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WELCOME TO THE GULF COAST SYMPHONY Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz, President & CEO/Music Director

Creating Community Through Music

veteran stars of the screen and stage, and a fully staged production of the classic American musical Cabaret.

lnder the leadership of its founding Music Director and President & CEO Andrew Kurtz, the Gulf Coast Symphony endeavors to challenge convention— with it rich tradition of unique and innovative collaborations across multiple genres and disciplines, high-quality dynamic musical performances, active community engagement, and our commitment to social change through arts education. Our ultimate goal is to use music and the arts as a vehicle to unite and strengthen our community. The Gulf Coast Symphony has become one of the most innovative and dynamic organizations in the United States. The Gulf Coast Symphony is comprised of the Gulf Coast Symphony, the Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective, and the Music & Arts Community Center (MACC), which opened in January 2021. This year over 100 programs will be offered that present the best in classical music, jazz, world music, dance, opera, film and musical theater. The Gulf Coast Symphony will perform 15 shows at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, with the bulk of our performances at our more intimate 300 seat theater at the MACC. This season’s concerts include the Tony award-winning star of Hamilton, Renée Elise Goldsberry, rock concerts featuring the music of Led Zeppelin and Billy Joel, Broadway concerts with

Additional outreach and run-out concerts take place throughout the Southwest Florida, including the return of Taste of the Cape at Tarpon Point Marina in Cape Coral in Feburary. The MACC serves as a creative hub for our community. We will offer classes in art and music for all ages; MusicWorks! – an El-sistema inspired, daily after-school string program; a chamber music youth orchestra program and a youth jazz program. A New Horizons band offers opportunity for adults with limited experience, but interest in participating in an ensemble. Join us for community engagement, lifelong learning, and educational programs scheduled throughout Southwest Florida year-round. For the most up to date listing of events vist our website: www.GulfCoastSymphony.org GCS is committed to equitable access, diversity and inclusivity throughout all its activities and operations. Our new orchestral fellowship program, which places a premium on diversity in its selection process, provides graduates of top music programs an opportunity to grow personally and artistically in a professional environment. We seek to develop in participants the full complement of skills and qualifications required of musician leaders and agents of change.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • ANNIVERSARY GALA FUNDRAISER 6:00pm • Caloosa Sound Convention Center DECEMBER 5, 2021 • CHAMBER CONCERT 3:00pm • Thomas A. Edison Congregational Church DECEMBER 12, 2021 • DECK THE HALLS with Gulf Coast Symphony • 7:00pm • Barbara B Mann PAH DECEMBER 19, 2021 • CHRISTMAS ON SANIBEL 5:00pm • Sanibel Community Church JANUARY 23, 2022 • CHAMBER CONCERT 3:00pm • Peace Lutheran Church FEBRUARY 12, 2022 • CONCERT with Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra • 7:30pm Music and Arts Community Center FEBRUARY 20, 2022 • CHAMBER CONCERT 3:00pm • St. Michael’s Lutheran Church MARCH 13, 2022 • CHAMBER CONCERT 3:00pm • Good Shepherd United Methodist Church APRIL 3, 2022 • 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 4:00pm • First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs APRIL 23, 2022 • TOSCA with Gulfshore Opera 7:00pm • Charlotte Performing Arts Center APRIL 26, 2022 • TOSCA with Gulfshore Opera 7:00pm • Barbara B Mann PAH APRIL 29, 2022 • TOSCA with Gulfshore Opera • 7:00pm Artis—Naples

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

elcome to the Gulf Coast Symphony’s 20212022 Season. We are thrilled to bring you a phenomenal line up for our 27th season that is diverse, fresh, creative, and sure to please! To augment our large scale classical, opera, pop and ballet performances at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, our vision for this season is growth and expansion of our newest venue, The Music & Arts Community Center (MACC), located on the campus of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. This venue provides a more intimate and casual experience which allows us to present select programming such as our Jazz Collective, contemporary vocalists, chamber orchestra performances, and Tony award winning musicals. Maestro Andrew Kurtz has done a phenomenal job in programming an eclectic array of musical selections that will inspire and entertain. We also invite you to join us for our special Gala celebration on March 12th at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott resort. Joining us in celebration will be “The Diamonds”, a vocal quartet prominent in the ’50’s and ‘60’s performing all their hits. Keeping with tradition, the annual Taste of the Cape event to be held at the Tarpon Point on the waterfront on February 6th.

