Houston Symphony Magazine — August 2015

AUGUST 2015

DONOR APPRECIATION ISSUE CONCERT PROGRAM: p. 20

Contents August | 2015

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PROGRAM

20 Donor Appreciation Concert

FEATURES

6 Letter to Patrons 12 Looking Back on the 14-15 Season 18 Looking Forward to the 15-16 Season

YOUR HOUSTON SYMPHONY

a look forward to the 18 Take 2015-16 season.

4 Orchestra and Staff 8 AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada, Music Director 9 Chief Conductors and Music Directors 22 Anniversaries

12 Take a look back on the 2014-15 season.

OUR SUPPORTERS

6 New Century Society 9 New Music Director Fund 10 Education and Community Engagement Donors 16 Symphony Society Board 24 Houston Symphony Donors 33 Chorus Endowment Donors 33 Leadership Council

for you: Mike Krajewski leads a special 20 Just Donor Appreciation concert on September 2.

On the cover Photos by Jeff Fitlow, Wilson Parish and Anthony Rathbun 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.

Our photographers captured several highlights of the 2014-15 season. Read more on page 12, and take a look ahead to the upcoming season on page 18.

Acknowledgements

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ORCHESTRA AND STAFF Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor 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 Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Anastasia Sukhopara* Evgenia Zharzhavskaya* SECOND VIOLIN Jennifer Owen, Principal** Rodica Gonzalez, Acting Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh** Mihaela Frusina Ruth Zeger Jing Zheng Martha Chapman Tina Zhang Amy Teare** Oleg Chelpanov* Michelle Black* Tianjie Lu* Annie Kuan-Yu Chen* 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 Jarita Ng CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton Louis-Marie Fardet

Steven Reineke, Principal Pops Conductor Designate Betsy Cook Weber, D irector, Houston Symphony Chorus

DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal David Malone, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Rebecca Powell Garfield*

TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Caroline Schafer* TROMBONE Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman

PICCOLO Rebecca Powell Garfield*

TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal

OBOE Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz

TIMPANI Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal

ENGLISH HORN Adam Dinitz CLARINET Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal Alexander Potiomkin

PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP Megan Conley, Principal KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal

E-FLAT CLARINET Christian Schubert

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Michael Gorman

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Shana Bey

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner CONTRABASSOON Micah Doherty* HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton

LIBRARIAN Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray STAGE MANAGER Kelly Morgan ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Position Open STAGE TECHNICIANS Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute ** On Leave

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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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programming David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Vicky Dominguez, General Manager Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Meg Philpot, Director, Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Artistic Anna Diemer, 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, Director, Annual Fund Noureen Faizullah, Development Director, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Sydnee E. Houlette, Development Assistant, Institutional Giving Irma Molina, Development Associate, Gifts and Records Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship Tyler Murphy, Assistant, Special Events Laura Neiman, Associate Director, League Relations Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer Martin Schleuse, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Rhemé Sloan, Manager, Research and Prospect Management Education and Community Programming Allison Conlan, Associate Director, Education Melissa Fuller, Education & Community Programming Assistant Emily Nelson, Education and Community Programming Manager Kaci Timmons, CityWide Grassroots Chorus Coordinator Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships Finance/Administration/IT Sally Brassow, Controller Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Desmond Robinson, Director, IT 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 Vanessa Astros-Young, Senior Director, Communications Kristen Bennett, PR Coordinator Jeffrey Block, Marketing Manager Sara Carr, Graphic Designer Calvin Dotsey, Digital Marketing Coordinator 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 Keith Nickerson, Managing Editor, Publications Sarah Rendón, Patron Services Coordinator Jacqueline Shumate, Marketing Manager Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Shana Bey, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kelly Morgan, Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Associate Director of Operations

CREDITS

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Keith Nickerson Managing 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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Steven P. Mach President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek WIlliams Chair

Now that our memorable and successful 2014-15 season—Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s first as our Music Director—has drawn to a close, we are excited to share some details regarding the corresponding fiscal year that concluded May 31, 2015. First, it is hard to believe this year marks the final year of our Five-Year Financial Plan, which has transformed the organization’s financial position. In total, the generous support of nearly 5,000 donors like you enabled the Symphony to raise more than $16 million, a record amount of contributed income. We are grateful for the incredible group of loyal donors, subscribers and patrons who make the Houston Symphony’s mission possible. Thank you!

While the year-end audit won’t be completed until early September, we are confident that the Symphony successfully balanced its overall budget for a fifth consecutive year. We extend our special thanks to Margaret Alkek Williams and Gary and Marian Beauchamp, who in the final two weeks of the campaign made significant commitments to the Sustainability Fund. This fiscal success was also made possible through some extraordinary year-end contributions from a generous group of Symphony Board members and donors who made gifts of $25,000 or more. This group included Jan Barrow, The Brown Foundation Inc., Clare Glassell, the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Foundation, Mr. Monzer Hourani, Rochelle and Max Levit, Cora Sue and Harry Mach, Christie and Billy McCartney, John Neighbors, Sherry and Jim Smith and Phoebe and Bobby Tudor. Together, this group contributed almost $2 million to ensure the 2014-15 season was a financial success. Further enhancing the Symphony’s financial stability, 20 members of the Symphony Board and donor family made multi-year pledges and commitments totaling almost $11 million in support of our new strategic plan, Vision 2025.

The arrival of Andrés as our Music Director led to record-setting Classical single-ticket sales, exceeding last season’s results by 11 percent. Additionally, the number of buying Hispanic households increased by nearly 8 percent and Millennial and Gen X households by more than 10 percent. The continuation of Robert Franz’ and Mike Krajewski’s tenures led to an increase in Family Concert sales by 29 percent and Pops sales that are already running 8 percent ahead for the coming season.

We applaud you—our donors—along with our talented musicians, chorus members and guest artists. We hope you will join us at a special Donor Appreciation Concert on September 2 (page 20). Again, 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 Margaret Alkek Williams Janice H. Barrow Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor The Honorable & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Robin Angly & Miles Smith The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

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Houston Methodist Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Laura & Michael Shannon Steven & Nancy Williams 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 John B. Onstott / Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Wells Fargo

ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA, MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his tenure in the 2014-15 season. He immediately established a dynamic presence on the podium and a deep bond with the musicians of the orchestra. Andrés carefully curates his programs to feature engaging combinations of classical masterworks paired with the music of today, significant artistic collaborations with composers and guest artists, and innovative use of multimedia and visual effects, all in order to make meaningful connections with the audience.

A natural communicator, Andrés will expand on this foundation in the 2015-16 season and plans to engage even more in direct conversation with the audience. Among his new initiatives will be “On Stage Insights with Andrés,” which will feature casual commentary by Andrés and soloists from the stage. On the recording front, Andrés and the Symphony are recording the last four great symphonies of Antonín Dvorˇák, the first of which will be released in fall 2015.

Andrés has also spearheaded a cultural exchange and partnership with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia.

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Andrés began his musical studies on the violin and started conducting at age 15. At 19, he entered

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the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied with Uroš Lajovic (pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky), and completed his degree with distinction conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein. Andrés burst on the international scene with two substitutions with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: the first, his debut in 2010, standing in for Esa-Pekka Salonen, and then in 2012, substituting for Riccardo Muti at the Musikverein. He has worked with the most prominent European orchestras, most recently the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Orchestre National de France and Oslo Philharmonic. In addition to his post in Houston, Andrés is chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. In the 2015-16 season, he will make his official subscription series debut with the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and he will become principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR FUND The New Music Director Fund supports the concert activities of Andrés Orozco-Estrada in his year as Music Director Designate (201314 Centennial Season) and his first years as Music Director of the Houston Symphony (2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons). Andrés, appointed in January 2013, 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. photo by julie soefer

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 (1913-16)

Sir John Barbirolli (1961-67)

Paul Bergé (1916-18)

André Previn (1967-69)

Uriel Nespoli (1931-32)

Lawrence Foster (1971-78)

Frank St. Leger (1932-35)

Sergiu Comissiona (1980-88)

Ernst Hoffmann (1936-47)

Christoph Eschenbach (1988-99)

Efrem Kurtz (1948-54) Ferenc Fricsay (1954) Leopold Stokowski (1955-61)

Hans Graf (2001-13) Andrés Orozco-Estrada (2014-)

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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 150,000 Houstonians free of charge.

GUARANTOR - $100,000+ BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Honorable 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 GDF SUEZ Energy North America The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The John P. McGovern Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company

SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Sterling-Turner Foundation PARTNER - $15,000+ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s Wells Fargo

BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation DONOR - $1,000+ Lilly & Thurmon Andress Diane & Harry Gendel Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation Cora Sue & Harry Mach Karinne & Bill McCullough Nancy & Robert Peiser Chester Pitts Foundation Tricia & Mark Rauch Texas Commission on the Arts

SUPPORTER - $10,000+ CenterPoint Energy East West Bank Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Symphony League Marathon Oil Corporation Symphony Scouts is supported by Cora Sue and The Powell Foundation Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily’s 13 years of Vivian L. Smith Foundation service as Director of the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programs.

