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A Madison Symphony Christmas December 1, 2 & 3

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Table of Contents ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA Contact the Symphony............................................... 5 John DeMain Biography............................................. 6 Orchestra Personnel for this Concert..................... 10 Ticket Information........................................................ 69 Overture Hall Information.......................................... 69 Boards and Administration ....................................... 70

A MADISON SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS, DEC 1, 2 & 3 Concert Sponsors......................................................... 14 Program.......................................................................... 15 Evelyn Saavedra Biography...................................... 18 Limmie Pulliam Biography........................................ 19 Beverly Taylor Biography........................................... 20 Madison Symphony Chorus....................................22 Madison Youth Choirs................................................. 26 Mount Zion Gospel Choir........................................... 27 Program Notes............................................................. 32 Texts and Translations................................................ 40 Christmas Carol Sing Along...................................... 42

SUPPORT Individual Donors......................................................... 48 Stradivarius Society Members.................................. 59 Business, Foundation and Government Donors................................................... 60 Madison Symphony Orchestra Endowment Donors.................................................. 62 Tributes........................................................................... 64 Index of Advertisers.................................................... 73

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As we gather in this space for these concerts, the Madison Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the Ho-Chunk Nation’s ancestral lands and celebrates the rich traditions, heritage, and culture that thrived long before our arrival. We respectfully recognize this Ho-Chunk land and affirm that we are better when we stand together.

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John DeMain 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.

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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,

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

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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.

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Free Community Carol Sing Bring your pipes, and your friends and family, to raise a joyful noise with the Overture Concert Organ! Always a fan favorite, the Carol Sing will get everyone in the mood for Christmas. Join Madison Symphony Orchestra Principal Organist Greg Zelek and special guest Mark Hetzler, Trombone, for this wonderful event that is sure to delight audiences of all ages. MSO Carol Sings are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, and no tickets or reservations are needed. Each event takes place in Overture Hall and lasts 45 minutes to one hour.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 11:00 AM GREG ZELEK, Organ MARK HETZLER, Trombone

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Orchestra Personnel For This Concert VIOLIN I

VIOLA

PICCOLO/ALTO FLUTE

William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

James F. Crow Chair

Suzanne Beia Co-Concertmaster

Diedre Buckley Assistant Principal

OBOE

Naha Greenholtz Concertmaster

Christopher Dozoryst Principal

Dawn Lawler

Izumi Amemiya Principal

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair

Dove Family Chair

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Huy Luu Associate Concertmaster

Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Hanna Pederson Melissa Snell

Andrea Gross Hixon Valree Casey

CELLO

JJ Koh Principal

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Olga Pomolova Associate Concertmaster Maynie Bradley Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Kina Ono Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Neil Gopal Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns Naomi Schrank

VIOLIN II

Xavier Pleindoux Principal Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair

Holly Wagner Rolf Wulfsberg Olga Draguieva Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm

Karl Lavine Principal

CLARINET Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

Mark Bridges Assistant Principal

BASS CLARINET

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo Chair

Gregory Smith

Karen Cornelius

BASSOON

Knapp Family Chair

Lindsey Crabb Jordan Allen Margaret Townsend Lisa Bressler Derek Handley

BASS

Robert Rickman Principal Carl Davick Assistant Principal Zachary Betz Tom Mohs Chair

Jeff Takaki August Jirovec Brett Lewis

Cynthia Cameron Principal Amanda Szczys

CONTRABASSOON Carol Rosing

HORN

Dafydd Bevil Acting Principal Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

William Muir Ingrid Mullane Linda Kimball John Wunderlin, Assistant

TRUMPET

FLUTE

Derek Wolfe Principal

Terry Family Foundation Chair

Daniel Cross Megan Aley

Danielle Breisach Dawn Lawler

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Andrea Gross Hixon

Reuhl Family Chair

Linda Pereksta Principal

ENGISH HORN

Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

TROMBONE

HARP

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Joyce Messer Principal

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE Benjamin Zisook

TIMPANI

John Jutsum Principal Eugenie Mayer Bolz Foundation Chair

PERCUSSION Anthony DiSanza Principal

JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair

Jennifer S. Goldberg John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Stage Manager

ORGAN

Benjamin Skroch

Gregory Zelek Principal

Property Manager

The Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curatorship

John Straughn

PIANO/CELESTE

Alexis Carreon

TUBA

Joshua Biere

Librarian

Margaret Mackenzie Principal

Personnel Manager

Daniel Lyons Principal

Stephen D. Morton Chair

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Orchestra Committee

Mark Bridges, Chair Joshua Biere, Vice-Chair Elspeth Stalter-Clouse, Secretary David Scholl, Treasurer Lisa Bressler, Member-at-large

Richard Morgan Nicholas Bonaccio

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A Perfect Pair: Mozart & Mahler This month, I not only continue to celebrate my 30th anniversary season, but I celebrate a milestone birthday. I have chosen two desert island favorites of mine for the occasion and invite you to come celebrate with me. Joyce Yang played so wonderfully a few seasons ago, that I wanted to bring her back immediately. She will play one of the great piano concertos of Mozart. Mozart is considered the perfect pairing with Gustav Mahler, so I have done just that. Mahler’s great fifth symphony, with its famous Adagietto movement extracted for the movie Death in Venice, is a colossal work for a very large orchestra. The Adagietto movement is scored only for harp and strings and is of exquisite beauty. This will be the MSO’s second performance of this masterwork. Treat yourself to the sonic experience of a Mahler symphony and the sublime perfection of a Mozart piano concerto.

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor JOYCE YANG, Piano

music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5

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Endowment support for the music library collection is the gift of John & Carolyn Peterson. The Overture Concert Organ is the gift of Pleasant T. Rowland. Endowment support for “A Madison Symphony Christmas” is the gift of Carl M. Hudig. The Madison Symphony Christmas Angels were designed and sculpted by Angelina Paoli.

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Fri., Dec. 1, 7:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 2, 8:00 pm | Sun., Dec. 3, 2:30 pm

John DeMain, Conductor Evelyn Saavedra, Soprano Limmie Pulliam, Tenor Linda Pereksta, Piccolo Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Mount Zion Gospel Choir, Leotha and Tamera Stanley, Directors Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director TRADITIONAL FRENCH Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. Mack Wilberg) MS. SAAVEDRA MR. PULLIAM MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Mass in B minor, BWV 243 Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra pax MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Mass in C minor, K.427 Laudamus te MS. SAAVEDRA ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in C minor for Piccolo and Orchestra, RV443 Allegro Largo Allegro MS. PEREKSTA

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JOHN RUTTER Star Carol

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (TREBLES)

CÉSAR FRANCK Panis Angelicus MR. PULLIAM MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (TREBLES) ADOLPHE ADAM O Holy Night (arr. Dan Goeller) MR. PULLIAM MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS FRANCIS POULENC Gloria Gloria (Maestoso) Laudamus te (Trés vif et joyeux) Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (Maestoso) MS. SAAVEDRA MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS GEORGE FRIDERICK HANDEL Hallelujah from Messiah MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES) MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS

INTERMISSION JOHN WILLIAMS Three Holiday Songs from “Home Alone” Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES) MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS

DARBY/SIMEONE ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (arr. William Schoenfeld) 16

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES)

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PETER JAFFE Symph-Hannukah AMAURY VERAY TORREGROSA Villancico Yaucano (arr. Scott Gendel) MS. SAAVEDRA TORMÉ/WELLS The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) MR. PULLIAM BERLIN/THOMPSON Happy Holiday / It’s the Holiday Season MS. SAAVEDRA MR. PULLIAM LEOTHA STANLEY Special Christmas Love

MOUNT ZION GOSPEL CHOIR

LEOTHA STANLEY Christmas Peace

MOUNT ZION GOSPEL CHOIR

JOHN WESLEY WORK, JR. Go Tell it on the Mountain (arr. Leotha Stanley) MR. PULLIAM MOUNT ZION GOSPEL CHOIR MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS Christmas Carol Sing-Along (arr. Dan Goeller) ALL (Lyrics on p. 42)

