Houston Symphony Magazine — August 2014

AUGUST 2014

THANK YOU! Donor Appreciation Concert | AUGUST 28 p.14

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PROGRAM

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FEATURES

6 Letter to Patrons 10 Looking Back on the 2013-14 Season 12 Looking Forward to the 2014-15 Season

YOUR HOUSTON SYMPHONY

Andrés!

12 ¡Bienvenido, Join us on September 12,

8 Orchestra and Staff 9 Anniversaries 18 Houston Symphony Chorus 23 Chief Conductors and Music Directors

you for a record-breaking 10 Thank Centennial Season! Read about the

celebrations, community connections and new traditions that made the year both memorable and remarkable on pages 10 and 11!

13 and 14 as we welcome Andrés Orozco-Estrada as Music Director during this celebratory weekend.

OUR SUPPORTERS

7 New Century Society 19 Symphony Society Board 20 Houston Symphony Endowment 22 Chorus Endowment Donors 22 New Music Director Fund 24 Centennial Angels 24 Leadership Council 25 Education and Community Engagement 26 Houston Symphony Donors upcoming POPS season is red hot 12 The with performers including Tony Award

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winner and multi-talented star Jason Alexander on September 5, 6 and 7.

But wait, there’s more! See page 12 for highlights of the upcoming season.

On the cover: Photo by Anthony Rathbun Date: September 12, 2013

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.

Thank you, Symphony supporters! On the cover this month, loyal patrons prepare to enjoy the 2013-14 season-opening performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Acknowledgements

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CREDITS

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Keith Nickerson Publications Editor Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break.

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 Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances.

CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.

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LETTER TO PATRONS

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Robert A. Peiser President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Every August in Houston Symphony Magazine, we take time to reflect upon the previous concert season and to look ahead with excitement and anticipation at the upcoming season. The views in both directions are especially amazing this year, as we sally forth from a record-breaking Centennial Season into the electric Inaugural Season of Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, who will propel us into our second century.

Among the records shattered in our Centennial Season, the Houston Symphony attracted more music lovers—63,000 to be precise—than ever to our annual series of free summer concerts, including five ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concerts at Miller Outdoor Theatre and nine Summer Neighborhood Concerts. Our ticketed concerts at Jones Hall also saw record numbers, with singleticket sales outpacing the previous season by 28 percent.

The backbone, though, of this world-class orchestra is our incredible group of loyal patrons and donors. In other words, you make the Houston Symphony possible. Thank you for a recordbreaking Centennial Campaign, in which your generous donations totaled $16.4 million in support for your Houston Symphony. Because our gratitude extends beyond words, we also express our thanks musically at a very special Donor Appreciation Concert on August 28.

Looking ahead to the 2014-15 Season, we are especially excited by the alignment between the Symphony’s vision of community connection and education and the philosophy of accessibility and shared experience that Andrés brings to his role as Music Director. This alignment manifests itself not only in bolstered commitment to our innovative Education and Community Engagement programs, but also in heightened interaction between orchestra and audience, such as in this season’s intimate concert series, “Musically Speaking with Andrés.”

We hope that you will share in our excitement for the season ahead and that you will help us welcome Andrés to Houston during the ¡Bienvenido, Andrés! weekend, September 12-14. Please read more about the concerts and events on page 12.

We look forward to seeing you soon at Jones Hall as the 2014-15 Season commences. And again, we thank you for making it all possible!

New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future.

For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice H. Barrow Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Houston Methodist Hospital

Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Laura & Michael Shannon Baker Botts L.L.P. Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Wells Fargo

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ORCHESTRA AND STAFF Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski,

Principal Pops Conductor

Hans Graf,

Conductor Laureate

Robert Franz,

Associate Conductor Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge

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 Sergei Galperin MiHee Chung Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Oleg Chelpanov* Anastasia Sukhopara* SECOND VIOLIN: Jennifer Owen, Principal Sophia Silivos, Acting Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Frusina Ruth Zeger Miran Kim Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly** Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Tina Zhang VIOLA: Wayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Phyllis Herdliska Suzanne LeFevere* CELLO: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton Anthony Kitai Hellen Weperpal*

DOUBLE BASS: David Malone, Acting Principal Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Rebecca Powell Garfield* PICCOLO: Rebecca Powell Garfield* OBOE: Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz ENGLISH HORN: Adam Dinitz CLARINET: Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal Lin Ma* Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET: Christian Schubert BASS CLARINET: Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON: Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner CONTRABASSOON: J. Jeff Robinson HORN: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Katharine Caliendo*

TRUMPET: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Micah Wilkinson* 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: Position Open KEYBOARD: Scott Holshouser, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Michael Gorman ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Linda Oper LIBRARIAN: Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray STAGE MANAGER: Position open ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Position Open STAGE TECHNICIAN: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute ** On Leave

Steven Brosvik, General Manager/ Chief Operations Officer David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Meg Philpot, Director, Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Artistic Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Roxanna Tehrani, Artistic Assistant Rebecca Zabinski, Manager, Artistic Administration Development Darryl de Mello, Associate Director, Annual Fund Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Irma Molina, Development Associate, Gifts and Records Tyler Murphy, Assistant, Special Events Laura Neiman, Manager, Special Events Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, Institutional Giving Jennifer M. Schoppe, Associate Director, Foundation and Government Grants Martin Schleuse, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research and Planned Giving Jada Wright-Greene, Institutional Giving Coordinator Alexandra Yates, Director, Special Events Education/Community Partnerships Allison Conlan, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships Finance/Administration/IT Sally Brassow, Controller Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Business Analytics Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects Marketing/Communications Sara Alvarado, Graphic Designer Jeffrey Block, Assistant Marketing Manager Calvin Dotsey, Digital Marketing Coordinator Austin Dressman, Marketing & PR Assistant Jeff Gilmer, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Melissa H. Lopez, Director, Single Tickets & Special Projects Georgia McBride, Senior Marketing Manager Keith Nickerson, Publications Editor Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Coordinator Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Kelly Morgan, Stage Manager Linda Oper, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager and Community Connections Coordinator Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager

Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony and James B. Kozak serves as Piano Technician.

The Houston Symphony has two Steinway concert grand pianos. One is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum in 2001. The other is a Centennial gift from the Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Houston Symphony League which was celebrated during the 2012-13 season.

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HOUSTON SYMPHONY ANNIVERSARIES Please join us in recognizing the talent and dedication of the musicians and staff who have devoted their professional careers to the Houston Symphony. We congratulate them on these milestone anniversaries!

Musicians 50 years Robert Pastorek, Double Bass 45 years Christine Pastorek, Violin 40 years Eric Arbiter, Bassoon 35 years Martha Chapman, Violin Michael McMurray, Double Bass 30 years Hitai Lee, Violin 25 years George Pascal, Viola Rodica Gonzalez, Violin William VerMeulen, Horn 15 years Donald Howey, Double Bass Wei Jiang, Viola Eric Larson, Double Bass Sergei Galperin, Violin Joan DerHovsepian, Viola Jennifer Owen, Violin 10 years Mark Griffith, Percussion Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Staff 30 years Janis Pease LaRocque 25 years Merle Bratlie 10 years Armin (A.J.) Salge Glenn Taylor 5 years Elizabeth Faulkinberry Jeffrey Gilmer Erik Gronfor Amed Hamila Jennifer Mire Meredith Williams Rebecca Zabinski

August 2014

Looking BACK on the 2013-14 season

Happy Birthday to Us!

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The 2013-14 Centennial Season officially began on June 21, 2013, with a free concert honoring the exact 100th birthday of the orchestra. This milestone celebration—complete with fireworks—attracted an amazing audience of 17,000 to Miller Outdoor Theatre. Houston Symphony media partners KTRK Channel 13 and Classical 91.7 KUHA FM reached another 250,000 people through live television and radio broadcasts of the program. The momentum and excitement of the blockbuster birthday performance continued with record-breaking attendance for the subsequent ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concert series at Miller Outdoor Theatre, concluding with the annual July 4 Star-Spangled Salute—and more fireworks!

1st Annual Day of Music Starts a New Tradition A tradition was born in the Centennial Season with the first-ever Day of Music at Jones Hall on July 13, 2013. The free day-long festival attracted 10,000 music fans—likely the most people to visit Jones Hall in one day! Five stages featured almost 30 community music groups performing everything from jazz to gospel and Japanese drumming. In between performances, patrons could enjoy food truck fare on Jones Plaza and flex their own musical muscles at harmonica clinics and the Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo. On July 12, 2014, this year’s 2nd Annual Day of Music continued the new tradition with six stages, more family activities and twice as many food trucks.

