2015 Annual Report

MISSION The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a leader in the world of classical music, embraces and inspires individuals, families, and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.

VISION The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an inclusive and culturally relevant community where all people can experience their world through music.

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CONTENTS 4 18 28 30 32 34 46

OUR oneDSO FAMILY ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD & SUMMER COMMUNITY & LEARNING DIGITAL INITIATIVES FINANCIALS HONOR ROLL

TOP 5 MOMENTS OF 2014-15: 1. DSO’S HOME RENAMED TO RECOGNIZE MARJORIE S. FISHER (PG. 17) 2. HEROES GALA RAISES $1.4M FOR REACHING AREA YOUTH (PG. 11) 3. DSO REPLAY OFFERS PERFORMANCES ON-DEMAND (PG. 33) 4. LAUNCH OF LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL: CLASSROOM EDITION (PG. 30) 5. RECORD AUDIENCES TURNED OUT FOR TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL (PG.24)

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OUR oneDSO FAMILY 5 GOVERNANCE

Lifetime Directors / Chairmen & Directors Emeriti / Directors & Trustees / Gabrilowitsch Society / Governing Members

10 VOLUNTEER COUNCIL 11 HEROES GALA HONOREES 12 ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP 14 THE ORCHESTRA

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We have changed together over the past three years. From individuals holding onto the past, to a self-confident and trusting team focused on the future.

- Phillip Wm. Fisher, Chairman LIFETIME DIRECTORS

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Samuel Frankel ‡ David Handleman, Sr. ‡ Dr. Arthur L. Johnson ‡ Clyde Wu, M.D. ‡

Peter D. Cummings Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher Alfred R. Glancy III Steve Miller James B. Nicholson

DIRECTORS EMERITI Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Hon. Avern Cohn Lois Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel Paul Ganson Brigitte Harris Mort Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D.

Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E. L. Perkins, DDS Marilyn Pincus Lloyd Reuss Jack A. Robinson ‡ Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq. ‡ deceased

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OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s unique governance structure includes two boards with distinct and critical purposes:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS As fiducaries of the institution, each member of the Board of the Directors is fully engaged in the fiscal oversight, cultural stewarship, strategic thinking, and resource generation of the DSO. The Board of Directors maintains a culture of high engagement and accountability, overseeing all DSO financial activities and assuring that resources are aligned with mission.

Phillip Wm. Fisher

Chairman since Dec. 2012

OFFICERS

ELECTED ON DEC. 10, 2015 AT ANNUAL MEETING

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Laura Marcero Treasurer

Janice Uhlig Officer at Large

Anne Parsons President and CEO

Arthur T. O’Reilly Secretary

James G. Vella Officer at Large

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D. Vice Chair

Ralph J. Gerson Officer at Large

INCOMING CHAIRMAN

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman Elect

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Mark Davidoff has signed on as Chairman of the DSO, and his tenure commences immediately. Davidoff intends to bring the value of the DSO to the Detroit community with him into the board rooms he frequents and ensure our organization remains a current topic among his peers.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees infuses creativity and innovation into the DSO’s offerings and outreach. Trustees engage in task forces and learning labs to increase the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while implementing and evaluating new approaches in areas including audience development, branding, digital media, education, and beyond.

Matthew B. Lester Chairman since 2013

OFFICERS Ric Huttenlocher Chairman

Chad Rochkind Chair, Next Generation

Elizabeth Boone Chair, Digital Media

Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder Chair, Education

Stephen D’Arcy Chair, Programming

INCOMING CHAIRMAN Ric Huttenlocher of J.P. Morgan was elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the DSO at the Annual Meeting on December 10, 2015.

Ric Huttenlocher Chairman Elect

> Visit dso.org/governance for a complete, up-to-date list of Directors and Trustees 7

GOVERNING MEMBERS In 2013, Jim Farber became the second chair of the Governing Members — taking the torch from Arthur T. O’Reilly, who grew the base of support from 160 in the program’s inaugural year to more than Jim Farber 300 households giving $2.5K+. Jim has led his executive team with the precedent set by Mr. O’Reilly, growing that number from 300 to 362 at the close of this past fiscal year and has established an audacious goal for the next few years, “The Path to 500.”

SINCE THE PROGRAM’S INCEPTION IN 2011, THE GOVERNING MEMBERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF VOTING HOUSEHOLDS.

