Albany Symphony Orchestra

E. Stewart Jones, Jr.

James E. Hacker

John F. Harwick

Patrick L. Seely, Jr.

Meghan R. Keenholts

Thomas J. Higgs

James C. Knox

David I. Iversen

Julie A. Nociolo

Alishah E. Bhimani

David R. Murphy

Cathy L. Drobny

Mark R. Sonders

Michael W. Kessler

Randolph F. Treece

Rosemary W. McKenna

Benjamin F. Neidl

James W. Bendall

Kevin S. Mednick

Ann C. Crowell

The values at E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy are simple: We care about our clients and our neighbors. Whether it is in the courtroom or in the community, what drives us is the satisfaction of helping people who really need it. So, when you are looking for an attorney with credentials and compassion, look no further than E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy.

Our activities include everything from musician support (housing, driving, ushering), staff support (office, work, concert going), and major fundraising events to delightful social gatherings.

DAVID ALAN MILLER

Heinrich Medicus Music Director

SHIFT Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Other accolades include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to American music, the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming, and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming.

Two-time Grammy Award–winning conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. As music director of the Albany Symphony since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach, and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. He and the orchestra have twice appeared at "Spring For Music," an annual festival of America's most creative orchestras at New York City's Carnegie Hall, and at the

Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New World Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the New York City Ballet. In addition, he has appeared frequently throughout Europe, the UK, Australia, and the Far East as guest conductor. Since 2019, Mr. Miller has served as Artistic Advisor to the Little Orchestra Society in New York City, and, from 2006 to 2012, served as Artistic Director of “New Paths in Music,” a festival of new music from around the world, also in New York City.

Mr. Miller received his most recent Grammy Award in 2021 for his recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ Viola Concerto, with Richard O’Neill and the Albany Symphony, and his first Grammy in 2014 for his Naxos recording of John Corigliano's "Conjurer," with the Albany Symphony and Dame Evelyn Glennie. His extensive discography also includes

recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince, Michael Torke (London/Decca), Luis Tinoco, and Christopher Rouse (Naxos). His recordings with the Albany Symphony include discs devoted to the music of John Harbison, Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, Aaron J. Kernis, Peter Mennin, and Vincent Persichetti on the Albany Records label. He has also conducted the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in three

acclaimed recordings on Naxos.

A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 1982 to 1988, he was music director of the New York Youth Symphony, earning considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble. Mr. Miller lives in Slingerlands, New York, a rural suburb of Albany.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Albany Symphony Orchestra celebrates our living musical heritage. Through brilliant live performances, innovative educational programming, and engaging cultural events, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community. By creating, recording, and disseminating the music of our time, the Albany Symphony is establishing an enduring artistic legacy that is reshaping the nation’s musical future.

Essential to Your Business

Every day Bond marshals its resources in support of employers by assessing the shifting business landscape, identifying potential legal hazards, charting sound approaches and sharing insights with our clients.

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL DAVID

ALAN MILLER

Heinrich Medicus Music Director

The Albany Symphony's string sections use revolving seating. Players behind the stationary chairs change seats systematically and are listed alphabetically.

VIOLIN

VACANT CONCERTMASTER LIFETIME CHAIR, GOLDBERG CHARITABLE TRUST

Eiko Kano + ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Elizabeth Silver ^

Jamecyn Morey ^

Paula Oakes ^

Funda Cizmecioglu PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN

Mitsuko Suzuki ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN

Barbara Lapidus ^

ENDOWED BY MARISA AND ALLAN EISEMANN

Gabriela Rengel ^

Brigitte Brodwin

Ouisa Fohrhaltz

Heather Frank-Olsen

Emily Frederick

Rowan Harvey

Margret E. Hickey

Christine Kim

Aleksandra Labinska

Myles Mocarski

Kae Nakano

Harriet Dearden Welther

VIOLA

Noriko Futagami

PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF ALLAN F. NICKERSON

Sharon Bielik

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Carla Bellosa

Daniel Brye ^

Ting-Ying Chang-Chien

Anna Griffis

Hannah Levinson

CELLO

Susan Ruzow Debronsky

PRINCIPAL SPONSORED BY AL DE SALVO & SUSAN THOMPSON

Erica Pickhardt

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Hikaru Tamaki ^

Kevin Bellosa

Marie-Therese Dugre

Catherine Hackert

Li Pang

BASS

Bradley Aikman

PRINCIPAL

Philip R. Helm

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Michael Fittipaldi ^

Luke Baker

James Caiello

Joshua DePoint

FLUTE

Ji Weon Ryu +

PRINCIPAL

Mathew Ross +

OBOE

Karen Hosmer

PRINCIPAL

Grace Shryock

CLARINET

VACANT PRINCIPAL IN MEMORY OF F.S. DEBEER, JR. -ELSA DEBEER IN MEMORY OF JUSTINE R.B. PERRY

-DAVID A. PERRY

Bixby Kennedy

BASSOON

VACANT

PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF RICHARD SALISBURY

HORN

William J. Hughes

PRINCIPAL

Joseph Demko

Alan Parshley

Victor Sungarian

TRUMPET

Eric M. Berlin

PRINCIPAL

Eric J. Latini

TROMBONE

Greg Spiridopoulos

PRINCIPAL

Karna Millen +

BASS TROMBONE

Charles Morris

TUBA

Derek Fenstermacher PRINCIPAL

TIMPANI

Kuljit Rehncy + PRINCIPAL

PERCUSSION

VACANT PRINCIPAL

Mark Foster

HARP

Lynette Wardle PRINCIPAL

PERSONNEL MANAGER

J.J. Johnson

LIBRARIANS

Jessica Bowen

Myles Mocarski

UNION STEWARD

Greg Spiridopoulos

SYMBOL KEY ^ STATIONARY CHAIR + ON LEAVE

Looking to celebrate ?

PUTNAM PLACE

PRIVATE EVENT SPACE IN DOWNTOWN SARATOGA SPRINGS.

❖ Holiday Parties ❖ Fundraisers

❖ Seminars ❖ Bridal Showers

The largest LED screen in the region & full bar for your next celebration.

KEVIN COLE’S HOLLYWOOD CABARET

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2023 | 7:30 PM

TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED

All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

KEVIN COLE

Kevin Cole is an award-winning musical director, arranger, composer, vocalist and archivist who garnered the praises of Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Hugh Martin, Burton Lane, Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch and members of the Jerome Kern and George Gershwin families. Engagements for Cole include: sold-out performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall; National Symphony at the Kennedy Center; San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra (London); Hong Kong Philharmonic; Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand

Symphony, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Australia), Ravinia Festival, Wolf Trap, Savannah Music Festival, Castleton Festival, Chautauqua Institute, Carnegie Hall with Albany Symphony and many others. Cole was featured soloist for the PBS special “Gershwin at One Symphony Place” with the Nashville Symphony. He has shared the concert stage with William Warfield, Sylvia McNair, Lorin Maazel, Audra McDonald, Barbara Cook and friend and mentor Marvin Hamlisch.

