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In his 27th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor John DeMain is noted for his dynamic performances on concert and opera stages throughout the world. American composer Jake Heggie assessed the conductor’s broad appeal, saying, “There’s no one like John DeMain. In my opinion, he’s one of the top conductors in the world.”
During his over two decades in Madison as the MSO music director, DeMain has consistently raised the quality of the orchestra by introducing blind auditions and continuously expanding the repertoire to encompass ever more challenging and virtuosic works, including the highly-acclaimed
performances of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler. DeMain also oversaw the move into the world-class Overture Hall and expanded the subscription season to triple performances.
His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach, and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.
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Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, the Glimmerglass Festival in New York to conduct Sweeney Todd, Northwestern University to conduct Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in D.C. to conduct Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars. In 2019, he conducted the world premiere of Blue at the Glimmerglass Festival to critical acclaim — he “drew a vibrant performance from an orchestra of nearly 50 players; the cast was superb.” (The New York Times)
DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2021–2022 season conducts Lucia di Lammermoor, She Loves Me, and Orpheus in the Underworld. He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera.
During his distinguished 17-year tenure with Houston Grand Opera, DeMain led a historymaking production of Porgy and Bess, winning a Grammy Award, Tony Award, and France’s Grand Prix du Disque for the RCA recording. In spring 2014, the San Francisco Opera released an HD DVD of their most recent production of Porgy and Bess, conducted by John DeMain. DeMain began his career as a pianist and conductor in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School and made a highly acclaimed debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. DeMain was the second recipient of the Julius Rudel Award at New York City Opera and one of the first six conductors to receive the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
DeMain holds honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska and Edgewood College and he is a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He resides in Madison and his daughter, Jennifer, is a UW–Madison graduate.
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ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL FOR THIS CONCERT
VIOLIN I
Naha Greenholtz
Concertmaster
William and Joyce Wartmann Chair
Suzanne Beia Co-Concertmaster
Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair
Leanne Kelso
Associate Concertmaster George and Candy Gialamas Chair Huy Luu
Associate Concertmaster Olga Pomolova
Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend Chang-En Lu
Annetta H. Rosser Chair
Neil Gopal Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Tim Kamps
Jon Vriesacker
Katherine Floriano Paran Amirinazari Laura Mericle
Christine Hauptly Annin Clayton Tillotson Aaron Yarmel
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Xavier Pleindoux
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Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair Hillary Hempel
Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair
Peter Miliczky Rolf Wulfsberg
Olga Draguieva Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl
Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm Marley Haller Jerry Loughney Maynie Bradley Michelle Kaebisch
VIOLA
Christopher Dozoryst Principal James F. Crow Chair Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Ina Georgieva Alexis Carreon Molly O’Brien Ria Hodgson
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Reuhl Family Chair Mark Bridges Assistant Principal Karen Cornelius Lindsey Crabb Jordan Allen Margaret Townsend Lisa Bressler Derek Handley Becky Pan Amy Harr
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John DeMain, Conductor Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Egmont Overture, Op. 85
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Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Although long regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Mr. Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. A student of the late Claudio Arrau, Mr. Ohlsson has come to be noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. To date he has at his command more than 80 concertos, ranging from Haydn and Mozart to
works of the 21st century, many commissioned for him. In the 18/19 season he launched an ambitious project spread over multiple seasons exploring the complete solo piano works of Brahms in four programs to be heard in New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Los Angeles, London and a number of cities across North America. In concerto repertoire ranging from Mozart and Beethoven to Brahms and Barber, he returned to the Nashville, Oregon, Dallas Symphonies, Washington Kennedy Center with Melbourne Symphony and internationally with orchestras in Seoul, Helsinki, Zagreb, Tallinn, Manchester and London.
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In February 2020 he accomplished a seven city recital tour across Australia just prior to the closure of the concert world due to Covid-19. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Ohlsson has collaborated with the Cleveland, Emerson, Tokyo and Takacs string quartets, including most recently Boston Chamber Players on tour in Europe. Together with violinist Jorja Fleezanis and cellist Michael Grebanier, he is a founding member of the San Franciscobased FOG Trio. Passionate about singing and singers, Mr. Ohlsson has appeared in recital with such legendary artists as Magda Olivero, Jessye Norman, and Ewa Podleś.
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Mr. Ohlsson’s ten-disc set of the complete Beethoven Sonatas, for Bridge Records, has garnered critical acclaim, including a GRAMMY® for Vol. 3. The latest CDs in his ongoing association with Bridge Records are the Complete Scriabin Sonatas, “Close Connections,” a recital of 20th-Century pieces, and two CDs of works by Liszt.
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A native of White Plains, N.Y., Garrick Ohlsson began his piano studies at the age of 8, at the Westchester Conservatory of Music; at 13 he entered The Juilliard School, in New York City. His musical development has been influenced in completely di erent ways by a succession of distinguished teachers, most notably Claudio Arrau, Olga Barabini, Tom Lishman, Sascha Gorodnitzki, Rosina Lhévinne and Irma Wolpe. Mr. Ohlsson was awarded First Prizes at the 1966 Busoni Competition in Italy and the 1968 Montréal Piano Competition, the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998 University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann Arbor, MI. He is the 2014 recipient of the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, and in August 2018 the Polish Deputy Culture Minister awarded him with the Gloria Artis Gold Medal for cultural merit. He is a Steinway Artist and makes his home in San Francisco.