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Evelyn Saavedra SOPRANO

Praised for her “lustrous soprano voice," Cuban-born soprano Evelyn Saavedra is quickly establishing herself as a “gifted young singer to watch” (South Florida Classical Review). In the 23-24 season, she looks forward to making several exciting concert and operatic appearances. In concert, she performs Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 with cello ensemble, and joins the Madison Symphony Orchestra for their annual holiday concert. Ms. Saavedra returns to Nashville Opera to reprise the role of Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas; sings Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Vero Beach Opera; and can be seen in the roles of Vitellia in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, and Micaëla in an adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen with the Juilliard Opera. Last season, she made her company and role debut as Mabel in Gilbert and Sullivan’s

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Pirates of Penzance with Nashville Opera. On the concert stage, she joined Orchestra Filarmonica di Firenze at the Festival Symphonique d'El Jem in Tunisia, and made her Lincoln Center-Alice Tully Hall debut singing George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children with the leading ensemble in New York City’s contemporary music scene: AXIOM. Additionally, Ms. Saavedra coached and worked with Grammy Awardwinning composer Rhiannon Giddens, and was featured as a soloist in a concert retrospective of the composer’s chamber music at the Juilliard School. In the 21-22 season, she was the Third Prize winner of the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Operetta and Zarzuela Competition, and subsequently made her Carnegie Hall debut singing in the winner's concert. She was seen in concert and in the role of Musetta in La bohème with Vero Beach Opera; and joined Greg Zelek, Principal Organist for the Madison Symphony Orchestra, for their Voices of Spring Organ Gala on the Overture Hall stage. A champion of contemporary music, Ms. Saavedra has had the opportunity to collaborate with composers and contemporary music ensembles on several projects. In collaboration with composer Michael Ching, she has created such roles as “Mother” in Birthday Clown with Savannah Voice Festival, and “Featured Dater” in Speed Dating Tonight with the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center.

On December 17th, 2022, Pulliam made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Radamès in Aida, which also served as his role debut. He subsequently performed Radamès with Tulsa Opera for their 75th anniversary gala concert. Mr. Pulliam also returned to The Cleveland Orchestra for his first performances as Dick Johnson in Puccini's La fanciulla del West, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.

Limmie Pulliam TENOR

Rising dramatic tenor Limmie Pulliam has thrilled audiences with his captivating stage presence and his “stentorian, yet beautiful,” sound. During the 2023-2024 season, Limmie Pulliam makes his European debut with the Gewandhaus Orchester as the tenor soloist in Verdi’s Requiem, continuing his collaboration with maestro Franz WelserMöst. He then debuts with the Vienna Folksoper for John Adams’s The Gospel According to the Other Mary. In the States, Mr. Pulliam debuts the role of Cavaradossi in Tosca with Madison Opera, and returns to the role of Canio in Pagliacci in his company debut with Florida Grand Opera. While in Florida, he also makes his debut with the New World Symphony for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Other concert appearances during the season include holiday concerts with the Madison Symphony, and a “Best of Verdi” concert with the Lubbock Symphony. Love great music. Find it here.

Mr. Pulliam’s 2021-2022 season included his company and role debut with Los Angeles Opera as Manrico in Il Trovatore. He additionally made two significant orchestra debuts, singing the title role in Otello with The Cleveland Orchestra and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with The Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézét-Seguin. He also appeared in concert with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City for a night of operatic greatest hits, and the Memphis Symphony for their rescheduled Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. During the summer, he joined Madison Opera for their widely popular Opera in the Park concert, and the Bard Music Festival as Albert in Rachmaninoff’s rarely-performed The Miserly Knight, led by Leon Botstein. The Missouri native trained with the late renowned pedagogue Richard Miller. He is also a former participant in the young artist programs of Cleveland Opera, Opera Delaware and Opera Memphis. He was the 2012 Artist Division Winner of the National Opera Association's Vocal Competition and, in 2013, was a winner in the 3rd Annual Concorso Internazionale di Canto della Fondazione Marcello Giordano in Catania, Sicily.

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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.

Beverly Taylor CLAUDIA BERRY & DAVID E. MIRAN DIRECTOR, MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS

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

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 Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe 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 Radcliffe 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. PRESENTATION LICENSED BY DISNEY CONCERTS

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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, Orff’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, Rachmaninoff’s magnificent The Bells, Vaughan Williams's Toward the Unknown Region, and excerpts from Handel’s Solomon, among others

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Caryn Baham Jill Bailey Judith Brauer Lisa Burns Ashley Calderon-McHugh Spencer Chaplin Jennifer Christensen Kajsa Dalrymple Barbara Eggleston* Linda Feiler Sydney Fine Susan Galasso Angela Gifford 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

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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 Mary Subkoviak Joette Suloff Nadine Thomas Samantha Tushaus Sarah Walker Pam Wilinski Merina Witz Sophie Wohltjen

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Gwen Evans Tola Ewers Deb Flanders Denise Garvin Holly Gefroh Bryn Golden Cheri Haines Jane Henneberry Rebecca Hillary Amy Johnson Jessica Jones Susan Jones Mary Joan Kaminski Estelle Katz Alana Katz Heidi Kramer Sally Lanz Heather Laurila Rose Litt Denise Martin Rachel Mokelke-Heineman Fran Puleo Moyer Jacklyn O'Brien Susan Peterson Rhianna Reed Emily Regenold Angela Reisetter Christine Richards Deb Roever Veronica Rueckert Kathleen Schell Nancy Shook Laurie Silverberg Latisha Smith-Chase

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Andrew Bent Gordon Brand William Bremmer Ray Calderon Bradley Carter Drew Collins Jeff Cooper Josh Cope Robert Factor Christopher Feyrer Loren Glasbrenner Michael Hammer David Hanson John Hayward John Heaton James Kleckner Kathy Lewinski Jonathan Myers William Nelson* Mitchell Patton Dave Roever Scott Seyforth David Snook James Staskal LeRoy Stoner Craig Wuerzberger

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Jeff Bauer Steve Beversdorf James Blanchard 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 Jules Lee John Loud Jacob Monday Jon Nelson Donald Olsen Greg Polacheck Mark Rasmussen Charles Schauer Michael Schmit George Shook Chris Sink Zach Stalter-Clouse John Unertl James Wear Ryan Westergaard Craig Wille* Kent Williams Isaac Wojcicki *Section Leader

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Announcing the Claudia Berry and David E. Miran Chorus Director Chair

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce a generous gift from Claudia Berry Miran to endow and name the Claudia Berry and David E. Miran Chorus Director Chair!

at the Wisconsin Union Grad Club. David joined the Hoofers Sailing Club and became an avid sailor. “He was skipper and I was crew,” says Claudia.

If you have attended the MSO’s Christmas concerts, your life has been touched by Claudia Berry Miran, whether you know it or not. A member of the Madison Symphony Chorus soprano section since 1975, Claudia produced the booklet of carols from which the chorus members sing a cappella in the Overture lobby prior to each performance. Claudia’s affiliation with the all-volunteer Madison Symphony Chorus has been a constant source of musical fellowship that helped her celebrate the births of her three children and supported her through the loss of her beloved husband, David E. Miran, who passed away in 2013.

Claudia became an attorney and worked for various state agencies throughout her career. David, a computer scientist, retired as deputy director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s Division of Information Technology. David was always very supportive of Claudia’s chorus commitments, which require weekly Tuesday rehearsals and many additional rehearsals and performances during concert weeks. “David enjoyed listening to the chorus. He said it helped him appreciate good music,” Claudia says. In time, Claudia and David became MSO subscribers and annual donors.

Claudia and David came to Madison in 1969 to pursue graduate programs at UW and met while volunteering for the TGIF parties

Claudia recalls three distinct memories from her time in the chorus related to her pregnancies.

