Ravishing Rhapsody Program Book, Oct 2021 by Madison Symphony Orchestra

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA Contact the Symphony......................................................... 5 John DeMain Biography....................................................... 6 Orchestra Personnel for this Concert............................. 8 Ticket Information................................................................... 53 Overture Hall Information.................................................... 53 Boards and Administration .................................................. 54

RAVISHING RHAPSODY, OCT 15–17 Concert Sponsors.................................................................... 14 Program....................................................................................... 15 Olga Kern Biography.............................................................. 16 Program Notes.......................................................................... 20

SUPPORT Individual Donors..................................................................... 30 Stradivarius Society Members........................................... 41 Business, Foundation and Government Donors... 42 Tributes......................................................................................... 46 Madison Symphony Orchestra Endowment Donors.........................................................50 Index of Advertisers............................................................... 59

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JOHN DEMAIN | CONDUCTOR

In his 27th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor John DeMain is noted for his dynamic performances on concert and opera stages throughout the world. American composer Jake Heggie assessed the conductor’s broad appeal, saying, “There’s no one like John DeMain. In my opinion, he’s one of the top conductors in the world.” During his over two decades in Madison as the MSO music director, DeMain has consistently raised the quality of the orchestra by introducing blind auditions and continuously expanding the repertoire to encompass ever more challenging and virtuosic works, including the highly-acclaimed 6

performances of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler. DeMain also oversaw the move into the world-class Overture Hall and expanded the subscription season to triple performances. His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach, and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. 2021 | 2022 SEASON

Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, the Glimmerglass Festival in New York to conduct Sweeney Todd, Northwestern University to conduct Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in D.C. to conduct Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars. In 2019, he conducted the world premiere of Blue at the Glimmerglass Festival to critical acclaim — he “drew a vibrant performance from an orchestra of nearly 50 players; the cast was superb.” (The New York Times) DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2021–2022 season will conduct Lucia di Lammermoor, She Loves Me, and Orpheus in the Underworld. He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera.

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During his distinguished 17-year tenure with Houston Grand Opera, DeMain led a historymaking production of Porgy and Bess, winning a Grammy Award, Tony Award, and France’s Grand Prix du Disque for the RCA recording. In spring 2014, the San Francisco Opera released an HD DVD of their most recent production of Porgy and Bess, conducted by John DeMain. DeMain began his career as a pianist and conductor in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School and made a highly acclaimed debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. DeMain was the second recipient of the Julius Rudel Award at New York City Opera and one of the first six conductors to receive the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. DeMain holds honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska and Edgewood College and he is a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He resides in Madison and his daughter, Jennifer, is a UW– Madison graduate.

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 League Associate Concertmaster George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Huy Luu Associate Concertmaster Olga Pomolova Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Chang-En Lu Neil Gopal Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Tim Kamps Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns Paran Amirinazari Laura Mericle Christine Hauptly Annin Clayton Tillotson + Mary Theodore

Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm Jerry Loughney Maynie Bradley Glen Kuenzi

BASS

VIOLA

Jeff Takaki August Jirovec Isaac Polinsky Mike Hennessy Brett Lewis + Zachary Betz

Christopher Dozoryst Principal James F. Crow Chair

Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Marika Fischer Hoyt Ina Georgieva Marie Pauls Alexis Carreon Molly O’Brien +Davis Perez

CELLO Karl Lavine Principal Reuhl Family Chair

VIOLIN II Xavier Pleindoux Principal Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair

Peter Miliczky Wes Luke Rolf Wulfsberg Olga Draguieva Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl

Mark Bridges Assistant Principal Karen Cornelius Jordan Allen Margaret Townsend Lisa Bressler Laurie Riss Derek Handley Becky Pan Trace Johnson + Adam Ayers

David Scholl Principal Robert Rickman Assistant Principal Carl Davick Tom Mohs Chair

FLUTE Stephanie Jutt Principal Terry Family Foundation Chair

Elizabeth Marshall Linda Pereksta

PICCOLO Linda Pereksta

OBOE Marc Fink Principal Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Andrea Gross Hixon Lindsay Flowers

ENGLISH HORN Lindsay Flowers

CLARINET JJ Koh Principal Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

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BASSOON

BASS TROMBONE

Cynthia Cameron Principal Amanda Szczys

Mark Hoelscher

CONTRABASSOON Carol Rosing

HORN Linda Kimball Principal

Orchestra Committee

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Lisa Bressler, Chair Jeff Takaki, Vice-Chair Rolf Wulfsberg, Secretary Mark Bridges, Treasurer Josh Biere, Member-at-large JJ Koh, Member-at-large

John Jutsum Principal

Librarian

TUBA Joshua Biere Principal

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Foundation Chair

Kathryn Taylor

Ricardo Almeida Michael Szczys William Muir Ingrid Mullane

PERCUSSION

Property Manager

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David Cooper

Richard Morgan Nicholas Bonaccio Greg Hinz Tom Ross Todd Hammes

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Joyce Messer Principal

Johanna Wienholts Principal

Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

John Aley Principal Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

Anthony DiSanza Principal JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair

John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

John Straughn

Personnel Manager Alexis Carreon

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“Zelek was physically animated throughout the performance. His hands flew across three levels of keyboards while his feet worked the pedalboard like somebody playing Dance Dance Revolution in an arcade.” – Howard Hardee, Wisconsin State Journal

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Charles-Marie Widor’s Sixth Organ Symphony is one of his most famous, and for good reason! This five-movement masterpiece includes two of his most performed movements of all of his symphonies (other than his often played Toccata) and is a work of grand symphonic proportion. Before diving into this tour de force, I open the concert with a transcription of Elgar’s Nimrod from his Enigma Variations in reflection of the challenging past year. — Greg Zelek

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GRAND PANORAMA The majesty of the Grand Canyon unfolds musically and visually in the spectacle of Ferde Grofé’s expansive musical palette accompanied by stunning projected imagery. Cuban-American cellist Thomas Mesa, a hit in his 2019 Madison recital, balances the program with the equally expansive and expressive Cello Concerto of Antonin Dvořák. Two Madison premieres, Arthur Honegger’s Rugby and Lyric for String Orchestra by African-American composer George Walker NOV complete the program. 12, 13 & 14

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John DeMain, Conductor Olga Kern, Piano MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Alborada del gracioso SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43 MS. KERN INTERMISSION LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) Allegro con brio Marcia funebre Scherzo: Allegro vivace Allegro molto

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OLGA KERN | PIANIST

Russian-American pianist Olga Kern is now recognized as one of her generation's great pianists. She jumpstarted her U.S. career with her historic Gold Medal win at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas as the first woman to do so in more than thirty years. First prize winner of the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition at seventeen, Ms. Kern is a laureate of many international competitions. In 2016 she served as Jury Chairman of both the Seventh Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition and the

first Olga Kern International Piano Competition, where she also holds the title of Artistic Director. Ms. Kern frequently gives masterclasses and since September 2017 has served on the piano faculty of the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. Additionally, Ms. Kern has been chosen as the Virginia Arts Festival’s new Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, beginning with the 2019 season. For the 2019-20 season, Kern performed with the Allentown Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Colorado

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Symphony, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Orquesta de Sao Paulo, and the New West Symphony, as well as appearing on United States Tour with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. She is also the guest soloist at the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for Leonard Slatkin’s 75th Birthday Celebration. She will appear in recitals in Orford, Sunriver, Fort

Worth (Cliburn), Carmel, San Francisco, Sicily, and Calvia. This October and November, Olga Kern will be hosting her Second Olga Kern International Piano Competition. This season, she will also be a part of the jury at the following piano competitions: Sydney International Piano Competition, Gurwitz International Piano Competition, Gershwin Piano Competition, Schumann Prize Competition, and the Scriabin International Competition.

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PROGRAM NOTES OCTOBER 15-16-17, 2021

Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

This program opens with a brilliant orchestral showpiece, Ravel’s Spanish-flavored Alborada del gracioso. We are proud to welcome back pianist Olga Kern for her fifth appearance with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. She previously performed in 2008 (Beethoven’s third concerto), 2010 (Rachmaninoff’s second concerto), 2014 (Rachmaninoff’s first concerto), and 2017 (Barber's concerto). Here, she plays Rachmaninoff’s last major composition for piano and orchestra, and a work of stunning virtuosity, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Our season-long tribute to Beethoven begins with his monumental Eroica Symphony.

Alborada del gracioso

Composed: Written in 1904-1905 as a piano work; orchestrated in 1918. Premiere: May 17, 1919 in Paris, with Rhené-Baton conducting the Pasdeloup Orchestra. Previous MSO Performance: 1968 Duration: 8:00.

