-François SERVAIS

Grand Duo de Concert No. 2 sur des thèmes de Beethoven

Hubert LÉONARD (1819–1890)

Philip Marten, violin Lachezar Kostov, cello

Claude BOLLING

Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio

(1807–1866)

(1930–2020)

Baroque and Blue Sentimentale Javanaise Fugace Haley Bangs, flute Julie Spangler, piano Matthew Zory, bass Marc Wolfley, drum set

This performance is approximately 105 minutes long, including intermission.

YOU’RE INVITED to greet the musicians after the concert.

The Winstead Chamber Series is endowed by a generous gift from the estate of former CSO musician WILLIAM WINSTEAD.

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CONCERT PREVIEW IGOR STRAVINSKY: Octet  Composed: 1923, revised 1952  Premiere: October 18, 1923 in Paris, conducted by the composer

“The Octet began with a dream,” Stravinsky recalled in his Dialogues and a Diary, “in which I saw myself in a small room surrounded by a small group of instrumentalists playing some very attractive music. I did not recognize the music, though I strained to hear it, and I could not recall any features of it the next day, but I do remember my curiosity—in the dream—to know how many the musicians were. I remember too that after I had counted them to the number eight, I looked again and saw that they were playing bassoons, trombones, trumpets, a flute and a clarinet. I awoke from this little concert in a state of great delight and anticipation, and the next morning began to compose the Octet.”

The three movements of the Octet are built on Classical models, though the influences of the French instrumental divertissement, Johann Sebastian Bach and even Venetian music of the Renaissance have also been cited. Stravinsky admitted the inspiration for the opening Sinfonia came from the symphonies of Haydn. He began the second movement as a waltz and used its theme as the subject for a set of variations. He composed the “ribbons of scales” (his phrase) variation first, and then used it as an interlude between most of the sections.

“The finale,” according to the composer, “grew out of the fugato [‘little fugue’] and was intended as a contrast to that high point of harmonic tension.” The movement is jaunty in spirit and terse in speech, and it confirms Stravinsky as one of the 20th century’s foremost masters of counterpoint.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

Born: June 17, 1882, Saint Petersburg, Russia Died: April 6, 1971, New York, New York

AUGUST KLUGHARDT: Schilflieder, Five Fantasy Pieces for Oboe, Viola and Piano, Op. 28  Composed: 1872  Premiere: Unknown

August Klughardt’s Schilflieder were inspired by a set of five poems that Nikolaus Lenau included in the section titled Sehnsucht (“Longing”) in his Gedichte: Erstes Buch (“Poems: First Book”), published in 1832. Klughardt chose to set Lenau’s Schilflieder as a wordless piece for chamber ensemble with the texts inscribed line-by-line into the score, the music’s rhythms and phrases sometimes matching the prosody of the verses, sometimes just suggesting their sentiments. Lenau’s sequence of poems is rooted in one of the core themes of German literary Romanticism—the contemplation of lost love amid scenes of nature.

In Schilflieder, the protagonist voices his melancholy thoughts on the banks of a pond, and Klughardt’s music evokes his shifting emotional states. The first movement depicts the protagonist in the “depth of desolation” standing at sunset by a pond that is overhung with willows, long a traditional symbol of grief. A lashing nighttime rainstorm in the next movement mirrors his profound gloom. In Zart, in ruhiger Bewegung, he weeps as he recalls the sound of his beloved’s voice, now “sunk into the pond without a trace.” In the fourth movement he believes he sees her image in the storm’s lightning reflected in the pond’s surface. He finally finds solace in the closing movement, in which sweet memories of his beloved become “like a quiet evening prayer.”

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

Born: November 30, 1847, Köthen (Anhalt), Germany Died: August 3, 1902, Rosslau, DessauRosslau, Germany

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ADRIEN-FRANÇOIS SERVAIS & HUBERT LÉONARD: Grand Duo de Concert No. 2, sur des thèmes de Beethoven  Composed: unknown  Premiere: unknown

Servais

Born: June 6, 1807, Halle, Belgium Died: November 26, 1866, Halle, Belgium

Léonard

Born: April 7, 1819, Bellaire, Belgium Died: May 6, 1890, Paris, France

Adrien-François Servais was perhaps the most important virtuoso cellist of the 19th century. He was nicknamed “the Paganini of the cello” and founded the Franco-Belgian school of cello playing. Servais played on a cello made in 1701 by Antonio Stradivarius, and he is the first cellist to ever use an endpin.

The instrument, bearing the name of its most famous owner, is the “crown jewel” of the instrumental collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. It was donated to the Smithsonian by Charlotte Bergen, a patroness of American music and performer, who acquired the instrument in the 1930s.

At the height of his career, Servais recruited three violin virtuosos (Joseph Ghys, Henri Vieuxtemps and Hubert Léonard) to co-compose several “concert paraphrases” (among the most important and influential genres of instrumental music in the mid and late 19th century). The result was six Grand duos de concert for violin and cello, with the Grand Duo sur des thèmes de Beethoven being, arguably, the most illustrious. Among the themes are some of Beethoven’s most memorable, including those from the “Kreutzer” Violin Sonata, symphonies nos. 6 and 7, as well as many other “hidden” motifs. While the piece favors the cello ever so slightly, this co-composition is a true tour de force for both instrumentalists and leaves nothing to be desired at the end.

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CLAUDE BOLLING: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio  Composed: 1973  Premiere Recording: 1975, with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, bassist Max Hédiguer, drummer Marcel Sabiani and pianist Claude Bolling.

Claude Bolling composed his Grammy-nominated Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio in 1973. A “crossover” composition, the work is a fusion of classical and jazz performance practices. In the opening of the score, Bolling writes that “the classical instrumentalist (in this case, the flutist) should play as ‘classic’ as possible in contrast to the jazz piano, bass and drums, even if it brings some humoristic moments in some breaks of style.” The purposeful clashing of the more free-spirited timbres and textures of jazz with the more refined, resolute nature of the classical elements demonstrates Bolling’s love and knowledge of both genres. For instance, in the “Baroque and Blue” movement, the flutist opens with a baroque-like melody that gradually works its way into the blues-y themes of the jazz piano trio. The “Javanaise” movement incorporates the waltz-like feel of the French colonial “Java” dance within the five-beat pattern of a 5/4 time signature.

The work’s premiere recording took place in 1975 with flutist extraordinaire Jean-Pierre Rampal, bassist Max Hédiguer, drummer Marcel Sabiani and Claude Bolling on piano.

—Haley Bangs

Born: April 10, 1930, Cannes, France Died: December 29, 2020, Saint-Cloud, France

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MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 1 | 2024–25 SEASON FRI SEP 27, 11 am SAT SEP 28, 7:30 pm Music Hall

DALIA STASEVSKA conductor BRUCE LIU piano Alberto GINASTERA

“Malambo” from Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a

(1916–1983)

Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)

Concerto No. 3 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 26 Andante. Allegro Tema con variazioni: Andantino. Allegro Allegro non troppo. Meno mosso. Allegro

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Gustav MAHLER (1860–1911)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan Langsam schleppend Kräftig bewegt Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen Stürmisch bewegt

These performances are approximately 130 minutes long, including intermission.

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The appearance of Bruce Liu is made possible by the Rowe-Long Fund for Emerging Artists—Four Generations of Family Support for the CSO. The Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation

These concerts are endowed by Martha Anness, Priscilla Haffner & Sally Skidmore in loving memory of their mother, LaVaughn Scholl Garrison, a long-time patron of the Orchestra.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.

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CONCERT PREVIEW ALBERTO GINASTERA: “Malambo” from Four Dances from Estancia n Composed: 1941 n Premiere: May 12, 1943 in Buenos Aires, conducted by Ferruccio Calusio

Born: April 11, 1916, Buenos Aires, Argentina Died: June 25, 1983, Geneva, Switzerland

Alberto Ginastera, Argentina’s most famous and widely performed composer, was the outstanding creative figure in South American music following the death of Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1959. Ginastera’s compositions, combining Argentinean musical traditions with the techniques of classical and modern European music, place him among the great composers of the 20th century.

Lincoln Kirstein, director of the American Ballet Caravan, became familiar with Ginastera’s first ballet, Panambi, during the company’s tour of South America in 1941. Recognizing the young composer’s genius, Kirstein commissioned from Ginastera Estancia, a stage work for the Ballet Caravan with a scenario based on Argentine country life. The ballet’s Danza final: Malambo is brilliant and driving, largely built on short, recurring rhythmic and melodic patterns that accumulate enormous energy.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Concerto No. 3 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 26 n Composed: 1921 n Premiere: December 16, 1921 in Chicago, conducted by Frederick Stock with the composer as soloist

Born: April 23, 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) Died: March 5, 1953, Moscow

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Prokofiev provided the following description of his Third Piano Concerto: “The first movement opens quietly with a short introduction. The theme is announced by an unaccompanied clarinet and is continued by the violins for a few bars. Soon the tempo changes to Allegro, and the strings lead to the statement of the principal subject by the piano. Discussion of this theme is carried on in a lively manner, both the piano and the orchestra having a good deal to say on the matter. A passage in chords for the piano alone leads to the more expressive second subject, which is heard in the oboe with a pizzicato accompaniment. The second movement consists of a theme with five variations.

The finale begins with a staccato theme for bassoons and pizzicato strings, which is interrupted by the blustering entry of the piano. The orchestra holds its own with the opening theme, however, and there is a good deal of argument, with frequent differences of opinion as regards key. Eventually the piano takes up the first theme and develops it to a climax. With a reduction of tone and a slackening of tempo, an alternative theme is introduced in the woodwinds. The piano replies with a theme that is more in keeping with the caustic humor of the work. This material is developed, and there is a brilliant coda.”

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

GUSTAV MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan n Composed: 1883–88, revised 1892–93 n Premiere: November 20, 1889 in Budapest, conducted by the composer

Although he did not marry until 1902, Mahler had at least three love affairs touch upon the First Symphony. Josephine Poisl inspired from him three songs and Das klagende Lied (“Song of Lamentation”), which contributed thematic fragments to the gestation of the symphony; the singer Johanna Richter inspired not only the First Symphony but also the Songs of a Wayfarer; and Marion, the wife of Carl von Weber, with whom he had planned to run away before her sudden change of heart. The emotional turbulence of all these encounters found its way into the First Symphony, especially the finale.