“When I joined the chorus in December 1975, I was pregnant with my oldest son, Sean. I was so big that my section leader took one look at me and put me on the end of the row!” recalls Claudia. “Then, I had to miss the Christmas concert in 1979 because the chorus was required to stand for the entire concert, and I just couldn’t do that because my son, Douglas, was due very soon afterwards.” When chorus rehearsals started in late August of 1984, chorus manager Ann Stanke said to a very pregnant Claudia, “Go home, you make me nervous!” The Mirans’ daughter, Sonya, was born just a few days later, in early September. Claudia has many other fond memories of singing in the Madison Symphony Chorus. She remembers singing the Verdi Requiem under Roland Johnson when the bass drum player hit the drum so hard that it broke during the concert! Another highlight was going on tour to Germany in 2017. About a year ago, Claudia was reading an article about endowment naming opportunities in MSO’s The Score magazine and she saw that Chorus Director was available. “I thought it would be a really special thing to do,” says Claudia. “After discussing it with my family, with Casey Oelkers in the development office, and with my financial advisor, I decided to make this gift.” "I was absolutely thrilled to learn of Claudia’s generous gift to endow the Madison Symphony Chorus Directorship," says Beverly Taylor, Director of the Chorus since 1996. "Claudia has been a loyal member of the

second sopranos for 49 years(!) and traveled with us six years ago to Germany where we performed the Brahms German Requiem with local forces in Freiburg, Ottobeuren and Leipzig. She also is the member who prepared and set our Carol Book which we use leading our carol sing before every MSO holiday concert. We are so thankful for her generosity, and her endowment will cement her legacy with the Chorus. I am very honored to hold the Claudia Berry and David E. Miran Chorus Director Chair." Claudia plans to sing with the MSO Chorus for as long as she can. “I definitely want to make it to my 50th year, which will coincide with the Symphony’s 100th Anniversary,” she says. The Mirans’ endowment helps to ensure that the Madison Symphony Chorus will have outstanding artistic leadership for years to come. In addition to the endowment established during Claudia’s lifetime, she has also planned for a final legacy gift through her estate. We are pleased to welcome Claudia to the Century Society to recognize her extraordinary endowment commitment, and the Stradivarius Society, recognizing her planned giving intent. Please join us in thanking Claudia for her wonderfully generous gift! To learn more about endowment naming opportunities, including section chairs, principal chairs, artistic staff positions, and education programs, please contact Casey Oelkers, Director of Development, at (608) 2608680 x228 or visit madisonsymphony. org/endowchair.

Madison Youth Choirs Madison Youth Choirs (MYC) is dedicated to inspiring youth with a choral experience that fosters creativity, reflection, and the exploration of diverse ideas. MYC welcomes singers of all ability levels, and annually serves hundreds of young people, ages 7-18, through a wide variety of choral programs in our community. Cultivating a comprehensive music education philosophy that inspires a spirit of inquiry leading students to become "expert noticers," MYC creates accessible, meaningful opportunities for youth to thrive in the arts and beyond. For more information, visit madisonyouthchoirs.org.

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MOUNT ZION GOSPEL CHOIR This is the 18th year of Mt. Zion Gospel Choir being represented at the MSO Christmas concerts. Other churches from the surrounding area are also represented. Leotha & Tamera are very appreciative of the recurring invitation to come and share the music that has been gifted within them. Please enjoy this year's new creation: "Special Christmas Love."

SOPRANOS

Terra Allen (Solo-Christmas Peace) Candace Patterson Sarah Jordan Alleanah Hancock-Jammeh (Solo-Special Christmas Love) Relayia Hodges Mimi Davis

ALTOS

Tamera Stanley (Solo-Christmas Peace) LaTanya Baldwin Monique Bryson Angie Kier Elissa Waller Kathe Crowley-Conn

TENORS

Rene Robinson (Solo- Go Tell It) Angela Hopgood LaTanya Maymon Frank Lewis David Smith Jr. Luke Hrovat-staedter

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Leotha Stanley – Keyboard Jalen McCullough - Drums (Rap- Christmas Peace) Omalley Lomax – Drums Vanessa Atlas – Bass Guitar

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Favorites of Mine & Your Choice Our subscribers voted this summer, and the results are in! I wanted a popular symphonic work to be featured in the second half of these concerts, and Dvořák’s New World Symphony emerged as the winner. The first half of the concert opens with a fun work titled Loco by Jennifer Higdon, followed by the return of another favorite artist of mine, Steven Isserlis, who has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as one of the world’s foremost cellists. He will perform Kabalevsky’s second cello concerto, a premiere for the MSO. – John DeMain, Music Director

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Program Notes DECEMBER 1-2-3, 2023 Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

We welcome you to the 2023 edition of “A Madison Symphony Christmas”—our most popular program each season, and a wellestablished and beloved Madison holiday tradition. It features hundreds of musicians on stage: the MSO and Madison Symphony Chorus, groups from Madison Youth Choirs, the Mount Zion Gospel Choir, and two fine vocal soloists: soprano Evelyn Saavedra and tenor Lemmie Pulliam. As always, the show opens with more Classical fare: choral and solo works by Bach, Mozart, Poulenc and more. The MSO features one of its own, Linda Pereksta, as soloist in Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto. You’ll head into intermission with Handel’s great Hallelujah chorus in your ears. The second half is devoted to a wide variety of light and more popular holiday music, ending with a Gospel finale...and a chance for some audience participation. Our opening work, Angels We Have Heard on High, had its origins as an anonymous French carol, but was adapted as an English hymn in about 1860 by an Anglican bishop, James Chadwick. It is heard here in an arrangement by Mack Wilberg, director of the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Sweet solo voices begin this version, which continues with five increasingly grand verses and a stirring coda.

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The Mass in B minor, Johann Sebastian Bach’s most monumental sacred work, was completed in the last year of his life, but it is actually an immense patchwork of movements assembled over the course of some thirty years. The choruses heard on this program date from the 1730s, when Bach was becoming dissatisfied with the limited resources available to him as Kantor of Leipzig's Thomaskirche. He made several attempts during this period to better his situation. In 1733, he sent a “Missa,” a setting of the Kyrie and Gloria of the mass, to the opulent Dresden court of the Elector of Saxony. Bach hoped that this sample of his work, which he referred to as a “trifling product of that science which I have attained in Musique,” would lead to a position in Dresden. In the end, only a more modest request was granted: that the Elector name him court composer, a position of little more than honorary significance. The chorus Gloria in excelsis Deo is joyous, with complex vocal lines intertwining with a trumpet ritornello. At Et in terra pax hominibus, the mood becomes more pensive, with a pair of musical ideas combined in ever more complicated counterpoint. Before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart married Constanze Weber in August 1782, he made a solemn vow that he would write a Mass of thanksgiving to be presented in his hometown of Salzburg. This was at least partly to pacify his father Leopold, who strongly objected to the marriage. It took nearly a year and half for Mozart to make good on his vow... and then only partially. His Mass in C minor was incomplete, without a Credo and Agnus Dei. The portions that were complete were performed at the Salzburg church of St. Peter in October 1783. Despite its “unfinished” nature, the Mass in C minor stands alongside the equally unfinished Requiem as one of his greatest sacred works. By all accounts, Constanza Mozart had a fine, if small, soprano voice. The soprano solos in the Mass were

written for her, and she sang them at the first performance. Among the music Mozart wrote for his wife is the aria Laudamus te, part of the Mass’s Gloria movement: a brilliant coloratura showpiece for solo soprano. Antonio Vivaldi was the most prominent and influential Italian composer of the late Baroque. He composed in nearly every genre—some 40 of his operas, dozens of his sacred works, and nearly 100 of his chamber works survive—but it was his 500 concertos that had the broadest influence. These concertos were widely circulated and emulated in Vivaldi’s day, and it was he who established many of the standard operating procedures followed by his contemporaries Bach, Handel, and Telemann in their concertos. Most of his works were written for use at the Ospedale della Pietà, the girl’s orphanage in Venice where he spent much of his early career. The orchestra he directed at the Pietà must have been a fine one, and the concertos were written to feature either Vivaldi himself (a leading Italian violinist), other professional musicians associated with the school, or the students themselves. His Piccolo Concerto was probably written originally for the flautino (sopranino recorder), but it is most frequently heard today on the piccolo. Though we are unsure as who played the solo part originally, Vivaldi was associated with at least two fine German recorder players who taught at the Pietà, Ignaz Sieber and Ludwig Erdman, and met many other players who toured through Venice in the early 18th century. The concerto is in the standard Baroque form, with three contrasting movements. The opening Allegro features the usual Baroque alternation of tutti sections with more virtuosic writing for the soloist. The Largo is set in the sensuous Siciliano rhythm. The closing movement, Allegro molto, has a more sprightly character, and again leaves plenty of room for flashy playing by the soloist.