GABRILOWITSCH SOCIETY The undercurrent of the DSO has been and always will be innovation. We continue to achieve our mission of being a leader of classical music by striking our own path as the most accessible orchestra on the planet. Recognizing that these achievements are not possible without the support of our highest-level donors, the DSO and Janet and Norm Ankers established the Gabrilowitsch Society to recognize and celebrate those who will lead us to a financially viable and stable future.

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Janet and Norm Ankers

For 2016, the Governing Members Executive Committee has been given a charge to Strengthen, Refresh and Grow. A thorough analysis has been done to make sure the foundation remains rock solid and action plans are being implemented to continually find new ways to bring Governing Members closer to the musical EXPERIENCE, both onstage and off. All of this is designed to facilitate meaningful and sustainable growth in the donor base.

- Jim Farber, Governing Members Chairman OFFICERS James C. Farber Chairman

Maureen D’Avanzo Vice Chair, Nominating Committee

Arthur T. O’Reilly Chairman Emeritus

Bonnie Larson Member at Large

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Frederick J. Morsches Member at Large

Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Programs Committee Jan Bernick Vice Chair, Annual Giving Committee

Dave Everson Musician Liaison Johanna Yarbrough Musician Liaison

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VOLUNTEER COUNCIL More than 350 enthusiastic volunteers enhancing the DSO’s work in fundraising, audience development, education and service.

Visit dso.org/volunteer to learn more and view upcoming fundraising events.

Virginia Lundquist

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Virginia Lundquist President

Carol Marti Vice President for Special Events

Jill Jordan Chief Financial Officer

Marlene Bihlmeyer Vice President for Youth Music Education

Diane Ekizian Recording Secretary Esther Lyons Vice President for Administrative/Office Services Ellie Tholen Vice President for Communication/Public Relations Beverly Williams Vice President for Membership E. Jane Talia Vice President for Neighborhood/Residency Ambassador

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_____________ Mark Abbott & David Everson Orchestra Liaisons

VOLUNTEER COUNCIL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS RAISED $159K IN THE 2014-15 SEASON!

FIFTH ANNUAL

HEROES GALA JUNE 6, 2015

With a goal of raising $1 million, proceeds from the 2015 Heroes Gala were raised in support of the DSO’s commitment to transforming the lives of children and youth across our region through music education.

The evening took place in tribute to the Davidson/Gerson family.

The DSO fondly remembers Bill Davidson’s passionate belief that full community engagement is not possible with concerts at Orchestra Hall alone. He proved his wisdom by funding domestic and international tours for the DSO, and his family has continued that legacy by supporting our travel to southern Florida and New York City. Last season, the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert series served thousands of families around metro Detroit.

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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP Leonard Slatkin Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Internationally renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin began his tenure as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2008.

In addition, Maestro Slatkin is the Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon, a position he has held since 2011. He is highly regarded for his historic leadership of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 1996 and his tenure as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 2008. He has also served as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and held Principal Guest Conductor positions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

COMMITMENT EXTENDED BY DSO LEADERSHIP In December 2015, Leonard Slatkin extended his commitment to the DSO through the 2019-2020 season, serving as Music Director through 2017-2018, and thereafter adopting the role of the DSO’s first ever Music Director Laureate.

Gabriela Lena Frank DSO Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Composer and pianist, Dr. Gabriela Lena Frank began her 3-year tenure as composer-inresidence in 2013 under Music Director Leonard Slatkin. Winner of a Latin Grammy and nominated for Grammys as both composer and pianist, Frank also holds a Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Artist Fellowship given each year to 50 of the country’s finest artists.

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Jeff Tyzik Principal Pops Conductor A tremendously versatile artist, Tyzik is many things to many people. On stage, audiences love him for his engaging podium style and stellar trumpet playing. Behind the scenes, musicians love him for his brilliant arranging, intelligent programming and straight-shooting professionalism. An anomaly among conductors, Tyzik creates every one of his signature programs from scratch—including his programs with guest artists— and he always includes opportunities to feature members of the orchestra.

Terence Blanchard Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair Five-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard joined the DSO as the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair beginning with the 2012-13 season of the Paradise Jazz Series. His inaugural season honored the towering jazz tradition of this great hall by featuring appearances by many of our living jazz giants, including iconic drummer Roy Haynes as well as bassist Dave Holland and pianist Kenny Barron in a rare duo appearance.

Michelle Merrill Assistant Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

Rapidly rising conductor Michelle Merrill is the newly named Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. A passionate and dynamic artist, Merrill was awarded the prestigious Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship in 2013 by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival.