The symphony begins with an evocation of a verdant springtime filled with the natural call of the cuckoo (solo clarinet) and the man-made calls of the hunt (clarinets, then trumpets). The main theme, which enters softly in the cellos

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after the wonderfully descriptive introduction, is based on the second of the Songs of a Wayfarer, “Ging heut’ Morgen übers Feld” (“I Crossed the Meadow this Morn”).

The second movement, in a sturdy triple meter, is a dressed-up version of the Austrian peasant dance known as the Ländler, a type and style that finds its way into most of Mahler’s symphonies. The tune in the woodwinds resembles the Wayfarer song. The gentle central trio, ushered in by solo horn, makes use of the string glissandos that were integral to Mahler’s orchestral technique.

The third movement begins and ends with a lugubrious, minor-mode transformation of the European folk song known most widely by its French title, “Frère Jacques.” The middle of the movement contains a melody marked mit Parodie (“with parody”), and a simple, tender theme based on another melody from the Wayfarer songs. The mock funeral march of this movement was inspired by a woodcut of Moritz von Schwind titled How the Animals Bury the Hunter.

The finale, according to Bruno Walter, protégé and friend of the composer and himself a master conductor, is filled with “raging vehemence.” The tempest is finally blown away by a great blast from the horns (“Bells in the air!” entreats Mahler) to usher in the triumphant ending of the work, a grand affirmation of joyous celebration.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

Born: July 7, 1860, Kalischt, Bohemia Died: May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria

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GERSHWIN, PRICE & COPLAND | 2024–25 SEASON FRI OCT 4, 7:30 pm SAT OCT 5, 7:30 pm Music Hall

THOMAS WILKINS conductor BÉLA FLECK banjo Aaron COPLAND (1900–1990)

Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Buckaroo Holiday Corral Nocturne Saturday Night Waltz Hoe-Down

George GERSHWIN

Rhapsody in Blue

(1898–1937) orch. Grofé, trans. Fleck

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Florence PRICE (1888–1953)

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor Andante. Allegro Andante ma non troppo Juba: Allegro Scherzo. Finale

These performances are approximately 105 minutes long, including intermission.

The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.

The appearance of Béla Fleck is made possible by a generous gift from Irwin and Melinda Simon.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.

WGUC is the Media Partner for these concerts.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.

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CONCERT PREVIEW AARON COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo  Composed: 1942  Premiere: Ballet: October 16, 1942 at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Franz Allers conducting, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Suite: May 28, 1943 in Boston, Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra (three episodes only); full suite June 22, 1943 in New York, Alexander Smallens conducting the New York Philharmonic.

Aaron Copland’s score for Rodeo is not only one of the composer’s most recognizable pieces of music, it is one of the most familiar pieces of music an American composer has ever produced. Based on a scenario developed by dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille, the comedic ballet tells the story of a Cowgirl caught in a love triangle. Reflecting a wider interest in Western motifs around the time, the ballet became influential, even helping to shape de Mille’s next project, choreographing the landmark musical, Oklahoma! To create the score, Copland took suggestions from a number of collaborators to draw on folk song collections, making the ballet one that, even more than his score for Billy the Kid (1938), intensely captures an American folk ethos.

The first episode, “Buckaroo Holiday,” and finale, “Hoe-Down,” contain the highest density of true folk tunes, with some writers noting that at times it is almost impossible to tell where cowboy songs end and Copland begins, so seamlessly did the composer incorporate his source material. Since its 1942 premiere, the music has become a sonic shorthand for the sound of America, with “Hoe-Down” being used in a wide range of contexts to symbolize musical Americana. Experienced in the concert hall, the music invites listeners to embrace its energy, its many moods helping to tell the story of a Texas Cowgirl seeking love at the turn of the 20th century.

—Jacques Dupuis

Born: November 14, 1900, New York City Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown, New York

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GEORGE GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue  Composed: 1924; orch. by Ferde Grofé 1942; transcribed for banjo solo by Béla Fleck 2020–23  Premiere: February 12, 1924 in New York, conducted by Paul Whiteman, with the composer as soloist; Béla Fleck arrangement for banjo premiered September 9, 2023 by the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero with Fleck as soloist.

Paul Whiteman, who was the conductor for Gershwin’s opera Blue Monday (composed for George White’s Scandals of 1922), was so impressed by the work that he told Gershwin about his plans for a special program the following February, in which he hoped to show some of the ways traditional concert music could be enriched by jazz, and suggested that the young composer provide a piece for piano and jazz orchestra. Gershwin did not pay much attention to the request until he read in The New York Times on New Year’s Day that he was writing a new “symphony” for Whiteman’s program. After a few frantic phone calls, Whiteman finally convinced Gershwin to undertake the project, a work for piano solo (to be played by the composer) and Whiteman’s 22-piece orchestra. Late in January, only three weeks after it was begun, the Rhapsody in Blue was completed.

The premiere of the Rhapsody in Blue was one of the great nights in American music, attracting many of the era’s most illustrious musicians, critics from far and near and the glitterati of society and culture. Gershwin fought down his apprehension over his joint debuts as serious composer and concert pianist, and he and his music had a brilliant success.

Rhapsody in Blue has appeared in varied instrumental settings since its inception in 1924, including almost simultaneously in Gershwin’s versions for one and two pianos and for piano soloist with jazz orchestra by Ferde Grofé, Paul Whiteman’s arranger. The music’s popularity and instrumental flexibility have also invited a wide range of arrangements over the years—from organ to concert band, from saxophone quartet to unaccompanied marimba, with

Born: September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York Died: July 11, 1937, Hollywood, California

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adaptations of the solo part for trumpet, harmonica, two clarinets and other instruments—and, in observance of the centennial of the Rhapsody’s premiere, banjo wizard Béla Fleck adapted the solo piano part for his instrument.

Since Gershwin’s piano writing was dense, complex and technically challenging, an immediate problem for Fleck was that his instrument could only play three notes simultaneously, versus the piano’s potential 10, and did so across a much wider range. “It’s a very two-handed part,” Fleck explained.

“There are lots of things that go in opposite directions, with both hands working really hard. And I simply couldn’t do them on the banjo. It took three separate banjo staves entered into a music notation application for me to even understand what the piano part was doing.… ” For those familiar with Grofé’s 1942 arrangement of the Rhapsody in Blue for piano with full orchestra, Fleck’s banjo transcription presents the piece in a different expressive light and slower-than-customary tempo. The resulting music is more lean, spacious and intimate, allowing many of the score’s details to be heard more clearly and to better appreciate the remarkable craftmanship of the 25-year-old George Gershwin.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

FLORENCE PRICE: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor  Composed: 1938–39  Premiere: November 6, 1940 by the Detroit Civic Orchestra, Valter Poole, conductor

Born: April 9, 1888, Little Rock, Arkansas Died: June 3, 1953, Chicago, Illinois

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Florence Price was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She studied at the New England Conservatory, earning a double major in piano pedagogy and organ performance and excelling in symphonic composition. She then returned to the South to start a family and teach. However, life under Jim Crow became intolerable, leading the Price family to join the Great Migration. They arrived in Chicago in 1927 and, amid this dynamic period of the Black Chicago Renaissance, Price the symphonist emerged.

The Chicago Symphony’s 1933 premiere of her Symphony No. 1 catapulted her to stardom. Her Symphony No. 3 garnered further praise, even from the First Lady! On hearing Price’s third symphony, Eleanor Roosevelt proclaimed that Price “has certainly made a contribution to our music.”

Symphony No. 3, in Price’s words, portrays “a cross section of present-day Negro life and thought.” Swelling, chromatic brass colors build a suspenseful opening, as if capturing the uncertainties of contemporary African American life, but a resolute melody based on Black folk idioms bursts through in the strings; a determined outlook ultimately prevails. The second movement is lyrical, languid and leisurely, and segues into a highly rhythmic juba movement.

The juba was a Black Antebellum-era plantation dance; Price absorbs its lively, syncopated energies here. The final movement returns to the resolute overtones of the opening. Urgent, bold and folk-inflected, it is a powerful finale, cementing Price’s legacy as one of the most compelling composers of her time.

—Dr. Samantha Ege

JOSHUA BELL: VOICE & THE VIOLIN | 2024–25 SEASON SUN OCT 6, 7:30 pm Music Hall

JOSHUA BELL violin LARISA MARTÍNEZ soprano PETER DUGAN piano Felix MENDELSSOHN

“Ah, ritorna, età dell’oro” (Cavatina and Cabaletta) from Infelice

(1809–1847)

Johannes BRAHMS

Sonatensatz

(1833–1897)

Franz SCHUBERT

Ständchen

(1797–1828)

Vincenzo BELLINI

“Oh! quante volte” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

(1801–1835)

Frédéric CHOPIN

Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

(1810–1849)

arr. Bell/Wallace Ferdinand HÉROLD

“Jours de mon enfance” from Le pré aux clercs

(1791–1833)

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“Habanera” from Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25

(1844–1908)

Léo DELIBES

“Les filles de Cadix”

(1836–1891)

Jules MASSENET

“Meditation” from Thaïs

(1842–1912)

Giacomo PUCCINI

“O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi

(1858–1924)

George GERSHWIN

“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess

(1898–1937)

Leonard BERNSTEIN

West Side Story Suite

(1918–1990)

arr. Czarnecki/Brohn

PLEASE NOTE: Works and program order are subject to change.

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MUSIC, MAGIC & MAYHEM | 2024–25 SEASON SAT OCT 19, 10:30 am Music Hall

DANIEL WILEY conductor CHRIS YANTEK juggler ALEA VERNON soprano THE MAGIC OF DONAVAN & COMPANY “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone “Sabre Dance” from Gayane “Queen of the Night” Aria from The Magic Flute “Garland Waltz” from The Sleeping Beauty

John Williams Aram Khachaturian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

“Devil’s Dance” from The Witches of Eastwick

John Williams

Beauty and the Beast Overture

Alan Menken

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SIBELIUS & SAINT-SAËNS | 2024–25 SEASON SAT OCT 26, 7:30 pm SUN OCT 27, 2 pm Music Hall

RAMÓN TEBAR conductor BENJAMIN BEILMAN violin Wang LU

Surge

(b. 1982)

Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)

Concerto No. 3 in B Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61 Allegro non troppo Andantino quasi allegretto Molto moderato e maestoso. Allegro non troppo. Più allegro

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Jean SIBELIUS (1865–1957)

Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 Andante, ma non troppo—Allegro energico Andante (ma non troppo lento) Scherzo: Allegro Finale (quasi una fantasia): Andante—Allegro molto

These performances are approximately 115 minutes long, including intermission.