Maurice Ravel

Born: March 17, 1875, Cibourne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Died: December 28, 1937, Paris, France. 20

Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso (“Morning Song of a Jester”) is his orchestrated version of a 1905 piano work. Ravel was fiercely proud of his mother’s Basque heritage, and this is one of many of his compositions in a Basque or Spanish style. Background Ravel was born to a Swiss father and a Basque mother in Cibourne—a small seaside town in the Basque region near France’s border with Spain. Though his family moved to Paris when he was just three months old, he remained emotionally connected to his mother’s heritage throughout his life, and many of his works channel influences from Basque and Spanish music. As his friend Manuel de Falla once wrote: “Ravel’s Spain was felt in an idealized way through his mother.” In 1905, he completed a five-movement piano suite, titled Miroirs, with a lively Spanishstyle fourth movement, Alborada del gracioso. In 1918, impresario Serge Diaghilev asked Ravel to orchestrate Alborada del gracioso and another piano piece, Chabrier’s Menuet pompeux. These were to appear, together with Fauré’s Pavane, as the accompaniment for a Spanishthemed ballet by Diaghilev’s

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Ballets Russes. While the planned ballet production fell through, Ravel’s brilliant orchestral version of Alborada del gracioso quickly became one of his most popular concert works. The musical style and title reflect Ravel’s idealized vision of Spain. The alborada, or “dawn song,” is a traditional form of serenade sung on feast days, or to honor a particular person. In this case the person being honored is a gracioso, someone who is funny or witty. Ravel’s original music for piano largely reflected this amusing character, but in transforming this work for a large orchestra he also injected subtle elements of darkness and tragedy. This may have reflected the difficult events of the World War I years: Ravel’s service as an ambulance driver, which ended with a severe bout of dysentery, the deaths of many close friends, and most traumatic of all, the death of his beloved mother in 1917. What You’ll Hear Pizzicato strings and harp open this work with a lively texture meant to meant to evoke the strumming of a guitar. Colorfullyorchestrated melodies with distinctive Spanish rhythms spring up from this background, accented by castanets and tambourine, though the mood changes abruptly after a biting orchestral chord. The middle section begins with a soulful and rhythmically free bassoon solo, answered by the strings. The bassoon’s melody is picked up by the full orchestra,

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and works up to a grand emotional climax, before the original mood returns. The closing section is filled with sometimes chaotic good humor before it builds into a wild conclusion.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43 Composed: July-August, 1934.

Premiere: November 7, 1934; Rachmaninoff as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting. Previous MSO Performances: 1961 (William Doppmann), 1970 (Augustin Anievas), 1983 (Ruth Laredo), 1989 (Vladimir Feltsman), and 2010 (Philippe Bianconi). Duration: 22:00.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Born: April 1, 1873, Oneg, Russia. Died: March 28, 1943, Hollywood, California. Like many composers, Rachmaninoff used the theme from the demonically difficult Caprice No.24 by the 19th-century violinist Paganini as the basis for his own virtuoso variations. He also worked in references to the funeral chant Dies irae, a kind of personal musical signature, appearing in several of Rachmaninoff’s works.

Background By the 1930s Rachmaninoff was well-established as one of the leading pianists of his age, and spent much of his time touring successfully in Europe and America. In 1930 he visited Switzerland and decided to build a home in the village of Hertenstein, on the shore of Lake Lucerne. The name of his house,“Senar,” was derived from the names “Sergei,” “Natalia,”(his wife) and “Rachmaninoff.” Senar became a beloved retreat until the Rachmaninoffs sought refuge in the United States at the beginning of World War II. He composed two of his final large works while in Switzerland: the Symphony No.3 (completed in 1938) and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini—his last great solo work for piano. The choice of Paganini was a telling one. Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) was the model for countless virtuosos to follow. With his astonishing technique and powerful sound, he toured Europe for decades, and was one of Classical music’s first “superstars.” In 1819, his published his ironicallynamed 24 Caprices for solo violin. Hardly capricious, this is a series of increasingly challenging technical solos, culminating in the phenomenally difficult No.24—a set of variations on an original theme that uses Paganini’s entire battery of advanced playing techniques. Even during Paganini’s lifetime, composers began to use the theme of No.24 as the basis for their own sets of variations: Liszt, 22

Brahms, and literally dozens of others down to our own day. This theme became something more than just a tune—when it appeared, it was a symbol of virtuosity. Rachmaninoff, himself a towering virtuoso, turned to Paganini’s famous theme as the basis for one of his most challenging piano works. A couple of months before the premiere, Rachmaninoff wrote ironically to a friend: “It is rather difficult. I must begin learning it.” It is unclear whether or not Rachmaninoff originally conceived of the Rhapsody as a piece of program music, but he later suggested a program in a letter to choreographer Mikhael Fokine, who used the Rhapsody for a ballet about Paganini. Rachmaninoff suggested to Fokine that he should “...resurrect the legend about Paganini, who sold his soul to an evil spirit in exchange for perfection in his art and for a woman. All the variations which contain the Dies irae represent the evil spirit.” The composer identified Variations 11-18 as “love episodes,” and Variation 19 as “Paganini’s triumph,” but, true to form, the Devil wins in the end and claims the unhappy artist’s soul. What You’ll Hear In a move reminiscent of the final movement of Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony, Rachmaninoff presents the first “variation,” a skeletal version of the theme, before the theme is played in its entirety. When the theme finally appears, it is stated starkly by the strings, with minimal accompaniment from

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the piano and woodwinds. The succeeding 23 variations wring an amazing amount of musical material from this deceptively modest little idea. Variations 2 through 6 remain close to the outlines of the tune: the piano is supported by sparse orchestration, and the theme is varied with relatively simple ornamental and rhythmic means. In the next four variations (7-10), the mood becomes increasingly sinister, with reminiscences of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique: the Dies irae (“Day of Wrath”) chant in Variations 7 and 10, and the ghostly string effects in Variation 9. This demonic tension is resolved in Variation 11, a lush cadenzastyle treatment of the theme that must be a tribute to the style of Liszt. Liszt is there for the next few variations as well (12-15), which have a distinctly Hungarian flavor. The climactic point of this section is Variation 18—richly Romantic music familiar from several classic film scores—in which the piano uses the theme in inversion (upside-down) to create lush new harmonic possibilities. Variations 19-24 are a finale that peaks in a solo cadenza before the massive final variation, with its wild piano figuration and the Dies irae blasted by the entire brass section. The ending is one of Rachmaninoff’s rare flashes of humor—a flippant little gesture that gives the piano the last word.

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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”) Composed: 1802-1803.

Premiere: April 7, 1805, Vienna. Previous MSO Performances: 1934, 1966, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2011. Duration: 47:00.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Born: December 17, 1770 (baptism date), Bonn, Germany. Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria. This 1803 work was originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, but Beethoven angrily crossed out the title when Napoleon had himself crowned Emperor, and the dedication was changed to celebrate “the memory of a great man.” This bold symphony expresses heroism throughout, from the vast opening and the solemn funeral march, through a blazing scherzo, and the enormous finale. Background The years 1802-1812 in Beethoven’s life have frequently been labeled the “heroic decade”—the most productive period in his life, and years which saw a new set of personal and musical concerns. In the face of the ultimate challenge to a composer—ever-encroaching deafness—Beethoven’s output over the next decade was indeed heroic: the third through eighth symphonies, the “Razumovsky” quartets, the final two piano

concertos, the violin concerto, and Fidelio. Beethoven’s writings and the dramatic content of his music during this period—particularly his only opera, Fidelio—show an increasing preoccupation with the ideals of human dignity, heroism, and freedom. These works greatly expand the Classical forms, sometimes transcending these forms altogether, and they focus on exhaustive development of thematic material. Nowhere are Beethoven’s “heroic” tendencies more readily apparent than in the “Eroica” symphony. The well-known story of the “Eroica” symphony’s dedication reflects Beethoven’s political and humanistic concerns during a time of great turmoil across Europe. He had followed the career of Napoleon Bonaparte with great interest, though like many Austrians, he probably began to question the French First Consul’s commitment to the ideals of the French Revolution as France became more and more warlike. The symphony was originally titled “Bonaparte” in recognition of Napoleon’s supposedly republican ideals. However, when he heard of Bonaparte’s coronation as Emperor, Beethoven tore up the dedication page in disgust, exclaiming: “Is he too nothing more than an ordinary man?” (In an early manuscript copy of the symphony, Napoleon’s name has been crossed out

so violently that there is a hole in the page.) In the first published edition, Beethoven noted merely that the work was composed “to celebrate the memory of a great man.” The Symphony No.3 is formidable in length and depth. It was certainly one of the longest and most complex symphonic works that his Viennese audience had ever heard, and several critics expressed dismay at its “incomprehensibility.” (Beethoven’s fascination with the gigantic works associated with revolutionary France— works by composers such as Cherubini and Méhul—was clearly an influence in this piece.) This symphony expresses the heroic ideals of struggle and triumph—and though it is not a strictly programmatic piece, despite the evocative “funeral march” of the second movement, it communicates valor and courage. One added dimension that would have been clear to listeners in 1803 is his pointed reference to the music of his Prometheus ballet in the final movement. Prometheus had been wildly popular after its premiere two years earlier, and its main theme in the context of a “heroic” symphony would have brought to mind the central character of the ballet: a mythical figure who defied authority to enlighten the human race.

