March 2024 Program Book

March 15, 16

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In his 30th 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.” In January 2023 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Opera Association, the NOA’s highest award.

During his three 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,

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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.

Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, 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 Tazewell Thompson’s 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) He was also planning to conduct the premiere of Blue at the Washington National Opera in March 2020. DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2023–2024 season conducts Tosca, The Anonymous Lovers, and Candide. He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center and has made appearances at the Teatre Liceu in Barcelona, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles

Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera. During his distinguished 17-year tenure with Houston Grand Opera, DeMain led a history-making 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.

Orchestra Personnel For This Concert

VIOLIN I

Naha Greenholtz

Concertmaster

William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

Suzanne Beia

Co-Concertmaster

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair

Huy Luu

Associate Concertmaster

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Olga Pomolova

Associate Concertmaster

Maynie Bradley

Assistant Concertmaster

Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Kina Ono

Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Kina Ono

Neil Gopal

Elspeth Stalter-Clouse

Tim Kamps

Katherine Floriano

Laura Burns

Paran Amirinazari

Alec Tonno

Naomi Schrank

Clayton Tillotson

VIOLIN II

Xavier Pleindoux

Principal

Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel

Assistant Principal

Elyn L. Williams Chair

Peter Miliczky

Holly Wagner

Rolf Wulfsberg

Olga Draguieva

Kathryn Taylor

Wendy Buehl

Geri Hamilton

Robin Ryan

Matthew Dahm

Wes Luke

Laura Mericle

Carolyn VanDeVelde

VIOLA

Christopher Dozoryst

Principal

James F. Crow Chair

Diedre Buckley

Assistant Principal

Dove Family Chair

Renata Hornik

Elisabeth Deussen

Hanna Pederson

Janse Vincent

Jennifer Paulson

David Beytas

Melissa Snell

Ina Georgieva

Marie Pauls

Molly O'Brien

CELLO

Karl Lavine

Principal

Reuhl Family Chair

Mark Bridges

Assistant Principal

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence

DeRoo Chair

Karen Cornelius

Knapp Family Chair

Jordan Allen

Margaret Townsend

Lisa Bressler

Derek Handley

Trace Johnson

Alex Chambers-Ozasky

Rebecca Pan

BASS

David Scholl

Principal

Robert Rickman

Assistant Principal

Carl Davick

Tom Mohs Chair

Zachary Betz

Je Takaki

August Jirovec

Mike Hennessy

Brett Lewis

FLUTE

Stephanie Jutt

Principal

Terry Family Foundation Chair

Dawn Lawler

Linda Pereksta

PICCOLO

Linda Pereksta

OBOE

Izumi Amemiya

Principal

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Andrea Gross Hixon

Lindsay Flowers

ENGISH HORN

Andrea Gross Hixon

CLARINET

JJ Koh

Principal

Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

Gregory Smith

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Gregory Smith

BASSOON

Cynthia Cameron

Principal

Amanda Szczys

Carol Rosing

CONTRABASSOON

Carol Rosing

HORN

Emma Potter

Principal

Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

Ricardo Almeida

Michael Szczys

William Muir

Linda Kimball, Assistant

TRUMPET

John Aley

Principal

Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

John Wagner

Rob Rohlfing

TROMBONE

Joyce Messer

Principal

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE

Benjamin Zisook

TUBA

Joshua Biere

Principal

TIMPANI

John Jutsum

Principal

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Foundation Chair

PERCUSSION

Nicholas Bonaccio

Principal

JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair

Richard Morgan

Anthony DiSanza

HARP

Johanna Wienholts

Principal

Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

PIANO/CELESTE

Daniel Lyons

Principal

Stephen D. Morton Chair

Orchestra Committee

Mark Bridges, Chair

Joshua Biere, Vice-Chair

Elspeth Stalter-Clouse, Secretary

David Scholl, Treasurer

Lisa Bressler, Member-at-large

Librarian

Jennifer S. Goldberg

John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Stage Manager

Benjamin Skroch

Property Manager

John Straughn

Personnel Manager

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British cellist Steven Isserlis

CBE enjoys an international career as a soloist, chamber musician, author, educator, and broadcaster. Equally at home in music from baroque to the present day, he performs with the world’s greatest orchestras, including period ensembles, and has given many world premieres, including Sir John Tavener’s The Protecting Veil, Thomas Adès’s Lieux retrouvés, four works for solo cello by György Kurtág, and pieces by Heinz Holliger, Jörg Widmann, Olli Mustonen, Mikhail Pletnev and many others.

His vast award-winning discography includes most of the cello repertoire,

including the JS Bach suites (Gramophone Instrumental Album of the Year), Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano, and the Brahms double concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He has received two Grammy nominations, for his recordings of Haydn’s cello concertos, and Martinů’s cello sonatas with Olli Mustonen. Premiere recordings include late works by Sir John Tavener (BBC Music magazine Premiere Award). His latest recording, A Golden Cello Decade 1878 – 1888, was released in November 2022.

As an author, his latest book is a criticallyacclaimed companion to the Bach cello suites, while his two books for children about music are among the genre’s most popular ever written and have

been translated into many languages. He has also authored a commentary on Schumann’s famous Advice for Young Musicians. As a broadcaster, he has written and presented two in-depth documentaries for BBC Radio, on Robert Schumann and Harpo Marx.

An insightful musical explorer and curator, he has programmed imaginative series for London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s 92nd St Y, and the Salzburg Festival. Unusually, he also directs orchestras from the cello, including Luzerner Sinfonieorchester in 2019 with Radu Lupu in his final public performance.

He was awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998, in recognition of his services to music. International recognition includes the Piatigorsky Prize (USA) and the Glashütte Original Music Festival Award (Germany). Since 1997, he has been Artistic Director of the International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove, Cornwall.

He plays the 1726 ‘Marquis de Corberon’ Stradivarius, on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.

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JENNIFER HIGDON (B. 1962)

Loco

DMITRI KABALEVSKY (1904-1987)

Concerto No. 2 in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 77

Molto sostenuto— Allegro molto e energico

Presto marcato

Andante con moto—Allegro

MR. ISSERLIS

INTERMISSION

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op.95 (From the New World)

Adagio—Allegro moderato

Largo

Scherzo: Molto vivace

Allegro con fuoco

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Program Notes

MARCH 15-16-17, 2024

Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

This program opens with two works that are heard for the first time at these concerts.