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John Rutter is celebrated as both a choral conductor and as a composer of sacred music, works, from small anthems to settings of the Gloria, Magnificat, and Requiem. Rutter has explained that Christmas music has “…always occupied a special place in my affections, ever since I sang in my first Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols as a nervous ten-year-old boy soprano. For me, and I suspect for most of the other members of the Highgate Junior School Choir, it was the high point of our singing year, diligently rehearsed and eagerly anticipated for weeks beforehand. Later, my voice changed and I turned from singing to composition, but I never forgot those early Highgate carol services...” We have heard several of Rutter’s Christmas works over the years, and on this program, he is represented by his Star Carol, an alternately playful and solemn song on the birth of Jesus. The Belgian organist and composer César Franck would eventually be appointed organ professor of the Paris Conservatory in 1872, but he spent nearly all of his career working as a church musician. He settled permanently in Paris in 1845, securing a series of increasingly prestigious organ jobs that led eventually to his appointment as organist at the basilica of Ste. Clothilde in 1858, a position he held until his death in 1890. His beloved Panis Angelicus was composed in 1872 for the choir of Ste. Clothilde. It is part of a 13th-century Latin communion hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas. Franck’s setting shows his gift for presenting a straightforward and lyrical melody above skillful and complex counterpoint. Though he was respected in his day as composer of operas and ballet scores (including the well-known Giselle) Adolphe Adam is known to American audiences almost exclusively for his Christmas carol Cantique de Noël. Written in 1847 as a setting of a two-verse Christmas poem by Mary Cappeaux, this carol was later adapted by J. S. Wright

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Boundless Beauty The Verdi Requiem is one of those works that moves you to the very core of your being, combining spine-tingling power with moments of sublime beauty. The Madison Symphony Chorus joins us under the direction of Beverly Taylor, who has a very special love for this piece and will inspire the chorus to great heights. Two very special people who have graced us with their talents over the years, soprano Alexandra LoBianco and bass Kyle Ketelsen join debuting artists tenor Jonathan Burton and mezzosoprano Margaret Gawrysiak (also of last summer’s Opera in the Park) as our soloists. Their glorious voices are alone worth the price of admission. I so love this piece and am so grateful to be able to perform it during my anniversary year.

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as a three-verse English carol, O Holy Night. This performance features an arrangement for orchestra and solo voice by William Ryden. Francis Poulenc, known most often as a musical humorist, was also a deeply religious man. He rediscovered his Catholic faith while in his late 30s, and many of his choral works, beginning with the Mass in G Major of 1937 were settings of Latin religious texts. Poulenc's religious vision reflected his own joie de vivre, and his religious music is never pompous or conventional. The Gloria, one of Poulenc’s last completed works, was written in 1959-60, for a commission from the Koussevitsky Music Foundation, and first performed in Boston in 1961. Poulenc divides the traditional text of the Gloria, part of the Latin Mass, into six sections, three of them performed here. The music reflects both a deep understanding of the text and Poulenc’s own joyful spirituality. The opening movement begins with delicate orchestral textures, but soon gives way to exuberant calls of Gloria—a word returns constantly throughout this movement. Nowhere in the Gloria is Poulenc’s sense of humor more evident than in the witty Laudamus te. Only in the central section (Gratias agimus tibi gloriam tuam), does the mood become sober, but even here, there is a sense of tonguein-cheek dignity that shows that Poulenc’s praises are offered with a cheerful spirit. The final movement, Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, beginning with an intonation by men’s voices of the opening prayer, returns to the exalted mood of the first movement. Poulenc expands on this text, an invocation of the the Trinity, in an elaborate development section, but the movement closes with hushed Amens from the chorus and soprano. [MSO historical note: In 1963, just two years after its premiere, The Madison Civic Chorus and Madison Civic Symphony—predecessors of today’s chorus and orchestra—then under the direction of Roland Johnson, gave the first Midwestern performance of this now-standard work. - M.A.] Love great music. Find it here.

As always, we turn to Handel’s Messiah for the finale to our first half: the concluding Hallelujah chorus from Part II of the oratorio. This chorus, undoubtedly the single most famous work by Handel, has been a sensation since the first performance of Messiah in Dublin in 1742. 50 years later, while on tour in England, Joseph Haydn heard a festival performance of Messiah in May of 1791, and was profoundly moved: bursting into tears during the Hallelujah chorus. (The experience was a primary inspiration for his own great oratorio, The Creation, of 1798.) The chorus is heard today in contexts that Handel—tireless self-promoter though he was—never dreamed of: movies, TV ads and sitcoms, and in cover versions in styles ranging from gospel and jazz to rock, punk, and rap. The music is in no danger of becoming a mere cliché, however: it remains true to Handel’s original intent. Following the first performance of Messiah in London, the composer remarked: “My Lord, I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wished to make them better.” John Williams is one of America’s greatest film composers, with over 80 film scores to his credit. We begin the second half of this program with combined choirs singing a selection from Williams’s music for the Home Alone movies. Home Alone was the hit of the holiday season in 1990. This film, pitting young Kevin (Macauley Culkin) against a pair of bumbling burglars was an enjoyable blend of sentimentality and slapstick nastiness. Home Alone II: Lost in New York, released in 1992, repeated the same formula. Williams wrote music for both movies, and his scores feature just the right mixture of naïve sweetness and naughtiness. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas appeared in the second movie, an irrepressible holiday song packed with good cheer. Most of our notions about Santa and his standard operating procedures—reindeer,

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rooftops, and chimneys—come straight from Clement Clark Moore’s classic 1823 poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, better known today as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. There were many musical settings, but the best-known was written by Ken Darby, a successful film and choral composer throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Darby’s version became a huge hit for Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians in 1942, in a colorful arrangement heard here, created by Waring’s arranger Harry Simeone. The version heard here was further adapted by William Schoenfeld Peter Jaffe is a well-regarded conductor and guest conductor who currently leads two orchestras in California: the Stockton Symphony Orchestra and the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra. He is also active as an arranger. Jaffe wrote his Symph-Hanukkah for the Stockton Symphony Orchestra in 2018. As its punning title suggests, this is a lighthearted work. Jaffe uses the familiar Dreidel Song to link together several traditional Hanukkah songs: Ma’oz tzur (Rock of Ages), Mi y’malel (Who Can Retell?), Hanukkah chag yafeh (Hanukkah, Beautiful Holiday), Blessing over the Hanukkah Lights, and Sevivon (Spinning Top). This witty medley works in a bit of klezmer style along the way and ends with O Hanukkah in what the composer describes as a “blaze of glory,” and a joyful shout. Amaury Veray Torregrosa was a leading figure in Puerto Rican music from the 1950s through his death in 1995. A composer, singer, teacher, and writer, Veray was an advocate for preserving traditional Puerto Rican forms in contemporary music. He composed his most famous song, the Villancico Yaucano (Song of a Man from Yauco) on Christmas Eve in 1951, when he was leader of a church choir in the small coastal city of Yauco, his home town. The villancico was a musical form that originated in medieval Spain, but by the 20th century, villancicos were generally simple Christmas

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songs in both Spain and Latin America. Veray’s Villancico Yaucano, sung by a humble peasant to the newborn Jesus, is heard here in a new arrangement by Scott Gendel. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), with all of those cozy wintertime images, was actually written during the roasting heat of a California summer. In his autobiography, Mel Tormé related the story of how in July 1945, he drove to the home of his lyricist and collaborator Robert Wells in Toluca Lake. He found the lyrics lying on the piano, and when Wells finally appeared sweating and hot even in shorts and a t-shirt, he told Tormé: “It was so damn hot today, I thought I’d write something to cool myself off. All I could think of was Christmas and cold weather.” Tormé replied: “You know, this just might make a song.” The Christmas Song was written in about 45 minutes later that day. Tormé quickly showed the song to his friend Nat Cole, whose 1946 hit recording is now a beloved holiday classic. In 1963, singer Andy Williams recorded Happy Holiday / It’s the Holiday Season, a medley that brought together a pair of holiday songs from the 1940s. Happy Holiday was written by the great American songwriter Irving Berlin, and it was introduced in the 1942 Paramount movie musical Holiday Inn, where it was crooned by Bing Crosby. Though its popularity was dwarfed by the film’s greatest hit, White Christmas, Crosby’s recording of Happy Holiday was a respectable hit as well, and other singers had covered it by 1963. It’s the Holiday Season was written in 1945 by Kay Thompson. She was a successful actress and dancer, and music director, and songwriter. She had been closely associated with Williams since 1947, when a 20-year-old Williams and his three brothers started touring with Thompson as a nightclub act. (Thompson became a mentor to Williams, and helped him to develop a solo career in the 1950s.)

