Featuring a live per formance by The Cleveland Orchestra
Vinay Parameswaran, conduc tor
P A G E 2 2
VO C TAV E : I T F E E L S L I K E C H R I S T M A S December 11
P A G E 2 5
H O L I DAY C O N C E R T S December 13, 14 & 17–21
The Cleveland Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conduc tor
Lisa Wong, conduc tor & direc tor of choruses
Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus
W ith the par ticipation of The Cleveland Orchestra
Children’s Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra
Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble
Cleveland State Universit y Chorale College of Wooster Chorus
P A G E 4 0
T H A N K YO U
P A G E 4 8 A B O U T YO U R V I S I T
ea r Fr iends, elcome to Severa nce Music Center a nd The e vela nd Orchest r a’s a n nua l Holiday Ser ies! For ore tha n eight decades, the Orchestra has been onored to sha re in ou r com mu n it y ’s holiday lebr at ions. W het her t h is is you r fi rst or u nd redt h v isit to Se ver a nce, we’re g r atef u l t hat u’ve chosen to celebrate the season w ith us.
The ser ies opens w it h presentat ions of a ndel’s Me s s i a h , a p eren n ia l f avor ite t h at t u r ns to ou r sta ge for t he fi rst t ime since 2 018 . ong side t he ex pressive a r ia s a nd t h r i lling or uses includ ing t he beloved “Ha lleluja h” hor us these per for ma nces highlight the a nd ou r ow n Cle vela nd Orchest r a C hor us, a ll
y q p bad ie.
We a re t h r i l led to welcome b ack conduc tor S a r a h H ick s for t h is ye a r ’s Hol id ay
Conc er t s , w ho w i l l sh a re t he sp ot l i g ht w it h t he O rches t r a , sopr a no Mered it h
Woh lgemut h, a nd members of si x Nor t hea st Oh io chor uses. E x pec t a hea r t-w a r m ing pro g r a m of hol id ay mu sic b ot h old a nd ne w, a n aud ience si n g- a lon g , a nd e ven a v isit f rom a jol ly sp ec ia l g ues t!
P reced ing ou r Holiday Concer ts, ou r long t ime f r iend V inay Pa r a mes w a r a n ret u r ns to conduc t The Cle vela nd Orchest r a in t wo per for ma nces of Ho w the Gr inch Stole Chr ist ma s, marking the 25th anniversar y of the film and Jim Carrey ’s iconic per formance as the delightf ully cra n k y Gr inch. We a re a lso pleased to welcome Voctave to Severa nce for t he fi rst t ime. Th is w idely recorded a cap pell a g roup w i ll present a n e ven ing of spir ited favor ites d r aw n f rom t heir a lbu m It
Feel s Lik e Chr i s t m a s.
Th rou gh e ver y per for ma nce t h is mont h, we’re rem inded how deeply music touches ou r lives, br ing ing light to ou r com mu n it y a nd spir it to t he holiday s. A s a nonprofit , The Cle vela nd Orchest r a relies on you r generous suppor t , especia lly dur ing this season of g iv ing. If you a re able, I hope you w ill consider sha r ing your love of music by ma k ing a donat ion t h is December.
From a ll the musicia ns, sta ff, tr ustees, a nd volunteers of The Clevela nd Orchestra , we w ish you a ver y happy holiday sea son a nd a music-fi lled Ne w Yea r!
Wa r m ly, A nd ré Grem illet
Richard K. Smu cke r P re s i de nt & CEO Chair
H A N D E L ’ S M E S S I A H
T H U R S DAY, D EC E M B E R 4 , 2 0 2 5 , AT 7: 3 0 P M
F R I DAY, D EC E M B E R 5 , 2 0 2 5 , AT 7: 3 0 P M
S AT U R DAY, D EC E M B E R 6 , 2 0 2 5 , AT 7: 3 0 P M
The Cleveland Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conduc tor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Tim Mead, counter tenor
Andrew Haji, tenor
Philippe Sly, ba ss-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah
(1685 –1759)
Par t I
Concer t Preview with David J. Rothenberg
Mandel Concer t Hall one hour prior to the per formance
60 minutes
INTERMISSION 20 minutes
Par t II 45 minutes
Par t III 20 minutes
Total approximate running time: 2 hour 25 minutes
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Messiah
by George Frideric Handel
B O R N : Febr uar y 23, 1685, in Halle, Pr ussia ( present-day Germany)
D I E D : April 14, 1759, in London
COMPOSED: 1741
WORLD PREMIERE: April 13, 1742, in Dublin
CLEVEL AND ORCHESTR A PREMIERE: Lee Barnes conducted the Orchestra’s first full performance of Messiah on a tour to Pennsylvania on July 18, 1925. The first subscription performance of the work came 40 years later, directed by Robert Shaw on December 2, 1965.
ORCHESTR ATION: 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 trumpets, timpani, harpsichord, organ, and strings, plus four vocal soloists and mixed chorus
DUR ATION: about 2 hours
See page 8 for the sung texts .
AF TER G EORG E FRIDE RIC HANDE L FIRST TR AVELED TO LONDON in 1710, he ra rely lef t the cit y, spending the rest of his life a nd ca reer there One notable exception was a long tr ip to Dublin in 1741–4 2 , where he was engaged to present a ser ies of concer ts in a new ha ll. These per for ma nces were so successf ul that he was persuaded to present a second ser ies the yea r a f ter. The Dublin Jour nal soon a nnounced the first per for ma nce of “M r Ha ndel’s ne w Gr a nd Or ator io ca ll’d t he Me ss i ah, ” wh ich he had composed in London in 174 1 in a mat ter of day s. E x per ienced in t he a r t of ha nd ling popu la r accla im, Ha ndel ca lc u lated cor rec t ly in hold ing h is ma ster piece back u nt i l it w a s g ua r a nteed t hu nderous applause t hat wou ld r ing a rou nd t he world nea rly t h ree cent u r ies later. It w a s not necessa r y for Ha ndel to ca ll h is ne w work a “sacred” or ator io, since most or ator ios were a lready set t ing s of episodes f rom t he Bible, u n li ke t he my t holog ica l or “sec u la r ” h istor ica l plots used in Ita lia n oper a . From t he oper a gen re, t hou gh, Ha ndel d id adopt se ver a l musica l elements. For one, t here is t he a r ia (A ngliciz ed a s “a ir ” ) a nu mber for solo voice t hat pauses t he stor y to reflec t on a speci fic sit uat ion or d i lemma . The a r ia’s A–B –A “da capo” for m w a s usef u l for creat ing musica l a nd d r a mat ic interest , w it h a cont r a st ing B sec t ion before a ret u r n to t he A sec t ion. There a re se ver a l such nu mbers in Me ss i ah, includ ing t he a ffec t ing “He w a s despised” in Pa r t II. O t hers d ispense w it h t he “B” sec t ion a ltoget her, a s in “ The people t hat w a l ked in da rk ness” in Pa r t I. In bot h oper a s a nd or ator ios, t he ac t ion of t he stor y is told t h rou gh recitat ives, w it h speech-li ke deliver y over occa siona l chords (some accompa n ied simply w it h ha r psichord, ot hers w it h t he orchest r a). Since t here is lit t le na r r at ive ac t ion in Me ss i ah, t he recitat ives a re of ten shor t.
Most operas of the time lacked a chor us, but t he biblica l stor ies Ha ndel chose for or ator ios a llowed t he chor us to v iv id ly represent hu ma n it y or ind iv idua l g roups of people. However, while his tex ts la ment the captiv it y of the Israelites a nd promote unit y Ha ndel pa r t ia lly f u nded per for ma nces of h is or ator ios t h rou gh sig n i fica nt fi na ncia l investments in the South Sea Compa ny a nd Roy a l A f r ica n Compa ny, t wo major players in t he tra nsatla ntic tra nspor t of enslaved people W h ile t h is pa r t of t he stor y ca n’t be overlooked, Ha ndel’s Me ss iah has ta ken on a life of its ow n over t he cent u r ies. Its libretto has been translated into Zulu, Spanish A rabic, Inu k titut, a nd other la ng uages, recla iming a v ision of sha red huma nit y that tra nscends the contradictions of its time.
W it h te x t d r aw n f rom t he K i n g Ja mes Bible a nd t he Book of Common Prayer, Messiah’s words a re prose, rather tha n flor id poetr y A s such, the action throughout is picturesque rather tha n dra matic. In selecting the tex t, Ha ndel a nd his libret tist, Charles Jennens, prefer red to sta nd back from the stor y w ith passages of prophec y or contemplation. This is more pronounced as the work proceeds: Pa r t I tells por tions of t he Ch r istmas stor y ; Pa r t II reflects on (rat her t ha n na r rates) t he passion of Christ, his resurrection, and ascension, culminating in the g reat (and much-loved) shouts of “Halleluja h!”; and Par t III concentrates on the promise of heaven, the day of judg ment, and Chr ist’s ultimate tr iumph over sin a nd death.
Since its 174 2 prem iere, Me ss i ah ha s ne ver d ropped out of sight a nd hea r ing, a nd by the time Ha ndel died in 1759, he had presided over 36 per for ma nces of the orator io, a fa r g reater number tha n he could have ex pected when he composed it. The work sur v ives not on ly as a favor ite work for chor uses; it has won t he a ffection of listeners worldw ide to a deg ree sca rcely r iv a led by a ny ot her piece of music.
adapted f rom a note by Hugh Macdonald
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
T H E S U N G T E X T S
Messiah
by George Frideric Handel
Texts compiled by Charles Jennens f rom the K ing James Bible and Book of Common Prayer
PA RT I
S I N FO N Y (O ver t u re)
AC C O M PAG N AT O & A I R Te n o r
C om for t ye , com for t ye , my p eople , s a it h you r G o d
S p e a k ye com for t a bly to Jer u s a lem ,
a nd c r y u nto her,
t h at her w a r f a re is a ccompl ished ,
t h at her i n iqu it y is p a rdoned .
T he voice of h i m t h at
c r ie t h i n t he w i lder ne s s:
P re p a re ye t he w ay of t he L ord ,
m a ke s t r a i g ht i n t he de s er t
a h i g hw ay for ou r G o d .
E ver y v a l le y sh a l l b e e x a lted ,
a nd e ver y mou nt a i n a nd h i l l m a de low,
t he c ro oked s t r a i g ht
a nd t he rou g h pla ce s pla i n .
I s a i a h 4 0:1– 4
C H O RU S
A nd t he g lor y of t he L ord sh a l l b e re ve a led ,
a nd a l l fle sh sh a l l s ee it to g e t her : for t he mout h of t he L ord h at h s p oken it .
I s a i a h 4 0:5
AC C O M PAG N AT O B a s s - b ar i to n e
T hu s s a it h t he L ord of Hos t s:
Ye t once a l it t le w h i le
a nd I w i l l sh a ke t he he aven s a nd t he e a r t h ,
t he s e a a nd t he d r y la nd ;
a nd I w i l l sh a ke a l l n at ion s;
a nd t he de si re of a l l n at ion s sh a l l come .
T he L ord , w hom ye s eek , sh a l l s udden ly come to H is temple ,
e ven t he me s s en g er of t he coven a nt , w hom ye del i g ht i n ;
b ehold , He sh a l l come ,
s a it h t he L ord of Hos t s .
Ha g ga i 2 : 6 – 7; M a l a c hi 3 :1
A I R C o u nte r te n o r
B ut w ho m ay a bide t he d ay of H is com i n g?
A nd w ho sh a l l s t a nd w hen He app e a re t h?
For He is l i ke a re fi ner ’s fi re .
