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Letter to Donors �� 13 A New Song for the Houston Symphony �� 14 Music in Medellín �� 16 Resilient Sounds �� 18 2018–19 Special Events ��20 2019–20 Special Events ��23 2019 Ima Hogg Competition ��24 The Houston Symphony Leagues ��25 Sing: The Houston Symphony Chorus ��26 Virtuoso Variations: Classical Series ��28 Fascinating Rhythm: POPS Series ��30 Learning On and Off Stage: BBVA Family Series ��32 By the Numbers: Engagement and Diversity ��34 Backstage Pass: Summer Activities ��52

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Upcoming Broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Orchestra Roster ��6 Society Board of Trustees ��7 Administrative Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Vision 2025 Implementation Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Century Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Leadership Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Houston Symphony Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Young Associates Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chorus Endowment Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Corporate, Foundation, and Government Partners ��46 Capital Investments ��47 In-Kind Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Houston Symphony Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Legacy Society and In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Education and Community Engagement Donors . . . . . . . . . 50 Musician Sponsorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Learn all about our new concertmaster, Yoonshin Song.

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ROY AND LILLIE CULLEN CHAIR Andrés Orozco-Estrada has served as the Houston Symphony’s music director and as chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra since the 2014–15 season. He was appointed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2015 as its principal guest conductor. In the 2021–22 season, he becomes chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony. Andrés conducts many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Dresden, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Orchestre National de France, as well as major American orchestras in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Chicago. He has also led many successful concerts and opera performances at the Glyndebourne, Salzburg, and Styriarte festivals. Highlights of the 2018–19 season included his concert with the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart Week and a new production of Rigoletto at the Berlin State Opera. He conducted his debut concert at the BBC Proms with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and led the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for the first time. As a guest, he returned to the Staatskapelle Dresden, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He and his Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra also performed Strauss’s Elektra in Frankfurt and Dortmund. In December, he led the Vienna Symphony with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Andrés continued his commitment to young musicians, conducting a concert with the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic and leading a joint education project of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, with whom he then toured. His record releases with Pentatone have attracted great attention. He was praised for his “beguiling recording” (Gramophone) of Stravinsky’s The Firebird and The Rite of Spring with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and his recording of Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony with the same orchestra earned him a reputation as “a fine Straussian” (Gramophone). With the Houston Symphony, he has recorded Dvořák’s last four symphonies, a “vital Dvořák with warm colors” (Pizzicato). In addition, he has recorded the complete symphonies of Brahms and Mendelssohn. Born in Medellín, Colombia, Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his musical education with the violin. He received his first conducting lessons at 15 and began studying in Vienna in 1997, where he entered the conducting class of Uroš Lajovic (a pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky) at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts. Andrés lives in Vienna. 4 | Houston Symphony

Tune in to Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM Sunday nights at 8 p.m. to hear great performances from past Houston Symphony concerts. You can also listen Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. online through Houston Public Media's digital Classical station.

AUGUST 2019 BROADCAST SCHEDULE ALL BROADCASTS AIR AT 8 P.M. August 4 | News 88.7 August 7 | Classical

POPS Knockouts 2010–11

RECORDED: March 18–20, 2011

Michael Krajewski, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director

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The Oscars: Best Original Songs 2017–18

RECORDED: March 1–3, 2018

Steven Reineke, conductor Ashley Brown, vocalist Hugo Panaro, vocalist

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The Music of Star Trek 2009 Summer Special

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ROSTER

ORCHESTRA Andrés Orozco-Estrada Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Boson Mo*

DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Andrew Pedersen Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner

SECOND VIOLIN MuChen Hsieh, Principal Hitai Lee Mihaela Frusina Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Jing Zheng Martha Chapman Tianjie Lu Anastasia Sukhopara Tina Zhang Jordan Koransky Katrina Bobbs Savitski* Amy Semes*

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

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 Louis-Marie Fardet Jeffrey Butler Maki Kubota Xiao Wong Charles Seo Annamarie Reader* James R. Denton** Community-Embedded Musicians David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin Patricia Quintero Garcia, violin Alexa Sangbin Thomson, viola

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Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Robert Franz Associate Conductor Betsy Cook Weber Director, Houston Symphony Chorus

CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Issac Schultz*, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Adam Trussell

HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Jesse Clevenger*, Assistant Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Richard Harris TROMBONE Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI Leonardo Soto, Principal Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP Megan Conley, Principal** KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal *Contracted Substitute ** On Leave

CONTRABASSOON Adam Trussell

Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman

Librarian Thomas Takaro

Stage Manager Stefan Stout

Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Josh Hall

Assistant Librarians Aspen McArthur Michael McMurray

Assistant Stage Manager José Rios

Stage Technicians Nick DiFonzo Justin Herriford Armando Rodriguez

TRUSTEES

2019–20 SEASON

SOCIETY BOARD of

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY

Executive Committee Janet F. Clark President John Rydman President-Elect Steven P. Mach Chairman Immediate Past President

Robert A. Peiser* Honorary Chairman Paul Morico General Counsel Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus

Barbara McCelvey Secretary John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO

Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming Barbara J. Burger Chair, Finance Miles O. Smith Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership Viviana Denechaud Chair, Development Tracy Dieterich Chair, Community Partnerships Bobby Tudor At Large Immediate Past Chair,

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events Billy McCartney Chair, Education William J. Toomey II President, Houston Symphony Endowment Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning Manolo Sánchez Chair, Marketing & Communications Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit

Maureen Higdon^ President, Houston Symphony League Andrés Orozco-Estrada^ Music Director Adam Dinitz^ Musician Representative Mark Hughes^ Musician Representative Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative Christine Kelly-Weaver^ Assistant Secretary ^Ex-Officio *In Memoriam

GOVERNING DIRECTORS Farida Abjani Michael W. Adler Marcia Backus Janice Barrow ** Gary Beauchamp Bill Bullock Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Brad W. Corson Viviana Denechaud Michael Doherty Terry Everett Sippi Khurana, M.D.

TRUSTEES

Jonathan Ayre Philip A. Bahr James M. Bell Jr. Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Nancy S. Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Dougal Cameron John T. Cater** Michael H. Clark Virginia Clark Evan D. Collins, M.D., MBA Andrew Davis, Ph.D. Tracy Dieterich Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene A. Fong Aggie L. Foster Julia Anderson Frankel Ron Franklin

Rochelle Levit, Ph.D. Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann, M.D. Rodney Margolis** Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Alexander K. McLanahan ** Paul R. Morico Robert Orr John Rydman**

Kafi Slaughter Ex-Officio Miles O. Smith Tracy Dieterich Mike S. Stude ** Evan B. Glick William J. Toomey II Maureen Higdon Bobby Tudor ** Nina McGlashan Betty Tutor ** Gloria G. Pryzant Jesse B. Tutor ** Manolo Sánchez Judith Vincent Andrés Orozco-Estrada Margaret Alkek Williams ** John Mangum Scott Wulfe Mark Nuccio David Wuthrich Adam Dinitz Mark Hughes Christine Kelly-Weaver

Betsy Garlinger Evan B. Glick Susan A. Hansen Gary L. Hollingsworth Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Ulyesse J. LeGrange** Carlos J. López Michael Mann, M.D. Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Shane A. Miller Janet Moore Leslie Nossaman Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. Gloria G. Pryzant David Pruner

Tadd Pullin Richard Robbins, M.D. J. Hugh Roff Jr.** Miwa Sakashita Manolo Sánchez Ed Schneider Helen Shaffer ** Michael E. Shannon** Robert B. Sloan, D.D. Theol. Jim R. Smith Tad Smith Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D. L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas III Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Robert Weiner Vicki West Steven J. Williams

Frank Wilson Ed Wulfe** Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich Frank Yonish Ex-Officio Ann Ayre Jennifer Gravenor Jessie Woods David Lopez **Lifetime Trustee

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 Steven P. Mach

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Barrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom

Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Jansen Nancy B. Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Vicki West Mrs. Jesse Tutor Darlene Clark Beth Wolff

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 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 James Moore Mary Voigt Martha McWilliams

FRIENDS OF JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Ronald G. Franklin

Steven P. Mach

Barbara McCelvey

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STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE

The Houston Symphony Administrative Staff is made up of 72 full-time and part-time professionals who work diligently behind the scenes to ensure all operations within the organization are run effectively and efficiently. This inspiring team is dedicated to bringing the great music of the Houston Symphony to our community. SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP

FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR

John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Engagement Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer Gwen Watkins, Chief Marketing Officer

Brittany Basden, Support Engineer Robert Boyd, Budget Manager Henry Cantu, Accountant II Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant Joel James, Senior HR Manager Tanya Lovetro, Director, Finance Morgana Rickard, Controller Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant Anthony Stringer, Director, IT Ariela Ventura, Office Manager/HR Coordinator Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics

Christine Kelly-Weaver, Executive Assistant/Board Liaison DEVELOPMENT Michael Arlen, Associate Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Rachel Bosworth, Manager, Special Events Julie Busch, Manager, League Relations and Fundraising J. Steven Covington, Director, Endowment and Planned Giving Timothy Dillow, Director, Special Events Amanda T. Dinitz, Major Gifts Officer Samuel García, Development Assistant Sydnee E. Houlette, Manager, Institutional Giving Stewardship Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations Jessica Jelinek, Development Associate, Gifts and Records Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship Tyler Murphy, Development Officer, Major Giving Groups Shane L. Platt, Development Associate, Individual Giving Martin Schleuse, Development Communications Manager Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Christine Ann Stevens, Major Gifts Officer Lena Streetman, Development Research Analyst Christina Trunzo, Associate Director, Foundation and Government Grants

MARKETING | COMMUNICATIONS | PATRON SERVICES Mark Bailes, Marketing Coordinator Shelby Banda, Patron Services Representative Joshua Chavira, Patron Services Representative Calvin Dotsey, Communications Specialist Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database BreeAngela Hamilton, Digital Marketing Coordinator Kerry Ingram, Director, Digital Marketing Edgar Ivan-Morales, Patron Services Representative Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing Mateo Lopez, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Center Melanie O’Neill, Creative Specialist Sarah Rendón, Front of House Manager Mireya Reyna, Publicist Vanessa Rivera, Digital Marketing Manager Ashley Rodriguez, Patron Services Senior Representative Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC

Allison Conlan, Director, Education Emily Nelson, Associate Director, Education and Community Engagement Ana Rodriguez, Education and Community Engagement Manager

Carlos Andrés Botero, Musical Ambassador Becky Brown, Director, Operations Stephanie Calascione, Artistic Operations Assistant Anna Diemer, Chorus Manager Jessica Fertinel, Assistant to the Music Director Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Josh Hall, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Aspen McArthur, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Brad Sayles, Recording Engineer Thomas Takaro, Librarian Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning

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Vision

2025 Implementation Fund

Vision 2025, the Houston Symphony’s 10-year Strategic Plan, describes our vision to be America’s most relevant and accessible top 10 orchestra by 2025. Since the plan was launched in 2015, the Houston Symphony has received generous contributions from hundreds of donors in support of the Vision 2025 Implementation Fund which surpassed $10 million in donations in the 2017–18 Season. The fund includes support of specific initiatives that advance the goals of the Strategic Plan, such as: • The orchestra’s first multi-city European Tour in 20 years. • New and expanded education and community programming such as the industry-leading Community-Embedded Musicians initiative. • Commissioning and recording initiatives such as our cycle of late Dvořák symphonies, Music of the Americas; Haydn—The Creation; and Berg: Wozzeck, which recently earned the Houston Symphony’s first Grammy Award. Also, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, donors supported the Symphony’s Harvey Recovery Fund, allowing us to continue to work toward our vision during a challenging time. We are honored by their generous support. $1 MILLION OR MORE

The Brown Foundation, Inc. Janet F. Clark Rochelle & Max Levit

Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Anonymous (1)

$25,000-$49,000

The Cullen Foundation Clare Attwell Glassell Houston Endowment Mr. John N. Neighbors C. Howard Pieper Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation Shirley W. Toomim

Gary & Marian Beauchamp The Boeing Company Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Houston Downtown Alliance Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi/ Kalsi Engineering Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Beth Madison Rita & Paul Morico Michael J. Shawiak Vinson & Elkins, LLP Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Ellen A. Yarrell

$100,000-$249,999

$15,000-24,999

$500,000-$999,999

Janice Barrow Barbara J. Burger The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

$250,000-$499,999

Beauchamp Foundation Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Elkins Foundation The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Janice & Robert* McNair Clive Runnells* in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells Mike Stude Oliver Wyman

$75,000-$99,999

EOG Resources, Inc. League of American Orchestras M. D. Anderson Foundation Lisa & Jerry Simon

$50,000-$74,999

Robin Angly & Miles Smith BBVA Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle The Hearst Foundations The Humphreys Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Jay & Shirley* Marks Nancy & Robert* Peiser Dave & Alie Pruner Alice & Terry Thomas The William Stamps Farish Fund

Ralph Burch The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Viviana & David Denechaud Eugene Fong Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Christina & Mark Hanson Debbie & Frank Jones Dr. Stewart Morris Katie & Bob Orr / Oliver Wyman Donna & Tim Shen Tad & Suzanne Smith Texas Commission on the Arts Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Judith Vincent Vicki West Daisy S. Wong* / JCorp

$10,000-$14,999

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation BB&T Cameron Management Virginia A. Clark Brad & Joan Corson Houston First Corporation Marzena & Jacek Jaminski Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

Michelle & Jack Matzer Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Laura & Mike Shannon Spir Star, Ltd. United Airlines Anonymous (1)

$5,000-$9,999

Estate of Freddie L. Anderson Anne Morgan Barrett James M. Bell Terry Ann Brown Dr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Condic Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mrs. Elizabeth B. Frost Mr. Jackson Hicks / Jackson & Company Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Kenneth J. Hyde Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Gary Mercer Susan & Edward Osterberg Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III The Schissler Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Steven & Nancy Williams Mr. & Mrs. Tony Williford Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

$2,500-$4,999

Frances & Ira Anderson Bank of America Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Margot & John Cater Dr. Rita Justice Mr. Yosuke Kawasaki Dr. Thomas D. Nichols Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. Steven Reineke Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez The Strake Foundation Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish

$1,500-$2,499

Anne H. Bushman Julianne & David Gorte The Leon Jaworski Foundation David & Heidi Massin Mr. Walter Weathers

For more information or to pledge your support for Vision 2025, please contact: John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525 Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship, 713.337.8521 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526 10 | Houston Symphony

$1,000-$1,499

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Bergauer Mr. & Mrs. Chad Blaine Edwin Friedrichs & Darlene Clark George W. Connelly Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Vicky Dominguez Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Frautschi Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Catherine & Brian James Nina Andrews & David Karohl Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Dr. Amy Mehollin-Ray Oklahoma City Philharmonic Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Roland & Linda Pringle Hugh & Ann Roff Mr. & Mrs. Brad Suddarth Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Jean & Doug Thomas Alton & Carolyn Warren General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Nancy B. Willerson

$500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armes Mr. & Mrs. Ed Banner George & Florence Boerger Mr. Ken D. Brownlee & Ms. Caroline Deetjen Leone Buyse & Michael Webster Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. David Chambers & Alex Steffler Mr. Chaing-Lin Chen Dr. Evan D. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Detwiler Mr. Jonathan Fischer Gillin Family Charitable Fund Bill Grieves Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Mrs. Margaret Ketcham Mrs. Mariquita Masterson Mrs. Karen Mende-Fridkis ONEOK, Inc. Michael P. & Shirley Pearson Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Patrick T. Quinn Mr. John Robertson Ms. Christine L. Scruggs Ms. Kelly Somoza Doug & Kay Wilson Robert & Michele Yekovich *deceased

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. Margaret Alkek Williams Janice Barrow Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Clare Attwell Glassell Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mr. John N. Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Gary & Marian Beauchamp Barbara J. Burger Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch The Hearst Foundation, Inc. The Joan and Marvin Kaplan Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Houston Methodist Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Rand Group Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Steven & Nancy Williams

Baker Botts L.L.P. Beauchamp Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud/ Sidley Austin LLP Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dave & Alie Pruner

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). Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby The Elkins Foundation Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman

The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Billy & Christie McCartney

Rita & Paul Morico Ken* & Carol Lee Robertson Michael J. Shawiak Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber

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Welcome to the August issue of InTune magazine. We thought we’d take this opportunity to look back over the past year’s accomplishments, and I’m excited to share some of the year’s highlights with you in these pages. We started our 2018–19 Season with a visit to Medellín, Colombia, the hometown of our inspiring music director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Thirtythree Houston Symphony musicians participated in a special side-by-side concert with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín and special guest soloist Hilary Hahn. The performance celebrated the 31st anniversary of the opening of Medellín’s Teatro Metropolitano José Gutiérrez Gómez, the city’s premiere concert hall and a place filled with meaning for Andrés. The evening was a memorable event for all, demonstrating our orchestra’s commitment to sharing music with the world. Back at Jones Hall, the orchestra and Andrés gave one superlative concert after another, including innovative presentations of Ives’ Fourth Symphony and the world premiere of a new violin concerto by Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López Bellido alongside some of the greatest symphonic repertoire, including Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, all featuring the magnificent Houston Symphony Chorus. We capped the season with a stunning semi-staged production of Bartók’s masterful one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle, with a world-class cast and haunting visuals. Jimmy López Bellido also spearheaded a creative and meaningful initiative that involved local student composers, multidisciplinary artists, and Houston’s diverse and inspiring refugee community: Resilient Sounds. Under Jimmy’s guidance, each composer was matched with an artist and a refugee, and together they created a musical work inspired by the refugee’s life experiences. The culminating concert at White Oak Music Hall featured six emotionally powerful world premieres that revealed the ability of music to bring people together and address serious issues in both our community and the world. Another great piece of news came our way at the end of the season, when the Houston Symphony selected a new concertmaster, Yoonshin Song. A native of South Korea, Yoonshin previously served as concertmaster for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and was enthusiastically selected by Andrés and the musicians after a three-year search. Audiences previewed Yoonshin’s extraordinary musicality at the season’s final three Classical Series concerts in May before she officially begins as concertmaster this September. As you’ll see in these pages, we did incredible things here at home this past year with our concerts, education programs, and community engagement efforts. It’s an honor for me to be here with the Houston Symphony’s talented musicians and staff as executive director/CEO, and I look forward to sharing our music with all of you during the coming season. I hope you enjoy this look back at the last year—none of it would be possible without you, our loyal audience, our devoted subscribers, and our generous donors. Thank you.

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new CONCERTMASTER

a new FOR THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY Acclaimed as “a wonderfully talented violinist…whose sound and technique go well beyond her years,” violinist Yoonshin Song becomes the Houston Symphony’s new concertmaster this month. Previously the concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Yoonshin was born in South Korea, where she began her musical studies at age 5. Making her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 11, she has since maintained a prodigious performing career throughout Korea, the United States, and Europe. In November 2018, the virtuoso was invited to the Houston Symphony as a guest concertmaster. The search for the next leader of the Houston Symphony string section was then in its third year. Out of a field of 39 distinguished candidates, 16 violinists had already performed with the Symphony for a chance to succeed Frank Huang, who left the

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orchestra at the end of the 2015−16 Season to become the New York Philharmonic’s concertmaster. Yoonshin was asked to lead at the 11th hour, playing a program of disparate and challenging repertoire: Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy, Strauss’s Dance of the Seven Veils, and Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins. “There was a phone call, and then a couple of hours later I was on a plane to Houston,” she revealed. “You would have expected it to be a difficult week, but it wasn’t. Perhaps that’s because there was no time to think, but most importantly, I think it’s because the Houston Symphony musicians were so warm, welcoming, and willing to work together. The rest was just the pleasure of making music.” Her performances would win her the position of concertmaster and the Max Levine Chair, a post she officially begins this month in the 2019−20 Season. “Yoonshin made a

profound impression in November when she stepped in at the last minute in a very difficult program,” said John Mangum, Houston Symphony executive director/CEO and holder of the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair. Houston audiences had the opportunity to preview her outstanding musicianship when she appeared as concertmaster designate for the final three concerts of the 2018–19 Classical Series in May: Beethoven’s Eroica, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, and Bluebeard’s Castle. “Yoonshin’s exceptional musicality, artistry, experience, and personality made her our unanimous choice,” said Music Director Andrés OrozcoEstrada. “I am thrilled she will join us and look forward to working with her, knowing that she will enrich the musical life of our city through our work together with the orchestra.” —Helena Haas

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IN MEDELLÍN HOUSTON SYMPHONY MUSICIANS IN COLOMBIA

At the beginning of the 2018–19 Season, 33 Houston Symphony musicians journeyed to Medellín, Colombia, for a special concert with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Teatro Metropolitano José Gutiérrez Gómez, the city’s premiere concert hall. Since Andrés Orozco-Estrada became the Houston Symphony’s music director in the 2014–15 Season, our orchestra has enjoyed a fruitful relationship with musicians from his home country, including collaborations with the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia (Colombian Youth Philharmonic) in the summers of 2014 and 2015. Plans for this year’s trip to Andrés’ hometown began after the Houston Symphony’s March 2018 European Tour with Hilary Hahn. The then pregnant violinist enjoyed the experience so much, she decided to make the concert in Medellín her first public appearance after the birth of her child. To make the event even more special, Andrés and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín invited Houston Symphony musicians to join them. “Musicians were asked to volunteer,” explained Vicky Dominguez, the Houston Symphony’s chief operating officer. 16 | Houston Symphony

“Andrés was very happy so many musicians were interested in traveling to his hometown for this very special project, and we ended up taking 33 musicians.” The excursion would be a logistical feat, requiring transportation for the musicians and most of their instruments. The concert in Medellín was scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, between two actionpacked concert weekends in Houston. The first to arrive were Andrés, Carlos Botero (the Houston Symphony’s musical ambassador), and Principal Double Bass Robin Kesselman, who had been invited to lead a masterclass with double bass students the day before the concert. The trio headed to the airport on Sunday after the last performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony for a midnight flight. Robin’s masterclass began promptly at 10 a.m. “The players show a tremendous amount of commitment, poise, and musicianship when performing,” Robin said of the students. “We spent more than four hours together sharing ideas and generally enjoying all things bass. After a quick lunch, the redeye began to catch up with me, and I was on my way to the hotel for a nap.” That afternoon, Andrés rehearsed the

Orquesta, and the other Houston Symphony musicians arrived in the evening. The next morning, the musicians of the two orchestras met for a rehearsal with Hilary Hahn. “My stand-partner, Carlos, greeted me with a warm hug,” said Houston Symphony Principal Second Violin MuChen Hsieh. “During rehearsal breaks, our hosts were so kind to provide snacks, including empanadas and crispy hojuela with powdered sugar.” The concert began at 8 p.m. Featuring Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, it had a special sense of occasion for all present. “Hilary Hahn’s performance of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto was out of this world,” MuChen recalled. “The sold-out crowd couldn’t stop applauding, which led to three encores—what a treat! On the second half of the concert, we played Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony as though we had performed together with the Medellín musicians many times, communicating through the universal language of music.” “The concert is one I’ll never forget,” Vicky said. “Everyone in Colombia was so warm and welcoming—we all felt right at home. There was so much energy, and the audience was

fantastic and enthusiastic. After the concert, hundreds of people lined up to get photos and autographs from Andrés and Hilary. Some of the students from the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia came to the concert and met up with our musicians as well.” “After thunderous applause and hugs with our Colombian friends, many sections of the two orchestras met for farewell get-togethers near our hotel before the first tour group got on a 3:30 a.m. bus back to the airport,” Robin said. Our musicians returned to Houston, and were back at work for a rehearsal of Bronfman Plays Prokofiev the next day. This impressive feat speaks to the incredible skill and dedication of the Houston Symphony’s musicians, who are committed to sharing music with people around the world. “Medellín is a spectacular part of the world that I hope everyone reading this gets a chance to see,” Robin reflected. “I loved every minute of our short time there, and I’m already looking forward to the next. Hopefully, I won’t have to wait long!” —Calvin Dotsey

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COMPOSER-in-RESIDENCE

Jimmy López Bellido, Composer-in-Residence

Houston is renowned for welcoming refugees seeking asylum in the United States. According to the Houston Chronicle, if Houston were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for refugee resettlement. Refugees are our neighbors, our colleagues, and our friends, but we do not always know their stories.

SOUNDS

For more than 450 members of Houston’s classical music community packing White Oak Music Hall on June 11, 2019, all that changed. They experienced six refugees’ stories through powerful new works premiered by the Houston Symphony. 

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PHOTOS BY MELISSA TAYLOR

 Personas Invisibles dancer/choreographer Bethany Garcia

Resilient Sounds was born as a collaboration between the Houston Symphony and Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López Bellido, partnering with the Rice University Shepherd School of Music, the University of Houston (UH) Moores School of Music, and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston to celebrate the determination and hope of Houston’s refugee communities. A full year in the making, Resilient Sounds paired six young composers from the Shepherd and Moores Schools with multidisciplinary artists and members of Houston’s refugee community. Together, the composers and artists would tell their refugee partners’ stories through the universal languages of art and music. Under Jimmy’s supervision and mentorship each young composer created a unique chamber orchestra work celebrating how Houston derives strength and character from its diverse community.

What It Takes to Thrive narrator Muhammad Yunus-Khaerisman

The individual works ranged from Alejandro Basulto’s Personas Invisibles, in which dancer/ choreographer Bethany Garcia interpreted the lonely and frightening history of a transgender Salvadoran refugee, to Erberk Eryilmaz’s Hoppa! 3, an energetic, ecstatic piece that draws inspiration from the folk dances and songs shared by the cultures of Turkey and Syria. In between were Victor Rangel’s To Dream of Jasmines, which juxtaposed a refugee’s nostalgic memories of Syria with film footage of today’s jarring reality (created by filmmaker Erica Cheung), and Erin Graham’s Refugee Resilience, which employed the voice of Julie Moore in song to tell the harrowing childhood experiences of a refugee who witnessed firsthand the civil wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patrick W. Lenz’s What It Takes to Thrive employed narrator Muhammad Yunus-Khaerisman to relate the incredible story of one man’s journey from Pakistan to Houston, and Kyle Rivera’s Bella Laeta used poetry to narrate tall tales told to children in the Democratic Republic of Congo to shield them from the terrifying realities of war.

Bella Laeta text by Brendan Stephens 

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Refugee Resilience vocalist Julie Moore 

 To Dream of Jasmines film still by Erica Cheung

Hoppa! 3 violinist Evie Chen 

Each of the six works was unique in character and compelling in nature, and each was met with a roaring standing ovation from the audience. Through the universal language of music, listeners experienced points of view very different from their own, forever changing their perspective on the world. —Eric Skelly

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HOUSTON SYMPHONY CONCERT & GALA

Janet F. Clark, Yuja Wang, Gustavo Gimeno, Stephanie Gilliam, and Grace Claire Gilliam

with Yuja Wang

The Houston Symphony’s 2018–19 Opening Night Concert and Gala, chaired by Donna and Max Chapman and honorary chairs Manolo and Daniela Sánchez, raised more than $715,000 for the Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement. ConocoPhillips served as Concert Sponsor and Lead Gala Corporate Underwriter for the 32nd consecutive year. A 275-key piano stretched along the front of Jones Hall, welcoming more than 1,000 guests to the concert. Renowned pianist Yuja Wang, guest conductor Gustavo Gimeno, and the musicians of the Houston Symphony performed a thrilling concert, including Ravel, Barber, and Prokofiev. Following the performance, 400 partygoers continued the evening at The Corinthian for a spectacular seated dinner by Jackson and Company, with wine pairings by Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods.

Donna & Max Chapman

Phoebe & Bobby Tudor

Yuja Wang and Jo Dee Wright

The décor by The Events Company continued the piano theme with centerpieces of roses in black and white vases, and black Chivari chairs offsetting the white pillars of the room. Guests danced late into the evening to the music of The Royal Dukes Band.

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Manolo & Daniela Sánchez

Vicki West and Ralph Burch

David Adickes and Wine Dinner Chairs Catherine & Brian James

Lindy & John Rydman

HOUSTON SYMPHONY 2019 WINE DINNER

COLLECTOR'S AUCTION

The 2019 Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction took place on February 8 at a new location, The Astorian in Sawyer Heights. Thanks to the leadership of Chairs Catherine and Brian James, the event raised $534,000.

Left to right: Maki Kubota, MuChen Hsieh, Janet F. Clark, Bob Yekovich, Annie Chen, and Jarita Ng

Bob Weiner, Collector’s Auction Chair

Eric Lindsay & Lisa Rydman

During cocktail hour, guests pored over a silent auction that featured 124 fine wines, spirits, and unique experiences. The auction raised more than $129,000, a tribute to the hard work and wine knowledge of Chair Bob Weiner. A raffle for a curated collection of 12 100-point wines, won by Betty and Jesse Tutor, raised $13,000. In the Astorian’s main room, more than 300 guests enjoyed dinner at tables topped by vibrant floral centerpieces by Richard Flowers and The Events Company. Around the room hung 30 original paintings from legendary Texas artist David Adickes’ Composer Portrait Series, which inspired the evening’s theme, An Evening with Great Composers. Dinner was a gourmet multicourse experience by City Kitchen, with wine pairings by Lindy and John Rydman and Lisa Rydman of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. Guests enjoyed a performance by a quartet of Houston Symphony musicians: violinists MuChen Hsieh and Annie Chen, violist Jarita Ng, and cellist Maki Kubota.

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Left to right: Bob & Joan Duff, Betty & Jesse Tutor, and Linda & Gene Dewhurst

The 2019 Houston Symphony Ball, Vintage Music Garden, returned to The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston on May 10. Chaired by Courtney and Bill Toomey, the Ball raised more than $1.2 million for the Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement programs. For the fifth consecutive year, Phillips 66 was the Ball’s Presenting Sponsor.

Bill & Courtney Toomey

Margaret Alkek Williams and John Mangum

Guests found a green lattice gazebo covered in fresh flowers and characters in vintage garb strolling throughout the foyer. The black-tie event welcomed 450 partiers who perused a silent auction of unique items and experiences, including a pair of 18-karat white gold and diamond earrings from Tenenbaum Jewelers, Preferred Jewelry Partner of the Houston Symphony. In total, the auction, ably chaired by Allison Harper, raised $209,000. Once inside the ballroom—with lavish vintage garden décor by Richard Flowers of The Events Company—guests enjoyed a gourmet multi-course dinner by Executive Chef Jean-Luc Royere accompanied by wines chosen by Lindy and John Rydman and Lisa Rydman of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. After dinner, attendees crowded the dancefloor to move to the sounds of The Jordan Kahn Orchestra. The 2019 Ball honored presidents of the Houston Symphony Society—those leaders who have overseen the growth of a Grammywinning orchestra over the last 40 years. The honorees were John Cater, Robert Hermance, Janice Barrow, Rodney Margolis, Ed Wulfe, Jesse Tutor, Bobby Tudor, Steven Mach, and Janet F. Clark.

Rodney Margolis, Jan Barrow, Steve Mach, Jesse Tutor, Janet F. Clark, Robert Hermance, Bobby Tudor, and Ed Wulfe

Lexi Sakowitz, Elise Lubanko, and Alison Harper

Pat & Barbara McCelvey, Jan Barrow, and Andrés Orozco-Estrada

The Ball was followed by a rollicking After Party chaired by Lexi Sakowitz and Elise Lubanko.

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James Bell, Kimberly Lacher, and Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah

special events OPENING NIGHT CONCERT AND GALA

MAGICAL MUSICAL MORNING

SAT. • SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

SUN. • DECEMBER 8, 2019

Jones Hall & The Ballroom at Bayou Place

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Barbara J. Burger Chair Kusum & K. Cody Patel Co-Chairs

Joan Duff Chair 11 a.m. | Event Begins 12 Noon | Musical Performance

6 p.m. | Champagne Reception 7:30 p.m. | Concert (Gala and seated dinner immediately following)

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HOUSTON SYMPHONY BALL

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6 p.m. | Reception & Silent Auction 7:30 p.m. | Seated Multi-Course Dinner

Bob Weiner Auction Chair 6:30 p.m. | Reception & Silent Auction 8 p.m. | Seated Multi-Course Dinner

For more information, or to purchase a table or ticket, please contact: Timothy Dillow, Director, Special Events at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538. InTUNE — August 2019 | 23

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Ima Hogg COMPETITION

On Saturday, June 1, applause resounded after the last note of Ginastera’s Harp Concerto rang out in Rice University’s Stude Concert Hall. Rachel Lee Hall had just given the performance that won First Prize and the $25,000 Grace Woodson Memorial Award at the 44th annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, chaired by Vicki West, with John N. Neighbors as honorary chair. Other finalists included cellist Coleman Itzkoff, harpist Chloe Tula, and cellist Katherine Audas. A partnership between the Houston Symphony Leagues and the Houston Symphony, the Ima Hogg Competition is one of the world’s foremost multi-instrument competitions. Named to honor the memory of Miss Ima Hogg, a cofounder of the Houston Symphony, the prestigious competition identifies outstanding young instrumentalists and supports their careers in music.

A newer element of the Ima Hogg Competition, the Hazel French Robertson Education & Community Engagement Residency was added in 2017 to help prizewinners build the skillsets of 21st-century musicians through education and community engagement. This past January, the 2018 winner, marimbist Ji Su Jung, returned to Houston for this Residency. Ji Su taught masterclasses and performed with Houston Symphony Principal Percussionist Brian Del Signore, teaching and inspiring 150 music students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, Spring ISD, and Cy-Fair ISD. We look forward to the wonderful work Rachel will do in the coming year as part of her residency. —Julie Busch

Rachel Lee HALL 2018 Competition Winner, Ji Su Jung and Principal Percussion, Brian Del Signore

2019 IMA HOGG COMPETITION WINNER

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Ima Hogg Competition Chair Vicki West, Ima Hogg Competition Finalists, and John Mangum

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LEAGUES The 2018–19 Season was another exciting and successful year for the Houston Symphony League (HSL) and Houston Symphony League Bay Area (HSLBA). Led by HSL President Maureen Higdon and HSLBA President Nina McGlashan, League members made many Houston Symphony initiatives possible through volunteer efforts and generous support. League volunteers contributed their time and talents to ensure young audiences had a wonderful time at our 2018–19 Robbins Foundation Student Concerts, BBVA Family Concerts, the 2019 Junior Patrons event, and the Symphony’s annual Magical Musical Morning. Through their preparation and dedication, both HSL and HSLBA contributed to yet another fantastic Ima Hogg Competition. HSL raised more than $12,500 to support the purchase of violins for the Lewis Elementary School Residency, presented by BBVA, and $5,500 to help purchase instruments for the Instrument Petting Zoo. Thanks to a successful 2019 Home Tour, HSLBA committed $15,000 to cover Clear Creek ISD attendance at next season’s student concerts, ensuring more than 3,300 children will experience a concert at Jones Hall. With the continued leadership of Maureen Higdon and Nina McGlashan in the 2019– 20 Season, we look forward to another year of wonderful HSL and HSLBA activities. —Julie Busch

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Messiah performance in the Church of the Holy Guardian Angels in Walbrzych, Poland

CHORUS

PHOTO COURTESY OF FILHARMONIA SUDECKA

From Harry Potter to Carmina Burana, from Mahler to Messiah—the Houston Symphony Chorus’s 2018–19 Season challenged our voices and our brains to make for a memorable year. In June 2018, the Chorus joined the orchestra to perform the live soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This was alto Jennifer Breneman’s first concert with HSC, and she was “blown away by how quickly it was up and ready to go! We went from first read to performance in just four days!” Later that summer, the Chorus sang hits from the Final Fantasy video games as well as the world premiere of the live Apollo 13 soundtrack.

of the percussionists approached the biggest gong on stage with a large mallet like one the coyote would use in a Road Runner cartoon. He turned to us with a wink and said, ‘Sorry about this!’ Then he hit that gong with all he had! During performances, its force would make our dresses flutter. Awesome!”

With Music Director Andrés OrozcoEstrada, the Chorus performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater in September 2018. Our singers reminisced about the high level of music-making, talented soloists, and Andrés’ expert guidance through the emotional journey of each piece. The power of Mahler’s orchestration also came as a revelation to many singers, as alto Julia FitzGerald recalled: “At the first orchestra rehearsal for Mahler 2, the women in the front row watched with trepidation as one

The spring of 2019 brought performances of Carmina Burana, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, and The Best of Broadway POPS revue. We rehearsed The Bells especially diligently, as the Russian language and music were a challenge to many of us. Alto Susan Hall was “firmly convinced I would never get it, and then, the week before the concerts, the light finally went on!” Four members of the Chorus were featured as soloists in The Best of Broadway: Nikki Colby, Anna Diemer, Tim Joya, and Sean Holshouser. It was

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Many Chorus members cited our December performances of Messiah, conducted from memory by Dr. Jane Glover, as their favorite of the season. Bass Gary Scullin appreciated the “line of the storytelling Dr. Glover brought out of the work—a light touch, not forcing anything, but making everything connect in an organic way.”

a special treat to cheer them on and have them represent the level of talent within the Chorus. Our busy season culminated with a European tour for the Houston Symphony Chamber Singers, an ensemble of 40 that performs both with Mercury Houston and on its own. The Chamber Singers presented two performances of Messiah in Wałbrzych and Katowice, Poland, with the Filharmonia Sudecka, followed by two programs of a cappella American works in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, and Brandenburg, Germany. The highlight of the tour was performing Bach’s Cantata BWV 116 and Copland’s In the Beginning in Bach’s own Thomaskirche for the 2019 Bach Festival in Lepizig, Houston’s sister city. We were honored to represent the Houston Symphony as musical and cultural ambassadors. After a restful summer, we are excited to return to Jones Hall for performances of Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht and Mahler’s Das klagende Lied with Andrés. Hope to see you next month! —Betsy Cook Weber and Anna Diemer

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Very Merry Pops, conducted by Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke

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PEACHY Rehearsal with the Filharmonia Sudecka preparing for the performance of Messiah

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Before the performance of Messiah in Katowice, Poland

classical SERIES

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Bronfman Plays Prokofiev Yefim Bronfman, piano 

Perlman Play Itzhak Perlm

VARIATIONS Every season, Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony’s musicians deliver astounding performances of diverse and challenging repertoire. This past season, they shared their passion for great music through many projects that showcased the continued artistic growth of the Houston Symphony.

also continued to explore the epic symphonies of Gustav Mahler with his transcendental Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. This spiritually uplifting work was a highpoint of the Classical Series, and our musicians cannot wait to share Mahler’s powerful Das klagende Lied and Seventh Symphony with you next season.

Under Andrés’ direction, the orchestra concluded its cycle of Charles Ives’ symphonies with his masterful Symphony No. 4. Performed over four concerts, this experimental work was an incredible undertaking for the orchestra and Chorus. The same forces

Our creative music director has a spirit of experimentation that is a perfect match for our adventurous orchestra. For instance, Andrés’ inclusion of atmospheric lighting effects in performances of Ravel’s La valse and the world premiere of

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Jimmy López Bellido’s Aurora helped to bring these pieces to life. Aurora also demonstrates how Andrés and the orchestra are championing new music, allowing Houstonians to play a role in writing the next chapter of music history. Together with a breathtaking performance from violinist Leticia Moreno and a brilliant score, their commitment resulted in a standing ovation for this new work. We are confident that Jimmy’s Ad Astra, a new symphony inspired by space exploration, will meet with equal success when the Houston Symphony gives its world premiere in December.

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Bell Plays Beethoven Joshua Bell, violin

Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner Christoph Eschenbach, conductor 

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Seven Deadly Sins Storm Large, vocalist 

INVENTIVE PROGRAMMING & WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS

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The 2018–19 Classical Series also featured exciting and thought-provoking programming from renowned guest conductors. Led by Fabien Gabel, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto featured this staple alongside narrative music by composers of the silver screen: Bernard Herrmann and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Bramwell Tovey’s Seven Deadly Sins program gave vocalist Storm Large her Classical Series debut in Kurt Weill’s provocative stage work; and Jeffrey Kahane performed not one, but two piano solos for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a program that explored the intersections of classical and popular music. In Eschenbach Conducts Bruckner, the former Houston Symphony music director led majestic performances of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, and violinist Jennifer Koh stepped in as a thrilling last-minute substitution for the ailing Leila Josefowicz in Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto.

This past season, our musicians also enthusiastically embraced our new chamber music preludes and postconcert performances, which included works by Mahler, Ravel, Korngold, Dutilleux, Beethoven, Copland, Bach, and Prokofiev. Chamber music showcases our extraordinary musicians up close and lets audiences see another side of featured composers, enriching their experience of orchestral works. The Houston Symphony Chorus, too, has continued to grow artistically with impressive performances of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, a particularly challenging

work the Chorus sang with aplomb. Under the superb direction of Director Betsy Cook Weber, this group of passionate volunteer musicians continues to delight and amaze audiences. Perhaps the crowning achievement of the 2018–19 Season, however, was the Classical Series finale: Bluebeard’s Castle. Featuring two of the world’s leading opera stars, Michelle DeYoung and Matthias Goerne, in a visually dazzling semi-staged production, these performances displayed the orchestra’s spectacular abilities in Bartók’s mesmerizing score.

These accomplishments would not be possible without your continued support—the bedrock of any great orchestra is a community of music lovers who believe in the power of music to bring people together. Next season, we continue to take the Houston Symphony to new heights with exciting programs of Stravinsky and Strauss that reveal the orchestra’s virtuosity, plus a deep dive into the rich, expressive music of Robert Schumann with a special festival in February. We hope you will join us on this marvelous adventure.

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pops SERIES ď ´ Viva Las Vegas vocalist Frankie Moreno

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Very Merry Pops vocalist Ali Ewoldt

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Steven got the season off to a lively start with Viva Las Vegas. Aided and abetted by resident Vegas star Frankie Moreno, Steven presided over an evening celebrating all things “Vegas,” musically running the gamut from Frank Sinatra and The Beatles to Simon and Garfunkel, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, and everything in between. In October, he followed up Viva Las Vegas with The Music of ABBA, whipping up the audience to join in the celebration of the Swedish super group’s greatest hits with Rajaton, the Finnish vocal sextet. During the holiday season, Steven led the orchestra, the Houston Symphony Chorus, and Broadway vocalist Ali Ewoldt in Houston’s holiday favorite, Very Merry Pops, to packed houses.

The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook 

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Song and Dance: The Best of Broadway featuring the Houston Symphony Chorus 

Having just completed his second season as principal pops conductor, Steven Reineke has set the bar high for POPS performances in Houston. With Steven on the podium, audiences have learned to expect energetic performances from a talented and versatile orchestra in a wide range of musical styles; smooth, engaging, and often humorous podium chats; wildly talented guest artists invited by Steven himself; and a party atmosphere that often encourages audience participation.

Star Wars: A New Hope — In Concert

One of the artistic highlights of the season came in February when a brilliant trio of vocalists—Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins, and N’Kenge—joined Steven and the orchestra for an electrifying evening saluting America’s First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald. “She is my personal favorite ‘girl singer’ of all time,” Steven confessed. “Not only was she one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, male or female, but her repertoire is full of extraordinary songs.” Indeed, The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook offered a cornucopia of great American songs, including “Stormy Weather,” “Love is Here to Stay,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” and “Fascinating Rhythm,” finishing with a scorching, unforgettable rendition of “Blues in the Night.” Steven closed the season by featuring the Houston Symphony Chorus under the direction of Dr. Betsy Cook Weber in a dazzling program of big Broadway hits. Song and Dance: The Best of Broadway showcased the Chorus and orchestra in hits from classic shows like Oklahoma!, Anything Goes, Gypsy, and West Side Story to more recent blockbusters like Rent, Dear Evan Hansen, and Ragtime. But of course, no highlight reel of the 2018–19 Season would be complete without one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. In March, Steven led the Houston Symphony in performing the score to Star Wars: A New Hope as the film played on the big screen. Filling Jones Hall, audiences cheered the appearances of their favorite characters and stayed riveted to their seats through the end credits, not wanting to miss a single moment of the Houston Symphony’s thrilling performance of John Williams’ iconic score. Steven and the Houston Symphony continue to present these path-breaking films with Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back this November. Until then, may the music be with you. —Eric Skelly

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family SERIES

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Peter and the Wolf

The Houston Symphony’s BBVA Family Series helps ignite the spark of curiosity that leads children to a lifelong love of classical music, both on stage and off. Our youngest patrons not only hear renowned masterworks, but also see students close to their age perform with the orchestra. Just as children learning to walk, talk, and play accomplish these milestones faster when interacting with older children, younger kids who see older ones perform can be inspired to explore performing arts for themselves. Likewise, performing with the Houston Symphony enriches the arts education of featured students. We take every opportunity to showcase Houston’s talented students through our school and community partnerships. The BBVA Family Series opened with Peter and the Wolf, during which 70 choir students from Glenda Dawson High School performed music from The Lion King with the Houston Symphony. At the Instrument Petting Zoo in the lobby, students from Kinder HSPVA helped young attendees try out instruments and played Peter and the Wolf tunes heard during the concert. In December, A Polar Express Christmas welcomed guests with holiday music performed by band and orchestra students from the Houston Symphony’s High School Residencies throughout the lobby. During the concert, choir students from Kinder HSPVA and Davis High School performed holiday classics with the Houston Symphony.

A Polar Express Christmas 

At our Wild, Wild West BBVA Family Concert, musical theatre students, grades 4–12, from TUTS Humphreys School of Musical Theatre and The River Performing and Visual Arts Center performed western favorites and created a narrative inspired by Rossini’s William Tell Overture, which children became familiar with through interactive activities in the lobby.

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Wild, Wild West

The series closed “happily ever after” with Once Upon a Time. Families saw dancers from Kinder HSPVA bring musical stories to life through dance, and beginning violin students from the Houston Symphony’s Elementary School Residency at Lewis Elementary, sponsored by BBVA, performed in the lobby. —Allison Conlan

proudly presents the Family Series

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education & COMMUNITY

BY THE NUMB3RS:

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DIVERSITY

This year, the Houston Symphony collaborated with more than 80 partners to bring music to more than 156,000 people in the Greater Houston Area. Through nearly 1,000 interactions, our partnerships with schools, community centers, and other non-profits serve a wide range of Houstonians that reflects the diversity of the city. Whether they are underserved students, patients, refugees, or men and women struggling with addiction, we put the people we serve first, asking how music can best meet their needs. Our goal is to remove economic and geographical barriers to music so that Houstonians from all walks of life can benefit from the art form. For a full list of our community and engagement sponors, see page 50.

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INTENSIVE RESIDENCIES 3,800

MINI-RESIDENCIES 6,700 FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS 146,000

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HOUSTONIANS SERVED

HISD SCHOOLS SERVED

WE SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF HOUSTONIANS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY.

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38% HISPANIC 31% AFRICAN AMERICAN 23% CAUCASIAN 7% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 1% OTHER

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POPULATIONS served • ADULTS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES • BEREAVED FAMILIES/CHILDREN • FOSTER CHILDREN • HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN • UNEMPLOYED WOMEN • LOW-INCOME FAMILIES • LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS • LOW-INCOME HOUSING CENTERS • PARENTS • REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS • CHILDREN IN NEED OF MENTORS • SENIOR CITIZENS • SPECIAL NEEDS • STUDENTS • SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE • TEACHERS • UNEMPLOYED • VETERANS

INTENSIVE RESIDENCIES

MINI-RESIDENCES

FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

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Rick Steves A SYMPHONIC JOURNEY OCT. 11–13, 2019 Breathtaking European sights are paired with favorites like The Blue Danube waltz and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in this must-see concert featuring PBS’s Rick Steves live in Jones Hall.

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THANK

Our DONORS 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: Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526

Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or more 

Janice Barrow Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Rochelle & Max Levit Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan

Centennial Society Robin Angly & Miles Smith Clare Attwell Glassell Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi

Founder’s Society

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Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Janice & Robert* McNair

Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.

$75,000–$99,999 Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

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$50,000–$74,999 Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation

Concertmaster’s Society Ralph Burch Donna & Max Chapman Virginia A. Clark Eugene Fong Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Catherine & Brian James Joan & Marvin Kaplan

Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Alkek Williams

$100,000–$149,999 Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Beth Madison

Gary & Marian Beauchamp

Maestro’s Society

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Mr. John N. Neighbors John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation Mike Stude

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Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Alice & Terry Thomas

$25,000–$49,999

Dr. Sippi & Mr. Ajay Khurana Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Katie & Bob Orr / Oliver Wyman Nancy & Robert* Peiser Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Laura & Mike Shannon Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun

Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Ms. Judith Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Ziegler

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Conductor’s Circle

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Platinum Baton

Ms. Farida Abjani Frances & Ira Anderson Mr. James M. Bell & Ms. Kimberly Lacher Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Nancy & Walter Bratic Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Terry Ann Brown Brett & Erin Busby Jane & Robert* Cizik Michael H. Clark & Sallie Morian

Conductor’s Circle

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Conductor’s Circle

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Silver Baton

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Bronze Baton

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Michael J. Shawiak Tad & Suzanne Smith Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Drs. Carol & Michael Stelling Flor & Arturo Vivar Dede & Connie Weil Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West Scott & Lori Wulfe Anonymous (1)

Jay & Shirley* Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Gene* & Betty McDavid Dr. Eric McLaughlin & Eliodoro Castillo Stephen & Marilyn Miles Bobbie Newman Ms. Leslie Nossaman Scott & Judy Nyquist Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Susan & Edward Osterberg Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello Jean & Allan Quiat Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Radoff Family Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr

Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Joel I. Shannon Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan/ Houston Baptist University Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Courtney & Bill Toomey Susan & Andrew Truscott Ms. Stephanie Tsuru Rialda & De la Rey Venter Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Tony Williford Doug & Kay Wilson Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha Anonymous (3)

Rita & Paul Morico Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Tim Ong & Michael Baugh Kusum & K. Cody Patel Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz

Susan & King Pouw Ed & Janet Rinehart Jill & Allyn Risley Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Anonymous (2)

$7,500–$9,999

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Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Maureen Y. Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Gwen & Dan Kellogg Billy & Christine McCartney Terry & Kandee McGill Dr. Robert M. Mihalo

Lilly & Thurmon Andress Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Eric & Shanna Bass Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Naomi Black Ruth W. Brodsky Mr. & Mrs. David A. Boudreau Marilyn Caplovitz Ann M. Cavanaugh Dr. Robert N. Chanon Donna M. Collins Dr. Evan D. Collins Dr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Condic Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Larry Corbin Lois & David Coyle Bob & Mary Doyle Ms. Joan Duff Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. William P. Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Jenny & Wendell Erwin, M.D. Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mrs. William Estrada Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Matt Farina Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Jerry E.* & Nanette B. Finger

Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cindy Mao & Michael Ma Michelle & Jack Matzer Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. Gary Mercer Bobbie Nau Gloria & Joe Pryzant Ron & Demi Rand Ken* & Carol Lee Robertson Hugh & Ann Roff Susan D. & Fayez Sarofim

$10,000–$14,999

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Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Dr. Alex Dell J.R. & Aline Deming Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Jennifer & Steve Dolman Vicky Dominguez Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Firestone Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Betsy Garlinger Mrs. James E. Hooks Jacek & Marzena Jaminski Dr. Rita Justice Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Hazel Leighton Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Marilyn G. Lummis Mr. & Dr. Quyen & Frederick Lyons John & Regina Mangum

Ann & Jonathan Ayre Mrs. Jennifer Chang & Mr. Aaron J. Thomas Andrew Davis & Corey Tu The Ensell Family Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves

Conductor’s Circle

$15,000–$24,999

Brad & Joan Corson Viviana & David Denechaud Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. & Mrs. David Hatcher Katherine Hill Rebecca & Bobby Jee

Gold Baton

Edward H. Andrews III Anne Morgan Barrett Nina Andrews & David Karohl Dr. Angela R. Apollo Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr John Barlow Karl H.* & Dr. Gudrun H. Becker Anne & George* Boss Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman James & Dale Brannon Eric Brueggeman Lilia D. Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Cheryl & Sam Byington Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Mr. & Mrs. Bernard F. Clark Jr. Anne & Albert Chao Consurgo Sunshine Coneway Family Foundation Roger & Debby Cutler

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$5,000–$7,499

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Franco Mr. Shane T. Frank Bill & Diana Freeman Edwin Friedrichs & Darlene Clark Dr. Nan Garrett Michael B. George Wm. David George, Ph.D. Nancy D. Giles Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Gongre Bill Grieves Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. James & Renee Hennessy Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Josephine & Phil John Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Dr. & Mrs. Wasim Khan Mary Louis Kister William & Cynthia Koch Mr. William L. Kopp Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp & Mr. Tucker Coughlen Sue Ann Lurcott Barbara J. Manering Evi & Steve Marnoy

Ms. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Dr. Stewart Morris Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Courtney & Jose Obregon Rochelle & Sheldon Oster The Carl M. Padgett Family Katherine & Jonathan Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael P. & Shirley Pearson Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Roland & Linda Pringle Mrs. Dana Puddy Darla & Chip Purchase Edlyn & David Pursell Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Carole & Barry Samuels Gina & Saib Saour Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Ms. Steven Sherman

Donna Scott & Mitch Glassman Ms. Leslie Siller Dr. & Mrs. John Slater Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Stephanie & Bill Swingle Paul Thomas & Jussi Thomas Susan L. Thompson Eric & Carol Timmreck Nanako & Dale Tingleaf Pamalah & Stephen Tipps Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Ms. Joann E. Welton Nancy B. Willerson Ms. Barbara Williams Ms. Beth Wolff Cyvia & Melvyn* Wolff Daisy S. Wong* / JCorp Woodell Family Foundation Robert & Michele Yekovich Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Sally & Denney Wright Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (3)

Grand Patron

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$2,500–$4,999

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Michael Adler Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice Pat & John Anderson Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Marcia Backus Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea George & Florence Boerger James & Judy Bozeman Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Ms. Bruce G. Buhler Anne H. Bushman Ms. Deborah Butler Tatiana Chavanelle Rhoda & Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Ms. Jeanette Coon & Thomas Collins Ms. Miquel A. Correll Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Joseph & Rebecca Demeter Adam & Amanda Dinitz Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty

Patron

$1,500–$2,499

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Dr. Genevera Allen & Michael Weylandt Mr. Tom Anderson Carol Ann & Bill Anderson Michael Arlen John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Mrs. Myra Barber Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Battle Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Drs. Laura & William Black Mr. & Mrs. Chad Blaine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bolam Sverre & Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Catherine Bratic & Mike Benza Mr. Wayne A. Brooks Divya & Chris Brown Ms. Megan E. Brown Ron & Jane Brownlee Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. Stephen Carroll Margot & John Cater Mr. F. Martin Caylor Mr. Chaing-Lin Chen Ms. Barbara A. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Jimmy & Lynn Coe

Director

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David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Jr. Paula & Louis Faillace Christine Falgout/ Island Operating Company Mrs. Ronald Fischer Patrick & Jeannine Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gangelhoff Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Ms. Margaret W. Germani Joan M. Giese Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Mrs. Herb Goodman Julianne & David Gorte Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Eric & Angelea Halen Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Hall Richard & Arianda Hicks Susan Hodge & Mike Stocker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Steve & Kerry Incavo Arlene J. Johnson Golda Anne & Robert Leonard Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. Jeff H. Lippold Mr. & Ms. Brian Mann

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason David & Heidi Massin Ms. Kathy McCraigh William D. & Karinne McCullough Ernie & Martha McWilliams Mr. Larry Miller Shane Miller Mrs. Suzanne Miller Ginni & Richard Mithoff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Elizabeth K. Moore Ione & Sidney Moran Mr. John L. Nau III Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Mrs. Kay Onstead Capt. & Mrs. Kim Parker Mr. Tadd Pullin Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Dr. & Mrs. Richard Robbins Doug Williams & Janice Robertson Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Ahmed Saleh Laura Moore & Don Sanders

Lawrence P. Schanzmeyer Susan & Ed Septimus Mr. Don W. Shackelford Becky Shaw Arthur E. & Ellen Shelton Ms. Leslie Siller Hinda Simon Molly Simpson & Patrice Abivin Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Richard & Mary Spies Georgiana Stanley Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Georgeta Teodorescu & Mr. Bob Simpson Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Dean Walker Alton & Carolyn Warren Jay & Gretchen Watkins Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Wherry Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Anonymous (4)

George W. Connelly Norman & Ruby Crook Garreth DeVoe Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Jeanette & John DiFilippo Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Mr. Nicolas Droger Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Dr. Elizabeth Dybell Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Espinosa Sally Evans & Brian Rodgers Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin Fein Emily & Matthew Fellows Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Jay Fields Laurel Flores Henry & Doe Florsheim Carol & Larry Fradkin Carolyn & Patrick Gaidos Ms. Lucy Gebhart Thomas & Patricia Geddy Dr. Michael Gillin & Ms. Pamela Newberry Kathy & Albrecht Goethe Mr. Marcos Gonzalez Rebecca & Andrew Gould Timothy & Janet Graham Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Claudio Gutierrez Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Jeff & Elaine Hiller Mr. Robert Hoff

Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Ashley & John Horstman Stacy & Jason Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ketelsen Mrs. Lee Kobayashi Jane & Kevin Kremer Gerrit Leeftink Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Kirby & David Lodholz Cynthia & Richard Loewenstern Mr. & Ms. Bob J. Lunn Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Magee Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Danny Mei Mrs. Jean Mintz SOSOS Inc. Emily & Joseph Morrel – Porter Hedges LLP Mary Beth Mosley April Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige George & Elizabeth Passela Linda Kay Peterson Mr. Gary Prentice Venu & Elsie Rao Mr. Serge G. Ribot Mrs. Evie Ronald Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Gina & Saib Saour Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Kimberly & Evan Scheele

Liana & Andrew Schwaitzberg Nadhisha & Dilanka Seimon Mr. Victor E. Serrato Aerin & Quentin Smith Mark Stadnyk & Amanda Hassler Michelle Stair Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Stastny Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Stuart Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Emily H. & David K. Terry Linda & Paul Thomas Dr. Brad Thompson Sal & Denise Torrisi Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Ms. Patricia Van Allan Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Elise Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Ms. Gwen E. Watkins Mr. Michael Weylandt & Dr. Genevera Allen Gene & Sandra Williams Loretta & Lawrence Williams Dr. Alice Gates & Dr. Wayne Wilner Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Yelin Anonymous (6)

Mr. Manuel Delgado Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Deschner Ms. Irma Diaz-Gonzalez & Mr. Roberto Gonzalez Priscilla Ennis Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Mr. David V. Flores Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Frautschi Mr. James E. Friedhofer Mr. Colin C. Gatwood & Ms. Aralee Dorough John & May Gee Susan & Kevin Golden

Dr. John Gomez & Ms. Cora Mihu Mr. Jeffrey Gossett Joyce Z. Greenberg Paul & Suzanne Haines Mrs. Mary N. Hankey Deborah Happ Eliane Herring & Jim Goltz Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mark & Marilyn Hughes Mr. Craig Ignacio Lynda & Frank Kelly Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Mrs. Judy Koehl

$1,000–$1,499

Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Ms. Maurine Alfrey Suan Angelo Sue Sue & Don Aron Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Clarke Bean & Ms. Adrienne Allie Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Mr. Paul Bitner Mrs. Ann M. Bixby

Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Joe Brazzatti Dr. Patrick Briggs & Ms. Helene Harding Sally & Laurence Brown Caroline S. Callery Mrs. Nicole B. Cásarez Dr. David Cech & Dr. Mary Schwartz Dr. & Drs. John Chung Kathleen & Robert L. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook James & Molly Crownover Mr. Thomas Damgaard & Ms. Jacquelyn Harrison

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DONORS continued Dr & Mrs. James H. Krause Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mrs. Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Linda & Jim McCartney Maryellen McSweeney Dr. Amy Mehollin-Ray Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Jo Ann & Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc.

