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DECEMBER 2016

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 22

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Film with Live Orchestra

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HELLO LETTER TO PATRONS

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Welcome to Jones Hall! On behalf of the entire Houston Symphony family, we are honored and privileged to be a part of your holiday celebrations. While it may not quite be a winter wonderland outside, our musicians, Chorus members and guest artists have plenty in store to warm your hearts with festive musical programs.

Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke kicks things off with the Symphony’s 16th annual Very Merry Pops concert, followed by the orchestra and members of the Chorus performing the heartwarming score to accompany Frank Capra’s Great American Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life. The capstone of our holiday season is Handel’s Messiah, the timeless classic that is a true Houston Symphony holiday tradition.

The holiday season also prompts us to take stock of the Symphony’s commitment to education and community outreach. In October, the orchestra performed four concerts for 10,000 middle school music students. Prior to the concerts, nearly 1,500 students from 37 classes experienced pre-concert classroom musician visits by one of our talented and dedicated Community-Embedded Musicians. Further, 71 Houston Symphony musicians— more than 80 percent of the orchestra—have elected to participate in the voluntary Community Connections program this year, which is expected to result in more than 200 community interactions that include coaching sessions, performances or workshops for our High School Residencies, Elementary Mini-Residencies, Social Service programs and Music & Wellness initiatives. In addition, the Symphony is humbled to have recently been honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star as its Community Partner of the Year.

On December 13, the Symphony makes our annual visit to Houston Methodist Hospital for a free performance for health care practitioners, patients and hospital staff. This community performance is part of the Margaret Alkek Wiliams Crain Garden Performance Series. We thank Houston Methodist for being our official heath care provider.

Looking ahead to the New Year, we are also excited to share the music of our orchestra outside of Jones Hall and across the globe. In late January and early February, our orchestra and Andrés will be recording, for commercial release, concerts that feature Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Revueltas’ Sensemayá, Piazzolla’s Tangazo and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Also in January 2017, the Houston Symphony’s performance of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, conducted by Hans Graf, will be released on the Naxos label. Former Houston Symphony Music Director Graf conducted the performance near the end of his farewell season in 2013. Stop by the Symphony Store in the Jones Hall lobby before or after any Symphony performance to purchase Houston Symphony CDs, DVDs and other gifts.

And as you enjoy the performances of our world-class orchestra this holiday season, please join our campaign to bring “Music to Your Ears” by making a gift in support of sheet music purchase and rental for our Houston Symphony musicians in the 2016-17 season. Our goal is to raise $150,000 in support of this effort by December 31. Keep your eyes out for more information on this exciting opportunity in the coming weeks.

Enjoy today’s performance, and have a wonderful holiday season!

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Mark C. Hanson Excecutive Director/ CEO

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Letter to Patrons ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 Life Lessons with Yo-Yo Ma ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Arts Education in Schools: Advancing the Dialogue ������������������ 16 Donor Benefits �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 41 Meet Cris Bocanegra, Chorus member ������������������������������������������������52

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Houston Arts Partners (HAP) Conference focuses on Arts Education

Wine Dinner & Collector's Auction ����������������������������������������������������� 10 Upcoming Broadcasts on Houston Public Media ����������������������� 21

Your Houston Symphony

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Music Director �����������������������������������������������6 Orchestra Roster ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Staff Listing ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 Houston Symphony Chorus �����������������������������������������������������������������������25

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New Century Society ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 12 Leadership Council ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 Vision 2025 Implementation Fund �������������������������������������������������������13 Board of Directors ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������35 Houston Symphony Endowment �����������������������������������������������������������36 Sustainability Fund �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������38 Legacy Society and In Memoriam ���������������������������������������������������������39 Education and Community Engagement Donors ����������������������� 40 Houston Symphony Donors �����������������������������������������������������������������������42 Corporate, Foundation and Government Partners ���������������������49

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Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his tenure in the 2014–15 season.

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

In the 2016–17 season, Andrés will continue to engage with audiences both with casual commentary from the stage and discussions with guests in “Behind the Scenes with Andrés” videos. On the recording front, Andrés and the Symphony will release the third disc in their critically acclaimed Dvořák Symphony series.

Additional projects with Dutch recording label Pentatone are recordings of the Music of the Americas, which will include Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Revueltas’ Sensemayá; Rachmaninoff’s complete orchestral piano works with Denis Kozhukhin; and Haydn’s The Creation.

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Andrés began his musical studies on the violin and started conducting at age 15. At 19, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied with Uroš Lajovic (pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky), and completed his degree with distinction conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein. Andrés burst on the international scene with two substitutions with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: the first, his debut in 2010, standing in for Esa-Pekka Salonen, and then in 2012, substituting for Riccardo Muti at the Musikverein. Andrés now regularly appears with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestras, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome and the Orchestre National de France.

Recent debuts have included the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic in New York. In the summer of 2014, he also made his debut at Glyndebourne Festival Opera conducting Don Giovanni, which immediately led to an invitation to conduct La traviata in 2017. The 2016–17 season includes debuts with the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to his post in Houston, Andrés is chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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ORCHESTRA Andrés Orozco-Estrada Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair FIRST VIOLIN 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 Anastasia Sukhopara*

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

SECOND VIOLIN Rebecca Reale, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh** Mihaela Frusina Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Jing Zheng Martha Chapman Tianjie Lu Lisa Ji Eun Kim Tina Zhang Amy Teare** Evgenia Zharzhavskaya* Jenna Barghouti* Jordan Koransky*

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

Community-Embedded Musicians David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin Anthony Parce, viola Hellen Weberpal, cello 8 | Houston Symphony

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 Caroline Schafer TROMBONE Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal

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 Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton** Louis-Marie Fardet

Michael Krajewski Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Designate Robert Franz Associate Conductor, Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Betsy Cook Weber Director, Houston Symphony Chorus

CLARINET Mark Nuccio, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin

TIMPANI Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss

E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand

HARP Megan Conley, Principal

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

KEYBOARD Scott Holshouser, Principal

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Micah Doherty*

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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programming David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Danny Granados, Chief Financial Officer Trazanna Moreno, Chief Marketing Officer

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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts Tara & David Wuthrich, Chairs Margaret Alkek Williams, Honorary Chair Join us for one of the Houston Symphony’s most celebrated events. Enjoy a delectable multi-course menu, carefully paired with wines from Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods selected

by Tara and David Wuthrich, along with Lindy and John Rydman. Connoisseurs will bid at our Collector’s Auction— featuring rare fine wines, wine-related packages and spirits— all to support the Houston Symphony’s Education and Community Programming.

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Development Liam Bonner, Development Officer, Individual Giving Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund Julie Busch, Development Executive Assistant/ Office Services Coordinator Irma M. Carrillo, Development Manager, Gifts and Records Timothy Dillow, Manager, Individual Giving Events Noureen Faizullah, Development Director, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects Denise Furlough, Manager, Special Events Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Sydnee E. Houlette, Development Assistant, Institutional Giving Kendall Kessel, Associate Director, Foundation and Government Grants Rachel Klaassen, Associate, Special Events Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations Michelle Montabana, Development Assistant, Gifts, Records and Planned Giving Mary Beth Mosley, Director, Institutional Giving and Stewardship Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving Martin Schleuse, Development Communications Manager Monica Simon, Director, Special Events Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Rhemé Sloan, Manager, Research and Prospect Management Education and Community Programming Keisha Cassel, Manager, Education Allison Conlan, Associate Director, Education Joshua Dada, Manager, Community Programming Emily Nelson, Education and Community Programming Manager Ragan Rhodes, Education and Community Programming Associate

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New CenturyforSArtistic ociety 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.

Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Margaret Alkek Williams Janice Barrow Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Gary & Marian Beauchamp Barbara J. Burger The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Houston Methodist Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser 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. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III / WoodRock & Co. Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Barbara & Pat McCelvey Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Cemetaries of the Greater Houston Area Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University Wells Fargo

For more information or to pledge your support for New Century Society, please contact: Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525

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).

Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Janet F. Clark Billy & Christie McCartney The Estate of Terence Murphree Mr. Richard Danforth Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Angel & Craig Fox Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christina & Mark C. Hanson The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation

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

For more information or to pledge your support for Leadership Council, please contact: David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525 Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526

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EARLY ADOPTERS Vision 2025 Implementation Fund Vision 2025, the Houston Symphony’s ten-year Strategic Plan, will allow the Houston Symphony to be America’s most relevant and accessible top-ten orchestra by 2025.

Vision 2025 was kick-started by early adopters in 2015. The Houston Symphony recognizes and thanks the following Early Adopters for their initial investments in support of our ambitious vision.

Vision 2025 Implementation Fund The Vision 2025 Implementation Fund will catalyze the transformative growth outlined within Vision 2025. The Houston Symphony recognizes and thanks the following supporters of the Vision 2025 Implementation Fund.

OPERATING SUPPORT

Barbara J. Burger

C. Howard Pieper Foundation The Brown Foundation, Inc. Janet F. Clark Joella & Steven P. Mach Beauchamp Foundation Mr. John Neighbors Lisa & Jerry Simon Robin Angly & Miles Smith BBVA Compass The Boeing Company Ellen A. Yarrell in memory of Virginia S. Anderson and in honor of Cora Sue Mach Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Evan B. Glick Justice Brett & Erin Busby Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn

Christina & Mark C. Hanson Debbie & Frank Jones Cora Sue & Harry Mach Dr. Stewart Morris Mr. & Mrs. Pat McCelvey Mrs. Sybil F. Roos PLANNED AND ENDOWMENT GIFTS

Robin Angly James Barton Michael J. Shawiak

C. Howard Pieper Foundation Dr. James E. & Betty W. Key The Hon. Stella G. & Richard C. Nelson

EARLY ADOPTERS

Margaret Alkek Williams Janice Barrow The Brown Foundation, Inc. Cora Sue & Harry Mach Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Rochelle & Max Levit Steven & Nancy Williams Robin Angly & Miles Smith Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Bobby & Phoebe Tudor

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For more information or to pledge your support for Vision 2025, please contact: Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713.337.8525

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BBVA Compass Chairman Manolo Sanchez participates in a Crespo Elementary class led by Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musicians. Supported by BBVA Compass, the Crespo Elementary School Residency and CEM program support the Vision 2025 goal of improving the quality of education in Greater Houston through the arts.

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Life Lessons with

Yo-YoMa Reflections on a visit with young musicians BY

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JOEL LUKS

In this essay, arts writer Joel Luks shares his reflections on Yo-Yo Ma’s visit to the Houston Symphony in December 2013, when the artist met with aspiring young musicians in the lobby of Jones Hall.

Yo-Yo Ma returns to the Houston Symphony on February 4, 2017.

If there’s one cliché that needs to be retired, it’s the assumption that great performers can’t teach, and that great teachers can’t perform. Wearing different hats both within and outside of performing arts and classical music throughout my life, I’ve discovered another viewpoint. Indeed, I suggest that to be a great performer, one must learn to be a great teacher.

In my previous position as an arts journalist for CultureMap, I was invited to be a fly on the wall during a Houston Symphony rehearsal in December 2013. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma was the featured soloist in a program that included John Williams’ Cello Concerto. The composer also happened to be the guest conductor for the special concert. The trifecta of talent—a world-acclaimed performer, arguably the most recognized contemporary composer and the city’s premiere classical music ensemble—meant I couldn’t turn down the invite, and I changed my travel plans to experience art in the making. After all, it takes a lot of vulnerability for artists to open the doors to their process before they are ready for the public.

I was expecting to take a few action photos and write a piece about the rehearsal and the dynamic between a soloist and composer who’ve been friends for many years.

However, a few young music students, primarily aspiring cellists, were invited to meet with Yo-Yo Ma up-close and personal after the rehearsal. The interaction that ensued revealed Yo-Yo Ma’s penchant for inspiring others.

He grabbed his cello and joined the youngsters in an honest discussion about the opportunities and challenges of living as performing artists. The impromptu and casual chat turned profound as master performer and pupils discussed issues about artistry and musicianship that aren’t readily apparent early in a performer’s career.

"You don't perform because you want to show how good you are," he explained after a student from Cypress Woods High School inquired about coping with anxiety on stage. "You perform because you have something to share. When you feel nervous, it's because you feel judged. But if you concentrate on what you are communicating, if you work to get the meaning of something— that's better. That's making music."

Yo-Yo Ma’s advice to these young musicians resonated with me on a profound level. Expand these views to a larger context, and they

speak to how we often live our lives in fear. Fear of failure and fear of judgement from our peers and family. And, at the same time, fear of not living authentic lives.

For the high school students, Yo-Yo Ma morphed from an idol to a grounded individual who happened to play the cello. Nothing less, nothing more. He spoke of his teacher, Pablo Casals, with the same candor and quirkiness. “He was a short man with a bald head,” he quipped. At one point, Casals had been Yo-Yo Ma’s idol, too.

Yo-Yo Ma had a soft-spoken way about him. Listening to and synthesizing his words of wisdom required the room to be absolutely silent and for the kids to lean in and pay attention to the nuances in his delivery. His non-verbal communication through music is animated and larger than life, so at first, his conversational style and personality surprised me. That’s until I made the connection: In both music and teaching, Yo-Yo Ma draws you in.

Whipping up his cello from his case, Yo-Yo Ma serenaded the group with one of those unaccompanied etudes that defies reason, the technical dexterity required to execute them appearing as though it would never be required in an actual concert. The intimate setting, perfect for an unscripted moment, left all of us thinking, “Did that really happen?”

Yes, it happened, and we were left with the impression that it often happens with him.

Yo-Yo Ma returns to the Houston Symphony on February 4. While the Dvořák Cello Concerto he will perform requires substantial orchestral forces, much of the charm of the piece lies in its instrumental dialogues. Gorgeous flute solos, languid and bucolic horn melodies and luscious woodwind chorales speak a beautiful truth. For the second movement, you might want to bring tissues.

Dvořák’s Concerto allows you to get as up-close and personal with Yo-Yo Ma as we did that day in 2013—as though you were sitting next to him. All you have to do is lean in, listen to what Yo-Yo Ma and Dvořák are communicating, and let them be your teachers.

—Joel Luks is a Houston-based communications specialist and arts advocate. Joel earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Rice University, where he studied classical music performance.