Jennifer Higdon’s Loco is a colorful and intensely rhythmic work...inspired by a commuter train. Cellist Steven Isserlis last appeared with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in 2007, performing the Schumann Cello Concerto We welcome him back to Overture Hall to perform Kabalevsky's virtuosic CelloConcerto No. 2. Our third work has been chosen by you, by way of our “audience choice” survey. After intermission, we turn to Dvořák’s fine “New World’ symphony—a musical response to the composer’s extended visit to the United States.

Higdon, one of America’s leading composers, wrote this work in 2004, for the Ravinia Festival, among America’s most renowned summer festivals, to be played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Jennifer Higdon

Born: December 31, 1962, Brooklyn, New York.

Loco

Composed: 2004.

Premiere: July 31, 2004, at the Ravinia Festival, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Previous MSO Performance:

This is our first performance of the work

Duration: 8:00.

Background

The Ravinia Festival has a long history with train travel: Ravinia Park was in fact founded by a commuter rail line! This work was commissioned in honor of the Ravinia train, which links the festival with downtown Chicago.

Jennifer Higdon is one of America’s most acclaimed figures in contemporary classical music, receiving the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto, a 2010 Grammy for her Percussion Concerto, a 2018 Grammy for her ViolaConcerto and, most recently, a 2020 Grammy for her HarpConcerto Higdon’s first opera, ColdMountain, won the International Opera Award for Best World Premiere and the opera recording was nominated for 2 Grammy awards. In 2018, Higdon received the prestigious Nemmers Prize from Northwestern University, awarded to contemporary classical composers of exceptional achievement who have significantly influenced the field of composition. Most recently, she was invited to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Higdon enjoys several hundred performances

a year of her works and her works have been recorded on more than seventy CDs. She is among America’s most frequently-programmed composers, and her bluecathedral is among the most often-played pieces of contemporary music, receiving well over 600 performances since its premiere in 2000 (including a performance by the MSO in 2013).

As electric railways and trolley lines began to spread across American cities at the turn of the 20th century, it was relatively common for the operators of these new lines to open amusement parks and other attractions that could be easily reached by rail. This was a public service, providing leisure activities to people from all levels of society...but it was also good business, increasing ridership on weekends, holidays and during the summer. In 1904, the newly-established Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad opened Ravinia Park in Chicago’s northern suburb of Highland Park. Music was a centerpiece of the activities at Ravinia from the beginning, with opera performances and concerts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (Ravinia became the CSO’s o cial summer residence in 1936.) Today, the Ravinia Festival bills itself as “the oldest and most programmatically diverse music festival in North America.” And the train—which is free to ticket-holders—is still the best way to get there from downtown Chicago! Loco was commissioned by the Ravinia Festival to celebrate the Ravinia Train.

What You’ll Hear

A brisk “curtain-raiser,” Loco is an entertaining and rhythmically intense piece that subtly refers to the sound and motion of a rail journey.

In describing the work Higdon noted: “Loco celebrates the Centennial season of Ravinia, and the train that accompanies the orchestra. When thinking about what kind of piece to write, I saw in my imagination a locomotive. And in a truly

ironic move for a composer, my brain subtracted the word ‘motive,’ leaving ‘loco,’ which means crazy. Being a composer, this appealed to me, so this piece is about locomotion as crazy movement!” This intense eight-minute work evokes the train in machine-like writing across sections and in small details, like the “Doppler e ect” train horns from the trombones.”

This concerto is generally considered to be among Kabalevsky’s finest orchestral works: an emotional showpiece for the cello, with a beauty that is sometimes rough-edged.

Dmitri Kabalevsky

Born: December 30, 1904, St. Petersburg, Russia. Died: February 14, 1987, Moscow, Russia.

Concerto No. 2 in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 77

Composed: 1964

Premiere: Cellist Daniil Shafran, to whom the score is dedicated, played the first performance in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1965, under the direction of the composer.

Previous MSO Performance: This is our first performance of the work

Duration: 29:00.

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Background

Kabalevsky wrote this work for the Soviet cellist Daniil Shafran.

Dmitri Kabalevsky was one of the leading composers of the Soviet Union, and worked comfortably for his entire career in the restrictive atmosphere of Soviet music. Kabalevsky’s musical style was never even remotely “modernist” and suited perfectly the ideal that music should be uplifting and in service of the people. A loyal member of the Communist Party, he enthusiastically supported Soviet musical policies, and held several important political positions and editorships. Interested in the cause of education, Kabalevsky also helped to formulate the Soviet music education system, writing dozens of works for children’s choir, and later in his career, influential books on teaching music.

Kabalevsky wrote his first cello concerto in 1949, as part of a trio of works—with his third piano concerto and violin concerto—that the educationminded composer had created with accessibility to younger players in mind. (I’ll note that all three of these works have been performed over the years by young soloists at MSO youth programs.)

The second concerto was an entirely di erent sort of piece, written for a specific virtuoso, Daniil Shafran (1923-1997). Shafran was among the most prominent soloists in the Soviet Union, and was known as a peer and sometime competitor to his contemporary, Mstislav Rostropovich. Kabalevsky was particularly pleased by a 1954 recording of the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Shafran. Ten years later, he dedicated the Cello Concerto No. 2 to the cellist, and Shafran played its premiere and first recording under the direction of Kabalevsky.

What You’ll Hear

The concerto is in three movements, played without pauses:

•A lengthy opening movement with slow opening and closing sections

surrounding a wild middle. It ends with a solo cadenza.

•A fast-paced scherzo, also ending with a cadenza.

•A finale that explores themes from previous movements before ending quietly.

The first movement opens mysteriously (Molto sostenuto): a pizzicato melody from the soloist above long-held bass tones. This melody is played twice more, by flutes and then by violins, with a passionate overlay from the soloist. A fourth statement is interrupted by a sudden change in tempo (Allegromolto e energico) and a furious and angular melody from the cello. The tempo eventually slows and the cello lays out a melancholy melody. The movement ends with a large solo cadenza, which leads into the second movement (Prestomarcato). This begins with aggressive music led by a solo alto saxophone. The cello takes up this idea, and plays fierce perpetual motion above the shifting rhythms of the orchestra. The forward motion is halted momentarily by a strident brass statement, but the cello soon launches into another fast-paced countermelody. Once again, Kabalevsky uses an extended solo cadenza as a bridge into the next movement. The closing movement begins quietly (Andante con moto) with a lyrical cello line. As the tempo quickens (Allegro), Kabalevsky refers to ideas from the previous movements, before the piece ends calmly and quietly.

Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, his last and most enduringly popular symphony, was written during an enjoyable threeyear stay in America in the 1890s.

Antonín Dvořák

Born: September 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Czech Republic.

Died: May 1, 1904, Prague, Czech Republic.

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op.95 (From the New World)

Composed: During the winter and spring of 189293 in New York City.

Premiere: December 16, 1893, by the New York Philharmonic, Anton Seidl conducting.

Previous MSO Performance:

1930, 1935, 1975, 1994, 2005, 2014, and 2017.

Duration: 40:00.

The symphony is partly a response to his time in the "New World.” Dvořák was fascinated by American culture and music, and there are a few distinctly American elements in this work.

Background

In 1892, Jeannette Thurber made Dvořák an o er he couldn’t refuse. Thurber, the wife of a wealthy New York businessman, had a dream of raising the standards of American art music to equal those of Europe. She had founded the National Conservatory of Music in 1885, and recruited some of the finest teachers in the world to serve on its faculty. At this time, Dvořák’s reputation among American musicians was surpassed only by that of Brahms, and Thurber resolved to hire him as the director of the Conservatory. Dvořák was lukewarm at first, but the terms she o ered were very generous: a two-year contract, with very light teaching duties and four months’ paid leave each year. The annual salary, $15,000, was about 25 times what Dvořák was making as an instructor at the Prague Conservatory, and in the end he accepted, eventually spending about three years in this country.

Dvořák enjoyed this American sojourn. American audiences adored his music, and he blended comfortably into New York society. He spent two summers in the small town of Spillville, Iowa, where he felt at home in a large Bohemian community. He had several promising composition

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students at the Conservatory, and agreed heartily with Thurber’s ideal that American composers should foster their own distinctive style of composition. He wrote that:

“My own duty as a teacher is not so much to interpret Beethoven, Wagner, and other masters of the past, but to give what encouragement I can to the young musicians of America... this nation has already surpassed so many others in marvelous inventions and feats of engineering and commerce, and it has made an honorable place for itself in literature—so it must assert itself in the other arts, and especially in the art of music.”

The “New World” symphony is the most famous of the works Dvořák composed while in America. According to Thurber, the symphony was written at her suggestion—she felt that Dvorák should write a symphony “…embodying his experiences and feelings in America.” It was an immediate hit with audiences in both America and Europe. The new symphony closely matched the style of his other late symphonies, a style based on the German symphonic style of his mentor, Brahms, and with occasional hints of Bohemian folk style. There are a few “Americanisms” in the Symphony No.9, however. As a strongly nationalistic Bohemian, Dvorák had always brought the spirit of his homeland into his works by bringing in folk tunes, and by more generally imitating the sound of Bohemian music. According to his own account of the work’s composition, Dvořák attempted to do the same with regards to American music in the Symphony No.9, and he was particularly interested in two forms of music that had their origins on this side of the Atlantic: Native American music and African American spirituals. Dvořák frequently quizzed one his students at the National Conservatory, a talented young Black singer named Harry T. Burleigh, about spirituals, and he dutifully transcribed every spiritual tune Burleigh knew. His contact with Native American music was a little more tenuous—most of what Dvořák knew came from

rather dubious published transcriptions. (The only time he ever heard an “authentic” American Indian performance was when he went to Bu alo Bill’s Wild West Show!) While he did not use any true American melodies in the symphony, Dvořák immersed himself in American music and culture, and wrote musical themes from this inspiration. At its heart, however, the Symphony No.9 is a work “From the New World” by an Old World composer. Dvořák was not trying to create an “American Style”—he firmly believed that that was a job for American composers.

The symphony is in four movements;

• An extended movement in sonata form with a slow introduction. Its bold main theme, introduced by the horns will appear as a musical motto in all four movements.

• A slow movement, whose lovely main theme evokes the sound of a spiritual.

• A lively scherzo.

• A fiery finale in sonata form, which recalls themes from earlier movement in its closing section.

What You’ll Hear

The opening movement begins with an Adagio introduction, which gradually speeds and resolves into the main body of the movement (Allegro molto). Dvořák immediately announces the main theme, a distinctive motto that will appear, in one form or another, in every movement of the symphony. This bold E minor theme is first played by the horns, and then expanded by the strings. He introduces two contrasting melodies, a dancelike minor-key melody introduced by the oboe, and a somewhat brighter theme heard in the solo flute. This sonata-form movement features a lengthy development section, which focuses on the motto theme. After a conventional recapitulation, there is a long coda, which again explores the motto theme.

There are a few programmatic elements in the Symphony No. 9. According to Dvořák, the second and third movements were inspired by Longfellow’s Song of Hiawatha; in the Largo it is Hiawatha’s “Funeral in the Forest.” This movement is set in a broad three-part form. It opens with a solemn brass chorale, which leads into the movement’s main theme, a long Romantic melody played by the English horn. (This melody became popular as a nostalgic song called Goin’ Home—so popular, in fact, that it was widely assumed that it was a traditional spiritual that Dvořák had quoted!) The contrasting middle section features a more pensive melody heard first in the flute. The movement ends with a return of the English horn melody.

Dvořák again referred to Hiawatha in the Scherzo (Moltovivace), stating that this movement was supposed to depict “…a feast in the wood, where the Indians dance.” The first section features two main themes, an o beat melody introduced by solo woodwinds and a more lyrical melody played by the woodwinds as a section. Echoes of the motto theme lead gradually into a central

trio. The trio section is certain dancelike, but its waltz-style themes seem to have a lot more to do with a Viennese ballroom than an American Indian dance. The opening section returns, and Dvořák closes the movement with more reminiscences of the motto theme.

The finale (Allegro con fuoco) begins with a few stormy introductory measures, and then Dvorák brings in the main theme in the brass. After this powerful theme, there is a more lyrical melody in the solo clarinet. Dvořák set the finale in sonata form, but he used the lengthy development not only to work with this movement’s themes, but also to develop music from previous movements. In particular, we hear versions of the motto and a faster reading of the Largo’s main theme. After recapitulating the fourth movement’s main themes, Dvořák launches into a huge coda, which again brings back material from previous movements.

program notes ©2024 by J. Michael Allsen

Complete program notes for the 2023-24 season are available at www.madisonsymphony.org.

