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TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Board President.......................................................................................9 From the Executive Director..................................................................................10 From the Music Director........................................................................................12 Music Director Biography......................................................................................13 Ticket Pricing.........................................................................................................16 2023-2024 Orchestra Personnel...........................................................................17 2023-2024 Board of Directors & Staff....................................................................18 Odessa Symphony Guild.......................................................................................20 Midland Symphony Guild......................................................................................21 Symphony SoundBites..........................................................................................25 Music Education....................................................................................................37

OUR SEASON 2023-2024 Season ...............................................................................................22 WTS Spotlight ......................................................................................................26 Special Guest, Wally Minko ..................................................................................34 Brahms!.................................................................................................................42 Fantasy!.................................................................................................................49

OUR CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Instrumental Ensembles........................................................................................14 Choral Ensembles.................................................................................................15 2023-2024 Chamber Concerts..............................................................................24

OUR CONTRIBUTORS / DONORS 2023-2024 Sponsors.............................................................................................53 2023-2024 Fund Drive Contributors......................................................................55 Endowment Fund Contributors..............................................................................57 Advertiser Index....................................................................................................74

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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT On behalf of the Board of Directors, welcome to the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center and the 2023-2024 season of your West Texas Symphony! Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in our West Texas community through professional music performance and through music education. In How Music Works, David Byrne wrote “You can’t touch music—it exists only at the moment it is being apprehended—and yet it can profoundly alter how we view the world and our place in it.” Music has power. Early involvement in music education has been shown to improve literacy, mathematical achievement, and social and emotional wellbeing and connection. Studies show that in adults, just listening to music can play a role in reduction of anxiety and pain, and improvement in sleep quality and memory and recall. Music crosses barriers of language, politics, and culture, and creates and strengthens communities. We are thrilled that you have joined us tonight to see and hear the power of live symphonic music, and we hope that you share this experience with your friends and family! This 61st season has something for everyone. Our Masterworks Series begins with a birthday tribute to Sergei Rachmaninoff in September. Veterans Day brings a Salute honoring service members and featuring popular Americana repertoire. In February, we shine a Spotlight on WTS Co-Principal Trumpet Ben Fairfield, and the Masterworks Series ends with a Brahms performance featuring local student musicians. The Pops and Family Series kicks off with Cirque Musica Symphonic – a beautiful combination of live symphonic music and some of the greatest circus performers in the world! You’ll also get to see renowned jazz pianist Wally Minko and have an evening of fantasy on May the 4th. As ever, we will open the December season with West Texas’ best holiday tradition, our Sounds of the Season concert that will feature not only the West Texas Symphony, but all chamber ensembles, choral groups, and a return appearance by the Baker Family! In addition to these wonderful shows with the full orchestra, don’t forget the West Texas Symphony Chamber Chorale, the West Texas Winds, Permian Basin String Quartet, Lone Star Brass, and the Voices of the Permian Basin. Your program book is a wealth of information on each specific performance (be sure to read all of the program notes for special details and insights). Make sure you are following the West Texas Symphony on your preferred social network and our website (www.WTXS.org) for the most up-to-date news and announcements. Finally, thank you – to our patrons, our sponsors, our donors – for your continued support. You make it all happen! Jessica Bexley 2023-2024 Board President

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome to tonight’s performance in the Cultural Capital of West Texas! Whether you are a long-time subscriber, first time patron, or visiting our beloved Midland-Odessa for the weekend, tonight’s orchestra - in our world-class Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center - will surround you with a superior acoustic. Lead by Maestro Gary Lewis, the musicians of the West Texas Symphony deeply enjoy playing great music, with great virtuosity, with you. With you: By experiencing the symphony in person, not only do you demonstrate your commitment to keeping live music in your community, but you enhance the potential of a magical and memorable experience. Your cheer at a ‘knockout note’, your applause at the end of a movement, your silence in those extremely quiet, vulnerable musical passages, all play a part in making our symphony one of the best in Texas! So again, welcome! We trust you will enjoy tonight’s experience with your West Texas Symphony. Ethan Wills Executive Director

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FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Greetings and welcome to the 2023-2024 season of your West Texas Symphony Orchestra! We are delighted you can join us for this incredible season of great music. We will get things started by continuing our celebration of Rachmaninoff’s 150th birth anniversary with his epic and final composition, Symphonic Dances. This exciting program will also include Christopher Theofanidis’ Viola Concerto, performed by Richard O’Neill, violist for the renowned Takács Quartet. Richard won a Grammy for his recording of this work just last year and we are delighted to welcome him to the Permian Basin to share it with us! Our November Masterworks concert falls on Veterans Day this year and we are honored to perform “An Americana Salute” to our Veterans including the music of Aaron Copland, John Williams, and a number of patriotic selections. In January we will again present one of our own as the featured soloist with Ben Fairfield performing the timeless Haydn Trumpet Concerto. Also on the program will be Schubert’s lovely Fifth Symphony. Our Masterworks series comes to a close in April with an exciting program featuring several works by Johannes Brahms – one including a return of last year’s successful side-by-side performance - along with the beautiful Violin Concerto by Samuel ColeridgeTaylor. Our first Pops and Family Series program will prove to be an amazing experience. Cirque Musica blends the grace and thrills of the world's greatest cirque performers with stunning symphonic music and will have you on the edge of your seats in awe of the beauty, thrills, and majesty the troupe provides. It will be a full sensory experience you don’t want to miss. December brings our annual “Sounds of the Season,” still the very best way to ring in the holiday season! In March we are thrilled to present world-renowned jazz artist, composer, and arranger Wally Minko with a brand-new show specially crafted for the West Texas Symphony and our patrons. Finally, a truly “fantastic” program, “Fantasy,” will bring the season to a close featuring music from “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park,” “Fantastic Beasts”, great music from popular video games, and many others. We are so very grateful for your support and patronage as we simply cannot bring this great music to the Permian Basin without your help. Please be sure to also attend the many wonderful performances by the outstanding ensembles of the WTS, the Chorale, our youth choir the Voices of the Permian Basin, along with the West Texas Winds, Lone Star Brass, and Permian Basin String Quartet. These programs are always inspiring and engaging and you don’t want to miss them! We hope you will subscribe to all of these wonderful series of concerts. Plan to bring a friend and let’s fill up the Wagner-Noël for this season of great music as we continue our mission to change lives in the Permian Basin through great music. I look forward to meeting you at the concert! Sincerely, Gary Lewis Music Director & Conductor

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GARY LEWIS MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Gary Lewis is the Music Director and Conductor of the West Texas Symphony orchestra. This is his 17th year with the orchestra and his 16th as Music Director. He is also Director of Orchestral Studies and the Bob and Judy Charles Professor of Conducting in the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the entire orchestra program. Mr. Lewis is equally at home with professional, university, and youth ensembles. In addition to his regular posts with the West Texas Symphony Orchestra and the University of Colorado Boulder, he serves as Principal Guest Conductor for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and was the founding Artistic Director of the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras. He has also appeared with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra (Chengdu, China), the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Western Plains Opera Theater. Lewis served as the Resident Conductor of the Pine Mountain Music Festival (opera and symphonic) for seven years and was the founding conductor of the Caprock Pro Musica. His work with summer music festivals has also been noteworthy including the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Pine Mountain Music Festival (opera and symphonic) and Rocky Ridge Music Center. At CU Boulder Mr. Lewis also leads the graduate program in orchestral conducting including both the masters and doctoral level. His former students are currently enjoying success as conductors with professional orchestras and opera companies, university and public school ensembles, and youth orchestras. As a strong advocate of music education, Mr. Lewis has presented many in-service workshops for public school educators, as well as numerous presentations at state and regional music education association conferences. In addition, he has conducted All-State Orchestras and Bands in over 20 states along with the ASTA National Honor Orchestra and the Honor Orchestra of America. In 2010, Mr. Lewis became the founding Artistic Director of the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras and he continues to serve as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lewis is also a strong proponent of new music. He has been instrumental in the development and production of contemporary music festivals and his interest in new music has led him to collaborations with composers such as Dan Kellogg, Carter Pann, George Crumb, William Bolcom, John Harbison, Chen Yi, Michael Daugherty, Stephen Paulus, and many others. Gary Lewis is a Yamaha Master Educator.

