The Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concert Series

2024

Holiday Concert Series DECEMBER 1 1 – 23, 2024

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2024 HOLIDAY CONCERT SERIES DECEMBER 1 1–23, 2024 J A C K , J O S E P H A N D M O RTO N M A N D E L C O N C E RT H A L L AT S E V E R A N C E M U S I C C E N T E R

PAG E 3 WELCOME LETTER PAG E 5 HOLIDAY CONCERTS December 11–22 With the participation of The Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra Sarah Hicks, conductor Children’s Chorus Lisa Wong, conductor The Cleveland Orchestra & director of choruses Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble Jimmie Herrod, vocals Wooster Chorus The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus of The College of Wooster and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus PAG E 2 2 THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL IN CONCERT December 18 & 19 Featuring a live performance by The Cleveland Orchestra Sarah Hicks, conductor PAG E 24 CANADIAN BRASS December 23 Joe Burgstaller, trumpet Mikio Sasaki, trumpet Jeff Nelsen, horn Keith Dyrda, trombone Chuck Daellenbach, tuba PAG E 26 THANK YOU COVER ART BY TERRY MERTZ

PAG E 32 ABOUT YOUR VISIT

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FRO M TH E PRESID E N T & CEO Dear Friends, Season’s Greetings! On behalf of The Cleveland Orchestra, I am delighted to welcome you to Severance Music Center for our annual Holiday Concerts. As we gather to celebrate this special season, we are filled with gratitude for your continued support and enthusiasm for the music we create.

For this year’s Holidays Concerts, we welcome back a familiar friend, conductor Sarah Hicks, and a new face, vocalist Jimmie Herrod. They join members of five choruses — The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, the Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and The College of Wooster Chorus — for a program of beloved classics and newer musical selections that will surprise and delight. We’ll ask you to join us for a sing-along during the performance, and there may even be a visit from a special guest! A profound thank you to Presenting Sponsor CIBC for its generous support of these concerts.

We also hope you enjoy our other offerings this month. Sarah Hicks leads two performances of the seasonal favorite, The Muppet Christmas Carol, featuring The Cleveland Orchestra playing live alongside the film. We also welcome Canadian Brass back to Severance for the first time since 1987. Their festive programming, stellar sound, and charming wit are sure to put a smile on your face.

For eight decades, The Cleveland Orchestra has been proud to be part of our community’s holiday traditions, and we look forward to continuing that legacy with you. Whether this is your first visit to Severance or you’re returning for another memorable concert, thank you for choosing to spend part of your holiday season with us.

From all the musicians, staff, and volunteers of The Cleveland Orchestra, we wish you a happy holiday and a music-filled New Year!

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Warmly, André Gremillet

Join us on Adella.live, the digital home of The Cleveland Orchestra, for a collection of seasonal favorites, including John Adams’s El Niño and a holiday playlist, plus a new holiday special premiering on December 23. Use the code HOLIDAYS for a free 30-day trial.

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2024 HOLIDAY CONCERTS DECEMBER 11–15 & 20–22, AT 7:30 PM DECEMBER 14, 15, 21 & 22, AT 2:30 PM

J A C K , J O S E P H A N D M O RTO N M A N D E L C O N C E RT H A L L AT S E V E R A N C E M U S I C C E N T E R

The Cleveland Orchestra

With the participation of

Sarah Hicks, conductor

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

Lisa Wong, conductor & director of choruses Jimmie Herrod, vocals The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus

December 14*, 15*, 21* & 22*

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble December 20, 21 & 22

The College of Wooster Chorus December 12 & 13 *matinee

Total approximate running time: 1 hour 30 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

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PRESENTING SPONSOR

Support for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is generously provided by Charles Hoppel and Marianne Karwowski Hoppel, Nancy W. McCann, Mr. Eric A. Seed and Ms. Ellen Oglesby, and the Shari Bierman Singer Family.

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TH E PRO G R AM O Come, All Ye Faithful with Chorus

John Francis Wade (arr. Mack Wilberg)

Selections from The Nutcracker Mother Ginger and Trepak

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Joyful Echoes

Various (arr. Robert Elhai)

Somewhere in My Memory from Home Alone with Chorus

John Williams & Leslie Bricusse

Ocho Kandelikas

Flory Jagoda (arr. Bill Elliott)

All the Stars Looked Down with Chorus, conducted by Lisa Wong

John Rutter

Betelehemu with Chorus, conducted by Lisa Wong

Via Olatunji & Wendell Whalum (arr. Barrington Brooks)

Joy to the World with Chorus

Traditional (arr. Steven Amundson)

“Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah with Chorus

G.F. Handel (orch. W.A. Mozart)

INTERMISSION Snow Ride

Angela Morley

Winter Wonderland with Jimmie Herrod

Felix Bernard & Richard Bernhard Smith (arr. Cy Payne)

The Christmas Waltz with Jimmie Herrod & Chorus

Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn (arr. Bob Krogstad)

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My Grown-Up Christmas List with Jimmie Herrod

David Foster & Linda Thompson-Jenner (arr. Bob Krogstad)

Jingle Bells? with Jimmie Herrod

James Lord Pierpont (arr. Thomas M. Lauderdale; orch. Stephen Taylor Taylor)

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson

Angels We Have Heard on High with Chorus

Traditional (arr. Randol Alan Bass Bass)

S I N G-ALO NG

Joy to the World Verse 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, And heav’n and nature sing.

Verse 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!

Let all their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy.

Verse 3 Sung by choruses Verse 4 He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love.

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TH E CO N DU C TOR

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH HICKS

Sarah Hicks Sarah Hicks’s versatile and vibrant musicianship has secured her place as an in-demand conductor across an array of genres, and as an educator, arranger, producer, writer, and speaker committed to creating connections through music.

Her career has seen collaborations with diverse artists, from Hilary Hahn and Olga Kern to Smokey Robinson, Dessa, and Sting. In 2021, she collaborated with gamer DrLupo for an innovative live-play project for Intel Gaming and in 2023, she premiered Rufus Wainwright’s Want Symphonic at the BBC Proms.

A highly sought-after guest conductor, Hicks has worked extensively with orchestras in the US and abroad, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, and Tokyo Philharmonic, among others. She currently serves as principal conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Live at Orchestra Hall series.

A specialist in film music and the film-in-concert genre, her live concert recordings of Coco and The Lion King: 30th Anniversary can be seen on Disney+ and her work on The Little Mermaid Live was broadcast on ABC. Her first major feature film credit, Renfield, was released in April 2023.

Her film music concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, The Morricone Duel, was released as an album and broadcast worldwide, and clevelandorchestra.com

has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube.

Since 2019, Hicks has acted as an advisor for Disney Music Group and is a consultant and frequent collaborator with Disney Concerts. She is also a frequent guest lecturer and was previously on faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Hicks was born in Tokyo and raised in Honolulu. Trained on both the piano and the viola, she received her bachelor’s in composition from Harvard University and an artists’ degree in conducting from the Curtis Institute of Music. In her spare time, Hicks enjoys running, hiking, her Papillon, cooking (and eating) with her husband, traveling, and blogging.