M a l a c hi 3 :2
C H O RU S
A nd He sh a l l pu r i f y t he son s of L e v i ,
t h at t he y m ay o ffer u nto t he L ord
a n o ffer i n g i n r i g hteou sne s s
M a l a c hi 3 : 3
R E C I TAT I V E C o u nte r te n o r
Behold, a V irg in sha ll conceive, a nd bea r a Son, and shall call His name Emmanuel, God w ith us.
I s a i a h 7:1 4 ; M a t th e w 1:23
A I R & C H O RU S C o u nte r te n o r & C ho r u s
O t hou t h at tel le s t g o o d t id i n g s to Z ion ,
g e t t hee up i nto t he h i g h mou nt a i n :
O t hou t h at tel le s t g o o d t id i n g s to Jer u s a lem ,
l i f t up t hy voice w it h s t ren g t h ,
l i f t it up, b e not a f r a id ;
s ay u nto t he c it ie s of Jud a h :
B ehold you r G o d!
A r is e , sh i ne , for t hy l i g ht is come
a nd t he g lor y of t he L ord
is r is en up on t hee .
I s a i a h 4 0:9 , 60:1
AC C O M PAG N AT O & A I R B a s s - b ar i to n e
For b ehold , d a rk ne s s sh a l l cover t he e a r t h ,
a nd g ros s d a rk ne s s t he p eople;
but t he L ord sh a l l a r is e up on t hee ,
a nd H is g lor y sh a l l b e s een up on t hee .
A nd t he G ent i le s sh a l l come to t hy l i g ht ,
a nd k i n g s to t he br i g ht ne s s of t hy r isi n g.
T he p eople t h at w a l ked i n d a rk ne s s
h ave s een a g re at l i g ht ;
a nd t he y t h at d wel l i n t he la nd
of t he sh a dow of de at h , up on t hem h at h t he l i g ht sh i ned
I s a i a h 60:2 – 3 , 9 :2
C H O RU S
For u nto u s a C h i ld is b or n ,
u nto u s a S on is g iven , a nd t he g over n ment
sh a l l b e up on H is shou lder ;
a nd H is n a me sh a l l b e c a l le d
Wonder f u l , C ou n s elor,
t he M i g ht y G o d ,
t he E verla s t i n g Fat her,
t he P r i nce of Pe a ce .
I s a i a h 9 : 6
PI FA ( P a s tor a l S y mphony)
R E C I TAT I V E , AC C O M PAG N AT O &
C H O RU S So p ran o & C ho r u s
T here were she pherd s a bid i n g i n t he field , kee pi n g w atch over t hei r flo ck s b y n i g ht .
A nd lo! The A n gel of t he Lord
ca me upon t hem,
a nd t he glor y of t he Lord
shone rou nd about t hem,
a nd t he y were sore a f r a id .
A nd t he A n g el s a id u nto t hem :
Fe a r not ; for b ehold , I br i n g you
g o o d t id i n g s of g re at joy, w h ich sh a l l b e to a l l p eople;
for u nto you is b or n t h is d ay
i n t he C it y of D av id ,
a S av ior, w h ich is C h r is t t he L ord
A nd s udden ly t here w a s w it h
t he A n g el a mu lt it ude of t he he aven ly hos t , pr a isi n g G o d , a nd s ay i n g :
G lor y to G o d i n t he h i g he s t , a nd p e a ce on e a r t h ,
g o o d w i l l tow a rd men .
Lu k e 2 :8 –11, 13 –1 4
A I R So p ran o
R e joice g re at ly, O d au g hter of Z ion!
S hout , O d au g hter of Jer u s a lem!
B ehold , t hy K i n g come t h u nto t hee!
He is t he r i g hteou s S av ior,
a nd He sh a l l s p e a k p e a ce u nto t he he at hen .
Z e c h ar i a h 9 :9 –10
R E C I TAT I V E C o u nte r te n o r
T hen sh a l l t he e ye s of t he bl i nd b e op ened ,
a nd t he e a r s of t he de a f u n s topp ed .
T hen sh a l l t he la me m a n le ap a s a n h a r t ,
a nd t he ton g ue of t he du mb sh a l l si n g
I s a i a h 3 5:5– 6
A I R C o u nte r te n o r & So p ran o
He sh a l l feed H is flo ck l i ke a she pherd ;
a nd He sh a l l g at her t he la mbs w it h H is a r m ,
a nd c a r r y t hem i n H is b osom ,
a nd g ent ly le a d t hos e t h at a re w it h you n g
C ome u nto H i m , a l l ye t h at la b or,
t h at a re he av y la den ,
a nd He w i l l g ive you re s t .
Ta ke H is yoke up on you ,
a nd le a r n of H i m , for He is meek a nd lowly of he a r t ,
a nd ye sh a l l fi nd re s t u nto you r sou ls .
I s a i a h 4 0:11; M a t th e w 11:2 8 –29
C H O RU S
H is yoke is e a s y
a nd H is bu r t hen is l i g ht .
M a t th e w 11: 3 0
PART II
C H O RU S
B ehold t he L a mb of G o d
t h at t a ke t h aw ay t he si n of t he world .
John 1:29
A I R C o u nte r te n o r
He w a s de s pis ed a nd re jec ted of men ;
a m a n of sor row s ,
a nd a cqu a i nted w it h g r ie f.
He g ave H is b a ck to t he sm iter s ,
a nd H is cheek s to t hem
t h at plucked o ff t he h a i r :
He h id not H is f a ce
f rom sh a me a nd s pit t i n g.
I s a i a h 5 3 : 3 , 50: 6
C H O RU S
S u rely He h at h b or ne ou r g r ie f s ,
a nd c a r r ied ou r sor row s!
He w a s wou nded for ou r t r a n s g re s sion s;
He w a s br u is ed for ou r i n iqu it ie s;
t he cha st isement of ou r peace w a s upon H i m.
A nd w it h H is s t r ip e s we a re he a led .
A l l we l i ke shee p h ave g one a s t r ay ; we h ave t u r ned e ver y one to h is ow n w ay ;
a nd t he L ord h at h la id on H i m
t he i n iqu it y of u s a l l
I s a i a h 5 3 : 4 – 6
AC C O M PAG N AT O & C H O RU S
Te n o r & C ho r u s
A l l t he y t h at s ee H i m lau g h H i m to s cor n ;
t he y sho ot out t hei r l ips
a nd sh a ke t hei r he a d s s ay i n g :
He t r usted i n G od t hat He wou ld del iver H i m;
le t H i m del iver H i m , i f He del i g ht i n H i m .
P s a lm 2 2 :7– 8
AC C O M PAG N AT O, A R IO S O & A I R
Te n o r
T hy rebu ke h at h broken H is he a r t :
He is f u l l of he av i ne s s
He lo oked for some to h ave pit y on H i m , but t here w a s no m a n , neit her fou nd He a ny to com for t H i m .
B ehold , a nd s ee i f t here b e a ny sor row l i ke u nto H is sor row.
He w a s c ut o ff out of t he la nd of t he l iv i n g ; for t he t r a n s g re s sion of T hy p eople
w a s He s t r icken .
B ut T hou d id s t not le ave
H is sou l i n hel l ; nor d id s t T hou s u ffer
T hy Holy O ne to s ee cor r upt ion
P s a lm 69 :2 0 ; L am e nta t i o n s 1:1 2 ;
I s a i a h 5 3 :8 ; P s a lm 16:10
C H O RU S
L i f t up you r he a d s , O ye g ate s ,
a nd b e ye l i f t up, ye e verla s t i n g do or s ,
a nd t he K i n g of G lor y sh a l l come i n .
W ho is t h is K i n g of G lor y?
T he L ord s t ron g a nd m i g ht y,
t he L ord m i g ht y i n b at t le
T he L ord of Hos t s ,
He is t he K i n g of G lor y.
P s a lm 2 4 :7–10
A I R So p ran o
How b e aut i f u l a re t he fee t of t hem
t h at pre a ch t he g os p el of p e a ce ,
a nd br i n g g la d t id i n g s of g o o d t h i n g s .
I s a i a h 5 2 :7; Ro m an s 10:15
A I R B a s s - b ar i to n e
W hy do t he nat ions so f u r iously r a ge toget her,
a nd w hy do t he p eople i m a g i ne a v a i n t h i n g?
T he k i n g s of t he e a r t h r is e up,
a nd t he r u ler s t a ke cou n s el to g e t her
a g a i n s t t he L ord ,
a nd a g a i n s t H is A noi nted
P s a lm 2 :1–2
C H O RU S
L e t u s bre a k t hei r b ond s a s u nder,
a nd c a s t aw ay t hei r yoke s f rom u s .
P s a lm 2 : 3
R E C I TAT I V E & A I R Te n o r
He t h at d wel le t h i n He aven
sh a l l lau g h t hem to s cor n ;
t he L ord sh a l l h ave t hem i n der ision .
T hou sh a lt bre a k t hem w it h a ro d of i ron ;
T hou sh a lt d a sh t hem i n piece s
l i ke a p ot ter ’s ve s s el .
P s a lm 2 : 4 , 2 :9
C H O RU S
Ha l leluja h :
for t he L ord G o d O m n ip otent rei g ne t h .
T he k i n g dom of t h is world
is b ecome t he k i n g dom of ou r L ord ,
a nd of H is C h r is t ;
a nd He sh a l l rei g n for e ver a nd e ver
K i n g of K i n g s , a nd L ord of L ord s .
Ha l leluja h!
Re ve l a t i o n 19 : 6 , 11:15 , 19 :16
PART III
A I R So p ran o
I k now t h at my R edeemer l ive t h ,
a nd t h at He sh a l l s t a nd
at t he lat ter d ay up on t he e a r t h ;
a nd t hou g h wor m s de s t roy t h is b o d y, ye t i n my fle sh sh a l l I s ee G o d .
For now is C h r is t r is en f rom t he de a d ,
t he fi r s t f r u it s of t hem t h at slee p.
Job 19 :25–2 6 ; 1 C o r i nthi an s 15:2 0
C H O RU S
Si nce b y m a n c a me de at h ,
b y m a n c a me a lso
t he re s u r rec t ion of t he de a d .
For a s i n A d a m a l l d ie ,
e ven so i n C h r is t
sh a l l a l l b e m a de a l ive .
1 C o r i nthi an s 15:21–2 2
AC C O M PAG N AT O & A I R B a s s - b ar i
B ehold , I tel l you a my s ter y ;
we sh a l l not a l l slee p, but we sh a l l a l l b e ch a n g ed
i n a moment , i n t he t w i n k l i n g of a n e ye at t he la s t t r u mp e t .
T he t r u mp e t sh a l l sou nd , a nd t he de a d sh a l l b e r a is ed i ncor r upt ib a nd we sh a l l b e ch a n g ed
For t h is cor r upt ible
mu s t put on i ncor r upt ion
a nd t h is mor t a l
mu s t put on i m mor t a l it y.
1 C o r i nthi an s 15:51– 5 3
C H O RU S
Wor t hy is t he L a mb t h at w a s sla i n , a nd h at h redeemed u s to G o d b y H is blo to receive p ower, a nd r iche s , a nd w is dom , a nd s t ren g t h , a nd honor, a nd g lor y, a nd ble s si n g.
Ble s si n g a nd honor, g lor y a nd p ower, b e u nto H i m t h at sit te t h up on t he t h ron a nd u nto t he L a mb for e ver a nd e ver.
A men .
Re ve l a t i o n 5:1 2 –13
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Bernard Labadie
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Scot tish Nationa l Orchestra , Scot Orchestra , Finnish R adio Sy mpho Sy mphony (Fra n kf ur t).
N O W F I R M LY I N I T S S E C O N D C E N T U RY , The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world.
Labadie’s discog raphy include Erato/ Wa r ner Classics, a nd Hy pe Mozar t ’s Requiem w ith Les Violo received Ca nada’s Juno Awa rd.
In recog nition of his a r tistic a t he Order of Ca nada , a C he v a lier de l Ord re nat iona l du Québec, a nd a C he v a lier des A r ts et Let t res du Québec.
Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. In recent years, The Ne w York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.
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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. Orchestra
Liv Redpath, sopra no
Dur ing the 2025–26 season, sopra no
tra l engagements include appea ra nc Philha r moniker for Ma hler ’s Eighth Petren ko, the Los A ngeles Philha r m damoi selle élue w ith Esa-Pek ka Salo Sinfonica Na ziona le della R A I for H
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During the holidays, Redpath per w ith The Cleveland Orchestra, Saint tra, a nd A mer ica n Bach Soloists. He W ig more Ha ll a nd Ne w York Cit y ’s Pa rk Avenue A r mor y w it h pia n ist Ha r r y R yla nce.
In opera, Redpath ma kes her Teatro Real debut in a new production of A Mid summe r Night’s Dream, returns to Glyndebourne for The Abduction from the Seraglio, and sings Pamina in The Ma g ic Flute at bot h Sta atsoper Ha mbu rg a nd Semperoper Dresden.
Redpath is a g raduate of Ha r va rd Universit y a nd The Juillia rd School.
Tim Mead
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Mead is lauded counter tenor role
Opéra Nationa l d concer t highlight Messiah w ith t he Ha ïm a nd Le Con
In 2023 , Mead adding to his a lready substa ntia l discog raphy, which includes Beauteou s Sof t ness (2 023) a nd Purcell: Songs and Dances (2018).
Mead studied music as a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, before continuing his voca l studies at the Roya l College of Music
Andrew Haji, tenor
A nd rew Haji is one of today ’s most sought-a f ter ly r ic tenors, celebr ated on concer t a nd oper at ic sta ges for h is silk y, cla r ion voca l prowess.
In the 2025–26 season, Haji ma kes his debut w ith the Boston S y mphony Orchest r a for B eet hoven’s Nint h S y mphony a nd ret u r ns to The Cle vela nd Orchest r a for Ha ndel’s Me ss i ah, t he Toronto S y mphony Orchest r a for Or ff ’s Car min a Buran a, a nd t he Sa n Fr a ncisco
S y mphony for J. S . Bach’s Ea s te r O rator io.
Other recent orchestra l a nd opera engagements include p Chicago Sy mphony Orchestra , The English Concer t, Dresdne Opera , Va ncouver Opera , Ta iwa n’s Nationa l Kaohsiung Center for the A r ts, a nd the Nationa l A r ts Centre in Ot tawa.
Haji is a n a lum of the Ca nadia n Op awa rds from the Ma r ily n Hor ne Song C ’s-Her togenbosch, a nd Montrea l Inter n a nd ma ster ’s deg rees f rom t he Un iver
Philippe Sly, bass-bariton
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High lights of h is 2 025–2 6 sea son i
t he Sa lzbu rg Fest iv a l a s t he t it le role i
Françoi s d’A ss i se a nd w it h Oper a Ateli
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Don Giovanni a nd Kur tág ’s Fin de par t w it h The Cle vela nd Orchest r a a nd Ha
On t he concer t a nd opera sta ge, Sl Oper n haus Zü r ich, Gly ndebou r ne Fes
Ph i l h a r mon ic , a nd Ta fel mu si k , a mon g ot her s . A s a rec it a l is t , S ly h a s app e a red ac ross
Ca nada w it h t he Debut At la nt ic Ser ies.
Sly ’s solo record ing s a re av a i lable on A na lek ta , a long side h is appea r a nces on Decca a nd Deutsche Gr a m mophon.
Lisa Wong, Director of Choruses
S O P R A N O S
Jesse Bobbitt
Ruby Chen
Emily Engle
Molly Falasco
Lisa Fedorovich
Elisha Gugliotta
Casey Hasen
Sarah Henley
Shannon R Jakubczak
Katie Kitchen
Gracie Mino
Julie Myers-Pruchenski
Jennifer Heiner t O’Leary
Sarah Peterson
Jylian Pur tee
Ellie Kleber Smith
Megan Tettau
Meagan Ulery
A LT O S
Emily Austin
Debbie Bates
Riley Beistel
Kristina Bodnar
Barbara J. Clugh
Amber Dimoff
Shannon Dunning^
Brooke Emmel
Colleen Endrizzi
Shawna Hill
Sarah Hutchins
Kayla Kim
Rebecca King
Danielle S. McDonald
Karla McMullen
Dawn Ostrowski
Melanie Tabak
Rachel Thibo
Haley Wheeler
Maggie Fairman Williams
Leah Wilson
T E N O R S
Christian Bush
Corey Hill
Adam Kilo
Peter Kvidera
Adam Landry
Christian Maric
Matt Rizer
Ted Rodenborn
Nathan A . Russell
Andrew Stamp
J.R. Tomkinson
B A S S E S
Christopher Dewald
Jeffrey Duber
Andrew Fowler
Jeffrey D. Gershman
Kur tis B. Hoffman
Jaden Levine^
Jason Lev y
Glenn Obergefell
Eddie Papp
Francisco Prado
Brandon Randall
Daniel J. Singer
Paul Zito
^ Shari Bierman Singer Fellow For more on The Cleveland Orchestra , see pages 29 –31. For bios of Lisa Wong and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, see page 3 4.
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The per formance is a presentation of the feature film How the Grinch Stole Christmas with a live per formance of the film’s score Out of respec t for the musicians and your fellow audience members, plea se remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.
Jim Carrey | Jef frey Tambor
Chris t ine Baran ski | Bill Ir win | Molly Shannon
Vinay Parameswaran
I n 2 025–2 6 , V i n ay Pa r a mes w a r a n debuts
t he A t la nt a S y mphony O rches t r a , re t u r n s
Cle vela nd Orchest r a a nd S y mphony Sa n Jos a nd leads opera projects at the Cur tis Institu
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P R O D U C E D B Y
Brian Grazer
S C R E E N P L AY B Y Jef frey Price
Peter S. Seaman
B A S E D O N How the Grinch Stole Christma s! by Dr Seuss
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Kate Lot t, soprano
Kur t von Schmit tou, baritone
if fany Coburn, soprano
shley Espinoza , soprano alto
Sarah hit temore, alto
Chr stal Johnson, alto
E .J. Cardona , tenor
Drew Ochoa , tenor
Jamey Ra , tenor arran er
Karl Hudson, ba ss
John Hannigan, baritone ba ss
Rob . Lot t, show irec tor
Bradle Rober ts, music direc tor Kendall homsen, sound engineer
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December 13 , 14, 19, 20 & 21 from 12 PM to 10 PM
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December 17 & 18 from 5 PM to 10 PM
December 17 & 18 from 5 PM to 10 PM
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Lisa Wong, conductor & director of choruses
Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and members of the Blossom Festival Chorus
With the par ticipation of The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
December 13*, 14*, 20* & 21*
The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble
December 17, 20 & 21
Cleveland State University Chorale
December 13*
College of Wooster Chorus
December 13, 14* & 14 (evening )
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Suppor t for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is provided by Robin Hitchcock Hatch, The Shari Bierman Singer Family, and Charles M . Hoppel and Marianne Kar wowski Hoppel.
Suppor t for The Cleveland Orchestra Youth and Children’s Choruses is provided by the Wesley Family Foundation, The Edward and Ruth W ilkof Foundation, and Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
O Come, All Ye Faithful John Francis Wade with Chorus (arr. Mack Wilberg)
Carol of the Bells Mykola Leontov ych (arr. Carmen Dragon)
Sleigh Ride Frederick Delius
“Christmas Children” from Scrooge Leslie Bricusse with Chorus (arr. Gar y Fr y)
O Christmas Tree Traditional (arr. Jack Sut te)
Knusperwalzer from Hansel and Gretel Engelber t Humperdinck
Fum, Fum, Fum Traditional with Chorus, conducted by Lisa Wong (arr. Mack Wilberg)
“Kuttanadan Punjayile” from Jahaan Traditional with Chorus, conducted by Lisa Wong (arr. Reena Esmail)
Mis Zeh Hidlik Traditional (arr. Jeff Tyzik)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Traditional with Chorus (arr. David Willcocks)
“Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah G.F. Handel with Chorus (orch. W. A . Mozar t)
Over ture to a Merry Christmas Various (arr. Rober t Wendel)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas Walter Kent & Kim Gannon with Meredith Wohlgemuth (arr. Fred Bar ton)
What Child Is This? Traditional with Meredith Wohlgemuth (arr. Steven Rosenhaus)
It ’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year George Wyle & Edward Pola with Meredith Wohlgemuth (arr. Ken Thorne)
Twelve Days of Cleveland Christmas Traditional with Chorus (arr. Gar y Fr y)
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Festival First Nowell Traditional with Chorus (arr. Dan Forrest)
S I N G - A L O N G
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Ve rse 1
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glor y to the newborn King; Peace on ear th and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!”
Joy ful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glor y to the newborn King!”
Ve rse 2
Christ , by highest heav’n adored, Christ , the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come, Of fspring of a Virgin’s womb: Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deit y!
Pleased as man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glor y to the newborn King!”
Ve rse 3
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings; Mild he lays his glor y by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of ear th, Born to give them second bir th. Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glor y to the newborn King!”
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Sarah Hicks
Sara h Hicks’s versatile a nd v ibra nt musicia nship ha s sec u red her place a s a n in- dema nd conduc tor across a n a r r ay of gen res, a nd a s a n educator, Em my-w in n ing producer, w r iter, a nd spea ker. Her ca reer has seen collaborations w ith diverse a r tists, f rom Olg a Ker n a nd Dm it ir i Hvorostov sk y to
Jen n ifer Hudson, t he Dir t y P rojec tor s, a nd
Sting. Her cross-genre pa r tnerships include a 2019 a lbu m w it h Dessa a nd t he M in nesota Orchest r a , w it h whom she holds a t it led posit ion, t he 2 023 prem iere of Ru f us Wa inw r ight ’s Want Sy mphonic at the BBC Proms, a nd her 202 4 per for ma nce w ith Laufey as the first conductor ever at Lollapa looza.
A h igh ly sou ght- a f ter g uest conduc tor, Hicks ha s w in t he US a nd abroad, includ ing The Cle vela nd Orchest r a , Los A ngeles Ph i l ha r mon ic, Boston Pops, Toronto S y mphony Orchest r a , W DR F u n k hausorchester Köln, a nd Tok yo Ph i l ha r mon ic, a mong ot hers.
A specia list in film music a nd the film-in- concer t genre, Hicks’s live concer t recordings ca n be seen on Disne y+ a nd A BC , a nd she ac ts a s a n adv isor for Disne y Music Group. Her first major feature film credit, Re nfield, was released in 2023 a nd her live a lbum w ith t he Da n ish Nat iona l S y mphony Orchest r a , The Mor r icone D u el ha s g a rnered over 2 0 0 m i llion v ie ws on YouT ube.
Hicks is a f requent lect u rer a nd was on facu lt y at t he Cu r tis Instit ute of Music f rom 2 0 0 0 to 2 0 05 a nd sta ff conduc tor u nt i l 2 012 . Her interest in menta l wellness a nd mindf ulness has led to numerous projects, including Mu sic & Healing w ith the Minnesota Orchest r a , av a i lable d ig ita lly.
Hicks w a s bor n in Tok yo a nd r a ised in Honolu lu T r a ined on bot h t he pia no a nd t he v iola , she received deg rees f rom Ha r v a rd Un iversit y a nd t he Cu r t is Inst it ute of Music. In her spa re t ime, Hicks enjoy s r u n n ing, h i k ing, her Papi llon, a nd cook ing (a nd eat ing) w it h her husba nd . She is c u r rent ly w r it ing her fi rst book, a collec t ion of essay s.
