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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT by Barbara Fitzsimmons

Nicolette Driehuys Oppelt Flute

Flutist Nicolette Driehuys Oppelt was born in the Netherlands and began studying flute at age 11. After immigrating to the United States with her family, she attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, studying with Philip Dunigan. While there, she was a two time concerto competition winner. She also appeared as a soloist on Dutch National Television with her father, the late conductor Leo Driehuys, on the podium.

In addition to being a member of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Driehuys Oppelt serves as Principal Flute of Washington Concert Opera, the Washington Ballet Orchestra, the Virginia Chamber Orchestra, the Amadeus Orchestra and the National Gallery Orchestra. She is currently the only tenured member of the National Philharmonic at Strathmore and was Acting Principal Flute for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra for three years. Ms. Driehuys Oppelt is a regular substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra and has accompanied that orchestra on many tours, including performances at Carnegie Hall.

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The February cover image features apple blossoms, Arkansas’s state flower and Florence Price’s home state. The springtime blooming of these trees symbolizes awakening, representing the renewed interest in her work that started in 2009 after discovering her unpublished scores and manuscripts.

Hector Fernandez, Artist

MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2024-2025 SEASON ROSTER

ELIZABETH SCHULZE, MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

FIRST VIOLIN Robert Martin Concertmaster MSO Guild Chair Joanna Natalia Owen Associate Concertmaster Marty & Hugh Talton Chair Brent Price Assistant Concertmaster Lysiane GravelLacombe Thomas Marks Chair Kristin Bakkegard H. Lee Brewster Yen-Jung Chen Mauricio Couto Megan Gray Catherine Nelson Petr Skopek SECOND VIOLIN Anna Luebke Principal J. Emmet Burke Chair Ariadna Buonviri Associate Principal Julianna Chitwood Assistant Principal Ruth Erbe Teresa L. Gordon Melanie Kuperstein Swiatek Kuznik Kat Whitesides Patricia WnekSchram VIOLA Phyllis Freeman Principal Alan J. Noia Chair Magaly Rojas Seay Associate Principal Stephanie Knutsen+ Acting Assistant Principal Sungah Min Rachel Holaday Alice Tung

CELLO Todd Thiel Principal J. Ramsay Farah Chair Katlyn DeGraw Associate Principal Jessica Albrecht Assistant Principal Aneta Otreba Mauricio Betanzo Youbin Jun Alyssa Moquin Jessica Siegel Weaver BASS Adriane Benvenuti Irving Principal Shawn Alger Associate Principal Kimberly Parillo Brandon Smith FLUTE Laura Kaufman Mowry Principal Marjorie M. Hobbs Chair Nicolette Driehuys Oppelt Elena Yakovleva PICCOLO Elena Yakovleva OBOE Fatma Daglar Principal Joel L. Rosenthal Chair Amanda Dusold Rick Basehore ENGLISH HORN Rick Basehore

CLARINET Beverly Butts Principal John M. Waltersdorf Chair Jay Niepoetter BASS CLARINET Open BASSOON Erich Heckscher Principal Bennett S. Rubin Chair Scott Cassada Susan Copeland Wilson CONTRABASSOON Susan Copeland Wilson FRENCH HORN Alex Kovling Principal Libby Powell Chair Mark Hughes Assistant Principal Chandra Cervantes Kyle Pompei+ TRUMPET Nathan Clark Principal Robert T. Kenney Chair Scott A. Nelson Robert W. Grab Chair Matthew Misener TROMBONE Liam Glendening Principal Richard T. Whisner Chair Jeffrey Gaylord Kaz Kruszewski

TUBA Zachary Bridges Principal Claude J. Bryant Chair TIMPANI Open Principal William J. Reuter Chair Matthew Mitchener+ Eric Stoss+ PERCUSSION Open Principal Donald R. Harsh, Jr. Chair Julie Angelis Boehler+ Acting Principal Alan Lichtman Chair Robert Jenkins Vincent & Phyllis Mauro Chair HARP Maryanne Meyer+ Principal PIANO/KEYBOARD Open James G. Pierné Chair PERSONNEL MANAGER Christian Simmelink GABRIELA BRONK MUSIC LIBRARY LIBRARIAN D. Marianne Gooding + One-Year Position * On Leave

ABOUT THE MSO by Barbara Fitzsimmons On November 13, 1982, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s music rang through the concert hall in front of an audience of 1,400 for the very first time. With 55 musicians under the baton of our first conductor, Barry Tuckwell, we began our journey to become a cornerstone of the arts in Western Maryland and beyond.

Our inaugural season consisted of just four concerts and was a rousing success. Thanks to the dedication of the community that helped found us, the MSO was able to turn a profit in our very first year despite the logistic and economic struggles we faced as a symphony starting during a recession outside of a major city. This initial triumph provided the perfect springboard to grow, and grow we did.

After an extensive search for our next music director, we were lucky to welcome Elizabeth Schulze to the MSO in 1999 to usher in a new period of growth and music.

Today, our yearly full orchestral performances have doubled, and we’ve expanded beyond the concert hall with small ensemble groups to further serve our community.

From our much-anticipated Pops! performances to the Classical music we were formed to play, the modern MSO has something for everyone.

While most know the MSO for its performances, education has been a cornerstone of the organization since as early as 1985, when we launched our first educational programming for the community. A love of classical music starts young, but that doesn’t mean you are ever too old to grow your appreciation for music or learn something new about a melody that moves you. Today, we continue expanding the Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh education department to provide programs for music lovers of all ages, even those of us who have long finished school.

Whether you come to us for your first concert or have been a subscriber for many years, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra is proud to welcome you to today’s performance. We hope you enjoy the show and that we see you at many more to come!