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TH E ARTIST

Jimmie Herrod, vocals

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Changes,, performs as a vocal soloist with top American orchestras, debuts with SFJAZZ and the Bishop Arts Theatre Center jazz series in Dallas, and continues touring with Pink Martini.

Other recent appearances include a star turn as Angel in the world premiere symphonic version of Rent at The Kennedy Center with conductor Steven Reineke, headlining the inaugural Seaside Jazz & Blues festival, co-headlining a weekend of concerts with Storm Large and the Oregon Symphony, and a new project with pianist Cédric Hanriot featuring jazz interpretations of French and American art songs, which toured to Paris, Seattle, and Nashville.

Herrod is an alum of the Cornish College of the Arts and Portland State University.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIMMIE HERROD

A once-in-a-generation talent hailed for his “glorious vocals” (Broadway World), Jimmie Herrod brings singular power and expressivity to his global career as a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and entertainer. He performs with some of the top orchestras, festivals, and venues in music ranging from Broadway and orchestral pops to jazz, soul, funk, and his own singer-songwriter originals.

Herrod rose to worldwide prominence as a finalist and “Golden Buzzer” winner on the NBC nationally broadcast television show America’s Got Talent Talent, where judges raved about his multi-show appearances, with Howie Mandel hailing Herrod as “the best male vocalist in the history of AGT” and Heidi Klum stamping him as “a million-dollar act.”

As a solo artist, Herrod has appeared to critical and audience acclaim with the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Houston, St. Louis, Bozeman, and Nashville. He was a featured soloist for PBS’s globally televised Joni Mitchell Songbook concert with the National Symphony Orchestra, where he shared the stage with musical luminaries like Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway Hathaway, Raul Midón,, and Aoife O’Donovan. Since 2017, he has also toured as a featured guest vocalist with world-pop band Pink Martini and appears on several recordings with the band.

This season, Herrod launches a major American solo tour with his jazz trio in support of a forthcoming full-length album titled Pretty is What

AB OU T THE CLE VEL AN D ORCHESTR A

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NOW FIRMLY IN ITS SECOND CENTURY,

The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world.

Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. In recent years, The New York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.

Founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes, the Orchestra performed its inaugural concert in December 1918. By the middle of the century, decades of growth and sustained support had turned the ensemble into one of the most admired around the world.

The past decade has seen an increasing number of young people attending concerts, bringing fresh attention to The Cleveland Orchestra’s legendary sound and committed programming. More recently, the Orchestra launched several bold digital projects, including the streaming platform Adella.live and its own recording label. Together, they have captured the Orchestra’s unique artistry and the musical achievements of the Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra partnership.

The 2024 – 25 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 23rd year as Music Director, a period in which The Cleveland Orchestra has earned unprecedented @ClevelandOrchestra

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acclaim around the world, including a series of residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna, the first of its kind by an American orchestra, and a number of celebrated opera presentations.

Since 1918, seven music directors — Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodziński, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst — have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound. Through concerts at home and on tour, broadcasts, and a catalog of acclaimed recordings, The Cleveland Orchestra is heard today by a growing group of fans around the world.

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TH E C LEV EL A N D ORC HESTR A

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director FIRST VIOLINS

Eli Matthews1 Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

Tanya Ell Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun2 Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Sonja Braaten Molloy

Ralph Curry

Robert Walters

Carolyn Gadiel Warner Elayna Duitman

Brian Thornton William P. Blair III Chair

ENGLISH HORN

Ioana Missits

David Alan Harrell

Jeffrey Zehngut^

Martha Baldwin

Sae Shiragami

Dane Johansen

Stephen Tavani

Kathleen Collins

Paul Kushious

CLARINETS

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Beth Woodside

BASSES

Afendi Yusuf* Robert Marcellus Chair

Emma Shook Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair

Maximilian Dimoff* Clarence T. Reinberger Chair

Liyuan Xie FIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Chair

Jung-Min Amy Lee ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

Dr. Ronald H. Krasney 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 Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair Alicia Koelz Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair Yu Yuan Patty and John Collinson Chair

Yun-Ting Lee Jiah Chung Chapdelaine Gawon Kim

VIOLAS Wesley Collins* Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

Derek Zadinsky2 Charles Paul1 Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair Mark Atherton

Daniel McKelway Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

Scott Dixon

HARP Trina Struble* Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTES Joshua Smith* Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair

Isabel Trautwein Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Eliesha Nelson^ Anthony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Chair

Katherine Bormann

Joanna Patterson Zakany

Analise Handke Gladys B. Goetz Chair Zhan Shu

William Bender Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair

Youngji Kim

Gareth Zehngut^

CELLOS

Mary Kay Fink Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

Genevieve Smelser

SECOND VIOLINS Stephen Rose* Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair Jason Yu2 James and Donna Reid Chair

Mark Kosower* Louis D. Beaumont Chair Richard Weiss1 The GAR Foundation Chair Charles Bernard2 Helen Weil Ross Chair Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

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E-FLAT CLARINET

Charles Carleton

Lembi Veskimets The Morgan Sisters Chair

Daniel McKelway2 Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair

Henry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial Chair

Mark Jackobs Jean Wall Bennett Chair

Richard Waugh

Robert Woolfrey Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair

Thomas Sperl

Stanley Konopka2

Lisa Boyko Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair

Robert Walters Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair

BASS CLARINET Amy Zoloto Myrna and James Spira Chair

BASSOONS John Clouser* Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair Gareth Thomas Jonathan Sherwin

Saeran St. Christopher Jessica Sindell2^ Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair

CONTRABASSOON

Mary Kay Fink

HORNS

PICCOLO

Nathaniel Silberschlag* George Szell Memorial Chair

OBOES Frank Rosenwein* Edith S. Taplin Chair Corbin Stair Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair

Jonathan Sherwin

Michael Mayhew§ Knight Foundation Chair Jesse McCormick Robert B. Benyo Chair Hans Clebsch Richard King Meghan Guegold Hege^

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KELVIN SMITH FAMILY CHAIR

TRUMPETS

BASS TROMBONE

LIBRARIANS

CONDUCTORS

Michael Sachs* Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

Luke Sieve

Michael Ferraguto* Joe and Marlene Toot Chair

Christoph von Dohnányi

EUPHONIUM & BASS TRUMPET

Donald Miller

Daniel Reith

Gabrielle Petek

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Jack Sutte Lyle Steelman2^ James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair

Richard Stout

Michael Miller

Yasuhito Sugiyama* Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

CORNETS Michael Sachs* Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

TIMPANI

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Michael Miller

PERCUSSION

Sandra L. Haslinger Chair

TROMBONES

Marc Damoulakis* Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Richard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair Shachar Israel

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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS Carolyn Gadiel Warner Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair

Lisa Wong DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Blossom-Lee Chair

vacant

Brian Wendel* Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair PHOTO BY ROGER MASTROIANNI

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ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED

MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Paul and Lucille Jones Chair Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

* Principal § Associate Principal 1

First Assistant Principal

2 Assistant Principal

^ Alum of The Cleveland

Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Sunshine Chair Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair Rudolf Serkin Chair

This roster lists full-time members of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed. Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis.