We truly appreciate your ongoing support, and we will strive to keep bringing you high-quality entertainment that you have come to expect. Your continued generosity will make this happen, and further our mission of bringing the community together through music. It is going to be a landmark season and we are very excited To realize our vision for growth and expansion this to have you be a part of it all! year, we have an impressive Board of Directors with a wide array of skills, desire, and experience to further our With gratitude, cause and get us to the next level. In addition, we have expanded our staff with exactly the right mix of roles that work in concert with the Board to successfully execute on our strategic plan developed this year. Susan Wadsworth Special recognition to the Gulf Coast Symphony staff Chairman, Board of Directors for their passion and dedication in making this fine Gulf Coast Symphony organization the best it can be. In the spirit of growth and community involvement, we remain committed to further our outreach and educational programs such as MusicWorks! We are taking thoughtful steps to develop a sustainable direction to expand offerings for our Southwest Florida community.

A Special Thank You to our Season Sponsor

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April 24, 2022, 7pm Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Richard Rodgers was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, having composed 43 Broadway musicals and being credited with over 900 songs. This program is a tribute to his greatest works. Starring Christianne Noll, Hugh Panaro & Ben Davis. Music from Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Carousel and More.

Sponsored in part by Co-Producers

Chuck Bergstrom, John Naumann & Associates, Drs. Peter & Eleanor Blitzer

May 7, 2022, 7:30pm Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall There’s no character in opera more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whose acid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet, love-struck daughter Gilda. Of all the great Verdi works, none boasts more unforgettable tunes than this one. You’ll thrill to the licentious Duke of Mantua’s La donna è mobile and Gilda’s stunning Caro nome, not to mention the most celebrated quartet in all opera. Dominating the story, though, is Rigoletto himself, one of Verdi’s greatest characterizations—a complex and tragic figure, both pitiful and ferocious, with stupendous music to match. Sponsored in part by Co-Producer

Celeste Heymann, Dr. Harold & Joy Kurtz

Gulf Coast Symphony PRESENTS

CABARET

Book by Joe Masteroff Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stores by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb March 25 & 26, 2022 Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Devin Ilaw E.J. Zimmerman Joseph Spieldenner Marguerite Willbanks Mark David Kaplan Larissa Klinger Dan Fenaughty Sophia Gurule Sophie Hagan Laela Rodriguez Talia Tumminello Ryan Michael James Brice Kingsley Jordan Lipes Michael Scott Ross Brett Shields Stage Direction MAX QUINLAN

Music Supervisor & Conductor ANDREW M. KURTZ

Music Director ROSALIND METCALF

Sound Design BRIAN JANNSEN

Lighting Design DALTON HAMILTON

Costume Design ROBERTA MALCOLM DIANE WALDIER

Projection Design RYAN BELOCK Choreographer LARISSA KLINGER Production Stage Manager RANDY LAWSON Techinical Director CHRISTIAN LONDOS

Props Master JESSECA TERHAAR Assitant Stage Manager JACOB THOMAS Assistant Sound HANA SUAREZ

Original Broadway production directed by Harold Prince The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Cast of Cabaret Emcee.................................................................................................................Devin Ilaw Sally Bowles..............................................................................................E.J. Zimmerman Clifford Bradshaw................................................................................. Joseph Spieldenner Fraulein Schneider.............................................................................Marguerite Willbanks Herr Schultz.........................................................................................Mark David Kaplan Fraulein Kost................................................................................................Larissa Klinger Ernst Ludwig...............................................................................................Dan Fenaughty Max.......................................................................................................Michael Scott Ross Kit Kat Girls: Sophia Gurule, Sophie Hagan, Larissa Klinger, Laela Rodriguez, Talia Tumminello Kit Kat Boys: Ryan Michael James, Brice Kingsley, Jordan Lipes, Brett Shields

