Score Magazine Nov/Dec 2015

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Mahler’s 1st Symphony 7 N ov em b er 2015

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PSO’s Christmas concert A Paducah Tradition

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PSO’s Christmas Concert

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FEATURES

In This Issue Executive Director’s Letter.................................5

A Tribute to Larry Phifer

Finding a Common Voice

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After playing fourth chair Contrabass for 34 years with the PSO, Larry Phifer’s memory lives on through music.

For people with a passion, a community of like-minded artists is a very valuable thing.

And the Paducah Symphony Chorus is just that for some of the area’s most dedicated singers.

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Misaligned Minds Thank You To Our Supporters

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Meet Dr. Bradley Almquist: PSO’s Director of Choral Activities

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PSO director of choral activities and his musical calling.

Mahler’s 1st Symphony..................................... 11 Orchestra Personnel....................................13 Program Notes.............................................15 Encore Series: Winter Youth Showcase..........23 Youth / Children’s Choruses & Fiddler’s Philharmonic...................................25 A Christmas Celebration..................................33 Orchestra Personnel...................................35 Paducah Symphony Chorus.............................37 Meet the Donors: The Shadles.........................43 Meet the Chorus....................................... 44 – 51

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From PSO Executive Director Daniel Sene

The Magazine of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra Volume 37, Issue 2 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015

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ne of the unique privileges of my job is to manage and oversee the entire production process of our many concerts, programs, and events. As you can imagine, there are several moving parts involved in everything we do, and I am grateful to have talented and dedicated artistic and administrative staff members and volunteers to work with to accomplish everything.

On Thursday, November 5 at the Carson Center, we are pleased to present the PSO’s signature fundraising event, The Symphony Sing-Off. We are extremely excited to host the Melodores from Vanderbilt University as the featured performers and judges.

As touted in our publicity and on social media, the Melodores are the current reigning champions of the NBC show, The Sing-Off. Attendees are in for a treat with this group, but also get to experience a cappella groups competing from five local high schools.

This issue of Score magazine highlights the choral activities of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. As far as I know, the PSO is the only professional orchestra in the country that operates a children’s, youth, and adult chorus. I know you’ll enjoy reading about a handful of our Paducah Symphony Chorus members, as well as our Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Bradley Almquist. Our choruses have been central to the performance of the Christmas Celebration concert, and have gained popularity through their stand-alone “Made in America” concert series developed by Dr. Almquist. I know I’m preaching to the choir when I say this, but it would be hard to imagine the Paducah Symphony Orchestra without its choruses!

Lastly, it seems like Paducah has been buzzing ever since Board President Clay Howerton announced in September the PSO had extended Maestro Raffaele Ponti’s agreement to serve as PSO Artistic Director & Conductor through the 2020-2021 season. The PSO has accomplished a tremendous amount since Ponti arrived at the helm in 2010, and we look forward to even greater things as he leads this orchestra to new artistic heights. To my colleague and friend, I say “Bravo, tutti!”

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Mahler’s 1st Symphony SATURDAY · 7 November 2015, 7:30 P.M. · Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center

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CLAUDE DEBUSSY Nocturnes Nuages Fêtes Sirènes

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L’amico Fritz: Intermezzo SATURDAY · 7 NOVEMBER 2015

L’amico Fritz: Intermezzo PIETRO MASCAGNI (1863-1945) When Pietro Mascagni was ten, his mother died, and three years later, against his father’s wishes, he began studying music under the tutelage of Alfredo Soffredini, who was a composer, teacher, and musical reviewer. In 1881 he composed his first cantata, In Filanda. The composition was entered in a contest in Milan and won a handsome sum from Count Florestano de Larderel, a prize which made it financially possible for him to study at the Milan Conservatory. There he studied alongside Boito, Ponchielli, and Saladino, and roomed with the famous Puccini.

His 1890 masterpiece, Cavalleria rusticana, caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. Some critics held that Mascagni was a “one-opera man” who could never repeat his first success, but Mascagni followed his massive achievement

with L’amico Fritz, a lyrical composition yielding such popular numbers as Cherry Duet. The comedy premiered on October 31, 1891, at the Costanzie Theater in Rome. While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni’s most famous work after Cavalleria rusticana, today it is performed far more rarely than Cavalleria, which remains Mascagni’s only enduringly popular work in America (though in Italy, L’amico Fritz is still in the active repertoire).

L’amico Fritz is an opera in three acts, from a libretto by P. Suardon based on the French novel L’ami Fritz by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian. The Symphony will perform the Intermezzo, the short connecting instrumental movement in an opera that distinguishes the different acts of the work. The piece has a menacing attitude which features the strings in a volley of both long legato phrases and short marcato attacks, the brass supporting the strings with long heavy bursts.

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Nocturnes

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Nocturnes Nuages | Fêtes | Sirènes CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

his early works. It is clear that he was torn by influences from many directions; these stormy years, however, contributed to the sensitivity of his early style.

Claude-Achille Debussy was born August 22, 1862, in SaintGermain-en-Laye, France and died March 25, 1918, in Paris.

Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music, though he himself disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Légion D’Honneur in his native France in 1903. Debussy was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.

Nocturnes, sometimes named Trois Nocturnes or Three Nocturnes, are an orchestral composition in three movements completed on December 15, 1899. Debussy commented that it was “a study in gray painting,” but this description is really a disservice. Certainly the work employs pastel tones rather than bold colors, but there is no lack of variety. The warmth of Nuages (Clouds) recalls a summer love affair, with the English horn bringing languid caresses.

