Heroes Gala 2022 Program Book

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MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER | DETROIT

Marjorie S. Fisher Fund OF THE

Is honored to suppor t the Detroit Symphony Orc hestra’s

2022 Heroes Gala and to celebrate the enduring impact of

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Ed Linda OUR VERY BEST TO AND

VALUED LEADERS AND GOOD FRIENDS.

BEST WISHES, JUDY AND STANLEY FRANKEL

Congratulations

to Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. On this well-deserved honor

Truly Heroes to the DSO in word and in deed

—Penny and Harold Blumenstein

from the president & chair

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ELCOME TO THE TENTH ANNUAL HEROES GALA,

where we celebrate the remarkable leaders, colleagues, and friends, who significantly impact the vision, values, and success of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Tonight, we are honored to recognize the kind, generous, and just all-around good people Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr. Linda and Ed approach philanthropy from the heart, often in quiet ways, with a focus on impact. They have attended Classical Series concerts for many years together, and their passion for music and love for our orchestra is clear. Their support has guaranteed artistic excellence, both on Orchestra Hall’s stage and in the community, while ensuring sustainability for the DSO for generations to come.

Ed was part of the Save Orchestra Hall campaign in the 1970s, and he first attended DSO concerts as a young boy attending Detroit public schools. Linda, after guiding a successful fashion business now lends her creativity and counsel as a member of the DSO Board of Trustees. We are eternally grateful for their leadership and everything they continue to bring to our organization and our community.

Linda and Ed are inherently humble and never seek the spotlight for their generosity. So, when we approached them at the beginning of the year about this recognition, they accepted on the condition that their dear friend Anne Parsons be with them tonight. We never let ourselves believe that this wouldn’t be the case.

As much as Linda and Ed are true champions of the DSO, we know they regard Anne—as we all do—as the personification of the attributes we recognize at this event every year: inspirational leadership, unwavering belief in the value of community, and visionary impact. We are honored, therefore, to also pay tribute to Anne as a DSO Hero this evening. It is our greatest wish to preserve and continue to build upon the legacy she inspired both here at the DSO and in our city.

With deep appreciation,

Erik Rönmark, President and CEO

Mark Davidoff, Chair, Board of Directors

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Linda and Ed, You have always been our Heroes!

We are thrilled to join with the DSO in recognizing you both for all you do for the Symphony and our community.

ERICA AND RALPH GERSON

Congratulations to the 2022 DSO’s Heroes Gala honorees Linda Dresner and Edward C. Levy!

Gwen and S. Evan Weiner and the Levy Family of Companies salute Linda and Ed for their magnanimous support of the DSO!

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To two of our most cherished leaders, we thank you for all you do!

Lots of love,

Arnie and Joanne

HOST

committee honorary patrons Judy & Stanley Frankel Ann & Jim Nicholson

honorary chairs Sandy Morrison

Gwen and Evan Weiner

host committee

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Pamela Applebaum and Gaal Karp

Brenda Kee and Wayne Brown

Chacona and Harold Baugh

Bonnie Larson

Penny and Harold Blumenstein

Glenda Price

Julie and Peter Cummings

Eleanor and Bernard Robertson

Maureen D’Avanzo

Peggy and Mark Saffer

Margie Dunn and Mark Davidoff

Salvador Salort-Pons and Alex May

Lauren and Phillip Fisher

John Solecki

Maha Freij

Shirley and Henry Stancato

Mary Anne and Eugene Gargaro

Doris Tong and Teck Soo

Erica and Ralph Gerson

Barbara Van Dusen

Nancy and James Grosfeld

Anne Wilczak

Julie and Peter Hollinshead

Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder

Carola and Ric Huttenlocher

Mary Wilson

Elizabeth and Renato Jamett

Bernadine and David Wu

HEROES GALA 2022

THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA along with Honorary Patrons Judy and Stanley Frankel & Ann and Jim Nicholson

present

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ANNUAL

GALA

SATURDAY JUNE 18, 2022

ORCHESTRA HALL | MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER | DETROIT

5:30pm Red carpet arrivals and cocktails THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON ATRIUM

7:00pm DSO Heroes Benefit Concert ORCHESTRA HALL

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jader Bignamini, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792 - 1868)

Overture to Semiramide

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI (1834 - 1886)

"Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835 - 1921)

"Bacchanale" from Samson and Delilah

Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25 Hilary Hahn, violin PABLO DE SARASATE (1844 - 1908) JERONIMO GIMENEZ (1854 - 1923)

Intermezzo from La Boda de Luis Alonso

8:30pm Formal dinner

THE PETER D. AND JULIE F. CUMMINGS CUBE

10:00pm Afterglow

THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON ATRIUM

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ART IS ENERGY

The arts enrich and energize lives and communities unlike any other experience. That’s why the DTE Foundation is proud to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which celebrates the role that the arts play in making our community more inviting, interesting and connected.

Honigman is pleased to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra And congratulates our friends Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr. For their well-deserved honor You are Superstars!

historic

HEROES The DSO founded the Heroes Gala in 2010 in honor of the remarkable people who impact the vision, values, and success of the organization.

2010:

J AMES B. NICHOLSON DSO Chairman Emeritus, and President and CEO of PVS Chemicals, Inc.