GUEST ARTIST BIO Head Symphony Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, Chaeyoung participated in Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall and Juilliard ChamberFest. She has worked under renowned artists such as Leon Fleisher, Gary Hoffman and Robert Levin and has been featured at the Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR, Harvard Club in New York City and First Congregational United Church of Christ in Sarasota.

▲ Chaeyoung Park, piano Winner of the 2022 Young Concert Artists (YCA) Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and Finalist in the 2023 Rubinstein Piano Competition, Chaeyoung Park has been praised as a passionate pianist who “does not play a single note without thought or feeling” (New York Concert Review). Through Chaeyoung various roles as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist, she has performed at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall, Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall, as well as livestreamed concerts presented by the Gilmore Rising Stars series.

As winner of the 2019 Hilton Head nternational Piano Competition, she is the first female Korean pianist to receive First Place in the history of the competition. She subsequently presented her solo recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Hilton

Recent and upcoming highlights include a debut at Merkin Hall and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater as well as the Gina Bachauer International Piano Festival , Honest Brook Music Festival , Orchestra of the Triangle in Chapel Hill, Rockport Music, and Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music .

Chaeyoung has appeared as soloist with the Kansas City Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, and Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra with such conductors as Michael Stern, Rei Hotoda, John Morris Russell.

Currently, she is an Artist Diploma candidate at the Juilliard school where she has been named a Kovner Fellow, awarded a Gina Bachauer Scholarship, and Arthur Rubinstein Prize. Chaeyoung is under the tutelage of Robert McDonald, who has shaped and inspired the artist she is today.

Chaeyoung Park appears courtesy of Young Concert Artists.

THE MARYLAND THEATRE Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 7:30pm Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 3:00pm Elizabeth Schulze conductor Chaeyoung Park piano

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL Overture in C Major (1805-1847) 10’ CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (1835-1921) 22’ I. Andante sostenuto

II. III.

Allegro scherzando Presto

-- INTERMISSION -FLORENCE PRICE Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (1887-1953) 30’ I. Andante-Allegro

II. III. IV.

Andante ma non troppo Juba: Allegro Scherzo: Finale

CONCERT SPONSORS Dr. Hugh & Mrs. Marty Talton and the continued generosity of an alliance of Medical Professionals in Washington County, including: Dr. Robert & Mrs. Janice Cirincione | Dr. Jay & Mrs. Roberta Greenberg Dr. Frederic & Mrs. Suzanne Kass | Dr. George & Mrs. Connie Manger Drs. Paul & Mary Money-Waldman | Drs. James A. Schiro & Tara A. Rumbarger Dr. William & Mrs. Kathleen Su | Dr. Matthew & Mrs. Bernadette Wagner

PROGRAM NOTES Overture in C Major Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Born November 14, 1805, in Hamburg, Germany and died May 14, 1847, in Berlin, Germany.

This work was premiered privately in 1834 at the Mendelssohn home in Berlin, Germany.

The first public performance took place in 1992 by the Women’s Philharmonic conducted by JoAnn Falletta. It is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings.

Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn came from a wealthy family and received the best musical education. Their father, though a converted Lutheran, was the son of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. However, he decided Felix would be the professional musician while Fanny, despite her talent, was expected to become a wife.

At 13, Fanny memorized all 24 Bach WellTempered Clavier preludes and performed them for her father’s birthday. He remained unmoved, writing from Paris that music could be Felix’s profession but must remain an “ornament” for her. Determined, Fanny sought a husband who would support her musical pursuits.

She met painter Wilhelm Hensel at 16, but her father forbade marriage due to his lack of wealth. After an eight-year engagement, her mother approved, and they wed in 1829.

Meanwhile, the Mendelssohns hosted salon concerts in Berlin, drawing luminaries like Liszt and the Schumanns. Fanny took over organizing these events after her father’s death in 1835.

Despite acclaim, Fanny was not allowed to publish her music. Even after their father died, Felix forbade it—though he supported other women composers and even published

six of Fanny’s songs under his name. Queen Victoria once told Felix one was her favorite of his works.

In 1846, with support from Hensel and composer Charles Gounod—whom she tutored in German—Fanny finally published her works, having composed over 550 pieces.

The next year, she suffered a fatal stroke while rehearsing Felix’s The First Walpurgis Night. Felix died months later of the same ailment.

Fanny’s Overture in C major was composed in 1832 and performed privately in 1834.

It remained unperformed publicly for 160 years until JoAnn Falletta and the Women’s Philharmonic revived and published it.

The piece begins tenderly with alternating strings and woodwinds, building to an allegro con fuoco section. Trumpet calls introduce rollicking arpeggios, while the second theme gently rises. The triumphant recapitulation and dynamic coda showcase Fanny’s compositional mastery.

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano and Orchestra Camille Saint-Saëns Born October 9, 1835, in Paris, France and died December 16, 1921, in Algiers, Algeria The concerto received its premiere on May 13, 1868 in Paris, with Anton Rubinstein conducting, and the composer at the piano.

It is scored for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

Camille Saint-Saëns directly influenced several generations of composers, not only through his music, but also through his contact with young composers throughout his life, spanning from Berlioz to Stravinsky.

Unlike many composers of the Romantic

period, Saint-Saëns was not active as a teacher, holding only one official teaching post. From 1861 to 1865, he taught at the Ecole Niedermeyer – a Parisian school for the education of church musicians – he proved himself an effective teacher, counting Gabriel Fauré among his students. Perhaps his most influential institutional association began in 1871 when he co-founded the Société Nationale de Musique, an organization devoted to fostering composition and performance of music by young French composers. Completely devoted to the French cause, he resigned from the Société in 1886, when they began including music by foreign composers. In his fifteen years with the Société, Saint-Saëns helped promote the music of Cesar Franck, Edouard Lalo, and Claude Debussy.