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INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES For information regarding instrumental teachers, or to hire an ensemble, please contact WTS at 432-563-0921 or marketing@wtxs.org

Permian Basin String Quartet The Permian Basin String Quartet is the resident string quartet of the West Texas Symphony, whose members are the principal string players of the orchestra. They strive to share classic and current works of the string quartet repertoire in an engaging and approachable way while championing underrepresented composers. The quartet has a loyal audience and has built a reputation as a leading ensemble in the Permian Basin.

Lone Star Brass Formed in 1981, the Lone Star Brass is the resident brass quintet of the West Texas Symphony. The Lone Star Brass presents concerts that display the consummate technical skill of each performer and the expertise involved in working together as an ensemble. The group has recorded two albums, “Lone Star Christmas,” and “Western Fanfare.” They performed in Carnegie Hall with the Symphony Chorale and have toured the country performing shows for all ages. From New York to New Mexico, this seasoned ensemble offers programs of classical music, jazz, original works, and even opera. They perform to have fun, and it rubs off on their audiences at every concert.

West Texas Winds As the resident woodwind quintet of WTS, the West Texas Winds are active throughout the year presenting audiences young and old with performances full of energy and refinement. The ensemble has a significant repertoire of classic standard woodwind quintets and groundbreaking new music, having presented both U.S. and world-premiere performances by living composers from around the globe. West Texas Winds are always working to present something new and exciting to their listeners.

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Chamber Chorale

The Chamber Chorale is the principal choral ensemble in West Texas. Instrumental to the founding of the West Texas Symphony organization in 1962, the Chorale presents masterworks of the choral repertoire, ranging from Handel’s Messiah and the Brahms’ Requiem, to Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert and music from the Broadway stage. Membership in the Chorale is open to all singers high school age and older. If you are interested in auditioning, please email the Chorale Director at chorale@wtxs.org

Voices of the Permian Basin

The Voices of the Permian Basin is the West Texas Symphony’s youth choir. The group features approximately 75 singers ages 2nd - 8th grades, who rehearse weekly and enjoy performing two concerts per season and at other community events. To schedule an audition for your child, please email the VPB Director at voicespb@wtxs.org

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2023-2024 ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor VIOLIN

Romina Dimock, Concertmaster Endowed in memory of Dorothy Croft by the Midland Symphony Guild Turner Partain, Assistant Concertmaster Laurel Lawshae, Associate Principal Gabriella St. James, Principal Second Kevin Crutchfield Nikesha Hailey-Hicks Amanda Hernandez Lowell Hohstadt Karen McAfee Robert Meinecke Jason Snider Erin E. Weber

VIOLA

Conrad Sclar, Principal Endowed by Mary de Compiegne & Rosalind Redfern Grover Laura Peña, Associate Principal Beau Garza Jean Gómez Kathy Hohstadt

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Suyeon Kim, Principal Endowed in memory of Walter Osadchuk by Dr. and Mrs. Michael Miller Danny Mar, Associate Principal Ilia De la Rosa Aurelia Rocha David Thomas

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Mark Morton, Principal Bill DeLavan, Associate Principal Christopher Arcy Endowed in memory of Mary June Rasmussen by Mr. Kenneth Anderson and Dr. Anne Acreman, MD Nodier Garcia

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Lyndsay Eiben, Principal Kate Martin, Associate Principal Susanna Self, Piccolo

OBOE

Caryn Crutchfield, Principal Ann Hankins

CLARINET

Chris Chance, Principal Tyler Webster, Associate Principal & E-flat Mande Gragg, Bass Clarinet

BASSOON

Philip Hill, Principal Bill Harden, Associate Principal

TRUMPET

Eric Baker, Co-Principal Ben Fairfield, Co-Principal Endowed in honor of Michael J. Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal John Irish

TROMBONE

Stewart Rhodes, Principal Darin Cash

BASS TROMBONE Jon James, Principal

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Arturo Galvan, Principal

TIMPANI

Tim Mabrey, Principal

PERCUSSION Matt Richards

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LuAnn Lane, Principal Endowed in honor of Shari Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal

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Sonja K. Millichamp, Co-Principal Scott Millichamp, Co-Principal Norma Binam Derek Wright

2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF OFFICERS

Jessica Bexley, President Dee Anna Arellano, Executive Vice President Thomas W. Elrod, Immediate Past President Rebecca Bell, Vice President Finance Jacy Lewis, Vice President Fundraising Mary Dawson, Vice President Sponsorships Sophie Edwards, Secretary

DIRECTORS

Gabriel Almendarez Amy Azarov Alice Beckstrom Gregg Blain Mary Blain Lindi Bridges Maridell Fryar Beau Garza

Allison Gray Dr. Aaron Hawley Angie Hurt King Melanie Lively Billye Louder Diann McKee Kenisha Natividad Megan Pausé

Stephanie Rivas Floyd Rountree Deb Shaw Gregory Smith Nancy Stout Paul Strouhal Leslie Uchytil

HONORARY MEMBERS

Mrs. Leland Croft (dec’d) Mrs. James A. Fowler (dec’d) Mr. Don Williams (dec’d) Mr. Josh H. Parr (dec’d) Mrs. Ellen Noël (dec’d)

Mrs. Lois Rochester (dec’d) Ms. Mary Harrington (dec’d) Mr. Don Williams (dec’d) Mr. Fred Trout Jr. (dec’d)

STAFF Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor Ethan Wills, Executive Director Violet Singh, Development Director Crystal Romero, Marketing Director Deanna J. Russell, Office Administrator Bailea Woodall, Production Manager

Leslie Delgado, Personnel Manager Scott Millichamp, Music Librarian Dr. Juan Hernandez, Chorale Director Emily Baker, Voices of the Permian Basin Director

FRANK A. BELL AWARDS

For contributions and/or services that have significantly advanced the mission of the West Texas Symphony. Frank A. Bell - May 21, 1997 The Beal Family - May 19, 1999 Robert E. Hunt - August 31, 2000 Mary Harrington - May 16, 2001 Ted Hale - April 14, 2007 Grace Osadchuk - October 13, 2007 Scott W. Long - May 18, 2013 Rino Irving - March 4, 2023

