Houston Symphony Magazine - January 2011 by Houston Symphony

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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.org

January • 2011

Programs 12 January 7-9 14 January 14-16 19 January 20, 22, 23

Matt Dusk brings the Music of Frank Sinatra to the Jones Hall stage.

On Stage and Off 32 Backstage Pass 22 Chorus 4 Credits 23-31 Donors 7 From the Orchestra 5 Hans Graf 6 Letter to Patrons 8 Orchestra and Staff 10 Symphony Society 9 Volunteers

Departments 11 Spotlight on Sponsors 21 Support Your Symphony 16 Upcoming Performances

Long-time Symphony supporters Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn share their Symphony experience on page 32!

Save the Date!

Friday, March 25, 2011 Hilton Americas - Houston Sharin Gaille Chair Honoring: Past and Present Symphony Society Chairmen Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Philanthropy Award Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Houston Symphony Maurice Hirsch Corporate Citizen Award Jay and Shirley Marks Raphael Fliegel Award for Visionary Leadership Sponsorships are available from $10,000 to $50,000; tickets are $750 to $2,500. Please contact Associate Director of Events, Clare Greene, at (713) 337-8582 for more information.

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Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Jessica Taylor Editor Carl Cunningham Program Annotator Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break. CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Weatherford Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances. CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.

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Welcome back to Jones Hall and to the start of a wonderful new year! We have reached the middle of our subscription season, and we still have much to look forward to in the coming months. At the beginning of February, we welcome back to Houston our dear friend, the great violinist Gil Shaham, who will perform the Walton Violin Concerto. This piece is not played often enough and is deserving of much greater popularity. The lush melodies of the concerto, as well as its impressive technical demands, are perfect for Gil Shaham’s beautiful tone, energetic virtuosity and infectious stage personality. Another English piece of this program is Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem. Written in 1940, initially as a work “in memory of my parents”, it is on a universal level a heartfelt cry for peace at a time of war and turmoil. Moving from a funeral march with massive drumbeats, through a fast section depicting the chaos of war, it closes with an achingly beautiful statement that hints at peace to come. On a very different note, we will close the program with Beethoven’s optimistic, life affirming and masterful Symphony No. 7. I look forward to seeing you in Jones Hall in February. Photo by Sandy Lankford

Biography............................................................................................................ Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distin- Music Festival and returned to Tanglewood and Chicago’s Grant Park guished Austrian conductor Hans Graf – the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Festival. Director – is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season. State Opera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra. Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg. A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He has developed a close relationship with earned diplomas in piano and conductHans Graf conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra on the Boston Symphony and appears reguing from the Musikhochschule in Graz November 9, 2010: larly with the orchestra during the suband continued his studies with Franco scription season and at the Tanglewood Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid “. . . He’s a conductor of enormous Music Festival. Jansons. His career was launched in stature, musical to the tips of his toes, 1979 when he was awarded first prize at He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January the Karl Böhm Competition. with an exceptional lyric gift.” 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra His extensive discography includes Larry Fuchsberg, special to the Star Tribune of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the recordings with the Houston Symphony, Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January available through houstonsymphony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey. Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite and a Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey. Japan and Australia. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—An HD by the French government for championing French music around the world Odyssey – a project that has been picked up by the Cleveland, Seatlle and and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic Sydney Symphony Orchestras. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale of Austria. Fiorentino, Bregenz and Aix en Provence and appeared at the Salzburg Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They Festival. In summer 2010, he conducted the opening concert of the Aspen have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.

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Letter to Patrons................................................................................................. Photo by Alexander Portraits

Bobby Tudor President Photo by bruce bennett

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Happy New Year and welcome back to Jones Hall! As we approach the halfway point of the 2010-2011 season in early February, we are eagerly anticipating concerts featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, Slovokian conductor Juraj Valcuha in his Houston debut and Verdi’s Requiem with our very own Houston Symphony Chorus. In December, the Chorus performed its 1,000th concert since its formation in 1946. We are indeed fortunate to have such a talented group of volunteers working under the direction of Chorus Director Charles Hausmann. Also this month, the Houston Symphony League will host its annual Concerto Competition – a major educational and artistic experience for advanced student instrumentalists in Southeast Texas. The first-prize winner will receive $1,000 and an invitation to perform on stage with the Houston Symphony at our annual Spec’s Salute to Educators Concert. The second- and third-place winners each will receive $500 and an invitation to perform at the Houston Symphony League’s annual President’s Luncheon in May. One of the oldest projects of the Houston Symphony League, this competition is open to student musicians 18 years of age or younger who have not yet graduated from high school and who play any standard orchestral instrument or piano. As you probably know, the Houston Symphony League raises more than $1 million every season for our Music Matters! education and community engagement programs. We invite you to support these Music Matters! programs, along with this year’s Ball honorees listed on page 2, by attending the Symphony Ball on March 25, 2011. This year titled “Scheherazade and Her Magical Nights,” the Houston Symphony Ball is only a few weeks away. If you have not yet purchased your table or tickets, please contact Clare Greene at (713) 337-8582. It promises to be a fantastic party! We also invite you to learn more about an important part of the just-enacted Congressional tax package - the IRA Charitable Rollover - for donors 70 ½ and older that is described in detail on page 29. Last available in 2009, the IRA Charitable Rollover allows qualifying donors to make up to $100,000 in charitable contributions directly from their individual retirement accounts without paying federal taxes on the withdrawal. Finally, please look for our 2011-2012 season announcement this month, an event that we hope will excite you about the future of the Houston Symphony. As always, we warmly welcome you to Jones Hall and extend our sincere thanks to you for generously supporting the Houston Symphony.

From the Orchestra........................................................................................... Photo by sandy lankford

On behalf of my colleagues in the Houston Symphony, we would like to welcome you to Jones Hall and wish you a happy, healthy and successful new year. In taking time to join the Symphony to listen to great music, I think you have set your year off to a great start! As a string player, one of the questions we are frequently asked concerns our instruments. Many have heard of Stradivarius violins fetching prices in the millions, but for most people it’s hard to conceive that an old wooden box—no matter how well made—could ever be worth that much! In fact, it was not just Stradivarius, but also several other great Italian violin-making families that, for several generations, made the greatest instruments the world has ever known. Numerous attempts using the best of modern technology have tried to unlock the mysteries of the old Italian masters, and all have failed. How rare to find an area where the heights attained 300 years ago cannot be regained! Of course, sound is ultimately created by the player, and a great musician will still sound quite good playing on lesser instruments, while a novice wouldn’t sound much better playing on a Stradivarius. But to reach the heights of great string playing, you need a great player paired with a great instrument and bow — and even the bows can now cost in the six-figure range! With a great instrument, a whole world of new possibilities opens up for a player, and since the time of Stradivari, string players have been seeking their perfect instruments. In recent times, however, the demand from investors has taken top instrument prices far out of the range of most musicians, and those who play on the very greatest Brinton Averil Smith instruments today usually borrow them from a foundation or collector. Our Houston Symphony string Principal Cello players face the challenge of finding the best possible sound they can within a budget, and many have taken loans larger than most mortgages in order to purchase the best instruments they can afford! While our new concertmaster, Frank Huang, is just beginning his search for an instrument (Anyone with a spare Stradivarius who would like to lend it to Frank, please contact the front office!), I recently concluded my search for a cello. The search consumed a year and a half of my life and more than 200,000 frequent flier miles – if you want to bring a cello home for trial, it needs its own airline seat! Ultimately, I found an Italian cello made around 1700 AD to which joins a large collection of great old instruments played in the string sections of the Houston Symphony. As you listen to the string sounds washing over you, know that you are listening not just to the end result of decades of dedication and practice, but also to the work of some of the greatest craftsman the world has ever known. Enjoy the concert!

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Orchestra and Staff. .......................................................................................... Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

Hans Graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski, Robert Franz,

Principal Pops Conductor

Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

Brett Mitchell,

Assistant Conductor First Violin: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company Chair Alexandra Adkins MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi** Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Quan Jiang*

Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James Denton Anthony Kitai

Second Violin: Jennifer Owen, Principal Charles Tabony, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Ruth Zeger Margaret Bragg Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly Mihaela Oancea Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Open Position

Piccolo: Allison Garza

double Bass: David Malone, Acting Principal Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray Flute: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair John Thorne, Associate Principal Judy Dines Allison Garza

Oboe: Robert Atherholt, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz English Horn: Adam Dinitz Clarinet: David Peck, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Open position

Viola: Wayne Brooks, Principal Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska Joshua Kelly*

E-Flat Clarinet: Thomas LeGrand Bass Clarinet: Open position Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair Bassoon: Rian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton Chair Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General Chair Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson

Cello: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak

Contrabassoon: J. Jeff Robinson

Horn: William VerMeulen, Principal Wade Butin, Acting Associate Principal* Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair Nancy Goodearl Philip Stanton Julie Thayer Trumpet: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Open position, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair Trombone: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman Bass Trombone: Phillip Freeman Tuba: Dave Kirk, Principal Timpani: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal Percussion: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss Harp: Paula Page, Principal Keyboard: Scott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair Orchestra Personnel Manager: Steve Wenig Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager: Michael Gorman Librarian: Thomas Takaro Assistant LibrarianS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray Stage Manager: Donald Ray Jackson Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Morgan

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Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony. James B. Kozak, Piano Technician. Local assistance is provided by Forshey Piano Co. The Houston Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert piano is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum.