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Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude (center) with Centennial Ball Chairs Steve & Joella Mach (left) and Cora Sue & Harry Mach (right).

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Thanks to you, the Houston Symphony’s Centennial Season saw the most successful fundraising in the orchestra’s history. Nearly 5,000 individual, corporate, foundation and government donors helped the Symphony to record-breaking contributions of $16.4 million in the 2013-14 Season, including $15.03 million in operational support. Special events and related activities raised an unprecedented $4.3 million, including $2.6 million from the Centennial Ball—more than double the total of any previous Symphony Ball.

These numbers matter. Your contributions have provided the Symphony with a wonderful foundation to begin its second century of performing life-changing music. Thanks to every one of you who made the Centennial Season a spectacular success!

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Thank You for a RecordBreaking Centennial Season!

Looking BACK on the 2013-14 season

Also during the Centennial Season, the Houston Symphony saw a remarkable 28 percent increase in single-ticket sales over the previous season. Several highly acclaimed and well-attended performances helped to drive the increase in sales. In December 2013, cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s performance under the baton of John Williams was the highest grossing concert night in the Symphony’s history.

The landmark performance of Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand in May 2014 brought back Maestro Christoph Eschenbach for two unforgettable and powerful concerts. The Centennial Season also attracted large audiences for unprecedented multimedia concert experiences, including The Planets and The Earth—An HD Odyssey conducted

by Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the premiere of La Triste Historia.

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Concert Ticket Sales Soar

Student Concert Series Makes a Difference Music makes a difference in how a child’s brain develops, it helps the brain reach its full potential, and it even helps us learn non-musical concepts. To actively involve students with music in early life, the David Dewhurst Student Concert Series engaged nearly 43,000 students this year through three targeted programs. The newest program, Symphony Scouts, is designed for children ages 3 to 6 by engaging them through active listening, movement, singing and interaction with the performers. The Robbins Foundation Symphony Detective Concerts focus on developing critical thinking skills and incorporate the STEM curriculum for grades 1 through 3, while the Cameron Explorer Concerts reinforce the TEKS curriculum and STAAR testing for social studies through hour-long school-day concerts for students in grades 4 through 6. To learn more about our low-cost student concerts and educational resources, contact musicmatters@houstonsymphony.org.

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Thousands Enjoy Summer Neighborhood Concerts This summer, the Houston Symphony continued its commitment to the community with its annual Summer Neighborhood Concert series (formerly called Sounds Like Fun! concerts). Performed at 10 community venues during June, the free concerts reached nearly 7,000 Houstonians in their own backyards, including performances at the Chinese Community Center, Cinco Ranch High School, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and Ripley House Neighborhood Center. Led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz, the Summer Neighborhood Concerts are relaxed, dynamic and family-oriented. This year’s multicultural program included works ranging from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to William Grant Still’s “Afro-American Symphony.” Expect to see us out in communities across Houston next summer, and make plans to catch one of our many free concerts!

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Looking Forward to the 2014-15 Season

¡Bienvenido, Andrés!

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With excitement and anticipation, we officially welcome Andrés Orozco-Estrada as Music Director during the ¡Bienvenido, Andrés! weekend on September 12, 13 and 14. The celebration opens with a free community performance on Friday at Miller Outdoor Theatre (broadcast live on ABC13), followed on Saturday by the Opening Night Gala at The Corinthian and Jones Hall.

British trumpet soloist Alison Balsom will perform at the Opening Night Concert that features Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition (broadcast live on Classical 91.7 FM). On Sunday, the celebration closes with a free community performance at Jones Hall—titled “Fiesta Sinfonica Con Andrés” —in salute to Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Building Connections through Music

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Not only do we look forward to the flourishing relationship with our Symphony musicians that Andrés will continue to build during his Inaugural Season, we are invigorated by his emphasis on the many other relationships that contribute to the rich experience of orchestral music. Connections among conductor, musicians, composers and audiences are all essential to this experience.

To build and nurture these connections, Andrés’ Inaugural Season introduces several fresh programming concepts. The three-concert “Musically Speaking with Andrés” series will allow conductor, musicians and audience members to explore the music collectively in an intimate, fun and interesting format. Think of Andrés as your tour guide!

Also this season, Andrés commences a three-year cycle of Beethoven’s nine symphonies with performances of Symphonies No. 1, 4 and 5 in November. Composer cycles are a thoughtful approach to not only strengthen musicians’ connection with each composer, but to also develop and refine the communication between conductor and musicians. Truly magical moments are in store when conductor and musicians share a unified vision of a composer’s body of work!

And with the world premiere of a commissioned work in September, Karnavalingo, the Houston Symphony commences a three-year association with Composer-inResidence Gabriela Lena Frank. Our association with Frank will foster connections among the composer, orchestra, conductor and audiences so that we may all experience her exciting new work together.

Looking Forward to the 2014-15 Season

Lang Lang Joins Andrés—One Night Only!

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No contemporary artist has made more of an impact on the classical music world than Lang Lang. He has ascended to enormous popularity and has earned nicknames such as the classical music “rock star” by The Wall Street Journal and landed a coveted spot on Time magazine’s list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.”

Lang Lang, who plays with dazzling technique and charisma, has been characterized for his “sensitive” yet “deeply human” performances and brings his colossal talent to Jones Hall to help close out the 2014-15 season on May 12, 2015.

Broadway star Sutton Foster

Principally Pops

Family Concerts A lifelong love of music begins by joining Associate Conductor Robert Franz and the Houston Symphony on Saturday mornings! This season’s Family Concerts include “African Safari with Music from The Lion King,” “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with narrator Mirron Willis, “Star Wars and More!” and “School House Rock!” Each 50-minute concert is held at Jones Hall on Saturday mornings with two start times: 10 am and 11:30 am.

Learn more at www.houstonsymphony.org, including details about subscription packages starting at $54.

In his 15th season as Principal Pops Conductor, Michael Krajewski will continue to delight audiences with his clever humor and entertaining programs. In the season opener, Mike conducts the orchestra in a performance with Tony Award®-winner Jason Alexander. The evening of music and laughs will be Alexander’s first-ever symphonic performance in Texas, and it will include songs from Broadway’s Music Man, Pippin and Merrily We Roll Along.

Mike brings his magic touch to five more performances with the Houston Symphony this season, including “Ragtime, Blues & All That Jazz,” featuring powerful trumpeter Byron Stripling; “Blockbuster Film Scores,” including music of Forrest Gump, Titanic and Avatar; “U.K. Rocks: From the Beatles to Adele” and “The PAINTJAM Concert Experience,” featuring internationally acclaimed Houston-based speed painter Dan Dunn.

And of course, make plans to ring in the holiday season with Mike’s annual “Very Merry Pops” in December!

Conductor Steven Reineke also returns this year for two must-see Pops performances. Along with singer/ comic Nicole Parker from MADtv, Steven will celebrate some of television’s most memorable music in September with “TV’s Greatest Hits.” In January, “triple threat” and Tony Award®-winning singer, actress and dancer Sutton Foster, who starred in Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes and Shrek: The Musical, joins Steven and the orchestra in a powerhouse song and dance extravaganza that is not to be missed!

The 2014-15 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at Jones Hall series is generously supported by presenting sponsor BBVA Compass.

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Donor Appreciation Concert Andrés Franco, conductor Thursday, August 28, 2014 7:30 pm

Jones Hall

Rossini Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67 I Allegro con brio

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Barber Adagio for Strings

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Bizet/E. Guiraud Selections from Suites from Carmen Les toreadors: Allegro Prélude: Andante moderato— Aragonaise: Allegro vivo Habanera: Allegretto quasi Andantino Chanson du toreador: Allegro molto moderato Danse bohème: Andantino quasi Allegretto

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Dvorˇák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95 (From the New World) II Largo

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Wagner/W. Hutschenruyter The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre Copland Hoedown from Rodeo

This concert is made possible in part by the generous support of:

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Donor Appreciation Concert Houston Symphony Says ‘Thank You’—with Music!

In this evening’s one-night-only Donor Appreciation Concert, the music for the program was chosen, not by the orchestra’s artistic leadership, but by you. This concert is the Symphony’s special way of thanking supporters for your record-breaking Annual Fund contributions, totaling $10.7 million, during the 2013-14 Centennial Season.

The concert is the brainchild of Mark Hanson—in fact, he’s wanted to honor donors with such a concert since arriving as the Houston Symphony’s Executive Director and CEO in 2010. “Donors are the lifeblood of the Symphony,” says Mark. “Our donors are passionate and knowledgeable about symphonic music. They have assembled a wonderful program for August 28, and we look forward to expressing our thanks through this special performance.”