Musical Numbers ACT 1 Willkommen...................................................................................................Emcee & Company Welcome to Berlin...............................................................................................................Emcee So What?..........................................................................................................Fraulein Schneider Telephone Song....................................................................................................Telephone Girls Don’t Tell Mama...............................................................................Sally Bowles & Kit Kit Girls Telephone Dance...............................................................................Cliff Bradshaw & Company Perfectly Marvelous ......................................................................Sally Bowles & Cliff Bradshaw Two Ladies ....................................................................................................Emcee & Two Girls It Couldn’t Please Me More...................................................Fraulein Schneider & Herr Schultz Tomorrow Belongs to Me.......................................................................................Emcee & Men Why Should I Wake Up?.......................................................................................Cliff Bradshaw Sitting Pretty.............................................................................................Emcee & Kit Kat Girls Married...................................................................................Fraulein Schneider & Herr Schultz Reprise: Tomorrow Belongs to Me..........................................Fraulein Kost, Ernst & Company ACT 2 Entr’Acte........................................................................................................................Orchestra Kick Line...................................................................................................Emcee & Kit Kat Girls Reprise: Married........................................................................................................Herr Schultz If You Could See Her..........................................................................................Emcee & Gorilla What Would You Do?......................................................................................Fraulein Schneider Cabaret.......................................................................................................................Sally Bowles Finale..............................................................Cliff Bradshaw, Sally Bowels, Emcee & Company

Cabaret Synopsis Act I

Germany, New Year’s Eve, 1929: The Master of Ceremonies, or Emcee, welcomes the audience to the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy Berlin nightspot (“Willkommen”). Meanwhile, in a railway car, an aspiring young American writer named Clifford Bradshaw heads towards Berlin in hopes of finding inspiration for a new novel. Cliff meets Ernst Ludwig, a German who appears to be in the smuggling business. When Cliff inadvertently helps him, Ernst recommends a boarding house in Berlin. Fräulein Schneider, the proprietress of the boarding house, offers Cliff a room for one hundred marks. When he hesitates, she accepts half the usual price; years of oppression have left her weary but pragmatic (“So What?). On his first night in Berlin, Cliff visits the Kit Kat Klub. The Emcee introduces a young English singer named Sally Bowles, who performs a provocative number called “Don’t Tell Mama.” Sally flirts and tries to shock Cliff. Intrigued, Cliff invites her home, but she refuses, explaining that her boyfriend Max, owner of the club, “is most terribly jealous.” The telephone on Cliff ’s table rings; the guests at the Kit Kat Klub flirt with one another via an internal phone system (“The Telephone Song”). The next day, as Cliff finishes teaching an English lesson to Ernst, Sally suddenly appears in Cliff ’s room with her baggage. Max has thrown her out, and she convinces Cliff (and Fräulein Schneider) to let her move in (“Perfectly Marvelous”). The Emcee and two companions sing a bawdy number about cohabitation (“Two Ladies”). Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit seller, woos Fräulein Schneider with the gift of a costly pineapple (“It Couldn’t Please Me More”). In the Kit Kat Klub, the Emcee starts to sing a song—a patriotic anthem to the Fatherland that slowly descends into a darker, Nazi-inspired march (“Tomorrow Belongs to Me”). Months pass. Cliff is getting nowhere with his novel, but enjoying life with Sally (“Why Should I Wake Up?”) Sally reveals that she is pregnant. After the initial shock, Cliff is excited by the prospect of fatherhood. Ernst arrives and offers Cliff a job smuggling a briefcase into Germany, and Cliff accepts. The Emcee comments on everyone’s need for cash (“Sitting Pretty”). Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider has caught one of her boarders, Fräulein Kost, soliciting sailors in her room. Fräulein Kost notes Fräulein Schneider’s hypocrisy; she has seen Herr Schultz spend the night in Fräulein Schneider’s room. To save Fräulein Schneider’s reputation, Herr Schultz declares they are engaged to be

wed in three weeks (“Married”). At the engagement party, Cliff arrives with the suitcase he smuggled for Ernst. Ernst arrives, wearing a swastika armband. Learning Herr Schultz is a Jew, Ernst decides to leave, but Fräulein Kost lures him back by singing “Tomorrow Belongs To Me.” As Cliff, Sally, Herr Schultz and Fräulein Schneider look on, the entire ensemble joins in singing the Nazi anthem.

