April 2024 Program Book

Boundless Beauty

April 12, 13 & 14

Table of Contents

ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA

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MUSIC DIRECTOR

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,

John DeMain

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

Leanne Kelso

Associate Concertmaster

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Huy Luu

Associate Concertmaster

Olga Pomolova

Assistant Concertmaster

Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Maynie Bradley

Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Kina Ono

Neil Gopal

Elspeth Stalter-Clouse

Tim Kamps

Jon Vriesacker

Katherine Floriano

Laura Burns

Paran Amirinazari

Alec Tonno

Naomi Schrank

VIOLIN II

Hillary Hempel

Principal

Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Peter Miliczky

Assistant Principal

Elyn L. Williams Chair

Holly Wagner

Rolf Wulfsberg

Wendy Buehl

Geri Hamilton

Kathryn Taylor

Robin Ryan

Matthew Dahm

Wes Luke

Laura Mericle

Vinícius Sant’Ana

Clayton Tillotson

Carolyn Van De Velde

VIOLA

Christopher Dozoryst

Principal

James F. Crow Chair

Katrin Talbot

Assistant Principal

Dove Family Chair Diedre Buckley

Renata Hornik

Elisabeth Deussen

Hanna Pederson

Janse Vincent

Jennifer Paulson

Melissa Snell

Ina Georgieva

Marie Pauls

Molly O'Brian

CELLO

Karl Lavine

Principal

Reuhl Family Chair

Margaret Townsend

Assistant Principal

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence

DeRoo Chair

Karen Cornelius

Knapp Family Chair

Lisa Bressler

Derek Handley

Trace Johnson

Jean Hatmaker

Ryan Louie

Alex Chambers-Ozasky

Rebecca Pan

BASS

David Scholl

Principal

Robert Rickman

Assistant Principal

Zachary Betz

Tom Mohs Chair

Je Takaki

August Jirovec

Mike Hennessy

Jason Nieho

Michael Van Ryn

FLUTE

Stephanie Jutt

Principal

Terry Family Foundation Chair

Dawn Lawler

Linda Pereksta

PICCOLO

Linda Pereksta

OBOE

Izumi Amemiya

Principal

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Kristen Diederichs

CLARINET

JJ Koh Principal

Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

BASSOON

Cynthia Cameron Principal

Amanda Szczys

Carol Rosing

Nathaniel Hale

HORN

Dafydd Bevil

Acting 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

David Cooper

Robert Rohlfing

Daniel Cross

Megan Aley

Katherine Schmit

Josh Brooks

TROMBONE

Joyce Messer

Principal

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE

Mark Hoelscher

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

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

Alexis Carreon

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Beverly Taylor

Beverly Taylor, Emerita Professor of Music at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Madison Symphony Chorus, is a frequent guest conductor at festivals throughout the United States. She has been recognized by critic Richard Dyer (The Boston Globe) as a conductor who "has the crucial gift of inspiring people to give of their best, and beyond."

Taylor assumed the post of Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995, where she served as director of the Concert Choir and the Choral Union, and led the graduate choral conducting program until her retirement in 2020. From 1989-2012, she was conductor of the Boston Bar Association Orchestra, and for seven years the Music Director of the Back Bay Chorale, in which she conducted concerts with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and other

professional orchestras. Their recording of Robert Kyr's Passion According to Four Evangelists is available on the New Albion label. She served as Assistant Conductor of the Madison Symphony Orchestra from 1996-2018.

In 1995, Taylor completed 17 years as the Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University. In this position, she directed both the prize-winning Radcli e Choral Society and the Harvard-Radcli e Chorus. She led the groups on frequent domestic and international tours, directed a number of premieres of American music, and produced two recordings on the AFKA label.

As a guest conductor, Taylor has led the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, the Vermont Symphony, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, the Madison Opera, the U.S. Air Force Band and Orchestra, the Harvard Radcli e Collegium Musicum, and the Wellesley Chamber Singers. She worked with John Williams to prepare for a July 4th concert with the Boston Pops Summer Esplanade Chorus.

A graduate of the University of Delaware and Boston University, Taylor studied with Gustav Meier, Paul Vermel, Andrew Davis, Helmuth Rilling, Robert Shaw, Margaret Hillis, and Herbert Blomstedt. She received a fellowship from Chorus America and an orchestral fellowship from Aspen. She was a 2016 finalist for the American Prize in choral conducting, college division, and a 2017 recipient of the Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts at UW-Madison.

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MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS

BEVERLY TAYLOR, CLAUDIA BERRY & DAVID E. MIRAN DIRECTOR

DREW COLLINS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

DAN LYONS, ACCOMPANIST AND MANAGER

Formed in 1927, the Madison Symphony Chorus gave its first public performance on February 23, 1928, and has performed regularly with the Madison Symphony Orchestra ever since. The chorus is comprised of more than 150 volunteer musicians who come from all walks of life who enjoy combining their artistic talent. In 2017, the chorus sang three Brahms Requiems in Germany with regional orchestras under Ms. Taylor’s direction.

In recent seasons, the Chorus has joined the MSO for such awe-inspiring works as Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand, Or ’s Carmina Burana, Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, Rossini’s jubilant Stabat Mater, the Requiems of both Verdi and Mozart, Holst’s The Planets, John Adams’ challenging On the Transmigration of Souls, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), excerpts from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Rachmanino ’s magnificent The Bells, Vaughan Williams's Toward the Unknown Region, and excerpts from Handel’s Solomon, among others

