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WELCOME Happy Holidays!

Every family has its own traditions for celebrating the holidays, and ours is no exception.

But finding time in the kitchen in December is always a bit of a “Christmas miracle” because our plates are also full every year with family visits and my annual New Year’s Eve concert.

For the last decade, that concert has been with the Houston Symphony. This year, though, is the start of a new tradition: we’ll be with you right here in Boettcher Concert Hall as I conduct our Colorado Symphony’s A Night in Vienna concert on New Year’s Eve! We’ll get an early start on ringing (and bowing, and drumming...) in the New Year at 6:30 p.m., so we can all go out and enjoy the fireworks and festivities that make up our own New Year’s Eve traditions.

And here’s yet another reason to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your Colorado Symphony: that night, we’ll announce from stage the grand prize winner of our 2016 fundraising raffle. One lucky Symphony supporter will be taking home a 2016 Honda Pilot, generously donated by Rocky Mountain Honda Dealers Association.

Our raffle is just one of many ways you can support your Colorado Symphony. So from our Colorado Symphony family to yours, thank you for your loyal support this year, and for many more to come.

With best wishes for a happy holiday season and a bright New Year ahead, Brett Mitchell Music Director Designate Colorado Symphony

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Catherine Beeson is a busy woman.

As a musician and education leader for the Colorado Symphony, she performs double-duty as Assistant Principal Viola and Director of Community Education Programs.

“I play music because I love it and I can’t live without it,” says Beeson, “and I bring it to other people because there is nothing more rewarding than creating community by sharing.”

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The Haiti Youth Orchestra Beeson cultivates and grows this community through Colorado Symphony’s MusiCurious education programs, which bring on-site mentorship to K-12 students throughout metro Denver while drawing 25,000 attendees to Youth Concerts every year.

MusiCurious has expanded to include adult education programs and provide sensory-friendly concerts, as well.

Catherine’s goals are as ambitious as her workload, and it’s little surprise that she found a kindred spirit in Denver native and local high school student Zach Harris, who founded the Haiti Youth Orchestra under his parents’ non-profit organization Road to Hope Haiti.

Zach, who has two adopted Haitian siblings, was just fourteen when he started the Haiti Youth Orchestra in 2012 and began supporting Orchestra St. Pierre, a high school youth orchestra in the small, inland community of Mirebalais.

In 2014, he reached out to the Colorado Symphony for help in collecting instruments for the students.

“Our initial goal was to collect instruments to support Zach’s project, and we did for two years,” Beeson explains. “We eventually began brainstorming a partnership that could create a system of self-sustaining youth orchestras in the many communities and towns far from Port-au-Prince, where access to arts programs is limited.”

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This partnership eventually culminated in a week-long trip to Haiti in June 2016 for three Colorado Symphony musicians: trombonist Paul Naslund, clarinetist Abby Raymond, and violist Helen McDermott. They arrived in Port-Au-Prince on June 6 with donated instruments and supplies in tow, tired but ready to teach the equally-eager Haiti Youth Orchestra students.

Within just one day of side-by-side lessons with the Symphony musicians, Mirebalais’ Youth Orchestra members were able to play two songs all the way through.

One of the first pieces they learned and performed was “Le Desalinienne,” Haiti’s national anthem—which they have since performed at the beginning of their school year and to celebrate the opening of another school.

"Music literally vibrates at a frequency that causes us to change on a molecular level. I am called, compelled, to bring that to everyone I can."

– Catherine Beeson This was mere weeks before Hurricane Matthew descended upon Haiti in October, hitting Mirebelais with severe winds and rain. While the community was spared the worst of the storm’s damages, it underwent days of darkness and extreme weather.

Incredibly, three students from the HYO—cellist Fencia Clervoyant, her older brother violinist Peter Clervoyant, and trumpeter David Marcellus—were still able to travel to Denver for a week-long visit of shadowing, receiving instruction, and socializing with the Colorado Symphony musicians this November, which can be read about on our blog. continued on page 22

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All of Haiti Youth Orchestra’s programs—including the students’ November visit to Denver—are supported by Zach Harris’ own fundraising efforts, and have been since the orchestra's founding in 2012.

It’s a testament to his dedication and mission-driven work: “Music has played such a large role in my life. I loved the idea of taking energetic, young kids who had never even seen some of these instruments and [helping them create] their very own orchestra.”

Beeson shares the same passion for making and sharing music. “Music literally vibrates at a frequency that causes us to change on a molecular level,” she says. “I am called, compelled, to bring that to everyone I can.”

And that she does. We know the influence and results of the Colorado Symphony’s music education programs are a success not just because of statistics, but because the students tell us so. We keep their thank you notes and drawings at our desks next to our family pictures and pen cups.

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HANDEL Messiah PART I Overture Comfort ye, my people Ev’ry valley shall be exalted And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed Thus saith the Lord But who may abide the day of his coming?

And he shall purify Behold! A virgin shall conceive O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion For unto us a child is born Pastoral symphony There were shepherds abiding in the field And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them And the angel said unto them

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And suddenly there was with the angel Glory to God Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Then shall the eyes of the blind shall be opened He shall feed his flock His yoke is easy — INTERMISSION — PART II Behold the Lamb of God He was despised Surely, he hath borne our griefs And with his stripes we are healed All we, like sheep, have gone astray All they that see him laugh him to scorn He trusted in God Thy rebuke hath broken his heart Behold, and see if there be any sorrow He was cut off out of the land of the living But thou didst not leave his soul in hell How beautiful are the feet Why do the nations so furiously rage together?

Let us break the bonds asunder He that dwelleth in heaven Thou shalt break them Hallelujah PART III I know that my redeemer liveth Since by man came death Behold, I tell you a mystery The trumpet shall sound Worthy is the Lamb

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HANDEL Messiah PART I Sinfonia Comfort ye, my people Ev’ry valley shall be exalted And the glory of the Lord Behold, a virgin shall conceive O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion For unto us a child is born There were shepherds abiding in the field And lo, the angel of the Lord And the angel said unto them And suddenly there was with the angel Glory to God He shall feed his flock Come unto Him His Yoke is Easy

PART II Surely, he hath borne our griefs And with His stripes we are healed All we like sheep, have gone astray All they that see him laugh him to scorn He trusted in God Hallelujah PART III I know that my Redeemer liveth Since by man came death Behold, I tell you a mystery Worthy is the Lamb Amen

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MESSIAH TEXT PART I Overture “Sinfonia” RECITATIVE – Tenor Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make straight in the desert a highway for our God. ARIA – Tenor Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight and the rough places plain.

CHORUS And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

RECITATIVE – Bass Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Yet once a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land; and I will shake all nations; and the desire of all nations shall come. The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

ARIA - Alto But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refineros fire.

CHORUS And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

ARIA – Alto O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain: O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold you God! Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

CHORUS For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Pifa “Pastoral Symphony” RECITATIVE – Soprano There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

RECITATIVE – Soprano And lo! the angel of the Lord cam upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.