Fétes (Festivals) is a restrained yet joyous celebration, the sort that generates lifelong memories without ever disturbing the neighbors. Finally, Sirènes (Sirens) builds on a simple two-note motif to seduce the listener into Debussy’s river, just as dangerously as the mythological beauties who lured innumerable sailors to their doom over the centuries.

Debussy showed a gift as a pianist by the age of nine. He was encouraged by Madame Mauté de Fleurville, who was associated with the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. In 1873, he entered the Paris Conservatory, where he studied piano and composition, eventually winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1884, with his cantata L’Enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Child). Debussy’s youth was spent in circumstances of great turbulence. He was almost overwhelmed by situations of great extremes, both material and emotional.

While living with his parents in a poverty-stricken suburb of Paris, he unexpectedly came under the patronage of a Russian millionairess, Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck, who engaged him to play duets with her and her children. He traveled with her to her palatial residences throughout Europe during the long summer vacations at the Conservatory. In Paris during this time he fell in love with a singer, Blanche Vasnier, the beautiful young wife of an architect; she inspired many of

Debussy himself wrote an introductory note to Nocturnes as follows: “The title Nocturnes is to be interpreted here in a general and, more particularly, in a decorative sense.

Therefore, it is not meant to designate the usual form of the Nocturne, but rather all the various impressions and the special effects of light that the word suggests. ‘Nuages’ renders the immutable aspect of the sky and the slow, solemn motion of the clouds, fading away in grey tones lightly tinged with white. ‘Fêtes’ gives us the vibrating, dancing rhythm of the atmosphere with sudden flashes of light. There is also the episode of the procession (a dazzling fantastic vision), which passes through the festive scene and becomes merged in it.

But the background remains resistantly the same: the festival with its blending of music and luminous dust participating in the cosmic rhythm. ‘Sirènes’ depicts the sea and its countless rhythms and presently, amongst the waves silvered by the moonlight, is heard the mysterious song of the Sirens as they laugh and pass on.”

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Mahler’s 1st Symphony SATURDAY · 7 NOVEMBER 2015

Symphony No.1, D major (Titan) Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

October 1893. Further alterations, including dropping the Blumine, were made in the years prior to its first publication in late 1898.

Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911) was an Austrian late-Romantic composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. Yet his music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era.

After 1945, the music was discovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a popularity that has continued into the 21st century.

The opening movement references Spring and begins with a mysterious slow introduction depicting nature awakening in the forest. This theme is then interrupted by fanfare-like material first presented in the clarinets, and later by offstage trumpets. A slow melody is also played by the horns, and the descending two-note motif is sped up in the clarinet, imitating the sound of a cuckoo. This opening is very true to Mahler’s style, putting the emphasis on the winds, and not more traditionally on the strings.

Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D-major was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, though it incorporates music Mahler had written for previous works. Although in his letters Mahler almost always referred to the work as a symphony, the first two performances described it as a symphonic poem or tone poem. The work was premièred at the Vigadó Concert Hall, Budapest in 1889, but was not well received.

Originally the work had five rather than four movements, but the second, Blumine, referring to flowers, was ultimately discarded. Mahler made some major revisions for the second performance, given at Hamburg in 18

The second movement is a modified minuet and trio.

Mahler replaces the minuet with a Ländler, a 3/4 danceform that was a precursor to the Austrian waltz. The trio contains contrasting lyrical material; however, as it comes to a close, Mahler alludes again to the Ländler by interjecting brief rising material from the first section.

Finally, the Ländler makes a formal return, shortened and orchestrated more heavily to close the movement.

The third movement acts as the slow movement in the four-movement plan. The extra-musical idea behind it is that of a hunter's funeral and a procession of animals that follows. The subject is first presented by a solo double bass, followed by bassoon, tuba and, eventually, the entire orchestra. A counter-melody is played over top of the canon in the oboe. The mood changes and one of the most distinctive portions of this symphony follows.

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Mahler’s 1st Symphony band, or as some have suggested a funeral march being played by a really bad band such as often accompanied country funerals. Mahler's use of klezmer, if indeed that was his aim, is sometimes accredited to his Jewish roots. After a brief return to the opening round, a third, more contemplative section ensues. Finally, Mahler incorporates all three thematic elements on top of each other. However, the components and motifs gradually fall apart, and the movement ends with simple alternating fourths in the lower strings, notably the key motif from the first movement.

The fourth movement is by far the most involved, and expansive. It brings back several elements from the first movement, unifying the symphony as a whole. The movement begins with an abrupt cymbal crash, a loud chord in the upper woodwinds, string and brass, and a bass drum hit, all in succession, a dramatic contrast with the end of the third movement. As the strings

continue in a frenzy of notes, fragments of a theme in F-minor appear, presented forcefully in the brass, before being played in entirety by the majority of winds. The movement continues frantically until an expansive lyrical theme is presented in the strings. Eventually, the opening fragments in the brass emerge, and the energy picks up once more. Mahler then presents the initial motif, in the brass, this time in D-major, and the horns play a full-forced altered version of the descending fourth pattern from the beginning of the symphony, as if heading to a climax.

However, this climax is not realized, and the momentum sinks to another lyrical section, bringing back other quotes from the first movement, including fanfares. Also included is material from the original second movement Blumine, before the above theme returns in minor one last time in the strings, leading to its repetition in D-major by the brass and reaching a true climax. The symphony concludes with fanfare material from the beginning. 

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Pieces of You in Every Song We Hear A Tribute to Larry Phifer

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ew musicians are so devoted to their art that they commit their time and energy to driving long distances, week after week, in order to attend rehearsals and performances. For 34 years, Larry Phifer drove 100 miles from his home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, to attend every practice and performance conducted by the Paducah Symphony Orchestra (PSO).

