Houston Symphony Magazine — November 2015

NOVEMBER 2015

PROGRAM GUIDE November 12, 13, 14, 15 p.20 | November 20, 21, 22 p.26 | November 27, 28, 29 p.30

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PROGRAMS

0 November 12, 13, 14, 15 2 26 November 20, 21, 22 30 November 27, 28, 29

FEATURES

6 Letter to Patrons 8 High-Definition Video Enhances Symphony Performances 14 Musicians in Residency at Crespo Elementary 16 Frank Huang: From Quartet to Concertmaster 48 Backstage Pass—Meet the Musicians

to The Albert and Ethel musicians begin long-term 8 Thanks 14 Symphony Herzstein Charitable Foundation, residency at Crespo Elementary magnet HD video comes to the Symphony.

school.

EVENTS

12 A Record-Breaking Opening Night 24 Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts

YOUR HOUSTON SYMPHONY

10 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director 11 Chief Conductors and Music Directors 18 Orchestra and Staff

OUR SUPPORTERS

7 New Century Society 11 New Music Director Fund 15 Education and Community Engagement Donors 34 Symphony Society Board 35 Musician Sponsorship 36 Houston Symphony Endowment 37 Chorus Endowment Donors 38 Houston Symphony Donors 44 Leadership Council

special happens at the Houston 24 Something Symphony during the holidays. Make your plans now to join us for Handel’s Messiah, Very Merry Pops and more!

On the cover Photo by 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.

Principal POPS Conductor Mike Krajewski returns to conduct our annual Very Merry Pops spectacular this December.

Acknowledgements

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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

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As the holiday season approaches, our thoughts turn with warm gratitude to Houston Symphony subscribers during our annual Subscriber Appreciation Month. Our special thanks extend to those subscribers who are also donors. We are humbled by your loyal patronage, which is crucial to help us achieve our vision of becoming even more relevant and accessible to Houston and beyond. On a daily basis, your support propels our mission to offer exceptional performances, education programs and community activities that inspire and engage. On behalf of our conductors, musicians, choristers, staff, volunteers and Board members, we applaud you, and we thank you for being a part of the Houston Symphony family.

And as we strive to grow our family by reaching ever-broader audiences, we hope that you will encourage the students in your life to enrich their lives with orchestral music. Our $50 Student Pass grants unlimited access to every Classical and BBVA Compass POPS concert during the concert season. To learn more about the Pass and our $15 per-concert student tickets, please visit houstonsymphony.org or call our Patron Services Center at (713) 224-7575.

Speaking of the Houston Symphony family, please also join us in officially welcoming Carlos Andrés Botero, who was recently named Musical Ambassador/Assistant Conductor. His appointment directly advances an action item in the Symphony’s 10-year Strategic Plan to better connect audiences with the music performed on stage. We invite you to meet Carlos and learn more about his engaging new role in this month’s Backstage Pass article on page 48.

Also this month, Houston Symphony Concertmaster Frank Huang offers us a rare dual-role performance as he both leads the orchestra and performs Dvorˇ ák’s melodic Romance for Violin and Orchestra.

To learn more about Frank’s perspective on the role of concertmaster, please turn to page 16.

When making your holiday plans this season, we hope you will keep the Houston Symphony in mind. Principal POPS Conductor Mike Krajewski will again lead the annual Very Merry POPS spectacular on December 11–13. On December 12, bring the entire clan for our next Family Series concert, A Frosty & Frozen Christmas. The following week brings the return of Handel’s Messiah, featuring our incredible Houston Symphony Chorus.

Enjoy today’s concert, and as always, thank you for your patronage. We hope to see you again next month to celebrate the holidays with us!

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 Bobby & Phoebe Tudor The Honorable 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 Houston Methodist

Nancy & Robert Peiser Rand Group 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

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High-Definition Video Enhances Symphony Performances Made possible by a grant from The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation If you have attended a Houston Symphony performance this season, you have seen the results of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation’s generosity.

Earlier this year, the Foundation made an outstanding $500,000 grant to upgrade the Houston Symphony’s image magnification (IMAG) and video system. This technology has greatly enhanced Symphony performances with live video of musicians, interviews with guest artists, supertitles for choral works, education resources at student concerts, films and images of visual art curated to accompany the orchestra.

Some of the highlights to look for in the improved video system include an upgrade from standard definition to high definition (HD)—including HD-ready cameras, new projectors and screens, and upgraded audio.

The video control room for the system has also been completely overhauled, allowing Houston Symphony video technicians the ability to monitor and direct visual enhancements of concerts more effectively.

This grant continues the Herzstein Foundation’s support of the Houston Symphony’s efforts to provide a stateof-the-art concert experience. A previous grant in 2004 helped the Symphony become the first orchestra in the U.S. to permanently install an in-hall IMAG system. Since then, this technology has transformed more than 770 performances, including classical, POPS, student and family concerts. Audiences at these performances delight in the enhanced concert experience, and we again express our deep appreciation to the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation for making this comprehensive upgrade possible.

The Herzstein Foundation, a Philanthropic Legacy, Celebrates its 50th Anniversary The story of the couple who created this great Houston-based foundation is a classic American success story and an enduring love story. Albert Herzstein was born in 1907 to Morris and Lena Goldsmith Herzstein, Jewish immigrants from Germany who owned a successful mercantile store and built the first movie theater in Clayton, NM. He moved to Houston in 1925 with just $5 to his name, accepting a job offer from B.K. Smith’s small welding company. Here, he met telegraph operator Ethel Ann Avis of Fulshear, TX, and the two were married within two years.

Herzstein was a true entrepreneur. Investing funds from the sale of Ethel’s Ford coupe, he helped build Smith’s company into a major Houston institution, Big Three Industries, which was later acquired by Air Liquide. After retiring from Big Three in 1965—the same year he and Ethel established their foundation—Herzstein launched a highly successful real estate business, Herzstein Investments. In 1993, he rose above an impressive national field of candidates to be named American Philanthropist of the Year by the Columbus Foundation of Ohio. Al continued running his foundation, along with Herzstein Investments, up until he passed away at age 90. Since that time, the foundation has continued to honor his legacy with larger-scale giving than ever before.

Over the last 50 years, the foundation has granted more than 4,000 requests and distributed more than $70 million to worthwhile organizations to bring meaningful change to communities and individuals through a diverse array of providers such as schools, hospitals, and cultural, historical and civic institutions. Al believed in providing opportunities for those facing difficult circumstances at no fault of their own, giving second chances for those willing to capitalize on them, and offering a hand-up rather than a hand-out. All of his philanthropic efforts were made without regard for race or religion.

In recent years, the foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $4 million annually. In addition to supporting the IMAG system, the foundation has contributed to various other activities of the Houston Symphony since 1999, including recent support of the orchestra’s musicians and the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition.

The Houston Symphony sincerely appreciates the Herzstein Foundation’s support, and we hope you enjoy the state-of-the-art concert experience made possible by its grant.

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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 expands on this foundation in the 2015-16 season and plans to engage even more in direct conversation about music with the audience. Among his new initiatives is “On-Stage Insights with Andrés,” which features 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 Dvorˇ ák. 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 and principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In the 2015-16 season, he makes 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.

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 Gary and Marian 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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A Record-Breaking Opening Night The Houston Symphony’s Opening Night Concert and Gala on September 12 celebrated Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s second season as the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director, the return of world-famous violinist Joshua Bell and the 80th birthday of longtime Symphony supporter Margaret Alkek Williams. Chaired by Janet F. Clark, and supported by Honorary Chair Vicki West and Underwriting Chair David Wuthrich, the Gala raised more than $800,000 for the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming.

The festivities began by honoring Margaret on stage while the orchestra played “Happy Birthday.” Guests in the sold-out concert hall were then treated to the first collaboration between Andrés and Joshua. Performing an arrangement written especially for him by William David Brohn—Suite for Violin and Orchestra from West Side Story—Joshua delighted and amazed guests with his lightning-fast finger work on renditions of “I Feel Pretty,” “Somewhere” and other melodies from Leonard Bernstein’s classic musical. Gershwin’s jazzy An American in Paris opened the concert, and the program concluded with the fairytale symbolism and burning colors of Stravinsky’s mythical ballet, The Firebird.

A record-breaking 660-plus black-tie partygoers continued the evening at The Corinthian for a spectacular multi-course dinner catered by Jackson and Company.