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Thompson sang It’s the Holiday Season a few times in the 1940s, but it was not recorded until she combined it with Berlin’s Happy Holiday in 1963 and gave it to Williams. It became a tremendous hit for Williams that year, together with his cover of It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. (These cheerful songs seem to have been a welcome escape for Americans still reeling from the Kennedy assassination.) Their popularity led to several hit Christmas albums by Williams, and a series of equally successful television Christmas aired from the 1960s through the 1980s—all of which earned Williams the nickname “Mr. Christmas!” We close, as usual with a rousing Gospel finale led by the Mt. Zion Gosel Choir, singing music arranged for the MSO by its codirector Leotha Stanley. The set opens with a pair of Stanley originals, beginning with his new song Special Christmas Love. We introduced the second song, Christmas Peace, at these concerts in 2017. The final song, sung by all three choirs is the familiar spiritual Go Tell it on the Mountain. This traditional song seems to have had its origins in the early 1800s. It was popularized by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a remarkable choir from Nashville’s Fisk University, whose tours after the Civil War brought African American music to a worldwide audience. The most familiar version of this spiritual was published in 1907 by a Fisk professor and longtime director of the Jubilee Singers, John Wesley Work, Jr. And then, friends, it’s your turn to sing! program notes ©2023 by J. Michael Allsen Complete program notes for the 2023-24 season are available at www.madisonsymphony.org.

Salon Piano Series TENTH ANNIVERSARY

AVERY GAGLIANO JAN. 27, 2024 7:30 PM Chopin, Prokofiev, Schubert

ILYA YAKUSHEV FEB. 17, 2024 7:30 PM Schumann, Prokofiev

SE-HEE JIN MAR. 10, 2024 4:00 PM Bach, Rachmaninoff, Harbison, Likhuta

BILL CHARLAP & RENEE ROSNES APR. 6, 2024 · 7:30 PM APR. 7, 2024 · 2:00 PM Four-hand jazz piano duets

SHAI WOSNER APR. 21, 2024 4:00 PM Schubert, Harbison, Beethoven

Tickets at SalonPianoSeries.org All concerts are held at Farley’s House of Pianos

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Text and Translations Bach, Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Gloria in excelsis and Et in terra pax Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace towards men of good will.

Mozart, Mass in C minor, K. 427 - Laudamus te Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te.

César Franck, Panis angelicus

Panis angelicus fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum; O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum pauper; pauper servus et humilis.

We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You.

The bread of the angels is made the bread of humanity. The heavenly bread puts an end to all symbols. O what a wonder! A poor man partakes of the Lord; a poor and humble servant.

Francis Poulenc, Gloria Gloria Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace towards men of good will.

Laudamus te Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi gloriam tuam propter magnam gloriam. Laudamus te.

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We praise You. We bless You. We adore You. We glorify You. We give thanks to You for Your great glory. We praise you.

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris ; miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus; tu solus Dominus. Amen. Qui sedes tu solus altissimus Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

Veray Torregrosa, Villancico Yaucano

You, who sits at the right hand of the Father; have mercy upon us For You alone are holy; You alone are Lord. Amen. You alone are the most high, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Quisiera niño, besarte y San José, no me deja, dice que te haré llorar. ¿Verdad que aún así me dejas?

I’d like to kiss you, little baby, and St. Joseph won’t let me: he says I’ll make you cry. Even so, you will let me?”

Ha nacido en un portal llenito de telaraña, entre la mula y el buey, el redentor de las almas.

He was born in a stable, filled with cobwebs, between the mule and the ox: the Redeemer of souls.

En Belén, tocan a fuego del portal sale una llama, es una estrella del cielo, que ha caído entre las pajas.

In Bethlehem, they feel a flame, a fire coming from the stable: it is a star from the sky, that has fallen into the straw.

Yo soy un pobre Yaucano que llega de Yauco aquí, y a mi niño Dios le traigo un gallo qui-qui-ri-quí.

I’m a poor Yaucano who has come here from Yauco, and I bring to my God, a baby, a rooster: cock-a-doodle-doo!

Ya lo sabes, niño, hermoso, soy del pueblo del café, por si quieres dos saquitos también, yo, te los traeré.

You know, baby, most beautiful, that I come from a coffee town: if you should want two bags, I’ll bring those to you as well.

Yo soy un Juan el verdulero que vengo de la montaña, y te traigo viandas buenas desde mi humilde cabaña.

I am Juan, a seller of vegetables, who comes from the mountain, and I bring you good food from my humble cabin.

Al niño recién nacido todos le ofrecen un don Yo como no tengo nada le ofrezco mi corazón.

To the newborn baby, everyone offers a gift. Since I have nothing, I’ll offer you my heart.

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Christmas Carol Sing Along Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of Angels! O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord

The First Noel

The First Noel, the Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel!

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night All is calm and all is bright Round yon virgin, mother and child Holy infant, so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled." Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem." Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King!

Deck the Hall

Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Don we now our gay apparel Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy new year Good tidings we bring to you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy new year

Luther Memorial Church presents

2 x 3 x 4,440 CONCERT Two organists, three organs and 4,440 combined pipes!

FRIDAY, FEB. 16 | 7 PM Madison organists T. Jared Stellmacher (Good Shepherd Lutheran) and Andrew Schaeffer (Luther Memorial) will present a program of organ duets from all time periods, including a performance of Calvin Hampton’s monumental “Alexander Variations.” Luther Memorial’s three pipe organs coupled with its incredible acoustic will create a sonic experience found nowhere else in Madison! A festive reception will follow.

FREE ADMISSION Info at www.luthermem.org/music

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Chelsea Chen I was fortunate enough to perform at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida back in 2016 through an invite from Chelsea Chen. A fellow Madisonian who winters in Florida (I now understand why!) was in attendance and recommended my name to my predecessor here in Madison, Sam Hutchison. Well, the rest is history, and I am excited to invite Chelsea Chen back to Overture Hall to delight us with a program featuring some of the most captivating standards of the organ repertoire. You won’t want to miss Ms. Chen’s spectacular playing and engaging stage presence that will keep us warm during this chillier month.

CHELSEA CHEN, Organ

music Louis Vierne, Finale from Symphony No. 6 Maurice Duruflé, Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 John Weaver, Sine Nomine

– Greg Zelek

MAJOR SPONSOR: Walter and Karen Pridham Charitable Fund ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund

TICKETS $25-$35

madisonsymphony.org, the Overture Center Box Office or (608) 258-4141 Dates, artists, prices, and programs subject to change.

The Madison Symphony Orchestra League (MSOL) is committed to supporting the artistic, educational and financial goals of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. MSOL member activities include: • Fun, creative fundraising events • Youth and community outreach • Fellowship, bridge, music and more! Members receive invitations to parties, luncheons and concert previews, and opportunities to volunteer. Love the Symphony? Join the League! Memberships begin at $35. MSOL 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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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 Dennis Appleton and Jennifer Buxton Diane Ballweg Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Barbara and Norman Berven Rosemarie and Fred Blancke Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Jim and Cathie Burgess Martha and Charles Casey Margaret Christy Pat and Dan Cornwell James F. Crow William and Alexandra Dove 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 Robert and Judith Knapp Patricia Kokotailo and R. Lawrence DeRoo Arno and Hazel Kurth

Myrna Larson James Victor Lathers Peter Livingston and Sharon Stark Madison Symphony Orchestra League Claudia Berry and David E. Miran Nicholas and Elaine Mischler David and Kato Perlman John L. Peterson Sheila Read 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 or specific purposes. For information about minimum gift levels and naming requirements, contact Casey Oelkers, Director of Development, (608) 260-8680 x228. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

PROGRAM AND CHAIR NAMING OPPORTUNITIES Music Director HeartStrings® Symphony Soup Fall Youth Concerts Spring Young People’s Concert Link Up Fall Youth Concerto Competition Chorus Accompanist Associate Concertmaster

Principal Bassoon Principal Bass Principal Tuba Assistant Principal Bass Section Chair (most instruments) Adopt-a-Stop/Organ Endowment

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 2022-2023 Season* as of November 27, 2023.