In the years before his short-lived teaching career, Saint-Saëns had become known as a formidable pianist. The two pianistcomposers had forged a friendship in the 1850s and often performed on the same programs. They gave a successful series of concerts in 1868, of which Saint-Saëns wrote: “After that magnificent season we happened to be at some concert or other in the Salle Pleyel, when he [Rubinstein] said to me, ‘I haven’t conducted an orchestra in Paris yet.

Let’s put on a concert that will give me an opportunity of taking up the baton.’ ‘With pleasure.’ We asked when the Salle Pleyel would be free and were told we should have to wait three weeks. ‘Very well,’ I said, ‘in those three weeks I will write a concerto for the occasion.’ And I composed the G Minor Concerto, which accordingly had its first performance under such distinguished patronage.”

The concerto is full of soloistic fireworks.

The opening Andante sostenuto begins with a dazzling cadenza. Arpeggios and fiendish runs comprise much of the first

movement, including a second cadenza in the usual position near the end. The Allegro scherzando is nimble, light, and virtuosic.

Perhaps the most difficult for the soloist is the Presto finale – a compendium of dazzling pianistic devices.

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor Florence Price Born April 9, 1887, in Little Rock, Arkansas and died June 3, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois.

This work was premiered on November 6, 1940, at the Detroit Institute of Arts by the Detroit Civic Orchestra conducted by Valter Poole. It is scored for piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, and strings.

Born in 1887 in a racially integrated neighborhood in Little Rock, Florence Price (born Florence Smith) was the daughter of a dentist who enjoyed a happy childhood.

She was precocious as a musician and had her first piece published at age 12. She was valedictorian of her senior class at Capitol Hill School at age 16. It was a big step for a young African American teenager to move to Boston and study at the New England Conservatory, one of the few prestigious music schools in the country to accept students without regard to race, but she jumped at the opportunity. In Boston she studied with the illustrious composer George Whitefield Chadwick and earned her degree in 1907. A few years after returning home, she was offered the directorship of the music department of Clark University in Atlanta where she stayed until 1912. She returned to Little Rock and married the attorney Thomas Jewell Price but found that the racial climate was becoming unbearable with lynching becoming commonplace.

PROGRAM NOTES (con’t) In 1927 the Prices moved to Chicago where Florence would spend the rest of her life.

Almost immediately after moving, she filed for divorce from Thomas—an especially independent and bold action for the time.

This was a period of great musical growth for Price, as she enrolled in the American Conservatory of Music and Chicago Musical College. She signed a publishing contract with G. Schirmer. To make ends meet, she composed radio jingles and played organ to accompany silent movies. She wrote orchestrations for WGN Radio and even composed popular songs under the pen name Vee Jay. Her big break came in 1939 when soprano Marian Anderson, who mounted an historic Lincoln Memorial concert after she had been denied the use of Washington’s Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race, performed Price’s setting of the spiritual, “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord.” The gravity of that appearance is celebrated to this day.

Price lived the rest of her life in Chicago and was well known in her time as the first black female composer to garner national attention, but after her death in 1953, her music faded from memory.

A recent development has led to a resurgence in interest in and performances of her music. In 2009 Vicki and Darrell Gatwood purchased a long-vacant home in St. Anne, Illinois, just north of Chicago.

During renovations, they found several abandoned papers. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that these were music manuscripts bearing the name of Florence Price. They did an internet search and learned of Price’s importance and that her manuscripts are housed in the archives of the University of Arkansas. Feeling duty-bound to preserve the papers, they contacted the archives and arranged for them to be examined. They had no way of knowing that they had discovered a wealth

of musicological treasure, including the manuscripts of Price’s two violin concertos and her Symphony No. 4.

Price’s orchestral music was ignored by many important conductors. She composed four symphonies of which three survive, two of which were only recently published. She wrote in a letter to Serge Koussevitzky, “To begin with I have two handicaps—those of sex and race. I am a woman, and I have some Negro blood in my veins … I would like to be judged on merit alone.” Just like the others, Koussevitzky, famed conductor of the Boston Symphony, did not program her works.

However, one conductor was pleased to showcase her talent—Frederick Stock of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 1932 Price submitted a handful of works to Chicago’s Wanamaker Music Contest. All of them received accolades, but her First Symphony took top honors.

In the 1890s, composer Antonín Dvořák declared that the United States had all the makings of a great national musical tradition in the songs of Native and African Americans.

Although her first symphony made extensive use of African American materials, the Third is, in her own words, “Negroid in character,” but it presents such material in juxtaposition to modernist techniques. Commissioned by the WPA’s Federal Music Project, it was performed in 1940 on a series of concerts in Michigan—the only performance in Price’s life. Even Eleanor Roosevelt sang its praises in her newspaper feature, My Day. The work was not played again until 2001.

Price’s first movement begins with a slow introduction that is characterized by stormy unsettled harmonies. Her mastery of orchestration is apparent from the first notes. After the allegro begins, the mood changes gradually and the second theme, played by solo trombone, becomes much more traditional in character. The remainder of the movement holds a few surprises, but

the music is clearly that of a composer who deserved more performances.

The second movement, andante ma non troppo, is a perfect depiction of quiet beauty, but the middle section is almost impressionistic. Price’s third movement is a Juba, a type of dance brought to Charleston, South Carolina, by enslaved people from present-day Congo. When danced in the American south in the 19th century, the performers accompanied themselves with specialized techniques of body percussion.

These sounds are heard throughout the movement but are performed on percussion instruments.

Price’s finale is a furious scherzando of great power. African American flavors are present, but they are countered by 20thcentury styles that prove that the composer

was aware of the newest developments in her field. Described by one reviewer as “kaleidoscopic,” this music is constantly changing with—one could say, reacting to—the turbulent world around it. Perhaps, this is Price’s depiction of her struggles and triumphs in life and her commentary on the African American condition in pre-War America. ©2024 Orpheus Music Prose & Craig Doolin www.orpheusnotes.com

BRAVO! COVER ARTIST Hector Fernandez is a self-taught artist who has been creating since he was young. Although he has worked in many mediums, his true passion is scratchboard, which allows for incredible detail and striking contrast in each piece.

