Houston Symphony Magazine- October 2012

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

October • 2012

Programs 14 October 5-7 16 October 18, 20, 21 24 October 25 25 October 26 26 October 27, 28

On Stage and Off 4 Credits 36 Donors 34 Endowment Trust 11 Hans Graf 10 Letter to Patrons 10 New Century Society 6 Orchestra and Staff 32 Symphony Society

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The second season of the ACCESS series begins this month! Join the Houston Symphony and host Miles Hoffman and dive deeper into the music you love.

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Want to know more about the Houston Symphony’s search for the next Music Director?

Chair of the Search Committee Justice Brett Busby shared with us some of the secret details.

Features

photos by Michelle Watson / CatchLight Group

44 Backstage Pass 8 Conversations 33 Holiday Happenings 12 Music Doing Good 22 Upcoming Performances

Cover photo by Bruce Bennett.

On the cover: Houston Symphony

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The Symphony stays busy during the holidays with exciting events for the whole family. Plan ahead so you don’t miss the fun!

Credits...........................

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

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break.

CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances.

CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall.

Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.

Orchestra and Staff. ........................................................

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

Robert Franz,

Principal Pops Conductor

Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Sponsor, Beth Madison

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

double Bass: David Malone, Acting Principal Eric Larson, Acting Associate Principal Mark Shapiro Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray

Second Violin: Jennifer Owen, Principal Tina Zhang, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Oancea-Frusina Ruth Zeger Margaret Bragg Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Sarah Ludwig*

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

Viola: Wayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Chair Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska 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 R. Denton Anthony Kitai Hellen Weberpal*

Flute: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair John Thorne, Associate Principal** Judy Dines, Acting Associate Principal Allison Jewett** Gina Hughes* Rebecca Powell Garfield* Piccolo: Allison Jewett** Rebecca Powell Garfield*

English Horn: Adam Dinitz Clarinet: David Peck, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin*** E-Flat Clarinet: Thomas LeGrand Bass Clarinet: Alexander Potiomkin*** Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair Bassoon: Rian Craypo, Principal Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal Elise Wagner J. Jeff Robinson** Benjamin Atherholt* Contrabassoon: J. Jeff Robinson** Benjamin Atherholt* Horn: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Acting Associate Principal* Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Julie Thayer** Wade Butin*

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

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Trumpet: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk Trombone: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman Bass Trombone: Phillip Freeman Tuba: Dave Kirk, Principal Timpani: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal Percussion: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss Harp: Paula Page, Principal Keyboard: Scott Holshouser, Principal Orchestra Personnel Manager: Open Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager: Michael Gorman Librarian: Thomas Takaro Assistant LibrarianS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray Stage Manager: Donald Ray Jackson Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Morgan Stage Technician: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute **Leave of Absence ***Regular Substitute

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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO Martha GarcĂ­a, Assistant to the Executive Director Meg Philpot, Director of Human Resources Amanda Tozzi, Director, Executive Operations Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships

Steven Brosvik, General Manager Roger Daily, Director, Music Matters!

Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Allison Conlan, Music Matters! Coordinator Michael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Donald Ray Jackson, Stage Manager Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Operations Manager

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

Aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic Planning Merle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate

Glenn Taylor, Senior Director, Marketing Melissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Single Tickets and Group Sales Carlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Subscriptions and Digital Media/Creative Services Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Jeff Gilmer, Patron Services Coordinator, Group Sales/ Ticket Inventory Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Georgia McBride, Assistant Marketing Manager, Digital Media/Young Audience Engagement Erin Mushalla, Assistant Marketing Manager, Single Tickets Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Representative Valerie Richmond, Marketing Assistant Derrick Rose, Marketing Coordinator, Group Sales and Promotions Courtney Ryan, Graphic Designer

Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Holly Cassard, Manager, Communications Clair Studdard, Assistant, Communications

David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Stephanie Jones, Senior Director, Events and League Relations Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate Relations Peter Yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and Development Communications Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager Jessica Ford, Gifts Officer Jennifer Martin, Institutional Giving Coordinator Irma Molina, Development Assistant, Gifts and Records Nicole Peralta, Associate Director, Events Sarah Beth Seifert, Manager, Events Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research

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Conversations....................................................................................................

Brett Busby – Chair, Music Director Search Committee Justice Brett Busby of the 14th Court of Appeals is a violinist, longtime patron and board member who is leading the charge to find the Houston Symphony’s next maestro. Houston Symphony Magazine visited with him in its inaugural offering of “Conversations,” a semi-regular article that will focus on top-of-mind Symphony initiatives.

Houston Symphony Magazine: What is the Music Director Search Committee?

Brett Busby: The committee is composed of Symphony musicians, board members and staff members, and we meet regularly to discuss guest conductors whom we are considering for the position of Music Director.

HSM: How did the committee get started?

BB: In the fall of 2009, Maestro Hans Graf announced his plans to step down at the end of the 2012-2013 season. Symphony administrators approached me, as the Board’s Vice-President of Artistic Affairs, to discuss a process for handling the pending vacancy. We recommended a search process that was approved by the Board’s executive committee, recruited members for the search committee and began meeting in January 2010.

HSM: How did you find the search committee members?

BB: From the beginning, it was important to us to populate the group with a variety of voices. We knew it was critically important to have input from the musicians regarding the artistic merit of guest conductors, and the musicians selected three members to join the search committee. Four board members serve on the committee, offering their views as patrons and community leaders about who should lead Houston’s oldest arts organization. We also have three staff members on the committee who perform a variety of essential functions, such as researching and booking guest conductors and providing feedback on their leadership and administrative abilities.

HSM: What is the process? How often do you meet?

BB: Since January 2010, the committee has met more than 20 times. We ask each of the committee members to attend concerts in Houston and sometimes in other cities where guest conductors of interest are performing. We then discuss our assessments of those concerts during the next search committee meeting. We also place considerable weight on standardized surveys completed by the musicians, and we plan activities that allow guest conductors to interact with Symphony patrons and with the Houston community.

HSM: What other methods are being used to elicit information about potential candidates?

BB: We received helpful information from a series of focus groups involving Symphony patrons and members of the Houston community.

These interviews were conducted at, and in partnership with, Rice www.houstonsymphony.org

University in Spring 2011. We also solicit feedback from colleagues in other orchestras who have had experience with the guest conductors we are considering.

HSM: What can you tell us about the status of the search?

BB: The search is an ongoing process, and the committee continues to work diligently. A music director search is a very sensitive undertaking, and any leak of information can jeopardize negotiations. I can tell you that the Houston Symphony’s search is getting a lot of favorable attention both nationally and internationally. It would be ideal to have a new music director ready to announce by the time Maestro Graf steps down in May 2013. It is most important, however, to select the right candidate—not to rush to meet a particular deadline.

HSM: What are we looking for in our next Music Director?

BB: We are looking for an excellent and inspirational musical leader who is invested in the community of Houston and committed to working with all of the Symphony’s constituencies to shape and further our vision for the Symphony.

HSM: Tell us about yourself.

BB: I am a seventh-generation Texan (born in Austin) and a third-generation Eagle Scout. I graduated with high honors from Duke University and Columbia Law School.

I have specialized in appellate litigation for my entire legal career, and until this year I was a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. I was recently appointed as a Justice of the 14th Court of Appeals of Texas. I met my wife, Erin, when we both clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court, and we have two young children who love attending the Symphony family concerts.

My parents took me to symphony concerts when I was 3 years old. I began playing the violin that year, using the Suzuki method, and continued through high school. When I worked at the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor arranged for me to play two marvelous violins—a Stradivari and a Guarneri del Gesu—owned by a friend of hers. That experience inspired me to return to playing, and after moving here I joined the Houston Civic Symphony, where I play in the first violin section.

I began attending Houston Symphony concerts in 2000, when I moved to Houston to practice law. I was elected to the Board of Trustees (2005) a Governing Director (2008), and since 2009, I have been the Vice President of Artistic Affairs, the board committee that supports the Symphony’s musical programming.

Letter to Patrons................................................................................................

Photo by Anthony Rathbun

October is another exciting month at the Houston Symphony. Our Family Series begins on October 6 with Wands and Batons: The Music of Harry Potter and More. The festive Saturday mornings feature a full symphony concert led by a costumed Robert Franz, our associate conductor, and a lobby full of related activities for young and old. If you’ve never experienced our Instrument Petting Zoo, please stop by—all you need to do is follow the sound! Symphony volunteers allow young patrons to try a variety of instruments, showing them how to make music from the strings of a violin or out of the horn of a trumpet.

Later in the month, superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang will make a rare, multi-concert appearance performing three Beethoven piano concertos, a different one each night. The 29-year-old pianist has played sold-out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and has been described as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times. We hope to see you each night!

On October 25 and 26, we proudly open the second season of both the Sugar Land and ACCESS series.