SOPRANO

Caryn Baham

Jill Bailey

Judith Brauer

Alexis Buchanan

Lisa Burns

Ashley Calderon-McHugh

Jennifer Christensen

Kajsa Dalrymple

Jeannine Degnan

Barbara Eggleston*

Linda Feiler

Sydney Fine

Angela Gi ord

Haley Gri n

Kate Grovergrys

Kimberly R. S. Han

Margaret Harrigan*

Rose Heckenkamp-Busch

Sara Hendrickson

Lisa Hermanson

Katie Hess

Laurie Holman

Patricia Jenkins-Bock

Janet Joe

Marjasana Kay

Holly Keevil

Maureen Kind

Susan Kittleson

Veronica Kleckner

Julie Klein

Marie Kulackoski

Sarah Lang

Amber Lehnherr

Garazi Lopez de Aguileta

Natalie Lowe

Grace McClusky

Claudia Berry Miran

Genevieve Mullen

Connie Nelson

Sally Norman

Vanessa Orr

Christine Otth

Myleen Passini

Lindey Peterson

Kristen Radley

Susan Roehlk

Erin Selbee

Natalie Sorden

Joette Sulo

Nadine Thomas

Samantha Tushaus

Casey Umhoefer

Sarah Walker

Pam Wilinski

Merina Witz

Sophie Wohltjen

ALTO

Annemarie Adams

Kathleen Berkley

Sharon Blattner Held*

Penny Carlson

Roberta Carrier

Spencer Chaplin

Johanna Chworowsky

Wendy Coleman

Lavonne Dettmers*

Susan Ecroyd

Tammy Elmer

Gwen Evans

Tola Ewers

Deb Flanders

Denise Garvin

Holly Gefroh

Kristina Geiger

Bryn Golden

Lori Grapentine

Cheri Haines

Jane Henneberry

Rebecca Hillary

Amy Johnson

Jessica Jones

Susan Jones

Mary Joan Kaminski

Alana Katz

Estelle Katz

Heidi Kramer

Sally Lanz

Heather Laurila

Rose Litt

Denise Martin

Rachel Mokelke-Heineman

Jacklyn O'Brien

Susan Peterson

Fran Puleo Moyer

Rhianna Reed

Emily Regenold

Angela Reisetter

Christine Richards

Deb Roever

Veronica Rueckert

Kathleen Schell

Nancy Shook

Caroline Short

Latisha Smith-Chase

Robin Swadley

Julianne Wilke

Katie Wisz

Megan Yockey

TENOR

Gordon Brand

William Bremmer

Ray Calderon

Bradley Carter

Drew Collins

Je Cooper

Josh Cope

Bryan Endres

Robert Factor

Christopher Feyrer

Michael Hammer

Mark Hanson

David Hanson

John Hayward

John Heaton

Rick Hermanson

James Kleckner

Chad LaFlash

Kathy Lewinski

Jonathan Myers

William Nelson*

Ryan Parkos

Mitchell Patton

Dave Roever

Scott Seyforth

David Snook

James Staskal

LeRoy Stoner

Craig Wuerzberger

Steve Yeazel

BASS

Je Bauer

Steve Beversdorf

James Blanchard

Paul Bushland

Mike Byrne

Mark Danforth

Robert DeBroux

Robert Dinndorf

Alan Ferguson

David Flanders

Benson Gardner

Robert Gentile

R. Daniel Graupner

Glenn Hanson

Charles Hodulik

Colin Holden

Alexander Jankowski

David Johnson

Peter Kleinschmidt

Trent Laack

Mitch Lattis

Jules Lee

John Loud

Benjamin Lowry

Jacob Monday

Jon Nelson

Donald Olsen

Henry Peters

Greg Polacheck

Brayden Remerowski

Barry Rokusek

Charles Schauer

Michael Schmit

George Shook

Chris Sink

Zach Stalter-Clouse

John Unertl

James Wear

Ryan Westergaard

Craig Wille*

Kent Williams

Isaac Wojcicki

*Denotes Section Leader

OFFICERS

William Nelson, President

Rose Heckenkamp-Busch, Vice President

Samantha Tushaus, Secretary

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

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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

American soprano Alexandra LoBianco, whom the Seattle Times exclaimed, “gave an impassioned performance” as the title role in Aida at Seattle Opera, has established herself as a dramatic soprano of unequaled versatility, musicality and consistency. In the 2023-2024 season, Ms. LoBianco will open the Seattle Symphony’s season, singing Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene in Götterdämmerung, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Inland Northwest Opera, and in concert, Verdi’s Requiem with the Madison Symphony.

Recent seasons have included Brünnhilde in Die Walküre at Seattle Opera, Marianne

Leitmetzerin in Die Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera, Alice Ford in Falsta with the Santa Fe Opera, the Mother in Hansel and Gretel at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Foreign Princess in Rusalka at the Canadian Opera Company, the title role in Turandot with Palm Beach Opera and Maryland Lyric Opera, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with Seattle Opera, the title role in Tosca with Seattle Opera and Portland Opera, Leonore in Fidelio and Brünnhilde in Siegfried with North Carolina Opera, Fata Morgana in The Love for Three Oranges with Des Moines Metro Opera, and finally, the Overseer and Confidante in Elektra at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as the cover of Aida.

Operatic highlights of previous seasons have included Leonore in Fidelio with the Wiener Staatsoper, Chrysothemis and the Fourth Maid in Elektra as well as Helmwige at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the title role in Tosca at

both North Carolina Opera and Minnesota Opera, the title role in Aida at Opera Colorado, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Seattle Opera, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw at Dallas Opera, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera at Florida Grand Opera, and the prima donna in Ariadne auf Naxos at Austin Opera. At Des Moines Metro Opera, Ms. LoBianco has performed the title role in Turandot and Minnie in La fanciulla del West. Of her Turandot, Opera Today wrote, “Alexandra LoBianco is well remembered here for her feisty Minnie in a recent season. If Fanciulla is a Big Sing for the soprano, Princess Turandot is a Big Sing on Steroids… Ms. LoBianco is short of physical stature, but makes up for it with potent spinto vocalizing that has its own towering presence.”

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Additional repertoire includes Sieglinde in Die Walküre, Leonora in Il trovatore, the title roles in Suor Angelica and Madama Butterfly, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Mimìin La bohème, Magda Sorel in Menotti’s The Consul and Brünnhilde in Jonathan Dove’s abridged Ring Cycle. She made her European debut singing at a Viva Verdi concert in Zürich, under the direction of Lotfi Mansouri. A native of Saint Petersburg, Florida, Alexandra LoBianco received her education in voice, theater, and clarinet, and currently resides in Chicago, where she trains the next generation of opera singers and advocates for music education. #madisonsymphony

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Margaret Gawrysiak holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Western Illinois University, and is a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, Wolf Trap Opera and the young artist programs of Seattle Opera and The Glimmerglass Festival.

During the 2023-2024 season, she will sing Marcellina in a new production of Le nozze di Figaro with New Orleans Opera, Verdi’s Requiem with the Madison Symphony and appear in concert with Opera Edwardsville. Last season’s engagements included her 11th hour

debut at the Metropolitan Opera, singing the role of Auntie in Peter Grimes, the Marquise de Berkenfield in Minnesota Opera’s production of La fille du régiment, and an appearance with Madison Opera for Marcellina.

