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InTUNE Home Alone— Film with Live Orchestra

Handel’s Messiah

December 2022

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welcome to the houston symphony concerts and programs in our community and for our schools—reach more than 400,000 Houstonians each year. Our livestreamed performances have engaged more than 100,000 people in all 50 states and in more than 40 countries around the world since we started livestreaming in May 2020. I hope you’ll consider making a tax-deductible gift to support your Houston Symphony—for more information, please see page 52.

And be sure and join us again in the New Year. We kick off 2023 with two festivals curated by our Music Director, Juraj Valčuha—Riots and Scandals (Jan. 13–22), featuring pieces by Stravinsky and Bartók that were met with shock and outrage; and Songs of the Earth (Feb. 10–19), which explores the connections between Asian and European musical traditions through works by Mahler, Ravel, Debussy, Tōru Takemitsu, Qigang Chen, and more. We’ll ring in the new year with Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke for The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel (Jan. 6–8), take families on a journey to space (Feb. 25), and enjoy a recital with our Artistic Partner, the legendary Itzhak Perlman (Feb. 26). There’s so much great music in store, and we hope to share it with you.

Dear Music Lovers, Welcome to the holidays at the Houston Symphony!

December is always a special time of year here at Jones Hall, a time for music, friends, family, and celebration. We kick off the month with that perennial favorite, Home Alone, with the orchestra playing John Williams’s delightful score live to the beloved Macaulay Culkin film on Saturday, December 3. The next weekend, we stage our annual performances of Handel’s Messiah, with an incredible cast of soloists and guest conductor Matthew Halls—get ready for all of its beloved arias and choruses, including the always rousing “Hallelujah.” On December 17, we offer another program for families, Ho-Ho-Holiday!, with music from Frozen and The Polar Express and a holiday sing-along. We finish our celebrations with Very Merry Pops and the return of conductor Michael Krajewski. Along with N’Kenge’s stunning vocals and the resplendent Houston Symphony Chorus, it’s a wonderful way to mark the season.

Thanks very much for being with us today, and I hope we’ll see you again soon at the Symphony.

All my best,

This time of the year is also the season for giving. As a charitable organization, we here at the Symphony rely on the generosity of our audiences and our community members, who donate two-thirds of our annual revenue. The programs those donations support—not only our concerts at Jones Hall, but also our free

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Since the opening of Jones Hall in 1966, millions of arts patrons have enjoyed countless musical and stage performances at the venue. Dominating an entire city block, Jones Hall features a stunning travertine marble facade, 66-foot ceilings, and a brilliantly lit grand entrance. Jones Hall is a monument to the memory of Jesse Holman Jones, a towering figure in Houston during the first half of the 20th century.

For Classical concerts, if a work has several movements it is traditional to hold applause until the end of the last movement. If you are unsure when a piece ends, check the program or wait for the conductor to face the audience. If you feel truly inspired, however, do not be afraid to applaud!

Brief applause between movements after an exceptional performance is always appreciated.

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We strive to provide the best possible auditory experience of our world-class orchestra. Noise from phones, candy wrappers, and talking is distracting to the performers on stage and those around you. Please help us make everyone’s concert enjoyable by silencing electronic devices now and remaining quiet during the performance.

FOOD & DRINK POLICY The Encore Café and in-hall bars are open for Symphony performances, and food and drink will be permitted in bar areas. Food is not permitted inside the auditorium. Patrons may bring drinks into the auditorium for Bank of America POPS Series concerts and Symphony Specials. Drinks are not permitted inside the auditorium for Classical concerts.

LOST & FOUND For lost and found inquiries, please contact Patron Experience Coordinator Freddie Piegsa during the performance. He also can be reached at freddie.piegsa@houstonsymphony.org. You also may contact Houston First after the performances at 832.487.7050.

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Children ages six and up are welcome to all Classical, Bank of America POPS, and Symphony Special concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at PNC Family Series performances. Children must have a ticket for all ticketed events.

LATE SEATING Each performance typically allows for late seating, which is scheduled in intervals and determined by the conductor. Our ushers and Patron Experience Coordinator will instruct you on when late seating is allowed.

TICKETS Subscribers to six or more Classical or Bank of America POPS concerts, as well as PNC Family Subscribers, may exchange their tickets at no cost. Tickets to Symphony Specials or single ticket purchases are ineligible for exchange or refund.

If you are unable to make a performance, your ticket may be donated prior to the concert for a tax-donation receipt. Donations and exchanges may be made in person, over the phone, or online.

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Juraj valČuha Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Conductor Juraj Valčuha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship.

With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translate even the most complex scores into immersive experiences. His profound understanding of composer and score, taste, and naturally elegant style make him one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation.

Since 2016, Valčuha has been music director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2009 to 2016.

The 2005–06 Season marked the start of his international career with exciting concerts on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the U.K. with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, and in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony. His Italian debut took place at Teatro Comunale in Bologna with a sensational production of La bohème.

International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and the Philharmonie in Berlin, as well as Cologne, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Basel, and Munich, and to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest and the Abu Dhabi Classics. He has also toured with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin to Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.

He has since led the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,

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Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, BBC Symphony, Philharmonia London, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montréal Symphony, and NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo. His active career in the United States has taken him to the orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Utah.

He enjoys regular collaborations with orchestras in Houston, Minnesota, New York, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.

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Valčuha champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouses’s Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Steven Mackey’s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester, and Nico Muhly’s Bright Idea with the Houston Symphony. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich’s Four Sections at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with interest are Bryce Dessner, Andrew Norman, Luca Francesconi, James MacMillan, and Steven Stucky, among others.

On the opera stage, he has conducted Madama Butterfly, Elisir d‘amore, and Marriage of Figaro at the Bavarian State Opera Munich; Elektra and Turandot

at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Faust and The Love for Three Oranges in Florence; Jenůfa, Peter Grimes, Salome, Tristan und Isolde, and Ariadne auf Naxos in Bologna; Peter Grimes in Venice; and Elektra, Carmen, Bluebeard’s Castle, Die Walküre, The Girl of the Golden West, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Katja Kabanova, and Pique Dame in Naples.

Juraj Valčuha was awarded the Premio Abbiati 2018 from Italian Music critics in the Best Conductor category.

His engagements in the 2022–23 Season will take him to the Houston, Pittsburgh and San Francisco Orchestras, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and the Orchestre National de France. He will conduct Verdi’s Don Carlo at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and La bohème and Tristan und Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera Munich.

Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, Juraj studied composition and conducting in his birth place, then at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and finally, at the Conservatoire Supérieur de la Musique in Paris. jurajvalcuha.com

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER Juraj Valčuha

SECOND VIOLIN MuChen Hsieh, Principal Amy Semes, Associate Principal Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Mihaela Frusina Jing Zheng Martha Chapman* Tianjie Lu* Anastasia Ehrlich Tina Zhang Boson Mo Julia Schilz+ Teresa Wang+ VIOLA Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Phyllis Herdliska Keoni Bolding Samuel Pedersen Meredith Harris+ Suzanne LeFevre+

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor Laureate Yue Bao, Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Assistant Conductor

Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin

Steven Reineke, Principal POPS Conductor

Allen Hightower, Director Houston Symphony Chorus

DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Andrew Pedersen Burke Shaw Donald Howey FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein*, Associate Principal Judy Dines Acting Associate Principal Mark Teplitsky+ Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Bobbie Nau Chair Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand

CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Louis-Marie Fardet Jeffrey Butler Maki Kubota Xiao Wong Charles Seo Jeremy Kreutz

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MUSICIANS David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin

STAGE PERSONNEL Stefan Stout, Stage Manager José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Nicholas DiFonzo and Justin Herriford, Stage Technicians Giancarlo Minotti, Recording Assistant

ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN Luke Bryson

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Isaac Schultz, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Adam Trussell

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Hae-a Lee

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CONTRABASSOON Adam Trussell HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton Jesse Clevenger+ TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Richard Harris TROMBONE Bradley White, Acting Principal Ryan Rongone+ Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI Leonardo Soto, Principal Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP (Vacant) KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal LIBRARIAN Jeanne Case, Principal

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SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John Rydman President

Barbara J. Burger President-Elect

Paul Morico General Counsel

Janet F. Clark Chair

Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus

Barbara McCelvey Secretary

Jonathan Ayre Chair, Finance

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events

Bobby Tudor^ At-Large Member

Mark Hughes^ Musician Representative

Cheryl Byington^ President, Houston Symphony League

Adam Trussell^ Musician Representative

Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership Manuel Delgado Chair, Marketing & Communications

Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning Ed Schneider Chair, Community Partnerships

Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming

Miles O. Smith Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs

Lidiya Gold Chair, Development

Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit

Sippi Khurana Chair, Education

Steven P. Mach ^ Immediate Past Chairman

James H. Lee III^ President, Houston Symphony Endowment Juraj Valčuha^ Music Director, Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

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Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative Katie Salvatore^ Assistant Secretary ^Ex-Officio

Joan DerHovsepian^ Musician Representative

GOVERNING DIRECTORS Jonathan Ayre Marcia Backus Gary Beauchamp Tony Bradfield Eric Brueggeman Bill Bullock Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Lidiya Gold William D. Hunt Rick Jaramillo Sippi Khurana, M.D. Carey Kirkpatrick

John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

EX-OFFICIO Kenny Kurtzman Isabel Stude Lummis Cora Sue Mach** Rodney Margolis** Jay Marks** Mary Lynn Marks Elissa Martin Barbara McCelvey Paul R. Morico Robert Orr Chris Powers John Rydman** Miles O. Smith

Anthony Speier William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor** Betty Tutor** Jesse B. Tutor** Judith Vincent Gretchen Watkins Robert Weiner Margaret Alkek Williams**

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Cheryl Byington Brad W. Corson Manuel Delgado Joan DerHovsepian Evan B. Glick Mark Hughes James H. Lee III Steven P. Mach John Mangum Mark Nuccio Katie Salvatore Ed Schneider Adam Trussell Juraj Valčuha

TRUSTEES Janice Barrow ** David J. Beck James M. Bell Jr. Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Ralph Burch Dougal Cameron John T. Cater** Robert Chanon Michael H. Clark Virginia Clark Evan D. Collins, M.D., MBA Brad W. Corson Andrew Davis, Ph.D. Denise Davis Manuel Delgado Tracy Dieterich

Bob Duff Joan Duff Connie Dyer Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene A. Fong Aggie L. Foster Julia Anderson Frankel Ronald G. Franklin Evan B. Glick Gary L. Hollingsworth Stephen Incavo, M.D. Brian James I. Ray Kirk, M.D. David Krieger Andrew Go Lee, M.D. Ulyesse J. LeGrange** Matthew Loden Steven P. Mach Michael Mann, M.D.

Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Alexander K. McLanahan** Marilyn Miles Shane A. Miller Aprill Nelson Tammy Tran Nguyen Leslie Nossaman Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. David Pruner Gloria G. Pryzant Miwa Sakashita Ed Schneider Helen Shaffer** Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol.

Jim R. Smith Quentin Smith Mike S. Stude **

Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D. Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Steven J. Williams David J. Wuthrich Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich

Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe

Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Robert A. Peiser Steven P. Mach Janet F. Clark

Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Jansen Nancy B. Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen

Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Vicki West Mrs. Jesse Tutor Darlene Clark Beth Wolff Maureen Higdon Fran Fawcett Peterson Leslie Siller

EX-OFFICIO John Steven Cisneros, Ed.D. Kusum Patel Frank F. Wilson IV Jessie Woods **Lifetime Trustee

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch

Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E.C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr.

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Barrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary

Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown

FOUNDATION FOR JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Janet F. Clark

Ronald G. Franklin

Barbara McCelvey

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer Gwen Watkins, Chief of Marketing and External Relations DEVELOPMENT Lauren Buchanan, Development Communications Manager Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations and Development Operations Amanda T. Dinitz, Major Gifts Officer Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager Hadia Mawlawi, Senior Associate, Endowment and Planned Giving Meghan Miller, Special Events Associate Samantha S. Olinsky, Major Gifts Officer Tim Richey, Director, Individual Giving Katie Salvatore, Development Officer and Board Liaison Ika Soemampauw, Development Associate, Administration Christine Ann Stevens, Director, Major Gifts Lena Streetman, Research Analyst Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events Sarah Thompson, Institutional Giving Associate Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations Alexa Ustaszewski, Development Ticket Concierge

OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC Stephanie Alla, Associate Director of Artistic Planning Lila Atchison, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Becky Brown, Director, Operations Luke Bryson, Associate Librarian Janwin Overstreet-Goode, Chorus Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Lauren Moore, Associate Director of Digital Concert Production José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer Claudia Schmitz, Artist Liaison and Assistant to the Music Director Stefan Stout, Stage Manager Carlin Truong, Chorus Manager Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning

FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR Henry Cantu, Finance Accountant Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant Tiffany Gentry, Junior System Administrator Richard Jackson, Database Administrator Joel James, Director of Human Resources Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and Financial Reporting Morgana Rickard, Controller Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant Pam Romo, Office Manager/HR Coordinator Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics

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MARKETING AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS Education and Community Engagement Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and

Community Engagement Allison Conlan, Director, Community Engagement Jennifer Lanham, Student Concerts Coordinator Marketing and Communications Mark Bailes, Marketing Revenue Manager Olivia Cantrell, Marketing Assistant Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing Yoo-Ell Lee, Junior Graphic Designer Fiona Legesse-Sinha, Graphic Design

Manager Ciara Macaulay, Creative Director Bianca Montanez, Content Marketing

Coordinator Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications Paula Wilson, Digital Marketing Coordinator Patron Services Freddie Piegsa, Patron Experience Coordinator

John B. Pollard II, Assistant Manager,

Patron Services Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services

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STUDENT CONCERTS The 2022–23 Student Concert Series is back in full swing! Jones Hall recently welcomed back thousands of students for a series of exciting and educational Symphony concerts. As students wrap up their first semester and prepare for winter break, the Houston Symphony is gearing up for even more concerts in the new year. The Student Concert Series, available to upper elementary students (grades 4-5) and middle school students (grades 6-8), allows students in the Greater Houston area to attend interactive Houston Symphony orchestra performances for free or at a heavily discounted rate. Performances take place during the school day and aim to inspire students to begin or continue playing an instrument.

This series kicked off on October 12 with an Upper Elementary Concert at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Upper Elementary Concerts allow students to learn about the orchestra while building their active listening skills. This season’s program, entitled Sounds of the Orchestra: Groove, Listen and Move!, includes

orchestral music from a wide array of composers such as Franz Joseph Haydn, John Williams, Duke Ellington, and more. The Middle School Concerts, presented by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, began on November 30 with a concert in Jones Hall. These concerts are designed for students who are currently in their school’s band or orchestra programs, aiming to encourage them to continue playing their instruments. The program features works that explore various ways composers can use the orchestra to show the beat and structure melodies—from solos to musical conversations, to imitation, and fugue.

For many students, the Houston Symphony Student Concerts are their first time attending an orchestra concert. Last year, more than 18,000 students were able to attend an orchestra concert at Jones Hall and out of those students, 64 percent were economically disadvantaged. This season, we anticipate the Student Concert Series will serve more than 42,000 students across the Greater Houston area. Your support makes it possible for thousands of students in the Greater Houston area to experience the joy of live music, regardless of their socioeconomic status. A donation of just $50 can send one student to a concert, and a donation of $100 can send two students. Visit houstonsymphony.org/donate or email giving@ houstonsymphony.org to learn more about how you can support the Student Concert Series and other Houston Symphony Education and Community Engagement initiatives.

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Featured Program

HOME ALONE— FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Kinder HIGH SCHOOL for the PERFORMING and VISUAL ARTS Vocal Department Julia Hall, vocal department chair

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Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Vocal Department

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Julia Hall, vocal department chair The Vocal Department at Kinder HSPVA includes 105 auditioned vocal majors who are members of either Chorale or Concert Singers.

Upper-level singers perform in a specialized Chamber or Pop/Jazz style ensemble. Over their four years, vocalists study class voice, perform in yearly voice recitals, and take academic music classes. They consistently earn membership in TMEA Region and All-State choirs, earn Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading evaluations, and perform throughout the city. In 2017, the non-varsity treble choir was honored to be a TMEA Invited Choir. HSPVA Madrigals has twice won the American Classics Madrigal and Chamber festival and has been named a choir of distinction many times.

Chorale has won first place in the American Classics Celebration of Excellence and was named first runner up in Spring 2022.

work in many genres and settings.

Equally at home with opera, symphonic repertoire, film with live orchestra, music theatre, and composition, his work has taken him around the globe where he has conducted the major orchestras of North America, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Tokyo Philharmonic.

Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos has established himself as a dynamic conductor known for his ability to Houston Symphony

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In addition to Constantine’s engagements as guest conductor, he is music director of the Festival of the Arts Boca and general director of Chatham Opera. As the general director of the New York

Program Bio Grand Opera, he is working with the company to bring opera, free and open to the public, back to New York’s Central Park.

This season, he makes his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will conduct return engagements with the New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Houston, Detroit, Phoenix, Vancouver, New Jersey, and San Francisco symphonies.

Highlights of previous seasons include return engagements here and with other leading orchestras; as well as the New York and Louisiana Philharmonics. He also conducted Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at Indiana University Opera Theatre.

Constantine has developed semistaged productions of Mozart’s

The Magic Flute, for which he has written a new translation; Don Giovanni; and La bohème. He has conducted IU Opera Theatre’s productions of Falstaff, Die Fledermaus, A View from the Bridge, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Most Happy Fella, South Pacific, Oklahoma!, The Music Man, and The Last Savage. He was assistant chorus master at New York City Opera, 1984–1989.

On Broadway, he has been music director of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (cast album on PS Classics), A Catered Affair (cast album on PS Classics), Coram Boy, Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s La bohème (cast album on DreamWorks Records), Swan Lake, and Les Misérables. He was music director

of ACT’s production of Weill/ Brecht’s Happy End and made the only English-language recording for Sh-K-Boom Records.

Constantine studied piano with Marienka Michna, Chandler Gregg, Edward Edson, and Sophia Rosoff.

He studied conducting with Semyon Bychkov, Sergiu Commissiona, Gustav Meier, and his principal teacher Vincent La Selva. 

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Through its Main Street bank model, PNC Bank is organized around its customers and communities to build strong relationships and deliver retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, and asset management.

PNC expanded into the Greater Houston area in 2018 and, over the last several years, the bank has recruited top-tier talent, invested millions back into the community, and grown its business locally. With the bank’s recent acquisition of BBVA USA, PNC’s presence locally and its commitment to Houston will only continue to accelerate.