2012:

LOYD REUSS L DSO Director Emeritus, and former President of General Motors Corporation

2013:

ARBARA VAN DUSEN B DSO Director Emerita, and beloved supporter of the arts in Detroit

2014:

AN GILBERT, Founder and Chairman of Rock Ventures together with D MATT CULLEN, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Rock Ventures LLC

2015:

T HE DAVIDSON/GERSON FAMILY prolific Detroit philanthropists and supporters of the DSO’s William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series

2016:

J OHN A. BOLL, DSO Director Emeritus, and former Chairman and CEO of Chateau Properties together with MARLENE L. BOLL, former Radio City Rockette and active DSO volunteer

2017:

ANDELL AND MADELEINE (BILL AND MADGE) BERMAN M each longtime DSO board members and steadfast supporters of the orchestra’s education programs

2018:

PENNY AND HAROLD BLUMENSTEIN, each longtime DSO supporters who established the Penny and Harold Blumenstein Future Audiences Fund, together with LEONARD SLATKIN 10-year DSO Music Director who established the Cindy and Leonard Slatkin Emerging Artists Fund.

2019:

M ORT HARRIS DSO Board member Emeritus, philanthropist, and decorated World War II veteran.

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Honoring our dear friends

LINDA DRESNER AND ED LEVY, JR. - inspiring beyond measure.

ETHAN AND GRETCHEN DAVIDSON

board of directors DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. board of trustees

Samuel Frankel ◊

officers of the board of directors

Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair

Shari Morgan

Stanley Frankel

Mark A. Davidoff, Chair

Ismael Ahmed

Sandy Morrison

David Handleman, Sr. ◊

Erik Rönmark, President & CEO

Richard Alonzo

Frederick J. Morsches

Dr. Arthur L. Johnson ◊

David T. Provost, Vice Chair

Hadas Bernard

Jennifer Muse,

James B. Nicholson

Faye Alexander Nelson,

Janice Bernick

lifetime directors

Clyde Wu, M.D. ◊ Deceased ◊

Treasurer

Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder (Ret.), Secretary

Pamela Applebaum, Officer at Large

chair emeriti Peter D. Cummings Phillip Wm. Fisher Stanley Frankel

Ralph J. Gerson, Officer at Large

Chacona Baugh Penny B. Blumenstein John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Barbara Frankel Herman H. Frankel Dr. Gloria Heppner Ronald Horwitz Bonnie Larson Harold Kulish David McCammon David R. Nelson William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Marilyn Pincus Lloyd E. Reuss Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss

Marco Bruzzano Margaret Cooney Casey Karen Cullen Joanne Danto

Shirley Stancato, Officer at Large

Maureen T. D’Avanzo

James G. Vella, Officer at Large

Jasmin DeForrest

Officer at Large

Stephen D’Arcy

Afa Sadykhly Dworkin Peter Falzon

James B. Nicholson

Floy Barthel

Gwen Bowlby

Glenda D. Price, Ph. D.,

Robert S. Miller

director emeriti

Elizabeth Boone

board of directors

James C. Farber

David Assemany,

Carolynn Frankel

Governing Members Chair

Elena Centeio Aaron Frankel Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A. Laura Hernandez-Romine Rev. Nicholas Hood III Richard Huttenlocher Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair Daniel J. Kaufman Michael J. Keegan Arthur C. Liebler Xavier Mosquet Arthur T. O’Reilly Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson Scott Strong,

Orchestra Representative

Nancy Tellem Laura J. Trudeau Dr. M. Roy Wilson David M. Wu, M.D. Johanna Yarbrough,

Orchestra Representative

Linda Forte Maha Freij Christa Funk Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Mary Ann Gorlin Donald Hiruo Michelle Hodges Julie Hollinshead John Jullens David Karp Joel D. Kellman Jennette Smith Kotila Leonard LaRocca

NextGen Chair

Nicholas Myers,

Musician Representative

Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth Maury Okun Vivian Pickard Denise Fair Razo Gerrit Reepmeyer Richard Robinson James Rose, Jr. Laurie Rosen Elana Rugh Marc Schwartz Carlo Serraiocco Lois L. Shaevsky Mary Shafer Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Ralph Skiano,

Musician Representative

Richard Sonenklar Rob Tanner Yoni Torgow Gwen Weiner Donnell White Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

William Lentine Linda Dresner Levy Florine Mark Anthony McCree Kristen McLennan Tito Melega Lydia Michael Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward H. Keith Mobley Scott Monty

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orchestra

JADER BIGNAMINI, Music Director

Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

TERENCE BLANCHARD

LEONARD SLATKIN

NEEME JÄRVI

Principal Pops Conductor

Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

Music Director Laureate

Music Director Emeritus

first violin

Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy

ACTING CONCERTMASTER

Katherine Tuck Chair

Hai-Xin Wu

ACTING ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair

Jennifer Wey Fang

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair

Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Goldman*

viola

Eric Nowlin PRINCIPAL

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

James VanValkenburg ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Caroline Coade

Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair

Glenn Mellow Hang Su Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman

Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*

second violin

ACTING PRINCIPAL

The Devereaux Family Chair

Will Haapaniemi*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Hae Jeong Heidi Han*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*

Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair

Sharon Sparrow

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair

cello

Marian Tanau* Alexander Volkov* Jing Zhang*

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Michael Ke Ma

ACTING PRINCIPAL

Marcus Schoon^

piccolo

contrabassoon Marcus Schoon^

percussion

Joseph Becker

PRINCIPAL Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL William Cody Knicely Chair

James Ritchie

Wei Yu

PRINCIPAL

Abraham Feder

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

Jeremy Crosmer*

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

David LeDoux*

oboe

Alexander Kinmonth PRINCIPAL

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Sarah Lewis

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Monica Fosnaugh

Peter McCaffrey*

Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair

Una O’Riordan*

Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair

Cole Randolph*

horn

Karl Pituch PRINCIPAL

Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong

Monica Fosnaugh

Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

PRINCIPAL

Ethan Allen

Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair

David Everson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Mark Abbott

english horn

librarians

Robert Stiles

personnel managers Patrick Peterson

DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

trumpet

Hunter Eberly

Benjamin Tisherman,

MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

PRINCIPAL

Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Hong-Yi Mo* Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair

PRINCIPAL

Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

bassoon

Jaquain Sloan §

Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

timpani

Jeremy Epp

James Ritchie

Jeffery Zook

Sujin Lim* Alexandros Sakarellos*

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

Amanda Blaikie

Jeffery Zook

Robert Bergman* Adam Stepniewski

Shannon Orme

Mike Chen

Eun Park Lee* Laura Soto*

PRINCIPAL

Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair

bass clarinet

Han Zheng

Rachel Harding Klaus* Adrienne Rönmark*

flute

Hannah Hammel

bass

Kevin Brown PRINCIPAL

Van Dusen Family Chair

Stephen Molina

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Christopher Hamlen Brandon Mason Nicholas Myers

clarinet

Ralph Skiano PRINCIPAL

Robert B. Semple Chair

Kevin Good Stephen Anderson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

William Lucas

Jack Walters

PVS Chemicals Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Laurence Liberson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Shannon Orme

stage personnel Dennis Rottell

STAGE MANAGER

Ryan DeMarco

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Noel Keesee

trombone

Kenneth Thompkins PRINCIPAL

David Binder

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Steven Kemp

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Matthew Pons

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Michael Sarkissian

harp

Patricia Masri-Fletcher PRINCIPAL

Winifred E. Polk Chair

e-flat clarinet

Laurence Liberson

DEPARTMENT HEAD

tuba

Dennis Nulty PRINCIPAL

legend

* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis ^ On sabbatical § African American Orchestra

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program NOTES

Overture to Semiramide

Composed 1822-1823 | Premiered February 3, 1823

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI

B. February 29, 1792, Pesaro, Italy D. November 13, 1868, Passy, France Scored for flute, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion, and strings.

(Approx. 11 minutes)

When Gustave Kobbe wrote in The Complete Opera Book, published in 1922, that…. in 1922, that “Semiramide seems to have had its day,” he could hardly have foreseen the Rossini revival that would gather strength over the next half-century.

His complaint, that singers adequate to Rossini’s florid, vocal writing were no longer to be found, has been remedied by such specialists as Marilyn Horne and Cecilia Bartoli. Even the dramaturgy of Rossini’s serious operas, which seemed creaky in Kobbe’s day, now seems much more credible as we have come to know the operas in performance.

Semiramide was the last work Rossini wrote for the Italian stage: better working conditions, and finally, a life of leisure awaited him in Paris. “It was the only one of my Italian operas which I was able to do at my ease; the contract gave me 40 days…,” he wrote. “But I didn’t put in 40 days at writing it.”

The opera, which Rossini labeled a “melodramma tragico,” is based on Voltaire's play Semiramis. The title character, the queen of Babylon, has conspired with Prince Assur to murder her husband, Nino. Assur expects to be named king for his part in the deed, but Semiramide is in love with Arsace, who, unknown to her,

is her own son. After much intrigue and a supernatural appearance of Nino from the grave, the three protagonists meet at Nino's tomb. Arsace, making a sword thrust at Assur, strikes his mother instead, and is proclaimed the legitimate heir to the throne.

The first act of the opera was indifferently received at its premiere, but the audience warmed by the end, and there were 27 more performances that season at La Fenice. By the time the run was over, Rossini had headed back to Bologna, en route to Paris, where he would spend the rest of his life. Semiramide quickly made the rounds of Naples, Milan, Vienna, Munich, and London. After the 1894 revival at the Metropolitan in New York with Nellie Melba, it virtually disappeared from sight, only to resurface for good after a 1962 performance with Joan Sutherland in the title role.

The overture never ceased to be a favorite in concert, and it captures some of the solemnity of the opera, along with the effervescence one expects of Rossini.

The introduction, sounded by the horns, derives from a chorus in the opera and is taken over more or less intact. The chirping melody that introduces the quick section undergoes a change of context: in the opera, this "graceful and lively" melody, as Kobbe calls it, accompanies the solemn entrance of the Assyrian priests into a darkened temple.

This, and an even sprightlier second theme, are worked out in the characteristic Rossini manner: with more flash than rigor, and with the inevitable buildup to a thunderous climax. — Michael Fleming

The DSO most recently performed Rossini’s Overture to Semiramide in March 2005, conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev. The DSO first performed the piece in March 1974, conducted by Paul Freeman.

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“Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda

Composed 1876 | Premiered April 8, 1876

AMILCARE PONCHIELLI

B. A ugust 31, 1834, Paderno Fasolaro, Lombardy–Venetia D. January 16, 1886, Milan, Italy Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, and strings.

(Approx. 9 minutes)

Amilcare Ponchielli was known as one of the most admired Italian opera composers of his generation. He served as a teacher of composition at the Milan Conservatory, where his students included the renowned Giacomo Puccini. Ponchielli was incredibly successful during his lifetime, enjoying a level of fame similar to Giuseppe Verdi. Although he composed dozens of operas—and his repertoire was widely celebrated throughout his life—they have been seldom performed in the 21st century as a result of their poorly structured librettos. Despite the challenges posed by these librettos, various excerpts of Ponchielli’s compositions, including the “Dance of the Hours,” lived well-beyond the fate of his larger works.

Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours” is an Italian “Danza delle ore,” or a musical episode from Act III, scene 2 of his opera La Gioconda. This excerpt is frequently

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programmed as a stand-alone orchestral work and was originally composed as a “balletic interlude to entertain a party.”

The popularity of this scene far surpassed that of the opera, and for a period of time it became one of the most frequently performed ballets in the world. This scene was originally composed to depict the eternal struggle between good and evil, with Alvise, the head of the Inquisition in the opera, inviting the Venetian nobility to his palace for entertainment. This scene concludes with a reveal of the dead body of Alvise’s wife, who was sentenced to death by self-poisoning as a punishment for her infidelity.