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Meredith Wohlgemuth,
soprano
Sopr a no Mered it h Woh lgemut h is a 2 023 Gr a nd P r iz e
W i n ne r o f t h e Me t r op ol it a n O p e r a E r ic a nd D om i n iq u L a ffont Comp e t it ion .
In the 2025–26 season, Wohlgemuth debuts w ith Seattle Opera in Car men, New Orleans Opera for Der Rosenkavalier a nd joins t he roster of t he Metropolita n Opera for La fille du rég ime nt. On t he concer t sta ge, she ma kes her debut at Tiroler Festspiele Erl in Beet hoven’s Nint h S y mphony u n der A sher Fisch a nd w it h The Clevela nd Orchestra in t he a n nua l Holiday Concer ts conducted by Sa r a h Hicks. Woh lgemut h w a s a n ensemble member at Sta atsoper where she made nu merous role debuts. Add it iona l oper a a nces at t he A spen Music Fest iv a l a nd School a s a Renée Ta ngle wood Music Fest iv a l for t he US prem iere of Geor an d Viole nce, Oper a Naples in La t rav i ata, a nd Ju i llia rd O an d Ae nea s.
In concer t , Woh lgemut h ha s per for med w it h t he Deutsche R ad io Ph i l ha r mon ie in Br uck ner ’s Te De um u nder P iet a r i In k inen, Ju i llia rd 4 15 in Ha ndel’s Clor i , Tir s i e
File no at A lice T u lly Ha ll, a nd t he Ceci lia C hor us of Ne w York at Ca r neg ie Ha ll u nder Ma rk Shapiro.
A pa ssionate inter preter of a r t song a nd ne w music, Woh lgemut h a nd collabor at ive pia n ist Jin hee Pa rk were First P r iz e w in ners of bot h t he 2 023 Inter nat iona ler Schuber t Lied D uo -Wet tbe werb in Dor t mu nd a nd t he 2 02 2 Concou rs musica l inter nat iona l de Mont réa l. Recent recita l a nd residenc y h igh lights include t he Schuber t íada Lied ser ies in Ba rcelona , t he 2 023 Renée Flem ing Song St ud io, 21c Lieder abend at Nat iona l Sawdust , a nd per for ma nces at Ca r a moor Center for Music a nd t he A r ts a nd Merk in Ha ll a s a Schw ab Voca l R ising Sta r w it h t he Ne w York Fest iv a l of Song u nder
Ste ven Blier a nd Bénéd ic te Jou rdois.
Wohlgemuth holds a Master of Music deg ree in voca l a r ts from The Juillia rd School a nd a Bachelor of A r ts in music per for ma nce from Concordia Universit y, Nebraska
NOW FIR MLY IN ITS SECO
T he C le vela nd O rches t r a leadersh ip of Fr a n z Wels
2 0 02 , is one of t he mos t per for m ing ensembles in Yea r a f ter yea r, t he ensem ex traordina r y a r tistic exc prog r a m m ing, a nd com m ment. In recent yea rs, Th ha s ca lled Cle vela nd “ t he for its v ir t uosit y, eleg a nc of color, a nd cha mber-like Fou nded by Adella P r t he Orchest r a per for med concer t in December 1918 t he cent u r y, decades of g susta ined suppor t had t u into one of t he most ad m world .
The pa st decade ha s seen a n increa sing nu mber of you ng people at tend ing concer ts, br ing ing f resh at tent ion to The Cle vela nd Orchest r a’s legenda r y sou nd a nd com m it ted prog r a m m ing More recent ly, t he Orchest r a lau nched se ver a l bold d ig ita l projec ts, includ ing t he st rea m ing plat for m
Adella .live a nd its ow n record ing label. Toget her, t he y have capt u red t he Orchest r a’s u n ique a r t ist r y a nd t he musica l ach ie vements of t he Welser-Möst a nd Cle vela nd Orchest r a pa r t nersh ip
The 2 025 – 2 6 sea son ma rks Fr a n z Welser-Möst ’s 2 4t h yea r a s Music Director, a p er io d i n w h ich T he C le vela nd O rches t r a h a s e a r ned u nprecedented accla im a rou nd t he world, includ ing a ser ies of residencies at t he Musi k verein in V ien na , t he fi rst of its k ind by a n A mer ica n orchest r a , a nd a nu mber of celebr ated oper a presentat ions
Since 1918 , se ven music d irec tors Ni kola i Sokoloff, A r t u r Rod zi ń sk i, Er ich Leinsdor f, Geor ge Sz ell, Lor in Ma a z el, Ch r istoph von Doh ná ny i, a nd Fr a n z
Welser -Möst have g u ided a nd shaped t he ensemble’s g row t h a nd sou nd . Th rou gh concer ts at home a nd on tou r, broadca sts, a nd a cata log of accla imed record ing s, The Cle vela nd Orchest r a is hea rd today by a g row ing g roup of fa ns a rou nd t he world .
Franz Welser -Möst, Music Director
K E LV I N S M I T H FA M I LY C H A I R
F I R S T V I O L I N S
Joel Link
C O N C E RT M A S T E R
Blossom-Lee Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee
A S S O C I AT E
C O N C E RT M A S T E R
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Stephen Tavani
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C O N C E RT M A S T E R
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
Isabel Trautwein
Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Katherine Bormann
Analise Handke
Gladys B Goetz Chair
Zhan Shu
Youngji Kim
Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Genevieve Smelser
S E C O N D
V I O L I N S
Stephen Rose*
Alfred M and Clara T Rankin Chair
Eli Matthews1
Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J Bogomolny Chair
Jason Yu2
James and Donna Reid Chair
Sonja Braaten Molloy
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Elayna Duitman
Ioana Missits
Jeffrey Zehngut^
Kathleen Collins
Beth Woodside
Emma Shook
Dr Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr Glenn R Brown Chair
Yun-Ting Lee
Deborah L . Neale Chair
Jiah Chung Chapdelaine
Liyuan Xie
Gawon Kim
V I O L A S
Wesley Collins*
Chaillé H and Richard B Tullis Chair
Gareth Zehngut1^
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Stanley Konopka2
Mark Jackobs
Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Lisa Boyko
Richard and Nancy
Sneed Chair
Richard Waugh
Lembi Veskimets
The Morgan Sisters Chair
Eliesha Nelson^
Anthony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Chair
Joanna Patterson Zakany
C E L L O S
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
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
Marguerite and James Rigby Chair
Paul Kushious
B A S S E S
Maximilian Dimoff*
Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Charles Paul1
Mary E . and F. Joseph
Callahan Chair
Derek Zadinsky2
Mark Atherton
Thomas Sperl
Henry Peyrebrune
Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton
Scott Dixon
Brandon Mason
H A R P
Trina Struble* Alice Chalifoux Chair
F LU T E S
Joshua Smith*
Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair
P I C C O L O
Mary Kay Fink
Anne M and M Roger Clapp Chair
O B O E S
Frank Rosenwein*
Edith S Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair
Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair
Jeffrey Rathbun2
Everett D. and Eugenia S . McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters
E N G L I S H H O R N
Robert Walters
Samuel C and Bernette K
Jaffe Chair
C L A R I N E T S
Afendi Yusuf*
Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey
Victoire G and Alfred M
Rankin, Jr Chair
Daniel McKelway2
Robert R and Vilma L Kohn Chair
Amy Zoloto
E-F L AT C L A R I N E T
Daniel McKelway
Stanley L and Eloise M Morgan Chair
B A S S C L A R I N E T
Amy Zoloto
Myrna and James Spira Chair
B A S S O O N S
John Clouser*
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas
Jonathan Sherwin
C O N T R A B A S S O O N
This roster lists full-time members of The Cleveland Orchestra . The number and seating of musicians on stage varies depending on the piece being performed Seating within the string sections rotates on a periodic basis
William Bender
Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair
Saeran St. Christopher
Jessica Sindell2^
Austin B and Ellen W Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink
Jonathan Sherwin
Nathaniel Silberschlag*
George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew§
Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick
Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch
Richard King
Meghan Guegold Hege^
T RU M P E T S
Michael Sachs*
Robert and Eunice Podis
Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte
Lyle Steelman2^
James P and Dolores D
Storer Chair
Michael Miller
C O R N E T S
Michael Sachs*
Mary Elizabeth and G Robert Klein Chair
Michael Miller
Brian Wendel*
Gilbert W and Louise I
Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout
Alexander and Marianna C .
McAfee Chair
Shachar Israel2
B A S S T RO M B O N E
Luke Sieve
E U P H O N I U M &
B A S S T RU M P E T
Richard Stout
T U B A
Yasuhito Sugiyama*
Nathalie C Spence and Nathalie S Boswell Chair
T I M PA N I
Zubin Hathi*
Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Peter Nichols2
Mr and Mrs Richard K
Smucker Chair
Marc Damoulakis*
Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Thomas Sherwood
Tanner Tanyeri
Peter Nichols
K E Y B OA R D
I N S T RU M E N T S
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
Marjory and Marc L Swartzbaugh Chair
L I B R A R I A N
Michael Ferraguto*
Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
E N D O W E D C H A I R S
C U R R E N T LY U N O C C U P I E D
Virginia M Lindseth, PhD, Chair
Clara G and George P Bickford Chair
Sandra L Haslinger Chair
Sunshine Chair
Rudolf Serkin Chair
Taichi Fukumura
Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
James Feddeck
Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair Lisa Wong
Frances P and Chester C
Bolton Chair
* Principal § Associate Principal
1 First Assistant Principal
2 Assistant Principal
^ Alum of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra † In Memoriam
Christoph von Dohnányi
Lisa Wong, Director of Choruses
sa Wong, a disting uished choral conductor d educator, ser ves as Director of Choruses
The Cle vela nd Orchest r a , where she ha s epared The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus d Blossom Festiva l Chor us for accla imed rformances under conductors Franz elser-Möst, Klaus Mäkelä, John Adams, ne Glover, Susanna Mälkki, a nd Eric hitacre, among others.
Wong ser ved for 16 yea rs as the Olive lliams Kettering Professor of Music at e College of Wooster. A s director of the ard-w inning Wooster Chorus, she elevated e ensemble to nationa l prominence nd reg iona l conferences, a nd the premieres ion is infor med by 32 yea rs of classroom djudicator, a nd g uest conductor.
A sought after leader in the field, Wong has ser ved as a grant panelist for the National Endow ment for the A rts and Chorus A merica and presented at state and national conferences on varied topics. She is President-Elect of the Ohio Choral Directors Association and ser ved as the Reper toire a nd Resource Cha ir for World Music a nd Cultures a nd on the Committee for Diversit y, Equit y, and Inclusion for the Ohio Music Education Association.
With deg rees from West Chester Universit y a nd the India na Universit y Jacobs School of Music, Wong ’s academic foundation is complemented by a r ich ca reer dedicated to inspir ing a nd nur tur ing musicia ns of a ll ages.
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Daniel J. Singer, A S SISTANT DIREC TOR
Daniel Overly, COLL ABOR ATIVE PIANIST
Now in its 74th season, The Clevela nd Orchestra Chor us is celebrated for its versatilit y a nd refined musicia nship, appea r ing reg ula rly w ith The Clevela nd Orchestra at Severa nce a nd Blossom Music Center. A s one of the few a ll-volunteer, professiona lly tra ined chor uses a ffiliated w ith a major A mer ica n orchestra , it received the 2019 –20
Disting uished Ser v ice Awa rd, recog nizing ex traordina r y ser v ice to the Orchestra.
V isit cochorus .com for more information on the Chorus and auditions .