He enjoys writing about arts, entertainment, classical music and society. Joel is now a content strategist with boutique marketing and public relations firm The CKP Group.

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ARTS EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS HOUSTON ARTS PARTNERS (HAP) CONFERENCE ADVANCES THE DIALOGUE

by Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programming

Eric Booth, Keynote Speaker, 2016 HAP Conference

More than 1,000 arts educators attended the 2016 HAP Conference, co-chaired by Pam Blaine, Houston Symphony; Joseph Clark, Spring ISD; and Mary Sutton, Alley Theatre

Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Programming, Houston Symphony, and 2016 HAP Conference co-chair

Anthony Parce, Houston Symphony Community-Embedded Musician, leads a session at the conference

T

he Mozart Effect popularized the idea that childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development. Continued academic research has firmly established the linkage between arts education and academic achievement.

(Visit ArtsAccessInitiative.org for a summary of research findings.) Important for Houston, arts education has the potential to bridge the achievement gap for low-income and lowperforming students by increasing engagement and decreasing truancy. As more jobs in Texas require a high-school education, it is crucial to find ways to equip marginalized students with the life and work skills necessary to lead fruitful lives and contribute to a sustainable economy.

the measurable impacts about the specific proposed arts program.

And herein lies the biggest challenge facing arts educators and our fellow Houston arts organizations: measuring the impact of our programs. The HAP conference’s featured speaker, Dr. Adele Diamond, demonstrated through her research that such scientific measurement is indeed achievable. Dr. Diamond is a neuroscientist whose research provides empirical evidence for the impacts of the arts on brain development and life-success.

Dr. Anthony Indelicato, Assistant Superintendent at Fort Bend ISD, The sticking point for educators in schools and arts organizations is the lack of time, resources interacts with arts educators at the 2016 HAP Conference. and skill sets to conduct methodologically sound quantitative and qualitative research. Additionally, we need to learn how to talk about our impact in the language of school Attitudes and beliefs of educators and the public align with administrators, specifically illustrating how our programs support findings that participation in the arts is beneficial for our children’s the precise learning outcomes to which schools and districts are education and development. A study conducted by Young held accountable.

Audiences of Houston, with support from Houston Endowment, revealed that 98 percent of teachers and principals agree the arts How can arts organizations begin to clear this hurdle? Beyond enhance child development, while a study by Rice University’s being ever-vigilant for the opportunities to measure these Kinder Institute indicated 97 percent of Harris County households impacts, perhaps we can also build partnerships with Education agree participation in the arts is important for children. and Educational Psychology departments of local universities, Continuing to advocate for the arts in school programs, then, may be tantamount to preaching to the choir. Educators and the public appear to “get it.” So the quandary is, why aren’t we seeing the arts increasingly incorporated in our schools? To help answer this question, Houston Arts Partners— a coalition of school districts and arts organizations, including the Houston Symphony—held its sixth annual HAP Conference in September. To initiate an important dialogue between arts educators and decision makers who have the power to influence school curriculum, the conference invited several high-level administrators from local school districts to participate in the discussions and workshops as district delegates.

to provide research opportunities for established or emerging scholars in the field, while also arming ourselves with the “language” we need to approach school district administrators on their terms.

Conducting such research is a formidable task and will take considerable time, effort and money. Even so, the Houston Symphony is committed to continuing and expanding our educational programs because we see the as-yetunmeasured impacts, and we are constantly moved by the anecdotal experiences of students who discover something new within themselves by working with our musicians during school visits or attending one of our concerts. We call on our fellow arts organizations to join us in redoubling efforts to measure and hone their message about the impact of their education programs.

Working in harmony, Houston’s arts organizations and school administrators can effect real change in our children’s future.

What we learned by bringing more than 1,000 arts education proponents and 10 school district delegates together was surprising. When asked about hurdles to incorporating the arts into school curricula, none of the district delegates mentioned funding challenges. Keynote speaker Eric Booth, recipient of the 2015 Arts Education Leadership Award from Americans for the Arts, moderated the discussions. Delegates revealed that, from their perspectives, the greatest barrier lies in how arts proponents approach, or “pitch,” arts programs to school administrators.

District delegates stressed the need for hard, quantitative data demonstrating positive impacts. Anecdotal stories of children whose lives are positively impacted do not comprise sufficient arguments for the administrators, and while the broad benefits of arts education are well established, they want to learn of

Finally, we call upon school district administrators to keep open the flow of dialogue begun at the HAP Conference. The Houston ISD environment may be particularly supportive, given that Superintendent Richard Carranza is a former social studies and music teacher. Including the arts in our schools requires effort and understanding from arts educators and school administrators.

We must continue to explore ways to measure the impacts of our programs, and school officials must also advocate for arts programs in order to provide the opportunity to assess real impacts.

Working in harmony, Houston’s arts organizations and school administrators can effect real change in our children’s future.

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FEATURED PROGRAM

VERY MERRY POPS IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME! Friday December 2, 2016 8pm Saturday December 3, 2016 8pm Jones Hall Sunday December 4, 2016 2:30pm & 7:30pm Steven Reineke, conductor * Jessica Fontana & Santino Fontana, vocalists Houston Symphony Chorus—Betsy Cook Weber, director

Arr. Dragon E. Pola-G. Wyle/Reineke P. Lincke/S. Shoup R. Lopez-K. Anderson-Lopez/ D. Metzger J. J. Niles/Reineke Berlin/B. Elliott J. Herman/L. Blank Leontovich/D. Hamilton Arr. Reineke-Shoup

Deck the Halls It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year The Glow Worm

Love Is an Open Door from Frozen**

I Wonder As I Wander I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm from On the Avenue The Best Christmas of All from Mrs. Santa Claus Carol of the Bells Holiday Hits Medley

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Herman/R. Wendel J. Livingston-R. Evans/Reineke-B. Byars W. Kent-K. Gannon-B. Ram/Reineke J. Styne/M. Podd H. Martin-R. Blane J. Beal-J. Boothe/Reineke W. Whatley/Reineke J. Stephenson A. Adam/D. Clydesdale Arr. Reineke

We Need a Little Christmas from Mame Silver Bells I’ll Be Home for Christmas Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Jingle Bell Rock Yes, Virginia from Yes, Virginia A Charleston Christmas O Holy Night Christmas Sing-Along

* Houston Symphony debut

**© 2013 Wonderland Music, Inc.

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Did you know?

• Very Merry Pops, a Houston Symphony holiday tradition, is now in its 16th year.

• According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the best-selling single of all time is the Bing Crosby-crooned version of Irving Berlin's Oscar-winning song, White Christmas, with 50 million copies sold.

• The lyrics to O Holy Night are by French poet Placide Cappeau, who convinced his friend, composer Adolphe Adam, to set it to music.

The song was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847 by opera singer Emily Laurey.

• George Harrison was the only solo Beatle to never record a Christmas song.

Very Merry Pops | Program Biographies

Program BIOGRAPHIES These performances are generously supported in part by:

Steven Reineke | conductor

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

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

This concert is being recorded for future broadcasts on Houston Public Media News 88.7 airing on Sundays at 8pm and streaming online at houstonpublicmedia.org.

MICHAEL TAMMARO

Sponsor Michael and Carolyn Mann/ Mann Eye Institute

Steven Reineke’s boundless enthusiasm and exceptional artistry have made him one of the nation’s most sought-after pops conductors, composers and arrangers. Steven is the Houston Symphony’s Principal POPS Conductor Designate, music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and principal pops conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He previously held the posts of principal pops conductor of the Long Beach Symphony and Modesto Symphony Orchestra and associate conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Steven is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and has been on the podium with the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. His extensive North American conducting appearances include San Francisco, Seattle, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Ottawa (National Arts Centre), Detroit, Milwaukee and Calgary.

On stage, Steven has created programs and collaborated with a range of leading artists from Hip Hop, Broadway, television and rock, including: Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Wayne Brady, Peter Frampton and Ben Folds, among others.

As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Steven’s work has been performed worldwide and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are frequently performed in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare commemorated the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan’s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands worldwide.

A native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband, Eric Gabbard.

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Program BIOGRAPHIES , continued

Jessica Fontana | vocalist Jessica Fontana has starred on Broadway in the title role of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Baby It’s You and Pipe Dream in New York City Center’s Encores series. Off Broadway, she starred as Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress with the Transport Group and was featured in 59E59 Theaters’ festival of oneact plays.

On screen, she’s been seen in the hit web series Submissions Only and The Battery’s Down. She has starred in various productions at Paper Mill Playhouse, Signature Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Denver Center, MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, Goodspeed and others.

Over the summer, she starred in the award-winning Idaho! The Comedy Musical at the Smith Center in Las Vegas. She has sung at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Birdland Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Feinstein’s/ 54 Below and others.

Santino Fontana | vocalist One of Broadway’s foremost leading men, Santino Fontana has cemented himself as a formidable screen talent with his numerous and recognizable roles in film and television. He is perhaps best known for lending his voice to Prince Hans in Disney’s Frozen.

He most recently appeared in Universal Studio’s Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Santino currently stars on The CW’s critically acclaimed hour-long musical comedy series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and NBC’s Shades of Blue, opposite Jennifer Lopez. He performed guest spots on The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie and Royal Pains, and can be seen in the popular web series, Submissions Only.

On stage, Santino most recently starred in 1776, part of New York City Center’s Encores series. In 2013, Santino received a Tony Award nomination for his leading role as Prince Charming in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and in 2012, he won every major off-Broadway theatre award for his acclaimed performance in Sons of the Prophet.

Santino will return to the stage this summer in the New York City Center’s Encores’ series production of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.

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Houston Symphony Chorus ­—

Betsy Cook Weber, director

Chorus members performing in Very Merry Pops: Keith Dixon, rehearsal conductor Sharon Abada

Jen Hart

Jennifer Paulson

Melissa Adams

Scott Hassett

Charnele Pendarvis

Wilton Adams

Eileen Holshouser

Jack Petok

Anthony Allen

Sean Holshouser

Chantel Potvin

Yoset Altamirano

George Howe

Lauren Price

Lauren Bass

Sylvia Hysong

Greg Railsback

Justin Becker

Sean Jackson

Jessica Rangel

Randy Boatright

Donna Jerz

Natalia Rawle

Harvey Bongers

Timothy Joya

Joseph Ray

Jonathan Bordelon

Timothy Klingler

Linda Renner

Bruce Boyle

Nobuhide Kobori

Laurie Reynolds

Robyn Branning

David Kolacny Jr.

Doug Rodenberger

Pat Bumpus

Kat Kunz

Carolyn Rogan

Troy Burnett

Julie Kutac

Alex Schaaf

James R. Carazola

Yoka Larasati

Tony Sessions

William Cheadle

Brian K. Lassinger

Katie Spanos

Nancy Christopherson

Cynthia Lavenda

Dewell Springer

Sarah Clark

Heather Leal

Meridith Steiniger

Joyce Lewis

Samuel Stengler

Zeke Listenbee

Elizabeth Taylor

Frank Lopez

Suzanne Thacker

Pam Magnuson

Alisa Tobin

Katie Marcell

Sara Torrey

Lisa Marut-Shriver

Paul Van Dorn

Qwi Massingill

Jeanna Villanueva

Ken Mathews

Mary Voigt

Sarah McConnell

Christine Voss

Scott Mermelstein

Amanda Wade

Jim Moore

Lori Wagner

Takashi Nishimura

Vicki Westbrook

Janwin OverstreetGoode

Kat White

Marie Parisot

Lee Williams

Caitlin Cready Melissa Ragsdale Darragh Keith Dixon Steve Dukes Chris Fair Ian Fetterley Julia FitzGerald Katie Fry Joseph Frybert Mary Gahr Katura Gilmore Taylor Golden Robert Gomez Natalie Hale Susan Hall Austin Hart

Bill Parker Corita ParkerDubose

Arty Whittenberg Kaye Windel-Garza Vanessa Winslow Sarah Young

See page 25 for more about the Houston Symphony Chorus.

OUR THANKS The entire organization of Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center is pleased to continue its support of the Houston Symphony.

Dr. and Mrs. Mike Mann, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mann and Dr. Dana Ondrias, along with their respective teams, support the Symphony’s vision for excellence in the arts and service to the community.

The distinguished LASIK and cataract specialists at Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center have been at the forefront of vision correction for more than 35 years. They are committed to providing exemplary patient care, advanced surgical expertise and outstanding vision results.

Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center’s nine locations in the Houston and Austin areas provide general ophthalmology and vision correction services, including Blade-Free LASIK, comprehensive cataract surgery, Active Life Lens implants and dry eye treatment options.

For more information visit manneye.com.

Houston Public Media brings you a Houston Symphony holiday soundtrack Celebrate the season with Houston Symphony holiday traditions and visits by members of the orchestra’s “family” of guest artists!

December broadcasts begin with the recent concert by dynamite violin virtuoso, Leonidas Kavakos, who returned to perform with the Houston Symphony this past October. From the 2013–2014 season, we hear distinguished pianist, Yefim Bronfman, in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, as we anticipate Mr. Bronfman’s appearance this season in May 2017. And what better way to delight in the joy and melodies of Yuletide than with the sounds of Very Merry Pops, recorded this very month at Jones Hall, as well as Handel’s Messiah!

DECEMBER 2016 BROADCAST SCHEDULE ALL BROADCASTS AIR AT 8PM

Visit the Houston Symphony Store • In the lobby of Jones Hall for Symphony concerts • Open 1 hour prior to concerts, at intermission and after concerts You can also shop online at HoustonSymphony.org.

Merchandise can be mailed, picked-up at our Patron Services Center or claimed at one of your upcoming concerts at Jones Hall.

For more information, email us store@houstonsymphony.org or call 713.238.1430.

December 4 News 88.7 December 7 Classical

Leonidas Kavakos, conductor and violin Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor Mozart: Symphony No. 36, Linz Brahms: Symphony No. 4

RECORDED:

October 28–30, 2016

December 11 News 88.7 December 14 Classical RECORDED:

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

April 17–19, 2014

December 18 News 88.7 December 21 Classical RECORDED:

December 2–4, 2016

December 25 News 88.7 December 28 Classical RECORDED:

December 18–20, 2015

Steven Reineke, conductor Jessica Fontana, vocalist Santino Fontana, vocalist Houston Symphony Chorus— Betsy Cook Weber, director Very Merry Pops

Nicholas Kraemer, conductor Shannon Mercer, soprano Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano Matthew Plenk, tenor Jonathan Lasch, baritone Houston Symphony Chorus— Betsy Cook Weber, director Handel: Messiah InTUNE — December 2016 | 21

FEATURED PROGRAM

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE FILM with LIVE ORCHESTRA Friday

December 9, 2016 7:30pm

Jones Hall

Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus—Betsy Cook Weber, director

Did you know?