The orchestra expands its geographic boundaries when it performs in the beautiful sanctuary of Sugar Land Baptist Church. We are thrilled to provide Ft. Bend County residents with increased access to the worldclass performances of the Houston Symphony through this three-concert series. ACCESS also returns with its contemporary spin on the classical concert with an earlier start time, pre-concert mixer, post-concert panel discussion and commentary provided throughout by Miles Hoffman of NPR’s Morning Edition.

Don’t forget: it’s never too early to begin making holiday plans, and the Houston Symphony has a terrific set of concerts for your calendar. The Family series’ Hip Hoppin’ Nutcracker; Very Merry Pops with Broadway’s Ashley Brown and Handel’s Messiah are sure to please any music lover!

Finally, the Symphony is asking audiences to search their tucked away nooks for musical instruments that may have been forgotten. Bring these treasures to Jones Hall to be donated to Music Doing Good, benefitting its after-school performing arts program for at-risk and underserved youth in Greater Houston.

Donations, new or used, will be accepted at the Wands and Batons concert on October 6; Wicked Divas on October 5, 6 and 7 and Lang Lang performances on October 18, 20 and 21.

Robert A. Peiser President Photo by bruce bennett

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

New Century Society........................................................................................

New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future.

For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Mark Hanson, Executive Director / CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Mr. George P. Mitchell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams ◊ Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mr. M. S. Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor ◊ Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach The Methodist Hospital Nancy & Robert Peiser Laura & Michael Shannon ◊ Baker Botts L.L.P. 10 www.houstonsymphony.org

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 returned 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 June 2012, he and the Houston Symphony became the first American orchestra ever to perform at the Festival of the World’s Symphony Orchestras in Moscow, Russia. He also led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK in October 2010 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 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, a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey and most recently, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.

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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Music Doing Good. ............................................................................................

Houston Symphony community partner Music Doing Good collects, refurbishes and redistributes your gently used instruments to underserved and at-risk students. Music Doing Good will be on hand in the Jones Hall lobby for eight Houston Symphony concerts in October. By donating an instrument, you are helping young people discover themselves through music. Gently used string (violins, violas, cellos, basses, acoustic and electric guitars), woodwind (flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons), brass (french horns, trumpets, trombones and tubas) and percussion instruments are all greatly appreciated.

For more information, please visit: http://www.houstonsymphony.org/musicdoinggood

Bring instruments to these concerts: Fri, Oct. 5 Sat, Oct. 6

8:00 pm Wicked Divas – Pops Concert Series 10:00 am Wands and Batons: The Music of Harry Potter and More – Family Concert Series Sat, Oct. 6 11:30 am Wands and Batons: The Music of Harry Potter and More – Family Concert Series Sat, Oct. 6 8:00 pm Wicked Divas - Pops Concert Series Sun, Oct. 7 7:30 pm Wicked Divas - Pops Concert Series Thurs, Oct. 18 8:00 pm Lang Lang - Classical Concert Series Sat, Oct. 20 8:00 pm Lang Lang - Classical Concert Series Sun, Oct. 21 2:30 pm Lang Lang - Classical Concert Series

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Please bring your gently used instruments to select concerts in October: Wicked Divas, Wands and Batons: The Music of Harry Potter and More and Lang Lang Plays Beethoven!

Biographies. ........................

Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall

Wicked Divas

Pops Presenting Sponsor

Steven Reineke, conductor *Alli Mauzey, soprano *Nicole Parker, mezzo-soprano J. Styne/Bennett Selections from Gypsy Suites Nos. 1 and 2 from Carmen Bizet / E. Guiraud 1 Prélude: Andante moderato— 1a Aragonaise: Allegro vivo 7 Habanera: Allegretto quasi Andantino 5 Les toréadors: Allegro giocoso J. Kander/P. McKibbins Introduction and All That Jazz from Chicago lyrics by Fred Ebb F. Loewe/J. Green I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner S. Flaherty/W. D. Brohn Back to Before from Ragtime lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Flaherty/Reineke Ragtime from Ragtime Lloyd Webber/D. Cullen Think of Me from The Phantom of the Opera lyrics by Charles Hart Kander/McKibbins Ring Them Bells lyrics by Fred Ebb E. García/Reineke Conga INTERMISSION Arr. Reineke I Hear a Symphony: Symphonic Sounds of Diana Ross P. Jabara-B. Roberts/ No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) F. Barton lyrics by Paul Jabara-Bruce Roberts J. Horner/Reineke My Heart Will Go On from Titanic lyrics by Will Jennings J. Du Prez-E. Idle/ The Diva’s Lament (Whatever Happened To My Part?) from Spamalot T. Firth lyrics by Eric Idle Arlen/S. Henderson- Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz D. Lieb Frank Huang, violin S. Schwartz/Brohn Popular from Wicked Schwartz/R. C. Fleischer Defying Gravity from Wicked Schwartz/T. Zito For Good from Wicked lyrics by Stephen Schwartz *Houston Symphony debut The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of this concert weekend.

Sponsor Baker Botts, L.L.P. Patron Bank of Texas 14 www.houstonsymphony.org

Reineke

POPS

Friday, October 5, 2012 8 pm Saturday, October 6, 2012 8 pm Sunday, October 7, 2012 7:30 pm Jones Hall

Steven Reineke, conductor

Steven Reineke’s exceptional artistry has made him one of the nation’s most sought-after pops conductors, composers and arrangers. He is the newly appointed principal pops conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, music director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and principal pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Previously, he held posts with the Long Beach and Modesto Symphony Orchestras and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. The Houston Symphony welcomes him back to the podium.

He is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra; and in the past year, he’s been on the podium with the Boston Pops and The Cleveland Orchestra. He debuted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia on July 4. His extensive North American conducting appearances include Los Angeles, Seattle, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa (National Arts Centre), Detroit, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Tampa (The Florida Orchestra), Calgary, Memphis and Oklahoma City.

As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Reineke’s work has been performed worldwide,

Baker Botts, one of Texas’ oldest law firms, has been an integral part of Houston’s business and arts community since 1840. The firm has supported the Houston Symphony for many decades and continues its support today as one of our partners serves 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 globally respected law firm—our reach, depth of understanding, comprehensive capabilities and flexibility help us deliver better, more innovative solutions designed to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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Alli Mauzey starred as Glinda in the final San Francisco company and Broadway company of Wicked. Other Broadway credits include the love-crazed Lenora in the new musical CryBaby, for which she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Drama League Award. She also originated the role of Lenora in the Pre-Broadway production of Cry-Baby at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, where she won the Theatre Critics’ Circle Award. She played

Parker

Alli Mauzey, soprano

Brenda in Hairspray on Broadway and the first national tour. Most recently, she was seen as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors in St. Louis.

Mauzey

and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare commemorated the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s pavilion, and his Festival Te Deum and Swan’s Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are performed by concert bands around the world.

A native of Ohio, Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition.

He currently lives in New York City. He is represented by Peter Throm Management, LLC.

Nicole Parker, mezzo-soprano

Last spring, she played the title role in Cinderella alongside the Nashville Symphony.

In Los Angeles, Mauzey has appeared as June in The Musical of Musicals: The Musical at the Colony Theatre, as Mallory in City of Angels for Reprise! and as Snookie in 110 in the Shade at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Mauzey is engaged in performances of Wicked Divas throughout North America. Her voice can be heard regularly on the animated television series Alpha Teens on Machines. She is the other half of the band 2AM with her brother, Andrew (www.2AM-music.com). She has a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in drama and a minor in music.

Nicole Parker is probably best known for playing the role of the green witch Elphaba in the hit Broadway production of Wicked. Also on Broadway, she was seen in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. This past spring, she created the role of Red in The People in the Picture with Donna Murphy on Broadway. Currently, she is starring as Elphaba in the National Tour of Wicked. Parker also has appeared as Rosemary in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Reprise! in Los Angeles, and Juliet in The Second City’s Romeo and Juliet Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She is performing in Wicked Divas throughout the country. Parker was also a cast member and contributing writer on Fox’ MADtv for six years. Her films include Funny People, directed by Judd Apatow.

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Thursday, October 18, 2012 8 pm Saturday, October 20, 2012 8 pm Sunday, October 21, 2012 2:30 pm Jones Hall

by Carl Cunningham

EXPO Magnus Lindberg (1958-) Recording: (none commercially available)

Lang Lang Plays Beethoven Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Lang Lang, piano Lindberg

EXPO

Thursday, October 18 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 19 I Allegro con brio II Adagio III Rondo: Molto allegro Saturday, October 20 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37 I Allegro con brio II Largo III Rondo: Allegro Sunday, October 21 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 73 (Emperor) I Allegro II Adagio un poco mosso— III Rondo: Allegro INTERMISSION Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120 I Zeimlich langsam—Lebhaft— II Romanze: Zeimlich langsam— III Scherzo and Trio: Lebhaft— IV Langsam—Lebhaft

Instrumentation: piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings Magnus Lindberg belongs to the younger school of 20th-century Finnish composers that also nurtured former Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen and composer Kaija Saariaho. In 1981, he began studies in Paris with Vinko Globokar and moved into the main stream of modern European composition. Lindberg lists two orchestral works of the 1980s, Action-Situation-Signification and Kraft as his “breakthrough” works.

