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The Hobby Center opened its doors in 2002, establishing a new era for the performing arts and cultural quality of life for Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds. The venue was purposely built with musical theater in mind, bringing the best of Broadway right here to our own backyard. The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is managed and operated by the Hobby Center Foundation, formerly known as the Houston Music Hall Foundation. The Foundation is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

DEVICES

Please silence all electronic devices before the performance. Photography and audio/video recordings of these performances are strictly prohibited.

FOOD & DRINK POLICY

Diana American Grill, Grand Lobby bistro, and lobby bars are open for all public performances at the Hobby Center. Reservations for Diana may be made at www.opentable.com.

Drinks in non-glass containers are welcome inside the seating area, and food is not permitted to be brought to your seats.

LOST AND FOUND

For lost and found inquiries, please speak to any member of the Hobby Center front of house staff or contact the Hobby Center Security Desk at 713.315.2444.

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ETIQUETTE

For Classical concerts, if a work has several movements it is traditional to hold applause until the end of the last movement. If you are unsure when a piece ends, check the program or wait for the conductor to face the audience.

If you feel truly inspired, however, do not be afraid to applaud! Brief applause between movements after an exceptional performance is always appreciated.

CHILDREN

Children ages 6 and up are welcome to all Classical, Bank of America POPS, and Symphony Special concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at PNC Family Series performances. Children must have a ticket for all ticketed events.

LATE SEATING

Each performance typically allows for late seating, which is scheduled in intervals and determined by the conductor. Our ushers and Front of House Coordinator will instruct you on when late seating is allowed.

TICKETS

Subscribers to six or more Classical or Bank of America POPS concerts, as well as PNC Family Subscribers, may exchange their tickets at no cost. Tickets to Symphony Specials or single ticket purchases are ineligible for exchange or refund.

If you are unable to make a performance, your ticket may be donated prior to the concert for a tax-donation receipt.

Donations and exchanges may be made in person, over the phone, or online.

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JURAJ Valčuha

MUSIC DIRECTOR ROY AND LILLIE CULLEN CHAIR Conductor Juraj Valčuha is recognized for his effortless expressiveness and depth of musicianship. With sharp baton technique and natural stage presence, the impressive ease of his interpretations translate even the most complex scores into immersive experiences. His profound understanding of composer and score, taste, and naturally elegant style make him one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation.

Since 2016, Juraj has been music director of the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2009 to 2016.

The 2005–06 season marked the start of his international career with exciting concerts on the podium of the Orchestre National de France followed by remarkable debuts in the U.K. with the Philharmonia London, in Germany with the Munich Philharmonic, and in the United States with the Pittsburgh Symphony. His Italian debut took place at Teatro Comunale in Bologna with a sensational production of La bohème.

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He has since led the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle,

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Vienna Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, BBC Symphony, Philharmonia London, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, Montréal Symphony, and NHK and Yomiuri orchestras in Tokyo.

His active career in the United States has taken him to the orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Utah. He enjoys regular collaborations with orchestras in Minnesota, New York, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.

International touring with the Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI took them to the Musikverein in Vienna and the Philharmonie in Berlin, as well as Cologne, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Basel, and Munich, and to the Enesco Festival in Bucharest, and to Abu Dhabi Classics. He has also toured with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin to Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn to mark the 100th anniversary of the Baltic nations.

Juraj champions the compositions of living composers and aims to program contemporary pieces in most of his concerts. He has conducted world premieres, including Christopher Rouses's Supplica with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Steven Mackey’s violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the BBC Symphony in Manchester. In 2005, he conducted, in the presence of the composer, Steve Reich's Four Sections at the Melos-Ethos Festival in Bratislava. Other composers he has supported and continues to follow with 7

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interest are Bryce Dessner, Andrew Norman, Luca Francesconi, James MacMillan, and Steven Stucky, among others.

On the opera stage, he has conducted Madama Butterfly, L'elisir d'amore, and Marriage of Figaro at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich; Faust and The Love for Three Oranges in Florence; Jenufa, Peter Grimes, and Salome in Bologna; La bohème in Venice; and Elektra, Carmen, Bluebeard’s Castle, Die Walküre, The Girl of the Golden West, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Katja Kabanova, and Pique Dame in Napoli.

In January 2020, he conducted an opera production of Tristan and Isolde at Teatro Comunale in Bologna, at the end of which the complete lockdown was introduced in most European countries. However, he was privileged during the pandemic year to conduct many livestreamed performances with Teatro San Carlo (Tosca with Anna Netrebko and Cavalleria Rusticana with Elina Garanca and Jonas Kaufmann), RAI Orchestra in Turin, Orchestre National de France, Konzerthaus Berlin, and NDR Orchestra Hamburg. In the United States, he was one of the few conductors to travel from Europe and make music with the Dallas, Houston, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh orchestras.

Juraj Valčuha was awarded the Premio Abbiati 2018 from Italian Music critics in the Best Conductor category.

Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, he studied composition and conducting in his birthplace, then at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg (with Ilya Musin), and, finally, at the Conservatoire Supérieur de la Musique in Paris.

ORCHESTRA ROSTER Juraj Valčuha Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Steven Reineke Principal POPS Conductor Yue Bao Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation, Assistant Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Tong Yan MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin SECOND VIOLIN MuChen Hsieh, Principal Amy Semes, Associate Principal Annie Kuan-Yu Chen Mihaela Frusina Jing Zheng Martha Chapman* Tianjie Lu* Anastasia Ehrlich Tina Zhang Boson Mo Teresa Wang+ VIOLA Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal George Pascal*, Assistant Principal Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro

COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MUSICIANS David Connor, double bass Rainel Joubert, violin

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS Luke Bryson Hae-a Lee

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Phyllis Herdliska Samuel Pedersen Yvonne Smith+ CELLO Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Anthony Kitai Louis-Marie Fardet Jeffrey Butler Maki Kubota Xiao Wong Charles Seo Jeremy Kreutz DOUBLE BASS Robin Kesselman, Principal Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Eric Larson Andrew Pedersen Burke Shaw Donald Howey FLUTE Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Judy Dines Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO Kathryn Ladner

STAGE PERSONNEL Stefan Stout, Stage Manager José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Nicholas DiFonzo and Justin Herriford, Stage Technicians Giancarlo Minotti, Recording Assistant

Nancy Goodearl Ian Mayton Jesse Clevenger+

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

TRUMPET Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John Parker, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Richard Harris

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

TROMBONE Bradley White, Acting Principal Phillip Freeman

E-FLAT CLARINET Thomas LeGrand

BASS TROMBONE Phillip Freeman

BASS CLARINET Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

TUBA Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI Leonardo Soto, Principal Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal

BASSOON Rian Craypo, Principal Isaac Schultz*, Associate Principal Elise Wagner Adam Trussell

PERCUSSION Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss

CONTRABASSOON Adam Trussell

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HORN William VerMeulen, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas

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SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John Rydman President

Steven P. Mach^ Immediate Past Chairman

Barbara McCelvey Secretary

Janet F. Clark Chairman

Mike S. Stude Chairman Emeritus

Barbara J. Burger President Elect

Paul Morico General Counsel

John Mangum^ Executive Director/CEO Margaret Alkek Williams Chair

Jonathan Ayre Chair, Finance

Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning

Brad W. Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership

Ed Schneider Chair, Community Partnerships Joan DerHovsepian^ Musician Representative Miles O. Smith Chair, Artistic & Orchestra Mark Hughes^ Affairs Musician Representative

Manuel Delgado Chair, Marketing & Communications

Juraj Valčuha^ Music Director, Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Jesse B. Tutor Chair, Audit

Kathryn Ladner^ Musician Representative

Bobby Tudor^ At-Large Member

Mark Nuccio^ Musician Representative

Sippi Khurana Chair, Education

Cheryl Byington^ President, Houston Symphony League

Katie Salvatore^ Assistant Secretary

Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events

James H. Lee III^ President, Houston Symphony Endowment

Evan B. Glick Chair, Popular Programming Lidiya Gold Co-Chair, Development

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GOVERNING DIRECTORS Jonathan Ayre Marcia Backus Gary Beauchamp Tony Bradfield Eric Brueggeman

Bill Bullock Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Lidiya Gold William Dee Hunt Rick Jaramillo Sippi Khurana, M.D. Carey Kirkpatrick

Kenny Kurtzman Rochelle Levit, Ph.D. Isabel Stude Lummis Cora Sue Mach** Rodney Margolis** Jay Marks** Mary Lynn Marks Elissa Martin Barbara McCelvey Paul R. Morico Robert Orr Chris Powers John Rydman**

Miles O. Smith Anthony Speier William J. Toomey II Bobby Tudor** Betty Tutor** Jesse B. Tutor** Judith Vincent Gretchen Watkins Robert Weiner Margaret Alkek Williams**

Ex-Officio Cheryl Byington Brad W. Corson Manuel Delgado Joan DerHovsepian Evan B. Glick Mark Hughes Kathryn Ladner Steven P. Mach John Mangum Mark Nuccio Katie Salvatore Ed Schneider Juraj Valčuha

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TRUSTEES Janice Barrow ** David J. Beck James M. Bell Jr. Devinder Bhatia, M.D. Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Nancy Shelton Bratic Terry Ann Brown** Ralph Burch Dougal Cameron John T. Cater** Robert Chanon Michael H. Clark Virginia Clark Evan D. Collins, M.D., MBA Brad W. Corson Andrew Davis, Ph.D. Denise Davis Manuel Delgado Tracy Dieterich Bob Duff Joan Duff Connie Dyer Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene A. Fong Aggie L. Foster Julia Anderson Frankel

Ronald G. Franklin Evan B. Glick Gary L. Hollingsworth Stephen Incavo, M.D. Brian James I. Ray Kirk, M.D. David Krieger Andrew Go Lee, M.D. Ulyesse J. LeGrange** Matthew Loden Carlos J. López Steven P. Mach Michael Mann, M.D. Jack Matzer Jackie Wolens Mazow Alexander K. McLanahan** Marilyn Miles Shane A. Miller Aprill Nelson Tammy Tran Nguyen Leslie Nossaman Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. David Pruner Gloria G. Pryzant Miwa Sakashita

Ed Schneider Helen Shaffer** Robert B. Sloan, D.D., Theol.

