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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Symphony SoundBites............................................................................................7 From the Board President..................................................................................... 11 From the Executive Director..................................................................................12 Ticket Pricing.........................................................................................................13 From the Music Director........................................................................................14 Music Director Biography......................................................................................15 2024-2025 Orchestra Personnel...........................................................................18 2024-2025 Board of Directors & Staff....................................................................19 Midland Symphony Guild......................................................................................20 Odessa Symphony Guild.......................................................................................21 Music Education....................................................................................................35

OUR SEASON

WTS Spotlight.......................................................................................................26 Tony DeSare “The Piano Show Feat. Rhapsody In Blue”.....................................38 The Riot Rite of Spring..........................................................................................44 Superman In Concert............................................................................................50

OUR CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Instrumental Ensembles........................................................................................16 Choral Ensembles.................................................................................................17 2024-2025 Chamber Concerts..............................................................................25

OUR CONTRIBUTORS / DONORS

2024-2025 Sponsors...............................................................................................4 2024-2025 Fund Drive Contributors......................................................................57 Endowment Fund Contributors..............................................................................59 Advertiser Index....................................................................................................74

MARTHA & PAUL CRUMP PROUD SPONSORS OF THE WEST TEXAS SYMPHONY

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 62ND SEASON!

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2024-2025 SPONSORS PLATINUM $10,000 SAULSBURY

GOLD $5,000

Midland Symphony Guild & Odessa Symphony Guild Community National Bank Diann & John McKee Claire & Jim Woodcock

SILVER $3,500

Brazos Door & Hardware Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson P.C. Plains All American Pipeline, LP Martha & Paul Crump Ann Parish & Betty Ann Prentice

BRONZE $2,500

Aghorn Energy Betenbough Homes Big Smiles Ranch City of Odessa H.E.B Dee Anna Arellano EXP Realty & Steven Palma, Right At Home Midland Gretchen Bell In Memory of Frank Bell Gregg Blain Mary Dawson Denise & Thomas W. Elrod Ann & Ken Hankins, Jr. Kool Katz Air Conditioning & Heating and Permian Basin Radio LLC West Texas Symphony Board of Directors Susie Davis, Joe & Carla Haston & Permian Printing In memory of Lynn Davis Standard Structures, Inc.

CHAMBER $500 Andrew Hernandez State Farm Agent Ernie Angelo Gregg Blain Jeannine & Robin Donnelly

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Maridell Fryar Carolina & Ronny Keith Diann & John McKee Ann Parish & Betty Ann Prentice

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MEDIA, LODGING & TRANSPORTATION SPONSORS DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels Midland Plaza Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center LaQuinta Inn & Suites Odessa North Sewell Midland Odessa American Midland Reporter Telegram Basin PBS First Alert 7 KMID BIG2 West Texas Radio Group The Odessan Housewarmers

PROGRAM BOOK SPONSOR Midland College Foundation, Inc.

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Congratulates West Texas Symphony on a 62nd Season!

SAFE. SOLID. STRONG.

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SYMPHONY SOUNDBITES

Join us for the next dinner on

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ENHANCE YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE 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.

TICKETS $30 EACH - CALL 432-552-4437 - SEATING IS LIMITED

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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT Dear Esteemed Patrons and Supporters, As we embark on the 62nd season of the West Texas Symphony, we are filled with gratitude for your unwavering support over the years. It is through your generosity and dedication that we are able to continue our mission of enriching the cultural fabric of West Texas through professional music performance and education.

The upcoming season promises to be a celebration of music's power to inspire, uplift, and unite communities.

Prepare to be spellbound by music from Strauss, Debussy, and Stravinsky. From our flagship Masterworks Series to our captivating Pops & Family Series, each concert is meticulously crafted to offer a unique and unforgettable experience for our audience members.

We are thrilled to announce the return of beloved Barbara Padilla and spectacular Tony DeSare for two of our Pops & Family Series. In December, we will kick off the Holidays with Sounds of the Season, featuring not only the West Texas Symphony but also chamber ensembles, chorale groups, and special guest performers. It is events like these that truly showcase the vibrancy and talent of our local arts community.

In addition to our main performances at the world-class Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, we are proud to present a series of chamber and chorale concerts led by our talented and dedicated principal musicians and singers. These intimate gatherings allow for a deeper connection between performers and audiences, enriching the musical experience for all.

As education remains fundamental to our mission, we are committed to offering impactful musical encounters for students throughout our community. Through programs like Marvelous Melodies, Voices of the Permian Basin, and our Side by Side performance, West Texas Symphony impacts the lives of countless young individuals, aiming to nurture future generations of musicians and music enthusiasts.

As we look ahead to the 2024-2025 season, we invite you to join us in celebrating the transformative power of live symphonic music. Whether you are a long-time supporter or experiencing the magic of the symphony for the first time, we are thrilled to have you here.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. Together, we will ensure that the West Texas Symphony continues to thrive for generations to come.

Warm regards, Dee Anna Arellano 2024-2025 Board President

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome!

We are glad you are here with us.

In fact, we need you here with us, and as the greater MidlandOdessa area grows, so does its need for culture.

Whatever sociological or psychological model employed to determine human need, the need for quality music is apparent, existing in beautiful cohesion: Music runs deep down to the rhythmic pulse of our heartbeats. Music’s frequencies can be heard in nearly every square block of a downtown hub or in the great expanse of nature. Music is one of those rare activities that stimulates and engages nearly all areas of our mappable brain. We use words like ‘transformative’ or ‘impact’ to try and put words to how music engages our souls.

Music impacts us thoroughly. So when a large group of individuals set aside their differences and come together to play music to the best of their ability - with fervor and with heart – it’s the best! It’s your West Texas Symphony!

There’s not a show on the docket we are not proud of. There’s not a performance booked that is sub-par. And we’re going to keep it coming as long as you keep coming back…and bring a friend!