Part of PNC’s regional approach is the bank’s unwavering commitment to support and bolster the communities it serves, which here in Houston includes the Houston Symphony. Through the Houston Symphony’s PNC Family Series, PNC seeks to provide increased and equitable access to the arts for all—even the youngest concertgoers. Across PNC’s footprint, the bank has invested in and engaged with the arts as a core philanthropic focus because PNC understands that the arts enrich lives and build stronger, more vibrant communities.

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Featured Program

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Accompagnato (Soprano), And lo, the angel

of the Lord came upon them

Recitative (Soprano), And the angel

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Accompagnato (Soprano), And suddenly

there was with the angel— 15.

Chorus, Glory to God in the highest 16.

Air (Soprano), Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion

Recitative (Alto), Then shall the eyes of the

blind be open’d— 17.

Duet (Soprano and Alto), He shall feed his

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Chorus, His yoke is easy, His burthen is light

Handel’s Messiah Matthew Halls, conductor *Karina Gauvin, soprano Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano Lawrence Wiliford, tenor *Tyler Duncan, baritone Houston Symphony Chorus Allen Hightower, director

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Accompagnato (Tenor), Comfort ye, my people 3.

Air (Tenor), Ev’ry valley shall be exalted 4.

Chorus, And the Glory of the Lord 5.

Accompagnato (Bass), Thus saith the Lord of Hosts 6.

Air (Alto), But who may abide the day of His coming 7.

Chorus, And He shall purify

Recitative (Alto), Behold, a virgin shall conceive— 8.

Air (Alto) and Chorus, O thou that tellest

good tidings to Zion 9.

Accompagnato (Bass), For behold, darkness

shall cover the earth 10.

Air (Bass), The people that walked in darkness 11.

Chorus, For unto us a Child is Born 12.

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Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherds

abiding in the field—

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Chorus, Behold the Lamb of God 20.

Air (Alto), He was despised and rejected 21.

Chorus, Surely, He hath borne our griefs— 22.

Chorus, And with His stripes we are healed— 23.

Chorus, All we like sheep have gone astray 24.

Accompagnato (Tenor), All they that see Him,

laugh Him to scorn 25.

Chorus, He trusted in God 26.

Accompagnato (Tenor), Thy rebuke hath

broken His heart 27.

Arioso (Tenor), Behold, and see if there be any sorrow 28.

Accompagnato (Soprano), He was cut off out

of the land of the living— 29.

Air (Soprano), But Thou didst not leave His

soul in hell 33.

Chorus, The Lord gave the word 34a.

Air (Soprano), How beautiful are the feet 36.

Air (Bass), Why do the nations so furiously rage together— 37.

Chorus, Let us break their bonds asunder

Recitative (Tenor), He that dwelleth in Heaven— 38.

Air (Tenor), Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron 39.

Chorus, Hallelujah Part the Third 40.

Air (Soprano), I know that my Redeemer liveth 41.

Chorus, Since by man came death 42.

Accompagnato (Bass), Behold, I tell you a mystery 43.

Air (Bass), The trumpet shall sound 46.

Air (Soprano), If God be for us 47.

Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain— Amen

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In the 18th century, the measure of success for every composer was opera. Handel spent his journeyman years in Hamburg and Italy, and his success as a composer of Italian operas—the Italians hailed his Agrippina with cries of “Viva il caro Sassone” (Long live the beloved Saxon)— brought him to London, where his opera Rinaldo premiered in 1711. For the next three decades, he composed more than 30 operas for various theaters there, but by the mid-1730s, the audience for his operas was shrinking and London’s operatic scene was characterized by intrigue and competition. Handel’s operatic seasons were increasingly unprofitable and fraught with strife; at the same time, the public demonstrated a keen interest in his English-language oratorios. These works combined sacred subjects with the techniques of dramatic composition Handel had mastered during his long career as an operatic composer, and many of them included the kind of elaborate choral writing characteristic of the composer’s sacred and occasional output.

Handel took a last stab at opera with Deidamia, which opened in January 1741 at the Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre, where Handel was mounting his 1740–41 season. Deidamia held the stage for only three performances; the one on February 10 was the last performance of a Handel opera under his direction.

Aware of Deidamia’s disappointing reception, one of Handel’s old collaborators, Charles Jennens, tried to whet the composer’s appetite for a new project. Jennens had already written the libretto for the oratorio Saul and the text for the third part of L’allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato; in a letter dated July 10, 1741, he wrote, “Handel says he will do nothing next Winter, but I hope I shall perswade him to set another Scripture Collection I have made for him, & perform it for his own Benefit in Passion Week. I hope he will lay out his whole Genius & Skill upon it, that the Composition may excel all his former Compositions, as the Subject excels every other Subject. The Subject is Messiah.”

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So, we have Handel, in the summer of 1741, facing an uncertain future in London and contemplating taking a winter off, with Jennens’s scripture collection kicking around his house on Brook Street. An invitation from Ireland to participate in a charitable season of oratorio concerts “for the relief of prisoners in several gaols, and for the support of Mercer’s Hospital in Stephen’s Street, and of the charitable infirmary on the Inns Quay” couldn’t have come at a more opportune time, and Handel decided to spend the 1741–42 season in Dublin. He composed Messiah in August and September, while still in London. The modest forces employed indicate that Handel intended the work to travel. (Handel’s oratorios for London, Saul for example, typically display more lavish orchestration.)

Handel most likely did not work closely with Jennens during composition; in fact, the writer was surprised to learn the composer was planning a Dublin premiere. “I heard with great pleasure at my arrival in Town, that Handel had set the Oratorio of Messiah,” Jennens wrote in a letter dated December 2, “but it was some Mortification to hear that instead of performing it here he was gone into Ireland with it.”

Handel started his Dublin season on December 23 with a performance of L’allegro at the Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, the site of all of his Dublin concerts. The premiere of Messiah on April 13, 1742, marked the culmination of his time there. It was a resounding success. The Dublin Journal reported that at the open rehearsal, the work “was performed so well, that it gave universal Satisfaction to all present; and was allowed by the greatest Judges to be the finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard…” and heaped similar praise on the premiere: “Words are wanting to express the exquisite Delight it afforded the admiring crouded Audience. The Sublime, the Grand, and the Tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestick, and moving Words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear.” The work has since established itself as the most popular of its kind, affirming the genius of Handel’s pursuit of English-language oratorio. He never wrote another opera after Deidamia, but Handel followed Messiah with 15 further Englishlanguage oratorios. We have Messiah to thank for paving the way for such disparate works as Haydn’s Creation, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, and John Adams’s El Niño.

Handel’s Messiah is in three parts. Part One describes the advent and birth of Christ, with the chorus “For unto us” demarcating the transition from one to the other. Part Two details the life of Christ, his resurrection, his ascension to heaven, the preaching of the gospel by his apostles, and a vision of his ultimate victory. Part Three celebrates the redemption of humankind—its eventual resurrection and receipt of eternal life—brought about by Christ’s death.

The work opens with a “Sinfony,” Handel’s first use of the operatic French overture form (dotted grave introduction followed by a contrapuntal allegro moderato) in one of his oratorios. The work’s richest accompanied recitative follows, with a vocal line whose heightened expression and use of repetition takes the number into arioso territory.

The vigor of the ensuing aria, “Ev’ry valley,” with its word-painting for

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“the crooked straight, and the rough places plain,” sets the tone for the first half of Part One, as Jennens lays out a series of prophetic texts anticipating the coming of Christ; Handel matches them with music of great variety, contrast, and inventiveness. Throughout Part I, the music seems to be moving toward D major, from the D-minor alto aria “But who may abide” through the D-major alto aria and chorus “O thou that tellest,” to the chorus “Glory to God,” where the trumpets enter for the first time to reinforce D major.

In Part Two, Handel wanders away from D major in a sequence of numbers depicting the suffering of Christ on earth. For example, one of Messiah’s most moving numbers, the alto aria “He was despised,” is in E-flat major, as far away as Handel could get from D major. The key choice allows for a deeply humane portrayal of Christ—the warmth and nobility of the strings in the opening ritornello is certainly Handel at his most eloquent—while simultaneously underscoring the distance the “man of sorrows” depicted in the aria has to travel to reach the triumphant D major of the “Hallelujah” chorus’s celebration of Christ enthroned alongside God that closes Part Two. The custom of standing during the chorus dates from the first London performance of Messiah, which took place on March 23, 1743. The 18th-century Scottish essayist and poet James Beattie explains the origins of the tradition in a 1780 letter: “When Handel’s ‘Messiah’ was first performed, the audience was exceedingly struck and affected by the music in general; but when that chorus struck up, ‘For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth,’ they were so transported they all, together with the king (who happened to be present), started up, and remained standing till the chorus ended: and hence it became the fashion in England for the audience to stand while that part of the music is performing.”

Part Three opens with one of the most astoundingly conceived arias in Handel’s output. Throughout Messiah, Handel comes up with original musical solutions to the problems posed to an 18th-century composer by Biblical texts. Where 18th-century poetry typically presents one constant affect or emotion, the Bible’s ancient verses delight in contrast, and Handel had to rethink musical forms rooted in 18th-century poetry to set Messiah’s Biblical texts. In the case of “I know that my redeemer liveth,” Handel takes three contrasting ideas—“I know that my redeemer liveth,” “And tho’ worms destroy this body,” and “For now is Christ risen”— and crafts a sort of rondo form, with “I know that my redeemer liveth” functioning as the main theme, and the sections beginning with “And tho’ worms destroy this body” and “For now is Christ risen” acting as contrasting material. But the whole is constructed so artfully, with such expressive unity, that Handel’s formal innovation is (probably properly) overlooked, his art transcending his craft.