Tiomkin

It's a Wonderful Life

Part I I N T E R M I S S I O N

Part II

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• Dimitri Tiomkin's original

score was reconstructed and issued by Telarc on an album which included music from two other Christmas favorites: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and A Christmas Carol (1951).

David Newman conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on the recording.

It's a Wonderful Life | Program Biography

Program BIOGRAPHY Constantine Kitsopoulos | conductor

This performance is generously supported in part by:

Constantine Kitsopoulos has made a name for himself as a conductor whose musical experiences comfortably span the worlds of opera and symphony, where he conducts in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and The Royal Albert Hall, and musical theater, where he leads orchestras on Broadway. The 2016–17 season marks his seventh as music director of the Festival of the Arts BOCA, an extraordinary multi-day cultural arts event in South Florida. He was artistic director of the OK Mozart Festival, Oklahoma's premier music festival (2013–15). He also recently completed an eight-year tenure as music director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra.

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

LISA KOHLER

Partner Ron and Demi Rand

During the 2016–17 season, Constantine makes return engagements with the New Jersey, Baltimore, Vancouver and Detroit Symphony Orchestras; Philadelphia Orchestra; Louisiana and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestras; and the Symphony Silicon Valley. He debuts with the Pacific Symphony and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He returns to Indiana University to lead its production of The Music Man and to New York University to conduct three different programs.

In addition to his work as a conductor, Constantine will make his debut as a composer at Michigan State University with a workshop of a new music theatre piece entitled Temple.

Highlights of recent seasons include appearances with the New York Philharmonic; orchestras in Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Toledo, San Antonio and San Francisco; and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra and the New York Pops. Summer concerts have included Saratoga Performing Arts Center with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, Blossom Festival, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Symphony Orchestra. International appearances have included China’s Macao Orchestra with the Cuban band Tiempo Libre, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Russian National Orchestra.

Beyond his symphonic work, Constantine maintains a busy opera schedule. In recent seasons, he has led annual productions at the Indiana University Opera Theater of Menotti’s The Last Savage (2014–2015), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific (2014–2015), Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore (2013–14), Verdi’s Falstaff (2012–13), Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge (2011–2012), Strauss’ Die Fledermaus (2010–11) and Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella.

Constantine has been music director and conductor of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway and of Gershwin’s’ Porgy and Bess, the Tony-Award winning Broadway musical revival. Prior to that, he was conductor and musical director of the Tony-nominated musical A Catered Affair; the Tony-nominated musical Coram Boy; and the American Conservatory Theater’s production of Kurt Weill’s Happy End, for which he recorded the cast album at Skywalker Ranch. Constantine Kitsopoulos studied conducting with Gustav Meier, Sergiu Comissiona, Semyon Bychkov and his principal teacher, Vincent La Selva.

Visit kitsopoulos.com.

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Houston Symphony Chorus ­—

Betsy Cook Weber, director

Chorus members performing in It's a Wonderful Life: Cody Dickson, rehearsal conductor Sharon Abada

Karen Lach

Nicholas Berkley

Heather Leal

Jonathan Bordelon

Qwi Massingill

Bruce Boyle

Greg Railsback

Troy Burnett

Karen Ramirez

Susan Casper

Jeff Simmons

Elizabeth Chrisman

Brian Smith

Nicole Colby

Melissa Smith

Jeffrey Cooper

Miriam Stafford

Cody Dickson

Ashley Stouffer

Randy Eckman

Siobhan Thompson

Julia FitzGerald

Sara Torrey

Michael Gilbert

Yen-Kuei (Peter) Tu

Jennifer Harris

Lance Wilcox

George Howe

Lee Williams

See page 25 for more about the Houston Symphony Chorus.

About CineConcerts CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer/ conductor Justin Freer and producer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged millions of people worldwide in concert presentations that redefine the evolution of live experience.

Recent and current live concert experiences include Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. From full-length movie screenings with live orchestra to music-interactive sporting event experiences to original 3D-environment holiday programming, CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment.

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OUR THANKS The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world’s growing energy needs. Exxon Mobil holds an industry-leading inventory of resources and is the largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Its chemical company is one of the largest in the world.

Exxon Mobil’s philanthropic support is focused on education, health and human services and the arts.

Exxon Mobil Summer Symphony Nights provide patrons the opportunity to enjoy the complimentary Houston Symphony concert series under the stars, starting June 17 at Miller Outdoor Theatre and concluding with the spectacular Star-Spangled Salute on the Fourth of July.

Additionally, Exxon Mobil supports the Symphony’s Summer Community Concerts, welcoming kids and families to experience performances in communities across the Houston area.

CHORUS

HOUSTON SYMPHONY CHORUS BETSY COOK WEBER Director

Anna Diemer Chorus Manager Scott Holshouser Accompanist Tony Sessions Librarian/Stage Manager

The Houston Symphony Chorus, the official choral unit of the Houston Symphony, consists of highly skilled and talented volunteer singers. Over the years, singers in this historic ensemble have learned and performed the world’s great choral-orchestral masterworks under the batons of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Michael Krajewski, Hans Graf, Robert Shaw, Christoph Eschenbach, Peter Schreier, Helmut Rilling and Nicholas McGegan, among many others. The Chorus looks forward to singing the closing subscription concerts with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic in June 2017. The Houston Symphony Chorus holds auditions by appointment and welcomes inquiries from interested singers.

If you are interested in auditioning for the Houston Symphony Chorus, please contact the Chorus Manager at anna.diemer@houstonsymphony.org.

Betsy Cook Weber | director of the Houston Symphony Chorus Dr. Betsy Cook Weber is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and is also internationally active as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator and lecturer.

In 2013, Dr. Weber became the 13th person and first woman to receive the Texas Choral Director Association’s coveted Texas Choirmaster Award.

She is editor of the Betsy Cook Weber choral series with Alliance Music Publishing.

Choirs under Dr. Weber’s direction, including the Moores School Concert Chorale, have been featured at multiple state and national conventions.

Internationally, Chorale has won prizes and received acclaim at prestigious competitions in Wales, France and Germany.

Dr. Weber has prepared singers for Da Camera of Houston and for early music orchestras Ars Lyrica and Mercury Houston. She prepares singers for touring shows, including Josh Groban, NBC’s Clash of the Choirs, Telemundo’s Latin Grammy, Star Wars: In Concert and Andrea Bocelli.

Before joining the University of Houston, Dr. Weber taught vocal music, K-12, in public schools.

Prior to her appointment as Houston Symphony Chorus Director in 2014, she served from 1990 to 1997 as Assistant and, later, Associate Director of the Chorus. She holds degrees from the University of North Texas, Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ) and the University of Houston.

Next Auditions

January 12, 2017 For more information about auditioning for the Houston Symphony Chorus, please contact the Chorus Manager at anna.diemer@ houstonsymphony.org.

Houston Symphony Chorus Concerts Vivaldi Gloria and Lauda Jerusalem with Mercury Houston December 10 Cullen Theater of the Wortham Center Andrea Bocelli December 11 Toyota Center Visit houstonsymphony.org for more information about upcoming performances.

CHORUS ROSTERS

For the Chorus members performing in this month's programs, please refer to: Very Merry Pops It's a Wonderful Life Handel's Messiah

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FEATURED PROGRAM

KING OF KINGS HANDEL'S MESSIAH Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

December 15, 2016 8pm December 16, 2016 8pm December 17, 2016 8pm December 18, 2016 2:30pm

Sugar Land Baptist Church Jones Hall

* Stephen Stubbs, conductor * Teresa Wakin, soprano * Jakub Józef Orliński , countertenor Thomas Cooley, tenor Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Houston Symphony Chorus—Betsy Cook Weber, director * Houston Symphony debut

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Handel Messiah Part the First Symphony: Grave—Allegro moderato Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people: Larghetto e piano Air (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted: Andante Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord: Allegro Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts Air (Countertenor): But who may abide the day of His coming?: Larghetto—Prestissimo Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of Levi: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor): Behold, a virgin shall conceive— Air (Countertenor) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion: Andante Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth: Andante larghetto Air (Bass-Baritone): The people that walked in darkness: Larghetto Chorus: For unto us a Child is Born: Andante allegro Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano Recitative (Soprano): There were shepherds abiding in the field— Accompagnato (Soprano): And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them: Andante Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them— Accompagnato (Soprano): And suddenly there was with the angel: Allegro— Chorus: Glory to God in the highest: Allegro Air (Soprano): Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor): Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d— Duet (Soprano and Countertenor): He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: Larghetto Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light: Allegro I N T E R M I S S I O N Part the Second Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God: Largo Air (Countertenor): He was despised and rejected: Largo Chorus: Surely, He hath borne our griefs: Largo e staccato— Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed: Alla breve, moderato— Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray: Allegro moderato Accompagnato (Tenor): All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn: Larghetto Chorus: He trusted in God: Allegro Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart: Largo Arioso (Tenor): Behold, and see if there be any sorrow: Largo e piano Accompagnato (Tenor): He was cut off out of the land of the living— Air (Tenor): But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell: Andante larghetto Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates: A tempo ordinario Air (Soprano): How beautiful are the feet: Larghetto Air (Bass-Baritone): Why do the nations so furiously rage together?: Allegro— Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder: Allegro e staccato Recitative (Tenor): He that dwelleth in Heaven— Air (Tenor): Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: Andante Chorus: Hallelujah: Allegro Part the Third Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth: Larghetto Chorus: Since by man came death: Grave—Allegro Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone): Behold, I tell you a mystery Air (Bass-Baritone): The trumpet shall sound: Pomposo, ma non allegro Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain: Largo—Amen: Allegro moderato

These performances of Messiah include a new portativ organ, generously donated by the Beauchamp Foundation.

Sponsor Terry Ann Brown

The Sugar Land Series is supported in part by: Partner Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob

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

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

This concert is being recorded for future broadcasts on Houston Public Media News 88.7 airing on Sundays at 8pm and streaming online at houstonpublicmedia.org.

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

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Program BIOGRAPHIES Stephen Stubbs | conductor

Teresa Wakin | soprano

Stephen began his career as an opera director with Stefano Landi's La morte d'Orfeo at the 1987 Bruges Festival, which led to the founding of the ensemble Tragicomedia. Since 1997, he has co-directed the biannual Boston Early Music Festival opera and is the permanent artistic co-director. BEMF’s recordings of Conradi’s Ariadne and Lully’s Thésée and Psyché were nominated for Grammy awards.

In 2008, he established Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle. The company's inaugural presentation was a revival of South African artist William Kentridge's acclaimed multimedia marionette staging of Claudio Monteverdi’s The Return of Ulysses in a coproduction with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. After a warmly received 2010 presentation of Monteverdi's monumental Vespers of 1610 at Seattle's St. James Cathedral, PMW presented a full subscription season, opening with a program based on the Song of Songs and ending with two triumphantly successful performances of Handel's early masterpiece, The Triumph of Time and Truth.

As a guest conductor, Stephen has led performances of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice and Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto in Bilbao, Spain, and Monteverdi's L’Orfeo at Amsterdam's Dutch National Opera. Following a successful debut conducting the Seattle Symphony, he subsequently conducted the Symphony’s performances of Messiah. After last season’s Messiah debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, he performed Bach’s Magnificat in Charleston; St. Matthew Passion in Denver, the Monteverdi Vespers in Los Angeles and Mozart’s Così fan tutte in Hawaii.

Stephen Stubbs was born in Seattle, where he studied composition, piano and harpsichord at the University of Washington. In 1974, he moved to England to study lute and then to Amsterdam for further study. He soon became a mainstay of the burgeoning early-music movement there, working on Italian opera in Italy, French opera in France, and with various ensembles in England and Germany, particularly the Hilliard Ensemble. He returned to Seattle in 2006, and in 2013, he joined the University of Washington’s School of Music as senior artist in residence. He made his public debut at the UW in May 2014 as artistic director and conductor of a PMW and School of Music co-production of Handel’s Semele.

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Praised for her “bejeweled lyric soprano" (The Boston Globe), as "a marvel of perfect intonation and pure tone" (New York Arts) and with a voice of “extraordinary suppleness and beauty” (The New York Times), soprano Teresa Wakim was First Prize Winner of the Brunnenthal International Early Music Competition in Austria.

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Stephen Stubbs maintains a busy calendar as a guest conductor and artistic director, specializing in Baroque opera and oratorio.

Much sought-after in Europe and North America for her interpretations of concerted repertoire, she has performed under the batons of such conductors as Roger Norrington, Harry Christophers, Laurence Cummings, Martin Haselböck, Ton Koopman and Nicholas McGegan.

Noted solo engagements include Bach’s Mass in B minor, St. John Passion and Magnificat with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Bach’s Wedding Cantata and Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer with The Cleveland Orchestra; Bach's Missa brevis with the San Francisco Symphony; Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 with Boston Baroque; Bach's Magnificat with Orchester Wiener Akademie; Brahms' German Requiem with the Omaha Symphony; Bach's Mass in B minor with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra; Mozart's Exsultate jubilate with New World Symphony and the Handel and Haydn Society; Handel's Messiah with orchestras in Charlotte, San Antonio, Alabama and Tucson; and Orff's Carmina Burana with Boston Landmarks Orchestra.

In addition, she performs with many of North America's top early music ensembles, including Houston’s Mercury, Apollo's Fire, Early Music Vancouver, Dallas Bach Society and Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. She has recorded multiple operas by Charpentier and Lully with the Boston Early Music Festival, most recently their 2015 Grammy-winning recording of La descente d'Orphée aux enfers and La Couronne de Fleurs.

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Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, Grand Finals winner of the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the 2015 Marcella Sembrich International Vocal Competition, is quickly gaining a reputation as a singer of striking vocal beauty and daring stage craft.