S O P R A N O S
Liana Alexandra*
Amy Foster Babinski
Amanda Baker*
Claudia Barriga
Jesse Bobbitt
Emily Carlson
Signe Carlson
Ruby Chen
Katie Cutts*
Dana Delaney*
Caitlin DiFranco
Maddie Dirrim
Emma Downing*
Natasha Dudick*
Maryssa Duncan
Emily Engle
Maggie Clark Fairfield*
Molly Falasco
Lisa Fedorovich
Emily Flood
Olivia Giddings*
Jennifer Gilles
Elisha Gugliotta
Julia Halamek
Rebecca S. Hall
Casey Hasen
Sarah Henley
Lisa Hrusovsk y
Rachel Imhoff
Shannon R. Jakubczak
Kiersten Johnson
Sarah Jones-Gould
Katie Kitchen
Hope Klassen-Kay
Brianna Knapp^
EvaCecilia Koh
Heidi Lang*
Kate Macy
Morgan Ann Malone*
Sophia Marshall*
Gracie Mino
Sarah Moldover
Julie Myers-Pruchenski
Jennifer Heiner t O’Leary
Caitlin Over ton
Katie Paskey
Victoria Peacock
Elizabeth Stockton Perkins
Sarah Peterson
Stephanie Popik
Grace Prentice
Jylian Pur tee
Lisa M. Ramsey
Melanie Reymond*
Mandi Rice
Nadia Robinson*
Nicole Rounick*
Emma Russell
Monica Schie*
Ellie Kleber Smith
Morgan Smock*
Megan Tettau
Meagan Ulery
Cassie Utt
Sharilee Walker
Mary Krason Wiker*
LoRee Wilkinson*
Kathryn Zorman*
A LT O S
Shruti Aring*
Cam Armstrong*
Emily Austin
Laurel Babcock
Debbie Bates
Riley Beistel
Ellen Beleiu*
Kristina Bodnar
Katherine Brown*
Carla Cashman
Angelin Chang*
Barbara J. Clugh
Amber Dimoff
Shannon Dunning^
Brooke Emmel
Colleen Endrizzi
Hope Ezell*
Jade Gladue*
Rachael Grubb*
Kathy Jo Gutgsell*
Shawna Hill
Gloria R. Homolak*
Kristen Hosack*
Karen S Hunt
Sarah Hutchins
Kayla Kim
Rebecca King
Kristi Krueger-O’Grady
Elise Leitzel
Emily Longenecker*
Jennifer MacLure*
Victoria Marquard-Schultz
Dana Mays*
Danielle S. McDonald
Karla McMullen
Bri Mosley*
Shanely Niemi*
Pegg y A Norman*
Dawn Ostrowski
Abigail Patton
Ellie Petro
Andrea Pintabona
Toni Arnold Shreve
Ina Stanek-Michaelis
Melanie Tabak
Rachel Thibo
Kristen Tobey
Michelle Wagner-Skinner*
Laure Wasserbauer
Haley Wheeler
Maggie Fairman Williams
Caroline Willoughby
Leah Wilson
Jennifer R. Woda
Debra Yasinow
Lynne Leutenberg Yulish
T E N O R S
Nathan Bachofsk y
Christian Bush
Rong Chen
Jonathan Fuller
Richard Hall
Michael Heid
Corey Hill
Daniel M. Katz
Adam Kilo
Peter Kvidera
Adam Landry
Benjamin Low^
Christian Maric
David McCallum
Matt Rizer
Ted Rodenborn
Jacob Rumelfanger
Nathan A . Russell
John Sabol
Lee Scantlebury
Andrew Stamp
J.R. Tomkinson
B A S S E S
Simon Beck
Matthew Britton*
Sean Cahill*
Nicholas Campagna
Carlos Castells*
Eric Coffelt
Nick Connavino
Ronnie Dailey
Christopher Dewald
Jeffrey Duber
Alex Flood*
Thomas Flowers
Andrew Fowler
Sean Garland*
Jeffrey D. Gershman
Kur tis B. Hoffman
John Homolak*
Kim Jacoby
James Johnston
Kevin Kutz
Jaden Levine^
Jason Lev y
Michael N Lutkus
Tyler Mason
Tremaine Oatman
Glenn Obergefell
Eddie Papp
John Philipps
Francisco Prado
Brandon Randall
Benjamin Schetter
Rober t G. Seaman*
Charles Tobias
Matt Turell
Bob Winters
Ryan Yonek
Mar tin Young
Paul Zito
Shari Bierman Singer Fellow
* Member of the Blossom Festival Chorus
Jill Harbaugh
Director of Choral Operations
Victoria Peacock
Chorus Coordinator
Sarah Hutchins
Chair, Operating Commit tee
Daniel J. Singer, Director
T he Clevela nd O rche s t r a Youth Chor us
Daniel J. Singer joined the choral conducting sta ff of The Cle vela nd Orchest r a in 2 012 a s A ssista nt Direc tor of The Cle vela nd Orchestra Youth Chor us He was promoted to A ssista nt Direc tor of C hor uses a nd Director of the Youth Chor us w ith the sta r t of the 2018 –19 season.
In addition to his responsibilities in Clevela nd, Singer is the Rober t Page Music Director for The Mendelssohn Choir of Pit tsburgh, know n as the “chor us of choice” for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. From 2011 to 2022 , he ser ved as director of ley, Ohio. He is a n active g uest conductor a nd ensembles in Oh io, M ich ig a n, Illinois, a nd
Nor t h Ca rolina Singer ha s per for med w it h Qu ire Clevela nd a nd Apollo’s Fire a nd has sung as ba r itone soloist w ith ensembles throughout Nor theast Ohio.
The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble
Devon Steve, A S SISTANT DIREC TOR
Daniel Overly, COLL ABOR ATIVE PIANIST
Sujith Aring
Addison Borders
Ian Broihier
May vis Darby
Clementine Diamond-Or tiz
Mary Kate Hever
Parla Ilaslan
Gregory Karulin
Haven Kinsley
Eric Robinson
Maren Scott
Jaidan Shauf-Dressman
Alan Slankard
Creek Smith
August Sumlin
Hollie Tennant
Iskandar Williams
Sophia Williams
Taylor Mills Logan
Youth Chorus Mana ger
Youth Chorus Honor Choir
APR 12 l SUN 7:30 PM at Severance Music Center FREE EVENT – ticket s required
Jennifer Rozsa Director
nifer Rozsa is a n active conductor, ic educator, clinicia n, a nd per for mer.
ea r ned her master ’s a nd bachelor ’s rees in music education from Capita l versit y ’s Conser vator y of Music, holds -Schulwerk cer tifications from the Sa n ncisco Inter nationa l Or ff Course, a nd died at the Kodá ly institute in Kecskemét, ga r y. In 202 4 , she bega n her doctora l ies in music education at Kent State versit y.
oza’s pr ior ex per ience includes duc t ing t he Pen insu la Girls C hor us a nd t K– 8 gener a l music a nd choir in public, Fr a ncisco, a nd C h ica go.
rus and San Francisco Sy mphony Chorus, mber Choir.
The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus
Jacob Young, A S SISTANT DIREC TOR
Jacob Bernhardt, COLL ABOR ATIVE PIANIST
Spur thi Adavi
Harper Alexander
Audrey Almeda
Sophie Ariizumi
Aaniya Awasthi
Daniel Chiang
Mila Cohen
Madeleine Park Colman
Alisz Fabian
Reed Fleischhacker
Evie Forman
Katherine Friedman
Christina Gomez
Kerri Gompf
Olivia Marie Gordy
Emerson Greene
Julia Hanna
Violet Hersh
Hannah W. Hitchcock
Zoey Jain
Todd Jiang
Inaaya Jiwani
Claire Kaschube
Eugene Kim
Mina Krasney
Mirabelle Kwok
Thomas Pet tis Larssen
Krisha Mahangare
Lena Malik
Meera Masurekar
Maren McKenzie
Nicholas McNally
Sumaya Musa
Zaria Amerie Nowlin
Chiamanda Nwogbo
Elias Oetama-Paul
Elizabeth Parashchak
Ava Payne
Sebastian Perr y
Sk ylar Pina
Caroline Reidhead
Corrina Schriver
Arielle Simler
Elisha Getsemani Sosa
Ezbai B. Sosa
Aria Sova
Essalynn Stevenson
Payton Strnisa
Viola Strom
Sherie Sun
Hamish Waters
Magdalene Whitaker
Vey Whitaker
Emma White
Rhea Williams
Alice Wilson
Elena Wingard
Cecilia Young
Brina Yuan
Angel Victoria Tyler
Children’s Choruses Manager
Cleveland State Universit y Chorale
Brian Bailey, DIREC TOR
Anna Judk ins, REHE ARSAL ACCOMPANIST
The Cleveland State Universit y Chorale is the advanced choral ensemble at the Cleveland State Universit y (CSU) School of Music, open by audition to all CSU students, regardless of major. The Chorale per forms a variet y of reper toire and has collaborated w ith the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Chor us, and Choral A r ts Cleveland. They have also appeared reg ularly in The Cleveland Orchestra’s Holiday Concer ts since 1993 Additionally, the Chorale was selected to per form at the Ohio Music Education
A ssociation Conference in 2017, 2023 , and 2025 .
O li ver B oye t t e
Ha ley C oop er
Juda h-Mek hi Daws on-Mwa ng i
Au t umn Hejduk
Noa h Her na ndez
Mat hew Ja ck s on
Lujay ne Ja s s er
A r ma n Joc ek
Kat ie K i t chen
Kat ely n Ma rc elli
Ada m Ma roon
D er r ick Ma r t in
A lexa ndr a Mor ron
G a bby Pa lmer
G ina Rodger s
Ma dela ine S ni vely
College of Woos ter Chorus
Christin Sears, DIREC TOR
Toni Shreve, PIANIST
Eva n St r a c en s k y
McA lli s t er T homa s
A biga il Towe
T ha lia Tr ump
K hour y Wa rd
Libby Wa r ren
Micha el Wellendor f
Ra ndy Wys ock y
Founded in 19 64 , the College of Wooster Chor us is comprised of underg raduate students represent ing a ll academ ic a rea s w it h in The College of Wooster ’s liber a l a r ts prog r a m.
Located in Wooster, Ohio, approx imately 55 miles south of Cleveland, the award-w inning ensemble has recently premiered works by severa l A mer ica n composers, including Er ic W hitacre, Jocely n Hagen, a nd Ja ke Runestad. It has per for med at the Centra l Div ision conference of the A mer ica n Chora l Directors A ssociation a nd severa l times at the state conference of the Ohio Music Education A ssociation.