As a stark contrast to this scene’s original compositional intent, the music was popularized in modern times after being featured in Disney’s 1940 film Fantasia, portrayed by dancing animated crocodiles and hippopotamuses wearing tutus. In addition, music from this scene served as the melody of the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,” a 1963 parody of children going to summer camp by Allan Sherman. Music from this scene has also been adapted into several popular songs by artists from Nancy Sinatra to Spike Jones. Despite the widespread popular recognition of this piece’s melody, few listeners can actually identify “Dance of the Hours” by title or composer.

“Dance of the Hours” is composed in five parts, with each part representing a different portion of the day: dawn, day, dusk, night, and the return of the morning. Harp arpeggios introduce shimmering chords played by strings representing the arrival of the dawn, with playful outbursts from woodwind instruments that introduce the piece’s famous “daytime” melody. “A modulation and new staccato figure from the winds signal the setting of the sun and the transition to the evening hours. The daytime tune plays once more before a legato melody emerges in the cellos, which are featured prominently throughout the course of the night section. After major-key sunrise in

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the strings, daytime returns as a boisterous can-can which brings the “Dance of the Hours” to an energetic and crowd-pleasing conclusion.” — Chris Meyers The DSO most recently performed Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda in January 2020, conducted by Jader Bignamini. The DSO first performed the piece in December 1921, conducted by Victor Kolar.

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“Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah Composed 1867-1876 | Premiered December 2, 1877

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

B. October 9, 1835, Paris, France D. December 16, 1921, Algiers, Algeria

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.

(Approx. 7 minutes)

Camille Saint-Saëns was one of the most prodigious and fascinating French musicians of the 19th century. During the course of a long career—he began composing at age four and continued to do so for the next 82 years—he wrote an impressive quantity of music in every genre and distinguished himself as a pianist, organist, and conductor. His activities were not just confined to music, though.

A man of considerable intellect, SaintSaëns wrote plays and poetry, studied archeology, astronomy, and other sciences, and wrote treatises on philosophy and ancient music.

Saint-Saëns composed his Samson et Dalila over ten years, from 1867 to 1876, initially casting it as an oratorio and only later as an opera. The work recounts the biblical story of Samson, the Israelite hero endowed with superhuman strength, who leads his captive people in a revolt against their Philistine oppressors. No soldier can defeat Samson, but he faces a more formidable adversary in the beautiful Philistine temptress, Delilah. To music of intoxicating sensuality, Delilah succeeds in seducing the warrior and coaxes from him

the secret that his great power depends on his hair. As Samson lies sleeping, she shears his strength-giving locks, and the Philistine soldiers easily overpower him.

Delilah’s treachery apparently gives victory to her people, and in the opera’s final act they celebrate with a series of colorful dances. Of course, Samson triumphs in the end, regaining his strength and toppling the pillars of the Philistine temple, bringing the roof down upon himself and his captors in the opera’s closing moments.

At the heart of Samson and Delilah is the age-old conflict between duty and piety, on one hand, and pagan sensuality and abandon, on the other. Saint-Saëns created a highly stylized and captivating expression of the latter qualities in the Philistines’ dances in the last act of his opera, music known as the “Bacchanale.”

In it, Saint-Saëns imparted an exotic atmosphere through certain musical conventions. We can note, for example, the rhapsodic phrase for oboe in the opening measures and the mock-Arabian melody subsequently derived from it, as well as use of a triangle to punctuate an animated theme for strings and woodwinds early on. A warmly romantic melody occupies the central portion of the piece. SaintSaëns then recapitulates the thematic sequence of the opening, building to a frenzied climax and closing the work on a note of tremendous energy.

The DSO most recently performed Saint-Saëns’s “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah in September 2014, conducted by Jeff Tyzik. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1917, conducted

by Victor Kolar.

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program notes Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25 Composed 1883 | Premiered 1883

PABLO DE SARASATE

B. March 10, 1844, Pamplona, Spain D. September 20, 1908, Biarritz, France Scored for solo violin, 2 flutes (one doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, timpani and percussion, harp, and strings.

(Approx. 13 minutes)

One of the supreme violinists of the nineteenth century, Pablo Martin de Sarasate was born in Pamplona, studied in Paris, and subsequently toured throughout Europe and the Americas. His command of his instrument was, by all reports, astonishing, and so much more so in view of his relatively small hands. Like his successor Paganini, Sarasate wrote compositions designed to display his abilities.

Sarasate was a child prodigy and began violin lessons at age five, with his first public performance at age eight. His early success led to his enrollment at the Paris Conservatoire at age 12, having exceeded the pedagogical capabilities of the best local teachers in Spain. Within his year of attendance at the Conservatoire, he won a premier prix in violin and solfège and later acquired a prize in harmony in 1859.

Sarasate was presented with a Stradivarius violin from Queen Isabella of Spain and was granted a subsidy for his expenses as a result of the extraordinary promise he showed for furthering the cause of Spanish culture through his immense talent.

Sarasate’s playing was known for its precision, elegance, ease of technical facility, and “stream of beautiful sound” as noted by Eduard Hanslick, a famed European music critic. His late recordings created in 1908 marked the first commercial recordings by a world-famous violinist. Sarasate’s Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen borrows some of the most beloved melodies from Bizet’s masterpiece, including music from the Entr’acte between Acts III and IV, Carmen’s Habanera, the Séguidille from Act I, and more. The Fantasy is known to be one of the most celebrated violin pieces,

having transformed into somewhat of a benchmark by which violin virtuosos were measured throughout the past century.

The younger a violinist could perform this piece masterfully, the more remarkable and miraculous their talent was considered to be.

