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Choreography by Mayra Worthen Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sets and Costumes by Raul McGinnes & Judy Krause Scenery Design by Martha Penaranda Lighting Design by Timothy Francis Conducted by Akiko Fujimoto Staged by Danielle Campbell Steans & Amy Fote

H-E-B Performance Hall December 4 â€“ 13, 2015

Photographs and recording devices during The Nutcracker performances are strictly prohibited.

WELCOME

Welcome to our thirtieth anniversary production of The Nutcracker. On behalf of our dancers, staff, and Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us and supporting Ballet San Antonio. In the decades since visionaries Mayra Worthen and Melissa Hale Coyle founded our organization in 1985, Ballet San Antonio has touched hundreds of thousands of lives through performances, community outreach, classes, and more. Ballet San Antonio has gathered steady momentum to become the resident ballet company of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the city’s professional ballet company. In celebration of our anniversary, founder Mayra Worthen has graciously donated the choreography she designed for our very first Nutcracker production thirty years ago. While honoring tradition, we’re also starting something new this season, the Ballet San Antonio Nutcracker Market. With Elena Oseguera at the helm, our Corps de Volontaires has masterfully crafted a delightful arrangement of local vendors and donors, all of whom deserve special thanks: AnArte Gallery, Hunt Gallery, Kendra Scott, Bear and Roo Candle Company, Tiffany Sheree Jewelry, The Tiny Finch, Tortuga Journals, Neiman Marcus, Summer Classics, USA Cool Hats, and Waddy Armstrong. Ballet San Antonio is also excited to announce the selection of our new Artistic Director, Willy Shives. A South Texas native by upbringing, Willy’s unique combination of talent, vision, and leadership has taken him to the heights of this art form. We look forward to his contributions through the rest of this season, and in coming years. I would like to share my heartfelt thanks with the people whose hard work makes this production possible. To our dancers and staff, costume and set designers, Board of Directors, Advisory Board members, and everyone here at the beautiful Tobin Center: thank you for your incredible efforts, for which we are truly grateful. Finally, thank you – for believing in Ballet San Antonio, supporting the arts, and allowing us the honor of being your ballet company. We look forward to seeing you in February for Peter Pan, and again in April for Ballet Alive!

Christine Varela Mayer Christine Varela Mayer Chair, Ballet San Antonio Board of Directors

WELCOME

Dear San Antonio Arts Community, Ballet Patrons, and Friends, As we come together to celebrate the holiday season with The Nutcracker, I wish to convey how honored and pleased I am to be named Artistic Director for Ballet San Antonio. This appointment is so meaningful to me because I have always considered South Texas my home. As a young boy growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, I lived a dream, traveled the world, all in an effort to make a mark in dance. Some of the best moments of my career were made in some of the greatest American cities, including New York and Chicago. And now, I am here. As your Artistic Director, my goal this season and for the future is to continue to build a beautiful ballet company and produce high quality dance performances for our perfectly matched performing arts venue – the Tobin Center. In February, we’ll deliver one of the most exciting of all programs, the San Antonio premiere of Peter Pan with choreography by my good friend, Peter Anastos. I am also pleased to bring you an eclectic selection of dance works in our Ballet Alive! program. Looking ahead, I want to consider a range of dance works that enlighten, inspire, and truly reflect and appeal to our Greater San Antonio Metropolitan Area. And I can’t wait to unveil our 2016-2017 ballet season. Let me encourage you to continue with your loyal commitment, support, and love for Ballet San Antonio. Together we can make Ballet San Antonio a treasured gem and add to the city’s many notable attractions. And finally, I want to express my vision for the future, which is to bring new ideas and insights in my leadership role, build an extraordinary repertoire, support and commission new works, and make Ballet San Antonio the pride of the Southwest. I want to thank the Ballet Board of Directors, and you, our devoted Ballet San Antonio audience members, for your invaluable support. This is a wonderful time for all of us. My family and I wish you the Happiest of Holidays and a Feliz Navidad! Thank you for welcoming us back home; we look forward to getting to know you.

Willy Shives

Bless you all, my loving thanks,

Willy Shives Artistic Director, Ballet San Antonio

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Willy Shives Artistic Director During a multi-faceted dance career, Willy Shives has established himself as an outstanding American-born dancer with a virtuoso style and charismatic charm – and now brings his talent and leadership to Ballet San Antonio. Raised in Edinburg, Texas, Willy Shives excelled early in dance. He studied with his mentor Nikita Talin, and at nine years received the prestigious Ford Family Foundation Scholarship, allowing him to study with George Balanchine at the School of American Ballet. He was also awarded a full scholarship to the Harkness Ballet School in New York City. Hailed by New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff as an “astounding dancer” and featured in the documentary Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, Mr. Shives has performed leading roles in some of the world’s most renowned theaters. His professional engagements include the Joffrey Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Austin. His repertoire includes a vast list of 19th century classics, as well as works by such contemporary masters as Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, Lew Christensen, John Cranko, Agnes de Mille, Lisa de Ribere, Choo-San Goh, Martha Graham, Loyce Houlton, Jiří Kylián, Robert Joffrey, Eugene Loring, Kenneth MacMillan, Ohad Naharin, Ruth Page, Ben Stevenson, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Antony Tudor. Later in his career, he also staged works and taught for the Singapore Dance Theatre. Mr. Shives joined the Joffrey Ballet in 1999 at the invitation of Founder and Artistic Director Gerald Arpino. During his sixteen years in the Windy City, he gathered accolades. The Chicago Tribune named him 2003’s “Chicagoan of the Year,” and in the same year, he was recognized for outstanding artistry by the Chicago Dance and Music Alliance. He was selected one of “Chicago Theatre’s 50 Leading Characters” in 2004, and received the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence the next year. Mr. Shives’ efforts as Joffrey’s Community Outreach Program Coordinator have earned him respect in Chicago’s lively arts and academic communities, and his artistic work – to include the restaging of Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer’s ballet reconstruction Le Sacre du Printemps and The Nutcracker – have continued to garner praise. In addition to his work with Ballet San Antonio, Mr. Shives oversees numerous artistic projects in the US and abroad. He is among an esteemed group of artist répétiteurs for the Antony Tudor Trust, and serves as a répétiteur for The Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation.

