Thank you for joining us for the first concert of our 2023-2024 Season! This evening the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra is joined by Capathia Jenkins for “Aretha: A Tribute.”
We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to UMC Health System for sponsoring tonight’s concert. Thank you for your continued partnership. Your generous support means the world to our organization. To all of our sponsors and donors, we are incredibly grateful.
This season revolves around the idea of “Best Of,” and we look forward to presenting five Masterworks concerts, four Chamber concerts, and four special events. All tickets are 10% off until midnight tonight, so don’t miss your chance to join us for another captivating concert!
We look forward to another year of unforgettable music with you!
Galen Wixson President and CEO Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
You love Bach in black tie, but have you tried Sibelus in slippers? Beethoven à la bubble bath? Dvořák with your favorite doggo?
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We are thrilled to kick off our 2023-2024 Season, titled “Best Of,” with you tonight! Honoring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is such a fitting way to start this season that showcases some of our favorite works, composers, and artists.
Tonight’s concert features the powerhouse vocals of Capathia Jenkins as she leads us through Aretha’s greatest hits. Get ready to groove, and I invite you to dance and sing along!
I hope to see you all again this month, as September is packed with exciting concerts! Join us on the 12th at LHUCA Icehouse for the “Fall SOUND! Chamber” themed “Hub City Guitar,” on the 14th at Moonlight Musicals Amphitheatre for our annual free family concert, “Maestro at the Movies,” and on the 22nd here at The Buddy Holly Hall for the first Masterworks, “Rhapsodies.”
As always, thank you for your most generous support for the Lubbock Symphony.
Sincerely,
David Cho Music Director Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
Born in Seoul, Korea, David immigrated to the United States in 1985. David received a variety of music lessons during his childhood in Palos Verdes, California, before focusing his energy exclusively on the piano. He later attended Oberlin College and Conservatory, where he received his Bachelor of Music in piano performance. In 1996, David won the E. Nakamichi Concerto Competition at the Aspen Music Festival and was awarded the Arthur Dann Prize at the Oberlin Conservatory.
In 1999, while acquiring his Master of Music in piano performance at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, David was invited by Robert Spano and Seiji Ozawa to attend the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center as a Merrill Lynch Conducting Fellow. David was then invited by Larry Rachleff to study at Rice University, where he served as guest conductor for the Shepherd School Orchestras while acquiring his Master of Music in instrumental conducting. David was subsequently invited by the Vienna Philharmonic to serve as an assistant conductor. As the recipient of the Karajan Fellowship, David has enjoyed residencies at the annual Salzburg Festival in Austria. In 2003, David was invited by Leonard Slatkin to participate in the National Conducting Institute, during which time he made his début with the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
During the 2003-2004 season, David was selected to spend a year as the conducting fellow of the New World Symphony under the mentorship of Michael Tilson Thomas. While on tour with the New World Symphony in New York City, David made his Carnegie Hall début conducting works by Copland and Tchaikovsky. During the orchestra’s Rome tour, David made his début at the Academy of Santa Cecilia, conducting works by Luciano Berio and John Adams. David was then invited by his mentor, Larry Rachleff, to serve as the resident conductor of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra from 2004-2006. During the 2006-2007 season, David held the Bruno Walter resident conductor chair with the ensemble.
During his tenure as the associate conductor of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (2006-2011), David won first prize at the Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico City, which resulted in numerous conducting engagements in Europe, Asia, and South America. He has conducted the symphonies of Seattle, Houston, Austin, Memphis, Fort Wayne, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport. He has collaborated with such guests artist as Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, Frederica von Stade, Sarah Chang, Daniel Müller-Schott, Jennifer Koh, Leila Josefowicz, Jennifer Frautschi and Alexander Kobrin. During previous summers, David made appearances at the Aspen Music Festival and the Grand Teton Music Festival.
After heralded guest appearances with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and 2009, David was appointed as the orchestra’s seventh music director in 2011. He began his tenure with the LSO in the 2012-2013 season and is now actively involved in community engagements.