Serving as 4th Chair Contrabass for many years, Larry’s love of music and his dedication to the symphony never waned. In fact, his enthusiasm increased as Maestro Raffaele Ponti encouraged the musicians to perform more challenging compositions and increasingly complex musical arrangements. He was also in awe of the

Carson Center’s acoustics and sound capabilities. Larry was proud to be part of a performance group which showcased such fine musical talent.

Even as he entered his 70s, Larry continued to welcome a challenge.

Throughout his collegiate teaching career, he sought ways to engage his students in technologies that would allow them to compose and to create music in innovative ways. He never stopped learning and therefore remained an ever-present resource and encouragement to his students as they explored new avenues for composing and performing musical pieces.

Larry’s wife, Linda Phifer, attributes his success as an educator to his love of learning.

“Larry was an educator and a life-long learner,” Linda says. “He encouraged his students to learn new things. No one else that I know (in the field of music education) is applying technology to music the way that Larry did.”

Larry’s legacy extends beyond his musical performance with the symphony and his accomplishments in the classroom. He was exceedingly proud of the work he saw his children and grandchildren accomplishing.

“Dad made a huge effort to have a special one-on-one relationship with each of his kids,” says Larry’s daughter, Mia Phifer. “He never forced us into music. He told us to do the things we love to do. He was always supportive.”

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No matter what his children chose to do with their careers and ambitions, Larry encouraged each of them to pursue their dreams whole-heartedly.

“Larry showed great pride in what his children were doing,” Linda says. “No matter what trials they might encounter, he never gave up on them. He always brought out the best in them.”

In the wake of Larry’s passing, Linda finds comfort in a phrase shared with her by a friend, “I find pieces of you in every song I hear.”

For Larry’s children, comfort comes from the happy memories they each shared with him. Larry’s son, Gabe Phifer, will always recall his father’s endless patience. Daughter Vani Phifer recalls feeling more loved by her dad than anyone she ever knew before. For Mia, it was his willingness to do anything and everything to help his children, including driving from Mount Vernon to Chicago to help Mia get to the places she needed to go.

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Winter Youth Showcase Encore Series Performance SUNDAY · 6 December 2015, 7:00 P.M. McCracken County High School C-Plant Performing Arts Center Paducah Symphony Children’s Chorus Dr. Bradley Almquist, conductor | Devonda Treece, accompanist MAC LIGHT Light a Candle LOIS BROWNSEY & MARTI LUNN LANTZ Japanese Snow Song JOHN LEAVITT Ose Shalom MARY DONNELLY & GEORGE L. O. STRID A Winter Carol DAVE & JEAN PERRY One Wish

Paducah Symphony Fiddler’s Philharmonic Steve Schaffner, conductor Program to be chosen from the following: AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNE AMERICAN FIDDLE WALTZ arr. LARRY MOORE arr. MICHAEL STORY TURLOUGH CAROLAN SCOTTISH FIDDLE TUNE arr. CHIP DAVIS WELSH FOLK SONG arr. ELLIOT DEL BORGO SCOTTISH BALLAD

Staten Island Hornpipe Westphalia Waltz Eleanor Rigby Christmas Bits & Pieces Si Bheag Si Mhor Flowers of Edinburgh Greensleeves The Ash Grove Sleep, Holy Babe A Red, Red Rose

Paducah Symphony Youth Chorus Gabrielle Wibbenmeyer, conductor | Devonda Treece, accompanist

DOUGLAS WAGNER DONALD MOORE GREG GILPIN BRET RHOADES AUDREY SNYDER

All on a Cold Winter’s Night Bethlehem Spiritual Rise Up Shepherd and Follow Amid the Cold of Winter Durme, Durme

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PSO’s Christmas concert A Paducah Tradition

By Casey Northcutt Watson

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hen the weather turns cold and holly creeps into shop windows, it’s time to take the kids to the symphony.

Every year, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra (PSO) moves the holiday season into full swing with its annual Christmas concert.

“The audience is buzzing before the concert even starts,” Maestro Raffaele Ponti says. “It’s because it’s the beginning of the holiday season, and we’re there to celebrate the music.”

More than any other PSO event, the Christmas concert caters to the whole family during what the maestro calls “a light-hearted, fun evening” full of classic songs. Titled “A Christmas Celebration,” the music begins at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Carson Center in Paducah.

Ponti loves seeing children in the holiday concert audience, some of whom sport tiny bow ties. He says kids of all ages love the symphony. And, because of PSO’s outreach programs 28

in area schools, he believes many local youth will especially enjoy the evening.

concert and gives young musicians an unforgettable opportunity.

“These kids are learning to like the symphony, so for them to come … in my mind is not a stretch because they know me, they know the symphony sound and they’re interested in music,” he says. “And, it’s such a beautiful thing.”

“For a young child … to get up on stage with a professional orchestra—staring at 1,800 people at this joyous occasion and just singing in the beautiful Carson Center—has to be a life-changing experience,” he says.

Many local students will even get to participate. That night, the Paducah Symphony Chorus and the PSO Youth and Children’s Choruses will join the orchestra for several selections throughout the program, giving voice to the carols. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Bradley Almquist rehearses the choruses for weeks leading up to the performance. Maestro Ponti will lead them through arrangements of seasonal classics such as “The Little Drummer Boy” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

Ponti says the collaboration between the choruses and the orchestra enhances the community aspect of the

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The young singers get to perform more unique versions of holiday carols.

Ponti seeks out new arrangements for songs to provide a fresh take on the traditional classics. One element, however, remains the same: the event closes with a powerful rendition of “The Hallelujah Chorus” from George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” As per tradition, the audience stands during the song and, usually, sings along with the choir.

