Houston Symphony Magazine - December 2010

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Robert Franz, associate conductor

Hans graf music Director

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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.org

December • 2010

Programs 12 December 10-12 14 December 17-19

Features

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5 Opening Night Underwriters

Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski continues the Symphony’s holiday tradition in Very Merry Pops.

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Underwriter gifts are essential to the success of the Houston Symphony. See more Symphony lovers on page 5!

On Stage and Off 32 Backstage Pass 4 Credits 23-31 Donors 6 From the Orchestra 8 Hans Graf 21 Houston Symphony Chorus 6 Letter to Patrons 11 Orchestra and Staff 22 Symphony Society

Departments 9-10 Spotlight on Sponsors 20 Support Your Symphony 16 Upcoming Performances

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Cover photo by Sandy Lankford.

Contents photos by Bruce Bennett and PWL Studio.

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Share the gift of music with your loved ones this holiday season! See page 16 for holiday gift packages and upcoming performances!

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Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Jessica Taylor Editor Carl Cunningham Program Annotator Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant

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CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Weatherford Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances.

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Houston Symphony Honors Opening Night Underwriters............................ all photos Š pete baatz

^ On August 27, Opening Night Gala underwriters were honored at a cocktail reception at the home of Houston Symphony League President Nancy Littlejohn, pictured here with her husband, Erik, daughter Isabella and Symphony Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson.

^ Gifts from underwriters like Symphony Board President Bobby Tudor and his wife, Phoebe, helped raise more than $250,000 for Music Matters!, the Symphony’s education and community engagement programs.

^ Gala Honorees Ulyesse and Barbara LeGrange and Chairs Nancy and Robert Peiser were also major underwriters for the event.

^ Symphony Board Member Gene Dewhurst and his wife, Linda

^ Opening Night Gala Underwriting Chairs Viviana and David Denechaud with Betty Tutor

^ Joelle and Geoffroy Petit represented TOTAL, another Gala underwriter.

^ Gala underwriters Joella and Steven P. Mach also served on the Underwriting Committee.

^ Gala Underwriting Committee members Christie McCartney, Diane Gendel, Joella Mach and Viviana Denechaud December 2010

Letter to Patrons.................................................................................................

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Happy Holidays and welcome to Jones Hall!

Did you know that our Community Connections program reaches thousands of people with free recitals and concerts at Houston hospitals, senior centers and homeless shelters?

Did you know that in any given week our musicians can be found at schools throughout Greater Houston teaching master classes, leading performances or demonstrating their instruments?

Did you know that we will perform more than 400 Classical, Pops, Family, Holiday and other concerts this season, entertaining and inspiring more than 300,000 people?

Your support makes all of this – and much more – possible. Thank you!

Bobby Tudor President

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And now your gift has a chance to create an even greater impact. The Houston Endowment has challenged the Houston Symphony to grow our donor base to 4,000 people this year while also increasing our contributed revenue. If we rise to the challenge, the Houston Endowment will donate $1 million to the Symphony to help ensure we continue to touch so many lives in so many ways. We can’t do it without you.

Your gift does make a difference – please make it today!

If you have any questions or would like to make a gift, please contact Ron Fredman, our new senior director of Development, by phone or email – he’d love to hear from you! Ron’s direct line is 713-337-8525 and his email is ron.fredman@houstonsymphony.org.

We wish you and your families Happy Holidays and a very Joyous New Year! And, as always, we warmly welcome you to Jones Hall and extend our sincere thanks to you for generously supporting the Houston Symphony.

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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On behalf of my colleagues in the orchestra, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Jones hall this Holiday season. This time of year is nearly impossible to imagine without music, whether it’s a simple song like “I’ll be home for Christmas” or a work as profound and uplifting as Handel’s Messiah. It’s amazing how perfectly music captures the feelings of the season that are so difficult to put into words.

Since this is also the time of year when many consider contributions to charitable and non-profit organizations, it seems like a good time to express our gratitude to the generations of Houston Symphony donors – from the legendary Ima Hogg to today’s current leaders – whose vision has allowed Houston to grow into a city rich in culture and the fine arts.

The mission of an orchestra is to bring the world’s top musicians together, not just for a single concert, but to become a part of the community; giving citizens regular access to living performances of the greatest music ever written, presenting outreach concerts accessible to everyone and performing educational and family concerts that introduce the next generation to the art of music. Because this unique endeavor requires such a large number of musicians, no major orchestra can survive on ticket sales alone. Orchestras were once mainly the private ensembles of the wealthy and powerful, and today, in most countries, are subsidized by the government. In America, however, orchestras rely mainly on the voluntary support of enlightened patrons who understand and cherish their mission. The positive side of this equation is that the organization’s future is freely determined by those who truly love and value both Brinton Averil Smith their city and great music, and we are all the beneficiaries of a collection of farsighted and philanthropic Principal Cello individuals who have given generously to enable us all to gather together to share in this music.

Like many of my colleagues, I make a modest contribution to the Annual Fund because I believe in the mission and know my gift will be well spent.

For those who join me in this belief – and in not having the means to match our most generous supporters – there are still many ways we can help.

The Symphony’s support in the community is measured by the number of donors, not just their largess, and even a modest gift can help motivate other future giving. We also have many fine businesses that sponsor us as part of their civic investment. If you value their support of the Symphony, please patronize them and let them know that you have chosen them in part because of their support of Houston and its Symphony.

And more than anything, your attendance at these concerts is deeply meaningful to us. While we musicians are extremely grateful for philanthropic support, ultimately this is much more than just a job for us, and there is nothing more important than sharing this art with our fellow Houstonians and passing it on to future generations. This year, I plan to buy more Symphony tickets to give as gifts, as I know many friends for whom this music would be a deeply meaningful experience. Thank you for your patronage and we look forward to joining with all of you in the New Year. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us.

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So much of the music we associate with the holiday time brings a flood of images into our minds. Whether it is the magnificent power of Handel’s Messiah or the simple tunes associated with the songs we sing, the music evokes memories and emotions in all of us.

The giving of gifts is also a big part of the holidays and we are all fortunate that we have been given the gift of music. It is a gift we must all cherish and nurture, not just for ourselves but for the generations to come.

In Houston, we are especially privileged to have these magnificent instruments called the Houston Symphony and the Houston Symphony Chorus to bring us the gift of this music. They too must be cherished and nurtured for the next generations. Thank you for being in our audience, and please come and join us just as often as you can.

In the meantime, Margarita and I wish you the most joyous of holiday times, and we look forward to joining you again in the New Year.

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Biography............................................................................................................

Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distin- to Tanglewood and Chicago’s Grant Park Festival. guished Austrian conductor Hans Graf – the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna Director – is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his State Opera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season.

Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg.

Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.

Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graf has developed a close relationGraz and continued his studies with Hans Graf conducts the Houston Symphony at Symphony Hall in ship with the Boston Symphony and Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache Birmingham, England appears regularly with the orchestra and Arvid Jansons. His career was during the subscription season and at “...the palpable changes of mood in Holst’s launched in 1979 when he was the Tanglewood Music Festival. awarded first prize at the Karl Böhm score was certainly a tribute to the He made his Carnegie Hall Competition. debut with the Houston Symphony His extensive discography precision of the conductor, Hans Graf...” in January 2006 and returned leadincludes recordings with the Houston Richard Morrison, The London Times ing the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Symphony, available through housMarch 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at tonsymphony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite and a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey.

Planets—An HD Odyssey.

Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur Japan and Australia. In October, he led the Houston Symphony on a sold out by the French government for championing French music around the world tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—An HD and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic Odyssey. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz of Austria. and Aix en Provence and appeared at the Salzburg Festival. In summer 2010, Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They he conducted the opening concert of the Aspen Music Festival and returned have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.

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Spotlight on Sponsors....

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As such, BBVA Compass recognizes the importance of performing arts and arts education to communities and is committed to supporting these important elements of culture across our U.S. footprint.

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At BBVA Compass, we understand a mutual dependence exists between business and society – healthy communities are good for business, and good businesses are the foundation of healthy communities. Without a doubt, the Houston Symphony is a cornerstone institution of Houston’s healthy, diverse and vibrant community. BBVA Compass is proud to lend our support once again to this world-class orchestra. We applaud the work of the Houston Symphony and its musicians and look forward to a long-term partnership focused on enriching the lives of Houstonians with access to exceptional music. For more information about BBVA Compass, visit bbvacompass.com.