Margaret Alkek Williams

David Wuthrich, Margaret Alkek Williams, Vicki West & Janet Clark

Kelly Somoza & Ralph Burch

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David & Viviana Denechaud

Andrew & Catherine Kaldis

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Joella & Steve Mach

Billy & Christie McCartney

Dede & Conrad Weil

Cynthia & John Onstott

Nancy & Bob Peiser

Betty & Jess Tutor

Dagney Pruner, Michael Love, Alie & David Pruner

Orlando Manzo-Ocanas & Rey Ocanas

Heidi & David Massin

Ulyesse & Barbara LeGrange

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Education and Community engagement

Symphony Musicians Begin Long-term Residency at Crespo Elementary In October, the Houston Symphony, BBVA Compass and the Houston Presented by Independent School District (HISD) announced an unprecedented joint partnership to bring a new music program to Crespo Elementary, a magnet school for fine arts in southeast Houston. Inspired by a time-tested and respected initiative of the New York Philharmonic, but adapted for Houston, the pilot program at Crespo is structured as a residency, with Houston Symphony musicians providing regular touchpoints with all students in grades 3-5 throughout the year. All told, the musicians will reach more than 400 students at Crespo, and

they will be interacting with students in all fine arts courses—including dance, drama, technology and art—not just in music courses.

Two of the Houston Symphony’s newest musicians have already begun their Crespo residencies. Double bassist David Connor and violist Tony Parce dove right in by engaging students in an exercise designed to encourage creativity and inquisitiveness.

As the musicians note, it is often more difficult to ask a question than it is to answer a question. To empower the students to listen and appreciate music in a meaningful way—a primary goal of the residency—it is important to ask and explore questions that may not have clear-cut answers.

To help the students become more comfortable with forming questions, David and Tony posed fill-in-the-blank questions so the students could learn more about their instruments. For example, one question asked, “Can the bass ______?” This intentionally open-ended question garnered a variety of responses, from the more concrete, such as, “Can the bass play really low notes?” to the more abstract, such as “Can the bass sound like a train? Or play rap music?” The ingenious part of this exercise came next, when David and Tony answered the students’ questions only by playing their instruments. “As instructors,” they remarked, “it’s important that we don’t evaluate responses, but rather encourage exploration.” David continued, “If a student had asked, ‘Can 14

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the bass sound purple?’ I would have answered the student with my instrument!”

Indeed, actively engaging the students, rather than simply lecturing or demonstrating, is an important component of the Symphony musicians’ instructional strategy. “So much of teaching in schools today,” noticed Tony, “is geared toward helping students get the right answer. When students think there are only right or wrong answers, their creativity is hindered. They lose the desire to explore or create. Through music, we hope to reignite these passions within the kids.” Inquisitiveness and creativity are hallmarks of successful people regardless of their chosen careers or life paths. The musicians believe that bolstering these traits through music may better position the students for success in whatever life paths they chose. That’s why David and Tony emphasize active listening, inquiry and reflection in their teaching. Happily, these same skills form the foundation for a true appreciation of music.

The frequency and depth of the musicians’ engagement with the students is another key component of the program. In contrast to one-time or occasional visits by musicians, the Crespo residency enables them to engage the students at least once every other week. Each student receives biweekly lessons to develop critical listening skills, learn to play the recorder and compose music. Encouraging family involvement, students and their families are invited to two Family Series concerts at Jones Hall and to Family Chamber Concert Nights at Crespo.

Although the Crespo residency has just begun, the Houston Symphony is developing an on-going, multi-year relationship with the school that may serve as a model for others. One hope for Crespo, in particular, is that the residency will strengthen the school’s magnet status within HISD by attracting more fine arts students. Moreover, the residency promises to facilitate access to and participation in cultural experiences for people with low-to-moderate income levels.

Reflecting the Houston Symphony’s core values of community engagement, education, innovation, relevance, inclusivity and collaboration, this residency model is evidence of the positive impact the unity of public, private and non-profit sectors may have on our children and our future. This Houston Symphony Residency at Crespo Elementary is presented by BBVA Compass and the BBVA Compass Foundation. We are also thankful to HISD and these lead supporters of our Community-Embedded Musicians program: Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, Medistar, Spec’s Charitable Foundation, Nancy and Robert Peiser and Mr. Jay Steinfeld and Mrs. Barbara Winthrop.

For more information about the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming, please contact Emily Nelson at (713) 238-1460 or emily.nelson@houstonsymphony.org.

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 Mr. John N. Neighbors 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 SUPPORTER - $10,000+ CenterPoint Energy East West Bank Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Symphony League Marathon Oil Corporation The Powell Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Mr. Jay Steinfield & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop

BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ 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 Symphony Scouts is supported by Cora Sue and Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily’s 13 years of 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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Frank Huang: From Quartet to Concertmaster Frank Huang is Concertmaster for the Houston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. This month, he leads our orchestra from the Concertmaster chair in performances of Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Strings on November 12, 14 and 15. We invite you to learn about Frank’s journey from quartet violinist to concertmaster in this feature story.

“I never was quite sure what I wanted to do in a way—I’ve loved all the different kinds of violin playing,” Frank Huang says. “Playing quartets was always kind of my dream and my primary teachers— Don Weilerstein and Robert Mann—were quartet violinists. In college, I spent a lot of time just reading the literature and playing lots of chamber music—and this helped me to learn to read and learn music quickly.”

In 2009, Frank was appointed the first violinist of the Ying Quartet, which he saw as “a dream job”—playing string quartets and teaching at Eastman—“even in the same studio that Don [Weilerstein] used to have,” he says.

However, as Frank occasionally began to perform as guest concertmaster with the Houston and Toronto Symphonies, he fell in love with the orchestral repertoire and realized how much amazing music he’d never get to play if he remained focused on string quartets. course, they are important, too. But the job is also about the per“The great thing about being in an orchestra is that you can sonal interactions. [As a concertmaster,] you have to know what do a little bit of everything,” he says enthusiastically. But it’s not just the best way is to get a group of people on the same page with very about the repertoire. Professional string-quartet playing prepared little conflict and disagreement,” Huang says. “There are so many Frank to become the kind of concertmaster that he wants to be. ways to play any phrase and piece, and all the musicians have to “It doesn’t have to be that different,” he says, “playing in a string be committed to the same interpretation.” quartet or an orchestra—ideally you want to have the same flexibilFrank also has talked often with the former concertmaster of ity or awareness in an orchestra that you would in a small group. the Houston Symphony, Uri Pianka…. “I love that he still comes The goal is to try to replicate what you have in a string quartet, but and hears his old orchestra all the time, and that he still loves being on a larger scale.” a part of the family in a way,” When he’s playing in the Frank says. Following the conWhat Frank Huang Plays orchestra, he is always acutely certs, Pianka often would come Although Frank Huang owns several modern instruments— aware of everything going on backstage to talk about choices including a John Young and a Sergio Peresson—he plays a around him, he says, and is that Frank made—“questions Vuillaume from the late 1850s that at one time belonged to his actively thinking about the role of about why I changed a bowing former violin teacher, Fredell Lack. what he’s playing as well as what or made a musical decision.”

Although many modern makers are focused on producthe other sections are doing; Frank learned a lot from those ing a sound that can fill a large hall, Frank desires an instruhow each part fits together to informal, weekly discussions. ment whose sound quality is of equal importance to its ability make the whole. Still, a primary And perhaps since becomto project. Huang says that he loves the older instruments for difference between orchestral ing a teacher himself, Frank has the “soul in their sound, which allows them to vividly reflect and string-quartet playing is started to value the art of teachthe characters of the music.” that when there’s one on a part, ing in a deeper way. Currently it’s easy to listen to, lead, and follow the others easily, he says. But for Frank, that’s the goal in any larger ensemble as well—and it’s primarily the concertmaster’s role to make that happen. During his undergraduate years, Frank was strongly influenced by the Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster and coach Bill Preucil. “I was in Cleveland for seven years and went nearly every week,” he said, “and hearing him play so often and watching him lead certainly gave me a lot of inspiration, even though I never studied with him. [Preucil] is a great chamber musician as well as orchestral player—he has a certain awareness and involvement in the music that’s really inspiring.”

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on the faculty at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Frank teaches up to 12 college students each week, in addition to a few high-school students.

Huang says that when he was younger, he “didn’t understand why things like dynamics or slow practice were important” because he was focused more on impressing people by developing a “brilliant technical display.”

However, as he’s grown older, he has come to realize that music is more about the emotion behind the notes on the page rather than how fast you can play those notes. Frank says that time flies by when he’s teaching, and he really loves the chance to work with young, serious players. “If I can inspire one student to continue playing professionally, I would feel very fulfilled,” he says.

—Excerpted from Strings magazine, ©2015 Stringletter Publishing

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, Co-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 Rodica Gonzalez, Acting Principal Hitai Lee, Acting Associate Principal 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 Jarita Ng Phyllis Herdliska 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 Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert 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 Micah Doherty*

LIBRARIAN Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray

CONTRABASSOON Micah Doherty*

STAGE MANAGER Kelly Morgan

HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Jesse Clevenger*, Assistant Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Position Open STAGE TECHNICIANS 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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Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Strings Frank Huang, violin and leader Thursday, November 12, 2015 8pm Friday, November 13, 2015 8pm Saturday, November 14, 2015 8pm Sunday, November 15, 2015 2:30pm

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Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Strings | November 12, 13, 14, 15 SIEGFRIED IDYLL Richard Wagner (1813-1883) In a Tweet. Life and art interweave in Richard Wagner’s mellifluous “musical birthday poem” for his wife.