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YOUR DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song Concertmaster

VIOLA James VanValkenburg Acting Principal

Kimberly A. Kaloyanides Kennedy Associate Concertmaster

Caroline Coade Acting Assistant Principal Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Alexander Mishnaevski Principal Emeritus

Katherine Tuck Chair

Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair

Hai-Xin Wu Assistant Concertmaster

Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair

Jennifer Wey Assistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou* SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski Acting Principal

The Devereaux Family Chair

Ron Fischer* Will Haapaniemi* Hae Jeong Heidi Han* Sheryl Hwangbo* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang*

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

CELLO Wei Yu Principal

James C. Gordon Chair

Robert Bergman* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert*

Women’s Association for the DSO Chair

Sharon Sparrow Assistant Principal Jeffery Zook PICCOLO Jeffery Zook

OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Geoffrey Johnson # Maggie Miller Chair

Brian Ventura Assistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh

Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

CLARINET Ralph Skiano Principal

Dahae Kim ^ Assistant Principal

BASS Kevin Brown Principal Van Dusen Family Chair

Stephen Molina Assistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Larry Hutchinson Issac Trapkus

HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair

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FLUTE David Buck Principal

Robert B. Semple Chair

Marci Gurnow #

PVS Chemicals, Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Laurence Liberson Assistant Principal Shannon Orme

E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

Read our musician bios at dso.org/orchestra BASSOON Robert Williams Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma Assistant Principal Marcus Schoon CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon FRENCH HORN Karl Pituch Principal Bryan Kennedy Scott Strong Johanna Yarbrough David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott TRUMPET Hunter Eberly Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Kevin Good Stephen Anderson Assistant Principal William Lucas

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins Principal David Binder Randall Hawes BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes TUBA Dennis Nulty Principal

TIMPANI Jeremy Epp Principal

Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

2014-15 RETIREES Bob Murphy Violin

PERCUSSION Joseph Becker Principal

Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Andrés PichardoRosenthal Assistant Principal

William Cody Knicely Chair

Joshua Jones § LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles Principal Ethan Allen

PERSONNEL Heather Hart Rochon Orchestra Personnel Manager

Patrick Peterson

Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell Stage Manager

Steven Kemp

Department Head

Matthew Pons

Department Head

Michael Sarkissian Department Head

* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis # 2015-16 Substitute Musician § African-American Orchestra Fellow ^ Extended Leave

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. . . NEW TALENT ATTRACTING NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL TALENT Fiscal Year 2015 saw a tremendous audition schedule, attracting more than 892 applicants from both national and international backgrounds for 8 auditions. The four new musicians pictured below won their auditions last season.

David Binder trombone

Isaac Trapkus bass

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Alexander Kinmonth principal oboe

Wei Yu

principal cello

. . . BUILDING RE-DEDICATION

MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER In recognition of a lifetime of support to the organization, the DSO is honored to have added local philanthropist Marjorie S. Fisher’s name to its home at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in July 2015.

The performance and community center at 3711 Woodward Avenue, home to historic Orchestra Hall, The Music Box, Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Rehearsal Hall and Jacob Bernard Pincus Music Education Center, shall now be known as the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center.

Nicknamed The Max, the center jointly celebrates Mr. Fisher’s founding vision for a cultural campus that also serves as a community gathering place with Mrs. Fisher’s extraordinary personal legacy of philanthropic support of the DSO’s musicians and programs.

Members of the DSO community gathered with members of the Fisher family to officially unveil the new signage on Woodward Ave. during a ceremony on July 9.

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ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE

CLASSICAL SERIES Throughout the 58 classical concerts at Orchestra Hall, the orchestra welcomed several new faces to the stage for their subscription debut: violinist Elina Vähälä; pianists Behzod Abduraimov, Anne-Marie McDermott and Beatrice Rana, mezzosoprano Isabelle Druet, and soprano Patricia Racette. The following world-renowned conductors also made their Detroit debuts: Jakub Hrůša, Hannu Lintu, Cristian Macelaru, Robert Treviño and Joshua Weilerstein.

Slatkin’s leadership voice for new music by contemporary composers was on display last season with a number of World and North American premieres: Leonard Slatkin’s own Endgames received its World Premiere last November on a program with the DSO Premiere of his wife Cindy McTee’s Trombone Concerto performed by DSO Principal Trombone Kenneth Thompkins Swedish trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger joined the orchestra in the American premiere of the Trumpet Concerto composed for him by Swedish composer Tobias Broström The DSO performed 17 other works last season new to its repertoire, including William Bolcom’s Circus Overture, composed in honor of Slatkin’s 70th birthday

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NEW RECORDINGS In the 2014-15 season, the DSO released two discs on the Naxos label celebrating the concertos of John Williams. A live digital recording of Tchaikovsky’s six symphonies performed at the Tckaikovsky Festival was released on our inhouse label Live From Orchestra Hall.