Ethan Wills Executive Director

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TICKET PRICING MASTERWORKS CONCERTS

ADULTS

STUDENTS

Orchestra/Dress Circle Mezzanine/Parterre Gallery (Not Available)

$60 $48

$12 $12

POPS & FAMILY CONCERTS

ADULTS

STUDENTS

Orchestra/Dress Circle Mezzanine/Parterre Gallery

$60 $48 $33

$12 $12 $12

CHAMBER CONCERTS

ADULTS

STUDENTS

General Admission

$25

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STUDENT TICKETS $12, ALL CONCERTS, ALL SEATS! Student tickets are available with paying adult or valid college ID. Price is for any seat, any level.

Groups of 10 or more receive a 20% discount per concert.

All tickets are sold through the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. Venue ticketing policies apply. Fees may apply.

800-514-3849

Wagner Noël Box Office, W-F, 1-5PM

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FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Patrons: Greetings! I am delighted to welcome you to the 2024-2025 season of the West Texas Symphony Orchestra. We have yet another incredible season of great programs planned for you and we cannot wait to share them with you! To get us started in September we will present “American Stories” featuring the Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American” by the dean of Black American composers, William Grant Still, paired with Dvořák’s masterful Cello Concerto, also written here in America. In October we welcome back, by popular demand, the amazing Mexican-American soprano, Barbara Padilla, for an enchanting evening of popular songs. November brings two of Richard Strauss’ most beloved and captivating works, "Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks" and the Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier” along with Grieg’s magnificent Piano Concerto. December means the start of the holiday season and there is no better way to ring it in than with the West Texas Symphony, the Chorale, Voices of the Permian Basin, the chamber ensembles and other surprises!

We are always honored to present one of our own superb artists as a featured soloist.

In January we’ll do just that with Chris Chance, principal clarinet of the WTS, performing Debussy and Weber and the orchestra presenting Beethoven’s charming Symphony No. 2. The incredible singer, songwriter and pianist, Tony DeSare, returns in March to share a tribute to timeless piano legends culminating with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. April will not only mark the beginning of springtime but will also bring the first performance ever in the Permian Basin of Stravinsky’s revolutionary and evocative Rite of Spring. This work changed the course of music history and is recognized as the most important orchestral work of the 20th century and perhaps of all time. You won’t want to miss it! Also on the program, our annual side-by-side performance with area music students sitting in with the professional musicians of the WTS. And what better way to bring the season to a close than with the screening of the iconic movie, Superman, with the WTS performing John William’s triumphant score live!

We simply could not bring this great music to the Permian Basin without your help and support. 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

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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 18th year with the orchestra and his 17th 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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CHORAL ENSEMBLES For more information visit WTXS.ORG

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 Chamber 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 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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2024-2025 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 Nathan Banks Nikesha Hailey-Hicks Lowell Hohstadt Robert Meinecke Angel Ornales Jason Snider

VIOLA

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

CELLO

BASS

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

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

OBOE

TROMBONE

BASS TROMBONE Jon James, Principal

TUBA

Arturo Galvan, Principal

Caryn Crutchfield, Principal Kathleen Carter Bell, Associate Principal Ann Hankins

CLARINET

TIMPANI

Tim Mabrey, Principal

PERCUSSION

Erin Martysz Thies, Principal

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

Suyeon Kim, Principal Philip Hill, Principal Endowed in memory of Bill Harden, Associate Principal Walter Osadchuk

by Dr. and Mrs. Michael Miller HORN Danny Mar, Associate Principal Scott Millichamp, Co-Principal Justin Barnwell Sonja K. Millichamp, Leslee Becker Co-Principal Aurelia Rocha Norma Binam David Thomas Derek Wright

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

Stewart Rhodes, Principal Darin Cash

FLUTE

BASSOON

TRUMPET

HARP

Vincent Pierce, Principal

PIANO

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

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2024-2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF OFFICERS

Dee Anna Arellano, President Rebecca Bell, Executive VP Jessica Bexley, Immediate Past President Jacy Lewis-Watkins, VP Fundraising Sophie Edwards, Secretary

DIRECTORS Gabriel Almendarez Amy Azarov Eric Baker Alice Beckstrom Gregg Blain Jeannine Donnelly Leslie English Maridell Fryar Beau Garza

Allison Gray Ken Hankins, Jr. Elizabeth Hartman Carla Haston Dr. Aaron Hawley Angie Hurt King David Lauritzen Hillary Lovell Nancy Minor

Kenisha Natividad Gracie Ortiz Megan Pausé Stephanie Rivas Floyd Rountree Morgan Taylor-Thomas Dr. Adrian Vega Lisset Velasquez Stephanie Wright

In loving memory of Mary Dawson, cherished West Texas Symphony supporter: WTS Board member, Chorale member, VP of Sponsorship

HONORARY MEMBERS Mrs. Leland Croft (dec’d) Mrs. James A. Fowler (dec’d) Ms. Mary Harrington (dec’d) Mrs. Ellen Noël (dec’d)

Mr. Josh H. Parr (dec’d) Mrs. Lois Rochester (dec’d) Mr. Fred A. Stout Jr. (dec’d) Mr. Don Williams (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

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

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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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MIDLAND SYMPHONY GUILD The Midland Symphony Guild (MSG) is excited to begin its 62nd year of supporting the West Texas Symphony. With a desire to support fine arts in our area, 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 events that it produces. The West Texas Symphony enriches the communities of both Midland and Odessa by showcasing world-class performers, local artists, 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 mostly 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 (9th-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!

As a native Midlander, former Symphony Belle, and lover of the arts, 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 and sharing their talents with the Permian Basin for another season.

Hillary Lovell 2024-2025 President Midland Symphony Guild

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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 66th 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 97 members of OSG who have served over 1,000 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.