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Special Guests: West Texas Children’s Chorus
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Dec. 9, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Frazier Pavilion
March 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
St. John’s United Methodist Church
April 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Brooklyn-born and raised singer/actor, Capathia Jenkins, premiered her new show, She’s Got Soul, with the Houston Symphony in October 2022, with upcoming performances including Cleveland Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Utah Symphony, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, among others.
Ms. Jenkins starred as ‘Medda’ in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in The Civil War, where she created the role of Harriet Jackson. She then starred in the Off-Broadway 2000 revival of Godspell, where she wowed audiences with her stirring rendition of ‘Turn Back, O Man’ which can still be heard on the original cast recording. She returned to Broadway in The Look of Love and was critically acclaimed for her performances of the Bacharach/David hits. Ms. Jenkins then created the roles of ‘The Washing Machine’ in Caroline, Or Change and ‘Frieda May’ in Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me where she sang ‘Stop the Show’ and brought the house down every night. In 2007 she went back to Off-Broadway and starred in (mis) Understanding Mammy-The Hattie McDaniel Story for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She was also seen in Nora Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore.
An active concert artist, Ms. Jenkins has appeared with numerous orchestras around the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony (with Marvin Hamlisch), National Symphony, Cincinnati Pops (with John Morris Russell), Philly Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Utah Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, San Diego Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many others. She was also a soloist with the Festival Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic multiple times. Capathia had the great honor of performing in the ‘Broadway Ambassadors to Cuba’ concert as part of the Festival De Teatro De La Habana. She will be returning to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops for Get Happy: That Nelson Riddle Sound and also sang in a Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Library of Congress.
Her Television credits include 30 Rock, the Practice, Law & Order SVU, the Sopranos, Law & Order, as well as on her critically acclaimed CD Phenomenal Woman with Louis Rosen and her most recent single, ‘I am Strong’. She can be seen in the film ‘Musical Chairs’ directed by Susan Seidelman. Ms. Jenkins was also seen in The Wiz in a live performance on NBC. She can be heard on the following film soundtracks: Nine, Chicago, Legally Blonde 2. www.capathiajenkins.com
Ryan Shaw is a three-time GRAMMY® nominated artist for his solo projects, Columbia Records’ This is Ryan Shaw, his In Between and Dynotone’s Real Love. He has shared the world stage with such artists as Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, John Legend, B.B. King and Jill Scott. His music has been featured on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and ABC’s Dancing with The Stars, Grey’s Anatomy, and Lincoln Heights, and the films My Blueberry Nights, Bride Wars and the Sex and the City soundtrack. Ryan has been a featured guest on national TV talk shows and has starred as Judas in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Olivier Award-winning London production of Jesus Christ Superstar, as the original Stevie Wonder in Motown: The Musical on Broadway, and on London’s West End as the Soul of Michael Jackson in Thriller Live. Ryan’s new album, Imagining Marvin, showcases Marvin Gaye hits alongside Ryan’s original songs and features multiGRAMMY Award-winning co-writers and special guests.
As a concert soloist, Ryan Shaw made his Radio City Music Hall debut at the Dream Concert benefit to build the Martin Luther King Jr. National Monument in Washington DC. His Carnegie Hall appearances include an Elton John and Bernie Taupin Tribute, A Celebration of The African American Cultural Legacy, and a Nat King Cole 100th concert with the NY Pops. Ryan has also been honored to be the second artist in history to be asked to perform a return engagement at the Central Park Summer Stage Gala (second to Stevie Wonder). He has also been a featured artist with the Houston Symphony for their R&B Mixtape concert as well as the soloist for the Houston Symphony’s 4th of July Celebration. Ryan has also performed with The Cleveland Orchestra, Philly Pops, Utah Symphony, Colorado Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Helena Symphony, Anchorage Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Des Moines Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Wilmington Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, Springfield Symphony, and Gulf Coast Symphony. Upcoming concert engagements include Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony, Chicago Philharmonic, Arkansas Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Allentown Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic.
David Cho
The CH Foundation Endowed
Conductor’s Podium
Annie Chalex Boyle
Concertmaster
Jones-Saathoff Family
Endowed Chair
Linda Lin
Associate Concertmaster
Diekemper Family Foundation
Endowed Chair
Maja Maklakiewicz
Abi Rhoades
Lazaro Gonzalez
Grace Marín Aguilar
Isaías Lopes Ferreira
Rodrigo Cardona
Adan Flores
Brennan Lowrey Principal
Justice Phil and Carla Johnson
Endowed Chair
Martha Perez
James Ellis
Cassidy Forehand
Nilschmid Jimenez
Savannah Sharp
Leonel Garza
Israel Mello Principal
Mary M. Epps and Ralph E.
Wallingford Endowed Chair
Sharon Mirll
Gwendolyn Matias-Ryan
Ryellen Joaquim
Michael Newton Principal
Mary Francis Carter Endowed Chair
Danny Mar
Alejos Anaya
Madeline Garcia
Neemias Santos
Daria Mi Ś kiewicz
Mark Morton Principal
Eugene and Covar Dabezies
Endowed Chair
Stuart Anderson
Griff Miller
Nodier Garcia
Kim Hudson Principal
Crew of Columbia, STS-107
Endowed Chair
Antonio Herbert
PICCOLO
Spencer Hartman
OBOE
Caryn Crutchfield Principal
Lubbock Symphony Guild
Endowed Chair
Angeli Mari Nicolas
Jordan Hastings
Janeen Drew Holmes Endowed Chair
David Shea
Principal
Christine Polvado and John Stockdale
Endowed Chair
Trisha Burrell
Mia Zamora
David Dees
Brady Charrier
Christine Ewald
Natalie Wilson
BASSOON
Vince Ocampo Principal
Nancy and Tom Neal
Endowed Chair
Adolfo Mendoza
Vivian Yu-hsuan Chang Principal
Anthony and Helen Brittin
Endowed Chair
David Lewis
Lucian Hutchinson
TRUMPET
Will Strieder Principal
Stacey and Robert Kollman
Family Endowed Chair
Gary Hudson
Isaac Swanson
Scott Strovas
Bruce Keeling Principal
Larry and Lucy Landusky
Endowed Chair
Haotian Quan
Jose Rodriguez
Roel Sanchez
Tim and Mary Jane Sampson
Endowed Chair
Lisa Rogers Principal
Lubbock Symphony Guild
Endowed Chair
PERCUSSION
Christopher Mehrafshan
Principal
Lisa Rogers/Alan Shinn
Endowed Chair
Erin Martysz
HARP
Rachel Mazzucco Principal
Rachel Jean Armstrong Thomas
Endowed Chair
Brent Wheeler
Joy Harris
PIANO
Charles Whitehead
DRUMSET
Phillip Smith
LIBRARIAN
Vaughan Hennen
Featuring Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw
Backup Singers: Calli Graver, DeShana Wooden, and Nick Trawick
Aretha Overture
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Birth of the Blues
Sir Duke
Nobody Does It Better
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
MacArthur Park
America the Beautiful
Respect
Various (arr. Wes Tompkins)
Don Covey (arr. Sam Shoup)
Burt Bacharach / Hal David (arr. Lucas Waldin)
DeSylva / Brown / Henderson (arr. Rhodes / orch. Stevens)
Stevie Wonder (arr. Michael Philip Mossman)
Sager / Hamlisch (arr. Nic Raine)
Traditional (arr. Matt Podd)
Jimmy Webb (arr. Bill Holcombe)
Katherine Bates / Sam Ward (arr. Sam Shoup)
Otis Redding (arr. Roger Holmes)
Salute to Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Unforgettable (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
A Change is Gonna Come
Isn’t She Lovely
At Last
Try a Little Tenderness
Various (arr. Lee Norris)
James Brown (arr. Lucas Waldin)
Irving Gordon (arr. Bill Holcombe)
Goffin / King / Wexler (arr. Rhodes / orch. Stevens)
Sam Cooke
Stevie Wonder (arr. Bill Holman)
Harry Warren (arr. Riley Hampton)
Woods / Campbell / Connelly (arr. Bill Holcombe)
Amazing Grace
Traditional (arr. Sam Shoup)
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Herb and Evan Armstrong
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Jan Ledbetter
Craig and Ann McDonald
Sam and Jana Scheef
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Dolle Barker
Jill and Gilbert Berdine
RADM and Mrs. Stephen Chadwick
Harold and Deena Evensky
GRACO Real Estate Development, Inc.