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All through this season, the Madison Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, though a year late, thanks to COVID-19. Our closing concert is devoted to three of his works, all composed during what has been called his “Heroic Decade”—the enormously prolific years between 1802 and 1812, during which he forged a truly individual musical style. We begin with one of many works tied to the ideal of heroism, his dramatic overture to Goethe’s Egmont. We then welcome back audience favorite Garrick Ohlsson as soloist in Beethoven’s powerful fifth piano concerto. Mr. Ohlsson has previously appeared with the orchestra in 1984 (Rachmanino , Concerto No. 3), 1985 (Mozart, Concerto No. 25), 2002 (Brahms, Concerto No. 2), 2009 (Rachmanino , Concerto No. 3), 2012 (Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 2), and 2016 (Brahms, Concerto No. 1). The program ends with the most familiar of Beethoven’s symphonies, the magnificent fifth.
The title character of Goethe’s drama Egmont—based upon a real historical figure—personifies heroism and self-sacrifice. These qualities clearly come through in the overture to Beethoven’s incidental music to the play, culminating in its victorious ending.
by J. Michael Allsen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: December 17, 1770 (baptism date), Bonn, Germany. Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria.
Egmont Overture, Op. 85 Composed: Between 1809 and June 1810.
Premiere: The complete incidental music to Egmont, including the overture, was first played at the Burgtheater in Vienna on June 15, 1810.
Previous MSO Performances: 1940, 1949, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2017. Duration: 9:00.
Background
Beethoven upheld the ideals of human dignity and freedom in his music and writings, and much the same can be said for the work of contemporary poet and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). In his play Egmont, first published in 1786, Goethe freely adapts the story of the 16th-century Flemish nobleman Lamoral van Egmont, who was betrayed by his Spanish overlords. Egmont served the Spanish king well, defeating the French in battle and ruling as a provincial governor. However, his challenge to the Spanish persecution of Protestants in their conquered territories
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angered the king. Egmont was sentenced to be beheaded, and his stirring speech from the sca old touched o a rebellion against Spanish tyranny. The personal relationship between Beethoven and Goethe dates from 1810, when Beethoven was commissioned to write incidental music for a new production of Egmont.
At first, their correspondence went through a mutual friend, Bettina von Arnim, but they eventually met in person, at Teplitz in July of 1812. Although they had long been mutual admirers, it is evident from their own descriptions of the meeting that their personalities clashed. In a letter to a friend written a few months later, Goethe states: “His talent amazed me. However, unfortunately, he is an utterly untamed personality; he is not altogether wrong in holding the world detestable, but surely does not make it more enjoyable for himself or others by his attitude.” Beethoven’s own impressions were no more complimentary. In a letter to his publisher, he notes that: “Goethe delights far too much in the court atmosphere, far more than is becoming in a poet.”
What You’ll Hear
The Egmont Overture is set in sonata form. It sets the scene with a solemn introduction, in which strident dotted figures alternate with lighter music in the woodwinds. The end of this introduction leads smoothly
into the body of the movement, a triple-meter Allegro. There is a stormy main and an agitated transition leads to the second theme, a transformation of the introduction’s opening material. The brief development section is entirely concerned with the main theme. In the recapitulation that follows, the Beethoven extends the second theme with a short section of development. Rather than a conventional coda, Beethoven ends a grand dramatic pause, and entirely new material. This exhilarating music is used again at the end of the drama, as Egmont climbs the sca old to his death. In commissioning the music for Egmont, Goethe specified that this moment should not be a lament, but rather, a “Symphony of Victory.”
Beethoven’s fifth and final piano concerto was composed as Napoleon’s armies were besieging Vienna, and it was first performed there while the French still occupied the city. It is a bold, and even defiant work given the times in which it was created.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”) Composed: 1809.
Premiere: November 28, 1811 with Friedrich Schneider as soloist, in Leipzig, Germany.
Previous MSO Performances: 1934 (Stanislaw Szpinalski), 1968
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(Paul Badura-Skoda), 1979 (Claudio Arrau), 1990 (Andre-Michael Schub), 2000 (Horacio Guttierez), 2004 (André Watts) and 2011 (Simone Dinnerstein).
Duration: 30:00.
Background
In 1809, Beethoven was living in a Vienna besieged and eventually occupied by Napoleon’s troops. In a letter to his publisher, the composer complained that: “I have brought forth little that that is coherent: almost nothing but a fragment here and there. The entire course of events has a ected my body and my soul. I am still unable to enjoy the country life, so indispensable to me; Heaven knows how it will go on... What a destructive, coarse life around me: nothing but drums, cannon, and human misery of all sorts.” Despite the chaos of 1809, however, Beethoven was able to finish his last and largest piano concerto during that year. By this point, his deafness had advanced to the point that a performance with him as soloist was impossible, and its first performance was played by Friedrich Schneider in Leipzig. Beethoven’s friend Carl Czerny played the Vienna premiere a year later.