An initial list of 20 pieces was assembled by Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning, and Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming. Donors voted online or by phone and identified up to five pieces they wanted to hear. The six pieces that garnered the greatest response were programmed for the concert.

The Donor Appreciation Concert caps off a busy slate of exclusive donor events throughout the Centennial Season. For instance, on November 22, famed percussionist and Houston Symphony guest artist Colin Currie gave an onstage demonstration and hosted a Q&A session for 130 Symphony supporters. On February 15, members of the Legacy Society, donors who have made provisions for the Symphony in their estate plans, experienced a special afternoon with beloved pianist Emanuel Ax. Also, donors were invited to an intimate panel conversation on April 9 about Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony (Symphony of a Thousand), one of the most epic compositions for the orchestral repertoire.

The Houston Symphony thanks everyone who made the Annual Fund a wonderful success in the Centennial year. And thank you for letting us show our appreciation. Your support has allowed the orchestra to enrich the lives of more than 333,000 Houstonians during our 100th season. Our Donor Appreciation Concert is in your honor, and we hope you enjoy it.

For information on how to contribute to the Houston Symphony’s Annual Fund, please contact Darryl de Mello, Associate Director, Annual Fund, at (713) 337-8529 or darryl. demello@houstonsymphony.org.

BiographY ANDRÉS FRANCO, conductor Recently promoted to resident conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of its summer festival, Concerts in the Garden, Andrés Franco has established himself as a conductor to watch. Along with a re-engagement with the Houston Symphony last season, other highlights include debuts with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, The Sphinx Virtuosi, Lake Forest Symphony and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia.

A frequent guest conductor of orchestras and music festivals in the United States, Europe and South America, he formerly served as music director of the Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City (2004-2010) and as Leonard Slatkin’s assistant conductor during finals of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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of Latin American music. Equally committed to educating young musicians, he has led the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra and served, during a sabbatical year replacement, as director of the Texas Christian University Symphony.

Born into a musical family, Andrés Franco began piano studies with his father, Jorge Franco, and later worked with Van Cliburn Gold Medalist José Feghali. He holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, as well as master’s degrees in piano performance and conducting from Texas Christian University.

He lives in Fort Worth with his wife, Victoria Luperi, principal clarinetist in the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

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CHARLES HAUSMANN, director Dr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986. He has prepared the group for more than 600 concerts, led them on numerous tours to Mexico and Europe and worked with 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 graduate choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music since 1985, Hausmann supervises the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting, teaches choral conducting and literature and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir.

An active church musician, he has conducted church choirs in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. He currently serves as director of Choral Music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston where he led the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (Spring 2008).

He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, appearing as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, and performed Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Support the Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment supports activities that enrich Houston’s musical life and enhance the high professional standards of the all-volunteer Chorus.

For more on how you can help ensure the artistic future of the Chorus, call Darryl de Mello, Associate Director, Annual Fund, at (713) 3378529 or visit hschorus.org.

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Charles Hausmann, Director Betsy Cook Weber, Director Designate Sarah Berggren Chorus Manager First Soprano Ramona Alms Sarah Berggren Robyn Branning Alicia Cox Konstantina Dimitropoulou Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Tokiko Kato Sarah Keifer Gillian Kruse Kat Kunz Lena Lowe Pam Magnuson Janet Menzie Theresa Olin** Amy Rebenack Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Beth Slaughter Lisa Trewin Heidi Walton Beth Weidler Pam Wilhite Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic* Anne Campbell Diana Candida Christine Crespo Chelsea Curto Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Kellie Garden Andrea Gonzales Debbie Hannah Allison (Ally) Hard* Megan Henry Yukiko Iwata Jaclyn Jerz Natalia Kalitynska Sapna Kumar Hojung Lee Carol Ostlind* Jennifer Paulson Linda Peters Belinda Rossiter** Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Megan Kennedy Shedden Elizabeth Snelling Paige Sommer Veronica Stevens Cecilia Sun Suzanne Thacker Alisa Tobin Nancy Vernau

Scott Holshouser Accompanist First Alto Krista Borstell Pat Bumpus Barbara Bush Cyndi Cameron Nancy Christopherson Rochella Cooper Lorri Curto Corita Dubose Christine Economides Mary Gahr Susan Hall* Linda Herron Judy Hill Holly Johnson Berma Kinsey Cindie Lavenda Joyce Lewis Marie Parisot Linda Renner Carolyn Rogan June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Shelby Stratmann Vicki Westbrook Kat White** Patsy Wilson

Richard Field Robert Gomez* Donald Howie Francisco Izaguirre Kevin Lewis Darrell Mayon Jim Moore Peter Peropoulos Douglas Rodenberger Gottfried Schiller David Schoen* Tony Sessions Charles Thornburg

Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams* Sarah Clark Evelyn Clift Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Dana Dupont Rachel El-Saleh Patience Ettaya Katura Gilmore** Thi Ha Denise Holmes Catherine Howard Lois Howell Donna Jerz Kali Jett Miriam Lenon Crystal Meadows Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Linda Richardson Billie Roark Holly Soehnge Mary Voigt Carolee Weber Bonnie Wilson Kaye Windel-Garza

First Bass Steve Abercia Jonathan Aigner Joe Anzaldua Rich Arenschiedlt Justin Becker Eldo Bergman Brandon Bingham Claude Bitner John Bond Bruce Boyle Peter Christian Paul Davis David Doerr Steve Dukes Will Hailey Scott Hassett Stephen James Max Locher Ken Mathews* Will McCallum Gary Scullin Mark Standridge Sam Stengler Paul Van Dorn Michael Vaughn Joe Villareal Kevin Wallace Sean Warley**

First Tenor Adam Britcher** Robert Browning James Carazola Patrick Drake

Second Tenor Bob Alban Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers Donn Dubois Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert John Grady Craig Hill Michael McCarver** Will Mize Greg Railsback Dewell Springer Lee Williams

Second Bass Wilton Adams Bill Cheadle John Colson

Tony Sessions Librarian Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David Fox Mike Gilbert Matt Henderson* George Howe Cletus Johnson Nobuhide Kobori Alan MacAdams Bryan McMicken Scott Mermelstein Bill Parker John Proffitt Doug Sander Eric Skelly James Wilhite** *Council Member **Section Leader Member s of A July 1, 2014

Symphony Society Board Executive Committee President Robert A. Peiser

Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson

Immediate Past President Robert B. Tudor III

Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby

President Elect and Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers and Special Events Mary Lynn Marks

Vice President, Community Partnerships Donna Shen

Vice President, Education Billy McCartney

Vice President, Development Jerome Simon

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Adam Dinitz, Orchestra Representative Vicki West, President, Houston Symphony League Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Stacey Spears, Assistant Secretary Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair

Vice President, Finance Anthony Bohnert Vice President, Popular Programming Danielle Batchelor Vice President, Marketing and Communications Gloria G. Pryzant President, Endowment Steven P. Mach

At-Large Members Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janet Clark Gene Dewhurst Helen Shaffer Jim R. Smith

Governing Directors Graham Baker * Janice H. Barrow Danielle Batchelor Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Donna Josey Chapman Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Audrey Cochran Ryan Colburn Scott Cutler Andrew Davis

Trustees

Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Barbara Burger Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington John Caley Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso * John T. Cater Evan Collins Mark Day Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early

Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil John Esquivel Kelli Cohen Fein Tom Fitzpatrick Julia Frankel David Frankfort Ronald G. Franklin Allen Gelwick Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Gary L. Hollingsworth

Brian James Joan Kaplan * Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit * Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann * Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Jackie Wolens Mazow Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers

Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Donna Shen Jerome Simon Jim R. Smith Miles Smith Jim Stein * Mike S. Stude

William J. Toomey III * Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Judith Vincent Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Robert Weiner * Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe Scott Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Cindy Deere Azar Delpassand Ronald DePinho Tracy Dieterich Craig A. Fox Mary Fusillo Evan Glick Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect Kathleen Hayes Marianne Ivany Catherine Kaldis I. Ray Kirk Carlos J. Lopez

Carolyn Mann Michael Mann Judy Margolis John Matzer III * Gene McDavid Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff Janet Moore Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Dana Ondrias John Onstott Edward Osterberg Jr.

Chester M. Pitts II Greg Powers Roman F. Reed Gabriel Rio Richard Robbins * J. Hugh Roff Jr. * Michael E. Shannon Robert Sloan Jule Smith David Stanard David Tai L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps Andrew Truscott

Art Vivar Vicki West James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams Frank Yonish

Ex-Officio Adam Dinitz Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Patience Myers Brinton Averil Smith Stacey Spears

Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III 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 Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Susan Osterberg Kelli Cohen Fein PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE Houston Symphony League BaY AREA Fran Strong Selma Neumann Julia Wells Dagmar Meeh Priscilla Heidbreder Harriett Small Nina Spencer Elizabeth Glenn

* Life Trustee Ebby Creden Charlotte Gaunt Norma Brady Cindy Kuenneke Helen Powell Sharon Dillard Diane McLaughlin Roberta Liston Suzanne Hicks Sue Smith Shirley Wettling Jo Anne Mills Phyllis Molnar Pat Bertelli Emyre B. Robinson Dana Puddy Angela Buell Pat Brackett Joan Wade Yvonne Herring Deanna Lamoreux Glenda Toole Carole Murphy Patience Myers

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

Trustees Michael Mithoff Alexandra Pruner

Steven P. Mach, President

Jesse B. Tutor Fredric A. Weber

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525, or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521. The Houston Symphony acknowledges with deep gratitude the following individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who have supported the Endowment.

General Endowment Funds that support operational and annual activities: Accenture (Andersen Consulting) Fund AIG American General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bahr Fund Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Fund The Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund Jane & Robert Cizik Fund Mr. Lee A. Clark Fund Cooper Industries, Inc. Fund Gene & Linda Dewhurst Fund DuPont Corporation Fund Elkins Charitable Trust Agency Fund The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund William Stamps Farish Fund Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Fund George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Fund Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Fund Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Fund Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Fund Martha Kleymeyer Fund Rochelle & Max Levit Fund Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Fund

M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Fund Jay & Shirley Marks Fund Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Fund/The Marks Charitable Foundation Marian & Speros Martel Foundation Fund Barbara & Pat McCelvey Fund The Menil Foundation Fund Monroe Mendelsohn Jr. Estate Sue A. Morrison & Children Fund National Endowment for the Arts Fund Stewart Orton Fund Papadopoulos Fund Nancy & Robert Peiser Fund Rockwell Fund, Inc. Fund Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Fund Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp Fund Mr. & Mrs. Matt K. Schatzman Fund The Schissler Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Fund Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Fund Texas Eastern Fund Dorothy Barton Thomas Fund Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Fund Dede & Connie Weil Fund The Wortham Foundation Fund Anonymous (5)

Designated funds to support annual performance activity: The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund endowed in memory of Gus S. & Lyndall F. Wortham

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Houston Symphony Endowment Endowed Chairs to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: Janice & Thomas Barrow Chair: Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello Roy & Lillie Cullen Chair: Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director designate Fondren Foundation Chair: Qi Ming, assistant concertmaster General Maurice Hirsch Chair: Aralee Dorough, principal flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair: Eric Halen, associate concertmaster Max Levine Chair: Frank Huang, concertmaster Cornelia & Meredith Long Chair: Assia Dulgerska, assistant concertmaster George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair: Mark Hughes, principal trumpet Tassie & Constantine S. Nicandros Chair: Alexander Potiomkin, bass clarinet Lucy Binyon Stude Chair: Jonathan Fischer, principal oboe Winnie Safford Wallace Chair Endowed funds to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund Endowed funds to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Selma S. Neumann Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Endowed funds to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects: The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund Houston Symphony Endowment continues on next page

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Houston Symphony Endowment Endowed funds to support access and expand geographic reach: The Alice & David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert fund for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund Endowed funds to support electronic media initiatives: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives Legacy commitments through The Brown Foundation Challenge to support artistic excellence: Janet F. Clark Gloria Goldblatt Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair: Wayne Brooks, principal viola Ms. Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Anonymous (1) Leadership gifts of working capital provided as part of the Campaign for the 20th Century, Campaign for Houston Symphony and My Houston, My Symphony – Campaign for a Sound Future: Hewlett Packard Company Fund The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Neva Watkins West Fund Gift in memory of Winifred Safford Wallace for the commission of new works

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more

As of May 31, 2014 Mr. Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Joyce & David Fox Robert Lee Gomez Christina & Mark Hanson Nobuhide Kobori Alan L. McAdams & Vicki L. Colvin Dr. William McCallum Bryan & Vickie McMicken David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Rio Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sommer Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite

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THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR FUND

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The New Music Director Fund supports the concert activities of Andrés Orozco-Estrada in his year as Music Director Designate (2013-14 Centennial Season) and his first years as Music Director of the Houston Symphony (2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons). Orozco-Estrada was appointed in January 2013 and is a young, dynamic conductor who radiates charm and energy both on and off the podium. He is the orchestra’s first Hispanic music director.

For information on how to become involved, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Janice H. Barrow Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Barbara & Pat McCelvey Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

CHIEF CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC DIRECTORS

Julien Paul Blitz

Sir John Barbirolli

Paul Bergé

André Previn

Uriel Nespoli

Lawrence Foster

Frank St. Leger

Sergiu Comissiona

Ernst Hoffmann

Christoph Eschenbach

Efrem Kurtz

Hans Graf

Ferenc Fricsay

Andrés Orozco-Estrada

(1913-16)

(1916-18)

(1931-32)

(1932-35)

(1936-47)

(1948-54)

(1954)

(1961-67)

(1967-69)

(1971-78)

(1980-88)

(1988-99)

(2001-13)

(2014-)

Leopold Stokowski (1955-61)

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Centennial Angels As the Houston Symphony celebrates a century of music making, a core group of leadership donors are making commitments of $100,000 and above to recognize the significance of this important occasion and honor those who have worked diligently over the years to ensure Houston is home to a world-class orchestra. Centennial Angels understand the importance of philanthropy to allow the Houston Symphony to not only exist, but thrive.

To learn more or to pledge your support, contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

M.D. Anderson Foundation Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Brown Foundation, Inc. Chevron City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation ExxonMobil Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Houston Endowment Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Beth Madison

Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. George P. Mitchell Palmetto Partners Ltd./ The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Shell Oil Company Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Nancy & David Tai Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Alkek Williams The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Leadership Council donors have committed $45,000 or more in support of the Annual Fund, special projects and fundraising events over a three-year period ($15,000+ annually).

For more information or to pledge your support, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525 or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521.

Graham & Janet Baker Justice Brett & Erin Busby Janet F. Clark Mr. Richard Danforth Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Angel & Craig Fox Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies The Melbern G. & Susan M. Glasscock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange

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Ms. Nancey G. Lobb John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon Nancy & David Tai Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

EducaTIon and Community Engagement The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement activities. Each year, these activities impact the lives of more than 97,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for more than 140,000 Houstonians free of charge.

GUARANTOR - $100,000+ Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment John & Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods UNDERWRITER - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation The Elkins Foundation ExxonMobil Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund GDF SUEZ Energy North America Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III JPMorgan Chase Sterling-Turner Foundation

PARTNER - $15,000+ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts PATRON - $10,000+ East West Bank Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Nordstrom The Powell Foundation Schlumberger, Ltd. Vivian L. Smith Foundation BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation Swift Energy Company DONOR - $1,000+ Chester Pitts Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation

These programs are also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett and Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs The Richard P. Garmany Fund The Hearst Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation

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Houston Symphony Donors

The Sustainability Fund

The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund. Their extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411.

Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mrs. Kitty King Powell

Janice H. Barrow The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc. M.D. Anderson Foundation

Annual Support

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Ima Hogg Society, $150,000 or More Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Centennial Society, $100,000 - $149,000 Rochelle & Max Levit Beth Madison Barbara & Pat McCelvey Janice & Robert McNair Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

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Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society, $50,000 - $74,999 Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Donna & Max Chapman Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation

Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999 Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. John Barlow Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Todd & JoAnna Brooks Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.

Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Alice & Terry Thomas Ms. Judith Vincent

John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors John B. Onstott, Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Anonymous (2)

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck James M. Bell Mr. Ralph Burch Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. & Mrs. James Chao Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Richard Danforth Dr. Alex Dell Mrs. William Estrada Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Janet Gurwitch & Ron Franklin Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman

Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. Keith McFarland Stephen & Marilyn Miles / Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Melissa & Michael Mithoff Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Radoff Family Foundation Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Donna & Tim Shen

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 Lilly & Thurmon Andress Edward H. Andrews III Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Nancy & Walter Bratic Cheryl & Sam Byington John & Candace Caley Albert & Anne Chao Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Cindy & David Deere Dr. & Mrs. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Ms. Susanna Dokupil John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger

Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Carol & Michael Linn Marilyn Lummis Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant Ginni & Richard Mithoff Terence Murphree Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III

The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Ms. Kelly Somoza Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James Stein / Bank of Houston Paul Strand Thomas Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Dede & Connie Weil Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Nina & Michael Zilkha

Beth Robertson Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun David & Paula Steakley Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Janet & Tom Walker Dr. Jim T. Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Anonymous (1)

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Houston Symphony Donors Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500-$9,999 Josie & Joe Amador Frances & Ira Anderson Ms. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Ms. Terry A. Brown Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Ryan & Laurie Colburn Roger & Debby Cutler J.R. & Aline Deming Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.