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ODESSA SYMPHONY GUILD The Odessa Symphony Guild is thrilled to serve the West Texas Symphony and the arts in the Permian Basin for the 65th year. Odessa Symphony Guild began in 1958 with a group of women who were dedicated to their community. The OSG was formed to help provide both financial and volunteer support to the arts and music programs across the Permian Basin. Since its inception, the Odessa Symphony Guild has raised thousands of dollars and members have volunteered many hours to continue the mission of the founders. Odessa Symphony Guild has greatly enriched the communities of Midland and Odessa by helping the West Texas Symphony provide educational programs and concerts to the West Texas Area. The Odessa Symphony Guild is made up of members who volunteer their time and give financially to our community. We currently have 82 members of OSG who have served over 400 hours throughout the community this past year. The Odessa Symphony Guild Belles and Beaux are made up of 9th – 12th graders who have spent time ushering concerts, hosting receptions, serving musicians lunches, working the pre-concert dinner ‘Symphony Soundbites’, and attending concerts for the West Texas Symphony. The Belles and Beaux also put in numerous hours volunteering within the community at St. John’s Kooky Karnival, many local schools, Permian Orchestra, Hope House, Salvation Army, Ellen Noël Art Museum, Jesus House, Salvation Army, Odessa College and West Texas Food Bank. The Odessa Symphony Guild is proud to continue investing even more in our local community. In addition to the financial support and hours given to the West Texas Symphony, the Odessa Symphony Guild will be awarding four scholarships to commendable high school seniors each year. The Guild will also be donating to various organizations around our community to help bring and keep the arts here in the Permian Basin. We are extremely excited to start the process of making this grant available. We look forward to coming along side these organizations to help build and better their programs to help keep the arts going strong in Odessa. Our annual fundraiser, The Symphony Ball, will be held in February. This event is for all our Belles and Beaux and will honor our seniors who have served in the guild the past four years. We also celebrate the countless hours that our Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors have served. It is especially inspiring to see these students give of their time and observe these students strive to be leaders in our community. We invite you to join us for this great event. I look forward to leading our wonderful organization that helps bring culture and talent to our community. Our city is a better place because of the wonderful volunteers of the Odessa Symphony Guild. We are excited to serve alongside the West Texas Symphony for the coming years. Lindi Bridges 2023-2024 President Odessa Symphony Guild

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MIDLAND SYMPHONY GUILD The Midland Symphony Guild (MSG) is excited to begin its 61st year of supporting the West Texas Symphony. The MSG began with the goal of supporting and raising funds for our local symphony music program. Over the past six decades, that effort has grown into a self-sustaining non-profit organization that provides financial and volunteer support to the West Texas Symphony and the various productions and events that it produces. The West Texas Symphony enriches the communities of both Midland and Odessa by showcasing world-class performers, local artists and musicians, and featured presentations. The MSG comprises members who invest time and money in their local communities. Annually, the MSG donates thousands of volunteer hours contributed by our Symphony Belles, who are the daughters of our MSG members. Each Belle is required to complete 15 volunteer events or placements in their years in the MSG program (8th-12th grades), many of which include performances presented by the West Texas Symphony. This requirement of service fosters a sense of giving back to the community and appreciation for the work ethic and commitment demonstrated by the talented artists and musicians. In addition to the West Texas Symphony, our Belles volunteer at community organizations such as Safe Place, Midland Festival Ballet, Museum of the Southwest, Midland Food Bank, Midland Community Theater, and the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. We are so proud of our Belles! It is my privilege to serve as president of the Midland Symphony Guild this year. I look forward to working with many wonderful men and women while encountering exceptional musical and fine arts performances. For our Belles, friendships will be formed, a spirit of service instilled and a love of the arts encouraged. Thank you to the West Texas Symphony for enriching our lives for another season. Billye Louder 2023-2024 President Midland Symphony Guild

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MASTERWORKS CONCERTS HAPPY 150TH, RACHMANINOFF! SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 Richard O’Neill, Viola

Dance of the Comedians | BEDRICH SMETANA Symphonic Dances | SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Concerto for Viola & Chamber Orchestra | CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS Featuring Grammy Award Winner Richard O’Neill, and continuing our celebration of Rachmaninoff’s most popular works for orchestra!

AN AMERICANA SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS NOVEMBER 11, 2023 Join us on Veterans Day to honor our service members and showcase popular Americana repertoire such as Copland, John Williams, and Gould.

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Ben Fairfield, WTS Co-Principal Trumpet

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro MOZART Andante Moderato PRICE Trumpet Concerto HAYDN Symphony No. 5 SCHUBERT This annual event features one of your very own orchestra musicians, WTS Co-Principal Trumpet Ben Fairfield!

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Reuben Kebede, Violin

Academic Festival Overture BRAHMS | Side-by-side with UTPB Orchestra & Local Students Violin Concerto SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Hungarian Dances BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn BRAHMS Featuring violinist Reuben Kebede, with the resident graduate string quartet at Juilliard, and favorites for orchestra by Brahms.

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POPS & FAMILY CONCERTS PROUDLY UNDERWRITTEN BY WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION

CIRQUE MUSICA SYMPHONIC OCTOBER 14, 2023 Performing live with the West Texas Symphony, witness today’s greatest circus acrobats and aerialists in spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism for a spectacular and majestic show!

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON DECEMBER 2, 2023 West Texas’ favorite holiday tradition! Featuring your symphony orchestra, instrumental chamber ensembles, choral groups, and the Baker Family!

SPECIAL GUEST, WALLY MINKO MARCH 2, 2024 Wally Minko, Jazz Pianist A world premier show, from a world-renowned composer and arranger, that showcases the best of your West Texas Symphony!

FANTASY! MAY THE 4TH, 2024 All ages are welcome to this fun and exciting concert of popular works from movies, gaming, and the fantasy realm!

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CHAMBER CONCERTS WEST TEXAS WINDS – FALL RECITAL SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 | 7:30PM REA-GREATHOUSE RECITAL HALL WNPAC CHORALE – FALL RECITAL OCTOBER 24, 2023 | 7:30PM WAGNER & BROWN AUDITORIUM MIDLAND COLLEGE PERMIAN BASIN STRING QUARTET – FALL RECITAL NOVEMBER 3, 2023 | 7:30PM THE COPPER ROSE ODESSA LONE STAR BRASS – A BASIN BRASS CHRISTMAS BONANZA DECEMBER 19, 2023 | 7:30PM ST. ANN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH WEST TEXAS WINDS – SPRING RECITAL JANUARY 18, 2024 | 7:30PM FIRST METHODIST MIDLAND LONE STAR BRASS – SPRING RECITAL MARCH 21, 2024 | 7:30PM ARTS COUNCIL MIDLAND (OUTDOOR VENUE) PERMIAN BASIN STRING QUARTET – SPRING RECITAL MARCH 30, 2024 | 3:00PM LOCATION TBA CHORALE – SPRING RECITAL MAY 19, 2024 | 3:00PM LOCATION TBA

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Join us before each Masterworks concert by purchasing a ticket to the pre-concert dinner in the Rea-Greathouse Recital Hall. You’ll enjoy catered cuisine while Maestro Gary Lewis and the guest artist(s) provide you with an insider’s view of the evening’s program. Bring your friends and make new ones as you learn about the music and enhance your symphony experience!

Dinner includes sides, dessert and beverages. Cash bar is available.

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Ben Fairfield, WTS Co-Principal Trumpet Saturday, February 3, 2024 7:30 p.m. Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center THIS CONCERT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Denise & Thomas W. Elrod Ann Parish & Betty Ann Prentice

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WTS SPOTLIGHT 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 3, 2024 Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Gary Lewis, Conductor Ben Fairfield, Trumpet Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 ......................................... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante Moderato....................................................Florence Price, arr. by Peter Stanley Martin Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major ................................................................................................ Franz Joseph Haydn I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro INTERMISSION Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major . ............................................................................................................... Franz Schubert I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto. Allegro molto IV. Allegro vivace *Program subject to change.

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Franz Joseph Haydn b. March 31, 1732, in Rohrau, Austria. d. May 31, 1809, in Vienna, Austria. Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major Composed: Written in 1796 for the trumpet virtuoso Anton Weidinger. Premiered: March 28, 1800, four years after it was written. I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro The Work in Context • 1796: Napoleon occupies Venice, Haydn writes Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major. • 1797: John Adams signs the Treaty of Tripoli. • 1798: Admiral Horatio Nelson smashes the French Navy at Abu Qir Bay. • 1799: George Washington passes away receiving bloodletting to treat a sore throat. • 1800: The four most populous cities in the world are in China, Trumpet Concerto premieres. While some composers, such as Carl Maria von Weber with German Romantic Opera, may be named the “father” of one genre, Franz Joseph Haydn has the distinction of being credited with the creation of two genres: the symphony and the string quartet. This is just one of the many amazing aspects of the career of one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music. Born in a small town on the Hungarian border, Haydn’s father was a wheelwright, and his mother was a cook in the palace of the Count of Rohrau. Although his family was working class and not classically trained, Haydn’s father loved music and was a well-regarded folk musician in their neighborhood. Because of this love of music, Haydn’s family was able to see that their son had exceptional talent and looked for an opportunity for him to receive training. When he was just six, Haydn left his family to apprentice with Johann Matthias Frankh, a schoolteacher and choirmaster in a neighboring town. Haydn lived in his distant relative Frankh’s house and would never live with his parents again. Haydn’s life was quite hard as an apprentice: he often didn’t have enough to eat, and his clothes were shabby. However, he did receive the musical training that his family was promised. He learned to sing and play the harpsichord and violin. In 1739, he earned a position as a choirboy in the St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. Haydn was in the choir for nine years and may have even sung at the funeral of Antonio Vivaldi in 1741. Eventually, Haydn’s voice changed, and he could no longer sing the high parts, so he was dismissed from the choir. Haydn was forced to try to make a life as a freelance musician in Vienna. Haydn now had to find a way to support himself while finding a way to compose and continue his studies. He received very little formal instruction as a choirboy. Haydn struggled at first, but he was a hard worker. He moved in with a friend and took any musical job he could find. He took advantage of a few of the connections he had made at St. Stephen’s and was able to find steady work. To improve his composition, he independently studied Fux’s Gradus ad Parnassum and the works of C.P.E. Bach. Haydn slowly built a public reputation until he finally attained the patronage of aristocratic families in Vienna. This was the primary way composers in Haydn’s time, and the decades earlier, supported themselves. The composer received financial support and the aristocrat or noble received the prestige of being a patron of the arts. Haydn had a series of increasingly more prestigious patrons, until he was hired by Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy in 1761. He would work for the Esterhazy family in Eisenstadt for the

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rest of his life, writing music for the court musicians and giving performances at the palace. As Haydn’s reputation increased, he was able to begin publishing his music and travel to Vienna to meet with friends such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Eventually, a new Prince Esterhazy took the throne and fired all the court musicians. Haydn retained his job, but with no court musicians to write for, this allowed Haydn to travel, and received a generous offer from Johann Peter Salomon to visit England and premiere his brand-new works with a large orchestra. Haydn was a massive hit in London. Audiences loved his music. Haydn returned to London several times in the last two decades of his life and became a celebrity in England. In 1795, Haydn returned to Vienna and was now a public figure in what had become the center of European musical world. He worked part-time for the Esterhazys, but he was able to give public performances in Vienna as well. Haydn wrote his Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major soon after this change in his employment with the Esterhazys. One of the most interesting stories about this concerto is the instrument it was written for. The first valve for a brass instrument was invented in 1812, over a decade before the premier of this work. Valves re-direct air through an additional length of tubing on the instrument, which changes the pitch. Before the valve, trumpets were limited to only playing the notes on the harmonic series, which made it impossible to play every note in the full range of the instrument. Anton Weidinger, the trumpet virtuoso for whom this work was written, invented a keyed trumpet. Like a clarinet or an oboe, the keys opened the tubing of the trumpet in certain places to vent air and change the pitch of the instrument. The sound of this instrument was not ideal, as any time a key was opened the sound would change due to air venting out of the instrument. For this reason, the keyed trumpet never caught on, but this is how Haydn managed to write a concerto using notes not available on the trumpets of the day. The concerto is in the three-movement form typical of classical-era concertos. The piece is beautiful from start to finish and is a wonderful representation of Haydn’s style. It has become quite possibly Haydn’s most famous concerto, and recently it could be heard in the hit Netflix show Squid Game. Franz Schubert b. January 31, 1797, in Vienna, Austria. d. November 19, 1828, Vienna, Austria. Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major Composed: Written in September and October of 1816. Premiered: Privately premiered in a friend’s apartment in 1816, public premiere was October 17, 1841, thirteen years after Schubert’s desk. I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto. Allegro molto IV. Allegro vivace The Work in Context • 1813: Napoleon withdraws from Germany; his Confederation of the Rhine fails. • 1814: A treaty ends the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. • 1815: Napoleon’s return ends in defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. • 1816: Real wages begin a four decade’s long decline in France, Schubert writes Symphony No. 5.

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Unlike many of the composers that made their mark in Vienna, Franz Schubert was a native of the city. The other great Viennese composers--Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven--had been born elsewhere in the Austro-Hungarian Empire or outside the empire entirely. Schubert was one of fourteen children born to lower class parents in Vienna. Nine of his siblings did not survive infancy. His father was a teacher and gradually built a successful school in Vienna. His family loved music, and often played music in the evenings. Schubert began to study violin, composition, and voice when he was eight years old. At the age of eleven, he successfully auditioned for the choir at the Imperial court. This was a boon for Schubert and his family as it entitled him to a free education in the imperial court. This quality education would have been completely out of reach of his family. Music was an important part of Schubert’s life at the school. He played in the orchestra, took compositions lessons with Salieri, and was fascinated with Mozart’s operas. In 1813, when he graduated from the Imperial school, Schubert was hired as a teacher by his father while he continued to study composition with Salieri. Schubert struggled to support himself financially while composing in every free moment. Eventually Schubert won a post as a performer with the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna, which gave him more financial stability and raised his profile in the musical life of the city. He finally was able to give a concert of his own works in 1828 in Vienna to critical acclaim. Tragically, he died eight months later. Scholars dispute whether the cause of death was typhoid fever or syphilis. Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major was written while Schubert was teaching at his father’s school. He desperately wanted to stop teaching, but he had not yet found a way to support himself just from composition. He taught in the school, taught private lessons, and composed in his limited free time. Yet, while employed by his father, Schubert had some of his most productive years as a composer. In 1815, for instance, Schubert wrote 20,000 bars of music, more than half of which was for orchestra. One wonders when Schubert ate or slept. At the end of 1816, Schubert moved into the home of one of his talented music students. These cheaper accommodations allowed him to quit teaching in his father’s school and focus solely on composition. Schubert threw himself into composition, focusing on orchestral and sacred works. The Fifth Symphony was written for the smallest orchestra that Schubert ever used in a symphony: one flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings. Around the time of composition of this work, Schubert wrote in his diary about his admiration of Mozart. On June 13 he wrote, "O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! what countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!" Whether by coincidence or not, Schubert wrote for the same instruments as Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. Schubert’s style is like Mozart’s in this work, with transparent textures, light orchestration, and beautifully balanced melodies. The piece is in the standard four-movement symphony form. The first movement begins with no introduction, and the return of the main theme is obscured by it not returning in the original key. The second movement is slower and contemplative, with an unexpected modulation in the middle section. The third movement is an upbeat minuet with some interesting harmonic twists and turns. The final movement is short, fast, and brilliant. Program notes by Martin D. King An active performer and teacher, Martin D. King is on the faculty of Washington State University, where he teaches horn and music education. Dr. King maintains a busy performance schedule, holding positions in three orchestras in Eastern Washington and touring with his quintet, the Pan Pacific Ensemble. For more information, please visit. www.martinking.music.com