It is ironic that the fifth piano concerto has come to bear the title of the man responsible for the misery in Vienna. Beethoven had expressed great admiration for Napoleon Bonaparte just a few years
earlier, but turned against him in 1803 when Napoleon had himself crowned Emperor. (There is the famous story of Beethoven violently crossing out the original dedication of the “Eroica” symphony—changing the dedication to Napoleon to “the memory of a great man.”)
If tradition is to be believed, the designation “Emperor” dates from the first Vienna performance in 1812, when one of Napoleon’s occupying soldiers, overcome by the majesty of the concerto, cried out: “c’est l’empereur!” The name stuck, though it is certain that Beethoven, whose short-lived admiration for Napoleon had long since passed by that time, would have disapproved of the designation. The fifth concerto was, in fact, dedicated to Beethoven’s most faithful patron, the Archduke Rudolph.
Several writers have commented on the “military” nature of the concerto, citing the influence of French music, particularly the socalled “military concerto.” Indeed, the first movement can be heard as a kind of “battle” between the soloist and orchestra, although its mood is jubilant throughout. If the drums and cannon that surrounded Beethoven in 1809 a ected this concerto, the human misery did not.
What You’ll Hear
The first movement (Allegro) opens with a dramatic introduction: three orchestral chords which serve as launching pads for short solo cadenzas.
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The orchestral exposition begins quietly, with a martial theme in the violins. There is a long chromatic scale and trill by the soloist, and the piano begins its exposition with a dolce treatment of the opening theme. The development begins in the same manner as the exposition—with a chromatic scale and trill—and is concerned almost entirely with the first theme. This lengthy and intense section closes with a long piano flourish and recapitulation of the opening theme by orchestra and soloist. The recapitulation closes with a relatively brief cadenza written by Beethoven. Cadenzas written by the composer, rather than improvised on the spot were still a new development at this time, and Beethoven was obliged to put a note in the score to the pianist, reminding him to “directly attack what is written here.”
The second movement (Adagio un poco mosso) begins with a hymnlike melody in the strings. The piano plays a contrasting cantabile melody, which closes with a rising series of trills. Together, the soloist and orchestra provide a looselystructured set of variations on the main theme. As the last variation dies away, Beethoven cunningly works his way back to the concerto’s home key, and after a brief pause, the soloist launches directly into the final movement (Rondo:Allegro). Its rough and joyous main theme is first presented by solo piano, and then by full orchestra. This alternates
with contrasting episodes. The end of the movement contains a final surprise. The orchestra is suddenly quiet, leaving only the piano and timpani to play a long diminuendo. When the sound has all but died away, the piano suddenly bursts forth with a final showy display, and the movement closes with an orchestral statement of the main theme.
Certainly the best-known of Beethoven’s orchestral works is the stunning fifth symphony. Beginning with the unforgettable four-note motive that dominates the first movement, Beethoven continuously develops his musical ideas through a lyrical slow movement, a fierce scherzo, and a triumphant finale.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Composed: Between 1804 and 1808.
Premiere: December 22, 1808, at the Theatre an der Wein in Vienna. Previous MSO Performances: 1929, 1948, 1952, 1970, 1983, 1997, 2004, and 2011.
Duration: 34:00.
“It is merely astonishing and grandiose.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Background
Although preliminary sketches of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 date from as early as 1804, the bulk of the work was written in
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1807-08, at roughly the same time as the Symphony No. 6. Both symphonies were performed for the first time at a benefit concert in Vienna on December 22, 1808. The program for this landmark (and marathon) event also included excerpts from his Mass in C and the concert aria Ah,perfido, together with premieres of two works with Beethoven himself at the piano, the PianoConcerto No. 4 and the hastily-composed ChoralFantasy
After a bit of initial resistance from audiences and his fellow musicians—this was, after all, a truly avantgarde work—the Symphony No. 5 was recognized as a masterpiece, and has remained the single most familiar of Beethoven’s works since then.
This was a remarkable work for its time…or any time. Though not as long as his groundbreaking “Eroica” symphony of 1803, this work is played by an expanded orchestra that includes instruments seldom heard in earlier symphonies: piccolo, contrabassoon, and trombones. Beethoven was obviously proud of this innovation, and wrote to Count Franz von Oppersdorf that “...this combination of instruments will make more noise, and what is more, a more pleasing noise than six kettledrums!” Also new is the degree to which all of the four movements are linked thematically. The famous fournote motive of the opening movement reappears in all three successive movements, and
nearly all of the main musical ideas are linked in some way.
What You’ll Hear
There is no more recognizable motive in Western music than the opening four notes of the first movement. Whether or not Beethoven attached a specific meaning to this motto is unclear. His first biographer, Anton Schindler reported that Beethoven referred to this motive as “Fate knocking at the door,” but this may be apocryphal. Later times have attached all sorts of meanings it. For example, during World War II, because of its identity with the Morse Code “V,” it became the musical emblem of Allied victory. At the same time, it was viewed as one of the most purely “German” nationalistic works by the Nazis.
In purely musical terms, however, Beethoven’s use of this rhythm in the opening movement is a work of genius. With two statements of this four-note motto, Beethoven brusquely tosses aside the stately Classical tradition of long, slow introductions, and jumps directly into the body of the movement (Allegro con brio). The opening theme is almost entirely spun out from the motto, and even the second theme, stated sweetly by the strings, is brazenly announced by the motto from the horns. The motto is also the focus of the development section, which includes some stunning orchestral e ects. The headlong rush of the recapitulation is abruptly broken by a brief oboe cadenza, seemingly at odds with the nature of this movement, but actually a
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logical continuation of the main theme. Beethoven reserves his most savage fury for the coda, the longest single section of this movement, and another section of intense development.
The second movement (Andante con moto) is a very freelyconstructed theme and variations. The theme is laid out first by violas and cellos and then more robustly by full orchestra. After three imaginative variations, Beethoven launches into a section of very free development, beginning with a lovely pastoral passage from the woodwinds. The scherzo (Allegro) begins mysteriously in the low strings, but soon picks up as much power as the opening movement, with a statement of the motto by the horns. The central trio moves from minor to major, and has a blustering theme in the lower strings developed in fugal style. When the main idea returns, it is strangely muted, and it quickly becomes apparent that this movement is not going to end in any conventional way. In place of a coda, there is a long and mysterious interlude, building gradually towards the most glorious moment in this work: the triumphant C Major chords that begin the finale.
The fourth movement (Allegro) is where Beethoven suddenly augments the orchestra with trombones and contrabassoon. This orchestral e ect, probably inspired by contemporary opera, is stunning. The opening group of themes, stated by full
orchestra, is noble and forceful and the second group, played by strings and woodwinds is more lyrical, but no less powerful. The development focuses on the second group of themes, expanding this material enormously. Just as the development section seems to be finished, there is a reminiscence of the scherzo—bewildering at first, but then perfectly logical as it repeats the movement’s transitional passage and leads to the return of the main theme. While the recapitulation is rather conventionally laid out, the vast coda continues to break new ground. As in the development section, things seem to be winding to close when Beethoven takes an unexpected turn: in this case a quickening of tempo to end the symphony in a mood of grand jubilation.
The Last Word Goes to Berlioz
According to an account by Hector Berlioz, he brought his former teacher Jean-François Le Seur to an early performance of the Symphony No. 5 in Paris. After the final bars, the old man was so excited by the piece that his head was reeling, and he wryly complained that: “One should not be permitted to write such music.” Berlioz replied: “Calm yourself—it will not be done often.”
program notes ©2021 by J. Michael Allsen
Complete program notes for the 2021-22 season are available at www.madisonsymphony.org.
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GREG ZELEK, WITH THE DIAPASON BRASS AND TIMPANI
In my first of many collaborations with fellow Madison musicians, I am excited to perform alongside The Diapason Brass quintet and timpani in a concert that will pair our Mighty Klais with some of the loudest instruments in the orchestra. This program of music written for a variety of pairings will include Gigout’s Grand Choeur Dialogue, a transcription of Rachmanino ’s famous Vocalise, and an arrangement of Bach’s famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ and timpani. Audiences will enjoy the expressive and fluid partnership of MSO’s Principal Trumpet, John Aley, and the newly appointed trumpet professor at UW LaCrosse, Matthew Onstad; the warm sounds of MSO’s Principal Horn, Linda Kimball; the creative flair of UW Madison’s trombone professor, Mark Hetzler; the thrilling facility of MSO’s Principal Tuba, Josh Biere; and the thunderous rhythm of MSO’s Principal Timpani, John Jutsum. The event will have me pulling out all the stops on our Overture Concert Organ to match the excitement and volume of my colleagues on stage!
Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ
Greg Zelek, Organ
Gigout, Grand Choeur Dialogue Rachmanino, Vocalise DiLorenzo, Fire Dance Dinda, Nocturne
Grand Dialogue Dinda, Nocturne Weaver, Toccata Rachmanino , Vocalise Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Lost Chord
J.S. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Sullivan, The Lost Chord Guilmant, Final from Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Symphony No. 1 in D minor
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ALL TICKETS $ 20 madisonsymphony.org, the Overture Center Box O ce or (608) 258-4141
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John Aley Trumpet
Mark Hetzler Trombone
Matthew Onstad Trumpet
Linda Kimball Horn
John Jutsum Timpani
Joshua Biere Tuba
“Zelek is quite extraordinary in the classical music world.”
– Jon Hornbacher, PBS Wisconsin Life
SAVE THE DATES!
2022–2023 Organ Performances
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/organ
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Have you ever wanted to volunteer for the Symphony? We’re always looking for people to lend their time and talent to help us spread the word about our upcoming concerts. You’ll receive a pair of tickets to the concert(s) you help promote as a thank you for your time! Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/ambassador
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Every concert presented by the Madison Symphony Orchestra under the baton of John DeMain brings me great joy. I have designated a gift for the Symphony in my will to help ensure the orchestra will have outstanding artistic leadership for generations to come.
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You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608)257-3734 to learn more.
Photo by Todd Maughan
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Mary Alice Wimmer
PLANNED GIVING: THE STRADIVARIUS SOCIETY
The individuals listed below have informed the MSO that they have included gifts for the Symphony in their estate plans. If you have remembered the Symphony in your will, living trust, or have made other arrangements for a future gift, we would love to know so we can thank you! We honor all requests for anonymity. Contact Casey Oelkers at (608) 260-8680 x228 for more information.
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ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED
Elizabeth S. Anderes
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Helen Barnick
Norman Bassett
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Theo F. Bird
Kenneth Bussan
Margaret Christy
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Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra League Friends of the Overture Concert Organ
The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our a liate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of our mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all companies, foundations and government agencies for their grants, sponsorships and general contributions.
Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according to the total amount of their donations supporting the 2021-2022 Season* as of April 19, 2022.
$100,000 or more
Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation
Madison Symphony Orchestra League
NBC 15
US Small Business Administration
$50,000–$99,999
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc. The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club Madison Magazine, Inc. Madison Media Partners, The Capital Times, and Madison.com
Walter and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation
$15,000–$24,999
BMO Harris Bank Capitol Lakes Fiore Companies, Inc. The Gialamas Company, Inc. John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts
$10,000–$14,999
The Burish Group at UBS
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
John W. Thompson and Jane A. Bartell Charitable Foundation
Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Madison Community Foundation Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.
Marriott Daughters Foundation
PBS Wisconsin University Research Park Wisconsin Arts Board with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts
$5,000–$9,999
Bishops Bay Boardman & Clark LLP Capitol Bank
Dane County Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation DeWitt LLP
Exact Sciences Flad Architects Fields Auto Group Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Hooper Foundation J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
John A. Johnson Foundation, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Sub-Zero Group, Inc. SupraNet Communications, Inc. TDS Telecommunications LLC U.S. Bank
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. Wisconsin Public Radio An Anonymous Friend
$2,500–$4,999
American Family Insurance The Capital Times Kids Fund
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Colony Brands, Inc.
Friends of the Overture Concert Organ
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Madison Club
SHINE Technologies
Steinhilber Swanson LLP
UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, Quartz WPS Health Solutions
$1,000–$2,499
Alliant Energy Foundation Matching Gifts Program
BRAVA
Farley’s House of Pianos Goodman’s Jewelers
Iltis Family Fund
Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. Madison Arts Commission
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Surroundings Events and Floral Wahlin Foundation, Inc. on behalf of Stoughton Trailers
An Anonymous Friend
UP TO $999
AmazonSmile Foundation Blackhawk Country Club Choles Floral FoxArneson, Inc.
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Heid Music & Heid Family Foundation
Michael F. Simon Builders, Inc. Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Old National Bank Park Bank Promega Corporation
Salesforce Matching Gifts Program
State Farm Insurance Companies
Unlimited Decorating of Wisconsin Inc. Wisconsin Solar Design, Inc. W.W. Grainger, Inc.
The Zimdars Company, Inc.
*Total includes donations that support 2021-2022 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 20212022 Organ Concerts, 2021-2022 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2021-2022 Events and Activities; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2021-2022 Annual Campaign. Fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you believe an error has been made, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.
Salon Piano Series presents
Bill Charlap
Sat. · May 21, 2022 · 7:30 PM
Sun. · May 22, 2022 · 2:00 PM
Sara Daneshpour
Sat. · Jun. 11, 2022 · 7:30 PM
All concerts are held at Farley’s House of Pianos 6522 Seybold Rd.
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Programs at SalonPianoSeries.org
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE GOLF • CONCERT • DINNER MONDAY, JUNE 20 , 202 2 Mark your calendar for the Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s Concert on the Green at Bishops Bay Country Club on the Shores of Lake Mendota. Discover more at madisonsymphony.org/cog . Proceeds benefit Madison Symphony Orchestra’s nationally-recognized Education and Community Engagement Programs. Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/education The photo above is by Amandalynn Jones, from the 2019 concert with John DeMain and soloist Grace Kim. YOUR GIFT TO THE SYMPHONY IS A GIFT OF MUSIC TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Gifts of all amounts make a di erence. Thank you! Ways you can give: madisonsymphony.org/makeagift | 608-257-3734 222 W Washington Ave Suite 460 Madison, WI 53703 • Cash, check or credit card • Appreciated stock or other securities • Direct distribution from your IRA • Grant from your Donor Advised Fund • Matching gift from your employer • Legacy gift through your estate
ENDOWMENT DONORS
The Madison Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to these generous donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Symphony’s endowment, including gifts made directly to the Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation and gifts made to the Great Performance Campaign Fund benefitting the Madison Symphony Orchestra. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come.
Alliant Energy Foundation
Altria Group, Inc.
Carla & Fernando Alvarado
American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc.
American Girl, Inc.
Anchor Bank
Mel Anderes
Brian & Rozan Anderson
Ron & Sharon Anderson
Estate of Donald W. Anderson
Emy Andrew
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Jim & Sue Bakke
Helen Baldwin
Diane Endres Ballweg
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Nancy Becknell
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Nathan Brand
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Frank & Pat Burgess
Mary P. Burke
Capital Newspapers
Capitol Lakes
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Estate of Margaret Christy
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Pat & Dan Cornwell
James F. Crow
Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc.
Frances Z. Cumbee Trust
CUNA Mutual Group Corkey & Betty Custer
Teddy Derse
Dorothy Dittmer
Philip & Audrey Dybdahl Dr. Leroy Ecklund
Jim & Marilyn Ebben
Richard & Frances Erney
Eugenie Mayer Bolz
Family Foundation Ray & Mary Evert
The Evjue Foundation, Inc.
The Charitable Arm of The Capital Times
David Falk & Joanne Robbins
Thomas A. Farrell
Janet Faulhaber
First Business Bank of Madison
First Weber Group
Flad & Associates
John & Colleen Flad
Rockne Flowers
Foley & Lardner
Jean & Werner Frank W. Jerome Frautschi
Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi
Friends of the Overture
Concert Organ
Clayton & Belle Frink
Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman
William & Jane Hilsenhoff
Linda I. Garrity
John & Christine Gauder
Candy & George Gialamas
The Gialamas Company, Inc.
Albert Goldstein, in memory of Sherry Goldstein
Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner
Anthony & Linda Granato
Fritz & Janice Grutzner
Terry Haller
Dorothy E. Halverson
Jane Hamblen & Robert Lemanske
Estate of Martin Hamlin
Julian & Elizabeth Harris
Curtis & Dawn Hastings
Ann & Roger Hauck
Peggy Hedberg
Roe-Merrill S. & Susan Heffner
Jerry M. Hiegel
Tom & Joyce Hirsch
Hooper Corp./General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Carl M. Hudig
J. Quincy & Carolyn Hunsicker
Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Ralph & Marie Jackson
Allen Jacobson
Kris S. Jarantoski
Peter & Ellen Johnson
Marie & Hap Johnson
Stan & Nancy Johnson
Rosemary B. Johnson
Johnson Bank
Estate of Lois M. Jones
JPMorgan Chase
Darko & Judy Kalan
Carolyn Kau & Chris Hinrichs
Shirley Jane Kaub
Valerie & Andreas Kazamias
Terry & Mary Kelly
Kenneth R. Kimport
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Charles & Patricia Kincaid
Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi
James & Andrea Klauck
Patricia G. Koenecke
William Kraus & Toni Sikes
Estate of Theodora H. Kubly
Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth
Michael G. Laskis
Estate of James Victor Lathers
Renata Laxova
Lee Foundation
Estate of Stella I. Leverson
Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis
Gary E. Lewis
Robert Lightfoot
Laura Love Linden
Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.
Madison Investment Advisors, Inc.
Madison Symphony Orchestra League
Madison Symphony Orchestra
New Year’s Eve Ball 2003
Douglas & Norma Madsen
Margaret Christy Revocable Trust
Estate of Jan Markwart
Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc.
Connie Maxwell
Oscar G. & Geraldine Mayer
Hal & Christy Mayer
Clare & Michael McArdle
Richard & Mary McGary
Elizabeth McKenna
Michael & Cynthia McKenna
Richard & Jean McKenzie
Howard & Nancy Mead
Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg
Gale Meyer
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Susanne Michler
Nicholas & Elaine Mischler
Dan & Ellyn Mohs
Fred & Mary Mohs
Tom & Nancy Mohs
Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore
Katharine Morrison
Mortenson Family Foundation
Stephen D. Morton
Walter Morton Foundation
Jeanne Myers
Stephen & Barbara Napier
National Guardian Life Insurance Company
Vicki & Marv Nonn
Norman Bassett Trust
Daniel & Judith Nystrom
Casey & Eric Oelkers
Sandra L. Osborn
John & Carol Palmer
Park Bank
Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker
Catherine Peercy John L. Peterson
Reynold V. Peterson
Larry & Jan Phelps E. J. Plesko
Thomas & Janet Plumb
Potter Lawson Architects
Martin & Lynn Preizler
Marie B. Pulvermacher
Quarles & Brady LLP
Estate of Josephine Ratner
David Reinecke
Douglas & Katherine Reuhl George & Jean Reuhl
Thomas & Martha Romberg
Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser
Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier
Patrick M. Ryan
Harry Sage
Douglas Schewe
Stephen & Marianne Schlecht
Richard and Barbara Schnell Donald K. Schott
Margaret & Collin Schroeder William & Pamela Schultz Marti Sebree
Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner
Millie & Irv Shain
Terry & Sandra Shockley Paul & Ellen Simenstad
JoAnn Six Lise Skofronick
Joel Skornicka
Eileen Smith
Estate of Chalma Smith
Patricia Brady & Robert Smith
Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger
Glenn & Cleo Sonnedecker
Marie Spec
Spohn Charitable Trust
Mike & Sandy Stamn
Karen & Jacob Stampen
Harriet Statz
Estate of Evelyn Carol Steenbock
Estate of Harry & Evelyn Steenbock
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Joseph & Jamie Steuer
Peg Gunderson Stiles
John & Janet Streiff
Virginia Swingen
W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes
John & Leslie Taylor
Gamber & Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr. Terrance & Judith Paul Advised Fund
Tom Terry Marilynn Thompson
Estate of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson
Jeff & Barbara Ticknor
Todd & Elizabeth Tiefenthaler
Harry & Marjorie Tobias
Nick & Judy Topitzes
John & Carol Toussaint
U.S. Bank Foundation
Jon & Susan Udell
Virchow, Krause & Co.
Katherine & Thomas Voight
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Thomas & Rita Walker
Ann Wallace
Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Trust
William & Joyce Wartmann
Sally & Ben Washburn
Estate of Sybil Weinstein
Jeff & Cindy Welch
Edwenna Rosser Werner
Bob & Lu Westervelt
John & Joyce Weston
Jerry & Enid Weygandt
Carolyn & Ron White
Wiechers Survivor’s Trust
Thomas & Joyce Wildes
Georgia & John Wiley
Bill Williamson
Margaret C. Winston
Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation
Kathleen Woit
Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman
Jay J. Young
Five Anonymous Friends
We also thank the donors who have made endowment gifts up to $999.
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TRIBUTES
The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends.
In honor of Jean Alderman
Ian Alderman American Family Insurance
In honor of John DeMain Jerry M Salzberg, Esq. & Elisabeth Howard, M.S.
In honor of Scott Johnson Norman Johnson
In honor of Richard Mackie 128 donors to the Richard H. Mackie Catalyst Fund
In honor of Fred Schrank Robert & Diane Dempsey
In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse
In honor of Judith E. Topitzes Karen & Harry Roth
In honor of Barbara Nemetz Weigner Marjorie Sutton
In memory of Martin Clarke Amanda Bach MaryLou Lexvold-West Gretchen Nagle Paul Reilly
In memory of Marvin L. Conney Diane Agans Elaine & Nicholas Mischler
In memory of Barbara DeMain Charles James Maryann Sumi and Carl Sinderbrand
In memory of Ivy Dreizin
Sharon & Bradley Kahn Thomas & Margie Krauskopf Elaine & Nicholas Mischler
In memory of James Ebben Janet Renschler
In memory of Jean Frank William & Sara Lee Hinckley Jeff & Kristi Hoffman Donald & Joan Schuette Ruth Sheldon Mark Stuart Terry & Mary Warfield
In memory of Pat Gopal Raj Gopal
In memory of Dr. Barry Greenberg William and Edie Swift
In memory of Palmer Haynes Lydia Haynes
In memory of Greg Hettmansberger John Bickford
In memory of Leroy Hoekman Nancy Hoekman
In memory of Raymond Anthony Levandowski Stanley Peter Szczepanowski
In memory of Michael McKenna Kristine Andrews Richard & Nancy Latta Stephen and Marilyn Riederer
In memory of Gale Meyer Vicki and Alan Hamstra
In memory of Richard & Ursula Myers
Ted Robinson-Myers
In memory of Gordon Renschler
Marian & Jack Bolz Audrey Dybdahl
In memory of Margaret Schroeder
Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner
Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Nancy Love Nicholas & Elaine Mischler Anne Sauer Ruth Sheldon Patricia Terry Mary Webster Robert Westervelt
In memory of Jaqueline Shively Ken & Peggy Bremer Kay Hagerty
In memory of Sherri Talbert Jessica Talbert
In memory of Margaret C. Winston John Erickson
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TICKET INFORMATION
SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box O ce. Single tickets for 21/22 Symphony masterworks concerts are $20-$98, and Beyond the Score® tickets are $18-$74. Seniors (62 and over) and students save 20% in select seating areas. Students can also purchase up to two $15 Student Rush tickets beginning on the Friday of the concert weekend or on each concert day. All 21/22 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $20, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for our 22/23 season are now open! A preview of the season is printed on the inside front cover of this program book. Discover more at madisonsymphony.org/22-23 ! New subscribers save up to 50%.
Please take note: we guarantee a refund for tickets to any concert that cannot be performed for any reason.
OVERTURE HALL INFORMATION
RESTROOMS
Women’s and men’s restrooms are located on each level of Overture Hall.
ACCESSIBILITY
Overture Center is fully accessible to persons with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. Ushers are available at each concert to assist you. Wheelchair or transfer seating is available; please notify the Overture Center Box O ce when purchasing your ticket. If you require an assistive-listening device, please alert an usher at the concert.
GUEST CONSIDERATIONS
The musicians and your fellow audience members thank you!
• Please arrive early to ensure plenty of time to get through security and to be seated. If you arrive late, you will be seated during an appropriate break in the music at the discretion of the house sta . If you need to leave during the concert, please exit quietly and wait to be reseated by an usher at an appropriate break.
•If you need to be reached during the concert, leave your cell phone with an usher along with your seat number. To contact a patron in an emergency, call (608) 258-4972 with the patron’s name and seat and row number. Please leave this information with anyone who might need to contact you.
• Please feel free to take photos before and after the concert, and during intermission! Once the lights dim, please turn o all cell phones and electronic devices.
• Please do not wear perfumes, colognes or scented lotions as many people are allergic to these products.
• Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Overture Center for the Arts.
• Children ages six and older with tickets are welcome at all MSO concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at the Christmas concerts.
• The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends.
• Eating and drinking are not permitted during Madison Symphony Orchestra performances. Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins.
Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to assure your safety. We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/faq for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture.org/health
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BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATION
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021-2022
OFFICERS
Ellsworth Brown
President
Mike Hamerlik Vice President Kay Schwichtenberg Vice President
Lynn Stathas Vice President Martha Casey Secretary Doug Reuhl Treasurer Elliot Abramson Member-at-large Paul Norman Member-at-large Jacqueline Rodman Member-at-large Elaine Mischler
Immediate Past President
DIRECTORS
Carla Alvarado Brian Anderson
Ruben Anthony, Jr. Je rey Bauer
Darrell Behnke
Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot
Martha Casey
Jessica Cavazos
James Dahlberg Kimila Daniels
Robert Dinndorf
Audrey Dybdahl
Marc Fink
Jane Hamblen
Michael Hamerlik
David Harding Mark Huth
Shree Kalluri
Valerie Kazamias Howard Kidd
Darcy Kind
Ann Lindsey
José Madera
Nicholas Mischler
Oscar Mireles
Paul Norman Kevin O’Connor Cyrena Pondrom Margaret Pyle Steven Reuhl
Michael Richman Jacqueline Rodman Kay Schwichtenberg
Derrick Smith Mary Lang Sollinger Lynn Stathas Judith Topitzes Stephen White
ADVISORS
Elliott Abramson Jason Adamany Emy Andrew Rosemarie Blancke Michael Bridgeman Camille Carter Kristine Euclide
Tyrone Greive Terry Haller
Robert Horowitz Connie Maxwell Joseph Meara Gary Mecklenburg
Larry Midtbo Regina Millner Richard Morgan Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer
Sverre Roang Marilyn Ru n Tamera Stanley Ellis Waller Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni
LIFE DIRECTORS
Marian Bolz Stanley Inhorn Douglas Reuhl
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Jack Daniels, III, President Madison College Kathy Evers, FirstLady of the State of Wisconsin Joe Parisi, DaneCountyExecutive DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
Helen Bakke
Wallace Douma
Perry A. Henderson Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Velma Ritcherson Beverly Simone John Wiley
EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS
James Baxter Elaine Mischler Nancy Young
EX OFFICIO ADVISORS
Susan Cook Lisa Bressler Tola Ewers Peter Kuzma Je Takaki
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2021–2022
OFFICERS
Douglas Reuhl President TBA Vice President TBA Secretary-Treasurer
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DIRECTORS
Elliot Abramson
Marian Bolz
Ellsworth Brown
Beth Dettman
Gary Mecklenburg
Elaine Mischler
Nicholas Mischler Fred Mohs
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021–2022
OFFICERS
Nancy Young President
Barbara Berven President-Elect
Beth Rahko
Immediate Past President Ledell Zellers
Recording Secretary Emy Andrews Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton
Treasurer Louise Jeanne VP-Administration Rozan Anderson AVP-Administration
Cathy Buege VP-Communications Jacqui Shanda AVP-Communications
Lori Poulson
VP-Education Ann Dettwiler
AVP-Education Judy Kalan Behind the Music
Jessica Yehle
VP-Membership Recruitment/Retention
Janet Cabot
VP-Membership Records Mark and Daria Thomas VP-Special Projects Carole Schaefer
AVP-Special Projects Kathy Belaire & Barbara Berven Symphony Gala Beth & Peter Rahko Concert on the Green
Linda Lovejoy
Parties of Note
Beth Rahko
MSOL Connect
Christine Ramkey VP-Social Activities
Marilyn Ebben
Ladies Bridge Jim Patch Mens Bridge
Jessica Morrison Fall Luncheon
Pat Bernhardt Holiday Party
Valerie Kazamias Mid-Winter Luncheon Rosemarie Blancke Spring Luncheon/Annual Meeting
ADVISORS
Pat Bernhardt
Rosemarie Blancke
Marian Bolz
Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben
Valerie Kazamias Fern Lawrence Ann Lindsey Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler Chuck Snowdon Judith Topitzes Carolyn White
FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021–2022
OFFICERS
Jim Baxter
President
Reynold Peterson Secretary-Treasurer
Ellsworth Brown Past President
DIRECTORS
Fernando Alvarado
Barbara Berven
Katie Biegel
Janet Cabot Eric Frailing Mary Ann Harr Grinde Ellen Larson
Rob Lemanske
David Parminter
Rhonda Rushing
Eileen Smith
William Ste enhagen
Teri Venker David Willow
ADVISORS
Diane Ballweg
Marian Bolz
John Gauder
Terry Haller Gary Lewis Connie Maxwell Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Anders Yocom
EX-OFFICIO
Greg Zelek, Organ Curator
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.
ADMINISTRATION
Robert Reed Executive Director Ann Bowen General Manager Alexis Carreon
O ce&Personnel Manager Kathryn Taylor OrchestraLibrarian Kathryn Schwarzmann Director of Education & Community Engagement
Lisa Kjentvet EducationAssistant Casey Oelkers
Director of Development Leah Schultz
Manager of Individual Giving Aleeh Schwoerer
Manager of Grants& Corporate Giving Peter Rodgers
Director of Marketing Amanda Dill Marketing/Communications Manager
TBA Audience Experience Manager Greg Zelek
Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist
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