Stage Technician: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute ** Leave of Absence

Martha GarcĂa, Assistant to the Executive Director Meg Philpot, Director of Human Resources

Steven Brosvik, General Manager Roger Daily, Director, Music Matters! Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations Steve Wenig, Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Donald Ray Jackson, Stage Manager Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Assistant to the General Manager Carol Wilson, Manager, Music Matters!

Michael D. Pawson, Chief Financial Officer Sally Brassow, Controller Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects

Aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic Planning Merle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Thomas Takaro, Librarian Amanda Tozzi, Director, Popular Programming and Special Projects Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Assistant

Glenn Taylor, Senior Director, Marketing Allison Gilbert, Director of Marketing, Subscription & Group Sales Melissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Special Projects Carlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Single Tickets Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Natalie Ferguson, Graphic Designer Jeff Gilmer, Group Representative, Inside Sales Haley Gehring, Patron Services Specialist Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Erin Mushalla, Marketing Assistant Melissa Pate, Assistant Manager, Patron Services Representatives Tim Richey, Manager, VIP Patron Services Derrick Rose, Group Representative, Outside Sales Aisha Roberts, Patron Services Specialist Melissa Seuffert, Assistant Marketing Manager, Digital Media/Young Audience Engagement

Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Jessica Taylor, Editor, Magazine Holly Cassard, Manager, Public Relations

Ron Fredman, Senior Director, Development Tara Black, Director, Individual Giving Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate Relations Peter Yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and Development Communications Jessica Ford, Patron Services Specialist Samantha Gonzalez, Patron Services Specialist Clare Greene, Associate Director, Events Abbie Lee, Patron Services Assistant Sarah Slemmons, Development Associate, Administrative Services Lena Streetman, Manager, Individual Giving

Volunteers.................. Junior Patrons Enjoy an Enhanced Symphony Experience

^ Houston Symphony Junior Patrons joined Conductor Robert Franz on stage to experience Jones Hall from the musicians’ chairs as part of their behind-the-scenes tour at last year’s celebration. If you ask any of the young people who attended the Junior Patron Celebration event in February 2010 what they liked best, you will likely get a variety of answers. Sitting in the musicians’ chairs on stage and looking out over the seats of Jones Hall was memorable for some; for others, going on a backstage tour and having an exclusive Q&A with Conductor Robert Franz was the highlight. Most of the young patrons remember trying all the instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo, and the private recital by Houston Symphony musicians was a special experience for both parents and children. The Symphony’s Junior Patron program is a great introduction to classical music in a fun environment. Children enjoy a number of benefits, including priority seating for Family Concerts, an information-filled newsletter and a special activity area at each concert, as well as an invitation to the annual event. If you’re interested in sharing the joy of music with the special children in your life, Junior Patron memberships make wonderful gifts! For more information, please contact Vickie Hamley, director, Volunteer Services, at (832) 531-6701 or vickie.hamley@houstonsymphony.org.

Acknowledgements

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Symphony Society Board. ................................................................................. Executive Committee............................................................................................... President Bobby Tudor

Chairman of the Board Ed Wulfe Immediate Past President Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Brett Busby

Vice President, Finance and Board Governance Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers Barbara McCelvey

Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick

Vice President, Education Cora Sue Mach

Vice President, Development David Wuthrich

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing Robert A. Peiser

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

President, Endowment Ulyesse J. LeGrange

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Nancy Littlejohn, President, Houston Symphony League Martha GarcĂa, Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Burke Shaw, Orchestra Representative Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative

At-Large Members Gene Dewhurst Jay Marks Helen Shaffer

Governing Directors..................................................................................................... Terry Ann Brown Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel Allen Gelwick Stephen Glenn

Gary L. Hollingsworth Ryan Krogmeier Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Nancy Littlejohn April Lykos Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Barbara McCelvey Gene McDavid

* Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria Pryzant John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon

David Steakley Mike Stude Bobby Tudor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Trustees. ................................................................................................................. Philip Bahr * Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Nancy Bumgarner Lynn Caruso Jane Clark Brandon Cochran Louis Delone Susanna Dokupil Tom Fitzpatrick Chris Flood Craig A. Fox

David Frankfort Susan Hansen Kathleen Hayes Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brad Marks Jackie Wolens Mazow Elisabeth McCabe Marilyn Miles Tassie Nicandros

Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Kathi Rovere Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith Michael Tenzer L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps * Betty Tutor Mrs. S. Conrad Weil David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams

Ex-Officio Martha GarcĂa Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Deanna Lamoreux Burke Shaw Brinton Averil Smith * Life 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.

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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 Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League

Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter

Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen H. Carruth

Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister Ellen Elizardi Kelley Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer

Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Nancy Willerson Jane Clark

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Friday, January 7, 2011 8 pm Saturday, January 8, 2011 8 pm Sunday, January 9, 2011 7:30 pm Jones Hall

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Music of Frank Sinatra Michael Krajewski, conductor Matt Dusk, vocalist

Michael Krajewski, conductor

Much in demand across the United States and Canada, Michael Krajewski delights concertgoers with his imaginative, entertaining programs and wry sense of humor. Audiences leave his concerts smiling, remembering the evening’s music and surprises. Maestro Krajewski joined the Houston Symphony as Principal Pops Conductor at the beginning of the 2000-01 season. His fans especially enjoy the Star Spangled Salute at Miller Outdoor Theatre and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and the Houston holiday tradition, Very Merry Pops. He also serves as principal pops conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. He was recently promoted to Principal Pops Conductor for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – the first in Atlanta! He previously held principal pops conductor positions with the Long Beach and New Mexico Symphonies. As a guest conductor, he has performed with the Boston Pops and the Hollywood Bowl orchestras, and has appeared with symphonies across the U.S., including those of Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Phoenix, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco and more. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, as well as the Edmonton and Winnipeg symphonies. Krajewski has performed with an eclectic group of artists including Sir James Galway, Marilyn Horne, Alicia de Larrocha, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Al Hirt, Cab Calloway, The Kingston Trio, Ben E. King, Mary Wilson, Patti Austin, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Canadian Brass and Pink Martini. With degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. Michael Krajewski lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography, jogging, bicycling and solving The New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.

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Cole Porter Salute Forty-Second Street from Forty-Second Street Alexander’s Ragtime Band Hoagy Carmichael, An American Treasure I Got Fascinating Ryhthm A George M. Cohan Overture

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Friday evening’s concert is generously sponsored by Weatherford.

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Saturday evening’s concert is generously sponsored by Crown Castle International Corp. Matt Dusk’s appearance is generously sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange.

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The printed music for Carmichael & Nestico’s “Hoagy Carmicheal, An American Treasure” was donated by Clan Carmichael USA.

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The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

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Appearances by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski are generously sponsored by Cameron Management. This weekend’s performances are generously sponsored by Madison Benefits Group.

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Dusk Matt Dusk, vocalist

Juno Award nominee Matt Dusk is one of Canada’s most beloved male vocalists. The songwriter, producer, arranger and fervent jazz musicologist has spent most of his career reanimating the great American songbook alongside his own quirky pop creations, releasing three critically-acclaimed studio albums and earning two Gold records: one for his debut album, Two Shots, and the other for his latest release, Good News. A St. Michael’s Choir School alumnus, Dusk also studied under jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson at York University. He recorded 2006’s Back in Town, with engineering master Al Schmitt at Capitol Records “Studio A” – home of Sinatra and Nat King Cole – with toptier arrangements by veterans Patrick Williams and Sammy Nestico. Good News is a collection of chart-topping contemporary pop hits from other countries done in Dusk’s style. The collection was amassed by sifting through hundreds of songs and collaborating with different writers to find selections that reflect his quest for fun, hooky songs that no one would expect a cat raised on Sinatra to sing. The resulting 12-song album is a vibrant, riveting combination of originals and international hit songs – from Motown to Euro-synth, from big band ballroom to quadruple guitar blitzkrieg – interpreted in a fusion of sonic styles. Dusk co-produced Good News alongside Ron LoPata (a co-writer from his first album) and drafted Back in Town producer Terry Sawchuk to helm the mixing sessions. Dusk and his band of horns and rhythm bring the records – mere souvenirs of his quest to capture that lightning of energy exchange in an audio bottle – to life on stage. Visit mattdusk.com for more information.

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CONCERT OVERTURE, OPUS 12 Karol Szymanowski

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Karol Szymanowski and Stanislaw Moniuszko were considered the most important Polish composers after Chopin, until Krzysztof Penderecki’s school of modern composers rose to prominence during the Cold War. Where Moniuszko was Poland’s most significant opera composer, Szymanowski’s musical legacy was spread broadly among concert and stage works, with a significant number of piano pieces and songs. The Concert Overture was Szymanowski’s first orchestral piece, written when the 22-yearold was heavily influenced by the post-romantic German school and especially Richard Strauss works. Cast as a large sonata movement, the first theme bears the surging energy of the opening of Strauss’ Don Juan. A more lyrical, less exuberant secondary theme emerges, followed by a lengthy and rigorous development of the two themes, leading to a compressed restatement of both themes in the climactic ending. Szymanowski examined the style of the French impressionists and became absorbed with ancient Greek culture during the mature years of his career, but this early Straussian overture has been greatly admired for its contrapuntal skill and its brilliant orchestration.