The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.

Surge was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.

WGUC is the Media Partner for these concerts.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.

Listen to selections from this program on 90.9 WGUC January 26, 2025 at 8 pm, followed by 30 days of streaming at cincinnatisymphony.org/replay.

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CONCERT PREVIEW WANG LU: Surge  Composed: 2022, on commission from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation  Premiere: January 20, 2023 with Dalia Stasevska conducting the New York Philharmonic

While writing Surge, I remembered the exhilaration of hearing the New York Philharmonic for the very first time in the fall of 2005 as a newly arrived foreign student. I was staring at the stage and couldn’t believe where I was and what I was experiencing. I also thought of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic 1973 visit to Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution, the power of “Music Diplomacy” that helped write a new history between two worlds. I connected the beautiful resonances and orchestral colors bouncing off the walls of what is now David Geffen Hall with the all-too-familiar phrases and orchestration that I used to listen to on cassette tapes, but many times more enhanced and poignant in person. There was also the memory of my conservatory’s student orchestra sound, with its striving, joyful imperfections. The palette of the symphony orchestra is endlessly attractive and malleable because of each individual player’s unique contribution, and of coming together in the moment of performance, which is nothing short of magical. This is what draws me to contribute my own independent expression as a composer to this lineage.

—Wang Lu

Born: 1982, Xi’An, China

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 3 in B Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61  Composed: 1880  Premiere: January 2, 1881 in Paris, with Pablo de Sarasate as soloist

The Third Violin Concerto, one of the happiest inspirations to flow from SaintSaëns’ pen, is a fine example of his elegant style, and the most popular of his three works for violin in the form. It opens with a presentation of the main theme by the soloist above a tremulous rumble in the strings and timpani. This theme gathers intensity amid the refined figurations of the violin and leads to a lyrical contrasting melody. A compact development of the main theme occupies the center of the movement. Saint-Saëns begins the recapitulation with the lyrical second theme since the main theme exclusively had been used in the just-heard development. This also allows the main theme to be held in reserve to provide the movement with a vigorous, B minor conclusion.

The second movement is a sweet barcarolle of simple but suave melodic character. The finale begins with a Romani-inspired flourish from the soloist as introduction. The pace then quickens for the fleet main theme. Two contrasting melodies, one heroic, the other prayerful, are presented for variety. A short connecting passage ushers in the recapitulation of all the themes. The prayerful theme is treated boldly on its second appearance as a majestic hymn for brass chorale. The tempo freshens for the final dash to the end, based on the heroic contrasting theme.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

Born: October 9, 1835, Paris Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers

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JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 n Composed: 1898–99 n Premiere: April 26, 1899 in Helsinki, conducted by the composer

Born: December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Finland Died: September 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland

The First Symphony shows the influence both of Sibelius’ study of German music in Berlin and of the Russian dominance of Finland’s artistic life. Coming as it does in the last year of the Romantic century, the symphony looks back for its formal precedents to the orchestral works of the great masters of the German tradition, most notably Beethoven and Brahms. In melodic material, instrumentation and certain points of style, however, it turns further east, to the music of Borodin and, especially, Tchaikovsky.

The first movement is introduced by a bardic clarinet solo played above a timpani pedal point. The sonata form proper is begun with the entry of the strings proclaiming the main theme, a typically Sibelian melody. A richly lyrical theme for violins and cellos follows. The second theme, related to the main theme in shape and rhythm, is given by the woodwinds. The development section utilizes the thematic material heard in the exposition, to which are added the stern brass chords so characteristic of Sibelius’ orchestral technique.

The recapitulation includes most of the material from the exposition given in a heightened setting.

The Andante, warm and lyrical, opens with a nostalgic melody for violins and cellos. The central section is led by the horn choir playing a serene theme above the undulating accompaniment of the harp and strings. The long closing section elaborates the opening theme. The Scherzo comprises brassy, energetic outer sections surrounding a slow, sustained, contrasting trio. The finale begins with the solo clarinet melody that opened the symphony and continues with an expressive second theme for strings in slower tempo.

—Dr. Richard E. Rodda

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2024–25 FINANCIAL SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Local and national foundations, businesses, and government agencies are integral to the Orchestra’s vibrant performances, community engagement work, and education activities. We are proud to partner with the following funders.

ANNUAL SUPPORT

SEASON AND SERIES SPONSORS Pops Season Presenter

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CSO Season Sponsor

PLATINUM BATON CIRCLE ($50,000+)

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000–$14,999)

Anonymous ArtsWave Charles H. Dater Foundation Dr. John & Louise Mulford Fund for the CSO Harold C. Schott Foundation / Francie and Tom Hiltz, Trustees H.B., E.W., F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation Margaret McWilliams Rentschler Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Nina Browne Parker Trust Ohio Arts Council PNC Bank Robert H. Reakirt Foundation Equities The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation The Fifth Third Foundation The Mellon Foundation The Unnewehr Foundation Western & Southern Financial Group

Bartlett Wealth Management Graeter’s Ice Cream Chemed Corporation CVG Airport Authority Kelly Dehan and Rick Staudigel Messer Construction Co. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP The Daniel & Susan Pfau Foundation YOT Full Circle Foundation

GOLD BATON CIRCLE ($25,000–$49,999)

George and Margaret McLane Foundation Louis H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Inc. Oliver Family Foundation The Cincinnati Symphony Club The Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation United Dairy Farmers & Homemade Brand Ice Cream SILVER BATON CIRCLE ($15,000–$24,999)

HORAN Wealth Johnson Investment Counsel Peter E. Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren P&G The Rendigs Foundation Scott and Charla Weiss Wodecroft Foundation

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE ($5,000–$9,999) Duke Energy Interact For Health JRH Consultants Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Pyro-Technical Investigations, Inc. Queen City (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated SORTA/Go Metro The Willard & Jean Mulford Charitable Fund Thompson Hine LLP

ARTIST’S CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) Charles Scott Riley III Foundation D’Addario Foundation d.e. Foxx and Associates, Inc. Huntington Bank Learning Links Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation Visit Cincy

BUSINESS & FOUNDATION PARTNERS (up to $2,499) African American Chamber of Commerce Albert B. Cord Charitable Foundation Clark Schaefer Hackett William G. and Mary Jane Helms Charitable Foundation Earthward Bound Foundation Frances L. P. Ricketts Sullivan Memorial Fund Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Journey Steel League of American Orchestras Robert A. & Marian K. Kennedy Charitable Trust The Voice of Your Customer The Kroger Co. TriHealth

Join this distinguished group!

Contact Sean Baker at 513.744.3363 or sbaker@cincinnatisymphony.org to learn how you can become a supporter of the CSO and Pops. This list is updated quarterly.

2025 ARTSWAVE PARTNERS

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops acknowledge the following partner companies, foundations and their employees who generously participate in the Annual ArtsWave Community Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Thank you! $2 million+ P&G $1 million to $1,999,999 Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation $500,000 to $999,999 GE Aerospace $250,000 to 499,999 altafiber Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center The Cincinnati Insurance Companies Great American Insurance Group

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The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee Western & Southern Financial Group $100,000–$299,999 Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Reds Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Duke Energy The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation The Enquirer | Cincinnati.com Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Kroger Co. Messer Construction Co. National Endowment for the Arts

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS Endowment gifts perpetuate your values and create a sustainable future for the Orchestra. We extend our deep gratitude to the donors who have provided permanent endowments in support of our programs that are important to them. For more information about endowment gifts, contact Kate Farinacci, Director of Special Campaigns & Legacy Giving, at 513.744.3202.

ENDOWED CHAIRS

Grace M. Allen Chair Ellen A. & Richard C. Berghamer Chair Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair The Marc Bohlke Chair given by Katrin & Manfred Bohlke Trish & Rick Bryan Chair Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Chair Mary Alice Heekin Burke Chair Michael L. Cioffi & Rachael Rowe— the Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Sheila and Christopher Cole Chair Peter G. Courlas– Nicholas Tsimaras Chair Ona Hixson Dater Chair The Anne G. & Robert W. Dorsey Chair+ Jane & David Ellis Chair Irene & John J. Emery Chair James M. Ewell Chair Ashley & Barbara Ford Chair for Assistant Conductor Ashley & Barbara Ford Chair for Assistant Conductor Ashley & Barbara Ford Chair for Principal Tuba Susan S. & William A. Friedlander Chair+ Charles Gausmann Chair Susanne & Philip O. Geier, Jr. Chair+ Emma Margaret & Irving D. Goldman Chair Clifford J. Goosmann & Andrea M. Wilson Chair Charles Frederic Goss Chair Jean Ten Have Chair Dorothy & John Hermanies Chair Lois Klein Jolson Chair Josephine I. & David J. Joseph, Jr. Chair Harold B. & Betty Justice Chair Marvin Kolodzik & Linda S. Gallaher Chair+ Al Levinson Chair Patricia Gross Linnemann Chair+ Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair Stephen P. McKean Chair Laura Kimble McLellan Chair

The Henry Meyer Chair The Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chairs Rawson Chair The Vicky & Rick Reynolds Chair in honor of William A. Friedlander+ Ida Ringling North Chair Donald & Margaret Robinson Chair Dianne & J. David Rosenberg Chair+ Ruth F. Rosevear Chair The Morleen & Jack Rouse Chair+ Emalee Schavel Chair Karl & Roberta Schlachter Family Chair Serge Shababian Chair Melinda & Irwin Simon Chair+ Tom & Dee Stegman Chair+ Mary & Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Chair+ Cynthia & Frank Stewart Chair The Jackie & Roy Sweeney Family Chair The Sweeney Family Chair in memory of Donald C. Sweeney Anna Sinton Taft Chair Brenda & Ralph Taylor Chair James P. Thornton Chair Nicholas Tsimaras– Peter G. Courlas Chair Thomas Vanden Eynden Chair Sallie Robinson Wadsworth & Randolph L. Wadsworth Jr. Chair Jo Ann & Paul Ward Chair Matthew & Peg Woodside Chair Mary M. & Charles F. Yeiser Chair