RECITATIVE – Soprano And the angel said unto the, Fear not; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people; for unto you is born this day in the City of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

RECITATIVE – Soprano And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: CHORUS Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, goodwill towards men.

RECITATIVE – Alto Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us.

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MESSIAH TEXT ARIA – Soprano Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! behold, thy King cometh unto thee! He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.

CHORUS Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows! He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him.

RECITATIVE – Alto Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

CHORUS And with His stripes we are healed.

ARIA – Alto He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

ARIA Come unto Him, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

CHORUS His yoke is easy and His burthen is light.

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PART II CHORUS Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.

ARIA – Alto He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: He hid not His face from shame and spitting.

CHORUS All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

RECITATIVE – Tenor All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying CHORUS He trusted in God that He would deliver Him; let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him. RECITATIVE – Tenor Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him. ARIA – Tenor Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow.

RECITATIVE – Soprano He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of Thy people was He stricken.

ARIA – Soprano But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption.

ARIA – Soprano How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.

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MESSIAH TEXT ARIA – Bass Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and who do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His Anointed.

CHORUS Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.

RECITATIVE – Tenor He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; the Lord shall have them in derision.

ARIA – Tenor Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

CHORUS Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.

King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Hallelujah!

PART III ARIA – Soprano I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though worms destroy this body yet, in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that sleep.

CHORUS Since by man came death RECITATIVE – Bass Behold, I tell you a mystery; We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

ARIA – Bass The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incoruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

CHORUS Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory and blessing. Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever.

Amen.

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES ROBERT CARPENTER TURNER

NICHOLAS KRAEMER, conductor Equally at home in front of modern and period orchestras, Nicholas Kraemer enjoys a busy schedule of international engagements. In addition, he holds the positions of Permanent Guest Conductor of the Manchester Camerata, Principal Guest Conductor of Music of the Baroque, Chicago, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.

Appearing worldwide with many prestigious ensembles, Nicholas Kraemer has conducted the Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony; Rotterdam Philharmonic; Bergen Philharmonic; BBC Philharmonic; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; The Hallé, Gothenburg, City of Birmingham, Detroit, Toronto, West Australia, and Colorado Symphony Orchestras; and the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition, he has directed specialist ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Philharmonia Baroque, and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Kraemer has conducted opera in houses throughout Europe as well as in Scandinavia and the USA, with particular emphasis on the works of Handel and Mozart. Amongst Nicholas Kraemer’s recordings are several discs of Vivaldi for Naxos; Locatelli, Tartini Durante, Pergolesi, and Leo for Hyperion; Handel’s Rodelinda for Virgin Classics; Handel Oratorio Duets on BIS; and works by Thea Musgrave for Collins Classics. He has contributed to several feature films, most notably as Baroque Music Director for The Madness of King George.

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SHEREZADE PANTHAKI, soprano Soprano Sherezade Panthaki’s international success has been fueled by superbly honed musicianship; “shimmering sensitivity” (Cleveland Plain Dealer); “radiant” voice (The Washington Post); and vividly passionate interpretations, “mining deep emotion from the subtle shaping of the lines” (The New York Times). An acknowledged star in the early-music field, Ms. Panthaki has ongoing collaborations with leading early music interpreters including Nicholas McGegan, Simon Carrington, Matthew Halls, and Masaaki Suzuki, with whom she made her New York Philharmonic debut. Panthaki’s recent performance with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan was named one of the “Top 10 Classical Music Events of 2015” and described as “a breathtaking combination of expressive ardor, tonal clarity, technical mastery and dramatic vividness” by The San Francisco Chronicle. Ms. Panthaki’s 2016/17 season features performances with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Philharmonia Baroque; Calgary Philharmonic; Mark Morris Dance Group; Opera Lafayette; Ars Lyrica Houston; and the Kansas City, Colorado, Pasadena, and Milwaukee Symphonies. She will also serve as Christoph Wolff Visiting Performer at the Harvard University Department of Music. Ms. Panthaki’s repertoire extends well beyond the music of the Renaissance and Baroque to works such as Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Houston Symphony, John Tavener’s The Last Discourse with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise and Strauss lieder at the Bari International Music Festival. Ms. Panthaki holds an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music.

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ERIC JURENAS, countertenor Declared by the New York Times as an artist with “beautiful, wellsupported tone and compelling expression,” and defined as having an “exceptionally clear tone with vocal flexibility,” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) American countertenor Eric Jurenas is quickly making a name for himself in both the opera and concert scene. Eric has worked with several groups as a featured artist, including The Wiener Staatsoper, The Santa Fe Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Lafayette, Wolf Trap Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, and American Bach Soloists, among others. Highlights of 2016-2017 season include engagements with Salzburger Festspiele (Adès’ The Exterminating Angel); Berlin Komische Oper (Ayres’ Peter Pan, Reimann’s Medea); Wiener Staatsoper (Reimann’s Medea); Royal Opera at Covent Garden (Mozart’s Mitridate, re di Ponto); and Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (Dorman’s Wahnfried). An avid competitor around the country and the world, Eric has received awards from The Sullivan Foundation, the Handel Aria Competition, The International Competition‘s Hertogenbosch, the Hal Leonard Online Vocal Competition, Dayton Opera Guild Competition, Kentucky Bach Choir Competition, and the Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee Competition. He received his Masters degree from The Juilliard School and his Bachelors from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati. Visit his website for updates and more information: www.ericjurenas.com.

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MATTHEW PLENK, tenor A graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, tenor Matthew Plenk made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the 2007/2008 season as the Sailor’s Voice in Tristan und Isolde and has since returned as Arturo, Janek in The Makropolous Case, the Song Seller in Il Tabarro, and Marcellus in Hamlet. Other recent opera engagements have included Steuerman in Die fligende Holländer at the Los Angeles Opera; Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance and Macduff in Macbeth at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Cosí fan tutte at the Atlanta Opera; and Don Ottavio at the Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the Des Moines Metro Opera. Other recent concert engagements have included performances of Salome and Daphne with the Cleveland Orchestra in both Cleveland and New York (Franz Welser-Möst), Rigoletto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Gustavo Dudamel), Oedipus Rex with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra (James Levine) and the Philadelphia Orchestra (Charles Dutoit), and Les Troyens at the Tanglewood Festival (James Levine). Mr. Plenk is an Assistant Professor of Voice at The University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He is a Samling Scholar, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Hartt School of Music and a Master’s degree from Yale University.

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BENJAMIN BEVAN, baritone Benjamin Bevan won a scholarship to study at the Guildhall School, London and made his international début at Lausanne Opera in La Cenerentola. He made his UK début at Scottish Opera as Marcello La Bohème followed by return invitations to sing Fleville and Fouquier-Tinville in Andrea Chenier under Sir Richard Armstrong, Riccardo-I Puritani and Lescaut in Massenet’s Manon, and Marcello in the revival of La Bohème under Francesco Corti. He made his debut at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden singing Henry Cuffe in Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, and prior to that he made his debut at Welsh National Opera in two new productions: singing Lescaut in Boulevard Solitude by Henze, followed by Roderick Usher in Usher House by Getty.

Recent and future engagements include Lescaut in Boulevard Solitude for the Royal Danish Opera, Ferryman in Curlew River for Opéra de Dijon, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro for Longborough Opera, Bach’s St Matthew Passion with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bach’s St John Passion with the Hanover Band, Handel’s Messiah with the Colorado Symphony and with the Reisopera, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Bach Collegium Japan, and a performance of Bach’s Cantata BWV 206 at St John’s, Smith Square in London to mark the 70th anniversary of the London Bach Society.

DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus.

The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording.

Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years.

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2016-2017 Colorado Symphony Concert Season marks the 33rd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Symphony, the chorus has grown, over the past three decades, into a nationally-respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts, to repeat critical acclaim. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, and David Zinman. Among the recordings the CSO Chorus has made is a NAXOS release of Roy Harris’s Symphony No. 4. The Chorus is also featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the Chorus on a 3-country, 2-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl, and Prague, and in 2016 the Chorus returned to Europe for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg, and Munich. From Evergreen to Lochbuie, and Boulder to Castle Rock, singers travel each week to rehearsals and performances in Denver totaling about 80 a year. The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable, all-volunteer ensemble! For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS ROSTER Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Assistant Conductor; Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate Manager; Brian Dukeshier, Danni Snyder, Accompanists SOPRANO I Brown, Jamie Causey, Denelda Choi, LeEtta H. Coberly, Sarah Colbert, Gretchen Daniels, Kaylin E. Dirksen, Sarah Dukeshier, Laura Emerich, Kate A. Gile, Jenifer D. Gill, Lori C. Graber, Susan Guynn, Erika Harpel, Jennifer Henrich, Sarah B. Hinkley, Lynnae C. Hittle, Erin R. Hofmeister, Mary Hupp, Angela M. Joy, Shelley E. Kirschner, Mary E. Knecht, Melanie Kushnir, Marina Long, Lisa Look, Cathy Maupin, Anne Medema, Stephanie Moraskie, Wendy L. Porter, Barbara A. Ropa, Lori A. Rudolph, Kathi L. Schawel, Camilia Sladovnik, Roberta A. Solich, Stephanie A. Stegink, Nicole J. Tate, Judy Williams, Courtney Young, Cara M. SOPRANO II Blum, Jude Bowen, Alex S. Brauchli, Margot L. Christus, Athanasia Coberly, Ruth A. Cote, Kerry H. Dakkouri, Claudia Gross, Esther J. Kraft, Lisa D. Linder, Dana Montigne, Erin

Nyholm, Christine M. O'Nan, Jeannette R. Perera, Alokya P. Pflug, Kim Rae, Donneve S. Rattray, Rebecca E. Rider, Shirley J. Ruff, Mahli Saddler, Nancy C. Snyer, Lynne M. Travis, Stacey L. Von Roedern, Susan Walker, Marcia L. Weinstein, Sherry L. Woodrow, Sandy Zisler, Joan M. ALTO I Adams, Priscilla P. Brady, Lois F. Branam, Emily M. Brown, Kimberly Buesing, Amy Clauson, Clair T. Conrad, Jayne M. Daniel, Sheri L. Drake, Erin A. Dunkin, Aubri K. Edwards, Dana Franz, Kirsten D. Frey, Susie Gayley, Sharon R. Groom, Gabriella D. Guittar, Pat Haller, Emily Holst, Melissa J. Hoopes, Kaia M. Horle, Carol E. Kolstad, Annie Kraft, Deanna Lawlor, Betsy McWaters, Susan Nordenholz, Kristen Passoth, Ginny Pringle, Jennifer Thayer, Mary B. Virtue, Pat Wyatt, Judith

ALTO II Boothe, Kay A. Carlisle, Allison Chatfield, Cass Cox, Martha E. Deck, Barbara Dominguez, Joyce Eslick, Carol A. Golden, Daniela Hoskins, Hansi Jackson, Brandy H. Janasko, Ellen D. Kibler, Janice London, Carole A. Maltzahn, Joanna K. Marchbank, Barbara J. McNulty, Kelly M. Mendicello, Beverly Meromy, Leah Nittoli, Leslie M. Paguirigan, Kali Pak, Lisa Scooros, Pamela R. Townsend, Lisa Trierweiler, Ginny Wise, Sara TENOR I DeMarco, James Dougan, Dustin Dukeshier, Brian Gewecke, Joel C. Gordon, Jr., Frank Hodel, David K. Moraskie, Richard A. Muesing, Garvis J. Nicholas, Timothy W. O’Donnell, William J. Reiley, William G. Waller, Ryan Wolf, Jeffrey P. Wyatt, Daniel Zimmerman, Kenneth A.

TENOR II Babcock, Gary E. Bailey, Christopher Bradley, Mac Davies, Dusty R. Fuehrer, Roger Gale, John H. Guittar, Jr., Forrest Hassell, Chris E. Kolm, Kenneth E. Martin, Taylor S. Mason, Brandt J. Meswarb, Stephen J. Milligan, Tom A. Ruth, Ronald L. Sims, Jerry E. BASS I Adams, John G. Branam, Travis D. Carlton, Grant H. Cowen, George Drickey, Robert E. Falter, Corey M. Gray, Matthew Hesse, Douglas D. Hume, Donald Jirak, Thomas J. Mehta, Nalin J. Quarles, Kenneth Rutkowski, Trevor B. Struthers, David R. Wood, Brian W. BASS II Friedlander, Bob Gibbons, Dan Grossman, Chris Israelson, Eric W. Jackson, Terry L. Kent, Roy A. Kraft, Mike A. Millar, Jr., Robert F. Moncrieff, Kenneth Morrison, Greg A. Nuccio, Eugene J. Phillips, John R. Skillings, Russell R. Swanson, Wil W. Virtue, Tom G.

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HOLIDAY PROGRAM NOTE GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759): Messiah George Frideric Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany, and died April 14, 1759, in London. He composed Messiah in London between August 22 and September 14, 1741, and directed the work’s premiere at Neale’s Music Hall on Fishamble Street in Dublin on April 13, 1742. Scored for SATB vocal soloists, SATB chorus, two oboes, bassoon, two trumpets, timpani, continuo, and strings. Duration is two hours and 20 minutes. Last performance by the Colorado Symphony was on December 18-20, 2015, with Duain Wolfe conducting.

As both composer and impresario, Handel was London’s most important producer of Italian opera in the early 18th century. He toiled doggedly throughout the 1730s to keep his theatrical ventures solvent, but the tide of fashion (and the virulent cabals of his competitors) had brought him to the edge of bankruptcy by 1739. As early as 1732, with the oratorio Esther, he begun casting about for a musical genre that would appeal to the changing fancy of the English public, but neither that work nor the oratorio Alexander’s Feast of 1736 had the success he had hoped.

The strain of the situation resulted in the collapse of his health in 1737.

Rumors began to circulate that Handel was finished in London. Some held that his health had given way for good; others, that he had died. The story given greatest credence was that he planned to return to the Continent. However, in the summer he suddenly sprang back to creative life, inspired by a small book of Biblical texts that had been compiled by Charles Jennens, who had earlier supplied the words for the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso e il Moderato, based on Milton’s poem. Handel’s imagination was fired up, and he began composing on August 22nd. The stories have it that he shut himself in his room, eschewing sleep and leaving food untouched, while he frantically penned his new work. Twenty-four days later, on September 14th, he emerged with the completed score of Messiah. “I did think I did see Heaven before me and the great God Himself!” he muttered to a servant.

Handel chose not to premiere Messiah in London, but rather in Dublin, where he was “universally known by his excellent Compositions in all Kinds of Musick,” according to the city’s press. Choristers were assembled from Dublin’s cathedrals, the best available soloists and instrumentalists were enlisted, and the date of the premiere was set for April 13, 1742. Messiah was a triumph. Though it took some time before the oratorio enjoyed an equal success in London, Messiah came to be recognized during the next decade as Handel’s masterpiece. It was the last work he directed, only eight days before he died on April 14, 1759.

For all of its unparalleled popularity, Messiah is an aberration among Handel’s oratorios, the least typical of his two-dozen works in the form: it is his only oratorio, except Israel in Egypt, whose entire text is drawn from the Bible; it is his only oratorio without a continuous dramatic plot; it is his only oratorio based on the New Testament; it is his only oratorio presented in a consecrated space during his lifetime, a reflection of the sacred rather than dramatic nature of its content (“I should be sorry if I only entertained them; I wished to make them better,” he told one aristocratic admirer); it has more choruses than any of his oratorios except Israel; the soloists in Messiah are commentators on, rather than participants or characters in, the oratorio’s story. None of this, of course, detracts a whit from the emotional/artistic/(perhaps) religious experience of Messiah.

(Handel and Jennens never appended the definite article to the title.)

Its three parts—The Advent of the Messiah, The Passion of Christ, and His Resurrection—embody the most sacred events of the Christian calendar, yet its sincerity and loftiness of expression transcend any dogmatic boundaries. In the words of George P. Upton, the American musicologist and turn-of-the-20th-century critic of the Chicago Tribune, “Other oratorios may be compared one with another; Messiah stands alone, a majestic monument to the memory of the composer, an imperishable record of the noblest sentiments of human nature and the highest aspirations of man.” ©2010 Dr. Richard E. Rodda PROGRAM 12 SOUNDINGS 2016/2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

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There are many ways to support your Colorado Symphony, from the Annual Fund to the Symphony Ball, Women of Note, and many more.

We are pleased to recognize these generous gifts; thank you for making the music happen through your individual, corporate, and foundation support.

ENDOWMENTS

The following members of the Symphony family have established special funds to perpetuate the work of the Colorado Symphony for future generations. These endowed funds are gifts from individuals who have loved, believed in, and supported the orchestra; to these individuals, the Colorado Symphony extends endless gratitude.

The Bill Gossard Music Director Chair The Charles S. Sterne Conductor’s Podium The Dave and Pam Duke Families Guest Artist and Guest Conductor Fund The Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair The Principal Percussion Chair, Endowed by a Friend of the Colorado Symphony

CRESCENDO

Last season the Colorado Symphony kicked off the Endowment Campaign: Crescendo.

A very special thank you goes out to all who helped make this historic moment happen!

Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Appell Arrow Electronics, Inc. Avenir Foundation, Inc. Ballard Spahr, LLP

Boettcher Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Jim and Sharon Butler Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant City & County of Denver - Arts & Venues Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. CSA Musicians Mr. Jack Dais Dr. Stephen Dilts The Dowling Foundation Mrs. Sandy Elliott Keith and Kathie Finger Ms. Dianne Green Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Elizabeth and Steve Holtze Mr. Zephyr Isely and Mrs. F. Parvanta JewishColorado Mr. Brooks and Ms. Lauren Kanski Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Mr. Brian Lucas Mr. Greg and Mrs. Julie Lucas Judi and Robert Newman Mr. Kent Rice and Ms. Ann Corrigan Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum The Schramm Foundation Mrs. Nancy Schulein Julie and John Strain Mr. Lloyd Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wagner

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST

Gifts made to the Colorado Symphony from July 1, 2015 through September 26, 2016. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a donor listing, please contact the development office directly at 303.308.2472. Thank you for your support!

DIAMOND CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($100,000+) Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics, Inc. Avenir Foundation, Inc. Ballard Spahr, LLP Boettcher Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation The Butler Family Fund Jim and Sharon Butler Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant City & County of Denver – Arts & Venues Colorado Symphony Foundation Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Sterne-Elder Memorial Fund The Symphony Fund

PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Erna Butler Estate Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. Mrs. Sandy Elliott Keith and Kathie Finger Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Rocky Mountain Honda Dealers United Airlines Corporate The Warner Family Charitable Fund GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous Centura Health Cannon Y. & Lyndia K. Harvey Family Foundation Lloyd J. King and Eleanor R. King Foundation Schmitt Music Company VAL-U-ADS of Colorado, Inc. The Virginia Hill Foundation Dr. Jack Wilson CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous (2) Argonaut Wine & Liquor Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ed and Laurie Bock Carolyn Brown Samuels Trust Jim and Janice Campbell Young and Carolyn Cho Colorado Creative Industries The Colorado Health Foundation Colorado Real Estate Journal Tom and Noel Congdon Jane Costain and Gary Moore Dr. Stephen Dilts Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Thomas J. and Shirley C. Gibson Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Michael and Frances Gundzik Stephen and Margaret Hagood Mr. Johannes Heim Estate Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Kenneth King Foundation Carolyn L. Longmire Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Mrs. Bette MacDonald Macy’s Foundation Ms. Marie Maltz Dr. Jon Masoudi and Dr. Marsha Tharaka Mrs. Rhea Miller Ms. Myra Monfort

Helen Murray Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust Company Evaline Olson-Shuster Trust Ms. Diane Padalino Rosemary and John Priester Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert W. Riegel The Schramm Foundation George Shields Foundation, Inc. Harvey and Maureen Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg Alan and Judy Wigod SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous A.J. Markley Trust Michael Altenberg and Libby Bortz Ken and Zoe Barley Bob and Cynthia Benson Roger and Susan Bowles Marc and Claudia Braunstein Dale and Marguerite Bussman Dr. and Mrs. David Campbell Mr. Willis Carpenter Mr. Gene Child

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Sylvia Sosin Cohen Donna and Ted Connolly Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund El Pomar Foundation Emotional Logic Studio Jeannette Eppler Charitable Trust Fackler Legacy Gift Fran and Michael Fisher Robert S. Graham Peter and Rhondda Grant Celeste and Jack Grynberg Tom Haller and Kim Patmore Hayes Family Foundation Jennifer Heglin Thomas J. Jirak and Susan Graber Richard and Mary Anne Johnston Donald and Margery Langmuir Steve and Pat Larson Carole Leight Frank and Ginny Leitz Leopold Brothers Marjorie MacLachlan Steve and Kathy McConahey Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation, Inc. Drs. Sarah and Harold Nelson