“I know that my redeemer liveth” again places us far afield from D major (the aria is in E major), but Handel soon brings back D major in “The trumpet shall sound,” an aria that could have come straight from the opera house. Its three-part, A-B-A structure (in this case, dal segno rather than da capo) and its obbligato trumpet are exactly what an opera audience would expect for a triumph aria.

Messiah closes with a resplendent chorus that brings together all

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of the musical and dramatic threads running through the work. It is the grandest chorus Handel ever wrote, with an opening combining solemnity and celebration followed by a fugal “Amen” of overwhelming power. It marks the culmination of a work that has become an icon of western culture—even if you know nothing else about classical music, you know the “Hallelujah” chorus. Edward Synge, the Bishop of Elphin and one of the leading Irish ideologues of the 18th century, captured this in his summation of the work: “As Mr. Handel in his oratorio’s greatly excells all other Composers I am acquainted with, So in the famous one, called The Messiah he seems to have excell’d himself. The whole is beyond any thing I had a notion of till I Read and heard it. It Seems to be a Species of Musick different from any other, and this is particularly remarkable of it.

That tho’ the Composition is very Masterly & artificial, yet the Harmony is So great and open, as to please all who have Ears & will hear, learned & unlearn’d.” —John Mangum

Program Bios

Matthew Halls, conductor Mathew Halls was named chief conductor-designate of Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic in September 2022. He returned to Tampere this autumn to conduct Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, before debuting with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris and Minnesota Orchestra, and continuing long-standing partnerships with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Houston Symphony, and Indianapolis Symphony.

Matthew regularly guest conducts the Cleveland Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Iceland Symphony, Wiener Symphoniker, Finnish Radio Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, among others. Recent highlights include Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony with the Toronto Symphony, the U.S. premiere of James MacMillan’s Fourth Symphony with Pittsburgh Symphony (Matthew previously conducted the world premiere of MacMillan’s European Requiem), and his Chicago Symphony debut.

With a background in periodperformance, Matthew was one of the first to guest conduct Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s Concentus Musicus Wien. His discography includes Bach’s Harpsichord Concertos directed from the keyboard, the premiere recording of Handel’s Parnasso in Festa (which won the Stanley Sadie Handel prize) and Bach’s Easter and Ascension

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Oratorios. In the theatre, his operatic credits range from Handel’s Ariodante to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. 

Karina Guavin, soprano Recognized for her work in the Baroque repertoire, Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin sings Mahler, Britten, and the music of the late 20th and 21st centuries with equal success. She has received prestigious distinctions, including

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Program Bios the title of Soloist of the Year awarded by the Communauté internationale des radios publiques de langue française, first prize in the CBC Radio competition for young performers, and the Virginia Parker Prize and Maggie Teyte Memorial Prize in London. Her 2022–23 Season includes performances with the Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Quebec Symphony, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy. Recently, Karina made appearances in the United States and Canada as soloist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, Philadelphia Orchestra, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She also toured widely in Europe, giving concerts and recitals in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Britain, including a performance at Wigmore Hall.

She has sung with the world’s greatest symphony and baroque orchestras under the direction of leading conductors and has enjoyed notable opera successes throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, she has sung in recital with pianists Marc-André Hamelin, Angela Hewitt, Michael McMahon, and Roger Vignoles.

Karina performed Seleuce in Handel’s Tolomeo with Alan Curtis, with whom she recorded Handel operas on ARCHIV/Deutsche Grammophon, Virgin, and Naïve labels, among others. Her recorded performances with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra have earned her two Grammy nominations.

Karina Gauvin has an extensive

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discography—more than 30 titles— and she has won numerous awards, including a Chamber Music America Award for Fête Galante, with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, and several Opus Prizes.

Other recording projects include a European tour and a recording of Handel’s Ariodante for EMI Virgin Classics; a European tour and a recording of Giulio Cesare for Naïve, both with Alan Curtis and Il Complesso Barocco; and Britten’s Les Illuminations with Les Violons du Roy, under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni. In addition, she has completed an album in honor of Anna Maria Strada del Po, with Alexander Weimann and the Arion Ensemble. 

Royal Opera and Netherlands Opera débuts in George Benjamin’s new opera, Lessons in Love and Violence, the recording of which received a Grammy nomination for Best Opera Recording.

Krisztina’s career has seen her on all the major opera and concert stages across Canada. She regularly performs with the Canadian Opera Company, Vancouver Opera, Tapestry Opera, Early Music Vancouver, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

She has twice been nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Dora Awards, and performed in Kopernikus (Claude Vivier) with Against the Grain Theatre (Toronto), which won a Dora Award for Best Ensemble.

Her discography includes New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 (Analekta), Ana Sokolovic-Sirens (Naxos), and Talisker Players Where Words and Music Meet (Centrediscs).

Krisztina Szabó, mezzosoprano Hungarian-Canadian mezzosoprano Krisztina Szabó is highly sought after in North America and Europe as an artist of supreme musicianship and stagecraft. She is known for her interpretation of Baroque music as well as her promotion and performance of contemporary Canadian works.

Krisztina has performed with San Francisco Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, and Wexford Festival Opera. In 2018, she made her

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Digital projects include Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle (Judith) with Canadian Opera Company, Tafelmusik’s The Voice of Vivaldi, Festival of the Sound’s Arias and Antics, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with Vancouver Opera, An Italian Baroque Festive Celebration with Early Music Vancouver; recitals for the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Behind the Keys with Vancouver Bach Choir; and Tapestry Opera’s S.O.S. Sketch Opera Singers.

Krisztina is assistant professor of voice and opera at the University of British Columbia School of Music. 

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Lawrence Wiliford, tenor Lauded for his luminous projection, lyrical sensitivity, and brilliant coloratura, American-Canadian tenor Lawrence Wiliford is in high demand in concert, opera, and recital repertoire. In 2021–22, he appeared in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Mozart’s Requiem with Calgary Philharmonic; and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Opus 31 with Hamilton Philharmonic. In the 2022–23 Season, he joins both the Houston Symphony and National Arts Centre Orchestra for Messiah, returns to Early Music Vancouver for selections by Heinrich Schütz, and performs J.S. Bach Mass in B minor with the Grand Philharmonic Choir.

In recent seasons, Lawrence performed Mozart’s Requiem with the Seattle Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, and the Milwaukee Symphony; Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Tucson Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Naples Philharmonic, The Phoenix Symphony; and Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Additional concert appearances of note include Handel’s Messiah with the National Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Louisiana Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Music of the Baroque, Louisiana Philharmonic, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Naciónal de Mexico, Oregon Bach Festival, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Chamber Choir; St. Matthew Passion with the Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain, and Toronto Bach Consort; Mozart’s Requiem with the Indianapolis Symphony, Tafelmusik, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra; Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 at the Oregon Bach Festival; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the National Arts Center Orchestra; and Beethoven’s Mass in C major and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with the Houston Symphony.

Lawrence holds a bachelor of music degree in church music from St. Olaf College, a master of music in vocal performance from the University of Toronto, and a master of arts in media production from Toronto Metropolitan University. He studied at Tanglewood, the Internationale Bachakademie of Stuttgart, the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival, and the Britten-Pears Young Artist Program. He is a graduate of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. 

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Tyler Duncan, baritone With a voice described as “honeycoloured and warm, yet robust and commanding” (The Globe and Mail), baritone Tyler Duncan has performed worldwide to great acclaim in both opera and concert repertoire. Throughout his varied career, he has appeared with several of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony.

Tyler recently performed C.P.E. Bach’s Magnificat with the Handel and Haydn Society, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions with the Oregon Bach Festival, and Haydn’s Creation with Music of the Baroque. In addition to these concerts in Houston, upcoming engagements include Handel’s Messiah with the New Jersey Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, and Orchestra Nova Scotia; Apollo e Dafne and Bach’s Ich habe genug with Arizona Early Music’s Tucson Baroque Music Festival; Brahms’s Requiem with Johnstown Symphony; and concerts with Bard Music Festival, Brooklyn Art Song Society, and Aspect Chamber Concerts.

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Program Bios He returns to The Metropolitan Opera for its new production of Terence Blanchard’s Champion.

Past concert engagements of note include Stravinsky’s Canticum Sacrum with the San Francisco Symphony, Messiah with the New York Philharmonic and Ottoawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, Mahler’s Eighth Symphony and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium with the Minnesota Orchestra, Beethoven’s Mass in C with Kansas City Symphony, Schubert Lieder at the Wigmore Hall with pianist Graham Johnson, Bach’s Ich habe genug with Les Violins du Roy, Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn with Lviv Philharmonic, a selection

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of Bach Cantatas and Jeffery Ryan’s Afghanistan Requiem with Calgary Philharmonic, Orff’s Carmina Burana with Quebec and San Diego Symphonies, Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte with Vancouver Symphony, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, and Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti with The Orchestra Now at the Met Museum. He has appeared at several music festivals, including the Händel Festival in Halle, Verbier Festival, Bard Festival, Vancouver Early Music Festival, Montreal Bach Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Grant Park Festival, Lanaudière Festival, Berkshire Choral Festival, and New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival. 

