Houston Symphony Magazine - October

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Brian Del Signore, percussion

Hans Graf Music Director

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Get an insider’s look at the 2010 Maestro’s Wine Dinner held last May.

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Chris Botti takes to the Jones Hall stage October 22-24.

Features 10-11 Maestro’s Wine Dinner

On Stage and Off 40 Backstage Pass 7 Credits 31-39 Donors 9 From the Orchestra 4 Hans Graf 8 Letter to Patrons 28 Music Matters!

6 Orchestra and Staff 30 Symphony Society 28 Volunteers

Departments 12-13 Spotlight on Sponsors 26 Support Your Symphony 20 Upcoming Performances

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Hans Graf............................................................................................................

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This month brings another highlight of our season: our orchestra’s tour to Europe!

In the United Kingdom, each concert will include our very Houstonian project: Holst’s Suite The Planets along with our own film, The Planets—An HD Odyssey that was such a success here and in New York.

In several cities, we will open the program with the new and exciting Doctor Atomic Symphony by John Adams. This is a work full of symphonic power, which not only shows the brilliant play of rhythms and colors that John Adams does in the most intelligent and amazing ways, but it also has great emotional depth. It is a piece with guts; a very good way to show off the Houston Symphony championing relevant American repertoire.

In other cities, the program will begin with a first half that is no less intriguing. We have another American piece, Medea’s Dance of Vengeance by Samuel Barber, which is strong music with very dark, stark colors. It will be followed by a brilliant piece by Stravinsky – Le Chant du rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale) – which is a virtuosic and colorful symphonic reflection of his charming opera, The Nightingale.

I am excited by our visit to the United Kingdom where we will highlight our great orchestra and showcase the brilliant film produced for us by Duncan Copp, himself a British native.

Biography............................................................................................................

Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, dis- 2010, he conducted the opening concert of the Aspen Music Festival and tinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf – the Houston Symphony’s 15th returned to Tanglewood and Chicago’s Grant Park Festival.

Music Director – is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna began his tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season.

State Opera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent Calgary Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg.

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Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in has developed a close relationGraz and continued his studship with the Boston Symphony ies with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Hans Graf conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Petrushka and appears regularly with the Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. “...superb direction by Graf... [his] pacing orchestra during the subscription His career was launched in 1979 season and at the Tanglewood when he was awarded first prize was exemplary throughout...”

Music Festival. at the Karl Böhm Competition.

Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review He made his Carnegie Hall His extensive discogradebut with the Houston Symphony phy includes recordings with the in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March Houston Symphony, available through houstonsymphony.org: works by 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Planets—An from the Lyric Suite and a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey.

HD Odyssey.

Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music Japan and Australia. This month, he leads the Houston Symphony on a around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—An HD to the Republic of Austria.

Odyssey. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They and Aix en Provence and appeared at the Salzburg Festival. In summer have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.

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

Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO

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

Principal Pops Conductor

Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

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

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

Piccolo: Allison Garza

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

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

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

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

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

Contrabassoon: J. Jeff Robinson

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

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October 2010

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

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Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Our new season kicked-off last month with an exciting Broadway Rocks POPS! program and a very memorable Opening Night concert and gala, expertly chaired by Nancy and Bob Peiser.

The Opening Night Gala, entitled “A Vienna Soiree,” celebrated the 10th anniversary season of Hans Graf and the arrival of our new concertmaster, Frank Huang. Our thanks go to the Peisers, primary underwriters Beth Madison and Madison Benefits Group, and honorees Barbara and Ulyesse LeGrange for making this important fundraiser a stunning success.

This month, the Houston Symphony embarks on a 12-day tour of the United Kingdom – our first European tour in 10 years – that encompasses eight concerts in seven cities. We will be presenting our acclaimed The Planets—An HD Odyssey program and John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, among other cities, and look forward to staying in touch with our Houston audiences through a special tour section of our Website. Along the way, we will be joined by a special group of Houston Symphony patrons who will have the opportunity to dine with Hans and Rita Graf in Edinburgh Castle! We will even welcome representatives from the City of Houston who have coordinated meetings with European constituents in conjunction with several of our tour concerts.

This month, we also launch the second phase of The Planets project – an educational CDROM for schools. Marathon Oil Company graciously provided funding for the production of this information-filled disc which contains more than 30 cross-curricula, lesson plans using The Planets—An HD Odyssey film as a resource and inspiration. Then, later in October, the orchestra returns to Houston for our annual “Hocus-Pocus Pops” concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Chris Botti’s POPS! concerts along with a “Masquerade Ball” Family Concert.

As always, we warmly welcome you to Jones Hall and extend our sincere thanks to you for generously supporting the Houston Symphony.

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On behalf of all my colleagues in the orchestra, welcome to Jones Hall and the Houston Symphony’s 97th season! We musicians have been eagerly anticipating this season in part because this month’s performances in the UK will mark the Symphony’s first overseas tour in a decade.

As a musician, a tour is an exciting challenge. The logistics of moving 90+ musicians, support staff, instruments and equipment around the world are quite grueling, and between concerts, rehearsals and personal practicing, we rarely get a chance to see much more of the country than can be seen in a few free hours or out the window of a bus.

However, as a musical challenge, it gives us the chance to represent our city, performing on the same stages as the most famous orchestras in the world, and to show the world what this city has built and what the arts mean to Houstonians. As an orchestra, the repetition of the same program under constant pressure, in different acoustics each night, refines the orchestra, and I guarantee that those of you hearing the concerts when we return will hear the polish and confidence that touring brings.

Tours also enhance the reputation of our orchestra, making it easier for us to attract the best musicians to perform here in Houston. However, as challenging and exciting as it is for us, our orchestra’s ultimate reason for existence, and for touring, is to serve the city of Houston. Touring allows us to show people in distant places who may have imagined Houston only as a center of oil and cowboys that we also pride ourselves in world-class space science, medicine, culture, art and theater, with our Brinton Averil Smith Symphony as the crown jewel of our artistic life (and, yes, we love our energy sector and rodeo, too!)

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October 2010

2010 Maestro’s Wine Dinner..........................................

The Houston Symphony Society, Houston Symphony League and Maestro Hans Graf welcomed guests to the 2010 Maestro’s Wine Dinner in support of the 2010 Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition.

Chaired by Carolyn and Mike Mann with Kathy and Paul Mann, the event – complete with a reception and silent auction – was held Sunday, May 23 in the Jones Hall lobby. Jackson and Company cuisine and wine pairings by Wine Chairmen Lindy and John Rydman assured the event’s success.

^ Houston Symphony Society Board member and long-time Symphony supporter Gene Dewhurst with his son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Annamarie Dewhurst, with Chiharu Homan, Mark C. Hanson and Andrew Dewhurst

^ Mike and Carolyn Mann with Paul and Kathy Mann

^ 2010 Opening Night Gala honorees Ulyesse and Barbara LeGrange with Wine Dinner Underwriting Committee and 2010 Opening Night Gala Chairmen Nancy and Robert Peiser 10 www.houstonsymphony.org

^ Christina Hanson, Rita Graf and Houston Symphony Society Board member and 2010 Opening Night Gala Underwriting Committee Chairman, Viviana Denechaud

^ Lt. Gov. David H. Dewhurst and his wife, Tricia, with Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, Houston Symphony Society Board President

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^ Wine Auction Committee members Dr. Tom Nichols and Robert Sakowitz with Maestro Hans Graf (center)

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OCTET FOR STRINGS, OPUS 20 Felix Mendelssohn

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Born: Feb 3, 1809, Hamburg, Germany Died: Nov 4, 1847, Leipzig, Germany

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Friday, October 1, 2010 8 pm Saturday, October 2, 2010 8 pm Sunday, October 3, 2010 2:30 pm Jones Hall

Work composed: 1825; orchestral version (1829)

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Recording: Claudio Abbado conducting the London Symphony (Deutsche Grammophon)

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Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings

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Hans Graf, conductor Joshua Bell, violin

Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix’s talented sister, has left the best description of the Scherzo in the remarkable Octet for Strings her 16-year-old brother composed as his first acknowledged masterpiece: “To me alone he told his idea,” she wrote.

“The whole piece is to be played staccato and pianissimo, the tremolandos coming now and again, the trills passing away with the quickness of lightning. Everything is new and strange, and yet familiar and pleasing. One feels so near the world of spirits, carried away in the air, half inclined to pick up a broomstick and follow the aerial procession. At the end, the violin takes flight with a feathery lightness – and all has vanished.” Her last phrase quotes a line from the Walpurgisnacht scene in Goethe’s Faust, which has been widely regarded as the source of Mendelssohn’s inspiration for this movement.

Mendelssohn completed the score on October 15, 1825, and the first performance was apparently given at one of the elaborate Sunday morning musicales held at the Mendelssohn family home in Berlin. The composer may have played one of the viola parts. He quickly arranged the entire work for piano duet and later orchestrated the popular Scherzo, both for a string choir and for a full orchestra. Mendelssohn used the orcherstral version to replace the Minuetto he had composed for his First Symphony when he conducted the symphony’s London premiere in 1829.

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Joshua Bell’s Mendelssohn

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Mendelssohn Octet for Strings, Opus 20 III Scherzo

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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Opus 64* I Allegro molto appassionato—Presto— II Andante— III Allegretto non troppo—Allegro molto vivace *(Original cadenzas by Joshua Bell)

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INTERMISSION Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 (The Great) I Andante—Allegro, ma non troppo II Andante con moto III Scherzo and Trio: Allegro vivace IV Allegro vivace

Hans Graf’s biography appears on page 4.

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This weekend’s performances are generously sponsored

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Saturday evening’s concert is generously sponsored by Linda and Gene Dewhurst.

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The printed music for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan.

The printed music for Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major (The Great) was donated by Curtis C. Williams III.

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

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These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on KUHF 88.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

Joshua Bell’s Saturday performance is generously sponsored by Dr. Scott Cutler.

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The printed music for Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings was donated by JLM Chamber Music.

Joshua Bell’s Sunday performance is generously sponsored

by Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. Callahan.

Prelude is sponsored by Fluor.

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The Scherzo is cast as a tiny sonata form embracing three tonal areas in its exposition, with an orderly, balanced series of episodes in its development section. The return of the opening theme is rather unobtrusive, but the movement tiptoes to its conclusion in a delightful unison/octave passage for all the strings.

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OPUS 64 Felix Mendelssohn Work composed: 1838-44 Recording: Joshua Bell, with Roger Norrington

conducting the Camerata Salzburg (Sony) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings The pleasure of listening to Mendelssohn’s music lies partly in its orderly nature. Its themes flow easily and in logical patterns, so that an entire work can be readily understood as it reaches the ear. In the case of Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto, that accessibility extends not only to the music but to the technical facets of the work. It is a brilliant concerto, but one whose notes seem to fly effortlessly off

the fingerboard of the violin. That in itself speaks for its enduring popularity among violinists.

For all its apparent ease and regularity, the Mendelssohn concerto has certain features that attest to the changing structure of concerto form in the 19th century. There is no separate orchestral exposition preceding the entrance of the soloist, as in the concertos of Mozart, Beethoven and even Chopin. Instead, Mendelssohn followed the example of Liszt and Schumann, beginning directly with the solo violin playing the high-flown E minor theme. He also followed the attempts of Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann to link movements of a concerto, rather than leave a definite period of silence between them.

The main theme is followed by an important transitional theme, then a song-like second theme in G major. Hints of the opening theme also return in the major key before the soloist becomes involved in some elaborate figuration during the development and cadenza. Violinistic display continues throughout the recapitulation, as all three themes return either in E minor or E major, as is customary in sonata-form movements.

A large three-part form makes up the slow movement, whose lyrical opening theme in C major is contrasted with a plaintive central episode in A minor. But the glory of the concerto lies in its finale, a sparkling five-part rondo in which the soloist’s fingers and bow chase after each other in a dazzling display of virtuosity.

Mendelssohn dedicated the E minor Concerto to Ferdinand David, the concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the featured soloist at the March 13, 1845, premiere.

David was a composer himself and had his own aspirations to write a concerto. But, according to Schwarz, Robert Schumann heard him play the Mendelssohn and said: “You see, this is the concerto you always wanted to write.”

SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN C MAJOR, D.944 (The Great) Franz Schubert Born: Jan 31, 1797, Vienna, Austria Died: Nov 19, 1828, Vienna, Austria Work composed: 1825-28 Recording: Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Signum UK) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings The impact of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony reverberated throughout the 19th century, but its first echoes sounded in Franz Schubert’s joyous, hugely-scaled Ninth Symphony.

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Having attended the premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in May 1824, Schubert sought to make his own bold public statement with what he called a “grosses symphonie” (“large” or “great” symphony, which has now been adopted as its subtitle.) He dedicated the work to Vienna’s Society of the Friends of Music, which duly sent him an honorarium of 100 florins. Instrumental parts were copied out and a rehearsal was held, but the symphony proved too difficult for the amateur orchestra sponsored by the society. Thus, it was shelved until Schumann and Mendelssohn took up its cause in 1839.

How does one bridge the great stylistic leap between the bucolic, innocuous nature of Schubert’s first six symphonies, all completed by 1818, and the last two mature symphonies – the famed “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor and this “Great” Symphony? The gap can be closed by remembering that Schubert left three other “unfinished” attempts at symphonic composition. Notable among them are sketches amounting to the full skeleton of a large Symphony in E major, now listed as No. 7 and composed in 1821 (the same year as the “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor). This E major symphonic skeleton certainly points the way to the grand design of the Ninth Symphony.

Where the B minor Symphony is a moody, introverted example of musical Romanticism, the expansive C major Symphony is often (and perhaps arguably) described as one of the last great documents of the Classical era in music.

It has the standard four-movement sequence of a classical symphony, but its tonal landscape is much wider and more richly colored. Its progress is more leisurely, thanks to Schubert’s habit of stating and repeating his thematic ideas in complete form, as opposed to the constant thematic evolution of a typical Haydn or Beethoven symphony. In this respect, Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is a harbinger of the reflective symphonies of Anton Bruckner toward the end of the century.

The opening movement is prefaced by a noble slow introduction, whose theme is later recalled at the end of the exposition and becomes a climactic element in the coda concluding the movement. Three distinct themes, each in a separate key, make up the exposition and they are fully developed and repeated.