Stephanie Wright 2024-2025 President Odessa Symphony Guild

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20242025SEASON GARY LEWIS | MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

MASTERWORKS SERIES AMERICAN STORIES SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 Ethan Blake, Cello

Cello Concerto in B minor | ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 1 | WILLIAM GRANT STILL

FOLK TALES

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Dr. Andrew Cooperstock, Piano Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks | RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite | RICHARD STRAUSS Piano Concerto in A minor | EDVARD GRIEG

WTS SPOTLIGHT “DOVES & CROCODILES”

JANUARY 11, 2025 Chris Chance, Clarinet

Premiere Rhapsodie | CLAUDE DEBUSSY Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III | CARL MARIA VON WEBER Symphony No. 2 | LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

THE RIOT RITE OF SPRING APRIL 12, 2025

The Rite of Spring | IGOR STRAVINSKY This concert will open with our third annual side-by-side performance with local Permian Basin students!

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POPS & FAMILY SERIES WEST TEXAS SYMPHONY WITH BARBARA PADILLA OCTOBER 5, 2024

Back by popular demand, we welcome the Mexican-American soprano, Barbara Padilla, whose on-stage presence and beautiful vocal prowess will captivate audiences of all musical tastes.

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON DECEMBER 7, 2024

Don’t miss West Texas’ timeless holiday tradition!

Featuring your symphony orchestra, instrumental chamber ensembles, choral groups, and Santa Claus!

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TONY DESARE “THE PIANO SHOW FEATURING RHAPSODY IN BLUE”

MARCH 1, 2025

The triple threat singer/pianist/songwriter, Tony DeSare, takes you on a journey that celebrates the timeless piano legends who have become the cornerstone of pop music!

SUPERMAN IN CONCERT MAY 17, 2025

You’ll believe a man can fly as Superman in Concert arrives in concert halls around the world, accompanied by the power of a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ triumphant original score live to picture!

SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. © 2019 Warner Bros.

Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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All concerts listed are at 7:30PM at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.

Scheduled programs, dates, and individuals are subject to change.

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DONATE TODAY! Play your part by contributing to our Annual Fund.

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OUR MISSION of the West Texas Symphony is to enhance the quality of life in West Texas through professional music performances and music education programs.

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CHAMBER CONCERTS PERMIAN BASIN STRING QUARTET JANUARY 25, 2025 | 5:00PM CHAMBER CHORALE FEBRUARY 8, 2025 | 5:00PM WEST TEXAS WINDS MARCH 22, 2025 | 5:00PM LONE STAR BRASS MAY 3, 2025 | 5:00PM

VISIT WTXS.ORG FOR TICKETS & LOCATIONS Scheduled programs, dates, and individuals are subject to change.

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Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor Presents

WTS SPOTLIGHT “DOVES & CROCODILES”

Chris Chance, Clarinet Saturday, January 11, 2025 7:30 p.m.

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center THIS CONCERT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Gregg Blain Denise & Thomas W. Elrod Ann Parish & Betty Ann Prentice West Texas Symphony Board of Directors

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WTS SPOTLIGHT 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 11, 2025 Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Gary Lewis, Conductor Chris Chance, Clarinet Premiere Rhapsodie........................................................................................ Claude Debussy Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73........................................Carl Maria von Weber I. Allegro II. Adagio ma non troppo II. Rondo; Allegretto

INTERMISSION Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36....................................................Ludwig van Beethoven I. Adagio molto—Allegro con brio II. Larghetto III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Alle *Program subject to change.

ANN PARISH & BETTY ANN PRENTICE

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Claude Debussy b. August 22, 1862 in St. Germain-en-Laye, France. d. March 25, 1918 in Paris, France.

Premiere Rhapsodie Composed: Written between December 1909 and January 1910.

Premiered: July 14, 1910, as part of the Paris Conservatoire final exams.

The Work in Context • 1907: The years ends with 8% of US houses wired for electricity.

• 1908: The first Ford Model T rolls off the production line.

• 1909: The United States bans the importation of opium.

• 1910: The first commercial freight flight takes place between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. Premiere Rhapsodie is first performed in Paris.

Claude Debussy was born to a family of very modest means who lived in the outskirts of Paris. When he was seven, his family fled the siege of Paris to Cannes, where Debussy first studied piano. He showed so much musical promise that he was enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of ten. He first studied piano, but his attention later turned to composition. He eventually won the prestigious Prix de Rome, which resulted in a residency in Italy. Over the next years, the young Debussy traveled and experienced a variety of musical styles. He appreciated Wagner, but he believed that his style of late-romantic music was on the way out of fashion. Debussy was more interested in Renaissance Italian music, Javanese Gamelan music he heard at the world’s fair, and Russian music. His varied musical interests, combined with his involvement with the symbolist poets, lead Debussy to develop a unique and innovative musical style. Although Debussy rejected the label, many scholars and critics have called him the first impressionist composer for the way his music reminds the listener of impressionist art.

By the end of the first decade of the 1900s, Debussy’s status as a composer had been solidified. His music was being performed by the most prestigious orchestras in the world.

Debussy’s colleague, Gabriel Faure, the Director of the Paris Conservatoire, named Debussy to the board of directors of this prestigious institution. One of Debussy’s first duties at his alma mater was to write solo works for the Conservatoire’s next two year’s Concours (final exam/ contest). The first of these pieces was Premiere Rhapsodie, first performed at the end of the 1909-1910 academic year. The original version was written for clarinet and piano, as these pieces were typically composed. In 1911, Debussy published his own orchestration of the work, which is the version you will hear on this concert.

The pieces composed for the Paris Conservatoire Concours typically test all the variety of skills and techniques required of a virtuoso performer. This is true of the pieces written of all the different instruments, not just clarinet. The piece starts out with a beautiful lyrical section that takes advantage of the large range of the clarinet. A faster section on the middle allows the clarinetist to demonstrate the technical prowess of the instrument. The piece ends with fast flourishes ending with a more cadenza-like final statement.