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Mayra Worthen Choreographerr Mayra Worthen began her ballet training under Elena del Cueto and Maria de Varona in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1971, Ms. Worthen came to the United States to further her dance studies and performance experience and entered Texas Christian University as a dance major. In 1974, a knee injury ended her performing career, so she focused her studies in teaching and choreography. After graduating from TCU in 1975, she returned to Puerto Rico, where she founded the Mayra Worthen School of Dance. While in Puerto Rico, she also worked with two professional ballet companies, Ballet Teatro Municipal de San Juan and Ballet Puertorriqueño de Ramon Segarra, where she taught company classes and was also rehearsal assistant. In 1979, Ms. Worthen moved to San Antonio, where she opened Mayra Worthen Ballet School – and in 1985 co-founded Ballet San Antonio. In 1987, she was named Outstanding Woman in the Arts by the San Antonio Express-News for her contributions to the city’s dance scene. In 1997, she served as Executive Director of Carlos Acosta and Stars of the Houston Ballet Touring Company. In addition to co-founding Ballet San Antonio, Ms. Worthen served as its artistic director of for 27 years, until 2011. During that time she staged classical works and choreographed many neo-classical ballets, including Romanza Brillante, Royal Fireworks, Works, The One Thing That I Know, Con Prestezza, Summer Storm, Tra Amici, Going Home, Allegro con Brio, Glinka, and others – and choreographed her well-known version of The Nutcracker. In 2012, Ms. Worthen founded Ballet Latino de San Antonio, a professional ballet company that fuses classical ballet with Latin movement and focuses on taking its programs to smaller, more intimate venues around the city. She was director and principal teacher of Ballet San Antonio Academy until August 2015; she continues to teach there and also directs a pre-professional ballet company, San Antonio Youth Ballet. Ms. Worthen is delighted to celebrate Ballet San Antonio’s thirtieth anniversary by updating and presenting her version of the beloved classic The Nutcracker.

C O N D U C TOR

Akiko Fujimoto Conductor Akiko Fujimoto is increasingly recognized as one of the most dynamic and versatile conductors of her generation. In 2015, Fujimoto earned critical acclaim for her performance of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet with Ballet San Antonio and the San Antonio Symphony, and made her debut with the Houston Symphony as part of its third annual Day of Music. As the Associate Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, Fujimoto conducts over 40 performances annually including the Baroque Series, Pops, ballet, and education concerts. She also assists Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing and is the host of the “Classical Conversations,” pre-concert lectures for the Classics Series. During the 2015–2016 season, she will conduct Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and make a debut on the Classics Series. Previously, Fujimoto was the Conducting Associate for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra where she conducted a variety of concerts, including stepping in for Music Director JoAnn Falletta at a classical subscription concert. Additionally, Fujimoto has conducted Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the St. Magnus Festival. Fujimoto’s extensive experience working with young orchestral musicians began at Harvard University where she directed the Mozart Society Orchestra and continued at Stanford University with her leadership of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra. While in Virginia, she held the positions of the Director of Orchestras at the College of William & Mary and Music Director of the Williamsburg Youth Orchestras. Born in Japan, Fujimoto moved to the United States at age 14 and went on to Stanford University where she studied music and psychology. She holds Master of Music degrees in conducting from Boston University and the Eastman School of Music.

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Amy Fote Ballet Master Amy Fote began her dance training with the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance in her native Wisconsin. She continued her studies on scholarship at the National Academy of Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy, and HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida. Upon graduation, she accepted a position with the Milwaukee Ballet, where she danced fourteen seasons, rising through the ranks to principal dancer. During her tenure in Milwaukee, Ms. Fote was regularly invited to perform at the famed Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. There she was trained, coached, and encouraged by talented mentors such as Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, Violette Verdy, and Mark Diamond, and danced with leading artists from companies throughout the world. In 2004, Ms. Fote was invited by the Royal New Zealand Ballet to perform the lead role in Stanton Welch’s Madame Butterfly, ultimately giving 16 performances throughout New Zealand to critical acclaim. The following season she accepted Mr. Welch’s invitation to join Houston Ballet as first soloist and was promoted to principal the following year. Ms. Fote’s classical repertoire includes Odette/Odile in Swan Lake; Juliet in Romeo & Juliet; Kitri in Don Quixote; Tatiana in Onegin; Hanna in The Merry Widow; Swanhilda in Coppélia; Giselle (and Myrtha) in Giselle; Sugar Plum Fairy (and Snow Queen) in The Nutcracker; Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty; Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Svetlana in Dracula; Pamina in The Magic Flute; Marie in Stanton Welch’s Marie; and title roles in Madame Butterfly, Anna Karenina, Cinderella, Carmen, and Scheherazade. She has had featured roles in both classical and contemporary works including Ashton’s Les Rendezvous; Bournonville’s Conservatoire; Balanchine’s Who Cares?, The Four Temperaments, Serenade, Apollo, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Western Symphony, Symphony in C, Allegro Brillante, Rubies, Square Dance, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, Donizetti Variations, and Stars and Stripes; Bruce’s Sergeant Early’s Dream; Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Goh’s Unknown Territories and In the Glow of the Night; Jooss’ The Green Table; King’s Map, Kylián’s Petite Mort and Svadebka; Kudelka’s Little Dancer; Lichine’s Graduation Ball; van Manen’s Grosse Fuge and Five Tangos; McIntyre’s The Reassuring Effects (of Form and Poetry); MacMillan’s Gloria; Robbins’ The Concert and Afternoon of a Faun; Taylor-Corbett’s Great Galloping Gottschalk; Tudor’s Lilac Garden, The Leaves are Fading, and Elegies; Tetley’s Voluntaries; Sappington’s Virgin Forest; Stevenson’s Three Preludes; Wheeldon’s Carnival of the Animals; Welch’s Indigo, The Core, Nosotros, Brigade, The Four Seasons, Clear, Carmina Burana, Orange, Velocity, Falling, Tu Tu, Red Earth, Divergence, A Doll’s House, and Mediæval Bæbes; York’s Celts; and other works from Gerald Arpino, Peter Anastos, Kathy Posin, Jean-Paul Comelin, Bruce Wells, Lisa de Ribere, Michael Smuin, John Utans, James Canfield, and Simon Dow. Ms. Fote appeared on television in the PBS broadcast of Dancing Anna Karenina, a documentary following the stages of André Prokovsky’s ballet from rehearsal to performance. After retiring from her position as principal dancer at Houston Ballet in 2014, Ms. Fote joined Ballet San Antonio.