Act II

The second act begins with the Kit Kat Girls and the Emcee, in drag, dancing in a kick-line that morphs into a goosestep. Fräulein Schneider expresses her concerns about marrying Herr Schultz, but he assuages her fears (“Married” Reprise). Their moment of reconciliation is interrupted by the crash of a brick thrown through the window of Herr Schultz’s shop. At the Kit Kat Klub, the Emcee performs a duet with a female gorilla, explaining that society will not accept their love (“If You Could See Her”). Fräulein Schultz breaks off her engagement to Herr Schultz (“What Would You Do?”). Cliff decides to take Sally back to America where they can raise the baby together. Sally protests, declaring how wonderful their life in Berlin is, and Cliff sharply tells her to “wake up” and take notice of the growing unrest around them. At the Kit Kat Klub, after another heated argument with Sally, Cliff and Ernst argue, and Ernst’s Nazi bodyguards beat Cliff and drag him out. On stage, the Emcee introduces Sally, who enters to perform again, singing that “life is a cabaret, old chum,” cementing her decision to live in carefree ignorance (“Cabaret”). The next morning, as Cliff is packing to leave, Herr Schultz explains that he is moving to another boardinghouse, confident that the bad times will soon pass. He understands the German people, he says, because he is a German too. When Sally returns, she reveals that she’s had an abortion; Cliff slaps her. Sally asks Cliff to dedicate his novel to her, and he leaves, heartbroken. On the train to Paris, Cliff begins to write his novel, reflecting on his experiences: “There was a cabaret, and there was a master of ceremonies... and there was a city called Berlin, in a country called Germany... and it was the end of the world.” (“Willkommen” Reprise). In the Kit Kat Klub, the Emcee welcomes the audience (“Willkommen”), but it is now harsh and violent. He sings, “Auf Wiedersehen, à bientôt,” followed by a drum roll and cymbal crash.

Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz President & CEO/Music Director received international praise and recognition include the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (chamber version), the East Coast premiere of Daniel Catan’s Il Postino, the world premiere of Paul Morovec’s Danse Russe, and the world premiere of Michael Ching’s Slaying the Dragon. Kurtz was the international tour conductor for CANTORS: A Faith In Song, featuring three of the world’s leading cantors. He is now the tour conductor for The New York Cantors and for Trinity: Classically Irish both PBS specials. He served as the Music Director of the Florida Jewish Philharmonic Orchestra and as Producing Artistic Director of Synergy Productions, a professional musical theater company in Southwest Florida.

Gulf Coast Symphony founder Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz is in his twenty-seventh season as the Symphony’s President & CEO, Music Director and conductor. His deep rooted commitment to community and education, combined with a vibrant artistic vision has led to creating and nurturing one of the most dynamic arts organizations in the region. This vision has lead to a massive expansion of the organization, including the opening of the their new Music & Arts Community Center in January 2020. His conducting has been called “passionate, expansive, expert, and musical.” He was named the 2007 Performing Artist of the Year at Lee County’s Angel of the Arts Awards. Kurtz’s repertoire encompasses a wide range of music styles from baroque to contemporary, and multiple genres including symphonic, opera, ballet, musical theater, jazz, cantorial, and symphonic pops.

An avid arts educator, Maestro Kurtz was Resident Music Director at the Luzerne Music Center. Kurtz is a past-president of the board of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. In 2001, he won First Prize in the Dell’Arte di Firenze International Conducting Competition, and made his European conducting debut in Florence. In 1995, Kurtz made his international operatic debut in Tel Aviv while working as a staff conductor at the Israel Vocal Arts Institute. In 1997, he conducted the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s educational tour production of The Best of Puccini. He was a scholarship conducting student at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival, and boasts numerous other conducting credits, including the Pennsylvania Opera Theater, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Charlotte Symphony, Gonzaga Symphony, and the Ocean City Pops.