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What You’ll Hear The Symphony No.3 begins by breaking molds. Most of the later symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, and Beethoven’s own first and second symphonies begin with extensive slow introductions. Beethoven disposes of the introduction to the first movement (Allegro con brio) in two forte chords, which lead directly into the opening theme, played by cellos and basses. This theme begins simply enough, but a feeling of restless instability appears almost immediately. An extended transition section culminates in the second main theme, which is first stated by the clarinets and oboes. The development section is heroic both in dimensions and style—this section by itself is longer than many contemporary opening movements. After a climactic series of crashing dissonances, Beethoven introduces a new idea, a melancholy oboe melody. After a recapitulation of the main themes, the movement closes with an enormous coda that continues to develop his ideas. The funeral march (Marcia funebre) is constructed as a rondo, with the somber repeating main theme presented at the outset by the strings. A majorkey episode interjects a note of hope, but this is soon overtaken by the main theme. A second contrasting episode begins with bass rumblings and intensifies

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through a great fugal passage to an impassioned climax. After a final return of the main theme, the movement closes with a stark and haunting coda. As in the Symphony No.2 of 1801, the third movement (Scherzo: Allegro vivace) is designated as a scherzo (Italian for “joke” or “trifle”), replacing the more usual third-movement minuet used in the symphonies of Beethoven’s contemporaries. This scherzo is set in the same three-part form as the minuet, but it has none of the minuet’s courtly grace (or aristocratic associations). The opening section is a mix of perpetual motion in the strings and a playful melody in the upper woodwinds. The central trio has a more heraldic quality, beginning with a horn call. This call is answered by the strings and woodwinds. The movement closes with a return of the opening section and a brief coda. Beethoven was never one to avoid recycling a good tune. The music of the third symphony’s finale (Allegro molto) is Beethoven’s final reworking of music that had appeared in three earlier works, beginning with his music for the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus (1801) and a piano contradance of the same year, and the Variations and Fugue on a Theme from Prometheus for solo piano. After a brief storm at the opening of this movement (probably a reference to the plot of the

Prometheus ballet), Beethoven introduces a simple bass line in pizzicato strings. This bass line moves through an increasingly complex set of variations, acquiring a countermelody on the way. The central section is a tremendous fugue, which builds towards a broad and triumphant coda. In symphonies by his contemporaries, the fourth movement was typically a rather lightweight, breezy piece, but this finale is a

weighty counterbalance to the symphony’s opening movement. If the opening movements of the “Eroica” break the 18th-century mold of symphonic form, this one kicks away the last traces!

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ENDOWMENT GIVING

The Century Society

We gratefully acknowledge our Century Society members. These donors have committed $100,000 or more to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s endowment, outright and/or through their estates. Carla and Fernando Alvarado Diane Ballweg Barbara and Norman Berven Rosemarie and Fred Blancke Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Jim and Cathie Burgess Margaret Christy Pat and Dan Cornwell James F. Crow The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Linda I. Garrity George Gay George and Candy Gialamas Tyrone and Janet Greive Terry Haller Carl M. Hudig Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Arno and Hazel Kurth Myrna Larson

James Victor Lathers Madison Symphony Orchestra League Nicholas and Elaine Mischler David and Kato Perlman John L. Peterson The Reuhl Family Pleasant T. Rowland Harry D. Sage JoAnn Six Gareth L. Steen Harry and Evelyn C. Steenbock Steinhauer Charitable Trust Thomas E. Terry Marilynn Thompson Katherine and Thomas Voight William and Joyce Wartmann Elyn L. Williams Margaret C. Winston Six Anonymous Friends

As we approach the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s centennial in 2025, our hope is to acknowledge 100 Century Society members for their endowment commitments of $100,000 or more.

We invite you to join these distinguished donors in helping the Madison Symphony Orchestra realize its vision to be a leader in classical music performance, education, community engagement, and artistic innovation for generations to come. Endowment gifts may be made for general purposes or to endow specific programs or chairs. For more information, please call Casey Oelkers, Director of Development, at (608) 260-8680 x228. PROGRAM AND CHAIR NAMING OPPORTUNITIES Music Director’s Chair/Podium

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra League Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of The Symphony’s mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all individual donors for their gifts and sponsorships to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ. Donors are listed according to the total amount of their monetary donations supporting the 2021-2022 Season* as of September 24, 2021.

$20,000 & ABOVE Fernando & Carla Alvarado Diane Ballweg Norm & Barbara Berven Rosemarie & Fred Blancke W. Jerome Frautschi & Pleasant Rowland Myrna Larson Roma Lenehan Marvin J. Levy Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen Morton Sandra L. Osborn & Marshall Finner David & Kato Perlman Cyrena & Lee Pondrom Lise R. Skofronick One Anonymous Friend

$10,000-$19,999 Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Louise & Ernest Borden Scott & Janet Cabot Audrey Dybdahl Marilyn Ebben Joan Fudala & Richard Dike Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi Wilde Susan S. Harris Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Howard Kidd & Margaret Murphy Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Doug & Norma Madsen Barbara Melchert & Gale Meyer Claudia Berry Miran Fred & Mary Mohs Nancy Mohs Peggy & Tom Pyle Kay Schwichtenberg & Herman Baumann William Steffenhagen

Judith & Nick Topitzes Fred A. Wileman Jim & Jessica Yehle One Anonymous Friend

$5,000-$9,999 William & Claudette Banholzer Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith Jeff & Beth Bauer Joel & Kathryn Belaire Robert Benjamin & John Fields Marian & Jack Bolz Martha & Charles Casey Dennis & Lynn Christensen Wallace & Peggy Douma Bob Erb & Wendy Weiler Dr. Thomas & Leslie France John & Christine Gauder Dr. & Mrs. Frank Greer Jane Hamblen & Robert F. Lemanske Janet Hyde James & Joan Johnston Shree Kalluri & Family Mary & Terry Kelly Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Barbara J. Merz Michael Oliva & Patricia Meyer Reynold V. Peterson Pamela Ploetz & John Henderson Walter & Karen Pridham Charitable Fund Beth & Peter Rahko Rodney Schreiner & Mark Blank Gerald & Shirley Spade John F. Suby Greg & Jenny Williams One Anonymous Friend

$2,500–$4,999 Kay & Martin Barrett Shaila & Tom Bolger Anne W. Bolz Patricia Brady & Robert Smith Ellsworth & Dorothy Brown Stephen Caldwell & Judith Werner Richard & Marilyn Cashwell Lau & Bea Christensen Anne-Marie & Paul Carrell Steven Ewer & Abigail Ochberg Timothy & Renee Farley Charles N. Ford & Sharon L. James Dolores & Paul Gohdes Tyrone & Janet Greive Terry Haller Mike & Beth Hamerlik Curt & Dawn Hastings Dr. Perry A. Henderson Bob & Louise Jeanne Sue & Paul Jobst Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Terry & Mary Kelly Michael & Linda Lovejoy Dr. Renate E. Madsen Connie Maxwell Peder & Jeanne Moren David Myers Paul & Maureen Norman Kevin & Cheryl O'Connor William & Patricia Paul Doug & Katie Reuhl Steven P. Robinson Family Fund Harold & Marilyn Silvester Thomas Rae Smith & Jennifer A. Younger Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston

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Dr. Steven Stoddard Jerry & Vicki Swedish Thomas E. Terry John & Carol Toussaint Selma Van Eyck Toby Wallach Katie & Ellis Waller Carolyn White Bob & Elsie Wilson Nancy & Edward Young Bob & Cindy Zellers Ledell Zellers & Simon Anderson Two Anonymous Friends