While working toward his Master’s degree in vocal performance at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, he participated in the prestigious young artist programs at both Teatr Wielki and Opera Narodowa. He is currently working toward his Graduate Diploma at The Juilliard School, studying with Edith Wiens.

While in Poland, Jakub performed the roles of Cupid in Venus and Adonis by John Blow and Narcissus in Agrippina by Handel. While in Germany, he performed the role of Ruggiero in Handel’s Alcina in Aachen and Cottbus, performed select Purcell songs with ballet at the Leipzig Opera House, and sang Philippus in Telemann’s Der misslungene Brautwechsel oder Richardus I (based on Handel’s Riccardo Primo) in Giesen.

Jakub has triumphed in several vocal competitions: the first place winner at the Oratorio Society of New York’s 2016 Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition; the first and second annual International Early Music Vocal Competitions in Poland, where he received Special Mention and Special Prize, respectively; first prize at Rudolf Petrák’s International Singing Competition in Slovakia; third place at the European Opera Singing Competition Debut in Igersheim, Germany; Special Mention at the 8th Annual Mazovian Golden Voices Competition in Poland; and third place at Le Grand Prix de l’Opéra in Bucharest, Romania.

In his spare time, Jakub Orliński enjoys breakdancing and other styles of dance. His achievements in this arena include prizes in many dance competitions: fourth place at the Red Bull BC One Poland Cypher competition, second place on the Stylish Strike—Top Rock Contest and second place at The Style Control competition, to name a few. He has also been featured in a video, filmed in Bangkok for the street wear company CROPP, as well as featured as a dancer, model and acrobat in campaigns for Levi’s, Nike, Turbokolor, Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, MAC Cosmetics, Danon and Algida.

Thomas Cooley | tenor Thomas Cooley is a singer of great versatility, expressiveness and virtuosity, internationally in demand for a wide range of repertoire in concert, opera and chamber music.

Thomas’ repertoire on the symphonic stage includes works such as Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Ninth Symphony; Berlioz' Requiem, Les nuits d'été and L'enfance du Christ; Haydn's The Seasons; Britten's War Requiem and Serenade; Stravinsky's Les Noces; Mendelssohn's Lobgesang and Elijah; Mozart's Requiem; Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius; Rihm's Deus Passus; Mahler's Lied von der Erde; and Penderecki's Credo. Recent concert highlights include the world premiere and recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ Creation/Creator with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus, Bruckner’s Te Deum and Thomas’ first foray into Wagner with an excerpt from Parsifal with the St. Louis Symphony.

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Jakub Józef Orliński | countertenor

He has collaborated with internationally prominent conductors and performs regularly with major orchestras and festivals.

Particularly renowned for his agility and skill in Baroque music, Thomas is in demand as an interpreter of the works of Bach and Handel, most especially in the role of the Evangelist in Bach's Passions and in Handel’s great oratorios. He appears regularly with such historically informed groups as Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, Music of the Baroque (where he was named artist-in-residence for the 2015–16 season) and many others.

His activity on the operatic stage has largely centered on the roles of Mozart, Handel and Britten. Other roles include Count Almaviva in Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia, the title role in Bernstein's Candide and Tristan in Frank Martin's Le vin herbè.

In concert this season, in addition to these performances, Thomas Cooley can be heard at Carnegie Hall with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir for Britten’s Les Illuminations, Mohammed Fairouz’ Zabur with the Minnesota Orchestra, Music of the Baroque (Handel’s Alexander’s Feast and Telemann’s The Day of Judgment oratorio) and Berner Kammerchor (Bach’s St John Passion). He rejoins the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir for Mendelssohn’s Elijah, reprises the role of Idomeneo in a concert version at the Carmel Bach Festival and performs Handel’s oratorio Joshua with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Thomas was a featured guest artist in the Prairie Home Companion summer 2016 Alaskan cruise.

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Kevin Deas | bass-baritone Kevin Deas has gained international renown as one of America’s leading bass-baritones. He is perhaps most acclaimed for his signature portrayal of the title role in Porgy and Bess.

Including these performances, his engagements during the 2016-17 season include Handel’s Messiah with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and National Cathedral; Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Jacksonville Symphony, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Mozart’s Requiem with VoxAmaDeus and Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with JoAnn Falletta at SUNY Potsdam.

Kevin has been heard in concert performances throughout North America singing music by Beethoven, Verdi, Handel, Mozart, Bach, Ravel and Copland, among others.

A strong proponent of contemporary music, Kevin was heard at Italy’s Spoleto Festival in a new production of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors in honor of the composer's 85th birthday, which was videotaped for worldwide release. He has also performed the world premieres of Derek Bermel’s The Good Life with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Hannibal Lokumbe’s Dear Mrs. Parks with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. His 20-year collaboration with the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck has taken him to Salzburg, Vienna and Moscow in To Hope!, and he performed Brubeck’s Gates of Justice in a gala performance in New York during the 1995-96 season.

Kevin Deas has recorded Wagner’s Die Meistersinger for Decca/ London with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the late Sir Georg Solti and Varèse's Ecuatorial with the Asko Ensemble under the baton of Riccardo Chailly. Other releases include Bach's Mass in B minor and Handel's Acis and Galatea on Vox Classics, Brubeck's To Hope! with the Cathedral Choral Society on the Telarc label, and Haydn's Die Schöpfung with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Boston Baroque for Linn Records. Dvořák and America (Naxos) was released in June 2014, featuring Kevin performing the world premiere recording of Hiawatha Melodrama and Goin’ Home with the PostClassical Ensemble.

Houston Symphony Chorus ­—

Betsy Cook Weber, director

Chorus members performing in Handel's Messiah: Benjamin May, rehearsal conductor Sharon Abada

Hannah Gronseth

Alexandra Parkin

Steve Abercia

Will Hailey

Jennifer Paulson

Wilton Adams

Natalie Hale

Jack Petok

Bob Alban

Julia Hall

Chantel Potvin

Anthony Allen

Jennifer Harris

Julianne Preddy

Ramona Alms

Jen Hart

Lauren Price

Joe Anzaldua

Scott Hassett

Greg Railsback

Stuart Aron

Megan Henry

Joseph Ray

Nicholas Berkley

Eileen Holshouser

Gabriel Rio

Claude Bitner

Catherine Howard

Doug Rodenberger

Randy Boatright

Laura Howey

Carolyn Rogan

Harvey Bongers

Jillian Hughes

Gary Scullin

Jonathan Bordelon

Sylvia Hysong

Tony Sessions

Robyn Branning

Sean Jackson

Jeffrey Short

Sara Brannon

Stephen James

Kevin Shultz

Nancy Bratic

David Jones

Jeff Simmons

Troy Burnett

Nobuhide Kobori

Brian Smith

James R. Carazola

David Kolacny Jr.

Lauren Smith

Nicole Catoire

Kat Kunz

Dewell Springer

Elizabeth Chrisman

Julie Kutac

Miriam Stafford

Peter Christian

Karen Lach

Mark Standridge

Holly Johnson Churman

Landon LaMontagne Cecilia Sun

Nicole Colby

Katie Marcell

Siobhan Thompson

Qwi Massingill

Alisa Tobin

Ken Mathews

Yen-Kuei (Peter) Tu

Benjamin May

Paul Van Dorn

Sarah McConnell

Lori Wagner

Janet Menzie

Beth Weidler

Shelby Murphy

Brady Weldon

Robert Nash

Kat White

Takashi Nishimura

Arty Whittenberg

Theresa Olin

Lance Wilcox

Michael Gilbert

Janwin OverstreetGoode

Lee Williams

Robert Gomez

Bill Parker

Emer Cordoba Kevin Di Filippo Anna Diemer Randy Eckman Raul Enriquez Ian Fetterley Julia FitzGerald Adam Froelich Chase Gaines

See page 25 for more about the Houston Symphony Chorus.

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Handel's Messiah | Program Notes

Program NOTES Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) As George Frideric Handel entered his 50s, his future was uncertain. Audiences in London, his home for more than 20 years, were turning their backs on the operas that had made him the toast of the town. The box-office slump left Handel with a pile of debts.

Worse, two months after his 52nd birthday, a stroke paralyzed his right arm and affected his mind. But that wasn’t enough to stop him.

Handel took off to a German spa, where his health mounted a comeback. Returning to London, he went right back to work.

A fundraising concert helped pay his IOUs. And focusing on composing oratorios—choral works depicting biblical subjects— launched Handel on a new round of successes.

The texts for some of the oratorios came from Charles Jennens, an English plutocrat and amateur biblical scholar. Jennens followed up with an idea of his own: a libretto celebrating Jesus’ meaning to humanity. Jennens sent the text, drawn from Bible verses, to Handel in hopes he would set it to music. An invitation to produce a concert series in Dublin, Ireland, got Handel moving.

He wrote the music in about three weeks in late summer 1741, then scheduled the first performance for the following Easter in Dublin.

As the date approached, anticipation ran so high that even Messiah’s final rehearsal played to a packed house. The audience at the premiere was enthralled. Legend has it that when the mezzosoprano soloist, whose personal life was scandalous, completed her most eloquent aria, a minister in the crowd cried out: “Woman, for this be all thy sins forgiven thee!”

Messiah doesn’t mention Mary and Joseph, miraculous deeds, Judas or the cross. Handel and Jennens expect the audience to know about Jesus’ life. Instead, Messiah meditates and celebrates. Handel may have left the opera house behind, but he conveys emotions and crystallizes drama as vividly here as in his theatrical works.

Part 1 centers on Jesus’ birth. Part of what makes Messiah so compelling is that it often speaks to the audience on a person-toperson level, and the lyricism and sweetness of the tenor soloist’s “Comfort ye, my people” establish that immediately. The tenor’s “Ev’ry valley” and the chorus’ “And the Glory of the Lord” introduce the exuberance that’s another of Messiah’s most compelling features. “Thus saith the Lord,” casting the bass soloist as the voice of God, is the first of several solos calling on the bass’ most commanding tones. The instrumental Pastoral Symphony is a gentle dance called the siciliana, a favorite Baroque symbol for the peace and freshness of the outdoors. Here, it transports us to the countryside for Messiah’s only storytelling sequence: The soprano soloist portrays an angel announcing to the shepherds that Jesus is born. In the soprano’s jubilant “Rejoice greatly,” vocal virtuosity’s excitement dovetails with the message. Handel returns to the siciliana’s lilt in “He shall feed his flock,” another aria whose melody reaches out to the audience like an embrace.

Part 2 explores Jesus’ sufferings at the hands of a misguided and violent world. The choir takes on a sober, introspective guise in “Behold the Lamb of God.” The countertenor’s “He was despised,” drawing the listener into Jesus’ loneliness, may be Messiah’s most soulful passage. In the midst of it, violence breaks out. The singer describes how Jesus “gave his back to the smiters,” and the orchestra’s relentless, jabbing chords conjure up his pain. The orchestra’s ferocity also propels “Surely He hath borne our griefs,” and the chorus’ full-throated power. In “Why do the nations so furiously rage together,” Messiah again unleashes the bass soloist’s thunder. But Part 2 closes with an anticipation of Jesus’ ultimate triumph: the buoyant “Hallelujah” Chorus.

Part 3 looks to Judgment Day and the resurrection of the dead.

“Since by man came death” gains its electricity from a stark contrast: The passages invoking death employ the unaccompanied chorus, whose hushed tones and eerie harmonies deliver the chill of mortality; in alternation with that, the chorus and orchestra hail the resurrection in vigorous, ringing phrases. To evoke the signal that will open the graves on Judgment Day, Handel marshals a trumpet alongside the bass in “The trumpet shall sound,” and the music’s vaulting lines set up both soloists to rattle the roof as best they can. The final solos savor the blessedness to come, then the chorus and orchestra take over. As they proceed from the grandeur of “Worthy is the lamb that was slain” to the exuberance of “Blessing and honour” to the fervent crescendo of “Amen,” Messiah concludes with reverence and exaltation.

The Instruments:: 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 trumpets, timpani, harpsichord, organ and strings —Steven Brown

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George Frideric Handel Part the First Symphony (Overture) Accompagnato (Tenor) Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplish'd, that her iniquity is pardon'd.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:1-3) Air (Tenor) Ev'ry valley shall be exalted, and ev'ry mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.

(Isaiah 40:4) Chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.

And all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

(Isaiah 40:5) Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone) Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts: Yet once, a little while, and I will shake the heav'ns and the earth, the sea and the dry land, and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come.

(Haggai 2:6-7) The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple; ev'n the messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

(Malachi 3:1) Air (Countertenor) But who may abide the day of His coming, and who shall stand when He appeareth?

For He is like a refiner's fire.

(Malachi 3:2) Chorus And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

(Malachi 3:3) Recitative (Countertenor) Behold! a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, (Isaiah 7:14) and shall call his name Emmanuel: God with us.

(Matthew 1:23) Air (Countertenor) and Chorus O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid, say unto the cities of Judah: Behold your God! (Isaiah 40:9) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

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Behold your God, behold, the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

(Isaiah 40:1) Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

(Isaiah 40:2-3)

Come unto Him all ye that labour, come unto Him that are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

(Matthew 11:28-29) Chorus His yoke is easy, His burthen is light.

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(Isaiah 9:2)

Part the Second

Chorus For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His Name shall be called: Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace!

(Isaiah 9:6)

Air (Countertenor) He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

(Isaiah 53:3)

Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) Recitative (Soprano) There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

(Luke 2:8) Accompagnato (Soprano) And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.

(Luke 2:9) Recitative (Soprano) And the angel said unto them: Fear not; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

(Luke 2:10-11) Accompagnato (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav'nly Host praising God, and saying: (Luke 2:13) Chorus Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will towards men!

(Luke 2:14) Air (Soprano) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, behold, thy King cometh unto thee. He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.

(Zechariah 9:9-10) Recitative (Countertenor) Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

(Isaiah 35:5-6) Duet (Soprano and Countertenor) He shall feed His flock like a shepherd, and He shall gather the lambs with His arm; and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

(Isaiah 40:11)

Chorus Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.

(John 1:29)

He gave his back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair, He hid not His face from shame and spitting.

(Isaiah 50:6) Chorus Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:4-5) Chorus And with His stripes we are healed.