Learn more, preview and purchase recordings at dso.org/recordings.

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POPS SERIES Jeff Tyzik put together his second Pops season as DSO Principal Pops Conductor, which garnered a 16 percent increase in subscribers for the series. Highlights of the 2014-15 season included tributes to Simon & Garfunkel and Nat King Cole, the aerial acrobatics of Cirque de la Symphonie, and Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess. The ensemble returned to Meadow Brook Music Festival for an appearance for the Music of Star Wars, attracting over 6,000 people.

Subscription revenue from the DSO Pops Series presented by the MASCO Corporation Foundation and Greektown Casino Hotel increased by 8 percent and subscriber base grew by 4 percent compared to the previous year.

With box office revenues exceeding $432,000, 2014’s “Home for the Holidays” concerts set the box office record for the December concert event. The previous record was set in 2013 with more than $425,000 in revenue. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, Broadway vocalists Gary Mauer and Beth Southard joined the DSO and choirs from Bloomfield Hills High School and Grosse Pointe South High School to perform holiday favorites from “Sleigh Ride” to “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”

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PARADISE JAZZ SERIES In Terence Blanchard’s third season as Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Chair, the Paradise Jazz Series sponsored by MGM Grand Detroit saw a remarkable 24 percent increase in the number of subscribers as well as a 9 percent increase in subscription revenue.

Most Paradise Jazz Series concert was preceded by a Music Box performance of Civic Jazz Live, which added to the overall experience for DSO jazz audiences and provided incredible performance opportunities for our Civic Jazz students.

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In November 2014, the DSO announced a partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and composer Tod Machover to compose a symphony about Detroit, for Detroit and essentially by Detroit. Machover spent the next year collecting sounds from around the city and from Detroiters who submitted sound files of their own in order to answer the question, “What does Detroit sound like?” The DSO performed the World Premiere of “Symphony in D” in November 2015 to a sold-out audience, and was featured in The New York Times and the BBC.

SOME 15,000 SOUND FILES WERE COLLECTED FOR THIS PROJECT. > WATCH THE TRAILER

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NEW YEAR’S EVE The DSO rang in the New Year on Dec. 31, 2014 with its first ever New Year’s Eve Concert and extravaganza.

Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik paired up with trumpet player Byron Stripling and organist Bobby Floyd to lead the orchestra in a swinging combination of jazz standards like “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” as well as light classical selections by Strauss and Smetana.

Boasting a packed house at Orchestra Hall, the concert was televised live on Detroit Public Television to thousands of metro Detroiters. Major funding was provided by the Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation.

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> WATCH THE TRAILER

Nearly 17,000 tickets sold during last year’s three-week Tchaikovsky Festival, and 30 percent of single ticket buyers were new to the DSO. Ticket sales during the festival, when compared to a non-Festival three-week span, were exponentially higher. The orchestra performed each of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies along with several other works spanning the composer’s tumultuous career. The National Endowment for the Arts sponsored digital content for the festival, which included a stop-motion trailer featuring 24

MEET MADDY...

Maddy, short for Matryoshka, and her nesting doll brood served as the mascots for the Tchaikovsky Festival.

Maddy, the Russian nesting doll that became our beloved mascot.

Live recordings of the six symphonies were recorded for digital release on the DSO’s in-house label, Live From Orchestra Hall. The recording was released in May in celebration of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 175th birthday and appeared in the Top 5 on iTunes Classical charts.

With 567 downloads sold, and more than 97,000 streams, “Tchaikovsky’s Six Symphonies” is the DSO’s most successful recording of Slatkin’s tenure.

She starred in the very popular stop-motion promo that received some 100,000 views and counting.

Maddy was involved in preparation for the festival, attended concerts and even assisted with operations.

Search for #TchaikFest to reveal her many adventures.

Die-cut Maddy inserts were distributed in the program books at every festival concert, with instructions to take a #DSOselfie with her.

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OPERA IN CONCERT:

PUCCINI’S TOSCA

Leonard Slatkin began a tradition last May of ending each season with an opera in concert production. Our semi-staged version of Puccini’s Tosca starred world-renowned soprano Patricia Racette singing the role of Tosca, great American tenor James Valenti as Cavaradossi and internationally-acclaimed American bass-baritone Raymond Aceto as Scarpia.