In addition to his busy touring and performing schedule, Cole is currently Artist in Residence in Musical Theatre and Voice at Saginaw Valley State University.

To learn more about Kevin Cole, visit kevincolemusic.com.

KEVIN COLE

SOUNDTRACK NY

MUSICAL SCENES FROM A CINEMATIC STATE

SATURDAY | OCTOBER 7, 2023 | 7:30 PM

PALACE THEATRE

DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR

KEVIN COLE, PIANO

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED

To learn more about Kevin Cole see previous page.

All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

VIDEO GAMES LIVE

SUNDAY | OCTOBER 8, 2023 | 7:30 PM

PALACE THEATRE

EMMANUEL FRATIANNI, CONDUCTOR

Video Games Live is an award-winning immersive concert event featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Experience exclusive music arrangements alongside synchronized video footage that includes well-known internet solo performers, and both live action and unique interactive segments, to create an explosive oneof-a-kind entertainment experience. With the energy and excitement of a rock concert mixed with the powerful emotion of a symphony, Video Games Live is sure to dazzle crowds of all ages—gamers and non-gamers alike!

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE

All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

TOMMY TALLARICO

Tommy Tallarico is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. He is considered the person most instrumental in changing the game industry from bleeps and bloops to real music now appreciated worldwide by billions of fans.

As a well-recognized on-air television personality, live performer, show producer, creative director, game console CEO/President, sound designer and composer, Tallarico brings his in-depth knowledge, years of experience, and love of cutting-edge multimedia and pop culture to the masses. Tallarico has worked in the gaming industry as a designer, product manager, producer, writer, hardware executive, games tester and heads of both music and video departments. He produced, co-created, wrote and co-hosted three internationally award-winning syndicated

and network television shows as well as creating, producing and hosting the continuing worldwide touring sensation Video Games Live.

Learn more at tallarico.com.

EMMANUEL FRATIANNI

Emmanuel Fratianni has delighted and engaged sold-out audiences of American and International orchestras since 2009. Leading more than 80 worldwide ensembles to date, Maestro Fratianni is embraced by musicians and audiences alike, as a prodigious conductor of classical, multimedia and pops programs. He has led major ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony, Boston Pops, National Symphony, Detroit, Houston, Baltimore symphonies, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Spanish and Czech national orchestras. Fratianni recently completed his 13th year as principal conductor of the acclaimed symphonic production "Video Games Live” and is conductor of the newly formed Santa Barbara Chamber Players. Learn more at emmanuelfratianni.com.

TOMMY TALLARICO

EMMANUEL FRATIANNI

DAUGHERTY, TCHAIKOVSKY & THE BLUE DANUBE

SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 11, 2023 | 7:30 PM

SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM

TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL

DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR

Johann Strauss Jr. The Blue Danube Waltzes

Michael Daugherty Last Dance at the Surf and To the New World INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3, “Polish”

All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

JOHANN STRAUSS JR.

“I have never had, as my opponents maintain, any desire to question my father’s superior ability. Father died, and I am alone among his sorrowing dear ones. I intend to make myself deserving of some of the favour my father so deservedly won…”

After reading even a superficial biography of Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899), one has to admire these kind remarks about his famous composer father, who died in 1849. The old man was, apparently, a bad lot. He tried to prevent his children from entering the music profession and abandoned his wife for another woman. He and his eldest son were also at odds politically.

History, of course, has judged that the son had the nicer personality and the superior ability; for the next 50 years he turned out hundreds of popular waltzes and polkas and 16 operettas, the most famous of which is Die Fledermaus. By dint of his remarkable industry, which from time to time challenged his health, and a gift for writing a good melody, he

made the waltz Vienna’s biggest export since sausage. K.B. Sandved cites one critic who said, “(Strauss) has done more for humanity than 100,000 doctors,”—a hyperbolic statement that is sure to resonate with those who believe in the healing powers of the arts.

The Blue Danube Waltzes

Strauss composed this waltz in 1867; originally the music was set to words, but it’s without text that we know it best. In his book about the Strausses, H. E. Jacob observes, “…(T)he waltz sings of the Danube…Right at the beginning comes the rippling sound generated by the play of the waters on the river-bottom… The swift Danube pouring through the Wachau (valley) towards Vienna has two movements: one is the straightforward flow and the other the waltzing movement of little waves and whirlpools. In narrow and widening circles river and waltz flow onwards” (qtd. in The World of Music). Indeed, one waltz tune after another (those “little waves”) emanates seamlessly from Strauss’s pen, each with its own charming characteristics.

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

Multiple Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty has achieved international recognition as one of the 10 most performed American composers of concert music, according to the League of American Orchestras. His orchestral music (recorded by Naxos over the last two decades) has received six Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2011 for Deus ex Machina for piano and orchestra, and in 2017 for Tales of Hemingway for cello and orchestra. Since

JOHANN STRAUSS JR.

2020, new commissions include orchestral works for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Omaha Symphony, and a concerto for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who performed its world premiere with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in 2021.

Michael Daugherty was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1954 and is the son of a dance-band drummer and the oldest of five brothers, all professional musicians. As a young man, Daugherty studied composition with many of the preeminent composers of the 20th century including Pierre Boulez at IRCAM in Paris (1979), Jacob Druckman, Earle Brown, Bernard Rands and Roger Reynolds at Yale (1980'82), and György Ligeti in Hamburg (1982'84). Daugherty was also an assistant to jazz arranger Gil Evans in New York from 1980 to 1982. In 1991, Daugherty joined the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance as Professor of Composition, where he is a mentor to many of today’s most talented young composers. He is also a frequent guest of professional

orchestras, festivals, universities and conservatories around the world.

Daugherty’s music is published by Peermusic Classical/Faber Music, Boosey & Hawkes and Michael Daugherty Music. For more information on Michael Daugherty and his music, see his publishers' websites.

Last Dance at the Surf

The following note, edited for length and clarity, is by the composer: One of my favorite road trips in Iowa is a drive to the majestic Surf Ballroom, opened in 1934 and located in the small resort town of Clear Lake, around 140 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, my boyhood hometown. Many of America’s most famous swing, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll bands have performed at ‘The Surf’ for generations of music lovers.

The Surf is also remembered as the place where young rock ‘n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper gave their last performances of the Winter Dance Party tour on the evening of February 2, 1959. They died hours later in a charter plane crash caused by severe winter weather. This tragedy is often referred to as ‘the day the music died.’ But did it really?