Principal

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Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Ms. Sofia Adrogue & Mr. Sten Gustafson Ms. Gloria Alvarez & Mr. Byron D. Gulick Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mrs. & Mrs. Kent Anderson Mr. Rick Ankrom Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W. Arend Mr. & Mrs. R. Corbin Aslakson Mr. Wayne Basler Mr. & Mrs. John P. Beall Barbara & Jim Becker Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. Robert Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Larry Brenner Craig & Dolores Brooks Mr. Patrick Brooks Claire & Rich Brooks Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin The Burns Family C. Wayne & Patricia J. Miller Foundation Bill & Marion Calvert Gwyneth Campbell Dr. Melissa Campbell Dorothy E.F. Caram, Ed.D Carol & Tom Chaney Richard & Marcia Churns Ms. Angela Cinque Ms. Barbara A. Clark Mr. Willie J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. Brent Corwin Ms. Julie Cowie Sean & Rian Craypo Cynthia & Robert Creager Mr. Larry Cullen Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Dr. Lida S. Dahm & Mr. Karl A. Dahm Mr. Matthew Dangel Mr. Douglas R. Davis Ms. Susan S. De Courcy Brian & Leah Del Signore Dr. & Ms. Peter J. Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Detwiler Mr. Frank H. Dilenschneider T. Michael Dossey Mr. Calvin Dotsey Mr. & Mrs. Giulio Draetta

Associate Principal Ms. Jean Adams Mark & Shaza Anderson Mr. Rod Anderson Mr. Keith Anthis Mr. Humberto Aragon Dr. & Mrs. Martin J. Arisco 40 | Houston Symphony

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Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nuccio Mr. & Mrs. George Pilko Dr. & Mrs. James L. Pool Ms. Gloria Portela & Mr. Richard E. Evans Mr. & Ms. Florante Quiocho Ms. Laurie A. Rachford Michael & Janet Rasmussen Mr. & Ms. J.B. Reimer Kathryn Ritcheske Mrs. Adelina Romero Jill & Milt Rose Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mr. Richard Rowell

Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mrs. Holly Sansing Mr. Martin Schleuse Mr. Tony W. Schlicht Ms. Linda Schmuck Charles & Dora Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Mr. Abraham Silva Barbara & Louis Sklar Dean & Kay Snider Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Snyder Mr. Bill Stanley Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Ralph A. Stone Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Streett

Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. James G. Theus Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Mr. James Walker Gretchen & Jay Watkins General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Douglas & Carolynne White Dr. Simon Whitney Carlton Wilde Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins Anonymous (8)

Mr. Weyman Dunaway Mr. Andrew Dupre Mr. Chris Durst Mr. James Dyer Barbara Eaves Ms. Linda R. Ebeling Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. David Elliott Mildred & Richard Ellis Mr. & Mrs. James H. Etherton Mr. John Eymann Mr. Paul Fatseas Sidney Faust Dale & Anne Fitz Mr. Phillip Freeman & Ms. Brandy Skillern Ms. Lee Friedman Mr. Donn C. Fullenweider Martin Gambling Mr. Pepe Garcia Gary & Marion Glober Barbara C. Goedecke Helen B. Wils & Leonard A. Goldstein Ms. Patricia D. Gordon Mrs. Catherine T. Green Michaela & Nicholas Greenan Joan DerHovsepian & Erik Gronfor Ms. Barbara C. Groves Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. James Harris Kate & Malcolm Hawk Sheila Heimbinder Ann & Bill Heim Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Beverly & Richard Hickman Dr. Holly Holmes & Dr. Paul Otremba George E. Howe Ed & Anne Janes Edward L. Jensen Dr. & Mrs. Robert Jordon Ms. Bernadette Keating Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Mr. Robin Kesselman Dr. & Mrs. James Killian Dave & Laura Kirk

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kisch Dr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Koch Gloria & Joe Koshkin Ann & Sam Koster Kathy & Randy Lake Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Landgren Stephanie & Ed Larsen Mr. David Leebron & Ms. Y. Ping Sun Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Ms. Joyce Lindler Ms. Rachel Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Peter Loggenberg Ke Lunday Ms. Barbara Manna Mr. & Mrs. Mark Markovich Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mathieu Hans & Marge Mayer R. Scott & Rebecca E. McCay Mr. & Mrs. David McRoberts Pam McVeigh & Ray Hertel Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Moen Alan & Elaine Mut Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Leslie & John Niemand Mr. Monty Northern Eugene Nosal & Nelda Gilliam Steve Oster Julie & Chip Oudin Ms. Linda Pancherz Mr. Frank Perez & Mrs. Priscilla Ennis Mr. Doug D. Perley Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Pless Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Ms. Jessica K. Price Mrs. Laurie Purcell Judy & Bill Pursell Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Ms. Louise M. Ratz Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Mr. Patrick Renckly Mrs. Janet Rhodes Mr. Matthew David Roitstein Mr. Autry W. Ross Debbie Brooks Ruffing Robert J. Ryan Ramon & Chula Sanchez Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Scheliga Les & Lyn Schmaltz Betty & Robert Schwarz Ms. Christine L. Scruggs Susan Scruggs Charles & Andrea Seay Donna & Tim Shen Ms. Margaret Sheridan Carole Shivers Mr. William Siegel Gene & Aaryn Silva Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Mrs. Lynn Snyder Betty & Gerry Stacy Carol & Michael Stamatedes Ms. Claudia Standiford Mr. Robert L. Stark Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Dr. Frank C. Sung Mr. Robert B. Symon Ms. Barbara Szalkowski Drs. James & Elizabeth Tang Gaylene Taylor Kerry Taylor Andrea & Trent Tellepsen Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Marjorie Therrell Suzy Till Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Drs. Miguel Valderrabano Mr. & Mrs. John B. Wallace Sandria Ward Ms. Stephanie Werbiskis Mr. & Mrs. Bradley White Mr. & Mrs. George Wilkinson Daniel Willett Bridget & Brooke Williams Rev. B.T. & Dr. Robin Williamson John Wood Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Alan Young Dr. Ann Ziker Anonymous (20)

Mr. & Mrs. Oleg A. Barsky Mr. & Mrs. Randall A. Barta Ms. Leah Barton Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Bruce & Barbara Becker Mr. & Mrs. Justin Becker

Ms. Madge Bender Charles & Jacqueline Bertrand Mr. Michael J. Bitgood Jeb & Cynthia Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. Doug Blanchard Dr. Jerry Bohannon

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Mrs. Peggy Armstrong Lori & Craig Atkins Carolyn & Ray Ayers Ms. Beverley Babcock Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balhoff Peggy & Bill Barnett

Arno Bommer Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ms. Julie Bortolotti Ms. Diane Boundy Mr. Kevin J. Bradford Ms. Denise Breeden Ms. Zu D. Broadwater Richard L. & Robin Brooks Ms. Kathleen Bucher Jim Bulger & Phyllis Troxell Ms. Maureen C. Burg Mr. Thomas Burton Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Busch Kathy & Emile Bussemey Mr. & Mrs. Terry Carius Mrs. Carol A. Chaney Mr. Siwen Chen Ms. Andrea Chiappe Jerry & Jane Clark Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Coffman Mrs. Maralyn Cohen Mr. & Mrs. James Collins Ms. Patricia A. Connelly Mr. David Cooper Mr. Joe Corrigan Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Culver Mr. & Mrs. Tim Dansby Mr. Abhoy Das Ms. Cristiana Daugherty Ms. Anna M. Dean The Del Olmo Aldaz Family Ms. Elena deLaunay Joe Dellinger Mr. James Devine Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Dillow Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Doe Dog Pant Productions Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Karen M. Doolittle Lamar & Anita Doyle Myra & Dennis Dria Mrs. Edward N. Earle Evelyn Earlougher Rick & Christine Eckelkamp Mr. & Mrs. Billie Ellis Dr. Kenneth L. Euler Steve & Karen Ewing Trish Fadely Raymond P. Fales Ms. Marilyn S. Farrell Ms. Susan Feickert Mr. & Mrs. Al Fis Mr. Edmund C. Fischer Alan & Rita Fishback Ms. Kathleen Fitzgerald Liuda & Gustavo Flores Mr. Robert Fox Ms. Diane L. Freeman Janet & Mickey Frost Mrs. & Ms. Donald Fulton Christina Garcia Mr. & Mrs. John G. Gardner Mr. Joseph E. Garner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Garrett Ms. Leslie Gassner Mr. James E. Gerhardt Drs. Richard & Carol Gigliotti Hugh & Joanne Goff Sylvia M. Goldstein Ms. Jeannine Gomillion Bob & Sharon Graber

Merle & William Granek Robert J. Grant Dr. Krisanne Graves Green Environmental Consulting, Inc. Mr. Dane C. Grenoble Mr. Jeffery Gubbels Mr. & Dr. Guerra Trudy Guinee Mr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly I. Marts Mr. Patrick Hardwick Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hearn Ms. Samantha Heinle Mr. Billy Helms Mr. & Mrs. Rex Hemme Hope L. Hernandez Dr. Glenn Hieshima Charles & Jeannette Hight Mr. & Mrs. Scott Holshouser Jack & Kathleen Horkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Hortobagyi Ms. Darci Hubbard Mrs. Deborah Hudock Dale & Miriam Hudson Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hurley Mr. Michael Ibarra Mr. & Mrs. D. Scott Ingersoll Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre Mr. Carl Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Jackson Mrs. Sharon Jamison Mark A. Jensen George & Teresa John Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Ms. Charmaine S. Jones Ms. Victoria D. Jud Mr. Benjamin Kamins & Ms. Janet Rarick Mr. Kimberlin Kane Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Kent Ms. Connie Kao Mrs. Geraldine Karkowsky Mr. John E. Keating Ms. Leslie King Gary & Tempe Kitson Leticia Konigsberg & Michael Olson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow Mr. Andreas Kronenberg Mr. & Mrs. Shaheen Ladhani Ms. Russell LaMarr Dr. & Mrs. Shane G. Lanys Mr. Matt Lanza Dr. & Mrs. Herman Lapin Mr. John Larsen Mr. Eric Larson & Ms. Melissa McCrimmon Frederick Lee Lawson Mr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Ms. Tracy Leissner J. M. Little & Assoc. Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Lloyd Mr. Carlos J. López Mrs. Martiel Luther Dr. Calum Macaulay Kathleen & Tom Mach Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. Jesse Marion Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Mathalone

Ms. Carol Z. McComas Mr. & Ms. Michael McDonnell Dr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mendell Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Dr. & Mrs. Gary E. Miller Ms. Helen F. Mintz Mr. Gasper Mir III Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Dr. David Moeller Mr. Raul A. Monzon Mr. Alton Moore Mr. Clyde W. Moore Jr. Suzanne Morris James A. Musser Mr. Milford Myers Dr. & Mrs. Abraham Neiman Ms. & Mr. Jeanne D. Nelsen Phong Patrick Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Glen Newick Pat & Martin Nicholas Dr. & Mrs. William L. Nix, MD Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Nixon Dick & Judy Nunn Marjory & Barry Okin Marc & Cathy Olson Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Pagel Linda & Jerry Paine Joe & Ann Palm Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Peter & Nina Peropoulos Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Luis Pietrantoni Jenny & Tadjin Popatia Mrs. Rita Posner Ms. Antoinette Post Ms. Carrie Potter Mr. Joe B. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Ms. June Rabley Loreta & Ronald Rea Mr. Eric Rechlin Mr. David Regenbaum Mary L. Reidy Ms. Katie Reinaker Mr. John Ridgway Brian Rishikof & Elena Lexina Mr. John Robertson Ms. Mallory Robinson & Ms. Helen Dow Mr. Michael Rodriguez Ms. Regina J. Rogers Mr. Jack H. Rooker Jane Root Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Rudy Mr. Bobby Rutherford Mr. Guillermo A. Saade Mr. Charles K. Sanders* Ms. Diane Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Mr. & Mrs. James Sasseman Ms. Cindy Scanland Beth & Lee D. Schlanger Robert & Susan Schlein Mr. Brian Scully Mr. James Seaver Ms. Shannuth Sharp Dr. Lynne F. Shepard Pamela & Richard Sherry Ms. Alanna Sinclair & Mr. Benjamin Dzidowski Mr. Billy M. Smith Mr. Bobby Smith

Mrs. Emily D. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gavin H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. William K. Smith Ms. Judith Starr & Mr. Rigo Vannucci Mr. Joseph Stassi Mr. Per Staunstrup Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stegall Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Christine Stevens & Richard Crishock David & Ella Stivers Sherry & Bill Straight Mr. Matthew Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Ron E. Strawser Mr. Walter Suhr Mr. & Mrs. Hero Sultando Amy Sutton & Gary Chiles Mr. Frank W. Sveda Ms. Kristen Sydness Mr. Brian Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Tellepsen Family Mrs. Laura Thornton Mr. Peter Throm Mr. Robert E. Tillman & Dr. Jennifer E. Posey Mr. James Tolles Mr. Alan Tomlin Mr. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. Philip Trottman Mr. Garrett Truett Ms. Christina Trunzo Dr. & Mrs. Jeffery Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Ruth & Torry Tvedt Ms. Lisa Vargas Dr. & Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Mr. Paul Vernon Mrs. Margaret S. Walker Mr. Robert M. Walp Dr. & Mrs. Charles F. Walter Linda R. Wardell Leone Buyse & Michael Webster Mr. & Mrs. Tim I. Wegner Mr. & Mrs. Alan Weiner Mrs. Joan Schnitzer Levy Mr. Larry Weis Ms. Kathy J. Welch Drs A & A Werch Wanda West Corinne Wheeler Ms. Lorri White Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson R. D. Witshey Jr. & Candace E. Roberts, M.D. Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Mrs. Patricia Wolfe Maxine & Emil Wulfe Mr. Roy Wylie Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. York Mr. Kenneth Young Ray Young Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zoll Anonymous (25)