Love, suspicion, political corruption, torture, murder, a duplicitous firing squad, and a suicide – Puccini’s Tosca, a grandstand way for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin to complete their 2014-15 Season.

– Classical Source

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Supported by a Knight Arts Challenge grant, A Musical Tale of Two Cities: Motown Meets the Big Easy added festival elements to the performance of Erb Jazz Chair Terence Blanchard’s “A Tale of God’s Will: A Requiem for Katrina.”

MOTOWN MEETS THE BIG EASY A total of 2,100 tickets sold for the 3-day festival. > WATCH THE TRAILER

A TALE OF GOD’S WILL: A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA

Terence Blanchard’s score to accompany Spike Lee’s HBO documentary “When the Levees Broke.”

NEW ORLEANS FUNK Big Sam’s Funky Nation performed in The Music Box @ The Max as a part of the three-day festival.

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A subscription series across eight venues brings the full classical concert experience to patrons across metro Detroit. In its fourth season, the series had 28 performances in the eight neighborhoods listed below.

HOW DOES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES IMPACT SALES? The season closed with 2,041 subscriptions sold to 1,043 households, 359 of which were new to the series. 1,268 of the households that attended a neighborhood performance during FY14 had no previous history with the DSO. Of these new households, 10 percent went on to attend one or more concerts at Orchestra Hall.

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Learn more at dso.org/neighborhood

SALUTE TO AMERICA! Last summer’s Salute to America concerts achieved an all-time sales record during the 23nd year of the DSO’s collaboration with Greenfield Village. With more than $650,000 in ticket sales, the previous year’s record was exceeded by 7 percent, which was also a record-setting year. Nearly 29,500 fans attended the concerts on July 1-4, achieving the third-highest attendance figure in the event’s history.

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COMMUNITY & LEARNING

INTRODUCING LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL: CLASSROOM EDITION The Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation helped the DSO launch a pilot season for Live From Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition, bringing our educational concerts to students in their own classrooms, sharing the experience of the DSO as widely as possible.

> WATCH THE TRAILER

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WU FAMILY ACADEMY In order to expand and deepen Flagship programs our commitment to community, encompassed within Community we created the department of & Learning include the Wu Community & Learning. This Family Academy for Learning new department unifies our and Engagement, the William education and community Davidson Neighborhood Concert engagement areas, allowing for Series, the longstanding greater creativity Educational Concert and effectiveness Series and Young along the path People’s Family of being the Concerts, the most accessible Symphony in D orchestra on project, the Music the planet. An Alive Composer-inexceptional team Residence program CAEN THOMASON-REDUS was attracted featuring Gabriela from around Detroit and across Lena Frank, the DTE Energy the country as we searched Foundation Community for the skills, experience and Concerts, and many others. passion necessary to deliver Through this vast array of the programs already pioneered partnerships and programs, by the DSO, as well as new the DSO offered nearly 400 initiatives that will further community experiences and transform the Symphony’s role reached an incredibly diverse in the community. audience of more than 150,000.

COMMUNITY & LEARNING TEAM

NELSON LEAH CELEBI RODRIGUEZ-PARADA Education Manager General Manager of Training Ensembles

ELIZABETH LANNI

LAURA DUDA

Education Coordinator

Community Engagement Community Engagement Manager & Operations Coordinator

DON KILLINGER

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DIGITAL INITIATIVES

AN IMPROVED WEBCAST COMMAND CENTER

Significant improvements were made to the Alfred R. Glancy Control Room, including new monitors and furniture, contributing to an increased production value for the Live From Orchestra Hall product.

@DETROITSYMPHONY

40,410 FOLLOWERS

6,625 FOLLOWERS 1,177 FOLLOWERS

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6,369 FOLLOWERS

INTRODUCING DSO REPLAY In August, the DSO launched the nation’s only on-demand classical performance archive to some 5,000 inaugural members—DSO Replay. Through Replay, music fans can stream full-length classical works on-demand in HD. Boasting more than 100 works originally performed on the orchestra’s Live From Orchestra Hall webcast series, the archive is refreshed with new content each week during the classical season. Users simply log on to dso.org/replay to explore the new online environment.