C O M PA N Y S TA F F

Danielle Campbell Steans Company & Outreach Manager Danielle Campbell began her dance training with the Kansas City Ballet School at age 9. She continued her dance education at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Massachusetts, with Michael Owen, Sydelle Gomberg, Samuel Kurkjian, and Tamara King. While there, she was a member of the National Youth Ballet for two seasons. Ms. Campbell also attended several summer programs including the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Atlanta Ballet. As a professional, Ms. Campbell joined the Georgia Ballet, where she danced in La Sylphide, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake, and was featured in Ginger Thatcher’s Monet’s Garden. She then performed with Nashville Ballet II and Nashville Ballet, dancing in numerous classical and contemporary works including Scheherazade, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Aida with The Nashville Opera, as the Tortoise in Paul Vasterling’s The Singing Tortoise, and in Robert Philander’s Snap. In 2007, Ms. Campbell joined Ballet San Antonio. She performed in Gabriel Zertuche’s Suzaki Dances and Svelto; in Spanish and Russian dances in The Nutcracker; as a villager and lead bride in Dracula; as lead czardas in Coppélia; in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, and as the Nurse in Ben Stevenson’s Romeo & Juliet. Ms. Campbell has extensive experience working with young dancers. She taught at Ballet San Antonio Academy and served as associate director of the school’s dance ensemble for five seasons. She also teaches at the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas, Boys & Girls Clubs, and various schools in the greater San Antonio area. In 2013, Ms. Campbell joined the Ballet San Antonio staff. Since then, she has helped expand the company’s community education program locally and nationally, including through a partnership with American Ballet Theatre’s prestigious Project Plié program. This summer, Ms. Campbell’s work with at-risk youth at Boys & Girls Clubs in San Antonio earned her a full-tuition scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s National Curriculum Training. An American Ballet Theatre Certified Instructor, she serves as this season’s Children’s Rehearsal Director for The Nutcracker, in addition to her duties teaching and rehearsing the company.

Steven T. Bull Interim Executive Director for Ballet San Antonio A fifth generation San Antonian, Steven T. Bull has enjoyed a distinguished thirty-four year career in the San Antonio business community. Additionally, he has a notable acting career, having performed in over 100 productions throughout San Antonio, the United States, and Europe. He has also studied the world famous Bolshoi, Kirov, and Kiev Ballets. Mr. Bull is a graduate of Austin College, Leadership San Antonio, and the Masters Leadership Program of Greater San Antonio.

THE CAST

Clara Fritz Dr. Stahlbaum Mrs. Stahlbaum Drosselmeyer Maid Butler Party Mom

Grandmother Party Dad

Doll Harlequin Nutcracker Prince Mouse King Snow Queen Snow King Snowflakes Head Page Pages

Sugar Plum Cavalier Spanish Arabian Arabian Corps

December 4, 7:30pm December 6, 2:00pm December 11, 7:30pm December 13, 2:00pm

December 5, 7:30pm December 12, 7:30pm

December 5, 2:00pm December 10, 7:30pm December 12, 2:00pm

Kate Maxted Hans Gloor Yosvani Cortellan Jenna Stamm Jason Cox Eryn Hanes John Frazer Kathleen Martin Bryony McCullough Astin Bryson Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Kanae Kusu Frank Armstrong Zane Terry Andres Angulo Jimmy Hernandez Dylan Duke Sofie Bertolini Gustavo Candelas Gustavo Candelas John Frazer Crystal Serrano Ian Morris Artists of Ballet SA Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Mica Ward Vanessa Hopkins Astin Bryson Sally Turkel Dylan Duke Eryn Hanes John Frazer Kathleen Martin Jason Cox Heather Nichols Yanaylet Lopez Kanae Kusu Mica Ward

Yanaylet Lopez Gustavo Candelas Yosvani Cortellan Jenna Stamm Jason Cox Eryn Hanes John Frazer Crystal Serrano Bryony McCullough Astin Bryson Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Kanae Kusu Frank Armstrong Zane Terry Andres Angulo Jimmy Hernandez Ian Morris Kate Maxted Hans Gloor Hans Gloor Zane Terry Sally Turkel Dylan Duke Artists of Ballet SA Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Mica Ward Vanessa Hopkins Astin Bryson Kathleen Martin Andres Angulo Carly Hammond John Frazer Lydia Relle Ian Morris Heather Nichols Vanessa Hopkins Kanae Kusu Astin Bryson

Alexa Horwath Hans Gloor Yosvani Cortellan Jenna Stamm Jason Cox Eryn Hanes John Frazer Crystal Serrano Bryony McCullough Astin Bryson Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Kanae Kusu Frank Armstrong Zane Terry Dylan Duke Jimmy Hernandez Ian Morris Carly Hammond Gustavo Candelas Gustavo Candelas John Frazer Kathleen Martin Andres Angulo Artists of Ballet SA Ashleigh Chuang Heather Nichols Mica Ward Vanessa Hopkins Astin Bryson Kate Maxted Ian Morris Crystal Serrano Andres Angulo Lydia Relle Jason Cox Heather Nichols Yanaylet Lopez Ashleigh Chuang Astin Bryson

THE CAST

Chinese Mirlitons Russian Dew Drop Cavalier Flowers

December 4, 7:30pm December 6, 2:00pm December 11, 7:30pm December 13, 2:00pm

December 5, 7:30pm December 12, 7:30pm

December 5, 2:00pm December 10, 7:30pm December 12, 2:00pm

Hans Gloor Mai Uesaka Rose Forte Hensley Carly Hammond Sofie Bertolini Jenna Stamm Ian Morris John Frazer Lydia Relle Andres Angulo Artists of Ballet SA

Gustavo Candelas Eryn Hanes Rose Forte Hensley Bryony McCullough Crystal Serrano Jenna Stamm Zane Terry John Frazer Sofie Bertolini Dylan Duke Artists of Ballet SA

Hans Gloor Eryn Hanes Rose Forte Hensley Bryony McCullough Kathleen Martin Jenna Stamm Zane Terry John Frazer Carly Hammond Dylan Duke Artists of Ballet SA

S Y N OP S I S The Nutcracker story begins with the preparations for a Christmas Eve Party to be given by Dr. Stahlbaum and his wife for their children, Clara and Fritz, their playmates, and their parents. Guests arrive, and there is lively dancing around the brilliantly decorated Christmas tree, with an exchange of gifts for all the children. Amid the excitement, Herr Drosselmeyer, a magician and godfather to Clara, gives her a nutcracker. Her brother Fritz, a mischief maker, is jealous, and a quarrel follows. Fritz snatches the nutcracker from Clara and hurls it to the floor. Clara picks it up, and Herr Drosselmeyer mends it with his handkerchief as the guests dance once more before departing. Clara, Fritz, their grandmother, parents, maid, and butler then trundle off to bed. Clara, however, cannot sleep for thinking of her nutcracker, so before midnight she tiptoes into the living room to see about her new toy. There she falls asleep on the sofa and begins to dream that the room is filled with giant mice. Herr Drosselmeyer appears, scares off the mice, and commands the Christmas tree and toys below it to grow to gigantic proportions. The room becomes a battlefield, and the toys wage war against an invading horde of mice led by the Mouse King and his court. Claraâ€™s Nutcracker appears, distracts the Mouse King, and subdues him. At that moment, the Nutcracker becomes a young prince and invites Clara to join him on a fabulous journey. The Nutcracker Prince takes Clara through the Land of Snowflakes and into the Kingdom of the Sweets, where they tell their story to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. The Fairy orders a celebration to begin. All the delicacies of the Kingdom are brought forward and the room is filled with dancing confections from every land. The entertainment draws to a close as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier come forward to dance. Farewells are said as Clara and her Prince wave goodbye to the Kingdom of Sweets and thank everyone for the wonderful dream. After all, it was just a dream...wasnâ€™t it?