Scratchboard is a unique black-and-white medium. The board is a wood panel with a fine white clay veneer covered by black India ink. The drawing starts black, and white lines are carefully scratched through the ink with sharp tools like scalpel blades.

Hector resides in Hagerstown, MD and is a Signature Member of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists, which he joined when it was formed 13 years ago.

He has received many awards for his art from various exhibitions including the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Glendale Art Association, Washington County Arts Council, and most notably 8 awards from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (2 Silver, 1 Bronze, and 5 Awards of Excellence).

Hector’s work has shown across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. He is thrilled to be collaborating with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra to create the cover artwork for the BRAVO! programs for the 2024/2025 Season.

See more of Hector’s work at www. hectorgallery.com.

Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

STUDENT MUSICIANS OF THE MONTH The Maryland Symphony Orchestra proudly recognizes the following Washington County Public Schools students who have been selected to participate in various All-State ensembles this spring. These students are honored as our Student Musicians of the Month for February.

The students whose names appear in blue are attending our concerts this weekend.

Senior Orchestra

Senior Jazz Band

Senior Mixed Chorus

Valerie Clark-Millar

Camille Sandeen (BISFA)

Aislinn O’Connor (NHHS) Joselynn Flores (BISFA) Amelia Schwarzenegger

(BISFA)

Camille Sandeen (BISFA)

Junior Mixed Chorus

Junior Band

Jillian Burton (BISFA) Dahlia Borowski (BISFA) Layla Hersom (BISFA) Sofia Pinson (SHHS) LyrahGray Qunell (BISFA) Ava Wisner (BISFA)

Ian Morrell (BISFA) Senior Band Kayla Shim (BISFA) Damien Drill (BISFA) Weslley De Sousa (BISFA) Angela Aparicio (BISFA) Senior Commercial Band Fae Ward (BISFA) Jayden Hess (BISFA) Liam Burger (BISFA) Matthew Ryan Barrett Jr. (BISFA)

Riley Alberding (BISFA) Camille Sandeen (BISFA) Angela Aparicio (BISFA)

Senior Treble Chorus Winnie Okai (BISFA) Maria Webb (BISFA) Nyima Zember (BISFA) Erin Downey (BISFA) Hannah Kamseuh (BISFA) Camila Portillo (BISFA) Jocelyn Warrenfeltz

(BISFA)

Lillian Doyle (BISFA) Reese Gibson (BISFA) Zedeara Johnson (BISFA) Jayjay Leedy (BISFA) Anora Glascoe (BISFA) Caleb Bowers (BISFA) Winston Estell (BISFA) David Monroig Cruz (BISFA)

Alexa Russell (NHHS)

(BISFA)

Oumou Macalou (NHHS)

Upcoming Education Events: Maryland Symphony Youth Strings & Side By Side Concert at the Maryland Theatre: March 18, 2025

Storytime at Wash. County Library: March 7, 2025 April 25, 2025

See our website to learn more about our Instrument Bank and give a student the gift of music!

MUSIC DIRECTOR BIO With passion, verve and illuminating musicianship, Elizabeth Schulze has been conducting orchestras and opera companies, advocating for music education, and electrifying audiences in the States and abroad for more than two and a half decades.

Recipient of the 2013 Sorel Medallion in Conducting for her adventurous programming, Schulze is in her 24th season as the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and is the recently appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra in Alaska.

Schulze made her European debut, leading the Mainz Chamber Orchestra in the Atlantisches Festival in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She appeared in Paris as the assistant guest conductor for the Paris Opera and has also appeared in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Vienna with the National Symphony during its 1997 European tour.

Her most recent international work includes conducting in Hong Kong, Jerusalem and Taipei.

Schulze’s recent guest conducting in the States includes appearances with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the New Jersey, Detroit, San Francisco and Chautauqua Symphonies. Her positions with U.S. orchestras include an appointment as Associate Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, Music Director and Conductor of the Flagstaff, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, and Kenosha Symphony Orchestras, Principal Guest Conductor of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Cover Conductor and Conducting Assistant for the New York Philharmonic, and Assistant Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, an appointment sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Since the beginning of her career, Schulze has been a spirited advocate for music education. Her far-ranging work included a long association with the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute (SMI).

For more than 15 years Schulze conducted, taught and mentored dozens of young musicians at SMI at the Kennedy Center.

She has also conducted the American Composer’s Orchestra in LinkUp educational and family concerts in Carnegie Hall and throughout New York City. And for six years, Schulze joined her mentor Leonard Slatkin, teaching at the NSO’s National Conducting Institute.

Her music education and mentoring work spans the elementary school to the university. She was an artist-in-residence at Northwestern University and has guest conducted the orchestras of The University of Maryland, the Manhattan School of Music and Catholic University of America. She has also guest lectured at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music.

Schulze’s own education includes training in Europe and in the States. She graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College and was an honors student at the Interlochen Arts Academy. She holds graduate degrees in orchestral and choral conducting from SUNY at Stony Brook. She was the first doctoral fellow in orchestral conducting at Northwestern University and was selected as a conducting fellow at L’École d’Arts Americaines in France. She was the recipient of the first Aspen Music School Conducting Award. At Aspen, she worked with Murry Sidlin, Lawrence Foster and Sergiu Commissiona. As a Tanglewood fellow, she worked with Seiji Ozawa, Gustav Meier and Leonard Bernstein.

Schulze is represented by John Such Artists Management, Ltd.

FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY Thank you to the following individuals, businesses, foundations and organizations that have contributed to the strength of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra as of January 31, 2025. (July 1, 2023 through January 31, 2025) To update your donor acknowledgement information, please contact Jennifer Sutton, Director of Development, at jsutton@marylandsymphony.org.

PLATINUM BATON ($10,000 & Above) William & Patricia Abeles Antietam Broadband Anonymous Gary & Deb Bockrath Jo Ann Bousum, in memory of Derwood B. Bousum Mr. & Mrs. Howard B. Bowen Mary K. Bowman Historical & Fine Arts Fund City of Hagerstown Katie Fitzsimmons in memory of Brendan Fitzsimmons Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation Vincent Rauth Groh & Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust John & Erin Hershey Dr. Robert K. & Mrs. Marjorie Hobbs Elise Holloway Family Mr. & Mrs. James N. Holzapfel William “Tad” & Anne Holzapfel William B. Hunsberger Patrick McFadden & Michelle Leveque Dr. George & Mrs. Connie Manger Jim & Mindy Marsden Middletown Valley Bank Doug & Beth Mills Nicholas Mohar-Schurz Douglas & Deena Moul James & Georgia Pierné William G. Pitzer Mary Ann Schurz Dr. Aryeh & Mrs. Laura Herrera-Spessard

Dr. Hugh & Mrs. Marty Talton Waltersdorf-Henson Families Washington County Arts Council Washington County Commissioners Roberta A. Waltersdorf Family Martha Williams Brandon & Haven Younger GOLD BATON ($5,000 to $9,999) Scott & Kim Bowen Dr. Katie Carr & Mr. Ned Taylor Charles Clark Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Howard Garrett Family Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Hood Lee & Patricia Stine Kershner Sisters Foundation William & Monica Lingenfelter Dr. & Mrs. Ira S. Lourie Meritus Health, Inc. Bill & Gaye McGovern George & Nancy Mulholland James & Colleen Stone Washington County Health Department Washington County Gaming Commission Drs. Paul Waldman & Mary Money-Waldman James Waltersdorf Family Margaret O. Waltersdorf Family David & Shanon Wolf

SILVER BATON ($3,000 to $4,999) Teresa & John Barr Mr. & Mrs. David Beachley Joseph & Julie Boehler in honor of Patricia Angelis Dr. J. Emmet & Mrs. Mary Anne Burke Jason & Dadra Call Dr. & Mrs. Robert Cirincione Andrew C. Durham Michael Fitzgerald Jean Y. Inaba Larry Klotz Bill & Judith Lawrenson Ed & Julie Lough Lowell & Susan Michael Paul & Mary Ann Miller Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Muldowney Greg & Ilissa Ramm Mrs. Theron Rinehart Drs. Tara A. Rumbarger & James A. Schiro Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Spotts William & Kathleen Su Donald & Paula Trumble Matthew & Bernadette Wagner William & Frances Young CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,500 to $2,999) Capt. & Mrs. William. T. Alexander, Ret. Dr. & Mrs. Michael V. Attardi Kenneth & Anne Barton Richard Barton Mr. & Mrs. David Beachley Sun & Twila Cheung Debbie & Todd Cornell Michael Cusic Dr. & Mrs. Allen Ditto

Reverend Dr. D. Stuart Dunnan Robert & Louise Finch Robert Fennel Dr. & Mrs. Jay B. Greenberg Jean Hamilton Jimmy Hill Willa Weller Kaal Suzanne & Rick Kass Rick & Donna Kipe Robert & Susan Larivee Ms. Doris E. Lehman David & Louisa McCain Mr. Peter Murdock & Dr. Monica Stallworth James Marshall Valerie Owens & Mike Dunkum Harry & Patricia Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Denis Rocco David & Suzanne Solberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert Strauch Frank & Cheryl Stearn Jennifer-Joy Sutton & Sonny Smoyer Susan Trail Amy Weber Terry Wills & Christine Parfitt Marlene & Mike Young & Family BENEFACTOR ($500 to $1,499) Tina Angle Anonymous Dr. Michael & Mrs. Jane Anderson Cathy Ashley-Cotleur Stephenie Baker Robert Barnhart Phyllis Beard Robert and Kathy Bell The Honourable & Mrs. W. Kennedy Boone, III Melissa Evans David Bottini & Ray Everngam Jake & Diana Caldwell Linda Chambers Julianna Chitwood Sherry Cramer

Maria Dahbura Mr. Eckelbarger & Ms. Daniels Beth Dellaposta John & Dr. Ruth Dwyer Patty Enders Geo & Carol Engstrom Mr. & Mrs. John F. Erath Robert & Mary Fry Jeffrey & Jacqueline Kelley James McConnell Ella C. Mose Dr. Carl & Mrs. Louise Galligan Cynthia Garland BJ & Sherri Goetz Joseph & Wanda Gerstner Hagerstown Community College Edwin & Lucinda Hawbaker Dr. & Mrs. Eldon L. Hawbaker Gary & Iris Heichel Mark Jameson Judith Jones Mike and Kathy Jordan Jordon Knicely Jan Kochansky Eric Knode Patrick Larkin Duane & Susan Lawson Leiters Fine Catering Judith & John Lilga Virginia Lindsay in memory of Tom Lindsay Estelle Martin Michael & Sandy Martin Peter Michael Tee Michel Lisa Miller David Milowe Jennifer Moser Cynthia Myers Joanna Owen Adrian & Jennifer Park Thomas Robins Kathy Robinson Dr. Robert & Millie Steinke Ronald & Leura Sulchek Sunrise Rotary Club Dwight & Nancy Swope Thomas Tarpley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tischer