The technical challenges present within this Fantasy embody the drama associated with the themes drawn from Bizet’s opera. This piece is comprised of an introduction and four subsequent sections that weave through the seduction and passion of Bizet’s Carmen. Since this piece is composed as a fantasy on an opera, it mirrors dramatic moods and atmospheres and portrays passages of passion, rage, love, betrayal, deceit, whimsy, wit, and excitement throughout. Above all else, this piece is intended to be enjoyed, reveled in, and loved by both the performer and the audience for its simple and exhilarating form.

The DSO most recently performed Sarasate’s Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen for Violin and Orchestra at Ford House in July 2019, conducted by Norman Huynh and featuring violinist SooBeen Lee. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1989, conducted by Denis de Coteau.

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Intermezzo from La Boda de Luis Alonso

in that city. In 1874, he won a scholarship to the prestigious Paris Conservatoire where he studied violin and composition, winning a premier prix for harmony and counterpoint. (For the record, among the students he surpassed was the teenage Claude Debussy.) Following the obligatory tour of Italy, he returned to Spain where he became director of two of the finest theatre companies in Madrid, and began writing zarzuelas prodigiously.

In 1897, he produced La Boda de Luis Alonso (“Luis Alonso’s Wedding”), which became one of his most popular and successful creations. Apart from his works for the stage, he wrote a number of symphonic and chamber works, and even wrote three cadenzas to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Sadly, his last years were filled with financial problems and ill health, and this precarious situation was made worse when the Madrid Conservatory refused to grant him a professorship. As a result, this once-esteemed musician died in near poverty in Madrid at the age of 68.

The DSO most recently performed the Intermezzo from Giménez’s La Boda de Luis Alonso in January 2020, conducted

by Yaniv Segal at Western International High School. The DSO first performed the piece in October 2012, conducted by Jeff Tyzik.

Composed 1897 | Premiered January 27, 1897

JERONIMO GIMENEZ

B. October 10, 1854, Seville, Spain D. February 19, 1923, Madrid, Spain

Scored for flute, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings.

(Approx. 5 minutes)

Gerónimo Giménez y Bellido was a Spanish conductor and composer who dedicated his career to writing zarzuelas, the Spanish equivalent of operettas, consisting of spoken dialogue and music in an attractive popular style. A child prodigy, he began music lessons with his father, then studied with a well-known teacher in Cádiz. By age 12, he was playing in the first violin section of the Teatro Principal

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Our congratulations to Ed and Linda on being this year’s Heroes Gala honorees and for all of your efforts on behalf of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

• NANCY AND JIM GROSFELD •

••• The DSO is blessed by true leaders that enhance our legacy of being a community supporting organization. Linda and Ed serve as a model of generosity and support for music enthusiasts of all ages.

We celebrate their ongoing leadership and congratulate them as our Ambassadors of the One DSO family.

Congratulations to the entire family!

Lauren andPhillip Fisher

guest artist

HILARY HAHN

T

violinist

hree-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn melds expressive musicality and technical expertise with a diverse repertoire guided by artistic curiosity. Her barrier-breaking attitude towards classical music and her commitment to sharing her experiences with a global community have made her a fan favorite. Hahn is a prolific recording artist and commissioner of new works, and her 21 feature recordings have received every critical prize in the international press.

As Virtual Artist-in-Residence with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Hahn performed three programs in the 20-21 season, including the world premiere of her newly composed cadenza to Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. Hahn went on to perform the concerto with the Houston and Dallas Symphony Orchestras; in Dallas, she also delivered the keynote speech of the Second Annual Women in Classical Music Symposium. In the 20-21 season, Hahn also performed the Dvořák Violin Concerto, appearing with both the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.

In March 2021, Deutsche Grammophon released Hahn’s 21st album, Paris, recorded with Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Paris features the world premiere recording of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Two Serenades, a piece written for Hahn and completed posthumously by Kalevi Aho, which Hahn premiered in 2019. The album also includes performances of Ernest Chausson’s Poème and Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, a long-time signature piece of Hahn’s.

For more, visit hilaryhahn.com.

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THANK YOU to this evening's SPONSORS Proceeds from the 2022 Heroes Gala will support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to transforming the lives of children and youth across our region through music education.

presenting

platinum

Judy & Stanley Frankel

Beaumont Health Foundation Lauren and Phillip Fisher Myron P. Leven Foundation

diamond

William Davidson Foundation

Marjorie S. Fisher Fund gold emerald Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr.

Applebaum Family Philanthropy Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Henry Ford Health System Bobbi and Stephen Polk

sapphire

Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation

Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden

Barbara Van Dusen

Penny and Harold Blumenstein DTE Foundation Nancy and James Grosfeld Honigman Gwen and S. Evan Weiner & the Levy Family of Companies Terese and Paul Zlotoff

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HEROES GALA 2022

Eleanor and Bernard Robertson Bernadine and David Wu

donors

Our Sincere Gratitude to the Following Supporters and Friends of this Evening!

Janet and Norm Ankers Carol and Joel Appel Chacona and Harold Baugh Joyce and George Blum Wayne Brown

silver

Janice and Mark Calligaris-Sur

Floy and Lee Barthel & Amy and Kent Jidov

Maureen D'Avanzo Claudia and Patrick Duerr

Etkin Real Estate Solutions

Margie Dunn and Mark Davidoff

Ann Katz Morgan and Danny Kaufman Aileen and Harvey Klieman Ann and Jim Nicholson

Marjory Epstein Maha Freij Lynn and Bharat Gandhi Julie and Peter Hollinshead Carola and Ric Huttenlocher

Sally and Graham Orley

Elizabeth and Renato Jamett

Sonia and Keith Pomeroy

Moira and Anthony McCree

Ruth Rattner & Mark and Rena Lewis Warren Rose Jane and Ed Schulak Robert Taubman

Faye and Al Nelson Alice Pfahlert Peggy and Mark Saffer Marjorie Saulson Lois and Mark Shaevsky Patricia and Robert Shaw Shirley and Henry Stancato Doris Tong and Teck Soo Gary Wasserman and Charlie Kashner Wayne State University Hon. Kurt Wilder Mary Wilson Andi and Larry Wolfe

* Sponsors and Supporters listed as of print deadline. We regret any omissions that occurred.