The Houston Symphony wishes to thank Chevron for its ongoing and generous sponsorship of the Symphony’s culturally diverse Fiesta Sinfónica and Lunada concerts.

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company’s success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of its employees and their application of the most innovative technologies in the world.

Chevron is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. The company explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemiContinued on page 10 December 2010

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cal products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.

Chevron has more than 9,000 employees and contractors in the Greater Houston area.

More information about Chevron is available at chevron.com.

Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) is one of the world’s largest diversified upstream oilfield service companies. The company provides one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of services and products that span the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention cycles of oil and natural gas wells.

Weatherford has $9.6 billion in annual revenues and approximately 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting more than 800 facilities. It is committed to pursuing the highest standards of quality, health, safety and environmental performance in all of its operations. Weatherford is also committed to investing in the communities where it operates through financial contributions, project and program sponsorship and employee volunteerism. The company’s ultimate goal is to help make these communities better places to live and work, both for employees and clients.

In Houston, Weatherford has been a long-time supporter of many programs and activities, including the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, MS 150, SPCA, Spindletop International and the Center for Hearing and Speech, to name a few.

Weatherford is pleased to add its sponsorship of the Houston Symphony’s Family Concert Series to this list. The Symphony plays a vibrant role in enriching Houston’s cultural landscape, and Weatherford is particularly proud to be affiliated with a concert series that educates the next generation of Houstonians through the joys of classical music.

Acknowledgements

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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

Hans Graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski, Robert Franz,

Principal Pops Conductor

Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

Brett Mitchell,

Assistant Conductor First Violin: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company Chair Alexandra Adkins MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi** Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Quan Jiang*

Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James Denton Anthony Kitai

Second Violin: Jennifer Owen, Principal Charles Tabony, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Ruth Zeger Margaret Bragg Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly Mihaela Oancea Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Open Position

Piccolo: Allison Garza

double Bass: David Malone, Acting Principal Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray Flute: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair John Thorne, Associate Principal Judy Dines Allison Garza

Oboe: Robert Atherholt, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz English Horn: Adam Dinitz Clarinet: David Peck, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Open position

Viola: Wayne Brooks, Principal Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska Joshua Kelly*

E-Flat Clarinet: Thomas LeGrand Bass Clarinet: Open position Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair Bassoon: Rian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton Chair Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General Chair Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson

Cello: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak

Contrabassoon: J. Jeff Robinson

Horn: William VerMeulen, Principal Wade Butin, Acting Associate Principal* Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair Nancy Goodearl Philip Stanton Julie Thayer Trumpet: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Open position, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair Trombone: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman Bass Trombone: Phillip Freeman Tuba: Dave Kirk, Principal Timpani: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal Percussion: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss Harp: Paula Page, Principal Keyboard: Scott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair Orchestra Personnel Manager: Steve Wenig Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager: Michael Gorman Librarian: Thomas Takaro Assistant LibrarianS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray Stage Manager: Donald Ray Jackson Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Morgan

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Stage Technician: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute ** Leave of Absence

Martha GarcĂ­a, Assistant to the Executive Director Meg Philpot, Director of Human Resources

Steven Brosvik, General Manager Roger Daily, Director, Music Matters!

Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations Steve Wenig, Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Donald Ray Jackson, Stage Manager Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Assistant to the General Manager Carol Wilson, Manager, Music Matters!

Michael D. Pawson, Chief Financial Officer Sally Brassow, Controller Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects

Aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic Planning Merle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Thomas Takaro, Librarian Amanda Tozzi, Director, Popular Programming and Special Projects Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Assistant

Glenn Taylor, Senior Director, Marketing Allison Gilbert, Director of Marketing, Subscription & Group Sales Melissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Special Projects Carlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Single Tickets Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Natalie Ferguson, Graphic Designer Jeff Gilmer, Group Representative, Inside Sales Haley Gehring, Patron Services Specialist Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Erin Mushalla, Marketing Assistant Melissa Pate, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Representatives Tim Richey, Manager, VIP Patron Services Aisha Roberts, Patron Services Specialist Melissa Seuffert, Assistant Marketing Manager, Digital Media/Young Audience Engagement

Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Jessica Taylor, Editor, Magazine Holly Cassard, Manager, Public Relations

Ron Fredman, Senior Director, Development Tara Black, Director, Individual Giving Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate Relations Peter Yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and Development Communications Jessica Ford, Patron Services Specialist Samantha Gonzalez, Patron Services Specialist Clare Greene, Associate Director, Events Abbie Lee, Patron Services Assistant Sarah Slemmons, Development Associate, Administrative Services Lena Streetman, Manager, Individual Giving Andrew Walker, Development Assistant

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Much in demand across the United States and Canada, Michael Krajewski delights concertgoers with his imaginative and entertaining programs and his wry sense of humor. Audiences leave his concerts smiling, remembering the evening’s music and surprises.

Maestro Krajewski joined the Houston Symphony as Principal Pops Conductor at the beginning of the 2000-01 season. His fans especially enjoy his Star Spangled Salute at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and this Houston holiday tradition, Very Merry Pops.

He also serves as principal pops conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra.

He was recently promoted to Principal Pops Conductor for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – the first in Atlanta! He previously held principal pops conductor positions with the Long Beach and New Mexico symphonies.

As a guest conductor, he has performed with the Boston Pops and the Hollywood Bowl orchestras, and has appeared with symphonies across the U.S., including those of Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Phoenix, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco and more. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, as well as the Edmonton and Winnipeg symphonies.

Krajewski has performed with an eclectic group of artists including Sir James Galway, Marilyn Horne, Alicia de Larrocha, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Al Hirt, Cab Calloway, The Kingston Trio, Ben E. King, Mary Wilson, Patti Austin, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Canadian Brass and Pink Martini.

With degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor.

Michael Krajewski lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography, jogging, bicycling and solving The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles.

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J. M. Stephenson Holiday Overture Arr. R. A. Bass Bell Carols from Christmas Ornaments Arr. B. Ayars Il est ne, le divin enfant Arr. R. Nelson What Child Is This?

C. Rouse Karolju 1 Ob vix abdurat (Latin) 2 Än kännas i på (Swedish) 3 Je son de la feuli que l’aime (French) 5 Procession of the Three Kings 8 Nemám dobrá se stále znova (Czech) 9 O die Zimmer dank (German)— 10 Ob vix abdurat (reprise): L’istesso tempo A. Adams/D. Clydesdale O Holy Night INTERMISSION E. Pola-G. Wyle/ The Most Wonderful Time of the Year M. Hayes F. Bernard/R. Hermann Winter Wonderland Anderson Sleigh Ride Arr. J. Everly The Piano Juggler Arr. G. Prechel A Merry Little Sing-Along M. Willson/Prechel It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas Arr. S. Reineke Christmas Sing-Along Medley

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Appearances by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski are generously sponsored by Cameron Management.

This weekend’s performances are generously sponsored by Chevron.

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The printed music for Adams’ O Holy Night was donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Keddie, Stu and Carol Levin in memory of their son, Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Murray A. McAndrew, Teresa and Frank Milburn, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Mullino, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nanninga, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Nieman.

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The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

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Holshouser Sean Holshouser, boy soprano

Dan Menendez, the piano juggler

Dan Menendez’s career began when he was

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Boy soprano Sean Holshouser is a regular performer with Houston’s HITS Theatre group and has performed several principal roles including Gavroche in Les Miserables and Rum Tum Tugger in Cats. Holshouser was hired for the Houston Grand Opera’s production of Peter Grimes this fall and performed with the Houston Symphony during a performance at Houston’s 2010 Theater District Open House.

Holshouser’s mother, Eileen, and grandparents were long-time members of the Houston Symphony Chorus and his father, Scott, currently serves as the orchestra’s keyboardist.

spotted performing at a Los Angeles comedy club. He was immediately slated to perform on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and now performs internationally at sporting events, banquets, trade shows, casinos, festivals and concerts with orchestras such as the Montreal, Indianapolis, Baltimore and Eugene Symphonies. He has performed in more than 150 half-time shows for 20 NBA teams including the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns, and appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, The Arsenio Hall Show and Comic Strip Live, among others. He has appeared on television in Chile, Argentina, Columbia, Canada, Holland, Italy, Scotland, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Japan and Korea.