Warning: This performance of The Nutcracker contains the use of a starter pistol. There will only be one shot fired. Please do not be alarmed. Thank you, The San Antonio Symphony 19

F E AT U R E D A RT I S T S

Sally Turkel - Cary, North Carolina Sally Turkel began her ballet training at Cary Ballet Conservatory in Cary, North Carolina. At age fourteen, she was accepted to the residential high school ballet studies program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After performing with the Houston Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Stiefel and Stars, and Houston Ballet II, Ms. Turkel joined Colorado Ballet in Denver, Colorado, where over five professional seasons she performed a variety of classical and contemporary roles in some of her favorite ballets, including The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. Ms. Turkel joined Ballet San Antonio for the 2013 season and was promoted to principal dancer in 2014. While with Ballet San Antonio, Ms. Turkel danced the roles of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Mina in Gabriel Zertuche’s Dracula, Cinderella and Fairy Godmother in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, the Sugarplum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Lead Girl in Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations, and the lead role in Gabriel Zertuche’s Valsa de San Valentino. Throughout her career, she has also worked with choreographers such as Stephen Mills, Twyla Tharp, Michael Pink, Emery LeCrone, and Stanton Welch. In February 2015, Ms. Turkel danced the role of Juliet in Ben Stevenson’s Romeo & Juliet. The Rivard Report said this about her performance: “Turkel maintains the character arc, from impudent and reluctant girl to the grieving and horror stricken widow-too-young, with a richness of feeling that goes beyond her obvious prowess as a dancer.”

Ian Morris - Saratoga Springs, New York Ian Morris was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, and began his dance training under the direction of Phyllis Latin. He studied ballet, jazz, Latin, and tap, and joined the Phyllis Latin Dance Company to further pursue his ballet training. In December 2002, he and the Latin Dance Company performed at the Bolshoi Student Theatre in Moscow, Russia. He attended the Joffrey Ballet School on full scholarship in 2004 and was subsequently invited to join the Joffrey Ensemble Dancers. Mr. Morris has been a guest artist with Ballet Tennessee, Connecticut Ballet, and Berks Ballet Theatre, among others. In 2006, he joined Montgomery Ballet under the direction of Elie Lazar. He was featured in lead roles in The Nutcracker, Carmen, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Paquita, La Bayadère, and The Sleeping Beauty, as well as in other classical and contemporary works. Mr. Morris spent the 2009-2010 season with Ballet San Antonio before returning to Montgomery Ballet. In 2011, he came back to Ballet San Antonio, making his debut as principal dancer in the title role of Dracula. According to mesa.com’s Art Beat, “Played by principal dancer Ian Morris, Dracula is even more menacing and compelling. His speed, strength, acting, and sheer presence give you shivers.” Since his arrival in San Antonio, Mr. Morris has danced leading roles in Gabriel Zertuche’s The Nutcracker, Love Triangle, and Scheherazade. He also debuted the role of Prince Charming in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and Romeo in Ben Stevenson’s Romeo & Juliet.

F E AT U R E D A RT I S T S

Andres Angulo - Cali, Colombia Andres Angulo Castillo, born in Cali, Colombia, joins Ballet San Antonio as a soloist this season. He began dancing at the age of nine at the Colombian Institute for Classical Ballet. During his eight years at the school, his studies included extensive work in ballet, modern, folklore, and character dance. He obtained dance degrees from ballet-centered secondary, and higher-level institutions, where he was educated by ballet masters Gloria Castro, Rolando Candia, Maria del Carmen Echavarria, Gaetano Petrosino, and Aurora Bosch, as well as teachers from the National Ballet of Cuba. Upon graduation, he joined Incolballet, Colombia’s premier dance company, where he performed principal and soloist roles. Andres has worked with international choreographers and has traveled to Spain, Portugal, Germany, Amsterdam, and Belgium to dance much of the classical repertoire. Mr. Angulo has been recognized by AGMA as an Artist of Extraordinary Ability.

Crystal Serrano - Seattle, Washington A demi-soloist with Ballet San Antonio, Crystal Serrano began her training with Olympic Ballet Theatre in Edmonds, Washington. She attended summer programs with the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet, and continued training with Pacific Northwest Ballet on full scholarship as part of the Professional Division Program. She later danced as an apprentice with Oregon Ballet Theatre. Ms. Serrano’s classical repertoire includes ballets by Ben Stevenson: Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, and Cinderella (as Fairy Godmother). She has also performed in The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker (as the Snow Queen), and in excerpts from Don Quixote. Her contemporary repertoire includes ballets by George Balanchine including Symphony in Three Movements, The Four Temperaments, Donizetti Variations, La Source, and Serenade, as well as Gabriel Zertuche’s Dracula (as Lead Bride), Wired, Butterflying, and Love Triangle.

Kathleen Martin - Grayslake, Illinois Originally from Grayslake, Illinois, Ms. Martin started her professional career with Ballet West’s second company under the directorship of Mark Goldweber and Adam Sklute. While with Ballet West, she originated the principal role of The Little Mermaid, choreographed by Pamela Robinson and Peggy Dolkas. After starring in the docu-drama television show Breaking Pointe, she joined Ballet Idaho before accepting her position with Ballet San Antonio. Ms. Martin’s classical and contemporary repertoire includes Swan Lake (Pas De Trois), La Ventana, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Scheherazade, and Balanchine’s Serenade, among others. Ms. Martin continues to be a principal guest dancer with A.V.A Ballet Theater in Reno, Nevada, and was the interim ballet mistress for True Dance Academy in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she set and staged Swan Lake. She is excited to begin her first season with Ballet San Antonio.

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Kate Maxted - Durango, Colorado Kate Maxted began her professional training at Walnut Hill School for the Arts. While there, she also trained at Houston Ballet, Washington Ballet, Ballet Austin, Joffrey Midwest, and the Joffrey Academy of Dance in Chicago. After graduating, Ms. Maxted danced as a trainee with the Joffrey Ballet and danced for two seasons with the Colorado Ballet in productions such as The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Glen Tetley’s Rite of Spring, and Michael Pink’s Peter Pan. In 2013, Ms. Maxted joined Ballet San Antonio, and since then has performed in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet, as well as in Gabriel Zertuche works, including Dracula, Love Is Here to Stay, Tango, Scheherazade, and Valsa de San Valentine. Ms. Maxted was recently selected by Balanchine Trust répétiteur Philip Neal to perform the principal female role in Ballet San Antonio’s premier of Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations. In its review of the show, San Antonio’s Rivard Report stated that “Maxted – recently plucked from the corps de ballet especially for this role – is a natural. She is not only lovely, but quick and strong, her hops en pointe light as a feather.”

Dylan Duke - Baltimore, Maryland Dylan Duke was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and trained at the Baltimore School for the Arts and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. He joined Ballet San Antonio in 2011 and was promoted to demi-soloist in 2015. He has performed in much of the company’s repertoire, including The Nutcracker (as the Cavalier), Romeo & Juliet (as Benvolio), Swan Lake (in the Pas de Trois) and Cinderella (as a Stepsister). He also danced in George Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations, and in Gabriel Zertuche’s Scheherazade, Dracula, and Arvo.

Lydia Relle - Seattle, Washington Lydia Relle began her training at Turning Pointe Dance Centre in Bothell, Washington, and later joined the Rock School’s Rock Academic Program Alliance in Philadelphia on scholarship. She received additional training at schools including Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Oregon Ballet Theatre, School of American Ballet, and the Suzanne Farrell Program. As a professional, Ms. Relle has performed with the Suzanne Farrell Company, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and the Alabama Ballet in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter and the Wolf, Swan Lake, and Don Quixote. She also danced in George Balanchine’s Four Temperaments, Bugaku, and The Nutcracker. In 2011, Ms. Relle joined Ballet San Antonio.

C OR P S D E BA L L E T

Andrea Alshouse El Paso, Texas

Carly Hammond Detroit, Michigan

Yanaylet L贸pez

Santa Clara, Cuba

John Frazer Boise, Idaho

Hans Gloor

Zurich, Switzerland

Alexa Horwath

Mexico City, Mexico

Eryn Hanes

Miamisburg, Ohio

Jenna Stamm

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Mai Uesaka

Detroit, Michigan

Sofie Bertolini Austin, Texas

Rose Forte Hensley

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Bryony McCullough

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Gustavo Candelas

Boston, Massachusetts

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APPRENTICES

Heather Nichols

Richmond, Virginia

Kanae Kusu

Mica Ward

Matsuyama, Japan

Chicago, Illinios

Zane Terry

Grand Rapids, Michigan

TRAINEES

Astin Bryson

Vanessa Hopkins

Bulverde, Texas

Burlington, New Jersey

C H A R A C T E R A RT I S T

Jason Cox

San Antonio, Texas

GU E S T A RT I S T S

Not pictured: Frank Armstrong

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Yosvani Cortellan Camaguey, Cuba

Jimmy Hernandez San Antonio, Texas

Ashleigh Chuang Leawood, Kansas

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CHILDRENâ€™S CAST Miranda Acosta Jaslene Aguilar Isabella Aldana Reagan Allen Charlotte Allen Gray Altmeyer Bridget Alvheim Alina Anderson Isabella Arce Kylie Balderrama Aries Bannister Abcde Bannister Azriel Bannister Addison Barnes Chloe Bentz Selah Bentz Nina Berry Alyssa Bickle Michelle Bieler Mila Lian Braun Rylee Braun Samantha Brogden Kaeylarae Brogden Isabella Grace Brown Alekzeta Cantu-Hensley Ember Cantwell Seeley Grace Card Mia Carsten Renley Chatham Ava Childers Amelia Clement Paige Colquhoun Samantha Cone Faith Cordero Sebastian Cortellan Audrey Cox Emilee Cox Cambria Danet Karina Danet Connor Danet Cenia Dominguez Jessica Dong Addison Edwards Alexis Emerson Kassandra Falcon

Sarai Faulk Bailea Faulkner Kennedy Fenno Kayla Fessler Brett Alden Fisher Morgan Flusche Jaqueline Foltz Catherine Gafford Anissa Galdeano Marina Garcia Myloh Gardea Charlotte Genovesi Anastasia Genovesi Lorraine Geremia Katherine Glover Gabriella Gomez Gianna Rose Gonzalez Emerald Gordon Wulf Ella Grace Gunn Jorgie Emma Gutierrez Madison Harden Rachel Hern Alyssa Homsy Cheyenne Horton Morgan Horwath Laurel Horwath Cecelia Hsieh Erika Jarzombek Gianna Johnson Lillian Johnson Emily Jones Laila Jordan Samara Jordan Katherine Joyner Jackson Keller Melissa King Kiely Knapp Ivana Kovalska Fernanda Kuri Alyson Lansford Elle Leavitt Julia Little Riley Lockwood Amy Lowe Amy Mack

Grace Mack Analiah Marin Shaelyn Faith Marks Lylah Marquez Alynna C. Martin Sierra McCaffrey Genesis McMullin Keira Mefford Amelia Meissner Allisan Messer Catie Miles Mia Miller Danielle Molina Nastassja Monreal Brieonne Mooney-Bird Maribelle Mosqueda Bellacenna Munoz Delany L. Murphy Deanna Nicholson Jayna Nino Madison Obrien Hailey Pacheco Azaniah Parker-Bethany Dayne Patillo Jillian Pearce Alexis Pelletier Chantal Perales Godivanna Perez Molly Pierce Reece Plake Nicole Platzer Jaylyn Pomager James Andrew Powell Arellano Gabriella Jocelyn Quintanilla Cecily Rizo Isabella Rocha Anna Sagui Samantha Salgado Christa Sanchez Gabriella Grace SanchezCastillo Sofia Schnoke Ayre Allbritton Seals Ruby Shaw

CHILDREN’S CAST Orienna Siegel Nicole Smith Eliana M. Solano Kacie Sprowl Jordan Stepan Bailey Stepan Carolina Stevens Charlotte Stevens Katharine Stevens Margaret Stevens

Amelia Stewart Sara E. Stritzke Filumena Sweet Kaylyn Terry Daniela M. Torres Mia Trevino Kat Umlang Anna Vazquez Mia Sara Villarreal Kaitlyn Paige Villarreal