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The Houston Symphony Chorus is the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony and consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers.

Over the years, members of this historic ensemble have learned and performed the world’s great choral-orchestral masterworks under the batons of Juraj Valčuha, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Shaw, and Helmuth Rilling, among many others.

In addition, the Chorus enjoys participating in the Houston Symphony’s popular programming under the batons of conductors such as Steven Reineke and Michael Krajewski. Recently, the ensemble sang the closing subscription concerts with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic.

Singers are selected for specific programs for which they have indicated interest. A singer might choose to perform in all 45 concerts, as was the case in a recent season, or might elect to participate in a single series. The Houston Symphony Chorus holds auditions by appointment and welcomes inquiries from interested singers.

ALLEN HIGHTOWER Dr. Allen Hightower, a seventh-generation Texan, is interim director of the Houston Symphony Chorus beginning in the 2022–23 Season. He is the director of choral studies at the University of North Texas, where he leads the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting and oversees a comprehensive choral program of eight ensembles. He serves as conductor of UNT’s A Cappella Choir, Grand Chorus, and the early music vocal ensemble Vox Aquilae.

As a teacher and conductor, Allen has visited 30 states, Asia, and Europe.

His students hold leadership positions as choral conductors in public schools, colleges, universities, churches, and community choirs throughout the United States. Prior to joining UNT, Allen held the Weston Noble Endowed Chair in Music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where he was conductor of the renowned Nordic Choir and artistic director of Christmas at Luther. Previously, he served as professor of music and director of choral studies at Sam Houston State University and taught at the high school level in the Houston and Odessa areas.

Outside the academic setting, Allen was Houston Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra’s artistic director, leading an annual concert series of choral/ orchestral masterworks. As a deeply committed church musician, he has served churches in Texas, California, and Minnesota. Currently, he is on the music staff of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, and is the church music vice-president of the Texas Choral Directors Association.

Allen earned his undergraduate degree in music education and piano from Sam Houston State University, a master’s in choral conducting from the Eastman School of Music, a master’s in orchestral conducting from Baylor University, and his doctorate in conducting from the University of California, Los Angeles. He pursued additional studies in orchestral and choral conducting at the University of Southern California, at Westminster Choir College, and the Oregon Bach Festival. After winning first prize in the graduate division of the American Choral Directors Association’s Conducting Competition in 1997, he was assistant to Paul Salamunovich, conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Allen lives in McKinney, Texas, with his wife, Dr. Kristin Hightower, and their daughters, Caroline and Julianne.

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MESSIAH CHORUS LEADERSHIP Allen Hightower, Chorus Preparation Janwin Overstreet-Goode, Rehearsal Conductor Clay West, Rehearsal Conductor Criselda Bocanegra, Soprano Section Leader Carolyn Rogan, Alto Section Leader

Christin Michelle Abbott*

Leanna Elkins*

Melissa Miles*

Steve Abercia*

Nicole Elliott*

James K Moore*

Melissa Adams+

Chris Fair*

Lydia Musher+

Mary Ann Addis+*

Ethan Michael Fasnacht+*

Robert Nash+

Bob Alban+

Megan Thalia Ferrari*

Benedict Tri Nguyen*

David Alfaro-Lopez*

Amanda Fetter-Matthys*

Marie Parisot Olsen*

Ramona R. Alms+

Ian Fetterley*

Bill Parker+*

Kelsie Beatrice Andrews*

Julia FitzGerald+*

Jennifer S Paulson+*

Mark Anstrom+

Kathryn O’Rourke Fry+

Justin M. Popkowski+

Keith Anthis+*

Joseph Frybert*

Julianne Preddy+

Joe A. Anzaldua+

Rachel Marie Gehman+*

Lauren Price+

Jennifer Appleby*

Michael G. Gilbert+

Greg Railsback+*

Allison Rebecca Arnold*

Robert Lee Gomez+*

Linda A Renner+*

Daniel Gorelick*

Kendall Aleksandra Banasiak+* Joshua Lee Barber+ Franco Basili+* Mansi Asit Baxi* Justin Becker+

David Campbell Blassingame+ Randy Boatright+* Criselda Bocanegra+*

Jonathan Bordelon, Tenor Section Leader

Jonathan Bordelon+

Stephen M. James, Bass Section Leader

Nancy Shelton Bratic+

Timothy Boyer+ Jennifer Breneman* Kirsten Michelle Brents* Hannah Brewton*

VERY MERRY POPS CHORUS LEADERSHIP Carlin Truong, Chorus Preparation Franco Basili, Rehearsal Conductor Criselda Bocanegra, Soprano Section Leader Jennifer Breneman, Alto Section Leader Lee Estes Williams, Tenor Section Leader Keith Anthis, Bass Section Leader

Patricia Bumpus+* Cassie Campbell* Shelby Capozzoli+ Danielle Charvoz+ Tatiana Chavanelle* William Kauper Cheadle* Nancy Christopherson+* Nicole Colby+ Violaine Cornu+ Sylvia Genevieve Dee+ Konstantina Erato Dimitropoulou* Michael Dorn+*

Douglas Rodenberger+*

Melisa Gultan+*

Carolyn Rogan+*

Julia C. Hall+

James Romig+*

Susan Hall*

Jennifer Romig+*

L. Scott Hassett*

Missy Roth*

Matthew C Henderson+

Scott Roth*

Beth Ann Hibbs*

Emily Elizabeth Sanders+

Marlea Hoover Hodgin+

David Santiago Alberto+*

Chase Matthew Holub+

Tiffany Lam Sau*

MaryKate Hotaling+*

Angela Bongat Seaman+*

Catherine Howard+

Tony Sessions+*

George E. Howe*

Allen Silagan+

Sylvia J. Hysong*

Ashley Sorensen*

Stephen M. James+

Mark C Standridge*

Elise A. Kappelmann*

Carol Strawn+

Mark Kim+*

Lauren Suchy+

Karen King-Ellis*

Todd Swann+

Nobuhide Kobori+*

Paul Van Dorn+

Elizabeth Kragas+

Mary Voigt+*

Kat Kunz+*

Sarai Villatoro+

Sia Janice Kuresa+

Beth Anne Weidler+

Yoka Larasati*

Clay West+

Brian K. Lassinger+*

Crystal Lynn White+

Marguerite Latterner*

Lance Thomas Wilcox*

Benjamin Luss+

John Hardy Williams+*

Brendan Lutes+

Lee Estes Williams+*

Virginia Ruth Lynn*

David Frank Zurawski+*

Lisa Marut-Shriver+

Steve Dukes* Randy Alan Eckman+ Paul Albert Ehrsam*

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Scott Mermelstein+

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Classically trained at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, N’Kenge’s vocal and musical range spans five octaves and 11 languages.

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Most recently, N’Kenge played the role of The Moon, her first aerial role, in the Olivier Award-winning musical Caroline, or Change.

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One of N’Kenge’s upcoming projects includes developing a TV musical series titled Black Butterfly along with award-winning writer Mary McCallum.

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Program Bios classical luminaries such as vocalist Marilyn Horne, flutist James Galway, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, and guitarists Pepe and Angel Romero.

Michael Krajewski, conductor Known for his entertaining programs and engaging personality, Michael Krajewski is a much sought-after pops conductor in the United States, Canada, and abroad.

His 20-year relationship with the Houston Symphony included 17 years as Principal Pops Conductor.

He also served as principal pops conductor of the Long Beach Symphony for 11 years, principal pops conductor of the Atlanta Symphony for eight years, music director of the Philly Pops for six years, and principal pops conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony for 25 years.

Michael’s busy schedule as a guest conductor includes concerts with major and regional orchestras across the United States. In Canada, he has appeared with the orchestras of Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and KitchenerWaterloo. Overseas, he has performed in Ireland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Malaysia, and China.

Michael has conducted concerts featuring notable musicians and entertainers from many diverse music styles. He has worked with

In the field of popular music, he has performed with Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainright, Jason Alexander, Patti Austin, Sandi Patty, Megan Hilty, Matthew Morrison, Doc Severinsen, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, Chicago, Pink Martini, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Born in Detroit, Michael studied music education at Wayne State University and conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was an Antal Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and subsequently served as the DSO’s assistant conductor for four years.

Michael now lives in Florida with his wife, Darcy. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, photography, and solving crossword puzzles. 

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heralded by The New York Times as “a classically trained diva that can stretch from Broadway to Pop, Soul and Opera.”

After making her Broadway debut in Sondheim on Sondheim, she originated the role of Mary Wells in Motown: The Musical, which the New York Post called “ELECTRIFYING.” As a vocal soloist, N’Kenge has performed jazz, pop, and opera concerts on renowned stages around the globe, from Italy’s Opera Estate to Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, and Madison Square Garden. She has performed for presidents and dignitaries, including President Clinton and President Obama.

N’Kenge has won nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for her roles in the Elton John/Tim Rice musical, Aida, and in Marion Caffey’s 3 Mo’ Divas. She starred in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-nominated and Olivier Award-winning musical Caroline, or Change at the legendary Studio 54. Later this year, she will star in the Broadwaybound musical she conceived and produced on the life and legacy of the groundbreaking actress Dorothy Dandridge. She wrote and created Forever Summer—A Tribute to Donna Summer that is slated for a premiere at Carnegie Hall next season. And the new TV musical series, Black Butterfly, is one she created as well as co-wrote with award-winning writer Mary McCallum and is co-producing with TV producer Gina Goff.