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The Back Story. Richard Wagner carried on a seven-year affair with Cosima von Bülow, the wife of a disciple of his, until her divorce enabled them to marry in 1870. As a combined Christmas and birthday present that year, Wagner secretly composed a serenade for her, drawing on his recently composed Siegfried, the third opera of his saga The Ring of the Nibelung. On Christmas morning, he snuck a chamber ensemble into their home, set up the musicians in the stairway and conducted the world premiere, the sounds of which wafted into Cosima’s bedroom. “As I awoke, my ear caught a sound which swelled fuller and fuller,” she wrote in her diary. “No longer could I imagine myself to be dreaming, music was sounding, and what music! As it died away, Richard came into my room…and offered me the score of the symphonic birthday poem. I was in tears, but so was the whole house.”

These performances are generously supported in part by: Sponsor Barbara Burger The Sugar Land Series is supported in part by:

Partner Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Supporter John and Candace Caley The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham.

Recent enhancements to the Jones Hall recording suite are generously provided by Silver Circle Audio.

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notes | Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Strings | November 12, 13, 14, 15 The Instruments. flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet and strings What to Listen For: For a “symphonic birthday poem” between a man and a woman whom were at last legally joined, the symbolism is unmistakable. The Idyll ties in with the opera Siegfried’s radiant closing scene, in which Siegfried and Brünnhilde, the hero and heroine destined for one another, finally meet and unite. The Idyll’s opening, with its melody and mellifluousness that dominate the piece, grows from the music in which Brünnhilde vows she will forever devote herself to Siegfried’s well-being. The oboe tiptoes into the Idyll singing a German lullaby, no doubt alluding to Wagner and Cosima’s son Siegfried, who was 18 months old when Wagner unveiled the musical Christmas gift.

The Idyll’s climax comes from Brünnhilde’s ringing salute to “Siegfried, radiant youth!” In this context, the reference is to the real-life Siegfried, who grew up to conduct his father’s music and compose his own.

Siegfried, however, was far off when Wagner composed the Idyll, which ends as gently as a lullaby. One of Wagner’s most ardent admirers, Anton Bruckner, will get the spotlight in the Houston Symphony’s April performances of Bruckner’s massive Symphony No. 7.

The printed music for this work was donated by W. J. & Dorothy McCaine.

ROMANCE IN F MINOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, OPUS 11 Antonín Dvorˇák (1841-1904) In a Tweet. Dvorˇák turned a recycled melody into a lyrical gem for violin and orchestra.

The Back Story. The young Antonín Dvorˇák learned from his mistakes.

When a Czech theater’s singers and orchestra gave up trying to learn his folk opera, The King and the Collier—in which he had emulated the intricate style of Richard Wagner—the 32-year-old realized he was on the wrong track. Dvorˇák not only rewrote the entire opera in a simpler vein, but he also examined his other works, destroying several. So much for his Wagnerian urges. Amid the works he rejected, though, a string quartet contained a lilting, pensive melody that deserved a second chance. Dvorˇák expanded it into his Romance in F minor for violin and orchestra, which his full-length concertos have unjustly overshadowed.

The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings What to Listen For. Don’t call the Romance a vignette. This lyrical, expressive work clocks in at about 12 minutes, making it a little longer than the Adagio centerpiece of Dvorˇák’s Violin Concerto. The orchestra sets up a gently rocking pace and hints at the melody, then the violin steps in, spinning out the theme with a freedom and eloquence that far outshine that of the tune’s original incarnation. After a new, vaulting theme adds a tinge of yearning, the violin grows rhapsodic and urgent, and a brief, ringing declaration from the orchestra provides the work’s climax. Then, the violin brings back the opening melody, and Dvorˇák gives it new shadings on the way to the peaceful close.

The Houston Symphony has another violin work in store for January, when European performer Patricia Kopatchinskaja solos in Robert Schumann’s introspective concerto.

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Consistent with Frost Bank’s commitment to supporting the Texas communities it serves, Frost is pleased to underwrite the Houston Symphony’s Gold Classics series.

Founded in San Antonio in 1868, Frost—one of the 50 largest U.S. banks—is the banking subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR). The $28.3 billion financial holding company operates more than 123 financial centers across Texas, including 28 Houstonarea locations.

Frost was the only top-10 Texas-based bank to survive the economic downturn of the 1980s on its own, and it became the first bank in the nation to turn down TARP bailout funds during the financial crisis of 2008.

At every level, the company brings a high level of personal service to banking, investments and insurance relationships, offering the resources, products and technology of a larger bank, delivered with the personalized customer service of a community bank. Building on its 147-year heritage, Frost is committed to meeting the financial needs of generations of Texans to come.

ZIGEUNERWEISEN (GYPSY AIRS) FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, OPUS 20 Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908) In a Tweet. A charismatic violinist transformed Hungarian melodies into a showpiece relished by generations of virtuosos.

The Back Story. During a time when most violin virtuosos were flamboyant yet crude, performer-composer Pablo Sarasate eclipsed them by virtue of his silkiness and polish. Carl Flesch, a leading 20th-century violinist and teacher, witnessed Sarasate’s charisma when Flesch was a student: “With awe, as if he were a supernatural phenomenon from a wonderland ever inaccessible to us, we boys looked up to the small, black-eyed Spaniard. …It was a unique experience to see this little man stride on to the platform with genuine Spanish grandeza, superficially calm, even phlegmatic…[then] play with unheard-of sovereignty and, in a rapid climax, put his audience into astonishment, admiration and highest rapture.” Gypsy Airs, which probably grew from the zesty folk bands he heard during an 1877 trip to Hungary, was one of many showpieces Sarasate composed to help whip up the frenzy.

The Instruments. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion and strings What to Listen For. Gypsy Airs begins with a czárdás, which is a Hungarian dance that also inspired Franz Liszt, Johann Strauss and others. The first section, slow and free, allows the soloist to show off his tone and swagger. The pace quickens in the second part, which sets off salvos of violin pyrotechnics. The heart-on-its-sleeve tune that follows is actually not the work of gypsies. Rather, it comes from “There’s Only One Lovely Maid in the World,” a popular song whose composer, Elemér Szentirmay, wrote Sarasate after the work’s publication asking for credit. (Sarasate obliged in the next edition.) After reveling in the tune, the soloist takes off at a dash. The rapid-fire bowing, stratospheric flights and other fireworks make for a dazzling finish. In April, the Houston Symphony and violinist Caroline Goulding will set off more violin fireworks when they perform Max Bruch’s Concerto No. 1.

The printed music for this work was donated by Ann & Kevin Casey.

notes | Dvorˇák’s Serenade for Strings | November 12, 13, 14, 15 LANGSAMER SATZ (Slow Movement) Anton Webern (1883-1945) In a Tweet: Before Webern became an innovator, he savored one of his life’s turning points in a glowing work for strings.

The Back Story: Even a century ago, college students sought adventure during spring break. During the University of Vienna’s 1905 holiday, Anton Webern took off to the Austrian countryside with his cousin and future bride, Wilhelmine Mörtl. Webern rhapsodized in his journal about their long walks. “Our love rose to infinite heights and filled the universe! Two souls were enraptured! …We wandered through the forests. It was a fairyland! High tree trunks all around us, a green luminescence in between, and here and there floods of gold on the green moss. …Then the moon rose, its silvery beam lit up the dreamy world—what came now was a dream—a dream. A walk in the moonlight on flowery meadows—then the night—‘What the night gave to me, will long make me tremble.’” A few months later, Webern composed his Slow Movement for string quartet.

The Instruments. strings What to Listen For. Webern biographer Hans Moldenhauer thought the idyllic spring getaway inspired Slow Movement. The innovations that earned Webern’s place in the history books were still in the offing, and this piece has its roots in tradition. Rich and lyrical, the music recalls the most tender moments of Gustav Mahler’s works, such as the strings-and-harp Adagietto of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, which pre-

miered four years earlier. An occasional turn of phrase seems to echo that movement, making one wonder if young Webern, who eagerly studied Mahler’s works, had heard the Fifth or explored its score. Another work arising from the student years of a future-great will ring out in May, when the Houston Symphony performs Samuel Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal.

SERENADE IN E MAJOR FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, OPUS 22 Antonín Dvorˇák (1841-1904) In a Tweet. As a young composer beginning to make his name, Dvorˇák poured his gift for melody into his Serenade for Strings.

The Back Story. Dvorˇák’s rewrite of his opera, The King and The Collier, premiered in November 1874, winning the young composer much-needed praise. More good news came in early 1875, when a Viennese troika that included Johannes Brahms awarded him an Austrian prize for talented, needy artists. Not only did the money come in handy, since Dvorˇák had a wife and young son to support, but his career gained its first toehold outside his Czech homeland. In May of that year, Dvorˇák created his melodious Serenade for Strings—in less than two weeks. When a member of the Vienna Philharmonic tried that summer to persuade the high-profile group to perform the new work, his colleagues shot the idea down, thinking the composer was too obscure. But the 1876 premiere in Prague magnified Dvorˇák’s reputation at home, and performances in other Czech cities gave his reputation an additional boost.