Kurtz completed his doctoral studies in conducting at the Peabody Conservatory and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia where he received his master’s degree in music history and a bachelor of arts in music and drama. A native of Philadelphia, Kurtz has called Southwest Florida home for more than 30 years, where he currently resides with his wife, Julie, and their Formerly the General Director of Center City Opera son, Benjamin. Theater, a professional opera company in Philadelphia dedicated to new work, new audiences, and new artists, Kurtz led over four dozen productions including numerous world or regional premieres. Notable productions that

GULF COAST SYMPHONY & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Violin I Renata Arado, Concertmaster Katleen Beard Ileana Ciumac Jonathan Daitch++++*^ Ariel Eliot James Gaskill Millard Golusin Erica Griswold+ Galen Kaup Amy Laursen Jonathan Lawrence+ Clive Owens+ Marcy Prezioso Kaitlin Richardson Rosetta Rush Dale Sandvold Violin II Alice Poulson* Magaret Nichols+ Phillip Lefton Violin Chair

Brenda Cali Michael DeJesus John DiPuccio Jan Faber+++^ Ellen Fox Nancy Hood Sharyl Leifeld Sarah Mcclish Ruben Sabando Isabella Searcy Elizabeth Wilson

Viola Alfonso Giordano++++* Genni Blitzer++++ Edward Brennan Rachel Cox Ron Erickson++ Greg Lane Amy Laursen Carmen Miron Violoncello Scott Crowley* Graham Appleton Sydney Black Shana Gaskill Stephan Goodnight

Violoncello (cont.) Maud Goodnight Julie Kurtz++^ Timothy Torres Andreas Werle Bass Doni Landefeld+* John & Iris Mower Bass Chair

Logan Hedgepath Hideki Sunaga John Wadsworth

Flute/Piccolo Deborah Handley* Celeste A. Heymann Flute Chair

Trumpet Alan Evans* Bob & Donna Wahlert Trumpet Chair

Ron Holmes Tim Kary Alan Klispie Cindy Klispie John MacLeod

Trombone Kevin Devitt Jeffrey Goldblatt Adren Hance Karla Rojas Michael Zion

Rebecca Bahr Bill Larsen Sherrie Mangan+++

Tuba Tom Kracmer

Oboe Alyssa McKiethen Cynthia Barbanera-Wedel Kareema Colson Fallon Hammer Andrew Snedeker

Piano Janet Carter Gary Stroh

Clarinet Scott Ellington Nicholas Contreras Jacob Goldberger+++ Christina Moffat Bass Clarinet Jacob Goldberger+++* Harold & Joy Kurtz Clarinet Chair

Judy Rose+^

Harp Richard Fleisher

Timpani Gary Colston++* Christopher Nolan Percussion Kelsey Bannon Scott Crawford Isaac Fernandez Christopher Nolan Michael Standard Sean Stolliker

Bassoon Stacey Gossmann++ Scott Radloff

Librarian Tom Santin++

French Horn Thomas Schiller++++*

*denotes section principal ++++ = 25 years in the orchestra +++ = 20 or more years ++ = 15 or more years + = 10 or more years ^ Leave of absence Orchestra members are listed alphabetically Section personnel rotate based on concert needs.

Lani Poynter French Horn Chair

Karen Bendixen Mahoney Kathy Edgett Steve Kreuz Susan Oliver Hector Rodriguez Bethany Smith+^ Dana Williams

Theresa Layman Librarian Chair

Gulf Coast Symphony Board of Directors Susan Wadsworth, Chairman Jay Ducharme, Treasurer Reece Nanfito, Secretary Ed Brakus Matthew Connar Katrin Dambrot-Sternberg Stefan Dunkelgrun

Kathy Goeschel Jodi Harrison Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz, President & CEO Doni Landefeld, Ph.D Robert Opatrny Lisa Smith

Gulf Coast Symphony Staff Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz, President & CEO Shawn Rieschl Johnson, Managing Director & COO Sam Griggs, Major Gifts Manager Neal Frank, Planned Giving Manager Heather Bettner, Marketing & Communications Manager Wojciech Jankowski, Digital Marketing Associate Kate Callahan, Box Office Manager Gini Hogenson, Patron Services Manager Paul Gavin, Artistic Director Gulf Coast Jazz Collective

Jonathan Lawrence, Youth Programs Coordinator Joy Kurtz, Education Director & MACC Box Office Joe Pontiff, Controller Thomas Santin, Head Librarian Ariel Eliot, Orchestra Personnel Manager Christian Londos, Technical Director Brian Jannsen, Head Audio Hannah Suarez, Head Electrician