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OUR

heroes

BY LESLIE D. GREEN

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HEROES GALA 2022

our honorees

E

d Levy, Jr.’s love of classical music sprouted early on, when he attended Detroit Symphony Orchestra rehearsals with his Detroit Public School class.

“Coming down here and seeing the place where real musicians played— and played beautifully—and watching them rehearse for concerts was a special experience,” he said. “This big place and that big stage, it was awesome. It turned me on to classical music.”

Later, while his fraternity brothers at MIT played bridge, Ed enjoyed their house tickets to the Boston Symphony.

He also collected orchestral albums and listened as he studied for his engineering degree.

“When you listen to one of these concerts, it takes you away from whatever else you were thinking about,” he said. “The music is quite different. The engineering style is technical, so I was hooked.”

Levy and his late first wife, Julie, provided significant support to the Save Orchestra Hall campaign that inspired musicians, fans, and Metro Detroit residents to donate, perform, march, and otherwise advocate for the resurrection of the famed performance space. Later, he and Julie established an endowment supporting the chair of principal viola, known as the Julie and Ed Levy Jr. Chair.

Linda Dresner, Levy’s second wife, discovered classical music in her early teens when she began dancing, she said. She soon grew into a serious ballet dancer with a great appreciation for various arts and developed a successful career in fashion.

The couple is often seen giving standing ovations during concerts at Orchestra Hall. “It’s a delightful way to be together,” said Levy, Executive Chairman of Edw. C. Levy Co. Today, Levy and Dresner’s deep knowledge and love of music come across in the way they support the DSO and the arts in general. “The arts,

whether visual or auditory, have a civilizing influence that makes people feel a part of the world they didn’t create,” Ed said.

Levy and Dresner, who serves as a member of the DSO Board of Trustees, continue the support critical to the development of the DSO’s artistic, educational, and community-directed programming.

“Their commitment to many organizations, while quiet and understated, is quite robust,” said DSO Principal Viola Eric Nowlin ( Julie and Ed Levy Jr. Chair). “Ed and Linda’s commitment to the DSO and their passion for the music that we make and the organization itself shows through in everything they do. And that commitment will help this orchestra ensure that we have a bright future for many years to come.”

Delightfully Industrious Edw. C. Levy Co. started in 1918 as a one-truck trucking company. At just eight years old, Ed Levy, Jr. began begging to work for his father’s company.

Instead, Edward C. Levy, Sr., encouraged his son to take on work around the neighborhood and save his money for the things he wanted. After college, Ed Levy, Jr., returned home to Detroit to do the job he knew he would love. More than 100 years after its founding, Edw. C. Levy Co. has 60 locations worldwide and 2,500 employees, working in asphalt, aggregates, steel mill services, concrete, cement, agricultural, and specialty product industries.

For her part, Linda Dresner, a former model in Detroit, began her journey to fashion icon with the opening of a retail store in Franklin with a friend in 1972. A few years later, she

opened her own store in Birmingham and another in Manhattan. She not only sold designer clothing, but also became a fashion and retail influencer that catered to clients as renowned as Jacqueline Onassis, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Scarlett Johansson.

Members of the family “What strikes me the most about Ed and Linda is their passion for everything they do, whether that’s the businesses they have run, the organizations they support, or travel. They’re absolutely passionate about everything that they do,” said Nowlin.

In addition to Ed and Linda’s financial support of the DSO, the pair have developed meaningful relationships with musicians and continue to share their love of the arts.

“They have taken time out of their busy schedules to meet with me and spend time with my children. Linda reveled in showing my children some of the art in their house, which is fabulous and fun. Ed is such a gentleman and always has an ear to listen to what you have to say. I’m so glad I have gotten to know them,” Nowlin said. “They are truly part of the oneDSO family.”

THE LIGHT THAT

shines

A N N E

PA R S O N S

L E A D E R S H I P

U

nder Anne Parsons’s vision and mission-driven leadership, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra solidified its place as a crucial artistic innovator embedded in the cultural fabric of our city.

Anne imagined a community-driven and inspirational orchestra energized to take the magic of music connection beyond the concert hall and bring its rich melodies and universal themes to local audiences. With tenacious drive and through genuine relationship building, the desire for the DSO to be visible and accessible throughout Metro Detroit and beyond gained substantial support from the community; and, together, our shared vision has become a flourishing actuality.

As a oneDSO family, we invested in community partnerships through health care and educational institutions, social service and community organizations, and others to deliver

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“WE CAN’T HAVE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE WITHOUT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND WE CAN’T HAVE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY WITHOUT ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.” —ANNE PARSONS

the inspiration of music and human connection.

Our emphasis on local engagement connects music lovers in Detroit and across the region, with opportunities to experience DSO musicians in chamber music programs, senior engagement concerts, music therapy partnerships, in-school appearances, and full orchestra performances through the DTE Energy Foundation Community

Concerts and the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series.

We have remained committed to diversifying opportunities throughout the DSO campus with multidisciplinary arts offerings at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center and the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube–our black-box theater style artistic hub. We’ve been active across the city with the Detroit Neighborhood Initiative, where we partner with neighborhood residents and organizations to co-create programs; and Detroit Harmony, a unique effort to put an instrument in the hands of every child.