(Isaiah 53:5) Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned ev'ry one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

(Isaiah 53:6) Accompagnato (Tenor) All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying: (Psalm 22:7) Chorus He trusted in God that He would deliver Him, let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him. (Psalm 69:20) Accompagnato (Tenor) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him. (Psalm 69:20) Arioso (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow?

(Lamentations 1:12) Accompagnato (Tenor) He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgressions of Thy people was He stricken.

(Isaiah 53:8) Air (Tenor) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption.

(Psalm 16:10)

Handel's Messiah | Oratorio (Text)

Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in!

Who is this King of Glory?

The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

Who is this King of Glory?

The Lord of Hosts. He is the King of Glory.

(Psalm 24:7-10) Air (Soprano) How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.

(Romans 10:15) Air (Bass-Baritone) Why do the nations so furiously rage together, why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Anointed.

(Psalm 2:1-2) Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.

(Psalm 2:3)

Air (Tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

(Psalm 2:9) Chorus Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, Hallelujah!

(Revelation 19:6) The Kingdom of this world is become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever.

(Revelation 11:15) King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

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Chorus Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

(1 Corinthians 15:21-22) Accompagnato (Bass-Baritone) Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be chang'd, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

(1 Corinthians 15:51-52) Air (Bass-Baritone) The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rais'd incorruptible, and we shall be chang'd.

(1 Corinthians 15:52)

Air (Soprano) I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and tho' worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. (Job 19:25-26)

Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that sleep.

(1 Corinthians 15:20)

Blessing and honor, glory and pow'r be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever.

(Revelation 5:9, 12-13)

Recitative (Tenor) He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn, the Lord shall have them in derision.

(Psalm 2:4)

Chorus Amen.

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Board of DIRECTORS

(2016-17 SEASON)

Steven P. Mach*

Bobby Tudor*

Paul R. Morico*

Janet F. Clark*

Jesse B. Tutor*^

Barbara McCelvey*

President

Chairman

President-Elect

Immediate Past Chairman

Robert A. Peiser*

Mike S. Stude*

Immediate Past President

Chairman Emeritus

Gene Dewhurst*

Chair, Board Governance & Leadership

Justice Brett Busby

Jerry Simon*

Chair, Development

Viviana Denechaud

Co-Chair, Development

Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Affairs Danielle Batchelor Donna Shen Chair, Popular Programming Chair, Community Partnerships Alexandra Pruner Gene Dewhurst President, Houston Symphony Endowment Chair, Pension

Barbara J. Burger*

Andrés Orozco-Estrada*^

Gloria G. Pryzant

Sergei Galperin*^

Chair, Finance

Music Director

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Musician Representative

Mark Hughes*^

Mark C. Hanson*^

Musician Representative

Executive Director/CEO

General Counsel Secretary

David Pruner*

Chair, Strategic Planning

Anthony Bohnert Chair, Audit

Billy McCartney Chair, Education

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events

Darlene Clark

President, Houston Symphony League

Adam Dinitz*^

Musician Representative

Christine Kelly-Weaver Assistant Secretary *Executive Committee ^Ex-Officio

GOVERNING DIRECTORS Janice Barrow** Danielle Batchelor Gary Beauchamp Anthony Bohnert Marie Taylor Bosarge Ralph Burch Barbara J. Burger Justice Brett Busby Andrew Calder Donna Josey Chapman Janet F. Clark Brad W. Corson Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Julia Anderson Frankel

David Frankfort Ronald G. Franklin Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Joan Kaplan Rochelle Levit, Ph.D. Cora Sue Mach ** Steven P. Mach Paul M. Mann, M.D. Jay Marks ** Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey Alexander K. McLanahan ** Paul R. Morico

Kevin O’Gorman John Onstott Robert A. Peiser David Pruner Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sánchez Helen Shaffer ** Jerry Simon Jim R. Smith Miles O. Smith James Stein Mike S. Stude ** William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor ** Betty Tutor **

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

Allen Gelwick Evan Glick Julianne K. Gorte Eric Haufrect, M.D. Gary L. Hollingsworth, M.D. Marianne Ivany Brian James Rita Justice I. Ray Kirk, M.D. Ulyesse LeGrange ** Carlos J. Lopez Michael Mann, M.D. John Matzer III Jackie Wolens Mazow Gene McDavid ** Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Janet Moore Bobbie Newman

Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. Greg Powers, Ph.D. Gloria G. Pryzant Richard A. Rabinow Gabriel Rio Richard Robbins, M.D. J. Hugh Roff Jr. ** Ed Schneider Michael E. Shannon ** Donna Shen Robert Sloan, Ph.D. Tad Smith David Stanard David Tai Brian J. Thomas L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Shirley W. Toomim

Andrew Truscott Margaret Waisman, M.D. Robert Weiner James T. Willerson, M.D. Fredric Weber Steven J. Williams Ed Wulfe ** Robert Yekovich Frank Yonish

Ex-Officio Darlene Clark Rodney Margolis Gloria G. Pryzant Donna Shen Mary Voigt **Lifetime Trustee

TRUSTEES Samuel Abraham William L. Ackerman Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Meherwan Boyce Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington Dougal Cameron John T. Cater ** Michael H. Clark Evan Collins, M.D., MBA Andrew Davis Ronald DePinho, M.D. Tracy Dieterich Terry Elizabeth Everett Kelli Cohen Fein, M.D. Craig Fox

FRIENDS OF JONES HALL REPRESENTATIVES Justice Brett Busby

Janet Clark

Ex-Officio Audrey Chang Alexandra Gottschalk Alexandra Pruner Ishwaria Subbiah Art Vivar **Lifetime Trustee

PAST PRESIDENTS OF HOUSTON SYMPHONY 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

THE SOCIETY 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

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mrs. Stuart Sherar Terry Ann Brown Mrs. Julian Burrows Nancy Strohmer Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mary Ann McKeithan Mrs. Albert P. Jones Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Lucy H. Lewis Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Catherine McNamara Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Shirley McGregor Pearson Mrs. Leon Jaworski Paula Jarrett Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Cora Sue Mach Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Kathi Rovere Mrs. Thompson McCleary Norma Jean Brown Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Barbara McCelvey Mrs. Allen H. Carruth Lori Sorcic Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Nancy B. Willerson Mary Louis Kister Jane Clark Ellen Elizardi Kelley Nancy Littlejohn Mrs. John W. Herndon Donna Shen Mrs. Charles Franzen Susan Osterberg Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Kelli Cohen Fein Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Vicki West Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Mrs. Betty Tutor Ms. Marilou Bonner PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY LEAGUE BAY AREA Fran Strong Dana Puddy Selma Neumann Angela Buell Julia Wells Pat Brackett Dagmar Meeh Joan Wade Priscilla Heidbreder Yvonne Herring Harriett Small Deanna Lamoreux Nina Spencer Glenda Toole Elizabeth Glenn Carole Murphy Ebby Creden Patience Myers Charlotte Gaunt James Moore 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

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

TRUSTEES Alexandra Pruner, President

Gene Dewhurst James Lee

Michael Mithoff Fredric A. Weber

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests.

For more information, please contact: Patrick T. Quinn, Director, Planned Giving 713.337.8532, patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS  to support operational and annual activities Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Fund Accenture (Andersen Consulting) Fund Jay & Shirley Marks Fund AIG American General Fund Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Fund/ M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund The Marks Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bahr Fund Marian & Speros Martel Foundation Fund Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund Barbara & Pat McCelvey Fund Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Fund The Menil Foundation Fund Jane & Robert Cizik Fund Monroe Mendelsohn Jr. Estate Mr. Lee A. Clark Fund Sue A. Morrison & Children Fund Cooper Industries, Inc. Fund National Endowment for the Arts Fund Gene & Linda Dewhurst Fund Stewart Orton Fund DuPont Corporation Fund Elkins Charitable Trust Agency Fund Papadopoulos Fund Nancy & Robert Peiser Fund The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund Rockwell Fund, Inc. Fund Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Fund William Stamps Farish Fund Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp Fund Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund Mr. & Mrs. Matt K. Schatzman Fund Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Fund The Schissler Foundation Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Fund Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Fund Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Fund George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Fund Texas Eastern Fund Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Fund Dorothy Barton Thomas Fund Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Fund Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Fund Dede & Connie Weil Fund Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Fund The Wortham Foundation Fund Martha Kleymeyer Fund Anonymous (5) Rochelle & Max Levit Fund Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Fund DESIGNATED FUNDS  to support annual performance activity The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund through The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie endowed in memory of Gus S. & Lyndall F. Wortham Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch 36 | Houston Symphony

ENDOWED CHAIRS  to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world-class conductors, musicians, guest artists and executive leadership Janice & Thomas Barrow Chair Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello Roy & Lillie Cullen Chair Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director Fondren Foundation Chair Qi Ming, assistant concertmaster General Maurice Hirsch Chair Aralee Dorough, principal flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair Eric Halen, 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 Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Selma S. Neumann Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund

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 for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund

ENDOWED FUNDS  to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support worldclass conductors, musicians and guest artists American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund

to support electronic media initiatives



to support the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition



Nancy B. Willerson Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. 

to support piano performance

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

The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives

CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS



$500 or more

Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Henderson Beth Weidler & Stephen James Nobuhide Kobori Natalia Rawle Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Rio Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Rodenberger

Janice Barrow Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Roger & Debby Cutler Steve Dukes Mr. Paul Ehrsam Robert Lee Gomez

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities



Ms. Carolyn Rogan Michael J. Shawiak Susan L. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Weber Anonymous (2)

The Houston Symphony thanks the generous donors who, since 2012, have made possible infrastructure additions to further enhance the sound and quality of our orchestral performances.

Beauchamp Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling and Portativ Organ The Fondren Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Sound Shell Ceiling Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Enhancements to Jones Hall Video System

Vicky & Michael Richker Family Adolfo Sayago, Orquestas Sybil F. Roos Rotary Trumpets Silver Circle Audio Enhancements to Jones Hall Recording Suite

Houston Symphony League Steinway Concert Grand Piano and Instrument Petting Zoo

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

Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Piccolo Timpano

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Sustainability

FUND

The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to the 137 donors who made transformational gifts to complete the Sustainability Fund.

On December 31, 2015, the Houston Symphony celebrated an extraordinary achievement: the completion of a five-year, $15 million Sustainability Fund, which has transformed the orchestra’s financial position.

The Symphony was able to close out the campaign thanks to challenge grant funds totaling $1,050,000 provided by Bobby & Phoebe Tudor, Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Janice Barrow, Steve & Joella Mach and Robert & Jane Cizik. The Ciziks provided the final $500,000 to allow the Symphony to reach its $15 million Sustainability Fund goal.

Houston Endowment Estate of Jean R. Sides Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice Barrow Margaret Alkek Williams Jane & Robert Cizik

Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mrs. Kitty King Powell The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc. Cora Sue & Harry Mach The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

John & Lindy Rydman / Spec's Charitable Foundation / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods MD Anderson Foundation Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Barbara J. Burger Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey Estate of Mary Ann Holloway Phillips Sybil F. Roos

Steven & Nancy Williams Robin Angly & Miles Smith Gary & Marian Beauchamp Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Nancy & Walter Bratic Janet F. Clark Linda & Gene Dewhurst

Bert & Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Marilyn & Robert Hermance C. Howard Pieper Foundation Tad & Suzanne Smith Alice & Terry Thomas Shirley W. Toomim Janet & Tom Walker

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Billy & Christie McCartney Dr. Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Geo. H. Lewis & Sons

Ms. Judith Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Ralph Burch Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Evan D. Collins Erika & S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange

Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Jay & Shirley Marks James D. Stein Clive Runnells in memory of Nancy Runnels BB&T / Courtney & Bill Toomey Scott & Lori Wulfe Anonymous (1)

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Tyler & Kat Murphy Justice Brett & Erin Busby Laurie & Ryan Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Corson Susan & Dick Hansen Christina & Mark C. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Ann & Hugh Roff Vicky & Michael Richker Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Gloria & Joe Pryzant Margot & John Cater Virginia A. Clark Mr. Andrew Davis & Ms. Corey Tu Viviana & David Denechaud

Amanda & Adam Dinitz David & Heidi Massin Bobbie Newman Lisa & Jerry Simon Vicki West Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Julianne & David Gorte Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Pam & Chad Blaine Mr. Wayne Brooks Terry Ann Brown Aurelie Desmarais & Ed Struzynski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Martin & Kelli Cohen Fein Ms. Megan Conley Rian & Sean Craypo Brian & Leah Del Signore

Eric & Angelea Halen Mark & Marilyn Hughes Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mary Beth Mosley Scott & Judy Nyquist Mr. Matthew D. Roitstein Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Arbiter Mrs. Shirley Burgher Mr. Erik T. Gronfor & Ms. Joan DerHovsepian Mr. & Mrs. William K. VerMeulen Martha & Stanley* Bair Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Brewer Ms. Joyce Perkins David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (3)

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*Deceased

Legacy SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through bequests, lifeincome gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony Endowment in your estate plans, please contact Patrick T. Quinn, Director, Planned Giving, at 713.337.8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Daniel B. Barnum George* & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes The Honorable & Mrs. William Crassas Patricia Cunningham Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Ginny Garrett Lila-Gene George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Randolph Lee Groninger

Mr. & 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 Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mrs. Frances E. Leland Mrs. Lucy Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley Marks James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. John H. Matzer III Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Dr. Tracey Samuels & Mr. Robert McNamara

Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. Georgette M. Michko Katherine Taylor Mize 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 Dave G. Nussmann John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Imogen "Immy" Papadopoulos Christine & Red Pastorek Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch Evie Ronald

Walter Ross 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 Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Jana Vander Lee Dean B. Walker David M. Wax* & Elaine Arden Cali Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Susan Gail Wood Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David & Tara Wuthrich Katherine & Mark Yzaguirre Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (7)

Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison & children, in memory of Walter J. Morrison Robert A. Peiser Gloria G. Pryzant Mr. & Mrs.* Clive Runnells Mr. Charles K. Sanders Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Michael J. Shawiak Jule* & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder

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 Jo Dee Wright Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Janice Barrow James Barton Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Harrison R.T. Davis Jean & Jack* Ellis The Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong

Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Evan B. Glick Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Dr. Rita Justice Dr. James E. & Betty W. Key Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Joella & Steven P. Mach Bill & Karinne McCullough Betty & Gene McDavid Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Ronald Mikita and Mr. Rex Spikes

*Deceased

In MEMORIAM 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 W. P. Beard Ronald C. Borschow Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder

Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott John Wesley Graham Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris Gen. & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman David L. Hyde Dr. Blair Justice Dr. Mary R. Lewis Mrs. L. F. McCollum Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. McKerley

Doretha Melvin Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Terrence Murphree Arthur Newman Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Mary Anne H. Phillips Mr. Howard Pieper

Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides Blanche Stasny John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Weiss Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

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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.