Vanessa Vingochea Kristina Wahl Rachel Walker Chloe Wallace Gabriela Ward Harper Wieland Zara Windley Analisa Wood Zoe Zubiate Kathrin Zuwala

C H I L D R E N ’ S DA N C E S C H O O L S Alamo Gymnastics Alamo Heights Gymnastics Academy Amy’s All-Stars Atascosa Arts Cooperative Ballet Arts San Antonio Ballet New Braunfels Ballet San Antonio Academy Ballet Conservatory of South Texas BCSTX & Trilogy Boerne Dance Center Bravo! Ballet School Cibolo City Ballet School Chrissy’s Dance Academy Collective Dance Artistry Dance Dominion Earle Cobb Dance Studio Flip City Grace Dance Studio Heather Stolle’s School of Dance

Hill Country Hermann Son’s JoAnn Neal Dance Studio Kathy Marfin’s Dance School Love Gymanstics Sports Center Mary Lou’s School of Dance Ms. Tera’s Tap’n Toes New Braunfels Performing Arts Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet Quenedit Ballet School River City Gymnastics Saint Mary’s Hall San Antonio School for Performing Arts Sofia’s Dance Studio St. Luke’s Episcopal School Trilogy Dance Center - North Trilogy Dance Studio Twirl & Tap Boys & Girls Club

SPECIAL THANKS Mayra Worthen Marti Reagan Kierstan Fessler Daria Niedre Leo Bannister Tamara Bannister Vicki Hudson Kimberly Aldana David Gross The Tobin Endowment Bruce Bugg H-E-B Christopher Cheever Ben Stevenson, O.B.E Texas Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre Amy Fote San Antonio Shoes Elizabeth Cox Ballet San Antonio Board of Directors La Villita La Villita Cafe Instituto Cultural de Mexico Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Michael Fresher Department for Culture and Creative Development, City of San Antonio Texas Commission on the Arts Kronkosky Charitable Foundation Robert Marshall Drs. Christine & Paul Mayer Liz Conklyn News 4 San Antonio San Antonio Shoemakers Shelly Miles Dorothyâ€™s Dance Shop Stephanie Basse Alyssa Tamez Ann Reese Marriot Residence Inn Marriot Towne Place Suites Tobin Center Ghost Light Society Rack Gives Back Rackspace Hosting Cara Nichols Alamo Pants and Petals Cover That Up! Ranch at the Rim Mrs. Laura Johnson

Neiman Marcus The Tiny Finch Waddy Armstrong Hunt Gallery The Sporting District Ana Montoya Franco Mondini Ruiz AnArte Gallery KHG Communications, Inc. Kirsten Gallagher theFund Susan Clark Epitacio Resendez Smart Barre Hotel Valencia Dr. Paul Saenz Sports Medicine Associates SRO Associates, Inc. Eddy Snell Raul McGinnes Elena Oseguera Honorable Nelson Wolff Stefanie Alvheim Marieli Guardiola Pope Susan Mata Barbara & Alexander Devora Still Life Photography by Alexander Devora Kristina & Mike Horwath Tim Francis Huffman Developments Corporation Janet & Steve Huffman Jessica Stanco Sophia Rodriguez Jennifer Sumeracki Cynthia Evers Studio One Kristine Carpenter Texas Public Radio Mike Osterhage Mehron Azarmehr Azarmehr & Associates, P.C. Yazmeen Fernandez Karen Hennessy Karen Yarbrough KSAT 12 Stacie Healy Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio Angie Mock Virginia & Michael Himoff

SPECIAL THANKS Drs. Shea and Brian Nietz San Antonio Center for Physical Therapy San Antonio Symphony Opera San Antonio The RK Group Trinity University Michael Brough Hotel Indigo John O’Bryant Yosvani Cortellan Jimmy Hernandez Frank Armstrong

San Antonio College Willy Shives Marti Lutich Rose Hensley Alexa Horwatch Amy LaPresto Elizabeth Smith Overland Partners Giorgio Colussi Summer Classics Rick Archer

The San Antonio Symphony would like thank San Antonio College for lending us their celeste for these performances.

CREDITS Interim Executive Director: Steven Bull Company & Outreach Manager: Danielle Campbell Steans Production Manager: Aaron Krohn Administrative Assistant: Crystal Ramos Stage Manager: Vanessa Chumbley Set Design & Construction: David Walker Costume Design and Construction: David Walker Wardrobe Master: Raul McGinnes Wardrobe Assistants: Kristina Horwath Lighting Designer: Tim Francis Program: Smith Print Company Physician: Dr. Paul Saenz, Sports Medicine Associates Company Physical Therapists: Drs. Brian & Shea Nietz Company Dietician: Elissa R. Lueckemeyer RD, LD Company Photographer: Alexander Devora, Still Life Photography Publicity Photographs: Alexander Devora, Still Life Photography Children’s Rehearsal Assistants: Rose Hensley and Alexa Horwath Children’s Stage Managers: Kierstan Fessler and Daria Niedre Children’s Supervisor: Vicki Hudson Children’s Coordinator: Leo Bannister

B OA R D OF D I R E C TOR S

Dr. Christine Varela Mayer, Chair Ami Gordon Johnette Lee Elena Oseguera George Pedraza Victoria Roca Lisa Westmoreland Liz Conklyn, Director Emeritus

A DV I S ORY B OA R D

Ben Stevenson O.B.E. Cathy Burzik Michael Himoff Steve Huffman

C OR P S D E VO LO N TA I R E S

Elena Oseguera, Committee Chair Justin Aguilar Stefanie Alvheim Tamara Bannister Leo Bannister Courtney Beauchamp Renita Bentz Caro Canales Beatrice Cantu Jesse Cantu Emma Cantu-Farret Denise Cantu-Hensley Ruth Cerdan Jo-Kate Collier Natalie Dahl Monica de la Garza Karina Dillard Sandra Dillard Laura Emerson Arielle Ferris Valeria Fleming

Jennifer Flores Julie Foltz Jamie Fox Isabella Friedrichs Jeri Anne Friedrichs Zoe Friedrichs Jennifer Garza Margaret Galvan Vivian Gregory Carol Growney Patricia Harden Rene Hill Kristina Horwath Kittiya Johnson Mia Johnson Julie Judleson Lisa Keller Elizabeth Kiehne Nancy Lansford Kathleen LeFlore

Michael Lockwood Rachel Lockwood Tawny Lockett Tracy & Greg Lowe Ruth Madero Lisa Marin Dianne Marks Delilah Marquez Susan Martinez Anna Masseyeff Sheila Masterson Katie Meissner Maria Meagher Emilio Munoz Jacki Munoz Carla Nelson Sheila Masterson Piazza Ana Leah Montemayor Melissa Petry Andrea Platler

Luz Plazer Randi Plentl Cecilia Quintanilla Anabelle Rodriguez Jill Rosenthal Monica Sanchez Nancy Sagui Tawny Sauer Debra Stepan Michele Stevens Robin Szarvas Monda Thompson McKaylin Tierney Gina Vasquez Carie Vicana Alexis Ward Yvonne Wood Jodye Young Teri Zuwala

N U TC R A C K E R M A R K E T V E N D OR S

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S P O N S OR S H I P OP P ORT U N I T I E S

Individual & Corporate Giving Allegro Circle Ambassadors First Position Society Ballet San Antonio relies on individual and corporate contributions to present ballet of the highest caliber. Many granting agencies require that 30% of an organization’s annual budget come from public support; your contribution helps Ballet San Antonio reach that number. Please consider partnering with Ballet San Antonio in our mission to provide San Antonio with artistic excellence, innovation, and education. Please visit www.balletsanantonio.org for more information on how you can support your ballet company.

Become a Ballet San Antonio Sponsor When you become a Ballet San Antonio sponsor, you support not only great dance, but also our educational and cultural work throughout our city. We invite you to partner with us in support of these worthy endeavors. As an individual, you might consider one of several giving options (each with its own set of perks), including Friend of the Ballet (at the $100+ level), Supporter ($500+), Patron ($1,000+), and Partner ($5,000+) levels – or set your own amount. We invite our Patron level and above sponsors into the prestigious Allegro Circle, and offer the elite Ambassador level for the most formidable, multi-year contributions. We are glad to offer an array of options to our supporters. Our First Position Society is an affordable program for young patrons ages three to twelve – a perfect birthday or holiday gift – and there’s the opportunity to sponsor an individual dancer at the Principal Circle ($5,000), Soloist Circle ($2,500), or Corps de Ballet Circle ($1,000) level. Of course, we could not put on such wonderful productions without the help of our volunteers. If you have time and talent, consider lending a hand with our Corps de Volontaires. However you contribute, thank you for making an investment in San Antonio’s artistic excellence!

OU T R E AC H

Ballet San Antonio Outreach Ballet San Antonio not only produces world-class dance at the Tobin, but also gives back to the community in many ways. We have performed across the city, from the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio and the Children’s Bereavement Center to the Carver Library and Fort Sam Houston. We have danced at the H-E-B Tree Lighting, the Artist Foundation’s Art Ball, Fiesta events, and many, many other local celebrations. We are especially proud of our many free performances, such as Ballet in the Park, which premiered at the new Travis Park in April 2014 and has now become an annual event. Because we are committed to San Antonio as a premiere arts destination, we collaborate and perform with many other local arts organizations, including the San Antonio Symphony, Opera San Antonio, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the McNay Art Museum, Luminaria, and others. Our Learning That Moves You program, an interactive arts opportunity for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, takes dance directly into the schools. Our dancers supplement the fine arts curriculum by acquainting students with dance history and interpretation, as well as teaching them some basic dance moves. We touched about 10,000 young lives last school year – and look forward to inspiring even more this year. Since 2012, we have partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio by providing free weekly ballet instruction during the school year as part of what we call Chance to Dance. The ongoing program has provided underserved children an exposure to the arts, and allowed them a healthy and vibrant means of self-expression. In view of its success, American Ballet Theatre invited us to participate in its prestigious Project Plié, which focuses on increasing racial and ethnic representation in ballet and diversifying America’s ballet companies. We are proud to offer City Barre, a schedule of weekly classes created by Ballet San Antonio specifically for our city’s working professionals. Held 5:00 pm Wednesdays in the Plaza De Armas Building, City Barre classes are a total body workout combining the best elements of a traditional ballet class with influences from yoga and Pilates. It’s our effort to encourage our city’s cultural engagement and physical fitness at the same time – while having a blast.

S U P P ORT E R S

Ambassadors ($25,000) Cathy & Frank Burzik Liz Conklyn Lisa & Jason Westmoreland Partners ($5,000+) Liz Conklyn Emma Cantu-Farret Chris Cheever Denise & Matt Mosser Elena Oseguera Lisa & Jason Westmoreland Karen Lee & David Zachry Contributors ($2,500+) Elise & Craig Boyan Drs. Christine & Paul Mayer Denise & Matt Mosser Patrons ($1,000+) Anonymous Edgar Valentin Alcazar Lisa & Sergio Alvarado Cathy & Frank Burzik Elise & Craig Boyan Liz Conklyn Christopher Cheever Emma Cantu-Farret Mark Graban Steve Huffman Johnette Lee Dr. John B. Lenox Drs. Christine & Paul Mayer Dr. Chris Meyer Robert Rivard Brenda Avery & Syl Mauro Ana Montoya Laura & Lewis Moorman IV Elena Oseguera Kevin Peckham Rachel & George Pedraza Rick Reyna

Cicero Alexander Rust, III Laura & Richard Turkel David Vasquez Neill Walsdorf Lisa & Jason Westmoreland D. Wood Karen Lee & David Zachry Supporters ($500+) Acorn Pediatrics Elisa & Craig Boyan Larry Adamson Lauren & John Browning Lauren & Jay Bullock Thomas Fentress Michael Himoff Brenda Avery & Syl Mauro Christine & Paul Mayer Mega Systems Inc. Anna & Jamie Shaw Jack Williams III Ann Vineyard Tracy & Jack Williams Teri Wilson Friends of the Ballet ($100) Anonymous Larry Adamson Leslie & Stanley Allen Stefanie Alvheim Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust Erin Bertolini Bethany Bohall Charles Braun James Calvert Rodolfo Carreon Luz Elena Chapa Randall Cook Tina Craig Lori Darchicourt Chris Eugster Rose Forte

S U P P ORT E R S

Amy Fote Timothy Francis Yvonne & Earle Freeman Denis Gagnon Shannan Hern Charles John Scott Koehler Martin Kushner Katie & Kurt Meissner Kristy Mistry David Mollenauer Larry Nuese Kevin Peckham Jamie Shaw Valorie Shaw Eddy Snell Jessica Stanco Cindy Thayer Ann Vineyard Izabara Wallisch Teri Wilson Joan & Ritchie Wyatt Mark Woods Corporate Partners H-E-B San Antonio Shoemakers Department for Culture & Creative Development Texas Commission on the Arts Elizabeth Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation Frost Bank John L. Santikos Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation

Allegro Circle Lisa & Sergio Alvarado Edgar Alcazar Elise & Craig Boyan Cathy & Frank Burzik Emma Cantu-Farrett Chris Cheever Liz Conklyn Mark Graban Steve Huffman Johnette Lee Dr. John B. Lenox Dr. Christoph Meyer Ana Montoya Drs. Christine & Paul Mayer Laura & Lewis Moorman IV Matt Mosser Elena Oseguera Kevin Peckham Rachel & George Pedraza Robert Rivard Alexander Cicero Rust, III Epitacio Resendez Rick Reyna Laura & Richard Turkel David Vasquez Neill Walsdorf Lisa & Jason Westmoreland D. Wood Karen Lee & David Zachry

Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please contact Ballet San Antonio at 210-404-9641 or info@balletsanantonio.org if you have any questions or to report an error.