Your collaborative energy and visionary investment led to Anne and the DSO team developing a robust digital technology strategy that amplified our presence and accessibility on a global scale. This included the launch of Live from Orchestra Hall, an industry-leading series of free, live HD webcasts

that broadcast every Classical Series subscription concert. The success of these efforts increased engagement and expanded with Classroom Edition—an education-centered series that reaches students in Detroit schools and around the world.

The beauty of family and really feeling as one connected community is proactively being there through triumphs and trials. Time and time again, you have shown up and rallied for the foundational mission of the DSO: to impact lives through the power of unforgettable musical experiences by sustaining a world class orchestra for our city and global community.

We envision a longstanding future that is uplifting, unifying, and helps us navigate through difficult and unpredictable times with grace, power, and compassion. We know this is possible, because throughout our storied history from the 1880s to this very moment our resilience shines. Through our community and education efforts, it is our collective vision and continuous goal to be an inclusive, innovative, and culturally relevant community where all can experience the world through music and learn new things along the way.

The DSO Impact Campaign deepens our dedication to community work in Detroit. We believe this is the time to secure the capital needed to carry out this commitment to the DSO and our community.

Through the Anne Parsons Leadership Fund, and avid support from our DSO family and leadership contributors such as the Mort and Brigitte Harris Foundation, together we will perpetuate Anne’s spirit, resilience, and influence. This endowed fund will ensure that Anne’s vision for the DSO as a community-supported as well as a community-supporting institution, will continue in perpetuity.

THE ANNE PARSONS LEADERSHIP FUND SERVES AS A PROMISE TO: • h onor and preserve the legacy of DSO President Emeritus Anne Parsons.

• h ighlight our institutional values of Excellence, Collaboration, Innovation, Diversity and Resilience – developed under Anne’s leadership.

• achieve Anne’s ultimate goal of

raising

endowment sufficient to ensure stability that

transcends economic or political crises while advancing artistic excellence for future generations.

• i ncrease accessibility and connectivity to the DSO by: • providing affordable and/or free opportunities in Orchestra Hall and throughout neighborhoods and communities in Southeast Michigan, and • offering state-of-the-art digital access in Detroit classrooms and around the globe.

We are #oneDSO: patrons, donors, staff, and musicians, all unifying for an experience only music can provide. We are honored to earn and keep your trust. Your investment means we can surprise, delight, challenge, and inspire every audience, every time.

Look what we’ve done! Let’s continue to thrive and bring artistic excellence to the world. #HearTogether

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BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION JOINS THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN HONORING LINDA DRESNER AND ED LEVY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY.

Beaumont proudly supports the local leaders and organizations that share our commitment to serving the strong, vibrant communities of Southeast Michigan.

Congratulations Linda Dresner and Ed Levy We salute you for your many contributions to our community – at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and beyond.

The William Davidson Foundation is a private family foundation that honors its founder and continues his lifelong commitment to philanthropy, advancing for future generations the economic, cultural and civic vitality of Southeast Michigan, the State of Israel, and the Jewish community.

administrative staff

THE DSO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

salutes

TONIGHT’S HONOREES!

communications Matt Carlson

SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS

Sarah Smarch

DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND STORYTELLING

Natalie Berger

VIDEO CONTENT SPECIALIST

LaToya Cross

COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVANCEMENT CONTENT SPECIALIST

Hannah Engwall

PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER

executive office Erik Rönmark

PRESIDENT AND CEO

James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

Jill Elder

VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Linda Lutz

VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Joy Crawford

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO

Elaine Curvin

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Anne Parsons

PRESIDENT EMERITUS

advancement SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

Amanda Tew

DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT OPERATIONS

Beth Carlson

STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR

Damaris Doss

MAJOR GIFT OFFICER

Leslie Groves

MAJOR GIFT OFFICER

Ali Huber

SIGNATURE EVENTS MANAGER

Jane Koelsch

FULFILLMENT COORDINATOR

Jessica Ruiz

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING

Kenji Lee

JAZZ AND @ THE MAX COORDINATOR

Claudia Scalzetti

ARTISTIC COORDINATOR

Colleen McLellan

INSTITUTIONAL GIFT OFFICER

Juanda Pack

ADVANCEMENT BENEFITS CONCIERGE

Susan Queen

GIFT OFFICER, CORPORATE GIVING

Cassidy Schmid

MANAGER OF CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS

Charles Buchanan

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

Teresa Alden

DIRECTOR OF GROWTH AND ACQUISITION

Rebecca Villarreal

DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTIONS & LOYALTY

Jay Holladay

BRAND GRAPHIC DESIGNER

LaHeidra Marshall

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Connor Mehren

DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIST

Kristin Pagels

SENIOR DIRECTOR, CAMPAIGN

Jill Rafferty

EVENTS COORDINATOR

ARTISTIC PLANNING

PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR

Alex Kapordelis

Amanda Lindstrom

artistic operations

Francesca Leo

marketing & audience development

CONTENT MARKETING STRATEGIST

community and learning Karisa Antonio

INTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND LEARNING

Damien Crutcher

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DETROIT HARMONY

Debora Kang

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Clare Valenti

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Kiersten Alcorn

MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Connor Bulka

TRAINING ENSEMBLES RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

C AT E R I N G A N D R E TA I L S E RV I C E S Christina Williams

DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALITY AND PATRON EXPERIENCE