Guarantor



$100,000+

BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Mr. John N. Neighbors John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods

Underwriter



$50,000+

Cameron International Corporation Chevron The Elkins Foundation ENGIE Exxon Mobil Corporation Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan/ Houston Baptist University The Hearst Foundations, Inc. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The John P. McGovern Foundation Occidental Petroleum Corporation Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr./ The Robbins Foundation Shell Oil Company The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation

Sponsor



$25,000+

The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III/ WoodRock & Co. Sterling-Turner Foundation Wells Fargo

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Partner



$15,000+

Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation H-E-B 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



$10,000+

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation CenterPoint Energy East West Bank George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Symphony League Nancy & Robert Peiser The Powell Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Union Pacific Foundation

Benefactor



$5,000+

Houston Symphony League Bay Area Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Macy’s Marathon Oil Corporation Nordstrom Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation

Donor



$1,000+

Lilly & Thurmon Andress Diane & Harry Gendel Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation Cora Sue & Harry Mach Karinne & Bill McCullough Tricia & March Rauch Texas Commission on the Arts

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 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 CommunityEmbedded Musician Program The Houston Symphony residency at Crespo Elementary is presented by BBVA Compass and the BBVA Compass Foundation. We are also thankful to HISD and these lead supporters of the Community-Embedded Musician program: Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Medistar Spec’s Charitable Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop H-E-B Union Pacific Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation

Giving Societies & DONOR

BENEFITS

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE | Annual support of $25,000 and above A distinguished group of supporters who receive customized benefits and recognition tailored to their annual support. These generous donors play a crucial role in the Symphony’s success, designating their support to concerts, special projects, educational activities or as unrestricted gifts.

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE | Annual support of $5,000 to $24,999 A dedicated group of supporters who receive benefits such as exclusive premier reserved donor seating, Green Room access and complimentary valet parking for all Houston Symphony classical, POPS and special concerts at Jones Hall.

FRIENDS OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY | Annual support of $50 to $4,999 GRAND PATRON | $2,500-$4,999 • One-time pass to the Green Room • One-time valet parking pass • All benefits of the Patron level (Fair Market Value: $120)

PATRON | $1,500-$2,499 • Season access to the Patron Donor Lounge • Invitation to a Houston Symphony “Insider Event” • All benefits of the Director level (Fair Market Value: $100)

DIRECTOR | $1,000-$1,499 • One-time pass to the Patron Donor Lounge • Invitation to an additional private rehearsal (three total) • All benefits of the Principal level (Fair Market Value: $10)

PRINCIPAL | $500-$999 • Invitation to a “Behind the Scenes” experience • Monthly recognition in the Houston Symphony magazine, InTune • All benefits of the Associate Principal level (No Fair Market Value)

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL | $250-$499

IRA Charitable Rollover — NOW PERMANENT —

Federal legislation allows tax-free IRA Rollover gifts to charities to be made at any time.

But if you haven't made an IRA Rollover gift already in 2016, you must do it by year's end to get tax-free benefits this year.

We urge you to consult your tax advisor.

Patrick T. Quinn, Houston Symphony Director, Planned Giving, can be reached at 713.337.8532 or patrick.quinn@houstonsymphony.org.

• Invitation to an additional private rehearsal (two total) • All benefits of the Member level (No Fair Market Value)

MEMBER | $100-$249 • Houston Symphony Society membership, including voting privileges at the Annual Meeting • Invitation to one private rehearsal • All benefits of the Friend level (No Fair Market Value)

FRIEND | $50-$99 • Subscription to Symphony Notes newsletter • 10% year-round discount at the Symphony Store (No Fair Market Value) Questions about Leadership Circle or Conductor’s Circle? Please contact: David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, 713. 337.8525, david.chambers@houstonsymphony.org Molly Simpson, Director of Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526, molly.simpson@houstonsymphony.org Questions about the Friends of the Houston Symphony? Please contact: Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund, 713.337.8559, tiffany.bourgeois@houstonsymphony.org

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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: Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, 713.337.8540 David Chambers, 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 Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Barbara J. Burger Jane & Robert Cizik Janet F. Clark

Estate of Dr. Mary R. Lewis Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. John N. Neighbors Sybil F. Roos

Centennial Society Mr. Monzer Hourani Rochelle & Max Levit

Founder’s Society

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Maestro’s Society

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$100,000-$149,999

Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

$75,000-$99,999

Robin Angly & Miles Smith Darlene & Cappy* Bisso Ron Franklin & Janet Gurwitch

Carol & Michael Linn & The Michael C. Linn Family Foundation

Billy & Christie McCartney

$50,000-$74,999

Jana & Scotty Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Gary & Marian Beauchamp Lila-Gene George Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mr. Jackson Hicks / Jackson and Company

Concertmaster’s Society Mr. John Barlow Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Nancy & Walter Bratic Ralph Burch Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Viviana & David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III / WoodRock & Co. Linda & Gene Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Bert & Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Susan & Dick Hansen Christina & Mark Hanson Marilyn & Bob Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde 42 | Houston Symphony

John & Lindy Rydman / Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams

The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Janice & Robert McNair Nancy & Robert Peiser 

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. / The Robbins Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Alice & Terry Thomas Ms. Judith Vincent Steven & Nancy Williams

$25,000-$49,999

Dr. Rita Justice Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. James H. Lee Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mrs. Carolyn & Dr. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Mrs. Mary Catherine Miller John & Bobbie Nau Mr. & Mrs. Odis Peavy Mr. Jason Poon / Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Dave & Alie Pruner Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Louisa Stude Sarofim Laura & Michael Shannon Lisa & Jerry Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan Jr. / Houston Baptist University

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James D. Stein Mr. Jay Steinfeld & Mrs. Barbara Winthrop Nancy & David Tai Shirley Wolff Toomim Janet & Tom Walker Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Scott & Lori Wulfe Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell

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Platinum Baton

Graham & Janet Baker Danielle & Josh Batchelor James M. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Justice Brett & Erin Busby Donna & Max Chapman Mr. Richard Danforth Dr. Alex Dell Mrs. William Estrada Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin Fein Angel & Craig Fox Erika & S. David Frankfort Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies

Conductor’s Circle

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Conductor’s Circle

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Conductor’s Circle

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Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Archie & Linda Dunham John & Minerva Esquivel Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Michael B. George Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Mrs. James E. Hooks Catherine & Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Drs. Robert & Golda Anne Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Martin Dr. & Mrs. E. K. Massin

Ms. Farida Abjani Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Adam Altsuler Lilly & Thurmon Andress Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. & Mrs. Ed Banner Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Ruth White Brodsky Mr. Ken D. Brownlee & Ms. Caroline Deetjen Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Marilyn Caplovitz Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV

Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Wallace S. Wilson Ralph Wyman & Jim Foti Thane & Nicole Wyman

Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Martha & Marvin McMurrey Mr. Gary Mercer Mrs. Nancy Morrison Scott & Judy Nyquist Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Rochelle & Sheldon Oster Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Lila Rauch Kathy & Wayne Richards Vicky & Michael Richker Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Mr. Wolfgang Schmidt & Mrs. Angelika Schmidt-Lange Mr. & Mrs. Shalin Shah Tad & Suzanne Smith Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun

Mr. & Mrs. Trent Tellepsen Ms. Laura Codman & Mr. John F. Terwilliger Mrs. Jennifer Chang & Mr. Aaron J. Thomas Pamalah & Stephen Tipps Courtney & Bill Toomey Susan & Andrew Truscott Birgitt van Wijk Mr. & Ms. Frank Verducci Mr. & Mrs. Sean Waggoner Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Dr. Jim T. Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha

April Lykos David & Heidi Massin Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Dr. Cameron Mitchell Rita & Paul Morico Sami & Jud Morrison Jean & Allan Quiat Radoff Family Ed & Janet Rinehart Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Michael J. Shawiak

Mr. & Mrs. Lee H. Staley Carol & Michael Stamatedes Kimberly & David Sterling Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Candace & Brian Thomas Ms. Hallie A. Vanderhider Anonymous (1)

Mr. & Mrs. Trent Foltz Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Mr. Shane T. Frank Kevin & Sherrill Garland Ms. Nan Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Wm. David George Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Gongre Mr. Alan Goodrich Dorothy & Bill Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hardison Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Catherine & Andrew Kaldis

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kellogg Mary Louis Kister Mr. & Mrs. Jason T. Klein William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Michael & Kelley Lang Mrs. Nancy Lease Marilyn G. Lummis Mr. William McDugald Terry & Kandee McGill Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Alice McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. William Monteleone Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Montz Mr. & Mrs. Harvin Moore IV Sidney & Ione Moran Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier

$7,500-$9,999

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Roger & Debby Cutler J.R. & Aline Deming Dr. Ronald DePinho & Dr. Lynda Chin Scott Ensell & Family Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Eugene Fong Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog

Bronze Baton

Susan & Edward Osterberg Gary Petersen Gloria & Joe Pryzant Ron & Demi Rand Gabriel & Mona Rio Ken & Carol Lee Robertson Hugh & Ann Roff William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Clive Runnells in memory of Nancy Runnels Carol & Kamal Sandarusi Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tate Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Thomas

$10,000-$14,999

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Silver Baton

Anne Morgan Barrett Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Dr. Karl-Heinz Becker Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Calder Dr. M.K. Campion David Chambers & Alex Steffler Albert & Anne Chao Molly & Jim Crownover

$15,000-$24,999

Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Debbie & Frank Jones Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Jay & Shirley Marks Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Stephen & Marilyn Miles/ Steven Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Dr. Stewart Morris The Estate of Terence Murphree Bobbie Newman

Gold Baton

Mr. William L. Ackerman, Kero-Jet Corporation Frances & Ira Anderson Edward H. Andrews III Nina Andrews & David Karohl Sr. Judge Mary Bacon Consurgo Sunshine Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Astley Blair Anne & George Boss Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Terry Ann Brown Cheryl & Sam Byington Mr. & Mrs. Bernard F. Clark Jr. Virginia A. Clark Laurie & Ryan Colburn Dr. Evan D. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Corson Dr. Scott Cutler

THANK 

you

Conductor’s Circle

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$5,000-$7,499

William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Coneway Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Larry Corbin Lois & David Coyle Andrew Davis & Corey Tu Janie & Carr Dishroon Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Dupre' II Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. William P. Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Diane Lokey Farb Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor

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Our DONORS continued Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Mr. Doug D. Perley & Ms. Eileen M. Campbell Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Tim & Katherine Pownell Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Allyn & Jill Risley Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Carole & Barry Samuels

Grand Patron’s Circle

Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Dr. & Mrs. Todd Scheyer Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Ms. Sue Schwartz Ms. Angela Sherman Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Smith Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Somerville Mr. David Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer 

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Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Nancy B. Willerson Ms. Barbara Williams Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Wizel Woodell Family Foundation Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. David Wynne Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (3)

Mr. & Mrs. John Crum Mr. Darrin Davis & Mr. Mario Gudmundsson Mandy & Rafael Diaz Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Ms. Victoria E. Dominguez Bob & Mary Doyle David & Carolyn Edgar Mr. Stephen Elison Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mrs. Ronald Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Thomas & Patricia Geddy Robert Lee Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Herb Goodman Mr. Danny A. Granados Eric & Angelea Halen Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Ms. Christine Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hoffer Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. & Mrs. John Hrncir Mark & Marilyn Hughes Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic

Mrs. Ann B. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. John Juneau Jane & Kevin Kremer Mr. Alfred Lasher III Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Ms. Brenda Love Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Will L. McLendon Ms. Trazanna Moreno Julia & Chris Morton Mary Beth Mosley Richard & Juliet Moynihan Franci Neely Dr. Thomas D. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Travis Nichols Mr. Kevin O'Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Olfers Mr. & Mrs. Steven Owsley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Shirley & Michael P. Pearson Mr. David Peavy & Mr. Stephen McCauley Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Rawson Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Alexander Robart Doug Williams & Janice Robertson Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas

Mr. & Mrs. Yasuhiko Saitoh Mr. & Mrs. Saib Saour Susan D. & Fayez Sarofim Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Hinda Simon Dr. & Mrs. John Slater Steve & Judy Sohn Richard & Mary Spies Dr. Walter Stanford Mrs. Jeaneen Stastny Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Mr. & Mrs. Garry Tanner Dr. & Mrs. Van W. Teeters Ms. Georgeta Teodorescu Dan C. & Kimberly Tutcher Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Ms. Jana Vander Lee Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. Clinton Wetmore Ms. Karen M. Whitlock Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Ms. Beth Wolff Gerlind & Jerry S. Wolinksy Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Robert & Michele Yekovich Mr. & Mrs. Frank Yonish Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Ziegler Anonymous (4)

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Jr. Louise Carlson & Richard Larrabee Mrs. Mary Ann Carrico Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Jimmy & Lynn Coe Mr. John P. Cogan Jr. Mr. Mark C. Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Coronado Crystal & Mike Cox Brian & Leah Del Signore Ms. Catherine Delano Dr. & Ms. Peter J. Dempsey Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Mike & Debra Dishberger Jennifer & Steve Dolman Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. & Mrs. Gary Edwards Sally Evans & Brian Rodgers Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace

Christine Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout Island Operating Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Ms. Marcia Fiman Mr. Jonathan Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Harvey O. Fleisher Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Michelle & Deane Foss Mr. & Mrs. Phil Frederickson Mr. & Mrs. James E. Furr Ms. Aralee Dorough & Mr. Colin C. Gatwood Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Joan M. Giese Mr. & Ms. Robert W. Goldman Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Timothy & Janet Graham

Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Claudio Gutierrez Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hamm Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Hasler Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon John Heiny Dr. & Mrs. William C. Heird Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Miss Maureen Y. Higdon Ann & Joe Hightower Jeannette & Brodrick Hill Dr. Suzanne M. Hite Mr. Robert Hoff Dr. Holly Holmes & Mr. Paul Otremba Mr. & Mrs. John Homier George E. Howe Mickie & Ron Huebsch Mr. & Mrs. Burdette Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries

$2,500-$4,999

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Roy Allice Dr. Angela R. Apollo Lindley & Jason Arnoldy John Arnsparger & Susan Weingarten Ann & Jonathan Ayre Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Ganesh H. Betanabhatla Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Mr. John Blaisdell Mr. & Mrs. Myron G. Blalock III Drs. Desmond & Tiffany Bourgeois James & Judy Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Divya & Chris Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Nicole & Rueben Cásarez Margot & John Cater Dr. Robert N. Chanon Rhoda & Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cook Ms. Miquel A. Correll Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II

Patron

Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Tellepsen Family Ann Trammell Mr. John G. Turner & Mr. Jerry G. Fischer Jeanine Van Wagenen Ms. Maria Cecilia Vasconcellos Ms. Becky Cottrell & Mr. Thomas Warden Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Clint S. Wetmore

$1,500-$2,499

Ms. Sofia Adrogue & Mr. Sten Gustafson Mr. & Mrs. Truett B. Akin Dr. Genevera Allen Dr. & Mrs. Scott Allison Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Pat & John Anderson Carol Ann & Bill Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. Jeff Autor Cristina & Tanner Bailey Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Jeb & Cynthia Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bolam Mr. & Mrs. Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl Joe Brazzatti Katherine M. Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Brownlee Mr. & Mrs. Cezary Brylski Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mrs. Charles Callery 44 | Houston Symphony

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany / University of St. Thomas Jay Jackson & Barbara Waugh Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Jee Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Arlene J. Johnson Stacy & Jason Johnson Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kades Mr. & Mrs. Alan Kelly Mr. David O. Kem & Mrs. Judith L. Raines Kendall R. Kessel & Harlan Johnson Ms. Carla Knobloch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Knudson Ann & Sam Koster Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mrs. Samantha Kramr Mr. Thomas Lane Ms. Joni Hartgraves Latimer John & Suzy Lattin Dr. Daniel Lemke Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Mr. William W. Lindley

Ms. Leslie Siller & Mr. Jeff H. Lippold Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Ms. Marilyn Maloney & Mr. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. Bob J. Lunn Ms. Sue Ann Lurcott Kathleen & Tom Mach Catherine & Matt Matthews Georgia Braun McBride Kristen & Steve McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Rob McKee Mr. Andrew McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Ms. Jennifer McLaughlin Doug & Sarah McMurrey Ms. Ashley McPhail Mr. Ronald A. Mikita & Mr. Rex Spikes Mr. Adam Miller & Ms. Michelina Cairo Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. Shane Miller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Mrs. Alette K. Morch Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Amber Winsor Mullins

The Hon. Stella G. & Richard C. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Khanh Nguyen Ms. Kathryn O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. John Oehler Mr. & Mrs. John Ogren Steve & Sue Olson Jane & Kenneth Owen Ms. Martha Palmer Mrs. Linda K. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Alex Popp Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Porter Ms. Linda Posey Penny Prater Rosemin Premji Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Reckling III Kate & Christopher Robart Beth Robertson Mr. James L. Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Ramon & Chula Sanchez

Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Ms. Sally Schott Donna Scott & Mitch Glassman Mr. Victor E. Serrato Art & Ellen Shelton Paulina Sergot & Theo Shybut Justin & Caroline Simons Molly Simpson & Jeffrey Miles Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mark Stadnyk Georgiana Stanley Mr. & Mrs. John Steen Karen & Bruce Steffler Dr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Mr. & Dr. J. Michael Stinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Stone Jack & Karen Stopnicki Skipper & Betsy Strong Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Carol Tai

YOUNG ASSOCIATES COUNCIL

YOUNG ASSOCIATES COUNCIL Young Associate Premium Ann & Jonathan Ayre James M. Bell Ganesh Betanabhatla Eric Brueggeman David Chambers & Alex Steffler Darrin Davis & Mario Gudmundsson

Young Associate

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The Houston Symphony’s Young Associates Council is a philanthropic membership group for young professionals, music aficionados and performing arts supporters interested in exploring symphonic music within the confines of 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. 

$2,500 or more

Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz Vicky Dominguez Terry Everett & Eric Cheyney Jennifer & Joshua Gravenor Ms. Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee

Brian McCulloch & Jeremy Garcia Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Georgeta Teodorescu Sami & Jud Morrison Candace & Brian Thomas Melissa L. Nance Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Tony Shih – Norton Rose Fulbright Judy & Steve Sohn

$1,500 - $2,499

Farida Abjani Dr. Genevera Allen Drs. Laura & William Black Ryan Boehner Drs. Tiffany & Desmond Bourgeois Sverre & Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Pamela & Cezary Brylski Jacquelyn & Kevin Coronado Crystal & Mike Cox

Nina Delano & Wirt Blaffer Jennifer & Steve Dolman Christine Falgout – Island Operating Co., Inc. Kimberly Falgout – Island Operating Co., Inc. Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Alexandra & Daniel Gottschalk Claudio Gutierrez Monica & Burdette Huffman

Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Stacy & Jason Johnson Mr. Kendall Kessel & Mr. Harlan Johnson Joshua Lee & Julie Van Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Ashley McPhail Shane Miller Amber Winsor Mullins Rosemin Premji

Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Kate & Christopher Robart Dr. Paulina Sergot & Dr. Theo Shybut Justin & Caroline Simons Molly Simpson & Jeffrey Miles Carol Tai Joel Towner Elise Wagner

The Young Associates Council is supported in part by BB&T. For more information, please contact: Molly Simpson, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, 713.337.8526 Liam Bonner, Development Officer, Individual Giving, 713.337.8536.

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Our DONORS continued Stephen A. Tew, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Theede Jean & Doug Thomas Ms. Susan L. Thompson Eric & Carol Timmreck Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. Joel Towner Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht

Director

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Ms. Nancy Ames & Mr. Danny Ward Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Wareing Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Hon. & Mrs. Bill White Mrs. Deanne White Gene & Sandra Williams Loretta & Lawrence Williams Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Williford

Dr. Wayne Wilner Ms. Charlene Wright Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mr. & Mrs. Bret Zorich Anonymous (7)

Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Deschner Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Ms. Jane DiPaolo Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. John F. Dorn Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Duncan Mrs. William H. Dwyer III Hon. & Mrs. John D. Ellis Ms. Caroline Fant Dale & Anne Fitz Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Bill & Diana Freeman Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Mr. & Mrs. David B. Garten L. Rusty Goetz Kathy & Marty Goossen Kendall & Pauline Gray Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Mr. John Heghinian and Ms. Isabelle Bedrosian Terry L. & Karen G. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Dean & Beth Hennings Mr. & Mrs. Donald Herron Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hickey Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. John Horstman Mr. & Mrs. John Horstman Patricia P. Hubbard Mrs. Kerry Incavo Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Robert E. Johnson & Ms. Ariella Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Lynda & Frank Kelly Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Kathryn & James Ketelsen Lucy & Victor Kormeier Deborah Kosich Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Ms. Dawn Krieg

Ms. Mary Leba Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Velva G. & H. Fred Levine James C. Lindsey Priscilla L. List Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Mr. & Mrs. Paul Loyd Barbara J. Manering Ms. Barbara Manna Mr. & Mrs. David Martin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich Linda & Jim McCartney Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Ernie & Martha McWilliams Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. William Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Ms. Jennifer Naae Melissa L. Nance Mr. Cliff Nash & Dr. Lee Bar-Eli Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Neumann Leslie & John Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Nocella Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy W. Nokes Mr. & Mrs. Eric L. Oshlo Valerie J. Sherlock Linda Popkin-Paine & Stephen Paine Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sam Philpot Mrs. Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. Vince Reina Ms. Ann Rhoads H. John & Diane Riley Robertson Wealth Management

Mr. Matthew D. Roitstein Mrs. Evie Ronald Jill & Milt Rose Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Ross Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein John & Zhanna Russo Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Gary Schiefelbein Beth & Lee D. Schlanger Charles & Andrea Seay Ms. Monica Simon Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Dean & Kay Snider Sherry Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Standish Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Streett Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Monsour Taghdisi Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Tallerine Mrs. Glenda C. Toole Ms. Chung-Nan N. Tsai Dr. & Mrs. Michael Underbrink Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Dr. & Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Veith Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. David Walstad Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mark Wawro & Melanie Gray Beth Weidler & Stephen James General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Westfall Ms. Sara E. White Ms. Tracy Wilkerson Charline & Bill Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Winkle Ms. Susan G. Wood Anonymous (7)

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Don & Katharine Droge Barnhill Mr. Greg P. Barra Mr. & Mrs. Max Barrett Dr. & Mrs. David Barry Susan & Bob Beeley Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Blum George & Florence Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Boesel Ms. Adrienne R. Bond Chris & Ruth Borman Anne & Edward Bornet Bob Frank Boydston

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bradshaw Hon. Peter H. Brown Mrs. Shirley E. Burgher Ms. Valeria Burguieres Mrs. Olga F. Bush Kathy & Emile Bussemey Vicki P. Buxton Mr. & Mrs. George Cairnes Dr. Maria Calcina Virginia & William Camfield Marjorie H. Capshaw Dorothy E.F. Caram, Ed.D Mr. & Mrs. Manny Chana Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney

Ms. Audrey Chang Ms. Irene Chang Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Ms. Donna J. Charleson Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Mr. & Mrs. John Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Norman & Ruby Crook Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. Larry Cullen

$1,000-$1,499

Joan & Stanford Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Allen Tara Maria Amavi Mr. & Mrs. Greg Anderson Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Matthew Assiff Jerry Axelrod Dr. Saul & Ursula Balagura Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Trace Trahan Bannerman Mr. & Mrs. Allen Barnhill Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Carole Shivers Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Benton Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Ms. Nancy H. Bihlmaier Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mr. & Mrs. Chad Blaine Mr. Jay Blinderman James & Dale Brannon Breland Law Firm Mr. Wayne A. Brooks Sally & Laurence Brown Anne H. Bushman Mrs. Ann Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. Chris Chandler Mrs. Victoria Chin Dr. & Mrs. Gary Clark Dr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen Donna M. Collins Shawn & Megan Conley George W. Connelly Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. Michael Curry Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Joyce & Arthur Dauber Mr. Darryl de Mello Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve James R. Denton

Principal

Susan J. & Gary W. Valka Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Van Veldhoven Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Ms. Elise Wagner Dean B. Walker H. Richard Walton

$500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alexander Mr. Robert J. Alexander & Ms. Becky A. Stemper Mrs. Ramona Alms Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Tom Amonett Ms. Sally S. Andrews & Mr. James Nelson Les & Barbara Antalffy Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Arbiter Mr. & Mrs. R. Corbin Aslakson Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Robert E. Ayers 46 | Houston Symphony

Dr. Lida S. Dahm Mr. Musa Dakri Mr. & Mrs. Steven Dalicandro Mr. Arthur Davies Ms. Susan S. De Courcy Mr. & Mrs. Paul Destephano Dr. & Mrs. Russell L. Deter II Mr. & Mrs. W. Scott Deyerle Mr. Jeff Dodson Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Ms. Rachel Dolbier Karen M. Doolittle T. Michael Dossey Ms. Emma Dunch & Ms. Elizabeth Scott Mrs. Deborah Dunkum Mr. & Mrs. Tom Elliott Mrs. Priscilla Ennis Ruth W. Ereli Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Chris Estrada Lee & Christie Eubanks Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mr. & Mrs. Mike Farley Kay & Sam Feldt Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Fong Ms. Diane L. Freeman Ms. Lee Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Javier Fuentes Mr. Donn C. Fullenweider Mr. & Mrs. Monty Garner Mr.* & Mrs. Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mrs. & Mr. Stephen Gill Gary & Marion Glober Barbara C. Goedecke Albrecht & Kathy Goethe Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Ms. Paula Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Gonzalez Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. David M. Gray Jr. & Ms. Mary A. Pearce Mr. Gerald Greiner Mr. Dane C. Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Joan DerHovsepian & Erik Gronfor Mr. & Mrs. David Guenther Mr. & Mrs. Jay Guerrero Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. Brett L. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Mr. Michael J. Harling Mr. & Mrs. David Harris Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. & Mrs. William T. Heller IV Dr. & Mrs. Wendell W. Mendell

James & Renee Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hergert Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Susan Hodge Hoffman Insurance Group Mr. Jeffery Hoffman Mr. Scott Holshouser Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. Houk Dr. Wilbur & Jane Howard Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hurley Mr. Craig Ignacio Mr. Francisco J. Izaguirre Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Kent Mr. & Mrs. John R. Kemp Craig & Debbie Kercho Mr. Robin Kesselman Dr. & Mrs. James Killian Mr. Steven J. Killworth Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Steve Dukes & Nobuhide Kobori Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. Koehl Ms. Leticia Konigsberg & Mr. Michael Olson Ms. Karen Labat Mr. & Mrs. Randall B. Lake Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Landgren Mr. & Mrs. Ryan LaRue Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeGrand Mr. James Leonard & Ms. Delores Dunham Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Cynthia & Richard Loewenstern Mr. & Ms. David Lopez Mr. Wesley Lotz Kimberly Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Oliver F. Luck Ms. Nina K. Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Ms. Faerie Marston Mrs. Mariquita Masterson Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Walter Mayer Mr. Albert Mc Intyre Mr. R. Scott McCay Ms. Judi A. McGee Mr. W. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. R. Talley Melton Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Miller Melissa & Michael Mithoff Ginni & Richard Mithoff Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. Walker N. Moody Ms. T.L. Morton Alan & Elaine Mut Mr. Dick Nagaki & Ms. Leah Patterson Ms. Amy Ng Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O. Nilsson Ms. Charlene B. Nix

Mary & Don North Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O'Connor Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ong Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Robert Orr Mr. George L. Otis Jr. Julie & Chip Oudin Mr. & Mrs. Matthew R. Pacey Ms. Dianne Padgett Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Paul E. Pardaen Dr. Cora B. Parker-Dubose & Dr. Ralph Dubose Prof. & Mrs. Jordan Paust Ed & Heidi Perkins Peter & Nina Peropoulos Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Pless Ronald & Carol Poole Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. & Mrs. Ben H. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Thomas Power Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Natalia Rawle Mr. Eric Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Mr. Serge G. Ribot Mr. & Mrs. Phil Rice Mr. Lake Robertson Mr. Manuel Rodriguez Ms. Carolyn Rogan Dr. & Mrs. Alan Rosen Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. Grant Rowe Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ruisard Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Sandlin Ms. Janet Schaumburg Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Scheliga Mr. Martin Schleuse Charles & Dora Schneider Jurgen Schroder Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz H. Irving Schweppe Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Dylan Seff Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Mr. Don W. Shackelford Marcia & Victor Shainock Becky Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Paul Siegele Eugene & Aaryn Silva Mr. Steve Smetana Lois & David K. Smith John L. Snyder Ms. Kelly Somoza Mr. Anthony Speier Mr. Robert L. Stark Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stein

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Mr. Robert M. Stephens Mr. Paul Stewart Mr. Alan Stuckert Ms. Margaret M. Sullivan Amy Sutton & Gary Chiles Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Mr. & Mrs. Alan Taghdisi Drs. James & Elizabeth Tang Ms. Joy Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Thorburn Mrs. Roy A. Thornock Ann & Gerald Thurmond Linda Townsend Mr. James F. Trippett Ms. Janae Tsai Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Jr. Ms. Patricia Van Allan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Vermillion Mrs. Mary Voigt Mrs. Vera Vujicic Milton L. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. John B. Wallace Sandria Ward Alton & Carolyn Warren Mr. Frank Watson Ms. Virginia S. Watt Leone Buyse & Michael Webster Ms. Susan Wedelich Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Amy E. Whitaker Mr. & Mrs. Bradley White Carlton Wilde Daniel Willett Mr. & Ms. B. T. Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Winget Grace Picton Wise Marvin & Terry Woskow Family Fund Maxine & Emil Wulfe Mr. Michael Wynoff & Lauren Wynhoff Mr. & Mrs. Haresh Yalamanchili Katherine & Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Zarrow Anonymous (13) *Deceased The Houston Symphony thanks the 2,858 donors who gave up to $499 over the past year. To note any errors or omissions, please contact Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund at 713.337.8559.