Jim R. Smith

Quentin Smith

Mike S. Stude ** Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D. Shirley W. Toomim Margaret Waisman, M.D. Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West Steven J. Williams Frank Wilson David J. Wuthrich Ellen A. Yarrell Robert Yekovich Ex-Officio John S. Cisneros Kusum Patel Jessie Woods **Lifetime Trustee

Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim

John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E.C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder

Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Robert A. Peiser Steven P. Mach Janet F. Clark

Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leno Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Barrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf LaCour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen W. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister

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Mrs. Edward W. Kelley Jr. Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett

Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Jansen Nancy B. Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Leslie Siller Dr. Susan Snider Osterberg Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Vicki West Mrs. Jesse Tutor Darlene Clark Beth Wolff Maureen Higdon Fran Fawcett Peterson

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO, Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Pam Blaine, Chief of Education and Community Engagement Elizabeth S. Condic, Chief Financial Officer Vicky Dominguez, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Giles, Chief Development Officer Gwen Watkins, Chief Marketing Officer DEVELOPMENT Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment and Administration Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations Amanda T. Dinitz, Major Gifts Officer Zitlaly Jimenez, Annual Fund Manager Erika Jordan, Director, Individual Giving Meghan Miller, Special Events Associate Katie Salvatore, Development Officer and Board Liaison Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer Ikayani Soemampauw, Development Associate, Gifts & Records Christine Stevens, Director, Major Gifts Lena Streetman, Research Analyst Stacey Swift, Director, Special Events Sarah Thompson, Institutional Giving Associate Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations Alexa Ustaszewski, Development Ticket Concierge EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Allison Conlan, Director, Education Rovion Reed, Associate Director, Education & Community Engagement FINANCE | ADMINISTRATION | IT | HR Kimberly Cegielski, Staff Accountant Richard Jackson, Database Administrator Joel James, Director of Human Resources Tanya Lovetro, Director of Budgeting and Financial Reporting Morgana Rickard, Controller Gabriela Rivera, Senior Accountant Lee Whatley, Senior Director, IT and Analytics

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MARKETING | COMMUNICATIONS | PATRON SERVICES Mark Bailes, Marketing Revenue Manager Olivia Cantrell, Marketing Assistant Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Kathryn Judd, Director, Marketing Yoo-Ell Lee, Junior Graphic Designer Fiona Legesse-Sinha, Graphic Design Manager Ciara Macaulay, Creative Director Bianca Montanez, Content Marketing Coordinator Freddie Piegsa, Front of House Coordinator John B. Pollard II, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Vanessa Rivera, Digital Marketing Manager Eric Skelly, Senior Director, Communications Paula Wilson, Digital Marketing Coordinator Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services OPERATIONS | ARTISTIC Lila Atchison, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Carlos Andrés Botero, Musical Ambassador Becky Brown, Director, Operations Luke Bryson, Assistant Librarian Stephanie Calascione, Artistic Operations Manager Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Brian Miller, Chorus Manager Lauren Moore, Associate Director of Digital Concert Production José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Brad Sayles, Senior Recording Engineer Stefan Stout, Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Associate Director, Operations Rebecca Zabinski, Director, Artistic Planning

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DVOŘÁK SYMPHONY NO.7 E. WALLEN Mighty River COPLAND Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 Christian Reif, conductor 14 | Houston Symphony

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PROGRAM NOTES PRESENTED BY

Aaron Copland, composer (1900-1990) Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo •

Out of Aaron Copland’s many diverse compositions, few have remained as popular as his music for the ballet, which captured the American spirit through folk tunes and pastoral imagery.

One such ballet is Rodeo, which follows a young cowgirl and her attempts to win the affection of the Head Wrangler. Commissioned by Les Ballets Russes during World War II and choreographed

by Agnes de Mille, Rodeo was an instant success, and would set the stage for Copland’s next ballet outing two years later with Appalachian Spring.

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The first movement begins with a rowdy, upbeat melody, before transitioning to an introduction of the heroine and cowboys in turn. Two folk songs are featured prominently throughout the movement: "If He Be a Buckaroo by His Trade", and "Sis Joe." The remainder of the movement unfolds as an intricate set of variations on these two tunes.

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The “Chorale Noturne” casts a more contemplative tone, captured by a tender melody for the woodwinds and violins with delicate accompaniment. “I was striving here for a sense of the isolation felt by the heroine,” Copland writes in his notes on the piece.

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The third movement begins with the sound of fiddlers tuning their instruments, before an oboe begins a slow waltz melody based on the tune “I Ride an Old Paint.” Copland uses sparse orchestration throughout the movement, often featuring solo instruments over a soft string texture.

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In the energetic final movement, “Hoedown,” which begins with a quotation of “Bonaparte’s Retreat,” the cowgirl finally wins over the wrangler at the big dance. After Copland’s own “Rodeo” theme, quotations from the introduction return, along with selections from “Miss McLeod’s Reel” and “Gilderoy,” building into a jubilant orchestral finale.

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PROGRAM NOTES Errollyn Wallen, composer (1958) Mighty River •

Born in Belize, Errollyn Wallen is a British composer, singer, and songwriter who has written works for choir, opera, orchestra, and film. She has been commissioned by outstanding music institutions from the BBC to the Royal Opera House and has had her music performed across the globe.

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Wallen wrote Mighty River upon receiving a commission to commemorate the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 and premiered it in 2007 with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. “It is an innate human instinct to be free, just as it is a law of nature that the river should rush headlong to the sea,” Wallen writes.

“That is the concept behind Mighty River.”

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The music of Mighty River is built around fragments of gospel music and spirituals, such as with the gentle opening rendition of "Amazing Grace" in the horn. This melody is reinforced by the woodwinds, before fading into a repetitive, chugging ostinato in the strings.

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No matter how the energy of the piece ebbs and flows, with swirling solos, melodic fragments, and sudden splashes of color, this ostinato remains constant, evoking the relentless motion of the river.

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“Slavery claimed the lives of countless people, but somehow my ancestors found the grit and determination to persist in spite of the conditions in which they found themselves. I dedicate Mighty River to my great-great-greatgreat-great-great grandmother. Though I never knew her, I am driven on by her courage in the face of dreadful odds and am inspired by her example not merely to survive, but to thrive." – Errollyn Wallen

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PROGRAM NOTES Antonín Dvořák, composer (1841-1904) Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Opus 70 •

By the time of the premiere of his Sixth Symphony in Prague, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák was recognized as a musician of international stature. Soon after the premiere, the London Philharmonic would commission him to write a new symphony, one which Dvořák would give a seriousness and magnitude previously unheard of in his other symphonic works.

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Despite these successes, Austro-German attitudes were skeptical, if not hostile, toward Bohemian culture and music, and Dvořák had thus far found it difficult to endear anything but his most jovial work to these audiences, despite being championed by luminaries such as Brahms and music critic Eduard Hanslick. Thus, when he began the laborious process of crafting his legendary Seventh Symphony in 1884, it was with the goal of creating nothing short of a masterpiece. “My new symphony,” he wrote at the time, “must be such as to make a stir in the world.”

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The symphony begins with an ominous rumble before a dark theme emerges in the cellos and violas. A gentle horn and oboe duet provides a moment’s respite, but the despairing theme soon triumphs. A lyrical secondary theme emerges in the woodwinds, which is passed between sections with increasing conviction. The piece concludes with a fierce conflict between the two themes, with opening material ultimately triumphing as the movement fades.

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A folklike clarinet melody opens the adagio second movement, before transitioning to the main theme in the flutes and oboes. The gentle lyricism of the movement periodically is interrupted by moments of tense musical exchange, creating a foreboding that cannot be completely soothed by the tender major chords that end the movement.

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The third movement, a flourishing scherzo, is reminiscent of the Slavonic dance styles that are featured prominently in much of Dvořák’s work. The energetic dance of the opening is contrasted with a pastoral interior section, before building back into the scherzo once more.

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The brooding opening of the finale sets the stage for the final conflict between tragedy and triumph, with numerous contrasting themes suddenly emerging.

At its explosive climax, the symphony seems to be prepared to end in despair, but instead triumphs with a massive major-key resolution in a truly Beethovian fashion.

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PROGRAM BIO CHRISTIAN REIF, CONDUCTOR German conductor Christian Reif, who has quickly established a name for himself as a fast-rising talent, is music director of the Lakes Area Music Festival of Minnesota. In July 2019, Christian completed a three-year post as resident conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and music director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. His tenure culminated in a six-city European tour with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, including performances at Vienna’s Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. Following the Berlin performance, the Merkur wrote of him that a “bright future and a great career must lie ahead.”

Christian has conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, Romanian Radio Symphony, Aalborg Symphony, Fundación Excelentia in Madrid, North Carolina Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique, and Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguese in Lisbon. Most recently, he conducted the Stavanger Symphony in a program of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 paired with Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with soprano Julia Bullock, and made his debut in 2021 with the Orchestre National d’île de France in a streamed performance of Stravinsky’s Apollon Musagète.

His 2021-22 engagements include appearances with the Hallé Orchestra, Gävle Symphony, Orchestre National de Lyon, Odense Symphony, Munich Radio Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony.