The second movement has the relentless rhythm of a slow march, occasionally rising to dramatic outbursts but never allowing itself to relax into true lyricism. The third movement alternates between the brusque humor of its Scherzo and the gentler, rolling character of its Trio section. Similar traits are contrasted in the exuberant finale, whose themes generate tremendous energy. ©2010, Carl R. Cunningham

Biography........................................................

Joshua Bell, violin

Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences for more than two decades since his debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 14.

A Carnegie Hall debut, the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a recording contract and Grammy® Award further confirmed his presence in the music world.

Highlights of this season include performances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia, San Francisco and St. Louis symphony orchestras; chamber music performances with Steven Continued on page 29

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Jon Crosse, music director Todd Carlon, synthesizer Hiroshi Upshur, synthesizer/piano Enrique Toussaint, bass Graham Lear, drums Josh Sklair, guitar Daniel Willy, percussion Chris Jaudes, trumpet Elaine Burt, trumpet Mathew Jodrell, trumpet Craig Woods, trombone Joseph Barati, trombone

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Born July 30, 1941 in Ottawa, Canada, Paul Anka began preparing for a life in music at an early age. In 1957, Anka played a number of songs, including “Diana” for Don Costa of ABCParamount Records. “Diana” enjoyed rapid, enormous success and was his first number one hit.

Anka traveled with the “Cavalcade of Stars,” becoming the youngest entertainer to perform at the Copa Cabana, and honed his craft surrounded by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Frankie Lyman and Chuck Berry.

He wrote songs for Buddy Holly and Connie Francis, as well as the Academy Awardnominated theme for the 1962 war drama The Longest Day, a film in which he also starred.

He also wrote the “Tonight Show Theme” for Johnny Carson.

Songwriting, performing and becoming a junior associate of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack aided in the success of “My Way,” and a string of hits like “(You’re) Having My Baby” confirmed his status as a popular music icon. Later achievements included 1983’s “Hold Me ‘Til the Morning Comes,” the Spanish-language album, Amigos in 1996, and Body of Work, a 1998 duets album featuring Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle, Tom Jones and daughter Anthea Anka.

In 2009, it was revealed that Anka co-wrote Michael Jackson’s posthumous #1 worldwide hit, “This Is It,” which has further cemented his place among the most prolific and versatile songwriters of any generation.

Rock Swings and Classic Songs, My Way feature re-evaluated tunes originally created by some of the biggest and most established artists of the day, including Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven.” Even more dramatic were his transformations of Oasis’ “Wonderwall,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

Rock Swings went Top 10 in the UK, was certified gold in the UK, France, and Canada, and hit No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart. Anka has been named to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, received the Johnny Mercer Award and is the only artist to have a record on a Billboard chart for six consecutive decades.

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This season marks Kelly Corcoran’s fourth season as associate conductor with the Nashville Symphony. During this time, she has conducted the Symphony’s SunTrust Classical Series and Bank of America Pops Series, and has served as the primary conductor for the orchestra’s education and community engagement concerts. She also conducted the Nashville Symphony’s CD collaboration with Riders In The Sky, Lassoed Live.

This season, in addition to this debut with the Houston Symphony, Corcoran debuts with the Colorado Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Springfield Symphony (MO) and the Murfreesboro Symphony. She has conducted orchestras throughout the country, and in 2009, she made her South American debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.

Named as Honorable Mention for the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, Corcoran conducted the Bournemouth (UK) Symphony in 2008 and studied with Marin Alsop. She has competed in the VIII Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition in Spain and attended the Lucerne Festival’s master class in conducting, focusing on contemporary orchestral literature with Pierre Boulez. She participated in the selective National Conducting Institute, where she studied with her mentor, Leonard Slatkin.

Prior to her position in Nashville, she completed three seasons as assistant conductor for Ohio’s Canton Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Canton Youth Symphony and the Cleveland-area Heights Chamber Orchestra. She has worked with the Cleveland Opera and served as assistant music director of the Nashville Opera, founder/music director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and fellow with the New World Symphony.

Originally from Massachusetts and a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for more than 10 years, Corcoran received her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from The Boston Conservatory. She received her master’s in instrumental conducting from Indiana University.

Corcoran currently serves on the conducting faculty at Tennessee State University.

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One O’Clock Swings!

Featuring the University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at Jones Hall

November 12, 13, 14, 2010 Brett Mitchell, conductor One O’Clock Lab Band, Steve Weist, director In an unprecedented musical event, the Houston Symphony teams up with the esteemed University of North Texas’ One O’Clock Lab Band to form the biggest band in Texas. This extravaganza will feature songs like “Moten Swing,” “April In Paris” and “Stardust,” as well as composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington.

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Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin

November 18, 20, 21, 2010 Hans Graf, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin TOTAL Gold Classics Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra Brahms: Symphony No. 3 You’ll be enthralled by Bartók’s musical portrayal of greed, lust, crime and the ultimate power of love.

Tickets: from $25 Prelude sponsored by Fluor, begins 50 minutes prior to each concert.

Kaddish “I Am Here”

November 23, 2010 Hans Graf, conductor Presenting Sponsor Houston Symphony Chorus, Charles Hausmann, director Jessica Rivera, Margaret Lattimore, Chad Shelton, James Maddelena, vocalists Brinton Averil Smith, cello Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes Bruch: Kol Nidrei L. Siegel: Kaddish In collaboration with the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Symphony presents this work that chronicles the journey of heroic Holocaust survivors. “Here I am! I am here, I survived, and look who is with me!”

–Naomi Warren, Houstonian and survivor of Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen.

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Pictures at an Exhibition

November 26, 27, 28, 2010 Susanna Mälkki, conductor Shell Stephen Hough, piano Favorite Masters Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Grieg: Piano Concerto Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Take a stroll through an orchestral gallery of musical paintings. Let your imagination soar through depictions of mythical creatures, ruins, the famous Tuileries Gardens in Paris and underground catacombs.

Finally, find yourself at the Great Gate of Kiev.

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Chris Botti

Since the 2004 release of his critically acclaimed CD, When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four No. 1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy® Awards.

Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

Hitting the road for 250-plus days per year, Botti and his incredible band have performed with many of the finest symphony orchestras at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including at the World Series and Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony.

People magazine voted Chris Botti one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2004.

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Within its 90-second time span, Aulis Sallinen’s short but noble fanfare grows from a simple brass call, stated by a single muted trumpet, to a climax in several increasingly elaborate restatements from a full brass and percussion ensemble.

Sallinen was already a leading 20th-century Finnish composer when the Houston Symphony commissioned him to compose one of the 22 fanfares celebrating the 1986 sesquicentennials of Houston and Texas. His fanfare received its premiere by former music director Sergiu Comissiona on May 17 of that year, on the final subscription concert of the 1985-86 season.

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Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major I Allegro maestoso II Quasi adagio—Allegretto vivace III Allegro marziale animato INTERMISSION

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PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E-FLAT MAJOR Franz Liszt Born: Oct 22, 1811, Raiding near Odenburg, Hungary Died: Jul 31, 1886, Bayreuth, Germany Work composed: 1830-1849, revised, 1853-56 Recording: Idil Biret, with Emil Tabakov conducting the Bilkent Symphony (Naxos) Instrumentation: piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings

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“Ïhr verstehet alle nicht” (“You won’t understand anything of this”) is a much quoted motto Franz Liszt allegedly sang to the main theme of his E-flat major Piano Concerto.