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Staff General Manager: Scott Saxon Special Projects Coordinator: Debi Parfitt Director of Marketing: Peg Welty Digital Marketing Specialist: Melody Johnson Director of Operations: Karen Hutto Operations Manager: Danny Campos Technical Director: John Iverson Box Office Manager: Kelsey Zamprogno Group Sales: Kiki La Bianca Receptionist: Jeanne Michaud Security Manager: Louis Nyitray Patron Services Manager: Shirley Snyder-McLaren

Head Carpenter: Ron Kelly Head Electrician: Dallas Duschenchuk Head Audio: Pat McGee Head of Props: Dale Caba Head of Wardrobe: Helen Little Electrician: Eric Wisnock Audio: Jeff Weber Box Office (239) 481-4849 Adminstration (239) 489-3033 www.bbmannpah.com

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Make Your Gift Today! The Gulf Coast Symphony is a dynamic organization striving to impact our community through music. We present over a hundred concerts and educational and outreach events every year, including fully-staged musicals, operas, and ballets. We encourage a love and enjoyment of music and the arts throughout Southwest Florida, reach a diverse audience, and educate the musicians and concertgoers of tomorrow.

in your community and helping us to play the music you love to hear! We encourage you to consider a donation this season. Donations may be mailed to the address below, or made online at www.gulfcoastsymphony,org. For information about how to donate appreciated securities, please call Sam Griggs, Development Manager, at 239.277.1700.

Our ticket sales cover only 35% of our operating Gifts of all sizes are important and welcome! expenses, so we rely on additional donations to enable us to present world-class artists and productions. When We thank you for your generous support! you invest in the Gulf Coast Symphony, you’re investing

Gulf Coast Symphony | PO Box 60878 | Fort Myers, FL 33906 Gulf Coast Symphony is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the state to 1-800-HELP-FLA. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State. Registration number CH10932.

We are grateful to the following members of the Maestro’s Circle who contribute $1000 or more, each year in support of the Gulf Coast Symphony. These individuals are committed to sustaining the symphonic tradition and ensuring that we continue to play the music you and the community love to hear! Philip & Susan Beavers Chuck Bergstrom Molly Billingsley Roger & Aimee Bireley Peter & Eleanor Blitzer Lee Boyd & Marilyn Lowe David & Beverly Clinkenbeard Gary Colston & Tom Santin Matt & Kelly Connar Thomas Connell & Lori Wilkins Jo Ann Cristea Carol Culliton & Richard Metzger Larry & Karyl Davis Donald H. Dillinger Jay and Courtney Ducharme Mark Dunham Stefan Dunkelgrun Charles Egita Richard Famiglietti & Nancy Pierce Arlene Foreman Brian & Amy Fox Daniel & Ellen Fox Neal & Barb Frank

Douglas & Linda Garde Jacob Goldberger & Margarita Galmarini Stacey Gossmann & Sharyl Leifeld Maureen Smitt Grabowski Ada Ann Healey William D. Henley, Jr. Celeste A. Heymann John Hogue Emilie P. Holkins Gil & Jeanne Jacobson Bruce & Janet Jaeger Juliann L. Kelly Tom & Ann Kracmer Joy Kurtz Andrew & Julie Kurtz Marilyn Lally Nathan & Doni Landefeld William Leach & Raymond Humphreys Charlotte Lefton Albert McCann Michael McHugh

Rosalind Metcalf Robert Opatrny & Susan Sutherland Clive & Elizabeth Owens Dana Pope Robert & Sarah Rigney Rick Robison & Susan Oliver Gayle & Fred Rose William and Judith Rose David Rubin Thomas Schiller & Elena Knight Jeremiah & Lorna Shafir Lisa Ann Smith Victor & Jackie Solomon George and Katrin Sternberg Donna Sublett Lee Anne Tauck William & Elizabeth Thorndike John & Susan Wadsworth Robert & Donna Wahlert Anthony & Patricia Werderitsch Andreas Werle

For more information how you can join the Maestro’s Circle and benefits members receive, contact Sam Griggs, Development Manager at 239.277.1700 or sam@GulfCoastSymphony.org

Ways to Give to the Gulf Coast Symphony! Cash (Make a gift via cash, check or credit card.) Appreciated Securities (Use appreciated stock, bonds or mutual funds which have been held for more than one year to make your gift to Gulf Coast Symphony.) Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from IRA or Retirement Plan (Direct your plan administrator to make a distribution, totaling up to $100,000, directly to the Gulf Coast Symphony from your RMD. Dollars pass to the Gulf Coast Symphony income-tax free.) Life Insurance (Purchase a new policy, or transfer an existing policy you no longer need, and name the Gulf Coast Symphony as owner and/or beneficiary.) Charitable Trusts (Agreements drafted by attorney. Visit your professional advisors to determine which way to give best meets your personal circumstances.) The information above is not intended as legal or tax advice. Consult with your professional advisor about potential tax advantages of contributing certain assets.