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ABOUT THE ARTIST BEN FAIRFIELD - TRUMPET Ben Fairfield, a native of Staunton, VA, is the CoPrincipal Trumpet of the West Texas Symphony, a member of the Symphony’s Lone Star Brass Quintet, the Principal Trumpet of the Abilene Philharmonic, and the Artistic Director of the West Texas Symphonic Brass. He frequently performs as a guest member of trumpet sections throughout the United States including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, San Juan Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony. Recent engagements have taken him to New York, NY, Dallas, TX, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Miami, FL, Philadelphia, PA, and San Francisco, CA. Prior to his time in Texas, he performed in the orchestras of the Florida Grand Opera and the Miami City Ballet in Miami, FL Ben is a veteran of the United States Army, performing as a member of the United States Continental Army Band at Ft. Monroe, VA. With this group, he performed throughout the United States on tours with both the Concert Band and Brass Quintet. He has performed as featured soloist with the United States Continental Army Band and several orchestras, performing works ranging from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 to Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in Eb and Copland’s Quiet City, performed with conductors Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and with noted opera singers Placido Domingo, Denyce Graves, Ailyn Perez, and Bryn Terfel. He has performed in many of the nation’s leading concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Meyerson Symphony Center, Bass Performance Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. In March 2017, Ben and pianist Liana Pailodze Harron gave the New York City premiere of Grammy Award winning composer Michael Daugherty’s The Lightning Fields for trumpet and piano at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, NYC. The duo has also worked with Eric Ewazen on his popular Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, with plans to record the sonata in collaboration with the composer in the near future. The duo’s recording of Lucid Dream, an arrangement of Michael Nyman’s Flugelhorn and Piano can be found on iTunes and YouTube. Ben currently resides in Arlington, TX. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from James Madison University and graduate degrees (MM, DMA) in trumpet performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. His teachers include Craig Morris, former Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and James Kluesner Professor Emeritus of Trumpet at James Madison University. Additionally, he has studied with Philip Smith, former Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic and Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra. Ben is a Vincent Bach performing artist, a division of Conn-Selmer.

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor b. August 15, 1875, in London, Great Britain. d. September 1, 1912, of pneumonia in London, Great Britain. Violin Concerto in G-minor Composed: Written for Maud Powell, the first American violinist to rise to international prominence. Premiered: June 4, 1912, at the Norfolk Connecticut Music Festival. IV. Allegro maestoso V. Andante semplice VI. Allegro molto The Work in Context • • • •

1909: The United States bans the import of opium. 1910: China bans slavery. It had been legal for 3,000 years in the empire. 1911: Ernest Rutherford discovers the compact atomic nucleus. 1912: Arizona becomes the 48th US State, Violin Concerto premieres.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London to an English mother and a father who was a native of Sierra Leone. His father was in England to study medicine, and he returned to Sierra Leone to become an imperial administrator in West Africa. Coleridge-Taylor’s parents weren’t married, and his father left Britain before learning that his mother was pregnant. His mother named her son Samuel Coleridge Taylor (originally without hyphen) after the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was born and lived in the house of his maternal grandfather, who was married to a woman who was not his grandmother. Coleridge-Taylor’s grandfather was a farrier and amateur musician, and he taught young Samuel the instrument at an early age. His talent was evident, and his grandfather arranged for him to study with a professional teacher and eventually attend the Royal Academy of Music, studying violin and composition. After graduation, he won a teaching job at the Crystal Palace School of Music. He married Jessie Walmisley in 1899, who had been a fellow student at the Royal Academy. Her parents initially objected to the wedding because Coleridge-Taylor was mixed race, but they did eventually relent and attended the ceremony. The couple had two children who both had careers in music. His composition

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began to take off in 1896 began taking off with some help from Edward Elgar. Following the success of his cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast in 1898, he was invited on the first of three tours of the United States. He was received by President Teddy Roosevelt at the White House in 1904. Coleridge-Taylor built a successful career touring and performing, but he unfortunately died of pneumonia when he was 37. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto was born out of a collaboration with the American violin virtuoso Maud Powell. Powell was the first American violinist to achieve international prominence as a soloist. Coleridge-Taylor’s first attempt at the concerto, begun in 1910, was going to be based on African American spirituals. After starting on this work, the composer felt it was going nowhere. He scrapped his start, and went back to the drawing board, this time with all original melodies. Coleridge-Taylor was much more satisfied with his second attempt, and so he finished the work. The premiere almost didn’t happen due to the parts being lost in shipping from England to the United States. The parts all had to be frantically re-written from the score right before the rehearsals began. Coleridge-Taylor was unable to attend the premiere, and unfortunately died just three months later. The music is in three movements, the typical structure of a concerto. The first movement is lyrical, with the sound of the full orchestra contrasting more subtle music from the violin. The second theme in the violin is livelier and demonstrates the virtuosity of the soloist. The second movement is tranquil and intimate. The movement serves as a lovely song-without-words. The final movement is dancelike and may remind the listener of the last movement of a Romantic-era symphony. The movement comes to a triumphant close, but the music didn’t end there. The piece ends in a more solemn, minor key. Johannes Brahms b. May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, modern-day Germany. d. April 3, 1897, in Vienna, Austria. Variations on a Theme by Haydn Composed: Written in the summer of 1873. Premiered: November 2, 1873, by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Brahms conducting. The Work in Context • 1870: A coal mine fire in Pennsylvania kills 179 men. • 1871: The Treaty of Frankfurt is a significant step towards the unification of modern Germany. • 1872: All former Confederate states have returned to the Union. • 1873: Russia orders students in Switzerland to return to Russia to help modernize society, Variations on a Theme by Haydn premieres. Hungarian Dances Composed: A set of 21 dances for piano, completed in 1879.

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The Work in Context • 1876: Drought devastates India, China, and Brazil. As many as 30 million people died. • 1877: The last Union troops withdraw from former Confederate states. • 1878: The Nez Perce are defeated and sent to a reservation in Oklahoma. • 1879: A yellow fever epidemic begins in New Orleans; Brahms finishes the Hungarian Dances. Academic Festival Overture Composed: Written in 1880 as a tribute to the University of Breslau. Premiered: January 4, 1881at the University of Breslau, where Brahms was awarded an honorary doctorate. The Work in Context • 1879: The first workers strike in Russia takes place in St. Petersburg. • 1880: The rise of the petroleum industry has destroyed whaling. • 1881: President James Garfield is assassinated, Academic Festival Overture premieres. Johannes Brahms was one of the prominent composers in Vienna in the era after Ludwig van Beethoven. Born into a Lutheran family in Hamburg, Brahms spent his professional career in Vienna. His music was rooted in the traditions of the Viennese classical composers such as Haydn and Mozart, but Brahms was also an innovative and very Romantic composer. His music was respected by a wide range of his colleagues following his death in 1897. Brahms’s father was a musician, a horn player in fact, but he did not have a high-profile career. Jakob Brahms eventually prospered as a double bass player, finally winning a position in Hamburg. Jakob oversaw his son’s musical education, teaching him violin and finding him a piano teacher. His parents encouraged him to choose performance over composition, thinking that would lead to a more successful career. His earliest compositions were for piano, which was the instrument he was the most proficient on as a performer. Brahms tended to hate his earlier compositions, so most of the pieces he wrote in his youth he destroyed. Brahms began touring as a pianist in 1853, and he became close friends with Robert and Clara Schumann. Over the next decades, Brahms gradually built a reputation on pieces for piano, chamber music, and concertos. However, Brahms struggled to complete works in the two genres dominated by Beethoven, the symphony, and the string quartet. Brahms wrote several pieces for orchestra, including Variations on a Theme by Haydn and orchestrations of several of his Hungarian Dances, but he spent at least 15 years constantly editing and revising his Symphony No. 1. Brahms finally had the confidence to complete and premiere his first symphony in the summer of 1876. The work was met with a crescendo of critical acclaim, but even then, his insecurity caused him to revise the second movement before it was published. Variations on a Theme by Haydn was an orchestral work that Brahms wrote while he was honing his skills before writing his First Symphony. He wrote both a version for two pianos and a version for orchestra. At the time, a work in theme and variations form as a standalone piece of music was rarely written. This work is one of the first of its kind written for orchestra. The theme comes from a work called Chorale St. Antoni, a wind ensemble