Whether or not he did, the concerto was so forward-looking that few mid-19th-century listeners could have grasped the significance of this revolutionary piece. On the other hand, the concerto is so brilliant and unabashedly ostentatious that few of them could have cared.

Under the glittering virtuosity of its numerous cadenzas, the concerto is unified

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

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.................................................................................................................... by the same concepts of thematic recycling and transformation as Schumann proposed in his D minor Symphony and Richard Wagner proposed in his operas and music dramas.

Essentially, the concerto was conceived as an uninterrupted work that could be subdivided into four sections: an opening Allegro, a slow section, a Scherzo and a concluding fast section. The four sections are separated by the barest of pauses, mostly implying a sense of the music catching its breath before continuing on to the next section.

As to the thematic design of the concerto, themes are stated in the first two sections, then they are transformed and gradually recalled (in somewhat reverse order) during the course of the last two. And none of the four individual sections represents a complete movement, as heard in a standard 19th-century concerto. Each one is only a fragment.

The imposing first theme is stated by the orchestra, but is immediately interrupted by a piano cadenza that runs nearly the entire length of the keyboard. A lyrical second theme (never heard again) emerges in an elaborate duet between the piano and solo clarinet. A development of the first theme, set against showy passage work by the soloist, dissolves into a brief pause. Next comes the slow section, in which the main theme is stated in the strings, then taken up in a Chopinesque solo by the piano. After a dramatic interruption, the solo flute introduces a second theme.

The Scherzo is famous for Liszt’s use of tinkling triangle interjections which earned the E-flat Concerto the nickname, Triangle Concerto. While a puckish new theme dominates much of this section, a long climactic transition to the fourth section brings a repetition of the concerto’s initial theme and cadenza, followed by the flute theme from the second section. The most dramatic transformation involves the lyrical Chopinesque theme of the slow section, which becomes the martial theme introducing the finale. Soon the flute theme reappears, then a transformation of the Scherzo theme and finally, a climactic return of the main theme of the first movement.

and bassoons; three horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings If one were to choose a work that spanned musical traditions yet separated eras in music, Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony would be a prime example. It stems very strongly from 18th-century practices of symphonic composition, but like a great earthquake, it created a huge fissure between everything that came before and the orchestral style that developed in the following decades.

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to the woodwind/brass complement, the instrumentation for the Eroica Symphony is no larger than that established by Haydn and Mozart in their last half-dozen symphonies.

And there are certain thematic traits that go back to the very origins of symphonic form some 70 years earlier.

The sharp “hammerstroke” chords that open the symphony are a heroic imitation of the three loud chords heard in countless tiny, frivolous little Italian sinfonias composed in Naples or Milan in the 1730s. They had merely been used to silence a noisy audience, but

SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 55 (EROICA) Ludwig van Beethoven Born: Dec 16, 1770, Bonn, Germany Died: Mar 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria Work composed: 1803 Recording: Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Telarc) Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets October 2010 23

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erect in the symphony. These symphonic adventures not only include Beethoven’s typically rigorous development of these themes, but a new theme he introduced in the midst of the development section. And after all the themes have been fully restated, the movement ends with an enormous coda.

Had Napoleon not turned from liberator to dictator and forfeited Beethoven’s initial dedication of the symphony to him, the grand and solemn funeral march that comprises its slow movement would have been a worthy memorial to his accomplishments in leading the French Revolution.

The Scherzo, with its pizzicato string effects, its contrasting horn colors in the trio section, and its stubborn syncopations and changes of meter, is a virtuoso symphonic movement and a prime example of Beethoven’s Jovian laughter. Its high spirits are capped only by the Olympian set of variations that conclude the Eroica Symphony.

Not only are the nine variations based upon two distinct themes (including the famous theme employed in Beethoven’s Prometheus ballet and his “Eroica” Variations for Piano), they include two complicated fugal sections, a stormy “Turkish” march in the sixth variation, and two seraphic slow variations that lead to a

magnificent five-section coda. Beethoven ends the movement with another set of fierce “hammerstroke” chords. ©2010, Carl R. Cunningham

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Beethoven made them into huge structural pillars that recur at crucial junctures throughout the first movement of the Eroica Symphony. As in thousands of its predecessors, Beethoven’s Third Symphony opens with a simple theme that rocks gently up and down the notes of the Eflat major triad. The celebrated horn trio in the middle of the Scherzo observes a time-honored tradition of featuring the wind instruments in that section of the movement. Despite its huge architecture, heroic character and extraordinary technical demands, the Eroica is a work in which the sound of the string choir is still a basic element of orchestral sound.

So much for Beethoven’s debt to his forbears. Size, dramatic emphasis and a sense of self-importance were the new elements in Beethoven’s Eroica. It was the longest symphony written up to that time. Along with its expanded dimensions, the Eroica Symphony also shifted the emphasis in a symphony from the first movement to the last, creating what became known as a “finale symphony.” The fugal finale of Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony offers the only real precedent for Beethoven’s Eroica in this regard.

Though the first-movement exposition is set forth as a typical set of short, pithy themes, the energy gathered in them foretells the scope of the musical structure Beethoven was about to

Hannu Lintu, conductor

Hannu Lintu, chief conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, has been hailed for his grasp of the repertoire and original interpretations. In the United States, he has appeared here and with the Indianapolis, Milwaukee and National Symphonies, among others, and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Upcoming debuts include the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Colorado, Saint Louis and

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Toronto orchestras, as well as the Rochester Philharmonic.

Lintu’s guest engagements outside the U.S. include the Barcelona, Prague, Sydney and Vancouver Symphonies, among others; a tour with the New Zealand Symphony; and all the major orchestras in his native Finland.

Festival appearances include Adelaide, Berliner Festspiele, Flanders Festival and Beijing’s Golden Autumn Festival.

Lintu has conducted several productions for the Finnish National Opera, including Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Wagner’s Parsifal, Aulis Sallinen’s King Lear, and most recently, a new opera by Mikko Heiniö, The Snake’s Moment. He conducted a concert performance of Gianni Schicchi at the Grant Park Festival in Chicago, recorded Tauno Pylkkanen’s opera Mare and Her Son with the Estonian National Opera and conducted The Magic Flute for the Savonlinna Opera in Finland.

He has recorded works by Rautavaara, Saariaho and Luca Francesconi, as well as two recordings with the Helsingborg Symphony: The Sound of Shakespeare and Shostakovich concertos with pianist Oleg Marshev. Recent releases include works with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Radio Orchestra.

He has been artistic director for the Helsingborg Symphony, Turku Philharmonic and the Bergen Collegium Musicum Chamber Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and was the artistic director of its 2005 Summer Sounds Festival.

Born in Finland, Lintu studied the cello and piano at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He pursued conducting there and at the Accademia Chigiana in Italy. He was first-prize winner at the 1994 Nordic Conductor’s Competition in Bergen, Norway.

these performances.

Groh has appeared with the orchestras of Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, Fort Worth, Louisville, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., among others.

International engagements have included the Auckland Philharmonia; the Bamberg, Beijing, Berlin, London, Mälmo and Bournemouth Symphonies; the Budapest Festival Orchestra; Hague Residentie Orkest; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; and the New Japan Philharmonic, among others.