EXPO is a 10-minute work Lindberg composed for the debut of Alan Gilbert as music director of the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra performed the world premiere under Gilbert’s baton on September 16, 2009, in Avery Fisher Hall, and subsequently took it on a tour to Japan and South Korea. At the time, Lindberg was beginning a two-year appointment as the Philharmonic’s composer-in-residence.

EXPO is described as a showcase for an orchestra’s brass, woodwind and string choirs, couched in an accessible harmonic style popular with many composers today.

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Recording: Recording (for all three concertos): Maurizio Pollini, pianist; Claudio Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon) PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 19

TOTAL Gold Classics Series

These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

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Instrumentation: flute; pairs of oboes, bassoons and horns; strings Though Beethoven’s B-flat major Concerto was published as the second of his five concertos, it was the first one he composed. It is the shortest, the smallest in scale and a work that takes its cue from the concertos of Mozart. But its spirit and thematic content are identifiably the work of Beethoven. It was also his first extant work with orchestra. Before that, his instrumental music consisted primarily of piano works and chamber music, much of which featured the piano.

The orchestra begins with a lengthy discussion of the main theme, a loud, martial broken-chord motive followed by a softer, lyrical answering phrase. It is only briefly interrupted by a subsidiary theme, momentarily stated in the violins. The solo piano finally enters with

.................................................................................................................... a decorative flourish, and then briefly takes up the main theme amid a flurry of scales and passage work. Strings and piano share in presenting a secondary theme, and the piano states still another pensive theme before the exposition is brought to a forceful close.

As is customary, the soloist begins the development section with a quiet, figurative passage, leading to a rather elaborate keyboard display involving excerpts from its entering phrase and the main theme. After various interchanges between piano and orchestra, the full orchestra returns with a complete restatement of the main theme, followed by the remaining themes, a solo cadenza ruminating upon them and a short codetta for the orchestra.

The slow movement is one of Beethoven’s haunting poetic interludes, with the solo part embroidered in much lacy figuration. The movement is cast in a large sonatina form, with three thematic ideas presented, then restated in more elaborate fashion. The finale is a large seven-part rondo marked by offbeat accents in the main theme and again in the lusty syncopated minor-mode theme at the center of the movement.

main theme that is more song-like. The music turns back to the minor key in preparation for the entry of the piano, which takes up all of the themes in a florid solo exposition. Interaction between soloist and orchestra, thematic and dramatic involvement are strong attributes of the development section. The recapitulation brings an elaborate figurative display from the pianist, capped by a tightly-knit cadenza which Beethoven composed for this concerto six years after the premiere.

The slow movement takes the concerto to the threshold of musical Romanticism. This

highly poetic song form is set in the remote and colorful key of E major, and the music is enhanced by breathtaking themes and gorgeous pianistic filigree. In the robust finale, Beethoven typically combines rondo and sonata principles in a lengthy seven-part movement (ABA development ABA) that includes a fugal episode at the center and a fast, teasing coda, ending the concerto in a bright C major tonality.

The printed music for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Steven Jay Williams.

The printed music for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane.

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN C MINOR, OPUS 37 Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings The Third Concerto is one of several C minor compositions that are often listed as “storm and stress” works in the Beethoven repertoire. The Pathétique Sonata and the Fifth Symphony are his two prime examples of this agitated manner of musical expression in the late Classical era. More importantly, the C minor Concerto is considered the work in which Beethoven fully mastered the art of writing a “symphonic concerto”—that is to say, blending the concept of alternate solo and orchestral statements common to the baroque concerto with the tonal and thematic principles of sonata and rondo forms developed by 18th-century symphonic composers. It also confirmed Beethoven’s intent to expand the concerto to heroic dimensions, a trend begun with his C major Concerto two years earlier. Significantly, no 19th-century composer matched the massive architecture of Beethoven’s concertos until Brahms and Tchaikovsky composed their first piano concertos in the mid-1850s and mid-1870s, respectively.

The concerto opens with a long orchestral exposition, presenting an urgent triadic opening theme in C minor, followed by several subsidiary themes of similar character. A shift to the relative major key, E-flat, brings a second October 2012 17

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The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of the Lang Lang Plays Beethoven concert weekend.

Guarantor The Brown Foundation, Inc. Underwriter Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Sponsor UBS Partner Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Janet F. Clark Halliburton / Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Cathie Powers MetroBank, N.A. / David & Nancy Tai Nancy & Robert Peiser Patron Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. Richard L. Danforth Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Alice & Terry Thomas Paul Strand Thomas Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Benefactor Ms. Terry A. Brown William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Cameron Mitchell Stephen & Kristine Wallace Zhang & Associates, P.C. The SoundPlusVision series is sponsored by the Alkek & Williams Foundation and supported in part by an endowed fund from The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives.

The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham.

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PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 73 (EMPEROR) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto presents the finest, most complete synthesis of symphonic and concerto forms of any concerto up until its time. The three opening 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, comparable to those in the late symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, as well as several Beethoven symphonies. 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 highly poetic slow movement is a song form set in the remote key of B major.

The strings enter with a haunting choralelike 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.

The finale is joined, without a pause, to the preceding movement. Its rhythmically abrupt theme gradually evolves from a quiet transition, and then springs to life in great rabbit leaps as a buoyant, brilliant movement combining elements of rondo and sonata forms. The movement sparkles with showy scales, running octaves, broken-chord passages and other figurative devices for the soloist. In a typical surprise, Beethoven lets the music die away to a soft timpani beat, then suddenly race upward in a brilliant piano scale and a rousing orchestral conclusion.

his joyous Spring Symphony in B-flat major, the first movement of what was to become his famed A minor Piano Concerto, the quasi-symphony titled Overture, Scherzo and Finale, and his Second Symphony in D minor.

Alas, when the D minor Symphony received its premiere in December of that year, the capacity audience at Leipzig’s famed concert hall, the Gewandhaus, gave Schumann’s new work an indifferent reception. He withdrew the work and did not get around to revising it for another 10 years. In the meantime, he composed two additional symphonies, so it was

relabeled as Schumann’s Fourth Symphony.

The revised version of the D minor Symphony was presented during an annual Rhine Music Festival in May 1853, and reports indicate it was fairly well received. The glory of the D minor Symphony lies in its advanced structural design. Schumann attempted to link all four movements into a continuous work, unifying them by carrying themes from one movement into the next. Many of the themes, especially in the first, second and fourth movements derive from a descending six-note thematic motive heard at the very beginning of the slow

SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN D MINOR, OPUS 120 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Recording: Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Virgin Classics) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings Robert Schumann’s most innovative symphony was also his most controversial. The D minor Symphony was originally composed in 1841, the year after his marriage to Clara Wieck. In an amazing burst of creative activity, he suddenly began composing large orchestral works: October 2012 19

Notes continued......................... introduction to the first movement. In addition, the decorative violin solo heard at the center of the slow movement is transformed and restated during the Trio section of the third movement.

In its expressive character, the symphony rises from a mood of somber reflection at the outset to a sense of joyous triumph in the thrilling, brassy coda of the fourth movement. This exuberant mood, which was the hallmark of Schumann’s creative spirit during his youth, was happily retained during the days when mental illness darkened his final years.

The printed music for Schuman’s Symphony No. 4 was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Lehane.

©2012, Carl R. Cunningham

Heras-Casado Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

Announced in December 2011 as principal conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Pablo Heras-Casado has enjoyed many significant guest conducting debuts during the past season, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Chicago and Boston Symphony Orchestras, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin and Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Opera projects have included Iphigénie for the Canadian Opera Company and L’elisir d’amore in Rolando Villazón’s new production for Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. In addition to this return visit with the Houston Symphony, he returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony.

He has toured and recorded with the Freiburger Barockorchester, embarking on a significant relationship with Harmonia Mundi.

He was invited for a sequence of new music projects with the Ensemble intercontemporain, both in Paris and Lucerne—the latter in the context of Pierre Boulez’ personal invitation to work alongside him and Peter Eötvös at the Lucerne Festival, also with the Lucerne Festival Academy. Last season, Heras-Casado debuted at the Salzburg Festival with Klangforum Wien.

Highlights, of this season and beyond, include debuts with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, as well as return engagements.

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Lang Lang Lang Lang, piano

Heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times, Lang Lang has played sold-out concerts in every major city in the world. In 2009, he appeared in Time’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Seen as a symbol of the youth and future of China, Lang Lang is an inspiration to the 40 million classical piano students there. He has made it his mission to broaden the reach of classical music with a focus on children. He established the Lang Lang International Music Foundation with the goal of expanding young audiences and inspiring the next generation.

His biography, Journey of a Thousand Miles, was met with critical acclaim. He released a version of his autobiography for younger readers, entitled Playing with Flying Keys.

Lang Lang has performed for numerous international dignitaries and world leaders. Most recently, he performed for President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao at a White House State Dinner and recently performed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert.