These programs are also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: 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 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition Endowed Fund

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Looking Back on the 2014-15 Season

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Andrés’ Inaugural Season Wow! The theme of Andrés’ inaugural season, Conducting Electricity, was certainly not an overstatement. During his first season, Andrés cultivated a powerful artistic bond with Houston Symphony musicians that resulted in the many electric performances we have been so fortunate to experience—including Andrés’ first opera-in-concert performance with this orchestra of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, composer-specific cycles, including Part I of 3 Weeks of Beethoven and a strengthened collaboration with the Houston Symphony Chorus in performances of Mozart’s and Verdi’s Requiems as well as Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.

Andrés also introduced new and innovative programming elements, many of which connected audiences more deeply with the music and created ongoing, meaningful connections with increasingly varied and diverse Houston audiences. The 2014-15 season saw the debut of the “Musically Speaking with Andrés” series, in which Andrés and co-host Carlos Botero focused on a single work each evening to provide engaging commentary and often-entertaining role-playing. Devoted to bringing the love of orchestral music to a broader base of Houstonians, Andrés and Carlos presented an installment of “Musically Speaking” entirely in Spanish.

And Houstonians are definitely responding to Andrés’ inclusive style and artistic contributions. Houston Symphony Classical single-ticket sales have increased about 11 percent over the previous season. And, significantly, there’s been an 8 percent increase in Hispanic ticket-buyers.

Carlos Botero and Andrés Orozco-Estrada present the first “Musically Speaking.”

Women Composers Showcased Working within what is typically considered a male-dominated profession, Andrés introduced Houston Symphony patrons to musical works written by two important living women composers. California-born Gabriela Lena Frank was featured in three programs in the 2014-15 season, including a premiere of a composition created in honor of Andrés’ inaugural season. Frank also took up a two-week residency with the Houston Symphony to connect with Symphony audiences in the community. Another American female composer, Jennifer Higdon, was showcased in the Robert Spano-conducted concert in April 2015. Two of her orchestra pieces were featured: Concerto for Orchestra and blue cathedral, an emotionally-charged composition inspired by her younger brother who died of cancer. Both Frank and Higdon were present at the performances to provide insights into their works, as well as to emphasize the importance of new music in the repertoire of the Houston Symphony.

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Gabriela Lena Frank

Looking Back on the 2014-15 Season

An Amazing Fundraising Season

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Thanks to you, the Houston Symphony continued the momentum of our Centennial Season fundraising into the 2014-15 season. This support will allow the Symphony to report its fifth consecutive balanced budget as the organization completed the final year of its Five-Year Financial Plan. In total, the generous support of nearly 5,000 individual, corporate, foundation and government donors enabled the Symphony to raise more than $16 million, a record amount of contributed income, in support of our 2014-15 season activities. Further enhancing the Symphony’s financial stability, 20 members of the Symphony Board and donor family made multi-year pledges and commitments totaling almost $11 million in support of our new strategic Bob Peiser, Mark Hanson, Margaret Alkek WIlliams, Stephen Mach, Jesse Tutor plan, Vision 2025, following the plan’s unanimous approval by the Symphony’s Board of Trustees in December 2014.

We are especially grateful to Margaret Alkek Williams for her gift of $5 million, the largest gift from an individual to the Symphony in more than a decade. Her gift supports the Sustainability Fund, operations and the Houston Symphony Endowment to endow in perpetuity the Margaret Alkek Williams Executive Director/CEO Chair.

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6-8th grade students attend a Middle School Concert at Jones Hall.

New Student Concert Offerings CityWide Grassroots Chorus performs with the Houston Symphony at a Community Concert.

Community Concerts for Diverse Audiences Our Community Concert programming also broke attendance records this season, reaching nearly 8,000 diverse audience members at more than 10 venues throughout Greater Houston. The Houston Symphony’s recent emphasis on culturally specific programming for diverse audiences has clearly helped forge many new connections. In the 2014-15 season, this customized programming included a Black History Month concert that featured the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the CityWide Grassroots Chorus, as well as a Lunar New Year Celebration concert at the Chinese Community Center. Further, this year’s Summer Community Concerts were tailored by venue to include music reflecting Latino, Asian and African-American heritages.

This season’s David Dewhurst Student Concert Series engaged a record-breaking 55,000 students through several targeted programs. The 2014-15 season saw the pilot of our newest program customized for middle-school students. The Middle School Concerts at Jones Hall provide a full-orchestra experience for 6-8 grade band and orchestra students to understand the events and situations that have inspired composers throughout history to write music. We invite educators to learn more about the coming season’s Middle School Concerts, Robbins Foundation Lower-Elementary Concerts and Cameron Upper-Elementary Concerts at houstonsymphony.org.

We will also enhance our Upper Elementary and Middle School offerings with optional Pre/Post Concert Visits. Musicians from the Houston Symphony will visit classrooms and ensembles to explore curriculum crafted specifically to complement and strengthen the concert students will attend at Jones Hall. The students will see this musician before the concert, during the concert (where that musician will be performing within the orchestra) and after the concert.

For additional information, please contact education.community@houstonsymphony.org.

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Symphony Society Board President Steven P. Mach*

Chairman Robert B. Tudor III*

General Counsel Paul R. Morico*

Immediate Past President Robert A. Peiser*

Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude*

Secretary Barbara McCelvey*

Chair, Board Governance and Leadership Gene Dewhurst*

Chair, Finance Barbara Burger*

Chair, Strategic Planning Janet F. Clark*

Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby

Chair, Audience Development & Marketing Gloria G. Pryzant

Chair, Audit Anthony Bohnert

Chair, Community Partnerships Donna Shen

Chair, Development Jerry Simon

Chair, Education Billy McCartney

Chair, Pension Gene Dewhurst

Chair, Popular Programming Danielle Batchelor

Chair, Volunteers & Special Events Mary Lynn Marks

Immediate Past Chairman Jesse B. Tutor*^

President, Houston Symphony Endowment Jesse B. Tutor*^

President, Houston Symphony League Betty Tutor*^

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson*^

Music Director AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada*^

Musician Representative Adam Dinitz*^

Musician Representative Sergei Galperin*^

Musician Representative Mark Hughes*^

Assistant Secretary Stacey C. Spears*^ *Executive Committee ^Ex-Officio

Governing Directors Jan Barrow** Danielle Batchelor Gary Beauchamp Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Ralph Burch Barbara Burger Justice Brett Busby Donna Josey Chapman Janet F. Clark Michael H. Clark Ryan Colburn

Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. David Frankfort Julia Frankel Ronald G. Franklin Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Joan Kaplan Rochelle Levit, Ph.D.

Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann, M.D. Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Alexander K. McLanahan ** Paul R. Morico Kevin O’Gorman John Onstott Robert A. Peiser

David Pruner Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer ** Jerry Simon Jim R. Smith Miles O. Smith James Stein Mike S. Stude ** William J. Toomey II Robert B. Tudor III ** Betty Tutor **

Jesse B. Tutor ** Judith Vincent Fredric Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams ** Scott Wulfe David Wuthrich

Ex-Officio James Moore Gloria G. Pryzant Donna Shen

Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Meherwan Boyce Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso John T. Cater ** Evan Collins, M.D., MBA Andrew Davis Cindy Deere Azar Delpassand Ronald DePinho, M.D.

Tracy Dieterich Craig Fox Allen Gelwick Evan Glick Julianne K. Gorte Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect, M.D. Gary L. Hollingsworth, M.D. Marianne Ivany Brian James Rita Justice Catherine Kaldis I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Ulyesse LeGrange ** Carlos J. Lopez Carolyn Mann

Michael Mann, M.D. Judy Margolis Rodney Margolis ** John Matzer III Jackie Wolens Mazow Gene McDavid ** Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Janet Moore Bobbie Newman Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Dana Ondrias Edward Osterberg Jr. Chester M. Pitts II Greg Powers, Ph.D.

Gloria G. Pryzant Richard A. Rabinow Roman F. Reed Gabriel Rio Richard Robbins, M.D. J. Hugh Roff Jr. ** Michael E. Shannon ** Donna Shen Robert Sloan David Stanard David Tai Brian J. Thomas L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Andrew Truscott Art Vivar Margaret Waisman, M.D.

Robert Weiner James T. Willerson, M.D. Steven J. Williams Ed Wulfe ** Robert Yekovich Frank Yonish

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

Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Robert A. Peiser

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 Vicki West

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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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

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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

Ex-Officio Ting Bresnahan Audrey Chang John Esquivel Dr. A. Jan Taylor Lifetime Trustee **

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Looking Forward to the 2015-16 Season

Andrés’ Second Season

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In his second season with the Houston Symphony, Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada will build upon the excitement and momentum he established in his inaugural season. “In my second season,” explains Andrés, “I look forward to creating even deeper connections with a diverse community that has already embraced me from all corners of the city. I invite every Houstonian to experience a Symphony concert and allow their eyes and ears to see and hear the beautiful universe that is an orchestra.”

Continuing to feature engaging combinations of classical masterworks paired with the music of today, Andrés has curated a season that includes Part II of 3 Weeks of Beethoven, several works by Dvorˇák and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Paired with Mahler on the program for the first subscription concert of the season is the world premiere of an orchestral version of composer John Corigliano’s Stomp. Also this season, Andrés and the orchestra commence the second year of a four-year concentration on the symphonies of Charles Ives, considered by many an “American Original.” In October, Andrés conducts Ives’ Symphony No. 2. And to further build connections among composer, conductor, music and audience, Andrés launches a new feature with this performance—On-Stage Insights with Andrés—during which both he and the composer will offer insights and brief commentary about the music during the concert.