Recent and upcoming engagements

include debuts with the Indianapolis and San Antonio Symphonies, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic. Groh has appeared most recently in recital at the Friends of Chamber Music Denver, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, Vancouver Recital Society and at the Frick Collection in New York.

Chamber music activities include tours with both Claudio Bohórquez and the Tokyo String Quartet.

Groh’s all-Liszt CD, released by AVIE in 2006, was named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone Magazine. An all-Brahms CD was released by Continued on page 29

Groh Markus Groh, piano

Consistently cited for his astonishing power and “sound imagination,” Markus Groh has confirmed his place among the world’s finest pianists. His highly acclaimed 2007 New York Philharmonic debut was followed by an electrifying Philadelphia Orchestra subscription debut.

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Your Symphony Accept the Houston Endowment Challenge Earlier this year, Houston Endowment made a very generous gift to the Houston Symphony in the form of a challenge grant. Tied to a series of ambitious goals, the challenge grant requires the Symphony to significantly increase its annual fund revenue and donor base over the next two years. If we succeed, the organization will receive $1 million in 2011 and an additional $1 million in 2012. The symphony will do its utmost to meet these goals – with unprecedented support from the Houston community.

To secure the $1 million gift in 2011, we must attract more than 1,000 new donors and raise more than $8 million in annual fund revenue by May 31, 2011.

Here’s how you can help: Please contact the Houston Symphony Development Department at (713) 337-8500 or visit houstonsymphony.org and click on the “Support Your Symphony” button to make a donation to the Annual Fund. We know that Houston is up for the challenge!

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Marathon Oil Company Makes The Planets—An HD Odyssey Education Resource Disc Possible Since its premiere in January, the Houston Symphony’s new look and listen for our solar system – through the eyes of celebrated film producer/astrophysicist Duncan Copp and the ears of Music Director Hans Graf – has brought about a rediscovery of Gustav Holst’s best known work. The Planets—An HD Odyssey is a high definition film of NASA-captured images with Holst’s musical score performed by the Houston Symphony. Following sold-out houses in Houston and rave reviews in New York City and Florida, the presentation is the hot ticket throughout the United Kingdom this month.

To extend this project’s reach into the classroom, a multi-disc DVD set has been prepared for schools. Teachers and students will experience the music and visual presentation on the first disc and hear from the scientists who developed the spacecraft which provided the imagery on the second.

With Marathon’s support, they can integrate these educational materials provided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab into their K-12 science, math, technology, language arts and music classes. Disc three provides other educational resources, including background information on each of the planets, Roman mythology and musicological information on Holst. In addition, lesson plans on each of the seven planets represented in The Planets provide meaningful instruction in support of schools’ curricula and their efforts to prepare for the Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Test.

Tracing its roots to 1887, Marathon Oil Company has been a leader in exploring Earth to find oil and natural gas. Today, as one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, they have made it possible for children to explore space and the music inspired by it. In recognizing that students need to develop critical skills, Marathon’s gift to support the Education Resource Disc for the Houston Symphony’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey, encourages students to become our next generation of explorers and lovers of symphonic music.

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Meet Deanna Lamroeux, president, Houston Symphony League - Bay Area “I joined the Symphony League in the ‘80s at the invitation of a friend, but I didn’t attend meetings regularly until after 1996 when I was no longer working a traditional job. My piano teacher, Cindy Kuenneke, invited me to help with the League’s bus trips to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and here I am,” says Houston Symphony League - Bay Area President Deanna Lamroeux.

Active with the Bay Area League for the past 14 years, Lamoreux particularly liked her previous position as programs vice president. “I enjoyed the challenge of planning the programs for our Wednesday morning meetings, especially since I was able to meet and visit with the musicians that were performing.”

Lamoreux grew up in Montana where her great-grandparents homesteaded in 1863. She and her husband, Jim, have lived in the Houston area for more than 40 years. She recalls her move to Texas well. “We drove from Minnesota with two babies in an un-air-conditioned Volkswagen just ahead of Hurricane Beulah. What was supposed to be a five-year assignment for Jim evolved into a career with NASA.” Lamoreux now has two daughters in Texas and one in Alabama as well as four grandchildren.

Interested in engaging current members and recruiting new ones, she acknowledges that growing the League’s membership will take time. “Attracting new, younger members to the organization is always a challenge. We want to continue to get the word out about our monthly programs as well as our music education program in Clear Creek ISD elementary schools so parents of the children we serve see an opportunity to participate,” she explains.

When asked about her goals for the year, Lamoreux is enthusiastic about the need to promote the Houston Symphony League - Bay Area in the community and is planning to draw on the experience of past presidents to help in these efforts. “We need to look at our programs and decide what will continue and what should be phased out and replaced with something new. We also need to look beyond our usual fundraising and find new opportunities.”

For Lamoreux and the Bay Area League, the coming year looks to be full of possibilities.

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Biography................... continued from page 17 Isserlis; and tours with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Bell will perform in a recital tour to Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

He received the 2008 Academy of Achievement award for exceptional accomplishment in the arts, and in 2009, was honored

by Education Through Music for sharing his love of classical music with disadvantaged youths.

In 2010, he received Seton Hall University’s Humanitarian Award and was named Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America.

Bell grew up on a farm in Bloomington, Indiana and received his first violin at age 4 after his parents noticed him plucking tunes with rubber bands. By 12, he was serious about the instrument, thanks to the inspiration of renowned violinist Josef Gingold, who had become his teacher and mentor.

Bell received an Artist Diploma in Violin Performance from Indiana University in 1989 and was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Service Award two years later. The Avery Fisher Prize recipient has been named an “Indiana Living Legend” and received the Indiana Governor’s Arts Award. In 2005, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and, in 2009, performed at Ford’s Theatre before President Obama – garnering an invitation to perform at the White House.

Bell performs on the 1713 Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius violin and uses a late 18th-century French bow by Francois Tourte.

Joshua Bell appears by arrangement with IMG Artists LLC, Carnegie Hall Tower, 152 West 57th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Mr. Bell records exclusively for Sony Classical.

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AVIE in 2008, and other recordings include a CD of Debussy, Prokofiev and Britten cello sonatas with Bohórquez and another of Liszt’s Totentanz with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

A frequent guest at international festivals, Groh is the founder and artistic director of the Bebersee Festival near Berlin. He has appeared frequently on radio and television throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico and the United States.

Born in 1970 in southern Germany, Groh studied in Stuttgart, Berlin and Salzburg. He gained world attention after becoming the first German to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth International Competition in 1995. He also won First Prize at the 1990 Artur Schnabel Competition.

Groh divides his time between Berlin and New York.

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President Bobby Tudor

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

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

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Brett Busby

Vice President, Finance and Board Governance Steven P. Mach

Vice President, Volunteers Barbara McCelvey

Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick

Vice President, Education Cora Sue Mach

Vice President, Development David Wuthrich

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing Robert A. Peiser

General Counsel Paul R. Morico

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Nancy Littlejohn, President, Houston Symphony League Martha GarcĂ­a, Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis John Thorne, Orchestra Representative William VerMeulen, Orchestra Representative

At-Large Members Gene Dewhurst Jay Marks Helen Shaffer

President, Endowment Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Governing Directors.....................................................................................................