ENDOWED PERFORMANCES & PROJECTS

Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee Rosemary and Frank Bloom Endowment Fund*+ Cincinnati Bell Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Val Cook Nancy & Steve Donovan* Sue and Bill Friedlander Endowment Fund*+ Mrs. Charles Wm Anness*, Mrs. Frederick D. Haffner, Mrs. Gerald Skidmore and the La Vaughn Scholl Garrison Fund

Fred L. & Katherine H. Groll Fund for Musical Excellence Fred L. & Katherine H. Groll Fund for Great Artists Fred L. & Katherine H. Groll Trust Pianist Fund The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation Endowment Fund Anne Heldman Endowment Fund** Mr. and Mrs. Lorrence T. Kellar+ Lawrence A. & Anne J. Leser* Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Lindner** Janice W. & Gary R. Lubin Fund for Black Artists PNC Financial Services Group The Procter & Gamble Fund Vicky & Rick Reynolds Fund for Diverse Artists+ Melody Sawyer Richardson* Rosemary and Mark Schlachter Endowment Fund*+ The Harold C. Schott Foundation, Francie and Tom Hiltz Endowment Fund+ Peggy Selonick Fund for Great Artists Dee and Tom Stegman Endowment Fund*+ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Fund for Great Artists U. S. Bank Foundation* Sallie and Randolph Wadsworth Endowment Fund+

Educational Concerts

Rosemary & Frank Bloom * Cincinnati Financial Corporation & The Cincinnati Insurance Companies The Margaret Embshoff Educational Fund Kate Foreman Young Peoples Fund George & Anne Heldman+ Macy’s Foundation Vicky & Rick Reynolds*+ William R. Schott Family** Western-Southern Foundation, Inc. Anonymous (3)+

OTHER NAMED FUNDS

Ruth Meacham Bell Memorial Fund Frank & Mary Bergstein Fund for Musical Excellence+ Jean K. Bloch Music Library Fund Cora Dow Endowment Fund Corbett Educational Endowment** Belmon U. Duvall Fund Ewell Fund for Riverbend Maintenance Linda & Harry Fath Endowment Fund Ford Foundation Fund Natalie Wurlitzer & William Ernest Griess Cello Fund William Hurford and Lesley Gilbertson Family Fund for Guest Pianists The Mary Ellyn Hutton Fund for Excellence in Music Education Josephine I. & David J. Joseph, Jr. Scholarship Fund Richard & Jean Jubelirer & Family Fund* The Kosarko Family Innovation Fund Elma Margaret Lapp Trust Jésus López-Cobos Fund for Excellence Mellon Foundation Fund Nina Browne Parker Trust Dorothy Robb Perin & Harold F. Poe Trust Rieveschl Fund Thomas Schippers Fund Martha, Max & Alfred M. Stern Ticket Fund Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strauss Student Ticket Fund Anna Sinton & Charles P. Taft Fund Lucien Wulsin Fund Wurlitzer Season Ticket Fund CSO Pooled Income Fund CSO Musicians Emergency Fund *Denotes support for Annual Music Program Fund **Denotes support for the 2nd Century Campaign +Denotes support for the Fund for Musical Excellence

GIFT OF MUSIC: February 21–July 1, 2024 The following people provided gifts to the Gift of Music Fund to celebrate an occasion, to mark a life of service to the Orchestra, or to commemorate a special date. Their contributions are added to the Orchestra’s endowment. For more information on how to contribute to this fund, please call 513.744.3271.

In honor of Louis Langrée and his tenure as Music Director Nancy C. and Patricia M. Wagner In honor of Jane Oberschmidt Bryan and Julie Wirtz In honor of J. David and Dianne Rosenberg Joseph and Marilyn Hirschhorn

In honor of The Seven Hills Upper School Fine & Performing Arts Department Barbara Hepp In memory of Anne Heldman Brian Lofft Judy Oxman Eleanor Shott

In memory of Louis H. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cowen In memory of Harris D. Kohn Joseph and Marilyn Hirschhorn In memory of Karl D. Roberts Colleen Wimmel

In memory of Sally Skidmore James and Judy Herd Mr. Roger Johannigman Kathy and Rodney McMullen Daniel Meyer Deborah Miesel Gary and Diane West

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT

HONOR ROLL OF CONTRIBUTORS The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops are grateful to the following individuals that support our efforts by making a gift to the Orchestra Fund. We extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one and pay tribute to them here. You can join our family of donors online at cincinnatisymphony.org/donate or by contacting the Philanthropy Department at 513.744.3271.

PLATINUM BATON CIRCLE

Gifts of $50,000 and above

Robert W. Dorsey § Healey Liddle Family Foundation, Mel & Bruce Healey Harold C. Schott Foundation, Francie & Tom Hiltz Florence Koetters Jo Anne and Joe Orndorff Vicky and Rick Reynolds Ann and Harry Santen § Irwin and Melinda Simon Tom and Dee Stegman Jackie and Roy Sweeney Family Fund* Mr. Randolph L. Wadsworth Jr. § Scott and Charla Weiss

GOLD BATON CIRCLE

Gifts of $25,000–$49,999

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Bryan, III § Robert and Debra Chavez Sheila and Christopher C. Cole Kelly Dehan and Rick Staudigel Dr. and Mrs. Carl G. Fischer Ashley and Bobbie Ford § George and Margaret McLane Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Joffe Mrs. Andrea Kaplan Edyth B. Lindner Calvin and Patricia Linnemann G. Franklin Miller and Carolyn Baker Miller Dianne and J. David Rosenberg Moe and Jack Rouse § Mark S. and Rosemary K. Schlachter § Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ullman Anonymous (1)

SILVER BATON CIRCLE Gifts of $15,000–$24,999

Dr. and Mrs. John and Suzanne Bossert § Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brueshaber Mr. Gregory D. Buckley and Ms. Susan Berry-Buckley Stephen J Daush Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans The Garber Family Tom and Jan Hardy § Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn § Dr. Lesley Gilbertson and Dr. William Hurford Marvin P. Kolodzik and Linda S. Gallaher § Mrs. Erich Kunzel Peter E. Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren Will and Lee Lindner Mark and Tia Luegering Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Maloney Alan Margulies and Gale Snoddy

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. McDonald Susan McPartlin & Michael Galbraith Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler Fund* In memory of Mary and Joseph S. Stern, Jr Mrs. Theodore Striker Sarah Thorburn DeeDee and Gary West § Mrs. James W. Wilson, Jr. In Loving Memory of Diane Harrison Zent Mr. and Mrs. James M. Zimmerman §

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Gifts of $10,000–$14,999

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Akers Jan and Roger Ames Joe and Patricia Baker Ms. Melanie M. Chavez Mrs. Thomas E. Davidson Dianne Dunkelman and Clever Crazes for Kids Emory P. Zimmer Insurance Agency Lynne Friedlander and Jay Crawford John B. and Judith O. Hansen Patti and Fred Heldman John and Ramsey Lanni Adele Lippert Whitney and Phillip Long Holly and Louis Mazzocca James and Margo Minutolo In memory of Bettie Rehfeld Melody Sawyer Richardson § Bill and Lisa Sampson Martha and Lee Schimberg Mr. Lawrence Schumacher Dr. Jean and Mrs. Anne Steichen Ralph C. Taylor § Anonymous (2)

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999

Mr. Nicholas Apanius Heather Apple and Mary Kay Koehler Thomas P. Atkins Mrs. Thomas B. Avril Kathleen and Michael Ball Robert and Janet Banks Michael P Bergan and Tiffany Hanisch Louis D. Bilionis and Ann Hubbard Robert L. and Debbie Bogenschutz Thomas A. Braun, III § Sally and Rick Coomes K.M. Davis George Deepe and Kris Orsborn Bedouin and Randall Dennison Dennis W. and Cathy Dern Laura Doerger-Roberts & Peter Roberts Mrs. Diana T. Dwight Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fitzgerald Mrs. Charles Fleischmann Dr. and Mrs. Harry F. Fry L. Timothy Giglio

Ann Santen and Anna Isaacs with Principal Oboe Dwight Parry.

Credit: Claudia Hershner

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Thomas W. Gougeon Kathy Grote in loving memory of Robert Howes § Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hamby Ms. Delores Hargrove-Young Dr. Donald and Laura Harrison William and Jo Ann Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Heekin Dr. James and Mrs. Susan Herman Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Keenan Mrs. Barbara Kellar in honor of Mr. Lorrence T. Kellar Holly King Michael and Marilyn Kremzar Richard and Susan Lauf The Lewis and Marjorie Daniel Foundation Mrs. Robert Lippert Elizabeth and Brian Mannion David L. Martin Mr. Jonathan Martin Mandare Foundation Barbara and Kim McCracken § Linda and James Miller George and Sarah Morrison III Mr. and Mrs. David W. Motch Ms. Mary Lou Motl Mr. Arthur Norman and Mrs. Lisa Lennon Norman The Patel-Curran Family Poul D. and JoAnne Pedersen David and Jenny Powell Ellen Rieveschl § Elizabeth and Karl Ronn § James and Mary Russell Dr. E. Don Nelson and Ms. Julia Sawyer-Nelson Mr. Dennis Schoff and Ms. Nina Sorensen Mike and Digi Schueler Brent & Valerie Sheppard Rennie and David Siebenhar Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Skidmore § Michael and Donnalyn Smith Brett Stover § Mr. and Mrs. David R. Valz Christopher and Nancy Virgulak Nancy C. Wagner and Patricia M. Wagner § Mrs. Ronald F. Walker Mrs. Paul H. Ward § Donna A. Welsch Cathy S. Willis Andrea K. Wiot Irene A. Zigoris Anonymous (6)