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TH E CLEV EL A N D ORCHESTR A CHORUS

Lisa Wong, Director of Choruses FRANCES P. AND CHESTER C. BOLTON CHAIR

Lisa Wong was appointed director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra in May 2018, after serving as acting director throughout the 2017–18 season. She joined the choral staff of The Cleveland Orchestra as assistant director of choruses at the start of the 2010–11 season, helping to prepare The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus for performances each year. In 2012, she took on added responsibilities as director of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus.

In addition to her duties at Severance, Wong is a faculty member at The College of Wooster, where she conducts the award-winning Wooster Chorus and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Choirs under her direction have performed at the Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association and the state conference of the Ohio Music Education Association. Wong has served as the Repertoire and Resource Chair for World Music and Cultures for the Ohio Choral Directors Association, as well as on the editorial board regarding culturally responsive pedagogy for the Ohio Music Education Association.

Active as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator, Wong serves regularly as a music panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and Chorus America.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from West Chester University, as well as Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in choral conducting from Indiana University.

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Now in its 73rd season, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few all-volunteer, professionally led choruses affiliated with a major American orchestra. Founded in 1952 at the request of George Szell, it received the 2019–20 Distinguished Service Award, recognizing extraordinary service to the Orchestra.

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Daniel Singer, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Daniel Overly, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST

SOPRANOS

Nadia M Robinson*

Bri Mosley

BASSES

Amy Foster Babinski

Cara Rovella

Peggy A. Norman

Ronnie Boscarello

Amanda Baker*

Emma Russell

Dawn Ostrowski

Matthew Britton

Claudia Barriga

Aanchal Saraf

Abigail Patton

Scott Brotherton*

Jesse Bobbitt

Martell Savage

Ellie Petro*

Sean Michael Cahill

Emily Carlson

Monica Schie*

Andrea Pintabona

Lily Simon*

Nicholas Campagna

Signe Carlson Yu Ching Ruby Chen

Ellie Smith

Waverly Sisson*

Carlos Castells*

Amanda Cobes

Morgan Smock*

Ina Stanek-Michaelis

Dwyer Conklyn*

Katie Cutts*

Megan Tettau

Melanie Tabak

Nick Connavino*

Caitlin DiFranco

Angel Victoria Tyler

Rachel Thibo

Christopher Dewald

Maddie Dirrim

Meagan Ulery

Kristen Tobey

Jeffrey Duber

Emily Engle

Sharilee Walker

Michelle Wagner-Skinner*

Andrew Fowler

Elisha Evanko

Elizabeth White*

Laure Wasserbauer

Jeffrey D. Gershman

Molly Falasco

Mary Krason Wiker*

Emma Weihe*

Kurtis B. Hoffman

Maggie Fairman Williams*

Kim A. Jacoby

Lisa Fedorovich Emily Flood*

ALTOS

Caroline Willoughby

Robert L. Jenkins III*

Samantha Garner

Rachel Ader

Leah Wilson

James Johnston

Olivia Giddings*

Emily Austin

Jennifer R. Woda

Kevin Kutz

Jennifer Gilles

Laurel Babcock

Debra Yasinow

Jason Levy

Jinle Glover

Roma Bandza*

Lynne Leutenberg Yulish

Michael Lutkus*

Julia Halamek

Debbie Bates

Rebecca S. Hall

Riley Beistel

Sarah Henley

Ellen Beleiu*

Lisa Hrusovsky

Kristina Bodnar*

Rachel Imhoff

Katherine Brown*

Amber Jackson Shannon R. Jakubczak Kiersten Johnson Sarah Jones-Gould

Carla Cashman Barbara J. Clugh Annie Cohen*

TENORS Nathan Bachofsky Rong Chen Beni El-Dalati Jonathan Fuller Richard Hall Michael Heid* Clay Hoffner

Nathaniel Marvel* Tyler Mason Tremaine Oatman Glenn Obergefell Scott Palmer* Eddie Papp Trevor Pollack Francisco Prado Brandon Randall

Olivia Culp

Daniel M. Katz

Amber Dimoff

Peter Kvidera

Paul Sabharwal*

Melody Bellora Edmondson

Devan Lanz*

Robert Seaman*

Benjamin Low^

Charles Tobias

Christian Lincoln Maric

Matt Turell

David McCallum

Michael Wellendorf*

Megan Fought

Matt Rizer

Bob Winters

Rachael Grubb*

Ted Rodenborn

Martin Young*

Kathy Jo Gutgsell*

Jacob Rumelfanger

Shawna Hill

Nathan A. Russell

Camryn Ovsek*

Karen S. Hunt

Tate Russell

Katie Paskey

Sarah Hutchins

John Sabol

Ava Paul^

Maggie Keverline

Lee Scantlebury

Victoria Peacock

Rebecca King

Trent Schlabach*

Elizabeth Stockton Perkins

Kristi Krueger-O’Grady

Andrew Stamp

Zoe Kuhn

Nicholas Taylor*

Sarah Peterson

Elise Leitzel*

Ethan Yoder^

Katie Kitchen^ Hope Klassen-Kay EvaCecilia Koh Heidi Lang* Kate Macy Grace Mino Clare Mitchell Julie Myers-Pruchenski S. Mikhaila Noble-Pace Jennifer Heinert O’Leary

Grace Prentice Jylian Purtee Lisa M. Ramsey Melanie Reymond*

Brooke Emmel Colleen Endrizzi*

^ Shari Bierman Singer Fellow * Member of the Blossom Festival Chorus

Jill Harbaugh, Director of Choral Operations Lisa Fedorovich, Chair, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee

Taylor Mills Logan Danielle S. McDonald Karla McMullen Holly Miller

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THE C LE VE L AND ORC HE STR A YOUTH & C HILDRE N ’S C HOR

Daniel Singer Singer, Director The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Choruses

Daniel Singer joined the choral conducting staff ff of The Cleveland Orchestra in 2012 as assistant director of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus.

He was promoted to assistant director of choruses and director of the Youth Chorus with the start of the 2018–19 season.

In addition to his responsibilities in Cleveland, Singer is the Robert Page

Music Director for The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, known as the “chorus of choice” for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. From 2011 to 2022, he served as director of music at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He is an active guest conductor and has worked with honor choirs and student ensembles in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and North Carolina. Singer has performed with Quire Cleveland and Apollo’s Fire and has sung as baritone soloist with ensembles throughout Northeast Ohio. Previously, he worked as a performer, music director, and teacher in the Chicago area. He taught high school choral music in the cities of Lincolnshire and Cary and participated in music engagement in Chicago Public Schools.

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble Devon Steve, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Daniel Overly Overly, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST Cam Armstrong

Mary Kate Hever

Stephanie Speck

Addison Borders

Gregory Karulin

Sophia Williams

Ian Broihier

Kingsten Lin

Sophia Young

Nadia Corso

Adelyn Nicholson

Natasha Dudick

Joey Pokrywka

Eva Gross

Maren Scott Creek Smith

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Alan Slankard

Taylor Mills Logan, Youth Chorus Manager

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Jennifer Rozsa, Director The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses

Jennifer Rozsa is an active conductor, music educator, clinician, and performer.

She earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in music education from Capital University’s Conservatory of Music,

holds Orff-Schulwerk certifications from the San Francisco International Orff Course, and studied at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary.

Rozsa’s prior children’s chorus experience includes conducting the Peninsula Girls Chorus and the San Francisco Boys Chorus. She has also taught K–8 general music and choir in public, private, and charter schools in Cleveland, San Francisco, and Chicago.

As a mezzo-soprano, Rozsa sang with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and currently performs with the Cleveland Chamber Choir.

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus Jacob Young, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jacob Bernhardt, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST Audrey Almeda

Liam Foy

Krisha Mahangare

Liliana Stamm

Koen Antal

Ellis Freer

Lauren Malbasa

Savannah Stephan

Ellie Armstrong

Christina Gomez

Lena Rajdeva Malik

Viola Strom

Marina Bendaly

Olivia Marie Gordy

Willow Moran

Sherie Sun

Elise Breitzmann

Emerson Greene

Hollis Neimeister

Hollie Tennant

Rose Brittan-Wille

Julia Hanna

Zaria A. Nowlin

Julia Vitatoe

Macey Caraballo

Violet Hersh

Elias Oetama-Paul

Wrenn Warren

Emma Carroll

Hannah W. Hitchcock

Elizabeth Parashchak

Hamish Waters

Madeleine Park Colman

Todd Jiang

Gianna Paternite

Magdalene Whitaker

Aven Crasto

Dianna Kerze

Caroline Reidhead

Cecilia Young

Bryn Crasto

Sabrina Kerze

Reagan Robinson

Brina Yuan

Giuliana Del Re

Eugene Kim

Elena Schneider

Lili Deosaran

Dimitri Kosteas

Corrina Schriver

Dashiell Dye

Mina Krasney

Jaidan Shauf-Dressman

Essa Eichhorn

Adalyn Kropinak

Arielle Simler

Alisz Fabian

Mirabelle Kwok

Zofia Simpson

Reed Fleischhacker

Libby Lutzko

Evie Forman

Payton Lybbert

Charlotte Eileen Sluzewski

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Angel Victoria Tyler, Children’s Choruses Manager

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THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER CHORUS

The College of Wooster Chorus Lisa Wong, DIRECTOR Toni Shreve, PIANIST

Founded in 1964, The College of Wooster Chorus is comprised of undergraduate students representing all academic areas within The College of Wooster’s liberal arts program. Located in Wooster, Ohio, approximately 55 miles south of Cleveland, the award-winning ensemble has recently premiered works by several American composers including Eric Whitacre, Jocelyn Hagen, and Jake Runestad. It has performed at the Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association and several times at the state conference of the Ohio Music Education Association.

Tobi Aina

Eleanor Fleming

Emma Longenecker

Gavin Slate

Matthew Baumiller

Andi Harvey

William Musial

Emma Smith

Knox Boykin

Gabby Hoo

Elizabeth Partee

Abby Washinger

Caroline Cupar

Molly Huggett

Khamani Payne

Chelsey Webb

Ellen Daugherty

Bridget Krus

Jorge Quinteros

Hannah Wells

Manzili Denis

Ada Lapham

Hannah Reinicke

Ryan Yonek

Shannon Dunning

Jaden Levine

Anjalie Sardar

Paul Zito

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The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Honor Choir APR 6 l SUN 7:30 PM at Severance Music Center

FREE EVENT – tickets required

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses Spring Concert APR 26 l SAT 6 PM

at University Circle United Methodist Church FREE EVENT – no tickets required

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ANTON ARMSTRONG · CONDUCTOR

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 • 7:30 P.M. Mandel Concert Hall Severance Music Center Cleveland, Ohio $35–50 adults • $10 students stolaf.edu/tickets/choir or 216-231-1111 Get $5 off! Enter promo code OLAFOHIO at checkout

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JAN UARY – MARCH JAN 9, 11 & 12 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Stéphane Denève, conductor Steven Banks, saxophone MILHAUD La création du monde GUILLAUME CONNESSON A Kind of Trane POULENC Suite from Les biches GERSHWIN An American in Paris

JAN 16–18 HAHN PLAYS BRAHMS Elim Chan, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin BRAHMS Violin Concerto LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra

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FEB 14 & 16 THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS Keith Lockhart, conductor Selections from Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Harry Potter, and more.

FEB 20 & 22 ADÈS CONDUCTS ADÈS Thomas Adès, conductor Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus SIBELIUS The Oceanides SAARIAHO Oltra Mar THOMAS ADÈS America: A Prophecy IVES Orchestral Set No. 2

MAR 13 & 15 HAYDN & STRAUSS Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Asmik Grigorian, soprano HAYDN Symphony No. 52 R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs JANÁČEK Suite from From the House of the Dead PUCCINI Final Scene from Suor Angelica

MAR 14 HAYDN & STRAVINSKY Franz Welser-Möst, conductor HAYDN Symphony No. 52 STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka

MAR 22 & 23 YUJA WANG PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

FEB 7–9 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

FEB 27–MAR 1 BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

Thomas Guggeis, conductor Mark Kosower, cello

Alan Gilbert, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Yuja Wang, piano

R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra DUTILLEUX Tout un monde lointain...

RAVEL La valse

SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

FEB 13 & 15 BRUCKNER’S SEVENTH Fabio Luisi, conductor Tim Mead, countertenor SILVIA COLASANTI Time’s Cruel Hand BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

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MAR 6–9 TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH SYMPHONY Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 18, AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY | DECEMBER 19, AT 7:30 PM J A C K , J O S E P H A N D M O RTO N M A N D E L C O N C E RT H A L L AT S E V E R A N C E M U S I C C E N T E R

The Cleveland Orchestra Sarah Hicks, conductor STARRING

Michael Caine | Steven Mackintosh | Meredith Braun | Robin Weaver FEATURED MUPPET PERFORMERS

Dave Goelz | Steve Whitmire | Jerry Nelson | Frank Oz | David Rudman This film is rated G. Total approximate running time: 1 hour 50 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

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The performance is a presentation of the feature film The Muppet Christmas Carol with a live performance of the film’s score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.

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AB OU T THE FI LM

Synopsis The Muppets perform Charles Dickens’s classic holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine).

Gonzo, as Dickens, narrates the story with the help of Rizzo the Rat. The film also features Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig, and Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim. When the grumpy Scrooge receives Christmas Eve visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, they show him the error of his self-serving ways.

Though the miserable old man seems beyond any hope of redemption and happiness, the kind and humble Bob Cratchit, his family, and the Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes — and his heart — to the true meaning of Christmas.

The original score was composed by Miles Goodman (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Little Shop of Horrors) with songs by Oscar®, Emmy®, and Grammy®-winning songwriter Paul Williams (“Rainbow Connection,” “Evergreen”).

