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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.org
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Programs 10 September 30, October 1-2 14 October 14-16 18 October 20, 22-23
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Star of Wicked, Rent and Glee, Idina Menzel, brings her show-stopping vocals to Jones Hall this month!
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Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott makes his Houston Symphony debut with Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2.
On Stage and Off 3 Credits 23-31 Donors 9 From the Orchestra 9 Hans Graf 4 Orchestra and Staff 8 Symphony Society 7 Letter to Patrons
Features 6 Holiday Happenings 16 Upcoming Performances 32 Backstage Pass
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Plan for the holidays! Page 6 has the scoop on the Symphony events in the month of December. Wine and dine with the Rydman Family at Vintage Virtuoso, and excite your kids with all the fun at Magical Musical Morning.
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Orchestra and Staff. ........................................................ Hans Graf, Music Director Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski,
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Cello: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James Denton Anthony Kitai
Trumpet: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair
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Holiday Happenings............................................................................... Kick off the holiday season with your family and friends by celebrating with the Houston Symphony!
Vintage Virtuoso
Join the Rydman Family and Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods in supporting the Houston Symphony with an elegant evening of wine, culinary delights and friendship at the Intercontinental Hotel.
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Magical Musical Morning
Musical delights and A Spoonful of Sugar make the season memorable at the Magical Musical Morning holiday brunch! As children anticipate the excitement of the holidays to come, Magical Musical Morning provides an interactive and fun way to introduce music and the Symphony to your family. Make it your holiday tradition this year!
MAGICAL MUSICAL MORNING – A Spoonful of Sugar
Sunday, December 4, 2011, 11:30 am River Oaks Country Club Viviana Denechaud, co-chair Christina Hanson, co-chair
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 Intercontinental Hotel Ballroom
Letter to Patrons................................................................................................. Photo by Alexander Portraits
Bobby Tudor President Photo by bruce bennett
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO
We had a magnificent beginning to the season with a successful launch of our new Sugar Land series and two powerful Opening Night performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in September. This month, we continue our mission to enrich the lives of our diverse citizenry through outstanding symphonic music. In early October, the musicians have a chance to step outside of Jones Hall as they begin the 2011-12 GDF Suez Community Connections program. Now in its 12th season, the series of free events sends musicians throughout the community to connect with audiences in smaller, more personal settings. Last year, four out of five musicians participated in the volunteer program reaching more than 6,000 individuals with 106 performances in 54 different venues from schools to retirement centers. Most appearances are one hour and consist of a performance, instrument demonstration and follow-up discussion. Next, we get underway with this season’s David Dewhurst Student Concerts with a week of Detectives programs – a series for younger students in Kindergarten through third grade. Associate Conductor Robert Franz has worked extensively in music education, studying the impact of music on both brain development and the ability to learn. He leads each concert and engages directly with the students to provide context for the music they hear. This year, the eight-concert Detectives series will feature music to help students understand “Where does sound come from?” Later in October, we continue a proud partnership with the Mexican Institute of Greater Houston by performing in the annual Lunada concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre. It is a great event that features the Symphony and students from HISD schools performing all-time Latin American favorites for the family. This year, the free concert will be on Saturday, October 29 and led by our former assistant conductor and current music director of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, Brett Mitchell. We are happy to report success with another concert featuring Latin American music – the recently completed Chevron Fiesta Sinfonica Familiar. We salute Chevron for it’s years of underwriting support for this free concert in honor of Hispanic Heritage month as well as that of Univision and Telefutura for providing media support for this entertaining concert. The enthusiastic audience of more than 2,000 filled Jones Hall and enjoyed our guest conductor, Puerto Rican Jaime Morales-Matos. This year, the annual Sunday evening concert fell on September 11. During the second half, Mr. Morales-Matos paid tribute to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as he introduced the moving, somber piece Elegy for String Orchestra by Venezuelan composer Arcángel Castillo-Olivari. Overall, we were delighted to see so many families in attendance, and we look forward to performing this concert year after year!
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Symphony Society Board. ................................................................................. Executive Committee............................................................................................... President Chairman of the Board Robert B. Tudor III Jesse B. Tutor President-elect and Vice President, Finance Robert A. Peiser
Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude
Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Brett Busby
Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary 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 Gloria G. Pryzant
General Counsel Paul R. Morico
President, Endowment Gene Dewhurst
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Martha GarcĂa, Assistant Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Burke Shaw, Orchestra Representative Donna Shen, President, Houston Symphony League Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair
At-Large Members Ulyesse LeGrange Jay Marks Helen Shaffer
Governing Directors..................................................................................................... * Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Marie Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil Kelli Cohen Fein
Julia Frankel David Frankfort Allen Gelwick Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen 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
Jackie Wolens Mazow Billy McCartney 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 G. Pryzant Kathi Rovere John Rydman Manolo Sanchez
Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon Jim R. Smith David Steakley Mike Stude Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Cary P. Yates Robert A. Yekovich
Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Anthony Bohnert Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Lynn Caruso Audrey Cochran Louis Delone Tom Fitzpatrick Craig A. Fox Stanley Haas Kathleen Hayes
Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Roslyn Larkey Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brian McCabe Marilyn Miles Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr.
J. Hugh Roff Jr. Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith Michael Tenzer L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Robert Weiner David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams
Ex-Officio Martha GarcĂa Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Susan Osterberg Donna Shen Glenda Toole Burke Shaw Brinton Averil Smith
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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
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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 Nancy Littlejohn
Hans Graf Biography..........................................................................................
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Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf—the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director—is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season. Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra. A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf has developed a close relationship with the Boston Symphony and appears regularly with the orchestra during the subscription season and at the Tanglewood Music Festival. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey and will return in May 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s Spring for Music Festival. Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Japan and Australia. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz, Aix en Provence and Salzburg Festivals. His recent U.S. festival appearances include Tanglewood, Blossom Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and the Grant Park Music Festival in downtown Chicago. An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg. Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz and continued his studies with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. His career was launched in 1979 when he was awarded first prize at the Karl Böhm Competition. His extensive discography includes recordings with the Houston Symphony, available through houstonsymphony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite and a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey. Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.
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I have noticed over the years that my horn case is a wonderful conversation starter, especially in airports. People often wander up to me and ask what’s inside, sometimes taking wild guesses before I tell them it is a French Horn. The conversation starts there and usually ends with this person telling me I have the best job in the world—and I have to say, I couldn’t agree more! I’m just starting my third year with the Houston Symphony, and I feel very fortunate to be doing what I love with such an amazing group of people. In addition to working with some of the best musicians in the country on a regular basis, every week brings something new and exciting. October is no exception! We start the month off with world-renowned pianist André Watts performing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. As fourth horn, I’ve had to learn to accept the fact that I’m not included in all the repertoire. For instance, Beethoven rarely wrote for four horns. I had never spent much time thinking about this until I went searching for my part in Beethoven Symphony No. 6 during my first season with the Houston Symphony. Imagine my disappointment when it dawned on me that he only wrote two horn parts! This is all to say that I will have the privilege of enjoying Mr. Watts’ performance from the audience instead of from my usual seat on stage. The following week’s concerts will be completely different—you’re sure to be enchanted by Idina Menzel, our featured artist. Even if you’re not a “Gleek,” you’ll still recognize her from her many Broadway Julie Thayer roles and movie/TV appearances. Then, we dive into the rich, lush textures of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe. Horn This piece has special significance for me as it is one of the very first pieces I played with a full orchestra while a student at a summer festival in Michigan. It’s hard for me to imagine a young orchestra taking on this emotionally and technically complex masterpiece, but that is the beauty of truly great music; it transcends boundaries like age and finds a way to speak to anyone willing to listen. This music made such a vivid impression on me at the time that I can nearly smell the crisp lake air when I look at my part. Last, but certainly not least, we kick off our Family Series with a program called Princes and Princesses. We will also have approximately 6,000 students visiting Jones Hall throughout the month to participate in our education concerts, which is perhaps the most important thing going on all month. As you can see, there is never a dull moment with the Houston Symphony!