In 2004, Lang Lang was appointed International Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Children’s Fund. He is chair of the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award Project; he serves on the Weill Music Institute Advisory Committee and is the youngest member of Carnegie Hall’s Artistic Advisory Board. He is one of the 250 Young Global Leaders picked by the World Economic Forum and received the 2010 Crystal Award. Lang Lang received honorary doctorates from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the Royal College of Music and from Manhattan School of Music. He was honored with the highest prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China and the highest German civilian honor.

Lang Lang is managed by: Columbia Artists Music LLC, www.cami.com Jean-Jacques Cesbron and Ronald A. Wilford 1790 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 Lang Lang is an Exclusive Recording Artist of Sony Music.

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Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

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November 1, 3, 4, 2012 Alexander Shelley, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 The nickname “Pathetique” actually means “passionate” rather than “pitiful,” and Tchaikovsky’s final symphony is packed with passion. You’ll feel the power of fate in both life and death as you get caught up in the music’s sweep of emotion, complete with gorgeous violin melodies and blazing brass.

Beethoven & Liszt

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November 16, 17, 18, 2012 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Shell Favorite Stephen Hough, piano Masters Series Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, The Inextinguishable Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s magnificent Symphony No. 4 is full of fiery rhythms and grand sweeping melodies. The famous battle of two timpanists thunders to a triumphant conclusion—the inextinguishable force of life is victorious!

Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of James Bond © Michael Tammaro

November 23, 24, 25, 2012 Michael Krajewski, conductor Debbie Gravitte, vocalist Tony® Award-winning vocalist Debbie Gravitte joins the orchestra to sing title songs “Goldfinger,” “Diamonds Are Forever,” “The World Is Not Enough” and more.

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Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall

SYMPHONY SPECIAL Andrea Bocelli in Concert at Toyota Center

November 28, 2012 Eugene Kohn, conductor Maria Aleida, soprano Katherine Jenkins, guest vocalist Houston Symphony Houston Symphony Chorus Andrea Bocelli returns in November to perform with the Houston Symphony in a concert featuring soaring arias, famed love songs, and music from his most recent release and PBS special Live In Central Park. His concert will celebrate much of the repertoire the classical crossover singer has made world-famous over his incredible career giving his fans a stirring evening of world famous arias.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 8 pm Sugar Land Baptist Church

Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique *Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor William VerMeulen, horn Berlioz

Le carnaval romain (The Roman Carnival), Opus 9

R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Opus 11 I Allegro— II Andante III Allegro-Rondo: Allegro INTERMISSION Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14 I Rêveries - Passions: Largo—Allegro agitato e appassionato assai II Un bal (A Ball): Valse, Allegro non troppo III Scène aux champs (In the Country): Adagio IV Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold): Allegretto non troppo V Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath): Larghetto—Allegro

*Houston Symphony debut Program notes begin on page 26.

Biographies begin on page 28.

Thursday evening’s performance at Sugar Land Baptist Church is sponsored by

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Evening Schedule: 6:30 pm Pre-Concert Mix & Mingle

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Location: Main Lobby 7:30 pm

Concert with Host Miles Hoffman

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Post-Concert Q & A with the artists and host Location: Theater

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Miles Hoffman, host Berlioz

Le carnaval romain (The Roman Carnival), Opus 9

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14 I Rêveries - Passions: Largo—Allegro agitato e appassionato assai II Un bal (A Ball): Valse, Allegro non troppo III Scène aux champs (In the Country): Adagio IV Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold): Allegretto non troppo V Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath): Larghetto—Allegro

Program notes begin on page 26.

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Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique

Hoffman

Friday, October 26, 2012 7:30 pm Jones Hall

Miles Hoffman, host

As music commentator for Morning Edition, National Public Radio’s flagship news program, Miles Hoffman is heard regularly by a national audience of some 14 million people.

His sparkling feature, “Coming to Terms,” was a weekly favorite for 13 years (1989-2002) on NPR’s Performance Today, and he is the author of The NPR Classical Music Companion, now in its 10th printing (Houghton Mifflin Company).

Hoffman has been a featured speaker for universities, orchestras, festivals, chamber music series and community organizations throughout the United States. He has presented keynote addresses for the International Viola Congress, the American String Teachers Association National Conference and the National Conference of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio.

In 2003, he gave the commencement address at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. The previous year, Hoffman served as host and commentator for the National Symphony Orchestra’s Festival of Favorites.

On several occasions, he has delivered the Bach Lecture at the Annual Winter Park Bach Festival and served in residence to perform a solo recital (2005). He has also delivered the President’s Lecture at the University of Montana and a University Convocation address at Southern Adventist University.

During the 1999-2000 season, Hoffman appeared as onstage host and commentator, as well as pre-concert lecturer, for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has given special lectures for the National Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony, in addition to numerous talks in connection with his solo viola performances and his appearances with the American Chamber Players.

Conductor’s biography appears on page 28.

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by Carl Cunningham

Saturday, October 27, 2012 8 pm Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:30 pm Jones Hall

LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN (THE ROMAN CARNIVAL), OPUS 9 Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique

Recording: Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca)

Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor William VerMeulen, horn

Instrumentation: pairs of woodwinds (second flute and oboe (doubling piccolo) and English horn), four horns, two cornets, two trumpets, two cornets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings

Berlioz

Le carnaval romain (The Roman Carnival), Opus 9

R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Opus 11 I Allegro II Andante III Allegro-Rondo: Allegro INTERMISSION Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14 I Rêveries - Passions: Largo—Allegro agitato e appassionato assai II Un bal (A Ball): Valse, Allegro non troppo III Scène aux champs (In the Country): Adagio IV Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold): Allegretto non troppo V Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath): Larghetto—Allegro

The overture that Hector Berlioz titled Roman Carnival is a byproduct of his brilliant but dramatically uneven, difficult-to-stage opera, Benvenuto Cellini.

After the opera about the 16th-century Italian sculptor was declared a failure at the Paris Opera, Berlioz extracted this concert overture based upon two of the opera’s most famous numbers: the serene love duet, “O mon Teresa,” between Cellini and his girlfriend in Act One, and the dazzling Saltarello, a choralorchestral dance which occurs during the height of the Shrovetide Carnival Scene toward the middle of the opera.

The overture opens with a brief fast section, quoting an important phrase from the Saltarello. Then the English horn begins the pure, limpid tenor melody sung by Cellini in the love duet. At the point where romance blooms, the melody repeats as a round song between the soprano and tenor, and Berlioz accords it a fuller orchestration Then the Saltarello resumes and eventually the love-duet melody is worked into the texture. An exciting coda presses the themes together at the end.

HORN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 11 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Recording: Hermann Baumann, horn; Kurt Masur conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Philips) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings

These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

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Richard Strauss had an extraordinary musical upbringing. As the son of the principal horn player of the Munich Court Orchestra, he had the sound of his father’s playing constantly in his head, and had the ready resources of dozens of musicians to help him master the niceties of orchestral composition. His father saw to it that he got a fine musical education, and by the time the younger Strauss was 20, he had a sheaf of youthful compositions in his portfolio, capped by the highly successful Horn Concerto, Opus 11.

The Horn Concerto was dedicated to the noted horn virtuoso, Oscar Franz, but the premiere was given by Gustav Leinhos, principal

.................................................................................................................... horn of the Meiningen Court Orchestra, with Hans von Bülow conducting. Though the work was composed in the mid-1880s, Strauss’ stilldeveloping musical style harks back some 30 years to the style of Robert Schumann.

The concerto is relatively short, lasting some 16-19 minutes, and it is composed with transitional passages that connect the three movements without a pause. There are thematic relationships between all three movements. The solo fanfare opening the first movement is later transformed into the main theme of the finale and a little broken-chord figure that crops up periodically in the orchestral texture of the first movement becomes a major feature of the orchestral accompaniment to the slow movement.

Broad lyrical themes pervade the solo part in the freely-designed sonata form that opens the concerto. The slow movement turns to a darker A-flat minor, conveying a pensive quality and a sense of mystery to the music. The finale is a bright, bold rondo, appropriately couched in the spirit of a fox hunt, though the tempo relaxes briefly a couple of times, in one instance allowing the soloist to recall the first-movement shape of the main theme.

Pastoral Symphony in fostering a resurgence of descriptive program music throughout the 19th century.

While Harriet Smithson was the catalyst for this wild symphonic essay, earlier sources of inspiration also provided important musical ingredients to the work. The languid, yearning violin melody in the introduction to the symphony was borrowed from a youthful song Berlioz had written after an earlier, adolescent infatuation with a girl named Estelle. The soaring “idée fixe,” which forms the main theme of the first movement, was borrowed from a cantata,

“Herminie,” the fledgling composer had written in 1828 in an effort to win the Prix de Rome. The fourth-movement “March to the Scaffold” was a revision of a March of the Guards from Berlioz’ uncompleted opera, Les francs-juges, which he had worked on between 1826 and 1829.