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DONORS continued

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Ms. Michelle Abrameit Shirley Ada Ms. Courtney Adamez Mr. & Mrs. Lee Adams Evelyn Akerman Mr. Guy Aldrich Mrs. Melissa Aldrich Mr. & Ms. Anthony Alfar Mr. Timothy Alguire Mr. John C. Allen Mr. Junius Allen Mr. & Mrs. Mike Allen Brian Allman Dr. Stanley Almoney Mrs. Lora Alvarado Mr. & Ms. Orlando Alvarado Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Andrews Mr. Enrique Araiza Mr. & Mrs. Alan Arbizu Ms. Amy Ardington Ms. Michelle Armada Mr. Bill Arning & Mr. Mark McCray Mrs. Karol Arrington Mr. Henry Atkins Mr. & Mrs. Charles Aulbach Mr. & Mrs. James L. Austin Ms. Leilani Ayvaz Ms. Jo Ann Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Bainbridge Martha C. Bair Mr. Michael L. Baker & Mr. Myles J. Kearney Vic & Linda Baldridge Jaralyn L. Ballard Mrs. Wanda Bamberg Ms. Cynthia Bamford Brian Banks Mr. Curtis Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Dr. & Mrs. David Howe Barry Daniel Barta Gary D. Barton Carole Bartz Asit & Neeru Baxi Betty & Gerald Beathard Michael & Shera Lyn Beckman Mr. Daniel B. Beeler Ms. MaryAnn Begbie Mr. & Ms. John Belcher Mr. Bruce Benham Dr. & Dr. Peter Benjamin Ms. Nancy Beren Mr. & Mrs. B. H. Berman Mr. Allen Berryman Kris Berthold Mrs. Panta J. Beverly Maryana Bilenka Ms. Susan Binney Mr. Chris Bivens Ms. Vera Blackburn Ms. Fannette Blum Mr. Jay D. Blume Jr. Ms. Kelley Bocell Thomas & Judy Bond Mrs. Angela Bongat Seaman Mr. Daniel Bonnet Mrs. Alicia R. Booth Wickman Robert Bornstein Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bourne Dr. Nancy Bowden 42 | Houston Symphony

Donald Brand Upfront Solutions Ms. Diane Brezner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Ms. Marina Brubaker & Mr. Robert Knetsch Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bryant Mr. Robert Bryngelson Mr. Rustin Buck Mr. Donald Buckholt Mr. Robert A. Bullwinkel Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Ms. Debora Bundage Ms. N D. Burge Mrs. Shirley E. Burgher Dr. Mary A. Burnside & Ms. Margaret Lincoln Mr. Frank Busch Ms. Julie Busch Mr. Jordan Buss Miriam J. Byrd Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Cahill Dr. Jane Campbell Mr. Charles Canfield Mr. & Mrs. Luis J. Cardenas Jr. Ms. Katherine Carney Ann Carroll Ms. Janice Carter Mr. Javier Casas Paulo Pedroro & Flavia Cassiola Mr. Cruz Castelan Mary Lou Centers Mr. Jeff Champlin Dr. Teh-sheng Chan Kathy & Gary Chandler Mr. Andrew Chaney Ms. Irene Chang Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Virgil W. Chatham Mr. Wayne Chavez Mrs. Gianna Cheng Mr. Kenneth Chin Jenny Chiovaro Mr. & Mrs. Jack Chosnek Jack & Margaret Cinque Robert Cipriani Dr. & Mrs. James Claghorn Mr. Carlos Clark Mrs. Gean Clark Ms. Sara Clark Mr. Wayne Clark Mr. Melvin B. Class Bob & Paula Clay Ms. Kory R. Clement Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Clinton Jr. Ms. Mathilda Cochran Ms. Sylvie Collier Juan G. Colmenares Mr. James K. Cooper Patrick S. Corbett Mr. Evan Cormier John W. Cotton Ms. Jeanné A. Cox Mr. Euan Craik Mr. Juan Zane Crawford & Mrs. Lisa Phillips-Crawford Libbie Crawford Mr. Bryan W. Crutchley Mrs. Debbie Culp & Mr. Dale McKyte

Dr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Cunningham Ms. Eileen Curling Ms. Kathryn Curtice Ms. Jeni Cutbirth Paul H. & Margaret E. Daffin Mr. Phil Dahlstrom Lee & Christina Daniels Ms. Lisa Darling Ms. Belinda Davidson Ms. Betty C. Davis Beverly Davis Mr. Edward Davis Mrs. MollyAnne Davis Ms. Susan L. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Don Davison Mr. John Deering Mr. & Mrs. Victor Denenburg Katherine Denham Jack & Pat DerHovsepian Mr. Tom Derrah Ms. Tana Deshayes Ms. Ida Diamond Amanda Dianne Ms. Susan Dierker Mr. Corbin Dill Ira & Judith Dinitz Dr. Barbara J. Divine & Paul Gregor Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Dodson Ms. Carolyn Dolby Mr. & Mrs. James J. Dominiak Mr. Lawrence D. Dorr Marilyn & Robert Dorries Ms. Angela T. Doucette Mr. Gary R. Dowling Mr. Terry Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dumanoir Ms. Elayne Duncan Ms. Cindy Dunn Mr. Jacob DuPont Mr. Derrick Duran & Mrs. Amber Trevino Mr. Luis Duran Mr. David Dylla Ms. Rebecca Edmondson Mr. Marc B. Edwards Ms. Shelley S. Eichenlaub Mr. Richard R. Eiles Michael Ekizian Bradley S. Elgin, CPA Mr. Yaakoub Elkhamra Ms. Andria Elkins Mr. John Epstein Ruth W. Ereli Janice & Milton Erickson Charles & Joyce Ericsson Ms. Vivian Estey Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eury Ms. Eleanor Evans Mr. Roger Eyster & Mrs. Angela Vascellaro Heather Fails Mr. Anoushiravan Farhangi Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Faris Jr. Mrs. Mary K. Farr Ms. & Ms. Jill Fatzer Mr. & Mrs. David Faulkinberry Mrs. Fran Fawcett Peterson B. Feld Peter Joseph Ferenz Mr. Dennis Field

Sandra & Steven Finkelman Mr. William N. Finnegan IV Ms. Tamara Fish & Mr. Nathaniel Treadway Cathy & Dean Fishburn Ms. Julia FitzGerald Ms. Sandy Fletcher Lynne Liberato & James B. Flodine Mr. Christopher Florack Ms. Bonnie E. Flynn David A. Fontaine Mr. & Mrs. Harris B. Forbes Louise H. Fordham Harriet & Joe Foster Mrs. Mary Foster Ms. Mary Foster Fox/George Charitable Fund Ms. Karin Fox Mr. Bolivar Fraga Mr. & Mrs. Felix Fraga Mr. Jay Frankel Ms. Debra S. Fredette Dr. & Dr. Sigmund W. Friedland Mr. Mitch Gallaugher Mr. M.J. Gallop Mr. Sergei Galperin Ms. Catherine Gannon Chao Gao Ms. Christa Gaug Lotty Gautschi Mr. & Mrs. William Gemza Karen & Larry George Ms. Sara Georgiadis Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Gershenson Renee Gervais Mr. Vernon Gillette Mr. Michael Gilmore Mr. Howard Girbach Ms. Susan C. Goeres Mrs. Colleen C. Gold Mr. Paul N. Gold Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Goldberg Ms. Elizabeth Goldenberg Barbara R. Golub Mr. Jose Gongora John Goode & Janwin Overstreet-Goode Carol & Dr. Barry Goodfriend Mr. Harold C. Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Michael Gordon Adelma Graham Ms. Leticia Graham Ms. Shirley Graham Mr. Ronald Grappe Joan & William Grattendick Mr. Joseph S. Graves Mr. David Green Mr. Hal Green Ms. Margaret Green Carol Sagan Greene Ms. Kathleen Gressot Ms. Susan Griffis Louise Richman & Dennis Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Mark Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gross Mr. Barton Grossman Mr. Peter Grundberg Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Guarisco Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Guefen Mr. & Mrs. David Guenther Ms. Joseph Gugenheim Jr. Mrs. Kathryn Hachigian Bill & Laura Hale Mr. Joshua Hall Ms. Maureen Hall Mrs. & Mr. Carla G. Hammock Mr. Robert Y. Hammond Jr. Lauren Hamner Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hardy Mrs. Dawn Harper Paige C. Harrington Mr. & Mrs. Don Harris Ms. Paige Hassall Mr. & Mrs. John Hathaway Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hawes Ms. Jennifer Hawkins Ms. Kia Hawkins Mr. Myron J. Hawryluk Mrs. Fran Haxby Kathleen & Dick Hayes Tamara Haygood Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hazard Mr. Louis Hebert Walter & Punkin Hecht Ms. Christine Heggeseth Doug & Linda Heguy Mr. Christopher Hekel Ms. Josephine H. Helland D.Y. Hemmen Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Hendrix Mr. Robert J. Henschen Mr. & Mrs. Bart Henson Dr. Rodolfo Hermosilla Ms. Lori Hernandez Mr. Robert T. Herrin Sandra Smith Herzstein & Randall B. Herzstein Patrick Heuer Ms. Elizabeth Hickman Mr. George Higgins Mr. Joseph Hill Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Bob L. Hilsher Mr. T. S. Hirtz Mr. Zachary Hodge Mr. Ryan Hoffland Mr. Stephen Holcomb Ms. Constance Holderer Mr. Edward J. Holm Mr. & Mrs. Ned S. Holmes Mr. Ray A. Holtzapple & Mrs. Mary Dee Neal Mr. & Mrs. Alan Holzberg Mr. Erich Holzer Dr. & Mrs. Sung-Yun Hong Ms. Saori Honjo Mrs. Gladys Hooker Shirley E. Rose Ronald W. Hopf Mr. Gary Horn Keiko Cho Horton Ms. Annette Hrkel Mr. & Mrs. Victor Hsu Calvin Huang Ms. Renee Huey Ms. Mary E. Huffine Mr. John Hughes Cynthia A. Hurd Mikayla Inlow

Dr. Katie D. Irani Mr. James F. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Jacoby Mr. Miguel Jakymec Mr. & Mrs. Joel H. James Mr. Paul M. Janicke Dr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Floyd Jennings Donna Jensen Mr. Kebei Jiang Christopher M. Johns-Krull Mr. Anthony Johnson Mr. & Ms. Charles Johnson Heather Johnson Mr. Jared Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Randal E. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jordan Dr. Elena A. Jouravleva Mr. John M. Jspruth Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kaestner Mr. Gabriel Kaim Mr. & Ms. Aslam Kaleel Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kan Celine Kaplan Mr. Keith Karnoski Mr. & Mrs. Raymond T. Kearney Margy Keaton Dr. Helen K. Lee Al Keller Sara Kelly Ms. Amy Kelso Mr. & Mrs. John Kemper James & Betty Key Mr. Colin Kiernan Ms. Diane Kilpatrick-Lee Mrs. Jo M. King Mr. Richard King Ms. Karen King-Ellis Ms. Mary Beth Kinman Mr. Stephan Kinsella Dacosta Kirton Mrs. Enid Knobler Gary & Linnea Kob Jo Konen Ms. Cathy Koonce Mr. & Ms. Alan Kornacki Ms. Mallory Kornegay Deborah Kosich Ann Kowalsky Ms. Jane Kramers Mr. Thomas W. Krehmeier Mette B. Kristensen Mr. Ronald Kruse Ms. Gretchen Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Kusin Drs. Premal Lulla & Anita Kusnoor Mr. Ernest Kwan & Ms. Corinna Shi Karen Lach Ms. Constance Lagrone Mr. Charles Landsell Ms. Susan Lang Mr. Leonid Lantsman Janis Pease LaRocque Mr. & Ms. Annette J. LaSala Ms. Maria Lascano Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. Lawrence Floyd & Myra Leaseburg Mr. Juan Ledezma Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Lee Dr. Anne C. Leek Laura A. Leib

Dr. Albert L. Lemons Mr. James Leonard & Mrs. Delores Dunham Mrs. Nancy Leslie & Mr. Roger Smith Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Lesser Mr. & Mrs. Stuart I. Levin Mr. Samuel J. Levine Mr. Marshall Levit & Dr. Abgail R. Neiman Ms. Janine T. Levitch Dr. & Mrs. Joel K. Levy Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Mrs. Jeannette Lewis Carol Lienhard Mr. Richard Lindley Mack C. Lindsey Mike & Becky Little Ms. Katherine Littlefield Ms. Fifi Litton Mr. Eric Liu Ms. Erika B. Liu Ms. Judy Liu Mr. Michael Loeb Ms. Dianne Logan Larry & Martha Loyd Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Lucas Ms. Sarah Lux Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lynn Mr. Mark Ma Mr. Ray C. Mackey Judge Gary Maddox Dr. Lorena W. Maher Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Mancini Mr. John Manning David Marin Costa Linda J. Mars Ms. Anastasia Marshall Dr. Blaire Marshall Mr. Eric Martin Mr. & Mrs. Hunter L. Martin Jr. Mr. & Ms. Gary Martinez Ms. Aileen Mason Ms. Carol Mateo James Gray Matthews Dr. & Mrs. Glen E. Mattingly Ms. Nancy W. Mattison Ms. Denise Mauro Mr. & Mrs. Murray A. McAndrew Randy & Terry McBee Mr. & Mrs. David K. McCarty Pam Rea & Tim McCloskey Mr. & Mrs. J. Luke McConn Mary Pauline McElroy Mrs. Grace F. McEwan Ms. Charyn McGinnis Ms. L. Dianne McGreevy Mr. & Mrs. John C. McLean James & Mary McMartin Ms. Karen McNallen Mrs. Nancy McNease Ms. Kathleen McQueary Mr. & Mrs. Paul McSweeney Mr. Thomas McWillie Ms. Becky Medley Mr. Scott Mefferd Anne Schnoebelen Meixner Ms. Lillian C. Melancon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Melanson Jr. Mr. John H. Meltzer Ms. Jennifer Mendeck