During the 2021-2022 season, Ms. Gawrysiak returned to her home company of Seattle Opera for performances of Marcellina, joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for the first time, covering Madame Larina in Eugene Onegin, bowed with the Boise Philharmonic for Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130 and appeared as a soloist in Madison Opera’s popular annual Opera in the Park concert.

Notable operatic engagements for Margaret Gawrysiak include multiple appearances with Seattle Opera as

Margaret Gawrysiak

Marcellina, The Older Woman in Flight, Vera Boronel in The Consul, Madame Larina in Eugene Onegin, and Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia; the Old Lady in Candide with The Knights at Tanglewood Music Festival and the Ravinia Festival; Mistress Hibbons in The Scarlet Letter (world premiere) and Marcellina with Opera Colorado; Madame Larina with Atlanta Opera; the Mother and the Witch in Hansel & Gretel, Little Buttercup in H.M.S Pinafore, Public Opinion in Orpheus in the Underworld, and Emma Jones in Street Scene with Virginia Opera; Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance and Marcellina with Lyric Opera of Kansas City; the Marquise in La fille du régiment with Arizona Opera; Mrs. De Rocher in Dead Man Walking with Dayton Opera; Ježibaba in Rusalka with North Carolina Opera; Frugola in Il tabarro with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis ; Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica with Crested Butte Music Festival; and Dame Quickly in Falsta , Baba the Turk and Mother Goose in The Rake’s Progress, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney

Todd, and La Mère d’Antonia in Les contes d’Ho mann with Wolf Trap Opera.

On the concert stage, she has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood under Maestro Lorin Maazel and also with the Seattle Symphony, Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel with the Seattle Symphony, Stravinsky’s Les noces with the New York City Ballet, Dessau’s Haggadah shel Pesach with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Mozart’s Requiem and Verdi’s Requiem with the Springfield Symphony, and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.

Margaret Gawrysiak was a winner of the Sullivan Foundation Award and received second place in the Lotte Lenya Competition. She has received awards from the Jensen Foundation, Portland Opera’s Lieber Awards, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, and Fort Worth Opera’s McCammon Awards.

Tenor Jonathan Burton is engaged to sing the most demanding roles in the tenor repertoire including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot, Dick Johnson in Fanciulla del West, and Radames in Aida. He regularly receives rave reviews for his “…bright, heroic tone, [and] clarion power…”. For his performance as Cavaradossi with Opera Omaha, one reviewer said: “Tenor Jonathan Burton was revelatory as the painter and revolutionary sympathizer. His voice never faltered through the demands of the role and his tortured humanity was palpable.” The 2023-24 season will see Burton on stage as Canio

in Pagliacci at Nashville Opera and Austin Opera, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Virginia Opera, a return to Palm Beach Opera in Tosca as Cavaradossi, and he will join the Madison Symphony as the tenor soloist in Verdi’s Requiem. He also debuts at the Washington National Opera as Calaf in Turandot.

In the 2022-2023, Burton sang the Prince in Rusalka and Manrico in Il trovatore at Pittsburgh Opera, des Grieux in Manon Lescaut at North Carolina Opera, Canio in Pagliacci at Opera San Antonio, and both Calaf in Turandot and Paul in Die Tote Stadt at Opera Colorado. Burton also made his Santa Fe Opera debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca

In the 2021-2022 season, Burton joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for the first time for their production of

Jonathan Burton

TENOR

Turandot, sang Don Jose in Carmen for Palm Beach Opera, and was heard as Calaf with Maryland Lyric Opera. Expected performances in 2020 and 2021 included his German debut as Radames for Deutsche Oper am Rhein and his London debut as Cavaradossi with English National Opera. Additionally, he was to have been heard as Calaf with the Saint Louis Symphony alongside Christine Goerke.

Previous performances saw Burton as Calaf for Austin Opera, Pollione in Norma for Boston Lyric Opera, and Hermann in Pique Dame for Des Moines Metro Opera. Additionally, he returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago for their production of Luisa Miller, making his Civic Opera House

debut on short notice, and Maryland Lyric Opera as Luigi in Il tabarro.

Performance credits also include the roles of Don Jose in Carmen, Rodolfo in La bohème, and Manrico in Il trovatore. He has appeared with Royal Opera House Muscat, Dubai Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Colorado, Central City Opera, Utah Opera, Kentucky Opera, Nashville Opera, and Virginia Opera, among others. A protégé of Lorin Maazel, Mr. Burton sang with the famed maestro in multiple productions at the Castleton Festival, concerts in Washington, D.C., and in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the reopening of Teatro La Fenice.

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Kyle Ketelsen BARITONE

American bass-baritone

Kyle Ketelsen is in regular demand by the world’s leading opera houses and orchestras for his vibrant and handsome stage presence and distinctive vocalism.

In the 2023/24 season, Kyle Ketelsen will debut at the Opéra National de Paris in the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Mr. Ketelsen will also return to Staatsoper Hamburg to sing Jochanaan in Richard Strass’ Salome. Kyle Ketelsen will return to the Metropolitan Opera to sing Escamillo in a new production conducted by Daniele Rustioni in Carmen and Richard in a new production by Dimitri

Tcherniakov conducted by Kent Nageno in The Hours His concert engagements include performances of Mozart’s Requiem with the Lyric Opera of Chicago conducted by Enrique Mazzola. Kyle Ketelsen will also sing Verdi’s Requiem with the Madison Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Ketelsen made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Oratorio Society of New York in Haydn’s Creation and reprised this work with Music of the Baroque in Chicago. Other career highlights on the concert stage include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Berlioz’s Lélio, de Falla’s El Retablo del Maese Pedro, and Kaija Saariaho’s Cinq reflets au l’Amour de loin, under the baton of EsaPekka Salonen; with the Philharmonia

Orchestra in Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex ; with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella under the baton of Pierre Boulez, for a recording released on CD; with the Seattle Symphony in Mozart’s Requiem under Itzhak Perlman; with the Cleveland Orchestra in Haydn’s Harmoniemesse under Franz WelserMöst; and with the Orchestre National de France, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Mr. Ketelsen has won First Prize in several international vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Richard Tucker Music Foundation (Career Grant), the George London Foundation, Licia Albanese Puccini Foundation, Sullivan Foundation, Opera Index, MacAllister Awards, Fort Worth Opera, National Opera Association, Connecticut Opera, and Liederkranz Foundation. He is an alumnus of the University of Iowa and Indiana University.