Viviana & David Denechaud S. David Frankfort & Erika Bermeo Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Marianne & Robert Ivany Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Mrs. Ann B. Jennings April & Tom Lykos Mr. & Mrs. David Massin

Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Bryan & Vickie McMicken Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Cameron Mitchell Paul & Rita Morico Arthur & Bobbie Newman Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Rio Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Shirley Toomim Mr. Art Vivar & Dr. Jeanneth Castro Anonymous (1)

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000-$7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Judge Mary Bacon Anne Morgan Barrett Beth & Jim Barton Mrs. Mercedes Bass Michelle H. Belco Ruth White Brodsky Ms. Barbara Burger Dougal & Cathy Cameron Marilyn Caplovitz Rhona & Bruce Caress Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. William T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Coneway Family Foundation Mr. Larry Corbin Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Jennifer & Steve Dolman Mr. Robert Durst Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Stephen Elison Mr. Scott Ensell Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Eugene Fong Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Mr. Shane T. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Michael B. George Mr. & Mrs. Martyn Goossen The Estate of Aileen Gordon Dorothy & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Kathleen & Dick Hayes 28

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Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Mr. Ronald Holley Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Nina Andrews & David Karohl Nancy & Rich Kinder Mary Louis Kister William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Mr. & Mrs. Stevens Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. Bruce March Mr. William McDugald Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Harvin Moore IV Sidney & Ione Moran Sami & Jud Morrison Gerald & Barbara Moynier Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson David G. Nussman The Estate of C. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Schmidt Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo

Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Birgitt van Wijk General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Dr. David A. White Sue Trammell Whitfield Nancy Willerson Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Woodell Family Foundation Sally & Denney Wright Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (3)

Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

John & Pat Anderson Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Mrs. John Bace Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter H. Brown Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mike Cox Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Ms. Niki DeMaio Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Katie Flaherty Rauli & Danna Garcia

Houston Symphony Donors Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Jimmy Hubbell Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Ahmed Saleh Seth Williams Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Margaret & Brian Bravo Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Mike Cox Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz

Jennifer & Steve Dolman Evin Ashley Erdowdu Katie Flaherty Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Courtney Fretz Rebecca Gentry Michael A. Gonser Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Kristen & Steve McDaniel Jennifer & David Mire Sami & Jud Morrison Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Jo A. Simmons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Rachael & Jason Volz – A Fare Extraordinaire Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.

For more information, please contact Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving, (713) 337-8526.

Ms. Lucy Gebhart Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Ms. Michele Hebl Ms. Christine Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Ms. Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mark & Marilyn Hughes Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Mr. & Mrs. Carlos J. López Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mattix Mr. Derek Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mrs. Nancy Morrison Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Ms. Melissa L. Nance Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pacini Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Catherine Powers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Allyn & Jill Risley Anne & Dr. Richard Robbins Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Ahmed Saleh

Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Smith Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Susman Family Foundation/Ellen & Steve Susman Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. William Toomey III Ann G. Trammell Mr. & Mrs. Tyson Voelkel Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ware Ms. Joann E. Welton Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Seth Williams Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. & Mrs. Dan Yates Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Anonymous (3)

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$1,000 - $2,499

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mrs. Suzon Adam Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Mr. William J. Anderson Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Cristina & Tanner Bailey Ms. Regina Balderas Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Mr. & Mrs. J. Kirby Barry II Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Ms. Margaret Basu Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Eldo Bergman/Family Literacy Network Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud

Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mr. & Mrs. Chris Birdsall William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Brass Brian & Margaret Bravo Joe Brazzatti Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Dr. Maria Calcina Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. H. E. Carrico Nicole & Rueben Casarez Margot & John Cater Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Virginia A. Clark Mr. Robert L. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Mr. & Mrs. Ernest D. Cockrell II Jim R. & Lynn Coe Ms. Ellen T. Cokinos Mr. Mark C. Conrad James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Dr. & Mrs. Joe F. Crabb Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Katie & Harry Cullen Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Mrs. Catherine de Gramont Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Brian & Leah Del Signore Becky & Joe Demeter Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Bruce B. Dice Ms. Cynthia Diller Mike & Debra Dishberger Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Robert J. Doyle Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mrs. Dan L. Duncan Mrs. Deborah Dunkum Egon & Elisa Durban Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. Michael Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Elsenbrook Evin Ashley Erdowdu Annette & Knut Eriksen Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Erwin Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mrs. Fran Fawcett Peterson Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Mrs. Ronald Fischer Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Joyce & David Fox Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Courtney Fretz Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Genitempo Mr. Jim Gensheimer & Mrs. Rosanne Hudson Ms. Rebecca Gentry Mr. David K. Gibbs Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Morris Glesby Mrs. Barbara Goedecke Ms. Lisa Goetz

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Houston Symphony Donors Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Michael A. Gonser Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Gravenor Kendall & Pauline Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Melinda & Doug Groves Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Ms. Liz Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Marion S. Hargrove Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. John Havens Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mrs. Maureen Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Dr. Suzanne M. Hite, M.D. Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. Tim Hogan Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth John Horstman Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. Frank Huang Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Ms. Arlene J. Johnson Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Ms. Alisha Jones Mr. & Mrs. Carl Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Jimmy & Kaelyn Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Kremer Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Mr. Richard Lang Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Gerrit Leeftink Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane Ms. Joyce Lehrfeld Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Dr. Golda & Dr. Robert B. Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Ms. Cindy Levit Mr. & Mrs. Bob Licato Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. James C. Lindsey Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Renee & Michael Locklar Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. Paul F. Longstreth & Ms. Marilyn Maloney Mr. Alberto Lozano Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott Mr. & Mrs. Frederic V. Malek Mr. Michael Mankins

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Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Catherine & Matt Matthews Dr. William McCallum Linda & Jim McCartney Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Kristen & Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Ms. Judi McGee Mr. & Mrs. Martin McIntyre Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. McNeill Ernie & Martha McWilliams Mr. & Mrs. Prasad Menon Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Moen Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. David M. Monk Mr. & Mrs. William Morgan Sue A. Morrison Mr. William R. Mowlam Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Joe Murray Daniel & Karol Musher Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mo & Heli Nashef Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson Mr. Stephen Nicol Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mariloli & Marvin Odum Steve & Sue Olson Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. Jonathan Palmer Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson JoAnn & John Petzold Ms. Debra Phillips Mrs. Meg Philpot Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chester M. Pitts II Ms. Linda Posey Mr. & Mrs. James Postl Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. Patrick Quinn Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Ms. Ranelle Randles Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Dr. & Mrs. David W. Reininger Mrs. Linda Rhodes Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Ms. Lillie Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Mrs. Evie Ronald Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. Chadwick Royston Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Ms. Robin Russell Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Eric Schaeffer Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Donna Scott Mr. Joe L. Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. Don W. Shackelford Ellen Shelton Jo A. Simmons Mr. Ryan T. Sims Mr. David Siverling Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Steve & Judy Sohn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Carol & Michael Stamatedes Ms. Georgiana Stanley Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Ms. Joyce Steensrud Karen & Bruce Steffler Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Stephens Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. Mark Sullivan Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Barb Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Carol Tai Mr. Garry Tanner Glenn & Cay Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Jean & Doug Thomas Eric & Carol Timmreck Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Mr. Eddie Turner Mr. John Turner & Mr. Jerry Fischer Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Rachael & Jason Volz A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. H. Richard Walton Alton & Carolyn Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew White Mr. Brad White James & Pamela Wilhite Mr. & Mrs. William Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. Gene R. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Wizel Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright David & Tara Wuthrich Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Zarrow Anonymous (12)

Director $500 - $999

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Donalee & Noel T. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ahuero Mr. Adriana Aleman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Mr. Roy Allice Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ambs Ms. Sally S. Andrews Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. Henry Bair Mr. Bobby Baiva Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. Allen Barnhill Dan Barnum & Marilyn Lewis Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Dr. & Mrs. David Barry Ms. Bernice L. Beckerman Ms. Roberta Benson Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. Benedict Bertrand Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Bigman Mr. Philip Booth Chris & Ruth Borman Bob Frank Boydston Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Bozeman Ms. Margaret Bragg James & Dale Brannon Sally & Carl Brassow Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Thomas Nyle Britton Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. Kevin P. Brophy Mr. J. W. Brougher Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Mr. Kurt Brungardt Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Buck Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mrs. Charles Callery Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Steven E. Chancellor Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Ms. Irene Chang Mr. Michael Chang / Directron.com Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. David A. Cockrell Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Ms. Miquel A. Correll Sarah & Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mrs. Deborah Culp Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Nigel Curtlet Dr. Lida S. Dahm Ms. Joyce Dauber Masden & Lupita Davis Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. Joseph A. Dellinger Dr. Peter Dempsey James R. Denton Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. & Mrs. Paul Destephano Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Dokell Ms. Aralee Dorough Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Jean-Claude Dulac & Mrs. Nathalie Dulac-Forestier