In memory of these three rock ‘n’ roll legends and in celebration of the Surf Ballroom’s being declared a National Historic Landmark in January 2021, I have composed a one-movement dance symphony entitled Last Dance at the Surf.

It starts with woodblocks and pizzicato strings, playing a five-note rhythmic

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

groove reminiscent of a Buddy Holly guitar riff. This groove is repeated in various transformations throughout the composition and provides counterpoint to the main theme, a syncopated ascending melody played in unison by the woodwinds. The main theme goes through elaborate rhythmic and timbral developments, followed by a rousing ‘rockabilly’ section.

A second lyrical theme is introduced as a slow dance, with cantabile muted trumpets, woodwinds and violins swooning over hushed lower strings and trombones. The opening theme abruptly returns in a high-energy fugue ‘goin’ faster than a roller coaster’ and then dramatically transforms into a majestic chorale in slow motion. A solo horn cadenza transitions into a final slow dance, kaleidoscopically unraveling the main theme through elaborate counterpoint, punctuated by the sound of sleigh bells.

The first coda is a recapitulation of all the previous themes, unfolding with great fanfare but interrupted by foreboding minor chords, a premonition that destiny is just around the corner. A slow, wistful second coda announces that the last dance has begun. Three final chords resonate: although the dance is over, the music and memories of the Surf Ballroom live on.

To the New World

The following note, edited for length and clarity, is by the composer:

On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech, “We choose to go to the Moon!” launched America’s

race to become the first country to land a human on the Moon. On July 16, 1969, a massive Saturn V rocket propelled the crew of Apollo 11—Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins—from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida into outer space. Like the rocket, which separated in three stages after lift-off, and the spacecraft, which was divided into three modules, my 22-minute composition is in three movements. I have created otherworldly music, evoking the sense of awe and trepidation that the Apollo 11 astronauts must have felt as they traveled to the new world.

“Moonrise,” the first movement, takes its title and inspiration from the 1917 Imagist poem by Hilda Doolittle: “O flight/ Bring her swiftly to our song.” Neil Armstrong, the commander of the Apollo 11 mission crew, played euphonium during his college days and was a lifelong music enthusiast. For his historic trip to the Moon, Armstrong brought along cassette tape recordings of his favorite music, including Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, subtitled “From the New World,” and Les Baxter’s Music Out of the Moon, a mixture of lounge jazz and exotic music featuring a theremin. A favorite instrument of Armstrong, the theremin was a microtonal electronic musical instrument often used in 1950s science fiction film soundtracks. In a tip of the hat to Armstong, I have added a solo euphonium to the brass section and a soprano vocalist, singing and glissing like a theremin. I also interweave musical fragments and chords from the second movement of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with atmospheric cluster chords and atonal punctuations, performed by the harp, celesta and mallet instruments. On July 20, with only 25 seconds of fuel left, Armstrong

landed the “Eagle” lunar module on the Moon’s surface, in an area known as the “Sea of Tranquility.”

The second movement, “One Small Step,” is inspired by Armstrong's memorable words, beamed back to Earth as he became the first human to walk on the surface of the Moon: “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” I have rhythmically translated these words into a repeated, syncopated pattern (ostinato) that is first heard in the marimba. To dramatize the unearthly sensation of Armstrong’s moonwalk, this movement features an amplified soprano vocalist singing an eerie wordless melody, accompanied by a waterphone (an inharmonic acoustic percussion instrument that creates sound by bowing a stainless-steel resonator filled with water).

In “Splashdown,” the third and final movement, I celebrate the speedy return of Apollo 11 into the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, in a dance rhythm composed in a recurring musical motif of 11 beats. This motif, first heard in the double basses and cellos, moves at lightning speed through the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion of the orchestra. I also create polyrhythms by superimposing the 11-beat motif over a four-beat pulse. To heighten suspense, I feature flexatones that create strange glissando effects in the percussion section. A spirited coda brings our celebration of the historic first landing on the Moon and “a giant leap for mankind” to a rousing conclusion. But before the final triumphant chord, the glockenspiel, harp and celesta softly play an ascending scale, as I imagine the three astronauts glancing back at the Moon one last time.

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, “Polish”

This symphony was sketched out and partially scored during the summer of 1875, while Tchaikovsky, 35 and on break from his teaching duties at the Moscow Conservatory, was visiting the estate of a former student (and lover), Vladimir Shilovsky, to whom the symphony is dedicated. He completed the score in August at the home of another friend, and it was premiered in November of 1875. What follows are 10 comments about the symphony, which has not been played in at least 26 years by the ASO.

1. Tchaikovsky: (from a letter to the Sofronov brothers): “I am now composing a new symphony, but am taking it steadily, not spending all my time on it, and taking long walks…Nothing’s changed here…Even the dogs are the same, and they chase after me to go for a walk.”

2. Tchaikovsky: “As far as I can see this symphony presents no particularly successful ideas, but in workmanship it is a step forward. I am satisfied above all with the first movement and the two scherzos (movements two and four).”

3. Musicologist Hugh MacDonald: “Tchaikovsky’s departure from the standard four movements allows us to see the Symphony’s equilibrium from a different angle: the weightiest movement is at the center, the Andante elegiaco, with scherzos either side, and discursive first and last movements to complete the frame with a degree of symmetry. The second movement, the Alla tedesca, is the intruder, but its charm fully justifies

Tchaikovsky’s decision to include it… The movement is a waltz 'in German style' with more than a hint of ballet. Swan Lake was the next work to follow. The finale has a 'tempo di polacca,' which has caused the symphony to be nicknamed the ‘Polish,’ but it is neither German nor Polish, just Russian.”

4. David Brown: “The outer movements do not represent Tchaikovsky at his best, but the middle three movements (and especially the central Andante elegiac) are excellent…”

5. Lansdowne (PA) Symphony program notes: “The second movement is a sunny and easy going ländler with  a humorously offbeat melody. (Tedesca being an Italian word for German—the ländler is a German/Austrian folk dance). The movement’s central Trio section is rhythmically precise and robust.”

6. Houston Symphony program notes: “The third movement, marked 'Andante elegiaco' (moderately slow, elegiac), resembles other musical elegies Tchaikovsky wrote with its juxtaposition of despondency and nostalgia. After a brief

introduction, a solo bassoon introduces a desolate melodic idea that wanders from one instrument to another until a lush theme for strings (marked 'molto espressivo' or 'very expressive') emerges.”

7. MacDonald: “One of the oddest features of the Symphony is the spare, halting funeral march at the beginning, suggesting a narrative that might have been in Tchaikovsky’s mind even if he never revealed it. Another is the banality of the second main tune in the finale, especially when it returns in a noisy parade, grandly scored for the full orchestra. The appearance of a fugue in the finale can also sound routine, as if other options had been considered and rejected.”