DOUBLE CO-PRODUCERS ($10,000+)

Dr. Jacob Goldberger & Margarita Galmarini

Harold & Joy Kurtz

Also: Don Dillinger Douglas & Linda Garde John & Susan Wadsworth

Celeste A. Heymann

CO-PRODUCERS ($5000+) Also: Stacey Gossmann & Sharyl Leifeld Robert Opatrny & Susan Sutherland Anthony & Patricia Werderitsch Dr. Andreas Werle Peter & Eleanor Blitzer

David & Beverly Clinkenbeard

Thank You for Your Support! $100,000+ Small Business Association, SVOG Gunterberg Charitable Foundation $50,000+ Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs $20,000-$49,999 Arlene Foreman $10,000-$19,999 Chuck Bergstrom Don Dillinger Douglas & Linda Garde Jacob Goldberger & Margarita Galmarini Celeste Heymann Harold & Joy Kurtz Metamorphosis Coaching, LLC Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau John & Susan Wadsworth $7,500-$9,999 Bireley Family Foundation

$5,000-$7,499 Drs. Peter & Eleanor Blitzer City of Fort Myers David & Beverly Clinkenbeard Fifth Third Bank Stacey Gossmann & Sharyl Leifeld L.A.T. Foundation Robert Opatrny & Susan Sutherland Retina Health Centers Anthony & Patricia Werderitsch Dr. Andreas Werle $2,500-$4,999 Busey Bank Victor & Janet Erml Brian & Amy Fox William D. Henley, Jr. Juliann L. Kelly Sanibel Captiva Bank Victor & Jackie Solomon Robert & Donna Wahlert John R. Wood Properties

Director’s Corner

$500-$999 Susan Matthews Tom & Sherrie Mangan James & Pamela Hannah John & Molly Giacco Lois Barson

Mr. Adam Black Noga R. Grosman Helen Leddy Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, Inc.

George and Mary Mitchell Gloria & Rich Rittenberg Ms. Jane Robinson William Schroeder Kenneth and Ruth Wexley

The Blackbaud Giving Fund Craig Bolesky Daniel Castleforte Patricia Davis Deborah Dewey John Granatino Maxine Greenberg Margaret Nichols

Petr Burda & Elisa Miller-Burda Gene Murtha Robert & Mary Ann Singel Bert and Isabella van Beever Ken & Elaine Willis Frederic Wilson

Mary Kasper Susan Karol Martel Joyce Martin William and Jane Petrarca Linda Segal Nancy & Robert Steele Willem Andersen Donna & Kenneth Bradshaw

Robert & Pam Bourgeois Brenda & Christopher Cali Millard & Cindy Golusin Erica Griswold Deborah & Brian Handley Nancy A. Hood David & Florence Martin Marcia & Bill Prezioso

Orchestra Circle

$250-$499 Barbara Coey Jeanne Logeais Schwab Kenneth and Ruth Wexley Rosemarie Decoste Jan Faber Susan & Leonard Howell Peter Moss

Music Lover $100-$249

Anne Belida Sally L Gore Southwest Florida Community Foundation Lynn Carpenter Kathy Edgett Patricia and Willilam Everett Susan & Gordon Fay

Music Lover $100-$249

Rosetta & Willet Rush Bethany D. Smith Beverly Taht Benson & Patricia Campbell Timothy G. Andrews Robert Cline Sandy Teger & Dave Waks Karen & Bruce Wilburn Francine Levin Ina Levin Barbara Stoop Marilynn Baker Diane and Fred Franklin Fred & Sarah Muermann Rachel Ablow Ed Ahern Hilda Avedikian Carole Bartol Gwendolyn Bayley Ruth Bota David Bousman

