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ASO | music director Robert Spano

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onductor, pianist, composer and pedagogue Robert Spano is known for his unique communicative abilities. Beginning his 14th season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, this imaginative conductor has quietly been responsible for nurturing the careers of numerous classically-trained composers and conductors. As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students, including Aspen’s American Academy of Conducting.

The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Spano’s commitment to American contemporary music. He has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall (2014-2015 marks Spano’s ninth consecutive season as a guest of that prestigious venue), Lincoln Center, and the Ravinia, Ojai and Savannah Music Festivals. Guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera productions of Wagner’s Ring cycles.

Following Britten’s War Requiem in Carnegie Hall and Verdi’s Aida in Atlanta, Spano conducted the world premiere of Steven Stucky’s The Classical Style in Ojai and will reprise the opera at Carnegie Hall in December. In addition to his hands-on leadership and eight Festival concerts at The Aspen Music Festival and School, Spano’s Hölderlin Songs premiere in August with soprano Susanna Phillips.

Recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon and ASO Media, have received six Grammy™ Awards with an allVaughan Williams disc released in September. Spano is on faculty at Oberlin Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University and Oberlin. Maestro Spano was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2012 and is proud to live in Atlanta.

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Maestro Spano conducts three world premieres with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and joins both the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Symphony. Guest conducting in Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong is woven with Spano’s passion for education with the Curtis Institute of Music’s Orchestra on tour, and the New England Conservatory Philharmonic.

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ASO | leadership 2014-2015 Board of Directors Officers Karole F. Lloyd Chair

D. Kirk Jamieson Vice Chair

Howard D. Palefsky Treasurer

Shirley C. Franklin Paul R. Garcia † Carol Green Gellerstedt Virginia A. Hepner* Tad Hutcheson Roya Irvani Clayton F. Jackson Camille Kesler* Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander Edward A. Labry III James H. Landon Donna Lee † Hank Linginfelter

Xia Liu Kelly L. Loeffler Meghan H. Magruder Brian F. McCarthy Penny McPhee† Michael J. Merlin Terence L. Neal E. Fay Pearce, Jr. Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid† Ronda Respess* William Schultz John Sibley† H. Hamilton Smith†

Directors Jim Abrahamson† Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney Brett M. Blumencranz Frank H. Boykin Mary Rockett Brock Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun Bill Carey S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ronald M. Cofield Russell Currey Carlos del Rio, M.D. Lynn Eden

Paul Snyder Gail Ravin Starr Joseph M. Thompson Ray Uttenhove S. Patrick Viguerie Detlev von Platen Kathy N. Waller Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman John B. White, Jr. Richard S. White, Jr. Patrice WrightLewis† Camille Yow

Board of Counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Charles Ginden

John T. Glover Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Ben F. Johnson III Herb Karp Jim Kelley George Lanier

Patricia Leake Lucy Lee Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey

Joyce Schwob W. Rhett Tanner G. Kimbrough Taylor Michael W. Trapp Edus Warren Adair R. White

Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mrs. Drew Fuller Bradley Currey, Jr. Mary D. Gellerstedt

Azira G. Hill Dr. James M. Hund

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Robert Spano Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair * Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

DONALD RUNNICLES

Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor Joseph Young Assistant Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI Norman Mackenzie Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

JOSEPH YOUNG

FIRST VIOLIN

SECOND VIOLIN

David Coucheron Concertmaster The Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Peevy Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* Associate Concertmaster TBD The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant/ Acting Associate Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Anastasia Agapova Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Christopher Pulgram** Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich

Principal - TBD The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair* Sou-Chun Su Associate/Acting Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair* Jay Christy Assistant/Acting Associate Principal Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift David Dillard Eleanor Kosek Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell** Ronda Respess Frank Walton

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Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair* Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair* Karen Freer Assistant Principal Dona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus Joel Dallow Jennifer Humphreys** Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Paul Warner

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Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane** Jaclyn Rainey • Bruce Kenney

Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle

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Principal - TBD The Marcia and John Donnell Chair* Gloria Jones Associate/Acting Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden FLUTE

Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal C. Todd Skitch Carl David Hall

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Elizabeth Koch Tiscione Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair* Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Samuel Nemec Emily Brebach ENGLISH HORN

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Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez** E-FLAT CLARINET

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Stuart Stephenson Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* Michael Tiscione Acting Associate Principal/Second Michael Myers TROMBONE

Colin Williams** Principal Nathan Zgonc Acting Principal Brian Hecht BASS TROMBONE

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Keith Buncke • Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar CONTRABASSOON

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The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY

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Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal

‡ rotate between sections * Chair named in perpetuity ** Leave of absence † Regularly engaged musician • New this season Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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The programs the Gala evening benefits are all part of the ASO’s community and education outreach wing. The programs include bringing more than 40,000 students ranging in ages from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade from about 27 counties around the state to Symphony Hall each year for field trips tied to their curriculums. Young, currently in his first full season as the ASO’s new Assistant

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“These programs are so important because I myself didn’t see a symphony concert until I was 16,” says Young, who first became involved in music as a trumpet player in his school band in his hometown of Goose Creek, South Carolina. Young says he wasn’t exposed to orchestral music until relatively late in his musical education. “It changed my life and the direction I wanted to go. But imagine if I had seen an orchestra in the fourth grade or in the third grade or earlier. I find it so important to reach those younger ages because this may open their eyes like it did when I was sixteen, but so much sooner.”

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hen ASO Assistant Conductor and Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Joseph Young takes to the podium to conduct the Atlanta Symphony in its concert with Tony Award-winning star Jason Alexander on March 7, it will be a show that’s about far more than pops and Broadway hits. The performance takes place as part of the ASO’s fifth annual Symphony Gala, which raises funds for the symphony’s education and community engagement programs — something that Young says is especially meaningful for him.

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“You hear some people say that these kids don’t relate to classical music, but when you talk to them it’s clear they are relating.

Joseph Young and a future maestro meet and discuss the bright way ahead.

We just have to keep the music in their lives.”

— Joseph Young

Conductor, participated in leading his first such program with the ASO in December of 2014. “All the kids were very engaged,” recalls Young, who says he especially enjoyed the opportunity to go out into Symphony Hall after the musical performance to talk with the kids about what they heard. “It’s surprising which pieces hit them the most.

A lot of the kids loved Star Wars, of course, but some of them loved the Baroque music.

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“It’s just so interesting that a kid would find the harp playing or the percussion or the solo violin particularly exciting. You hear some people say that these kids don’t relate to classical music, but when you talk to them it’s clear they are relating. We just have to keep the music in their lives.”