Carl Maria von Weber b. November 19, 1786, in Eutin, Bishopric of Lubeck, modern day Germany. d. June 5, 1826, in London, England.

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Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 I. Allegro II. Adagio ma non troppo III. Rondo; Allegretto Composed: Written in 1811 for the clarinetist Heinrich Barmann Premiered: Premiered in Munich on June 13, 1811, with Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria in the audience.

The Work in Context • 1808: John Dalton hypothesizes that atoms of different elements have a distinct weight, or atomic number.

• 1809: Russia defeats Sweden and brings Finland under Russian control.

• 1810: American settlers move into West Florida which causes President James Madison to annex the region from a weakened Spanish Empire.

• 1811: Venezuela, Bolivia, and Colombia all declare independence from Spain, Clarinet Concerto No. 1 premieres.

Known as a key figure in the development of German Romantic Opera, Carl Maria von Weber had a short, but very significant career in music. His father, Franz Anton von Weber, was a musician, and his mother, Genovefa Weber, was a singer from Vienna. He was baptized with the name Carl Friedrich Ernst Weber. The middle name Maria was seemingly added later, and the “von” in his family’s name was an affectation, as his family was not descended from south German nobility. After Franz’s music director position in Eutin was cut due to lack of funding, he formed a theater company in Hamburg of members of his family and toured Germany. The theater was a rag-tag group, consisting of Franz Anton, Genovefa, their children, and a few other family members. They performed plays and singspiel (German-language plays with sung musical numbers). Young Carl Maria was given his earliest musical education by his family. He studied piano and violin and showed immediate aptitude. During his family’s travels, he studied with musicians in the town the troupe visited, such as Michael Haydn in Salzburg. He composed his first opera when he was 13 while his family was in Munich.

In 1800, the Weber family band settled down in Freiberg, where his father hoped to settle down as a lithographer (a printing technique for music and maps). The precocious young Weber kept writing music, traveling, and even started writing music criticism at the age of 15.

His second opera, written when he was 14, received a few performances. His first professional position was as director of the Breslau Opera when he was just 17. Weber attacked the job with youthful energy. He forced older singers into retirement, expanded the orchestra, and programed more challenging music. The job left him no time to compose, however, so he only held the position for two years. Weber’s next position, in the court of the Duke of Wurttemberg, ended with him being falsely accused of embezzlement and bribery. This ordeal taught Weber to keep a detailed record of his expenses daily. He left Wurttemberg in 1810 without a concrete plan of what would come next.

It was Weber’s works for solo clarinet that turned his career around, including Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, the third movement of which you will hear on this concert. In Munich, he met the clarinetist Heinrich Barmann, and wrote a concertino and two concertos for Barmann. Starting in December 1811, Barmann and Weber went on tour performing these works. These concerts turned around the public and critical perception of Weber, and lead to prestigious positions in Prague, Berlin, and Dresden. In 1821, his masterpiece Der Freischutz premiered. This pioneering work is still performed today and significantly influenced the development of German Romantic Opera.

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Ludwig van Beethoven b. December 17, 1770, in Bonn, Germany. d. March 26, 1827, in Vienna, Austria.

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Composed: Written between 1801 and 1802.

Premiered: April 5, 1803, in Vienna with Beethoven conducting.

I. Adagio molto—Allegro con brio II. Larghetto III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Allegro molto The Work in Context • 1800: World population has risen from 600 million to one billion in the previous century.

• 1801: Britain absorbs Ireland into a single British kingdom and bans Catholics from public office.

• 1802: The British sign a treaty ending their most recent war with France.

• 1803: Ohio becomes the 17th US State, Symphony No. 2 premieres.

Ludwig van Beethoven is a towering figure in Western classical music who has taken on almost mythic stature in our imaginations. We hear melodies from works like his fifth and ninth symphonies in so many different contexts that they have just become part of our lives. Much like Mozart before him, Beethoven showed musical talent at an early age that was developed under the tutelage of his overbearing father. He moved to Vienna when he was 21 years old, and Vienna became his home for the rest of his career. Beethoven’s initial reputation in Vienna came as a virtuoso pianist, and over time commissions began to roll in and his reputation grew. He famously began losing his hearing in 1798, and by 1801, his deafness was beginning to inhibit his professional work. It is difficult to imagine the mental and emotional toll that impending deafness would take on a composer who was in the process of coming into increasing fame and fortune. In May of 1802, Beethoven went to the town of Heiligenstadt to rest from the stresses of dealing with his health. In Heiligenstadt, Beethoven wrote a letter to his brothers that has become known as the Heiligenstadt Testament. In the letter, dated October 6, 1802, Beethoven attempts to explain his difficulty dealing with his deafness and why it had affected his family relationships. When discussing why he had kept his deafness a secret, he writes: “how could I possibly admit such an infirmity in the one sense which should have been more perfect in me than in others, a sense which I once possessed in highest perfection, a perfection such as few surely in my profession

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enjoy or have enjoyed.” The letter ends with Beethoven both laying out his will and telling his brothers that his art will sustain him for the rest of his life. The letter remained unsent; scholars discovered the letter in Beethoven’s personal papers after his death in 1827. After writing this letter Beethoven worked even harder and entered the most productive and famous period of his career. It was during this time that he wrote Symphony No. 2, along with many of his other most famous works.

Beethoven wrote Symphony No. 2 while he was staying in Heiligenstadt in 1802. It is interesting to speculate on how much and in what ways his personal crisis affected the music. However, Beethoven left no letters or program notes about the piece specifically, so these associations, while probably true, are speculative. The piece still falls within a mostly classical style. Beethoven’s third symphony, which he would premiere in 1804, truly began Beethoven’s, and music’s, Romantic period. Beethoven premiered the piece along with his Third Piano Concerto and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives.