October 2011
Program
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OVERTURE TO CORIOLAN, OPUS 62 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fidelity Investments Classical Series Friday, September 30, 2011 8 pm Saturday, October 1, 2011 8 pm Sunday, October 2, 2011 2:30 pm Jones Hall
Watts Plays Beethoven’s Emperor *David Afkham, conductor André Watts, piano Beethoven Overture to Coriolan, Opus 62 Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759 (Unfinished) I Allegro moderato II Andante con moto INTERMISSION Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 73 (Emperor) I Allegro II Adagio un poco mosso— III Rondo: Allegro
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Recording: Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings The overture to Joseph Heinrich von Collin’s play, Coriolan, was composed in 1807, the same year that Beethoven began his Fifth Symphony. In a sense, the overture could be considered a preparatory exercise to the first movement of the symphony, because of its sustained tension and its predominant use of a pithy, four-note thematic motive, not unlike the powerful motive that pervades the entire movement of the symphony. Collin, a popular Austrian playwright who was much admired by Beethoven, had his historical play about the proud, irascible Roman general produced at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1802. By the time Beethoven composed his overture five years later, the play’s popularity had run its course, and there may have been only one performance of the play with the accompanying overture. By and large, Collin followed the lead of Shakespeare, who had written his own Coriolanus based upon a biographical account of the Roman general by the early Greek writer, Plutarch, in his Parallel Lives. Both playwrights characterized Coriolanus as a raging general who defeated the Volscian tribe at the siege of Corioli (493 BC), but was later exiled by the Roman tribunes for attempting to strip them of power during a famine. He then went over to the Volscian side and besieged Rome, relenting only to the pleas of his mother and wife. Collin portrayed Coriolanus’ death as suicide, where Shakespeare and Plutarch depicted him as being slain by the Volscians for betraying them. In any case, Beethoven acknowledged his broken spirit and death in a quiet coda to the overture that simply lets the fury of the music drain out to a few grand pauses and weak pizzicato chords. SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN B MINOR, D.759 (UNFINISHED) Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
The printed music for Beethoven’s Overture to Coriolan was donated by the Fiddle & Bow Music Company. The printed music for Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 was donated by the Houston Symphony League. The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. 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. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season Media Sponsor. 10 www.houstonsymphony.org
Recording: Sir Colin Davis conducting the Dresden Staatskapelle (Profil) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings Unsolved mysteries have surrounded Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony ever since it was composed. After Schubert completed two movements of the symphony and also sketched out a scherzo and orchestrated 10 bars of it
............................................. in the fall of 1822, he put the manuscript aside to write other works, then gave it to his friend, Josef Hüttenbrenner, the following year for delivery to Hüttenbrenner’s brother, Anselm, in Graz. Strangely, Anselm Hüttenbrenner kept the manuscript in an old trunk for 42 years, until the conductor of the Vienna Musikverein pried it loose and astounded the music world at its very belated premiere in 1865. The question of why there are only two movements is an even greater mystery. Did Schubert consider it a satisfactory musical statement at that point? Did he consider the sketched-out scherzo inferior to the first two movements? Did Schubert’s discovery that he had contracted syphilis upset him to the point of being unable to finish the symphony? Or did Josef Hüttenbrenner lose the manuscript folios of the last two movements in transit? All of these theories have been proposed, argued, and some have been rejected, with no definite explanation. The music world has marveled over Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony because it was a truly revolutionary document of the Romantic era. Ironically, in the age of the CD, drive-time classical radio and the ready availability of live orchestral music, Schubert’s remarkable symphony may be too easily accessible for us to appreciate its historic innovations. The brooding slow movement that opens the symphony is, for all practical purposes, unprecedented in the history of the form. Schubert’s tonal plan for the movement is ingenious and well advanced for its time; although it is a logical result of experiments he had carried out in several earlier symphonies. Its lyrical second theme, dominated by the cellos, and much of the slow second movement present a wellspring of flowing, overtly sentimental melody that are hardly found in Viennese symphonies of that era. The central development section of the first movement is more than a muscular wrestling match of thematic motives, after the fashion of Beethoven; it is a piercing, dramatic orchestral fantasia that calls up the terrors felt by the lonely, alienated Romantic artist. Even in such technical matters as Schubert’s extensive use of the trombone choir, the work marks a significant advance over Beethoven’s symphonic orchestration. PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 73 (EMPEROR) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Recording: Pianist Krystian Zimerman, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, October 2011 11
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David Afkham, conductor
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The year 1809 was a worrisome time to live in Vienna, since the peace and serenity of its environment was shattered by the sound of gunfire and cannon of Napoleon’s troops bombarding the city. Notwithstanding the threats this intrusion inflicted upon civic well-being and security, Beethoven had a quite productive year in 1809, completing not only the Emperor Concerto, but also the Harp Quartet, Opus 74, the piano sonatas, Opp. 78, 79 and 81a (“Les Adieux”), sets of songs and various other works. The concerto’s subtitle, Emperor, was not attached by Beethoven, whose anti-Napoleonic feelings had been established six years earlier with the re-naming of his Third Symphony as the Eroica. But the martial character of the concerto’s opening movement was very much in harmony with those militaristic times and was common to much music, both Austrian and French, during that period. Whatever the source of its title, the word Emperor was aptly chosen because the Beethoven Fifth Concerto represents a historic moment in the development of the form. Its size and heroic character were unequaled until the concertos of Brahms and Tchaikovsky were composed some 50 to 75 years later.
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto also presents the finest, most complete synthesis of symphonic and concerto forms of any concerto up until its time. The three bold orchestral chords and the pianistic cadenzas that grow out of them not only define the boundaries of the concerto’s tonality (E-flat major), but serve as a magnificent slow introduction. Three major themes, along with several secondary themes, are presented in the orchestral exposition and, unlike Mozart, Beethoven restates all of them when the piano enters for the second exposition. Pianistic display and a knotty thematic discussion are forcefully combined in the development section, and, in a bold, unusual move, Beethoven re-introduces the sweeping introductory chords and cadenzas before the recapitulation. The poetic slow movement is set in the remote key of B major. The strings enter with a haunting chorale-like theme, followed by a figurative contrasting theme in the piano. Following a set of trills gradually rising up the scale, the piano and orchestra share the return of the main theme. Then it is played again by the orchestra over a lacy accompaniment by the piano. As in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto and his Fifth and Sixth symphonies, the finale is joined without a pause to the preceding movement. Its rhythmically abrupt theme gradually
David Afkham became the first recipient of the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award in August 2010. He was also the winner of the 2008 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, resulting in his role as assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for two years. He currently holds the post of assistant conductor of the Gustav Mahler
..................................................................................................................... Jugendorchester and is a conductor fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 2010 saw his debuts with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Orchestre National de France in Paris and the Salzburg Festival. He also debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Festival. Future engagements include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mozartwoche Salzburg and the Philharmonia Orchestra. These performances mark his debut with the Houston Symphony. Born in 1983 in Freiburg, Germany, David Afkham received his first piano and violin lessons at age 6. At 15, he entered his native city’s University of Music to pursue studies in piano, music theory and conducting. He won first prize in the solo-piano category of the 2002 Jugend Musiziert German national piano competition. He then completed his conducting training at the Liszt School of Music in Weimar. Afkham was the first recipient of the Bernard Haitink Fund for Young Talent, is a conducting fellow of the Richard Wagner Association Bayreuth and is a member of the Conductor’s Forum of the German Music Council.