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Join us for two exclusive social gatherings following our April concerts, Boundless Beauty ! Each event offers a unique opportunity to mingle with MSO Musicians, Music Director John DeMain, and other special guests. All tickets are $50 and include a a Circle-level seat at the concert, plus access to a post-concert reception at The Rigby , featuring hors d’oeuvres and complimentary beverages.

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Richard & Nancy Latta

Jerome Lawler

Lewis & Judith Leavitt

Richard & Lynn Leazer

Stephanie Lee & Pete Fillipi

Yvonne Lee

Sally Leong

Madelyn Leopold

Roger & Sherry Lepage

Roger & Berta Lerch

Sanjay Limaye & Cathryn McBride

Steve & Karen Limbach

Patrick Litscher

Phyllis Lorenz

Judith A. Louer

Doug & Mary Loving

Kathy Luker

Ross & Kathy Lyman

Rick & Diane Mackie

John & Mary Madigan

Frank & Nancy Maersch

Cheryl Maha ay

Richard Margolis

Karl & Vel Marquardt

James & Eileen Marshall

Barbara C. Martin

Gordon & Janet McChesney

Paul & Jane McGann

Julie McGivern & Tom Smith

Tracy Melin & Stephen Klick

Lori J. Merriam

Janet E. Mertz & Jonathan M. Kane

Keith & Emily Meyer

Susan Millar

Margaret & Paul Miller

Linda Miller

Eric Mischo

Rolf & Judith Mjaanes

Michelle Moede

Judith & Paul Moriarty

Kathryn Morrison

Terry Morrison

Gary & Carol Moseson

Love

Bruce

Mary

Mary &

Raymond Nashold

Carol & Jack Naughton

Lana Nenide & Jonathan Rosenblum

Je Nickols

Rick Niess & Laurie Elwell

Mary Lou Nord

Andrew Nowlan

Richard & Mary Ann Olson

Ron & Jan Opelt

Bonnie Orvick

Peter & Leslie Overton

Barbara Park

Ryan Parks & Birke Knipping

Mitchell L. Patton

Phillip & Karen Paulson

John Pearson & David Dodd

Ernest J.

Eric A.

Roger & Linda Pettersen

Donna

Tom Pierce

Rex

Deacon

Ann

Sally &

Steve

Barbara &

Nathan Priegnitz

Paula Primm

Robert Przybelski & Jana Jones

Mark E. Puda & Carol S. Johnston

Thomas & Janet Pugh

Donald & Roz Rahn

Jason & Sarah Rasmusen

Kathleen Rasmussen

Dorothy Rebholz

Dr. Luke & Michelle Rehrauer

Thomas Reid

Drs. Joy & David Rice

Catherine Richard

Rick &

Bill

Gordon &

Diane

John Rose &

John

Carol

Marilyn &

James

Janet Ruszala-Coughlin & Tim Coughlin Dean Ryerson

Carol Ry

Steven & Lennie Sa an

Saganski

Matthew & Linda Sanders

Ruth M. Sanderson

Sinikka Santala & Gregory Schmidt

Nan & Bob Schaefer

Dennis &

Beverly Schrag

Steven & Debra Schroeder

Andreas & Susanne Seeger

Vicki Semo Scharfman

Sandy Shepherd

Daryl Sherman

Jackson Short

Carolin Showers

Dr. Richard Shropshire

Thomas & Myrt Sieger

Nan Sievert

Marie & Glen Siferd

J.R. & Patricia Smart

Lois M. Smith

Terrell & Mary Smith

Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis

Alice Spencer

Kenneth Spielman

Dennis & Barb Spurlin

Nakkiah & Korvid Stampfli

Tamera & Leotha Stanley

Joanne Stark

Chuck & Shirley Stathas

Gareth L. Steen

Franklin & Jennie Stein

John & Catherine Steinhauer

Michael Stemper

David Stone

JoAnne & Ken Streit

Mary & Robert Stroud

Jim Struve & Kate Roberts

Jerry & Georgie Suttin

Janet S. Swain

Cheri Teal

Howard & Elizabeth Teeter

David & Meg Tenenbaum

Gerald & Priscilla Thain

Ashley Thomas

Eric Thompson

Gary & Louise Thompson

Tom & Dianne Totten

Elizabeth & Daniel Townsend

Margaret Trepton

Colleen & Tim Tucker

Karalee Tyrrell

Frederic & Gail Tyszka

Doris J. Van Houten

John & Shelly Van Note

John & Bonnie Verberkmoes

Rebekah Verbeten

Elena Vetrina & Wallace Sherlock

Janet Vetrovec

Angela Vitcenda & Jerry Norenberg

Liz Vowles

Greg Wagner & Fred Muci

Marty Wallace

John & Janine Wardale

Jeremy & Sarah Watt

Scott Weber & Martha Barrett

Nancy Webster

Karl & Ellen Westlund

Dorothy Whiting

Wade W. Whitmus

Steven & Ellen Wickland

Nancy & Tripp Widder

Rebecca Wiegand

Eve Wilkie

Bambi Wilson

Scott & Donna Wilson

Bill & Jackie Wineke

Rick Wirch

Scott & Jane Wismans

Brad Wolbert & Rebecca Karo

Nancy Woods

Marcia Wright

David Wuestenberg

John Young & Gail Snowden

Ronald Zerofsky

Debra Zillmer & Daniel Leaver

Joan N. Zingale

43 Anonymous Friends

We also thank 203 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

Knapp Family Endows Section Cello Chair

By Casey Oelkers, Director of Development

The Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is pleased to announce a generous gift from Robert “Charlie” and Judy Knapp to endow and name a section cello chair in the orchestra: The Knapp Family Chair. The MSO musician who currently holds the Knapp Family Chair is cellist Karen Cornelius. Karen has been a member of the orchestra since 2004.

The Knapp Family Chair endowment holds special meaning for the Knapps. We asked Charlie (RCK) to share a few thoughts

about his and Judy’s decision to make this significant gift.

MSO: Please tell our readers about your family’s longtime connection with the MSO.