But keeping music in kids’ lives isn’t always easy, especially with deep cuts in government

funding across the board to arts and music programs in schools. It’s one of the reasons why an event like the Symphony Gala is so crucial in keeping the ASO’s education and outreach programs up and running.

“One of the things we’ve learned over the past decade and a half or so about music and eduction is that music is a profoundly valuable tool in helping the brain function and develop in a way that processes information better,” says Mark Kent, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement with the ASO. “The truth of the matter is, whether we realize it or not, music has been an integral part of our learning for many years. And research confirms that when the brain is involved in music it does help us learn better. That makes what we do here at the ASO a completely different mission. The amount of stimulation and inspiration that exposure to classical music can provide for students just seems to be tremendous. It’s particularly powerul in schools in low-income communities where the opportunity to do things like a field trip to a hear a world-class symphony orchestra has not been part of their life-experience.”

develops talented African-American and Latino student musicians and helps place them in top conservatories after graduating from high school through one-on-one coaching sessions with ASO musicans. The program also provides them with support to attend top music programs during the summer and family education, as well as ticket opportunities to come to concerts.

The program has been an enormous success, with many students going on to attend top conservatories including Juilliard, Peabody, Oberlin and Curtis.

This year’s Symphony Gala, which takes place March 7, will center on the special performance of Broadway and television star Jason Alexander, best known for his hilarious portrayal of George Costanza on the show Seinfeld, performing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall.

Following the concert, patrons can enjoy a seated dinner in the Taylor Lobby of the High Museum of Art, and throughout the evening, patrons will also have the opportunity to bid on luxury items at a silent auction. After dinner, a loungestyle after party in the Stent Atrium will feature desserts and dancing to conclude the But the ASO obviously can’t charge schools evening. the ticket prices that help fund a regular evening concert, so the Gala is crucial Young, who will be leading the Gala to support such educational programs. performance, says the evening for him will The ASO charges about $5-8 per student, also be about bringing music into the lives with more than 50% of ticket prices for of young people. “Watching kids fall in love students subsidized, or even given for free, music for the first time is a beautiful thing,” beyond that. “Raising money to pay for he says. “Music is able to transform their the quality of musicianship at budgets that lives into something better.” communities can afford is everything,” Andrew Alexander (no relation to Jason!) is says Kent. “The cost has to be covered an Atlanta-based writer. somewhere, and the Gala is the main way we do that.” Other education programs supported by the Gala include the Talent Development Program, which identifies and encoreatlanta.com | Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 17

“ …music is a profoundly valuable tool in helping the brain function and develop in a way that processes information better.”

— Mark Kent, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Classical Series is presented by Delta Air Lines.

Delta is proud to celebrate over 70 years as Atlanta’s hometown airline.

Delta’s community spirit worldwide continues to be a cornerstone of our organization. As a force for global good, our mission is to continuously create value through an inclusive culture by leveraging partnerships and serving communities where we live and work. It includes not only valuing individual differences of race, religion, gender, nationality and lifestyle, but also managing and valuing the diversity of work teams, intracompany teams and business partnerships.

Solo pianos used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are gifts of the Atlanta Steinway Society and in memory of David Goldwasser. The Hamburg Steinway piano is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Rosi Fiedotin.

The Yamaha custom six-quarter tuba is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Principal Tuba player Michael Moore from The Antinori Foundation.

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ASO | 2.5/6/7 | program AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

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Concerts of Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 8:00pm, Friday, February 6, 2015, at 6:30pm, and Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 7:30pm.

Tito Muñoz, Conductor David Coucheron, violin MORTON GOULD (1913-1996) Spirituals for String Orchestra and Harp (1959) 20 MIN I. Gospel Train—Old Time Religion II. Were You There?—Steal Away III. All God’s Children Got Wings IV. Little David Play on Your Harp V. Calvary—He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word VI. Ezekial Saw de Wheel

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Classical Series is presented by Delta Air Lines.

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

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MAX BRUCH (1838-1920) Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Violin and 26 MIN Orchestra, Opus 26 (1866) I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Finale. Allegro energico

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88 (1889) 35 MIN I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Allegro, ma non troppo The February 6 First Friday concert featuring the Bruch and Dvořák works only, will be performed without intermission.

Spirituals for String Orchestra and Harp (1959)

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MORTON GOULD was born in Queens, New York, on December 10, 1913, and died in Orlando, Florida, on February 21, 1996. The Spirituals are scored for harp and string orchestra.

As a composer I have written a number of original works that have their roots in their idiom. In this work, however, I have used actual spirituals in instrumental settings. I have purposely treated them with what, I hope, is restraint…

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merican composer Morton Gould’s works embrace a wide variety of media, including television, cinema, the concert hall and ballet. His Spirituals for String Orchestra and Harp reflects the composer’s lifelong interest in adapting familiar American melodies for the concert stage.

Spirituals are spiritual. They are simple and profound, unique and recognizable. While national in origin, they echo man’s soul everywhere. Their appeal is universal. They were the start of our jazz, and have spiced and seasoned our creative musical scene, both popular and symphonic. Spirituals are derived from both Negro and white sources, and these influences combine, like all folk expressions, to make an indigenous musical language.

It is the touching and human spirituality of spirituals that communicates to both the most sophisticated and the naïve listener. They have been born of work and play, of suffering and joy, of oppression and liberation. Listening to spirituals is not passive; it is rather an act of participation—a sense of communal expression. The words are invariably basic, and the music mirrors their inflection. Perhaps it is due to this inflection, which is so characteristic, that when one hears the musical

—Morton Gould I. Gospel Train—Old Time Religion II. Were You There?—Steal Away III. All God’s Children Got Wings IV. Little David Play on Your Harp

V. Calvary—He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word VI. Ezekial Saw de Wheel Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 26 (1866) Max Bruch was born in Cologne, Germany, on January 6, 1838, and died in Friedenau, Germany, on October 2, 1920. The first performance of the G-minor Violin Concerto took place at the Music Institute of Koblenz on the Rhine, Koblenz, Germany, on April 24, 1866, with Otto von Königslöw as soloist, and the composer conducting the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne. In addition to the solo violin, the Concerto No. 1 is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: March 3, 1953, Robert Harrison, Violin, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: January 24 and 26, 2013, Kazushi Ono, Conductor, Vadim Gluzman, Violin.

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ax Bruch began composition of his First Violin Concerto at the age of nineteen, finally completing the work nine years later. The first performance took place on April 24, 1866, at a concert of the Music Institute of Koblenz on the Rhine. Bruch, then Music Director of Koblenz, conducted the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne.