Tobi A ina
T her r in B a ker
B r a dy B ell
S eba s t ia n Bha r at
K nox B oy k in
Ca roline Cupa r
Nat a s ha D udick
Sha nnon D unning
A ndi Ha r vey
E r ic a Ka hle
Ada L a pha m
Ja den L ev ine
E mma L ongene cker
S a r a h Moldover
W illia m Mu s ia l
Ha nna h Reineke
Ka meron Rufener
A nja li S a rda r
S y mone S ewell-R icha rd s on
G av in Slat e
E mma S mi t h
O wen Yoder
S a m Young
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S o c i e t y
G i f t s o f $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a n d m o re
Mr. & Mrs . * Geoffrey Gund
Haslam 3 Foundation
Joan Y. Horvitz*
Anne H & Tom H * Jenkins
Milton & Tamar Maltz
Mrs Jane B Nord
Mr & Mrs * Richard K Smucker
G i f t s o f $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 9 9 9 , 9 9 9
The Musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra (in-kind contribution for community programs and opportunities to secure funding)
The Walter and Jean Kalberer
Foundation
Bruce* & Eleanor Kendrick
Dr.* & Mrs . Anthony T. Lauria
Mrs . Norma Lerner
Jan R . Lewis
Robert Lugibihl
Deborah L . Neale
Mr. & Mrs . Albert B. Ratner
Jenny & Tim Smucker
Richard & Nancy Sneed
Roy C. Waas*
G i f t s o f $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 9 9 , 9 9 9
Art of Beauty Company, Inc
Mr Yuval Brisker
Rebecca Dunn
Dr. Michael Frank & Patricia A . * Snyder
Dr. Hiroyuki & Mrs . Mikiko Fujita
Mr. & Mrs . Michael J. Horvitz
Dr. & Mrs . Herbert Kloiber (Europe)
Thomas & Jessica Lauria (Miami)
Daniel R . Lewis (Miami)
Ms . Beth E . Mooney
Estate of Bernadette Norwood
James* & Donna Reid
Jim & Myrna Spira
Mr * & Mrs Donald W Strang, Jr
Ms Ginger Warner
Paul & Suzanne Westlake
Tony & Diane Wynshaw-Boris
Anonymous (3)
Mr. & Mrs . Alexander M. Cutler
Mr.* & Mrs . Bernard H. Eckstein
JoAnn & Robert Glick
Mr. & Mrs . Douglas A . Kern
Richard & Christine Kramer
Mr & Mrs Dennis W LaBarre
Ms Cathy Lincoln
Mr & Mrs Alfred M Rankin, Jr
Randall & Virginia Barbato
Brenda & Marshall B. Brown
Mr.* & Mrs . Robert W. Gillespie
Ms . Alexandra Hanna
Richard & Michelle Jeschelnig
Elizabeth B. Juliano
Cynthia Knight
Mr & Mrs Ben Mathews
Nancy W McCann
The Oatey Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)
William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill
Mr. & Mrs . Benjamin N. Pyne
Mrs . Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.*
Ilana & Chuck Horowitz Ratner
Saul & Mary Sanders (Miami)
Astri Seidenfeld
The Seven Five Fund
R . Thomas & Meg Harris Stanton
Holly Strawbridge (Miami)
Herb & Jody Wainer
Mr & Mrs Franz Welser-Möst
Barbara & David Wolfort
Mrs Jayne M Zborowsky E
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Victor & Abby Alexander
Mr. & Mrs . A . Chace Anderson
Gerrie E Berena
Dr & Mrs Wolfgang Berndt (Europe)
Robin Dunn Blossom
Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny & Ms . Patricia M. Kozerefski
Dr. Ben H. & Julia Brouhard
Jeanette Grasselli Brown* & Glenn R . Brown*
Dr Robert Brown &
Mrs Janet Gans Brown
J C & Helen Rankin Butler
Irad & Rebecca Carmi
Jim & Mary Conway
Judith & George W. Diehl
Budd & Judy Dworkin
Mary Jo Eaton (Miami)
Drs . Wolfgang & Gabi Eder (Europe)
Peter & Christina Gold (Miami)
David & Robin Gunning
Sondra & Steve Hardis
Iris & Tom Harvie
Mary & Jon* Heider (Cleveland, Miami)
Mrs Lynn Heisler
Amy & Stephen Hoffman
David & Nancy Hooker
Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami)
Mrs . Marguerite B. Humphrey*
Allan V. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs . Joseph P. Keithley
Rob & Laura Kochis
Jon A . & Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD
Mr. & Mrs . Robert W. Malone
Mr. Stephen McHale
Loretta J Mester & George J Mailath
Randy & Christine Myeroff
Jennifer & Alexander Ogan
The Honorable John Doyle Ong
Peter M. Padegimas , in memory of Beverly A . Padegimas
Mr. J. William & Dr. Suzanne* Palmer
Catherine & Hyun Park
Douglas & Noreen Powers
Mr. & Mrs . James A . Ratner
James & Marguerite Rigby
Mark & Shelly Saltzman
The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation
Mr Eric A Seed & Ms Ellen Oglesby
Donna E Shalala (Miami)
Dr Elizabeth Swenson
Dr. Russell A . Trusso
Tom & Shirley* Waltermire
John & Deborah Warner
Anya Weaving & Tom Mihaljevic
Meredith & Michael Weil
Tony & Christine White
Anonymous (2)
D u d l ey S . B l o s s o m S o c i e t y
G i f t s o f $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 t o $ 24 , 9 9 9
Mr. & Mrs . William Winfield Baker
Ms . Viia R . Beechler
Mr. & Mrs . Jules Belkin
Mel Berger & Jane Haylor
Mr. & Mrs . C. Perry Blossom
Mr & Mrs Charles P Bolton
Dr Christopher P Brandt & Dr Beth Sersig
Mr. D. McGregor Brandt , Jr.
Meghan & Trent Brown
Mr. & Mrs . Timothy J. Callahan
Ellen E . * & Victor J. Cohn
Kathleen A . Coleman
Ted & Donna Connolly
Mr. & Mrs . Kevin C. Conway
Mrs . Barbara Cook
Mr. & Mrs . Matthew V. Crawford
Maureen A . Doerner & Geoffrey T White
Nancy & Richard Dotson
Peter & Sandy Earl
Dr & Mrs Robert Ehrlich (Europe)
Mr. Brian L . Ewart &
Mr. William McHenry
Mr. & Mrs . Richard C. Fedorovich
Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
Richard & Ann Gridley
Gary L . & Cari T. Gross
Mr. & Mrs . Harley I. Gross
Ms . Marianne Gymer
Kathleen E . Hancock
Jack Harley & Judy Ernest
Matthew & Elizabeth Horvitz
Gerald Hughes
Mr & Mrs Brinton L Hyde
Sarah Liotta Johnston & Jeff Johnston
Eeva & Harri Kulovaara (Miami)
Mr. & Mrs . S. Ernest Kulp
Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause
In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln
Linda Litton
Mr. Jeff Litwiller
Anne R . & Kenneth E . Love
Mr. & Mrs . Alex Machaskee
Mr. & Mrs . Robert W. Malone
Alan Markowitz M D & Cathy Pollard
Mr Fredrick W Martin
Mr * & Mrs Arch J McCartney
Miba AG and Dr. & Mrs . Peter Mitterbauer (Europe)
Ann Jones Morgan
Sally S. & John C. Morley*
Mr. & Mrs . Scott C. Mueller
Richard Organ & Jamie Nash
Mr. Winthrop Quigley & Ms . Bonnie Crusalis
Dr. Isobel Rutherford
Rachel R . Schneider
Dr. & Mrs . James L . Sechler
Meredith M. Seikel
Hewitt & Paula Shaw
Robyn Shifrin
Roy Smith
Mr. & Mrs . Richard P. Stovsky
Kathryn & Duncan Stuart
Alan & Barbara Taylor
Bruce & Virginia Taylor
Philip & Sarah* Taylor
Mr. & Mrs . Alfred Umdasch (Europe)
Karen Walburn
Mr. Daniel & Mrs . Molly Walsh
Mr. & Mrs . Jeffery J. Weaver
Robert C. Weppler
Sandy* & Ted Wiese
Katie & Donald Woodcock
Max & Beverly Zupon
Anonymous (3)
Dr. & Mrs . D. P. Agamanolis
Mr. & Mrs . * Eugene J. Beer
Deena & Jeff Bellman
Laura & Jon Bloomberg
Mrs . Catharina M. Caldwell
Ms . Maria Cashy & Ms . Laura Cashy
Mr. & Mrs . Edward A . Chuhna
Mr. & Mrs . Chester F. Crone
Mr & Mrs Manohar Daga
Ronald J Davis & Cheryl A Davis
Allan* & Connie Dechert
Gregory Dobbins
Michael Dunn
Tamara Durn
Dr.* & Mrs . Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.
Joan Alice Ford
Dr. Edward S. Godleski
André & Ginette Gremillet
Calvin & Sherry Griffith
Mr. & Mrs . Michael Gröller (Europe)
Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez (Miami)
Robin Hitchcock Hatch
Dr Robert T Heath & Dr Elizabeth L Buchanan
Dr. Fred A . Heupler
Donald* & Joyce Ignatz
Donna Jackson
Barbara & Michael J. Kaplan
Jonathan & Tina Kislak (Miami)
John D. & Giuliana C. Koch
David C. Lamb
Dr. Edith Lerner
Dr. David* & Janice Leshner
Drs . Amy & James Merlino
Claudia Metz & Thomas Woodworth
John & Rebecca Minnillo
Mr Bert & Dr Marjorie Moyar
Brian & Cindy Murphy
Patricia Perry Nock
Mr. & Mrs . John Olejko
Mr. David A . Osage & Ms Claudia C Woods
Dr Roland S Philip & Dr Linda M Sandhaus
Julia & Larry Pollock
Ms . Rosella Puskas*
Beth & Clay Rankin
Mr. & Mrs . Roger F. Rankin
Mrs . Vicki Ann Resnick
Amy & Ken Rogat
Kim Russel & Dirk Brom
Dr. & Mrs . * Martin I. Saltzman
Ms . Beverly J. Schneider
David M. & Betty Schneider
Gary Schwartz & Constance Young
Kenneth Shafer
Rev George Smiga
Sandra & Richey* Smith
Taras Szmagala & Helen Jarem
Joe & Marlene Toot
Mr. Christopher Towe
Dr. Gregory Videtic & Rev. Christopher McCann
Susanne Wamsler & Paul Singer (Europe)
Mr. & Mrs . * Fred A . Watkins
Denise G. & Norman E . Wells , Jr.
Sandy Wile* & Sue Berlin
Anonymous (7)
Ms . Nancy A . Adams
Mr. & Mrs . Todd C. Amsdell
Mr. James Babcock
Claudia Bacon
Robert & Dalia Baker
Thomas & Laura Barnard
Dr. James Bates
Fred G. & Mary W. Behm
Marilyn & Jeffrey Bilsky
Dr. & Mrs . Eugene H. Blackstone
Doug & Barbara* Bletcher
Laurel Blossom
Jeff & Elaine Bomberger
Mitchell & Caroline Borrow
Ms Kristina E Boykin
Mr. & Mrs . David* Briggs
James & Mary Bright
Sandy Brinn
Dr. Thomas Brugger* & Dr. Sandra Russ
Frank & Leslie Buck
Mr. Gregory & Mrs . Susan Bulone
James Burke
Michael & Linda Busta
Joseph & Susan Carney
William & Barbara Carson
Victor A Ceicys M D & Mrs Kathleen Browning Ceicys
Mr. & Mrs . James B. Chaney
Reneé & Kerry Chelm
Ellen Chesler & Matthew Mallow (Miami)
Drs . Wuu-Shung & Amy Chuang
Drs . Mark Cohen & Miriam Vishny
Diane Lynn Collier & Robert J. Gura
Marjorie Dickard Comella
Mr.* & Mrs . Ralph Daugstrup
Pete & Margaret Dobbins
Henry & Mary* Doll
Brian & Renae Durdle
Carl Falb
Regis & Gayle Falinski
Dagmar & Frederick Fellowes
Mr & Mrs Mark Filippell
Bruce* & Nancy Fisher
Jan & John Fitts
Ms . Nancy Flogge
Mr. & Ms . Dale Freygang
Barbara & Peter* Galvin
Joy E . Garapic
Mr. James S. Gascoigne & Ms . Cynthia Prior
Anne* & Walter Ginn
Brenda & David Goldberg
Mrs . Florence Goodman
Barbara H. Gordon
Nancy Hancock Griffith
Candy & Brent Grover
The Thomas J & Judith Fay Gruber
Charitable Foundation
Nancy* & James Grunzweig
Agnes Gund*
Graham* & Ann Gund (Miami)
Mr. Arthur C. Hall III
Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.
Mr.* & Mrs . David P. Handke, Jr.