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Meneilly Ms. Jessica Menendez Mr. Roy Meredith Ms. Gloria Michalik Drs. Peter & Gretchen Mieszkowski Mr. Chadd M. Mikulin Stephen & Margarita Miller David Mincberg & Lainie Gordon Randy M. Mitchell Ms. Freda Monk Mr. Christopher Moore Ms. Susan Moran Mr. David Moravec Mr. Aki Morita Dr. Mike Morris, DDS Richard & LeeAnn Morris Shirley S. Morrison Mr. & Ms. Brent Moseley Ms. Anna Moskowitz Ms. Darla Mueller Mrs. Muenzel Jim & Jerrie Murphy Dr. James Murray Mr. Oren Mushin Ms. Jackie Mutschler Patience Myers Ms. Verne Lee J. Nagle Mr. Manoj Nagvekar & Mrs. Urmila Sabnis Ms. Susan Newton Ms. Debbie Ng Ms. Jartia Ng Mr. Antonino Nicotra Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O. Nilsson Mr. Jay T. Norcross & Mrs. Elisabeth Z. Van Loan Dr. & Mrs. Leslie Nowitz Mr. & Ms. Jerry O'Connor Mrs. Phyrne O'Day Dr. M. David Odle Mr. Michael Oestmann Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Ofield Mr. Carlos Olarte Mrs. George M. O'Leary Mr. Pierre Olinger Mr. William Oliver Ms. Chere O'Neal Mr. & Mrs. Wayne O'Quin Mr. Jorge Orezzoli Mr. & Mrs. Allan R. Orr Ms. Connie Ortiz Mr. Brian Orwig Ms. Maria (Macky) C. Osorio Ms. Carol L. Ostlind & Mr. Charles Thornburg Ms. Elizabeth Otillar Paul Otterstrom Ms. Margaret Ottmann Ms. Susan F. Oxnard Barbara J. Pajak Mr. Ralph Palmer Juan R. Palomo Ms. Julie C. Parker Dr. & Mrs. George R. Parkerson III Manuel & Nancy Parra Ms. Christine Parrish Ms. Lauren Pastorek Mr. David B. Paul Mr. Jay Paxton Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Pearson InTUNE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; August 2019 | 43

DONORS continued Mr. Floyd T. Pease Mr. Jose Luis Francisco Perez-Meseguer Ms. Olivia Perez Mr. Fred Perkins Mr. Maurice Perry Mr. Sheldon Person Mr. & Ms. Edmund A. Perwien Ms. Andrea Peterson Mr. Blake Petrash Mrs. Lillian Petty Mr. William Pierce Ms. Allison Poe Mr. Vsevolod Popov Dr. & Mrs. Jason Porter Mr. Phillip Portugal Charles & Marleen Posterick Vladimir Potaman & Olga Bat Elizabeth Price Karen & Nathan Price Mr. Victor Prieto Jim Pritchard Wolfgang Puennel Mr. Marc Puppo Mr. Tom Purves Mr. Steve Putman Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Ragsdale Mr. Domingo Ramirez Fairfax & Risher Randall Ms. Liliana Rangel Ms. Ashley Ranton Ms. Sina Raouf Steven Rathgaber Mr. Sharath Ravula Ms. Cheryl Ray & Mr. Ruel Smith Ms. Kathy Reedy Ms. Lisa Reid Ms. Sandra Remson Ms. Sarah L. Rendon Linda A. Renner Ms. Amy Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Mr. Marison Rice Mr. William K. Rice James Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Frank Richey Ms. Christiane Richter Morgana Rickard Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Ms. Linda Ridley-Wise Mr. & Mrs. John D. Riggs Mr. Matthew Rinegar Mr. & Mrs. George M. Roberts Mary & Jesse Roberts Mr. John Robertson Mr. James Robin Marie & John Robinette Ms. Robin Roche Ms. Ana Rodriguez Ms. Betty J. Rodriguez Ms. Katherine Rodriguez Dr. Jack Roehm Dr. & Mrs. Harry M. Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosenthal Dr. Roger Rossen Ms. Hannah Rossi William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere

Pamela Sue Rush Mr. Hugh Ryan Virginia D. Clarkson & Mark B. Ryan Mr. Frank Rynd Mr. Ji Y. Ryu Miss Sagan Sabatino Mr. Neil Sackheim Ms. Leslie Saia Ramon & Sylvia San Pedro Ms. Deyanira Sanchez-Castany Mr. & Mrs. Phillip H. Santamaria Ms. Anna Savitz Mr. Mario Say Pete & Shirley Scardino Anne Schelleng William Schleuse Mr. Harry Schmidt Ms. Dana Schmitz Mr. Neil Schnall Loriann Schumacher Mr. & Mrs. William Schuster Mr. Robert Scott & Mrs. Ines Kochman-Scott Ms. Stepheny A. Scott Mr. James A. Scruggs Anne Sears Ms. Judith Segal Mr. Yun Segraves Miriam Selig Ilhan & Isik Sener Vance & Jane Senter Mr. Richard Sepulveda Ms. Theresa J. Sewell & Mr. Charles D. Formica Mr. & Mrs. Armand Shapiro Dr. Durwin Sharp Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mrs. Melissa Shaw Ms. Carolinn Sheely Ms. Jackie Shelton Ms. Terry Sherrill Mrs. Jean C. Siegmund Ms. Katherine H. Siller V.J. Singal Mr. Eric Skelly Ms. Sarah M. Slemmons & Dr. William Margolin Rev. & Mrs. Harry L. Slye Ms. Shelley Smart Ms. Alice Smith Mr. Christy Smith Lois & David K. Smith Ms. Janice Smith Mrs. Janine Smith Joel Smith & Tina Lee Jane R. & Joseph V. Smith Ms. Patricia D. Smith Ms. Susan C. Smith Thomas W. Snodgrass The Snook Family Dr. Irene Sobolevsky Ms. Barbara Sojourner Dr. Jon Spiers & Dr. Dana Myers Sam & Janice Stacy Karen & D.L. Stahl Mr. & Mrs. Jack G. Stanfield Francis Stankewitz

Ms. Carolynn B. Stanley David Stein & Vicki Schnadig Mr. Ronald B. Stein Mr. Glenn C. Steinke Ms. Sybil Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Scott Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Stewart Mr. Nicholas Stillman Mr. Robert Stillwell Dr. Helen & Dr. William Stockebrand Ms. Angela Stoddard Mr. Dragan Stojkovic Ms. Jan Stomel Rebecca Storey & Randolph Widmer Mr. Stephen R. Strauss Mr. Dean H. Strombom & Ms. Catherine Spain Mr. Kevin Stryker Amanda Barnard Mark & Julia Suchman Pat Sullivan Linda Rauch Sprung Mr. John S. Sutherlin Miss Wendy Swantkowski Mr. Steve Syme Ms. Diana Szilard Ms. Nichole Tackwell Drs. Heinrich & Gabriele Taegtmeyer Mr. Charles Talar Ms. Marisue Tallichet Ms. Sabrina Tamraz Dr. Jennifer Taylor Ms. Paige Taylor Mrs. Alisa C. Thomas Loletha & Frank Thomas Nancy & Peter Thompson Ann & Gerald Thurmond Chris & Min Tibbs Shane & Linda Tierling Mr. Scott K. Tinkham Ms. Shirley Toda Diana Todd Dr. Theresa Tran Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trinh Ms. Delphine Trogneux Ms. Rosanne Trost John E. Troyer Ms. Fay Tsai Mr. Michael Tuvim & Ms. Natasha Artushin Mr. & Mrs. Ronnald P. Tyler Mr. & Ms. John F. Tyson Mr. Peter Uhl Mr. & Mrs. Charles Untermeyer Ms. Netanya Utay Mr. Akif Uzman Bonnie Van Hook Lisa Van Stone Giering H.J. & Edith van Wageningen Varesic Family Mr. Joel Vazquez Jr. Mr. Chief Veith Mr. Siva Venkataraman Mr. Roelof J. Verster

Ms. Cindy Vetters Mr. Larry Vickers Ms. Elba Villareal Ms. Barbara Volkmer Mr. & Mrs. James A. Waggoner Milton L. Wagner Mr. Robert D. Wagner Jr. Mrs. Judy Waligura & Ms. Carol Moeller Rev. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. Walker Mr. Dean Walter Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Ward Mr. George Ward Mr. & Mrs. David Warnick Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Warren Dr. & Mrs. H. E. Warshaw Mr. Orlando Washington Mr. Henry Watson Ms. Suzanne Weatherly Mr. & Mrs. David F. Webb Kay Dyche Weed Mr. David Welch John & Gay Wells Dr. & Mrs. William A. Wescott Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Mr. David E. White Mr. Eric R. White Mrs. Linda White Erwin & Ann Wilbanks Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Wild Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Wiles Doug & Becky Wilkinson Mrs. Marie Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Williams Ms. Leah M. Wilson Ms. Marian Wilson Ms. Tara Wilson Joanne G. Wilson Ms. Kathryn P. Wingard Ms. Anna W. Wingfield Mrs. Kathleen Winkler Shelley Wisner Mr. John W. Witmer Ms. Irena Witt Ms. Lynda Wolff Ms. Mary Wolff Mr. Richard J. Wolff Ms. Florence Wong Mr. Xiao Wong Mr. Marquis Woodard Lighting Unlimited Ms. Julie C. Wylie Mr. Zhaohui Xu Mr. Shunjiro Yamashita Mr. & Mrs. David W. Yeary Dr. Byron York Jr. Mr. Katsuhei Yoshioka Mrs. Barbara S. Young Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Young Mr. Scott Zech Ms. Vikki Zelaya Ms. Ann Zimmerman Jeremy Zimmerman Ms. Jean Zophy Anonymous (78) *deceased

The Houston Symphony thanks everyone who supported the Houston Symphony Annual Fund over the past year. To note any errors or omissions, please contact Shane L. Platt, Development Associate, Individual Giving, 713.337.8559. 44 | Houston Symphony

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

Young Associate Premium Farida Abjani Ann & Jonathan Ayre Mr. James M. Bell & Ms. Kimberly Lacher Eric Brueggeman Tatiana Chavanelle

Young Associate

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$2,500 or more

Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz Vicky Dominguez Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk

$1,500–$2,499

Dr. Genevera Allen & Michael Weylandt Michael Arlen Drs. Laura & William Black Sverre & Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Catherine Bratic & Mike Benza Divya & Chris Brown Megan Brown Garreth DeVoe

Christine Falgout / Island Operating Company Emily & Matthew Fellows Jay Fields Laurel Flores Carolyn & Patrick Gaidos Rebecca & Andrew Gould Claudio Gutierrez Jeff & Elaine Hiller

Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Shane Miller Tim Ong & Michael Baugh Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Kusum & K. Cody Patel Ahmed Saleh

Becky Shaw Molly Simpson & Patrice Abivin Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Georgeta Teodorescu & Bob Simpson Susan & Andrew Truscott

Ashley & John Horstman Stacy & Jason Johnson Kirby & David Lodholz Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Charyn McGinnis Emily & Joseph Morrel Porter Hedges LLP Aprill Nelson

Kimberly & Evan Scheele Liana & Andrew Schwaitzberg Nadhisha & Dilanka Seimon Maggie Sheridan Aerin & Quentin Smith Mark Stadnyk & Amanda Hassler Michelle Stair Elise Wagner Gwen Watkins

For more information, please contact: Tyler Murphy, Development Officer, Major Giving Groups, 713.337.8536.

Chorus ENDOWMENT

DONORS

The Endowment for the Choral Music Fund supports numerous projects of the Houston Symphony Chorus, including the recent release of Haydn—The Creation, the first classical recording to feature the Chorus.

$500 or more 

$50–$499 

Mrs. Ramona Alms Mr. Rich Arenschieldt Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Armes Ms. Carolyn Belk Mr. David Black Nancy & Walter Bratic Mr. Brent Corwin Steve Dukes & Nobuhide Kobori Robert Lee Gomez George E. Howe David G. Nussman Mrs. Joan O’Conner Peter & Nina Peropoulos Roland & Linda Pringle Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Carolyn Rogan Michael J. Shawiak Susan L. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Beth Weidler & Stephen James Anonymous (2)

Wade & Mert Adams Mr. Bob Alban A. Ann Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Joe Anzaldua Mr. & Mrs. Michael Avant Mr. Enrique Barrera III Mr. & Mrs. Justin Becker Ms. MaryAnn Begbie Mrs. Angela Bongat Seaman Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Bongers Mr. Jonathan Bordelon Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Ms. Nancy A. Christopherson Mr. Randy Eckman Ms. Julia FitzGerald Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Mary & Nicholas Gahr Mr. Mike Gilbert

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Goddard John Goode & Janwin Overstreet-Goode Ms. Julia Hall Mrs. Susan Hall Mr. Daren Hamaker Ms. Phyllis Harris Mr. Richard Henry Mr. Larry R. Hitt Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre Ms. Marjorie Kessler Ms. Karen King-Ellis Ms. Kat Kunz Karen Lach Mr. Brian Lassinger Cynthia Lavenda Mr. Jarrod Martin Mr. Daniel Mead McClure Ms. Melissa Medina Joan K. Mercado Mr. & Mrs. Jim K. Moore Dr. James Murray

Mr. Takashi Nishimura Mr. & Mrs. Bill Parker Ms. Allison Poe Natalia Rawle Linda A. Renner Mr. James Roman Mr. Frank Rynd Mr. Gary B. Scullin Mr. & Ms. Rick Stein Dr. Cecilia Sun Mr. & Mrs. William J. Thacker Lisa Rai Trewin Ms. Jeanna Villanueva Mary Voigt Ms. Heidi Walton Anonymous (3)

To make a gift, please contact: Shane L. Platt, Development Associate, Individual Giving, 713.337.8559.

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Corporate, Foundation, & 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 marybeth.mosley@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8521. For more information on becoming a Houston Symphony corporate donor, please contact Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations, at leticia.konigsberg@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8522.