RCK: My wife, Judy, and I have been MSO season ticket holders for some twenty years. Over that time, we have spent many enjoyable Sunday afternoons, first having lunch with friends and then attending an MSO performance. It’s been a ritual for a long time, but what made so many of those concerts in the early years extra special

Robert “Charlie” Knapp, Karl Knapp, Judy Knapp, Jamie-Rose Guarrine

for us was seeing our son Karl Knapp playing in the cello section while he was completing his DMA at UW-Madison.

The MSO a orded Karl his first professional exposure. He had played in the cello sections of WYSO and his university orchestra (Illinois Wesleyan) before joining MSO in 2001. His connections to MSO were building—one of his Illinois Wesleyan professors was MSO’s principal cellist, Karl Lavine! Our son’s marriage to the lyric soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine formed another connection to the Orchestra. He fondly remembers a memorable performance of Mahler’s 8 th Symphony in April/May 2005, closing the MSO’s first season in Overture Hall, with his wife Jamie-Rose as one of the vocal soloists and cellist Parry Karp as his stand-mate. Mr. Karp would later become Karl’s major professor for completing his DMA.

MSO: How did you and Judy arrive at the decision to endow a chair?

RCK: It seemed fitting to Judy and me that as we approach some significant anniversary dates for the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Karl’s association with it that we endow a chair in the cello section to help build a measure of stability in the section and the Orchestra itself. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to the many talented musicians of the Orchestra.

Upon learning that her chair had been endowed, MSO cellist Karen Cornelius said, “I am very grateful for the Knapps’ gift

to the Madison Symphony Orchestra to endow a cello section chair! The vitality and viability of the Orchestra are dependent on contributions, such as theirs, and on our ticket-buying audience, of which the Knapps have been a part for many years. As we have finished one season and are looking forward to our next season beginning in September, their gift will help to ensure that the cycle continues. Many of us knew Karl Knapp, and he and I were stand partners for a couple of years before he moved away!”

Please join the MSO in thanking the Knapp Family for their generous endowment gift! A list of available naming opportunities can be viewed at madisonsymphony. org/endowment. Chair namings begin at $75,000. Contact Director of Development, Casey Oelkers, to discuss a potential gift.

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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.

Mary Alice Wimmer

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

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.

Fernando & Carla Alvarado

Emy Andrew

Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton

Judy Ashford

Diane Ballweg

Margaret B. Barker

Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith

Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears

Rosemarie & Fred Blancke

Shaila & Tom Bolger

Michael K. Bridgeman

Alexis Buchanan & James Baldwin

Scott & Janet Cabot

Clarence Cameron & Robert Lockhart

Martha & Charles Casey

Elizabeth A. Conklin

Barbara & John DeMain

Robert Dinndorf

Audrey & Philip Dybdahl

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED

Elizabeth S. Anderes

Donald W. Anderson

Helen Barnick

Norman Bassett

Nancy Becknell

DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager

Theo F. Bird

Marian & Jack Bolz

Kenneth Bussan

Margaret Christy

Frances Z. Cumbee

Teddy Derse

Dr. Leroy Ecklund

Mary J. Ferguson

Linda I. Garrity

Maxine A. Goold

Beatrice B. Hagen

Martin R. Hamlin

Sybil A. Hanks

Elizabeth Harris

Julian E. Harris

Jim & Marilyn Ebben

George Gay

Tyrone & Janet Greive

Terry Haller

Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Richard & Meg LaBrie

Steven Landfried

Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon

Claudia Berry Miran

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Stephen D. Morton

Reynold V. Peterson

David & Kato Perlman

Judith Pierotti

Michael Pritzkow

Gordon & Janet Renschler

Joy & David Rice

Joan & Kenneth Riggs

Jane Hilsenho

Carl M. Hudig

Martha Jenny

Lois M. Jones

Shirley Jane Kaub

Helen B. Kayser

Patricia Koenecke

Teddy H. Kubly

Arno & Hazel Kurth

James V. Lathers

Renata Laxova

Stella I. Leverson

Lila Lightfoot

Jan Markwart

Geraldine F. Mayer

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller

Janet Nelson

Sandra L. Osborn

Elmer B. Ott

Ethel Max Parker

Josephine Ratner

Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser

Harry & Karen Roth

Edwin & Ruth Sheldon

Dr. Beverly S. Simone

JoAnn Six

Mary Lang Sollinger

Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston

Gareth L. Steen

Jurate Stewart

John & Mary Storer

Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer

Marilynn Thompson

Ann Wallace

Richard & Barbara Weaver

Carolyn & Ron White

John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas

Mary Alice Wimmer

Helen L. Wineke

Ten Anonymous Friends

Harry D. Sage

Joel Skornicka

Chalma Smith

Marie Spec

Charlotte I. Spohn

Evelyn C. Steenbock

Harry Steenbock

Virginia Swingen

Gamber F. Tegtmeyer, Jr. & Audrey Tegtmeyer

Katherine Voight

William & Joyce Wartmann

Sally & Ben Washburn

Sybil Weinstein

Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson

Glenn & Edna Wiechers

Elyn L. Williams

Margaret C. Winston

Jay Joseph Young

Two Anonymous Friends

BUSINESS, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT DONORS

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, general contributions, and gifts-in-kind.

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 2023-2024 Season* as of March 11, 2024.

$100,000 or more

Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation

Madison Symphony Orchestra League

WMTV 15 News

$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

Madison Media Partners

$15,000–$24,999

BMO

Capitol Lakes

The Evjue Foundation, Inc.

Fiore Companies, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

Nimick Forbesway Foundation

Wisconsin Arts Board with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

$10,000–$14,999

An Anonymous Friend

Boardman Clark Law Firm

John J. Frautschi Family Foundation

Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc.

Lake Ridge Bank

Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.

Marriott Daughters Foundation

PBS Wisconsin

University Research Park

Walter A. and Dorothy Jones

Frautschi Charitable Unitrust

West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

$5,000–$9,999

American Family Insurance

The Burish Group at UBS

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

The Gialamas Company, Inc.

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Hooper Foundation

M3 Insurance

Prairie Trust

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Sta ord Rosenbaum LLP

Steinhilber Swanson LLP

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

SupraNet Communications, Inc.

U.S. Bank

von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Wisconsin Public Radio

Woodman’s Food Markets

$2,500–$4,999

Adesys IT Specialists

Capitol Bank

Farley’s House of Pianos

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

La ey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C.