The Orchestra’s concertmaster, Otto von Königslöw, served as soloist.

tra-soloist dialogue leads to a brief passage, serving as a bridge to the slow movement, which follows without pause. The slow second movement (Adagio) is based upon a series of two lovely melodies, again both introduced by the soloist. The Finale (Allegro energico) presents an almost continuous series of technical challenges for the soloist, who concludes the Concerto with a fiery, Presto sequence.

Shortly after the premiere, Bruch decided to revise the Concerto. He forwarded the score to the eminent Austro-Hungarian violinist, Joseph Joachim. Due to the improvisational spirit of the Concerto’s opening movement, Bruch had contemplated renaming the work a “Fantasy.” Joachim disagreed, commenting: “For a fantasy, the last two movements are too completely and symmetrically developed. The different sections are brought together in a beautiful relationship, yet and this is the principal thing—there is sufficient contrast.”

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Opus 88 (1889)

Bruch followed Joseph Joachim’s counsel.

After penning extensive revisions, the composer dedicated the final version of his First Violin Concerto to Joachim, who gave its premiere in Bremen in 1868, with Bruch conducting. In 1906, at his 75th birthday party, Joachim stated: “The Germans have four violin concertos,” and named those by Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Bruch and Johannes Brahms. While Joachim praised each of these magnificent works, he commented: “Max Bruch wrote the richest and most enchanting of the four.”

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK was born in Mühlhausen, Bohemia (now Nelahozeves, the Czech Republic), on September 8, 1841, and died in Prague on May 1, 1904. The first performance of the Symphony No. 8 took place in Prague on February 2, 1890, with the composer conducting the Prague National Theater Orchestra. The Eighth Symphony is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani and strings.

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hile working on his Piano Quartet, Opus 87, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák told his friend, Alois Göbl: “It’s The Concerto is in three movements. The going unexpectedly easily and the melofirst (Vorspiel. Allegro moderato), which dies simply pour out of me.” On August Bruch calls a “Prelude,” begins in dramatic 26, 1889, one week after finishing the fashion, with a dialogue between orchestra Piano Quartet, Dvořák began work on and soloist. The soloist introduces both of his Symphony in G Major. It appears a the principal melodies, highly contrasting in similar level of inspiration attended the character. A reprise of the opening orches- new orchestral work. Dvořák began to 24 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org

ond theme The woodwinds then introduce a pianissimo, chorale-like melody, played with great force by the entire orchestra.

A stormy, contrapuntal development leads to the English horn’s recapitulation of the On February 2, 1890, Dvořák conducted initial theme. The other themes return in the Prague National Theater Orchestra in sequence. The movement concludes with a the premiere of his Eighth Symphony. A few brief, dramatic coda, prominently featuring months later, the composer again presented the brass and timpani. the Symphony in honor of his election as II. Adagio—The slow movement, in rather Member of the Franz Josef Academy for free form, presents a series of episodes essenScience, Literature and Art in Prague. On tially based on upon the opening four-note June 16, 1891, the University of Cambridge motif, consisting of rising sixteenth-note bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Music triplets and a quarter note. Especially captiupon Dvořák, who again offered his vating is an extended C-Major episode with G-Major Symphony in commemoration of a shimmering espressivo violin solo. The the event.

Adagio explores a variety of moods and As with most of Dvořák’s works, the colors, finally resolving to a peaceful close.

G-Major Symphony reflects the influence of Czech folk melodies and rhythms. The work is also in many ways highly innovative, suggesting new possibilities for traditional symphonic forms. According to Dvořák biographer, Otakar Sourek, the composer (by his own admission) consciously strove to create “a work different from his other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way.” This, Dvořák achieved in the context of energetic and optimistic music, bursting with unforgettable melodies.

III. Allegretto grazioso—Instead of the scherzo then in fashion, the third movement is in the character of a melancholy waltz. The first violins sing the principal melody, closely related to its counterpart in the Adagio. The lilting, major-key trio prominently features the woodwinds. The traditional repeat of the waltz leads to an unexpectedly joyful Coda (Molto vivace) in 2/4 time, serving as a bridge to the finale.

IV. Allegro, ma non troppo—A trumpet call heralds the opening of the final movement.

The cellos introduce the theme that serves I. Allegro con brio—The Symphony begins as the basis for a series of diverse and often with a somber introduction, played by the thrilling variations. In the midst of the winds and cellos. This music serves as a variations, the trumpet-call motif returns. unifying force throughout the movement, A series of lyrical variations finally yields to returning as a bridge to the development a jubilant coda (Tempo I), as the G-Major and recapitulation of the principal themes. Symphony dashes to a rousing close.

Out of the shadows emerges the sprightly main theme, first played by the flute and soon, triumphantly, by the full orchestra.

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note ideas for the Symphony, and started the composition sketch on September 6.

Dvořák completed the sketches for all four movements by September 23, and finished the orchestration on November 8.

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DARIO ACOSTA

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ecently appointed Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony, Tito Muñoz is increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile conductors of his generation. He previously served as Music Director of the Opéra National de Lorraine and the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in France. Prior appointments include Assistant Conductor positions with The Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival.

ing classes at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, Cleveland Institute of Music and Indiana University.

Mr. Muñoz attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Queens College, and the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen. He is the winner of the Aspen Music Festival’s 2005 Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize and the 2006 Aspen Conducting Prize.

DAVID COUCHERON, Concertmaster

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avid Coucheron joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster Mr. Muñoz’s 2014-15 season includes guest in September 2010. appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Throughout his career, Mr. Coucheron has Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, worked with conductors Robert Spano, Florida Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Simon Rattle, Jacksonville Symphony, and the Manhattan Mstislav Rostropovich and Charles Dutoit, School of Music. In Canada, he makes among others. He has performed as a soloist appearances with the Kitchener-Waterloo with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Symphony, Toronto’s Royal Conservatory Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Symphony Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic.

Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Additional international engagements and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. will take place with the Sao Paolo State Mr. Coucheron has given solo recitals at Symphony.

Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Kennedy Committed to working with young artCenter and the Olympic Winter Games (Salt ists, Mr. Muñoz has conducted perforLake City, Utah), as well as in Belgrade, mances at the Aspen Chile, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Serbia, Music Festival, Boston Singapore and Shanghai. His chamber University Tanglewood music performances have included appearInstitute, Cleveland ances at Suntory Hall, Wigmore Hall and Institute of Music, Alice Tully Hall. Mr. Coucheron also serves Indiana University, as the Artistic Director for the Kon Tiki Kent/Blossom Music Chamber Music Festival in his hometown Festival, Music of Oslo, Norway.