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Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook Michael Krajewski, conductor *Liz Callaway, *Allison Blackwell, *Bryce Ryness, vocalists Friday, November 20, 2015 8pm Saturday, November 21, 2015 8pm Sunday, November 22, 2015 7:30pm

King/R. Holmes Tapestry (A Medley of Carole King Songs) Arr. Holmes Stevie Wonder Medley

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Official Concert Weekend Sponsor University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Partner Carol Lee and Ken Robertson Lisa and Jerry Simon SPIR STAR Ltd. Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation through a special gift celebrating the Foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2015.

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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

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biographies | Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook | November 20, 21, 22 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, Mike 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.

LIZ CALLAWAY, vocalist Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. She has since starred in Baby (Tony nomination), Miss Saigon, The Look of Love and The Three Musketeers. For five years, she appeared as Grizabella in Cats.

Her offBroadway appearances include The Spitfire Grill (Drama Desk nomination), Marry Me a Little and Brownstone.

Other New York appearances include the legendary Follies in Concert at Lincoln Center, A Stephen Sondheim Evening and Hair in Concert.

Callaway sang the Academy Award-nominated song “Journey to the Past” in the animated feature Anastasia. She sang Jasmine in the two Aladdin sequels, The Swan Princess and Beauty and the Beast.

Concert and symphony appearances have taken her to London, Paris, Iceland, Australia and China, as well as most U.S. cities. She regularly performs with her sister, Ann Hampton Callaway, and with composer Stephen Schwartz. She has performed with Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams and the legendary Johnny Mathis.

Callaway has five solo recordings: Passage of Time, The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway On & Off- Broadway, Anywhere I Wander – Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser, and her Christmas CD, Merry and Bright. She shares CDs with her sister: Sibling Revelry and Boom! Live at Birdland. Her newest album, The Essential Liz Callaway, is released this month. Visit lizcallaway.com.

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SPIR STAR Ltd., located in Houston, TX, is proud to celebrate its 20year anniversary in 2015. Since its beginning in 1995, SPIR STAR Ltd. has become a leading provider of high pressure fluid control products including hose assemblies, fittings and valves with working pressures up to 60,000 psi. In partnership with SPIR STAR Druckschläuche GmbH, headquartered in Rimbach, Germany, the companies are the world leader in the high pressure industry, continuously investing in research and development, producing over 60 different hose types.

Part of SPIR STAR’s philosophy is to form a partnership of friendly cooperation with customers and representatives. From this close cooperation, they are able to guarantee customers excellent service, thorough technical assistance and expedient delivery.

SPIR STAR is proud to sponsor the Houston Symphony and would like to thank all who have supported them over the years.

ALLISON BLACKWELL, vocalist Excited to be back in Texas, Allison Blackwell recently appeared as Fantine in the critically acclaimed production of Les Misérables at Dallas Theatre Center.

A singer with a versatile range from opera to gospel, Blackwell has been seen on Broadway in such Tony Awardwinning shows as The Lion King, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and, most recently, A Night With Janis Joplin as Aretha Franklin. She was a cast member of the 2015 Emmy Award-winning production of Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel at Avery Fisher Hall.

Other productions include Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall starring Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally and Show Boat starring Vanessa Williams at Avery Fisher Hall. Favorite roles include Dotty Moffett/Washing Machine in Caroline, or Change (San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award–Best Supporting Actress), Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense, Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music, Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime and Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music.

Allison Blackwell holds a degree from Spelman College and a Master of Music from The Boston Conservatory. She appreciates the support of KMR Talent Agency, her family and friends.

BRYCE RYNESS, vocalist Originally from California, Bryce Ryness traded coasts in 2006 to pursue his Broadway dreams. Since making “the move,” he’s appeared in First Date, Leap Of Faith, the 2009 Tony Awardwinning revival of Hair at the Hirschfeld Theater (where he

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received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical) and Legally Blonde at the Palace.

Most recently, he toured the country starring as Miss Trunchbull in the first national tour of Matilda, thrilling audiences and garnering critical praise for his unique interpretation of an extraordinary character.

Off-Broadway, he premiered and/or originated roles in Long Story Short, Fly By Night, See Rock City & Other Destinations, Around The World in 80 Days and Crossing Brooklyn. Regionally, he originated roles in Sleeping Beauty Wakes and Floyd Collins (Los Angeles premiere), and he starred in Cabaret (Reprise Theater Co., LA). He also led the national touring company of Rent in 2006, playing Roger.

With his band, RYNESS, he’s written and recorded two albums, available on iTunes. On film: Tangled. On TV: Law & Order: SVU, Peter Pan Live!, It Could Be Worse, Political Animals, Just For Kicks, Late Show and Tonight Show. Finally, he has sung backup for international recording artists Josh Groban, Roger Daltrey and Sarah Brightman. He supports World Vision, Invisible Children and Trinity Grace Church. Bryce Ryness and his wife, Meredith, have three terrific children and live in Washington Heights.

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Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet | November 27, 28, 29 SPRING FESTIVAL OVERTURE Li Huanzhi (1919-2000) In a Tweet. An exuberant Chinese dance rings out from the Western orchestra.

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Video enhancement of Houston Symphony concerts is made possible by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation through a special gift celebrating the Foundation’s 50th anniversary in 2015.

Recent enhancements to the Jones Hall recording suite are generously provided by Silver Circle Audio.

The Back Story. An exuberant folk dance named yangge originated centuries ago with Chinese rice farmers, and over time, it incorporated acrobatics, martial arts and other flashiness. As the Chinese revolution took hold in the 1940s, communist leaders incorporated the dance—typically performed in the week or two after the Chinese New Year—into a program they called the New Yangge Movement. The movement brought together party leaders, soldiers and villagers in local festivals designed to pump up revolutionary fervor. Composer Li Huanzhi, a Hong Kong native trained in Shanghai and other cities, celebrated the movement in his Spring Festival Suite of 1955 and 1956. Based on folk music, the four-part suite includes a movement evoking chitchat between friends, meant to symbolize the festivals’ goal of unity, as well as a love song. The rowdy overture has become a calling card of Chinese musicians who visit the West, including conductor Long Yu, who is making his debut with the Houston Symphony.

The Instruments. 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings What to Listen For. The short, flashy overture has its roots in the Shaanxi region of northwest China. The woodwinds take the spotlight in the opening and closing sections, which are based on music that traditionally features the suona, a Chinese reed instrument. The more relaxed middle part grows from a seedling-dance tune introduced by the oboe. Then, the opening excitement crashes back in. The overture may pay tribute to how musical building blocks can transcend nations: If some of the fast sections’ flourishes came from a violin, they’d probably sound completely at home in bluegrass music. The Houston Symphony will spotlight another zesty world-music tradition with its May performances of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Escaramuza, inspired by music from Andean Peru.

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NOTES | Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet | November 27, 28, 29 PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN F MAJOR, OPUS 103 (EGYPTIAN) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) In a Tweet. Saint-Saëns sandwiches a musical travelogue within a piano showpiece.

The Back Story. Camille Saint-Saëns had two passions: music and travel. They often went together for this pianist and composer who won celebrity in his youth and held onto it until he died at age 86.

According to one count, the lifelong Parisian visited 27 countries during 117 trips—and he did it when long-distance travel meant chugging along on trains or steamships. One of his favorite holiday destinations was Egypt, which he visited 16 times. During a stay in the Nile city of Luxor, Saint-Saëns wrote his Piano Concerto No. 5, dubbed the Egyptian concerto. Concert halls in continental Europe, England and the Americas beckoned to Saint-Saëns regularly. During a U.S. tour, he enjoyed the affability of President Theodore Roosevelt, who hosted a reception for him, and he liked the convenience of hotels with baths attached to the rooms.

The Instruments. 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion and strings What to Listen For. Saint-Saëns told his publisher that the second movement evokes an Egypt-to-Vietnam steamship voyage he took in 1895, the year before he composed the concerto. After some opening flourishes, the piano introduces the Egyptian scene, based on a mellifluous tune with a shimmering treble accompaniment. The melody, Saint-Saëns said, came from a song he heard Nile boatmen intone.

Next comes a jauntier rune accompanied by the piano’s imitation of tinkling bells. Saint-Saëns’ biographer Jann Pasler thinks this theme may have originated in Vietnam. Saint-Saëns sandwiches all this between a melodious, colorful first movement and a glittering finale that exudes French pizazz. January will bring another atmospheric French work when pianist Kirill Gerstein joins the Houston Symphony in Maurice Ravel’s dark-hued Concerto for the Left Hand.

The printed music for this work was donated by Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky.