Ponti says he loves standing in the middle of the crowd during that moment, listening to the “Hallelujah” roar.

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That energy and excitement has made the concert extremely popular over time, and it has sold out every year since Ponti began conducting the PSO in 2010. He says the Carson Center adds 220 seats for the evening, and it still runs out of tickets.

“I just think that’s a real sign that the symphony and the community are one,” Ponti says.

PSO Executive Director Daniel Sene says the Christmas Concert gives the community a different way to experience the orchestra.

The music is light and loved by all. The selections are shorter than classical performance pieces, making them easier for children to love. He cautions parents against bringing children under the age of 6 but says boys and girls a bit older will appreciate it greatly. For everyone else, A Christmas Celebration is a perfect introduction to orchestral music.

And, it’s holiday fun.

“It’s just a good, solid way to put folks in the Christmas mood,” Sene says.

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Finding a Common Voice

By Rachel Lundberg

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or people with a passion, a community of like-minded artists is a very valuable thing. And the Paducah Symphony Chorus is just that for some of the area’s most dedicated singers.

The Paducah Symphony Orchestra is one of only a few in the nation to sponsor its own chorus, which is made up of auditioned, volunteer members who sing alongside the orchestra. The PSO is also a rarity for performing with its own children’s and youth choruses, for grades 3-8 and 9-12, respectively.

Dr. Bradley Almquist, Director of Choruses, said he appreciates the PSO’s efforts in supporting the choruses and underscored what they mean to their members.

“Choir is connecting with a common artistic endeavor, surpassing any boundary for the love of singing,” he said. “It’s a sacred space. It’s not a club.”

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members even keep in touch with those who move away through the Facebook page.

Hayly Wiggins agrees. A singer since the age of 8 and a vocal performance major in college, she discovered the chorus when she moved to Paducah, and it was a gift she didn’t expect.

“They’re a great group of good singers who have a lot of fun doing what they love,” she said. “We’re a goofball kind of group.”

For Wiggins, the tight-knit chorus brought her friends as well as people who share her passion. “We know about each other’s lives. We enjoy one another,” she said. Active

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The choruses also offered Wiggins the chance to connect with her family.

Her daughters, Lydia and Elizabeth, each sang with the children’s and youth choruses for ten years. During that time, Wiggins had many opportunities to sing on stage with her daughters.

Wiggins credits the choruses with helping teach her daughters culture as well as music, and praised the “excellent education” they received.

“Kids learn things they may not know they’re learning, but they carry it with them,” she said.

Dr. Almquist believes that the function of the children’s and youth choruses is to “provide a safe place for kids who are wired to do music.”

Not all children may feel comfortable singing in the choir at their

school, and may feel pressured by a society that heavily emphasizes athletic achievement. In the choruses, children gather weekly in a welcoming environment that supports and encourages their talents, for a rehearsal that is part classroom, part voice lesson.

Within an ethnically diverse group of singers, kids and teens can “get to know culture through their art,” Almquist said. “It’s a classroom of life, a classroom of culture, a classroom of world diversity.” Members of the choruses sing in a variety of languages, including Latin, Hebrew, and Japanese.

They also learn about the cultural context of the songs they perform.

More and more kids are finding their place in the choruses. With 48 members in the children’s chorus and 28 in the youth chorus, this year’s groups are the largest they’ve ever been. That’s 76 kids who may have felt unsure of themselves or unappreciated for their talents, finding their commonality with each other in music.

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“Those kids are there ninety-nine percent of the time because they want to, because they have a gift they may not even know they have,” Wiggins said. “And these are kids that would never in a million years be put in the same room, let alone weekly.”

For both children and adults, performing with the orchestra is a unique and exciting opportunity. “People who have never been onstage at the Carson Center with an orchestra and a full house have no idea what an amazing experience it is,” Wiggins said.

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Meet Dr. Bradley Almquist PSO’s Director of Choral Activities

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ome kids spend their childhoods playing baseball or running track. Dr. Bradley Almquist made music.

while the others sang along. Young Almquist started taking lessons in the third grade.

“I am not wired to be much of an athlete,” he says. “However, I am wired and drawn to music. I have been singing since I can remember.”

“It is what I am good at, it is what I love, it is what allows me to express my inmost self,” he says.

Almquist grew up in a small, North Dakota town. At the time, he says, each member of the family typically learned to play the piano. During the holidays, one would play the piano

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He found a calling.

Almquist began to focus on singing after completing a very successful chorus audition as a University of North Dakota student in Grand Forks, N.D. It went so well his professors not only accepted him into

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the choir but gave him a scholarship, too. He eventually earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education. Later, he earned the first doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Since then, Almquist has enjoyed a distinguished career that has earned him awards and honors including MSU’s Charles and Marleen Johnson Outstanding Music Faculty Award in 2006 and 2011.

Almquist currently holds several positions. He has directed the Paducah Symphony Chorus since 1997 and the PSO’s Children’s Chorus since 2004. He also serves as the director of choral activities at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., since his appointment in 1992. He teaches high aptitude fourth grade music students in the McCracken County School System as well, and has just completed his second term as president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.

As a choral director, he has loved every moment making music with the performers in his various choirs.

But looking back, he savors a few, memorable instances when the members of the Paducah Symphony Chorus have overcome fatigue to sing with passion and strength.

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He tries to instill that passion and drive when working with children.

He says directing them involves so much more than just music. It covers musical, cultural and personal education.

“We help them develop real self-esteem through hard work, achievement and success,” Almquist says. “We assist them in developing a positive sense of individuality and personal responsibility within the group setting of a choral ensemble.”