Festival appearances include Just For Laughs (Montreal), the Molson Comedy Festival (Toronto), and the Montreux Festival de Rire and Variete De Bale (Switzerland). In 2001, Menendez won the Daidogei World Cup, an international entertainment competition in Japan that attracts more than two million visitors each year.

The Concerto Competition – the oldest project of the Houston Symphony League – is open to talented musicians 18 or younger within a 200-mile radius of Houston. The 2011 Competition is Saturday, January 8, at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. All are welcome to attend and support the musicians of the future free of charge! For more information, call (713) 238-1447, or visit houstonsymphony.org.

In 2010, 11th grader Adam Wu won the Competition, performing the Lalo Violin Concerto. Adam will perform that piece with the Houston Symphony at the Salute to Educators concert on March 31, 2011.

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Few of Handel’s 30 oratorios and dramatic odes are heard today, except for Messiah. In contrast to Samson, Solomon, Belshazzar and numerous other Handelian works celebrating biblical heroes and villains, Christ is not personified in the oratorio devoted to his birth, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension into heaven. Nor for that matter are Mary, Joseph, Herod, Peter, Judas or Pilate, all of whom populate texts of such oratorios as the Bach St. Matthew Passion and Berlioz’ The Childhood of Christ.

Most significantly, there is no Evangelist or Narrator to relate the gospel stories of Christmas and Passiontide. Instead, the four vocal soloists and chorus sing about Christ and his message in a blend of texts selected from Old Testament prophets, the gospels of Matthew, Luke and John, and in psalms from the Book of Common Prayer.

The fact that Messiah was ever composed is something of a miracle. Thirty years earlier, Handel had built his fame and fortune in England as a composer and producer of Italian opera.

When the popularity of that form died down and English audiences became tired of hearing theatrical entertainments in a foreign language, Handel turned to writing and producing Englishlanguage oratorios, chiefly during the 1730s.

With the addition of a chorus to the drama and stirring tales from the Bible or mythology, these oratorios took hold among London audiences and revived Handel’s sagging career, until their appeal also began to wane around 1740.

Handel was on the verge of abandoning the oratorio form in the summer of 1741 when the Duke of Devonshire, the English governor of Ireland, unexpectedly invited him to visit Dublin and give concerts benefiting local hospitals and charities. Messiah and Samson was the result and, with these two popular works, Handel’s career as an oratorio composer was revived.

Handel’s collaborator was Charles Jennens, a wealthy, well-educated English gentleman 15 years younger than the composer.

Although Jennens was educated as a lawyer, he denied himself a legal career because he was reluctant to take the required oath of allegiance to the German-oriented House of Hanover occu-

Handel

Messiah

Part the First Sinfonia: Grave—Allegro moderato Recitative (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people— Air (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord

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Recitative (Bass-baritone): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts— Air (Soprano): But who may abide the day of His coming?

Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of Levi Recitative (Countertenor): Behold, a virgin shall conceive— Air (Countertenor) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Recitative (Bass-baritone): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth— Air (Bass-baritone): The people that walked in darkness

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Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them— Recitative (Soprano): And suddenly, there was with the angel— Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest

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pying the British throne. Among other things, he passed his time assisting Handel in assembling texts for several oratorios, both before and after Messiah.

Handel scholar Jens Peter Larsen summarizes Messiah’s three-part division as: 1) the prophecy of Christ’s coming; 2) the redemption of humanity through the sacrifice of Jesus, set against a background of human rejection and opposition to the will of God; 3) a song of thanksgiving for the overthrow of death. In brief terms, the three sections relate to the Christian observances of Advent/Christmas, Good Friday/Easter and Pentecost.

The opening Christmas portion of the oratorio is suffused with a pastoral feeling. There is a gently caressing quality to the melodic and rhythmic profile of the opening tenor aria, “Comfort ye,” a trusting innocence to the musical character of the chorus, “For unto us a child is born,” and a light, feathery sound in the florid theme of the choral fugue, “And he shall purify.”

Even the alto aria and chorus, “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion,” attains a gently lilting quality by virtue of the easygoing 6/8 meter underlying the rhythm of that movement.

But when Christ’s birth and good will toward men have been duly celebrated, the mood changes abruptly. Part Two opens with a heavy heart, as the tonality turns suddenly to F minor and the chorus sings the treading dotted rhythms of “Surely, he hath borne our griefs” and the angular lines of the choral fugue, “And with his stripes we are healed.”

Other sentiments force their way into Handel’s drama of human redemption. The chorus, “All we, like sheep, have gone astray,” paints a picture of a distracted populace, deaf to the voice of God and heedless of his message.

The piece is famous for its little running melody lines that seem to wander aimlessly like the sheep mentioned in the text.

In depicting the mockery of the babbling crowd at the foot of Christ’s cross, Handel chooses a pompous choral fugue for the psalm text, “He trusted in God that he would deliver him, if he delight in him.” The cynicism of their laughter is heightened by the guffawing fugue in the low, heavy bass section of the choir.

After grieving over the utter rejection and abandonment of the crucified Lord, the tenor turns to the central message of Christianity in the solo aria, “But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell.” The hopeful message of resurrection and redemption is carried on for several numbers, through the joyously animated chorus, “The Lord gave the word,” and the chorus, “Their sound is gone out,” where the choral voices spread out in all directions.

The bass voice depicts righteous anger at warring humans in the solo aria, “Why do the nations rage so furiously together?” The verb

Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God

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Recitative (Tenor): All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn— Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him Recitative (Tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart—

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Chorus: The Lord gave the word Air (Soprano): How beautiful are the feet— Air (Bass-baritone): Why do the nations so furiously rage together?— Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder Recitative (Tenor): He that dwelleth in Heaven— Air (Tenor): Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Chorus: Hallelujah

Part the Third Air (Soprano): I know that my redeemer liveth Chorus: Since by man came death

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The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

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The printed music for Handel’s Messiah was donated by the Edith F. Bondi Foundation in memory of Edith F. Bondi and Great Uncle Conductor Simon Parmet.

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Upcoming Performances..................................................................................

Music of Frank Sinatra with Matt Dusk

January 7, 8, 9, 2011 Michael Krajewski, conductor In the words of Frank Sinatra, “The Best is Yet to Come.” Join us for Sinatra favorites and more with swinging sensation, Matt Dusk, who will feature songs such as “As Time Goes By” and “That’s Life.”

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January 14, 15, 16, 2011 Juraj Valcuha, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano Szymanowski: Concert Overture Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1, Winter Daydreams Experience the richness of Tchaikovsky’s music on a snowy journey through the Russian countryside.

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January 20, 22, 23, 2011 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director Verdi: Requiem Hear your Houston Symphony, Chorus and world renowned soloists recreate the tempestuous “Dies irae” and the powerful “Confutatis.”

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Notes continued from page 15..... of that text is key to Handel’s inspiration for the “rage” aria typical of traditional baroque opera.

It is the most operatic piece in the oratorio and, together with the more famous bass aria, “The trumpet shall sound” in Part Three of Messiah, this challenging piece requires a powerful, technically nimble bass voice.

Rage is also the dominant emotion in the intense tenor aria, “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron.” All of these arias depict God as the Old Testament deity of power and vengeance rather than the New Testament deity of forgiveness and redemption. Similarly, Handel stands in awe of divine omnipotence when anger turns to triumph in two famous choruses: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates” in Part Two, and the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus that concludes that section of the oratorio.

With the drama of redemption essentially completed by the end of Part Two, the mood changes to one of consolation and gratitude in Part Three. It opens with the lyrical soprano aria, “I know that my redeemer liveth,” and the gentle, poised character of that aria is typical of Handel’s treatment of the solo soprano voice in Messiah. The direct chordal style of “Worthy is the Lamb,” introduces the oratorio’s intended choral climax. As this number progresses, the composer again turns to fugal devices, both in the martial setting of “Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto him,” and in the swelling “Amen” chorus that follows. ©2010, Carl R. Cunningham

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Biographies. ...............