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98th Season | Overture Hall | Subscription Program No. 7 Fri., Apr. 12, 7:30 pm | Sat., Apr. 13, 8:00 pm | Sun., Apr. 14, 2:30 pm

John DeMain, Music Director

Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director

Alexandra LoBianco, Soprano

Margaret Gawrysiak, Mezzo-soprano

Jonathan Burton, Tenor

Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)

Messa da Requiem

I. Requiem and Kyrie

Requiem aeternam (chorus)

Kyrie eleison (quartet and chorus)

II. Sequence

Dies irae (chorus)

Tuba mirum (chorus)

Mors stupebit (baritone)

Liber scriptus (mezzo-sopranoandchorus)

This program will be performed without an intermission.

Quid sum miser (soprano,mezzo-soprano,and tenor)

Rex tremendae (quartet and chorus)

Recordare (soprano and mezzo-soprano)

Ingemisco (tenor)

Confutatis (baritone and chorus)

Lachrymosa (quartet and chorus)

III. O ertorio

Domine Jesu Christe (quartet)

IV. Sanctus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus (double chorus)

V. Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei (soprano and chorus)

VI. Lux aeterna

Lux aeterna (mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone)

VII. Libera me

Libera me (soprano and chorus)

Tremens factum (soprano)

Requiem aeternam (soprano and chorus)

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Program Notes

APRIL 12-13-14, 2024

Program Notes by

J. Michael Allsen

This program is dedicated to a single great work: Verdi’s Requiem. One of the most dramatic settings of the Latin Mass for the Dead, it captures a huge range of emotions in this traditional text. The Madison Symphony Chorus and Orchestra welcome four distinguished vocal soloists for this work: soprano Alexandra LoBianco, mezzo-soprano Margaret Gawrysiak, tenor Jonathan Burton, and baritone Kyle Ketelsen.

Verdi’s Requiem is one of the great sacred works of the 19 th century, and one of the most dramatic settings of the Mass for the Dead.

Giuseppe Verdi

Born: October 10, 1813, Le Roncole, Italy.

Died: January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy.

Messa da Requiem

Composed: In 1868 and 1873.

Premiere: Verdi himself conducted the first performance in Milan on May 22, 1874.

Previous MSO Performance:

1936, 1937, 1945, 1954, 1965, 1978, 1991, 2002, and 2009.

Duration: 83:00.

Background

This huge work is Verdi’s contribution to a centuries-old tradition of Requiem settings. It had its roots in an unsuccessful attempt to memorialize composer Gioacchino Rossini. Verdi eventually completed the Requiem in honor of the poet Alessandro Manzoni.

The Latin text of the Requiem, or Mass for the Dead, has provided composers with inspiration for over 500 years. The first polyphonic settings of the text were composed in the 15th century, and there is an unbroken tradition of Requiems that continues down to our own day: there are literally thousands of settings of the complete Mass for the Dead, or its individual movements. In the Catholic liturgy prior to the Vatican II reforms, the Latin Requiem was sung at burial services and on All Soul’s Day (November 2), in remembrance of the faithful dead. The chant texts that comprise this Mass were complete by the 14th century, and they provide a rich source of imagery and emotion. At the heart of the Requiem is the lengthy sequence Dies irae, which was written by the 13th-century monastic poet Thomas of Celano. This text dwells on the terror and destruction of the Day of Judgment foretold in the Book of Revelations, and the petitioner interjects forlorn prayers for safety from the

Lord’s wrath. After the horror of the Diesirae, the texts become more comforting in nature. The o ertory Domine Jesu Chiste o ers prayers for the dead, and recalls the promise of redemption. The gentle imagery of the Lux aeterna, a further prayer for intercession, celebrates the merciful Lord. The final movement, Liberame, speaks with the most personal voice of all the Requiem texts: the petitioner prays directly to the Lord, expressing fear and hope for deliverance.

Verdi’s monumental setting of the Requiem began in 1868, the year of Gioacchino Rossini’s death. Verdi, who called Rossini as “one of the glories of Italy,” proposed a musical tribute by Rossini’s colleagues: a Requiem Mass, whose individual sections would be composed by thirteen leading Italian composers. Verdi reserved the final section, the Liberame, for himself, and assigned the remaining sections of the Mass to the other twelve composers according to an overall tonal and textural plan. Nearly all of the twelve were influential church musicians, though most had written for the stage, as well. (For the most part, they are forgotten today.) The project was completed early in 1869, when all of the individual movements were gathered in Milan, and submitted to Verdi’s publisher, Ricordi. Verdi’s original proposal was to have the Messa perRossini performed in Bologna, on the first anniversary of Rossini’s death. After this first and only performance, the score would be sealed and placed in the vault of Bologna’s Music School as a monument to Rossini, who had spent much of his career in that city.

This grandiose plan fell victim to a lack of available funds and to Italian musical politics: the opera partisans in Bologna would have nothing of a proposal that originated in the rival city of Milan! The projected concert was never arranged, and Verdi was soon too busy with the production of his opera Aïda to make his own arrangements for a performance of this musical patchwork. He set aside the MessaperRossini,

although he showed his completed score for the Liberame to his colleague Alberto Mazzucato. Mazzucato urged Verdi to abandon the opening twelve sections, and complete the Requiem himself, suggesting that, by itself, the Liberame contained enough musical material to generate an entire Mass.