For On-Stage Insights with Andrés in March, we are excited to welcome back Composerin-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank. Andrés and Gabriela come together with our musicians to perform and present Gabriela’s viola concerto La Llorona, commissioned by the Houston Symphony in 2007 for our Principal Viola, Wayne Brooks.

Take the Houston Symphony Home with You The Symphony’s upcoming classical season will conclude with Dvorˇák’s Symphony No. 9 as part of the world premiere of The Cosmos—An HD Odyssey, the third and final film project in the HD Odyssey trilogy that began with The Planets and The Earth. Developed in conjunction with Duncan Copp, celebrated documentary filmmaker of projects for BBC, PBS/Nova and National Geographic, The Cosmos is set to the score of Dvorˇák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World, and presents breathtaking HD images from NASA of far distant galaxies, nebulae and other astronomical wonders from the Hubble Space Telescope. As with The Planets and The Earth, The Cosmos will be commercially released on DVD and Blu-ray.

In addition to The Cosmos—An HD Odyssey, we are involved in several new recording projects that will bring the Houston Symphony to even more music lovers. In a new partnership with Dutch recording label PENTATONE, Andrés and the orchestra are recording the last four great symphonies of Dvorˇák. The first recording, featuring the Seventh and Eighth Symphonies, is planned to be released later this fall.

Beyond commercial recordings, the Symphony will be heard in a series of six national radio broadcasts in conjunction with American Public Media’s SymphonyCast and Performance Today.

Locally, the Houston Symphony continues its broadcast presence on Houston Public Media’s Classical 91.7 with a weekly Wednesday night broadcast of Houston Symphony concerts from the current and previous seasons.

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Looking Forward to the 2015-16 Season

Community-Embedded Musicians Program

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Our Education and Community Programming team continues its vital mission to help people learn about and engage with music, making it a relevant and integral part of their lives. Earlier this year, the Houston Symphony announced a groundbreaking program to recruit four new string players as part of an initiative to embed musicians more deeply in the community and to better represent and serve the diverse population of Greater Houston. The four musicians will devote the majority of their time to off-stage education and community programs through individual and small ensemble work in schools, neighborhoods and health care settings. Their work will enable the Symphony to increase the quality and quantity of music education in Greater Houston, helping students develop essential life skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, teamwork and perseverance.

BBVA Compass POPS The upcoming BBVA Compass POPS season reflects talented guest performers and concert themes traversing beloved music of the last eight decades. Highlights include: Matthew Morrison from the hit TV show Glee; a world-premiere tribute to Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Carole King; a Centennial celebration of American legend Frank Sinatra’s birthday; Singin’ in the Rain—Film with Live Orchestra; and a Beatles tribute to the group 50 years after it first performed at the Sam Houston Coliseum in 1965. The season will conclude with a newly curated Houston Symphony show encapsulating three decades of rock, a compilation concert featuring music of bands and acts of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, in Journey, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac & More.

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Family Concerts A lifelong love of music begins by joining the Houston Symphony on Saturday mornings!

Our four-concert Family Series offers a mix of CONCERTS fun and thematic orchestral music to engage young minds. This season’s Family Concerts include Ghostbusters & Ghouls (on Halloween, no less!), A Frosty & Frozen Christmas, Superheroes at the Symphony and Dreams Come True—with music from The Little Mermaid. Each 50-minute concert is held at Jones Hall on Saturday mornings at two start times: 10am and 11:30am. This season, Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads three of the four programs.

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September 2, 2015

Donor Appreciation Concert Michael Krajewski, conductor

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 7:30pm

Dvorˇ ák Carnival Overture, Opus 92 Brahms/A. Parlow Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor Debussy/A. Luck Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque

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Grieg Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Opus 46 ca. 8 I Morning Mood: Allegretto pastorale III Anitra’s Dance: Tempo di Mazurka IV In the Hall of the Mountain King: Alla marcia e molto marcato Anderson/R. Wendel The Classical Jukebox

Vangelis/Mancini Theme from Chariots of Fire

Bernstein/M. Peress Overture to West Side Story

Horner/K. Kaska My Heart Will Go On from Titanic

J . Williams/P. Lavender A Tribute to John Williams

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donor appreciation Concert | september 2

Donor Appreciation Concert Thank You! On the occasion of our second annual Donor Appreciation Concert, featuring music chosen by our loyal contributors, the Houston Symphony recognizes you.

You played a significant role in the success of the Symphony’s 201415 season. It was Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s inaugural season and Mike Krajewski’s 15th season as Principal POPS Conductor, and it was an artistic success from start to finish. You also helped the Symphony be a part of the lives of more than 330,000 Houstonians last season, through spectacular performances, innovative educational programs and community engagement activities—while at the same time, balancing the organization’s overall budget for the fifth consecutive fiscal year.

None of this would be possible without the support of almost 5,000 donors—individuals, corporations, foundations and government partners.

Your contribution also supports the Symphony’s vision: to become America’s most relevant and accessible top-ten orchestra by 2025.

We’re glad you’re a part of the Houston Symphony family. Tonight’s performance is in your honor.

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MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, conductor Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. In addition to his position as principal pops conductor of the Houston Symphony, he serves the same role in Jacksonville and Atlanta and is the newly appointed music director of The Philly Pops.

As a guest conductor, Mike has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the San Francisco, Seattle and St. Louis Symphonies; the Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dallas, Pittsburgh and National Symphony Orchestras, and numerous other orchestras across the United States. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra; the Toronto, Edmonton and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras; the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Other international appearances include performances in Dublin and Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra as well as performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and this season’s debut with Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.

With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Michael furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors. He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography and solving crossword puzzles.

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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, commemorating years of service completed during the 2015–16 season!

Musicians 35 years Fay Shapiro, viola Ruth Zeger, second violin

30 years Aralee Dorough, principal flute Scott Holshouser, principal keyboard Mark Shapiro, double bass

20 years Brian Thomas, horn

15 years Anthony Kitai, cello Burke Shaw, double bass Bradley White, associate principal trombone Xiao Wong, cello

10 years Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello

5 years Frank Huang, concertmaster

Staff 20 years Chris Westerfelt

10 years Steve Wenig Jenny Zuniga

5 years Michael Gorman Mark Hanson Ana Rodriguez

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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.

Jane and Robert Cizik Sustainability Fund Challenge Grant

Thanks to a generous challenge grant by Jane and Robert Cizik, the Houston Symphony will receive an additional $500,000 if we can secure $2.7 million in new commitments for the Sustainability Fund by December 31, 2015. This will successfully close the $15 million campaign started in 2010. The effort to complete the campaign is being led by Bobby Tudor, Chairman of the Houston Symphony Society Board, and Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO. For more information on how to be part of this donor group please contact Mark C. Hanson at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp

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

Bert & Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Joella & Steven P. Mach

Sybil F. Roos Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams

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. 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 The Honorable & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Kitty King Powell Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

Centennial Society, $100,000 - $149,000 Mr. Monzer Hourani

Founder’s Society, $75,000 - $99,999 Robin Angly & Miles Smith Darlene & Cappy Bisso Joella & Steven P. Mach Billy & Christie McCartney 24

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Mr. John N. Neighbors Nancy & Robert Peiser Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society, $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Donna & Max Chapman Janet F. Clark Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Janice & Robert McNair Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Louisa Stude Sarofim

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

Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999 Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Todd & JoAnna Brooks Mr. Ralph Burch Ms. Barbara Burger Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Dr. Alex Dell Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Diane Lokey Farb Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel

Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Bert & Joan Golding 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 Carolyn & Mike Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan John & Bobbie Nau

John & Cynthia Onstott Dave & Alie Pruner Lisa & Jerry Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Nancy & David Tai Ms. Susan L. Thompson Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Anonymous

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000 - $24,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Ken Barrow Danielle & Josh Batchelor James Bell Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. & Mrs. James Chao Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Richard Danforth Mrs. William Estrada Martin & Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Franklin Jr. Janet Gurwitch & Ron Franklin Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb

Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. Keith McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Connelly T. McGreevy Stephen & Marilyn Miles / Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Melissa & Michael Mithoff Stewart Morris & Kay Shoppa In memory of Terence Murphree Maestro & Mrs. Andrés Orozco-Estrada Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Radoff Family Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Donna & Tim Shen

The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Ms. Kelly Somoza James Stein / Independent Bank Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tate Paul Strand Thomas Ms. Hallie A. Vanderhider Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mrs. Diana Wander Dede & Connie Weil Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Nancy B. Willerson Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Ralph Wyman & Jim Foti Thane & Nicole Wyman Nina & Michael Zilkha

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000 - $14,999 Frances & Ira Anderson Lilly & Thurmon Andress Edward H. Andrews III Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. Giorgio Borlenghi Mr. & Mrs. George Boss Nancy & Walter Bratic Terry Ann Brown Cheryl & Sam Byington John & Candace Caley Albert & Anne Chao Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice David & Cindy Deere Dr. & Mrs. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology

Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Ms. Susanna Dokupil Jennifer & Steve Dolman Archie & Linda Dunham Mr. Robert Durst Scott Ensell & Family John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Michael B. George Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Marianne & Robert Ivany, University of St. Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Beverly Johnson Dr. Rita Justice Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. James H. Lee Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Mischer Jr. Ginni & Richard Mithoff August 2015 25

Houston Symphony Donors Nancy Morrison Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Ron & Demi Rand Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III Roman & Sally Reed Gabriel & Mona Rio Beth Robertson Linda & Jerry Rubenstein