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

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

Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria Pryzant John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon David Steakley Mike Stude

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

Trustees. .................................................................................................................

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

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

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

Ex-Officio Martha GarcĂ­a Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Deanna Lamoreux John Thorne William VerMeulen * Life Trustee

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Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society

Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr.

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J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League

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

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

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

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

Annual Campaign Donors. ...............................................................................

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

Corporations. .......................................................................................................

As of September 7, 2010

$ 100,000-$499,999

BBVA Compass

Continental Airlines Fidelity Investments Shell Oil Company

$50,000-$99,999

American Express * Cameron Chevron ConocoPhillips * GDF SUEZ Energy North America The Methodist Hospital System Shell Oil Company TOTAL * Weatherford International Ltd. Weill Cornell Medical College $ 25,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP

Chubbs Group of Insurance Companies Crown Castle * ExxonMobil Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

* JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP * Marathon Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

$10,000-$24,999

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

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

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

As of September 8, 2010

$25,000-$49,999

$1,000,000 & above

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

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

$500,000-$999,999

$10,000-$24,999

* M. D. Anderson Foundation

$100,000-$499,999

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

$50,000-$99,999

The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund * John P. McGovern Foundation

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

Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Susman Family Foundation Government Donors * City of Houston through the Houston Downtown Alliance, Houston Arts Alliance & Miller Theatre Advisory Board National Endowment for the Arts State Employee Charitable Campaign * Texas Commission on the Arts

$2,500-$9,999

Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation * Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & The Becker Family Foundation Outreach Programs * Ray C. Fish Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Huffington Foundation October 2010 31

Leadership Gifts................................................................................................

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

Ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or More Ms. Beth Madison Madison Benefits Group, Inc. Mr. George P. Mitchell Mr. M. S. Stude Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III

Centennial Society – $100,000 - $149,999 Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst

President’s Society – $75,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

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

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

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Patron Donor Society........................................................................................

Members of the Patron Donor Society support the Houston Symphony with gifts to the Annual Fund and Events.

Members of the Society are offered a wide array of benefits and recognition including invitations to special events and more. For more information on how to become a member of the Houston Symphony Patron Donor Society, please call the Development Department at (713) 337-8523.

Principal Musician Society $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mrs. Aileen Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. David R. Pruner Ann & Hugh Roff Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr. Vicki & Paul West Dr. James T. Willerson

Musician Sponsor Society $7,500 - $14,999 Anonymous (1) Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Gary & Marian Beauchamp Captain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso III Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Ruth White Brodsky Ms. Terry Ann Brown Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Busby The Robert & Jane Cizik Foundation Janet F. Clark Dr. Scott Cutler Mr. Richard Danforth Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. & Mrs. Chris Flood Angel & Craig Fox Mr. S. David Frankfort Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hansen Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. Harold E. Holliday Jr. &

Hon. Anna R. Holliday Mr. & Mrs. John A. Irvine Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Erik P. Littlejohn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Michael M. Mann Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Jay & Shirley Marks Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. McCabe Betty & Gene McDavid Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mike & Kathleen Moore Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Sue A. Morrison Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Hanni Orton

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Peterson Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, LaredoConstruction, Inc. Alice & Terry Thomas Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Ann & Joel Wahlberg Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dr. & Mrs. James T. Willerson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams Mr. & Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe

Mrs. James J. Glenn Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Gow William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lasher Mr. Clyde Lea & Ms. Pamela Fazzone Mrs. Margaret H. Ley Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George McCullogh Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald

Cameron Mitchell Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Ms. Karen S. Pulaski Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith

Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Joan & Stanford Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Burguieres Mrs. Lily Carrigan William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Diane Lokey Farb Ms. Bernice Feld Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. George B. Geary Dr. & Mrs. William D. George

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Individual Donors........................................................................................................

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Mr. Brian Teichman Shirley & David R. Toomim Gene Carlton & Ann Trammell C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Woodell Family Foundation Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Nina & Michael Zilkha Erla & Harry Zuber

Grand Patron $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (1) Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Ms. Diann Bowman Jim & Ellen Box The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Mrs. George L. Brundrett Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bumgarner Alan & Toba Buxbaum Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Margot & John Cater Mr. William Choice & Mrs. Linda Able Choice Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Roger & Debby Cutler J. R. & Aline Deming Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dror Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Doug R. Hinzie Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder William & Cynthia Koch Mrs. Barry Lewis Kevin & Lesley Lilly James & Mary McMartin Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Paul & Rita Morico Julia & Chris Morton Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Mr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie Sherlock Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello 34 www.houstonsymphony.org

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Pryor Michael Richker & Vicky Pravda Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Beth & Lee Schlanger Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Mr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mrs. Naomi Warren Mr. David Ashley White Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Wright Judge Clarease R. Yates & Mr. Cary Yates Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Patron $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (7) David M. & Lisa B. Aaronson Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Morrie & Rolaine Wade & Mert Adams Mrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree Fund John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Mr. Maurice J. Aresty Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. Arnie Azios Edward & Joyce Backhaus Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Balasco Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin Dr. & Mrs. Alfonso Barrera Ms. Marion Barthelme & Mr. Jeff Fort Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. John Bauer Betty Bellamy Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia John Blomquist Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boggio Dr. & Mrs. Milton Boniuk Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Burns Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Mrs. Marjorie Capshaw Mr. & Mrs. Barent W. Cater Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mrs. Cielle Clemenceau Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cochran Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox Mr. David A. Coyle Mr. & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry H. Deutser Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deutser Mike & Debra Dishberger Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C. E. Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Carolyn & David Edgar Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Dr. & Mrs. Larry Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Dr. Judith Feigin Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Vince D. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Freedman Paula & Alfred Friedlander J. Kent & Ann Friedman Sally & Bernard Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. Todd Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Magnus Fyhr Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Gaynor Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. Jerry George Mrs. Joan M. Giese Mr. Walter Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Glanville Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Mr. & Mrs. Bert H. Golding Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mr. Paul T. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Haas Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Ms. Margaret W. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Marion & Jim Hargrove Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Heath Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mark & Ragna Henrichs Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hoffert Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Rhonda Davis Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kase Sam & Cele Keeper Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye Davis Mr. & Mrs. Bill King Mary Louis Kister Dr. & Mrs. Russell W. Kridel Bobbie & Richard Kristinik Mr. Willy Kuehn Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lane Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lee Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Ms. Nancey Lobb Robert & Gayle Longmire Dr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr.