$1,500–$2,499 Brian & Rozan Anderson Ron & Sharon Anderson Emy Andrew Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton Beth Baldwin Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Bradford Brown & Maribeth Gettinger Donna Carnes Steve & Shirley Crocker James Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund Kari Peterson & Ben De Leon William & Alexandra Dove Kristine Euclide & Douglas Steege Clayton & Belle Frink Katharine Gansner George Gay Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner Greg & Carol Griffin Philip & Dale Grimm Kim Hah Betty & Edward Hasselkus Dr. Brandon S. Hayes Jim & Kathy Herman Walter & Barbara Herrod Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Nancy Jesse & Paul Menzel Maryl R. Johnson, M.D. John Jorgensen & Olga Pomolova Darko & Judy Kalan Robert Keller & Catherine Kestle Bill & Fern Lawrence Helen & Ernest Madsen Julie Marriott & David Harding David & Ann Martin Jane McGinn Joseph Meara & Karen Rebholz

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Jon & Cookie Miller Mark & Nancy Moore Thomas H. Nash III & Corinna Gries Drs. Dexter Northrop & Lynn Van Campen Kay & Pete Ogden Dr. Zorba & Penelope Paster Phila & Ronald Poff Robert & Kathleen Poi Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus John A. Rafoth The Children of Harold A. & Marian E. Rafoth Timothy Reilley & Janet Nelson Michael & Claire Ann Richman DeeDee & Bing Rikkers Pat & Jeff Roggensack Sarah Rose Ron Rosner & Ronnie Hess Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Georgia Shambes Catherine & Charles Sih Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston George & Catherine Tesar Marilynn Thompson Anne M. Traynor Jon & Susan Udell Marc Vitale & Darcy Kind Carol & Donald Wahlin Ann Wallace Glenn & Jane Watts Faye Pauli Whitaker John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Roy Yeazel John & Peggy Zimdars Five Anonymous Friends

$750–$1,499 Ellis & Susan Bauman James & Diane Baxter Lawrence Bechler Darrell & Michelle Behnke Catherine Briggs & Marthea Fox Betty Chewning Mike & Quinn Christensen Phil Daub Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo Charles & Bonnie Dykman

Ray & Mary Evert Michael & Anne Faulhaber Roberta Gassman Robert & Vivian Ghiz Cynthia S. Hiteman Charles & Tammy Hodulik David & Kathleen Irwin Stan & Nancy Johnson Rosemary & Lee Jones Robert & Judy Knapp John & Barbara Komoroske David & Hilda Kuter Richard & Judy Kvalheim Constance Lavine & Fred Holtzman Charles Leadholm & Jeanne Parus Margaret Luby Patrick Luby Clare & Michael McArdle Charles McLimans & Dr. Richard Merrion Patricia McQuiddy Oscar Mireles & Diana Gonzalez Christine & Jeff Molzahn Vicki & Marv Nonn Jon & Fung Wai D Parker Gary & Mary Peterson Mary Pinkerton & Tino Balio Dr. Evan & Jane Pizer Don & Carol Reeder Charles Scott Eileen M. Smith James J. Uppena Dr. Condon & Mary Vander Ark Teresa Venker Willis & Heijia Wheeler Jeffrey & Nancy Williamson David Willow Jeffrey Wright & Jatinder Cheema Fred Younger George & Dorothy Zografi Four Anonymous Friends

$500–$749 Bert & Diane Adams Mike Allsen Peggy Anderson Carolyn Aradine Joel & Kathryn Belaire David & Karen Benton Bruce & Nancy Braun Brooks & Virginia Brenneis Joyce A. Bringe

Rueben Buse & Mary Murray Barbara & Ted Cochrane Marshall & Arlene Colburn Louie Cornelius & Pris Boroniec Judy Craig Jerome Cronin Bill & Kim Donovan Marlene Duffield & Terry Walton-Callaghan Jerome Ebert & Joye Ebert Kuehn Edward & Rosanne Ehrlich William & Lynne Watrous Eich Janet Faulhaber Robert Forbess & Eunice Reep Eric & Amanda Frailing Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman Robert & Carol Frykenberg Rosalee Gander Evan & Emily Gnam Joel & Jacquie Greiner Ei Terasawa Grilley Robert & Judith Havens Ivan Haynes Sandra Haynes Kris S. Jarantoski Bobbie & Steve Jellinek Norman Johnson Jerome & Dee Dee Jones Tim Kamps & Laura Mericle Larry M. Kneeland Catherine & Douglas Knuth Richard & Clairanne Kotenbeutel Tom Kurtz Eric & Alyson Larson Richard & Joan Leffler Ed & Julie Lehr Mike & Kathy Lipp Laird Marshall & Alice D'Alessio Hal & Christy Mayer Rick & Jo Morgan Earl & Eleanor Munson Anne & David Nerenz Sharon Newlun Dan & Judy Nystrom Pamela Oliver & John Lemke David & Barbara Parminter Peter S. Pessoa William E. Petig

Barbara Prindiville Roger & Nancy Rathke Drs. Joy & David Rice Lorraine & Gary Roberts James & Carol Ruhly Bela & Ruth Sandor Kathleen & Ronald Schell Wayne & Barbara Schwalen Lanny & Margaret Smith Chris & Ron Sorkness Dawn Stucki Edith Sullivan Millard & Barbara Susman Richard & Barbara Weaver Derrith Wieman & Todd Clark Two Anonymous Friends

$250–$499 Hilde & Julius Adler Derek Aimonetto & Glenn Rowe Anne Altshuler & David Sulman Sally E. Anderson David & Ruth Arnold Nancy Baillies & Kevin Gould Christine K. Beatty Patricia Bernhardt Beth Binhammer & Ellen Hartenbach Terry Bloom & Prudy Stewart M. Lynn Bonneau Daniel & Stacey Bormann Stan & Marylin Boyer Michael Bridgeman & Jack Holzhueter Calvin Bruce & Cathy Caro-Bruce Thomas Buchhauser & John Ely Catherine Buege Charles & Joanne Bunge David & Sarah Canon Dennis & Jean Carlson Trinidad & Billie Chavez Evonna Cheetham Sam Coe Marc & Sheila Cohen Theodore & Eileen Collins Bruce Croushore & Michele Hilmes R. Christian & Kathy Davis Bob & Paula Dinndorf

Russell & Janis Dixon Jean Druckenmiller John & Deidre Dunn Fred Edelman Jane Eisner Jim & Jean Elvekrog Crystal Enslin Wes & Ankie Foell Donna B. Fox Jonathan Fritz John Gadow C. Daniel & Margaret Geisler Barbara Gessner Paul & Joyce Gottschalk Dianne Greenley George & Joan Hall Brian Haltinner Hoyt Halverson & Katherine Morkri Mary Ann Harr Grinde John Hayward & Susan Roehlk John & Sarah Helgeson Cornelia & A. Henry Hempe Deborah Hoffman & Mark Hazelbaker Helen Horn & Ralph Petersen Evelyn Howell James & Cindy Hoyt Barbara S. Hughes Robert & Ellen Hull John & Karen Icke Margaret & Paul Irwin Maryanne & Bob Julian Noël & Steven Klapper Robert Klassy Chris & Marge Kleinhenz Mary & Scott Kolar James Krikelas Roberta Kurtz Beverly Larson David Lawver Gary E. Lewis Richard & Jean Lottridge Doug Knudson & Judith Lyons John & Mary Madigan Thomas & Elvice McAlpine Chandler McKelvey Ken Mericle & Mindy Taranto

*Total includes gifts supporting: MSO’s 2021-2022 Annual Campaign; MSOL 2021-2022 Events & General Support; 2021-2022 Organ Concerts; Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 20212022 Annual Campaign. MSOL and FOCO basic membership dues and fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you believe an error has been made, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.