With all her life achievements and accolades, the incredible multitalented N’Kenge shows no signs of slowing down.  INTUNE December 2022

Featured Program

PNC Family Series

HO-HOHOLIDAY!

Lucas Waldin, conductor Chelsea Cymone, vocalist Cypress Falls High School Choir Deidre Douglas, director Jersey Village High School Choir Gregory Moore, director Program to be announced from the stage

FAMILY SERIES

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Cypress Falls High School A Cappella Choir

Grand Guarantor

Underwriter Vivian L. Smith Foundation Partner The Houston Symphony’s Education, Family and Community Engagement concerts are supported in part by the Margarett and Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education

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Deidre Douglas, director The Cypress Falls A cappella Choir is a dynamic group of students with a reputation of being hard workers, eager to take on challenges, and quick to share their passion and love of music. Diversity, creativity, fun personalities, and “spirit” are infused in the character of this fine group of men and women. Historically, A cappella Choir participants have been National Merit Scholars, talented athletes and cheerleaders, and members of honor societies, District, Region, and All-State choirs, drill team, band, and various school clubs and organizations. Adding their spirit and passion to each performance is a long-standing tradition of this national and state-recognized varsity group. Their continuous goal is to dedicate themselves to a high standard of musical excellence.

Jersey Village High School A Cappella Choir Gregory Moore, director The Jersey Village High School A cappella Choir, celebrating its 50th year, is a diverse group of hard-working students committed to choral excellence. The group includes many talented scholars, athletes, cheerleaders, debaters, thespians, dancers, band and orchestra members, artists, and much more. These students share their love of music with each other and the community in multiple events throughout the year, building character and friendships along the way. Over the years, the Jersey Village A cappella Choir has won statewide competitions, achieved highly acclaimed recognition, and performed in numerous locations throughout the country. In addition, the program has graduated countless students that would go on to become successful music educators and performers. This strong tradition continues.

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Lucas holds degrees in flute and conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music. 

Lucas Waldin, conductor Lucas Waldin is a dynamic and versatile conductor whose performances have delighted audiences across North America.

He has collaborated with some of today’s most exciting artists, including Carly Rae Jepsen, The Barenaked Ladies, Crash Test Dummies, Ben Folds, The Canadian Brass, and Buffy Sainte-Marie, in addition to conducting presentations of Disney in Concert, Blue Planet Live, Cirque de la Symphonie, and the groundbreaking symphonic debut of R&B duo Dvsn as part of the global Red Bull Music Festival.

Lucas has been a guest conductor for numerous orchestras in the United States and Canada, including the Houston Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.

A native of Toronto, Ontario,

Chelsea Cymone, vocalist The ability to command the stage as a vocalist or feature artist is not something every singer possesses.

Chelsea Cymone does! A Houston native, Chelsea has been singing since she was five years old. With a foundation deeply rooted in the Baptist Church, she has been influenced by her family of singers throughout her life.

She developed her love for classical music as a student of Houston Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) and understood music from all aspects as an artist and as a performer.

Chelsea made her debut as a featured soloist with the Houston Symphony in 2018 in several POPS performances. This relationship has helped sustain her as a well-rounded vocalist. She has performed several times as the featured artist for the mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner’s Christmas and Thanksgiving parades. She has performed as a background vocalist for Motown Gospel’s artist Gene Moore, Chante’ Moore, Mya, Michelle Williams of Destinys’s Child, Regina Belle, Kenny Latimore, and Ernest Walker entertainment. She is currently touring with Grammynominated artist Ella Mai. With a desire to contribute a fresh sense of artistry to the music industry, Chelsea aspires to be one of the most soughtafter entertainers, vocalists, songwriters, and vocal producers while simultaneously working on original music. She has the ability to do both while helping other artists pursue their dreams. She loves the stage and appreciates every opportunity to share her most vulnerable self with the audience as she pours her heart into every performance. 

Chelsea attended Prairie View A&M University’s school of music on scholarship with a concentration in operatic performance and quickly became a shining star.

She began to explore other musical options, singing locally as a background vocalist. As she honed her gifts, other doors began to open.

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BY THE NUMBERS

HOUSTON SYMPHONY LIVESTREAM

Our digital content and livestreams have been seen by patrons in all 50 U.S. states and 48 countries, including Mexico, Canada, France, Malaysia, Morocco, Singapore, and New Zealand

32,839 TOTAL NUMBER OF VIEWS FOR 2021–22 SEASON

13,106 2021–22 SEASON LIVESTREAM VIEWERS

34%

OF VIEWERS FROM OUT OF STATE EVERY WEEK

When both the 2019–20 Season and summer programming of our 2020–21 Season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston Symphony quickly pivoted to livestream content. It was clear the pandemic would have a significant impact on cultural institutions all over the world, forcing cancellations and closures, so in response, we launched our Living Room Series in May 2020.

These livestreamed hour-long recitals spotlighted individual musicians from the orchestra performing from their homes. Following the success of that series, the Symphony returned to the stage in July 2020 with the launch of Live from Jones Hall, a concert series that featured livestreams of Jones Hall performances every Saturday night at 8 p.m. Although we have resumed normal in-person performances, we have decided to continue our Saturday night livestreams for the foreseeable future to make the joy of music accessible to a wider audience, in the Greater Houston area and beyond!

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2021–22 SEASON LIVESTREAM CONCERTS

Collectively, the livestream performances created by the Houston Symphony have been viewed 106,721 times

Livestreams of Houston Symphony concerts are made possible by Barbara J. Burger and by donors like you.

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Our Donors Annual Support

$150,000+

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational, and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and Special Events. For more information, please contact Tim Richey, Director, Individual Giving, at tim.richey@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8531.

Janice Barrow Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Dr. Sippi & Mr. Ajay Khurana** Rochelle* & Max Levit Barbara & Pat McCelvey** Bobbie Nau

John and Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

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$100,000+ Gary & Marian Beauchamp/ The Beauchamp Foundation Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Joan & Bob Duff ** Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi

$50,000+ Cora Sue & Harry Mach ** Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Edith and Robert Zinn

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Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks** Terry Thomas Hallie A. Vanderhider Shirley W. Toomim Stephen & Kristine Wallace Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann

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$25,000+ Farida Abjani Ann & Jonathan Ayre** Dr. Gudrun H. Becker Eric D. Brueggeman Ralph Burch Michael H. Clark & Sallie Morian Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Elsenbrook Ms. Carolyn Faulk Nanette B. Finger*

$15,000+ Marcie & Nick Alexos Nina K. Andrews Dr. Saúl & Ursula Balagura Anne Morgan Barrett Nancy & Walter Bratic Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Terry Ann Brown Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova Jane Cizik Dr. Evan D. Collins Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Alex Dell Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Ms. Elia Gabbanelli Steve & Mary Gangelhoff

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Our Donors $10,000+ Edward H. Andrews III Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Edward and Janette Blackburne Mr. Bill Bullock James & Dale Brannon Cheryl & Sam* Byington Dr. Robert N. Chanon Coneway Family Foundation Brad & Joan Corson Andrew Davis & Corey Tu Mike & Debra Dishberger Vicky Dominguez Connie Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene Fong

Mrs. Mary Foster-DeSimone and Mr. Don DeSimone Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Nancy D. Giles Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Ms. Katherine Hill Marzena & Jacek Jaminski Dr. Charles Johnson & Tammie Johnson Ms. Carey Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Leeke Marilyn G. Lummis Mr. and Mrs. Ransom C. Lummis Sue Ann Lurcott Cindy Mao and Michael Ma

Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Terry & Kandee McGill Rita & Paul Morico Ms. Leslie Nossaman The Carl M. Padgett Family Sandra Paige, Veritas Title Partners Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pastorek Dave & Alie Pruner Lila Rauch Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Mike Shannon

Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Houston Christian University Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. William W. Stubbs Mrs. Marguerite M. Swartz Cecilia & Luciano Vasconcellos Mr. and Mrs. Tony Williford Jay & Gretchen Watkins Doug & Kay Wilson Ms. Beth Wolff ** Scott and Lori Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha Anonymous (3)

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Nelson Bobbie Newman Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Jenni and Todd Olges Katherine and Jonathan Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael P. and Shirley Pearson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Dr. and Mrs. Taj Popatia Heather and Chris Powers Tim and Katherine Pownell Roland and Linda Pringle Cris and Elisa Pye Kathryn and Richard Rabinow Bradley L. Radoff and Monica Hoz De Vila Dr. and Mrs. George H. Ransford Jan Rhodes Jill & Allyn Risley Dr. Douglas and Alicia Rodenberger Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mr. Tony W. Schlicht Garry and Margaret Schoonover Dr. Mark A. Schusterman Kathy & Ed Segner Susan and Ed Septimus Donna and Tim Shen Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Smith Sam and Linda Snyder Georgiana Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stevenson Wesley L. Story Drs. Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah Stephanie and Bill Swingle Susan L. Thompson Eric and Carol Timmreck Nanako and Dale Tingleaf