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piece attributed to Joseph Haydn. Brahms titled his work based on this attribution, but at the time, unscrupulous publishers would attach a famous name to a piece to boost sales. Modern scholars do not believe that this piece matches Haydn’s style, so the original piece is now not attributed to any composer. For this reason, the piece is sometimes called the St. Anthony Variations in programs today. The theme is presented at the opening of the piece. It is made of two five-bar phrases, which is an unusual structure for a melody. The eight variations that follow stick to the melodic structure of the theme and keep most of the harmonic structure as well. The finale of the piece could be thought of as variations on variations. Brahms constructed a bass line from the theme, and used this as a ground bass, a repeated bass line over which Brahms wrote variations. The main theme come back at the end, in a grand and transcendent moment. Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 duets Brahms wrote for piano, and he eventually orchestrated three of them for orchestra. Brahms was introduced to what he would call “gypsy-style” music in 1850, when he met the Hungarian violinist Ede Remenyi. The two musicians went on several tours, with Brahms accompanying the violinist at the piano. The dances were incredibly popular and were some of the most lucrative compositions that Brahms ever wrote. Brahms orchestrated dances 1, 3, and 10 himself, and composers such as Antonin Dvorak orchestrated them as well. Musicologists believe these works may have been influential in the development of ragtime, through Scott Joplin’s German piano teacher Julius Weiss. The dances are short, lively, and colorful, and are widely performed, recorded, and featured in popular media. Brahms composed Academic Festival Overture and its sister piece, Tragic Overture, as a tribute to the University of Breslau, who, he had just learned, was planning to present him with an honorary doctorate. Brahms wasn’t fond of his celebrity and did not appreciate public fanfare, so he considered just sending a note of thanks. However, the conductor Bernhard Scholz, who nominated Brahms, told him that this was not a sufficient gesture of gratitude. Scholz even suggested that Brahms write a symphony, but Brahms settled for a more modest project, a pair of overtures which ended up being some of Brahms’ most iconic works. Known for his ironic sense of humor, Brahms uses several well-known drinking songs as the source material for Academic Festival Overture. The grand finale used the song Gaudeamus Igitur (Therefore, let us be merry) and allowed Brahms to show off his mastery of sophisticated counterpoint, which was a reference to the “academic” in the title of the piece. Counterpoint was often considered an academic and esoteric type of composition, but Brahms was always able to please both the musicians and the audience with his mastery of this technique. Brahms conducted the premiere at the ceremony in which he received his honorary doctorate. While enjoying this wonderful piece, it is entertaining to contemplate whether the academics in the audience were scandalized by the use of light-hearted drinking songs in the music composed for this serious ceremony. Program notes by Martin D. King An active performer and teacher, Martin D. King is on the faculty of Washington State University, where he teaches horn and music education. Dr. King maintains a busy performance schedule, holding positions in three orchestras in Eastern Washington and touring with his quintet, the Pan Pacific Ensemble. For more information, please visit www.martinking.music.com.

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West Texas Symphony is pleased to acknowledge the generosity of those who place a high value on the presence of live symphonic, chamber, and choral music in West Texas. Through their monetary commitment or other unique forms of support, they enable us to fulfill our mission of enriching lives through music for a 61st season! Listed Below are the gifts and pledges for the 2023-2024 season as of December 1, 2023. PLATINUM BATON SOCIETY ($10,000+) Art Council of Midland FMH Foundation J.C. Ferguson Foundation Midland Symphony Guild Odessa Arts Odessa Symphony Guild Permian Basin Area Foundation Pevehouse Family Foundation Rea Charitable Trust Wayne & Joann Moore Charitable Foundation GOLDEN BATON SOCIETY ($5,000+) Prairie Foundation Julia Z. Edwards Diann & John McKee Linda & Autry Stephens SILVER BATON SOCIETY ($2,500+) Brazos Door & Hardware Junior League of Odessa Dana & Michael Ashton & Mr. Marc Capellini Jessica & Heath Bexley Kay Bird Drs. Roberta & Richard Case Mary Lou Cassidy Mary Dawson Mary Kennedy Dr. Ed & Suzanne Rathbun C. Richard (Dick) Sivalls Kay & George Smith Rosemary & Max Wright FORTISSIMO ($1,000+) Markwest Hydrocarbon, LLC Gayle & Michael Banschbach Cliffy & Barry Beal Theresa & Gregg Blain Suzie & Kirk Boyd Peggy Cowan Denise & Thomas W. Elrod Maridell Fryar Rosalind Redfern Grover Mary & Nam Kim A. Lee Miller Doris Redfern Doris Casey Mason Robin Richey & Gary Brednich Audra & J.B. Whatley Rachel & Ethan Wills

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FORTE ($500+) Petro Mechanical Services Pioneer Natural Resources Ernie Angelo Rebecca Bell Robin Donnelly Leslie George Millichamp Margaret Purvis Juandelle Lacy Roberts Floyd & Kathy Rountree Nancy & John Stout Dr. Carol Ann Traut Mary Ann Woodard MEZZO FORTE ($250+) Tierra Company, L.P. / Bill Musar Laurie & Jim Brannigan Sophie Edwards Dr. Paul Feit Jeff & Lou Nelle George Patty & Tevis Herd Kathrin Lewis Linda Kester Moreland Megan & Paul Pausé Janet & Bill Perkins Bob & Ruth Price Kathy & Brian Reid Violet & Mark Singh CRESCENDO ($125+) Mary Blain Joy Cobb Allison Gray Judith Hayes Barbara Kurzynski Jacy Lewis Dawn Nichols Paul Strouhal Anne & Jont Tyson Leslie Uchytil Deeann & Richard Werner PIANO (BELOW $125) Network of Good Kathy Anderson Dee Anna & Johnny Arellano Pat & Julie Canty Camille Cook Jesse Grimes Kristi Herrera Angie & David Lewis Allison Morrison Crystal Romero Tim Rosborough Nick Taylor Michael J. Wilson

CONSIDER A MEANINGFUL AND LASTING GIFT! Established in 1992 to help provide a financial cushion when economic activity in the Basin declines, the WTS Endowment Fund currently accounts for about 6% of the annual budget. As you consult with your tax advisor, financial planner, or attorney, please consider West Texas Symphony as a beneficiary of your planned giving or of your estate. Your legacy will continue to Enrich Lives Through Music for generations to come. For further details on how you can play your part in assuring that WTS concerts and programs continue well into the future, please contact:

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS You, Your Legacy, and the Music of West Texas Symphony For over 60 seasons, the music of West Texas Symphony has not just endured, but grown. What a testament to residents of this community and their determination to include live symphony, chamber, and choral music as part of the cultural landscape of West Texas! By donating to the WTS Endowment Fund, you join generous contributors whose gifts immediately work to provide critical funding for the quality programming WTS offers season after season, now and into the future. For further details on how you can play your part to assure that WTS continues to Enrich Lives Through Music well into the future, please contact Violet Singh, Development Director at 432-563-0921.