Academy of the West, New England Conservatory, New World Mr. Coucheron’s recordings with his sister, Symphony, Oberlin Conservatory, the Royal pianist Julie Coucheron, include “David Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and the and Julie” (Naxos/Mudi) and “Debut” St. Olaf College Orchestra. He has ongoing (Naxos). He is also the featured solorelationships with the Cleveland Orchestra ist in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra and the Portland Youth recording of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Philharmonic and he has led conduct- Ascending, which was released on ASO 26 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org

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Originally from Oslo, Norway, Mr. Coucheron began playing violin at age three.

He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, his Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and his Master of Musical Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with teachers including Igor Ozim, Aaron Rosand, Lewis Kaplan and David Takeno.

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Concerts of Friday, February 13, at 8:00pm, Saturday, February 14, at 8:00pm.

Michael Krajewski, conductor Tony DeSare, vocals and piano Edward Decker, guitar Steven Doyle, bass Michael Klopp, drums

JEFF ROFFMAN

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With a Song in my Heart

AMANDA McBROOM arr. Calvin Custer

The Rose

BERT KAEMFERT, MILT GABLER arr. Gregory Prechel

L-O-V-E

COLE PORTER arr. Tim Berens

Night and Day

PRINCE

Kiss

TONY DESARE arr. & orch. Tedd Firth

New Orleans Tango

TONY DESARE arr. & orch. Fred Barton

How I Will Say I Love You

IRVING BERLIN arr. Tony DeSare/Tedd Firth; Orch. Tedd Firth

I Love A Piano

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BEN E. KING, JERRY LIEBER, MIKE STOLLER Stand By Me arr. Gregory Prechel PAUL McCARTNEY arr. Robert Nelson

My Love

STYNE/CAHN arr. & orch. Fred Barton

Just In Time

BARRY, ROBIN & MAURICE GIBB arr. Tony DeSare/Tedd Firth; Orch. Tedd Firth

How Deep Is Your Love

JONATHAN CAIN arr. & orch. Tedd Firth

Faithfully

HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND arr. Tedd Firth

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

RICHARD RODGERS/ LORENZ HART arr. & orch. Fred Barton

My Funny Valentine

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Fire

JERRY LEE LEWIS arr. Tony DeSare; Orch. Tedd Firth

Great Balls of Fire

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RICHARD RODGERS, LORENZ HART arr. & orch. Victor Vanacore

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MICHAEL TAMMAROW

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nown for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. In addition to being the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Pops Conductor, he assumes the same role with the Houston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the newly appointed Music Director of The Philly Pops.

As a guest conductor Michael has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and National Symphonies and with numerous other orchestras across the United States. In Canada he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic and the Edmonton, Winnipeg and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphonies. Other international appearances include performances in Dublin and Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra as well as performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and this season’s debut with Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.

program all over North America, featuring national touring artists AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle. Michael’s other collaborative programs have included such artists as Jason Alexander, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, Pink Martini, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, Classical Mystery Tour and The Midtown Men. With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Michael furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. Michael lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife Darcy. When not conducting he enjoys travel, photography and solving crossword puzzles.

TONY DESARE, piano & vocals

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amed a “Rising Star” Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine’s 2009 Critics Poll, pianist and singer and songwriter Tony DeSare has lived up to the distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout the United States, as well as in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall, Tony has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has three top ten Billboard jazz albums under Michael is the con- his belt and has been featured on the “CBS ductor of the video Early Show,” “NPR,” the “Today Show,” Silver Screen Serenade and his music was even recently posted by with violinist Jenny social media celebrity juggernaut, George Oaks Baker that aired Takei. worldwide on BYU The critics agree. “He is two parts Sinatra to Broadcasting. On recording, he has led the one part Billy Joel, meshed seamlessly…. A Houston Symphony on two holiday albums: Sinatra acolyte in his early thirties who sings “Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival.” In Prince as well as Johnny Mercer,” raved the 2014/2015 Michael will be conducting his New York Times. The Wall Street Journal original “Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel”

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adds its own flattering comparisons, stating, “He is one third Bobby Darin, one third Bobby Short and one third Bobby Kennedy.”

and Michael McDonald, as well as ‘adopted’ American songwriters like Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Barry Gibb.

Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, Tony is also an accomplished award-winning composer.

He not only won first place in this year’s USA Songwriting Contest, but he also wrote the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, along with several broadcast commercials.

Aside from a busy touring schedule throughout the 2014-15 season, DeSare’s other major project this year was the release of his CD titled, “PiANO,” an ambitious album recorded entirely by multi-tracking an acoustic piano into fully orchestrated arrangements.

His latest achievement includes putting together a brand new live show, “My Generation: The Contemporary American Songbook,” which pays tribute to the traditional genius of Gershwin, Berlin, Porter and Kern, while introducing the many great songwriters who created iconic music over the past half century. These new inductees include Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan

DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. 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. As a result, DeSare can deftly glide from a Gershwin standard, to a Dylan or Paul McCartney classic, to one of his inventive original songs.

ASO | 2.14 | program AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Young, Assistant Conductor, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Music Director

My Family Valentine Family Concert

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Concert of Saturday, February 14, at 11:00am.

Joseph Young, Conductor Nick Yaquinto, Papageno Allison Mion, Papagena

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Family Series is presented by Delta Air Lines.

with additional support from

Scott Warren, Director Rachel Jones, Stage Manager Produced in collaboration with Alliance Theatre.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (“I am the Bird Catcher”) SERGEI PROKOFIEV Cinderella Suite No.1, “Midnight” PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Sleeping Beauty Suite, “Panorama” PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

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MAURICE RAVEL “Beauty and the Beast” from Mother Goose Suite JOHANN STRAUSS II Voices of Spring Waltz NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, “The Young Prince and Princess”

JEFF ROFFMAN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART “Papagena! Papagena!” from The Magic Flute WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

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Prior to joining the ASO, Mr. Young was Resident Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony. He also spent a season as Assistant Conductor and a League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow with the Buffalo Philharmonic.

In 2007, Mr. Young made his professional debut as the first recipient of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO)Peabody Institute Conducting Fellowship, and he worked with the BSO through 2009. His recent conducting engagements include the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony Orchestra and Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música.

Mr. Young’s other professional accolades include being named a semi-finalist in the 2013 Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition and being featured in the League of American Orchestras prestigious Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. Additionally he was the first recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Foundation Career Grant for young conductors. He has furthered his conducting studies at the Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival, the 2010 Jorma Panula International Master class in Porto, Portugal, and at the Tanglewood Music Center.