SELECTIONS FROM ROMEO AND JULIET Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) In a Tweet. Music of charm, tenderness and ferocity brings a classic love story into the concert hall.

The Back Story. Sergei Prokofiev endured five years of turmoil on the way to the triumph of his Romeo and Juliet. Almost as soon as Russia’s Mariinsky Theater commissioned it, the Soviet Union’s upheavals under ruler Josef Stalin engulfed the theater company. Its management was thrown out, and Romeo was called off. After Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater revived the project, the saga took a bizarre turn as Prokofiev and the dramatists working with him gave Shakespeare’s play a happy ending. “The dead cannot dance lying down,” Prokofiev said. A run-through of the score led officialdom to condemn Prokofiev’s music. Stalin’s purges snagged the Bolshoi chief overseeing the project, who was shot by firing squad. When the ballet, with Shakespeare’s ending restored, finally went into rehearsals, Prokofiev fumed as the 32

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choreographer rejiggered his score. But the premiere won over everyone—even the Soviets.

The Instruments. 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, tenor saxophone, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings What to Listen For. Prokofiev tells the story through music of sweetness, ardent melody and harrowing force. To evoke long-ago Verona, he draws on venerable genres such as the madrigal and minuet, a natural move for the composer of the popular Classical symphony.

When conflict erupts between the Capulets and the Montagues, the orchestra unleashes torrents of the virtuosity and visceral power that audiences know from Prokofiev’s symphonies and concertos. But for many listeners, the young lovers’ scenes may be a revelation. The couple’s passions well up in some of the most soaring, sonorous music Prokofiev ever created. Prokofiev’s greatest Russian contemporary will speak out in the Houston Symphony’s January performances of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. ©2015 Steven Brown

biographies LONG YU, conductor Conductor Long Yu is artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

He is the founding artistic director of the Beijing Music Festival, now in its 15th season, and he shares the position of artistic codirector of the MISA Festival with Charles Dutoit.

Long Yu is a Chevalier dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the recipient of the 2002 Arts Patronage Award of the Montblanc Cultural Foundation. In 2005, the Italian government honored him with the title of L’onorificenza di commendatore. This year, he was awarded

biographiES | Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet | November 27, 28, 29 France’s highest honor of merit by joining la Légion d’Honneur. On October 1, he received the prestigious Global Citizen Award for his contributions to bridging the East-West gap through classical music.

In 2014, Maestro Yu and the China Philharmonic Orchestra became the first Chinese conductor and orchestra to play the BBC Proms series with a televised performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Maestro Yu performs regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies. He created the nation’s first orchestral academy as a partnership between Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the New York Philharmonic.

His recordings can be found on the Deutsche Grammophon and Naxos labels.

Long Yu was born in Shanghai in 1964 into a family of musicians. His grandfather Ding Shande, a renowned composer, inspired his passion for music and encouraged him to study at the Shanghai Conservatory and the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin.

ing. In 2001, Hough was the first classical performing artist to win a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship; and in 2013, he was named a Commander of the British Empire.

A noted writer, he has contributed regular articles for The Guardian, The Times, Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and was invited by The Telegraph in London to write a blog that has become one of the most popular and influential forums for cultural discussion.

Highlights of his 2015-16 season include appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony, among numerous other orchestras. He presents solo recitals in New York, Chicago and London, where he will perform the world premiere of his third sonata, Trinitas, and performs a collaborative program with cellist Steven Isserlis featuring his Sonata for cello and piano, Les Adieux, which was released on a recording earlier this year

by Hyperion.

To learn more about Stephen Hough, visit stephenhough.com.

STEPHEN HOUGH, piano Stephen Hough is regarded as a renaissance man of his time. Over the course of his career, he has distinguished himself as a true polymath, not only securing a reputation as a uniquely insightful concert pianist, but also as a writer and composer.

He is commended for his mastery of the instrument along with an individual and inquisitive mind which has earned him a multitude of prestigious awards and a longstanding international follow-

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What to Listen For. The mellow opening sets the tone for the entire piece, which unfolds in five concise movements. The pace picks up gradually as the waltzing second movement leads to the dashing third.

Then, Dvorˇák turns inward. Even though the Larghetto’s main melody aims downward, it never sounds downcast. Instead, its depth enhances the music’s richness and soul. The finale unleashes the excitement that listeners know so well from Dvorˇák’s most jubilant Slavonic Dances. But here, Dvorˇák offers parting glances of the Larghetto’s lyricism and the opening’s serenity before the last burst of rowdiness. Dvorˇák will cap off the Houston Symphony’s classical season with the May premiere of The Cosmos: An HD Odyssey, which will meld the New World Symphony with NASA video of the heavens. ©2015 Steven Brown

Biography FRANK HUANG, conductor and violin First prize winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s International Violin Competition and the 2000 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, Concertmaster Frank Huang has established a major career as a violin virtuoso.

At age 11, he performed with the Houston Symphony in a nationally broadcast concert and has since performed with leading orchestras throughout the world. He has performed on NPR’s Performance Today, Good Morning America and CNN’s American Morning with

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Paula Zahn. His first commercial recording, including Fantasies by Schubert, Ernst, Schoenberg and Waxman, was released on Naxos in 2003.

Recent concerts include debuts in Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Herbst Theatre (San Francisco) and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.).

A recital in Alice Tully Hall (New York) featured the world premiere of Donald Martino’s Sonata for Solo Violin.

Deeply committed to chamber music, Frank participates in the country’s top music festivals. He was selected by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be a member of the prestigious Chamber Music II program. Before joining the Houston Symphony, Frank held the position of first violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Ying Quartet and was a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music.

A faculty member at the University of Houston, Frank teaches during the summers at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Texas Music Festival and the Great Mountains Music Festival in South Korea. He also performs in a trio with pianist Gilles Vonsattel and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.

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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 Open *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

Brad W. Corson Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty 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. Rodney Margolis ** 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 Susanna Dokupil Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. 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 I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Ulyesse LeGrange ** Carlos J. Lopez

Carolyn Mann Michael Mann, M.D. 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 B. 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 **

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP Donors at the Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony musician. For more information, please contact Kira Elbert, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521 or kira.elbert@houstonsymphony.org.

Mr. William L. Ackerman Megan Conley, Harp, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Fox David R. Malone, Double Bass

Mrs. Nancy Morrison Wayne A. Brooks, Viola, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Springob Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin

Mrs. Janice H. Barrow Sophia S. Silivos, Second Violin, Acting Associate Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stamatedes Eric Larson, Double Bass

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet, Acting Associate Principal

Mrs. Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Mr. Mike S. Stude Ruth E. Zeger, Second Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola

Mr. and Mrs. L. Proctor Thomas III John A. DeWitt, Trumpet, Associate Principal

Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Fay L. Shapiro, Viola Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp and Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. and Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Brinton A. Smith, Cello, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin

Mr. Evan B. Glick Yan Tong, Second Violin Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde Robert M. Walp, Trumpet, Assistant Principal

Ms. Terry A. Brown James R. Denton, Cello

Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster

Mr. Ralph Burch Robin Kesselman, Double Bass

Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda A. Goldstein, Viola

Mr. and Mrs. Dougal A. Cameron Brian E. Thomas, Horn

Mr. and Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Clarinet

Dr. Mary Kathryn Campion and Mr. Stephen Liston Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Mr. Max Levit and Dr. Rochelle Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cizik Qi Ming, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Ms. Janet F. Clark Kevin F. Dvorak, Cello Mr. Michael H. Clark and Ms. Sallie Morian George W. Pascal, Viola, Assitant Principal Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cornelison Judy Dines, Flute Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cutler Yan Tong, Second Violin Dr. Scott Cutler Scott Holshouser, Keyboard, Principal Mr. Richard L. Danforth Jeffrey Butler, Cello Ms. Leslie B. Davidson and Mr. W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone Mr. Duke Ensell Donald E. Howey III, Double Bass Mr. and Mrs. John Esquivel Eric Larson, Double Bass Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein and Mr. Martin J. Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long Brinton A. Smith, Cello, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Viola, Associate Principal Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster

Mr. and Mrs. John Onstott Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. and Dr. Susan Osterberg Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Thomas Robert E. Johnson, Horn, Associate Principal Ms. Susan L. Thompson George W. Pascal, Viola, Assitant Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Oboe, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Tipps Allen Barnhill, Trombone, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III Bradley White, Trombone, Associate Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pryzant Matthew Strauss, Percussion Mr. and Mrs. Ron R. Rand Myung Soon Lee, Cello Mrs. Lila Rauch Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal Mr. and Mrs. Roman F. Reed Matthew Strauss, Percussion Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Trumpet, Principal Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel S. Strba, Viola Ms. Judith Vincent Matthew D. Roitstein, Flute, Associate Principal Dr. Margaret Waisman and Dr. Steven S. Callahan Mark Griffith, Percussion Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wallace Ronald Holdman, Timpani Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Harp, Principal