CORPORATE PARTNERS Principal Corporate Guarantor  $250,000 and above *Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above BBVA ConocoPhillips *Houston Public Media— News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS *KTRK ABC-13 Phillips 66 *Oliver Wyman Guarantor  $100,000 and above Bank of America BB&T *Houston Methodist Kalsi Engineering *PaperCity *Tenenbaum Jewelers *United Airlines Underwriter  $50,000 and above *Baker Botts L.L.P. *Cameron Management Chevron ENGIE *The Events Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Frost Bank Houston Baptist University

(as of July 1, 2019)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Kirkland & Ellis *The Lancaster Hotel Mann Eye Institute Occidental Petroleum Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation *Rand Group, LLC Shell Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP Sponsor  $25,000 and above *Bright Star EOG Resources Goldman, Sachs & Co. H-E-B Tournament of Champions IberiaBank *Jackson and Company Marine Foods Express, Ltd. *Neiman Marcus Sidley Austin LLP SPIR STAR, Ltd. *Steinway & Sons The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Wells Fargo

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Aetna Foundation, Inc. Akzo Nobel Inc. Albemarle Corporation Allstate Insurance Company American International Group (AIG) Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Aon Foundation Bank of America BBVA BHP Billiton BP/Matching Fund Programs Caterpillar Matching Gifts Program Chevron Matching Gifts Program CITGO Petroleum Corporation ConocoPhillips Company Dominion Energy Foundation Matching Gift Program 46 | Houston Symphony

Partner  $15,000 and above Anadarko Petroleum Corporation *City Kitchen *Glazier’s Distributors Gorman’s Uniform Service Heart of Fashion Independent Bank Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston USI Southwest Supporter  $10,000 and above *Abraham’s Oriental Rugs CenterPoint Energy Emerson *Houston First Corporation Macy’s Nordstrom *Silver Eagle Distributors Triten Corporation White & Case LLP *Zenfilm

Benefactor  $5,000 and above Barclay’s Wealth and Investment Management Beck Redden LLP Louis Vuitton Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Randalls Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. *University of St. Thomas Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Patron  Gifts below $5,000 Amazon Baker Hughes Bering’s Beth Wolff Realtors Burberry Dolce & Gabbana USA, Inc. Kinder Morgan Foundation Mercantil ONEOK, Inc. *Quantum Bass Center SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc. * Includes in-kind support

(as of July 1, 2019)

Eli Lilly and Company Emerson Electric Company, Inc. ExxonMobil Matching Gift Program Fannie Mae Corporation FMC Corporation Freeport-McMorRan Copper & Gold Inc. General Electric General Mills, Inc. Goldman Sachs Halliburton Company Hewlett Packard IAC Interactive IBM Corporation ING Financial Services Intermec Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase & Co.

LyondellBasell Industries Macy's, Inc. (Macy's and Bloomingdale's) Merrill Lynch Microsoft Corporation Motiva Enterprises, LLC Murphy Oil Corporation NACCO Industries Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Northern Trust Occidental Petroleum Phillips 66 Plains All American Pipeline PricewaterhouseCoopers Prudential Financial Inc. Regions Shell Oil Company Southwestern Energy Spectra Energy

SPX Corporation Texas Instruments The Boeing Company Matching Program The Coca-Cola Company Thomson Reuters TransCanada Pipelines Limited Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. Travelers Companies, Inc. UBS Union Pacific Walt Disney Company Westlake Chemical Williams Companies, Inc.

FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Diamond Guarantor  $1,000,000 and above The Brown Foundation, Inc. Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Premier Guarantor  $500,000 and above City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The C. Howard Pieper Foundation Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation The Hearst Foundations Houston Endowment The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation

Guarantor  $100,000 and above The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation The Elkins Foundation

Sponsor  $25,000 and above Beauchamp Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Texas Commission on the Arts The William Stamps Farish Fund

Underwriter  $50,000 and above The Fondren Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment League of American Orchestras’ Futures Fund LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation / Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Powell Foundation The Robbins Foundation

Partner  $15,000 and above Edward H. Andrews Foundation Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area The Schissler Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Vaughn Foundation

Capital INVESTMENTS Beauchamp Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling Portativ organ Berlioz bells Adam’s German Timpani Orchestra synthesizer Adam’s vibraphone Small percussion and other instruments The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling

In-Kind DONORS A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Design Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Burberry Cognetic Complete Eats Corinthian Houston Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Elliot Marketing Group

(as of July 1, 2019) Supporter  $10,000 and above The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation Petrello Family Foundation Radoff Family Foundation Anonymous Benefactor  $5,000 and above Leon Jaworski Foundation The Scurlock Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation Patron  Gifts below $5,000 The WC Handy Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation

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.

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano Instrument Petting Zoo Lewis Elementary Residency violins Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpani LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Lyon & Healy Harp

Vicky & Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite Beverly Johnson, Ralph Wyman and Jim Foti, and Thane & Nicole Wyman in memory of Winthrop Wyman Basset Horns and Rotary Trumpets Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Conductor’s Podium

(as of July 1, 2019)

Elsie Smith Design Festari Forja Designsz Foster Quan LLP Gucci Hermann Park Conservancy Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Hotel ZaZa Memorial City Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans InterContinental Hotel Houston Jim Benton of Houston, LLC JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Worthan & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint JW Marriott Houston Downtown

Karbach Brewing Co. Kuhl-Linscomb 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 The Parson Family in memory of Dorothy Anne Parson Prime Systems Pro/Sound Randalls Food Markets Rice University Richard Brown Orchestra

Saint Arnold’s Brewery Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Singapore Airlines Staging Solutions Stewart Title Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewelry & Antiques Versace Village Greenway VISION Yahama

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Houston Symphony ENDOWMENT The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate non-profit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society. TRUSTEES William J. Toomey II, President Gene Dewhurst

James Lee Lynn Mathre

Jerry Simon Scott Wise

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 more information, please contact: Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525. GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS

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to 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

DESIGNATED FUNDS

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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. & 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

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

ENDOWED CHAIRS

to 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, Co-Concertmaster Max Levine Chair 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 John Mangum, Executive CEO

ENDOWED FUNDS

to attract, retain, and support world-class conductors and guest artists American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund 

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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)

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

to support annual education and community engagement activities Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Ronald C. Borschow Fund 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 

to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund 

to support access and expand geographic reach The Alice & David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert Fund The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni & Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund 

to support electronic media initiatives The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives 

to support the Ima Hogg Competition Nancy B. Willerson Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. 

to support piano performance Michael B. & Christine E. George Fund to support Piano Performance Concerts Mary R. Lewis Fund for Piano Performance C. Howard Pieper Foundation 

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 

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.

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Janice Barrow James Barton James Bell Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Darrin Davis & Mario Gudmundsson Harrison R.T. Davis Andria N. Elkins Jean & Jack* Ellis

The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Bill Grieves Jacquelyn Harrison & Thomas Damgaard Dr. Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Joella & Steven P. Mach

Bill & Karinne McCullough Betty & Gene* McDavid Dr. & Mrs.* Robert M. Mihalo Sue A. Morrison & children in memory of Walter J. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Drs. John & Dorothy Oehler Gloria G. Pryzant Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Michael J. Shawiak Jule* & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mr. Rex Spikes

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

Farida Abjani Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Myra W. Barber Daniel B. Barnum George* & Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Kerry Levine Bollmann Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield James & S. Dale Brannon Zu Broadwater Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Cheryl & Sam Byington Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable & Mrs. William Crassas Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Susan Feickert Ginny Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Mr. Robert M. Griswold Randolph Lee Groninger

Claudio J. Gutierrez Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Timothy Hogan & Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian & Catherine James Barbara & Raymond Kalmans Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. James E. & Betty W. Key Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Frances E. Leland Samuel J. Levine Mrs. Lucy Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers David Ray Malone & David J. Sloat Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley* Marks James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. John H. Matzer III Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mary Ann & David McKeithan Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Dr. Tracey Samuels & Mr. Robert McNamara Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams

Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. Georgette M. Michko Marilyn Ross Miles & Stephen Warren Miles Foundation Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Richard & Juliet Moynihan Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers Mr. John N. Neighbors, in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John & Leslie Niemand Leslie Nossaman Dave G. Nussmann John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edmund & Megan Pantuliano Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine & Red Pastorek Peter & Nina Peropoulos Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch

Ed & Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Evie Ronald Walter Ross Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa & Jerry Simon Tad & Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder Marie Speziale Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill & Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen & Kristine Wallace David M. Wax* & Elaine Arden Cali Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Katherine & Mark Yzaguirre Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (6)

In MEMORIAM

*Deceased

We honor the memory of 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 George Bashen Paul M. Basinski W. P. Beard Ronald C. Borschow Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark William J. & Patricia S. Cunningham Fredell Lack Eichhorn Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George

Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott John Wesley Graham Dorothy H. Grieves Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris Gen. & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman David L. Hyde Dr. Blair Justice Mr. Max Levine Dr. Mary R. Lewis Mrs. L. F. McCollum Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. McKerley Doretha Melvin Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mr. Ronald Mikita

Robert Austin Moody Mrs. Janet Moynihan Arthur Newman Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Robert A. Peiser Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Mary Anne H. Phillips Mr. Howard Pieper Clive Runnells, in memory of Nancy Morgan Runnells Mr. Charles K. Sanders Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder

J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides Lola Sinclair Blanche Stastny John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Dr. Carlos Vallbona Mr. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Anonymous (1)

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Education & Community Engagement DONORS The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations, and foundations that support our education and community engagement initiatives. 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.

Principal Guarantor $250,000+

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

Guarantor $100,000+

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BBVA The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Hearst Foundations, Inc. Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Mr. John N. Neighbors

Underwriter $50,000+

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The Elkins Foundation ENGIE Exxon Mobil Corporation League of American Orchestras’ Futures Fund Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The John P. McGovern Foundation The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation Occidental Petroleum The Powell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company

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Sponsor

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$25,000+

Chevron Houston Symphony Hispanic Leadership Council Wells Fargo

Partner  $15,000+ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation H-E-B Tournament of Champions Houston Symphony League Houston Symphony League Bay Area Macy’s Vivian L. Smith Foundation Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Texas Commission on the Arts Ellen A. Yarrell in memory of Virginia S. Anderson and in honor of Cora Sue Mach Supporter

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Support by Endowed Funds Education and Community programs are also supported by the following endowed funds, which are a part of the Houston Symphony Endowment: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in honor of Hanni & Stewart Orton The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition Endowed Fund Selma S. Neumann Fund

Support for Symphony Scouts Cora Sue & Harry Mach in honor of Roger Daily’s 13 years of service as Director of the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programs

Support for the Community-Embedded Musicians Initiative The Community-Embedded Musicians Initiative is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation. The Houston Symphony residency at Lewis Elementary is presented by BBVA and the BBVA Foundation. We are also thankful to HISD and these lead supporters of the CommunityEmbedded Musician program: Robert and Janice McNair Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop H-E-B Tournament of Champions

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIPS 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 Tyler Murphy, Development Officer, Major Giving Groups, at tyler.murphy@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8536. Janice Barrow Sophia Silivos, First Violin Gary & Marian Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Nancy & Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Maki Kubota, Cello Ralph Burch Robin Kesselman, Principal Double Bass Barbara J. Burger Andrew Pedersen, Double Bass Dr. M.K. Campion Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Janet F. Clark MuChen Hsieh, Principal Second Violin Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola Roger & Debby Cutler Tong Yan, First Violin Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe Scott Ensell & Family Donald Howey, Double Bass

Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Clarinet Rochelle & Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal Viola Joella & Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Ian Mayton, Horn Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin Michelle & Jack Matzer Kurt Johnson, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn

Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

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

Martha & Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet

Dr. Robert M. Mihalo Brian Thomas, Horn

Evan B. Glick Tong Yan, First Violin

Rita & Paul Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon

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

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

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

Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Scott & Judy Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola

Susan & Edward Osterberg MiHee Chung, First Violin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn Nancy & Robert* Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion Gloria & Joe Pryzant Matthew Strauss, Percussion Ron & Demi Rand Annie Chen, Second Violin Lila Rauch Christopher French, Associate Principal Cello Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Ms. Judith Vincent Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion Stephen & Kristine Wallace Allen Barnhill, Principal Trombone Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Megan Conley, Principal Harp Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankman Anastasia Sukhopara, Second Violin Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Steven & Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Jarita Ng, Viola Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Dave Kirk, Principal Tuba Nina & Michael Zilkha Kurt Johnson, First Violin *deceased

Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon Tad & Suzanne Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Wei Jiang, Viola Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Mihaela Frusina, Second Violin Mike Stude Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello Susan H. Thompson George Pascal, Associate Principal Viola Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Associate Principal Trombone Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola

InTUNE — August 2019 | 51

SUMMER During these hot summer months, our musicians take a well-deserved break from Houston Symphony activities, but they still keep busy by traveling the world to teach, learn, and play with other musicians—sometimes they even find time for a vacation! Learn how a few of our musicians made the most of this summer in this special edition of Backstage Pass.

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Tim Dilenschneider, associate principal double bass

This summer, I was the double bass faculty member for Festival Napa Valley’s Blackburn Music Academy, a tuition-free summer conservatory. Then I performed for three weeks with Classical Tahoe (a festival on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe). I don’t have much down time, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything!

Sheldon Person, viola

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I created a Baroque Trio Sonata class for my young oboe students, which forced me to learn how to re-string my little harpsichord. I have been busy looping wires, stringing them into the instrument, and tuning!

I performed at the Zenith Chamber Music Festival at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and served on the faculty of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee.

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William VerMeulen, principal horn

Anne Leek, associate principal oboe

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Among other activities, I was a featured artist at the International Horn Symposium in Ghent, Belgium. Only 11 of the top horn players in the world were invited to be featured, and I was the only American among them. There I led a masterclass, performed a recital with the world premiere of a new piece written for me, played with the Belgian Brass, and performed James Horner’s Collage (a concerto for four horns cocommissioned by the Houston Symphony) with the Brussels Philharmonic. We also set a world record with 402 horns rocking the plaza!

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Brian Del Signore, principal percussion

My son, Damian, got married!

Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello

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My wife (pianist Evelyn Chen) and I finished a CD for the Naxos label with Houston Symphony Recording Engineer Brad Sayles. After hearing my daughter sing at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, we traveled to Mountain View, California, for Music at Tateuchi and a private evening of chamber music with Condoleezza Rice. I then spent a month at the Aspen Music Festival, where I teach and serve as principal cello of the Festival Orchestra.

Robert Johnson, associate principal horn 

Every summer, my wife, Ariella, and I take the kids to East Hampton and Shelter Island, New York. We go to the beach, swim in the pool, and enjoy the biggest question of the day being what we’ll eat for dinner. Because so many people in our family play music, we often read chamber music and perform in the summers. A recent summer with my wife, Ariella (flute); her sister, international concert pianist Navah Perlman; my fatherin-law, Itzhak Perlman (violin); and myself (horn) performing Brahms and Mozart at the Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island.

Leonardo Soto, principal timpani 

Elise Wagner, bassoon

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In June, I played a week at the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I also performed a really cool project at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.—it’s a song cycle for baritone, bassoon, piano, and percussion that was commissioned by Houston’s Foundation for Modern Music a few years ago. I have previously performed it in Houston and New York.

First, I coached the National Youth Orchestra in New York City. I played a recital with my brother in Santiago, Chile, followed by teaching a free masterclass and judging a snare drum competition. Then I returned to Medellín, Colombia, to work with students and members of the Filarmónica de Medellín whom I met at the sideby-side concert last September.

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