Sandy Wantz Bill & Kimberly Whaley Carl & Monika Wertman James & Stephanie Vaughn PARTNER ($250 to $499) Ruth Alpaugh Jack Anderson Anonymous Elizabeth & Harold Baker Dave Barnhart Robert Batson John & Helen Benchoff Mike & Grace Bennett J. Bruce & Connie Burley Mary Kay Chaudrue & Charles Charpiat Samuel Cushman Dan & Carolyn Davis Mr. Larry DeHaan Donna Ersek James C. Failor Philip Fearnow Mrs. Susan Fiedler Patricia Ford A. B. & Janet Fulton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Garlitz Gretchen Gawler David & Rosanna Gonzalez Teresa Gordon Fred & Kathy Gleason Corey & Jessica Green Thomas & Gwen Hard Lucy Hogan Janelle Horst Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hutzell Kevin & Lori Jones Mr. Brooks & Mr. Kline Joan Canfield & William Kramer April L. Dowler & John W. League Family Gay Ludington Robin Lyles Victoria Lynch Alfred Martin Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Morgan Jean & Katharine Oliver William E. O’Toole Patricia Patton

FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY (con’t) PARTNER (con’t) ($250 to $499) Ann Portocarrero Phyllis Price Howard & Francine Reynolds Susan Roza Michael Seem Darcy Shull Jennifer Smith Deanna & Wilbur Soulis James & Darlene Stojak Dr. Robert & Mrs. Amy Strahl David & Naomi Styer George A. Tompkins Jr. David & Henrietta Tyson Joseph & Rose Ulrich Chris Vaccari David & Deborah Vorhis Rick Rogers & Susan Warrenfeltz Sharon Wood FRIEND ($100 to $249) Robert Abdinoor, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. A.F. Abdullah Mr. Austin Abraham Ms. Karen Adams Teresa Angle Anonymous Laura Apelbaum Dale Bannon David Barnes Jair Barr Jeff & Mariah Beard Stephen Becker Laurie Bender Pieter & Stephanie Bickford Brian & Marina Bigsby Fritz Blattl Don & Mary Bowman Mary-Jane Bowyer Aileen Boyd Cori Bragunier Allen & Elizabeth Brown Earl Brown Susan & Wally Brubaker Louise Bucco Shawn Buck

Shaun & Cynthia Butcher Scott & Megan Cassada Barbara Clary Robert Cook & Cherie Pedersen Mr. & Mrs. David M. Coe Mauricio & Rose Couto Paul & Anne Cox Lynn Crosby Arthur & Sondra Crumbacker Keith Dagliano Benjamin & Kathleen Dengler Kathleen Detlefsen Patricia Douglas Richard & Kandyce Douglas Greg Duffey Kenneth & Pamela Duncan Nancy Dunn Andrew & Maria Durelli Tracie & Marcia Felker Steve Fritz Kristi Frush Devin Fitzsimmons Ian Fitzsimmons Richard & Susan Foot Carl & Rose Marie Gearhart Robin Gigger Marianne Gooding Bradley & Linda Gottfried Robert Grahl Danielle Gross James & Brooke Grossman Joshua Grove Linda Grove Sarah Hall Michael & Rowan Harp Donald Harsh, Jr. Hillary Hawkins Donald & Kathryn Henry Michael Heyser Roland and Leslie Hobbs Lawrence Hoeck Ed & Kathy Hose Cindy Hykes Sharon Isbin James Itell Karen Jenneke Paula Jilanis Judith Johnson Liz Kaylor Lawrence Keefer

Caitlin Kelch David Steele & Robert Kelly Mary Ann Keyser James King Robert & Barbara Kott Ric & Betsey Lillard Reverend George Limmer John Lindeman Sue Livera Maryanne Ludy Emma Lyles Charles & Melissa Mackley Missy Maddioncalda James Main Mary Malaspina Pat & Frank Malejko Bill Mandicott Robert Mandley Mike Manspeaker Steven McDaniel Heather McEndree Joseph McIntyre Kathy McKinley Henry & Mary McKinney Douglas Meyer Vivian Michael Charles Miller, Jr. Tyler Miller Annellen Moore Raymond Moreland, Jr. Ellie Morin Frank Morrisey Daniel Mullenix LeRoy & Nicole Myers Tim & Beth Newhardt Nitzell Household Larry & Helen Nowack Allen Oberholzer Lee Ann O’Brien Emily O’Farrell Terri Gwizdala Cheryl Pedersen Paul & Ann Pittman Sarah Polzin Brenda Price David & Monica Quin Sharon Ridenour Dan & Careth Rinehart James Roan Martin & Karen Robinson Michael Roehn Maria Rojas Mario Rojas

Galen Runkles Beverly Schaff Aileen Schulze Eric Schwartz Catherine Seibert Jeffrey Selby Toni Serini Robert Shipley Jeff Sholes Dustin & Ashley Simmons Petr Skopek Frederick & Dorcas Slick Thomas Sloan Ida Smith Jedidiah Smith Steve Smith Carolyn Snyder Andrew & Gloria Stevens Michelle Strong Ms. Jeanne Stoner Robert & Sara Sweeney Tess Tiches Ashton & Benito Vattelana Frank & Annette Van Hilst Daniel Villanueva David Wallace Cynthia Weaver John Guy & Alexis Webb Mark & Katharine Weimer Mary L. Wetzel Clarence White, Jr. Brett Wilson Julie Yoder PATRON ($50 to $99) Patton & Jacqueline Allen Verna Anson Dale Stein & Dominic Ambrosi Anonymous Thomas J. Arenobine Justin Artz William Barrett John Beck Justin Behrens Jessica Bennett Andrew Bowen Karen Boyer Robert Brown Thomas Buckley Vicky Campanelli