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oseph Young became Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra in June 2014. Mr. Young assists with the artistic leadership of the Orchestra and serves as the primary conductor for the ASO’s education and community concerts.

Mr. Young received a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of South Carolina in 2004 and completed his graduate studies in conducting with Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar at the Peabody Conservatory in 2009.

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ASO | 2.19/21 | program AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Concert Concerts of Thursday, February 19, at 8:00pm, and Saturday, February 21, at 7:30pm.

Robert Spano, Conductor Midori, violin FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus 21 (1826) 12 MIN

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RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883) Parsifal (1882) 24 MIN

Prelude to Act I

“Good Friday Spell” (“Karfreitstagszauber”) Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) (1868) 24 MIN

Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus 21 (1826)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, WoO 23 (1853)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN was born in Hamburg, Germany, on February 3, 1809, and died in Leipzig, Germany, on November 4, 1847. The first performance of the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream took place at Stettin, (now, Szczecin, Poland), on February 20, 1827, with Carl Loewe conducting. The Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, tuba, timpani and strings.

ROBERT SCHUMANN was born in Zwickau, Germany, on June 8, 1810, and died in Endenich, Germany, on July 29, 1856. The first performance of the Violin Concerto took place in Berlin, Germany, on November 26, 1937, with Georg Kulenkampff as soloist, and Karl Böhm conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to the solo violin, the Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: December 18, 1948, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

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n the span of less than one year, Felix Mendelssohn, still in his mid-teens, produced two eternal masterworks. In October of 1825, Mendelssohn completed his Octet for Strings, Opus 20. Shakespeare provided the inspiration for the next masterpiece. In July of the following year, Mendelssohn informed his sister Fanny: “I have grown accustomed to composing in our garden; there I completed two piano pieces in A major and E minor.

Today or tomorrow I am going to dream there the A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

This is, however, an enormous audacity.” From the very first performance, the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream dazzled audiences with its elegance, wit and sheer élan. Robert Schumann rhapsodized: “The bloom of youth lies over it...

It is an inspired moment when the mature master took his first and loftiest flight.”

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n 1853, Robert Schumann composed both the Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 131 (September 2-7, 1853) and Violin Concerto (September 21-October 4) for the great violinist Joseph Joachim. The premiere of the Violin Concerto was scheduled for the Düsseldorf Musikverein’s opening subscription concert on October 27, 1853.

But the program committee decided to replace the Concerto with the Fantasy, which Joachim played to great success.

On January 30, 1854, Joachim and the Hanover Court Orchestra rehearsed the Violin Concerto, but no public performance took place.

On February 27, 1854, Schumann, suffering from hallucinations, plunged himself into the Rhine. After the suicide attempt, Robert Schumann was admitted to an asylum in Endenich, where he remained until his death (likely the result of syphilis) on July 29, 1856, at the age of 46.

Schumann’s widow, Clara (a virtuoso pianist and highly accomplished composer) and Joachim decided not to publish the Violin Concerto. Both believed that while

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the work exhibited considerable strengths, its flaws reflected Schumann’s struggles with illness. It was not until 1937 that the first performance took place. And it has only been in recent years that a score accurately reflecting Schumann’s creation was assembled and published.

on July 26, 1882. The Prelude to Act I and “Good Friday Spell” are scored for three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.

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ichard Wagner’s final opera, Parsifal, premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on July 26, 1882. The story of Parsifal takes place in Spain, on a mountain called Montsalvat. Knights guard the Grail from which Christ drank at the Last Supper, and the Holy Spear, used by the Centurion to wound Jesus on the Cross. One of the knights, Amfortas, journeys to battle the evil magician, Klingsor. Through his magical powers, Klingsor is able to wrest the Spear from Amfortas and wound the knight. Amfortas’s suffering may only be cured by a touch from the Spear, recovered The Concerto is in three movements. from Klingsor by a “pure fool”. It is Parsifal Schumann directs that the first (In kräfti- who fulfills that prophecy, culminating in gem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo) be played Amfortas’s redemption on Good Friday. “powerfully, but not in a fast tempo.” The Prelude to Act I movement is based upon two principal First ASO Classical Subscription themes; an austere dotted-rhythm motif in Performance: March 21, 1967, D minor and a dolce melody in F Major. Robert Mann, Conductor.

The Concerto’s slow-tempo second moveMost Recent ASO Classical Subscription ment (Langsam) is a brief intermezzo. The Performances: November 29, 30 and finale (Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell), which December 1, 2007, Roberto Minczuk, ensues without pause, is based upon a Conductor. polonaise, a Polish processional dance in he Prelude to Act I of Parsifal (Sehr triple meter. The stately dance alternates langsam) contains three principal with more intimate and reflective episodes.

A final virtuoso flight for the soloist brings themes. The English horn, clarinet, bassoon, and muted violins and cellos sing the the Concerto to a rousing close. first theme—associated with the Sacrament, Prelude to Act I and “Good Friday Spell” and called “Love” by Wagner. Later, after a from Parsifal (1882) brief pause, the trumpets introduce a noble RICHARD WAGNER was born in Leipzig, ascending motif, the “Dresden Amen” that Germany, on May 22, 1813, and died in in Parsifal, symbolizes the Holy Grail. The Venice, Italy, on February 13, 1883. The brass respond with a forte statement of first performance of Parsifal took place at the Prelude’s final theme, that of “Faith.” the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany, The themes reappear in various guises The history of the composition, publication and performance of the Schumann Violin Concerto guarantees controversy regarding the work’s merits. For this writer, the words of the great conductor and Schumann advocate George Szell on the composer’s Symphonies apply with equal force to the Violin Concerto: “I know from experience… that each of the Schumann symphonies can be a thrilling experience to both performers and audiences if Schumann’s case is stated clearly and convincingly through the proper style of interpretation…”

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Die Meistersinger takes place in Nuremberg toward the middle of the 16th century. The young knight Walther von Stolzing is in love with Eva, daughter of Veit Pogner, a member of the Nuremberg Mastersingers’ guild.