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POPS DONORS Ima Hogg Society

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$150,000 or More

Sybil F. Roos

Founder’s Society

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$75,000-$99,99

Darlene & Cappy* Bisso

Concertmaster’s Society

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$25,000-$49,999

Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange John & Bobbie Nau Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Conductor’s Circle Platinum Baton  $15,000-$24,999 Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Graham & Janet Baker Evan B. Glick Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Ken & Carol Lee Robertson

Conductor’s Circle Gold Baton  $10,000-$14,999 Consurgo Sunshine Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Anne & George Boss John and Minerva Esquivel Martha & Marvin McMurrey Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Walter Scherr Shirley & Joel Wahlberg

Conductor’s Circle Silver Baton  $7,500-$9,999 Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Scott Ensell & Family Ms. Darlene Clark & Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Rita & Paul Morico Jean & Allan Quiat Radoff Family Michael J. Shawiak

Conductor’s Circle Bronze Baton  $5,000-$7,499 Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Janie & Carr Dishroon Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fluor Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Gongre Mr. & Mrs. Edd C. Hendee Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kellogg Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Michael & Kelley Lang

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Mrs. Nancy Lease Terry & Kandee McGill Alice McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Ms. Angela Sherman Jeanine Van Wagenen Sally & Denney Wright Anonymous

Grand Patron’s Circle  $2,500-$4,999 Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Beth & Jim Barton Donald & Dottie Bates John S. Beury Drs. Laura & William Black Robert & Gwen Bray Mr. & Mrs. Brady F. Carruth Becky & Joe Demeter Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company Julius & Suzan Glickman William D. & Karinne McCullough Edward Lee McIntosh, C.P.M. Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Shirley & Marvin Rich Richard & Anne Robbins Douglas & Alicia Rodenberger Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. James Schulz Seth Williams

Patron’s Circle  $1,500-$2,499 Suan Angelo Sue Sue & Don Aron Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bertus Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Michael & Diana Bonin Mr. Thomas N. Britton & Ms. Debra A. Ewing Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Cynthia & Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. J. Richard Espinosa Carol & Larry Fradkin

Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Rex & Marillyn King Gerrit Leeftink Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nilson Joy & Gary Noble Mrs. Kay Onstead Mr. & Mrs. Kim Parker Ms. Darla P. Phillips Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Judy & Bill Pursell Venu & Elsie Rao Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mrs. Lynda G. Seaman Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Mr. & Mrs. Karl Strobl Jonathan & Susan Symko Dr. & Mrs. Brad Wertman Anonymous (3)

Director  $1,000-$1,499 Martha & Stanley* Bair Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Mr. Jim Barton Ms. Patricia K. Boyd Kelly & Julie Conner Barbara Dokell & Larry Finger Paula & Alfred Friedlander Gary T. Leach Ms. Doris S. Magee Ms. Nancy Mann Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Mr. William Mendel Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Mosbacher Dr. & Mrs. Michael C. Rasmussen Chris & Don Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wolin Anonymous

Principal  $500-$999 Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Ms. Stephanie Ayala Mr. & Mrs. John P. Beall Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Beathard Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Ms. Deborah Butler Mr. & Mrs. Ray Butler Mr. & Mrs. Jim Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Richard & Marcia Churns Carlo & Vicki Corso Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mildred & Richard Ellis Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ericsson Mr. John Eymann Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Dawn Folsom Jessica Ford Betsy Garlinger

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ann & Bill Heim Richard & Beverly Hickman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill Mr. & Mrs. John Kemper Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Koshkin Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Levinson Dr. & Mrs. James Lewis Ms. Joyce Lindler Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Moen Ms. Wynona Montgomery Paul & Molly Mugnier Terri & Bert Neece Mr. & Mrs. Dan Neskora Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Noland Joe & Ann Palm Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Parkey Roland & Linda Pringle Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Ms. Roc'C Semmelbeck Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. William Siegel Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Thomas W. Snodgrass Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Stuart Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mr. Roger Trandell Wear Family Mrs. Elizabeth White Mr. & Mrs. George R. Williams Roland & Charlene Wise Mr. Eric Wooten Mr. & Mrs. Alan Young Anonymous (3) *Deceased The Houston Symphony thanks the 741 donors who gave up to $499 over the past year. To note any errors or omissions, please contact Tiffany Bourgeois, Development Associate, Annual Fund, at 713.337.8559.

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 713.337.8521 or marybeth.mosley@houstonsymphony.org.

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

HOUSTON SYMPHONY BUSINESS COUNCIL The Houston Symphony is grateful for the philanthropic support of its Corporate Partners. With the foresight of Houston’s business community, our organization will fulfill its vision of becoming America’s most relevant and accessible topten orchestra by 2025.

If your company is interested in deepening its connection with the Houston Symphony, consider our Business Council.

Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, Cadence Bank

Business Council Host Committee

Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Chase Justice Brett Busby, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Bradley Corson, Exxon Mobil Corporation Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Diversified Mike Doherty, Frost Bank David Frankfort, Deutsche Bank Ron Franklin, McGuireWoods, LLP Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies, LLC Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo

Open to current subscribers, donors and Board members affiliated with a business, the council provides opportunities to increase corporate participation by offering networking and special behind-the-scenes events.

To learn more about how to get involved, please contact Leticia Konigsberg, Director, Corporate Relations, at 713.337.8522 or leticia.konigsberg@houstonsymphony.org.

Billy McCartney, Flat Rock Development, LLC Paul Morico, Baker Botts L.L.P. Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Parkton Group Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Heidrick & Struggles Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sánchez, BBVA Compass Jerry Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts L.L.P. (retired) William J. Toomey, BB&T Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse B. Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric A. Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Beth Wolff Realtors Ed Wulfe, Wulfe & Co. Frank Yonish, Bank of Texas

Corporate, Foundation & Government PARTNERS continued

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

(as of October 1, 2016)

Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above BBVA Compass ConocoPhillips *Houston Public Media— News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS *KTRK ABC-13 *Oliver Wyman *Spec’s Charitable Foundation/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Guarantor  $100,000 and above Bank of America Chevron *Houston Methodist Medistar Corporation PaperCity Phillips 66 *Telemundo *United Airlines Underwriter  $50,000 and above *Baker Botts L.L.P. *BB&T Cameron International Corporation *Cameron Management ENGIE *The Events Company Exxon Mobil Corporation Frost Bank *Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Cemetaries Houston Baptist University Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo *Jackson and Company Kirkland & Ellis LLP Occidental Petroleum Corporation Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation *Rand Group, LLC Shell Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

Sponsor  $25,000 and above Bank of Texas The Boeing Company *Bright Star *Bulgari Enterprise Product Partners L.P. *Gittings *Houston Chronicle *Houston First Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kalsi Engineering KPMG LLP Marine Foods Express, Ltd. McGuireWoods, LLP *Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Sidley Austin LLP *Silver Circle Audio SPIR STAR, Ltd. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Wells Fargo WoodRock & Co. Partner  $15,000 and above *City Kitchen East West Bank Ernst & Young LLP *Glazier’s Distributors Gorman’s Uniform Service Halliburton H-E-B Independent Bank Laredo Construction, Inc. Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of HoustonRepublic National Distributing Company, LLP USI Southwest

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Aetna Aon Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass The Boeing Company BP Foundation Caterpillar Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips

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Supporter  $10,000 and above *Abraham’s Oriental Rugs *Agua Hispanic Marketing Anadarko Petroleum Corporation CenterPoint Energy Emerson Enbridge Energy Company Goldman, Sachs & Co. Marathon Oil Corporation *Silver Eagle Distributors Star Furniture Union Pacific Foundation *Zenfilm Benefactor  $5,000 and above Barclay’s Wealth and Investment Management Beck Redden LLP Louis Vuitton Macy's Nordstrom Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Plains All American *Randalls Food Markets Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy *University of St. Thomas Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Patron  Gifts below $5,000 Adolph Locklar, Intellectual Property Law Firm Beth Wolff Realtors Intertek SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc. * Includes in-kind support

(as of October 1, 2016)

Eli Lilly and Company EOG Resources Exxon Mobil Corporation Freeport – McMoRan Oil & Gas General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard Houston Endowment IBM ING Financial Services Corporation

KBR Merrill Lynch NAACO Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Occidental Petroleum Phillips 66 Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc.

FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Diamond Guarantor  $1,000,000 and above Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Premier Guarantor  $500,000 and above The Brown Foundation, Inc. City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The C. Howard Pieper Foundation Principal Guarantor  $250,000 and above The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Grand Guarantor  $150,000 and above City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation Guarantor  $100,000 and above Houston Endowment MD Anderson Foundation

IN-KIND DONORS

(as of October 1, 2016)

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

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

(as of October 1, 2016)

A Fare Extraordinaire Aker Imaging Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Design Bering’s Bistro Menil BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Burberry Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Cullnaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Elegant Events by Michael Elsie Smith Design Festari Foster Quan LLP Grotto in the Woodlands Gucci

Hermann Park Conservancy Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans InterContinental Hotel Houston JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Worthan & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint JW Marriott Houston Downtown Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel LG Entertainers Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc.

Nos Caves Vin Pax Americana 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 The Events Company The Parson Family, in memory of Dorothy Anne Parson Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewelry & Antiques Versace Village Greenway Vision Production Group Yahama

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Backstage PASS Meet Cris Bocanegra, Houston Symphony Chorus member Cris Bocanegra joined the Houston Symphony Chorus in 2015. Named after her paternal grandmother, Criselda Armila Bocanegra, she was born in Chicago and raised in McAllen, Texas. Shortly after she started school, her name was shortened to Cris. She studied music, voice and dance and earned a bachelor’s degree at Texas Christian University, and credits Dr. Arden Hopkin and Caro Carapetyan with pushing her beyond her fears and self-imposed limitations. She has been a member and soloist with the Scholar Cantorum of North Texas and a chorus member with the Fort Worth Opera where she served as artist-in-residence for a season. She has performed with the Opera Arlington and the Lemonade Opera Theatre of South Texas.

Inspiration to audition with the Chorus: I made an effort to attend Houston Symphony performances in my first year in Houston. I knew I wanted to be a part of it some way, somehow. Knowing that Dr. Betsy Cook Weber directed the Chorus led me there. I had heard of her successes and work ethic. I missed singing—I feel empty when I don’t sing.

Best moment: Every performance with the Chorus has been fantastic, but I have to admit, singing The Legend of Zelda program was so much fun! The audience’s participation and praise humbled me. A few of us exited the backstage door, and audience members surrounded us. I felt like a rock star, except I was dressed like a regular choir singer!

Advice for potential Chorus auditioners: Respect the instrument you were born with. The human voice is a wondrous miracle and deserves care. Keep up your sight reading skills.

Looking forward to this season: The Chorus’ trip to Prague has me giddy silly.

I spent years raising my children and set aside performing. Living in Houston has allowed me to return to my deepest desire of performing.

Houston experience: I moved here in 2006 when my psychologist recommended I find a large school district for my son who has Asperger syndrome. My son flourished in Clear Lake ISD, and I found a fabulous position and music faculty family with Pasadena ISD. I also found the Bay Area Chorus, then in a leap of faith, I auditioned

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for the Houston Symphony Chorus. I’m so glad I did!

Notable moments: My children, Spencer, Ali and Greg, are my most notable “moments.” I’m proud of the young adults they have become. They are the best part of me.

All in the family: My father was a professional singer and played a beautiful guitar. I come from a large, close-knit family. We gathered every Sunday, and were always singing, as my uncles played guitars. It was part of our family culture. I performed commercials as I did my childhood chores. I knew I wanted to be a singer/dancer very young. Spencer and Ali are beautiful singers. My daughter is a singer/song writer and elementary music teacher in Austin.

Chorus

Around Houston: Houston’s performing arts scene is phenomenal. I attend as many Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet performances as possible. I’m also a cantor at the Villa de Matel Chapel and I guest solo at Houston churches. Between my school choir and the Houston Symphony Chorus, my life is pretty full.

Chorus Auditions

Current listening: Soundtracks by Thomas Newman, Rachel Portman, Dario Marianelli, Ennio Morricone and more.

Their melodies are lingering and emotional.

No wonder we love movies; these composers lure us in.

For more information about auditioning for the Houston Symphony Chorus, please contact the Chorus Manager at anna.diemer@houstonsymphony.org.

Inspirations: If I could, I’d like to sing more Mozart and Schubert. My voice feels at home with these composers.

— OPEN TO ALL FINE SINGERS —

JANUARY 12, 2017

See page 25 for more about the Houston Symphony Chorus.

Launching in September 2016 at British International School of Houston The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme.

To learn more about our innovative performing arts curriculum developed by The Juilliard School in collaboration with Nord Anglia Education, our new campus opening in August 2016 in Katy, or to attend an information session visit www.bishouston.org or call 713 290 9025.

Now accepting applications for students from Pre-Kindergarten through High School.