The symphony opens with a long, slow introduction that gives way to a buoyant Allegro that seems to show no hint of the person struggle Beethoven was experiencing. The second movement is lyrical with several beautiful melodies interacting in a variety of ways. The Scherzo movement features melodies that are fragmented between different instruments. In the classical period, the third movement of a symphony was typically a menuet. Beethoven’s use of the scherzo is a hint at the musical earthquake to come with the shift to the Romantic period. The movement is full of musical jokes and Beethoven’s unpredictable musical sense of humor. The final movement is quite fast and energetic, with the agitated lines in the strings contrasting with the more lyrical melodies in the winds.

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST CHRIS CHANCE – CLARINET Chris Chance enjoys a varied performing career as an orchestral clarinetist, chamber musician, and concert soloist.

He is currently Principal Clarinet of the West Texas Symphony, Principal Clarinet of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, clarinetist of the West Texas Winds woodwind quintet, and performs often with the New Mexico Philharmonic. Chris has performed with other orchestras across North America, including Arizona Opera, Ohio Light Opera, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Lubbock Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfónica UANL of Monterrey, Mexico. In addition to live performance, he has also worked as a recording studio musician for the Hal Leonard Corporation.

Chris received a Bachelor of Music degree, a Performer Diploma, and the Performer's Certificate from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

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“The Piano Show Featuring Rhapsody In Blue”

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George Gershwin b. September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York City d. July 11, 1937, in Los Angeles, California Rhapsody in Blue Composed: Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman in early 1924.

Premiered: February 12, 1924, in a concert titled “An Experiment in Modern Music” in New York City with the composer as the soloist.

The Work in Context • 1921: Warren G. Harding inaugurated as president after his successful “Return to Normalcy” campaign.

• 1922: The British Empire covers one fifth of the world’s population.

• 1923: Louis Armstrong makes his first recording, “Chimes Blues.”

• 1924: Rhapsody in Blue Premieres.

Unlike many composers who progress through formal musical training that concludes with a degree from a major conservatory, George Gershwin had a career that moved from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to the concert stage. His compositional style is distinctly American, reflecting a fusion of popular song and Jazz with classical techniques. Born into a family of Russian immigrants in New York, the Gershwin household was not known for its music making until George’s father bought a piano for his older brother, Ira. Young George took to the piano immediately. He demonstrated so much talent and skill that he immediately sought lessons from a variety of teachers in the neighborhood. After he finished the ninth grade, George dropped out of school and got a job for a Tin Pan Alley music publisher as a “plugger.” The job of a plugger was to promote the company’s songs by singing and playing them for performers.

The job was a great fit for a young pianist because it forced him to practice for hours a day and caused him to absorb the popular song style of the era. From his job as a plugger, Gershwin moved into jobs as a rehearsal pianist for musicals and got a composition contract of $35 a week plus royalties. By the time he turned 21, George had a reputation as a great pianist, had written the music to a Broadway show, and had multiple songs in print. In 1920, Al Jolson recorded his song Swanee, which yielded the composer $10,000, an enormous sum of money in 1920. In 1923, Gershwin was involved in a voice recital that introduced him to the classical music audience. Canadian mezzo-soprano Eva Gauthier gave a recital in New York City that included a variety of pieces by composers such as Purcell, Bellini, Hindemith, and Bartok. It also included a set of American pieces from Broadway and Tin Pan Alley, including a song by Gershwin. Moreover, George Gershwin accompanied this set of songs on piano, which gave the New York musical elite their first introduction to his talents and unique style.

What really shot Gershwin into the public consciousness and made him a household name was his iconic piece Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin wrote this work for a concert being presented by Paul Whiteman, the director of a dance orchestra in New York. Whiteman had attended the concert with Eva Gauthier and was inspired. He wanted to program an entire concert to demonstrate that elements from jazz and dance music could be successfully incorporated into classical music. The concert, billed as “An Experiment in Modern Music,” was to be presented in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in Aeolian Hall in New York City.

A simple misunderstanding and an overeager journalist almost caused this piece to never be written. In January 1924, George’s brother Ira found an article in the New York Tribune which announced that George was writing a jazz concerto for Whiteman’s jazz concert.

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There was just one problem: Gershwin had politely declined Whiteman’s initial request to write the piece. Gershwin called Whiteman the next day to clear the air. Whiteman told Gershwin that his rival Vincent Lopez was planning to steal his idea for an all-jazz concert so the piece needed to be written quickly. Whiteman’s sales job worked, and Gershwin started on the piece that would become Rhapsody in Blue. The concert was a rousing success that was well attended by New York’s many music critics. The approval of the piece was nearly unanimous, with Gershwin’s legacy as the man who brought jazz to the concert hall firmly cemented.

Rhapsody in Blue is not in the typical 3-movement form of a concert. Rather, it is written in one continuous movement with some sections that are played in a quasi-improvisatory style.

The piece opens with an iconic clarinet solo which is traditionally performed as a glissando.

Gershwin wrote a 17-note diatonic scale for the clarinet, not the glissando. In a rehearsal, the clarinetist Ross Gorman played a glissando instead of the written scale. Gershwin loved the sound so much he insisted that Gorman perform the solo this way, and now every aspiring clarinetist must learn that technique. The piece drew inspiration from a variety of musical styles, from ragtime rhythms to Cuban clave rhythms to stride and vaudeville piano styles.

The piece is structured as a series of continuous episodes that develop a few musical themes throughout the work.

While Gershwin composed the work, he was not yet developed enough as an arranger and orchestrator to produce the complete score for Whiteman’s jazz orchestra. Ferde Grofe, Whiteman’s pianist and arranger, helped Gershwin orchestrate the parts. The first arrangement of the piece was not for standard orchestra; it instead made use of the particular instrumentation of the 23-member Whiteman jazz orchestra. This version is rarely performed given its unusual instrumentation. The version that is most commonly heard on the concert hall stage was the version Grofe arranged in 1942 for full symphony orchestra.