Susan D. & Fayez Sarofim Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun David & Paula Steakley Pamalah & Stephen Tipps Shirley Toomim John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer Birgitt van Wijk

Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Janet & Tom Walker Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Wands David M. Wax* & Elaine Arden Cali Dr. Jim T. Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Anonymous (2)

Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500 - $9,999 Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Josie & Joe Amador Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Dr. Karl-Heinz Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Ruth White Brodsky Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Dr. M.K. Campion David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Laurie & Ryan Colburn Mr. Andrew Davis & Ms. Corey Tu

J.R. & Aline Deming Judge & Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud Erika & S. David Frankfort Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton April & Tom Lykos Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Bryan & Vickie McMicken Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Dr. Cameron Mitchell

Rita & Paul Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Bobbie Newman Scott & Judy Nyquist Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Catherine Powers Radoff Family Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Truscott Mr. Art Vivar

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000 - $7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Nina Andrews & David Karohl Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Anne Morgan Barrett Beth & Jim Barton Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Michelle H. Belco Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Boesel Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Marilyn Caplovitz Rhona & Bruce Caress Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Coneway Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Larry Corbin Lois & David Coyle Janie & Carr Dishroon Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Dupre’ II Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner In memory of Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Stephen Elison Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Eugene Fong Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Mr. Shane T. Frank 26

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Mr. & Mrs. C. K. Garland Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Kathy & Martyn Goossen The Estate of Aileen Gordon Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Dorothy & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Marilyn & Bob Hermance Mr. Jackson Hicks Mr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha Holley Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Mrs. Ann B. Jennings Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Mr. & Ms. Dan Kellogg Mary Louis Kister Dr. Milton & Gail Danziger Klein, in memory of Renée & Benjamin Danziger William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Marc Laird 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 David G. Nussman Rochelle & Sheldon Oster Michael & Shirley Pearson

Capital Investments The Houston Symphony thanks the generous donors, who since 2012, have made possible infrastructure additions to further enhance the sound and quality of our orchestral performances: Beauchamp Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling and Portativ Organ The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano and Instrument Petting Zoo Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpano Vicky and Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite Beverly Johnson, Ralph Wyman and Jim Foti, and Thane & Nicole Wyman in memory of Winthrop Wyman Basset Horns and Rotary Trumpets Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Conductor’s Podium

Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels

Houston Symphony Donors Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Jennifer & Steve Dolman Katie Flaherty Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Sami & Jud Morrison Juliet Moths - Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Emily Paull - Louis Vuitton Alexander Robart Christopher Robart & Katelyn Bracksieck Ahmed Saleh Seth Williams Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Ann & Jonathan Ayre Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Margaret & Brian Bravo Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Pamela Brylski Jeff Caley Mike Cox Mandy & Rafael Diaz Amanda & Adam Dinitz Evin Ashley Erdowdu Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc.

Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Courtney Fretz Danna & Rauli Garcia Rebecca Gentry Michael A. Gonser Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Claudio J. Gutierrez Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Kathleen & James Jennings - BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Mackenzie Kemp Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Georgia Braun McBride Kristen & Steve McDaniel Cara & Tanner Moran Amanda & Justin Morton Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Jo A. Simmons Justin & Caroline Simons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk Norton Rose Fulbright Erin & James Stewart Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Glenn Taylor Candace & Brian Thomas Rachael & Jason Volz A Fare Extraordinaire The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.

For more information, please contact Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, (713) 337-8522.

Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Carol & Kamal Sandarusi Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. Wolfgang Schmidt & Ms. Angelika Schmidt-Lange Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Shidler Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Christine Smith & Ben Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Ms. Maria Cecilia Vasconcellos Sue Trammell Whitfield Ms. Barbara Williams Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Sally & Denney Wright Robert & Michele Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (5)

Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Gerhard & Birgit Adenacker Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice John & Pat Anderson Dr. Angela R. Apollo John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Mrs. John Bace Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Mr. John Blaisdell Mr. & Mrs. Murry Bowden James & Judy Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter H. Brown Pamela Brylski Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Nicole & Rueben Casarez Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Cleary Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Coleman Dr. & Mrs. Evan D. Collins Mike Cox Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Ms. Niki DeMaio Mandy & Rafael Diaz 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 Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mrs. Ronald Fischer Katie Flaherty Courtney Fretz Rauli & Danna Garcia Ms. Lucy Gebhart Thomas & Patricia Geddy Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herb Goodman Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Ms. Michele Hebl Ms. Christine Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Miss Maureen Y. Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hildebrandt Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Holmes Mr. & Mrs. John Hrncir Mark & Marilyn Hughes Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Jessica Q. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Jason T. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Chris Laporte Mr. Edward T. Lee Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Mr. & Mrs. Carlos J. López Kimberly Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mattix Mr. Derek Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Will L. McLendon Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Mr. & Mrs. Travis Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Olfers Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pacini Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Allyn & Jill Risley Alexander Robart Katelyn Bracksieck & Christopher Robart Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Ahmed Saleh Mr. & Mrs. Saib Saour Lori & Phillip Sarofim Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Hinda Simon Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Smith Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen

Ellie & Eric Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Standish Georgiana Stanley Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Susman Family Foundation/Ellen & Steve Susman Mrs. Mary Swafford Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. & Mrs. Van W. Teeters Candace & Brian Thomas Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. William Toomey II Ann G. Trammell Mr. & Mrs. Tyson Voelkel Dean B. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. Thomas Warden & Mrs. Becky Cottrell Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ware General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. Clinton Wetmore Dr. David A. White Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Mr. Jim P. Wise Ms. Beth Wolff David & Tara Wuthrich Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. & Mrs. Dan Yates Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Anonymous (4)

Patron

$1,500 - $2,499

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Ms. Sofia Adrogue & Mr. Sten Gustafson Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. Sandy P. Aron Ann & Jonathan Ayre Cristina & Tanner Bailey Mr. & Mrs. E. William Barnett Mr. & Mrs. J. Kirby Barry II Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Ms. Nancy H. Bihlmaier Jeb & Cynthia Blackwell Ms. Pam Blaine Mr. Jay Blinderman Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton / Boulware & Valoir Mrs. Linda K. Brahaney Margaret & Brian Bravo Joe Brazzatti Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. Jeff Caley Mrs. Charles Callery Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. Louise Carlson & Richard Larrabee Mrs. Mary Ann Carrico Margot & John Cater Virginia A. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Ernest D. Cockrell II Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. Mark C. Conrad Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Katie & Harry Cullen Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Dr. & Ms. Peter Dempsey Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Mike & Debra Dishberger Ms. Victoria Dominguez Robert J. Doyle Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Evin Ashley Erdowdu Annette & Knut Eriksen Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Paula & Louis Faillace Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Genitempo Rebecca Gentry Joan M. Giese Michael A. Gonser Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Claudio Gutierrez Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Ms. Liz Hampton Mr. & Mrs. John Havens Mr. & Mrs. William T. Heller IV Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Jeannette & Brodrick Hill Dr. Suzanne M. Hite Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Frank & Sarah Huang Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Johnson Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Carl Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ann & Sam Koster Jane & Kevin Kremer Mr. Marc E. Laborde Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Seth & Karen Lerner Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Mr. & Mrs. Bob Licato Mr. William W. Lindley James C. Lindsey Mr. Jeff Lippold Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Renee & Michael Locklar Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. Paul F. Longstreth & Ms. Marilyn Maloney Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott Mr. & Mrs. Frank Marx Catherine & Matt Matthews Mr. William L. Maynard Georgia Braun McBride Linda & Jim McCartney Kristen & Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Martin McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. McNeill Mr. Ronald A. Mikita & Mr. Rex Spikes Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. David M. Monk Cara & Tanner Moran Sue A. Morrison Amanda & Justin Morton Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Musicians of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Khanh Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell Mr. Reymundo Ocanas & Mr. Orlando Manzo-Ocanas

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Mr. & Mrs. John Oehler Steve & Sue Olson Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. Jonathan Palmer Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Peter & Nina Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Bob G. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Chester M. Pitts II Ms. Linda Posey Mr. & Mrs. James Postl Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Clinton & Leigh Rappole Ms. Natalia Rawle Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Kent Rutter & David Baumann Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Eric Schaeffer Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Donna Scott Mr. Victor E. Serrato Jo A. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Justin Simons Mr. Geoff Simpson Mr. David Siverling Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Steve & Judy Sohn Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Karen & Bruce Steffler Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Erin & James Stewart Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. Navin Subramanian & Dr. Melissa Dupree Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Mr. & Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Taghdisi Carol Tai Glenn Taylor Eric & Carol Timmreck Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Rachael & Jason Volz / A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Mr. H. Richard Walton Mr. & Mrs. Brad Wander Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. & Mrs. Andrew White James & Pamela Wilhite Loretta & Lawrence Williams Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Wizel Ms. Susan Wood Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (5)

Director $1,000 - $1,499

Mrs. Suzon Adam Marcia & Ed Ambs Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Mr. William J. Anderson Ms. Anna Arispe & Mr. John Reger Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Ms. Regina Balderas Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Ms. Margaret Basu Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Eldo Bergman/Family Literacy Network Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Mr. & Mrs. Chris Birdsall Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bowden Bob Frank Boydston Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Brass Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Dr. Maria Calcina Mrs. Ann Cavanaugh Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Dr. & Mrs. Gary Clark Mr. Robert L. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Ms. Ellen T. Cokinos Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cook Ms. Miquel A. Correll James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Joe & Nancy Crabb The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. David Crowley Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Mr. & Mrs. Antoine de Gramont Brian & Leah Del Signore James R. Denton Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Deschner Bruce B. Dice Ms. Cynthia Diller Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mrs. Dan L. Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Larry Dundee Mrs. Deborah Dunkum Egon & Elisa Durban Mrs. William H. Dwyer III Mr. Paul Ehrsam Mrs. Fredell Lack Eichhorn Mr. Michael Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ellis Hon. & Mrs. John D. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Elsenbrook Jenny & Wendell Erwin, M.D. Mrs. Fran Fawcett Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Tilman J. Fertitta Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Joyce & David Fox Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Frautschi Mr. Colin Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough Mrs. Rosanne Hudson & Mr. Jim Gensheimer Mr. & Dr. David K. Gibbs Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Morris Glesby Mrs. Barbara Goedecke L. Rusty Goetz Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Ms. Shelley Gorson Kendall & Pauline Gray Mrs. Adriana Greene Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. Erik Gronfor & Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Melinda & Doug Groves Mr. & Mrs. Jay Guerrero Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. Roy Haun Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr.