About Disney Concerts Disney Concerts is the concert production and licensing division of Disney Music Group, the music arm of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Concerts produces concerts and tours and licenses Disney music and visual content to symphony orchestras, choruses, and presenters on a worldwide basis. Disney Concerts’ concert packages include a variety of formats, such as “live-to-picture” film concerts and themed instrumental and vocal compilation concerts that range from instrumental-only symphonic performances to multimedia productions featuring live vocalists and choirs. Featuring concerts from the largest movie franchises in the world — from Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and 20th Century Studios — current titles include the Star Wars Film Concert Series, Toy Story, Aladdin, Disney Princess: The Concert, Coco, The Lion King, Up, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

DIRECTED BY

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

ORIGINAL SCORE BY

Brian Henson

Frank Oz

Miles Goodman

PRODUCED BY

SCREENPLAY BY

SONGS BY

Brian Henson Martin G. Baker

Jerry Juhl

Paul Williams

CO-PRODUCER

FROM THE NOVEL BY

Charles Dickens

Jerry Juhl

For bio of conductor Sarah Hicks, see page 9.

For more on The Cleveland Orchestra, see pages 11– 13.

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S PEC IAL PRE S E NTATION J A C K , J O S E P H A N D M O RTO N M A N D E L C O N C E RT H A L L AT S E V E R A N C E M U S I C C E N T E R

MONDAY | DECEMBER 23, AT 7:30 PM

Making Spirits Bright Joe Burgstaller, trumpet Mikio Sasaki, trumpet Jeff Nelsen, horn Keith Dyrda, trombone Chuck Daellenbach, tuba

Program to be announced from the stage.

Total approximate running time: 1 hour 30 minutes, including intermission

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The official website of Canadian Brass is canadianbrass.com Keep up with Canadian Brass via Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube Canadian Brass recordings are available at canadianbrassstore.com Canadian Brass is represented by Opus 3 Artists

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ABOUT CANADIAN BR A S S With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of the world’s most famous brass group.

Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and audience rapport. What set Canadian Brass apart in 1970 was the relentless search for repertoire that was both loved by its performers and embraced by a growing audience. Each of their concerts exhibit a full range of musical styles, from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Joplin, Gershwin, and Ellington to ballet, opera, and new compositions and arrangements created especially for them.

With a discography of over 135 albums, Canadian Brass has been an important pioneer in bringing brass music to audiences everywhere. They have received a combined total of 24 Grammy and Juno nominations and won the German Echo Award for Goldberg Variations. Their most recent album, Canadiana, features unique arrangements of many Canadian superstars including Joni Mitchell and Drake. Touring legends with an enthusiastic fan base, Canadian Brass plays to packed houses worldwide and were the first Western brass ensemble to perform in the People’s Republic of China as well as the first brass group to take the main stage at Carnegie Hall.

Canadian Brass has made appearances on The Tonight Show, Today, Entertainment Tonight, Evening at Pops with John Williams and the Boston Pops, Beverly Sills’s Music Around the World, numerous PBS specials — including a celebrated appearance on Sesame Street — and is a frequent guest of many major symphony orchestras.

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THA N K YOU Behind every powerful performance is a community of supporters who bring the music to life.

We are deeply thankful for the generosity of every member of The Cleveland Orchestra family.

To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/give INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

Lillian Baldwin Society Gifts of $75,000 to $99,999

Adella Prentiss Hughes Society Gifts of $1,000,000 and more

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Dr. Hiroyuki and Mrs. Mikiko Fujita Richard and Michelle Jeschelnig Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs.* Geoffrey Gund Joan Y. Horvitz* Anne H. and Tom H. Jenkins Milton and Tamar Maltz Mrs. Jane B. Nord Mr. and Mrs.* Richard K. Smucker

Gifts of $200,000 to $999,999 The Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra (in-kind contribution for community programs and opportunities to secure funding) Art of Beauty Company, Inc. Mary Freer Cannon* Iris and Tom Harvie Haslam 3 Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Lauria Mrs. Norma Lerner Jan R. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner Jenny and Tim Smucker Anonymous

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999 Gay Cull Addicott* Mr. and Mrs.* Eugene J. Beer Mr. Yuval Brisker Rebecca Dunn Dr. Michael Frank and Patricia A.* Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre Thomas E. Lauria (Miami) Ms. Beth E. Mooney Patrick and Milly Park Ilana and Chuck Horowitz Ratner James* and Donna Reid Jim and Myrna Spira Ms. Ginger Warner Mrs. Jayne M. Zborowsky

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George Szell Society Gifts of $50,000 to $74,999 Randall and Virginia Barbato Brenda and Marshall B. Brown Irad and Rebecca Carmi JoAnn and Robert Glick Ms. Alexandra Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.* Elizabeth B. Juliano Richard and Christine Kramer Nancy W. McCann The Oatey Foundation (Cleveland, Miami) William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ratner The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation Sally and Larry Sears Astri Seidenfeld The Seven Five Fund Richard and Nancy Sneed Dr. Russell A. Trusso Mr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst Paul and Suzanne Westlake Barbara and David Wolfort Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Anonymous

Elisabeth DeWitt Severance Society Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Victor and Abby Alexander Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Mr. William P. Blair III* Robin Dunn Blossom Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown*

Dr. Robert Brown and Mrs. Janet Gans Brown Dr. Thomas Brugger* and Dr. Sandra Russ J. C. and Helen Rankin Butler Jim and Mary Conway Judith and George W. Diehl Elliot and Judith Dworkin Mary Jo Eaton (Miami) Mr.* and Mrs. Bernard H. Eckstein Drs. Wolfgang and Gabi Eder (Europe) Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ehrlich (Europe) Mrs. Connie M. Frankino Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie David and Robin Gunning Sondra and Steve Hardis Mrs. Lynn Heisler Amy and Stephen Hoffman David and Nancy Hooker Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami) Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey* Allan V. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Cynthia Knight John D. and Giuliana C. Koch Ms. Cathy Lincoln Jon A. and Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD Mr. Jeff Litwiller Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mathews Mr. Stephen McHale Randy and Christine Myeroff The Honorable John Doyle Ong Catherine and Hyun Park Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin N. Pyne Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ratner James and Marguerite Rigby Mr.* and Mrs. David A. Ruckman Mark and Shelly Saltzman Donna E. Shalala (Miami) Hewitt and Paula Shaw R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton Mr.* and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr. Tom and Shirley* Waltermire Anya Weaving and Tom Mihaljevic Meredith and Michael Weil Anonymous (2)

Dudley S. Blossom Society Gifts of $15,000 to $24,999 Mr. James Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Jules Belkin Mr. and Mrs. C. Perry Blossom Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Meghan and Trent Brown Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Conway

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Mary* and Bill Conway Mrs. Barbara Cook Mrs. Anita Cosgrove Mr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Maureen A. Doerner and Geoffrey T. White Nancy and Richard Dotson Mr. Brian L. Ewart and Mr. William McHenry Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Fedorovich Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Richard and Ann Gridley Mr. Calvin Griffith Gary L. and Cari T. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Harley I. Gross Kathleen E. Hancock Jack Harley and Judy Ernest Gerald Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde Sarah Liotta Johnston and Jeff Johnston Rob and Laura Kochis Eeva and Harri Kulovaara (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. S. Ernest Kulp Ms. Heather Lennox Daniel R. Lewis (Miami) In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln Linda Litton Mr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee Alan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy Pollard Ann Jones Morgan Sally S. and John C. Morley* Jennifer and Alexander Ogan Dr. Roland S. Philip and Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus Douglas and Noreen Powers Mr. Winthrop Quigley and Ms. Bonnie Crusalis Saul and Mary Sanders (Miami) Rachel R. Schneider Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sechler Meredith M. Seikel Robyn Shifrin Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Stovsky Kathryn and Duncan Stuart Dr. Elizabeth Swenson Bruce and Virginia Taylor Philip and Sarah Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe) Karen Walburn Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Molly Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Weaver Robert C. Weppler Max and Beverly Zupon Anonymous (3)

