Special Thanks............................................................................................................ Special thanks to the following donors for their generous contributions to the Houston Symphony. Education and Outreach Contributors: • Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion • Spec’s Charitable Foundation • Fidelity Investments • Chevron • Macy’s • GDF Suez • David Dewhurst • Houston Symphony League
• Houston Symphony League Bay Area • Greater Houston Youth Orchestra • Weatherford • Houston Chronicle • Conductor Alondra de la Parra • Fluor • Rice University • Mexican Institute
• HISD • Inertia Dance Company • Miller Outdoor Theatre • Pearl Hall Elementary • NASA • KUHF
Special Events Contributors and Volunteers:
Houston, We Have Liftoff Houston Symphony Opening Night Master of the Universe Beth Madison Margaret Alkek Williams Hubble Jackson and Company Judy and Scott Nyquist PaperCity M. S. Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jess B. Tutor Space Station ConocoPhillips Limb Design Mach Family Fund Palmetto Partners, Ltd. Nancy and Robert Peiser Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
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Lift Off Andrews Kurth LLP Denise and Philip Bahr / Olga and Gerald Bush Beck Redden & Secrest LLP / Judy and David J. Beck Chubb Group of Insurance Devon Energy Corporation Linda and Gene Dewhurst Julia and Russell Frankel Gloria and Frank Kalman The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine Pro/Sound Alie and Dave Pruner Laura and Mike Shannon Benefactors The Bookout Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mr. and Mrs. David Steakley Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn Wolff
Rockin’ through the Holidays 2009 Magical Musical Morning Concert Sponsor Cora Sue and Harry Mach Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Headliner Waste Management Opening Act Betty C. Bellamy Linda and Gene Dewhurst Gabriela and Daniel Dror Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Traci and Richard Lee Carolyn Mann / Debby Leighton Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Tevia McLaren Ginni Mithoff Stephanie Perkins / Karen Haug Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon Lauren and Toby Summers Mr. and Mrs. Jess B. Tutor Nancy B. Willerson Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre