Aretha: A Tribute

September 2, 2023 | The Buddy Holly Hall

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A LETTER FROM THE CEO Dear Lubbock Symphony Patrons, 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!

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A LETTER FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Lubbock Symphony Family, 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

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David In-Jae Cho Winner, 2007 Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition 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

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Capathia Jenkins, Vocalist 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

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Ryan Shaw, Vocalist 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.

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LUBBOCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR

CELLO

The CH Foundation Endowed Conductor’s Podium

Mary Francis Carter Endowed Chair

David Cho

VIOLIN I

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

VIOLIN II

Brennan Lowrey

Principal

Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Endowed Chair

Martha Perez James Ellis Cassidy Forehand Nilschmid Jimenez Savannah Sharp Leonel Garza

VIOLA

Michael Newton

Principal

Danny Mar Alejos Anaya Madeline Garcia Neemias Santos Daria MiŚkiewicz

DOUBLE BASS Mark Morton

Principal

Eugene and Covar Dabezies Endowed Chair

Stuart Anderson Griff Miller Nodier Garcia

FLUTE

Kim Hudson

Principal

Crew of Columbia, STS-107 Endowed Chair

Antonio Herbert

PICCOLO

Spencer Hartman

OBOE

Caryn Crutchf ield

Principal

Lubbock Symphony Guild Endowed Chair

Israel Mello

Angeli Mari Nicolas

Mary M. Epps and Ralph E. Wallingford Endowed Chair

ENGLISH HORN

Principal

Sharon Mirll Gwendolyn Matias-Ryan Ryellen Joaquim

Jordan Hastings

Janeen Drew Holmes Endowed Chair

CLARINET David Shea

Principal

Christine Polvado and John Stockdale Endowed Chair

Trisha Burrell

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BASS CLARINET

TIMPANI

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Lubbock Symphony Guild Endowed Chair

Mia Zamora

David Dees Brady Charrier

TENOR SAXOPHONE Christine Ewald Natalie Wilson

BASSOON

Vince Ocampo

Principal

Nancy and Tom Neal Endowed Chair

Lisa Rogers

Principal

PERCUSSION

Christopher Mehrafshan

Principal

Lisa Rogers/Alan Shinn Endowed Chair

Erin Martysz

HARP

Rachel Mazzucco

Principal

Adolfo Mendoza

Rachel Jean Armstrong Thomas Endowed Chair

HORN

GUITAR

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

Brent Wheeler

AMPLIFIED BASS Joy Harris

PIANO

Charles Whitehead

DRUMSET Phillip Smith

LIBRARIAN

Vaughan Hennen

TROMBONE Bruce Keeling

Principal

Larry and Lucy Landusky Endowed Chair

Haotian Quan Jose Rodriguez

BASS TROMBONE Roel Sanchez

Tim and Mary Jane Sampson Endowed Chair

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Featuring Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw Backup Singers: Calli Graver, DeShana Wooden, and Nick Trawick

David Cho | Music Director

The CH Endowed Conductor’s Podium

Aretha Overture

Various

Chain of Fools

Don Covey

I Say a Little Prayer

Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Birth of the Blues

DeSylva / Brown / Henderson

Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder

Nobody Does It Better

Sager / Hamlisch

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Traditional

MacArthur Park

Jimmy Webb

America the Beautiful

Katherine Bates / Sam Ward

Respect

Otis Redding

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(arr. Wes Tompkins) (arr. Sam Shoup) (arr. Lucas Waldin)

(arr. Rhodes / orch. Stevens)

(arr. Michael Philip Mossman) (arr. Nic Raine)

(arr. Matt Podd)

(arr. Bill Holcombe) (arr. Sam Shoup)

(arr. Roger Holmes)

Salute to Ray Charles

Various

I Got You (I Feel Good)

James Brown

Unforgettable

Irving Gordon

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Goffin / King / Wexler

A Change is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke

Isn’t She Lovely

Stevie Wonder

At Last

Harry Warren

Try a Little Tenderness

Woods / Campbell / Connelly

(arr. Lee Norris) (arr. Lucas Waldin) (arr. Bill Holcombe)

(arr. Rhodes / orch. Stevens)

(arr. Bill Holman)

(arr. Riley Hampton)

(arr. Bill Holcombe)

Amazing Grace

Traditional

(arr. Sam Shoup)

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ANNUAL FUND The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra appreciates the generosity of the following individuals who have given to the Annual Fund between February 8, 2022 and August 8, 2023.

MAESTRO’S GOLD CIRCLE ($15,000+) Herb and Evan Armstrong Neil and Sandra Kurtzman Jan Ledbetter Craig and Ann McDonald Sam and Jana Scheef

MAESTRO’S SILVER CIRCLE

($7,500 – $14,999) 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

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE

Terri and Mike Byrne David Cho Deborah Conn Elias and Eleonora Ghandour Noelle Zavala Elgin and Erin Gregg Amy Grisham Tommy and Lavelle Hawkins Dr. and Mrs. Jack and Jane Henry Mark and Heather Hocker John and Cherie Hunter Robert and Stacey Kollman Larry and Lucy Landusky Jim and Patti Lupton Rick and Sharon Martin Drs. Barent and Audrey McCool Ms. Mary McCrary Mallory Miller Melissa and Tim Pridmore John and Katie Salter Kevin and Carrie Sedberry Dr. and Mrs. Davor Vugrin Mr. Jon Walter Dr. Charles and Pat Wheeler

MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE

($1,500 – $3,499) Mark and Betsy Bass Ray and Cathy Box

($1,000 – $1,499) Dwight Andrews Stephen and Maria Balch Dustin Baucom Blayne Beal and Monty Long Pieter Bergstein Mr. Anthony and Dr. Helen Brittin Patty D’Alise Joan and Joe Dominey Stephen and Kathy Faulk Patricia Freier Brad and Birgit Green Mr. David Harmon Karen and Mark Havins Ross and Kelli Hilburn Honorable and Mrs. Phil Johnson Melissa Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lin Kurt and Paula Loveless Peggy and Terry McInturff

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($5,000 – $7,499) Jane Baker Joan Baker Dr. Mounir and Mrs. Leen Borno Michael Epps Adrian and Leslie Huckabee Don and Susan Maddox Jo Anne M. Smith

VIRTUOSO’S CIRCLE ($3,500 – $4,999) Sandy and Alan Henry

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE

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Ms. Amanda Mead Mary Moran Curtis and Brenda Parrish Judy and Gary Poffenbarger Mrs. Dona Richardson Judy Rowdon Tim and Mary Jane Sampson Dr. Phil Sizer Steve and Robin Talbert Drs. Roger and Nadene Tipton Brian A. Willcutt

YOUNG ARTIST’S CIRCLE

($500 - $999) Aubrey and Ruth Ann Bridges Mr. David Buckberry Bryan Camp and Susan Gillette Mr. Barry Cohen Richard and Reyhan Crider Bob and Sandy Crosier Mr. Stephen G. Fannin Giles and Lynn Forbess Dennis and Ellen Harp Barbara Hataway Janeen Drew Holmes Alena Ilyushyna Dr. Cynthia Jumper and Dr. Reid Norman Morris and Janice Knox Lucy Lanotte Laura and Monte Monroe Tom and Gwen Nichols Norman and Bettie Orr Davis and Janet Price Mike and Melanie Ragain Tommy and Tina Sansom Jill and Fred Stangl Stephanie Starkovich Sandra Stratton

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SUSTAINER’S CIRCLE ($125 - $274) Alexis Anderson Mrs. Nancy Barr Mr. Keith Bearden Edward Broome Matthew and Krista Bumstead Dana Butler Manon and Neill Carter Mary Cato Mrs. Bobbe Crawford Charles Croessmann Carol Daugherty David and Claudia Dea Sara and Tim Dodd Jim and Patti Douglass Sherri Field Marion Hagler Dr. Bess Haley Janis Hartwell Terry Hawkins and Doug Klepper Mr. Larry Hess Shyrle Hill Brian Kendall Eric Lee Gary and Judy Linker Ben and Robin Lock Linda and George McMahan Tom and Sarah Parsons Trois Payne Gerald Pipkin Peter Reed Lynn Schmidt

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Melanie Sorsby Mrs. Sue St. Clair Steve Synck Ralph Tamper Tom Tenner Sue Ann Thompson Kathleen Turner Jimmy and Susan Wedel Tim and Amanda Wooten John and Ann Zwiacher

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MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS 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

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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.

LSO ENDOWMENTS 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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ADVISORY COUNCIL, PAST CHAIRS Jack M. Lewis

1946

Roger Key

1986

W.P. Clement

1947

Edwin E. Merriman

1987

Charles E. Maedgen, Jr.

1948

Owen McWhorter, Jr.

1988

Roy Bass

1949

Frank Newton

1989

Rex Webster

1950

Frank Anderson

1990-91

Marion Key

1951

Kay Sanford

1991

W.R. Sewell

1952

Paul Meyer

1991-92

J.C. Reynold

1953

Robert L. Stripling

1992-93

James L. Quicksall, Jr.

1954

Jim Ratliff

1993-94

Asher Thompson

1955-56

Coffee Conner

1995-96

Richard G. Richards

1957

Alan Henry

1996-97

Jack Kastman

1958

William D. Armstrong

1997-98

Joe J. Moise

1959

Susan Boling

1998-99

J. Harmon Jenkins

1960

Curtis Griff ith

1999-00

George C. Miller

1961

DeWayne Pierce

2000-01

Lonnie Langston

1962

Mike Cunningham

2001-02

John Witcomb

1963

Margaret Lutherer

2002-03

O.W. English

1964

Chris Barnette

2003-05

Asher Thompson

1965-68

Catherine S. Porter

2005-06

Troy Myers

1969

Ray Fargason

2006-08

Arthur E. Gamble

1970

Emily Ratcliff

2008-09

Charley Pope

1975-77

Brad Green

2009-11

C.B. Carter

1978

Peter G. Daia

2011-13

Robert E. Norris

1979

Kirk McLaughlin

2013-15

Dean James Allen

1980-81

Harry Zimmerman

2015-17

Robert L. Stripling

1982

Shannon Taliaferro

2017-19

Charley Pope

1983-84

Heather Hocker

2019-21

John R. Kreiger

1985

Brian Willcutt

2021-23

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BEHIND THE MUSIC OFFICERS

Toni Wallingford

Chair

Jill Stangl

Chair Elect

Melissa Lewis

Treasurer

Terri Byrne

Secretary

Phil Sizer Andrew Stetson Robin Talbert Davor Vugrin Darya White Joyce White Lola Windisch Galen Wixson

Brian Willcutt

Immediate Past Chair

DIRECTORS

Beth Ashmore Dolle Barker Dustin Baucom Gilbert Berdine Leen Borno Kasi Boutwell Maureen Chadwick David Cho Covar Dabezies Patty D’Alise Michael Epps Stephen L. Faulk Patty Freier Karen Gibson Gurdev Gill Brad Green Erin Gregg Amy Grisham Bobbye Hrncirik Leslie Huckabee Alena Ilyushyna Carla Johnson Tiva Kasemsri Amanda Kuhn Neil Kurtzman Grace Lin Paula Loveless Mallory Miller Mark Morton Brenda Parrish Judy Poffenbarger Melissa Pridmore Peter Reed Stephanie Rogers Katie Salter Tim Sampson 2023-2024 SEASON

ADMINISTRATION Galen Wixson

President & CEO David Cho

Music Director Eric Allen

Lubbock Chamber Orchestra Conductor Kea Beasley

Director of Education Leslie Breslin

Director of Development Corey Dolter

Operations Manager Emily Gavaghan

Director of Marketing Vaughan Hennen

Librarian

Gary Hudson

Personnel Manager Amelia Jamieson

Graphic Designer Ryellen Joaquim

Librarian Intern Suzanne Rasco

Director of Accounting Jamie Shipp

Education Assistant Nia’ Threatt

Box Off ice Coordinator Callie Watson

Graphic Design Intern

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