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INTERMISSION Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Opus 13 (Winter Daydreams) I Daydreams on a winter road: Allegro tranquillo II Gloomy land, misty land: Adagio cantabile ma non tanto III Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso IV Finale: Andante lugubre—Allegro moderato— Allegro maestoso

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PIANO CONCERTO NO. 17 IN G MAJOR, K.453 Wolfgang Amadè Mozart Born: Jan 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria

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On February 10, 1784, Mozart wrote to his father that he had abandoned work on an opera (the comedy, The Goose from Cairo) because “I have works to compose which at the moment are bringing in money, but will not do so later.” K.453 was fourth out of six piano concertos he was starting to compose, and it was one of two concertos Mozart penned for his talented

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struggled with the concepts of organic growth, developmental processes and the intricate tonal relationships that built the tension and mighty architectural structures of 19th-century symphonic form. Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony in G minor was an especially difficult labor. Still a fledgling composer, he began sketching the work in March 1866, just after graduating from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and taking his first teaching position in Moscow. Soon, his intense focus on the work, added to the devastating emotional effect of an unfavorable newspaper critique of his graduation cantata, brought on sleepless nights, nervous disorders and a state of mind that bordered on mental collapse.

In August 1866, he submitted the unfinished work to the scrutiny of his two former teachers, Anton Rubinstein and Nicholas Zaremba, both of whom roundly criticized it. The following spring, the two middle movements were approved and performed in Moscow, but the entire work was not performed until Nicolai Rubinstein conducted it on February 15, 1868, at a Russian Musical Society concert. The symphony was not heard again until a St. Petersburg performance in 1886, two years before the final, correct version was printed. Tchaikovsky revised and shortened it prior to its first publication in 1875. In addition to the title, Winter Daydreams, Continued on page 17

SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OPUS 13 (WINTER DAYDREAMS) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born: May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia Died: Nov 6, 1893, St. Petersburg, Russia Work composed: 1866-68; revised 1874 Recording: Mariss Jansons conducting the Oslo Philharmonic (Chandos) Instrumentation: piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings Tchaikovsky admits that symphonic form was not something he mastered easily. Where the lilting waltzes and charming dance pieces that decorate his ballets fell readily from his pen, he January 2011 15

Upcoming Performances.................................................................................. Ravel’s Spain with Boléro

February 11, 12, 13, 2011 Fidelity Investments Hans Graf, conductor Classical Series Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano Ravel: L’Heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour) – A Musical Comedy Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée Ravel: Chanson espagnole Shell Favorite Masters Ravel: Vocalise (Pièce enforme de habanera) Ravel: Boléro Delight in Maurice Ravel’s most flavorful music. The Houston Symphony, in collaboration with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, will perform Ravel’s comedic one-act opera, The Spanish Hour. After the electrifying Rapsodie espagnole, we’ll close the evening with one of the most popular works ever written, Ravel’s Boléro. You’ll leave Jones Hall with the feeling you’ve spent a well-deserved vacation in Seville! Tickets: from $25

Clay Aiken: Tried and True

February 14, 2011 “These are songs that everyone recognizes... songs that I grew up listening to,” Aiken explains. Bring your valentine to Jones Hall for a romantic evening with American Idol superstar Clay Aiken and his band. You’ll hear classics like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Unchained Melody,” “Moon River,” “It’s Impossible” and “What Kind of Fool Am I?” The Houston Symphony does not appear on this program.

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Kenny Loggins

February 18, 19, 20, 2011 Michael Krajewski, conductor With hits from the big screen like “I’m Alright” from Caddyshack and “Footloose” to major success with the group Loggins and Messina, Kenny Loggins has it all. Also hear him perform music from Loggins and Messina and hits from his solo career like “Conviction of the Heart” and “This is It.”

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at Jones Hall

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Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3

February 24, 26, 27, 2011 James Gaffigan, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano Ives: Symphony No. 3, The Camp Meeting Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Dvorˇák: Symphony No. 7 Regarded by the Baltimore Sun as “a huge talent,” Jonathan Biss returns to Houston to perform Beethoven’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 3. Tickets: from $25

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Notes continued from page 15..... Tchaikovsky added subtitles to the first two movements. The opening sonata, “Daydreams on a winter road,” begins with a haunting theme set upon a pale modal scale pattern. As it passes from woodwinds to the viola, it is joined by a staccato counter-motive in the flutes. The two thematic ideas are expounded at length, until the solo clarinet intones a pealing, lyrical second theme. After a lengthy development section, all themes return and, following a suitable climax, the movement ends quietly. The two central movements are the true gems in this symphony. The Adagio, “Gloomy land, misty land,” begins with a mysterious introduction in the strings, then evolves from a lovely, gently marching oboe melody. The theme is slightly altered as new voices take up the conversation: flutes and violas, violins, cellos, clarinet and violins. Finally, the horns return with a dramatic restatement of the original melody, and the movement dies away in a postlude recalling the introductory string music. The Scherzo is an icy little dance piece, set in an intricate dotted rhythm that teasingly contradicts the basic pulse of the movement. The Trio is the first of Tchaikovsky’s many symphonic waltzes, and its song-like melody suddenly turns the Scherzo’s tiptoeing ballerinas into smoothly gliding ice skaters. However, the young composer confronts the problems of large symphonic forms with the least success in the finale. It vacillates between sonata and rondo forms and is built upon two themes: a moody opening prefaced in the slow introduction and a brassy, triumphant theme that bursts forth as the music reaches its climax in a majestic Allegro. However, its momentum is interrupted by several academic-sounding fugal sections, and the symphony ends in a lengthy, bombastic coda. Despite the difficulties encountered, Tchaikovsky later declared: “I have a soft spot for it, for it is a sin of my sweet youth.” And he wrote to his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck, “Although it is immature in many respects, it is essentially better and richer in content than many other mature works.” ©2011, Carl R. Cunningham

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Juraj Valˇcuha, conductor

Slovakian Juraj Valˇcuha is chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Torino. He served as assistant music director of the Orchestre et Opéra National de Montpellier (2003-2005) and contemporaneously debuted with the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France. He has conducted La Bohéme, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rotterdam Philharmonic, RAI Orchestra (Turin), the Philharmonia Orchestra (London), DSO Berlin, the Oslo Philharmonic, Gewandhaus January 2011 17

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Valˇcuha Leipzig and Swedish Radio Orchestras. He opened a Munich Philharmonic season and conducted the Orchestra Verdi (Milano), a trib-

ute to Toscanini (Parma); and led the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venezia and in the first Abu Dhabi Classics season. Valˇcuha made his U.S. debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony; has led the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the National and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras; the Bavarian State Opera Munich; Stuttgart Opera; Opera de Lyon; Staatskapelle Dresden; and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He recorded music by Pfitzner and Richard Strauss for ARTE. In addition to his Houston Symphony debut, he conducts the Orchestre de Paris, Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia, Philharmonia London and the Los Angeles Philharmonic this season. He will conduct a

new production of La Bohéme and appear on tour at the Berlin Philharmonie, in Vienna’s Musikverein with pianist Evgeni Bozhanov and in the Abu Dhabi Classics series with Yo-Yo Ma. Valˇcuha will debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, as well as return engagements with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and National Symphonies; the Philharmonia (London); the Munich Philharmonic; and the Staatskapelle Dresden. Valˇcuha studied composition, conducting and cymbalon at the Bratislava Conservatory. He further studied conducting with Ilya Musin in St. Petersburg and with Janos Fürst at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris.