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$5,000+ Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Lilly and Thurmon Andress** Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron** Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Jacqueline Baly Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Kimberly and James Bell Joan H. Bitar, M.D. Anne Boss Mrs. Vada Boyle James and Judy Bozeman Mr. Chester Brooke and Dr. Nancy Poindexter Barbara A. Brooks Ms. Deborah Butler Marilyn Caplovitz Dr. Ye-Mon Chen and Mrs. Chaing-Lin Chen Darleen and Jack Christiansen Barbara A. Clark and Edgar A. Bering Donna M. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Corbin Ms. Miquel A. Correll Mr. and Mrs. Denis A. DeBakey Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Kathy and Frank Dilenschneider Drs. Rosalind and Gary Dworkin David and Carolyn Edgar Mr. William P. Elbel and Ms. Mary J. Schroeder The Ensell Family Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Paula and Louis Faillace Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Franco Mr. and Mrs. Walter Finger Bill and Diana Freeman Ms. Eugenia C. George Suzan and Julius Glickman

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Our Donors $2,500+ Pat and John Anderson Mr. Tom Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Drs. Henry and Louise Bethea Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bickel George Boerger Robert and Gwen Bray Joe Brazzatti Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Justice Brett and Erin Busby Kori and Chris Caddell Mr. Steve Carroll and Ms. Rachel Dolbier Mr. and Mrs. Brady F. Carruth Drs. David A. Cech and Mary R. Schwartz Matt Chuchla Jimmy and Lynn Coe Richard Collins Consurgo Sunshine Ms. Jeanette Coon and Thomas Collins James Cross Mrs. Myriam Degreve Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Delgado Joseph and Rebecca Demeter Jeanette and John DiFilippo Ms. Cynthia Diller Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mrs. Julie Earley David and Carolyn Edgar Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Edwin Friedrichs and Darlene Clark**

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Ms. Lucy Gebhart Wendy Germani Alyson and Elliot Gershenson Kathy and Albrecht Goethe Ms. Lidiya Gold Susan and Kevin Golden Marcos Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Herb Goodman Julianne and David Gorte Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grace Mr. William Gray and Mrs. Clare Fontenot-Gray Mr. Mario Gudmundsson Eric and Angelea Halen Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hall Dr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Ms. Deborah Happ and Mr. Richard Rost Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Maureen Y. Higdon** Katherine and Archibald Govan Hill IV Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. and Mrs. John Homier Mr. Daniel Irion Laura and Rick C. Jaramillo Mady and Ken Kades Jane and Kevin Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Langenstein Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Lubanko Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacGregor

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schwarzbach Mr. and Mrs. Dilanka Seimon Becky Shaw Mr. and Dr. Adrian D. Shelley Arthur E. and Ellen Shelton Leslie Siller** Hinda Simon Ms. Diana Skerl Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Smith David Smith and Elizabeth A. Fagan Mr. Michael Smith Richard and Mary Spies Jeaneen and Tim Stastny Meredith and Ralph Stone Mr. and Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. and Ms. Kerr Taylor Juliana and Stephen Tew Jean and Doug Thomas Courtney & Bill Toomey Sal and Denise Torrisi Dr. Brad and Mrs. Frances Urquhart Patricia Van Allan Dean Walker H. Richard Walton Nancy Ames and Danny Ward Alton and Carolyn Warren Ms. Katherine Warren Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Dr. Robert Wilkins and Dr. Mary Ann ReynoldsWilkins Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Williams Jerry and Gerlind Wolinksy Anonymous (2)

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Young Associates Council The Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council (YAC) is a philanthropic membership group for young professionals, music aficionados, and performing arts supporters interested in exploring symphonic music within Houston’s flourishing artistic landscape. YAC members are afforded exclusive opportunities to participate in musically focused events that take place not only in Jones Hall, but also in the city’s most sought-after venues, private homes, and friendly neighborhood hangouts. From behind-the-scenes interactions with the musicians of the Houston Symphony to jaw-dropping private performances by world-class virtuosos, the Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council offers incomparable insight and accessibility to the music and musicians that are shaping the next era of orchestral music.

YOUNG ASSOCIATE LEADERSHIP Kusum Patel, Chair

Laurel Flores, Communications Chair

Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl, Vice Chair

Jeff Hiller, Membership Chair

YOUNG ASSOCIATE PREMIUM $2,500+ Christopher P. Armstrong and Laura Schaffer Ann and Jonathan Ayre

Haydée del Calvo and Esteban Montero

Lauren and Mark Bahorich

Kendall and Jim Cross

Joel Luks

Tim Ong and Michael Baugh

Denise Davis

Kimberly and James Bell Jr.

Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich

Elissa and Jarrod Martin Kelser McMiller#

Emily Bivona and Ryan Manser Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl# Eric Brueggeman

Toni Oplt and Ed Schneider

Mariana and James O. Huff III

Ryan Cantrell

Kusum and K. Cody Patel#

Carey Kirkpatrick

Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg# Nadhisha and Dilanka Seimon Aerin and Quentin Smith#

Shane Miller Emily and Joseph MorrelPorter Hedges LLP

Vicky Dominguez Jamie Everett

Justin Stenberg# Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah

Stephanie Weber and Paul Muri

Claudio Gutierrez Elaine and Jeff Hiller#

Aprill Nelson#

YOUNG ASSOCIATE $1,500+ Amber Ali

Kallie Gallagher

Serene Lee

Chicovia Scott

Amanda Beatriz

Patrick B. Garvey

Kirby and David Lodholz#

Leonardo Soto

Laura and William Black

Amy Goodpasture

Gwen and Jay McMurrey

Maria Spadaro

Lindsay Buchanan#

Rebecca and Andrew Gould

Miriam Meriwani

Bryce Swinford

Adair and Kevin Brueggeman

Nicholas Gruy

Zoe Miller

Elise Wagner#

Greta Carlson

Ashley and John Horstman

David Moyer

David Chaluh

C. Birk Hutchens

Trevor Myers

Genevera Allen and Michael Weylandt

Lincoln Chen

Mariya Idenova

Lee Bar-Eli and Cliff Nash

Megan and John Degenstein

Jonathan Jan

Lauren Paine

Chante Westmoreland Dillard

Anna Kaplan

Blake Plaster

Laurel Flores#

Allegra Lilly and Robin Kesselman

Clarice Jacobson and Brian Rosenzweig

Carolyn and Patrick Gaidos

For more information, please contact Katie Salvatore, Development Officer & Board Liaison, at katie.salvatore@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8544.

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Hannah Whitney Marquis Wincher Leonard and Kristin Wood Owen Zhang

# Steering Committee

Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation, and government partners that allows the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education, and community engagement, for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region.

CORPORATE PARTNERS (as of November 30, 2022) Principal Corporate Guarantor ($250,000 and above) Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation**

Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above) ConocoPhillips**

Houston Public MediaNews 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS*

KTRK ABC-13*

Houston Methodist* Kalsi Engineering PaperCity*

Shell USA, Inc.** Tenenbaum Jewelers*

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo** Kinder Morgan Foundation** Kirkland & Ellis The Lancaster Hotel* Occidental** PNC**

Rand Group, LLC* Sewell Truist United Airlines* Vinson & Elkins LLP

Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Neiman Marcus* One Market Square Garage*

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC Univision Houston & Amor 06.5FM

Jackson & Company* Locke Lord LLP

Lockton Companies of Houston USI Southwest

Nordstrom** Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Quantum Energy Partners

Silver Eagle Beverages* Sire Spirits Beth Wolff Realtors Zenfilm*

Mutiny Wine Room Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. University of St. Thomas*

Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

KPMG US Foundation, Inc. Mercantil ONEOK, Inc. Quantum Bass Center* SEI, Global Institutional Group

Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc.

Guarantor ($100,000 and above) Bank of America Boston Consulting Group* Frost Bank

Underwriter ($50,000 and above) Accordant Advisors* Baker Botts L.L.P.* Cameron Management* Chevron** CKP Group* Engie** Houston Christian University

Sponsor ($25,000 and above) EOG Resources The Events Company* H-E-B/H-E-B Tournament of Champions**

Partner ($15,000 and above) City Kitchen* Faberge Gorman’s Uniform Service

Supporter ($10,000 and above) Houston First Corporation* Macy’s** Mark Kamin & Associates New Timmy Chan Corporation

Benefactor ($5,000 and above) Bank of Texas Beck Redden LLP BHP Frankly Organic Vodka

Patron (Gifts below $5,000) Amazon Baker Hughes BeDESIGN* Christian Dior Gulf Coast Distillers *

For information on becoming a corporate partner, please contact Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations, at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538.

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Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (As of November 30, 2022)

Diamond Guarantor ($1,000,000 and above) The Brown Foundation, Inc. Houston Symphony Endowment**

Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

Premier Guarantor ($500,000 and above) The Alkek and Williams Foundation

City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance The Cullen Foundation

The C. Howard Pieper Foundation

The Hearst Foundation** The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

Texas Commission on the Arts**

Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above) City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board** The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Guarantor ($100,000 and above) The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation

The Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund

Underwriter ($50,000 and above) Beauchamp Foundation The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation

Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation

John P. McGovern Foundation** The Powell Foundation**

Sponsor ($25,000 and above) William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation**

The William Stamps Farish Fund

Partner ($15,000 and above) Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation*** The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation**

William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation** Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation

The Schissler Foundation The Vaughn Foundation

George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Petrello Family Foundation

The Pierce Runnells Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Strake Foundation**

The Radoff Family Foundation

Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation

Supporter ($10,000 and above) Edward H. Andrews The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation

Benefactor ($5,000 and above) Leon Jaworski Foundation

Patron (Gifts below $5,000) The Lubrizol Foundation The Scurlock Foundation

For information about becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations, at christina.trunzo@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8530.

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**Education and Community Engagement Support

Houston Symphony Endowment The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society.