The DSO is the first American orchestra to make its performance archive available on-demand. Prior to Replay’s inception, past Live From Orchestra Hall footage was only available through special encore broadcasts on dso.org/live or through YouTube clips. All patrons who join the annual fund with a gift of $50 or more receive full access. Viewers can browse content by composer, date, or through a rotating series of curated playlists such as “Virtuoso Violin,” “Living Composers,” “Made in America,” and many more.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

EARNED REVENUE While reported national trends reveal waning orchestra subscription rates and a greater reliance on single ticket sales, the DSO finished its 2014-15 season with its fourth consecutive year of subscription growth across all product lines. Revenue was up 1.6 percent while the number of families subscribing was up 5.4 percent.

CONTRIBUTED REVENUE In fiscal year 2015, the DSO raised $17.42 million in annual, event and project contributions, exceeding its ambitious annual fundraising goal of $17.18 million. The success in individual giving is owing to the generosity of 9,745 donors.

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With our intentional and disciplined march towards sustainability, we find comfort in achieving the necessary balance between a growing passion to be multidimensional, and a deepened resolve to be laser focused around purpose, with a crystal clear identity.

ANNE PARSONS, PRESIDENT AND CEO

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HONOR ROLL

Annual Fund Gifts received between September 1, 2014 and November 30, 2015 Being a Community-Supported Orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods, and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have a question about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or dso.org/donate.

The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support us most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

Giving of $250,000 and more Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Giving of $100,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Ms. Leslie Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment

Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein The Polk Family Cindy & Leonard Slatkin* Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu†

Giving of $50,000 and more

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Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo

Mrs. Bonnie Larson

Mrs. Cecilia Benner

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester

Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock

Ms. Deborah Miesel

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Bernard & Eleanor Robertson

† Deceased

Giving of $25,000 and more Ms. Sharon Backstrom Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Sidney & Madeline Forbes Herman & Sharon Frankel Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz & Mrs. Jean Shapero Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Mr. James G. Vella

Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. Chuck Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Michael & Geraldine Buckles Lois & Avern Cohn Mr. Gary Cone & Ms. Aimée Cowher Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Marianne Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend & Mr. Mark T. Kilbourn Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. & Mrs. Herman Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Lauri & Paul Hogle* Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. James A. Jacob Mr. Sharad P. Jain Chacona W. Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston ¥ DSO

Musician or Staff Member

Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mike & Katy Keegan Marguerite & David Lentz Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Michael & Laura Marcero David & Valerie McCammon Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia and Henry Nickol Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Mr. Charles Peters Dr. William F. Pickard Ms. Ruth Rattner Jack† & Aviva Robinson Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams David & Bernadine Wu Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zlotoff

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Giving of $5,000 and more Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Drs. John & Janice Bernick Dr. Robert N. & Claire P. Brown Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Beck Demery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Ron Fischer* & Kyoko Kashiwagi Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. David Fleitz Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. James† A. Green Judy & Kenneth Hale Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy Henk Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms.

Judith V. Hicks Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Allan S. Leonard Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Mr. Gregory Liposky The Locniskar Group Mr. Robert A. Lutz Ms. Florine Mark Patricia A. & Patrick G. McKeever Susanne O. McMillan John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Morgan Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Mr. Joseph Mullany

Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Glenda D. Price Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mrs. Lois J. Ryan Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith Renate & Richard Soulen Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Mr. Gary Torgow David Usher Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Arthur & Trudy Weiss Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Mr. Michael Yessian Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois Zussman

Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mrs. Jean Azar Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. J. Addison Bartush† David & Kay Basler Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum

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Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Dr. George & Joyce Blum Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bluth Dr. & Mrs. Rudrick E. Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. Scott Brooks Bowden & Elaine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Ms. Evelyn Burton Julie Byczynski* & Angus Gray Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson

Mr. Daniel Clancy Gloria & Fred Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Dr. Thomas Clark & Annette Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Dorothy M. Craig Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Domin

† Deceased

Donato Enterprises Paul† & Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony C. Fielek Mr. Jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Mr. Samuel Frank Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. FrohardtLane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Mr. George Georges Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Mr. Nathaniel Good Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goodman Mr. Jason Gourley & Mrs. Rebekah Page-Gourley Ms. Jacqueline Graham Ms. Leslie Green Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Mr. & Mrs. Luke Ponder Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Ms. Janet Groening-Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Alice Berberian Haidostian Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Ms. Albertine Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Scott Harrison* & Angela Detlor Cheryl A. Harvey Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Dr. Deanna & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page