$20,000 & ABOVE

Diane Ballweg Norm & Barbara Berven Rosemarie & Fred Blancke Lau & Bea Christensen W. Jerome Frautschi & Pleasant Rowland Susan S. Harris Myrna Larson Roma Lenehan Marvin J. Levy David & Kato Perlman

$10,000-$19,999

Fernando & Carla Alvarado Scott & Janet Cabot Martha & Charles Casey Joan Fudala & Richard Dike Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi Wilde Jane Hamblen & Robert F. Lemanske Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Claudia Berry Miran Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Fred & Mary Mohs Nancy Mohs Stephen Morton Margaret Murphy & Howard Kidd Sandra L. Osborn Cyrena & Lee Pondrom Walter & Karen Pridham Peggy & Tom Pyle Richard & Pamela Reese Kay Schwichtenberg & Herman Baumann Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner John & Twila Sheskey Lise R. Skofronick William Steffenhagen Janet Streiff

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

$5,000-$9,999

William & Claudette Banholzer Jeff & Beth Bauer Robert Benjamin & John Fields Karl Bethke Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Marian & Jack Bolz Patricia Brady & Robert Smith Dennis & Lynn Christensen Ann Coleman Philip Daub Audrey Dybdahl Dan & Natalie Erdman Steven Ewer & Abigail Ochberg Dr. Thomas & Leslie France Marilyn Evert Hahn Melinda & Mark Heinritz Ronald J. & Janet E. Johnson Joan Johnston Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Doug & Norma Madsen Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Barbara J. Merz Mark & Joyce Messer Lorrie & Kevin Meyer Michael Oliva & Patricia Meyer Jon & Fung Wai D Parker Pamela Ploetz & John Henderson Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus Michael & Claire Ann Richman Steven P. Robinson Family Fund Rodney Schreiner & Mark Blank Thomas Rae Smith & Jennifer A. Younger

Mary Lang Sollinger Gerald & Shirley Spade Sharon Stark Greg & Jenny Williams Two Anonymous Friends

$2,500–$4,999

Kay & Martin Barrett Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith Shaila & Thomas Bolger Anne W. Bolz Ellsworth & Dorothy Brown Catherine Burgess Stephen Caldwell & Judith Werner Richard Cashwell Doug & Sherry Caves James Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund Becky Dick Wallace & Peggy Douma Bob Erb & Wendy Weiler George Gay Dolores & Paul Gohdes Tyrone & Janet Greive John & Karla Groenenboom Terry Haller Curt & Dawn Hastings Sharol Hayner Charles & Tammy Hodulik Bob & Louise Jeanne Nancy Jesse & Paul Menzel Terry & Mary Kelly Linda & Michael Lovejoy Margaret Luby David & Ann Martin Joseph Meara & Karen Rebholz Larry & Julie Midtbo Peder & Jeanne Moren David Myers Paul & Maureen Norman

Kevin & Cheryl O'Connor Dr. Zorba & Penelope Paster Kari Peterson & Ben De Leon Reynold V. Peterson Robert A. Reed Doug & Katie Reuhl Patty & Dan Schultz Harold & Marilyn Silvester Jerry & Vicki Swedish Thomas E. Terry Anne M. Traynor Anna Trull & John Stofflet Selma Van Eyck Dr. Condon & Mary Vander Ark Marc Vitale & Darcy Kind Carol & Donald Wahlin Toby Wallach Katie & Ellis Waller Glenn & Jane Watts Bob & Elsie Wilson Nancy & Edward Young Bob & Cindy Zellers Ledell Zellers & Simon Anderson

$1,500–$2,499

Mike Allsen Brian & Rozan Anderson Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Anne & William Belt Jo Bernhardt & Ralph Topinka Daniel & Joyce Bromley Bradford Brown & Maribeth Gettinger Donna Carnes Steve & Shirley Crocker Rick & Peggy Daluge Marilyn Ebben Kristine Euclide & Douglas Steege Ray & Mary Evert Timothy & Renée Farley Katharine Gansner Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner Greg & Carol Griffin Philip & Dale Grimm Paul Grossberg & Dean Ziemke Betty & Edward Hasselkus Dr. Brandon S. Hayes Jim & Kathy Herman Walter & Barbara Herrod Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Sue & Paul Jobst Maryl R. Johnson, M.D. John Jorgensen & Olga Pomolova Darko & Judy Kalan Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

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Robert Keller & Catherine Kestle Mooyoung Kim & Anna Myeong Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Knezevic Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo John & Barbara Komoroske Richard & Judy Kvalheim James & Karen Laatsch Jennifer & Jim Lattis Fern & Bill Lawrence Richard Leffler Allan & Sandra Levin Jonathan & Susan Lipp Helen & Ernest Madsen Charles McLimans & Dr. Richard Merrion Barbara A. Melchert Jon & Cookie Miller Mark & Nancy Moore Thomas H. Nash III & Corinna Gries Bradley Niemcek & Sharon Murphy Kay & Pete Ogden Amy & Mark Pauli Phila & Ronald Poff John A. Rafoth Beth & Peter Rahko Don & Carol Reeder Janet Renschler DeeDee & Bing Rikkers James Roeber Pat & Jeff Roggensack Sarah Rose Ron Rosner & Ronnie Hess Dean & Orange Schroeder Wayne Schwalen & Barbara Fleeman Robert Shumaker & Janet Kilde Shumaker Reeves Smith & Glenna Carter The Stuart Family George & Catherine Tesar Marilynn Thompson James J. Uppena Lynn Van Campen Ann Wallace John & Jane Wegenke Willis & Heijia Wheeler Faye Pauli Whitaker Carolyn White John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas David Willow Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman Four Anonymous Friends

$750–$1,499

Anne Altshuler & David Sulman Janneke & Richard Baske Ellis & Susan Bauman

Keith & Juli Baumgartner James & Diane Baxter Larry Bechler David & Karen Benton Judy & Rick Berry Julia Bolz Bruce & Nancy Braun Michael Bridgeman & Jack Holzhueter Betty Chewning & Family Quinn & Mike Christensen Barbara & Ted Cochrane Robert & Penelope Coffin Louis Cornelius & Pris Boroniec Bill & Kim Donovan Michael & Anne Faulhaber Charles N. Ford & Sharon L. James Roberta Gassman & Lester Pines John & Christine Gauder Robert & Vivian Ghiz Evan & Emily Gnam Zachary & Erin Goldberger Ei Terasawa Grilley Susan Gruber William Higbee Cynthia S. Hiteman Fred Holtzman & Constance Lavine Charles James Bobbie & Steve Jellinek Rosemary & Lee Jones Rolf Killingstad Daniel King Ray King Doug & Cathie Knuth Roberta Kurtz Sandra Kutler Richard & Meg LaBrie David Lauth & Lindsey Thomas Joan & Doug Maynard Patricia McQuiddy Sharifa Merchant Christine & Jeff Molzahn Robin Moskowitz Vicki & Marv Nonn Dan & Judy Nystrom Zaia Parker William & Patricia Paul Gary & Mary Peterson William E. Petig Mary Pinkerton & Tino Balio Dr. Evan & Jane Pizer Robert & Kathleen Poi Stephen & Margie Rankin Kathryn Richardson William & Rhonda Rushing

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Kathleen Schell Dr. Philip Shultz & Marsha VanDomelen Chris & Ronald Sorkness John F. Suby Edith Sullivan Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Harry Tschopik Ellen M. Twing Teresa Venker Richard & Barbara Weaver Julia Weiser Susan & Rolf Wulfsberg Fred Younger John & Peggy Zimdars Two Anonymous Friends

$500–$749

Mary & Charles Anderson Donald & Deborah Beduhn Catherine Briggs & Marthea Fox Joyce A. Bringe Catherine Buege Wendy & Douglas Buehl Russell Cannon David Coe Anne-Marie & Paul Correll Jean Druckenmiller Marlene Duffield & Terry Walton-Callaghan Jerome Ebert & Joye Ebert Kuehn Fred Edelman Jane Eisner Edward & Rosanne Ehrlich Crystal Enslin Donna B. Fox Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman Robert & Carol Frykenberg Rosalee Gander Joel & Jacquie Greiner Wava Haney Arthur Hans & Terry Ellen Moen Robert & Judith Havens Sandra Haynes John Hayward & Susan Roehlk Duane Hendrickson Evelyn Howell Paul & Lynne Jacobsen Kris S. Jarantoski