Jimmy Campbell Christopher Ciardiello Joseph Cobb John Colborn Colleen Corballis Kevin Cozort Dr. Anton T. Dahbura Beth Decker Mary Dougherty Beth Dowdell Thomas Druzgal Marian & Jim Emr Pastor Andrea Ernest Debbie Everhart Kathy Everly Robin Ferree Jacqueline Fignar Todd & Gail Fineberg Cherie Ganoe Steve Flook Larry Fry Megan Gallagher Thomas Gast Stephen Ginaitis Ethan Golden Mr. Stephen & the Honorable Gina Groh Mark & Kim Halsey James & Shawn Hardy Valerie Harshman Thomas & Josie Haywood Yuman He Klaus & Becky Hein Eunice Heistand Sean Henderson Danny Henley Teresa Hoffman Mary House Elizabeth Houser Jeff Hull Judy Johnson Jane Jones Brian Kendall Karol Kennedy Karlen Keto Brian Koppe Wallace & Betty Lee Barbara Linthicum Fred & Amanda Littlepage Teresa Lum Aaron Mace Christine Madeo Frank Marconi

Ben Marlin McCauley Family Gary Meyer Kim Milburn Chris Moleskie Tereance Moore Patricia Mullinix Amy Myers Carole Myers Christina Nemir Gary Olds Barry O’Neill Theresa O’Sullivan Edward Poling Lisa Poole Jonathan Prince Mark Reback Barbara Rice Mary Ridenour Keith Rodgers Eric Rollins Maurice Rumbarger Susan Ruppert Fred Rutledge John & Bobbi Schnebly Mr. & Mrs. Jonathon Schupp Arby & Renee Shaw Jennifer Sherwood Rich Shilling Joan Shupp Nathan Speir Thomas & Veronica Stein Steven Stitley Donnie Stottlemyer Laura Strite Kimberly Summers Andrew Talton Elizabeth Troy Hector Fernandez & Roger Velasquez Robert Watson John & Donna Weimer Wheeler Household Mr. Daniel Webber & Dr. Candice Mowbray Kenneth Wolfe Andrea Wright Joel Yount

MUSIC EDUCATION SOCIETY The Music Education Society is dedicated to fostering intellectual, emotional, and social growth through the transformative power of music. Our educational outreach reaches Title I schools and Head Start programs, providing children from low-income families with the opportunity to experience and benefit from orchestral music.

The Youth Orchestra, composed of middle and high school students, nurtures the next generation of musicians. Additionally, our wide-ranging lecture series offers enriching experiences for adults of all ages. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the supporters listed below, whose generosity ensures that community members of all ages can experience the healing power of music.

Music Education Society Founding Members Founding members as of January 31, 2025.

Dr. & Mrs. A.F. Abdullah Karen L. Adams Capt. & Mrs. William. T. Alexander, Ret. Dr. Michael & Mrs. Jane Anderson Anonymous Verna Anson Harold & Elizabeth Baker Dave Barnhart John & Teresa Barr Robert & Judith Batson Stephen Becker David & Elizabeth Beachley Stephen Becker Kennedy & Debby Boone Scott & Kim Bowen Mr. Brooks & Mr. Kline Dr. J. Emmet & Mrs. Mary Anne Burke J. Bruce & Connie Burley Jason & Dadra Call Scott & Megan Cassada Dr. & Mrs. Robert Cirincione Debbie & Todd Cornell Ms. Sherry Cramer Dr. Lynn Crosby Alison Curwen Dan & Carolyn Davis

Mr. Larry DeHaan in memory of Frank & Dolly DeHaan Dr. & Mrs. Allen Ditto Patricia Douglas Kenneth & Pamela Duncan in memory of Kaye Duncan The Reverend Dr. D. Stuart Dunnan Andrew C. Durham Mr. & Mrs. John F. Erath George & Donna Ersek James C. Failor Philip Fearnow Robert & Virginia Fennel Mrs. Susan Fiedler Robert & Louise Finch Richard & Susan Foot Patricia Ford Carl & Louise Galligan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Garlitz Bruce & Sandra Gephart Terri Gwizdala Jamie & Sarah Hall Jean Hamilton Edwin & Lucinda Hawbaker Ms. Deborah Hendrickson Roland and Leslie Hobbs

Cindy & Jim Holzapfel Tad & Anne Holzapfel Anna Hutzell Jean Inaba in honor of Elizabeth Schulze and all the violins Dr. Mark Jameson Karen Jenneke Paula Jilanis Lori & Kevin Jones Michael & Kathy Jordan Karlen Keto Robert & Barbara Kott Robert & Susan Larivee Ms. Doris E. Lehman in honor of Elizabeth Schulze Judith & John Lilga Ric & Betsey Lillard Virginia Lindsay in memory of Tom Lindsay Bill & Monica Lingenfelter Ed & Julie Lough Mary Malaspina Mr. & Mrs. Frank Malejko Estelle Martin Peter Michael Barbara Miller Paul, Mary Ann Miller Tyler Miller

Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Morgan Ella C. Mose in memory of Jimmy Dr. Candice Mowbray & Mr. Danny Webber Paul & Harriet Muldowney Patricia Mullinix Larry & Helen Nowack Ms. Valerie Owens & Mr. Mike Dunkum Terry Wills & Christine Parfitt Robert Cook & Cherie Pedersen Georgia & Jim Pierné William G. Pitzer Edward Poling Phyllis L Price, MD Greg & Ilissa Ramm Howard & Francine Reynolds Mrs. Theron Rinehart

Kathy Robinson Mario & Magaly Rojas Robert Shipley Paul Skidmore Ida Smith Jennifer Smith Wilbur & Deanna Soulis Dr. Monica Stallworth & Mr. Peter Murdock Frank & Cheryl Stearn Thomas & Veronica Stein Dr. Robert & Millie Steinke Andrew & Gloria Stevens in memory of David Bragunier Lee & Patricia Stine Jim & Colleen Stone Ronald & Leura Sulchek Jim & Colleen Stone David & Naomi Styer Dr. Hugh & Mrs. Marty Talton Donald & Paula Trumble

David & Deborah Vorhis James Waltersdorf Margaret O. Waltersdorf Roberta A. Waltersdorf Sandy Wantz Cynthia Weaver Clarence White, Jr. Martha Williams in memory of George W & Margaret K Comstock David & Shanon Wolf Lloyd Yavener Marlene & Mike Young & Family Mr. & Mrs. William P. Young, Jr.