Musically, the symphony blends its wild tale with very progressive orchestral tendencies and very French concepts of melody and tone color. The long, lyrical melodic lines in the introduction and the main themes of the first three movements typify the song-like character of French melody. Bright, shimmering colors

The printed music for Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 1 was donated in honor of Crystal Denise Visco’s birthday given by her family: Tom & Marla Meadows, Warren & Mary Beth Powell, and Dave & Joy Herin.

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, OPUS 14 Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Recording: Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca) Instrumentation: two flutes (second doubling piccolo), two oboes (second alternating on English horn), two clarinets (first doubling E-flat clarinet), four bassoons, four horns, two cornets, two trumpets, three trombones, two tubas, timpani (two performers), percussion, two harps and strings Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique resulted from the composer’s fateful attraction to the Irish actress, Harriet Smithson, who portrayed Ophelia and Juliet in the first Parisian performances of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet in 1827. Ideas apparently fermented in his mind over the next two and one-half years, until the symphony was completed in 1830. Berlioz also devised a famous “program” describing (1) the “reveries and passions” he held for this woman, represented musically as an “idée fixe” (a musical theme that recurs throughout the symphony), (2) meeting her at a ball, (3) seeing and calling to her in a meadow, but receiving no reply, (4) dreaming he is being led to the scaffold and (5) imagining he has been cast into hell amid demons and witches.

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Notes continued......................... prevail in the orchestration—again a French trait—but the use of two harps in the second movement and orchestral chimes in the chilling fifth-movement “Witches’ Sabbath” is nearly unprecedented in a symphony, as is the use of snare drums in the fatalistic “March to the Scaffold.” Berlioz also made special coloristic use of other unusual instruments: the English horn in the pastoral third-movement “In the Country,” and the shrill E-flat clarinet in a mocking, distorted statement of the “idée fixe” toward the beginning of the “Witches’ Sabbath.”

Along with its lavish orchestral dress and its wild emotional tendencies, the Symphonie fantastique makes novel use of traditional, well-knit Viennese symphonic forms. Following the introduction, the first movement is a tightly composed sonata movement, obsessed so single-mindedly on the “idée fixe” theme of the elusive woman that other thematic ideas are mainly variants of it. The theme returns tantalizingly at the very end of the first-movement coda and forms the entire Trio section of the billowing second-movement Waltz.

The “idée fixe” floats in and out of the idyllic music of the third-movement “In the Country,” whose pastoral setting is flavored with a Swiss cowherd’s song, echoing between the English horn and oboe at the beginning, plus some rumbling-thunder timpani rolls as the only answer when the English horn sounds the call at the end. The fourth-movement “March to the Scaffold” seems to be constantly repeating its ominous theme, but Berlioz achieved variety by bringing each of its statements to a different conclusion. Again, the “idée fixe” appears in the clarinet just before the blade of the guillotine is loosed upon the artist’s neck.

The closing diabolical “Witches’ Sabbath” is the most remarkable of the five movements, blending together a parody of the “idée fixe,” a witches round dance and the doom-laden “Dies Irae” plainchant from the Latin Mass of the Dead, replete with tolling chimes. All of this is fused into a well-organized sonata movement involving some fairly rigorous contrapuntal procedures, but one that expresses a wild, emotionally willful character consistent with the scene described in Berlioz’ program.

The printed music for Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde.

©2012, Carl R. Cunningham

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, who debuts with the Houston Symphony with these concerts, was born in Colombia and trained in Vienna. He is one of the most outstanding young conduc28 www.houstonsymphony.org

.......................................... tors of his generation. In 2004, when he conducted Austria’s Tonkünstler Orchestra at the Musikverein, he was celebrated by the Viennese press as a “wonder from Vienna.”

Engagements with numerous international orchestras followed, and an intensive musical cooperation with the Tonkünstler Orchestra began.

Orozco-Estrada In the 2009-10 season, Orozco-Estrada was appointed music director of the Tonkünstler Orchestra, which performs at Vienna’s Musikverein and is orchestra-in-residence at the Grafenegg Festival. He also is principal conductor at the Orquesta de Euskadi.

He has worked with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.

This season, Orozco-Estrada debuts with the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Orchestre National de France and Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic. Next summer, he will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra at the Grafenegg Music Festival and return to conduct the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra Rome.

Recent highlights have included return engagements with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic, as well as appearances with the New World Symphony, Gürzenich Orchestra, NDR Hannover, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and a successful production of La traviata with the Stuttgart State Opera.

Born in 1977, Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his musical studies on the violin and had his first conducting lessons at age 15.

He attended the Vienna Music Academy and completed his degree with distinction.

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William VerMeulen, horn

Hailed as “one of today’s superstars of the international brass scene,” William VerMeulen leads a varied musical life of soloist, orchestral principal, chamber musician, master teacher and music publisher. He has been principal horn of the Houston Symphony since 1990 and has performed as a guest principal horn with many of the nation’s premier orchestras. © eric arbiter

VerMeulen

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed to critical acclaim on four continents and is a popular artist at horn symposiums as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society. He has recorded numerous CDs, including the Complete Mozart Horn Concerti and the popular Texas Horns. A champion of new music, VerMeulen has had numerous pieces written for him, including concerti by esteemed American composers Samuel Adler, Pierre Jalbert and Anthony DiLorenzo.

VerMeulen participates as a performer and on faculty with the finest music festivals and chamber music presenters: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Aspen, Music@Menlo, Santa Fe and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, where he also serves as principal horn.

Arguably the most successful horn teacher working today, he is professor of Horn at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. His studio is ranked number one in the country, with students winning orchestra positions in Houston, Boston, Cleveland, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Cincinnati, Israel, the Canadian Brass ensemble and others. He is also on the faculty at the Banff Centre, National Orchestral Institute, New World Symphony and Texas Music Festival.

VerMeulen is founder and president of VerMeulen Music, L.L.C., which offers music and products for horn players worldwide at www.vermeulenmusic.com.

He is married to Houston Opera and Houston Ballet violinist Sylvia VerMeulen; they have two lovely children, Michael and Nicole. In his rare free time, he enjoys sharing his passion for fine cooking and wine with friends.

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Executive Committee...............................................................................................

President Robert A. Peiser

Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor

Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson

Vice President, Finance Robert A. Peiser

Past President Robert B. Tudor III

Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing Gloria G. Pryzant President, Endowment Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach Vice President, Education Cora Sue Mach General Counsel Paul R. Morico At-Large Members Marie Bosarge Gene Dewhurst Barbara McCelvey Helen Shaffer Jim R. Smith

Vice President, Volunteers David Wuthrich Vice President, Development Jerome Simon EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Martha García, Assistant Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Burke Shaw, Orchestra Representative Susan Osterberg, President, Houston Symphony League Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair

Governing Directors..................................................................................................... * Janice Barrow Danielle Batchelor Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Marie Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Ryan Colburn Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil

Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel David Frankfort Allen Gelwick Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Susan Hansen Gary L. Hollingsworth Brian James Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach * Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Jackie Wolens Mazow

Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Ron Rand Kathi Rovere John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon

Jim R. Smith David Steakley Mike Stude Ileana Treviño * Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Samuel Abraham Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia Ted Bosquez Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Prentiss Burt Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso * John T. Cater Audrey Cochran Mark Day Louis DeLone John Esquivel Tom Fitzpatrick Craig A. Fox

Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect Kathleen Hayes Catherine Kaldis Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Roslyn Larkey Nancy Littlejohn Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis David Massin Brian McCabe * Gene McDavid Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff

Dave Mueller Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. Greg Powers Roman F. Reed Richard Robbins * J. Hugh Roff Jr. Mark Schusterman * Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith David Tai 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 García Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Susan Osterberg Burke Shaw Brinton Averil Smith Carole Murphy

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* Life Trustee

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ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES Steven P. Mach, President Prentiss Burt Janet Clark Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff Jesse B. Tutor Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones

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Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III

Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr.

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

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

Holiday Happenings..........................................................................................

Kick off the 2012 holiday season with your family and friends by celebrating with the Houston Symphony!

Spec’s Charitable Foundation Vintage Virtuoso

Lindy and John Rydman and Lisa and Hermen Key along with Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods invite you to a festive evening of wine and culinary delights in support of the Houston Symphony.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 6 pm Royal Sonesta Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) Black Tie optional photos by Pete Baatz

For more information: Kylie Boaz kylieb@specsonline.com (832) 660-0250

Houston Symphony Magical Musical Morning—Good Ship Lollipop

photos by Michelle Watson / CatchLight Group

Our delightful nautical-themed holiday event will transport your family to a place that Shirley Temple sings about, and a destination we all dream of going! Alongside a delectable brunch, this enchanting morning will offer photos with Santa, an instrument petting zoo and other whimsical surprises to behold.

Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 11:30 am River Oaks Country Club Benefitting Symphony Scouts – An Early Childhood Musical Experience presented through Music Matters!

Danielle and Josh Batchelor, Chairs Courtney and John Chapoton, Co-Chairs For more information: Houston Symphony Special Events Team or specialevents@houstonsymphony.org (713) 238-1485

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The Houston Symphony Endowment Trust...............................................................