Jerome & Dee Dee Jones Charles & Susan Kernats Larry M. Kneeland Tom Kurtz Charles Leadholm & Jeanne Parus Ed & Julie Lehr Vic & Sue Levy Mike & Kathy Lipp Bruce & Ruth Marion Laird Marshall & Alice D'Alessio Oscar Mireles & Diana Gonzalez Rick & Jo Morgan Genevieve Murtaugh Patricia Paska Larry & Jan Phelps Terrence Polich & Laura Albert Faith & Russ Portier Lori & Jack Poulson John & Rose Rasmus Jacqueline Rodman Bela & Ruth Sandor Rob & Mary Savage Linda Shaw Catherine & Charles Sih Curt & Jane Smith Lanny & Margaret Smith Millard & Barbara Susman Ross Swaney Martha Taylor & Gary Antoniewicz Marcia E. Topel Jon & Susan Udell Ed & Jan Vidruk Ronald & Janet Wanek Sally Wellman Leonard & Paula Werner Charlotte & Claude Woods George A. Zagorski Three Anonymous Friends

$250–$499

Jason & Erin Adamany Hilde & Julius Adler Lyle J. Anderson Sally E. Anderson Carolyn Aradine George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin Karen Baker Nancy Baillies & Kevin Gould

Rose Barroilhet Lynn Batcher Robinson Christine K. Beatty Peter Beatty & Eve Drury Ronald Benavides Patricia Bernhardt 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 Dawn Crim & Elton Crim Jr. Ruth N. Dahlke R. Christian & Kathy Davis Rahel Desalegne & Girma Tefera Daniel & Lavonne Dettmers Michael & Carla Di Iorio Bob & Paula Dinndorf Russell & Janis Dixon Blake Doss Paul Dvorak Katrina Dwinell & Jane Oman Drew Fondrk Bobbi Foutch-Reynolds & Jim Reynolds John Gadow Margaret P. Geisler Michael George & Susan Gardels Barbara Gessner Hoyt Halverson & Katherine Morkri Mary & Donald Harkness Mary Ann Harr Grinde Margaret Harrigan John & Sarah Helgeson Helen Horn & Ralph Petersen James & Cindy Hoyt Barbara S. Hughes Margaret & Paul Irwin Maryanne & Robert Julian

*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 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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Charlene Kim Connie Kinsella & Marc Eisen Noël Marie & Steven Klapper Robert Klassy James Klein & Mary Knapp Chris & Marge Kleinhenz Ken & Elaine Kosier Erna & Keith Kostuch Richard & Claire Kotenbeutel Robert & Lynne Krainer Catherine Krier James Krikelas Pauline Kuelbs Beverly Larson David Lawver Peggy Lescrenier Richard & Jean Lottridge Richard & Judy Loveless Anne Lucke 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 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

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Jacqui & John Shanda Nancy Vedder-Shults & Mark Shults John Sims Maureen Skelton Eileen M. Smith Tricia & Everett Smith Gary & Jackie Splitter Andrew & Erika Stevens Charles & Diane Stumpf Ulrika Swanson 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 Steven & Patty Zach Patricia Hable Zastrow Roger & Janet Zimmerman Seven Anonymous Friends

$50–$249

Stuart & Bonnie Allbaugh Chip & Barbara Allen Jo Anderson Reed & Jan Andrew Rita Applebaum Livia Asher Gary Bakken Dennis & Beverly Ball Gale Barber Leigh Barker Cheesebro Charles & Elizabeth Barnhill Jim & Eugenia Beecher George & Donna Beestman Michael Betlach Richard & Coral Bishop Dorothy A. Blotz Steven Braithwait Allyn Bress Waltraud Brinkmann Lou & Nancy Bruch Bob & Virginia Bryan Kevin & Tracey Buhr Charles & Joanne Bunge Lynn Burke Julie Buss Heather & Mark 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 Mary Caulfield Robert Chiesa & Jane Rouleau Ole & Dory Christensen Randall & Pamela Clouse Richard & Virginia Connor Jane Considine Barbara Constans Mary Ann Cook Thomas Corbett Sally & Mike Corry Sheila Coyle Robin Craig & Mark Rzchowski Kathy Cramer & John Hart Eileen Cripps Stenberg Randall Crow & Patricia Kerr John Daane Nanette Dagnon Betsy Curtis D'Angelo James & Edith Davison Suzanne Davis James & Sally Ann Davis Dr. Lucy Dechene Carl & Eve Degen Royce Dembo Laura & Erik Dent Jeannine & Edouard Desautels Ann & Philip Dettwiler Charles & Sarah Dill Paul DiMusto & Molly Oberdoerster Dan & Carole Doeppers Sue Dornfeld Paula K. Doyle Eve & Peter Drury Richard & Doris Dubielzig Katy & Edward Dueppen John & Deidre Dunn Barbara G. Eggleston Wayne & Jane Ellefson 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 Robert & Janine Gage Debra Dahlke & Robert Gake 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 David Griffeath & Catherine Loeb Peter Guenther & Barbara Woodriff Dale & Linda Gutman Margaret Ann Haag Jan & Jane Hall Thomas & Vicki Hall Jane Hallock & William Wolfort William Hansen Terese Hansen 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

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William & Sara Lee Hinckley Michael Hobbs & Sherry Boozer-Hobbs John & Valerie Hoch Ryan Hoffland & Heidi Bardenhagen Les & Susan Hoffman Paul & Debra Hoffman Kurt Hornig & Alfredo Sotomayor Tom Howells Jim & Lee Huffer Robert & Ellen Hull Chris & Kathryn Hurley Linda & Jeff Huttenburg Don Hynek Frank Iltis Mark & Catherine Isenberg Anna January Karen Jeatran Kathleen Jeffords Greg & Doreen Jensen Paul & Sarah Johnsen Aaron & Sarah Johnson Dan & Janet Johnson Doug & Kathy Johnson Susan & Conrad Jostad Kandy & Randall Kahl Chuck & Kathy Kamp Estelle Katz Virginia Kaufman Joseph Kay Arlan Kay Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe Patricia M. King James Kleeman 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 Mary & Steve Langlie Richard & Nancy Latta Jerome Lawler

Richard & Lynn Leazer Stephanie Lee & Pete Fillipi Sally Leong Madelyn Leopold Roger & Sherry Lepage 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 Mahaffay Richard Margolis James & Eileen Marshall Barbara C. Martin Gordon & Janet McChesney Paul & Jane McGann Julie McGivern & Tom Smith Tracy Melin & Stephen Klick Lori J. Merriam Susan Millar Margaret & Paul Miller Linda Miller Eric Mischo Rolf & Judith Mjaanes Judith & Paul Moriarty Kathryn Morrison Terry Morrison Gary & Carol Moseson Bruce Muckerheide & Robert Olson Mary Murray Mary & Michael Myers Raymond Nashold Lana Nenide & Jonathan Rosenblum Jeff Nickols 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

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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 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 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 James & Carol Ruhly Janet Ruszala-Coughlin & Tim Coughlin Dean Ryerson Carol Ryff Steven & Lennie Saffian Matthew & Linda Sanders Nan & Bob Schaefer Dennis & Janice Schattschneider Jeffrey & Gail Schauer John & Susan Schauf Tom & Lynn Schmidt Phillip Schneider

Gerald Schneider 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 J.R. & Patricia Smart Robert & Suzanne Smith Terrell & Mary Smith Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Alice Spencer Kenneth Spielman Dennis & Barb Spurlin Nakkiah & Korvid Stampfli Joanne Stark Chuck & Shirley Stathas Gareth L. Steen Pat & John Steffen Franklin & Jennie Stein John & Catherine Steinhauer Michael Stemper David Stone JoAnne & Ken Streit Mary & Robert Stroud Jim Struve & Kate Roberts Jerry & Georgie Suttin Cheri Teal Howard & Elizabeth Teeter Gerald & Priscilla Thain Ashley Thomas Eric Thompson Gary & Louise Thompson Tom & Dianne Totten 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 Angela Vitcenda & Jerry Norenberg Liz Vowles Greg Wagner & Fred Muci 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 Eric & Margaret Wilcots Eve Wilkie Bambi Wilson Bill & Jackie Wineke Rick Wirch Scott & Jane Wismans Brad Wolbert & Rebecca Karoff Barbara Wolfe Marcia Wright David Wuestenberg John Young & Gail Snowden Ronald Zerofsky Debra Zillmer & Daniel Leaver Joan N. Zingale 38 Anonymous Friends We also thank 198 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

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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

Jim & Marilyn Ebben George Gay Tyrone & Janet Greive Terry Haller Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Richard & Meg LaBrie Steven Landfried Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Claudia Berry Miran Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen D. Morton Reynold V. Peterson David & Kato Perlman Judith Pierotti Michael Pritzkow Gordon & Janet Renschler Joy & David Rice Joan & Kenneth Riggs

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

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 Janet Nelson Sandra L. Osborn 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 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

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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, 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 August 31, 2023. $100,000 or more Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Madison Symphony Orchestra League NBC 15

$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 Walter and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation

$15,000–$24,999 BMO Capitol Lakes The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Nimick Forbesway Foundation Walter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Unitrust Wisconsin Arts Board with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

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$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 West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

$5,000–$9,999 American Family Insurance Bishops Bay Country Club 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. Stafford 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 Laffey, 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. Findorff & Son Inc. Hooper Foundation Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. Stark Company Realtors The Suby Group 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. Le Personal Chef, LLC Madison Arts Commission Madison Black Chamber of Commerce 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 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. .