The death of Alessandro Manzoni in 1873 rekindled Verdi’s interest in the Requiem Manzoni was a beloved literary figure, and a leading voice of the Catholic spiritual revival that took place in 19th-century Italy. On hearing of Manzoni’s death, Verdi immediately wrote to the mayor of Milan with an o er to write a Requiem for Manzoni, saying: “It is a heartfelt impulse—or rather necessity—that prompts me to honor as best I can that Great One, whom I so much admired as a writer and venerated as a man.” As suggested by Mazzucato, Verdi had already realized much of the music for the Requiem in his Liberame setting of 1869. The Dies irae section of the Liberame was used to bind together the many sections of the sequence, and much of the musical material for the opening Requiemaeternam was ready-made in the 1869 movement, as well. The remainder of the music was completed by the end of 1873. Verdi conducted the first performance of his Requiem at church of San Marco in Milan on May 22, 1874, the first

anniversary of Manzoni’s death. The response to the premiere was so enthusiastic (at least three of the movements were encored) that the Milanese demanded three more performances, produced at the theater of La Scala. Verdi took the work on an international tour soon thereafter, and it was heard throughout Italy, in Paris, and in London.

There were a few critics who found Verdi’s treatment of the Latin texts too “operatic” for the solemn Mass, but the composer’s wife Giuseppina answered them simply and e ectively: “Verdi must write like Verdi—according to his way of feeling and interpreting the text. The religious spirit and the way in which it finds expression must bear the imprint of its time and the individuality of the author.” Just what did the Requiem mean to Verdi himself? The genesis of the Requiem was certainly tied to what seems to have been genuine regard for Rossini and Manzoni, and a desire to memorialize them in a fitting way. However, the work does not seem to have been an expression of deep Catholic faith: Verdi was notoriously private about his inner life, but all indications point to the probability that the Requiem’s composer was an agnostic. (In his classic biography of Verdi, Julian Budden points out that two more openly agnostic composers, Brahms and Vaughan Williams, produced similarly profound religious works.) Sacred composers in Italy at this time—generally regarded as secondraters who did not work in the more refined world of opera—worked within an established style that fit the conservative liturgical purposes of the Church. Verdi’s setting of this traditional text transcends any traditional boundaries.

Throughout his life, Verdi the dramatist was attracted to strongly emotional topics—selecting poems, novels, and historical subjects that would transfer well to the stage after they had been adapted to the dramatic needs of a stage work and made “singable” by a librettist. In the Requiem Mass, Verdi had a ready-made, dramatic, and eminently singable text that

covered the entire range of human emotions, from terror, shame, and sadness to hope and exaltation. Verdi’s response to this text contains a tremendous scope of musical sentiment, ranging from the awful power of the Diesirae and the strict counterpoint of the Sanctus, to the unabashedly emotional outbursts of Recordare and Ingemisco

What You’ll Hear

Verdi clearly saw the Requiem texts with the eye of a great dramatist, and his settings capture the Requiem’s huge range of emotions. [Note that this performance will be accompanied by a projected translation.]

The Requiem opens quietly, with hushed statements by the choir. Though Verdi is not usually described as a writer of counterpoint, the lush four-part writing at Te decethymnus shows him to be a master. At the Kyrie, Verdi introduces the soloists, one by one. The end of the movement builds towards the first musical climax of the Requiem.

Verdi’s setting of the sequence text Diesirae is complex and lengthy, spanning nearly half the duration of the Requiem. The movement opens with the first statement of the words “The day of wrath” together with full fortissimo orchestra. Verdi may have been inspired, in part, by the similarly massive and theatrical setting of Diesirae by Berlioz in his Requiem Mass. Verdi’s Diesirae returns throughout the second section, as a reminder of the horrible Day of Judgment. The Tubamirum begins, appropriately, with trumpet calls echoing between the orchestra and four o stage trumpets, and the choir’s music continues this fanfare-like character. The stunning mezzo-soprano solo at Liberscriptus was written specifically for Maria Waldmann, a fine contralto, whose voice Verdi admired. This aria is followed by a reprise of the Diesirae The bleak prayer of the vocal trio at Quidsum

miser is followed by the distinctive dotted-note theme of Rex tremendae, and countermelodies in the solo quartet. The Rex tremendae ends with a passionate setting of the words “Save me, O Fount of Pity.” The Recordare, Ingemisco, and Confutatis are more soloistic in character: here Verdi gives his gift for melody free reign. After a final reprise of the Diesirae, is the closing scene of this religious drama’s first act. The quartet and chorus intone the passionate prayer of the Lacrymosa, and the section closes with a hushed “Amen.”

The third movement, the O ertory, is a showpiece for the quartet, containing moments of what one writer has called “undiluted opera.” The movement is held together by two statements of the music for quamolimAbrahae—a gentle reminder to the Lord of his promised redemption.

The Sanctus and AgnusDei texts are familiar parts of Ordinary of the Mass—those movements that are sung at every Catholic service—although the AgnusDei is changed slightly in the traditional Requiem to include a prayer for the dead. In the Sanctus, Verdi once again displays his skill in contrapuntal writing: after an opening fanfare and intonation, he writes eight-part counterpoint for two opposed choirs. The setting of Pleni suntcoeli at the end provides contrast with its more reserved style. The AgnusDei is a series of exchanges between the two female singers and the chorus. The choral writing here is beautiful in its simplicity, and recalls many of Verdi’s operatic choruses. The brief Lux aeterna that follows contains quiet, almost chantlike music for the three lower voices of the vocal quartet.

Like the second movement, the Liberame is lengthy and complex in structure. Verdi made only slight revisions to the 1869 version of this movement for the Manzoni Requiem. The result is that much of the musical material he used for earlier movements is present here, as well. This makes it particularly e ective—it works like a recapitulation of the most stirring

themes and sentiments. Verdi begins with a quick recitation of the opening line of text and an expanded treatment of the imagery of catastrophe. After a final statement of the Dies irae, there is a passage of breathtaking beauty: a soprano melody on Requiemaeternam that soars to a high B-flat above unaccompanied chorus. For me, this passage represents the culmination of the entire Requiem—a jewel of absolution and forgiveness set amidst the destruction and fear of Judgment Day. With the soprano’s benediction still hanging in the air, the movement moves towards its musical climax: a massive choral fugue. The Requiem does not end at this high level of volume and excitement, however. Verdi brings the Mass to a close with a quiet and intensely personal appeal for deliverance.

Postscript: For more than a century, the Messa perRossini was known only as the first chapter in the story of Verdi’s Requiem. However, there is an epilogue to this part of the story. In 1970, musicologist David Rosen (who—I can’t resist adding—was one of my teachers at UW-Madison!) was in Milan, doing research on Verdi, when he discovered a complete score of the Messaper Rossini, together with several autograph scores of the individual movements. It had long been supposed that the Mass was lost, but it had been quietly gathering dust in the Ricordi vault for over a century. The MessaperRossini was finally given its world premiere in 1988—some 119 years late!

program notes ©2024

by J. Michael Allsen

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

FAMILY CONCERT NEW CAPITOL THEATER, OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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Gioachino Rossini, William Tell Overture, Finale

Percy Grainger, Molly on the Shore

Sergei Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf

Gavin Lawrence, Narrator

John Williams

Hedwig’s Theme

(Theme from Harry Potter)

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This NEW concert will feature our MSO musicians and a special guest, APT actor Gavin Lawrence, narrating Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf .

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Don’t miss this glorious combination of tragedy, comedy, and impossible situations.

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Friday, April 26, 8PM | Sunday, April 28, 2:30 PM Overture Hall

DIRECTED BY Brian Cowing CONDUCTED BY John DeMain

FEATURING The Madison Opera Chorus and Madison Symphony Orchestra

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Jeni Houser as Cunegonde

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Meredith Arwady as The Old Lady

Martin Luther Clark as Candide

James Ridge as Voltaire

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John DeMain, Conducting, Madison Symphony Orchestra

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Dr. Philip Shultz & Marsha VanDomelen

Chris & Ronald Sorkness

Edith Sullivan

Ross Swaney

Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer

Harry Tschopik

Ellen M. Twing

Karen & Stuart Updike

Teresa Venker

Ronald & Janet Wanek

Richard & Barbara Weaver

Julia Weiser

Eric & Margaret Wilcots

Helen L. Wineke

Susan & Rolf Wulfsberg

Fred Younger

The Zanoni Family

John & Peggy Zimdars

Six Anonymous Friends

$500–$749

Mary & Charles Anderson

Carolyn Aradine

Peter Beatty & Eve Drury

Donald & Deborah Beduhn

Dr. Robert Beech & Jean-Margret Merrell-Beech

Catherine Briggs & Marthea Fox

Joyce A. Bringe

Catherine Buege

Wendy & Douglas Buehl

Russell Cannon

Jewel Carlson

David Coe

Anne-Marie & Paul Correll

Daniel & Lavonne Dettmers

Jean Druckenmiller

Marlene Du eld & Terry Walton-Callaghan

Jerome Ebert & Joye Ebert Kuehn

Fred Edelman

Jane Eisner

Edward & Rosanne Ehrlich

Crystal Enslin

Jean L. Feinstein-Lyon

Donna B. Fox

Clayton & Belle Frink

Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman

Robert & Carol Frykenberg

Rosalee Gander

Joel & Jacquie Greiner

Janice Grutzner

George & Joan Hall

Wava Haney

Arthur Hans & Terry Ellen Moen

Robert & Judith Havens

Sandra Haynes

John Hayward & Susan Roehlk

Duane Hendrickson

Bernard Hlavac

Evelyn Howell

Paul & Lynne Jacobsen

Kris S. Jarantoski

Jerome & Dee Dee Jones

Charles & Susan Kernats

Larry M. Kneeland

Richard & Claire Kotenbeutel

Tom Kurtz

Charles Leadholm & Jeanne Parus

Ed & Julie Lehr

Vic & Sue Levy

Mike & Kathy Lipp

Susan Lubar & Kenton Peters

Anne Lucke

José Madera & Kimberly Santiago

Bruce & Ruth Marion

Laird Marshall & Alice D'Alessio

Oscar Mireles & Diana Gonzalez

Rick & Jo Morgan

Genevieve Murtaugh

Daniel O'Brien

Patricia Paska

Larry & Jan Phelps

Terrence Polich & Laura Albert

Faith & Russ Portier

Lori & Jack Poulson

John & Rose Rasmus

Nancy Rathke

Jacqueline Rodman

Bela & Ruth Sandor

Rob & Mary Savage

Linda Shaw

Catherine & Charles Sih

Curt & Jane Smith

Lanny & Margaret Smith

Robert & Suzanne Smith

Millard & Barbara Susman

Ross Swaney

Martha Taylor & Gary Antoniewicz

Marcia E. Topel

Jon & Susan Udell

Michael & Ann Varda

Ed & Jan Vidruk

Sally Wellman

Leonard & Paula Werner

Charlotte & Claude Woods

George A. Zagorski

Three Anonymous Friends

$250–$499

Jason & Erin Adamany

Hilde & Julius Adler

Derek Aimonetto & Glenn Rowe

Lyle J. Anderson

Sally E. Anderson

George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin

Karen Baker

Nancy Baillies & Kevin Gould

*Total includes gifts supporting: MSO’s 2023-2024 Annual Campaign; MSOL 2023-2024 Events & General Support; 2023-2024 Organ Concerts; Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2023-2024 Annual Campaign. MSOL and FOCO basic membership dues and 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.

Rose Barroilhet

Lynn Batcher Robinson

Christine K. Beatty

Paul & Kathleen Beckett

Jim & Eugenia Beecher

Howard & Linda Bellman

Ronald Benavides

Patricia Bernhardt

Robert & Donna Betzig

Beth Binhammer & Ellen Hartenbach

Jake & Philip Blavat

Terry Bloom & Prudy Stewart

Miriam & Brian Boegel

Daniel & Stacey Bormann

Bill & Sue Bridson

Mari & Mark Brunsell

Mary & Ken Buroker

Larry & Mary Kay Burton

Sally H. Carpenter

Evonna Cheetham

Carol Clarke

Sam Coe

Linda Cohn & Gary Miller

James Conway & Kathy Trace

Stan & Debbie Cravens

Dawn Crim & Elton Crim Jr.