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

Trustees Steven P. Mach, President Prentiss Burt

Janet Clark Marilyn Miles

Michael Mithoff Jesse B. Tutor

An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525, Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts, at (713) 337-8521 or Stephanie Ann Jones, Senior Director, Events and League Relations at (713) 337-8526. The Houston Symphony acknowledges with deep gratitude the following individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who have supported the Endowment.

General Endowment Funds that support operational and annual activities: Accenture (Anderson Consulting) Fund AIG American General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bahr Fund Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Fund The Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund Jane & Robert Cizik Fund Mr. Lee A. Clark Fund Cooper Industries, Inc. Fund Gene & Linda Dewhurst Fund Du Pont Corporation Fund Elkins Charitable Trust Agency Fund The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund William Stamps Farish Fund Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Fund George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Fund Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Fund Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Fund Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Fund Martha Kleymeyer Fund Rochelle & Max Levit Fund

Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Fund M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Rodney H. Margolis Fund Jay & Shirley Marks Fund Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Fund/The Marks Charitable Foundation Marian & Speros Martel Foundation Fund Barbara & Pat McCelvey Fund The Menil Foundation Fund Monroe Mendelsohn, Jr. Estate Sue A. Morrison & Children Fund National Endowment for the Arts Fund Stewart Orton Fund Papadopoulos Fund Nancy & Robert Peiser Fund Rockwell Fund, Inc. Fund Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Fund Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp Fund Mr. & Mrs. Matt K. Schatzman Fund The Schissler Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Fund Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Fund Texas Eastern Fund Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Fund Dede & Connie Weil Fund The Wortham Foundation Fund Anonymous (5)

Designated funds to support annual performance activity: The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch.

The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund endowed in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham

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Endowed Chairs to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair: Hans Graf, Music Director Fondren Foundation Chair: Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Hewlett-Packard Company Chair: Marina Brubaker, First Violin General Maurice Hirsch Chair: Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair: Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Max Levine Chair: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair: Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair: Mark Hughes, Principal Trumpet Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair: Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet Lucy Binyon Stude Chair: Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Endowed funds to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities: Margarett and Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Endowed funds to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects: The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund Endowed funds to support access and expand geographic reach: The Alice and David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert fund for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in honor of Hanni Orton and in memory of Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund Endowed funds to support electronic media initiatives: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives Legacy commitments through The Brown Foundation Challenge to support artistic excellence: Janet. F Clark Gloria Goldblatt Pryzant Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair: Wayne Brooks, Principal Viola Ms. Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Anonymous (1)

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Houston Symphony Donors........................................................................................

The Sustainability Fund

The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund, whose extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of the greater Houston area and Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1412.

Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides

Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr.

Annual Support

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. 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 David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.

Leadership Circle

Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More

Dr. Ed & Mrs. Marie T. Bosarge Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mr. George P. Mitchell John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. M. S. Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Anonymous (1) Centennial Society $100,000 - $149,000 Jane & Robert Cizik Beth Madison Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor

President’s Society $75,000 - $99,999 Nancy & Robert Peiser

Maestro’s Society $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Janice Barrow Darlene & Cappy Bisso Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith

Concertmaster’s Society $25,000 - $49,999

Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde 36 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Dave & Alie Pruner Ann & Hugh Roff Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Anonymous (3)

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Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999

Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. Ralph Burch Justice Brett & Erin Busby Mr. & Mrs. Max Chapman Janet F. Clark Audrey & Brandon Cochran Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies

Susan & Dick Hansen Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. Billy McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Laura & Michael Shannon

Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. David & Paula Steakley Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede & Connie Weil Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams Anonymous (1)

Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Dr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bratic Ruth White Brodsky Dennis & Susan Carlyle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress Dr. Scott Cutler Mr. Richard Danforth Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mrs. William Estrada

Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Angel & Craig Fox Mr. David Frankfort & Ms. Erika Bermeo Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christina & Mark Hanson Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Brian & Elisabeth McCabe Betty & Gene McDavid Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Postl

Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. and Mrs. Haag Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Mr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Ms. Kelly Somoza Mr. James Stein Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Ms. Judith Vincent Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Vicki West

Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500-$9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Ms. Terry A. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Noel Coon Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Mr. Mauro Gimenez & Ms. Connie Coulomb Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. Brian James Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Cameron Mitchell Sidney & Ione Moran Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Sue A. Morrison Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Peggy Overly & John Barlow Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Mrs. Lila Rauch Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum

Dr. Carlos Rossi Ms. Amanda Savo Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Stephen & Kristine Wallace Robert G. Weiner Dr. Jim T. Willerson Nancy Willerson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000-$7,499 Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Mr. Teodoro Bosquez Barry & Janet Burkholder Toba Buxbaum Marilyn Caplovitz David & Nona Carmichael Mrs. Lily Carrigan William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler J.R. & Aline Deming Ms. Sara Jo Devine Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Mr. Roger Eichhorn

Mr. Scott Ensell & Ms. Jeanie Nelson Mr. Shane T. Frank Ms. Beth Freeman & Mr. Dave Stanard Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Mr. George B. Geary Mrs. Aileen Gordon William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Ms. Kathleen Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Debbie & Frank Jones Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Kellner Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder Mary Louis Kister Mr. Willy Kuehn

Mr. Alfred Lasher III Ms. Nancey Lobb Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. William L. Maynard Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. Gary Mercer Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O. Meyers Stephen & Marilyn Miles Ginni & Richard Mithoff Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson October 2012 37

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Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Mr. Dave G. Nussmann Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O’Donnell Jennifer Owen & Ed Benyon Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. Yale Smith Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Jonathan Tinkle Shirley & David R. Toomim Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Erla & Harry Zuber

Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Mrs. Nina Andrews Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Larry C. Brookshire Hon. Peter & Mrs. Anne S. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso David Chambers & Alexander Steffler Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Mr. William E. Colburn Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Mr. Denis A. DeBakey & Ms. Lavonne Cox James R. Denton Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Carolyn & David Edgar Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. Jason Few Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Robert & Michele Goodmark 38 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. Jimmy Hubbell Marianne & Robert Ivany Marzena & Jacek Jaminski Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mrs. Donna P. Josey-Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kaldis Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman William & Cynthia Koch Ms. Roslyn Larkey Mrs. Barry Lewis Mr. Keith McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Ms. Vickie McMicken Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mithoff Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moore Julia & Chris Morton Mr. & Mrs. Geoffroy Petit Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. Timothy Presutti Mr. Michael H. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Pyne Jeremy & Linsay Radcliffe Shirley & Marvin Rich Allyn & Jill Risley Dr. & Mrs. Richard Robbins Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Carole & Barry Samuels Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Carol & Michael Stamatedes Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Nancy & David Tai Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Ann Trammell Ms. Emily Van Houtan C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Dr. David A. White Ms. Elizabeth Wolff Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Mr. Keith Yanez Edith & Robert Zinn

Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more David Chambers and Alexander Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Jimmy Hubbell Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Sarah & Ben Cotting Katie Flaherty Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Samantha M. Gonzalez Jennifer & David Mire Amanda & John Seaberg JoAnna Simmons Rachael & Jason Volz – A Fare Extraordinaire

Patron $1,000 - $2,499

Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mrs. Harold J. Adam Joan & Stanford Alexander Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. John Alvarado Frances & Ira Anderson John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Apollo Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Mrs. Nancy Bailey Dr. & Mrs. Christie Ballantyne Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. David Barnham Mr. & Mrs. John A. Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Richard & Trish Battaglia Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Mr. James Bell Betty Bellamy Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Thomas W. Blake Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blitzer Mrs. Danya M. Bogart Mrs. Joanie Bowman Mr. Sonny Brandtner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. John B. Brent Ting & John Bresnahan Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Thomas Nyle Britton Divya & Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. Terry Bryant Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Lilia Khakinova & C. Robert Bunch Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Ms. Cathy M. Cagle Ms. Marjorie Carter Cain Margot & John Cater Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Clarke Dr. Paul Cloutier Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Todd Colter Dr. Carmen Bonmati & Mr. Ben Conner Mr. Mark C. Conrad Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cotting Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Ms. Elizabeth Del Pico John & Tracy Dennis Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Bruce B. Dice Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Ms. Consuelo Duroc-Danner Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell

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Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon R. Erikson Mr. Mike Ezzell Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Dr. Judith Feigin & Mr. Colin Faulkner Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer John C. Fitch Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. Eugene A. Fong Mr. & Mrs. William H. Fowler II Mr. & Mrs. James E. Furr Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Mr. Jerry George Mrs. Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Mrs. James J. Glenn Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt Mr. Robert Gomez Ms. Melissa Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. Carlos Gorrichategui Mr. Kendall Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Doug Groves Mr. Michael Haigh Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Hall Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hammann Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Marion S. Hargrove Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Harris David & Claudia Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haug Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mark & Ragna Henrichs Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Bob & Yoli Herrmann Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Tim Hogan Mrs. Evelyn Howell Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Hoyer Mr. Mark Hughes Mrs. Julia Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Isham Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Ms. Ann Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. David Kennedy Nora J. Klein, M.D. Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ms. Ilene Kramer Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Ms. Golda K. Leonard H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lewis Mr. William W. Lindley

Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. John Lollar Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. William G. Looser Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Tom & Kathleen Mach Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Mawhinney Jr. Linda & Jim McCartney Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Terry McGill Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. Edward McIntosh Ms. Karen McRae Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mr. & Mrs. John Merrill Mr. & Mrs. David A. Mire Mr. Jamal Mollai Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Ogden Mr. & Mrs. Staman Ogilvie Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Steve & Sue Olson Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Pamela & James Penny Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Perry JoAnn & John Petzold Ms. Debra Phillips Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. Meg Philpot Mr. Thomas Power Mrs. Dana Puddy Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. Tom Purves Mr. Dale Qualls & Mrs. Melissa McWilliams Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Mrs. Rose Radoff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Randt Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Anne D. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mr. Charles M. Reimer Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Mr. & Mrs. James T. Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. Kent Rutter Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Chris & Don Sanders Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Mrs. Toni Oplt & Mr. Ed Schneider Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. Rufus Scott Mr. & Mrs. John Seaberg Mr. & Mrs. Ash Sharma Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton A. Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Aimee Snoots John L. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mary Louise Spencer Ms. Georgiana Stanley Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Mr. & Mrs. Stopnicki Susman Family Foundation/ Ellen & Steve Susman Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Swyka Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Jean & Doug Thomas Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Ralph B. Thomas Mr. Roger Trandell Mr. Gerard Trione Ms. Karin Peterson Tripp Mr. & Mrs. Trevor Turbidy Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Van Buren Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Ms. Barbara Van Postman Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Ms. Jana Vander Lee Rachael & Jason Volz A Fare Extraordinaire Betty & Bill Walker Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. & Mrs. Kane C. Weiner Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Paula O. Whyte Ms. Melanie S. Wiggins Carlton & Marty Wilde Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite Nancy Willerson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (10)

Director $500 - $999

Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Corbin & Char Aslakson Ms. Erin S. Asprec Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baird Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Julie Ann & Matthew Baker Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ball Ms. Anne Barrett Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. Ricky R. Behrend Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Mrs. Ann M. Bixby Dr. William Black Jr., M.D. Mrs. Noemi Blum-Howard Mr. Edward P. Bornet Ms. Suzie Boyd Bob F. Boydston Mr. James Bragg Ms. Sally Brassow Mr. Chester Brooke & Mrs. Nancy Poindexter Mr. J. W. Brougher Mr. & Mrs. Jos C. Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Ms. Courtney Brynes Elizabeth Burdine

Mrs. Shirley Burgher Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mr. Carl Butler Ms. Cheryl Byington Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mr. Len Cannon Mrs. H. E. Carrico Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Mr. & Mrs. David Chang Ms. Anna Charlton Virginia A. Clark Jim R. & Lynn Coe Mr. David Coleman Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Coon Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Dr. Edward Cox Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Mr. Joseph A. Dellinger Mr. Charles Dishman Mr. Michael Dooley Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Dumestre Egon & Elisa Durban John & Joyce Eagle Ms. Paula Eck Mildred & Richard Ellis Ms. Annette Eriksen Dr. Kenneth L Euler Ms. Tanya Evanoff Diane Lokey Farb Mr. & Mrs. Carl Fletcher Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. Stephen J. Folzenlogen Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Rachel Frazier Mrs. Cathy Friestch Mrs. Martha Garcia Mrs. Holly Garner Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Ms. Lucy Gebhart Ms. Elaine C. Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Gottschalk Mr. Ned Graber Mr. Garrett Graham Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Thomas F. & Catherine Mary Hastings Dr. & Mrs. Robert N. Healy Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Heath Mr. & Mrs. Fred D. Herring Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Mr. David Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Hoffman Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Mr. & Mrs. Ted Hsieh Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Ms. Rebecca Hutcheson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Mr. Mark Johansson Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Mr. Bill Jones Mrs. Jillian Jopling Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima

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Houston Symphony Donors..............................................................................

Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kelley Mr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye Davis Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kelsey Louise & Sherwin Kershman Mr. Ron Kesterson Ms. Malgosia Kloc Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Mr. Dennis Kroeger Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Ms. Diane Laborde Mr. & Mrs. Joel C. Lambert Dr. & Mrs. Shane Lanys Mr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Dr. & Dr. Richard A. Lewis Annie & Kenneth Li Ms. Mary Litwin Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Renee & Michael Locklar Mrs. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Ms. Renee Margolin Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Ms. Diane Markesich & Mr. James Hamblet Ms. Faerie Marston Mr. Howard Martin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Dr. & Mrs. Glen E. Mattingly Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus William E. Joor III & Rose Ann Medlin

Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Meneilly Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. Willis B. Mitchell John & Ann Montgomery Ms. Deborah Moran Mr. William R. Mowlam Daniel & Karol Musher Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann Ms. Khanh Nguyen Ms. Dorothy Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Mr. & Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Mrs. Caroline Osteen Mr. & Mrs. Steven Owsley Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Ms. Martha Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Gary Petersen Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Mr. William E. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ramsey Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. & Mrs. Hugh M. Ray Vicki & J.B. Reber

Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Ms. Rachaelle Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Milton & Jill Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mrs. Holly Rubbo Mr. Derek Salvino Mrs. Jennifer K. Salyer Mr. Charles King Sanders Ms. Cynthia Sanford Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Jean & Robert Schwarz Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Ms. Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. & Mrs. George Shaw Mr. Hilary Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Ms. Joyce Steensrud Mr. Ronald B. Stein Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sullivan Ms. Bobbie Sumerlin Emily C. Sundt

Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Sung Mrs. Louise Sutton Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Ms. Carolyn Tanner Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Mr. John F. Terwilliger & Ms. Laura Codman Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Mr. & Mrs. M. Dale Tingleaf Mr. G. M. Tolunay David & Ann Tomatz Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mrs. Eliot P. Tucker Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Jon P. Valfre Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Dean B. Walker Mr. & Mrs. David Ward Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mrs. Johannah Wilkenfeld Dr. Wayne Wilner Ms. Susan N. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe Mr. Scott Wynant

Anonymous (21)

As of September 1, 2012 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529

Houston Symphony Pops Donors.............................................................................................................

Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More

Mr. George P. Mitchell

Concertmaster’s Society $25,000-$49,999

Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mrs. Sybil F. Roos

Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999

Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Susan & Dick Hansen Mr. Walter and Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley

Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000-$14,999 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Ms. Judith Vincent

Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500-$9,999

Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate

Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000-$7,499 Marilyn Caplovitz Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Ms. Sara Jo Devine Paul & Rita Morico Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat

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Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999

Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Rex & Marillyn King Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. William Thweatt Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III Sally & Denney Wright Anonymous (1)

Patron $1,000-$2,499

Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. John S. Beury Ellen Box Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. David Carrier Mr. William V. Conover The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Ann Currens Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Carol & Larry Fradkin Paula & Alfred Friedlander Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mrs. Lillian Gaylor Mr. Evan B. Glick

Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Mr. & Mrs. Alex Howard Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease Mr. & Mrs. John Matzer Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Terry McGill Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan Mr. Marvin McMurrey & Mrs. Martha Rocks Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Ogden Mrs. Kay M. Onstead Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet W. R. Purifoy Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. Morris Rubin Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Ms. Virginia Torres Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Mr. Roger Trandell Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace

Director $500-$999

Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Ms. Suan Angelo Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Ann B. Beaudette Mr. Billy Bray Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. & Ms. Bruce Buhler Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Dr. Cecil Christensen Richard & Marcia Churns

Mrs. Barbora Cole Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Colton Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Barbara Dokell Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dunn Mr. Richard Fanning Mr. John Geigel Mr. & Mrs. L. Henry Gissell Jr. Mr. Robert Grant Mr. Garland Gray Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Mr. & Mrs. Don Harrison Richard & Beverly Hickman Mr. Don E. Kingsley Ms. Amy Lacy Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James D. Long Ms. Doris M. Magee Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McEvoy Mr. James Miner Jim & Arlene Payne Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Mrs. Pamela Royal James C. Stanka Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. James Trippett Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Dr. & Mrs. James A. Twining Mr. Gary Van Rooyan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Venus Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Viancos Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Dr. & Mrs. William C. Watkins Anonymous (1) As of September 1, 2012 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529

Houston Symphony Patrons.............................................................................

Houston Symphony Business Council.................................................................

Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, J.P. Morgan Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Mike Doherty, Frost Bank Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies Roz Larkey, Cameron International Corporation Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP Billy McCartney, Vitol Inc. Paul Morico, Baker Botts, L.L.P. Robert A. Peiser, Imperial Sugar Company (retired)

Geoffroy Petit, TOTAL David Pruner, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass Jerome Simon, Northern Trust Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric Weber, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Corporations...................................................................................................... $25,000-$49,999

As of September 1, 2012

$100,000 and above

BBVA Compass Fidelity Investments * The Methodist Hospital Spec’s Charitable Foundation * United Airlines

$50,000-$99,999

American Express Philanthropic Program * Baker Botts L.L.P. Cameron International Corporation Chevron ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company JPMorgan Chase Marathon Oil Corporation Rose Hill Meadows Corporation Shell Oil Company TOTAL

$5,000-$9,999

Andrews Kurth, LLP The Boeing Company Bright Star Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. * Houston Chronicle KPMG LLP Memorial Hermann The Rand Group, LLC San Jacinto College

$10,000-$24,999

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Avalon Advisors, LLC Bank of America Bank of Texas Bisso Marine Co., Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. Crown Castle International Corp.