Mr. John Heghinian & Ms. Isabelle Bedrosian John Heiny Dr. & Mrs. William C. Heird Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Terry L. & Karen G. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. Holly Holmes & Mr. Paul Otremba Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. John Horstman Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Arlene J. Johnson Ms. Alisha Jones Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kades Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Kathryn & James Ketelsen Mr. & Mrs. David Key Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Jimmy & Kaelyn Koch Deborah Kosich Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Mr. Richard Lang Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane Ms. Joyce Lehrfeld Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Golda Anne & Bob Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Ms. Cindy Levit Priscilla L. List Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lubanko Mr. & Mrs. Frederic V. Malek Ms. Barbara Manering Mr. Michael Mankins Mr. & Mrs. David K. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Dr. William McCallum Laurence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Ms. Judi A. McGee Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Ernie & Martha McWilliams Dr. Gabriel E. Mena Ms. Susan D. Menke Mr. & Mrs. Prasad Menon Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. James Moore Mr. & Mrs. William Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Keith Mosing Mr. William R. Mowlam Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Joe Murray Daniel & Karol Musher Mr. & Mrs. Mo & Heli Nashef Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson Mr. Stephen Nicol Leslie & John Niemand Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mariloli & Marvin Odum Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Valerie J. Sherlock Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon JoAnn & John Petzold Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Debra Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Sam Philpot Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mr. Patrick Quinn Ms. Ranelle Randles Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Reasor Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Lynne & Allan Reich

Houston Symphony Donors Mrs. Laura L. Jones & Dr. David W. Reininger Mr. & Mrs. Hank & Karen Rennar Mrs. Linda Rhodes Ed & Janet Rinehart Ms. Lillie Robertson Mrs. Evie Ronald Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Mr. Chadwick Royston Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Ms. Robin Russell John & Mary Ryder Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scheurich Mr. & Mrs. Gary Schiefelbein Beth & Lee Schlanger Mr. Joe L. Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Marcia & Victor Shainock Arthur & Ellen Shelton Ms. Angela Sherman Mr. Ryan T. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Steve B. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Dean & Kay Snider Mr. Charles E. Soderstrom Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Joyce Steensrud Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Stephens Skipper & Betsy Strong Mr. Mark Sullivan Barb Swartz Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. Garry Tanner Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Jim Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. Gerard Trione Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Mr. Eddie Turner Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Milton L. Wagner Betty & Bill Walker Alton & Carolyn Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Bradley White Mrs. Deanne White Ms. Sara E. White Ms. Tracy Wilkerson Charline & Bill Wilkins Gene & Sandra Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Haresh Yalamanchili Jenny & Chris Yarrow Ms. Alexandra Yates Mrs. Mary. V. Young Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Zarrow Anonymous (9)

Principal $500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Donalee & Noel T. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ahuero William & Nancy Akers Mr. & Mrs. Jon Akkerman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Dr. Genevera Allen

Ms. Joan Ambrogi Ms. Sally S. Andrews & Mr. James Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Les Antalffy Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armes Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. Henry Bair Mr. Bobby A. Baiza Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. & Mrs. 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 Anne & Edward Bornet Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Bozeman Ms. Margaret Bragg James & Dale Brannon Sally & Carl Brassow Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Thomas N. Britton & Ms. Debra A. Ewing 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 Mrs. Karen Buckwold Mrs. Shirley Burgher Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Rod Canion Dr. Dorothy Caram Phil & Michele Carey Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Steven E. Chancellor Mr. & Mrs. Jim Chandler Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Ms. Irene Chang Mr. Michael Chang / Directron.com Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. David A. Cockrell Ms. Carrie Colbert Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Otis & Sherida Coney Mr. George Connelly P.C. Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Sarah & Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Mr. Calvin Crossley Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. Larry Cullen Mrs. Deborah Culp Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Nigel Curtlet Dr. & Mrs. Joel Cyprus Dr. Lida S. Dahm Mr. Arthur Davies Masden & Lupita Davis Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. Joseph A. Dellinger Mr. & Mrs. Paul Destephano Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Devany Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mrs. Julie Dokell Leland A. Dolan Ms. Karen Doolittle Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Jean-Claude Dulac & Mrs. Nathalie Dulac-Forestier Ms. Emma Dunch & Ms. Elizabeth Scott

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Edgmon Mr. & Mrs. Billie Ellis Ruth W. Ereli Robert & Susan Estill Mr. & Mrs. James Etherton Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Robert H. Fain Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Fertitta Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Trent Foltz Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Fong Ms. Eleanor Fontenot Mr. & Mrs. David Fortner Ms. Diane L. Freeman Mr. Phillip Freeman & Ms. Brandy Skillern Bill & Diana Freeman Ms. Lee Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Fussell Ms. Sharon Garner Mr. Bernardo Garza Mr. & Mrs. Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Ms. Josephine Gilmore Nancy Glanville Jewell Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mrs. Cathy Goettee Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gonzalez 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. Weilai Gu Mr. & Mrs. Brent W. Gwaltney Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. Brett L. Hamilton Mrs. Vickie Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hammonds Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown 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. & Mrs. James P. Hennessy Ms. Leslie Herald Mr. & Mrs. David Hergert Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Susan Hodge Mr. Robert Hogan Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. Scott Holshouser Patricia P. Hubbard Dr.Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hull Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Mr. Craig Ignacio Ms. Kimberly Isaac Mr. & Mrs. M. R. Isak Ms. Kathy Jackson Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Ms. Karen Jones Mr. & Mrs. Randal E. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kaestner Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Mr. & Mrs. Craig M. Kercho Mr. Robin Kesselman

Mr. Bill Kiker Dr. & Mrs. James Killian Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon M. Kindall Dr. Carolyn Kneese Mr. Curtis Knobbe Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Steve Dukes & Nobuhide Kobori Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. Koehl Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Mr. Dennis Kroeger Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. & Mrs. David W. Kuenneke Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lachenmyer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lack Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Landgren Mr. & Mrs. Joel J. Landis Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Laraway Mr. Bryan LeBlanc Mr. Robert Leech Mr. Manuel Lemelle Dr. Daniel Lemke Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lemmer Ms. Megan Light Mr. Scott Link Mr. Daniel J. Linscomb Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lucas Ms. Nina K. Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. Rocky Mafrige Ms. Barbara Manna Mr. Patrick Manning Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Mrs. Mariquita Masterson 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 Mr. Thomas J. McNulty Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Jennifer & David Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. Jim K. Moore Mr. & Mrs. James T. Murphy Ms. Joan B. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy Alan & Elaine Mut Ms. Dorothy Sharp Myers Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Mr. Timothy Neumann Ms. Amy Ng Mr. C. Odom Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Mr. Roel Olson Mr. Michael Ondrias & Dr. Dana Ondrias Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Julie & Chip Oudin Ms. Dianne Padgett Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Linda Popkin-Paine & Stephen Paine Dr. Corita B. Parker-Dubose & Dr. Ralph Dubose John E. (Sandy) Parkerson Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Jim & Arlene Payne Mr. & Mrs. Philip Peacock Mr. Miguel A. Pedroza Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Ed & Heidi Perkins Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Powell Mr. Robert W. Powell Mr. Mike Prichard Mr. & Mrs. David Pustka Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr.

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Mr. & Mrs. Elias Qumsieh Agnieszka & Marat Rakhmatullaev Mr. Randy Ramdass Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Mr. Eric Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Louisa B. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Rhodes Ms. Amy Richards Mr. & Mrs. Guy Ridout Ms. Ellen Rienstra J. Jeff Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rockwell Mr. Manuel Rodriguez Ms. Emily L. Rogacion Ms. Carolyn Rogan Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rossiter Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ruisard Ms. Kimberly Ruona John W. Russo Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. Robert Ryan Ramon & Chula Sanchez Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Cynthia Scanland Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Ms. Janet Schaumburg Mr. & Mrs. W. Russell Scheirman Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Scheliga Mr. Martin Schleuse Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schneider III Jennifer & Ross Schoppe Jurgen Schroder Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Amanda & John Seaberg Mr. Blake Segura Vance & Jane Senter Ms. Elizabeth Shack Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Ms. Becky V. Shaw Mrs. Lorie Sheffey Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shell Dr. Lynne F. Shepard Mr. Jason Smith John L. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sommer Mary Louise Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Jim Stoa Ms. Kathy Suave Mr. Roger Suter & Ms. Lakessia Fry Mr. John L. Sutterby Amy Sutton & Gary Chiles Mr. & Mrs. Eric Swanson Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Dr. & Mrs. Heinrich Taegtmeyer Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thacker Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Mrs. Alisa Thomads Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Thompson Nancy & Peter Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton Richard V. Tobin Mr. & Mrs. Roger Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Trainer Jr. Mr. James Trippett Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Tsuchida Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Ms. Patricia Van Allan