Walther attempts to join the Mastersingers in order to win Eva as his bride. But the guild members, led by the pedantic town clerk Sixtus Beckmesser (also a rival for Eva’s hand), reject the knight’s inspired, but undisciplined, song. Even the support of the cobbler Hans Sachs, the most respected Mastersinger, fails to aid Walther.

any years after defeating the magician Klingsor, Parsifal returns to Montsalvat. It is the morning of Good Friday. Parsifal observes the beauty of nature’s rebirth, and the elderly Knight Gurnemanz replies it “is the magic of Good Friday.” When Parsifal remarks that on this day of grief, all should be weeping, Gurnemanz observes “it is not so.” Instead, everyone gives thanks to Christ for the sacrifice that redeemed man. The thankful The next day, Sachs assists Walther to craft tears of repentant sinners water the fields a song that weds the knight’s youthful and meadows, making them flourish. eloquence to accepted musical structure Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger and discipline. At the contest, Beckmesser von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of attempts to present the song as his own, but Nuremberg) (1868) so mangles the piece that he is humiliated.

The first performance of The Mastersingers Walther’s presentation wins the admiration of Nuremberg took place at the Hoftheater of the Mastersingers. With the urging of in Munich, Germany, on June 21, 1868, with Sachs, Walther accepts membership in the Hans von Bülow conducting. The Prelude Mastersingers guild and marries Eva. The to Act I is scored for piccolo, two flutes, assembled join in praising Nuremberg’s two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, beloved Sachs. four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, harp and strings.

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Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: February 16, 17 and 19, 2012, Roberto Minczuk, Conductor.

The majestic orchestral Prelude to Act I (Sehr mässig bewegt) (Molto tenuto) opens with a grand statement of the Mastersinger’s theme. Other themes include melodies associated with Walther’s love for Eva, and the knight’s conflict with Beckmesser. Wagner manipulates (and often brilliantly combines) the various melodies, as the Prelude resolves to a final grand statement of the Mastersingers’ theme.

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throughout the Prelude, finally resolving to s with any revolutionary composer, a hushed statement of the “Grail” motif, Richard Wagner encountered harsh critand a pianissimo chord. ical resistance. In Wagner’s only successful “Good Friday Spell” (“Karfreitstagszauber”) comedy, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), the First ASO Classical Subscription composer lampoons his critics, but also Performance: April 6, 1950, acknowledges that youthful inspiration must Henry Sopkin, Conductor. be tempered by the wisdom of tradition.

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oday Midori is recognized as an extraordinary performer, a devoted and gifted educator and an innovative community engagement activist. In recognition of the breadth and quality of her work in these three entirely separate fields, in 2012 she was given the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum in Davos, was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by Yale University. In 2007, she was named a Messenger of Peace

by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Midori’s two most recent recordings join an already extensive discography on two other labels, with fourteen recordings on Sony Classical and two on Philips. In 2013, Finnish label Ondine featured Midori in a rare recording of Paul Hindemith’s violin concerto in collaboration with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, which won a Grammy for Best Classical Compendium.

Later in the season the British label Onyx released a recital program by Midori with pianist Özgür Aydin in sonatas for violin and piano by Shostakovich, Janá˘cek, and Bloch, which was nominated for an International Classical Music Award.

In 2000, Midori received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Gender Studies at the Gallatin School of New York University, graduating magna cum laude, and in 2005 earned her Master’s degree in Psychology, also from NYU. Midori was born in Osaka, Japan in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at a very early age.

Zubin Mehta first heard Midori play in 1982, and it was he who invited her to make her now legendary debut - at the age of 11 -

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at the New York Philharmonic’s traditional New Year’s Eve concert, on which occasion she received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career. Today Midori lives in Los Angeles. Her violin is the 1734 Guarnerius del Gesù “ex-Huberman.”

She uses three bows - two by Dominique Peccatte, and one by Paul Siefried.

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ASO | 2.27/28 | program AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor Michael Krajewski, Principal POPS! Conductor

POPS! Concert The Chieftains Concerts of Friday, February 27, at 8:00pm, Saturday, February 28, at 8:00pm.

ASO | 2.27/28 | program

Joseph Young, Conductor Grady Chamber Singers KEVIN HILL, Director

MATT MOLLOY

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PADDY MOLONEY

The Chieftains will announce their program from the stage.

SEĂ N KEANE ASO | 2.27/28 | program

KEVIN CONNEFF

ASO | 2.27/28 | guests PADDY MOLONEY, Uilleann Pipes, Tin Whistle

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addy Moloney is the founder and leader of The Chieftains. He grew up in Donnycarney, North Co. Dublin. His love of Irish music came from his parents’ native Co. Laois and the music that surrounded him at home. His first instrument was a plastic tin whistle and, by the age of eight, he was learning to play the uilleann pipes from the great pipe master, Leo Rowsome. It was when he heard Leon Rowsome, son of Leo, play his pipes in the Scoil Mhuire school band in Marino, that he began to beg his parents to have Leo make him his very first set.

After he left school, Paddy, always aware that he needed a nine-to-five job to support his musical hobby, took a job with Baxendales, a large building firm, where he worked in accounting. It was here he met his future wife, Rita O’ Reilly.

Paddy always had a vision from his early days playing. A sound he wanted to create, a sound that had never been heard before. He knew it would take much experimentation with different combinations of instruments, and so he formed several groups with other musicians in duets and trios. In particular he played with Seán Potts, Michael Tubridy and Sean Keane in various combinations who would all later become Chieftains.

But it was not until he had formed the original line up for The Chieftains in 1962 that he finally achieved the sound that had eluded him, a sound created by Paddy’s inspired choice of instruments, styles and players. It was only at this point did Paddy feel ready to give his group the title The Chieftains (a name which was inspired by the Irish poet John Montague) and confident enough to take his band into studio to record the very first of many, award winning albums. This 44 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org

recording came about at the invitation of his good friend, the Hon. Garech de Brun for his record label Claddagh Records.

The sound that Paddy created some 40 years ago has become the instantly recognizable sound of The Chieftains, which lives on fresh today and has always set them apart from any other traditional line up throughout out the world.

In 1968 and having recorded a number of albums with The Chieftains, Paddy decided to leave Baxendales to work full time in the music industry as the Managing Director of Claddagh Records. He ran the label for seven years until 1975 during which time he helped to develop Claddagh’s catalogue and also a market for it. During this time he also produced, co-produced or supervised 45 albums for the Claddagh label in folk, traditional, classical, poetry and spoken word recordings.

SEÁN KEANE, Fiddle

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ubliner Seán was surrounded by traditional Irish music from an early age.

Both parents were traditional fiddlers, and he himself began playing the fiddle at a young age. He attended Dublin School of Music where he received classical training but soon became one of Ireland’s most talented young fiddlers, winning awards and such honors as the All-Ireland Championships and the Fiddler of Dooney competition, from which he earned the title of master fiddler.