Ruth N. Dahlke

R. Christian & Kathy Davis

Rahel Desalegne & Girma Tefera

Michael & Carla Di Iorio

Bob & Paula Dinndorf

Russell & Janis Dixon

Blake Doss

Paul Dvorak

Katrina Dwinell & Jane Oman

David Falk & JoAnne Robbins

Drew Fondrk

Bobbi Foutch-Reynolds & Jim Reynolds

John Gadow

Margaret P. Geisler

Barbara Gessner

Dianne Greenley

Hoyt Halverson & Katherine Morkri

Mary & Donald Harkness

Robert & Janine Gage

Mary Ann Harr Grinde

Jan & Jane Hall

Margaret Harrigan

John & Sarah Helgeson

Cornelia Hempe

Helen Horn & Ralph Petersen

James & Cindy Hoyt

Barbara S. Hughes

Margaret & Paul Irwin

Maryanne & Robert Julian

Je rey Kanne

Vance & Betty Kepley

Charlene Kim

Connie Kinsella & Marc Eisen

Paul Kent

Noël Marie & Steven Klapper

Robert Klassy

James Klein & Mary Knapp

Chris & Marge Kleinhenz

Ken & Elaine Kosier

Erna & Keith Kostuch

Robert & Lynne Krainer

Catherine Krier

James Krikelas

Pauline Kuelbs

Hanns Kuttner

Beverly Larson

David Lawver

Jane & Benny Leonard

Peggy Lescrenier

Richard & Jean Lottridge

Richard & Judy Loveless

Joan Lundin

Doug Knudson & Judith Lyons

Garrick & Susan Maine

Bruce Matthews & Eileen Murphy

Thomas & Elvice McAlpine

Chandler McKelvey

Douglas & Linda McNeel

Tony & Joanna Mennenga

Doris Mergen

Ken Mericle & Mindy Taranto

Kathleen & Richard Miller

Michael Mills

Jerry & Maureen Minnick

Linda Mintener & Bob Jones

Carla Moore

Ann & David Moyer

Bill & De Nelson

Casey & Eric Oelkers

Gerald & Diana Ogren

Darlene M. Olson

Julie Ottum & David Runstrom

David Parminter

James Pavlou & Marilyn Stephens

John Pepple

Zachary Picknell

Gerald & Christine Popenhagen

Sue Poullette

Gary & Lanette Price

Stephen Pudloski & Elizabeth Ament

Birgit Christensen & Paul Rabinowitz

Sherry Reames

John K. Rinehart

Madeline Sall

James Samsal

Wilton Sanders & Sue Milch

Don & Barb Sanford

Ann & Gary Scott

Magdolna Sebestyen

Jacqui & John Shanda

Nancy Vedder-Shults & Mark Shults

John Sims

Maureen Skelton

Demetrios Skias & Gloria Kelly

Eileen M. Smith

Tricia & Everett Smith

Ken Sosinski

Kathy & Gabor Speck

Gary & Jackie Splitter

Pat & John Ste en

Andrew & Erika Stevens

Elaine Strassburg

Charles & Diane Stumpf

Ulrika Swanson

Jessica Talbert

Rayla Temin

Mark & Daria Thomas

Mark & Nanette Thompson

Nancy Van Brunt

Janet M. Van Vleck

Arnold & Ellen Wald

Cleo & Judy Weibel

David L. Weimer & Melanie Manion

Derrith Wieman & Todd Clark

Urban Wemmerlöv & Mary Beth Schmalz

Barbara Wolfe

Steven & Patty Zach

Patricia Hable Zastrow

Thomas & Karen Zilavy

Roger & Janet Zimmerman

Eight Anonymous Friends

$50–$249

Stuart & Bonnie Allbaugh

Chip & Barbara Allen

Jo Anderson

Thomas & Barbara Anderson

Reed & Jan Andrew

Aldred Andreychuk & Allan Deptula

Rita Applebaum

Livia Asher

Gary Bakken

Dennis & Beverly Ball

Gale Barber

Leigh Barker Cheesebro

Charles & Elizabeth Barnhill

Marion Beachley

George & Donna Beestman

Kerry Berns & Joseph Rossmeissl

Michael Betlach

Lynn & Cheryl Binnie

Richard & Coral Bishop

Dorothy A. Blotz

Steven Braithwait

Judith E. Brauer

Allyn Bress

Waltraud Brinkmann

Lou & Nancy Bruch

Bob & Virginia Bryan

Kevin & Tracey Buhr

Charles & Joanne Bunge

Lynn Burke

Julie Buss

Heather & Mark Butler

Ronald & Elizabeth Butler

Robert Butz & Susan Alexander

Grace Wahba & David Callan

Ann Campbell

Sally Carpenter & Barry Strauss

David & Sarah Canon

Dennis & Jean Carlson

Dick & Annette Carlson

Sally Carpenter

Steve & Jane Carrola

Susan Carson

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Mary Caulfield

Bryan Chan

Rick Chandler & Heidi Pankoke

Robert Chiesa & Jane Rouleau

Ole & Dory Christensen

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Jane Considine

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Mary Ann Cook

Thomas Corbett

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Sheila Coyle

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Kathy Cramer & John Hart

Eileen Cripps Stenberg

Randall Crow & Patricia Kerr

John Daane

Nanette Dagnon

Betsy Curtis D'Angelo

James & Edith Davison

Suzanne Davis

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Dr. Lucy Dechene

Carl & Eve Degen

Royce Dembo

Kathleen DeMets & Greg Bollom

Laura & Erik Dent

Jeannine & Edouard Desautels

Ann & Philip Dettwiler

Zach DeVries

Charles & Sarah Dill

Paul DiMusto & Molly Oberdoerster

Dan & Carole Doeppers

Sue Dornfeld

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Paula K. Doyle

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John & Deidre Dunn

Barbara G. Eggleston

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Anne Epstein

Phyllis Ermer

Johanna Fabke

Robert Factor

Elizabeth Fadell

Douglas & Carol Fast

Ed Feige & Elizabeth Palay

Phillip & Deborah Ferris

Alan & Cindy Finesilver

Peter Fisher & Cyndy Galloway

Marshall & Linda Flowers

Lynette & Bernard Fons

Emily & Milton Ford

Adam & Sara Forster

Dan & Mary Fose

Evelyn Fox

John & Signe Frank

Mary Frantz

Raelene & LisaAnn Freitag

Janet & Byron Frenz

Perry & Carolyn Frey

Douglas Fritsch

Paul & Nancie Fuhremann

Barbara Furstenberg

Kenneth & Molly Gage

Debra Dahlke & Robert Gake

Laura Gallagher

Susan Gandley

Alan & Kathy Garant

Russell & Suzanne Gardner

Jill Gaskell

Laurie Gauper

Charles & Janet Gietzel

Pauline Gilbertson & Peter Medley

Fr. C. Lee & Edith M. Gilbertson

Joan Gilbertson

Craig & Cristel Gjerde

Carl & Peggy Glassford

William & Sharon Goehring

Sharon Goldsmith

Ceasar & Deborah Gonzaga

Raj & Parvathi Gopal

Jane & Paul Graham

Sam Gratz

Marjorie K. Gray

Bruce & Alice Green

David Gri eath & Catherine Loeb

Peter Guenther & Barbara Woodri

Dale & Linda Gutman

Margaret Ann Haag

Magdalene Hagedorn

Jan & Jane Hall

Thomas & Vicki Hall

Jane Hallock & William Wolfort

William Hansen

Terese Hansen

Arlene P. Hart

Paul Haskew & Nancy Kendrick

Paul L. Hauri

H. William & Susan Hausler

Dan Hayes

Gregg Heatley & Julie James

Cheryl Heiliger

Robert Heimerl

Nona Hill & Clark Johnson

William & Sara Lee Hinckley

Allan G. Hins

Michael Hobbs & Sherry Boozer-Hobbs

John & Valerie Hoch

Ryan Ho and & Heidi Bardenhagen

Les & Susan Ho man

Paul & Debra Ho man

Grace Homb

Kurt Hornig & Alfredo Sotomayor

Roger & Glenda Hott

Tom Howells

Jim & Lee Hu er

Robert & Ellen Hull

Chris & Kathryn Hurley

Linda & Je Huttenburg

Don Hynek

Frank Iltis

Mark & Catherine Isenberg

Anna January

Nancy Jarmulowicz

Karen Jeatran

Kathleen Je ords