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Carol Milanich & Robert Davenport Margaret & Paul Miller Arthur Hans & Terry Ellen Moen Robin Moskowitz Genevieve Murtaugh Mary & Michael Myers Julie Ottum & David Runstrom Patricia & Ronald Paska Gerald & Christine Popenhagen Gary & Lanette Price Stephen Pudloski & Elizabeth Ament Elizabeth & Donovan Quam Claire M. Rider James Samsal Wilton Sanders & Sue Milch Andreas & Susanne Seeger Ronald & Ann Semmann Dr. Philip Shultz & Marsha VanDomelen Maureen Skelton Demetrios Skias & Gloria Kelly Curt & Jane Smith Tricia & Everett Smith Reeves Smith & Glenna Carter Lon & Sue Sprecher Andrew Stevens Sue & David Stone Eugene Strangman William & Edie Swift Mark & Daria Thomas Eric Thompson Mark & Nanette Thompson Marcia E. Topel Harry Tschopik Ellen M. Twing John & Shelly Van Note Arnold & Ellen Wald Nancy Webster Cleo & Judy Weibel David L. Weimer & Melanie Manion Urban Wemmerlöv & Mary Beth Schmalz Leonard & Paula Werner Eric & Margaret Wilcots Emily & Rob Wixson Barbara Wolfe & Bob Haveman Rolf & Susan Wulfsberg Dick & Katie Yde Patricia Hable Zastrow Thomas & Karen Zilavy Eight Anonymous Friends

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$50–$249 Jason & Erin Adamany James & Sandra Adams Ian Alderman Stuart & Bonnie Allbaugh Lyle J. Anderson Roger & Jennifer Anderson Allen Arntsen Livia Asher Brian & Tracy Bachhuber Jacob Baer Jim & Sue Bakke Lawrence & Donna Balch Dennis & Beverly Ball Leigh Barker Cheesebro Donald & Deborah Beduhn Jim & Eugenia Beecher George & Donna Beestman Ronald Benavides Joanne Berg James Berger James & Sharon Berkner John Bickford Emily & Robert Stribling Stephen & Ellen Blitz Barbara Blodi & Justin Gottlieb Dorothy A. Blotz Judith & Allen Bodden Steven Braithwait Mary & Judith Braucht Dr. Danielle & Jeffrey Breisach Robert S. Bridges Waltraud Brinkmann Ludwig & Nancy Bruch Wendy & Douglas Buehl Lynn Burke Mary & Ken Buroker Larry & Mary Kay Burton Stephanie & Darren Bush Charles & Rebecca Byers Ann Campbell Denis Carey & Carol Koby Jack & Julianne Carlson John & Kristin Chapman Susan Christensen Arlen & Judy Christenson Sue Cleary-Koch Randall and Pamela Clouse Richard & Virginia Connor Bonnie & Marc Conway James Conway & Kathy Trace Timothy & Sally Corden Louie Cornelius & Pris Boroniec Ed & Vicki Cothroll Janet & Tim Coughlin

Robin Craig & Mark Rzchowski Stan & Debbie Cravens Eileen Cripps Stenberg Randall Crow & Patricia Kerr Mrs. Kathryn Curtis Betsy Curtis D'Angelo John Daane Nanette & William Dagnon Ruth N. Dahlke Robert Daniel Ronald & Jane Danis Gary Davis & James Woods James & Sally Ann Davis Beverly Davison James & Edith Davison Eve & Carl Degen Royce Dembo Laura & Erik Dent Rahel Desalegne Carla & Michael Di Iorio Michael & Ulrike Dieterle Cliff Dillhunt & Kathleen Koegel Ruth Dobbratz David Dodd & John Pearson Dan & Carole Doeppers Rosemary M. Dorney Sue Dornfeld Ruth Downs Paula K. Doyle Eve & Peter Drury Richard & Doris Dubielzig Katrina Dwinell & Jane Oman Janine C. Edwards Barbara G. Eggleston Amanda Elfman Roy & Stephanie Elkins Albert & Ann Ellingboe Elizabeth Enright John & Will Erikson Phyllis Ermer Johanna Fabke Zsuzsa Fabry & Matyas Sandor Robert Factor & Kris Rasmussen Elizabeth Fadell Phillip & Deborah Ferris Susan & James Fiore Jennie Fischer Peter Fisher & Cyndy Galloway Emily & Milton Ford Kate Ford Roberts & Jim Struve Kathryn Forde Carol Fosshage Bobbi & Jim Reynolds Evelyn Fox Raelene & LisaAnn Freitag

Janet & Byron Frenz Perry & Carolyn Frey Anna & Suraya Gade Kenneth & Molly Gage Debra Dahlke & Robert Gake Alan & Kathy Garant Russell & Suzanne Gardner Jill Gaskell Michael George & Susan Gardels Charles & Janet Gietzel Fr. C. Lee & Edith M. Gilbertson Joan Gilbertson Pauline Gilbertson & Peter Medley Carl & Peggy Glassford William & Sharon Goehring Janice Golay John & Barbara Gordon Barbara Grajewski & Michael Slupski Jon & Nancy Gramzow Janice Gratch & Steven Wilensky Sam Gratz Marjorie & Andrew Greene Kelton Greenway Philip Greenwood David Griffeath & Catherine Loeb Adrienne Gross Paul Grossberg & Dean Ziemke Susan Gruber Dale & Linda Gutman Bob & Bevi Haimerl Andrew Halbach Thomas & Vicki Hall Jane Hallock & William Wolfort Wava Haney Philip A. Hardacre Arlene P. Hart Phil & Mary Hasheider Paul L. Hauri H. William & Susan Hausler Jeff & June Hausmann Betty B. Hayward Gregg Heatley & Julie James Cheryl Heiliger Peter & Mariana Hewson William & Sara Lee Hinckley Jeff & Kristi Hoffman James Holden & Gundega Korsts Cheryl Holzhueter Linda & Jeff Huttenburg Frank Iltis Mark & Catherine Isenberg Paul & Lynne Jacobsen Charles James

Evelyn Jennings Carol & Herbert Jensen Aaron & Sarah Johnson Barent & Noreen Johnson Doug & Kathy Johnson Dan & Janet Johnson Jerry & Sherry Johnson Lowell & Patty Johnson Conrad & Susan Jostad Kristine Kennedy Charles & Susan Kernats JoAnn & Duane Kexel Daniel King Connie Kinsella & Marc Eisen Jean Ferreira Kloehn & Ted Kloehn Miki & Ivan Knezevic Robert Koepp Ken & Elaine Kosier Erna & Keith Kostuch Kevin & Theresa Kovach Pauline Kuelbs Joanna Kramer Fanney Catherine Krier Shirley Krsinich Kathleen K. & Richard R. Kuhnen Merilyn Kupferberg Katherine Kvale & Thomas Schirz Donald & Jean Kwapil Pierre & Laurie La Plante John & Marie LaFontaine Paul Lambert & Anne Griep Steven E. Landfried William Lane Mary & Steve Langlie Marcia Langston Jim Larkee Richard & Nancy Latta David Lauth & Lindsey Thomas Jerry & Marilynn Lawler Richard & Lynn Leazer Katrina & Jim Lemens Steven & Sarabeth Lemoine Sally Leong Roger & Sherry Lepage Margaret Lescrenier Alison Lindsay Mares Patrick Litscher & Richard Goodkin Richard & Judy Loveless Doug & Mary Loving Joan Lundin Ross & Kathy Lyman Stephen & Barbara Lyrene Frank & Nancy Maersch

Cheryl Mahaffay & Terry Peterson Garrick & Susan Maine Richard Margolis Bruce & Ruth Marion John Marhoefer & Mary Beth Schlagheck Simon Marshall Vada Mayfield Joan & Doug Maynard Gordon & Janet McChesney Jan L. McCormick Paul & Jane McGann Julie McGivern & Tom Smith Andy & Laura McGuire Edward Meachen & Francine Tompkins Doris Mergen Lori J. Merriam Nancy Metzger Lorrie & Kevin Meyer Andrew & Kathy Milkowski Dan & Jodi Miller Kathleen & Richard Miller Linda Miller Ann Miller Coleman Jerry & Maureen Minnick Linda Mintener & Bob Jones Carla Moore Terry & Shirley Morrison Gary & Carol Moseson Ann & David Moyer William Muir & Bob Wright Lisa Munro Bill & De Nelson Agate Nesaule Jules & Judy Nicolet Ron Nief Lynette Nisbet Mary Lou Nord Kenneth Nordsieck Maria Novak & Jory Keating Casey & Eric Oelkers David Oesper & Suzy Munday Richard & Mary Ann Olson Richard & Marcia Olson Ron & Jan Opelt Bonnie Orvick Kathleen Otterson Leslie & Peter Overton Barbara Park Donna L. Paske Amy & Mark Pauli Ernest J. Peterson Roger & Linda Pettersen

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Russell & Marveen Phelps Ann Pollock & James Coors Virginia Porter & Ronald Niece Sue Poullette Jack & Lori Poulson Sarah Pozdell Lucinda K. Prue Robert Przybelski Thomas & Janet Pugh Donald & Roz Rahn Melanie Ramey & Linda Vahldieck John & Rose Rasmus Jason Rasmusen & Sarah Rasmusen Kathleen Rasmussen Loren & Margaret Rathert Sheila & C. Read Sherry Reames Mary Ann Rehberg Thomas & Rolando Reid Catherine Richard Kathryn Richardson Joan & Kenneth Riggs Kirsten Rindfleisch John K. Rinehart Cathy River Sara Roberts & Carolyn Carlson Todd & Sheryll Rockway John Rose & Brian Beaber Howard & Mirriam Rosen Fred & Mary Ross Richard A. & Lois K. Rossmiller Karen & Harry Roth Carol Rounds Nathaniel Ruck Robert & Nancy Rudd Dean Ryerson Carol Ryff Steven & Lennie Saffian Joy Sample Matt & Linda Sanders Rob & Mary Savage Dennis & Janice Schattschneider Jeffrey & Gail Schauer John & Susan Schauf Lawrence & Anne Scheidler Ron & Joanne Schmidt David & JoAnn Schoengold

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Dorothy I. Schroeder Donald & Joan Schuette Gary & Barbara Schultz Ron Hahm & Anita Schulz Ann & Gary Scott Magdolna Sebestyen Sandy Shepherd Daryl Sherman & Kathryn Lederhause Carolin Showers Thomas & Myrt Sieger Daniel & Cheryl Siehr Ulrich Sielaff & Janet Miller Rev. Gregory B. Sims Patricia & Robert Skryshevska J.R. & Patricia Smart Karen Smith Patricia & Randall Smith Robert & Suzanne Smith Wrede & Melissa Smith Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Gary & Jackie Splitter Martin & Nancy Stabb Robert & Barbara Stanley Joanne Stark Chuck & Shirley Stathas Harriet & Ray Statz Shirley & Richard Steiner Michael Stemper David & Connie Stevenson Helen Stone Leroy Stoner Jonathan & Jessica Storey JoAnne & Ken Streit Dewitt & Julia Strong Rob & Mary Stroud Mark & Diana Stuart Charles & Diane Stumpf David & Shirley Susan Jerry & Georgie Suttin Ross Swaney Cheri Teal Rayla Temin Barbara J. Thomas Chet & Donna Thomas Stephen Thompson Russel Tomar Scott Torgeson Dan & Char Tortorice

Tom & Dianne Totten Margaret Trepton Peggy Troller Thomas Tuttle Doris J. Van Houten John & Bonnie Verberkmoes Ed & Jan Vidruk Connie Von Der Heide Liz Vowles Mary Waarvik Greg L. Wagner Marty Wallace John & Janine Wardale Linda K. Warren Jeremy & Sarah Watt Ronald Weber Scott Weber & Martha Barrett John & Jane Wegenke Frank & Mariana Weinhold Rita Weiland Sally Wellman Harvey & Bonnie Wendel Karl & Ellen Westlund Dorothy Whiting Wade W. Whitmus Steven & Ellen Wickland Rebecca & Marvin Wiegand Joy Wiggert Royce Williams & Judith Siegfried Mary Ann Willow Bambi Wilson Bill & Jackie Wineke Scott & Jane Wismans Brad Wolbert & Rebecca Karoff Eric Wolf Marcia Wright Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman John Young & Gail Snowden Bethel Zabell Steven & Patty Zach George & Susan Zagorski Joan N. Zingale Sixty One Anonymous Friends We also thank 373 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

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has been very good to us! We were fortunate to pursue our “Madison careers and raise two daughters in such a great community. Our future gift to the Symphony is one way we can help perpetuate the high quality of life we have been blessed to enjoy here in Madison.” Carla and Fernando Alvarado

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You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608)257-3734 to learn more.

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 Marian & Jack Bolz 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 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 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 Harry & Karen Roth Edwin & Ruth Sheldon Dr. Beverly S. Simone Hans and Mary Lang Sollinger Family Fund Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston Gareth L. Steen Jurate Stewart John & Mary Storer Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Marilynn Thompson Ann Wallace John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Helen L. Wineke Ten Anonymous Friends

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED

Jane Hilsenhoff 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 Elmer B. Ott Ethel Max Parker Josephine Ratner Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser

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

Elizabeth S. Anderes Donald W. Anderson Helen Barnick Norman Bassett Nancy Becknell DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager Theo F. Bird 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

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BUSINESS, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT DONORS Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra League Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of our mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all companies, foundations and government agencies for their grants, sponsorships and general contributions. Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according to the total amount of their donations supporting the 2021-2022 Season* as of September 29, 2021.

$100,000 or more Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Madison Symphony Orchestra League NBC 15 US Small Business Administration

$50,000–$99,999 Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

$25,000–$49,999 American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc. The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club Madison Magazine Wisconsin State Journal and Madison.com

$15,000–$24,999 BMO Harris Bank Fiore Companies, Inc. John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$10,000–$14,999 The Burish Group at UBS Capitol Lakes The Gialamas Company, Inc. Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Madison Community Foundation Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Marriott Daughters Foundation Maurice and Arlene Reese Family Foundation

PBS Wisconsin University Research Park Wisconsin Arts Board

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

$5,000–$9,999 Boardman & Clark LLP Capitol Bank DeWitt LLP Exact Sciences Flad Architects Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Hooper Foundation/General Heating & Air Conditioning J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. John A. Johnson Foundation, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Stafford Rosenbaum LLP SupraNet Communications, Inc. TDS Telecom U.S. Bank von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Wisconsin Public Radio An Anonymous Friend

$2,500–$4,999 American Family Insurance Dane 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

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Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Steinhilber Swanson LLP UnityPoint Health – Meriter UW Health & Unity Health Insurance

$1,000–$2,499 The Capital Times Kids Fund Colony Brands, Inc. Farley’s House of Pianos Madison Arts Commission Unity Point Health – Meriter Foundation West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

UP TO $999

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State Farm Insurance Companies Unlimited Decorating of Wisconsin Inc. W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Fri. · Nov. 5, 2021

*Total includes donations that support 2021-2022 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 20212022 Organ Concerts, 2021-2022 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2021-2022 Events and Activities; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2021-2022 Annual Campaign. Fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you believe an error has been made, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.

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7:30 PM

Sat. · Jan. 15, 2022 7:30 PM

Sara Daneshpour Sun. · Feb. 6, 2022 4:00 PM

John O’Conor Sat. · Apr. 23, 2022 7:30 PM

Bill Charlap Sat. · May 21, 2022 7:30 PM

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All concerts are held at Farley’s House of Pianos 6522 Seybold Rd.

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TRIBUTES

The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends. Tributes are listed for one year. In honor of Jean Alderman Ian Alderman American Family Insurance In honor of James E. Engeler Janet Cibula In honor of Beth & Mat Gunshor & Family Harriet & Gordon Coppoc In honor of Scott Johnson Norman Johnson In honor of Stephanie Jutt Susan Vergeront In honor of Robert Kramer Susan & Louie Cornelius & Pris Boroniec In honor of Dan Lyons Susan & Mark Oleinik In honor of Richard Mackie 106 donors to the Richard H. Mackie Catalyst Fund In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse In honor of Judith E. Topitzes Karen & Harry Roth In memory of Jess Anderson Valerie & Andreas Kazamias In memory of Erin Blasinski Alan Harvey

In memory of Roman Bukolt Susan Vergeront In memory of Philip Certain Vic & Sue Levy In memory of Marvin L. Conney Diane Agans Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Barbara DeMain Judith & Nick Topitzes Carolyn White In memory of Ivy Dreizin Sharon & Bradley Kahn Thomas & Margie Krauskopf Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Stan Druckenmiller Jean Druckenmiller In memory of James Ebben Jason & Erin Adamany Margo Ahrens Ron & Sharon Anderson Gregory & Mary Bares Patricia Bernhardt Miriam & Brian Boegel Marian & Jack Bolz Thea Brunsell Catherine Buege Stephen & Mary Cheney Audrey Dybdahl James Engeler Timothy & Renee Farley Patricia Fuller The Goldman Family Nona Hill & Clark Johnson Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Darko & Judy Kalan

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Chris & Marge Kleinhenz Kevin & Mary Kucera Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Michael & Linda Lovejoy Dr. Renate E. Madsen Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Barbara Melchert & Gale Meyer Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Robert & Carolyn Montgomery Darlene M. Olson James & Barbara Patch Barbara Peterman Beth & Peter Rahko Wipfli Financial Advisors Mary Schroeder JoAnn Six Therese Smith Pauline Sparks Lynn Stathas John & Catherine Steinhauer Mark & Daria Thomas Judith & Nick Topitzes Gordon & Karen Tuffli Jerome & Karen Wallander Carolyn White In memory of Jean Frank William & Sara Lee Hinckley Jeff & Kristi Hoffman Donald & Joan Schuette Ruth Sheldon Terry & Mary Warfield In memory of Richard Harper Elizabeth Harper In memory of Palmer Haynes Lydia Haynes

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In memory of Greg Hettmansberger John Bickford Susan Cook Mark & Cheryl Foltz Robin & Dan Ryan Sweet Orchard Outreach Ministries, Inc. In memory of Jane Hilsenhoff Patricia Bernhardt Jane McGinn In memory of Thomas Kuczmarski Marian & Jack Bolz

In memory of Gordon Renschler Marian & Jack Bolz Audrey Dybdahl In memory of Marguerite Saecker Mary Saecker In memory of Patricia Struck Lawrence Bechler In memory of Paul Ulrich Ben & Allison Jaeger In memory of Margaret C. Winston John Erickson

In memory of Renata Laxova William & Alexandra Dove In memory of Michael McKenna Richard & Nancy Latta Stephen and Marilyn Riederer

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.