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rubenstein Amy E. Teare, Second Violin Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal Ms. Vicki West Mr. and Mrs. John Rydman Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal Anthony Kitai, Cello Dr. James T. Willerson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scherr Mr. and Mrs. Jay Marks Anne C. Leek, Oboe, Phyllis Herdliska, Viola Sergei Galperin, First Violin Associate Principal Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. John N. Matzer III Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams Eric Halen, First Violin, Kurt Johnson, First Violin Frank Huang, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster Concertmaster Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Shannon Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Williams Rian Craypo, Bassoon, Principal Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin Mr. and Mrs. Pat McCelvey Mr. and Mrs. Tim Shen Adam Dinitz, English Horn Mr. Wallace S. Wilson and Tiantian Zhang, Second Violin Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Gene McDavid Xiao Wong, Cello Mr. Albert J. Smith Jr. Linda A. Goldstein, Viola Eric Arbiter, Bassoon, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wulfe Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Associate Principal David E. Kirk, Tuba, Principal William K. VerMeulen, Horn, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Tad Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zilkha Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McMurrey Marina Brubaker, First Violin Kurt Johnson, First Violin Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Dr. Alana R. Spiwak and Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Sam Stolbun Brian E. Thomas, Horn Wei Jiang, Viola Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon November 2015 35

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

Trustees Jesse B. Tutor, President

Gene Dewhurst James Lee Michael Mithoff

Alexandra Pruner Fredric A. Weber

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at (713) 337-8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

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

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

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

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

Vicky and Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas

The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling

Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System

Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite

Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano and Instrument Petting Zoo

Beverly Johnson, Ralph Wyman and Jim Foti, and Thane & Nicole Wyman in memory of Winthrop Wyman Basset Horns and Rotary Trumpets

Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpano

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Conductor’s Podium

Houston Symphony Endowment Endowed Chairs to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians, guest artists and executive leadership: Janice & Thomas Barrow Chair: Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello Roy & Lillie Cullen Chair: Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director Fondren Foundation Chair: Qi Ming, assistant concertmaster General Maurice Hirsch Chair: Aralee Dorough, principal flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair: Eric Halen, associate concertmaster Max Levine Chair: Frank Huang, concertmaster Cornelia & Meredith Long Chair: Assia Dulgerska, assistant concertmaster George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair: Mark Hughes, principal trumpet Tassie & Constantine S. Nicandros Chair: Alexander Potiomkin, bass clarinet Lucy Binyon Stude Chair: Jonathan Fischer, principal oboe Winnie Safford Wallace Chair Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, Executive Director/CEO Endowed funds to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund Endowed funds to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Selma S. Neumann Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Endowed funds to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects: The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund Endowed funds to support access and expand geographic reach: The Alice & David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert fund for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund Endowed funds to support electronic media initiatives: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives Endowed fund to support the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition: Nancy B. Willerson Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Endowed fund to support piano performance: Mary R. Lewis Fund for Piano Performance Legacy commitments through The Brown Foundation Challenge to support artistic excellence: Janet F. Clark Gloria Goldblatt Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair: Wayne Brooks, principal viola Ms. Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Anonymous (1) Leadership gifts of working capital provided as part of the Campaign for the 20th Century, Campaign for Houston Symphony and My Houston, My Symphony – Campaign for a Sound Future: Hewlett Packard Company Fund The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Neva Watkins West Fund Gift in memory of Winifred Safford Wallace for the commission of new works

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more

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 November 2015 37

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. Robin Angly & Miles Smith 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 The C. Howard Pieper Foundation

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 David H. Dewhurst Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell 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 - $149,999 Mr. Monzer Hourani

Founder’s Society, $75,000 - $99,999 Robin Angly & Miles Smith Darlene & Cappy Bisso Dr. Mary R. Lewis Joella & Steven P. Mach Billy & Christie McCartney 38

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Mr. John N. Neighbors Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Steven & Nancy Williams

Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society, $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Gary & Marian Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Janet F. Clark Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi

Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Janice & Robert McNair Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Louisa Stude Sarofim

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Alice & Terry Thomas Ms. Judith Vincent

Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Morrie K. Abramson Mr. John Barlow Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Todd & JoAnna Brooks Mr. Ralph Burch Ms. Barbara Burger Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Donna & Max Chapman 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

Lila-Gene George 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. James H. Lee 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 Mr. & Mrs. Odis Peavy Dave & Alie Pruner Lisa & Jerry Simon

Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr / Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Nancy & David Tai Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes 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 Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Ken Barrow Danielle & Josh Batchelor James M. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Albert & Anne 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 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz

Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Jay & Shirley Marks Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Connelly T. McGreevy Stephen & Marilyn Miles/Steven Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Stewart Morris & Kay Shoppa Estate of Terence Murphree* Susan & Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant 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. 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 Nina Andrews & David Karohl Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. Giorgio Borlenghi Mr. & Mrs. George Boss Nancy & Walter Bratic Terry Ann Brown John & Candace Caley Mr. & Mrs. James Chao Mr. & Mrs. Bernard F. Clark Jr. Virginia A. Clark 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 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 Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Marilyn Lummis Dr. & Mrs. E. K. Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow November 2015 39

Houston Symphony Donors Mr. Keith McFarland Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. Gary Mercer Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Mischer Jr. Nancy Morrison Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Ron & Demi Rand Lila Rauch Roman & Sally Reed Gabriel & Mona Rio Beth Robertson

Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Carol & Kamal Sandarusi 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

Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500 - $9,999 Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Dr. Karl-Heinz Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black 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 Mr. Jackson Hicks Brian & Catherine James Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton April & Tom Lykos Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann 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. & Mrs. Perry Radoff Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Truscott Mr. Art Vivar

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000 - $7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Christine Smith & Ben Andrews Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. & Mrs. Ed Banner Anne Morgan Barrett Beth & Jim Barton Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass 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 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 40

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Mr. & Mrs. C. K. Garland Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel 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. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hurley 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. David Massin Mr. William McDugald Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Ginni & Richard Mithoff 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 Mr. Doug D. Perley & Ms. Eileen M. Campbell Mr. Robert J. Pilegge

Tim & Katherine Pownell Jean & Allan Quiat Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez 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. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ms. Maria Cecilia Vasconcellos Ms. Barbara Williams Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Sally & Denney Wright Robert & Michele Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (2)

Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Gerhard & Birgit Adenacker Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Mr. John Blaisdell Mr. & Mrs. Murry Bowden James & Judy Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock

Houston Symphony Donors Pamela Brylski Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Nicole & Rueben Casarez Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Cleary Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Coleman Dr. & Mrs. Evan D. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Mandy & Rafael Diaz Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. Ronald Fischer Katie Flaherty Courtney Fretz Thomas & Patricia Geddy Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herb Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Hans Graf Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Ms. Christine Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Miss Maureen Y. Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hildebrandt Mr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha Holley Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Holmes Mr. & Mrs. John Hrncir Mark & Marilyn Hughes Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Jessica Q. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Jason T. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Chris Laporte Mr. Edward T. Lee Golda Anne & Bob Leonard Kimberly Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Will L. McLendon Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Julia & Chris Morton Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Mr. & Mrs. Travis Nichols Mr. Kevin O’Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Olfers Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Ed & Janet Rinehart Allyn & Jill Risley Alexander Robart Katelyn Bracksieck & Christopher Robart Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Mr. & Mrs. Yasuhiko Saitoh Mr. & Mrs. Saib Saour Lori & Phillip Sarofim Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Hinda Simon Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Ellie & Eric Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Standish Georgiana Stanley Kimberly & David Sterling Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Mrs. Mary Swafford Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. & Mrs. Van W. Teeters Candace & Brian Thomas Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. William Toomey II

Ann G. Trammell Dean B. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. Thomas Warden & Mrs. Becky Cottrell Mr. Clinton Wetmore Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Mr. Jim P. Wise Ms. Beth Wolff David & Tara Wuthrich Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Anonymous (2)

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$1,500-$2,499

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Ms. Sofia Adrogue & Mr. Sten Gustafson Joan & Stanford Alexander Dr. Genevera Allen John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Dr. Angela R. Apollo Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. Sandy P. Aron Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Ann & Jonathan Ayre Cristina & Tanner Bailey Mr. & Mrs. E. William Barnett Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Ms. Nancy H. Bihlmaier Jeb & Cynthia Blackwell Ms. Pam Blaine Mr. Jay Blinderman Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton/ Boulware & Valoir Mrs. Linda K. Brahaney Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter H. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Jeff Caley Mrs. Charles Callery Louise Carlson & Richard Larrabee Mrs. Mary Ann Carrico Margot & John Cater Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Ernest D. Cockrell II Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. John P. Cogan Jr. Mr. Mark C. Conrad Mike Cox Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Dr. & Ms. Peter Dempsey Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mike & Debra Dishberger Ms. Victoria Dominguez Robert J. Doyle Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Evin Ashley Erdowdu Annette & Knut Eriksen Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Paula & Louis Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Rauli & Danna Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Joan M. Giese Michael A. Gonser Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Kathy & Martyn Goossen

Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich Jennifer & Steve Dolman Katie Flaherty Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Sami and Jud Morrison Juliet Moths - Louis Vuitton Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Emily Paull - Louis Vuitton Alexander Robart Christopher Robart and Katelyn Bracksieck Seth Williams Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Dr. Genevera Allen Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Ann & Jonathan Ayre Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Ting and John Bresnahan Divya and Chris Brown Pamela Brylski Jeff Caley Audrey & Brandon Cochran 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 Rauli & Danna Garcia Michael A. Gonser Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Claudio Gutierrez Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Stacy and Jason Johnson Jessica Q. Johnston Mackenzie Kemp Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Kristen & Steve McDaniel Cara & Tanner Moran Amanda & Justin Morton Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Ahmed Saleh Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Justin and Caroline Simons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk Norton Rose Fulbright Erin & James Stewart Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Glenn Taylor Candace & Brian Thomas Rachael and Jason Volz A Fare Extraordinaire The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.

For more information, please contact Molly Simpson, Director, Major Gifts at (713) 337-8526.

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 Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Hasler John Heiny Mr. & Mrs. William T. Heller IV Jeannette & Brodrick Hill Dr. Volker Hirsinger Dr. Suzanne M. Hite Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. Frank Huang Mr. Burdette Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Kathleen & James Jennings/ BeautyNow Stacy & Jason Johnson Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Johnson Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kades Ms. Carla Knobloch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ann & Sam Koster Jane & Kevin Kremer Mr. Marc E. Laborde Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard

Seth & Karen Lerner Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. William W. Lindley James C. Lindsey Mr. Jeff Lippold Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. Paul F. Longstreth & Ms. Marilyn Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott Mr. & Mrs. Frank Marx Catherine & Matt Matthews Mr. William L. Maynard Georgia Braun McBride Linda & Jim McCartney Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Kristen & Steve McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. Ronald A. Mikita & Mr. Rex Spikes Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Cara & Tanner Moran Amanda & Justin Morton Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Melissa L. Nance Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Khanh Nguyen Mr. Reymundo Ocanas & Mr. Orlando Manzo-Ocanas Mr. & Mrs. John Oehler Steve & Sue Olson Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Palmer Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. Bob G. Phillips Ms. Linda Posey 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 Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Kent Rutter & David Baumann Ahmed Saleh Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Mr. Victor E. Serrato Justin & Caroline Simons Mr. Geoff Simpson Mr. David Siverling Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright 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. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. Alan Taghdisi Carol Tai Glenn Taylor Eric & Carol Timmreck Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Ms. Jana Vander Lee Rachael & Jason Volz/ A Fare Extraordinaire Mr. H. Richard Walton Mr. & Mrs. Brad Wander General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mrs. Deanne White Gene & Sandra Williams Loretta & Lawrence Williams Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (6)

Director $1,000 - $1,499

Marcia & Ed Ambs Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Mr. & Mrs. Greg Anderson Mr. William J. Anderson Ms. Anna Arispe & Mr. John Reger Sue Sue & Don Aron Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Trace Trahan Bannerman Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bowden Bob Frank Boydston Joe Brazzatti Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Brady F. Carruth Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Dr. & Mrs. Gary Clark Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cook Ms. Miquel A. Correll

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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 W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Brian & Leah Del Signore James R. Denton Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Deschner Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Mr. John F. Dorn Mr. & Mrs. Larry Dundee Egon & Elisa Durban Mrs. William H. Dwyer III Mr. Paul Ehrsam Mrs. Fredell Lack Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ellis Hon. & Mrs. John D. Ellis Jenny & Wendell Erwin, M.D. Ms. Caroline Fant Mr. & Mrs. Tilman J. Fertitta Mr. Dale Fitz Michelle & Deane Foss Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Frautschi Mr. & Mrs. James E. Furr Mr. Colin Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough 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 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 Dr. & Mrs. William C. Heird Terry L. & Karen G. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Dr. Holly Holmes & Mr. Paul Otremba Mr. John Horstman George E. Howe Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Arlene J. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Lynda & Frank Kelly Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Kathryn & James Ketelsen Mr. & Mrs. David Key Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Deborah Kosich Ms. Y. Ping Sun & Mr. David Leebron Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Priscilla L. List Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Lozano Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lubanko Ms. Barbara Manering Mr. & Mrs. David K. Martin Laurence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. Andrew McKinney Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Ernie & Martha McWilliams Dr. Gabriel E. Mena Ms. Susan D. Menke Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. James Moore Mr. & Mrs. Keith Mosing Mary Beth Mosley Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher

Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Neumann Leslie & John Niemand Ms. Kathryn O’Brien Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Valerie J. Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Peter & Nina Peropoulos Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Debra Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Sam Philpot Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. Patrick Quinn Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Reasor Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Hank & Karen Rennar Ms. Ann Rhoads Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mr. James L. Robertson Mrs. Evie Ronald Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing John & Mary Ryder Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scheurich Mr. & Mrs. Gary Schiefelbein Beth & Lee Schlanger Ms. Sally Schott Marcia & Victor Shainock Arthur & Ellen Shelton Ms. Angela Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Steve B. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Dean & Kay Snider Mr. Charles E. Soderstrom Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Joyce Steensrud Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Skipper & Betsy Strong Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Jim Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. Gerard Trione Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Milton L. Wagner Betty & Bill Walker Mark Wawro & Melanie Gray Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mr. Brian K. Westfall Ms. Sara E. White Ms. Tracy Wilkerson Charline & Bill Wilkins Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Haresh Yalamanchili Jenny & Chris Yarrow Ms. Alexandra Yates Mrs. Mary. V. Young Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Zarrow Anonymous (7)

Principal $500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam William & Nancy Akers Mr. & Mrs. Jon Akkerman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Ms. Joan Ambrogi Ms. Sally S. Andrews & Mr. James Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Les Antalffy Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armes Corbin & Char Aslakson Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. Walter F. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Mrs. Robert L. Berge Michael & Diana Bonin Anne & Edward Bornet James & Dale Brannon Sally & Carl Brassow Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Mrs. Shirley Burgher Cheryl & Sam Byington Dr. Maria Calcina Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rod Canion Dr. Dorothy Caram Phil & Michele Carey Mr. & Mrs. Jim Chandler Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Ms. Carrie Colbert Otis & Sherida Coney Mr. George Connelly P.C. Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Mr. Calvin Crossley Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. Larry Cullen Mrs. Rochelle Cyprus Dr. Lida S. Dahm Mr. Musa Dakri Mr. Arthur Davies Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Devany Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Leland A. Dolan Ms. Karen Doolittle Steve Dukes Ms. Emma Dunch & Ms. Elizabeth Scott Mrs. Deborah Dunkum Ruth W. Ereli Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Erwin Robert & Susan Estill Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Fertitta Mr. & Mrs. Trent Foltz Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Fong 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 Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mrs. Barbara Goedecke Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gonzalez Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. David M. Gray Jr. & Ms. Mary A. Pearce Mr. Gerald Greiner Mr. Erik Gronfor & Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. & Mrs. Weilai Gu Mr. & Mrs. Jay Guerrero Mr. & Mrs. Brent W. Gwaltney Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hammonds Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Thomas F. & Catherine Mary Hastings Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder

Houston Symphony Donors Mr. & Mrs. James P. Hennessy Ms. Leslie Herald Mr. & Mrs. David Hergert Ms. Hope Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Susan Hodge Mr. Robert Hogan Mr. Todd Holowisky Patricia P. Hubbard Dr.Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hull Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Mr. Craig Ignacio Mr. & Mrs. M. R. Isak Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Ms. Karen Jones Mr. & Mrs. Craig M. Kercho Louise & Sherwin Kershman Mr. Robin Kesselman Mr. Bill Kiker Dr. & Mrs. James Killian Mr. Curtis Knobbe Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III 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. Jeffrey Lack Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Landgren Mr. & Mrs. Joel J. Landis Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Laraway Mr. Alfred Lasher III Mr. Robert Leech Dr. Daniel Lemke Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lemmer Ms. Megan Light Mr. Daniel J. Linscomb Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Kathleen & Tom Mach Mr. Patrick Manning Mrs. Mariquita Masterson Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Mr. R. Scott McCay

Ms. Judi A. McGee Dr. & Mrs. Robert McGlashan Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. Thomas J. McNulty Mr. & Mrs. R. Talley Melton Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Melissa & Michael Mithoff Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. James T. Murphy Ms. Joan B. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy Alan & Elaine Mut Patience Myers & Murray Herbert Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. Timothy J. Neumann Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Amy Ng Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. C. Odom 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 Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Mr. & Mrs. Philip Peacock Mr. Miguel A. Pedroza Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Ed & Heidi Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mr. Mike Prichard Mr. & Mrs. David Pustka Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Elias Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Marat Rakhmatullaev Mr. Randy Ramdass Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Mr. Eric Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Lynne & Allan Reich Mr. Manuel Rodriguez