Christian is the former resident conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and music director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. He was a conducting fellow with the New World Symphony 2014-16 and a conducting fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summers of 2015 and 2016.

He studied with Alan Gilbert at The Juilliard School, where he completed his masters of music in conducting in 2014 and received the Charles Schiff Conducting Award. Prior to that, he studied with Dennis Russell Davies at the Mozarteum Salzburg, where he received a diploma in 2012. Christian won the 2015 German Operetta Prize, awarded by the German Music Council, and two Kulturförderpreise awards given to promising artists of the region who promote cultural advancement in their communities.

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Vocalist and 3-time Grammy nominee JAZZMEIA HORN AUG 19 | 7:30 pm

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SCHUMANN’S CELLO CONCERTO C. SIMON Fate Now Conquers SCHUMANN Cello Concerto FARRENC Symphony No. 3 Lina Gonzáles-Granados, conductor 20 | Houston Symphony Gabriel Martins, cello

SATURDAY, JULY 2 - 8:30 PM

PROGRAM NOTES PRESENTED BY

Carlos Simon, composer (1986) Fate Now Conquers •

Carlos Simon is an American performer and composer of numerous works for film, chamber groups, and symphonies. Over the course of his career, Simon has earned numerous accolades, including a 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, a Sundance Composer Fellowship, and his current position as composer-in-residence at the Kennedy Center.

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Simon began composing Fate Now Conquers at the request of his mentor, former Houston Symphony composer-in-residence Gabriela Lena Frank, who asked him to write a piece inspired by Beethoven’s 4th, 7th, and 8th Symphonies, to be premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra in September 2020. He was inspired by a passage from the Iliad which Beethoven wrote in his personal notebook: But Fate now conquers; I am hers; and yet not she shall share In my renown; that life is left to every noble spirit And that some great deed shall beget that all lives shall inherit.

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Below are Simon’s own notes on the work: •

“Using the beautifully fluid harmonic structure of the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, I have composed musical gestures that are representative of the unpredictable ways of fate. Jolting stabs, coupled with an agitated groove with every persona. Frenzied arpeggios in the strings that morph into an ambiguous cloud of free-flowing running passages depict the uncertainty of life that hovers over us.

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“We know that Beethoven strived to overcome many obstacles in his life and documented his aspirations to prevail, despite his ailments.

Whatever the specific reason for including this particularly profound passage from the Iliad, in the end, it seems that Beethoven relinquished [himself] to fate. Fate now conquers.”

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PROGRAM NOTES Robert Schumann, composer (1810–1856) Cello Concerto in A minor, Opus 129 •

Schumann composed his only cello concerto toward the end of his life, completing the work in just two weeks in 1850. Despite a lack of solo repertoire for the cello at the time, Schumann had some difficulty getting it published, and the concerto wasn’t performed during his lifetime. It has since earned recognition for its masterful orchestration, which Schumann carefully constructed so as not to bury the soloist beneath the sound of the orchestra.

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The concerto begins with three tentative chords in the strings, which introduce a hauntingly beautiful melody in the cello. The soloist yields to the orchestra momentarily before returning with a sensitive secondary theme, which is interrupted by a return of the primary initial melody. These two themes are developed slowly, building in intensity without breaking the sense of restraint pervades the movement. Finally, the orchestra fades away, blending into the texture of the second movement.

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The second movement begins with a delicate duet between the soloist and a single cellist from the orchestra. The soloist then takes over with a tender melody played with double stops, a technique in which the performer plays two strings at once. The opening duet returns, followed by a recollection of the opening theme of the concerto in the woodwinds, before ending with a pensive, but increasingly energetic cello solo which continues into the finale.

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The final movement is the liveliest of the three and opens with the same three chords from the beginning of the concerto. The cello then begins a virtuosic dialogue with the woodwinds, which transitions into a lush secondary theme.

A dynamic cadenza heralds the end of the piece, in which the orchestra enters in force, climbing upward before crashing down for a dramatic conclusion.

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PROGRAM NOTES Louise Farrenc, composer (1804–1875) Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Opus 36 •

Louise Farrenc was a French composer, pianist, and pedagogue. In addition to her groundbreaking role as a female symphonic composer and pedagogue (she was the only female faculty member at the Paris Conservatoire for more than a century), she was also focused on instrumental music at a time when most French composers wrote for the opera, due to the lack of support for orchestras at the time.

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Much of Farrenc’s early compositions were devoted to the piano, and it wasn’t until 1840 that she began to seriously compose for the symphony. From this point, Farrenc would compose many chamber works, two overtures, and three symphonies, the last of which she completed in 1847. It wouldn’t be premiered until 1849, on a program that also included Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

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The symphony begins with a tentative introduction by the oboe before the strings are introduced and begin to build toward a bustling allegro. The first theme is presented in unison in the strings, before transitioning to an airy secondary theme, presented by the woodwind section. These two themes are developed and contrasted, before returning in full and ending with a fiery coda.

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The graceful second movement begins with an aria-like melody in the clarinet, before blossoming into a soaring string melody. Masterful woodwind writing and flowing arpeggiated accompaniment characterize this movement, which ends with a gradual diminuendo heralded by a gentle horn call.

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The third movement takes the form of a lively scherzo, with a scurrying primary theme that gives way to a stately trio section driven by repeated chords in the horns and arpeggio figures in the woodwinds before recalling the opening material once more.

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The finale opens with a brisk unison melody in the strings, which gives way to a soaring melody in the violins. Multiple themes make their entrance throughout the movement, which is characterized by sudden, dramatic shifts in tone, often separated by massive unison chords in the orchestra.

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PROGRAM BIOS LINA GONZÁLEZ-GRANADOS, CONDUCTOR Colombian-American Lina González-Granados has recently been appointed resident conductor by the LA Opera; she will hold the position through June 2025.

Praised for her "attention to orchestral colors" (OperaWire) and ability to create "lightning changes in tempo, meter, and effect" (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Lina has distinguished herself as a talented young conductor of symphonic and operatic repertoire. Her spirited interpretations of the orchestral repertoire, as well as her dedication to highlighting new and unknown works by LatinAmerican composers, have earned her international recognition, most recently as the recipient of the 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the Third Prize and ECHO Special Award of La Maestra Competition, and the 2020 and 2021 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award.

As winner of the Fourth Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition, Lina became the new Solti Conducting Apprentice under the guidance of Maestro Riccardo Muti, 2020 through June 2022. She has held positions as conducting fellow of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Seattle Symphony.

Her 2021-22 season highlights included returns to the New York Philharmonic and Rochester Philharmonic, as well as debuts with the National Symphony, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Kristiansand Symphony, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Polish National Radio Symphony, Orquesta del Principado de Asturias, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, and Tenerife Symphony. She also led the production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Dallas Opera.

Lina is a fervent proponent of new works for chamber and large orchestra, especially music from Latin-American composers. She is the founder/artistic director of Unitas Ensemble, a chamber orchestra that performs the works of Latinx composers, and provides access to free community performances for underserved communities.

Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, Lina made her conducting debut in 2008 with the Youth Orchestra of Bellas Artes in Cali. She holds a master’s degree in conducting with Charles Peltz, a graduate diploma in choral conducting from New England Conservatory with Erica Washburn, and a doctor of musical arts in orchestral conducting from Boston University. Her principal mentors include Marin Alsop, Bernard Haitink, Bramwell Tovey, and Yannick Nézet- Séguin.

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PROGRAM BIOS GABRIEL MARTINS, CELLO Cellist Gabriel Martins has established himself as one of the world’s most compelling young artists, with a deep commitment to classical masterpieces.

His artistry has been recognized through an extensive list of accolades, including the 2020 Concert Artists Guild – Young Classical Artists Trust Grand Prize, the 2020 Sphinx Competition Gold Medal, the David Popper International Cello Competition Gold Medal, the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians Silver Medal, the Schadt String Competition Gold Medal, the Orford Music Award, and the Prague Spring Czech Music Fund Prize.

His successes have led to a number of high-profile debuts, including Wigmore, Carnegie, and Merkin Halls; 92nd Street Y; the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory; Maison Symphonique in Montréal; and the Arkansas, Memphis, Indianapolis, New Russian State, Pacific, and Phoenix symphony orchestras.

According to legendary cellist Ralph Kirshbaum, he has “revealed heart, passion, intellect, and a finely-nuanced palette of colors in a compelling manner worthy of a seasoned artist.”

In 2021, Gabriel gave his first complete Bach Suite Cycle, in collaboration with Kaufman Center and the Alphadyne Foundation, playing all six Cello Suites backto-back in New York City. In 2022, he gave his first complete Beethoven Cycle, in collaboration with pianist Audrey Vardanega and the Lakes Area Music Festival, performing and recording all of the works for Cello and Piano.

Additionally, he composes his own works and arranges many others. His “Songs of Solitude” received its world premiere in 2021 in collaboration with the Brooklyn Public Library, and his new cello arrangements of Bach’s Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas have received high acclaim and a feature in The Strad Magazine.

Born of American and Brazilian heritage, Gabriel grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. He began playing the cello at 5, studying with Susan Moses at the Indiana University String Academy. He received his B.M. as a presidential scholar at the USC Thornton School of Music and his M.M. at the New England Conservatory of Music. He lives in Boston, with his partner and collaborator, violinist Geneva Lewis. He plays a composite Francesco Ruggieri cello, c. 1690, and a François Nicolas Voirin bow, c. 1880.