Create your named endowed fund or endow a musican chair through a planned gift such as a bequest. Your gift will not only help strengthen the financial sustainability of the orchestra, but also create a way for your family and friends to celebrate your commitment to the Houston Symphony by the fund in your honor.

For more information, please contact Christine Ann Stevens, Director of Major Gifts, at christine.stevens@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8521.

TRUSTEES James H. Lee III, President David Krieger

William Dee Hunt Lynn Mathre

Jerome Simon Scott Wise

ENDOWMENT FUNDS $250,000+ Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Brown Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton, Legacy Society Co-Founders Margarett and Alice Brown Fund for Education Janet F. Clark Fund Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Juraj Valčuha, Music Director The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives The Margaret and James Elkins Foundation Fund The Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Fondren Foundation Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster

The General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Fund Memorial Concert Fund in memory of George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved Summer Concerts Fund parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bobbie Nau Chair Bloch, beloved sisters of General Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet Maurice Hirsch C. Howard Pieper Foundation Fund General Maurice Hirsch Chair Walter W. Sapp Fund, Legacy Society Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Co-Founder Houston Symphony Chorus Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through Joan and Marvin Kaplan Fund the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Ellen E. Kelley Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Mary R. Lewis Fund for Piano Performance M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Mary Lynn and Steve Marks Fund Barbara and Pat McCelvey Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Endowed Chair Education Programs William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

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The Schissler Foundation Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund The Micijah S. Stude Special Production Fund Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Fund Margaret Alkek Williams Chair John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham

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Legacy Society The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through a bequest in a will, life-income gifts, or other deferred-giving arrangements.

For more information, please contact Christine Ann Stevens, Director of Major Gifts, at christine.stevens@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8521.

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ (As of November 10, 2022) Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Jonathan and Ann Ayre Myra W. Barber Janice Barrow Jim Barton James Bell Joe Anne Berwick* Joan H. Bitar, MD James and S. Dale Brannon Walter and Nancy Bratic Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Mary Kathryn Campion and Stephen Liston Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Andria N. Elkins

Jean and Jack* Ellis The Aubrey* and Sylvia Farb Family Helen Hudspeth Flores* Eugene Fong Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. and Billie Jo Graves Mario Gudmundsson Deborah Happ and Richard Rost Marilyn and Bob Hermance Dr. Charles and Tammie Johnson Dr. Rita Justice Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Joella and Steven P. Mach Martha and Alexander Matiuk Michelle and Jack Matzer

Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Bill and Karinne McCullough Muffy and Mike McLanahan Dr. Georgette M. Michko Dr. Robert M. Mihalo* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Drs. John and Dorothy Oehler Gloria G. Pryzant Constance E. Roy Donna Scott Charles and Andrea Seay Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Michael J. Shawiak Jule* and Albert* Smith Louis* and Mary Kay Snyder Ronald Mikita* & Rex Spikes

Frank Shroeder Stanford in memory of Dr. Walter O. Stanford Mike and Anita* Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Susan Gail Wood Jo Dee Wright Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)

Farida Abjani Dr. Antonio Arana* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron George* and Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black* Kerry Levine Bollmann Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Dr. Joan K. Bruchas* and Mr. H. Philip Cowdin* Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Cheryl and Sam* Byington Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton and Margaret A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable* and Mrs. William Crassas Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Susan Feickert Ginny Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Michael B. George Mauro H. Gimenez and Connie A. Coulomb Bill Grieves* Mr. Robert M. Griswold

Randolph Lee Groninger Claudio J. Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Gloria L. Herman* Timothy Hogan and Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Patti* Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian and Catherine James Barbara and Raymond Kalmans Dr. James E. and Betty W. Key Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Frances E. Leland Samuel J. Levine Mrs. Lucy Lewis Sandra Magers David Ray Malone and David J. Sloat Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay and Shirley* Marks James G. Matthews Mary Ann and David McKeithan Dr. Tracey Samuels and Mr. Robert McNamara

Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Marilyn Ross Miles and Stephen Warren Miles Foundation Sidney and Ione Moran Janet Moynihan* Richard and Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers John N. Neighbors* in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr.* and Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John and Leslie Niemand Leslie Nossaman Dave G. Nussmann* John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund and Megan Pantuliano Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine and Red Pastorek Peter* and Nina Peropoulos Linda Tarpley Peterson Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips

Jenny and Tadjin Popatia Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch Ed and Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Walter Ross Dr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa and Jerry Simon Tad and Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder Marie Speziale Emily H. and David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill and Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen and Kristine Wallace Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Lorraine and Ed* Wulfe David and Tara Wuthrich Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre Edith and Robert Zinn Anonymous (8)

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*Deceased

Musician Sponsorships Donors at the Sponsorship Circle level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony Musician.

For more information, please contact Samantha S. Olinsky, Major Gifts Officer, at samantha.olinsky@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8534.

(As of November 10, 2022) Dr. Saúl and Ursula Balagura

Steve and Mary Gangelhoff

Janice Barrow

Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn

Charles Seo, Cello

Sophia Silivos, First Violin

Gary and Marian Beauchamp/ The Beauchamp Foundation Martha Chapman, Second Violin

Nancy and Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin

Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Maki Kubota, Cello

Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova

Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet and Clarinet

Ralph Burch

Robin Kesselman, Principal Double Bass

Barbara J. Burger

Andrew Pedersen, Double Bass

Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle

Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello

Jane Cizik

Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster

Janet F. Clark

MuChen Hsieh, Principal Second Violin

Michael H. Clark and Sallie Morian

Assistant Principal Viola

Virginia A. Clark

Christian Harvey, Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation CommunityEmbedded Fellow

Roger and Debby Cutler Tong Yan, First Violin

Joan and Bob Duff

Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Horn

Judy Dines, Flute

Christian Schubert, Clarinet

Evan B. Glick

Tong Yan, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello

Mark and Ragna Henrichs

Donald Howey, Double Bass

Gary L. Hollingsworth and Kenneth J. Hyde Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Trumpet

Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Joan Kaplan

Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet

Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana

David Connor, Double Bass – Community-Embedded Musician

Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk

John C. Parker, Associate Principal Trumpet

Dr. William and Alice Kopp Leonardo Soto, Principal Timpani

Rochelle and Max Levit

Mr. Jay Marks

Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Michelle and Jack Matzer

Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Barbara and Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn

Muffy and Mike McLanahan

William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

Dr. Eric McLaughlin and Mr. Eliodoro Castillo

Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe

Martha and Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Rita and Paul Morico

Elise Wagner, Bassoon

Scott and Judy Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola

Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. MiHee Chung, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn

Gloria and Joe Pryzant

Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Viola

Joella and Steven P. Mach

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Margaret and Joel Shannon Rainel Joubert, Violin– Community-Embedded Musician

Tad and Suzanne Smith

Marina Brubaker, First Violin

Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun

Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Viola

Mike Stude

Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello

Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Acting Principal Trombone

Judith Vincent

Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute

Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion

Stephen and Kristine Wallace Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon

Allan and Jean Quiat

Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber

Laurie A. Rachford

Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankman

Richard Harris, Trumpet Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Double Bass

Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Cora Sue and Harry Mach

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Ron and Demi Rand

Annie Chen, Second Violin

Ed & Janet Rinehart

Amy Semes, Associate Principal Violin

Eric Larson, Double Bass

Position Open, Harp

Anastasia Ehrlich, Second Violin

Vicki West

Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Steven and Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin

Mrs. Sybil F. Roos

Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum

Nina and Michael Zilkha

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

John and Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann

Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet

Ian Mayton, Horn

Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion

Xiao Wong, Cello

Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Anthony Kitai, Cello

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023 BRIGITTE KALAI, FARIDA ABJANI, CHERYL BOBLITT, BILL KING AUCTION CHAIR | BETTY TUTOR JOIN THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY FOR A GLAMOROUS EVENING AT THE POST OAK HOTEL CELEBRATING THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD!

The evening will feature a red carpet, a silent auction filled with extravagant items, a gourmet dinner with wine pairings, music and dancing, and tributes to classic movies of the 1930s and ’40s.

Proceeds from the event and auction benefit the Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement initiatives.

Please contact Stacey Swift, Director of Special Events, at stacey.swift@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8523 for information. We hope to see you there!

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holiday traditions

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We like to sing at nursing homes Christmas morning, right after breakfast and before opening gifts at home. It makes the day a little bit more special. My disease has prevented us from participating in this some years, but that is the hope each Christmas morning.

Ashley Sorenson Chorus Member

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I love a Christmas tree with lots of lights. One of the last things is to put the abominable snowman from ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ on top of the tree. I always revert to about six-years-old and start screaming.

Colin Gatwood

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For Thanksgiving, we always invite the ‘stray’ musicians without a family in town to join us—lots of music talk, lots of wine, and lots of fun! We also have a party for our cello section and their families every December—the least I can do for one of the best cello sections on the planet! Brinton Averil Smith

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Mark Hughes

Principal Trumpet George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair

My husband, Jim, and I love to make traditional Italian cookies called pizzelles during the Christmas season. They’re thin, pressed cookies that look a little like snowflakes and are dusted with powdered sugar. All of our friends know to expect them as gifts during December!

Grace Roman

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I love spending all day Christmas Eve at my church (St. Martin’s Episcopal) playing services.

My family loves to drive around and see beautiful holiday lights, bake my mom’s famous Christmas cookies, and watch classic holiday movies. And this year, we’ll add Very Merry Pops to the list!

Allison Arnold Chorus Member

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