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Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. Chief Veith Ms. Laurette Veres Mr. & Mrs. Robert Voigt Pieter & Janet Vrancken Ms. Elise Wagner Mr. William Walker Mr. & Mrs. John B. Wallace Sandria Ward Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Warren Terence & Kathryn Washington Mr. Frank Watson Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Don & Linda Weinmann Mr. & Mrs. Larry Weis Buford & Julia Wells Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Grace Picton Wise Ms. Shelley Wisner Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Dr. Dorothy Wong Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Mr. Michael Wynhoff Mrs. Traci Young Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Mr. Dave Zinni Ms. Susan Zollers Mr. Ausonio Zubiani & Ms. Joan Straub Mr. & Mrs. John Zuklic Anonymous (20)

Associate Principal $250-$499

Ms. Natalie Abaunza Mr. & Mrs. Barry Abrams Mrs. Shirley Ada Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Adamiak Mr. Darrell Allen Dr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Allen Mr. Jeff Allen Mr. Justin Allen Mrs. Ramona Alms Ms. Dale Andrews Mr. Sean Andrews Mr. Gerald Appelstein Mr. & Mrs. Eric Arbiter Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W. Arend Dr. & Mrs. Martin J. Arisco Mr. & Ms. Richard Arsenault David C. Askin Mr. Rudy Avelar Dr. & Mrs. Francisco Aviles-Roig Ms. Debbie Ann Axelrad Mr. & Mrs. David N. Ayre Anne Aziz Mr. & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Mr. Kenneth Baker Mr. Michael L. Baker & Mr. Myles J. Kearney Kathy & Don Barnhill Mr. Greg P. Barra Mr. & Ms. Oleg Barsky Mr. & Mrs. Randall A. Barta Mrs. Carole Bartz Mr. Frank Battaglia Mr. Federico Bauder Mr. & Mrs. Justin Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Beeley Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Jim & Susan Berdahl Kris Berthold Mr. & Mrs. Randall Beste Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Beyer Ms. Maryana Bilenka Dr. Gloria C. Biles Dr. & Mrs. James S. Birtwistle Berne Black Bonnie L. Siff & Ira J. Black Ms. Tara Black Mr. & Mrs. Tray Black Mr. & Mrs. Astley Blair John Blomquist Craig & Kristine Bloomer Howard Bodner Dr. Jerry Bohannon Mr. Arno S. Bommer Ms. Adrienne R. Bond

Ms. Suzie Boyd Mrs. Patricia Brackett Mrs. Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Mrs. Bobbi Brauner Dr. Juanita P. Bray Ms. Kim Brehm Mrs. Danielle Breitenwischer Ms. Kathy Britton Mr. Stanley Brock Richard & Robin Brooks Mr. Wayne A. Brooks Mrs. Leslie Brown Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Mr. & Mrs. Logan D. Browning Ms. Carol Brownstein Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Frank Bryan Ms. Ruth Bryden G. Sidney Buchanan & Nell Richardson Mr. James Bulger Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Mr. Craig Burch Ms. Maureen Burg Mrs. Dorothy Burge Mr. & Mrs. Ellis H. Burkhardt The Burns Family Kathy & Emile Bussemey The Gertz Foundation Mrs. Miriam Byrd Ms. Jana Calongne Ronald & Carolyn Cambio Ms. Sharon Cammack Ms. Sandra Campos Mr. & Mrs. Luis J. Cardenas Jr. Ms. Julie K. Carius Mr. Terry Carius Mr. & Mrs. Mark Carnes Ms. Katherine Carney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Carr Ms. Guadalupe Carrillo Mr. F. Martin Caylor Mr. & Mrs. Manny Chana Kathy & Gary Chandler Mrs. Maria Chao-Black Ms. Maria Chapman Ms. Donna J. Charleson Ms. Anna Charlton Mr. Oleg Chelpanov Mrs. Ronghui Chen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Chernault Mr. Michael Chilen Mr. Kenneth Chin Mr. Jack Chosnek Dr. Diana S. Chow Ms. Angela Cinque Jack & Margaret Cinque Sarah Wilson Clark Mr. Mark Clavenna Joann Clayton & James Jones Ms. Wanda Clements Mr. & Mrs. Charles Comiskey Mr. David Corry & Mrs. Farrah Kheradmand Ms. E. M. Coutts Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Ms. JeannĂŠ A. Cox Mr. & Mrs. Travis Crabtree Ms. Ann Crain Mr. & Mrs. John T. Creden Dr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Cunningham Ms. Patricia S. Cunningham Margaret E. & Paul H. Daffin Mr. & Mrs. Roland E. Dahlin II Mr. & Mrs. Steven Dalicandro Ms. Barbara Davis Nancy & Don Davis Mr. James V. Del Monte Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Delaney Ms. Diana Delaup Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Mr. Scott Deppe Jack & Pat DerHovsepian Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Doe Ms. Rachel Dolbier Dr. Donna S. Dolle The Dorniers Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Dossey Paul & Debbie Dougharty Lamar & Anita Doyle Mr. & Mrs. James Drummonds

Mr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Dukes Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dunn Mr. Kevin F. Dvorak Barbara Eaves Mr. & Mrs. Richard Eckelkamp Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Edelstein Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eicher Mr. Lynn Embrey Mrs. Priscilla Ennis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Mr. Joshua Espinedo & Mr. Nathan R. Reedy Mr. & Mrs. Alan Essington Nora Estrada Mr. Lee Eubanks Dr. Kenneth L Euler Dr. & Mrs. Jeff Evans Richard Evans & Gloria Portela Mrs. Siegrun Eyermann Ms. Martha Fagin Mr. Richard Farley 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 Mr. Edmund C. Fischer Ms. Norma Fisk Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fletcher James B. Flodine & Lynne Liberato Liuda & Gustavo Flores Ms. Dawn Folsom Janet & Mickey Frost Dr. Robert A. Furse Ms. Sarah A. Galey Mrs. Maurita Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gardner Mrs. Holly Garner Tom & Ginny Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gassner Ms. Leslie Gassner Mrs. Karl Gautschi Mr. Chris Scott George Karen Ostrum George Ms. Valorie George Drs. Richard & Carol Gigliotti Mr. Darron Gill Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick D. Gillespie Mr. Charles J. Gillman William E. Gipson Mr. & Mrs. Ron Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Albrecht Goethe Mr. Clifton A. Goldman Mr. Hemant Goradia Mr. & Mrs. Ned W. Graber Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm Granberry Mr. & Mrs. William Granek Mr. Dick Gregg Jr. Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Gressot Ann Griffin Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Grobmyer IV Mr. Bill R. Gross & Ms. Paula Sutton Mr. & Mrs. David Guenther Mrs. Lynn Guggolz Ms. Nandita Guha The Haddix Family Mr. Michael Haigh Mr. Paul Haines Mr. & Mrs. Jack Haire Ms. Carmen C. Halden Bill & Laura Hale Ms. Kathryn Haley Mr. Frank Handy Mrs. Kori Hardie Mrs. Karen Harding Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hawes Kate & Malcolm Hawk Dr. Chet B. Hawkins Katherine J. Hayman Dr. & Mrs. William Hazlett Mr. & Mrs. William G. Heimlich Mr. Timothy Helm & Ms. Pam Rea Dr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mendell Dean & Beth Hennings Mrs. Mary Lou Henry Mrs. Gloria Herman

Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. L.M. Hermes Jr. Fred Deen Herring Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Herring Mr. & Mrs. Mason Herring R.A. Herring Dr. Olive Hershey Ms. Katherine Hill Mr. Kim Hill Mr. & Mrs. Hank Hilliard Mr. Flint Hindman Mr. Linda Hinzie Mr. & Mrs. John Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Hogan Jr. S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mrs. Marietta Hostak Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. Houk George E. Howe Mr. Donald E. Howey III & Ms. Laurie Meister Mr. John H. Hunsicker Diane & Geoffrey Ibbott Marya M. Ingram Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre 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. Wei Jiang Mr. Luis Jimenez Dr. & Mrs. Charles Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Johnson Mrs. Ruth Cavel Johnson Michael & Carla Jones Mr. Raymond Jones Mr. & Mrs. James H. Jordon Mr. Benjamin Kamins & Ms. Janet Rarick Patricia & Andrew Kant Ms. Connie Kao Dr. Catherine Karmel & Mr. Cyril Tawa Mr. John E. Keating Arlette Keene Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Kendall Jr. Mr. Matthew Khachaturian Ms. Gina H. Khraish Mr. Steven J. Killworth Robert & Mary Kimball Mr. Stephan Kinsella Dr. Thomas Kirsch & Mr. Bill Coxsey Ms. Elena Klaas Ms. Suzanne K. Klein Mr. & Mrs. John Klug Mr. & Mrs. Hans Knickrehm Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Knupp Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Rachel R. Krezer Mr. Charles L. Kroll & Ms. Irene Hickey Drs. Michael & Penny Kroll Mr. Quin Kroll Mr. Andreas Kronenberg Ms. Kristin Kruse Mr. & Mrs. Brian H. Kyser Ms. Marilyn Lackow Mr. & Mrs. Randall B. Lake Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Lance Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Lapushin Ms. Yoka Larasati Janis Pease LaRocque Mr. & Mrs. William Larsen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Latham Ms. Cynthia Lavenda Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Leach Ms. Mary Leba Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Laura A. Leib Mr. James Leonard & Ms. Delores Dunham Ms. Lee Levit Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Ms. Gina Li Sharon Ley & Robert Lietzow Mr. John Liles Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Liston Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Lively Mr. & Mrs. Peter Loggenberg Mr. & Ms. David Lopez Mrs. Nicolas Lopez Mr. & Mrs. John L. Loudermilk Jr. Mr. Stephen A. Lubanko