The Madison Club

UW Health, UnityPoint Health

– Meriter, Quartz

WPS Charitable Foundation

$1,000–$2,499

An Anonymous Friend

Baird/The Woodford Group

BRAVA Magazine

Faith Morledge - Sprinkman Real Estate Festival Foods

Goodman’s Jewelers Inc.

J.H. Findor & Son Inc.

Stark Company Realtors

Surroundings Events and Floral Veridian Foundation

Wisconsin Solar Design, Inc.

Up to $999

Blackhawk Country Club

Catalent Pharma Solutions LLC

FoxArneson, Inc.

Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C.

Herb Kohl Philanthropies

Le Personal Chef, LLC

Madison Arts Commission

Madison Black Chamber of Commerce

Madison Veterinary Specialists

Meriter Health Services, Inc.

Michael F. Simon Builders, Inc.

Murphy Desmond S.C.

Promega Corporation

Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae

Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC

United Way of Dane County Ward-Brodt Music

The Zimdars Company, Inc.

*Total includes donations that support 2023-2024 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 2023-2024 Organ Concerts, 2023-2024 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2023-2024 Events and Activities including Concert on the Green 2023; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2023-2024 Annual Campaign. Fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every e ort 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

BILL CHARLAP & RENEE ROSNES

APR. 6, 2024 · 7:30 PM

APR. 7, 2024 · 2:00 PM

This husband and wife duo recorded Double Portrait together for Blue Note, and their collaboration produces exquisite four-hand jazz piano duets.

SHAI WOSNER

APR. 21, 2024 · 4:00 PM

Program includes: Schubert, Harbison, Beethoven

Named “a Schubertarian of unfaltering authority and character” by Gramophone, Wosner is committed to a broad range of innovative programming and

Dave Sweeney

Marco

Borggreve

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. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/endowment.

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

George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin

Jim & Sue Bakke

Helen Baldwin

Diane Endres Ballweg

Estate of Betty J. Bamforth

Estate of Helen Barnick

Je rey & Angela Bartell

Nancy Becknell

Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith

DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager & Leonard Prentice Eager, Jr.

Barbara & Norman Berven

Ed & Lisa Binkley

Robert & Caryn Birkhauser

Tom & Shaila Bolger

Marian & Jack Bolz

Anne & Robert Bolz

Ernest & Louise Borden

Daniel & Stacey Bormann

Carl & Judy Bowser

Patricia Brady & Robert Smith

Nathan Brand

Jim & Cathie Burgess

Frank & Pat Burgess

Mary P. Burke

Capital Newspapers

Capitol Lakes

Thomas & Martha Carter

Tony & Deri Cattelino

Lau & Bea Christensen

Estate of Margaret Christy

Marc & Sheila Cohen

Mildred & Marv Conney

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

Ruth & Frederick Dobbratz Estate

William & Alexandra Dove

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 Hilsenho

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 He ner

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. Findor & 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

Charles & Patricia Kincaid

Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi

James & Andrea Klauck

Robert & Judy Knapp

Patricia G. Koenecke

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo

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

Claudia Berry & David E. Miran

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

Janet Nelson

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

Dr. Joy K. Rice

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

Twila Sheskey

Terry & Sandra Shockley

Paul & Ellen Simenstad

JoAnn Six

Lise Skofronick

Joel Skornicka

Eileen Smith

Estate of Chalma 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 Strei

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

Je & 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

Je & Cindy Welch

Edwenna Rosser Werner

Bob & Lu Westervelt

John & Joyce Weston

Jerry & Enid Weygandt

Carolyn & Ron White

Wiechers Survivor’s Trust

Thomas & Joyce Wildes

John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas

Elyn L. Williams

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.

TRIBUTES

The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family and friends. Tributes are listed for one year.

In honor of John DeMain

An Anonymous Friend

In honor of Hillary Hempel

An Anonymous Friend

In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse

Randall & Pamela Clouse

In honor of Ledell Zellers

Norm & Barbara Berven

In memory of Anne Bolz

Chip & Barbara Allen

Norm & Barbara Berven

Melinda & Mark Heinritz

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

William & Judy Mayer

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Meriter Foundation, Inc.

Jeanne Myers

The Rusy Family

Eileen Cripps Stenberg

United Way of Dane County

In memory of Jack and Marian Bolz

Diane Ballweg

Norm & Barbara Berven

Martha & Charles Casey

Jean Druckenmiller

Tyrone & Janet Greive

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Jesse & Nancy Ishikawa

Stan & Nancy Johnson

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe

Madison Community Foundation

Meriter Foundation, Inc.