Ms. Emily L. Rogacion Ms. Carolyn Rogan Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ruisard John W. Russo Ramon & Chula Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Cynthia Scanland Ms. Janet Schaumburg Mr. & Mrs. W. Russell Scheirman Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Scheliga Mr. Martin Schleuse Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schneider III Jurgen Schroder Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. Blake Segura Vance & Jane Senter Ms. Elizabeth Shack Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Ms. Becky V. Shaw Mrs. Lorie Sheffey Dr. Lynne F. Shepard Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith John L. Snyder Sherry Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Stoa Mr. Roger Suter & Ms. Lakessia Fry Amy Sutton & Gary Chiles Mr. & Mrs. Eric Swanson Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. Robert Symon Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Dr. & Mrs. James Tang Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Mrs. Alisa Thomads Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Thompson Mrs. Roy A. Thornock Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Richard V. Tobin Linda Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Trainer Jr. Mr. James Trippett Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Tsuchida Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Ms. Patricia Van Allan Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. Chief Veith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Voigt Pieter & Janet Vrancken Ms. Elise Wagner Mr. & Mrs. John B. Wallace Sandria Ward Terence & Kathryn Washington Mr. Frank Watson Ms. Virginia S. Watt Mr. & Mrs. Larry Weis Buford & Julia Wells Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Mr. & Mrs. Bradley White Mr. & Mrs. Robert White Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Grace Picton Wise Ms. Shelley Wisner Dr. Dorothy Wong Ms. Susan Wood Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mrs. Traci Young Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Ms. Susan Zollers Mr. Ausonio Zubiani & Ms. Joan Straub Mr. & Mrs. John Zuklic Anonymous (14)

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Rita & Paul Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Radoff Family Mr. & Mrs. Perry Radoff

Grand Patron $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. John S. Beury Robert & Gwen Bray 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 Shirley & Marvin Rich Richard & Anne Robbins Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Ms. Jeanine M. Van Wagenen Seth Williams Anonymous

The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4335 donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.

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

Houston Symphony POPS Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Sybil F. Roos 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 Ms. Judith Vincent Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. Ralph Burch Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Susan & Dick Hansen 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 Ken & Carol Lee Robertson 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

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 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 Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright

Patron $1,500 - $2,499 Friends of Houston Symphony Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Donald & Dottie Bates

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Houston Symphony Donors Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bertus William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Carol & Larry Fradkin Mr. & Mrs. John Geigel Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Julius & Suzan Glickman Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Michael & Darcy Krajewski Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason William D. & Karinne McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece The Hon. Stella G. & Richard C. Nelson Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Judy & Bill Pursell Venu & Elsie Rao Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Soren & Annetta Rose Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Ms. Jody Verwers Larry & Connie Wallace Dr. & Mrs. Brad Wertman Anonymous (2)

Director $1,000 - $1,499 Sue Sue & Don Aron Martha & Stanley Bair Ellen Box Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Ms. Julie Conner Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Ms. Ann Currens Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dauber Betsy Garlinger Ann & Bill Heim Ms. Doris M. Magee Ms. Nancy Mann Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Mrs. Kay Onstead Capt. & Mrs. Kim Parker Dr. Jonathan Penchas Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Jerry Siemers Mr. Ralph Tamper Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wolin Anonymous (2) Principal $500 - $999 Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. Rana Basu Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Michael & Diana Bonin 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 Richard & Marcia Churns Mr. & Mrs. Marion Collins Mrs. Midge Colton Carlo & Vicki Corso Mr. Warren Dean Joyce & Jack Eagle Evelyn Earlougher 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. Angelo Giardino Mr. Joseph J. Gugenheim Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Richard & Beverly Hickman Jess Hines Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kaufman & Dr. David Goeken Dave & Laura Kirk Dr. George S. Knapp, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Koshkin Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Gary T. Leach Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. Robert McNamara & Dr. Tracey Samuels Ms. Dinah Mei Mr. William Mendel Margaret & Elmer Milz Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Moen

Ms. Wynona Montgomery Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nilson Joe & Ann Palm Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. O. M. Rogers Mr. Don W. Shackelford Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak Mr. James Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Smith Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Jerilyn Stanka Dr. Joan Stoerner Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stuart Mr. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. Roger Trandell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Mr. & Mrs. Robert White Erwin & Ann Wilbanks Maxine & Emil Wulfe Anonymous (3) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 4335 donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.

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

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 and Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Janet F. Clark Terence Murphree* Mr. Richard Danforth Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Angel and Craig Fox Allen and Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb

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Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Mr. John N. Neighbors Susan and Edward Osterberg Gloria & Joe Pryzant Ken and Carol Lee Robertson Donna and Tim Shen Lisa & Jerry Simon Nancy and David Tai Stephen and Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

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 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 Brian & Catherine 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. Mrs. Lucy Lewis 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 Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Imogen “Immy� Papadopoulos

Christine & Red Pastorek Sara M. Peterson Geraldine Smith Priest 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 Yzaguirre Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (6)

Crescendo Circle $100,000+ Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Janice H. Barrow Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle 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

Mr. & 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 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Jule* and Albert Smith Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & Anita* Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner Vicki West, in honor of Hans Graf Jo Dee Wright Anonymous (2) As of September 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 Ronald C. Borschow 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 Gen. & 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 Terrence Murphree 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 Stasny John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Weiss Mrs. Edward Wilkerson November 2015 45

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 Leticia Konigsberg at (713) 337-8522 or leticia.konigsberg@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 September 1, 2015

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

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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 Sidley Austin LLP * 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. 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 & Co. 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

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS As of September 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 September 1, 2015 A Fare Extraordinaire Aker Imaging Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Design Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Burberry 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 Hermann Park Conservancy 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 LG Entertainers 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 Vision Production Group Yahama

FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of September 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

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 The C. Howard Pieper Foundation 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

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BACKSTAGE PASS

Carlos Botero, musical ambassador/assistant conductor rehearsals. I’m talking about details the audience will not find anywhere else but here. For example, last month we decided to add a new layer of meaning to the Schumann’s The Pilgrimage of the Rose by including dancers. Doing so had not even been imagined before. So I made certain, through the “Prelude” concert talk, the audience knew this was a special treat for Houston Symphony patrons. It’s great to provide information on the composer in the “Preludes,” but I also want to convey how the performance is special for a specific reason. I want the audience to treasure each performance as the unique event it is.

As cover conductor for the Symphony: For every classical subscription concert, I have to be prepared to jump onto the podium at short notice should something happen to the Music Director or guest conductor. It also means I spend long nights studying every piece, and I attend every rehearsal to make sure I am following what the orchestra is building on and achieving.

Carlos Andrés Botero, Musical Ambassador/Assistant Conductor for the Houston Symphony, first came to the Symphony in the 2014-15 season to serve as co-host of the “Musically Speaking with Andrés” series. In this role, Carlos works closely with Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada in preparing repertoire and commentary delivered from the stage in this engaging concert experience. Also, he serves as cover conductor for all classical subscription programs, and he leads the Symphony’s “Prelude” pre-concert talks before each classical performance. Carlos welcomes your questions at carlos.botero@houstonsymphony. org and (713) 238-1457, and he is often found engaging with patrons before and after performances at Jones Hall.

As co-host of the “Musically Speaking with Andrés” concert series: The very first “Musically Speaking” we did as a pilot test—and delivered entirely in Spanish—was especially memorable because half the audience had never been to a classical concert. It opened a new door for them. Also, Andrés and I sometimes decide to do things right on the spot. I might, for example, unexpectedly end up singing and dancing. But this also provides a new window on to the piece of music we’re exploring. Bottom line: If we feel it’s important, I’ll do it!

As host of the “Prelude” pre-concert talks: In my “Prelude” discussions, I talk about the artistic decisions that are being made in the

Connecting with patrons and music lovers: I’m so excited that I’ve started receiving emails from people asking questions about music.

Not only are they asking specific questions about a piece, but they are asking deeper questions like, “What was Mahler doing when he wrote this?” or “What was Dvorˇák thinking when he put this note here?” I enjoy answering those questions. It gives me the opportunity to connect the orchestra with the audience.

More importantly, I want to stress that everyone has a voice here.

It doesn’t matter what your background or knowledge of music is.

Every question is important. Without questions, there are no answers.

If you’re having lunch near Jones Hall and you have questions, drop by and we’ll talk. I’m here as an ambassador to connect people with the music, the orchestra, the composers and the conductors. It’s what I love to do.

Adjusting to life in Houston: My wife, Elizabeth, and my 14-monthold daughter hit the road for Houston a few days after Elizabeth finished the last class in her doctoral studies at Indiana University. We arrived just in time for the start of the Symphony’s concert season in September. Perhaps the most surprising thing so far is that my daughter actually loves the weather. Of course, we have yet to experience a full summer in Houston!

We enjoy Houston’s arts scene as a whole. I try to expand my boundaries beyond those of a musician to those of a more complete artist, so I try to experience other important forms of art: sculpture, painting and literature, to name a few. Also, we enjoy going to Minute Maid Park to see the Astros doing well!

The kindness of the people of Houston has been remarkable. But what has really surprised me is how open to diversity the city is. I did not expect that. Also, how much my profession, my artistry is valued by the community is humbling. This is not the case in all cities. And I see this across all art forms in Houston as well. What I see are audiences eager to participate in the art-making. It is a true gift of Houston.

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