8. K. B. Sandved: “Tchaikovsky was not particular in his choice of expression, but he had, on the other hand, a rich vein of melody, and when he openly and fully abandoned himself to it, he could swing his melody into breadth and power that sweep away all criticism.”

9. MacDonald: “As the forerunner of such mighty works as the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Symphonies, though, the Third may seem more of an hors d’œuvre than a main entrée. Within two years of its composition Tchaikovsky suffered the unimaginable crisis of his doomed marriage, which, for all the pain it caused, led him to a higher level of maturity as a composer. It marks a dividing line between the first three and the last three symphonies.”

10. Macdonald: “Let the listener be the judge.”

Strauss and Tchaikovsky concert notes by Paul Lamar

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Proud publishers of this Albany Symphony Orchestra program

CAPITAL REGION LIVING

THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE STATE

Alexis Diner

518.286.2603

94 N Greenbush Road, Troy alexisdiner.us

dp An American Brasserie

518.436.7747

25 Chapel Street, Albany dpBrasserie.com

Illusive Restaurant & Bar

518.977.3602

3 Ferry Street, Rensselaer illusives.com

Ted's Fish Fry

518.650.8679

Albany, Troy, Latham, Halfmoon, Watervliet tedsfishfry.com

Yono's

518.436.7747

25 Chapel Street, Albany Yonos.com

WHERE ART & IDEAS INTERSECT

Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College

Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 5 PM Thursday: Noon – 9 PM tang.skidmore.edu

ALBANY SYMPHONY BOARD & STAFF

BOARD OFFICERS

Faith A. Takes, Chair

Marisa Eisemann, MD, Vice Chair

John Regan, Vice Chair

Daniel Kredentser, MD, Vice Chair

Dush Pathmanandam, Treasurer

Nicholas Faso, Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kaweeda Adams

Melody Bruce, MD

Christopher Canada

Dr. Benjamin E. Chi

Marcia Cockrell

Ellen Cole, Ph. D.

Becky Daniels

Nicholas Faso

Maureen Geis (Ex Officio)

Alan Goldberg

Jerel Golub

Joseph T. Gravini

Catherine Hackert (Ex Officio)

Anthony P. Hazapis

Jahkeen Hoke

Edward M. Jennings

Judith Kahn

Mark P. Lasch

Steve Lobel

Cory Martin

Daniel P. McCoy (Ex Officio)

Anne Older

Henry Pohl

Barry Richman

David Rubin

Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan (Ex Officio)

Rabbi Scott Shpeen

Louis Solano

Christopher R. Stager

Deshanna Wiggins

DIRECTORS’ COUNCIL

Rhea Clark

Denise Gonick

Sherley Hannay

Judith B. McIlduff

John J. Nigro

STAFF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Anna Kuwabara, Executive Director

FINANCE

Scott Allen, Finance Director

DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING

Robert Pape

Director of Development & Marketing

Alayna Frey

Patron Services Manager

Keynola Russell

Development Coordinator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Jae Gayle, Director of Education & Community Engagement

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Derek Smith

Director of Operations & Programming

JJ Johnson, Personnel Manager

Daniel Brye, Housing Coordinator

Jessica Bowen, Librarian

Myles Mocarski, Librarian

CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Albany Symphony acknowledges the support of our corporate sponsors whose contributions recognize the importance of the Albany Symphony in building civic pride, educating our youth, and contributing to the cultural life of all people in the Capital Region. Updated March 21, 2023.

CELINE & DANIEL KREDENTSER

JOHN D. PICOTTE FAMILY FOUNDATION

CARL E. TOUHEY FOUNDATION

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SCHENECTADY AT MOHAWK HARBOR

This concert season has also been made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the City of Albany, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Capital District Economic Development Council, Vanguard-Albany Symphony, and the support of our donors, subscribers, and patrons.

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

The Albany Symphony is deeply grateful to the foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose ongoing support ensures the vitality of our orchestra. Updated September 8, 2023.

$100,000+

Empire State Development

Capital Region Economic Development Council

Carl E. Touhey Foundation

$50,000+

New York State Council on the Arts

$25,000+

Aaron Copland Fund for Music

Faith Takes Family Foundation

League of American Orchestras

National Endowment for the Arts

$10,000+

Amphion Foundation

The Bender Family Foundation

Hannay Reels, Inc.

Lucille A. Herold Charitable Trust

May K. Houck Foundation

Nielsen Associates

New Music USA

The City of Amsterdam

The John D. Picotte Family Foundation

M & T Charitable Foundation

Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation

Sano-Rubin Construction

Stewart’s Shops

Vanguard-Albany Symphony

$5,000+

Capital Bank

Alice M. Ditson Fund

Graypoint, LLC

AllSquare Wealth Management

Atlas Wealth Management

Discover Albany

Howard & Bush Foundation

The Hershey Family Fund

The Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

$2,500+

Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust

Charles R. Wood Foundation

Hudson River Bank & Trust

J.M. McDonald Foundation

NYS Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

The Business for Good Foundation

The Peckham Family Foundation

The Robison Family Foundation

Fenimore Asset Management, Inc.The Troy Savings Bank

Charitable Foundation

The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund,Inc.

$1,500+

John Fritze Jr., Jeweler Pioneer Bank

$1,000+

Courtyard by Marriott Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor

Dr. Gustave & Elinor Eisemann

Philanthropic Fund Firestone Family Foundation

Hippo’s

Pearl Grant Richmans

Repeat Business Systems Inc.

Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated September 8, 2023.

ALBANY SYMPHONY AMBASSADORS

$25,000+

Charlotte Buchanan

Dr. Benjamin Chi

Daniel & Celine Kredentser

Karen & Chet Opalka

Dush & Kelly Pathmanandam

CONDUCTORS CIRCLE GOLD

$10,000-$24,999

Rhea Clark

Marcia & Findlay Cockrell

Al De Salvo & Susan Thompson*

Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann

Jerel Golub

A.C. Riley

David M. Rubin & Carole L. Ju

Mitchell & Gwen Sokoloff

Dennis & Margaret Sullivan

Ms. Faith A. Takes

CONDUCTORS

CIRCLE SILVER

$5,000-$9,999

Drs. Melody A. Bruce & David A. Ray

Mr. David Duquette

Malka & Eitan Evan

Arthur Herman

The Hershey Family Fund

Jahkeen Hoke & Kimberley Wallace

Mrs. Ellen Jabbur

Judith & William Kahn

Anna Kuwabara & Craig Edwards

Mark & Lori Lasch

Karen Melcher

Drs. Karl Moschner & Hannelore Wilfert

Bob & Alicia Nielsen

Dr. Henry S. Pohl

Larry & Clara Sanders

William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson

CONDUCTORS

CIRCLE BRONZE

$2,500-$4,999

Wallace & Jane Altes

Sharon Bedford & Fred Alm

Peter & Debbie Brown

Drs. Ellen Mary Cosgrove & Thomas Evans

Mr. & Mrs. Ephraim & Elana Glinert

Alan Goldberg

The Family of Morton Gould & Eric Gould

Joseph Gravini & Beth Cope

Edward & Sally S. Jennings

Mr. & Mrs. E. Stewart Jones Jr.

Mary Jean & William Krackeler

Sara Lee & Barry Larner

Charles M. Liddle III*

Steve & Vivian Lobel

The Massry Family

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maston

Hilary & Nicholas Miller

Vaughn Nevin

Robert & Samantha Pape

Dr. Nina Reich

Mark J. Rosen

Alan & Leizbeth Sanders

Rabbi Scott Shpeen

Paul & Janet Stoler

Mrs. Jeanne Tartaglia

Barbara & Stephen Wiley

Daniel Wulff

PATRON

$1,500-$2,499

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen

Anonymous

Linda & Michael Barnas

Drs. Ellen Cole & Doug North

Kirk Cornwell & Claire Pospisil

Dr. & Mrs. Harry DePan

Dr. Joyce J. Diwan

David Ernst

Joseph & Linda Farrell

Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference

Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon

Holly Katz & William Harris

Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn

Herbert & Judith Katz

Alexander & Gail Keeler

Mr. Robert J. Krackeler

Georgia & David Lawrence

Drs. Matthew Leinug & Cyndi Miller

Mr. Donald Lipkin & Mrs. Mary Bowen

Alan & Karen Lobel

Tom and Sue Lyons

Charles & Barbara Manning

Judy & Ted Marotta

Mr. Cory Martin

Judith B. McIlduff

Meaghan Murphy & Nicholas Faso

Francis J Murray & Wendy Jordan

Patricia & Kevin O’Bryan

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older

Henry Peyrebrune

Barry & Nancy Richman

Lee & Donna Rosen

Peg & Bob Schalit

David Shaffer

Dwight & Rachel Smith

Robert P. Storch & Sara M. Lord

Ms. Judith (Josey) Twombly

Mrs. Candace King Weir

Michael & Margery Whiteman

PATRON

$1,000-$1,499

Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred

Anonymous

Al Aumick

Judith Ciccio

Drs. Paul J. & Faith B. Davis

Ruth Dinowitz

James Edgar

Jack M. Firestone

Roseanne Fogarty & Perry Smith

Lois Foster

John & Linda Fritze

Mr. & Ms. Jon K. Fritze

Terry Gitnick

Ms. Jill Goodman & Mr. Arthur Malkin

Michael & Katharine Hayes

Anthony P. Hazapis

Paul & Alane Hohenberg Fund

Andrew Hugos – Lpl Financial

Howard & Mary Jack

Dr. Joseph Peter Lalka & Ms. Teresa Ribadenerya

Robert C. & Mary P. LaFleur

Mrs. Agnes Leahy

Ms. Lempert

Robert & Jean Leonard

Dr. & Mrs. Richard MacDowell

Mrs. Nancy McEwan

Susan Picotte

Harriet B. Seeley

Peggy & Jack Seppi

Ms. Ronnye B. Shamam

Herb & Cynthia Shultz

I. David & Lois Swawiteite

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Thiel

Anders & Mary Ellen Tomson

Avis & Joseph Toochin

Lawrence & Sara Wiest

FRIENDS OF THE ALBANY SYMPHONY

$500-$999

Dr. Kenneth S. & Rev. Elizabeth D. Allen

Linda Anderson

Mr. Leslie Apple

Mr. Lawrence Snyder and Mrs. Lynn

Ashley

Anonymous

John Bohrer-Yardley

Paul & Bonnie Bruno

Mr. David Clark

Ms. Maureen Conroy

Dr. and Mrs. William J. Cromie

Mr. Wilson Crone

Pernille AEgidius Dake

Mary DeGroff and Robert Knizek

Mary Beth Donnelly

Robert & Marjorie Dorkin

Herb and Annmarie Ellis

Hope Engel Greenberg & Henry

Greenberg

Ben & Linda English

Robert Frost

Roy and Judith Fruiterman

Ms. Mary McCarthy and Mr. David Gardam

Lynn Gelzheiser

Mr. David Gittelman

Mr. Paul J. Goldman

Susan M. Haswell Charitable Fund

Lynn Holland

Ruth Killoran

William Lawrence

Keith C. Lee

David and Tanyss Martula

Tom McGuire & Barbara Bradley

Patricia Meredith

Richard & Beverley Messmer

Stewart C. Myers

Mrs. Deborah Onslow

David M. Orsino

Sarah M. Pellman

Mr. Robert Reilly

Nancy Ross and Robert Henshaw

Donna Sawyer

Richard Scarano

Mr. Robert Scher and Ms. Emilie

Gould

Cynthia Serbent

Gloria & David Sleeter

Sandra & Charles Stern

Marie Sturges

James Sullivan

Michael L Wolff

$250-$499

Shirley R. Anderson & Robert Fisher

Anonymous

James Ayers & Mriam Trementozzi

Jeevarathnam Ayyamperumal

Richard & Susan Baker

Donald and Rhonda Ballou

The Bangert-Drowns Family

Anne & Hank Bankhead

Elmer & Olga Bertsch

Susan & Gus Birkhead

Rachel Block

Sharon Bonk

Ruth Bonn

Mrs. Naomi Bradshaw

Robert G. Briggs

Diane & William Brina

Wesley R. & Shelley W. Brown

Michael Buckman

The Bruckner Society of America, Inc.

Carol F. Bullard & Worth Gretter

Richard & Lorraine Carlson

Jim Cochran & Fran Pilato

Deanna Cole

Ann & William Collins

Ruiko K. Connor

Janet R. Conti

Jane & John Corrou

Bonnie & Steven Cramer

Mr. Robert S. Drew

Ronald Dunn & Linda Pelosi-Dunn

Ilze Earner

Hope Engel Greenberg & Henry Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ferguson

Pam Fernandez

Paul & Noreen Fisk

Kellie Fredericks

The Community Foundation for the Capital Region's Marvin and Sharon

Freedman Advised Fund

Christina Galante

Mr. Ronald C. Geuther

Barbara P. Gigliotti

David & Janice Golden

Bo Goliber

Mr. & Mrs. Allen S. Goodman

Shirley & Herbert Gordon

Robert and Mary Elizabeth Gosende

Chris & Shirley Greagan

Lois Griffin

John Gross

Stephen Halloran

Katharine B. Harris

John Hawn

Justin Heller

Robert R. Henion III

Joel & Elizabeth Hodes

Martin Atwood Hotvet

Karen Hunter & Todd Scheuermann

Ms. Caitlin Ippolito

Mrs. Ann M Jeffrey

Mr. Charles Kimball

Karl Bendorf & Patricia Lacey

John M Lawrence

Mr. James Levine

Bennett and Deborah Liebman

David and Elizabeth Liebschutz

Benjamin and Ruth Facher Mendel

Anne Messer and Daniel Gordon

Barbara Metz

Michelle Miller-Adams

Marcia & Robert Moss

Sarah & Rana Mukerji

Stephen & Mary Muller

William and Elizabeth Nathan

Lee & Heidi Newberg Fund

Dr. Arlene E. Nock

Ms. Diane O'Brien

Carol and Ed Osterhout

Eleanor Pearlman

Cynthia Platt & David Luntz

Paul and Margaret Randall

Alexandria Richart

Marin Wyatt Ridgeway & Don Ruberg

Jill and Richard Rifkin

Steven and Janice Rocklin

Frank L. Rose

Ms. Julia Rosen

Rosemarie V. Rosen

Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Tammy Sanders

Paul & Kristine Santilli

Mr. & Mrs. David & Susan Sawyer

Mr. Jim and Mrs. Janie Schwab

Walter Scott

Anne-Marie Serre

Patricia Shapiro

Mrs. Joanne Shay

Michael & Monica Short

Sharon Siegel

Stephen J. Sills, M.D.

Louis Solano

Drs. Susan Standfast and Theodore

Wright

Donald and Morag Stauffer

Ms. Amy Jane Steiner

John & Sally Ten Eyck

Paul Toscino

Linda Demattia Underwood

Mrs. Candice Van Roey

Jeff Vandeberg

Larry Waterman

Dawn Stuart Weinraub

Wheelock Whitney III

Paul Wing

Dayle Zatlin and Joel Blumenthal

Dr. & Mrs. David H. Zornow

$100-$249

Wilfred Ackerly

Mrs. Anne Aleertin

Camille & Andrew Allen

Rabbi Laurence Aryeh Alpern

Thomas Amyot

Ms. Gayle Anderson

Ms. Janet Angelis

Elizabeth & John Antonio

ANONYMOUS

Elizabeth A Arden

Katherine Armstrong

Mr. William V Arneth III

Jeffrey Asher

Chip Ashworth

Steven Axelrod

Susan & Ronald Backer

Phyllis Bader-Borel

Dr. Ronald A. Bailey

Mrs. Laura Barron

Diane Bartholdi

Sitso Bediako

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas & Adrienne Begley

Anita Behn

Mr. Justin Belanger

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivan Beretvas

Samuel Berg

Valerie Bok & Joseph Lomonaco

Joseph and Patricia Boudreau

Doug and Judy Bowden

E. Andrew Boyd

Mary J. Brand

Mrs. Anne Brewster

David Brickman & Karen Ciancetta

Ms. Ellen Brickman

Hon. Caroline Evans Bridge

Dr. Rachelle Brilliant

Elisabeth Brown

Cynthia S Brown-Lafleur

Crescentia & Bruce Brynolfson

Mr. James Louis Buzon

Stanley Michael Byer

Michael A. Byrne

Victor L. Cahn

Charles and Eva Carlson

Ms. Karen E. Carlson

Sarah & Patrick Carroll

Paul Castallani

Lois & Patrick Caulfield

Mr. Michael J. Cawley

Mrs. Jenny Charno

Lonnie Clar

Ms. Rae Clark

David O. Clements, Jr.

Mr. Aaron R Coble

Ms. Lavonda Collins

Jim Conroy

Phyllis Cooney

Miriam Cooperman

Mr. Leslie Craigue

Anne Cronin

Barb & Gary Cunningham

Mr. Robert Dandrew

Carol Davis

Garrett & Michele Degraff

Ms. Joan Dennehey

Ms. Sharon Desrochers

Michael Devall

Mr. Larry Deyss

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Dichian

Dr. & Mrs. Frank Dimase

Linda Dirga

Donna Dixon

Mr. Young R. Do

Mr. Mark Doherty

Kevin P. Donovan

Marianne Donovan

Terrell Doolan

Jan & Lois Dorman

Jill Dorsi

Marilyn & Peter Douglas

Kevin Dubner

Susan J. Dubois

Kate & Jerry Dudding

Ann & Don Eberle

Mr. Seth Edelman

Don Edmans & Debra Piglivento

Ms. Tanja Eise

Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Ellsworth

David Emanatian

Anne Eppelmann

Tony and Lu Esposito

Donna Faddegon

Lawrence & Susan Flesh

Anne E Fortune

Nancy T. Frank

Robert Frost

Robert J Gallati

Barbara & Eugene Garber

Lynne L. Gelber

Chuck and Sally Jo Gieser

Chandlee Gill

Sandra & Stewart Gill

Carol Gillespie and Marion E. Huxley

Charles & Karen Goddard

Edward J. Gorman

Mr. Judson L Graham

Mark Harris & Melanie Greenspan

Mr. Jim Guidera

David E. Guinn

Theresa Tomaszewska & James

Gumaer

Mr. & Mrs. Carlton & Susan Gutman

Mr. Arthur Haberl

Charles Hagelgans

Ms. Barbara Diane Haines

Henry & Pauline Hamelin

Phil & Dianne Hansen

Helen Harris

Ms. Teresa Harrison

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hart

Kathleen R. Hartley

Leif and Claudia Hartmark

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Hartunian

Mr. Drew Hartzell

Audrey T. Hawkins

Linda Haynes Hardy

Gail D. Heim

Mr & Mrs Frederic & Laura Hellwitz

Lee Helsby & Joseph Roche

Mr. William J. Hetzer

Phyllis & Stephen Hillinger

Susan Hollander

Mr. Richard Allan Horan

Ms. Helen House

Barbara Hrachian

Chuong Huang

Mr. Robert B Hubbell

Lucinda Huggins

Mr. R. Daniel Hurwitz

John and Janet Hutchison

Hon. Irad & Jan Ingraham

Ms. Caitlin Ippolito

Susan Jacobsen

Jean Jagendorf

Mr. Scott B Jelstrom

Eric & Priscilla Johnson

Victor Juhasz

Ms. Deborah Karnes

Mr. Robert A. Katz

John & Marcia Rapp Keefe

Joe & Mary Kelly

Lori Kenney

Kent Family Fund

Ms. Margaret Kirwin

Mr. Adam C. Knaust

Cheryl Gelder-Kogan and Barry A.