Rhapsody in Blue created a new era in American music. This fusion of classical music with American popular styles took the musical world by storm. The decade of the 1920s is called both “The Roaring 20s” and “The Jazz Age,” and no piece of music better exemplifies the zeitgeist of this period more than Gershwin’s most famous work.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas and headlining major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has four top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, the Today Show and his music has been posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei. DeSare has also collaborated with YouTube supergroup Postmodern Jukebox. He has been a featured guest artist with over 100 symphony orchestras with some highlights including the Cleveland Orchestra, The New York Pops, The San Francisco Symphony, The Houston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony.

Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, DeSare is also an accomplished award-winning composer. He not only won first place in the USA Songwriting Contest, but has written the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, several broadcast commercials and has scored five films. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets DeSare apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and contemporary, yet pays homage to the Great American Songbook.

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THE RIOT RITE OF SPRING 7:30 p.m.

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Igor Stravinsky b. June 17, 1882, Oranienbaum, a small town 25 miles west of St. Petersburg. d. April 6, 1971, New York City, USA. The Rite of Spring Composed: Written for the 1913 season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russe.

Premiered: Theatre des Champs-Elysees on May 29, 1913.

Part I: Adoration of the Earth a. Introduction b. Augurs of Spring c. Ritual of Abduction d. Spring Rounds e. Ritual of the Rival Tribes f. Procession of the Sage: The Sage g. Dance of the Earth Part II: The Sacrifice a. Introduction b. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls c. Glorification of the Chosen One d. Evocation of the Ancestors e. Ritual Action of the Ancestors f. Sacrificial Dance The Work in Context • 1910: The British create the Union of South Africa out of four of its colonies in the region as a dominion of the British Empire.

• 1911: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers in New York City.

• 1912: The Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks, killing 1517.

• 1913: Ford Motors introduces the first moving assembly line, The Rite of Spring premieres.

Born near St. Petersburg Russia in 1882, Igor Stravinsky’s musical life spanned nearly 90 years and two continents. Stravinsky’s work spans the full spectrum of 20th century style, from his nationalist ballets of the early 20th century, through his experimental nationalism and neoclassicism, and all the way to the serial style in which he composed for much of his time in the United States. He wrote music for the stage and for the orchestra in addition to his large output of choral pieces, music for solo voice, and chamber music.

Stravinsky’s family was quite musical. His father was the principal bass voice in the Imperial Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, and his mother was a very good amateur singer and pianist. His father knew all the prominent musicians on the scene in Russia, including Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, and Mussorgsky. The young Igor grew up surrounded by music, taking composition lessons from Rimsky-Korsakov at a young age. When his mentor died in 1908, Stravinsky had already written several works. In 1909, Stravinsky’s Scherzo fantastique premiered in St. Petersburg. In the audience was one Sergei Diaghilev. Diaghilev was an art critic, patron, and ballet impresario. After some success in presenting concerts of Russian music in Paris, he founded the Ballets Russe and presented its first season in 1909. The company was successful beyond the wildest dreams of Diaghilev or his performers. Diaghilev commissioned The Firebird for his 1910 season from Stravinsky after approaching Anatoly Liadov, who was notoriously lazy and couldn’t finish the score on time. The success of the premiere vaulted Stravinsky into international superstardom and lead to the commissions of Petrushka and The Rite of Spring in following seasons.

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The Rite of Spring was the third ballet Stravinsky wrote in his collaboration with Diaghilev and the Ballets Russe. The Firebird and Petrushka had been wildly successful, so the premiere of Stravinsky’s third ballet for the Ballets Russe was much anticipated. Diaghilev worked with two visionary artists on these projects: the dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky and stage and costume designer Nicholas Roerich. It was Roerich, an expert in Russian folklore and an ethnographer, who came up with the concept for The Rite of Spring. The subtitle, “Pictures of Pagan Russia in Two Parts” adds context to the ideas before the work. The ballet scenario stages the story of a pre-Christian Russian village taking part in various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring. The ballet culminates with a young girl being chosen who dances herself to death as a sacrifice for the community. The plot is more a series of episodes rather than a strong story, with the music expertly augmenting and sometimes leading the action on the stage. The music is continuous with no pause between sections. There is a pause between the end of Part I and the beginning of Part II. The premiere of the ballet on May 29, 1913, could be seen as the beginning of modern music.

The Theatre was brand new, with Diaghilev being paid a large sum to hold the Ballet Russe season in this new venue. The rehearsals went well, but storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

A few critics who had been allowed to attend the dress rehearsal warned that the public might feel they were being mocked and react poorly to the performance. The premiere was sold out with the hall stuffed to the rafters. The audience began to get restless as soon as early in Part I, but it wasn’t Stravinsky’s music that so bothered them. Nijinsky’s choreography was like nothing they had ever seen. Rather than the graceful flowing movements of France’s beloved ballet, Nijinsky had tried to recreate the movements of the pagan ritual, which has been described as “ugly earthbound lurching and stomping.” The Parisian ballet audience was divided between wealthy patrons who loved the classics and a more Bohemian set who loved all things new and hated the wealthy patrons in the boxes. These two groups began attacking each other, with the noise disrupting the dancers’ ability to communicate and with various items thrown at the orchestra, who like total professionals, just kept playing. The audience did calm down, watched the final sequence in relative silence, and gave several curtain calls to the performers. Critical reaction was as divided as the audience, with wild lies being written about the premiere, such as an elderly Camile Saint-Saens storming out of the theatre, which Stravinsky later had to repudiate. Soon after this initial run, Diaghilev and Nijinsky had a falling out, and so later performances used a different choreography until in 1987, the Joffrey Ballet in Los Angeles performed a reconstruction of Nijinsky’s 1913 choreography based on years of extensive research. Video of this version can be found on YouTube and will give an impression of what the audience in May 1913 witnessed.