Gary Hanson & Barbara Klante
Clark Harvey & Holly Selvaggi
Mr. & Mrs . Jonathan Hatch
Barbara L . Hawley &
David S. Goodman
Matthew D Healy & Richard S Agnes
Anita & William Heller
Ms . Susan K . Hemry
Malcolm & Vivian Henoch
Mr. & Mrs . Jerry Herschman
Mr. & Mrs . Martin R . Hoke
Dr. Keith A . & Mrs . Kathleen M. Hoover
James* & Claudia Hower
Elisabeth Hugh
Ms . Mary Joe Hughes
David & Dianne Hunt
Ms Kimberly R Irish
Dr & Mrs Paul C Janicki
Richard & Jayne Janus
Robert & Linda Jenkins
Mr. David* & Mrs . Cheryl Jerome
Mr. Jeremy V. Johnson
Karmendot Fund
Andrew & Katherine Kartalis
Rod Keen & Denise Horstman
Mr & Mrs Kenneth H Kirtz*
Audrey Knight
Mr. & Mrs . S. Lee Kohrman*
Dr. Ronald H. Krasney & Vicki Kennedy*
Douglas & Monica Kridler
Peter* & Cathy Kuhn
Dr. Jeanne Lackamp
Mr. & Mrs . * Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs . John R . Lane
Kenneth M. Lapine & Rose E . Mills
John N.* & Edith K . Lauer
Charles & Josephine Robson Leamy*
Michael Lederman & Sharmon Sollitto
Joan & Young Sei Lee
William & Virginia Lennon
Mr. & Mrs . Roger J. Lerch, in memory of Carl J. & Winifred J. Lerch
Judith & Morton Q . Levin
Dr. Stephen B. & Mrs . Lillian S. Levine
Dr. Alan & Mrs . Joni Lichtin
Dr. & Mrs . Jack Lissauer
Drs . Todd & Susan Locke
Eric Logan
David & Janice* Logsdon
Joan C Long
Caetano R Lopes (Miami)
Neil & Susan Luria
Peter & Pamela Luria (Miami)
Dr. Kalle J. Lyytinen
David Mann & Bernadette Pudis
Janet A . Mann
Diann & Tom Mann
Mr. Ryan T. Marrie
Mr. & Mrs . Christopher J. McKenna
Mr. & Mrs . Sandy McMillan
Ms . Nancy L . Meacham
Dr. & Mrs . Kevin Meany
Dr * & Mrs Dale Meers
James & Virginia Meil
Dr Susan M Merzweiler
Lynn & Mike Miller
Drs . Terry E . & Sara S. Miller
Mr. & Mrs . Andy Moock
Ms . Nancy C. Morgan
Amy & Marc Morgenstern
Elizabeth Morris
Eudice M. Morse
Mr. Raymond M. Murphy
Mr. & Mrs . Stephen Myers
Richard & Kathleen Nord
Mr. & Mrs . Forrest A . Norman III
Courtney & Michael Novak
Thury O’Connor
Richard* & Elizabeth Osborne
Mr. & Mrs . Peter R . Osenar
Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen
Dale & Susan Phillip
Dr Marc A & Mrs Carol Pohl
Dr & Mrs John N Posch
Mr Robert & Mrs Susan Price
Sylvia Profenna
Pysht Fund
Lute & Lynn Quintrell
Elizabeth & Robert J. Reid
David J. Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo
Mr. D. Keith* & Mrs . Margaret B. Robinson
Dr. & Mrs . Ronald Ross
Robert* & Margo Roth
Dr. Adel S. Saada
Dr. Vernon E . Sackman & Ms Marguerite Patton*
Mr & Mrs Lowell Satre
Sandra Sauder
Bob & Ellie Scheuer
John* & Barbara Schubert
Sally & Larry Sears
John Sedor & Geri Presti
Deborah Sesek
Mr.* & Mrs . Michael Shames
Mr. Philip & Mrs . Michelle Sharp
Mr. Michael R . Shaughnessy
Elizabeth & Timothy Sheeler
Mr. John F. Shelley & Ms . Karen P. Fleming
Paul & Betsy Shiverick (Miami)
Zachary & Shelby Siegal
Howard & Beth Simon
Mr James S Simon
The Shari Bierman Singer Family
Drs . Charles Kent Smith & Patricia Moore Smith
Mrs . Gretchen D. Smith
Mr. & Mrs . William E . Spatz
Diane M. Stack
Maribeth & Christopher Stahl
George & Mary* Stark
Sue Starrett & Jerry Smith
Bill & Trish Steere
Ms Lorraine S Szabo
Robert & Carol Taller
Mr John R Thorne & Family
Bill & Jacky Thornton
Brian & Elizabeth Tierney
Mr. & Mrs . Gary B. Tishkoff
Mr.* & Mrs . Robert N. Trombly
Steve & Christa Turnbull
Dr. & Mrs . Wulf H. Utian
Robert & Marti* Vagi
Bobbi & Peter* van Dijk
Mr*. & Mrs . Lee Vandenberg
Mr. & Mrs . Les C. Vinney
Kenneth Kirtz*
George & Barbara von Mehren
Mr Randall Wagner
Randall E Wagner
Ron Wakser
John & Jeanette Walton
Greg & Lynn Weekley
Tilles-Weidenthal Foundation
Mr & Mrs Mark Allen Weigand
Paul & Nancy Wellener
Dr. Edward L . & Mrs . Suzanne Westbrook
Dr. Paul R . & Catherine Williams
Ms . Linda L . Wilmot
Bob & Kat Wollyung
Mr. Graham Wood
Anonymous (3)
C o m p o s e r ’s C i rc l e
G i f t s o f $ 2 , 5 0 0 t o $ 4 , 9 9 9
Mr. & Mrs . Paul R . Abbey
Mr Leonard H Abrams*
David & Sharon Anderson
Sarah May Anderson
Gabrielle Aryeetey
Jack & Darby Ashelman
Ronen Avinir (Miami)
Ms . Bonnie M. Baker
Don Baker*
Brian Balogh & Kathy Craig
Eric Barbato & Elisha Swindell
Lucy Battle
Kathryn & Gerald Berkshire
Mr. Jeffrey & Dr. Sheila Berlin
Margo & Tom Bertin
Zeda W Blau
Marilyn & Lawrence Blaustein
Ms Pamela M Blemaster
Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra
Howard & Arlyne Bochnek
Dr. & Mrs . Timothy Bohn
Mr. & Mrs . Richard H. Bole
David & Julie Borsani, in memory of Marissa I. Borsani
Dwight Bowden
Lisa & Ronald Boyko
William & AnnaMarie Brancovsky
Adam & Vikki Briggs
Matthew D Brocone
Mr & Mrs Dale R Brogan
Dale & Wendy Brott
Bennett Brown
Mrs . Nancy E . Brown
Mr. & Mrs . Henry G. Brownell
Mr. Felix Brueck &
Ms . Ann Kowal Smith
Mrs . Frances Buchholzer
Douglas M. Bunker
William Busta & Joan Tomkins
Dr. & Mrs . William E . Cappaert
Peter & Joanna Carfagna
Mr * & Mrs John J Carney
Dr Ronald Chapnick* & Mrs Sonia Chapnick
Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm & Homer D.W. Chisholm
Dr. Gary Chottiner & Anne Poirson
Natalie Cipriano
Robert & Judy Ciulla
Pete Clapham & Anita Stoll
Mr & Mrs David Clark
Richard J. & Joanne Clark
Drs . John* & Mary Clough
Christopher Colaluca
Mary* & Bill Conway
Mr. John Couriel &
Dr. Rebecca Toonkel (Miami)
Laura Cox
Jane Cronin
Dr. Lucy Ann Dahlberg
Karen & Jim Dakin
Mrs . Jane Dangler
Dr & Mrs Thomas M Daniel
Karen & Neil Davies
Mrs Lois Joan Davis
Jeffrey Dean and Barbara & Karen Claas
Prof. George & Mrs . Rebecca Dent
Michael & Amy Diamant
Dr. & Mrs . Howard Dickey-White
Ms . Marlene Dirksen
Do Unto Others Trust (Miami)
Carl Dodge
Jack & Elaine Drage
Ms . Mary Lynn Durham
Mr. & Mrs . Robert P. Duvin
Mr & Mrs Ronald E Dziedzicki
Erich Eichhorn & Ursel Dougherty
Mr Mike S Eidson, Esq & Dr. Margaret Eidson (Miami)
S. Stuart Eilers
Peter & Kathryn Eloff
Louis* & Patricia Esposito
Andy & Leigh Fabens
Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench
Mr. William & Dr. Elizabeth Fesler
Joan & Philip Fracassa
Mr. & Mrs . Larry Frankel
Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack
Marvin Ross Friedman & Adrienne bon Haes (Miami)
Robert Friedman & Elizabeth MacGowan
Peggy A Fullmer
Timothy & Susan Gall
Pamela Garrison (Miami)
Mr. William Gaskill & Ms . Kathleen Burke
Mr. & Mrs . Bengt Gerborg
Mr. & Mrs . M. Lee Gibson
Daniel & Kathleen Gisser
Holly & Fred Glock
Dr.* & Mrs . Victor M. Goldberg
Lawrence Goodman & Stephanie Betts
Ms Aggie Goss
Mr Robert Goss
Dr. & Mrs . Ronald L . Gould
Bob Graf & Mia Zaper
Mr James Graham & Mr David Dusek
Dr Ruffin Graham
Robert K Gudbranson & Joon-Li Kim
Mr. & Mrs . John E . Guinness
Mr. Davin & Mrs . Jo Ann Gustafson
Mr. Ian S. Haberman
Mary Louise Hahn
Dr. James O. Hall
Megan Hall & James Janning
Dr. Haifa & Dr. Michael A . Hanna
John Hannon
Mrs . Martha S. Harding
Mr Samuel D Harris
Thomas & Darlene Hawkins
Dr Toby Helfand
In Memory of Hazel Helgesen
Drs . Gene & Sharon Henderson
T. K . * & Faye A . Heston
Eric & Karen Hillenbrand
Richard & Jean Hipple
Arnold & Janice Hirshon
Mr. & Mrs . Stephen J. Holler
Charles M. Hoppel & Marianne Karwowski Hoppel
Lois Krejci-Hornbostel & Roland Hornbostel
Xavier-Nichols Foundation/ Robert & Karen Hostoffer
Phillip Huber
Dr. Diane Huey
Mr. Brooks G. Hull & Mr. Terry Gimmellie
Dr. & Mrs . Grant Hunsicker
Mrs . Laura Hunsicker
Mr.* & Mrs . J. David Hunter
Ms . Melanie Ingalls
Bruce & Debbie Jarosz
Dylan Jin
Eric & Susan Johnson
Joela Jones & Richard Weiss
Steven Jones
Dr Eric Kaler
Mr Donald J Katt & Mrs . Maribeth Filipic-Katt
Dr. Richard* & Roberta Katzman
The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis
Joanne Kim & Jim Nash
Mrs . Judith A . Kirsh
Steve & Beth Kish
Mr. & Mrs . Stuart F. Kline
Michael Kluger & Heidi Greene
Stewart Kohl
Mr Ronald & Mrs Kimberly Kolz
Ursula Korneitchouk
Margaret Kotz & Ed Covington
Dr & Mrs John P Kristofco
Mr. & Mrs . David S. Kushner
Alfred & Carol Lambo
Mr & Mrs John J Lane, Jr
Dr * & Mrs Roger H Langston
Mrs Susan D LaPine
Mr. & Mrs . Richard L . Larrabee
Mrs . Sandra S. Laurenson
Richard & Barbara Lederman
Mr. Elliot & Mrs . Christine Legow
Michael & Lois Lemr
Robert G. Levy
Mr. & Mrs . * Thomas A . Liederbach
Eva & Rudolf Linnebach
Mr. Henry Lipian
Dr. George I. Litman
Ms . Agnes Loeffler
Mary Lohman
Mr & Mrs Carlos Lopez- Cantera (Miami)
Virginia Lovejoy
Linda* & Saul Ludwig
Elsie* & Byron Lutman
Mr. & Mrs . * Robert P. Madison
Herbert L . & Ronda Marcus
Dr.* & Mrs . Sanford E . Marovitz
Ms . Dorene Marsh
Kevin Martin & Hansa Jacob-Martin
Ms . Amanda Martinsek
Ms . Judith E . Matsko
Dr. & Mrs . Stephen McClure
Bruce & Karen McDiarmid
Mr James E Menger
Leah Merritt-Mervine
Dr. Miloslava Mervart
Mr. & Mrs . Gerald A . Messerman
Mr. Glenn A . Metzdorf
David Michel & Lynne Killgore
Beth M. Mikes
Amy Miller & Nikhil Rao
Mr. & Mrs . David S. Miller
Dr. & Mrs . Leon Miller
Mr. Tom Millward
Anton & Laura Milo
Michael Milo
Jon Morrell
Mr & Mrs Thomas W Morris
Ken & Sharon Mountcastle
Susan B. Murphy
Dave & Nancy Murray
Karen & Bernie Murray
Joan Katz Napoli & August Napoli
Dr. Anne & Mr. Peter Neff
Karen Nemec
Andrea Nobil (Miami)
Mark & Paula Nylander
Richard & Jolene O’Callaghan
Robert & Mary Ann Olive
Dr & Mrs Paul T Omelsky
Harvey* & Robin Oppmann
Dr Douglas Orr &
Ms Kimberley Barton
George Parras & Mary Spencer
Drs . James & Marian Patterson
Dr. Lewis E . & Janice B. Patterson
David Pavlich & Cherie Arnold
Matt Peart
Alan & Charlene Perkins
John Perko
Robert S. Perry
Mark & Eve Pihl
Barbara Pittman
Mr. Richard W. Pogue
Mr. & Mrs . Frank Porter