A member of Ceoltóirí Cualann in the 1960’s, Seán also performed with some of the trios and duets formed by Paddy Moloney in the 60’s. It was 1968 before he joined The Chieftains on invitation from Paddy.

He has recorded a well-received solo album, “Seán Keane,” and a duet album with fellow Chieftain Matt Molloy, “Contentment is Wealth.” He has also recorded with Mick

ASO | 2.27/28 | guests Moloney and his brother, James Keane on the album “Reel Away the Real World’ in 1980.”

Kevin has three children, Peigí, Ruairí and Ella and lives in Wicklow with his partner Jean.

Sean lives in Dublin with his wife Marie, and they have three children and four grandchildren.

MATT MOLLOY, Flute

KEVIN CONNEFF, Bodhrán, Vocals

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evin, the voice and rhythm of the Chieftains, joined the group in 1976, replacing Peadar Mercier. Vocals now became a new element in The Chieftains’ sound, as up to this time, there was no regular vocalist. Kevin was born in Donore, a rare musical suburb of Dublin and one of the city’s most historical places. At first a jazz fan, Kevin discovered traditional music in his teens, and soon learned to play the bodhrán and developed his singing, particularly sean nós, influenced by Paddy Tunney and Christy Moore.

Kevin was also a founder member of the Tradition Club at Slattery’s in Dublin. It soon became a meeting place for those who wanted to hear traditional music performed by well known performers of the tradition, allowing musicians to play with others in an organized setting. Some of the musicians and performers who played in the club even included a Chieftain or two in a solo or duet setting. In the late 1960s, Kevin joined Christy Moore and others for the recording for the now famous album “Prosperous,” which laid the groundwork for the group “Planxty.”

He was asked by Paddy to record a couple of tracks with The Chieftains in London for “Bonaparte’s Retreat,” and became a permanent member soon after.

Kevin’s singing is in the old style which reflects interpretation and is generally unaccompanied. On the bodhrán, he can demonstrate a subtle rhythm or really heat things up. Kevin has also released a solo album, ‘The Week Before Easter’ released in 1988.

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att Molloy was born in Co. Roscommon, into one of the long lines of flute players for which the area is famous.

He learned flute and whistle from his father, was playing in the school fife and drum band at the age of eight and by eighteen had won first prize in the major traditional music competitions. He moved to Dublin in the early 1970’s to work for the Irish national airline as an engineer. He started playing in the music scene where he first became acquainted with Paddy Moloney. Matt co-founded The Bothy Band with Donal Lunny, and they recorded four albums in as many years, all highly regarded to this day. In his own words: “We made great music and had a great time, but financially we were a bit of a disaster. We had too much of a good time!”

Following the group’s demise, Matt joined the reformed Planxty before finally becoming a member of The Chieftains in 1979. In addition to his group work, Matt has featured on many other albums and was featured soloist with the Irish Chamber Orchestra on the centerpiece of composer Micheal O Suilleabháin’s album “Oileán/Island.”

Matt lives in Westport and has 4 children, Peter, Niamh, Clare and James, with his late wife, Geraldine. Matt also runs his famous pub, Matt Molloy’s, visited by many from far and wide, including Noel and Liam Gallagher, Twiggy and Jerry Garcia, to name but a few.

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$10,000+

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Bacardi USA Julie & Jim Balloun Ms. Juanita Baranco Bell Family Foundation Liz & Frank Blake Alexandra & Brett Blumencranz Mr. David Boatwright The Breman Foundation Inc. The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Camarena Tequila Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Campbell Janet Davenport in honor of Norman Mackenzie Cari K. Dawson & John M. Sparrow EY Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder Mary D. Gellerstedt Georgia Lottery GMT Capital Corporation Nancy D. Gould Drs. Jeannette Guarner & Carlos del Rio Jan & Tom Hough JBS Foundation Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* The Philip I. Kent Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough Amy & Mark Kistulinec Pat & Nolan Leake Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Morgens West Foundation Caroline & Joe di Donato O’Donnell Franca G. Oreffice The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost Jr. Priority Payment Systems Margaret & Bob Reiser Pierrette Scanavino Bill & Rachel Schultz* Joyce & Henry Schwob Mr. John A. Sibley III Staging Directions Inc. Mary Rose Taylor Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund* Traditional Home Turner Foundation Inc. United Distributors Inc.

Chilton & Morgan Varner Neal & Virginia Williams YP

$7,500+

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$5,000+

Friends of the Orchestra (4) Ms. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk Aadu & Kristi Allpere*

Ms. Julie M. Altenbach Lisa & Joe Bankoff Blackwell Rum Patricia & William Buss Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Susan & Carl Cofer The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta David Coucheron Ms. Diane Durgin David L. Forbes Charitable Fund Shirley C. Franklin Georgia-Pacific Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goodsell Dominic Guercio & Robert Rigsby The Robert Hall Gunn Jr. Fund Gene Haywood Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz Tad & Janin Hutcheson Roya & Bahman Irvani Mr. & Mrs. Baxter Jones Paul & Rosthema Kastin Donald S. Orr & Marcia K. Knight Lance Toland Associates George H. Lanier The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Lillian Balentine Law

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ASO | support The Links Inc. — Azalea City Chapter Dr. & Mrs. John E. Maupin Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. McCarthy Mr. Justin R. McLain Miller’s Ale House John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Walter W. Mitchell Moe’s Southwest Grill Ms. Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Margaret H. Petersen In memory of Dr. Frank S. Pittman III Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves Vicki & Joe Riedel Betsy & Lee Robinson Donald Runnicles Beverly & Milton Shlapak

Amy & Paul Snyder Peter James Stelling Geraldine Dillard Stutz Sherry P. Taylor, MD Verifone Village Tavern Joan N. Whitcomb Dr. Thomas E. Whitesides Jr. Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini Suzanne Bunzl Wilner Zeliff & Wallace Advisory Company Inc.