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Frank H. Ginn Society Gifts of $10,000 to $14,999 Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Agamanolis Mr. and Mrs. A. Chace Anderson Ms. Viia R. Beechler Laura and Jon Bloomberg Ted and Donna Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Crone Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis Giles Debenham Dr.* and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr. Joan Alice Ford Dr. Edward S. Godleski Mr. Robert Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gröller (Europe) Alfredo and Luz Maria Gutierrez (Miami) Robin Hitchcock Hatch Dr. Robert T. Heath and Dr. Elizabeth L. Buchanan Dr. Fred A. Heupler Ms. Mary Joe Hughes Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Barbara and Michael J. Kaplan Andrew and Katherine Kartalis Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami) David C. Lamb Charles and Josephine Robson Leamy* Dr. Edith Lerner Dr. David and Janice Leshner Mr. Fredrick W. Martin Mr.* and Mrs. Arch J. McCartney Drs. Amy and James Merlino Loretta J. Mester and George J. Mailath Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth Mr. William A. Minnich Brian and Cindy Murphy Deborah L. Neale Mr. David A. Osage and Ms. Claudia C. Woods Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne* Palmer Julia and Larry Pollock Ms. Rosella Puskas Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Rankin Kim Russel and Dirk Brom Dr. Isobel Rutherford Dr. and Mrs.* Martin I. Saltzman Patricia J. Sawvel David M. and Betty Schneider Kenneth Shafer Rev. George Smiga Roy Smith Michalis and Alejandra Stavrinides Ryan and Melissa Stenger Mrs. Mary L. Sykora Taras Szmagala and Helen Jarem Dr. Gregory Videtic and Rev. Christopher McCann

Susanne Wamsler and Paul Singer (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Watkins Denise G. and Norman E. Wells, Jr. Sandy and Ted Wiese Sandy Wile and Sue Berlin Katie and Donald Woodcock Anonymous (6)

The 1929 Society Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Amsdell Claudia Bacon Robert and Dalia Baker Thomas and Laura Barnard Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Deena and Jeff Bellman Mel Berger and Jane Haylor Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Beyer Marilyn and Jeffrey Bilsky Dr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Blackstone Doug and Barbara* Bletcher Laurel Blossom Jeff and Elaine Bomberger Ms. Kristina E. Boykin Mr. and Mrs. David* Briggs Frank and Leslie Buck William and Barbara Carson Ms. Maria Cashy Victor A. Ceicys M.D. and Mrs. Kathleen Browning Ceicys Mr. and Mrs. James B. Chaney Ellen Chesler and Matthew Mallow (Miami) Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang Drs. Mark Cohen and Miriam Vishny Ellen E.* and Victor J. Cohn Kathleen A. Coleman Diane Lynn Collier and Robert J. Gura Marjorie Dickard Comella Robert and Jean* Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Manohar Daga Mr.* and Mrs. Ralph Daugstrup Allan and Connie Dechert Pete and Margaret Dobbins Henry and Mary* Doll Michael Dunn Carl Falb Regis and Gayle Falinski Bruce* and Nancy Fisher Jan and John Fitts Ms. Nancy Flogge Mr. and Ms. Dale Freygang Barbara and Peter* Galvin Joy E. Garapic Mr. James S. Gascoigne and Ms. Cynthia Prior Anne* and Walter Ginn Brenda and David Goldberg Barbara H. Gordon André and Ginette Gremillet Nancy Hancock Griffith

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THA N K YOU Candy and Brent Grover The Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Charitable Foundation Nancy* and James Grunzweig Ms. Marianne Gymer Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr. Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Clark Harvey and Holly Selvaggi Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hatch Barbara L. Hawley and David S. Goodman Matthew D. Healy and Richard S. Agnes Dr. Toby Helfand Anita and William Heller Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Herschman Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Hoke Dr. Keith A. and Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover James* and Claudia Hower Phillip M. Hudson III (Miami) Elisabeth Hugh Mrs. Laura Hunsicker David and Dianne Hunt Richard and Jayne Janus Reuben Jeffery (Miami) Robert and Linda Jenkins Mr. David and Mrs. Cheryl Jerome Dr. Richard* and Roberta Katzman Rod Keen and Denise Horstman Howard and Michele Kessler Joanne Kim and Jim Nash Dr. and Mrs.* William S. Kiser Audrey Knight Mr. and Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman Dr. Ronald H. Krasney and Vicki Kennedy* Douglas and Monica Kridler Peter* and Cathy Kuhn Mr. and Mrs.* Arthur J. Lafave, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lane Dr.* and Mrs. Roger H. Langston Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills John N.* and Edith K. Lauer Young Sei Lee Judith and Morton Q. Levin Dr. Stephen B. and Mrs. Lillian S. Levine Drs. Todd and Susan Locke David and Janice* Logsdon Joan C. Long Caetano R. Lopes (Miami) Anne R. and Kenneth E. Love Richard and Terry Lubman (Miami) Neil and Susan Luria David Mann and Bernadette Pudis Mr. Keith G. Marsh Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Marian Marsolais Mr. and Mrs. Bruce V. Mavec James and Virginia Meil Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler Lynn and Mike Miller

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Drs. Terry E. and Sara S. Miller Curt and Sara Moll Amy and Marc Morgenstern Eudice M. Morse Mr. Bert and Dr. Marjorie Moyar Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Mueller Mr. Raymond M. Murphy Mr. Christopher B. Nance and Ms. Jessica V. Colombi Richard and Kathleen Nord Mr. and Mrs. Forrest A. Norman III Malinda and Robert Och Thury O’Connor Harvey* and Robin Oppmann Richard Organ and Jamie Nash Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Outcalt Chris and Susan Pappas Eliot Pedrosa (Miami) Alan and Charlene Perkins Dr. Marc A. and Mrs. Carol Pohl Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Price Sylvia Profenna Pysht Fund Lute and Lynn Quintrell Beth and Clay Rankin Brian and Patricia Ratner Mr. and Mrs.* Robert J. Reid Ms. Julie Severance Robbins Lisa Robinson and Robert Hansel Amy and Ken Rogat Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Ross Robert* and Margo Roth Dr. Adel S. Saada Dr. Vernon E. Sackman and Ms. Marguerite Patton* Mr. and Mrs.* James A. Saks Richard Salomon and Laura Landro Richard B. and Cheryl A. Schmitz Ms. Beverly J. Schneider Gary Schwartz and Constance Young Mr. Eric A. Seed and Ms. Ellen Oglesby Deborah Sesek Drs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler Mr.* and Mrs. Michael Shames Mr. Philip and Mrs. Michelle Sharp Howard and Beth Simon Mr. James S. Simon The Shari Bierman Singer Family Drs. Charles Kent Smith and Patricia Moore Smith Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith Sandra and Richey* Smith Mr. and Mrs. William E. Spatz George and Mary* Stark Howard Stark M.D. and Rene Rodriguez (Miami) Sue Starrett and Jerry Smith AJ and Nancy Stokes