Now, as the PSO director of choral activities, Almquist is integrating music into the lives of local children—just like his third grade piano lessons integrated it into his.

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any people have donated to the Paducah Symphony Orchestra (PSO), but John and Sherry Shadle have dedicated more than three decades to it. They are as passionate as any musician.

John owns Purchase Realty in Paducah, and Sherry is a former home economics teacher who describes herself now as a “permanent volunteer.”

The two have served on various boards and committees in the past.

John has served as the PSO president in the past. Now, as a director emeritus, John focuses on volunteering while Sherry sings in the PSO chorus and serves on the Sing-Off and Education committees.

When did this dedication to PSO begin?

John: I’ve been involved with the symphony, pretty much early on—within three months of when it began with a small cadre of individuals who were inspired and believed that Paducah would benefit having a symphony. So, I was asked to get on board. At that point in 1979, we had a very small board that actually was operating from hand-to mouth, and we met in a room probably no bigger than a walk-in closet.

become involved, the parents will become involved in many different roles.

Why do you feel PSO is so important to the community and the region?

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Sherry: Of course, when he got involved, I got involved. I was charter president of the Paducah Symphony League.

So, after so much time with the symphony, you must have a favorite program. Which is it?

Sherry: I would have to say the Paducah Symphony Chorus, and I have been a member for over 30 years.

John: I think the children’s program.

The reason I’m saying that is [because] anything associated with children or youth is probably important because that is where our audience is coming from in the future. And when the children

Sherry: I feel that it is very important for the culture of the community, for the people who are newcomers to know that we have a symphony orchestra that is top notch.

And, I believe that, really, it draws people … from all around the region to enjoy orchestral and choral performances. It’s just a real coup for the city of Paducah to have this orchestra. It’s a plus.

John: With all the exposure to the arts and to the symphony … the symphony really joins other arts organizations, and it forms a microcosm one might find in big cities, but it’s all focused because it’s right in our community. But, its presence is felt regionally and beyond.

What is it about PSO that inspires your passion?

Sherry: It’s the music. It’s all about the music, that’s what I think. …

Where else are you going to go in the region to hear this kind of wonderful music?

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Jack Feiler Vocal Range: Bass 2 | Years in the PSO Chorus: 9 How did you first get interested in music/singing?

In the second half of 10th grade, a friend of mine said, “Jack, you need to try out for choir.” I did, and the rest is history. I’ve been singing ever since. I also played piano for 5 years, starting at 8. That was an IMMEASURABLE aid to my singing career.

How did you get involved with the PSO Chorus?

When I moved back to Paducah in 2006, I was looking for a good classical group and heard about the chorus. I tried out for it and was almost put on the baritone part. I told Brad to hold on a second. He hadn’t heard me go “DOWN” the scale yet. He concurred that I was a second bass!

What is your favorite piece of music you’ve ever performed with the PSO Chorus?

Memory fails, but I don’t recall any that I didn’t like. Carmina Burana was devilishly difficult, but was mostly fun to do.

Who is the last musician you paid to see in concert (be honest)?

Chicago.

What do you do when you’re not singing with the PSO Chorus?

I’m a contract technical writer. I write proposals and other technical documents for a couple of construction firms.

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What is your proudest musical moment?

Singing with Mannheim Steamroller. I was a charter member of Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum, in Omaha, NE. The 24member group was founded by Almeda and Jackson Berkey, two members of the Steamroller. One Christmas, when the Steamroller was doing their Christmas concert in Omaha, the Cantorum was selected to perform with them. Our singing instructions were, “Sing as loudly as you can possibly sing. But keep it musical.” I was in my element!!!

What one word would your best friend say to describe you?

Not sure. “Big dude”??? Wait, that’s two words. How about “Grandiose”?

What is your favorite thing to do in Paducah?

You mean my favorite thing to do other than singing, right? Eat, particularly at Bar-B-Que on the River. I look forward to that each year.

What is your most embarrassing moment performing on stage?

It was in a concert performed in Omaha.

The group, which shall remain nameless (but is NOT Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum), was doing an atonal a capella number and you really had to have the song in your head to do it. You couldn’t be reading the notes on stage. Well, the sopranos tried reading the notes on stage.

We did THREE restarts of the number.

Finally, we just pressed on and the basses (who had the notes in their head!) were able to bring things back together.

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Chris Karmosky Vocal Range: Tenor 1 | Years in the PSO Chorus: 3

How did you first get interested in music/singing?

Since elementary school chorus, but I became more interested as a stress-reliever in graduate school.

How did you get involved with the PSO Chorus?

I searched online for a chorus with a reputable conductor where the rehearsal schedule was workable around my work schedule.

What is your favorite piece of music you’ve ever performed with the PSO Chorus?

The Rutter “Gloria,” Holst “Christmas Day”, and the Mack Wilberg arrangement of “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”

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Who is the last musician you paid to see in concert (be honest)?

Elton John.

What do you do when you’re not singing with the PSO Chorus?

I teach Geography and Meteorology at UT Martin, travel, and grade lots and lots of papers.

What is your proudest musical moment?

Performing with an ensemble in southern France this past summer. We sang for a Mass at the Cathedral in Aix-enProvence with the cardinal presiding, as well as at a disused abbey in La Roqued’Anthéron. Thirty-one pieces of music, and four concerts in two weeks!

What one word would your best friend say to describe you?

Quirky.

What is your favorite thing to do in Paducah?

Eat everything that Kirchhoff’s bakery has to offer!

What is your most embarrassing moment performing on stage?

My habit of accidentally entering with other voice parts when I’m supposed to keep my mouth shut. It’s not so bad when I sing with the basses, but when I try to sing soprano, I get a strange look from the conductor.