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

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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 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 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

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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 Hilsenhoff Linda I. Garrity John & Christine Gauder

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

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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 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 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 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.

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TRIBUTES The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends. In honor of Jean Alderman Ian Alderman In honor of Barbara and Norm Berven Barbara Peterman In honor of John DeMain Catherine & Charles Sih An Anonymous Friend In honor of Hillary Hempel An Anonymous Friend In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse In memory of Anne Bolz Norm & Barbara Berven Melinda & Mark Heinritz Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Stan & Nancy Johnson Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe William & Judy Mayer Meriter Foundation, Inc. Elaine & Nicholas Mischler 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 Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Madison Community Foundation Meriter Foundation, Inc. Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Robert A. Reed Janet Renschler Don and Barb Sanford

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Mary Lang Sollinger Eileen Cripps Stenberg Judith & Nick Topitzes In memory of Marian Bolz Kevin Bonderud Daniel & Joyce Bromley Vivien Hudig Margaret Luby Richard & Jean Lottridge Jeanne Myers Carolyn White In memory of Joanne Berg Janet & Keith Hilts Clarice Arsers In memory of Eva Wright Buzecky Association of Equipment Manufacturers Ellen Burmeister Kathryn & Jeffry Erickson Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Margaret Rupp Cooper Marjorie Sutton In memory of Barbara DeMain Emy Andrew In memory of Alexandra Dove Martha & Charles Casey In memory of Warren Downs Ruth Downs In memory of Jean Taylor Erickson Susan Gruber Lisa Grueneberg Karen Johnston Roe Parker & Deborah Firkins Donald & Judith Taylor Karin & Douglas Thurlow TMH Masonry, LLC Henry Zander

In memory of Janet Faulhaber Steve & Jane Carrola Michael & Anne Faulhaber Dan & Mary Fose Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC Ward-Brodt Music Two Anonymous Friends In memory of Celia Fine Caroline & Mike Gilbert In memory of Marika Fischer Hoyt Norm & Barbara Berven Rosemary M. Dorney Jennifer & Jim Lattis Elizabeth Perry In memory of Howard Kidd Eric, Jill, Ryan & Emma Biegansky Jerry Doss Martha & Charles Casey Doug & Kay Horan Rex Gromer & Myra Huth The Hogerty Family Valerie & Andreas Kazamias 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 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 Petroff 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 Peter Livingston Martha & Charles Casey Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Lawrence Lundy Betty Chewning & Family

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In memory of Charles Snowdon Patricia Bernhardt Marian & Jack Bolz Catherine Buege Martha & Charles Casey Marilyn Ebben Tyrone & Janet Greive Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Darko & Judy Kalan Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Linda & Michael Lovejoy Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Peter & Leslie Overton Joann Six Ellis & Catharine Waller Carolyn White

In memory of Mary Mohs Emy Andrew In memory of Dexter Northrop Charles Elson Karen Jones & Lian Yu Warren & 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 The Baranko Family Sara & Toby Campbell Philip Caravello Bill & Ellen Dupuy Janna Frank Julie Hagen Carol Hutchison Integral LLC Arlyn Lulewicz Madison Community Foundation Joe Manes Carla Moore James & Carol Ruhly Joe Vande Slunt Janice Weatherhogg John & Mary Witte Three Anonymous Friends

In memory of Hans Sollinger Pamela Ploetz & John Henderson Two Anonymous Friends In memory of Anne Stanke Daniel & Lavonne Dettmers In memory of Rita D. Stofflet Anna Trull & John Stofflet In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart The Stuart Family In memory of Patricia Davey Struck Larry Bechler

In memory of Velma Ritcherson Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Robert J. Rodini The Kleinhenz Family Dr. Evan & Jane Pizer In memory of Margaret Schroeder Emy Andrew Norm & Barbara Berven In Memory of Mary Schroeder Jim & Lee Huffer Cheryl & Thomas Kuster

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Keely Futterer as Léontine

David Blalock as Valcour

Yazid Gray as Ophémon

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FEBRUARY 2 & 4, 2024 CAPITOL THEATER “He loves me... Who is he?” A beautiful young widow is disillusioned with romance. Her dear friend is sending her anonymous love letters to express his feelings. Will true love prevail? (It’s a comedy, so of course it will.)

Premiering in 1780, The Anonymous Lover is the only surviving opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A pioneering Black composer, conductor, and violinist, Bologne achieved great renown throughout 18th-century France. Brighten up winter with the Wisconsin premiere of this charming opera!

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TICKET INFORMATION SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box Office. 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

GUEST CONSIDERATIONS

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:

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• 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 off 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 Office 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.

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• 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. • Please feel free to take photos before and after the concert, 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. • The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends. • Food and beverages are available at bars and concession stands in the Overture Lobby. Beverages are allowed in Overture Hall, but please enjoy food in the lobby. Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins. Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to ensure your safety. We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/health for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture.org/health.

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BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATION MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023-2024

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown, Chair Michael Richman, Chair-Elect Jane Hamblen, Secretary Douglas Reuhl, Treasurer José Madera, Member-at-large Elaine Mischler, Immediate Past Chair Paul Norman, Member-at-large Kay Schwichtenberg, Member-at-large Derrick Smith, Member-at-large Lynn Stathas, Member-at-large

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado Brian Anderson Ruben Anthony, Jr. Jeffrey 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 Schaeffer Monique Scher Kay Schwichtenberg John Sims Derrick Smith Tamera Stanley

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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 Ruffin 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, 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 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

ADVISORS

OFFICERS Robert Lemanske President David Willow Secretary-Treasurer William Steffenhagen President-Elect

Judy Kalan, Behind The Music: Concert Previews

DIRECTORS

Don Sanford, Parties of Note

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

Beth Rahko, MSOL Connect & Musicology Moments

ADVISORS

Michael Bridgeman, VP Membership Records Lynn Stegner, VP Special Projects Carole Schaeffer, AVP Special Projects Ann Lindsey & Judy Topitzes, Symphony Gala Claire Ann and Michael Richman, Concert on the Green

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

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Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

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ADMINISTRATION Robert Reed, Executive Director David Gordon, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Ann Bowen, General Manager

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

Jacqui Shanda, AVP Education

Jessica Yehle, VP Membership Recruitment/Retention

EX OFFICIO

Pat Bernhardt Rosemarie Blancke Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben Valerie Kazamias Fern Lawrence Ann Lindsey Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler Janet Renschler Judy Topitzes Carolyn White

Alexis Carreon, Office & Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg, Orchestra Librarian Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager Casey Oelkers, Director of Development Leah Schultz, Manager of Individual Giving Emmett Sauchuck, Manager of Grants & Sponsorships Yumian Cui, Data & Analytics Manager Peter Rodgers, Director of Marketing Amanda Dill, Marketing/ Communications Manager Lindsey Meekhof, Audience Experience Manager Greg Zelek, Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

Fernando Alvarado Diane Ballweg James Baxter Ellsworth Brown John Gauder Terry Haller Gary Lewis Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Reynold Peterson Teri Venker Anders Yocom

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Madison Youth Choirs..................................................................................27

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McClone Insurance........................................................................................45

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Wisconsin Public Radio...............................................................................56

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

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