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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022

GOLF • CONCERT • DINNER

Mark your calendar for the Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s Concert on the Green at Bishops Bay Country Club on the Shores of Lake Mendota. Discover more at madisonsymphony.org/cog. Proceeds benefit Madison Symphony Orchestra’s nationally-recognized Education and Community Engagement Programs. Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/education. The photo above is by Amandalynn Jones, from the 2019 concert with John DeMain and soloist Grace Kim.

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Friday, September 9, 2022 The Madison Concourse Hotel Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/gala

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WHO LOVES CLASSICAL MUSIC? The MSO has many opportunities for your business to support great music in our community, from sponsoring a concert weekend to helping present youth education programs. We work with you to find the best fit for your company’s needs. A variety of recognition and benefit packages are available. Interested in learning more? Visit madisonsymphony.org/corporategiving or call (608) 260-8680 x228. Photos by Brett Stepanik and Amandalynn Jones.

ENDOWMENT DONORS The Madison Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to these generous donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Symphony’s endowment, including gifts made directly to the Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation and gifts made to the Great Performance Campaign Fund benefitting the Madison Symphony Orchestra. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come. Alliant Energy Foundation Altria Group, Inc. Carla & Fernando Alvarado American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc. American Girl, Inc. Anchor Bank Mel Anderes Brian & Rozan Anderson Ron & Sharon Anderson Estate of Donald W. Anderson Emy Andrew George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin Jim & Sue Bakke Helen Baldwin Diane Endres Ballweg Estate of Betty J. Bamforth Estate of Helen Barnick Jeffrey & 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 Nathan Brand Jim & Cathie Burgess Frank & Pat Burgess Mary P. Burke Capital Newspapers Capitol Lakes Thomas & Martha Carter Tony & Deri Cattelino

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 Philip & Audrey Dybdahl Dr. Leroy Ecklund Jim & Marilyn Ebben Richard & Frances Erney Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Ray & Mary Evert The Evjue Foundation, Inc. The Charitable Arm of The Capital Times David Falk & Joanne Robbins Thomas A. Farrell Janet Faulhaber First Business Bank of Madison First Weber Group Flad & Associates John & Colleen Flad Rockne Flowers Foley & Lardner Jean & Werner Frank W. Jerome Frautschi Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Friends of the Overture Concert Organ Clayton & Belle Frink Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman William & Jane Hilsenhoff Linda I. Garrity

John & Christine Gauder Candy & George Gialamas The Gialamas Company, Inc. Albert Goldstein, in memory of Sherry Goldstein Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner Anthony & Linda Granato Fritz & Janice Grutzner Terry Haller Dorothy E. Halverson Jane Hamblen & Robert Lemanske Estate of Martin Hamlin Julian & Elizabeth Harris Curtis & Dawn Hastings Ann & Roger Hauck Peggy Hedberg Roe-Merrill S. & Susan Heffner Jerry M. Hiegel Tom & Joyce Hirsch Hooper Corp./General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Carl M. Hudig J. Quincy & Carolyn Hunsicker Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Ralph & Marie Jackson Allen Jacobson Kris S. Jarantoski Peter & Ellen Johnson Marie & Hap Johnson Stan & Nancy Johnson Rosemary B. Johnson Johnson Bank Estate of Lois M. Jones JPMorgan Chase Darko & Judy Kalan Carolyn Kau & Chris Hinrichs Shirley Jane Kaub Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Terry & Mary Kelly

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Kenneth R. Kimport Charles & Patricia Kincaid Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi James & Andrea Klauck Patricia G. Koenecke William Kraus & Toni Sikes Estate of Theodora H. Kubly Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth Michael G. Laskis Estate of James Victor Lathers Renata Laxova Lee Foundation Estate of Stella I. Leverson Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis Gary E. Lewis Robert Lightfoot Laura Love Linden Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. Madison Symphony Orchestra League Madison Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve Ball 2003 Douglas & Norma Madsen Margaret Christy Revocable Trust Estate of Jan Markwart Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc. Connie Maxwell Oscar G. & Geraldine Mayer Hal & Christy Mayer Clare & Michael McArdle Richard & Mary McGary Elizabeth McKenna Michael & Cynthia McKenna Richard & Jean McKenzie Howard & Nancy Mead Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Gale Meyer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Susanne Michler Nicholas & Elaine Mischler Dan & Ellyn Mohs Fred & Mary Mohs Tom & Nancy Mohs Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore Katharine Morrison Mortenson Family Foundation Stephen D. Morton Walter Morton Foundation Jeanne Myers Stephen & Barbara Napier National Guardian Life Insurance Company

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Vicki & Marv Nonn Norman Bassett Trust Daniel & Judith Nystrom Casey & Eric Oelkers Sandra L. Osborn John & Carol Palmer Park Bank Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker Catherine Peercy John L. Peterson Reynold V. Peterson Larry & Jan Phelps E. J. Plesko Thomas & Janet Plumb Potter Lawson Architects Martin & Lynn Preizler Marie B. Pulvermacher Quarles & Brady LLP Estate of Josephine Ratner David Reinecke Douglas & Katherine Reuhl George & Jean Reuhl Thomas & Martha Romberg Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier Patrick M. Ryan Harry Sage Douglas Schewe Stephen & Marianne Schlecht Donald K. Schott Margaret & Collin Schroeder William & Pamela Schultz Marti Sebree Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Millie & Irv Shain Terry & Sandra Shockley Paul & Ellen Simenstad JoAnn Six Lise Skofronick Joel Skornicka Eileen Smith Estate of Chalma Smith Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Glenn & Cleo Sonnedecker Marie Spec Spohn Charitable Trust Mike & Sandy Stamn Karen & Jacob Stampen Harriet Statz Estate of Evelyn Carol Steenbock Estate of Harry & Evelyn Steenbock Steinhauer Charitable Trust

Joseph & Jamie Steuer Peg Gunderson Stiles John & Janet Streiff Virginia Swingen W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes John & Leslie Taylor Gamber & Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr. Terrance & Judith Paul Advised Fund Tom Terry Marilynn Thompson Estate of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson Jeff & Barbara Ticknor Todd & Elizabeth Tiefenthaler Harry & Marjorie Tobias Nick & Judy Topitzes John & Carol Toussaint U.S. Bank Foundation Jon & Susan Udell Virchow, Krause & Co. Katherine & Thomas Voight W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation Thomas & Rita Walker Ann Wallace Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Trust William & Joyce Wartmann Sally & Ben Washburn Estate of Sybil Weinstein Jeff & Cindy Welch Edwenna Rosser Werner Bob & Lu Westervelt John & Joyce Weston Jerry & Enid Weygandt Carolyn & Ron White Wiechers Survivor’s Trust Thomas & Joyce Wildes Georgia & John Wiley Bill Williamson Margaret C. Winston Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation Kathleen Woit Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman Jay J. Young Five Anonymous Friends We also thank the donors who have made endowment gifts up to $999.

In Memoriam

Tom Mohs November 6, 1938 – April 29, 2016

The friends and family of Tom Mohs are pleased to announce that a chair in the Bass section of the Madison Symphony Orchestra has been endowed and named the Tom Mohs Chair. Madison was Tom’s home, and the Madison Symphony Orchestra was one of the institutions that made this community special to him. A group of Tom’s friends and family felt that the permanent naming of a symphony chair would be a fitting way to pay tribute to Tom for the difference he made in their lives, and in the Madison community.

The Tom Mohs Chair is supported by an $80,803.00 endowment established by these generous donors: Dr. Ernest & Louise Borden Judy & Dr. Carl Bowser Dr. Marcus & Sheila Cohen Dr. Paul & Anne Marie Correll John & Coleen Flad Lottie & Joel Frank Linda & Tony Granato Don & Mary Harkness Andrea & James Klauck Dr. Robert & Pam McDonald Howard & Nancy Mead

Dan & Ellyn Mohs Fred & Mary Mohs Daniel & Judith Nystrom Catherine B. Peercy Hannah & Tad Pinkerton Karen & Jacob Stampen Janet Streiff Judy & Nick Topitzes Carolyn White Dr. John Wiley

Information about Madison Symphony Orchestra endowment naming opportunities can be found at madisonsymphony.org/endowchair.

T I C K E T I N F O R M AT I O N SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box Office. Single tickets for 21/22 Symphony masterworks concerts are $20-$98, and Beyond the Score® tickets are $18-$74. Seniors (62 and over) and students save 20% in select seating areas, and students can purchase up to two $15 Student Rush tickets on the day of the concert at the Overture Center Box Office. All 21/22 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $20, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.