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Robert A. Reed

Janet Renschler

The Rusy Family

Don & Barb Sanford

Mary Lang Sollinger

Eileen Cripps Stenberg

Judith & Nick Topitzes

In memory of Marian Bolz

Kevin Bonderud

Daniel & Joyce Bromley

Vivien Hudig

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

Richard & Jean Lottridge

Margaret Luby

Jeanne Myers

Don & Barb Sanford

Carolyn White

In memory of Joanne Berg

Clarice Arsers

Janet & Keith Hilts

In memory of Margaret Rupp Cooper

Marjorie Sutton

In memory of Barbara DeMain

Emy Andrew

Laura Gallagher

In memory of Alexandra Dove

Martha & Charles Casey

In memory of Jean K. Druckenmiller

Sandra Levin

In memory of Janet Faulhaber

Steve & Jane Carrola

Michael & Anne Faulhaber

Dan & Mary Fose

Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC

Lois M. Smith

Ward-Brodt Music

Two Anonymous Friends

In memory of Kyle Friedow

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Tony Holt

Robert A. Reed

In memory of Marika Fischer Hoyt

Norm & Barbara Berven

Rosemary M. Dorney

Jennifer & Jim Lattis

In memory of Sally Jamieson

Bruce & Alice Green

Ronald & Janet Wanek

In memory of Aileen Jensen

Eileen Cripps Stenberg

In memory of Howard Kidd

Eric, Jill, Ryan & Emma Biegansky

Martha & Charles Casey

Jerry Doss

Rex Gromer & Myra Huth

Doug & Kay Horan

The Hogerty Family

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

Roger & Berta Lerch

Susan Lorenz

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Robert A. Reed

Dennis & Ann Saye

Thomas Scheetz

John Sensenbrenner

John & Deanna Swanson

Daniel & Irene Thearle

Katie & Ellis Waller

Carolyn White

In memory of John Kjentvet

Mike Allsen

Deb & Scott Anderson

Sarah & Scott Bentley

Norm & Barbara Berven

Matthew Clayton & Elizabeth Odders-White

Bob & Paula Dinndorf

Timothy Dybevik

Euchre Group Friends

Tola Ewers

Dan & Mary Fose

Michael & Carey Fose

Michael George & Susan Gardels

Timothy Harms & Diane Davia-Harms

Ann & Peter Herb

Barbara S. Hughes

Jerrine Kjentvet

Christine Kramschuster

Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral & Cremation Services

Robert Matthews

Lynn & Bob McFadyen

Steve & Rita Nordness

Casey & Eric Oelkers

Julie Ottum & David Runstrom

David & Molly Petro

Emily & Brian Propst & Family

Robert A. Reed

Janet Reichl & Will Rietveld

Sarah Robertson

David & Jane Rockwell

Valerie Voelz Rosenthal

Michael Ross & Kirsten Fruit

Lisa Schuebel

Jim & Deb Schultz

Leah Schultz

Jacqui & John Shanda

Duane & Jamie Vandermause

Sharon Voelz

David & Stephanie VonBehren

Heidi Weber

Carolyn White

Joan Wiberg

Two Anonymous Friends

In memory of Menno Kramer

Joanna Kramer Fanney

In memory of Peter Livingston

Martha and Charles Casey

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Lawrence Lundy

Betty Chewning & Family

In memory of Mary Mohs

Emy Andrew

In memory of Dexter Northrop

Charles Elson

Karen Jones & Lian Yu

Dorothy Rebholz

In memory of Janet Nelson

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Hiram Pearcy

Tyrone & Janet Greive

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Jerry & Vicki Swedish

Carolyn White

An Anonymous Friend

In memory of Susan Derse Phillips

Donald W. & M. Marilyn Anderson Foundation

Philip Caravello

Janna Frank

Julie Hagen

Carol Hutchison

Carla Moore

John & Mary Witte

In memory of Robert J. Rodini

The Kleinhenz Family

Dr. Evan & Jane Pizer

Gino and Terri Casagrande

In memory of Robert J. & Eleanor Rodini

Barbara S. Hughes

In memory of Margaret Schroeder

Emy Andrew

In memory of Charles Snowdon

Martha & Charles Casey

Tyrone & Janet Greive

Linda & Michael Lovejoy

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Joann Six

Ellis & Catharine Waller

Carolyn White

In memory of Hans Sollinger

Pamela Ploetz & John Henderson

Two Anonymous Friends

In memory of Anne Stanke

Daniel & Lavonne Dettmers

In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart

The Stuart Family

In memory of Patricia Davey Struck

Larry Bechler

In memory of Sherri Talbert

Jessica Talbert

In memory of Marjorie Tobias

Karen Gray

Marjorie K. Gray

TICKET INFORMATION

SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box O ce. Single tickets for 23/24 Symphony masterworks concerts are $15-$102, and MSO at the Movies tickets are $15-$80. 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. 23/24 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $25 or $35, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.

SUBSCRIPTIONS for our 23/24 seasons are now closed. Stay tuned for information about our 24/25 Symphony and Organ seasons, to be announced in Spring 2023.

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. Family assist/gender inclusive restrooms, available to persons of any gender identity and expression, are available in the following areas:

• Lower-Level Rotunda: to the right of the stairway.

• First floor lobby / Overture Hall: near coat check.

•Second floor: Gallery 2—second door to the left o the elevators.

Amenities at gender-inclusive restrooms include:

• Lockable door to provide privacy for individual users

• Ample room for an assistant/family member, if needed

• Accessible sink, stool and urinal (floor level)

• Changing stations

• Power-assist doors (Level 1 restrooms only)

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 assistivelistening device, please alert an usher at the concert. Braille programs are also available upon request. Please contact Amanda at adill@madisonsymphony.org at least three weeks prior to the concert you wish to attend.

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.

•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.

• The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends.

• Food and beverages are available at bars and concession stands in the Overture Lobby. Beverages are allowed in Overture Hall, but please enjoy food in the lobby. 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 ensure your safety. We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/health 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, 2023-2024

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown, Chair

Michael Richman, Chair-Elect

Jane Hamblen, Secretary

Douglas Reuhl, Treasurer

José Madera, Member-at-large

Elaine Mischler, Immediate Past Chair

Paul Norman, Member-at-large

Kay Schwichtenberg, Member-at-large

Derrick Smith, Member-at-large

Lynn Stathas, Member-at-large

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado

Brian Anderson

Ruben Anthony, Jr.