$3,500+

A Friend of the Orchestra ACI Worldwide Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation Inc. Bahama Breeze Jack & Helga Beam Rita & Herschel Bloom Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown Jr. Capgemini Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Carol Comstock & Jim Davis*

Mr. & Mrs. Brant Davis* Sally & Larry Davis Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Delany Deloitte & Touche LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Dragt The Elster Foundation David & Patty Emerson Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler Caroline Gilham Deedee & Marc Hamburger* Sally W. Hawkins Mr. Sean Heckert The Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation Inc. Robert & Sherry Johnson Dick & Georgia Kimball* Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Deborah & William Liss* Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Belinda & Gino Massafra Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Gregory & Judy Moore Morris, Manning & Martin Mr. & Mrs. Scott Nathan Robert & Mary Ann Olive David Paule & Gary Mann Provaré Technology Inc. S. A. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Russell Reynolds Associates In memory of Willard Shull Hamilton & Mason Smith Barry & Gail Spurlock Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Stephen & Sonia Swartz The Elster Foundation Lizanne Thomas & David Black Burton Trimble TSYS UNISYS Alan & Marcia Watt* Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells Jr. Patrice M. Wright- Lewis H. & T. Yamashita*

$2,000+

Friends of the Orchestra (7) Phyllis Abramson Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Dr. & Mrs. David Bakken Asad Bashey Mr. & Mrs. R. Edwin Bennett B. Sandford Birdsey III Ms. Laura J. Bjorkholm & Mr. John C. Reece II Leon & Linda Borchers Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr., Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Charles Campbell & Ann Grovenstein-Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Carlin Susan & Carl Cofer Ralph & Rita Connell Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Jean & Jerry Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Peter & Vivian de Kok Mr. Philip A. Delanty Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett Greg & Debra Durden Ms. Betty W. Dykes & Mr. Lars Steib Dr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard H. Delay Mary Frances Early Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Ellen & Howard Feinsand Mach Flinn John & Michelle Fuller Ed & Judy Garland Peg Simms Gary Drs. John & Gloria S. Gaston Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Michael Gillen

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ASO | support Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Lime Media Group Inc. Joanne Lincoln Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie Elvira & Jay Mannelly Kay & John Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Mrs. Mary Ruth McDonald* Mr. Mark F. McElreath Ms. Shelley S. McGehee Dr. Larry McIntire Birgit & David McQueen Virginia K. McTague Tom & Jennifer Merkling Angela & Jimmy Mitchell Lilot S. Moorman & Jeffrey B. Bradley The Mortimer Family* Janice & Tom Munsterman Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Murphy Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable

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The Gary W. Rollins Foundation John T. Ruff Jane & Rein Saral Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Schultz June & John Scott Patrick & Donna Scullin Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Shapiro Angela & Morton Sherzer W. Henry Shuford & Nancy Shuford Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Sydney Simons Baker & Debby Smith Mrs. J. Lucian Smith* Johannah Smith Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Lou & Dick Stormont Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Stroetz Jr. The Reverend Karl F. Suhr Mr. & Mrs. Alex Summers David & Kelly Taylor

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ASO | support Henry Sopkin Circle Recognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Anonymous (20) Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.** & Mrs. John E. Aderhold Mr. & Mrs. William Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Mr.** & Mrs. Sol Blaine W. Moses Bond Mr.** & Mrs. Robert C. Boozer Elinor A. Breman James C. Buggs Mr. & Mrs.** Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Lenore Cicchese** Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady S. Clinkscales, Jr. Robert Boston Colgin Dr. John W. Cooledge John R. Donnell Pamela J. Drummond Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Elizabeth Etoll Brien P. Faucett

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Mr.** & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Charles H. Siegel** Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Gail & Loren Starr Peter James Stelling C. Mack** & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Mr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr. Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Adair & Dick White Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil** Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.** and Mrs. Charles R. Yates

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PRE-CONCERT TALK 2:00 PM PROGRAM: Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Trio in E-flat major, Op. 1 No. 1 Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 Felix MENDELSSOHN Trio in C minor, Op. 66

In performances of the two Schubert trios, the masterful Finckel/Wu Han/Setzer Trio gave “an exuberant, eddying account of the B-flat, then turned the screws tighter for the E-flat, grabbing listeners, as it were, by the throats” (San Jose Mercury-News).

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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Woodruff Arts Center, the Alliance Theatre, Arts for Learning, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful for these 32 partners who help ensure the arts thrive in our community.

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A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Hagedorn Family SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

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THE PATRON CIRCLE The Woodruff Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Campaign set an all-time record, raising more than $9.6 million, thanks to the generosity of Patron Circle donors and their contributors.

Campaign gifts support our shared services model, which funds campus-wide operations. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund $300,000+ Cox Interests: Anne Cox Chambers* Atlanta Journal Constitution James M. Cox Foundation Cox Radio Group Atlanta WSB-TV Deloitte, its Partners & Employees The Home Depot PwC, Partners & Employees UPS

$200,000+ Bank of America The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. EY, Partners & Employees Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia King & Spalding Partners & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc.

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$100,000+ AT&T Equifax Inc. & Employees Invesco Ltd. Kay and Doug Ivester * Jones Day Foundation and Employees Kaiser Permanente The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Chick-fil-A Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation * Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn

$50,000+ Susan & Richard Anderson Neal K. Aronson & Wendy L. Conrad Birch Communications Camp-Younts Foundation Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Jones Lang LaSalle NCR Foundation Novelis PNC Primerica Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. $25,000+ Arby’s Foundation Atlanta Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff * BB&T Corporation Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III * Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Holder Construction Company The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Lou Brown Jewell The Joe E. Johnston Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy The Klaus Family Foundation * The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Newell Rubbermaid Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack, Inc. & The Gay and Erskine Love Foundation Patty and Doug Reid Family Foundation Rollins, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy Southwest Airlines Southwire Company

Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Troutman Sanders LLP United Distributors, Inc. Verizon Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & Williams C. Wardlaw Fund Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Aaron’s Inc. ABM Onsite Services Acuity Brands A.E.M. Family Foundation Mr. Peter Aman * Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation Atlantic Trust Anna & Ed Bastian* Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris * Laura & Stan Blackburn * Bluetube Interactive Ms. Lisa Borders * The Boston Consulting Group The Brand Banking Company The George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta, Georgia Bryan Cave LLP Capital Guardian Trust Company Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Center Family Foundation The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Chubb * Ann & Jeff Cramer * CSX Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. * Michael S. Donnelly * Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Flanagan * Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Mr. Phil Harrison * HD Supply Virginia A. Hepner & Malcolm Barnes * The Howell Fund, Inc. *

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ASO | staff EXECUTIVE Terry Neal Interim President & Chief Executive Officer Bob Scarr Archives Program Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Lucio Petroccione Vice President for Stategic Business Development Dallas Greene Season Tickets Assistant OPERATIONS Holly Hanchey Julianne M. Fish Director of Marketing & Vice President & General Patron Experience Manager, ASO Meko Hector Paul Barrett Marketing Production Senior Production Manager Stage Manager Tegan Ketchie Richard Carvlin Manager of Broad Stage Manager Based Giving Alex Malone Melanie Kite Managing Producer Subscriptions Office Symphony Pops!

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