Alison Reed, CVA

MANAGER OF VOLUNTEER AND PATRON EXPERIENCE

PATRO N SALES A N D SERVI CE Sharon Gardner Carr

ASSISTANT MANAGER OF TESSITURA AND TICKETING OPERATIONS

Rollie Edwards

LEAD PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Joanna Goldstein

Michelle Marshall

Anne Leech

James Sabatella

TRAINING ENSEMBLES STUDENT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DETROIT STRATEGIST SPECIALIST

Catherine Moore

DETROIT HARMONY OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

MANAGER OF PATRON SALES AND SERVICES GROUP AND PATRON SERVICES SPECIALIST

Tommy Tatti

MANAGER OF BOX OFFICE OPERATIONS

Goode Wyche

MANAGER OF JAZZ AND @ THE MAX

LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Marc Geelhoed

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL

O R C H E S T R A O P E R AT I O N S Kathryn Ginsburg

GENERAL MANAGER

Patrick Peterson

DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Dennis Rottell

STAGE MANAGER

Ezra Gans

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

Bronwyn Hagerty

ORCHESTRA AND TRAINING PROGRAMS LIBRARIAN

Benjamin Tisherman

MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

building operations

E V E N T S A N D R E N TA L S Presley Feezell

MANAGER OF EVENTS AND RENTALS

finance

Adela Löw

DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING

Erik Anundson

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR

FA C I L I T Y O P E R AT I O N S Ken Waddington

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND ENGINEERING

Demetris Fisher

CHIEF EVS TECHNICIAN

William Guilbault

Sandra Mazza

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, BUSINESS OPERATIONS

safety & security George Krappmann

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY

Willie Coleman

SECURITY OFFICER

Norris Jackson

SECURITY OFFICER

Tony Morris

SECURITY OFFICER

Ashley Simon

Johnnie Scott

Michelle Wisler

Antonio Thomas

GIFT PROCESSING COORDINATOR PAYROLL AND BENEFITS ACCOUNTANT

SAFETY AND SECURITY MANAGER SECURITY OFFICER

EVS TECHNICIAN

Robert Hobson

CHIEF MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Keith Kennedy

CHIEF ENGINEER

I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O GY William Shell

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

human resources

Hannah Lozon

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TALENT AND CULTURE

Mary Lambert

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Shuntia Perry

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR

Michelle Koning WEB MANAGER

Len Messing

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Aaron Tockstein

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

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Ed and Linda

We extend our sincere appreciation for the relentless commitment you have made to our community and our world-class Detroit Symphony Orchestra —————————————————————

In appreciation and tribute of Anne Parsons The Myron P. Leven Foundation

&

ED LINDA,

We appreciate and applaud your commitment to the DSO and our Detroit community •

DAVID AND BERNADINE WU

Congratulations

Linda and Ed

on a tribute well earned.

———

David and Kelly Victor

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Congratulates

DSO Heroes Gala Award Honorees

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy

Henry Ford Health is proud to honor Ed Levy, Jr. & Linda Dresner as “heroes” to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and superheroes to our doctors, patients, caregivers and community!

Thank you for all that you do for our community.

Yasher Koach and Mazel Tov!

The Richard and Jane

Manoogian Foundation Is proud to join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in honoring

Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr.

Detroit is far greater because of Ed & Linda’s commitment to the art and science of our community wellbeing.

Ed and Linda, Congratulations and all of our best wishes for everything you have done.

For their exemplary and

most generous support of the Cultural richness of Detroit and Michigan.

—SALLY AND GRAHAM ORLEY—

Celebrating the commitment of

Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, JR. to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Setting an example for all.

Heartfelt Congratulations Ed & Linda from your Friday evening Season Ticket neighbors!

—Ric & Carola Huttenlocher—

• Elizabeth and Renato Jamett •

Dear Linda and Ed,

Congratulations to our heroes and thank you for all you do to support the arts in our community!

Bonnie Larson

Heroes

are special people who make the world better.

Thank you for being our heroes —Glenda D. Price

THANK YOU,

Ed & Linda, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

Marla and Doug Etkin Are Proud To Support The Detroit Symphony Orchestra And To Recognize Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr. As This Year’s Honorees etkinllc.com

••• Sue & Alan J. Kaufman Morgan & Danny Kaufman

you are now and always my heroes Love, Rena and Mark Lewis & Ruth Rattner

ank you,

LINDA AND ED for all your philanthropy in Metro Detroit, especially for your support for our DSO! With appreciation, BOBBI AND STEPHEN POLK

Congratulations,

and thank you for all your years of stewardship!

——

Janet and Norm Ankers

Linda and Ed

Our Heroes.

———— With Love, Margie & Mark

Congratulations and all best wishes to community heroes Ed Levy, Jr. and Linda Dresner.

Our very best wishes to Ed and Linda!

— Elaine and Eugene Driker

••• Our very best wishes to

linda

& ed

- Christine and David Provost

————

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Linda Dresner and Ed Levy, Jr. for a well-deserved honor.

Ann Katz

for the years of dedication, support and love of the DSO.

Congratulations!

—Harvey and Aileen Kleiman—

Ed and Linda,

Thank you

for your lifelong contributions to the DSO, Orchestra Hall and the Detroit Community ••• Dr. Mark and Peggy Saffer

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the economic, health, social and cultural well-being of communities

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Ed and Linda,

THANK YOU FOR MAKING DETROIT GLITTER! ———

G A R Y WA S S E R M A N AND CHARLIE KASHNER

CONGRATULATIONS to Ed and Linda!

••• Andi and Larry Wolfe

SALUTE TO AMERICA AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE JUNE 30-JULY 3

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We are thrilled to honor Linda and Ed, visionary and boundless supporters of so many important causes, including our phenomenal DSO ———————— Rachel and Josh Opperer

Ed and Linda, We are in awe with all that you do for the DSO and our community.

We are honored to call you our friends.

Congratulations Ed Levy, JR. and Linda Dresner!

——— Bobby Taubman

Love, Keith and Sonia Pomeroy

In honor of Ed Levy Jr., Linda Dresner and in memory of Julie Levy Our dear friends for over 60 years With appreciation for your many years of support, for the wonderful Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Elaine and Mervyn Manning

Honoring

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