Judi and Robert Newman Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Frank Y. Parce Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ponzio Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Miriam C. Robins Ms. Julie B. Rubsam Dr. Joanne Rudoff Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Suzanne Barber Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sanders Raymond and Suzanne Satter Patricia Schueller Rob and Jane Scofield David and Susan Seitz Phoebe Anne Smedley Mitch and Barbara Solich Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Turner Normie and Paul Voillequé The Honorables Wellington and Wilma Webb Ms. Deloris R. Wright CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Mr. William H. Anderson Eugene C. & Florence Armstrong Family Foundation Robert P. Austin Mr. Hartman Axley Nancy Ball Addie and Bob Barkley Paul S. and Sara Jane Barru J. Fern Black Jude Blum Mike and Julie Bock Barbara Bohlman Mr. Scott Brockett Mr. Willard Brown Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. K.W. Calkins Dr. Bonnie W. Camp Gracie and Bill Carr Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler Professor Gerald Chapman Cherry Hills Cultural Associates Community First Foundation Bill and Nancy Cook Jim and Julie Copenhaver Drs. Richard J. and Jan Marie Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cravitz Karen and William Curtis Ms. Emma L. Dafoe Daniels-Houlton Family Foundation The Dickson Family Gift Fund Dobbins Foundation Gerald S. Dunbar

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT ECA Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ted Eickhoff Mr. John F. Estes, III and Mrs. Norma Horner Fine Arts Foundation FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado The Friedlander Family - Great Lakes Marine Denver Deborah and Theodore Gaensbauer Jon Gamm and Kathleen Sgamma Mrs. Sally S. Gart Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gleason Lynda Goldstein Veronica Goodrich Ms. Jean M. Gordon Sally Haas Higbie Fund Bill and Donna Hoberecht Mr. and Mrs. Del Hock Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hucks, Jr. Renate and Joseph Hull Mrs. Eleanor L. Isbill Edeltraud Johnson Joe and Francine Kelso Donna C. Kornfeld Mr. George Kruger Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kugeler Mr. Gregory Kushnir Warren and Nancy Lawrence Don Leach Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Mrs. Ann C. Levy Robert and Patricia Lisensky Ms. Sara Long M. Catherine and James R. Look John and Merry Low Mr. Claude M. Maer, Jr. Ms. Joan Manley Mrs. Barbara Marchbank Virginia and Bill McGehee Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Mr. Ed Mellor Ms. Janet Melson Sharon L. Menard Michael and Sharon Modiz Henry B. Mohr Kirsten and Dave Morgan Robert and Carol Murphy Anne and David Necker Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Elizabeth and Heather Neva Mr. and Mrs. Mark Newhouse Ms. Sheila O’Brien Occasions Catering Mr. David Parce Joseph R. Parker Foundation Dan and Susan Paulien

Kerry Pearlman Sue and Edwin Peiker Bonnie C. Perkins Dr. Peter S. Quintero Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Myra and Robert Rich Steven and Joan Ringel Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen Brian and Michele Rowland Dave Schmitz Henry R. Schmoll Ruth Schoening Mr. Robert E. Schueller Shapiro Family Chiropractic Roger Shapiro and Renee Peterson Alice Silver and Tom Byrnes Ruth S. Silver Mr. Terry Smith William Smith and Shirley Scott Mr. Gordon W. Stenger Mrs. Beatrice Taplin Marion Thurnauer and Alexander Trifunac Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turetzky Ms. Lynne Valencia Dr. and Mrs. Ed Van Bramer Paul Von Behren and Denise McCleary Richard E. Wagner Loren E. Warner Peter Wells and Julie Gordon Malcolm and Donna Wheeler Drs. Richard and Jean Williams Michael and Sandra Wilson Lee and Doris Yeingst SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous (4) Arc Thrift Store Michelle and Stephen Bailey Mr. Robert M. Balas Margaret and Larry Ballonoff Mr. James D. Balog Ms. Barbara Berryman Hannah Kahn and Arthur Best Marcia D. Bishop John and Sandy Blue Margaret C. Bozarth Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Brand Don and Nita Burkhardt Ms. Patricia Butler Keith and Lindsay Campbell Mr. and Mrs. John B. Chafee Drs. Jodi A. Chamber and Sally Palmer Drs. Henry and Janet Claman David and Joan Clark Sheila M. Cleworth Drs. Marc Cohen and Kathryn Hobbs James and Toni Cohig

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT John L. Coil Ms. Sherri Colgan Mr. Ronald Covey Anne M. Culver Karen and William Curtis Mike and Bonnie Dalke Mrs. Mary Donlon Mr. and Mrs. William D. Doty The Dowling Foundation Mr. Shannon and Mrs. Stephanie Duffy Mr. Garrettson Dulin, Jr. Max and Carol Ehrlich Drs. Ellen and Anthony Elias Barbara Neal and Edward E. Ellis EnCana Cares (USA) Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James W. Espy Ms. Lee C. Everding Clark and Martha Ewald Jim and Jo Ferguson Mrs. Mary Lou Flater Dr. Lauren Fraser and Ms. Rebecca Coughlin Dr. and Mrs. Robert Freedman Mr. David F. Fritz Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fulton Dr. and Mrs. John H. Gale

Woody and Georgia Garnsey B.J. and Grace George Dr. David M. Gillum The Gilman Family Foundation Ms. Katherine Gold Dr. Burton and Mrs. Lee Golub Veronica Goodrich Jonathan and Julia Gordon Hugh and Nancy Grove Ms. Julia Gwaltney Charles A. and Pat Hadley Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Haggerty Dr. and Mrs. John L. Hall Ms. Shirley Hamilton and Ms. G. Brooks Clouser M.R. Hammond Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Harry The Havercroft Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Leeon E. Hayden Mr. David J. Hayes Mrs. Joan Hazen Mr. Nick Hazen Diane D. Henry Mr. Philip Hiester and Ms. Deborah Reshotko Judith and Jim Hilton Ms. Christine L. Honnen

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Marilyn Howard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hucks, Jr. Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Yumi Hwang-Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bradley James Craig N. Johnson and Alicia J. McCommons Mr. Douglas C. Jones Ms. Kimberly Keen Ms. Carla Kem Kemp Family Fund Mr. Allen Kemp Dr. Peter Kennealey and Dr. Colleen Murphy Mr. John Kenney Heidi and Randy Keogh Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kern Ms. Denise Keyser Ms. Anastashia Khokhryakova Ruth and George Krauss Phyllis and James Kurtz-Phelan Mr. Dwight Landes Sandy and Evan Lasky Penny and Dick Leather Minnie B. Lindsey John and Mary Lohre Mrs. Jeri Loser Jean L. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. John S. Martin Dr. Jerrald McCollum Barbara McDonnell Dr. and Mrs. John G. McFee Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw Robert Meade Ms. Anne Akiko Meyers Coreen and Michael Miller Ms. Jennifer Miller Thomas Milligan Ms. Anne B. Mills Gene and Dee Milstein Mr. Robert R. Montgomery Mr. Douglas G. and Dr. Laura B. Moran Janet Mordecai James Neely Ms. Mary Neidig Mr. and Mrs. W. Peterson Nelson Mr. Stephen Norris Dr. Richard and Mrs. Florence O’Day Ed and Jean Onderko Dr. Bonnie M. Orkow, Ph.D. Linda Diekvoss and Paul Parish Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Paton Ms. Sue Pawlik Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pokorny Al and Ursula Powell The Publishing House Mrs. Dorothy M. Read Mr. Eli and Mrs. Adina Reshotko Ayliffe and Fred Ris