SUBSCRIPTIONS are available through November! New subscribers save up to 50% off single ticket prices and enjoy benefits all season long including priority seating, unlimited ticket exchange, missed concert insurance, and more. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/21-22. Organ subscriptions are available through Oct. 18 — four concerts for $63. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/organ. Please take note: we guarantee a refund for tickets to any concert that cannot be performed for any reason.

O V E R T U R E H A L L I N F O R M AT I O N RESTROOMS Women’s and men’s restrooms are located on each level of Overture Hall. ACCESSIBILITY Overture Center is fully accessible to persons with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. Ushers are available at each concert to assist you. Wheelchair or transfer seating is available; please notify the Overture Center Box Office when purchasing your ticket. If you require an assistive-listening device, please alert an usher at the concert. GUEST CONSIDERATIONS The musicians and your fellow audience members thank you! • Please arrive early to ensure plenty of time to get through security and to be seated. If you arrive late, you will be seated during an appropriate break in the music at the discretion of the house staff. If you need to leave during the concert, please exit quietly and wait to be reseated by an usher at an appropriate break. • If you need to be reached during the concert, leave your cell phone with an usher along with your seat number. To contact a patron in an emergency, call (608) 258-4972 with the patron’s name and seat and row number. Please leave this information with anyone who might need to contact you.

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• Please feel free to take photos before the concert begins and during intermission! Once the lights dim, please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices. • Please do not wear perfumes, colognes or scented lotions as many people are allergic to these products. • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Overture Center for the Arts. • Children ages six and older with tickets are welcome at all MSO concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at the Christmas concerts. • The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends. • Eating and drinking are not permitted during Madison Symphony Orchestra performances. Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins. Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to assure your safety (requirements include proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wearing masks). We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/faq for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture.org/health.

B O A R D S A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021-2022

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown President Mike Hamerlik Vice President Kay Schwichtenberg Vice President Lynn Stathas Vice President Martha Casey Secretary Doug Reuhl Treasurer Elliot Abramson Member-at-large Paul Norman Member-at-large Jacqueline Rodman Member-at-large Elaine Mischler Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado Brian Anderson Ruben Anthony, Jr. Jeffrey Bauer Darrell Behnke Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot Martha Casey Jessica Cavazos James Dahlberg Kimila Daniels Robert Dinndorf Audrey Dybdahl Marc Fink Jane Hamblen Michael Hamerlik David Harding Mark Huth Shree Kalluri Valerie Kazamias Howard Kidd Darcy Kind

Ann Lindsey José Madera Nicholas Mischler Oscar Mireles Paul Norman Kevin O’Connor Cyrena Pondrom Margaret Pyle Steven Reuhl Michael Richman Jacqueline Rodman Kay Schwichtenberg Derrick Smith Mary Lang Sollinger Lynn Stathas Judith Topitzes Stephen White

ADVISORS

Elliott Abramson Jason Adamany Emy Andrew Rosemarie Blancke Michael Bridgeman Camille Carter Kristine Euclide Tyrone Greive Terry Haller Robert Horowitz Connie Maxwell Joseph Meara Gary Mecklenburg Larry Midtbo Regina Millner Richard Morgan Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer Sverre Roang Marilyn Ruffin Tamera Stanley Ellis Waller Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni

LIFE DIRECTORS Marian Bolz Stanley Inhorn Douglas Reuhl

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Jack Daniels, III, President Madison College Kathy Evers, First Lady of the State of Wisconsin Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Helen Bakke Wallace Douma Perry A. Henderson Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Velma Ritcherson Margaret Schroeder Beverly Simone John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS James Baxter Elaine Mischler Nancy Young

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS Susan Cook Lisa Bressler Tola Ewers Peter Kuzma Jeff Takaki

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2021–2022

OFFICERS

Douglas Reuhl President F. Charles Steinhauer Vice President TBA Secretary-Treasurer

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DIRECTORS

Elliot Abramson Marian Bolz Ellsworth Brown Beth Dettman Gary Mecklenburg Elaine Mischler Nicholas Mischler Fred Mohs

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021–2022

OFFICERS Nancy Young President Barbara Berven President-Elect Beth Rahko Immediate Past President Ledell Zellers Recording Secretary Emy Andrews Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton Treasurer Louise Jeanne VP-Administration Rozan Anderson AVP-Administration Cathy Buege VP-Communications Jacqui Shanda AVP-Communications Lori Poulson VP-Education Ann Dettwiler AVP-Education Judy Kalan Behind the Music: Concert Previews Jessica Yehle VP-Membership Recruitment/Retention Janet Cabot VP-Membership Records Mark and Daria Thomas VP-Special Projects Carole Schaefer AVP-Special Projects Kathy Belaire

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Symphony Gala Barbara Berven Symphony Gala Linda Lovejoy Parties of Note Beth Rahko MSOL Connect Christine Ramkey VP-Social Activities Marilyn Ebben Ladies Bridge Jim Patch Mens Bridge Jessica Morrison Fall Luncheon Pat Bernhardt Holiday Party Valerie Kazamias Mid-Winter Luncheon Rosemarie Blancke Spring Luncheon/Annual Meeting

Mary Ann Harr Grinde Ellen Larson Rob Lemanske David Parminter Rhonda Rushing William Steffenhagen David Willow

ADVISORS

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Pat Bernhardt Rosemarie Blancke Marian Bolz Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben Valerie Kazamias Ann Lindsey Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler Chuck Snowdon Judith Topitzes Carolyn White

FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021–2022

OFFICERS Jim Baxter President Reynold Peterson Secretary-Treasurer Ellsworth Brown Past President

DIRECTORS Barbara Berven Katie Biegel Janet Cabot Eric Frailing

ADVISORS

Diane Ballweg Marian Bolz John Gauder Terry Haller Gary Lewis Connie Maxwell Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Anders Yocom

EX-OFFICIO Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

ADMINISTRATION

TBA Executive Director Ann Bowen General Manager Alexis Carreon Office & Personnel Manager Kathryn Taylor Orchestra Librarian Kathryn Schwarzmann Director of Education & Community Engagement Lisa Kjentvet Education Assistant Casey Oelkers Director of Development Leah Schultz Manager of Individual Giving TBA Manager of Grants and Corporate Giving Peter Rodgers Director of Marketing Amanda Dill Marketing/Communications Specialist Aaron Krish Patron Services Manager Greg Zelek Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

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Forbidden love, political intrigue, and a soprano gone mad

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Jeni Houser

Andres Acosta Troy Cook Kenneth Kellogg DIRECTED BY Fenlon Lamb CONDUCTED BY John DeMain FEATURING Madison Opera Chorus, Madison Symphony Orchestra

NOVEMBER 5 & 7, 2021 OVERTURE HALL In the highlands of Scotland, Lucia is deeply in love with Edgardo, whose family are sworn enemies of her clan. Her brother rips them apart and convinces Lucia to marry another man, but neither the wedding ceremony nor the wedding night go according to plan.

Donizetti’s extraordinary music tells a story of longing and betrayal, of love and despair. Join us back in the theater for one of the world’s most celebrated operas.

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L I V E MU S I C R E T U R N S F O R YO U ! OV E RT U R E H A L L

21/2 2 SYMPH O NY SEAS O N OCTOBER 15, 16 & 17, 2021

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

RAVISHING RHAPSODY — Olga Kern, Piano

BEYOND THE SCORE®, STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING James Ridge, Kelsey Brennan, Jonathan Smoots

NOVEMBER 12, 13 & 14, 2021 GRAND PANORAMA — Thomas Mesa, Cello DECEMBER 3, 4 & 5, 2021 A MADISON SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS Elizabeth Caballero, Jared Esguerra Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, Mt. Zion Gospel Choir

JANUARY 21, 22 & 23, 2022

MARCH 11, 12 & 13, 2022 GIL SHAHAM PLAYS THE BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO — Gil Shaham, Violin APRIL 8, 9 & 10, 2022 MISSA SOLEMNIS — Naha Greenholtz, Violin, Madison Symphony Chorus, Sarah Duchovnay, Briana Hunter, Clay Hilley, Kenneth Kellogg

PREMIERE DEBUT — Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin, Greg Zelek, Organ

MAY 6, 7 & 8, 2022 HIS GREATEST HITS — Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

21 /2 2 O RG AN SEASON OCTOBER 19, 2021

MARCH 15, 2022

Greg Zelek, Organ

Isabelle Demers, Organ

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

MAY 20, 2022

Reginald Mobley, Countertenor, Greg Zelek, Organ

The Diapason Brass & Timpani, with Greg Zelek, Organ

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