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Clodagh & Tommy Mann W. Baker & Penny McAdams Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. William E. Mearse Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mithoff Dr. Florence M. Monroe Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor John & Ann Montgomery Sidney & Ione Moran Mr. & Mrs. Gerarld Moynier Dr. D. Patricia Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newman Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Oley Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Steve & Sue Olson Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Pamela & James Penny Mr. & Mrs. Gary Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr. Mr. James D. Pitcock Mr. & Mrs. James Posti Mr. John Potts Mr. Michael H. Price Clinton & Leigh Rappole Record Family Hilda & Hershel Rich Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Risley Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Minnette & Jerome Robinson Ms. Regina J. Rogers Mr. Charles K. Sanders Mary Louise & David Sanderson Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schwarzbach Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Ms. Sharin Shafer Gaille Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. W. Allen Shindler Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Ms. Kelly Somoza Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. George Stark Cassie B. Stinson & James H. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Mr. & Mrs. Toby Summers Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Warren Tashnek Mr. Mark Taylor Mrs. Donna Teichman Mr. John F. Terwilliger & Ms. Laura Codman Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Mr. & Mrs. William Visinsky Mr. Danny Ward &

Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Mr. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Russell Windham Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mrs. Betsy I. Zimmer

Composer’s Circle $500 - $999

Anonymous (6) Ms. Joan Ambrogi Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. Rudy Avelar Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Carolyn & Arthur Berner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Mr. & Mrs. Giorgio Borlenghi Mr. & Mrs. Danny J. Bowers Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Katherine M. Briggs Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mrs. Vera Brown Mrs. Shirley E. Burgher Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell K. D. Charalampous, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Coffin Ms. Barbara A. Conte Ms. Mary H. Cook & Mr. Scott R. Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Michael T. Coppinger Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Ms. Anna M. Dean Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Bruce B. Dice Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Dobbins Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. Dan Dunham Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Linda & Ronny Finger Foundation Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Charles Flourney Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Ms. Beth Freeman Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel The Gertz Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill William E. Gipson Gen. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Lee & Sandy Godfrey Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman

Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Zahava Haenosh Dennis B. Halpin Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haug Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Ross K. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Holloway Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hurst Diane & Geoffrey Ibbott Mr. John Jansen & Mrs. Lori Sorcic Jansen Mrs. Paula Jarrett Hauling Ace, Curtis Storz & Donna Marie Jendritza Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wesley A. Johnson Mr. Scot W. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Lucy & Victor Kormeier Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Lee II Mr. Richard Leibman Ms. Golda K. Leonard H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Michael & Sharon Lewis Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Mr. Christopher Mancini Ms. Liz Markell Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Mawhinney Jr. Ms. Judi McGee Ms. Mary J. McKerall & Ms. Marilyn Flick Barnett & Diane McLaughlin Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. Richard Murphy Daniel & Karol Musher Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton John & Leslie Niemand Nils & Stephanie Normann Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Mr. Marc C. Paige Mr. Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. James L. Payne Mrs. Preston A. Peak Mr. & Mrs. William O. Perkins III Mr. Arthur Preisinger Doris F. Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Dr. Mike Ratliff Mrs. Edith G. Reed Dr. Alexander P. Remenchick & Ms. Frances Burford Mr. & Mrs. Fabrice Roche Milton & Jill Rose Mr. Edward Ross Dr. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sherlock Mr. Barry E. Silverman & Ms. Shara Fryer

Mrs. Camille Simpson Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Joyce Steensrud Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Louise Sutton Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Stephen Tangney Mr. Kerry Taylor Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Daniel S. Trachtenberg Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mr. & Mrs. Juan B. Vallhonrat Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Ms. Jana Vander Lee Mr. & Mrs. Bill Vaughn Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Vick Mr. David Waddell Jan & Don Wagner Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Ms. Joann E. Welton J. M. Weltzien Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. & Mrs. Ben White Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wilkomirski Nancy Willerson

Sustaining Member $250 - $499

Anonymous (9) Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Mr. & Mrs. N. T. Adams Mr. William J. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Baizan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Baker III Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Mr. Steve A. Bavousett Mr. Tom Becker Ms. Roberta Benson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Berkstresser Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Berner Ms. Mary Beshears James S. & Linda Birtwistle Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. Arno S. Bommer Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Tiffany Breeding Mr. J. W. Brougher Mrs. Charles F. Brown Sally & Laurence Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Dean L. Callender Virginia & William Camfield Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Casey Virginia A. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Cohen Mrs. Barbora Cole Mr. Tulio Colmenares Ms. Erin Connally Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Ms. Christina Daniels Ms. Dora Dillistone Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Dr. & Mrs. David W. Edelstein Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Mr. Mike Ezzell October 2010 35

Individual Donors..............................................................................................

Mr. Chris C. Fellows Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mrs. John T. Files Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Flick Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mr. Richard L. Flowers Jr. Mr. Ralph F. Frankowski Ms. Diane L. Freeman Robert A. Furse, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Gartsman Mr. & Mrs. Duane V. Geis Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gerhardt Mr. Glenn Gettemy Ms. Heidi Good Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mr. Dane Grenoble Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory Mr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Ms. Karen Harding Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. Dean Hennings Ms. Joy Herin Mr. & Mrs. John R. Heumann Mr. & Mrs. John Heyburn Susan Hodge Mr. David Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. John Homier S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hopson John & Nancy Howard George E. Howe Mr. John Howenstine Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Howes Mr. & Mrs. George M. Hricik Mr. Tyler Hubbard Ms. Vicki Huff Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Mr. Jacek Jaminski Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kantor Mr. & Mrs. David Karohl Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. I. H. Kempner III Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin Kershman Dr. Nora J. Klein Dr. & Mrs. Douglas D. Koch Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Dr. & Mrs. James H. Krause Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Ladin Ms. Bryn Larsen & Mr. Bertrand Fry Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Ms. Sandra B. Lessig Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Mr. James C. Lindsey Ms. Lisa Linney Dr. Ellen Lumpkin Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Mrs. Renee Margolin Mr. Mark Matovich Ms. Suzanne McCarthy Mr. R. Scott McCay Mrs. Alison McDermott & Mr. Adrian Glasser Odette & James McMurrey 36 www.houstonsymphony.org

Ms. Laurie McRay Mrs. Dorri Melvin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Ms. Edna F. Meyer-Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Michalski Ellen Ochoa & Coe F. Miles Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr. Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. Homer Alan & Elaine Mut Mr. & Mrs. David S. Neuberger Mary Murrill North Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ofner Ms. Elizabeth Osher Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Julie & Chip Oudin III Mr. William Pannill Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Penn Grace & Carroll Phillips Ms. Alice Phillips Mary H. & Lynn K. Pickett Kim & Ted A. Powell Mr. Robert W. Powell Ms. Peggy Powers Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Ms. Nita D. Pyle Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Loreta & Ronald Rea Ms. Joan Read Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mrs. George Risman Mary & Jesse Roberts Mr. Brian Rodgers & Mrs. Sally Evans Drs. Herbert & Manuela Roeller Ms. Mirelle Rosca Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Mr. John E. Ryall Dr. & Mrs. Barry Sachs Mr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. Oplt Mrs. Joan Schnitzer Levy Charles & Andrea Seay Mrs. Lenoir Seelhorst Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. Shearouse Art & Ellen Shelton Pamela & Richard Sherry Mr. Barrett Sides Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith Mr. Marc Sofia Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson William F. Stern Mr. Myron F. Steves Dr. & Mrs. Richard Strax Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Mr. Robert M. Taylor Howard Tellepsen Jr. Ms. Gloria Tenenbown Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thweatt David & Ann Tomatz Mr. Paul R. Tregurtha Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Trowbridge

Ms. Martha Turner & Mr. Glenn Bauguss Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. John T. Unger & Ms. Kathy Welch Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Utecht Mr. Steven Valerius Mr. Viet Van Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Pieter & Janet Vrancken Dean B. Walker Ms. Sandria Ward Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Ms. Victoria Wendling Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Whitcomb Miss Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Wood Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Ms. Ellen A. Yarrell, P.C. Mr. Sam M. Yates III Mr. & Mrs. Le Roy Yeager Mr. Ray Young Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Zohlen