ARTIST’S CIRCLE

Gifts of $3,000–$4,999

Dr. Charles Abbottsmith Allen-McCarren Mr. and Mrs. Gérard Baillely Ms. Marianna Bettman Glenn and Donna Boutilier Peter and Kate Brown Dr. Ralph P. Brown Chris and Tom Buchert The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Daniel A. Burr Janet and Bruce Byrnes Lois Cohen § Peter G. Courlas § Jim and Elizabeth Dodd Dr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Dunsker David and Kari Ellis Fund* Ann A. Ellison Hardy and Barbara Eshbaugh Estate of E.J. and Jean Krabacher Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fencl Mrs. Amy Forte Yan Fridman Linda P. Fulton § Frank and Tara Gardner Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Giannella Lesha and Samuel Greengus Esther B. Grubbs § Dr. and Mrs. Jack Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Heidenreich Donald and Susan Henson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hicks Karlee L. Hilliard § Ruth C. Holthaus In Memory of Benjamin C. Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley G. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Hughes Mr. Marshall C. Hunt, Jr. Karolyn Johnsen Dr. Richard and Lisa Kagan Dr. Robert W. Keith and Ms. Kathleen Thornton Don and Kathy King Lynn Keniston Klahm Marie and Sam Kocoshis Mr. Frank P. Kromer Mr. Shannon Lawson Richard and Nancy Layding Merlanne Louney Luke and Nita Lovell Larry and Mary Geren Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marshall Glen and Lynn Mayfield Becky Miars Ms. Sue Miller Mr. and Mrs. David E. Moccia § Anne E. Mulder and Rebecca M. Gibbs David and Beth Muskopf Phyllis Myers and Danny Gray Alice Perlman Mark and Kim Pomeroy Drs. Marcia Kaplan and Michael Privitera Sandra Rivers James Rubenstein and Bernadette Unger Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Schmid Sandra and David Seiwert Mr. Rick Sherrer and Dr. Lisa D. Kelly Sue and Glenn Showers § Elizabeth C. B. Sittenfeld § In Memory of Bruce R. Smith William A. and Jane Smith Elizabeth A. Stone Peggy and Steven Story Mr. and Mrs. J. Dwight Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tinklenberg Neil Tollas and Janet Moore Dr. Barbara R. Voelkel Dr. and Mrs. Galen R. Warren Jonathan and Janet Weaver Jim and George Ann Wesner Jo Ann Wieghaus Ronna and James Willis Steve and Katie Wolnitzek Carol and Don Wuebbling Anonymous (3)

SYMPHONY CIRCLE

Gifts of $1,500–$2,999

Jeff and Keiko Alexander § Lisa Allgood Judy Aronoff and Marshall Ruchman Dr. Diane S. Babcock § Beth and Bob Baer Mrs. Gail Bain David and Elaine Billmire Neil Bortz William & Mary Bramlage Ms. Jaqui Brumm Rachelle Bruno and Stephen Bondurant Dr. Leanne Budde Bob and Angela Buechner Barbie Wagner Ms. Deborah Campbell § Ms. Barbara Caramanian Tom Carpenter and Lynne Lancaster Dr. Alan Chambers Gordon Christenson Beverly Kinney and Edward Cloughessy Carol C. Cole § Randy K. and Nancy R. Cooper Andrea D. Costa, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Curran, III § Mr. Louis M. Dauner and Ms. Geraldine N. Wu Tom and Leslie Ducey Mrs. Shirley Duff David and Linda Dugan Mr. and Mrs. John G. Earls § Ross Charitable Trust Barry and Judy Evans Dr. and Mrs. William J. Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fricke Dudley Fulton Louis and Deborah Ginocchio Donn Goebel and Cathy McLeod

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Dee Stegman and Associate Concertmaster Felicity James at Bill and Jo Ann Harvey at the Conductor’s Circle Dinner.

Conductor’s Circle Dinner on April 17, 2024. Credit: Claudia Hershner Credit Claudia Hershner Dr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Gollobin Drew Gores and George Warrington Phyllis Myers and Danny Gray Jim and Jann Greenberg Bill and Christy Griesser John and Elizabeth Grover Mr. and Mrs. Byron Gustin Catherine K. Hart Mrs. Jackie Havenstein Mr. John A. Headley Mr. Tom Helmick Mr. Fred Heyse Heidi Jark and Steve Kenat Linda Busken and Andrew M. Jergens § The Marvin Jester Family Barbara M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Johnson Ms. Sylvia Johnson Holly H. Keeler Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Keown, Jr. John and Molly Kerman Bill and Penny Kincaid In Memory of Jeff Knoop Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kovarsky Carol Louise Kruse Mark & Elisabeth Kuhlman Everett and Barbara Landen Evelyn and Fred Lang Charles and Jean Lauterbach Mary Mc and Kevin Lawson Mrs. Jean E. Lemon § Mr. Peter F. Levin § Mr. and Mrs. Clement H. Luken, Jr. Edmund D. Lyon Mark Mandell-Brown, MD and Ann Hanson Mr. Gerron McKnight John and Roberta Michelman Mr. and Mrs. David A. Millett Mrs. Sally A. More Susan E. Noelcke Nan L. Oscherwitz Rick Pescovitz and Kelly Mahan Sandy Pike § James W. Rauth § Beverly and Dan Reigle Stephen and Betty Robinson Marianne Rowe § Nancy Ruchhoft Mr. Joseph A. Schilling Frederick R. Schneider Stephanie A. Smith Bill and Lee Steenken Mrs. Donald C. Stouffer Strada Education Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stradling, Jr. Mr. Mark Stroud Susan and John Tew In Memory of Mr. William T. Bahlman, Jr. § Michael L. Walton, Esq Ted and Mary Ann Weiss Virginia Wilhelm Rev. Anne Warrington Wilson Robert and Judy Wilson Drs. Marissa S. Liang and Y. Jeffrey Yang David and Sharon Youmans Anonymous (7)

CONCERTO CLUB

Gifts of $500–$1,499

Christine O. Adams Dr. Mary Albers In memory of Carol Allgood & Ester Sievers Mr. Thomas Alloy & Dr. Evaline Alessandrini Paul and Dolores Anderson

Dr. Victor and Dolores Angel Nancy J. Apfel Lynne & Keith Apple, Honoring our Family Ms. Laura E. Atkinson Mr. David H. Axt and Ms. Susan L. Wilkinson Ms. Patricia Baas Todd and Ann Bailey Jerry and Martha Bain Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. Baker Jack and Diane Baldwin Peggy Barrett § Michael and Amy Battoclette N. Lorraine Becker Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bell Drs. Carol and Leslie Benet Fred Berger Dr. Allen W. Bernard Dr. David and Cheryl Bernstein Glenda and Malcolm Bernstein Ms. Henryka Bialkowska-Nagy Sharon Ann Kerns and Mike Birck Michael Bland Milt and Berdie Blersch Randal and Peter Bloch Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bloomer Ms. Sandra Bolek Ron and Betty Bollinger Clay and Emily Bond Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Bove David & Madonna Bowman Dr. Carol Brandon Briggs Creative Services, LLC Robert and Joan Broersma Ms. Kathryn Brokaw Jacklyn and Gary Bryson Gay Bullock Angie & Gary Butterbaugh Jack and Marti Butz John & Terri Byczkowski John Byrd Ms. Cindy Callicoat Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carothers Karen and Steve Carr The Castellini Company Mike and Shirley Chaney Ichun Chiao Dee and Frank Cianciolo Fund* James Civille James Clasper and Cheryl Albrecht Mr. Robert Cohen and Ms. Amy J. Katz Dr. George I. Colombel Fred W. Colucci Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Cone Marilyn Cones Dr. Margaret Conradi Thomas and Barbara Conroy Janet Conway Robin Cotton and Cindi Fitton Dennis and Pat Coyne Martha Crafts Tim and Katie Crowley Susan and John Cummings Adrian and Takiyah Cunningham Jacqueline Cutshall Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Dabek, Jr. Loren and Polly DeFilippo Stephen and Cynthia DeHoff Rozelia Park and Christopher Dendy Robert B. Dick, Ph.D. Ms. Rhonda Dickerscheid Jean and Rick Donaldson George Dostie Roger and Julie Doughty David and Kelley Downing Meredith and Chuck Downton Ms. Andrea Dubroff Tom and Dale Due

Amy Dunlea and Lois Mannon Mr. Corwin R. Dunn Michael D. and Carolyn Camillo Eagen Edgar J. and Elaine J. Mack Fund Sally Eversole Ms. Kate Farinacci Ms. Jean Feinberg Ms. Barbara A. Feldmann Ilya Finkelshteyn and Evin Blomberg Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Fischer Anne and Alan Fleischer Mr. and Mrs. James Foreman Janice and Dr. Tom Forte Mr. and Ms. Bernard Foster Dr. Charles E. Frank and Ms. Jan Goldstein Susan L. Fremont Mr. Gregrick A. Frey In memory of Eugene and Cavell Frey Mr. and Mrs. James Fryman Marjorie Fryxell Mark S. Gay Drs. Michael and Janelle J. Gelfand Dr. and Mrs. Freidoon Ghazi Kathleen Gibboney Mr. and Mrs. James Gingrich Dr. Jerome Glinka and Ms. Kathleen Blieszner Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Glueck Dan Goetz Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goetz Mr. William J. Gracie, Jr. Robert and Cynthia Gray Mary Grooms Janet C. Haartz and Kenneth V. Smith Alison and Charles Haas Mrs. R. C. Haberstroh Ms. Sarah Habib Mary Elizabeth Huey and Daniel Hadley Mary and Phil Hagner Peter Hames Ham and Ellie Hamilton Walter and Karen Hand Roberta Handwerger, in memory of Dr. Stuart Handwerger Mr. and Mrs. William Hardie Mariana Belvedere and Samer Hasan Kenneth and Rachel Heberling Mr. A. M. Heister Mrs. Betty H. Heldman § Howard D. and Mary W. Helms Mrs. E. J. Hengelbrok, Jr. Mr. Jeff Herbert Herman & Margaret Wasserman Music Fund* Michelle and Don Hershey Janet & Craig Higgins The Rev. Canon and Mrs. George A. Hill III Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Hill Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hillebrand Kyle and Robert Hodgkins Susan and Jon Hoffheimer Benjamin & Naomi Hoffman Ms. Leslie M. Hoggatt Tim and Connie Holmen Richard and Marcia Holmes Bob and Dolly Holzwarth Mr. Joe Hoskins Ms. Sandra L. Houck Melissa Huber Dr. G. Edward & Sarah Hughes Nada Christine Huron Dr. Maralyn M. Itzkowitz Mrs. Charles H. Jackson, Jr. Joan and Richard Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jebens Marcia Jelus