Je rey Bauer

Ellsworth Brown

Martha Casey

Jessica Cavazos

Bryan Chan

Elton Crim

James Dahlberg

Bob Dinndorf

Audrey Dybdahl

Marc Fink

Jane Hamblen

David Harding

Mark Huth

Mooyoung Kim

Ann Lindsey

José Madera

Oscar Mireles

Rick Morgan

Margaret Murphy

Paul Norman

Kevin O’Connor

Jon Parker

Cyrena Pondrom

Margaret Pyle

Michael Richman

Carole Schae er

Monique Scher

Kay Schwichtenberg

John Sims

Derrick Smith

Tamera Stanley

Lynn Stathas

Todd Stuart

Anna Trull

Eric Wilcots

Michael Zorich

ADVISORS

Elliott Abramson

Jason Adamany

Michael Allsen

Ted Bilich

Rosemarie Blancke

Michael Bridgeman

Janet Cabot

Camille Carter

Benito De Leon

Kristine Euclide

Laura Gallagher

Tyrone Greive

Michael Hobbs

Bob Horowitz

Valerie Kazamias

Stephanie Lee

Joseph Meara

Gary Mecklenburg

Larry Midtbo

Abigail Ochberg

Greg Piefer

Jacqueline Rodman

Marilyn Ru n

Mary Lang Sollinger

Judith Topitzes

Ellis Waller

Carolyn White

Anders Yocom

Stephen Zanoni

LIFE DIRECTORS

Terry Haller

Stanley Inhorn

Nicholas Mischler

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

Beverly Simone

John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Robert Lemanske

Elaine Mischler

Barbara Berven

Mark Bridges

William Nelson

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS

Josh Biere

Dan Cavanagh

Daniel Davidson

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2023–2024

OFFICERS

Douglas Reuhl

President

Nicholas Mischler

Vice President

Robert A. Reed

Secretary-Treasurer

DIRECTORS

Elliott Abramson

Ellsworth Brown

Joanna Burish

Elizabeth Dettman

Jill Friedow

Gary Mecklenburg

Elaine Mischler

Nicholas E. Mischler

Gregory Reed

Douglas Reuhl

MADISON SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023–2024

OFFICERS

Barbara Berven, President

Judy Kalan, President-Elect

Nancy Young, Immediate Past President

Ledell Zellers, Recording Secretary

Janet Renschler, Corresponding Secretary

Leslie Overton, Treasurer

Nancy Young, Past President & Nominations

Louise Jeanne, VP Administration

Rozan Anderson, AVP Administration

Kathy Forde, VP Communications

Cathy Buege, AVP Communications

Nakkiah Stampfli, Facebook & Annual Report

Lori Poulson, VP Education

Jacqui Shanda, AVP Education

Judy Kalan, Behind The Music: Concert Previews

Jessica Yehle, VP Membership Recruitment/Retention

Michael Bridgeman, VP Membership Records

Lynn Stegner, VP Special Projects

Carole Schae er, AVP Special Projects

Ann Lindsey & Judy Topitzes, Symphony Gala

Claire Ann and Michael Richman, Symphony at Sunset

Don Sanford, Parties of Note

Beth Rahko, MSOL Connect & Musicology Moments

Jan Cibula, VP Social Activities

Jessica Morrison, Fall Luncheon

Pat Bernhardt, Holiday Party

Valerie Kazamias, Midwinter Luncheon

Rosemarie Blancke, Spring Luncheon & Annual Meeting

Marilyn Ebben, Ladies Bridge

Jim Patch, Men's Bridge

ADVISORS

Pat Bernhardt

Rosemarie Blancke

Janet Cabot

Marilyn Ebben

Valerie Kazamias

Fern Lawrence

Ann Lindsey

Linda Lovejoy

Elaine Mischler

Janet Renschler

Judy Topitzes

Carolyn White

FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023-2024

OFFICERS

Robert Lemanske President

David Willow

Secretary-Treasurer

William Ste enhagen President-Elect

DIRECTORS

Beth Bauer

Barbara Berven

Janet Cabot

Quinn Christensen

Audrey Dybdahl

Mary Ann Harr Grinde

Mark Huth

Ellen Larson Latimer

Charles McLimans

Doug McNeel

David Parminter

Rhonda Rushing

Jennifer Younger

ADVISORS

Fernando Alvarado

Diane Ballweg

James Baxter

Ellsworth Brown

John Gauder

Terry Haller

Gary Lewis

Elaine Mischler

Vicki Nonn

Reynold Peterson

Teri Venker

Anders Yocom

EXOFFICIO

Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.

ADMINISTRATION

Robert Reed, Executive Director

David Gordon, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Ann Bowen, General Manager

Alexis Carreon, O ce & Personnel Manager

Jennifer Goldberg, Orchestra Librarian

Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement

Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager

Casey Oelkers, Director of Development

TBA, Manager of Individual Giving

Emmett Sauchuck, Manager of Grants & Sponsorships

Yumian Cui, Data & Analytics Manager

Peter Rodgers, Director of Marketing

Amanda Dill, Marketing/ Communications Manager

Lindsey Meekhof, Audience Experience Manager

Greg Zelek, Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

april

Greg Zelek with the uw – madison wind ensemble

It gives me great pleasure to welcome the UW–Madison Wind Ensemble and their conductor, Scott Teeple, to our organ series in what I hope is one of many future collaborations. Pairing the forces of our Klais with the full band will blow you away in this electrifying program. With large ensemble works such as Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”), as well as intimate works like Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe arranged for organ and saxophone featuring a soloist from the ensemble, I cannot think of a more powerful way to close out the 23/24 season!

– Greg Zelek

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Lau and Bea Christensen

MAJOR SPONSORS:

Kay Schwichtenberg and Herman Baumann

Skofronick Family Charitable Trust

TICKETS $25-$35

madisonsymphony.org, the Overture Center Box O ce or (608) 258-4141

Dates, artists, prices, and programs subject to change.

SCOTT TEEPLE, UW–Madison Director of Bands

GREG ZELEK, Organ

19 FRI7:30 PM music

James M. Stephenson, Fanfare and March

Louis Vierne, Carillon de Westminster

Richard Wagner, Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral

Dudley Buck, Concert Variations on “The Star-Spangled Banner”

Ennio Morricone, Gabriel’s Oboe

Michael Daugherty, Bells for Stokowski

Richard Strauss, Feierlicher Einzug

Percy Grainger, Irish Tune from County Derry

may

3 FRI7:30 PM

4 SAT 8:00 PM

5 SUN 2:30 PM

Fiesta Finale

Moncayo | Ponce | Revueltas MSO & Mariachi Los Camperos

Cinco de Mayo served as an inspirational springboard for this unique concert celebrating Mexican music and heritage. The concert opens with José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango, a lively and joyful tribute to the popular music of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Then, I am excited to welcome Mexican pianist Jorge Federico Osorio as he makes his MSO debut performing Manuel Ponce’s romantic Piano Concerto No. 1 Silvestre Revueltas is one of the giants among Mexican composers, and I am very excited to introduce to you his suite from the movie La Noche de Los Mayas, featuring a multimedia presentation of Mayan art. And finally, a great mariachi ensemble Mariachi Los Camperos will play selections of Mexican songs with the Madison Symphony. A truly unique concert designed to lift your spirits and bring my 30th anniversary celebration to a rousing and joyful finale.

– John DeMain, Music Director

MAJOR SPONSORS: Madison Media Partners, Irving & Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc., Carla and Fernando Alvarado, Joe and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: Patricia Brady and Robert Smith, The Burish Group at UBS, DeWitt LLP, Mary Lang Sollinger, Wisconsin Arts Board

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor

JORGE FEDERICO OSORIO, Piano MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS music

José Pablo Moncayo, Huapango

Manuel Ponce, Piano Concerto No. 1 “Romantico”

Silvestre Revueltas, Suite from La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Maya), compiled by José Yves Limantour

selections by Mariachi Los Camperos and the Madison Symphony Orchestra

ALL TICKETS $15-$102

madisonsymphony.org, the Overture

Center Box O ce or (608) 258-4141

Dates, artists, and programs subject to change.

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