Barnatan Inon Barnatan, piano

Inon Barnatan, a Tel Aviv native, has established an international reputation as a pianist of uncommon depth and maturity who has earned acclaim in a variety of repertoire. Barnatan recently performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Concertgebouw and the 92nd Street Y. In addition to this return engagement, he has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and London Soloists Chamber Orchestra. Recital highlights include appearances at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall (New York), the Louvre Auditorium (Paris), Wigmore Hall (London) and the “Rising Stars” series (Ravinia and Gilmore Festivals). In 2009, he debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra and Eugene Symphony, received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and curated a Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center series. Barnatan appeared at the Aspen, Vail, Santa Fe and Bridgehampton festivals. An enthusiastic chamber musician, Barnatan frequently performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, Jonathan Biss, Alisa Weilerstein and Miriam Fried. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music (London), Barnatan was awarded the prestigious Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Prize in 2008. He now lives in New York. 18 www.houstonsymphony.org

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REQUIEM Giuseppe Verdi

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The 1868 death of Gioachino Rossini prompted memorial tributes throughout the operatic world. Giuseppe Verdi galvanized his publisher and, in turn, 13 Italian composers to contribute portions of a requiem mass, intending to perform the composite work on the first anniversary of Rossini’s death in his native Pesaro. Although the music was written, the performance never took place and the pieces were returned to their respective composers, including Verdi’s “Libera me, Domine.” There the matter rested until the death of Alessandro Manzoni, the celebrated poet, humanist and literary standard bearer of resurgent Italian nationalism on May 22, 1873. Verdi revered Manzoni, and on June 3 of that year, proposed writing a complete requiem in Manzoni’s memory. Verdi’s letter to his publisher, Tito Ricordi, specified that he would pay to copy the score and wondered if the City of Milan would pay to have the work performed there. The mayor of Milan immediately accepted Verdi’s proposal, though city council members later questioned the propriety of using public funds for a religious service at a time when Italian church-state relations were difficult, according to scholar David Rosen. Verdi bypassed Milan’s famed cathedral and Manzoni’s favorite church, San Fedele, as sites for the premiere, choosing Milan’s church of San Marco for its superior acoustics. The use of women choristers and vocal soloists was also questioned, since Catholic church music in Italy was only performed by men and boys at that time. This problem was surmounted by having the women stand behind a grille. While this memorial employed the liturgical texts for the Mass of the Dead, it was not a complete liturgical service, since the consecration of the bread and wine was omitted. Verdi’s Requiem won broad and immediate acclaim and was toured throughout Europe with further performances in the United States, Argentina and Egypt. Following

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Verdi Requiem I Requiem: Andante II Dies Irae: Allegro agitato III Offertorio: Andante mosso IV Sanctus: Allegro V Agnus Dei: Andante VI Lux aeterna: Allegro moderato VII Libera me, Domine: Moderato

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There is an ensemble dramatically pitting the soloists against the men’s chorus, then the full chorus in “Rex Tremendae”; a lyrical soprano/ alto duet for the “Recordare” verse; a gentle tenor aria that rises to an exciting climax at the end of the “Ingemisco” verse; and a highly dramatic bass solo for the verse beginning with the word, “Confutatis.” Departuring from strict liturgical practice, the chorus repeats the initial “Dies irae” before a solo/choral ensemble led by the mezzo-soprano for the “Lacrymosa” and the quiet, concluding “Dona eis requiem.” The text of the lengthy offertory prayer is given over entirely to the vocal soloists, whose music is divided between ensemble and solo singing. In keeping with the ecclesiastical character of the Requiem, this movement is rich in counterpoint. By contrast, the following “Sanctus” is sung entirely by the chorus, which is subdivided into eight parts for the first time in the work. Here, the praise-giving nature of the text prompted Verdi to follow church-music tradition and set the movement as a joyous, fullthroated scherzo, abandoning doleful implications inherent in the work at large. The thrice-repeated supplication in the “Agnus Dei” is at once simple and complex. Simulating plainchant, Verdi begins with an unaccompanied duet by the female soloists, sung at the hollow octave interval, similarly repeated by the chorus and strings. The major key then changes to minor for a more elaborate solo/choral statement and repetition of the second plea. Finally, there is an extended, more elaborate statement when the third plea emphatically begs that the deceased may rest eternally at peace. The communion prayer, “Lux aeterna,” asserts its plea in an ensemble of soloists, accompanied by shimmering tremolo passages in the strings and a figurative interplay among the woodwinds. The fear of damnation returns in the concluding “Libera me, Domine,” the prayer of absolution recited over the casket of the deceased. It was revived and reconstructed from Verdi’s original setting for the collaborative 1869 Requiem for Rossini. He borrowed themes from the “Libera me” and used them in the first two movements of this Manzoni Requiem, knowing they would tie the entire work together when repeated in its concluding prayer. Looking further ahead, the huge choralorchestral fugue that concludes the “Libera me” stands as a prototype for the joyous fugue he composed for the finale of his opera, Falstaff, nearly two decades later. Although fugues were common in sacred music throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Verdi rarely, if ever, employed them in his operas. In a sense, this fugue is a “lesson piece” for Falstaff, proving he could write one. ©2011, Carl R. Cunningham

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a period of neglect, the work has established itself as one of the most popular pieces in the choral-orchestral repertoire. Given its monumental scale and dramatically charged character, there were questions about its suitability for religious services. Such questions had surrounded famous settings of sacred texts for a century or more, when the relative values of architectural scale, theatricality and spiritual intent were assessed. Just before the premiere, conductor Hans von Bülow penned a critique that it was “an opera in ecclesiastical costume.” Though he later retracted that comment, he was right on the mark. Verdi could hardly help but imbue the vivid imagery of the Requiem text with music that was true to his innately operatic temperament. Although the work was first performed at the religious service, it was the composer’s very public expression of his admiration for Manzoni and his vivid interpretation of humanity’s fear of damnation and final plea for God’s mercy. The muted, semi-anonymous traits often associated with service music, promoting a spirit of quiet contemplation, were never part of Verdi’s musical speech. Nevertheless, traits of the ecclesiastical style are imbedded in his highly theatrical music throughout the score of the Requiem. The entrance prayer opens the Requiem with a hushed choral supplication to let the dead rest eternally, accompanied by the softest of muted strings. But the central part of the prayer, “Te decet hymnus,” is set more boldly in an unaccompanied motet style, with staggered entries of the four choral parts as is commonly found in mid 16th-century ecclesiastical music. The Introit flows directly into the Kyrie, where solo voices are featured with the choral orchestral ensemble. Intense musical drama enters in the 21 verses of the sequence, “Dies irae.” The image of God’s wrath is expressed in a pounding choral-orchestral march, as elemental as any torrent of Verdian fury in early biblical operas such as Nabucco. Quivering string figures depict the trembling souls awaiting judgment, and a mighty brass choir rises with a fanfare heralding the “Tuba mirum” when the heavenly trumpet summons the dead from countless cemeteries. These introductory choral-orchestral verses might be likened to the beginnings of grand climactic scenes at the center of Verdi operas: the third-act “Auto da fé” in Don Carlo, the Triumphal Scene in the second act of Aida or the shameful public denunciation of Desdemona in the third act of Otello. A major string of solo arias, duets, trios and quartets follows these three choral verses: an awesome bass aria for “Mors stupebit,” a long, dramatic alto aria punctuated by choral interjections for “Liber scripturus” and a soprano/alto/tenor trio for “Quid sum miser.”

Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

As chief conductor of the Danish National Symphony and Swedish Chamber orchestras, Thomas Dausgaard is renowned for his fresh approach to a broad range of repertoire. Under his leadership, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR tours worldwide and records extensively. Since Dausgaard’s arrival in 1997, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra has become internationally recognized through recording and touring throughout Europe, Japan and the U.S. In summer 2010, Dausgaard led both ensembles in critically acclaimed BBC Proms concerts. Dausgaard guest conducts many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tanglewood Festival), the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh and Baltimore symphonies, the Minnesota and Philadelphia orchestras, and makes frequent appearances with the Toronto and Seattle symphony orchestras. This season’s highlights include debuts with the Dallas, Washington National and Cincinnati symphony orchestras; the Cleveland Orchestra; engagements with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham and Bournemouth symphony orchestras; SWR Stuttgart and MDR Leipzig; the Barcelona, Swedish Radio, Vienna and Sydney symphony orchestras; and the New Japan, Hong Kong and China Philharmonic orchestras. Dausgaard has been awarded the Cross of Chivalry (Denmark) and elected to the Royal Academy of Music (Sweden).

Angela Meade, soprano

Since her operatic debut in Verdi’s Ernani (Metropolitan Opera) in 2008, American soprano Angela Meade has quickly become one of the outstanding vocalists of her generation, excelling in 19th-century bel canto repertoire, and in Verdi and Mozart operas. This season brings title roles in Mercadante’s Virginia (Wexford Festival) and Rossini’s Armida (Metropolitan Opera); debuts with the Palm Beach Opera, and the Pittsburgh and Baltimore symphonies in Verdi’s Requiem; and performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony (Seattle Symphony) and

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Baltimore, Nashville and São Paulo orchestras the National Symphony and Met Chamber orchestras; and at the Ravinia, Mostly Mozart, Tanglewood, Cincinnati May, Verbier and Aspen festivals. Robinson’s appearances this season include The Magic Flute (Metropolitan Opera) and Don Giovanni (Dallas and Florida Grand operas); and concerts with the Nashville, Baltimore and Detroit symphony orchestras. Robinson attended the Boston University Opera Institute and is a graduate of The Citadel and the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. His solo album, Going Home, was released on Decca.

Garrett Sorenson, tenor

American tenor Garrett Sorenson has been praised as a young artist of unique promise, with a rich lyric voice of beauty and power. He has performed with, among others, the Metropolitan, San Francisco, Houston Grand, Los Angeles and West Australian Operas; the Florida and New York Philharmonics; and the San Francisco, Baltimore, Cleveland and Boston Symphony Orchestras. Sorenson has performed in Carmen, Otello, La Bohème, La Traviata, Faust, Die Fledermaus, Tristan und Isolde, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier and Die Zauberflöte, among others. Concert repertoire includes Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah. He received the Sara Tucker Study Grant and the Richard Tucker Foundation Career Grant; he won the Opera Birmingham Young Singer Contest, the Sorantin Young Artist Award and the 2003 George London Foundation Competition. A Texas Tech University alum, Sorenson was a member of the 2001 Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program and is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. He resides in Kentucky with his wife, Elizabeth Batton, and sons.