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STRAVINSKY'S FIREBIRD C. SHAW Valencia for String Orchestra STILL Darker America PRICE Piano Concerto in One Movement STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird Christopher Rountree, conductor 27 | Houston Symphony Michelle Cann, piano

FRIDAY, JULY 8 - 8:30 PM

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Caroline Shaw, composer (1982) Valencia for String Orchestra •

Caroline Shaw is an American composer, violinist, singer, and producer, currently based in Maryland. Her expansive career includes collaborations with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma, and Kanye West, among many others. At age 30, Shaw won a Pulitzer Prize for her cappella piece, Partita for 8 Voices, making her the youngest musician to achieve this recognition.

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Shaw originally composed Valencia, which she named after a common variety of orange, for string quartet, and released it as part of her debut album, Orange. She has since arranged it for string orchestra for its performance debut with the Houston Symphony.

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“There is something exquisite about the construction of an ordinary orange,” Shaw writes in her program notes. “Hundreds of brilliantly colored, impossibly delicate vesicles of juice, ready to explode. It is a thing of nature so simple, yet so complex and extraordinary...

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“Valencia,” Shaw writes, is “an untethered embrace of the architecture of the common Valencia orange, through billowing harmonics and somewhat viscous chords and melodies. It is also a kind of celebration of awareness of the natural, unadorned food that is still available to us.”

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Florence Price, composer (1899–1952) Piano Concerto in One Movement •

Florence Price was an American composer, pianist, and pedagogue from Little Rock, Arkansas. A gifted musician from a young age, she enrolled in the New England Conservatory at age 14, and would go on to write numerous successful songs, chamber pieces, and orchestral works. In 1933, she became the first African American woman to have her

PROGRAM NOTES work performed by a major American orchestra, with the premiere of her Symphony in E minor.

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Price completed her Piano Concerto in 1934 and premiered it that same year in Chicago, performing the piano part herself. However, like many of her compositions, the original manuscripts were lost after her death, and for decades, the piece was not performed. In 2011, the score was reconstructed by composer Trevor Weston, and in 2019, a complete manuscript was discovered at an auction.

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Despite being a single-movement work, Price’s Piano Concerto is organized into three distinct sections. The first is tentatively introduced by the orchestra before yielding to a piano cadenza. This highly virtuosic section features a continuous dialogue between the orchestra and piano, concluding with a brooding recapitulation of the opening material. After a pause, the hauntingly beautiful Adagio section begins, featuring a flowing melody primarily in the oboe which features elements of traditional Black American spirituals. The lively final section is built around a juba, a type of folk dance and precursor to ragtime brought to America by enslaved people from the Kingdom of Kongo.

Rapidly shifting solos are passed between the piano and wind sections before ending with an emphatic piano cadenza

William Grant Still, composer (1895–1978) Darker America •

During his lifetime, American composer William Grant Still broke many boundaries. He was the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have an opera performed (and broadcasted) by a major opera company, and the first to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra. Despite these successes, his music was not readily accepted in academic circles, but has recently enjoyed a surge of interest from orchestras across the country.

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Still composed Darker America in 1924, and it was premiered at the Aeolian Hall in 1926, conducted by Eugene Goossens. This brooding tone poem combines elements of jazz and spirituals with more modernist techniques like those of his mentor, Edgard Varèse.

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“At the beginning the theme of the American Negro is announced by the strings in unison. Following a short development of this, the English horn announces the sorrow theme which is followed immediately by the theme of hope, given to muted brass accompanied by string and woodwind. The sorrow theme returns treated differently, indicative of more intense sorrow as

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PROGRAM NOTES contrasted to passive sorrow indicated at the initial appearance of the theme.

Again hope appears and the people seem about to rise above their troubles.

But sorrow triumphs. Then the prayer is heard (given to oboe); the prayer of numbed rather than anguished souls. Strongly contrasted moods follow, leading up to the triumph and the people near the end, at which point the three principal themes are combined.”

Igor Stravinsky, composer (1882–1971) Suite from L’oiseau de feu (The Firebird) •

Stravinsky began composing his legendary score for the ballet The Firebird in 1909 at age 27. Stravinsky happened upon the commission by chance, only after several other composers turned down the role. The ballet was premiered in Paris in 1910, and its immediate success catapulted the young Stravinsky into the public eye. He would continue to edit the music into an orchestral suite over the next several years, arranged for a less extravagant ensemble than was used during the premiere.

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The ballet tells the story of the Russian folk hero Ivan Tsarevich, who is granted protection from the benevolent spirit of the Firebird after sparing its life, and his struggle against the evil sorcerer Kaschei. This fairy-tale world is set by the introductory movement, which is cast in a veiled and mysterious tone by swelling tremolos and glissandi in the strings.

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The introduction transitions directly to the Firebird’s Dance, whose appearance is announced by tense, trembling passages in the strings and woodwinds. A swirling set of variations follow, characterized by glittering passages in the woodwinds, harp, and pizzicato strings.

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In the Princesses’ Round Dance, Ivan encounters 13 beautiful maidens imprisoned by Kaschei, the last with whom he falls deeply in love. This movement takes the form of a khorovod, a type of traditional Russian circle dance, which Stravinsky slowly unfolds with alternating passages in the woodwinds and strings. The reverie of the round dance is interrupted suddenly by the appearance of Kaschei and his army of monsters, which features the brass and percussion in a tumultuous, fiery dance. The movement ends with the arrival of the Firebird, heralded by a soft, sustained call in the woodwinds.

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In the languid and mysterious Berceuse, the Firebird sings a lullaby to put Kaschei’s forces to sleep, represented by the bassoon. A tender horn solo transitions to the finale, which celebrates Ivan’s triumph over Kaschei and his marriage to the princess. The finale slowly grows into a grand orchestral fanfare, bringing the suite to a euphoric close.

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PROGRAM BIOS CHRISTOPHER ROUNTREE, CONDUCTOR Conductor and composer Christopher Rountree stands at the intersection of classical music, new music, performance art, and pop. Following his 2020-21 debut with Long Beach Opera conducting Philip Glass’s Les Enfants Terribles, he was named music director from the 2021-22 season.

Christopher maintains a long-term relationship with Martha Graham Dance Company resurrecting, recording, and performing works by Copland, Kodaly, Rountree (MGDC commission), and others, with his ensemble Wild Up. In 2019, he began recording a four-volume set of the music of Julius Eastman.

In conjunction with this recording project, he toured the country with Wild Up, culminating in an Eastman portrait at the National Gallery. Christopher is currently working on two operas about love and technology with librettists Royce Vavrek and Roxie Perkins.

His inimitable style has led to collaborations with: Björk, John Adams, Yoko Ono, David Lang, Scott Walker, La Monte Young, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mica Levi, Alison Knowles, Yuval Sharon, Sigourney Weaver, Tyshawn Sorey, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ashley Fure, Julia Holter, Claire Chase, Missy Mazzoli, Ryoji Ikeda, Du Yun, Thaddeus Strassberger, Ellen Reid, Ted Hearne, James Darrah, and many of the planet’s greatest orchestras and ensembles, including the San Francisco, Chicago, National, Houston, and Cincinnati Symphonies; the Los Angeles Philharmonic; International Contemporary Ensemble; Roomful of Teeth; Opéra national de Paris; and the Los Angeles, Washington National, and Atlanta Operas.

He has presented compositions and concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Palais Garnier, Mile High Stadium, the Coliseum, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, ACE Hotel, National Sawdust, MCA Denver, The Hammer, The Getty, a basketball court in Santa Cruz, and at Lincoln Center on the New York Philharmonic’s Biennale.

Christopher is the artistic director and conductor of Wild Up, the ensemble he founded in 2010, and artistic director of an interdisciplinary ambient series called SILENCE in a Los Angeles oak grove. He is a seventh-generation Californian descended from the first sheriffs of Santa Cruz County. He lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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PROGRAM BIOS MICHELLE CANN, PIANO “A compelling, sparkling virtuoso” (Boston Music Intelligencer), pianist Michelle Cann made her orchestral debut at age 14 and has since performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

A champion of the music of Florence Price, Michelle performed the New York City premiere of the composer’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with The Dream Unfinished Orchestra in July 2016 and the Philadelphia premiere with The Philadelphia Orchestra in February 2021, which the Philadelphia Inquirer called “exquisite.”

Highlights of her 2021–22 season include debut performances with the Atlanta, Detroit, and St. Louis symphony orchestras, as well as her Canadian concert debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. She also received the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the Sphinx Organization, and the 2022 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award. Embracing a dual role as both performer and pedagogue, her season includes teaching residencies at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and the National Conference of the Music Teachers National Association.

Michelle regularly appears in solo and chamber recitals throughout the United States, China, and South Korea. Notable venues include the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), and the Barbican (London). She has also appeared as cohost and collaborative pianist with NPR’s From the Top. An award winner at top international competitions, in 2019 she served as the Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra’s MAC Music Innovator in recognition of her role as an African-American classical musician who embodies artistry, innovation, and a commitment to education and community engagement.

Michelle studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music, where she holds the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies.

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MENDELSSOHN’S ITALIAN SYMPHONY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL Overture PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Italian 33 Houston Symphony Yue |Bao, conductor

SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 8:30 PM

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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, composer (1805–1847) Overture in C major •

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was the oldest of four children of the Mendelssohn family. An outstanding pianist and a gifted composer, she was nonetheless forbidden from pursuing a career in music by her father, who insisted it must be but an “ornament” for her, she continued to write and perform throughout her short life.

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Although many of her pieces were published under the name of her younger brother Felix Mendelssohn, much of her work was not heard during her lifetime outside of the salon performances given by her family. This is true for her Overture in C major, which was performed only once and which she conducted herself.