Anything else unique we should know about you?

I’m trying to visit every county in the United States. This region is great for exploring large parts of the US because there are so many interesting places

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Betty Schuppert Vocal Range: Soprano 1 | Years in the PSO Chorus: 12 How did you first get interested in music/singing?

At the age of 6 taking piano lessons, then singing in church choirs, A Cappella Choir in high school, as well as Girls’ Glee Club, Murray State Music Festivals in high school, etc. Music has always been a huge part of my life.

How did you get involved with the PSO Chorus?

After moving back home in 2003, my sister-in-law told me about the PSO Chorus.

I asked friends at church who were Chorus members, and on their advice obtained a date to audition. To become a member of this wonderful organization has been a dream come true!

What is your favorite piece of music you’ve ever performed with the PSO Chorus?

There are simply too many to name.

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Who is the last musician you paid to see in concert (be honest)?

I have season tickets to the PSO! What do you do when you’re not singing with the PSO Chorus?

Just this year I retired from singing with church choir, but I still play and sing at home. I’m also having fun updating our home.

What is your proudest musical moment?

There are many, but one which stands out is singing a Bach duet with another choir member in Corvallis, OR. What one word would your best friend say to describe you?

Loyal.

What is your favorite thing to do in Paducah?

Being involved.

What is your most embarrassing moment performing on stage?

Forgetting the words—horrible!

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Anything else unique we should know about you?

I love gardening, reading, decorating and cooking.

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Honoring music and the lives it impacts.

Vocal Range: Alto 2 | Years in the PSO Chorus: 17

How did you first get interested in music/singing?

My grandmother used to sing to me and it always seemed a way to express myself.

How did you get involved with the PSO Chorus?

Originally I was in the Murray State Community Choir. When that disbanded I was fortunate to find out about the Paducah choir. I was so happy I would continue singing under Dr. Brad Almquist, who has given me a greater understanding and love for the beautiful musical pieces we have performed.

What is your favorite piece of music you’ve ever performed with the PSO Chorus?

I loved “Belshazzar’s Feast” because it was so unique, using an entire Biblical chapter word for word set to a powerful musical score.

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Who is the last musician you paid to see in concert (be honest)?

The Eagles.

What do you do when you’re not singing with the PSO Chorus?

I am a Personal Trainer, a career that allows me to help people achieve their goals. I have been a runner competing in 5K’s and more recently long distance cycling. Three times I have ridden across Indiana from Terre Haute to Richmond in one day, all 160 miles. I am also a recent grandmother and love being active with my two grandchildren.

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What is your proudest musical moment?

I really enjoyed a concert we sang where we performed a variety of Opera pieces.

It gave me chills realizing that was the closest I would ever be to singing in an Opera.

What one word would your best friend say to describe you?

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What is your favorite thing to do in Paducah?

I love the riverfront and enjoy eating downtown. I also have visited a few artist studios and admire the city’s development and support in that area.

What is your most embarrassing moment performing on stage?

Singing in the front row, coughing up a storm, and having to leave the stage and come back during the song.

Anything else unique we should know about you?

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DONORS The Paducah Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their financial contributions over the past 13 months, as of August 11, 2015.

SYMPHONIC CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown Ms. Nancy Duff Dr. and Mrs. James Gwinn Ms. Shirley Lanier Dr. and Mrs. Richard Smith Mr. and Mrs. Roger Truitt Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, Jr.

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE $5,000+ Anonymous (2) Baptist Health Paducah Bill Ford Interiors Carson-Myre Foundation City of Paducah Community Foundation of West Kentucky Ingram Barge Company Kentucky Arts Council

Lourdes Hospital Dr. & Mrs. Wally Montgomery National Endowment for the Arts Paducah Bank Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Page The Ronald McDonald Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Roger Truitt United Propane Gas Wells Fargo Advisors Mr. & Mrs. John Williams, Sr.

PRESIDENT’S CLUB $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Audibel Hearing Center BB&T Bank Blythe White Mr & Mrs. Bill Brown CSI INC. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Davis Mr. & Mrs. Mark Desmond Mr. & Mrs. Basil Drossos

Ms. Nancy Duff Edward Jones Mr. & Mrs. Joe Frampton Mrs. Robin Gausebeck Mr. & Mrs. Steven Grinnell Hilliard Lyons Horizon Media Group Independence Bank Jackson Purchase Medical Associates James Marine, Inc. James Sanders Nursery Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Jones Murray State University Ms. Allison & Dr. Pamela Reed Regions Bank Mr. & Mrs. John Shadle Dr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Stonehaven Nursery Superior Care Home US Bank Mrs. Belinda Weitlauf Mr. & Mrs. John Williams, Jr.

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DONORS continued COUNCILOR $1,500-$2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Burkhead Clark Distributing Coca-Cola Flooring America Mr. & Mrs. Charles Folsom Freight House Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Dr. & Mrs. James Gwinn ISP Chemicals

Dr. & Mrs. Keith Kelly The Lakes of Paducah Mid-South Construction Mr. & Mrs. Ed Narozniak Mr. & Mrs. Richard Paxton Peel & Holland Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts Wagner Wine and Spirits West Kentucky Community College Whitlow, Roberts, Houston, and Straub WPSD Local 6 WSIL

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GUARANTOR $1000-$1499 Air Products Barkley Regional Airport Dr. Sharron Butler Caring People Services Chip Wynn Motors Mr. & Mrs. John Eckstein Mr. Richard Holland Judge & Mrs. William Howerton Mrs. Frances Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Larry Jarvis Dr. & Mrs. Jeff Johnson Kentucky Cares Kiwanis Club of Paducah Mrs. H. E. Katterjohn Mr. & Mrs. William Kellum Kentucky Oaks Mall Dr. & Mrs. David Krueger Mr. Bill Lentz Dr. & Mrs. James Long McCracken County Public Library Medical Spa 7 Michelson’s Jewelers Midtown Market Milner & Orr Judge Shea Nickell & Dr. Carolyn Watson Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Ranval Dr. & Mrs. Lowell Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roof Rotary Club of Paducah Mr. & Mrs. Ken Schuppert SEVA Fitness Stone-Lang Surgical Group of Paducah Symphony Supply Mr. & Mrs. Ken Wheeler

BENEFACTOR $600-$999 Ms. Pat Beadles Mr. & Mrs. Lars Blythe Dr. & Mrs. Ted Borodofsky Mrs. Patricia Brockenborough Mr. & Mrs. James Carbonel Christian Fellowship School Doncaster of Paducah Mrs. Roy Gene Dunn Mrs. Mary Dyer Mrs. Leslie Heath Mr. & Mrs. Clay Howerton The Rev. & Mrs. George Jaeger Mr. & Mrs. Mark Keef Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Reece King Kosair Children’s Charities Lake Place Bed & Breakfast Lamon Furniture & Antiques Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lopez Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Lynn Mike Smith Toyota Dr. & Mrs. David Meyer Moore Real Estate Group

DONORS continued Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Miller The Ophthalmology Group Mr. & Mrs. James Petcoff Mr. & Mrs. Joe Powell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Resnick Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Schrock Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Severns Mr. & Mrs. Donald Swearingen Story Physical Therapy Mrs. Marie Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Taylor Rev. & Mrs. Tim Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Tkach Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turok Mrs. Caroline Yaffe

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Katz Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kupper Dr. & Mrs. Mark Lineberry Mr. & Mrs. Jerry McElya Mr. & Mrs. L.V. McGinty Mr. & Mrs. Doug McKee Ms. Anne McNeilly Mr. & Mrs. Gil McNichols Mr. Ernest Mitchell Charles & Sue Moffitt Mr. Thomas Nall Orthopaedic Institute Paducah Ford

Paducah Rheumatology Paducah Sun Mrs. Sara Penry Posh Academy Mr. William Powers Mr. Brandon Price, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ransler Mr. & Mrs. John Reed Rene Advertising Mr. & Mrs. Dan Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Allan Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Dos Remedios Ms. Linda Sandefer

PATRON $300-$599 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bach Ms. Sheri Bailey Bangs Family Charitable Fund Mr. Donald Beaman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Benson Bikeworld Bristol Broadcasting Mr. & Mrs. James Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Jimmy Cargill Ceglinski Animal Clinic Ms. Kim Chester Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Coyle Davis Drugs Dr. & Mrs. C.K. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Randy Davis Mr. & Mrs. David Denton Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Diamond Rev. & Mrs. Paul Donner Ms. Shelley Duwe Mrs. Douglas Edwards Folsom Puppet Company Mr. & Mrs. Timm Fair Mrs. A.B. Fendley Mr. Charles Fischer Ms. Beverly Ford Mr. John Foster Mr. & Mrs. Randall Fox Ms. Anita Gale Green Turtle Bay Commonwealth Yacht Club Guy Gray Supply Co. Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Grogan Ms. Karen Hammond & Mr. Britt Allgood Hancock’s of Paducah Harmony Road Doc & Judy Hideg The House of Grace Dr. & Mrs. Brad Housman Mr. Anthony Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Othmar Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Randy Janne Jarrell Snipes Foundation Jimmy Johns Drs. Shawn & Evenlyn Jones Kalleo Technologies

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DONORS continued Mr. & Mrs. George Shaw Drs. Eric & Daniela Shields Ms. Angela Smith Mr. & Mrs. Barry Smith Talbots Mr & Mrs. Michael Taylor Mr. & Mrs. C. Ashley Thurman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Trampe Ms. Peggy Tripp Mr. & Mrs. Mike Underwood Mr. & Mrs. John Wells Ms. Anita Williams Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Williams Dr. & Mrs. Charles Winkler

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Banks Grocery Mr. & Mrs. William Bates Ms. Nancy Bock Ms. Ann Boss Mr. & Mrs. William Burch Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cappock Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Carr Cash Saver Mrs. Olivia Cave Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coltharp Ms. Martha Copeland C-Plant Doe’s Eat Place Dry Ground Brewing Dunkin Donuts Ms. Dawn Durham Etcetera Coffeehouse Mr. Art Feather Mr. Patrick Fletcher Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church Dr. Preston Figge Mr. Charles Fischer FNB Dr. & Mrs. G. Grant Gehring, M.D. The Grand Lodge on Fifth Dr. & Mrs. P. Tim Harris Dr. & Mrs. Robert Haugh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Haywood Mr. & Mrs. Robert Head Heartland Rehabilitation Services Ms. Judy Higdon Hultman Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Hutchins Mr. Jesse Jacob JP’s Bar & Grill Mr. Kyle Katterjohn Ms. Patricia Koch Mrs. Jane Kolb Dr. & Mrs. John Kraus Lundberg Medical Imaging Mr. & Mrs. Charles Matheny Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Meredith Midtown Alliance of Neighbors Mrs. Barbetha Miller Mr. Bobby Miller Millwork Products Paducah Beer Werkes Paducah Blueprint and Supply Co., Inc. Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau Paducah Life Patti’s 1880s Settlement Ms. Jean Ellen Paulson Mr. & Mrs. David Perry Pizza by the Pound Pizza Inn PNR, Inc. Premier Fire & Security Ms. Vickie Robertson Mr. Roger Reichmuth Ms. Lorraine Schramke Ms. Deborah Shelton Signet Federal Credit Union