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Grammy®-nominated mezzo-soprano Margaret Lattimore has performed with countless opera companies and orchestras across the country. She has sung the roles of Dorotea (Stiffelio), Meg Page (Falstaff), Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and the title role in La Cenerentola. This season’s highlights include Rossini’s Stabat Mater (San Antonio Symphony) and Haydn’s Paukenmesse (Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico). Last season, she performed in Beethoven’s Ninth (Houston Symphony) and Messiah (Alabama Symphony). Lattimore attended the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam where she studied with Patricia Misslin. She won the Metropolitan National Council Auditions at 24, the Eleanor McCollum Award (Houston Grand Opera Studio), a Jacobson Study Grant (Richard Tucker Foundation) and the prestigious George London Award. She was a 2006 Grammy® nominee for the Koch International

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Meade Past productions include Le Nozze di Figaro, Agrippina, Die Zauberflöte and Die Fledermaus, among others. Concert repertoire includes Poulenc’s Gloria, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Verdi’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Meade won opera’s largest cash prize – the $50,000 purse of the Jose Iturbi Competition – and was the first to win both the opera and operetta categories of Vienna’s prestigious Belvedere Competition. A Washington state native, she now resides in Philadelphia.

recording of John Harbison’s Motetti di Montale. She lives with her husband and son in New York.

Morris Robinson, baritone

Atlanta native Morris Robinson is quickly becoming one of the most interesting and sought after bass-baritones of his generation. He has appeared with the Metropolitan, Los Angles, Cincinnati, Florida Grand and Seattle operas; in concert with the Chicago,

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Houston Symphony Chorus.............................................................................. Photo by jeff fitlow

Hausmann Charles Hausmann, director

Dr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986 and has prepared the group for more than 500 concerts and more than 40 acclaimed conductors, including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/orchestral masterworks. As director of choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, Hausmann directs the master’s and doctoral programs in choral conducting and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists, a graduate chamber choir. He is especially interested in conducting pedagogy and choral/orchestral performance. Current research activity on the use of dance pedagogy in teaching conducting resulted in co-authorship of an article, “The Dance of Conducting.” Hausmann also serves as director of choral music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, where he led the Houston Symphony Chorus in a special performance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul in the spring of 2008. During the 2010-2011 season, Hausmann has prepared the Chorus for Verdi’s Requiem, a very special concert with Andrea Bocelli, Very Merry Pops, Messiah and will prepare it for Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky. Hausmann frequently appears as a guest conductor, lecturer and clinician, and has conducted numerous concert tours throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, when he appeared as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a 23-year collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, recently performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Associate Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. The Houston Symphony Chorus, directed by Charles Hausmann, is made up of volunteer musicians from all parts of the Houston metropolitan area. Its members rehearse at Moores School of Music every Tuesday evening, motivated by the challenge and joy of performing great music and the opportunity to work with the Houston Symphony. For audition information, contact the Chorus manager at (713) 444-9221 or chorus@sbcglobal.net. 22 www.houstonsymphony.org

Charles Hausmann, Director Paulo Gomes Assistant Director

Susan Scarrow Chorus Manager

Scott Holshouser Accompanist

Tony Sessions Librarian

First Soprano Ramona Alms Alice Beckstrom Robyn Branning Sarah Damaske Monica M. Davis Kathleen Forbes Clarice Gatlin Marta Giles Becky Hamilton Amanda Harris Sophia Hou Sarah Keifer Youngjee Kim Gillian Kruse Veronica Lorine * • Pamela Magnuson Lydia Musher Megan Owen Karen Rennar Wendy Ridings Rhonda Ryan Jennifer Klein Salyer Heidi Sanders Beth Slaughter Lisa Trewin Tania Van Dongen Ramona WaltersStewart Megan Welch Jessica L. Williams

First Alto Krista Borstell Jami Bruns Patricia Bumpus Barbara Bush Nancy Christopherson Christine Economides Natasha Flores Mary Gahr Holly Gardner Susan Hall Judy Hill Kristin Hurter Berma Kinsey Joyce Lewis * • Mary Lopushansky Heather Maclaughlin Garbes Lisa Morfin Cynthia Mulder Thao Pham Jennifer L. Phan Linda Renner Linda Richardson Carolyn Rogan Holly Rubbo June Russell Maria Schoen Andrea Slack Patsy Wilson Shelby Wilson

First Tenor Robert Browning James R. Carazola Patrick Drake Richard Field Robert Gomez James Patrick Hanley Steven Hazel Donald Howie Francisco J. Izaguirre Frank Lopez Darrell Mayon * • Jim Moore Christopher M. Ortiz Peter Peropoulos Douglas Rodenberger David Schoen Tony Sessions Adam White

Matt Neufeld Kevin Newman Gary Scullin Stephen Shadle Thom Sloan Mark Standridge Sam Stengler Paul Van Dorn Joe Villarreal Kevin Wallace

Second Soprano Yoset Altamirano Lisa Anders Laura Bohlmann Nancy Bratic Anne Campbell Debby Cutler Vickie Davis Corita Dubose Karen Fess-Uecker Kellie Garden Lorraine Hammond • Debbie Hannah • Megan Henry Sylvia Hysong Yukiko Iwata Natalia Kalitynska * • Amy Mobley • Carol Ostlind Linda Peters Susan Scarrow Vicki Seldon Paige Sommer Veronica A. Stevens Cecilia Sun • Nancy Vernau Maria Cristina Yanez Jennifer Young

Second Alto Melissa Bailey Adams Sarah Wilson Clark M. Evelyn Clift Rochella Cooper Andrea Creath Robin Dunn Holly Eaton Rachel El-Saleh Thi Ha Juli Herbert Nancy Hill Denise Holmes Catherine Howard Lois Howell Crystal Meadows • Lynne Moneypenny Nina Peropoulos Laurie Reynolds Holly Soehnge * • Mary Voigt Morgana Williams Kaye Windel-Garza

Second Tenor * • Bob Alban Randy Boatright Harvey Bongers William Cole Paul Damaske Donn Dubois Jorge Fandino Mark Ferring Joseph Frybert John Grady Craig Hill Philip Lewis William L. Mize Dave Nussmann Greg Railsback Lesley C. Sommer Dewell Springer Jonathan Vaughan Tony Vazquez Leonardo Veletzuy Lee Williams First Bass Joe Anzaldua Greg Barra Justin Becker John Bond Bruce Boyle Christopher Burris Shawn Carnley Kevin Coleman II Steve Dukes Leigh Fernau * • Jay Lopez Clemente Mathis William McCallum Chris Ming

Second Bass Steve Abercia * • Wilton T. Adams Bill Cheadle John Colson Roger Cutler Paul Ehrsam Tom Everage Chris Fair Ian Fetterley David M. Fox Yevgeny Genin Matt Henderson Terry Henderson George Howe Chuck Izzo Nobuhide Kobori • Ken Mathews Scott Mermelstein Clyde L. Miner Rob Morehead Greg Nelson Bill Parker John Proffitt • Robert Reynolds Daniel Robertson Richard White

* Section Leader • Council Member

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Annual Campaign Donors. ............................................................................... The Houston Symphony expresses appreciation to the donors listed on this and the following pages for their generous contributions in support of Symphony programs. More information is available from the Individual Giving Department at (713) 337-8500, the Corporate Support Department at (713) 337-8520 or at houstonsymphony.org.

Corporations........................................................................................................ Crown Castle * ExxonMobil Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. * JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP * Marathon Oil Corporation Vinson & Elkins LLP

As of December 6, 2010

$ 100,000-$499,999

BBVA Compass

Continental Airlines Fidelity Investments Shell Oil Company

$50,000-$99,999

$10,000-$24,999

American Express

* Cameron Chevron ConocoPhillips Frost * GDF SUEZ Energy North America The Methodist Hospital System Shell Oil Company TOTAL UBS * Weatherford International Ltd. Weill Cornell Medical College

$ 25,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP

Chubbs Group of Insurance Companies

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Baker Botts L.L.P. * Bank of America Boeing Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. * Devon Energy Corporation Ernst & Young * Fluor Corporation H. E. Butt Grocery Company Margolis, Phipps & Wright, P.C. * Macy’s Foundation Memorial Hermann Northern Trust

Spir Star, Inc. Star Furniture USI Vitol Inc. * Wells Fargo $500-$9,999 Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP * Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP Bloomberg L.L.P. Ironshore Insurance Services, LLP Lockton Companies Oceaneering International, Inc. Porter & Hedges, LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Seyforth Show * Smith, Graham & Company * South Texas College of Law * Swift Energy Company Texas Children’s Hospital Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

Foundations. .........................................................................................................

As of September 8, 2010

* John P. McGovern Foundation

$1,000,000 & above

$25,000-$49,999

* Houston Endowment, Inc. * Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation Inc.

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation The Schissler Foundation * Sterling-Turner Foundation

$500,000-$999,999

* M. D. Anderson Foundation

$100,000-$499,999

$10,000-$24,999

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation * The Brown Foundation The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation Madison Charitable Foundation * Spec’s Charitable Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund

* Bauer Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation * Vivian L. Smith Foundation Strake Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation

$2,500-$9,999

Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation The Becker Family Foundation * Ray C. Fish Foundation

* The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Susman Family Foundation Government Donors * City of Houston through the Houston Downtown Alliance, Houston Arts Alliance & Miller Theatre Advisory Board National Endowment for the Arts State Employee Charitable Campaign * Texas Commission on the Arts * Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs

Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................ Aetna Akzo Nobel AT&T Bank of America Boeing Caterpillar Chevron

Coca-Cola El Paso Corporation Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil Fannie Mae General Electric General Mills

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Halliburton Hewlett-Packard IBM ING Financial Services Corporation JPMorgan Chase

KBR Kirby Corporation Occidental Petroleum SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Spectra Energy

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Leadership Gifts................................................................................................ The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those individuals who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs with Leadership Gifts at the highest levels. Donors at these levels set the standard for supporting the Symphony and we are proud to list them here.

Ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or More Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Ms. Beth Madison Madison Benefits Group Inc. Mr. George P. Mitchell Mr. M. S. Stude Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III President’s Society – $75,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

Maestro’s Society – $50,000 - $74,999 Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Rochelle & Max Levit Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

Concertmaster Society – $25,000 - $49,999 Janice & Tom Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Gene & Linda Dewhurst Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Ken Hyde Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Cora Sue & Harry Mach Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Ms. Louisa Stude Sarofim Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon

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Patron Donor Society........................................................................................ Members of the Patron Donor Society support the Houston Symphony with gifts to the Annual Fund and Events. Members of the Society are offered a wide array of benefits and recognition including invitations to special events and more. For more information on how to become a member of the Houston Symphony Patron Donor Society, please call the Development Department at (713) 337-8523. Principal Musician Society $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Richard Danforth Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mrs. Aileen Gordon Joella & Steven P. Mach

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pruner Ann & Hugh Roff Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Paul Strand Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr. Vicki & Paul West Dr. Jim T. Willerson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams

Artist/Conductor Sponsor $10,000 - $14,999 Gary & Marian Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Captain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso III Ruth White Brodsky Mrs. Lily Carrigan Ms. Jan Cohen Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. Harold E. Holliday Jr. & Hon. Anna R. Holliday Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. McCabe Mr. Cameron Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Julia & Albert Smith Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction Inc. Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff

Musician Sponsor Society $7,500 - $9,999 Anonymous (1) Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Annderson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Ms. Terry Ann Brown Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Busby The Robert & Jane Cizik Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Flood Angel & Craig Fox Mr. S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hansen Christina & Mark Hanson

Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Irvine Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Erik P. Littlejohn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mike & Kathleen Moore Sue A. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan

Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Hanni Orton Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Peterson Gloria & Joe Pryzant Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Alice & Terry Thomas Ann & Joel Wahlberg Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe

Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Burguieres Marilyn & Coleman Caplovitz Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Diane Lokey Farb Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner

Ms. Bernice Feld Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mr. George B. Geary Thomas & Patricia Geddy Dr. & Mrs. William D. George Mrs. James J. Glenn Jr.

Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous (1) Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. Alan Aronstein Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mr. Ronald C. Borschow Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Joe Brazzatti

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Individual Donors........................................................................................................ Mr. & Mrs. David Gow Mr. & Mrs. Jo A. Graves William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lasher Mr. Clyde Lea & Ms. Pamela Fazzone Mrs. Margaret H. Ley Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George McCullough Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald Sidney & Ione Moran Paul & Rita Morico Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Ms. Karen S. Pulaski Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. Brian Teichman Shirley & David R. Toomim Gene Carlton & Ann Trammell C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Robert G. Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Woodell Family Foundation Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Nina & Michael Zilkha Erla & Harry Zuber

Grand Patron $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (1) Wade & Mert Adams Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. Ken Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Brad Beitler Ms. Dianne Bowman Jim & Ellen Box Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bratic The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Mrs. George L. Brundrett Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bumgarner Alan & Toba Buxbaum Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV 26 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Margot & John Cater Mr. William Choice & Mrs. Linda Able Choice Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cochran Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone J.R. & Aline Deming Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dror Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Ms. Sharin Shafer Gaille Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Buddy Haas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr. Marion & Jim Hargrove Mr. & Mrs. Tim W. Harrington Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Doug R. Hinzie Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder William & Cynthia Koch Mrs. Barry Lewis Kevin & Lesley Lilly Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. Bradley H. Marks James & Mary McMartin Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Stephen & Marilyn Miles Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Julia & Chris Morton Mr. Austin M. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole & Ms. Valerie Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello Mr. Michael H. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Pryor Mr. Peter A. Ragauss & Ms. Jennifer Smith Michael & Vicky Richker Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Beth & Lee Schlanger Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Mr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Joel V. & Mary M. Staff Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Tenzer Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Wil VanLoh Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mrs. Naomi Warren Mr. David Ashley White Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Judge Clarease R. Yates & Mr. Cary Yates Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn

Patron $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (6) David M. & Lisa B. Aaronson Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Abramson Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Mrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree Fund John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Mr. Maurice J. Aresty Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. & Mrs. Arnie Azios Edward & Joyce Backhaus Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Balasco Ms. Marion Barthelme & Mr. Jeff Fort Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. John Bauer Betty Bellamy Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia John Blomquist Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boggio Dr. & Mrs. Milton Boniuk Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Brackett Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Brophy Susan & Richard Brown Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Burns Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Barent W. Cater Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mrs. Cielle Clemenceau Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. & Mrs. Charles Comiskey Mr. Mark C. Conrad Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox Mr. David A. Coyle Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jerry H. Deutser Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deutser Mike & Debra Dishberger Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Carolyn & David Edgar Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Dr. Judith Feigin Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer John C. Fitch Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Vince D. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Freedman Ms. Beth Freeman Paula & Alfred Friedlander J. Kent & Ann Friedman Sally & Bernard Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. Todd Fuller

..................................................................................................................................... Mr. & Mrs. Magnus Fyhr Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. Jerry George Mrs. Joan M. Giese Ms. Nancy D. Giles Mr. Walter Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Glanville Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Mr. & Mrs. Bert H. Golding Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mary & Paul Gregory Mr. Charles H. Gregory Ms. Christine R. Griffith Ms. Carmen C. Halden Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Rita & John Hannah Ms. Margaret W. Hansen Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Heath Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hoffert Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kase Sam & Cele Keeper Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Bill King Mary Louis Kister Michael & Darcy Krajewski Dr. & Mrs. Russell W. Kridel Mr. Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lane Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lee Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Ms. Barbara Lister Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Ms. Nancey Lobb Dr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill McCartney Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. David A. Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mithoff Dr. Florence M. Monroe Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor John & Ann Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Gerarld Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newman Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson John & Leslie Niemand Nils & Stephanie Normann Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Steve & Sue Olson

Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. & Mrs. Gary Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Postl Mr. John Potts Clinton & Leigh Rappole Record Family Dr. Madaiah Revana, MD Hilda & Hershel Rich Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Risley Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Minnette & Jerome Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mary Louise & David Sanderson Ms. Paula Santoski Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Russell Sherrill Mr. & Mrs. W. Allen Shindler Mrs. Camille Simpson Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Kelly Somoza Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. George Stark Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Cassie B. Stinson & James H. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Toby Summers Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Stephen Tangney Mr. Mark Taylor Jean & Doug Thomas Ms. Amanda Tozzi Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. William Visinsky Mr. David Waddell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wahrlich Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Mr. Thomas H. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell Mr. Sam M. Yates III Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mrs. Betsy I. Zimmer Mr. Terry Zmyslo

Composer’s Circle $500 - $999

Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. N. T. Adams Ms. Joan Ambrogi Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Mark Berkstresser Carolyn & Arthur Berner Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. Giorgio Borlenghi Mr. & Mrs. Danny J. Bowers Jr. Bob F. Boydston Ms. Sally Brassow Katherine M. Briggs Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Dr. Bob Brown & Ms. Dena Rafte Fred & Judy Brunk Mrs. Shirley Burgher The Gertz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. Marjorie Capshaw Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney K.D. Charalampous, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Janet F. Clark Virginia A. Clark Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Coffin Mrs. Barbora Cole Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Michael T. Coppinger Mr. & Mrs. William C. Crassas Ms. Anna M. Dean Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Bruce B. Dice Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Dobbins Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Dan Dunham Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Charles Flourney Ms. Martha Garcia Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill William E. Gipson Gen. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Lee & Sandy Godfrey Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Zahava Haenosh Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haug Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Mr. & Mrs. Ross K. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Hogan Mr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha Holley Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Holloway

Diane & Geoffrey Ibbott Mrs. Paula Jarrett Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wesley A. Johnson Mr. Scot W. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Lucy & Victor Kormeier Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr. Mr. Rodney Kubicek Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Lee II Mr. Richard Leibman Ms. Golda K. Leonard H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Michael & Sharon Lewis Mr. James C. Lindsey Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Mrs. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. & Mrs. Stevens Mafrige Mr. Christopher Mancini Ms. Liz Markell Ms. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mattix Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McEvoy Mr. George McKee Ms. Mary J. McKerall & Ms. Marilyn Flick Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Alan & Elaine Mut Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Ms. Margie Ortega Mrs. Caroline Osteen Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Mr. Robert Pastorek Rachel & Michael Pawson Mr. & Mrs. James L. Payne Mrs. Preston A. Peak Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Mr. & Mrs. William O. Perkins III Mr. John M. Petrosky Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. Meg Philpot Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Robert W. Powell Mr. Arthur Preisinger Doris F. Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mrs. Edith G. Reed Ms. Louisa B. Reid Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mary & Jesse Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Fabrice Roche Ms. Franelle Rogers Milton & Jill Rose Mr. Edward Ross Dr. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sherlock January 2011 27

Individual Donors........................................................................................................ Mr. Barry E. Silverman & Ms. Shara Fryer Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Ms. Blanche Stastny Ms. Joyce Steensrud Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Louise Sutton Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Daniel S. Trachtenberg Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Juan B. Vallhonrat Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Ms. Jana Vander Lee Mr. & Mrs. Bill Vaughn Jan & Don Wagner Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wareing Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt J. M. Weltzien Mr. & Mrs. Ben White Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wilkomirski Nancy Willerson

Sustaining Member $250 - $499

Anonymous (16) Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Mr. John Adkins Jr. Ms. Lina Amador Mr. Rudy Avelar Mr. & Mrs. David Baggett Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Ms. Virginia C. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. John A. Barrett Dr. David Barry Mrs. Terry Bassett Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. Steve A. Bavousett Ms. Roberta Benson Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Berner Mr. & Mrs. Randall Beste Mr. & Mrs. Ed Billings James S. & Linda Birtwistle Mr. Arno S. Bommer Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Tiffany Breeding Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Ms. Courtney Brynes Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Buhler Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Dean L. Callender Virginia & William Camfield Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Casey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Cohen Mr. Tulio Colmenares 28 www.houstonsymphony.org

Ms. Erin Connally Mr. Cecil C. Conner Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Mr. Alan Dale Ms. Christina Daniels Leon Davis Ms. Elizabeth Del Pico Ms. Dora Dillistone Mr. & Mrs. James H. Dupree Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Dr. & Mrs. David W. Edelstein Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. Mike Ezzell Mr. Chris C. Fellows Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. John T. Files Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Flick Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. Richard L. Flowers Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Ms. Johnella V. Franklin Mr. Ralph F. Frankowski Ms. Diane L. Freeman Robert A. Furse, M.D. Ms. Martha Gardill Shifra & Terry Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Gartsman Mr. & Mrs. Duane V. Geis Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gerhardt Mr. Fred Gesiorski Mr. Glen Gettemy Ms. Heidi Good Mr. Ned Graber Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mrs. Howard Grekel Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Mr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Halle Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding Ms. Karen Harding Mr. Paul Harmon Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. William Haskins Mr & Mrs. Dean Hennings Ms. Joy Herin R.A. Herring Mr. & Mrs. John R. Heumann Mr. & Mrs. John Heyburn Susan Hodge Mr. David Hoffman Jacque Holland Howard & Dorothy Homeyer Mr. & Mrs. John Homier S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hopson John & Nancy Howard George E. Howe Mr. John Howenstine Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Howes Mr. & Mrs. George M. Hricik Mr. Tyler Hubbard Ms. Vicki Huff Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Mr. Jacek Jaminski Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Ms. Karen Juul-Nielsen & Mr. Rick Garnett Mr. Guido Kanschat Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kantor Mr. & Mrs. David Karohl

Ms. Arlette Keene Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin Kershman Dr. Nora J. Klein Dr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Koch Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Ladin Ms. Bryn Larsen & Mr. Bertrand Fry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Latham Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Louise & Oscar Lui Dr. Ellen Lumpkin Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Tom & Kathleen Mach Mr. Kemp Maer Mrs. D.B. Marchant Mrs. Renee Margolin Mr. Mark Matovich Ms. Suzanne McCarthy Mr. R. Scott McCay Mrs. Alison McDermott & Mr. Adrian Glasser Ms. Judi McGee Mr. Daniel McHenry Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Odette & James McMurrey Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Melanson Jr. Mrs. Dorri Melvin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Michalski Ms. Georgette M. Michko Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr. Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. Homer Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Morgan Ms. Lauren Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Moss Mr. Joel Ray Needham Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Mr. Philip R. Neuhaus Mary Murrill North Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ofner Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Julie & Chip Oudin III Mr. William Pannill Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Alice Phillips Mary H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Verne Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. Chip Purchase Ms. Nita D. Pyle Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mrs. Marjorie Rasche Loreta & Ronald Rea Ms. Joan Read Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Redden Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes

Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Mrs. George Risman Mr. James L. Robertson Mr. Brian Rodgers & Mrs. Sally Evans Drs. Herbert & Manuela Roeller Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. John E. Ryall Dr. & Mrs. Barry Sachs Mr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. Oplt Mrs. Joan Schnitzer Levy Garry & Margaret Schoonover Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Schwaab Ms. Elizabeth Schwarze Charles & Andrea Seay Mrs. Lenoir Seelhorst Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. Shearouse Art & Ellen Shelton Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Mr. Stephen C. Smith & Mr. Ronald Jenson Mr. Marc Sofia Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson William F. Stern Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. & Mrs. Richard Strax Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ms. Lori Summa Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Robert M. Taylor Ms. Jessica Taylor Mr. & Ms. Gary Teletzke Howard Tellepsen Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thweatt David & Ann Tomatz Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Mr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr. Mr. Paul R. Tregurtha Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Trowbridge Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. John T. Unger & Ms. Kathy Welch Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Mr. Steven Valerius Mr. Viet Van Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Dr. Allen R. Vogt Dean B. Walker Ms. Sandria Ward Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Ms. Victoria Wendling Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Whitcomb Mr. & Mrs. Cornel Williams Miss Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Wood Mrs. Dalia Woss Mr. & Mrs. Byron Wright Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy Yeager Mr. Ray Young Mrs. Barbara S. Young Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Zohlen

..................................................................................................................................... Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or More Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Paul & Rita Morico Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr.

Grand Patron Pops $2,500-$4,999

Ms. Dianne Bowman Jim & Ellen Box Mr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Carol & Larry Fradkin Mrs. Barry Lewis Linda & Jerry Rubenstein

Pops Patron $1,500-$2,499

Ms. Tara Black Ms. Sara J. Devine

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. Robert Grant Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III Sally & Denney Wright

Headliner $1,000-$1,499

Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Mr. Anthony G. Ogden Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Ms. Virgina Torresi

Producer $500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Alexander Mr. Stephen J. Banks Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury

W. M. Calvert Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Carroll John & Joyce Eagle Mr. Harold Jennison Mr. Don E. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan Mr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga Meneilly Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan W. R. Purifoy Mr. & Mrs. Philip Redding Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shaunty Mr. Roger Trandell Gene & Donna Tromblee

Director $250-$499

Anonymous (1) Mrs. Elsie Ameen Ann B. Beaudette Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown Ms. Carol Brownstein Richard & Marcia Churns Mr. Robert A. Colton Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demeter Mr. T. J. Doggett

Richard & Mildred Mr. & Mrs. Jim Gunther Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Mr. Larry January Ms. Mary Keathley Dr. George S. Knapp Charles C. & Patricia Kubin Mr. Richard S. Ledermann Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Mr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnis Ms. Phyllis Schaffer Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Norbert F. Stang Mr. & Mrs. William G. Straight Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Sandy Vander Kam Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton

As of December 2, 2010

In Kind Donors......................................................................................................... As of April 1, 2010

Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Baker Botts Be Friends Bergner & Johnson Bright Star Casi Cielo Productions Cognetic Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Darryl & Co.

Deville Fine Jewelry DocuData Solutions The Events Company Hilton Americas - Houston Houston Chronicle Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas Jim Benton of Houston LLC JR’s Bar & Grill KUHF 88.7 FM

The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Morton’s The Steakhouse Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. PaperCity Pride Houston Pro/Sound Saint Arnold’s Brewery

Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Silver Eagle Distributors Sky Bar Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Strip House Valobra Jewelry & Antiques John Wright/Texprint

Good News for Donors!

As part of the just-enacted tax package, Congress has reinstated a popular contribution incentive for donors 70 ½ and older. Last available in 2009, the IRA Charitable Rollover allows qualifying donors to make up to $100,000 in charitable contributions directly from their individual retirement accounts without paying federal taxes on the withdrawal. The new law retroactively reinstates this incentive for all gifts made during 2010 and extends it throughout 2011. Also, gifts made by Jan. 31, 2011 may be recognized as 2010 gifts for tax purposes. Highlights: • Permits donors age 70 ½ and older to make tax-free charitable gifts directly from their IRAs • Caps qualifying gifts to an annual ceiling of $100,000 per donor • For 2010 tax purposes, applies to gifts made January 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011 • For 2011, expires December 31, 2011 As with all charitable decisions, please consult your tax advisor. For more information, or to discuss a contribution through the IRA Charitable Rollover, please contact Senior Director of Development, Ron Fredman, at (713) 337-8525 or ron.fredman@houstonsymphony.org.