Krajewski Club Center Stage $1,500 or more

Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Ms. Diann Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Jim & Ellen Box Ms. Sara J. Devine Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Carol & Larry Fradkin Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Julius & Suzan Glickman Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Alice R. Mcpherson, M.D. & Anthony A. Mierzwa Paul & Rita Morico Mary & Terry Murphree Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III

Krajewski Club Headliner $1,000 - $1,499

Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. Mark C. Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mrs. Annetta Rose Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Ms. Virgina Torres Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace

Krajewski Club Producer $500 - $999

Anonymous (1) Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Alexander Mr. Stephen J. Banks Mr. Allen J. Becker Mr. John S. Beury Mr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison W. M. Calvert Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Carroll John & Joyce Eagle Mr. Harold Jennison Mr. Don E. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mr. Anthony G. Ogden W. R. Purifoy Mr. & Mrs. Philip Redding Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. Morris Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shaunty Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele Ms. Mary Swaffort Gene & Donna Tromblee Sally & Denney Wright

Krajewski Club Director $250 - $499

Mrs. Elsie Ameen Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown Ms. Carol Brownstein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Buhler Richard & Marcia Churns Mr. Robert A. Colton Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demeter Mr. T. J. Doggett Richard & Mildred Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Mr. Larry January Ms. Mary Keathley Mr. George S. Knapp Charles C. & Patricia Kubin Mr. Richard S. Ledermann Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Mr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnis Mr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga Meneilly Ms. Phyllis Schaffer Dr. & Mrs. A. Carl Schmulen Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. William G. Straight Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Mr. Roger Trandell Sandy Vander Kam Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton As of September 7, 2010

Annual Campaign Donors. ...............................................................................

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

Aetna Akzo Nobel AT&T Bank of America Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Coca-Cola El Paso Corporation Eli Lilly and Company Exxon Mobil

Fannie Mae General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Co. Halliburton Hewlett-Packard IBM ING Financial Services Corporation JPMorgan Chase KBR Kirby Corporation

Occidental Petroleum SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Spectra Energy

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

As of April 1, 2010

Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Baker Botts Be Friends Bergner & Johnson Bright Star Cognetic Mr. Carl R. Cunningham Darryl & Co. Deville Fine Jewelry DocuData Solutions The Events Company Hilton Americas - Houston Houston Chronicle Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas

Jim Benton of Houston LLC JR’s Bar & Grill KUHF 88.7 FM The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Morton’s The Steakhouse Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. PaperCity Pride Houston Pro/Sound Saint Arnold’s Brewery Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Silver Eagle Distributors

Sky Bar Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Strip House Valobra Jewelry & Antiques John Wright/Texprint

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Making a tax-deductible donation to the Symphony has never been easier: • Donate online via houstonsymphony.org • Mail a check payable to: Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana Street, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77002-2715 • Stop by one of our in-hall tables throughout the season during select concerts • Speak with a Houston Symphony representative through our Telemarketing Campaign • Speak with a League Volunteer during our calling campaigns • Visit the Symphony Store and pick up a membership brochure • Call (713) 337-8500 to give by phone

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Legacy Society. .................................................................................................

The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event with a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony extends its deepest thanks to the members of the Society, and with their permission, is pleased to acknowledge them.

Anonymous (8) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Anneliese Bosseler Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll William J. Clayton Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Jean & sJack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen and Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Randolph Lee Groninger Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, MD 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 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 Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Gretchen Anne Myers 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 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 Mr. & Mrs. David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich As of September 7, 2010

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!

W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Frank R. Eyler Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris

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

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

For more information on creating a legacy for the benefit of the Symphony, please contact the Planned Giving Office at (713) 337-8524 or e-mail plannedgiving@houstonsymphony.org.

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My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future. .......................

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

Campaign Cabinet

Members

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

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

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

President

Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Trustees

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

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Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks * Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Foundations......................

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

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

Individuals.......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Julia and Albert Smith, musician sponsors

Eric Arbiter, associate principal bassoon

Birthplace: Jule Collins Smith was born in Opelika, Alabama, and Albert J. Smith was born in Montgomery, Alabama.

Birthplace: Yonkers, New York

Education: Both are graduates of Auburn University. Jule earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology; Albert earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.

Education: Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, BME; Cleveland Institute of Music, MM

Joined the Houston Symphony: We became donors in March 1990, and Jule has served as a Trustee and on the Governing Board.

Earliest musical memory: Jule began piano lessons at age 6. Albert played the clarinet in junior and senior high school, the Auburn University Marching Band and U.S. Navy Band.

All in the family: Our granddaughter, Katie Stuckey Rushing, is a professional singer, composer and instrumentalist. She recently released her third CD, The Old States.

Current listening: Great Women of Song, Jackson Pollock Jazz, Cheri Keaggy and Love Me Tender.

Looking forward to in the 2010-2011 Season: Gil Shaham Plus Beethoven 7 Favorite part of the Symphony experience: The concerts. Jule very much enjoyed the Governing Board participation.

Pastime and good company: We enjoy reading, playing bridge with family and visiting Alabama.

Became Musician Sponsors: October 2004 All for a reason: We, of course, enjoy the performances. In addition, it promotes civic pride to have such an outstanding orchestra in our city.

And we wanted to expand our knowledge and appreciation of music.

Pass it on: We absolutely encourage sponsorship. It expands one’s enjoyment of music and enhances one’s appreciation of the individual musician and his/her contribution to the orchestra.

Joined the Houston Symphony: 1974 Looking forward to in the 20102011 Season: The UK Tour, of course, and as an associate, the soloists and concerti. But more specifically: the Sibelius violin concerto, Mozart Piano concerto, Mendelssohn violin concerto, Dvorˇák cello concerto and Beethoven. So pretty much the whole season!

Beginnings: I began playing the bassoon in the 7th grade when I was around 12 years old.

Earliest musical memory: Beethoven’s 9th symphony, Lalo’s Rapsodie Espagnole and Bizet’s First Symphony all played on my parent’s “record player” on 78 rps. That shows you how old I am!!

All in the family: My father played the violin - or so he said - and my mother played the piano. I remember her playing Beethoven’s Für Elise when I was quite young, and she sang as a soloist in churches and synagogues when she was in high school.

Discovering my vocation: I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that it was the wonderful music itself which inspired me to want to do this as my career. Also, I’ve met many inspiring players, performed with outstanding groups and studied with seven major teachers who have all had an impact on me.

Best thing about being a musician: Being exposed to the great minds of our culture through their music and often the great texts that music is set to. Being in touch with great artists of all medium is constant inspiration.

Alternative reality: I am a long-time photographer (40 years), and have been exhibiting my work for about 15 or 20 years. I am currently doing portraits of all the musicians in the Houston Symphony and I love it!

It’s a way to get to know my colleagues in another aspect, which I find incredibly rewarding.

Musical inspiration: Beethoven for sure and, of course, Mozart. I got on a Bach period of listening a few years ago and it inspired a corresponding photographic exhibit of mine entitled Visual Fugues.

Keeping your music-making fresh: I look for new aspects of familiar pieces. I also find better ways to make bassoon reeds to enhance what I’m trying to accomplish musically.

Biggest challenge: In some sense, it’s ALL difficult, and yet the longer I play the more I enjoy it. Reed-making is certainly an area of constant study and improvement. Each piece of reed-cane has, more or less, it’s own “character.” They change as you make and play them, so it’s like trying to saddle a bucking bronco!

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