recital broadcast on television, and his performance at the 38th Casals Festival in Puerto Rico was nominated for an Emmy® Award in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cultural Programming. Watts’ extensive discography includes works by Gershwin, Chopin, Liszt and Tchaikovsky for CBS Masterworks; recital CDs of works by Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt and Chopin for Angel/EMI; and Liszt, MacDowell, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns concertos on the Telarc label. He is included in the Great Pianists of the 20th Century
series for Philips. André Watts received the 1988 Avery Fisher Prize. At age 26, he was the youngest person to receive an honorary doctorate from Yale University. In 2006, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl of Fame to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his debut (with the Philadelphia Orchestra). Previously artist-in-residence at the University of Maryland, he was appointed to the newly created Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music at Indiana University in 2004.
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Watts André Watts, piano
André Watts burst upon the music world at the age of 16 when Leonard Bernstein chose him to debut with the New York Philharmonic in the Young People’s Concerts, broadcast nationwide on CBS-TV. Two weeks later, Bernstein asked him to substitute at the last minute for the ailing Glenn Gould in performances of Liszt’s E-flat Concerto with the New York Philharmonic, launching his career in storybook fashion. More than 45 years later, André Watts remains one of today’s most celebrated and beloved superstars. He is a perennial favorite with orchestras and music festivals throughout the U.S. In celebration of the Liszt anniversary earlier this year, Watts played all-Liszt recitals across the nation. He has long pleased television audiences. His 1976 New York recital, aired on Live From Lincoln Center, was the first full-length October 2011 13
Program
Friday, October 14, 2011 8 pm Saturday, October 15, 2011 8 pm Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:30 pm Jones Hall
Idina Menzel
This evening’s program will be announced from the stage. There will be one intermission.
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Appearances of guest artist Idina Menzel are generously sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. David R. Pruner. This weekend’s concerts are sponsored by Baker Botts L.L.P. 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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Baker Botts L.L.P., one of Texas’ oldest law firms, has been an integral part of Houston’s business and arts community since 1840, when its founder, Peter W. Gray, commenced his law practice in the Bayou City. The firm traces its relationship with the Houston Symphony to the 1920s and 1930s when firm partner, Walter H. Walne dedicated considerable time and energy to rebuilding the then struggling Symphony. Mr. Walne served as the Symphony’s president for six seasons during this pivotal time. Baker Botts continues its support today by providing one of its partners to serve as the Symphony’s general counsel. The Houston Symphony has always been at the forefront of cultural progress in Houston and continues to enrich our city with innovative and inspiring performances. Baker Botts is a full-service global law firm, recognized for our in-depth understanding of the industries we serve. We have the experience, the knowledge and the right people to solve our clients’ most significant legal challenges. Our lawyers are focused on client satisfaction. This has become a defining characteristic of the firm. For more than 170 years, Baker Botts has demonstrated an overall commitment to excellence. Deeper understanding. Better Solutions.
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall
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Tony® Award-winner Idina Menzel has a diverse stage, film, television and music career. A powerhouse of talent, she constantly amazes audiences with her strong, emotional performances. She appears in the latest season of the television hit Glee, and is currently on a sold-out tour, performing with leading orchestras around the country. A skillful songwriter, Menzel writes and performs her own music. She released the Glen Ballard-produced album for her record label, Warner Bros. Records, and played to sold-out houses around the United States. Her New York show, part of the Mastercard Soundstage series, aired on PBS. PBS also aired the concert version of Chess: The Musical, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall where she co-starred with Josh Groban. In film, Menzel appeared opposite Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams in Disney’s hit, Enchanted. Previously, she was seen in the Pulitzer- and Tony® Award-winning musical Rent, where she reprised her role as Maureen. This was on the heels of her co-starring role in Robert Towne’s Ask the Dust. In television, she appeared on the Grey’s Anatomy hit spin-off, Private Practice. In 2006, Menzel premiered Wicked in London to rave reviews and received the Theatregoers Choice Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She starred in See What I Wanna See at The Public Theater, garnering Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award nominations. She completed her Tony® Award-winning performance, for Lead Actress in a Musical, in Wicked in 2005. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her role as the misunderstood green girl. She received a Tony® nomination for her Broadway debut performance as Rent ’s Maureen and a Drama Desk nomination for her performance as Kate in the Off-Broadway original musical The Wild Party. She appeared as Sheila in the Encores! production of Hair and starred as Amneris in Broadway’s Aida. Other Off-Broadway credits include the original, preBroadway production of Rent and The Vagina Monologues.
arranger, producer and pianist who has worked on various projects with Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Steely Dan (Gaucho), Aaron Neville, Natalie Cole, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen (Nightfly), Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Diana Krall, Keb’ Mo’, Chaka Khan and Steve Winwood, among others. He has collaborated with such top producers as Phil Ramone, Tommy LiPuma, Russ Titelman, Arif Mardin and Ivan Lins. He is currently music director for Idina Menzel on her Pops orchestral tour, for which
he created all orchestral arrangements and performs as pianist. Mounsey scored the hit Mike Nichols film, Working Girl, and the Oscar-winning documentary, Big Mama; he composed original music for the HBO hit, Sex and the City. As producer, he has crafted albums for Aaron Neville, Deborah Cox, Heather Headley, Leslie Mendelson, Michael Franks, Aztec Camera, Carly Simon, Eddie Daniels, Sadao Watanabe and others. He has earned six Grammy® nominations and won two Emmy® Awards.