Houston Symphony Donors Ms. Emma Dunch & Ms. Elizabeth Scott Mr. & Mrs. Bill Edgmon Mr. Paul Ehrsam Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. & Mrs. Billie Ellis Ruth W. Ereli Mr. & Mrs. James Etherton Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Robert H. Fain Jr., M.D. Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Fong Ms. Eleanor Fontenot Jessica Ford Mr. & Mrs. David Fortner Ms. Diane L. Freeman Bill & Diana Freeman Mr. Colin Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Ms. Josephine Gilmore Nancy Glanville Jewell Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mrs. James Goettee Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Mark Gordon & Mrs. Ilona C. Pall Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Ms. Adelma Graham Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. David M. Gray Jr. & Ms. Mary A. Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Steve Greenberg Mr. Gerald Greiner Mr. & Mrs. William K. Grittman Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. Brett L. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Russell Hamley Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. Christopher K. Harris Thomas F. & Catherine Mary Hastings Mr. Michael Heath Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. & Mrs. Jared N. Heindel Mr. John Heiny Dr. & Mrs. William Heird Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. David Hergert Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Donald & Rosemary Herron Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Susan Hodge Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. Scott Holshouser Patricia P. Hubbard Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Ms. Kimberly Isaac Ms. Kathy Jackson Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Randal E. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kaestner Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ketelsen Dr. James Killian Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon M. Kindall Dave & Laura Kirk Dr. Carolyn Kneese Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Nobuhide Kobori Ms. Deborah Kosich Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. & Mrs. David W. Kuenneke Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lachenmyer Ramille Law Mr. Bryan LeBlanc Mr. Manuel Lemelle Dr. Daniel Lemke Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Mr. Scott Link

Ms. Priscilla L. List Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Ms. Nina K. Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. Rocky Mafrige Ms. Barbara Manna Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk James G. Matthews Mr. R. Scott McCay Mr. & Mrs. Scott McCool Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGinity Dr. & Mrs. Robert McGlashan Ms. L. Dianne McGreevy Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. & Mrs. James L. McNett Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Jennifer & David Mire Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. James Moore Mr. & Mrs. Jim K. Moore Mr. & Mrs. James T. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy Ms. Dorothy Sharp Myers Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Ms. Amy Ng Ms. Khanh Nguyen John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Mr. Roel Olson Mr. & Dr. Michael Ondrias Ms. Judith Oppenheim Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Valerie J. Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige John E. (Sandy) Parkerson Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Jim & Arlene Payne Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penn Mr. & Mrs. Ed Perkins Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. Robert W. Powell Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Elias & Carole Qumsieh Agnieszka & Marat Rakhmatullaev Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Frederic Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Louisa B. Reid Margaret & Walter Rhodes Ms. Amy Richards Mr. & Mrs. Guy Ridout Ms. Ellen Rienstra Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart J. Jeff Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rockwell Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rossiter Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Ms. Kimberly Ruona Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. Robert Ryan Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Mr. & Mrs. Ramon L. Sanchez Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Cynthia Scanland Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mrs. Jennifer M. Schoppe Amanda & John Seaberg Ms. Elizabeth Shack Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack

Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shell Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. Eric G. Smith Mr. Jason Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sommer Mary Louise Spencer Ms. Crystol K. Spillars Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Mr. & Mrs. Jonathon Stewart Ms. Betsy J. Strong Mr. Alan Stuckert Ms. Kathy Suave Mr. Roger Suter & Ms. Lakessia Fry Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thacker Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Nancy & Peter Thompson Ms. Susan L. Thompson Mr. Matthew Thornton Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. & Mrs. Roger Townsend Mr. Roger Trandell Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. Charles Veith Ms. Laurette Veres Ms. Elise Wagner Mr. William Walker Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Warren Mr. Frank Watson Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Don & Linda Weinmann Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Kay & Doug Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mr. Dave Zinni Anonymous (15)

Principal $250 - $499

Ms. Natalie Abaunza Mr. & Mrs. Barry Abrams Mr. & Mrs. John Akkerman Dr. Genevera Allen Mr. Jeff Allen Mr. Justin Allen Mrs. Ramona Alms Ms. Dale Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Les Antalffy Mr. Gerald Appelstein Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W. Arend Dr. & Mrs. Martin J. Arisco Mr. Richard Arsenault David C. Askin Dr. & Mrs. Francisco Aviles-Roig Mr. & Mrs. David N. Ayre Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Mr. Kenneth Baker Mr. & Mrs. Randall A. Barta Mrs. Carole Bartz Mr. Frank Battaglia Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Beeley Noel & Pat Bertelli Dr. Gloria C. Biles Mrs. Berne Black Bonnie L. Siff & Ira J. Black Ms. Tara Black Mr. & Mrs. Tray Black John Blomquist

Dr. Jerry Bohannon Mr. Arno S. Bommer Anne & Edward Bornet Ms. Suzie Boyd Mrs. Patricia Brackett Mrs. Bobbi Brauner Dr. Juanita P. Bray Ms. Kim Brehm Mrs. Danielle Breitenwischer Mrs. Margaret Briggs Ms. Kathy Britton Richard & Robin Brooks Mr. Wayne Brooks Mrs. Leslie Brown Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Frank Bryan G. Sidney Buchanan & Nell Richardson Mr. James Bulger Mr. Philip R. Bullington Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Mr. Craig Burch Mrs. Dorothy Burge Mrs. Shirley Burgher The Gertz Foundation Mrs. Miriam Byrd Ms. Jana Calongne Ms. Sharon Cammack Dr. Dorothy Caram Mr. & Mrs. Luis J. Cardenas Jr. Mr. Terry Carius Ms. Katherine Carney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Carr Kathy & Gary Chandler Mrs. Maria Chao-Black Ms. Donna J. Charleson Ms. Anna Charlton Mrs. Ronghui Chen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Chernault Mr. Michael Chilen Mr. Kenneth Chin Mr. Jack Chosnek Dr. Diana S. Chow Jack & Margaret Cinque Mr. Mark Clavenna J. Clayton & J. Jones Ms. Carrie Colbert Mr. & Mrs. Charles Comiskey Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Mr. David Corry & Mrs. Farrah Kheradmand Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Ms. Patricia Cunningham Dr. & Mrs. Joel Cyprus Paul H. & Margaret E. Daffin Mr. & Mrs. Roland E. Dahlin II Ms. Barbara Davis Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Davis Mr. James V. Del Monte Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Doe Leland A. Dolan Dr. Donna S. Dolle The Dorniers Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Dossey Paul & Debbie Dougharty Mr. & Mrs. James Drummonds Mr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Dukes Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dunn Mr. Kevin F. Dvorak & Mr. Steve Toms Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Edelstein Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eicher Mr. Lynn Embrey Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Mr. Joshua Espinedo & Mr. Nathan R. Reedy Robert & Susan Estill Dr. Kenneth L Euler Richard Evans & Gloria Portela Ms. Martha Fagin Mr. Stephen Farley Mr. Walter Faulkenberry Barbara L. Faulkner Ms. Susan Feickert Ms. Sherry Feldman Dr. & Mrs. George Ferry Mr. & Mrs. Jason Fertitta Mr. William M. Findley

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. Edmund C. Fischer Ms. Norma Fisk Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fletcher Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. Phillip Freeman & Ms. Brandy Skillern Ms. Lee Friedman Janet & Mickey Frost Robert A. Furse, M.D. Ms. Sarah A. Galey Mrs. Holly Garner Mr. Bernardo Garza Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gassner Ms. Leslie Gassner Mrs. Karl Gautschi Mr. Chris Scott George Karen Ostrum George Mr. & Mrs. John Gerdes Mr. James E. Gerhardt Drs. Richard & Carol Gigliotti Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick D. Gillespie Mr. Charles J. Gillman William E. Gipson Mr. & Mrs. Ron Glenn Mr. Clifton A. Goldman Mr. Hemant Goradia Mr. & Mrs. Ned W. Graber Mr. & Mrs. William Granek Mr. & Mrs. Dick Gregg Jr. Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Gressot Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Grobmyer IV Mrs. Lynn Guggolz Ms. Nandita Guha Mr. Michael Haigh Ms. Carmen C. Halden Bill & Laura Hale Mr. Frank Handy Mrs. Kori Hardie Mrs. Karen Harding Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hawes Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Hawk Katherine J. Hayman Mr. & Mrs. William G. Heimlich Mr. & Mrs. Dean R. Hennings Mrs. Gloria Herman Mr. & Mrs. L.M. Hermes Jr. Fred Deen Herring Mr. Jeffrey Herring Mr. & Mrs. Mason Herring R.A. Herring Dr. Olive Hershey Mr. Flint Hindman Mr. & Mrs. John Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Hogan Jr. S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mrs. Marietta Hostak George E. Howe Mr. Donald E. Howey III & Ms. Laurie Meister Diane & Geoffrey Ibbott Mr. Craig Ignacio Marya M. Ingram Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Jim Jaax Mr. & Mrs. Edwin R. Janes Dr. Amanda M. Jarolimek & Mr. Larry Pfeil Dr. Margaret S. Jelinek Lewis & Dr. David S. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Don Jezewski Mr. Luis Jimenez Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Dr. & Mrs. Charles Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Johnson Mr. Raymond Jones Mr. & Mrs. James H. Jordon Mrs. Mary Kaeppel Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Ms. Connie Kao Dr. Catherine Karmel & Mr. Cyril Tawa Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Kendall Jr. Mr. Craig M. Kercho Mr. Matthew Khachaturian Robert & Mary Kimball Mr. Stephan Kinsella Mr. Robert J. Kirner

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Ms. Suzanne K. Klein Mr. & Mrs. John Klug Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Knupp Dr. & Mrs. Michael Koehl Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Rachel R. Krezer Dr. & Dr. Michael Kroll Mr. Quin Kroll Mr. Andreas Kronenberg Ms. Kristin Kruse Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Lance Mr. Paul Landau Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Landgren Ms. Yoka Larasati Mr. & Mrs. William Larsen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Latham Ms. Cynthia Lavenda Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Leach Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Zamora Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Liston Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Lively Ms. Melissa Lopez Mr. & Mrs. John L. Loudermilk Jr. Mr. Stephen A. Lubanko Louise & Oscar Lui Mrs. Mary Magin Ms. Michele Malloy Alessandra Ferrajoli & John Manning Mrs. D.B. Marchant Dr. & Mrs. George Marcom Mrs. Sonya Y. Markham Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Marten Ms. Dionella Martinez Mrs. Maria Martorell Mrs. Mariquita Masterson Mr. & Mrs. Steven W. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Murray A. McAndrew Ms. Cynthia McCartney Patrick McKinney & Alice Steele Barnett & Diane McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Archer McWhorter Mr. Guy W. Meaders Anne Schnoebelen Meixner Ms. Pamela Mencin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Joan K. Mercado Ms. Georgette M. Michko Dr. & Mrs. Gary E. Miller Mr. Jim C. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Ms. Patrice Mixon Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. Homer Mr. Aki Morita Suzanne Morris Mr. & Mrs. Justin Morton Ms. Joan B. Murphy Dr. James Murray Alan & Elaine Mut Mr. Dale Mykyte Mr. W. Martin Nicholas Mr. Keith Nickerson Mr. & Mrs. David Nolen Mr. Jay T. Norcross & Mrs. Elisabeth Z. Van Loan Mr. Emlyn Norman Don & Mary North Dick & Judy Nunn Ms. Frances Nussbaum Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ong John & Kathy Orton Mr. Steven R. Oster Ms. Carol L. Ostlind Chip & Julie Oudin Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Pagel Linda Popkin-Paine & Stephen Paine Ms. Divya Paralkar Mr. Paul Pardaen Robert C. Park Bill & Laura Parker Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Parker Dr. Corita B. Parker-Dubose & Dr. Ralph Dubose Dr. George Parkerson Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Ms. Nicole Peralta Mr. Scott Peregoy

Mr. John Perkins Mr. Christopher Peters Ms. Sara M. Peterson Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Lowell Pless Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Poole Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. & Mrs. Alexander I. Potiomkin Dr. & Mrs. William E. Powell Mr. Townes G. Pressler Loreta & Ronald Rea Vicki & J.B. Reber Robert & Anne Reed Ms. Leanna L. Reidy Linda A. Renner Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Ms. Carolyn S. Rhoads Mr. & Mrs. Phil Rice Ms. Carole R. Riggs Mr. Christopher Robart Mr. James Robin Ms. Mallory Robinson & Ms. Helen Dow Mr. Manuel Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosenthal Dr. Roger Rossen Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Rudy Ms. Mary Ruisard Mr. & Mrs. Mark Russell Mr. John Russo Mr. & Mrs. Jay Sandrich Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. Dan Schoen Jurgen Schroder Mr. Crystal Schultea Dr. & Mrs. Jim T. Schwartz Jean & Robert Schwarz Mr. Mandel C. Selber Vance & Jane Senter Ms. Paulina Sergot Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Sewick Ms. Stephenie Shapiro Ms. Harriet Sharrard Dr. Lynne F. Shepard Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Eugene & Aaryn Silva Ms. Jeanne Sims Mr. & Mrs. Gerald B. Smith Mr. Marcus B. Smith Dr. O. Glenn & L. Sue Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. W. Gilbert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Snodgrass Mrs. Lynn Snyder Ms. Sherry Snyder Mr. & Mrs. T. Don Stacy Mr. Robert L. Stark Ms. Caroline Starry LeBlanc Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Stein Dr. & Mrs. Martin Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. Robert Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Jim Stoa Mr. & Mrs. John Stofer Ms. Leah Stolar Rebecca Storey & Randolph Widmer Sharon & William Straight Mr. & Mrs. Ron Strawser Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Ms. Carolyn Tatge Mr. Robert M. Tatum Jr. Howard Tellepsen Jr. Mrs. Alisa Thomads Mr. Tom Thurman Mr. Bart Tichelaar Mr. Richard Tobin Mrs. Betty Ruth Tomfohrde Ms. Linda Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Marc Tronzo Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Tsuchida Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. Mead Turner Ruth & Torry Tvedt Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Ms. Patricia Van Allan Dr. & Mrs. Carl Vartian Ms. Maria Cecilia Vasconcellos Paul & Sherry Vaughan Mr. William VerMeulen Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Victor

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Voigt Mrs. Vera Vujicic & Dr. Jovan M. Popovich Mr. & Mrs. James A. Waggoner Dan Wainberg Mr. Lee Walker Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Ms. Sandria Ward Mr. Thomas Warden & Mrs. Becky Cottrell Dr. Nick Way & Dr. Orla McLaughlin Mr. Greg Wdowiak Mr. & Mrs. Tim I. Wegner Mr. & Mrs. Larry Weis Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Kathy J. Welch & Mr. John Unger Sarah Welch Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wells Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wheeler Mr. Clint Whitlock Carlton Wilde Daniel Willett Ms. Beth Williams Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Williams Mr. & Mrs. J. Alvis Williams Mr. & Mrs. Welcome W. Wilson Jr. R. D. Witshey Jr. & Candace E. Roberts, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wong Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Ms. Charlene Wright Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Wright Ms. Sarah H. Wright Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. Roy Wylie Mr. & Mrs. David B. Yates Dr. Byron York Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. York Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Nick Zdeblick Ms. Ruth Zeger Dr. & Mrs. Randy Zercher Anonymous (19) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 3,201 individual donors who gave up to $249 over the past year.

As of May 31, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

Houston Symphony POPS Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Sybil F. Roos Centennial Society $100,000-$149,000 Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Founder’s Society $75,000-$99,000 Darlene & Cappy Bisso Maestro’s Society $50,000-$74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Ms. Judith Vincent Concertmaster’s Society $25,000-$49,999 Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999 Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000-$14,999 Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman John & Candace Caley Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Cindy & David Deere John & Minerva Esquivel Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Terence Murphree Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500-$9,999 Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Roger & Debby Cutler Evan B. Glick Marianne & Robert Ivany Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Bryan & Vickie McMicken Paul & Rita Morico Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000-$7,499 Beth & Jim Barton Rhona & Bruce Caress Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. Scott Ensell Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Michael & Kelley Lang Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Terry & Kandee McGill Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Jean & Allan Quiat

Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999 Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Jeff & Pat Ponthier Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Patron $1,000-$2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Mrs. Sally Alcorn Mr. & Mrs. Don S. Aron Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Donald & Dottie Bates Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Mr. & Mrs. George Boss Ellen Box Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Richard & Marcia Churns Mrs. Midge Colton Mr. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Ann Currens Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Carol & Larry Fradkin Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mr. John Geigel Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Giardino Julius & Suzan Glickman Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Friends of the Houston Symphony Ms. Margy Keaton Rex & Marillyn King Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mrs. Nancy Lease Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Kathleen & Tom Mach Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Noble Mrs. Kay M. Onstead Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice W. R. Purifoy Judy & Bill Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mr. James L. Robertson Soren & Annetta Rose Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. Morris Rubin Ms. Cinda Schaffer Charlotte Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trinh Ms. Jeanine M. Van Wagenen Ms. Jody Verwers Dr. & Mrs. Bradley G. Wertman Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (4) Director $500-$999 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Allen Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Andrews Ms. Dorothy G. Blackwell Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown Ray Butler Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Dr. Cecil Christensen Ms. Julie Conner Mr. Warren Dean Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin John & Joyce Eagle Russell Egan Mildred & Richard Ellis Ms. Carolyn Faulk Sandra & Steven Finkelman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Grafton Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ms. Hope Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill Elizabeth & Bob Houston Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. Kent Lacy Dr. Monica Lett Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Ms. Doris M. Magee Ms. Karen E. Manyak Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora Joe & Ann Palm Mr. Kim Parker Esther & Gary Polland Mr. O. M. Rogers Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak James C. Stanka Ms. Judith Starr & Mr. Rigo Vannucci Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton Anonymous (5) Principal $250-$499 Ms. Gloria Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Austin Ms. Stephanie Ayala Mrs. Adele Barrier Mr. & Mrs. John P. Beall Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Mr. Walter F. Bell Mr. Vernon Bleeker Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel J. Braun Ms. Priscilla Brown & Ms. Mary T. Clegg Mr. Douglass Burns Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris W. M. Calvert Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Tim Dansby Mr. & Mrs. Abhoy Das Ms. Beverly Davis Ms. Kelly Dozier Mr. & Mrs. John Dunn Evelyn Earlougher Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ericsson Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Marilyn Farrell Mr. Don Ford Mr. Robert J. Giammaruti Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Mr. & Mrs. William L. Heim Mr. & Mrs. Robert Herman Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Sandra Smith Herzstein & Randall B. Herzstein Richard & Beverly Hickman Jess Hines Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Hurd Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kaufman & Dr. David Goeken Tempe & Gary Kitson Dr. George S. Knapp, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow Dr. & Mrs. Herman Lapin Mr. J. Stephen Lastrapes Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Mrs. Shawna Lloyd Shirley & Kris Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Malcolm C.C. Mann Mr. Robert Martin Mr. & Mrs. Clark B. McCleary Mr. & Mrs. John McDonald Mike & Mary McEvilly Mr. John R. McMillon Mr. & Mrs. David McRoberts Paul & Molly Mugnier Andrea & Sam Needham Ms. Kathryn O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Duncan H. Orr Mr. David B. Paul Mr. Floyd T. Pease Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Mr. & Mrs. David Regenbaum Theodore Rosen, M.D. Mr. Bobby Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. Joe Scharnberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Dee & Sharon Schrinner Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Schroeder Mrs. Joanne Shaw Mr. Jerry Siemers Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Smith Dave & Connie Smith Lois & David K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Smith Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Mr. & Mrs. William K. Smith Dr. Joan Stoerner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stuart Ms. Gaylene Taylor Lisa Van Stone Giering Mr. & Mrs. Berten Waggoner Larry & Cheryl Walter Rev. Paul B. Wehner Mr. & Mrs. George R. Williams Mr. Patrick Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Winckler Mr. & Mrs. Roland Wise Ms. Mary Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wolin Daisy Wood Anonymous (4) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 3,201 individual donors who gave up to $249 over the past year.

As of May 31, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

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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. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society—and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at (713) 337-8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Daniel B. Barnum Janice H. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Drs. Susan & Dennis Carlyle Sylvia J. Carroll Janet F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Randolph Lee Groninger Mrs. Gloria Herman 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, M.D. 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 Ms. Nancey G. Lobb E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. & 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 John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Bobbie & Arthur Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave B. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Geraldine S. Priest Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross

Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen Charles K. 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. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Jana Vander Lee Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Vicki West, in honor of Hans Graf Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Jo Dee Wright Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich Katherine & Mark Yzaguirre in honor of Betty & Jesse Tutor Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (9) As of May 1, 2014 sDeceased

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!

Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George

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Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Doretha Melvin 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 Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation and government partners that allow the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education and community engagement for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region. For further information on becoming a corporate donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev at (713) 337-8522 or agnieszka.r@houstonsymphony.org. For more information on becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Jennifer Schoppe at (713) 337-8530 or jennifer.schoppe@houstonsymphony.org.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY BUSINESS COUNCIL Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, MARSH Private Client Business Council Host Committee: Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Chase Brett Busby, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Ryan Colburn, Regions Bank Cindy Deere, Shell Oil Company Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Diversified Mike Doherty, Frost Bank David Frankfort, Deutsche Bank Ron Franklin, McGuireWoods, LLP Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies, LLC Mauro Gimenez, Russell Reynolds Associates Kathleen Hayes, Merrill Lynch

Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo Billy McCartney, Flat Rock Development, LLC Paul Morico, Baker Botts L.L.P. Dana Ondrias, Mann Eye Institute Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Parkton Group Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Stephen Pryor, ExxonMobil Chemical Co. Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC

John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass Jerome Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts L.L.P. (retired) William J. Toomey, BB&T Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse B. Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Beth Wolff Realtors Ed Wulfe, Wulfe & Co.

Corporate partners As of June1, 2014

Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above BBVA Compass * Houston First * KTRK ABC-13 Spec’s Charitable Foundation Guarantor, $100,000 and above Chevron ConocoPhillips * Houston Methodist Hospital * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM; News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation * PaperCity * United Airlines Underwriter, $50,000 and above * Baker Botts L.L.P. * BB&T Cameron International Corporation Cameron Management * The Events Company ExxonMobil Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America * Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company Kalsi Engineering Medistar Corporation * Rand Group, LLC Shell Oil Company Sponsor, $25,000 and above Andrews Kurth LLP Bank of America The Boeing Company * Bright Star Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Enterprise Product Partners L.P. * Gittings Houston Baptist University * Houston Chronicle JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center Marathon Oil Corporation McGuireWoods, LLP * Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Regions Bank * Silver Circle Audio * Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Vinson & Elkins LLP Wells Fargo Partner, $15,000 and above Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Bank of Houston Bank of Texas CenterPoint Energy * City Kitchen East West Bank Ernst & Young LLP Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Marine Foods Express, LTD. * Perkins+Will SPIR STAR, Ltd. USI Insurance Services LLC

* Crown Castle International Corp.

Emerson Enbridge Energy Company Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center Nordstrom Schlumberger, Ltd. Star Furniture * VRTC * Zenfilm Benefactor, $5,000 and above Barclay’s Wealth and Investment Management Beck Redden LLP Louis Vuitton Plains All American Randalls Food Markets Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy University of St. Thomas Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Patron, Gifts below $5,000 Adolph Locklar, Intellectual Property Law Firm Beth Wolff Realtors Boulware & Valoir Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC / La Esperanza Christian Foundation Marsh & McLennan SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc. * Includes in-kind support

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS As of June 1, 2014 Aetna Aon Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing

BP Foundation Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company

ExxonMobil General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard Houston Endowment

IBM ING Financial Services Corporation KBR Merrill Lynch NAACO Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus

Northern Trust Occidental Petroleum Phillips 66 Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.

IN KIND DONORS As of June 1, 2014 A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions

Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Elsie Smith Design The Events Company Festari Foster Quan LLP Gucci Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans Intercontinental Hotel Houston JOHANNUS Organs of Texas

John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin Pro/Sound Rice University

Richard Brown Orchestra Saint Arnold’s Brewery Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Singapore Airlines Staging Solutions Stewart Title The Events Company Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewelry & Antiques Versace Village Greenery Yahama

FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of June 1, 2014

Diamond Guarantor, $1,000,000 and above Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

Guarantor, $100,000 and above Houston Endowment The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation/Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Premier Guarantor, $500,000 and above The Brown Foundation, Inc. City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts

Underwriter, $50,000 and above The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation The Humphreys Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation The Robbins Foundation

Principal Guarantor, $250,000 and above Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation/ The Alkek and Williams Foundation City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

Sponsor, $25,000 and above Beauchamp Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation

Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above M. D. Anderson Foundation

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Partner, $15,000 and above Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Cockrell Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Houston Symphony League Bay Area Radoff Family Foundation Strake Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts

Supporter, $10,000 and above Anonymous The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation Petrello Family Foundation The Powell Foundation The Vaughn Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Benefactor, $5,000 and above LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Scurlock Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Patron, Gifts below $5,000 Diamond Family Foundation First Junior Woman’s Club of Houston The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation The Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation The Oshman Foundation Chester Pitts Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign