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Music has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail. It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down. —Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 2020 Welcome to The Cleveland Orchestra’s 40th annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are pleased to present this event celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King with music performed by The Cleveland Orchestra and the assembled MLK Community Chorus — 200 singers strong this year. This evening offers a special and unique multimedia concert, built around deeply evocative music and featuring three video chapters focusing on Dr. King’s life, work, and words, the tragedy of his death, and the promise of his legacy here in Cleveland. At the start of the concert, The Cleveland Orchestra in partnership with the City of Cleveland presents this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards (now in their seventeenth year). The recipients of these awards are profiled on the following pages. This year’s awards recognize the extraordinary contributions of four women of distinction here in Northeast Ohio, selected from among many who have worked tirelessly to achieve Dr. King’s dreams of racial equity and social justice. We extend our grateful thanks to several partners who make this concert possible, especially our longtime sponsor KeyBank. Thanks to partner ideastream, this concert is being enjoyed by thousands across Northeast Ohio via live radio broadcast on WCLV (104.9 FM) and by online streaming at ideastream.org. Please join us on Monday, January 20, here at Severance Hall for our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House. This free community event from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. features a variety of free performances and activities. Of special note this year is the performance, in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University, of “400: An Afrikan Epic.” This musical presentation, led by Dr. Mark Lomax III, addresses the 400th anniversary of slavery in America, the ripple effects of its consequences, and offers optimism for the future. A panel discussion follows. Complete details can be found at clevelandorchestra.com. Thank you for joining us here this evening. We cordially invite you to take full advantage of The Cleveland Orchestra’s varied presentations and performances — at Severance Hall, at the Orchestra’s summer Blossom Music Festival, and through our many education and community programs. Sincerely,
Richard K. Smucker Chair
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André Gremillet President & CEO
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Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others? —Martin Luther King Jr.
Dear Fellow Citizens:
January 2020
I am pleased to welcome you to Severance Hall for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 40th annual musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that people of all races would unite in harmony and triumph in the struggle for peace, justice, and equality. His commitment to community building and advocacy for educational excellence, plus his skilled manner in advancing social equity and cultural competency makes him a true treasure of our city. The strides that we have made as a community are a testament to Dr. King’s lasting impact. Through this concert, we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and recommit to the goal of making Cleveland a city where citizens live, work, and play as one, with respect and equity for all. For four decades, The Cleveland Orchestra has brought Clevelanders together in a salute to Dr. King to honor and remember this great American leader. Built on ambition and drive and focused on quality and service to the community, The Cleveland Orchestra continues to serve as a cultural anchor of this city. Please join me in congratulating The Cleveland Orchestra on this commendable occasion. Once again, welcome to this historic celebration and enjoy the concert. Sincerely,
Fr F ank G. G Jacks son Frank Jackson Mayor
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operating The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom Music Festival OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Richard K. Smucker, Chair André Gremillet, President & CEO Dennis W. LaBarre, Immediate Past Chair Richard J. Bogomolny, Chair Emeritus Alexander M. Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern RESIDENT TRUSTEES Robin Dunn Blossom Richard J. Bogomolny Yuval Brisker Helen Rankin Butler Irad Carmi Paul G. Clark Robert D. Conrad Margot Copeland Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita Robert A. Glick Iris Harvie Dee Haslam Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer
Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair Hewitt B. Shaw, Secretary Beth E. Mooney, Treasurer
Virginia M. Lindseth Nancy W. McCann Larry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Barbara S. Robinson Jeffery J. Weaver Meredith Smith Weil Paul E. Westlake Jr.
Nancy F. Keithley Christopher M. Kelly Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch Richard Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Milton S. Maltz Nancy W. McCann Stephen McHale Thomas F. McKee Loretta J. Mester Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic Beth E. Mooney Katherine T. O’Neill Larry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. Rankin Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Charles A. Ratner Zoya Reyzis Barbara S. Robinson Steven M. Ross Luci Schey Spring Hewitt B. Shaw Richard K. Smucker James C. Spira R. Thomas Stanton Richard Stovsky Russell Trusso Daniel P. Walsh Thomas A. Waltermire John Warner Geraldine B. Warner Jeffery J. Weaver Meredith Smith Weil Paul E. Westlake Jr. David A. Wolfort Dr. Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
N ATI O NA L A ND I N T E RN AT I O N AL T RUS T E E S Virginia Nord Barbato (New York) Richard C. Gridley Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria) (South Carolina) Mary Jo Eaton (Florida) Herbert Kloiber (Germany) TRUSTEES EX- OFFICIO Lisa Fedorovich, Co-Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University TRUSTEES EMERITI George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell David P. Hunt S. Lee Kohrman Raymond T. Sawyer
Ben Pyne (New York) Paul Rose (Mexico)
Dr. Patricia M. Smith, President, Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Todd Diacon, President, Kent State University
HONORARY TRUSTEE S FOR LIFE Alex Machaskee Gay Cull Addicott Robert P. Madison Charles P. Bolton John C. Morley Jeanette Grasselli Brown The Honorable John D. Ong Allen H. Ford James S. Reid, Jr. Robert W. Gillespie
PA S T BOA R D PR E S ID E N T S D. Z. Norton 1915-21 John L. Severance 1921-36 Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38 Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53
Percy W. Brown 1953-55 Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57 Frank E. Joseph 1957-68 Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83
Ward Smith 1983-95 Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09 James D. Ireland III 2002-08 Dennis W. LaBarre 2009-17
TH E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A FRANZ WELSER-MÖST, Music Director
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THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA The Cleveland Orchestra’s Board of Trustees is grateful to the community leaders listed on this page, who provide valuable knowledge, expertise, and support in helping propel the Orchestra forward into the future.
ADVISORY COUNCIL Larry Oscar, Chair Greg Chemnitz, Vice Chair Richard Agnes Mark J. Andreini Lissa Barry Dean Barry William P. Blair III Frank Buck Becky Bynum Phil Calabrese Paul Clark Richard Clark Kathy Coleman Judy Diehl Barbara Hawley Matt Healy Brit Hyde Rob Kochis Janet Kramer David Lamb Susan Locke
Todd Locke Amanda Martinsek Michael Mitchell Randy Myeroff George Parras Beverly Schneider Astri Seidenfeld Reg Shiverick Tom Stanton Fred Stueber Terry Szmagala Brian Tucker Peter van Dijk* Diane Wynshaw-Boris Tony Wynshaw-Boris * deceased
EUROPEAN ADVISORY BOARD Herbert Kloiber, Chair Wolfgang Berndt, Vice Chair Gabriele Eder Robert Ehrlich Peter Mitterbauer Elisabeth Umdasch
MIAMI ADVISORY COUNCIL Michael Samuels, Co-Chair Mary Jo Eaton, Co-Chair Bruce Clinton Martha Clinton Betty Fleming Joseph Fleming
Alfredo Gutierrez Luz Maria Gutierrez Maribel Piza Judy Samuels
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MLK Community Service Awards 2020 Selection Committee Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Chalker, Chair Senior Pastor (retired) University Circle United Methodist Church Gina Cheverine Vice President, Commission on Economic Inclusion Greater Cleveland Partnership
From The Cleveland Orchestra Joan Katz Napoli Senior Director Education & Community Programs Sandra Jones Manager Education & Family Concerts
Tillie Colter Teacher (retired) Cleveland Metropolitan School District Yvonne Conwell Cuyahoga County Council, District 7 Valarie McCall Chief of Communications, Government & International Affairs Office of the Mayor of Cleveland Marsha Mockabee President & CEO Urban League of Greater Cleveland
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Jeffery Weaver, Chair Thomas Stanton, Vice Chair Erika Anthony Ohio Transformation Fund
Lisa Boyko The Cleveland Orchestra, musician
Michael Byun Asian Services in Action, Inc.
Jennifer Coleman The George Gund Foundation
Sylvia Docking WKSU (retired)
JosĂŠ C. Feliciano BakerHostetler (retired)
Iris Harvie Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
George Hwang Pearl of the Orient West
Shachar Israel The Cleveland Orchestra, musician
Dr. Wael Khoury
Richard Levitz R.K. Levitz LLC
Cecil Lipscomb United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland
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Danielle Sydnor NAACP
Elaine Tso Asian Services in Action, Inc.
Jeffrey Weaver KeyBank
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2020 Community Service Awards The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland are pleased to announce the recipients of these annual Service Awards, as we honor four unique women, selected from the many who have dedicated their lives to focus on positively impacting Cleveland in the spirit of Dr. King’s work and teachings:
Betty Pinkney Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell Margaret Mitchell Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge
The award recipients have demonstrated one or more of the following qualities:
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Betty Pinkney During an interview in 2014 reflecting on the life of Cleveland political and civil rights legend, the late Arnold Pinkney, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. said of Arnold, “Every major endeavor for the improvement of our community, elections and reelections, education, bond issues, economic development, civil rights and human rights, Arnold Pinkney has been a key out-front activist and contributor. During his lifetime, Arnold often said that he could not have made such historic inroads and civil rights changes were it not for his wife, Betty, working alongside him.” Betty Pinkney was Arnold Pinkney’s steadfast partner, with the pair serving as inspirational, aspirational, caring and tireless workers for a better Cleveland. A retired educator in the Cleveland school system, and ever-constant advocate, promoter, and enabler of civil rights in our city, Betty Pinkney is still a dynamic, forceful drum major for justice. Whether recruiting and coordinating volunteers, making phone calls, or walking the streets of Cleveland knocking on doors of potential voters, Ms. Pinkney organized countless grass roots endeavors and managed many local get-out-the-vote efforts. Her work contributed significantly to two historic milestones in Cleveland’s and the nation’s history — the election of Carl Stokes as the first African American mayor of a major city and Louis Stokes’s election as the first African American from the State of Ohio to be elected to the United States Congress. She also worked alongside her husband in managing Jesse Jackson’s campaign for President, and, indeed, has actively participated in many political campaigns throughout her life. Ms. Pinkney served as a member of State Democratic Executive Committee (1980-1992), and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1980, 1984, and 1988. She has held office in Cleveland ward clubs and with state representatives’ local organizations. Ms. Pinkney played important roles in many of Pinkney commercial enterprises. In addition, she has been a true civic leader, dedicated board member, and community volunteer, working with a wide range of Cleveland organizations including NAACP, Karamu, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland (Board Diversity Chair), Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Red Cross, African American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society, United Negro College Fund, State Voter Suppression Project 2015, Baseball Heritage Museum Board, Olivet Housing, and Community Development Corporation.
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Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell is an ordained minister with standing in two Christian denominations, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the American Baptist Church. She was ordained at age 50 and has given national and international leadership to both ecumenical and interfaith work. Dr. Campbell is truly a woman of “firsts.” She was the first woman to be Associate Executive director of the Greater Cleveland Council of Churches, the first woman to be Executive Director of the U.S. Office of the World Council of Churches, the first ordained woman to be General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States, and, until her retirement, the first woman Director of Religion at the historic Chautauqua Institution, a center for religion, education, the arts, and recreation. Rev. Campbell is a devoted activist for peace and social justice, believing that all people across the world are called to act in keeping with the highest of human values and a faith-informed conscience, especially at the core of the world’s democracies. This commitment was crafted during her life-changing work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and was deepened in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. As an active layperson in her church in Cleveland Heights during the 1960s, and against overwhelming opposition, Rev. Campbell was instrumental in Dr. King’s first appearance at an all-white church in Cleveland. King was prevented from going inside the church, so 3,000 people came to hear his speech on the steps outside of the church. Through sheer will and determination, Rev. Campbell made this historic moment in Cleveland’s history possible. Whether walking the streets of Cleveland campaigning for the election of Carl Stokes as mayor, or many years later working for the election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa, Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell has been and is a great enabler of civil rights and social justice. She served as an honorary election monitor with President Kaunda of Zambia in the election of Nelson Mandela as the first African President of South Africa. Archbishop Desmond Tutu referred to her as “a woman of courage and compassion,” pointing out that Rev. Campbell was the only woman in the clergy procession of over 200 for his enthronement as Archbishop of South Africa. The Archbishop confirmed that “her voice helped to bring an end to the evil of apartheid.”
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Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell is President & CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland, a 150-year-old social justice organization that provides direct service, collaboration, and advocacy in the community, focused on racism, empowering women, and homelessness. She has more than doubled the budget, the staff, and the services of YWCA Greater Cleveland through her organizational leadership, financial acumen, and fundraising. Her achievements include leading the acquisition of the Norma Herr Women’s Center, Cleveland’s largest homeless emergency women’s shelter, and then expanding services to achieve a 238% increase in exits to permanent housing and self-sufficiency in the first twelve months of operation. Ms. Mitchell also transformed the YWCA Greater Cleveland Early Learning Center into a unique, unduplicated preschool, which currently operates the only trauma-informed preschool servicing children and families experiencing homelessness. In November 2019, Margaret Mitchell and the YWCA, along with First Year Cleveland, hosted “400 Years of Inequity: A Call to Action,” a two-day national summit to mark the 400-year anniversary of slavery in America, to address the inequities and social conditions that continue to persist, as seen in the racial disparities in health, economic security, housing, the justice system, and beyond. This summit featured dynamic speakers with skills-building and educational sessions to take action toward an equitable future. In March 2019, she also led the YWCA’s 21 Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge, with more than 2,500 participants; for March 2020, the virtual challenge will be statewide, and is designed to deepen understanding of how racial inequality and social injustice impact our community every day, while working to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination. Prior to the YWCA, Margaret Mitchell was the President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Cleveland and served as the Vice President of Business Development and Director of Partnerships at Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas (now BBBS Lone Star), expanding the reach and effectiveness of both groups. She earlier held senior leadership roles at Menttium, a for-profit industry leader in one-to-one corporate mentoring featuring cross-company programs serving the Fortune 500. She began her career in publishing as an editor and writer. During her tenure with YWCA Greater Cleveland, the organization has been ranked in the “Top 10 of the Top 100 Workplaces” by The Plain Dealer and recognized as a “Business Longevity Honoree” by Smart Business Magazine. She has been personally recognized many times for her contributions, including receiving the “Smart50 Innovator, Impact & Sustainer Award.”
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Marcia L. Fudge U.S. Representative, 11th Congressional District of Ohio
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, devoted throughout her career to civil rights and social justice, has served the people of Ohio for more than three decades, beginning in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. She was later elected as the first African American and first female mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Ms. Fudge has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008. Congresswoman Fudge’s work ethic, problem-solving approach, and ability to build collaborative relationships have earned her a reputation among her colleagues in Washington D.C. and at home as an insightful leader and knowledgeable legislator. As a dedicated public servant, she begins each morning with a firm promise “to do the people’s work.” It is this simple philosophy that defines her as a Representative of substance and character who always keeps her promise. Congresswoman Fudge is a committed public servant focusing on creating jobs, protecting safety net programs, and improving access to quality public education, health care, and healthy foods. She serves on House committees for House Administration, Agriculture, and Education & Labor, and chairs subcommittees for House Administration on Elections, and Agriculture on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. She also serves on subcommittees on Conservation and Forestry (Agriculture), Civil Rights and Human Services (Education & Labor) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (Education & Labor). She has earlier served on additional subcommittees, including the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. She also served as Ranking Member on the Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry and a member on the Subcommittee on Nutrition. She is a member of several Congressional Caucuses and past Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. She consistently fights for voter protection, equitable access to a quality education from preschool through post-secondary programs, child nutrition, food stamp (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients, access to locally grown, healthy foods, fair labor practices, and civil and human rights, among other issues. Additionally, she remains a steadfast advocate to strengthen and preserve Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Ms. Fudge earned her bachelor’s degree in business from The Ohio State University and law degree from Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall School of Law. She is a Past National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and a member of its Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert The Cleveland Orchestra and City of Cleveland present a special celebration of the birthday of
Martin Luther King Jr. featuring the Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus
assembled and prepared by William Henry Caldwell
and The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Vinay Parameswaran
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INVOCATION
Richard K. Smucker Chair, Board of Trustees, The Cleveland Orchestra The Reverend Dr. E. Theophilus Caviness Senior Pastor, Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church
Beth E. Mooney Chairman and CEO, KeyCorp
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
presented by Jeffery J. Weaver, Chair Cleveland Orchestra Community Engagement Committee with
The Honorable Frank G. Jackson Mayor, City of Cleveland
The Honorable Kevin Conwell Councilman, Ward 9, City of Cleveland
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. C E L E B R AT I O N C O N C E R T Fanfare on “Amazing Grace” by Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, ’twas blind but now I see. ’Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear and Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come. ’Twas grace that brought us safe thus far and grace will lead us home.
Video Part 1 Martin Luther King Jr. His Work and Words “We Shall Overcome” words by Charles Albert Tindley (1851-1933) and others to music from a gospel song arranged for chorus and orchestra by Charles Floyd with the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe . . . We shall overcome, some day We’ll walk hand in hand, some day We shall live in peace, some day We shall all be free, some day We are not afraid, today! Oh, deep in my heart We shall overcome, some day Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
Two Movements from the ballet The River 1. Spring 2. Vortex by Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
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“Antiphon” from Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1858-1958) to poetry by George Herbert (1593-1633) with the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION
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Oh, Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing: My God and King. The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither flie; The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow. Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing: My God and King. The Church with psalms must shout, no doore can keep them out; But above all, the heart must bear the longest part. Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing: My God and King.
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“Deep River” Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Robert DeCormier Deep River, My home is over Jordan. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Oh, don’t you want to go, To the Gospel feast; That Promised Land, Where all is peace? Oh, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
Video Part 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance and Eulogy “Komm süsser Tod” [Come, Sweet Death] by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arranged for orchestra by Leopold Stokowski Come, sweet death, come blessed rest! Come lead me to peace for I am weary of the world, Oh come! I wait for you, come soon and lead me, Close my eyes. Come, blessed rest!
1: Allegro ma non troppo from Symphony No. 1 in E minor by Florence Price (1887-1953) CONCERT CONTINUES
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Video Part 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Carrying the Torch Forward “The Promise of Living” from the opera The Tender Land music by Aaron Copland (1900-1990) words by Horace Everett, a.k.a. Erik Johns (1927-2001) with the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS The promise of living with hope and thanksgiving is born of our loving our friends and our labor. The promise of growing with faith and knowing is born of our sharing our love with our neighbors. The promise of living, the promise of growing is born of our singing in joy and thanksgiving. For many a year I’ve known this field and know all the work that makes her yield. Are you ready to lend a hand? I’m ready to work, to lend a hand. By working together we’ll bring in the harvest, the blessings of harvest. We plant each row with sees of grain, and Providence sends us the sun and the rain. By lending a hand, an arm, bring out the farm the blessings of harvest. Give thanks there was sunshine, there was rain. Give thanks we are here to deliver the grain. Let us be joyful, let us be grateful to the Lord for his blessing. The promise of ending in right understanding is peace in our hearts, peace with our neighbor. The promise of living, of growing, of ending, is labor and sharing and loving.
Lift Every Voice and Sing words by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) music by J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) arranged by Hale Smith THE AUDIENCE IS INVITED TO JOIN IN SINGING — WORDS PRINTED OPPOSITE PAGE
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Lift Every Voice and Sing words by James Weldon Johnson music by J. Rosamond Johnson
Lift ev’ry voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
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Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who has by Thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand. True to our God, True to our native land.
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The music on this evening’s concert showcases a range of works, with special emphasis on pieces by African American composers. These include: Florence Price — born in 1887, Price was the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra. In 1933, the Chicago Symphony premiered her Symphony No. 1. She went on to write more symphonies, several concertos, and a number of other works for orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensembles. Duke Ellington — acclaimed for his trend-setting and innovative musical ideas and as pianist-leader of one of the greatest jazz orchestras of all time, Ellington wrote in a variety of styles, including works for symphonic orchestra. He earned 14 Grammy Awards, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize. Adolphus Hailstork k — born in 1941, Hailstork was among a growing group of African American composers and educators who gained national attention in the middle of the 20th century. He taught at Youngstown State University and is now a faculty member at Old Dominion University in Virgina. SPECIAL THANKS Audio excerpts from Robert Kennedy’s speech, “On the Mindless Menace of Violence,” given April 5, 1968, are courtesy of the City Club of Cleveland. Audio excerpts from the speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. on campus on January 11, 1968, are courtesy of Ohio Northern University.
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C L E V E L A N D
Franz Welser-Möst MUSIC DIREC TOR
CELLOS Mark Kosower *
Kelvin Smith Family Chair
SECOND VIOLINS Stephen Rose* FIRST VIOLINS Peter Otto FIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Jessica Lee ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
Stephen Tavani ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Takako Masame Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Wei-Fang Gu Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose Dr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Mark Dumm Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Katherine Bormann Analisé Denise Kukelhan Zhan Shu
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Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair
The GAR Foundation Chair
Charles Bernard2 Helen Weil Ross Chair
Emilio Llinás2 James and Donna Reid Chair
Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Eli Matthews1 Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair
Sonja Braaten Molloy Carolyn Gadiel Warner Elayna Duitman Ioana Missits Jeffrey Zehngut Vladimir Deninzon Sae Shiragami Scott Weber Kathleen Collins Beth Woodside Emma Shook Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair
Yun-Ting Lee Jiah Chung Chapdelaine VIOLAS Wesley Collins* Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair
Lynne Ramsey
Louis D. Beaumont Chair
Richard Weiss1
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Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Stanley Konopka2 Mark Jackobs Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Arthur Klima Richard Waugh Lisa Boyko Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
Lembi Veskimets The Morgan Sisters Chair
Eliesha Nelson Joanna Patterson Zakany Patrick Connolly
The Musicians
Tanya Ell Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair
Ralph Curry Brian Thornton William P. Blair III Chair
David Alan Harrell Martha Baldwin Dane Johansen Paul Kushious BASSES Maximilian Dimoff * Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Kevin Switalski2 Scott Haigh1 Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair
Mark Atherton Thomas Sperl Henry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton Scott Dixon Derek Zadinsky HARP Trina Struble* Alice Chalifoux Chair This roster lists the fulltime members of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.
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O R C H E S T R A FLUTES Joshua Smith* Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair
Saeran St. Christopher Jessica Sindell2 Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink PICCOLO Mary Kay Fink Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair
OBOES Frank Rosenwein* Edith S. Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair
Jeffrey Rathbun2 Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair
HORNS Nathaniel Silberschlag* George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew
Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch Richard King Alan DeMattia
Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte Lyle Steelman2 James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair
Michael Miller
ENGLISH HORN Robert Walters
CORNETS Michael Sachs* Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
Michael Miller CLARINETS Afendi Yusuf* Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
Daniel McKelway2 Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
E-FLAT CLARINET Daniel McKelway Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
BASSOONS John Clouser *
TROMBONES Shachar Israel2 Richard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair
EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPET Richard Stout TUBA Yasuhito Sugiyama* Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas Barrick Stees2 Sandra L. Haslinger Chair
Jonathan Sherwin CONTRABASSOON Jonathan Sherwin
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PERCUSSION Marc Damoulakis* Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Donald Miller Tom Freer Thomas Sherwood KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS Joela Jones* Rudolf Serkin Chair
TRUMPETS Michael Sachs*
Robert Walters
Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair
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Carolyn Gadiel Warner Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
LIBRARIANS Robert O’Brien Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
Donald Miller ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair Blossom-Lee Chair Sunshine Chair Myrna and James Spira Chair Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
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Associate Principal First Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
CONDUCTORS Christoph von Dohnányi MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE
Vinay Parameswaran ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
TIMPANI Paul Yancich* Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Tom Freer 2 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair
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Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
Lisa Wong DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES
Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair
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T H E 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 S E A S O N marks Vinay Parameswaran’s third year as a member of The Cleveland Orchestra’s conducting staff. In this role, he leads the Orchestra in several dozen concerts each season at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Festival, and on tour. He also serves as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, and his contract in both positions was recently extended through the 2020-21 season. Mr. Parameswaran came to Cleveland following three seasons as associate conductor of the Nashville Symphony (2014-2017), where he led over 150 performances. In the summer of 2017, he was a Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. Recent seasons have included Mr. Parameswaran making his guest conducting debuts with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Tucson Symphony, and also made his subscription debut with the Nashville Symphony conducting works by Gabriella Smith, Grieg, and Piev. Other recent engagements have included debuts with the National Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Eugene Symphony, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
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In addition to his concert work, Mr. Parameswaran has led performances of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love with Curtis Opera Theater. He also assisted with Opera Philadelphia’s presentation of Verdi’s Nabucco. Mr. Parameswaran has participated in conducting masterclasses with David Zinman at the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, as well as with Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. He is the conductor on the album Two x Four featuring the Curtis 20/21 ensemble alongside violinists Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh, featuring works by Bach, David Ludwig, Philip Glass, and Anna Clyne. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Parameswaran played percussion for six years in the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in music and political science from Brown University, where he began his conducting studies with Paul Phillips. He received a diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller as the Albert M. Greenfield Fellow.
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William Henry Caldwell William Henry Caldwell is well known as a choral conductor, voice clinician, and baritone soloist. He has led the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus for The Cleveland Orchestra for the past decade, and also serves as resident conductor for the Classical Roots Community Chorus for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He served as professor and chairman of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and was director of the Central State University Chorus for over thirty years. Mr. Caldwell has performed as a baritone soloist across the United States and abroad. He performs regularly as soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded on the Telarc label, including appearing as Cokey Lou in George Gershwin’s one-act opera Blue Monday. Mr. Caldwell is a magna cum laude graduate of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and holds a master of music degree in vocal performance from the University of Texas. He has done further graduate study at the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and with Ohio State University. He lives in Dayton, Ohio. Severance Hall 2019-20
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“I have been singing with the chorus for more than twenty years. It is an awesome pleasure to continue the tradition.” “I really enjoy singing in this concert. I enjoy the musical selections.” “Dr. King’s dream must continue. Singing in this Community Chorus is a vehicle to spread, through art, the dream. I am a professional musician and I am honored to sing each year with The Cleveland Orchestra.” “Singing in the Community Chorus is the highlight of my winter. After this, I hibernate until late March.” “Honoring Dr. Martin L. King’s Legacy, united with my MLK Community Chorus Family — such a joy to fellowship with one another. Also learning new techniques and singing with a live orchestra.” “I enjoy the disciplined rehearsals for this event. And I like how Dr. Caldwell conducts the chorus rehearsals. The concert is always very rewarding.” “Fellowship. Excellent music, conductor, chorus director, staff, and musicians. Another opportunity to witness our magnificent orchestra — I first saw them while in elementary school!”
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Mt. Moriah Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Mt. Pleasant United Methodist New 2nd Metropolitan B.C. New Community Bible Fellowship New Sardis Primative Baptist Church NewSong Church Assembly of God Nottingham United Methodist Church Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Painesville United Methodist Church Parkwood Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Patton Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Philippi Missionary Baptist Church Pilgrim Christian Church Pilgrim Church of Christ Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church Providence Baptist Church Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Redeemer United Methodist Renaissance Unity River of Life Second Mount Carmel Baptist Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church Shiloh Baptist Church (DC) Shiloh Temple House of God South Euclid United Church of Christ St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Christopher Parish St. John Vianney St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church St. Michael the Archangel Catholic church. St. Noel, Willoughby Hills St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church St. Paul United Methodist St. Peters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church St. Timothy Missionary Baptist Church Temple of Praise S.D.A. Church The Church of the Saviour The Greater New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church The Living Truth Center The Philippi Missionary Baptist Church The Word Church Union Ave Christian and Missionary Alliance Church University Circle United Methodist Church West Park United Church of Christ Zion Lutheran Painesville
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Andrenee Fant Priest Sheila Fantroy Deborah Finley Florence Ford Rosemarie Fowler Justine Gates Sandra Gay-Chapman Jennifer Gilles Donna Glenn Margaret Gordon Melissa Gordy Joan Grace Angeleina Grant Paula Gray Charles Harris Dianne Harris Johanna V. Harris Brenda L. Harrison Alicia Harvey Willa Hatter Lynda Hill Marguerite Hinkle Pia Hoffman Gaston Rosalyn House-Story Alisa Howard Florence Isom Greta Jackson Shalimar Jackson Shirley Jefferson Robert Jenkins Thelma C. Jinko Bonita Johnson Milton Johnson Natalie Johnson ShaRon Johnson Sylvia Johnson Jacqueline Johnson Gloria Jones Rivia Keys EunJew Kim Carnie King Coland Leavens Joyce Lee Barbara Levy Ida Love Helen Mack Donna Mattox James T. May Jr. Kay W. McCastle
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The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. by Vivien-Sue Penn and Donald McNeely The following biographical sketch is reprinted, with appreciation, from the New Jersey Education Association’s “NJEA Review” of January 1977. T H I S G E N E R A T I O N H A S little or no direct experience or
Martin Luther KING Jr. born January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia died April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee
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knowledge of the struggle for civil rights and human dignity in this country, or of the heroes who led the protest, nor the price they paid. In this age when we still see so much violence around us, it is necessary and proper to study the lives and works of men and women who achieved so much with nonviolent techniques. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those persons. Michael Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929, the son and grandson of Baptist ministers. He later changed his name to Martin Luther King. He was protected somewhat as a child because he was the son of “substantial” black parents. However, he, too, faced personal incidents in the South that smacked of discrimination and social injustice. In Atlanta, he attended Booker T. Washington High School. By the time he was 19, he had graduated as a special gifted student from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and then continued his ministerial education by obtaining a Bachelor of Divinity Degree at Crozer Theological Seminary. He was awarded a PhD from Boston University in 1955. While he was pursuing his education in Massachusetts, King met and married Coretta Scott from Alabama, who was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music. During those early formative years, he developed a fascination for the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who articulated a doctrine of passive resistance to gain freedom in India. While Martin Luther King was studying for his doctorate in 1954, he was offered and accepted the pastorate of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1955, black people in Alabama were still sent to the rear of any public conveyance — segregated seating. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was organized in December 1955 to change that situation. King became MIA’s president and preached resistance with love — not hate — for the oppressors. During this period of change in Alabama, many
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black people were arrested, physically attacked, and otherwise intimidated. Still their protest made its point. The United States Supreme Court finally ruled that existing Alabama laws regarding segregated seating were unconstitutional. Blacks and whites rode buses for the first time on a non-segregated basis. The success of the venture taught civil rights advocates that there was power in good organization and strong leadership, which King provided. Martin Luther King was convinced that his leadership strength lay in its nonviolent approach and proceeded to follow his own dictates by organizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in January 1957 to widen the effects of his Montgomery success. King moved his family to Atlanta in 1959, where he joined forces with his father, who was the minister associated with the Ebenezer Baptist Church. King’s life was anything but nonviolent. He was frequently arrested, jailed, and physically bruised. Fire hoses and attack dogs became a way of life for this fighter of social injustice. His life was one long thread of demonstrations on buses and other public conveyances, in restaurants, hotels, department stores and other
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places that needed to be desegregated. Massive demonstrations took the form of freedom marches in Alabama and Washington. These challenged people of all faiths, races and religions to join the fight for freedom for all Americans. From all over the nation people joined together in support of the civil rights movement. King’s speeches were impassioned and concerned his personal and his race’s fight against prejudice. They often referred to his philosophy of nonviolence, containing the “I have a dream” appeal first introduced at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., during the 1963 March on Washington. In 1964, Martin Luther King, at the age of 35, became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Four years later he was struck down while supporting a sanitation worker strike in Memphis, Tennessee. While standing on a motel balcony, on April 4, 1968, he was shot by an assassin.
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Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. to deliver his “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in August 1963.
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LIFELONG LEARNING — Education has always been an integral part of The Cleveland Orchestra’s mission, engaging music lovers of all ages and at all stages of life. Tiny tots are introduced to instruments, one by one, through our Music Explorers series. Preschoolers throughout the Cleveland school district Grow Up Great through our Musical Neighborhoods programs. Across ten decades, the Orchestra’s Education Concerts have helped introduce over 4 million young people to symphonic music. Concert Previews and Music Study Groups take adults on weekly explorations of symphonic music. Frequent Fan Cards and Under 18s Free discount tickets help students and families attend concerts filled with masterpieces and new adventures. It’s music for a lifetime!
The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates the dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. by Carol Jacobs T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A demonstrated early its commitment to honoring this country’s greatest civil rights leader. Four days after the April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King, The Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell performed the “Allegretto” movement from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 as a memorial tribute to the life of Dr. King. Toward the end of the next decade, The Cleveland Orchestra played a key role in the evolution of a more formal and institutionalized recognition of Dr. King’s life. The Orchestra’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Concert took place in January 1980. In the program book of that first concert, Dr. Donald G. Jacobs, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Interchurch Council, applauded The Cleveland Orchestra “for taking seriously the need for the whole community to recognize the vital role the life and death of Dr. King continues to play in the struggle for racial justice and human dignity.” The Martin Luther King Jr. Concert quickly became an annual event both as a tribute to Dr. King and as an expression of commitment to the struggle for racial justice and human dignity. From 1980 to 1986, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Interchurch Council collaborated in presenting these Severance Hall concerts. In January 1986, the Jewish Community Federation and the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland joined the Interchurch Council and the Musical Arts Association in sponsoring the event. That same year, the federal government officially designated the third Monday in January as a public holiday celebrating the life and work of Dr. King. In 1986, the City of Cleveland became directly involved in presenting these concerts at the request of Cleveland City Council President George Forbes and Mayor George Voinovich. From 1987 to 1997, the annual King concert took place at Cory United Methodist Church, the site of Dr. King’s last speech in Cleveland. The concert was held at Severance Hall in 1998 and again in 2000 as part of the re-opening festivities following the Hall’s restoration. Severance Hall has continued to host the concert since then. Many distinguished performing artists have participated in these concerts, including Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnányi, Leslie Dunner, Raymond Harvey, Isaiah Jackson, Kay George Roberts, André Raphel Smith, Thomas Wilkins, Florence Quivar, Daisy Newman, Cissy Houston, Janet Alcorn, Barbara Conrad, John Cheek, Natalie Hinderas, William Warfield, Leon Bibb, and John
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Fleming. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst first conducted the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert in 2003, and also conducted it in 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2018. Beginning with the 1989 concert, volunteers from the greater Cleveland area were organized by Alvin Parris into a Community Gospel Choir, now called the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus. In the past decade, William Henry Caldwell has taken on the role of chorus director. Other choral participants have included the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Prestonian Choral Ensemble, Morgan State University Choir, Shaw High School Concert Choir, Everett Moore Singers, and the Central State University Chorus. An important facet of these programs has been the presentation of contemporary American works, including those of Donald Erb, William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, Carman Moore, Alvin Parris, Joseph Schwantner, Hale Smith, Undine Smith Moore, George Walker, and Lanny Wolfe. The singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” with audience participation, has been a tradition since the 1984 concert. Carol Jacobs served as Archivist for The Cleveland Orchestra from 1990 to 2007.
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COMMUNITY — The Cleveland Orchestra serves as the region’s most prominent international ambassador, proudly carrying Cleveland’s name around the world. But the Orchestra is most devoted to the citizens of Northeast Ohio, our hometown. Whether celebrating the birth of our country with the annual Star-Spangled Spectacular, or honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the Orchestra’s annual MLK Concert and Community Open House, or in restaurants, churches, libraries, and recreation centers in the neighborhoods of Greater Cleveland, The Cleveland Orchestra draws people together through music.
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is today hailed as one of the very best orchestras on the planet, noted for its musical excellence and for its devotion and service to the community it calls home. The 2019-20 season marks the ensemble’s eighteenth year under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst, one of today’s most acclaimed musical leaders. Working together, the Orchestra and its board of trustees, staff, and volunteers have affirmed a set of community-inspired goals for the 21st century — to continue the Orchestra’s legendary command of musical excellence while focusing new efforts and resources toward fully serving its hometown community throughout Northeast Ohio. The promise of continuing extraordinary concert experiences, engaging music education programs, and innovative technologies offers future generations dynamic access to the best symphonic entertainment possible anywhere. The Cleveland Orchestra divides its time across concert seasons at home — in Cleveland’s Severance Hall and each summer at Blossom Music Center. Additional portions of the year are devoted to touring and intensive performance residencies. These include recurring residencies at Vienna’s Musikverein, and regular appearances in European music capitals, in New York, at Indiana University, and in Miami, Florida. Musical Excellence. The Cleveland Orchestra has long been committed to the pursuit of excellence in everything that it does. Its ongoing collaboration with Welser-Möst is widely-acknowledged among the best orchestra-conductor partnerships of today. Performances of standard repertoire and new works are unrivalled at home and on tour across the globe, and through recordings and broadcasts. The Orchestra’s longstanding championing of new composers and the commissioning of new works helps audiences experience music as a living language that grows with each new generation. Fruitful juxtapositions and re-examinations of classics, new recording projects and tours of varying repertoire and in different locations, and acclaimed collaborations in 20th- and 21st-century masterworks together enable The Cleveland Orchestra the ability to give musical performances second to none in the world. Serving the Community. Programs for students and engaging musical explorations for the community are core to the Orchestra’s mission, fueled by a commitment to serving Cleveland and surrounding communities. All are being created to connect people to music in the concert hall, in classrooms, and in everyday lives. Recent seasons have seen the launch of a unique series of neighborhood initiatives and performances, designed to bring the Orchestra and the citizens of NorthPHOTO BY ROGER MASTROIANNI
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Each year since 1989, The Cleveland Orchestra has presented a free concert in downtown Cleveland, with last summer’s for the ensemble’s official 100th Birthday bash. Nearly 3 million people have experienced the Orchestra through these free performances. This summer’s concert took place on August 7.
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east Ohio together in new ways. Active performance ensembles and teaching programs provide proof of the benefits of direct participation in making music for people of all ages. Future Audiences. Standing on the shoulders of more than a century of quality music education programs, the Orchestra made national and international headlines through the creation of its Center for Future Audiences in 2010. Established with a significant endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, the Center is designed to provide ongoing funding for the Orchestra’s continuing work to develop interest in classical music among young people. The flagship “Under 18s Free” program has seen unparalleled success in increasing attendance — with 20% of attendees now comprised of concertgoers age 25 and under — as the Orchestra now boasts one of the youngest audiences for symphonic concerts anywhere. con Innovative Programming. The Cleveland Orchestra was among the first Cl Clev American orchestras heard on a regular Ame series seri of radio broadcasts, and its Severance anc Hall home was one of the first concert halls hallll in the world built with recording and h broadcasting capabilities. Today, Cleveland b bro Orchestra concerts are presented in a variOrc etyy of formats for a variety of audiences — including casual Friday night concerts, film incl scores scor performed live by the Orchestra, collaborations with pop and jazz singers, colla ll ballet ball and opera presentations, and standard repertoire juxtaposed in meaningful contexts with new and older works. Franz con W lser-Möst’s creative vision has given the Wel Orchestra an unequaled opportunity to Orc explore music as a universal language of exp p communication and understanding. com
An Enduring Tradition of Community Support. The Cleveland Orchestra was born in Cleveland, created by a group of visionary citizens who believed in the power of music and aspired to having the best performances of great orchestral music possible anywhere. Generations of Clevelanders have supported this vision and enjoyed the Orchestra’s performances as some of the best such concert experiences available in the world. Hundreds of thousands have learned to love music through its education programs and have celebrated important events with its music. While strong ticket sales cover less than half of each season’s costs, the generosity of thousands each year drives the Orchestra forward and sustains its extraordinary tradition of excellence onstage, in the classroom, and for the community. Evolving Greatness. The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918. Over the ensuing decades, the ensemble quickly
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grew from a fine regional organization to being one of the most admired symphony orchestras in the world. Seven music directors have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound: Nikolai Sokoloff, 1918-33; Artur Rodzinski, 193343; Erich Leinsdorf, 1943-46; George Szell, 1946-70; Lorin Maazel, 1972-82; Christoph von Dohnányi, 1984-2002; and Franz Welser-Möst, since 2002. The opening in 1931 of Severance Hall as the Orchestra’s permanent home brought a special pride to the ensemble and its hometown. With acoustic refinements under Szell’s guidance and a building-wide restoration and expansion in 1998-2000, Severance Hall continues to provide the Orchestra an enviable and intimate sound environment in which to perfect the ensemble’s artistry. Tour-
ing performances throughout the United States and, beginning in 1957, to Europe and across the globe have confirmed Cleveland’s place among the world’s top orchestras. Year-round performances became a reality in 1968 with the opening of Blossom Music Center. Today, concert performances, community presentations, touring residencies, broadcasts, and recordings provide access to the Orchestra’s acclaimed artistry to an enthusiastic, generous, and broad constituency at home throughout Northeast Ohio and around the world. Program Book on your Phone Visit www.ExpressProgramBook.com to read bios and commentary from this book on your mobile phone before or after the concert.
Join us as the premier American ragtime ensemble recreates the syncopated stylings of a bygone era. The orchestra will underscore classic silent films with actors such as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in “Habeas Corpus” (1928), Charlie Chaplin in “The Rink” (1916), and Buster Keaton in “One Week” (1920).
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Each year, thousands of Northeast Ohioans experience The Cleveland Orchestra for the first Ɵme. Whether you are a seasoned concertgoer or a first-Ɵmer, these pages give you ways to learn more or get involved with the Orchestra and to explore the joys of music further. Created to serve Northeast Ohio, The Cleveland Orchestra has a long and proud history of promoƟng and sharing the power of music through exploraƟon, educaƟon, and extraordinary experiences. To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com Severance Hall 2019-20
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Celebra ng Life & Music The Cleveland Orchestra performs all varie es of music, gathering family and friends together in celebra on of the power of music. The Orchestra’s music marks major milestones and honors special moments, helping to provide the soundtrack to each day and bringing your hopes and joys to life. From free community concerts at Severance Hall and in downtown Cleveland . . . to picnics on warm summer evenings at Blossom Music Center . . . From performances for crowds of students in classrooms and auditoriums . . . to opera and ballet with the world’s best singers and dancers . . . From holiday gatherings with favorite songs . . . to the wonder of new composi ons performed by music’s rising stars . . . Music inspires. It for fies minds and electrifies spirits. It brings people together in mind, body, and soul.
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Changing Lives The Cleveland Orchestra is building the youngest orchestra audience in the country. In recent years, the number of young people a ending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Blossom and Severance Hall has more than doubled, and now makes up 20% of the audience. • Under 18s Free, the flagship program of the Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences (created with a lead endowment gi from the Maltz Family Founda on), makes a ending Orchestra concerts affordable for families.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world’s most-acclaimed and sought-a er performing arts ensembles. Whether at home or around the world, the musicians carry Northeast Ohio’s commitment to excellence and strong sense of com -munity with them everywhere the Orchestra performs. The ensemble’s es to this region run deep and strong: • Two acous cally-renowned venues — Severance Hall and Blossom — anchor the Orchestra’s performance calendar and con nue to shape the ar s c style of the ensemble. • More than 60,000 local students par cipate in the Orchestra’s educa on programs each year. • Over 350,000 people a end Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio annually. • The Cleveland Orchestra serves as Northeast Ohio’s ambassador to the world — through concerts, recordings, and broadcasts — proudly bearing the name of its hometown across the globe.
• Student Advantage and Frequent FanCard programs offer great deals for students. • The Circle, our membership program for ages 21 to 40, enables young professionals to enjoy Orchestra concerts and social and networking events. • The Orchestra’s casual Friday evening concert series (Fridays@7 and Summers @Severance) draw new crowds to Severance Hall to experience the Orchestra in a context of friends and musical explora ons. Severance Hall 2019-20
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Building Community The Cleveland Orchestra exists for and because of the vision, generosity, and dreams of the Northeast Ohio community. Each year, we seek new ways to meaningfully impact lives. • Convening people at free community concerts each year in celebra on of our country, our city, our culture, and our shared love of music.
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Inspiring Minds Educa on has been at the heart of The Cleveland Orchestra’s community offerings since the ensemble’s founding in 1918. The arts are a core subject of school learning, vital to realizing each child’s full poten al. A child’s educa on is incomplete unless it includes the arts, and students of all ages can experience the joy of music through the Orchestra’s varied educa on programs. The Orchestra’s offerings impact . . . . . . the very young, with programs including PNC Music Explorers and PNC Grow Up Great. . . . grade school and high school students, with programs including Learning Through Music, Family Concerts, EducaƟon Concerts, and In-School Performances.
• Immersing the Orchestra in local communi es with special performances in local businesses and hotspots through neighborhood residencies and other ini a ves. • Collabora ng with celebrated arts ins tu ons — including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Play House, and Cleveland Ins tute of Music — to bring inspira onal performances to the people of Northeast Ohio. • Ac vely partnering with local schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and state and local governments to engage and serve new corners of the community through residencies, educa on offerings, learning ini a ves, and free public events.
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Financial support and contribu ons from thousands of people, corpora ons, and founda ons across Northeast Ohio help sustain the extraordinary musical experiences and community engagement that sets The Cleveland Orchestra apart from other orchestral ensembles around the world.
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Get Involved The Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by many dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. You can make an immediate impact by ge ng involved. • Over 200,000 people learn about and follow The Cleveland Orchestra’s ac vi es online through Facebook, Twi er, and Instagram. • Two ac ve volunteer groups — Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra — support the Orchestra through service and fundraising. To learn more, please call 216-231-7557.
Ticket sales cover less than half the cost of The Cleveland Orchestra’s concerts, educa on presenta ons, and community programs. Each year, thousands of generous people make dona ons large and small to sustain the Orchestra for today and for future genera ons. Every dollar donated enables The Cleveland Orchestra to play the world’s finest music, bringing extraordinary experiences to people throughout our community — and acclaim and admira on to Northeast Ohio. To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/donate
• Over 400 volunteers assist concertgoers each season, as Ushers for Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall, or as Tour Guides and as Store Volunteers. For more info, please call 216-231-7425. • 300 professional and amateur vocalists volunteer their me and ar stry as part of the professionally-trained Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Fes val Chorus each year. To learn more, please call 216-231-7372.
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Making Music The Cleveland Orchestra passionately believes in the value of ac ve musicmaking, which teaches life lessons in teamwork, listening, collabora on, and self expression. Music is an ac vity to par cipate in directly, with your hands, voice, and spirit. • You can par cipate in ensembles for musicians of all ages — including the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Children’s Chorus, Youth Chorus, and Blossom Fes val Chorus, and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. • Each year, the Orchestra brings people together in celebra on of music, events, anniversaries, and more — giving voice to music at community singalongs and during holiday performances. • We partner with local schools and businesses to teach and perform, in ensembles and as soloists, encouraging music-making across Northeast Ohio. Music has the power to inspire, to transform, to change lives. Make music part of your life, and support your school’s music programs.
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JOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY Cumulative Giving The John L. Severance Society is named to honor the philanthropist and business leader who dedicated his life and fortune to creating The Cleveland Orchestra’s home concert hall, which today symbolizes unrivalled quality and enduring community pride. The individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies listed here represent today’s visionary leaders, who have each surpassed $1 million in cumulative gifts to The Cleveland Orchestra. Their generosity and support joins a long tradition of community-wide support, helping to ensure The Cleveland Orchestra’s ongoing mission to provide extraordinary musical experiences — today and for future generations. Current donors with lifetime giving surpassing $1 million, as of October 2019
Gay Cull Addicott American Greetings Corporation Art of Beauty Company, Inc. BakerHostetler Bank of America The William Bingham Foundation Mr. William P. Blair III Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Irma and Norman Braman Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown The Cleveland Foundation The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation Robert and Jean* Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Eaton FirstEnergy Foundation Forest City GAR Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Garrett The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company The George Gund Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam III Francie and David Horvitz Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz Dorothy Humel Hovorka* Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. NACCO Industries, Inc. The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Jones Day Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
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The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern KeyBank Knight Foundation Milton A. & Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation Kulas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre Nancy Lerner and Randy Lerner Mrs. Norma Lerner and The Lerner Foundation Daniel R. Lewis Jan R. Lewis Peter B. Lewis* and Janet Rosel Lewis Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth The Lubrizol Corporation Maltz Family Foundation Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund Elizabeth F. McBride Ms. Nancy W. McCann William C. McCoy The Sisler McFawn Foundation Medical Mutual The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Meyerson* Ms. Beth E. Mooney The Morgan Sisters: Susan Morgan Martin, Patricia Morgan Kulp, Ann Jones Morgan John C. Morley John P. Murphy Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund Mrs. Jane B. Nord The Family of D. Z. Norton State of Ohio
Ohio Arts Council The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Parker Hannifin Foundation The Payne Fund PNC Julia and Larry Pollock PolyOne Corporation Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner James and Donna Reid The Reinberger Foundation Barbara S. Robinson The Sage Cleveland Foundation The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation Seven Five Fund Carol and Mike Sherwin Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation The J. M. Smucker Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation Jenny and Tim Smucker Richard and Nancy Sneed Jim and Myrna Spira Lois and Tom Stauffer Mrs. Jean H. Taber* Joe and Marlene Toot Ms. Ginger Warner Robert C. Weppler Janet* and Richard Yulman Anonymous (7)
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Foundation/Government Support The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful for the annual support of the foundations and government agencies listed on this page. The generous funding from these institutions (through gifts of $2,500 and more) is a testament of support for the Orchestra’s music-making, education programs, and community initiatives.
Annual Support gifts in the past year, as of November 20, 2019 $1 MILLION AND MORE
The William Bingham Foundation Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation $500,000 TO $999,999
Ohio Arts Council $250,000 TO $499,999
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund $100,000 TO $249,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Cleveland Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami) The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Weiss Family Foundation $50,000 TO $99,999
The Burton Charitable Trust The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation The Jean, Harry, and Brenda Fuchs Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs GAR Foundation ideastream League of American Orchestras: American Orchestras’ Futures Fund supported by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
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Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation The Nord Family Foundation The Payne Fund $15,000 TO $49,999
The Abington Foundation Akron Community Foundation The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami) The Bruening Foundation Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University Foundation The Helen C. Cole Charitable Trust The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust Kent State University The Kirk Foundation (Miami) Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs (Miami) National Endowment for the Arts The Frederick and Julia Nonneman Foundation The Reinberger Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation The Sisler McFawn Foundation Dr. Kenneth F. Swanson Fund for the Arts of Akron Community Foundation The Veale Foundation Wesley Family Foundation
Foundation/Government Annual Support
$2,500 TO $14,999 The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation Dr. NE & JZ Berman Foundation The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation The Cowles Charitable Trust (Miami) D’Addario Foundation Fisher-Renkert Foundation The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Hankins Foundation The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund The Laub Foundation The Lehner Family Foundation The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation New World Somewhere Fund The M. G. O’Neil Foundation The O’Neill Brothers Foundation Paintstone Foudnation Peg’s Foundation Performing Arts Readiness Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation The Leighton A. Rosenthal Family Foundation SCH Foundation Jean C. Schroeder Foundation Kenneth W. Scott Foundation Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation The South Waite Foundation The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust The Welty Family Foundation The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation The Wright Foundation The Wuliger Foundation Anonymous
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Corporate Support The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude and partnership with the corporations listed on this page, whose annual support (through gifts of $2,500 and more) demonstrates their belief in the Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music-making, education programs, and community initiatives.
Annual Support gifts in the past year, as of November 20, 2019 The Partners in Excellence program salutes companies with annual contributions of $100,000 and more, exemplifying leadership and commitment to musical excellence at the highest level. PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $300,000 AND MORE
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. NACCO Industries, Inc. KeyBank The J. M. Smucker Company PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $200,000 TO $299,999
BakerHostetler Jones Day PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $100,000 TO $199,999
CIBC The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Medical Mutual Parker Hannifin Foundation Quality Electrodynamics
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The Lubrizol Corporation PNC voestalpine AG (Europe) $15,000 TO $49,999
Buyers Products Company Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Cleveland Clinic The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky Dollar Bank Foundation Eaton Ernst & Young LLP Forest City Frantz Ward LLP The Giant Eagle Foundation Great Lakes Brewing Company Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Huntington National Bank Miba AG (Europe) Northern Trust (Miami) Olympic Steel, Inc. RPM International Inc. The Sherwin-Williams Company Thompson Hine LLP United Airlines University Hospitals Anonymous
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$2,500 TO $14,999 Amsdell Companies Applied Industrial Technologies BDI Blue Technologies Brothers Printing Company Eileen M. Burkhart & Co., LLC Cleveland Steel Container Corporation The Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co. Cohen & Company, CPAs Component Repair Technologies, Inc. Consolidated Solutions Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Evarts Tremaine The Ewart-Ohlson Machine Company Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Glenmede Trust Company Gross Builders Jobs Ohio The Lincoln Electric Foundation Littler Mendelson, P.C. Live Publishing Company Materion Corporation Northern Haserot Oatey Oswald Companies Park-Ohio Holdings Tony and Lennie Petarca PwC RSM US LLP Stern Advertising Struktol Company of America Ulmer & Berne LLP Vincent Lighting Systems Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC Anonymous (2)
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Individual Annual Support The Cleveland Orchestra is sustained through the annual support of thousands of generous patrons. The leadership of those listed on these pages (with gifts of $2,500 and more) shows an extraordinary depth of support for the Orchestra’s music-making, education programs, and community initiatives.
Giving Societies gifts in the past year, as of November 20, 2019 Adella Prentiss Hughes Society gifts of $100,000 and more
gifts of $75,000 to $99,999
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500,000 AND MORE
Mr. William P. Blair III+ Mr. Yuval Brisker Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth Milton and Tamar Maltz Ms. Beth E. Mooney+ Barbara S. Robinson (Cleveland, Miami)+ The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation
Mrs. Jane B. Nord Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker+ Mrs. Jean H. Taber* INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $200,000 TO $499,999
Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra+ (in-kind support for community programs and opportunities to secure new funding) Haslam 3 Foundation+ Mrs. Norma Lerner and The Lerner Foundation+ Mrs. Emma S. Lincoln* Jenny and Tim Smucker+ INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $100,000 TO $199,999
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski+ Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler+ Dr. and Mrs. Hiroyuki Fujita+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz James D. Ireland IV The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre+ Elizabeth F. McBride Rosanne and Gary Oatey (Cleveland, Miami)+ James and Donna Reid Ms. Ginger Warner Mr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst
+ Multiyear Pledges Multiyear pledges support the Orchestra’s artistry while helping to ensure a sustained level of funding. We salute those extraordinary donors who have signed pledge commitments to continue their annual giving for three years or more. These donors are recognized with this symbol next to their name: +
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George Szell Society gifts of $50,000 to $74,999 The Brown and Kunze Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown Rebecca Dunn JoAnn and Robert Glick Mrs. John A Hadden Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Toby Devan Lewis Ms. Nancy W. McCann+ William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill The Honorable and Mrs.* John Doyle Ong Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner+ Sally and Larry Sears+ Marjorie B. Shorrock+ Jim and Myrna Spira+ Dr. Russell A. Trusso Barbara and David Wolfort+ Anonymous+
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gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Gay Cull Addicott Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Randall and Virginia Barbato Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Irad and Rebecca Carmi Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter Mary Jo Eaton (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ehrlich (Europe) The Sam J. Frankino Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami) Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey+ Allan V. Johnson Elizabeth B. Juliano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Giuliana C. and John D. Koch Milton A. & Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation Richard and Christine Kramer Jan R. Lewis Mr. Tim Murphy and Mrs. Barbara Lincoln David and Janice* Logsdon Mr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee+ Mr. Stephen McHale John C. Morley Julia and Larry Pollock Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ratner Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ruckman Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks Marc and Rennie Saltzberg Sandor Foundation+ Larry J. Santon+ David M. and Betty Schneider Rachel R. Schneider The Seven Five Fund+ Hewitt and Paula Shaw+ Kim Sherwin+ Ms. Eileen Sotak and Mr. William Kessler R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe) Meredith and Michael Weil Paul and Suzanne Westlake Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris+
Art of Beauty Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Barry Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig+ Dr. Gwen Choi Jill and Paul Clark Mary and Bill Conway Judith and George W. Diehl+ Nancy and Richard Dotson+ Mr. Brian L. Ewart and Mr. William McHenry+ Joan Alice Ford Mr. Allen H. Ford Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Dr. Edward S. Godleski Richard and Ann Gridley+ Kathleen E. Hancock Sondra and Steve Hardis Jack Harley and Judy Ernest David and Nancy Hooker+ Joan and Leonard Horvitz Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami) Mr. Jeff Litwiller+ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Mr. Thomas F. McKee+ Stanley* and Barbara Meisel The Miller Family: Sydell Miller+ Lauren and Steve Spilman+ Stacie and Jeff Halpern+ Edith and Ted* Miller Margaret Fulton-Mueller Dr. Anne and Mr. Peter Neff Dr. Isobel Rutherford Astri Seidenfeld Meredith M. Seikel Mr. Heinrich Spängler (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Stovsky Mr. and Mrs. Leonard K. Tower Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Walsh Tom and Shirley Waltermire+ Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Watkins+ Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Weaver Robert C. Weppler Sandy and Ted Wiese Max and Beverly Zupon Anonymous
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Frank H. Ginn Society gifts ift off $10,000 $10 000 to t $14,999 $14 999 Mr. and Mrs. Jules Belkin Mr. David Bialosky and Ms. Carolyn Christian+ Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. Robert and Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs J. C. and Helen Rankin Butler Ms. Bernadette Chin Richard J. and Joanne Clark Martha and Bruce Clinton (Miami) Robert and Jean* Conrad+ Mrs. Barbara Cook Mr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Manohar Daga+ Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis+ Henry and Mary* Doll+ Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr. Carl Falb William R. and Karen W. Feth+ Ms. Marina French Albert I.* and Norma C. Geller Patti Gordon (Miami) Mr. Robert Goss Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Griebling Mr. Michael GrĂśller (Europe) Iris and Tom Harvie Mr. Alfred Heinzel (Europe)
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Herschman Dr. Fred A. Heupler+ Amy and Stephen Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde Barbara and Michael J. Kaplan Andrew and Katherine Kartalis Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Rob and Laura Kochis Mr. James Krohngold+ David C. Lamb+ Dr. Edith Lerner Dr. David and Janice Leshner Mr. David and Dr. Carolyn Lincoln Alan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy Pollard Scott and Julie Mawaka Mr.* and Mrs. Arch J. McCartney Mr. Hisao Miyake Mr. Donald W. Morrison+* Mr. John Mueller Brian and Cindy Murphy+ Randy and Christine Myeroff Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne Palmer+ John N.* and Edith K. Lauer Mr. Thomas Piraino and Mrs. Barbara McWilliams Douglas and Noreen Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pyne Audra* and George Rose+ Paul A. and Anastacia L. Rose Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Steven and Ellen Ross Mrs. Florence Brewster Rutter* Dr. and Mrs.* Martin I. Saltzman Mr. Lee Schiemann Carol* and Albert Schupp Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sechler Dr. Marvin and Mimi Sobel*+ Dr. Veit Sorger (Europe) The Stair Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lois and Tom Stauffer Dr. Elizabeth Swenson Bruce and Virginia Taylor+ Michael and Edith Teufelberger (Europe) Dr. Gregory Videtic and Rev. Christopher McCann+ Dr. Horst Weitzman Denise G. and Norman E. Wells, Jr. Sandy Wile and Sue Berlin Anonymous (10)
Mr. S. Stuart Eilers+ Mary and Oliver* Emerson Mr. Joseph Falconi Joseph Z. and Betty Fleming (Miami) Michael Frank and Patricia A. Snyder Bob and Linnet Fritz Barbara and Peter Galvin Joy E. Garapic Brenda and David Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Gordon+ Harry and Joyce Graham Drs. Erik and Ellen Gregorie AndrĂŠ and Ginette Gremillet Nancy Hancock Griffith+ The Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Charitable Foundation Robert N. and Nicki N. Gudbranson Robert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li Kim David and Robin Gunning Mr. Davin and Mrs. Jo Ann Gustafson Alfredo and Luz Gutierrez (Miami) Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante+ Clark Harvey and Holly Selvaggi+ Henry R. Hatch Robin Hitchcock Hatch Barbara L. Hawley and David S. Goodman Mr. Jeffrey Healy Dr. Robert T. Heath and Dr. Elizabeth L. Buchanan+ Janet D. Heil* Anita and William Heller+
Dr.* and Mrs. George H. Hoke Dr. Keith A. and Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover Elisabeth Hugh+ David and Dianne Hunt+ Pamela and Scott Isquick+ Richard and Michelle Jeschelnig Joela Jones and Richard Weiss Milton and Donna* Katz Dr. Richard and Roberta Katzman Paul Rod Keen and Denise Horstman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kelly Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kern Dr. Gilles* and Mrs. Malvina Klopman+ Cynthia Knight (Miami) Mr. and Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kuhn+ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lane Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills+ Anthony T. and Patricia A. Lauria Mr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. Levey+ Judith and Morton Q. Levin Dr. Stephen B. and Mrs. Lillian S. Levine+ Dr. Alan and Mrs. Joni Lichtin+ Rudolf and Eva Linnebach Frank and Jocelyne Linsalata Mr. Henry Lipian Drs. Todd and Susan Locke
The 1929 Society gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Ms. Nancy A. Adams Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Agamanolis Mr. William App Robert and Dalia Baker Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Laura Barnard Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Mr. Allen Benjamin Mel Berger and Jane Haylor Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Blackstone Suzanne and Jim Blaser Dr. Robert Brown and Mrs. Janet Gans Brown Dr. Thomas Brugger and Dr. Sandra Russ+ Frank and Leslie Buck Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Callahan Dr. and Mrs. William E. Cappaert Ms. Maria Cashy Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang+ Ellen E. and Victor J. Cohn+ Mr. and Mrs. Arnold L. Coldiron Kathleen A. Coleman Diane Lynn Collier and Robert J. Gura+ Marjorie Dickard Comella Component Repair Technologies, Inc. Mr.* and Mrs. Gerald A. Conway Mr. John Couriel and Mrs. Rebecca Toonkel (Miami) Thomas S. and Jane R. Davis Pete and Margaret Dobbins+ Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Duvin Elliot and Judith Dworkin
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A Anne R. and Kenneth E. Love David Mann and Bernadette Pudis Ms. Amanda Martinsek James and Virginia Meil+ Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler+ Loretta J. Mester and George J. Mailath Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth Lynn and Mike Miller Drs. Terry E. and Sara S. Miller Dr. Shana Miskovsky Mr. and Mrs.* William A. Mitchell Curt and Sara Moll Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris Bert and Marjorie Moyar Susan B. Murphy Deborah L. Neale Richard and Kathleen Nord Thury O’Connor Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Omelsky Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Osenar Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen Dr. Roland S. Philip and Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus+ Maribel A. Piza, P.A. (Miami)+ Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Pogue Brad Pohlman and Julie Callsen
Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch+ Ms. Linda Pritzker Ms. Rosella Puskas Mr. Lute and Mrs. Lynn Quintrell Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Rankin Brian and Patricia Ratner Amy and Ken Rogat Robert and Margo Roth Fred Rzepka and Anne Rzepka Family Foundation Muriel Salovon Michael and Deborah Salzberg Drs. Michael and Judith Samuels (Miami) Mitchell and Kyla Schneider John and Barbara Schubert Lee and Jane Seidman Drs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler+ Kenneth Shafer Donna E. Shalala (Miami) Jim Simler and Doctor Amy Zhang+ Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer The Shari Bierman Singer Family Drs. Charles Kent Smith and Patricia Moore Smith+ Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith Roy Smith Sandra and Richey Smith Mr. and Mrs. William E. Spatz
George and Mary Stark+ Dr.* and Mrs. Frank J. Staub Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Stra Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. D Sullivan Ms. Lorraine S. S Szabo+ Taras SSzmagala and Helen Jarem Robert and Carol Taller Sidney Taurel and Maria Castello Branco Philip and Sarah Taylor Mr.* and Mrs. Robert N. Trombly Robert and Marti* Vagi Bobbi and Peter* van Dijk Mr. Randall Wagner Dr. and Mrs. H. Reid Wagstaff Walt and Karen Walburn Mrs. Lynn Weekley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand+ Pysht Fund Dr. Edward L. and Mrs. Suzanne Westbrook+ Tom and Betsy Wheeler Richard Wiedemer, Jr.* Dr. Paul R. and Catherine Williams Richard and Mary Lynn Wills Bob and Kat Wollyung+ Ms. Carol A. Yellig Anonymous (3)
Dr. Ronald Chapnick* and Mrs. Sonia Chapnick Mr. Gregory R. Chemnitz Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm The Circle — Young Professionals of The Cleveland Orchestra Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Drs. John and Mary Clough Drs. Mark Cohen and Miriam Vishny Douglas S. Cramer / Hubert S. Bush III (Miami) Ms. Patricia Cuthbertson Karen and Jim Dakin Mr. Kamal-Neil Dass and Mrs. Teresa Larsen Mrs. Lois Joan Davis Carol Dennison and Jacques Girouard Michael and Amy Diamant Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Distad Carl Dodge Maureen Doerner and Geoffrey White Ms. Doris Donnelly William and Cornelia Dorsky Mr. George and Mrs. Beth Downes+ Jack and Elaine Drage Ms. Mary Lynn Durham Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Dziedzicki Mr. Tim Eippert Peter and Kathryn Eloff Harry and Ann Farmer Dr. and Mrs. J. Peter Fegen Mr. William and Dr. Elizabeth Fesler Mr. Scott Foerster
Mr. Paul C. Forsgren Carol A. Frankel Richard J. Frey Mr. and Ms. Dale Freygang Judge Stuart Friedman and Arthur Kane Dr. and Mrs. Avrum I. Froimson The Fung Family Dr. Marilee Gallagher Mr. James S. Gascoigne Mr. William Gaskill and Ms. Kathleen Burke Mr. Wilbert C. Geiss, Sr. Anne and Walter Ginn Holly and Fred Glock Dr.* and Mrs. Victor M. Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Gould Dr. Robert T. Graf Mr. James Graham and Mr. David Dusek Nancy and James Grunzweig Mr. Steven and Mrs. Martha Hale Dr. Phillip M. and Mrs. Mary Hall Mr. and Mrs. David P. Handke, Jr. Jane Hargraft and Elly Winer Lilli and Seth Harris Mr. Adam Hart Mrs. Julia M. Healy Matthew D. Healy and Richard S. Agnes Dr. Toby Helfand In Memory of Hazel Helgesen The Morton and Mathile Stone Philanthropic Fund Mr. Robert T. Hexter Ms. Elizabeth Hinchliff Mr. Joel R. Hlavaty
Composer’s Circle gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Abbey Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abookire, Jr. Sarah May Anderson Susan S. Angell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Appelbaum Michael and Karen Baldridge Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Beer Jamie Belkin Mr. and Mrs. Belkin Dr. Ronald and Diane* Bell Drs. Nathan A. and Sosamma J. Berger Barbara and Sheldon Berns Margo and Tom Bertin John and Laura Bertsch Howard R. and Barbara Kaye Besser Mitch and Liz Blair Bill* and Zeda Blau Doug and Barbara Bletcher+ Georgette and Dick Bohr Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bole Lisa and Ronald Boyko+ Mr. and Mrs. Adam A. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. David Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Brogan Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Brownell Mrs. Frances Buchholzer Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Susan Bulone Mr. and Mrs. Marc S. Byrnes Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell and Rev. Dr. Albert Pennybacker Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Carpenter Dr. Victor A. Ceicys Mr. and Mrs. James B. Chaney
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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Holler Ms. Sharon J. Hoppens Xavier-Nichols Foundation/ Robert and Karen Hostoffer Dr. Randal N. Huff and Ms. Paulette Beech+ Ms. Laura Hunsicker Ruth F. Ihde Ms. Kimberly R. Irish Bruce and Nancy Jackson Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Janus Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Jarosz Robert and Linda Jenkins Mr. Robert and Mrs. Mary V. Kahelin Mr. Jack E. Kapalka Mr. Donald J. Katt and Mrs. Maribeth Filipic-Katt The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis Dr. and Mrs. William S. Kiser James and Gay* Kitson+ Fred* and Judith Klotzman Mr. Clayton R. Koppes Mrs. Ursula Korneitchouk Jacqueline and Irwin* Kott (Miami) Dr. Ronald H. Krasney and Vicki Kennedy+ Dr. and Mrs. John P. Kristofco Mr. Donald N. Krosin Alfred and Carol Lambo Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Larrabee Mrs. Sandra S. Laurenson Charles and Josephine Robson Leamy * Michael Lederman and Sharmon Sollitto Ronald and Barbara Leirvik Mr. Ernest and Dr. Cynthia Lemmerman+ Michael and Lois Lemr Irvin and Elin Leonard Robert G. Levy+ Mary Lohman Elsie and Byron Lutman Herbert L. and Ronda Marcus Martin and Lois Marcus Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz Ms. Dorene Marsh Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Marian Marsolais Mr. Fredrick W. Martin+ Mr. Julien L. McCall Ms. Charlotte V. McCoy William C. McCoy Mr. Barry Dunaway and Mr. Peter McDermott Ms. Nancy L. Meacham Mr. and Mrs. James E. Menger Beth M. Mikes Mr. Ronald Morrow III Eudice M. Morse Mr. Raymond M. Murphy Ms. Megan Nakashima Joan Katz Napoli and August Napoli Richard B. and Jane E. Nash Richard and Jolene O’Callaghan+ Mr. and Mrs. John Olejko Harvey* and Robin Oppmann Mr. Robert Paddock Mr. John D. Papp George Parras Dr. Lewis E. and Janice B. Patterson
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David Pavlich and Cherie Arnold Matt and Shari Peart Robert S. Perry Henry Peyrebrune and Tracy Rowell Nan and Bob Pfeifer Dale and Susan Phillip Dr. Marc A. and Mrs. Carol Pohl In memory of Henry Pollak Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Price+ Sylvia Profenna Dr. Robert W. Reynolds David and Gloria Richards Drs. Jason and Angela Ridgel Mrs. Charles Ritchie Mr. D. Keith and Mrs. Margaret Robinson Mr. Timothy D. Robson+ Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Ryerson Dr. Harry S. and Rita K. Rzepka+ Peter and Aliki Rzepka Dr. Vernon E. Sackman and Ms. Marguerite Patton Fr. Robert J. Sanson Ms. Patricia E. Say Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough Don Schmitt and Jim Harmon Ms. Beverly J. Schneider Mr. James Schutte+ Mrs. Cheryl Schweickart Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Scovil Ms. Kathryn Seider Rafick-Pierre Sekaly Mr. Eric Sellen and Mr. Ron Seidman Steve and Marybeth Shamrock Ginger and Larry Shane Harry and Ilene Shapiro Ms. Frances L. Sharp Mr. Philip and Mrs. Michelle Sharp Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation Dr. and Mrs. William C. Sheldon Terrence and Judith Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Shiverick+ Michael Dylan Short Mr.* and Mrs. Bob Sill Howard and Beth Simon Ms. Ellen J. Skinner Robert and Barbara Slanina Ms. Anna D. Smith Ms. Ja2nice A. Smith Mr. Eugene Smolik Ms. Barbara R. Snyder Drs. Nancy Ronald Sobecks Drs. Thomas and Terry Sosnowski Jeff and Linda Stanley Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation Frederick and Elizabeth Stueber Michael and Wendy Summers Mr. David Szamborski Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Ken and Martha Taylor Mr. Karl and Mrs. Carol Theil+ Mr. John R. Thorne and Family Bill and Jacky Thornton Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Timko Drs. Anna* and Gilbert True Dr. Margaret Tsai Steve and Christa Turnbull+ Gina Vernaci and Bill Hilyard
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Teresa Galang-Viñas and Joaquin Vinas (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Les C. Vinney John and Deborah Warner Margaret and Eric* Wayne+ Mr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie Weinberger Katie and Donald Woodcock Elizabeth B. Wright+ Rad and Patty Yates Dr. William Zelei Mr. Kal Zucker and Dr. Mary Frances Haerr Anonymous (2)+ Anonymous (Miami) (1) Anonymous (6)
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With special thanks to the Leadership Patron Committee for their commitment to each year’s annual support initiatives: Brinton L. Hyde, chair air Robert N. Gudbranson, vice chair Barbara Robinson, past chair Ronald H. Bell James T. Dakin Karen E. Dakin Henry C. Doll Judy Ernest Nicki N. Gudbranson Jack Harley Iris Harvie Faye A. Heston David C. Lamb Larry J. Santon Raymond T. Sawyer
Thank You The Cleveland Orchestra is sustained through the support of thousands of generous patrons, including the Leadership donors listed on these pages. Listings of all annual donors of $300 and more each year are published annually, and can be viewed online at CLEVELANDORCHESTRA .COM For more about how you can play a supporting role for The Cleveland Orchestra, please contact our Philanthropy & Advancement Office by phone: 216-456-8400 or by email: donate @clevelandorchestra.com
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“We love the extraordinary Cleveland Orchestra experience – being in palatial Severance Hall, attending an insightful pre-concert talk or post-concert event, and listening to a magnificent orchestra play music that both entertains and enlightens,” say Vincent T. Lombardo and Barbara J. Stanford. “A Cleveland Orchestra concert transports us to a different and much better world. That is why we have subscribed to The Cleveland Orchestra for almost 20 years, and why we have included the Orchestra in our estate planning.”
To find out more about investing in the future of The Cleveland Orchestra with a planned gift that costs nothing today, contact: Rachel Lappen 216-231-8011 legacygiving@clevelandorchestra.com
Legacy Giving THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
H E R I TAGE S O C I ET Y The Heritage Society honors those individuals who are helping to ensure the future of The Cleveland Orchestra with a Legacy gift. Legacy gifts come in many forms, including bequests, charitable gift annuities, and insurance policies. The following listing of current members is as of June 2019. For more information, please contact the Orchestra’s Legacy Givingg Office by contacting Rachel Lappen at rlappen@clevelandorchestra.com or 216-231-8011.
Leonard Abrams Gay Cull Addicott Stanley and Hope Adelstein* Sylvia K. Adler* Norman* and Marjorie Allison Dr. Sarah M. Anderson George N. Aronoff Herbert Ascherman, Jr. Jack and Darby Ashelman Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Jack L. Barnhart Margaret B. and Henry T.* Barratt Rev. Thomas T. Baumgardner and Dr. Joan Baumgardner Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Fran and Jules Belkin Dr. Ronald and Diane Bell Bob Bellamy Joseph P. Bennett Marie-Hélène Bernard Ila M. Berry* Howard R. and Barbara Kaye Besser Dr.* and Mrs. Murray M. Bett Dr. Marie Bielefeld Raymond J. Billy (Biello) Mr. William P. Blair III Doug and Barb Bletcher Madeline & Dennis Block Trust Fund Mrs. Flora Blumenthal Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Kathryn Bondy* Loretta and Jerome Borstein* Mr. and Mrs.* Otis H. Bowden II Drs. Christopher P. Brandt and Beth Brandt Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. David and Denise Brewster Robert W. Briggs Elizabeth A. Brinkman Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Thomas Brugger, MD Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Buchanan* Joan and Gene* Buehler Gretchen L. Burmeister
Stanley and Honnie Busch* Milan and Jeanne* Busta Ms. Lois L. Butler Mr. and Mrs. William C. Butler Gregory and Karen Cada Roberta R. Calderwood* Harry and Marjorie* M. Carlson Janice L. Carlson Dr.* and Mrs. Roland D. Carlson Barbara A. Chambers, D. Ed. Dr. Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson NancyBell Coe Kenneth S. and Deborah G. Cohen Ralph M. and Mardy R. Cohen* Victor J. and Ellen E. Cohn Robert and Jean* Conrad Mr.* and Mrs. Gerald A. Conway The Honorable Colleen Conway Cooney and Mr. John Cooney John D. and Mary D. Corry* Dr. Dale and Susan Cowan Dr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Cross* Martha Wood Cubberley In Memory of Walter C. and Marion J. Curtis William and Anna Jean Cushwa Alexander M. and Sarah S. Cutler Mr.* and Mrs. Don C. Dangler Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Danzinger Barbara Ann Davis Carol J. Davis Charles and Mary Ann Davis William E. and Gloria P.* Dean, Jr. Mary Kay DeGrandis and Edward J. Donnelly Neeltje-Anne DeKoster* Carolyn L. Dessin Mrs. Armand J. DiLellio James A. Dingus, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Distad Maureen A. Doerner and Geoffrey T. White Henry and Mary* Doll Gerald and Ruth Dombcik Barbara Sterk Domski Mr.* and Mrs. Roland W. Donnem Nancy E. and Richard M. Dotson
Mrs. John Drollinger Drs. Paul M.* and Renate H. Duchesneau George* and Becky Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duvin Dr. Robert E. Eckardt Paul and Peggy Edenburn Robert and Anne Eiben* Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Eich, Jr. Roger B. Ellsworth Oliver* and Mary Emerson Lois Marsh Epp Patricia Esposito C. Gordon and Kathleen A.* Ewers Patricia J. Factor Carl Falb Regis and Gayle Falinski Mrs. Mildred Fiening Gloria and Irving* Fine Joan Alice Ford Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Fountain* Gil* and Elle Frey Arthur* and Deanna Friedman Mr.* and Mrs. Edward H. Frost Dawn Full Henry S. Fusner* Dr. Stephen and Nancy Gage Barbara and Peter Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Garfunkel Donald* and Lois Gaynor Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Dr. Saul Genuth Frank and Louise Gerlak Dr. James E. Gibbs S. Bradley Gillaugh Mr.* and Mrs. Robert M. Ginn Fred and Holly Glock Ronald* and Carol Godes William H. Goff Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Goodman John and Ann Gosky In Memory of Margaret Goss Harry and Joyce Graham Elaine Harris Green Tom and Gretchen Green Anna Zak Greenfield Richard and Ann Gridley Nancy Hancock Griffith David E.* and Jane J. Griffiths LISTING CONTINUES
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David and Gloria Kahan Julian and Etole Kahan David George Kanzeg Bernie and Nancy Karr Drs. Julian and Aileen Kassen* Milton and Donna* Katz Nancy F. Keithley and Joseph P. Keithley Patricia and Walter Kelley* Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick Malcolm E. Kenney Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball* James and Gay* Kitson Mr. Clarence E. Klaus, Jr. Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein* Fred* and Judith Klotzman Paul and Cynthia Klug Martha D. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koch Dr. Vilma L. Kohn* Mr. Clayton Koppes Susan Korosa Mr.* and Mrs. James G. Kotapish, Sr. Margery A. Kowalski Janet L. Kramer Mr. James Krohngold Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Kruszka Thomas* and Barbara Kuby Eleanor* and Stephen Kushnick Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre James I. Lader Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lambros Mrs. Carolyn Lampl Marjorie M. Lamport* Louis Lane* Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills Lee and Susan Larson Charles K. László and Maureen O’Neill-László Anthony T. and Patricia Lauria Charles and Josephine Robson Leamy Fund* Jordan R. and Jane G. Lefko Teela C. Lelyveld Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Lerch Judy D. Levendula Dr. and Mrs. Howard Levine Bracy E. Lewis Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach Rollin* and Leda Linderman Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth Ruth S. Link* Dr. and Mrs. William K. Littman Dr. Jack and Mrs. Jeannine Love Jeff and Maggie Love Dr. Alan and Mrs. Min Cha Lubin Linda and Saul Ludwig Kate Lunsford Patricia MacDonald Alex and Carol Machaskee Jerry Maddox
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Mrs. H. Stephen Madsen Alice D. Malone* Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malpass, Jr. Lucille Harris Mann* Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel* Clement P. Marion Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz David C. and Elizabeth F. Marsh* Duane and Joan Marsh* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Martincic Kathryn A. Mates Dr. Lee Maxwell and Michael M. Prunty Alexander and Marianna* McAfee Nancy B. McCormack Mr. William C. McCoy Dorothy R. McLean Jim and Alice Mecredy* James and Virginia Meil Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Meyerson* Brenda Clark Mikota Christine Gitlin Miles Antoinette S. Miller Chuck and Chris Miller Edith and Ted* Miller Leo Minter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.* William A. Mitchell Robert L. Moncrief Ms. Beth E. Mooney Beryl and Irv Moore Ann Jones Morgan George and Carole Morris Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris Mr. and Mrs.* Donald W. Morrison Joan R. Mortimer, PhD* Susan B. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Nash, Jr Deborah L. Neale Mrs. Ruth Neides* David and Judith Newell Steve Norris and Emily Gonzales Paul and Connie Omelsky Katherine T. O’Neill The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Henry Ott-Hansen Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne Palmer R. Neil Fisher and Ronald J. Parks Nancy* and W. Stuver Parry Dr.* and Mrs. Donald Pensiero Mary Charlotte Peters Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfouts* Janet K. Phillips* Elisabeth C. Plax Florence KZ Pollack Julia and Larry Pollock John L. Power and Edith Dus-Garden Richard J. Price Lois S. and Stanley M. Proctor* Mr. David C. Prugh* Leonard and Heddy Rabe
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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warren Joseph F. and Dorothy L.* Wasserbauer Reverend Thomas L. Weber Etta Ruth Weigl* Lucile Weingartner Max W. Wendel William Wendling and Lynne Woodman Robert C. Weppler Paul and Suzanne Westlake Marilyn J. White Yoash and Sharon Wiener Linda R. Wilcox Alan H.* and Marilyn M. Wilde Helen Sue* and Meredith Williams Carter and Genevieve* Wilmot Mr. Milton Wolfson* and Mrs. Miriam Shuler-Wolfson Nancy L. Wolpe Mrs. Alfred C. Woodcock Katie and Donald Woodcock Dr.* and Mrs. Henry F. Woodruff Marilyn L. Wozniak Nancy R. Wurzel Michael and Diane Wyatt Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Mary Yee Carol Yellig Libby M. Yunger William Zempolich and Beth Meany Roy J. Zook* Anonymous (73)
The lotus blossom is the symbol of the Heritage Society. It represents eternal life and recognizes the permanent benefits of legacy gifts to The Cleveland Orchestra’s endowment. Said to be Elisabeth Severance’s favorite flower, the lotus is found as a decorative motif in nearly every public area of Severance Hall. For more information, please call 216-231-8011.
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My Cleveland Orchestra Journey From high-school student to professional musician by Eliesha Nelson, viola
My name is Eliesha Nelson, and while I’ve been a violist in The Cleveland Orchestra for nineteen years, my journey with this incredible ensemble and organization truly began thirty years ago when I auditioned for one of America’s premier training ensembles for high-school students, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, known affectionately inside Severance Hall as “COYO” (pronounced “coy-oh”). I'm truly honored and proud to be the first-ever COYO alum to become a Cleveland Orchestra musician. I joined the Youth Orchestra in 1989 after moving from Alaska to study in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Young Artist Program. Attending a new high school and living in a new city without my family was difficult, but COYO quickly became my home away from home.
Every time I pick up my instrument, I am reminded that the many hours of practice are ultimately for the audience, to help concertgoers of all ages make an emotional connection to the music.
I am grateful for those formative years and for the incredible opportunities COYO afforded me. I was able to learn from some of the world’s greatest musicians who taught me how to craft a musical phrase that touches the heart of the listener – a skill and understanding that still influences my playing today. The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra not only gave me world-class training in classical music, it taught me to listen, to observe, and to empathize at an impressionable time in my life. Now every time I pick up my instrument, I am reminded that the many hours of practice are ultimately for the audience, to help concertgoers of all ages make an emotional connection to the music.
I know from talking with other COYO alums (three of whom are my colleagues at The Cleveland Orchestra!) that even those who haven’t pursued music as a profession benefited from their studies, and truly value music and the arts as a vital part of experiencing and understanding life. As an Orchestra musician, I have the honor of coaching today’s bright COYO students who will go on to excel in a variety of fields. It is so special that I can now give back to these hard-working young For more information on COYO, people in the same way others did for me all please contact Lauren Generette: those years ago, and it’s a beautiful reminder of phone: 216-231-7352 email: coyo@clevelandorchestra.com the importance of music education. A portion of operating support for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is generously provided by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Endowment support is provided by The George Gund Foundation and Christine Gitlin Miles. Touring support provided by the Jules and Ruth Vinney Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Touring Fund.
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Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated in free events with concert on January 12 and open house on January 20
On Sunday, January 12, The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 40th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and service through musical performance and community recognition. The performance will be conducted by Cleveland Orchestra assistant conductor Vinay Parameswaran, leading musical selections with the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus, a group of volunteer singers from across Northeast Ohio assembled and prepared each year by William Henry Caldwell. Video segments will also be featured as part of this year’s concert, creating a multi-media presentation. The concert begins with the presentation of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, given jointly by The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland to individuals who are positively impacting Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King. The concert is free, but tickets are required. Tickets were made available through The Cleveland Orchestra’s website January 4 and were sold out in half an hour. Those without tickets can experience the concert’s music and celebration by live radio broadcast over WCLV (104.9 FM), as well as online streaming at clevelandorchestra.com and via the Orchestra’s Facebook and YouTube channels. A week later, on MLK Day, Monday, January 20, Severance Hall hosts its eighteenth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The afternoon features activities and performances including, in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University, a presentation of “400: An Afrikan Epic.” This musical performance, led by Mark Lomax III, addresses the 400th anniversary of slavery in America, the ripple effects of its consequences, and offers optimism for the future. For a complete detailing of the open house schedule, please visit www.clevelandorchestra.com. Severance Hall 2019-20
National telecast for Cleveland Orchestra’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert 2018 concert released nationally American Public Television (APT), a leading syndicator of top-rated programming to the country’s public television stations, selected ideastream’s production, “Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert with The Cleveland Orchestra,” for national distribution. Stations across the United States have the opportunity to telecast the program beginning in January 2020. For Northeast Ohio audiences, WVIZ/PBS ideastream has scheduled broadcasts on Sunday, January 19 at 6 p.m. and Monday, January 20 at 10 p.m. The program features The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2018 live concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Möst, showcasing the moving and inspiring community celebration honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The telecast program, jointly created two years ago by ideastream in partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra, is a tribute to the slain civil rights leader as told through music and Dr. King’s own words. The moving and inspiring program features music specially selected to relate to themes in speeches by Dr. King, excerpts of which are included in the hour-long program. KeyBank sponsored the 2018 concert and program.
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orchestra news New subscriber-donor lounge launched with 2019-20 season at Severance Hall The Cleveland Orchestra inaugurates a new subscriber benefit with the start of the 2019-20 season. Named the Lotus Club, this stylish and contemporary lounge was designed by Arhaus Furniture and encourages members to celebrate the rich history and elegant decor of Severance Hall — in an intimate space featuring cozy seating areas and an impressive selection of light bites, local beers, spirits, and other refreshments. The Club is located in the Taplin Room just off the main level of the concert hall; access is also available from the building’s groundfloor and via a special members entrance to Severance Hall along Euclid Avenue. The Lotus Club is open two hours before the Orchestra’s classical subscription series concerts and during intermission throughout the entire season. Two levels of membership
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Famed conductor John Williams to lead The Cleveland Orchestra on April 26 The Cleveland Orchestra has announced an added concert to the season, with composer John Williams leading the Orchestra in a special one-night-only program featuring music from his celebrated film scores on Sunday afternoon, April 26, 2020 at Severance Hall. Williams’s movie scores are among the most acclaimed in cinema history. He has also written a selection of works for the concert stage, including a trumpet concerto composed for The Cleveland Orchestra and principal trumpet Michael Sachs, premiered in Cleveland in 1996. Williams has previously led The Cleveland Orchestra in a dozen performances across the years as part of the summer Blossom Music Festival. He made his Severance Hall debut with the Orchestra in 2018. John Williams is one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and the concert stage. Across a career that began in the 1950s, he has composed music and served as music director for more than 100 films. These
include the Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter movies, and the entire Indiana Jones film series. His 45-year creative partnership with Steven Spielberg includes Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Lincoln, and Schindler’s List. Williams has earned five Academy Awards and 51 Oscar nominations, 24 Grammy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, and 3 Emmys. He is the recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors. Williams served as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra for fourteen seasons and now holds the title of laureate conductor. Tickets for the April 26 concert could be purchased by Cleveland Orchestra subscribers and donors beginning on January 10, before going on sale to the general public on January 14. For tickets, call Severance Hall Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or visit clevelandorchestra.com.
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Spring Festival to foster discussion about the role of art in society, government censorship, and prejudice The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the name of its 2020 Festival in May, Censored: Art & Power, r scheduled for spring 2020. Centered around the Orchestra’s performances of Alban Berg’s opera Lulu in May 2020, the Festival seeks to spur discussion about the role of art in society, government censorship, and prejudice, taking as a starting point the Degenerate Art & Music movement in Nazi Germany. As a major focal point of the Orchestra’s 2019-20 season, the Festival will feature a variety of collaborative presentations surrounding and leading up to the opera performances (May 16, 19, and 22). Partner events include: Education programming in collaboration with Facing History and Ourselves, which will provide Cleveland area teachers and students with resources to help them engage in meaningful conversations about racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism; An exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art honoring artists from its collection whose work was removed by Nazis and featured in Germany’s 1937 Degenerate Art presentations; A Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque screening of G.W. Pabst’s 1929 German film Pandora’s Box, x which was inspired by the same plays in Frank Wedekind’s “Lulu” cycle that Berg adapted for the libretto of his opera; And a lecture will be hosted by Beachwood’s Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Additional details of these and other partner events will be announced in the months ahead. During the Festival in May 2020, The Cleveland Orchestra and music director Franz WelserMöst will focus on the opera Lulu, which German composer Alban Berg wrote during the Nazi rise to power in the early 1930s. Looking at both the abusive and oppressive subject matter of the opera itself and how government censorship halted the work’s premiere, the Censored: Art & Power festival is designed to explore the ways in which music and composers at the time were damaged by the prejudice, propaganda, political control, and hate that surrounded what became known as the Degenerate Art & Music move-
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ART & POWER ment instigated across Germany in the decade before the Second World War. In addition to banning artworks, musical performances, and literature that didn’t conform to the Third Reich’s idea of classical beauty, the Nazi Party held a series of widely-attended public exhibitions providing examples of art and music it believed was harmful or decadent — due to Jewish, Communist, African American, Modernist, and other minority influences. “One of the highlights of this coming season is the opera Lulu,”” says Franz Welser-Möst. “It is an intense and challenging work both musically and in its subject matter. Yet this kind of programming is successful in Cleveland because we have such an extraordinary, adventurous, and open audience.” “With the festival we are creating around Lulu,” he continues, “we will look at the relationship of art and politics in Berg’s lifetime — of how certain music in the 1920s and ‘30s was politically abandoned and prohibited. We are featuring works by Erwin Schulhoff, Ernst Krenek, and others — works that the Nazis labeled ‘Entartete Musik’ or ‘Degenerate Music’.” “It was a period of autocratic, authoritarian regimes who condemned any artistic expression outside of their narrow view with a heavy hand. Artists and their work were prohibited through censorship. Just as the character of Lulu is abused and abusive in her own way, we will look into how music and art can be abused by a system — and how a system can turn people on one another. These are important topics, not only from the past but also in today’s world,” says Welser-Möst.
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Franz Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra embark on spring tour to Europe and Abu Dhabi T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A and Franz Welser-Möst embark on their twentieth international tour together this spring, with seven performances scheduled in three cities across Europe (Vienna, Paris, and Linz), and four concerts in the United Arab Emirates as the first American orchestra to perform at the Abu Dhabi Festival. The tour performances span March 19 to April 4. The tour’s concert programs feature the pairing of symphonies by Sergei Prokofiev and Franz Schubert, two composers separated by a century in time, but who shared gifts for melody and intricate layers of musical meaning. Other works on the tour as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival include Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. The ensemble will be joined in Europe by frequent Cleveland Orchestra guest artist Julia Fischer for performances of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto. In Abu Dhabi, the concerts feature baritone Simon Keenlyside, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and a special collaboration with American Ballet Theatre for staged performances of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan. Long acclaimed for its artistry and musical excellence, The Cleveland Orchestra is a proud ambassador for Ohio, carrying the depth and breadth of local arts and cultural understanding across the globe. The 2020 International Tour is part of the Orchestra’s 102nd season and the 18th year of the ensemble’s acclaimed partnership with Welser-Möst. “Nearly every season over the past half century, The Cleveland Orchestra has toured internationally,” says André Gremillet, the Orchestra’s President and CEO. “We are extraordinarily proud to represent Cleveland and Northeast Ohio around the world. Touring remains an essential part of our season both from an artistic and an audience development perspective. It is always a great pleasure for us to be back in Vienna and Paris, and we are honored to be the first orchestra from the United States to play the renowned Abu Dhabi Festival. Music truly is a universal language that transcends cultures and connects us all.” Commenting on the tour and his pairing of
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works by Schubert and Prokofiev, Franz WelserMöst said: “It is important that we continue to perform works that are too often neglected or have been forgotten. This season, I am pairing works by Schubert and Prokofiev because, although both of them are well-known composers, there is still so much of their music that remains unknown. Their creativity shares a number of similarities and contrasts, and I believe that hearing them together brings out special qualities of their genius. Their lesser-known masterpieces should . ..ParisLinzVienna be rediscovered. At the same time, their acclaimed works also showcase the art and creativity of two extraordinary composers. The lesser-known symphonies — such as Schubert’s Third and Fourth, or Prokofiev’s Second, Third, and Sixth — are absolute jewels, which audiences should experience. They have as much to offer as Schubert’s ‘Great’ C-major Symphony or Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.” “In Vienna, we are a household name, from performing there every other season,” continued Welser-Möst. “We are also well-known in Paris. We leave a lasting impression. And on this tour we have some interesting things to offer. Prokofiev’s Second Symphony has never before been performed at Vienna’s Musikverein and the last time Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony was played there was in 1983 with the Leningrad Philharmonic — and I was in that audience, in standing room. I believe it is important that we present programming, to offer audiences an experience to say, ‘Oh, that is different.’ Helping audiences discover something new, something they enjoy, is important. When we’ve done that, I think we have done a good job.” For complete tour details, dates, and programs, visit www.clevelandorchestra.com.
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A Phone Call That Changed My Life by Michael Sachs, Principal Trumpet
“Pack your bags, young man. You’re the new Principal Trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra.” I’ll never forget the phone call from David Zauder (longtime Orchestra Personnel Manager and Second Trumpet) on May 12, 1988 that changed my life forever. The call that brought me to this incredible orchestra and community of people, like BMM PG you JO UIF BVEJFODF, who so greatly value music. When I first moved to Cleveland all those years ago, I was struck by the grandeur of Severance Hall, the polish of the ensemble – and, most of all, the support of this community. The reason The Cleveland Orchestra has thrived for over 100 years is because of people like you. As a dedicated supporter of the Orchestra, you bring life-changing music to the stage week after week for our Cleveland community. It has been the great honor of my lifetime to be in this ensemble, in this city, and it has given me so much. This orchestra raised me and taught me the “Cleveland Orchestra way” which, as it turns out, is very much the Cleveland way. Cleveland – and all of Northeast Ohio – is about family. It’s about tradition, pride, and a sense of belonging.
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At just four years old, young Michael Sachs knew he wanted to play the trumpet, but found out he couldn’t start until his front teeth came in! At six and a half, he finally got his hands on one – and never looked back. Michael loves this photo from his childhood because “besides the puffed out cheeks,” his expression remains the same all these years later.
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LATE SEATING As a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program, when ushers will help you to your seats. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists. PAGERS, CELL PHONES, AND WRISTWATCH ALARMS Please silence any alarms or ringers on pagers, mobile phones, or wristwatches prior to the start of the concert.
H A I L E D A S O N E of the world’s most beautiful concert halls, Severance Hall has been home to The Cleveland Orchestra since its opening on February 5, 1931. After that first concert, a Cleveland newspaper editorial stated: “We believe that Mr. Severance intended to build a temple to music, and not a temple to wealth; and we believe it is his intention that all music lovers should be welcome there.” John Long Severance (president of the Musical Arts Association, 19211936) and his wife, Elisabeth, donated the funds necessary to erect this magnificent building. Designed by Walker & Weeks, its elegant Georgian exterior was constructed to harmonize with the classical architecture of other prominent buildings in the University Circle area. The interior of the building reflects a combination of design styles, including Art Deco, Egyptian Revival, Classicism, and Modernism. An extensive renovation, restoration, and expansion of the facility was completed in January 2000.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND RECORDING Audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance Hall. Photographs of the hall and selfies to share with others can be taken when the performance is not in progress. As courtesy to others, please turn off any phone of device that makes noise or emits light. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY Contact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency. AGE RESTRICTIONS Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Cleveland Orchestra subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including: Musical Explorers, (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older). CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA STORE A variety of items relating to The Cleveland Orchestra — including logo apparel, compact disc recordings, and gifts — are available for purchase at the Cleveland Orchestra Store before and after concerts and during intermission, located on the groundfloor in the Smith Lobby near the Ticket Office.
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I am a percussionist. by Tom Sherwood
I A M A P E R C U S S I O N I S T . That basically means I strike things. I’m also lucky enough to be a percussionist in one of the greatest orchestras in the world — The Cleveland Orchestra. It would be easier to just call myself a drummer. I certainly play the drums, but a drummer is a different animal than a percussionist. A drummer keeps the time in a band. They drive the groove and rhythm of the music. In an orchestra, that role falls on the conductor. A percussionist provides something else altogether. Of course, there are times when a percussionist is indeed a drummer, but more often than not we provide something fragmented and momentary, a color or effect — the explosive climax of a cymbal crash, the shimmer and sparkle of a triangle roll, a dark earthy snippet on the xylophone. Our usual arsenal of instruments are things like snare drum, bass drum, cymbal, triangle, tambourine, glockenspiel. But we quite often have to grab for the unusual as well — gun shot, thundersheet, metal chain, wooden box, tin can, bucket of water. The options are nearly endless. It’s a lot to keep up with so many instruments. Some of them need constant attention, others just a sense of creativity. You find commonality in how to strike things — lifting and throwing, follow through, weight, tension and release. Yet
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each instrument has its own feel and idiosyncrasies. For instance, a marimba and a glockenspiel are essentially the same thing — the former is quite large and made of wood, the latter small and made of steel — but each requires its own approach and touch. Flushing the best sound out of any instrument or object is part of the fun of being a percussionist. If you tell a percussionist to play a rock or stone, they’re going to look for the best sounding rock they can find — and play it in the most musical way possible. It’s all a matter of attention to details and subtleties, and learning how to coax vibrations out of seemingly inanimate objects. Even the much lampooned triangle can go from being clangy and bovine to magical, depending on the care and attention with which someone approaches it. can be a lot like using spices and herbs in cooking. Sometimes it can be plain and simple, while other times percussion is the most noticeable thing about a piece. Composers are all over the map when it comes to using percussion. Some use it sparingly — there’s a Bruckner symphony with a single cymbal crash and one triangle roll. While others heap it on from start to finish — Varèse’s Amériques requires 12 percussionists playing an exotic array of instruments including maracas,
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slap sticks, sleigh bells, and air raid sirens. On average, though, being a percussionist means sitting and waiting. “Tacets” and counting rests are a big part of the job. It can be a rather manic existence. I heard a saying once that being a percussionist means being bored to death 50% of the time and scared to death the other 50%. Not playing gives you time to notice lots of other things. Onstage I’m surrounded by the silvery and tan gorgeousness of Severance Hall — walls the color of a beautifully pulled espresso shot, a dark rich wood on the floor (worn and pock marked by years of doublebass and cello endpins), condensation from brass instruments, and the shuffling of chairs, music stands, and feet. High above, patterns from Mrs. Severance’s wedding dress (so the story goes — maybe, maybe not) float and roll towards the stage. I can enjoy the wonderful sound of the brass section breathing together. Notice the vibrations in the floor when the timpani roll or when the doublebasses play their low notes. Appreciate the ornate bases of the music stands — made for the opening of Severance Hall in 1931, a time when people paid great attention to and cared about such details. Marvel Severance Hall 2019-20
at the silky patina that wraps itself around the sound of the string section. And, as I sit and watch and listen, I wonder at the strange alchemy of hand gestures, facial expressions, body language, and pure will power that somehow allows a conductor to silently transform 100 musicians into one unified sound. Then the rests are over and you are on your feet again! of a percussionist. You get a frontrow seat (well, maybe it’s a backrow seat, but everything is out in front of me) to the most incredible music ever written. And when it’s your time, you stand up and strike something. Sometimes it’s the loudest thing onstage and sometimes the softest. Oftentimes, it’s exhilarating or nerve wracking. Always, it’s a constant exploration of the beauty of sound in its most abstract form. And then you take your seat again. I know I’m biased, but I think it’s the best seat in the world.
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Tom Sherwood joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 2015. This is part of an ongoing series of occasional articles in which members of the Orchestra share their perspectives about music-making, life, and Cleveland.
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