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Music Director Akiko Fujimoto, Associate Conductor | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director Emeritus

Violin I

Cello

Clarinet

Bass Trombone

Eric Gratz Elizabeth H. Coates Concertmaster Chair Bonnie Terry Associate Concertmaster Sarah Silver Assistant Concertmaster Joan Christenson Beth Girko* Philip Johnson Bassam Nashawati Anastasia Parker* Laura Scalzo Renia Shterenberg* Andrew Small* Craig Sorgi

Kenneth Freudigman Mary Rohe Principal Chair David Mollenauer Assistant Principal Barbara George Holgen Gjoni Morgen Johnson Lachezar Kostov Ryan Murphy Vacant

Ilya Shterenberg Principal Stephanie Key Assistant Principal Rodney Wollam

Ilan Morgenstern

Violin II Mary Ellen Goree Principal Karen Stiles Assistant Principal Cleo Aufderhaar Angela Caporale* Beth Johnson* Judy Levine-Holley Sayaka Okada* Eric Siu* Aimee Toomes* Amy Venticinque* Stephanie Teply Westney*

Bass

Allyson Dawkins Col. and Mrs. Ran Watson Principal Chair Emily Watkins Freudigman Alice Viola Winters Edison Assistant Principal Chair Beverly Harnish Bias1 Beth Breslin Marisa Bushman Kayleigh Miller Terry Stolow

Stephanie Key

Bass Clarinet Rodney Wollam

Lee Hipp Principal Timpani Peter Flamm Principal Riely Francis Assistant Principal

Thomas Huckaby Principal David Milburn Assistant Principal Nicholas Browne James Chudnow Zlatan Redzic Steve Zeserman

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Harp

Flute

Ron Noble

Rachel Ferris Principal

Martha Long Principal Jean Robinson Julie Luker Associate Principal

Piccolo Julie Luker

Oboe

Viola

E-flat Clarinet

Tuba

Paul Lueders Ewing Halsell Foundation Principal Chair Hideaki Okada Assistant Principal Jennifer Berg

English Horn Jennifer Berg Sarah Knapp Kidd English Horn Chair

Sharon Kuster Principal Brian Petkovich Assistant Principal Ron Noble

Percussion Riely Francis Principal David Reinecke Assistant Principal Bill Patterson

Horn Jeff Garza Abraham M. Sidorsky Principal Chair Peter Rubins+ Associate Principal Spencer Park1 Adedeji Ogunfolu

Trumpet

Librarian Greg Vaught Principal Allison Bates

Musician Emeritus Mark Ackerman, oboe Harvey Biskin, timpani

John Carroll Principal Lauren Eberhart Jan Roller Assistant Principal

Trombone Patrick Montgomery+ Principal Vacant Assistant Principal Ilan Morgenstern

Stage & Operations Manager, DeAnna Dâ€™Egidio | Orchestra Personnel Associate, Robert Grossman * 1 +

Voluntarily rotates between violin sections Temporary Acting

S A S B OA R D OF D I R E C TOR S David Kinder, Board Chair Steven Bennett Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, USAA David Barge San Antonio Mastersingers, Chair

David S. Gross, President

Clay Jett Market President, San Antonio, Bank SNB

Brian Petkovich Musician - Bassoon San Antonio Symphony

Carol Lee Klose

Beverly Purcell-Guerra

Philip Knight-Sheen

Dr. Sheila Swartzman Tejas Anesthesia, retired

Alfredo La Rosa Executive Vice President, Investments, Intercontinental Wealth Advisors, LLC

James R. Berg President, MatsonCreative.com

Mary Jane Verette Vice President of Credit Administration, Frost Bank

James Lowe Board Treasurer

Ernest Bromley Chairman & CEO Bromley Communications

Greg Markovich Capital Group

Felicia Cantu Ernst & Young

Betty Merchant Dean of Education and Human Development, UTSA

Freddie E. Cervera, III

Steven Tye The Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation

Dr. Alice Viroslav, M.D. Neuroradiologist, Radsource Clinical Professor of Radiology, UTSA

Lauren Eberhart Musician - Trumpet San Antonio Symphony

Jennifer Munzel H.E.B.

Dennert O. Ware Chief Executive Officer CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.

Alfredo Flores, Jr. President, Alamo Music

Anastasia Parker Musician - Violin San Antonio Symphony

Didi Weinblatt Ph.D., CFA USAA, Retired

David Holmes Eric D. Honeyman Vice President, Refining Operations Valero Energy Corporation

Diane Persellin Music Education Professor, Trinity University

S A S A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

Katherine Adams Individual Giving Manager

Allison Bates

Assistant Librarian

Karina Bharne

Vice President of Concert Production

Jeremy Brimhall

Director of Education & Community Engagement

Karen Cramer

Director of Group Sales and Business Partnerships

DeAnna Dâ€™Egidio

Stage and Operations Manager

Jessica Fasola Data Manager

David S. Gross President

Robert Grossman

Orchestra Personnel Associate

Margaret Hager Office Assistant

Katie Kinder DeBauche

Vice President of Development

Sharon May

Staff Accountant

Annette Paulin

Director of Grants

Yvonne Perez

Greg Vaught

Richard RochĂŠ

Administrative Support Staff

Paul Stanley Salazar

Office Volunteers

Director of Payroll & Human Resources Chief Financial Officer

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Cassandra Sanchez Administrative Assistant

Catie Shanks

Artistic Operations/ Music Director Personal Assistant

Principal Librarian

Christine Arriaga Rosie Santos Aurora Yebra Nancy Black Ruth Frederick Marcia Holliman Agnes Lowe Mary Anne Kramer Martin Kushner Ann Maggart Toni Murgo B J Neal Kathy Rafferty Don Wilkinson

Wishes to extend a special thanks to our Community Partners who have made this production possible

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