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While the exact date of composition is unknown, it is speculated that Fanny composed her Overture between 1830 and 1832. It remains the only piece she wrote for orchestra alone. The manuscript for her overture would remain untouched until 1992, when it was recorded by the Women’s Philharmonic of San Francisco.

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The piece begins with a soft introduction by the horns, before blooming into a tentative string melody. A sudden cascade in the violins brings in a second theme at a lively Allegro. A pointed descending line in the woodwinds then transitions into a third, romantic theme, which is propelled by constant repeated notes in the wind accompaniment. A stormy contrasting melody emerges, passing between instruments until the return of the romantic third theme.

This builds in energy until the stately finale, which brings the piece to a triumphant close.

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PROGRAM NOTES Sergei Prokofiev, composer (1891–1953) Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25 (Classical) •

Prokofiev began composing his lively and much-beloved Classical Symphony in 1917 while on holiday in the Russian countryside. He aimed to craft a symphony that captured the lightness and style of the Classical-era symphonies of Mozart and Haydn while retaining modern compositional techniques and a freer treatment of harmony.

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The symphony was originally set to premiere in Petrograd in November of that same year, but the performance was delayed due to the Bolshevik uprising a month earlier. Prokofiev instead conducted the premiere on April 18, 1918. He would leave just days later for a trip to America, where he would largely remain for the next 14 years.

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The first movement unfolds in a traditionally Classical fashion, contrasting a sprightly main theme with a simpler, bouncing second theme, both of which return in full at the end of movement, culminating in a triumphant, cascading coda.

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The tender second movement begins with a lyrical melody in the violin, which is soon passed to the flute. A livelier interior section is ushered in with pointed articulations by the bassoons and strings, before ending exactly as it began.

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The third movement of a symphony traditionally takes the form of a dance in Mozart’s time, this was most commonly a minuet. In his stately third movement, Prokofiev instead opts for a gavotte, a baroque dance form which features a strongly accented second beat.

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In his diary, Prokofiev confided that he had completely re-written the fourth movement in favor of one that used major harmonies. This resulted in a sprightly finale, which was thoroughly Classical in affect and atmosphere, but which included rapidly shifting harmonies in a style distinct to Prokofiev.

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PROGRAM NOTES Felix Mendelssohn, composer (1809–1847) Symphony No. 4 in A major, Opus 90 (Italian) •

An avid traveler, Mendelssohn was inspired to write his “Italian” symphony upon taking a 10-month trip across Italy, which he began in 1830. He began sketches for the work while in Italy, before returning to London to finish the score as part of a commission from the Philharmonic Society of London.

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Mendelssohn completed the symphony in 1833 and conducted the premiere in London that same year. Despite the success of the premiere, Mendelssohn was never completely satisfied with the symphony. He continued to make revisions to the score until his death in 1847, and although several more performances took place, he refused to publish the work during his lifetime.

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Mendelssohn begins his symphony with a joyous exclamation in the strings, which unfurls over a scurrying accompaniment in the winds and low strings before transitioning to a sweet secondary melody in the woodwinds. These two themes eventually give way to a brief, brooding development section before returning to the triumphant tone of the opening.

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In the second movement, a darker, meandering melody in the woodwinds and strings is propelled by the constant motion of the bass, which advances briefly to a sentimental string and woodwind section before moving to the plodding bass line once more.

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The third movement takes the form of a graceful minuet, with a long, flowing melody in the violins soaring above the orchestra. A stately trio section is then ushered in by a fanfare in the bassoons and horns, which is answered by the trumpets and strings in alternation before concluding with a restatement of the opening minuet.

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It is in the joyous finale that Mendelssohn writes his most distinctly “Italian” music, which is based around two Italian folk dances. The movement begins with a lively saltarello, a Roman dance, which Mendelssohn brings to life with skittering melodies in the strings, accompanied by leaping figures in the low voices. The piece concludes with an equally energetic Neopolitan tarantella, bringing an end to what Mendelssohn himself describes as the “jolliest piece I have ever done.”

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PROGRAM BIO YUE BAO, CONDUCTOR Conductor Yue Bao serves as the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony, assisting Music Director Juraj Valčuha. In May 2019, she completed a two-year tenure as the Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, working closely with Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She has been active as both a conductor and assistant, working with conductors Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Michael Tilson Thomas, Osmo Vänskä, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marin Alsop, David Robertson, and Itzhak Perlman.

Yue made her subscription debut with the Houston Symphony on the opening night concert of the 2020-21 Season, and conducted the orchestra for its 2021 summer concert series at Miller Outdoor Theatre. She made her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut at the 2021 Ravinia Festival. Highlights of this season include debuts with the San Francisco Symphony and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Yue was the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Fellow at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in 2019. In 2018, she served as the David Effron Conducting Fellow at the Chautauqua Music Festival, where her concerts with the Festival Orchestra received accolades from audiences and musicians.

In 2019, she toured China with the Vienna Philharmonic, assisting Andrés OrozcoEstrada. She served as an assistant for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under JoAnn Falletta and David Lockington, making her conducting debut with the orchestra in 2016. She has also assisted Osmo Vänskä at the Minnesota Orchestra and Gilbert Varga at the St. Louis Symphony. Recent appearances include the Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra, the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Symphony Orchestra. Equally at home with symphonic and operatic repertoire, she has conducted Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Bizet’s Carmen, Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel, and Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium. She is also active as a pianist, recently playing for a production of Les contes d’Hoffmann at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Along with her artist diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music, Yue holds bachelor's degrees in orchestral conducting and opera accompanying from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and a master's degree in orchestral conducting from the Mannes School of Music.

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Featured Program

DISTANT WORLDS:

MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY Friday

July 22

7:30 p.m.

Hobby Center

Saturday

July 23

7:30 p.m.

Hobby Center

Arnie Roth, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus, Emily Hobson, choral preparation Program to be announced from the stage

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SUMMER SERIES

About the MUSIC DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY •

Final Fantasy is one of the oldest and most consistently released massive multiplayer role-playing games. It was first released in 1987.

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Composer Nobuo Uematsu wrote the “Crystal Theme” as a last-minute addition to the original Final Fantasy, which took him only 10 minutes to create.

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The whimsical “Crystal Theme” is arguably the most iconic piece of music from Final Fantasy. The simple melody is used throughout the series and layered on top of fanfares and choruses in opening scenes, credits, menus, and while saving the game.

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The game’s director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura briefly considered turning Final Fantasy XV into a musical.

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One of the most iconic characters, Cloud Strife, also appears in Super Smash Bros.

PROGRAM BIO ARNIE ROTH, CONDUCTOR A classically trained violinist, conductor, composer, producer, and Grammy Award-winning artist, Arnie Roth performs across a wide array of musical genres. He has performed with a host of artists and is a long-time member of the Grammy-winning group Mannheim Steamroller.

He has conducted leading orchestras throughout North America, Europe, and Australia and brought critical acclaim to the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra as music director and principal conductor. Under his direction, that orchestra appeared in a nationally broadcast PBS special featuring The Irish Tenors.

Arnie was music director and conductor of the national concert tour “Dear Friends: music from FINAL FANTASY.” He conducted “VOICES: music from FINAL FANTASY” with the Tokyo Philharmonic, then became principal conductor and music director of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony featuring music from blockbuster video games. As producer and music director, Arnie premiered Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY in 2007 with the Royal Stockholm 39

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PROGRAM BIOS Philharmonic in Sweden. The release of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY, recorded by Arnie and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, coincided with the start of the Distant Worlds international tour. Distant Worlds continues to thrill audiences around the globe and has released four additional albums of FINAL FANTASY music, as well as several concerts on DVD. Arnie has been involved in several PBS specials, a 10-part television series featuring the Irish Tenors, and many international television and radio broadcasts appearances.

He was commissioned by Gerald Arpino, founder and a choreographer of the Joffrey Ballet, to compose music for a new Arpino ballet premiered in Chicago.

He produced and conducted music for the Robert Altman film The Company, and was the producer, composer, conductor, and arranger for the CGI Barbie animated films from Mattel Entertainment. He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his score for the film Barbie™ as Rapunzel, and was nominated for an Emmy for his original song “Shine” from Barbie™ in The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

Arnie has produced and conducted music for many films and dozens of bestselling albums released on American Gramaphone, JVC, Mattel, Warner Bros., Sony, Koch, and Razor & Tie. www.awrmusic.com

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COMMON

WITH THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY Friday

July 29

7:30 p.m.

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Saturday

June 30

7:30 p.m.

Hobby Center

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ABOUT THE MUSIC COMMON WITH THE HOUSON SYMPHONY •

Common’s alma mater is Florida A&M University where he graduated with a major in business administration.

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When he was 12 years old, Common was a ball boy for the Chicago Bulls.

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He has recorded 14 albums and won three Grammys. He was the first rapper to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and an Emmy Award.

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His song “Glory” won himself and collaborating artist John Legend a Golden Globe and was the driving force behind the movie Selma.

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Also an actor, Common and has starred in films American Gangster, Happy Feet Two, John Wick: Chapter 2, and others.

PROGRAM BIO Steven Reineke, CONDUCTOR Houston Symphony Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke has established himself as a leading conductor of popular music. This season, he celebrates his 10th anniversary as music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he is principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Steven is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and his extensive conducting appearances include Dallas, Detroit, and the Ravinia Music Festival.

Steven has created programs and collaborated with a range of leading artists from hip hop, R & B, Broadway, television, and rock, including: Maxwell, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Wayne Brady, Peter Frampton, and Ben Folds, among others. In 2017, he was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered leading the NSO—in a first for the show’s 45-year history – performing live music excerpts between news segments.