Robert Johnson Mrs. Marilyn P. Johnston IHO Lois Jolson Mrs. Martha Jones Jay and Shirley Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Robert Judd Ms. Mary Judge Christopher and Felecia Kanney Dr. James Kaya and Debra Grauel Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kerstine Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kitzmiller Jack & Sharon Knapp Pamela Koester-Hackman Paul and Carita Kollman Carol and Scott Kosarko Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Kraimer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kregor Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Krone Kathleen B. and Michael C. Krug Fund* Pat and Randy Krumm § Mrs. John H. Kuhn Pinky Laffoon & Family Asher Lanier Janet R. Schultz Mrs. Julie Laskey Joe Law and Phil Wise Mrs. James R. Leo Dr. Carol P. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Lance A. Lewis Mrs. Maxine F. Lewis Mr. Arthur Lindsay Paula and Nick Link Mrs. Marianne Locke Steven Kent Loveless JP and Footie Lund Mrs. Mary Reed Lyon Marshall and Nancy Macks Mr. and Mrs. Julian A. Magnus Ms. Cheryl Manning Andrew and Jean Martin Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Dean Matz Ms. Mary Jane Mayer Dr. Janet P. McDaniel Tim and Trish McDonald Robert and Heather McGrath Mark McKillip and Amira Beer Art and Stephanie McMahon Stephanie McNeill Charles and JoAnn Mead Ms. Nancy Menne Lee Meyer Ms. Mary Ann Meyer Michael V. Middleton Midland Company Laura Milburn Rachel and Charlie Miller Sonia R. Milrod Ms. Laura Mitchell Mr. Steven Monder Eileen W. and James R. Moon Regeana and Al Morgan Mr. Scott Muhlhauser Alan Flaherty and Patti Myers § Hochwalt Naumann Fund Mr. and Mrs. Norman Neal Mr. Scott Nelson and Dr. Susan Kindel Mrs. Sara Nemeth Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Newcomer Amy Paul and Jerry Newfarmer Mrs. Alfred K. Nippert Jane Oberschmidt § Mr. Gerardo Orta John A. Pape Mr. Joseph A. Pauley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Piazza Anne M. Pohl § Dr. Robert and Jackie Prichard 

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT Mrs. Stewart Proctor Mr. Robert Przygoda Dr. Aik Khai Pung Jerry Rape Ms. Mary Redington Dr. and Mrs. Robert Reed Dr. Robert Rhoad and Kitsa Tassian Rhoad Stephanie Richardson Mr. David Robertson Laurie and Dan Roche Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Rodner Dr. Anna Roetker Ms. Jeanne C. Rolfes Catherine Calko Dr. and Mrs. Gary Roselle Amy and John Rosenberg Ellen and Louis Ross Mr. and Mrs. G. Roger Ross Dr. Deborah K. Rufner Elizabeth and Kazuya Sato Mr. Christian J. Schaefer Cindy Scheets Ms. Carol Schleker Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Schleker Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schmerler Mrs. Donna Schnicke George Palmer Schober Tim and Jeannie Schoonover Glenda C. Schorr Fund* Carol J. Schroeder § James P. Schubert Mary D. Schweitzer Dr. Joseph Segal and Ms. Debbie Friedman Elaine Semancik Mick and Nancy Shaughnessy Jerry and Donna Shell The Shepherd Chemical Company Alfred and Carol Shikany Jacqueline M. Mack and Dr. Edward B. Silberstein Ms. Joycee Simendinger Doug and Laura Skidmore Kristin and David Skidmore In Honor of Kenneth Skirtz Ms. Martha Slager Susan and David Smith Ms. Margaret Smith Mark M. Smith (In memory of Terri C. Smith)

Stephen and Lyle Smith Phillip and Karen Sparkes Paula Spitzmiller In Honor of Melody Sawyer Richardson Marian P. Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Stautberg Ms. Ruth M. Stechschulte Mr. John Stein Mark and Anne Stepaniak Susan M. and Joseph Eric Stevens Kathryn Stieler Mr. Jason V. Stitt Stephanie and Joseph Stitt Nancy and Gary Strassel Ms. Susan R. Strick Mr. George Stricker, Jr. Kathryn Sullivan Thomas and Keri Tami Dr. Alan and Shelley Tarshis Maureen Taylor Mr. Fred Tegarden Carlos and Roberta Teran Rich and Nancy Tereba Linda and Nate Tetrick Joyce and Howard Thompson Greg Tiao and Lisa Kuan Mr. Stuart Tobin Marcia and Bob Togneri Mrs. Esthela Urriquia Dr. Ilse M. van der Bent Mr. D. R. Van Lokeren Jim and Rachel Votaw § Ms. Barbara Wagner Mr. and Mrs. James L. Wainscott Jane A. Walker Sarella Walton Ping Wang Chad and Betsy Warwick Mary Webster Maryhelen West Mr. Donald White Ms. Elizabeth White Angela and Jack Willard Ms. Diana Willen Marsha Williams Mr. Dean Windgassen and Ms. Susan Stanton Windgassen § Craig and Barbara Wolf Donald and Karen Wolnik Rebecca Seeman and David Wood

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Gail Barker Carole Barnhart Dr. and Mrs. Robert Barnhorn John F. Barrett Diane Barth Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bartholomew Ms. Jana Bass Ms. Glenda Bates Mr. Bruce Batts Doug Baxter Michael E. Beall Ms. Kathleen Bedree Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Beigel Dr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Beineke Mr. David Bella Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Berger Barbara and Milton Berner Aggie Nichols and Jeff Berry Robert & Tomasina Betz Ms. Barbara Bibbee Lisa Biedenbach and Robert Wuerth Dr. Garry Binegar, MD Dr. Karla R. Blackmore Mr. Norman Jeffrey Blankenship Ms. Lauren Blauvelt-Copelin Aaron Blenke Richard and Susan Bloss Michael and Pamela Boehm Dr. Connie Williams Boehner Ken and Barb Boesherz Perry Kent Bohanon Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bolduc William Bonansinga William Bonapfel Laurence and Hildy Bonhaus Mr. Peter Bonyhati Kari and John Book Jane and Gary Booth Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Born Brenda Bowden Bruce Bowdon and Robin Bratt Mr. Larry Bowling Ms. Mary Bradford Jerome and Linda Brainard Ms. Chyrl Brandt David A. Brashear Mr. and Mrs. Herb Brass Marilyn and John Braun Bruce Breider Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brewster Ross Bricker

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT Ms. Lori Bridgers Ms. Kimberly Brindley Ms. Diana Brinker Marsha and Alan Brody Eric Brown Ms. Marinell Brown Janet & Michael Brown Ms. Sheila J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thane R. Brown Mr. and Mrs. R. Richard Broxon Ms. Suzana Brozovic Mr. Thomas G. Bruckmann Ralph and Diane Brueggemann Mrs. Maureen Bruns William Bryan Mrs. Joann Bullock Anna H. Bunker Mrs. Nancy Bunnell Dr. Andrew and Dr. Mary Burger Ms. Susan Buring Ms. Margaret A. Burks Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burnett Ms. Lisa A. Burns David M Burridge Dan and Sue Burton Ms. Elyn Buscani Parker Bushey Dorothy and Harold Byers § Drs. Alan B. Cady and Anne K. Nestor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cahill Mr. Jon Calderas and Dr. Corinne Lehmann Janet C. Callif Bernie Calonge Ms. Vicki Calonge Mr. Eric Campbell Nina S. Campbell Vince and Mary Capasso Mr. Peter Carels Michael Carnes Bob and Lucy Carroll Ms. Nancy Carrothers Mr. James E. Cartledge Mrs. Maria I. Carver Mr. John Castaldi and Mr. Terry Bazeley Mr. David Castellini Gary R. Catt Catharine W. Chapman § Mike & Alison Cheetham Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Cheever Edmund Choi and Kieran Daly Mr. Mark Christian Joseph Clemans Alan & Vivian Cochrane Dr. and Mrs. John S. Cohen Barbara Colburn Mr. Anthony Coleson Erin Colligan Dr. John and Barbara Collins Mr. and Ms. Stephen Collins Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collins Ms. Ashley Colmenero Laura Conley Thomas and Sondra Copanas Deacon and Mrs. John Corson Dr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Crabtree Nancy Creaghead Sherri C. Creighton Cristo Family Kevin Crowley & Edward Paredes Mrs. Carol Schradin Mrs. Linda D. Crozier Jim and Susan Crumpler Leo & Janet Culligan Donald and Victoria Daiker Mr. Michael Dapper Valerie Dauwe Matthew and Alicia Davidson Gabriel A. and Princess J. Davis Richard and Merrily Davis Mrs. Sara Davis Mr. John A. Davis Margaret Dawson Tiffiny Dawson John A. Deaver Ronda Deel David DeLaet Philip Delegal Dick DeLon Ms. Mary DeMaria Dr. and Mrs. Charles Demirjian Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Dennis Dr. Kimberly G. Deringer Mr. and Mrs. Michael DeWeirdt Mr. and Ms. Jay DeWitt Susan and David W. Deye The Dichiaro Family Jahnett M. Dickman Mr. Raymond Diedrichs Dr. Karen E. Dinsmore Rev. and Mrs. Donald Dixon Mary Beth Donica & Carl Fichtenbaum Marianne Donohue