Ms. Lorraine S. Szabo Robert and Carol Taller Alan and Barbara Taylor Mr. John R. Thorne and Family Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Tishkoff Mr.* and Mrs. Robert N. Trombly Drs. Anna* and Gilbert True Steve and Christa Turnbull Robert and Marti* Vagi Bobbi and Peter* van Dijk Mr. and Mrs. Les C. Vinney Kenneth H. Kirtz* Mr. Randall Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wald John and Jeanette Walton Greg and Lynn Weekley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand Dr. Edward L. and Mrs. Suzanne Westbrook Stephen Whyte and Rebecca Ralston Dr. Paul R. and Catherine Williams Ms. Linda L. Wilmot Bob and Kat Wollyung Mr. Graham Wood Anonymous (3)

Composer’s Circle Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Leonard H. Abrams* Ms. Nancy A. Adams Kristen and Matthew Alloway Sarah May Anderson Susan S. Angell Chris Ansbacher Ms. Bonnie M. Baker Eric Barbato and Elisha Swindell Ms. Katherine Barnes Dr. James Bates Mrs. Lois Robinson Beck Drs. Nathan A.* and Sosamma J. Berger Margo and Tom Bertin Mitch and Liz Blair Zeda W. Blau Marilyn and Lawrence Blaustein Ms. Pamela M. Blemaster Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Mr. John and Mrs. Robyn Boebinger Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Bohn Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bole David and Julie Borsani Ms. Ellen Botnick Dr. David Bowers Lisa and Ronald Boyko Adam and Vikki Briggs Matthew D. Brocone Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Brogan Dale and Wendy Brott Bennett Brown Mrs. Frances Buchholzer Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Susan Bulone

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James Burke Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Busha Mr. and Mrs. William D. Buss II Mr. William Busta and Joan Tomkins Dr. and Mrs. William E. Cappaert Peter and Joanna Carfagna Mr. and Mrs. John J. Carney Dr. Ronald Chapnick* and Mrs. Sonia Chapnick Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Chelm Gregory and Kathrine Chemnitz Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm and Homer D.W. Chisholm Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Chuhna Robert and Judy Ciulla Pete Clapham and Anita Stoll Jill and Paul Clark Richard J. and Joanne Clark Dr. William and Dottie Clark Drs. John and Mary Clough Mr. John Couriel and Dr. Rebecca Toonkel (Miami) Laura Cox Drs. Kenneth and Linda Cummings Karen and Jim Dakin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Daniel Jeffrey Dean and Barbara and Karen Claas Mr. Douglas Dever Michael and Amy Diamant Dr. and Mrs. Howard Dickey-White Mr. and Mrs. David C. Dillemuth Do Unto Others Trust (Miami) Carl Dodge Jack and Elaine Drage Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dreshfield Mr. Barry Dunaway and Mr. Peter McDermott Bill Durham (Miami) Ms. Mary Lynn Durham Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Duvin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Dziedzicki Peter and Sandy Earl Erich Eichhorn and Ursel Dougherty S. Stuart Eilers Peter and Kathryn Eloff Andy and Leigh Fabens Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Fellowes Anne Ferguson and Peter Drench Mr. William and Dr. Elizabeth Fesler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filippell Nancy M. Fischer Mr. Dean Fisher Joan and Philip Fracassa Mr. and Mrs. Larry Frankel Howard Freedman and Rita Montlack Mr. William Gaskill and Ms. Kathleen Burke Mr. and Mrs. M. Lee Gibson Daniel and Kathleen Gisser Holly and Fred Glock Dr.* and Mrs. Victor M. Goldberg

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Pamela G. Goodell Ms. Aggie Goss Mr. Robert Goss Dr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Gould Bob Graf and Mia Zaper Mr. James Graham and Mr. David Dusek Drs. Erik and Ellen Gregorie Mr. Morgan Griffiths Mr. Davin and Mrs. Jo Ann Gustafson Mr. Ian S. Haberman Mary Louise Hahn Dr. James O. Hall Megan Hall and James Janning Mr. and Mrs. David P. Handke, Jr. Jane Hargraft and Elly Winer Mr. Samuel D. Harris Lilli and Seth* Harris In Memory of Hazel Helgesen Drs. Gene and Sharon Henderson T. K.* and Faye A. Heston Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hirshon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Holler Thomas and Mary Holmes Charles M. Hoppel and Marianne Karwowski Hoppel Lois Krejci-Hornbostel and Roland Hornbostel Xavier-Nichols Foundation/ Robert and Karen Hostoffer Phillip Huber Mr. Brooks G. Hull and Mr. Terry Gimmellie Dr. and Mrs. Grant Hunsicker Donald* and Joyce Ignatz Ruth F. Ihde* Ms. Melanie Ingalls Ms. Kimberly R. Irish Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. Janicki Dylan Jin Mr. Jeremy V. Johnson Joela Jones and Richard Weiss Dr. Eric Kaler Mr. Donald J. Katt and Mrs. Maribeth Filipic-Katt Milton and Donna* Katz Mr. Karl W. Keller The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis Bruce* and Eleanor Kendrick Mrs. Judith A. Kirsh Steve and Beth Kish Michael Kluger and Heidi Greene Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Kimberly Kolz Ursula Korneitchouk Dr. and Mrs. John P. Kristofco Dr. Christine A. Krol Dr. Jeanne Lackamp Alfred and Carol Lambo Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Larrabee

Mrs. Sandra S. Laurenson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lavin Richard and Barbara Lederman Mr. Elliot and Mrs. Christine Legow Michael and Lois Lemr Robert G. Levy Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas A. Liederbach Eva and Rudolf Linnebach Mr. Henry Lipian Ms. Agnes Loeffler Mary Lohman Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (Miami) Linda* and Saul Ludwig Peter and Pamela Luria Mr. and Mrs.* Robert P. Madison Robert M. Maloney and Laura Goyanes Janet A. Mann Herbert L. and Ronda Marcus Martin and Lois* Marcus Dr.* and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz Ms. Dorene Marsh Kevin Martin and Hansa Jacob-Martin Ms. Amanda Martinsek Mr. and Mrs. Sandy McMillan Ms. Nancy L. Meacham Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Meany Mr. James E. Menger Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Messerman Mr. Glenn A. Metzdorf Beth M. Mikes Amy Miller and Nikhil Rao Mr. and Mrs. David S. Miller Mary Ellen Miller Mr. Tom Millward Anton and Laura Milo Dr. Shana Miskovsky Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris Susan B. Murphy B Murray Dave and Nancy Murray Karen and Bernie Murray Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Myers Joan Katz Napoli and August Napoli Dr. Anne and Mr. Peter Neff Mark and Paula Nylander Richard and Jolene O’Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. John Olejko Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Omelsky George Parras and Mary Spencer Drs. James and Marian Patterson Dr. Lewis E. and Janice B. Patterson David Pavlich and Cherie Arnold Robert S. Perry Dale and Susan Phillip Mr. Richard W. Pogue Donna L. Pratt* and Patrick J. Holland