Ernst & Young Halliburton Locke Lord LLP Macy’s Foundation Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group MetroBank, N.A. Northern Trust Regions Bank Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Salient Partners SPIR STAR, Ltd. Star Furniture UBS USI Insurance Services LLC Vinson & Elkins LLP Wells Fargo

Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP Bloomberg, L.L.P. Devon Energy Corporation Michem International, Inc. New Era Life Insurance Oceaneering International Inc. Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Stewart Title Company Swift Energy Company

Gifts below $4,999

Air Liquide American Corporation EOG Resources, Inc. GEM Insurance Agencies Geste LLC Gulf Marine Product Co., Ltd Intercontinental Exchange JaPage Partnership Martha Turner Properties SEI Global Institutional Group Sense Corp.

Williams Companies, Inc.

* Contribution includes in-kind support

Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................

As of September 1, 2012

Aetna Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing BP Foundation Caterpillar

Chevron Chubb Group Coca-Cola ConocoPhillips Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil General Electric General Mills

Goldman, Sachs & Company Halliburton Hewlett-Packard Houston Endowment IBM ING Financial Services Corporation KBR Merrill Lynch

NAACO Industries, Inc. Neiman Marcus Northern Trust Occidental Petroleum Shell Oil Company Spectra Energy Williams Companies, Inc. October 2012 41

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Foundations and Government Agencies............................................................. $50,000-$99,999

Asof July 1, 2012

$1,000,000 & above

Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Trust Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000-$999,999 City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. $100,000-$499,999

Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation M.D. Anderson Foundation The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

The Alkek and Williams Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation

Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation Vaughn Foundation

$2,500-$9,999

William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust The Hood-Barrow Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation Hartford Community Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation The Humphreys Foundation Lubrizol Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Mithoff Family Foundation Sterling-Turner Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Nightingale Code Foundation Bauer Family Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Strake Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation

$25,000-$49,999

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony League Bay Area Jack S. & Donna P. Josey Foundation Alvin & Lucy Owsley Foundation The Powell Foundation Radoff Family Foundation

$1,000-$2,499

The Mary & Thomas Graselli Endowment Foundation Huffington Foundation The Oshman Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign

Music Matters!.................................................................................................

The Houston Symphony would like to acknowledge those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement activities. Each year these activities impact the lives of more than 76,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for more than 100,000 Houstonians free-of-charge.

Partner - $15,000+ Guarantor - $100,000+

Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Houston Symphony Endowment Trust John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods

Bank of America Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s Foundation Wells Fargo

Underwriter - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation ExxonMobil Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund GDF SUEZ Energy North America JPMorgan Chase Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company

Patron - $10,000+

Sponsor - $25,000+

The Boeing Company Sterling-Turner Foundation

Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The Powell Foundation The Schissler Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Vaughn Foundation

Benefactor - $5,000+

Devon Energy Corporation Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Strake Foundation Swift Energy Company

Donor - $1,000+

Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation

Music Matters! is also supported by the following endowed funds which are part of the Houston Symphony Endowment Trust: Margarett and Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs The Hearst Foundation Spec’s Charitable Foundation 42 www.houstonsymphony.org

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.

Mrs. Jan Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow 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 Mrs. Gloria Herman

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 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 Anonymous (9) As of September 1, 2012 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

Ken Mathews Bryan & Vickie McMicken Dave B. Nussmann Nina & Peter Peropoulos

Jennifer Klein Salyer Susan Scarrow Beth Anne Weidler & Stephen M. James

John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson

Chorus Endowment Donors........................................................................................... $500 or more

As of September 1, 2012

Erin Asprec Paul & Vickie Davis Steve Dukes Robert Lee Gomez

Pam & Jim Wilhite Anonymous

In Kind Donors.........................................................................................................

As of September 1, 2012 A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Aztec Baker Botts L.L.P. Bergner & Johnson BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Bright Star Christofle Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic

Culinaire Darryl & Co. DLG Research & Marketing Solutions DocuData Solutions Elaine Turner Designs Festari Foster Quan LLP Gucci H.E.B. Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel Granduca

Hotel Icon Houston Astros Houston Chronicle Houston Grand Opera Houston Texans Intercontinental Hotel Houston Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. John Wright/Textprint The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design

Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin PaperCity Pro/Sound Rice University

Saint Arnold’s University Shecky’s Media, Inc. Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Staging Solutions Stewart Title Tony’s Tootsies United Airlines Valobra Jewlery & Antiques VISION Production Group Yahama

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Backstage Pass. .................................................................................................

Paula Page, principal harp

Rick and Betsy Weber, musician sponsors

Birthplace: Odessa, TX. I may be the only native Texan in the orchestra!

Joined the Houston Symphony: Rick has been a season subscriber since the late 1970s, and we have been subscribers together since we married in 1983. Rick has served on the board for more than 20 years; Betsy previously served as associate director of the Houston Symphony Chorus.

Education: I went to the Cleveland Institute of Music where I received a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance.

Joined the Houston Symphony: Fall of 1984 Upcoming performances: I’m looking forward to playing the Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2 in November and, in April, Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes and Debussy’s La Mer. I am also excited about the numerous events that are planned for our Centennial Season. Many musicians are serving on the various planning committees, and I think we have some wonderful ideas for the celebration.

Beginnings: After playing piano from age 8 and singing all my life, my harp lessons began when I was 15—rather late for most harpists. Fortunately, I could read music and, with the guidance of a great teacher, I made quick progress.

Earliest musical memory: Standing up in the pew while my father led singing in church.

All in the family: My father, Robert Page, is a well-known choral conductor. He has won two Grammys® and the Grand Prix du Disque for his work with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. My mother, Glynn Page, is retired from her position as a voice teacher in the drama department at Carnegie-Mellon University. My sister, Carolann Page, has had an extensive career on Broadway and in opera, and her son, Alexander Gemignani, has appeared on Broadway and is currently in the Showtime TV series, Homeland.

Musical inspiration: I grew up surrounded by music, so it came naturally to me. In addition to piano and voice lessons, I sang in the All City Choir and was president of my high school choir. However, it was my harp teacher, Edna Phillips, former principal of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who really inspired me to consider an orchestral career. In addition, the influence of my father and my teacher at CIM, Alice Chalifoux, are with me each day. Their commitment, integrity, professionalism and optimism exemplify ideals that I try to emulate in my career.

Pay it forward: I teach at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. I feel as if I have come full circle—helping my students as my teachers helped me—and it was extremely gratifying when one of my Rice graduates, Megan Levin, won the 2012 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition.

Treasured support: Over the years, I have been privileged to know many of the Houston Symphony supporters. I was delighted when the Webers chose me since we share a love of choral music, and Betsy and I are close colleagues at the University of Houston.

Hobbies & interests: I like to quilt, stitch needlepoint, cook and garden.

I read a lot and am working my way through the Library of Congress’ “Books that Shaped America.” Most of all, I like to spend time with my grandchildren, Samantha, Maddy and Max. 44 www.houstonsymphony.org

Birthplace: Rick is a New Jersey native; Betsy is a native Houstonian.

Education: Rick: BA, Rice University; JD, Yale University.

Betsy: BM, University of North Texas; MM, Westminster Choir College (Princeton, NJ); DMA, University of Houston.

Earliest musical memory: Betsy: It’s not my earliest memory, but one of my most important was going to hear the Houston Symphony as a 5th grader. We learned a song and sang it with the Symphony! It was a big, big deal to me and all of my classmates. Rick: I was assigned to the clarinet in 5th grade band (because of an upper lip too small for brass) and learned that three months of lessons are not nearly enough.

All in the family: Rick’s maternal grandfather (a house painter by trade) was interned on Ellis Island when immigration officials thought his violin was a stolen Stradivarius. Fortunately, they were wrong (not even close).

Current listening: When the CD player is on at home, chances are high that it is playing Mahler, Brahms or Prokofiev. Betsy is director of choral studies at the University of Houston, so she is constantly listening to recordings of new and old choral music.

Looking forward to these upcoming performances: Mahler Symphony No. 2. (Betsy performed it as part of the Chorus in the New York Philharmonic’s 10,000th concert, an invitation-only event.)

What the Houston Symphony means to you: We love Houston and great music. For us, great music is fundamental to a great city.

Favorite part of the symphony experience: Listening to and watching “our” musicians tackle great repertoire with skill, nuance and devotion, especially when challenged by the conductor.

Hobbies and Interests: We love to hike and completed a week-long, inn-to-inn trek in Switzerland this summer!

First meetings: Rick knows Paula from his work on the Symphony’s Board of Trustees; Betsy and Paula are colleagues at the Moores School of Music, where Betsy is professor of music.

Special memories: We’ve enjoyed chatting with Paula about her dad.

Becoming a musician sponsor: This was a perk that was offered to us because of our support of the Houston Symphony—one that we have thoroughly enjoyed. It’s a way to connect with the orchestra on a personal level.