Brandon & Sarah Jellison

Greg & Doreen Jensen

Paul & Sarah Johnsen

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ (FOCO) play an important role in supporting the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Overture Concert Organ programming. FOCO helps the Symphony:

• Bring you live performances by some of the best organists in the world

• Produce a variety of free education and outreach programs to benefit our community

• Tune and maintain the Overture Concert Organ

Members receive invitations to behind-the-scenes events and opportunities to meet our guest organists. Become a member and show your support for this unique aspect of the MSO! Memberships begin at $35.

FOCO operates as part of Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Memberships are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/foco | 608-257-3734 222 W Washington Ave Suite 460 Madison, WI 53703

Aaron & Sarah Johnson

Dan & Janet Johnson

Doug & Kathy Johnson

Stan & Nancy Johnson

Susan & Conrad Jostad

Kandy & Randall Kahl

Chuck & Kathy Kamp

Estelle Katz

Virginia Kaufman

Joseph Kay

Arlan Kay

Kristine Kennedy

Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe

Duane & JoAnn Kexel

Patricia M. King

James Kleeman

Daniel Knepper

Laurie & Gus Knitt

Jennifer Knolleberg & Kastl Myers

Doug & Judith Knudson

Steven Koslov

Kevin & Theresa Kovach

Joanna Kramer Fanney

Mark Kremer

Shirley Krsinich

Linda Krueger

Ann Kruger

Katherine Kruse

Polly & Jim Kuelbs

Kathleen K. & Richard R. Kuhnen

Merilyn Kupferberg

Ann Lacy

John & Marie LaFontaine

Paul Lambert & Anne Griep

William Lane

Robert Lang

Mary & Steve Langlie

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

Ann Manser

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

Bruce Muckerheide & Robert Olson

Mary Murray

Mary & Michael Myers

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. Peterson

Eric A. Peterson

Roger & Linda Pettersen

Donna Jean Phelps & Thomas Phelps

Tom Pierce

Rex Piercy & Lee Johnsen

Deacon Michael & Jeanna Pipitone

Ann Pollock & James Coors

Sally & Jim Porter

Steve & Robin Potter

Barbara & Michael Pratzel

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 & Sara Richards

Bill & Joan Richner

Gordon & Susan Ridley

Diane & Will Risley

John Rose & Brian Beaber

Howard & Mirriam Rosen

Fred & Mary Ross

Richard A. & Rossmiller

John & Rachel Rothschild

Carol Rounds

Robert & Nancy Rudd

Marilyn & Jerry Ru n

James & Carol Ruhly

Janet Ruszala-Coughlin & Tim Coughlin

Dean Ryerson

Carol Ry

Steven & Lennie Sa an

Paul Saganski

Matthew & Linda Sanders

Ruth M. Sanderson

Sinikka Santala & Gregory Schmidt

John N. Santeiu Jr.

Nan & Bob Schaefer

Carole Schae er

Dennis & Janice Schattschneider

Je rey & Gail Schauer

John & Susan Schauf

Tom & Lynn Schmidt

Phillip Schneider

Gerald Schneider

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

Keith & Natalie Yelinek

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.

SAVE THE DATE:

An evening of food, friends and music on the Overture Hall Stage to benefit the Organ Endowment Fund

Learn more and buy tickets: madisonsymphony.org/voices

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Early music experiences can foster a person’s lifetime love of classical music. My planned gift will support the MSO’s educational initiatives, such as the Young People’s Concerts, which provide children with an exciting introduction to the symphony orchestra.

Elizabeth A. Conklin

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.

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 Amandalynn Jones

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

Margaret Murphy

Reynold V. Peterson

David & Kato Perlman

Judith Pierotti

Michael Pritzkow

Gordon & Janet Renschler

Joy & David Rice

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

Joan & Kenneth Riggs

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 April 3, 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.

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, within the last 12 months, as of March 22, 2024.

In honor of John DeMain

An Anonymous Friend

Charles & Catherine Sih

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 Tom Anderson

An Anonymous Friend

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 Health Services, 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

Grace Homb

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

Tyrone & Janet Greive

Ann Manser

Claudia Berry Miran

Robert A. Reed

John N. Santeiu Jr.

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 Robert Lockhart

Alfred Andreychuk & Allan Deptula

Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe

Andrew & Jolyon Maier

Robert A. Reed

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. and 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 Ann 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

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, Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Curator, Overture Concert Organ

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, John & Carolyn Petersen Chair

Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement

Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager

Casey Oelkers, Director of Development

Meranda Dooley, 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, Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Curator, Overture Concert Organ

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The Madison Concourse Hotel ................................................................27

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Madison Magazine .......................................................................................47

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Madison Media Partners. ...........................................................................60

Madison Opera..............................................................................................36

Madison Veterinary Specialists. ..............................................................9

McClone Insurance .......................................................................................14

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Supranet ..........................................................................................................37

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