Ms. Margaret Roath Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio PC Mr. Robert Rodriquez Terri and Jay Rolls Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rootes Dr. Turpin H. Rose Michele Rowland Sallie and John Ruhnka Jim and Doreen Ryan Mrs. Nancy Schulein William Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Shultz Singer Family Foundation Sam and Marty Sloven Billie Smith Mr. David C. Smith Marlis and Shirley Smith Billie Busby and Sidney Smith William and Janice Smith Eric Sondermann and Tracy Dunning Vicki and Harry Sterling Philip Stoffel and Tricia Hughey Dr. Bill Strempel Marcia D. Strickland Helena and Allan Striker Mr. Steven Suflas Lou and Katherine Svoboda Tim and Janet Taggert Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tashiro Walt and Sally Tejan Mr. Roger P. Thomasch Kyle and Bev Turner Mr. Peter Wells Mr. and Mrs. Tor Westgaard Rev. Stephen R. Weston Jon Wilkerson Dr. John Willhardt Mr. Jerry Winter and Ms. Lois Keener Ms. Phyllis J. Young Dick and Lorie Young YourCause, LLC SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous (5) Dr. and Mrs. Jules Amer DeAnn Anderson Ms. Cynthia Auer Bruce Avery Lewis and Judith Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baldwin Carlos A. Barradas Mr. Edward Bartholic Mr. Robert L. Bartholic Richard and Linda Bateman Mr. and Mrs. James Beall Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Anne and Henry Beer George and Phee Belsey Mary Bessesen Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Mr. and Mrs. Kermit J. Boothroyd Henry C. Bourne, III and Alisa Bourne Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bowry Ms. Susan Brasel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brauchli Ms. Betty Brega Ms. Emily Brett Dr. and Mrs. David Brewer Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Elaine Brickman Michael and Catherine Brondos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bronesky Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Sandy and Rogene Buchholz M. Peyton and Suzanne Bucy Judge Doris E. Burd Robert and Linda Bushman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Mr. David Cahn Douglas and Constance Cain Lois M. Calvert Teresa Campos Caulkins Family Foundation

Roger and Barbara Chamberlain Mr. Lee Chew Dr. David and Mrs. Delores Claassen Delores I. Clark Catherine Cole Mr. and Mrs. Clark Colton Dee Colton Mr. Frederic Conover Ms. Mary Cook Paul and Eileen Cooper Mr. Scott Coors and Dr. David Hurt Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Frances S. Corsello Dr. James W. Craft Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Craft Ray and Kathleen Cravy Hille L. Dais Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Jesse Davidson and Ellen Blatt Dr. and Mrs. Toby Derloshon George and Yonnie Dikeou Dorothy Dowden Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Drew Kathryn and Gary Dudley Louise and Robert Dudley Ms. Shirley M. Duman Leslie Easton

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Evan and Kim Ela Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst Mr. Bayard Ewing Mark and Carla Ewing Ms. Elizabeth J. Feitner Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Paul S. Fischer Ms. Gail Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Flannery David and Debra Flitter Frederick G. Fish Foundation Mrs. Joann Freedman Freeman Family Foundation Ms. JoAnne Friedman Deborah S. Froeb Virginia E. and Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher Dr. Ben and Mrs. Jean Galloway Lester and Joan Garrison Linda Laird Giedl Tamara Golden and Tim Worrall Andrea J. Grant Mr. John and Mrs. Judy Green Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Mr. Robert Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffiths Martha and Jim Groebe Renee and Martin Gross Ms. Grace M. Halmi Charles and Linda Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Sarah Hart Mr. and Mrs. John Helfrich Keith Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess Ms. Susan A. Hill Mr. Stephen Hindes Cynthia Hinds Sarah C. Hite Dr. Bradley O. Hofer Mike and Vicki Hoffman Graham and Cathy Hollis Robert Homiak and Susan Schneider Ms. Sally Hopper Andrew Hornbrook Mrs. Isabella W. Horsky Robert and Betty Huzjak IBM International Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Johanos Mr. Eric E. Johnson Mrs. Kathleen Johnson Margie Lee Johnson Marvin and Carole Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones Ms. Dianne Eddolls

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Mr. and Mrs. Colman Kahn Robert W. Karow Mrs. Diana Kasson Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelley Ms. Judy H. Kessenich John and Alicia Kinnamon Oza and Milan Klanjsek Mel and Roberta Klein Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kleinsteiber Midge Korczak Eric Krein Gregg Kvistad David C. Leger Judy and Dan Lichtin Theodore Lichtmann Patty Lorie Mr. Joseph Lubinski Mrs. Jean Macferran Bruce W. Martin Harold P. Martin, M.D. Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Ms. Tracey McCullough Carla E. McKennett Virginia Messick Jay and Lois Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer The Moe Family Charitable Fund Ms. Kathie Moore William and Rosemarie Murane Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Nies Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Ray O’Loughlin and Jamie Henderson Carl Patterson David and Doris Pearlman Ms. Leah Peer Ms. Karen Peterson Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pickering Patrick and Susan Pientka Mr. Hugh Pitcher Sally Plummer Mary and Bernard Polak Ed Post Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius Mr. Bennett L. Price Mr. Nick Recuber Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Nancy and Gene Richards Dr. Richard and Mrs. Sandra Roark Dr. Gregory Robbins Eleanor Roberts Mr. Steven M. Ropa Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Ms. Carol L. Rust Mr. Clayton Saylor Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller Betty and Maurice Serotta Ms. Barbara Servis Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Jo Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Conner W. Shepherd Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith James Smith and Robert Karow Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speaker Hanspeter and Kathryn Spuhler Mr. Daniel Stenersen Gordon Stenger and Brooke Goudy Mrs. Mary L. Stewart Mrs. Elaine B. Strauch Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strear Mrs. Mary C. Symonton Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Carol and Cedric Tarr

Judy and Rob Tate Td Ameritrade Mr. Frank Thomson Mr. Charles Thorman Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Nan Timbel Tipton Family Foundation David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Barbara J. Tramutt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trantow Helen Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Virtue Ed and Patty Wahtera Ms. Shirley Ward Peter Weiser Rosemary Whitaker Jordan Wight Daniel C. Williams Werner and Mary Winkler Jim and Marlene Wogsland Mrs. Marianne Wons Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and Mary Ann Woods Amy Wright Dr. and Mrs. Roy R. Wright Marsha F. Young

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Tom Zeiler Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ziebarth R.A. Zimmerman Mr. and Ms. Michael A. Zoellner Ms. Regina M. Zoglo

MATCHING DONATIONS

Diane Padalino Ursula Powell Margaret Roath Mary Rossick Kern* Suzanne Barber Ryan Suzanne Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Kathy Sphuler Janyce Wald Rivka Weisberg Judy Wigod *Founding Member

WOMEN OF NOTE DONOR LIST

The Colorado Symphony constantly seeks new and creative ways to preserve the cultural legacy of symphonic music while actively co-creating its future. By working on new recordings and collaborations, the Colorado Symphony strives to stay relevant for generations to come.