In 2018, Steven led the NSO, with hip hop legend Nas, performing his seminal album Illmatic on PBS’s Great Performances.

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PROGRAM BIOS heard on numerous CPO recordings (Telarc). 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 CPO. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed worldwide.

A native of Ohio, Steven is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio (2020 Alumnus Distinguished Achievement Medal), where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in trumpet performance and music composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.

COMMON, PERFORMER Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist, actor, author, and activist, Common continues to break down barriers with a multitude of diverse roles and continued success.

Common currently stars in the film Alice. Inspired by true events, the plot follows a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line…it’s 1973.

His extensive film and television performances include the hit Netflix series Never Have I Ever and Selma (alongside John Legend, he won the 2015 Academy Award and 2016 Grammy for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for “Glory,” which was featured in the film), among many others. Common executive-produced the Netflix drama Burning Sands and performed the original song “The Cross.” He executive produces Showtime’s hit TV series The Chi, a coming-of-age story set in Chicago. He lent his voice to the Warner Bros animated film Smallfoot.

His latest album, A Beautiful Revolution Part 2, (Loma Vista Recordings) is a timely follow-up to his A Beautiful Revolution Part 1, which was written during the height of the pandemic when racial and social justice protests, a contested election, and economic collapse were polarizing the country. The albums are a call to action, but one that sees the world in a new light, a chance to create a better tomorrow and a responsibility to never forget the past.

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PROGRAM BIOS encourages artists of various disciplines to come together and develop their art and commerce. Deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health, and voting, he launched Imagine Justice, a nonprofit centered at the intersection of art and activism, dedicated to leveraging the power of art to advocate for communities, fight for justice and equality, and stand united against injustice wherever it appears. His Common Ground Foundation is dedicated to empowering high school students from underserved communities to become future leaders. Foundation students have a 100 percent high school graduation rate.

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CELEBRATING TH INDIA'S 75 INDEPENDENCE DAY Saturday

August 6

7:30 p.m.

Hobby Center

Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor Dr. L. Subramaniam, violin Kavita Krishnamurthy, vocalist

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ABOUT THE MUSIC CELEBRATING INDIA'S 75TH INDEPENDENCE DAY •

The current Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, become the country's official anthem in 1950.

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Dr. L. Subramaniam was honored with the title “Violin Chakravarthy”– translated to Emperor of the Violin–at a very young age. He has since produced, performed, collaborated, and conducted close to 200 recordings.

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The largest global music festival in India, Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, was founded by Dr. L. Subramaniam in 1992.

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Kavita Krishnamurthy is married to Dr. L. Subramaniam, and the two often perform nationally and internationally as a husband-and-wife duo.

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Through movies and released albums, Kavita Krishnamurthy has recorded more than 25,000 songs in a variety of languages including Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, and many more.

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Ankush Kumar Bahl is a co-founder of Everything Conducting, an international online platform that allows conductors of all levels and genres to learn, share, and advance their craft.

PROGRAM BIO DR. L. SUBRAMANIAM, VIOLIN, See insert for bio KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY, VOCALIST, See insert for bio ANKUSH KUMAR BAHL, CONDUCTOR Currently in his first season as music director of the Omaha Symphony, Ankush Kumar Bahl has delivered resonant performances of masterworks, new and old, championing American composers and artists while pursuing innovative, community-based concert design. Recognized by orchestras and audiences alike for his impressive conducting technique, thoughtful interpretations, and engaging podium presence, Ankush has been praised by The New York Times for his “clear authority and enthusiasm” and ability to “inspire.”

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PROGRAM BIOS Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México, and National Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared at summer festivals with the Copenhagen Philharmonic at Tivoli; Sun Valley Summer Symphony; Wolf Trap with the NSO; Chautauqua Institute; and Brevard Music Center, where he makes his debut this summer.

Additionally, he has worked with prominent soloists, among them Daniil Trifonov, Lang Lang, Benjamin Grosvenor, Conrad Tao, Anthony McGill, Orion Weiss, and Kelley O'Connor.

Ankush has received four Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards as well as the 2009 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship. A protégé of former New York Philharmonic Music Director Kurt Masur, Ankush served as his assistant conductor at the Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He then went on to become an assistant conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach, where he led more than 100 performances over four seasons. Additional mentors include Jaap van Zweden, Zdenek Macal, David Zinman, and Gianandrea Noseda.

American born and of Indian descent, Ankush Kumar Bahl is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and received a double degree in music and rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. He studied at the Aspen Music Festival and completed his master’s degree in orchestral conducting at the Manhattan School of Music with Zdenek Macal and George Manahan. In recent years, he has collaborated with jazz legend Wayne Shorter, conducting his quartet in concerts of his orchestral music at the Kennedy Center and Detroit Free Jazz Festival.

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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 Special Events.

For more information, please contact Erika Jordan, Director, Individual Giving, at erika.jordan@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8531. $150,000+ Janice Barrow Barbara J. Burger Janet F. Clark Rochelle and Max Levit Bobbie Nau

John and Lindy Rydman / Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mike Stude Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams $100,000+

Gary and Marian Beauchamp/ The Beauchamp Foundation Joan and Bob Duff ** Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi

Cora Sue and Harry Mach ** Barbara and Pat McCelvey** Robin Angly and Miles Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor $50,000+

Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Albert and Anne Chao Virginia A. Clark** Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana** Joella and Steven P. Mach Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks**

Mr. Jay Steinfeld and Mrs. Barbara Winthrop** Alice and Terry Thomas Shirley W. Toomim Stephen and Kristine Wallace Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankmann

$25,000+ Ann and Jonathan Ayre** Dr. Gudrun H. Becker Eric D. Brueggeman Ralph Burch Jane Cizik Nanette B. Finger Aggie L. Foster Ron Franklin and Janet Gurwitch Gary L. Hollingsworth and Kenneth J. Hyde Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann

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Barry and Rosalyn Margolis Family Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Katie and Bob Orr / Oliver Wyman Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun Judith Vincent Vicki West** Steven and Nancy Williams Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson Ellen A. Yarrell** Anonymous

$15,000+ Nina K. Andrews Dr. Saul and Ursula Balagura Anne Morgan Barrett Mr. Astley Blair James and Dale Brannon Nancy and Walter Bratic Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Terry Ann Brown Dr. Evan D. Collins Roger and Debby Cutler Dr. Alex Dell Aline and John Deming Mr. and Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Steve and Mary Gangelhoff Mr. and Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Evan B. Glick Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gorman

Mrs. James E. Hooks Catherine and Brian James Rebecca and Bobby Jee Joan Kaplan Gwen and Dan Kellogg Dr. William and Alice Kopp Mr. and Mrs. David B. Krieger John and Regina Mangum Jay and Shirley* Marks Michelle and Jack Matzer Dr. Eric McLaughlin and Mr. Eliodoro Castillo Marvin and Martha McMurrey Tammy and Wayne Nguyen Scott and Judy Nyquist Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Gloria and Joe Pryzant Allan and Jean Quiat

Marcie & Nick Alexos Edward H. Andrews III Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. and Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. Bill Bullock Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Dr. Robert N. Chanon Coneway Family Foundation Brad and Joan Corson Andrew Davis and Corey Tu Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich Mike and Debra Dishberger Vicky Dominguez Connie Dyer Ms. Carolyn Faulk Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Firestone Eugene Fong Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Ms. Elia Gabbanelli Nancy D. Giles Jo and Billie Jo Graves

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mark and Ragna Henrichs Ms. Katherine Hill Marzena and Jacek Jaminski Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Leeke Marilyn G. Lummis Sue Ann Lurcott Cindy Mao and Michael Ma Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Terry and Kandee McGill Muffy and Mike McLanahan Rita and Paul Morico John L. Nau III Ms. Leslie Nossaman Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. The Carl M. Padgett Family Sandra Paige, Veritas Title Partners Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pastorek Amy and Robert Pierce

Ed and Janet Rinehart Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Donna Scott and Mitch Glassman Margaret and Joel Shannon Tad and Suzanne Smith Anthony Speier Drs. Carol and Michael Stelling Dr. John R. Stroehlein and Miwa Sakashita Mr. and Mrs. De la Rey Venter Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede Weil Scott and Lori Wulfe

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Dave and Alie Pruner Lila Rauch Jill and Allyn Risley Linda and Jerry Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Manolo Sánchez Toni Oplt and Ed Schneider Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura and Mike Shannon Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Sloan / Houston Baptist University Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Smith Michelle and Alan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Karl Strobl Mr. William W. Stubbs Mrs. Stephanie Tsuru Cecilia and Luciano Vasconcellos Doug and Kay Wilson Ms. Beth Wolff ** Nina and Michael Zilkha Erla and Harry Zuber Anonymous (4)

$5,000+ Lilly and Thurmon Andress** Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron** Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Joan H. Bitar, M.D. Edward and Janette Blackburne Mr. Robert Boblitt Jr. Anne Boss Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Mrs. Vada Boyle James and Judy Bozeman Mr. Chester Brooke and Dr. Nancy Poindexter Barbara A. Brooks Barry* and Janet Burkholder Marilyn Caplovitz Dr. Ye-Mon Chen and Mrs. Chaing-Lin Chen Donna and Max Chapman Darleen and Jack Christiansen Barbara A. Clark and Edgar A. Bering Michael H. Clark and Sallie Morian Donna M. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Corbin Ms. Miquel A. Correll Jacqueline Harrison and Thomas Damgaard Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts Kathy and Frank Dilenschneider Drs. Rosalind and Gary Dworkin The Ensell Family Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Paula and Louis Faillace Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. Mary Foster-DeSimone and Mr. Don DeSimone Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Franco Bill and Diana Freeman Mr. Patrick R. Friday and Ms. Beverley Babcock Ms. Eugenia C. George Nancy D. Giles Suzan and Julius Glickman The Greentree Fund Bill Grieves 50