Kogan, MD

Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay

Mrs. Margaret Kowalski

Reina Kurrelmeyer

David and Diane Kvam

Dr. & Mrs. Jeremy & Jodi Lassetter

Peter & Lori Lauricella

Sally Lawrence

Karen Lipson

Carlos Lluch

Timothy & Judith Looker

Kersten Lorcher & Sylvie Brownw

Ms. Karyn Loscocco

Monica Mackey

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Mary Madarasz

William & Gail Madigan

Marybeth Maikels

Elise Malecki

Claire Malone

Susanna Martin

Louise and Larry Marwill

Wilson & Marilyn Mathias

Mr. Arthur Mattiske

Mrs. Theresa C. Mayhew

Mr. James McClymonds

Elena McCormick

Felton McLaughlin & Anna Taaffe

Kathleen McNamara

Fred & Pauline Miller

Mary Frances Miller

Pat Mion

Mr. David E Mollon

Ms. Ruth Anne Moore

Mary Moran & Tom Benoit

Ms. Cheryl Mugno & Mr. William

Trompeter

Dr. Reid T. Muller & Dr. Shelley A. Gilroy

Judith Ann Mysliborski, Md

Mrs. and Mr. Judith V. Nestlen

David Nichols

Ken Jacobs and Lisa Nissenbaum

Jeremy Olson

Mr. Anthony Opalka

Peter & Kathleen Ordway

Brad and Barbara Oswald

Mr. John Paduano

Mr. Peter Pagerey

William Panitch

James and Georgiana Panton

Robert & Loretta Parsons

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Edward Pett

Bob & Lee Pettie

Christian & Carol Pfister

Mrs. Ruth L Pierpont

Agatha Pike

Roberta Place

John Smolinsky and Ellen Prakken

Diana Praus

Rosemary Pyle

Mrs. Tina W. Raggio

Laura Y. Rappaport

Barbara Raskin

Cheryl V. Reeves

Gail Rheingold

Susan Riback

Ms. Sabrina Eve Ricci

Mr. Steven Rich

Mr. and Mrs. George P. Richardson

Wayne and Monica Raveret Richter

Kenneth & Susan Ritzenberg

George & Ingrid Robinson

Eric S. Roccario MD

Ramon & Mary Rodriguez

H. Daniel Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. Harlan & Catherine B. Root

Mrs. Rosenfeld

Ms. Karen Elsa Roth

Andy Roy

Martha Rozett

Gretchen A. Rubenstein

Daniel and Meris Ruzow

Mr. John Paul Ryan

Ms. Margaret M. Ryan

Mr. William D. Salluzzo

Mary Kay Sawyer

William Schanck & Gail Haulenbeek

Joanne Scheibly

Dr. Harvey & Happy Scherer

Mr. Lawrence Schell

Lois & Barry Scherer

Kendra Schieber

Ralph & Dorothy Schultz

Mr. John Schwarz

Dodie & Pete Seagle

Ms. Pamela Selover

Wayne A. Senitta & Dan Washington

Ann Shapiro & Barry Pendergrass

Mrs. Dolores A. Shaw

Mr. John Sheppard

Susan V. Shipherd

Mr. Kenneth Singer

Mr. Norman Solomon

Ms. Nancy Spiegel

Mr. Ian R. St. George

John & Lois Staugaitis

Mr. Rudy Stegemoeller

Dr. & Mrs. Yaron & Katie Sternbach

David H. Steward

Hon. & Mrs. Larry G Storch

Ms. Katherine Storms

Nadine Stram

Norman and Adele Strominger

Sheila Sullivan

Andrew Swartz

Prof. Ben G. Szaro

Edwin and Pamela Taft

Ms. Jacqueline Tenney

Ms. Martha Teumim

Joseph Thatcher

Mr. Michael Tobin

Doris Tomer

Ms. Monica Trabold

Terry and Daniel Tyson

Michele Vennard and Gordon Lattey

Mr. James Vielkind-Neun

Maria Vincent Janet Vine

Marc Violette and Margaret Lanoue

Martha von Schilgen

Dr. Dick Vosko

Rex W & Marion R Smith

Stephanie H. Wacholder & Ira Mendleson III

Mr. James Fleming & Lawrence Tyler Waite

Mr. Wolfgang Wehmann

Jerry & Betsy Weiss

Mr. Eric Dean Weiss

Sharon Wesley

Ms. Elizabeth F. Williams

Mr. David Wood

Ms. Susan Wood

Barbara Youngberg

Barbara Zavisky

IN HONOR, CELEBRATION & MEMORY

Updated September 8, 2023. *In Memoriam

In Memory of Virginia Adams

Linda Dirga

In Memory of Sharon Bamberger

Joe Bamberger

In Memory of Jeanne Bourque

Chris Edwards

In Memory of Charles Buchanan

Anne & Thomas Older

In Memory of Neil C. Brown, Jr.

Thomas Cheles

John Davis

Dominick DeCecco

Robert & Pauline Grose

Gary Jones

Elinor & Michael Kelliher

Kersten Lorcher & Sylvia Brown

Deborah Mazzone

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older

Joseph & Patricia Potvin

Robert Joseph & Rosemarie Rizzo

Stuart Rubinstein

Mary Kay Sawyer

Patricia & Roger Swanson

Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris

Maryalice & Bruce Svare

Jody & John Van Voris

Sharon A. Wesley

Mr. Meyer J. Wolin

Anne & Art Young

In Honor of David Ray & Mimi Bruce

Dorothy Seagle

In Memory of Charles Buchanan

Tom McGuire & Barbara Bradley

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older

In Memory of Jim Cark

Rhea Clark

In Honor of Elaine Conway

Elaine Verstandig

In Loving Memory of Adella Cooper

Miss Eileen C. Jones

In Memory of Elsa deBeer

Jenny deBeer Charno

Jo Ann & Buzzy Hofheimer

Susan Thompson*

Peter & Rose-Marie Ten Eyck

Sarah & Patrick Carroll

Charlotte & Charles Buchanan

John J. Nigro

New York Council of Nonprofits

David Scott Allen

Greta Berkson

Mary & Tom Harowski

Mary James

Sally & Edward Jennings

Leigh & Louis Lazaron

Susan Limeri

Ann Silverstein

Anna Taglieri

Enid Watsky

In Memory of Edna deBeer

Thomas & Ann Connolly

In Loving Memory of Frederick

S. deBeer, Jr.

David Scott Allen

Elsa G. deBeer

Adelaide Muhlfelder

In Honor of Craig Edwards and Anna Kuwabara

Karen & Chet Opalka

In Honor of Dr. Gustave Eisemann

Alan Goldberg

In Honor of Marisa Eisemann

Dr. Heinrich Medicus

In Loving Memory of Mary

Rita Flanagan

Michael A. Byrne

In Memory of Dr. Alvin K. Fossner

Carl & Cathy Hackert

In Memory of Allan D. Foster

Mrs. Lois V. Foster

In Memory of Rachel Galperin

Margaret & Robert Schalit

In Memory of Shirley Gardam

Maryann Jablonowski

Reg Foster

Mary McCarthy

David Gardam

Doris Tomer

Stephanie Wacholder

In Memory of Jane Golub

Albany Symphony Orchestra Committee

In Honor of Jerry Golub

Sara & Barry Lee Larner

In Loving Memory of Roger Hannay

Alan Goldberg

In Memory of Jeffrey Herchenroder

Linda Anderson

Robert Akland

Ann-Marie Barker-Schwartz

Paula Brinkman

Elizabeth Bunday

Joseph Demko

Gary & Sandy Gnirrep

Guilderland Central Teachers Assoc.

Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Assoc.

Leif & Claudia Hartmark

Kelly Hill

Geneva Kraus

Lynwood Elementary

Marybeth Maikels

Sharen M. Michalec

Timothy & Kathleen M. Owens

Jocelyn Salada

Jacqueline West Farbman

In Loving Memory of Beatrice & Robert Herman

Arthur Herman

Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert

Lawrence Marwill

Louise & Larry Marwill

In Memory of Petia Kassarova

Julie & William Shapiro

Larry Waterman

In Memory of Audrey Kaufmann

Judith & Herbert Katz

In Memory of Louise Marshall

Kimberly Arnold

Gloria MacNeil

Jennifer Marshall

Susan Marshall

Ricki Pappo & Caleb Rogers

Ann & Mark Rogan

Beth Rosenzweig

In Memory of Susan Martula

Alex Wirth-Cauchon

Elena Duggan

Megumi Hemann

Edward Kish

Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer

David & Tanyss Martula

Thomas McGuire

Marsha Lawson

Anne & Thomas Older

Rider, Weiner & Frankel, P.C.

Margaret Schalit

Richard & Anne Martula

William & Julie Shapiro

Robert Sweet

Dawn Weinraub

In Memory of Frances McDonald

Donor:

Mrs. Marcia F Serafin

Cynthia Serbent

In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus

Carol & Ronald Bailey

Paul & Bonnie Bruno

Elsa deBeer

Alan Goldberg

Dr. & Mrs Thomas Older

Harry G. Taylor

In Honor of David Alan Miller

Donors:

Phyllis Cooney

Bonnie & Steven Cramer

Arthur Herman

Celine & Daniel Kredentser

Lois & Barry Scherer

Susan St. Amour

In Honor of Miranda, Elias, and Ari Miller

Bonnie Friedman & Gerald Miller

In Honor of Candida R. Moss

Marcia & Robert Moss

In Memory of Marcia Nickerson

Philip & Penny Bradshaw

Irene Wynnyczuk

In Honor of Connie and Ned O'Brien, long time Capitol Region music lovers

Ms. Diane O'Brien

In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor

Helen J. O’Connor

In Honor of Anne Older

Shannon Older-Amodeo & Matthew Amodeo

In Memory of Clyde Oser

Janice Oser

In Memory of Paul Pagerey

Peter & Ruth Pagerey

In Loving Memory of Jim Panton

Bonnie & Paul Bruno

Marcia & Findlay Cockrell

Nancy Goody

Mary Anne & Robert Lanni

Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann

David Alan Miller

In Memory of David Perry

Steven Fischer

William Hughes

Frederick Luddy

Richard & Anne Martula

James McGroarty & The NYCPGA

Robin Seletsky

Amy & Robert Sweet

Dawn Weinraub

In Memory of Justine R. B. Perry

Dr. David A. Perry

In Memory of Sally & Henry Peyrebrune

Mr. Steven Ainspan Anonymous

Thomas & Ann Connolly

Jane Hargraft

Claire Malone

Mr. Jim and Mrs. Janie Schwab

In Loving Memory of Vera Propp

Dr. Richard Propp

In Loving Memory of Anne Posner

Dr. David Posner

In Honor of Carole Rasmussen

Elizabeth Williams

In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman

Jan & Lois Dorman

In Honor of Jill Rifkin

James Bilik

Mary Brown

Matthew Collins

Mikaila Espera

Ellen Kelly

Deborah Liebman

Natalie Mantley

Roberta Sandler

Brad Smith

Katherine Wentworth-Ping

In Memory of John Leon Riley

Anne & Thomas Older

Chet & Karen Opalka

Jane Wait

In Memory of Lewis Rubenstein

Mark Aronowitz

August Costanza

Gina Costanza

Marcia Dunn

Susan & Stewart Frank

Arthur & Maxine Mattiske

Barbara Poole

Kathleen Pritty

In Memory of Pearl Sanders

Larry & Clara Sanders

In Honor of Ronnye Shamam

Samuel Berg

Ms. Barbara L Nelson

Mrs. Ruth L Pierpont

In Honor of Alice M. Trost

Don Edmans & Debra Pigliavento

In Memory of Gael Casey Vecchio

Aimee Allaud

Margaret Skinner

In Memory of Gerry Weber

Janet Angelis

Theresa Mayhew

In Memory of Dr. Manuel Vargas

Lois Foster

In Honor of Barbara and Steve Wiley

Paul Lamar

In Honor of Barbara Wiley

Elaine Walter

In Memory of George William "Bill" Zautner

John King

Gifts of all sizes make it possible for the Albany Symphony to maintain our tradition of artistic excellence and innovation and community engagement for generations to come.

There are many options to make a planned gift to the Albany Symphony that enable anyone to leave a legacy of music:

• Charitable bequests

• IRA or 401(k) beneficiary designation

• Gifts of life insurance or appreciated stocks

• A bequest in a will or living trust

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENCORE SOCIETY, PLEASE CONTACT: Robert Pape | Director of Development & Marketing (518) 465-4755 x144 | Robertp@albanysymphony.com

WE INVITE YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN LEGACY AND JOIN THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF ENCORE SOCIETY

Anonymous

Matthew Bender IV

Melody Bruce, MD

Charlotte & Charles Buchanan

Susan Bush

Adella S. Cooper

Susan Thompson & Al De Salvo

Marisa Eisemann, MD

David Emanatian

Alan P. Goldberg

Robert & Monica Gordon

Edward M. Jennings

William Harris & Holly Katz

Charles Liddle III

Steve Lobel

Dr. Heinrich Medicus

Marcia Nickerson

John L. Riley

Harry Rutledge

Gretchen A. & Lewis C. Rubenstein

Ruth Ann Sandstedt

Rachel & Dwight Smith

Harriet & Edward Thomas

Micheileen J. Treadwell

Paul Wing

To keep orchestral music alive in our community, and to ensure that future generations experience its joy, please consider joining the Albany Symphony Encore Society.

At M&T Bank, we understand how important art is to a vibrant community. That’s why we offer our time, energy and resources to support artists of all kinds, and encourage others to do the same. Learn more at mtb.com.

Finding inspiration is important.