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THA N K YOU Karen Pritzker Drs. Raymond R. Rackley and Carmen M. Fonseca Dr. James and Lynne Rambasek Mr. Todd J. Reese David J. Reimer and Raffaele DiLallo Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Mr. Chris Rhodes David and Gloria Richards Joan and Rick Rivitz Mr. D. Keith* and Mrs. Margaret B. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jay F. Rockman Eric Rose (Miami) David and Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami) Drs. Edward and Teresa Ruch Anne Sagsveen Michael and Deborah Salzberg Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Satre Ms. Patricia E. Say Bryan and Jenna Scafidi Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough Don Schmitt and Jim Harmon John and Barbara Schubert Mr. James Schutte Dr. John Sedor and Ms. Geralyn Presti Ms. Kathryn and Mr. Michael Seider Caltha Seymour Lee Shackelford Ginger and Larry Shane Harry and Ilene Shapiro Ms. Frances L. Sharp Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation Dr. and Mrs. William C. Sheldon Mr. John F. Shelley and Ms. Karen P. Fleming Mr. Richard Shirey Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Shiverick Michael Dylan Short Zachary and Shelby Siegal Jim Simler and Dr. Amy Zhang James Simon Sarah Sloboda and Oskar Bruening Bruce L. Smith David Kane Smith Mr. Joshua Smith Mr. Eugene Smolik Drs. Nancy and Ronald Sobecks Drs. Thomas and Terry Sosnowski Diane M. Stack Maribeth and Christopher Stahl Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation

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Ms. Natalie Stevens Frederick and Elizabeth Stueber Mike and Wendy Summers Mr. Marc L. Swartzbaugh Mr. Robert D. Sweet Eca and Richard Taylor Ms. Aileen Thong-Dratler Dr. and Mrs. Michael B. Troner (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Wulf H. Utian Joan Venaleck Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Venezia Teresa Galang-Viñas and Joaquin Viñas (Miami) George and Barbara von Mehren John and Deborah Warner Margaret and Eric* Wayne Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation Mr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie Weinberger Emily Westlake and Robertson Gilliland Ms. Jennifer Wynn Rad and Patty Yates Ms. Carol A. Yellig Ms. Helen Zakin Dr. Rosemary Gornik and Dr. William Zelei Mr. Kal Zucker and Dr. Mary Frances Haerr John and Jane Zuzek Anonymous (7)

CORPORATE SUPPORT

The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to these generous organizations and partners who bring concerts and educational programs to life for our community.

Learn more at cleveland orchestra.com/partners Gifts of $300,000 and more The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. NACCO Industries, Inc.

Gifts of $200,000 to $299,999 Jones Day Foundation Ohio CAT The J. M. Smucker Co.

Gifts of $100,000 to $199,999 CIBC KeyBank

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999 FirstEnergy Foundation NOPEC Parker Hannifin Foundation PNC

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999 Akron Children’s Hospital BakerHostetler Buyers Products Company Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Clinic DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky Frantz Ward LLP The Giant Eagle Foundation Lake Effect Health Miba AG (Europe) Northern Haserot Northern Trust Olympic Steel, Inc. Park-Ohio Holdings RPM International Inc. RSM US LLP Thompson Hine LLP Westfield Insurance Anonymous

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Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999

Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999

BDI Blue Technologies, Inc. Brothers Printing Company BWX Technologies, Inc. Callahan Carpet The Cedarwood Companies Citymark Capital The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation Eaton Evarts Tremaine The Ewart-Ohlson Machine Company Gross Residential Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, PLL The Lincoln Electric Foundation McKinley Strategies Nordson Corporation The Sherwin-Williams Company Solich Piano & Music Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami) Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC

The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami)

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Gifts of $1,000,000 and more The Brown and Kunze Foundation Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation State of Ohio The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Richard & Emily Smucker Family Foundation Timken Foundation of Canton

Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999 The William Bingham Foundation Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Ohio Arts Council The Payne Fund

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Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Cleveland Browns Foundation The Cleveland Foundation Haslam 3 Foundation Jewish Federation of Cleveland Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation Park Foundation Anonymous

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999 The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation The Jean, Harry and Brenda Fuchs Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs GAR Foundation The George Gund Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation The Oatey Foundation Wesley Family Foundation

Gifts of $15,000 to $49,999 The Abington Foundation Akron Community Foundation The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami) The Bruening Foundation The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust The Sam J. Frankino Foundation The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust The Catherine L. & Edward A. Lozick Foundation With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners National Endowment for the Arts The Nord Family Foundation The PNC Charitable Trusts The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust The Reinberger Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation The Sisler McFawn Foundation Third Federal Foundation

The Veale Foundation The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust The Welty Family Foundation The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust Anonymous

Gifts of $2,500 to $14,999 The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Cleveland State University Foundation C.S. Craig Family Foundation Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities James Deering Danielson Foundation Dorn Family Foundation Fisher-Renkert Foundation The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation The Hankins Foundation The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund In His Step Foundation The Kirk Foundation (Miami) The Laub Foundation The Lehner Family Foundation The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund Ohio Humanities Council The M. G. O’Neil Foundation The O’Neill Brothers Foundation The Perkins Charitable Foundation Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation SCH Foundation Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation The South Waite Foundation Stroud Family Trust Uvas Foundation The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation The Wuliger Foundation Anonymous

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YOUR VISIT 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. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists.

CELL PHONES, WATCHES & OTHER DEVICES As a courtesy to others, please silence all electronic devices prior to the start of the concert.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY & RECORDING Audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance.

Photographs can only be taken when the performance is not in progress.

HEARING AIDS & OTHER HEALTH-ASSISTIVE DEVICES For the comfort of those around you, please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other devices that may produce a noise that would detract from the program. For Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices, please see the House Manager or Head Usher for more details.

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. Classical Season sub-

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scription 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 Music Explorers (for 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).

FOOD & MERCHANDISE Beverages and snacks are available at bars throughout Severance Music Center. For Cleveland Orchestra apparel, recordings, and gift items, visit the Welcome Desk in Lerner Lobby.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE We are so glad you joined us!

Want to share about your time at Severance? Send your feedback to cx@clevelandorchestra.com.

Hearing directly from you about what we are doing right and where we can improve will help us create the best experience possible.

The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful to the following organizations for their ongoing generous support of The Cleveland Orchestra: the State of Ohio and Ohio Arts Council and to the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

The Cleveland Orchestra is proud of its long-term partnership with Kent State University, made possible in part through generous funding from the State of Ohio.

The Cleveland Orchestra is proud to have its home, Severance Music Center, located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, with whom it has a long history of collaboration and partnership. ©2024 The Cleveland Orchestra and the Musical Arts Association Program books for Cleveland Orchestra concerts are produced by The Cleveland Orchestra and are distributed free to attending audience members.

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