HERITAGE SOCIETY & ENDOWMENT The MSO’s commitment to excellence is supported by the generosity of individuals who are personally committed to promoting, preserving, and supporting the arts. In recognition of these patrons, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra has created the Heritage Society.

We invite you to consider becoming a member of the Heritage Society through an outright financial gift, living trust, bequest in will, life insurance gift naming, retirement gift plan, real estate gift donation of real property, or a charitable remainder annuity trust. Please contact Jennifer Sutton, Director of Development, at jsutton@marylandsymphony.org to learn more.

Heritage Society Members Members as of January 31, 2025.

Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Abdullah Alberta G. Alcorn Family Dr. & Mrs. Michael Anderson Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. John M. Baer Teresa & John Barr Dave Barnhart Jack Beachley Family John Beck, Jr. John R. Beck Sara Bock Gary & Deb Bockrath The Honorable & Mrs. W. Kennedy Boone, III Joann Bousum Kim & Scott Bowen Hermione H. Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Byers Jason & Dadra Call Michael G. Callas Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Carden, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jack Carey Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Clopper Peter & Kathleen Clouthier in memory of Rosemary G. Vocke Mrs. David Cushwa, III Toni & Lee Crawford Michael Cusic

Mary & Bud Dahbura Family Dr. & Mrs. Breese Dickinson Dr. & Mrs. Allen Ditto Dr. Edward W. Ditto, III Family Mr. & Mrs. Merle Elliott Patricia Enders Mr. & Mrs. Franklin P. Erck, III Katie Fitzsimmons Samuel Freeman Family Dr. & Mrs. Carl J. Galligan Mr. & Mrs. William H. Gelbach, Jr. Florence Hill Graff Family Vincent Rauth Groh & Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust Lucinda S. Grunberg Jean Hamilton Michael & Rowan Harp Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Harsh, Jr. Dr. Aryeh & Mrs. Laura Herrera Mr. & Mrs. John Hershey, Jr. Harvey H. Heyser, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Hobbs Elsie Holloway Family

Anne & William “Tad” Holzapfel John H. Hornbaker, Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Hose William B. Hunsberger John V. Jamison, III Family Karen Jenneke Dr. Robert L. Josephs Howard & Anne Kaylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kenney Renee & Fred Kramer Michelle Leveque & Patrick McFadden Bill & Monica Lingenfelter Reverend George A. Limmer Dr. & Mrs. Ira Lourie Morton & Sophia Macht Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Macon Dr. & Mrs. George Manger Melinda & James E. Marsden Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Massey Paul C. & Margaret K. Massey Family Vincent & Phyillis Mauro Family Joseph McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meyer Mrs. Victor D. Miller

Leslie W. Mills Dr. Candace Mowbray & Mr. Daniel Webber Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nitzell Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Noia Valerie Owens & Mike Dunkum Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Pedersen Mr. & Mrs. Dominick J. Perini Mr. & Mrs. Spence W. Perry Georgia & Jim Pierné Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Pitzer Family William G. Pitzer Samuel G. Reel, Jr. William J. & Selina A. Reuter Mrs. Theron Rinehart Pearl & Odell H. Rosen Dr. & Mrs. Joel L. Rosenthal Bennett Rubin Family Mrs. Agnita M. Schreiber Family The Schurz Family

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Sharrett Petr Skopek Asley & Dustin Simmons Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Sue Ellen Spotts James & Colleen Stone Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Z. Sulchek Agnes Supernavage Jennifer Sutton & Sonny Smoyer Dr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Talton Doris H. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Tischer Jay L. Troxell Family Bruce Van Wyk John M. Waltersdorf Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wantz Daniel Watkins Mrs. Dorothy Slocum Webster Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. Weeks Mrs. Mary B. Welty

Captain J. Maury Werth Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Whisner Mr. & Mrs. William P. Young, Jr. Jim & Stephanie Vaughn

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SEASON SPONSORS & PARTNERS Our Deepest Gratitude to Our Season Sponsors and Partners The Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and partners. We extend heartfelt thanks for their commitment to bringing exceptional music to our community.

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT by Barbara Fitzsimmons “MSO is so comparable to the major city symphonies and Hagerstown is blessed to have the caliber orchestra that we have.”

- Daniel Watkins A Hagerstown native, Daniel Watkins is an annual subscriber and generously included the MSO in his estate plans. When asked about what sparked this desire, he said the following...

I was amazed to realize that the quality of the MSO’s performances lived up to others I had seen in major cities. I feel it is important to cultivate for the future of music and music education by getting young people involved as a listening audience and this bequest allows the board the flexibility to do that. If students are in a band program, then they already know music but that’s not necessarily the same thing as what the MSO would play at a concert. Teaching people about music creates future lovers of this genre! Even if it’s Christmas music instead, hearing it played with an orchestra instead of on the radio makes you say, “wow that sounds so much better or bigger” and it has a different dimension which helps people get hooked on Beethoven.

I want to see classical music and quality musical opportunities continue for the next generation in Hagerstown because it is truly a blessing to have the MSO here. I’d strongly recommend listening to the MSO to everyone. From singing in a church choir in middle school, playing in a marching band in high school, attending concerts throughout my lifetime, for my love of music, this is an opportunity for me to pay it forward with my bequest to the MSO. For helping to ensure the future growth of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and sharing the music you love, thank you, Daniel. We look forward to seeing you in your favorite balcony seat!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Schulze on 25 Years!

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