Patrick J. Holland
Drs . Raymond R . Rackley &
Carmen M. Fonseca
Dr. James & Lynne Rambasek
Mr Todd J Reese
Dr Robert W Reynolds
David & Gloria Richards
Joan & Rick Rivitz
Mr. & Mrs . Jay F. Rockman
Michael & Jodi Rogoff
David & Mitsuko Rosinus (Miami)
Steven & Ellen Ross
Drs . Edward & Teresa Ruch
Nathan & Marie Rutherford
Anne Sagsveen
Ms . Patricia E . Say
Bryan & Jenna Scafidi
Don Schmitt & Jim Harmon
Richard B. & Cheryl A . Schmitz
Michael Schneidler
Mr Don Schriver &
Mrs Jane Schriver
Mr. James Schutte
Nicklaus Schwenk
Ms . Kathryn & Mr. Michael Seider
Mr. & Mrs . Joseph Selden
Dr. Judith Sewell &
Mr. Donald Sewell
Caltha Seymour
Lee Shackelford
Donald Shafer &
Katherine Stokes-Shafer
Steve & Marybeth Shamrock
Ginger & Larry Shane
Harry & Ilene Shapiro
Ms Frances L Sharp
Larry Oscar & Jeanne Shatten
Charitable Fund of the Jewish Federation
Lynn Shaw
Dr. & Mrs . William C. Sheldon
Mr. Richard Shirey
MindCrafted Systems
Jim Simler & Dr. Amy Zhang
Harry & Geri Singer
Dr. Edward & Mrs . Barbara Sivak
G Michael & Kathy* Mead Skerritt
Bruce L Smith
Mr Christopher &
Mrs Michelle Smith
David Kane Smith
Mr. Joshua Smith
Mr. Eugene Smolik
Drs Nancy & Ronald Sobecks
Drs Thomas & Terry Sosnowski
SPÄNGLER PRIVATSTIFTUNG
Edward R . & Jean Geis Stell Foundation
Ryan & Melissa Stenger
Ronald & Lauren Sterbank
Janet Stern
Ms . Natalie Stevens
Frederick & Elizabeth Stueber
Nancy & Patrick Sullivan
Mike & Wendy Summers
Mr. Marc L . Swartzbaugh
Mr. Robert D. Sweet
Mrs Mary L Sykora
Mr & Mrs Michael Taipale
Rebecca & Jeffrey Talbert
Eca & Richard Taylor
Dr. James Taylor & Ms . Susan Slugg
Jill & Jim Taylor
Caroline Theus
Ms . Aileen Thong-Dratler
Dr. & Mrs . Thomas* A . Timko
Dr. & Mrs . Michael B. Troner (Miami)
Drs . Anna* & Gilbert True
Ms . Christeen Tuttle
Dr. Doug Van Auken & Mr John Corlett
Mr & Mrs Steven M Venezia
Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas (Miami)
Philip Volpe
Neha & Sanjay Vyas
Mr. & Mrs . Eric Wald
Harriet Warm
Jessica & James Warren
Margaret & Eric* Wayne
Mr. Paul Wehrmeister
Mr. Peter & Mrs . Laurie Weinberger
Emily Westlake & Robertson Gilliland
Mr. Peter White
Mr & Mrs John W Wilhelm
John & Nancy Woelfl
Mr James M Wood Sr
Dale & Cynthia Woodling
Ms . Jennifer Wynn
Rad & Patty Yates
Ms . Carol A . Yellig
Dr. Rosemary Gornik & Dr. William Zelei
Mr. Paul Zraik
Mr. Kal Zucker & Dr. Mary Frances Haerr
John & Jane Zuzek
Anonymous (8)
Corporate, Foundation & Government 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 clevelandorchestra .com/partners
C O R P O R AT E S U P P O RT
G i f t s o f $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 & m o re
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hyster-Yale, Inc
NACCO Industries , Inc
G i f t s o f $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 2 9 9 , 9 9 9
Jones Day Foundation
Ohio CAT
The J. M. Smucker Co.
G i f t s o f $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 9 9 , 9 9 9
KeyBank
White & Case (Miami)
G i f t s o f $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 9 9 , 9 9 9
FirstEnergy Foundation
NOPEC
Parker Hannifin Foundation
PNC
Quality Electrodynamics
Thompson Hine LLP
Anonymous
G i f t s o f $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 t o $ 49 , 9 9 9
Acme Fresh Markets
Akron Children’s
BakerHostetler
Buyers Products Company
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Cuffs Clothing Company
Dealer Tire LLC
DLR Group | Westlake Reed
Leskosky
Frantz Ward LLP
The Giant Eagle Foundation
Lake Effect Health
Miba AG (Europe)
Northern Haserot
Olympic Steel, Inc.
Park- Ohio Holdings
RPM International Inc.
RSM US LLP
Welty Enterprises
Westfield
Anonymous
G i f t s o f $ 2 , 5 0 0 t o $ 14 , 9 9 9
BDI
Berkadia
Blue Technologies, Inc
BNY Wealth
Brothers Printing Company
The Cedarwood Companies
The Cleveland- Cliffs Foundation
Consolidated Solutions
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote
Eaton
Evarts Tremaine
The Ewart- Ohlson Machine Company
FirstEnergy Foundation
GPD Group
Gross Residential
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Hunsicker Family Dental
Jones Group Interiors Inc.
Karlie Newton II Insurance Agency
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, LLP
KPMG LLP
The Lincoln Electric Foundation
MGM Resorts Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Northern Trust
Ohio Real Title
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Sikich
Something’s Popping
Ver Ploeg & Marino (Miami)
Warby Parker
Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC
Young Presidents’ Organization
The Brown and Kunze 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
The William Bingham Foundation
Mary E & F Joseph Callahan Foundation
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Ohio Arts Council
The Payne Fund
Kulas Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. (Miami)
Paul M Angell Family Foundation
The Louise H and David S Ingalls Foundation
Wesley Family Foundation
Anonymous G
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
Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
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 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
The Nord Family Foundation
PWC Foundation
The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust
The Reinberger Foundation
Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation
The Sisler McFawn Foundation
The Veale Foundation
The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust
The Welty Family Foundation
The Thomas H White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust
Anonymous
G i f t s o f $ 2 , 5 0 0 t o $ 14 , 9 9 9
The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation
The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
The C.R .E .W. Foundation
The Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies Endowment
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
The Kirk Foundation (Miami)
The Laub Foundation
The Lehner Family Foundation
The Fred A . Lennon Charitable Trust
The G. R . Lincoln Family Foundation
Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund
The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund
The M G O’Neil Foundation
The O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Ophthalmology Education Worldwide
Paintstone 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
Sterling Chamber Players
Third Federal Foundation
Uvas Foundation
The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation
The Wuliger Foundation
Anonymous (2)
The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees
O F F I C E R S
Richard J. Kramer
Chair
André Gremillet
President & CEO,
Richard K . Smucker Chair
Richard K Smucker
Immediate Past Chair
Richard J. Bogomolny
Chair Emeritus
Dennis W. LaBarre
Chair Emeritus
Norma Lerner
Honorary Chair
David J. Hooker
Secretary
Victor Alexander
Treasurer
R E S I D E N T T R U S T E E S
Victor Alexander
Robin Dunn Blossom
Yuval Brisker
Helen Rankin Butler
Nancy Slocum Callahan
Irad Carmi
Bill Clawson
Matthew V Crawford
Lisa Fedorovich
Michael Frank , MD JD
Hiroyuki Fujita
Robert Glick
Arthur C. Hall III
Iris Harvie
Dee Haslam
Stephen H. Hoffman
David J. Hooker
Michelle Shan Jeschelnig
Sarah Liotta Johnston
Elizabeth B Juliano
Nancy F Keithley
Douglas A Kern
John D. Koch
Richard J. Kramer
Dennis W. LaBarre
Heather Lennox
Cathy Lincoln
Robert W. Malone
Ben Mathews
Nancy W. McCann
Stephen McHale
Scott C. Mueller
Christine Myeroff
Katherine T O’Neill
Hyun Park
Alfred M Rankin, Jr
Charles A . Ratner
Zoya Reyzis
Richard K . Smucker
James C. Spira
R . Thomas Stanton
Richard Stovsky
Russell A . Trusso
Daniel P. Walsh
Thomas A . Waltermire
Jes Warren
Jeffery J Weaver
Anya Weaving
Meredith Smith Weil
Paul E . Westlake Jr.
David A . Wolfort
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
Virginia Nord Barbato (NY)
Mary Jo Eaton (FL)
Michael J. Horvitz (FL)
Thomas E Lauria (FL)
Loretta Mester (PA)
Benjamin N Pyne (NY)
Geraldine B Warner (OH)
Tony White (OH)
Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany)
André Gremillet
Todd Diacon
Sarah Hutchins
Eric Kaler
Judith E . Matsko
Beverly J Schneider
Thomas F McKee
Richard J. Bogomolny
Charles P. Bolton
Robert D Conrad
Alexander M Cutler
Richard C Gridley
Norma Lerner
Virginia Lindseth
Alex Machaskee
Robert P. Madison
Milton S. Maltz
Beth E . Mooney
John D. Ong
Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Hewitt B. Shaw
Luci Schey Spring
LATE SEATING
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PHOTOGR APHY, VIDEOGR APHY & RECORDING
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The Cleveland Orchestra is gratef ul to the following organizations for their ongoing generous suppor t of The Cleveland Orchestra : the State of Ohio and Ohio Ar ts Council and to the residents of Cuyahoga Count y through Cuyahoga Ar ts and Cult ure
Cleveland Orchestra performances are broadcast as part of regular programming on ideastream/WCLV Classical 90.3 FM, Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 4 PM.
T he Clevela nd Orche s t ra is proud of it s longterm par tnership with Kent State Universit y, ma de pos sible in pa r t throug h generous f unding f rom the St at e of Ohio.
T he Clevela nd Orche s t ra is proud to have it s home, Severa nce Music C ent er, locat e d on the ca mpus of Ca se We s t er n Re ser ve Univer sit y, w ith whom it ha s a long his tor y of collaborat ion a nd pa r t ner ship
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