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Mrs. Tami A. Grubb Mary N. Hankey Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog Mrs. Ann G. Hightower Ronny Hofmann Steve and Kerry Incavo Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Stephen Jeu and Susanna Calvo Phil and Josephine John Beverly Johnson Dr. Charles Johnson and Tammie Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie and Frank Jones Dr. Rita Justice Ms. Linda R. Katz Mr. Mark Klitzke and Dr. Angela Chen Golda Anne Leonard Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Richard and Cynthia* Loewenstern Patricia and Bob Lunn Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Ms. Kathy McCraigh Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. and Mrs. William B. McNamara Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. Stephen Mendoza Shane A. Miller Mr. William Montgomery Dr. and Mrs. Jack Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Jenni and Todd Olges Katherine and Jonathan Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael P. and Shirley Pearson Mr. David Peavy and Mr. Stephen McCauley Mrs. Fran Fawcett Peterson** Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Dr. and Mrs. Taj Popatia

Tim and Katherine Pownell Edlyn and David Pursell Cris and Elisa Pye Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Miro Quesada Kathryn and Richard Rabinow Laurie A. Rachford Vicky and Michael Richker Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Dr. Douglas and Alicia Rodenberger Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mr. Tony W. Schlicht Garry and Margaret Schoonover Dr. Mark A. Schusterman Susan and Ed Septimus Donna and Tim Shen Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sherman Leslie Siller** Dr. and Mrs. John Slater Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Smith Sam and Linda Snyder Georgiana Stanley Drs. Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah Mrs. Marguerite M. Swartz Stephanie and Bill Swingle Susan L. Thompson Eric and Carol Timmreck Nanako and Dale Tingleaf Pamalah and Stephen Tipps Ms. Carol Vobach Mr. and Mrs. David Vannauker Jay and Gretchen Watkins General and Mrs. Jasper Welch Nancy B. Willerson ** Doug Williams and Janice Robertson Loretta and Lawrence Williams Mr. and Mrs. Tony Williford Woodell Family Foundation Mrs. Lorraine Wulfe Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. Robert and Michele Yekovich Edith and Robert Zinn Anonymous (6)

$2,500+ Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Pat and John Anderson Mr. Jeff Autor Ms. Jacqueline Baly Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Ms. Phoebe Barnard Dr. and Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Drs. Henry and Louise Bethea Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bickel Helene Booser Robert and Gwen Bray Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Ms. Deborah Butler Cheryl and Sam Byington Mr. Steve Carroll and Ms. Rachel Dolbier Mr. and Mrs. Brady F. Carruth Mr. F. Martin Caylor Drs. David A. Cech and Mary R. Schwartz Matt Chuchla Jimmy and Lynn Coe Consurgo Sunshine Ms. Jeanette Coon and Thomas Collins James Cross Mr. and Mrs. Rene Degreve Joseph and Rebecca Demeter Jeanette and John DiFilippo Ms. Cynthia Diller Mrs. Edward N. Earle David and Carolyn Edgar Mr. William P. Elbel and Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Jeannine and Patrick Flynn Edwin Friedrichs and Darlene Clark** Wendy Germani Alyson and Elliot Gershenson Kathy and Albrecht Goethe Ms. Lidiya Gold

Marcos Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Herb Goodman Julianne and David Gorte Mr. and Mrs. Hans Graf Timothy and Janet Graham Mr. and Mrs. Gary Greaser Dr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Ms. Deborah Happ and Mr. Richard Rost Kathleen and Dick Hayes Maureen Y. Higdon** Mr. Stanley Hoffberger Mr. and Mrs. John Homier Mickie and Ron Huebsch Rick C. Jaramillo Mady and Ken Kades Mr. Bill King Jane and Kevin Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Langenstein Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. Jeff H. Lippold Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Mason David and Heidi Massin Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matovich William D. and Karinne McCullough** Ernie and Martha McWilliams Larry and Lyn Miller Mrs. Suzanne Miller Ginni and Richard Mithoff Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Molloy Denise Monteleone Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Moynier Richard and Juliet Moynihan Jo Ann and Marvin Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Murphy Bobbie Newman Macky Osorio

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Rochelle and Sheldon Oster Mr. Joe Pacetti-De'Medici Jason and Andrea Penner Dr. Vanitha Pothuri Roland and Linda Pringle Mrs. Dana Puddy Tadd Pullin Clinton and Leigh Rappole Dr. Michael and Janet Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Reimer Mrs. Adelina Romero Drs. Alex and Lynn Rosas Debbie Brooks Ruffing Mr. and Mrs. John Ryder Gina and Saib Saour Lawrence P. Schanzmeyer Hinda Simon Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Smith Mr. Michael Smith Richard and Mary Spies Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Stastny Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stevenson Meredith and Ralph Stone Juliana and Stephen Tew Mr. and Mrs. James G. Theus Jean and Doug Thomas Dr. Brad and Mrs. Frances Urquhart Patricia Van Allan Dean Walker H. Richard Walton Alton and Carolyn Warren Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Weiss Ms. Barbara E. Williams Jerry and Gerlind Wolinksy Mr. and Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr.** Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Ziegler Anonymous (2)

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

YOUNG ASSOCIATE PREMIUM  $2,500+ Christopher P. Armstrong and Laura Schaffer Ann and Jonathan Ayre Lauren and Mark Bahorich Tim Ong and Michael Baugh Kimberly and James Bell Jr. Emily Bivona and Ryan Manser Carrie and Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl# Eric Brueggeman Haydée del Calvo and Esteban Montero Kendall and Jim Cross

Denise Davis Valerie Palmquist Dieterich and Tracy Dieterich Vicky Dominguez Jamie Everett Claudio Gutierrez Elaine and Jeff Hiller# Mariana and James O. Huff III# Carey Kirkpatrick Joel Luks Elissa and Jarrod Martin Kelser McMiller# Shane Miller#

Emily and Joseph MorrelPorter Hedges LLP Aprill Nelson# Toni Oplt and Ed Schneider Kusum and K. Cody Patel# Liana and Andrew Schwaitzberg# Nadhisha and Dilanka Seimon Quentin and Aerin Smith# Justin Stenberg# Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah

YOUNG ASSOCIATE  $1,500+ Amanda Beatriz Laura and William Black Lindsay Buchanan# Adair and Kevin Brueggeman Greta Carlson Jackson Davis Megan and John Degenstein Laurel Flores# Carolyn and Patrick Gaidos Patrick B. Garvey Amy Goodpasture Rebecca and Andrew Gould

Nicholas Gruy Ashley and John Horstman C. Birk Hutchens Anna Kaplan Allegra Lilly and Robin Kesselman Kirby and David Lodholz# Gwen and Jay McMurrey Miriam Meriwani Zoe Miller Paul Muri and Stephanie Weber

Trevor Myers Blake Plaster Leonardo Soto Elise Wagner# Isabela Walkin Genevera Allen and Michael Weylandt Hannah Whitney Leonard and Kristin Wood

# Steering Committee For more information, please contact Katie Salvatore, Development Officer & Board Liaison, at katie.salvatore@houstonsymphony.org, 713.337.8544.

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT PARTNERS The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation, and government partners that allows the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education, and community engagement, for Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast Region.

CORPORATE PARTNERS (as of May 31, 2022) Principal Corporate Guarantor ($250,000 and above) Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods / Spec’s Charitable Foundation** Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above) ConocoPhillips** KTRK ABC-13* Houston Public MediaPhillips 66** News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS* Guarantor ($100,000 and above) Houston Methodist* Kalsi Engineering

PaperCity* Tenenbaum Jewelers*

United Airlines*

Underwriter ($50,000 and above) Accordant Advisors* Baker Botts L.L.P.* Bank of America Boston Consulting Group* Cameron Management* Chevron** CKP Group*

Engie** Frost Bank Houston Baptist University Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo** Kinder Morgan Foundation** Kirkland & Ellis

The Lancaster Hotel* Occidental** PNC** Rand Group, LLC* Shell Oil Company** Truist Vinson & Elkins LLP

Sponsor ($25,000 and above) EOG Resources The Events Company* H-E-B/H-E-B Tournament of Champions** Marine Foods Express, Ltd. Neiman Marcus*

One Market Square Garage* Perry Homes Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC Univision Houston & Amor 06.5FM

Partner ($15,000 and above) City Kitchen* Gorman’s Uniform Service Jackson & Company*

Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston

USI Southwest

Supporter ($10,000 and above) Houston First Corporation* Macy’s** Mark Kamin & Associates New Timmy Chan Corporation 53 | Houston Symphony

Nordstrom** Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P. Quantum Energy Partners Silver Eagle Beverages*

Sire Spirits Beth Wolff Realtors Zenfilm*

Benefactor ($5,000 and above) Bank of Texas Beck Redden LLP BHP Frankly Organic Vodka

Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. University of Houston

University of St. Thomas* Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

KPMG US Foundation, Inc. Mercantil ONEOK, Inc. Quantum Bass Center* SEI, Global Institutional Group

Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company TAM International, Inc.

Patron (Gifts below $5,000) Amazon Baker Hughes BeDESIGN* Christian Dior Gulf Coast Distillers *

* Includes in-kind support ** Education and Community Engagement Support For information on becoming a corporate partner, please contact Timothy Dillow, Director, Corporate Relations, at timothy.dillow@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8538.

FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (as of May 31, 2022) Diamond Guarantor ($1,000,000 and above) The Brown Foundation, Inc. Houston Symphony The Cullen Trust for the Endowment** Performing Arts Houston Symphony League

The Wortham Foundation, Inc.