Mounsey Rob Mounsey, music director
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Matrix Live: Film in Concert
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November 3, 2011 Don Davis, conductor The MATRIX LIVE brings the Oscar®-winning film to the concert hall. This live concert combines the iconic full-length movie The Matrix with the sound and power of a large symphony orchestra. THE MATRIX LIVE is an outstanding musical and visual experience. No one can be told what The Matrix is… You must see it for yourself. Tickets from: $20
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Brahms’ Second Symphony
November 10, 12, 13, 2011 Christoph Koenig, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director Zhou Tian: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Schubert: Mass No. 3 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Like a call from afar, deep in the Austrian countryside, the Second Symphony’s opening theme blossoms into an everflowing stream of rich melodies. You’ll be captivated by the complexity of this seemingly cheerful masterpiece. Tickets from: $25 © maurice jerry beznos
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Emanuel Ax Plus Tchaikovsky 3
November 18*, 19, 20, 2011 Hans Graf, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Golijov: Last Round Shell Favorite Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25* Masters Series Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3* Houston Symphony favorite Emanuel Ax returns performing Mozart’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 25. Also on the program is Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round, which was created in homage to the great tango master, Astor Piazzolla. You’ll be mesmerized by a piece that evokes the sensuality of the Argentinian tango. *Friday ACCESS Concert includes these works only. Tickets from: $25
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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
November 26, 2011, 7:30 pm Eric Halen, violin Delve into the meaning and context of this beloved musical work through a stunning visual and musical presentation. The first half of the program will offer a multimedia examination of the Four Seasons— sharing the illuminating stories found “inside” the music—followed by a full performance by the Houston Symphony with Associate Concertmaster Eric Halen. Beyond the Score® is a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tickets from: $20
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Fidelity Investments Classical Series Thursday, October 20, 2011 8 pm Saturday, October 22, 2011 8 pm Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:30 pm Jones Hall
Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe *Gilbert Varga, conductor *Daniel Müller-Schott, cello Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor (La Passione) I Adagio II Allegro di molto III Menuet and Trio IV Finale: Presto Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 I Allegro Moderato II Adagio III Rondo: Allegro
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SYMPHONY NO. 49 IN F MINOR (LA PASSIONE ) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Recording: Adam Fischer conducting the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra (Nimbus) Instrumentation: two oboes, bassoon, two horns, harpsichord and strings Joseph Haydn composed several of his early symphonies in the archaic “church sonata” form inherited from the Baroque era. Its structural plan called for four movements, alternating at a slow/fast/slow/fast pace. Not surprisingly, minor keys were prominent in such pieces, but Number 49 is unusually intense, somber and, at moments, even agonized. So, it is justifiably nicknamed La Passione. The autograph manuscript is dated 1768, placing it toward the end of a group of early symphonies in which Haydn conducted some of his boldest experiments. Its composition also coincided with the opening of a new opera house on the princely estate at Eszterháza, where Haydn was employed for nearly 30 years. La Passione calls for a small orchestra—
INTERMISSION Ravel Suite from Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) I Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty): Lent II Petit poucet (Tom Thumb): Très modéré III Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas): Mouvement de marche IV Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast): Mouvement de valse modéré V Le jardin féerique (The Enchanted Garden): Lent et grave Ravel
Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé
*Houston Symphony debut TOTAL Gold Classics Series Appearances of guest conductor Gilbert Varga are generously sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Carter IV. The printed music for Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major was donated by Ms. Elizabeth Phillips. The printed music for Ravel’s Suite from Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) was donated by Ms. Dorothy Franz. The printed music of Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé was donated by Donna M. Collins. The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. 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. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season Media Sponsor. 18 www.houstonsymphony.org
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.................................................................................................................... pairs of oboes and horns, and an ensemble of strings, all supported by a continuo group of keyboard, double bass and bassoon. The opening Adagio begins quietly, and the movement is dominated by murmuring strings that occasionally break into “sighing” episodes—two-note groups that slide smoothly downward, in a pattern that baroque musicians considered a descriptive imitation of a sigh. In sharp contrast, the second movement begins loudly and at a relentlessly fast pace, with the violins making large, angular leaps, a device again suggesting pain or agony in the mind of baroque musicians and audiences. A sense of fury is not far from the surface of this music. The minuet is a properly sober piece, again in F minor. The only speck of brightness occurs during its Trio section, where the key turns to F major and a duet between oboes and horns changes the tone color. The finale turns back to the minor key and races off through another sonata-form movement at an even faster pace than the second movement. CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN D MAJOR, HOB. VIIB:2 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Recording: Cellist Pieter Wispelwey, soloist and conducting the Florilegium Ensemble (Channel Classics)
Instrumentation: two oboes, two horns and strings One is quick to mention Haydn’s name as an important composer of 18th-century symphonies, but when it comes to concertos, the names of composers who were also brilliant performers come more quickly to mind. Antonio Vivaldi’s talent as a violinist led him to compose numerous violin concertos. As for Mozart, his huge legacy of piano and violin concertos testifies to his talent on both instruments. By contrast, Haydn was merely a respectable violinist and keyboard player. He composed several concertos for various solo instruments (mainly keyboard or violin) between 1756 and 1761, just before his appointment to the court of the Esterházy family. But Haydn’s constant involvement with symphonic music during the 1760s and his concentration upon operatic composition in the 1770s postponed further efforts in behalf of the concerto until 1783, when he composed the D major Cello Concerto for Anton Kraft, the 37-year-old principal cellist in his court orchestra. Once the orchestra has stated the Haydn Cello Concerto’s main themes, most of its thematic interest lies in the cello part, which is elaborately decorated with ornamental figuration. The first movement is unusually long and proceeds at a very leisurely pace. The steady,
pulsating beat, which is a Haydn trademark, contributes to the baroque character of the music, along with archaic features in the design of the movement. The slow movement is a simpler song form, with two contrasting episodes separating return appearances of its main theme. The third movement is a jolly rondo whose main theme returns periodically—and once rather brusquely in a minor key. SUITE FROM MA MÈRE L’OYE (MOTHER GOOSE) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Recording: Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Hänssler Classics) Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), two horns, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta and strings Like much of Ravel’s music, this exquisite orchestral suite is the reincarnation of a piano work. It began life as a piano-duet piece that Ravel dedicated to two fledgling young pianists who were the children of close friends. He had hoped they could perform the suite but, despite its relative simplicity, its five movements were beyond their abilities. After two years spent composing the keyboard version (1908-10), Ravel orchestrated
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Notes continued......................... the suite in 1911. He simultaneously turned it into a ballet by adding two additional numbers and writing connective interludes between movements. Charles Perrault’s Tales of Mother Goose was the source of the title as well as the first two movements, the delicate, muted “Sleeping Beauty” and the wandering music of “Tom Thumb.” Perrault’s accompanying inscription tells how Tom Thumb dropped a trail of breadcrumbs to mark his path in the forest, only to find out that the birds had eaten them all when he tried to retrace his steps. Little cheeping motives depict this prank in the high violins, piccolo and flute toward the center of the piece. Ravel turned to two 17th-century women writers for inspiration in the third and fourth movements. Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy’s tale of “Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas,” is a shimmering orchestral piece describing the empress taking her bath to the accompaniment of viols and lutes. Scurrying modal melodies in the high woodwinds, celesta and xylophone, punctuated by a commanding horn theme at the center of the piece, all suggest an oriental setting for this piece. Ravel turned Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s “Conversation between Beauty and the Beast” into the tenderest pull on the listener’s heartstrings, casting it as a lonely dialogue between the clarinet and the contrabassoon in the rhythm of a slow waltz. When Beauty finally responds to the Beast’s amorous entreaties, a high violin solo describes his magical transformation into a handsome prince. The concluding “Fairy Garden” builds steadily toward a glowing climax in its final measures. SUITE NO. 2 FROM DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Recording: Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca) Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling piccolo), alto flute, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta, strings The most opulent, virtuosic example of Maurice Ravel’s orchestral talent was born of a long collaboration between the composer, choreographer Michel Fokine and impresario Serge Diaghilev. As early as 1904, Fokine drafted a scenario from the pastoral romance by the third-century author, Longus, about the abduction of the Greek maiden, Chloé, her rescue from a band of pirates by the god, Pan, and her joyous reunion with the shepherd boy, Daphnis. Fokine intended it as a vehicle to excise irrelevant facts that had crept into Russian ballet, calling for a higher level of inspiration and stylistic unity between the elements of dance, music, scenery and costume design. Fokine’s ideas were rejected by the Russian 20 www.houstonsymphony.org
.......................................... imperial theater management but won favor with Diaghilev, who was beginning to export Russian culture to the West. Ravel won the commission to compose Daphnis et Chloé after a 1908 meeting with Diaghilev and Fokine. Composition and orchestration took three more years. The first staged performance did not occur until June 8 and 10, 1912, the very end of the Ballet Russes season at Paris’ Théâtre du Châtelet. Pierre Monteux conducted, with Vaslav Nijinsky and Thamara Karsavina (alternating with Anna Pavlova) in the title roles. In keeping with Fokine’s concept of providing continuous dancing throughout some 18 short scenes, Ravel cast the three large sections of the ballet in a single, symphonic movement. Recurring thematic motives bring cohesion to its elastic tempos and its sudden contrasts between volatile climaxes and diaphanous solo writing. Ravel extracted two orchestral suites from the ballet. The more popular Second Suite—Dawn, Pantomime and General Dance—comprises Part Three of the complete ballet score. ©2011, Carl R. Cunningham
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Varga Gilbert Varga, conductor
Gilbert Varga, son of the celebrated Hungarian violinist Tibor Varga, studied under three different and distinctive maestros: Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Charles Bruck. Renowned for his commanding and elegant baton technique, Varga has held positions with and guest conducted many of the world’s major orchestras. Varga conducts regularly in Europe. In North America, he made his debut with the Minnesota Orchestra in 2002 and has since developed a flourishing and long-standing relationship. Further afield, he recently made his debuts with the Taipei Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Beijing’s NCPA and Australia’s Adelaide Symphony orchestras. In the earlier part of his conducting career Varga concentrated on work with chamber orchestras, particularly the Tibor Varga Chamber Orchestra, before rapidly developing a reputation as a symphonic conductor. He was chief conductor of the Hofer Symphoniker (1980-1985) and chief conductor of the Philharmonia Hungarica in Marl (1985-1990), conducting its debut tour to
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Biographies continued....... Hungary with Yehudi Menuhin. He has served as permanent guest conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (1991-1995) and principal guest of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra (19972000). Varga was music director of the Basque National Orchestra (1997-2008), through 10 seasons, including tours across the UK, Germany, Spain and South America. Varga’s discography includes recordings with ASV, Discover Records, Tring (The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Collection), Koch International and Claves Recordings. His most recent recording is with DSO Berlin and Anna Vinnitskaya for Naïve Records.