THE FOUNDERS

Mrs. Keleen Beal Millennium Club ($25,000+) MEMORIALS: Walter Osadchuk

Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Miller

Mary June Rasmussen

Mr. Kenneth Anderson & Anne Acreman, MD Anonymous Karen & Spencer Beal Davidson Family Charities Estate of Dollie Neal Ballenger Mary de Compiegne Estate of Lewis Merle O’neal Estate of Mary Louise Gilmour Rosalind Redfern Grover William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Music Education Midland Symphony Guild MOSC Board of Directors Harvey & Harriet Herd John & Doris Mason Estate of Alice B. Moxey David Austin Stephens

Beethoven Society ($10,000-$24,999) MEMORIALS Justin Andrew Fregia Martha Fregia

Charles Tracy Sivalls

Mrs. C.T. Sivalls In Honor of Ruth McFarland Midland Symphony Guild Estate of Mary Harrington

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Mr. & Mrs. Louis Rochester

Anonymous (2) Nancy & Buddy Anguish Drs. Terry & Elvira Burns Dr. & Mrs. J. Terry Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Nance G. Creager Marion E. Luper, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William L. McGavran III Beverly Pevehouse Mr. & Mrs. T.G. Roden Mr. & Mrs. Earl Rodman

Mozart Society ($5,000-$9,999)

In Honor of Ted Hale Anonymous MEMORIALS:

Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Sivalls Mr. & Mrs. George S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Wilson

Bach Society ($1,000-$4,999) MEMORIALS: Anne K. Anson Robert D. Anson

Robert D. Anson

Drs. Richard & Roberta Case

Tyler T. Burns

Bobby & Denise Burns

Johnny “Cactus Jack” Dowdle Nash Dowdle

Marguerite W. Davis Ludie & Eben Warner

Nelson Allison

John M. Grimland, Jr.

Jared A. Barlage

Neal H. Johnson

Roy E. Campbell

Vera Osadchuk

Marion E. Luper, Jr. Marion E. Luper, Jr.

Mrs. Viola Campbell

HONORARIUMS: Ted Hale Anonymous

Michael J. Santorelli

Modesta and Clayton Williams J.C. Ferguson Foundation The Midland Musicians Club Drs. Richard & Roberta Case Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Cole Roger B. Corzine Dr. & Mrs. Bart Mayron Phil & Susan Parker

Mrs. John M. Grimland, Jr Berniece Johnson

Bea & Bob Angevine

Walter Osadchuk

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Covington

Josh H. Parr

Anne & Jim McLaughlin Victoria Parr Ehrlich

Mary June Rasmussen Dr. & Mrs. Terry Unruh

Fred A. Stout, Jr. Kathlene N. Stout

Martha Tompkins

Dianne & Mark Tompkins

Bob Winkler & Clayton Taylor Winkler Carolyn Winkler

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HONORARIUMS: Dorothy Davis

Dr. & Mrs. Terry Unruh

Rino Irving

Mary Lou Cassidy

Michael J. Santorelli

Penny and Ernest Angelo Carole V. Warren

Shari Santorelli

Penny and Ernest Angelo Betty Rae and Paul Davis The MOSC Chorale Carole V. Warren Estate of Joyce Ann Bradley ExxonMobil Foundation Marshall & Winston. Inc. Mobil Foundation, Inc. Shinn Industrial Sales/Barbara & Don Shinn TXU Electric The Midland Musicians Club Anonymous (3) Nelson Allison Dollie Neal Ballenger Dr. & Mrs. John E. Bauman Karen & Spencer Beal Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Boothe Mrs. M.O. Boring, Jr. David and Vicki Brown Bob & Julia Chandler Mr. & Mrs. K. Michael Conaway Paul & Martha Crump Betty & Albert Dale Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Davidson Mary & Henri de Compiegne Kimberly B. Dollens Betty & Don Ewan Celeste Fasken Frances Gilliland Elizabeth A. Greaves Elizabeth Harvey Karl & Cathy Herzog Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Innerarity Mrs. Stan Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Bob L. Jones Marian & Charles E. Jones V. Wayne & Joann Jones Dr. & Mrs. Nam Kim Mr. & Mrs. James W. Lacy Dr. Ron Larson & Pat Paxton Larson Stephanie Latimer Jane C. Lea Robert M. & Prudie Leibrock Scott W. Long LaNelle McBee Mr. & Mrs. Stephen McHaney Rusty & Alyson McInturff

Mr. & Mrs. James D. McLaughlin Walter & E. Grace Osadchuk Dr. E. Grace Osadchuk Mr. & Mrs. Josh H. Parr Dr. & Mrs. Jess Parrish Margaret L. Peer Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pollard Mike and Sue Potter Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rice Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Rutter, Jr. Rick & Debbie Schneider Violet & Mark Singh Dr. Roger M. Traxel Bill & Patti Watson Harold & Jacquelyn Williams Rachel & Ethan Wills Jane Wolf Mr. & Mrs. Max Wright

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Katherine Bash & Duncan Kennedy

Maridell Fryar

Bea Angevine Jane & Don Samples Sue Solari

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Richelle Gengler

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Dr. Ted Hale

Anonymous Carol, John & Caroline Deats

Edith C. Hardy

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Lee Harley Flo White

Sharon Hickox

Mark & Janet Krause

Dr. Thomas A & Anne B. Hyde

Violet and Mark Singh

Rino Irving

Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice Violet & Mark Singh Jane Wolf

Harriet A. & Gene Motter

Peggy C. Jones

Dortha & Ronald Bennett

Abigail Kauffman

Jack “Dug” Belcher

Dortha & Ronald Bennett & Barbara Shinn Ms. Judy DeWees

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Carolina Keith

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Brad Bullock

MOSC Board of Directors Eddie Montoya

Marin & Ashlin Bullock Brad & Crista Bullock

Jeannette Kolokoff

MOSC Board of Directors Crystal Romero Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice

Chris Chance

LaDoyce Lambert

Carol Chandler

David Lauritzen

Jo Ann Collett

Martha Lewis

Kimberly Corman

Karen McAfee

Ann Countryman

John and Melissa Madura

Mrs. D. Pat Darden

Reba McHaney

Gary Edmiston

Edward McPherson

Karen Elliott

Charles & Brenda Nail

Trisha Faubion

Vera Osadchuk

Pamela Howell

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MOSC Board of Directors The Midland Musicians Club Janet Williams Pollard Larry & Gwen Roberts Betty M. Scott

Employees of Security State Bank Jane Wolf

Karen Watson

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The Midland Musicians Club Carole Symonette

Violet and Mark Singh

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Parker Tim Young & Sharon Hickox Jeannette & Mark Kolokoff Bill Harden

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Dr. Henry Page

MEMORIALS

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Pope

Michael & Dana Ashton Bob & Kay Bivens Karl & Cathy Herzog Joan McCown Sue & Buddy McDonald Violet & Mark Singh Dr. & Mrs. Steve Wiehle