Hill & Ioppolo Oral & Dental Implant Surgery of Lubbock
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Horkey
JF Maddox Foundation
Beth Pennington
Toni E. Wallingford
Lola and Thomas Windisch
($5,000 – $7,499)
Jane Baker
Joan Baker
Dr. Mounir and Mrs. Leen Borno
Michael Epps
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Don and Susan Maddox
Jo Anne M. Smith
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Sandy and Alan Henry
($1,500 – $3,499)
Mark and Betsy Bass
Ray and Cathy Box
Terri and Mike Byrne
David Cho
Deborah Conn
Elias and Eleonora Ghandour
Noelle Zavala
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Amy Grisham
Tommy and Lavelle Hawkins
Dr. and Mrs. Jack and Jane Henry
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Larry and Lucy Landusky
Jim and Patti Lupton
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Ross and Kelli Hilburn
Honorable and Mrs. Phil Johnson
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Ms. Amanda Mead
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Judy and Gary Poffenbarger
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Judy Rowdon
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Steve Synck
Ralph Tamper
Tom Tenner
Sue Ann Thompson
Kathleen Turner
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The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges donations received from February 8, 2022 and August 8, 2023 in honor of the following:
Memorials:
Norton Baker
Dr. Eugene Dabezies
Lou Dunn Diekemper
Mary Epps
David and Beebe Fields
Lynnita Hufstedler
H.E. Prince Bira Kasemsri
Don Wade Ledbetter
Shelley Furr Nelson
Ricky Rasco
Honorariums:
Kea Beasley
RADM Stephen K. Chadwick
David Cho
Joan and Frank DeCelie
Terry & Peggy McInturff
Toni Wallingford
Kalitsa and George Zias
If you would like to honor an individual or organization important to you, please send your tax-deductible donation to the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, 601 Avenue K; Lubbock, TX 79401.
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust
The CH Foundation Conductor’s Podium Endowment
Helen DeVitt Jones Endowment for Education
LSO Endowment for Musician Fees and Education
Shelley Hall Nelson Endowment for Musicians’ Salaries
Lubbock Symphony Opera Fund
Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Music Performer Endowment
Jones-Saathoff Family Concertmaster Endowment
Diekemper Family Foundation Associate Concertmaster Endowment
Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Principal Second Violin Endowment
Mary M. Epps and Ralph E. Wallingford Principal Viola Endowment
Mary Francis Carter Principal Cello Endowment
Eugene and Covar Dabezies Principal Bass Endowment
Drs. Audrey and Barry McCool Principal Flute Endowment, in memory of the Crew of Columbia, STS-107
Lubbock Symphony Guild Principal Oboe Endowment
Janeen Drew Holmes English Horn Endowment
Christine Polvado and John Stockdale Principal Clarinet Endowment
Nancy and Tom Neal Principal Bassoon Endowment
Anthony and Helen Brittin Principal Horn Endowment
Stacey and Robert Kollman Family Principal Trumpet Endowment
Larry and Lucy Landusky Principal Trombone Endowment
Tim and Mary Jane Sampson Bass Trombone Endowment
Diekemper Family Foundation Principal Tuba Endowment
Lubbock Symphony Guild Timpani Endowment
Lisa Rogers/Alan Shinn Principal Percussion Endowment
Rachel Jean Armstrong Thomas Principal Harp Endowment
Edward R. and Jo Anne M. Smith Principal Piano Endowment
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Roy Bass
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James L. Quicksall, Jr.
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Frank Anderson
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Ray Fargason
Emily Ratcliff
Brad Green
Peter G. Daia
Kirk McLaughlin
Harry Zimmerman
Shannon Taliaferro
Heather Hocker
Brian Willcutt
LSO is grateful for the generous support of the following foundation, community, and public
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Anderson Bros Jewelers
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LSO Youth Outreach
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