Thomas Chester Eva Clair Richard Cohen Ellen L Cooper Ed & Pascha Donaldson Anonymous Ann R. Hancock Mrs. Marilee Hanson Sally & William Harman Jodi Harrison Valerie Herman Linda Hull Allen and Rhonda Katz Robert & Nanda LaPata Susan Leibowitz Lisa Lewis Jim & Drina Madden Sandra Malkin Bob Margolin Janice S Mathews Sue Matthews

Barbara Mintz Harriet Morris Marlene Ott Richard Payne Jan & Ken Regner Marie R. Rossi Ellen Rothschild Dorothy & Robert Ruberto Arthur Ryan James & Sharen Schornstein Joanne & Richard Schwarz Sheri Silverstein Jana Stone Kathleen Taggart Michael Taylor Christine Wagner and Ed Skladaitis Henry Wertheimer James & Matilda Wilson Edward Wynn

Lane Cook Dorothy Erlbaum Patricia Feinstein Brenda Fishman Ronald Holmes Charles Johnston Joan Kapusinsky Alexis Kopperman Norman Koven Julianne and Thomas Ledbetter Iliana Lopez Liz Marsh Stephen L. & Cindy S. Morris

Jeff Muldawer Noreen Nackenson Joann Neufeld Marissa Newbauer Donna & Kevin OBrien Janet Ortenzo Robert C Perkins Joe & Vickie Ryan Mary Schecter Glenn Segal August & Maureen Thoma

Richard & Diane Nannini Barbara Nelson Ted Parris Mary Ann and Sam Piazza Bruce Rachild Susan Remer Ann Schwartz Kenneth Silver Jane Slater Nina Surden Robert and Cecelia Tromba Shelley & Irv Chasen

Adrienne Friedman Judith Lewis Eileen Dwell Eileen Dwell Deborah Jacobs Stasia Arcarese Barry Hom Eva & Jerrold Karliner Tom Mahoney and Madeline Maxeiner Elwood & Mary Walker

Patrons $50-$99

Mila Strasburg Edward Carroll Robert Mohl Jeff Rush Earl Wolf Jane Versell ANONYMOUS Paul Stavish Beth Bokunewicz Edward Brennan Florence Campbell Karen Carney Leslie Carol

Friends $1-$49

Pledgeling Foundation Jane McWilliams Phyllis & Berny Aronson beverly carp Beverly Akerblom Doug Byington and Gini Hogenson Essie Cherkin Alan Cragg Lawrence R. Egan Sally & Tom Johnston Sylvan Kamens Leonard Lebowitz

CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2021 AND JANUARY 10, 2022 WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.

All Performances are at the Music and Arts Community Center 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers, Fl 33912

at the MACC at the MACC

All Performances are at the Music and Arts Community Center 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers, Fl 33912

“All the world’s a stage,

and all the men and women merely players.” Shakespeare, As You Like It

Experience four intimate evenings of incredible music and conversation. The unique four intimate of incredible music and conversation. unique format of the Experience series blends a mix evenings of intimate behind-the-scenes storiesThe and the music format of the series blends a mix of intimate behind-the-scenes stories and the music from the artists’ stellar careers. The result is spontaneous evenings of show-stopping from the artists’ stellar careers. The result is spontaneous evenings of show-stopping songs and storytelling. songs and storytelling.

Jodi Benson Jodi Benson February 11, 2022, 7:30pm

February 11, 2022, 7:30pm

Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid is joined by her talented daughter,

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Mark Kudisch March 11, 2022, 7:30pm Three time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch has appear

Mark regularly Kudisch on Broadway and television for the past

Marc brings his decades of stages Marchtwo 11,decades. 2022, experience for a7:30pm night of first hand stories and song.

Three time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch has appear regularly on Broadway Melissa Errico and television for the past two decades. his decades of stages April 8,Marc 2022,brings 7:30pm experience for a night of first hand stories and song. Woman of stage, screen and song, Melissa Errico has become one of the polestars of the American musical theater. Actress and author, called “an incomparable concert performer” by The Wall Street Journal, she mixes cabaret and classic shows with much-praised recordings—and then adds a wry take on them all in 8, 2022, 7:30pm sparkling prose.

Melissa Errico April