Stravinsky described the Rite of Spring as “a musical choreographic work. It represents pagan Russia and is unified by a single idea: the mystery and the great surge of the creative power of spring….”. It is hard to sum up the music in just a few sentences as it is so widely varied throughout the 35-minute work. Stravinsky used a larger orchestra than he ever had before, and was absolutely fearless in his use of dynamics, expanded ranges, extended techniques, and novel orchestral colors and combinations of instruments. Stravinsky expressed the primitive subject matter of the ballet by writing driving rhythms, loud interjections from the brass, and the use of bitonality, in which the orchestra is playing in two different keys at the same time. The music critic Alex Ross described Stravinsky’s use of Russian folk music in the work by taking the melodies and then "proceeded to pulverize them into motivic bits, pile them up in layers, and reassemble them in cubistic collages and montages." The result is a compelling and innovative work that did as much as any single piece to usher in the age of musical modernism. The work was first performed as a concert work (music only, no ballet) on February 18, 1914, in St. Petersburg, Russia, with Serge Koussevitsky conducting.

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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Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor Presents

SUPERMAN IN CONCERT

SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday, May 17, 2025 7:30 p.m.

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center TONIGHT'S CONCERT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Susie Davis, Joe & Carla Haston & Permian Printing In memory of Lynn Davis

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WEST TEXAS SYMPHONY

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025

GARY LEWIS, CONDUCTOR

ALEXANDER SALKIND Presents MARLON BRANDO

GENE HACKMAN

In a RICHARD DONNER Film

Starring CHRISTOPHER REEVE NED BEATTY JACKIE COOPER VALERIE PERRINE MARIA SCHELL

Also Starring GLENN FORD TREVOR HOWARD MARGOT KIDDER TERENCE STAMP PHYLLIS THAXTER SUSANNAH YORK

Superman Created by JERRY SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER Story by MARIO PUZO MARIO PUZO

Screenplay by DAVID NEWMAN LESLIE NEWMAN

and ROBERT BENTON

Creative Consultant TOM MANKIEWICZ Director of Photography GEOFFREY UNSWORTH, B.S.C. Production Designer JOHN BARRY Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Executive Producer ILYA SALKIND Produced by PIERRE SPENGLER Directed by RICHARD DONNER PANAVISION® TECHNICOLOR® An ALEXANDER and ILYA SALKIND Production Original Soundtrack Available on Warner Archives/Rhino Movie Music

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Tonight's program is a presentation of the complete film Superman with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the music.

SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

FCL PRODUCTION CREDITS By arrangement with Warner Bros. Pictures, Superman in Concert is produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill Production Manager: Sophie Greaves Production Assistant: Katherine Miron Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt, Epilogue Media Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Superman has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Warner Bros. Pictures, Richard Donner, John Williams, Toby Emmerich, Paul Broucek, Stella Burks, Jeff Crawford, Nicole Woods, Amy Archambault, Kristie Nakamura, Ann Martin, Carol Cuellar, Michael Worden, Mike Matessino, Alex Levy, Mark Graham, Matt Voogt, Bethany Brinton and the musicians and staff of the West Texas Symphony.

In memory of Christopher Reeve.

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ABOUT THE COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS

In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 50-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, Lincoln, The BFG, The Post and The Fabelmans. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and fifty-four Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s mostnominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars.

He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), twenty-five Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016, he received the 44th Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute – the first time in their history that this honor was bestowed upon a composer. In 2020, he received Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts as well as the Gold Medal from the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society in the UK, and in 2022 he was awarded an honorary knighthood of the British Empire as one of the final awards approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993 after fourteen highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered his concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches”, and in the same year, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama.

In 2021, Williams premiered his second violin concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood along with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter, for whom he composed the work.

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A NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER Growing up in my generation meant that you avidly followed the exploits of Superman in the syndicated comic strips that regularly appeared in newspapers across the country. It was a time when Superman fired the imaginations of all young people, and I was no exception.

Many years later, when director Richard Donner asked me to compose the score for his feature film Superman, I was thrilled and truly felt that I was revisiting a formative part of my childhood.

The film starred, among others, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and the great Marlon Brando. But it was young Chris Reeve’s unforgettable performance in the title role that endeared this timeless character to movie audiences around the world. After so many years, I’m truly delighted that those audiences are now able to experience the film with the musical score performed live by one of our great symphony orchestras.

John Williams

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2024-2025 FUND DRIVE CONTRIBUTORS

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 and other unique forms of support, they enable us to fulfill our mission of enriching lives through music for a 62nd season!

Listed below are the gifts and pledges for the 2024-2025 season as of October 16, 2024.

PLATINUM BATON SOCIETY ($10,000+) J.C. Ferguson Foundation Midland Symphony Guild Odessa Symphony Guild FMH Foundation Arts Council of Midland Odessa Arts Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust Rea Charitable Trust Pevehouse Family Foundation, Inc.

Jim & Laurie Brannigan Mary Dawson Paul Feit Kevin Harrington Cressinda Hyatt Betty Ann Prentice Ruth & Bob Price Juandelle Lacy Roberts Young & Aaron Whiting Rachel & Ethan Wills Mary Ann Woodard

GOLDEN BATON SOCIETY ($5,000+) Mary Lou Cassidy

MEZZO FORTE ($250+) Tierra Company/Bill Musar Kathryn & Gabriel Almendarez Amy Azarov Mary Blain Jeannine & Robin Donnelly Jeff & Lou Nelle George Carla & Joe Haston Patty & Tevis Herd Angie King Hurt Lynn Mashburn Megan & Paul Pausé Janet & William Perkins Dr. Tulsi & Claudette Singh Violet & Mark Singh Lissett & Benjamin Velasquez