Müller-Schott Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
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Daniel Müller-Schott electrifies audiences with his cool passion and sheer technical brilliance. Often cited for insightful and imaginative interpretations of the standard repertoire, he is also deeply committed to the music of our time. Müller-Schott has appeared with leading orchestras and music festivals throughout the world. An enthusiastic recitalist, he appears regularly in many of the world’s great venues. Also an avid chamber musician, Müller-Schott has collaborated with Sir André Previn, Julia Fischer, Steven Isserlis, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lars Vogt and the Ebène and Vogler quartets, among others. He has recorded extensively with Canadian pianist, Angela Hewitt. Devoted to the music of J.S. Bach, he chose the six solo cello suites for his first recording (Glissando Records). Since then, he has created a comprehensive discography on Orfeo, Deutsche Grammophon, Pentatone and EMI Classics. His recordings have won the Gramophon Editor’s Choice, the Strad Selection and the Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Müller-Schott studied under Walter Nothas, Heinrich Schiff and Steven Isserlis. At age 15, he took first prize at Moscow’s International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. More recently, he has benefited from the personal sponsorship of Anne-Sophie Mutter as a scholarship recipient from her foundation. Born in 1976, Daniel Müller-Schott lives in his hometown, Munich. He plays the Saphir ex-Shapiro Matteo Goffriller cello made in Venice in 1727.
Annual Campaign Donors. ............................................................................... The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Donors receive a wide array of benefits for the current season and recognition for one year following the date of their gifts. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past 12 months. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact our Development Department at: (713) 337-8500.
Leadership Gifts Ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or More
Anonymous (1) Dr. & Mrs. W. E. Bosarge Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Ms. Beth Madison, Madison Benefits Group Inc. Mr. George P. Mitchell Mr. M. S. Stude Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Alkek Williams Maestro’s Society – $50,000 - $74,999 Gene & Linda Dewhurst Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Rochelle & Max Levit
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Annual Campaign Donors. ......................................................................................... Patron Donors Principal Musician’s Society $15,000 - $24,999 Marian & Gary Beauchamp Captain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso III Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Busby Janet F. Clark Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Angel & Craig Fox Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis
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Musician’s Society $7,500 - $9,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bratic Ms. Terry A. Brown The Robert & Jane Cizik Foundation Dr. Scott Cutler Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christina & Mark Hanson Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Elisabeth & Brian McCabe Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O. Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Cameron Mitchell Sue A. Morrison Bobbie & Arthur Newman 24 www.houstonsymphony.org
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Ms. Amanda Savo Donna & Tim Shen Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Ann & Joel Wahlberg Dr. Jim T. Willerson Isabel B. & Wallace S. Wilson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Nina & Michael Zilkha
..................................................................................................................................... Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Dr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Ms. Dianne Bowman Ruth White Brodsky Mrs. George L. Brundrett Jr. Marilyn Caplovitz David & Nona Carmichael Mrs. Lily Carrigan Margot & John Cater Roger & Debby Cutler Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Cutsinger Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Ms. Sara J. Devine Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Mr. Roger Eichhorn Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Mr. George B. Geary Mrs. Aileen Gordon Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder Mary Louis Kister Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Lasher III Dr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr. Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald Sidney & Ione Moran Paul & Rita Morico Nancy & Lucian Morrison Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. John M. Petrosky Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. Carlos Rossi Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Jonathan Tinkle Ann Trammell Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren Robert G. Weiner Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Erla & Harry Zuber
Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (1) Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bumgarner Mr. Ralph Burch Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Alan & Toba Buxbaum Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone J.R. & Aline Deming Mr. James Denton Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Diane Lokey Farb Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mrs. Arvia Few Ron & Tricia Fredman Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Glanville Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kenney William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Krogmeier Mr. Willy Kuehn Mrs. Margaret H. Ley Mr. James Lokay Mr. & Mrs. Stevens Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Pershant Mehta Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mithoff Julia & Chris Morton Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Edward Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Gary Petersen Mr. Michael H. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Michael & Vicky Richker Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Joel V. & Mary M. Staff Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Wil VanLoh
C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Sustaining Patron’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (7) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Abramson Mr. & Mrs. Edgar D. Ackerman Mrs. Harold J. Adam Joan & Stanford Alexander Mrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree Fund Frances & Ira Anderson John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Apollo Mr. Maurice J. Aresty Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Mr. Alan Aronstein Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Mrs. Nancy Bailey Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. John A. Barrett Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Ms. Joan H. Bitar Mrs. Thomas W. Blake Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. Teodoro Bosquez Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. John B. Brent Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Bresenhan Katherine M. Briggs The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Steve & Diana Brown Mr. & Ms. Bruce Buhler Lilia Khakinova & C. Robert Bunch Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Ms. Marjorie Carter Cain Mr. William Caudill Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. Mark C. Conrad Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dror Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Carolyn & David Edgar Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer John C. Fitch Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick October 2011 25
Annual Campaign Donors. ......................................................................................... Mr. Jeff Fort Ms. Beth Freeman Paula & Alfred Friedlander Mr. Douglas Garrison Mr. John Gee Mr. Jerry George Mr. Michael B. George Mrs. Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Mr. Mauro Gimenez & Ms. Connie Coulomb Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. Bert H. Golding Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Robert & Michelle Goodmark Dr. & Mrs. Brad Goodwin Mr. Robert Grant Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Mr. Michael Haigh Mrs. Thalia Halen Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hammann Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Marion & Jim Hargrove Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Ms. Claudia Hatcher Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. David Hemenway Mark & Ragna Henrichs Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Doug R. Hinzie Mr. Tim Hogan Mrs. Holly Holmes Mr. & Mrs. Alex Howard Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Hoyer Eileen & George Hricik Mr. Mark Hughes Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Mr. Bradford Irelan Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Mr. Jacek Jaminski Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Sam & Cele Keeper Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Mavis Kelsey Jr. Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ms. Deborah Kosich Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lane Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Mr. William W. Lindley Ms. Barbara Lister Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Mr. & Mrs. John Lollar Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William L. Maynard Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland 26 www.houstonsymphony.org
Mr. & Mrs. John M. McGill Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Martin McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Barnett & Diane McLaughlin Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Mire Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Mr. & Mrs. Gerarld Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newman Steve & Sue Olson Mr. & Mrs. John S. Orton Mr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie Sherlock Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pacini Mr. Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. John Petzold Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Pinera Mr. James D. Pitcock Dr. & Dr. Eduardo Plantilla Mrs. Dana Puddy Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. Dale Qualls & Mrs. Melissa McWilliams Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Mr. Thomas P. Randt Clinton & Leigh Rappole Anne D. Reed Mr. Charles M. Reimer Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Risley Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Ms. Franelle Rogers Ms. Regina J. Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mr. Edward Ross Mr. Kent Rutter Mr. Barry Samuels Mary Louise & David Sanderson Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. David Saperstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Mr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. Oplt Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. Ralph D. Sikes Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Smith Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Carol & Michael Stamatedes Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Emily C. Sundt Mrs. Mary Swafford Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Swyka Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Mark Taylor Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Thielke Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Ralph B. Thomas Ms. Virginia Torres Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vallee Ms. Jana Vanderlee
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Wareing Mr. & Mrs. James D. Webb Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. John Wetsel & Mrs. Joanne Breihan-Wetsel Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Mr. David Ashley White Carlton & Marty Wilde Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Nancy Willerson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Wolff Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Yankowsky Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mrs. Betsy I. Zimmer
Composer’s Circle $500 - $999
Anonymous (17) Wade & Mert Adams Ms. Henrietta K. Alexander Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Julie Ann & Matthew Baker Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Dr. David Barry Mr. Allen J. Becker Ms. Bernice Beckerman Carolyn & Arthur Berner Mr. Edward P. Bornet Ms. Joan Boss Bob F. Boydston Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Brackett Ms. Sally Brassow Ms. Lisa Brenskelle Mr. Malcolm Brewer & Mrs. Irina S. Dudley Mr. Chester Brooke & Mrs. Nancy Poindexter Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Brophy Mr. & Mrs. Jos C. Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Ms. Cheryl Byington Mr. & Mrs. Charles Callery Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney K.D. Charalampous, M.D. Mr. William H. Choice III Virginia A. Clark Mrs. Barbora Cole Mr. & Mrs. Todd Colter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Colton Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Dave Coolidge Michael T. Coppinger Ms. Miguel A. Correll Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Ms. Ann Currens Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Paul & Debbie Dougharty Mr. Paul Dougharty Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Dumestre Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar
..................................................................................................................................... Ms. Consuelo Duroc-Danner Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Faillace Robert H. Fain Jr., M.D. Mr. Robert Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Rachel Frazier Ms. Martha Garcia Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. Duane V. Geis Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Ms. Carolyn Gibbs & Mr. Rick Nelson Debbie & Kyle Gibson William E. Gipson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. Bert Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Greenaw Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. Doug Groves Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Rita & John Hannah Christina & Mark Hanson Michael D. Hardin Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. William Haskins Mr. & Mrs. Brian Haufrect Ms. Ann Lents & Mr. J. David Heaney Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Ms. Lynn Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Fred D. Herring Mr. & Mrs. John R. Heumann Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Mr. & Mrs. Ross K. Hill Mr. John Hodgin Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. Steve Hulsey Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Isham Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Ms. Karen Juul-Nielsen & Mr. Rick Garnett Mr. Guido Kanschat Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kelley Ms. Karen Kelley Mr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye Davis Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kelsey Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin Kershman Ms. Nora J. Klein, M.D., P.A. Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. James Leatherby Ms. Golda K. Leonard Mr. James C. Lindsey Lisle Violin Shop Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Mrs. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Ms. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams
Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Bill & Karinne Mc Cullough Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser William E. Joor, III & Rose Ann Medlin Mrs. Diane Merrill Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Ms. Kristen Miller Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. Willis B. Mitchell John & Ann Montgomery Ms. Deborah Moran Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Alan & Elaine Mut Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Mr. Robert Nichols John & Leslie Niemand Nils & Stephanie Normann Mr. & Mrs. D. D. Oldham Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Katy Optiks Mr. & Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mrs. Caroline Osteen Mr. Patrick C. Oxford Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. Jonathan Palmer Rachel & Michael Pawson Mr. & Mrs. James L. Payne Mrs. Preston A. Peak Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penn Ms. Glena Pfenning Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Meg Philpot Mr. Carmelo Pieri Mr. Robert W. Powell Doris F. Pryzant Elias & Carole Qumsieh Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mrs. Constance Rhebergen Hilda & Hershel Rich Mrs. Barbara Riddell Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Drs. Herbert & Manuela Roeller Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Milton & Jill Rose Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rubbo Brittany Sakowitz Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Ms. Marcia Smart Mr. Brinton A. Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. Hilary Smith Mr. Marcus B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith John L. Snyder Mrs. Lynn Snyder Mr. Nicholas Sollenne Mrs. Donna Sprudzs Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Louise Sutton Mr. & Mrs. George Tallichet Mrs. Nina P. Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thweatt Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mr. Gerard Trione Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Mr. Earl Vanzant Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. David Ward Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wareing Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Drs. A. & J. Werch Mr. Burt Wilson Ms. Laura Woods Mr. Randall Wright Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe
Patron’s Circle $250 - $499
Anonymous (21) Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor William & Nancy Akers Mr. & Mrs. Edward Allen Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Mr. & Mrs. Les Antalffy Mr. & Mrs. Don S. Aron Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. John B. Ashmun Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan The Honorable & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. Saul Balagura Ms. Virginia C. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Don Barnhill Mr. & Mrs. Seth Barrett Mr. Daniel Barretto Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Ann B. Beaudette Father Albert J. Beck Barbara & Jim Becker Ms. Roberta Benson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Beshears Mr. & Mrs. Randall Beste Mr. & Mrs. Ed Billings Bonnie L. Siff & Ira J. Black Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. Arno S. Bommer Mr. Philip Booth Ms. Suzie Boyd Dr. Arthur W. Bracey Ms. Cynthia Breneman Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mrs. Barbara Britt Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Ms. Carol Brownstein Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Frank Bryan Ms. Courtney Brynes Mr. & Mrs. William Bumpus Mrs. Shirley Burgher Mr. Gary Cacciatore W. M. Calvert
Virginia & William Camfield Mr. Carlos Campo Mrs. Marjorie H. Capshaw Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Casey Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Dr. Diana S. Chow Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Mr. David Corder Ms. Jeanne A. Cox Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Nigel Curtlet Dr. & Mrs. Joel Cyprus Mrs. Christina Daniels Mr. Michael Deavers Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demeter Ms. Kay S. Derry Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Derzapf Mr. John A. Dickinson Ms. Dora Dillistone Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Ira Dinitz Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Ditto Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Patrick & Risha Dozark Mr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Dukes Mr. Kevin F. Dvorak Mr. & Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert Jr. Mrs. Karen A. Edgmon Mr. & Mrs. William J. Eggleston Mr. Paul Ehrsam Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eicher Mr. Howard Eisner Ms. Leslie Elkins Mildred & Richard Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Dr. Lillian R. Eriksen & Dr. James Turley Mr. Lee Eubanks Mr. Mike Ezzell Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Ann S. Farrell Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Flick Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mrs. Lisa Forgan Dewitts Mr. & Mrs. John M. Forney Ms. Johnella V. Franklin Mr. Ralph F. Frankowski Ms. Diane L. Freeman Robert A. Furse, M.D. Dr. Abdel K. Fustok Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gallagher Mrs. Holly Garner Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gillette Mr. Charles J. Gillman Ms. Heidi Good Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Mr. Jon Kevin Gossett Mr. Ned Graber Mrs. Howard Grekel Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Gressot Mr. Steve K. Grimsley Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Dr. & Mrs. Howard Gutstein October 2011 27
Annual Campaign Donors. ......................................................................................... Zahava Haenosh Mr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Curtis D. Haines Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly Marts Ms. Karen Harding Mr. & Mrs. Tod P. Harding Mr. Paul Harmon Ms. Anna K. Hathaway-McKee Mr. & Ms. Malcolm Hawk William & Lana Hazlett Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Mr. John Heiny Mr. & Mrs. Dean Hennings Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Mr. David Hoffman Ms. Constance Holderer Jacque Holland S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Ms. Denene Hooper Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Howes Mrs. Patricia P. Hubbard Ms. Vicki Huff Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Ms. Jennifer Isadore Mr. Joseph Ivey Ms. Ariel James Mr. & Mrs. Edwin R. Janes Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mrs. Paula Jarrett Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Mr. & Mrs. John W. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Johnson Mr. Robert E. Johnson Mr. Raymond Jones Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kantor Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, MD Mr. & Mrs. Curtis R. Kayem Ms. Arlette Keene Mr. & Mrs. James A. Keller Mr. & Mrs. David Kendall Mr. & Mrs. Hermen Key Ms. Malgorzata Kloc-Stepkowska Mr. & Mrs. John Klug Dr. & Mrs. Michael Koehl Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Koski Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr. Mr. Quin Kroll Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. Tom Kvinta Mr. Kent Lacy Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lamoreux Mr. Doug Lawing Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Dr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard
Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lewis Sharon Lipsky, M.D. Ms. Priscilla L. List Mr. William Looser Mr. Carlos J. Lopez Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Tom & Kathleen Mach Mr. & Mrs. N. K. Maer Jr. Mr. John Maguire Mrs. D.B. Marchant Ms. Renee Margolin Drs. A. J. & Mary Ella Round Marian Carole Nadelman Marmell Mr. David Martin Mr. Mark Matovich Dr. Toshimatsu Matsumoto Ms. Suzanne McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Edward McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Odette & James McMurrey Mr. & Mrs. James L. Mc Nett Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Melanson Jr. Mrs. Dorri Melvin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mithoff Mr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jess R. Moore Ms. Lauren Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Moss Ms. Joan B. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Murray Mr. Arturo Narro Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Nash Mary Murrill North Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ong Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Ms. Jennifer Owen Linda & Jerry Paine Ms. Linda Peterson Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Timothy N. Pitts & Mrs. Kathleen Winkler Mr. Warren B. Pond Jr. Mr. Arthur Preisinger Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Mr. & Mrs. Richard Prinstein Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Nita Pyle Mr. & Mrs. Manuel E. Quintana Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Mr. & Mrs. William M. Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Ms. Joanna Raynes Loreta & Ronald Rea Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans
Vicki & J.B. Reber Ralph & Becky Reed Robert & Anne Reed Ms. Louisa B. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rike Mr. James L. Robertson Ms. Shari Rochen John & Peggy Romeo Mr. Daniel J. Romero Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Rosenbaum Mr. Autry W. Ross Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mrs. Eleanor Rydeen Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Saltzberg Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Kent Savage Mr. Donald Schmuck Mrs. Jill Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Schwaab Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Jonathan & Marcia Shear Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Shumaker Mr. Barrett Sides Mrs. Ray Simpson Mrs. Josephine Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Hans C. Sonneborn James C. Stanka Ms. Georgiana Stanley Ms. Blanche Stastny Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson William F. Stern Mr. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. James W. Stovall Mr. & Mrs. William G. Straight Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Ms. Lori Summa Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sutterby Ms. Barbara Swartz Ms. Rhonda J. Sweeney Ms. Jessica Taylor Ms. Susan L. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. M. Dale Tingleaf David & Ann Tomatz Mr. Tom Tomlinson Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Mr. Jon D. Totz Mr. Herbert Towning Mr. James Trippett Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell
Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Mr. & Mrs. Dixon Van Hofwegen Jan & Don Wagner Mr. William Walker Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Ms. Sandria Ward Mr. Paul Wehner Mr. & Mrs. Kane C. Weiner Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mrs. Corinne H. Wheeler Mr. Richard White Mrs. Amber Wilbanks Mr. Patrick Wilson Miriam & Marcos Witt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Wood Miss Susan Wood Mrs. Michael Woolcock Ms. Kristi Wright Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. Le Roy Yeager Mr. Elan Yogeswaren Mr. Ray Young Ms. Carmen Zatorski As of September 1, 2011
Chorus Endowment Donors........................................................................................... $500 or more
As of September 1, 2011
Anonymous Nadene and James Crain Paul and Vickie Davis Taylor Faulkner* Robert Lee Gomez 28 www.houstonsymphony.org
Philip and Audrey Lewis Gerald and Shirley Mathews Mr. Dave B. Nussmann Nina and Peter Peropoulos Karen and Hank Rennar* Holly S. Rubbo
Jennifer Klein Salyer Susan Scarrow Paige and Rich Sommer Beth Anne Weidler and Stephen M. James Jennifer Young*
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Houston Symphony Pops Patrons............................................................................................................ Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or More
Headliner $1,000-$1,499
Grand Patron Pops $2,500-$4,999
Producer $500-$999
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Ms. Sara J. Devine Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann 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 David & Paula Steakley
Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Carol & Larry Fradkin Mrs. Barry Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace
Pops Patron $1,500-$2,499
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. Robert Grant Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III
Ms. Tara Black Mrs. Alan Gaylor Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mr. Anthony G. Ogden Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. Morris Rubin Ms. Amanda Tozzi Mr. Roger Trandell Sally & Denney Wright
Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Mr. Stephen J. Banks Mr. John S. Beury Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. John Carmichael Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Carroll Barbara Dokell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. Don E. Kingsley Dr. George S. Knapp Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan W. R. Purifoy Ms. Phyllis Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shaunty Norbert F. Stang Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Dr. & Mrs. James A. Twining
Director $250-$499
Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. Donald Bates Mr. Jay T. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Ms. Debbie Culp John & Joyce Eagle Mr. & Mrs. Charles Grant Jim & Johanna Gunther Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Jess Hines Jr. Mr. Larry January Mr. & Mrs. Bill Johnston Ms. Mary Keathley Charles C. & Patricia Kubin Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Ms. Doris M. Magee Mr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Roger Medors Mr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga Meneilly Mr. James Miner Judy & Bill Pursell Mr. Robert Schick Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Ms. Beth Stegle Ms. Jane B. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. Lam Tran Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Dr. & Mrs. William C. Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton As of September 1, 2011
In Kind Donors......................................................................................................... Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Baker Botts L.L.P. Bergner & Johnson BKD, LLP Bright Star Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Darryl & Co. Deville Fine Jewelry DocuData Solutions The Events Company Foster Quan LLP Hilton Americas - Houston Houston Chronicle Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas Jim Benton of Houston LLC The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck Minuteman Press – Post Oak Music & Arts
Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin PaperCity Rice University Saint Arnold’s Brewery Shecky’s Media, Inc. Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods United Airlines Valobra Jewelry & Antiques John Wright/Texprint Yahama
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[L tor R] Norton Ditto Principle Owner and CEO Dick Hite, Houston Symphony Executive Director and CEO Mark C. Hanson and Houston Symphony League member James Matthews. On April 12, Symphony patrons were treated to light hors d’oeuvres and drinks at the men’s fine clothier, Norton Ditto. The event allowed patrons to rub elbows with NPR’s Miles Hoffmann, the host of the Symphony’s new ACCESS series beginning in November, as well as browse the collections of latest trends in men’s fashion. In addition to hosting the event, Norton Ditto donated a Hickey Freeman sports coat as a door prize that was ultimately netted by Houston Symphony League member Darlene Clark. This was the second such event hosted by Norton Ditto for the Symphony, and we are delighted to be the recipient of their warm generosity, support and friendship. Thank you, Norton Ditto! October 2011 29
Annual Campaign Donors. ............................................................................... Foundations...................................................................................................... As of September 1, 2011
$1,000,000 & above * Houston Endowment, Inc.
* Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation Inc.
$500,000-$999,999
* M. D. Anderson Foundation
The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund * John P. McGovern Foundation
$25,000-$49,999
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation * Sterling-Turner Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
$100,000-$499,999
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
* Bauer Family Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation * Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation
$2,500-$9,999
Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation * The Becker Family Foundation * Ray C. Fish 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 Strake Foundation Susman Family Foundation
Government Donors
* City of Houston National Endowment for the Arts State Employee Charitable Campaign * Texas Commission on the Arts * Sponsorsof Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs
Corporations...................................................................................................... $25,000-$49,999 American Express
As of September 1, 2011
$100,000-$499,999 BBVA Compass Fidelity Investments United Airlines
$50,000-$99,999
* Cameron Chevron ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Frost * GDF SUEZ Energy North America Marathon Oil Corporation The Methodist Hospital System Shell Oil Company Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods TOTAL UBS * Weatherford International Ltd.
Andrews Kurth, LLP Baker Botts LLP Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP Vinson & Elkins LLP
$10,000-$24,999
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation * Bank of America * Boeing Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. Crown Castle * Devon Energy Corporation Ernst & Young H. E. Butt Grocery Company Margolis, Phipps & Wright, P.C. Memorial Hermann Northern Trust Palmetto Partners The Rand Group, LLC
Spir Star, Inc. Star Furniture St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital USI Insurance Services LLC * Vitol Inc. * Wells Fargo * Wood Group Management Services
$500-$9,999
Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP * Bloomberg L.L.P. GEM Insurance Agencies, L.P. Intercontinental Exchange Ironshore Insurance Services, LLP Neiman Marcus Oceaneering International, Inc. Porter & Hedges, LLP * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Regions Bank Russell Reynolds Associates Seyfarth Shaw LLP * Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company * Swift Energy Company Texas Children’s Hospital Wortham Insurance & Risk Management * Sponsorsof Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs
Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................ Aetna Akzo Nobel AT&T Bank of America Boeing Caterpillar Chevron 30 www.houstonsymphony.org
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
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, featuring a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society – and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact our Development Department at: (713) 337-8500 or plannedgiving@houstonsymphony.org. Anonymous (9) Mrs. Jan 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 The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen & 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 Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mr. Dave B. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy” 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. & David 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 September 1, 2011 sDeceased
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! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler 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 Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson
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Backstage Pass. ................................................................................................. Dr. and Mrs. I. Ray Kirk, musician sponsors
Linda Goldstein, viola
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Birthplace: Jill in Indianapolis, IN and Ray in Kansas City, MO
Birthplace and Education: Columbia, South Carolina. University of South Carolina, BA in Music; Hartt College of Music, MM in Performance
Education: Ray earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Missouri. Jill, a plastic surgical assistant, trained in Los Angeles.
Joined the Houston Symphony: July 1981
Joined the Houston Symphony: Ray started purchasing tickets about 1991 and soon became a subscriber; he was asked to be a board member by Mike McClanahan about 1998. Earliest musical memory: Both of our parents exposed us to classical music as children. They either played records or took us to concerts. I (Ray) remember my grandmother singing to me and my mother playing Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf on an old record player. For Jill, even before she could walk, it was all about dance. All in the family: Father had a Jazz band in the 1950s. I inherited his tenor saxophone and learned to play. Jill started as a ballerina at an early age and went on to become a Broadway dancer in many stage productions across the country and internationally before returning to Houston to perform with Theater Under the Stars. Current listening: I last listened to Shostakovich #7; Jill last played Luciano Pavarotti. Looking forward to in the 2011-2012 Season: The entire season is exciting, but as lovers of Rachmaninoff, we look forward to Rach Fest.
Beginnings: I began my musical studies at age 11 on a family violin that my grandparents purchased when they arrived in America from Europe. This violin was played by all my uncles and most of my cousins and was finally passed down to me. My first teacher was actually their teacher, as well! I followed my love of the deep, rich sounds of the lower register to become a violist when I was 19. All in the family: I have an aunt who is an amateur violinist and violist. At 84, she is still an avid chamber music player and concertgoer. She is one of my greatest inspirations, instilling in me my great love of chamber music. My children are also musicians. Shoshi, my daughter, is also a violist, and my son, Michael, is a cellist, although taking a break at this time. Alternative reality: If I weren’t a professional musician, I would probably be something that would involve art, science and traveling. I’m not sure what it would be.
Favorite Symphony experience: The opportunity to hear our favorite composers played at the highest level of quality by a large orchestra. Connecting the experience and the music to history is also fascinating. We have been fortunate to cultivate quite a few friendships through our involvement. We are proud to be a part of the greater HS family—all wonderful people.
Musical inspiration: My first teacher, Frits de Jonge, and my later teacher, Walter Trampler, inspired me the most. They both instilled in me the idea that music making is the most important facet of playing your instrument.
Pastime and good company: We enjoy traveling, particularly on our bikes with our cameras. Discovering new wines and interesting food, are always favorites while learning history and experiencing different cultures. Jill rescues Shi-Tzu dogs when she’s not operating.
Finding the perfect instrument: I was lucky. I played it and knew it was the one for me. That was around 20 years ago. What I love about playing viola is the deep, rich sound that the instrument produces. We might not have as many solos as the violin, but we are always there, producing a color that becomes part of the melody, enhancing its beauty.
What the Symphony means to you: A city cannot be great without a great orchestra, and Houston has one that is internationally recognized. Often, when we’re traveling, people comment on our great orchestra when they inquire as to where we’re from. The orchestra portrays an outstanding image of Houston and is often the only one seen by many individuals. We strongly believe Houstonians should proudly support this wonderful organization that provides a lot of free PR and diplomacy on behalf of the City of Houston. All for a reason: We’ve always valued our personal friendship with many of the musicians and recognize this as the best way to demonstrate our loyal support of the entire orchestra. Pass it on: Being a musician sponsor supports the most important element of the entire organization and personalizes support of the orchestra, allowing greater interaction with HS sponsors. It really brings you closer to the essence of the organization and is a healthy reminder of why this support is so crucial. 32 www.houstonsymphony.org
Keeping the music making fresh: I challenge myself to study new music and try to perfect my old favorites.
Notable moment: Sharing a recital with my kids a few years ago. We performed a Beethoven String Trio together. Pastime and good company: Art, running, reading, traveling, cooking and spending time with my husband, Jerry, family and friends (including my dogs). New Beginnings: I am really excited about welcoming our new violist, Sheldon Person, especially since he and I sit at the same stand! The Houston Symphony viola section is like a family, having played together for many years. Being stand partners is even more special. I look forward to making music together. Centennial Ponderings: My hope for the organization is a new symphony hall. A performance place we can call our own where we are able to create the perfect environment for enjoying music, on and off the stage.