Ms. Kathy Luhn Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus MacKinnon Mrs. Mary Magin Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Maki Ms. Michele Malloy Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Mancini Alessandra Ferrajoli & John Manning Mrs. D.B. Marchant Dr. & Mrs. George Marcom Mrs. Sonya Y. Markham Mrs. Linda Mars Ms. Faerie Marston Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Marten Ms. Dionella Martinez Mrs. Maria Martorell Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Mathalone Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mathieu Dr. & Mrs. Glen E. Mattingly Mr. & Mrs. Steven W. Mayer Bonnie Bryan Mayor Mr. Albert Mc Intyre Mr. & Mrs. Murray A. McAndrew Ms. Cynthia McCartney Mr. Donald McDonald Mrs. Grace McEwan Patrick H. McKinney & Alice Steele Barnett & Diane McLaughlin James & Mary McMartin Dr. Pamela McVeigh Mr. & Mrs. Archer McWhorter Guy W. Meaders Anne Schnoebelen Meixner Dr. & Mrs. Steven D. Meltzer 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. Michael A. Miller Ms. Patrice Mixon Mr. & Mrs. Walker N. Moody Mr. Clyde W. Moore Jr. Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. Homer Mr. & Mrs. Steven Moore Mr. & Mrs. Matthew W. Moriarty Mr. Aki Morita Suzanne Morris Dr. Mike Morris DDS Mr. Peter J. Morton Ms. Jacqueline Moy Ms. Lynn Murphy Dr. James Murray Mr. Dale Mykyte Cliff Nash & Lee Bar-Eli Mr. W. Martin Nicholas Mr. Keith Nickerson Mrs. Rossitsa Dimitrov Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O. Nilsson Ms. Charlene B. Nix Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Nixon Mr. Bobbitt Noel 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 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Orr John & Kathy Orton Steve Oster Ms. Carol L. Ostlind Mr. John C. Owens Mr. & Mrs. Alan Pactor Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Pagel Ms. Linda Pancherz Ms. Divya Paralkar Mr. Paul Pardaen Robert C. Park Bill & Laura Parker Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Parker Dr. & Ms. George Parkerson Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Parra Ms. Kristen Parsons Ms. Nicole Peralta & Mr. Jacob Taylor Mr. Scott Peregoy Mr. John Perkins

Mr. Christopher Peters Mr. Christopher Peterson Ms. Sara M. Peterson Mr. Douglas W. Petitt Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Pettijohn Mr. Donald W. Pickels Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Lowell Pless Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Poole Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. & Mrs. Alexander I. Potiomkin Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. Townes G. Pressler Dr. & Mrs. Christopher N. Prichard Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pyle Ms. Jamalyn Rascher Ms. Chertier Razim Loreta & Ronald Rea 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. James Robin Ms. Mallory Robinson & Ms. Helen Dow Mr. Brian Rodgers & Mrs. Sally Evans Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rodiek Ms. Rosanne Romero Mrs. Jane Root Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosenthal Dr. Roger Rossen Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Rudy Mr. & Mrs. Mark Russell Ms. Lesley Sabol Ms. Tiffany Sanders Ms. Sherri Sandifer Mr. & Mrs. Jay Sandrich Ms. Barbara Sanford Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. & Mrs. Shannon Sasser Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Sauer Mr. & Mrs. Kent Savage Mr. William Schleuse Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Mr. Dan Schoen Mr. Crystal Schultea Dr. & Mrs. Jim T. Schwartz Jean & Robert Schwarz Sandea Harper Scott Mr. Mandel C. Selber Ms. Paulina Sergot Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Sewick Ms. Stephenie Shapiro Ms. Harriet Sharrard Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Ms. Debra Siegel Eugene & Aaryn Silva Mr. & Mrs. Gerald B. Smith Mrs. Kathi Smith Mr. Marcus B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. W. Gilbert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Snodgrass Mrs. Lynn Snyder Sherry Snyder Mr. Andrew Solis Ms. Barbara A. Spencer Ms. Crystol K. Spillars Mr. & Mrs. Russell Spiller Ms. Madeline Y. Sprague Mr. & Mrs. T. Don Stacy Mr. Frank Stanford Mr. Robert L. Stark Ms. Caroline Starry LeBlanc Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Stein Dr. & Mrs. Martin Steiner Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. Robert Stewart David & Ella Stivers Mr. & Mrs. John Stofer Ms. Leah Stolar Rebecca Storey & Randolph Widmer Mr. & Mrs. Ron Strawser Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Ms. Margaret M. Sullivan Ms. Lori Summa Mr. & Mrs. William Sunshine

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Suthers Mr. & Mrs. John C. Taplett Ms. Carolyn Tatge Robert M. Tatum Jr. Howard Tellepsen Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Trent Tellepsen Dr. & Mrs. E. B. Thompson Mrs. Roy A. Thornock Mr. & Mrs. Greg Thrower Mr. Tom Thurman Mr. Bart Tichelaar Ms. Shirley Toda Betty Ruth Tomfohrde Linda Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Marc Tronzo Ms. Linda Tuck Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. Mead Turner Ruth & Torry Tvedt Mr. & Mrs. Ronnald P. Tyler Mr. Hywel Upshall Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Dr. & Mrs. Carl Vartian Paul & Sherry Vaughan Mr. & Mrs. William K. VerMeulen Mr. & Mrs. Joe M. Victor Mrs. Vera Vujicic Mr. & Mrs. James A. Waggoner Jan & Don Wagner Dan & Miranda Wainberg Mr. Lee Walker Mr. Bill Warburton Dr. Orla McLaughlin & Dr. Nick Way Mr. Greg Wdowiak Mr. & Mrs. David Weaver Leone Buyse & Michael Webster Mr. Earl Weed III Mr. & Mrs. Tim I. Wegner Ms. Kathy J. Welch & Mr. John Unger Ms. Sarah Welch Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wells Dr. & Mrs. William A. Wescott Corinne Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wheeler Mr. Clint Whitlock Mr. Simon Whitney Carlton Wilde Daniel Willett Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Williams Mr. & Mrs. J. Alvis Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ted Williams Mr. & Ms. B. T. Williamson Dr. Wayne Wilner Mr. & Mrs. Welcome W. Wilson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Welcome W. Wilson Catheryn or William N. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Winget R. D. Witshey Jr. & Candace E. Roberts, M.D. Ms. April Woeckener Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wong Casimir & Dalia Woss 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. Peter Young Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Zamora Mr. & Mrs. Nick Zdeblick Dr. Jorge Zeballos Mr. & Mrs. David Zeger Dr. & Mrs. Randy Zercher Anonymous (28)

The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 5,320 donors who gave up to $249 over the past year.

As of July 1, 2015 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

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Houston Symphony POPS Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Sybil F. Roos 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. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Ms. Judith Vincent Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. Ralph Burch Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange John & Bobbie Nau Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000 - $24,999 Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Radoff Family Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000 - $14,999 Mr. & Mrs. George Boss John & Candace Caley Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison David & Cindy Deere Jennifer & Steve Dolman Scott Ensell & Family John & Minerva Esquivel Evan B. Glick Marianne & Robert Ivany, University of St. Thomas Janice & Allan King Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Martha & Marvin McMurrey Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500 - $9,999 Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Bryan & Vickie McMicken Rita & Paul Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Radoff Family Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000 - $7,499 Beth & Jim Barton Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Rhona & Bruce Caress Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Janie & Carr Dishroon

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Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Mr. & Ms. Dan Kellogg Mary Louis Kister Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Terry & Kandee McGill 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 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. John S. Beury Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Becky & Joe Demeter Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Hall Edward Lee McIntosh, C.P.M. Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Joy & Gary Noble Jeff & Pat Ponthier Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Richard & Anne Robbins Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Ms. Jeanine M. Van Wagenen Seth Williams Anonymous Patron $1,500-$2,499 Suan Angelo Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Donald & Dottie Bates Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Carol & Larry Fradkin Friends of Houston Symphony Betsy Garlinger Mr. & Mrs. John Geigel Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Julius & Suzan Glickman Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Rex & Marillyn King Michael & Darcy Krajewski Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason William D. & Karinne McCullough Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Judy & Bill Pursell Venu & Elsie Rao Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Soren & Annetta Rose Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Charlotte Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Ms. Jody Verwers Larry & Connie Wallace Dr. & Mrs. Brad Wertman Anonymous (3) Director $1,000-$1,499 Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Mrs. Sally Alcorn Sue Sue & Don Aron Martha & Stanley Bair Ms. Deborah S. Bautch & Ms. Mary Lavender Ellen Box Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Richard & Marcia Churns Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc Mrs. Midge Colton Ms. Julie Conner Ms. Ann Currens Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dauber Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Giardino Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Ann & Bill Heim Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Ms. Margy Keaton Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Kathleen & Tom Mach Ms. Doris M. Magee Ms. Nancy Mann Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Moen The Hon. Stella G. & Richard C. Nelson Ms. Kathryn O’Brien Mrs. Kay Onstead Capt. & Mrs. Kim Parker Dr. Jonathan Penchas Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle W. R. Purifoy Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. James L. Robertson Ms. Cinda Schaffer Mr. Don W. Shackelford Jerry Siemers Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. Ralph Tamper Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trinh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wolin Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (2) Principal $500-$999 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Allen Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Andrews Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. Rana Basu Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Mr. Walter F. Bell Ms. Dorothy G. Blackwell Mr. Jay T. Brown Ms. Deborah Butler Mr. & Mrs. Ray Butler