Matthew Halls, conductor

British conductor Matthew Halls has established himself as one of today’s leading young conductors in concert halls and opera houses.

Forthcoming engagements include conducting debuts with the National, Detroit and Colorado Symphonies, as well as appearances in Europe with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Het Residentie Orkest, Northern Sinfonia and Bach Collegium Stuttgart.

Recent concert and opera debuts include with the Berlin Radio, Frankfurt Radio, Norrköping and Iceland Symphonies, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, December 2010 17

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Katherine Whyte, soprano

This season, Canadian soprano Katherine Whyte has roles in Le nozze di Figaro

(Opera Hamilton debut), Brahms’ Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Avery Fisher Hall debut, National Chorale), Die Zauberflöte (Michigan Opera Theatre) and Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Colorado Symphony Orchestra).

In previous seasons, Whyte debuted in Rigoletto (English National Opera), Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice (Atlanta Opera), Handel’s Jephtha (l’Opéra National de Bordeaux) and Mozart’s Requiem (Houston Symphony with Hans Graf). She has sung Orff’s Carmina Burana (South Dakota Symphony), Handel’s Messiah (Grand Philharmonic Choir), with the

Bach-Elgar Choir, the Aldeburgh Connection, the Toronto Sinfonietta and was presented in recital by Regina Resnik Presents and at the Mountain View Festival of Song.

Whyte

Les Violons du Roy, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Handelfestspiele Halle, Salzburg Landestheater, Korean National Opera and the Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg. His 2009 debut with the Central City Opera (Denver) leading Handel’s Rinaldo was so successful that he was immediately invited back for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Handel’s Amadigi. For more information, please visit schwalbeandpartners.com.

Whyte graduated from the Juilliard Opera Center, took fourth place in the 2008 Competizione dell’Opera at Dresden’s Semperoper and won the 2007 Alice Tully Recital Competition. She holds BM and MM degrees (University of Toronto), was a Fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center (2006) and completed additional studies at the BrittenPears School for Advanced Musical Studies and The Stean’s Institute for Young Artists (Ravinia Festival).

Carter Jay Carter, countertenor

Lauded for his luminous tone and stylish interpretations, especially in the music of Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi, American countertenor Jay Carter is quickly gaining recognition and has garnered acclaim for programs of modern classics.

Carter made his Carnegie Hall debut in Messiah and sang the North American premiere of Tavener’s Lament for Jerusalem.

This season, he appears with the Columbus Symphony (Messiah), the Louisville Bach Society (Joshua) and the Choir of St. Thomas Church, NY (Bach’s B minor Mass). Recent repertoire includes Handel’s Saul, Bach’s Weinachts-Oratorium and numerous cantatas, Bernstein’s Missa Brevis and Chichester Psalms, Caldara’s Medea in Corino and Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus.

Carter is a featured soloist on recordings of Bach’s Magnificat in D, Mendelssohn’s Magnificat with Yale Schola Cantorum 18 www.houstonsymphony.org

..................................................................................................................... on Le Stagioni: Italian Virtuoso Madrigals (Gravitacion) and on Handel and Caldara Cantatas with the Kingsbury Ensemble.

Cooley

Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico; American Bach Soloists; Opera Theater of St. Louis; Chicago Opera Theatre; Los Angeles Philharmonic; UC Davis Symphony Orchestra; and the new-music chamber ensemble, Earplay. He debuts with the Houston Symphony with these performances.

The Merola Opera Program alumnus and former Glimmerglass Opera young artist has sung Fauré’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall and spent four years as a resident artist with Binghamton’s Tri-Cities Opera, performing roles in The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, La Bohème and The Elixir of Love.

This season, he sings roles in Mozart’s

Requiem (Colorado Symphony), The Queen of Spades and Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera), as well as in Der Rosenkavalier, Gianni Schicchi and as an ensemble member in Shostakovich’s The Nose.

A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Galyon was a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a finalist in the DiPanni Bel Canto Competition. He holds an Opera Index Encouragement Award. www.houstonsymphony.org

Thomas Cooley, tenor

Equally at home on concert and opera stages, American tenor Thomas Cooley is establishing himself worldwide with his versatility, expressiveness and virtuosity in repertoire ranging across more than four centuries.

This season’s highlights include Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (National Arts Centre Orchestra/Rizzi), Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Atlanta Symphony/Runnicles and Cathedral Choral Society), Berlioz’ Requiem (Carnegie Hall/Spano), Haydn’s Creation (Indianapolis Symphony/Boyd and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra/ McGegan), Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Mozart’s Requiem, Honneger’s Le Roi David, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Alabama Symphony), Handel’s Jephtha, Saint-Seans’ Requiem, and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes and Messiah (Minnesota Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony).

Recent recordings include Handel’s Samson (Göttingen Handel Festival Orchestra/ McGegan, Carus), Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus (Deutsche Grammophon), Mozart’s Requiem (Windsbacher Knabenchor, Sony); and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor (Handel and Haydn Society/ Christophers, Coro Allegro).

Galyon Jeremy Galyon, bass-baritone

An Adler Fellow since 2006, Jeremy Galyon has performed with the San Francisco Symphony; Princeton Festival; the Metropolitan, Chicago and San Francisco Operas; the Houston and Florida Grand Operas; Orquesta December 2010 19

Support Your Symphony.........................................

The Season of Giving During the holidays, many people enjoy giving to friends and family and to the non-profit organizations that make our city a better place to live. Add to your holiday gift list and support the Houston Symphony by making a gift in honor of the people you love. For your convenience, the Symphony will send a personalized gift card to the honorees or their families, notifying them of your gift.

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Houston Symphony Chorus..............................................................................

Celebrating Milestones

Charles Hausmann, Director

Charles Hausmann, director

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Hausmann

This month’s performances of Very Merry Pops mark two major milestones for the Chorus: its 1,000 th concert and its 900 th performance with the Houston Symphony. The Chorus has independently performed in regular concerts with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria (Mexico City), a BBC Proms concert (London) and a capella concerts here in Houston.

The all-volunteer Chorus was founded in 1946 by former Symphony cellist Al Urbach. An important instrument in the Symphony family, the Chorus performs in many musical styles this season; from the backstage women’s chorus in the final minutes of Holst’s The Planets, to the thundering chords of the “Dies Irae” in Verdi’s Requiem, and this month’s seasonal sounds of Very Merry Pops and Handel’s Messiah.

Congratulations to the Chorus on its long record of musical excellence!

Dr. Charles S. Hausmann has led the Houston Symphony Chorus since 1986 and has prepared the group for more than 500 concerts and more than 40 acclaimed conductors, including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/orchestral masterworks.

As director of choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, Hausmann directs the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir. He also serves as director of choral music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church.

During the 2010-2011 season, Hausmann prepares the Chorus for Verdi’s Requiem, special concert with Andrea Bocelli, Very Merry Pops, Messiah and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky.

Hausmann frequently appears as a guest conductor, lecturer and clinician, and has conducted numerous tours throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. He led the Chorus’ fourth European tour in 2007 and he and the Chorus share a 23-year collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, recently performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Paulo Gomes Assistant Director

Susan Scarrow Chorus Manager

Scott Holshouser Accompanist

Tony Sessions Librarian

First Soprano Ramona Alms Alice Beckstrom Robyn Branning Sarah Damaske Monica M. Davis Kathleen Forbes Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Becky Hamilton Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Sarah Keifer Youngjee Kim Gillian Kruse * • Veronica Lorine Pamela Magnuson Lydia Musher Megan Owen Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Jennifer Klein Salyer Heidi Sanders Beth Slaughter Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Ramona WaltersStewart Megan Welch Jessica L. Williams

First Alto Krista Borstell Jami Bruns Patricia Bumpus Barbara Bush Nancy Christopherson Christine Economides Natasha Flores Mary Gahr Holly Gardner Susan Hall Judy Hill Kristin Hurter Berma Kinsey Joyce Lewis * • Mary Lopushansky Heather Maclaughlin Garbes Lisa Morfin Cynthia Mulder Thao Pham Jennifer L. Phan Linda Renner Linda Richardson Carolyn Rogan Holly Rubbo June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Patsy Wilson Shelby Wilson

First Tenor Robert Browning James R. Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field Robert Gomez James Patrick Hanley Steven Hazel Donald Howie Francisco J. Izaguirre Frank Lopez Darrell Mayon * • Jim Moore Christopher M. Ortiz Peter Peropoulos Douglas Rodenberger David Schoen Tony Sessions Adam White

Matt Neufeld Kevin Newman Gary Scullin Stephen Shadle Thom Sloan Mark Standridge Sam Stengler * • Paul Van Dorn Joe Villarreal Kevin Wallace

Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic Anne Campbell Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Corita Dubose Karen Fess-Uecker Kellie Garden Lorraine Hammond • Debbie Hannah • Megan Henry Sylvia Hysong Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska * • Amy Mobley • Carol Ostlind Linda Peters Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Paige Sommer Veronica A. Stevens Cecilia Sun • Nancy Vernau Maria Cristina Yanez Jennifer Young

Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams Sarah Wilson Clark M. Evelyn Clift Rochella Cooper Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Thi Ha Juli Herbert Nancy Hill Denise Holmes Catherine Howard Lois Howell Crystal Meadows • Lynne Moneypenny Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Holly Soehnge * • Mary Voigt Morgana Williams Kaye Windel-Garza

Second Tenor * • Bob Alban Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers William Cole Paul Damaske Donn Dubois Jorge Fandino Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert John Grady Craig Hill Philip Lewis William L. Mize Dave Nussmann Greg Railsback Lesley C. Sommer Dewell Springer Jonathan Vaughan Tony Vazquez Leonardo Veletzuy Lee Williams First Bass Joe Anzaldua Greg Barra Justin Becker John Bond Bruce Boyle Christopher Burris Shawn Carnley Kevin Coleman II Steve Dukes Leigh Fernau Jay Lopez Clemente Mathis William McCallum Chris Ming

Second Bass Steve Abercia * • Wilton T. Adams Bill Cheadle John Colson Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Tom Everage Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David M. Fox Yevgeny Genin Matt Henderson Terry Henderson George Howe Chuck Izzo Nobuhide Kobori • Ken Mathews Scott Mermelstein Clyde L. Miner Rob Morehead Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt • Robert Reynolds Daniel Robertson Richard White

* Section Leader • Council Member

A s of September 16, 2010 For audition information, contact the Chorus manager at (713) 444-9221 or chorus@sbcglobal.net.

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Symphony Society Board. .................................................................................

Executive Committee...............................................................................................

President Bobby Tudor

Chairman of the Board Ed Wulfe Immediate Past President Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Brett Busby

Vice President, Finance and Board Governance Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers Barbara McCelvey

Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick

Vice President, Education Cora Sue Mach

Vice President, Development David Wuthrich

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing Robert A. Peiser

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

President, Endowment Ulyesse J. LeGrange

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Nancy Littlejohn, President, Houston Symphony League Martha GarcĂ­a, Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Burke Shaw, Orchestra Representative Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative

At-Large Members Gene Dewhurst Jay Marks Helen Shaffer

Governing Directors.....................................................................................................

Terry Ann Brown Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel Allen Gelwick Stephen Glenn

Gary L. Hollingsworth Ryan Krogmeier Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Nancy Littlejohn April Lykos Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Barbara McCelvey Gene McDavid

* Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria Pryzant John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon

David Steakley Mike Stude Bobby Tudor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Trustees. .................................................................................................................

Philip Bahr * Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Nancy Bumgarner Lynn Caruso Jane Clark Brandon Cochran Louis Delone Susanna Dokupil Tom Fitzpatrick Chris Flood Craig A. Fox

David Frankfort Susan Hansen Kathleen Hayes Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brad Marks Jackie Wolens Mazow Elisabeth McCabe Marilyn Miles Tassie Nicandros

Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Kathi Rovere Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith Michael Tenzer L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps * Betty Tutor Mrs. S. Conrad Weil David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams

Ex-Officio Martha GarcĂ­a Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Deanna Lamoreux Burke Shaw Brinton Averil Smith * Life Trustee

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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.

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J. Hugh Roff Jr. 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 Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League

Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter

Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour 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 H. Carruth

Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister Ellen Elizardi Kelley 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 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 Nancy Willerson Jane Clark

Annual Campaign Donors. ...............................................................................

The Houston Symphony expresses appreciation to the donors listed on this and the following pages for their generous contributions in support of Symphony programs. More information is available from the Individual Giving Department at (713) 337-8500, the Corporate Support Department at (713) 337-8520 or at houstonsymphony.org.

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Crown Castle * ExxonMobil Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. * JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP * Marathon Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

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$10,000-$24,999

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Baker Botts L.L.P. * Bank of America Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. * Devon Energy Corporation Ernst & Young * Fluor Corporation Frost Bank H. E. Butt Grocery Company Margolis, Phipps & Wright, P.C. * Macy’s Foundation Memorial Hermann

Northern Trust Spir Star, Inc. Star Furniture USI * Wells Fargo $500-$9,999 Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP * Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP Bloomberg L.L.P. Ironshore Insurance Services, LLP Lockton Companies Oceaneering International, Inc. Porter & Hedges, LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Seyforth Show * Smith, Graham & Company * South Texas College of Law * Swift Energy Company Texas Children’s Hospital Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

Foundations. ......................................................................................................... $25,000-$49,999

As of November 8, 2010

$1,000,000 & above

* Houston Endowment, Inc. * Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation Inc.

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation The Schissler Foundation * Sterling-Turner Foundation

$500,000-$999,999

$10,000-$24,999

* M. D. Anderson Foundation

$100,000-$499,999

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation * The Brown Foundation The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation Madison Charitable Foundation * Spec’s Charitable Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund * John P. McGovern Foundation

* Bauer Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation Strake Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation

$2,500-$9,999

Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation The Becker Family Foundation * Ray C. Fish Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation

William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Susman Family Foundation Government Donors * City of Houston through the Houston Downtown Alliance, Houston Arts Alliance & Miller Theatre Advisory Board National Endowment for the Arts State Employee Charitable Campaign * Texas Commission on the Arts * Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs

Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................

Aetna Akzo Nobel AT&T Bank of America Boeing Caterpillar Chevron

Coca-Cola El Paso Corporation Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil Fannie Mae General Electric General Mills

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Halliburton Hewlett-Packard IBM ING Financial Services Corporation JPMorgan Chase KBR

Kirby Corporation Occidental Petroleum SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Spectra Energy

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Leadership Gifts................................................................................................

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those individuals who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs with Leadership Gifts at the highest levels. Donors at these levels set the standard for supporting the Symphony and we are proud to list them here.

Ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or More Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Ms. Beth Madison Madison Benefits Group, Inc. Mr. George P. Mitchell Mr. M. S. Stude Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III President’s Society – $75,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

Maestro’s Society – $50,000 - $74,999 Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Rochelle & Max Levit Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Concertmaster Society – $25,000 - $49,999 Janice & Tom Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Gene & Linda Dewhurst Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Cora Sue & Harry Mach Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Ms. Louisa Stude Sarofim Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon

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Patron Donor Society........................................................................................

Members of the Patron Donor Society support the Houston Symphony with gifts to the Annual Fund and Events.

Members of the Society are offered a wide array of benefits and recognition including invitations to special events and more. For more information on how to become a member of the Houston Symphony Patron Donor Society, please call the Development Department at (713) 337-8523.

Principal Musician Society $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Richard Danforth Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mrs. Aileen Gordon

Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pruner Ann & Hugh Roff Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley

Paul Strand Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr. Vicki & Paul West Dr. Jim T. Willerson

Musician Sponsor Society $7,500 - $14,999 Anonymous (1) Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Gary & Marian Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Captain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso III Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Ruth White Brodsky Ms. Terry Ann Brown Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Busby Mrs. Lily Carrigan The Robert & Jane Cizik Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Ms. Jan Cohen Dr. Scott Cutler Roger & Debby Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. & Mrs. Chris Flood Angel & Craig Fox Mr. S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hansen Christina & Mark Hanson

Mr. Harold E. Holliday Jr. & Hon. Anna R. Holliday Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Irvine Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Erik P. Littlejohn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. McCabe Betty & Gene McDavid Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Cameron Mitchell Mike & Kathleen Moore Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Sue A. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros

Hanni Orton Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Peterson Gloria & Joe Pryzant Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Alice & Terry Thomas Ann & Joel Wahlberg Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams Mr. & Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe

Ms. Bernice Feld Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mr. George B. Geary Thomas & Patricia Geddy Dr. & Mrs. William D. George Mrs. James J. Glenn Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Gow Mr. & Mrs. Jo A. Graves William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Debbie & Frank Jones

Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lasher Mr. Clyde Lea & Ms. Pamela Fazzone Mrs. Margaret H. Ley Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George McCullough Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald Sidney & Ione Moran Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow

Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. Alan Aronstein Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mr. Ronald C. Borschow Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Burguieres Marilyn & Coleman Caplovitz William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Diane Lokey Farb

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Individual Donors........................................................................................................

Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Ms. Karen S. Pulaski Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. Brian Teichman Shirley & David R. Toomim Gene Carlton & Ann Trammell C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Robert G. Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Woodell Family Foundation Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Nina & Michael Zilkha Erla & Harry Zuber

Grand Patron $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (1) Wade & Mert Adams Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. Ken Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Brad Beitler Ms. Dianne Bowman Jim & Ellen Box Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bratic The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Mrs. George L. Brundrett Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bumgarner Alan & Toba Buxbaum Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Margot & John Cater Mr. William Choice & Mrs. Linda Able Choice Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cochran Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone J.R. & Aline Deming Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dror Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Larry Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Ms. Sharin Shafer Gaille Mrs. Lila-Gene George 26 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Buddy Haas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Tim W. Harrington Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Doug R. Hinzie Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder William & Cynthia Koch Mrs. Barry Lewis Kevin & Lesley Lilly Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. Bradley H. Marks James & Mary McMartin Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Stephen & Marilyn Miles Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Paul & Rita Morico Julia & Chris Morton Mr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello Mr. Michael H. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Pryor Mr. Peter A. Ragauss & Ms. Jennifer Smith Michael Richker & Vicky Pravda Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Beth & Lee Schlanger Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Mr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Joel V. & Mary M. Staff Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Tenzer Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Wil VanLoh Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mrs. Naomi Warren Mr. David Ashley White Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Judge Clarease R. Yates & Mr. Cary Yates Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Patron $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (6) David M. & Lisa B. Aaronson Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Abramson Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Mrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree Fund John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Mr. Maurice J. Aresty Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. & Mrs. Arnie Azios Edward & Joyce Backhaus Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Balasco Dr. & Mrs. Alfonso Barrera

Ms. Marion Barthelme & Mr. Jeff Fort Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. John Bauer Betty Bellamy Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia John Blomquist Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boggio Dr. & Mrs. Milton Boniuk Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Brackett Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Brophy Susan & Richard Brown The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Burns Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Mr. & Mrs. Barent W. Cater Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mrs. Cielle Clemenceau Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cochran Mr. & Mrs. Charles Comiskey Mr. Mark C. Conrad Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox Mr. David A. Coyle Mr. & Mrs. William C. Crassas Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jerry H. Deutser Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deutser Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Carolyn & David Edgar Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Dr. Judith Feigin Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Vince D. Foster Mr. S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Freedman Ms. Beth Freeman Paula & Alfred Friedlander J. Kent & Ann Friedman Sally & Bernard Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. Todd Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Magnus Fyhr Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. Jerry George Mrs. Joan M. Giese Ms. Nancy D. Giles Mr. Walter Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Glanville Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Mr. & Mrs. Bert H. Golding Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely

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Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mary & Paul Gregory Mr. Charles H. Gregory Ms. Christine R. Griffith Ms. Carmen C. Halden Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Ms. Margaret W. Hansen Marion & Jim Hargrove Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Heath Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hoffert Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kase Sam & Cele Keeper Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Bill King Mary Louis Kister Michael & Darcy Krajewski Dr. & Mrs. Russell W. Kridel Mr. Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lane Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lee Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Mr. & Mrs. Erik P. Littlejohn Ms. Nancey Lobb Dr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Bill McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mrs. David A. Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mithoff Dr. Florence M. Monroe Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor John & Ann Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Gerarld Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newman Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Steve & Sue Olson Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. & Mrs. Gary Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr. Mr. James D. Pitcock Mr. & Mrs. James Postl Mr. John Potts Gloria & Joe Pryzant Clinton & Leigh Rappole Record Family

Dr. Madaiah Revana, M.D. Hilda & Hershel Rich Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Risley Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Minnette & Jerome Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mary Louise & David Sanderson Ms. Paula Santoski Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Russell Sherrill Mr. & Mrs. W. Allen Shindler Mrs. Camille Simpson Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Kelly Somoza Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. George Stark Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Cassie B. Stinson & James H. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Toby Summers Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Stephen Tangney Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Taylor Mr. Mark Taylor Mrs. Donna Teichman Jean & Doug Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Ms. Amanda Tozzi Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Mr. & Mrs. William Visinsky Mr. David Waddell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wahrlich Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Mr. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Russell Windham Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. Sam M. Yates III Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mrs. Betsy I. Zimmer Mr. Terry Zmyslo

Composer’s Circle $500 - $999

Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. N. T. Adams Ms. Joan Ambrogi Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Mark Berkstresser Carolyn & Arthur Berner Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. Giorgio Borlenghi Mr. & Mrs. Danny J. Bowers Jr.

Bob F. Boydston Ms. Sally Brassow Katherine M. Briggs Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Dr. Bob Brown & Ms. Dena Rafte Mrs. Vera Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Mrs. Shirley Burgher The Gertz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. Marjorie Capshaw Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney K.D. Charalampous, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Coffin Mrs. Barbora Cole Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Michael T. Coppinger Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Ms. Anna M. Dean Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Bruce B. Dice Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Dobbins Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Dan Dunham Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Linda & Ronny Finger Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Charles Flourney Ms. Martha Garcia Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill William E. Gipson Gen. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Lee & Sandy Godfrey Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Zahava Haenosh Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Ms. Vickie Hamley Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haug Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Mr. & Mrs. Ross K. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Hogan Mr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha Holley

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Holloway Diane & Geoffrey Ibbott Mrs. Paula Jarrett Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wesley A. Johnson Mr. Scot W. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Lucy & Victor Kormeier Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr. Mr. Rodney Kubicek Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Lee II Mr. Richard Leibman Ms. Golda K. Leonard H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Michael & Sharon Lewis Mr. James C. Lindsey Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Mrs. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. Christopher Mancini Ms. Liz Markell Ms. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mattix Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McEvoy Mr. George McKee Ms. Mary J. McKerall & Ms. Marilyn Flick Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. George P. Mitchell Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mike & Kathleen Moore Mr. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Alan & Elaine Mut Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Nils & Stephanie Normann Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Ms. Margie Ortega Mrs. Caroline Osteen Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. Marc C. Paige Mr. Robert Pastorek Rachel & Michael Pawson Mr. & Mrs. James L. Payne Mrs. Preston A. Peak Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Mr. & Mrs. William O. Perkins III Mr. John M. Petrosky Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. Meg Philpot Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Robert W. Powell Mr. Arthur Preisinger Doris F. Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mrs. Edith G. Reed Ms. Louisa B. Reid Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mary & Jesse Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Fabrice Roche Ms. Franelle Rogers Milton & Jill Rose Mr. Edward Ross December 2010 27

Individual Donors........................................................................................................

Dr. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sherlock Mr. Barry E. Silverman & Ms. Shara Fryer Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Ms. Joyce Steensrud Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Louise Sutton Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Kerry Taylor Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Daniel S. Trachtenberg Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Juan B. Vallhonrat Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Ms. Jana Vander Lee Mr. & Mrs. Bill Vaughn Jan & Don Wagner Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wareing Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt J. M. Weltzien Mr. & Mrs. Ben White Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wilkomirski Nancy Willerson

Sustaining Member $250 - $499

Anonymous (16) Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Mr. John Adkins Jr. Ms. Lina Amador Mr. William J. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. Rudy Avelar Mr. & Mrs. David Baggett Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Ms. Virginia C. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. John A. Barrett Dr. David Barry Mrs. Terry Bassett Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. Steve A. Bavousett Mr. Thomas Becker & Mr. Jim Rosenfeld Ms. Roberta Benson Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Berner Mr. & Mrs. Randall Beste Mr. & Mrs. Ed Billings James S. & Linda Birtwistle Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Mr. Arno S. Bommer Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Tiffany Breeding Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Ms. Courtney Brynes Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Buhler Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Dean L. Callender Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. Petros Carvounis 28 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Casey Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Cohen Mr. Tulio Colmenares Ms. Erin Connally Mr. Cecil C. Conner Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Mr. Alan Dale Ms. Christina Daniels Leon Davis Ms. Elizabeth Del Pico Ms. Dora Dillistone Risha & Patrick Dozark Mr. & Mrs. James H. Dupree Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Dr. & Mrs. David W. Edelstein Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. Mike Ezzell Mr. Chris C. Fellows Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. John T. Files Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Flick Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. Richard L. Flowers Jr. Angel & Craig Fox Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Ms. Johnella V. Franklin Mr. Ralph F. Frankowski Ms. Diane L. Freeman Robert A. Furse, M.D. Ms. Martha Gardill Shifra & Terry Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Gartsman Mr. & Mrs. Duane V. Geis Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gerhardt Mr. Fred Gesiorski Mr. Glen Gettemy Ms. Heidi Good Mr. Ned Graber Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mrs. Howard Grekel Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Mr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Halle Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding Ms. Karen Harding Mr. Paul Harmon Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr & Mrs. Dean Hennings Ms. Joy Herin R.A. Herring Mr. & Mrs. John R. Heumann Mr. & Mrs. John Heyburn Susan Hodge Mr. David Hoffman Jacque Holland Howard & Dorothy Homeyer Mr. & Mrs. John Homier S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hopson John & Nancy Howard George E. Howe Mr. John Howenstine Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Howes Mr. & Mrs. George M. Hricik Mr. Tyler Hubbard Ms. Vicki Huff Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Mr. Jacek Jaminski Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone

Ms. Karen Juul-Nielsen & Mr. Rick Garnett Mr. Guido Kanschat Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kantor Mr. & Mrs. David Karohl Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. I.H. Kempner III Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin Kershman Dr. Nora J. Klein Dr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Koch Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Ladin Ms. Bryn Larsen & Mr. Bertrand Fry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Latham Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Ms. Lisa Linney Louise & Oscar Lui Dr. Ellen Lumpkin Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Tom & Kathleen Mach Mr. Kemp Maer Mrs. D.B. Marchant Mrs. Renee Margolin Mr. Mark Matovich Ms. Suzanne McCarthy Mr. R. Scott McCay Mrs. Alison McDermott & Mr. Adrian Glasser Ms. Judi McGee Mr. Daniel McHenry Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Odette & James McMurrey Ms. Laurie McRay Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Melanson Jr. Mrs. Dorri Melvin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Michalski Ms. Georgette M. Michko Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr. Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. Homer Ms. Lauren Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Moss Mr. Joel Ray Needham Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Mr. Philip R. Neuhaus Mary Murrill North Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ofner Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Julie & Chip Oudin III Mr. William Pannill Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Alice Phillips Mary H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Verne Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. Chip Purchase Ms. Nita D. Pyle Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Elias & Carole Qumsieh

Mrs. Marjorie Rasche Loreta & Ronald Rea Ms. Joan Read Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Redden Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Mrs. George Risman Mr. James L. Robertson Mr. Brian Rodgers & Mrs. Sally Evans Drs. Herbert & Manuela Roeller Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. John E. Ryall Dr. & Mrs. Barry Sachs Mr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. Oplt Mrs. Joan Schnitzer Levy Garry & Margaret Schoonover Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Schwaab Ms. Elizabeth Schwarze Charles & Andrea Seay Mrs. Lenoir Seelhorst Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. Shearouse Art & Ellen Shelton Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Mr. Stephen C. Smith & Mr. Ronald Jenson Mr. Marc Sofia Ms. Blanche Stastny Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson William F. Stern Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. & Mrs. Richard Strax Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ms. Lori Summa Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Robert M. Taylor Ms. Jessica Taylor Mr. & Ms. Gary Teletzke Howard Tellepsen Jr. Ms. Gloria Tenenbown Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thweatt David & Ann Tomatz Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Mr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr. Mr. Paul R. Tregurtha Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Trowbridge Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. John T. Unger & Ms. Kathy Welch Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Mr. Steven Valerius Mr. Viet Van Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Dr. Allen R. Vogt Dean B. Walker Ms. Sandria Ward Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Ms. Victoria Wendling Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Whitcomb Mr. & Mrs. Cornel Williams Miss Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Wood Mr. & Mrs. Byron Wright

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Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy Yeager Mr. Ray Young Mrs. Barbara S. Young Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Zohlen

Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or More Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr.

Grand Patron Pops $2,500-$4,999

Ms. Dianne Bowman Mr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Carol & Larry Fradkin Mrs. Barry Lewis Linda & Jerry Rubenstein

Pops Patron $1,500-$2,499

Ms. Virgina Torres Ms. Amanda Tozzi

Anonymous (1) Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Ms. Tara Black Jim & Ellen Box Ms. Sara J. Devine Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. Robert Grant Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III Sally & Denney Wright

Headliner $1,000-$1,499

Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. Anthony G. Ogden Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims

Producer $500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Alexander Mr. Stephen J. Banks Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury W. M. Calvert Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Carroll John & Joyce Eagle Mr. Harold Jennison Mr. Don E. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan Mr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga Meneilly Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan W. R. Purifoy Mr. & Mrs. Philip Redding Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shaunty Mrs. Mary Swafford Gene & Donna Tromblee

Director $250-$499

Anonymous (1) Mrs. Elsie Ameen Ann B. Beaudette Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown

Ms. Carol Brownstein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Buhler Richard & Marcia Churns Mr. Robert A. Colton Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demeter Mr. T. J. Doggett Richard & Mildred Mr. & Mrs. Jim Gunther Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Mr. Larry January Ms. Mary Keathley Mr. George S. Knapp Charles C. & Patricia Kubin Mr. Richard S. Ledermann Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Mr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnis Ms. Cinda Schaffer Ms. Phyllis Schaffer Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Norbert F. Stang Mr. & Mrs. William G. Straight Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Sandy Vander Kam Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton

As of November 1, 2010

In Kind Donors.........................................................................................................

As of April 1, 2010

Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Baker Botts Be Friends Bergner & Johnson Bright Star Cognetic Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Darryl & Co.

Deville Fine Jewelry DocuData Solutions The Events Company Hilton Americas - Houston Houston Chronicle Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas Jim Benton of Houston LLC JR’s Bar & Grill KUHF 88.7 FM

The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Morton’s The Steakhouse Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. PaperCity Pride Houston Pro/Sound Saint Arnold’s Brewery

Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Silver Eagle Distributors Sky Bar Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Strip House Valobra Jewelry & Antiques John Wright/Texprint

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Making a tax-deductible donation to the Symphony has never been easier: • Donate online via houstonsymphony.org • Mail a check payable to: Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana Street, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002-2715 • Stop by one of our in-hall tables throughout the season during select concerts • Speak with a Houston Symphony representative through our Telemarketing Campaign • Speak with a League Volunteer during our calling campaigns • Visit the Symphony Store and pick up a membership brochure • Call (713) 337-8500 to give by phone

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Legacy Society. .................................................................................................

The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event with a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony extends its deepest thanks to the members of the Society, and with their permission, is pleased to acknowledge them.

Anonymous (10) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Anneliese Bosseler Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Randolph Lee Groninger Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice

Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, MD John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison and Children Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Gretchen Anne Myers Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy� Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Mr. Howard Pieper Geraldine S. Priest

Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen Charles K. Sanders Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay II Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & sAnita Stude Emily H. & Daniel K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich As of November 5, 2010 sDeceased

Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Donors...........................................

Paul & Vickie Davis David & Joyce Fox Robert Lee Gomez

Philip & Audrey Lewis Dave Nussmann Remora Energy

Susan Scarrow

In Memoriam.....................................................................................................

We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans.

Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come!

W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Frank R. Eyler Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris

General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder

Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

For more information on creating a legacy for the benefit of the Symphony, please contact the Planned Giving Office at (713) 337-8524 or e-mail plannedgiving@houstonsymphony.org.

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My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future. .......................

Artistic excellence, strong leadership, robust ticket sales and growing philanthropic support are vital, but they alone cannot guarantee the Houston Symphony’s future. To do so, its endowment must be increased. My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future has two major goals: add $60 million to the Symphony’s endowment and raise $15 million in working capital. We are proud to recognize those who have already made commitments to this campaign and invite others to join them as we build an artistically and financially sound Houston Symphony.