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Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Nicki* & Brian Inman Steven & Sarah Jackson Ira & Brenda Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. William H. John Mr. John S. Johns Mr. George Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mrs. Ellen D. Kahn Ms. Cathleen Kapatos Mr. & Mrs. David Karp Dr. Laura Katz Betsy & Joel Kellman Martin & Cis Maisel Kellman The Stephanie & Frederic Keywell Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Dr. Harry & Mrs. Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. John Kunz Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Maureen & Mauri Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier

Musician or Staff Member

Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas† & Judith Mich J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. Lane J. Moore Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Dr. Stephen & Dr. Barbara Munk Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Bruce & Katherine Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Dr. William Oppat Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly David† & Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Reimer Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. Ronald Puchalski Fair & Steven Radom Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. Richard Rapson Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Carol & Foster Redding Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Barbara Gage Rex Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Seth & Laura Romine Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Norman† & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Ruthven

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Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryan Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Hershel & Dorothy Sandberg Mr. Robert Schaerer Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. & Mrs. Ken Seawell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Mrs. Beverly Segal Mr. Igal Shaham & Ms. Linda Zlotoff Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz & Mrs. Jean Shapero Ms. Cynthia Shaw Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Ms. Margaret Shulman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn Skedel & Mr. Daniel

Skedel Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Stimpson Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Stephen & Phyllis Strome Mrs. Susan Svoboda & Mr. Bill Kishler Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Barbara & Stuart Trager Mark & Janice Uhlig Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent

Mr. Bill Vlasic Mr. & Mrs. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman W. Weinreich Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Mr. Brian Wenzel Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. John Wolak Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Ms. Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman

Giving of $1,500 and more Mr. & Mrs. Ismael Ahmed Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Carol & John Aubrey Drs. Richard & Helena Balon Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Linda & Maurice S. Binkow Ms. Jane Bolender Ms. Liz Boone Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Bromberg Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Steve & Geri Carlson Mr. David Carroll Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Cracchiolo Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dart

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Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Mr. & Mrs. Howard O. Emorey Ms. Marilyn R. Galloway Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Dr. Linda Golumbia, Ph.D Mr. & Mrs. Saul Green Mr. Donald Guertin Mary & Preston Happel Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Donna & Eugene Hartwig Mr. & Mrs. Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Carolyn & Howard Iwrey Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Carol & Richard Johnston Mr. Paul Joliat Dr. Jean Kegler June K. Kendall

Ms. Ida King Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Miss Kathryn Korns Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Mr. Michael Kuhne Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Mr. Lawrence Larson Mr. Charles E Letts Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Dr. Arlene M. Marcy, M.D. Ms. Annette McGruder Ms. Camille McLeod Thomas & Judith Mich Jeffrey & Marsha Miro Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Norling Noel & Patricia Peterson

† Deceased

Mr. Mark Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. Wayne Sherman Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Marci & Marv Shulman

Zon Shumway Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Ralph & Peggy Skiano Mr. & Mrs. Andreas H. Steglich Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Dr. Gytis Udrys Ms. Charlotte Varzi Dr. Stanley Waldon

Ms. Janet Weir Drs. William & Prudentia Worth Frank & Ruth Zinn Barbara Zitzewitz

VENTURE FUND Gifts received September 1, 2014 to November 24, 2015 Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Venture Fund are contributions that support projects, partnerships and performances taking place in the current season. Venture gifts are generally one-time and non-renewable in nature and fund initiatives that are included in the annual budget such as DSO concerts, Civic Youth Ensembles, community engagement and partnerships, and DSO Presents and Paradise Jazz concert series.

Ms. Veronica Agosta† Ms. Janet Allen Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Ankers Mr. Braxton Blake and Ms. Freda Herseth Edsel And Eleanor Ford House Dr. Margo Farber and Mr. James Farber Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Holloway† Mr. and Mrs. Eric B. Larson Mr. John C. Leyhan† Michael Willoughby & Associates Mr. and Mrs. James B.

Nicholson Oakwood Healthcare Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schultz† Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Ms. Sandra Thornton Mrs. Helen Walz-Gutowski

BLOCKBUSTER FUND

Gifts Received September 1, 2014 to November 24, 2015 Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Blockbuster Fund support those exceptional projects, partnerships and performances that boldly advance the DSO’s mission “to be a leader in the world of classical music, embracing and inspiring individuals, families and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.” Blockbuster gifts fund defining initiatives that are outside the annual budget such as touring, Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts, certain community engagement and education partnerships, and capital and technology infrastructure.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Ankers