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Legacy Society. ................................................................................................. The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event with a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony extends its deepest thanks to the members of the Society, and with their permission, is pleased to acknowledge them. Anonymous (10) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Anneliese Bosseler Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Randolph Lee Groninger Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice

Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison and Children Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Gretchen Anne Myers Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Immyâ&#x20AC;? Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Mr. Howard Pieper Geraldine S. Priest

Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen Charles K. Sanders Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay II Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & sAnita Stude Emily H. & Daniel K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich As of December 2, 2010 sDeceased

Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Donors........................................... Paul & Vickie Davis David & Joyce Fox Robert Lee Gomez

Philip & Audrey Lewis Dave Nussmann Remora Energy

Susan Scarrow

In Memoriam..................................................................................................... We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Frank R. Eyler Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris

General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder

Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

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My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future. ....................... Artistic excellence, strong leadership, robust ticket sales and growing philanthropic support are vital, but they alone cannot guarantee the Houston Symphony’s future. To do so, its endowment must be increased. My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future has two major goals: add $60 million to the Symphony’s endowment and raise $15 million in working capital. We are proud to recognize those who have already made commitments to this campaign and invite others to join them as we build an artistically and financially sound Houston Symphony.

Campaign Cabinet

Members

George Mitchell, Honorary Chair M. S. Stude, Chair Gene Dewhurst, Vice Chair Jesse B. Tutor, Vice Chair Mike McLanahan, Vice Chair Ulyesse J. LeGrange, Vice Chair

Jan Barrow Daniel Dror Rochelle Levit Rodney H. Margolis Jay Marks J. Stephen Marks

Houston Symphony Endowment Harry J. Phillips Jr. Robert B. Tudor III Wallace S. Wilson

President

Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Trustees

Prentiss Burt Janet Clark J. Cole Dawson III Gene Dewhurst Jesse B. Tutor

............................................................................................................................ Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks * Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Foundations...................... Mrs. Sue A. Morrison & Children Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Newman $10,000,000 The Brown Foundation, Inc. * $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Anonymous The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts * Houston Endowment Inc. Spec’s Charitable Foundation The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000 - $999,999 The Fondren Foundation $100,000 - $499,999 M. D. Anderson Foundation The Cullen Foundation The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Mach Family Fund The Marks Charitable Foundation $25,000 - $99,999 Dror Charitable Foundation The Kayser Foundation The Nightingale Code Foundation

Corporations. ................... $100,000 - $250,000 Baker Botts L.L.P. Chevron ConocoPhillips Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Marathon Oil Company Foundation $50,000 - $99,000 Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP $25,000 - $49,999 Amegy Bank of Texas Goldman Sachs $10,000 - $24,999 Sterling Bank

Individuals....................... Founder Anonymous Grand Guarantor Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr * Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow * Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Barbara & Patrick McCelvey Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Guarantor Estate of Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp * Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor * Major Benefactor Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Levit Family/Grocers Supply Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Benefactor Anonymous * Linda & Gene Dewhurst Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Houston Symphony Chorus Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi * Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Tipps *

Major Sponsor Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mrs. Ruth White Brodsky Mr. & Mrs. John T. Cater Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian * Mr. Martin J. Fein & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein in memory of Jean Viney Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Ms. Martha Kleymeyer Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Moore * Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. Nyquist Kathy & Harry Phillips Fund Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Paul N. Schwartz Ms. Ann Trammell Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe Sponsor Anonymous (2) Mr. Clayton Baird Mr. & Mrs. Gary Beauchamp * Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ms. Catherine Campbell-Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Ms. Janet F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Early Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Fox * Mr. Frank T. Garcia & Dr. Elizabeth M. Spankus Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hermance Mr. Jack Holmes * Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane Mr & Mrs. Harry Mach Ms. Judi McGee Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan *

Mr. & Dr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Nancy & Bob Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Quoyeser Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber *

Major Patron Mr. Thomas Becker & Mr. Jim Rosenfeld * Mr. Gordon B. Bonfield Mr. Anthony Brigandi Ms. Terry Ann Brown Mr. & Mrs. John R. Dennis III Mr. & Mrs. Osborne J. Dykes III Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Jones Mr. E. W. Long Jr. The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Tommy O. Mann Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Merchant Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mercurio * Mr. & Mrs. Kirk B. Michael Mrs. Hanni Orton * Mr. & Mrs. J. Dale Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. Callahan Vicki & Paul S. West Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Wolff Mr. David Zerhusen & Mrs. Kathy Schoff Patron Mr. & Mrs. Willie J. Alexander Mrs. Marty Ambrose Ms. Martha Z. Carnes Dr. Scott Cutler Mrs. Benjamin Danziger Ms. Leslie B. Davidson & Mr. W. Robins Brice Paul & Vickie Davis Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Dreckman The Estate of Emma Sue B. Frank Dr. Susan E. Gardner & Dr. Philip D. Scott Robert Lee Gomez Mr. Robert Grant Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Hall Jr. Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Fraser A. McAlpine Mr. & Mrs. John S. Orton Mr. & Mrs. P. C. Peropoulos Mrs. Helen Rosenbaum * Joseph & Holly Rubbo Susan Scarrow Estate of Dorothy Barton Thomas Mr. David Ashley White Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich * Donor to endowment and working capital Listing as of August 9, 2010

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Backstage Pass. ................................................................................................. Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn, musician sponsors

Christian Schubert, clarinet

Birthplace: Stephen – Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Mariglyn – Coleman, Texas

Birthplace: Burbank, CA

Education: Stephen–Texas Tech, BS, engineering physics; Rice University, MS, space physics. Mariglyn – Texas Tech, BS, education (we met in chemistry lab) Joined the Houston Symphony: We began attending in 1966, but took time out to raise kids. We returned in 1995. Earliest musical memory: Stephen – Denver Symphony on a fifth-grade field trip; Mariglyn – Roy Orbison singing at a Wink, Texas, school assembly All in the family: Our sons were pretty good high school musicians. One was an all-state French hornist for two years, and another studied percussion at the University of Michigan. Current listening: the Houston Symphony’s Christmas CD Looking forward to in the 2010-2011 Season: Classical, Pops, specials – we love them all! We are especially looking forward to Aralee Dorough playing a Mozart Flute Concerto in April. Favorite part of the Symphony experience: We love the great Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Mahler symphonies. Pastime and good company: We both enjoy attending high school football games. Stephen enjoys running and computers. Mariglyn enjoys cooking, spending time with grandkids, aerobics and yoga. Meeting your musician: We met our musician through a Symphony staff member during the intermission of a Very Merry Pops performance. It has been great getting to know Christian and we have found that we have many things in common. It turns out that Christian was good friends with the musician we previously sponsored who left the symphony a few years ago. All the musicians are very special people, and we have special memories of them. All for a reason: The Houston Symphony enriches our lives and broadens our horizons. We wanted to become more involved with the Symphony, but we had no idea it would be so rewarding when we became patrons! Pass it on: We would definitely encourage others to become musician sponsors! Meeting the musicians and attending special events is priceless. It’s the best investment we’ve ever made. Also, it gives us a person to “root” for when the Symphony performs.

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Education: Northwestern University – BM and MM degrees in clarinet performance, including private study with Robert Marcellus and Larry Combs. Joined the Houston Symphony: 1996 Discovering my vocation: I began studying clarinet in 5th grade band after studying piano for five years. The piano study only lasted two more years after I picked up the clarinet. Once I hit 7th grade and had begun studying with Kalman Bloch (who had recently retired from playing principal clarinet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1938), I knew that I wanted to pursue playing the clarinet professionally. All in the family: I’ve heard music often skips generations. My great-grandfather studied piano in Germany and moved to Chicago to start a successful music conservatory there. He was very influential in directing and planning all of the musical events for the 1893 World Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. His son (my grandfather) disliked music so much he ran away from home to California to avoid studying music with his father. My parents didn’t possess many musical talents, but both my sister and I attended music school in college. Alternative reality: My strongest interests are anything related to food; I love finding and cooking with the best ingredients. My good friend Jim Vassallo (principal trumpet of Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet) and I just bought and split half a hog from a hog farmer in Beasley, TX. The quality and taste are outstanding, which is why most of that farmer’s clients are restaurant chefs here in town. My wife, Cynthia, and two daughters, Anna and Sarah, come home frequently to see me doing something interesting like rendering lard or brining a ham. Favorite performance repertoire: I don’t think anything can beat the Mahler symphonic experience. The most memorable performances I’ve had here since 1996 would have to be those times we performed Mahler symphonies with Christoph Eschenbach both here and abroad. Musical inspiration: Working with Christoph Eschenbach and this orchestra my first four years here has by far been the highlight of my career to date. Prior to that, other highlights have been a Wagner Ring Cycle with Zubin Mehta/Lyric Opera of Chicago and touring in Europe with the Schlesswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra performing, among other things, The Rite of Spring with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Pastime and good company: Since 1987, I have owned and operated a small recording engineering company, Schubert Recording Services, specializing in the quality digital recording of classical music. My most recent major CD releases have been the Cantata Project with the Bach Society here in Houston and a release of spoken word tracks and jazz combo tracks titled The Gift by Chicago writer Jack Zimmerman and saxophonist/composer Andrew Zimmerman.