DONORS continued Drs. Kinney & Kathy Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. David Sparks Mr. Steven Stahl Mr. & Mrs. James Strader Mrs. Christine Truong Mr. Tommy Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Varble Dr. Phillip Wagner Western Rivers Insurance Mr. Gabriel Willett Mr. Patrick Willison & Ms. Julie Folsom Mr. & Mrs. David Wommack

Mrs. Sue Miller Ms. Eunice Poore Mr. & Mrs. Kent Price Mr. & Mrs. David Reed, Jr. Mrs. Mariowen Reed Rev. & Mrs. Ronald Ruggles Mrs. Jane Rutter Dr. Nassir Saghafi Ms. Donna Schwab Ms. Linda Schumann Dr. Rennie Skinner Dr. Mary Parker Smith Ms. Inez Stiner

Ms. Carol Sutherland Mr. Dwight Swann Ms. Patricia Tarentino Mr. John Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Glen Titsworth Ms. Judith Wadley Mrs. Sandra Wilson Mrs. Dottie Williams Mr. Andrew Wood Ms. Velva Yeomans Dr. & Mrs. James Zellmer

MEMBERS $50-$149 Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Abram Allen Ms. Nancy Angel Mr. Carl Averitt Ms. Marie Baggett Mr. James Banks Mrs. Linda Baskin Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bell Ms. Anne Bidwell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Blanton Ms. Manda Blackwell Blewett Music Studio Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bougher Mrs. Ellen Ruth Bremer Dr. & Mrs. William Brigance Mrs. Melba Casey City Rockers Pizza Mrs. Patty Coakley Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Counts Mr. William Cownie Mr. Roy Darnell Mr. & Mrs. Art DeWeese Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Dreyer Mrs. Russell Evans Flanary Veterinary Clinic, PLLC Ms. Patricia Goddard Mrs. Lynn Habacker Ms. Kristi Hanson & Mr. Mark Donham Ms. Sally J. Hardt Mr. & Mrs. John Havlik Ms. Lisa Holm Ms. Ava Nell Hornsby Mrs. Karen Howard Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hulick Ms. Karen Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Carl Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Bob Johnston Mr. Charles Julian Kaler Irrigation Mr. & Mrs. William Kitchen Ms. Sue Kressenberg Mr. & Mrs. Gerald LaGesse D. Peter Lauf Mr. & Mrs. Michael Legendre Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Loyd Mr. & Mrs. Brad McElroy Mr. Charles McGinness Dr. S.A.M. Menendez

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DONORS continued IN HONOR OF… Mr. Bill Ford Ms. Lou Coots Mrs. Juliette Grumley Rev. & Mrs. George Jaeger Mr. Clay Howerton Mr. & Mrs. Stan Allen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roof Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ullom Mr. Judd Ullom John & Sherry Shadle Rev. Libby & Mr. Jim Wade Dr. Richard Smith

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Paul & Juliette Grumley Dr. & Mrs. Wally Montgomery

IN MEMORY OF… Dr. David De Villez Mrs. Sue De Villez, Mr. David De Villez II, and Dr. Heather De Villez Tatum Benjamin C. Gregory Mrs. Pat Gregory Mr. Charles E. Gregory Mrs. Pat Gregory Mr. Eugene Katterjohn

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Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coltharp Rev. & Mrs. Paul Donner Mr. Bill Ford Rev. & Mrs. George Jaeger Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Pugh Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Quin Mr. & Mrs. John Shadle Mr. & Mrs. Roger Truitt Rev. Libby & Mr. Jim Wade Mr. George Koch Mrs. Patricia Koch Dr. Michael McBee Mrs. Karen McBee Dr. Louis Myre Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Rev. & Mrs. Paul Donner Ms. Carolyn Perry Mr. & Mrs. H.E. Katterjohn Mr. Russ Ogden Mr. & Mrs. Basil Drossos Mr. & Mrs. John Shadle Margery Paxton du Val d’Epre’mesnil Mrs. Pat Brockenborough Mr. Larry Phifer Evelyn Archer Josephine Bianchi Kathleen Brockett Jean Collebrusco Ken & Mary Darst Kling William & Rita Francis Scherrie Giamanco Brett Gibbs Dee Phifer-Hercules Nellie Herman Naomi & Hal Hicks Alice Howrey David & Sara Johnson James Kidder Helen Lamping Brian Lynch Kevin Lynch Charles Manchester Vasyl Markus Cynthia Massie Elizabeth May Diann Nash John Ownby Judie Pearson Kevin & Marcia Pierce Lonnie Rosenberg Paul & Sibylle Marie Schmidt Nancy & Jim Shambro Robert Stewart Summersville Education Association Larry & Sally Viebrock Nathan Wheeler Dr. & Mrs. Russ White Carol Williams Dr. Mary Parker Smith Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Mr. Bob “Hawk” Taylor Mrs. Marie Taylor Mrs. Bette Whitlow Mr. & Mrs. Roger Truitt

DONORS continued Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Rev. & Mrs. Paul Donner Mr. David Weitlauf Mrs. Belinda Weitlauf

EDUCATION PROJECTS Mr. & Mrs. Stan Allen Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bach Mr. & Mrs. Joe Burkhead Rev. & Mrs. Paul Donner Mr. & Mrs. Charles Folsom Mr. & Mrs. Steve Grinnell Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Honorable Order of KY Colonels Mr. Jesse Jacob James Marine, Inc Dr. & Mrs. Carl Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roof The Ronald McDonald Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Cathy Trampe Jean L. Truitt & Family Arts in Education Initiative Mr. & Mrs. John Williams, Sr.

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