Mr. Stephen Hudson

Ms. Deborah Miesel

Mr. and Mrs. Mandell L. Berman

Mr. Michael Jalving

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts New Music USA

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Brodie

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer

Mr. and Mrs. John Lesesne

Mr. Marc A. Schwartz

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lester McGregor Fund

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America

Mr. Michael J. Fisher

Michigan Lighting

WDET

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Systems East

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. D’Avanzo

Mr. and Mrs. George Nyman Memorial Charitable Trust

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CORPORATE SUPPORTERS OF THE DSO $500,000 and more

Jim Nicholson

CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 and more

Gerard M. Anderson

President, Chairman and CEO, DTE Energy Corporation

Faye Nelson President, DTE Energy Foundation

Mark Fields

James Vella

President & CEO, President, Ford Motor Company Fund Ford Motor Company

$100,000 and more

Mary Barra

Vivian Pickard

Chairman and CEO Director, General Motors General Motors Public Corporation Policy

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Sergio Marchionne

Chief Executive Officer, FCA

Keith J. Allmann

President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

$50,000 and more

$20,000 and more

Target Corporation

American House Senior Living Communities Amerisure Insurance Global Automotive Alliance Greektown Casino Macy’s MGM Grand Detroit Casino Rock Ventures, LLC

$10,000 and more Beaumont Health Delphi Foundation Dykema Fifth Third Bank Greenleaf Trust Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP Huron Consulting Group KPMG LLP Lear Corporation PNC Bank PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP REDICO Talmer Bank and Trust Telemus Capital Partners, LLC Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Wolverine Packing Company $5,000 and more BASF Corporation

Contractors Steel Company Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC DENSO International America, Inc. Flagstar Bank Midwest Medical Center Suburban Collection Yessian Music $1,000 and more Avis Ford, Inc. Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Coffee Express Roasting Company CRStager Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan

Dickinson Wright Edibles Rex HEM Data Corporation Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC KlearSky Solutions, LLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center Michigan First Credit Union Oswald Companies Plante and Moran, PLLC Post, Smythe, Lutz, & Ziel LLP Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc. Sachse Construction Schaerer Architextural Interiors Urban Science Applications

SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS The Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges and honors the following foundations and organizations for their contributions to support the Orchestra’s performances, education programming, and other annual operations of the organization. This honor roll reflects both fulfillments of previous commitments and new gifts during the period beginning September 1, 2014 and November 24, 2015. We regret the omission of gifts received after this print deadline. $500,000 and more The William M. Davidson Foundation Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation $250,000 and more The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Hudson-Webber Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund $100,000 and more Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Ford Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council $50,000 and more Matilda R. Wilson Fund

$25,000 and more Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs $10,000 and more Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Henry Ford II Fund Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Moroun Family Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation $5,000 and more Benson & Edith Ford Fund Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation Young Woman’s Home Association

$1,000 and more Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Harold & Ruth Garber Family Foundation James & Lynelle Holden Fund Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation The Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Sills Foundation The Village Club Foundation

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T

he 1887 Society is a tribute to the storied past of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and recognizes those among our patrons with unique DSO histories who have made a legacy commitment to our work.

Members receive recognition in each issue of Performance magazine and an annual society High Tea, as well as enjoying a special package of benefits throughout the DSO season.

If you have arranged for a legacy gift, or would like more information on ways to do so, please contact Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors is pleased to honor the 1887 Society. These patrons, friends and subscribers have named the Orchestra in their estate plans.

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Ms. Doris Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy† Arbulu Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. John G. Bielawski† Mrs. Betty Blair Robert T. Bomier† Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Harry G. Bowles† William & Julia Bugera Dr. & Mrs. Victor† J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Ms. Bette J. Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mrs. Rema Frankel† Jane French Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor† & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy Donna & Eugene Hartwig Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein

Ms. Nancy B. Henk Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Mrs. Patricia Hobar† Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Holloway Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Richard & Involut Jessup Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Carol Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb† & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri† & Suzanne Kosacheff Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson Mr. Phillip Leon† Allan S. Leonard Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. † Joseph Lile Harold Lundquist & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Mr. Glenn Maxwell Mr. Leonard Mazerov Mary Joy McMachen, Ph. D. Rhoda A. Milgrim John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. L. William† Moll Craig & Shari Morgan Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Beverley Anne Pack Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling Dr. William F. Pickard

Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts Mrs. Robert Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack† & Aviva Robinson Dr. Margaret Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Schilla Stephanie & Fred Secrest Mr. & Mrs. Stephan† Sharf Ms. Marla Shelton Ms. June Siebert Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John† & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams† Mr. Robert S. Williams Ms. Barbara Wojtas Ms. Treva Womble Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu† Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mr. Milton Zussman † Deceased

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