Premier Guarantor ($500,000 and above) The Alkek and Williams City of Houston through Foundation Houston Arts Alliance The Cullen Foundation

The C. Howard Pieper Foundation

Grand Guarantor ($150,000 and above) City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board** The Hearst Foundation**

The Humphreys Foundation MD Anderson Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

Texas Commission on the Arts**

Guarantor ($100,000 and above) The Jerry C. Dearing Family The Houston Arts Combined Foundation Endowment Fund Underwriter ($50,000 and above) Beauchamp Foundation Houston Symphony Chorus The Elkins Foundation Endowment The Fondren Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Sponsor ($25,000 and above) The Martine and Dan William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Drackett Family Foundation Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation**

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John P. McGovern Foundation** The Powell Foundation** The Robbins Foundation** The William Stamps Farish Fund

Partner ($15,000 and above) Ruth & Ted Bauer Family The Melbern G. & Foundation** Susanne M. Glasscock Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation** Foundation** William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation** Supporter ($10,000 and above) Edward H. Andrews George & Mary Josephine The Carleen & Alde Fridge Hamman Foundation Foundation Petrello Family Foundation Benefactor ($5,000 and above) Leon Jaworski Foundation The Radoff Family Foundation Patron (Gifts below $5,000) The Lubrizol Foundation The Scurlock Foundation

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Hood-Barrow Foundation The Schissler Foundation The Vaughn Foundation

The Pierce Runnells Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Strake Foundation** Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation

**Education and Community Engagement Support For information about becoming a foundation or government partner, please contact Christina Trunzo, Director, Foundation Relations, at christina.trunzo@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8530.

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LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony Endowment in their long-term estate plans through a bequest in a will, life-income gifts, or other deferred-giving arrangements.

CRESCENDO CIRCLE $100,000+ Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Priscilla R. Angly Jonathan and Ann Ayre Myra W. Barber Janice Barrow Jim Barton James Bell Joe Anne Berwick* James and S. Dale Brannon Walter and Nancy Bratic Joe Brazzatti Terry Ann Brown Mary Kathryn Campion and Stephen Liston Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Mr. William E. Colburn Andria N. Elkins Jean and Jack* Ellis The Aubrey* and Sylvia Farb Family Helen Hudspeth Flores* Eugene Fong Mrs. Aggie L. Foster Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn

Evan B. Glick Jo A. and Billie Jo Graves Mario Gudmundsson Deborah Happ and Richard Rost Jacquelyn Harrison and Thomas Damgaard Marilyn and Bob Hermance Dr. Charles and Tammie Johnson Dr. Rita Justice Mr. and Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Joella and Steven P. Mach Michelle and Jack Matzer Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Bill and Karinne McCullough Muffy and Mike McLanahan Dr. Georgette M. Michko Dr. Robert M. Mihalo* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Mueller Drs. John and Dorothy Oehler Gloria G. Pryzant Evie Ronald* Constance E. Roy Donna Scott

Charles and Andrea Seay Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer Michael J. Shawiak Jule* and Albert* Smith Louis* and Mary Kay Snyder Mr. Rex Spikes Frank Shroeder Stanford in memory of Dr. Walter O. Stanford Mike and Anita* Stude Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Elba L. Villarreal Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Susan Gail Wood Jo Dee Wright Ellen A. Yarrell Anonymous (2)

Farida Abjani Dr. Antonio Arana* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Daniel B. Barnum* George* and Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black* Kerry Levine Bollmann Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Zu Broadwater Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Cheryl and Sam* Byington Sylvia J. Carroll

Dr. Robert N. Chanon William J. Clayton and Margaret A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley The Honorable* and Mrs. William Crassas Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Judge* and Mrs.* Harold DeMoss Jr. Susan Feickert Ginny Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mauro H. Gimenez and Connie A. Coulomb

Bill Grieves* Mr. Robert M. Griswold Randolph Lee Groninger Claudio J. Gutierrez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Gloria L. Herman* Timothy Hogan and Elaine Anthony Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. and Mrs. Patti* Hurwitz Dr. Kenneth Hyde Brian and Catherine James

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Barbara and Raymond Kalmans Dr. James E. and Betty W. Key Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Enid Knobler* Mrs. Frances E. Leland Samuel J. Levine Mrs. Lucy Lewis Sandra Magers David Ray Malone and David J. Sloat Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay and Shirley* Marks James G. Matthews Mary Ann and David McKeithan Dr. Tracey Samuels and Mr. Robert McNamara Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Catherine Jane Merchant Marilyn Ross Miles and Stephen Warren Miles Foundation Sidney and Ione Moran Janet Moynihan* Richard and Juliet Moynihan

Gretchen Ann Myers Patience Myers John N. Neighbors* in memory of Jean Marie Neighbors Mr.* and Mrs. Richard C. Nelson Bobbie Newman John and Leslie Niemand Leslie Nossaman Dave G. Nussmann* John Onstott Macky Osorio Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund and Megan Pantuliano Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Christine and Red Pastorek Peter* and Nina Peropoulos Linda Tarpley Peterson Sara M. Peterson Darla Powell Phillips Jenny and Tadjin Popatia Geraldine Smith Priest Dana Puddy Patrick T. Quinn Lila Rauch

Ed and Janet Rinehart Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Walter Ross Dr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Lisa and Jerry Simon Tad and Suzanne Smith Sherry Snyder Marie Speziale Emily H. and David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Jana Vander Lee Bill and Agnete Vaughan Dean B. Walker Stephen and Kristine Wallace Geoffrey Westergaard Nancy B. Willerson Jennifer R. Wittman Lorraine and Ed* Wulfe David and Tara Wuthrich Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre Edith and Robert Zinn Anonymous (8) *Deceased

If you are interested in learning more about joining the Legacy Society by making the Houston Symphony part of your estate plans, please contact Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment & Administration, at alex.reuter@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.

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MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIPS Donors at the Sponsorship Circle level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony Musician. For more information, please contact Samantha Sheats, Major Gifts Officer, at samantha.sheats@ houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8534.

Dr. Saul and Ursula Balagura Charles Seo, Cello

Janice Barrow

Sophia Silivos, First Violin

Gary and Marian Beauchamp/The Beauchamp Foundation Martha Chapman, Second Violin

Nancy and Walter Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin

Mr. Gordon J. Brodfuehrer Maki Kubota, Cello

Ralph Burch

Robin Kesselman, Principal Double Bass

Mr. Robert Bunch and Ms. Lilia Khakimova

Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet and Clarinet

Barbara J. Burger

Andrew Pedersen, Double Bass

Mary Kathryn Campion, PhD Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Drs. Dennis and Susan Carlyle

Louis-Marie Fardet, Cello

Jane Cizik

Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster

Janet F. Clark

MuChen Hsieh, Principal Second Violin

Michael H. Clark and Sallie Morian

George W. Pascal, Assistant Principal Viola

Virginia A. Clark

Julia Churchill, Violin– Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation CommunityEmbedded Musician Fellow

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Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Cora Sue and Harry Mach

Joan DerHovsepian, Acting Principal Viola

Roger and Debby Cutler

Joella and Steven P. Mach

Joan and Bob Duff

Mrs. Carolyn and Dr. Michael Mann

The Ensell Family

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

Tong Yan, First Violin

Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Horn Donald Howey, Double Bass

Steve and Mary Gangelhoff Judy Dines, Flute

Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet

Evan B. Glick

Tong Yan, First Violin

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

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

Drs. M.S. and Marie-Luise Kalsi

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Joan Kaplan

Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet

Dr. Sippi and Mr. Ajay Khurana

David Connor, Double Bass – Community-Embedded Musician

Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk

John C. Parker, Associate Principal Trumpet

Dr. William and Alice Kopp Leonardo Soto, Principal Timpani

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Eric Larson, Double Bass

Ian Mayton, Horn

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks

Brian Del Signore, Principal Percussion

Mr. Jay Marks

Sergei Galperin, First Violin

Michelle and Jack Matzer

Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Barbara and Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn

Muffy and Mike McLanahan

William VerMeulen, Principal Horn

Dr. Eric McLaughlin and Mr. Eliodoro Castillo

Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe

Martha and Marvin McMurrey Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Rita and Paul Morico

Elise Wagner, Bassoon

Scott and Judy Nyquist Sheldon Person, Viola

Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. MiHee Chung, First Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, Horn

Gloria and Joe Pryzant

Matthew Strauss, Percussion

Allan and Jean Quiat

Richard Harris, Trumpet

Ron and Demi Rand

Annie Chen, Second Violin

Ed & Janet Rinehart

Amy Semes, Associate Principal Violin

Stephen and Kristine Wallace

Tad and Suzanne Smith

Robert G. Weiner and Toni Blankman

Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun

Vicki West

Rainel Joubert, Violin– Community-Embedded Musician

Marina Brubaker, First Violin

Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal Viola

Mrs. Sybil F. Roos

Mike Stude

Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet

Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum

Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute

John and Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Margaret and Joel Shannon

Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello

Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Acting Principal Trombone

Judith Vincent

Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal Flute

Rian Craypo, Principal Bassoon

Anastasia Ehrlich, Second Violin Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin

Steven and Nancy Williams MiHee Chung, First Violin

Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello

Bequest from the Estate of Ed Wulfe Dave Kirk, Principal Tuba

Nina and Michael Zilkha

Margaret Waisman, M.D. and Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.

Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster

Kurt Johnson, First Violin

Mark Griffith, Percussion

OUR THANKS

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Your contribution means: • World-class performances with star soloists and conductors • Commissioning new works from well-known composers and rising local talent • Helping area students and our community through programs like Student Concerts and Community-Embedded Musicians, who provide a range of assistance, from teaching students to performing at hospitals • And so much more!

Enhance your concert experience—gifts of all sizes are needed and valued and will unlock special benefits just for you.

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