Thank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony, and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts.

Please check with your Human Resources Department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Development Department directly please call Kate White at 303.308.2472.

The following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season.

The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals.

Anonymous Marin Alsop* Nancy Accetta Addie Barkley Paula Bernstein* Terry Biddinger* Libby Bortz Erna Butler* Taesuk Cho Kirsten Collins Donna Connolly Anne Culver Courtney Ferer Kathie Finger Mary Lou Flater Monica Glickman Diane Hill Elizabeth Holtze Eileen Honnen-McDonald* Montjoy Kugeler Sandy Lasky* Nancy Lawrence Ann Levy Carolyn Longmire Jeri Loser Merry Low Janet Mordecai Carol Murphy Elizabeth B. Neva Jane Nielsen Shelia O’Brien

SPECIAL PROJECT DONORS

Anonymous Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Bob and Cynthia Benson Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. Tom and Noel Congdon Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cromie Dr. Everette J. Freeman Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Jennifer Heglin Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Fred and Connie Platt Mr. Dan Poole Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen

EDUCATION DONOR LIST

Through our Musicurious program, your Colorado Symphony reaches thousands of young people within and well outside the Denver metro area, from months-old through high school and beyond. We always work to extend and increase our outreach and could not possibly do it without your support.

PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Malone Family Foundation Target GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous

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Packed with action, courage, and humor, these tales embody the wisdom and virtues of ancient China.

“Magnificent choreography and artistry and dance...”

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Ancient Chinese instruments share a deep connection with Heaven and Earth. The delicate notes of the plucked pipa evoke a sense of celestial realms. The enchanting sound of the 4,000-year-old erhu mimics the human voice. Leading the melody amidst a full Western orchestra, they create a profound musical experience that resonates deep in the heart.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous The AJL Charitable Foundation Florence R. and Ralph L. Burgess Trust Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust Walter S. Rosenberry, III Trust SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. The Denver Foundation Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund PeyBack Foundation US Bank Community Development Xcel Energy Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Cherry Hills Cultural Associates ECA Foundation Katherine McMurray Parker Foundation Scientific & Cultural Collaborative SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous Kinder Morgan Foundation SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Ms. Carla McWilliams

BALL SPONSOR LIST

The 2016 Colorado Symphony Ball raised money through table sales, individual and corporate contributions, sponsorship, silent and live auctions, and real-time voting during “THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS: REMATCH” where guests voted for their favorite band. This year’s bands were the Colorado Symphony, The DaVita Blues All Stars, and Tracksuit Wedding.

PRESENTING SPONSOR ($75,000+) The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics, Inc. VIRTUOSO ($50,000+) Anonymous Liberty Global MAESTRO ($25,000+) Anonymous AMG National Trust Bank

DaVita Expedia Keith and Kathie Finger IAC Corporation Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern ENCORE ($15,000+) Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Mrs. Sandy Elliott LionTree Advisors, LLC Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Sherman & Howard Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Baker Botts, LLP Baker & Hostetler, LLP Centura Health Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Denver Broncos Football Club Discovery Communications Adam and Stephanie Donner Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Amanda Precourt/The Precourt Foundation The Publishing House University of Denver PRINCIPAL ($5,000+) AEG Live AMC Network Sue Anschutz-Rodgers BeneFactor Boss Architecture Breakthru Beverage Cadre General Contractors, Inc. Mr. Scott Campbell Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Cooley, LLP CU Anschutz Medical Campus Ms. Susan Drumm Mrs. Susan Ellis and Mr. Izzy Abbass Ms. Jayne Ford Dr. Everette J. Freeman, President, Community College of Denver GBSM, Inc. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP KPMG, LLP Libby Anschutz Foundation Dr. Jon Masoudi The Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch Coreen and Michael Miller 9NEWS The Pashel/Chapman Group Pentec Health

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Republic National Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shpall Eric Sondermann and Tracy Dunning Mr. Walker and Mrs. Jenna Stapleton Volunteers of America Willis Towers Watson ($2,000+) Merle C. Chambers and Hugh A. Grant Mr. John F. Estes, III and Mrs. Norma Horner Four Five One Events Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Mr. and Mrs. Ed Greene Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld Mr. Keith Ladner Alan and Judy Wigod ($1,000+) Mr. Brad Bawmann Jim and Julie Copenhaver Mr. and Mrs. Bruce DiBiase Ms. Donna S. Gerich Ms. DeAnn Grasingers Bill and Donna Hoberecht Sandy and Evan Lasky

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Noble Elyse Tipton and Paul Ruttum Mr. Adam Wimmer ($500+) Mr. Rick D. Bailey Alvina Crouse Ms. Dianne Eddolls Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Forensic Pursuit Ms. Lisa Hayes Mr. Brooks and Ms. Lauren Kanski Mr. Thomas Lorz Ms. Mary Neidig Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Ms. Barbara Servis Mr. John H. Voorheis Mr. Ernest and Mrs. Patti Ward IN-KIND DONATIONS Applejack Wine & Spirits Bouquets Ceavco Constellation Brands DaVita Blues All Stars Epicurean

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Jays Valet Leopold Brothers Live Nation The Publishing House Republic National Distributing Company Tivoli Brewing Tracksuit Wedding

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are privileged to recognize them.

In memory of Gene Amole from KVOD given by: Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner In memory of Eleanor Scott Annable given by: J. Fern Black In memory of Mr. Charles Ansbacher given by: Swanee Hunt Family Foundation In memory of Darthelia Baker given by: Ms. Veatrice Monroe In memory of Blair Chotzinhoff given by: The Denver Foundation Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mrs. Nancy Schulein In memory of Robert and Selma Cohen given by: Barbralu Cohen In memory of William R. Cook given by: Karen Cook In memory of Harold Dillon given by: Ellen Coulter Lisa Dillon John and Meritt Hutton Scott Hutton Leslee Viehoff In memory of Willis Dutra-Silveria given by: Ms. Janet M. Erjavec In memory of Frances E. given by: Cynthia Schauer In memory of Mr. Gerald Endsley given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Lynn Erion given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of her father, Barney Fox, on Father’s Day given by: Leslie Tjarks

In memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by: Freeman Family Foundation Ms. JoAnne Friedman In memory of Julie Gannon given by: Deep Space Systems 5K team In memory of Mr. Michael Gaughan given by: Tanya and Bruce Caughey Mr. David W. Durnell Tim and Janet Taggert In memory of Carol and Bill Gossard given by: Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynkoop In memory of Manny Greenberg given by: Ellie Greenberg and Family The Sylvan Stool Family In memory of Mr. Ken Harper given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Eleanor Hayden given by: Ms. Jean Melville In memory of Dr. H. Michael Hayes given by: Hayes Family Foundation In memory of Allen Johannes Heim given by: Arik Heim Christian Heim Lauren Yager In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by: Phillip C. Hiester In memory of Lea LaParle given by: Ms. Donna S. Gerich In memory of Maurice Larue given by: Scott and Jackie Barnes Denis and Kathy Donnelly Ms. Carol A. Greenwald In memory of Edward Levy given by: Ann Levy Ms. Denison Levy In memory of Dr. James List, M.D. given by: Emma L. Dafoe In memory of Ronald S. Loser given by: Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Bansbach, III Mr. Jim Bowers Ms. Betty Brega Mr. and Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Mr. and Mrs. George M. Canon Centennial Airport Mr. Robert L. Eaton Mrs. Ann B. Fawcett Barbara H. and Charles Ferguson Mr. Joesph Flierl Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Mr. Frank M. Hall, III Mr. Roger D. Hunt Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Meg MacDonald

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Brian and Deborah Magoon Ms. Lucille Maun Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Olson Ms. Virginia L. Park Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, PC Mr. William C. Rodraun Ms. Julie Shade Ms. Karyn Thompson-Panos Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Warren In memory of Suzanne Hewitt Lowell given by: Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Hamilton Mr. Charles Homsy In memory of Thomas L. McClintock given by: Colorado Symphony Guild-Foothills Unit Ms. Nancy L. Graham G.J. and P.A. Graziano James D. and Elizabeth McMahon Mrs. Carol Reeves In memory of Ruthi McEwen given by: Frank Parce In memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by: Cynthia Melcher In memory of her husband, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr., M.D. given by: Jo Ann Paffenbarger In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by: Quality Life Services Ms. Dorothy Wright In memory of Dorothy Presta given by: Mr. and Mrs. William Cowan Ms. Mary Neidig P. A. Price In memory of Mr. Harry T. Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Michael Schatz given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Robert Schulein given by: The Denver Foundation Mrs. Nancy Schulein In memory of David Callistus Smith given by: Mr. Stephen M Book Ms. Darla Duval Ms. Lougena M. Foxhoven Mr. Tony and Mrs. Gina Gradisher Ms. Colleen Higgins Ms. Carmen Huff Mr. Charles R. McMullin Shawn Miller Ms. Letitia Ottem Mr. James Schmitt Ms. Krista Wright Ms. Katarina Zarlengo

In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by: Ms. Anne H. Wheeler In memory of his wife, Tracy Smith given by: Mr. Clyde Eaton Smith In memory of Betty Sonnenberg given by Sylvia Kreider In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In memory of Ablie Ubran given by: Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw In memory of Sue Van Deusen given by: M Cati Flater David P. and Chady L. Hall Ms. Violet Wagener In memory of Guenther Vogt given by: Mr. Charles Anderson Ms. Anne Oberbroeckling In memory of Jean Watt given by: Rob and Jane Scofield In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Jim Withers given by: Ann and Henry Jesse In memory of Dorothy Yoder given by: Ms. C. D. Chalfant Ms. Joanne Y. Dearth In memory of Bill Zishka given by: Lisa, Susan, and Ellen Madsen In memory of Josephine Zoglo given by: Regina Zoglo

IN HONOR GIFTS

The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend, or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them.

In honor of Libby Anschutz given by: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld Mr. and Mrs. John Sie In honor of Kristina Arko given by: Alenka Han In honor of Linda Battan given by: Nancy Battan In honor of Mary Louise Burke given by: Frank Y. Parce

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In honor of Christina Carlson given by: Ms. Marjorie H. Adler Carolyn and Ronald Baer Frederick W. Damour In honor of their Friends in the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Susan Von Roedern In honor of Pera Beth Eichelberger’s Birthday given by: Anonymous Marian Bakken Karen Fabean In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s birthday given by: Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Sharon Marks Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Ms. Faye Gardenswartz In honor of Monica Glickman given by: Ms. Ruth Schorsch In honor of Bill and Carol Gossard given by: Anonymous In honor of retired CSO musician, Chet Hampson given by: Susan Martin In honor of James Hart given by: Ms. Kathleen A. Schmidt In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Adina and Eli Reshotko In honor of Dr. Diane Hill given by: Michael P. Dowling In honor of our Concertmaster, Yumi Hwang-Williams given by: Michael P. Dowling In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Nancy Battan Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Laura Bond Patty and Don Cook Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Sari and Bob Freedman Mr. and Mrs. John Sie In honor of Mary Rossick Kern and Jerry Kern given by: Michael and Christine James Myron and Marcia Stein In honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by: Ms. Kathleen Dunnewald In honor of Carole Leight given by: Ms. Melinda Quiat In honor of Kathy Newman’s 70th Birthday given by: Ms. Sheila Lehrburger

In honor of Scott O’Neil given by: Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. In honor of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Ken Quarles given by: Frank Y. Parce In honor of Dr. Gerald Rainer given by: Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler In honor of Chuck and Janet Robinson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary given by: Jim and Lorraine Adams In honor of Eleanor Roberts given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Sanders given by: Ms. Ann Gugenheim In honor of Kathleen Schmidt given by: Edith M. and Norman C. Bertelsen In honor of Enid Slack’s Birthday given by: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Freese In honor of Robert Steiger given by: Gretchen Williams In honor of Irene Szyliowicz’s 80th Birthday given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka In honor of John and Kristine Wallack given by: Mr. Richard Falb Gail Skaggs In honor of Robert Warner given by: Ruth Mosteller In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation In honor of Rowena Zelkind given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka

THE HORACE TUREMAN SOCIETY

Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Tureman Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles.

Anonymous (2) Richard and Susan Abernethy Edgardo and Lisa Belen Mr. and Mrs. David M. Budd

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Mr. Jim Caputo Mr. Gene Child J. Harold Corp Trust Anne M. Culver Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Ms. Grace L. Freye Ms. Carol K. Gossard Ms. Jennifer Guess Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Mr. James Harold Mr. Johannes Heim Cathey A. Herren Mrs. Janice E. Hesser Ms. Blanche B. Hilf Senta G. Holtzmann Ms. Margaret R. Houston Jane A. Hultin Virginia Ruth Hungerford Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Ms. Gloria E. Johnston-McGregor Mrs. Suzanne W. Joshel Mr. Geoffrey Kuhn Sandy and Evan Lasky Deanna Rose Leino Frank and Ginny Leitz Ms. Ann C. Levy John and Merry Low Sandey Luciano Evi and Evan Makovsky

Mrs. Sue McFarlane Mr. Willis M. McFarlane Mr. James Mead and Ms. Carol Svendsen Steve G. Morton Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler Mr. and Mrs. Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank Barbara J. Powell James Robert Pratt Dr. and Mrs. W. Gerald Rainer Mrs. Lee R. Roberts Mr. Neil F. Roberts Mr. Bruce M. Rockwell Audrey D. and Harvey D. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice Suzanne Barber Ryan Richard and JoAnne Sanders Ms. Floy L. Senior James and Jenene Stookesberry Mr. Richard Thackrey James D. and Judy Vaughn John R. and Kristine E. Wallack Ms. Elizabeth P. Wright The Patricia G. Wunnicke Trust Phyllis J. Young

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