Bill & Marion Calvert Mrs. Anne Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Dr. Cecil Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Marion Collins Carlo & Vicki Corso Mr. Warren Dean Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Joyce & Jack Eagle Evelyn Earlougher Carolyn & Russell Egan Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mildred & Richard Ellis Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ericsson Mr. John Eymann Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Marilyn Farrell Sandra & Steven Finkelman Jessica Ford Dr. Truett Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Grafton Mr. Joseph J. Gugenheim Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ms. Hope Hernandez Richard & Beverly Hickman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill Jess Hines Jr. Elizabeth & Bob Houston Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kaufman & Dr. David Goeken Dave & Laura Kirk Dr. George S. Knapp MD Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Koshkin Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. Kent Lacy Gary T. Leach Dr. Monica Lett Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Ms. Karen E. Manyak Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis Mr. Robert McNamara & Dr. Tracey Samuels Ms. Dinah Mei Mr. William Mendel Margaret & Elmer Milz Ms. Wynona Montgomery Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nilson Joe & Ann Palm Esther & Gary Polland Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Rodenberger Mr. O. M. Rogers Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak Mr. James Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Jerilyn Stanka Ms. Judith Starr Dr. Joan Stoerner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stuart Mr. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. Roger Trandell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Erwin & Ann Wilbanks Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton Maxine & Emil Wulfe Anonymous (6) Associate Principal $250-$499 Ms. Gloria Alvarez & Mr. Byron D. Gulick Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Austin Ms. Stephanie Ayala Mrs. Adele Barrier

Houston Symphony POPS Donors Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Basler Mr. & Mrs. John P. Beall Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Bleeker Mrs. Elsa Branson Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel J. Braun Ms. Priscilla Brown & Ms. Mary T. Clegg Mr. Douglass Burns Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cahill Mr. & Mrs. Colin Campbell Hazel & Bharat Chahar Mr. & Mrs. Tim Dansby Mr. & Mrs. Abhoy Das Beverly Davis Ms. Emily Deakins Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Diamond John & Daryl Dunn Bradley S. Elgin, CPA Ms. Patricia A. Fadely Mr. & Mrs. Al Fis Mr. Don Ford Michelle & Deane Foss Mr. James E. Gerhardt Mr. Robert J. Giammaruti Bob & Sharon Graber Mr. Robert Grant & Ms. Christine Romsdahl Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Ms. Judy M. Hall Mr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly Marts Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Harris Mr. Ken J. Heil

Dr. Robert & Susan Herman Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Sandra Smith Herzstein & Randall B. Herzstein Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hewell Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Hurd Ms. Trennice Jackson Mr. Mel Jacobs Mrs. Nancy Jean Johnson Ms. Leslie King Tempe & Gary Kitson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow Ms. Marlene Kroll Mr. David C. Lancaster Dr. & Mrs. Herman Lapin Steve & Sandy Lastrapes Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Levinson Mrs. Shawna Lloyd Shirley & Kris Lloyd Ms. Susan Logan Mr. Karl J. Lyons Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Maclean Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Malcolm C.C. Mann Calvin Mann II Mrs. Patricia Manning Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. Glenn Markwardt Mr. Robert Martin Mr. & Mrs. Clark B. McCleary Mr. & Mrs. John McDonald Mike & Mary McEvilly Mr. John R. McMillon

Mr. & Mrs. David McRoberts Mrs. Judith Melnar Ms. Freda Monk Andrea & Sam Needham Marc & Cathy Olson Mr. & Mrs. Duncan H. Orr Ms. Andie Patsch Mr. David B. Paul Mr. Floyd T. Pease Mr. Blake Petrash Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Phipps Ms. Jean Raffetto Mr. & Mrs. David Regenbaum Theodore Rosen M.D. Mr. Bobby Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. Joe Scharnberg Les & Lyn Schmaltz Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Dee & Sharon Schrinner Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Schroeder Mrs. Joanne Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Don B. Sheffield Mr. William Siegel Ms. Leslie Siller Mr. Francis & Dr. Joan Slater Dave & Connie Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gavin H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Smith Mr. & Mrs. William K. Smith Sherry & Bill Straight Ms. Gaylene Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Terrill Karl Tomm, M.D.

Mr. Alex Trevino Jr. Lisa Van Stone Giering Mr. & Mrs. Berten Waggoner Larry & Cheryl Walter Linda R. Wardell Mr. Paul B. Wehner Mr. Gary Wells Mr. & Mrs. George R. Williams Mr. Patrick Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Winckler Mr. & Mrs. Roland Wise Ms. Mary Wolff Daisy Wood Mr. Elan Yogeswaren Mr. & Mrs. Alan Young Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Zimmerman Anonymous (6) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 5,320 donors who gave up to $249 over the past year.

As of July 1, 2015 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more

Mrs. Janice H. Barrow Mr. Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Steve Dukes Joyce & David Fox Robert Lee Gomez

Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Henderson 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. Carolyn Rogan Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sommer Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite

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.

Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle 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

Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Terence Murphree Mr. John N. Neighbors Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Carol Lee & Ken Robertson Donna & Tim Shen Lisa & Jerry Simon Nancy & David Tai Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

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LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through 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 Endowment 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 Endowment in your estate plans, please contact Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at (713) 337-8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

Daniel B. Barnum George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Patricia Cunningham Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Ginny Garrett Lila-Gene George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Randolph Lee Groninger Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Crescendo Circle $100,000+ Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Janice H. Barrow Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Joe Brazzatti Drs. Dennis & Susan Caryle Janet F. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Harrison R. T. Davis Jean & *Jack Ellis The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Dr. Rita Justice

Brian James Dr. and Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Frances E. Leland E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley Marks James G. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Charles E. McKerley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Katherine Taylor Mize Richard & Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers John Neighbors in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Bobbie Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave G. Nussmann John & Cynthia Onstott Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Joella & Steven P. Mach Betty & Gene McDavid Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison & Children in memory of Walter J. Morrison Robert A. Peiser Gloria G. Pryzant Mr. and Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. Charles K. Sanders Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay

Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Imogen “Immy� Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Geraldine Smith Priest Mrs. Dana Puddy Evie Ronald Walter Ross Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa & Jerry Simon Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Jana Vander Lee Dean B. Walker * David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Katherine & Mark Yzaguierre Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Jule & Albert Smith Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & *Anita Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Jo Dee Wright Anonymous (2) As of July 1, 2015 *Deceased

IN MEMORIAM We honor the memory or those who in life included the Houston Symphony Endowment 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 Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott John Wesley Graham Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris 34

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General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman David L. Hyde Dr. Blair Justice Dr. Mary R. Lewis Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Doretha Melvin Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Arthur Newman Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder

Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Mary Anne H. Phillips Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides Blanche Stastny John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Weiss 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 more information on becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship, at (713) 337-8521 or marybeth.mosley@houstonsymphony.org. For further information on becoming a corporate donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Martin Schleuse at (713) 337-8537 or martin.schleuse@houstonsymphony.org.

HOUSTON SYMPHONY BUSINESS COUNCIL Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, Cadence Bank 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 Jerry 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. Frank Yonish, Bank of Texas

Corporate partners As of April 1, 2015

Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above BBVA Compass * Houston First Corporation * KTRK ABC-13 * Oliver Wyman * Spec’s Charitable Foundation/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Guarantor, $100,000 and above Chevron ConocoPhillips * Houston Methodist * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM; News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS Medistar Corporation * PaperCity Phillips 66 * Telemundo * 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 Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation * Rand Group, LLC Shell Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

Sponsor, $25,000 and above Andrews Kurth LLP Bank of America Bank of Texas 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 SPIR STAR, Ltd. Wells Fargo Partner, $15,000 and above Anadarko Petroleum Corporation * City Kitchen East West Bank Ernst & Young LLP Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton H-E-B Independent Bank Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s Marine Foods Express, LTD. Sidley Austin LLP USI Insurance Services LLC

Supporter, $10,000 and above * Abrahams Oriental Rugs * Agua Hispanic Marketing CenterPoint Energy * Crown Castle International Corp.

Emerson Enbridge Energy Company Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center Goldman Sachs Nordstrom Star Furniture * 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 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 July 1, 2015 Aetna Aon Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing BP Foundation

Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company EOG Resources ExxonMobil

Freeport - McMoRan Oil & Gas 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 July 1, 2015 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 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 JW Marriott Houston Downtown

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 Randalls 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 July 1, 2015

Diamond Guarantor, $1,000,000 and above Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. 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 Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Principal Guarantor, $250,000 and above City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above M. D. Anderson Foundation Guarantor, $100,000 and above Houston Endowment

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Underwriter, $50,000 and above The Elkins Foundation The Fondren Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc. The Humphreys Foundation The John P. McGovern Foundation The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation/Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Robbins Foundation Sponsor, $25,000 and above Beauchamp Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation Partner, $15,000 and above Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Cockrell Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Houston Symphony League Bay Area William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Radoff Family Foundation Strake Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts The Vaughn Foundation

Supporter, $10,000 and above The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation Petrello Family Foundation The Powell Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Anonymous Benefactor, $5,000 and above LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation William E. and Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Scurlock Foundation Keith and 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