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FROM YOUR SYMPHONY & CHORALE From the Board President From the Executive Director From the Music Director Music Director Biography 2018-2019 Board of Directors & Staff Midland Symphony Guild The TEN Tenors Fundraiser Odessa Symphony Guild Ticket Pricing Symphony SoundBites Music Education Symphony Young Professionals

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OUR SEASON 2018-2019 Season Series Leonard Bernstein at 100 Indigo Girls with Midland-Odessa Symphony Pastoral Sounds of the Season

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OUR ENSEMBLES MOSC Chamber Ensembles MOSC Orchestra 2018-2019 Chamber & Choral Concerts

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OUR CONTRIBUTORS / DONORS 2018-2019 Sponsors 2018-2019 Annual Fund Contributors Endowment Fund Contributors Advertiser Index

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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT Welcome and thank you for joining us to celebrate our 56th year of supporting the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale and inspiring a love of quality music in the generations that follow us. We are united by a belief in the MOSC as both a valuable cultural asset and as an educational outreach to children and parents throughout the Permian Basin. As a parent of two teenagers that have grown up with the MOSC, I can personally attest to the enrichment they have received growing up in a world of music.

We are honored to continue the tradition of sharing the performance of world-class orchestral music, a timeless repertoire, internationally renowned music talents, and our very own MOSC’s accomplished and gifted musicians. Our 2018-19 Season begins with our celebrated Masterworks Series of classical music. Over the course of four performances, we will transport you from the musical streets of New York to Rome to the fields and forests of Eastern Europe. The Pops & Family Series opens with a performance of the Grammy-winning Indigo Girls, backed by our musicians, and finishing with a tribute to the music of Elton John & Billy Joel. The Pops Series will also include our annual holiday performance and a celebration of the dancing skills of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly. Scattered between these programs, be on the lookout for additional performances by the chorale and our ensembles.

At a time when many symphonies around the country are struggling, the MOSC is proud to be a part of a community that both values and generously supports the arts.

Your patronage and generosity enable us to continue to provide outstanding orchestral music to our community. The MOSC’s continued success depends in large part on your continuing support. On behalf of our dedicated staff, talented musicians, and our Board of Directors, I would like to thank you — our loyal patrons, donors, and sponsors — for your continued support.

We hope that you enjoy tonight’s performance and return with your family and friends for many more to come!

David Lauritzen MOSC Board President

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome to Tonight’s Concert!

We are so pleased that you have chosen to join us here tonight as your presence supports MOSC as the premiere arts organization in the Permian Basin. You may be surprised to learn that MOSC provides a wide variety of music entertainment and enrichment throughout the season in addition to our Masterworks and Pops & Family Concerts. We have a youth choir (Voices of the Permian Basin) of over seventy voices and an adult choir (Symphony Chorale) of a similar size, both performing concerts throughout the season. Our three instrumental ensembles, Lone Star Brass, Permian Basin Strings and the West Texas Winds perform two chamber concerts per year, participate in our music education programs at ECISD and MISD schools and are available to book for special events. We are so proud to bring quality music to our community and can continue to do so because of your patronage.

As the case with most symphony orchestras throughout the United States, MOSC’s ticket revenue covers only 22% of our annual expenses. We rely on our annual fund drive donations, concert sponsorships, guild donations, endowment distributions, annual fundraiser concert revenue and grant revenue to achieve the remaining 78% of our needed revenue. Along with your attendance at our many events, we also hope you will consider supporting MOSC by donating to the annual fund drive or providing a Legacy gift to our endowment that supports MOSC now and in perpetuity. As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, your support through all our giving-opportunities is tax deductible. To make a donation, use our website at mosc.org or contact Violet Singh, our Development Director who will be happy to visit with you about making a Legacy gift or other financial support.

We hope you enjoy our concerts throughout the season as much as we enjoy bringing them to you. Again, thank you for making MOSC such an important presence in the Basin.

Jeannette Kolokoff MOSC Executive Director

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FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Welcome to this exciting new season of the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra! We are delighted you are joining us for these fantastic programs, all of which I know you will enjoy.

We are delighted to share this great orchestra performing incredible music along with the terrific artists we have engaged for you. I cannot think of a better way to begin the season than with our tribute to the legendary Leonard Bernstein. We will celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth with the orchestral suite from On the Waterfront along with guest vocalists David Corman and Rose Sawvel singing selections from Candide. In November we’ll bring you Beethoven’s lovely “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6 along with the incredible Catalin Rotaru playing Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece for cello on the Double Bass! The January program is packed with three exciting works, Mason Bates’ fun electronica groove for orchestra, Mothership, Rachmaninoff’s thrilling Third Piano Concerto with guest artist David Korevaar, and the exhilarating Ninth Symphony of Shostakovich. And we bring the Masterworks series to a close with the perennial favorite of Respighi, The Pines of Rome, along with the electrifying new concerto for alto saxophone, Rush, by American composer Kenneth Fuchs. Timothy McAllister, multiple Grammy award-winning saxophonist, recently recorded this work with the London Symphony Orchestra and he will truly amaze you!

As always, our Pops and Family Series has something for everyone. I am so pleased to have conducted on the Indigo Girls’ newly released album. They are incredible songwriters and performers and I know you will love this program. What a rare treat to be able to hear them live in the Permian Basin! Our “Sounds of the Season” will once again ring in the holiday season in style, featuring the orchestra, Chorale, Voices of the Permian Basin and all of the fantastic ensembles of the MOSC. In March, “Dancing and Romancing” will combine Broadway and Hollywood, song and dance, in the tradition of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

And finally, our friends with Jeans ‘n Classics return with a sensational evening of the music of Elton John and Billy Joel.

Please know how much we appreciate your patronage and support for this wonderful orchestra and the entire MOSC organization. We simply cannot bring this great music to the Permian Basin, and remain an important part of the culture of our communities, without your help. Please be sure to also attend the many wonderful performances by the Chorale, our youth choir The Voices of the Permian Basin, along with the outstanding ensembles of the MOSC, West Texas Winds, Lone Star Brass, and Permian Basin String Quartet. These groups are always inspiring and engaging and you don’t want to miss them!

Please join us for all the great concerts this season as we fulfill our mission to enrich lives in the Permian Basin through great music. I look forward to seeing you at the concerts!

Gary Lewis MOSC Music Director & Conductor

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GARY LEWIS MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Gary Lewis is the Music Director and Conductor of the Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony Orchestra. 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.

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. Prior to his appointment at Colorado, Lewis served on the faculties of Texas Tech University, The Ohio State University, The University of Michigan, and Abilene Christian University. He is equally at home with professional, university, and youth ensembles. He is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic and has appeared with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Music Festival, Boulder Ballet, Midland Ballet Theater, Ballet Lubbock, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Western Plains Opera Theater. 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.

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 many 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 also served as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra until 2016.

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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MOSC 2018-2019 ORCHESTRA GARY LEWIS, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR VIOLIN John Madura, Concertmaster Endowed in memory of Dorothy Croft by the Midland Symphony Guild Yaesolji Shin, Associate Concertmaster Katy Gillan, Acting Principal Second Violin Laurel Lawshae, Associate Principal Virginia Brungardt Kevin Crutchfield Helen Dowd Sarah Figueroa Nikesha Hailey Amanda Hernandez Lowell Hohstadt Karen McAfee Robert Meinecke Turner Partain Abi Rhoades Jason Snider Nathan Southwick Ariya Tai Erin E. Weber VIOLA Melissa Madura, Principal Endowed by Mary de Compiegne & Rosalind Redfern Grover Laura Peña, Associate Principal Catherine Chen Beau Garza Kathy Hohstadt Gil Jarvis Miriam Oddie CELLO Amy Huzjak, Principal Endowed in memory of Walter Osadchuk by Dr. and Mrs. Michael Miller Danny Mar, Associate Principal Ilia De la Rosa Elizabeth Purvis Aurelia Rocha David Thomas

BASS Bill DeLavan, Principal Christine Craddock, Associate Principal Christopher Arcy Endowed in memory of Mary June Rasmussen by Mr. Kenneth Anderson and Dr. Anne Acreman, MD Alissa Stepro FLUTE Katherine Velasquez, Principal Kate Martin, Associate Principal Julia Barnett, Piccolo OBOE Caryn Crutchfield, Principal Abby Yeakle Held, Acting Associate 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

TROMBONE Nicholas Conn, Principal Darin Cash BASS TROMBONE Jon James, Principal TUBA Kevin Young, Principal TIMPANI Tim Mabrey, Principal PERCUSSION Erin Martysz Thies, Principal Jacob Adam Garcia Matt Richards HARP Vincent Pierce, Principal PIANO LuAnn Lane, Acting Principal Endowed in honor of Shari Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal

HORN Sonja K. Millichamp, Co-Principal Scott Millichamp, Co-Principal Norma Binam Susan Kelley TRUMPET Eric Baker, Co-Principal Ben Fairfield, Co-Principal Endowed in honor of Michael J. Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal John Irish

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2018 - 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF OFFICERS David Lauritzen, President Carolina Keith, Executive Vice President Carol Chandler, Immediate Past President Suzanne Rathbun, Vice President Fundraising Mark Germer, Vice President Finance Thomas Elrod, Vice President Sponsorships Ann Parish, Secretary

DIRECTORS Dr. Anne Acreman Kent Alexander Joseph Baker John Barkley Sheilagh Bassett Pat Canty Dee Carter Steven Dojahn Nash Dowdle Nicole Dragisic Dr. Deborah Edwards

Dr. Paul Feit George Freeman Jacqui Gore Jane Knox Marc Kondrup Scott Long Mark Lyon Connie May Diann McKee Jill Pennington Misty Borland Phiffer

Betty Ann Prentice Kathleen Rector Robin Richey Floyd Rountree Melissa Rowland Deb Shaw David Sutter Bryce Swinford Lynda Webb Rebecca Young

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)

M O S C S TA F F Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor Jeannette Kolokoff, Executive Director Violet Singh, Development Director Rino Irving, Operations Manager/Librarian Crystal Radford, Marketing Director

Melissa Graham and Caryn Crutchfield, Personnel Managers Deanna Russell, Office Administrator Gregory Pysh, Chorale Conductor Emily Baker, Voices of the Permian Basin Director

F R A N K A . B E L L AWA R D S For contributions and/or services that have significantly advanced the mission of the Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale, Inc. Frank A. Bell - May 21, 1997 Ted Hale - April 14, 2007 The Beal Family - May 19, 1999 Grace Osadchuk - October 13, 2007 Robert E. Hunt - August 31, 2000 Scott W. Long - May 18, 2013 Mary Harrington - May 16, 2001 15

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2018 - 2019 PRESIDENT, MIDLAND SYMPHONY GUILD Midland Symphony Guild (MSG) is blessed to begin its 56th year of supporting the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale (MOSC).

MSG began with the goals of supporting and raising funds for our local symphony music program. Over the past five decades, that effort has grown demonstrably into a self-sustaining non-profit organization that provides annually increasing financial and volunteer hour support to MOSC and the various productions and events that it produces. MOSC enriches the communities of both Midland and Odessa by showcasing world-class performers, local artists and musicians, and featured presentations.

MSG is comprised of members who invest both time and money in their local communities.

Last year alone, MSG donated more than 1000 volunteer hours at 700 different events. The majority of these service hours were contributed by our Symphony Belles, daughters of our MSG members. Each Belle is required to volunteer for 15 separate events or placements in their years in the MSG program (8th – 12th grades), many of which include performances presented by MOSC. This requirement of service fosters both 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 MOSC, our Belles volunteer at community organizations such as Safe Place, Midland Festival Ballet, Museum of the Southwest, Arts Council of Midland, Permian Basin Opera, Midland Community Theater, and the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center. We are so proud of our Belles.

We have two special events for our Belles that we host each year. We formally present our Freshman Belles at one of the Masterworks concerts in the fall; it is a special night. In early February 2019, we will host our Gala Weekend. This annual tradition is our single biggest fund raising event for the year, providing an opportunity to highlight MOSC and the Guild’s connection to fine arts in the Permian Basin, and to showcase the many accomplishments of our Senior Belles. The weekend includes a black-tie dinner and dance to honor our Senior Belles, and many members and patrons, for their years of service to MSG and the Midland community.

It is my privilege to serve as president for Midland Symphony Guild this year. I look forward to the opportunity to work alongside many wonderful men and women while also having the privilege to encounter 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 Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale for enriching our lives for another season.

Jill C. Pennington 2018-2019 President Midland Symphony Guild

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2018-2019 MIDLAND SYMPHONY GUILD OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECT OFFICERS President President Elect VP for Symphony Belles VP for Finance VP for Membership VP for Community VP for Projects Correspondence Sec. Recording Sec. Parliamentarian

Jill Pennington Melissa Ware Blanche Wheeless Hannah Jacoby Meredith Flowers Natalie Jones Pam Courtney Riki Daniels Ann Folger Karisa Danley

Website: www.midlandsg.com Facebook: Midland Symphony Guild Midland Symphony Guild is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. We support MOSC financially and through volunteer methods. MSG also works to impact this community via our Belle program. To support MSG or join our mission, please contact us through our website at www.midlandsg.org

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2018 - 2019 PRESIDENT, ODESSA SYMPHONY GUILD The Odessa Symphony Guild (OSG) is proud to celebrate our diamond anniversary this year, providing 60 years of continuous support of the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale (MOSC).

The OSG was founded in 1958 by a group of ladies who were passionate about bringing fine arts and culture to West Texas and did so by forming an organization to provide financial and volunteer support to local music programs. Over the decades, the OSG has grown into a non-profit organization that has raised thousands of dollars to fund MOSC educational programs and concerts. The MOSC brings first class musicians to our area to enrich the lives of West Texans with their chorale, ensemble and full orchestra performances.

For the last 60 years, hundreds of OSG active members, Patrons, Belles and Beaux have supported the MOSC by contributing financially, promoting concerts, selling memberships, ushering at concerts, hosting receptions, serving musicians breakfast, setting up for Soundbite Suppers and attending concerts. The OSG established the Symphony Belle and Beaux program to expose Odessa teens to the arts through volunteerism. Daughters and sons of guild members volunteer through the Belle/Beaux program from 9th through 12th grade.

The Belles distribute programs at the concerts, and the Beaux escort attendees into concerts, many times helping attendees out of their cars and into the building. The interpersonal skills, poise and etiquette these young people learn during their four years of service is valuable as we strive to prepare the next generation of Odessa/Midland leaders and supporters of the arts.

In February 2019, we will host our Annual Symphony Gala Ball at the Odessa Country Club.

The Ball is the OSG’s primary fundraiser to benefit the MOSC. This special evening is also focused on honoring our Senior Belles and Beaux who have served the OSG through their high school careers. In addition, we present the freshman, sophomore and junior Belles and Beaux at the Ball. We would like to invite you to join us for this year’s diamond celebration as we honor these outstanding young people who have excelled academically, served as school leaders and volunteered their time to support MOSC and many other community organizations.

I am honored to serve as the president of the Odessa Symphony Guild this year and look forward to working with a fantastic group of volunteers who are dedicated to our mission of supporting the musical arts while growing our organization. We would like to congratulate the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale on their 56th season of enriching our community through beautiful music.

Jacqui Gore 2018-2019 President Odessa Symphony Guild

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2018-2019 ODESSA SYMPHONY GUILD OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS E X E CUT IVE B O ARD President President-Elect Membership VP Project VP Ticket VP Recording Secretary Treasurer Asst. Treasurer Parliamentarian Corresponding Secretary

Jacqui Gore Tatum Fulbright Connie Grewell Cary Dobbs and Erin Berridge Muffin Navarette Mandi Higgins Sandra Rose Joni Robinson Melissa Carrasco Julie Drainer S TA NDING COMMIT T EE C HAIR S

Arrangements Belles/Beaux Bylaws Historian/ Public Relations Nominating Yearbook Patron Liaison Communications

Leslie Hankins Heather Bland and Susan Henry Tenille Aranda Jennifer Carrasco Vanessa Dunn Crystal Kiker and Nadine Glasman Heather Kirk Stacie Pruitt

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Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor

Presents

Leonard Bernstein at 100

David Corman, tenor | Rose Sawvel, soprano

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 7:30 P.M. WAGNER NOËL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THIS CONCERT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 Saturday, September 8, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Gary Lewis, conductor David Corman, tenor | Rose Sawvel, soprano Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Selections from Candide Overture Glitter and Be Gay – Rose Sawvel Candide’s Lament – David Corman Make Our Garden Grow – David Corman, Rose Sawvel and UTPB Choir

~INTERMISSION~ Overture from West Side Story On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite I. Andante (with dignity) – Presto barbaro II. Adagio – Allegro molto agitato – Alla breve (Poco piu mosso – Preso come prima) III. Andante largamente – More flowing – Lento IV. Moving forward – Largamente – Andante come prima V. Allegro non troppo, molto marcato – Poco piu sostenuto VI. A tempo - Poco piu sostenuto

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David Corman, tenor American Tenor, David Corman, has won critical praise and thrilled audiences all over the world. He has sung over two thousand performances in twenty-five countries and in forty states. He has sung over 100 leading roles in such operas as Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca, Faust, Pagliacci, Madame Butterfly, Otello, La Traviata, Don Carlo, Macbeth, Salome, Die Zauberflote, Falstaff, and Les Contes d’Hoffmann, with the New York City Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Zurich Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Bonn Opera, Vienna Opera, Bregenz Festival, Goteborg Opera, Pfalzbau Theater/Ludwigshafen, Basel Opera, Opera Montreal, Edmonton Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Carolina, Pittsburgh Opera, Santa Fe Opera, El Paso Opera, Central City Opera, and Fort Worth Opera, as well as many others.

He has sung concerts with the New York Philharmonic, Zurichtonhalle Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Lucerne Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Sudwest Deutsche Philharmonic, and the U.S. Naval Academy in works such as the Handel Messiah, Verdi Requiem, Bruckner Te Deum, Mozart Requiem, Bach Christmas Oratorio, Faure Requiem, Durufle Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah and St.Paul Oratorios, Beethoven Ninth Symphony, and several Schubert Masses. He has won numerous competitions including the Metropolitan Opera, Puccini Foundation Award, Zachary Award and Richard Wagner Award. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Friends University, a Master of Music degree at Yale University, and was a member of the International Opera Studio at the Julliard School of Music.

He has studied voice with several opera legends including Tito Capobianco, Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, and Neil Shicoff. He has sung with many of the great conductors of the world including Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Bruno Bartoletti, Sir George Solti, Nello Santi, Lamberto Gardelli, Franz Welser-Most, George Manahan, Carlo Franci, Julius Rudel, Adam Fischer, Ralf Weikert, Nikolaus Harnancourt, among many others. He has premiered several new works with composers Philip Glass, Siegfried Matthus, William Schuman, Robert Moran, and Heinrich Henze. He has written original librettos for La Boheme, Faust, Pagliacci, Gianni Schicchi, The Christmas Dream, Le Reve, based on the music of Maurice Ravel, and a children's opera “The Three Little Pigs” with the music of Mozart. In 2005 he was named the Outstanding Faculty Educator at Odessa College and in 2016 was awarded the Community Statesman Award by the Heritage Foundation. He is Minister of Music and Evangelism at First United Methodist Odessa and an Adjunct Professor of Voice at UTPB.

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Rose Sawvel, soprano Soprano Rose Sawvel brings a glittering, silvery tone with outstanding agility and brilliance, along with the skills of an adept actress to each of her performances.

She recently portrayed Serpetta in La finta giardiniera with San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Opera Program, Elizabeth "Baby" Doe in The Ballad of Baby Doe and Cunegonde in Candide with Amarillo Opera, The Prince in The Little Prince with Cincinnati Chamber Opera and with Opera Fayetteville, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor and Marie in Daughter of the Regiment with Opera Fort Collins, and Amore in Orpheus and Eurydice with Brava! Opera Theatre.

Other recent roles include La Fée in Cendrillon, Lady with a Hand Mirror in Postcard from Morocco, Adina in Elixir of Love, Blondie in The Abduction of Figaro, Despina in Cosí fan tutte, Elettra in Idomeneo, Amy March in Little Women, Dew Fairy, Sandman and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, the title role in Patience, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Eustazio in Rinaldo, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Marenka in The Bartered Bride, Juliette in Romeo et Juliette, and Contessa Almaviva and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro.

Rose’s concert performances include Schubert’s Magnificat, Faure’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mozart’s Mass in c minor, Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Regina coeli K. 108 and K. 127, Bernstein on Broadway, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Saariaho’s Lohn, Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Ticheli’s Angels in the Architecture, Rogers’ Three Japanese Dances, A. Scarlatti’s Christmas cantata, Berio’s Sinfonia, and has headlined Pops concerts with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony, and the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale.

A finalist in the Eastern Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Rose was also a semi-finalist in the Sullivan Foundation competition, semi-finalist in the Brava! Opera Theatre competition, semi-finalist in the Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International Vocal Competition, twice Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition finalist and won the Rocky Mountain Competition. She is also the recipient of a Bel Canto Institute Performance Award and New York Opera Project Performance Award.

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 (continued) Masterworks: Leonard Bernstein at 100 Program Notes Dr. Martin King © 2018 Leonard Bernstein at 100 is a world-wide celebration of the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the composer, conductor, educator, musician, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian, officially beginning on August 25, 2017, Bernstein’s 99th birthday, and continuing through his 100 year until August 25, 2019. (leonardbernstein.com/at100) As a conductor, a composer, a pianist, and a music educator, few musicians stand as prominently in the musical life of the 20th century at Leonard Bernstein. A rare musician who combined technical mastery with popularity and advocacy, Bernstein has left an indelible mark on music making in America, Born a child of Russian Jewish parents, young Leonard was raised in a family were faith played a major role but where, surprisingly, music did not.

He began to study the piano at age ten and showed talent at a young age. In high school, Bernstein played jazz gigs to pay for lessons and starred in musicals such as Carmen and H.M.S. Pinafore. Despite his family’s worry over a musical career, Bernstein attended Harvard as a music major and studied piano. After attending Harvard, he went on to the Curtis Conservatory and studied conducting with Fritz Reiner.

Prior to being appointed the first American-born music director of the New York Philharmonic in 1958, Bernstein served as assistant conductor of the orchestra and he conducted in Israel, Germany, and Boston, and composed works such as his Jeremiah Symphony, music for the musical West Side Story, and the film score for On the Waterfront. In his role with the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein brought music to new audiences through televised Young People’s Concerts, thematic programing, and through regularly addressing his audiences to explain the music he was conducting. Bernstein conducted the entire set of Mahler symphonies

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and helped revive interest in these monumental works with American audiences.

In 1969, Bernstein stepped down as music director of the New York Philharmonic, but he retained the lifetime title of laureate conductor.

He continued to conduct around the world, but his compositional pace slowed. He frequently conducted the Vienna Philharmonic, performing a complete cycle of Mahler, Beethoven, and Brahms symphonies with this historic orchestra.

In 1989, Bernstein conducted a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with musicians from both sides of the Iron Curtain to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. Maestro Bernstein passed a year later in 1990, having won nearly every award an American musician could win, with the exception of a Pulitzer Prize.

Candide, a two-act comic operetta, is based on the classic book of the same name by Voltaire.

Premiered in 1959, Candide tells the story of the naïve teenaged title character who falls under the teaching of his tutor, Pangloss. The aptly named tutor advocates for the position that we live in the best of all possible worlds and that all situations ultimately resolve for the best. Armed with this knowledge, Candide ventures out to face the world only to find that his teacher was fundamentally wrong. He eventually returns home and vows to build an honest, hardworking life.

The libretto and the structure of the operetta underwent many changes throughout the decades of its performance. In 1988 and 1989, Bernstein worked on what would be the final version of the piece. The work is still being performed today in opera and musical venues around the world.

The Overture from Candide is a true masterpiece. The piece opens with a bold statement in the brass followed by flourishes in the woodwinds. The opening of the piece showcases Bernstein’s mastery rhythm and color.

The second theme of the sonata form is a lovely flowing melody in the strings, joined the second time by a soaring counter-melody in the horns.

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 (continued) The themes are combined in novel ways in the development section with the composer’s typical whit. The piece winds to a close with a long Rossini crescendo, where the music gradually rises in volume as rhythmic figures are repeated.

The work ends with a flourish that can only be described as playful.

The best known of Leonard Bernstein’s compositions, West Side Story is one of American musical theater’s most beloved works.

Premiered in 1957, West Side Story is a musical in two acts with song lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

The musical is an American take on Romeo and Juliette set in New York City. Instead of the Capulets and the Montagues, the musical sets two rival gangs of teenagers against each other, the Jets against the Puerto Rican immigrant Sharks.

A Jet named Tony falls in love with a young Puerto Rican girl named Maria. Unfortunately, the star-crossed lovers are never able to overcome the gang rivalry, as Tony is eventually killed and Maria begs both sides for peace as the musical ends. An innovative musical in many respects, West Side Story integrated dance into the action in a unique way. Rather than tacking dance sequences onto the ends of numbers, the dances in West Side Story were integral parts of action that advance the plot. This led to casting the musical for dancing ability first and not using a separate cast of dancers, as was a common practice on Broadway at the time.

The Overture from West Side Story gives an introduction to the main musical themes of the entire work. It, like many of Bernstein’s works, is heavily influenced by American themes, Jazz, and Latin American music. The famous Maria melody, heard in the overture, is built around the interval of an augmented 4th, also called a tritone. This dissonant interval can be found throughout the entire score. The interval is notably absent from the more hopeful music in the second act, suggesting that Bernstein is using the interval to express conflict that may or may not be resolved.

Although more widely known for his musicals and conducting, Leonard Bernstein wrote and adapted music for film. The only film score he wrote that was not an adaptation from a staged works was On the Waterfront, a 1954 crime drama directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando. The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and took home eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress for Eva Marie Saint, and Best Director. It is still ranked as one of the greatest American films of all time.

On the Waterfront tackles the themes of corruption, extortion and union violence on the waterfronts in New Jersey. Brando plays a dockworker and former promising boxer whose brother had him throw a fight he could have won

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 (continued) at the instruction of the union boss. Brando’s character Terry is caught between the code of “deaf and dumb� that kept him from testifying in court and his awakening conscience. Brando delivers his famous “I coulda’ been a contender� line when he confronts his brother about the corruption he sees around him. Terry plans to kill the boss but is convinced to testify instead.

Terry is blackballed after giving his testimony and viciously beaten, but he wins over the rest of the dockworkers who threaten to strike unless Terry is employed. The movie ends with the union boss, ironically named Friendly, impotently vowing revenge on everyone. The director, Elia Kazan, was a pariah at the time in Hollywood because he named names to the House Un-American Activities Committee lead by Joseph McCarthy in 1952. Many movie historians view this film as Kazan’s response to this episode.

Bernstein originally refused to write music for this film due to his disdain for Kazan over the

HUAC affair, but Kazan persisted and was able to convince Bernstein to write the score. On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite features highlights from Bernstein’s distinctive score. Film music historian Jon Burlingame says of the score, “unlike most film scores of the 1950s, the music of ‘On the Waterfront’ is really a full partner in the filmmaking process, matching the script, direction, and acting in conveying the essence of the drama.� Bernstein wrote clear themes for the various characters as well as the violence of the waterfront, and these themes evolve throughout the score. Although the film won eight Oscars, best musical score was not among them.

Bernstein’s assistant said later that his lack of final artistic control was extremely frustrating to Bernstein, and it may be why he never wrote another film score. Despite never writing another film score, Bernstein’s music for On the Waterfront stands as a major accomplishment in the world of film music.

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Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale and Lissa Noël Wagner with Frances Brown Present Indigo Girls with Midland – Odessa Symphony

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Indigo Girls Twenty years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business. Selling over 14 million records, they are still going strong. Amy & Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s.

“When I hear the symphony come in, it’s a convergence of a lot of feelings,” says Emily Saliers, one half of the iconic Indigo Girls. “First, you can’t believe your good fortune that it’s really happening, and then you’re hit with the power of this enormous, full orchestra coming from behind you. Even when we play by ourselves now, I can’t perform these songs without hearing the orchestra in my head.”

In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Amy Ray embarked on a bold new chapter, collaborating with a pair of orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform with symphonies around the country. The duo found an elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new heights without scarifying any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades. Now, after more than 50 performances with symphonies across America, the experiences has finally been captured in all its grandeur on the band’s stunning new album, ‘Indigo Girls Live With The University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra.’

Recorded in front of a sold-out audience in Boulder, CO, and deftly mixed by GRAMMY-winner Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris), the record showcases Indigo Girls at their finest: raw, real, and revelatory. Ray and Saliers’ voices are both powerful and delicate here, their intertwined harmonies riding on the crest of an emotional tidal wave created by Sean O’Loughlin and Stephen Barber’s dazzling arrangements. The orchestrations are as richly cinematic as a film score (think John Williams rather than J.S. Bach), and the 64-piece symphony wrings every ounce of passion from them, helping to bring the band’s evocative storytelling to more vivid life than ever before.

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When it came to recording the album, Ray and Saliers had an exceptional conductor by their side in Gary Lewis. Under Lewis’ able direction, the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra is one of the most diverse and adaptable groups around, boasting performances with everyone from Academy Award winning composer Dave Grusin, to multi-platinum singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant. After a sold-out show with the orchestra in the spring of 2016, it was clear to Ray and Saliers that Lewis and the ensemble would be perfect for a live album.

The power of unity, both in music and in life, has been an Indigo Girls calling card ever since they burst into the spotlight with their 1989 self-titled breakout album. Since then, the band has racked up a slew of Gold and Platinum records, taken home a coveted GRAMMY Award, and earned the respect of high profile peers and collaborated from Michael Stipe to Joan Baez. NPR’s Mountain Stage called the group “one of the finest folk duos of all time” while Rolling Stone said “they personify what happens when to distinct sensibilities, voices, and worldviews come together to create something transcendentally its own.”

The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes – the Indigo Girls don’t just talk the talk; they walk the walk. Both on and off the stage, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation.

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Pastoral Saturday, November 3, 2018 7:30 p.m.

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center Gary Lewis, conductor Catalin Rotaru, double bass Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) The Hebrides Overture Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Variations on a Rococo Theme Moderato assai quasi Andante Variation I – Tempo della Thema Variation II – Tempo della Thema Variation III – Andante Variation IV – Allegro vivo Variation V – Andante grazioso Variation VI – Allegro moderato Variation VII – Andante sostenuto Variation VIII e Coda – Allegro moderato con anima

~INTERMISSION~ Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside II. Scene by the Brook III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk IV. Thunder. Storm V. Shepherd’s Song. Cheerful and Thankful Feelings after the Storm

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Catalin Rotaru, double bass, joined the School of Music at Arizona State University, in 2005. Mr. Rotaru is in demand as a performer and clinician throughout the world. He is a graduate of the National University of Music from Bucharest, Romania and holds a Master’s degree in music performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously he was Associate Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, taught at Millikin University and at the University of Illinois at Urbana –Champaign. He served as associate principal bass in the Romanian National Radio Orchestra, principal bass in the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra, Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra of Bucharest, associate principal and principal bass in Sinfonia Da Camera, and principal bass of the Orchestra Sinfonica Europea. He received the second prize at the 1997 International Society of Bassists Solo Division Competition and the Jury's Special Award for the best performance of the required piece at that competition. He was the winner of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Debut Recital Award in 1997, the Central Illinois Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters Award in 1996 and in 2013, was honored with the “Recognition award for Solo Performance” by the International Society of Bassists. Mr. Rotaru’s debut solo CD, entitled “Bass*ic Cello Notes” was released by Summit Records in March 2007 and in 2010 released his second CD entitled “Juliana D’Agostini + Catalin Rotaru” which was recorded in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2012 Mr. Rotaru recorded his third CD, in collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra of Paraguay, which includes the world premiere of a double bass performance of the famous violin concerto no. 5 by W.A. Mozart and in 2014 he released a special CD/DVD package with works

by Frank Proto which includes the world premiere recording of Proto’s Sonata no. 2 dedicated to him. In 2017 Mr. Rotaru had the great honor of recording a world premiere historical CD entitled “The Lord of the Basses – Bottesini’s Testore” performing on Bottesini’s double bass made by Testore in 1716 and in the same year he released another CD album entitled “Sonic Bridges vol. II” recorded with the National Symphony Orchestra of Paraguay. This album includes a few world premiere works dedicated to him as well as the first rendition of Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante” where the solo viola part is played on double bass. Professor Rotaru has been a frequent solo performer as recitalist or guest soloist with numerous symphony orchestras and gave master classes at many prestigious institutions and festivals in United States, Asia, Europe and South America. Mr. Rotaru performs on a modern instrument made in Italy by Luciano Golia and a bow made by Marco Pasquino, and is a Pirastro Strings endorsing artist.

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strange echoes. The piece was first published under the title The Hebrides, but it was later published under the title Fingal’s Cave in 1834, leading to some confusion about the name of the work.

Felix Mendelssohn, born in 1809, stands as one of the foremost composers in the era after Beethoven.

A child prodigy, Mendelssohn’s musical style was well established before his 20th birthday. He drew upon the influence of a wide variety of composers and wrote in a style that contained both Classical and Romantic elements.

As a concert overture, The Hebrides was not written to precede a play or an opera, but as a standalone work. Some musicologists consider this work a precursor to the late Romantic genre of the tone poem, which are longer titled works that evoke the content of a non-musical source such as literature, art, or landscapes. This work has an evocative title and attempts to set the scene of his visit to Fingal’s Cave. The overture sets out two main themes: the first notes present the theme that Mendelssohn composed while visiting the cave. The second theme is reminiscent of the rolling waves of the sea.

The piece ends with a rousing presentation of the original theme finally fading away in the woodwinds.

The grandson of the prominent Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix was born into an elite intellectual family in Germany. To avoid persecution in the Prussian empire, Abraham Mendelssohn had the Mendelssohn children secretly baptized into the Christian faith and Felix was given the name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Abraham Mendelssohn, Felix’s father, saw the Christian faith as a positive influence in the world and believe that it would not pull his family away from what was good and true as it protected them from persecution.

Felix studied piano, singing, and composition as a young boy and teenager. Given his family’s intellectual heritage, he was also tutored in classic literature, history, geography, and mathematics.

His first commercially successful pieces were singspiels, operas with spoken text in German. He later wrote music for plays, such as his music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and eventually overtures and symphonies. Mendelssohn also made major contributions to the field of musicology. He is responsible for helping bring the music of J.S. Bach back into the European consciousness where it had gone out of fashion before Bach died in 1750. He conducted a revival of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in 1829 which began this renewed interest in Bach.

Mendelssohn died in 1847 with the reputation of a major voice in the era after Beethoven.

The Hebrides Overture is one of Mendelssohn’s most beloved and widely performed works. The piece was inspired by a visit to the coast of Scotland in 1829 where he visited Staffa island, which contains a sea cave known as Fingal’s Cave. The cave has excellent natural acoustics and produces

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a new type of Russian composer. Many of his predecessors, such as Modest Mussorgsky and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, distrusted and even opposed the influence of Western European music and the establishment of conservatories in Russia. These men hoped to keep Russian music grounded in the country’s unique folk music tradition. Tchaikovsky, however, took the opposite course. Born in 1840, Tchaikovsky attended and graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory as part of its first graduating class in 1865. He composed in all of the major genres, and his symphonies, ballets, and other orchestral works enjoyed immediate success with audiences. Despite his popular success as a composer, Tchaikovsky had a troubled and lonely personal life. His music was criticized by some on both sides for either being not sufficiently Russian or not sufficiently European.

Tchaikovsky died in 1893 at the age of 53. While the critical reaction to his music may have been mixed, Tchaikovsky’s works have never gone out of style with audiences around the world.

Variations on A Rococo Theme, written for cello and orchestra, was Tchaikovsky’s only large-scale orchestral work for solo cello. Tchaikovsky intentionally wrote in the style of Mozart, whom he greatly admired. The theme of this set of variations was composed originally by Tchaikovsky, not taking

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PASTORAL (continued) from a rococo work. The term “rococo” originally denotes an architectural style from France in the late 1600s. Much like the term “baroque,” this name was originally meant as a pejorative. The term has been applied to music, but it’s meaning is imprecise and not well defined. It is often used to describe music of the early Classical or Pre-Classical era. Rococo is often used as a synonym for the style galante, a light, intimate form of early Classical music characteristic of J.S. Bach’s sons Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian.

Tchaikovsky wrote this work for his colleague at the Moscow Conservatory, cellist Wilhelm Fitzhagen. The work is comprised of a theme and eight variations.

Unlike many concerti and other works for solo instrument and orchestra, this piece does not contain extended rests for the soloist, making the work extremely demanding. The variations provide a showcase for the virtuosity of the performer and for Tchaikovsky’s skill and creativity as a composer.

Each variation retains its relationship to the theme without allowing the piece to become too repetitive.

Tchaikovsky often re-arranged the order of the phrases within the variations to provide both variety and continuity. The piece closes with a flashy coda that demonstrates the virtuosity of the soloist one final time.

The third generation of the Beethoven family to work as a court musician in the Electorate of Cologne, Ludwig von Beethoven was born in

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Bonn, the capital of Cologne, in 1770. Young Ludwig showed promise at a young age and many, including his teacher Gottlob Neefe, expected him to be a prodigy on the level of Mozart. Beethoven left Bonn in 1792 to study with Haydn in Vienna. He supported himself in Vienna by giving piano recitals in salons which were extremely well received. He premiered his first symphony on April 2, 1800, as part of a concert he conducted also featuring music of Mozart and Haydn, as well as other works of his own. While the first symphony was not initially popular, the heavy wind scoring drew favorable reviews, the concert was a success, As time went on, the popularity of Beethoven’s music grew with the Viennese public.

In 1801-1802, Beethoven had to come to terms with his quickly progressing hearing loss. He wrote the famous Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter to his brother’s Carl and Johann about his despair over his loss of hearing. In the letter, Beethoven accepted that his hearing would never improve and vowed to not commit suicide but to continue to compose and be ready for death when it came.

Beethoven pulled himself out of despair by diving back into his work, writing the Third Symphony subtitled “Eroica” in 1803. The years between 1804 and 1808 were some of Beethoven’s most productive. He wrote four sontatas, the Fourth Piano Concerto, string quartets, the Violin Concerto, the opera Fidelio, the Mass in C, and the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Symphonies. On December 22,

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PASTORAL (continued) 1808, Beethoven gave a concert which featured world premieres of the Fifth Symphony, the Sixth Symphony, excerpts from the Mass in C, a new aria for Fidelio, the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Fantasia for Solo Piano, and the Choral Fantasy. The concert was given to benefit Beethoven financially, so he was responsible for everything from booking the hall to hiring the musicians. By all accounts, the premier was not altogether successful. Beethoven only left time for one rehearsal, in which he antagonized the soprano soloist to near terror. The orchestra did not execute the music at a high level due to difficulty of parts and lack of performance time.

Fortunately, the critics refrained from forming a final opinion of the pieces until they had another hearing. Later performances of these works attained a much higher level of performance and drew rave reviews.

Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” was a continuation of the new symphonic style that Beethoven had set out in his Third Symphony and continued in the Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Symphonies. These works feature longer length, more forceful dynamics, larger orchestras, and more radical Romantic ideas than the Classical era music that came before. The Sixth Symphony was another innovation for Beethoven; the work not only has a subtitle like the Third Symphony, but each movement contains an evocative title that is expressed in the music. Also, a fifth movement is added which is a departure from

the typical structure of the four-movement symphony cycle. The first movement, “Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside” starts softly (unusual in a Beethoven Symphony) and gradually builds in intensity. The movement is playful and joyous. The second movement, “Scene by the Brook,” opens with a theme depicting flowing water in the strings. The movement ends with a woodwind cadenza that imitates bird calls.

Beethoven identified the species in the score: the nightingale is portrayed by the flute, the quail is portrayed by the oboe, and the cuckoo is portrayed by two clarinets. The third movement, “Merry Gathering of Country Folk,” is a lively, rustic dance.

The movement is similar to the scherzos Beethoven often used in his third movements. This energetic movement ends with a suddenly faster tempo and a final statement in the horns. The fourth movement, the “extra” movement in the symphony, is titled “Thunder. Storm.” This movement depicts a violent thunderstorm in very realistic and literal fashion. The trombones and piccolo join the orchestra in this movement. This movement transitions seamlessly into the final movement, “Shepherd’s Song. Cheerful and Thankful Feelings after the Storm.” The movement opens with an alpine horn call in the clarinet echoed by the horn.

The movement is a glorious close to a breathtaking musical journey.

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2018 - 2019 FUND DRIVE CONTRIBUTORS MEZZO FORTE ($250+) Mike & LaNelle Agee Marilyn & Don Andjulis Michael & Gayle Banschbach Barry & Cliffy Beal Richard & Sherry Buck Juana Christesson Thomas & Jeanette Dragisic Dr. Deborah York Edwards Dr. Paul Feit Muff Gregia Michael & Katherine Grella Dee Griffin Judith Hayes Patti & Tevis Herd Joanie Holt Caroline Ater Howard Bob & Virginia Jones Ted & Susan Kerr Marc Kondrup Stephen & Hilde Kroger

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Lynn Mashburn Walter & Marie Pate Bob & Ruth Price Floyd & Kathy Rountree Neva Rousselot Violet & Mark Singh James & Allison Small Mark & Terri Solari Jont & Anne Tyson Ludie & Eben Warner, III Richard & Deeann Werner Michael J. Willson Daniel & Rebecca Young CRESCENDO ($125+) Kent & Shirlee Alexander John & Cindy Barkley Alan & Mambi Byars Paula Cahoon Ashley Capellini Carol & Tom Chandler

Kim Cremer Monsignor Larry Droll William & Mary Garay Linda George Mark Germer Elizabeth Greaves David & Sarah Griimes Rod & Patti MacDonald Lynn Mashburn Zahir & Kerry Noormohamed Billie & Lucy Proctor Dr. & Mrs. Tulsi Singh Todd & Constance Stallings Taylor, Elizabeth & Nick Taylor Carroll & Georgia Thomas PIANO ($75) Network for Good Tierra Company, L.P. / Bill Musar Julie Andreopulos

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2018 - 2019 FUND DRIVE CONTRIBUTORS Staci Ashley Deedee Boring Natalie Branco Allison Brown Isobel Bryant Janice Bryden Gina Campagna Em Carnett Stephanie Carnett James & Barbara Cox Pam Courtney Beth Crawford Manisha Desai Deanie Downing Arlen Edgar Krista Escamilla Barbara Faubion Karen Fisher Ann Folger Meredith Flowers

Charlotte Glenn Alina Goree / Mia Wood Allison Gramentine Christin Gray Jeannie Gray Heather Hale Teresa Hansen Elizabeth Hartman Kathleen Hernandez Dr. William & Edna Hibbitts Amy Hopkins Hannah Jacoby Kristal Kidd Lisa Kidwell Theresa Lane Billye Louder Jo Anna Low Melissa McIntosh Stephanie McQuitty Connie May

Ann Parish Dennise Prather Amber Pena Amy Ports Misty Prewitt Shanna Price Kalei Prichard Crystal Radford M’Lissa Shoening Laura Smith Susanne Solari Tamara Spinks James & Patricia Stahlbaum Amy Standard Pam Steward Bonnie Squire Nicole Valenzuela Blance Wheeless

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AssuringMusic AssuringM Music for the Future!

For over 55 years, the the music of the Midland-Odessa Midla and-Odessa S Symphony h Chora Ch ale l has h been b presente ted d as planned. l d & Chorale presented Despite the econo mic conditions in the Permian Basin, economic the music continued continue ed and no season (or part of a season) has ever been can canceled. nceled. What a testam testament ment to residents of the Permian Bas in and their determina ation to include Basin determination ntegral part of d choral music as an iintegral live symphonic and the cultural landsca ape of West Texas. landscape Your investment in the MOSC Endowme nt Fund gives Endowment you that immediate e return of providing critical c funding for the quality prog gramming the MOSC offers o season programming after season for residents ressidents of all ages. Established Esta ablished in VSHFLÀFDOO\ WR R KHOS SURYLGH D ÀQDQ QFLDO FXVKLRQ VSHFLÀFDOO\ WR KHOS SURYLGH D ÀQDQFLDO FXVKLRQ when economic activity ac ctivity in the Basin dips, dips, the MOSC Endowment Fund currently c accounts forr about 13% of the annual budg get. budget.

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS

You, Your Legacy and the music of the MOSC For over 55 years, the music of the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale has been presented as planned; despite the economic conditions in the Permian Basin, the music continued and no season (or part of a season) has ever been canceled. What a testament to residents of the Permian Basin and their determination to include live symphonic and choral music as an integral part of the cultural landscape of West Texas.

Your gift to the MOSC Endowment Fund allows you to join generous contributors whose gifts go immediately to work and provide critical funding for the quality programming the MOSC offers season after season for residents of all ages.

For further details on how you can play your part in assuring that the MOSC continues to Enrich Lives Through Music well into the future, please contact Violet Singh, Development Director at development@mosc.org (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 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) In Memory of Charles Tracy Sivalls Mrs. C.T. Sivalls In Honor of Ruth McFarland Midland Symphony Guild Estate of Mary Harrington 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

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Rochester John M. Grimland, Jr. Mozart Society Mrs. John M. Grimland, Jr ($5,000-$9,999) Neal H. Johnson In Honor of Ted Hale Berniece Johnson Anonymous Vera Osadchuk MEMORIALS: Bea & Bob Angevine Nelson Allison Walter Osadchuk Marion E. Luper, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Covington Jared A. Barlage Josh H. Parr Marion E. Luper, Jr. Anne & Jim McLaughlin Roy E. Campbell Victoria Parr Ehrlich Mrs. Wanda Campbell Mary June Rasmussen HONORARIUMS: Dr. & Mrs. Terry Unruh Ted Hale Fred A. Stout, Jr. Anonymous Kathlene N. Stout Michael J. Santorelli Martha Tompkins Modesta and Clayton Williams Dianne & Mark Tompkins J.C. Ferguson Foundation Bob Winkler & The Midland Musicians Club Clayton Taylor Winkler Drs. Richard & Roberta Case Carolyn Winkler Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Cole HONORARIUMS: Roger B. Corzine Dorothy Davis Dr. & Mrs. Bart Mayron Dr. & Mrs. Terry Unruh Phil & Susan Parker Michael J. Santorelli Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Sivalls Penny and Ernest Angelo Mr. & Mrs. George S. Smith Carole V. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Wilson Shari Santorelli Penny and Ernest Angelo Bach Society Betty Rae and Paul Davis ($1,000-$4,999) The MOSC Chorale MEMORIALS: Carole V. Warren Anne K. Anson ExxonMobil Foundation Robert D. Anson Marshall & Winston. Inc. Robert D. Anson Mobil Foundation, Inc. Drs. Richard & Roberta Case Shinn Industrial Sales/Barbara & Don Tyler T. Burns Shinn Bobby & Denise Burns TXU Electric Johnny “Cactus Jack� Dowdle The Midland Musicians Club Nash Dowdle Anonymous (3) Marguerite W. Davis Nelson Allison Ludie & Eben Warner

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS (continued) 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 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 Jane Wolf & Pool Webb Mr. & Mrs. Max Wright

Contributors (Up to $999) HONORARIUMS: Bea Angevine Jane & Don Samples Katherine Bash & Duncan Kennedy Harriet A. & Gene Motter

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Jack “Dug” Belcher Dortha & Ronald Bennett Dortha & Ronald Bennett & Barbara Shinn Ms. Judy DeWees Brad Bullock MOSC Board of Directors Marin & Ashlin Bullock Brad & Crista Bullock Chris Chance Pamela Howell Carol Chandler MOSC Board of Directors Jo Ann Collett The Midland Musicians Club Kimberly Corman Janet Williams Pollard Ann Countryman Larry & Gwen Roberts Mrs. D. Pat Darden Betty M. Scott Gary Edmiston Employees of Security State Bank 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 The Midland Musicians Club Dr. Ted Hale Anonymous Carol, John & Caroline Deats Edith C. Hardy The Midland Musicians Club Lee Harley Flo White Sharon Hickox Mark & Janet Krause Dr. Thomas A & Anne B. Hyde Violet and Mark Singh Peggy C. Jones The Midland Musicians Club Abigail Kauffman Mary Macferran Jeannette Kolokoff Crystal Radford Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice LaDoyce Lambert MOSC Board of Directors

Martha Lewis The Midland Musicians Club John & Melissa Madura Mark & Violet Singh Reba McHaney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Parker Tim Young & Sharon Hickox Edward McPherson Jeannette & Mark Kolokoff Vera Osadchuk The Midland Musicians Club Dr. Henry Page The Midland Musicians Club Mr. & Mrs. Walter Pope Midland Symphony Guild Richy Puga Jennifer & John C. Harper Gregory Pysh Chapter Gd P.E.O. Russell J. Ramsland Midland Symphony Guild Jay Reynolds MOSC Board of Directors Red & Juandelle Lacy Roberts Violet & Mark Singh Elizabeth Roweck The Midland Musicians Club Jane Samples Bea Angevine 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 Sue Smith & Jim Huddleston Alathea & Jim Blischke Sue Solari Jane & Don Samples Mark & Jeannette Kolokoff Bill & Mary Garay Cindy Walton Amy A. Walton Jane Wolf Memorial Christian Church Billy T. Schulze Beverly Wise The Midland Musicians Club

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS (continued) Gene & JoAnn Wyatt Risa Brown MEMORIALS Nelson Allison Michael & Dana Ashton Bob & Kay Bivens Karl & Cathy Herzog Joan McCown Sue & Buddy McDonald Violet & Mark Singh Dr. & Mrs. Steve Wiehle 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 Eldon Basney Midland Symphony Guild Ms. Beverly K. Cunningham Dr. E. Grace Osadchuk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tandy 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 & Pool Webb Anne Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones Clarence E. Cardwell, Jr. Eric Leibrock Mrs. Ethel Chapman Truman & Doreen McCreless

Wanda Campbell The Midland Musicians Club Doris Cooper Cowan Hill Bond Agency Mullis Newby Hurst Ronald Bennett Howard Cowan Janet Hayes Bob & Pam Leibrock Mark & Violet Singh Mary Nixon Tighe Dorothy Croft Caroline Ater Howard Chancy & Toni Croft Barbara Davis Alan & Susan Leshnower Mary McKeown Davis Pat & Herb Stanley Perry Davis Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren Jean Grisham Dean Jeff & Lou Nelle George Opal Dobbs Ludie & Eben Warner Gretchen Estes The Midland Musicians Club Marie Finical Chris Newman John Foster Kay & Robert Bivens Kathleen Freeman Ann Parish Betty Ann Prentice Fay Griffin Betty & Stuart Awbrey 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 Jeannine Donnelly Kenneth Herrick Elizabeth & Preston Black Myrna Herrick The Preston Black Family Mayor Bill Hext Bobby & Denise Burns 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 Marilyn Irving Mark & Violet Singh Neal Johnson Ms. Judy DeWees Marian Jones Bob & Nancy Dott Betty & Harvey Dunn

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS (continued) Alan & Susan Leshnower Sally McGuffey Esther D. Bird Dick Lambert LaDoyce and Gloria Lambert Merceda Layton Audrey Chartier Katherine Leeton Fowler Melissa Burnett & Wayne Warren 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 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

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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 & Pool Webb 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 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 Russell F. Sanders Emma H. Burnett 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 Naomi Tillett Mary & Barry Beck Alva D. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cahoon Elinore Chase Capt. & Mrs. William E. Clark David & Sarah Lew Grimes Sue & Ted Kerr LaDoyce & Gloria Lambert Mary Ann McRae Mr. Mrs. Charles L.Tighe

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ENDOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS (continued) Earl Van Stavern Midland Symphony Guild Thomas Welch Schatzie & Charles Tighe Bill J. Whitfield Dee Griffin Rita Williams Ronald & Dortha J. Bennett Berniece Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Paul H. Johnson AT&T Foundation The Bosworth Company Chapter Gd P.E.O. Tierra Company / Bill Musar Stanton Music Club Twentieth Century Study Club Anonymous (4) Dr. & Mrs. Clayton Alred Jim & Sandra Alsup Mr. & Mrs. George Alther Mr. & Mrs. John F. Armstrong Joyce R. Barthelemy Cliffy & Barry Beal Helen B. Beal Chrys & Kelly Beal Cheryl Becker Frank & Gretchen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Bellows Virginia Berry Elizabeth & Herb Blankinship Berry & Jane Breining Ken & Cathy Burgess Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bynum Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cahoon Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Cartwright Edward & Cassandra Cheek Mr. & Mrs. Bill Clifton Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Cooke Margaret Cowden Enid W. Davis Tom & Dorothy Davis

Bill & Mary Anne Dingus Mary Margaret Donelson Mr. & Mrs. Lynn D. Durham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Erwin, Jr. Paul Feit Iris & John Foster Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Frazer Jeff & Lou Nelle George Richard D. & Iola Gillham Dan Green Sarah & David Grimes Mr. & Mrs. M.C. Gulledge, Jr. Barbara Hales Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Halpert Billie C. Halstead Mrs. Thornton Hardie Phil & Judy Hayes Patty & Tevis Herd Dr. & Mrs. William M. Hibbitts Melissa Hirsch Brittie N. Holster Dr. Jim Huddleston & Sue Smith Dr. & Mrs. James Humphreys Patricia & Leon Jeffcoat Barbara J.H. Johnson Maureen Johnson & Todd Torczon Jo Ann Jonsson Al & Elayne Karickhoff Sherry Keisling Niran E. Kellogg Lee & Bob Kennedy Mary B. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. William D. Kleine Jane Knox Pam & Bob Leibrock Edith H. Libson Buddy & Anita Lintzen Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Lytle Beverly Martin James H. Miller, D.D.S. Darla V. Mueller

Kelvie Williams Muhlbauer Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Nail Mr. & Mrs. Jim Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Newman James & Jerri Nickel Ann Parish Steve & Diane Parker Bill Peyton Rod & Jane Phares Margaret & James H. Purvis Jane B. Ramsland Lynn Renaud Jane & Ray Riddle Mary G. Ritchie Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Hal Roegner Mrs. Donald A. Ross Rita Rusnak Dee Ann & Jeff Salehi Rebecca Sawyer Lisa and Geoffrey Schaffer-Harris Mrs. Suzanne Seright James & Alison Small Sally & Bill Stella Harley R. Stimmel John & Barbara Swart Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Szenasi Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tandy John J. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. L.B. Terrell Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Tighe William A. Townsend Julia E. Vaughan Mary Edith Waddell Orin Wade Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wallace Rev. & Mrs. Robert Walter Jenna H. Welch Mr. & Mrs. Richard Werner Jann & Dr. Stephen Wiesenfeld Mike Willson

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