Carolyn M. Donovan Dr. Elizabeth Doriott Drs. Gerald Dorn and Deborah Hauger Douglas Dougherty Mrs. John Doviak Mr. James Doyle Judy Doyle and James Johnson Jim and Karen Draut Emilie and David Dressler Clare & Michael Duane Mr. David Dukart Charles and Shelley Dumoulin Royal Duncan Mr. Dennis Dunwoodie Mr. David Dupee Freeman Durham and Dean Clevenger Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dye Richard and Deirdre Dyson Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Earnhart Earthward Bound Foundation Elisabeth Ebben Kay Eby Dave and Kathy Eby Joseph and Kristi Echler Mr. Stephen Eckart Ken Eckert Samuel Edwards-Kuhn Dale & Kathy Elifrits Dale B. Elliott Ms. Kathryn Ellis Ms. June E. Elwood Gary and Hiba Ernst Ms. Maria Espinola Ms. Amanda Evans-Stephens Ruth Everman Paul and Dr. Tsila Evers Mr. Douglas Fagaly Mrs. Jerome D. Fagel Jill and David Fankhauser James Farrell Jenn J. Farrington Kevin and Yvonne Feeley Dr. and Mrs. Henry Fenichel Mr. Robert Ferrell Mr. Thomas Price Ferrell Mark and Martena Fette Kathy Jorgensen Finley Anne Fischer Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fisher William and Carol Fisher Kay and Barry Fittes Mr. David B. Fleming Sean and Amy Beth Foley Winston Folkers Janet and Robert Ford Mr. and Mrs. William Fotsch John and Susan Frank Paul Franz and Shari Loo Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Franzen Guy and Marilyn Frederick § Harriet and Bill Freedman Ed Freeman and Maralynn Martin Mary and Kent Friel Barbara Friend Laurie and Art Ftacnik Karen Fuchs Vinnie Fuggetta Ms. Sarah Gainey Ms. Bianca Gallagher John and Miriam Gallagher Christophe Galopin Charles Ganelin & Patricia Klingenberg Glynnis & Barry Gangwer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gard Mr. Brian Gartner Ms. Jane Garvey Luis Garza Ms. Christina Gearhart Cynthia Reinhart and Ernst Gebhardt John and Janine Geisel Frank A. Geiser II Catherine Gerhardt Mr. Doug Gerrard Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gibboney Ms. Kathryn Gibbons Mr. Stephen Gibbs Paul & Nancy Gibson Mrs. Patricia Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Gilb David Gillingham Christopher Gilmore David J. Gilner Mr. and Mrs. Frank Girolami Ms. Dana Glasgo The Glenny Glass Company Dr. Seymour I. Glick Edna M. Godsey Ms. Cecelia Goist Steven and Shelley Goldstein Sharon L. Goodcase Margot and Harry Gotoff Nancy Gottschalk

Robert and Christine Graeter Jim and Sherrill Graham Connie and Karl Graham Ms. Dallas Grant Anita J. and Thomas G. Grau Elsie and Gary Grebe mark greenberg Mr. Ronald F. Greife Mr. and Mrs. David C. Greulich Ms. Joan Griggs Mr. and Mrs. James Grimes Lynn Grimshaw Mr. Mike Grollmus Edward Grossman and Rochelle Stanfield Kurt and Joanne Grossman Mariann Grove Randy Gudvangen and Brett Siereveld Jeff Gushin Judith Guthrie J. Andrew & Martha Hadley Margaret E. Hagar Rick and Terri Hagee Mr. Andrew Hagerty William and Amy Hahnel Dr. and Mrs. Edward Hake Cynthia A. Hale Dr. Kelly Hale Heyward A. Hall Mrs. Sandra Faith Hall Mrs. Stephanie Hall Timothy Haller Ora Hamilton Jane F. Hansley Ms. Stephena Harmony James and Sally Harper Dennis and Lorna Harrell Mr. John L. Harrison Ms. Sandra Harte Petrina Hasinski Lenore Hatfield Bruce and Sandy Hayes Clint and Jean Haynes Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Hazen Ron & Bonnie Heginbotham Ms. Linda Heguy Mr. and Mrs. John Hehman Jan and Maria Heide Janet Heiden Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Heidt, Jr. Diane M. Heilmann Angie Heiman Ms. Connie Heintz Ms. Connie Henderson Ms. Katherine Hensey Nancy Herbert Linda A. Herring Bill and Cathy Herring Phillip and Barbara Hester Ms. Veronica Hicks Rebecca Hinkle Ms. Verolyn Hirth Randy and Barbara Hirtzel Mr. Richard Hodapp Ms. Emily M. Hodges Mr. and Ms. Kim Hoekstra Tim and Joyce Hoerst Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoge Scott and Christy Holland Kerrie and Bill Hollihan Mrs. Mary Jo Holohan Mr. Larry C. Holsinger Norah and Richard Holt Jeffrey & Lisa Hoppe Ralph & Deborah Horn Orson and Judy Hornsby Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hornschemeier Bonnie and Carl Hosea Alan and Peg Hoskin Ms. Carol Hostetter Mr. Thomas J. Hotek Ms. Carol M. Houck Erin Houterloot Ms. Maureen Howard Carolyn Hoyt Deanna and Henry Huber Karen and David Huelsman Tom and Susan Hughes Mr. David Hulefeld Ms. Christine Humphrey Mr. Bradley Hunkler Ms. Jacqueline Hunt Ed and Marilyn Hunter Sara & Mike Huseman Patrick Hussey R. Douglas and Joyce E Hutchens Ms. Kim Hutchison Jonathan Ingram Ms. Idit Isaacsohn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Isburgh Ms. Lana Itskovich Rhys Ivan Mr. and Mrs. David A. Jackson

Howard and Susan Jackson Mr. William K. Jackson Jeanine Jason Mark and Caitlin Jeanmougin Barbara Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Jensen Ms. Anna R. Johnson Ms. Carrie Johnson Ms. Lindsey Johnson and Mr. John Suddarth Mr. Randall B. Johnson Randy and Jan Johnson Mr. Robert Johnson Sarah Raup Johnson Dr. J. O’Neal Johnston John Johnston Mr. John Johnston Elza and Mark Jonas Mrs. Allison Jones Mr. Andrew Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones Mr. Cody Jones Elizabeth A. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Donald Junker Carl Kalota Nikolaus and Susanne Kalti Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Kamath Rabbi Kenneth Kanter and Dr. Toni Kanter Ms. Julie Kantor Bill and Lynn Karas Marilyn and Joseph Katz Fred and Maureen Keeley Mrs. Lynn Keller Mrs. Gloria H. Kelley Ms. Donna Kennedy Susan S. Kies Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kilfoil Mr. and Mrs. Tim Kilgore Mr. Dennis G. King Mr. George Kingston Harry and Julia Kinlaw The Kinstler Family Trust Earl and Eileen Kisker Mr. and Ms. David Kitts Ms. Erin M. Klein Ms. Jill Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kling Mr. and Mrs. John Kmet Teri L Knox & Dr. Mara Helmuth Drs. David Knutson and Anna Goldhahn Georgianne Koch Mrs. Carolyn W. Koehl § Kenneth Kohlenberg and Robert Cooney Harold Kolenbrander and Judy Grooters Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Kolkmeier David and Margaret Konerman Leslie Korbee John Krafft and Sonya Montana Ken and Sue Kramer Ms. Melinda Kruyer Ms. Margaret Kuck Mr. Michael Kuppert Christine Labowsky Ms. Anne Ladu Mrs. Carolyn G. Laemmle Robert C. Lafkas Ronald C. Lamping Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lance Diane McKay Landi Rita and Pete LaPresto Karen Larsen Thomas Lauchlan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lechleiter Dr. Donald W. Leedy & Ms. Joan Thurber Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leggio John and Patricia Leikhim Tony and Elaine Leist Ms. Katy Leitch Dr. Margaret Lemasters Natalie Leonhard Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lewis Mr. Timothy Hamliton Janet and Sidney Lieberman Fred A. Link Mr. and Mrs. James A. Link Jonathan and Nancy Lippincott Mitchel and Carol Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Loeb Ms. Jo Ann Loftus Mr. Chris Lohrman Betty Long Ms. Debbie Long Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Longcamp Jon Longtin Carole Lonneman Jenny and John Luken Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Lukin Ms. Luna and Mr. Nelson 

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT David and Katja Lundgren Carol A. MacGregor Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mack Lee M. MacKenzie Matt Madison Allie and George Maggini Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J. Mahlin Dr. Jim Mahon Jodie Majancsik Zola Makrauer Jenea Malarik Barry and Ann Malinowski Mr. Ernest C. Manders Brad and Kathy Mank Donn and Pamela Manker Mr. and Mrs. Shayne O. Manning Dr. Meredith Linde Neil B. Marks, Ph. D. Carl G. Marquette Jr. Mrs. Judith Martin § Mr. and Mrs. Ken E. Martin David Mason § Dave and Nancy Masters Matt Matson Douglas and Sheila Maxwell Dorothy McCutchan Shannon McDevitt Ms. Kimberly McFarland Rod McFaull Sandy McGlasson Michael and Janet McGrath Catherine McGraw Alex McIntosh Elaine McLean Raymond McNeil & Kathleen Compton Mr. Gus McPhie Mark and Marilyn Meckes Carol Ray and Paul Medin Ms. Sue Mehne Lynn E. Meloy and Lyle Cain Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Melvin Mr. Lon Mendelsohn Abe and Marla Merdinger Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Meyer Dr. Ralph Meyer Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Meyer Lynne Peters Catherine Michels Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Middlekauff Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Milburn Mr. and Ms. Gary Miller Lynn Miller Terence G. Milligan Mrs. Katerina Minevich Brenda Mitchell Diane Mitman John and Deborah Moffatt Mrs. Murray S. Monroe Eric & Darcy Montes Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Moore Leonard and Terry Moore Rosalie Moorman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Moravec Mr. Donald Morrison Vicki and John Moseley Ms. Kim Moser Kevin and Peggy Mosher Ira & Regina Moskowitz Ms. Alison Farnsworth Moyer Ms. Joyce A. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Muetzel Steve Muir Sandra Murawski Mary Jean Murray Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Muzzo Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Myer III Janet Nailor James and Robbie Nash Wafa J. Nasser, M.D. Ms. Susan Neal Mr. Bryan Nelson Network For Good Jacqueline C. Neumann Robert and Marilyn Nims Mrs. Hiroshi Nishiyama Kathryn and Bradley Nixa Ms. Jane Nocito Tom Noonan Ms. Carol Notestine Bruce and Neda Nutley Mrs. Mickey O’Brien Karen O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. O’Connor Maureen Kelly and Andrew O’Driscoll Richard and Mary Oertel Dean Oester J. Brett Offenberger and Douglas Duckett Timothy and Brenda Oliver Mr. and Ms. James Ollier Mr. Daniel Orozco Margot Osborne

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Ms. Melanie M. Chavez Mr. Michael Culligan Graeter’s Ice Cream Harris Media Co. Jones Day The Voice of Your Customer List as of July 1, 2024 * Denotes a fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. § Denotes members of The Thomas Schippers Legacy Society. Individuals who have made a planned gift to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops Orchestra are eligible for membership in the Society. For more information, please contact Kate Farinacci at 513.744.3202.

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THE THOMAS SCHIPPERS LEGACY SOCIETY Thomas Schippers was Music Director from 1970 to 1977. He left not only wonderful musical memories, but also a financial legacy with a personal bequest to the Orchestra.

The Thomas Schippers Legacy Society recognizes those who contribute to the Orchestra with a planned gift. We thank these members for their foresight and generosity. For more information on leaving your own legacy, contact Kate Farinacci at 513.744.3202.

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Adams Jeff & Keiko Alexander Mrs. Robert H. Allen Dr. Toni Alterman Paul R. Anderson Carole J. Arend Donald C. Auberger, Jr. Dr. Diane Schwemlein Babcock Henrietta Barlag Peggy Barrett Jane* & Ed Bavaria David & Elaine Billmire Walter Blair Lucille* & Dutro Blocksom Dr. John & Suzanne Bossert Dr. Mollie H. Bowers-Hollon Ronald Bozicevich Thomas A. Braun, III Joseph Brinkmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Bryan, III Harold & Dorothy Byers Deborah Campbell & Eunice M. Wolf Catharine W. Chapman Michael L. Cioffi & Rachael Rowe Mrs. Jackson L. Clagett III Lois & Phil* Cohen Leland M.* & Carol C. Cole Sheila & Christopher Cole Grace A. Cook* Jack & Janice Cook Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cordes Ms. Andrea Costa Peter G. Courlas & Nick Tsimaras* Mr. & Mrs. Charles E Curran III Amy & Scott Darrah, Meredith & Will Darrah & children Caroline H. Davidson Harrison R.T. Davis Ms. Kelly M. Dehan Janice Denton Amy & Trey Devey Robert W. Dorsey Jon & Susan Doucleff Ms. Judith A. Doyle Mr. & Mrs. John Earls Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Evans Linda & Harry Fath Alan Flaherty Mrs. Richard A. Forberg Ashley & Barbara Ford Guy & Marilyn Frederick

Rich Freshwater & Family Mr. Nicholas L. Fry Linda P. Fulton H. Jane Gavin Edward J. & Barbara C.* Givens Kenneth A. Goode Clifford J. Goosmann & Andrea M. Wilson Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon J. Frederick & Cynthia Gossman Kathy Grote Esther B. Grubbs, Marci Bein & Mindi Hamby William Hackman Vincent C. Hand & Ann E. Hagerman Tom & Jan Hardy William L. Harmon Mary J. Healy Frank G. Heitker Anne P. Heldman* Betty & John* Heldman Karlee L. Hilliard Michael H. Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Daniel J. Hoffheimer Kenneth L. Holford George R. Hood Mr. & Mrs. Terence L. Horan Mrs. Benjamin C. Hubbard Susan & Tom Hughes Dr. Lesley Gilbertson & Dr. William Hurford Mr. & Mrs. Paul Isaacs Julia M. F. B. Jackson Michael & Kathleen Janson Andrew MacAoidh Jergens Jean C. Jett Anne C. & Robert P. Judd Margaret H. Jung Mace C. Justice Karen Kapella Dr. & Mrs.* Steven Katkin Rachel Kirley & Joseph Jaquette Carolyn Koehl Marvin Kolodzik & Linda Gallaher Carol & Scott Kosarko Marilyn & Michael Kremzar Randolph & Patricia Krumm Theresa M. Kuhn Warren & Patricia Lambeck

Peter E. Landgren & Judith Schonbach Landgren Owen & Cici Lee Steve Lee Mrs. Jean E. Lemon Mr. Peter F. Levin George & Barbara Lott Janice W.* & Gary R. Lubin Mr.* & Mrs. Ronald Lyons Marilyn J. Maag Margot Marples David L. Martin Allen* & Judy Martin David Mason Barbara & Kim McCracken Laura Kimble McLellan Dr. Stanley R. Milstein Mrs. William K. Minor Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Moccia Mary Lou Motl Kristin & Stephen Mullin Christopher & Susan Muth Patti Myers Susan & Kenneth Newmark Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Nicholas Jane Oberschmidt Marja-Liisa Ogden Julie & Dick* Okenfuss Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Park, MD Charlie & Tara Pease Poul D. & JoAnne Pedersen Sandy & Larry* Pike Mrs. Harold F. Poe Anne M. Pohl Irene & Daniel Randolph James W. Rauth Barbara S. Reckseit Melody Sawyer Richardson Ellen Rieveschl Elizabeth & Karl Ronn Moe & Jack Rouse Marianne Rowe Ann & Harry Santen Rosemary & Mark Schlachter Carol J. Schroeder Mrs. William R. Seaman Dr. Brian Sebastian Mrs. Robert B. Shott Sue & Glenn Showers

Irwin & Melinda Simon Betsy & Paul* Sittenfeld Sarah Garrison Skidmore* Adrienne A. Smith David & Sonja* Snyder Marie Speziale Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Sprenkle Barry & Sharlyn Stare Bill & Lee Steenken Tom and Dee Stegman Barry Steinberg Nancy M. Steman John & Helen Stevenson Mary* & Bob Stewart Brett Stover Dr. Robert & Jill Strub Patricia M. Strunk Ralph & Brenda* Taylor Conrad F. Thiede Minda F. Thompson Carrie & Peter Throm Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Todd Nydia Tranter Dick & Jane Tuten Thomas Vanden Eynden & Judith Beiting Mr. & Mrs. James K. Votaw Mr. & Mrs.* Randolph L. Wadsworth Jr. Nancy C. Wagner Patricia M. Wagner Mr.* & Mrs. Paul Ward Jo Anne & Fred Warren Mr. Scott Weiss & Dr. Charla Weiss Anne M. Werner Gary & Diane West Charles A. Wilkinson Ms. Diana Willen Joan R. Wilson Susan Stanton Windgassen Mrs. Joan R. Wood Alison & Jim Zimmerman * Deceased New Schippers members are in bold

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ADMINISTRATION SHARED SERVICES & SUBSIDIARIES. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s business model is unique within the orchestral industry because it provides administrative services for other nonprofits and operates two subsidiary companies—Music & Event Management, Inc. and EVT Management LLC. With the consolidation of resources and expertise, sharing administrative services allows for all organizations within the model to thrive. Under this arrangement, the CSO produces hundreds of events in the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton regions and employs hundreds of people annually.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Jonathan Martin President & CEO

KC Commander Director of Digital Content & Innovation

Harold Brown The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

Maria Cordes Digital Media Coordinator

John Clapp Vice President of Orchestra & Production Rich Freshwater Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Michael Frisco Vice President of Marketing Felecia Tchen Kanney Vice President of Communications & Digital Media Mary McFadden Lawson Chief Philanthropy Officer Robert McGrath Chief Operating Officer Anthony Paggett Vice President of Artistic Planning Kyle Wynk-Sivashankar Vice President of Human Resources EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jonathan Martin President & CEO Laura Ruple Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Kaitlyn Driesen Digital Media & Label Services Manager Tyler Secor Director of Publications & Content Development Lee Snow Digital Content Technology Manager COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION Harold Brown The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Key Crooms Director of Community Engagement Vee Gibson Classical Roots Coordinator Pamela Jayne Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager Molly Rains Community Engagement Events Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES & PAYROLL Kyle Wynk-Sivashankar Vice President of Human Resources Megan Inderbitzin-Tsai Director of Payroll Services Natalia Lerzundi Human Resources & Payroll Coordinator

Penny Hamilton Philanthropy Assistant

Hollie Greenwood Learning Coordinator

Catherine Hann Assistant Director of Individual Giving

Kyle Lamb Learning Programs Manager

Rachel Hellebusch Institutional Giving Coordinator

MARKETING Michael Frisco Vice President of Marketing

Leslie Hoggatt Director of Individual Giving & Donor Services

Leon Barton Website Manager

Quinton Jefferson Research & Grants Administrator

Jon Dellinger Copywriter & Marketing Manager

D’Anté McNeal Special Projects Coordinator

Drew Dolan Box Office Manager

Jenna Montes Individual Giving Manager

Carmen Granger Subscriptions & Loyalty Marketing Manager

Emma Steward Donor Engagement Coordinator

Deborah Benjamin Accounting Clerk

Michelle Lewandowski Director of Marketing

ARTISTIC PLANNING Anthony Paggett Vice President of Artistic Planning

Julian Cann Accounting Clerk Kathleen Curry Data Entry Clerk

Tina Marshall Director of Ticketing & Audience Services

Shuta Maeno Assistant to the Music Director & Artistic Planning Sam Strater Senior Advisor for Cincinnati Pops Planning COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL MEDIA Felecia Tchen Kanney Vice President of Communications & Digital Media Charlie Balcom Social Media Manager

Matt Grady Accounting Manager Sharon Grayton Data Services Manager Marijane Klug Accounting Manager Shannon May Accounting Clerk Kristina Pfeiffer Director of Finance Elizabeth Salmons Accounting Clerk Judy Simpson Director of Finance Tara Williams Data Services Manager

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Ashley Coffey Foundation & Grants Manager

LEARNING Carol Dary Dunevant Director of Learning

Shannon Faith Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer

Theresa Lansberry Artist Liaison

Bhavya Nayna Channan Corporate Giving Manager

Kate Farinacci Director of Special Campaigns & Legacy Giving

Stephanie Lazorchak Graphic Designer

Elizabeth Engwall Accounting Manager

Sean Baker Director of Institutional Giving

Jenny Ryan Human Resources Manager

FINANCE, IT & DATA SERVICES Rich Freshwater Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Robert McGrath Chief Operating Officer

PHILANTHROPY Mary McFadden Lawson Chief Philanthropy Officer

Daniel Lees Assistant Box Office Manager

PRODUCTION John Clapp Vice President of Orchestra & Production Laura Bordner Adams Director of Operations Carlos Javier Production Manager Alex Magg Production Manager

Wendy Marshall Group Sales Manager

Brenda Tullos Director of Orchestra Personnel

Amber Ostaszewski Director of Audience Engagement

Rachel Vondra Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Alexis Shambley Email & Insight Marketing Manager Patron Services Representatives Ellison Blair, Lead Hannah Blanchette, Lead Talor Marren, Lead Lucas Maurer, Lead Malone Blaich Craig Doolin Mary Duplantier Summer Feldt Ebony Jackson Monica Lange Marian Mayen Gregory Patterson Matthew Wallenhorst

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