Campaign Cabinet

Members

George Mitchell, Honorary Chair M. S. Stude, Chair Gene Dewhurst, Vice Chair Jesse B. Tutor, Vice Chair Mike McLanahan, Vice Chair Ulyesse J. LeGrange, Vice Chair

Jan Barrow Daniel Dror Rochelle Levit Rodney H. Margolis Jay Marks J. Stephen Marks

Houston Symphony Endowment Harry J. Phillips Jr. Robert B. Tudor III Wallace S. Wilson

President

Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Trustees

Prentiss Burt Janet Clark J. Cole Dawson III Gene Dewhurst Jesse B. Tutor

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Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks * Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Foundations......................

Mrs. Sue A. Morrison & Children Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Newman $10,000,000 The Brown Foundation, Inc. * $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Anonymous The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts * Houston Endowment Inc. Spec’s Charitable Foundation The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000 - $999,999 The Fondren Foundation $100,000 - $499,999 M. D. Anderson Foundation The Cullen Foundation The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mach Family Fund The Marks Charitable Foundation $25,000 - $99,999 Dror Charitable Foundation The Kayser Foundation The Nightingale Code Foundation

Corporations. ................... $100,000 - $250,000 Baker Botts L.L.P. Chevron ConocoPhillips Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Marathon Oil Company Foundation $50,000 - $99,000 Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP $25,000 - $49,999 Amegy Bank of Texas Goldman Sachs $10,000 - $24,999 Sterling Bank

Individuals.......................

Founder Anonymous Grand Guarantor Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr * Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow * Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Barbara & Patrick McCelvey Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Guarantor Estate of Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp * Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor * Major Benefactor Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Levit Family/Grocers Supply Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Benefactor Anonymous * Linda & Gene Dewhurst Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Houston Symphony Chorus Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi * Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Tipps *

Major Sponsor Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mrs. Ruth White Brodsky Mr. & Mrs. John T. Cater Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian * Mr. Martin J. Fein & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein in memory of Jean Viney Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Ms. Martha Kleymeyer Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Moore * Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. Nyquist Kathy & Harry Phillips Fund Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Paul N. Schwartz Ms. Ann Trammell Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe Sponsor Anonymous (2) Mr. Clayton Baird Mr. & Mrs. Gary Beauchamp * Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ms. Catherine Campbell-Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Ms. Janet F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Early Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Fox * Mr. Frank T. Garcia & Dr. Elizabeth M. Spankus Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hermance Mr. Jack Holmes * Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane Mr & Mrs. Harry Mach Ms. Judi McGee Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan *

Mr. & Dr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Nancy & Bob Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Quoyeser Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber *

Major Patron Mr. Thomas Becker & Mr. Jim Rosenfeld * Mr. Gordon B. Bonfield Mr. Anthony Brigandi Ms. Terry Ann Brown Mr. & Mrs. John R. Dennis III Mr. & Mrs. Osborne J. Dykes III Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Jones Mr. E. W. Long Jr. The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Tommy O. Mann Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Merchant Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mercurio * Mr. & Mrs. Kirk B. Michael Mrs. Hanni Orton * Mr. & Mrs. J. Dale Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. Callahan Vicki & Paul S. West Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Wolff Mr. David Zerhusen & Mrs. Kathy Schoff Patron Mr. & Mrs. Willie J. Alexander Mrs. Marty Ambrose Ms. Martha Z. Carnes Dr. Scott Cutler Mrs. Benjamin Danziger Ms. Leslie B. Davidson & Mr. W. Robins Brice Paul & Vickie Davis Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Dreckman The Estate of Emma Sue B. Frank Dr. Susan E. Gardner & Dr. Philip D. Scott Robert Lee Gomez Mr. Robert Grant Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Hall Jr. Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Fraser A. McAlpine Mr. & Mrs. John S. Orton Mr. & Mrs. P. C. Peropoulos Mrs. Helen Rosenbaum * Joseph & Holly Rubbo Susan Scarrow Estate of Dorothy Barton Thomas Mr. David Ashley White Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich * Donor to endowment and working capital Listing as of August 9, 2010

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Backstage Pass. .................................................................................................

Anthony Prisk, trumpet

Robert and Nancy Peiser, musician sponsors

Birthplace: Lombard, IL, a suburb of Chicago

Birthplace: Nancy: Oklahoma City; Bob: New York

Education: University of Illinois, BM; McGill University, MM

Education: Nancy earned bachelors and masters degrees at the University of Arkansas; Bob received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Harvard University.

Joined the Houston Symphony: June 2002 Favorite Musical Moment: The orchestra invited James Thompson (former principal trumpet of the Montreal and Altanta Symphonies) to join us on the UK tour. His recording of Stravinsky’s Fireworks particularly inspired me while in school, so it was surreal playing that piece with him on tour. He happens to be a car guy too, so I took him to a car show while he was in Houston!

Beginnings: I began at age 9 in 4th grade. My twin brother wanted to play cornet/trumpet, and I wanted to play clarinet; we tried them and couldn’t make a sound. So, we switched and violá!

Earliest musical memory: My dad plays a few tunes on the organ and accordion at every family function. It never gets old – really!

Discovering my vocation: I wanted to be a band director, but my mentor, Ray Sasaki, encouraged me to pursue a performance degree. My dad was relieved when I won my first job!

Best thing about being a musician: Holiday shopping! Kidding…I love playing music and I feel fortunate to do it for a living. It is a constant challenge, and I continue to learn daily. We go through a large amount of repertoire in a short period of time, so my plate is always full!

Alternate reality: My childhood dream was to be a race car driver, so I started racing as a hobby. I really enjoy getting out on the track and letting loose; it keeps me fresh and recharged!

Favorite performance piece: I enjoy Richard Strauss tone poems, Mahler symphonies and the symphonic works of Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

Musical inspiration: I am inspired by opera singers and jazz musicians.

Listening to recordings of my favorite tenor, Jussi Bjorling, inspires me to play in a much more lyrical and projecting way. I also admire jazz musicians for their ability to improvise complex and beautiful phrases.

The freedom they have to share their musical voice is inspiring.

Current listening: Tito Puente! I love the Latin rhythms and his horn sections! The energy and positive vibes I get from Latin music excites me!

Keeping it fresh: When playing the trumpet feels like a job, it’s time to do something else for awhile. I’ll run, work out, work on my car, race on a free weekend, or watch movies and TV shows. When I start to get restless, I know it’s time to pick up the horn again…trumpet calls!

Finding the perfect instrument: I’m still looking. My playing is constantly evolving, and the definition of the perfect instrument changes with that evolution.

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Beginnings: Bob became involved with the Board five years ago and now chairs the Audience Development and Marketing Executive Committees, and serves on the Finance Executive Committee.

Nancy joined the League Board last year and chairs its Annual Fund Committee.

Earliest musical memory: Bob: playing accordion at age eight; then piano and a single snare drum. Nancy: accomplished pianist who started playing at age 5. When she had a good lesson, her reward was getting to play her teacher’s harp.

All in the family: Nancy’s mother was a very talented pianist who played with various groups in Dallas. Two of Nancy’s brothers play the guitar (one professionally) and piano. Bob’s three sons played instruments (clarinet, trumpet and saxophone), and his daughter played the clarinet through college and with community organizations outside of Boston afterward.

Current listening: Both have been studiously listening to a course on the history of Great Music: 48 45-minutes lectures from ancient music to modern times. We enjoy all types of music, but are a bit hung up with music from the 1960s.

Looking forward to in the 2010-2011 Season: Bob has always loved Scheherazade; Both are looking forward to the Tony Bennett Pops concert.

Favorite symphony experiences: Relaxing and listening to all the music; interacting with all the wonderful people who help out, including musicians and volunteers. It’s quite a wonderful family.

Pastime and good company: Going on eight grandchildren keep us busy! We ski quite a bit in the winter and enjoy golf in the cooler summers at our home in Park City, Utah. We also travel extensively. Nancy enjoys gardening and professionally helps children with learning disabilities.

Became Musician Sponsors: August 2008 Meeting your musician: We met Tony at a Symphony dinner.

All for a reason: It’s a wonderful way to enjoy beautiful music and growing friendships.

Pass it on: Sponsoring a musician is a fantastic opportunity to help someone with a talent that is inspiring to watch.