Dorothy Croft

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Durham Arlen Edgar Betty & Clem George Robert D. Anson Thomas K. Anson Ms. Francene Breckenridge Edith Libson Andrew W. Austin & Cynthia K. Stewart

LaDoyce Lambert

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Richy Puga

Jennifer & John C. Harper

Gregory Pysh

Chapter Gd P.E.O. Connie May

Russell J. Ramsland

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Jay Reynolds

MOSC Board of Directors

Red & Juandelle Lacy-Roberts

Violet & Mark Singh

Elizabeth Roweck

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Jane Samples Bea Angevine

Michael J. Santorelli Violet and Mark Singh Janet Stafford Carol Symonette

Shari Santorelli

Nelson Allison

Anne Anson

Carol Ann Wilkinson Bascom

Jack E. Brown Jeannette and Mark Kolokoff

Sue Smith & Jim Huddleston

Paula & Ruff Ahders Ms. Judy DeWees Mr. & Mrs. Jim Leeton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tandy Jane Wolf

Jane & Don Samples Mark & Jeannette Kolokoff Bill & Mary Garay

Herb and Pat Stanley

Betty Ann Prentice Violet & Mark Singh

Emma Burnett

Violet and Mark Singh Jane Wolf

Warren Burnett

Anne Caldwell

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones

Clarence E. Cardwell, Jr. Eric Leibrock

Mrs. Ethel Chapman

Truman & Doreen McCreless

Viola Campbell

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Violet and Mark Singh

J. Dan Carpenter

Amy A. Walton Jane Wolf Memorial Christian Church Billy T. Schulze

Marcella Christensen

Cindy Walton

Beverly Wise

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Gene & JoAnn Wyatt Risa Brown

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Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren

Jean Grisham Dean

Jeff & Lou Nelle George

Opal Dobbs

Ludie & Eben Warner

Gretchen Estes

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John Foster

Violet & Mark Singh

Sue Solari

Pat & Herb Stanley

Lynn Davis

Midland Symphony Guild Ms. Beverly K. Cunningham Dr. E. Grace Osadchuk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tandy

Eldon Basney

Violet Singh

Alathea & Jim Blischke Violet and Mark Singh

Mary McKeown Davis

Marie Finical

Frank Bell

Alynda Best Joanie Holt Rev. Jon & Dale Stasney The Midland Musicians Club

Caroline Ater Howard Chancy & Toni Croft Barbara Davis Alan & Susan Leshnower

Jane Wolf

Craig and Doris Anderson Connie May Violet and Mark Singh Janet Stafford Carol Symonette

Cliff & Joyce Sherrod

Violet & Mark Singh Mary Nixon Tighe

Alan and Susan Leshnower Katherine Grella

Doris Cooper

Cowan Hill Bond Agency Mullis Newby Hurst Ronald Bennett Howard Cowan Janet Hayes Bob & Pam Leibrock

Chris Newman

Kay & Robert Bivens

Kathleen Freeman Lyn Fishman Maridell Fryar Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice

Fay Griffin

Betty & Stuart Awbrey

Betty Louise Gulledge Lou Nelle & Jeff George Martha Savage

Marshall C. Gulledge

Marilyn J. Craig Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Neill Frankie Simmons Mary Harrington Odessa Council for the Arts & Humanities Odessa Symphony Guild Nancy Anguish Karen & Spencer Beal Bobby & Denise Burns Emma H. Burnett Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Karl & Cathy Herzog Tim Young & Sharon Hickox Melissa Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones Charles Milby Hartwell Barbara Hartwell Mayor Dan Hemphill Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Harriet Herd Midland Symphony Guild Alathea & Jim Blische

ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS (continued) Jeannine Donnelly Kenneth Herrick Elizabeth & Preston Black Myrna Herrick The Preston Black Family Mayor Bill Hext Bobby & Denise Burns Jacque Nell Hunder Holland Marc and Kay Maddox Dr. Thomas Hohstadt Jane Wolf Rose Ann Houghton Joanie Holt Robert Hudson Jane Wolf Billie Hunt Pam & Bob Leibrock Pat Innerarity Jim & Barbara Clack Mary B. Kennedy Rebecca Sawyer Janet & Paul St.Hilaire Dr. Thomas A. Hyde The Midland Musicians Club Neal Johnson Ms. Judy DeWees Marian Jones Bob & Nancy Dott Betty & Harvey Dunn Alan & Susan Leshnower Sally McGuffey Esther D. Bird Jane Knox Jeannette & Mark Kolokoff LaDoyce Lambert Phyllis Kvasnicka Beverly Muire & Family Dick Lambert LaDoyce and Gloria Lambert Gloria Lambert Barry and Mary Beck Jeannette and Mark Kolokoff Lynn Mashburn Violet and Mark Singh Jane Wolf LaDoyce Lambert Martha & Paul Crump Lynn Mashburn Margaret Purvis Jane Wolf Merceda Layton Audrey Chartier Katherine Leeton Fowler Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Ed Leps

Audra & J.D. Whatley Katherine Linehan Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Berger Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Blake Alva D. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cahoon Elinore Chase Harvey & Harriet Herd Patty & Tevis Herd Sue Houghton Dan M.Leonard Jan & Bill Setzler Mrs. E.M. Seydell Barnie Snure Mrs. George Lovett Audrey Chartier Geraldine MacCabe Chastain Jheri Fleet Marjorie Sue McLelland Emma H. Burnett Maurice “Mo” Martel W.M. Champion Sammie K. Rogers Mary Elizabeth Newman Carole Symonette Grace Osadchuk Jan Artley, Jane Samples, Patty Smith, Lucinda Windsor, Maridell Fryar Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Mr. & Mrs. D. N. Ewan Chris & Fred Newman Rebecca Sawyer Schatzie & Charlie Tighe Vera Osadchuk Rino Irving Pam & Bob Leibrock Lynch Chappel Alsup Ed Magruder Suzanne Martin Bill & Sheila Morrow Violet & Mark Singh Sue Solari Bill Stella Jan & Paul St.Hilaire The Midland Musicians Club Jane Wolf Walter Osadchuk Vera Osadchuk Barbara Parr Anonymous Rebecca Atwood Victoria Ehrlich Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones Josh H. Parr Anonymous

Rebecca Atwood Mrs. Coy Best Victoria Ehrlich Delia Griffin V. Wayne & Joann Jones Mr. & Mrs. James D. McLaughlin John O’Hern Dr. Jess Parrish Kay and Bob Bivens Harold Rasco Audrey Chartier Victor Rede Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Charles H. Rentz Mary Rentz Charles Roberts Mr. & Mrs. George F. Harley Betty Lloyd Ross Frank & Getchen Bell Rebecca Bell Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cahoon Ms. Sarah C. Hardwick Dr. & Mrs. Charles Simmons Violet and Mark Singh Russell F. Sanders Emma H. Burnett Sue Bob Smith Drs. Roberta & Richard Case Jeannette Kolokoff Elizabeth Prentice Violet and Mark Singh Junia Stoddard Helen Parsons Adhers Sally Stella Chris Newman David Austin Stephens Davis, Gerald & Cremer Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder Mary Lou Cassidy Permian Basin Landmen’s Association Violet & Mark Singh Nan & Alan Zeman Deane Stoltz & Susan Stoltz Tirey Kay & Robert Bivens Emma H. Burnett Wanda Campbell Kathleen Stout Midland Symphony Guild Twentieth Century Study Club Capt. & Mrs. William E. Clark Berniece Johnson Charlene Shults Kay & Robert Bivens

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