SILVER BATON SOCIETY ($2,500+) 2W Whatley Ranch Michael & Dana Ashton & Mr. Marc Capellini Jessica & Heath Bexley Kay Bird Drs. Roberta & Richard Case Martha & Paul Crump Julia Edwards Mary Kennedy Dr. Ed & Suzanne Rathbun Richard Sivalls Nancy & John Minor Rosemary & Max Wright FORTISSIMO ($1,000+) Cliffy & Barry Beal Rebecca Bell Tony Blakely Peggy Cowan Paul & Betty Rae Davis Mary Anne & Bill Dingus Beverly & Gene Drummond Maridell Fryar Rosalind Redfern Grover Dr. Kris & Cheri Howard Mary & Nam Kim Diann & John McKee Doris Casey Mason Lee Miller SFORZANDO ($750+) Sarah & David Lauritzen Floyd & Kathy Rountree Jacy & Garret Watkins FORTE ($500+) Ernie Angelo Gayle & Michael Banschbach Gregg Blain

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CRESCENDO ($125+) Sophie Edwards Leslie English Allison Gray Judith Hayes Anne & Jont Tyson Deeann & Richard Werner PIANO (BELOW $125) Anonymous Julie Andreopulos Dee Anna & Johnny Arellano Darby Brown Julie & Pat Canty Barney Dishron Felicia & Joshua Guinn Ann & Ken Hankins, Jr. Allison Morrison Mary Nava Gracie Ortiz Ralph Remsburg Shawna Ritchie Dan & Crystal Romero Dr. Adrian Vega Bartley Wilson

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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:

Violet Singh, Development Director 432-563-0921 or development@wtxs.org

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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. 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 Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Sivalls

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

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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

Gary Edmiston

Employees of Security State Bank Sophie Edwards Cindy Strain

Karen Elliott Jane Wolf

Trisha Faubion Karen Watson

Maridell Fryar

Bea Angevine Jane & Don Samples Sue Solari

Louise M. Garay Bill & Mary Garay

Luis de la Garza, III Pamela Howell

Richelle Gengler

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Dr. Ted Hale

Anonymous Carol, John & Caroline Deats

Contributors (Up to $999) HONORARIUMS: Bea Angevine

Edith C. Hardy

Katherine Bash & Duncan Kennedy

Sharon Hickox

Jane & Don Samples

Harriet A. & Gene Motter

Jack “Dug” Belcher

Dortha & Ronald Bennett

Dortha & Ronald Bennett & Barbara Shinn Ms. Judy DeWees

Brad Bullock

MOSC Board of Directors Eddie Montoya

Marin & Ashlin Bullock

The Midland Musicians Club

Lee Harley Flo White

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

Peggy C. Jones

The Midland Musicians Club

Brad & Crista Bullock

Abigail Kauffman

Pamela Howell

Carolina Keith

MOSC Board of Directors

Jeannette Kolokoff

Chris Chance

Mary Macferran

Carol Chandler Jo Ann Collett

The Midland Musicians Club

Kimberly Corman

Janet Williams Pollard

MOSC Board of Directors

MOSC Board of Directors Crystal Romero Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice

Ann Countryman

LaDoyce Lambert

Mrs. D. Pat Darden

David Lauritzen

Mary Dawson

Martha Lewis

Mary Dawson & Joseph Meyer

Karen McAfee

Larry & Gwen Roberts Betty M. Scott

The Contemporary Study Club Susan South

MOSC Board of Directors MOSC Board of Directors

The Midland Musicians Club Carole Symonette

John and Melissa Madura Violet and Mark Singh

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Reba McHaney

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Parker Tim Young & Sharon Hickox

Edward McPherson

Jeannette & Mark Kolokoff

Charles & Brenda Nail Bill Harden

Vera Osadchuk

Jane Wolf Memorial Christian Church Billy T. Schulze

Beverly Wise

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Gene & JoAnn Wyatt Risa Brown

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MEMORIALS

The Midland Musicians Club

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

Dr. Henry Page

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Pope Midland Symphony Guild

Richy Puga

Jennifer & John C. Harper

Gregory Pysh

Chapter Gd P.E.O. Connie May

Russell J. Ramsland

Midland Symphony Guild

Jay Reynolds

MOSC Board of Directors

Red & Juandelle Lacy-Roberts

Violet & Mark Singh

Elizabeth Roweck

Nelson Allison

Anne Anson

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

Doris Cooper

Cowan Hill Bond Agency Mullis Newby Hurst Ronald Bennett Howard Cowan Janet Hayes Bob & Pam Leibrock Violet & Mark Singh Mary Nixon Tighe

Dorothy Croft

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

Mary McKeown Davis Pat & Herb Stanley

Lynn Davis

LaDoyce Lambert

Perry Davis

Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren

Mary Dawson

The Contemporary Study Club Sophie Edwards Edward Goldstein

Jean Grisham Dean

Jeff & Lou Nelle George

The Midland Musicians Club

Carol Ann Wilkinson Bascom

Opal Dobbs

Bea Angevine

Eldon Basney

Gretchen Estes

Jane Samples

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

Shari Santorelli

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

Cliff & Joyce Sherrod Violet & Mark Singh

Violet Singh

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

Jane Wolf

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

Frank Bell

Betty Ann Prentice

Emma Burnett

Violet and Mark Singh Jane Wolf

Jack E. Brown Jeannette and Mark Kolokoff

Warren Burnett

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

Sue Smith & Jim Huddleston

Anne Caldwell

Sue Solari

Mrs. Ethel Chapman

Alathea & Jim Blischke Violet and Mark Singh Jane & Don Samples Mark & Jeannette Kolokoff Bill & Mary Garay

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones

Clarence E. Cardwell, Jr. Eric Leibrock

Truman & Doreen McCreless

Viola Campbell

The Midland Musicians Club

Herb and Pat Stanley

J. Dan Carpenter

Cindy Walton

Marcella Christensen

Violet and Mark Singh Amy A. Walton

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Alan and Susan Leshnower Katherine Grella

Ludie & Eben Warner

The Midland Musicians Club

Marie Finical Chris Newman

John Foster

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

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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 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

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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

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